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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06

Some weeks ago, ]. G. Lawlef,
prominent real estate dealer of this
city, began the agitation for the
Jefferson Highway, but the peo-
pie of this city being too much oe-
cupied with politics did not give
this important matter serious con-
sideration. Now. however, it is be-
lieved by a large number that Gpe-
lolsas can secure the Jefferson
Highway and some Of the police
jurors and city officials are id favor
Iof bringing up the question before
the organizers Of the national high
way.
a massmeeting is urged to dis
euss the matter fully and it is the
consensus Of opinion that if the
people Of this surrounding coun-
| try will cooperate and fight 10
gether the Jefferson highway will
pass through Opelousas and Wash
ington.
Following is an open letter adj
dressed to the people of this par
isll by Mr. LaWIer, who has been
working along with the progressive
planters Of Pointe Goupee endea-
poring to arouse public interest in
the Jefferson Highway
0peiousas, May lth.
To the progressives and Democrats
Of St. Landry and Especially Of
Opelousas.
We have all used our energy and
ability and what little money we
could get, to try and elect the man
|of our choice for the purpose OF
improving conditions. Many of us
differed but the time IS at hand
when we can all agree dis I'd plan
to improve conditions and nlafar-
tally help ourselves, our parish. and
our town, with half the time, en-
ergy and thought we used in the.
last campaign. Now, why not show
our good faith and do III; yoal
naturally ask what IS the proposi-
tion It is going after and getting
the Jefferson Highway for 0pelou-
sas This great National highway
will run through SIR yep 1rt,
Alexandria and Baton Rouge 70
New Orleans. tt IS said Rs4nkie,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
ST. LANDRY MEN AFTER
STATE APPOINTMENTS
DIR. Merriek swords, G. G. sandoz,
and III. Lewis Seeking Jobs

There as least three prominent
native ST. Landrians who are seek
ing appointments from the hands Of
the new governor Of Louisiana. Dr..
Merriek Swords is after the head Of
the state board Of health. a posi-
tion now held hy Dr. Oscar bowl
ing, Of Shreveport, ]. ]. Lewis, one
of The original Pleasant supporters
of Euniee, wants to be president Of
the state board Of control, while
Claudio sandez is anxious to be ap-
pointed to the position Of travelling
auditor.
Reports from New Orleans where
politicians have made their head
quarters since the election. are to
the effect that the three from st.
Landry have splendid opportuni-
ties of landing, despite the fact that
they have opponents, who are
backed by big politicians
Mr.. Lewis Is the only one In the
employ Of the state right now, be-
ing member Of the state board of
appraisers. Mr.. Sandoz has had
experience In the state government
being for number Of years iden-
titled with the highway engineer
department.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06

1t is Fumered In the seventh con-
gressional district, which is repre-
scented in congress by DIR. Ladislas
Lazafo, of ST. Landry, that eaIldi-
date for congress on the Bull Moose
ticket will be ID shape for the race
next November
The seventh district went for the
democratic nominee by a small ma
iority, thus giving hopes to the Par
ker supporter that a strong man.
advocating the same principles as
did. Parker in the recent guberna-
torial campaign, could make a
splendid race, and might land, after
all.
The democrats, on the other hand,
feel confident that the district is III
no danger whatever or being car
ried BY the Progressive candidate;
that many good democrats voted
for John Ne Parker, only on ac-
count OF what ne advocated and not
because he opposed the democratic
nominee: they claim that large
number Of those will vote demo-
cratic ticket, because question ct
national Importance will be the
guide to the voter.
The fight between democratic
candidates promises to be full OF
excitement, as four of the best
known district politicians are being
spoken of as aspirants, and Id fact
are avowed candidates.
Dame rumor has it, also, that
Leon Locke. spoken of as sure
enough candidate will probably
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
ST. LANDRY MAKES
GOOD SHOH
Eunice and Washington Traek
Teams Do Well at Lafayette
OPEL OUsAS GIRLS WIN
FAST BASKETBALL GAME


The Euniee team has once more
brought laureIs for IS school, its
town and its parish, by capturing
the championship ef the Southwest
Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic
Association at Lafayette on last
Saturday, whan the thirteentIl an
nual school rally took place.
Although the honors III scoring
the most individual points did not
come to st. Landry boy, as has
been the custom in the three years
past, this parish was exceedingly
well represented in that score, as
& Story, Of Eurice, was a close Sec
aond til q. Gollvillion, of New iberia.
who led the field, and +. II. Bailey
sof Washington, was third.
EeIniee won the T. NJ. Beissat
champ pionsslin cup for the third
consecutive time and will now have
permanent possession Of Il, thus
adding I'd the Eunice Championship
cup contribution.
The Washington team through Iha
efforts of young Barley who
recognized as one Of the most prom
asing track men In this state, won
some distinction and made i bet
Tor showing than ever before
The Opelousas girls, playing the
1efalnp npionship game of basket haH 4
with the Lake Charles club, Were
victorious and have been awarded
the championship Of Southwest
Louisiana.
Young Story, who came out second
at tue I.afay meet, promises %
give tae Etlniee people as good
work as the immortal Danna Jera-
ms, vino brought many honors To
the high school of the western st.
Landry metropolis
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
NEW LAWMAKERS To
CONVENE ON MONDAY
Legislature Will Begin It's Work at
Baton Rouge Next Week
DIPRE, EASTMAN, SANDERS
TO REPRESENT ST. LANDRY
Lotlisiana's New Legislature Has
Many Important Measures To Pass
In Sixty Day Session

The newly elected legislature Of
Louisiana will convene at Baton
Rouge on next Monday This ses-
sion will be numbered among the
most important since the days OF
reconstruction, as many grave and
important matters are expected to
come up for consideration
The legislature is not expected to
get down to real work the first week
as the election of speaker Of the
iouse, president pro tenn Of the
senate and ppointnents of various
chairnaanships and committees will
probably take considerable time.
Governor Pleasant will be inaugu-
rated on the 18th, SO his legisla-
sure is not expected to dc much url-
ii he assumes full charge of gov
efnmenbal Eeigns.
st. Landry will be ably represent
ed IN Judge Gilbert &. DIpre, 3. K.
'asthan and James Sanders. The
three men who were elected To
guard the interests of this parish
are fully competent and will no
doubt attend to their business.
Judge Dupre is slated Cd be head
one Of the Judiciary commit
tees ID the House; He ii d recog-
snized leader, and being anold MEM
ber will render valuable service to
his parish and state. The other two
Representatives are expected to
distinguish themselves, while Leon
3. Haas and Homer Barousse, iii the
Senate will continue working as
.eonseienfiously and as well as they
have in the past.
The fight for speakersllip. be-
tween Dewitt Bounchaud, Of Point
Coupee T. sambola Jones of Feast
Baton Rouge and Mr.. Alexander of
Rapides, premises I'd be interesting.
Politicians, however. have it doped
out that Bonchaud who has stood
by Goyernor-elect r s#a d t,
through three fights, has the in
side track and will undoubtedly re-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
VERNON 81. coco WILL Sic
CEED JUDGE (sONDRAN
Son of Attorney General Will Be
Assistant TO His Father

Judge " Coco Of Marksville,
attorney general elect. has set all
.ranlors as tn appointments in his
office forest, AK announcing that be-
would appoint his SON Vernon Al.
Coco Of Marksyille as assistant in
the attorney general $ office, oe-
eupying the place held by the late
G. A. Gondran.
This announcement was made
when lie informed Judge Prentice
B. Carter Of Fran linton that he
could not appoint him to the as
sistantshin. Judge Coco will re-
appoint Harry P. Gamble Of Winn-
field, and w. W. Barrow Of Baton
Rouge. as the other assistants.
Miss Esther Scflessin ger. at pres
ent stenographer ID he Coco law
Offices at MarksVille, viii be stem
ograpaer to the attorney general.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
SUGGESTS FIGHT FOR
JEFFERSON HIGHWAY
PROMINENT REAL ESTATE DEAL E RELIEVES oPELOLsAs HAS
SPLENDID CHANGE r GETTING ON THE
NATION AZ. ROAD

Palmetto and Melville will be on
this important road, sincerely
/ hope they will Should we not try
/ to secure its passage by Gpelousas9 z
I have had this matter up with
pointe Coupee people, AIeNandrIa
people and talked 10 some q our
home people, but Dpetnusas people
seem Indifferent. The pointe Gou-
pee people had meetings ard ey
Ipect to vote a tax, Ass.tz Springs
has voted d tax. We have d fair
road to Port Barre: why not co
operate with the Bayou BoesafI
people and build i 6 .ad road from
ashington to Cold D'lst to con-
meet with the Avoyeiles roads. They
have voted a parish tax for good
roads. This Great Highway
through Opelousas svoEi.l be near
enough to Lafay yetsc Crowley and
oe..ler SouthHa j, Louisiana ts1a rs
/ serve more p i { siaas, a;ay eis
er feasible r1t.te s,al .sesaIlaria. j.
g Eaton Roe e aid sstsi.tl l.is .aitI
little If any loa.s.r rulte There.
are many reas q to 5e gwen III
favor Of the t,peieusas route
Should we favor and advocate
then2
The reading public cannot claim
that they do not know Of this road
or part Of the plans as the daily
papers have had articles on the
subject more than once and hook
or pamphlet now IN the possession
of Mr.. Healey, Clerk OF the Police
Jury, with map Of this route, name.
of towns along proposed route,
pictures, etc, but but have heard Of.
no official action taken by the po-
lice jury except granting the Mel.
vile people their request for d
special road district. would s1Ig-
gest as neither the police jury nor
city council has taken the lead thai
Mr. Mofnhinve President of tire
Progressive League call u meeting
sof the citizens and taxpayers of Ope-
lousas Immediately and let them
say whether or not we want this
improvement.
Respectfully
IN TaAyx1T aE,H
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
ST. CHARLES-JE JEFFERSON
GAME IMPORTANT ONE
Baseball Contest To Take Place Here
Tomorrow TO Be Witnessed
BY Large Crowd

The ST. Charles eferson game,
which will take place at Gemeau's
Park, on Sunday afternoon, prom
ises 10 be one of the most exciting
and interesting ones ever staged
here
The st. Charles club has one Of
the best records of any team which
has represented the historic col
lege OH the diamond. Jefferson il
fne only college ii the state which
has defeated Louisiana State Uni
versity
A large crowd from the surround
ing country and from Lafayette will
witness the game and Il the wealth
ser is favorable the contest will pro-
duce excitement for a very large
crowd of baseball lovers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
COLUMBUS KNIGHTS TO
INITIATE REG GLASS
Local Council VIII Put Through 4
A Number of Candidates on
Sunday, May f4th

The local council of knights of
Columbus will hold fnitiatory cere-
monies ID this city On Sunday May
18th, and will put through large
class.
large number Of knights Of
Columbus from Elnioe, Vile Platte,
Crowley and other points nearby
will be here To see the local boys
ride the goat :
On Sunday, May 2Ist, the 0pelou-
sas Knights will be the guests Of
the Lake Charles council. There
vilI be a large number 6f Galea-
sieu's young men who will be IN
ltiated. Special train aecommoda-
Iion, will DO doubt be secured. e
take the Opelousas crowd to- the
|gaIcasieu metropolis.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
ABOLITION OF THE FEE
SYSTEM URGED By duRY


The police jury of st. Landry
parish E.nt On record Monday
morning as favoring the passage u
certain laws, abolislling the fee
system and all useless and unnec-
essary offices.
A resolution to that effect was
unanimously adopted and ordered
in the minutes. The police jurors
who urged the adoption of the
measure, chiefly Mr.. Sam Evans aid
DR.. f. @. pavy. claimed that BIC
resolution contained only certain
clauses, advocated BY both candi-
dates for governor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
LIGHTNING STRIKES FIRE
ALARM SYSTEM TUESDAY,

Lightning struck the wires of the
flreaIarn system on Tuesday night,
putting several boxes IN the east
|errl portion of the city out Of COM
mission.
The fire company sent men on
the scene early "Wednesday morn
| ing and III i few hours the system
was put back into tip top shape.
4 The damage done was not costly,
though it prevented the sending q
| a call from those boxes damaged.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
MRS. pAvY IMPROVING

4fs' Alfred pavy, aged mother OF
sas h # Pavy and Raoul ]. pavy,
z'ss Mas stFiTken seriously i'll, re-
y reported as improving and
3 81 81 sile rapid road to recovery.
4 q many friends of the pavy fam
!, ..., @ese shocked when they were
,''s q esle Illness Of Mrs. pavy.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06

Arnas sylyestre Of plaisance,
Barousse Beaugh of Cotllee Croehe,
and Allen Mccoy of Mallet, were
among the prominent out-of-toWn
visitors to Opelousas during the
meeting of The police Jury on Mon
day.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06

Emare Lafluer issspending is several
days in Mineral Wells, Texas, hav-
ing gone there last week, in search
iof health.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06

j. C. Deeuir, Of Anchor, was the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs Yves Andre
oont. few days during the week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06

John Buie, Of Alexandria spent
a couple of days here during the
week, attending to business.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-27
WoRsTED GOODS CLEANED.

Nothing is much more unattractive
than the wooden sweater or jacket that
is soiled and deprived OF it's original
freshness. Still a good many women
hesitate to wash wooden articles simply
because they do not know the proper
method. But it is really not a difficult
task.
In the first place. the article in ques-
ton should be thoroughly aired and
freed from all possible dust. Then a
basin OF lukewarm water should be
prepared, with some pure white soap
dissolved in it. Then the garment to
be washed should simply be put into
the water and left for 10 or Is minutes.
1t should then be carefully examined
and any spots where a stain remains
should be squeezed between the fin
gers, rather than rubbed, until the spot
is removed. Then the garment should
be taken from the water and squeezed,
but not wrung. After this there,
should be two more baths in rinsing
water, care being taken not to wiring
the garments at any time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-27
A Weary Power.
From the Century Magazine.


A weary world power is Great
Britain. blase to the point of indiffer-
ence except as to the main object in
view. and that is the maintenance OF
her position as the balance Of power in
the world. The angry shrieks Of the
Anglophobes in Ireland, India. Ger
many. America. and elsewhere echo
loudly except in the dim corridors of
those vast buildings in Whitehall where
pass quietly to and fro the men who
direct he destinies not only Of their
own, but of other European powers.
1t Is little Wonder that foreigners in
England fail to understand the strength
of national purpose and real cohesive
power of h nation as they listen to
the clamor about them. for these are in
evidence only ir ttimes of great national
stress. 1t was only a few months be-
fore the war that Rudyard Kipling
made a political speech, so violent in
it's Remuneration of the men now in
power in the British government as ac-
tually to harm the cause he advocated.
He described them in plain language
as the most desperate of crooks and de-
clared that state prison was the only
proper place for them in any righteous
scheme OF things. Now we find this
same speaker working effectively to
support he hands Of these very men,
and with unuuestioned sincerity. This
does not mean. however. that his posi-
ton is reversed. Let the war strain up
on the empire pass and all will be as
before.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-27
Joffre: A Portrait in Miniature.
From the Atlanti

ETOW tIlc AIldQIlC.
The general talked on 10 or Is min
utes and I felt like hugging him he
was so big and human. AS 1 sat there
watching him, he seemed a sort Of SUI
perhuman. He was not French; he had
q face that was q sort of composite
photograph Of the best German gen.
erals / had seen. but with a kind ex.
preston about the mouth and a gentle
eye. He had no gestures, and spoke
slowly. quietly. and deliberately, I'M
like the French.
I asked my companion, II he could be
French. NO." said L. "he is q pure
visigoth. and 1 like to think Of him as
having all the courage and the won-
derful fighting qualities of the Visigoth.
tempered and made gentle by the en-
vironment of southern France, the best
of Germany and the best Of France
combined in one great leader, and
France is supremacy lucky to have that
leader. Gallieni is another Visigoth.
The two men were in Abyssinia to-
gether. They are both old campaigners
and big men,"
The general said as we parted that
he was homesick for his VINEYARDS.
He must long to get back to them. to
h simple. free life. far removed from
h burdens Of this hideous struggle.
They ought to make General Joffre
king Of France. but I do not believe he
would want hat honor. for he longs
Tor the pruning hook and the plough.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-27

without a long handle, stand the brush
on the bristles, 81 the water will not
III to the roots of the bristles, there
to rot them. If it is a velvet brush,
omit the rinsing in cold water, for q
velvet brush should be soft.
If you wish to have the bristles I'M
usually hard. dissolve a ~teaspoonful of
salt in a quart of water for the rinsing
water.
1t hurts a brush to wash it too oft
en-; washing softens the bristles and
wears the brush out. So try to keep
the brush as clean as possible. Always
shake it out, if it is a hair brush; pat
it hriskly against a towel to remove
dust. Rub the bristles with the towel
or with some other clean cloth, to re-
oil, and keep the brush in a case
or a drawer when it is not in use, to
protect it from the dust in the air.
There are some bristle brushes that
cannot be washed. Follow the direc-
tions that come with these brushes, for
washing destroys them. 1t is a very
good plan to air any brush in the sun
shine occasionally.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-27
hemorrhagm. which

tains especially hemorrhagm. which
poisons the blood.
The antito:sins on the market are es-
pecial!y effective with cobra bites and
only moderately so that r~attlesnake,
moccasin, or cottonmouth bites.
Shall whisky be given? NO. All au-
thorities are agreed On that. It's only
good effect is that it makes the patient
Indifferent to consequences, through
making him dead drunk, n operpoW-
ering fear is one of the greatest factors
in the symptomatology of snake bite.
CrUtcher, in reporting a second ease oc-
curing several years ago, said:
GRAY symptoms of shock nearly
proved fatal. l have seen several cases
of snake bite, none fatal, however. and
in each case wild fear and consequent
shock were very prominent symptoms"
The Reference Hand Book advises
continuous encouragement Of the pa
tient, for a deep mental prostration
goes with the physical depression
Mcfarland says: The usual recon-
mendation is to load up with whisky.
In reality nothing could be worse. Two
years ago a large RATHER fresh from
Texas bit an attendant at the London
zoo. They threw a ligature around the
attendants arm, slashed the wound
with permanganate. The man went
home well in three days. The danger
from snake bite is enormously exag-
gerated. There are but few poisonous
snakes n few of these carry enough
poison to kill q grown person. The
wild e which seizes upon a person
bitten by q snake is unjustified and
does great harm. The use of whisky
for snake bite does much HARM"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-27
Humane Warfare impossible.

Hermann Keyserling in the Atlantic.
You cannot overthrow governments
or wage war without committing deeds
which everybody considers criminal
under ordinary circumstances; it is as
ridiculous to talk about humane exc
cution and humane warfare as about
humane rapine. murder and rape,
What may or may not be done on this
line is a matter of convention, and al
though it seems highly desirable that
as manya as possible should rein in the
impulse of the brute. there is little. il
any, fundamental change. Recent ex-
periences illustrate this truth only too
strikingly. Apart from all usual
atrocities, n in spite of all observed
conventions, there seems no doubt
whatever that war is a much more de-
%structive and cruel business today thar
1T was in the middle ages, simply be-
cause the means of destruction have
Unfortunately increased in power; the
more man progresses in civilization.
the more terrible becomes war. And
this change for the worse appears only
partly compensated by the higher per-
sonal morality of the warriors: it
seems. on the contrary, that in the at
mosphere of war the most cultured
revert to
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-27

So far the task is comparatively
easy, because of the fact hat pure
wooden goods does not retain dirt very
tenaciously, and a little perseverance
will leave the goods in perfectly clean
condition. But drying is not quite so
easy. The ask should be accomplished
on a dry day and the place to dry the
garments is in the open, for it ruins
WOODEN goods to dry them over a very
hot fire. They should not be dried,
either, in a very hot sun.
When as much water as possible is
squeezed out of the garment. after the
last rinsing bath, it should be dropped
into a cotton pillow slip, and the open
end of this should be hung on a line.
Much of the water will drip and dry out
in this way. Then the garment should
be taken out of the slip, and laid on a
white sheet in a dry. warm but not
hot, place. 1t should be turned two or
three times in the course of the drying.
and gently pulled or patted into shape.
but it should by no means be removed
from the sheet until absolutely dry.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-27
BEST FOR YOUR BRUSH.

Copyright. 1916. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
There are some of us who buy cheap
and often. There are some of us who
buy expensive and seldom. And all of
us are justified in our method of econ
omy.
In brushes. however, it is economy
to pay for good quality. An expensive
brush, we'll cared for, will outwear
many cheap ones. 4And more than pay
ing for itself. it will give much greater
satisfaction than the many cheap ones
would have given. So buy good brushes.
for hands, face, hair and clothes, and
hen take care Of them.
The best way to wash a brush is to
dip it into a solution of a tablespoonful
of ammonia (the household sort) and
three quarts of water. When the brush
is clean, rms it thoroughly in several
changes of warm water, or running
warm water, and then dip it into cold
water. Dry by hanging it up by the
handle.
The cold water harGens the bristles
4 hanging it up by the handle keeps
them straight. If it is a clothes brush.