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THE STAR-PROGRESS
jjnrU ME XI-NO. 13
OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1920
SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE
$ CROWD HEARS
FONTENOT AT OLD
I grand prairie
. Hundred Voters Attend
i# Political Rally in His In
vest Last Sunday Eve
. AUSTIN FONTENOT
l ^kes stirring SPEECH
"Mosquito Fleet' Lights in the
Peaceful Community and
Does Effective Work
One of the biggest political rallies
[the last week of the campaign was
at Oieme Fontenot's store in
Prairie on last Sunday af ter
pen some five hundred vot
iert the cold weather to listen
( appeals of the Parker-Fontenot
«eeting was held in the in
of Ariel Fontenot, candidate
r sheriff. Hon. L. Austin Fonte
„ delivered a magnificent address
I behalf of the candidacies of John
Parker and Ariel Fontenot. He
Dr. F. 0. Pavy with having
; himself into the campaign,
'proceeded to refute a few re
made by the Leonvilie phy
Mr. Fontenot's address was
logical and very effective.
Morton H. Thompson, who is now
I by his friends as "the fearless
■ atoreny," again made a splen
address in behalf of Ariel Fon
candidacy, and in his usual
and logical manner "raked"
, Landry ring "over the coals."
has developed into
the best stump speakers in
and is gradually growing
■ every day.
Fontenot made his usual ap
votes. In a straightforward
r he asked for votes on his com
y, ability and his impartiality,
Aging himself to do his duty,
; elected sheriff, saying that he
(how favors to none and ani
to nobody, whether political
1 or foe.
Two beeves were barbecued and
from all sections of the fifth
s in attendance at one of the
faceessful political gatherings
year. Indications are that
i Prairie is not all one-sided and
Mr. Fontenot will receive con-
more votes there than his
give him. In fact, the
I considered very badly split, de-
i over-confident claims of the
supporters.
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George Bourdier returned
ay after a week's pleas
! with relatives and friends in
and Rayne.
Joseph Stelly, from Alex
i the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
1 Sylvestre this week.
Lura and Gladys Sandoz
. Sandoz and Miss Elsie Tuck
Vkksburg, Miss., attended a
meeting given in the inter
; M. Prescott, in Grand Co
Sunday.
Tehlma Lauman spent the
ay in Lafayette.
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ISS ROSA CADE WALLIOR,
Girl, Who Appears in one of the Scenes of the Great,
Facture Production, "EVERYWOMAN," which will be shown
Princess Theatre in this City Two Dny*^— Next Tuesday mué
January 20 and 21.
\
Nathan Roos and Miss Xine Du
pre Elope and are Married
in Lafayette Last Week
A popular Opelousas couple "stole
march" on their friends and rela
tives on Friday of last week, when
Nathan Roos, youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ike Roos, and Miss Xine Dupre,
the pretty young daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Leon Dupre, caught the
Southern Pacific train for Lafayette,
where they were married Friday af
ternoon by Rev. Harper.
The affair was quite a surprise, al
though it was known that the young
couple were desperately in love with
le another. The parents of both
have forgiven the happy couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Roos are now in Mar
lin, [Texas, where they will make
their permanent home. Their many
friends join the Star-Progress in
wishing them a long and happy jour
ney through the matrimonial sea.
ROADBOARD DECIDES
TO POSTPONE WORK
UNTIL NEXT MONTH
Supervisors of Opelousas and
Washington District Anx
ious for Consolidation
POLICE JURY TO ACT
AT REGULAR MEETING
Bayou Boeuf, Opelousas and
Sunset Districts Said to be
Willing for New Move
The Board of Supervisors of the
Opelousas-Washington road district,
at a meeting held in this city on last
Thursday morning decided to post
pone action on the selection of en
gineers for road construction work
until the next meeting of the police
jury will have been held.
Chairman E. ;M. Boagni of the
Opelousas-Washington district stated
to a representative of the Star-Frog
ress that he understood an ordinance
would be adopted by the police jurv
at the February meeting consolidat
ing the Opelousas, Bayou Boeuf and
Sunset road districts so that work in
those districts could be uniformly
done and the best results obtained for
the least possible amount of money.
He said that he was told the members
of the board of supervisors of the
three districts were in accord with
the new move, so that St. Landry's
link of the Pershing Highway could
be constructed on the most efficient
and practical plans.
If the districts named are consli
dated it is believed that a new bond
issue on the latest assessment will be
voted upon, which, if carried, will
give the district sufficient funds to
construct upward of sixty miles of
DRAINAGE TAX WAS
CARRIED BY BIG
VOTE IN DISTRICT
Bayou Boeuf -Waxia Sections
Vote Overwhelmingly for
Drainage on Monday
WORK TO BEGIN SOON
AS BONDS ARE SOLD
Portion of St. Landry Needing
Drainage Shows Progress
iveness by Recent Vote
Another drainage tax was carried
last Monday, when the taxpayers of
the Bayou Boeuf and Waxia Drain
age District, comprising a large por
tion of the fifth and fourth wards,
voted overwhelmingly in favor of a
large bond issue for the purpose of
dredging Bayou Waxia and other
streams, as well as their laterals, in
the district. There were but four
votes against the proposition, and it
is said that more than a million and
half dollars of assessed valuation
was voted in favor of the measure.
This is the third drainage district
in which bond issues have been voted
in the past twelve months. The need
of better drainage is so manifest over
the entire parish that it is freely pre
dicted that ere long St. Landry will
be covered with drainage districts and
its lands will be scientifically drain
ed so as to make them the most pro
ductive in the state.
Many of the prominent taxpayers
of the Bayou Boeuf and Waxia
Drainage District busied themselves
in the past month, seeing that the
measure would be adopted and while
a little opposition was to be expect
ed, the promoters of the project were
agreeably surprised when advised
that but four votes were cast against
the measure, while an overwhelming
number of large taxpayers had voted
in favor of it.
After the usual legal delays, the
bonds will be offered for sale and as
soon as the funds from these bonds
realized, the contract for the
dredging the many streams in the
district will be awarded and the work
of giving the property owners of that
section of St. Landry better drainage
by artificial means will be started on
without delay.
YOUNGJOUBERT
DIES AT AKRON
Member of Old St.Landry Fam
ily Expires in Northern San
itarium After Operation
One of the saddest funerals to take
place here in a long while occurred
on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after
the arrival of the evening Gulf Coast
Lines train, when Remi Joubert was
buried in the Catholic cemetery.
Young Joubert, who was but 24
years old, married but a short while
and out of the army only since last
March, was stricken ill, while in Ak
ron, Ohio, where he was residing.
Taken to the sanitarium he was given
the best attention, but physicians did
not diagnose his case until two weeks
after he was stricken, when it was
discovered that he had appendicitis.
An operation was performed but it
came too late and after lingering be
tween life and death for one week,
the young Opelousean expired on last
Friday.
Mrs. Joubert and young baby ac
companied the body to Opelousas. A
large number of friends and relatives
were at the depot to await the arri
val of the train. Considering the in
clement weather, the funeral services
were largely attended, testifying to
the high esteem in which the young
man was held by those who'knew him.
The deceased was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Joubert, who reside
between Opelousas and Washington.
He was well and favorably known in
this city, enjoying a large circle of
friends. Mr. Joubert was married
last year to Miss Louise Cahanin, the
daughter of Mr. J. L. Cahanin,prom
a little son survive him.
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Mrs. A. A. Aycock of
Melville Passes in Death
Li Opelousas ei.lseu, and sh. aud
On Tusday, January 6, 1920, at 7
o'clock a. m., Mrs. A. A. Aycock of
: Melville, La., passed away. The de
| ceased was about to take breakfast
when stricken and died almost in
stantly.
As Miss Ida C. Gautreaux, she was
well known in New Orleans before
standard highways, according to fed
eral and state specifications.
No engineers were selected, as at
first planned by the board, action on
this matter being deferred until the
next month meeting of the board. It
is said that quite a number of appli
cations for the important position of
engineer were received, some coming
from distant states.
THE CASE OF THE LION
AND THE JACKASS ANEW
Editor Star-Progress:
1 observe in the States, which
reached us this a. m., and in pre
vious issues, the attempt being
made to have the people of this
state believe that John M. Parker
ran away from Mr. Asweli. Our
people will no more believe such
stuff than they would believe
that a bull dog ran away from a
tom cat, or a lion had fled from a
jackass. It is to laugh!
GILBERT L. DUPRE.
Opelousas, La., Jan. 13, 1920.
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PAUL CAPDEVEILLE
VISITS ST. LANDRY
Candidate for State Auditor
Spends Day Here Shaking
Hands With Old Friends
Hon. Paul Capdeveille, former
mayor of New Orleans and for twen
ty years state auditor, was in Ope
lousas on Thursday in the interest
of his candidacy for re-election. Mr.
Capdeveille enjoys a large circle of
warm personal friends in this city
and parish and was cordially greted
by all who met him on Thursday.
While in this city Mr. Capdeveille
paid his respects to the Star-Progress
office and intimated that he felt con
fident of re-election. Mr. Capde
veille has been known in Louisiana
politics for half a century, fought
during the war between the states,
and is favorably known throughout
the state for his efficent conduct of
the affairs of the office which he has
held during many years of political
revolutions in Louisiana.
PARKER SUPPORTERS
CONFIDENT OF A
BIG MAJORITY
Parish Should Go for Independ
ent Candidate by At Least
One Thousand, Say Some
MANY EXPECT
GREATER
EVEN
MAJORITY
Old "Empire Parish" Counted
Heavily for Orleans and the
Pointe Coupee Candidates
The most conservative of the sup
porters of John M. Parker, after a
careful review of the political situ
ation in St. Landry, are confident that
the New Orleans man will be the
leader in this parish by at least 1,000
majority. Some more enthusiastic
supporters venture the asertion that
they would not be surprised that John
M. Parker will carry St. Landry in
the neighborhood of 1,500. This is
a Parker parish, no matter how it is
figured, according to the well inform
ed politicians and business men, and
it is a fact in the minds of many that
Parker will be as strong Tuesday as
he W'as in 1916, when he carried St.
Landry by 671 votes.
It is said that the Pointe Coupee
"cajan," Hewitt Bouanchaud, who is
Parker's running mate, will get an
even greater vote than the candidate
for governor. Very few Gilbert men,
it is said, are to be found in this par
igh
5 Parker suporters vehemently claim
every ward in St. Landry. On a pi ob
able" vote of 3,700, it is said, that
Farker will get very nearly three to
one, in which event he will get a tre
mendous majority.
Reports of the outcome of the elec
tion will be given out at Parker head
quarters and all those interested in
learning the results are invited to be
at Parker headquarters on next Tues
day night when the 'tale will *be
to j d .»
j.
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tained continually her membership in
the New Orleans chapter No. 72 of
the United Daughters of the Confed
eracy. Besides her husband, she is
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survived by ten children. She also
leaves four sisters, Mrs. Claude M.
Smith of New Orleans; Miss Doriska
Gautreaux of New Orleans; Mrs. A.
Prud'homme of New Orleans; and
Mrs. H. J. Bradley of Chicago, 111;
and one brother, Sidney Gautreaux,
of Chicago, 111.
The deceased, who was 64 years of
age, had been married forty-five
years. The funeral and interment
took place in Melvilf«|. Her son,
Professor Aycock, is principal of the
high school at Eunice.
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—Misses Katie Gil and Stella Syl
vestre spent the day Sunday in La
fayette as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Tujaque.
BIG MEETING HERE ON
MONDAY NIGHT FOR
ARIEL FONTENOT
Candidate's Friends Stage Fi
nal Blow-out Night Be
fore the Election
PROMINENT ATTORNEY
SELECTED TO PRESIDE
Oratory and Music are to Be
the Principal Features of
Last Political Meeting
The biggest political meeting of the
campaign will be held in Opelousas
on next Monday night, in the inter
est of the candidacy of Ariel Fonte
not, candidate for sheriff. Hon. E.
B. Dubuisson, one of the leading at
torneys and one of the most promi
nent citizens of Opelousas, will pre
side at this meeting. Other promi
nent orators, such a» Austin Fonte
not and Morton H. Thompson, will
give a clear-cut description of the po
litical situation in St. Landry.
Weather conditions being favorable
the Monday night meeting in the in
terest of Mr. Fontenot's candidacy
the
a
of
ter
the
ARIEL FONTENOT
Who Will be Elected St. Landry'*
Sheriff Next Tue*day by a Flat
tering Majority
should be the largest held in Opelou
sas this year. Friends from every sec
tion of St. Landry expect to attend
this rally, and as Opelousas is awak
ened to the situation and is beginning
to evince much interest in the pres
ent campaign, a very large crowd is
expected.
The campaign is practically over.
Both candidates for sheriff feel as
sured of victory, but Mr. Fontenot's
friends are certain of victory on
Tuesday, when Ariel Fontenot will be
elected by the biggest majority ever
given a sheriff since the division of
St. Landry. It is a settled fact that
Mr. Fontenot will carry four of the
six wards in St. Landry, and has an
excellent chance of upsetting the
"dope" in the other two wards.
"I have made an independent
fight," said Mr. Fontenot, when ap
proached on the subject, "the people
of St. Landry have convinced me be- j
yond any doubt whatever that I will
be elected their sheriff by an over
whelming majority. I have not had
a "gang" of politicians trailing me all
over the parish, villifying everybody,
ed
the
K.
!
but my little band of "mosquitoes
j has stuck to me throughout the cam
! paign and their efforts, with the in- |
dependent spirit of St. Landry assert- ;
ing itself, will triumph on next Tues- j
day.
J "I have served the people of St.
Landry for seven years an e îeve
that I have thoroughly qua 1 le my
self for the position I seek. The on
U T promise I ma^e to t. e ers .s
that when I am electe s en an
no one else will be sheriff, and 1 will
] enforce the law s, doing my ^ u y im
partially and fair, giving a jus an
competent administration to all alike,
I whether they vote for me or not. I
will hrabor no ill feeling against my
i political enemies, and will treat them
SZ a. all
Mr - Fontenot has con uc e a v g
°rous campaign m every section of
St. Landry. e as avoK
slinging" and in his frank, honest
and truthful manner has made deep
impression on the red-blooded St.
Landrians who are opposed to ring
rule and political domination"—so
much so that the most conservative
suporters of the popular young candi
date feel absolutely certain of vic
tory on next Tuesday.
ELKS~TO GIVE
BIG BLOW-OUT
Committee Appointed by Local
Lodge to Attend to Duck
Supper at Elks Home
Exalted Ruler F. Cliff Allen of the
Ouelousas lodge of Elks, recently ap
SCHELL ENTERTAINS
FRIENDS AT DANCE
Candidate for Legislature Cel
ebrates Twentieth Anniver
in State of Louisiana
Mr. and Mrs. J. Franklin Schell en
tertained their friends at their home
near Washington last Monday night,
the occasion being the twentieth an
niversary of their arrival in Louisi
ana. Despite the inclement weather,
a large number of friends of the well
known Washington couple braved the
rain to attend the splendid entertain
ment. Music was furnished by a .veil
known string band and report« indi
cate that all had a glorious time.
Mr. Schell also celebrated on that
day the victory of drainage in the
Bayou Boeuf and Waxia district, for
which victory the taxpayers of that
. are
district give him the greater portion ;
of
of the credit.
Mr. Scehll is a candidate for the
legislature ,and promises if elected to
fight for laws giving Louisiana bet
ter drainage, good roads and a school
system the equal of the very best in
the entire Union.
ANDRUS PRODUCES
POUCE JURY 0. K.
Candidate for Assessor, When
Attacked by President of
Body, Shows Resolution
j
Hon. A. L. Andrus, candidate for
re-election as assessor, when attack
ed by Dr. F. O. Pavy, president of
the police jury, produced at all his
addresses in the past week a resolu
tion adopted by the police jury on
May 5 without a dissenting vote,
commending Mr. Andrus for the
splendid manner in which he had han
dled the assessor's office.
The resolution was offered by Mr.
K. T. Catlett, who after making the
statement that Mr. Andrus was be
ing complimented by the members for
his excellent work, he thought in jus
tice to the assessor that something
should be incorporated tn the minutes
! showing that Mr. Andrus had done
his duty. No one raised any objec
tion and the following resolution,
which speaks for itself, was unani
mously adopted at a meeting over
which Dr. Pavy was presiding:
"Motion by Mr. K. T. Catlett, duly
seconded and carried unanimously:
"That this body recognizes the
splendid clerical work done by the as
sessor and his assistants and hereby
expresses its appreciation of the
same.
"I hereby certify that the forego
ing is a true copy of a resolution
adopted by the police jury of St.
Landry parish, La., at its regular
meeting held on May 5, 1919.
"J. J .HEALEY,
"Clerk of the Police Jury."
die
S.
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'DAD' ASKS VOTERS
TO REMEMBER HIM
Veteran Opelousas Merchant
Seeking Re-election as Po
lice Juror Next Tuesday
h. D. Larcade, Sr., better known
| by the boys as "Dad," prominent Op
; dousr.z merchant, who is seeking re
j election as a member of the police
asks the voters of the first ward
to remember him in the day of the
election.
Mr. Larcade is the only member of
the police jury residing within the
coroprate limits of this city. During
his term he ha3 attempted to give jus
tice to all taxpayers and he has to
his credit the imporvement of the
court house square, being the father
of the move that gave this city the
beautiful cluster lights that now or
nament the square.
Mr. Larcade is deserving of consid
eration at the hands of the voters of
this city and ward, and should not be
forgotten by them. He is also entitled
to consideration at the hands of the
I
people residing both in Plaisance and
Bellevue, both of which precincts are j
in this police jury ward. i
_J
pointed a committee to look after I
getting the required number of teal :
ducks for a big celebration in honor
of the ladies of Elk members to be j
held shortly. j
The supper will be one of the most j
sumptuous given here in many years.
Hunters will soon go out into the
marsh country around Lake Arthur,
to try their hand in killing enough
ducks to have a real swell super.Cliff
says its going to be great and all Elks
are looking forward with much anx
iety to the big night and antnrally the
ladies too are anticipating with much
pleasure for this occasion.
ST. LANDRY TO POLL
LESS THAN 4,000
VOTES TUESDAY
Neglect in Payment Poll Taxes
by Some, Failure to Regis
ter by Others is Cause
3,745 HAVE PAID POLL
TAXES AND REGISTERED
Committee Appointed to Check
Qualified Voters Completes
Hard Task on Thursday
The vote in St. Landry parish on
next Tuesday will be much lighter
than expected at first, since it is
known that only 8,745 voters who
are registered have paid their poll
taXM> including those above the age
of 60.
The committee, composed of Ed
die Durio, Oscar Andrepont and A.
S. Brown, Sr., recently appointed by
the parish democratic committee to
check up and make an official list of
qualified voters in St. Landry, com
pleted its task on Thursday aftemon.
The registration strength of this
parish is well over the five thousand
mark, while 4,197 poll taxes were
paid in 1919. Many of those who
paid their poll tax failed to register,
and hundreds of those who registered
neglected to pay the poll tax. It is
said that the number of qualified
voters may be increased by some 350,
due to soldiers discharged in 1919,
and young men just twenty-one
years of age, who are not compelled
by law to pay their poll tax.
The following is the list of qual
ified voters by precinct and wards, as
compiled by the committee :
First Ward
Opelousas ...............
____705
Plaisance ................
____162
Bellevue ................
.... 72
Total for ward.........
....939
Second Ward
Coulee Croche ...........
. . .272
Grand Coteau ............
...213
Total for ward ........
...485
Third Ward
...198
... 238
Notleyville ..............
...44
Total for ward ........
...480
Fourth Ward
Bayou Current...........
...31
....110
.... 24
.. . . 60
. . . . 46
. .. . 95
Krotz Springs ...........
.... 28
Total for ward.........
____458
Fifth Ward
____ 76
____ 31
____ 23
Washington ; .............
____209
Grand Prairie............
____188
Total for ward ........
....52T
Sixth Ward
Mallet .................
....182
Faquetaiquo ............
____29
Eunice.................
... 483
Plaquemine Point .......
....174
Total for ward .......
____868
FONTENOT-S AVOIE
A wedding of unusuai interest was
that of Herbert Fontenot, eldest son
jf Sheriff and Mrs Darius M. Fon
tenot, and Mis3 Estelle Savoie, p;etty
young daughter of Mr. MarseUus Sav
oie, prominent Bellevue farmer,
which took place on Tuesday after
noon. The affair was a quiet one,
only a few intimate friends and rel
atives of the contracting parties be
ing present.
The young couple enjoy a large
number of friends in this community,
where their people are among the best
known and most prominent, and now
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fontenot are
receiving the congratulations of their
many friends.
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St. Landry National
j Farm Loan Association
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The anual stockholders meeting of
I the St. Landry National Faim Loan
: Association was held last Tuesday af
temoon in the office of their local at
j torney, Mr. Morton H. Thompsorf.
j The same board of directors was
j elected for another year, consisting
of Floyd H. Phillips, P. P. Hidalgo,
Rjchard D. Lamson, O. A. Durio and
Jules P. Pitre. The officers were al
so retained as formerly, the president,
being F. H. Phillips; P. P. Hidalgo,
vice president; and Richard D. Lam
son, secretary and treasurer. Mr.
Morton H. Thompson is the attorney
for the association and the Federal
Land Ear.I:.