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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
A CORRECTION

IN last weeks issue in speaking
Of Judge Paws record we said in
part;
y will be noted in his recapit-
ulation That he says that 40 cases
We're contested in the Supreme
Court, Of which 80 were affirmed
and Il reversed. AS a matter of
iact only 81 were affirmed ac-
eording to his own figures mot &c."
THIS was a typographical error.
We should have said SO instead OF
" We make this acknowledge
meat IN justice to Judge Pavy.
ne Judge, however, was in err
fof N his circular. From his own
iis'lres he should have 81 affirmed
Eases instead of IS, as is stated in
lls recapitulation.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
COTTON BRINGS FABULOUS
PRICES

King Cotton has had the market
going all his way; never since the
old King was almost dethroned by
his bitterest enemy, the Boil Wee
vii, has the price for cotton been
50 high in this territory.
All during the week cotton has
been selling above fifteen cents;
several bales brought as high as
Is i-2. Had it not been for the
threatened nationwide strike, cot
ion would undoubtedly have
brought close to f6 cents pound
on the Opelousas streets.
The local gins have been crowded
since the very first day they lit UP
and turned the first wheel. Both
the Peoples Gin, managed by Simon
Sicily, and the Compress Gin, man
aged by Sam Bertheaud, have been
running daily, being compelled to
stop way in the night. Very often
several loads have to remain on
the yards for the next day.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
BUSINESS IMPROVING
WITH COTTON PRICES
Prospect for Prosperity Brighter
Than for Many Years Past
MERCHANTS ARE SATISFIED
WITH PRESENT CONDITIONS
Opelousas Once More Appears to Be
A City of Thrift and Happiness
With Cotton as King

Never since the good old days, be-
! fore the dreaded and hated boil
weevils struck the parish of ST.
Landry, has 0pelousas appeared TO-
be enjoying more prosperity than
at the present time.
Practically every merchant agreed
that business has improved won-
derfully, since cotton has begun to
move; there is tendency to buy
more, as well as tendency to pay
old back bills, so the merchants
are now wearing the smile of con-
tentment.
Opelousas has always been rec
ognized as one of the best business
centers in this section of Louis
lana. But for the past several
years, with crop failures. low mar
ket prices and many other impede
ments, this city has not Jared as
well in the business world as it
should have.
Indications are that the mer-
chants in this city and surround
ing country will enjoy real pros
perity from now on. Rice is be-
ginning to move also, and as that
crop is demanding a good price,
several hundred thousand dollars,
additional will poured into Ope-
lousas. It Will not be long before
the sugar cane crop starts to the
market. when Opelousas will again
reap untold benefits.
All in all, despite the short crop
the farmers Of st. Landryand the
business men of Opelousas can not
complain, as the price of farm
products is very high, and money
il siTl circulation lliore freely than
for many years past.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
0FFICERS WATCH FOR
GHOST AT OIL MILL
Opelousas Has Sure Enough Ghost
Story All Its Own
BRICK BATS FLY IN ALL
DIRECTIONS EVERY NIGHT
City Authorities Investigate Oil
Mill Story and Indeavor to Lo-
cate the Ghost

Opelousas has a ghost story al
its own. All these stories New Or
leans and Shreveport newspaper:
have been publishing about The
real hair-breatA skories are naugh
compored to the sure enough story
told about the nightly visitor at the
st. Landry Cotton Oil Company.
For the past week brick bats
have been flying all around the
buildings of the oil company; there
is not a window pane left to pro-
tect the inside walls from the
weather.
Manager Laurent Stagg, of the
St. Landry Cotton Oil Mill, realiz-
ing that the ghost was more realis-
tic than anything, quickly appealed
to the city authorities for help in
tracing down the ghost. For the
past several nights police officers
and several civilians have been
keeping nightly watch at the oil
mill. Everytime one moves, with
lantern, brick bats and pebbles
begin to pour from every direc-
ton.
Every possible attempt at trac-
ing the origin of the flying stones
has been made, with no avail. It
matters not where the light is,
whether n room, outside or
whether it is up on top Of the
buildings, brick bats and stones are
hurled from every direction, at the
lantern.
AS luck would happen no one
has been hurt by the flying stones,
but it is said that one party, the
other night was practically knocked
down by one of these mysterious
stones from the empty darkness.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
CITY WATER AND ICE
/ PRONOUNCED HEALTHY
State Board of Health Analyses
Opelousas Water and Ice As
Good for Human Consumption

DR.. Oscar Bowling, president of
the Louisiana State Board of
Health, notified Mayor Edward L.
kLoeb, that he had analyzed the Ope-
lousas water and ice and had dis
covered that both were very
good for human consumption.
This is one city in Louisiana
whose water and ice has always
been considered exceedingly
healthy; the city administration has
always striyen to keep it as free
from contamination as possible and
much credit is due the officials of
this city.
It will be remembered when an
epidemic of typhoid fever broke
out in this city last year some peo-
pie thought it was because of the
impurity Of the city water. DR.. B.
A. Littell Immediately had the
water analyzed and it was soon as
certained that opelousas water was
as healthful as any other water in
the state. It is gratifying to note
that the same standard is being
kept and that there is absolutely
no danger of disease in The city
water as advised by the highest
health authority in the state.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
PARENTS. THAT son OR DAUGH-
TER. WHAT ABOUT THEIR
FUTURE SUCCESS?

Their ability to think, to do, to
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How to give them the most of
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est time and at a reasonable cost.
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Write for a catalogue of the Tyler
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
BARRETT COMPLIMENTS
DIR. LAZARO ON RECORD
President Of National Farmers
Union Writes ST. Landry Man
OF Congressman's Record

G. S. Barrett, president of the
Farmers Educational & Co-Opera-
tive Union Of America, who has
made it his business to investigate
the record Of every member Of
Congress, writes r. Lee Mills, Of
this parish, that DR.. Lazaro's rec
ord is q splendid one.
Following is the very compIi-
mentary letter of Mr.. Barrett's
about DR.. Lazaro, to Hon. R. Lee
Mills:
Replying to your recent favor
making inquiry concerning Repre-
sentative Lazaro of your State and
his record in congress, it gives me
great pleasure to state that Com
gresham Lazaro is one of the
most Industrious and dependable
members Of the present congress.
DR.. Lazaro has stood by the farm
ers.,
Hoping that all goes we'll with
you, | am,
&c. S. BARRETT
The Farmers Union fhranph0Ilt
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION STENOGRA-
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

Dates of Special Examinations
| September ~ and 26, 1916. for men
only. Places Of examination. Loui-
sIana Alexandria, Baton Rouge.
Lake Charles, Monroe, New Iberia
New Orleans and Shreveport.
Texas: Abilene. Amarillo, Austin,
Beaumont, Brenham, Brownsville.
Corpus Christi. Corsicana. Dallas
Denlson, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Fort
Worth, Galveston. Greenville.
Houston, Laredo. Lubbock, Mar
shall, San Angelo, San Antonio
Texarfsana Tyler. Waco. and Wich-.
rita Falls.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces ali omen
competitive examination Oh the
dates and at the places named
above to provide a register Of eli
glbles from which to make certi-
flcation for filling vacancies as
they may occur in positions re-
qulring the qualifications of stenog-
raphy, typeWriting, Or stenograplly
and typeWriting in the Federal
classified civil service in the de-.
partmental service, at Washing
ton, .. C.
Men only will be admitted to the
examinations on the dates speci-
fled above; age limits, is wears Or
over on the date of the examina-
tion.
On account of the fact that two
hundred new. positions have been
created recently in the departments
at Washington, opportunities for
appointment Of those. who success
FULLY pass the stenographer and
good.
Salaries range from 5000 TO $1,000
per annun.
The scope and character of the
examination are shown in Form
.fN1', Information Tor Applicants
Tor the Stenographer and Type
writer Examination.
Each applicant will be reo1ired
70 submit to the examiner on fbe
day of the examination a photo
graph of himself, taken within Two
years, securely pasted in the snaca
provided on the admission card
sent to the applicant after his an
plicasion is filed. Tintypes will not
be accepted.
Iills announcement and Form
1923 contain all information which
IS communicated to applicants re-
gardIng the scope Of the examina-
ton, the vacancy or vacancies TO
be filled, and the qualifications re-
quifed.
Persons who wish to enter the
examination should apply at once
for Form 1924 and application
blank Form 304) to the secretary
of the local board of civil service
examiners at the post office at any
Of the cities named at the head OF
this announcement, or to the dis
trict secretary at the address be-
low. Applications should be prop
erly executed and filled without
delay with the q. S Civil Service
Commission, Washington. y. q
+ Under an act Of Congress arpii-
eants desiring to fsacorfAs eligible
for permanent appointment in the
apportioI1ed depart entail service AT
Washington, p a1ust be exam
med in the ss,' or territory III
which they reside and haze been
actually domieiled il such state
|or territory for at least one year
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02

previous TO the examination; they
must have the county officers GER
lifieate in the application form exc
5cdted to which i0-cent internal
revenue stamp must be attached.
In Form i424 may be found the
dates on which the regularly sche1-
|uled stenograDler and typewriter
examinations will be held at the
places listed above, both men and
women for the Departmental Ser
vice, and men only for The Panama
Canal Service.
SECRETARY TENTH CIVIL SER
VICE DISTRICT.
800 Custom House Building, New
Orleans, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02

Parish of st. Landry, in lawful ses-
sion convened, That the result o.
said election shall be promulgated
! by the President and Secretary o.
the School Board by publication il
one issue of the official journal Of
st. Landry Parish, signed by the
President and Secretary.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Landry
By direction of the School Board
notice is hereby given that on the
22nd day of August, 1916, an cleo
ton was held in School District No
8 OF. the 5th and ist Police Jury
Wards of the Parish of st. Landry,
Louisiana, to determine the propo-
sltlon to levy special tax of five
mills on the dollar on all property,
subject to taxation, in School Dis
tflct No. 3 Of the 5th and fst Police
Jury Wards Of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, annually, for a period
of five years, beginning with the
year 1916. for the purpose of Civ
ing additional aid to the schools of
said school district.
That the majority Of the taxpay-
ers voting at said election ia favor
OF said proposition was ~ in mum
Der and s44033.00 dollars III
amount; and that therefore said
proposition was carried.
This done and signed on this
25th day Of August, 1916, at Ope-
lousas, Louisiana. in the Parish of
st. Landry.
O. P. DAILY,
President Of the School Board.
w. B. PRESCOTT,
Secretary Of the School Board.
On motion of Mr.. Fogleman, sec
onded by Mr.. Baker, the following
resolution was offered and adopted.
Whereas, the School Board of the
Parish of st. Landry in its sale of
the School Bonds of the 7th School
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward, to Powell, Gerard and Com
pany finds that it is necessary to
have said bonds and papers per-
tanning thereto examined by bond
attorney in order to be able to dis
pose of said bonds, therefore,
s Be 1t resolved by the School
Board of the Parish of st. Landry
that the Superintendent Treasurer
be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to issue a warrant to Pow
ell, Gerard & Company for the sum
of Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars in
payment of attorneys fees for the
examination of records of the
Krotz Springs School District No.
Z of the Fourth Police Jury Ward
bonds and for the furnishing and
printing of same.
Mr.. Fogleman, duly seconded,
moved that a permanent commit
tee Of three members be selected to
be known as an Executive Com
mittee, to consist of the President
and two members appointed by
him. This committee to act for the
Board in all matters arising out Of
board meetings. Actions of the
committee subject to the approval
or rejection Of the Board. Com
mittee to meet upon the call of the
President but there can be not more
Continued on page two
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02
REV. BROCK CONSENTS TO
SWORDS BOYS DEMAND
Minister Friend of the Late Sheriff
Gives out Public Statement
Relative TO Letter

Rev. j. B. Brock, an intimate ant
close friend of the late lamentet
Sheriff Marion L. Swords, who was
chosen by the countless friends Of
the murdered sheriff, to receive
contributions from the public to {
fund to lift the mortgage off The
home of Mrs. Swords, yields to the
demand Of the Swords boys, as ex-
pressed in a letter, appearing in
the Clarion, last Saturday.
Mr.. Brock was actuated, like Tie
other Swords friends, to help lift
the mortgage off the beautiful
home Of the dead sheriff, because
Sheriff Swords had pauperized
himself, on account of his desire
and fondness to assist all those in
need of monetary assistance.
Following is the statement made
by the well known Opelousas min
ister:
Relative to the nice letter writ
ten by the Swords boys published
in last weeks issue of the Clarion.
declining to let the public pay off
the mortgage now resting on the
Swords home, I desire to say that
am very sorry that any misun-
derstanding has arisen for we who
initiated the movement were as
sured that it woald be satisfactory
to the family, otherwise we never
would have begun.
In regard to the sentiments ex-
pressed in said letter, I desire to
say that ordinarily they are cor
rect, but Mr.. Swords was a public 4
man and spent great portion of
his official income each year in
surety debts and giving
to charity, and now if those whom
ne has helped, together with his
many friends, desire to pay this
mortgage, I cannot see how it
could in the least reflect on the
family.
But in view Of the said letter i
Will say that it is impossible now
for the movement to succeed and +
therefore decline to have anything
more to do with it, and now re-
quest the public to send no further
contributions to me, and the many
checks which 4 have already re-
eeived will be returned by me-
THAT SON OR DAUGH-
TER. WHAT ABOUT THEIR
FUTURE SUCCESS?
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02

oapes to he recorded in the mort
% paoorrds. and that a,,a canv he
Font - tha records of The said
49,
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asesoa ~ ei.ls1 80. 80 n =
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1e.ao1 l Doaia - naolo,.ae, - ~ .,sn ~ -,
,,ndarsioned rnan,bars - - - tbo scbaoI
Board of said narish# npasant and
nart icinating in tha canvass of fha
election
uz;taoaao,.
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= uaal . = auas
- s.pprEpu
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and dael elaraa ! i, ~ ea1,a..... .s'..s7e
Number Amount
For said nranos;f;an a. eEae7a no
tiar - piof'os' ] S.,
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- e,aa,anas - .s11ss = ''a'u eieoeioi,
.sas ue..aleu g pe = favor OF SAID
nj
E,oato - saas,. = l''9'lon y II.
~ fa,,a;.sa. s..asa = -. pahei'
ado,taa. = ~ ''iioe was
apT1, ,reu ~
opn1NaNrE on : -, nnn.1I7r l,u. ~ !.
mhanaas !, 90. co. sl1olAli ioi'
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sol,aaI n;str;a4 ~ - : -, .is'a - -
and Ia pa,;aa 49,. w. 'i.e o.n
I,a.riiss, S CT O. : = ae = e''e
aot ar,,,; ~ 4;ee's'a1,a -
snaeial To- - = s5,t.oa - iess 9
lan - =, ~ = :. - n'111s " 'aie aol-
afion = sahaal n;st 5a1'eos A. = va
~ Efh 80 49, - 49,: - -. ~, = -
Of tha, pas;shs 80 q Ianaaz ~ : q 70
=n,,ally for ,aa;oa -. - :; & - 81
heoin,,ina u,ifb ~ 80 aa,e -. - :,
the n,,rnaso af oi,,;n,. : I ae,;tiaaa, - -
- tho sebaa1saf 80 e - -. 80
frief .'
Whereas sa;d oloot;an ,,o,a
and The ret,trns= fhapaaf ,5ora -
vassed hv fha.papish school poara
of The parish Of s. landry
.cordine fa Law and nafieo.on tho
ard 1av af Ialv fotg and t1,a nos,,1t
of said election was declared e be
That a majority in number and
amount Of the taxpayers of said
School District No. 3 Of tae 5th and
-. ~ pollee e jury Nafes Of the Par
y - fs,.or - . t.a,' aaia sis; na,siala Vo1ea
therefore,
Section I Be i ordained by the
- q ~ 1ss,., e'l.o1 ngala = lhe paflsa
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02

Leo Durio. Of Arnaudville, who
nas been in opelousas for the past
seral weeks, departed on Mon
aay evening for Alezandria, where
IL Nlll represent Stewart Brothers,
cotton buyers.
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THE CURB MARKET.
proved Demand for Stoke After
Fairly Recessions.

Opening trading in the outside market yes
terdAy found the list IN general shading on
slightly from Saturdays sharp rally. profit
taking being the cause Receesions we're in
considerable, however, and around noon there
was q much improved demand for stocks,
which helped some OF the issues to establsh
new high record prices.
Metropolitan Petroleum VA . centre OF In
terest and under heavy buying sold at %. an
advance OF nearly 4 points over Saturday
Anal quotation and q new high record for the
present movement. The strength of the issue
was associated with the companys recent
large salcs OF oil and rumors OF another large
impending deal
Atlantic, Gulf and West indies securities
continued strong md active. with both issues
reaching new high levels Though net I'm
proyemen's were narrow. each recording gains
OF n point or en-. trading IN both stocks
showed u record turnover for the wear. An
other strong spot Was Chevrolet Motor. which
succeeded IN rcTrhing a new top rrlce when
IL sold at 40, J points above the close OF last
week. Midvale Steel and Cuba Cane Sugar
were fairly active at fractional recession-.
After a long PERIOD Of neglect Curtiss Aero
plane became prominent and under moderate
closed \ good demand develoDed for Peri
man Rim shares. which were carried IN
about 10 points 10 n new high record price
They ease1 of somewhat In the later trans
actions CASTOR, Williams 4 wigmore bet
tered i's price by over a point, a. did Spring
field Body common
Dealings among the Standard Oils and con
nor stocks were hrs * and most Of tho issues
were vol supported at Saturdays hIgh Levels
Chesapcakr and Ohio 30 were gam under
pressure aud declined .. OF a point under
heavy selling In sympathy with the INV ard
West Indies >. moved IN ~. points from the
last previous sale
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Where a &C" follows
quotation II indi-
catrs a bi1 or oner
for ten shares.
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MONEY AND DISCOUNTS.

TIME LOANS.
10 days. .2li > I months , az
DO days. 81 3 r months a az
Il months 3 az
CALL LOANS.
High 2it low 81. Last 81. Renewal rate 2l
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
Best Names. Other Names
Four 70 six mos ....3d3i. .......,
20 to 90 days ...,. .3@3': .,,...,.
BANK ACCFPTANCES.
60 days. .2is82t. 90 days. . .2ilO2t<
Reserve Bank Discount Rsteu.
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MUNITIoN STOCKS.

sAsSumiuG csll for June I.
Assuming callci for duly |.
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NEW CITY NOTES.

Security. Rat: Pay, Due. ma. offer. yisld.
NYtNy.s MS Sept. i.is 10. LIS ioi a-lS 40
AyCssy.S A-s Scot. Nh Nv i.s iesk . aS1.
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consolidated Exchange.

"H!!c tho ratiroai shar"s shove! rpc"!a!
nrmness the industrial list AS a whole Was
Inclined to sell off on the CONSOLIDATED
stock Exchange yesterday
Mexican Petroleum opened at l05. down
2% points from saturdays closing. II
sold as low as 1905, but In the afternoon
made - rapid recovery, touching a high Of
ITO, the hest price II attained in Wall
street in the days trading, 1t closed at
l0Sis. with the transactlons in II exceeding
II OO0 shares.
Crucible Steel, the leading stock In tho
war group, opened at sli2, which was la
points. under its closing price last week,
II sold as high as NJ and as low as 50 "a.
ciosing Mt It's opening -nGure. American
Locomotive opened at 70H. a decline OF
= OF n point from Saturday. rallied to u
and then fell to 90. at which Il closed.
,1n .srn ws M.Tosn,,is Mssine pre-,
~ Points from SATURDAY; After rallyins
Inf was the most prominent mon this
railroad stocks. II opened at s7T, of
touched SIN, but n then rose to sNhs
closing at ssh Maxwell Motor after open
ing at SiIts aud touchinS 81 rose TO ~ y
but AleeaA - ~ --n.---
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STANDARD OIL QUOTATIONS.

sPsr value 81.