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The St. Landry Clarion LAWRENCE A. ANDREPONT............ Editor YVES ANDREPONT......... Business Manager THE CLARION CO. LTD., Proprietors RATE OI SUBSCRIPTION. O ne year 1.00... ....... ....................... .. ... . Six months....... .50 INVARIABLY CASH IN ADVANCE All Postoffice. Express and Bank Money Orders, Checks, Drafts, Etc., for subscription and advertise ments must be made payable to the order of the St. Landry Clarion, or to the Business Manager. Official Journal of St. Landry Parish The St. Landry (La.) Clarion is without doubt one of the best edited and printed weeklies in the whole South.-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER UNION. Entered at the Postoffice at Opelousas, Louisiana, as second-class matter. February 1 st If the above appears on the address of your paper it means that your subscription expires Feb. 1, 1914. Sub scriptions are discontinued promptly on date of expira tion. Renew Now ROAD IMPROVEMENT. There is a great deal of complaint on the part of many people in this parish rela tive to bad roads leading out of this city and it is to be hoped that the police jury will be called upon to better these important St. Landry highways.' The roads between here and Eunice, as well as between here and Lawteil, have at some places rather bad mudholes. Whilst these roads are not in such a ter rible condition as they were a few weeks ago they are as yet very disagreeable to the travellers, and should be repaired at once. Drainage is the principal thing to contend with in the betterment of our pub lie roads, and since the police jury has the power to drain the public roads, it is in our mind the duty of this body to grant better roads to the people of St Landry. Q:LT'S PUT AWAY OUR HAMMER Let us, who claim Opelousas as our hoae, turn over a new leaf for the New Year. The town in which we live should be wrtih a good word from us once in a while, at least, Let every one of us, who class oitselves as progressive citizens, put aside u4Ot little hammers and work in unison for the prosperity of our city. An organized body of boosters can do mhotr than a' house divided against itself." A r(resertative body of men, who are all .bat to do their duty towards their home tow, in the boosting line, can accomplish a great deal of good for Opelousas. Now that the New Year is upon us why ';iiOIput aside all petty politics and differ 'adOe and set to work harmoniously for the upliftingof our community? Such intelli ~~pt citizens as Opelousas is blessed with sb.gold lend a great helping hand to better ag conditions and promoting the town in _ amoral. ANONYMOUS COMMUNICA TIONS. The Clarion does not propose to publish 4*y communication dwelling on the impend i#mayorality campaign, which does not bm the signature of the writer in full. -~justice to both factions we deem it im- I petative that those desiring to use the col. :m.. of our paper for any political purposes A: ssumed names should be used. Personal controversies will not be car ried on through this paper and such com xlaunications will find their way into the edi tor's trash basket The management of the Clarion has consented to print communications from the friends of the varicu candidates, provided that there were no mud-slinging. All candidates are highbred gentlemen and an at tack on their honesty and integrity or abilty by persons, who do so solely through personal jgrievances and to satisfy personal enminty and selfish desires, will most assuredly not appear in any issue of the Clarion. Either faction can boost up its candidate through the Clarion on the candidate's indi vidual merits and not on the demirits of his opponent. Our friend, the Daily States, read the right act in a 1eading editorial, recently, to Governor Hall, for being partial towards editors, who advocatel his cause in the last gubernatorial campaign, when they were convicted for contempt of court. The Gov ernor pardoned an editor in Jefferson par ish, after the journalist had been found gulty of insulting the court. Did you notice the bank statements of :tis city? Opelousas has more deposits in we dare say, than any city its size in SIt is evident from these state ie t. this country is not so hard up as 4b*;.r Despite this cry the depssits .' u b the bestiecords.. THE PROGRESS MADE BY OPE~ LOUSAS. It has been several years since Opelou sas has been on such a boom as at present. In the last twelve months wonderful strides of progressiveness can be noted in the an nals of this city, and the Clarion hopes that this historic old place will"%e seized by the real and true booming fever. When every one in the town is wearing a smile and talking of the prosperity and progress of Opelousas there is nothing to prevent the old town to assume one of the most important places among the other cit ies of Louisiana. Opelousas is surely on the boom these days. It has been on the boom for almost a year and it is to be hoped that the progres sive spirit displayed by the enthusiastic citi-. zens will continue increasing each year. With a modern and up-to-date sewerage system erected during the past year, the finest school building in this section of Lou isiana, approximately three miles of pave ment and several large buildings in the course of completion, Opelousas can boast of as great a progress as any city its size in the State. The power plant has been reno vated and made a strong paying business proposition; a standard fire alarm system is to be established here within the next few weeks, is the record set up by the progres sive people of this city which is exceedingly difficult to surpass by any city of six thou sand inhabitants. The Iberville South is clamoring for a canning factory for Plaquemine. In an edi torial of recent date this paper states facts which are certainly applicable to Opelousas, and the Clarion hopes that some ambitious young men will, in the next year, venture into such a field. The South says: "What we need now is a canning factory. A live citizen with a small capital could reap a harvest of dollars in this way. We have oft repeated the possibilities of such a move. We raise the fruits and vegetables in immense quantities to be secured at cheap rates and certainly cheap labor can be had. Let's have it." Opelousas will soon have its long-talked of creosoted wood block pavement and the farmers coming into the city will find it strange not to meet up against numberless mudholes, in the winter season. Why, the town people will actually he able to ar rive at the depot in their buggies and au toes. We take it for granted that Dr. Dowl ing does not practice what he preaches when he advises the public that kissing is insanitary and should be stopped. How can a bachelor keep from experiencing such a pleasing sensation despite the fact that he is running the chances of catching some in fectious disease?. Several newspapers in this state have it rumored that Robert S. Landry is seriously considering entering his name in the con test for secretary of state in the next politi cal go-round. We wonder if "it's straight dope" or just plain newspaper talk. No doubt some of the would-be-voters of St. Landry are very sorry that they did not take the Clarion's advice to pay their poll tax in the early part of the season. Wonder how it feels to be unable to vote for the next two years? Why cannot Opelousas have such pub lic spirited citizens as Alexaneria? Who will donate a lot for a new city hall, or any other public improvement?-Please, don't all all rush at the same time. It is reported that there is a cure for laziness. There is no doubt that a good many of us in this world would not be hurt in the least if we could be cured of this feel ing. Opelousas is on the boom, so boost it up yourself. Don't let it be all talk and no work. Sheriff Swords Addresses A Letter to the Public. I hereby call your attention to the fol lowing provisions of Act 176, known as the Gav-Shattuck law. Section 3. Any person selling directly or indirectly, liquor without a license shall be fined not less than one hundred, nor more than fi:e hundred dollars. or be imprisoned in the parish jail, for a term not exceeding two years, or by both, such fine and impris onment. Section 4. Provides that all bar-rooms be sevarated from the grocery by a solid wall reaching from the floor to the ceiling with a double action door between the counter for the use of the proprietor and his male help only. The entrance shall be from the street only. Punishment for violating this section is not less than fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or impris onment for not more than two years, or both. Section 5. No license shall be allowed women. Section 6. Liquor shall not be sold to women or girls or minors, and they are not permitted to enter or drink in any, such apartment, provided that this does not ap ply;, to hotels, boaraing houses or restan rants, where liquors are sold in connection with meals or supplied to guests. This sec tion further provides that liquors shall not be sold for consumption on the premises to whites and negroes. The penalty for vio lating this section is a fine of not less than fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars, or not more than two years, or both. Section 7. Provides that no liquors can be sold to women, girls or minors, and no apartments can be set aside for such pur poses. This section prohibits any game prohibited by law from being played, dealt or exhibited, and in addition the proprietors shall not rent in the same building for the purpose of selling to whites and negroes, and the license shall be revoked as well as fined the same as in Section 6. . Section 8. Pi ovides that the council or board of aldermen shall revoke any privi lege on the petition of a majority of prop erty holders. .Section 9. Provides: Any person con victed of a felony is ineligible for a license. Section 10. Provides: That gambling with cards, dominoes or any other device, and the exhibiting of obscene pictures are prohibited under the same penalty. No liquors can be sold or given to drunken men. I have given the galient points of the Gay-Shattuck law, and I am constrained to believe that all saloons throughout the par ish will rigidly obey the law. This will sat isfy the people as each applicant for a li cense signed an agreement that he will abide by the law. You will have to comply or prohibition will surely come in St. Lan dry. I hereby notify all sworn officers, whose duty it is to vigorously enforce the above law, and any dereliction on their part, will be reported by me when known. This is done for the good of the parish and towns, andfor the saloon keepersas well. All blind tigers will be vigorously prose cuted. The police jury at its meeting on Dec. 1, 1913, passed a resolution asking me to enforce the Gay-Shattuck law, and as that body is behind me in this matter I shall to the best of my ability enforce it. M. L. SWORDS, Sheriff. Finds Opelousas Attractive City. Editor St. Landry Clarion: - Kindly grant me space for a few lines in praise of your beautiful, and healthful little city, and the progressiveness of your people. My natural disposition is,to throw bouquets in the paths of the deserving, and I am con strained to believe they are always welcom ed when they come in- directly from a dis interested one, but one who appreciates keenly the success of his fellowmen, and the prosperity of any section of our fair "south land," in all of one's travels through Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. I must say I never felt more at home than when I reachedyour hospitable little city and I note so many changes, and improvements in the last few years in Opelousas which convinces me that she is on the right path to become a prosperons city of some twenty thousand inhabitants. Around the circuit there may be cries of hard times, but when one strikes Opelousas there is an air of pros perity; your beautiful shade trees, your nat ural drainage, your pure drinking water, your superb system of lights, your modern and up-to-date sewerage system, your beau tiful sidewalks, paved streets in course of construction, a beautiful modern fire proof high school nearing completion, a large mer cantile establishment nearing completion, and in fact, in every direction one casts his eyes, new lumber .is in sight, this means that there is something doing. I have al ways believed that Opelotsas would some day become a prominent and substantial little city, wi fh her rich agricultural surroundings and the way the railroads traverse this sec tion running in every direction, with the cry of "go south." The way she is taking on now, I am convinced of the realization of my first impression, and there is nothing, be lieve me, can prevent it, is why I am prompted to write this article. I read in this week's Picayune with much interest, a beautiful article in which is men tioned a mammouth irrigation canal to irri gate your western prairie, and you will find that it will do much towards building up this section and inducing immigration. Yes I can take off my hat to Opelouseans as being the most progressive people in the south. They have always seemel slow to start, but when they do, they never let up until they reach the goal. At one time one could see an automcbile in every town in the state ex cepting Opelousas, and now I believe they have all come to Opelousas. Mr. Editor, pardon my transgression, I could not refrain from a word of praise to a deshrving people. Sincerely P. The next time that President Wilson de cides to spend, a vacation in the "Sunny South," it would be a good idea to invite him to Southwest Louisiana. Here in this section of our state we feel assured that the President would find the real and true "Sunny South." Sugar planters throughout the sugar belt are beginning to understand that the free sugar bill will not kill the industry in Louisiana. It is about time that they be come true Democrats, anyway. Mayor Loeb's Answer to "Citizen." Opelousas, La., Jan. 4, 1914. [o the Voters of the City of Opelousas: A communication appeared in ,he last issue of the Clarion signed "Citizen" urging you to vote against me. When you now who "Citizen" is and the ,ause of his grievance, you will not be governed by an advice which he proffers you under an assumed name. Newspaper communications to which the author fails to affix his name, except from modesty, rarely merit attention, and never when couched in intemperate and vicious terms. I therefore intend to give scant attention to th e letter signed "Citizen" which was published in last Sat urday's issue of the Clarion. Its father was either ashamed of its creation, or knew that to iden tify himself with it would de stroy any possible force it could have with the intelligent voters of this city. A sufficient reply to the letter will be to remove the cloak with which the author chose to hide his identity, and to state that it was written by none other than Mr. L. A. San doz, who is ever ready and eager to hurl invectives at those who differ with him and who try to advance our beloved city. "Citizen" pretends to appeal to the voters, under the guise of a disinterested patriot, to repu diate a progressive and fruitful administration, on the ground of alleged extravagance. Mr. San doz, the uncloaked "Citizen," is in reality, as many of you al ready know, merely attempting to satisfy an imagined private grievance by an anonymous at tack on me as an official and citi zen because in the course of my duty I declined to sanction the illegal payment to him of money to which he had neither equitable nor legal claim. It is not patrio tism, butunsatisfiied avarice, that gave moment to his bitter pen. The "flagrant and atrocious tur pitude'. that hurts him, was my stand against his attempted in vasion of the city's finances; the fact that I have performed my duty, not that I have in any way neglected it. To the end that the record may. be kept straight, I shall briefly review the facts at the bottom of his attack on me. -Several years ago Mr. Sandoz, who owned a piece of land in this city, de cided that he could get better prices for it by subdividing it into city lots. He subdivided his property, laid out streets, and sold lots bounded by these streets, all in order to satisfy his private ends, to make his prop erty more marketable for build ing lots.. After selling the lots, and plainly dedicating the streets thus created to the public, as has been finally decided by the Court of Appeal, he by some clever method of reasoning decided that he still owned the streets, and that the city had taken them without authority and owed him compensation. After failing to get the City Council to humor him by handing him out some $600.00 of the peoples' money which was not lawfully due him, he tried to make a forced collec tion of his claim, first in the Dis trict Court and then in the Court of Appeal. Both courts dis missed his suit because the City authorities had properly refused his demands. For all of this he persistently blamed me. Not content with a final de feat in the courts, he hied him self about town with a personal appeal to the citizens set out in the petition form, claiming com pensation for fencing, that he made no claim for before. Fi nally under the pressure of sup port obtained by certain influ ences, and in the face of my op position and over my veto, he ob tained $200.36 from the Board of Aldermen, who apparently paid him simply to end his persistence because a committee which in vestigated the matter decided that the fencing for which he CITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. R. M. H OLLIER BAKERY and CONFECTIONERY It looks right Parish Surveyor It is-right And it Eats right P. O. BOX 152. 131 W Landry St DelBUOO "None Better Broad" P OX 12 131 W Landry St Telephone 56. or Flag the Wagon Waldorf Restaurant A. L. LaCOMBE Adelln Durio, Prop. REGULAR DINNER Everything in SHORT ORDERS A SPECIALTY INSURANCE Landry Street. Landry Street - Phone.14 Blacksher's Irar, u Bra nd Wholesale and Retail FLORI$T Extra Select Prompt attention will be given OYSTERS and FISH to all orders,- Whether deliV Every dFriday ered in person or by wire. Phone 20 Maain Street Cut Flowers An Designs. Market at T. George Chachere BLACKSHER BROS dealers in Licensed Architect Staple and Fancy Registered Patent Attorney Groceries . . Opelousas, La Opelousas, - - Louisiana Real Estate and Abstracts W. H. BURGESS We solicit your Real Estate and Ab- ALL KINDS OF stract business and guarantee prompt and careful attention. RE PA IR IN G Littell & Lawler Market St., next to Clarion Office A GOOD PORTRAIT Mrs. Corine Iilsted Is the best kind of remembrance. Why FASHIONABLE not have your photos taken by us? Arrange for your sitting today. MILLINER Maxwell's Photo Studio 248 Main St. Phone 185 Mrs. N. F. Caillouet IF ITS Fashionable Lumber Dress Maker YOU WANT SEE 255 Main St., opp. Mrs. Milsted The A. C. Skiles Lumber Co. Limited HOLLAND HOUSE Satsuma Orange Trees, Arhtur Riahard, Prop., Union Street FOR SALE Board and Lodging by Day OR WEEK Prompt Attention to All Orders Short Orders A Specialty JA MES . Bo DERS BUY YOUR Ledgers, Journals, Cash Books, Inks, Paste and Rubber Bands, Type-Writ ers, Safe Cabinets, and all kinds of Office Supplies From. JACOBS NEWS DEPOT CO Cash Mail Order House Opelousas - - - Louisiana. Save Our Cash Checks They Are Valuable claimed compensation and which was not even claimed in his suit, did not exist, yet he got an ap propriation over my veto. But this undeserved appropria tion did not satiate him. He now wants my political scalp for blocking his attempt to secure his claim from the City's coffers. He blames me alone for the fail ure of his plans, and his commu nication voices how bitter was the pill of defeat to him. Even could. I recall my action, forget my duty, and thu3 gain his vote and support, I would rather accept defeat from the people than do so. If such claims as his were allowed to pass un opposed, we could well expect to be called on to pay for many miles of streets wisely opened by the various owners who have subdivided their properties for their private gain in the past, or may do so in the future. And if officials are to fail in their duty merely from fear of losing votes such as that of Mr. Sandoz, we would soon have a bankrupt city from which every special tax and every improvement would be barred. Like Mr. Sandoz, I was born and reared in this community. Every man, woman and child here, knows whatever faults or delinquencies I possess, and my character is an open book. I invite comparison and inspection. I still expect to receive the votes of the citizens of Opelousas, who are satisfied with a progressive and business like administration, and who will rec 1ognize that they have received business-like returns for every dollar expended under my direc tion. Respectfully, E. L. LOEB. * Cottage for rent. Apply to J. J. Healey. nov. 15 tf For en The old Truman planta tion, situated about three miles south of Opelousas, on the Bellevue road, con sisting of 146 acres of open land, one residence and three tenant houses. About 20 acres of said plantation is in I second year cane stubble. For particu lars apply to Arthur Veltin, or Littell and Lawler, Opelousas, La. jan 3-2t 1 IT one bay mare, three years old with a little white in her forehead, and down on her nose; she is not branded but is marked by a very bad cut that she has had on her left foot. She weighs 800 lbs. and was real fat when she got out of my lot on the night of Jan. 25th, 1913. Finder will please notify LOUIS HOFFPAUIR, jan 3 2t Gold Dust, La. Notice. There will be a meeting of the stock holders of.the A. C. Skiles Lumber Co., Ltd., at their office on Saturday, Jan. 17th, 1914, at 10:30 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing a board of di rectors for the ensuing year. A. C. SKILES, Treas.-Mgr. jan 33t otice Rural carrier examination will be held at the Federal Court Room at 9 a. im., Jan uary 24th, 1914. J. MORGAN SANDOZ, jan 3 Local Secretary. NOTIC-E is hereby given that we will apply to the police jury of the parish of St. Landry for a license to operate a saloon for whites in the Morrow building, Morrow, La., for the year 1914. W. P. BALDRIDGE, U. S. FISHER. NOTICE OF TABLEAU. EDMOND DEVILLE I vs. In tiecelvershlp, Opelousas Sugp.r Co., Ltd. No. 19,f56c. Civil Docket, 1ith Judicial District Court, St. Landry Pailsh, La. Whereas. M. J. Tiernan Receiver for the Opelousas Sugar Comnpany Ltda in the above named .suit. tiles a partial tableau and accunt,t of the said suit, aC. companied by his petition praying .for the homologatton of the same. Add whereas, the prnver of said petition has been granted ,by an order of court bear ing date -. -.. --. Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all parties interested to make opposition to said tableau, to file same in writing in my office, within the time required by law, why said tableau should not be homologated and confirmed. HENRY LASTRAPES, Jr., Jan a at Clerk of Court. 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