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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
SERIOUS WRECK
DELAYS TRAFFIC
ON GULF COAST
Eastbound Fast Freight De
rallied Near Reeves Sta
ton Monday
REPORTED II LOST
LIVES IN WRECK
Nine Oil and Gasoline Cars
Destroyed-All Trains
Detoured Two Days

The eastbound through freight ov
er the Gulf Coast Lines suffered a
severe and what might be a fatal
wreck Monday near the little village
Of Reeves, in the pine woods of Allen
parish. AS a result Of the wreck
nine oil tanks and one gasoline
tank car were totally destroyed, a
number off other cars derailed and
the trestle over a small stream to-
tally burned. Reports are meager but
people arriving in Opelousas report
that several-some say eleven
tramps beating their way on the
train lost their lives when the wreck
occurred, being burned to death.
Details are meager Tuesday morn
ing as all wires are down and the lo
cal officials of the road are without
information as to what caused the
wreck or the amount Of damage done
All they know is that a serious wreck
occurred and that the tracks will moi
be open for traffic until today (Wed
nesday) some time.
All trains are detouring from Kin
der over the Missouri Pacific into
Lake Charles and then over the Kan
sas City Southern branch into De
Quincy. The eastbound passenger
train, No. 4, was three and one1hal'
hours late Tuesday evening owing tt
the long detour and all schedules
have been dmoralized ever since. Thi;
is the second serious and fatal wrecf
that has occurred on the Gulf Coas
Lines in a week, and both in the same
section OF the road. Last week
freight train was derailed six mile:
east OF DeQuincy and two men, the
conductor and a negro brakeman, los
their lives. Then Monday the seconi
wreck occurred with even more dis
astrous results, If the reports of lives
lost are true. It is known positivei!
that several tramps we're killed O.
burned to death but If the numbei
reaches eleven could not be affirmet
or denied by local employees Tuesda!
morning.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
SHERIFF GETS TWO
LAW VIOLATORS in
RAIDS LAST WEEK
One Moonshiner Grabbed
Friday Fifteen Miles
Below Melville
BOOTLEGGER CAUGHT
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Activity Shown by Off
cials in Enforcing The
Prohibition Law

Sheriff Thibodeaux is getting
active again in aiding the federal Of.
ficials in enforcing the prohibition
law, and last week, besides partlcl.
pating in the raid on the Wallior resi.
dence in opelousas Saturday after.
noon, he also had to his credit two
other arrests that may go a long way
towards breaking up the violation Of
the law.
Friday night he and Jailer Doucet
arrested man named Henry win.
force, fifteen miles below Melville the
specific charge being operating an
Illicit still. The man was brought
to Opelousas and jailed.
Not content, however, with this ar.
rest and the arrest OF E. X. Wallior
Saturday afternoon, the sheriff and
Jailer Doucet preceded to Port
Barre Saturday night and making
their way down the Bayou Courta-
bleau to a point near the Gulf Coast
Lines crossing, over that stream they
caught and arrested Davis Walters.
opelousas man, who, they claim, was
selling moonshine whiskey from a
house boat to loggers and lumber
men. Two or three gallons of liquor
was secured and brought to Opelousas
for evidence and Walters was paroI-
ed and ordered to report to United
States Commissioner Robertson Mon
day morning to furnish appearance
bond for the next term OF the federal
court.
The liquor seized on this last raid
is characterized as being the yllest
stuff imaginable and ! enouga 10
knock an ordinary man out of the
running. Some say that the "fire" in
the concoction was placed in 1t by
chemicals and reporter also heard
that the liquor itself never came
from a real still but was nothing but
chemical whiskey, made up Of grain
alcohol, ether and other stuff, but
fully guaranteed to have the much de-
sired kick"
The three arrests last week, coupled
with all the other cases on the docket
Of the federal COURT, will make very
interesting doings when the couri
meet here again, and with the crowd
ed condition of the courts calendar
it will require much time to dispos'
of every case on hand.
i The sheriff has been receiving th'
congratulations of his many friends
for his promptness in enforcing th'
law and ne says that he is not goinl
to let up on the bootleggers ant
moonshiners but will wage constan
war on that vicious and unlawfn
element.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
PETE ANDREPONT AWARDED
CROWLEY CITY PRINTING

The city council of Crowley award
ed last week the printing of the pro-
ceedings, ordinances, notices, ETC., to
L. A. Andrepont, editor of the Daily
Progress, the bid for same having
been submitted two or three weeks
ago. Mr.. Andrepont was recently
elected public printer for the parish
of Acadia and his election as official
printer of the city OF Crowley assures
the future success of both the weekly
and daily Progress. The daily edition
was established only short time ago
and is beginning to show up splendid
ly and he promises his readers that
within a short time he will be giving
them the best smaIl-town daily news
paper in southwest Louisiana. His
success has been remarkable.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
AWARDS CONTRACT
FOR new SCHOOL
BEAUMONT FIRM GIVEN JOB
AFTER INvEsTiGATIoN or
THEIR STATUS

Superintendent Prescott announced
Tuesday morning that after com
plete and thorough examination Of
the financial status OF the firm Of
Charles F. Law & Co, Beaumont,
Texas, the contract for the erection
of the new school building in this city
had been awarded that firm on their
bid of $4,000, which was some four
teen hundred dollars cheaper than
the next best bid made by an 0pelou-
sas company.
The investigation Of the status Of
Law & Co., was perfectly satisfactory
and it was up to the building COM
mittee to give them the contract, stat
ed Mr.. Prescott. Work will start
very shortly, but the exact time can
not be stated because the bond and
other papers in the matter have not
been prepared and signd, said Mr.
Prescott, he could not state definitely
when the work would begin. G. w.
Zoder & Co. have already been award
ed the contract for the plumbing OF
the new building.
It will require some eight or ten
months to complete the new building
and it will not be ready for ococupaH-
cy until the opening of the session Of
1922-1923.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
NEICHBORING TOWN
ASKS THIS CITY TO
FURNISH CURRENT
Washington Citizens Nego-
tiate for Juice From Ope-
lousas Plant
PROPOSITION is NOW
UNDER AMUSEMENT
Would Increase Revenues
Without Burdening the
Local Powerhouse

Several years ago the matter of the
Opelousas power plant furnishing
current for the neighboring town of
Washington was talked of but never
resulted in anything, both sides of the
proposition dropping it when it be-
came known that the plant would not
be able to give our neighbors the SER
vice they requested because OF the
lack of power.
Very recently the proposition came
up again and some discussion Is go.
ing on as to the advisability of Op.
elousas signing contract with the
officials of Washington, agreeing tc
furnish them with the current Just
now the matter is unshaped and what
future steps will be taken are not
definitely known.
It is understood, however, that Il
would be a good thing for 0pelousas
to enter on such a contract as the
plant is abundantly equippedd with
power to furnish all the current thai
Washington will need, both for street
and residence lights.
So far as the reporter could learn
the proposition from the Opelousa:
end is to sell Washington current a
SO much per kilowatt, at the powel
house here, Washington to build it'
own wire line from the Opelousa'
power house to that town and owl
outright lines constructed there, anC
to pay this town for the juice
measured by meter at the poweI
plant here, and take the wire losses
that would occur on the six mile
stretch Of wire between this CITY
and that town.
1t would cost Washington sevara
thousand dollars to build the sb
miles OF main wires and erect trans
formers to conduct the current from
the power plant here to that 'own
There would be further expense t.
wire the streets of that town which
also would have to be borne by tn
municipality of Washington.
Opelousas has five engines, two 0
them new, and as only one of the bil
motors are in constant use, the othe
four being held in reserve, 1t is be
lieved that there is ample power t
give Washington all the current
may need or require for a long time
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
MARTIN RECEIVES
BUNCH OF FORDS
LOCAL DEALER RECEIVES BIG
SHIPMENT OF HENRY's FAM
Gus TIN LIZZIES

Who said the bottom had dropped
out of the automobile business? The
fellow who gave voice to that thought
simply has another think a-coming
None of us know what Ford dealers
are doing elsewhere except to judge
by the reports from the factory Of the
vast number of ''tin lizzies" being
turned out every working day; but
we do know that Martin Bordelon
Opelousas agent for that wonderful
bunch of tin and oyster cans, is sell
ing his share, and then some, of the
product of Marse Henry Ford's tre
mendous Detroit factory.
Last Saturday Mr.. Bordelon staged
a parade of new ffivvers all by him
self. A Iion a block Ions
streamed up the street as several box
cars unloaded the new machines as
they came from the railroad sta.
tion to the big garage on North Main
street. There were roadsters, tour
ing cars and monkey cages" in the
big parade and anxious buyers are
waiting for them all.
Mr.. Bordelon has been selling his
quota OF Fords right along and he has
buyers on the waiting list all the
ime. He finds little trouble in sell
ing the "roaod lice and the little use
for a professional demonstrator
though he has several reliable stand
bys in his big establishment, like
Leon Chachere, who lend helping
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
BETTER DRAINAGE FOR
GRoLEE is PROVIDED

The city council Tuesday night of
last week adopted a resolution au-
thorizing the mayor to advertise for
bids for the installation OF a modern
system of drainage for Grolee street,
plans and specifications to be had at
the city hall. It is generally under
stood that the plans contemplate a
sub-surface system for that street in
order to stop the soil washing that
has been going on for many years
following each heavy rainfall.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
WHO is WHO IN THE
BIG AUTO CONTEST

Everybody is wishing to know who
is who in the big SYMPHONIES
AUTOMOBILE CONTEST.
All contestants, both in the city
and in the country, are working hard
for first place
We are looking for few home runs
this coming week. Country contest
ants are hard workers, so the city
qirIs had better keep an eye on the
contest.
Remember, girls, what it means to
oct all the subscriptions you can by
the 15the, as the nest fourteen days
subscriptions will carry less votes,
and the last days Of the contest the
original schedule only.
So, get busy today Today's paper
will show the names Of all contes-
tants entered to date, but owing to
the fact that the country girls did not
get their report in tire, the first vote
count will appear In next weeks
SYMPHONIES.
Names of Contestants
Name TOWN VOTES
Miss Alice Sicily, oEeiousas 5000
Mrs. cIemmie Soileal, opelou-
sas 5000
Miss Cecilia chachere, ope-
Iousas 5000
Miss Ada Carroll, La~teIl, la. 5000
Mrs. Alva Hanks, Po4 Barre, 5000
Miss Lucille Evans, Gold Dust 5000
Miss Mabel David, Church Point 5000
Miss Alta Dossmann, ST. Ian
dry, La. 5000
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
OFFICIAL REPORT
SAYS IS KILLED
IN C. c. WRECK
Sixty Cars DeralIed at Reeves When
Eastbound Freight No. 80
Is Ditched

A telegram from Houston, Tex
as, sent out by the Associated
Press under date of Monday says
that the information was given
out at the general offices of the
Gulf Coast Lines that the train
wrecked at Reeves Monday was
No. 80, the wreck occurring at
Clear Creek trestIe. Sixty cars
were deraiIed after the engine had
crossed the high trestIe. The
number Of dead is placed at fIf-
teen, all of whom were unauthor-
ICED passengers, beating their
way on the train. All were burn
ed beyond recognition when the
oil and gasoline tank cars caught
fire. It is the worst wreck in
the history Of the road.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
|nrFICERS MAKE BIG
PAID And CAPTURE
TEN BARRELS VINE
|n.onCs Gather AS Truck
HaTls Liquor to The
Parish Jail
|nA,IIOR ARRESTED
|prI y FASED UNDER BOND
o0oIousas Furnishes Anoth-
Y y Sensation to Stir the
Summer Calm

sheriff Charles ThibOdeaux, after
.,urlns sufficient evidences and
-. IN possession for conviction
,,,dsy evening raid the home oI
WalIior and the seizure Of ten
,,,.sls Of home made wine created
hrore in Opelousas.
sheriff Thibodeaux was accom-
lad by Jailer Doucet in making
I. aid the latter guarding the liquid
4 vben Sheriff Thibodeaux and
T.l,or came to the business center
!, me city for the purpose Of the last
,,med arranging bond.
truck was secured and the wine
..uIed two barrels at a time, to the
.,,,sh iaiI where it was locked up fol
.,,akeping. A large crowd Of the
.r,lous was on hand and there were
n.nv sighs Of regret when barrel
mar barrel of the stuff was rolled
hto the jail.
Wallior furnished bond in the sum
:, ons thousand dollars and was re
l.ssed from custody at once.
Il connection with the arrest 1t is
stated that the officers have evidence
!, WalIior that he has been selling
4. vine and on this evidence is based
N charge which brought on the ar
~ The raid was quietly conduct
4 and few knew of it until the crowd
sssan TO congregate around the jail
!, tbe truck brought the wine to the
IOck-up.
search warrant had been secur-
4 and the officers proceeded to the
Fsllor home on North Market street
,s,r the crossing of the Texas & Pa
ase tracks. The officers called Mr.
WsIlior to the front and told him
tAsir mission and he invited them IN
vhere the search was made and the
immense quantity OF wine was un'
covered in the rear rooms Of the resi-
dsnce.
Evidence. it is stated, developed
,one days ago which warranted the
plscing OF the charge and making
the raid, seizure and arrest. In this
eoupection it is said that some
youpF boys secured some wine last
week and became drunk and when
closely questioned where they secur
ID the intoxicant stated it came from
Wsllior. This is but rumor ana Can
nCt be vouched for as the Officials
are not making any statement as to
where and how they secured the dope
hat warranted the arrest.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
DRILLERS EXPECT BIG
OIL STRIKE AT TEST
PINE PRAIRIE EXPLORERS SINK
BIT TO 2Soo FEET AND LOOK
ING FOR BIG GUsHER SOON

1t was reported in Opelousas Mon
day morning that the drillers at Pine
Prairie expected to bring in paying
oil we'll almost any day now. The
drill is down to the twenty-six hun
dred foot level and the indications
seem to promise a real strike and
perhaps a gusher.
The derrick for the second test
we'll located some distance from the
first, has been erected, according to
the same report, and the rig will be
started very soon to make another
test in another section of the same
territory. Both tests are some dis
tance from the old field and the ope-
rators expect TO uncover the real
mother pool of oil thought to exist In
that territory.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
OLD INSTITUTION
ANNOUNCE CHANGE
HARRY TANKEL NOW CONNECT
ED WITH THE RisEMAN STORE
AS PARTNER IN BUSINESS

The old establishment OF Ben Rise
man. corner Landry and Marke.
streets, will hereafter be known to
the trade as Riseman and Tankel, Mr.
Riseman having sold half interest
in the store to Harry Tankel' former
" o: this city but late employed in
the big store Of Mayer Israel & Co..
New Orleans. The store, newly or
ganized will be operated under the
most modern business methods ana
the new stock which is now being
purchased win place it a position
to compete with any similar store
N tins part of the state. Mr.. Tan
kel depa&ed last week for the large
buying centers to secure the stock
for the fail and winter trade.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
PORT BARRE MILL STARTS
OPERATION THIS WEEK

The Port Barre hardwood mill
started operations last Monday, being
ander lease to f. j. Bonner until ne
cuts the three million feet of timber
Standing on his land in the neighbor-
hood Of Port Barre. and it is expect
ed that he will complete the work by
the first of January, 1922, after which
time the owners of the mill property
viii resume operations on their own
TIMBER holdings. The resumption OF
work by the mill will mean that a
hFge number Of men will find en-
ployment in the Courtableau town.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10

Mrs. Aaron Jacobs and daughter,
Miss Lillian, returned Sunday after a
three weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Monroe, La.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10

Nolle Chachere, prominent business
man Of Kinder, was here Monday hav-
ing been called to opelousas by the
serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Aio-
bic Burleigh Of lower Bellevue.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10

Billy Jordan and Edward Boagni
were among the number of Opelou-
scans who attended the ball games
played In Patterson Saturday and
Sunday. ss ID
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10

DR.. fAaphfel and Alfred Cormier OF
Port Barre were business visitors 10
Opelousas on last Monday.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10
COTTON REPORTED OPENING
AND PICKING WILL START

The exceedingly hot and dry weather
has caused the matured cotton bolls
to begin opening according to several
farmers who were in Opelousas Sat
urday, and they stated that if this
weather lasted picking of the crop
would soon be on in earnest. No
trouble in securing sufficient labor to
harvest the small crop is expected
and il weather conditions are favor.
able the crop will be completely har-
vested by the latter part Of October
and many fields will be cleaned out
before that date.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-10

hand when a sale is being negotiated.
Verify, the fliyvers are getting more
numerous here every week and out
number all the other makes combined.
Evening star., 1921-11-30
MUST ADVERTISE PEACE.
LORD RIDDELL DECLARES

Lord Riddell. who serves as news
dispenser for the British delegation
to the arms parley, yesterday told
members of the Advertising Club of
the value of publicity in restoring
peace and prosperity to the world. He
was the guest of honor Of the club at
a luncheon in the Harrington Hotel.
Advertising and merchandising as
Eracticed by members of the club in
their businesses are applicable to the
conference on Limitation of armament
as a measure to insure success. Lord
Riddell stated. The conference must
advertise the principles of peace
throughout the world, and a way must
be found to market these principles
among the nations. the speaker point
ed out.
The world at large is anxious for
peace. he said. There was no doubt
about the sincerity Of the desire of
English speaking people in this re-
spect, Lord Riddell asserted. Il is to
reduce this desire to concrete action
that the conference is being held, the
club was told.
Lord Riddell complimented the
American people on their. ability to
smile at all times. He emphasized the
value of smile in business. states
manship and other phase of national
life. This is a smiling age" he said.
A contest, which is a regular fea-
ture of the 1uncheons held by the
club, tested the members faculties to
remember advertising slogans.
Evening star., 1921-11-30
NUTRITION CLINIC URGED.

Establishment of a nutrition clinic
at the Johnson-Powell Group School
is urged in q resolution adopted by
the Parent-T Teacher Association of
the school at meeting last night
in the Powell building. The organi
zation is now studying the malnu-
connection with the work Of DR..
Joseph A. Murphy. supervising med
ical inspector Of the public schools:
pupils at the Johnson Powell
School, it was pointed out. are now
being weighed and measured. When
this work is completed the children
will receive cards to take to their
parents bearing the slogan, Card Of
white, all right; card of blue, will
not do. and card Of red. trouble
ahead"
were made by Mrs. William Ballard.
chairman Of the hot hot seh1Sll1unehe1n CELL chs;r
man of the recess milk luncheon
committee Mrs Giles sssosGeton sGett Rafser nra,
sided. A reception followed the
meeting.
Evening star., 1921-11-30
W. B. OERLERT ON TRIAL
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Jury Selected in Less Than Hour.
Prosecution Opens in Fairfax
Court House.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. Va. No
vember 3O.-William b. Oehlert. Alex
andria man, indicted by the grand
jury of the circuit court of Fairfax
county. charged with the murder of
Henry l.. Biscoe, on the Camp Hum
phries road about two miles south of
Alexandria. on the night of October
Is. was arraigned in court this morn
ing.
curing a jury and +. NJ. Alder. Victor
d. Donaldson, Early l.. Robey. w. w.
Watkins. ]. S. Tierson. William r.
Fox. James Adams, Clinton Z. Jones.
Benjamin Beckwith. II. Lester Oliver.
W. w. Louk and James II. Much were
sworn in as the trial jury.
Mrs. BiScoe was the first witness
put on the stand and her testimony
simply related to the clothing her
husband wore the night he was kill
ed. DR.. Samuel B. Moore of Alex
andria followed and testified to the
nature of Biscoe's wounds.
R. II. Craille. who was with Biscoe
the night ne was shot was next called.
Mr. Craille testified to incidents lead
ing up to the shooting, that there was
no quarrel and that a pistol was fired
out of the rear of Oehlert's car striking
Biscoe. On cross-eXamination the wit
ness stated in most positive terms that
he had nothing to drink on the night of
the killing and that neither had Biscoe
to the best of his knowledge. He told
of walking toward Oehlert's car and
Of Oehlert poking q pistol in his face
and telling him not to touch him.
The witness was on the stand when
the court adjourned for luncheon at
o'clock. The commonwealth is repre-
sented by Wilson NJ. Farr and the de-
Tense by Edmund Burke of Washington
and Carl Budwiski of Alexandria.
Evening star., 1921-11-30
new ENGLAND loss
IN STORM, MILLIONS
Icy Burden Begins to Thaw
Under First Sunshine
in Four Days.
BY the Associated Press


BOSTON. November 3O.-Under the
first sunshine in four days New Eng
land began to thaw out today and to
slough the icy burden left by success
sive storms.
The shedding process laid bare the
damage. running into millions of dol
lars. Fallen trees and poles have
Frustrated electric lighting. telephone.
telegraph and street railway services
to an extent seldom surpassed.
Unprecedented Difficulties.
In the case of the electric and tele-
that their difficulties were unprece-
dented.
Railroads also suffered. the Boston
and Maine and Boston and Albany be-
ing without wires. but. through man.
ual operation of usual mechanical or
electrical devices, trains were run but
little behind time.
The extent of the damage was so
great that recovery will be slow.
Further nights of darkness are in
prospect for nearly half a hundred
cities and towns: street railway serv-
ice in suburbs will not be normal for
week or more. and, with thousands
of telephone lines out of commission,
toll connections can be restored only
in days and individual services prob
ably in weeks.
Fairyland Picture.
A brilliant sun succeeded the second
night of darkness in suburban Bos-
ton. 1t was reflected in high lights
on fairyland picture formed by the
icy castings of trees and homes. Trees
in many cases. however. were only
the skeletons of what they were three
days ago. stripped of branches that
had fallen under the weight of ac-
cumulated ice.