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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04
MELVILLE CELEBRATES
JEFFERSON HIGHWAYo
MR. CLARKsON ARRIVES PATHFNDING CAR AND HEADS
DIG PARADE-25O SCHOOL CHILDREN MARCH CHEER
ING AND WAVING FL AGs AND BANNERS

Representing St. Landry Parish in
her fight to secure the Jefferson
Highway, Melville added to the glory
of the Empire parish of the state
by rendering to the Pathfinding
party a reception that did great
deal towards impressing upon Mr..
j. D. Clarks, general manager, of
the Highway Association, the
superior benefits st. Landry enjoys
as link in this great International
Highway extending from the pines
of Canada to the palms Of Louisiana.
On Monday morning a party from
Melville met MI. Clarkson at Port
Allen and escorted him from that
point through Rosedale, Warrington,
Fordoche and Red Cross to the At
chafalaya river. AT each of thses
points breif stops were made and
the benefit of the Highway as a
commercial proposition demonstrat-
ed to the residences of these COM
munities. !.
AS the Pathfinding car was being
ferried across the Ataehafalaya
river, the Melville high school with
two hundred and fifty children in
line with flags and banners began
marching and counter marching on
the levee to the accompaniment of
the whistles and bells of the city.
Business was suspended and the
citizens met the distinguished party
at the river where a parade was
formed, escorting the visitors to
banquet in honor of Mr.. Glarkson.
Mr.. Clarkson, after the banquet, de-
livered a splendid address on the
value of the Highway, the vest bene-
fits that would accrue to the parish
of st. Landry by being included on
its right-of-Way, as proven by the
experience of other communities
now located on the Jefferson High
way.
Mayor G. w. Stone presided over
the meeting and pointed out in
breif talk the necessity of this
parish securing the highway.
The Jefferson Highway declara-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04

ton and proposition of this great
International Highway way launch
ed in New Orleans in November 1915
In less than a years time the move
ment has assured proposition that
bid fair to be completed project
within six months and entirely hard
surfaced from Winnipeg, Manitoba,
to New Orleans, by 1921.
The Highway extends over a dis
tance of two thousand miles and
from Winnipeg to Rapides parish
the route has been decided upon
and marked with the colors and
monogram of the Jefferson High
way.
After leaving Alexandria two
routes to Port Allen are contending
for the honors of the highway, one
to Bunkie, through Morrow, Palmet-
to, Melville, thence across the At
chafalaya river. The other route
follows Red rive to Marksville,
Simmesport, New Roads and Port
Allen. The later route eliminates
the Parish of st. Landry entirely
from the Jefferson Highway but on
the Melville route twenty seven
miles of st. Landry Parish is
traversed by this international
Highway which, in its course from
north to south bisects the seven
great east and west Highways Of
the United States.
On the completed Jefferson High
way the average number of auto
mobiles passing through a town in
one day amounts to one hundred,
and Melville realizes that quicker
means of crossing the Atchafalaya
River than by ferry will facilitate
traffic, so with her characteristic
energy Melville has Immediately be-
gun to solve the problum Of a traf-
fic bridge over the river. The
Texas & Pacific Railroad have been
requesed to attend a meeting of the
Melville Progressive League, and
discuss the feasibility of connect.
ing a traffic bridge with the Texas
& Pacific Railroad bridge.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04

MASTER BENNIE DURIO
bright and energetic little son OF
Adelin Durio Of this city, the winner
Of all the prizes offered by the st.
Landry Parish Fair for the best
built hog, is now in Shreveport at
tending the State Fair and having
with him his prize winner, and
Judging from reports currant his
chances are very good, and it is the
wishes of all his friends that he
will come ont victorious and that
he may bring back home all the
honors of the day.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04

voice to the jury for some five
minutes, stressing the legal aspect
of malice aforethought.
At 11:45 Thomas Perrin began the
final defense argument. He did not
ask the jury to acqait Carriere, but
to qualify their verdict. He al
though at one time district at
torney, did not believe in capital
punishment and read from the Holy
Scripture to the jury. He attempt
ed to cast aspersion on the testI-
mony of Charles Chachere, deputy
sheriff and that of Sheriff Reid,
Fontenot, and Latiolais. He claim
ed to have been friend of the slain
sheriff. His exertions in argument
had tried him out by 1880 and court
adjourned until 2::30.
Attorney Perrin resumed and oe-
cupied another hour during the
afternoon.
District Attorney Garland arose
to close the state sargument. at 3:25
.. m. During the next hour he made
what is generally acknowledge to
have been the greatest argument OF
his twenty years. experience as a
district attorney. His arrainment of
Carriere was vitriolic and power
fuI. st. Landry's historic seat Of
justice probably never heard more
powerful appleal TO jury. He tore
Iopieces the arguments OF the de-
fense counsel and testimony Of the
defense witnesses His duty in the
instant ease was to demand the
laws severest penalty and the duty
OF the jury was to inflict same. He
said That the defense counsel hold
up nursery hobgobblins to the ju-
rors, and pleaded that they give Car
riere only what he gave Swords.
{ A spectator called out, That
right"
He said there could be no religious
social or political difference OF
opinion among honest men in such
cases. He finally pleaded for no
milk and water verdict against
"the man who stilled the great
heart of Marion Swords.
Judge Pavy gave an elaborate
charge to TIL ejury which was con-
sidered by attorneys as most fair
to both the state and defense, oc-
cupying twenty-five minutes. The
jury retired at 5:f5 p. m.
Carrirere laughed and joked with
his counsel, officials and reporters.
Asked what verdict he expected,
he answered, Hanging, but added
would not be the end of the case.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04
.sHERIFF's PRIVATE
OFFICE IN THE JAIL
Sheriff FOntenot Has The Jail lin A
thoroughly Clean and Sanitary
Condition.

TT yuaS q nIaacl1ra ~ uo,1r payorf
or a. ho stan,n. thro,,o.t, ~ ;a;, -,
sheriff Eontanat aftar ~ 10 haa Y.. a,,a,,t
finishad bis cIaan;na =, ss,,Isy Is
anare,v naint ~ u,aton H. ,.,ae,.
"A wondars F,,ray aans,.t,, a,,4
calls arc claan and san;tar,e ~ t,,a
has haan ref,en;stad and sat S
SION ~ ,,ipt a. fiJtb ranaa;ns u,ha
nrisoners ora s,,nnl;ad se;th
comfort .nd car,ya,, ;a,oa o1,,.,,,.t
ahIa uitb IN s;t,,a,;an 81, eh,,t
ling off ia parraf with ] r,afal
dron door tha ebancos - asea,,a
thronph ttat eonro,,;o,,t n,aebad
has been entirely alanninatad Al
IN All The ioh i : aood one am. ,va
eonrrat,lata fba sharir
All of fha first floor Win 4.l,a IL
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04
DEMINTY ASKED
| FROM GUATEMALA
| in LEfLEUR CASE
CLAIM ARISING FROM DEATH OF
LOJISIANIAN WILL BE FOR
WARDED SOON.

Washington, D. G., Oct. 27.-A claim
for indemnity for the death of DR..
Noise Lefleur, of Opelousas, will be
forwarded to the Guatemala gov
ernment by the State Department
within the next few days. DR.. Le-
fleur met his death lastspring at
the hands of Guatemalan soldiers
who fired on the party of which he
was member in the belief that it
was band of revolutionists. The
party had benn sent out by the
Smithsonian Institute. On Tearing
of the error of its soldiers, the Gua-
temalan government made formal
expression of regret to this govern
ment.
Before submitting any claim for
indemnity, the state department in
sisted that all possible proof to
sustain it's position be collected. It
is the policy of the department to
have it's contention supported by
all available evidence before max
ing a claim. AS the evidence was
scattered and difficulty to obtain.
considerable delay has resulted.
Representative Lazaro was able
however, to collect the last affi-
davits needed, and presented them
at the State Department to-day.
The exact amount of indemnity
which will be asked has not been
determined upon as yet. In similar
cases indemnity vary from $4,000 to
$4,000 has been asked. This has
varied with the conditions sur
rounding each case. In view OF the
fact that DR.. Lefleur was making
scientific investigations under a
special permit issued by the Qua
temalan government an indemnity
of $4,000 or even more may be ask
ed. DR.. E. Lefleur, Of Opelousas, a
brother of the slain man, is making
the claim in the interest of the re-
latives.- Times -pieayune.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04
Mr.. Richard Winfield spent
Sunday in Eunice.

hope Of the management Of the
Lyceum Course that there will be a
large audience for the next
attraction.
The proceeds, above the cost of
these attraction, will go TO the
School Improvement League, and
that body will use the money for
necessary needs and improvements
in our school.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04

Misses Irine Shute, Gerdie Fuy,
Rose Chachere and Mr.. 4. J. Beau
man, one of our popular druggist,
were the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank shute at Port Barre last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jaubert and little
son of New Orleans were visitors
here Saturday.
Mrs. r. NJ. Littell was called
to the bedside of her sister Mrs.
Cattlett of New Orleans.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-04

Mr. Dump Mccoy the popular
Police Juror of the 4th ward was
circulating anoung his many
friends here Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10

A busy New Yorker hurried by the
tablet. He was asked the same ques-
ton.
Got mer' he said, pleasantly, and
went into the City Hall on official bust
ness.
1t began to look as if the ayes had
it. Something was about to be proved,
either one way or another.
The next trial was made at No. Al
Broadway, where the first white man on
Manhattan Island built his house and
chiselled out a nice bronze plate to be
remembered by. The plate is over the
door of No. 49,
The elevator man in No. 80 had evil
IDENTIFY worked in the building for
number of years. Perhaps he came in
to work every day through the sky
light. At any rate, he was not in posi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
In Obstinate Cases, However, 1t Is
often Found Necessary to Use
Hsh.Power Phonosrabh to Attract
a New Workers. Attention.

asked if he could point out the historic
spot.
He refined in his horse and asked US to
step to the sidewalk, where we could
talk and be overheard.
'You mean the tablet commemorate
ing the fight on Golden Hill he said,
in a rich Unionist accent "The build
ing on which that tablet was placed was
torn down seven years ago, but | have
made it hobby to read up on the his
toric places in New York, and can prob
ably tell you anything you want to know
about the incident. The fight occurred
in January, ITO, after the British SOL
diers had cut down f1ag-pole set up by
the Liberty Boys. There was an open
plot of ground in back of the inn, where
the so-called battle took place between
the red-coats and the colonists, and the
blood that was spilled there may fairly
| think, be called the first blood shed in
the American Revolution, antedating, as
it did, the Boston Massacre. There was,
of course, a small affair in Lyme, Conn.,,
some years before, in 1853, but that
could hardly be called bloodshed.
"The British troops in this case came
up this street here on which we are now
standing. having disembarked from the
Wasp, which was lying off the slip at
the foot of the street, and, marching
double-quick along the cobblestOnes,
came within hailing distance Of the
hardy Revolutionists (as they were al
terward to be called. homogeneous as
it may seem to the modern mind, the
rough settlers were in really better
physical and military trim than the red
coated regulars, for had they not been
nurtured in the lap of nature
In order to stop this George Ban
croft of the police force it was neces-
sarv for one of us to go down the block
and assault jeweller, thereby drawing
a crowd which attracted the officer. But
before he went he asked for the name
of the publisher of the book from which
we had got our data, as ne wanted TO
add it to his collection.
When we had bailed Stebblns's other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10

brother out we were really just about
where we had started from. There
we're still three of us, and one still
maintained that New Workers. do not
know anything about historical spots
they pass every day, while another said
that they did.
So we went up to the City Hall.
There, on the west wing, is tablet
reading as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10

cate of the basic two-hour day thinking
over the political situation and trying to
decide conscientiously just which can
didate should get his vote in November.
We asked him where the Declaration
Of Independence had been read to the
American Army. The voter looked sui
len. He felt that he was being spoofed.
'Huh?" he grunted.
The question was put to him again, IN
as kindly tones as possible. This time
he didn't consider that even an answer
was called for A man can't answer oil
the foolish questions that are put to
him in day. SO he gazed sadly away
across the park and rubbed his ankle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
photo by Brown Brothers.)

lFhoto Dy Drown brolheRs-J
ton to locate the site of the first white
mans dwelling. It was all he could do
to remember that the Enterprise Hair
Net Company was on the second floor,
let alone delving into ancient folklore
written over the entrance.
Things were going so well for the OPP
position that they determined to make
test of the essential patriotism Of that
suspicious element whose headquarters
are in the office of the German steam
ship company in No. Al. But here
pleasant-mustached hyphenate directed
US explicitly to the tablet and threw in
a little inside information about when
it had been placed there,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
Still, All Is Not Lost While Policemen
Are Posted as to Golden Hills His
tory-Mulberry Street Is Up
On Its James Monroe.

shirt on the corner had had. His school
ing had at least taught him never to
say 81 don't know" for he gave minute
but still hay directions as to how to
find the tablet four blocks west and two
north. What he had in mind was the
artistic memorial to the Councilman and
Members of the Committee on Public
Works who happened to be in Office
when the subway was built.
At the corner of Prince and Lafay-
cite streets there stands an old house
in which is imbedded a tablet which no
doubt says that in this house died
James Monroe, sometime President Of
the United States. The tablet is placed
so high on the wall, however, that the
man who put it up was probably the
last man who read it. The idea was, no
doubt, that there was too much valu-
able bronze to leave within reaching
distance of the public.
Across the street was a saloon in
which the barkeeper was well read in
American history. | asked him where
James Monroe died, not even limiting
that he was ever President Of any
thing. and the barkeeper not only point
ed out the house to me, but put me right
in the matter Of the standing Of the de-
ceased in the community. In the mean
time, out in the street, four Italian chill
dren had been separately quizzed, and
each had told, with authentic embellish-
ments, all about the Monroe house, the
Monroe Doctrine and the Democratic
upheaval which followed MOnroe's Adj
ministration Things were going
badly.
Then we went to the house itself.
There, in the hallway, sat man reading
a paper and smoking a cigarette. He
was probably on the exact spot on which
Mrs. Monroe used to make James leave
his rubbers when they were wet.
He looked up as we entered, and then
went on reading.
Gould you please tell me in which
house it was that James Monroe died?'
James who?"
James Monroe"
"Whatd he do?"
Had some government job, | be-
lieve."
Nope. Nobody round here like that
died"
With this our informant threw his
cigarette stub into pile Of shredded
wallpaper on the floor, got up, and
ambled into what used to be President
Monroe's study.
"Ask the Teller downstairs he sug-
gested, as we turned to go. Hes been
round here long time"
p But the investigation was over. We
jumped into pushcart at the door and
rode to the nearest restaurant, where,
over the menu, we checked up on the re-
suits.
'Well, what did | say?' said Steb-
bins. Didn't contend that New York.
ers do not know where places of historic
interest are, even when they pass the
tablets every day."
"You did," said his brother, trium-
pbantly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10

IT HERE we're three OF Us seated De-
fore the fire, discussing Egypt
ology - Stebbins, Stebbins's
brother, and Stebbins's other brother.
The talk drifted to typewriters.
I'd be willing to bet" said Stebbins,
that you could stand on any historical
spot in New York, any spot which is
designated by a bronze tablet, and that
you couldn't find a passer-by or shop
keeper in the neighborhood who could
direct you to it, or who could tell any
thing about what happened there"
Stebbins's other brother flew into a
age.
What do you mean" he cried.
Come with me-" said Stebbins, land
RI show you what l mean" And, slip
Ping his revolver quietly into his pocket,
IL led US out into the street.
Beginning at the end of Manhattan
sand, we worked up to 81 Pearl Street,
where there is a tablet which announces
hat on this spot stood the house in
which the first printing-press in New
York was set up. Next door to it was a
pztfOrm from which two men we're I'M
iading a truck, one Of them evidently
he proprietor Of the store. They were
71estioned concerning the location of
he tablet. Both knew where it was, but
ne pointed up the street and the other
Nlnted down the street as the nearest
Fproach. Naturally, one of them was
~rrect. The other wasn't at all put out
y his lack Of Workmanship in missing
lie direction, but said: "Thas' RI, it's
NEn there" and dug his hook into an
rhsr bale.
having found out without any trou-
~s where the tablet was, there was
N'hng for US to do but to go and look
" L. although We knew just what was
Hn'ten there. Then we walked away.
Well?" said Stebbins.
Well yourself, answered his brother.
Next We went 10 the corner Of John
NWlliam streets, where, according to
: sAde-book we had unearthed, there
e tablet marking the spot on which
y hrst blood Of the American Revolu-
"a vas shed. We couldn't find the tab
= although John and William streets
'se there. Near by, on a horse that
'% Practising some Of the new steps,
- policeman.
nere's good chance TO show up the
1''es force" some one suggested. ASK
"'' oficer if he can direct you TO the
~'e' and watch him hedge. He prob
!" VII arrest you as a suspicious
setsr when you mention the Amer
can Revolution"
I" The officer was approached. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10

The score now stood 1870, with the
heat beginning to tell on the contest
ants.
At st. Marks Church, Tenth Street
and Second Avenue, where Peter Stuy-
vesant is buried, the memorial is con-
cealed from the sidewalk by an iron
fence. 1t was therefore hardly fair to
ask the tailor who had shop across the
street if he knew the spot. He took it
in good part, however, and laughed as
hard as any one when the question was
put to him. In the first place, ne knew
very little of who died and was buried
in the neighborhood. He had his own
clientele to look out for and got very
little Second Avenue gossip. But he adj
mitted that the fellow had funny
name.
In the cigar store next door, how
ever. the clerk took no little pride in
telling Just where the tomb was and
Just where the statue stood and three
passers-by all jumped at the chance to
direct. Maybe the fact that the place
is known as Stuyvesant Park was clue
to the neighbors as to who was buried
in the churchyard.
We decided to try one more place and
LET it go at that. The thing had gone
beyond joke. In fact, it probably
never was a joke.
Proceeding to Franklin Square and
Cherry Street, there was found to be a
tablet enhancing the abutment Of the
East River Bridge which let out the fol-
lowing secret:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
The FIRST
PRESIDENTIAL MANSION
NO. | CHERRY STREET
OCCUPIED BY
GEORGE WASHINGTON
FROM

APRIL %, 1889, TO FEB. %, 1890.
The suppositior is that it was on this
site that President Washington lived,
and not swung in bird-house from the
bridge.
However that may be, there were two
push-cart merchants tending store so
close to the sign hat it might have been
their own advert cement and who, when
questioned, gave it as their opinion that
there was no such house in the neigh
borhood. But then, they probably had
never had the schooling in American
history that the young man in sport
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-16
FINANCIER'S
NEWSPAPER VENTURE.
The Empire Builder Once Owned the
st. PauI Globe, Doomed From the
Start to Dismal Failure.

THE empire builder" J. j. Hill,
once ventured into the newspaper
field. For a few years he owned the
St. Paul Globe, says the Editor and
Publisher.
Whatever may have been his pur'
poes in controlling a daily paper,
that purpose failed, Mr. Hin killed
the Globe. He did not seek 10 real
ize a penny on the sale Of even it's
machinery and fixtures. AS we re-
call the matter. he ordered these to
scrapped. He did not wish, aDpaT-
emily to have the paper survive his
ownership. He sought to erase H.,
even the memory of it, and he sue
ceeded..
The Globe had attained to influ-
ence and prestige in the northwest.
When Mr.. Hill became its owner its
readers and supporters became sus-
picious. They inferred things. They
imputed motives. IL the Globe ex-
pressed an opinion upon matter of
public import, that opinion was sup
posed to coincide with some interest
of Mr. Hills. The paper under his
ownership was conducted on broad
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-16
Durant, Okla. June u, 1910.

er lines than before. 1t was more
progressive. More money was spent
in making it q representative news
paper. But this did not avail The
paper was doomed.
II was doomed because it had been
acquired by a man of vast power.
supposedly to serve, merely that
mans interests and to help further
his plans. The strange spectacle was
presented of newspaper, backed by
.limitless resources, declining steadily
and rapidly in those things which
make newspaper force In a COM
munity-the confidence of it's read
ers and the influence it exerted upon
their thought and opinion.
Realizing this and disgusted with
his venture into the field of news
paper making, Mr.. Hill killed the
Globe. Thereafter he sought public
understanding, so far as he cared to
have it. through interviews and pub.
lie addresses, always widely quoted
and commented upon by the press of
the whole country
The case of the st. Paul Globe af-
forded a final proof, if any proof at
all were necessary. that a newspaper
cannot exist, cannot grow cannot
earnprofits, unless ii exists for pub
lie service. And therein lies the se-
curity Of democracy, for an uncon-
trolled press is indeed democracy's
greatest asset.