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Evening star., 1916-02-18
LIVERPOOL.
WEATHER..
Threatening and Colder Tonight.
Tomorrow Fair and Colder.

ening and colder tonight. Tomorrow
fair and colder: lowest temperature to-
night about 80 degrees; strong north
west winds.
For Maryland, probably rain turning
into snow tonight; colder tonight. To-
morrow fair and much colder: moderate
variable winds, becoming northwest.
probably increasing to gale force to-
night.
For Virginia. threatening and colder
tonight. Tomorrow fair and colder;
moderate variable winds, becoming
strong northwest.
For West Virginia. snow hurries and
much colder tonight. Tomorrow fair
and colder.
Evening star., 1916-02-18
CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished BY ". B. Hibes O..
members New York Stock E1chango.
Evening star., 1916-02-18
Money to Loan
Secured by First Deed of Trust on Real Estss>
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph 7. Weller. 624 r st NV.

MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE COMPANY
New York February Il. 1916.
4 regular quarterly dividend of 81. per cent
on the capital stock of Mergenthaler Linotype
Company will be paid March 81. 1916, TO
the stockholders of record they appear at
the close of business March 1. 1916. The
transfer books will NOT be closed.
FRED'k 7. WARRINGTON. Treasurer
Evening star., 1916-02-18
Ohio Oil Dividend.

The directors of the Ohio Oil Com
pAny today declared a regular dividend
for the quarter of S1.25 a share and an
extra dividend of s4.75 a share on its
1000. zoo capital
Evening star., 1916-02-18
Condition Of the Treasury.

The condition of the United States
Treasury today was:
Net balance in general fund, s104,-
e11.110
Total receipts. s232S,s0s
Total payments. s1.007.0s3
The deficit this fiscal year is SOL
zeS.l5S. against a deficit Of $83,ss7 1853
last year. exclusive of Panama canal
and public debt transactions
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
DUPRE is APPOINTED
JUDICIARY CHAIRMAN
st. Landry Representative Has Been
Selected Head of Very Inn
po0rtant Committee

Judge Gilbert L. Dupre has been
appointed chairman of Judiciary
"Cn one of the most important
committees of the House of Repre-
sentatives
Some of TN most influential and
best known members of the Lower
House were applicants for the
three judiciary chairmanships but
Powell of Beauregard, Brynes OF
New Orleans and Dupre of st. Ian
dry were the lucky applicants.
Judge Dupre is fully competent
Of holding down this important
lob: besides he was one Of the orig
inal Pleasant supporters, Waging an
unceasing political warfare against
the enemies Of Ruffin G. Pleasant.
The new chairman of Judiciary
"Cf had some of the most proml-
nent men of the state supporting
his candidacy, although Judge
Dupre. in his characteristic man
ner did not even open his mouth TO
the Speaker Of the House, in an at
tempt to secure the favor; ne
thought that ne was entitled to it,
and therefore if the Speaker wanted
to honor him he would appreciate
If brt would not plead for it.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20

If what is runaored on the streets
of Opelousas is true then a large
Oklahoma oil company, capitalized
at s5,000e00 will begin boring on
the Splane and Bennett places, a
short distance form Opelousas.
There has been SO many rumors
of late years ds oil companies pros
pecting for the valuable fluid, but
as yet no one has been able to sue
ceed in striking oil. It is very
probable, however, in the opinion of
many st. Landrians, that company
with sufficient capital would finally
strike oil.
It is claimed with certainty by
some that the Oklahoma oil COM
pany is in earnest and that they
have sufficient reasons to believe
that oil in paying quantities exists
on the Bennett and Splane places,
and as a matter Of fact may be
found anywhere in that neighbor-
hood.
Naturally if oil would be brought
in so close to Opelousas this city
would prosper as rapidly as
Shreveport: it would not be many
years before Opelousas would be
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20

LARGE OIL CONCERN
MAY BORE NEAR HERE
RJliORED THAT DRILLING ON sPLANE AND BENNETT PLACES
STARTED IN SHORT WHILE BY
s500OoOO OKLA HoMA COMPANY
! of the leading cities of Louis

one of the leading cities of Louis
lana.
While it is claimed that no local
people are interested in the Okla
aoma oil company it is very prob
able that there is Opelousas money
in the proposed project.
Gas pressure has been found to
exist on the Splane place for a
number of years; in fact the owner
of the place, Mr.. Ben splane, at
tempted at one time to get some one
interested in the proposition with
him, SO as to ascertain whether or
not oil really existed there.
1t is believed that one day st.
Landry will bring in the largest
producing oil field in Louisiana:
people who claim to know some
thing about the hidden fluid are
confident that oil wells will be as
numerous in this parish as in old
Caddo. 1t will take thousands Of
dollars, however, to eventually find
the oil, but it is thought that
company of s5,0o0,0o0 capital would
have no difficulty in bringing in oil
wells, since they would have suffi-
cient money to bore numerous
wells.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
STATE PROGRESSIVES ARE
IN FAVOR OF ROOSEVELT
Resolution Endorsing Founder ol
Party for President Adopted
at New Orleans Convention

Theodore Roosevelt was endorsed
ior president by Louisiana Progress
sves at their state convention in
New Orleans on Monday and dele
gates were selected to the national
convention.
Resolutions endorsing Roosevelt
aeciared him the man most capa-
PIG Of preserving American citizen
snip both at home and abroad"
The delegates at large who will
aaye one third vote each selected
we're John M. Parker, Pearl Wright,
Edwin S. Broussard, Whit P. Mar
un, John Marks and w. T. Peter
man.
me twenty other delegates are
As follows:
FIRST, Louis H. Byrns and H. S.
eolnon; Second, Louis LIE Bour-
seols, =. J. Tilzeorger, L. w. Craw-
sord and Bryan Bell; Third, Sam A.
Leblanc, w. E. Howell, v. L. Cald-
Neii and ]. w. Rames; Fourth,
u'afence Ellerbee, and H. S. Arm
Afong; Fifth, joan Osborne and w.
e liarke; Sixth ]. B. Churchill,
Y moss Murrell and Frank F. Neels;
! sssyenth, sei, D. NJ. Foster, Jr., and F.
Mliiiken; Eighth. F. F. McDer-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
MRS. ARTHUR L. HOLLIER
DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
Well known Lady Expires from
An Attack of Pneumonia
Funeral Largely Attended

Mrs. Arthur L. Hollier, nee Mary
Evelyna Bailey, aged 48 years, 5
months and 2 days, died at the
family residence on East Grolee
Street, on Thursday afternoon at
$50 o'clock, after an illness OF sew
eral days; death was caused by
pneumonia.
Mrs. Hollier was well known
throughout the surrounding coun-
try and enjoyed very large num-
Der of friends. Her death, though
expected for the last few days,
came as a severe shock to her
many friends and relatives.
Funeral services took place from
the home on Grolee Street to the
Catholic Church; interment was
made in the Catholic cemetery at
4::30 Friday evening. The Knights
Of Columbus, of which the de-
eeased's husband is a member,
attended the funeral in a body. A
large number of friends and rela-
tives attended the funeral.
Mrs. Hollier is survived by her
husband and three children.
The Clarion extends its sympa-
thies to the family in their hour of
grief.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
ST. LANDRY YOUTH WINS
FAME AT ATHLETIC MEET
Dana Jenkins Is Now Hailed AS the
Greatest Track Man That The
South Has Ever Produced

Dana jenkins, a st. Landry boy
and native of the progressive
town Of Eunice, is now hailed as
the greatest track man ever pro-
duced in the South. He won addi-
tional fame at the Southern Inter-
collegiate Athletic Association
meet which was staged at Nash
vile, Tenn, last week, by reducing
three southern records and seor-
ing f6 points for his team, winning
easily in the 100 yard dash, a20
yard dash and the 44O yard run,
defeating the famous Don Scott. OF
Mississippi A. & M. College, who
was looked upon until last year, ais
the best track man in the South.
Jenkins had defeated Scott last
year, but it was thought that his
victory came as the cause of Scott
n aving a bad day. The
second tim e the two
famous Southern athletes met
which was last week, the St. Landry
boy had no difficulty in winning in.
walk
Jenkins will be sent to the an
nual track meet of the big Ameri-
can Colleges, and it is expected that
he will be showered with additional
laurels. He will be the first Lou
isianian and one of the very few
Southerners to ever participate
in the track meet Of the American
Colleges.
The Eunice lad owes much of his
achievements TO Professor Griffith
of the Eunice High School, who la
bored day and night with the
youth to make just what he is to-
day, the greatest athlete that ever
trod on cinder path in the entire
South.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
PARISH BEGINS WORK
OF TICK ERADICATION
Money Is Secured for Erection of
Dipping Yats Throughout Parish
SEVERAL yATS IN COURSE
OF CONSTRUCTION ALREADY
Cattle Owners Will Be Given An
Opportunity of Kidding Their
Stock of Dreaded Tick

The campaign against cattle tick,
which was preeipitated in the po-
lice jury several mont h s
ago, through motion of w. f.
Brown, from the fourth ward, and
which was finally pressed until
money was available for the erec-
ton of dipping watts, has been
started in earnest. Already there
are several watts in different por-
tions of the parish under construc-
ton. according to ". NJ Babin, par
ish farm demonsi Y tor, who has
been assisting the police jurors
along this line.
st. Landry will put up three yats
in each of the six wards; in many
localities public spirited citizens
have signified their intention of
putting up as many .yats as the par
ish; these vats will be opened to
the public. Altogether it is expect
ed that within the next year there
will be upwards of fifty dipping
watts at the command of tae stock
owners of st. Landry.
With proper preeahtion st. Ian
dry should be placed within the free
tick territory within the next year
or two. 1t is figured by expert cat
tie men that stock will be worth
from SIS to $40 more per head after
the Federal quarantine will be lifted
off St. Landry than atlpresent.
At this rate it is said taat st.
Landry will make a splendid in
vestment in the erection Of the dip
ping watts.
It is not believed that a eompul-,
sorry dipping law will be passed by
the police jury within the next few
months: it is the consensus of opin-
ion among the police jurors that a
compulsory law would play havoc
with the cattle owners, as a num-
Der, who would dip their cattle un-
der ordinary conditions, will not
do so, if forced to. If after one
year, however, it is seen that a
compulsory law is needed, it is
very probable that such a move will
be made.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
ELKs PREPARE FOR BIG
TWO RING HJMBUG CIRCUS
Public / S Promised A Real Enjoy
able, Laughable Show ON
May 26th.

The. local Billies have been pre-
pairing for tla big two ring Hum
bug Circus, which will be staged
here under the auspices Of the Elks
on the night of May 26th.
The public is promised a real
corking good time; in fact the Elks
promise not to s'humbug' the peo-
pie out Of their money, they are
positive that there will not be a
single attendant who will be sorry
after the show for the money spent
for the5entrance fee.
The actors in the Humbug Circus
will be Opelousas Elks; as the local
order of Billies is already composed
of a large number of natural
clowns, it is expected that jolly
time will be the order Of the day at
the circus.
The Humbug Circus big street
parade will go through the princi-
pal streets of the city, from the
tents near the Haas Garage and will
be of widespread interest; it will
start promptly at 6 o'clock.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
BILL PROPOSES TO GIVE
VETERANS MORE MONEY
Senator Rar0usse Wants Old Vet
Grams to Get $40 Per Month
Instead OF $8.

Senator Barousse. of Acadia, has
introduced a bill in the Senate,
which, if passed, will give the old
civil war veterans of Louisiana
$50 a month pension instead OF the
measly little So.
It is very probable that there
will be no difficulty in making the
bill law, as the money can be raised
without additionally taxing the
people of Louisiana; constitution
al provision allows the vets 81, but
as this came into effect many years
ago, since which very large num-
Der OF veterans have died, there Is
SUFFICIENT money collected each year
TO allow the old boys Q living pen
Esion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
OPELOUSAS PEOPLE
ATTEND INAUGURAL
Excursion Train Conveys Number
From Here to Botan Rouge
ST. LANDRY is WELL
REPRESENTED AT CAPITAL
Pleasant Admirers from Here
Crowd Red Stick TO Participate in
the Inaugural Ceremonies


Quite a number Of Pleasant adj
mirers from Opelousas, III tho.
neighborhood of 100 persons, board
ed the 7:30 O'clock Frisco special
on last Monday morning and jour
neyed to Baton Rouge to pay hom-
age to the new chief executive Of
this great state.
st. Landry was we'll represented
at the inauguration on last Mon
day; Eunice sent a large delegation
as did other places along the road.
Many st. Landrians, who attended
the inaugural ceremonies had never
witnessed such a spectacle before,
hence the induction of Pleasant
into the highest office within the
gift Of the voters of Louisiana,
which was effected by the words of
Chief Justice Monroe, was a sight
worthy of witnessing.
Those from here who were at
Red Stick on Monday and who re-
mained for the inaugural ball state
that about all they could take in of
the ball, was to stay about four
blocks from the pavilion and strain
their ears in an endeavor to hear
the music, as the crowd was so
immense that it was impossible to
go anywhere around the building
in which the ball was being held.
Most OF the Opelousas crowd, see
ing that it was impossible to par
tlclpate in the inaugural dance, de-
parted on the regular passenger
train, arriving here at 1890 Tues
day morning. A few remained,
however, to board the excursion,
which Departed at ii:3o Monday
night.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
OpELOUsAs SCHOOL TO
CLOSE EARLY NEXT MONTH
Graduation Exercises Will Be Held
At Auditorium ON Night of
June 2nd.

Professor Perrault of the Opelou-
sas High School has been prepar-
ing for the closing exercises which
will be held at the auditorium on
June the End.
The Ope1ousas school is about to
close one of the most successful
sessions in the history of the in
stitution, despite the fact that it
was forced to change head in the
middle of the session, on account
of the election ca Professor Pres
colt to the superintendency of par
ish schools. Professor Perrault has
made a splendid principal in the
opinion Of those who are in a po-
sition to know.
The class which will graduate on
June the End will be the largest in
the history OF the school.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
GRAND COTEAU

Grand Coteau, La, May i7-The
marriage of Miss Laurence Sibille,
the beautiful and charming daugh-
ter of Mrs. v. H. Sibille Of Sunset to
Mr.. Frank S. Barry of this place
and cashier of the Sunset Bank took.
place Wednesday morning at a
Nuptial Mass at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church before a large
number Of relatives and friends.
Rev. NJ. A. Grace, S. J, president Of
St. Charles College officiated and
preached a beautiful sermon.
The bride gowned in messaline
satin trimmed with pealrs was
given by her brother ex-Mayor
Joseph Sibille Of Sunset by the
strains of Mendelssohn Wedding
March played by Miss Ethel Barry,
cousin of the groom. Miss Rose
sibille, sister, and Mr.. Charles Clay,
cousin Of the bride, were brides
maid and best man. During the
signing a beautiful Ave Maria was
sung by Mrs. Dora Barry and Major
John NJ. Oge.
The wedding ceremonies were
followed by a breakfast for the
bridal party and relatives at the
residence of the brides mother, Mr..
and Mrs. Barry then motored to
Lafayette to board the train for
Galveston and other Texas towns.
A happy and prosperous life is
the wish of their many relatives and
friends.
Judge Arthur Simon was in town
Sunday.
Miss Ethel Barry and Alice Pc
tetin returned after several days
visit to relatives at Garencru.
Miss Helen VOORHEES, is here the
guest of relatives.
Misses Ruth and Louise Sicily Of
Carencro were visitors here for a
few days.
The young crowd enjoyed dance
at Cousin Bob's (Mr. r.. H. Barry
:
Sunday night. All enjoyed to their
hearts content.
Mrs. Des Mizzi and children Of
Opelousas were Wednesday visitors.
Mr.. Gordon Oge was in town Sun
day.
DIR. w. B. Barry of Alexandria
was the guest of relatives for q
few days.
Mrs. Albert Levet and baby
Charles Albert arrived Sunday to
spend sometime.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
THOUSANDS WITNESS
PLEANANT TAKE OATH
INAUGURATION NEW YOJIS EXECUTIVE is PRO-
NOUNCED THE MOST sue GEssFJL THE HIS
STATE

Baton Rouge, La, May i5.-
Thirteen thousand wildly enthusi-
astic Louisians made the historic
courthouse grounds ring with con-
tinuous and tremendous applause
! today, when Ruffin G. Pleasant of
Shreveport, sworn in as chief ex-
ecutive of the state, thrilled the
adIniring multitude with a single
act which touched off every pentup
emotion that surged through the
hearts Of the men and women gath
cred here to see the Inauguration.
| 1t was a touch of human interest
which set the throng afire and
brought handkerchiefs into action
on the ladies' side of the inaugural
stand, when the stalwart son of the
hills upon whom the great state Of
Louisiana has bestowed its great
est honor took Mrs. Pleasant into
his arms and kissed her within full
view of the audience.
Sworn in by Chief Justice Monroe
at exactly f2:17, and having read
his inaugural address, the governor
was shaking hands with x-Goyern-
or Hall and t. Sambola Jones when
Mrs. Pleasant slipped through the
crowd to her husbands side. In a
moment the new executive was lost
to the commotion all around him.
Taking the new first lady of the
state in his arms, the governor
kissed her affectionately. Mrs.
Pleasant sat on the platform with
her aged mother, Mrs. S. P. Ector
of Shreveport, and with Mrs. Luther
E. Hall. Surrounding them were
Mrs. Peasants lady escorts from
New Orleans and many other parts
of Louisiana.
Ex-Governor Hall and Chairman
Jones sat together on the platform
Immediately behind him, and un-
der the beautiful bower of cut
flowers and bunting from which the
inaugural address was delivered
sat Democratic National Commit
teeman Robert Ewing, L. E. Thorn
as of Caddo; Associate Justice
O'Neill, Mayor Behrman of New Or
leans; Associate Justices Provosty
and Land, Lieutenant Governor
Mouton, ex-Lieutenant Governor
Barrett, Attorney General Coco,
Secretary of State Bailey, Treas
urer Hunsieker, Mayor Grouchy of
Baton Rouge, Superintendent of
Education T. II. Harris and others.
The platform built under the his
toric oaks which sheltered Foster,
McEnery and Nichols, was built to
accommodate 200, but its capacity
was taxed long before the ceremony
began. Over the speakers stand
and shading the stand from the hot
rays of the sun was great flag OF
the state. The day was ideal. The
crowd the largest that has ever at
tended an inaugural in Louisiana.
The visitors are placed conserva-
lively at 10000.
Rev. Battle opened the ceremo-
nies with invocation. Ex-Governor
Hall stood with the chief executive
as he administered the oath.
Father Drossaerts delivered the
henediction.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
RAILROADS CANNOT. MEET
DEMANDS OF EMPLOYEES
Basic" Eight Hour Day Would Play
Havoc With Railroads
of Southwest

Regarding the statement of the
transportation brotherhoods that
the Basic Eight Hour Day will
benefit the shippers by more fre-
quent service in compelling the
railroads to shorten their trains
for increased speed, says a promi-
nent railroad official:
Let us assume that 5000 tons are
to be moved and that this tonnage
is now moved in three trains. I'm
der the proposed Eight Hour Day.
basis it is to be moved in four
trains. Increasing the number of
trains from three to four would
not only increase direct train ex-
pense in great proportion but
unless number of traeksand sidings
were increased the tendency to.
congestion would slow up move
ment of all trains.
Practically all of the trains of
the Southwest are single track and
aside from the expense, the diff
Guilty of handling four trains is
much greater than three trains.
All railroad men have realized the
need for increasing train loads and,
with this in view, heavier motive
power, heavier rails and stronger
bridges have been constantly pro-
vided.
# the railroads return to the
light tonnage basis, tae enormous
sums invested in betterments of
this character would be wasted.
Reference to the following table
clearly indicates how the increase
in the capacity of trains has been
necessary to meet constant reduc-
tions in rates, increases in the pay
of employees and material and bet
terments of service.
1890 1914
The average number OF
tons per train in the
United States was. .i75.i2 45i.8
The average revenues
of the railways per ton
mile was. 0.9H of ic 0.733 of ic
Does it not appear to you that,
after all, the brotherhoods are
making this argument solely to in
crease the number of employees?
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-20
LAFAYETTE WINS HONORs
AT COLLEGIATE MEET
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
Institute Is Winner at Alex
andria Track Meet

The Southwestern Louisiana In
dustrial Institute, of Lafayette, car
ried off honors at the annual track
and field meet Of the Louisiana In
tercollegiate Athletic Association,
on last Saturday at Alexandria.
Louisiana College State Norman
Centenary and Louisiana Industrial
Institute were the other colleges to
compete in the meet. State Normal
came out second, while Louisiana
College Of pineville was third.
Leopold of Louisiana college was
the particular star Of the meet.
scoring more points than any other
athlete taking part.