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THE STAR-PROGRESS ÜMcIÜBC Mw* Hmii Thta Amy Paper Published ia Si. Luudrp PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING Office ef Publication—138-140 North Meiu Street L. A. ANDREPONT, Editor W. F. NOLAN, Business Manager Entered at the Postoffice at Opelousas, La., as Second-class Matter All Checks Should be Made Payable to The Star-Progress. NINETY TWO YEARS YOUNG Father Raymond, parish priest for 36 years in Opelousas is on a visit to his former parishioners. He is ninety two years of age. His mind is and I _____ _ . as clear as a bell—Indeed all of his faculties are unimpaired. He is fairly holding a levee at his former home, ^ where troops of friends are flocking to congratulate their former preceptor j in and pastor upon his good health and to wish him many more years of use fulness. Father Jean Francois Raymond came to Opelousas in 1853. For thirty six years he was parish priest ell of to to in Opelousas. In connection with this duty he always maintained a private school which hundreds of men now living attended. The writer was one of his pupils from 1869 to 1874. Leaving here in 1889, he was trans ferred to St. Gabriel in the parish of St James, where he officiated as par ish priest for 17 years. For the past 14 years he has been an inmate of the Lafon Home in the City of New Or leans. He has never lost interest in Ope lousas the field of his early labors. He has upon one or two occasions visited the old town. Upon the pres ent occasion he was particularly an xious to meet the boys of 50 and 60 years ago. For all of them he had kind remembrance. Wonderful indeed isRhis mind. The mere mention of a name awakens a train of recollection. Ninety two years of age with facul ties unimpaired is not often vouch safed to many men. Here is a man who has given 67 years of his existence to the service of his God and his fellowmen. While such a man lives his fellowship is a Vand when he dies his mem o.y iî sacied. I am quite certain tut when he is called upon to go to the undiscovered country he will be prepared so to do—without fear, without reproach. His former parishioners who knew him in the days that are no more, will in the meantime continue to love him. to honor and esteem him. As a pupil of his over 50 years ago I know " that ! I am giving voice to all those who of received their education at his hands, 'Deal with him gently, ! when I say gentle Time. xxxx. GIVES HISTOY OF THE SUFFRAGE FIGHT I knew just as soon as Iarrived in Baton Rouge and met the two anti suffrage women from Maryland and read their disgraceful literature that we were in for a real anti-suffrage fight. I took the vote in both the house and senate and found that more than half of the men were against suffrage of any kind; but to make themselves O. K. back home they would vote for the state bill and said openly that they would fight suffrage at the polls. Now, people of Louisiana, why work for something we could not get? Why go into a fight with a strong chance of losing when we had a real suffrage issue at hand? Thirty-five states had ratified the Federal amendment and Louisiana would have made the thirty-sixth state, and to show Amer ica that she stood for what was just and right. For three consecutive days the game article has appeared in the New Orleans papers by one of the anti suffrage so-called states rights lead ers, charging the Federal Workers with defeating the States Rights bill through spite. Dear anti-suffrage, I was in the senate chamber when it was said by one of your crowd that one of our ''stone wall," senator's had been won over. I know this was not true, but if this were so then who de feated States Rights. Your own Anti-Suffrage Senators. And let me say to the states rights leaders you got Just what you so richly deserved, that Is, to be beaten at your own game. There one anti-suffrage sena tors defeated the states rights bill. They began to run away just as soon as they learned that the bill would be brought up Thursday night at 11 o'clock. Senator Gilbert had left town and was in Natchez, Miss. They wir ed for him to return at once to Baton Rouge which he did. Just as soon as this news was made known to the anti-suffrage senators one of the most ridiculous comedies imaginable was staged. The States Rights La dies and men rushed out of the Stan dard Oil and the little station below Baton Rouge in hired jitneys in the attempt to stop the runaways. But this was not enough. The two after noon trains were boarded at the Un ion station In Baton Rouge in the the hope of sceuring at least one of the runaway senators. In the mean time everyone looked on and laughed When Senator Gilbert rushed in from the night train there were still two senators missing. The Federal Amendment was de feated in the house Thursday by on ly six votes, the vote having been 46 62. There were eighteen (18) Federal I Amendments Senators, four (4) of whom voted for both bills. These were Senators Graven, Johness, Johnson, and Durr. "in""'the senate' there were 12 anti suffrage senators who had stated on f j 00r of the se nate chamber that intended fight the states rights ^ at the po n s Four real States Rjght s ena tors had promised to vote w)th ug gbou i,j tbe Federal Amend ment be brought up in the senate again. This would hav3 given us 22 votes—one more than was needed. The Anti-Sufrage neglected to state in the article that a State Right bill ha(J been intro duced by ©Snator Pow ell and defeated; and a resolution had been introduced in the house by Rep resentative Coner calling on the North Carolina and Tennessee to re ject the Federal Amendment. This resolution was over whelmingly de feated on Thursday. Telegrams had been received from President Wilson, McAdoo, Homer S. Cummings, chairman Democratic Na tional Committee, Governor Brough of Arkansas, and Governor Cox of O., Democratic nominee for president, calling on the Louisiana legislature to ratify as a national Democratic meas ure, and make Louisiana the 36th state to give the right of citizenship to 25,000,000 women so that they might cast heir ballot in the coming election. And to the 14 senators who refused to play politics and voted for the so called States Right bill, who stood by the eFderal Amendment to the last and who refused to be scared by the forced bill which had been a law for | the past 4 Oyears but which had never been enforced, proved themselves been enforced, proved true Louisianians. This was Louisi ana's one chance to place herself j among the foremost states of the Un- > ion and these men realized this fact, They are Senators J. C. Davey, Robt. Henricks, Thoele of New Orleans, I Leopold, Judge Mc C. Lawarson, Cun- 1 ningham. Brown of Shreveport, John-1 ston, aBgwell, Hood, Judge Ware, Wil liamson and Fern M. Woods. These ! men deserve the thanks of the state of oLuisiana for daring to do what was right. And not let themselves be, ! used as a tool by a few politicians to | 'ride into office. As to, just who de feated the 19th Amendment. Some people take too much to themselves by stating they defeated it, the only thing these people did was to kill thmselves in the eyes of Louisiana, for all time to come, and from what I have been told by the members of the house and senate the men only wait for a chance to show these peo ple just how deep they will be snowed under if they do run for office. MRS. A. A. ANDING, Opelousas, La. LITTLE SOILEAU BOY OPERATED ON WEDNESDAY Milton Soileau, age 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Théophile Soileau, of Grand Prairie, was operated on Wednesday afternoon for appendicitis. The operation was performed at St. Landry sanitarium. Rub-My-Tism is a powerful antiseptic; it kills the poison caused from infected cuts, cures old sores, tetter, etc.—adv. Y JL z ■ Chamber of Trade Commerce Day z AT OPELOUSAS - EVERY SATURDAY *- From 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. X If you have something you don't want or X X If you want something you don't have COME Valuable Free Prizes Each Month. ♦Te ❖ Ask Your Merchant for Tickets, x of on 22 bill the re de Your Telephone Operator The BELL Telephone operator has a mission in life, and her mission is to serve you. Quickness, accuracy and courtesy are her essential qualifi cations. Frequently, she is called upon to act quickly in emergencies when cour age and presence of mind are required. No more loyal and conscientious group of workers can be found than the young women at the switchboard. Their service can be greatly extended by your co-operation. When you Telephone—Smile CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY incorporated S. to APPROPRIATIONS MADE FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS LEGISLATURE PROVIDES FOR MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVE MENT OF SCHOOLS The General Assembly of 1920 pass ed the laws listed below on the sub ject of public enducation. These acts | will become laws in the parish ■ of j E* 31 Baton Rouge immediately after : Promulgation and in the other Parish- ! es twenty days after promulgation: Act No. 34, By Mr. Schell, creates j > a of the State Land Office, the Attorney General, and three members to be ap I Pointed by the governor to inventory 1 all state lands, school lands included, Act No. 67, by Mr. Cline, makes be, tablish and maintain special classes to | for mentally and morally deficient children and requires attendance in Commission'composed ofThe register provision for a state school for negro blind children. Act No. rßf, by Mr. Mitchell, gives parish school boards authority to es by of St. such classes. Act No. 90, by Mr. Alexander, trans fers a plot of ground in the City of Alexandria to the Rapides parish school board for a site for a public school building. Act No. 94, by Mr. McClelland, auth orizes the city of Crowley to transfer certain property to the Acadia parish school board. Act No. 105, by Mr. Sylvest, prohi bits hazing in any form in state educa tional institutions and prohibits any form of Initiation into fraternities that might inflict physical suffering. Act No. 124, by Mr. Upton, raises pay of parish school board members when attending meetings of parish boards from $3.00 a day to $5.00 a day. Act No. 133, by Mr. Perez, provides for the instruction of feeble-minded persons in the state colony and train ing school. Act No. 152, by Mr. Schell, author izes parish school boards to create school districts for taxing purposes lying in two or more parishes. Act No. 158, by Senator Buttler, authorizes the state board of educa tion to approve first grade certificates issued by state departments of educa tion of other states; life certificates to teachers who have taught continu j ously in Louisiana public schools for as many as fifteen years; and emer gency certificates under certain con ditions. Act No. 159, by Senator Delos R. Johnson, creates a state school for deaf and blind negro children. Act No. 185, by Mr. Wilkinson, authorizes municipalities to own, con trol, and operate public libraries. Act No. 198, by Senator Smith, re : th fe paid by teac hers ! _ when taking examinations shall main in the parish where they are i P aid and aha11 be credlted t0 the par " ' ish current school fund. Act No. 201, by Senator Lawrason, transfers the old Centenary College property at Jackson, Louisiana, to the East Feliciana school board. Act No. 25, by Senator Smith, creates a state library commission. a Financial Act oN. 51, by Mr. Sylvest, (consti tutional amendment), raises limit of special maintenance taxes which may be voted by a parish or a school dis trict from five mills to eight mills, and fixes the parish school funds in Orleans parish at seven mills on the parish assessment. Act No. 55, by Mr. Hamley, (con stitutional amendment), provides for an additional state school tax of one mill on the state assessment. Act No. 84, by Mr. Hamley, requires the assessors throughout the state to extend separately upon theix tax rolls for 1920 a state tax of one mill for public education. Should the voters ratify the amendment contained in Act No. 55, this tax will be collected and made available for the session of 1920-21; should the amendment not be ratified, the tax will not be col lected. Act No. 75, by Mr.\ Smith, the Gen eral appropriation bill: The balance from taxes on licenses and luxuries after certain appropria tions have been paid will be credited to the state current school fund. The Louisiana Training Institute at Monroe, $50,000.00 a year, and for im provements, $73,250.00. The State School for the Blind at for for at Detroit Vapor Oil Stoem " Aluminum Cooking Utensils Are wonderful boon to the housewife - - Most women who buy kitchen equipment, drefer alu minum because it is light in weight, it does not chip or crack, it is durable and retains its good apyearence through years of use. Our assort ment of aluminum kitchen and cooking utensils includes every cooking article needed. Sandoz Baton Rouge, $23,000.00 a year, and for improvements, $50,000.00. The State School for the Deaf at Baton Rouge, $49,000.00 a year, and for improvements, $60,000.00. The Louisiana State University at ] Baton Rouge, $277,736.00 a year, and for improvements, the balance after j certain fixed appropriations are paid out of a tax of two percent on all na tural resources of the state. This will probably amount to $2,000,000.00 or more a year. The Louisiana State Normal school at Natchitoches, $126,000.00 a year, : and for improvements, $190,000.00. ! J The Louisiana Industrial Institute at « Ruston, $110,250.00 a year, and for ! improvements, $160,000.00. Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute at Lafayette $99,750.00 a|v year, and for improvements, $150, 000 . 00 . Southern University (the negro j state school at Scotlandville), $27,000. 00 a year, $13,000.00 to pay balance due on notes, and for improvements,! $ 200 , 000 . 00 . For Negro Institute for Blind Chil- 1 dren, $30,000.00 the first year and $50, 000.00 the second year. As soon as the acts listed above ' have been promulgated they will be published in pamphlet form and dis tributed to school board members, superintendents, and other interested persons. * Misses Virgie tS. Cyr, Goldie Kerf' and Helen Fux were Sunday visitors to Washington. MOSAIC TEMPLARS OF AMERICA CONVENTION A circular was printed announcing* the installation and sermon. It also said buy one or more shares. This was a mistake. The Mosaic Tem lars of America are not selling shares. The undersigned are members of the Mosaic Development Co., now be ing organized here, and failed to make this explicit in the circular. WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS. "It Looked Like a Battlefield in Eu rope," Said Mr. C. Dunster "WRas staying at a hotel in a small Pennsylvania town. Early one morn ing I went to the stable to hire a rig and was shown a pile of dead rats j killed with RAT-SNAP the night be- J fore. Looked like a battlefield in Eu rope." Three sizes, 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by Est. J. Sandoz and LittelTs Drug Store.—adv. J * \ NORMAL SCHOOL —and— ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART * GRAND COTEAU, LOUISIANA. Beautifully situated among the pines. Extensive grounds Buildings equipped with modem conveniences. Accredit ed High School. Normal School recognized by the St«l| Board of Education with the power of conferring teach- , era' certificates of the First Grade. APPLY TO MOTHER SUPERIOR. The Opelousas Battery Station Solicits Your Battery and Electrical Supplies for all makes of Cars. All work guaranteed; prices reason able. Give us a trial and be convinced./ We handle the famous VESTA BAT TERY—18 Months Guarantee. EMILE BORDELON I Manager. Phone 305 - 'When we opened our seaside home last May, it was alive with rats. They'd gnawed all the upholster ing. We cleaned them out in a week "How W« Cleared Our Summer Home of Rats," by Mrs. Perry. with RAT-SNAP. I prefer this rat killer because it comes in cake form, no mixing. Saves dirtying hands and : plates." Three sizes, 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by Eat. of J. B. Sandoz and LittelTs Drug Store. SONIAT AND DEBLIEUX, INC. Opelousas, Louisiana Ash wood $2.50 per rank—at mill Ash wood $3.50 per rank—DeM*»» m Cypress wood $1.50 per rank—iJ j Cypress wood $2.50 per rank ed ^P e Brown returned SB - Mrs. W. F : week from the Cresent City spending three weeks with rete Crayton Shute is spending * in Leon ville with Edmond P