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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-05

WASHINGTON. Jan g.
United I'rcss.l-tphoiding the
eonstituiiopaiiiy of the most
vital section Of the Nolstend en-,
forctment law. the supreme court
today declared that Els per cent
beer and that other near beers
cannot be- sold under the war.
time prohibitlou.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-05
Black Chiffon Taffeta-
A Triumph in lue-CiUing
at $I.95

If you want a black taffeta dress,
skirt or blouse-here's the material
at an economical price-finely woven
and only $1.95 yard.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
MILLIONS NEED
PEPTO-MANGAN
In Many Homes Better Health
Is Simply a Matter of
Better Blood
Pepto-Mangan Improves Blooc
Composed of Approved Blood
Making Elements-Put Up
In Liquid and Tablet
Form

Are you tired and weak and "blue?"
Do you say to yourself, whats the
use of living? What do l get out of
life, dragging through this drab exis-
tence in this unhappy way?"
You don't feel we'll and you don't
know why you have so little energy to
do anything, and you get all tired out
before it is done There are millions
in busy America that have such feel
ings now and then, and they are to
be pitied. But there is help. Unless
some serious malady is at the bottom
of their trouble, few weeks of Pepto-
Mangan will work a wonderful
change. epto-Mangan puts new vigor
into the blood, and the blood is the
life fluid With plenty of rich, red
blood cOursing through ones body one
is pretty likely to feel good and Wig
orous and be strong and look hearty.
Go to your druggist and ask for
Guides Pepto-M angan." Be sure to
say Guides" If Guides" is not on
the package it is not Pepto-Mangan.
1t is put up in both liquid and tablet
form. Tell the druggist which you
prefer. There is no difference in me-
dicinal value.-ady
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
ACCOUNTABLE SERVICE

There is not town or hamlet IN
Louisiana that can boast Of a motor
iously abominable telephone service
like Opelousas. Decent, petite words
are not strong enough to express our
sentiment of the service afforded O.
by the telephone trust known as the
Cumberland Company.
Men have come here to try and
remedy the service but the company
always sees fit to make it so disa-
greeable for the two men we have in
mind, Messrs. Lows and VOORHEES,,
that both had to resign. Evidently the
company and its officials are exper-
imenting at the expense of the people
of this city on how inefficiently they
can run an abominable monopoly and
that, too. to the greatest displeasure
of their many local patrons.
The truth of the matter is that the
telephone company is Indifferent
it does not keep up the local office
standardized and usually does not
care to employ efficient labor.
The entire blame rests upon the
shoulders of the officials of the COM
pany, who do not reside in Opelou-
sas and seldom ever come here.
The war is over now. 1t is time
for the people of Opelousas to wake
up. We should revolt against a mer-
CHESS monopoly, like the telephone
company, and absolutely refuse to
pay our telephone bills until we are
given better service.
The Star Progress has stood as
much of the inefficient service from
this public corporation as it intends
to, and from now on we are going to
try in our meager way to COMPEL.
the company to give Opelousas more
efficient and courteous service.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06

who made the supreme sacrifice. That
the inscription on the south side of
the monument signed by the officers
and members Of the council of de-
Tense was but the official attestation
TO the verify and truth Of the facts
recited in the inscription on the from
of the monument. That anyone who
would read all the inscriptions, taking
the contex of the whole, could draw
no other conclusions that that tn
monument is erected by public sub
scription by the citizens ST St. Ian
dry parish in honor of her gallant
sons who had served their country in
the army and navy during the late
war. 1t being the evident intention
and purpose of the council of defense,
in signing their names, merely to give
their official certification and sane
ton to the statement voiced by the
inscription on the front. That the
very language of the whole preclud-
ed any other Interpretation. That
the position of the council of defense
was that of ministerial officers, bear
ing witness to the verify and truth,
and lending their official sanction to
the recitatiOns contained in the in
scription on the front of the monu-
ment. That they were sure that af-
ter due reflection all would be salts
fled of the correctness of the inscrip-
tions.
As finality to the meeting il
was moved, seconded and unanimous
ly carried that the council of defense
and the monument committee in joint
session assembled could see no rea.
son to change or alter the inscriptions
which final decision met with the al
most unanimous approval of all pres,
ent.
We feel sure that you intended us
no injustice in the matter, and am
merely writing you as / deemed it my
duty, as chairman of the council OF
defense, to place them in the proper
light before the public.
Since the meeting have spoken to
several hundred citizens of St. Lam
dry and / have met with universal
expressions of approval and assur-
ances that the matter had not been
properly understood.
With expressions of esteem and re-
CARDS, I am,
Yours very truly,
E. M. BOAGNI,
Chairman.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
MIR. BoAGNI EXPLAINS
COUNCILS POSITION
Opelousas, La, March 8, 1920.

Opelousas, La, March 3, 1920.
Mr.. L. A. Andrepont, Opelousas, La.
Dear Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING to
our conversation of yesterday, the
statement in the issue of your paper
Of the 28th ultimo, which think does
not correctly report the position of
the council of defense, is the follow
ing:
"And in view of the fact that it had
been instructed to inscribe no names
at all of those who had served in the
work it might have erred in placing
the names of those who headed the
movement to perpetuate the memory
of st. Landry's noble sons who had
participated in the war;"
This is not the position of the coun-
'cfl-of defense, as it would admit that
tbey had a. Is something which they
NAV have had no right to do. Their
Dosition is that their names properly
anpear upon the monument. That
thew were satisfied that the whole
thing was due to a misrepresentation
of the true meaning of the inscrip-
tion upon the monument. That it
was plainly written upon the monu-
ment that it was erected in honor of
ST Iandry's sons who enlisted to
serve their country in the great world
war. and in loving memory Of those
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
Judge Dupre Takes. Shot
At "Blue-Minded" Puritans
One, usas. La. Feb. %. 1920.

Ope; usas, La, Feb. %, 1920.
To the Editor of The Star Progress
| was so busy playing politics and
attending to my law practice that
did not learn until this morning of
the attempt to close the moving pic.
lures on Sundays.
Posted in my office is the follow
ing inscription:
"The man who attends to his own
business has a good steady job"
wish the proponents of this meas
ure would attend ito their own bust
ness" and let the people of this city
enjoy themselves as they deem best.
Closing the moving pictures on Sun
days would be a crime. Anyone who
deprives the people, or who seeks to
deprive them of innocent enjoyment,
is engaged in criminal practice.
"a laugh is worth one hundred
groans in any market.
Going to the picture show on Sun
day afternoon provokes laughter
creates food for reflection, and sends
many an attendant to his home hap
pier, more contented man or woman.
Why destroy this innocent mirth?
Why coop up the people in their res
pective homes and deny the poorer
ones of an evenings enjoyment? !.
If the gentlemen engaged in "sav-
ing souls" will request the board of
aldermen to refer this matter to the
people of this city they will over
whelm them. This is a government
of maiorities. The majority must
and shall rule. The majority of our
people favor moving pictures on Sun
days. Let them have their way. Let
the gentlemen engaged in the move
ment migrate to Spain and attempt
to stop bull fights, or go to France
and deny the people their right to
drink wine. They would give him
such a reception as our people here
in Opelousas ought tender.
Yours for liberty of thought and
action,
GILBERT L. DUPRE.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
wAsHycToN NEWS NOTES


MrsA. B. Anderson from Brook
shirG,' Texas, visited her sister, Mrs.
James NJ. Keller, last week.
y Miss Josie Quirk of Lafayette spent
the weekend with her parents.
Mr.. Cliff Allen of Opelousas was
business visitor to our town on last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Klaus of Cary,
Miss, are visiting at the home of hes
parents, Nh. and Mrs. Max Klaus.
Mr.. and Mrs Raoul Clay of Breaux
Bridge spent the weekend here with
relatives.
Mr.. John Ehardt and family left
for Whiteville, where they will make
their future home.
Mrs. DIR. J. N. Brown, Mrs. Quirk
McCaffery and Mrs. C. NJ. Kilpatrick
motored to Opelousas Monday eve
ming.
DR.. A. B. Browne, dentist of St
Gabriel, was in town a few days this
week, making preparations for his
final location, which will take place
after the 18th.
DR.. A. B. Browne, Miss Edith Go
ing, and Mrs. NJ. E. Going were Wis
itors to Opelousas on Monday after
noon.
Miss Margery Fitzpatrick, from AL
exandria spent several days with her
home folks.
Miss Anna Rose Labbe spent a few
days in Lafayette this week.
The inclemency of the weather
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06

CTRAYED-Oh or about January
y %, 1920, from E. NJ. Boagni's
st. Joseph plantation, in Coulee
Croche, one black horse mule, about
five years old, and about thirteen
hands high, with yellowish nose and
yellowish underneath stomach, with
four black feet, one front foot larger
than balance, long name and tail,had
rope around neck when it got loose.
Anyone knowing of the whereabouts
of this animal will please notify E. NJ.
BOAGNI, Opelousas, La, or G. M,
HARGRODER, Sunset, La. A suit
able reward will be paid to person
finding this animal. mch6-tf
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06

kept great number Of people from
attending the fifth number of the
lyceum course, on Saturday, the 28th,
which was considered one of the best.
Mr.. Lecky Clay of Lafayette Wis
tied friends between trains Sunday.
Mrs. D. 7. Barland and children,
from Cottonport are the guests of
her sister, Mrs. DR.. W. R. Boudreau,
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bergman of
New York City are the guests of his
sister, Mrs Sam Plonsky.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
WASHINGTON'S ANNIVERSARY
FEBRUARY 22, 1920
Chairman.

Early morning dawned with a sad
outlook for the unwilling Clouds
lowered overhead with occasional
showers during the forenoon. At l
o'clock our sadness turned to glad
ness. The sunlight shown through
raindrops hanging on the leaves of
the lofty oaks in the court house
square, glittering like myriads of pre-
cious stones. Many people had been
gathering since the previous evening
from all parts of the state. Opelou-
sas had never witnessed such scene.
Several thousand people had assem-
bled. The program opened with Ma
jor General o. d. Brooks, acting
chairman, \ the absence of Mrs.C has.
Granger, president of the Louisiana
division, U. D. c., on account of sick
ness in the family. Mr. .Hyt Gondol-
TO acting secretary in the absence OF
Mrs. j. W. Jackson, on account OF
sickness.
Hon. Dudley L. Guilbeau, master
of ceremonies, in his usual pleasing
manner, introduced each part of the
program, and read the many tele-
grams and letters of greeting and
congratulations sent from different
parts of the United States, ending
with a patriotic address which was
applauded and pleased the audience,
and concluded by reading the report
of director of Confederate mOnu-
ment, which gave the first start of
the proposed erection of the present
monument, also explaining the in
scription on the four panels.
PROGRAM
Invocation. Father A. B. Col
lard in French, the language that
one can more clearly express the SEN
timents of the heart and mind. He
depicted the tolls, hlr&shi0s patriot
ism and bravery displayed by ou1
forefathers, and sicce up to this
present generatioa Il III last over
seas war.
Address of presentation by Mrs
C. P. Richard, presenting monument
to the citizens of 0pclousas, st. Lam
dry parish and the state of Louisiana
but to remain in the loving care OF
the U. d. c. She spoke of the love
that could not be measured in words
for the gallant Confederate veterans
and the young heroes of the late wan
that blended their heroic efforts to
consummate the principles of our
forefathers, and recommended the
placing of flowers at the base Of this
monument on Decoration Days.
3-Address by Major General Lou
isiana Division, U. C. ", G. ID.
Brooks, ending with reading of burial
services for unknown dead.
Response to Daughters and adj
dress by Rev. j. D. Harper, giving
number of Confederate soldiers that
enlisted from Louisiana in 1861
1866 and number still alive. The au-
dience was very attentive to his adj
dress. He also expressed great adj
miration for the Daughters faithful
ness to the Confederate cause.
5--Address of acceptance on be-
half of city council by Hon. A. H.
Garland was very forceful and elo-
quent. His address related to the
history of the Daughters and Mothers
from 1861-1865, and the part taken
by the Trans-Mississippi army.
6-Address of acceptance of the
st. Landry police jury. Hon. Alex
w. Swords, in his discourse, glowing
ly related the privations, hardships and
bravery shown by the Confederate
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06

Mrs. j. C. Trichel, from Shreve-
port, is visiting her mother, Mrs. AL
ice Derbanne, at the home, of Mr.. J.
G. Carriere.
Mr.. Wallace Dunbar of Waxia was
a business visitor here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Haas and Miss
Sadie Melancon of Opelousas motored
over here. Saturday.
Mrs. Julia Gibson, who has been
working in Erath for the past few
months, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Quirk of Beggs
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
az LAZARO, NJ. c."

Mrs. Richard feels very gratified
for the many kilograms, letters and
verbal congratulations from friends
and had never thought her work was
so greatly appreciated.
Placing wreaths at the base of the
monument while Dixie was played
by the band, in honor of the COnfed-
crate veterans and gallant soldiers of
I1776. In honor of o. A. Guidry,
Capt. Samuel Haas, A. R. Lamoran-
diere, Robert w. Lawler, Our Young
Heroes, Capt. H. L. Garland, Gen
DePolinac, Hypolite David, Brig
Gen. Alfred Mouton, Deceased Mem
bers of r. E. Lee Camp.
The ladies of Gordon chapter wish
to thank all who helped to erect this
beautiful monument, especially DR.
J. A. Haas, Mrs. H. BOdemuller and
daughter, Miss Lilly Bell; Messrs
Martin Bordelon and Bryan Halphen
Dietlein & Jacobs, L. L. Daniel, st
Landry Lumber Company, for their
assistance in the last hour of need
And last but not least, the following
ladies: Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. F. Smith,
Mrs. ]. A. Davy, Mrs. Anderson, fol
their kindness in decorating the mon
ument.
Notice-Gordon Chapter wishes to
announce that the full proceedings
of the unwilling with historical
sketches, will be printed in book form
later.
Respectfully submitted,
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06

were the weekend guests ef
Mrs. L. B. Ewell.
Miss Aline Dezauche Of G
was the weekend visitor as !
of Mr.. VIM. Crawford.
The Washington boys are
hind when it comes to fight.
They showed great brvery b.
the flames at DR.. Mary
Tuesday afternoon, thereB
the same, with very little
done.
The Columbus dispatch., 1920-09-19

tiers.
The people Of Columbus and Lown-
des county have it IN their power to
decide right now what their COM
mmity win become he declared.
"You can depend upon your natural
resources, your undoubted fertility
Of soil, your splendid geographical lo-
cation and other advantages which
you think you have, and you will
never attain your rightful destiny. On
the other hand you can capitalize a
community spirit and create a spirit
of enterprise to your enormous and
lasting benefit in dollars and cents,
besides the satisfaction Of having done
something worth while. It's up to
you to decide-and / think ] see in
this fine enthusiasm that you have
already decided, for which | con-
gratulate you"
After the speeches, the members of
the meetings committee, Messrs. f.
L. Kuykendall, Tony Butera and J. l.
Harrison, served refreshments. II
had been promised that the meeting
should adjourn at 9:45. 1t did.
The Columbus dispatch., 1920-09-19
The travelling Preacher.

Eight-year-old Charles always at
tended the devotional and prayer
Services with his parents, and showed
great interest in them. He always
made his own little testimony. A
friend once told him that he should
be minister.
Charles pondered over this advice
long, but never said word to any
body concerning 1t until he surprised
his audience at recent meeting by
arising the second time and delivering
the following:
i've been thinking that | never
could write any more sermons than
would do me for three weeks, so I've
decided that I'll have to be a travel
Ing preacher"
The Columbus dispatch., 1920-09-19
Satisfied Anyway.

An Indianapolis youth recently took
a girl to a dance. He was exceedingly
bashful as 1t was both his first dance
and his first girl. And the latter was
exceedingly homely. Really to be
truthful he took her because she had
asked him to go.
That night he described 1t to his
mother. ut was not half so bad as
l thought 1t would be- he told her.
II didn't have to have anything to do
with any of the other girls but my
own. / guess that other fellows sort
of liked me and wanted to be kind be-
cause they let me have all the dances
with the girl | took"
His mother smiled. After all, 1t
was his first dance and he would learn
some day that there were sometimes
reasons besides kindness which
caused young men net to offer to trade
dances. s.-Indianapolis News.
The Columbus dispatch., 1920-09-19
Restrictions on Flyers.

In the Bournemouth tEngland) po-
lice court recently an air pilot was
fined $3.50 for flying at dangerously
low altitude and for trick flying over
Bournemouth, contrary to the air navi-
cation regulations Of 1919. The de-
fendant executed two Immelmann
turns at an altitude Of 500 to GOO feet.
Had the engine failed he would have
had no place to land without danger
to the public. The defense was that
the Immelmann turn was not trick
flying, but merely quick way OF
turning. The defendant said he did
two Immelmann turns over the sea,
and during his fight he was never
under 1900 feet. This Is the first
prosecution of the kind in England.
The Columbus dispatch., 1920-09-19
CLARK THRILLS
AND INSPIRES
CONTINUED from Page 1.)

Continued from Page ID
Mississippi was not at all known out
side Of this section.
"Now l am safe in saying that in
New York, or Boston, or Chicago,
when 'Greenville' is mentioned folks
right away think Of the Greenville in
Mississippi" he asserted. That is be-
cause the Chamber Of Commerce has
adopted a definite policy Of doing
something about four times a year to
give the community some national ad-
vertising. The results are already be-
ing felt in an increase in business and
a very definite feeling that the money
which the citizens are investing in
the chamber is a real dividend paying
proposition.
DR.. Harry Clark of the University
of Tennessee at Knoxville made an adj
dress of 20 minutes which was full of
illustrations drawn from actual ev-
ents, all tending to prove that the com
munity which is not organized and
whose citizens are without vision, is
the one which never gets anywhere
He told of dozen cities in the south
which had failed to rise to an op-
lportunity and which have become
merely wide places in the road, while
others were awake and cnterprising
and have grown to be important cen
The Columbus dispatch., 1920-09-19
RANKIN rs GRATEFUL.

II0 the People of the
First Congressional District:
The executive committee has can
vassed the returns Of the second pri-
mary and declared me the nominee
for congress BY a majority Of 96S
votes, and I take this opportunity to
express to you my heartfelt thanks
for your kindness and support in this,
the hardest fought contest this dis
trict has seen in twenty years.
| should have issued this card
sooner, but have been in bed sick
a good part Of the time since the
election, and could not prepare it in
time for the papers last week. /
trust you will overlook the delay, and
rest assured that no man was ever
elected to an office in Mississippi, who
was more profoundly grateful to his
friends and supporters than | am to
you.
made a hard, clean fight, and at
tempted at all times to keep my cam
paign on high plane. ] did not in
ldulge in bitterness or personalities,
but treated my opponent with that
fairness and courtesy which one gen.
tleman is always due another.
have but the kindliest feelings for
him. He was doing the same thing
| was, trying to win the contest, and
| would be too little for congress if |
entertained any ill-will towards him
for doing the best he could, honor
ably, to win.
We won a great victory, and ! want
every one Of my friends to realize
that | appreciate his efforts in my
behalf. No man ever had more loyal
supporters than | did in this fight,
and | sincerely trust that my course
lin congress may be such that they
may never have occasion to regret
their choice.
| | +. have. made no promises with
reference to patronage, if any should
fall to my lot, but ! have made up
j my mind to this extent: When | have
anything to give out, all things else
! being equal, my friends shall come
j first.
| have no ill-feeling for those who
. opposed me; they had the same right
to their choice that my friends die
to support me.
/. With charity for all and malice to.
wards none, let us look to the future
! let the dead past bury its dead, ant
/. move forward to the solution of those
! great problems which most vitality
concern our temporal welfare.
Thanking you again for your kind
ness and support, and trusting tha
! you will not fail to call on me when
! ever / can serve you, and with kindes
!. regards and best wishes for all,
l remain,
Your grateful servant,
]. E. RANKIN.
! Tupelo, Miss, Sept. Is, 1920.
political Adv.)
The Columbus dispatch., 1920-09-19

The many friends Of Mrs. G. r.
Neumann, who left recently for Dem
yer, Colo, her new home, viii learn
with regret Of a painful injury which
she sustained a few days ago. She
fell down a flight Of steps, sustaining
painful though not serious injuries.
Mrs. Neumann is rapidly recovering
from the effects Of the accident, a
fact which will be the source Of
much qualification to her many
friends here.
The Columbus dispatch., 1920-09-19
JURY RETURNS 28
TRUE BILLS
Continued from Page ~
An Impressive Charge.

AAN AAtA tHEa=HA AatAAAl ~
We, the Grand Jury, were greatly
impressed by the forceful charge
given US by our Judge, and have en-
deavored to carry out this charge in
spirit and to the letter.
Sunday Law Violated.
We have found the people Of this
county, in the main, unusually ready
and willing to cooperate with the
Grand Jury, and feel that it is large
" due to this fact that we have been
able to accomplish the little that we
have. We believe the Sunday Law
is not being enforced as it should,
and desire to call the attention Of the
various county officials to this fact.
Officials Cooperate.
We desire to thank our District At
torney and our Sheriff for their in
valuable assistance and ever-cheerful
readiness to help in every way
possible.
Respectfully submitted.
Signed: THoS. X. SW00PE,
Foreman.
The Columbus dispatch., 1920-09-19
NEW IMPROVEMENTS

Extensive interior improvements
have been made at Lide's Drug Store
A handsome new tile floor has been
laid and a beautiful and modern and
new soda fountain is being installed
and will be ready for service early
this week. When completed the store
viii be one Of the handsomest in the
State, and will have every equipment
and convenience for quick and eff
cient service to its patrons.