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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06
MISSING HEIR TO
ESTATE TURNS UP

The Court Of Chancery for months has
been trying To locate Frank Wright,
heirs TO an estate which the court was
trying 10 settle Saturday prosperous
looking business man walked into Regis
ter Crouch's office and announced that he
WINS the missing heir.
A deputy i'm one of tho office. identified
Mr. Wright, who left here eleven years
ago and went 70 Toledo, Ohio. Later he
joined his brother, the late J. b. Wright
one of the best known insurance men in
the country, who was then in South Bend.
Ind He studied law and was admitted 20
the bar. but an injury to his eye caused
him TO go 10 the Pacific coast He is now
in the music publishing business, and has
n wholesale and retail music store in Los
Angeles Calf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06
masked ROBBER
TERR0R|ztS FAMILY
Visited Home of Mrs. Margaret
Tiltie, at Principio, and at
Pistol Point, Stole Money.
special Corre.pondcnce Of Every Evening

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Elkton, Md, July 6.--While alone in
her home at Prinopio Furnace with her
two infant children, masked robber
entered the homo Of Carl Title. at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon, and with n re-
volver in hand forced Mrs. Margaret
Title into the living room, where he tied
her hands with n small chain and then
threw her onto n couch where he tied her
feet and body 10 the conch, warning her
that should she make an outcry, he would
kill her. The robber then told Mrs. Til
tic that he would not hurt her or her
children, but was after money, which he
stated he knew they had In the house. He
then went up TO the bed room and secured
$40 so from bureau drawer.
Coming down the stairs he opened the
front door and disappeared. Two hours
afterwards Mr.. Title returned home and
gave the alarm. Sheriff Seth and posse
searched tho nclghborhood for several
hours but failed TO apprehend the man.
Mrs. Title states he wore a mask
covering his face and head and had on
kid gloves, and she cannot state whether
he was white or colored man.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06
T. w. Miller Resigns.

Thomas w. Miller has resigned as
chairman of the national Legislative COM
mitteo Of the American Legion lie will I've
succeeded by John w. Taylor, of Wash
ington, ID. c. Mr.. Miller rendered his
resignation 20 Mr.. D'Olicr last spring,
after he had started his work as one of the
Eastern campaign managers for Major
General Leonard Wood The Legion's
national commander, however, asked Mr.
MILLER To continue until after Congress
adjourned and the Wilmington man
agreed to do this, provided he might re-
new his request for acceptance of his
resignation when Congress ended its
session.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06
Rev. w. A. Vroomsn Away.

Rev. w. A. Vrooman. pastor of the
First Unitarian Church, left yesterday to
attend the Summer School of Harvard
University. He will also conduct the
union Sunday services of the Unitarian
churches Of Philadelphia 20 be held during
July and August IN Germantown. The
church in Wilmington will be cloeed for
repairs until September IL.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06
Salvation Army's Need.

What the Salvation Army needs is more
givers and less CUFF Praise comes from
every quarter, but checks are more inn
pnrtnnt t-prooklyn Eagle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06

Rev. Justin Mccarthy, ~ 81. Peter,
Xavier, Baltimore, succeeds Father Chm
py af st. .Jopepbs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06

French streets, who WAS transferred To 81.
Francis Xayier's Church, Baltimore, as
sumed bis new duties Sunday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06

hraifh- living iron. To-day, 4 Is red bfocd--
rich In iron-su,h ss aara..d iron t,ipa -
build that gives men She force. energy au1
f,yrer N conquer ohssei-s and bsooun,
virtually masters q their own dsstinies
II You are not yfonv or vel yo~ owe " -
yourself - make the following tsst: See
h.- long you can rork or how far you esn
yak without be- oring tired Vert ts<s
Rrkerdfs Medicine Co
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17

bv Act 219 of the Acts of 1912, and
Act No. 227 of the Acts Of 1914, and
the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, called and created the Belle
vue and Coulee Croche Drainage Dis
trict, pursuant to which act of the
Police Jury said Drainage District
has been organized; and,
Whereas, under the authority of
Act 256 of the Acts of 1910, as
amended, the Board of Commission
ers of the said Drainage District, as
the governing authority of said Dis
trict, called a special election which
was held on the 4th day Of February,
A. d. 1920, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the property taxpayers,
who were authorized to vote at said
election, under the constitution and
laws of the State Of Louisiana, a
proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds in said Drainage District to the
amount of Seventy Thousand $780,
0OO.O0) Dollars to run for a period
not to exceed thirty 800 years, pay
able serially, bearing interest at the
rate of five (5qo) per cent per an
mum, payable sen1i-annually, for the
purpose of dredging Bayou Bour-
beaux and constructing drainage dit
ches and improving the gravity drain
age in and for said Drainage District,
and the inhabitants thereof, the title
to which shall vest in said Drainage
District; and,
Whereas, at said special election,
said bonds were authorized by the
unanimous vote in number and
amount of the property taxpayers
qualified to vote under the constitu-
ton and laws of this State, who voted
at said election; and,
Whereas, said Drainage District
does not, now, have any outstanding
indebtedness and the said bonds in the
sum of Seventy Thousand ($7O,OOO.-
00) Dollars will not exceed ten (10%)
per cent OF the assessed valuation of
the property in said Drainage. Dis
trict; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Board of Com
missiOners of the Bellevue and Coulee
Croche Drainage District of the Par
ish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana,
that for the purpose of dredging Ba-
you Bourbeaux and constructing
drainage bitches and improving the
gravity drainage in and for said
Drainage District, and the inhabitants
thereof, there be issued the bonds of
said Drainage District in the sum of
Seventy Thousand ($70,00O.00) Dol
lars, under authority of Section of
Article 281 of the Constitution and
Act No. ESQ and Act No. 317 of the
Acts of 1910, as amended. Said is
suing shall consist of One Hundred
and Forty (140) bonds of the de-
nomination of Five Hundred $780,
0O) Dollars each, numbering consec-
utively from One to One Hundred and
Forty, inclusive, dated as of the 1st
of April, A. D. 1920, due and paya-
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WHY BE Dull
And LANCUID
This SPRING?
Spring Fever" is Natural, But
Not Necessary-It's Due to
Sluggish Blood
Keep Feeling Your Happiest
Purify and Tone Up Your Blood
With That Famous Tonic,
Pepto-Mangan

Do you seem unable to do any work
to concentrate, to take any interest in
things, during the wonderful spring
days? Do you feel just useless and
mo ACCOUNT"
Nothing is really the matter except
that, as happens every spring, your
blood is clogged--it is sluggish with
poisons from it's long winter fight.
In time, your blood viii probably
fret and worry, feel unhappy-and
adjust itself. But meanwhile you
accomplish nothing. Why do it, when
it. is easy to clear up your blood by
taking Pepto-Mangan for while?
For thirty years doctors have been
recommending this effective and
agreeable tonic to purify and build
up the blood of rundown, listless
people.
Feel your best. Have fine color,
and spring in your step. Be Vigorous,
happy, red-blooded. Get a bottle of
Pepto- Mangan today. The nearest
druggist has it, and in either liquid
or tablet form, just as you prefer.
There's no difference in medicinal
value.
But be sure you get the genuine
Guides Pepto-Mangan. Ask for it by
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17
Information About the
War Risk Insurance

Announcement is made by Director
r. G. Cholmeley-Jones Of the bureau
of war risk insurance that it is not
the policy of the bureau to attempt
to dissuade ex-service men and women
from purchasing any particular form
of government converted policy for
which they show preference.
Since all forms of insurance con-
tracts, especially those which will be
issued by the government, are based
on actuarial principles, they are des-
ignated according to the amount of
premium charged to get the full val
ue of the money received.
For instance, while the endowment
policy is more expensive from an in
surance point of view, if the insured
lives to the end of the endowment
period, it is one of the cheapest forms
of insurance, and a stated preference
for this policy therefore should not
be discouraged.
It is the position of the bureau that
it is perfectly all right to accompany
an explanation of the various policies
with all necessary information, but
advice as to selection should be given
only where it is specifically sought
Usually the selection is dependent
upon the individual, who should be
encouraged to make his own choice
and to follow his own desires. All of
the policies are good.
In emphasizing the general recogni-
ton of their exceptional value to for
MGR service men and women, Presi-
dent Fred A. Rowland of the Nation
al Life Insurance company of Mont
pelier, Vermont, in the course of an
address to the March meeting of COM
manders of the American Legion post
of the state of Vermont, made the fol-
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17

various subcommittee spent the
day in studying the different depart
ments of the university and much
valuable information was obtained.
AS an evidence Of appreciation OF
the spelendid work being accomplish
ed by this university, the recent leg
islature made appropriations for
great building program. These build
ings. are now being constructed and
planned for and the Louisiana party
had an opportunity to fully investi-
gate these modern buildings.
Prof. H. A. Morgan, who for years
was connected with the Louisiana
State University and is thoroughly
conversant with Louisiana and her
problem, in an address to the COM
mittee, stressed the urgent need OF
strong agricultural and mechanical
departments for our university. From
the results attained in Tennessee, he
feels that no investment could be
made that would yield higher and
quicker profit, both financially and
from the point of future citizenship,
than the agricultural development of
our state. Prof. Morgan urged the
establishment of the most modern
and up-to-date buildings and equip
ment, literally supported.
Wednesday and Thursday will be
spent at the University of Illinois, at
Urbana. At this point the party will
be joined by Governor-elect John M.
Parker, who was unable to make the
enter trip owing to important labor
conferences held in Shreveport on
Monday. Friday will be spent at the
University of Wisconsin, at Madison.
| The Madison Journal wired associ-
!! alton headquarters today requesting
the entire personnel of party, scope
of investigation, etc. Great interest
in the tour is being manifested at ev-
cry part and Louisiana is being
brought to the attention of the people
as a state with wonderful agricultural
and livestock possibilities.
The Kiwanis club of Madison will
entertain Governor Parker and party
at diner Friday night. Governor
Phillips of Wisconsin, President Brig
of the University of Wisconsin and
several other prominent agricultural
authorities will deliver addresses.
Dean H. L. Russell advises that every
arrangement has been completed for
the instruction and entertainment of
the party while at Madison.
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bonds; that all acts, conditions and
things required to be done precedent
to and in the issuing of bonds have
been properly done, have happened,
and have been performed, in regular
and due form, as required by law, and
that said indebtedness does not ex-
coed any statutory or constitutional
limitation.
In testimony whereof, we, the un-
dersigned, president and secretary of
the Board Of Commissioners of Belle
vue and Coulee Croche Drainage Dis
trict of st Landry parish Louisiana,
being duly authorized to execute this
obligation on behalf Of said Drainage
District, have hereunto signed our
names officially, and affixed hereto
the corporate seal of said Drainage
District, at OpelOusas, in the Parish
of st. Landry, State of Louisiana, as
of the LIST day of April, 1920.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17

The president called the meeting to
order, pursuant to the notice which
had been given each member of the
Board, and requested the secretary to
call the roll. Secretary called the
roll, and the following members were
present:
Frank Dimmick, president; R. L.
Wilson, Oscar Daigle, William La
vergne and Valery Bourque.
The president stated that all the
members of the Board were present
and that the meeting was duly organ
izde and competent to transact bust
ness. He requested the secretary to
read the minutes of the last meeting,
which minutes were read and unani-
mously adopted.
The president further stated that
he had called the meeting for the pur-
pose of adopting resolution for the
issuing of Seventy Thousand ($7O,-
0OO.00) Dollars of bonds and author
izing the levying and collecting of a
tax with which to pay the principal
and interest of said bonds at their
respective maturities. The author
ity to issue said bonds and the levy
ing and collecting of said tax was
duly vested in the Board of Commits
sioners by a majority vote in num-
Der and amount of property taxpay-
ers voting at the special election held
in said Drainage District on the 4th
day of February, A. D. 1920, and he
would now ask the secretary to read
the resolution which had been pre-
pared. The secretary read the reso-
luton as follows:
Mr.. Wilson offered the following
resolution providing for the issuing
of bonds of the Bellevue and Coulee
Croche Drainage District of the Par
ish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
in the sum of Seventy Thousand
1910, 100000 Dollars for the purpose
of constructing and maintaining a
drainage system in said Drainage Dis
trict, prescribing form of bond for
said issue, and authorizing the levy
ing of tax to pay said bonds.
Whereas, pursuant to the Act No.
317 of the Acts of 1910, as amended
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lowing statement from the viewpoint
of an official of life insurance COM
pany:
"Can you imagine what would hap
pen if all the employees in the three
hundred life insurance companies of
America were drawn into one depart
ment, and were required to admins
ter the tremendous work that the bu-
reaa of war risk insurance has had
to do in Washington? In view of the
fact that it wrote over forty billion
dollars worth of insurance within a
few months, necessarily there were
mistakes-the contrary would have
been impossible. No executive of any
life insurance company hesitates to
recommend, in the most emphatic
terms, that the government insurance
is good thing. You can not expect
the regular old line life insurance
companies to furnish insurance at
the same rate as the government does.
The government premium does not
carry administration expense. That is
borne by the taxpayer. There is no
tax, there is no labor expense. All
of this is borne by the taxpayer. So
IN the last analysis there is every
reason, and every life insurance agent
will tell you there is every reason,
why you should hold on to your gov
eminent insurance. It is the cheap
est, has the most substantial backing,
the treasury Of the United States it.
self, and will be made the most at
tractive."
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authorized and empowered and q
rected to executes said bonds as here
in provided, and to affix thereto lhs
corporate seal of said Drainage DE-
trict. The secretary of the Board i
hereby authorized and directed
cause certified copy of the procesa
ings of the of the Board auth0FlkiHs
the issuing of said bonds and ihs
levy. of tax to pay the same 70 3
published and promulgated IN y,
consecutive issues of the oftlea
journal, and thereafter to cause SANE
to be recorded in the mortgage rec
ords of the Parish Of st. LanalA
State of Louisiana, and to be rsgs
tered with the Secretary Of sac
who shall also be furnished wa
copy of the official journal publsE
ing the proceedings.
The resolution after being dag
seconded by Mr.. Daigle, was adeps
by the following vote:
Voting for the resolution--fIasA
Dimmick, r. L. Wilson, Oscar DaieA
Valery Bourque, William LayeFs
Voting against the resolution
None.
And the resolution was decIazsa
adopted.
The president stated that there
ing no further business, a nlonoa =
adjourn was in order.
Upon motion by Mr.. Bourque' -
onded by Mr.. Layergne, the rless =.
adjourned to meet at the can q e
president. ~. -
Dated opelOusas, La, this 18Th g
of March, 1920. .vav
FRANK DIMMICk,
president.
ATTEST
L. A. ANDREPONT,
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CERTIFICATE

!, the undersigned, L. A. Ansiss
pont, secretary of the Bellevue ~ u
Coulee Croche Drainage Distries, =
hereby certify that the above y
foregoing document CONSISTING
seven pages of typewriter n1 o.
numbering from l to Z, incius::s l..ss. |.
a true and correct copy OF the nlln " =
of the fifth meeting of the. Boals ~; \.
Commissioners of said Dralnags ~
trict, held in the City of Opelosaessss
La, on the 18th day of March, -, -,
which meeting includes a resoIus'1-
authorizing the issuing Of BONDS
In witness whereof, / hereunso 80. -
scribe my name and affix the ,S eotEss
ate seal of said Drainage Dlssi''
this 10Th day of March, 192yS.
L. A. ANDREPONI,
Secretarg.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17
Committee Sees Interesting
Things On Great Trip

Baton Rouge, April 7.-Dr. R. o.
Young, president of the Louisiana
delegation now gathering data in the
Of the Greater Agricultural
College association, wired 'headquar-
5ers today that Tuesday was spent at
the University of Tennessee, Knox
vile, as guests of Hon. H. A. Nor
gan, president of the university. The
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17
Secretary of STATE.

For the purpose of paying the
principal and interest on said bonds
as it accrues there shall be levied and
collected annually an ad valorem tax,
in excess of all other taxes, suffi-
cient to pay such interest semi-an-
nually, and the principal falling due
each year; provided, that such spe-
cial tax shall not in any year exceed
ten mills on the dollars of assessed
valuation of the property in said
Drainage District.
The president and secretary of the
Board of Commissioners are hereby
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17
President.
Secretary.
INTEREST COUPON

On the 1st day of
19-, Bellevue and Coulee Croche
Drainage District of st. Landry Par
ish, Louisiana, win pay the bearer
Twelve and 5O-1O0 Dollars ($12.5O),
gold coin of the United States Of
America, of the present standard Of
weight and fineness, on presentation
and surrender of this coupon at the
Chase National Bank in the City of
New York, State of New Kork, be-
ing six months interest then due on
its Drainage Bond dated April 1,
1920.
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MINUTES

OF the Fifth Meeting of the Board
of Commissioners of the Belle
vue and Coulee Croche Drainage
District, held at Opelousas; Lou
isiana, at 2 o'clock p. M, this
18th day of March, A. D. 1920,
to adopt a resolution authorizing
the issuing of bonds.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17

7 OST-Certificate of Indebtedness
l. No. Z of Opelousas Lodge No.
1913. B. P. o. E., issued to B. Ben.
nett. The said certificate is for the
sum of $4,000. The public is here
by warned not to negotiate for same
as application has been made for
new certificate. mch2O-6t
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17

"sURE THING" / said.
"YoU STAY in bed.
AND PLL cook breakfast"
so MY wife agreed.
SHE'D TRY it once.
AND THE fruit was hns.
AND THE coffee-well.
SPEAKING roughly.
1T WAS fair.
BUT WHEN I tackled.
SOUR MILK griddle cakes.
SOMETHING WENT wrong.
THEY LOOKED easy.
FLOUR, SODA, and salt.
SOUR MILK, one egg.
MIX, DROP, cook, flop.
BUT SOMETHING went wrong.
90 | stacked the cakes.
UNDER MY window.
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"Ma's Chickens are
Scrubs Besides Mine"

Poultry club work has grown rap
idly in popularity among the boys and
girls of Louisiana, and last year more
members were enrolled in the poultry
clubs than in any other branch of ex-
tension work. The majority of the
members have standardized chickens.
There has been a decided increase in
interest in better poultry stock and
the boys and girls have taken particu-
lar pride in raising finer chickens
than their parents had. One boy ex-
pressed this sentiment briefly and
clearly at recent club meeting by
saying: "Ma's chickens are scrubs
by the side of mine and she knows
Rub-My-Tism is a great pain killer.
>
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17

that name-"Gude's Pepto-Mangan,"
and be sure the full name is on the
package.-adv.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-17
Secretary.

Secretary.
On the book of each of said bonds
shall be printed the following GER
tificate: Incontestible. Secured by
tax. Registered this ----- day of
loon
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NO. ------------- 9OVUsOO
Know all men by these presents,
that the Bellevue and Coulee Croche
Drainage District of st. Landry Par
ish, Louisiana, for value received is
indebted. to and hereby promises to
pay the bearer the sum of Five Hun
dred Dollars on the LIST day of April,
e., with interest thereon from
the date hereof at the rate of five per
centum per annum, payable semi-an-
nually on the list day of April and
September in each year, on presenta-
ton and surrender of the proper cou-
pons hereto attached, bearing a fac
smile of the signature of the secre-
tary of the Board of Commissioners
'of said Drainage District, as they
severally become due. Both princi-
pal and interest of this bond are pay
able in gold coin of the United States
of America of the present standard of
weight and fineness, at the Chase Ma
tional Bank in the City of New York,
State of New York, and the said
Drainage District is hereby held and
firmly bound, and its faith, credit,
revenue and property are hereby
pledged for the payment Of the prin-
cipal and interest hereof at maturity.
This bond is one of an issue of
40 bonds of like date, tenor and eff
feet, except as to time of maturity,
issued by the Board of Commissioners
as the governing authority of said
Drainage District, foT the purpose of
dredging Bayou Bordeaux, con-
structing drainage bitches and i'm
proving the gravity drainage in and
for said Drainage District and the in
habitants thereof, the title of which
shall vest in said Drainage District,
under authority of Section / of Ar
ticle 281 of the constitution, Acts
numbered 256 and 317 of the Acts of
1910, as amended, and resolution
duly and regularly adopted by the
Board of Commissioners of said
Drainage District on the 18th day of
March, 1920.
= 1t is hereby certified, recited and
declared that the proposition to issue
said bonds and incur said debt was
voted for unanimously in number
and amount q the property taxpay-
ers, qualified as electors under the
constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, voting at an election duly
and regularly held for that purpose
on the 4th day Of February, 1920 that
provision has been made for the levy
ing of an ad valorem tax to pay said