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THE ST.LANDRY CLARON "Mere Shall The Press The People's Rights MaintainVnawed by Influence aisd Unbribed by Cain." VOLUME XXV-NO 36. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1915. $1.00 PER YEAR PLAIJULMINL 1U BE RE-ORiANIZED Old Drainage District May Be Called Upon to Vote A Tax THIS TIME SUCCESS IS ULTIMATELY EXPETED Bayous Plaquemine and Mallet . Drainage District Will Probably Lead St. Landry Drainage Work LThe police jury of St. Landry has given the drainage board of the Bayous Plaquemine and Mallet drainage district the power to re- organize and call an election, if necessary, to vote upon a tax to raise sufficient money for the dredging out of the bayous Plaque- mine and Mallet. The big drainage district, which covers nearly all the lands be- tween Opelousas and Prairie Ronde and Gradnigo's Island and Lawtell, is badly in need of a substantial drainage system. It will be re- membered that a few years past a tax Was successfully carried in the ,FY. district, but on account of unfore- .seen circumstances the taxpayers never received what they. contem- plated, at the time of the voting of the tax-and the first attempt at drainage on a Farke scale in St. Landry was a total failure. The people residing in the oldest drainage district in St. Landry are s= very enthusiastic over the prospect of having their property drained and it is thought that in the event that the board of commissioners should decide upon calling a tax election there would be no difficulty in passing the measure. It has been intimated that an election will be ealled shortly, so that the farmers could start a-right next spring, with their lands splendidly drained. FARMERS TO MEET AT BELLEVUE An interesting program is being arranged for the entertainment of the,guests at the quarterly meet- ing of the St. Landry Parish Farm- ers. Educational & Co-dperative Union, which will take place at West Bellevue on June 30th and Ju- ly ist. The first day of the convention will be devoted exclusively to speechmaking and frolicing in general, a genuine Creole picnic be- ing provided for. The public has been invited through the press and it is expeceted that a large number of St. Landry's most influential cit- izens will be the guests of the Bellevue Local. Several of the state officials of the Union have been extended in- vitations and it is reported that some of them will be on hand to give the members of the Union de- tailed information concerning the marketing system, recently employ- ed by the Union at New Orleans, which, up-to-date, has been prov- ing satisfactory. A large number of delegateb frozv every local in the parish is e~x- pected to be present at the Belle- vue meeting, as the parish officers for the ensuing year will be elect- ed, as well as the delegates to the state convention at Alexandria, which is scheduled to take place the latter part of July. > DEVELOPMENT BUREAU GOES UNDER The Southwes Louisiana Develop- ment Bureu has been ordered to liquidate by the board of directors, at a meeting held in Lafayette, on last Friday afternoon. R. C. Holt, of the Commercial Bank of Rayne, was appointed lhiuidator and all notes due the bureau were ordered placed in the Commercial Bank for collection. As the assets of the bureau ex- ceed the liabilities. those holding claims against the bureau will have no difficulty in collecting them. The Southwest Louisiana Devel- opment Bureau was organized it." Lafayette during the Fall of 1913. for the purpose of advertising Southwest Louisiana, in an endea- vor to interest prospective settlers to .ivest t',eir money in the fer- I tile land of the thirteen parishes, which it represented. It was an or- ganization to help the farmers se- cure what they wanted, but on ac- count of the co-operation on the part of the citizens of Southwest Louisiana the bureau, like many other worthy enterprises, has gone under. . Mrs. W. C, Lade, of Orange, Tex- Sas, whp before her marriage was Miss Roes Wallier of this city, is spenting seveala weeks in this city the eests ao gl10lds and relatives. OLD BOYS GATHES AT ST. CHARLESCOLLEGE One Thousand Witness Commencement Exercises at Historical Jesuit Institution-Grace Heads Alumni Association Grand Coteau, La., June 21.-Th4 seventy-seventh annual com* 'mencement of St. Charles Golleg4 was held in the college auditoriun Saturday night before an audience of fifteen hundred. The auditorium was beautifully decorated wtit palms and the college colors (rec and green). The cast of characters and program were as follows: "UNDER THE FLAG" A Drama in Five Acts CAST OF CHARACTERS Willard Blake, a diamond broker, afterwards a farm hand in dis- guise on Firman's plantation in Cuba.......Rousseau Voorhies Jerre Dunne, Blake's pal, after- wards disguised as Antonio, a farm hand, with Blake in Cuba .............. Robert Mouton George Morris, Blake's chief clerk, afterwards superintendent of Firman's plantation....... .... ............ Robert Young Larry. O'Toolee, Blake's second clerk, afterwards com panion to Morris in Cuba... ................ William Grace Rastus Hemingway, janitor....... .. ............ Arthur LeBlaue Gerald Firman, Gerald's fath.'r, and owner of a large plantation it Cuba.........Louis Mauboules Ricardo Gutierrez, Governor of the province of Santiago, Cuba. ... ............ William Ganucheau William Ewing, an American in the Cuban army.. Charles Daferner Father Delgato, a priest..Robt. Rose Sanchez, a farm hand. Geo. Billeaud Pedro, a negro jailer............... ................ David Pettijean Farmhands, Soldiers, Insurgents .. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.. Program Overture, "National Airs"......... ............. College Orchestra ACT I A diamond broker's office in New York. Violin Quartet, "Marche Militaire" (Schubert)............... Messrs. George, Manning, Cor- nelius, Willis, Billeaud; Mr. John Troy, Piano. ACT i1 Firman's plantation in Santiago, Cuba. Selection, "Spirit of Independence" .............. College Orchestra -ACT 111 A prisone in Cuba. Violin Duet, "Barcarolle" (Tschal- kowsky) ................. Messrs. Manning and Cornelius Billeaud ACT IV The open country outside the prison. Violin Quartet; "Wedding March" (Mendelssho) ............. Messrs. George, Manning, Cor- nelius, Willis, Billeaud; Mr. John Troy, Piano. . ACT V The ground's near the governor's house. "Olympian March"........... ............ College Orchestra The graduation exercises were held in the college auditorium Sunday morning before a thousand people. The following program was rt):deredr in an excellent man- ner: GRADUATION EXERCISES Program Concert Waltz, "Sweethearts" (V. Herbert).....College Orchestra Distribution of Premiums. Violin Solo, "Ballade and Mazurka" (J. Slunicko) . .. Mr. C. Billeaud Recitation: "How I Edited an Agri- cultural Paper" (M. Twain).... ............ Robert Mouton Winner of the Senior Elocution Medal. Violin Quartet, "Nocturne (3. Slun- icko) ...................-- * Messrs. Manning, Cornelius, George, Willis, Billeaud; Mr. John Troy, Piano. Recitation, "The Progress of Mad- ness" (Lewis) .. Chas. Daferner WVinner of the Junior Elocution Medal. Violin Solo, "Prelude and Waltz" (3. S1unicko)................ ......... Mr. Manning Billeaud Floll of Honor....Class Excellence Leadsrs. Violin Solo, "Concerto in D" (Seitz) ........... Mr. George Billeaud Award of Medals. Violin Duet, "Barcolle, Op, 30, No. 1" (3. Slunicko).............. Valedictory....Curtis G. Breaux Conferring of Degrees. Lddress to the Graduates......... .. 8on. Win. Campbell. L. L. D. V'iolin Quartet, "Serenade, Op. 5i8, No. I" (3. Slunicko).......... Messrs. Cornelius, Mannin& George~, Roy, Billeanud; Mr. Juo. Trao, Plb a The degree of Doctor of Laws wa. - conferred upon the Hon. William 3 Campbell, L. L. D, Judge of the i 18th Judicial District of the parish- I es of Lafayette and Acadia. I The degree of Master of Arts i was conferred upon William Mar I tin Nevins, B. A., '10, (Loyola Col- alege, Baltimore, Md.) The degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon Ovide A. Ber- nard of Rayne, La., Curtis G. Breaux of Houma, La., John A. Troy, B. S. '13, (St. Stanislas College, Bay St. Louis, Miss.) of Yazoo City, Miss The degree of Bachelor of Science was conferred upon Armand L. Brinkhaus of Sunset, La, Harold N. Henderson of New Iberia, La, Robert B. LeBlanc of New Iberia, La., Alfred J. Melancon of Carencro, La., Raymond J. Mouton of Lafay- ette, La. The highest honors of the Senior 'Class (B. A. Degree) were won by John Aloysius Troy. The highest honors of the Supe- rior Class (B. S. Degree) were won by Armand L. Brinkhaus. AWARDS OF MEDALS The gold medal for Christian doc- trine (Senior Division) was merited by Alexis Voorhies. Next in merit: John Troy, Robert Mouton. Israel Hebert, William Ganucheau. Do- nor: Sir Lawrence Fabacher, K. St. G., New Orleans. The gold medal for Catechism (Junior Division) was merited by Drowin Gremillon. Next in merit: Joseph Joseph, Lucius Courville, Clayius Meche, Victor Berthelot. Donors: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mc- Hardy, New Orleans. The Alumni gold medal donated annually by the Alumni Associa- tion of St. Charles College for the highest yearly scholarship average in the College was merited by Alexi" Voorhies. Next in merit: Donald Labbe, Eugene Fields, Godfrey Cook. . The gold medal for Arithrr'tic was merited by Armand Brinkhaus. Next in merit: Aloysius Castille, Eugene Fields, Drouin Gremillion. Donor: Mr. Charles Billeaud, Broussard,. La. The gold medal for the best es- say in Moral Philosophy was mer- ited by John Troy. Subject: The Sanction of the Moral Law. Do- nor: Rev. F. J. Roger, Church Point, La. The gold medal for good conduct (Senior Division) was merited l'y Walter Boulet. Premium: Alexis Voorhies. Honorable mention: John Vandegaer, Armand Porche. John Troy, Ronald Barrilleaux, Robert Moton, Cleveland Fruge, Arthur LeBlanc, Allan Thompson. N. B. The gold medals for Good Conduct have been awarded by the votes of the students with the ap- probation of the faculty. Donor: Very Rev. W. J. Teurlings, Lafey- ette, La. The gold medal for good conduct (Junior Division) was merited by Louis Soumeillan. Premium: Geo. Smith. Honorable mention: Drouin Gremillion, Manning Billeaua, Eu. gene Fields, Jules Krauss, Godfrey Cook, James Villien, Donald Labbe, C. Barry. Donor: Hon..Wm. Camp- bell, L. L. D., Lafayette, La. The gold medal for the best Eng- lish Composition was merited by Alexis Voorhies. Next in merit: Louis Mauboules, William Ganu- cheau, Riobert Mouton. Donor: Dr. Felix Guilbeau, Sunset, La. The gold medal for Elocution (Senior Division) was merited by Robert L. Mouton.- Next in merit: William Ganucheau, Armand Brink- haus. Donor: Hon. Fred. 3. Gi~ace, L. L. D., Baton Rouge, La. The gold medal for Elocuition (Junior Division) was merited by Charles Daferner. Next in merit: Howard Olivier, Charles Mouton, Lessley Gardiner. Donor: Rev. A. Doutre, Rayne, La. The Class Excellence Leaders forj the year i914-1915 were as follows: 3. Troy, Senior; A. Voorhies, Soph- omore; G. Smith, Freshman; D. Labbe, First Academic; - 0. Cook, Second Academic; 3. Krauss, Third Academic; A. Brinjchaus, Superior English; I. Heber'E, Intermediate English; .L. Jeanmard, First Eng- lish; E. Fields, Second English; C. Fruge, Third English; R. Roy, Preparatory. Certificate for Proficiency in typewriting was awarded to Robert F. Broussard, Carroll 3. - Mouton, Curtis 0. Breauz, harold N. Ihen- derson, Raymond 3. Mouton, Robert Gutierres. Diploma in Stenography was awarded to Robert F. Bfotusaard S(Contlhed on 5pg 4.) FIVE NOW IN RACE 3 FOR CONVENTION Estorge and Fontenot Latest to Announce Candidacies ST. LANDRY IS PROMISED AN INTEREStING CONTEST n e Parish Is Assured of Able Repre- vention Which Convenes in N. 0. i in September That there will be a fight for del- l egates to the constitutional conven- tion, which will convene in New Orleans on September 14th, seems a a practical certainty, judging from the number of candidates already in the field. Hlon. Henry Estorge, one-time clerk of St. Landry parish, arw present member of the State Board of Equalization from the Seventh District and Hon. L. Austin Fonte- not, regarded as one of the ablest legislators of the state, are the two latest candidates to hurl their Bats into the political arena. Judge Gil- bert L. Dupre and Hon. John W. Lewis, announced their candidacies sometime back, while the candk= dacy of Hon. Edward B. Dubuisson. who represented this parish in the constitutional convention of 1913 is regarded as certain. St. Landry is entitled to three del- egates in the constitutional conven- tion. With such able men contest- ing for the honors as have already announced this parish is assured of splendid representation in the body of men, which will revise toc or- ganic laws of Louisiana. The first convention delegate primary will be held on July 27th, while provision has been made to hold the second primary on August 10th in the event that a final run- off is necesseary. SWIPE FERTILE LOUISIANA SOIL Practical Californians Turn Dis- play at Exposition to Advantage Louisiana's rich soil is in de- mand at San Francisco. - Califor- nians have carried away every bit bf it they could lay their hands on, and are using it to fertilize their grounds and gardens. It excels any of the nature stimulants they have been buying. They were not satis- fied with the sample to which they have been welcome, but they have stripped all the boxes and pots and an emergency call has been put in for more of the reclaimed humus from Rareland prairie and other sections, or the prize-winning Lou- isiana exhibit at the Panama-Pa- cific Exposition soon will be in bad shape. When Louisiana made upi her ex- hibit, she took along a quantity of reclaimed soil and filled a box at each. corner of the space with the earth,~ She also packed a large number of tiny souvenir boxes with the composition. The visitors soon learned the wealth of the plant food in t'ie samples and they came back for more. Instead of asking for it, they simply scooped it out of the boxes, and before the raid was discovered, the mulch was gone. The attendaunts at the exhibit would have been c'bncern- ed about the loss, but they consider it such a fine tribute to the5 qual- ity of the state's land that they con- sider the incident rather proof of the exhibit's success as an adver- tisement of Louisiana's possibil- ties and opportunities, and ~have forgiven the visitors who eluded their vigilance. A number of Californians who have made fortunes through land exploitation have 1 -begun investiga- tion that maylead to the invest- ment of millions in Louisianaaeres. They have boosted the price of even arid desert land in California to a thousand dollars an acre, and some of the other Western states in which tbey have operated has passed the hundred dollar mark. They admitted tha Louisiana soil amid products were far ahead ,of ariything they had seen, and could not comprehend why the farm land in Louisiana was selling at such low prices~, unless there was fraud in claims and fhies. Several of them told Prof. Glenk that, they were going to institute immediate inquiry, and if the opportnimt is as attractive as it appearete would not hesitate to buy up in- aensne tracts andkwoeceed to prom$p devlome and oniao. TWO LOCAL SCOOLS GRADUATED FIFTEEN Exercises at the Opelousas High School and the Immae* ulate Conception Convent Witnessed by Large Crowds The graduation exercises held at the Opelousas High School and the Convent of the Immaculate Con- ception were a source of great in- terest to the friends and patrons of the two splendid institutions. The preliminary exercises were held on Friday night at the High School and on Monday night at the convent. The operatta "Snow White" presented at the High School was received with much applause by a packed house, while the three one-act plays at the con- vent, were no less favorites on Monday night, where an overcrowd- ed house witnessed the perform- ances. The graduation exercises at the High School were witnessed by sev- eral hundred patrons of the school. C. A. Ives, state high school in- spector, was the orator of the oc- casion, delivering a very interest- ing address to the thirteen high school graduates. He pointed out that education was the most valu- able asset to any person and urged the members of the graduating class to Improve upon their educa- an as years Wore on, in order to fit themselves as better citizens and to lead a nobler life. The address of Mr. Ives created a very favorable impression on the large audience. On account of the illness of the honor pupil of the class, who was valedictorian and who carried away two medals, the part of valedicto- rian was omitted. . Miss Elizebeth Cooke, the honer pupil of the class, however, was highly congratulated upon her success in her studies. She was awarded the Littell medal, donated by Dr. B. A. Littell. for tha best general excellence for three yars; she was also awarded the Thomas H. Lewis medal, founded by the late Thomas H1. Lewis and perpetuated by his sons in his mem- ory, for English. The Clarion medal, donated by the, St. Landrl Clarion, for Geometry; was awarded to Miss Noemi Burr. The Inter- state Trust & Banking medal for toe VIDRINE-DOUCET A wedding of interest to the Ope- lousas friends of the contracting parties took place at Washington Tuesday morning when Miss Edna Vidrine, a well known Grand Prair rie planter, and Mr. Marshall Dou- cet, eldest son, of ex-police juror Theodore Doucet, were married by 'Rev. Father Tessier, before inti- mate friends and relatives. Miss Vidrine' and Mr. Doucet are both well known in this city3 where they enjoy a large circle of friends, besides numbering many relatives. The bride is a graduate of the Grand Prairie High School, while the young groom received his education at St. CharlesC ol- lege, Grand Coteau. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. ')oucet motored to this city, where they boarded the Frisco Tuesday afternoon for Galveston. Texas. where they will spend three or four weeks on their honeymoon. STORK VISITS JACOBS HOME The home of Mr. and Mrs. Adolphe Jacobs was visited on Tuesday night by the Stork who left a bouncing baby girl as a sum- mner present to the Jacobs family.. The well known whylesale grocery- man has been receiving the con- gratulationla of his countless friends for his good fortune. FIRST COTTON ROLLS The first cotton bolWs to be re. ocived by the Clarion this year, ar- rived in Thursday mornings ani~l from Dubuisson, P.0O. and the tarm- er to boast of the possession of the first boils of the season is 3. E. 1a- con, a prominent settler of the northern section of St. Landry par- oFELOUSAS EXPRIENCES WAM WEATHER Opelousas exerenced' some warm weather during the week, the thermometer being around tOO degrees on several occastons. Thb Southern Slates as well as some points in the North were swelter- lng under the intense heat for the past few days. Pow deaths. how-. ever, ha- been recorded thus far t account of heat prostraf~om. best essay on immigration was awarded to Miss Ruth Thompson L. L. Perrault, one of the most promising young lawyers of Ope- lousas, presented the medals to tb winners. Superintendent C. J. Thompson presented diplomas to the follow- ing: Misses Elizabeth Cooke, Noemie Burr, Myrtle Durio, Velma Walker, Etta Obier, Ruth Thompson, Cor- inne Trosclair, Gertrude Sanders; and Messrs. Edward H. JH. torge, Preston J. Wyble, Lionel C. 'Cas- tille, A. Campbell Jones, and How- ard C. Voorhies. At the convent on Wednesday night the graduation exercises were as interesting as the -ones at t.te High School, although the gradu- ating class was smaller by eleven. Miss Mebel Hollier and Miss Alma Durand were the center of attrae- tion, as they composed the gradu- ating class. Mayor Edward L. Loeb was chosen to address the graduates, and like Mr. Ives he chose "`Education", -is his, subjec(f The address was a very good one, not only -impressive to the graduates but also the audi- ence: Speaking of education' Mr. Loeb remarked: "It is easy for us to see that, the men .and women who are informed, whose faculties are trained, who are siilled, ia some line of thought 'and work, whose outlook is broad. and sympa- thetic, and whose ideals of life are high and noble, are in a position 'tO get most out of life and render society service of the "gteat value." Mr. Loeb also urged compulsory education, saying: "There should be created such a 'wholesome senti- ment in favor of intelligence that no parent would think of depriving his child of an education; and thi parent who should prove so re- miss in his duty as to be willing to neglect his child's education should be forced by government to do his, duty in this respect." JUDGE DUPRE'S CANDIDACY MEETS WITH GENERAL APPROVAL Within a few days after Judge Dupre had announced his candi- dacy for delegte -to the Constitu- tional Convention, 'letters began to reach, him from different see- Lions of .the parish promising him support. We have been permitted to read these letters and w can' assure our readers they are flattering indeed. Each recognizes the Judge's fitness for the office and promises the un- qualified support of the several writers. Major Stewart, his colleague from thi parish, writeQ: "You can count on itie as;! will most certainly vote for you' f forty others run." Mr. J. M. Olivier, cashier of thl Bank of Arnaudville, Member 4f the Board of Equalization who served with him in 1914, says: "UseTess for me to say I will sup- port and do what I can for you, and the fact is, I have been ostix you already." A prominent, official in this par-' ish' writes: "I will do all I"can in my humble way. Count 'on me and command me." A prominent citizen, mei'chantr and farmer, has this to say: "I think, you are the ,inan for the po- dtio'n knowing that you will safr-w guard the' interest of the people.* A boyhood friend, now' a rxl rient, citizen of' Eunice writes biw: "Our intimate friendship fromi our early boyhood days,ijuuti~ffeV my aipporting you above gll otluer eon& Aideration." From North Louisiana, time bed rock of Democracy, 'one of his Dolleagues' in 'the Legislatutre writes him: "Only a few words so expre~s my delight on~ seeing your an- iouncement as a candidate for the Convention. Men' who con'e from the country parishes, shoutd he Sm of conviction and above all, outspoken when princlple is in.- volved. Such menare ardto finld( in you, your people hav, one and they are to be congratulaed." The Clarion shares the views herein expressed. It is supporting indge Pupre, who is now and has been for years, the personal and 'political, friend of the Mlanager of this paper, and bls legal advise?. Besidee, 4he Judge Is it.w siid bid LUibAL bIdUIUAIII~ APPSINT ONMITTEES Davy Heads Lawler's Campaign and Garland Is Dunbur's OPELOUSAS WILL BE MADE CANDIDATES' HEADQUARTERt Political Battles in Regisrtar and'; Agricultural Commissioners's. Fight to Be Made in Thi City Percy Dunbar, candidate for R -' istrar of the State Land Office ardn J. G. Lawler, candidate for sta b Agricultural Commissioner, both this city, have appointed their can.. paign committees, which are co.:r posed of local men, pronmfentlrfk the political and business worlt of St. Landry. Mr. Dunbar has been making - quiet fight for the past severa; months and has been receiving en couragement from various ,oures, Mr. Lawler, local real estat+ dealer and a man of experience on th1 farm, . has canvassed the greateg portion off Southwest Lousiiana, a; well as other sections and olim. to have a splendid opportmty be victorious. The friends of both Opelousas' candidates for state of flees feet optimistic and a har4 ight will be waged by the eo tive campaign committees fl;o-. this. city, as the Dunbar and er{ headquarters will be made I The D committee is . .a posed of ;l. followlng: R. Garland, cha4f nan; John W. IHenry :. Estorge, Henry strapes, Jr., E. L. Loeb, and B. Eastham, secretary. x Followfu i" .t Lawler 0W paign comimittee: B. H. Pae Caiiran; ,Jom 'nW. Lewis, , [a pes 4 Yves ,Andront and L. errault, secretary. WOMEN TO SEEK SUFFRAGE BEFORE CONVETIO , Louisiana women desirous of se- curi the ballot through the ap proabing constitutional v0k (ion, which will convene iflte* 0s In September, have` stt ' wor aii earnest, to launch a pa in behalf of W 2 80u(age. rlh ultragists met in few Oc leaui last Thursday to decide upon a pumn to canvass the entire tat4 in order to secure a suilfcientiw. - ber of signatures to petiti ea'a# the convention to strike ou the word "male" from the contitutit of the state. It Is asked that men and. on willing to aid in the campal 3end their namp- to Miss Jean on, presLdent of the state 'a r duorge at New Orleans. Th' leaders in the woman hrags fight are expected to to e state before the convention Y!5.. Bee and leaders throughout the tate, to carry on the fight in the" i'esepq tive parishes and wads, w } be ae ytestate leaders 4 women of Louisiana ecn bh I S politleal ofice thus~ 48 Widt factory inspector, 47 homethne past~ a movemeat 1'h& been qn haxid to present tl*F )ilion to the~ yeters of Lo C a proposed cepetitutlonal bient to that eteeti being OIIARwiON REPORTEDi IN According to reliable charon is playinghavoc in th# ern seotion of St. Landry. the post few. daye several cc ownes have 'enffered' sevor~"es4 A$ P~itrevillle, it ls reported; best lest dlaMnge have lbeen done. while4 the Piaquemine and Mallet sectiosr aire said to be infested withy ejoer- riblq disease. A large portion of the faminerasi% 5t, Landry h avebeen in the cuom, of caccinating their catte worste past few years, due mnaniny to p~ liitty given this particular bireanelW of f*rm education by the state- Agricultural Gomnission. 'Iaee who $*inually vacoluate tih64t have not 'suffered any losa cbarboA to any great extent. t is nov evident thatvalstn wilt grow more popular pach y*., RACES NEET M( MF Thezsarill be horse and bile rgeq. at Waleor's rose In thid etty on July 28th., sinlps on all roads will be adit is pxpected that wi hb ost, to a larap erow4
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THE ST.LANDRY CLARON"Mere Shall The Press The People's Rights MaintainVnawed by Influence aisd Unbribed by Cain."
VOLUME XXV-NO 36. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1915. $1.00 PER YEAR
PLAIJULMINL 1UBE RE-ORiANIZED
Old Drainage District May Be Called
Upon to Vote A Tax
THIS TIME SUCCESS IS
ULTIMATELY EXPETED
Bayous Plaquemine and Mallet
. Drainage District Will Probably
Lead St. Landry Drainage Work
LThe police jury of St. Landry hasgiven the drainage board of theBayous Plaquemine and Malletdrainage district the power to re-organize and call an election, ifnecessary, to vote upon a tax toraise sufficient money for thedredging out of the bayous Plaque-mine and Mallet.
The big drainage district, whichcovers nearly all the lands be-tween Opelousas and Prairie Rondeand Gradnigo's Island and Lawtell,is badly in need of a substantialdrainage system. It will be re-membered that a few years past atax Was successfully carried in the
,FY. district, but on account of unfore-.seen circumstances the taxpayers
never received what they. contem-plated, at the time of the voting ofthe tax-and the first attempt atdrainage on a Farke scale in St.Landry was a total failure.
The people residing in the oldestdrainage district in St. Landry are
s= very enthusiastic over the prospectof having their property drainedand it is thought that in the eventthat the board of commissionersshould decide upon calling a taxelection there would be no difficultyin passing the measure. It has beenintimated that an election will beealled shortly, so that the farmerscould start a-right next spring,with their lands splendidly drained.
FARMERS TO MEET ATBELLEVUE
An interesting program is beingarranged for the entertainment ofthe,guests at the quarterly meet-ing of the St. Landry Parish Farm-ers. Educational & Co-dperativeUnion, which will take place atWest Bellevue on June 30th and Ju-ly ist.
The first day of the conventionwill be devoted exclusively tospeechmaking and frolicing ingeneral, a genuine Creole picnic be-ing provided for. The public hasbeen invited through the press andit is expeceted that a large numberof St. Landry's most influential cit-izens will be the guests of theBellevue Local.
Several of the state officials ofthe Union have been extended in-vitations and it is reported thatsome of them will be on hand togive the members of the Union de-tailed information concerning themarketing system, recently employ-ed by the Union at New Orleans,which, up-to-date, has been prov-ing satisfactory.
A large number of delegateb frozvevery local in the parish is e~x-pected to be present at the Belle-vue meeting, as the parish officersfor the ensuing year will be elect-ed, as well as the delegates to thestate convention at Alexandria,which is scheduled to take placethe latter part of July.
> DEVELOPMENT BUREAU GOESUNDER
The Southwes Louisiana Develop-ment Bureu has been ordered toliquidate by the board of directors,at a meeting held in Lafayette, onlast Friday afternoon. R. C. Holt,of the Commercial Bank of Rayne,was appointed lhiuidator and allnotes due the bureau were orderedplaced in the Commercial Bank forcollection.
As the assets of the bureau ex-ceed the liabilities. those holdingclaims against the bureau will haveno difficulty in collecting them.
The Southwest Louisiana Devel-opment Bureau was organized it."Lafayette during the Fall of 1913.for the purpose of advertisingSouthwest Louisiana, in an endea-vor to interest prospective settlersto .ivest t',eir money in the fer- Itile land of the thirteen parishes,which it represented. It was an or-ganization to help the farmers se-cure what they wanted, but on ac-count of the co-operation on thepart of the citizens of SouthwestLouisiana the bureau, like manyother worthy enterprises, has goneunder. .
Mrs. W. C, Lade, of Orange, Tex-Sas, whp before her marriage was
Miss Roes Wallier of this city, isspenting seveala weeks in this citythe eests ao gl10lds and relatives.
OLD BOYS GATHES ATST. CHARLESCOLLEGE
One Thousand Witness Commencement Exercises atHistorical Jesuit Institution-Grace
Heads Alumni Association
Grand Coteau, La., June 21.-Th4seventy-seventh annual com*'mencement of St. Charles Golleg4was held in the college auditoriunSaturday night before an audienceof fifteen hundred. The auditoriumwas beautifully decorated wtitpalms and the college colors (recand green). The cast of charactersand program were as follows:
"UNDER THE FLAG"A Drama in Five Acts
CAST OF CHARACTERSWillard Blake, a diamond broker,
afterwards a farm hand in dis-guise on Firman's plantation inCuba.......Rousseau Voorhies
Jerre Dunne, Blake's pal, after-wards disguised as Antonio, afarm hand, with Blake in Cuba.............. Robert Mouton
George Morris, Blake's chief clerk,afterwards superintendent ofFirman's plantation........... ............ Robert Young
Larry. O'Toolee, Blake'ssecond clerk, afterwards companion to Morris in Cuba...................William Grace
Rastus Hemingway, janitor......... ............ Arthur LeBlaue
Gerald Firman, Gerald's fath.'r, andowner of a large plantation itCuba.........Louis Mauboules
Ricardo Gutierrez, Governor of theprovince of Santiago, Cuba. ............... William Ganucheau
William Ewing, an American in theCuban army.. Charles Daferner
Father Delgato, a priest..Robt. RoseSanchez, a farm hand. Geo. BilleaudPedro, a negro jailer...............
................ David PettijeanFarmhands, Soldiers, Insurgents.. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES..
ProgramOverture, "National Airs".........
............. College OrchestraACT I
A diamond broker's office in NewYork.
Violin Quartet, "Marche Militaire"(Schubert)...............
Messrs. George, Manning, Cor-nelius, Willis, Billeaud; Mr.John Troy, Piano.
ACT i1Firman's plantation in Santiago,
Cuba.Selection, "Spirit of Independence"
.............. College Orchestra-ACT 111
A prisone in Cuba.Violin Duet, "Barcarolle" (Tschal-
kowsky) .................Messrs. Manning and CorneliusBilleaud
ACT IVThe open country outside the
prison.Violin Quartet; "Wedding March"
(Mendelssho) .............Messrs. George, Manning, Cor-nelius, Willis, Billeaud; Mr.
John Troy, Piano. .ACT V
The ground's near the governor'shouse.
"Olympian March"....................... College Orchestra
The graduation exercises wereheld in the college auditoriumSunday morning before a thousandpeople. The following programwas rt):deredr in an excellent man-ner:
GRADUATION EXERCISESProgram
Concert Waltz, "Sweethearts" (V.Herbert).....College OrchestraDistribution of Premiums.
Violin Solo, "Ballade and Mazurka"(J. Slunicko) . .. Mr. C. Billeaud
Recitation: "How I Edited an Agri-cultural Paper" (M. Twain)................ Robert Mouton
Winner of the Senior ElocutionMedal.
Violin Quartet, "Nocturne (3. Slun-icko) ...................-- *Messrs. Manning, Cornelius,George, Willis, Billeaud; Mr.
John Troy, Piano.Recitation, "The Progress of Mad-
ness" (Lewis) .. Chas. DafernerWVinner of the Junior Elocution
Medal.Violin Solo, "Prelude and Waltz"
(3. S1unicko)......................... Mr. Manning Billeaud
Floll of Honor....Class ExcellenceLeadsrs.
Violin Solo, "Concerto in D" (Seitz)........... Mr. George Billeaud
Award of Medals.Violin Duet, "Barcolle, Op, 30, No.
1" (3. Slunicko)..............Valedictory....Curtis G. Breaux
Conferring of Degrees.Lddress to the Graduates.........
..8on. Win. Campbell. L. L. D.V'iolin Quartet, "Serenade, Op. 5i8,
No. I" (3. Slunicko)..........Messrs. Cornelius, Mannin&George~, Roy, Billeanud; Mr. Juo.
Trao, Plb
a The degree of Doctor of Laws wa.- conferred upon the Hon. William
3 Campbell, L. L. D, Judge of thei 18th Judicial District of the parish-I es of Lafayette and Acadia.I The degree of Master of Artsi was conferred upon William Mar
I tin Nevins, B. A., '10, (Loyola Col-alege, Baltimore, Md.)
The degree of Bachelor of Artswas conferred upon Ovide A. Ber-nard of Rayne, La., Curtis G. Breauxof Houma, La., John A. Troy, B. S.'13, (St. Stanislas College, Bay St.Louis, Miss.) of Yazoo City, Miss
The degree of Bachelor of Sciencewas conferred upon Armand L.Brinkhaus of Sunset, La, HaroldN. Henderson of New Iberia, La,Robert B. LeBlanc of New Iberia,La., Alfred J. Melancon of Carencro,La., Raymond J. Mouton of Lafay-ette, La.
The highest honors of the Senior'Class (B. A. Degree) were won byJohn Aloysius Troy.
The highest honors of the Supe-rior Class (B. S. Degree) were wonby Armand L. Brinkhaus.
AWARDS OF MEDALSThe gold medal for Christian doc-
trine (Senior Division) was meritedby Alexis Voorhies. Next in merit:John Troy, Robert Mouton. IsraelHebert, William Ganucheau. Do-nor: Sir Lawrence Fabacher, K. St.G., New Orleans.
The gold medal for Catechism(Junior Division) was merited byDrowin Gremillon. Next in merit:Joseph Joseph, Lucius Courville,Clayius Meche, Victor Berthelot.Donors: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mc-Hardy, New Orleans.
The Alumni gold medal donatedannually by the Alumni Associa-tion of St. Charles College for thehighest yearly scholarship averagein the College was merited by Alexi"Voorhies. Next in merit: DonaldLabbe, Eugene Fields, Godfrey Cook.. The gold medal for Arithrr'ticwas merited by Armand Brinkhaus.Next in merit: Aloysius Castille,Eugene Fields, Drouin Gremillion.Donor: Mr. Charles Billeaud,Broussard,. La.
The gold medal for the best es-say in Moral Philosophy was mer-ited by John Troy. Subject: TheSanction of the Moral Law. Do-nor: Rev. F. J. Roger, ChurchPoint, La.
The gold medal for good conduct(Senior Division) was merited l'yWalter Boulet. Premium: AlexisVoorhies. Honorable mention:John Vandegaer, Armand Porche.John Troy, Ronald Barrilleaux,Robert Moton, Cleveland Fruge,Arthur LeBlanc, Allan Thompson.
N. B. The gold medals for GoodConduct have been awarded by thevotes of the students with the ap-probation of the faculty. Donor:Very Rev. W. J. Teurlings, Lafey-ette, La.
The gold medal for good conduct(Junior Division) was merited byLouis Soumeillan. Premium: Geo.Smith. Honorable mention: DrouinGremillion, Manning Billeaua, Eu.gene Fields, Jules Krauss, GodfreyCook, James Villien, Donald Labbe,C. Barry. Donor: Hon..Wm. Camp-bell, L. L. D., Lafayette, La.
The gold medal for the best Eng-lish Composition was merited byAlexis Voorhies. Next in merit:Louis Mauboules, William Ganu-cheau, Riobert Mouton. Donor: Dr.Felix Guilbeau, Sunset, La.
The gold medal for Elocution(Senior Division) was merited byRobert L. Mouton.- Next in merit:William Ganucheau, Armand Brink-haus. Donor: Hon. Fred. 3. Gi~ace,L. L. D., Baton Rouge, La.
The gold medal for Elocuition(Junior Division) was merited byCharles Daferner. Next in merit:Howard Olivier, Charles Mouton,Lessley Gardiner. Donor: Rev. A.Doutre, Rayne, La.The Class Excellence Leaders forjthe year i914-1915 were as follows:3. Troy, Senior; A. Voorhies, Soph-omore; G. Smith, Freshman; D.Labbe, First Academic; -0. Cook,Second Academic; 3. Krauss, ThirdAcademic; A. Brinjchaus, SuperiorEnglish; I. Heber'E, IntermediateEnglish; .L. Jeanmard, First Eng-lish; E. Fields, Second English; C.Fruge, Third English; R. Roy,Preparatory.
Certificate for Proficiency intypewriting was awarded to RobertF. Broussard, Carroll 3. - Mouton,Curtis 0. Breauz, harold N. Ihen-derson, Raymond 3. Mouton, RobertGutierres.
Diploma in Stenography wasawarded to Robert F. Bfotusaard
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FIVE NOW IN RACE3 FOR CONVENTION
Estorge and Fontenot Latest to
Announce Candidacies
ST. LANDRY IS PROMISED
AN INTEREStING CONTEST
n
e Parish Is Assured of Able Repre-
vention Which Convenes in N. 0.
i in September
That there will be a fight for del-l egates to the constitutional conven-tion, which will convene in NewOrleans on September 14th, seems aa practical certainty, judging fromthe number of candidates alreadyin the field.
Hlon. Henry Estorge, one-timeclerk of St. Landry parish, arwpresent member of the State Boardof Equalization from the SeventhDistrict and Hon. L. Austin Fonte-not, regarded as one of the ablestlegislators of the state, are the twolatest candidates to hurl their Batsinto the political arena. Judge Gil-bert L. Dupre and Hon. John W.Lewis, announced their candidaciessometime back, while the candk=dacy of Hon. Edward B. Dubuisson.who represented this parish in theconstitutional convention of 1913 isregarded as certain.
St. Landry is entitled to three del-egates in the constitutional conven-tion. With such able men contest-ing for the honors as have alreadyannounced this parish is assured ofsplendid representation in the bodyof men, which will revise toc or-ganic laws of Louisiana.
The first convention delegateprimary will be held on July 27th,while provision has been made tohold the second primary on August10th in the event that a final run-off is necesseary.
SWIPE FERTILELOUISIANA SOIL
Practical Californians Turn Dis-play at Exposition to
Advantage
Louisiana's rich soil is in de-mand at San Francisco. -Califor-nians have carried away every bitbf it they could lay their hands on,and are using it to fertilize theirgrounds and gardens. It excels anyof the nature stimulants they havebeen buying. They were not satis-fied with the sample to which theyhave been welcome, but they havestripped all the boxes and pots andan emergency call has been put infor more of the reclaimed humusfrom Rareland prairie and othersections, or the prize-winning Lou-isiana exhibit at the Panama-Pa-cific Exposition soon will be in badshape.
When Louisiana made upi her ex-hibit, she took along a quantity ofreclaimed soil and filled a box ateach. corner of the space with theearth,~ She also packed a largenumber of tiny souvenir boxeswith the composition. The visitorssoon learned the wealth of theplant food in t'ie samples and theycame back for more. Instead ofasking for it, they simply scoopedit out of the boxes, and before theraid was discovered, the mulchwas gone. The attendaunts at theexhibit would have been c'bncern-ed about the loss, but they considerit such a fine tribute to the5 qual-ity of the state's land that they con-sider the incident rather proof ofthe exhibit's success as an adver-tisement of Louisiana's possibil-ties and opportunities, and ~haveforgiven the visitors who eludedtheir vigilance.
A number of Californians whohave made fortunes through landexploitation have1-begun investiga-tion that maylead to the invest-ment of millions in Louisianaaeres.They have boosted the price of evenarid desert land in California to athousand dollars an acre, andsome of the other Western statesin which tbey have operated haspassed the hundred dollar mark.They admitted tha Louisiana soilamid products were far ahead ,ofariything they had seen, and couldnot comprehend why the farm landin Louisiana was selling at suchlow prices~, unless there was fraudin claims and fhies. Several ofthem told Prof. Glenk that, theywere going to institute immediateinquiry, and if the opportnimt isas attractive as it appearetewould not hesitate to buy up in-aensne tracts andkwoeceed to prom$pdevlome and oniao.
TWO LOCAL SCOOLSGRADUATED FIFTEEN
Exercises at the Opelousas High School and the Immae*ulate Conception Convent Witnessed
by Large Crowds
The graduation exercises held atthe Opelousas High School and theConvent of the Immaculate Con-ception were a source of great in-terest to the friends and patronsof the two splendid institutions.
The preliminary exercises wereheld on Friday night at the HighSchool and on Monday night at theconvent. The operatta "SnowWhite" presented at the HighSchool was received with muchapplause by a packed house, whilethe three one-act plays at the con-vent, were no less favorites onMonday night, where an overcrowd-ed house witnessed the perform-ances.
The graduation exercises at theHigh School were witnessed by sev-eral hundred patrons of the school.
C. A. Ives, state high school in-spector, was the orator of the oc-casion, delivering a very interest-ing address to the thirteen highschool graduates. He pointed outthat education was the most valu-able asset to any person and urgedthe members of the graduatingclass to Improve upon their educa-
an as years Wore on, in order tofit themselves as better citizens andto lead a nobler life. The address ofMr. Ives created a very favorableimpression on the large audience.
On account of the illness of thehonor pupil of the class, who wasvaledictorian and who carried awaytwo medals, the part of valedicto-rian was omitted. . Miss ElizebethCooke, the honer pupil of the class,however, was highly congratulatedupon her success in her studies.She was awarded the Littell medal,donated by Dr. B. A. Littell. for thabest general excellence for threeyars; she was also awarded theThomas H. Lewis medal, foundedby the late Thomas H1. Lewis andperpetuated by his sons in his mem-ory, for English. The Clarionmedal, donated by the, St. Landrl
Clarion, for Geometry; was awarded
to Miss Noemi Burr. The Inter-
state Trust & Banking medal for toe
VIDRINE-DOUCET
A wedding of interest to the Ope-lousas friends of the contractingparties took place at WashingtonTuesday morning when Miss EdnaVidrine, a well known Grand Prairrie planter, and Mr. Marshall Dou-cet, eldest son, of ex-police jurorTheodore Doucet, were married by'Rev. Father Tessier, before inti-mate friends and relatives.
Miss Vidrine' and Mr. Doucet areboth well known in this city3where they enjoy a large circle offriends, besides numbering manyrelatives. The bride is a graduateof the Grand Prairie High School,while the young groom receivedhis education at St. CharlesC ol-lege, Grand Coteau.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.')oucet motored to this city, where
they boarded the Frisco Tuesdayafternoon for Galveston. Texas.where they will spend three or fourweeks on their honeymoon.
STORK VISITS JACOBS HOME
The home of Mr. and Mrs.Adolphe Jacobs was visited onTuesday night by the Stork who
left a bouncing baby girl as a sum-mner present to the Jacobs family..
The well known whylesale grocery-man has been receiving the con-gratulationla of his countless friendsfor his good fortune.
FIRST COTTON ROLLS
The first cotton bolWs to be re.ocived by the Clarion this year, ar-
rived in Thursday mornings ani~l
from Dubuisson, P.0O. and the tarm-er to boast of the possession of the
first boils of the season is 3. E. 1a-
con, a prominent settler of thenorthern section of St. Landry par-
oFELOUSAS EXPRIENCESWAM WEATHER
Opelousas exerenced' somewarm weather during the week,the thermometer being around tOOdegrees on several occastons. ThbSouthern Slates as well as somepoints in the North were swelter-
lng under the intense heat for the
past few days. Pow deaths. how-.ever, ha- been recorded thus fart account of heat prostraf~om.
best essay on immigration wasawarded to Miss Ruth ThompsonL. L. Perrault, one of the mostpromising young lawyers of Ope-lousas, presented the medals to tbwinners.
Superintendent C. J. Thompsonpresented diplomas to the follow-ing:
Misses Elizabeth Cooke, NoemieBurr, Myrtle Durio, Velma Walker,Etta Obier, Ruth Thompson, Cor-inne Trosclair, Gertrude Sanders;and Messrs. Edward H. JH. torge,Preston J. Wyble, Lionel C. 'Cas-tille, A. Campbell Jones, and How-ard C. Voorhies.
At the convent on Wednesdaynight the graduation exercises wereas interesting as the -ones at t.teHigh School, although the gradu-ating class was smaller by eleven.Miss Mebel Hollier and Miss AlmaDurand were the center of attrae-tion, as they composed the gradu-ating class.
Mayor Edward L. Loeb waschosen to address the graduates, andlike Mr. Ives he chose "`Education",-is his, subjec(f The address was avery good one, not only -impressiveto the graduates but also the audi-ence: Speaking of education' Mr.Loeb remarked: "It is easy for usto see that, the men .and womenwho are informed, whose faculties
are trained, who are siilled, iasome line of thought 'and work,whose outlook is broad. and sympa-thetic, and whose ideals of life are
high and noble, are in a position 'tOget most out of life and render
society service of the "gteatvalue."Mr. Loeb also urged compulsory
education, saying: "There shouldbe created such a 'wholesome senti-ment in favor of intelligence thatno parent would think of deprivinghis child of an education; and thiparent who should prove so re-miss in his duty as to be willing toneglect his child's education shouldbe forced by government to do his,duty in this respect."
JUDGE DUPRE'S CANDIDACYMEETS WITH GENERAL
APPROVAL
Within a few days after JudgeDupre had announced his candi-dacy for delegte -to the Constitu-tional Convention, 'letters beganto reach, him from different see-Lions of .the parish promising himsupport.We have been permitted to readthese letters and w can' assure ourreaders they are flattering indeed.Each recognizes the Judge's fitnessfor the office and promises the un-
qualified support of the severalwriters.Major Stewart, his colleaguefrom thi parish, writeQ:"You can count on itie as;! willmost certainly vote for you' fforty others run."Mr. J. M. Olivier, cashier of thlBank of Arnaudville, Member 4f theBoard of Equalization who servedwith him in 1914, says:
"UseTess for me to say I will sup-port and do what I can for you, andthe fact is, I have been ostixyou already."
A prominent, official in this par-'ish' writes:
"I will do all I"can in my humbleway. Count 'on me and commandme."A prominent citizen, mei'chantrand farmer, has this to say: "Ithink, you are the ,inan for the po-dtio'n knowing that you will safr-wguard the' interest of the people.*A boyhood friend, now' a rxlrient, citizen of' Eunice writes biw:"Our intimate friendship fromi ourearly boyhood days,ijuuti~ffeV myaipporting you above gll otluer eon&Aideration."
From North Louisiana, time bedrock of Democracy, 'one of hisDolleagues' in 'the Legislatutrewrites him:
"Only a few words so expre~smy delight on~ seeing your an-iouncement as a candidate for the
Convention. Men' who con'e fromthe country parishes, shoutd heSm of conviction and above all,outspoken when princlple is in.-volved. Such menare ardto finld(in you, your people hav, one andthey are to be congratulaed."
The Clarion shares the viewsherein expressed. It is supportingindge Pupre, who is now and hasbeen for years, the personaland 'political, friend of the Mlanagerof this paper, and bls legal advise?.Besidee, 4he Judge Is it.w siid bid
LUibAL bIdUIUAIII~APPSINT ONMITTEES
Davy Heads Lawler's Campaignand Garland Is Dunbur's
OPELOUSAS WILL BE MADECANDIDATES' HEADQUARTERt
Political Battles in Regisrtar and';Agricultural Commissioners's.Fight to Be Made in Thi City
Percy Dunbar, candidate for R -'istrar of the State Land Office ardnJ. G. Lawler, candidate for sta bAgricultural Commissioner, boththis city, have appointed their can..paign committees, which are co.:rposed of local men, pronmfentlrfkthe political and business worltof St. Landry.
Mr. Dunbar has been making -quiet fight for the past severa;months and has been receiving encouragement from various ,oures,Mr. Lawler, local real estat+ dealerand a man of experience on th1farm, .has canvassed the greategportion off Southwest Lousiiana, a;well as other sections and olim.to have a splendid opportmtybe victorious. The friends of bothOpelousas' candidates for state offlees feet optimistic and a har4ight will be waged by the eotive campaign committees fl;o-.this. city, as the Dunbar ander{ headquarters will be made I
The D committee is . .aposed of ;l. followlng: R.Garland, cha4f nan; John W.
IHenry :. Estorge, Henrystrapes, Jr., E. L. Loeb, and B.Eastham, secretary. x
Followfu i" .t Lawler 0Wpaign comimittee: B. H. PaeCaiiran; ,Jom 'nW. Lewis, ,
[a pes4 Yves ,Andront andL. errault, secretary.
WOMEN TO SEEK SUFFRAGEBEFORE CONVETIO ,
Louisiana women desirous of se-curi the ballot through the approabing constitutional v0k(ion, which will convene iflte*
0s In September, have` stt '
wor aii earnest, to launch apa in behalf of W 280u(age.
rlh ultragists met in few Ocleaui last Thursday to decide upona pumn to canvass the entire tat4in order to secure a suilfcientiw. -ber of signatures to petiti ea'a#the convention to strike ou theword "male" from the contitutitof the state.
It Is asked that men and. onwilling to aid in the campal 3endtheir namp- to Miss Jean on,
presLdent of the state 'a rduorge at New Orleans.
Th' leaders in the womanhrags fight are expected to to estate before the convention Y!5..
Bee and leaders throughout thetate, to carry on the fight in the"
i'esepq tive parishes and wads, w }be ae ytestate leaders4
women of Louisiana ecn bh IS politleal ofice thus~ 48
Widt factory inspector, 47
homethne past~ a movemeat 1'h&been qn haxid to present tl*F)ilion to the~ yeters of Lo Ca proposed cepetitutlonal
bient to that eteeti being
OIIARwiON REPORTEDi IN
According to reliable
charon is playinghavoc in th#ern seotion of St. Landry.the post few. daye several ccownes have 'enffered' sevor~"es4
A$ P~itrevillle, it ls reported; bestlest
dlaMnge have lbeen done. while4
the
Piaquemine and Mallet sectiosr
aire said to be infested withy ejoer-riblq
disease.
A large portion of the faminerasi%5t,
Landry h avebeen in the cuom,
of caccinating their catte worstepast
few years, due mnaniny to p~
liitty given this particular bireanelWof f*rm education by the state-Agricultural Gomnission. 'Iaeewho $*inually vacoluate tih64thave not 'suffered any losacbarboA to any great extent. tis nov evident thatvalstnwilt grow more popular pach y*.,
RACES NEET M( MF
Thezsarill be horse andbile rgeq. at Waleor's roseIn thid etty on July 28th.,sinlps on all roads will be
adit is pxpected thatwi hb ost, to a larap erow4
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