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The St Landry (L T Clarn i s withotSO N d moet of the besut edited ad printed 01teoll0 iS the rWele $onk.-ANEIRK" Il; jLI fr LI NEWSPAPER UNION. j1la rIt ha s h ll'erau i oCI r fLaIn "Here Shall The Press The People's Rights Maintain. Unawed by Influence and Unbribed by Cain." VOL. XXI .---NO. 3. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1910. $1 PER YEAR -R A , OCT BE 2-· (º- m. -1. ým 10 CRIMINAL TERM OF COURT BEGINS NOV. 7. Petit Jurors Drawn for the Trial of Grimlnal Cases this Week, Term to Last Three Weeks. HEAVY DOCKET TO CLEAN UP Many Gases Lying Over from Previous Find. legs by Grand Jury, and Inquisitors Just Adjourned Swelled the list. A venire for a three weeks' term of the District Court, to begin No vember 7th, and end November 26, was drawn this week by the Jury Commission. Followii;g the jury term, criminal cases triable by the Judge will be taken up. Judge Pavy and District Attorney Garland are anxious to! clean up the docket, which is unusu ally congested at this time. "But with the cooperation of good jurors and prompt; witnesses, we hope to accomplish much this term," said His 1 Honor. Judge Pavy is an intelligent and indefatigable worker, and District Attorney Garland has been getting up early o' mornings for the past few weeks, and making things hum around the District Attorney's office. The Sheriff and Clerk are equally busy, and there is a healthy "busi ness" atmosphere in offiicial circles which bodes good. d With the co-operation of good f jurors and truthful witnesses, and ( the striking energy of the officials of the parish, there is no reason why t crime should not be decreased, a The venire list, drawn Thursday,i is as follows: t For the first week beginning Mon- d day, November 7th, 1910: NAMES. RESIDENCES. f 1. Geo. Comtz ..... ........ Leonville 2. Rudolph Armand......... Leonville 3. Lucius Stout ...............Leonville 4. C. F. Burr ............. ........Opelousas 5. Jos. A. Gil .......................Opelousas si 6. Frank Olivier .... Frozard a 7. Adems Deville..near Ville Platte ti 8. W illis P. Z. Fontenot ............... ...._.... .............. near Ville Platte c 9. A. C. Jones ..............Opelousas 10. Arthur Lahaye............ Leonville 11. Jos. E. Burleigh, Sr...Gd. Coteau ui 12. Alcee Armand...... Arnaudville e! 13. Gaston Dugas................... Sunset 14. Clavri Guidroz ................... ......................Pr. Bass, Gd. Coteau be 15. Willie Ardoin ............ Opelousas af 16. Edwin Smith .. Gd. Coteau m 17. Eloi 0. Guillory ......... Eunice ar 18. Ortere Fontenot L'Anse Blue ev 19. Emile Leger............-C. Croche dig 20. Jessie Campbell .........Pino Prairie 21. W illis Mills.......... ......... Bellevue 22. Jos. Ardoin. .. Chataignier a 23. Numa Meche............. Gd. Coteau 24. Chas. Pitre..........near Opelousas 25. J. F. Vidrine.................... Plaisance 26. Robt. Prayter. near Washington 27. Willie Gelvin. Opelousas th 28. Noll Chachere .... ..Bellevue 29. Eddie Dupre..............Plaisance co 30. Walton Guidry ................Sunset ba ror tne secona week Deginning Monday, November 14, 1910: NAMES. RESIDENCES. 1. Frank Dimmick .....Bellevue 2. Louis Mourett ................. Armide 3. Zenon Dueas.....................Sunset 4. Frank Richard ............. Sunset 5. R, bert Richard.......... Sunset 6. Frank Moraugh ........Arnaudville 7. Arthur Robin....... near Opelousas 8. R. Lee Fennel........... Opelousas 9. W. B. Robert ................ Opelousas 10. Albert Devalcourt .......... Sunset 11. Fabuis Rozas ............. Chataignier 12. C. C. Devillier ......... . : Armide 13. Antoin Spyrer .............. Leonville 14. J. A. Reed Eu.................Eunice 15. M. J. Riddel ..........Upper Mamoa 16. Leon Lavergne ................Bellevue 17. Jos. Boon ........... ........... Mallet 18. J. E. Boller ...........Grand Prairie 19. J. M. Gravson .........Turkey Creek Z. Jos. Miller, Jr ... C. Croche . Leopold Dejean ....... Opelousas . Remi Dossmann ....... Ville Platte 28. Westly Kelly ...................... Chicot 24. Octave Durio......... Opelousas 2º& J: F. Dezauche ............Opelkusas 28. Tom Walker ................ Dossmann 9?. Paul Johnson ... . Dossmann 28. J. E. Ortego ......... Gd. Prairie 9. Luma Vidrine...near Ville Platte 30. Dreux Soileau ........... Ville Platte ? r third week beginning Monday, November 21, 1910: NAMES. RESIDENCES. 1, eonard Ardoin ....... Up. Mamou 2 Stephen Deville ........Pine Prairie . 'Anatole Savant ............ Port Barre 4 Theodore Tate .....................Eunice Ben. M. Prescott ...-Washington . Arestis Fontenot.. .... Chataignier " -Alfred Young ..........Bellair Cove S. `Warren Johnson. ..Beaver Creek '. Simon Tate,. ............... Eunice 10. J. D. Young. ............ Plaquemine SL Theophile Spyrer ..........Leonville 12~ Alexand Stelly.. ................ Armide 18, Willie Clopton..................Morrow 1 iPelix Chacbere ............ Opelousas 1& Numa Bertrand ..............Mallet 16. Fred Mouton. .... . d. Coteau 17. Alexand Ardoin ... Chataignier 1& Simon Levy................. Gd. Coteau 19. Henry Mornhinveg........Opelousas GRAND JURY BRINGS IN A RECORD SMASHER Report Shows that Crime Is On the Increase In this Parish--Nine True Bills for Murder- Jury Adjourns. " The Grand Jury of. the parish of St. Landry adjourned Saturday even ing, after a week of hard work, in which fifty cases were heard, invol ing some sixty counts. m The final report of the Grand Jury o- !deplores the fact that "the commis 6, sion of crimes has not diminished." ry In truth, it might have said that the commission of crime is on the in al crease-a peculiar condition in the face of the parish being prohibition. ' "We find that many of the crimes :o committed are attributable to whis key," said a member of the jury, t "whiskey secured by express from 'wet s towns,' or: from blind tigers. There o is no doubt in my mind that blind s tigers exist in this parish. but inquire as you will, it is impossible to get any d evidence to found an indictment." t It is understood that the Grand g Jury worked diligently on reported violations of the liquor law. Many n witnesses were heard, but no evidence could be secured. Either there are Y no violations, or those patronizing the unlawful liquor dealers will not s "peach" "Nothing has been left un done by us to secure the strict en forcement of all laws," says the I Grand Jury. f There were forty-five true hills re T turned, nine of which was for murder, and most of the others for sttabbing with intent to kill, assault and bat tery, cutting, and shooting into a dwelling house. The Grnnd Jury's final report is as follows: "To the Honorable. the Judge of this District. "We. the Grand Jurors in and for the parish of St. Landry, herewith submit a final report of our findings, at our session begun on the 17th of this month. "We are sorry to report that the commission of crimes has not dimin- i ished. Violations of law go on, and in many instances the Grand Jury is i unable to procure the necessary evid ence to bring presentiments against the violators. "Particularly is this condition to be found with reference to the law against the sale of liquors. Anony mous communications, and newspaper articles do not furnish this body with evidence sufficient to bring charges. "We are powerless to return in- t dictments, unless there be coopera tion with os, by the people generally, and by the police officers throughout s the parish. "We invite this cooperation, and 1h assure this Court that nothing has been left undone by us to secure a ci strict enforcement of all laws; and that our efforts in that direction will d; continue. "We call attention again to the gi bad condition of the sanitary closets in the Court house, and regret that our former report on that subject has had no apparent effect. a "We desire to thank the officers of; the Court for courtesies extended and ask that we be now discharged until such time as this Honorable Court may deem necessary that we iz again meet." The findings of the Grand Jury is te as follows: Sister's Beau When sister's beau comes Sunday nights We always turt, on all the lights And pa and ma and Sis and me We entertain the company. He sits across the room from sis Like this. Our bedtime's nine o'clock, you know, (I just pretend, but do not go.) The lights they seem too strong for him And so they turn 'em awfully dim, And he sits on the couch with Sis Likethis -D. I. Horton in Woman's Home Companion for November. Card of Thanks. The family of T. Edward Price hereby acknowledges the many kind nesses of its friends during the re cent illness and at the funeral of the deceased, T. Edward Price, and as sures all who assisted that their kindly interest and sympathy are nuch appreciated. 20. Numa Dupre ..........Prairie Ronde 21. Alide Lafleur............ Mallet 22. L. A. Gosselin ..... Opelousas 23. Henry Martin ............. Opelousas 24. John W. Clark ....... Opelousas 25. Ed. McDaniel .......Pine Prairie 26. Lucius Landrenean Ville Platte 27. L. E. Howell ............... Lone Pine 28. T. C. Bihm............... .....Mallet 29. Henry Burleigh.....Grand Coteau 30. Amos Reed .....................Plaisance A. true and correct copy. Y. ANDREPONT, Clerk. TRUE BILLS. John Sims, murder. ° Gasterul Andrus, murder. Isaah Johnson, stabbing with in tent to murder. Jesse Harsey, striking with intent to murder. Sibe Reed, petty larceny. Steve Jocer, rape. Ernest Fontenot, beef stealing. Francois Manuel and others, dis turbing a peaceable assembly. Joseph Fontenot and others, mur der. Jimmy Fruge, hoodlum act and carrying concealed weapon. Adolph Bushnell, assault and bat tery. Jules Ardoin, murder. Z. Palmer, carrying concealed weapon. George Close, inflicting a wour.d less than meyham. Clarence Murphy, manslaughter. Armas Nelson, carrying concealed weapon. Joseph Seminole, murder. Emile Young, assault and battery. Oscar Douget, assault and battery. Frank Tythe, petty larceny. Joseph R. Leger, assault and bat tery. Mrs Valery Reed and others, cow stealing. Dan Johnson. petty larceny. Mrs. Robert Higginbotham, slander. Mrs. Thomas Higginbotham, slander Gus. Pollard and Jack Lanehan, cutting trees on land of another. W. S. Brown, obtaining money under false pretenses. Poleon Collins, violating Act 816 of Revised Statutes. Z. Palmer, shooting with intent to murder. Marcena Vidrine and others, shoot ing with intent to murder. Joseph G. Lafleur, assault and battery. Jim Thomas, shooting into a dwell- t ing house, and carrying concealed weapon. Gauthier Simmons, trespass. Gilas, alias Bob, Richard, shooting I with intent to murder. e Oscar Fusilier and others, murder. I NOT A TRUE BILL. Joseph Tate, slander. s Hamilton Donato, assault with in- a tent to murder. a W. Hudspeth, slander. s Y, Isaac Derbanne, and others, as It sisting prisoners to escape. C. W. Krotz, cutting timber on id land of another. Ls Felix Bell, assault with a danger a cus weapon. d Albert Allemand, assault with a 11 dangerous weapon. Pierre Savoy, assault with a dan e gerous weapon. S Zenon Fontenot, larceny. Ben Johnson and others, disturbing a peaceable assembly. f Raoul Manuel, assault and battery. d David Fontenot, hoodlum act. l Emile Lejeune, attempt to burglar ize. Edward Papillon, shooting with in s tent to murder. John Dorsey, murder. Teachers' Institute. The first meeting of the Opelousas Inrtitute for Teacners will be held at the High School Building on Satur day, Nov. 12. 1910, at 10 a. m. PROGRAM. 1. Opening Exercise, 15 minutes, i Miss Mabel V. Riggs. 2. Education for Efficiency, High School, 30 minutes, Chapter 1, Mr. W. C. Perrault. 3. The Place of Industries in Pub lic Schools, Elementary Schools, 30 minutes, Miss Susie Hoffpauir. 4. Hygiene and Sanitation in Pub lic Schools, 5. Civics and Health, Lesson 1, 30 minutes, Mr. A. B. Pavy. 6. How to Study, Chapters 1 and 2, 30 minutes, Mr. Marshall Thomp son. 7. Singing, 15 minutes, Miss Eliza beth Bain. 8. Questions for discussion. 9. Superintendent's Critique, Hon. C. J. Thompson. 10. Assignment of next program and adjournment The Parish will be divided into three Institute Districts, at Opelou sas, Ville Platte, and all teachers of the parish are required by law to at tend and do the work of one of these Institutes. The law no longer ex-t empts those living a greater distance than ten miles. All teachers of the parish are therefore required to en roll and do the work of one of these Institutes. i . Reaspettfully, u. W. B. PRESCOTT, ti Conductor. t LEONVILIE GRADED SCHOOL. Leonville, October 25.-The Leonville Graded School opened its second term with 129 children enrolled. This school, with Miss Mattie Holt as principal, Miss Mamie Mahoney first assistant, Miss Elenor Smith, second assistant. Miss Annie Hurton, primary teacher, is one of the best public schools in the parish of St. Landrv. Much interest is manifested by both parents and children, and, having such goonl teachers, much good is being done for this section of the parish, and a vast intellectual improvement in the development of the entire com munity is being accomplished. , WHITE OF THE FRISCO DEMONSTRATION TRAIN Will be Here On Next Thursday and Friday, November Fourth and Fifth. HE WANTS FARM EXHIBITS Cash Premiums Will Be Paid to for Exhibits Farmers Are Asked to Brlng Samples Of their Best. Next Thursday and Friday, Novem her 3d and 4th, will be Frisco Day in Opeiousas. Mr. F. S. Wh:te, Commissioner of Agriculture of the Frisco, will be here on that day with his demonstra tion car, which is making a tour of the Louisiana and Texas lines of that system. The party started from Springfield, Ohio, on Thursday rf last week, and I before arriving in Louisiana demon strations were given at Houston and Beaumont. Since in Louisiana the car has made several points. Prof. White spends a day in each town visited and makes a point of having person al talks with all farmers who are de sirous of information. To-morrow, Sunday, a stop will be mane in Port Barre, and Monday Mr. White will go to New Orleans, and from Tuesnay until Friday he will be in and around Opelousas: He will arrive in Opelouses and Thursday, and remain until Friday evening. Farmers are asked in bring in samples of St. Landry product of the soil. Cash premiums will be paid for them. Last year when he visited the Lon isiana farmers. Commissioner White took seed raised by them, and tnis time he will show them the product of those seed. He will also have ex- a hibits of Louisiana soils and fertili-lt zers, as well as crops which can he I grown in the State with profit. The i lectures to be delivered will be along - the same lines as those given in the I, recent tour of the Southern Pacific demonstration train on how to con serve the soil fertility and raise crops for stock feed and forage. The list of each premiums to be given in as follows: Best 12 ears red corn .... $ 1 00 " . . white " 1 00 ... . yellow " 1 00 stalks of corn with ear 2 50 " 3 " cotton ..... 1 00 " 12 " sugarcane ... 2 50 " bunch broom corn 50 " bundle rice ......................... 1 00 " 3 peanut plants, stand ard sorts . ..............50 Best 3 peanut plants, red Spaaish Best half bu. yellow S. potato's 50 . . . " white " " 501 . . . " red " " 50 ." " . second crop Irish potatoes.. 50 Best 3 cushaws ................ ...... 50 . cushaws 50 " " pumpkins. 50 . samples native cane fishing poles ............ 50 Best limb of pecans with nuts on 50i Best bale velvet beans bay 50 " native grass hay................ 50 " 12 turnips ........................ 50 " 3 summer squash 50 collection native nuts 1 00 " farms crops first prize .... .................. 20 00 i Best collection farm crops first prize ............ . . ..... ........... 10 00 -After nearly two years' absence, i Mr. W. J. Mixon returned home Sat- N arday. He has spent. most of hi. I] time in Illinois connected with the the Union Bridge Works. a THE SUDDEN PASSINi ! AWAY OF AN OLD NEWSPAPER MAN T. E. Price, Lat, Manager of the Opelousas Courier. Has Gone to. Meet His Maker. Thomas Edward Price, aged 53 years, 3 months and 18 days, died suddenly at his residence in Opelou sas at 2:30 o'clock Saturday morn ing, October 22d, 1910. His death was unexpected. He went home at his usual time, early in the evening, ate supper, and said he felt well. At about 2:15 in the morning his wife heard him groan, and going to him, found him unconscious. Mrs. Price called their son Richard, and he took charge of the limp (and no doubt lifeless) body, while she awoke the neighbors and called for Dr. B. A. Littell, who lives near by. "I believe he is dead," said Rich ard, as the physician entered. An examination verified the fact that the soul of T. E. Price, one of the oldest newsraper men of the State, had gone to rest. Mr. Price had been in ill health for sometime, but lately he said he felt better, and intended to go "drum ming" for a printing house shortly. He thought that would do him good. "Price the Printer," as he was fa miliarly called throughout Louisiana and Arkansas. was a writer as well as a practical printer, and held sev eral editorial positions. The remains were enterred in the Catholic cemetery Saturday evening at five o'clock, after the solemniza tion of the funeral rites in the Church. Mr. Price came here early in 1909, and assumed the position of city edi tor of the Opelousas Courier. After e the .death of the paper's owner, Col. e Leonce Sandoz, Mr. Price became both g city editor and business manager. He e continued filling these two positions c until a few weeks ago, when his fail ing health compelled him to retire from the business temporarily. He was succeeded by Henry Temple, who e died suddenly in New Orleans just a few days ago. Col. Sandoz also died suddenly, making three business man agers of the Courier to be called away from earth without warning, within a year. Deceased leaves a wife and two sons, the youngest, Richard, being an employer of the Courier. He was a conscientious, Christian man, a devoted husband and a good father. The surviving ones have the sympathy of the entire community. Mr. Price was born in Norcross, Georgia. in the year 1857, and his parents died when he was quite young. He went to Shreveport, La., .in the year 1874, where he worked on the Sunday Herald, and the Times. In 1879 he married Miss Katie Hod gings, of Shreveport, and embarked in business for himself in 1882, cotr tinuing until 1884, when he and Captain B. C. White established a paper called the Sunday Chief. In 1889 he went to New Lewis ville, Arkansas, and started a paper there, calling it the La Fayette I Recorder. 1 In 1894 he went to Camden, Ark- i ansas, and bought out the Camden Herald. He ran that paper for a I while, and later sold it, and went out as State Organizer for the Red Men I of Arkansas. He returned to Louis- ( iana in 1897, and at Shreveport he a was made State Organizer for the o Red Men. - f He went to Lake Charles in 1898 1 and ,organized a Red Men's lodge b C. C. DUSON. W1 o Died Suddenly in New Or learns Last Week. HON. JAMES J. BAILEY LOCATES IN THE CAP ITAL CITY. Hon. James J. Bailey has located in the practice of law in the city of Baton Rouge. Mr. Bailey for many years prac ticed law in Opelousas, his native town, and his many friends here wish him success in his new location. He is the son of Judge Adolphe Bailey, one of the most eminent lawyers that ever practiced at the Opelousas bar. He is prominent in State politics, and a good lawyer, and has been the senior member of the firm of Bailey & Garland here for several years. Mr. A. H. Garl-:nd, the junior mem ber of the firm, will shortly move to New Orleans. there to practice his profession. He i3 a bright and prom ising young lawyer, Carron-King. e Mr. Albert Carron and Miss Zora s King were married at the residence of the bride's parents, in Opelousas, e on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1910, at 2:30 pe . m., Rev. May, of the Methodist o Church, officiating. a The wedding was a quiet one, only relatives and a few friends being in attendance. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. T. A. King, and has been connected with the Cumberland Telephone Co. at this plaee for the past four years. By her accommodating attention to the customers of the telephone com pany, and her general amiability, she made many friends, who wish her un bounded happiness. The groom has been a resident of Melville, and is highly esteemed in that community. The couple left on the 4:30 Frisc'o for Baton Rouge, and from there went to Plaquemine, which place they will make their future home. Among the guests at the nuptial ceremony were Dr. A. J. Bercier, Mr. Archie Dunbar, Mrs. ICatiolais, Miss Lulu Latiolais, Mrs. Burt, sister of the bride, of Crowley, Mrs. Frank Ansley, sister of the groom, from Melville. The Clarion extends felicitations. there, and also at Crowley and Jen nings, and subsequently became City editor for the Lake Charles Press, and correspondent and solicitor for the Picaynee. Then he started a paper called the Lake Charles News. The publishers were Price, t Gray and Cline. He finally sold out t and went to Pascagoula, Miss., and work4ed on the Democrat Star, and from there moved to New Orleans in 1906, and started a job office, when his health failed him. IN THE HANDS OF THE SEWERAGE COMMITTEE Mayor Ilalphen and President UIttoll Name Committee of Fifteen to Formulate Plans DUTIES ARE PRESCRIBED The Abandonment of the Suit of the Colorado Southern Gives People of Opelouses Cbhance to SecureSewerage The people of Opelousas voted a five-mill tax in aid of the con struction of a great traA;,l n tinental railroad. They voted this tax becanuse. . thought they would get cvaue i received by additional railroad facilities and the development of the country. Through un foreseen circumstances---high water and the turbulent Atecha falaya--the railroad failed to complete the road in time to meet the specifications of theor dinance levying the tax. But it was morally, if not legally, entitled to that tax. Every law of right and justice gave it to them, and perhaps the courts of the land would have considered equity as opposed to technicality in deciding the suit. But the suit has been withdrawn by the railroad, and the people are now being asked to gtve to sewerage this tax which by the might of justice belongs to a railroad corporation. The general impression is that the tax for sewerage, which will be sub mitted to the voters of a prescribed district of Opelousas shortly, will be voted favorably by a large majority. It is not a question of an addition al tax. It is a question of a tax voted unanimously (one vote excepted) by the people of Opelousas in favor of a corporation, being turn ed over t' the city by the corpora tion for a needed civic improvement. Perhaps the chances were against the railroad winning the suit in court. In fact we believe that the railroad had the small end of it in court, on technicality, but by no means in equity. But be that as it may, the fact re mains that Opelousas voted a tax of five mills in aid of the Colorado Soun thern, New Orleans & Pacific Railroad. The fact remains that this road is now in full operation; that all its en ed ergies are being directed to the de of velopment of this section; that the object aimed at by the people of Ope c- lousas when they cast that unanimous ve vote for the road have been attained. ,h We have actually got the goods Ie without paying the price therefor y, it has cost us nothing. at Instead we are offered an oppor r. tunity of constructing a ,ewerage id system-a much needed impsvemPrt, ie all will admit-with the money wi, : ,y by all laws of honesty and fair de d ing belongs to this ,t6l4ad corp.,ra .- tion-this money which we volunt:ir ;o ily voted to it. is The citizens interested in appro I- priating this railroad money to a sewerage system are actively at work, and the question, which wifl have to be submitted to a vote of the people, will come up for final decision shortly. The railroad having aban a doned its suit for th i tax, it is now e for the Board of Aldermen to have i' the voters of the prescribed district vote as to whether the money already t paid in for the railroad, and that to be pal! in the future, shall go to sewerage, or revert to them, the tax payers. The Board of Aldermen and the Board of Health are working faith fully. Under a recent resolution, the following letter was addressed to the following parties this week: "We the undersigned being ap pointed by the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Health to selecta committee to be known as a 'Sewer age Committee,' have selected the following to act as said commit tee: M. Halphen, Chairman; H. E. Estorge, J. A. Haas. E. L. Loeb, E. M. Boagni, C. F. Boagni, L. E. Littell, John W. Lewis, 0. E. Gregory, A. J. Bercier, Dr. J. P. Saizan, D. L. Guil beau, L. A. Fontenot, J. J. Perrodin, F. J. Dietlien and W. J, Sandoz. The duties of said committee are: 1st. To ascertain what territory of the City should form the sewerage district. 2d. To ascertain the best system of sewerage to install in said district, and to ascertain cost of installation. 3d. To ascertain the amount of tax able property within said district. 4th. To draft ordinances creating the said sewerage district and an or dinance levying the required tax, or in other words this committee is em powered to to do all and anything that in their judgemept is necessary to install an up to date and efficient sewerage system in our City.' Yours respectfully, M. HALPHEN, Mayor, DR. B. A. LITTELL, Chairman, Board of Health."