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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
4THETA mu KAPPA. NEWS

On July 10, 1920. the Theta Nh
Kappa Sorority held It's first in-
itiaticn, taking IN three new members.
namely Misses 1rma Mae Roos. Melissa
Burleigh and AIine Estorge. The mi
tiation took placs at p. m. Of said
date at LAWYERS residence and after
the members were initiated q nice
luncheon was served to refresh the
worn OUT members that we're Just
initiated
The Theta Mu Kappa sent out
notices that a meeting was in order
for 6 D. M, July 10. 1920 for the pur-
pose Of electing officers, fixing rush
fees, dues snd terms OF office and
also to decide on sororiety pins. The
meeting was called to order BY Miss
Mamie LawIer. temporary chairman.
The officers elected are 80 follows:
Miss Mamie Lawler, president, Miss
Helen cIopton, yice-president, Miss
Irna Mae Roos, secretary, Miss MeIis-
,sa Burieigh, treasurer. After the
business was settled the question Of
stopping for refreshments was put
to a vote and was received by an
overwhelming majority.
BY SECRETARY
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
Or. HAWKINS WRITES
OF IMPAssAsLE ROAD

Editor Star-Progress:-
There is a mud hole on the Bayou
Waxia public road six miles from the
Village Of Palmetto, in the fourth
ward of this parish.
This bog hole is not a seasonable
one-a hole which dries out during
good weather and gets Doggy in rainy
weather, but it is an all-year-round
hole. ANY time one chances to trav-
el this road he is certain to bog in
It. There is no way to escape it. II
you are travelling in a heavy car, why
you just 90 down so deep that It takes
yoke or oxen to pull you out.
The hole is not Of great length or
width, but o My, how deep!
It wouldn't be so bad but for the
fact that on one side there is a canal
and on the other side there is dense
forest. You can't navigate the canal
and it is impossible to invade the
Jungle. So If you go down the road,
you have to go through this hole.
Many have gone down in it. For the
last five years have been going into
II, and believe me, 1t is good one.
Your truly.
DR.. R. G. HAWKINS.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
SLIGHT CHANGES
GAME, FISH LAWS
DATES or OPEN SEASON AMEND
ed ON SOME BIRDS IN
THE STATE

Some changes in the act recently
passed by the general assembly con-
corning hunting and fishing, amend
ing the old law, will prove Of interest
to sportsmen.
The open season for squirrel is
changed so as to start as follows: oc-
tober / to March /. Fur-bearing ami
mails, November to January 81 Quail
and vii turkey, November Is to Feb
ruary Is, the exception being that tur-
key gobblers may be hunted to March
81. Doves may be hunted from Octo-
Der IS to January 81.
All hunting between sunset and half
an hour before sundows is prohibited
except for frogs and alligators, to hunt
which in these hours a permit is re-
quired.
AS to fish, there were several
changes made. Perhaps the most i'm.
portant is the allowing the use OF
trammel net not over 1900 feet long
in ponds and lakes under conditions
approved by the department of con-
servation and on payment Of license.
Game fish propagated and main
tanned In confinement may be sold
under re ulations Of the department
The minimum size of common fish
that may be sold was increased to Is
inches for buffalo and 16 inches for
catfish.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
Big Property Damage Re
suits From Steam Blow
Out at Cary Plant
PUMP HOUSE AND
MACHINERY WRECK
Big Boiler Hurled TWO Hundred and
Fifty Feet From Foundation When
One End Gives to
Pressure

Joe Thomas, negro fireman, is dead
Valerie Cary, young white boy, and
brother of Thomas are convaIen-
ing in opelousas sanitarium as the
result of an explosion at the pumping
plant on the rice farm of Cary Broth
ers in Prairie Basse. The building
and machinery were demolished.
The explosion occurred at 1915
Tuesday morning, just as Thomas was
about to end his watch. A half hour
before Thomas had blown the whist
lie to call in the relief fireman but
failed to arouse him. jest as the
sound Of the second blast died one
end Of the big boiler, which was car
rying pressure of a hundred pounds,
blew out The boiler was hurled two
hundred and fifty feet from its foun-
dalton, demolishing the building and
most OF the machinery 1t housed.
Thomas, who was standing IN front
of the boiler, caught the full charge
Of the steam as 1t escaped through q
hole of six feet in diameter Valerie
Cary, Is years old son Of 2. + Cary,
Jr., who ,was asleep in an adjoining
room, was severely burned on the
back by steam and flames from his
bed clothing. The younger Thomas,
who was not employed at the plant
but VII chad come to accompany the
fireman home at the change Of shift.
also was badly burned. The three
men were brought Immediately to
the sanitarium in opelousas, where
Thomas died late Wednesday, Yong
Cary and negro are recovering
The property damage Is about
$4,000. Mr.. Cary stated, including the
destruction Of the building. the boil
er and well digging outfit which
! the owners Of the farm had recently
used in putting down the we'll Et
may be far greater. however, IS
there are nearly three hundred acres
of yuong rice now in need Of water
on the place.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
a. (. BEAucHAMP PASSES
TO GREAT BEyoND

Tuesday Of this week at his home
in Kinder. Mr.. A. B. Beauchamp. fos.
ter father Of Mr.. w. w. Hunt, Of this
place and with whom he was residing,
passed on over to the other and I'M
known world. Mr. Beauchamp had
been III for some time and his pass
ing was not unexpected. He was car
ried to hts old home near Grand Cot
eau. where final interment was made
Mr. Beauchamp was 6 native Of old
St. Landry parish and was well and
favorably known to large number Of
people who extend tenderest sympa-
thies to the bereaved widow and other
members Of the family Kinder Tri-
bune.
Mr.. Beauchamp was an uncle Of
Charles B. Chachere Of Opelousas and
DR.. Russell B. Chachere. now Of Lake
Charles.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
LOUISIANA BOY TO
JUDGE IN ATLANTA

University Station, Baton Rouge
La, July 20.-Louisiana will be rep
resented at the Intentional Club judg.
ing contest to be held at the South
eastern Fair, Atlanta, Georgia, Octo-
Der 1922, Announces w. C. Abbott, state
boys and girls club agent Four bona
fide agricultural club members three
representing a team, and one an al.
tentative, will be selected from those
VIII oatend the short course for agri.
cultural club members at the Louisi
ana State University, July % to Aug.
A.
There shall be twelve rings Of live.
stock to be judged made up of the
following: Ring Of four Hereford cattle
ring of four Angus cattle; ring of
four Shorthorn cattle; ring of four
Jersey cattle; ring Of four HoIstein
cattle; ring of four Guernsey cattle;
ring of four Duroc-Jersey hogs; ring
of four Poland-China hogs; ring of
four Berkshire hogs; ring OF four
Hampshire hogs; ring of four South
down sheep; ring of our Shropshire
sheep.
The prizes offered are as follows:
Highest scoring team of three, free
trip to Royal Livestock Show, Len
don, England. Highest scoring contest
ant, free trip to Royal Livestock
Show, London, England, Free trip to
London, England, to state club lead
er, represented by winning team. Free
trip to London, England to county
agent, represented by club member
making highest score. Free trip to
London, England to Washington Of
flee club official whose territory is
represented by winning team. There
shall be gold medal awarded to each
Of the three making up the winning
team and to the highest scoring con-
testant.
In addition to these prizes. the
American Jersey cattle club has Of
fered 800 to be given to the best
judges Of Jersey cattle. This mon
ey will be divided into five premiums.
The state team securing the highest
score in Jersey cattle judging will get
$50; second team $25; third team $40;
fourth team SIS; and fifth team $40.
This money added to the already
sensational prize list viii give much
test. 1t win encourage a closer study
of Jersey cattle and will give assur-
ance that those contestants not count
ed among the four to win the prize
trips to oLndon may win substantial
prizes. In fact so god is the effect
of this additional money as apDlied
to Jersey cattle that those in charge
of the contest are making effort to
secure a similar sum from each OF
the eleven other breeds to be judged.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
STANDARD OIL Men
VOTE TO WALK OUT
FOUR HUNDRED BolLERMAKERs
TO LEAVE POSTS At BATON
ROUGE

Baton Rouge, La, July 20-Four
hundred boilermakers will walk out at
the Standard Oil plant tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock. The vote was
taken at meeting Of the local Boiler
makers Union at a meeting in the
City Han.
The officials of the local union state
that they are willing to arbitrate If
the company viii come to them with
an offer of arbitration, but they say
they will make no further attempt to
treat with the company after having
been turned down repeatedly.
Dan Weller, president of the Stan
dard Oil Company Of Louisiana, re-
fused to make a statement until he is
officially notified of the strike by the
union leaders. There seems no inten'
ton on the part of the men to notify
the company until the hour for the
walkout, according to the statement
of Hugh Farley, chairman OF the com
mittee of arbitration. The other de
partments have been requested not to
walk out on a sympathetic strike
However. il the other departments are
thoroughly in sympathy with the boil
ermakers, it is said the request prob
ably will be ignored.
,, The grievance between the boiler
makers and the officials of the Stan
dard OH Company is over the method
Of representation of the workmen. The
Standard Oil Company has an indus
trial representation plan by which the
several crafts may send men on the
basis Of one man for each 200 in theil
special craft, and in several cases two
or more crafts are combined in repre-
sentation. The boilermakers, accord
ing to Hugh Farley, have been unable
to adjust their grievance, so they sem
representatives to learn if the Off
cials Of the company would meet
committee from the boilermakers
The company refused a hearing to tbs
committee.
The subject Of the attempted hear
ing was on an adjustment Of wages
and working conditions, but so IA
they have been unable to put theil
proposition before the company. M
increase was proposed for the me
chanics, but an appreciable increas'
was to be asked for boilermakers
helpers.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
PRESCOTT AGAIN
K. OF c. DEPUTY
HIS EFFICIENT WORK FOR ORDER
} RECOGNIZED BY STATE DEP
uTY JOHN x. WEGMANN

John x. Wegmann, state deputy OF
the Knights of Columbus, has an.
nounced the appointment of officers
to serve for the ensuing year.
John M. Prescott of opelousas has
been re-appointed district deputy for
this district in recognition Of his val.
liable service to the order.
Other appointments are:
District deputies-District No. l,
William J. Guste, New Orleans; dis.
trict No. 2, Francis L. Knobloch, Thi-
bodeaux; district NO. 8, L. Octave Pc
cot, Franklin; district No. 4 John NJ.
Prescott, Ope1ousas; district No. 5,
Dennis y Hysms, Natchitoches.
District Lectures District No. 1,
Ulysee Marinoni, New Orleans; dis
trict No. 2, A. ]. Caillouet, Houma;
district No. 8, Jules P. Robin, Jeaner-
cite; district No. 4, Griffin T. Haw.
kins, Lake Charles; district No. 5,
Geo. H. Cambre. Alexandria
State chaplain, the Right Rev. Jules
B. Jeanmard, D. D., bishop Of Lafay-
cite.
Delegates to the national or suprme
convention of the order, which viii be
held in New York city August 2. 8, and
4, are: John K Wegmann, William j.
Guste, New Orleans; L. Paul Amiss,
Thomas C. Grace, Baton Rouge; John
M. Prescott, Opelousas. and Adolph
Lagrange, Lake Charles. Due to in
crease in membership Louisiana is en-.
titled this year to two more delegates
than formerly.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
PERsHlNG WAY MEETING
AT COURT HOUSE TO-DAY
W. e. BURGESS
supt. W. W. & E. L. Plants.

Chief Engineer Summer of the
State Highway Der 1rtment viii be
present at the Pershing Way meet
ing to be held at the court house at
10 a. m. today. He viii explain just
why it is very necessary to change
the highway in certain places.
The Pershing Way is Of vital i'm
portance to the parish and everyone
who is interested in the welfare of
our community is urged to attend the
meeting.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
s7s MARRIAGES IN ST.
LANDRY PARISH IN 1918

Statistics compiled in the office OF
the clerk OF court for the state board
of health show that SIS marriages
were contracted in this parish from
January /, 1919 to December 81,
1919.
OF this number, 2S3 we're whites and
3s3 negroes. Thirty one girls is and
under and one girl 10 year Of age
were included IN the list.
There were n divorce suits in the
parish in the same time.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
an IN Readiness for Begin
ming Here Today of Series
of Trade Days
BOOTHS ERECTED
ON COURT SQUARE
u.,,. Pics Purchased by Chamber
If commeree-Many Animals are
Listed for Sale With secre-
tary Deyo

That people of the parish are anxi-
ans to take advantage of any offered
market is shown by the amount of
stock which has already been listed
with the Chamber of Commerce for
sale.
Among the animals listed are the
following: Three year old three
marter Jersey milk COW with three
weeks old bull calf; draft horse, six
teen hands high and weighing about
1900 pounds; Three year old bull, half
Hereford and half Jersey, weighing
about 800 pounds; Ten months old
horse colt; Three beef cows weighing
from 700 to 1000 pounds each.
AS this is the first week in which
the Chamber has offered to list this
stock this may be considered a very
good showing. Any one desiring to
buy or exchange for any of this stock
win be given full particulars by Secre-
tary Deyo, who will also be glad to
list any other stock or other articles
for sale or trade.
the pair Of pigs for the first Cham
her Of Commerce Trade Day has been
secured and according to report will
be a credit to the Chamber. They
have been purchased from different
herds SO that the owner will be able
to start a herd Of registered stock Of
bis own.
one Of the pigs was bought from
Mr.. W. Y. Larcade, Of Church Point
and ira other was secured from Mr..
Edmond Qulrk of opelousas. They
are Of the Big Boned Poland China
breed and both are in good condition.
Registration papers for both pigs
win be furnished to the new owner of
the pigs by the Chamber Of Com
merce, without charge.
The Chamber of Commerce viii be
glad to cooperate with Irish potato
growers Of the parish in every way
possible and to this end will attend to
making shipments, in car lots, and col
Letting IL certain necessary conditions
are complied with.
A minimum car Of potatoes contains
$4,000 pounds and the growers must
assure the Chamber that this amount
is available before beginning to load
the car. The Chamber assumes no
responsibility for securing potatoes to
finish out any car which is partially
loaded
Potatoes must be sorted and grad
ed, before being delivered at the car
and must be furnished clean and
sound ANY bags found to contain
foreign matter, rotton or small pota-
toes win be rescreened and sorted and
the owner will be charged with the
cost.
Potatoes must be sorted into two
grades: Over l ga inches in diameter
and from one inch to l "a inches in
diameter. Nothing under one inch
win be accepted and the two grades
must be sacked separately.
If these conditions are complied
with the Chamber will guarantee to
sell the potatoes and secure a fair
market price for them. The Cham
Der is making no charge for this serv-
ice.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24

will keep inspectors in constant touch
with the movements Of seed and cot
ton products in and out of mills, cars
in which hulls are shipped win be
carefully cleaned before using again,
and care win be taken to see that all
seed passes through both hulIers.
Several state departments Of agricul-
ture win accept the regulations Of the
Federal Horticultural Board.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
Alexander Cummings Passes Ava,


Alexander Cummings, aged 6s
years, died at the home OF his son
John Cummings at Coulee Croche on
Sunday, July 18th at o'clock p. m.
The funeral took place at the Cath
Ollie Church on Monday afternoon at
o'clock. Interment in the Catholic
cemetery at Church Point, La.
The deceased was born in Grand
Coteau, La, in 1851 His father. Jere
sine Cummings, died when he was but
a year old. He then came to Coulee
Croche with his mother before tbs
Civil War, and spent the remainder o.
his life here and Is the last Of fam
lily OF five to die.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24

DR.. and Mrs, Ruffin Q. walker and
children Of Forth Worth, Texas
spending sometime here with Nj. a..l
Mrs. Foster Budd.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
COMMITTEE BEGINS
INVESTIGATION OF
COTTON WAREHOUSE
CONSIDERS COST, SIZE NEEDED
AND LENGTH or TIME RE-
CURED TO BUILD

DR.. ]. A. Haas has appointed the
following committee from the Cham
Der of Commerce to investigate the
cotton warehouse proposition in con-
nection with the American Cotton AS
sociation: John Deblieux, chairman;
L. H. MornhinEeg and ]. A. Deyo.
This committee viii Immediately be-
gin investigating the cost of construc-
ton, size of warehouse needed and
length Of time necessary to construct
it. It is understood that this ware
house will be built according to gov
eminent specifications and That
licensed grader and warehouse man
will be in charge.
Whether or not there is sufficient
time to construct the warehouse this
year is one Of the important matters
for the committee to investigate.
NOT DRY GOODS. BUT
GOOD BUGGiEs He SELLS
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24

Through error, F. L. sandoz was
listed in last weeks announcement
of the Chamber Of Commerce Trade
Day under the heading DRY Goods
and Clothing"
If Mr.. Sandoz we're not so wei
known this might have been serious
mistake but everyone knows that he
sells buggies. hardware and nipple
ments and no one has ever been heard
to dispute the statment that he sells
more buggies than any other firm in
town.
Mr.. Sandoz has no intention o.
changing his line of business or let
ting anyone sell more buggies than ne
can.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24

Miss Lorena Hidalgo returned home
Friday from Baton Rouge where she
spent several days as the guest Of
the Misses Guilbeau's.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24

FA. voorhies returned to New
York on Tuesday to resume his
work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-04
NATIVE OF
GREECE DIES
Gust koutsogoulos Passes Away at
st. Joseph's Hospital Late Yester-
day-Was Thirty-Five
Years Old.

Last night at 5 o'clock at st. JOS
eph's hospital occurred the death OF
Gust Koutsopou1os after an illness of
less than a week there, following an
operation.
Mr.. Koutsopoulos was thirty-fve
years old and was native of Greece.
He had been a resident of Keokuk for
some time and was engaged in bust
ness in this city as one Of the mana
gers of the Paris cafe.
The Greecian lived IN Keokuk sew
eral years before the Balkan war, and
during that struggle returned to his
native land to fight in the cause OF
his country. When the war was over
he came back to Keokuk. He is a
member of the Greek Orthodox church
and priest of this church from Mo.
line. H. will come to Keokuk to OFF,
ciate at the funeral services.
The survivors are the mother in
Greece. one brother. Thomas Kortsn
poulos OF this city, and a cousin. Nick
Koutsopoulos, also of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-04

over fifty years. He was here in the
hospital in the Estes house the latter
part of the year 1864, and first part
Of 1865, and was mustered out of ser
vice in September '65. The major
was in the hospital for care for a
wounded arm, and he still shows the
mark of his wound in the carriage of
his right arm.
"Dr. Maxwell was the Zone who set
the bone and was the one who saved
the amputation," he said this morning
recalling his fight against an amputa-
ton in the hospital. While in the
ward here Major McCallum met a
number of Keokuk people and he re-
inewed acquaintance with them yes
terday.
Besides being commander Of M. M.
Croker Post No. 81. department of
Colorado and Wyoming, G. A. r..
Major McCallum IFS a practising attor-
ney in Denver.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-04
BID <. of c. Banquet.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Oct 4.-One
Of the features Of the big banquet to
be served at Hotel Fort Des Moines
Tuesday evening, October II. follow
ing the knights of Columbus fourth
degree eIemplification, will be the
presence of women guests. II will
be the first time the ladies' ever
have been permitted to attend a
fourth degree inihatory banquet and
It lie expected large number OF them
will be present not only from this
city, but also from various parts OF
the state.
The local committees are preparing
to take care Of about 500 at the din
ner. The number of candidates will
be around 400 as It undoubtedly will
be the largest fourth degree class
ever initiated m Iowa
All candidates and members OF the
fourth degree are required 70 appear
in fun evening dress. October II n
LANDING Tayr-the 42Sth hpnfver-
sary of the discovery of America by
CHRISTOPHER Columbus.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-04
ALUMNI GAME
ENDS IN TIE
keokuk High School and the Old
Stars Battle to Nothing to
Nothing Score Saturday
: Afternoon.

Keokuk high school and team
from the alumni battled Saturday tc
a o to 0 tie score. Flmbles were
largely responsible for no score by
either team Both teams drove the
ball to within scoring distance. but
fumbles lost the chances to take II
over.
Douglas. Miflspaugh. Landman and
PARCELS starred for the locals, Cap
tain Landmann breaking through the
alumni line several times for good
gains.
Thirty-one men are 10 be out this
week for the workout before the
Rock Island game next Saturday.
This will be one OF the best games
on the local schedule and Keoknk
will have to work consistently to pre-
sent a strong front against the visi-
tors. Coach Crimmins will have drill
and scrimmage every day this week.
whipping the team into shape.
The Rock Island team is one OF the
best of the Illinois school teams, and
their appearance on the local field
next Saturday should bring out a
crowd. The Islanders are veteran
team and will be sure to give the
locals real battle.
The Keok.1k team appeared S1tur.
day in their new uniforms. with white
head guards and made a splendid
appearance. The men are logged
out this season in purple jerseys and
REGULATION khaki colored trousers,
purple stockings and white head'gear
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-04
FINAL ORDER
IN SAGE CASE
Referee Roberts Has Made the Nee
essary Declaration for the Closing
of the Estate and Creditors
are Paid.

The referee in bankruptcy, w ].
Roberts. has made the final orders
closing the David H Sage bankrupt
estate. The total money disbursed
was s52,24497 to the depositors of the
Sage Banking company and $23,015.9S
to the general creditors of the Sage
estate. Those claiming preferences
were allowed $3,401.6S, thus making
a total distribution to all creditors of
s7s.662. SO.
This represents disbursement to
the bank depositors of 92.42 per cent,
and to the general estate creditors of
27.67 per cent.
/ The bankruptcy proceedings started
October Is, 1914.