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Sffi crop worst IN HISTORY OF ST. LANDRY a»nort of Sepember 25 Gives R This Parish Uttie More Than 4,000 Bales qU bestcan«e expected Indications are Parish Will Not *Go to Ten Thousand Bales for Year 1919 When the history of St. Landry is -ritten again, the year 1919 will have to be dotted down as the worst yet experienced by the cotton far mers of thri parish. The latest government report com niled to September 22, gives this par 4 076 bales ginned for 1919 as compared with 13,266 bales up to the game date last year. - According to the report of the lo cal representative of the department of commerce, bureau of census, St. Landry will hardly go to seven thou sand bales, in which event this will sorely be the shortest crop by many thousand bales ever made by the far mers of St. Landry. High prices of cotton is the partial solution of the short crop. Through out the South the crop is short and as the census bureau makes its report aie cotton experts are facing a sit uation which they thought at one time to be impossible. Fanners are urged to hold their cotton for bigger prices. It is argued that when the final crop report is made it will be seen that the United States has produced an extremely short crop, and cotton will then be forced upwards. — -o— CHANCES MADE IN HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK ( j j in be a of so be Mrs. L. L. Ihrie has resigned her position as district agent of South Louisiana and will do commerical work in Meridian, Mississippi,her for mer home. Mrs. Ihrie has done very efficient work during the two years she has been connected with the uni versity, and her resignation is deeply regretted. Her successor will not be •appointed before the first o fthe year. Miss Caroline Boudreaux and Miss Erin Dore, home demonstration agents in Lafayette and Acadia par ishes, respectively, who have been en gaged in agricultural reconstruction work in France for the past four months, expect to resume their work as parish agents on October 1. Mrs. Mary B. Giesen, formerly home demonstration agent of St. Lan dry parish, has been transferred to Rapides parish to do demonstration -work. Her successor will not be ap pointed until January 1. Mi»« Virginia Dormon, who has been the home demonstration agent in Natchitoches parish for nearly three years, has resigned and will teach in one of the parish schools this year. {flu May Reiley, home demonstra tion agent in Jackson parish, will suc ceed Miss Dormon. GROWERS URGED TO SAVE THE SWEET POTATO CROP During the last few years the acre age and production of the sweet po tato crop—one of the most important food crops of Louisiana—has been in creased to such an extent that the problem of storing and saving the crop has become of great importance According to speciàlists of the ex tension division of the Louisiana State University, indications are that the output of the current year will be larger than any previous crop and they earnestly recommend that the growers prepare for the conser vation of this crop. The leading sweet potato growing ■ States, which annually dispose of their crops at maximum prices, are those that make extensive use of stor agé houses. Efficient storage is simple mehod whereby the value of the sweet potato crop may be in creased materially without adding vary greatly to the production cost. An improvement in the present meth ods is particularly desirable in Louis iana where the crop is either rushed •n the market at digging time, when the price is low, or stored in outdoor pits or banks, where from 25 to 90 per cent of it decays, while the por • tion that remains sound is not of good faality. PUnsand detailed drawings of "tweet potato houses may be secured without cost by writing to the hor ticultural department, extension dir vision, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. -o- PROTECT fall gardens AGAINST CUT WORMS Cut worms are the most trouble wne insects with which the gardener 'kb to contend. They are smooth, , *aarly naked catterpillars varying in kagth from one to two. inches when full grown, usually dull-colored and <&tinctly marked with spots and lon gitudinal stripes. Cut worms feed Wwtly at night and spend the day in the soil or under stones and riibbish near their food plants. While they feed upon the leaves of the plants, their habit of cutting off plants near the surface of the soil causes the more severe injury. Sev eral plants—more than are actually needed for food—are often cut down in a single night. In small vegetable gardens hand picking may be used to advantage. Careful watch should be kept and whenever injury is noticed, the soil around the base of the plants should be examined and the cut worms found and destroyed. Shingles or small boards laid about the plants and beds for attractive hiding places for the worms during the day. Here they may be easily found. Cut worms may be destroyed sat isfactorily and economically by us ing a poisoned bait. For general use a bait made according to the follow ing formula has been found to be ef fective : Bran .................20 pounds Paris green.............. 1 pound Molasses .................2 quarts Orange or lemon..........3 fruits Water, about ........3 1-2 gâtions The dry bran and Paris green are thoroughly mixed in a tub. The juice of the fruit is squeezed into the wa ter the remaining pulp and peel chop ped into fine bits and also added. The molasses is then mixed with the water and the bran and poison wet with it, the mixture being constantly stirred so as to dampen the mash thoroughly, i Enough water should be used to thoroughly moisten the mash but not enough to make it sloppy. This quantity of bait will treat about three acres. The material may be scattered broadcast over the in jected area at nightfall, or a small quantity may be placed near each plant. If applied during the day, it dries out and is not then attractive to cut worms— T. H. Cutrer, scientific assistant, U. S. Bureau of Entomol ogy, Baton Rouge, La. * - -- o the is B. I. tau the last Manager Dietlein Willing to Stake House's Reptation on Next Friday's Big Bill Good shows are not uncommon at the Princess, but next Friday's bill, with William Farnum in the "Wolves of the Night," a seven-act Zane Grey's powerful Western drama, ac cording to Manager Dietlein, will be one of the very best pictures shown here this season. The well known manager of the Princess says that he is willing to stake the reputation of his house on this bill. He says that it is a wonder- ful throbbing drama of the great plains of Texas, where the six-shooter is the law. It has plenty of "pep" and action, and reports from other cities indicate that this picture is proving extremely popular. Mr. Dietlein says that it is positively the best Farnum picture of the year. --o C. P. DUNBAR * BRO. SELL MORE PROPERTY , week end at Second Lake. 00D SHOW AT THE PRINCESS FRIDAY The above named firm sold this week the beautiful and modern home of Dr. Z. T. Young, on the East Bellevue road, containing twenty-five arpents /to Mr. Chas. Mouret of Port Barre, La., for the price of seven thousand five hundred dollars. Mr. Mouret will occupy the place. This firm also sold the property of Mrs. Helen J. Cunningham of New Orleans, La., situated in West Belle vue and containing one hundred and sixty-three arpents, to Mr. Chas. Bourque. The price paid for same was seven thousand dollars. in the as ed WILL ENLARGE RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP TO 20,000,000 The American Red Cross, through every chapter in the United States, will institute a campaign for the en largement of the memebrship of this organization to - 20,000,000 in -the United States and 300,000 in the Gulf Division. As heretofore, one half the membership money will re main in the local chapter and the other half will go to the national or ganization. The local chapter of the Red Cross is preparing to make a vigorous cam paign in this behalf, beginning on November 3, 1919, and ending on November 11, 1919, and to that end it has selected as roll call chairman Mr. L. L. Perrault, who has consent ed to manage and direct the drive. Miss Wardie Kelley has been select ed as roll call secretary. The entire parish will be organized in a short time for the work. —-o— _Jim Bellard of Pitreville, one of the lead in g citizens of the Malelt sec tion, was a business vistior to Ope lousas last Thursday and while in this city gave the Star-Progress a call. _Miss Frankie Fanner of New Iberia spent Sunday here with friends. She was on her way to her school at Woodside. _Miss Pearl Chmchere spent sev eral days at Krotz Spring this week as the guest of her sister,"Mrs. Alva Krotz _Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Jacob* and children ; Miss Margaret Firnberg and Messrs. Frank Garbo, Cliff Allen, Sr. and Cliff Allen, Jr., spent the NEWS AND NOTES OF WASHINGTON, LA. William Wartelle and A. B. Reed Mr. Dwight Thistlethwaite now at tending L. S. U., spent Saturday and Sunday of last week with his parents here. Mrs. Pauline Winkler is visiting her son, Joe Winkler, in Colfax and will remain there for some time. Mrs. J. N. Brown attended the southwestern fair in Lafayette last Friday and Saturday and was one of the judges at the baby show. Miss Joan Miller of New Orleans is visiting at the home of Mrs. Jno. B. Thistlthwaite. Miss Annette Gibson and Mr. H. I. Oertling of Crowley were quietly married in that city last Saturday. The bride and groom spent the day here Sunday with the bride's rela tives and from here went to Mermen tau where they will reside in the fu ture. We heartily wish them all of the best that this life affords. Miss Josie Quirk was in tows the last week-end to see her parents. Miss Quirk is attending school at Lafa yette, La. Among those who attended the southwestern district fair in La fayette last week were : Man ning Wartelle, Hon. Jas. A. Go ing, Felix Wartelle, Leo Quirk, It is in deed with pleasure and pride that we announce the splendid showing made by the local high school in the several contests entered by them at the fair last Friday and Sat urday. Of the eight entries made, the W. H. S. took five first prizes, two seconds and one third, which are as follows: Ancient History, second prize; cooking, second prize; penmanship, third prize; physics, first prize; U. S. history, first prize; Botany, first prize; Zoology, first prize; compo sition, first prize. We feel quite safe in saying that the schools of St. Landry parish got the lion's share of all the premiums offered. Mrs. W. M. Culbertson of Garland was in town Thursday. Miss Edith Mary spent the past week in Lafayette, visiting relatives and friends. Messrs. Julian Wolff and C. P. Helluin motored to Port Barre Fri day night with Miss Lena Loeb and Miss Edna Lewis. W. C. and John Peckham attend ed the fair at Lafayette last week. The local cotton warehouse which has been owned and operated for some years past by Mr. Armand War telle was sold by Mr. Wartelle on Tuesday to Mr. A. L. Fontenot of Ville Platte, La. Mr. Fontenot, the purchaser, has been buying cotton in this market for the past month. Miss Lila Rembert was married in Opelousas last Sunday to Mr. Sam Malazzo of Lake Charles. The newly weds will make their home in Lake Charles where Mr. Malazzo is in bus iness. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Quirk and little son of Crowley have returned home after a week's stay at the home of Albert Richard of this city. Misses Maxie Ewell, Nona McCaf fery and Mr. J. J. Lampton motored to the fair in Lafayette the last week end. Mr. Archie Quirk of Eunice spent Saturday and Sunday with his par ents here. Prof. McKnight, Mrs. McKnight and Mrs. Going drove to the fair at Lafayette last week-end. W. S. Dunbar of Waxia transacted business in town Monday. Mrs. Pauline Doerle and little daughters of New Iberia were guests at the home of Dr. W. R. Boudreau the past week. Miss Lizzie Kilpatrick of Crowleyj was in town Sunday. Charley Gibson returned home Sunday after a several weeks'stay at Mr. Lee Rheil's in Lafayette. WHAT BAPTISTS STAND, FOR CHAPTER 2. FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE—When an individual i. held r*»pon aibi* for hi* uct», ho nuit be loft free to act; but be aauat have a This service is rendered by a monitor celled conscience which »niter works accu ia set eu euard duty iu every person. If thsaf rately it must be clear, clean and free. The Co^ie^ must ^ iae to speak and tbe individual must be free to act in all matters of relig ion as to things right or wrong. _ It is easily seen to be unjust to compel free people sganssl their will to offer sacrifice, or to worship, or to go to chnrch, or not ge, "'Sou will receive a hearty welcome at the BAPTIST CHURCH, D. R. PEVOTO, Pater. * ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR POLICE JUROR. We are authorized to announce the candidacy of JOHN E. BACON, of Dubuisson, for member of the Po lice Jury from the Fifth Ward, sub ject to the will of the Democratic primary. FOR POLICE JUROR. We are authorized to announce the candidacy of B. W. CLOPTON. of Morrow, for member of the Police Jury from the Fourth Ward, subject to the will of the Démocratie primary. FOR CORONER. We are authorized to announce the candidacy of _ DR. R. M. LITTE LL, of Opelousas for the office of Cor oner of the Parish of St. Landry, sub ject to the will of the Democratic primary. Miss Celeste Quirk of Evergreen is visiting at the home of Mr. L.. B. Ewell. / Miss Ruby Kerr spent the week-end with her parents here. Miss Kerr is attending school at L. S. I. I. Mrs. S. C. Holloman of Alexan dria came down Tuesday for a visit to Miss Eleanor Wartelle and Mrs. T. C. Q. McCaffery of this place. Mrs. Holloman will be at the home of Mrs. F. M. Wartelle this week. Misses Kate and Laura Malazzo have returned to their home in Lake Charles, La. Miss Ruth Kerr was in town this week-end. Mr. Chas. Hitter, representing the Estorge Drug Company of New Ibe ria called on his several customers here Tuesday. L. J. Muller r ptnmp rt Sunda y after being out on the road several days, buying cotton at Duson, Scott, La fayette and other points. Miss Maude Baillio and Mr. R. Clay of Sunset spent the day at Mr. G. R. Bailio's Sunday. Among the school children who at tended the southwestern at* Lafayette last Friday and Saturday were: Mordecai Plonsky, Dena and Clar ence Whipp,Lawrence Thistlethwaite, Ira Muller, Richard Stephenson, Gor don Daniels. Eugene Lowrey, Tommie Quirk and Misses Doris Plonsky, Syb il Bloch, Baby .Laird, Vergie St. Cyr, Lela Zoudreau, Shirley Kelt, Georgie Kelt, Nathalie Klaus and Brunette Klaus. These were chaperoned by Miss Inez Neyland and Miss Hannah Klaus. Austin Fontenot of Opelousas made a business trip to Washington Mr. Howard Allen called on his best girl in Opelousas Friday night. Jas. W. Callahan of Midland visit ed his daughter, Mrs. Kirtly Lynch, of this place Friday and Saturday of last week. Miss Gussye Wolff attended to business in Lafayette one day last week. Milton Kilpatrick is now located at Pearsonviile, La., in the employ of a large lumber company. Homer Mayeaux of Whiteville was in town Tuesday attending to busi ; had his •ÿ -> * ness. U. S. Phillips, representing the Phillips rice mills of Crowley, called on his customers in town this week. Herschel Allen, Jules Gibson, Arch ie Quirk and Hannan Jackson motor ed to Lafayette last Friday night. Mr. Theo Doucet of Cataro was in town on business this week. Mrs. Robinson has returned to her home in Alexandria after a short vis it to her sister, Mrs. C. M. Kilpatrick. Mr. Drozin Breaux and his son-in law, Mr. Arceneau, of Rayne were in town Tuesday on business. Mr. Ingram, representing the Ow ensboro Wagon Company, was in town Tuesday. Geo. Woodruff of Plaisance at tended to business in town Tuesday evening. W. R. Boudreau, Jr., is in New Or leans this week on a business mission. Mr. J .T. Turner, representing Trezevant & Cochran Insurance Ag ency of Dallas, Texas, was in town Tuesday of this week. Mr. Geo. Barnett, representing Claflin's, Inc., of New York City, called in Mr. Leon Wolff on Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Klaus of Vicks burg, Miss., are the guests at the ; home of Mr. Max Klaus. Miss Kate Rice of Eunice and Mr. I Bronier Thibaut of Napoleonville I were married in Euniee recently. Miss St. on at , . . .. _ Rice once lived here and it was here that she first attended school some j eight or nine years ago. Mr. and ! Mrs. Tibault will reside near Na ' poleonville. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION ESTATE OF EDWARD NELPARE. No. 7054, Probate Docket, Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Pariah of St. Landry, Louiaiaaa. Whereas, Alva D. Hanks has ap plied to be appointed adminisrtator of the above numbered and entitled estate; and, Therefore, notice is hereby given to any and all interested parties to show cause, if any they can or have, in writing, in this office within ten days of the first publication hereof, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted. By order of Court dated October —, 1919. HENRY LASTRAPES, JR., octl8-2t Clerk of Court. r ISP ASS NOTICE—Hunting or trespassing on my Lin wood Plan tation, near Opelousas, is positively forbidden. Violators will be prose cuted. M. D. CHANOV E. octl8-6t OFFERED MUCH FOR HOLDINGS "Big Bill" Rowe, Old Driller, Offered $5,000,000 for In erest in Homer Field* Shreveport, La., Oct. 1. —It was learned from authoritative sources in Shreveport that W. H. (Bill) Rowe had refused five million dollars for his holdings in the new Homer oil Homer Union Petroleum Co., Inc. Box 478 F. C. FOX, SALES AGENT Opelousas, Louisiana. Dear Sirs: Herewith I am enclosing $, $1.00 par in the Homer Union Petroleum Co. and that I share in all profits. Please mail my certificate to Name Address . 11 for.................shares of stock at T understand that this slock is non-assessable Mail me your order to-day so I may protect same by wire. * * * * ******&* * **** *M"H SUCCESSION SALE ESTATE AUREL1EN VALLAIRE No. 7040, Probate Docket, Sixteenth Judicial D*trict Court, Parish ____of St. Landry, Louisiana..... By virtue of an order of Hon. B. H Pavy, Judge of the Sixteenth Judi- I cial District Court of the State of Louisiana, in and for the parish of St. Landry, and pursuant to a com mission of said court issued thereun der, directed to the undersigned ad ministrator, or any duly qualified auctioneer of St. Landry parish, there will be sold at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, for cash, at the last residence of fhe deceased, in Mallet, St. Landry parish, Louisiana, on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1919 at 11 o'clock a. m., the following de scribed property, to-wit : First—Fifty (50) arpents, more or less, of prairie lands, with buid ings and improvements thereon, sit uated at Malet, St. Landry parish, Louisiana, and being the last resi dence of the deceased, and bounded North by property of Finnin Der banne ; South by lands of Arthur Be Hard ; East by lands of Ozeme Le jeune and West by lands of Arthur Bellard. Second—One grey mare named "Mary." Third —One top buggy. Fourth—One jack screw. Fifth—One lot of agrcultural im plements. Sixth—Growing crop of cotton. Seventh—Corn in the field. Eighth—One branding iron. CYRIAC VALLIARE, oct4-6t Administrator. SEALED PROPOSALS Highway Department of the Board of State Engineers, Room 736, Mai son Blanche Annex. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Highway Depart ment of the Board of State Engin eers of Louisiana, Room 736, Maison Blanche Annex, New Orleans, Louis iana, up to 12 o'clock noon, Monday, October 20, 1919, for constructing with gravel the MELVILLE-PALMETTO HIGH WAY, 11.3 MILES, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Information as to location, charac ter of work, extent and class of ma terial, terms of payment, regulations governing manner of submitting pro posals and executing' contract, may, on application, be obtained at the of fice of the Highway Department. DUNCAN BUIE, State Highway Engineer. FRANK M. KERR, Chief State Engineer and President Board of Stete Engineers. octll-2t F R SALE —Five pairs young Mis souri mules fifteen and one-half hands high. In first class shape and at a bargain. J. P. SAIZAN, Opelou sas, La. oet!8-tf r ESP ASS NOTICE—The public is hereby notified that hunting and _ trespassing on my properties in the as Port Barre neighborhood is forbid- ss den. Violators irai be prosecuted z=s according to law. J. P. SAIZAN, Op- " elousas, La. oct!8-6t j Ê From the yard of Jos. C. Devilhers, three miles east of Opelousas, on the (trppI road leading froin Opelousas M , SÆ tTni Left shaft on buggy is split and has been tacked wth small nails. Same was bought from F. L. Sandoz at Opelousas about two years ago. Any information regarding same will be appreciated or same may be furnish ed to the Sheriff's office. JJOS. C. DEVILLIER. FOR SALE 184 arpente sf land, known as tbe Edmond Deville place. 240 arpents between Raoul LeBour geois and Calendry. 1 six horsepower engine and boil er (portable). PIERRE MISTRIC, oct. 4-tf Opelousas, La. FOR SALE— Two mules and one Jersey wagon; one hay irake; one mowing machine. Will T. Stewart. aug9tf —Miss Nits Veltin and mother, Mrs. Arthur Veltin, spent several days in New Orleans this week. fftld in Claiborne parish, the offer being made by a large refining com pany of Boston, Mass. Mr. Rowe, who is commonly known by oil operators as "Big Bill Rowe," has been operating the field for shal low production for the past several months. He is an old Oklahoma and Texas oil operator, and has the usual vicissitude of fortune common to all men who play the oil game. Mr. Rowe has a 20,000 barrel well 40-acre tract, adjoining the big i JUST RECEIVED SEVERAL CARS OF HULLS and MEAL SEE US BEFORE BUYING WE DELIVER AND CAN SAVE YOU MONEY — ST. UNDRY WHOLESALE CRO. a Yes; S. S. S. 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MEETING OF CITY COMMITTEE _ Opelousas, La., Oct. 9, 1919. ; Notice is hereby given that the j Democratic Executive Committee of 1 the City of Opelousas, Louisiana, will j meet at the office of the Mayor, m said City, on SATURDAY, OCTO BER 25, 1919, at 18 o'clock in the forenoon of said date, for tbe pur pose of ordering that all nominations for elective municipal officers shall Standard Oil Company's 30,000 bar rel gusher. He also has valuanie holdings in other parts of the field, in the general trend of production. "Big Bill" states that he is in «he oil field for business, and if he sold out, even for five million dollars, fee would not know what to do wih it, and would only sink it again in some oil well, and perhaps not in as good a field as the Homer field seems to be developing into. ■ — __ an impaired appetite, a (eeling of lassitude and a general weakening of the system. It is then that you should promptly take a few bottles of S. S. S. S. S. S. is a splendid system cleanser; it is not sold or recommended for venereal dis eases. S. S. S. is sold by ail drug gists. Valuable information about tbe blood supply can be had free by writing to the Swift Specific Co., SO Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. __ be by a primary election held for the purpose, and to fix the date for the ; holding of said primary election, and j to transact such other business as 1 may properly come before teid Com j mitte«. . M H. D. LARCADE, SR., Chairman Democratic Committee of the City ^ lousas. I* Attest— H. BODEMULLER, Secretary. „ j