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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
MAY PIPE NATURAL
GAS OVER STATE
TEN MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY
ORGANIZED AND LOOKING INTO
SITUATION AND FEASIBILITY

Hon. William Polk of Alexandria,
a leading and we'll known citizen
of the parish of Rapides, was in Ope-
lousas last week as the representative
Of recently organized coropratiou
with ten million dollars capital which
proposes, if the same be feasible and
practicable, to pipe natural gas from
its large holdings in the Monroe fields
all over the state.
The corporation will distribute the
gas to local companies which in turn
will distribute it to consumers. In
this way the local companies will
have to lay gas mains in the several
communities and supply the gas to
their customers, settling with the lat
ter for the service rendered.
Mr.. Polk stated that the people OF
Louisiana would be materially bene-
fitted by the distribution of the gas
as it would solve the fuel problem
which is fast getting acute. Incident
ally it would open a vast field for
manufacturing enterprises which
have heretofore been shut out of the
Louisiana field because of short
age Of such cheap fuel as gas.
In the Monroe gas fields numerous
companies have been organized and
have established carbon black plants
in that territory. The product OF
these plants enters largely in the
| manufacture of printing ink and var
ious other commercial products.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
BLIND TIGER RAID
nets TWO ARRESTS
SHERIFF DEFENDS ON NEGRO
RESTAURANT-GETS' LIQUOR
AND TWO WOMEN

Sheriff Thibodeaux and city police
Officers Saturday night raided a negro
restaurant on Landry street. The
proprietor was absent, evidently hay
ing gotten wind that the raid was con-
templated. Two negro women, how
ever, who we're working in the place
were arrested and jailed. Several bot
ties Of moonshine whisky were dis
covered hidden under the building 5
floor. and this is held as evidence in
the case.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
MYSTERIOUS BLAZE
BURNS new Home
RESIDENCE OF A. BREAUX, AT
CHuRCH POINT DESTROYED
BY FIRE SUNDAY

Inc uncompleted residence Of A.
nieaux' at Church Point, was totally
ueSroyed by fire last Sunday morn
mS' opelousas and Rayne fire fight
erS were asked for aid and the motor
NueAs OF both places went to the
scene Immediately but on account OF
"'A OF waterworks in Church Point
'aylns the residence was impossible.
Inc residence was not yet complet-
y 'ne finishing touches by painters,
Oorators and carpenters being just
1uuer way. Origin Of the fire is sup
pOsed to have been incendiary and the
.s'S Is estimated at around thirty-five
OuSdnd dollars. 1t Is not know if
Ny insurance was carried on the
Property.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
ssaltsl1saa
THREE BIG ISSUES
BEFORE CONVENTION
AT MONDAY MEETING
Commission Form Of Gov
ernment for Parishes
Heads List
NO SECOND TERM FOR
MAYORS OF CITIES
Contest on Proposition to
Change From Parish
To County

The constitutional convention re
assembled at Baton Rouge Monday
night ct o'clock to begin the sec
ond weeks work. The work of or
ganization is not yet complete as
committees had not been announced
by President Bounanchaud when the
convention adjourned Friday, but
notwithstanding that fact several pro
posed ordinances have already been
introduced and at the Monday night
session three important resolutions
were due to come up, as they had pre-
cedence on the calendar.
The first of these resolutions, and
one that will precipitate something
of a scramble, proposes an abolish
ment of the police jury system for
parish government and the substitu-
ton Of the commission form.
Resolution No. relates TO limiting
the mayors of cities of twenty-five
thousand population to one term. II
adopted this will affect only New Or
leans and Shreveport and, perhaps,
Baton Rouge later on. There will be
vigorous opposition to the adoption
of this resolution, especially from
some country members, according to
newspaper report. The resolution is
aimed particularly at the city of New
Orleans, and the supposed idea of It's
author or authors is to break up poll
tical machines.
No. 3 may and may not precipitate
big fight. 1t proposes TO abolish the
name parish" as designating the
states political subdivisions and the
substituting Of the name County
therefor. This resolution is aimed at
placing the state in the class with the
other fOrty-seven commonweaIths in
the union as to designation Of the
subdivisions. Louisiana is the only
state where the word parish" IS
used for such designation and the
sponsors of the resolution claim the
name parish" is entirely out of date
and relic of the past and maudlin
sentiment should not force US to cor.
tinue its use. The matter has been
touched on spasmodically before by
individuals and some newspapers. but
as it is entirely one of form and not
liable to- affect seriously any provision
of the new constitution, little heed
has heretofore been given to it.
]. H. Bowie, of the Eight ward one
of the two lonesome regulars" in
the Orleans delegation. sprang an in.
teresting point when he offered his
ordinance to change the term par.
ish" to county
at would be in the line with other
states of the union" said Mr.. Bowie,
| speaking in support OF his measure.
They designate their political sub.
! divisions by county Our parish be-
longs to past decade of government,
historic and carrying with it a de
gree of sentiment perhaps, but | feel
| that it has lost its usefulness and
that we should write county into
the new constitution and fall into linz
| with other states"
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
Rob Prescott Home

The residence of John NJ. Prescott
at Fifth street and Avenue G was rob-
bed recently. The theft was dis.
covered yesterday when Mrs. Pres
colt who had been away returned
to Crowley and found the house had
been entered. Jewelry was missing.
City Marshal Lyons investigated the
case and as result, practically all
of the stolen properyt has been re-
covered in the house and yard. He
is still conducting the investigation
Crowley Signal.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
FISHING JOB AT
LOCAL OIL WELL
PIPE TWISTED OFF MONDAY AND
CREW ENGAGED IN TRYING TO
GET IT OUT

Work on the oil well was halted
Monday when pipe was twisted off
and the crew had to start work on
what is known in oil field parlance
as fishing" job. The drillers did
not state when they expected to get
the broken casing out, as such a job
is rather indefinite
The well is down about eleven hun
dred feet and was progressing nicely
when the pipe twisted off.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
|alNY APPLY FOR
| LOANS FROM THE
FARM LOAN BANK
,..I Association viii Be
D9s@1 Fsnt Busy Looking After
A'r Applications
WITHIN FEW DAYS At
iI'EAST $4,000 ASKED
confessional ApprOprla-
O4nS lio1 NAV Not Be Needed
WI And Bill Held Up

r.roring the decision os the ~
IN 'D ,orrt Of the United States last
r ~ unfolding the legality OF the
'.m ". loan bank act ana setting aside
y -. Injunction proceedings. business
y ssgsn to pick up at great rate with
W. g Landry association, according
!, s+atements made by officials Of the
oganizaaon.
nurjng the long period Of inactivity
,s,t came with the instiuri1g Of the
,.gaI proceedings, local associations
,aro and elsewhere grew dormant and
tba high court Of the nation took
Nh long time in which 10 hand
dawn its decision many who had made
,nnIicstion for loans began to lose
sore that they would ever get relief.
The court opinion, however, estab-
fishes a new order and now that mat
ters have been clarified and there s
M future possibility of the law Great
ing the bank being contested, the
promoters of the local bodies and the
many who applied and who intend to
sDDly for loans begin to entertain
hone that at last there VIII be i
chance of placing the new organiza-
tOu on a firm foundation as a help
FIJI asset Of the agricultural interests
Of the entire country.
The St. Landry association. when
The legal tangIe came had on file and
under consideration many applications
for farm loans. These applications
had not been formally passed on and
approved and the work along that line
was therefore held up pending the
courts decision. The decision haV-
Ing been finally handed down. things
began to pick up Immediately. 1t is
stated that in five days of last week,
from Tuesday to Saturday, both in
elusive, applications for loans from
the st. Landry association IOtalled
fully sixty thousand dollars, this
amount exclusive of applications made
before the injunction against the
bank was taken, the status Of which
have not yet been determined.
Attorney NJ. H. Thompson of the
association stated that he expected TO
be kept quite busy for some time, If
not indefinitely, in passing on the
titles of property offered by prospec-
tive borrowers as collateral for farm
loans.
Just before the high court handed
down its decision in the famous case.
one house Of congress passed a bill
apprOpriating two hundred million
dollars, to aid the farm loan bank
IN resuming business. OF this amount
half would have been available IN
lS2l and the other half in 1922. The
Oil originated in the senate and went
through without opposition and had
Oeen sent to the house of representa-
yves where it would undoubtedly have
alSo passed. However, on the clarity
ing Of the banks legal status by the
supreme court the necessity of the
congressional appropriation apparent
passed and with its passing the
Oil was held up in the house of rep
IeSehtatives and may not come up
final passage.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
IKE LITToN Is NOW IN
THE ASSESSORS OFFICE

Isaac Litton, who has been connect
ed with some corporation with head
quarters in Baton Rouge, is back
home again and Monday started work
in the assessors office. Mr.. Litton
was formerly employed in the office
and has had considerable valuable ex.
perience with that line of work which
will prove valuable in aiding in max.
ing out the 1921 tax rolls.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
HARDING PROUD
OF HIS CALLING

Washington. March 5.-Whatever
else ne may be, Warren G. Harding
always classifies himself as an editor
publisher and printer, proud of his
professional accomplishments and
training. His luck-charm and most
sacred possession is a printers hump
back rule, carried in his pocket wher-
ever he goes; and his close friends
say he would rather set stick uf
type any day than grant an audience
to an ambassador.
For more than thirty years, M.
Harding's bread and butter has been
earned by the Marion Star, whose
responsibilities he assumed under
heavy mortgage and whose early
years he nourished at the expense OF
going hungry more than once him
self. Since his nomination for the
presidency he has faced only one
public ordeal that aroused emotions
he could not master. That was the
temporary severance of the ties that
bind him to the Star. On election
night, when a group Of his employees
came to congratulate him, his voice
broke and his big frame was shaken
by sobs when he undertook to speak
of the separation that must be the
price of his triumph
Election day was Mr. Hardings
fifty-fifth birthday, and all the in
terests of his lifetime had been root
ed in the immediate vicinity # Ma
rion. He was born at Blooming Grove,
Ohio, in an adjoining county, the son
of country doctor, George T. Harding
who still visits his patients about Ma
rion in the one horse carriage Of the
old-school practitioner The new pre-
sident's mother has been dead FOR
many years and his father IS :enar.
ried.
Young Harding attended college
at Iberia, Ohio, and then tried school
teaching for year before he began
his newspaper career. Always a par
tisan and a republican, lie lost his
job as a reporter by wearing in the
presence of his democratic editor, a
Blaine hat" the stove-pipe when
was a badge of support of James G
Blaine.
| Although it was a pioneer news
paper age, Mr.. Harding's mind ran
to progressive notions even in the
day when the Star still was liabil-
ity. He broke with his first partner
over the question Of installing te}e-
phone in the newspaper office, a pro-
posal which the partner held to De
impractical, extravagant and revolu-
tionary. Although he retains a con
trolling financial interest in the Star,
| now successful newspaper Mr.
Harding will occupy but a titular re-
latiOnship to it during his presidency
Three times before he has held pub
lie office. He served in the Ohio
legislature and as lieutenant COVER
nor of the state, and six years age
he was elected to the United States
senate where he became a member
of the foreign relations committee
In 1915 he was chairman of the rep
ublican national convention.
The new president is UNUSUAL,
fond of children, though he has none
of his own. He is lifelong Baptis
and a trustee of his home church il
Marion. He has been member o
the Elk and Moose fraternities TO
years, and since his election to tn,
presidency has become thirty-sec
ond degree Mason and a Shrinev
Golf is his favorite recreation ant
he likes to fish but does not hunt. HI
plays hard, and possesses the facutl
Of putting all his worries out of hi
mind during vacation hours.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09

Mrs. w. f. Nolan and children LETT
Friday afternoon for Alexandria. Sun
day they were joined by Mr.. Nolan
and they proceeded to Dallas, Texas
for stay Of several days.
The many friends of Hon. H. E. Es-
forge will be pleased to learn that ne
is rapidly recuperating from the SUI
gical operation and will in few days
be able to get about town.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09

Col. Isaac Stagg of Dubuisson sta
tion was a business visitor to Opelou-
sas last Saturday between trains.
Hon. Henry L. Garland of New Or
leans visited relatives and friends in
Opelousas Saturday.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09
EXPERT INSTALLING NEW
DIESEL ENGINE AT PLANT

James Ostrador OF the Deisel en-
gine works St. Louis, arrived here
this week for the purpose of Install
ing the recently received crude oil
engine purchased by the city from the
St. Louis concern. The second engine
will also be installed by an expert
mechanic Of the company. Mr.. Os-
trador came here from Algiere, La,
where he recently erected and put in
working trim another Deisel engine
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09

George Caillouet, prominent mer-
chant of Port Barre, was visitor
to Opelousas Monday.
Mayor and Mrs. F. A. Dejean Of
Port Barre were among the many out
Of town people who attended the pic
ture show here Sunday night.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09

non E. A. Edwards, prominent az
Hey OF Vile Platte and former
elOer Of the legislature from
lsehne, was a business visitor to
Opelousas last Saturday.
warren Lacoste of Lafayette was
opelouSas Sunday last visiting
friends.
'im Shute of Port Barre was ming
Jug With friends here on Mon ay.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-09

1t requires effort to bride the mare 4:
also to bride the tongue.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES

Elder o. A. Dinick, from Eliza
BEETHOVEN, Ill, preached at the Chris
tan church last Sunday morning and
evening, also on Wednesday evening
of this week. He gave us some
worthwhile sermons and we believe
him to be conscientious, consecrated
minister of the Gospel. He has fine
delivery. Under all probabilities he
will be our regular resident minister
here in the near future. He breaches
at Bethel next Sunday.
Don't neglect coming to Sunday
School at 10 O'Clock each Sunday
morning. Our attendance is growing.
Be a pusher for Christ and help push
with US.
Remember that our Christian En-
deavor president is leader for next
Sunday evening and she requests that
all of the members be present at
this meeting. All who are not mem
bers consider yourselves welcome in
all our services at all times.
Our G. w. B. NJ. is thriving at pres
ent. Home missionary work has been
done recently and more is being
planned for the near future.
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vODA

Miss Josephine Krhut has an at
tack Of tonilitis.
Tom Lynch is at WaKeeney in
structing a class of 100 in dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Griffith and family
spent Sunday with relatives near Hill
City.
March went out like lamb and
April favored US with a niece shower
Monday.
Anton Klaus, of Seguin, Kansas,
spent Saturday evening at Mrs. Ralph
Kristof's.
Brady and Igg Brown took two
cars of No. 1 cattle to Kansas City
Sunday morning.
Mrs. n. Schimkowitsch is deliver
ing her wheat to the Farmers e1eva-
tor at Voda this week.
The Farmers Union windmill ex-
pert erected windmill for Mrs. Ralph
Kristof last Saturday.
Miss Grace Schwanbeck closed her
school in district 81 last Friday with
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
COLLYER ITEMS

The dance Friday evening was well
attended.
Rev FIR Dreilling returned from
Kansas City last Friday
Rev FIR Dreilling with spend the
present week at Concordia
Mrs .Bumgartner was trading at
stKeeney" last Thursday afternoon
The measles are nearly extinct
around here now and no one is sorry
Mrs John w. Glenn was a caller
Saturday afternoon at Mrs. LaCerte's
The special sales at our stores are
drawing a large number of anxious
buyers.
From all indications the flowers
will all be over blooming before ssMem-
-orial day"
Miss Salome Dreilling has returned
from a weeks visit with her mother
at Victoria.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
seige of measles.
The picture shows last week were
the best as yet shown and were greet
ed by crowded houses
Mrs. VIM Lorimer was a caller
Saturday in town at Medames Chas.
Downie's and Lacerte's.
A number of new families have
moved into their new farms, recently
purchased, in this locality.
City election was held Monday and
as we have no correct report will de-
pend on someone else sending it in
Miss Matte TheiI is welcomed
back to her place in the Berger Mere
. store by her large circle of friends
A band of gypsies were visible on
| our thoroughfare Saturday afternoon
but they did not remain here long
Collyer was well represented at
Quinter Monday evening. They re-
ported good crowd, good time and
| fine music.
Eggs, eggs everywhere, not by
| the dozens but by full cases and as
/ high as one hundred cases come in
from the farms day.
Several days the past week re-
minded one of the old times here but
| the gales did not last long enough to
| do any amount of material damage.
There are some here Cor at least
one) who is sadly afflicted with the We
| fever and is not able to fully authen-
| tica11y make good or explain the We
| Mrs. Chas. Glenn and son, Giles, OF
Sharon Springs spent Friday. even
ing and Saturday with her mother
Mrs. LaCerte, and brothers Henry
and Oswald
tials of Mr.. Francis NJ. Ort, of Yoce-
| nento and Miss Frances Zeigler Zone
of the very best and most highly
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
NOTICE OF ANNUAL school
MEETING

Inc annual school meeting will be
neio FRIDAY, April 9Th, at D. M The
member of school board to be elected
this year is clerk.
Minnie O,Nei1, Co. Supt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
BOY SCOUT NOTES

All Scouts will please remember
that on account of the common school
examinations next Saturday that we
will not meet until Saturday, April
18th. In the meantime I request that
as many of you possible shall
qualify himself for second class
scout and be prepared to pass salts
factory second class examination
I have our badges and Will present
same to you at next meeting or be-
fore All who are expecting to- be-
come Tenderfoot Scouts will also
please be prepared for test by April
10th. Besides tests also have some
thing to do that is different from any
thing we've tried so let's all be ont
on April 16th.-Your Scout Master.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07

in the Ogallah Hall on Thursday
evening, April 14th. All outstanding
applications for membership please
be present for initiation.
Joe Kellogg, Sec'y.
The stTed' North Players that will
open three mites engagement at the
Garden Theatre on Thursday, April
Ia in a new comedy, entitled, NIn
Walked Jimmy, boasts of carrying
one of Americas youngest entertain
ers, in Master James, know the
Boy Wonder of the Middle West See
him at the Garden Theatre April ID.
There will be free entertain
at the Oga1lah Opera Hall Friday
night and after the program the
wives of the stockholders of the Hall
Co. will serve sandwiches, pickles,
cake and coffee, or oyster and crack
ers and ice cream and cake Come
and make it an enjoyable affair as
well as profitable one for the hall
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
FAMOUS LAST WORDS

81 wonder if it is loaded. I'll look
down the barrel and see."
ooh listeni That's the train whistle
Step on the accelerator, and we'll try
to get across before it comes"
tsThey say these things can't pos
sib1y explode, no matter how much
you throw them.
around"
81 wonder whether this rope will
hold my weight"
Its fun swimming around in
here. I'm going out beyond the life
lines"
(Which one of these is the third
rail anyway ?"
There's only one way to manage
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07

a program and basket dinner.
Louis Masopust, of Ellsworth, and
Joe Gerstner, Of Hays, called on Mrs.
Ralph Kristof Monday on business.
Miss Clara Spena closed a success
full term of school last Friday with
a nice program and basket dinner.
II everything else would come down
in comparison to wheat and eggs we
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07

VIM. Hurr is driving the new oil
truck around our streets this week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07

respected young ladies of our city,
will take place Tuesday morning,
April 18th.
C. C. Hickman and wife and Mrs.
Ida Kessler, of Eagleton, Mont,
spent Saturday evening at Glenn's
with the Sharon Springs relatives of
the family and Miss Margaret Lynch,
of Voda. The orchestra members
were all present and rendered some
fine vocal and instrumental selections.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
M. E. CHURCH NOTES

The new pastor, Elmer L. Brooks,
will be on the grounds and will preach
his Introductory sermon. Come and
hear him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
HOW AN EDITOR GOT RICH

He started poor as nroL-,
cnurch mouse twenty years ago. ua
has now retired with con,fo,.+,t1o
fortune of $5O,OOO.Oo.
This money was ACQUIRED tb,o,rt
lnoustry, economy, conscientious af
Tort to give full value, indomitab1a
perseverance, and the death of .n
uncle who left the editor $40 .eee so
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John Clark and family visited Sum
d.v with Mrs Rose Horton
nr. p- r. l
c-. -. II. .:4.,
hr- ana MIS- lave WInger1 spent
Sunday with ME- ana MIS- Harry
Goui
Mr.. and Mrs James Rogers visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hughes
Sunday.
A number of young people made
trip to Hill City and other neighber-
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would solve the high cost of living
much better.
at card party Saturday night
Messrs- and Mesdames S. A. New
conner, John Mutton, o. Schwanbeck,
j. Griffith, Bradley and Igg Brown.
Colorado base burner coal at Hard
man Lumber Yard. adv. Stiff
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
FOR oGALLAH AND VICINITY

a mule Walk right up behind hrn,
and chastise him. --l
That frecracker must have pona
out I'll light it again.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
MRS. N. A. COOK, Editor

The Ogallah Home Oil Co. received
their first car of gasoline this week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
$500 REWARD

WIN be paid for the information
containing the Whereabouts of NV
son. George Spencer, 10 years of age.
weight $50 pounds, fair, height S feet
and inches, large, right nostriI. Ad-
dress G. W. Spencer, Hays. Kas. 5-an