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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-04-27
SERVICE MEN TO GET PAY BOOST

Washington, ID. C.-Increased pay
for commissioned officers and enlisted
personnel Of the army, navy, marine
corps, coast guard and public health
services was agreed upon today by
house and senate conferees.
The amount. duration and other de-
tails Of the increase remain to be
worked out
The house conferees receded IN the
favor OF the general principles OF the
senate measure, which provide for a
20 per cent advance for all members OF
all the services.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-04-27

his office car to an injured Mexican
kiforer in order that the latter might
be hurried to the hospital in comfort.
Mr.. Wilson followed later in motor
car.
'Thc Creator evidently picked up
pretty good material when Wilson was
built" concludes the journalist-South-
ern Pacific Bulletin.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-04-27
ALL THAT WE CAN BE

You never can be one the world can
get along Without
Ton cannot grow SO wise ana goou. 50
muscular ana stout
Bat what another just as wise aud Just
as strong can do
The very tasks that you perform and
fill the place NJ YOU,
But you can do your work 50 well lllat
when you quit your place
The world will miss your cheerful
smile and long to see your face
EDGAR A. GUEST.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-04-27
SUPERINTENDENT WILSON
PRAISED by EDITOR

Superintendent william wusun Of
the Tucson division has Il warm friend
and ndmirer in Editor Willard n. Holt
OF the Lordshurg Litcral. who made
public note recently Of the fact that tns
Southern Pacific official had given I'll
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-04-27
Ex-sOldiers Need Aid

Washington, April 1I.-Unless cong
ress makes AN immediate appropriation
OF Sl5OOO,OOO for the public health
service, 72,oO0 mentally deranged for
mer soldiers will be without care and
treatment. the American Ilegion's. leg
islative committee today declared IN
statement urging quick action.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-04-27

Foxworth- Galbraith have moved
into their new quarters at the corner
OF Cedar street and Copper avenue
from their old stand at ia n. Gold
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-04-27

Have your car laundried at Parrish
Garage. 32-2t 6
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-04-27

Butter Cartons and Butter Paper
office.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
HAAS HOME
BURNS DOWN
Early Morning Blaze Sunday
Practically Destroyed Resi-
dence of A. NJ. Haas

Hundreds of slumbering citizens
were suddenly reused out of bed at
$50 o'clock Sunday morning when
the fire alarm rang out, and it was
known that the residence of A. M.
Haas, on Main street, was ablaze. A
strong southeasterly wind made the
flames appear dangerous at one time,
but quick and effective work on the
part of the fire boys prevented a
spread of the flames to adjoining
residences.
The cause of the blaze is said to
have been defective electric wiring,
the building catching fire from the
roof. Very little or no insurance at all
was carried and practically all the
household effects were saved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haas were awakened
by the cries of Sam Carmalia, an Ital-
ian residing on a nearby corner. A
few minutes after the alarm was
sounded several hundred people were
on the scene, many of whom render
ed valuable assistance in putting out
the flames and rescuing the furniture
and other household goods from the
flames.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
GETS MATTHEWS
ELECTRIC PLANT
Andrepont & Dossmann Install
Modern Farm Light System
in Their Place of Business

Andrepont & Dossmann, the recent
ly established firm of electrical con-
tractors, received during the week one
of the Matthews Electric Light plants
which they have installed in their
place of business in the Larrade build
ing, on West Bellevue street.
They have been busy for the past
two days demonstrating this modern
and up-to-date farm light plant to in
terested prospects. Several of these
plants brave been ordered and ship
ment is expected within a few weeks.
Farmers of St. Landry have real
lied the benefits and comforts to be
derived from an automatic farm cleo
trio light plant, which costs little to
operate, and as a result the local
agents of the Matthews feel conf
dent that st. Landry viii be dotted
with their plants within the present
year.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
.SANDOz. HEADS
MEMORIAL DRIVE
Young Opelousas Lawyer .Se-
lected Parish Chairman for
Drive of May 3-S Next

Lawrence B. Sandoz, prominent
young attorney of this city, has been
appointed parish chairman of the
state soldiers memorial drive, which
begins on May 8 and will continue un-
til the 9th. Mr. Sandoz has accepted
the Craftsmanship and has already be-
gun to effect a working organization
for the campaign.
It is proposed to raise 100000 by
public subscription in Louisiana to
erect a suitable monument to the
memory Of the world war veterans at
the Louisiana State University. The
monument will be in the shape of a
building to be used for educational
purposes, and which will stand as
living memento to the men of Louis
lana who sacrificed their all in the
defense of humanity. The quota has
not yet been announced for st. Lam
dry, but it is hoped that this parish
will respond to this patriotic call and
subscribe literally.
Prominent citizens Will assist Mr..
Sandoz in making the campaign a
thorough one and successful one.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
FAIR
A BIG SUCCESS
Recent Entertainment at the St.
Charles College Successful
Beyond All Expectations
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
Grand COteau, La, April 22-The
students of st. Charles had promised
their friends a great time on the day
of the fair and they in no way fell
short of their promise.
The largest crowd of visitors that
have called at the college in years
was present on the campus during
the festivities Of the day. Fun and
frolic was at the top notch from IL
O'Clock in the morning until the last
light faded from the movie screen
some twelve hours later. A great va
riety of amusements kept the crowds
shifting from one part of the grounds
to another, every stand being con-
stantly patrpnized. Over twenty
young ladies assisted the students in
entertaining the visitors and undoubt-
edly the great success of the fair was
due, in a large measure, to this add
ed attraction.
The students of St. Charles feel
deeply indebted to the many persons
who became patrons of the fair in or
der to make it greater success. The
day was undoubtedly one of the big
gest of the year at the college.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
BIG BOND ISSUE IS
TO BE PROPOSED FOR
CITY IMPROVEMENTS
Mr.. Sicily CIRCULATING PETI-
TIoN ASKING FOR ELECTION
TO VOTE $3.50, 900 BONDS
WOULD INCLUDE STREETS
Extensive Improvement to Electric
Light and Water Plant, Street
Paving and Drainage

The taxpayers of the city will short
ly be called upon to vote on a pro-
posed quarter ofAa million dollar inn
provement bond issue. Already the
required one-fourth of the taxpay-
ers have signed petition being cir
culated by Simon Sicily, member of
the city council from the third muni-
cipal ward, asking the local authori-
ties to call an election to pass on the
proposed bond issue.
Opelousas faces serious crisis as
far as it's power plant is concerned.
Whether the bond issue is voted or
not, 0pelousas will be compelled to
install a modern power plant before
many months and the taxpayers will
have to pay the bill all the same.
According to the preliminary out
lines of the proposed bond issue, one
half of the issue would be used for
the installation of an up-to-date, eff
ficeint electric light system, capa-
BILE of fulfilling the needs of this city
for many years to come. The re-
mainder of the proceeds of the bond
sale would be used for street improve
ments, such as pavement and drain
age, both of which are badly needed
in order to keep our thoroughfares up
to modern practices.
Taxpayers are doubtless well ac-
quainted with the situation. Many
of them have already approved of the
plan Of bonding the city for funds to
make the necessary improvements,
and will vote for it whenever sub
mitted to the city electorate.
According to tentative plans, should
the city have one hundred thousand
dollars to devote to tsreet improve
ment, by making the abutting prop
erty owners pay each third Of the
cost, Opelousas would have upwards
of three hundred thousand dollars to
spend on paving and draining the
city. This amount would be ample
enough to give Opelousas all the
street improvements it viii need fol-
the mediate future, and at the same
time would greatly enhance the value
and beauty Of the city property.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
ELECTION BRINGS
OUT LIGHT VOTE
Very Few Voters Turn Out to
Stamp the Rooster on Last
Tuesday in This Parish

Not as much interest was manifes-
ted in st. Landry in the general cleo
ton as was shown four years ago,
when John M. Parker, democratic
nominee last Tuesday, opposed four
years ago, Ruffin G. Pleasant, the
democratic nominee then. Very few
voters went to the polls, so that little
interest was manifested that at the
present time is is not known how the
vote stood in st. Landry or how many
votes were polled.
Of course the rooster" was stamp
ed at random by those who participat-
ed in Tuesdays election and very
few republican votes were discover
ed, and scarcely any independent bal
lots were counted.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
DAUGHTERS WILL
ENTERTAIN LADIES
Various Forms of Entertain
ment Will be Given in Honor
Of Visiting Ladies

The Opelousas Daughters of Isa-
bella are leaving no stone unturned
in order to royalty entertain the Wis
iting ladies to the Knights of Colum-
bus state convention to be held in this
city next month. A large number of
ladies is expected and the Opelousas
fair sex intend to take exceptionally
good care Of them during their stay
here.
Tentative plans, it is understood,
provide for an auto ride to Grand Co
teau on Sunday afternoon, with vis-
it to the Sacred Heart academy and
to st. Charles College. Returning to
OpeIousas, the ladies viii be given a
party, preparatory to the banquet on
Monday night. On Monday, the la
dies win again be taken for an auto
ride, some form of entertainment will
be provided for the afternoon, and
the Daughters will entertain the vis-
iting lady delegates and knights at a
dance, following the lecture by Mr..
Goldstein.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
MUCH INTEREST in
OIL LOCATIONS
Operations Started on Goud-
chaux Property in Lenoyen
Section Fourth Ward

Much interest is being manifested
by st. Landrians who believe that oil
abounds in this parish in the well be-
ing put down by Smith & Mccormick
on the Goudchaux property in the Le-
Moyen section of the fourth ward.
Operations were started on the 10th
instant, and it is said that already
the driller is down several hundred
feet in his search for the greasy fluid
that makes men rich or poor, accord
ing to their success or failure in To-
eating it and bringing it forth from
the bowels Of the earth.
Reuorts from the fourth ward are
said to be favorable and indications
are strong that oil will be discovered.
Thousands of acres of land are under
lease and it is said that other wells
may be sunk within the next few
weeks.
Fourth ward residents feel conf
dent that their efforts will be crown
ed with success and that their COM
munity will be the scene of the next
new oil field to be developed in this
state, which is now regarded as the
greatest oil field in the world
LeMoyen is situated few miles
east of Rosa, in the fourth ward, and
is on the main line of the Texas and
Pacific railway. The well under con-
struction is on one of the Leopold
Goudchaux tracts, near the former
Richard postoffice.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
ST. LANDRY TO
BUILD DEJEAN STORE
Contract is Let for Erection of
Modern and Up-tO-Date 2
Story Brick Building

The st. Landry Lumber Company
was awarded the contract during the
week for the construction of the J. A.
Deiean store building on Main street.
This win be a two-story brick struc-
ture, with all modern eonyeniences
and up-to-date show cases, for the
use of the ]. A. Dejean sanitary gro
Gerry store, now occupying the La
byche building, which was recently
sold.
The building will be on the Jacobs
tract. next to the Knights Of Colum-
bus home. The work of erection will
begin at once, it is understood, and
the building should be ready for oc-
cupancy within the next couple
or three months.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
FIRM
HAS STOCK FARM
Sheriff D. M. Fontenot and Ar
mand L. Dejean Going Into
Stock Raising Business

Sheriff D. M. Fontenot and Armand
L. Dejean, well known local cotton
factor, have formed a co-partnership
and have launched into the livestock
business. AS result they have pur-
chased several hundred acres of land
near the city for pasturage and have
already acquired over four hundred
head of cattle. They will have over a
hundred cows for the purpose of
breeding and they expect to conduct
one of the largest livestock farms in
this section of Louisiana. They are
in the market for cattle and will sell
to anyone desiring to purchase good
beef or dairy stock.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
Oil May Yet Spout From
Shreveport Residence Lots

Shreveport, La, April 2S.-W. T.
Dunbar, a geogolist Of many years
experience, declares that Shreveport,
front and back yards, and the streets
vii be sprouting derricks before the
North Louisiana oil fields are fully
developed, and he is of the opinion
that the city is located Immediately
above one of the most favorable struc-
lures within the entire district. He
also said last night that Louisiana is
already one of the greatest oil states
of the union and is destined to take
still more important place in the rank
of producing areas.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
RICE CROP in STATE
PROGRESSES FAST
WITH GOOD SEASON
FIELDS IN SOUTHWEST SECTION
OF STATE IN FINE SHAPE DE-
SPITE LONG WET SPELL
MANY PUMPS UNDER WAY
Stands of Early Planted Show Up in
Good Shape and Other Acres Be-
ing Rapidly Seeded

The thousands of acres of rice
fields throughout this section cf the
state present most pleasing appear
ance to the eye when viewed from
automobile or speeding passenger
train. In spite of the many weeks Of
rain and the threat Of soils hard to
prepare, the fields present an unusu-
al good appearance and apparently
the farmers have put their time to
the very best in preparing the seed
bed to receive the grain.
In fact, fields were never In better
shape, even in years of much less rain,
and the smooth-looking soil, Scared
only slightly by the disks of the mod
ern seeding machines, look good to
the eye of the man who delights in a
well titled field. Levees have all been
put up and wells and irrigating plants
at the head of canals are being looked
after and in a few instances the big
pumps have already started their reg
ular night-and-day operation OF flood
ing the young rice.
Of the crop that is up, the stand is
fine and the young plants are growing
rapidly with the warm temperatures
now prevalent. Practically all the
early varieties have been put in and
fields intended for the later maturing
kinds are being disked preparatory to
active seeding very soon.
The hundreds of rice farmers
in Southwest Louisiana are looking
forward to the coming crop with eag-
erness as they have been much stimu-
lated by good prices the past two or
three years, and they feel sure that
the almost universal demand for the
grain will keep prices up to a high
level for long time to come, if not
permanently.
While the horse and mule as motive
power in the rice fields have not been
abandoned, still there are many trac-
tors in use throughout the rice dis
trict, and the number is increasing
rapidly every year. Farmers who are
planting many acres use the tractor
for all purposes, from plowing and
seeding to drawing the implements
that put up the levees and then, when
the harvest comes along, they hitch
the tractors to the reapers and cut the
entire crop. Much of the work OF
threshing is also done with the aid OF
the tractor and then the crop is haul.
ed to market with the same motive
power. It looks ike the future holds
much in store for this kind of farm
ing and perhaps within a few years
the faithful horse and patient mule
will be rarity on the rice farms Of
Southwest Louisiana.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
ST. CHARLES HI
WINS BIG GAME
Defeats Combined Teams of La
fayette and Southwestern
Industrial High Schools
Special Correspondence.

OpSSIdl EIcSpOIIuSHSe.
Grand Coteau, La, April 22.-In
an altogether one-sided game Sun
day, the St. Charles high school team
of Grand Coteau defeated the COM
bined high school teams of Lafayette
high and Southwestern Industrial
high by a score of Is to 10.
The game had originally been
scheduled by the st. Charles high
against the Lafayette high, and it
was only on Sunday morning that Mr..
S. H. Ray, athletic director of the
st. Charles high, received notice over
the telephone that some players of
the Southwestern Industrial high
would be included in the nine that his
boys were to face. Though greatly
surprised, Mr.. Ray consented to the
change and sent his young diamond
stars down to Lafayette to try their
skill against the combined team of
the two high schools.
Up to the ninth inning the St.
Charles high held their opponents to
the score of 1873; but in the ninth the
st. Charles catcher, who had beer
sick throughout the game, could play
no longer, and when he left the key
stone position the pitcher went back
as substitute, thus leaving a much
weaker twirler on the mound to de-
liver to the Lafayette boys. The lat
ter scored seven runs in this inning,
thus making the score 1910.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
PROGRAM FOR The
&C. CONVENTION
HERE NEXT MONTH
.o~MlTTEES MAKE FINAL AN
soIINcEMENT OF FEATURES
OF BIG GATHERING
o,sINEss AND PLEASURE
-, c.,..Osether of Delegates of Or
Promises to be Attended by
u,uv From Over Entire State

The committees in charge OF the
..v.sinment Of the officers and del
..tss Of the Louisiana state council
go Knights of Columbus have an
sonneed the following features for
.ss twO-day gathering TO De held here
sitbin a very short time:
Nov 9-Solemn Pontifical Mass,
9. Tandrv's church, at 1890 a. m.
Rigst Rev. ]. B. Jeannaard, bishop Of
lafayette, win Officiate.
Opening session Of the state coun-
81 4 the Knights of Columbus home,
a4p. m.
Automobile ride complimentary to
~ officers and delegates, at s p. m.
BANQUET rendered by 0pelousas
.ouuea to the officers and delegates
I'D the ladies' accompanying them, at
be LaCombe hotel, g 2. m.
Nav 1O-Session of the state coun-
II beginning at 10 a. n. Lecture on
aBolshevism," by David Goldstein,
II the high school auditorium, at z
m
Grand ball in honor of the officers
and delegates of the state council and
the ladies' accompanying them, ten
Sered BY Court St. Landry Daughters
of Isabella and Opelousas council,
Knights Of Columbus, at Barrilleaux's
at 9 p. m
The headquarters Of the delegates
VIII be at the LaCombe hotel.
The Daughters of Isabella will en-
tertain the visiting ladies on Sunday
afternoon by a trip to the Sacred
Heart convent and St. Charles college,
Grand COteau.
The visiting ladies viii be enter
tanned at the Princess theatre on Mon
day afternoon.
The following compose the conven-
ton conmittee: o. J. Mistric, G. K,
ex-officiO chairman; w. J. Sandoz,
chairman; L. A. Andrepont, John M.
Prescott, A. A. Mendoza, L. Bien-
venu, G. Willis Roy, DR.. c. A. Gardi-
ner, NJ. A. Fields, Homer Barousse.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the mass on Sunday morning,
tie 9Th instant, as also the lecture at
the high school auditorium, at p. m,
Monday, the 10th instant. Ex-service
men are specially invited to attend
lecture.
The sessions of the convention are
open to all knights.
Members of the Daughters of Isa-
bella and their escorts, and members
ofthe Knights of Columbus and their
ladies' are invited to attend the ball
IN honor Of the visiting knights and
the ladies who accompany them.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
REMOVAL OF COURT
HOUSE MAY STAGE
ROW in EVANGELINE
MAMOU TOWN AND TATE COVE
SEEK TO WREST BUILDING
FROM WILLIE PLATTE
BOTH CLAIM THE HONOR
Legislature May be Asked to Adopt
Enabling Act Calling Election in
Order Voters May Pass on 1t

Politics, oratory and fireworks in
Sweet Evangelinep
That is the program that has been
staged in St.Landry's youngest daugh-
ter for the coming good old summer
time, unless all calculations go awry
and the entire scheme of court house
removal is nipped in the bud.
When the new parish was created,
it was generally conceded that Vile
Platte played good politics for when
the election to decide on the location
of the court house came up that town
won out and Mamou and other places
simply got beat.
The court house was built in due
course and was expected to house the
seat of government of the parish for
decades to come. The question was
settled, thought the wise ones, and
Vile Platte sat down and began to en-
joy the fruits of victory and its new
found glory as being the court house
town of a bran new parish.
No one thought the question Of re-
moval of the court house would se-
renely bob up for years and years 70
come, if ever again. The wiseacres,
however, have another thought a-eom-
ing, for both the town Of aMmou.and
the settlement of Tate's Cove are both
ambitious to be the court house seat
and are ready and willing to do any
thing that is fair and honest to at
tain their ends.
Hence, someone started the move
to move the seat of government from
Vile Platte and locate it elsewhere
the Mamou people say in their burg
and the good folks in Tate's Cove are
equally as ambitious.
/ There are all kinds and natures of
rumors in the air, one being to the
effect that if MamOu wins out the
erection of a new court building there
will not cost the taxpayers of the par
ish cent for the people of Manou
will dig down into their jeans and
pay for it with the hard old dollars
they have been making on their big
rice crops. This kind of propaganda
may give the ambitious little town
big boost, and in view of the fact that
it is well located and has two rail-
road lines it may be dangerous com
petitor when the question comes up
for settlement.
1t is understood that the legisla-
ture elected last Teusday and which
will convene in a few days will be ask
ed to pass an enabling act in order 10
permit the voters of Evangeline to
pass on the question, and while no
names have been mentioned, it is 50
far limited that the hackers of removal
will be unquestionably strong in the
legislature and win meet with little or
no opposition in the passage Of the
enabling act.
huWSNSIf itO iAdtbcA H2W WIG AASS-
ton is finally settled, it can be well
understood that there is a fine, large
''rookus" brewing in Evangeline, and
one well frought with many pOssibil-
tiles, both for the ordinary citizens
and for the big and fast growing crop
of politicians and politicians
in that bailiwick.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-24
ANOTHER BIG WELL
EXTENDS HOMER FIELD
SiG Thousand Barrels Daily Ca
Paeity at a Comparatively
Shallow Depth

Shreveport, La, April az
One Of the largest producing
wsils ever drilled into the shall
sow SAnd in the Homer district
was effected this week when the
Gladys Bell Oil cOmpany's Feath-
eFstOns No. 4 came in flowing
~ actual gauge tests Ht tAe rate
q 5000 barrels a day from q
depth Of 1850 feet. Aside from
ga enormous production the out
sanding feature of the compile
us0 is the fact that ii proves an
extension Of the Homer pool
tnree-eighths of a mile north
east making it the closest well to
NE town Of Homer. The well
N the northeast corner of the
seoshwsst Of the northwest of
Section 2O-2I-7.