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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24

sued according to Law against the
several parish budget apprapriak icma
Tor the years 1920 and 1921, and 10
pay ali witness certificates In cxin-
NAL cases and jurers certificates
when drawn and issued according to
law up to the amount Of hte sew
eral budget appropriations made to
meet the same in the budget for the
years 1920 and 1891.
Second-The bank agrees to nav
the parish interest at the rate Of three
go per cent per annum on daily
credit balances of the parish, said in
terest to be paid monthly.
Third-In consideration Of the
foregoing, the parish agrees to pay
the bank interest at the rate Of three
(3) per cent per annum on advances
and loans equal to said daily average
balances and thereafter agrees to pay
the bank interest at the rate Of six
and three-quarters per cent (6 "a
per cent? per annum for all loans or
advances as the parish may require
to meet its annual budget appropria-
tons, and in advance of the collec-
tons Of its annual revenues, said in
terest to be paid monthly.
Fourth-The parish does hereby
pledge to the bank all the revenues to
be raised by its ad valorem and IL
cense tax ordinances levied for the
years of 1920 and 1921, said taxes
to be turned over to said bank by the
parish treasurer of the parish in
liquidation of the advances hereunder
as aforesaid, as fast as said collec-
tons shall be turned over to said par
ish treasurer by the tax collector or
other officials of the parish, whether
from the sale of bonds or otherwise.
And the parish further stipulates
and agrees and binds itself to see to
it that its treasurer shall deposit with
the bank all parish funds which ne
shall receive during the life of this
contract as fast as said collections
are turned over to him.
In faith whereof, the parties here
to have signed these presents in du-
plicate, at Opelousas, La, on this
9Th day of January, 1920.
THE POLICE JURY OF THE PAR
ISH OF ST. LANDRY.
By JOS. T. ST. CYR,
H. D. LARCADE, SR.,
R. LEE MILLS,
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24

]. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24

Section 5-Be it further ordained,
ETC., that drainage commissioners APP
pointed under the provisions Of Sec
ton of this ordinance, after having
qualified in accordance with the pro-
visions IN that respect contained IN
the constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, shall convene and hold
their first meeting in the City of Ope-
Iousas, on the goth day of January,
1920, at 10 o'clock a. m, and shall
then and there proceed to organize by
the election Of officers as follows:
First-They shall elect from among
their number a president and q vice
president. It shall be the duty of the
president to preside over all meet
| ings Of the board and to perform such
other duties as are usually required
of presidents of corporate bodies Of
the character. It shall be the duty
of the vice president to act IN the alb
sence Of the president or during the
, time of his inability to act.
Second-They shall elect secre-
tary and treasurer who may or may
not be a member of the Board OF
Commissioners. The treasurer shall
furnish bond as provided by law.
Such secretary and treasurer shall re-
ceive q salary not exceeding twenty
five dollars ($25.00) per month and
shall perform all duties required By
him or them by the Board of Com
missioners.
Third-They shall select one Of the
solvent chartered banks Of the parish
and district, in which al monies shall
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
u. S. WatchHen Didn't
Watch; Now Under Arrest

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. July ia
Six waichmen " the United Slalea
department Of internal revenue here
have been suspended yesterday IN
connection with the Investigation OF
wholesale thefis Of liquor from a
local bonded warehouse. The six
men had been assigned 10 watch the
warehouse. and while Il was under
their care the thieves entered and
stole brandy valued ai more than
ei00Oo.
Two employees 0f the MARI island
navy yard also were arrested in con.
nection with the disappearance OF
Thousands ui gallons Of alcohol from
government ssSrcs. which. accordlne
20 federal officers. WAS sold hs
whisky IN San Francisco.
William J. Jordan prohibition IN.
iorcement officer who arrested lhg
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16

III PAsO. Texas. July 70. SER.
geanl Lillel. official "grccicr- al NJ
paso Army recruiting station lakes
q special interest IN men who ~
enlisi--whieh perhaps Is due TO The
fact That he himself served with die,
ilnction as an emergency first lieu.
tenant in France and 30 often comes
across others who held commissions
yet don't consider themselves too
good 10 70 back 10 The ranks.
To the scrgcants eye Carl c. Ross,
who applied for a job IN the army
reccnlly--and promptly got u had
a definite overseas look.
"Scc franccY" asked Liliel
You bcir replied Ross. "and
that's only half"
How Gomez
saw the prcltiest girl In France.
too"
Seems 10 me." said the sergeant.
I've heard tell OF her somewhere.
sometime. II may be- I've seen her.
What's her namef"
Ross grin went Li,icrs an inch
better.
"Il's Mrs.. Carl &. Ross, Sr. said he.
s'She Is the mother. ] may add. Of
one Of the finest American young.
sicrs ever born in the French r..
puhlic-Carl G. Ross. Jr.
Through the war I was stationed
NJ the base hospital at 81. Naxairc.
! was a sergeant IN the medical de-,
partmeni She was a nurse In the
French hase hospital over al Nantes.
We were married months before
quit tho service.
Just about a year ago ! was or.
dcrcd hack 10 America. / was a
seven year man. but when | got Ia
New York ! managed, In view of
everything 10 get furl0ughed to r.,
serve. To get hack 10 France I had
10 get a special authority from ihr
secretary Of war. There was a lei
of red tape Ia that. hut In view oi
everything. a. ! say. ] got n.
What are you doing here. ihcnf"
We'll, the saue ihinr brought mc
m that brings most men. | guess.
I'm ready Ia 81 hack In the service.
France Is all righi. hut I want the
Md Ia gruw up an American. And
the Armys habit of mine. What's
doine In the hase hospital at Fort
flliss2~
Tn pretty sure" said Littel,
That they can use a medical SER
grani about your size out there"
They could. and the preiiiest girl
IN France and ono Of the finest
Americans ever born there will he
" III paso as quickly as snip AMI
train can bring Them.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
LAUNDRY No W
HAS COLLAR MACHINE

j. =. Vinson, manager Of the Ca.
lumbus Steam Laundry. has built
up u laundry business which Is the
largest in the state Of New Mexico
and equalled only In NJ paso.
This splendid business has been
developed by Mr.. Vinson through
Army contracts. Handicapped At thc
start by lack of equipment and har.
assed by freight congestion which
prevented delivery of supplies Mr..
Ninson has had his own troubles.
but today his troubles as far NJ
equipment Is concerned are ,Ner.
f.. A new collar machine has arrived
and Is being installed. and will be- In
working condition Monday July 10.
Mr.. Ninson guarantees lO iron collars
equal or superior To any laundry In
~ Paso.
Columbus people should respond
to the excrtions OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
Ninson by sending all Of their laun.
dry work to this enierprising firm.
Next Monday telephone No. s5 and
tell ihetn 10 call for your laundry.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
lusitaHia Life Jacket
Found Floating in Water

PHILADELPHIA Pa July "a. A
life Jacket. silent remembrance ol
the tragic sinking OF the lusitania
i've years ago and bearing a strand
of faded blonde hair. was picked up
N the Delaware river near here. The
name Of the ship the Germans tor.
pedoed still remained clear and dis
iinct on the wave beaten canvas.
which has been adrifl on the seas
throughout three years of war and
Two ~ peace. The Jacket was found
by two railroad detectives
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
EXPECT A CLOSE, HARD RACE

The people IN the EAST expect a
hard, close race between Cox and
Harding" said Zach Lamar Cobb,
who has just returned from a husi.
ness trip 10 New York and Washing
ton Governor Coz y an astute aud
aggressive political leader. Tie will
hold the full Democratic party
strength. and IN addition Ia that will
draw handsomely from the indie.
pendent vote Il Is going to be- a
'hoss" race. One mans guess Is a.
good a. another's at this time.
spent an hour With Mr.. McAdoo two
davs before The convention and q
half hour with him several days
after lhe conNentien adjourned. Ne
will give Governor Cox his most cor.
dial support
business in the east Is affected
by the tight money that usually pre-.
cedes a presidential election There
Il, however, general business con.
fideuce and a belief that once the
election u out of the way everything
will be al right
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
NEXT PRESIDENT WILL BE
FIRST PRINTER FOR PLACE

Ohio can not lose IN The prospec.
tive November unplcasanlness And
neither can the newspaper world
or craft" as Brother Cox fraternal
" termed his profession In his reply
To Brolner HariinE's not less fraicr
nal congratulations. Whatever lhe
rest Of the country may feel--ihe
lawyers and paper hangers and col.
lege presidents and other groups
from whom nominees aiiRht have
been taken-lhe men who make
newspapers have every reason 10 ~.
gard the world a. amply respectful
tn their claims for glory.
Out m Kansas. where All the new
hlras are sooner or later horn. they
have been elcciing editors for some
time, % the exclusion of practically
everybody else. Henry Allen Of the
Wichita Beacon goes a. the state
housc: Victor Murdock Of the Wich.
10 Eagle goes 10 congress when the
going Is zood William Morgan Of
the Hutchinson News tried the sen
ate for a while. and VIII White oi
the Emporia Gazette Il official nd
visor of the universe for life.
But heretofore the rule FOR prcsi.
dents has been quite different. The
kar.sas custom still remains to be
established in the nation. Lawyers,
teachers and soldiers have pretty
we'll monopolixed the presidency.
Never has a newspaper manly
training and carcer-sat IN the
White House. The present nomina
ilons begin a new era. Therefore
newspapers may be- pardoned " they
give themselves a short cheer and
congratulate the rest 0f the counir,
ON is opportunity 10 make the selec
ton II a newspaper president unan
imOus.
Incidentally. the nominations alst
established new record for a post
wnr president. soldiers always have
prevailed before. l. further proof
needed 10 establish the final victory
of the typewriter over the swurdi
New York Tribune.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
Worst Country in
the World to Live In

CHICAGO. July i6.-The Jurors
Who are trying William Bross Lloyd
millionaire Socialist" and 10 other
members Of the Communist Labor
party ON charges Of plotting against
the government saw visions ~ a
red Kingdom" when the state intro
duced the Moscow manifesto over
ihe protest Of the defendants.
The manifesto advocated "the ali
s0rption by the state of The eco
nomic life ~ vigorously opposed by
capitalist liberalism"
mankind has been carried Ia the
bring of ruin by exploiiers "the
working class must answer blow for
blow " II will not renounce lis own
object"
The state In iis effort 10 show
that Lloyd and the others con-pired
10 overthrow the government de,
pends ON evidence purporting to
show the Communist Labor party's
allegiance In the Russian Soviet and
its principles.
Details ~ financial aid given the
Communist Labor party hy Lloyd
were told by Robert n. Howe the
Chicago milliOnaire's secretary.
The state probably will call to the
witness stand next Monday Ole Han
son. former mayor % seattle. Wash.
ingion. Hanson will tell Of condi.
lions In Seattle during the alleged
red strike" the prosecution an.
nounced.
Lloyd was quoted by John =. Har.
ris. Milwaukee Journal reporter. a.
saying In a speech that "this Is one
of the worst countries In the world
IN which 10 live"
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
Philadelphia Lawyer
Has No Standing Here


NJ. PAsO. Texas. July ia DO you
know how many pcnnles Il takes 10
make a dimeg Would you iakc
fcwer than 70 cigars a q nickel each
Cor % cents, or expect morcG
Can YOU give. offhand. lhc name
Of The largest city ~ the United
slalesf
Can you namo the ocean which
lies east Of the United states and
the wori which means the opposite
OF "cold~q
n this knowledge Is yours. young
man. the Unncd States Army h
ready 10 pronounce you "lilnrale~-
which doesn't mean literary ~.
actiy, bui that you can grl hy. But
n your intellect fails short Of The
strain and you make a wrong guess.
Uncle sam Is determined 20 lcnch
yuu ai least that much. whether
yuu be In the Army already or Just
want" In.
On July %. according 10 inf0rmn.
lion just received at the Army re-.
cruiiing station here, a department
school for illileraies will BE- opened
NJ Camp Travis. San Antonio. There
will 90 oil rockies who don't meas.
ure up mentally 10 the simple re-.
quiremenis of the Army's new lii
crary test. and also. u Is proposed.
all men in the service who can't
figure out which IL the middle Of
three squares IN row and demon.
slraie their perception with n lri.
umphant pencil cross.
The examination blanks for The
literary have arrived At the recruit.
ing station. They contain ~ honest.
straightforward questions and two
mean. crafty ones to.wii:
III winter Is colder than summer.
write the name Of the first month
Of the year"
"lf the sun rises IN the east put
n cross IN the square: II u sets In
the south. put another cross IN the
square"
The hiEhbrows. who seem to have
got control of the Army. also will
demand 10 be- told how much three
books would cnst-at the rate Of ~
hooks for si.ti; how many men
you'd have II you had ~ and got iS
more; how many minutes there are
In two hoars and onehalf; how far
a man would be from his starting
point II he walked ~ miles west and
then walked nine miles east, and the
world which means the opposite Of
war.
Beginning July 20 all applicants
for enlistment who look as II they
might be- caught will be required a.
fill ont one of the blanks. Il Is left
mp io officers " ORGANIZATIONS nj
Fort Hiss to find out which Of their
men ought to have a course ai the
Lamp Travis school.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
NEW MExICO BOY HONONED.

A recent issue Of the Christian
Science Monitor containing dis
patch from Oxford. England. dis
closes that six Americans out of the
l2o attending the school have sue.
ceeded IN securing places on the va
rious athletic teams. Among them
is noted one hoy from New Mexico.
q. A. Feather of Arlesia. Feather
who was a student at the University
Of New Mexico, Is referred 10 AZ
having won the hammer throw,
heavlng the weight 100 feet aud n
inches.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
SHE MEANT AL RIGHT.

A story has come In our ears oI
n couple Of young people who ai
tended a church lecture recently
When the collection was being taken
up the young man commenced fish
ng In his pockets for a dime. NJ.
face expressed his embarrassment
as he whispered hoarsely, Il guess
! haven't cent: 4 changed ms
panis, and the young lady. who had
been examining the unknown region
uf a woman's dress Tor purse.
turned a pink color ami said: I'm
n the same fix. too" Exchange.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
tot. HOWE To M AT
THIRD DIVISION REUNION

FL PAsO. Texas. July Colonel
Robert l.. How're. who a. Major Gen.
crnl HOWE commanded the Third
Division " The United States expedi.
iionary force during its stay IN Ger.
many and now Is IN command Of the
~ Paso military district Is expected
To be- among those present when the
Society Of the rhini Division holds
ils FIRST reunion ia ChicaRo July "a
and 70. II also Is expected Major
General Joseph 7. Dickmon. who led
the division Ia victory in the second
battle ~ the Marne, will be- AZ the
reunion The Socirly ~ the Third
Division has a mcmhcrehip of a50O0.
H. headquarters are IN Little Rock.
Arkansas.
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16
Effective Printing

msans soOd typs. good press.., sOod
~orkmen and good pA,er. We have n.
equipment and the wOrkmsn for you. ana
une Hammsrmlll grades Of bond sssctv
nd cover pspsra Let Us sAow yo1
Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-16

Il hurried home 50 as Ia be ahlc
Ia make a few speeches Tor Thoma.
sou for governor. A tentative itin.
erary has been ARRANGED tor me lo
speak at San Angelo. at Colorado and
Big Springs, and at Midland and
Pecos."
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-06
Nuxated Iron Will Increase
Strength of Delicate People
In Two Weeks Time

well you owe n 20 yourself 20 mako N.
following test. See how long you ,ah work
or how far you rau walk without becotnink
tired. Nuxt take two fiys-ErRin tablets OF
ordinary Nukgtcd fton three times per day
YOUR strength again and SEQ for yourself
how much you have gained You can
talk aH you please about all the wonders
wrought by now rcmedtvA but when ycu
como down to hard facts thorc " nothing
like gold sound, healthy flesh on your
bones. n IN also grCat nerve ana HtoW-
ach atrcnrthcner ana one ~ tho best blood
builders In the world, The only trouble
was that the old forms of inorganic iron
IKE tucturs OF iron. iron acetate etc,
often ruined peoples teeth upset their
Htomacha and we're not aEsimilsted and
for these reasons they frequently did more
harm than good Hut with tho discovery
of tho newer forms ot organic iron all
this has been overcome NuNated Iron.
Tor example. IN pleaHont 20 take, does not
in1uro the teeth ana IL almoHt Immediately
beneficial
Manufacturers Note NupAted Iron
which ~ recommended above Is not se-
rret remedy but one which iR well known
90 druEhiHtH everywhere. Unlike tho older
inorganic iron products II Is easily as
similated. and does not iniure the teeth.
make them black. nor upset the stomach.
Tho manufactures guarantee successful
and entirely aatisfartory results to every
purchaser or they will refund your money.
II IL dispensed In this city by all good
druggiHtS--Advt
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-06

pohi must be analyzed and treated
accordingly Larger commercial
success will probably be attained by
tho employment OF better methods
than are now generally known. The
technical difficulties Of utilizing BIZ
luminous rock In road surfacing ap-
pear to warrant careful research by
tho best chemists and paving en-
glnccrs.
other varieties Of native asphalt,
notably Rilsonitc. grahamiic and
wurtzllto. are used In the manufao-
turo uf paint, varnish, roofing, water
| pruofing. Insulation, flooring, filler
and artificial rubber. Although
/ these products have been marketed
| FOR relatively few years In the United
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-06
RICH ASPHALT
DEPOSITS HERE
Most Extensive Beds of
Mineral in the u. S.
Found in Oklahoma.
USE IS INCREASING
Great Preservative and Fav.
orite for Surfacing Of
Nations Highways.

WASHINGTON. Juno sr--Asphalt
is tho great undevcloped resource OF
tho United states and the richest
and most productive beds aro In
oklahoma, "A statement Issued by
the United States geological survey
today said.
Few mineral deposits In America
are more promising 10 tho prospeo-
tor or more interesting to the sci
enlist than the asphalt beds OF Cal
itornia. Kentucky and tho Rocky
mountain and midcontlnent states
There arc no deposits In thu United
states equal In aizo and purity to- tho
mysterious pitch lake OF Trinidad.
from which asphalt has been taken
for paving the famous thoroughfarea
OF tho world for many ycarr, with.
out materially lowering It's surface,
but there ia great quantity OF bi-
luminous rock that could be used To-
cally In surfacing our vast mileage
OF unimproved highways. Native
asphalt, although one OF our great
undeveloped natural resources, has
not been extensively mined becauae
OF the former abundance of asphal-
tic petroleum ana pecauna OF our
large imports. but now bituminou,
products Of many varisfaas obtained
from domestic deposits could asfs-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-06

In many instances says city Physician
persons have suffered for wears without
knowing what made them feel tired,
tisiless and n-down when their real
trouble was lack of iron In tho blood
how To tell.
IF you Vere 10 make an actual blood test
1 On all people who are ili you would prob
ably be- greatly aHtuuiHhcd at the exceed
Ingiy large number who lack iron ana who
are 10 for no other reason than tho lack ~
IRON. The moment iron iH supplied "a multi
tudo ~ dangerous symrtutuH dtHsppchr.
without iron the blood ~ once iu-rg the
power to change food into living tissue and
therefore nothing you cat does you good /,
YOU don't got the Htrrngth out 81 IT, Your
food merely paNsoa through your system
like corn through min with the rOllers
30 wide apart that the mill cant grind
As result Of this continuous blood and
nerve starvation. people become generally
weakened. nervous and all run down and
frequently develop all sorts Of conditions
ono ~ too thin. another la burdoncd with
unhealthy fat. some are so weak they can
hardly walk. Homo think they have dys, d,
pepaih. kidney or liver trouble. some can't
sleep nt nirht. others are sleepy aud tired
all day. some fuaay aud Irritable. some
power and endurance. In such cases, ~ n
wotae than fUolishneaa Go take atimulst-
ing medicines or narcotic drugs which
only whip up your Tagging vital powers
for tho inomonL maybe at the expense OF
your life later on No matter what any
one tails ysn. yea are not strong and
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-06

, uatcly supply the requirements In
svoral parts Of the country.
As asphalt IL formed from pciro-
loum ana is "a remarkable prcs'tVh
tive. II has long boen subject OF
absorbing interost 10 the oil Roologlst
and tho paloontologlst Many OF tho
surface deposits throughout IN"
country, like that near Los Angeles.
Cal, which yielded remains Of the
extinct saber -toothed tiger. were
formed In recent or pleistOccno time,
but some are much Older. The as
phalt formations range In thickness
from q few inches to many feet, and
aB they are associated with potro-
leum both geographically and STRAIT
graphically and are OF Ike origin
and composition. thoy may be
roughly assigned TO the Anme fieldH.
Abundance Of Native Asphalt
Deposits Of asphalt ana allied sub.
atanccs are found In KontuokY West
virginia, Arkansas. Missouri. OKLA
homa, Texas. Colorado, Nevada.
Utah and California. The richest
and most extensive beds are 81 Okla
homa, but Utah contains Ia clarge0t
variety of bitumlnous substances.
The stratigraphic range OF the beds
In az wide M the geographic, depos-
its being found In strata OF all ages
from tho ordOvicinn to the recent
Tho oldest asphaltio formatlons have
been observed In oklahoma. and the
youngest. which consist OF recently
formed sands impreRnatcd with bi-
| tumon, occur near Carpinteria. Cal,
though small superficial doposita OF
broa are we'll distributed throughout
the country, The largest depoeitH
OCCUR as impregnated rock and veins
European countries use large
quantities Of bitumlnous rock In
building roads. and II tho United
| States would adopt tho same practice
much oil that IL greatly needed for
uss ms fuel and other purposes would
be released. Although good pave
ments Of hltuminoua rock have been
laid In Kansas city. Kan. OklAhO-
ma city, okla, and "A few other cities,
many rock asphalt pavemcnta con
slructod In this country have not
been sucoessful because the contrac-
tor failed TO understand tho nature
of bitnminous rock. The rock dif-
furs greatly In quantity and each do
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-06

ST. LOUIS, June 6. -- The Mis-
souri, Republican League club, an
organization Of negroes. today made
public memorial being sent TO Mis-
souri, delegates TO the republican ma.
tunal convention asking the defehi
II Governor Lowdcn for the pres
idcncy The negroes assert LOwden
failed to protect them during the
East st. Louis race riots three years
ago ana ala not appoint n negro
TO public office IN Illinois
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-06

states. they are In general demand
among contractors and engineers
and their use ~ Increasing, ns they
nrc elastic, antiseptlc, acid rcsistant
and moisture proof