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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31

There has been very little talk Of
the building of this new railroad,
but it is generally supposed that it
is simply an extension of the Santa
Fe system which has had its termin-
al at Oakdale for fifteen or sixteen
years, since it was built, as the Jas
per & Eastern, from Texas to the Al
len parish metropolis. -
The stretch of country through
which the new road rims, from Oak
dale to Pine Prairie, is solid long
leaf yellow pine, the kind that made
western Louisiana famous, and after
the road is in operation is it thought
several sawmills will be erected
along the line, thus furnishing a
heavy freight tonnage. Then, if the
oil prospectors at Pine Prairie hit
it rich, the road will naturally get a
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
.SCHELL WORKS HARD
INFORMING PEOPLE
ON ROAD MEASURES
St. Landry Representative Visits
Crowley, Lake Charles and Other
Places in This Section

Representative J. Franklin Schell
Of st. Landry visited last week
Crowley, Lake Charles and other
important points in southwest Lou
isiana, delivering addresses before
audiences in the places visited, ex-
planning to detail his plan as 10 a
state good road system, bills en-
bodying his ideas having already
been drafted and which he will in
troduce in the lower house of the
state legislature when that body as
sembles in extraordinary session at
Baton Rouge next week.
Mr. Schell is always active when
he drafts an idea and his constitu-
ents can rest assured that he has not
only an unique but a practical plan
for the building Of better roads
throughout the state, funds for the
construction to be secured by the
Sanders pay-as-you-go method al
ready written in the state organic
law. Mr.. ScheH has been at work
on these five or six bills some time
and he feels certain that he has
every feature so clearly set forth
that even the most uniformed will
be able to understand the provisions
Of the proposed laws which he will
ask his brother lawmakers to adopt
and send TO the governor for appro.
val.
Mr.. Schell was enthusiastically re-
eeiyed by the good road boosters
at both Lake Charles and Crowley
and he feels very much enthused at
the manner in which the people are
breceiving his plans for better high
ways. He intends devoting great
portion of his legislative activity the
coming special session to the furth-
ering OF the road interests.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31

discovered shortly after it happen
ca. Two parties from Rayne. who
were returning 10 Crowley, saw the
zig-zag of the Studebaksr's head
tights when the accident happened
and when they reached the spot the
tragedy was over, the Studebaker
standing in the ditch, the dead girl
lying on the side of the road and the
youth, still alive, grooming in agony
They lent all assistance possible
and the approach of S other auto
parties aided in athe rescue. The
spot where it happened was about
two miles east of Crowley and the
news reached there at once and ply
sicians reached the spot within a
brief time after notification.
The dead youth is son Of Mr..
T. simon, wealthy rice mill owner
Of Crowley, while the young lady is
the daughter Of Rev. and Mrs. A. A.
Suffer of Roanoke. She~was in
Crowley on visit and as she was to
teach school in Lafayette the coming
session, young Simon drove her to
that parish to look over the situation
and make final arrangements. They
were on their return home when the
tragedy Occurred.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
IMPORTANT NOTICE


To Holders of Second Mortgage Notes
of opelousas Lodge No. 1o4s, 3. P.
o. EIks.
You are h&aeby notified that under
the terms Of the Mortgage Of February
1. 1913, securing the notes due
on or before Fbruary 1, 1888.
that said notes have been call
ed for payment, notices having been
mailed all holders of record, and pub
lished in the Star-Progress, and you
are hereby notified that funds have
been in hand for the payment of said
notes, and that there are now out
standing notes which have not been
presented for payment although ali
efforts have been made to have same
presented, and that unless said out
standing notes are presented for pay
ment to the undersigned before Sep
TENDER 18th, 1921, court proceedings
will be instituted to have the mort
gage cancelled off the records secur-
ity to said notes.
H. D. LARCADE, JR.,
aug II st Exalted Ruler.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
LOUISIANA EXHIBIT
ATTRACTS ATTENTION

University Station, Baton Rouge
La, Aug. 29.-Word has been re-
ceived from A. A. Ormsby, state fair
specialist, who is showing an exhibit
of Louisiana products at various
fairs in the north, that the display at
the Illinois state fair is receiving due
share of attention from many visitors
daily and lends promise of attracting
many northern farmers to the south.
Particular attention is being given 70
the varieties of clover, alfalfa and
oats.
Mr.. OFmsby, assisted by Justin A.
Donechaud, secretary of the immi-
grafton division of the state depart
ment OF agriculture in New Orleans,
placing Louisiana's soil fertility and
her opportunities before the eyes OF
the public through the medium of
a well-balanced exhibit containing
specimens from all Of Louisiana's re.
sources. Literature, as we'll as ma
terial objects, is being distributed
and it is hoped that through this
channel of activity that Louisiana vii
receive due recognition as a state Of
many advantages.
At the close of the fair in Illinois
the exhibit will be moved to the Wis
consin state fair at Milwaukee, from
August 20 to September 3, inclusive.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
YOUTH AND GIRL
KILLED in CRASH
AWFUL AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR
CROWLEY FRIDAY NIGHT RE-
SUITS IN DEATH OF TWO

One of the most gruesome auto
mobile accidents in the history Of
this section of the state occurred
on the gravel road between Grow
ley and RayRe Friday night of last
week, as a result of which the two
occupants of the new Studebaker
roadster, Rodney Simon, aged 10, Of
Crowley, and Miss Ruth Suffer,
aged IS, of Roanoke, were killed and
their bodies fairly butchered.
Accurate accounts of how the ac-
cident occurred are very meager,
owing to the fact that the accident
occurred at about 10 o'clock at
night and no one witnessed it who
could give a clear account of what
happened.
The best explanation is that the
car was running at a high rate Of
speed; that the emergency brake
was applied without checking the
momentum of the engine, causing
the car to cut deep grooves in the
gravel and making it turn somer-
sault, crushing the two occupants
under top and windshield Miss
Suffers head was smashed, her
brains scattred on the roadside, her
neck and back broken and her body
horribly mutilated Young Simon
suffered a broken neck and back
and when he was found he was still
breathing but never able to talk.
He died when his body was lifted
into an ambulance for carrying
home.
The wreck and two bodies were
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31

representing the one mislaid or lost.
The said certificate bears date Of De-
cember 20. 1913, and was issued to
George Vidrine, and transferred to l..
A. ANDREPONT. Any information
that may lead to its recovery should
be communicated to the undersigned.
L, A. ANDREPONT,
Care Clarion Co., F.td,
aug II st Opelousas, La.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
ROADBED BUILT
FOR SANTA FE
EIGHTEEN MILES EARTHWORk
FINISHED BETWEEN OKDALE
AND PINE PRAIRIE

A reporter was informed Saturday
that the raodbead for the new rail-
road leading east from Okdale to Pine
Prairie was about completed. The
distance is about eighteen miles or
perhps a little lesr The terminals
at Pine Prairic and the new depot
win be located near the Campbell
store and there will be an inter-
change track with the Rock Island.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31

large haulage of the greasy stuff.
Prospects for the road extending
southeastward to Vile Platte and
then on to Opelousas is problematl-
CAL nothing official having been CIV
en- out as to the future program.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
STOCK CERTIFICATE LOST

Stock certificate No. so for NINE
SHARES of the capital stock of The
Clarion Company, Ltd, has been lost
or mislaid The public is hereby
warned not to barter or otherwise
trade for said certificate as application
has been made for a new certificate
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
6 6 6

Quickly relieves Constipation, Bill
BUSINESS, Loss of Appetite and Head
aches, due to Torpid Liver-adv.
Putnam patriot., 1921-11-25
ANNUAL PoMoNGA GRANGE
 MEETING AT PLAINFlELl

Tha regular annual mcedne o, Quinebaas Pomona Grange. No ! wil b. heIj With PlaHdeld Grarze No. l40 n thr Congregational eburei vestry. Plmuhsld street. Saturday Dee. 3
 The program. ! a. m. bushes. session the fifth degree. An officer. except secretary and treasurer are re- quested to present written reports dinner across the street in Grance hall ls0 Lecturers program open to all Patrons Professor ( K Tuck. CT. International Harvester Ca.. Bos- ton, will speak on eOur Native Soils. ;" illustrated by charts; A F Wilkinson. vegetable garden specialist. '.Fertil- izer for Vegetables Henry Dor. rance. Plainfeld, Prov l7l0. Duet. Misses Gendren and Gardiner. plain. field Other numbers as time permits.
 Any subordinate Grange wishing "a entertain the Pomona the coming year. is asked to make it known at an early date.
Putnam patriot., 1921-11-25
THOMPSON

Everett Rhodes Is visiting his sis ter in New Jersey.
 Mrs. J Y. Dart entertained the Bridge Club on Monday.
 Miss Pentz of New York will spend the weekend with Miss Wiley.
 Henri Deering spent a few days at Carolyn Hal before sailing for France
 Df. and Mrs. Gardner Miller have closed their house and returned to Providence
 The place formerly owned by Will liam MiIer has been sold to Mir. Luther of Providence
 Elmer Jacobs of New York has been guest at Mrs. George Crosby's for q few days.
 Miss Lucy ToWne has sold what is known as the Town Farm to Mr. Hurl- burt of Putnam.
 Mr and Mrs. Dart left for New London on Tuesday. They will be away over Thanksgiving
 John j. Whitehead's talks on Cur rent Events Monday evenings at the Howe Marot School are very popular
 Lawrence Baekus, who was con fined to his home with severe cold last week. has gone to Hartford. where he has position with the Tray elers Insurance Co.
 The new rubbish cans purchased by the ehildren's auxiliary of the Village 1 Improvement Society are in place. and Il is hoped that every citizen of the town will make it his or her business to see that they are used
 The much talked of entertainment for the bneiit of Windham House was a great success. In spite of the bad weather there was fair sized audi ence The net proceeds amounted to $1l0.00.. Artistieally the plays were a rare treat.
 The Boys Club was entertained 1 Monday evening by Mrs Roy Allen. Mr. Allen talked to the boys on teach ] ing as a profession l. has been ar ranged Co have a series of talks on the different professions and businesses given the boys by the men of the town
 Rev Stephen Livingston. pastor of ! the Neighborly Hill church. is giving a series of talks on church member ship at the Sunday evening services. These talks have aroused good deal of interest in the community, and the attendance at the Sunday evenng ser vices is constantly increasing.
 The College Deputation team from Wesleyan College will be in town Sat urdaN and Sunday. and will speak un- der Che auspices of Che Boy, Club. which. by the way. Is the local repre- sentative of the Y. M C. A. Satur- day evening there will be q social gathering in the pestry. when the peo- ple 0il b. gwen am opportunity to neef tHe members of the tenn. On Sunday the team will give addresses at bash the morning and evening ser vices
Putnam patriot., 1921-11-25
EAST PUTNAM

N.altda Iafr,e spent rdt y night nIta lee sisaar, At~ A.paaHse Bfas earI
 Mf and Nl. ENlletl WeI- and fars ut Narth Srtefat..= .=zI-Gal NH
 Hr. Jy#f sunday
 A Chapman j. oa t1e ,leAIlst
 1i ouu routy Visited Mrs Lem rsr one aftuwoar i8st week
 he supper aud entertainment eIy- rn 1z the aunz People =ftritiay# eve nHs. was a very successful atfau All ashs attended pronounce, ihc evening NelY enjoyable enc
Putnam patriot., 1921-11-25
 POMFRET

Mr. and Mrs Morton Otis have re turned from New York City Luiz ie Florez has returned iron an extensive business trip in the Mid dle West.
 There viii he whist at the P. N. A House on Tuesday evening. Nov % at g o'clock
 Stanley Kelley. Of the Kelley School is reported as seriously III at a Wor eezter hospital.
 Mrs Whalley went to ProvideHc, Monday morning. called there by ths death of her grandson.
 J J Whitehead. Jr., was n week end guest of Mir and Mrs. Archibald C. McllwaiHe of Hartford.
 Lawrence Perkins was a weekend guest at the home of Mir. and Mrs C Oliver lselin. Glen Head, l.. I
 Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Hoppin and Dr Allerton Cushman will close the Mid 4lebrook Cottage next week and 20 tC Washington
 Miss Post and Miss Staples. wh, l have been at Mashamoquet Inr throughout the Fall, left for Bostor on Wednesday,
 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swain of Hart ford and Mr and Mrs Leonard Swain of New York City were with CharIe. Field Swain for the holiday.
 Henri Deering. the pianist who re gently gave several reeitais in this Vi einity, was q visitor In town on Sun day Mir Deering returns to Franc, this week on the Nieuw Amsterdam
 One of the largest crowds that evei filled Pomfret Hall vas present Mon day evening for the excellent play presented by the members of St. Mon ica's Guild The entire affair wa i llocal talent, and received heartiest ap i plause.
 Owing 10 the fact that the Pomfre School this year has the largest mum Der of students in it's history, the nun Der of parents and friends, includin. l the young ladies invited for thu Thanksgiving play and dance, wa larger than ever before.
Putnam patriot., 1921-11-25
ELLIOTTS

Junior Christian Endeavor meets in Library hall Saturday afternoon at 230.
 Cars will leave Elliotts. Jericho and Bennett's Corners at the usual time before church service Sunday morn ing All who wish to get to church at I o'clock from these outlying dis tricts may do so with ease and alac- rity Church school follows morning worship. Evening service at [ o'clock Sunday sermon subjects are: Morn ing. What s Christianity 2'; evening, "JHsel6sh Prayer"
Putnam patriot., 1921-11-25
IMPAIR REBEkAH LODGE
 HAS SUCCESSFUL WRIST

Miapah= =Rebekah Lodge had a whist party m Odd Fellows hal Monday evening. at which l2 tables were in play The prgzes were won as follows Ladies nrst prize. boudoir cap. Mrs Earl Johnson. men's hrst prize. neck tle, Arthur C. Loomts ladies consola- tiont doll Mrs Walter \ Philips 1; mems consolation. bottle of ketchup. Frank Elliott Refreshments were served st the conclusion of the whist playing.
Putnam patriot., 1921-11-25
ASHFORD

William spiuk repairing his house
 Public schools closed this week Thursday and Friday
 Workmen finished installing a heat ing plant at Gen Lyon Inn on Satur= dav
 The Thanksgiving hop over Ellery Barilett's shop Wednesday night. was a hummer
 The Eastford Cash grocery rele- brated its second anniversary yester. day Thursday
 Eastford was eenefous ia its ] Thanksgiving donations to Che Day Kimball Hospital
 fl. 4 Eddy, living near the lake. has been on a business trip to New Jersey the past week
 There is to be a musicale by the ] Orpheus Club of Webster at the chap el this tFridayt evening Miss HodgsoH and Archie Sawyer of Staffor1ville have beea guests of Mrs Ida Converse,
 Arthur Thomas. wife and sister of Hartford. called on friends .n East Woodstock and Eastford last week
 Y. W. Kennedy addressed the Loyal Order -ef Moose at Bridgeport Mon day evening and u Providence Tues day evening.
 Supervisor Rupp of Putnam visited the Center school last week and paid a handsome compliment to the eff eieHcy of the teachers.
 John Kaletchitz. Eastford's wrest= Ter, Is willing Co stake S1O0 that he can win q decision over Al Lundsarum of North Grosvenordale
 Eastford boasts of l,s crack bowl ing team. comprising Oliver Bowen, David Keith. John Etheridge, Bert Bosworth and Grover Cleveland Bow en Games are played every Wednes- day night at Putnam. and to date the boys have not lost game
 Despite the indictment weather last Friday evening Che chicken pie sup per and social hour held under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society at the Congregational chapel. proved q financial success The musical pro gram in charge of Mrs Darwin Lew Is. won merited applause.
 Sunday morning Rev < C. Abbott read the governors Thanksgiving ] proclamation and preached a sermon on personal and national gratitude. l The theme Was continued at the mid week meeting Wednesday evening. Beginning Sunday. Dec 1. union ser vices will be held until spring in the Methodist church FarsEast mission l program Dee. is.
 Local interest Is manifested in the suit of Stanley Szymanski vs. Alex. auder kaletchitz. both of this town. now awaiting decision before the su- perior court. The witnesses called included Dr Chester K Pike of Woodstock, Alfred West and George A. Reed of Eastford. William II. Clemens of Phoenixville. and John Stromberg 5f Pomfret
 State Forester Hawes has pur- chased about 725 acres m the towns of Eastford. Hampton and Chaplin, which will be added to the Natehaue forest of nearly .S00 acres, the larg- est of six in Connecticut The tract derives its name from the Natchaup river. into which the swamps and brooks of the forest draw, and is onw brooks of the forest draw. and Is or tions in the state.
Putnam patriot., 1921-11-25
ASHFORD

The people of Ashford and neigh boring towns are locking forward with much pleasure to the next meet ing of the Ashford Welfare Assoeia- tiou, to be held Friday evening, Nov 20. at Baker, hall, NafrpnVlle. as the mann attraction is to be q concert by thc Ching a=Iug Banjo Mandolin Club of Wlhmantic. C. C Helmold. leader The club will hase charge of the program and will si,ea varied en- tcrl4nmant The proceeds of tEe concert will ea to the WgIflr Nssp- gIut5Du.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-08
PUNK LOGIC

There is a deal Of n~onsensical talk
against the pending protective tariff
law based on the argument that
Europe owes us between ten and
twelve billion dollars which can only
be paid in trade, During the pres
ent fiscal year we imported some
thing like $3,600,000,000 worth Of
commodities, and exported about
81, 100000 worth, leaving a balance
in our favor on this trade of some
thing less than S3,000,000,000. Now
suppose we should reverse the situ-
alton, importing $6,500,O00,000 worth
OF foreign goods under a five or
six per cent tariff, and exporting
S}.60O,000.00O worth. In this way our
debtors might pay their obligations
in the curse of about four years.
But what would become OF American
industry in the meantime, and how
many millions would be added to the
roll Of the unemployed? With mills
closed down and labor on the streets,
how could taxes be collected, and
where would the farmer dispose of
his products? To sketch the condi-
ton which would be brought about
by any such insane policy would be
10 condemn it beyond all hope Of
resurrection.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-08
CARRIERS OF DREAD DISEASE
How Science Has Shown Children to
Be the Bearers of Deadly Diph.
iberia Germs.

There is probably no more dificuls
or more unsatisfactory problem In
contagious diseases than that of tho
diphtheria carrier. Though the death
rate for diphtheria has been greatly re.
duced since the discovery of antitoxin.
the ~morbidity rate has remained vir-
tually the same, says the Journal Of
the American Medical Association.
Gelien, Moss and Guthrie found that
approximately Is per cent of 500
healthy children In Baltimore were
carriers of diphtheria bacilli at one
time or another. and about IL per cent
of these were carriers of virulent or
ganisms. They also found a higher
percentage Of positive cultures In chill
dren with pathologic Threats than in
those with normal Threats. OF 80
children who yielded positive cultures
at the first examination, 20 had posi-
tive cultures W weeks later. After
four, six, eight, ten and twelve weeks,
the number of positive cultures was
fifteen, eleven, twelve and six, respec-
lively.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-08
MORE PULP FOR PAPERS

Importation of wood pulp from Can
ada into the United States for the
benefit of the newspaper press OF the
country is contemplated BY a resoiu-
ton reported favorably 10 the Senate
by the Committee on Rules.
The great shortage Of pulp wood
in the United States has seriously
affected the price Of n~cwspriut paper
and embarrassed the newspapers OF the
United States in finding white paper
10 use in their business. The diff
fculty in securing white paper has
been largely produced by embargocs
raised by the Provinces Of Quebec.
New BrunsW lex. and Ontario on. ship
mcnts of pulp wood into the United
States. discriminating against the use
OF this pulp wood by American mills.
after the American mills had acquir-
Cd the right 10 cut the wood in Can
ada.
The purpose of the resolution is to
authorize the President Of the United
States to appoint a commission to
treat with the Canadian Government.
and the Provinte, enumeratc aIose.
win the view of looking % a better
commercial understanding between the
Governments in reference to
newsprint paper and pulp wood. and
an agreement that world aid in Sc
curing a reasonable supply OF raw
material 20 the American mills. Tie
purpose Of the resolution. # carried
out, viii not only be beneficial TO
those engaged n the manufacture Of
rewsprint paper. but to the entire
press Of the Unred States.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-08
How lsinglass Is Prepared.

lsinglass is the dried swimming blad-
der of several varieties of fish. The
amount of gelatin in isinglass is from
Sc to 93 per cent. and even more. 1t
Is prepared by tearing the air bladder
or sound from the back of the fish,
from which it has been loosened by
striking several blows with a wooden
club, then washing In cold water. This
black outer skin is removed with a
knife, again washed and spread on a
board to dry in the open air, with the
white shiny skin turned outward.
To prevent shriveling or shrinking the
bladder must be fastened to a drying
board. The best quality of ~islnglass
comes from sounds that are dried in
the sui After drying the sound Is
again moistened with warm water and
the interior shiny skin is removed by
%hammering or rubbing. Finally, IL is
rolled between two polished iron
rollers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-08
How to Make Pet of load

The next time you see a toad pick
II up. place 1t on your knee and gently
stroke its back with your finger tip.
In a few minutes II will squat down
close to your knee and then you can
take your hand away and 1t will make
no effort to escape. If you can catch
a few flies and put them one by one
on your finger and slowly thrust your
gift toward the toad the latter's pink
tongue will shoot out and accept the
gift in a second. DO this every day,
and the toad will not only come TO
your whistle. or call, but will hunt
you up if you are in the yard or gar
den where it lives. BY placing IL on
your knee a few times il soon loses
its fear. and lastly you will find IT OBJ
sects to be taken off the warm resting
place, and will fiatten itself down in
protest as you try to lift it of.