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CLOSE CANAL MOUTH
NEAR BREAUX BRIDGE
RAISES WATER LEVEL
Atchafalaya-Tec he-VermiIion Canal
Company Complies With Requests
OF People

The artificial canal constructed by
the Atchafalaya Teche-Vermilion can
al company from the Bayou Techc.
near Breaux Bridge to the Bayou Yer
million was closed at its mouth last
week in order to comply with the re-
quests of certain interests which hal
complained because Of the water
level in the lower Teche occasion i,
they charged, by the canal drawing
a large amount of the water from
the head of the Teche and diverting
it through the canal to the Vermil-
ion.
w. F. Brown of Port Barre, mana
ger of the company's office at that
point, stated thas week that he was
unable to say what steps his COM
pany would take to make the canal
operative. 1t is supposed, however,
that locks will put in at the canal en-
trance in order that water can be let
in as needed for rice irrigation. The
irrigating season is about over and
there is no necessity of constructing
the locks at the present time.
Dredging work at Port Barre has
been held up on account of the two
railroad bridges, one Of the New
Iberia and Northern, the least i'm
portant Of the two. and the other for
the main track of the Gulf Coast
lines. These two bridges were ripp-
ed out when one side Of the bayou
was dredged and reconstructed at the
expense of the canal company. 1t
cost the company many thousand dol
lars just for these bridges alone, and
now the same expense will have to be
met again as the dredge moves down
on the second lap Of its work. When
operations will be resumed Mr..
Brown was not in position to say
last Tuesday.
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/, 1913, securing the notes due
on or before february l, 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 payrl mt although ali
efforts have been made to have same
presented, and that unless said out
standing notes are presented fer 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.
EySwts Nv -s'-''~
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NEW ORLEANS PAPER
PRINTS FIRST PHOTO
OPELOUSAS SCHOOL
Times-Picayune Of Saturday Puo'
fishes Three-Coluumn Cut OF
New Building

The New Orlens Times-Picayune
last Saturday printed the first pic
1ure Of the new Opelousas elemen-
tary school building, work on which
is Just getting under the way by the
contractor, Messrs. Charles F. Law
q Co, of Beaumont. Texas.
The picture givs a better idea OF
che general appearance of the build
ing than does the architects blue
prints. AS already known it is sim
mar in many respects to the present
high school building, but will be
somewhat more ornamented and
win be as near fireproof as it is pos
Sible to make it.
IN addition to the building, the
large grounds that surround it will
prove of much benefit for the school
children as there will be ample
room for play grounds. ball park.
athletic field and all equipment usu-
ally found at a modern educational
institution.
Work on the new building is get
ting under Roadway this week, &C
week by Mr.. Lw. The initial work o
eerding to a statement made last
on the foundation for the structure IS
the first thing on the program, the
land having been cleared last week
of weeds and vegetation and the
tool house erected in a convenient
place. Mr.. Law stated that he ex-
pected to compIstte the building with
ln seven or eight months, though
his, contract gave him ten months in
which to finish up and turn it over
20 the parish school board.
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Steve Durand Of this city visited
Palmetto on last Saturday.
After spending some time as the
guest of friends in Abbeville, Miss
Louise Estorge Of this city returned
home last week.
Armand L. Deiean and George
Williams, opelousas cotton men,
were business visitors to Abbeville
last week.
Quite a number of the younger set
enjoyed a picnic at Kennison springs
on Monday. The following boys and
girls we're present, Misses Rosa He
brard, Marie Louise Mayer of New
Orleans, Rena Mckinney Mable La
Combe, Louise Ventre, Anna Bell
Richard, Adele Lawler and Messrs.
Sidney Hebrard, Johnnie Haas, Ell
don VOORHEES,, Rodney Duson, Rich
ard Dubussion, William Wartelle OF
Washington, Lee Mizzi and Erring-
ton Dup~e. Mrs. Thurston Mckinney
and Miss Fanny Harris were the
chaperons. Lots of good eats were
on hand and everybody present had
a delightful time, and considered The
day well spent.
Richard M. Hollier, civil engineer
and road contractor, returned home
last Friday from a business trip to
New Orleans.
We have in hand a copy OF the
Evangeline parish fair catalog, just
issued from the press of King-Hanna-
ford company Of Morgan City, La,
The fair is the first parish-wide ne 10
be held in Evangeline and will take
place at the parish capital, Vile
Platte, October 10, 20, Fl and % next
and promises to be a great success
and a forerunner of bigger fairs in
the future.
Tilden Guilbeau of Matagorda, Tex
as, is in Opelousas on visit to his
mother and other relatives.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
PARISH SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

The parish Sunday school associa-
ton announces its second annual con-
vention in Opelousas, on Thursday,
September /. The association is a
cooperative activity by which, with
out discussion Of doctrine or polity,
the Sunday school as the Bible
studying and teaching service Of the
church is considered:
First-For the purpose Of increas-
ing the interest and efficiency in
Bible study and Bible teaching.
Second-Of securing the best
methods of Sunday school manage
ment and equipment.
Third-Of more closely linking the
home with the church.
Fourth-Of increasing the attend
ance upon church services.
Fifth-Of extending the benefits Of
the Sunday school to every man, wo-
man and child.
Sixth-Of securing the conversion
of the scholars to the Lord Jesus
Christ, and developing them for Chris
tian service.
All Sunday schools in the parish
are asked to send at least seven dele
gates and especially their pastor and
Sunday school superintendent. Quite
an interesting program is being ar
ranged and topics of interest and
value to present day Sunday school
work will be discussed. The parish
secretary, Mrs. w. F. Brown. urges
every Sunday school worker in the
parish who has the religious educa-
ton of our people at heart to make
some effort to attend the convention.
The Louisiana Sunday School as
sociation will have Mr.. Van Bartleras
their representative at the gather
ing.
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ST. MARTIN PARISH
HAS OLD CITIZENS
JUDGE DUPRE RECEIVES APPEAL
FOR AID IN SECURING PENSION
FOR "YoUNG WIDOW" AGED 90

There must be something in the
climate of Louisiana that is propiti-
Gus to old age. Almost every parish
reports occasionally that one of its
residents has reached and passed the
9O-year mark and is still hale and
hearty. We have quite number OF
these youngsters" in st. Landry par
ish, and this week Judge Gilbert L.
Dupre of Opelousas received a letter
from Albert Martin Of Breaux Bridge
st. Martin parish, the writer being
Sc or 81 years of age. He requested
the Opelousas jurist's aid in obtain
ing a pension for young widow,
aged go years, the daughter of Mr.
Jeansonne, aged 10, and living in the
town of Breaux Bridge.
In referring to the matter Judge
Dupre stated That's living some!"
A short time ago the Clarion pub
lished the account of the death in
this city of an ancient negro, aged
considerable over one hundred y9t's,
There are quite number of men aud
women in this parish who have reach
ed and passed the age of eighty wears
and still going strong. AS an In
stance we refer to Judge E. T. Lewis
now in his eighty-sixth or eighty
seventh year, as fresh and as spry
as a two-year-old, and Ozeme Moreau
of the Little Teche, now nearing the
ninety-year milestone. also hale and
hearty. Scattered in many communi
ties of this and other Louisiana par
ishes are just such instances OF re
markable long life, and the remark
able thing about it all, if you inter
view these men and women they vii
tell you they are so many year:
young and Judge Lewis says mar
is an internal fool to get. old, tina
he is no older than he feesl and II h'
feels young" he is bound to hv'
just live he feels!
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Mrs. RosIlnd Lagrange

Died, on Friday, August 26, at 1880
.. NJ, at Plaquemine Ridge, Roslind
ST. Cyr, widow of the late Thelsman
Lagrange, aged eighty years, sven
months and eighteen days.
Mrs. LAGRANGE was member OF
enc Of the best known families OF
this parish. During her long and
useful lif,. she won the love OF the
many who knew her She leaves to
rEourn her loss two sons three daugh-
tiers, thirty-seven grandchildren, and
eleven great grandchildren.
To the bereaved relatives and
friends. we extend our sincere con-
dolences.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
EUNICE BOOSTS PLANS
TO BUILD HIGHWAY
ACROSS ENTIRE STATE
Will Send Delegates Here Next
Monday for Meeting Called
BY Opelousas Mayor

The boosters of Eunice. in com
mon with the other towns lying east
and west of Opelousas, will be here
in force next Monday, September D.
to participate in the meeting called
by Mayor Loeb for the purpose OF
organizing and laying out plans for
the construction of a state highway
from the Mississippi river at Baton
Rouge, west through OpelousaS'
Lawtell, Eunice. Basile and Kinder
to DeQuincy, connecting at Opelou-
sas with the Pershing highway, at
Eunice with another proposed north
and-south highway, at Kinder with
the Pelican highway and at DeQuincy
with a system of good roads that
leads south to Lake Charles, north
to points on the Kansas City South
ern railway and west to Texas.
; The plans now in the formative
stage call for the extension Of the
gravel system from Bayou Courta-
bleau, south OF Port Barre, to Krotz
Springs, thence east through Pointa
Coupee a distance of three or four
miles to a connection with the JEFF
ferson highway and over that route
into Baton Rouge. West of OpalOu-
sas there is already a gravel road
to Lawtell and the Eunice road dis
trict has constructed a splendid
dirt road towards Lawtell and by
gravelling this stretch it would be :
continuous good road from Opelou-
sas to that town West OF Eunice
parallel with the railroad, there has
been no modern road laid out but
that would have to be attended TO
as part of the contemplated pro-
gram. In Allen parish, west Of Kin
der, there has been considerable
modern roads laid out and perhaps
PARTLY finished. If the plans go
through the proponents of the idea
will go before the legislature, which
assemblies next Monday, or Tuesday,
and ask that body to incorporate the
scheme in the state good roads sys-
tenn to be laid out soon.
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(continusd from page y

Principal, Miss Lillian Crouse'
teacher, Miss Audrey Buie.
LawteII-opens September 10
PRINCIPAL. Miss Mamie Meyer;
teachers. Miss Sarah K. Phares, Miss
Ollie Kavanaugh, Miss Eunice De-
xauche, Mrs. Fey D. Lyons.
srlstol-opens October 8
Principal, Miss Inez Loupe; teach
s-s Miss Celeste Boutte, Miss Alice
MoutOn.
Teche-opens October 8
Principal, Miss Mathew Zachary;
assistant. Miss Eola Landry.
Rlehard-opens October
PRINCIPAL, Miss Lucille Alleman.
pIsovenlne Point-opens Oct.
Principal, Miss Edith Barry.
sadeau-opens October
Principal, to be supplied; teachers
Miss Amelia Poucieu, Miss Mathilde
Mayer.
Rosa-opes October
Principal, Mrs. ]. A. Reulet.
BAYOU Jack-opens September 10
Principal, Mr. Henry Holder.
Bio cane-opens October 3
Principal, Miss Cora Sawyer
Neutrality-suspicious. October 8
Principal Miss Eugenia St. Cyr;
assistant, Miss Ida Vernado.
PttrevlIle-opens October
Principal, Miss Katie Boutte.
swords-opens October
prinofpa1. Miss Bessie Easley.
prairie Ronde-opens October 8
PRINCIPAL. Mrs. Raoul Andrepont;
teachers. Miss Irene Bertinot, MISS
Eivie Pitre, Mrs Frank Briley.
Andrepont-opens October
Principal, Mrs. L. Soviet; assistant
Niss Ouida NJ. Varnado.
MalIet-opens October
Principal, Miss Blanck Afford; as
sistant. Miss Dorothy Lanclos.
earIand-opens October
Principal. Mr. N D. Stephenson
Acknowledgements October
Principal, Mr.. ]. A. Fontenot; as
sistant, to be supplied.
MIIler-opens Sept 10 or Oct.
Principal, Mr.. Abner M. Lafleuf;
=
teachers, Mrs. A. M. Lafleur' otne ;
60 be supplied.
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WANTED

Live man with some capital 70
operate FEED STORE in opeIousas
Nationally known feed for Horses,
Dairy, Cows and Poultry Wonderful
selling helps given our dealers.
Splendid opportunity for right man
Address P. o. Box, 546, Baton
Rouge, La. aug 70 e
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6es cures Malaria, chlIIs and Fever
Bilious Fever, Colds and LaGrippe.
It kills the parasite that causes the
fever It is a splendid laxative and
General Tonic.-adv.
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He-If / should kiss you, would you
scream for help?
She-I certainly should-if you re-
quired any.-Judge.
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OPELOUSAS AUTO
TOP SHOP

Auto tops, buggy tops
upholstering, seat covers
harness and saddles, grips
and suit cases.
Make and repair them all
E. Chapeliere, Prop.
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BETWEEN
sork Makes Visit
Material

Father Stork visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j B. Swartzenburg
last Friday evening and left there a
bouncing baby girl.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Coulard of Port
Barre were Opelousas, visitors on last
Wednesday.
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ORDER YOUR CAKES

From me. Satisfaction guaranteed
MRS. LUCY SANDOz.
Snlv &c # North Market Street.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

IMPORTANT NOTICE
To Holders of Second Mortgage Notes
of opelousas Lodge No. 1o4s, 3. P.
o. EIks.
You are hereby notified that under
the terms Of the Mortgage OF February
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BETWEEN

The man and the girl there's a dis
lance that can be bridged with jew
elry
BETWEEN
The man and his watch there's
space that can be bridged with
Simmons chain.
See MoRNHlNVEG for this bridge
Material.
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OFFICERS:

OFFICERS:
z. B. Dubuisson, President
Chas. F. Boagni, Vice-President'
A. Leon Dupre. V.-Pres. ana CasD's
NJ. ]. Pulford, Assistant Cashier
Arthur A. Comeau, Assistant CasnA'
Robert L. Field. Utility.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Champions Big Frame to
Tower Above Graceful
Form of the Frenchman
By c. F. Fitzgerald

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., May 28.-
When Jack Dempsey and Georges Car
pentier climb through the ropes at
Thirty Acres" on July 2 the big crowd
is going to gasp with astonishment.
The thing that will make them gasp
will be the difference in bulk of the
two fighters. From the standpoint of
physical size the championship tilt
looks like very uneven affair, with
the odds overwhelmingly in favor of
the American.
Jack will have an advantage of some
thing like twenty pounds, but at a dis
tance the difference will seem fifty
pounds at least, and the reason is the
way the men are developed About the
shoulders and chest Dempsey appears
twice as formidable as his opponent.
and as it is there that the punching
power of pugilist rests the Amer
leans blows undoubtedly will carry
vastly more steam than those of the
Frenchman.
Carpenters Legs Larger
Carpenters legs, especially below
the knees, are better developed than
Jacks underpinnings. and while that
may ldhe tOI Speeu- dempsey is as
frisky as colt on his feet, and with
all the challengers vaunted speed ne
will find his opponent hobbling around
the ring at pace just about as lively
as that he can muster. Georges, per-
haps, can nit faster than the cham
pion, but the rapidty of his punches
is likely to rob them Of furnishing
Dempsey's physical being has
changed considerably even since his
ight with Jess Willard at Toledo. He |
has lost weight in his legs and has
taken on many pounds in the chest and |
shoulders, especially in the region of |.
1is back, Under the shoulderblades
Dempsey is wonderfully made, and his
arms are bigger and harder than they
1ave ever been before. The champion
1imsef says that he can hit harder
Today than he ever did in his life,
and thereby the tale is likely to hang
When the account Of the "Battle Of the
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Gut Over Eye May
Prevent Dempsey
From Boxing To-day
Renault Butts Champion;
Jack Makes First Appear
ance in Fighting Trunks

ATLANTIC CITY, May 28.-Jack
Dempsey was cut over the left eye
during a furious mix up with Jack Re-
nault in the fourth round of his work
out this afternoon, and the injury may
force the heavyweight champion to
suspend boxing tomorrow. The ac-
cldent occurred when Dempsey drove
Renault into corner and their heads
colllded after Dempsey had missed a
hard right swing.
Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager,
wanted to call halt in the boxing
after the injury, but Dempsey assured
h1m that 1t was not serious and pleaded
to go another round He finished up
with a tame three-minute session with
Leo Houck Dempsey boxed the first
two rounds with Larry Williams and
the third and fourth with Renault. In
the first round the cut over Williams's
eye was reopened when Dempsey
crashed over left hook
Dempsey boxed for the first time to-
day in fighting trunks, discarding the
tul length tights he has worn since he
started training. He appeared in the
ring, wearing bright emerald green
trunks, giving the 1000 or more spec-
tatofs chance to see how he shapes
1P ~ iSntef azure. A Dl1Sterng sun
beating down on the arena made the
canvas covering the ring so hot that
Dempsey blistered his feet Yesterday.
SO the champion taped them this after
noon for protection against the heat.
johnny Allbane, featherweight cham
plon, and Harry Lewis, who lost
twenty-round decision to Carpenter in
france in 1913, watched Dempsey 90
through his PAGES. Lewis was i'm
pressed with Dempsey's speed and con-
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Dempsey to Appear as Giant
Beside Rival In Roped Arena
Ertle Reported Named
To Referee Big Fight

WE New Jersey Boxing Com
mission was reported yesterday
to have selected Harry J. Ertle to
referee the Dempsey Carpenter
heavyweight championship bout in
Jersey City on July 2. Tex Rick
ard promoter of the attraction. said
he had not been notified of ErtIe's
selection.
Ertle's experience as referee
began in 1918, with the advent of
the Hurley law, and since that
time he has had varied experience.
He has been the third man in the
ring for matches involving world
titles in every division excent
heavyweight.
Ertie is city marshal in Jerse,
City and is said to have been Sc
iected to referee the big fight after
many other names had been con-
sidered. In the last ANALYSIS
Danny Sullivan alone remained and
Ertle was the choice.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Braves Take
Second Game
For a '''Split"
Frisch's Home Rum, With
Two Men on Bases,
Goes for Naught
Special DtspatcJ, TO The Tribune


| BOSTON, Nav os-After winning
! the Braves here this afternoon b.
score of 10 to 7, the Giants were forced
to take beating in the second contest
when the horne piavers put over the
deciding run in the ninth inning and
gained the victory, to 5. The even
break gave the New Workers three out
of FIVE games in the series.
After using Nehf and Barnes in the
| first tilt, McGraw, who is very hard
pressed for reliable pitching at the
present time, was compelled TO call
upon the veteran Pol Perritt in the
second contest. The Braves employed
three pitchers, Watson, Braxton and
| Fillingim, in the first contest. Oeseh-
ger was Perritt's opponent in the sec
ond engagement.
The Giants gave Perritt substantial
lead by scoring three runs in the first
inning, when Frank Frisch slammed
out home run with two on. bot the
home players gradually overeame this
advantage, and won out in the ninta on
a single by Ford. which sent Boeckel
across.
The New Workers also started we'll
in the first game, and scored three runs
Ai4 blS iISL inning b9fHS ana Ban
croft each reached first base, with none
out, on errors by Barbara Frisch shot
right, scoring Burns, and Young went
out on a grounder to Boeckel. Long
George Kelly struck out, but Walker
came through with single to right,
sending home Bancroft and Frisch.
Aided by an error by Frisch, the
Braves came within a run of tying the
count in the second inning. After
Frisch made a wide throw to first on
Nicholson's bounder Boeckel drove out
home run, his second in the present
series.
The Giants added another run in the
third on Bancroft's infeld hit and a
three-bagger by Kelly. They also scored
another in the sixth on singles by Rapp
and Bancroft and base on balls.
The Braves came back in their half
of the sixth and took the lead by scor-
ing three runs, but the Giants went on
a rampage in the seventh and showed
four runs across, thereby clinching the
game.
Billy Southworth made two brilliant
catches in the first game of drives by
Earl Smith. Ford played wonderfully
in the field in the second contest.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Carpenter Shows
His Flying e Punch
In Fast Workout
Frenchman Develops Shift
That Recalls Ring Cum
ming of Stanley Ketchel

MANHASSET, N. Y, May 28.-In
the presence of his trainers and few
personal friends, Georges Carpenter
displayed this afternoon some of the
ring cunning with which he hopes to
win the worlds heavyweight boxing
champ mpionship.
In full three-minute round with
Italian Joe Cans, the challenger tried
speed, and on several occasions the
sturdy little Newark fighter found
himself punching at a ring post instead
OF blonde Frenchman. Georges was
too fast for him. Carpenter appeared
to be developing shift patterned after
that for which Stanley Ketchel was
famous
Then came the tall Paul Journee for
two rounds. Manager Descamps had
announced yesterday that Journee
would not be able to work until NEXT
week because of an injured arm, but
Journee did not appear to be suffering
this afternoon. He went at Georges
full speed.
Carpenter permitted his 200-pound
sparrlng partner to work as he pleased
on his jaw and stomach, and laughed at
the blows as if they were paper wads
from schoolboy's beanshooter.
ne chaIlengef went to work him
self and displayed his flying knockout
punch from new angle. When pre-
pairing to launch this blow to-day Car
pentier assumed half crouch. In this
position he appeared to keep his bodv
as far away from his opponents as pos
sl6le and reached out with his punches.
From the half crouch Georges went
almost to full bend, then hurled him
self upward with an overland right. |
Recovering quickly, he used an upper
cut. The three. rounds over he fin
lshed the days work with twenty min
utes in the gymnasium.
After long bicycle ride this morn
ing, he ate & hearty breakfast, then
went on the road with Cans and
Journee. They ran, logged and walked |
ten miles They spent another hour {
before lunch playing football with sew
eral youngsters.
Tomorrow Carpenter win visit a
friend whose estate lies near the camp I
He probably will play golf and intends
to take a sail on Manhasset Bay in the I
afternoon