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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

There is another citizen of Opel
ousas who is as certain of the passage
of the amendment as Judge Dupre Is
positive that it will be defeated. Mrs.
A. A. Anding, suffrage leader in this
parish for a number of years, just
before leaving for Baton Rouge Sun
day afternoon, stated to the editor OF
the Star-Progress that ''while the
eight is a close one the suffrage lead
ers feel confident that Louisiana will
not deny the women of the nation the
right to vote Right here in St. Lam
dry large portion of the votars are
for suffxge and am firmly of the
opinioy|that the majority in this state
are fE suffrage" She spent last week
in, Baton Rouge and was very much
,enthused over the situation.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
RASTECUS, THE TOWN CRITIC

said whats got you, Rasticus?"
Happiness, Mr.. jes' old fashion hap
piness. / never though I would live
to see a church meet house on that
old saloon place. Praise God" Well
sir, no Stree, / jes' can't tell what
that man said bout putin a muffin
house right whar he would have to
see it every day. He said it was firing
in on his pussonal liberties, and that
he ortenter have to look at a church
house lessen he wants to. | can't put
in all the bad words cause the Star
Progress editor wouldn't give my
interester readers the benefit of this
piece. And what Mr.. said
bout that little gray haaded French
man who he says is pasturin' the
Baptist church might nearly be used
in movin' picture show, but it shoe
wouldn't do for the Sunday school
papers. If all he says is so, that
preacher is worse'n all the gamblers
of Opelousas tied in bunch. could
MT say nothin' cause l don't know
the rveeren gentleman. But Use shore
goin' to 'vestigate.
Tse shore glad l got this little tpe-
writer gal. It makes my work so easy
and she puts it down on paper. l don't
see how she reads all them Crazy
marks but she does; and then prints
it all on a mechine while sets on the
back gallery and smokes my pipe. If
l could jes' live my life over agin I'd
shore be lawyer.
She says its proper for a writer
to sign his name to his pieces. / told
her that she would have to sign her
name cause she was doin' the writin'
and / was jes' doin' the talkin'; but
she insists so I sign myself.
RASTECUS
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
WHERE
PLEASANT NEGRO
PERIL HAS GONE
Senator Simmons Recalls Governor
Peasants Mighty Onslaught
Against Black Vote
Published by Request

With a scathing exposure Of the
manenr in which Governor Pleasant
had attempted to use the "nigger
scare" on other issues in times past,
Senator E. L. Simmons issued state
ment Saturday on behalf of ratifica
ton of the Federal Suffrage Amend
ment, in which he showed, among
other things, how the outgoing gov
ernor of Louisiana recently took up
his warm espousal of John NJ. Parkers
candidacy, without ever retracting the
charge he had previously made, to the
effect that it was the desire of John
M. Parker to elevate the negro to
political equality in the south.
Senator Simmons statement fol-
lows:
Senator Simmons Statement
"The advocates of woman suffrage
by state action, sO-called, frantically
attempt to connect the race question
with the proposed sex amendment to
the federal constitution granting suff-
rage to women. This has been a ia
vorite method of a certain class of
politicians whose cause would not
stand on it's merits, in many instances
during the last few years.
when those of us in the Third Con
gressional District and elsewhere in
Louisiana were protesting against the
inquisitous onslaught made upon the
industries of our state by the Wilson
administration few years ago, the
cheap politicians began to call US
NEGRO lovers" and charged US with at
tempting to bring the negro into poll
itics.
Foremost among the number MAX
ing this kind of charges was Ruffin
G. Pleasant. We all remember how he
without the slightest excuse for doing
so, charged John NJ. Parker with
stand for negro political equality and
intimated he stood for what would
bring about racial social equality
and Sir Lee Emmett Thomas charg-
ed him with smelling that way. Mr..
Parker remembers that time, am
sure.
Then when Governor Pleasant
sought to battle against an organiza-
ton that made him what he was but
would no longer stand for him,he
began to support the candidacy of the
man he had maligned so extensively
in the previous campaign and to
praise him without limit, without,
however recanting the false charges
previously made against Mr.. Parker.
:''Now, if the agitators of the race
question did not keep it alive it would
not exist. The race question agitator
is the culprit.
"And if Governor Pleasant would
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

It's no use. Folks is jes' folks. HUI
man mater human mater whar ever
there's human bein' Sometimes you
find it whar it's more human. That
'pends on the schoolin' and the school
in pend muchly on the kind of a
school you git your schOolin in. Most
of the citizenEes of Opelousas mus
belong to what l hears people call
"The Old School" The school whar
they get their learnin' muster been
relicks of the ark, judgin' from what
hears some of them asayin'.
No sir, you wouldn'ter though it,
but Use down heard man mournin'
bout oSe of our bestes men buyin'
the old horse stable back OF the post
office. He wasn't 'grudgin' the man
his buy, but he said it was such a
pity to have one of the old landmark
ers tored down. | told him | stood
for grogress and that old barn had
served its day and generation we'll
/ mean several generations. He said
every time he looked at it he though
of the good old stage coach day when
railroads was scarcer'n airplanes air
now. That sorter made me red headed
and 1 said ''You jes' get right outen
that mobile and git OK cart and go
home to your wife and trow that rag
ner stove out DOCS and make her
cook you hoe cake on the fire place
like she woulder done in stage-coach
days-you old skin flint"
No sir, he didn't hit run. You see
/ was a movin' most of the time Use
talkin', specially the las part.
But that didn't make me mad tall
like Mr.. did the very mex day
] was a standin' close to the monu-
ment awatching 'em tare down that
old saloon-I said praise God, and
thank the good Lord" Mr..
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

ed by a large number of st. Land
rians that Alex Lafleur the youngest
member of the delegation from this
parish, will follow Judge Dupre's ad-
vice and will cast his ballot against
the measure. J. Franklin Schetl, the
other member from st. Landry, is
credited with the ratificationists and
the opinion that he beleiv-
ed the time propitious to give the wo-
men of the United States the right of
ballot and as a consequence will cast
his vote for the measure.
Judge Dupre has taken an active
to Illustrate the plans of the
ratificationists and while in this city
Saturday and Sunday expressed the
belief that the measure was doomed
to defeat. He claims that the majority
of the senators are opposed to woman
suffrage by federal enactment and no
influence, no matter how great, could
be brought to bear to make them
change their mind. In the House while
he admits he is not in a position to
state positively, he firmly believes
that the majority of the representa-
tives will vote against the measure.
eff checking the two houses counts
for anything" said Judge Dupre, "the
Anthony amendment will not be rati-
fled" Judge Dupre is unalterably OPP
posed to woman suffrage, but he says
eff suffrage has to come to the wo-
men of Louisiana let it come through
the State of Louisiana"
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
MRS. A. A. ANDING REFOl. ~
FROM BATOE R'

Mrs. A. A. Annding resu
Wednesday from Baton kouss
she had gone to carry 1OV =.
prominent men from OpelOu :
Eunice, who had endorsed 4.
eral suffrage amendment.
ports that the vote will De ".
Don Caffery is at Baton kOa
Anding says, working for
frage cause and the ladies r.
message from J. Y. Sander
he would be on hand neM
help. "You see how our fs'
Pleansant has dropped sns
scare" said Mrs. Anding' b
all l sincerely nope the g00' \
will see that this state rlgn.
in only a move to defeat SUI !
a while. It can't be put OH
as the other states will sooD
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
ST. LANDRY REPS.
SLIGHTLY DIVIDED
SUFFRAGE AMEND
Judge Dupre is Bitterly Fighting 18th
Amendment While Lafieur is Be-
lieved Opposed Also
sCHELL is FOR MEASURE
Parish Delegation in the House will
Split on Most Important Ques-
ton for Consideration

AS on practically all important
questions the st. Landry delegation
is split up. When the proposed fed
eral amendment giving the women of
the nation the right to participate in
politics comes up before the House
of Representatives at least one st.
Landry legislator will be found in the
thickest of the fray opposing the
measure; in fact Judge Gilbert L.
Dupre is expected to head the move
ment to prevent the ballot being CIV
en- the fair sex. 1t is taken for grant
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
Objections Swept Away

1.-THE time to fight woman suffrage
itself has passed and most of the OBJ
jections to it that once could be rails
ed no longer exist. When opponents
of woman suffrage itself began to adj
vocate woman suffrage by state act
ion, they surrendered the only basis
upon which they could maintain their
objections, for admitting that woman
suffrage by state action is proper and
desirable, they admitted that their
objections to woman suffrage itself
no longer existed and now since both
factions admit the fact that woman
suffrage is right in principle, it fol-
lows that it would be wrong to delay
giving the women the right to vote
because it would be wrong to delay
putting into effect the principles of
right and justice.
"Of curse, if Governor Pleasant, is
afraid the women would not vote for
him in September, it would be in keep
ing with political method in his mad
ness to try to prevent them from
voting, or maybe he will not run for
ITO oppose the federal amendment
which will be ratified by some other
state later, whatever Louisiana does,
is futile and empty; and no one gains
anything by opposing ratification ex-
cept those who would like to keep the
women of Louisiana from voting in
September. - New Orleans Item.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
AMERICAN Conn
ASSOCIATION M
GUARD ND
Field Organizer crippe. s
of Competent Worker. 4
out State on Ii.
LOOKS AFTER PINK u.
State is Divided Into Mn. \
Each with Real Liv. y.
tending to Cotton N..i.

Three parishes have gone ov.,.
quota in charter membersbi.
Map 1st-St. Landry, Point i.
and De Soto. POinte COup..
two records of the Louisiana Is.
of the American Cotton A,,....
in charter memberships M.
jury took out two, and the 81.
New Roads took out two ehsrg {
berships. That is the best s
of faith in the aims and oh;....
the great movement that has s..
en- yet.
As soon as charter memh...
are cleaned up, which is exu.,s.,
be very soon, the new plan q I'M
ing the production memberb..
be put into effect. Field ORA,
Frank A. Crippen has his so,,.
field workers now practically e.m
ted. They comprise VIM. N. al.
ton, E. P. Gueymard, N. IN. ~
end, j. McRidgell, and two etR,
be named later. The state la
divided into nine groups Of p
with Mr.. Crippen to supera
work in each group while II,
workers are assigned one to Ell
ish. When the group has been
ed, the whole staff will moys t
next group.
Following are the divisions
District No. 1--Headquarten
lulah; Parishes: West Carol
land, Franklin, East Carol Ni
and Tensas.
District No. 2.-Headquartsn
roe: Parishes: Union, Morehouss
coin, Ouachita, jackson and Calm
District No. 3.-Hesdqa
Shreveport: Parishes: Caddo, Ba
Claiborne, Webster, BisnviIls
River.
District No. A. Headgnsd
Leesville; Parishes: DeSOtol sa
Natchitoches, Vernon, Beaul
Allen.
District No. 5-Headquaglsn
andria; Parishes, VIM, Gransi
Sale, Catahoula, COncOrdia, Rap
District No. 6-Headuuartsn
ayette: Parishes st. Landry, N
cite, st. Martin, Iberville, and IL
District No. 7.-Headqalh
Baton Rouge Parishes, East Ri
Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East
ciana, West Feliciana, POinte Cs
Ascension.
District No. S-HeadquaTten
ne; Parishes, AvOyelles, Eysng
Calcasieu, jefferson Davis,
and Cameron.
District No. 9-HeadquarssF
Orleans; Parishes, st. Halsns
pahoa, Washington, Livingss1
Tammany and Orleans.
Following are the two lsgisa
committees which will look aftg
ton legislation during the sessa
the Legislature:
Pink Boil Worm matters: Han
Wilson, Chairman; Paul D. PH
Calcasieu; N. C. Williamson
Carroll; W. H. Hodges, Jrs as
port: Grundy Cooper, Rapids
W.. B. Thompson.
General legislation, such g
housing, cotton chasing and F'
ion of cotton in transit; \. !
hanson, Chairman; T. 3.
Franklin; H. Flood Madison
house; T. L. Bowling, DeSOtoi
D. Wilson, Baton Rouge; Sim !
Pointe Coupee; w. 0. Hart, q
and w. B. Thompson, exOtisn'
Much data has been cOilsa
headquarters and this viii 3
ed over by the COMMITTEES
meetings in Baton Rouge, ~
will be drawn and submits
consultation with Governor
ravages of the Pink Boil VIZ
The government film shown
been procured by the LOuislala
;sior for showing in Louisa Z
the first display viii BE T
Rouge for the benefit Of the RI
of the legislature. After saas
be available in different paE'
state
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

Roos' sale on Monday will be of
value to you, call and see for your
self.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

Don't fail to meet me at ROOs' Store
Monday morning at 9 a. m.
ITS BARGAIN DAY
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

Mrs. o. A .Durio, of Alexandria,
spent several days in this city with
relatives.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

Get your frocks ready girls for the
jazzy, jazz dance at BarriIeauxs on
Sunday night.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

The real loot JOHNSON band
will fill your feet with Jazzy, Jazzy
motion -Dcn't forset-Sunday.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

Miss E. P. Blacksher, of Alex
andria spent Saturday and Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. WE. Nolan.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

Miss Hazel Ardoin,
Platte, visited friends hers
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

take the man he once charged so
severely, without generating him of
the charge and use his candidacy as
a means to fight his opponents in poll
tics, would not this same kind of race
question agitator be the first to bring
the negro into politics and try to use
him against his antagonist?
Notwithstanding this remarkable
inconsistency, this same Ruffin G.
Pleansant, realizing that unless he can
prevent the women of Louisiana from
voting in September, his own possible
candidacy for the United States SEN
ate or the candidacy of some favorite
for some office may fail, stakes a
Punch and Judy show and tries to
throw his voice; but everyone knows
that the figures of these celebrities
are without life and only appear to
have life through the faculty of the
ventriloquist to send his voice up
through their ebony faces and fool
the children into believing they talk.
"But even the children soon learn
the ventriloquist is only displaying his
faculty of fooling his audience. The
Colonel is only trying to fool the
women of the state out of their vote
in September and to save his personal
political ship from sinking. His race
issue appeals to four classes:
81. Some good honest people who
do not appear to have realized the
proposed federal amendment refers to
sex not color; 2, to the ignorant; 8,
to a limited number the pupils of
whose eyes touch each other at the
arch of the nose; to those who
like Governor Pleansant, would like
to wrest control of the woman suff-
rage movement from leaders who
have fought its battles successfully.
Ring Cry Also DOGGY
"Not content with trying to fool the
people on the race issue, first be-
cause Mayor Berhman dares to ex-
press himself in favor of the federal
amendment few fanatics are appeal
ing to "ring' antagonism and arraying
themselves against the amendment
assuming to believe the Mayor might
get more votes in New Orleans than
the Parker faction. These people
should not overlook the fact that in
recent interview favOring woman
suffrage Mr.. Parker put woman stuff
rage by federal action ahead of the
so-called state route, thus doubtless
indicating that he favOrs letting the
women vote in September, and every
one knows the only way they can have
the right to vote by that time is by
ratification of the federal amend
ment. They could not vote by state
action until long after the fall cleo
ton.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-03
STATE SCHOOLS ARE
EXPECTED TO SEEK
ADDITIONAL MONEY

Prospects of a demand upon the
state legislature when it meets in spe-
cItl session here January IL for some
Slzeable additions TO the appropria-
uons made by the regular session for
the maintenance of the states edu-
eational institutions are seen in the
gathering here today of members OF
The faculty and boards of regents 'of
the University of Oregon and the Ore
son Agricultural college. While the
session of the delegations will be be-
h'nd closed doors nothing has been
gwen out as to the probable action to
oe taken it is generally understood
lhat crying need for funds to meet
Tue emergency existing at both insti-
tuuons is the cause for the assemblage
Aero today just a week in advance of
the special session The need for ad-
ulonal quarters, higher pay for
teachers who are deserving the pro-
teSsion under the lure of better pay
!h other lines and many other prob
ie'ns requiring the outlay of addition
o. funds are said TO be clamoring for
attention and it is expected that to-
oiy 5 conference will be productive of
legislative program embodying the
financial needs of the two institutions,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-03
Ainony Asked
By Wife Beyond
Means, Claim,

Claiming that he is financially un-
able to pay any moneys demanded by
his wife in divorce proceedings re-
Gently filed by her. T. r. Shoekley Of
Silverton has filed an answer ito di-
vorce suit complaint made by Edna
NJ Shockley. In an affidavit accom-
panying his answer. Shockley says
that the income from his barber bus
iness at Silverton is only $50 per
month; that a 40 acre farm owned by
him is heavily nortgaged; and that
to pay the support money demanded
by Mrs. Shockley would embarrass
him financially.
Mrs. Shockley. In her complaint
claimed that her husband was In the
habit of beating her up" on various
occasions and that she had been fore
ed to take her two children and leave
him on December IS. after Shockley
had "biacked" an eye for her Shock
ley makes counter claim to these
charges. asserting that he Is of a kind
and loving disposition and that on one
occasion Mrs. Shockley beat him with
a stick of stove wood and another
time brandished a butcher knife. say
ing that she would cut his
heart out"
shOekIey also alleges that his wife
failed TO keep house for him and that
she attended dances with other men
and also corresponded with several
men without his consent
He asks that he be granted the di-
yoree. the custody OF their two minor
children. and such other relief as
the couri deems necessary"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-03
AND WOOD TO
SPEAK At Love FEAST

Chicago. Jan. 3.-Two republican
presidential candidates. Governor
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois and Cen
eral Leonard Wood. are expected to
speak at the republican love feast for
Chairman WIN Hays here Monday.
Governor Lowden has already accept
ed.
Republican from Is states will
gather here Monday for a two days
conference. The committee on ar
.rangements for the national conven-
tion, to be held here next June, will
meet Monday at the call of Chairman
a. T Hert Of Kentucky.
Tuesday 500 republican women 7T-,i
hold a luncheon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-03
JAPANESE WARSH|PS
WILL Be WITHDRAWN
WHEN FUCH0W QUIET


Pekin, Dec. 31.--Official announce
ment was made at the Japanese lega-
ton here today that the Japanese
warship stationed at Fuchow would
be withdrawn consequent to the resto-
ration of order at that port.
I'm correlation to this stenF the
said, the Japanese
government hopes Chinese authorities
will further exert their utmost ef-
forts to insure protection to Japanese
as well as preservation of peace and
order throughout China, In view Of
avoiding a recurrence of such un-
pleasant circumstances"
As the Chinese considered the
Japanese aggressors at Fuchow, the
dispatch of Japanese warship to
that port aroused Chinese public opin
ion and led to an intensification OF
the anti-Japanese boycott. Belief Is
expressed here that Japan's with<
drawal of the warship proves the eff
fectiveness of the boycott and also
demonstrates Japan's desire to i'm
prove relations between the two coun-
tries.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-03
CHURCHILL URGES
THRIFT TEACHING
ON SCHOOL HEADS

Habits Of thrift as a part OF the cd
ucation of the child in Oregon schools
was the theme of the discussion pre-
sented by J. A. Churchill. state su-
perlntendent of public instruction,
before the county superintendents In
session here Friday afternoon. Mr..
Churchill WHO ls state director for
thrift education emphasized the need
for the promotion of thrift through
the schools In order that the habit
shall be acquired by the child aa
part Of his education. Figures we're
presented to show that Oregon rank
ed ffth among the states OF the union
In the per capita sales OF war saving
stamps for 1919 with total sales OF
81 ,6G6, ,2G2.0S and per capita sales OF
$i.s5 for the eleven months up TO
November 80
State standards for high schools
were also discussed by Mr. Churchill
who urged the county superlntendents
to hold TO these standards In passing
on claims for Standardization,
The teacher supply was also dis
cussed at tho Friday afternoon ses-
sion of the superintendents, Superin-
tendent Churchill pointing out the ne
cessity Of meeting the existing emer-
Rency even II IL meant the tempora-
ry lowering Of standards.
The sessions will close this after
noon with election Of officers and re-
ports Of committees