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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-14
JACK WRIGHT
MURDER CASE
NEARING END
State TO Introduce New Wit
nesses Today Before the
Final Argument.
TELLS OF LOVE AFFAIRS
Accused Murderer Relates In
cidents Following Date
of the Crime.
Special to The News-Times:

Special 10 The NeWs-Times.
LAPORTE. Ind, Dec. 13.-Evi-
dence 10 show that Jack Wright
charged with the murder OF Henry
Nuessel in South Bend on the night
OF Dec. 80. 1915, was not in the city
ON that night was introduced by
the defense IN Circult court Mon
day Before resting their case al
$3.50 o'clock the defense attempted
20 prove an alibi. which was sub
stantlated by the testimony OF sew
eral Witnesses. The state Will put
on witnesses Tuesday morning N
rebuttal and this Will delay final ar
-umcnts TO the jury.
Evidence purportlng 20 show that
Wright and Schultz visited various
gaming houses in South Bend since
the alleged murder was shown by
the defense. T. was proved by their
witnesses tha. the men spent much
line In South Bend visiting saloons
and other dives.
Wright resumed the stand Monday
morning and after three hours N
Eruelling oss-examiuaion con
Quoted by Pros. Samuel Schwartz.
stuck 70 his original story that he
went to Holland. Mich, on the night
% Dec. %. 1915. He maintained
that the testimony Of witnesses for
the state was untrue and that the
Questions answered by him In the
-. Joseph county Jail had been mis-
construed.
Friendly Chats. Wright Says.
II did not tell Detective Bihn and
Inspector Schumacher that ] would
lake six or eight years tomorrow
with a smile" declared Wright. IN
stead I was referring 10 what !
hart who stole a number Of Liberty
bonds That case was related %
me 10y the Pinkerton men
Wright said that the conversa-
tions had all been friendly chats
and no third degree methods had
been resorted 70 by the detectives
or sheriff. He denied that the de-
tectives had even taken notes In his
presence.
When questioned BY the prose
Cutor I'm regard to alleged state
wents made by him about bootleg
EinE between Windsor and Detroit
Wright denied emphatcally that ne
had ever done anything In connNr-
zion with importation Of whisky
TTe said he was gambling and used
% big Cadillac car for pleasure rides
He said he visited MunCie Kala-
waZOo. South Bend and other open
towns where ne attended smokes Of
THO gambling smokes were arrang
ID he said. so that the professional
-7wblerS could make a large
tCONTTNITFD OK PAGE FIVE i
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-14
URGES STUDY OF
U. S. IMMIGRANTS
Believes Such Would
Aid in Solving Nations
Problem.

Speaking on the subject Of Amer
ica and Her Immigrants Rev. Ar
chibaid Mcclure. pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church addressed more
than 100 members of the Cham her
OF Commerce at the regular Mon
day noon luncheon
Rev. Mcclure knowledge of his
subject. gained from an extensive
study OF the question. made his talk
both educational and interesting 90
his audience. lie said that in his
belief there was no question that
the Johnson immigration buI barr
ing immigrants from the country
for q period n one year. would pass
and that under the present coud.-
tions II viii result in good. Ho
said. However. that az the close %
that period the bin should be dis
carded.
Rev Mcclure maintained thai as
immigrants made Up the greater
par, OF the population of tho United
States we as Americans should make
every effort 20 understand them.
misunderstanding he said was the
cause OF the most of the trouble a-
rising from immigration.
Would Avert Friction.
In support Of his argument he
cited as ar example The northern
Italian and the southern Italian or
SiCiilisn. The northern Italian viii
have nothing % Go with the Sicil-
Ian and the Sicilitan hold the "a nae
attitude toward the northern Italian.
This is a condition that is Unborn
IN these immigrants and IL q Is tax
en- into consideration bv American
manufactures much friction can bs
elimated. he said.
said. exists In more or less degree
among all foreigners and a little
study and care or the part of the
great American popu,ace wlil i'm
prove the lot % The immigrant and
the country as wei Rev. Mcclure
developed his subject as he progress
ed and discussed ar length the in--
migrant question as it now faces
| the nation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-14
Gipp's Life Still at
LOtU Ebb, Says Report

Although death was expected hour
" throughout Monday George Gipp,
Notre Dame football star. was con-
tinuing the fight for his life which
he has kept up for three weeks
against the attack OF streptococcic
throat trouble resulting from tonsil-
tits. according 70 reports from St.
Joseph's hospital at 8 o'clock on
Tuesday morning. Doctors stated
that he had only the slightest posi-
BILE chance for recovery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-14
THE WEATHER

Indiana: Unsettled and colder Tuesday.
Tth rain or snow in north portion; Wcdues-
day fair and colder str org west and north
west gales Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-14

The city manager = appointed by
board OF commissioners who are
7CONTINCED on PAGE FOURD
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-14

CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE)
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
CLUB BOYS, GIRLS
HAVE GOOD TIME
Meeting Here Today Seems
to Be Fraught With Much
for the Many Members

The demonstration to be given to
the boys and girls of this parish to-
day promises much for the members
of the clubs.
Visits will be made to dairies, poul-
try farms, beef cattle farms and
other places of interest. Misses Flavia
Gleason of Baton Rouge, Carolina
Boudreaux of Lafayette and Messrs.
w. c. Abbot, J. B. Francioni and
Harley Williams of the extension de-
partment, Baton Rouge, and v. A.
Guidroz of Lafayette, Felix Labadie
of Vile Platte, C. A. Davis, bee spe-
cialist, will assist in the demonstra-
ton work.
Dinner will be served by club girls
at the municipal kitchen, and there
will be moving pictures in the af-
ternoon.
The entire program will be under
the charge of Mrs. L. G. Kirk and
Mr.. A. A. Mendoza, the demonstra-
ton agents in charge of the work in
this parish. Free automobiles will
be provided for the visit to the outly-
ing points of interest, and all who at
tend are promised a good time.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
HOLLIER & DURIO
GET BIG CONTRACT
Half Million Worth of Model High
ways to be Constructed Under ST.
pervisions of Local Engineers
WORK TO BEGIN SHORTLY
Opelous&s Men Awarded Biggest Com
tract of Kind in History of ST.
Landry Parish

The board of supervisors of the
eleventh road district comprising what
it commonly called the. 0pelousas-
Washington district, showed that it
believed in home talent when it
awarded to Hollier & Durio, local en-
gineers, the engineering work ofsthe
100000 bond issue. The board se@
lected the 0pelousas engineers after
carefully going over the merits and
the competency Of many applicants,
coming from every section of the
country.
Messrs. Hollier & Durio have been
awarded many big contracts in re-
cent months and have given thorough
satisfaction wherever they have been
employed. Mr.. Durio, the junior
member of the firm, while a captain
in the army overseas, was especially
engaged in the construction of high
ways and as a result of his competen-
cy has been given flattering recon-
mendations from prominent army Of
ficers, under whom he worked as a
road engineer, from various sections
of the United States. Mr.. HOllier
has enjoyed an enviable reputation in
local engineering fields for number
of years. In awarding the contract
to the local firm the board Of super
visors doubtless will win the COM
mendation of the public, as well as
the taxpayers, and it is felt that the
interest of the property owners will
be carefully safeguarded by the men
under whom the construction Of the
roads of the district will be done, and
Messrs. Hollier & Durio win win ad-
ditional praise from their 'home
folks" for their efficient work in the
building and completion Of the roads.
The preliminary work of the dis
triet will doubtless be started without
delay. 1t is proposed to build many
miles of good, substantial model high
ways connecting the principal COM
munities of the first and fifth wards,
as well as joining up with the princi-
pal state highways.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
MRS. MEL DURIo BURIED HERE

The many friends Of the Durio fam
lily were shocked to learn of the death
of Mrs. Mel Durio of Plaisance, which
occurred on last Saturday night at
the family residence, ten miles north
of this city.
Mrs. Durio had been in i'll health
for number of years, but the end,
while not unexpected, came as a dis
tinct shock to the scores of friends of
the bereaved family. Funeral serv-
ices were held at the Methodist
church in this city Monday morning,
and interment in the Protestant Gem
etery. A large number of friends of
the family attended the last rites.
Mr. Durio is prominent merchant
and planter of the Plaisance section of
this parish and enjoys large circle
of warm personal friends who SYM
pathize with him in his hour of be-
reavement.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
BOACM RESIGNS AS
ROAD CHAIRMAN
Opelousas Capitalist Sewers
Connection With Opelou-
sas- Washington Board

E. Nj. Boagni handed in his resigna-
tion to the police jury on Tuesday af-
ternoon as chairman of the Opelou-
sas- Washington road district board Of
supervisors. He gave as his reason
for his action his inability of devot-
ing the time and attention required
to such an important position.
Members of the police jury asked
Mr.. Boagni to reconsider his resigna-
ton but he maintained that he
thought it to the best interest of the
parish that his resignation be accep-
ted, effective March 10, whereupon
the police jury accepted his resigna-
ton.
A new member of the board of su-
pervisors will be appointed at the
April meeting of the jury, when it is
expected that man receiving the
endorsement of the present members
of the board will be awarded the ap-
pointment.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
ILL COLLECT
VEHICLE TAX
lise Jury Instructs Sheriff to
Engage Deputy for ColIec-
ton Of Road Taxes

Oh account Of the "rush" in the
collectors office since its OPEN
fOr collection Of taxes a couple of
ks ago, and because the office was
alt Of enc deputy, the collection of
and per capita taxes, as we'll as
ls licenses, was not attended to.
8he police jury, on last Tuesday
nlng, authorized and instructed
sheriff, Hon. D. NJ. Fontenot, to
oy additional help in the way of
a deputy for the purpose Of
ding up the collection Of this i'm
at tax, 50 the vehicle owners If
sandry are now confronted with
Asant duty of paying ur their
isa Cor vehicles and tractors.
spscial notice to the tractor and
eR owners Of this parish is given
ae sheriff in this issue Of the Star
ress. Tractor owners are re-
aed that they must pay a license
shelr tractors and are urged not
overlook this matter, as it is the
AA time st. Landry win undertake
sollect this license. Sheriff Fon.
s notice appears elsewhere in
Z ssue OF the Star Progress.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
new MAN IS HEAD
. OF POWER PLANT
H. R. Bodemuller, Opelousas Boy, is
Awarded Year Contract at $3.50
Per Month by City Authorities
SEVEN MILLS TAX RATE
Property Owners Get Slight Relief Of
Taxation Burden by Municipal
Authorities at Last Meeting

At the regular meeting of the city
council, held on last Tuesday night,
H. R. Bodemuller, eldest son of H.
Bodemuller, was appointed superin-
tendent of the electric light and wa
ter plant at salary of $3.50 per
month. Mr.. Bodemuller was given a
two-years' contract and will assume
the duties of his office on the 18th
of this month. He is presently wind
ing up his business in Lafayette, where
he has been employed by a large
electrical concern for several months.
The city authorities also adopted
the annual budget and fixed the tax
rate for the coming year. The mill
age has been fixed at seven mills on =
hundred per cent valuation, slight
reduction over the taxes of last year,
when the millage was ten mills on an
eighty per cent valuation.
Arrangements were made to meet
the city's obligations and all debts
will shortly be paid, according to
Mayor Mike Halphen.
So much complaint about stocE
roaming at large, particular at night,
was brought to the attention to the
city authorities that fine of 50 viii
be imposed on all stock, including
horses, mules, cattle, goats, sheep and
hogs, impounded between sunset and
sunrise. The fine of fifty cents win
remain on stock caught during the
day time. 1t is said that several ma
hcious violators of the stock law
have already paid the maximum fine
and indications are that the streets
of this city will not serve as a public
pasture at night for very many days
longer. The police force is determin-
ed to enforce this law and some of
the more progressive citizens are bent
upon asking the incoming admins
tration to make the fine universal,
and will probably make a request that
it be increased.
All stock owners who have been
in the custom of feeding their stock
on private hedges and flower gardens
are urged to remember that the 50
fine will be imposed for night viola
tions.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06

endurance rarely found in high
school material. The coach and man.
ager wish to arrange three-game
schedule to be played between now
and the first of May.
This is the proposition they are
making the other teams of the parish
To Washington-The team will go
to Washington any day with no ex-
pense to that team, or bring them to
Opelousas paying all expenses.
To Eunice and Melville Expenses
paid to 0pelousas and this team will
pay its own expenses to both towns
for return games.
We want st. Landry to be repre-
sented at the state rally at Baton
Rouge and are looking to other chools
to help develop championship mate
rial.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
GIL GETS K. o.
ON NEW SHERIFF
st. Landry Senior Legislator
Gives Sheriff-elect Singing
Blow Unintentionally

1t wasn't scrap, it was only a
clean-cut knockout that Hon. Gilbert
L. Dupre, st. Landry's senior member
of the state legislature, registered on
Charles Thibodeaux, who will soon be
commissioned as sheriff of this par
ish. The battle royal took place
in the police jury room, and the po-
lice jurors. in session, held ring-side
/ tickets Monday afternoon. The way
it happened is somewhat as follows:
Mr.. Thibodeaux was asking the
legislator a thousand and one ques-
tions, while he was seated leisurely
In one of the big revolving chairs of
the police jury room, and all of sud
den he happened to ask Judge Dupre
a rather inquisitive question, which
doubtless attracted the impulsive at
tention of the veteran lawmaker, who
was Immediately interested. Rushing
up to Mr.. Thibodeaux to answer the
question, Judge Dupre unintention-
ally pushed on Mr., Thibodeaux's
chair with such force as to send Mr..
Thibodeaux toppling over in cor
ner, and while falling the sheriff
elect struck railing and gashed his
head Immediate attention by Dr..
r. NJ. Littell, who was present, aided
Mr.. Thibodeaux to soon enjoy the un-
fortunate accident caused by his
close friend. Nevertheless, we are
bound to give Mr.. Dupre credit for a
k. O., in the parlance of pugilist.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
MIZZI HEAD OF
LOCAL BILLIES
Prominent Travelling Salesman
Elected Exalted Ruler of
Opelousas B. p. o. E.

Des Mizzi, well known and popular
travelling representative of the Diet
lein-Jacobs Grocery Company, was
elected exalted ruler of the Opelou.
sas Elks at the regular meeting on
Tuesday night.
The following other officers were
chosen: Henry Larcade, Jr., es-
teemed leading knight; Hebert F. Ri.
chard, esteemed loyal knight; ]. A.
Durio, esteemed lecturing knight
Joseph D. Chachere, secretary; and
Lawrence j. Larcade, treasurer; A.
S. J. Campbell ,tiler; Frank Dimmick,
trustee.
Installation of officers will take
place on the night of the first Tues
day of April, when a lunch will be
served to the members attending.
The retiring exalted ruler, F. Cliff
Allen, has won the commentator and
admiration of his fellow Elks and his
tenure Of office during two very sue
cessful years will be long remember
ed by the Elks, as Opelousas lodge
progressed remarkably under the able
leadership of the prominent business
man. Mr.. Mizzi who has been M.
Aliens right hand man in the lodge
for two years, will undoubtedly prove
one of the most popular exalted rul-
ers elected here for a number Of
years.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
LOCAL SHOW WILL
MAKE BIG CHANGES
Board of Directors of OpeIousas Mo.
tion Picture Company Meet and
Decide on improvements
BARNETT NEW PRESIDENT
Both Front and Interior of Building
Will Undergo Changes and Ar
chitect Working on Plans

Things have been moving in the
moving picture show line in Opelou-
sas lately, and the announcement was
made this week that the directors OF
the Opelousas Motion Picture Com
pany, owners of the Princess Theatre
met last Monday and after transact
ing routine business elected Jesse T.
Barnett as president of the corpora
ton, vice Adolphe Jacobs, resigned
Besides electing Mr.. Barnett, the di.
rectors chose also the following Off
GERS: Mr.. F. j. Dietlein, vice presi-
dent and manager; Mr.. NJ. Winberg,
secretary and treasurer.
The directors of the company de-
cided unanimously to make extensive
improvements in the Princess, their
intention being to make a general
change in the front of the building
and also extensive decorations in the
interior The plans for this work
have already been submitted to an ar
chiteet.
Among other improvements under
consideration is the erection of a
stage where high-class vaudeville will
be shown to the many patrons of this
popular place of amusement.
The management of the Princess
has always been untiring in its eff
forts to keep their theatre in the
very front ranks of the show houses
of Southwest Louisiana. The man.
agement, in an interview, said that
"our motto in the past has been
The Home of Better Photoplays;' for
the future it will be Watch Us
Grow!"
The Princess, according to the lay
public who try to keep fairly well in
formed as to the progress of the NOV
ing picture business, is one of the
best show houses in the state outside
of the largest cities. The class Of
pictures shown is always up to date
and patrons of the show are always
afforded the opportunity of seeing
the best to be had, and that too, be-
fore shows in cities as large or larg-
er than 0pelousas have had chance
to see these same pictures. For
some time we have kept tabs in a
general way on some of the moving
picture shows in'Louisiana towns and
cities as large or larger than 0pe-
lousas, and very often we notice that
these towns and cities get pictures
long after they have been seen by the
patrons of the Princess. AS an ex-
ample of the many incidents of this
kind, the Princess showed the famous
Miracle Man" around Christmas.
This same picture only reached the
city of Lafayette couple
of weeks ago. Many similar instances
have been noted, but this is suffi-
cient evidence that the active man
agement is keeping abreast of the
times and giving the people of Ope-
lousas the best in the cinema art and
that, too, at the earliest date possible.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
THIBODEAUX BUYS
nice RESIDENCE
Sheriff-elect Purchases Boagni
Property on Grolee Street
for Permanent Home

Charlie Thibodeaux, st. Landry's
sheriff-elect, has purchased a resi-
idence that viii become the dignity of
his office. He recently acquired the
ownership of the pretty Boagni prop
erty on Grolee street, now occupied
by T. Coreil, prominent Main street
merchant.
Mr.. Thibodeaux expects to add a
few needed improvements to the al
ready spacious and comfortable home
and intends to move his family into
his new home within the next few
weeks. With the improvements Mr..
Thibodeaux will have one of the pref
tiest and most comfortble residences
on that street, which thoroughfare
seems destined to be the leading res
idential street of this city.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
STATE DEPUTY
HERE MONDAY
John x. Wegmann to Pay Of.
ficiaI Visit to OpeIousas
knights Next Week

John x. Wegmann, state deruty of
the Knights Of Columbus and prob
ably the best known membel of the
organization in Louisiana, will pay an
official visit to Opelousas C5uncii Oh
Monday night.
A special meeting of the local
council has been called for that night
and it is hoped that the membership
will turn out en- masse to greet the
popular young state official.
Mr.. Wegmann will deliver an inter-
esting address to the knights and
Monday nights meeting is promised
to be the greatest treat of the year.
A genuinely good time is in store for
all who attend to meet Mr.. Wegmann.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
CARD OF THANKS.

| take this method of extending to
the voters of st. Landry my many
thanks for the honor they conferred
on me in the late primary election by
choosing me as one of their represen-
tatives in the lower house of the state
legislature.
/ wish to assure them that l ap-
preciate their vote of confidence in
my candidacy and will exert myself
in the legislature to look after their
interests as well as that of every
citizen of the parish
/ realize the burden of respOnsi-
bility which my election carries,
but / will cheerfully carry that bur
den to the end that my efforts to
make st. Landry and Louisiana bet
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06

race more interesting, but all this will
be food for the ones who stand in the
background and have a splendid time
just watching the fur and feathers
fly when the big guns begin to ham
mer each other and do a few other
stunts besides. Politics is a highly
edifying game, and the Louisiana
brand of the article is not exceeded
by that Of any other commonwealth
in the entire Union.
| Contests for congress in the eight
Of the states districts have not be-
gun to develop or materialize, except
in the sixth, where Congressman San
ders, now a candidate for the senate,
viii give way to q rev man.
The several avowed candidates
are already busy laying their lines for
the nomination. Among the number
are Amos Ponder who twice tried
conclusions with -. Y" and went
down in defeat State Senator John
son is also said to be looking the sit
uation over with view of entering.
and some wise ones say that Jake
Morrison of Pointe Coupec win be a
runner, too. Then, of more than pass
ing interest, comes the talk that Mrs.
Lydia Wickliffe- Holmes of Baton
Rouge, who has been one of the lead
ers of the woman's suffrage move
ment in the state, viii be "a candidate
if the national amendment Is ratified,
which ratification would make her an
elector and therefore qualified to hold
office. This would make things very
interesting in the sixth and the fur
would fly in every direction when the
campaign got well under way.
Judicial fights over the state are
not talked much of except in a few
districts. It is realized that the sal
ary Of the district judge is 50 small
that the average lawyer with a prac-
tice worth talking about could not af-
ford to sacrifice it and enter on to
judicial work. This fact alone is de-
tering many of the ablest judicial
minds of the state from trying for
these once coveted positions.
In this supreme court district
Judge Winston Overton Of Lake
Charles is so far the only avowed can
didate to succeed Justice Provosty
who will retire at the end of his term.
Judge Overton is considered one OF
the ablest judges in the state and his
advancement to the position of jus
tice Of the supreme court will be an
honor to the bench and assures the
supreme courts prestige among the
high appellate courts of the nation.