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THE TENSAS GAZETTE
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Tersas Gazette Publishin CGompany, Ltd. Oftficial Journal of the Parish of rensas, Board of School Directors, fifth Lodssal Levee District and Tow. of St. Joseph. 52.00 Pr A L
NEW SERIES-VOL. Y XXI ST. JOSEPH, LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1922 NUBER 29
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APPAMATTOX.
Headquarters Army Northern Virginia,
April 10 1865.
After four years of arduous service, marked iy unsur
passed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia
has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and re
sources.
I need not tell the survivors of so many hard-fought bat
tles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have con
sented to this result from no distrust of them; but, feeling
that valor and devotion could accomplish nothing that could
compensate for the loss that would have attended the continu
ation of the contest, I have determined to avoid the useless
sacrifice of those whose past services have endeared them
to their countrymen.
By the terms of agreement, officers and men can return
to their homes and remain there until exchanged.
You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from
the consciousness of duty fathfully performed; anl I earnestly
pray that a merciful God will extend to you iis blessings and
protection.
With an unceasing admiration of your eonstanc and
devotion to your country, and a grateful rememteance of your
kind and generous consideration of myself, I bid you an af
fectionate farewell.
R. E. LEE, General.
UNITED STATES ENTERED WORLD WAR FIVE YEARS.
AGO APRIL 6.
April 6, 1922, was the fifth anniversary of probably the
most momentous date in modern history-the entry of the
United States into the World war.
Exactly five years ago April 6, President Woodrow Wilson
signed his name to the declaration which not only plunged
this country into the greatest war the world has ever known,
but which threw the balance of victory to the allies.
In the rush of subsequent events-the submarine menace,
the draft acts, the training camps, the battles, tIe casualty
lists, victory, and at last reconstruction-the date of the war
declaration has been almost forgotten.
The big black newspaper headline "Urnte.! States De
clares War" has almost faded from memory. Even the wave
of wild patriotic enthusiasm, and the subsequent tide of fear,
sorrow and pain, have become'dim recollections in the present
maze of current events.
But a few years from now, when history books are revised,
and when time has matured the vital meaning of that great
step. the date will be as fixed and as memorable as July 4,
1776.
The signing of the declaration of independence started
the war which freed America. The signing of the declaration
of war in 1917 started the campaign which freed the world.
JUDGE DUPRE ON HIGH TAXES.
(Opelousas Clarion)
Opelousas never staged a more suc
cessful gathering than the one that
met to hear their friend and towns
men, Judge Gilbert L. Dupre. In an
ticipation of the crowd all of the
benches in the police jury room and
many of those on the court house
square, had been placed in the court
room and yet standing room was at
a premium. A distinctive feature of
the gathering was that only one per
son in the audience left and he was
a sick. man. All of the prominent
business men in Opelousas were pres
ent. E. B. Dubieson, John A. Haas,
E. I. Boagni, Robert Chachere, Dr.
Charles F. Boagni, the Judge, the
District Attorney, the Sheriff, the
Clerk of Court, Tax Assessor, the
mayor of the town, the board of al
dermen, police officials, president of
the police jury, members of that
body, mayor of the town of Wash
ington, and large and small taxpay
era from Opelousas, Leonville, Sun
set, Coulee Croche, Plaquemine Point,
Mallet, Eunice, Washington, Port
Barre. Senator Mouton and Represen
tatives SChell and Lafleur were also
in attendance.
Judge Pavy opened the meeting is
the presiding officer. He spoke brief
ly but to the point. He reminded the
audience that in this same room, six
years ago, Judge Dupre had held a
meeting and advised the, people to
vote against the amendment creating
the Board of State Affairs. Judge Du
pre stated to you that if the board
was created it would overvalue your
property and in this way increase
your taxes-all of which had oc
curred. We are overtaxed said Judge
Pavy and we are entitled to relief.
Continuing he said, "This is Judge
Dupre's meeting and you are here to
hear him." And they did. Judge Du
pre stepped forward with one of his
stories that caught his hearers, and
they laughed and cheered and ap
plauded him from start to finish. The
audience stood firm.
Upon several occasions Judge Du
pre said, "boys are you tired?" "No,
no," said his bearers. "Thank yea,"
replied the judge. I am just gettia
warmed up." It is impossible in this
write up to repeat the Judge's address.
• It was from grave to gay, sprinkled
with sledge hammer blows and humor
ous anecdotes founded upon actual
occurrences and conditions. The
judge's favorite grandson, Gilbert Du
pre Litton, eight years of age, was
in the front row, and appeared to en
joy his grandfather's a4dress. Turn
ing to the boy the judge said "Son,
if you ever want an office say so;
ask the people to elect yeou. Never
crook the pregnant hinges of the knee
that thrift may follow fawn
ing." Thank God the day is gone
when our boys wanting office, will
have to go to New Orleans and solicit
ward boss support.
"Heroes in gray with hearts of
gold," was the way he referred to
the old Confederate soldiers, 'one of
whom he asserted "had ridden with
Forest the wizard of the saddle.'
When you apply to the assessor for
relid he refers you to his elerk, when
you go to the clerk, he refers you to
the assessor, when you corner them
both, they send you to the Tax Com
mission, and this latter gives it to
you where Mollie wore her beids.
The judge cited instances of well
known taxpayers unable to pay their
taxes. He related with great gusto
how his wife had become a free hold
er and how owning a corner lot she
had to pay for sidewalks in the front
and side and rear. So much so, she
crooned her grandchild to sleep para
phrasing Tennyso e- charge of the
light brigade.
"Sidewalks to right of us
Sidewalks to left of aus
Sidewalks in front of us
Ours not to make reply
Ours not to reason why
Onward the tax gatherers."
If I were a farmer's son and a
newspaper man were to suggest to me
to go back to the soil, I'd retort,
"you go to that place where snow
balls melt with the velocity of an
electric current, and stand not upon
the order of your going, but go at
once."
At the conclusion of the address,
Mr. E. M. Boagni moved that a vote
of thanks be tendered the Judge for
his masterly address and Mayor E.
L. Loeb introduced the following
resolution, both of which carried
without a dissenting voice. The reso
lution follows:
Whereas, the people of this state
are over-taxed due principally to the
over-valuation of their property, sub
ject to taxation.
And whereas, the constitution re
cites that such asseusmento must
reach the actual valuation above com
plained of giving to the Tax Commis
sion the right to insist upon this val
uation.
And whereas,, this valuation for
state purpose may be taken advant
age of by local subdivisions, which
benefit every parish in this state, oth
er than two have availed themselves
of.
And whereas, this one hundred per
cent valuation for state and local
purposes, is approaching confiscation
of the property so valued.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the people of the parish at St. Lan
da y, in mass meeting assembled, that
we demand of our representatives and
senators in the legislature, that they
use their best ,e to itug about
a system of v oesle eneresas
than the pwess e*--en it. an
amendment d tu ~m is- .
mary to bering b e trel sed brse
in applied fr.
That a co ldimslattiea be
furnished the l wA9er a the sti
papers, with ss4e i ttthey pabr.
lih the same.
If you once give Salae a habo
et trial, you w add pear wa ee to
the thomsands at ete who are
praising it-St. Jeseph Drug Co., Ltd.
Airplane eugines now are able to
run 10,000 adles bre they need to
be overhauled.
An emerald of average quality is
much more vaLable than a diamond
of the -me .
Dickard, La., April 17, 1922.
Editor Tenses Gazette
St. Joseph, Louisiana.
Dear Sir:
The reason why the farmer can't
pay his taxes, first, is: he pays 75%
of the taxes to the State and owns
about 20 % of the wealth. He is
compelled to pay taxes on full value
of his farm when he owes a mortgage
from 20% to 80% of its value, while
the man who holds the mortgage is
exempt from taxation; also the man
who holds the cash.
Our total assessed value in the
State is but a little over one-half
billion dollars, when six billions
would be under its actual worth.
The city of New Orleans alone has
more wealth than the total assessed
value of the State.
Our present administration and
Legislature has carelessly appropri
ated millions of the people's money
for purposes we could have easily
done without, anyhow until times
get better. One law alone takes near
ly six million dollars to build a fine
agricultural college at Baton Rouge,
when there is not a farmer in the
State who has made enough money
farming in the last two years to send
his boy to an agricultural schooL
And nearly three-quarter million do!
lars was expended in writing a new
Constitution, benefitting nobody but
its makers at the rate of fifteen dol
lars per day. And now the Legisla
ture is getting ready to meet again
and play some more peanut politics,
like it has been doing for years.
There is no State in the Union that
has as rotten tax laws as Louisiana.
If I wore member of the Legislature
my efforts would be directid toward 1
securing passage of a bill that woull
catch the tax dodgers and pas it i
least four billion dollars more oo the 1
tax lists.
We need a law to asses both per
sonal and real.property at full value
and compell the aeaseeor to enter
every man's premjls, accompanied
by a eapable deputy from oach wrid,
one familiar with property of that
ward, and secure first-hand value on
all holdings, both real and parional.
And after I had accomplished thns
for the tax-ridden people, especally
the farmer, perhaps one-half ot wkcm
will lose their property because of
inability to pay taxes, I would in
troduce another bill, one to adjourn
the Legislature for ten years, after
which I would go hboe, to hear my
constituents say: "Well done, thou
good sad faithful saimt."
Sincerely yours,
T. A. GIBSON.
Tanlac Vegetable Pills are sold
on a positive guarantee to give per
feet satisfaction. Try them tonight
and you will be delighted to find
the results you have obtained-,Jt.
Joseph Drug Co., Ltd.
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN.
One BLACK HORSE, star in fee.
head, about 14 hands high, onu ey
bad, about 7 years old, mark on side
from trace chains. Disappeared from
"Osceola" plantation on Marh 19,
192L Horse bought from Nat Marry,
at "Jstina," and may have rayep d
that way. A reward of FIVM DOI,
LABS will be paid for retran of this
horse to me or for information lead
ing to recovery.
A. RICHARD,
"Osesela" Plantation, St. Isoee~b.
NHOTICE FOR PULICATWIU.
Department of the terior United
State Land Ofbe, Baton Re
ga., April 20, 1922.
Notiee is reby given that
State of Loisian did on the a
Iday a April, 121, select tihe l
lowing described land as inbdmuaity
cool selections:
North Practional Part o lt Three
(8), containtng 12.58 aces, situated
in the Northeast quarter of North
west quarter, Section 11, TowrYip
18 North, Range 10 East, aLoisaa
Meridian.
Any and all persons claintag ad
versely the land deseribed or deir
Ing to object because of tha mineral
character of tha land, or for any
Soter reason, to the disphial ot said
lad to the State, should Ale their
deavlte of protaet in tis ofic.
E. D. GIANELLENI.
ESTRAY SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is dgive
nthat by virtue of the m as-.
.rdl on a h7, I wllw oe-
" er for sale at the Coaurt Bem
dor ain the Town of St. JoseA la.,
fora eah, at public a to e
y 8. Tea g, la thi parish as
to.wit:
1 Brs Pony, very old, blind in
'right eye, two slits in right ear-no
brands-about 14 or 14% hands
Take up by S. Chas. Yaoung as
SEytray on Wavertree plantatlon.
1 JOHN HUGHES, Sherlr.
St. Joek, La., April 1, u1t.
TOO MANY OFFICIALS.
New Orleans, Ia., xpril 5, 1928.
Editor New Orleans States:
Dear Sir: We notice where our
good friend, Judge Gilbert Dpre
of Opelousas, representati"e from
St. Landry, is hammering on the
extravagance of the present admin
istration in general anud the high
powered salaries paidl to useless of
ficials and boards in particular.
For the benefit of our friend from
St. Landry we would lli'e to mention
a few ways in whirl the people's
money is being sqwd.-cered. During
the Pleasant administratiost the puhb
lie docks of our city were managed
by the superintendent at the vwry
conservative salary of $r,000 per
year. The Parker administration
has imported general manager at
$1000.00 per month. There are also
assistant managers, an assistant su
perintendent of the docks. a super
intendent at the eottnm warehouse
and still another at the grain elevator.
During the Pleasant administration
the board got along with one at
terney and now it has three. Form
erly one engineer was sufficient, by
now there surely must be a half
dozen.
We believe the legislature should
have a pruning committee to get nd
of the surplus officials and highly
paid political pap-suckers. We firm
ly believe that when the prover
time comes a careful onsideration
of present conditions will disclose
more extravagance than any previ
ous administration.
"G. A. B."
CATARRHAL DA ss CANNOT
aB CUmsD
by local appaleadt ns as they eamwet
rm t athe diseased pemUs of th ear.
SDeamfness e mtises smti
tioal treatment. HALL'8 CATABRb
MEDICINE is a eoVls me
dy. Catarrhal Detss is-mused bg
an inflamed eonditis af the maeees
laing of the Euachan Tuab. Whl m
this tbe Is inflamed e ave a
rumbling sond or ued bearsg,
and when it is stirly sid. Da*-l
nes is the result Unless the iaflsme
mation ean be edoced, your hearns
may be derogd fover. 84I L'
CATARRH MEDICINE eats through
the blood on the mueous surfaces of
the system, thus dreding the m
flammatlos and ze.oing seemel a a
ditions.
Cirealsa frae AA Drom ..
F. J. Celney & Co., Todo, Ohio.
For nothing can be broken up,
wbhetier~awl er umleas l, witout I
a vast amount* of dust, ad many
people mumbling and grumbling and
mourning for the good old times.
Lorna Doone.
Tanlac is appetising, invigorating I
and strengthening. Try it and be
convinced.-St. Joseph Drug Co., Ltd.
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Louisiana aTT
Planta- and Ex
..t. Tions SEPchangod
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LOUIA 1NA
HERNF$ORD BULLS
Sor Do away with that "SCRUB" and re
place hm with a PURE-BRED that
you can be proud of. Special prices to
planters and stockmen of Tensas Par.
S J. B WALKER
.P. -._o 19 - ST. rOSePHM LA.
S E.E. MORRIS
($ ..dr ,Leopol s~tuer, DeUearsde
Zdo CASKETS
$NowgUbmr ,-La.$
SPalts,Rooting, Wal Board $
" Wlhdow Glass la aA SIEsS
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ur school suits are bult to de
double duty-to stead up for oe-.
paeriso la style with what other
boys are wearlig and to stand
the rough and tumble after aseel
hours.
You cam judge of the style bele
buyrng and k durability tal we
stead behiad the sit to make
good.
For boys from 8 to 16 years, ear
sedil school suits at $25.00 aud
a safe buy-eour diffesret nmd,
12 dlfternt patteras.
For boys frm 4 to 8 years $1.00
to $25.00 buys a good salt.
Waner & Ssades C.
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TRSPAss NOTICs.
Public notice is hereby lve.,
That "LINWOOP" plantstlea, "'tAT
LO,-" 'coo,O" "WEST PO ,INT
ple~ntaions, Ia Teak psarh, La.
PING, WOO CrUTIO and 0G5
BRAL TRESB PA~SI Vwlatesu wIt
be proseoutdd.
MARTIN JACO5Y,
Newel~te, Ls.