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T e ST. LAN RY CLARION "Here Shall the Press the People's Rights Ma stal nawed by Influence and Unbribed by Gain." VOLUME XXX---NO. 8. ='--=-L--- . g VOLUME - . ELOUSAS, LOUISIAN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1919 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR N VA WLKINSON GIVES 'OVFRD09F (F 11 r 1A "M *--M WILKINSON GIVES RECORD OF PARKER AND SUPPORTERS Recalls Remarks Made by Pleasant and Tribe Be fore Last Election PLEASANT'S MESSAGE. TO MARTIN BEHRMAN The Parker Family. Did 'Nothing to Clean Up New Orleans When They Occupied High Office In That City James Wilkinson, in a speech before a Twelfth ward Stubbs meeting held Thursday night, 4223 Magnolia New Orleans called the long roll of Dem ocratic ex-Governors, and paraphrased what they had said about John M. Par ker less than four years ago. Mr. Wilkinson inspired his audience to wild enthusiasm with his-"deadly par allel." Paul H. Maloney was tle execu tive chairman. . Three and half years ago Mr. Wil- I kinson was in co8mpany with Pleasant I and Foster and Sanders and Lee Em- . mett Thomas, "fighting the battles of I Democracy." h He was with Col. Pleasant "when a he hammered hell out of Parker." C "I spoke from the same platform with Ex-Gov. Foster at Franklin, c when he declared Parker was a danger and a menace. I was with Gov. San- o ders when, in deep voice, he dramatic- a ally called upon the Democracy of the hills of North Louisiana to save the - state against Parker. tl "And then, there was Lee Thomas, ti with his 'Amen! them's my senti ments.' " H As a climax to this parallel of then and now Mr. Wilkinson read a tele gram which Gov. Pleasant had wired at Mayor Behrman from Shreveport "Congratulations oan the Democratic . loyalty of the city of N.ewOtfut. to Recalls Last Campaign to " I want to be very careful in speak ing about Mr. Parker tonight," said Mr. Wilkinson, "as this is his home ward-that is, when be is not at ais other hof.ln the state in which he was born. ;Init ti in any way un fair to his please a b it to the wicked influences with°,, aI have been surrounded in the.. pa "I listened then with party admira tion to the masterly strokes of the present Governor hammering hell out of Mr. Parker's political record. "I heard Ex-Gov. Foster, that Nes tor of the Democratic party, say in a great meeting in St. Mary parish, at which I spoke with him, that the can didacy of Mr. Parker was a danger and a menace to the Democratic party that he would unite every discordant element opposed to it--soreheads, mugwumps, independents, Republi cans and the bastard offspring of the, Republican party, the Progressives., better than any other man in Louisi ana. Sanders, Thomas and Co. "I heard another Ex-Governor, Mr. Sanders, at a meeting later, in New Iberia (where I also spoke), with a voice hoarse with emotion and much speaking, calling on the Democracy of North Louisiana to rally from the Arkansas line to the Gulf to sweep * Mr. Parker and his ungodly crew into the sea of political oblivion. "I head the Hon. Lee Thomas, an other great Democratic leader, re peatedly saying: 'Amen! Them's my sentiments.' "I heard the saeet little 'tribe of Bon-chaud or Bon-froid chiming *ith Ponderous Ponder's 'deep mouthed M New Orleans and others chased the. bay as he and the Grey Wolves of wounded Btll Moose to its untimelyl" finish. "You see, I did not know-then that fl all these great and distinguished o, Democrats were joking; that they , were only trying to humbug- the pub- -$ lie by flashing a political moving pie-N ture on a campaign screen which they tS expected would be forgotten as soon la as it faded away. e "I must admit I have not forgotten as all this, because the impression made gi then on me was very vivid. And that :ist impression, as to the guilt of the accused is such a fixed opinion that no amount of evidence will now change it. a Pleasant's Gratitude in 1916 to "In supporting the nominee of the en Demnocratic party in that election I Bu vas also impressed with the devotioi un of the New Orleans organisation to his " else, and how they aided Mr. Pleas st, ant with encouragement, support and w flapaign funds. J "Therefore I was not .atised .. thi on the morning after the election OVERDOSE OF STRYCHNINEKILLS S PLAISANCE MAN ALFRED RICHARD SUCCUMBS WEDNESDAY FROM EFFECTS OFDEADLY DRUG Alfred Richard, well known farmer of the Plaisance section of this parish died Wednesday in the neighborhood of Lassalle's store on Landry street from the effects of an overdose of strychnine. It is not known whether Mr. Rich-' ard's death followed a successful at tempt at suicide or whether it was accidental, although both beliefs have been 'expressed by those who knew him and who were aware of the hap penings just, preceding his demise. It ls said by some that his heart was weak and he often used strychnine to strengthen it. It is possible he used an excessive amount of the drug Wed nesday and his death folowed.. Others are of the belief his death was sui cidal, for it is known that he had been gambling and had lost the proceeds from a bale of cotton-his entire crop -and then had mortgaged his horse and saddle and lost the money de rived from that source. Those who be lieve that Mr. Richard committed sui cide say that his recent misfortune in the games of chance, coupled with the fact that his wife died some time ago leaving him alone to care for six children, the oldest of whom is eigh teen, made him very despondent and caused him to take his own life. Mr. Richard's relatives took charge of his'body late Wednesday afternoon and brought it to his former home where it was interred. the following telegram publisheil in the papers here: 'Shreveport, La., April 15, 1916. Hon. Martin Behrman, Mayor of New Orleans: Congratulation on Democratic loy alty offcity of New Orleans. R. G. PLEARAN'V I11 tic Not was I . surprised to read the letr ter's .gatefutl and eulogistic thanks to Hon. Robert Ewing later in an autograph letter; nor as to a letter from Hon. Lee Thomas, .to Mr. Rob id ert Ewing to -the same effect. lne "I also took seriously the Joint Res he olutlon of the General Assembly (Act he 96 of 1918) signed by Governor Pleas in e- ant, July 3, 1018, paying a splendid tribute to the great and noble admin retistration of the officers of this city, as a just, grateful and well merited a" compliment from State officers to city le officers whom the former were fond Lt of and delighted to honor. The Jpy Ride to Winnipeg a "But in some unfortunite moment t the Mayor and Governor were pre vailed upon to take a joy ride to r Canada and both went pegging off ,y together to Winnipeg. t "On this faithful trip they fell out. "Some say one of the bad spots in the road bounced the Mayor into the $ Governor's lap with crushing force and hurt the' latters feelings. Some . say the Canadian cock-tails disagreed with the dispositions of the joy rid- t era, while others better informed, in sit that when at the reqpest of the a Governor the Mayor tried to read a some of the Governor's blank verse a he fell asleep and snored and then t woke up and congratulated the Gov- ti ernor on the ground that his verses e were damned blank. tl "I recall the Limerick 1t There was a young lady from Wiger o0 Who'went out for a ride on a tigef y+ They returned from the ride With the lady tari-e ec And a smile on the face of the tiger w Goes Over to Enemy tb "Possibly because the Mayor re fused to be swallowed or was too big K to be swallowed, as one of the reasons why the governor refused to smile when he came back from Winnipeg. "Truth is, however, stranger than be fiction. The governor has hnow gone over into the camp of his former ene my. Men who voted for him and thy spent theft time and pmoney for him, are now told that unless they reverse themselves and support the man he' lately denounced to them, they need expect no mercy or favor at his hands, the and that former opponent ljumps with glee 'at the way these men are pun- c ished for their party reguilarity and conmstengac "History repeated itself: "Aaron in Moses" absence, erected a golden eil tfor the people of Israel - to -fall donwn and, worship And Gov ernor Pleasant has selected a former esth Bull Moose o arthe agulation of those Bec ander `hsia thorty. ge "At a Bibliesd aschlar and Miltomaan Wa student he should remember that fan when a later ing. tbreanw eniel to the side ieons because he refused to worship (Coatinaed on paew 4) mat 3- - COURTHOUSE IN OPELOUSAS r HON. EO. K. FAVROT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1919 At 7:30 P. M., at the COURTHOUSE IN OPELOUSAS In the interest of the candidacy of COL. FRANK P. STUBBS For Governor. Col: Stubbs will personally.~pre sent his claims to the people of St. Landry. HON. GEO. K. FAVROT 1 of Baton Rouge and other speakers will address the meeting. BIG CIRCUS WILL VISIT OPELOUSAS SELLS-FLOTO SHOWS WILL SHOW HERE SUNDAY, NOV. 9, BOTH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT d If there is anything new under the sun in the way of outdoor amusement that can be placed under the big tops. I one can count on the Sells-Floto cir cus having it and now comes the an nouncement that this big circus is coming to Opelousas, Sunday, Novem h ber 9, and that one of the big features is Jack Dempsey, world's heavyweight champion, who is to appear at each performance in a reproduction of his famous fight with Jesse Willard at Toledo, July 4th, in which he won his new honors. The circus this season has met with phenominal sucess throughout the east and the middle west and now it comes t to this section of the country to give the people the newest in the circus world. The program abounds in r aerial, riding, ground, contortion, ani- e mal and clown .acts and the press f agent is authority for the statement a that the three rings, the hippodrome u track, the stages and the aid are fill ed with something all the time; that C the performance is full of pep and 1i snap, and there is something for every- s] one from ages ranging from 1 to 100. G years. 01 The circus roster this season has I some names-well-known in the circus ins world. Some of them are the Lloyde, sat the Hobsons, the Hodginis, the Elders, m the Stokes, Livingstons, Wells, Rush- in es, Hewton and Sweeney, Silverlakes, S Kineside, Evans, and scores of others or which include the Princess Victoria El and MIle. Herberts Booson, wire dan- nc cers and swingers that have never yet Ti been equalled on the silver thread. Fi So with this great program of cir- til cus acts; also Jack Dempsey,-and with the "Birth of the Rainbow," as the yo great feature opening, the thousands inj wh oatteaid either the aftern6on or to' ivening performances of the Sells- foi Ploto circus, will be given aplenty in haU he new and novel in the circus world. m, There's a parade on the morning of ye dreus day, so don't forget it I wo f. M. SANDERS SELLS wo GOOD FARM PROPERTY the Last week J. M. Sanders, real the state and insurance man, sold the the Ieckman farm, three miles south of can ellevue, for Mrs. J. H. Creswell to sity Valter Smith of East Bellevue. The urm contained 103 acres and the con- D Ideration is reported at $10,300. by 1 K. Pro. Prescott were among the bod; any to visit Eanice Sunday. eves LOCAL STWTS SMAKE RECORD5 N ST. LANDRY IS REPRESENTED B , TWENTY-TWO STUDENTS AT STATE UNIVERSITY it ' Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 25, 1919. .The number of students from St. Lan dry in attendance at the State Uni versity this session reflects credit up on the people of the parish as well as the authorities connected with the school work. With 22 young men and t women, St. Landry is near the top of the list, being outstripped by only a few of the more populous parishes, such as Caddo, Rapides and East Bat on Rouge. The parish is well represented in all departments of the university. Sev eral will complete their work during the present session and one, Octave Castille,-is doing graduate work in the Audubon Sugar School. Octave or rather "Soap" as he is familiarly call ed by the students has accepted an of fer from a large concern in Jamaica and will take up the his work in Jan uary. Lorena Hidalgo of the Teachers' College and J. R. Caldwell of the Col lege of Agriculture will receive their sheep-skins at the end of this session. Guy White is a Junior in the College of Engineering. The majority of the young men are in the military department and their standing and the records thqy are making speaks well for the early train ing they received in old St. Landry. I Several of them hold positions of hon or in their respective companies. Emile Ventre, who is a musician of no small note, is a Sergeant in the Tiger Band. Alfred Guilbeau, Tom Firnberg, John Boagni and Henry Cas tille are corporals in their companies. During the drill hour these efficient young squad majors can be heard giv ing their commands in stentorian tones to the sections assigned to them E for instruction. An especial honor has been conferred upon them, inas much they are only in their second year at the university. There are others from all sections of the parish, who are doing good ne work, but space prevents me from go- ft ing further on St. Landry should feel to proud of the scholarship and ability at these young people are showing, and fit he people of the parish should do all hi hey possibly can towards aiding the a tampaign for a greater State Univer ity. fo Dr. A. J. Perrault was entertained wi y the Boy Scouths at a dance at the uli . C. Hall on last Friday night, very- h.i ody seemxed to have enjoyed the ar vening. ch ST. CHARLES COLLEGE PROTESTS GAME WITH LOUISIANA COLLEGE Charges Illegal Playing, Incompetent Officials, Improper Treatment of Referee. Case Before the Louisiana Inter Collegiate Athletic Association for Decision Grand Coteau, La., Oct. 28.--On Sat urday, October 25, the St. Charles College Football team met the Louisi ana College team for a game in Pine ville on the Louisiana College camps. The four quarters were played through but the St. Charles College men be ing unable to obtain any sort of a square deal during the game were forced to play the game out under protest. During the firlt two quarters of the game illegal methods of play were so frequently and so openly used by different men of the Louisiana College team that some spectators who were standing along the side-line began to remark the fact openly and to criticise the officials for not pen alizing the offending team. Some even went so far as to express their opinions to Mr. Roy and Coach Fagan, of St. Charles College. It proved use less for Captain Smith to call the at tention of an official to the illegal methods of attack and defense used by some of the Louisiana College men, and when Captain Smith was forced to leave the game with a badly sprained ankle, acting captain L. Broussard, could obtain no better re sults from his protests. Seeing this, Coach Fagan obtained permission to go on the field and put the case before the officials, but he in turn received the same treatment as had Smith and Broussard. Between the halves Mr. Roy protested to the officials and to Mr. Payne, of Louisiana College, against the illegal methods that had been used and against the failure of the officials to inflict any penalty for ame; but he could obtain nothing by is complaint and was forced to al ow the game to continue under pro est. The second halt of the game was very nearly a repetition of the first half with the exception that the St.' Charles team, having been so badly crippled in the first half, was unable to put wuA& strong a defence as it had in the first half. So many of its men had been crippled that all of the substltntes hadbeen run into the game and towards the middle of the fourth quarter, when more of the St. Charles men got hurt, the Red-and Green had to play with only ten men on the team: Throughout the game the Grand Co teau men put up a surprisingly hard struggle and the fact that they were not getting a square deal seemed to n- make them work all the harder to de li- fend the honor of their college and P- to keep the score as low as possible. 11 But against such odds it was Impos. to sible to do much effective work and d the score gradualy mounted up to 93 1 I points for the Pineville team. After the a game several uncalled for incidents occurred that the St. Charles men will t- find as hard to forget as they will the r manner in which they were treated ' during the game. Ii Before leaving the Louisiana Col- 0 $ lege grounds, Mr. Roy again notified Mr. Payne, who is president of the b Louisiana Inter-collegiate Athletic As- a r sociation that he would protest the V game before the Association, and in- ft - formed him that the general heads tl under whidh the protest would b3 ct made were illegal playing, incompe- ti tent officials being retained through- hi out the game and -employment of a tt referee by Mr. Payne in a Mnanner that cc was unconstitutional in the Inter-col legiate Athletic Association of which p, both colleges are members. Mr. Roy has filled his protest in the name of St. Charles College Athlet'c Assoc.a tion with Mr..C. J. McNaspy, secre tary of the Louisiana Inter-collegiate Athletic Association and has asked that a date be set for proper investi gation into the matter. JNO. M. PRFSCOTT FOR DISTRICT CLERK EUNICE MAN WILI, CONTEST THE ton OFFICE WITH THE PRESENT I INCUMBENT I Attention is called to the formal an- mu nouncement of Mr. John M. Prescott ed for the office of district clerk subject dies to the action of the Democratic prim- and ary January 20. This is Mr. Prescott's fam first venture in the political field but seri his friends predict that he will make kan a fine race. teac Mr. Prescott was born and raised in dise Washington, this parish, and has been sold !or the past several years connected man with a large mercantile firm of Eu- eral lice. His supporters call attention to chac di clean personal business record and Cron ire very optimistic in regard to his to c :hances for election. whit Sat- - iarles LAWTELL STATE Pine OPENS AUSPICOUSLY OEbe of a were inder PARISH'S LATEST BANKING IN rters STITUTION BEGINS ON THURS. play DAY WITH BIG BUSINESS used liana Ltors The Lawtell State Bank, in the point b-line of time the parish's infant financial. and institution, opened Thursday under Pen- most auspicious circumstances, the iome first day's volume of business far out :heir stripping the expectations of its dir gan, ectors and officers. use- The bank is in charge of Clovis A. ' St- Dardeau, well known young citizen of egal Sunset, as cashier, with A. E. Lafleur used substantial merchant and farmer of I nen, Mallet as president, and reports from I reed them late Thursday announced unex adly pectedly large deposits from a great L. number of the residents of that see re- tion. his, The Lawtell State is situated in the to heart of one of the richest agricultur- I [ore al sections of the parish and will un ved questionably grow rapidly in strength and and usefulness. The support accord Mr. ed it on the opening' day is an indtca to tion of the, manner in which the peo-A Mge, pie of the sever ,l communities which had are to patronize it have received the of institution and is an assurance that for it is a sound business project. by The Bank has installed one of the al- highest grades of bank safes manufac pro' tr red and is considered the latest word in burglar-proof vaults. C vas re RE) CROSS ble itsROLL CALL he he e P. t COMMITTEES APPOINTEDD TO d SOLICIT MEMBERSHIP en NEXT WEEK A Br 0o rd The St. Landry Chapter of the Red r Cross has been aranging the details I to of the campaign which is to begin on Mc e- November 3rd, and which will con- De d tinue until November 11th. The p'ur . pose of this campaign is to secure a . cash quota for the parish of St. Landry Mc d of $1500.00 and to secure 3600 mem- an bers of the Red Cross at $1.00 per an e nual membership. The method will a be where contributions of more than C l$1.00 are secured, to credit $1.00 to Moa e membership and the surplus to the Era d cash quota. The Local Chapter, for C. its maintenance, will receive one-half Gill of the membership fee. 9 The campaign is being conducted e by Mr. L. L. Perrault, who is acting J as Roll Call Chairman, with Miss C. I 9 Wardle Kelley as Secretary,- and the - following well known ladies and gen- Roo tlemen of the parish, who have been J' consistent an defective workers for J. the Red Cross in former campaigns, J have been selected to plan and direct Olen the work of raising funds in their El communities: 8yl, Opelousas and vicinity: Dr. A. J. Dul Perrault. Washingtoq, Mr. Jim Goings. Zorn Eunice, Professor Aycock. Port Barre, Mrs. A. D. Hanks. 5th Melville, Mr. Hathorn. Krotz Springs,' Mrs. Isaac Jeffers. Rosa, Mr. Kemp T. Catlett. . Palmetto, Mrs. Willie Hudspeth. Fra Arnaudville, Miss Laura Darby. a Whiteville and vicinity, Miss Odes- oss sa Savant. coa Lewisburg, Mrs. W. C. Dejean. Lawtell, Mrs. J. B. McClelland. stab Morrow, Mrs. Henry Lowery. stabl Shuteston, Mr. Frank Dimmick P.l Sunset, Mrs. W. J. Boudreau. o Cataro, Mrs. J. B. Guillory. Peac Grand Coteau, Miss Virginia Mou ton. ..... Barbreck, Mr. Jas. H. Baldridge, Sr. erculi Leonville, Mrs. F. O. Pavy. Red ( Big Cane, Judge B. F. Vannoy. soldie Although the war is over, there is some much yet which has to be accomplish. Cross ed by the Red Cross. American sol- to ca diers are still in Russia, in Germany peopI and in France. Thesd men and their good families continue to need Red Cross concls service. Siberia, Poland and the Bal. of its kans are asking the Red Cross to 1920 , teach them how to fight contagious iseases. hirty thousan4 Ameriecan oldiers are still in military hospitals, ST. L nany of them erippled for lifte. Sev crl hundred theusand Bave been dis :harged dIsabled. The Local Red The hrou Chapters need additional funds Landr, o carry ol their pleae taig as opesd rhieh Incltdes the fiht asains.t tub-i .maa NAMES OF PARISH SOFFICESEEKERS SIVEN BY CO All Parish Offices to Contested for With Maz& Minor Places INTEREST IN CAMPA EXPECTED TO GR All is Tranquil in The Third W Where no Contests Will Be Wape --Six Qualify for Pollsetar.er t in the First Ward The January primary wilt.WI a contest for all of the more ia ant parish offices as well as a. for ward offices in all wards the third, where there is oly candidate for each offices. - The list as given out by the; Democratic Executive Committee. i follows: For sheriff: Charley Thi and Ariel Fontenot. Clerk of Court: -Henry Las and John M. Prescott. Assessor: Rene C. Fontenot a~t~ L. Andrus. Coroner: R. M. Littell aa4 W, Lastrapes. . Legislature: Gilbert L. Dupre, ~. Eastham, _.. , Schell, J. J. Alex. Lafteur, and Paul N. Laft&i ;. City Judge: E. S. Kerr and T. Edwards. i Marshall: Joseph "Beb" Arelens Plais Horn. First Ward Police Jury: R. Lee Millse, ` Cyr, H. D. Lartcade, Sr., J .t .', re, Floyd H. Phillips. and ] hnra .. 2 Second Ward Police Jury: B. ,A. vie Guidroz Mad A. ... Third Wart plice iury: F. Oetav rs P. Morean. ro Fourth Ward Police Jury: K. T. Catlett, A A. Richard, B. W. CloptonZ, W. Brown and M. ,J. Godean. edFifth Ward Is Police Jury: John E. Baeon, Th a McCattery, Alex. Sylvestoa. A'. ,n. Deshotels, H., B. Walters ,J. 1 E. x* Sixth Ward a Polce Jury: W. C. Dele. ,, a McCoy, E. O. Guillory, Peiter' A3: Sand C. N. Bertrand. i I'. Constable, Justl.. * Ogene Ortego, constable 11th r 7.Wi l Moise Cormier, constable 5th 3. , e Eraste Dupre, constable and J. W;, Dr C. W. Reed, constable 18th J. W.i If Gilbert 8tagg, constable 1th 5.= WW; M. P. 8tagg, Justice of Peace, 18tt t J. W.; Alcide Meche, constabie 19b J. W.; Peter Savoie, J. P. 17th lJ W.~ C. E. Langley, constable 128th J.1 W4 Frank Quebedeaux, J. P. 6th 3. W4 Rosemond Soileau Jr., constable :.t J. W.; J. H. Baldridge, Sr., J. P. . t: J. W.; Ignace Chautin, constable 8-. J. W.; Luclis Stout, J. P. Srid . W.; .Olens Bourdreau, constable 2ad 5. W; Eli Miller, constable 5th J. P.; Anarle Sylvestre, constable 2nd J. ...: . Z Duckworth, constable 8th J. P.; T' ; Boudreau, J. P. 11th J. P.; PhUMt Zernott, constable 11th J. P.; Au sIb Muller, J. P. 11th J. .P.; E1tar SteyP,, 6th J. P.; Laurent Domeagean, J:. Pt.> 5th J. P.; Paustin Sotiean,J. P, 1th J. P.; Ernest $oileau, constablle 4th,=:. J. P.; J. E. Vidrine, J. P. 2ad 5a. P1d . B. F. Vanoy, J. P 1Qth J .P.; Uraat. France, constable 18th 3. P.; i. . Gosselin, J. P. 18th J. P.; J : C. aeoig, coitabrle 18th J. P.; J. h;e. Ad.er:~to s P. 7th J. P.; O'Brien Elmer,. eit stable 4th J. P.; s. E. Samth, eon stable 4th J. P.; P. C. Latiolais, eon stable 6th; J. A. Smith, J. P. 4th J. P.; Joseph Beaugh, J. P. 19th J. P.; Leon LeBlano, J. P. 8th Justice of the Peace Ward. erculosis. In the Gulf Division of t -he Red Cross, there are 25,000 tuberculiar soldiers to be cared for. These ave some of the activities which the .Red Cross is supporting, and which it ha: to care for. For these reasons the people of the parish shouldu make a, good response to this call, 4andt tha conclusion of the campaign every one ; of its citizens ought to be weariang the 1920 membership botton. ST. LANDRY BANK OPENTS AT PORT SARRE, The Port Barre branch of the S, Landry Bank and Trust Company was opened Thursday with Ce Ca- 1sr * , anager. : .'rte ..,.u.A `ýý..a.ýýý ..,,: