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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-11
sHERIFF's SALE
A. A. CRoUCHET, Testamentary
Executor.
Versus
yACQUE AUZENNE
No. 20,462, Civil Docket. Sixteenth
Judicial District Court,
Parish of st. Landry, La.

By virtue of a writ of fieri
issued out of
the Honorable Sixteenth Judi
cial District Court, in and for
the parish of st. Landry, in
the above. entitled and
N numbered suit, and
TO me directed, ! have seized,
and will offer for sale, for
cash, at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, at the
front door Of the Court House
of st. Landry Parish at Ope-
lousas, La, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 10. 1916.
at Il o'clock a. m, the following
described property, to-wit:
Twenty arpents OF land with the
buildings and Improvements there
on, situated on Bayou Teche.
bounded north by Josephine Ball
quet, south by Benoit Fourier,
cast by Josephine and Elvira Four
nier, and west by Benoit Fourier.
Being the same property acquired
by Jacques Auzenne from Mrs. AL
phonsine Meuillon, Jan. 10th, 1905,
as per act of sale duly recorded In
Conveyance Book A No. 4 liz.
page 65, Clerks Office, ST. Landry.
TERMS CASH:
To pay and satisfy the sum Of
$4,000, with s per cent interest
from Jan. 10th, 1911 and attorneys
fees, debt with interest and COSTS
unless the same is Immediately
paid.
N. L. SWORDS. Sheriff.
feb IL ct
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-11

a. j. T. LITTELL,
Deputy Clerk OF Court.
LIST OF PETIT JURORS DRAWN
to serve for the second week Of
| criminal term of court, commenc-
ing Monday, March 20, 1915:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-11
L. DARBY.

FOR RENT-Two large rooms
Mrs. w. A. Sandoa.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-11
sHERIFF's SALE
PEOPLES STATE BANK
Versus
GEORG W. THOMPSON
No. 20.le4, Civil Dicket, 10th Ju-
dicial District Court, Parish
of st. Landry, La.

By virtue of a writ of seizure
and sale, issued out of the Hon. 10th
Judicial District Court, in and for
the Parish of st. Landry, in the
above entitled and numbered suit.
ana To me directed, | have seized,
and will offer for sale for cash, at
public auction, to the last and high
est bidder, at the front door OF the
Courthouse at O~pelousas, La, on
SATURDAY, MARCH is, 1916,
at If o'clock a. M, the following
described property, to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel OF land,
situated in the Parish Of st. Lam
dry, State OF Louisiana, and being
Lot No. Ten, or the Northwest
Quarter OF the Southeast quarter
Of Section sixty-Four, Township
Four, South Range Four East, con-
tanning Forty and fourteen one
~hundredths (4o.t4) acres, in the
Southwestern land District Of Lou
isiana. This land being a part OF
the same land that l.. E. Littell ac-
guired from ]. G. LaWler on April
10, 1909, as appears by act Of sale
recorded April 9th. 1909. in Con
veyanee Book "E" NJ. ] IL. page
1879; and Of which L. E. Litsell sold
an undivided one-ha.f to Hugh
Chant Rim, as appears by act OF
sale ! / April 29tfl, 1911, and re-
corded May 22nd, 1911, in Convey
anee Book 4On No. 4 page 658.
TERMS CASH:
To pay and satisfy the sun Of
$4,000, with interest at The rate Of
8 per cent from Oct. 81, t9il. Until
paid, and 10 per cent as attorneys
fees on both amounts, AMI on q
credit for $4,000, interest at the
rate Of s per cent from Oct. "a,
1911, until paid this latter amount
to be paid Dec. 5, 1916, and
costs unless the same is immediate
ly paid.
NJ. L. sWOaDs, Sheriff.
feb 10 ct
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-11
LIST OF PETIT JURORS DRAWN

to serve for the first week Of Grim
inal court, commencing Monday
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-11
Specifications OF Model So

The Wllys-overland Company. Toledo. Ohio
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-11
Whenevcr You Need q Qeaeral Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
.hi11 Tonic is equally valuable ~ .
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties o. QUININR
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
ont Malaria, Rngiches the Blood snd
&alds up the Whole System. SO cents.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-11
WANTED

TO buy Two Hundred Head of Cat
tie. For Sale: One Hundred Tons
Of Lespedeza Mix Hay.
CLOVER DALE STOCK FARM
BFoussard, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-11
r.. d. VOORHEES,, M. d.
DISEASES OF THE
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
AND REFRAGTION

OPELOUsAS, LOUISIANA.
SATAN BUILDING
Wednesdays, 2:30 P. M. to 5 P. NJ.
Saturdays, 2::30 P. NJ. to 5 P. NJ.
FOR SALE-At a sacrifice. 6 room
dwelling, with modern improve
ments; also furniture. Apply to
DR.. ]. B. Harvey, 456 South Main
St., Opelousas. feb IL IT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
JUVENILE OFFENCES
GROWING IN ENGLAND
Authorities Taking Steps to
Combat Evil Laid TO War

Plans are being considered in Lon
don TO combat the great increase in
juvenile crime, which has become
more apparent during the war Home
Secretary Samuels recently met about
fifty leading representatives of bows
and girls brigade organizations TO dis
cuss what he described as a very urgent
and very difficult problem. The King
and Queen had expressed their grave
concern at the increase of juvenile Of
fences and hoped that ADEQUATE meas
urcs would be taken 10 deal with the
evil.
Mr. Samuels thought the war had
encouraged the spirit OF adventure
among the bows. while darkened streets
gave facilities for wrongdoing. and in
the absence Of so many millions Of
fathers on war service there had been
e weakening Of home influence. II had
been found that the influence Of some
moving pictures encouraged the spirit
Of lawlessness. and he proposed to es-
tablish central official censorship OF
all motion picture plays. which he
hoped might check some Of the abuses.
At the same time the Home Secretary
though that much of the trouble arose
from misdirected energy. and he pro-
posed 70 carefully consider various
suggestions put forward by the repre-
sentatives OF the organizations and by
Sir r. Baden Powell. organizer OF the
Bow Scout movement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
Snap Ruling on Adamson Law
Clears Way for Quick Appeal

Kansas City, Nov. 22-The Adsmson
law was held unconstitutional here to-
day by Judge william c. Hook. in the
United States District Court. The
Court made it plain that the decision
was not based on mature consideration
Of the merits of the case, but because
of the desire Of all parties at interest
for q final decision by the Supreme
Court before January 1, when the law
goes into effect
The legal moves in the process Of
sending the case direct to the highest
court were somewhat involved, but the
lawyers rushed them through with a
speed seldom witnessed in courts Of
law. Attorney General Gregory's plans
remained a guarded secret until yes
terday, when Frank Hagerman, special
counsel for the Federal government,
asked Judge Hook to instruct the re-
ceiver for the Missouri, Oklahoma and
Gulf Railroad, complainant in an in
junction suit, TO join In proceedings
which would take the case on it's
merits to the Supreme Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23

practical effect and what was INTENDED
70 be accomplished by i, the iudgm.n,
is that as the court cons,rues the tern,
of the law, IL cannot be sustained
Since both parties have said they youlS
not plead further whatever the Do.
cision might be. a decree will Be "a.
tered for the plaintiff, reeiting TIA.
the defendant prays and is allowed an
appeal in an open court.
THE case in which the plalrte,
were appointed receivers is in eharg.
of the Judge who is acting here. An
order will be entered in that cas-.
directing plaintiffs and their eounse
20 cooperate with the Department Of
Justice in lodging the appeal in ~
Supreme Court by December I nerl
and in then moving for the sdvane,
ment thereof for such early hearing
as that court may find IL consistent t.
grant: also 20 invite counsel for al
railroad companies and others similar
ly interested in the question involve.
10 participate in the presentation 3.
the motion 10 advance and in the arr.
ments on the merits as fully as theass
their clients were parties 10 this litis''
ton,
Through the decree Of the court Z
the case here will be final in form, ysi
because of the exceptional eireu..
stances. the plaintiffs will be diree',i
to keep their accounts and be prepai,s
promptly to pay their employees on ..
basis of the Adamson law, should ~
decree be not sustained"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23

To-day these events took place by
agreement:
l. Counsel for the receivers asked
that their bill for an injunction be
granted. and the Adamson law be de-
clared null and void.
2. Mr.. Hagerman, for the govern
ment, asked the Court to dismiss the
hill and to declare the law constitu-
tional.
3. The Court overruled Mr.. Hager-
man and declared the law invalid.
4. Preparation of transcript of the
evidence for presentation to the Su-
preme Court was begun, and it was
expected that the mails would deposit
copies in Washington by Saturday.
). Counsel for the receivers was in
structed to notify counsel for all
railroads Of the moves made here, and
to invite them to join in the case be-
fore the Supreme Court.
Text of Decree
The text of Judge Hooks decree fol-
lows:
"This is an independent suit to en-
Join the enforcement of recent act
of Congress. commonly called the
Adamson law, upon the ground that it
is contrary to the Constitution. In the
character of the averments the plain
tiff's bill of complaint is stated TO be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23

tvn;cal Of numbers Of suits recently
filed by railroad companies in various
district courts of the United states. a
motion TO dismiss has been presented
an behalf of the defendant United
states Attorney. The sole question
raised by il is that of the constitutional,
Nv Of the law. The court is informed
that the other cases stand on appilca-
lions for temporary iniunctions.
"An appeal from an order granting
ar refusing a temporary injunction
Zoos TO the Circuit Court OF Appeals
and not further, by ordinary procedure
while an appeal from final order OF
decree in such a case would go direct
70 the Supreme Court OF the Onlted
States. In the former decision would
be inconclusive; in the latter decision
would definitely settle the question ior
the whole country. The motion TO as
miss the case here, however, 1t Is DE,
cided, will promptly result IN nnal
decree from which an appeal VIII De
taken to the Supreme Court.
Asked to Hurry Case
"The assistance of this court has,
been invoked to facilitate fnal ana
authoritative determination Oh inc 0oH
s,itutional question. the case was pre-
sented but yesterday, and decision
is expected to-day. 1t is far from
being an agreeable duty for a Judse
to record a judicial conclusion without
the care and elaboration essential 10
a conviction that he would stand 70 n
every circumstance.
Upon the merits of case the gov
eminent neither asks nor receives from
a court greater consideration than is
required by the settled rules and pre-
sumptions of law, but request by the
Department of Justice to aid the
progress of case consistently with
the rights of every one cannot be de-
clined. certainly not for personal con-
siderations.
Upon a consideration of the Adam
son law, and of what is said of its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
GERMAN FEMALE LABOR
IN GROWING DEMAND
Women Also Calling for Higher
and Higher Wages

The demand for female labor in Ger
many is constantly on the increase, &C
cording 20 reports from agencies that
supply help. This is accompanied by
demands for increased pay by the
women. so that many Of them now in
sist on az least fifty pfennigs an hour
something under ten cents. according
90 present rates Of exchange.
The greatest demand for unskilled
female labor has come from the leather
and metal trades that already employ
thousands, II not hundreds Of thou
sands. OF men whose presence in the
army is more and more desired.
Corresponding 20 the increased de-
mand for women in the trades, there
has been = falling OF OF the demand
for domestic servants. indicating an
Increasing simplicity in living stand
AID
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
A. F. L. Opposes Military
Training in the Schools

Baltimore. Nov. 22-Long debates
characterized to-day's proceedings Of
the convention of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor.
Virtually all Of the morning session
was taken up with the discussion of a
resolution against the teaching Of
mihtarism IA the public schools.
Finally "a committee recommendation
Of non-concurrence and a substitute
resolution were voted down, and the
original resolution was adopted.
Andrew Furuseth declared that while
be was opposed 20 any increase in the
standing army, il was his belief that
"meu who Will not fight and women
who won't be mothers are an abomina-
ton in the world
Sarah Shapiro. Of the United Gar
ment Workers Of New York, said she
favored the resolution in behalf of the
mothers who had been pushed away
into the Sums
Emil Seidel. Of Decatur, H., spoke
OF his personal experience with mill
tarism in Germany, and declared that
10 was ian outrage that the common
people should have TO go out and shoot
each other. for il is not the big people
who do that"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
SEES WILSON FOR
BIG CITIZEN ARMY
Navy League Says PreSi-
dent Will Urge Univer-
sal Military Training
Iron TIE Tribune Bureau J

Washington, Nov. 22-President Wal
son will advocate universal military
training, the Navy League, in state
ment issued tonight, declares. "Sea
Power" the official organ Of the Navy
League, in an editorial in its December
number will say:
eve have information, coming from
a source which forbids doubt. that the
President is to-day more firmly, more
earnestly. convinced Of the need OF
prcparedncss than he has been at any
other time.
"Not az those who have his conf
dcnce, but rather as those who have
been obliged 70 be to some extent his
opponents and critics. we now feel 1t
proper 30 predict that the people will
find that Mr. Wilson is determined to
carry out the three-year navy pro
cramme 10 the very limit Of the letter
and spirit Of the law.
Further, we feel justified in assert
ing that the President knows as well
as does the army and the militia that
The Hay bill has proved a complete
failure. The President believed in il 70
the extent Of giving il fair trial. He
has. we believe, drawn his own con
illusions. and he villa, we think, recon-
mend 20 Congress 10 do away with the
militia system and to substitute sub
stantislly those measures which the
friends Of preparedness have hereto
fore vainly urged upon him.
Even over and beyond this, we vent.
ure 10 predict that the country will
soon find that the Presi dents study OF
the situation has led him to believe
that those who favored the general mil
itary training Of all competent men OF
military age were right, and We expect
that during the coming session he viii
advocate what is customarily called
universal military training, carrying
with il, so far as necessary, universal
military service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23

drawn out, however, differences arose
over certain features.
The memorandum is understood to
have been this: The government and
the railroads agree TO test or the
Adamson law 10 be rushed through the
Supreme Court rs expeditiously rs pos
sible. Both parties bind themselves to
abide by the decision in the case.
Meanwhile the roads are not to file any
more suits, and the government agrees
that no prosecutions shall be lnsti-
tuted pending the Supreme Court de-
cision
That was the outline of the mem
orandum in the original, but later dis
cussion Is believed 10 have knocked out
the stipulation about prosecutions. The
railroad counsel insisted upon 10 "a a
protection to them against possible
suits on the part Of every one of thei'
employees, If the law was not put into
effect or was not applied to each man
in :he way each man thought II should
apply. II is understood that the Az
torney General baked az this stipula-
ton. and that, therefore. no decision
on the agreement was reached.
The outcome was that the Attorney
General forwarded copy of the ten
tative memorandum 10 the govern
ment's attorneys at Kansas City, and
both agreed that they would wait until
these attorneys replied. The Attorney
General said he would not be bound
by their answer. however.
The discussions did not reach the
stage OF determining a particular suit
for test; they merely tried to settle
the grounds for such a determination
Meanwhile both sides sent requests for
copies of the bill of complaint in the
Missouri. Oklahoma e. Gulf suit.
The railroad counsel expect the court
in the Union Pacific and Santa Fe cases
to concur in Judge Hooks decision to-
morrow. That would offer three cases
from which test case might be Sc
lected, but if the railroads and gov
eminent fail to agree, Judge Hooks
case would probably be the first TO be
decided by the Supreme Court. In such
a contingency the railroads might be
unable to get another hearing from the
Supreme Court.
The temporary objection to the NJ. o.
G. case as a test is this
One of the principal points raised by
the railroads against the Adamson law
Is that IL provides that after January
l the standard days wage" for eight
hours shall not be reduced below the
present standard days wage" The
railroads contend that there is no such
thing as a standard days wage now;
that railroad pay is based on miles and
hours, and that in the complicated
schedules of the roads the pay of a
man varies from day TO day-one day
he may be paid according to hours
run.
Lacking specific knowledge of the NJ,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
Long Island and Jersey
Central Lines File Suits

The Long Island Railroad Company
brought a bill in the United States
District Court here yesterday asking
for an injunction against the enforce
ment of the Adamson law. Suit also
was instituted in the Federal Court, at
Trenton, n. j.. by the Central Railroad
of New Jersey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
ADMITS Fleeing WOMAN
Blsckmailer. Trapped in Chicago, Gets
Eighteen Months

Edward "Doc" Donohue, a member of
the Matchmaking gang recently rounded
up in Chicago, was aTraigned in the
Criminal Branch Of the Federal District
Court here yesterday, and pleaded
guilty 10 the charge that he had i'm
porsonated a Federal officer 70 extort
$500 from Mrs. Regina NJ. Klipper, Of
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Khpper was enticed TO New York
by a. Frank Croker, the leader Of the
gang.
Since Donohue by his plea saved Mrs.
klpper the publicity Of mis- trial, Judge
Thomas. on the motion Of Assistant
United States District Attorney Knox,
sentenced him 20 eighteen months in
Atlanta
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. Adds 2,lA

The railroad department ofthe YH's
Mems Christian Association added T.
other big batch Of new members Tvs
dav. the returns from all parts Of H'
country showing 2,ls4 registra'lola,s
This brings the total to 23,l7O, un
three DAYS more in which 70 complete
the ten-day campaign for 10000 nsS
members.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
Adamson Is Disappointed

One Of the most chagrined and dis
appointed men in Washington to-day
was Representative William {. Adam
son, father of the law which Judge
Hook declared unconstitutional. lie
refused TO comment on the decision,
but, as matter of fact, he was plainly
piqued and surprised. He thought the
law was bomb-proof. He believes that
the court did not consider the merits
of the case. Senator Francis G.. New
lands, who sponsored the bill in the
Senate, also refused to discuss the
Kansas City action.
Meanwhile the scenes are set for
the opening of the Newlands Railroad
Investigating Commission at the Capt.
tol tomorrow morning. Alfred P.
Thorn, counsel TO the Railway Execu-
tives' Advisory Committee, will occupy
the stand most of the session.
The Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf
Railroad is practically unknown out
side of its own little sphere. II runs
from Muskogee, Okla, to Denison,
Tex. IL has been in existence only a
few years, and has been in the hands
of Federal receivers most OF that time
1t is represented, though. with the
other and larger roads in the confer
ence committee of managers, which
handled the controversy with the
brotherhoods over the eight-hour de-
mands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
"F aulty Nutri-
ton and Elimi-

nation these are the
cause of the most of the
ailments that afflict human
beings. Too much indiges-
tible food and lack of power
TO throw off the poiSons
that come from indigestion
these lead TO a long line
of distressing disorders.
Avoid them by eating
Shredded Wheat Biscuit
"a simple. elemental food
that contains all the body
building material in the
whole wheat grain, in
Guiding the bran coat which
keeps the intestinal tract
healthy and clean. Delicious
for any meal with bananas
or other fruits. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23

o. e. G.'s bill Of complaint and lacking
also specific information about the
roads schedules, the railroads counsei
fear that the NJ, o. g. c., being small
road. may not present fair opportunl-
ties for making this fact clear TO the
court. II is believed by these lawyers
that IL the Supreme Court considered
other matters than simply points oil
law the larger systems would be al
distinct disadvantage in having the test
made on the NJ. o. & G.'s suit.
The Attorney General Is confident
that final decision will be reached by
the Supreme Court before January l.
The appeal decision will be certified 70
the Supreme Court before December ),
according 70 present plans, and imme-
diately after the court convenes on tnat
date the Department Of Justice VIII
move for an early consideration. IL Is
( impossible TO stampede the Supreme
Court. but presidents were cited to-day
TO show that il might take up the case
at once and reach it's decision perhaps
on Monday, December Is, the last deci-
/ sion day before January !.
The government is counting on an
agreement with the railroads TO help
( expedite the matter, because 1t is
| feared that If there was no such agree
ment the court would not be so likely
TO hasten its decision. II is the custom
Of the court in case like this 70 con-
slider not only the record Of the lower
court but to hear full arguments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
ADAMSON LAW
HELD INVALID
Continued from page I

torney General, went to Kansas City
10 assist Mr.. Hagerman in this case
and the suits Of the Union Pacific and
Santa Fe roads, which come up to-mor-
ROW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
Confer TO Arrange Test

Attorney General Gregory was in con-
ference almost all day with Albert H..
Harris, vice-president and general coun-
sci for the New York Central; Z. NJ.
Dawes. counsel for the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy, and F. d. Mckinney,
local counsel for the Pennsylvania, who
called on him late last night to ar
range for a test suit. No agreement
was reached last night, and little prog
ress was made when the conferrees ad-
journed tonight.
When they first met to-day the discus
sion was upon form of agreement to
be drawn up regarding test case. This
afternoon IL was agreed that the Attor-
ney General should prepare a memo
randum Of an understanding between
the government and counsel for the
roads. When the memorandum was