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Evening star., 1919-11-02

the line of the Pennsylvania railroad
New Jersey is almost one continuous
city. The republicans are carrying
the prohibition banner. inasmuch as
they are promising a rigid enforce
ment of the law when the constitu-
tiona1 amendment becomes effectfve
The Anti-Saloon League is unequlVo-
cally behind Bugbee.
Edwards boasts to his audiences
that he is as wet as the. Atlantic
ocean" and tells them nightly that
he is going to fight prohibition IN
all it's forms "by every legal means
Bugbee Accused of Stradd1ing.
Bugbee began his fight by strad-
ding on prohibition enforcement. He
boasted that he took drink and oc-
casionally visited a saloon, While ms
democratic opponent was a teetotaler.
Then a wall went up from the Anti
Saloon League; which backed a candl-
date of it's own-Gov. Runyon-in
the primaries, and came nearly Win
ming with him. Bugbee then had to
haul down his wet coiors and put up
dry ones. which he has been con
sistently flying since. The repub-
licans have raised the cry of nullf-
fication against the democrats, but
there is not much evidence that dem
ocrats in any numbers have left the
Edwards camp under the influence OF
this particular argument.
If this prohibition question were
the only one in the campaign Ed
wards would probably win, despite
the fact that the state is normally
republican This is the first state
wide rumpus about prohibition. and
in the industrial centers the first re-
action against prohibition would prob
ably be sufficient to carry the day
for the wet candidate.
Evening star., 1919-11-02

Prohibition is one of the factors
in the campaign 1t may be a case
Of locking the harm door after the
horse is gone, but that makes no
difference with large elements in the
cities Of the state and all the way
from New York to philadelphia a,ong
Evening star., 1919-11-02
Situation Summed Up.

The feeling in both parties is that the
democrats are stronger than usual in
the counties. The result is that the
shrewder republicans realize that they
must get many more votes in Baltimore
city than they ordinarily get in guber-
material fight. The recent mayoralty
victory. of course, makes them hopeful.
On the other hand, the democrats un-
derstand perfectly that, whatever their
gains in the counties. they are beaten
if republican landslide comes along in
the city of the proportions of that in
the mayora1ty fight. And they have
been on their toes.
|, The present state campaign has
been town-to-town and almost a
honse-tohouse campaign. Both can
dfdates for governor with the others
on their respective tickets. have been
making automobile tours all over the
state for the past month. They have
visited every town. hamlet and cross
roads store in the state, meeting vot-
ers individually and not only giving
them the glad hand. but the jolly
word as well. The contest is very
close one Both parties realize that
the pt iraIity either way will be very
small, and. as above stated, upon Bal
tfti0re City will depend the result.
Evening star., 1919-11-02
Voters in a Quandarv.

Many voters are torn by conflicting
emotions. Since national issues have
been dragged in there are some tenn
perance men who say that they are
going to vote for rum and the league
of nations" There are some seasoned
iushers who will vote for the candi-
date with the prohibition label be-
cause they want to sideswipe Presi-
dent Wilson. Both sides have plenty
of money, but the republican barrel
is reputed to be the bigger. If money
could win the campaign the republi-
cans would be the victors: II booze
alone could win it the democrats
would have a triumph clinched. But
the verdict will be a resultant of
forces
Evening star., 1919-11-02
Normally a Democratic State.

kentucky is democratic state with
an average normal majority of $4,000.
Eight years ago Kentucky reached its
maximum democratic majority, 81 900.
Four years ago this dwindled to a few
hundred, when the party was t1ivified
and the voters torn by internal dissent
sions. Senators J. c. W. Beckham and
Stanley were at dagger's points. Stan
ley was an out and out "wet." SO was
Morrow, for that matter, but the demo-
Gratis, the white folks the solid agri-
cultural element OF the state, are dry, "
and intensely SO.
Today Kentucky's democracy is
united. In discussing Joint debate
with Gov. Black recently, Morrow. the
republican nominee, pointed out that
such debates tend to draw strict party
lines, and that on strict party vote
he would be defeated. 1t was then.
all things being equal. merely q ques-
tion of getting out the vote" and
the democrats were succeeding well.
with visions of from $4,000 to 10000
majority, when something happened"
This was political bombshell
dropped in the democratic ranks by
the republican campaign committee
in the shape Of q charge, backed by
an anidavit 0 Of I q former Siperintend- :
ent of the state houses Of reform,
that there was graft In certain cloth
contracts. The Armstrong affair. y as
Evening star., 1919-11-02
BY MALCOLM ". BAYLEY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November L.
Kentucky's state campaign has narrow
ed down to a ''hoss race" A campaign
which at it's outset seemed ''madee for
the democrats" has become struggle
IN which the result, in last analysis.
may hinge upon the vote of 5000 regis
tered independents in Louisville.
Seven months ago the republican
state campaign committee began to Or
ganize the state for it's candidate for
governor, Edwin p. Morrow, the man
who was defeated for the same Office by
Senator A. o. Stanley four years ago by
scant Al votes. No one else sought
the nomination; the party felt it owed
that honor to him. Republican funds
were plentiful, perhaps never SO free,
due, for one thing. to the advent Of A. T.
Hert of Louisville. one of the states
richest men, to leadership in the party's s
affairs.
On the other hand. the democrats,
with a primary race to divide attention,
cid not begin laying their foundations
until ten weeks ago. the actual cam
paign did not begin for fortnight more,
and only in the last three weeks have
the democratic nominee, Gov. James D.
Black, and his supporters and co-work-
ers conducted conserted drive for
votes.
Evening star., 1919-11-02
Labor Claimed for Edwards.

On the other hand, the labor organiza-
uons are largely for Edwards: so are
the professional woman suffragists. and
there is no doubt that the invitation of
the republican state organization to Sem
ators Rorah and Johnson to campaign
mere has annoyed many league of ma
tions republicans and will drive some of
them to vote for the democratic candi-
date There was n good deal of talk at
the outset that there would be remark
able defections n !ong voters of Irish
American descent from the democratic
fold That has not n1aeerialized. 1t
may be q case OF 'all dressed up and
nowhere to CO. but whatever the rea-
son, there is no such detection worth
recording
Evening star., 1919-11-02
ISSUES IN NEXT TUESDAYS STATE ELECTIONS

factor. Without the prohibition ques-
ton this element would be almost SOL
idly against the democratic nominee.
How many of them he will hold because
he is what they call liberal is prob
lematical
Evening star., 1919-11-02
KENTUCKY STATE CAMPAIGN
NARROWSDOWN TO HOSS RACE

it has become known-the Mysteri-
Gus cloth broker who conducted the
sale and never has been found bore
that Internationally has had it's
enect. especially in the cities. Dem
ocrats point out that charges, involv-
ing as they do members of the state
board of control. which board Black
inherited from the Stanley regime.
could cast no reflection on the demo-
cratic nominee himself. but the re-
publicans. as well as a number of the
governors friends. have pointed out
that vigorous and public personal
investigation of the affair would have
been the most direct way out.
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Opposing Tickets.

The candidates on the two state
tickets are:
Democratic-For governor, Albert
c. Ritchie of Baltimore city; for state
controller, E. Brooke Lee of Silver
epring, Montgomery county; for at
torney general. Thomas ]. Heating,
Centreville, Queen Anne county; for
Evening star., 1919-11-02
RspublitAns Score 4Extravaeance.

In the closing days of the campaign
the republican speakers have centered
their attack upon alleged extravagance
and inefiiciency of the democratic state
and national administrations. During
the past week Gov. Allen OF Kansas
was brought here to aid in the arraign-
ment of the Wilson administration. He
declared that the eyes Of the country
are upon Maryland as a barometer Of
the national political situation.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19
Soldiers Know Merits
of Sweet Potato

When the government added sweet
potatoes to the menu of the soldiers
in the Southern environments in un-
Willingly gave this valuable food
of the South the biggest advertisement
1t will receive for many years to come.
Thousands of these men ate real
Southern sweet potatoes for the first
time in their lives, and they are going
to demand this genuine and distinc-
tive Southern food as a part of their
regular diet. This means that there
is going to be an ever increasing de-
mand for sweet potatoes in those Sec
lions of our country where they can
not be grown on a commercial scale.
Many of the towns and cities of the
North and West are unacquainted with
the sweet potato except canned, and
delightful as this is it cannot compare
with the delicaey of the product that
has undergone an hours slow baking.
Were it possible to extract from the
fireplace of the Southern negroes
those vans they have put there to
bake while they are picking cotton,
and transport them smoking hot to
the table of the North, the South
need never advertise the fact that it
is growing sweet potatoes. It could
not supply the demand.-M. Hull, as
sistant ~horticulturist, Extension Di-
vision, Louisiana State University.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19

ers have small patches of a few rows
each. The seed is raised for nome
planting and for sale. Some years,
when the demand for seed IS heayy
and the priece is around two to four
dollars a pound, the returns from
these small patches are very large.
For seed, the onion bulbs are plant
ed in the late fall and early winter
AS the onions begin to grow they d.
vide into a number of smaller bulbs,
and each n of these sends up a seed
stalk. Upon each seed stalk the
flowers develop in large sheads. The
heads with about a foot of the stems
are gathered just before the seed be-
gins to shatter and are hung up in
a cool protected place to dry. They
are then pounded out with pestles In
large wooden mortars. The seed are
then cleaned and washed. In the
washing process the seed ars placed
Al q large DuChSt "a NoC0A dhu
red for a minute or SO. All the
trash and light seed come to the sur
acce and these are poured off. Only
the heavy seed that settle % the bot
tom are saved.
If the onion plants had no troubles,
it would take only a very small acre
age to make enough seed for the
whole state. Unfortunately, however,
the plants are aaects1 with a disease
known as the black mold or stem rot,
which Injuries the pIal;s very severely.
The stalks rot and FALL over and the
seed which forms is i:,;u n CT little
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19
JEANERETTE PUTS ON BIG
POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION
CONTINUED From Page onel

Continued From Page One)
the second time, trembling with anger,
the crowd was in an uproar. There
were shouts from the audience to both
Mouton and Stafford. Mouton sup
porters were wearing badges, with the
words, "Mouton for Governor"
1.-THE lid is of" came the cry.
DIR. Paul N. Cyr, chairman, en-
deavored to secure silence while the
storm OF voices continued.
Chairman Cry finally restored order
admonishing Stafford to keep his
seat until after the Lieutenant Go
eFnor had concluded speaking.
"Mr. Stafford's excuse is worse than
voting against the bill" said Mr.. Mou-
ton. "He ducked. Everybody who
knows anything about legislative mat
tiers knows that an ebsentee counts
against a bill. Stafford, therefore
helped to kill the Fortier bill by his
failure to be in his seat. Now, how
about Mayor Behrman's senator, w.
r. Christy? The record shows that
Mr.. Christy voted for the bill"
Mouton on Behrman
II want to assure the people of the
state that the splendid mayor of u
great metropolis is well able to de-
TEND himself in his usual frank n
open manner without the assistance
OF anyone, but l want to take this
opportunity of saying without fear
4f contradiction that Martin Behr-
man is one of the greatest, most fear
less and besa beloved public servant
ever produced by Louisiana, and /
might add the whole south. He not
only is a splendid, constructive citi-
zen and the best mayor that New Or
leans eyer had, but is the best friend
that the state of Louisiana ever had"
Taking up Mr.. Saints reference to
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19
War Food Licenses
Remain in Force

G. B. Fox, now in charge of the
United States food administration
work in New Orleans, stated Thurs
day that food administration licenses
were still required by persons, firms.
corporations and associations engaged
in the business of importing, manu-
featuring or distributing wheat, corn,
oats, rye, barley or sugar, or in the
business of importing or m~arufaclur-
ing wheat flour or wheat mill feeds,
or in the business of op.@ltinS clevs-
tors and warehouses storing wheat,
corn, rats, rye or barley
Mr.. Fox said the special license
regulations in effect are rules /. 3, 8
and Is of the special license .eguIa-
tions, governing 81. vators AID deal-
ers in wheat, rye, corn, oats anc bar
ley, and that even with the wheat
directors license, dealers whose food
administration license have been re-
voked, may not engage in business
requiring food administration licenses
without mourning the criminal penalty
imposed by section Stood control act
Not having been all shot to pieces.
America continues to be more attrac-
tive to tourists this summer than is
Europe.
Senator Knox as a loyal Pennsyl-
vanian might possibly accept a league
of nations if it were organized in indie
pendence hall.
With his machine sailing upside
down Alcoek stuck to it like his cele-
brated namesake, the porous plaster
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19
sHERIFF's SALE.
J. AUSTIN PERKINS
VS..
EUNICE MAY JENKINS, WIFE
No. 1928 Civil Docket Sixteenth Ju-
dicial District Court, Parish of
st. Landry, La.

BY virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale, issued out of the Honorable Six
teenth Judicial District Court, in and
for the parish of st. Landry, Louisi-
ana, in the above entitled and num-
bered suit. and to me directed. I have
seized and will proceed to offer fer
sale, at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, at the front door of
the Court House of ST. Landry parish,
at O~pelousas, Louisiana. on
SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1919
at IL o'clock a. m, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
A certain piece or parcel of land,
with buildings and improvements.
thereon, situated in Port Barre, st.
Landry Parish, Louisiana, measuring
Three Hundred and Ninety $500 feet
front by Eighty Five (85) feet in
depth, bounded North by Geo. A.
Caillouet, South by John A. Drum
mond, East by Public Road leading
from Port Barre to Washington, West
by Bayou Courtableau; being part of
the same property which mortgagor
acquired from Ira ]. Pierce February
10th, 1911, by act passed before Pla-
eide Robin. Notary Public, recorded
in Conveyance Book 20" No. 4. Page
513 CT the records of this Parish,
which property is the separate prop
erty of said Enice May Jenkins.
D. NJ. FONTENOT.
July 1919 Sheriff.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19

value. d.: 3 1919, I, yea. in which
the loss was less than usual, not
more than 50 per cent OF a crop was
made. Experiments TO control this
disease by spraying, while not entire.
ly efficient, have shown that the loss
can be decreased to a considerable
extent.-C. w. Edgerton, plant path.
ologist, Experiment Station, Louisf.
ana State University.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19

the "bosse',s' MI. Mouton said only a
few months ago three men were rum
ming for United States senator. Dur
ing that campaign Mr.. Breazeale for
forsook his friend and neighbor (John
H. Overflow and helped us elect Ed
ward S. Cay" Mr.. Mouton then dep
recated the attempt to array the coun-
try anginst the city and pre-
dicted Mr.. B~reazeale's defeat because
of his war on the ring.
IF there is man in the state"
he shouted, "who has been living OFF
public pap, that man is Mr.. Brea-
zeale."
Stafford Apologies to Crowd
When Mr.. Mouton concluded, Sena-
tor Stafford mounted the platform and
apologized for the language he had
used. As he turned to leave the plat
form he met Lieutenant Governor
Mouton, who offered to shake hands,
but he declined and returned to his
seat in the audience. AS Mr.. Stat
ford left the platform, Mr.. Mouton
stepped forward and said:
HE has apologized for his words
but he has refused to shake hands
with me-"
His appearance in Jeanerette was
in a nature, the first political speech
of Colonel Frank P. Stubs of Mon
roe.
Replying to the Interrogation and
insinuations of Saint, Breazeale and
Stafford, Colonel Stubs declared at
the outset: 81 have entered upon a
campaign to discuss issues and not
personalities an dit is not my purpose
to be drawn into discussion of a vi
Imperative nature"
What Col. Stubbs Said
Colonel Stubs took up what he
thought the state needed in the way
of agricultural and industrial develop
ment, good roads, better care for ju-
venile offenders and better treatment
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19

Low Lands Not Suitable for Cultivated
Crops Should BE Planted to Trees.
vigorous than similar pines growing
in the woods and wherever available
should always be chosen for gully
planting. Seedlings from 6 to - inches
in height r of a very suitable size.
In taking them up. it is important to
loosen the soil carefully and break as
few roots as possible. They should
be placed at once in buckets contain.
ing either water or wet %sphagnum
moss, and during the transplanting the
roots should never be allowed to be-
come dry.
Soil Should BE Firmed.
After being set in place. the soil
should be carefully and well frmed
about the roots. A spacing Of about
5 to 6 feet apart each way is recon
mended.
Other kinds of trees may be used
for the same purpose of turning such
waste ends into profitable parts of the
farm. The forest service, United
States department of agriculture, win
furnish information on how TO plant
forest trees and lists of commercial
dealers handling seed or seedlings of
various trees suitable for gully plant
ing.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19
R~reazeale's Attack

Phanor Breazeale, the last speaker,
enlarged the scope of his previous
attack and took in Mouton, whom he
charged reminded him of Oliver
Twists "Artful Dodger" and charged
the lieutenant governor with being
such a dodger.
"But the real issue in this cam
paign," he continued, sis the issue
by which one man, Martin Behrman,
is now controlling the largest city in
Louisiana and is now reaching out to
control the whole state"
"Mr. Mouton," Mr.. Breazeale said,
"has placed Behrman on a high pedes-
tai and made him out the greatest man
in the south. Great God, what a fall
he will get in January"
He insisted that the system must be
torn up, root and branch, and New
Orleans made free.
"Vice conditions in New Orleans
he continued, "are so rotten that an
officer of the United States govern
ment had to go there and demand law
enforcement. Do you stand for such
conditions, Mr.. Mouton?
I'VE all love Louisiana and New Or
leans and it is our duty to clean up
conditions in the state"
Referring to other issues, Mr.. Brea-
zeale said he would pledge himself to
veto any bill which increased taxes
if he is elected governor. He said
Colonel Stubs, after reading his
speech at Hot Well "cribbed'' his en-
tire platform and followed it clear
down the line, except that Colonel
Stubs was willing to accept the New
Orleans rings $4,000 votes.
Il suggest" Mr.. Breazeale said,
"that Colonel Stubs and Mr.. Mouton
play a game of seven-up for the $4,000
ring votes in New Orleans"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19
Saving Onion Seed
In Louisiana

In parts of Louisiana the growing of
onion seed is quite an important indus
try. In Lafourche parish, where the
bulk of the seed is raised. many farm
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19

of the insane. He favored legislation
which would bring about the develop
ment and utilization of the natural
resources of the state. He said ne
favored suffrage for women, but he
believed it should come through state
enactment.
IN the near future l shall issue a
more concise and definite, and l may
add a briefer statement of the prin-
ciple and politics which ] shall adj
vocate and enforce if entrusted with
the duties of the exalted position to
which / aspire.
"If I am to be your governor, / want
to occupy that honorable position be-
cause a majority of the white Demo
Gratis of Louisiana believe / merit their
support, and not through any ability
or achievement in the line of yitupera-
ton and personal abuse.
1.-The experience of former cam
paigns has taught us that our bitter
factional contests do not always end
with the primary and ven to general
election and that the successful ad-
ministration has frequently been pre-
vented from putting into effect it's
policies because it met with the same
fierce and implacable opposition in
legislative matters which had char
~acterized the preceding campaign.
This condition should no longer exist.
However divergent may be our views
as to candidates and policies, when the
majority has spoken the successful
candidate is just as much the public
servant of his former bitterest op-
ponent as he is of his own most ar
dent supporter.
The Meeting in detail
Speaking opened at 2 p. m. The
five candidates drew lots for place.
Under this place, Senator Stafford
came first and DR.. Cyr introduced
him.
He dwelt upon two issues. The
dock board and its issuance of bonds
which he charged it sold at SO and his
extra session call of the past week.
Il have always made good every
promise l have ever made" he as
sured his audience, in telling of his
call for the legislature.
Percy Saint, district attorney, of
Franklin was next. He confined him
self to an attack upon the New Or
leans organization, reminding his
hearers of the campaign of 1914, when
he claimed that the city organization
Contributed money to defeat the can
didate that was the choice of the
pueople Of this district.