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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06
THE HORSE AND THE OYSTERS NOT AN UNNATURAL ERROR

An amusing story is told about Ben
! iamin Franklin, that good and clever
man of whom America is justly proud.
He had been %journeying all day on
horseback, and was half dead with
cold and fatigue for it vas in the depth
of winter, the wind was bitingly cold
and the snow was falling. When the
| shades of the evening began to fall he
realized that it would be impossible
for him to reach his destination, for
it was still many miles away. The
wind had turned to q hurricane, and
snow was binding him, and in the
~fact-eoming darkness he was liable to
perish in a snowdrift. He therefore
began to look out for a shelter for
himself and his steed, and great was
his joy when he came upon a humble
little wayside inn. However poor its
accommodation might be. he felt he
could warm his stiffened and almost
frozen limbs, sc he hastily dismeanted,
gave his horse in charge of the stab
BILE boy, with many injuncttons as to
taking good care of it. and hurried
into the living of the little inn,
which did duty as parlor, dining room,
and kitchen. In its great chimney was
the only fire in the house, and Frank
Inns disappointment was intense when
he found that the landlord and all the
guests previously arrived had seated
themselves around it ST closely that
there was not an inch of space for him
to squeeze through to get to it.
In vain he spoke of the bitter cold
and storm he had been beating his
way through; in vain he told of his
, intense fatigue and chafed his be-
number hands; the selfish occupants
of the seats only Rugged the fire all
the closer, as if afraid Of being asked
to give up some of its warmth to this
new arrival. As usual, Franklin kept
his temper, and when, fter a little
while, the stable boy came in, he turn
ed to him quite eagerly, saying:
did you give my horse a good rub
down, as / told you to?"
yes, sir, he's good and dry now"
"And did you give him that warm
mash / ordered for him?"
Sure, sir, and you bet he's enjoying
it, too
And did | remember to tell you to
give him his oysters? We mustn't for
get to give him his oysters this cold
day"
oysters! Why, bless you heart,
sir no boss ever eats ~oysters!"
@You think not? Well, just try
mine. Take him a dozen on a plate
and you'll see what will hap
penin answered Franklin.
The astonished hostler went out
with the plateful, as ordered, and a
few minutes later every one else had
rushed after him to see the wonder
full horse that ate oysters, leaving
Franklin the sole occupant of the
room. With a quiet smile he seized
one of the chairs, settled himslef in
the very best place before the fire,
and comfortably warmed himself.
A few minutes later they all return
ed with the stable boy, who exclaim-
ed Indignantly:
Didn't / tell yer so, bosses never
eats oysters! and your boss wouldn't
SO much as look at these yer!!"
wouldn't he? The silly fellow" an.
swered Franklin c~omp1acentay, as he
warmed his hands before the blaze.
We'll, then, just give them to me
here. I'll eat them for him."-select.
ed.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06


has made Limburger chees response.
Bile for many amusing incidents.
"A Duteh-Ameriean rural citizen
once went to town to make some pur-
chases, among which was some of this
odoriferous commodity. For convent
ence he placed it in a long box in the
wagon behind the seat. Happening
to stop on the road. an inquisitiye ac.
quaintance approached and asked
what the box contained.
in answer he raised the lid and
replied, I have my grandmother
Well rejoined the inquirer, as he
caught a Whit of the contents, she's
net in a trance"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

AM6 fOTJy-uluLu Aiuud1 SCSSlOn VI
the Seventh District Baptist Associa-
aion OF Churches, Sunday Schools, Wo-
mans Home Mission Soeities. and
Ministers Aid Society Of Louisiana
which convened with the Mt. Olive
Baptist Church of Opelousas, held oae
sof the best sessions in the history Of
chic association.
Prominent among those who visit
I'D the association. were Drs. J. L..
BureI of New Orleans, F. Hams Of
Donaldsonvllle, Rev. @. H. Hayes of
Morgan City. Drs. L. Dixon of Nash
vile, Tenn, and A. R. Butler of Lafa-
yette.
Prof. B. J. Hurd, principal Of the
District High School delivered al able
address to the association. Prof.
Hurd said that, "the time has come
when we must seriously turn our at
&ention to higher education of our
Young people. No race can rise I'M
less their young people are highly
educated. He said that the masses
aDf our people must have an industrial
education, but for the classes, we need
lawyers, doctors, teachers, ministers
nOf the Gospel, authors and all that 1t
takes to make US felt in the intellect
uai world, that we must sacrifice our
time and money. that humanity may
he lift to that height where men, re-
gardless of rae or color will respect
Ahe rights of their feI1owmen.
He urged that every effort be put
forth to instill those Christ-like prin-
S:ipals that cha.acterizes the lives Of
all great B~enefaetors of this common
wealth"
The officers elected for the depart
Rnents are as follows: For the Sunday
school Association; President, DIR. v.
B Bryant; vice president, VIM. Cat
son; recording secretary, D, N. Rhone;
treasurer, C. N. Williams; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. E. n. Stewart; mis-
ssionary, A. J. May; directors, Joseph
Ross, Geo. CLANCY, w. M. Robertson,
III. H. Smith.
Officers of the association of
Churches: President: Rev, E. w.
Renty; vice president. P. l.. Lewis;
treasurer, L. J. 4. Campbell; recording
secretary, Rev. H. G.. Ross; correspond
ing secretary. P. L. Siias; missionary,
w. M. Gatson.
Officers of the Ministers Aid Society
President, Rev. P. L. Lewis; vice pre-
siaent, J. ]. Wilson; secretary, w. H.
Willis; treasurer, E w. Renty.
Officers of the Woman's Home Mis-
sion President, Mrs. E. c. Ross, re-
-cosding secretary, Mrs, E. N. Steward;
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Celino
Griffin; missionary, NJ. NJ. Hunley;
treasurer, Nancy Smith.
Or. l.. C. Simon, wa elected fiscal
agent Of the district.
The session Of the association goos
down IN history as the grandest ever
1aeiG.
Collections are as follows:
Association OF Churches -. $1219.SS
Sunday School $3.50. .,.... 230.54
Women's Home Mission So
ciety ... 21S.54
Ministers Aid saciesy 5S.76
Grand total 49,, IS. $1727.67
A model Sunday sehco, mass meet
Ing was held SUNDAY morning, con-
Quoted by Dr.. Sinner. The instruction
ven to the Superintendents and
teachers was very instructive The
ass citation closed With 2 great ser
mon preached By Rev. P y. Siias.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06
Simple Computation

1t was the first day of school and
Elizabeth, who is now in the second
grade, brought her little sister, Emma
to school with her to start in the first
grade. The teacher said to Elizabeth
How old is Emma?" Elizabeth an
swered, Il don't know. but we've had
her to three fairs"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

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Men who never before could
smoke a pipe and men who've
smoked pipes for years all testify
to the delight it hands out! F. A.
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processl
Right now while the going's
good you get out your old jimmy
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some P. A. for what ais your
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

Grand total .$1727.67
A model Sunday sehco, mass meet
Ing was held Sunday morning, con
Quoted by Dr.. Sinner. The instruction
ven to the superintendents and
teachers was very Instructive, The
ass citation closed with 4 great ser
mon preached By Rev. P. l.. Siias.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-09-06

Just between ourselves, you
never will wise-up to h~igh-spot-
smoke-joy until you can call a pipe
by it's first name, then, to hit the
peak-ofpleasure you land square
on that two-fisted man tobacco,
Prince AIbertl
Well, sir. you'll be 50 ALFRED
happy youth want to get a photo
graph of yourself breezing up the
pike with your smokethrottle wide
openl Talk about s1noke-sport!
Quality makes Prince Albert SC
The sun., 1919-06-05
PATERSON RADICALS
TOLD TO MOVE ON
Mayor NeUman Says City Has
No Room for BoIsheUists.

A warning to dangerous radicals OF all
sorts to steer clear of Paterson. an ap-
peal to all citizens to aid the police by
informing them OF the presence Of any
such persons and a promise OF prompt
action were contained in a statement
issued yesterday by Clifford L. Newman.
Mayor.
But one slight clue to the perpetra-
tors OF the bomb outrages in Thirty
fiTst street was uncovered by the police
up to tonight. Three young women.
whose names were not revealed, have
told the police OF seeing two suspicious
men lettering near the scene OF the ex-
plosion before It occurred. One OF them
was pushing a bicycle. The police are
conducting a vigorous search for these
men. Besides the local detectives In
spectors Campbell and OLsaTy Of the
Department of Justice and Detective
Herman of the New York force are
working on the case. They are aided by
operatives from the Passaic county
Prosecutors Office.
This Mayors warning follows
We don't intend to stand for Boil
shevism or anarchy In this country.
Wherever and whenever we find II we
are going to hit IL. and hit II hard.
Everything in sight will be cleaned out
as far as II is possible to rid the city
OF these undesirables. Sovlets. Boil
sheviks. wavers of the red flag and
others with anarchist tendencies will not
The sun., 1919-06-05

his appointment as Attorney General. In
his cable the President said:
MY heartfelt congratulations on your
escape. 1 am deeply thankful that the
miscreants failed in all their attempts"
No further progress was reported by
the local police to-day In their effort to
identify the man blown up before the
home OF Atto-ney-1 General Palmer Ital-
ian detectives of the New York city
force have arrived here and are work.
ing with the local men. Major Pullman,
Chief Of the city police. said to-day that
he had by 10 means given UP hope Of
Identifying the shattered remains.
A coroner's Jury was called to-day to
sit on tho case. but as there was no evil
dence osubmit to It the session was
adjourned. The jury will be called toa
gether again. Il was stated. as soon As
there Is any evidence for its members to
consider.
While the hunt for the actual
criminals was thus organized, Commits
sioner Caminetti OF the Immigration
asserting that the work Of the Depart
ment looking to the deportation of un-
desirables Ia being speeded up. He said :
The Immigration Bureau Is proceed
ing as rapidly as possible under the cir
cumstances. Some of the Seattle
offenders were offered their liberty on
pledges OF future good conduct prior TO
being brought East. but they did not
accept this offer. Later, during the
habeas corpus proceedings at New York,
the offer was repeated and this time some
Of them accepted II and were given their
liberty on their own recognizance.
I'VE have large number of these
persons at Ellis Island and have called
on the authorities there for n report
on the exact number. with history OF
their cases. No action can be taken In
some of the cases pending court de-
cisions."
MIR. Caminetti denied reports that Com
missioner Howe had protested against
the deportation of the Roy sisters. He
said that Mr.. Howe had merely trans
mitted the records IN these cases to
Washington and the women had been de-
ported.
John T. Creighton, whose appointment
as assistant to Chief Flynn was an
! nounced before the bomb outrages, with
the understanding that Mr.. Creighton. ar
expert, would have charge of the en-
| forcement OF the war time prohibition
act, earned the confidence of Mr. Gar
van, II is learned, by his work in the bu
| reau of investigation OF the War Trade
\ Board. In conjunction with the Alier
Property Custodian's office, headed b.
Mr.. Caravan, Creighton uncovered enemy
ownership in chemical and other indus
| trial properties In the United States
He also worked in connection with th'
British authorities In the building up o.
| the American blacklist of enemy inf1u
| enced firms in neutral countries.
The sun., 1919-06-05
THE SUN, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1919.

nnd Paterson a popular or safe place
for them.
The Police Department has full sway
in this matter, and the chief OF police.
John Tracey, has the power to act as
he deems best. have discussed this
matter fully with the chief and we have
reached an understanding with refer
ence to these people.
Outside undeslrables will not be per-
mitted TO enter this city. but will be
told that It will be better II they con-
tinue on TO some other place.
"Citixens of the city can aid us greatly
by giving to the police all Information
they might have. There Is general
inclination to withhold information Of
this character from the authorities be-
cause OF the fear Of getting into trouble.
1t IL impossible for the police to know
or see everything that goes on within
the city and the authorities must de-
pend upon the public for cooperation In
providing information which might come
into their possession. Those who obtain
information that might be of help and
withhold II are partly to blame for events
that occur as a result"
The sun., 1919-06-05
QUIET RESTORED AT
OVERLAND PLANT
Gov. Cox Is Mum on Question
of Troops.

TOLEDO, Ohio, June AFTER a night
OF rIoting, during which two men were
shot TO death and twenty-five injured.
two probably fatally. the industrial sit
uation tonight WAS quiet at the plant OF
the Willys-Overland Automobile Com
pany. whcih for Ave weeks has been af-
fected by labor disturbances involving
$4,000 workers.
Gov. Cox of Ohio was IN telephone
communication with Mayor Schneider.
officials OF the motor company and rep
resentative citizens to-day. but would
authorize no public statement in regard
TO the recommendations he would make
to the War Department for troops re-
quested by the Mayor. The Governor
said he had investigators here trying to
get to the bottomof the trouble He said
they were working both among the work.
ers and employers
With the Overland plant closed order
was maintained to-day In the vicinity OF
the factory, which last night was the
scene OF clashes between 5000 idle work.
ers and loyal employees. and a later
clash between Polish citizens and dis
charged soldiers acting AZ guards at the
motor plant. 1t was In the latter clash
that the killings occurred.
The sun., 1919-06-05
ALLIES ACT TO KEEP
DANZIG PORT OPEN
Economic Council Also Re-
stricts Austrian Commerce 81
With Neighbor.

rARis, June 4.--The allied military au-
thorities informed the Supreme Eco
nomic Council at It's meeting on Monday
Of steps taken to prevent the German
Government from stopping the transpor-
tation Of foodstuffs to Poland by way OF
Dansig. The OFFICIAL communication on
the council meeting issued to-day says
the council also considered the recon-
mendNtions Of the blockade section con-
cei ring restrictions to be imposed on
Austrian trade with Germany. Hungary
and Bolshevik Russia.
The official text of the statement reads [,
The Supreme Economic Council
held its twenty-first meeting at the
French Ministry of Commerce. at 10
A. NJ. June 2, 1912, under the chair
manship OF Lord Robert Cecil.
II was reported that pursuant to
request Of the Council the allied mil
ltary authorities have taken steps to
prevent the Germans from again
holdipE UP supplies destined for Po-
land via Danzig in contraventfon OF
Article XVI. of the arnistice agree
pnent.
The Council took into consideration
recommendations from the blockade
section with regard to restrictions on
trade between Austria and Germany,
Bolshevist Russia and Hungary.
The importation into Germany OF
drugs or medical accessories not OBJ
tainab BILE in Germany has been au-
thorized.
The Director General OF Relief,
Mr.. Hoover. presented a memoran-
DUN dealing with the steps 10 be
taken for the liquidation OF the
worlds food control which exists
to-day and as to how the economic
problems arising after the approach
ing harvest shall be met A com
mttee consisting of Lord Robert
Cecil, NJ. Clemenceau, Signor Cresri
Mr.. Hoover and NJ. de Cartier de
Marchienne was appointed to study
this question.
The sun., 1919-06-05
GET BOMB CLUE IN
CHICAGO CONFESSION
u. S. Agents Raid Printing
Shops-ErpIosiUes Found.

CHICAGO, June 4.-Daniel Collin. con-
fessed Anarchist, arrested here several
Gays ago. has begun to talk, according to
the police. They say they have a partial
confession from him. which indicates tho
connection of Chicago Reds with recent
bomb outrages and with Red organiza-
tions in the East. Collin Is book
keeper, apparently of Italian extraction.
though he speaks six or seven languages
huently. He has been active IN Red
propaganda here in his leisure time.
Proprietors> OF twelve radical printing
shops were taken into custody and ques-
toned by Federal agents. One OF the
printers confessed that Russian. whose
name he does not know but whom he
can Identify came to his shop recently
and gave the order for the radical circu-
lars found in connection with the whole
sale murder programme. The suspect
also told OF other literature Of the same
character having been turned out by
other shops. Later the printers were re-
leased, but will be closely watched.
Federal agents were kept busy all day
questioning suspects taken In eight raids
on headquarters Of radical groups. They
searched every known rendezvous OF
radicals in Chicago.
Evidence showing that some of the
radical literature used by the conspira-
tors apparently had been printed In
Chicago led some officials to believe that
the entire plot may have been planned
in this city.
Police and Government agents are
investigating a mysterious explosion In q
North Side street early this morning In
which a large automobile was wrecked
Three sticks of dynamite and fifty feet
OF fuse were found in a vacant lot within
several hundred feet of tie wrecked car
No trace OF the occupants of the cal
could be found.
The police declared that the license
tag on the car had been issued to Cor
nelius T. Shea. former president of thu
Chicago Transfers Union and promi
nent in organized labor circles ten year!
ago. Shea Is being sought by the police
| Half a dozen men are In custody to
| day as bomb suspects. following a nigh
| OF activity on the part of Federal agent
and city detectives. Several raids wer
| made on halls on the west and sout
| sides reputed to be places for radica
gatherings.
In one OF these raids II was said eS
plosives were found. in addition to
mass of anarchistic pamphlets gathere
in several places. Both GovernmeT
agents and the police declined to civ
details regarding the suspects, sayin
these would be developed when tn
men were taken before officials OF tn
Department of Justice for questioning
The sun., 1919-06-05
SAY THEY KNOW WHO
SET CAPITAL BOMB
Philadelphia Police Hope to
Arrest Accomplices.
specfni Despafch 10 TIE srN.

PHILADELPHIA, June 4-The name of
the anarchist who threw the bomb that
blew up A. Mitchell Palmer's home In
Washington on Monday is known to
the local authorities here. Definite con-
1rmation of his name is expected within
forty-eisht hours and is expected to
lead to the arrest OF accomplices.
kilograms are being sent broadcast
throughout the country TO the authori-
ties Of the various cities asking them
whether the man in question has been
In their city lately. While the num-
Der of radicals in the country Is large
the members of the inner circle who
are entrusted with the bomb planting
are comparatively few.
The local authorities are endeavoring
to make sure that they have not picked
out the wrong man before taking further
steps. BY a process of elimination they
are locating the members OF the bomb
throwing squad. When the various men,
and even women, in some cases, are
located. the name OF the dead bomb
thrower will be announced. His partic-
ular associates and cronies will then
be arrested.
The authorities said that the men are
not Philadelphians. but rather are the
rowing type Of persons, who travel TO
various cities to make mischief.
Twelve radicals we'll known to tine
police Of many cities for their violent
tendencies are in Philadelphia under
constant police and Federal surveillance.
They are known to have made trips out
OF the city on unknown business, but
always a telegram from the local au-
thorities preceded them, with the result
that they when they arrived at their
destination, USUALLY a seaboard town,
they were met by police. They are sup
posed to be comrades OF the man killed
in Washington.
More Washington detectives and De-
partment Of Justice men, the former
bringing the effects OF the dead man and
the latter starting on tour OF the
bombed cities arrived in Philadelphia
during the day.
Sergeant OF Detectives Burlingame
brought with him from Washington pho.
tographs of portions of the dead mans
body The greater portion OF to-day
he spent in Little Italy in quest OF the
dead mans home.
The sun., 1919-06-05

and that the experts In the manufacture
OF Internal machines then assembled In
an Eastern city. probably Philadelphia,
until they had completed their work and
were ready to despatch the gang on Its
diabolical mission.
Julius Fried. Cleveland Socialist leader
and companion Of c. e. Ruthenberg.
visited central police station this after
noon and was questioned by Inspector
Sterling and other ofhcials. The Social
list leader denied any knowledge of tho
sttempt on the life Of Mayor Davis.
Chief Of Police Smith says he believes
the police have excellent descriptions OF
the men responsible for the Cleveland
attempt. He IL hopeful that the dragnet
eventually will close on the suspects
wanted.
The sun., 1919-06-05

difficulties the police will have 20 face
In tracing the authorship Of this circular,
particularly as all the men concerned
are suspicious OF any stranger and re-
fuse to discuss their own AFFAIRS except
with n strange and almost childlike
confusion OF detail.
At the New York headquarters OF
tho !. w. W., 10 East Fourth street, all
knowledge OF the John johnson arrested
in Plttsburg was denied. The same de-
NAL was made, at the headquarters OF
the Workers Defence Committee In the
same building with the Rand School
in East Fifteenth street. Elisabeth
Gurley Flynn. long Identified with
I. w. w. strike activities, was at that
place last night to address n committee
meeting. which did not materialize. She
refused in any way to discuss the bomb
outrages except to say that she had
never heard OF any one named John
johnson any place.
One doubtful question appeared solved
yesterday when It was discovered that
June 2. the day the bombs were ex-
ploded. was the thirty-third anniversary
of the conviction for anarchy In that city
of John Most, one OF the early associates
of Emma Goldman. On June 2, 1885, he
was sentenced to two years imprison-
ment and a $500 fine. This Is the AN
niversary" which detectives have been
looking for as the usual feature of such
demonstrations as that OF Monday.
A young man at the Workers Defence
Committee said last night that he be
lieved the Pittsburg police were in error
in describing the mo. 1901" as the
pass number of Bill Haywood.
THAT REFERS" he said. ito 1901 Madi-
son avenue, Chicago. the Chicago head
quarters Of the I. W. W"
1t was this man also who said that he
knew one OF the other men arrested in
Plttsburg. Ho denied that the man ivas
an advocate OF violence, but admitted
that he had served a term for an offence
committed during strike riots some years