Daily Clarion-Progress from Opelousas, Louisiana • 1

T7T7 IHIiilllilllili WEATHER REPORT. To-Night and Saturday generally fair. Not much change in temperature. Light Northerly winds. DAILY CLAR YOUR COMMUNITY Is Just What You Make It.

A Good Word for- Opelousas Will Help to Build It. fffi ilM 11111 im au 11 -vJ Jm 11 VI OH FROG 1 OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1922 VOL 1. NO. 5 ember United Pre Leased Wire Serric Delivered Anywhere in City by Carrier Price 5 Cents Per Copy ARKANSAS FARMER TO JULY FOURTH COMMITTEE HAPS OUT PROGRAM FOR ELABORATE CELEBRATION EXPLAIN SUCCESS OF FARM BUREAU IN OTHER STATES Littell Will Appear Before Trade Extension Bureau Monday and Ask Co-operation of Business Men in Putting Over Celebration Fraternal Organization Expected to Take Part in Parade Unique Baseball Game Between Professional Men Will Be Arranged as Feature Comedy. CHICAGO COUSIN BRANDS MAX OSER FORTUNE HUNTER Cousin of Swiss Stableman Says Is After Mathilda's Money Not Love.

CHICAGO, I1L, June 2. Max Oser was branded as a orture hunter to- day by Emile Burge, his Chicago cou- sin. Burge entered the matrimonial fight with Mrs. Edith Rockerfeller McCormick against the marriage of Mathilda, 17 years old grand daughter John D. Rockerfeller, to Max Oser, Swiss stableman.

"It isn't that Max wants Mathilda but a life of ease during his declining years," said Burge. ZURICH, Switerland, June 2. Crushed by the attacks upon him as a "fortune hunter" and disi.ourag3d at the failure of Mathilda McCormick I to sail to him on the Baron Angaria, i as he had expected, Max Oser, former Swiss Hvery stable proprietor, is in hiding today. "The whole business is worrying Max sick," Captain Duf our, who succeeded Oser at the riding school, said. "He dare not show his head." "Oser is determined that the wedding shall go through.

He has been hurt in the attitude of Mrs. McCormick, Mathilda's mother, and is anxious to have the ceremony concluded at the earliest possible moment." OPTIMISM EXPRESSED AT CONVENTION M. Winsberg and Arnold Winsberg Return from Successful Convention in New Orleans That the outlook for business is Optimistic was the' concensus of opiJ- ion at the annual convention of the Louisiana and Mississippi Retail Clothiers and Furnishers association which closed a three day session at New Orleans Thursday. Approximately one hnndred clothiers from Louisiana and Mississippi attended the convention, which was filled with Instruction and entertainment. Andreas E.

Burkbardt, past president of the National association, I. J. director of ad vertising and Tome Leslie, National director of window display delivered instructive addresses on vital matters in the clothing business. "Clothing men throughout the two states are optimistic on the business outlook," was the statement of Mr. Winsberg, who attended the convention from Opelousas.

he continued "Clothing prices have struck bottom being on an average of forty per cent lower than peak prices, and there Is now a stability which will make lor a prosperous business In all lines for tall." New Orleans was selected as th 1923 convention city and a drive for members is planned which will enroll every live clothing merchant in Louisiana and Mississippi. It is hoped haTe two hundred and fiftv i memDCT8 bT th tlme the next con- Tention nW- COMMITTEE FAILS TO ACT ON FORD Informal Session of Members WHI be Held To-day to Consider Manufacturer's Bid WASHINGTON, June 2. The house military affairs kommittee adjourned today -without reaching a da- clsion on the revised offer of Henry Ford for the leasing of the Muscle Shoals, Alabama, nitrate project. Several members of the committee DETECTIVE HELDS ON MURDER CHARGE FOR KILLING TWO Richard Osborn and Christian Nielson are Lodged In Orleans Jail Under Grave Charge SEW ORLEANS, La, June 2. Richard Osborn and Christian Nielson, members of a local detective agency were held in the Orleans parish jail here today on charges of murder in connection -with the killing late last flight of Henry Gilbert and ClifforS Andrei.

The detectives told the police that they responded to the screams of a woman, who was being "beaten up" by Andrns. On the scene of the disturbance the detective claim they were blacked jacked and tired upon by the Intruders and were forced to shoot in sell defense. The fight resulted from an attempt of And rue and several others to forcibly remove a ponograph from the apartments of a former sweetheart of Andrns. The woman told the police that the phonograph had been given her by Au- dros some time ago and when he de- fnanded it back she resented his taking It away. UNIONS ACCEPT PAY OFFERED BY COMPANY Engineers Finally Come to Terms of Employers and Decide to Go Back to Work LONDON.

June 2. By a vote of to 46,000 representatives of the 47 Engineers Union, whose 00,000 -workers have been locked out since May decided to accept their employers' terms. These men are outside toe amalgamated union of engineers, whose members are also locked out. The disagreement resulted over the wage scale and the employing of un-eVilled men as skilled labor. CONGRESS ORDERED TO LOOK INTO COAL Hoover Told to Get All Available Information on Nation Coal Strike CHIEF MATT GETS MOONSHINER AFTER HALF NIGHT WATCH Eunice Police Officials Lands J.

D. Lafleur on Charge of Selling Liquor Special to Clarion-Progress EUNICE. La, June 2. Oiief of police C. A.

Matt, of Eunice, conveyed J. D. Lafleur to the parish jail at Opelousas Thursday, following Lafleur's arrest for selling moonshine liquor. According to Chief Matt he had been suspicious of Lafleur and was laying in wait for him near the Frisco alley on Wednesday night, when shortly be fore mid-night Lafleur is alleged to have approached a customer and sold a flash of whiskey. Chief Matt Ira -mediately ordered both men to halt and after a skirmish with Lafleur, ac cording to reports, in which Mr.

Matt was forced to tustle in order to obtain the accused man's pistol. 'Lafleur was hailed before Mayar Wyble's court Thursday morning and fined $50 or 60 days in Jail for carrying concealed Immediately after the trial Chief Matt left with his 'prisoner for Opelousas, where he went to prefer charges of selling liquor and carrying concealed weapon. Mr. Matt is a special deputy of SoeTirl Charles Tnibotfeaux and is giving that official his whloe heartad ed support in enforcing the pr hibi-tion law. SELLS SWEETSTAKE CHANCE FOR LITTLE Girl Employee of Insurance Comapny Is Winner of Big English Prize LONDON, June 2.

The great Cal cutta sweeptakes with a first prize of nearly half a million dollars which goes to the holder of the lottery ticket bearing the name of the derby winner, was won this year by Jennie Thomas, a clerk in a Liverpool insurance office, she sold her chance before the race for S75.000. This was Miss Thomas' first try at the rich sweepstakes prize in which hundreds of thousands of Britishers all over the world participated. When asked what she would do with the money, she laughingly said: "They charge a lot of income tax, don't they?" CLEVELAND GOING AFTER FRECKLES Newspaper Looking for Ohio Boys Boys With the Most Freckles to Get In Contest CLEVELAND, O. June 2. The Cleaveland Press was scouring the city today for a contender to challenge George Widden, 15 year old New Yorker, for freckles championship of the U.

S. The Press believes the Cleveland sun can produce more freckles per square inch than any sun in the coun try and is eager to see the "spec laurels" come west. Announcement of the contest said. A week end trip to New York to meet young Widden will be the prize. The city titleholder will be allowed to take along his "trainer," prefer ably a parent or guardian, the announcement said, BUTLER BILL PUT OFF UNTIL MONDAY BATON ROUGE.

La. June 2. The Butler anti-racing bill, which was passed by the senate yesterday after noon, came up in the house today and was put over nnitl night, when it wfll he referred to to PAY YOUR BILLS TODAY AND ASK FOR COUPONS Everybody Who Pay Their Bills Before Fifth Entitled to Auto Coupons In paying your -bills to-day ani to-morrow don't forget to ask your ocer or clothier or. any one slse your automobile coupons. You ve until the 5th in whieh io aim year coupons.

But in order be able to claim thenr on a 30-ycur billlp account you must positively pay your bills promptly. Don't pass up a splendid oppor-nity of winning an automobile July 22nd. This month's bills ight entitle you to a sufficient umber of coupons to allow yen a Sertfii chance of copping the pital prize on Opelousas Ford DIAZ PROCLAIMED PROVISIONAL HEAD BY MEXICAN PRESS Consul General at New Orleans Denies any Such Reports New e-" volution Forming NEW ORLEANS, La, June 2. -The revolution now reported in Mexico will be shortly Joined by General Felix Diai, who will assume leadership of the forces seeking to overthrow the Obregon government. according to Guillimo Rosas, secretary to General Diaz.

The revolution which Is already backed by 15,000 troops and 20 military leaders of different states in Mexico, is fast gaining recruits Rosas Leaders of the revolt are seeking to place at the head of the Mexican government and to re-establish the cor Mitution of 1S37, according to the announcement. Copies of a proclamation said to have been circulated in Mexico reached here yesterday. The proclamation is signed by three military leaders and urges all "good Mexicans" to joia the move to overthrow the Obregon government, which has usuTpted powers of state government, and aid in the re-establishment of the 1857 constitution. It named General Diaz as provisional president. NEW ORLEAN.

June 2. "Hell finl it a whale of a sight easier to fight battles in the Americaan press than is where hec ouldn't muster a corporal's guard. I wish he would to Mexico and start that revolution." This was the comment of Consul General Arturo M. Elias. of Mexico on the report that General Felix Diaz is to head a new revoltuion in an effort to overthrow the Obregon govern-menL Sign lor Elias then produced a telegram from the Mexican embassy at Washington denying the truth of the reported revolution In Mexico and branding as "a campaign against the government" reports appearing In American press, purporting to show that Mexiacns are disatisfled with the Obregon regime.

CONSTABLE UNABLE TO PREVENT FIGHT Game Roosters Cooped By Cop Had A Merry Old Time Until Nearly All Died. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. June 2. It was every chicken for himself in Far- mcr Richardson's coop last night. sixty game cocks captured in a raid, were parked for the niht.

when the constables went dead the remaining twenty, much the worse for wear, were feebly fighting. A Plymouth rock rooster got mix ed np in the melee and there was nothing but feather yards around. KLAN BILL GIVEN NEAR DEATH WHEN rr IS POSTPONED Orleans Representatives Moves Dy- monds' Bill Be Indefinitely Postponed BATON ROUGE. La- Jane 2. The Dymond bill, intended to "unmask" secret organizations in this state, and directly aimed at the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, was Indefinitely postponed in the house today by a vote of 45 to 28.

Postponement of the Dymond bllL which was introduced by the Plaquemines representative J. da PaolL of Orleans, who requested that the meas ure be printed before consideration. Representative Dymond gave notice immediately after the indefinite postponement of his measure, that ho would ask that it be reconsidered at the Monday night session of the house. CONDITIONS GRAVE IN IRISH COUNTIES Balfour Takes a Hand in Struggle to Straighten Out Irish Crisis LONDON, June 2. The earl of Balfour took a hand in the struggle straighten, out the Irish crisis today.

Previous to a meeting of the BritUx cabinet this morning Sir James Craig and Lord Londonderry, Ulster representatives, conferred with Balfour, who will act as minister of foreign affairs during Lord Curzon's absence. Later Balfour met with the cabinet. Premier Lloyd George expected to get away to Wales late today for a brief holiday, before resuming his labors in preparing for the international conference on Russia at the Hague. The premier, it is known, regards the tfcm particularly the trouble in Belfast, as extremely grave. STARS TO TESTIFY IN VALENTINO CASE Details of the Screen Lover's Honeymoon Will Be Given In Bigamy Trial LOS ANGELES, tails of Rudolph Valentino interesting honemoon with Winifred Hugnot at their Palm Spring home were sche duled to be introduced by the prosecution In the screen lover's trial under charge of bigamy today.

Movie actors who, the state claims are interested In every phase of Valentino's romance, because of the' prominence of the star, will be called upon to give an account of the couple's married life at their Paka Spring cottage. OFFERS HONEY BILL U. 8. INVITES FRANCE BATON ROUGE, June, 2. A hill introduced by Senator C.

P. Couvil- lion of Avoyelles today provides that all honey bees impoprted "nto the state must be free from contagious infectious diseases. WASHINGTON, June 2. An invitation has been forwaMed to France ythe foreign debt commission asking that the French Government send a commission to the U. S.

to take np funding of the allied debt, it was announced at the treasury department today. H. Stump, Secretary of the Arkansas Rice Growers Will Speak Here The St. Landry Farm Bureau plan stage a good meeting at the court house to-morrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, when H. C.

Stamp, secretary of the Arkansas Rice Growers Association, will speak on commodity contract. While the meeting Saturday afternoon will be mainly interesting to farmers every business man in Opelousas is invited to attend, as infroai-atkm that will be vitally important to bankers and merchants will be imparted try the Arkansas farmer, who is recognized as a splendid speaker. Officials of the St. Landry Farm Bureau have invited a number of farm ers, who are not members of the bu reau, to attend the meeting and hope to greet Mr. Stump with a large dele gation of prospective members of th9 Farm Bureau.

It ie understood that the local bureau will launch a campaign for mem bershhip by which it is hoped to secure a majority of St. Landry farmers of the organization. DRILLING MAY BE RESUMED ATPINE PRAIWESHORTLY Dunbar Goes To Oil Field To Confer With Operators In -Hope Of Starting Something C. P. Dunbar, Opelousas real estate man, who has been devoting a considerable portion of his time to the development of the PinePrairie oil fields, was called to Pine Prairie Friday morning for a conference with M.

Journee and other oil men, with a view of "starting something." Mr- Dunbar and other Opelousas business men who are interested in the Pine Prairie oil field are confid- ent that operations will be resumed within a few weeks. Many oil men from various sections of the United States have been making regular visits to Pine Prairie and it is believed that Evangeline parish will again see drillers fast at work attempting to bring in a welL According to Mr. Dunbar and men who have been on the scene for some time the situation at Pine Prairie is not at all discouraging. They believe firmly that this field will be made one of the big producers of the state and point to the fact that 13 wells had to be put down at Orange before oil was discovered. The Orange field to-day is the biggest producers in the United States.

People here, who are interested in Pine Prairie, will await Mr. Dun bar's return with keen interest and it is hoped that his conference will bring about the resumption of drilling operations. CONDITION OF CROP BETTER THAN USUAL Government Report Shows That Cotton Is Doing Better Than At This Time In 1922 WASHINGTON, Jane 2 The condition of the cotton crop on May 25th this year is 69.6 per cent of normal as compared with 66 per cent on May 25th last year, the department of agriculture estimate showed today. The average condition of the past ten years on May 25th was 74-6 per cent. The Citizenship Day committee, of which Mrs.

W. T. Stewart is chairman, met in the Clarion-Progress office on Thursday- for the purpose of mapping out a tentative program for the proposed Fourth of July Celebration. Now that the high water situation is vastly improved and indications are that St. Landry has suffered its severest damages from the ravages of the floods the committee has turned its attention towards putting over the celebration on the Fourth in the best possible manner.

At Thursday's meeting the committee decided to stage a parade at 11 o'clock on the morning of the Fourth. After lunch "stunts" will be pulled off under the supervision of Mayor-elect, A. J. Perrault, and when these "stunts" are completed some of St. Landry's silver tongued patriotic orators will tell the gathering of the spirit of freedom.

Dr. B. A. Littell has been selected to arrange for a baseball game between the doctors and lawyers. It is hoped to have the prominent professional men of this city and parish furnish the feature comical amusement of the occasion with a "rip roar-in" baseball game on the school campus.

The committee decided to serve refreshments on the courthouse square throughout the day. The refreshments and "eats" will be in charge of Mrs. Sidney L. Hebrard and the proceeds from this source will be turned into the treasury of the celebra tion committee. The day's festivities will be brought to a successful close with a string band dance, which promises to be the social feature of the summer months.

Mrs. Stewart and Dr. Perrault will look after the dance. Dr. Littell has been named a com- (Continued on page 5) WASHINGTON HOPES TO WIN FRECKLES Unusual Contest Being Stated by Enterprising Capital Newspaper WASHINGTON, June 2.

Washington failed to carry off the world championship marble shooting honors but it is confident of winning the freckles contest- Scores of vounrsters under the age of fifteen are entering the lo- cal contest under the auspices of the Washington Daily News The News Btimuiating freckle raising by of- fering a trip to Atlantic City for the winner. NEW UPRISING SAID TO BE IN PROGRESS Thirty Thousand Participating In Civil War At Bologna. BOLOGNA, June 2. A new uprising of fascist, thirty thousand of whom were gathered here today, threatened to develop into civil war between nationalist and communists. The faecisti are reported to have burned the entire village of a communist center.

Communications have been cut making confirmation impossible. WASHINGTON, June 2. Federal lc-lfe veetigation of the nation wide coal strike was authorized by the senate today. The senate passed a resolution b7 Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, directing the secretary of commerce to to Investigate and report to the eenate as soon as possible all available information, concerning the strike and its effect to the consumers of the Tutted States. FIRE EFFECTS TOWNS IN NORTHERN ALBERTA VANCOUVER, B.

C. June 2. Northern British Columbia, a section of the lower main in the Chilliwak vallue and much of northern Alberta were swept by forest fires today. will meet' Informal this afternoon lo around today for the evidence, forty discuss the "final" Ford offer wKh0f the fighting birds were dead and the manufacturer's representative, J. W.

Worthington and Mayo, and to-morrow the entire committee will meet again in an effort to reach a definite agreement..