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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
CAN NOT SHIP ALCOHOL
into TEN MILE ZONES
Attorney Generals Ruling Most Far
Reaching and important Construc-
tion Yet Placed.

Austin, Tex-Alcohol can not be
shipped into ten-mile zones for manu-
featuring purposes, this being the at
torney generals construction of the
ten-mile zone law, which became effec-
tive at midnight Monday, April Is. 1t
is the most far-reaching and important
construction yet placed on the new
law. By it manufacturers of flayoring
extracts, toilet waters, perfumes and
kindred products can not import al
cohol into their establishments for
manufacturing purposes. This will
have serious effect in several Texas
cities where alcohol is used in the
manufacture of various products. Dal-
las, Houston, Galveston and Fort
Worth have large plants making all
kinds of flavoring extracts and similar
articles. Fort Worth has a perfumery.
San Antonio has large factory max
ing extracts, as have other cities. At
Beeville flavoring extracts are made
and furnished the state under con-
tract. Not only that, but scores of
.bottlers in Texas, those making soft
drinks, make their own extracts for
flavoring and import alcohol for that
purpose. Those in the ten-mile zone
law will be stopped from that practice
under the attorney generals ruling.
In discussing the opinion, Judge
Walter A Keeling, who wrote it, said
that the ten-mile zone law specifically
says that alcohol may be brought into
ten-mile zones only for two purposes,
sacramental and medicinal, and that
nowhere in the law is there any other
exception. Thus, he says, by the laws
own terms, alcohol can not be import
ed into a ten-mfle zone law for manu-
featuring purposes. While Texas man.
make flavoring extracts, perfumes and
similar purposes, yet the finished pro-
ducts can be shipped in from other
places and sold without violating the
law. Judge Keeling said it would not
be against the law to ship in flavoring
extracts, perfumes and other articles,
but that the alcohol can not go in to
Texas manufacturers. The question
arose in connection with an Ell Paso
industry which desired to import al
cohol for making flavoring extracts.
Judge Keeling advised that it could
not be done. A New Orleans house
was advised that it's agents can not
solicit orders in Texas ten-mile zones
for alcohol for manufacturing pur-
poses, though that same house can
sell its perfumes in Texas. The 81
Paso inquiry said nonbeverage alcohol
was to be used.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
CHANGES ARE MADE IN
NATURALIZATION LAWS

Washington.-Many foreigners in
Texas who have been exercising the
rights of citizenship, although not nat
uralized when the United States en-
tered the war, will be relieved of en-
barrassment under a conference COM
mittee agreement reached Friday,
making numerous changes in the nat
uralization laws. Citizenship in Tex
as depended upon residence, no dec
laration to become citizen being re
quired in order for such foreigner to
vote or to hold office. The bill agreed
upon provides that any one not enemy
aliens who resided uninterruptedIy in
the United States for five years next
preceding May /, 1914, and on that
date were qualified to become a citi-
zen, save that he had not made the
declaration of intent required by law
and who because of misinformation
regarding his citizenship status erron-
eously exercised the rights of a citi-
zen of the United States in good
faith" may file the petition for nat
uralization of intention required of
other aliens and upon satisfactory
showing, and complying with other re-
quirements, be admitted as a citizen
Of the United States
Representative Slayden viii aban-
don his bill to accomplish the same
purpose In view Of the committee
agreement.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS
APRIL 26 LIBERTY DAY
Asks Every Community Throughout
the United States to Rally and
Sustain Nations Cause.

Washington.-Frida April 26, will
be Liberty Day through the United
States under a proclamation issued
Thursday by President Wilson calling
on citizens of every community to
hold liberty loan rallies and ''liberally
pledge anew their financial support to
sustain the nations cause"
Patriotic demonstrations similar to
those on opening day of the campaign
will be held and the day devoted to
giving the race toward the three bill
lion dollar war credit goal a new i'm
petus for the final week.
President Wilson's Liberty Day
proclamation follows:
by the president of the United
States of America.
"a proclamation:
"An enemy who has grossly abused
the power of organized government
and who seeks to dominate the world
by the might of the sword, challenges
the rights of America and the liberty
and life Of all the free nations of the
earth. Our brave sons are facing the
fire of battle in defense of the honor
and rights of America and the liber-
ty of nations. To sustain them and
to assist our gallant associates in the
war, a generous and patriotic people
have been called upon to subscribe to
the third Liberty Loan.
Now therefore, /, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States of
America, do appoint Friday, April 26,
1918, as Liberty Day. On the after
noon of that day request the people
Of the United States to assemble in
their respective communities and lib
orally pledge anew their financial sup
port to sustain the nations cause. Pa
triotic demonstration should be held
in every city, town, and hamlet
throughout the land, under the gen.
eral direction of the secretary of the
treasury and the immediate direction
of the liberty loan committee organ
lied by the federal reserve banks. Let
the nations response to the third lib
erty loan express in unmistakable
terms a determination to fight for
peace, the permanent peace of justice.
"For the purpose Of participating in
Liberty Day celebrations all employees
of the federal government throughout
the country whose services can be
spared. may be excused at 12 o'clock,
noon, Friday, April 26.
In witness whereof have hereto
set my hand and cause the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia,
this 18th day of April, A D. 1918, and
of the independence of the United
States of America, one hundred and
forty-second. Woodrow Wilson"
BY the president:
Robert Lansing, Secretary of State.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
WHEATLESS DAYS
PLEASES PARKER
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS WATCH sAk-
ERS AND GRocERS FOR
VIOLATIONS.
EXCELLENT SHOWING MADE
Declares Once They Are Aroused To
Seriousness of Situation They viii
Be Just as InsIstant Upon Pun
ishment For Violations.
New Orleans

New Orleans
Last Wednesday was a real wheat
less day in New Orleans.
The bakers kept it very nearly to
the letter, this including the sales on
Tuesday, which sales John M. Parker,
food administrator, says should not
be heavier than on normal days. Some
of those who plunged in production
on Sunday proved they did not re-
the baking had started, some until
after they had started to deliver. They
all pledged themselves not to defy
the regulation again, and were given
another chance. They will not be
entitled to any consideration if they
are caught, for they did not deny
violating the spirit of the order, going
after the little extra profit without re-
gard to what might happen to the sol
diers or to the nation.
The hotels and restaurants made
an excellent showing. A number have
abolished wheat altogether, so they
were out of the reckoning. The others
have come into line in fine style, CO.
operating willingly and readily, some
of the places at considerable sacri-
fee. There was only one violation re-
ported, a saloon and restaurant serV-
ing spaghetti, although his bread was
made of cornmeal. 1t was accepted
as an oversight, and the pledge was
given there will not be any spaghetti
served there on wheatless days in the
future. The fact that the lunch and
eating places are already running
along just as if they had never used
wheat -four shows the men have re-
sponded more completely and prompt
ly than the women. Such bakers and
others who have hid difficulty in ad-
justing themselves to the new condt-
tions blame their backwardness upon
the women who will not listen to any
explanation. 1t will take the women
a little longer to understand the flour
must be had in order to sustain the
soldiers for whom they are willing to
knit and perform so many other SER
vices. Once they are aroused to the
seriousness of the situation they will
be just as insistent upon the punish
ment of any people who violate the
food laws Some of the most Vigilant
patriots are women, and they rushed
in reports to the Food Administration
all day long. One complained about
her own mother, and the mother was
promptly educated.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
Convicted Of False Swearing.

Ell Paso, Tex.-George Liebscher,
alias Frederick Dechane, was SEN
fenced to three years in federal prison
Friday after having been convicted in
federal court of false swearing Lieb-
scher swore he was born in France
in order to obtain citizenship papers,
when it was shown in court he was a
native OF Germany He was an Amer
lean soldier at the time of his arrest.
The evidence showed he visited Ger
man consulates in Mexico prior to his
enlistment.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
Condition of State Banks Shown.

Austin, Tex.-Commissioner of In
surance and Banking Charles o. Aus
tin Friday issued condensed state
ment of condition of all state banks
and trust companies in Texas at the
close of business on March 4, 1918
The total deposits is shown to be
S206, 49,, 1868, a decrease of SAIL ,191,
compared with the total deposits
shown in the statement of the pre-
vious call. Loans and discounts in
creased $13. .115,819, and there was an
increase of s61,94s in the guaranty
fund, the total being $1,s35,094.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
COMMISSION TO GUARD
Welfare OF SOLDIERS
Problems of Mems Environments,
Recreation and Law Enforcement
to Be Handled.

Austin, Tex.-Governor Hobby Wed.
nesday appointed a state military well
fare commission and under the proceed
ure in other states having army camps
will be an ex-officio member thereof.
In his letter rendering places on the
commission, the governor points out
the benefits which have accrued from
the services of such commissions in
California, Minnesota and other states,
saying Texas has been honored with
the highest concentration of any state
and therefore should take greater in
terest in the welfare and protection
of our soldiers. Problems of the sol
diers' environments, for which the
civil community may well deem itself
responsible. such as proper recreation,
law enforcement and the like, will
have the attention of the commission.
1t would advise with the governor and
the army authorities in much the same
capacity as the war department COM
mission on training camp activities.
The commission, as appointed by the
governor, Is as follows:
Austin-W. P. Hobby, ex-officio;
Judge ]. G. Townes, dean of the Texas
University law school: Mrs. Percy "
Pennybacker.
Dallas-Elmer Scott, president Tex.
as Conference of Social Welfare; DR..
A. /. Folsom, president Texas Social
Hygiene Association.
Fort Worth-S. B Cantey, war sery-
ice board; Mrs. John NAPLES, chair
man committee on protective work for
girls.
Houston-Judge Henry ]. DaEnen-
baum, war service board; David DAILY,
war service board; Mrs W. B. Sharp,
war service board.
Galveston-Mrs. Minnie Fisher Gun
ningham.
San. Antonio-Thomas H. Franklin,
chairman law enforcement committee;
Mrs. A. B. Weakley, war service
board.
Waco. T. Penland, chairman mill
tary committee; Mrs. Walter Wood
son, H. C. Risher.
Advisory members: Roy Smith Wal
lace, district supervisor; Mrs. Jane
Dester Rippin, district director COM
mittee on protective work for girls;
Lieutenant George J. Anderson, sani-
tary corps, national army, district di-
rector law enforcement division, rep
resenting war department commission
of training camp activities.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

The state Anti-Saloon League has
no compromise to make with the sa~
loon interests, according to DR.. A W.
Turner, state superintendent of ths
league. This declaration was made in
response to a suggestion by Represen-
tative T. Sambola Jones, of Baton
Rouge, that all interests unite in ratL
flying the national prohibition amend
ment, and in return the "drys" agree
not TO press any other prohibition leg
islation.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
schwab Heads shipbuiIainq.

Washington.-The building of the
great merchant marine which will
transport Americas men and re-
sources to the battle front was in
trusted Wednesday by the shipping
hoard to Charles M. Schwab, steel
maker and shipbuilder, who becomes
director general of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation with unlimited pow
ers to put through the vast building
program already under way.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

Governor Pleasant, as chairman Of
the State Council of Defense, is called
upon in letter just received from w.
S. Clifford, of the Council of National
Defense, to call at an early date 4
conference of all federal representa-
tives of the Treasury Department, the
Department of Agriculture, the Depart
ment of Labor, the Woman's Commit
tee of the Council Of National De-
fense, the Food Administration, the
Fuel Administration, the American
Red Cross and the Four-Minute Men
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
Planes Wrecked at College Station

College Station, Tex.-Two air
planes from Ellington Field were
wrecked in tree tops on the campus
and farm of A. and NJ. college as the
machines Friday undertook to resume
their homeward trip, following the
bringing of two plane loads of radio
apparatus from their base to the sig
nal corps service company school for
radio mechanics, in training at Col
1ege Station
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27
chilean Ambassador pies.

Washington Senior Don Santiago
Alrunate, Chilean ambassador to the
United States, died at hospital in
Washington Wednesday, following a
stroke of apopIexy.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

Agitation for change in the form
of Shreveport city government has
reached the point where sentiment Is
crystalizing on the adoption by the
Legislature of an enabling act to per
nit Shreveport either to retain the
present form, reduce the commission
ers to three, or adopt the city mana
ger plan
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

All merchants of Shdell dealing II
foodstuffs met at the Office OF DR.. j.
K Griffith, local food administrator.
to determine a local policy fully IN
conformity with the State Food Ad-
ministration. The dealers agreed To
place their whole supply of flour &C
the disposal Of the Food Administra-
ton. The inventory of their stocks
showed about $50 barrels thus offered
They further agreed to refuse TO sell
-four, bread or crackers and cakes
Mondays and Wednesdays. The keep
ing a record of sales to the individual
purchasers also was agreed upon
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

War Savings and Thrift stamps sold
through the Donaldsonville postoffice
during March aggregated $717.22 in
value, and through other postoffices in
the parish, S669.77, making a total OF
$1,386.99 for the month. Sales prev
iously reported amounted to SO, ,42311,
the aggregate up to April 1 being $11.-
S1O10.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

Because. it is alleged, he refused to
buy Liberty bonds and abused Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary McAdoo.
w. A. Hunter. a weIl-to-do farmer EE-
ing near Newellton, Tensas parish.
was given coat of tar and feathers
and ordered out of the community by
delegation of his neighbors
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

The Deering Harvester Company
and the North American Land and
Timber Company of Shreveport, an
nounce $4,000 and $4,000, respective
ly. Liberty Loan subscriptions to be
credited to Cameron parish. Both con
Germs are large land owners in that
section.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

At a meeting of the Amite police
jury an appropriation of $500 was
made to the Parish Council of De
Tense to carry on the work of selling
and distributing seeds to the farmers
over the parish and other war work.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

The Red Cross in Camp Beauregard
rector. F. Sydnor Johnston of Shreve
port, La, is now in camp in charge
of the department of home relief
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

An oil and gasoline filling station
for Camp Beauregard is now complete
and ready for operation. This has
been one of the greatest needs of
the camp since its construction. The
tank holds about 5000 gallons.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

A new company composed of New
Orleans. capitalists will drill a test
well for oil on the Passedora Orange
and Development Company's property
near Empire.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

An ice house is being erected near
the railroad tracks at Camp Beaure-
gard so that a supply can more easily
be kept on hand. At present the ice is
kept in freight car and distributed
as needed.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

While the prices brought by straw
berries this season have been higher
than at any other time in the history
of the strawberry industry in Tangf
pahoa parish ,one crate has topped
them all with s170. This amount was
realized on an especially fine crate
auctioned at Ponchatoula for the ben
eft of the Red Cross.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

With view to enlisting the active
support Of the citizens of Baton Rouge
in their fight for living salaries, the
public school teachers of Baton Rouge
have begun organizations and draws
up set OF resolutions.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

Four war savings societies have
been formed at S1idell within the past
few days. Two of these are the First
and the Patriots. The Al Society
was organized at Red Cross head
quarters, and a society was organized
at the Priscilla Club
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

West Monroe will have river water
81 per cent pure after May 15, the re-
suit of a filtration plant nearing COM
pletion A 230,00O-gallon reservoir,
has been built.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

The Natchitoches police jury has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
driving of outos with "a cut out" at
tachment on any of the highways Of
the parish. That body also appro-
priated the sum of $4,000 to pay for
the construction of dipping Vats
throughout the parish and to pay the
salaries of the inspectors.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

Calcasieu parish schools exclusive
of Lake Charles have sold more than
$4,000 worth of Thrift stamps,
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

Governor Pleasant signed pardons
for Hilton B. Hood and Gerald Fisher,
sentenced to serve six months each
upon conviction on chareg of pilfer-
ing packages handled by the American
Express Company, for which they
worked
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

James P. Armitage, liquidator of the
Peoples Bank Of Donaldsonville, has
commenced the distribution Of checks
for the fifth dividend, amounting to IS
per cent. Approximately $18.25O win
be paid to depositors and ordinary
creditors of the institution
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

The charter of the Ridgeland Com
rany, Inc, has been filed at Thibo-
daux, the domicile of the organization
being in Sub-Drainage District No. 4,
of Lafourche parish, in the vicinity OF
Raceland.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-04-27

The Planters Association of Match
itoches parish has adopted resoIu-
tion that river planters this year viii
plant one acre of corn to each two OF
cotton and those whose plans will not
give them this proportion will check
their cotton with corn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-04
SEA LION TRAVELS INLAND

CranbHry, Wash.-On his ranch
near tho head of the bay, Dewey De-
long was attracted by his dogs bark
ing the other morning. went to in
Nestigate and found an S00-pound
sea lion quartered in his pig pen.
Astonshe at meeting such a
thick-neked, shaggy saucer
eyed monster, with head elevated
above tie rails. peering out through
the morning mist at the landscape so
near his home, Dewey called the
neighbo' boys, who went over to see
the maine visitor. One of the boys
proceeded to probe the sea lions side
with a stick, whereupon the beast
made a backward overhead plunge,
and the attack was followed by a
panicky retreat.
SeveIRl shots from a rifle put an
end u the venturesome animal,
V hich had crossed about quarter
of mile of tideland, climbed a steep
hill, about eighty feet high, on which
the home is situated, and broke
through the wire fence enclosing the
orchard and hog yard.
Dewey buried the carcass on the
hillside. AS near as can be learned,
this IS the only occurrence of the
kind in this part of the country, and
one wonders what the visitor was
after.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-04
LIFE'S PROBLEMS
ARE DISCUSSED
By MRS. WILSON WOODROW

mothers pocketbook and your un-
fortunate passion for raw onions.
1t is always a regrettable admis-
sion; it rouses apprehension in the
breasts of all who hear it,
The delight of congenial COM
panionship is freedom-freedom to
say what you please, to drift from
one topic to another and express
any idea that comes into your head
But how can you really talk to any
! one if you have to be constantly on
guard, knowing that she must be
handled with gloves and that she is
apt to misconstrue and misinterpret
any careless, haphazard word you
may say.
L stopped to see a friend the
other day and found her staring at
note on the desk before her in a
dazed sort of way.
"Ah," I said playfully, paraphras-
ing a sentimental verse:
! when you bought, it it never seemed
That frock could be so dear;
! When you bought, you little
dreamed
That bill could rouse such fear!"
It's not a BILL" she replied. Its
a fool note from woman to whom l
was talking yesterday. She asks me
to forgive her for being so horried to
me. She says she has come to the
conclusion that L did not mean to
be deliberately cruel in what 1 said
! to her"
Here my poor friend smote her
| brow.
What did I say to her? And
how was it cruel? AS to her being
horrid, I just regarded her as a
cross cat with the toothache or
something. and never gave the mat
ter another thought"
Then her indignation rose. Fancy
making such n tempest in a teapot"
she cried. "It was nothing in my
life if she felt like scatching me.
Her claws couldn't get through my
armor of complete indifference"
"She's evidently one of those tire
some, sensitive plants" l said. They
go about victimizing the good-natur
ed. You always have to hear of
some persons lack of consideration
and the cruel and inhuman treat
ment someone else has accorded
them, and how they have been made
i'll because somebody else has said
something else"
'They put on such airs about it,
too" she said. "They regard them
selves as of finer clay than the
coarse and crude beings with whom
they are forced to associate. But
it does seem rather small to spend
ones time mourning over trivial
Sights, and neglects. Why should
one torment himself to-day because
of the speech or action of someone
who ten years from now may utter
ly have passed from his life"
1t is certainly a dangerous indul-
gence. We get what we are look
ing for, or rather what we fear.
If you have a hurt finger you will
probably knock it against something
especially hard about every three
minutes. If you are looking out for
wounding words you will go out and
gather them by the bushel. If you
believe in your heart that people
have the power and the wish to
hurt you you will surely be a mark
for the barbed arrows of speech and
the serpent tongue.
But you do not have to be that