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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
MUNICIPAL KITCHEN
ON PROGRAM OF THE
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
Mrs. Frank ]. Dietiein, Popular ope-
Iousas Matron, Asked to Take
Charge of IL
NECESSITY AGAIN PROVES TO
BE MOTHER OF INVENTION
o
World War Has Opened Eyes Of Peo-
Pile to What Can be Accomplished
in Matter Of New Creations in
the Culinary Art

There is something new ION the
tapis' in old Opelousas and all the
married men the hotel and restau-
rant keepers had better wake up to
realization of what is about to hap
pen, for this has all the rest of the
happenings just beat of the boards.
At It's last meeting the parish coun-
Gil of defense concluded that one Of
the very best thing it could do was
to establish a municipal kitchen" :"
Now, all you hungry loafers, you know
what that means? It's just big eats,
and the best kind OF eats, and prepared
too by OpeloHsas' famous chef-des
cuisine, over whom that estimable
lady, Mrs. Frank T. Dietlein, has been
asked to preside. She is some cook
herself-ju ask Frank for corrobor-
ation-and we all know in advance
that the good things which will ,eman-
ate from the contemplated municipal
kitchen will just taste a little better
than any other goody.
In requesting Mrs. Dietlein to take
charge of this innovation, the coun-
ell OF defense requested that she call
meeting of the ladies of opelousas
to take the necessary action in the
premises. The move, says the council
Of defense, would result In great good,
as we have Mrs. Giesen and could
have others to assist her in demon
strating the numerous valuable re-
ceipts and substitutes which the gov
, ernment is now recommending. 1t
would be impossible to form an idea
the council continues, of the vast ben
efits which would accrue from the es-
tablishment at a central point where
the ladies could assemble and take
lessons in the numerous improve
ments suggested by the government
in the preparation Of food.
The defense council says further
that the government is sending out a
vast amount Of most valuable infor-
nation and accompanying it with the
free services of highly intelligent and
energetic experts All that we need
is a central place where the ladies
know they could go and come and
readily avail themselves OF the bene-
fit Of the instruction. Mrs. Dietlein,
who will have charge, is well known
to possess an unlimited amount OF
energy and tact and Der selection as
sures the success of the undertak-
ing.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
! #** ## %a
: ACTIONS SPEAK MUCH
. LOUDER THAN WORDS

1t is somewhat unethical for
: newspaper to harp on its glorious
scoops" or to indulge in any full
= some seIf-praise, but occasionally =
a little breach of the strict and :
y rigid rules OF journalistic etiquette
are permissible and excusabIe.
Week after week THE CLARl. +"
ON publishes more columns Of :
real live news matter than the
= three other newspapers in both =
st. Landry and Evangeline com
bined. It is the oldest and closest
read of any paper which was ever 9
published In these two parishes. =
= It's name is household word in 9
> both and even the most ilIiterate, =
= when seeking a medium in which =
to advertise, come straight to Y
THE CLARION. There must be
some reason for this people are :
acquainted with THE CLARION, =
and know II Is read. '
4a ~ .
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
BIG CROWD FOLLOWS
ST. LANDRY BOYS
AS THEY ENTRAINED
OF the Forty-Five White Men Sent to
Camp Reaureaard Number Were
Rejected at Once
%
THE PHYSICALLY DISQUALIFIED
CAME HOME NEXT MORNING
Board No. rs Quota Of FIfty-one
Entrained at Eunice and Went
over the Rock island Lines
to Camp Beauregard

As previously published, the two
exemption boards for st. Landry par
ish sent another batch of men to the
training camp at Beauregard last Sat
urday. Board No. !, Opelousas, en-
trained forty-five, while No. Q, Eu-
nice, sent ffty-one. Those from No
entrained on the Southern Pacific
train at 2:44 In the afternoon, while
the Eunice boards quota went over
the Rock Island Lines to camp.
1t was quite gala occasion in Ope-
lousas Saturday. the most Of the
young men going to camp being from
the rural districts and a large number
Of their relatives and friends were on
had to bid them farewell When it
was time for the quota to leave head
quarters in the federal building a
large parade formed and proceeded
down the street with the young sol
diers to the railroad depot. Each one
OF the young men wore on the lapel
of his coat the white ribbon bearing
the words which denoted he was from
this board.
OF the number who were entrained
Saturday evening several were hack
in Opelousas Sunday morning, arriv-
ing here on the train from Alexandria.
1t is understood that they we're re-
jected by the examining doctors at
the camp on account OF physical dis
qualifications and ordered to return
home. This was quick work upon the
part Of the army doctors as heretofore
, those who were rejected at the camps
received their discharge quite long
time after their arrival there. A con-
ductor OF the Southern Pacific stated
to an Opelousas citizen one day last
week that it was surprising the num-
Der OF these new selectmen from the
several parishes who are being reject
ed at Camp Beauregard on account Of
physical disqualifications. He said
that they were returning home on al
most every train out Of Alexandria.
BY way Of explanation, 1t would not
be out of place to remark that, as
many already know, the physical ex
animation is rather rigid and when
q young fellow gets through and i
finally accepted for Uncle Sans
fighting forces he can well pat himself
On the back and congratulate himself
on being perfect physically.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01

Opelousas and its people have been oudoing
former records In the celebrations and last SATURDAYS
rally OF the garden and canning clubs of the parish sp
Kept pace # It did exceed all previous Of its
Kind N the parish large crowd hand and the
square held audience who atenvey listened
those who came here by invitation address them boys
girls IN parade formation attracted much attention
pies OF work exhibition brought forth praise of the
who viewed them All all the days celebration perfect
and Mrs iesen be congratulated the great part
she had IN the affair and the long sessions
compshed such remarkable results demonstrating what youne
folks do.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
OPELOUSAS HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES ONE OF
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SESSIONS IN ITS
HISTORY, GRADUATING SEVENTEEN IN ALL
LARGE AUDIENCE ASSEMBLED TO WITNESS THE CLOSING
EXERCISES FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK
Complete Program Rendered and Young Ladies and Young Men
Handed Their Diplomas by School Board Member II. D.
Larcade, Jr.-Medals Given the Successful
Ones by Mr.. j. A. Durio, the New
Member Of Board

The Opeousa High School Friday night of last week closed
the successful history Seventeen
graduates handed their diplomas by School Board Member
d Larcade the Landry parish school board the
successful for the medals received these tokens
from the hands of Mr. J. Dur the newly appointed member of
the board Ten young ladies and young completed the
prescribed and embark the hurry and hustle OF life
doubt to continue their studies other institutions Of
learning while will do their school clothes and for
lfes and all leave school with the best wishes
Of teachers and the student body and hopes have been
pressed will with Of in the
life's great which lies just beyond.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
cENT-A-MlLE RATE FOR
AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN
: Director General McAdoo Says
: the Boys in Uniform Can Trav- !
Ell Much Cheaper

: WASHINGTON, May 24.-sol- !
" diers and sailors on furloush and !
travelling at their own expense
will be given special passenger :
rates Of about one cent mile =
under an order issued today by :
Director General McAdoo, to be- !
come effective as soon as neces-
sary forms are printed and dis =
tributed, probably within two :
weeks. This fare wi llbe allowed =
by ticket. agents on presentation :
of certificate from the COM =
manding officer.
The plan, arranged to make II :
easier for soldiers and sailors :
to visit their homes before go =
ing overseas, has been proposed =
= BY resolution pending IN cong :
ress. It will apply alike to Of :
ficers and enlisted men.
= .
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01

Clubs from Washington, Eunios
Palmetto, Grand Prairie. Sunset, Lew
tell, Teche and other schools, ali ae-
coinpanied by teachers, were on aand
20 participate In the festivities and
listen to the addresses delivered.
Those visitors who came especially fOr
the demonstration AMI delivered as
dresses were q. 8 Richardson, Mrs.
Laura Lake Ihrie, district denonstsa-
tor, MISS Alice Hickman. state home
demonstration agent, and Miss Ro
reau, county home demonatrstor f0s
Lafayette parish.
The clubs assembled at the grounds
OF the high school and formed III pa.
rade. two by two Marteps band fnr.
nished the music. Many banners
were in evidence. three heading the
parade. viz: Old Glory, that Of the
Girls Canning Club and the Four LeaK
Glover, with four HIS, which IL the
clubs motto. Other banners bore the
written emblem, Head, to Think.
Plan, Reason Health, to Resist
Disease, to Enjoy Life, to Name Effi-
cient;;" Hand, to be Useful, TO be Help
ful, to be Skilled" Heart, to be
True, to be Sympathetic Washing
toms banner Onward Club" was In
the form of the United States flag
Mrs. Simon Isaacson and Mrs. T. u.
Michel marched with the Palmetto
children dressed in Hoover garh !.
plain blue aprons and caps, the girls
we're dressed In white and wore caps.
The numbers on the program were
Song, War Garden Club.
Address OF Welcome, Mayor Hal-
phen.
Address, supt. w. B. Prescott.
Recitation, Uncle Sans Army,
Geneivive Guilbeau.
Recitation, "On the Fields Ok
France, Julius Winsberg
Address, supt. q. s. Richardson.
Song, Washington and opelousas
Clubs.
Recitation, Leonie Tujague.
Speech, What Club Work Has
Meant to Me-" Gabriel Barclay Of
Scott, La.
Address, Miss Alice Hickman.
Address. .rs. Laurie Lake Ihrie.
Song, star spangled Banner, Julius
Winsberg.
Picnic on school grounds.
Picture show In afternoon.
Mayor Halphen, delivering the vel
come address, congratulated the
children on their progress IN the
work which they had In hand during
the past school session Every time
YOU drop seed in the ground, said
the mayor, 1T means onward to Bsf-
lin.
superintendent Prescott followed
the mayor. He said that he was
pleased that 50 many Of the boys and
girls had responded to the noble
cause and congratulated them On the
splendid work which they had ac-
complished and said that is was an
inspiration to the older people to 90
| their duty.
Mr.. Richardson, in addressing the
audience, said that behind the boyt
in the trenches were the boys and
girls at home. He was glad that thel
were wide awake to their responsi
lbilities and said that we cannot gef
| away from the war question. ~
! reviewed our relations IN the grea
conflict and said that we are II j
to stay and win. It win require th
money, sinew and brains Of all. B
alluded to Americans opinion aa T
] CONTINUED on Page Eight
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
Mr.. AND MRS MisTRoT LOSE
THEIR BABY GIRL BY DEATH

Little Ruby Mistrot, daughter of J.
A. Mistrot and Lou Guilbeau, died at
the family home in Edgerly last
Thursday, May 80, aged 2 years, 8
months and 21 days The remains
were brought to opeIousas, former
home of the parents, yesterday (Fri-
day. morning for interment in the
Catholic cemetery.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01

an earnest appeal to hotels, restau-
rants, public eating houses, etc. IN
your parish to abandon, Or at least
suspend for the period Of the war, the
open sugar bowl permitting customers
to use sugar at their own discretion.
A limiting quantity Of sugar in accord
ance with the article to be sWeatene1,
should either be served by an attend.
ant with positive instructions 10 fur
nish no more, or preferably furnished
in stated quantities in prepared re-
tainers.
You are earnestly requested to have
the newspapers in your parish publish
this.
Respectfully,
JOHN M. PARKER,
Food Administrators for Louisiana
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01

The Clarion received pleasant
cali Monday morning from Messrs.
Edgar Hanks and Mentor Boudreau,
two prosperous young farmers from
the couIee Croche section.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
FORMER ST. LANDRY YOUTH
PASSED AWAY AT PORT ARTHTR

Joseph Roy. sixteen-year-old son of
Arthur Roy, of the Bayou courtableau
neighborhood, died in Port Arthur,
Texas, the victim of pneumonia, on
Friday of last week. The remains
were brought to Opelousas last Sat
urday for interment.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01

pressed that each will meet wit
life's great battle which lies just
The stage in the big school audito-
rum was fittingIy decorated with
flage and flowers and on the back
ground stood out in bold relief the
motto OF the graduating class BE
PREPARED
The class marched in, the girls
dressed in white, with bouquets in
their hands. entering from both side
aisles and crossed in front of the stage
and then ascended the stage.
The following program was render
ed;
Patriotic Song The Khaki Boy
Misses Lacombe, Riseman, Mistric
and stagg.
Address Student Activities in Time
OF War. ....... Thomas Firnberg
Double Quartette ........ Sing On
Misses Perrault, Mayer, Mistric, Stagg
anu MTS. bourgeois
Essay-The Junior Red Cross Socie-
ty.. ...... Miss Edith Barry
Double Quartette \. ..... May Time
EssayThe Conservation OF Food
.......... Miss Myrtle Mornhinveg
Song The Nightingale ....,.... Miss
.............. Gladys Perrault
Address ....... Hon J. O. Modisette
Awarding of Medals. Mr.. J. A. Durio
Awarding of Diplomas ............
...M Mr. H, d. Larcade, Jr
The Star Spangled Banner ..........
Miss M. Meginley and Senior Class
Professor w. G. Perrault, principal
of the school, delivered a short ad-
dress, congratulating the pupils OF the
institution and giving each and every
one of them some timely advice. He
also read telegram from Miss Belle
Dupre, former teacher, expressing her
regrets at being unable to attend the
exercises and wishing the class every
blessing.
Hon. ]. o. Modisette. member of
the state council of defense, on the
program to deliver the address TO
the graduating class, spoke in part as
follows:
This is the war of every individual,
but there are but two sides-the Ger
man and the American side, one right,
the other wrong. Our side is in be-
half 10 humanity, freedom of speech
and of press and of democratic prin-
ciples.
"There is but one thing for us to
do, and that is to fight and win the
war. There are in this country ten
million people with German blood in
their veins. one million of whom are
of voting age. These people cannot
serve two masters. Whatever color,
race or condition, they cannot serve
the United States and Germany, too.
They can't be on the fence. This Is
not the day of the neutral All nave q
duty to perform.
"Older men and women must stay
at home. but all can serve the coun-
try and every person not willing to
serve should be sent to prison
camp" The speaker said that we are
facing one Of the most serious agri-
cultural problems in our history, and
that is, disposing to best advantage
the immense potato crop OF the state
at fair and just price, and we should
help the farmers to dispose OF their
product and by doing so help the
government.
He paid tribute to John M. Par
ker. state food administrator, and
continued by saying that we all can
help to win the war by preventing the
potatoes from going to waste. There
we're twenty-five ways, he said, In
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01

The many friends Of Mrs. Alex
Castillo. who was recently operated
on for appendicitis in New Orleans,
will be glad to learn that she is
rapidly recovering.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
LAST SATURDAYS CLUB DEMONSTRATION
OPENED THE EYES OF many AS TO THE
POSSIBILITIES IN GARDENING, CANNING
MRS GIEsENs BOYS AND GIRLS OF PARISH STAGED
SOME PERFORMANCE

Gala Day and Manp Festivities Were Part Program with
Music Speeches and Parades Galore Followed by Din
ner and Picnic the Grounds Of the opelou
sas High School in the Early After
neon and Picture Shaw Later
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
The Third Liberty Loan.

The third liberty loan Will be issued
this spring, appropriately opening on
the 9th Of April, the first anniversary Of
this country's entrance into the war.
The amount called and the interest rate
and other features of the loan are vet
% be announced. depending upon new
legislation, the necessity for which in
dieates that the amount Of bonds offered
Tor sale will be in excess Of the balance
remaining authorized under the first leg
tsiative sanction. This would suggest an
Issue Of perhaps five billion dollars, and
the issue Of certificates of indebtedness
~ ~ Per cent is taken as an indication
That that will be the rate on the third
liberty loan If the reduction of the
term follows the sequence established
between the first and second loans, this
Mn be an issue for twenty years. The
eevernment has established the policy
~ arranging for the maturity Of these
bonds at different periods to distribute
He burden Of liquidation, and it is,
ehsrefore, likely that this loan will ma
IRE In 1880 the second loan falling due
y 1919 ard the first in 1917.
Abundsnt prosperity throughout the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
The DISTRICTS Garbage.

Three plans for the handling of the
local garbage after the expiration Of
the present contract, June 30 next, are
under consideration. They range from
the burial of the garbage to the pur-
chase Of the present reduction plant Of
the contractor, including the establish
ment of municipal hog farm. Garbage
burial means an absolute loss of all the
fertilizer, grease and animal food value
contained IN the table refuse. It is
hardly conceivable that in these days
of stringency, with urgent need for the
conservation of every item of food,
such destructive course could be pur-
sued. Whether the proposed hog farm
would pay for itself or materially de-
fray the cost of collection, it would at
least add to the food production, while
the present method of garbage reduc-
ton, by means of which fertilizer is
produced. is an aid to agriculture and
therefore tends to increase the food
yield. Whether the District is author
lied to start raising hogs or to under
take the collection and reduction of the
garbage, its course should be laid out
for it by legislation in good season this
spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

Apprehension Of a local ice shortage
Aext summer Is allayed by the announce
ment that the manufacturers of artif-
eial ice here have signed an agreement
with Food Administrator Wilson giving
the latter control over the operation of
their plants, the storage Of ice and the
regulation Of prices. Under this agree
ment all the plants viii hereafter be
operated to their maximum capacities,
with cooperation for the storage of the
daily surplus. It is estimated that by
this means all available storage capac-
ity will be filed between now and the
middle Of June. This, it is felt, will
assure Washington Of a suficiency Of
lee throughout the heated term. For
affecting this arrangement Mr.. Wilson
has earned the gratitude of the commu-
nifty. This ice problem has begun to
eAuse anxiety, in view of the possibility
OF fuel stfingency, and with a stored
supply guaranteed there need be no
doubt Of suffieiency for the preser-
walton of Washington's health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

country affords assurance Of the COM
plete success of this third loan, what
over its size or interest rate. A twenty
year loan at AZ per cent will be one Of
the most attractive government issues
ever offered to the people, and there is,
Of course, no question that it will be
fully subscribed. Even with tho gen.
ersl public participation in the first and
second loans and in tho five-year war
thrift certificate issue now in progress
there will, without question, be liberal
degree Of individual buying in the third
loan. The people have come to recog-
nize these issues as the best form of
investment, apart from any considera-
tions of patriotism, and while the third
issue will find many not in position
to subscribe owing to the fact that they
are still paying on the first or second
bonds, there will remain great number
who, through perhaps further sacrifices,
will be able to partake Of the third is
sue.
It has become sufficiently plain at this
time to the people of the country that
this war is q vastly expensive undertak-
ing. 1t exceeds everything heretofore
known in history in magnitude and cost
illness. But the United States is enjoy
ing a peculiar advantage in that prac-
tically all of the money that is going
into the war chest is being spent here,
whereas the war funds of the allies are
being spent in large measure outside of
those countries, very largely in the
United States. So that these American
war loans are rolling back to the people
almost as rapidly as they are issued in
the form of wages and profits. This
country is financing itself in the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Preserve the Flat Rate Phones!

In any readjustment of telephone
rates by the Public Utilities Commits
sion-provided that body resumes juris-
diction when the matter of government
operation has been thrashed out-the ex-
pedient Of canceling the flat rate rights
of the domestic users of the telephone
should be reckoned as the last available.
It may be desirable to do something to
lessen the telephone use, to relieve the
already crowded switchboards. But that
should not be sought by means of de-
privation Of the household subscribers
Of the unlimited service.
Any sort of limitation upon the do
nestle use Of tho telephone is burden,
whether in the form of a fixed charge
for a number of calls, or the establish
ment Of maximum, as one of those who
argued the case before the commission
proposed. Tho limited service rude
works out to the end Of constant fric.