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he St Landy (ls.) Clarion Is Whttnt THE ST. LANDRY CLARION. "Here Shall The Press The People's Rights Maintain, Unawed by Influence and Unbribed by Cain. VOL. XX].---NO. 46. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1911:. 1 PER YEAR :. -.. . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. - .- . '-::-' - - , -- ,. -:-.: , - *.... * •. ICONGRESSMAN P U J RESORTS TO VERY UGLY WORDS. Calls Governor Sanders A Liar In A Speech, and Then Takes It Back. The Clarion regrets very much that Congressman Arsene Pujo, from this district, is resorting to the "Liar" argument in politics. The Clarion regrets it, because it has always had the highest esteem for Mr. Pujo; and it is surprised that he should have allowed his temper to get the best of his judgment. The incident is certainly no t credit to him. t On the contrary, when a poli tician gets wroth, it betokens a that he is in sore traits. ii And, especially, when it ap pears that a reporter had mis- t1 quoted the statement which Mr. p Pujo took offense at, attri- s buted to Mr. Sanders, and which ~ Mr. Sanders promptly corrected; tl and it is reported Mr. Pujo was fully aware of the correction, the H epithet of "liar" comes with bad sc grace from a gentleman occupying he the position of Mr. Pujo-a man a 1. seeking for higher honors. th And again, it is particularly se Sharmful, when Mr. Pujo was fr compelled, by some sense of fair- hi: ness, to recant the epithet of cis "liar" applied by him to Gov. pr Sanders. The Clarion sincerely trusts ini that this will be the last incident Gc =of the kind during this campaign. me EREATEST REPORTER OF WAR e Was Sir Wllllam I. hsell, Wbo Csruris Cri.has Campaig Isr tte" me Tims elii tht SSir William Howard Russell, dean of English war corres nts, represented the Lon Times-"The Thunderer" -during the Crimean campaign. e relates how oddly out of place felt during preparations for le and the expression among cers and men that he was not nted. "I never was in a more un leasant position," he says in ting of the battle of Alma. verybody else on the field had e raison d'etre. I had none. ey were on a recognized busi . It could scarcely be recog ed or legitimate business for man to ride in front of the y in order that he might be to write an account of a ttle for a newspaper." He saw the "Charge of the ht Brigade" and also served India during the days of mu y. Later he came to the nited States prior to the Civil art traveled through the south states after interviewing .coln and saw the Confederate tory at Bull Run. It is interesting to note that this one man's life the old 'non of a war correspondent a "general nuisance" about army has changed wonder ,He was detailed to "cover" Franco-Prussian war and near the Prussian King, k, Moltke and Phil Sher as they marched the assault ;Sedan. He saw the French porer carried away, a captive, sanguinary field. verywhere he was welcomed respect by the Germans. was accorded every courtesy probably for the first time tory, received the attention Slater commanders have be upon the men who write l history of the wars through l umns of daily papers. last campaign was in f whither he followed Sir; t Wolseley in his pursuit wayo. Ind his later years i Fred b bfoy the rest hek eventful virife.us eventful life. s SOME MORE ABOUTi THAT GAME WARDEN LETTER And Then Some More About Things Political, In cluding the Field of Local Politics. That Horrid Letter "Bernstein had no right to give out Judge Hall's letter," ex claims, with emphasis, a Hall supporter. Continuing, the dis tressed partisan says: "It was a private letter. Bernstein was Hall's campaign manager, and the letter should have been treated as a secret as between the campaign manager and the candidate." This expression, on the part of an ardent supporter of the Goo Goo candidate, clearly destroys their oft-repeated assertion that the Bernstein letter would not hurt Hall's candidacy. It shows that, while they can not excuse the Hall letter, ask ing for the support of the game wardens and registrars in his race for the Supreme Judgeship, they have to resort to the flimsy plea that Bernstein, his campaign manager in the Judgeship race, should not have exposed his (the Immaculate Judge's) letter in this fight. ,s They can not deny that Judge e Hall sought, and obtained, the d support of the very system that g he is now opposing-and that but n a few months ago-and through that influence-through the pre y sent administration, or rather s friends of the administration in his district, he was elected Asso f ciate Justice of the Louisiana Su preme Court. John M. Parker, a Republican, a induced Judge Hall to run for t Governor on the Good Govern ment ticket. That Is Another Question: Why should John M. Parker seek as hi candidpte a man who had accepted atid received the support of the "Ring?"-sought 1 that candidate to lead a move- I ment that had for its purpose the 1 elimination and destruction of a the "Ring" which John M. Par ker, Republican, desires to eli minate and destroy? That is a serious question for 1 Democrats to think about. John M. Parker, Republican, invades the wigwam of the Demo crats. c He picks out as his candidate a Democrat of the Regular persua sion as his candidate for Gover nor. What is Mr. Parker's (Repub- C lican) ulterior motive? S Is it not a natural conclusion the Mr. Parker, Republican, * wants to become the absolute Boss of Louisiana?-Louisiana, a n rock-ribbed Democratic State? It is admitted that Mr. Parker S showed to Judge Hall from the mountains of Monroe the beau ties of the Governor's office- C that he, Mr. Parker (Republican) had been delegated by the disgruntled portion of the De mocracy of the State to have .a' him (Judge Hall) save the people w from a Democratic administra- M tion. Strange, strange. indeed, in- E deed. It ii -Miss Mattie Baillio, of Wash isngton, is the guest of Misses g Rita and Althee Dessarai. e -Misses Bertha and Mary Littell returned Tuesday from Grand Coteau, where they had t beep visiting relatives. -Mr. R. IH. Price was a usi ness visitor to Vile Platte Tues t day. -Misses Alice and EIie Moss, of Lafayette, returned to their home Monday, after visiting I here, guests at homeof Mr. Len Dupre. --Miss Monica Callahan re turned to her home in Midland Monday, after visiting her sister, Mrs. Leon Dupre. -Mr. James W. Callahan, Jr., of Akers, returned home Mon day, after visiting relatives here. -Mr. Percy Levy returned Monday, after an extended visit through the east. -Miss Christine Ardoin, of Eunice, spent Thursday in Ope lousas, the guest of Miss Elia Moreau. -Miss Louise Godfrey is the guest of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Molaison. -Mr. W. J. Henderson, of a Washington, was a visitor here -Dr. and Mrs. B A. Littell I spent Tuesday in New Orleans. It Is Just a Dream, That's All. *e "Michel will withdraw, and Aswell become the candidate of II the Regulars." That is the expression, and a the fond hope, of the supporters s of Hall here. l Every evening, at the "Hook i Worm Club," this illusion makes a itself manifest, like a ghost of e Disappointment, to the Hall members. F Did we say ghost? Well, in a sense, it is a ghost, because they expected Michel to I pull down long ago. They just hoped he would pull down, and worked themselves up to the belief that he would. Have you ever heard of a fel low telling a lie so often that he gets to a point that he himself be lieves it? But now, with our friends of the Good Government League, the thing has changed form and shape from a ghost of the past to a Jack-o-Lantern of the prehent. They are pursuing a hope that is a myth. They will walk and walk in the faint hope of seeing the alluring object that their eyes, prompted by the heart, see in the distance. That will not happen-this withdrawal of Michel. It is hardly possible that a 1:59 horse will be taken out of the entry to put in a plain roadster. I I, Something Local r Prof. Wilfred Boudreaux, of Sunset, is the latest in the field for Legislator. He is now a member of the School Board of r this parish, He has been identi a fled with school matters for many e years, and was connected with t the St. Landry High School as a teecber during the early days of a that institution. He taught F school in the far-away Philli - pines, and left there in a rnn be cause of strong pressure being brought to bear against all American teachers, by the Phil liponoes, that they must seek the sunny clime of their native country. . Other candidates, so far as we have heard, are: Major John M. Oge; Dr. Frank Pulford, A. H. Garland, Esq., Major A. I Stewart, and Morton H. Thomp son, Esq. The race for Sheriff is goog merrily on. "I honestly believe Marion Swords will win "hands dowe'," remarked 'a gentleman from Coulee Creche the other day.. The tight for clerk is being waged between Henry Lastrapes 4 and Henry Estorge. *'Henry will win,'" remarked a wag. I Which Henry he did ?not say. He had a good betting proposi tion, however. t --Mr. amd Mrs. Mason McBride s and son, Raymond, returned Thursday from New Orleans where Mr. McBride had gone for medical treatment. We are glad to state that Mr. McBride is :greatly improved in in healit. -Mr. M. V. Strother, editor of the Euiece Star, was a bisi ness visitor to Opelousas Satur d*ay. -Miss Asiee Chachere visited friends in Crewley this week. -Messrs. John Prescott and Geo. Blanehard, of Washington, were visitors here Thursday. -Mr. John N. Ogden was a business visitor to Crowley Tues day. -Dr. Lehman, of New Or leans, was here Sunday to christen the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Stander, ac cording to Jewish rites. -Mrs. Bertha Bloch and Miss Lucille Bloch, former Opelousas residents, have g'one to make their home with Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen, 3100 Broadway Street, New York. -Mrs. Mary E. Walker and son, Percy, left Sunday for Gal veston to spend several days. -Mr. H. K. Whittington left l MOnday for Arcola~ La., to visit1 hfi brothr,Jos. K. Whittington, [, and family. '; GANiE HANDS, AND MOVE INTO .NEW QUARTERS C. A. Yonng the Purchaser, and J. W. Clark the Manager of the Perry Jewelry Store Mr. H. W. Perry, a resident of Opelousas for several years, and proprietor of the Perry jewelry store on Main atreet, is now in Baton Rouge, in the employ of Mr. T. P. Price, a local jeweler there. He is succeeded in business here by Mr. C. A. Young, who pur chased'the stock and moved into the Larcade Building, in the office I formerly occupied by Hon. John I N. Ogden. Mr. J. W. Clark, who has t been connected with Mr. Perry v for the past four years, is man ager of the business. His ex- t perience doubtless makes him t competent for the place. n Mr. Clark says that he will make repairing a specialty. t; The stock was moved into the tl new quarters Thursday night tl last. is OPELOUSAS .SOON TO HAVE A CITY DIRECTORY. The Southern Directory Co., of New Orleans, will soon send several men here to get the name of every resident of our city. We hope our people will give the canvassers as little trouble as possible by coming to their ( doors and giving them the cor rect spelling of their names. They have recently published a directory of Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Houma, New I.eria, Thibodaux and. other. towns. h COT liASS AND AD. EE warue mlph IssUsK Edet intailag ip. rtw Wusm that Thre is As rI.uass. 1, Mayor Halphen is insistent that the ordinance eonpelliu prop erty owners to cut grass and weeds shall be enforced, and has issued the following "reiaer," in the shape of the ordinance it self, accompanied by the com ment that "All persons embraced within the ,scope of the .dinance are hereby notified to folly com ply with its requirements. Here is the ordinance: Sec. 1st. Be it ordained by: the Mayor and Board of Alder- 1 men 'f the tcity of Opelousas, La., That it shall be the duty oefce cupants or tenants~ieevery house 1 or lot within the corporate limits, fronting on any paved or un paved sidewalk or banqaette, and in the-absence of any ,occu pant or tenant, theowner of said house or ,lot, or the agent thereof, to cause to be cut .and removed, 1 all grass or weeds growing upon sidewalksor banquetts in front of the property owned or occu pied by the aforesaid. Sec. 2ad. Be it further or dained, etc., That whosoever shall viokte the provisions of 1 Section One of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not ex- r ceeding fifteen dollars, or .impris onment not exceeding .fifteen days, or both. 0flIory- Wolff A quiet wedding, participated in only by anembers of the im mediate families of the aantract iing parties, took place :at the presbytery of the CatholicChurch jlast Wednesday evening at 6 1o'clock. Mr. P. O. Guillory, of Eunice, was the happy man who took unto himself as wife Miss Mmrtha A. Wolff, of Chicot. Mr. Gu-il lory is a prominent merchant of the Western city, and. the bride is a lovely and well-liked yonog lady from Chicot. There were no invitations is sued, and a reception at the home of Mr. Ariel Fontenot (the I bride is a sister of Mrs. Fonte not) in Opelousas was the only Ie estrangement from a strictly i4 "quiet" affair. f The couple will live in Eunice. i The Clarion wishes them much happiness. t Mr. Charlie Wolff was grooms- ' man and Miss Anna -Fusilier' _ bridemaid. b LOUISIANA'S GOVERNOR WILL BE HERE IN OCT. Dates In Last Week's Issue, Saying He Would Be Here In September, Are Erroneous. Governor Jared Y. Sanders will tour St. Landry in October, and not in September, as re ported in the Clarion of last week, and in the city papers. The error is partially the Clarion's fault, but not altogether so, by any means. A gentleman brought into the office the dates of the itinerary. The gentleman was in a hurry, and did not tell us the month in which the meetings would be held. The "data" merely read: "At Andrepont, at 4 p. m., the 2d," and so on down the list, without indicating the month. We naturally concluded that the dates were meant for Sep tember, and supplied the missing month: The New Orleans papers copied the dates from the Clarion, and the general impression is that the meetings in St. Landry par ish will be held in September. The meetings will open at An drepont on October 2, at 4 o'clock p. m. The same day the Gover nor will speak at Washington at 8:30 p. m. At Mallet, at C. N. Bertrand's, COMPANY C "ORDERED OUT" WEDNES DAY,. r Company Will Go To Franklin On Sept. 17thl to Participate In a Sham Battle. Company C was "ordered out" Wednesday night. The duty on hand to be performed was to destroy a buillion and- a case of refreshments, the latter, which c had been on the Captain's hands ever since encampment, had-been in his way and especially annoy- s ing to him-so he thought that it would be advisable to call on the 0 men of the Company to help des- ii troy it. ti A vote was taken by the Com- t pany in pursuance to an invita tion extended by Company G, of Lafayette, to participate in a a sham battle with them at Frank- C lin, on September 17th. The Company voted overwhelmingly in -favor of going, so the invita tion will be accepted. Quarterly muster of Company C will be held on Sept. 14th, and ac Lieutenant Chas. H. Danforth, ao UJ. S. Army Officer, will be here to drill the Company. Lieunten ant Danforth has been detailed h to the Louisiana State Guard and G he will go about the State to drill a! the different Companies. w RAN.E5 OF SCHE[EI mIi. E. The Apeleusas Sulf Agala Cages Blars of katni al d bDparler. The Opillousas, Gulfand:North eastern Railway Co.,, 6hanged their schedule Friday, September 1st Passeeger train west will .ar rive hem :at 2:25 p. man., and passenger !train east willarmrive at Opeloe;as at 9:25 a. m. The local freight train also re sumed rumningon September .st, and will carry passengermas thej formerly Aid. A NEAl-FE MONDAT Blli eaury Lardiit Swift "*t*aurla."' "See .as A'irrw Ewssp Fire in a galine tank at the garage of Mr. Henry LIsade, Jr., came near destroying both the building and the smack little "Overland" racing ear, stored therein. The fire alarm was given, but t the flames had been extinguished | before the department turned out. " Had the fire not been dis covered in its incipiency, much damage would have been done. As it is, the damage ja incon siderable. Mr. Larcade can not explain r the cause of the fire, he had " "put up" about "an- hour and a p alf before, and.ean 'not account: a howt~ekgasoline was ignited. the Governor will speak at 10 a. m., on the 3d, and at Eunice, on the same day, at 2 p. m. On the 4th he will go to Lewis burg, and speak there at 10 a. m., at Coulee Croche and Bristol at 1 p. m., and at Grand Coteau at 4 p. m. On the 6th he will speak at Leonville in the morning at 10 o'clock, at Port Barre at 3 in the evening, and at Opelousas at 8:30 p. m. On the 7th he will speak at Garland at 10 a. m., and at Mel ville at 8 p. m. At Grand Prairie he will speak on the 11th. The Governor's eminentability as a speaker, and his well-known record as a Democrat and a true Louisianian will doubtless attract large audiences. A prominent Good Government enthusiast told us the other day, while discussing matters politi cal, "No matter what we may I think of J. Y. Sanders; no mat- 5 ter how much we are anxious to 2 defeat him, I consider him to-day one of the best speakers in the t south." SSeeks Mother, Sisters and Brother. Joseph Fountain, or Fontaine, is engaged in a pathetic search for his mother, three sisters and one brother. His parents sepa rated when he was a small child (5 or 6 years old) near Baton Rouge, La., and his father took Joseph. When the boy was ten years old the father died in Little Rock, Ark. Since then he has hunted his mother, sisters and brother, having followed a faint clew to Chicago without success. -Miss Lizzie Todd, of Bayou Salle, and Miss Mildred Splane, of Washington, are pleasant vis itors at the home of their rela tives, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Whit tington, this week. -Mr. H. K. Whittington made a business trip this week to New Orleans. --ar. Renaud Perkins, of Eunice, was an Opelousas visitor Thursday. -The following, in the society column of the Times-Democrat of yesterday, tells of the ap proaching wedding of Mr. Gil bert L. Dupre, Jr,, son of Judge Gilbert L Dupre, of t city, and himself a native of ths city who went to New Orleans ant "made geed." "One of the prominent autamn weddings will be that of Miss Delphine Charles, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Charles, to Mr. Gil bert L. DUpre, Jr., which will be solemnisea at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles in Second street at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, Sept. 12, in the pres ence of the relatives and close friends of the bride and bride greom. Miss Charles will have for her matron of honor her sister, Mrs. Udolpho Wolfe, Jr., and her bridesmaids will be Miss Marion Monroe, Miss Lois Jan viermaad Miss Frances Raymond. Mr. Dupre's best man and only attendant will be his cousin, Mr. H. Garland Dupre. Miss Charles was one of the pronounced beau ties and belles among the debu- I .~nts of last winter." I At The Methodist Church On to-morrow at 11 a. m., Providence willing, I will preach on the "Mode cif Baptism." L I. C EAMES, Pastor, Mr. S. A. Smith, Superintend eat of the Louisiana Anti-Saloon League, will deliver a lecture to-morrow at the Methodist church, at 8p. im. All are eor: dially invited to attend, Baptist Church Serviees Services will be held totmor row at 11 a.in m. The subject is i "The Birth of Christ" Thei public is cordially invited to [ $ MILTON IALIA Pastor. ° SERIOUS AUTOIJilEE '. AGGIDFNT NAHIROWL t AVERTED Teehe Automobile Co's,. ig Buick No. 19 Is Upturned By Horse A party of five Washington - gentlemen: Messrs. Winkler," * Phil Zernott, Webb Quirk, Voltz )l and Going--had a narrow escape U in an automobile wreck Wednes day night of this week. They were shaken up consider .0 able, and Mr. Zernott was un e conscious for a while. The Lt others of the party were genter ally, but not seriously hurt and bruised. The colored chaffeur, Mantel!, sustained the most serious . m r juries, being pinned by the au tomobile for twenty-five minutes 7 before rescued. The accident occured in this way: The party was on their way from Washington to Opelojsas. When a point this side tM the half-way house was reached a horse was seen by thepside of the road. Mantell slacdened.: speed, and the horse passed di rectly in front of the machine, some ten feet. When the driver saw that the horse had cleared the car, he resumed his former: speed, about 12 miles an hour, he says; but to his astonishment; and before he could put on the emergency brake, the horse had wheeled around suddenly and plunged in front of the machine. The animal was draggeda few feet, when it fell to t ground and in passing over it the, car completely upturned. The oc cupants were thrown, to the ground and the chaffeur pinned under the car. Mr. Tom. Myers, who lives a short distance from the seen h was mimed aýy rendd, ... The machine was a B.ick No. 19; 'amn is #º'tp amount of ashut nt - · :" ~ .:: :i· i",- The horse belonged to_ Mrs. LeonceLemell a heonpalny promptly paid for it Mantell, the driver, is able to: get about. 0 -aim· TEEM OF wYm. cswr TO BE5lINSEI E MNDAIY. CUrminal Term for Evnmel lue 8ometime Int Septel~bar); Criminal Term fer $t. Landry In Oetober. After. enjoying the vacatiost allowed him by law, Judge Pavy.. will aain assume the ermines next Monday, with a civil :'term to last until the middle of 8ep. tember, when he will go to Vile Platte and open a criminal teri in Evangeline. A criminal term will be hi.td t the old parish sometime fI October. The Jury Commission will be summoned at an early date, to.. select the venire for the Octobe term of criminal court in St;. Landry. SJudge Pavy does not show any improvement in health and phy sique by his rest. There was no room for imIm rovement--both were there efore, and did not desert him, luring his vacation. - SHERI SWORDS MAKES A 1lii SETTLEME NT WITH STATE Sheriff M. L Sword is red ed at Baton Rouge with having made one of the best settlement, with the Auditor of any Sheraif in the State. His efficient Chief Deputy, Mr. A. L. Andrus, better known a, "Kelley" Andrus, settled wit. the Auditor, and doubtless his ability as a tax-collector had much to do with the splendid The eduction list was smller, and the colletou greaer that of anyr talx-col ..t.rd lnt uite. t 1, adr. -