THE St. LAN. WYCARO r v~ 4 7* -- I "HMr. Chall the preee The PeopI' lRights Maintain, Unawedl by influence and, Unbribed by Cahin" VOLUME XXVI-NO 43,... OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1916. 1 P E pE CARRIERE IS S IOTAND CAPTURED DARIUS FONTENOT WAS ELECTED SHERIFF OVER THIBODEAUX SWORDS' ASSASSIN [APTURED TBUSSDAY IBilaire Carriere Shot by Sheriff Reid Near Elton Early Thursday TAKEN TO HOSPISLL AT, LAKE CHARLES Desperado in Serious Condition, and Information Is that He Has Poor Chance to Recover Just one month ago Sheriff M. L. Swords of St. Landry Parish was assassinated by Hilaire Carriere in 'that see- tion of the Mallet-wood known as "Pot Cove." On Tuesday of this week Assessor D. M. Fontenot was elected to fill the unexpired term of the vacancy created by the death of Marion L. Swords. On Thursday morning at two o'clock Sheriff Reid of Calea- sieu shot and probably mor- tally wounded the desperado Carriere. Carriere was' fired on three times with buck- shot, and pach shot took effect. The career of Hilhire Carriere, -- ade notorious by the assassina- -tion of Sheriff Marion L. Swords, shas come to an end. That career ias one of the blackest in the crim- i.i'al annals of this State. The shot ,from the gun" of Hilaire Carriere lbrought to the grave one of the best ~known, greatest loved and highest r7espected officials in the State of Louisiana. Marion Swords was one (of #ie leading political figures in tyh is State. Many reports contcadicting each other flowed into The Clarion of- tiee, coming from all sections, from t'his and surrounding parishes. The •Clarion anxious to kiye its, usual. . ect report got in touch with tlbe eidiJor of The American-Press of the iYty of Lake Charles, a'd below we '.pnint the story in fulltas told by r. Krebs : Sheriff Reid got information a #fewdays ago that Carriere was hid- iiig at the old Putnam Saw Mill, Ut a mile west. of Ben Field in tn*eline parish, and about six :itls :orth of Elton, Jeff Davis h The officers knew that riere had been hiding in that !oction for several- diys but- were table to locat, him until Wednes- heriff Reid took wit h-imT from Charles three deputies, Jerry th, Leslie Richardson and Ci Harmon, oand at Elton they pick- Yorick Reed, and Oscar Tete. arriving at the point in view were told that Carriere's hid- Place was in the old mill. They ,, there for him until two i Thursday morning. Car- Swalked out on the -p!atform, when Sheriff Reid saw t:his he sd at him and told him to Uair- .r. This Carriere fail4e-tJdo, rri.ere looked around, but •• d locate the Sheriffs ,ice. again called upon Carer t- der, but Carriere 'a seBdt Sfailed to do so. Rpid siot ere with buck-shot and fliooedl ." Tle Sheriff and his deput1.i g a trap being set for theim tod a few minutes, but se~ehg tiarriere did not move went ~ iPu him and picked him up. • ht him to Lake Charles ilanf at about eight o'clock Thurs- morning, where hewas p• a sanitarium of that city. O- is being attended by two p - a His chances for recoverY IRE CONFESSES TO : NT OiFFENSES Ihure Carriere madW a coiP0S sion of the several murders com- mitted by him. He confessed that he had killed the old negro at Jen- nings, but that this deed was done in self-defense. He also acknowl- edged that he had killed a young negro boy. He killed this boy, he said, because '.he (the boy) had promised to give him up for the sum of twenty-five dollars. Car- riere admits that he killed Sheriff Marion L. Swords, but says that he is sorry for it-that he has regretted it since. He told the questioners that ,he had almost killed another man, meaning Mr. Chachere-that he .thought that he had hit him. Carriere also said that he was sorry that he had not killed the two ne- groes who had reported to the St. Landry authorities. Sheriff Reid says that he hated to kill Carriere-- that he did not want to do so. Said that he wanted to capture him alive, but that Carriere's former acts did not warrant taking any chances. SEARCHING PARTY WORKS HARD. The different searching parties have certainly worked hard during the hunt for Carriere, especially can this be said of Sheriffs Reid of Calcasieu, Latiolais of Lafayette, Fontenot of Acadia, the sheriff of Cameron and Acting Sheriff R. M. Littell of St. Landry. They were on the go almost continuously.. Many clues were brought to thei which proved to be futile. Only Wednes- day was a correct information re- garding Carriere's whereabouts given. Several times before- they were on his trail, but on each occa- sion they were unable to locate the desperado. MUCH EXCITEMENT Opelousas is in a high pitch of excitement. Never since the killing of the Sheriff have the people been so anxious *bout this matter. There is a speculative comment afloat that if Carriere is brought to Ope- lousas that he will be met by an uh- ruly mob. To this statement little credence i tta0caied. Leaving aside speculation Op eousas. people are anxiously a aiti, to know whether Carriere will fover from the wounds revived They all want to see this Carrie e-this desperado who killed their popular sheriff. DEMOtCIATS • OTHAT B $INEI GIBLE Bull itoose or Sheriff W -l : e 4 o Some to Have Name on Ticket, They Say J. W. iBassett, who ihas. been e tered e as the choice Ot lbe Sj. Landry prdgressives as can~: for shefiff, has afight comi g to him, according to local democra when he comes to have his namS placed on the ticket. It is said that the law required that a candidate must have beep registened i8n the piarty in which he runs at ieast six months before the election in o0rde thse his na ie. placed o n thwa - ino rdg to .the hecordsi~ the of voters Vr. Bassett onf ed two'eeks agOlas i Mr. bads fOrm E~nitO, swhere he ban beeo a rehident for the past fe onr~. He was promgi inently identitied with the Parlkr movement in this section of ti. state. He tourepvteral contigu.ous parishes during the caimpaign miak. ing speeches in behalf of the Bull Moose candidate.. There are only ae regisj progressives in this parish; demO erits have lined up eind theca's 4idate of their ,choice It is ii. m4 d if a fight is necessary prominent democrats who opposed Fsmtenot will be fighting right along side of him. Progressives, on the other hand, however, feel confident that they can make a creditable rae; on September 12th. GERMAN CHANCELLOR AT HINDE~it'S MONUMENT This is a new photograph of the German Chancellor Von Be Cmann- Holweg (in uniform at the left) and it is of particular interest to Americans just now because of the thretened resumption of the former U- boat policy by the Germans. CHARLES THIBODEAUX SUPPORTS FONTENOT Defeated Candidate for Sheriff Congratulates Victor BOTH FACTION CENTER ON DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE, All Join Hands to Make Election of ' Darius Fontenot Practically Unan- imous on Sept. 12th. Charles Thibodeaux has a4Ways been regarded as a game loser; he once more showed that he was able to stand the "gaff" and that he was ready to congratulate his victorious opponent. On Wednesday morning, bright and early, Charles Thibo- deaux wa's one- of tihe first men to appear up-town and as soon as young Darius Fontenot, successful candidate for the democratic nomii - nation for sheriff, a'rrived at the courthouse, Mr. Thibodeaux ex- tended the glad hand, congratulated his opponent and tendered his sup- pdrt to him, in the event that he should have opposition at the polls on September 12th. J. W. Bassett, is said to be a can- didate on the Bull Moose ticket, most people posted with Louisiana politics claim that Mr. Bassett will not be able to have his name ap- pear on the ticket. This did not bother Mr. Thibodeaux, ISowever, as he was ready at all times to sup- port the nominee: In fact if it is necessary for him 'to go out cam- paigning -for the man who defeated him, at the :polls on last Tuesday Mr. Thibodeaux is ready to do so. • - The recent campaign was one of the most hotly, contested ever held in St. Landry parish. There was considgrable bitterness engendered on both sides, but after the cloud of battle blew off and the, victor was found to be Mr. Fontenot the lead- ing fighters and bitterest political enemies of the successful candi- date did not hesitate to step for- ward and extend their congratula- tions and support at the general election. Both Mr. Fontenot -and .- Mr. Thibodeaux feel grateful to their' loyal supporters throughout the parish, and th'ey have already in various forms expressed their thanks to their friends, who as- sisted them in the recent campaign. In speaking to a representative of the Clarion Mr. Thibodeaux said: "I want to express my heartfelt thanks to those who voted for me in the late primary. I want to say that I appreciate their loyal support. I am going to vote for and, support the nominee of te demo- eratic party. WILL CALL ELECTION IN DRAINAGE ITRICT Plaquemine-Mallet Distrit Tax- Payers Are Said to FavO Tax and Proposition M4y arry The property taxpayers /of the Mallet-Plaquemine drainage district will be given another opportunity to express their opinion on the question of most vital imporcance to the landowners of the Mal t and Plaquemine Point neighbor'hhods, in the shape of a tax election. It is understood that the police jury at its next meeting will ap- proye the new boundaries of the old district and it is claimed that the election will' be called within the next few weeks. It is said the najority of the landowners are in favor of the propositibn, as a- large portion of the cotton and corn crops in the district was lost during the present year on account of defec- tive' drainage. J. Franklin Schell has been work- ing in the district with the view of acquainting every taxpayer of t'le proposition, and it is= said that there is not a taxpayer in the dis- trict who does not know exactly the situation. Mr. Schell was asked .by the largest landowners of the' district to take the lead in boosting up the cause, and this gentleman did not hesitate to work for the cause as hard as thlough he was a taxpayer of the district himself. Surveyors have been out, in the district for the poest two weekstid it1 will -be kn n, when, the gledttion is called, exactly how many yards, of dirt- have to be take-n oit of •the sevetaat gullies and streams~lin the district, in'oprder to systematically drain the district; it is said that tfe people who live south of the present line of Athe Mallet-Plaquemire draina: district have not been ,leepiig at the post of duty; they bave been Way ar- ranging themselves, it is said, to meet the -conitions, and as : ;as they will ascertain what the tax- payers above them . will do, t4 = y will set to work, it is said, create . district of their o*n and ado~isa tax, .so as -t drai their country, s oulktt is take place 4th io tire western p ortion of BA findry will be thoroi ghly drained and the lands in the Mallet and Plaquemine seetions will son ig prices ------ : .- *-------- Miss Cassie .Ster•ing returned home Tuesday from Alexandria where she was the guest of her sister Mrs. E. G. hickman and Misse Fannie Uickmian.• - She w,. ... - panied home by her siter. ALL INTEREST TURNS TO IUDIGIAL FIilHT Candidates Lewis and Sandoz Have Met With Success in Evangeline YOUNG ATTORNEYS ASSURED OF FLATTERING SUPPORT The People of the Sixteenth Judi- ei'l District Have' Gotten Behind Candilacies of Lewis and Sandoz ,o JobhW.: Lewis and s-epton R. L Sandoz have made a triumphant tour of the beautiful Evangeline country and have returned to St. Landry with assurances of a great victory at the polls. The two young Opelousas attorneys who are oppos- ing Judge B. H. Pavy and District Attorney R. Lee Garland will sweep Evangeline parish on the 12th of September like a cyclone and will romp home with a great victory. While the recent contest for'sher- iff kept the attention of the voters of St. Landry, more interest being., manifested in that. election because of the fact that it was pulled off a a month before the judicial elec- tion, Mr. Lewis and Sandoz were in Evangeline making a tour of that parish and renewing old acquaint- ences. All reports from St. Lan- dry's daughter are to the effect that the ecent visit of the "Peoples Candidates" has proven a source of great satisfaction to the voters and gratification to the candidates, as the voters of Evangeline were given an opportunity to discuss issues in a "ieart-to-heart" manner with the candidates. The "Peoples Candidates" are now busy in St. Landry, which is claimed by he "ins" by an overwhelming ma- jority, and the, result which .will astound the most optimistic sup- porters of the. Pavy.-Garland fac- tion. If the result of the judicial contest is to rest slely with the St. Landry vote the many friends of Messrs. Lewis and Sandoz feel con- fident that on the 12th of Septem- ber a new day will dawn for the young and ambitious youths of the sixteenti judicial district, as Lewis and Sandoz will surely be elected district attorney and judge respec- tively. SVoters throughout the district, personally- friendly to the present incumbents, feel ghat. zioom should be made .forother worthy sons of the district; no man should have a monopgly of an 'office, 'especially `when there are others, younger, more vigorous and progressive, to take theiv places. That will be one of the -reasons why Lewis and san- dos willibe elected by such decis- ive majorities on: September 12th. HYMAN-HILLER GIN WILL USE ELECTRIC MOTORS Stelly & Barnett inatall Modern Machineries In Their Up-To- Date Plant in This Ctly The Hyman-Hiller gin, which is now owned by Simon Stelly and J. P. Barnett, and which will be oper- ated by Mr. Stelly, is the .first gin plant in this parish to ilstall elec- trict motors and' to discard the steam engines and boilers. Mr. Stelly, popular manager of the con- cern, being a progressive sort of a fellow readily undertook to prove that it was more, economical to operate a-plant of that sort by elec- tricity than by steam. The motors are being installed and Ahould be ready for operation to- day.. From henceforth the Stelly- Barnett gin will be able to operate every day ip the cotton season, as the cost per bale ,will always re- main the same whether there is only one or whether there is a hundred. Those who are interested in mod- ern machineries can enjoy thFe in- spection of the modern Opelousas ginnery. ---------- :0: HOLLIER STILL HEAD OF OPERA HOUSE HERE David Hollier, popuiar member of the city council from the fourth ward, will again be imanager of the Sandoz Opera House this winter.[ Mr. Hollier has' successfully man- aged the opera hous for the past 'thre yeiars, aiidhas brought -- a large number of good shows to this city. It is the intention of manager. Hollier to bring a large number 'f oi good shows to Opelousas this com- ing winter. He has alreafly made 1 arrangement to =lave somei shows out of New Orleans to play here on their way to the: West. ------ o:------- RAIN INJURES (OTTON CROP. Had it not been for the almost daily local showers during the past two weeks St. Landry :would have produced in the neighborhood of: 25,000 bales of cotton, in the esti- mation of the best posted cotton:- men. Now, however, the yield will not be that much and: it is feared- that the cotton crop in this parish will not reach the 20,000:mark. Cotton gins throughout: the, par-- ish "are .ready now :for the cotton: season, several gins having already begun. It, is expected that practi-. eally every gin .in the parish wiS operate to-day. , Cotton his been. opening up rapidly in practically eyery' locality. TIhe staple is 'con., sidered of exscellent quality and the far~iers expect to get a good price for their crop. PROP. GRIFlIl'T TO RiEMAIN HEAD OF' UIItfE SCHOOLS Well Known Eduestor Recoasiders Aeeepta Pri~nffpalship of An item from the Crowley Signal states that "Professor P., 1. (riffith;:, head of the Eunice schools was chosen by the Crowley school board and parish superintendent, -as prin-- cipal of the North Crowley Schdl, anQ accepted the -place. Learning of his contemplated removal from Eunice, the people .of that little city got toethef ~ rand determined to retain his serviets in the schools there. A additional purse :wPit raised Ld guarantee any salary re- quired .to retain . hlhn-and Prof.: 1 worth as mulch t nice as to any :town on -theipapi apnd •as- assured that any salary required to keep him, and he finally eonsent~ld to remain in char9sge of the school. FONTENOT DEFEARTS CHARLES TIDBOSIEAUJ Interesting Contest for Brought to End on Tuesdia WINNER GETS 239 VOTES MAIORITY IN Man Defeated in January by h Swords Proves Winner in Exit.- ing Race With Thibodeaux Last Tuesday's election proved be one of the most interestingsid exciting ever held in Opelousai, ai- though it was not as close .as elections. Both fastions were i ing bitterly for supremacy, bit N. rius Fontenot's candidacy pe too much for the oppositi.a;c, having the solid support of LIZiO I'T land-Pavy faction and a larg• p•r tion of the supporters :of '~i. Swords. Mr. Fontenot's victyiv-y a decisive one,, his majority I•Bin 239. Mr. Thibodeaux's race, hw is looked upon as pheno•it~ z the fact that he was being foupn all sides by political leadeP't officer of the parish and and nt4-. cipalitg was fighting him banr ,Jg his friends feel confident t:t i made a very remarkable rare the fac 'eof such temendouis : 5, Now that Mr. Fonteno. declared the demropatt/io t all political factions have on him and it is evident th receive the practicaily .op What made the eleoaini exciting is the fact T at the test was not, considered any up to the last minitei, both feeling sure that a stifff it w being put up throughout thi:i ish. Thibodeaux suiporters t ld1 to the hope hoat the fourt an I wards would redehem ... l date, as the two wards h. sa the latelamented Sword3. wiik Fontenot people relied 4 n t'E;i and the third to puill tVs'ir through, trusting that Thih.kt majority in, the fopniwex oali duced materially Luck ! Fontenot people ,th-' fi whinch was l.4ine 'h t,': 'ii oellevue favoe red tabe "r ie )S b•y 1 vte. T,5e yseoa d , " hiodib eau, )peach .aa gfi d earn oieg: for th- Ttu. atCi 4t 4idlate. In the ourthd I'h-• ddito 2vstrengit well ief andisau f rr. u eoxpcatipn Fonteot scariedmie. polle and made a creditable ashP 2 lag s Waxia, Palmetto, M aifd Jdort Barre 4 Oomingt ove il' 6 the fift* ward, whibch was as jority of at least o :vote, a "d was eonTeded to the opposltiq ' 3 Faoteneot people, young.e Fn1 , earied that ward by votes rying Washington, wthish clatied by and coincede to Th1bi ldepau by a' good majority oeat for ontenet, edceedingt petatedis; t'hat big ward wdt Ftntenot by the jority of 230 votes, Eiailee * for Fontenot two to one, wh t let was better than 8t,4- Yr44 0 taique gave a goose-eu o t b deaux, as BArbreck1, t the aL 4ttt to Fontenot. 'Plequeinmne ? gave Tihibodeaux a majority of onl *3 votes. The fight in fjiv 'ard wa
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THE St. LAN. WYCAROr v~4 7* -- I
"HMr. Chall the preee The PeopI' lRights Maintain, Unawedl by influence and, Unbribed by Cahin"
VOLUME XXVI-NO 43,... OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1916. 1 PEpE
CARRIERE IS S IOTAND CAPTUREDDARIUS FONTENOT WAS ELECTED SHERIFF OVER THIBODEAUX
SWORDS' ASSASSIN[APTURED TBUSSDAY
IBilaire Carriere Shot by Sheriff
Reid Near Elton Early Thursday
TAKEN TO HOSPISLLAT, LAKE CHARLES
Desperado in Serious Condition, andInformation Is that He Has PoorChance to Recover
Just one month ago SheriffM. L. Swords of St. LandryParish was assassinated byHilaire Carriere in 'that see-tion of the Mallet-wood knownas "Pot Cove."On Tuesday of this weekAssessor D. M. Fontenot waselected to fill the unexpiredterm of the vacancy createdby the death of Marion L.Swords.On Thursday morning at twoo'clock Sheriff Reid of Calea-sieu shot and probably mor-tally wounded the desperadoCarriere. Carriere was' firedon three times with buck-shot, and pach shot tookeffect.
The career of Hilhire Carriere,--ade notorious by the assassina-
-tion of Sheriff Marion L. Swords,
shas come to an end. That careerias one of the blackest in the crim-i.i'al annals of this State. The shot, from the gun" of Hilaire Carrierelbrought to the grave one of the best~known, greatest loved and highestr7espected officials in the State ofLouisiana. Marion Swords was one(of #ie leading political figures intyh is State.
Many reports contcadicting eachother flowed into The Clarion of-tiee, coming from all sections, fromt'his and surrounding parishes. The•Clarion anxious to kiye its, usual.. ect report got in touch with tlbe
eidiJor of The American-Press of theiYty of Lake Charles, a'd below we
'.pnint the story in fulltas told byr. Krebs :Sheriff Reid got information a
#fewdays ago that Carriere was hid-iiig at the old Putnam Saw Mill,
Ut a mile west. of Ben Field in
tn*eline parish, and about six:itls :orth of Elton, Jeff Davis
h The officers knew thatriere had been hiding in that!oction for several- diys but- were
table to locat, him until Wednes-
heriff Reid took wit h-imT fromCharles three deputies, Jerryth, Leslie Richardson and Ci
Harmon, oand at Elton they pick-Yorick Reed, and Oscar Tete.
arriving at the point in viewwere told that Carriere's hid-
Place was in the old mill. They,, there for him until twoi Thursday morning. Car-Swalked out on the -p!atform,
when Sheriff Reid saw t:his hesd at him and told him to Uair-
.r. This Carriere fail4e-tJdo,
rri.ere looked around, but •• dlocate the Sheriffs ,ice.again called upon Carer t-der, but Carriere 'a seBdt
Sfailed to do so. Rpid siotere with buck-shot and fliooedl." Tle Sheriff and his deput1.i
g a trap being set for theimtod a few minutes, but se~ehg
tiarriere did not move went ~ iPuhim and picked him up. •
ht him to Lake Charles ilanf
at about eight o'clock Thurs-morning, where hewas p•
a sanitarium of that city. O-is being attended by two p -a His chances for recoverY
IRE CONFESSES TO :NT OiFFENSES
Ihure Carriere madW a coiP0S
sion of the several murders com-mitted by him. He confessed thathe had killed the old negro at Jen-nings, but that this deed was donein self-defense. He also acknowl-edged that he had killed a youngnegro boy. He killed this boy, hesaid, because '.he (the boy) hadpromised to give him up for thesum of twenty-five dollars. Car-riere admits that he killed SheriffMarion L. Swords, but says that heis sorry for it-that he has regrettedit since. He told the questionersthat ,he had almost killed anotherman, meaning Mr. Chachere-thathe .thought that he had hit him.Carriere also said that he was sorrythat he had not killed the two ne-groes who had reported to the St.Landry authorities. Sheriff Reidsays that he hated to kill Carriere--that he did not want to do so. Saidthat he wanted to capture him alive,but that Carriere's former acts didnot warrant taking any chances.SEARCHING PARTYWORKS HARD.
The different searching partieshave certainly worked hard duringthe hunt for Carriere, especiallycan this be said of Sheriffs Reid ofCalcasieu, Latiolais of Lafayette,Fontenot of Acadia, the sheriff ofCameron and Acting Sheriff R. M.Littell of St. Landry. They were onthe go almost continuously.. Manyclues were brought to thei whichproved to be futile. Only Wednes-day was a correct information re-garding Carriere's whereaboutsgiven. Several times before- theywere on his trail, but on each occa-sion they were unable to locate thedesperado.MUCH EXCITEMENT
Opelousas is in a high pitch ofexcitement. Never since the killingof the Sheriff have the people beenso anxious *bout this matter. Thereis a speculative comment afloatthat if Carriere is brought to Ope-lousas that he will be met by an uh-ruly mob. To this statement littlecredence i tta0caied. Leaving asidespeculation Op eousas. people are
anxiously a aiti, to know whetherCarriere will fover from the
wounds revived They all want to
see this Carrie e-this desperado
who killed their popular sheriff.
DEMOtCIATS • OTHATB $INEI GIBLE
Bull itoose or SheriffW -l : e 4 o Some to Have
Name on Ticket, They Say
J. W. iBassett, who ihas. been etered e as the choice Ot lbe Sj.Landry prdgressives as can~:
for shefiff, has afight comi g tohim, according to local democra
when he comes to have his namS
placed on the ticket. It is said thatthe law required that a candidate
must have beep registened i8n the
piarty in which he runs at ieast six
months before the election in o0rde
thse his na ie. placed o n thwa -ino rdg to .the hecordsi~the of voters Vr. Bassettonf ed two'eeks agOlas i
Mr. bads fOrm E~nitO,swhere he ban beeo a rehident for
the past fe onr~. He was promgiinently identitied with the Parlkrmovement in this section of ti.state. He tourepvteral contigu.ous
parishes during the caimpaign miak.ing speeches in behalf of the BullMoose candidate..
There are only ae regisjprogressives in this parish; demOerits have lined up eind theca's4idate of their ,choice It is ii. m4 dif a fight is necessary prominentdemocrats who opposed Fsmtenotwill be fighting right along side ofhim. Progressives, on the otherhand, however, feel confident that
they can make a creditable rae; on
September 12th.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR AT HINDE~it'S MONUMENT
This is a new photograph of the German Chancellor Von Be Cmann- Holweg (in uniform at the left) and
it is of particular interest to Americans just now because of the thretened resumption of the former U-
boat policy by the Germans.
CHARLES THIBODEAUXSUPPORTS FONTENOT
Defeated Candidate for Sheriff
Congratulates Victor
BOTH FACTION CENTERON DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE,
All Join Hands to Make Election of
' Darius Fontenot Practically Unan-
imous on Sept. 12th.
Charles Thibodeaux has a4Waysbeen regarded as a game loser; he
once more showed that he was able
to stand the "gaff" and that he wasready to congratulate his victorious
opponent. On Wednesday morning,
bright and early, Charles Thibo-
deaux wa's one- of tihe first men toappear up-town and as soon asyoung Darius Fontenot, successfulcandidate for the democratic nomii -
nation for sheriff, a'rrived at thecourthouse, Mr. Thibodeaux ex-
tended the glad hand, congratulated
his opponent and tendered his sup-pdrt to him, in the event that he
should have opposition at the pollson September 12th.
J. W. Bassett, is said to be a can-didate on the Bull Moose ticket,
most people posted with Louisiana
politics claim that Mr. Bassett willnot be able to have his name ap-pear on the ticket. This did not
bother Mr. Thibodeaux, ISowever, as
he was ready at all times to sup-
port the nominee: In fact if it isnecessary for him 'to go out cam-
paigning -for the man who defeated
him, at the :polls on last TuesdayMr. Thibodeaux is ready to do so.•
- The recent campaign was one ofthe most hotly, contested ever held
in St. Landry parish. There wasconsidgrable bitterness engenderedon both sides, but after the cloud ofbattle blew off and the, victor was
found to be Mr. Fontenot the lead-
ing fighters and bitterest politicalenemies of the successful candi-
date did not hesitate to step for-
ward and extend their congratula-
tions and support at the general
election.
Both Mr. Fontenot -and .-Mr.Thibodeaux feel grateful to their'loyal supporters throughout theparish, and th'ey have already invarious forms expressed theirthanks to their friends, who as-sisted them in the recent campaign.
In speaking to a representative ofthe Clarion Mr. Thibodeaux said:
"I want to express my heartfeltthanks to those who voted for mein the late primary. I want tosay that I appreciate their loyal
support. I am going to vote for and,support the nominee of te demo-
eratic party.
WILL CALL ELECTIONIN DRAINAGE ITRICT
Plaquemine-Mallet Distrit Tax-Payers Are Said to FavO Taxand Proposition M4y arry
The property taxpayers /of the
Mallet-Plaquemine drainage district
will be given another opportunity
to express their opinion on the
question of most vital imporcance to
the landowners of the Mal t and
Plaquemine Point neighbor'hhods, in
the shape of a tax election.
It is understood that the police
jury at its next meeting will ap-
proye the new boundaries of the
old district and it is claimed that
the election will' be called within
the next few weeks. It is said the
najority of the landowners are in
favor of the propositibn, as a- large
portion of the cotton and corn crops
in the district was lost during thepresent year on account of defec-tive' drainage.
J. Franklin Schell has been work-ing in the district with the view of
acquainting every taxpayer of t'le
proposition, and it is= said that
there is not a taxpayer in the dis-
trict who does not know exactly the
situation.Mr. Schell was asked .by the
largest landowners of the' district
to take the lead in boosting up the
cause, and this gentleman did not
hesitate to work for the cause ashard as thlough he was a taxpayer
of the district himself.
Surveyors have been out, in thedistrict for the poest two weekstid
it1 will -be kn n, when, the gledttionis called, exactly how many yards,
of dirt- have to be take-n oit of •thesevetaat gullies and streams~lin thedistrict, in'oprder to systematicallydrain the district;
it is said that tfe people who live
south of the present line of AtheMallet-Plaquemire draina: districthave not been ,leepiig at the post
of duty; they bave been Way ar-ranging themselves, it is said, to
meet the -conitions, and as : ;as
they will ascertain what the tax-payers above them . will do, t4 = ywill set to work, it is said, create .district of their o*n and ado~isa
tax, .so as -t drai their country,s oulktt is take place 4th io
tire western p ortion of BA findrywill be thoroi ghly drained and thelands in the Mallet and Plaquemineseetions will son ig prices
------ : .- *--------Miss Cassie .Ster•ing returned
home Tuesday from Alexandriawhere she was the guest of hersister Mrs. E. G. hickman and MisseFannie Uickmian.• - She w,. ... -
panied home by her siter.
ALL INTEREST TURNSTO IUDIGIAL FIilHT
Candidates Lewis and Sandoz HaveMet With Success in Evangeline
YOUNG ATTORNEYS ASSUREDOF FLATTERING SUPPORT
The People of the Sixteenth Judi-ei'l District Have' Gotten BehindCandilacies of Lewis and Sandoz
,o JobhW.: Lewis and s-epton R. LSandoz have made a triumphant
tour of the beautiful Evangeline
country and have returned to St.
Landry with assurances of a great
victory at the polls. The two young
Opelousas attorneys who are oppos-
ing Judge B. H. Pavy and District
Attorney R. Lee Garland will sweep
Evangeline parish on the 12th of
September like a cyclone and will
romp home with a great victory.
While the recent contest for'sher-
iff kept the attention of the voters
of St. Landry, more interest being.,
manifested in that. election because
of the fact that it was pulled off a
a month before the judicial elec-
tion, Mr. Lewis and Sandoz were in
Evangeline making a tour of that
parish and renewing old acquaint-
ences. All reports from St. Lan-
dry's daughter are to the effect that
the ecent visit of the "Peoples
Candidates" has proven a source of
great satisfaction to the voters and
gratification to the candidates, as
the voters of Evangeline were given
an opportunity to discuss issues in
a "ieart-to-heart" manner with the
candidates.The "Peoples Candidates" are now
busy in St. Landry, which is claimed
by he "ins" by an overwhelming ma-
jority, and the, result which .willastound the most optimistic sup-
porters of the. Pavy.-Garland fac-
tion. If the result of the judicial
contest is to rest slely with theSt. Landry vote the many friends of
Messrs. Lewis and Sandoz feel con-
fident that on the 12th of Septem-ber a new day will dawn for the
young and ambitious youths of the
sixteenti judicial district, as Lewis
and Sandoz will surely be electeddistrict attorney and judge respec-tively.SVoters throughout the district,
personally- friendly to the presentincumbents, feel ghat. zioom shouldbe made .forother worthy sons ofthe district; no man should have amonopgly of an 'office, 'especially`when there are others, younger,more vigorous and progressive, totake theiv places. That will be oneof the -reasons why Lewis and san-
dos willibe elected by such decis-ive majorities on: September 12th.
HYMAN-HILLER GIN WILLUSE ELECTRIC MOTORS
Stelly & Barnett inatall ModernMachineries In Their Up-To-
Date Plant in This Ctly
The Hyman-Hiller gin, which isnow owned by Simon Stelly and J.P. Barnett, and which will be oper-ated by Mr. Stelly, is the .first ginplant in this parish to ilstall elec-trict motors and' to discard thesteam engines and boilers. Mr.Stelly, popular manager of the con-cern, being a progressive sort of afellow readily undertook to provethat it was more, economical tooperate a-plant of that sort by elec-tricity than by steam.
The motors are being installed andAhould be ready for operation to-day.. From henceforth the Stelly-Barnett gin will be able to operateevery day ip the cotton season, asthe cost per bale ,will always re-main the same whether there isonly one or whether there is ahundred.
Those who are interested in mod-ern machineries can enjoy thFe in-spection of the modern Opelousasginnery.
---------- :0:HOLLIER STILL HEAD OF
OPERA HOUSE HERE
David Hollier, popuiar member of
the city council from the fourth
ward, will again be imanager of the
Sandoz Opera House this winter.[
Mr. Hollier has' successfully man-
aged the opera hous for the past'thre yeiars, aiidhas brought --alarge number of good shows to thiscity.
It is the intention of manager.Hollier to bring a large number 'f oigood shows to Opelousas this com-ing winter. He has alreafly made 1
arrangement to =lave somei showsout of New Orleans to play here ontheir way to the: West.
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RAIN INJURES (OTTON CROP.
Had it not been for the almostdaily local showers during the pasttwo weeks St. Landry :would haveproduced in the neighborhood of:25,000 bales of cotton, in the esti-mation of the best posted cotton:-men. Now, however, the yield willnot be that much and: it is feared-that the cotton crop in this parishwill not reach the 20,000:mark.
Cotton gins throughout: the, par--ish "are .ready now :for the cotton:season, several gins having alreadybegun. It, is expected that practi-.eally every gin .in the parish wiSoperate to-day. , Cotton his been.opening up rapidly in practicallyeyery' locality. TIhe staple is 'con.,sidered of exscellent quality and thefar~iers expect to get a good pricefor their crop.
PROP. GRIFlIl'T TO RiEMAINHEAD OF' UIItfE SCHOOLS
Well Known Eduestor RecoasidersAeeepta Pri~nffpalship of
An item from the Crowley Signalstates that "Professor P., 1. (riffith;:,head of the Eunice schools waschosen by the Crowley school boardand parish superintendent, -as prin--cipal of the North Crowley Schdl,anQ accepted the -place. Learningof his contemplated removal fromEunice, the people .of that littlecity got toethef~rand determined toretain his serviets in the schools
there. A additional purse :wPitraised Ld guarantee any salary re-
quired .to retain .hlhn-and Prof.: 1
worth as mulch t nice as to any:town on -theipapi apnd •as- assuredthat any salary required to keephim, and he finally eonsent~ld to
remain in char9sge of the school.
FONTENOT DEFEARTSCHARLES TIDBOSIEAUJ
Interesting Contest forBrought to End on Tuesdia
WINNER GETS 239 VOTESMAIORITY IN
Man Defeated in January by hSwords Proves Winner in Exit.-ing Race With Thibodeaux
Last Tuesday's election provedbe one of the most interestingsidexciting ever held in Opelousai, ai-though it was not as close .aselections. Both fastions were iing bitterly for supremacy, bit N.rius Fontenot's candidacy petoo much for the oppositi.a;c,having the solid support of LIZiO I'Tland-Pavy faction and a larg• p•rtion of the supporters :of '~i.Swords. Mr. Fontenot's victyiv-ya decisive one,, his majority I•Bin239.
Mr. Thibodeaux's race, hwis looked upon as pheno•it~ z
the fact that he was being foupnall sides by political leadeP'tofficer of the parish and and nt4-.cipalitg was fighting him banr ,Jghis friends feel confident t:t i
made a very remarkable rarethe fac 'eof such temendouis : 5,
Now that Mr. Fonteno.declared the demropatt/io tall political factions haveon him and it is evident threceive the practicaily .op
What made the eleoainiexciting is the fact T at thetest was not, considered anyup to the last minitei, bothfeeling sure that a stifff it wbeing put up throughout thi:i
ish.Thibodeaux suiporters t ld1
to the hope hoat the fourt an Iwards would redehem ... l
date, as the two wards h. sathe latelamented Sword3. wiikFontenot people relied 4 n t'E;i
and the third to puill tVs'irthrough, trusting that Thih.ktmajority in, the fopniwex oali
duced materially Luck !Fontenot people ,th-' fi
whinch was l.4ine 'h t,': 'ii
oellevue favoe red tabe "r ie )Sb•y 1 vte. T,5e yseoa d , "hiodib eau, )peach .aa gfi d
earn oieg: for th- Ttu. atCi 4t
4idlate. In the ourthd I'h-• ddito2vstrengit well ief andisau f rr. u
eoxpcatipn Fonteot scariedmie.polle and made a creditable ashP 2lag s Waxia, Palmetto, Maifd Jdort Barre4 Oomingt ove il' 6the fift* ward, whibch was as
jority of at least o :vote, a "dwas eonTeded to the opposltiq ' 3Faoteneot people, young.e Fn1 ,earied that ward by votesrying Washington, wthishclatied by and coincede to Th1bildepau by a' good majority
oeat for ontenet, edceedingt
petatedis; t'hat big ward wdtFtntenot by thejority of 230 votes, Eiailee *for Fontenot two to one, wh tlet was better than 8t,4- Yr44 0taique gave a goose-eu o t bdeaux, as BArbreck1, t the aL 4tttto Fontenot. 'Plequeinmne ?
gave Tihibodeaux a majority of onl*3 votes.
The fight in fjiv 'ard wa
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