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"' *;-- ,,. w. . .. - 0.1s st CLARION "34crt Shall The Press The People's Rights Majntaln, Unawed by influence and Unbrlbed by Cain.". VOLUME XXVI-NO 36. OPELOUSAS, LA., ,AUDY JULY 1, 1916.$10 P YA r.' '· ~· PELOUSAS WILL liET TWO MAIN BHilHWAYS Meate Good Roads Bill Will Con nect Opelouas With Kinder .ELEGATION OF CITIZENS BESEIGE CAPITAL CITY .Author of Important Measure Will lung to Allow Changes in Proposed .toutes of Highway System Opelousas will have two main i.tighways if the Alpxander good toads bill, calling for an expendi ituare of $20,000,000 is adopted. A delegation of citizens of Opelousas, ginder and Eunice besieged the istate capital on last Tuesday after n'.on in the interest of the bill, wing the necessity of providing a lod from Kinder, in Allen parish, Opelousas, thereby giving a state highway to one of the most pros `perous and populous sections in Louisiana. , Mr. Alexander, it is understood, Seedily agreed to the change and if the bill goes into law Kinder will connected with this, city by e of one of the scores of state ~ghways. It will also afford a neetion of the two most im nt points in this parish, Eu and ~)pelousas. A-s the bill was at first considered pelousas would be allowed only o road, that leading from Alex dria to Lafayette and passing ogh Bunkie and Ville Platte. hbbwever this city is assured of roads; one going from north -south, the other coming into lousas from the west. Te Krotz Springs road district soon be ready for the erection a model road between Port and Krotz Springs, and in Space of a few months` it is ht a model highway will be eted from Krot Springs to Rouge, and as Opelousas and Barre are already linked by of a parish model road, this will have a distinct advantage e way of good substantial ery important point in Louisiana. e Alexander state highway bill mieeting with the approval of all roads enthusiasts and it is ex that it will be approved by . entire people of Louisiana. If le Alexander bill is adopted Louis will soon blossom into the 'most progressive and hiighly im tipoved state in the South. Land vaiuee will immediately soar and armers will be given roads on wich they can carry, their prod to market at any time of the e, regardless of the weather con .on . ITY FATHERS TO MEET ON NEXT WEDNESDAY ar Meeting of Council Will Not Take Plaece on Tuesday on Account of Holiday DI'Because next Tuesday is a legal liday, it being the fourth of July, athe city council will meet on Wed : night, instead. The city athers being patriotic believe that tky should observe the birth of the nation, and for that reason, the egular meeting will be held one y later than usual There was held a special meet i of the city council on last Tues Y afternoon to consider the prop i sition of the purchasing of an au tormobile truck for the fire com pany. As all the data was not at attinable at that tine it was decided . defer action onethis important `'uestion until the ' 'ednesday meet It is the consen-,us of opinion that on next Wednesday the city fathers will unanhnously vote in favor of pur'chasilng the truck for ithe fire company. The automobile 4ealers are offering such terms that it is said, it would be to the advan tage of the city to purchase the ck imm-diately. The horses, which have been f-sed by the fire company, it is un 4erstood, can be disposed of at a 40 price. This money can be used as part payment for the truck. The automobile will prove a big savings to the city, it has been fturcd, and the firemen are unan ous in their desire to 'have the -;uek proposition definitely de Lided. - - :-------- Miss Edith Kernighan, after ending the week here as the guest b1 friends, departed on Monday for hr home in New Orleans. Fernand Dardeau, of Sunset, was e on Monday, summoned as talis or. AMERICANS EVACUATE FOUR MEXICAN TOWNS GENERAL PERSHING REMOVES ARMY NORTHWARD AS MEXICANS DELIVER AMERICAN PRISONERS TAKEN AT CARRIZAL An immediate clash with Mexico has been averted, although the war cloud is still hovering on tthe United States-Mexican border. General Pershing, commanding American forces in Mexico, has re moved his men northward, evacu ating four Mexican towns. General Funston, commander-in chief of the Mexican expedition, has been notified that the twenty three Americans taken prisoners during the battle on the San Do mingo ranch, near Carrizal, be tween forces of the defacto govern ment and the tenth United States cavalry, have been released to the United States. President Wilson in his note to the first chief of Mexico had .warn ed Mexico that unless these pris oners were immediately released war would be declared. . It was feared that Carranza would not comply, with the American wishes, and on that account preparation for an immediate clash was made. Although a state of 'war does not WORK ON PARISH FAIR GROUNDS TO START SOON .New Sheds and Other Improve ments to Be Made for Fair to Be Staged Here in October Dr. R. M. Littell, president of the St. Landiry Farmers' Fair Associa tion, is busy planning for the. erec tion of additional sheds at the fair grounds; he anticipaates making other necessary improvements to take care of the large exhibits to be brought to the October. fair. Dr. Littell who proved beyond a doubt his ability to conduct a sup cessful fair enjoys the co-operation of the farmers of St. Landry wlho tion of a fair association on a finan cial basis; the popular head of the fair associatiop is also being backed to a large extent by the business people of this city. It is the plan of the promoters of the fair to make' October's agricul tural show the best thing of its kind ever staged by .a single parish in Louisiana. Farmers, cattle and hog raisers throughout the parish have signified their intention to bring the best "on the farm" to Opelou sas on October 5, 6, 7, and 8. The live stock department will be so strongly represented that the matter of providing enough shelter is to be some problem with Dr. Littell, but an attempt will be made to have enough erected to take care of all who come. Dr. Littell will arrange an auc tion day, which will no doubt prove very popular, in which event it is the hope of the promoters of the ,parish fair to have an annual auc tion day at each parish fair. The fair catalogs have been printed and many have been dis tributed but Dr. Littell' urges all those who have not received any to communicate with him and one will be forthcoming immediately. JOHN BROWN ADMITTED TO UNITED STATES ARMY Ppelousas Youth Successfully Passes Physical Examination at New Orleans Tuesday John Brown, one of the rural carriers of this city, and one of the most popular boys of this vicinity, will depart in the early part of July for New York to enter the West Point Academy. Mr. Brown stood the physical examination to enter the army school, and already being mentally qualified, all he has to do is to report atthe Academy on July 10th. Mr. Brown went to Ncw Orleans on last Monday, where he success fully stood the crucial examination, which Uncle Sam demands of all its soldiers. He was appointed to West Point by Senator Joseqpr E. Ransdell. The many friends of the Opelou sas youth who has chosen the army as his career, while they deplore his departure froml here, feel con fident, that he will bring honor and credit to his nation. state and fam ily. and on that account gladly bid him the "best 4 l;ok.' Mr. Henry Landry of. Eunice spent the day here on Monday, as the guest of friends. exist between the two Counries, General Funston has not ceased making all the necesasry provisions for an invasion of the southern re public. The Mexicans were highly indig nant at the release of the American prisoners, but Carranza, realizing what the President had said, de cided it was for the best of his country to comply with the wishes of the United States. Is is not known whether General Pershing will remove his entire army on this side of the Rio Grande, as it is not at all likely that Uncle Sam will allow his men to with draw "from the southern republic at this stage of the game. In the meantime the National Guards of every state have been mobilized, several of the states be ing represented on the ~lexican border, and if war is declared, by the time the decisioin is made the United States forces will be sufli ciently trained for a successful and rapid invasion of Mexico. A. D. STEWART ORGANIZING 2nd LOUISIANA REGIMENT Former St. Landry Representatihe Is Honored by Adjutant GOneral McCrory Major Alfred D. Stewart, who has been authorized- by Adjutant Gen eral MeCrory to raise the Second Louisiana regiment of infantry, is a trained soldier of many years' ex perience. Though a native of Ken tucky lie has been so long identi fled with Louisiana, and particu larly with New Orleans, as to right fully consider this his home in al most every sense. He is 46 years of ag.. . rn m adiz, rhgg county, Ky., and a man of commanding presence and affable manners. Since he was 16 years of age Major Stewart has been identified with military commands, and has served in all the positions of com missioned officers. When the war with Spain came in 1898 it found Major Stewart in the militia ser vite of his native state, and he wept into the volunteer service as first 'lieutenant of. infantry volunteers, and served for two years in Cuba under the command of Colonel Thos. J. Smith,of Bowling Green, Ky, being mustered out with an en dorsement "services honest and faithful" on his discharge papers. Major Stewart came to New Or leans immediately after the war and has been at home in New Or leans ever since. For the past two years he has been manager of' the Cosmopolitan Hotel, and has the credit of having made a paying venture of that hostelry. His busi ness as a boniface has thrown Major Stewart in contact with the leading. men of Louisiana, and this wide acquaintance led to his elec tion as a member of the General Assembly under the late adminis tration from St. . Landry parish. Upon his popularity in the coun try parishes is largely built the conviction that the Second Louis iana will be speedily at full strength, and his wide circle of, friends in the city and the popu larity of the line officers in New Orleans engaged in forming new companies warrant their friends in asserting the city companies will give the country units a close race for mustering hono'rs.-New Or leans Times-Picayune. :0: J. P. GUIDRY SAFE AFTER ATTACK O1 APPENDICITIS Well Known Market Street Resi dent, Lingers for Several Days But Is Now Recovering J .P. Guidry, well known Market street resident, who has been se riously ill for the past two weeks, is now on the rapid road to re covery. Mr. Guidry had a severe attack of appendicitis and his removal to the sanitarium was made neces sary; he rapidly improved and now his many friends feel assured that he will soon be out again. -:o: H. U. Callahan, popular and effi cient city clerk is back on the job after a pleasant ten days' stay, at Browns Well, Miss. PRORiES$IVE PARTY DIESNATURAL DEATHl Theodore Roose.elt Announces Ilts Intention of Supporting Hughes PARKER REFUSES TO GO TO THE REPUBLICAN CAMP Louisiana Man Nominated for Vice President on Bull Moose Ticket Will Not Support Jlstice The progressive party, which was born in Chicago, on August 7, 191I when Theodore Roosevelt and fol lowers, bolted the republican con vention, because it would not nomi nate him for president, is virtually dead. The creator and founder of the most powerful baby party has, gone back to the republican fold, leaving the men who fought bitter ly for him at the 1912 and 1916 pro gressive conventions, to fight their own battles, but urging them' to support Justice Hughes for presi dent. John Parker, of Louisiana, who was f nominated for vice president by the progressive convention at Chicago the early part of June, has refused to follow his chief into the republican camp, stating that the republican leaders are Selfish and have no consideration for the de sires of the other members of their party. He, however, says that .he will strive to keep up the progres sive party, despite the fact- that he will be forced to support the dem ocratic ticket. In refusing to follow Roosevelt into the republican party,' John M. Parker is being consistent with his ,political views during the recent gubernatorial campaign. His local friends feel that he has done ex actly what could be expected of him, and like him, those who were going to vote for - Roosevelt. and Parker, will suppott Woodrow Wil son. .o:----- CLARION FOREMAN WEDS MISS MALINE HEICBT Quiet Wedding Is Pertore by Father Ebeink at You have it now, dear readers; you at last know why the make-up of the Clarion for the past couple of weeks seemed so strange and why some advertisements appeared out of place. Richard H. Price, fore man of the composing room, has joined the Benedicts' Leauge and is now the proud possessor of "a wife." Mr. Price was married on Tues day evening at 6:30 o'clock to Miss Maline Hebert, pretty young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hebert, prominent citizens of near Opelousas. The wedding came as a distinct surprise to the many friends of the foreman of the composing room, al though any reader of the Clarion could have guessed that "some thing serious" was to happen. Now however the Clarion will be "bet ter looking" than ever, as Mr. Price has about realized that life is a real serious proposition. Mr. and Mrs. Price will make their home on South Main street; their little hotne is stocked full of pretty furniture and the many friends of the newly weds wish them a happy, prosperous and long married life. HOP. -HOLLIER RACK ON OPELOUSAS POI.I(WE FORCE Health Officer Will Attend to Du ties of Day Man from To-Day On Hop. Hollier, who was a mewbcr of the efficient city police force un til two years ago, is once more seer. doing duty as an officer of the law. Mr. Hollier assumed the duties of the day police officer this (Sat,:r day) morning. At the June meeting of the city council it was decided to combine the day police officer with the 'health inspector. Mr. Hollier had been serving in the capacity of health inspector for sometime and was re-appointed last month by the city board of health; being ac ceptable to the city council Mr. Hollier was elected without a dis senting voice. Mr. Hollier made an efficient of ficer during previous terms of of flee and his friends expect him to continue his good work, both as a policeman and as a health inspec-_ tor. Miss Artemise Babington return ed to her home at Melville on Sun day afternoon, after having spent a couple of weeks ;here as the guest of Miss Stella AndreponLt ELKS TO STAGE AUTO PARADE JULY FOURTH )PELOUSAS WILL CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH BIG FEATURE PARADE OF AUTOS, BAND, SCOUTS, CAMP FIRE GIRLS AND ELKS July Fourth will be fittingly ob served on next Tuesday by Opelou sas Elks, when a mammoth pa rade, headed by the Opelousas pa triotic band, will be pulled off promptly at three o'clock. The parade will start at the Elks Home, decorated automobiles following the band, with Elks, Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts and the Opelousas and -Garden City Baseball clubs follow ing in the rear. It is the earnest hope of the local 'Billies" to make the parade a dis tinct success, so a prize is offered for the best decorated car; every automobile owner in the pariph is cordially invited to participate in the parade. The Opelousas Patriotic Band, which will head the procession, is oomposed of local musicians, and as the band has already established a splendid reputation the hundreds of people who will witness the pa Xle will be given a real treat. The paraders will disband at Co aneau's Park, where an interesting game of baseball between Opelou JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO BE ENERGETICALLY OPPOSED Payton R. Sandoz Says that Both ....dge Pavy and Attorney Garland Will Have Opposition Peyton R. Sandoz, who has been mentioned frequently as a possi Me candidate against -Judge B. 4. Davy, in a statement to the editor the Clarion states in most em patic language that both Judge B. i" Pavy and District, Attorney R. Lee garland will `be opposed. Tn his statement Mr. Sandoz says: pealed to bY the people all over the district for information as to whether or not there would be op position to Judge Pavy and District Attorney Garland at the September ,primary that, possibly, some pub lic statement from me may be ex pected. You may assure , your readers, and quote me as your au thority, that both Judge -Pavy and District Attorney Garland will be actively and energetically opposed at the primdry election in Sep tember." For the past several weeks ru mors of various candidates for ju dicial offices were afloat, but as yet no one has fully made up his. mind to battle against the present incumbents, Judge Pavy and Dis trict Attorney Gariand. A report from Evangeline had it that Sam Gardiner, a young lawyer of Ville Platte, had his eye on Lee Gar land's scalp; it is understood that John W. Lewis will probably get in the mix-up, while Peyton Sandoz has been looked upon for some time as the likely candidate for judge. In fact, during the recent sheriff campaign, it was said, that James W. Lewis, at a Eunice meeting for Sheriff Swords, had in troduced Mr. Sandoz as "the next judge of this judicial district." judcia JUP. PLUVIUS BREAKS UP PRETTY GAME OF BALL Opelousas Emerged Victorious In Six Inning Contest With Kinder By I to 0 Score Old Jupiter Pluvius broke up the prettiest game of baseball seen in this city for many years, when he interrupted a well played and close contest between Opelousas and the slugging nine, which represents Kinder on the basebal map. At the last half of the sixth in ning the rain came down in torrents for a few minutes, just long enough to frighten the slim crowd and to wet the grounds, when Opelousas had one run to the good, having prevented Kinder from crossing the pan. The game was a veritable pitch ers' battle, but Bienvenu of the lo cals, who was touched for two scratch hits, was master of the sit uation, although Gillam, of Kinder, also pitched a beautiful game. The local boy, however, on two occa sions, when bases were frill, due to a few misplays, pulled out of the hole by striking ouit batters. Every time that Kinder threatened to score and Bienvenu would grace fully retire the visitors the crowd sas and Garden City will begin at four o'clock sharp. It is expected that a large num ber of people throughout the par ish and surrounding country will come to Opelousas for the occasion and it is believed by the promoters of the parade that the affair will be a howling success. It is argued that the Elks usually succeed in whatever they take up and that this event will far surpass all ex pectations. All the banks will be closed in honor of the birth of the United States and it would not be at all improbable that a number of busi ness houses close during the hour of the parade, at least. July Fourth, especially at this time, recalls history of the heroes of the past, with visions of future heroes before the mind of the pop ulace of the United States. Prac tically every city in the United States of any consequence is planning to fittingly observe Inde pendence Day and it is not at all out of place for Opelousas to put its best foot foward for that day. would go wild with excitement. Opelousas' only tally came in the irst inning, when Foster Tate, fleet-footed Eunice boy, who plays third for the locals, sent a stinging grounder at Gillam, which was too hot to handle and reached first base; Brown, next up, laid down a pretty sacrifice hit, in front of the pitcher, Tate reached second base. Charles Dejean, next up, sent a hot one between third and short, whiich was good for two base ,s bUt -,- he.. was satisfied; to remain at Airst while Tate ished in b en ! hurler settled down to business and never allowed Opelousas to tothreat en the plate again. Barret, Tate, McKinney, and Thompson played spectacular -ball in the field, eaeh one robbing at least one Kinder player of a hit The Opelousas team, as a Whole played magnificent ball, the local boys proving beyond .a shadow of a doubt that they will be reckoned with before the amateur champion.. ship of the state is awarded to any other team. It was distressing, indeed to the Opelousas boys, to witness suih a slim attendance at the game last 'Sunday. Manager Dejean, who has been working like a Trojan to give the Opelousas fans a splendid team, and has virtually succeeded,. is very anxious that his team will be patronized. He expects Opeloi sas to turn out in full force on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, when a three game series with Garden City will be staged. Opelousas: Names. AB. R. H. PO. A. I Tate 3b ...... 3 1i i 1 0 Brown, lb .....i 0 0 0 31 C. Dejean, c ... 2 0 `1 1i ti Barrett, ass..:. 2 0 0 0 2 Thompson, r. f. 2 0 0 1 t1 Clary, 2b ...... 2 0 0 0 0 McKinney, If . 2 0 0 1 0 L. Dejean, c f.. 2 0 0 1 1 Bienvenu, p .. i 0 0 0 0 17 1 2 18 3 Kinder: Names. AB. R. H. PO. A. Lincicum, 2b .. 2 0 0 2 3 Atkins, a s.... 3 0 0 2 0 Story, rf .... 3 0 0 0 0 Guess, ib ...... 3 0 0 7 0 Manning, I f.... 3 0 1 0 0 Handley, c .... 3 0 1 1 0 M. Manning, e f 2 0 0 0 . 0 Hammond, 3b . I 0 0 1 2 Gillam, p ..... 2 0 0 2 2 22 0 2 15 .7 Summary: Struck out, by Bienvenu 11; by Gillam, 1; sacrifice hit, Brown. Base on balls, off Bienvenn, 1; off Gillam, I; stolen bases, Barrett, Atkins, Story, Handley 2, Left on bases, Opelousas 4; Kin der, 6; errors, Gillam, Bienvena. First base on errors, Opelousas, 1; Kinder 1. Hit by pitcher, Hammond. Wild pitch, Gillam, Time of Game, i hr. 30 min. Umpire, F. J. Dietlein. : o: Mrs. E. K. Wallior has returned to Opelousas and will make her home in this city. Mrs. Wallior asks her old patrons to give her a trial at their fancy dresses. BLAKI YVEN, LIFE FOR KILLIN iK Negro Who Murdered Eunice -Ib Quickly Found Guilty, by, Ju:ry WOMAN WAS ONLY WITNESS AGAINST GUSTAVE Tl Only Case Trielby Special TerM of Criminal Court Is Decided F Few Hours Gustave Thomas, the negro, wh_ in April, 1915, stabbed Ozeme Ront-Y jeau to death, was found guilty 's charged, without capital punish-.' ment, at the first day of the specafi session of the criminal court, las Tuesday. Thomas and his wife were sep. arated, and it is said the negro was always watching a chance to ki _ his spouse. When Roujeau -went.i the Thomas home in Eunice, aft" taking his wife and daughter to . ball, to get the family washing be fore returning home, Thou thought it a good chance to do . a work. Roujeau, upon arriving at tb& negro's house -rapped at the and told the negro woman that had come for the washing, ing to the testimony of the : only witness for. the sate: woman always, fearing, herc=: band, opened a ,crack in t ie and told ,Mr Roujean thit clothes would be fortho m while the woman was; in room getting the clothes Th rushed up and attempted toi, tle house. The white man ished the negro against d4oin rash act, whereupon the seized the white man and .4i scuffle which ensued stabbb in several different places, instant death. The woman in, the . e watching ,,for a ;rance -. and not being aware .of th; that the white~'man had beeni rushed out of the housE Ii deavor' to' miake 'ber asfa while running she was stabb byho who iied runing s uddenly `t the lifeless body f he whil~ News quickly .spead out Eunice. that RoUjea ba4 killed by Thoma , who i n tihe : time had made his eseape, negro criminal was a fngitfrs justice until the latter ,part of when he made his way to where he delivered himse el # u the city court marsha ais l, l Because the Thiomas g wosa seriously ill the o dimals could try the negro during the term of court, the coroner ing that it was a physical.i bility to bring, the wom·ans court. During the several that followed the woman w el'i : taken care - f by the coroner when she was able to appear court a special session of' thil inal court was arranged so as to cide the case. , The trial' did not last very, the jury .rendering a verdict guilty the same day it was ep led. Thomas was given a life Stence and is now serving bhi time, at Baton Rouge. JiD. GONSOUL1N WILL H.LCc i FOR GARDEN CITY ON UNDAn', One Time Opeleusas Pitcher Oppose Loials To-Mormw for First of Three QGame& Sidney Gonsoulin who pitched f Opelousas three years ago and php' is cracked up to be one of the most invincible hurlers in Lowsia, amateur baseball will most iel oppose P3ienvenurm in to-morr evening's game, the first of a three game series between Opelousas : Garden City. The St. Mary club is reputed to t be one of the most formidable the state and g Opelotisas is by no, means a poor club a very inter esting alhd doubtless hard fout contest will ensue. Gonsoulin is remembered by; I ' cal fans not only as a good pt but as a terrific batter, havinga one time won a game for sas, when in the ninth in & ing&w, two men out, one on base ate: one run behind he drove the bail nt the stately oak that graces the eit garden, thereby easily earning. * home run and capturing the eon-. test for his team. Local fans believe that Bienventi is just as good as Goneoui, hwhe has been offered a berth with tt e New Orleans S&uthern League team, and consequently a pitchei l battle is watched for when Mwi& ger Dejean's boys hook up the strong St. Mary team. ;rt,,8