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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
FARMERS TRADE
DAY Is BETTER
THAN LAST WEEK
MORE PRODUCE BROUGHT TO
COURT HOUSE SQUARE AND
ALL is DISPOSED OF

more varied supply O. prod1ae vas
shown on the Court tIouss Square
Saturday than on the first Trade Day'
and the ladies of opelousas we're
there early to take everything which
was offered. Melons, eggs, potatoes,
peppers, tomatoes an dother garden
produce fresh from the fran was
bought eagerly and brought good
price.
There was demand for chickens
but no one had thought to bring in
any for sale, although DR.. Bercier had
a crate of prize winners shown there.
One lday who was looking for Sun
ay dinner enquired the price of DR..
Bercier's chickens but decided that
gumbo made from them would be too
expensive. A registered Jersey Bull
was brought in by Dual Castin and
offered for sale.
The Chamber of Commerce wishes
to impress upon the people Of the par
ish that this Trade Day is more for
their benefit than for the people of
Opelousas. Many instances have been
brought to the Chambers attention
where a person IA 6ns part Of the par
ish has stock for sale and it is not
known to others even in the same part
of the parish.
In many cases people here have sent
to other parishes and even to other
states to secure registered stock for
breeding purposes which could have
been secured within few miles Of
their own homes, had they known
where to look for it. 1t is the pur-
pose of the Trade Day to get people
together and let them know just what
is available at home.
If everyone who wants to buy reg
istered stock or dairy cows win come
to the court house square on the
Trade Days he may be sure that he
will come pretty near locating what
he wants.
Every Saturday is Trade Day and
the use of booths and the grounds is
given free by the Chamber of Com
merce and the police jury.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
LAW PERTAINING
TO JUVENILES
WAS AMENDED
Youths Under II Are Now
Subject to Punishment
For Violating Law
DISTRICT COURT NOW
o HAS JURISDICTION
New Law Provides That When Sent
To Prison Juveniles Must Be
Segregated From Older In
mates Of Institution

The glaring defect in the juvenile
law of this state has been cured and
youthful criminals are now as much
amenable to the laws as the older
ones.
The amendment to the old law Is
contained in the provisions of House
bill No. S93 by Mr.. Drexler which
the legislature passed at the recent ses
sion. Under its provisions juvenile
delinquents may be hailed into city
and district courts. except where there
is Juvenile officer, and sent to prt.
son for their offences.
The bill gives the city and district
courts jurisdiction in cases involving
offenses committed by youths between
the ages of 13 and 18. 1t stipuiates
that minors sent to prison must be
segregated form the older criminals.
Juvenile delinquents in 0pelousae
have committed almost every crime
in the calendar. Some Of these often
ses are the result Of the perpetrators
having been emboldened by the know
ledge that they were without the pale
Of the law. Now, however, both the
city and district courts can punish tho
If their actions warrant it.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
WILL COLLECT
VEHICLE TAXES
NOW DELINQUENT
POLICE JURY ORDERS DEPUTIES
APPOINTED IN EVERY WARD
FOR THAT PURPOSE

Sheriff Thibodeaux will rigidly en-
force the law which place tax on all
vehicles. This tax is now due, haE
ing been from the beginning of the
year, and It should be paid immediate
". Vehicle owners have until Sep
tember / to pay the tax without being
subject to punishment. After that
date they are subject to a fine OF not
less than SO and costs.
In an effort to collect the tax on
vehicles throughout the parish, the
police jury has authorized Sheriff
Thibodeaux to appoint one deputy in
each ward in the parish whose sole
duty it will be to see that all vehi-
cles are properly tagged. AS an in
centive to do their duty impartially'
the police jury has agreed to give
these deputies half OF the fines as
compensation for their work.
Automobiles, tractors, log wagons
farm wagons, carriages and buggies
are subject to the tax in amounts as
follows: automobiles, 25 cents per
horse power, log wagons, 50, farm
wagons, 81, buggies rs cents, and
tractors, SO.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
EIks Lunch Room
Is Now Attractive

The lunch room of the Elks club is
now worth your while, Billies, and if
you haven't been around yet it's up
to you to give it a trial.
Visiting and local members can now
find lunches, cold "beer", coffee, and
even special dishes around at the
club. The service is greatly improved
and a new culinary department and
large refrigerator have been installed.
The lunch room is under the
supervision of A. S. j. Campbell.
Those who know the Colonel best
know how well qualified ne is to man
age this new feature at the Elks
home. It's a safe bet that the serv-
ice will bring him continued patron
age.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
ST. LANDRY BOYS
HAVING BIG TIME
ON TOUR OF FARMS
Visit Experiment Field,
Dairy and Swine Herds at
Illinois University
WILL RETURN ON
18TH OF AUGUST
Study of Improved Farming Methods
Dairy and Swine Herds in Middle
West Expected to Yield
Much Good

The Louisiana boys who are now
making a tour of the agricultural col
leges and farms through the middle
West are having the time of their
lives, says A. A. Mendoza in tele-
gram to the Clarion from Champaign,
H., as they were leaving there on
August 4.
The boys had just ended visit
through the University of Illinois,
where they were taken through the
magnificent buildings, the experiment
tai field plots, the dairy herd, the
swine herd and other places of inter-
est. They were royalty entertained
by the instructors at the University.
st. Landry's thirteen representatives
in particular are enjoying the trip, Mr..
Mendoza wired, and are gathering
much valuable information and many
new ideas.
His telegram follows:
Star-Progrss:
The Louisiana boys on farm tour
through the Middle West are leaving
Champaign tonight. We we're enter
tanned by instructors Of the University
buildings, the experimental fields
plots, the diary herd, swine herd, in
fact, everything pertaining to the Uni
versity. All thirteen st. Landry rep
resentatives having great time.
A. A. MENDOZA,
% Captain B. Co.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
Club Girls Back
From Short Course

st. Landry Club Girls returned
Thursday morning from a weeks
short course at Baton Rouge. They
are very much impressed with the
work accomplished there as well as
with the entertainment provided for
them.
Mrs. L. G. Kirk, home demonstration
agent, was at Batong Rouge with the
club members.
More than three hundred members
from al lsections Of the state were in
attendance.
Mrs. Kirk and the members are
highly appreciative of the financial as
sistance rendered by the police jury
the school board and the opelousas
banks.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
HsHoRTY" cILRoY AND
GEORGE DER5Es HERE

shorty" Guillory, once called Gil-
roy, Eunice's lightning little short
stop, and George Derbes, crack cen
terffelder Of the same team, are In
opeIousas today, having come over
since Friday so as to be here in time
for the big game between Eunice and
Arnaudville Sunday.
George said they were afraid they
would get left Sunday so they came
over in plenty OF time. Shorty said
they tired Of dull Eunice and wanted
to spend a few days In real I've
town, thinking that would better 1T
them for the gruelling contest. Some
old wise guy remarked they were here
try to get line on Arnaudville. We
don't know what brought them, but
we are glad to see them for both are
good clean bah players.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

Misses Della and Lena Bourdier left
last Sunday for few days in Lake
Charles with friends and relatives.
Messrs. Robert Chachere, Raoul Le-
Bourgeois and Steve Durand left on
wednesday for Cooper's Well to
spend twelve days.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Lyan of Melville
and Mrs. Rose Of Crowley are visiting
relatives in opelousas.
Miss Gertie Fux Of the Clarion at
tended the wedding in Alexandria
Thursday Of her brother, Mr.. An
thony Fux and Miss Miriam BuQuoi
Mrs. L. G. Kirk, home demonstra-
ton agent for this parish left this
week for her home in Yazoo City
Miss, where she win spend her vel
earned vacation OF two weeks.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
ST. CHARLES COLLEGE BOYS
RETURN FROM TRAINING CAMP

Grand Coteau, La, Aug. 3.-Ewell
Smith and Nick Mouton returned
frem the Reserve Officers Training
Camp at Columbia, S. c., where they
were for six weeks with number Of
other students of St. Charles College.
They went with Sgt. Williams S.
Reese. military instructor of the To-
cal college. The other boys at camp
were: Randolph Braint, Carencro;
Lastie Broussard, Rayne; Hickman
and Daniel Grace, Plaquemine;
scosthene Raigle, Church Point; Say
mour Wright, Arnaudville; Andrew
Broussard, Richard Abshire, Allison
Trhan, Kaplan; Norville Roth, New
Orleans, Alexander Aver Crowley and
Camille Broussard, Maurice. Both
Smith and Mouton were delighted
with their trip to camp.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
|EUNICE DEFEATS
| ARNAUDVILLE IN
THRHLIG GAME
Knight and Hudeck Engage
In Pitching Duel With
Honors About Even
TEAMS WILL MEET
AGAIN HERE SUNDAY
Lone Score in Last Contest Comes in,
Third Inning From Single, Hit
Batter, Stolen Base and
Second Safe Hit

In one of the fastest and cleanest
games of the season, the Eunice Colts
retained possession of the title of
champions of st. Landry by defeating
the Arnaudville Tigers Sunday, score
10. The game was played in Eu-
nice.
The lone score Of the contest came
in the third inning. G. Derbes singled,
advanced to second when Mersch was
hit by pitched ball, but was thrown
out at third when Hudeck hit to
knight. On the play Mersch took
second and Hudeck was safe at first.
Mersch stole third and scored mo.
ment later when F. Derbes singled to
left.
Pitching Duel
The game soon resolved itself into
a duel between the opposing pitchers
a battle between knight hurting the
split-ban and Big Slim Hudeck
throwing the rosin-plastering sphere.
The hits were few and far between
and in the pinches, excepting the
third inning, they simply were not
forthcoming.
The following features of the game
were catches by Sicily, better known
as "Lolo," Arnaudville's crack CEN
terfielder, and Hamers, Eunice CEN
terfielder. Hammers catch saved the
day for his team, as he raced over in
to right field and pulled down hit
off Piatt that would easily have scor-
ed a runner on second.
Teams Play Here Sunday
The two teams will play in Opelou-
sas and from all indications previous
attendance records viii be smashed
Arnaudyille fans are coming over in
full force and SO are the base ball
bugs from Eunice. Then Opelousas'
hundreds of lovers Of the sport will
be there, too. The diamond has been
made ready for the contest and lines
will be staked off to prevent interfer-
ence from automobiles.
Go to it boys. Opelousa will be
there, for they know it will be some
ball game.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
Captain Durio Is
Now City Engineer

Captain D. E. DuriO, well known
civil engineer Of Opelousas, was
elected city engineer by the council
at its meeting Tuesday night. His
election was unanimous.
Captain Durio has gained quite an
enviable place in his profession and
will unquestionably render efficient
service to the city. He is now en-
gagged in some of the most important
road construction in the parish, hav-
ing been retained as engineer by sew
eral of the road districts which are
now preparing to construct gravel
highways.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
Chamber Commerce
Has Rest Room Now
For Convenience. Of Those Who Come
to opeIousas for Trade Days or
At Any other Time

Feeling the need of some place
where the ladies who come here shop
ping and oattend the Trade Days
the Chamber Of Commerce has made
arrangements for the opening of a
ladies rest room in the building oc-
cupied by Mrs. Dumas on Court st.
This home is on the left side of
Court street few doors on the other
side of Landry street and is convent
entity located. While it is not com
pletely fitted up as yet there are toilet
conveniences ana chairs where any
one may rest.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
PREMIUMS TO BE
GIVEN MONTHLY
AT TRADE DAYS
CHAMBER ANNOUNCES DATES
WHEN RRGlsTEKEp STOCK
WILL BE GIVEN TO PARISH

While every Saturday is Trade Day
at Opelousas the Chamber Of Com
merce does not feel financially able
to give premiums each week and win
therefore only present them each
month. The first of these premiums
were given away July "a and the next
will be given on Saturday, August 2s.
Merchants who are members Of the
Chamber, will give out the tickets With
each dollar purchased and these tickets
should be kept by the customer ana
the stub placed in the box on the
court house square on the day when
the premiums are given away
Many people inquired Saturday as
to where they should put their tick
cts but they were told that the box
would not be ready until Saturday,
August 2S, which time they should
bring their tickets. 1t should also be
remembered that the ticket must be
on the grounds at the time the pre-
sentation is made. On the first day
someone failed to receive pair Of
perfectly good pigs because he went
home too early.
A special effort will be made to
have cattle and other live stock on
the grounds on the special days when
premiums are given. At the present
time It is too much to ask that this
stock be brought in every week and
everyone is requested to bring their
stock on the following days:
| August %.
September 25.
October 80.
On these days there will be a num-
Der Of buyers who are interested in
this stock and there viii be a market
for a certain amount. Even il all the
the stock brought in is not sold the
owner will let others know just what
he has and he win get Inquiries ct
other times.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
BOY AND PORT
ARTHUR GIRL STEAL MARCH

George Dewey Fux, Opelousas boy,
and Miss Jessie Jeko of Port Arthur,
Texas, stole a march on relatives and
friends and were married in the Tex
as city on Saturday last. They were
married by the Catholic priest there.
Miss Jeko was one of the bellies OF
Port Arthur.
Mr.. Fux is employed in one of the
leading drug stores of that city.
They will. make their home in Port
Arthur.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
MORROW 7EARcATs TRIM
WASHINGTON OTHER CATS
special Correspondence:

Morrow, La, Aug. 4.-The Morrow
Bearcats mopped up with the Wash
ington Graycats in a game at Wash
ington on Sunday, August 1. The
score was 124.
Morow's line up was: Henry Mars
ton, p, Floyd Hawkins, C, Tommy
Dunbar, lib, L. S. Havard, 2b, Ben
Haw 3b, John Haw, IS, Alva Fogle-
man, If, ziba Fisher, CT, George Ha-
ward, rf.
Fred Bailey and A. L. Fontenot UNI
pired the game.
This is the sixth game the Morrow
Bearcats have played and have been
defeated only once.
The bunch was royalty entertain
ed by the Washingtonians and all
came home delighted with the game.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

Raoul Pavy and family and Miss
Alma Thompson returned home on
Saturday last from Cooper's Well.
Attorney Morton Thompson left on
Sunday night for Cooper's Wen to
spend ten days on his vacation.
Bob schuler was business visitor
to .Eunice on Monday Of this week.
Miss Helen voorhies is spending
sometime in New Orleans guest Of her
brother, Howard.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
Could Not Escape

Immediately after the shooting May
or Loeb communicated with the
authorities in every town through
which the boys could possibly make
their escape. Devalcourt, at Sunset
was the first officer the mayor tele-
phoned. Shortly after the message
the boys drove into Sunset and we're
grabbed.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

Mrs. B. H. Pavy and DR.. Pavy took
Miss Marie Pavy to Lafayette on
Tuesday to have her tonsils and
adenoids removed. Miss Anita Moulis
was her nurse.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Chachere and
Elodie Mcbride returned after spend
ing several days in Galveston, Texa.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

Earned runs-none. First base on
balls-Martin. Hit by pitcher Mer-
sch. Struck out by Knights z, by
Hudeck 10. Left on bases.
Umpires-Lewis and Fuselier.
Scores-Hammers.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

Mrs. L. H. Nor inveg IS spending
the week visitine relatives II Csoa
ley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06
BASKETBALL SEASON
 OPENED AT GREENVILLE

Greenville. December 5.(special)-Th basketball season has opened in Green vile and some very interesting games are scheduled to be played.
 The team that represents the Greenville High school has been in training for sev- eral weeks and during that time they have played four games. whining three of them. The game of Friday afternoon with the Fillmore County High school of Eclectic was one of the best games ever played on the local court, Greenville winning the game by a score of 90 to F. The first half of the game was un- usually fast and at the close of the period the score was IT to 10 in Green ville's favor. The five players McGow1n, guard; A. Stabler, guard; V. Stabler, center; Riley, forward, and Steindorff, forward, who compose the team, are all good players and fill their respective po- sitions in good style. They work to- gether in passing.
 There are several other teams in Green vile and the games that will be played among them promise to be real basket ball exhibitions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06
Selma, Queen Of the Black Belt,
 Arriues at Hundredth Anniversary;
 One of Nation s CLassiestL Little Cities

Selma, December -(SpeciaL)-Tn city of Selma celebrated it's hundredth anniversary yesterday.
 The anniversary apparently was known to but few persons, as no pub lie demonstration was made to re- mind citizens that on December 4, 1920, an act of the state legislature in- Corporated the town of Selma
 William R. King, at one time vice president of the United States, and whose body lies buried in Live Oak cemetery here, was one of three men appointed commissioners to hold an election for five councilmen and start the municipal government. This cleo tion was held in April.
 Selma, the name chosen by Vice President King for the new town, was taken from the poems of Os- sian. the blind Caledonian, and is an Anglicized Greek word, meaning seat or throne. Years after the incor- poration of the city it was made the seat of Dallas county, and a present is one of the most important
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06
TRIS SPEAKER CHEWS
 GRASS DURING GAME

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Many ball players chew tobacco while
 they are on the field, subject to nervous
 and mental strain, but Iris Speaker. the
 great leader of the Cleveland Indians, does not
 Spoke uses a substitute for tobacco
 that gets the same results or perhaps
 better. Grass is what he made cuds of while thinking out the knotty prob lems that won Clevelands first pennant and worlds title.
 Hughie Jennings used to pick grass in the coacher's box while chorting his fla nous. "Eyah! Ty 'em Ty," yell. But
 Iris has got Hughie beaten city block in picking the blades. He has the grass eating championship bound, gagged and l tied to the mast.
 l The Cleveland manager explains his | grass-eating stunt ip this wise: q have to have some way of giving vent to my physical nervousness I am | so intensely interested in every play that I forget everything else. and this grass eating has become habit with me really believe it would be hard for me
 to have to play on field that didn't sport any lawn"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06
DYERS' CONVENTION
Commissioner Hornady to Welcome
 Delegates to First Annual Convention

Members of the Southeastern Association of Dyers and Cleaners will hold their first annual convention at the Hotel Tut wiler three days, beginning tomorrow. The visitors will be welcomed to the city at the opening session by John R. Hornady, commissioner of health and education. Other features of the enter tainment will be theatre party at the Lyric Monday evening; an automobile trip for the ladies Tuesday afternoon; a banquet and dance at the Tutwiler ball room Tuesday evening: and installation of officers Wednesday afternoons
 Modern machinery of the latest type has been installed in the former dining room of the hotel for exhibitions and demonstration lectures on the most i'm proved method of clothes cleaning and dyeing. Five-minpte trade talks will be expected from each exhibitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06

, decrease of 47.6 per cent compared with year ago. and the Atlanta district about
 50 per cent decrease.
 Unemployment continued to increase in
 all industrial sections of the country.
 the Richmond district reporting a marked increase in unemployment of both skilled
 and unskilled labor. A number of cotton
 mills in North Carolina and South Caro- lima had reduced wages apout 15 per cent. Cotton pickers and corn huskers were
 scarce in that district From the At-
 lanta district it was reported thar farm labor in Louisiana was barely sufficient to harvest the crops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06

cities of the black belt, giving access to thousands of the most fertile farm lands in the state.
 Financially, this city is in the sound- est condition of any of it's size in the United States. It has the smallest debt of any municipality with only S45, 600 of unmatured bonds, which will be taken up in the next few yeaxs. The tax rate is low, $1.70 thousand. and provision is made for annually re- tiring city bonds from the tax.
 An efficient fire department insures this city a low fire loss annually. and health and moral conditions are excep- tionally good. Jails are empty mos of the time and few disturbances oc- cur. Educationally this city is in the forefront, as it is church center. The population is 10000.
 One of the most active organizations in the city is the chamber of com merce, whose activities recently se- cured a special article in the Country Gentleman. Dallas county was one or three counties in the south to receive this notice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06
ELK CEREMONIAL AT
 MERIDIAN ATTRACTS
 LARGEST AUDIENCE

Meridian. Miss. December 5.-tSpe- cial. .)-Charles B. Hams of Jackson, Tenn, delivered the oration at the an- pual memorial service of the Meridian Lodg,@ of Elks at the Grand opera house here this afternoon.
 An elaborate musical programme was arranged for the occasion and one of the largest audiences ever as- sembled at the opera house was pres ent. Through the courtesy of Al C.. Field. an Elk since young manhood, his orchestra provided several selec- tions, and Jack Richards. one of the members of the minstrel company sang Heaven Is My Home," being ac- ccmpanied by Dolph Raster.
 The remainder of the programme, instrumental and vocal. was provided by local talent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06
SIDNEY lANIER HIGH
 CLOSES GRID SEASON

Montgomery, December 5.-(Special)- The football team of the Sidney-Lanier High school completed it's season here yesterday afternoon by defeating the eleven from Wrights academy Mobile, by a score of Al to 0. The game was played on a muddy field, which hampered the play of both elevens to some extent, but the local machine hammered the op. posing line at will and brought homo the bacon.