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LIVER DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says IS year Old Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How She Was Relieved
After > Few Doses Of BIaekDraught.

Meadorsviile. Ky.-Mrs. cynthis
Higginbotham, of this town. says: "At
my age. which Is 65. the liver does
not act 50 well as when young. A few
years ago, my stomach was all out Of
Fix. / was constipated. my liver
didn't act. NY digestion was bad, and
it took SO little to upset me. NY ap-
petite was gone. / was very weak.
I decided / would give Black
Draught q thorough trial as / knew it
was highly recommended for this
trouble. began taking It. / felt
better after a few doses. Ny appetite
improved and | became stronger. MY
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was soon righted with q few
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11

workers on the canal, | have to say
that the principal directors thereo:
were brought here by Messrs. G. w
Goethals & Co, engineers in charge
on account of their familiarity with
the work on the Panama Canal. and
as far as the rank and file of the la
borers was concerned, politics cut nc
figure whatsoever. We frequently suf
fered a shortage and were glad to get
any kind Of workers we could.
will guarantee that you have
at all times known very much
more about the politics of the
boards employees than !, and the
II the so-calied "Behrmanized"
circumstances demonstrate that,
board could have at the end be-
ON "Pfeasantized" upon your
demand, the thinking people of
the state would not have been
amused by your spasm of reform.
Furthermore, permit me to say that
never since my connection with the
board have / made a place for any
because Of his politics or back
ing. When either your or Mayor Behr-
man or any one else have made rec
concentrations for employment I have
referred the same to the heads
Of the respective departments, with
explicit instruction that no man
be given employment unless or
until there was a position open which
he could fill to the advantage of the
work. And l desire to add, in justice
to both yourself and Mayor Behrman,
that neither have ever asked me to do
anything else.
But enough of this eleventh-hour
hypocrisy IN the part Of the Poll
ticin Pleasant to immediate me in the
effort to put out the fire that is burn
ng his own chestnuts.
Canal and Inner Harhor
/ have no apology to make for the
canal and inner harbor.
have thought, and am still CON
that this construction means
nore for the future development of
he port of New Orleans than any
hing yet attempted. This is not only
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11
History Of Canal

When the important commercial as
sociations, the newspapers and promi
nent representatives of the bushes!
interests of the city launched the
canal project and called upon the
Dock Board to undertake the work,
was i'll and did not participate in thu
several meetings.
When | got back to work, / was i'm
pressed with the great value of the
undertaking, but / had misgivings al
to the cost. | did not know any more
about canals at that time than you de-
now, which God knows, is zero.
was not willing to commit the Board
to undertaking until we could secure
some more or less authoritative est
mate as to the extent of the work an6
the cost thereof.
The board held up action upon the
matter for several days, and for sc
doing was criticized for hardness OF
lack of sympathy with the project.
l %thereupon suggested to the mayor
that he should call a conference OF
prominent local engineers for the
purpose of supplying such estimate.
This conference was called and a com
mittee was appointed to make the
estimate. This committee worked
night and day for two or three days
and made a report on a narrow Is
foot canal, which they estimated
would cost about s. 5000, 10000, exclu-
sive of the real estate necessary, but
a guess was made that it would cost
from $4,000 to 1000, 900 additional.
at no time gave you any positive
assurance" that the canal would cost
only $3,500,OO to $4,000, 900. You
knew as well as / that these figures
were those hurriedly gotten up by
the committee of local engineers on
a shallow and narrow canal.
This, however, being the only data
at hand, the Board took steps to au-
thorize the issuance and sale of So
10000 or $4,000, 900, if necessary.
Went to Gen. Goethas
But the work was not then begun
/ was wholly unwilling to start the
same without definite plans and care
fully worked out estimates. We,
therefore, went to George w. Goe-
thals and Co., whom we considered the
best canal engineers in the country,
and, after some difficulty, engaged
their services.
This firm made US a full report in
which they showed that a canal and
lock Of the dimensions upon which the
former estimate was made would be
entirely inadequate for the purpose
we had in view. This point of view
appealed to the board, as it did to all
sensible men, and we asked for an
estimate on the larger and deeper
canal and locks. This estimate was
supplied last spring and the work was
promptly begun, and we took the
necessary steps to secure the addi-
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THOMPSON ANSWERS
PEASANTS CHARGES
Continued from mage u

Continued from page II
make any rejoinder, because you arr
familiar with my administration anG
were in accord herewith until you
saw fit to p~olitiealize the board il
your own interest, and, in order to de
fend your course, undertook to dis
credit me with the people of the state
To these people, therefore, I make the
following statement:
As to "Behrmanized" the Board
You are a professional politician.
You have held political office the
greater part of your life, and, judging
by your actions, you have an intense
desire to hold on for the balance OF
your life.
/ am a business man who has per.
mitted his desire to do some public
service to make him sacrifice his own
private interests and personal welfare
in such services / have never sought
any political office and / do not want
any. I have never Gained any extra
ordinary ability or energy, nor have
! asserted any superiority over any
Of my co-workers in the premises. On
the face of the case, therefore, it is
far less likely that my activities
should have been dictated by politics
than that you were pulling hte po-
litical strings.
But what are the facts?
You know perfectly well that ! did
not become a member Of the board
until January, 1917, which was many
months after you had organized your
board and after the personnel of the
boards forces had been selected.
There cannot be the slightest doubt
that you we're familiar with this work
of organization and approval of the
same, l had nothing whatever to do
with it, and you were in charge.
If, therefore, the Dock Board
organization became "5ehrn1an-
ized," you, and not !, are re-
~sponsibIe.
In respect to the employment Of
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11
doses OF Black.D raught."

MUSES. o. 5lack.Uraught.1
Seventy years Of successful use las
made Thedford's Biack.Draught i
standard. household remedy. Every
member. Of every family, at times.
need the help that Black raught can
give in cleansing the system and r..
iieving the troubles that come tom
constipation, indigestion, lazy liver
etc. You cannot keep wen unless your
stomach. liver and bowels are in good
working order. Keep them that way.
Try Black-Draught. 1t acts promptly.
gently and in . natural way. II you
feel sluggish. take a dose tonight.
You win seei fresh tomorrow. Price
25c. q package-one cent 4 dose
All druggists. i al
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11
why Not Sold Publicly

This Board would greatly pre-
fer to advertise its bond issue for
sale at public competition, but
the exigencies of the present stu
alton and the abnormal conditions
coupled with the grave appre-
tensions of the financial agencies
rs to the demands which win be-
made upon them, which now pre-.
vail and which will continue to
prevail for some time to come
CONTINUED on page 81
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said bonds at a discount. So did

6ut, in the emergency that con-
fronted the canal enterprise, |
knew Of no other way out.
Neither did you.
Besides, under the circum-
stances, ! thought the solution
proposed was the best. You
agreed.
| thought then and ! think now
that the sale of the bonds under
the terms stated, was the best
that could be done. You thought
SO then, but now you say that
committed a great blunder, and,
therefore, should, after seven
months had expired and a hot
political campaign had developed
be fired for that reason.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11

my view, but is the opinion of the best
authorities in the United States.
The idea is a big one, and / suppose
for that reason, you cannot see it.
You and | have discussed the pro.
5ect many times, and, judging from
your expressions, l thought you had
some comprehension of its Importance
! Now that you undertake to belittle
the project. | must conclude either
that you never had any real vision in
the premises or that, for the sake of
your political fortunes, you are re-
duced to the level of defaming one of
the greatest constructive efforts of
your own state.
While you, for your own personal
purposes, are undertaking to dis
credit the great work in question and
trying to raise doubts as to its com.
pletion, ten rest of the country is not
only congratulating the port upon its
forward policy but has been sending
representatives to study our works
with the view of imitation.
Within the past week, the news
has come from Washington that
General Black, Chief of the U. s.
Engineers Corps, has declared that
the port organization of New Or
leans is the best in the United States.
and the magazine Popular Me
%chanics," October issue, has published
an article which / commend to the
reading of all doubling Thomases
and peanut politicians, the opening
paragraph of said article being as fol.
lows:
"WelI within the city limits of
New Orleans the State of Louisi-
ana is constructing a deep indus
trial canal, which will serve as
an inner harbor and give the EN-.
tire port a greatly needed fixed
water terminal. It is a project
unusual In construction and re-
markable in engineering design
and will give thee ity an inland
waterway rivaIling In depth the
Panama, Suez and kiel canals,
and taking it's place as one of the
six greatest canals in the WORLD
|
Other quotations from the Engi-
neering authority in question are as
follows:
"The long-standing commercial
handicap imposed on New Orleans
by the variable level of the Mis-
sissippi River will cease to exist
with the opening of this modern
fixed-level ship canal, where ocean
shipping will find commodious
harbor facilities"
Construction of the Ship Canal
hsa been pushed with an energy
which is unusual in civic under:
takings."
"One of the hydraulic dredges
his here encountered some of the
most difficult going to be found
on the six-mile job. The city
win countenance no delay, how
ever, as the completed canal is
expected to prove a tremendous
commercial asset. It will not only
give New Orleans the harbor area
which she now lacks, but will
shorten the ocean voyage to New
York by 100 miles"
THE canal offers the varied in
dustries Of New Orleans their first
opportunity to possess normal
docking facilities"
From the Mississippi River,
the canal cuts through the City
of New Orleans to Lake Pont-
chartrain. The panoramic view
shows the north end of the canal
and suggests the unstable char
acter of the ground which as
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11

As to the reasons which led both
you and do the conclusion that It was
best that the bonds should be sold at
private sale at 96, ] quote excerpts
from my report mde at the time and
published in the newspapers, as FOL.
lows:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11
Cost Of the Canal

One of your principal alleged rea-
sons for removing me from office is
that huge mistakes were made as to
the cost of the canal, and you charge
me with responsibility for these mis-
takes. You attempt to create the i'm
preston that the canal project was
mine alone and that | beguiled you
into it by my positive assurance that
it would cost only three and a half
to four million dollars.
These allegations and assumptions
are not only unjust but are grossly
incorrect.
Although / do not attempt to avoid
any responsibility for the canal pro-
ject, Of which ! am as a citizen proud,
still / will answer your assertions as
to facts.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11
U. s. Fixed Price Of Materials

U. s. Fixed Price of Materials
Every one knows what the labor
and material conditions were during
the latter half of 1918, during which
time the work of the board was be
ing pushed with the utmost vigor
The cost Of labor was tremendously
advanced, and, in the matter of ma.
terial the board had no discretion as
to price. The United States Govern.
ment, in it's work here and elsewhere,
not only fixed the price of materials,
but practically Communicated the
supply. It was not a question of how
cheap the board could buy materials,
but whether or not it could get ma
terials at all, even at the enormous
prices fixed by the government.
The government, through its works,
made it imperative for us to pay this
tremendous increased cost.
Knowing that these causes, over
which W. had no control, were run.
ming costs largely above what they
were when the estimate was made, |
asked Goethals & Co., for a revised
estimate. This estimate came to us
in December 1918, and showed that,
from the cause mentioned and others
set out in my report to the board
which was given to the press and pub
lie in February, 1919, the canal would
cost $6,000,000 more than estimated
in the spring of 1918.
went TO you in this serious
diIema and | submitted the best
and only plan | knew for saving
the situation. You then did not
accuse me of making gross mis-
takes in my estimate Of cost. You
knew that ! had never made any
estimate Of cost, because did not
have the technical knowledge to
do so. You knew that we were
relying upon the estimates OF dis
tinsuished engineers, and you
knew of the facts, which, without
any fault Of the engineers or our
selves, had set these estimates
aWry.
And yet, now that you are scorch-
ing in your W political stew, you
try to tell the people of Louisiana
these cost increase were due
entirely to my ignorance and ineffi-
cient management, and that you have
been the victim of misplaced confid-
ence.
Sale Of Bonds
You did demur TO the sale Of
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tional amount to bring it up to So
900, 900, by said estimate required.
You knew all of these facts because
/ discussed the situation with you
from time to time.
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made lock and bridge construction
so ~perplexing. The soil is Of poor
bearing value, while rock bottom
is not found less than 1900 feet
from the surface. For just this
reason, the Jock was designed as
a floating, integral structure re-
sembling a huge concrete bath
tub with hinged ends. 1t is his
lock which will compensate for
the VARYING difference in level
between the Mississippi and Lake
Pontchartrain. The level of the
canal will be the level of the lake
which is, of course, unaffected by
the caprices of the river"
The people of the state will please
contrast these strong authoritative
and non-partisan declarations as to
the nature, difficulty and value of the
work and as to the energy with which
it has been prosecuted, with the in
and disparaging comments
of the governor of the state, which
is doing the work.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-11
sale d Rond,

You did demur TO the sale Of
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Another War Secret
Comes Out; Patents
Held Up Now GiIgRl
May TO-!

WASHINGTON. May zo.-rhe lstfSt
war secret to leak out. Is how fncny
countries all over the world gave to aAa
United States their ideas for death dad:
ing machines for the destruction OF Ge1.s
many. ~
a companion secret is how au; sthNee
ideas were kept from the enemy by ne
seven serious sphinxes" OF the patent:
office. This was board Of seven men.
of unQuestioned loyalty and sworn to -.
crccy, empowered to examine and With
hold patents on war machinery unttlthe
war was over and meanwhile turn id1e1
Of promise over TO the government.
More than two thousand devices which
1t was thought might be of value TO 1he
United States or the allies were passed
upon and two hundred were important
enough to get before military auth9ri.
ties. Some Of them. 1t Is said, helpSdf0
win the war. 81
The ideas came from England, France.
Switzerland, Hawaii, New Zealdan, Aus
tralia, Mexico, Spain. Italy. Russla,ssPp-
land-and one came from Gern1any.;s$of
course, a larger number came from Miths
in the United States. Now that theyMdr
Is over, the patents are being alfoM4da
These activities of the patent ofHee @Arn
disclosed in the current exposition otsthc
interior departments work being held
here. 81 ~ Z;
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Methodist Centenary
Drive Is Going Good
rITTSBI'R RICH.

PITTSBURGH. May 2n.-Rcrnrts
compiled ur - o'clock tonight show
that S3.507.7hS has been subscribed in
the Pittsburgh area toward III" quota
of $500 600 for the Met hodi$t ccnten-
airy fund. Reports by districts show:
Erie Confrrcncc-East Clarion, $685.
on; West Clarion. s45. o05: Eric S315l.-
N0h: Jamestown. s369.215: McadviIlc.
sl9i.l17: New Castle. sl07,S9n. Confer.
curr total. $l.1Si.n7?.
Pittsburgh Conference Allegheny
county. SS9n.7i2: Beaver Valley. $11.a00:
Butler GROUP. $79.253: Mckccsport out
side Allegheny county. $l2l.gS9: Blairs-
willie. s39San7; Washington. $4,000.
Conference total. Sl.G7N.jG2
West Virginia tnnf"rrncn-Ruckhnn
non. $16.9S4; Charleston. $1n.0hn: Elk
ms. Sl0n.0lS: ParkcrshurE. $50. nn3;
Huntington. sGn.5i7: Wheeling. S22i. mo {:
Murgantnwn. $1!S.513. Conference to-
tai. S7n%.n65.
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Mound svtlle Briefs.

MANY veterans of the G. 4. R from
Houndsv!llc and other Marshall county
points are attending tho 6. A. R state
cncampmcnt in Wheeling
Roy. Father NJ. J. Coghlnn 's attending
tho golden jubilee celebration for Bishop
Donah hue in Wheeling.
Walter +. Burgess is visiting in Tyler
county for few days this week.
\ moonlight picnic was held last ev-
ching by the Christian Endeavor Soci-
rlv If tho Christian church.
Slips in the narrows are being cleared
away rapidly. hut it will b" few days
before the hug" stones are taken off tn"
highway
Mrs. Martha Pounds is'ill al her homo
on Center street.
Mrs. Bert Six and Miss Emma Ewing
Of Wheeling. have returned home after
n visit with Mr. and Mrs. D. f. Hostut-
Ter. Of Jefferson av"Euc
+. NJ. Tu,tlc. superintendent OF Wet
znl county schools has returned homo
after a visiI here.
Rev and N-S 6. n !rart nre inc par
cnts Of n ten pound baby boy, who ar
rived Monday night.
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support the Second Corps if it bccam"
NECESSARY. but added that I hoped not
10 have TO call upon him for this.
An air officer. tnot however Sykes)
whom l had sent toward Antwerp re-
turned and reported the fall of the fort
rcSs He told me Of the great difficulty
which had been experienced in With
drawing the Naval Brigade.
On this afternoon. October - hnd a
message from Rawlinson. He told nc
He was sending two brigades under Cap
per to the place in order to cover the
retreat Of the Bclgians to Bruges. and
with the sal me object. he was directing n
brigade Of BynGs cavalry on the Lys to-
wards Courtrai
4 wire having arrived from Kitchener
putting Rawlinson under my command. l
sent the latter instructions.
He was told 10 hold the line OF the LyS
if he could. but not to risk big fight
If he could hold onto these positions !
promised tn connect UP with HIM by the
18th or 14th. II however he were
forced TO retire he was directed 10 d.
so in the direction of ST. Omer: where
the Third corps was now dctrainins.
On the afternoon Of the 9th the second
corps were approaching the line Bethune'
Aire. the infantry travelling in motor
lorr-ies lent by General Foch. These lor-
ries and motor omnibuscs were much
used in the ensuing operations. and
| mobility Of tho troops.
On the tenth orders were, sent to
Rawlinson To the effect that the troops
! under his command. namely the SrEcnif
| division and the Third cavalry division
were TO form the Fourth Corps. and as
soon as the Eighth division came out II
| would 10 To him and ByngS cavalry
would be withdrawn.
was much pcrturbed at hearing that
| there was delay on the part OF the French
! IN relieving the First Corps on tho
! NIsnc: Jnffre however. assured me that
; all Haigs troops should reach ST. Omer
/ so as to enable me Ia get them into line
| by the 18th or thrl9th, and with this
! had 10 be content.
When I; visited Smith-DorTicn ut his
! headquarters al HeSdin. l found that he
; would not be able to reach tho line as
! signed MIN on this night. as the motor
! lnrricS were late and his mounted troops
! and horses were very tired. I directed
| him to rest for tho night and march nj
nine o'clock next morning.
Continued Thursday
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Building Crafts 10
Meet With Builders

\ meeting Of tn" building crafts OF
the Wheeling district and IN" mus
builders will be hold this evening ar the
Wheeling t'hamb"r of Commerce hrhn-
quarters at tho Market Auditorium.
when it is hoped that some agreement
will h" reached whereby the crafts VIII
he able To resume work and thereby a'h
in the building hodm that is predicted
for III" district.
The members If tn" crafts as well AS
tho builders are sure that there VIII ne
q satisfactory settlement In store. Tho
chamber of Commerce is a disintcreSt'd
body and it's only object Is in aiding
in any way possible in the settlement
~ tho differences, if this Is possible.
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AMERICAN CREW IS
OFF FOR THE HENLEY

PARIS. May "0.-Thc American army
rowing crew left Paris this morning for
Henley England. To train fn tho Hen
ley regatta on July and !. American
rowing headquarters will I've ut Green
Croft. Henley.
Tho crew is in charge Of Capt. c. D.
Winan, 4 Yale oarsman. who at one
time assisted in coaching tho Yale tight.
The trainer is Maj. Paul Wilmington.
Of Harvard. who rowed in tho 1914 Har-
ward crew ut Henley.
According 10 reports from England.
crews from Australia. New Zealand. tho
British army and tho royal air forces
are in training at Henley. Teams from
Canada and tho British navy arc expect
cd in Henley in few days.
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SCHOOL BOARD
DOES NOT MEET

Failing nj having quorum last night
the city school board did not lake UP tn"
matter Of again authorizing tho pur.
chase of Il tract Of land on the Island.
TO h" used rs an athletic field.
Some time ago the school board auth
orizrd tho purchase Of tn" Stone field ON
tho lower end If tho Island. but found
that the act OF tho legislature giving
tho board power In purchase tract wa%
not effective until May 18th. For this
reason tho board nj it's last meeting ad-
juurnrd To meet May 90. but having fail
cd at Il quorum will take III" mnttrr up
nj its next regular meeting in June.
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'MOUNDSv|LLE
NEWS
Wilson Funeral To-day.

Funeral services over the rrn'a'"s ",
tho late Mrs. l. 3. Wilson. who dico
Wednesday evening rs the result OF
h,,-,r sustained while burning waste
paper at her home WEDNESDAY 1'eninh
.,.;i, ho hold at . O'Clock this AFTERNOON
!. Tho 1.,e home on Seventh street. IN
,n-n,cnt will occur in Mount Rose GEM
nterv md Rev. c. G. Slater. pastor OF
The First NJ. f. church will otnciate
NJ Wilson was 81 years of age and j.
survived by her parents KEY anu ,n. .
c. Polling Of Stcelton and three s.a.
AS we'll as her husband ana s'.T'
Stanley r. wilson