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SThe Peoples State BankI OF OPELOUSAS. LA. CAPITAL STOCK $30,000. : WE PAY /40 per annum interest on Savings Ac 4% counts and time certifcates of deposit . OFFICERS: David Roos, President. Samuel Haas, Vice-President. Leon S. Haas, 2nd Vice-President. Lawrence Larcade, Cashier. N. M. Childs, Ass't Cashier. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: David Roos Samuel Haas J. A. Haas Leon S. Haas Lawrence Larcade RAILROAD WAGES . Shall they be determined bj rndustrial Warfare or ,,To the American Public: ' o you believe in arbitration or indu trial warfare? S The train employes on all the railroads are voting whether they will give their leaders authority to tie up the commerce of the country to enforce their demands for a 100 million dollar wage increase. The railroads are in the public service your service. This army of employes is in the public service-your service. S You pay for rail transportation 3 billion g, dollars a year, and 44 cents out of every dollar from you goesto the enployes. S On all the Western railroads in 1915, seventy-fiveper cent of the train employes earned these wages (lowest, highest and average of all) as shown by the pay~ rolls Passenger FreIght Yard Inineers $1747 $2195 $1537 $2071 $1056 $1378 Cn r 1543 1878 1454 1935 1151 1355 Conductors 2789 2933 2045 1355 f-iremen 1033 1317 1181 4 973 . 2078 2059 1552 ' rakemen. 159 967 1 12 1107 The average yearly wage payments to all Western tjain ein ployes (including those who worked only part of the year); as slhown by thi 1915 payrolls were-- . . " Entineers. . . $2038 $1737 $1218 Coadudtors . ... . 1772 1624 1692 Firemeu. . e. e . . 1218 973 832 Brakemen. . ..... 921 1000 1026 A 100 million dollar wage increase for : men in freight and yard service (less than : one-fifth of all employes) is equal to a 5.per V cent advance in all freight 'rates. The managers of the railroads, as trustees' for the public, have no right to place this S burden on the cost of transportation to you Swithout a clear mandate from a public tri K1: bunal speaking for you. SThe railroads have proposed the settle ment of this controversy either under the existing national arbitration law, or by refer- - t ence to the Interstate Commerce Commis i sion. This offer has been refused by the employes' representatives. Shall a nation-wide strike or an e investigation under the Gov ernment determine this issue? National Conference Committee of the Railways SELSHA LEE, Chairman. A. s. ,CR. Reei, 6 Atlantle Coast Lse Rslk.ed. C. W. KO5Is5. (m7t Mat.ngr L W. BALDWIN, 'l Men' u gA tY am Fe Railw C. L.5 BARDO, Gan HIeMase , hee ~a lake e C. .. corIN .Co.m' Maaeger, A. J. ST ONE, GennPat eed . ahaabdl ayh- . aA .eadiSC HaEwa. e Erle R ea du.u i Che apeak e Oin R walb.y. Saenast Ceatral U Jaea. . SOULE BUSINEW COLLEGE, NsW or3a r Coursemin BUUt 4 AIne fac Sh rtha i a Xourses i p4 oq' Pvractlt ridiil in Unalai Best l.nlpments. Un equaled Facilities. Cotmplete Caole.-e Bank. Only School with Actul Store ,- mses aya r and,-Actual Money, in which students kbeip the boks sAnd balance cash. Special accommnodations for ladles. Personaml i.et.ctlooi No misrepresentation to secure patronage. Graduates ia general demand ;x`; gh their superior training. 030 SOWV= & Q5O3. 3Ww OrleaU I S. MAN-EATING SHARK CAUGHT For the first time in many years man-eating sharks are infesting the seashore and the harbors adjacent to New York. Three boys and two boys have been killed -by these sharks while bathing. ST. LANDRY RESULT TO SURPRISE : OLD HEADS 'Messrs. Sandoz and Lewis Receive Assuring News from Every Section. The "Peoples Candidates," Peyton R. Sandoz .and John ,W. Lewis have been receiving very encouraging reports from every precinct in the parishes of St. Landry and Evangeline, which comprise the sixteenth Judicial District of Louisiana, and indications are that the two "young heads" from Opelousas will make those piney woods burn with excitement during the coming campaign for, district attorney and judge. Disinterested parties claim that Sandoz and Lewis will carry Evangeline by good sub stantial majorities, and as St. Landry will be the battle ground during the fast ap proaching campaign, it is ex pected that a very wairm and stiff fight will be put up by both sides. The many friends of the two young aspirants for Judge Pavy's and Lee Garland's jobs claim that the result in St. Landry, .when the votes will be counted on the night of September the 12th, will startle the most optimistic of their friends; they feel as sured that if the result of the contest has to rest with St. Landry, the two young Ope lousas attorneys will "win in a walk." A persistent and efficient campaign will be waged by Sandoz and Lewis from now on, and practically every voter in the entire district will be interviewed in person; those who do not get a chance to speak with the candidates, will be mailed letters, setting forth the reasons why Sandoz and Lewis have entered the political arena. RACKETT GAME TO BE ATTRACTION SUNDAY Mallet and Prairie Ronde to Stage Interesting Game at Comeau Park The first game of rackett, an Indian game, seen in this city for the past quarter of a century, will be staged on Sun day, August 6th, between Mallet and Prairie Ronde. The rackett game will start promptly at 2 o'clock and will finish in time for the baseball game thai afternocn. Asa majority of the people of this city have never seen this interesting and exciting sport it is expected that a large crQwd ,will turn out to see the young men from the Mallet and Prairie Ronde sec tions' of this parish fight it out for the gamb. =Both teams are in .excellent condition; it is stated, and the game will :surely be a: corking good one. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. , A three erase power Olds Gasoline Engine, in good run ning 4rder. Reason for sell ing: have installed ,electric irotos. Anyone needing, an engine of standard make, at a, very low price, will do. well to investigate,:: If interested call at my office and I will take pleasure' in .shoowing the, en -gine and- givihg any informa tion desired.. . BODEM.UTLER, The Printer. July .22-tt , . For. Sale a seven room modern shouse three blocks from Main St. at Four Hindred Dollars less its actual value. Apply atthis office. JUly i; VI ~U~s rq-7 f l IOFFICIAL) POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS AN ORDINANCE, Repealin.g t brdinanoe of the i I lice Jury of the Parish of St. Landry .adopted September 7th, 191.,- authorizing the ;incurring of debt and issuing Bonds to the amount of Twenty-Five Thou sand Dollars ($25,000.00) by the First Road District of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry. Be it resolved, by the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, that the ordinance of the body adopted September 7th, 1915, authorizing the governing aut'iority of the First Road District of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry to incur debt and issue r:e gotiable bonds to the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars to run for a period of Thirty-Two years bearing interest at the rate .f 5 per cent per annum, the funds thus derived to be used in build ing, repairing and maintaining the bridges and public roads in the said First .Road District of the said pr lice Jury Ward, be and the same is hereby repealed. Adopted July 3, 1916. F. OCTAVE PAVY, President. Attest: J. J. HEALEY, Clerk. AN ORDINANCE. Whereas, a special election was held in the First Road District of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry, on the 30th day of June, 1915, in accord-! ance with an ordinance of the Po lice Jury of said Parish of St. Landry, adopted on the 3rd day of May, 1915, and notice of same pub lished according to law; and, Whereas, the question submitted at the said election was to deter mine the proposition: First. To authorize the First Road District of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. La.idry, through its governing authority to incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars, ($25,000.00), to run for a period of 32 years, bearing interest at the rate of five per cent per an num, payablt semi-annually; the funds thus derived to be used for the purpose of constructing, main taining and repairing the public roads and bridges in said First Road District of the said Fourth Police Jury Ward; Second. Whereas, a special tax of not more than 10 mills on the dol lar per annum in addition to the Vehicle and Per Capita Tax levied under existing ordinances, shall be annually levied on all taxable prop erty in the First Road District of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry, to an amount sufficient to extinguish such debts as the governing body of said Road District may incur and to pay such bonds in principal and interest as it may issue under the authority herein proposed to be granted it. The-balance of said tax after the payment of. said, bonds in principal and interest, to be used by the gov erning authority of said Road Dis trict in construct'n, maintaining and repairing the oa and bridges of said First Road District of the said Fourth, Police Jury Ward. Which -said , propositions were lawfully carried.at said election, as shown by the proces verbal of the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Z4andry. on the Fifth day of July, A. D.. 1915, of the canvass of re turns; and, Whereas, the result of said elec tion. has been duly promulgated on the Sixth day of July, A. D., 1915, as ,required by law,; and no contest has been filed within sixty days from said date; and, Whereas, the Police Jury of said Parish is reeoghized and made by law the governing body of said road district, through whom such bond issue shall be proceeded' with and said authorizelitax levied; now, Therefore, Section 1. Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, in lawful session convened: that the President and Secretary of this Police Jury shall be authorized on behalf of the First Road Dis trict of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry, acting for and in the n&me of the governing authority of said Road District, the Police Jury, and are directed to incur debt to the amount of Eighteen Thousand Five Hun dred Dollars ($18,500.00) and to make and sign negotiable bonds therefor, numbered consecutively from One (1) to Twenty-eight (28), the first of which shall become due within four (4) years and the last which shall mature in the year 1947; and which shall draw interest at the rate of 5 per cent per an num from date of issue, payable semi-annually on the 1st day of January and the Ist day of July with the interest coupons attached to each bond. And said bonds shall not be sold for less than the price now fixed by law. Section 2. Be it further ordain ed, etc., That the proceeds of said bond issue, when negotiated shall be deposited in the treasury of said Road District and there shall be and remain a trust fund to be used for the purpose only that the same was levied and collected, to-wit: For the purpose of constructing, maintaining and repairing the pub. lic roads and bridges in said Road l District. Section 3. Be it further ordain ed, etc., That said bonds shall be of nate the First da41 of Jisly, A. D., 1916, and shall be~itfitd fiature on. the First. day of July, A, D., 1920, and shall become due and payable each year thereafter u.til and in cl4ding the 1st day of July, 1947, and shall be i nuimbers and amounts as: fbllows: .Nineteen (19) bonds of the de nomination of Five Hundred Dol lars ($500) each, maturing respec tively on thie First day of July, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927,. 1928, 1929, 4930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1938; and nine (9) bonds of the de ,nomination of One Thousand Dol lars ($1000.00) each, maturing 're Spectively on the ist day. of July of the years 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942,; 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946 and 1947. And the form of said bonds shall be substantially as follows, save as to number and amount and date of maturity. $500.00 $500.00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PARISH OF ST. LANDR.a No. 1. Bond of the First Road District of the Fourth Police Jury Ward, Par ish of St. Landry, State of Louis iana. Know all men by these presents, That the First Road District of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry, Louisiana, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, acting through its gov erning authority, the Police Juiry of the Parish of St. Landry, for value received, hereby promises to pay to bearer on the,-- day of , Five hundred dollars lawful money of the United States of America, with interest thereon, at the rate of five per cent (5 per cent) per annum from the - day of -, A. D., 19-, payable semi-annually on the First day of January and the First-day of July in each and every year, upon presentation and surrender of the coupon hereto at tached, as same shall mature. The said principal and interest on said bond being payable at the office of the Treasurer of the said Road District at Opelousas, La., in said.parish of St. Landry, or at - IEink in the State of - at the op tion of the holderg or purchasers. This bond is one of the series of twenty-eight bonds. nineteen of the denomination of $500.00 each, and nine of the denomination of $1000.00 each and numbered from One (1) to Twenty-eight (28) in clusive, issued by the First Road )istrict of the Fourth Police Jury Ward, of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, as represent ing an indebtedness incurred and to be incurred in the construction and mainteriance of public roads and bridges in said Road District and issued in accordance .with the pro visions of Article 281 of the Consti tution of the State of Louisiana, adopted in 1898 and 1913 and Act No. 256 of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the year 1910. as amended by Act No. 218 of the General Assembly "of said State for the year i9g2, after an. election on the 30th day of June, 1915, and, opn the 'question of such issue by the prpperty. tax payers of said Road. District, held, canvassed and the results declared and promul gated and registered, all according to law authorizing. su.h issue, of which election there was no con test and can none now lawfully, be made. In testimony whereof, and by the authority of Ordinance No. -- p the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, State of :Louisiana, the governing body of said Road Dis trict, lawfully enacted on the - day of - and now recorded in Mortgage offic of the State of Lou isiana, I, - , President of said Police Jury, have signed this ibond along withA J , Healey, See CUT YOUR EX PENSES DOUS It is an easy thing to do so if you will bring your old shoes to me and let me make t hem as good as new. In spite of high cost of leather I still maintain the same rea sonable prices. Rubber heels a specialty and all work done while you wait. BOSTON ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP I. CHAPMAN, Prop. retary of the Police Jury, likewise authorized, and sealed the same in accordance with law on this - day of - , A. D., 191-. President Police Jury of the Par ish of St. Landry, State of Louis iana. Secretary. INTEREST COUPON On the --day of - , 191-, the First Road District of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, a political subdivision of the State of Louisianan will pay to the bearer - dollars at the office of the Treasurer of said Road District at Opelousas, La., or a- a Bank in the State of - at the op tion oft the holders or. purchasers being interest glue on that date on this. Bond No. .--. , President Police Jury of the Par ish of St. IJandry, State of Louis iana. Secretary. Each bond shall be signed by the President of the Poliee Jury and the Secretary ,and the, sai. .oiacrp are hereby required to avye written, printed or engraved on the reverse of said bonds; the following cer tificate: -XiI aq pahdas puoq s!qjy Registered on this the - day of 1 9,. · . ·· Secretary of State. Which certificate, after the de lays provided by law have ex pired, and in accordance with Sec tion 31 of Act 256 of the General Assembly of the-State ;o Louisiana for the year i91t0; shall be signed by the Secretary of State of the State of Louisiana, "and `have at tached thereto the great seal of the State of Louisiana. The interest coupons attached to said bonds shall have printed br engraved thereon the fac-simile sfgnature of the President of the Police Jury and the Secretary thereof. And when said bonds are thus issued and signed and registered by the S6 retary. of -State accord ing to law, they shall again be taken into possession by the 'Secre tary of the Police Jury, -ho is hereby authorized to hold same un til negotiated. Section 4. Be it faif'ther ordained, etc., That when said bonds have been sigried, issued, registered and returned to the Secretary of the Police Jury, they shall be ready for negotiation and the President of the Police Jury is hereby authorized fully for that purpose. Section 5. Be it further ordained, etc., That the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Landry shall annually, at the same time other taxes are levied, in accordance with law, in addition to all other taxes nov au thorized by the Constitution and laws,` including any special tax, levy a tax above all said taxes sufficient to pay the principal and interest of the bonds herein directed to be is dLu 1JUUDU 1ItGIaZ1U ULU'W1U t 1W - sued as they may inature; which tax may be levied,. if not already levied, and extended on the assess ment rolls at any time prior to the final collection of taxes due for that particular year; and,when col lected shall be used: first, for the purpose of retiring maturing bonds and interest coupons each year and the balance of said tax, after the payment of said bonds and princi pal and interest as the same ma tures, is to be used' by the serving authorities of said o.d Distrjct in constructing, maintaining and re pairing the roads and bridges li said Road District. Section 6. .Pe it further ordain ed, etc, That the Secretary of the - police Jury - shall cause the original of this o dinance to.be recorded in tuhe mortgage records of the Parish of St. Landry, and also published in the St. Landry Clarion, the official journal of the Parish of St. Landry, La, according to law and Act No. 266 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the year 1910, and amendments. Section 7. "Be it. further ordain ed, etc, That this orqinance take effect from and after its promul gation. Adopted July 3, 1916. SF. *OCTAVE IWYY, President. J. J. HEALEY, Clerk of Police Jury. AN ORDINANCE. Levying a special tax of ten mills oe te' = on aUll taxable prop erty;sitnf in the Firstm Rod.IIs trict of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry, for the year 1916. Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, in reg ular session convened; that, Whereas, a special election was duly held in the First Road Distriot of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry, on the 30th day of June, A. D., 1915, at which eleciton was submitted th.' proposition as to whether said Road, District, through its prbper govern-: ing body, should be authorized to .' incur debts and issue negotiable bonds to the amount of Twenty. five thousand dollars, to run ,fort , period of thirty-two years; and :~: to whether the governing author ties of said Road Distrit s.b# o authorized to levy annually for, -. period of thirty-two yeal's, i 4pe cial tax of not more than ten .ills l on the dollar, an all property iub. -: ject. to taxation in said- Dita ot; : and, Wlhereas said propositions oeref duly carried and the result.oft: ,< eleotion duly canvassed mulgafed by the Police ury i Q Parish of Stk Landry, on b ºth and 9th' days of Jilly, A. . 19f5; and, Whereas, the Police Jury o. the'4 Parish of St. Landry, the governsin body of ,said Road Distriota hasa, ,a thorized ,tbi Preident a.i t ry of ita o dy -o au id.. in accordance with the authority vested i it, : ..i.t.e of 4 _ ;.a*e. cial e ioapdads, - Whereas, eons of said bonda' mature on the First day of0 ., , as, also the interes o. of said 'seaies' semi-iannally that a tax of *ten mills on the lar on 3a1 property subject to atiaon. ii ·sid Road District required to retiret said mat bond and" the{ intee.st eoupons turing Jauary 1t i, sad July Sec. 1. Therefore, be it ordai that a special road tax of ten on the dollar be, and the s hereby levied for the year 1916 atl the property subject to taxu in the First Road District of Fourth "Pn eie Jury Varidof tfhe ish:of.ý> . Iia g', f.' the u of paying the bond issue by District, maturing July Ist, and the interest on the balano said issues, maturing January 1917, an4 July fst, 917, said be collected at the same time a the sayne manner- as all other are collected, Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, 4! that the assessor of the Parish St.. Landry be notified of this |J to the end that he may carry tax on.his assessment roll,for $1 . year 1916. Sec. 3. Be it further orda etc., That this ordinance take from and after its promulgatil Adopted July 3, 1916. F. OCTAVE PAVY : Presideant J. J. HEALEY, Clerk. AN ORDINANCE. To amend and re-enact Section :' of "An ordinance" adopted Aug. ;4, :'. 1913, "regulating the use of auto-"' mobiles throughout the Pitrish of St. Landry, and on the public roads and highways of said parish." Section 1. Be it ordained by the i Police Jury of the Parish of S8i. Landry, in regular session convened' that section 6 of the above menti .: -d ordinance shall remain in full force and effect, and further thxat automobiles, when driven on the Atchafalaya River Road from K LEt Springs .to the upper parish lie, - r'each a ,bend or turn on the pid road, drivers of such machies shall slow down to a speed not greater '-an eight (8) miles per: hour, and chauffeurs are to d e to the rijt on the road in maka : said bends. Sectisp 2.. Be it fwrther ordain ed,, etc,, That the Road Superinf e dent be and he is hereby instru~ed to place sign boards at each 2 every bend of the Atchafal.ai Uiver Rands to read: "Slow dn 8tmniles per hour." : Sectio4.3. Be it further ordained, etc., !htrt this ordinance take ,~f feet from and after its promuIxG - tion. Adopted July 4, 1916. F. OCTAVE PAVY, ,, President'. Attest: JS. HEALLEY Clerk. Haveý you seen the Pa* Steel Tire ~the buggies carriages sdl. the w~fr o the 'f h~·a'or-~._s~