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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
BULGES AS
REPORT INDICATES
SMALL PRODUCTION
Scars Five Dollars Bale Mon
day, Reacts With Net
Gain of Three Dollars
EIGHT MILLION BALES
PREDICTION FOR YEAR
Condition Deteriorated in
July in Every State in
the Cotton Belt

Monday was bureau day in the cot
ton exchange and the government cot
ton crop report came in, showing the
tremendous deterioration of the crop
for the month of July. Every cotton
producing state showed marked fall
ing off and the estimate based on this
condition shows a production of
slightly over s million bales of cotton
in 1921, the smalIst yield in quarter
century.
The acreage was reduced through
all methods fully forty per cent this
wear. Then came weather conditions
that further initiated against full
weld on the acreage planted and
saved. Weevils are reported active in
practically the entire producing area,
the resultant damage being large
The following, taken from the New
Orleans Daily States, summarizes the
situation of the crop up to July 81;
According to the department Of
agriculture, the condition OF the
growing crop on July % was only
e47 per cent of normal, the lowest
condition percentage ever issued for
that date, and it indicated a crop OF
but s,2O3.eOO bales.
The trade looked for condition OF
| around 6s and an indicated crop of at
least $500. 900. Immediately after
hearing the report bullish traders en-
gagged in a riot Of buying, which
, boosted the most active months 65 to
g. points, sending them So to 90
points over last weeks close. Just
nr;or to the bureau report the market
was a couple points under the level
Of saturday's close. The October po-
sition rose to 1929 cents pound.
This was New Years day in the
cotton trade and the annual statistics
from Col. H. g. Hester, secretary OF
the New Orleans cotton exchange
and the foremost cotton statistician
u the world. we're eagerly awaited.
His figures on the worlds carry
over Of American cotton proved big
sunrise and caused further wave
of buying which put the most active
months in the contract market ex-
aetlv 100 points or IS bale, up
from the lowest of the session. oc-
tober stood at 1854 just before the
bureau reports and at Il o'clock that
month was at 1884.
The carry-over of American cotton
at the end of July was placed at g.
s71oOO bales against 6,216,OoO a year
ago While this was the. largest
carrv-over on record, it was far un-
der expectations, the cotton trade Of
the world looking for the least g.
100000.
Included in the carry-over were 669,-
600 bales Of linters against 100000
a year ago. Col, Hester stated that
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
Declining Schedule

A very unusual feature and one that has proven
exceedingly popular in other is the fact that
declining vote schedule will be used. In other words
a bonus of $4,000 extra votes will be given on each
and every $50 worth of subscriptions received from
or for each contestant during the first fifteen Gays
Of the o0nfast ard when That offer closes as It posi-
tively viii August 15 the extra votes will count Dut
one-half the above amount for the next fourteen
davs and from the close of that offer until the close
of the contest there will be no extra votes gwen at
all so It can readily be seen what tremendous ad-
vantage contestant can secure by seeing to 1t tnat
her name reaches the Contest Manager at once so
that She will be the one to secure the lead while the
votes are easy to get and while they count three ana
one half times as many to the one year suoscrpuon
as they will the last days of the race.
Remember is going to be short, sharp
and snappv contest lasting it will but ABOUT SIX
weeks in al: so get your nomination in now ana Il
Won don't want to win a 81, $4,000 STUDEBAKE.3K
nv six weeks work nominate someone VINO is WILL
ing to work few hours day to secure this nagnl-
ficent prize
The first list of names of the ladies, married or
single who have decided to run and how many votes
each have can not appear until one week from now,
so don't wait to see who else is nominated out get
your own In FIRST so as to be the first to start 1or
easier to hold lead once secured than 10 eatcn
some one who has already set the pace
Call. write or phone THE STAR-PROGRESS,
ask for the Contest Manager and full details VIII
be forthcoming. PHONE NO. 108
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
Special oays AZ Baptist Church

Special Days at Baptist Church
The pastor of the Baptist church,
Rev. D. r. Pevoto. and family left for
Houston. Texas, last Monday, to be
gone about three weeks. Houston is
their old home. Mr.. Pevoto spent
seventeen years in that fine southern
city when he built two Baptist
churches and the Baptist sanitarium.
On Sunday, August z. the Baptist
pulpit will be filled BY Rev. Hunts
berry of Mississippi Mr.. Huntber
ry is not a stranger in this part Of
Louisiana. He served as state evange-
list before going to his present pastor
ate.
On Sunday, August IA, the laynen
viii gather here from several near,
by towns and churches and win hold
services at IL a. m. and p. m. This
is expected to be big day.
Mr.. Pevoto will return in time TO
occupy his pulpit on the third Sun
day of August.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
FORMER oPELousAs BOY
NOW PROUD FATHER or SON

Information was received here Mon
day of the arrival Of bouncing boy,
8 IL pounds, in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jose K. sandoz. Casper, Wyom-
ing, on Sunday, July "a.
Mr.. Sandoz is a son Of the late J.
X. Sandoz, and has made his home
mostly in Denver. but for the past
year he has been located in the great
Wyoming oil town He was in service
of the Illinois Central railroad at New
Orleans when the war came on, and
entering the army was stationed at
Camp Pike, Ark, until discharged. Re-
turning to civil life he worked for the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail-
road at Vicksburg, Miss, until his
marriage two years ago, when he re-
turned to Denver and later went to
Casper. Mrs. Sandoz is native Of
New Orleans.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
DEFER ACTION ON
new SCHOOL HOUSE
PARISH BOARD WILL INVEsTI-
GATE STATUS or FIRM BIDDING
LOWEST BEFORE AWARDING

The question OF who or what firm
will construct the new Opelousas
school building viii not be settled un-
til later, perhaps not until the next
regular meeting OF the school board.
The board received and opened
large number of bids for the construc-
ton of the school. at the Monday
meeting of the board. two of which
bids were in the low-dollar class, but
before awarding the contract TO any
bidder the superintendent was author
lied and instructed to investigate the
status Of these low bidders so that the
board will be reasonably safe in let
ting out the work.
The matter of printing the minutes
ordinances, notices, ETC., of the school
board was also deferred until the next
meeting. several bids for the publish
ing having been received and opened
by the board.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03

promises to take all new growth.
"TEis condition results largely from
the heavy July rainfall, which has
also leached out much OF the scanty
supply of fertilizer and encouraged a
heavy growth of grass and weeds
which is exhausting much of what
remains.
Farmers are unable to give final
dressing OF fertilizer in most in
stances, as has been the custom.
Through most Of the belt the pres
ent condition Of the plant is unprom-
Using, since it faces on the one hand
the danger of drought and on the 9TH
er increased damage from the boil
weevil..
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
EUNICE GETS ITS
FIRST new RICE
SEVERAL HUNDRED SACKS ARE
SOLD AT $3.50 INDICATES
MOVEMENT TO BEGIN

A news item from Eunice states
that the first Of the new rice of the
season was sold there the other day
to a local buyer, the price being in
the neighborhood Of $3.50, which is
considered a favorable omen. The
rice was Of the Early Prolific variety.
Several reports of sales of the new
crop are reported from different sec
tions Of the belt, one at Rayne. an
other at Abbeville, and the general
movement Of the crop is expected
to get under way within very few
days, as all fields of Edith and early
Prolific are either ready for the har-
vest or almost So and with the con-
tinued dry weather farmers will have
nothing in their way to make good
progress with the harvesting, thresh-
ing and selling of their product.
The buyers and sellers feel very
cheerful and quite optimistic over the
situation of the 1921 crop. The open
ing of the market indicates that there
viii be a healthier demand than ex-
listed the past season, and with the
cost of production down to a minimum
the producers stand to receive a fair
return for their crop. All dreams of
ten dollar and twelve dollar rice went
up in smoke a year ago, and with
fine yield at about three dollars per
barrel, or slightly over that figure,
the net result OF the production for
the wear will be quite fair indeed.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
PT. BARRE HIGHWAY
STANDS SLIM CHANCE
OF BEING REBUILT
If Funds Hold Out After
Completing Program it
May be Attended to
BUSINESS PEOPLE TAKE
LITTLE INTEREST IN 1T
Lawler and Brown Put Up
Fight but Commission
ers Seem Obdurate

Unless the business interests of On
elousas and the property taxpayers
residing in the first ward along or
adjoining the Opelousas-Port Barre
road get busy and protest against the
stand taken by the board Of commis-
sioners Of he eleventh road district.
the old gravel highway leading from
this city to Port Barre will not be re-
constructed.
The board says that If it has suffi-
cient funds after the completion Of
the program already outlined it viii
rebuild this road. Everyone at all ac-
quainted with the facts and the
amount of money on hand knows that
if this is the thing that stands in the
way the road will never be rebuilt be-
cause the funds will not hold out, per-
haps not even for the program already
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They stated that the building Of this
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
BILLS
PROMISE BIG SHOW
FOR OPELOUSAS
Minstrel Entertainment Fix
ed for Next Saturday at
High School
SIXTY-FIVE PERSONS
ARE IN THE CAST
Clean Show Assured as All
Jokes Have Been Duly
Censored

The people of OpeIousas and vicin-
ity have a treat in store for them on
August 5 at the Opelousas High
School auditorium when the Lafayette
lodge of Elks will stage their magni-
ficent minstrel entertainment.
The Lafayette Elks annually have
put on this show in Lafayette and
this year we're fortunate in securing
the services of Mr.. James H. Hull,
professional minstrel director, who
found such extraordinary talent IN
Lafayette he was able to develop one
of the finest entertainments which
has ever been Witnessed in southwest
Louisiana.
The show was such an extraordin-
airy performance that the people OF
Crowley requested the Lafayette Elks
to come to Crowley where the ener-
tainment was enthusiastically and
successfully received, the opera house
being crowded to capacity.
The cast is composed of sixty1five
of the most prominent and talented
people of Lafayette, which includes
the prettiest girls of that city. The
entertainment will be refined and 1t is
stated the minstrel jokes have been
censored by the parents OF the
young ladies taking part.
All of those taking part are well
known in Opelousas, either personally
or by reputation, and Mr.. Warren
Lacoste. who assisted the local peo-
ule in a minstrel here, and who was
such a hit, will take a leading part
Some Of the other prominent young
men who will be the feature coined
ians are Robert M0utsn, SAM Hor-
horse. George Mcintyre, George Del
aureal, Rousseau Voorhies, Ashby
Frances, William Hebert, and Horace
Bouchard. Mr.. jeff Mouton will star
in one act travesty, Helen Of Troy,
One of the real treats Of the enter
tainment will be furnished by Mrs.
James Carter, soloist, who is well
known in opelousas.
The proceeds Of the entertainment
90 to the Lafayette lodge OF Elks,
and. as every one knows. the funds
will Ibe well received. The Opelousas
lodge of Elks is heartily behind this
entertainment and request its
friends to assist in making the enter
tainment success.
| This show will compare faVora.biy
with any high-class minstrel seen IN
the cities, and as Lafayette has rep
utation for having so much local ia,
lent. it is assured that any one who
takes in this entertainment will enjoy
an opportunity seldom afforded in Op-
eIousas. and will more than get their
moneys worth.
Don't forget the date, Friday night
at 8 o'clock, August 5, at the 0pelou-
sas high school auditorium, benefit
Lafayette Lodge No. 1895, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
RICE CROPS ON TECHE
PROMISE GREAT YIELD

While the acreage painted in rice on
Bayou Teche, in the neighborhood OF
Port Barre, and also in Prairie Bas-
Sc, was materially reduced this year.
the yield promises to exceed expecta-
tions. The rice growing in the last
named section is especially fine, par
ticularly that on the farm Of Kavan-
naugh Jennings. Much of this rice
is already well headed and with
favorable weather will be ready to
harvest the latter part Of the month.
Judging from the appearance of the
crop the land should produce eighteen
to twenty sacks per acre. The crop
a1ong the Teche, between Notleyville
and the Lamorandier bridge, is as
promising as any ever grown. Irriga-
ton water is taken from the Teche.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03

he had thrown out 100000 bales of
Hnters as worthless.
The commercial crop for the year
Just ended was counted at 11,S77,S16
bales against 12,443, $50 the proceeding
year. Worlds consumption of Ameri-
can cotton was 10,500,000 bales
against 1850, 900 while total exuorts
Of American cotton we're 5,797,59O
bales against 6,5SS,0s1.
The condition by states follows:
Virginia, 80; North Carolina, 75;
South Carolina, So; Georgia, So; Flor
ida. so; Alabama, So; Mississippi, 6s;
Louisiana, SO; Texas, 81; Arkansas
7s: Tennessee, IS; Missouri, 80; Okla
homa, SS; California, SO; Arizona, So;
all other states, SO.
A crop Of S,4S3, 600 bales vas fore
cast from the condition on June 25,
which was 69.2 per cent of a normal.
The condition was 14.1 per cent on
July 25 last year. ST. in 1919 and
the ten year July % average is 75.2.
Last years crop was 1S,S65,745
baIes. that Of 1919 was 11.420,76S
bales. in 1918 it was 12,O40,532; in 1917
it was 1902, ,s75, and in 1916 it was
11,449, 800
Summarizing conditions the depart
ment issued a statment saying:
@Cotton suffered more than the
usual damage during July, being dam
aged particularly by the boil Weeyl'
especiaIIy in the newly invaded ter
ritories in South Carolina, Eastern
Georgia, Southern and Eastern Okla.
hona and Southern Arkansas Dam
age from this insect throughout the
belt has been heavy and the threat
of continued and increased damage is
very serious. In many sections it
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
COMMISSIONER HAuLs DIRT
FOR REPAIR or EAST cRoLEE

Commissioner Durio had wagons
busy the latter part Of the week haul
ing much dirt from the site Of the old
building recently wrecked at Main
and Bellevue streets. The accumnla.
tion of soil, consisting Of many loads.
was dumped and spread on East Gro-
lee street, between Walnut and LON
bard, the worst block on the thorough
fare.
The soil was as black as coal and
indicated a high fertility, and some
person remarked that it would be ex-
celIent fertilizer for a garden. The
old building on Main had stood over
the soil, shading it from the 'sun. for
more than half century.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
BOARD ASKS
FOR BIDS ON The
pEUSHINC HIGHWAY
Scaled Proposals for Con-
structing Road to Be
Opened on Aug. 22
oNE. BIG STRETCH TO
PF COMPLETED SOON
Twentv-three Mile Length
Washington North Will
Relieve Bayou Boeuf

rba state board of engineers will
Ian sealed bids on Monday, August
% at the offices Of the board in the
watson Blanche annex, New Orleans,
=, the construction Of twenty-five
and oue-quarter miles Of gravel high
wsv in St. Landry parish.
The road to be let out starts from
psvou Courtableau, at Washington,
md leads north to the Avoyelles par
an line. It is officially designated
- the Pershing highway.
Many contractors are expected to
ubmit proposals for the construction
n this important link of great high
vay It's building is but a matter OK
lime and weather, materials and la
bor being in abundance.
BAYOU Boeuf has been laundering
N the mud for generations every
rain. and the completion of the high
nav will insure the large number OF
uaople who reside in that section a
chance to travel without being forced
10 use the railroads every time it
rains. They voted taxes more than
two years ago to build this road and
their dream of better highway
traversing the entire section is about
to be realized.
The construction of this road will
mean much for opeIousas. There is
4 dense population along the Bayoi
Boeuf, in this parish, and with easy
access to the parish seat many Of
the farmers residing there viii come
here to trade. This has been inn
possibIe heretofore On account Of the
nature of the SON which made travel
almost impossible during periods OF
wet weather. All the grading and
draining imaginable would not make
q good road Of many sections OF the
old highway because the soil would
get saturated with water and become
50 sticky that it was practically inn
passable within a very short time.
Hard surfactng the road was the only
solution Of the problem. and with a
grade raised above water and sur
facing of gravel and better bridges
where needed the road will be passa-
BILE at all seasons of the year.
In advertising for bids for the con
struction Of the road the board OF en-
gineers, state highway department
does not state whether it will be let
out in short stretches of let out as
whole, but the opinion is that the
whole stretch viii be let to one con
tractor who in turn viii sub-let por
tions OF the road to smaller contrac'
tors, thus guaranteeing quick com
vletion of the highway from the Cour
tableau to the parish line where II
viii connect with the gravel highway
already constructed and leading into
the town of Bunkie. This latter road
is modern in every sense of the word
and it, with the ST. Landry end, will
form one important link in the greai
Pershing highway leading from Ne"
Orleans north through Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota
and into Canada, having its northern
terminal at Winnipeg, the chief city
OF the province of Manitoba.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
FIRST NEW RICE SOLD
IN CROWLEY DISTRICT

The Crowley Progress reports that
the first OF the seasons new rice, a
carload, was sold in that territory
last week, the price paid being nearly
four dollars per standard barrel Of
16S pounds, quite a satisfactory re-
turn to the producer, considering
the fact that the crop this year was
grown very economically as compared
with the cost Of production of the
several previous crops.
The rice growers and the milling
interests are looking forward hope
fully to the industry getting on nor
NAL basis again.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
OFF TO FLORIDA ON
Two-WEEks VACATION

Richard Eckert leaves today for
New Orleans where he viii board d
steamer Friday for Tampa, Florida
arriving in that city on next Sunday
morning. Mr.. Eckert win be absent
about two weeks and while in
the great cigar manufacturing town
will be the guest of his mother and
father, former residents Of New iberia
who migrated to Florida some ten
years ago. He viii return home by
steamer also.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03

Mrs. Myrtle Dimmick Harmon Of
New Orleans returned home after
spending her vacation with her sister,
Mrs Fred HoIlier.
Miss Ethel Deiean returned home
on Friday from Lafayette after spend
ing some time with relatives.
Todd Hinchclife of Crowley was a
business visitor here on Monday and
while here vas shaking hands with
his many friends.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03

Mrs. Sam Garbo and brother of New
iberia motored over Sunday to visit
relatives here.
Guy A. Jackson, Jr, left for Port
Arthur, Texas where he has accepted
a position as bookkeeper and account
ant in large mercantile establish
ment of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Phillips of
Shreveport are here on a visit to rel
atives and friends
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03

Miss Gabe Bidstrup Of Washington
was visitor to this city on last Mon
day.
John Elias and Nick Fakouri mot
ored to Charenton on Sunday and en-
joyed the outing with a bunch Of
friends from New iberia.
Mrs. Robert Budd has been on the
sick list for the past two weeks. Her
many friends hope to see her up and
about soon. -
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03
NEARLY 100000 FREE

In Saturdays Clarion we announced the fact
that THE STAR-PROGRESS will give, absolutely
free of charge to young lady, married single,
residing within Opelousas or the trade territory of
Opelousas, big 1921 STUDEBAKER LIGHT SIX
AUTOMOBILE, valued at 81, $4,000 This car will
be on exhibition at the Main Motor Company, Osea
Bordelon, proprietor, local agents for the Stude-
baker where all can see it. and from which agent it
was purchased.
THE STAR-PROGRESS will give two other
beautiful prizes A CLUSTER DIAMOND RING,
mounted in Platinum, and a GOLD WRIST
WATCH.
Ring and watch were purchased from R. Morn
hnveg & Son, Main Street jewelers., and can be seen
on display in their window.
How Votes Are Given
On another page of this issue of THE STAR
PROGRESS will be found a Nomination Coupon.
Cut this out and bring or send it to the CONTEST
MANAGER of THE STAR-PROGRESS, or, better
vet, Phone and asks for details Of this mammoth
offer. This Nomination Coupon is good for 5000
votes Only one Nomination Coupon can be count
ed for any one contestant.
subscriptions to THE STAR-PROGRESS. Each sub
scripton secured counts votes and at the end OF the
contest which lasts but six weeks, the lady having
the most votes will receive the Studebaker, the one
having second largest number of votes will receive
the Diamond Ring; the third largest number will re
ceive the Gold Wrist Watch.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-03

Miss Lillian Boagni is visiting
friends in Crowley this week.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-03

A countrywide search is being
conducted for Arthur Tyler, alias
Don" Collins, known to the New
York police as a gambler and con-
fidence man, who is wanted in
connection with the shooting of
John H. Reid, wealthy manufac-
turer, in the home of Mrs. Hazel
D. Warner, the Bronx, New York.
Mr.. Reid is in a critical condition,
suffering from five bullet wounds.
Collins, according to the police,
was extremely jealous of Mrs.
Warner, who is separated from her
husband. Several months ago, ac-
cording to the police, Collins Wis
tied the Warner bungalow and in
q fit of jealous rage smashed mir
rors and wrecked furniture. Reid,
say the police, had replaced ollins
in the affections of Mrs. Warner.
Mrs. Warner has disappeared since
the shooting, and the police have
had no trace of her. The Warner
bungalow which represents in In
vestment of $4,000, and is luxur-
iously furnished, is being guarded
by the police and Mr.. George hru-
ger, an uncle of Mrs. Warner.