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The Delta independent., 1918-09-20
PEACH VALLEY
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Potato harvest Is about over.

Potato harvest IL about over.
Albert Holybee will have his sor-
ghum mill in operation this week.
School opened Monday with n good
attendapce. with Miss Scott as
teacher.
Mrs. DR.. Adler and sister, Miss
Warren of Olathe, spent Sunday
with Mrs. McClurg.
Mr.. Painter is building on his home
stead and expects to move In a cou-
Pile of weeks.
Mrs. VIII Schultz, who was called
here by the death OF her sister, Mrs.
Fedler. returned to her home I'm
Washington. Kan. Friday
Mrs. Paul Jackson who has been
visiting with w. II. Jackson and fam
lily, left Wednesday for her home In
Columbus. Ohio. Her husband is In
training at Camp Sherman near Chill
lecothe. Ohio.
Geo. Schultz arrived this week for
"A visit with his brother. I'D Schultz
and other relatives. Mr.. schultz halls
from Oklahoma.
Bects will begin to be harvested
about October lst. The crop promise'
TO be good.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20
ST. LukE's NOTES.
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The service next Sunday. Sept ~,
will be Morning Prayer and sermon
by Mr.. Wilson al IL a. m.
The church school will begin its
session next Sunday at 10 a. m. Sew
cral members OF the parish have taken
classes The school is being organ
lied on the basis Of the Christian Nur-
ture Series prepared by the General
Board OF Religious Education OF the
Episcopal Church. Children OF the
church and children who have no
school affiliation are welcome and are
urged TO enroll next Sunday.
Mr.. Wilson proposes to organize the
older boys under his personal leader
ship as a chapter OF the Brotherhood
OF St Andrew, TO meet on conyen
4ent evening each week. Further no
tice OF this will follow.
The Guild Of St Luke's meets fhi,
week on Thursday with Mrs. rinsilen
Last Sunday night the Rev Mr.
Ford OF Montrose and Olathe conduct
ed the service here, exchanging with
Mr.. Wilson who took the service a
the church in Olsthe.
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Mrs. James Skidmore is very sick
J.. N. McMurray will begin gather
ing his large crop of Jonathans Mon
day.
J. w. Taylor returned Saturday
from Ouray where he has been selling
fruit He reports the mining INDUS
try as flourishing.
MIR. Hawkins OF the Tongue Creek
Orchard company will commence har'
vesting his crop of 10000 boxes OF
apples in a few days. Mrs. J. w. Tay.
Ior will inspect the packing.
On Friday evening. September IL,
the Red Cross gave a very interesting
entertainment at the high school
building at Eckert. which was greatly
appreciated by the large crowd which
WAS In attedance. Much credit
should be given the participants foi
the rendering OF their various parts
and a large amount Of silverware was
donated to be sent to Washington 1,
be manufactured into different thing
TO aid Uncle Sam in carrying on thu
war
On Thursday evening. Septembe
18th a very large number OF he
friends from Delta. Olathe and Ecker
numbering In all I25 persons, surpris
I'd Mrs. Nora Blackburn at her ne'
residence near Eckert. by forcibly en-
tering her home and making her thei
prisoner, after which they blindfolde
her and placed her In large arme
rocking chair, which they had PREY
iously purchased for the occasion
Then she was carried as their prisone
through the rooms OF the house in thi
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20
The Delta I Hardware Co.

planting Of a larger acreage, announc-
ed that should the government fix
the price OF sugar at figure which
would make further increase pos
sible. 1t would be given the growers
The increase OF $3.50, announced to-
day, comes as the fulment OF this
promise to the growers.
Having confidence that the prom
ises of Mr. Carlton would be made
good. the ggrowers over the western
slope this year planted an Increased
acreage, and they will now reap the
reward from IT,,
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20

chair to the porch where they remov'
ed the blindfold from her eyes and be
fore her she beheld the smiling faces
of her many. many friends at the
head of whom stood our beloved min
lister. Mr.. Sickle. who with very ap-
propriate remarks presented Mrs.
Blackburn the chair in which she sat
a prisoner. Refreshments we're then
served by the guests and good So
cial evening was profitably enjoyed.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20
cEDAREDeE ITEMS
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Apple picking will begin next week.
Many of our people attended the
conference at Delta last week.
Mrs. McCoon has gone to Grand
Junction for medical treatment.
Tom Roberts is building a. packing
shed at the Edwards orchard near
town.
Finley Roberts has disposed of his
business and will move over near
Pueblo where he will superintend a
large ranch.
The Rev. Thomas OF Denver preach.
ed a very interesting sermon to a
large congregation at the community
church last Sunday morning.
Last Sunday a farewell picnic din
ner for Finley Roberts and family
was given on the lawn at the home of
Frank Hirt.
Jack Frost has been prowling
around in this vicinity couple of
nights but did no damage
Mrs. b. F Elhart departed last
Sunday for Denver to be gone few
weeks visiting with relatives
Our school will close for a couple
of weeks to permit the pupils to help
in the apple harvest now on.
On Tuesday evening Rev. Carpen-
ter and family were surprised to have
many members of the church come
walking in together singing and each
one carrying package which they de
posted on the table and then proceed
ed to have a good time. The pastor
and his family are very dear to our
people and we are all happy to have
them with us another year.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20
FIAT PRICE OF $40
FOR SUGAR BEETs

F. G. Holmes,
Grand Junction.
Dear Sir:
In accordance with promise made
to growers last spring. you are re-
auested to advise that beets VIII be
paid for this fall on basis OF $40
ton. as the food administration has
today fixed the price on sugar.
Yours Truly
A. T.. CARLTON.
The above message, received this
morning by Fred G. Holmes, mana
ger of the local sugar factory, when
ia owned by Mr.. Carlton and his as
sociates. means that the beet grow
ers OF the Western Slope territory
will this year receive about ssO'ooO
over and above the contracted price
for their sugar beets. as II Is rough
ly estimated that 10000 tons OF beets
will be grown for the local factory
and all had been contracted FOR at
the fiat rate of $3.50 per ton. When
the contracts were made, however,
last spring. Mr.. Carlton had author
lied the announcement that while the
contracted price was but $500 an IN
crease over this amount would be
paid voluntarily II the government
raised the price Of sugar and II is fnl-
filment OF this promise that the In
crease Of $50 is now given. The
news OF the increase will be welcomed
by the many growers over all the
western slope territory which sup
niles beets to the local factory as II
means a handsome increase for each
OF them in the seasons returns
In 1916 the Holly Sugar company
contracted with growers for the grow
ing OF beets at $3.50 per ton, but al
the end OF the season paid Sc instead
an Increase over and above the con
tracted price Of 80 cents per ton.
In the 1917 contracts the company
guaranteed the growers SO per tor
for their beets. with n sliding scale
dependent upon the sugar content o
the bects. and ranging ~ to the y
mark. Al the close Of the season
the growers were given nat price
of 81. which had been get as the max
lJmum mark and which meant hand
some increase over what they ha'
expected to receive.
Inst spring when the work of Ne
curing contracts for the growing q
beeia was started. Mr.. Carlton an
nounced n raise to the $3.50 mari
for the beets on account OF the IN
creased EXPENSE incurred by tn
grower In the production Of this cror
TbIs Increase was given before tn
government started n movement fo
Increased prices IN order to atimu'ni
,be rrcduciIor OF supnr bee's nm
Mr.. Carlton. In carrying out th
! Wishes of the federal food ndniin''
irafIon In their efforts TO secure th
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20
CONTINUE STRIKE
ALONG MAD RIVER SECTOR

Paris. Sept ls.-The La Liberto
says that the americans are striking
northeastward along the Mad river
valley toward Grose and Chamblay
and have captured a series OF impor
tant fortified positions. Gross is 7
miles southwest OF Metz and only a
mile from the german frontier.
simultaneously the attack In
Woeyre advanced two or three kilo
meters and reached the Watronville
Nieutc court tDieppe-M line.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20
GERMAN TERRITORY REGION
OF RHINE STATE OF TERROR

Berne, Sept. is.-That portion OF
germany In the region of the Rhine
river. is in a state of terror. despite
the official assurance that the Franco
American drive is unimportant. TRAY.
elers from there say that the popula-
tion of Mulhausen bas been warned to
prepare TO eyacuate the city at once.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20

Washington, Sept s.-Authorities
predict that the recognition OF the
Jugo-Slavs In Russia. Az n separate in
dependent nation, WIN be President
Wilson's next thrust at the Demy. fol
lowing his blunt rejection Of the Aus
trian note. A new teuton peace man
euver is anticipated hut II will fail un-
less the central powers make clear.
cut acceptance Of Wilson's terms.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20

Amsterdam. Sept. 49, Amerl an
war correspondents predict that q
great battle will soon he being waee0
on the Vcrdun front.
The Delta independent., 1918-09-20

1t will heat your whole house practically the
that You have been heating and will the
degree of heat on the floor the ceiling
1t is not and something but Furnace
that giving entire satisfaction to host of satisfied house
holders only other sections but right here home
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
PEOPLES GIN HANDLES
FIRST new COTTON
TWO BALES GINNED AT MODERN
PLANT LAST SATURDAY
Manager Sicily Says He Experienced
No Trouble as Staple Was Dry
and Nicely Picked

The first OF the 1918 cotton crop to
come to Opelousas to be ginned was
handled by the Peoples Gin of this
city last Saturday Two bales came
in, one being for J. J. Mistrot &
Son of near opeIousas, the other bale
belonging to Remi Wallior, also
near the crty.
The cotton was handled without
the least trouble, said Manager Stel-
". who remarked incidentally that
if the farmers gathered their cotton
with as much pains as did Messrs.
Mistrot and Wa1lior q better quality
sof staple would result and the farm
.ers eonseaue would receive a
higher price for the ginned staple
In. the case of badly picked cotton,
Mr.. Sicily states, it is almost impos-
sib1e to turn out a fine staple, not
even with the modern methods Of
CREATING dill HdILuliH5, dAu tiIC nese7
ural result IS the farmer gets low
er grade Of cotton and lower price.
Wet cotton is an abomination, from
the ginner's standpoint, and serious
results follow its handling at the gin,
often causing a breakdown or
choking of the machinery and a dam
aged staple which brings lower
price on the market. Il the farmer
gets less than he expects for his cot
ton, nine times out OF ten it is due
to his own carelessness in gathering
the cotton from the stalks. The law.
grades of cotton, it is said, win not
be in great demand this year and the
farmers should see to it that their
labor picks the cotton clean and dry.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
DEATH or EMILE DONATE

Emile Donate, one Of the old and
respected citizens Of this city, died
last Monday, at his home here, aged
SO years and 29 days The funeral
was held the following day with serv-
ices at the Catholic Church and in
terment In the Catholic cemetery.
The deceased, BY dint Of many
years of work at his trade as a
brickmason, close. attention to bust
ness and the use of splendid 1udg-
ment in the conservation Of his
earnings, accumulated some property
which he leaves now to his children.
Sober and reliable, ne won the re
spect of everyone in this community
and his death leaves vacancy in
the ranks OF the colored people
which viii be hard to fill
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
DELINQUENT NAMES
HANDED TO SHERIFF
NUMBER FAILED TO REPORT FOR
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Parish Official Required to Arrest
Men Named and Bring Them
Before Local Board

The local exemption board has fur
nished the sheriff the names of a
number of delinquents men who
failed to appear for physical exami-
nation when ordered to report for
such. There are fourteen names of
such delinquents, and under the Sc
lective draft Law the sheriff is re-
quired. either in person or through
deputy, to visit each of these delin-
quents and bring them before the
local board, and if unable to produce
such persons he shall report to the
board all information which he may
have obtained concerning such de-
linquent registrants
The names OF the following men
Of the June, 1918, registration have
been handed the sheriff as delin-
quents: Jacob Theiry, Rt. 8, Church
Point: George Rivers. Rt. 5, Opelou-
sas; Tommy Garden, Euniee; Joe
Ledieux, Washington: William Ber-
nard, Eunice; Archie Blankship. Eu-
nice; Sam Mitchell Eunice; Joseph
Tezano, Gold Dust; Dores Reed, Port
Barre; Joseph Carrier, opeIousas:
Jeanne Robertson. Baton Rouge:
Leonard Scott. LeonyiIle; Levy De
baiIlion, Dubuisson Robert semfen.
Church Point.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
JUDGE DuPRE TELLS OF THE
HALL MEETING AT EuNtcE


Opelousas, La. August IL, 1919
Editor Of The Clarion:
Two hundred voters assembled at
Fuselier's Hall in Eunice last sun
day to hear addresses in behalf of
Judge Halls candidacy.
Speeches we're made by Mr.. ]. w.
Bassett, president of the meeting:
by Judges Gilbert Z. Dupre and B.
II. Pavy and n. Lee GARLAND. The
friends and supporters Of Judge Hall
insist he will carry that poll. Ii this
be the case, Mr. Gay win not carry
a single precinct in St Landry. This
viii be the reply Of st. Landry to Mr..
EWing's hand-picked candidate. They
cite that Candidate Gay is totally Iii.
competent to represent this state in
the most august assembIage in this
world To this | say amen. In M
opinion he has nothing to recon-
mend him to the voters of this state.
other than his money and his
grandpa made that.
This grandpa talk makes me
tired When man talks about his
ancestors, he likens himself to d
potato-the best portion Of him Is
under ground. Why not be like
Junot, who, when asked about his an
cestry, replied: 4 know nothing
about it; ! am my own ancestor
Yours truly,
or RERT II DTTPRE
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
NEGRO GOVERNMENT AGENT
MAKES REPORT ON WORK

James NJ Burr. negro representa-
tive of the United States department
Of agriculture and the university ex-
tension service for the parish, has
just completed an exhaustive report
of the general work done and being
done in st. Landry The report COW
ers many phases of activity and one
of the main features being the work
done by the home canning and dem
onstratiOn agent. who assisted Agent
Burr in the canning demonstration
this season. This part of the work
was under the direction of Agent
Burr's wife, who is graduate of
the Texas state University for
Negroes.
The report shows, among other
things, that more than five thousand
cans and jars of food stuffs have
been preserved in one way or an
other. The report goes to Mr. Leo
II. Fayrot, who is at the head Of
the negro work in the state depart
ment Of education II also shows
the war activity OF the negroes in
this parish and shows further that
they have contributed literally to
all the war funds and are ready to
work further for the winning of the
war.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
FEDERAL OFFICERS
ROUNDUP SLACKERS
FIFTEEN MEN cARcED WITH
FAILURE 70 REGISTER
Four Waived Trial and Agreed to
Resisterothers Under Bond
for Future Trial

Mr.. G. =. Geren. United States
deputy marshal, from Shreveport,
accompanied By Sheriff Fontenot and
United States Commissioners W. Alex
Robertson. made an extensive trip by
automobile over considerable por-
tion Of the parish last Saturday. sun.
day and Monday, investigating and
taking action upon large number Of
reported Stacker cases.
Some of these cases have been re-
ported to the exemption board, some
to the sheriff and others to the com
n1issioner's office, and altogether
about forty reports were given per!
soaai INVESTIGATION on the trip AS.
q resuIt u f1iis activity, about fif-
teen Of the parties charged with fail
nre to register were placed under
bond for trial, others were discharged
on producing evidence that they were
not within the age. and four waived
trial and agreed to register as being
within the age subject to military
service The foar defendants who
registered voluntarily we're: Clean
dre Boudreau, Sunset, white; Isaiah
Goudeau, alias Sampson Goudeau,
Palmetto, colored Isaiah Brown,
Plaquemine Point, coloredi Faire
Andrus. LawtelI, eo1ored.
The officers expect that several
others out Of the lot investigated viii
report their names direct to the
Commissioner, Mr. Robertson, togeth-
er with the names of parties who win
testify to their age; or. when more
convenient, report the names and
evidence to the local board Or the
sheriff who viii turn the data over
to the commissioner.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
GOVERNOR HALL TO
VISIT THIS PARISH
EARLY next WEEK
Senatorial Candidate to Make Tour
Of Parish and will Deliver
Number of Speeches
TOUR INCLUDES MEETINGS AT
oPELousAs AND EuNIcE
Former Executive Expected to Have
Great Ovation as ST. Landry is
One of His oldstime
StrongF1olds

Former Governor Luther E. Hall.
candidate for United States senator,
Broussard succession, viii be a Wis
itor to st. Landry early next week,
and posters have been printed and
circulated giving the full itinerary Of
his visit and the places where he viii
visit and address the voters on the
issues Of the day and present his can
didacy formally to thel people.
Governor Hall is popular in this
parish and it is practically conceded
that he will receive a large majority
of the votes for senator in the Sep
tember primary when his name will
be before the people as candidate
for the Broussard succession. His
visit here is in the nature of a re-
neWal of Old friendships and unques-
tionably he will not only hold his.
present strength but also gain other
votes.
While he and his party viii visit
and speak at number Of places in
ST. I.andly hhe principal meetings.
Of the four WffT be heid, naturally, at
ope1ousas and Eunice, in both Of
which places big meetings viii be
held at night and large crowds are ex-
pected at both places.
The governor is making a winning
campaign and it is generally agreed
that he is the strong man of the tri-
angular race and the other two can
didates have him to defeat. Just
the other day the labor convention
met in Baton Rouge and adopted reso-
lutions, practically unanimous, en-
dorsing the Hall candidacy, only one
delegate refusing to accept the en-
dorsement and walking out of the
room and quitting the convention. It
is said, however, that the labor en-
dorsement of Governor Hall means
that he will receive the votes of
thirtyfive thousand members of the
unions in the state. and that in it
self practically assures his nomina-
ton next month, for he will get a
great bulk of the farmer vote, in
the third district, and the
vote he will receive in New Orleans,
his friends state, will prove a sur
prise to the hackers of his opponents
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
war PICTURES AND
ADDRESSES DRAW
LARGE AUDIENCE
Meetings at. High School Building
Monday Afternoon and Might
Were Well Attended
w. S. S. PLAN IN CAMERON
is EXPLAINED BY souIREs
Or. P. n. Saunders, State DIrec-
tor Of War Savings, Meets and
confers With Precinct
chairmen
w. S. S. PLAN IN CAMERON
is EXPLAINED BY sQuIREs


/ As advertised, the w. S. S. meeting
was held in the auditorium of the
local high school last Monday after
noon and night. DR.. P. FL Saun
/ ders of New Orleans, state director
of war savings, was on hand and
conferred with the precinct chair.
men relative to the methods and
means to be employed in the raising
Of st. Landry's quota. Field repre-.
sentative r. 4. Squires, who was
here also, explained the method used
in Cameron parish with complete
success, his detailed statement be-
ing exhaustive a nd so striking as to
elicit the hearty commendation of
everyone who heard it. At the
night meeting Mr.. Squires exhibited
the war pictures to an audience SO
large that the room was taxed to its
capacity.
Both DR.. Saunders and Mr.. Squires,
in their addresses. endorsed the sys-
tenn adopted by the parish council of
defense in the recent registration and
complimented that body for adopting
and installing such unique method
af takng the census Of the psei,Fs Sc
the parish
Each speaker dWeIt upon the i'm
p5rtance Of some definite organiza-
ton, preferably the council of de-
fense, to take charge of all war
activities and the necessity of hav-.
ing a certain amount Of information
about each individual householder and
his family, in some central office
filed in systematic way so that any
war activity chairman or director
could have access to it at any time,
and the census cards provides that
information.
With the census card system com
pleted, and available for the various
chairmen, the war savings campaign
can be completed In few days. The
coming Liberty Loan will be sub
scribed for in the time allotted, the
Y. M, G.. A., Red Cross and x. c. will
cease to be mountains of effort; the
labor bureau. the fuel and food adj
ministrations viii have a record of
the boys that she has sent to the
front, as well as the support that
was given by the home people.
Field Representative squires was
requested by The Clarion to give a
statement explaining the census sys
TEN and a copy Of his report to DR..
Saunders on Comeron parish, so that
we might publish it for the benefit
Of our readers.
(on account of being delayed by
trouble with machinery, The Clarion
was unable to reproduce the Cam
eron plan" used by Mr. squires, but
it win appear in our next issue.1
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
SPECIAL TRAINING MEN ON
DEPARTING RECEIVE OVATION
Addresses Delivered to Young Sol
diera by Different Parties just
Before EntrainIns Thursday

Thirty-four young st. Landrians
left Opelousas Wednesday and Thurs
day for special training at three diff
ferent universities prescribed by the
government, viz: Alabama Polytech-
mic at Auburn. Alas Tulane Uniyer-
sity, New Orleans, and Louisiana
State University. Baton Rouge.
Quite a number of addresses were
delivered to these young men at the
federal building the day before they
left and when they marched to the
passenger station they were accom-
panied by large crowd Of friends
and relatives who bade them farewell
on their departure to enter the serv-
ice of the government.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-17
ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING
INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS

Deputy United States Marshal
Geren of Shreveport arrested and
brought before United States Com
missioner W. Alex Robertson on
last Monday, August IL, an Italian
merchant from Waxia. Jack Asia by
name, charged by the internal reve-
nue. officials with having sold intox-
icating liquors without a license.
Asia was committed to jail in de
fault of furnishing bond in the sum
of three thousand dollars