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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13

ry, who, after having consumed half
a. sheep, two plates of salad, one
chicken, and three lemon pies, and
being asked, for the sake of polite
ness, if he would take something
else, informed US he was not accus-
toned to eating heartily in the mid
die of the day and he was just as
satisfied with that snack as if he
had eaten a hearty meal, but he
very kindly consented to dissipate
the gloom that was temporarily
thrown over the occasion, by render
ing in a very effective manner, and
to the great enjoyment of the audi
ence. the old war song, ~'Ttpperary,"
the audience very enthusiastically
joining in the. chorus.
In conclusion, the writer wishes to
express his thanks and appreciation
to Mr.. Murray and family and all
other good people who c~ooperated
with him in making the day one
long to be remembered, and we es-
pecially thank the speakers who
came hero through the heat and dust
to do their bit for the glorious cause
and help ito make the world safe for
Democracy" $500 war contribution
taken in for the day.
Thanking you in advance, / am,
dear Mr.. Editor,
Very truly yours,
HENRY ERLTCH.
-o-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13

Misses Thelma and Margery Go
deau of Melville were visitors at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix De-
zauche recently.
A. ]. Bercier, JOS. Chachere, Sid
ney Roos and George Gardiner, all
Of Beauregard. were among the sol
diers who visited Opelousas the past
week
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13
$50 cures Malarial Fever.

Frank Carlo and Jno. N. Ogden.
Jr.. who have been at Coopers Wells,
Miss, for some time past, have re-
turned home much benefited in
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landry have return
ed from a visit to Abbeville.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13

Attest ]. ]. PERRoDIN, City Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13
EDAB ARA

The undisputed Queen of Actresses, last seen in Camille,
which was said to be her best work. In her latest drama
she outdoes all her past efforts. The cast includes Charles
Clary and many other favorites. The production, directed
by GORDO EDWARDS and presented by William Fox,
at
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13

666 contains no alcohol, arsenic.
nor other poisonous drugs.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-13
Du Barry

A Drama of France, with as the principal character Nine
DuBarry, a woman of the underworld who after meeting
King Louis Of France becomes his mistress. In history, Du-
Barry is spoken of as a modern Cleopatra. See this won
derfu1 drama and see the price she paid for the glory. The
role of DuBarry adds another triumph to
Evening star., 1918-12-01
War Privations.
A MAJOR Of the intelligence bureau

A MAJOR of the intelligence bureau
said:
"On the other side Of the water the
civilian has been up against all sorts
OF queer privations and hardships. No
matches. no coal, no kerosene, no to-
bacco-that has been the condition
OF the civilian in many parts Of
France.
"They tell story in France about
man who was staggering along q
dark street with a grandfather's clock
on his back. Another man stopped
him and said:
Hello. Castor! Moving?'
Moving. be darned!' CASTOR an.
swered. In, carrying this to the
nearest lamp post so that / can see
what time it. js.'" 40 =,
Evening star., 1918-12-01

of Loudoun county. in 1857. says that
the new county included in Its bor-
ders some Of Philip Ludwell Lees
lands. He continues: 'Lcesburg. the
county seat, was named from the Lee
family, who were among the carly
settlers in the county; 1t was cstab-
lished In September, 1853. in the thir-
ty-second year Of tho reign Of King
owned the sixty acres around the
court house. had them laid off into
streets ana lots. some Of which, ct
the passage Of the act. had been built
upon. Tho act constituted tho Hon.
Philip Ludwell Lee, Thomas Mason,
Francis Lightfoot Lee. Thomas Hamil-
ton. Nicholas Minor. Josiah Clapham,
Aeneas Campbell, John Hugh. Francis
Hague and william West, gentlemen,
trustees for the town."
About tho year 1851 Philip Ludwell
Lee, the son Of Thomas Lee, was mar
ried to Elizabeth 6teptoe, q daughter
OF James Eteptoe OF Westmoreland
county. They left three children. After
Philip Ludwell Lees death his widow
Evening star., 1918-12-01

House. Philip Ludwell Lee. after the
custom Of many influential families
IN Virginia. was sent to college in
tuition which he attended has not been
preserved. It is known, however, that
he studied law, at the Inner Temple,
London. On the death Of his father
he inherited the larger share Of
Thomas Lees estate. and among the
lands bequeathed were large tracts
in Westmore1and and Northumber-
land counties. in Virginia, on the
eastern shore Of Maryland, two
islands In the Potomac, land some
land by the river (Potomac) above
the Great Falls" One Of the stories
has It that Thomas Lee, many years
before the revolution, took up lands
along the upper Potomac, believing
that some day the colonies would be.
come Independent Of Great Britain
and that the new nation would locate
Its capital on the Potomac near Great
Falls. The historian of the Lee fam
lily says: "This story seems rather
improbable; one might have prophe-
sled that the growing colonies would
one day form themselves into Q new
nation, but that one could SO far in
advance predict the location Of its
capital is rather unlikely. At any
rate, prophet or NO prophet, Thomas
Lee did locate q claim only q few
miles above the resent site Of Wash
ington."
after reclting the fact Of the creation
Evening star., 1918-12-01

Richmond county. calling his mansion
and the adjacent lands Menokin. He
married Rebecca. the second daughter
Of Col. John Tayloe. whose wife was
born Rebecca Platter. Their home
was Mount Airy, Richmond county, on
the James. At the death OF Francis
Lightfoot Lee he bequeathed ito my
nephew, Thomas Lee Of Loudoun, all
my lots In the town of Matildaville,"
and named Thomas Ludwell Lee Of
!.oudoun as his executor. In passing,
let the Rambler mention that Matilda :
Vile was the town which stood at
Great Falls on the Virginia side and
where the ruin OF house or mill
still may be seen. Great expecta-
tions were entertained Of that place
In connection with the around the
falls canal Of the Potomac Improve
ment Company and tho utilization Of
the water power at the falls for mill
ing and manufacturing. This amhi.
uops project was very close to the
hearts OF George Warrington, Thomas
Jeferson and other distinguished men
or the carly republican era. Asa the
Evening star., 1918-12-01

married Philip Richard Fendall. She
died. about 1889. The children Of
Philip Ludwell Lee and Elizabeth
Steptoe were Matilda, who married a
cousin named Henry Lee; Flora. who
married a near kinsman named Lud-
well Lee, and Philip, who was born In
1878 and died in infancy.
X u
Francis Lightfoot Lee was the sixth
son Of Thomas Lee Of Stratford and
his wife, Hannah Ludwell. He was
born at stratford House October IA.
1894. He received his education
under private tutors. the principal Of
whom swas Rev. Mr.. Craig. who. ac-
cording to the Lee historian. mot only
made him good scholar. but imbued
him with a genuine fondness for the
classics" When Francis Lightfoot
Lee reached his majority he settled In
Loudoun county on lands which had
been bequeathed to him by his father.
not all the lands Of Thomas Lee in
Loudoun having been left to Philip
Ludwell Lee. Francis Lghtfoot Lee
was one Of the early notables in the
politics Of Loudoun and was one OF
the pre-revolutionary representatives
Of the county in the house OF bur.
gesses at Williamsburg. It was not
long after his marriage that he left
Loudoun and took up his residence in
Evening star., 1918-12-01

ESTIN0 under the oaks that
~ stretch rough boughs above
Belmont Chapel and the pallid
tomb erected there to tho
memory OF Margaret Mercer,
the Rambler looked across fields to
another low and rounded hill where
4 . big brick house poked it's heavy
4 chimneys higher than the oaks and
cedars and showed Its gables, porch
columns and bits Of wall through the
branches Of leafless trees. That Is
Belmont House. One can trace dou-
Bile line Of cedars extending from tho
deep grove which holds the chapel in
its embrace to the trees which grow
around the big brick house.
\ Those cedars mark the outline Of an
old lane which led between the man.
sion and the chapel. It is q way that
was well trodden many years ago,
but 1t Is not often that anybody
walks that way now. Even the newer
roads which lead from the Leesburg
pike and the Ashburn road into the
woods Of Belmont Chapel seem to be
as old as roads can be. and yet pre-
serve their right to be called roads.
Neglect soon makes even a new road
look old, and the bitterest neglect q
sgoad can suffer Is to be foresaken by
imam and horse.
The ways that penetrate the gloomy.
SAlmost ghostly, woods Of Belmont
gChapel never were automobile roads.
It is likely that the chug Of gas en-.
4gine never broke the quiet OF that
grove, where, under dead leaves and
forest mold, lie the bones and ashes
Of perhaps thousands Of people to
whom the hne vistas Of the Goose
creek region, the Broad run region
4 and the 6ugarland run region were
more familiar than they are to you
# and me.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14
OFFICERS
CAPTURE big Still
MASKED MEN TAKE PART OF CON-
FlsCATED MOONSHlNE

WASHINGTON, Ga, April ~.
Three thousand pounds Of sugar, three
copper stills with aggregate capacity
Of 250 gallons, three thousand gallons
beer, sixty-seven fermented, and $50
gallons whisky was the record haul
brought to Washington this morning
by Deputy Collectors McNair and Jack
son, Of Atlanta. as the result Of a SEN
sational blind tiger raid Thursday night
in Lincoln county near Lisbon.
Officers found kettles steaming in
dicating that operators had made q
hasty get away, and no arrest was
made, but information was. obtained
which will lead to the arrest Of at
least two prominent citizens 70 LIN
coin countycharged with the wholesale
manufacture and distribution Of "spik-
cd ligtening"
The sensational feature of the raid
was the hold up of two wagon loads
of conliseated property by four mask
ed men near Danburg in Wilkes coun-
ty A large portion Of the seized
whisky was retaken.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14
GIVE THEM A CHANCE

Ii every American that cannot go
TO the trenches had as much anxiety
70 see our forces get into the great
drive as we have, there would be
some noise just now 1t is unwise to
assume that the American soldiers
can get the Germans by the breeches
and run off with them at will. They
are too well drilled in warfare. 1t
wonld not be altogether easy, but.
As sure Us the Americans get
chance. there lis going to be some
clever gritty sdrapping, and the Hun
win know the ire is bit hotter
where the American soldier holds
forth. These who are running the fray
for thc Allies surely know what they
are doing and in the end cur time
win come. but in the critical pull OF
the past few days il looks so much
like the brave ones ought to be at
them till we cannot but hope all the
day long that some scrap of news
win come in announcing that our men
are going after the assaulting enemy
lines.
The hardest blow yet struck at the
American sector of the battle lines
was delivered yesterday after two
DAYS of severe artillery preparation
The enemy got barely 10 the wire
entanglements in front of the Amer
lean trenches before ii was all over
with the eight hundred or more of
tho attackers. The GOODNESS, the quick
moyemnet and the sure aim with
which the Americans worked put an
end to the fray and we never lost a
prisoner.
our best men may already be in
the battle lines where they are most
needed Let us hope they are 1t is a
sure thing that no Boehe will go
easily over the ground they occupy.
II is also sure thing that a larger
percentage Of Them will pay with
their lives Cor the efforts. Our own
troops ought to have the opportunity
in the present battle. Let them HELM
nut the Boche on the defensive
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14
TIE PRICE OF SHOES

II is not necessary for this country
to DO what England had to do to get
shoes for the people at reasonable
prices There uniform grades were
selected and adpoted and prices fixed
ana the shoes are now made under
government supervision Certain al
lowances are made for the raw mater
ial and labor, but the shoes are 60
ing to the people at the uniform fix,
cd prices.
These prices are less than what is
now normally charged in this country
Shoes are costing the people double
the price at which they should come.
Before the war hides went as high
as 28 cents p0dnd. Now they range
IS low as eight cents pound The
country is full of them and the pro
duction seems Unlimited. The pack
ers housed and stored wherever they
could till they can house no more
and the price has slumped till the
cost of real raw leather is less than
Cne-third what it was JUST before our
entry into the war,
But. do .|aQ know ssltQther -t4leEe is
reduction in the price of shoes?
The cost is out OF all reason The
Federal Trade Commission has pro
missed some relief, but it must come
slowly IL the shoe manufacturers
cannot be brought off their unrea-
5onably high profiteering schedule,
HE government should make them
come and that rapidly.
The country has already been
'arced to the use OF various SuDSt-
utes in large quantities 1t is being
assorted by the manufacturers that
Che public shall pay the high prices
or The stock on which the gambled
When they did not need it, but unless
they hurry, the public is largely go
ing to dodge, for the substitutes have
put real leather almost out of the
every day use Of shoes. Only the well
10 do now use them and the great
masses satisfy themselves with shoes
,hat are not leather. This will tell
On the manufacturers 50 quickly that
hey will regret the day they held to
The high prices
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

has been prohibited by Franc Mangum,
ty. Action prohibiting the sale was
food administrator for Sumter coun
taken after local authorities had con
suited Dir. A. NJ. Soule, state food adj
ministrator. Announcing his decision,
MI Mangum said: "As grocers make
very little profit on sugar and must
sell it in limited quantities, | feel it
my duty to restrict the sale Of this
commodity wholly to the price fixed
by the food administration Moreover,
it is contrary to the regulations gov
erning the sale Of sugar and wheat
flour, for either of these commoditi 5
to be used as an advertising medium.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

helped as loyal men should have help
ed, and obey will remain where dHaN
are, doing their utmost to stem the
Hun war tide. 1t is the complaining
element with which Great Britain
will have to deal before it is over It
is to be regretted that any differences
with Ireland should have to be thresh-
ed out now There is no time for such
a thing The Emerald Isle has part
as really and as truly as has Wales
and Scotland and the Irish have no
reasonable claim to exemption from
the CONSUMPTION for war
Lloyd George, the man OF stern
accomplishment in England, will put
Ireland where Ireland belongs and
the great British machine will move
on to the one purpose Of exterminat-
ing the German militarist. His firm
reply to attacks when the service
act and home rule We're announce
The other day had but the one thing
in view that of applying the service
act in ireland as it applies to the re-
mainder Of the country
The whole thing, 50 far as the pre-
nier was concerned, has been worked
cut to the best Of all and nothing re
manned but to put into effect the re-
suit of the deliverations Ireland must
help fight.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14
A WORTHY CAUSE
BY j. w. F'aagan


II ever the United States needed
money and other assistance it needs
il now to prosecute Thu, present war
10 its bitter end.
Saturday last was q bond-rallying
day in Iiawlsinsvillc. Numerous cit
2ens of the town rallied to the support
Of the government by purchasing war
bonds. one man borrowed two thous-
aud dollars to help Out thecase. MI
nervous cars bedeclcd with the Nation
II colors dashed to ard fro through
the streets in aid of the worthy cause
Ii this writer, comparatively poor
man he'd surplus funds he would be
proud to invest in sucha worthy cause.
There is no better way of showing
Dnes patriotism in the present war cri-
sis than to invest in Liberty Bonds
The dcstinies of nations now lie in
the balance on the western War
front The Germans are determined
o hr2aE through and cut off Frances
supply form the south if there is any
possible chance, A million or more
men are arranged in battle lines just
nhind the Grcman invading forces
ii the Kaiser 10 enter the battle line
yhen ordered to do so. They must
halted before III, whitening fire of the
entente Allies.
one million American soldiers must
uickly get into line to help stem the
IN desperate onrush of the Kaiser's
uen. Can. Ii he done? These two
-ital questions must be answered in
h affirmative. Better to live a slave
nGnr a republican form of govern
0eut rather thau 10 come under til
/ irtator ship of a German Monarch.
Sc patient Things may go against
IS for while. just wait until this
.ouutry can throw its weight against
ierman Imperialism Don't get down
hearted. This is no tine for faint
/ 1e2rts. lust remember that the tide
/ IF fortune Gibbs to and fro during a
treat crisis like this. We must win.
Ne shall win.
( L sometimes feel like crying out:
/ .. God in Heaven, what is to become
/ IF the world? What is to be its des-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14
The IRIsA EITuATlON

1t was 2 revelation 10 Americans
10 read what the Irish members of
the House of Commons offered Lloyd
George as a reply TO his announcement
that Ireland is going 10 help fight the
remainder OF the war.
Although there have been many
political battles for and against home
rule in ireland. most OF them stirred
by the Irish themselves thequestion
is notyet settled so far as the mind
Irish is concerned. The country-should
have been given home rule many.
mann. years ago, despite the fact that
some Of the people did not want it,
Tie service act then might have cone
with more gracious reception. -.
But Ireland's best mon have already
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

81 a DOdfueHeU 9nteilecl, theFe lrlGtt
be much good to follow.
The good schools have more to do
with advancement Of civilization than
any other agency under the sun. The
good library is the greatest auxiliary
the school can possibly have. The
men who have given the people Of
community its library do not even
dream Of the good that shall come in
the years ahead What an agency for
the good that shall come
enlightenment! How much it viii
serve in all the years Of the future
TO lift the veil Of ignorance and i'm
plant within the soul the greater
possibilities Of trained thinking!
The fountain Of learning rs open to
the wide world in our new library.
Let these who would develop, enter
and enjoy the blessings
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

DIR. 3. DANIEL, Internal Medicine and
Physical Measures, such as Electro
thierapy, Hydrotherapy, Vibration,
Light Treatments, X-Ray, Etc. Cor
delo, Georgia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

10 succeed J. H. Harrison, of Atlanta,
as president Of the Georgia Division
7. P. A. Albert Erhlich, of Savannah.
himself for the third term as
secretary. He was given the addi-
tional title Of treasurer.
Greetings were received from Sec
rotary McAdoo by the convention.
which replied, pledging loyalty and
support. Similar greetings wore ex-
changed with Governor Dorsey.
The convention will adjourn this
evening with a big bail
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

Members Of TIE Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusives
entitled to the use for republication
Of all news dispatches credited to it
or not ott erwise credited in this pa
per and also the local news published
herein.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14
ttaWEUSNlile. ia. April g.
CUT RATE SUGAR PRICES
FORBIDDEN IN ANERLCUS

Americas. Ga, April -tSpeciaD-
A special sale Of sugar at reduced
prices. advertised by dealer here
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14
The Cordele Dispatch
Established In 1sos.)

Published Daily Except Saturday
Semi Weekly, Sunday and Wednes'
day.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

DIR. w. w. MccOLLUM, Dentist, West
brook Building, Cordele. Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14
DISPATCH PUB. co.
cirAs. E. BROWN Editor
Subscription Price--DaiIy

Communications on all topics pub
liEhed when not too long and accompa
MED bv fun names and address. Not
responsible for views of contributors
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

L. L. DAVIS, Attorney-at-Law, Office
Phone 1870, Cordele, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

The lynchers who got the disloyal
minor, Prayer, should not have an
easy time Of it. Loyalty ana the
supremacy Of the law are two entire
y different things but real loyalty
never takes the law into its own
hands to administrator It has too
much regard for the state.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

DIR. a. J. WHELCFEL, Physician and
Surgeon, American National Bank
Building. Cordele, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

Dr.. p. n. Notwithstanding
Disease and Orthodontia, Holmes Bldg.
Phone No. ~ Cordele, Ca
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

II you have never learned what the
public library can mean to you. sup
pose goin and spend a few minutes
With the Librarian and let her help
you get started en- a reading course
that will mean an education to you.
Your advanced years will not weigh
against you There is line Of study
fer everybody and yours can be out
lined so as TO make It enjoyable Ac-
aus ~~~ ~ussunsrn
Quaint yourself with the new library
II costs you nothing and is yours.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

You need not trouble yourself about
the taking over Of the sailing vessels.
They are going to help win the war
and this is your best proof that the
government is doing something. Your
New York shipments that have been
coming to you by water little soon.
CT, will be taken care Of in some man
ner. Just go along with your business
in the usual manner.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-14

These war gardens of ours, these
tender crops Of cotton, corn and pea
nuts, came dangerously near the
funeral procession Friday night Jack
Frost passed very, very close by.
Our losses are light and may be now
we are safe.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-03-14
To RepopuIate France.

While the controversy still RACES in
France around the problem Of provid-
ing husbands for the young women of
the republic after the war, French
psychologists and economists have In
dignantly rejected any suggestion of
the adoption of the 'ersatz," or substi.
tute marriage, as put forth in Ger
many. An extensive campaign is being
carried on by DR.. Robert de Simone.
a noted physician, for the legalizing
of contract marriages" for period
of three years. His plan is for the
contracting parties to be at liberty
to dissolve their union at the end OF
the three years. Any issue of the
marrige is to be cared for by the
state In the event of the father and
mother being unwilling to assume re-
sponsibility, the parents to devote a
percentage of their earnings to the ed
ucation and maintenance of the chill
dren.-Capper's Weekly.