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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22
BERTRAND--LAFLEIJR

A wedding which united members
of two Of the most prominent and
influential families Of the western
portion Of st. Landry was that of
Theogene Bertrand, il, Of Prairie
Ronde. to Miss Mabel Laflenr of
Mallet. The ceremonies were per
formed by the ChaIaignier priest,
and in spite of The inelement wealth.
er on last Wednesday afternoon,
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. Aide La
deur was crowded with guests from
every section Of ST. Landry and
Evangeline parishes.
Mr.. Bertrand is q pronll lsitss
young man of the Prairie Ronsie
section is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Theogene Bertrand, while the bride
IS the eldest daughter 81 Nf. aTsa
Mrs. Aide Laheur. Both families
are well an6 fasorasis known By
!, sreat majority Of tic people of
s.. Landry and E.yangelins parishes.
tfter the Neda.slg a en was
held at the bride's hene iii honor
Of the bridal party; the home had
been prettily decorated and deli
cious refreshments were served To-
lend JOY and happiness to the all
ready happy occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bertrand will make
their home in Prairie Ronde, where
the groom conducts the affairs of
his father.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22
N. |. SWORDS RESORTS TO
ANYTHING TO GET VOTES
St Landry sheriff In Criticizing Others Forgets
That He Has Repeatedly Disgraced
Hhe Parish of St Landry

might be. Sheriff Swords knew that
having requested Mr. Lafeur TO be-
come candidate that in this primary
he would have been compelled to op.
pose Darius Fontenot and this he did
not want to do by reason of the
strength which Mr.. Fontenot had de-
veloped as an Independent non-parti-
san candidate. Whatever was paid by
Sheriff Swords was paid for his own
account in his own interest, and we
say without the knowledge, consent or
acquiescence of D. M. Fontenot. We
make this statement advisedly be-
cause the manager of this paper, who
was then Clerk Of Court, nominated
in that same primary for reelection.
was a party to the entire transaction
and has full knowledge Of every detail
leading up to that settlement.
Again, Sheriff Swords claims that
he has made Darius Fontenot politi.
cally. In fact, he claims he made
everybody politically in this parish
during the last 16 years. Four years
ago when Sheriff Swords was a candi- |
date against Charles Thibodeau, Mr..
Darius Fontenot was candidate |
for Assessor against Sidney Hebrard.
They ran on the same ticket.
each rendering such assistance, one
to the other, as they could. AT the I
same time Henry Lastrapes was
candidate for the office of Clerk of /
Court against Henry Estorge. An ex.
animation of the returns must con.
vince the most ordinary mind that |
Darius Fontenot was more instrument. I
al in electing Sheriff Swords than .
Swords was in electing him Assessor.
Whilst Swords defeated Mr.. Thibo-
deau but by 81 votes and Mr. Las
trapes defeated Mr. Estorge by but 80 \
votes, Darius Fontenot defeated his
opponent by .654 votes. Will any
reasonable man believe that the weak
er man elected the stronger man to
office, or isn't it natural to conclude
that Darius Fontenot the stronger
elected Marion L. Swords, the weaker,
sheriff.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22
ARE WE RIGHT?

Il
The manager Of this paper has
stated in public speeches made during
the couerse of this campaign:
That If one half of what Swords
said about Thibodeau four years ago
was true, and if one half stated by
Thibodeau about Sheriff Swords was
true that neither one was fit to occupy
public office.
We leave it to the intelligent votears
of this parish to decide this question
and believing in the honesty and in
tegrity of the American manhood Of
our parish we feel satisfied that the
good people of this parish, who are
not moved by personal reasons. bias
or prejudice will agree with US and
vote against both Swords and Thibo-
deau.
Below we publish an excerpt
from M. Z. Swords communication,
which appeared in the issue of the
Clarion of date October 21st, 1911,
which is followed by the famous
Thibodeaux poster, which up to
this date, has never been denied by
Mr.. Swords.
'eThe assessment polls OF 1895 or
1896 do not disclose the property
owned by my opponent when he
made his appearance ON the scene in
1896. II he had no proptery to pro-
tect he had some other motive. /
had property and motive too.
The motive was, whilst / might not
object to mans selling his vote,
/ greatly cared about being included
i'm the sale.
My opponent at that time as
witnesses saith wanted to head a
mob to kill Mr.. Thos I'll. Lewis, and
the undersigned stayed at Mr..
Lewis house more than one night,
to il need be, die with his old
friend. My opponent had right TO
take whatever side he pleased and
so had /.
s1f l were an Indian, would be
as the murky waters of the Red;
if I were a negro / would be as
black as Cerebus, but as was
white had to stand for that race
without fear or favor. I have
never drawn one drop OF blood
for white man, and i certainly
won't do it for any other race, and
| want the coming generation to
bear that in mind.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22

Warwick who distributes at his will
and at his pleasure, the various Of
fees which the people have a right
to fill by their own selection II
Swords is King Maker" in the poll
tics of st. Landry, then it is high time
that the people should quit worrying
about the election Of their officers,
quit the useless expenditure Of public
money in holding elections and submit
gracefully to the will of this political
Warwick, Marion L. Swords.
Whom the Gods would destroy they
first make arrogant, and this bit of
arrogance on the part of the Sheriff
foretells the coming OF his. Waterloo
on Tuesday next.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22
Swords as a Willful slanderer and
malicious liar.
CHARLES THIBODEAUX.' .
POLITICAL BOSSES.


For the last 20 years this State has
been engaged every succeeding four
years in heated political campaigns
and almost every time the purported
bosses of the City of New Orleans
have been made an issue of these cam
paigns When we red the speecl4
made by Sheriff Swords at Washing
ton, and published in the Enterprise
at length, in its issue of Januray 18th,
we are surprised to observe that there
are other self styled political bosses
in the State. If we are to take as
true the statement made by the Sheriff
in his speech, he is even greater po-
litica1 boss than any of the IL in the
City of eNw ORLEANS This self styled
political Warwick and self constituted
political boss of the Parish of St..
Landry, comes with great gusto in his
speech and says: Darius Fontenot
did not have time to celebrate his adj
vent into Office in 1908 because ] put
him in too quick. Again in this same
memorable address under the head
ing: Another Chapter Of UnWritten
History, he says: At. Mr.. Andre
points poll his vote was the only one
received, and remembering that one
vote, went out to his fathers field,
got him in my buggy and told him I
wanted him to run for the Legislature.
He said the candle was not worth the
burning, besides he was not well
enough known. told him | would
pay his expenses if he would run and
said to him that If was elected, four
years hence / would undertake to
make him Clerk OF Court" He ran
and was elected.
Can any of the SO called ward boss
es of New Orleans arrogate to him
self greater political power than this
self constituted political boss Of St.
Landry Parish? Ewing, Behrman nor
any of the other so called bosses Of
the City has ever had the bold temeri-
ty to claim that ne is the political
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22
A. |. ANDRUS SURE TO BE
ELECTED PARISH ASSESSOR
Most Efficient Candidate Will Likely Defeat Robert
Robert Lafleur and Charles Thibodeaux
In First Primary

Hon. Edward b Dubuisson and
Senator Leon S. Haas at Sunset on
Monday evening complimented A..
+. Andrus, candidate for assessor
of st. Landry parish, for the SPLEEN
did and business manner in
which he conducted the affairs of
the tax collectors office, during the
eight years that Mr.. Andrus served
as chief deputy tax collector.
Mr.. Andrus is not only regarded
as the most efficient aspirant for
the assessors office by his friends,
but unprejudiced men like the Hon.
e. B. Dubuisson, who on account Of
his close relationship to Robert La
neur, is opposed to Mr.. Andrus, are
of the opinion thatMr. Andrns
would make a splendid official.
Some political enemies Of Mr.
Andrus would make the voters of
st. Landry believe that he has no
sembIance of d show in the three
#cornered race for assessor, against
Charles Thibodeaux and Robert La
fIeur, but the hundreds Of support
.ers of Mr.. Andrus feel confident
that he will lead the field by over
five hundred votes over his nearest
opponent.
Despite the fact that the sup
porters of Robert Lafleur claim
that Eunice will not cast IS votes
against their candidate, Kelly An
drus will leave the western St.
Landry metropolis on the night Of
the election next Tuesday with up
wards of 100 votes. The people Of
Eunice know that Mr. Andrus is
unquestionably the bes qualified
aspirant for the office of ST. Landry;
they know that he measures head
and shoulders above either Robert
Lafleur or Charles Thibodeaux.
One of the best features of the
campaign waged by Mr.. Andrus is
that he has never made as peech
in the entire parish, no matter if
there were not single lady in the
audience which would bring a.
blush to any lady; he has conduct
ed his campaign in a gentlemanly
many and unlike his two opponents
has at no time used one word
which lady could not hear.
Mr.. Andrus will win the non1ina-
tion, because he is a clean politi-
clan, he will Winthe fight because
he is an honest, upright and sober
young man and because he is the
most efficient, the ablest and the
best candidate seeking the Office Of
assessor.
When st. Landry will have Al
Andrus as its assessor there is no
disputing the fact that this parish
will have one Of the best, If not the
best assessor. in the entire state d
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22
VOTE FOR %. Nj. FoNTENoT
FOR SHERIFF.

On next Tuesday the 25th, the
voters Of the Parish of ST. Landry will
be called upon to select their officers
for the ensuing four years. We say
for the next four years because it is
a foregone conclusion that the Demo-
cratic nominee at the Primary to be
held will unquestionably be elected at
the general election in April. Com
sidering therefore that the nomination
means the election Of the one nominal
ed, it behooves the good people Of this
Parish, in the exercise OF their suf-
frage, to select as their officers for the
ensuing years, the one who measures
up to the higher standard, both moral
ly and officially.
IN the contest for Sheriff there are
but two candidates, the present incum-
bent, M. T.. Swords, who has occupied
the Office for the last Sixteen years,
and Mr.. D. NJ Fontenot who has been
Assessor Of the Parish since 1908.
The Clarion has selected as its
choice for this Office Darius NJ. Fonte-
not. In making this selection We are
prompted by no other motive than
that of civic duty as we see it.
Mr.. Fontenot is a young man just
in the prime OF life. who has been
honored by the people Of this Parish
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22
aTO THE PUBLIC.

After reading the eommunica-
ton by M. L. Swords, appearing in
the st. Landry Clarion OF date Oc-
tober 2Ist, 1911, ] wrote, and caused
to be delivered to him, the follow
ing:
aOpelousas, La, Oct. 2ist, 1911
ssMr. Nj. Z. Swords, Opelousas, La.
aDear Sir:
with reference to your cOmmu-
nication appearing in the ST. Lam
dry Clarion of even date herewith,
/ demand of you a retraction OF all
statements therein, directly or in
directly. applicable to me.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22

Will Bridges, who was shot BY
Deputy Sheriff Newman at Lees
vile, will probably die. Bridges,
who was Under the influence Of
liquor, was the aggressor, it III
claimed.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22
Yours truly,
CHARLES THIBODEAUX.

Having thus given the said
Swords an opportunity to right the
wrong done me, and he having fail
ed to do SO, i assert that there is
not the least sembIance OF truth in
the statement OF said M. L. Swords
that ever contemplated heading
mob to kill Hon. L. H. Lewis, and
/ hereby denounce the said III. l..
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-22

Continued on page
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
Edited by Wagner
.GOTCH DEMANDS
LARGE GUARANTEE
TO MEET STECHER

New York, Jan. 14-Frank GOtch,
the retired worlds champion in catch
as-catch-can wrestler, replied yester-
day to the offer made him by Harry
Pollok and Jack Curley to wrestle
Joe Stecher in New York. This Of
fer was a $3.50 purse. Gotch re-
piled, in effect, that he would come
out of his retirement and wrestIe
Stecher provided he was assured that
the public demanded such a match.
But Gotch will not consider e. $4,000
purse.
The champion says a meeting be-
tween him and Stecher would draw
$4,000 or 100000 in Omaha or
some other Middle Western city where
wrestling fiourishes and both men are
so favorably known. He invites an
other offer, but says he must be given
a much larger guarantee.
Stecher, the American catch as
catch-can champion, is a young giant,
scarcely out of his teens, who is con-
sidered by his Nebraska neighbors to
be the greatest wrestler of all time.
He will make his first appearance in
New York the latter part of this
month, provided a suitable opponent
can be found for him. It was hoped
that Gotch might condescend to come
here, but it now appears unlikely, az
his terms seem eXorbitant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
EXPECT WILLARD
MORAN MATCH TO
ATTRACT 100000

New York, Jan. 13-Tex Richard
is back in the fight game. Rex is
the man who prom oted and staged the
between Jeffries and Johnson at Re-
no. This time Rfckard will play the
role of hacker of a ten-round battle
to be held in this city between Jess
Willard, present worlds heavyweight
champion, and Frank Moran. the
tow-headed conqueror of Jim Coffey.
for which he has offered SAB, 900, of
which <Willard is to get 100000 and
Moran SIS. 900.
Samuel ~McCracken,. a circus man,
will do the heavy work in connection
with the staging of the match, while
Richard will act in an advisory and
financial capacity. Last night Rick
ard said:
I'VE have offered Willard $50, 900
for a ten-round fight with Frank Mo-
ran to be staged in New York, and
we have a telegraphic acceptance
from Tom Jones, who is in Excelsior
Springs. We took up the matter with
Frank Moran and his manager. Ike
Dorgan and they agreed to accept
$15, 900 for Morans services. The
match is practically settled, but we
are waiting for the signed articles
to arrive from Excelsior Springs
MCCfackS11 Will 90 the real pro-
noting. The date and place for the
match have not been decided, but I
can say that we will do our own
promoting. That is, we will either
have Madison Square Garden or the
Hippodrorne, or maybe the car barns
or some other big and suitable struc-
ture- Or we might even hire some
first class theatre and sell only 5000
tickets at high prices
ct believe that there would he a
great deal of interest in the match,
don't you? And therefore I'd like
to give as many folks as possible an
opportunity to see it. don't think
I'm exaggerating when I say that if
properly handled the match would
draw 100000
Ike Dorgan, manager)of Moran.
said that Moran would willingly fight
Willard for $4,000. so far as Mo-
ran is concerned" said Ike, '.the
match is on
Jack Curley, WIZARDS representa-
tive in this city, left for the west
on Tuesday for a conference with
Willard and Tom Jones.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
GIANTS, RECRUITS
TO START TRAINING
IN MARLIN FEB.25

New York. Jan. 14-Whether or
not Harry Sinclair buys the Giants,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harry's home town,
will have a chance to look over the
second section of the team which the
Tulsa Oil Man has been endeavoring
to purchase. According to John
Fosters schedule No. 2. the Giant
seconds will call at Tulsa on March
2e.
Q This is the second time that the
Giant colts have come up north via
Oklahoma Last spring they were
booked through that way, but a biz
zard caused havoc with the schedule.
This is the first time any Giant team
has called at Augusta and Colum bia
for years.
Foster announced yesterday that
the present plans for the team are
to have the youngsters start training
at Marlin on February 25s while the
regulars will reach camp On March 4
four days later than usual.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
WANTS
TWO PLAYERS TO
BUILD up BOSTON

Boston, Jan. 14-P. D. Haughton
and George II. Stallings are anxious
for visit from each other. Yesterday
Haughtoa was obliged to refuse a
cordial offer from Sta1lings to go quail
hunting in Georgia and at the same
time he urged the manager of the
Braves to come north, at his earliest
convenience. u
The stal1ings telegram to Haughton
said:
Would it be possible for you to
come south with some of your friends
for a hunting party? Can offer you
good quail shooting with good dogs.
If not, Z will come north. It is very
important that we get action on
couple of players that the club
needs.''
Haughton's return message was:
Very much regret that I cannot ac-
cept your kind hunting invitation. So
many matters require my attention
that it wiki be impossible for me to
get away. Please let me know when
you can at your earliest convenience
come north"
From the nature of Sta1ling's wire it
is apparent that he has in mind
couple of men who. will strengthen
the Braves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
Folwen to Bring His
Great Forward Pass
To Pennsylvania Team

Bob Fo1well, the new football coach
AT Pennsylvania, who got better re-
suits from the forward pass last sea-
son than any other coach in the coun-
try, says:
The baseball pass, the one I used
against Yale, will come to Penn It's
a, short pass, made so quickly that
even if a man is only a couple of
yards away from foe.- he can take it
and go like a streak. This is a play
that can be worked when you are
fighting a stiff wind, and it will work
a dozen times in succession 1t
saves a lot of ammunition for the
time when you are close to their goal
line and can pound your way over
the final chalk mark
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
a1@g LATEST TIDINGS FROM SHORTHAND G444 1=@7
Home and Abroad
MAGNATE SINCLAIR !
ASKING $4,000
FOR BENNY KAUFF

Chicago, Jan. 13-That Harry Sin
clair is interested in a deal for the
Giants and does not want to sell Lee
ALagee and Benny Kauf is indicated
by the prohibitive prices Sinclair has
placed on the stars
President Weeghnan, of the Con-
sp1idated Cub-Whale machine, leaves
Chicago today, on a man-hunting ex-
peditfon to New York. He decided to
make the journey after a telephone
conversation with Sinclair, who, after
quoting fancy prices for the services
of Magee and Kauff, suggested that
the North Side Moguls speed eastward
TO talk things over.
Weeghman has landed Steve
YerkeS, Pittsfed second-sacker. and
now is angling for Fred Anderson,
spitbal1 hur1er Of the Buffeds, before
returning to Chicago
Sinclair sprung record price for
the SERVICES Of Magee when he asked
a plain $4,000 and added that Kauff.
so-caIIed Ty Cobb of the Federal
League, would be knocked down to
the gent bidding $50, 900 According
TO Joe Tinker. the Cubs are now con-
fronted bysa pay. roll OF $15O,o0O and
trimming expenses, hence it seems
unlikely that Magee or Kauff will be
asked to cavort in Cub spangles- ~,
Artie Hoffman CHANGED into the club
headquarters shortly after the confab.
Holman is a free agent, his contract
with the Buffeds having expired. He
is undecided in his plains for the COM
ing campaign, but has three PROPOSE
tons in sight.
He wired last night to his old
leader, Frank Chance. asking for a
berth on the Los Angeles club If the
p. L. cannot place Artie the latter
will organize serni-pro team and
play games on the old West Side park.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13

OF RING BATTLES

1820-Tom Oliver defeated Tom
Shelton in 80 rounds at Sawbridge-
worth, Eng, This was one of that
immortal series of battles which was
to decide the championship soon to
be vacated by Tom Crib, who, al
though undefeated, was too old to
fight and had announced his inten-
ton of retiring. Crib had a candi-
date for the honors in his protege,
Tom Spring and Oliver, Shelton and
Bill Neat were his principal rivals
Tom Oliver was a gardener before he
took to the fighting game as an easier
way of making a living, and he was a
veteran when he fought and whipped
Shelton. The previous year he had
defended the honors of England
against Ireland's great fighting man
the immortal Dan Donnelly, and had
been whipped. In 1921 Oliver
fought Tom Spring for the cham
pionship, and was SO terribly beaten
that he tainted after 81 minutes of
fighting, Spring thus succeeded
Crib, and Dan Donnel1y the Eiber-
MAN gladiator, could doubtless have
licked any of them.
1SS6-Jack McAuliffe defeated Jack
Hopper in rounds at-New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
STRICTER RULES FOR GOLF
and TENNIS AMATEURS NOW
Baseball Roll of Honor Includes Jim O'ROurl1e
Other Sporting Comment.

New York. Jan. 13-At the coming
annual meetings of the National golf
and tennis associations efforts will be
made to further clarity and strength
en- the rules governing the conduct
and actions of players who pose as
amateurs in these sports in keeping
with the new code adopted at the re-
cent conference of the leading sport
governing bodies in this city While
the rules have been altered from time
to time to meet changing conditions
the impression prevails that the reg
dlations can still be improved upon.
This is illustrated by an occurrence
last summer which involved a prom1n-
ent tennis authority and business
man from the middlewest. The bust
ness man, who knew nothing of ten
mis-, was on an eastern trip when he
received a, request from friends prom
inent in tennis circles at home to Sc
cure the entry of several high class
tournament players for tourney
about to start.
He called upon the other principal
of the story and after stating his mis-
sion and requesting the 1atter's assis-
lance explained that he was willing
to give several hundred dollars for
expenses and. a still larger sum for
the time and services of the players
named. It was pointed out to the
business man that tennis was an anna
teur sport and that players were not
supposed to take money for playing.
The matter ended there but the ten
mis- authority is still wondering wheth-
er his visitor took it for granted that
it was necessary to pay for the SER
vices of the players desired or was
tacting under instructions from the
folks back home.
The Baseball Roll of Honor which
includes players who have served for
twenty years or more, is constantly
receiving recruits. A the present time
the list includes twelve players whose
combined years of play aggregate 302
years. 1t contains the names of the
following players together with the
years in the game:
Jim O'Rourke; SO; w. Hart, %; Pop
Arson, rs; Jack Glasscock, S6; Kid
Gleason, 25; Fred Clarke, %; Nick
Young, %; w. Hamilton, %.