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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
MISS DOWELL ACTIVE
In THE CLUB WORK
HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT
LAYING PLANS FOR MOST suc-
cEssFUL YEAR IN PARISH

Friday of last week Miss Ida Dow
ell, home demonstration agent for
St Landry, made the following an
nouncement:
"The boys and girls agricultural
clubs are being reorganized for the
coming years work. Splendid interest
is being shown by our active club
members, especially those who at
tended the state short course. We
hope to make our parish one Of the
state leaders in club work this year.
An attempt will be made to place
the work in as many of the schools as
possible, including the following: OPP
elousas, Eunice, Washington, Sunset,
Melville, Port Barre, Lawtell, Leon
vile, Arnaudville, South Bellevue, Pal
| Prd1fT0 rcUIfTCs
row, Waxia and Badeau.
'NThe home demonstration agent
arranged for number Of poultry cul
Iling demonstrations to be helc
throughout the parish this month
The state poultry club agent will as
sfst with these demonstrations. Thi'
will be a good opportunity for poul
| try raisers and club members to learl
how to select the hens that are goo'
LAYERS from the nonlayers. Demon
strations will be held at the folloWini
places:
september 14-Opelousas, 9 a. m
Washington, II a. m. Snset, p. I
September 15-Leonville and Law
tell
Mrs. L. Days, $3.50 p. m.
Anyone who is interested in tn
work or any other phase of poultr
raising can arrange for a persons
visit by the state poultry club by NJ
tifying Miss Ida Dowell, parish hon
demonstration agent"
! The star-Progress takes the o
casion to remark, in addition to Il
: above. that Miss Dowell has been d
ing splendid work in this parish stint
she was installed by Mrs. Mary
: Gilesen, some time last spring.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
BILL TO ABOLISH
HANGING In STATE
NEW oRL EANS REPRESENTA-
TIVE INTRODUCES MEASURE
AIMED AT METHOD

II the bill introduced by a New Or
leans representative in the legisla'
ture runs the gauntlet and become
law, the hangman's moose and grim
scaffoId as a means Of inflicting the
death penalty will be abolished in Lou
isiana and the electric chair substi-
tuted therefor.
The claim is made that execution
by means Of a rope is out OF date ana
barbarous, evidence to substantiate
fhis claim a-hainG --hEaa1Ght--fnrth-- In
in the execution, some time ago, OF
Biribiglia and Zelenka in New Or
leans. is a recent instance of the i'll
human method of inflicting the penal
ty. It will be recalled that Birbiglia
strangIed to death, talking under the
death cap while slowly choking.
other instances OF older date arc
ouoted to show the evils Of the old
method. The adoption Of the bill
would again transfer all executions to
the state penitentiary at Baton Rouge
An electric chair would have to be
nrovided. as in other states where
that method is in vogue, and all con
victed criminals transported to the
walls at the state capital where
the grim tragedy would be enacted
No mention is made of adoptini
any other method, electrocution seem
ing to have the right of way in th'
discussion, il the change is made. Op
ponents of the electric chair state
is as barbarous as the hangman'
moose. Some point out the progres
sive step taken by the little sage
bush state OF Nevada, which nov
uses the Iethal chamber and the deaf
bringing fumes of gas to send tn
criminal to his doom, and that, tot
without his knowledge OF time an
how. The proponents Of a more n
name method of inflicting the deaf
penalty state that Louisiana would d
well to follow in the footsteps {
: Navada, thereby abolishing the no
rors Of the rope as we'll as the mel
tai tortures brought on by conten
ulation of the electric chair.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
oPELousAs x. or c.'s
TO AWARD VlcTRoLA

Members OF the opelousas councii
Knights Of Columbus, viii very soon
award a splendid talking machine TO
one Of a large number Of contestants
The prize in this contest is new
model No. so Victrola, known as the
portable machine because Of the con-
struction and weight. 1t is so con-
structed as to permit of carrying II
like a hand satchei, and the weight
is so little that It will not incon'
venience one in transporting It from
place to place. It is just the thing
To carry along on picnic and fishine
| parties to supply music while out II
the woods. The date when this ma
chine will be awarded has not yei
been set.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
ST. CHARLES COLLEGE
RESUMED ON TUESDAY

The new session Of st. Chares col
1ege. Grand Coteau, started yesterday
oTuesday) under the able manage
nent of Rev. Father NJ McNally, as
sisted by a full corps of competent
teachers. Everything is prepared Tor
one Of the most successful sessions
in the long history of this noted edu-
cational institution. Coach DAILY, VINO
has charge Of ten college athletics ar
rived Monday from Massachusetts,
where he spent the summer. The out
look for football and other forms OF
college sports this session is said te
he unusually good and one Of the besl
season is certain to follow.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
ROAD BOARD FAILS TO LET
our CONTRACT FOR HIGHWAY

The highway department board of
angineers did not let out the contract
Monday for the building Of the short
stretch of road from the shuteston
corner west towards Church Point, a
distance of about three miles. It is
stated that protests were filed with
the hoard which caused delay in let
ting out the contract, even if the work
is not held up altogether. Reasons
have not been assigned for this &C
tionu on the part of the board.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
MISS ALICE Sicily
WINS PROGRESS
PRIZE STUDEBAKER
Popular Opelousas Girl
Leads List and Gets
Automobile
PROMINENT CITIZENS
ACTS AS THE JUDGES
Other Prizes Awarded on
Count Of Total Votes
Saturday Night

The Star-Progress' great subscri2-
ton contest, with two thousand dol
lars worth of prizes, came to an end
last Sturday night at O'Clock. The
Judges selected to decide who was
entitled to prizes were Hon. Chas.
Thibodeaux, sheriff OF st. Landry
-OpeT0uSds5 rIUn. DuuTey u UuIDe1u'
one of the leading attorneys of the
local bar; Hon. Leon S. Haas, former
state senator from this district and
proprietor of one of the largest gar
ages and machine shops in this sec
ton of the state; and Hon. F. Pickens
Butter, wellSknown Opelousean.
Six candidates had entered the lists
for the several prizes offered by this
newspaper but of the six only four
continued to the end, namely, Miss
Alice Sicily and Mrs. A. V. Soileau Of
Opelousas, Mrs. A. D. Hanks OF Port
Barre and Miss Lucille Guidry OF
Church Point. The contest was car,
ried through under the management
Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Landry, both
of whom have had much experience
in this kind of circulation boosting
They evidenced their ability in this
particular line before the contest was
many days old. Treating all contest
ants fair, they urged each and every
one to work hard and try to come
under the wire winner of the frs
prize. It was not a question OF play
ing favorites,' for neither one OF tht
managers had any favorites to play.
The contest waxed hot from the be
ginning and the four active candi
dates worked like beavers to secur'
the subscriptions that would entitl
them to enough votes to win the frs
prize, a beautiful Studehaker hgh
six automobile, purchased from osi
Bordelon, local agent Of that popula
make of cars. Each Of the conte'
; tants knew that the game was we
worth the cande and they worke
hard and earnestly and at differen
stages according to the regular al
nouncements of the votes cast up [
specific dates, the several candidate
: were neck-and-neck in the race, an
when that fact became known the
one and all realized that it would r
ouire some special effort to break tn
!. tie. and with that knowledge in min
thew started in on the last lap with
Z determination to get the needed vot'
and win the car.
Notice having been given that Il
contest would close on last Saturda
further notice was issued giving Il
I names OF the judges selected and u
'e bour the votes would be counted al
the three prizes awarded. Quite
= crowd. including the candidates
>, sembled at the star-Progres office
~ Main street for the event. Each ca
y d,date expressed themselves as bel
satisfied with the five judges sele
q al to act in counting the votes a
!. awarding prizes. These prelimln
,t- les having been settled, nothing
IN. manned but to get to work and
er how the vote stood, the last ball
rs having been cast in the box specia
M prepared for that purpose.
ds II did not require long for the a
od and efficient judges to determine D
the vote totalled. Some OF tn
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
CRY COPS GET RAISE
IN PAY FROM COUNCIL

The chief of police nd the two night
officers we're given raise In p"y ny
the city council, the raise effectiVe
sentember 1. Pay of these officers
- boon s110 ner month since last
January, and the aldermen raised i
~ SIPS The raise ws justified in
view of the fact that all three officers
have to own horses and maintain the
animals at their own expense.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14

az Louisiana, and so long as i r.
mains in the legislative limelight i
is going to attract more or less at
tantion for the people are vitality in
terested in the question or higher
telenhone rates and the mysterious
manner in which the telephone com
pany pat its requests and demands
over the plate while the people stood
he quite helpless indeed.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14

Miss Bilelle Hebrard has returned
to Lafayette to resume her teaching
work in the Industrial institute.
Mrs. A. A. Anding spent several
DAYS visiting friends in Lafayette the
latter part of last. week.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
pr.sbvterian Services

There will be services at the Pres
bvterian church in this city tonight
"wednesday at 7:3O o'clock. Rev
Grimshaw of Lafayette viii occupy
the pulpit. The public is invited td
attend.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14


making it one of the best advertis-
ing mediums in the several parishes
constituting the seventh congresslon-
al district of Louisiana.
This newspaper and the managers
of the contest, Mr.. and Mrs. R. D.
Landry, "toted" fair, with the contes-
tants and there wasn't anything n
the way Of camouflage in the entire
proceedings. The three prizes, an au-
tomobile. a diamond ring and a gold
wrist watch, were duly awarded the
three highest contestants, just as was
promised at the beginning of the al
fair and naturally we are of the opin-
ion that there can not be any come
back.
Again. we thank the contestants
without regard to how each or any
came out, and wish to express ouI
appreciation to the citizens of this
and adjoining parishes for so Loyalty
sticking to their favorites in the
big race which came to a conclusion
last Saturday. This newspaper vii
endevor to merit the confidence OF it
larger clientele of readers and sin
cerely hopes that each one of th'
large number will not regret the ex
nenditure of the trifling sum the!
suent in order to aid one Of the Ia
dies in gaining votes, and that tn
reading of the paper throughout tn
term of their subscription will be en-
loved by each and every one.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14

Misses. Mabel Roy and Mary
MARGARET voorhies OF Lafayette were
guests last week at the country nome
= Mr. and Mrs. Willis Roy, near this
city.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14

Miss Irma Mai Roos Of opelOusas
VIA. the guest Of friends in Lafayette
last Thursday and, Friday.
After spending several days in this
citv visiting friends and relatives
Mrs. Albert Delahoussaye returneu
last Friday to he rhome in Lafay-
ette.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
CLEAN UP SQUAD
OF LEGION BOYS
TO VISIT HERE
Every Man Who Served In
The Army and Who Has
a Claim Will be Heard /
WILL GIVE ONE FULL
DAY TO HEAR CLAIMS
Coming of Squad Has Been
Expected Here For
Some Time

The men who wore the khaki in the
recent war and who have Just claims
for compensation against the federal
government are to be afforded an
opportunity Of presenting such claims
to listening and sympathetic ears
very soon. There won't be any red
tape about The h, grirs 8, and all ex-
service men who have been nursing
4 q 4use because of Inability to Sc
cure adequate redress for injuries re.
ceived while in the service are advis-
ed that the moment for relief, IL they
are justly entitled to such, Is now
close at hand. This scores another
triumph for the American Legion, and
the scoffers who sneered when the or
ganization was formed will have to
look seroius and candidly admit they
were wrong in the first impressions
and their hastily uttered criticisms.
George Pratt, the advance man OF
the cleanup squad Of the newly
organized veterans bureau, was In
0pelousas this week and Monday he
announced that the squad would be
in opeIousas on Tuesday, October 4,
for one day only.
The members of the squad viii sit
in the parish court house that day.
prepared to file any and all claims the
ex-service men of st. Landry parish
may have by reason OF their military
service, such as wounds, sickness or
disease, or any aggravation of these
ailments
The local chapter Of the American
Red Cross and the Opeloveaa aoe+ ~
the American -.ee -..
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14


patriotic citizens who read this TO
pass the word along so that all de-
serving men may learn of the coming
of the squad and take advantage OF
the assistance the latter viii be able
to render the former soldiers in get
. ting their claims before the proper
authority.
In order that everything would be
simplified In the matter of clearing
the tangle Of conflicting ideas anent
the presentation of claims SO that the
, proper authorities would get such
Eclaims for consideration in the short
est possible time, three southern
states. Alabama. Mississippi and
Louisiana have been combined and
this division of states win be handled
Systematically and with methodical
foresight as to the situation that pre-.
sents itself.
5 This was deemed to be the best
plan of action in the premises ana
former service men who come WITHIN
j. the classes mentioned in the forego-
II ing can meet the cleanup squad
Q ON october and their individual
"a cases can be taken up without any
Is undue delay. Harmony Of action ana
fe Capitalization Of effort IN this case
~ can and will bring the desired re
srlts without resorting to the usual
ne rod tame which has deferred many q
cy 4ba well informed from trying to al
Tn inst what they honestly considered
III inst claim against the government pc
nd oorsa of. their physical condition
De- brought ON either by wounds or sieA
~ ness or disease while they we're sef'
ing in the army during the recen
- great war.
l9t Officers of the American Lego
De nost domiciled here have been p
run aiaged with claims Of former soldier
Is Ga heavy has been the flood Of app
rty cations or requests for assistance
gatting the compensation which the
thought was their share, that the
zion men have been unable TO na
IA die the situation according to Wn'
they thought the best and quicks
,cil means. Hence the advisabiity OF :
,on ganizing what is known as 'Aaan-'
to squads" to take the situation IN hai
ots. and evolve a scheme whereby Z
,o,v former soldiers could win reeogniti'
the # their claim was just or ina .
ON IN the briefest time that their ciail
- saa No foundation in fact. The 500
, Il .er the tangle is straightened
ebt ouieker all hands win be satish'
com So. don't forget, Tuesday OCTOBER
rom ! the day to get the record straig
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-10
COUNTY SCHOOL BUDGET.

The Board of Education appeared
before the County Commissioners
on Tuesday and submitted, as re-
quired by law, and according to the
rules and regulations of the Mary
land State Board of Education, an
itemized and detailed school budget
for the school year 1921-1922.
The total estimated requirements
for the schools is $194,595.41. It
is estimated that the receipts from
the State and other sources will
amount to $51,071.65. The Coun-
ty Commissioners are requested to
levy $143,577.76. The principal
items in the budget are, for general
control $3.50; for elementary
white teachers salaries $1O9,7OO;
for high school teachers salaries
$92,85O; for colored teachers sal
aries $11,055; for janitors $2,5OO;
for coal $10,50O; sanitary $1,000;
maintenance of school plant $4,-
500; insurance $4,000; books $3,-
727.38; materials of instruction
$2,609.2S; additional equipment
$1,59O.25.
The amount requested from the
County Commissioners is but $3,-
577.76 more than that granted by
them last year. This additional
amount is necessary to take care of
the automatic increase in teachers
salaries and the increase in certain
salaries due to raising the grade Of
certificate from third to second or
from second to first.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-10
WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMY.
Closing Exercises OF This Old Insti-
tuition Held.

Friday afternoon last the Fresh.
man Glass at the Academy held a
picnic on the Campus in honor of
the graduating class. On Sunday
evening, at eight o'clock, in the
West Nottingham Church, Rev. F..
Harl Huffman, a former pastor, de-
livered the sermon to the graduating
class. Wednesday afternoon, June
8, at two o'clock, there was the
usual formal exercises closing the
school year with announcement of
grades and promotions. Immedi-
ately following this the Glass Day
exercises were held on the campus.
Thursday afternoon, June 9, at
two O'Clock, the Board of Trustees
of the Academy held their semi-an-
nual meeting and at four O'Clock the
Alumni meeting was held. Supper
was served on the church grounds.
At eight O'Clock in the church was
held the one hundred and eightieth
annual commencement of West Not
tingham Academy, the address being
delivered by Hon. Henry B. F. Mac
Farland, Ex-president of the Board
OF Commissioners of the District of
Columbia. There were three grad
yates this year-Elizabeth Yocum,
Edna Kimble and Chester Love.
Following is the commencement
program:
Music Orchestra
Song, Greeting" Academy Students
Invocation Rev. F. Harl Huffman
Introductory Remarks
Principal F. C. Torrey
Song, "Let the Hills and Wales Re-
sound Chorus
Essay, early English Literature"
with Salutatory
Mary Elizabeth Yocum
MUSIC Orchestra
Grafton, Recent Advance in|
Science" Chester Egerton Love
Music Orchestra
Essay, Development of Political
Parties in the United States"
with Valedictory
Edna May Kimble
French Song, ma Normadie"
Students of French
Address >
Hon. Henry B. F. MacFarland
Song, Vacation Time"
Academy Students
Awarding of Diplomas
Rev. John A. Nesbitt
MUSIC Orchestra
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-10
OAKWOOD SCHOOL WON
HEALTH PRIZE.

DR.. E. Blanche Sterling Of the
United States Public Health Service,
offered a prize of ten dollars to the
school doing the best health work
during the school year of 1920-21.
The points considered in making the
award were:
/. Correction of defects suggest
ed by doctor or nurse.
2, Formation of health habits,
such as are indicated in the Health
Crusade Material.
8. Hygienic condition of school
room and grounds.
4. Other means of improving
health, such as hot lunches, organ
ized games or athletics.
1t was very difficult for the COM
mittee to come to a decision among
several schools. After a careful
consideration the prize was award
ed to the Oakwood school in the
Eighth District. Miss Annabel Bene-
dict is the teacher.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-10
MAD DOG SCARE.
Dogs Shot Before Anyone Was
Bitten.

On Sunday evening last a mad
dog scare developed here when a
puppie belonging to Cleveland Rich
ardson, of this town, showed symp-
toms of rabies, swapping at other
dogs and everything else in sight.
The animal was promptly shot and
four other dogs with which it was
known to have come in contact also
killed, as a precautionary measure.
Fortunately the pup had not bitten
any of the children or other persons
who were about the streets, and the
prompt measures taken by the own
ers in killing their dogs before there
were any serious consequences is
commendable, unlike recent in
stance in Port Deposit, when a col
ored individual refused to kill
cur until it had bitten sew
eral people, causing them untold
mental anguish, as well as physical
suffering, loss of time and expense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-10
FREIGHT CONDUCTOR HELD.

Charles Emery, former freight
conductor, was arrested last week
at Ruthby, Del, by detectives of the
P. B. & w railroad.
Emery was given a hearing be-
fore Squire Lovett in Newark. 1t
was disclosed that investigation by
Captain of Police J. P. Ward and
Lieutenant L. B. Leaman had re-
vealed the theft of $500 worth of
cigarettes. $500 worth had been
sold and the rest was recovered by
Lieut.. Leaman. The fact was also
established that Emery had been a
freight conductor who was discharg-
ed four weeks ago. He pleaded
guilty and was held in $4,000 bail by
Squire Lovett for the next term of
the Court of General Sessions,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-10
PRESIDENT PASSES THROUGH
TOWN.
Rising Sun Gets Fleeting Glimpses
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harding.

Rising Sun Gets Fleeting Glimpses
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harding.
Our residents were on the, uui
vive Saturday when news spread
that President and Mrs. Harding,
enroute from Washington to Valley
Forge to spend the weekend with
Senator Knox, would pass through
town at about eleven o'clock. 1t
was ascertained later that the Presi-
Dental party were lunching at the
Tow Path Tea House, on the Hartford
side of the Susquehanna, near the
Conowingo bridge, and number of
our residents in autos drove over the
river with cameras and took snap
shots of the Chief Executive and
wife.
The Presidential party, with
Secret Service escort, in four cars,
headed by Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania Motor Cycle Police, reached
Rising Sun about 1:15 p. M, the
OIL COIo' UClA6 1lilcu WIFI ClLlZGuS
anxious to get glimpse of the Pres
ident and Mrs. Harding, who bowed
and waved greeting as they passed.
The Junior Chautauquans, who
had held a parade in the morning,
were lined up in front of the Mary
land House ready to give the Chau-
tauqua salute and cheer, but when
the Presidential auto came along
there was a general craning of
necks and all but two or three of the
little Juniors forgot to do their
parts.
The President and party came
through Rising Sun shortly before
ten O'Clock Monday morning on the
return to Washington, when another
glimpse was had of the distinguish
ed autoists by those who were on
the lookout for them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-10
CHAUTAUQUA.
Everything In Readiness For Open.
ing This Afternoon.

everything In Readiness For Open
ing This Afternoon.
The big tent has arrived and been
pitched on the public school
grounds, chairs and other parapher-
MALTA placed, in readiness for the
opening of Chautauqua this Friday
afternoon. Everything points to
the success of the affair again this
year, although the advance sale of
tickets by the guarantors has not
been as large this year as last, when
it went over the top.
Under direction Of Miss Ethel
Burnett the Junior Chautauquans
held parade and meeting on Satur-
day morning last, when that capable
and hustling advance representative
instilled some of her enthusiasm
into the juveniles, as a preliminary
to their part in the entertainment
later on.
Six Junior tickets were given
away, being drawn for, the lucky
winners being James Jenness, Rob-
ert Cameron, Arthur Barrow, Cora
Bowman, Jeanette Reed and Dor
othy Ryan.