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TI-NE ST. LANDR Y CLARION
"Hero Shall the Press the People's Rights Mlatsain. Unawed 1y lntseeqc and Unbrlbed by Gain."
LUME XXXI-NO. 7. OPELOUSAS, LA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1920 TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
STILL FOUND
AD CONFISCATED
BY THE OFFICERS
plete Plant Discovered
Short Distance From
Opelousas
T IN OPERATION
WHEN IT WAS RAIDED
en Barrels of Mash, Two
Stills And Two Stoves
In Outfit
-In connection with the charge of
rating the still. Onezime Landry of
eloucas was placed under arrest
d placed in jail, the arrest being
Made on Landry street Thursday
Spring at about 11 o'clock. Thurs
,dy being Thanksgiving and a legal
fplday, the fixing and furnishing of
ted was not made and Landry re
ned in jail that night. Friday
commissioner fixed bond in .the case.
About the time every week when
the local newspaper man begins to de
:pair having a real good news story or
o for publication something out of
the oridinary happens to disturb the
I monotony of everyday vxistence
d a real good story "breaks" that
Is the gap in his calculations and
Yes him the dope for .the background
d meat of the desired story for the
week's issue.
Sheriff Grabs Big Still
Last week it was one thing, this
eek it is another, and one very much
ait of the ordinary, so far as Opelou
ns and St. Landry is concerned. Wed
day about noon, or shortly after,
Sheriff Thibodeaux with his deputies
made a descent on a cabin located on
the farm of Henry Lastrapes. located
about two miles east of Opelousas,
and "caught" a real up-to-date moon
shine still-one capable of making
any gallons of the famous "white
mule" that we have heard so much
about and seen so little of.
Ten Gallons of "White Mule"
The plant consisted of two stills,
sne of large capacity; two oil 'stoves;
den molasses barrels full of fermenting
"mash;" one drum of oil; ten gallons
"white mule,;; gallons measures,
corn meal and innumerable other ar
cles absolutely needed for the opera
on of a modern moonshine outfit.
'he sheriff stated it was, according
to his limited knowledge of such con
ivances, a really wonderful plant
and had been fixed up and arranged
th such evident care that it seemed
a real pity to break it up; but the law
bad to be enforced, an: the fermentinlg
mash was destroyed and the outfit
loaded into a wagon and hauled to
Opelousas and stored in the parish
di to be used as evidence-if the
moonshiners can be found and arrest
ed. The arrival of the wagonload of
"white mule" apparatus attracted a
good sized crowd just as dusk was
falling and the spectators gathered at
the rear entrance of the big bastilc
looked on with curosity and amuse
Anent as the different pieces of pata
phernalia was unloaded and dragged
into the jail.
A Makes Two Arrests
A cnnle of arrests were made in
eonnection with the raid. Lee Wyble,
young nian, who -manages the farm
for Mr Ls't rapes, was one.. a negro
[ t his employ hr'ing the other. Mr.
Wyhle furuti.hed bond in the sum of
on" thouitn' dollars and was released
but the negro was placed in jail.
Didn t Know it Was There
KMr. Wvble states he was in absolute
ignorance of the still's location on the
farm. He is a bachelor and since the
end of tue crop harvest has 4pent most
of his time in Opelousas. only going
to the f-i m occasionally. He has
been spending nights with his brother
la this city and most of the daytime
here also. The tabin where the still
Was loc'uted was recently vacated by a
tenant 'iho moved elsewhere. The
house was tented for a brief period to
shmie stranige negro and he was to va
Olte whetn Mr. Wyble needed the
kouse for a permanent tenant next
Iear. I't i presumed that this strange
Negro wa-. a "front" for the operator
of the still ,and this fact, according
tO Mrw hibe, makes him blameless
Of any criminal knowledge of the still's
loeation iny operation. He entertains
30 fear vwhatever of showing that he
a id no hing to do with the still and
Sin en ti ignorance of its location
01 the ft ce
Missl Bonnie Fogleman of Morrdw
is attending the Opelousas high
Jehool spent Thankgiving with home
D. F, T Pulford of Port Barr was
e Friday.
Oscar Evans left Wednesday for
tile, where he spent Thanksgiving
his parents.
MISS Mary Mqer of Leonville, who
attending the Opelousas high
001, left Wednesday afternoon for
kome where she spent the holi
OPELOUSAS LADIES TO
AID IN WELFARE WORK
Mrs. J. P. Saizan, always one of the
leaders in every movement that tends
to help stricken humanity, is at the
head of a committee of Opelousas la
dies who will serve dinner, coffee and
gumbo at the Masonic temple next
Wednesday afternoon, from 4 to 9 p.
m., the proceeds of which will be don
ated to the anti-tuberculosis campaign
Reasonable prices will be charged and
the public is cordially in invited to
attend and help this worthy cause.
This entertainment is to aid the ef
forts of the Anti-Tuberculosis work in
the parish and some of the Opelousas
hunters have agreed to furnish the
ground "work ,for the gumbo. Wild
duck and squirrel will be the founda
tion for the gumbo thus giving an op
portunity of enjoying an exceptional
ly good supper and helping a worthy
cause at the same time.
PROGRESSING FAST
ON CHURCH WORK
TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOL
LARS ALREADY EXPENDED
AND MORE NEEDED
Since March of this year $28,000
has been spent on the work upon the
local Catholic church, according to a
statement made by Father Colliard.
recently. Yet as the work of com
pleting the church is still unfinished,
the generosity of the Opelousas con
gregation will still be called upon for
some time to come. However, the
congregation is encouraged to con
tinue aiding the work when they see
the unremitting zeal and self-sacrifice
with which their intrepid pastor con
stantly labors, with -every means in
his power to complete the unrealized
dream of the late Father Engberink
an interior for St. Landry's church of
which any parishoner might feel
proud.
From day to day, the progress of the
work can be seen. Every Sunday the
congregation sees some addition to
th efinal culmination which was not
there the Sunday before. Two con
crete platforms In the form of a semi
circle have been made on each side
of the church, to afford a more in
tensive place for the two new side
altars. The altar stations of the
cross and other statues will soon be
erected by men from Chicago employ
ed for this special work. If everything
continues favorably- Father Colliard
says the church will be completed by
Christmas.
COUNCIL REJECTS
BIDS FOR -ONDS
CITY FATI-IERS, AT SPECIAL M4EET
ING, DECIDE NOT TO ACCEPT
TWO OFFERS
The city council held a special
meeting at the city- hail on Wednes
day afternoon, at the call of the may
r:'. The purpose of the meeting was
o o>,en bids for the mminidpal bond is
of a quarter :nimion dollars, auth
ur:tnionf for which was voted by the
people last June.
Two bids for the bind issue were
submitted, one by ,W L. Slayton &
Co.. of Toledo. Ohio. the other by H.
D. Larcade. Jr., of Opelousas. It was
the consensus of opinion of the alder
men that neithei bid was acceptable
and on motion both bids were reject
ed.
In connection with the sale of the
bonds, it is well to state that the ma
jor portion of the proceeds of the
bond sale will be devoted to payment
of a new plant for the power house.
The plant has been ordered and is
ready for shipmeat. The bonds have
been approved by a bond attorney and
as the securities are ready for negotia
tion it is understood thta the new
plant will be shipped here immediate
ly without waiting for the formal sale
of the bonds. The rejection, therefore,
of the two bids,will not complicate
maters in the early receiving of the
new plant.
Mr, and Mrs. Ed. Coles of Leonville
were vi5itors to Opelousas Wednes
day and while in this city gave the
Clarion a call.
Miss Gertie Fux. employed on the
Clarion staff, went to Baton Rouge
for the big football game Thanksgiv
ing.
W. R. Lacombe spent the day in
Baton Rouge Thursday and attended
the football contest between L. S. U.
and Tulane.
Hon. James T. Mary of Washington
was a business visitor here Thursday.
W. F. Nolan made a business trip
to Crowley the first of the wek, re
turning home the following day.
John Boagni. who is attending, S.
S,. U.. is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Matye Boagni.
Jno. P. Savant of Whiteville was
here yesterday.
FERSONNEL GA
CONVENTION THAT
WILL FRAME LAW
Names And Addresses of
All But Four of Hundred
and Forty-Six
GOVERNOR YET TO
APPOINT FOUR MORE
Contests in West Baton
Rouge and West Carroll
For Seats
Of the one hundred and forty-six
members of the constitutional conven
tion all but four have been named
and these four are appointees of the
governor and the executive seems to
be in no hurry to state who is choice
will be for these places. He has al
ready appointed eight of the twelve
allowed him by the legisi*ive act, and
the political wiseacres are guessing
who he will select to fill the remain
ing places.
No Candidates Annuonced
No candidates from among the list
of delegates for the positon of presi
dent of the body have anonunced, and
there is considerable speculation as
whom the convention will select for
that most Important place. The pre
siding officer will have the naming of
all the committees, and the curious
can rest assured that practically ev
ry delegates will wish to land in some
soft or important committee berth
perhaps several of them.
Two Contests Filed
Contests have been filed in two par
ishes for seats, namely, West Baton
Rouge and West Carroll. In the first
named Victor Lefegvre is legally test
ing the right of Horace Wilkinson to
represent the parish in the convention
while in West Carroll the selection of
E. M. Sledge is being contested for
the react n, it is charged, he failed to
file a statement of his campaign ex
pense as required by the election law
of the -state. The prcbable outcome
of these two contests is not known.
Probable Candidates
The names suggested as probable
candidates for presidency most prom
inently are Lieutenant Governor
Hewitt Bouanch ud of Pointe Coupee
one of the governor's appointees; Ex
Congressman Phanor Breazeale of Nat
chitoches, who withdraw from the race
for governor in order to make way for
Mr. Parker in the primary contest.
Walter J. Burke of New Iberia, form
er state senator and one of the lead
ing politicians and *attorneys of the
third district; Judge Ben T. Dawkins
of the state supreme court; Judge
Wiiston Overton of Lake Charles, re
cently chosen a justice of the su
preme court; John P. Sullivan of New
Orleans, the man who waged so suc
cessful a light in the recent city elec
tion; and Delos R. Johnson, state sen
ater from Washington parish.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tuesday published the" names and
postoffice addresses of the 142. meut
hers already selected, as follows:
Delegates at Large
Hewitt Bouanchaud, New Roads.
Ben T. Dawkins, supreme court,
New Orleans.
Winston Overton, Lake Charles.
Esmonid Phelps, New Orleans.
L. 0. Broussard, Abbeville.
H. M. Carver. Natchitoches.
Mrs. J. D. Wilkinson, Shreveport.
Mrs. J. E. Fr~iend. New Orleans.
Four more to be appointed by- the
governor.
Delegates from Districts
First District-John P. Sullivan,
New Orleans; Charles F. Claihorne.
New Orleans. -
'Second District-Harry W. Fitzpa
trick. New Orleans; Conrad F. Buch
ler, Westwego.
Third District-Emile Sundbury. Na
poleonville: L. 0. Pecot, Franklin.
Fourth District-Sidney L. Harold
Shreveport; Thomas P. Lands. Homer.
Fifth District-Joseph D. Bnrksdale
Ruston; J. T. McClellan. Tallulah.
Sixth Distrli4t-Chsarles Holcomb,
Baton Rouge: Albin Provosty. New
Roads.
Seventh District-Frank E. Powell.
DqRldder; Philip S. Pugh, Crowley.
Eighth District-Phanor Breazeale.
Natchitoches: H. H. White, Alexan
dria.
Delegates from Parishes
Acadia---C. L. Chappuls ,C. B. De
Dellevue Crowley.
Ascension-Caleb C. Weher, Don
aldsonville;- A. I. Picard. Gonzales.
Assumption-Phillip H. Gilbert.
George S. Guton, Napoleonvihle.
SAvoyelles-J. W. Joffrion, E. L. La
fargue, Marksvllle.
Allen-Coleman Lindsey, state treas
urer's office, Baton Rouge.
Beauregard-Sam H. Jones, DeRid
der.
Bienville-O. G. Thomas. Riaggold.
Bossler-We C. Hughes, Hughes
Spur; W. H. Hodges; Elm Grove.
Caddo-J. G. Palmer; Thomas C.
Barret, Edith Browne Baille. Frank
(Continued,on Page Eight)
LIGHT PLANT WILL OPERATE
IF USERS OF ELECTRICITY
WILL GIVE CO-OPERATION
Superintendent" Jordan of the
city light plant makes the follow
ing statement concerning the con
dition at the plant:
Two engine'* are now in commis
sion. One of these must be used
for pumping water only.
The larger engine is in first
class condition and wil furnish
electricity up to the limit of its
power, but must be shut down
from nine fn the morning until
four-thirty in the afternoon to al
low cleaning, oiling and to insure
its being kept in good shape.
This means that, up to the lim
it of the engine capacity, there
will be lights from four-thirty p.
m. until nine a. m.
The limit of the engine is the
number of lights it wiW carry.
Therefore, if the peopli in the
south part of town burn ten extra
lights, the people somewhereelse
will have to go without these
lights. -BURN ONLY NECES
SARY LIGHTS AND TURN
THEM OFF WHEN NOT IN' USE.
The plant will not carry motors
from five at night until nine-thirty
at night, as the lighting load is
heaviest then.
Motor users may have current
up to 5 o'clock in the evening and
from nine-thirty at night until
nine in the mroning.
Compliance with these requests
will-give everyone the best possi
ble service under the circumstan
ces.
REMEMBER: USE NO UNtNE
CESSARY LIGHTS IN STORES
OR HOUSES!
Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Tomb and- baby
of Birmingham, Ala., are here for a
visit to Mrs. Tomb's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Wilson. Mr. Tomb was
minister of the Presbyterian church
in Opelousas and went to Alabama to
accept the pastorate of a church of
the denomination. While a resident
of Opelousas he 60k a leading part
in the Boy Scouts organization and
was enthusiastic in promoting its in
terest and extension.
FESTIVITIES AT'
LOCAL H lSCHOOL
SIXTH GRADE CELEBRATED AN-I
NUAL HOLIDAY IN FITTING
STYLE
Wednesday being the last day for
ths. bringing in of donations to Athe
Red Cross, several teahers turned in
the amounts brought them by the stu
dents. From the different grades Pro
fessor Pavy received the sum of $21.18.
The sixth grade celebratpd Thanks
giving Wednesday afternook by an In
teresting program nad a delicious
lunch. Aided by Miss Moreau, the
pupils had been preparing for their
"feast" for some time past. Different
membqrs of the class had been divid
ed into committees, each with its own
part to perfo;m in making prepara
tion for the celebration. There were
candy, sandwich. nut-pulling and de
coration committees.
The room was appropriately decorat
ed, such as drawings on the black{
board, etc.. representing Thanksgiving
themes. When the pupils came in
from the noon recess everything was
ready for the beginning of the pro
gram.
A short history of the lives of the
Pilgrims was read by Beotha Franche
bois. The poem, "The Landing of the
Pilgrims," was rendered by Alice Mc
Spadden, Marry Bellarg, Bertha Fran
chebois, and Josephine' 'Dbuisson.
Then followed the part, of the pro
gram which was undoubtedly most en
joyed, namely, the eating " of the
lunches ,and the lunches were some
thing worthy of Thanksgiving! Can
dies of all kinds, fruits, nuts and deli
cious sandwiches were? on each pu
pils desk, which resembled an In
dividual table, set with care and
taste. The sixth grade would al
ways like to come to school if such.
a welcome greeted them everyday.
Miss B. Crawford excused the high
school department from -penmanship
class Wednesday afternoon so that.
the pupils might get off forty minutes
earlier. She thus gave them the -
ginning of their Thanksgiving holi
days.
Opelousas was successful in the ball,
game between Opelousas and Church
Point last Friday.
Miss Prenech gave the senior class
a short dictation Wednesday. George.
Daly was the fortunate member of the
class to secure an entirely perfect pa
per
Jno. B. Bacon of Bayou Boeuf was
a business visitor to 4pelousas Fri
day.
Miss Anna Durio has accepted a
position as bookkeeper at the local
telephone central, office.
MINSTREL SHOW A
FEATURE OF FETE
FOR THANKSGIVING
Knights of Columbus Make
Big Hit in Black Face
Entertainment
COMMERCE CHAMBER
TRADE DAY ALSO HELD
Day is a Success in Every
Way Except Finan
cially
Wonderfully good weather was a
feature of the Thanksgiving entertain
ment given by the Knights of Colum
bus on the Court House square Thurs
day, and a large crowd of people took
advantage of this to secure a good
dinner and entertainment, at the same
time. The Chamber of Commerce co
operated with the Knights by holding
their regular monthly Trade Day on
this day, instead of the following Sat
urday as ofiginally planned.
"Dad" Larcade had worked hard to
make the arrangements perfect and
there was no hitch, throughout the en
tire day. Carriere's band from Port
Barre was secured for the day and
furnished music from before noon un
til late in the evening.
Of course, the principal attraction
was the ,ninstrel show put on by lo
cal talent and members of the Knights
of Columbus. The participants had
evidently spent much time and thought
on their parts as the songs were ex
ceptionally good, sand the local hits
timely. A stage had been erected
south of the court house and this was
occupied by the members of the com
pany and the band. A portion of the
grounds, just in front of the stage had
been roped off and seats arranged for
those who were willing to pay a lit
tle extra for a comfortable place in
which to enjoy the performance.
The first event on the programme
was the awarding of the trade day
premiums and just before eleven
o'clock the band adjourned to the oth
er side of the court house, where the
Chamber of Commerce booths are lo
cated, and the awards were made. The
ones to secure 'premiums this mon..h
were as follows:
Pair of Poland China pigs-Allen
Reed, Route 2, Opelousas.
Four sacks of Moonlight flour, donat
ed by J. A. Dejean, O'Neil Gailes,
Route 2, Opelousas.
Four sacks of Wichita Best flour,
donated by A. Clary, Nap Frauchebois,
Route 1, Opelousas.
Pen of three White Wyandotte
chickens, Miss Helen Sandoz, Opelou
sas.
Two sacks of Moonlight flour by J.
A. Dejean, Tom Shuff, Route 2, Ope
lousas.
Two sacks of Wichita Best flour,
donated by A. Clary, Mrs. H. N. Daigle,
Opelousas.
Year subscription to Modern Farm
ing, donated by J. G. Lawer, Miss Inez
Durio, Opelousas.
Two sacks of Wichita Best flour,
donated by A. Clary, S. W. Sittig, Ope
lousas.
Year subscription to the St.' Landry
Clarion, donated by the Clarion Co.,
Clarence arnonlojioieias.
Two sacks Moonlight flour, donated
by J. A. Dejean, A. 5. Brown, Opelou
sas.
By~ the Trme the awards had all been
made the dinner call had -sounded
and an adjournment was taken to the;
tables. These had been laden witil
real Thanksgiving goodies by the la
dies and there was plenty for all. Tur
key, mutton, cold boiled ham and oth
er meats were piled high on one table
flanked by mountains of bread and
dressing and accompanied by every
thing that goes to make up the
Thanksgiving feast. A charge of sev
enty-five cents was made for the din
ner and it is a significent fact that
no one complained of being hungry
after they had consumed all that was
heaped on their plate.
Fer those who did not care to eat
the regular dinner there was a delicl-~
otus gumbo and sandwiches galore.
There was an abundant supply to
care for the needs and desires of all
and it was not necessary to refuse a
ticket because of lack of material.
The dinner was served from noon
until two-thirty ~after which the mm-d
strel show wps staged.
A number of premiums were given
away during the day. The most val-1
table one was a Liberty bond, donat
ed by Mrs. F. J. Dietlein which went,
to Mrs. A. J. Bercier. Much merri
meat was caused-by the award of the
booby prize, a biscuit roller, which It
was said was forwarded especially for
the occasion by Mrs. Jlggs. * It went
to Alfred Vidrine, who refused to.
make a statement as to just what he
would do with it,
.Two cakes were given away and fMt
teen otlpI premlums,so that very many
people had their good time and taetr
dbiner and also sceured a valuable
PLANT SUPERINTENDENT
MEETS WITH ACCIDENT
Acting Superintendent George Jor
dan of the municipal power plant met
with an accident Thursday in which
one of his feet was painfully injured.i
The "hot balls" that heat the engines
up preparatory to starting, jumped
from the engine, flew upward and hit
the ceiling and in falling grazed Mr.
Jordan's hat and struck one foot. He
was fortunate in that the iron ball did
not strike his head, for more serious
results might have occurred.
BIG IMPROVEMENT
IN POWER PLANT
CURRENT NOW COMES LITTLEJ
MORE REGULARLY AND
EARLIER
There was a decided improvement
In the working condition of the city
light plant Wednesday and Thursday.
Heretofore the current was turned on
only at a late hour at night, while the
load was light. Wednesday night it
came on just, after dark and lasted
all, night. Thursday it was turned on
in the early afternoon and thus en
abled the pritting offices to make up
for lost time. By hard work and long
hours the Clarion force was able to
Issue last Saturday's issue and Wed
nesday night it was an all-night run
for the printers as they had to take ad
vantage of the current and make ev
ery moment count while the "juice"
was shooting through the wires.
The power plant men have been busy
on the job day and night, getting the
engines and other' machinery ready
for carrying the full load, and it is ex
pected that within a few days the
plant will be operating almost at nor
mal again.
ANNUAL INSPECTION
SWITCHING TOWER
CREW INTERLOCKING PLANT
CLEANING UP FOR THE
"DRESS PARADE"
The regular annual Inspection of
the railroad interilocking plants is
about due, and crews are getting ev
erything ready for the "dress parade."
A newspaper representative interview
ed Mr. Newton Guidry, one of the
crew of the Opelousas plant this week.
Mr. Guidry was busy at work cleaning
up the bearings of trhe complicated
mechanism that controls the three
main tracks as well as the numeorus
switches. He stated that this work
came regularly every year, and the
more than thirty thousand feet of pipe
connections for all three railroads had
to be gone over carefully and every
bearing and joint placed in first-class
condition for the look-over of the in
spectors when they arrived. The in
terlocking plant here, when built quite
a number of years ago, zost more
than thirteen thousand dollars, and
the cost if built now wnuld exceed
that sum considerably. Mr. Guidry
has been a member of the crew a
long time, doing is eight-hour "trick"
from 8 In the morning until 4 in the
afternoon.,
Misses Viola Barry, Rena hgeKin
ney, Willie King and Lou Comeau mo
tored to Grand Cotesu Thursday.
where they attended the fair it Sa
cred Heart .academy, As Miss Barry
resides in Grand Coteau she. did not
return until Sunday in order to be in
Opelousas for school Monday,
Miss Mae LeBlane of Port Barre
who is attending the Opelousas high
school is spending the Thanksgiving
-holidays at her home.
SMr. Numa Chachere has moved
from Cnmnp Hamilton to his home in
the northeastern section of Opelousas
Mr. Chachere has remodeled his home
and it is now one of the, prettiest
homes in that neighborhood,,
Hon. John W. Lewis and family.
Miss Blanche Guilbean and Mr. and
Mrs. Dudley S. Guilbeau. Mr. and
Mrs. W. TI. Stewart and Mrs. D. E.
Durno, were among those who attendnd
the football game in Baton Rouge
Thursday,
souvenir of the occasion.
Among the ladles who did mucrh for
the suqpess of the occasion were Mrs,
George Bourdier, who had charge of
'the dining tables, Mrs. Octave Dunlo,
who presided at the cake table and
Miss Mendoxa ,who had charge of the
candy wheel.
Mr. H. D, Larcade, who was chair-.
man of the committee in charge, said
that while he was well satisfied with
the sunccess of the enterlainment in
every other way he did not believe
that there would be much, if any, fi
nanclal gain by the Knights of Colum
Ibus to be given to the two worthy ob
jects for which the entertainment was
planned,. In fact Mr. Larcade express
ed a fear that the expected profits
might well become a loss.
'SHINERS HAVING
MUCH TROUBLE IN
OPERATING STILLS
Sheriff Grabs Second Out
fit While in Full Run
ning Order
TWO MEN ARRESTED
MAKING 'WHITE MULE'
Located in Swamps Far
From Civilization and
Apparently Safe
Both Hammond and Charles
Jennings appeared before Uni
ted States Commissioner Robert
son Friday morning and he
placed the bond which was im
mediately furnished and the men
released. In their story they
claim they had nothing whatever
to do with the still; that they are
by trade timbermen and had been
sent to the isolated cabin to stay
while cutting trees; that on en
tering the cabin they found the
still located there and did not
disturb it.
Charlie Thibodeaux, untiring and
fearless sheriff of St. Landry, is mak
ing his campaign promise good. that
he would make the parish "a decent
place in which to live." Law violators
are having a hard time and he grabs
them before they have a chance to,
make a getaway.
Two "Mule" Plants
Wednesday, as stated in another
column ,he swooped down on a big
"white mule" still operating almost in
the environs of Opelousas. That feat d
appeared enough glory for one day, or
one week, but he repeated the per.
formance the following day and caught
two white men, Hammond and Chas.
Jennings, while operating a liquor
still in the big swamp north of Bayou
Courtableau, near Bayou Two O'clock.
It is said there were four men inter
ested in the still but two of them
happened to be not "at home," so
they escaped capture.
Two Caught Out of Four
The two men arrested were brought
to town by the sheriff and his deputy
and lamled behind the bars where
they will remain unless they furnish
the bond fixed by United States Coat
missioner W. Alex Robertson. The
still they were operating was a small
affair, accordhig to the sheriff. The
still proper was miniature and the
mash, tanks small tubs. No great
quantity of "mule" could be produced
but as the "marked price" for the
stuff is rather high, the product solt'
afforded the makers thereof a ni'e in
come, hence the operation of the out
fit was more or less profitable to its
luckless owners.
Following the capture, the sheriff
destroyed the still and emptied the
mash, only bringing in the still's coil
and a sufficient quantity of the "white
mule' in order to have concrete evi
dence against the parties arrested.
Pumps Gun for 'Shiners s
The sheriff goes gunning after the
'shiners with a modern hammerless
"pump gun," loaded with buckshot
a very dangerous and effective weap-.
on in the hands of a fearless man. Up
to the present, however, he has had
no.-ccsion--to--ase-t fo beshe-iders
In this country are not as desperate
and ready to use an old-time long'bar
rel Kentucky rifle or mpdern high
power gun on an officer, like their
brethern in the mountains of other
states. If caught they give isp hieekly
and accept without protestation the
berth pointed out to them in the jail.
Mr. Thibodeaux says he isn't
through yet, but is .going to keep af
ter the 'shiners and other law violators
until tie either lands them behind the
bars or rune them out of the country.
Judge Williamson of Evansville, In
diana, is visiting his son-in-law, Mr.
B. K. Eastham, of this city. Judge
Williamson intends spending the en
tire winter here with his son-in-law
and family.
Miss Gertrude Gosserand of New
Roads, and Miss Elva Fonitenot of
Port Barre have taken up positions
at the local central office.
Mr. David Ulmer and Mr. Edward
Boutte went to Crowley Tuesday
where they attended the telephone
meeting in session there.
Mrs. W, B. Powers and.1little daugh
ters, Mamie, have returned from New
Orleans where the little tot had her
tonsils and adenoids removed. She
passed the operation su-.cessfully and
is doing nicely,
Last Saturday night the lawn at the
home of Mr. E. K. Easitham was a
scene of much jollity. Master Er
nest Eaitbam, Jr., had invited several
of his little friends 1.0 partake of a
marshmallow roast. About twenty
guests were present. Games were
played and everybody indulged in fun
to his heart's content.
Mr. David Ulmer and Miss Ida Roos
attended tke foot-ball -game in Baton
Rouge Thanksgiving.