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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
DEJEAN CHILD COMES
NEAR BEING KILLED
sEvEN-YEAR OLD SON OF Mr..
AND MRS. /. DEJEAN RUN INTO
Unavoidable Accident Occurred at
Corner of Court and Landry
clary Auto Hits Boy

Little Reginald Dejean, seven
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
pold Dejean. was run into by the
automobile of Albert Clary Tuesday
evening at the corner of Court and
Landry streets and somewhat bruis-
ed. Fortunately, the little fellow
was not badly injured by the una
voidable accident and he was taken
into the shute drugstore and his in
juries attended to at once
The automobile was driven by
Lee Clary, SON of the cars owner
The young nan made every attempt
to stop the macnine and applied the
brakes, but the momentum Of the
machine did not allow It to respond
Immediately and it sEidded quite q
bit. The little fellow attempted to
cross the thoroughfare, not thinking
that the car would turn at that cor
ner, and ran right into the path of
the machine.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
scs plEa Il LOSES u Is g lE,s,,
PERHAPS FOUND HERE

Postmaster Trosclair received q
letter from a soldier now located at
Camp Wheeler, Georgia, stating that
while passing through here on a
troop train he lost a Stetson hat on
the outskirts of this city. He de-
scribed the lost 'lid" as bearing q
red, white and blue cord, a wide
leather band and with the name of
Frank Bros. San Antonio, Texas,
stamped In It. Any information
which will lead to this hats recov-
cry should be communicated to
Postmaster Trosc1air or to James H.
Jones, Regt. Sgt. Co. D., 1O6 Am
Tn, Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Since the foregoing was put in
print last week, we understand that
a soldiers hat was found by some of
the family of Mr.. Skies, section
foreman of the Frisco and whose
residence is located near the west
ern limits Of the city. It may be the
soldiers lost lid
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
ON THE ALLEN
PARISH SHERIFF ELECTION
Kinder Resident Says There viii be
TWO Candidates for the
oden Vacancy

Nolle Chachere, native of st. Ian
dry but for the past several years
resident of Kinder, was in Opelou-
sas last Tuesday evening, returning
home on the night train the same
day. Asked concerning the vacancy
in the sheriffs office caused by the
ousting of DIR. oden, Mr.. Chaehere
stated that DR.. Oden' sattorneys had
applied to the supreme court for
rehearing of the case. In regards
to the special election which will be
held, in case the court turns down
the application, he said that there
were at present two candidates,
former Sheriff 7. Q. Reed and a
gentleman from Oakdale who is now
a deputy sheriff in the office. II
DR. Oden would be candidate or
not Mr. Chachere was not informed.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
TWO ST. LANDRIANS
AMONG |. S. !. WINNERS
CASTILLO AND JosEPH mi AZ
SERVE OFFICERS CORPS
opeloqsas and Melville Boys VIII
Report on May IS for Active
Duty IN Army

Among the fourteen students of
the Louisaaa State University Nen
from the se-.,or class and four from
the junior members Of the reserve
officers training corps, who passed
the required examination at the uni
versity for entrance into the off
GERS training camp, were two from
st. Landry Octave Castillo Of Ope-
Ilousas and Simon Joseph OF Mel
Vile. The former is Of the senior
class and was taking the sugar
chemist course. The latter was IN
the junior class. Young Castillo Il
son Of L. T. Castillo, cashier of
the St. Landry State Bank Of Ope-
lousas, and has been student af
the university for several years.
The young men were ordered ore
port for duty on May Is and in the
meantime they we're allowed to re-
turn to their respective homes, be-
ing given the benefit OF merits for
the rest OF the term.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IS
NARROWLY AvERTED
Driver Of sandoz Car Loses costrol
and Machines Head Into
Big Ditch

Mrs. Fred L. Sandoz and children
were out driving Sunday evening IN
their new Studebaker automoblle.
The driver was young negro who
evidently was not familiar with the
machine. When on the Bellevue
road. Just south Of the city and near
the homes Of Messrs. ). 3. and Wal
ter Wilson, the driver attempted to
turn the car. Somehow he lost his
head and the car, going slowly for
tunately, moved toward big drain
age canal and only ceased its move
ments when the wheels dropped TOO
far for it to have any traction Wnen
If stopped without injury to either
Mrs sandoz, her children and the
driver. Mr.. Walter Wilson came 70
their aid, and later, with his Dig
truck. pulled the car out OF the canal
when it was able to proceed to the
city under its own power.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
BIG Club RALLY
OF war GARDEN BOYS
AND GIRLS HERE SOON
Mrs. Mary .. Giesen, Junior ESten-
sion Agent, Making Prepar-
atoms for Coming Event
GLORIOUS TIME PROMISED
TO ALL WHO ATTEND
VIM ReHeld on Court House Square
the Day after the Closing of
the Public Schools OF
St. Landry

Mrs. Mary B. Giesen, junior ex-
tension agent in this parish, is pre-
pairing to have q grand club rally
the latter part Of the present month.
The rally will be held On the court
house square the day following the
close of the public schools, il pcssi-
BILE, says Mrs Giesen. Prominent
speakers will be on hand, including.
members of the agricultural exten-
sion department, and a grand pa
rade, recitations, songs and patri-
otic music are just small part of
the schedule arranged for the occa-
sion.
The rally is to be held as an ap.
probation of the splendid work
which has been done by the boys
and girls in these clubs throughout
the parish. This work, according ip
Mrs. Giesen, has been very satis-
factory everywhere in st. Landry.
The club at the Palmetto school has
done particularly well, one boy me1n-
ber having a patch Of cabbage,
which, according to many who are
cabbage-wise, is the very best ever
Immediately following the rally,
short course for club members, aistl
others interested in the work, will
begin. Agents from the adjoining
parishes viii assist the local exten-
sion agent. and an agent from the
state office will be on hand at each
place, Melville, Palmetto, Morrow,
Whiteville, Washington, Port Barre.
Sunset, Eunice and opelousas. How
to Handle the Tomato, viii be the
most absorbing subject discussed, as
it is regarded that garden fruit. then
abols loa,iy for consumption, and
canning. will prove profstabls
product 81 the soil to preserve og
mt. ti9d;.s 3 aasss
Mrs. Giesen. the local agent hsls
just returned from the weeks con
vention Of agents Of the southern
district. held at Lafayette last week,
Those who enroll in the coming
short course viii have the benefit cf
the abundance Of information which
she gathered at that convention
Methods Of canning, brining and dry
ing and the saving Of seed win be
prominently discussed and taught
Poultry club work also was dis4
cussed at the Lafayette meeting
The agent has on hand bulletins
dealing with the much discussed
potato, and all those who desire
copies of these bulletins can secure
them by applying at her office.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
HOODLUNS DESTROY
FENCING AROUND
JENNINGS PASTURE
Criminal Act Occurred Tuesday
Night and Many Believed
to BE Guilty
TWENTY WHITES, BLACKS
MAY BE ROUNDED UP
.
Lessor of Land Known as the
myers Pasturen Had Spent
Considerable Sum of
Money for Fence
TWENTY WHITES, BLACKS
MAY BE ROUNDED UP

Some time recently Kavanaugh
Jennings. local cattle buyer, rented
the large tract of land west Of the
city some miles and fenced same in
to be used as pasture The Land
in question has either never been un-
der fence or has been lying out for
many years ana was a pasture for
the general public
Mr.. Jennings spent considerable
sum of money in erecting fence
around this large tract of land and
Tuesday night some miscreants
practically DESTROYED the fencing,
neeessitating the almost complete
rebuilding 81 IL if the land e ta
used for pasture in the future,
It is presumed that the twenty or
more, both white and colored, who
are suspected in connection with
this act of hood1uism had motive
and that that motive was the fact
that they resented the fencing in Of
the land and thus depriving them Of
the free use of the land for the cat
tie and horses which they had been
raising without any expense to them
selves for pasturage.
The officers of the law are busy
after the criminals and it is exi
pected that within very brief time
all or many OF those suspected as
being implicated will be arrested and
brought to the parish jail for safe
keeping as it is manifestly danger
Gus for such two-legged cattle to be
at large.
It is understood that several ar
rests already have been made
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
NATIVE ST. LANDRIAN
APPOINTED TO OFFICE
G. T. HAWKINS, JR. ASSISTANT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
.
Governor Pleasant Selects Him tor
important Position in Cal
casieu District
Governor Pleasant has appointed

Governor Pleasant has appointed
Griffin T. Hawkins. Jr., OF Lake
Charles assistant district attorney
for the Caleasieu district, vice w.
3. White, resigned.
The appointee is native OF st.
Landry parish and is highly CON
nected here. being the son OF u.
Theo. Hawkins OF the Waxia sec
ton and a nephew of DR.. R. @. HaW-
kins OF Palmetto and R. Lee Haw-
kins of Waxia, this latter being
member of the parish school board
from the fourth ward. Young Haw-
kins is also closely related to the
Dejean family of this parish. his
paternal grandmother being daugh-
ter Of the late Felix Deiean. He Is
a graduate, like his father, OF the
Louisiana State University, Though
born in ST. Landry, he moved to
Calcasieu several years ago and af-
ter being admitted to the bar as an
attorney Immediately took up vigor-
ously the practice Of his profession.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
skiLEs LUMBER COMPANY
KEEP UP WITH TIMES
invests in One of the Popular Max.
well Trucks in Order to
Facilitate Deliveries

The A. G. skiles Lumber Company
of this city, in order to facilitate its
local deliveries, has purchased from
osea Bordelon. opelousas agent of
the Maxwell line of trucks and
pleasure cars, one OF the latest Max
well trucks. This purchase was ne.
cessitated by the growing business
Of the skiles Company which is
determined to keep abreast Of the
times in the matter Of quick deliv-
cries for all local orders. The Max
well has proved popular truck in
this locality and Mr.. Bordelon has
experienced little trouble in dispos-
ing of quite number Of them to
business concerns here and else
where in his sales territory.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
MORE TROOPS ARE
CALLED TO COLORS
FOR 18TH OF MAY
States Quota Under This Call Is
Nearly Ten Thousand, Divided
Between Races
ST. LANDRY BOARDS SEND
NEARLY HUNDRED WHITES
New Men to Go to Camp Beauregard,
in Place of Pike-No Indication
Given When Negroes viii
be Entrained

Nearly ten thousand more young
Loufsianians of both races are soon
to enter the training camp to pre-
pare to be soldiers for the govern
ment's National army. The exact
figures as to the races are: 1898
whites and 5499 negroes, and the
first batch of the whites will entrain
from the various boards ON May 25
for Camp Beauregard, near Alexan-
dria instead of to Camp Pike, as
has been the case heretofore This
is the states quota in the call re-
Gently issued by Provost Marshal
General Crowder for 100000 select
men to be added to the new national
army which is already commencing
to be most formidable force and
which is destined to be quite a fac
tor in aiding the combined forces of
the allies in subduing the kaiser.
In the call issued by the adjutant
general, Mr. McCrory, just a few
days ago, following the call of the
provost marshal general, the two
boards in ST. Landry are to furnish
as follows: Board No. l, Opelousas,
fortyefive whites; Board No. 2,
Washington, fifty-one whites, all
for entrainment on Saturday, May
25. 1t is not stated how many col
ored men the two boards 7rill have
to furnish under this general call
nor when they will be inducted into
service, but it is presumed that the
number will exceed that Of the
whites and that they will be sent to
the training camp at a very early
date after May rs. "a
A dispatch from Baton Rouge says
thot '.the states gross quota under
the general call is 16,607 men, but
credit for s2aS array eslIistmenss re-;
astcaa IL vBssa Quota 4 net quo
Ia Of 1889. During the last several
weeks special calls have been is
sued for totals of 2014 white men
and 1s4s negroes, and these figures
are credited against the t3 359, lcay-
irg the actual number cf white and
ncgro to lie entcained under this
ri eraI call totai'ilg 1862 white
aao negro selactma We've calls Nos
were credited to the second net quo
ia because they were in excess OF
the first net quota
"The twelve specia! calls for totals
groes are voluntary induction calls
Of fifty-seven wniies and niue no
groes are voluntary induction calls
and are are regarded officially here
as the first fruits of the nations
want column issued recently for
specially trained workmen
Next week The Clarion will pub
lish the names and addresses OF the
men to be sent from Local Board No.
/ and also from Local Board no. z,
if the latter board furnishes the list
to us for publication.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
CLUSTER LIGHTS WERE
TURNED ON SATURDAY
Quite an Addition and Improvement
to the Court House
Square

The new ornamental cluster lights
were practically finished the latter
part Of last week and the electric
Juice" turned on for the first time
Saturday night. It is needless to
add that they have already proved
quite an addition in the way Of i'm
provement to the beauty spot Of
Opelousas. Three more of the light
posts are yet to be erected-those
on the Market street side of the
square; but Superintendent Jones
has already put down the concrete
foundations and made electric CON
nections and these posts will also
be UP in day or two and the entire
job will then be complete.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11

The colored people of the parish
subscribed approximately $4,000.
The Committee wishes to extend
it's thanks to all those who assisted
in the campaign.
4 full list of the names Of all sub
scrfhers to Bonds of the Third Lib
erty Loan, except those subscribing
through the Banks OF Eunice, Is
herewith submitted, under the head
ings Of the respective banks through
which the bonds we're ordered.
subscribers are requested to call
At once for their bonds, which are
now ready for delivery. Each sub
scriber is entitled to an individual
Honor Flag, which the banks will
supply.
Respectively submitted,
/. !. LARCADE. Chairman.
j. A. DURIo, Secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
sr. CHARLES CONTESTS

The elocution contests held yearly
at St. College College for two gold
medals took place last Friday. A
large crowd of admiring friends and
relatives witnessed the efforts OF
these bright students. John Fitz-
williams captured the medal In the
senior division, with LESLEY Gardi-
ner, next in merit, while Durkee Pei
letter captured it in the junior divi-
sion with G. Dubuisson next In
merit.
The service nag viii be raised in
ST. Charles College Pentacost Sun.
day, May 1s.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
DIVINE SERVICES AT THE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SUNDAY

Divine services will be held at
the Episcopal Church tomorrow
Sunday evening at 3 o'clock, Rev
DR.. Cooper viii occupy the pulpit
and the members and general public
are urged to attend.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
BIG BALL GAME At
ST. CHARLES SUNDAY
coLLEeiANs TO cross BATS
WITH BEAuREGARD SOLDIERS
Game Called at $50 P. Nj. and Big
Crowd Expected to Witness
Spirited Contest

Posters have been circulated an
nouncing game of baseball at st.
Charles College, Grand Coteau, to-
morrow, between the crack team OF
the college and a team from the sol
dier camp near Alexandria. The
game will be played on the college
campus and will be called promptly
at $3.50 p. m. It should prove an IN
teresting contest and draw a large
crowd of fans to witness the tug o
war between the well-drilled collie
gians and the brawny khaki clad
sons of Uncle Sam.
The college team has crossed
bats with teams from other schools
since the baseball season opened
and has made splendid showing SO
far and the youngsters intend to put
M a big game against the soldiers
from Camp Beauregard Sunday and
all who attend can rest assured that
the game will well be worth seeing.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
BOND CAMPAIGN IS
WELL OVER TOP IN
PARISH And STATE
Quota oversubscribed in Practically
Every Political Subdivision
of Louisiana
ST. LANDRY BEATS RECORDS
IN OTHER TWO ISSUES
First Police Jury Ward Leads
With Nearly Two Hundred Thou
sand Dollars Of Uncle
Sans Securities

AS predicted, both Louisiana and
st. Landry parish went "over the
top in the campaign to secure sub
scriptions for the third issue of
United States Liberty Bonds. In
fact, practically every political sub
division of the state oversubscribed
its quota and there is general re-
joicing among the hundreds of thou
sands of patriotic citizens of the old
Pelican state.
1t is simply the same old story
everywhere the people responded to
the governments call for money to
help prosecute the war against the
forces Of autooracy lich are at
ltenpting 70 oyertsIrn the denocras.
sciea of the world Uncle ssasIls do.,
mains are the richest iii the world
and while three or four billions OF
dollars every few months seems a
stupendous sum, it is a mere baga-
te1le when compared with the enor-
nous wealth and resources of this
nation. We have already put up
more than nine billions of dollars
and If necessary can and will put
up ten times that amount in order to
insure the defeat Of the kaiser and
his hordes.
At the last minute it seemed that
New Orleans would fall down" on
subscribing its quota but the big
men and patriotic of that city got
busy and when the clock marked
the hour of the loans close the city
had gone considerably over the mark
set for it.
In the two previous campaigns for
Liberty Bonds st. Landry parish
failed to subscribe its quota. The
same cannot be said of the old EN-
pire Parish this time for it went
over the mark and with many thou
sands to spare. The minimum
quota of the parish was $338,000 and
the subscriptions total $442,600, or
an oversubscription of $104,600.
The number of people who sub
scribed for small and large amounts
was 1887. The colored people also
went beyond the mark voluntarily
set by themselves, they having put
up approximately forty thousand
dollars.
The Third Liberty Loan Commit
tee, which had the entire matter in
charge, did splendid work and for
that it is to be congratulated. The
following is their open letter regard
ing their successful work, and The
Clarion gladly publishes it in full
REPORT OF THE THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN COMMITTEE
Opelousas, La. May 5, 1918:
To the Citizens of st. Landry Parish:
We respectfully submit you this,
our final report of the Campaign in
St. Landry Parish in behalf of the
Third Liberty Loan of our Govern
ment:
The total amount subscribed in
the Parish is s442.60o, and the num-
Der of subscribers 1887. The min
imum quota Of the parish was $685.
900. The people Of St. Landry have
oyer-subscribed this quota by si04.-
500.
Subscriptions by Police Jury
1,,ro IS foIlows.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11

-. Emile Puchen q: Vile Plate.
clerk of the Evangeline parish po-
lice Jury, was a visitor here Wednes-
day night
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11

Mrs. Ike Roos entertained the
Big Bridge Club .charmingly at her
home Saturday afternoon. The
lovely prizes were won by Mr.. F. J.
Dietlein and Mrs. Sam Plonsky Of
Washington.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11

Mrs L Dnbuisson visiesd L.
fasetts this past week.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-07-07
STPoNcHcLO CELEBRATION
WAS 4 GREAT SUCCESS

STRONGHOLD. JsIv :. fslS.-i-
WAS ,-u-v = glorious Fourth o. July.
.a-,, in the beau-i,u, Ola cocli.e
shanghai. bv over iva thousand us7.
III f-,, ali pa-.s ~ roobiS- county
and :, saw tia, N, celebration civ.
.. under me au.nicas 81 til. r9oaj.e
r.r~.y Farm, Ru-eay and The Sylosu-
s--f~- valley R-ar-b O.. The A,.a-;c,,
9.l c-,.s was success j. uniting
II -rs,v indeed
.g-o parties began arriving d. tie
grounds earlv in tine dsr. and by .o1
o.cr,c,- ne cooI and ,ss5y section So.
Iec,er yr- ILL aa.i- vas dotted with
machines and pat-.c.f. geon,-. who
b,s r..le-e4 70 celebrate CIR Natal
nav
Fss-a..-gepts were in abundance.
BON -o.ea; and G-;1t. and s5c.ab,,irv
was -ra order Of the ds- among IRE
merry III opg
The I'm cavalry Band OF Doug.
Las. was somewhat late in reaching
the grounds. and as they marched up
the canyon playing 4 lively air. they
were greeted by cheer after cheer.
and the music rendered by ter. dur
ing the day was greatly enjoyed.
Then came the barbecue dinner.
and words Of praise FOR the manner
in which il had been prepared and
served were heard or every tongue.
Following the barbecue. TO which
Gull justice was done by the apetites
/ created by the cool mountain air. the
( visitors were addressed bv Mrs. :.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-07-07
TOMBSTONE TAME
SAYS SCOTT WHITE

Spn,t White forrnerIy sIari.t Of 10.
cElse county, now receiver II the local
land office, can tell many inJ=ies-Iu-
stories Of his experiences as & sheriff
IL the days when Arizona was chain
Z; mining camps connected oy stage
coach lines, says the Arizona RepIa-
Lean. \ statement appearing IL -:
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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-07-07
APPOINTMENT MADE BY
CAMPBELL is QUESTIONED

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missioner 10 succee1 Rudolph Kucb.
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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-07-07
RECORDER kREes ASKS
RELATIVES FOR ADDRESSES

Relatives OF soldiers or sailors in
national service are asked by County
Recorder Krebs 10 supply him with
the present addresses of their kins-
men in service in order that he may
mail TO them a ballot on which they
may vote in the primary. September
10 ard in the subsequent general cleo
ton for state and county officers
These relatives are the recorders
sole dependence in getting these ad-
dresses and they are asked to supply
them at once. today or tomorrow. as
he must supply them to the board of
supervisors fifty days before the date
Of the primary election.
The supervisors and the recorder
are trying 70 carry out the law pass
81 by the recently adjourned legisla-
TN whiah enacted Law permitting
soldiers and silo-s. whether in the
United states or over seas. TO vote
a, tie primary and general election.
Under tn general election law.
candidates are required to file their
nomination petitions not more than
siX,ey days and not less than twenty