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FAMOUS AMELIA PALACE
 GOES TO THE RED CROSS

Salt Lake Utah, Jan. 2.-The Amelia palace, the magnificent home that Brigham Young, the famous Mormon leader built for his favorite wife. Amelia Folsom Young, was turned over to the Red Cross last week for the use of the state committee of the S0cipty
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
WASHINGTON BOY RE-
TURNS TO RESIDE
WITH RELATIVES

John Wartelle, native st.
Landrian, who has been a
resident of Seattle, Washing
ton, for a number of years,
where he was engaged in en-
cheering work, has returned
to his home at Moundville,
near Washington, and will re-
side there until the war is
over. He comes home to as
sist in the management of the
family's large farm and to be
with his mother and other rel
atives, for the reason that his
brothers, Felix and Manning,
have offered their services in
the navy.
Felix Wartelle was a visitor
to New Orleans during the
past week, having gone there
to stand the examination.
Manning will go later.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
FRIENDS GLAD TO KNOW
u ROBIN WAS SAVED

The many Opelousas friends
of the family Of William
Mitchell Robin, Of Jeanerette.
one of the young men who was
aboard the Inflated Tuscania
when the transport became a
victim of the stealth, perfdy
and ruthlessnessl of a German
submersible more than a week
ago, were glad to- know he had
been saved along with a ma
jority of his comrades.
Young Robin has many
prominent relatives in Ope-
lousas, being the nephew Of
Mrs. II. E. Estorge and the
granddaughter of Mrs. Clinton
Andrus, and istTelated to sew
eral other families in the par
ish.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
Of OFFICERS.
Of DAUGHTERS
OF ISABELLA
Mrs. Dietlein Again Honored
With The Grand
Regency

Court St. Landry, No. 119.
Daughters of Isabella, held an
important meeting at the
X: of C. Hall on Wednesday
evening, the object of which
was the election Of officers for
the ensuingRgeaf aofq
Mrs. F. j. Dietlein Was again
honored with the grand re-
gency, her faithful discharge
of the duties of that high Of
fee having met with the gen
eral approval of the members
of the local court.
The other officers elected at
this meeting were: Vice-re-
gent, Mrs. Lionel Bienvenu;
monitor, Mrs. A. L.. Andrus;
sentinel, Mrs. A. S. J. Camp
bell; financial secretary, Mrs.
E. T. Bercier; treasurer, Mrs.
Des Mizzi; historian, Miss Ma
thilde Estorge; prophecies,
Miss Gertrude Sandoz; lee
turer, Mrs. Tom Todd; trus-
tees, Mrs. w. B. Prescott.
Misses Antoinette Close and
Lucille Larcade; chaplain,
Rev. John Engberink.
The home circle is growing
rapidly, and its members are
doing a great work along re-
ligious and charitable lines.
It is the intention of the off
GERS to have an initiation inn
mediately after Lent, and it is
anticipated that quite a large
number will affiliate with this
worthy organization.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
IN FOUR HUN
DRED GUSHER AT
Pine PRAIRIE
Several OpeIousas People
Have Holdings In Neigh
borhood of New Well

On Thursday Of last week 8
four hundred barrel gushel
was brought in at Pine Prai.
RE, just about fifteen miles
north of Vile Platte in Evan.
geline Parish. The we'll was
let down by Driller Champion,
but in the interest Of what
company, is not known.
Several Opelousas people
have holdings in and around
the new well, and the belief
has been expressed by many
that the "neW" field will be-
come a paying one and these
Opelouseans will be repaid for
their faith in it.
Attorney Morton H. Thomp-
son of the Opelousas bar, has
a nice tract about a half mile
distant from the present well.
and j. G. Lawler, Mrs. w. "A.
Robertson and Lee Garland
and S. A. Gournay, Of Eunice,
also own land in proximity to
the well.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
MEMBER OF OLD ST.
LANDRY FAMILY DIES

Mrs. Alice Lastrapes Fisher,
a member Of one of st. Lam
dry's old and honored fami-
lies, died at her home in Phil
adelphia on Thursday a week
ago. Mrs. Fisher was SIS years
of age. Her remains were
buried in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Fisher, formerly Miss
Alice Lastrapes, of Washing
ton, was the daughter of the
late Louis F. Lastrapes and
Irma Garrigue Lastrapes, and
was one of eight children. A
sister, Clara, died before, and
she is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. George Wykof, Mrs.
Ferdinand Wartelle and Miss
Palmyre Lastrapes, all of
Washington. Three brothers,
Henry Lastrapes, ST., of this
city, and Adolphe and Paul
Lastrapes, of Washington, also
survive.
The deceased moved to
Philadelphia many years ago
after her marriage to the late
William Fisher. She is also
survived by one daughter.
Elise, who resides there.
Mrs. Fisher visited relatives
in st. Landry four or five years
ago. She is remembered by
those near her age as a very
lovable woman, and her death.
was much deplored by many
old friends.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

these boys, and we are abso-
sTutely certain that theXn are ia
the service. But there was no
record, and the endless detail
of the boards work requires
that the record be kept
straight. Those names would
never have appeared in this
paper had we not known the
publication of the list was man
datory on the board. The CLAIR
ion, for the treasures of the
world, would not injure, or per
nit anyone to do an injustice,
to these young menTgallant
men-who stand today
in defense ofjthe very prinei-
pies that andaflie this pgfeata
republic. More char fhats we
dedicate these columns to4theH
eulogy that they might take
increased devotion to that
cause for which they are now
prepared to give the last full
measure of Devotion
The criticism Of the boards
action is uncalled for. It's mem
bers performed a duty they
could not eyade. To date, one
of the young men whose name
appeared in the list has sent in
a request for his QUESTIONABLE.
This has been sent to him, and
will be filled cut and certified
to by his commanding officer.
That will be the end of it 1t is
advisable that relatives of the
other boys see that the ques-
tionaires are sent on to the pro-
per.addresses, and a great deal
of confusion will be avoided.
Why the draft law requires
the local boards to have a rec
ord of every registrant is as.
plain as the nose on a mans
face. For instance, if one of the
registrants had left home sup
posedly to enter the Navy, or
any other branch Of the service
and had taken himself off to.
one Of the industrial centers Of
the North or East, and there
entered some line of work with
no intention of existing, his
liability to draft duty would be
small, indeed. To circumvent
any evasion Of this kind, the
board requires the record.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
JUNIOR RED CROSS WORK

st. Landry is today endeav-
oring to organize in its public
and parochial schools junior
Auxiliaries of the Red Cross
society. We hope the other
schools Of the parish will fol
low the fine example set by the
Opelousas High School and
will, within the prescribed
time, enrol every pupil in the
junior work and turn ST. Lam
dry's educational system into
a channel for patriotic service.
The formation Of a junior Or
ganization is 4 practical plan,
and It will be Of mestimable
value to the children in the fu-
ture. Aside from the fact that
the twenty million school boys
and girls of America can raise
FIVE million dollars without
working a hardship on any Of
them, the plans educational
and patriotic value
must be consid-
cred. The lessons of service
and unselfish giving with
which it is fraught set up a
goal for which those children
can strive with unreasonable
benefit to themselves and 9TH
ers. Then again, it affords an
outlet for the pent-up energy
Of youth, which thus diverted
into a generous and noble work
is less likely to display itself
in those misdemeanors or pee
cadilloes that beset the Juve-
nile world. Under the guidance
of their superiors, the children
are taken from the approx
occasion of the smaller
trespasses and are banded in
to a powerful and effective
agency in support Of their ma
and it's soldier boys.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
AN

In perusing the registration
list of the first ward, we OBJ
served Hon. Dudley L. Gull
beau had affiliated himself
with no party.
Recognizing Mr.. Guilbeau
as d man Of high aims and pur-
puses, and knowing full well
his re-entry into the democra-
tic party could do naugat else
lbJt improve its councils and
snake it better, The Clarion, as
democratic organ, assumes
he responsibility Of extend
lg TO him a most cordial in
itation to rejoin the old party.
We approach this with the
anne spirit that actuated the.
democratic leaders and mem
hers Of the house Of represen-
atEves in prevailing upon
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
THE VOTE FOR MAYOR

Tt must be admitted here
that the vote for mayor caused
surprise In many quarters, and
the small number of votes be-
tween the leading ard last can
didates undoubtedly provoked
the greatest surprise.
Mayor Loeb steadfastly
maintained throughout the
contest that he would get a
majority Of the votes in the
first primary on his plurality
would be SO large a second
contest would be abandoned.
The result has certainly been
q severe jolt and disappoint-
ment to- the present incumbent,
IL his forecast was not made in
Jest or for effect.
The Halphen-C Callahan vote
not hard to analyze. To us it
was plainly an anti-Loeb vote,
and unless a complete rever-
sal Of sentiment is brought
about before the seconds pri-
mary this contention is going to
be borne out in the election Of
Halphen.
The race made by Herbert
Callahan is indeed a hatterinp
one, regardless of the fact he
was eliminated. A young man
with little, if any, practical.
political experience and no in
huence behind him save that
of a few close friends who adj
mired his sterling qualities. he
SHE'D his hat into the ring and
was nosed out of the second
race only by the bare numbers
Of ten votes. Loeb, with his or
ganization behind him, polledI
only thiry-nine votes more
than Callahan, and Halphen, a
veteran, lead by only ten.
Halphen's vote showed he
had lost no hold on the popu-
lar confidence, and if the vast
majority of the Callahan sup
porters who have expressed
themselves in favor of Mikes
candidacy find no reason to
change their attitude he's go
ing to be Opelousas' next
mayor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
CRITICISM OF A UN-
JUST

The Clarion carried in It's
news columns Of last week 9
list Of the delinquents furnish
ed us by the local board of this
district. AT the outset, the
status of a delinquent must be
defined I'M order to dispel any
erroneous belief the news ar
ticle might have created and
to a5solve the members of The
board of any blame that might
attach to them because of
their action. A delinquent, in
it's present application, is one
who has failed to fill in and re-
turn his questionaire-only
that and nothing more.
In the list were names of
men who have sought the COW
err of secrecy in an attempt to
evade draft duty, Then again,
the list included the names Of
poor, ignorant negroes whose
questionaires had never been
delivered. This latter class
will be dealt with fairly, i'm
partially and discreetly, as
their station in life demands.
But the fact that prompts this
explanation is that in the list
were the names of stalwart
young men who are today, and
who were then, CALAMITY serv-
ing their country in different
branches Of the military arm.
This action invoked some mild
criticism on the members of
the board. We want to say
right here that the board did
only what the provisions of the
draft law required it to do.
and there was no alternative.
DR.. Stubs and Ike Lytton and
DR.. Lastrapes knaw, that is,
they were almost certain when.
they sent the list to this paper.
that John Brown and Robert.
Brewer, Albert Clary, John
Barry, Leo Sayoie, William
Vautrot, Gotham Walker, and
others we don't recall at pres
ent, were not slackers, were
not dodgers, we're not derelict|
in the foremost duty of the cit
izen. Further than that, the
members of the board knew
boys had volunteer
Cd, but they had no record, and
The local board must have q
recor d of every registrant, not
excepting the dead. The pub
of the list was nothing
than a request to the
Boys themselves, or their rela-
ives, to furnish proof Of their
.hereabouts.
We know personally all of
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

baed1G0 s.s - ..YAAOKV.1A
Respectfully submitted,
(s'gd) j. J. PERRoDIN,
City Clerk and Tax Collector.
Tie report .of the City Treasurer
was referred to the Finance Commit
tee lwho, after examining and finding
sam E correct, ordered the Treasurer
ere iited with the sum Of $161O.69 and
voSchers for said amount cancelled.
I'm motion, duly seconded and al
ried, the report OF the City Clerk and
Tax Collector was accepted as read
and ordered filed.
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordinance Number One of 1918.
4To amend and re-enact Section One
81 an ordinance amending Section
Ane OF Ordinance No. 10 Of 1918, OF
Vie City Of Opelousas, La, entitled
San Ordinance to amend Section of an
Ordinance of the City of opeIousas,
La, adopted December 9, 1909" en-
titled AN Ordinance fixing the limits
within the City of Opelousas, La, in
which horses, mules, horned cattle,
hogs, goats and sheep are prohibited
from running at large, and prescribing
penalties for the violation hereof"
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Opelousas, La, That Section
One of an Ordinance amending Sec
ton One of Ordinance No. IL Of 1913,
of the City of Opelousag, La, entitled
"An Ordinance to amend Section One
OF an Ordinance of the City of Ope-
lousas, La, adopted December s.
1909" entitled can Ordinance fixing
the limits within the City of OpeIou
sas, La, in which horses, mules,
horned cattle hogs, goats and cheep
are prohibited from running at large,
and prescribing penalties for the vio-
lation hereof" be and the same Is
hereby amended and re-enacted so as
to read as follows:
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Opelousas, La, That it shall
hereafter be unlawful for horses.
horned cattle, hogs, goats and
sheep to roam at large within the fol
limits or district, to-wit:
Commencing with the intersection
Church street with the right of
way of the Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas Railroad and Steamship Com
pany and running East along Church
street to its intersection with Union
thence South along Union ST.,
TO its intersection with Com
vent street: thence south along Oak
street to its intersection with Grolee
street; hence East along Grolee
street, to its intersection with Cane
thence bouth along Caaei
street to its intersection with North
thence East along North
street to Its intersection with Aca-
iemy street; thence south along Aca-
denny street to its intersection with
Jefferson street; thence West along
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
Misses TheIma Dupre and

Misses Thelma Dupre and
Lena Guilbeau were Eunice
visitors on Tuesday.
Miss Beatrice McSpad-
den, of Prud'homme City, Wis
tied relatives in this city the
past week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
anurhERM Pl

SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
Eastbound Wesfbound
ait q. %. Local Passenger 2:4z p. m.
s:6s q. n. Local Passenger 4:s4 p. m.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

Respectfully submitted,

Respectfully submitted,
(sgdJ "A. LEON DUPRE,
City Treasurer.
OpelousaS, La. Jan. 81, 1918.
To the Honorable Mayor aud Mem
bers of the Board of Aldermen
City OF Opelousas, La.
Gentlemen:l beg to report that {
have collected during this month and
turned over TO the City Treasurer, the
sum of Nine Thusand Two Hundred
Forty Seven & SO-1OO Dollars, as fol-
lows:
For power plant ...... ....s 14o5. 05
For license. 1917 ....... 1000
For licenses. 1918 ...... 7710.O9
For fines ..... -. ~. 1900.
For market dues !. !. F.. 1915.
Total. IS. 80. ....s s247. 80
Balances to the credit of various
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

Whitmell P. Martin to come
back into the field, and we -sin-
esfe1y hope this invitation will
find Mr.. Guilbeau indulgent.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

Respectfully submitted,
(Sgd) M. HALPHEN,
Street Commissioner,
Statement Of A. Leon Dupre, Treas
urer of the City Of Opelousas. La
for the month ending January 91st
1918.
DR..
Dec. 81, 1917, to balance on
hand as per last report IS 4179. 3
Jan. 81, 1918, to cash from
T.. J.. Perrodin, G. G.
and T. C.......... ~. s247.So.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

4SS6R@osAAAAS
(Sgd1 A.. G. JONES, supt.
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the above report of the superin.
tendent was received as read and or
dered filed.
opelousas. La, Feb. 5, 1918.
Hon. Mayor and Board, City.
Gentlemen beg to report that /
have worked 166 squares of streets;
hauled lao wagon loads Of dirt on
streets; buried / horse and / dog:
cleaned foot crossings; let water off
of streets after rains; patched a num-
Der of bridges; swept paved streets;
3 times per week.
The approximate cost of work done
in each ward, for January, is as fol-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

Entered at the Postoficc at opeiou-
sas. La, ais second-class matter.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
s1342O.93

Dec. 81, 1917 to Jan. 81,
1918, by sundry warrants
paid since last report, as
. warrants hereto at
tached ...... !. 1888 1908
Jan. 81, 1918, to balance OF
hand ...... 3. -. 80. 11810.24
--
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
0uLE coAar LiMEa

Mastbound Westbcund
S:84 q. m. California Spec. 2:10 q. m.
reg b. m. Daylight Express 1907 pm.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
TEXAS NJ PACIFIC

Easth0und Westbeund
e:8s d. n. Local Passenger soc p. N.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
~(oFFIclAL)
City Council Proceedins
opelousas, La, Feb. 5, 1918.

Opelousas, La, Feb. 5, 1918.
The Board of Aldermen met this
day in regular session. Present: E.
L. Loeb, Mayor, presiding; Aldermen:
Gosse1in, Fields Daniel, Sicily and
Hollier.
All members being present. the
meeting was called to order.
Upon motion, duly seconded and
carried, the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
Report for Electric Light and Wa
ter Works for January, 1918.
Revenues from:
Electric service ..$1206-42
Water service . 1929 $1788.70
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

Mr.. Hundy Of Prud'-
homme City motored here
Sunday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
RAILROAD SCHEDULE

Time Of Arrival and Departure OF
Passenger Trains from the ope-
l0usas Station
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

Balance ...... .... ..~*.YlI546.4i
Distributed as follows
To credit; corporation tax
1916. .......... ..$3607.6 "a
To credit Interest account 22.06
TO credit: market account 1915
To credit: sidewalk $
ment, 1909 S. 1911
To credit: power plant in
suranee. ......... 21.31
To credit: licenses. 1916 5.s4
To credit: loan account SIS
To crebit: NAL account 800
To credit: gravel account 52,94
To credit: licenses, 1917..... 54.57
TO credit: fines ~. 6.45
To credit: licenses, 1918.... 7641.O0
-. s11452.o4
To debit: power plant 1868
Balance ........s \. ....$l154o.4A'
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
]. ]. PERR ODIN
City Clerk.

The above sOrdinance. after having
been read section by section and
adopted in a like manner. vas adopt
ed as a whole by the following vote:
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields, Daniel, Sicily,
and Hollier. Nays: None.
Adopted February 5, 1918.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried, the following bills were ap-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

Jefferson street to its intersection
with the Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas Railroad and Steamship Com
pany's right of way; thence North
along said Railroad right of way to
Cherry street; thence West along
Cherry street to the Western cor
porate limits Of tho City Of Opelou-
sas, La; thence North along said
corporate limits to the continuation
OF Cheny street; thence East along
the continuation of Cheny street to
its intersection with the Morgan's
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and
Steamship Company's right Of way;
thence North along said right Of way
to its intersection with Church
street, the point Of beginning.
Provided, however. that as to that
portion of the limits or district lying
West Of the Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas Railroad and Steamship Com
pany's right OF way. this Ordinance
Shall be applicable only to hogs, goats
and sheep.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That for good and sufficient rea
sons, this Ordinance shall take eff
feet from and after March First
C1st) 1918.
(sgd) 3. Z. LOEB Mayor.
Attest:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
accounts as per report Dec, 81,
1917. ........... $4131.13
Collected during the month Of
January, 1918 as per above
statement -. 1890. S247.80


Less warrants issued against
said ACCOUNTS during Jan
uary. 1s@S.. ...... ..... 2os2.52
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16
/. LANDRY CLARION

rAs cuAapos e6apzRY, GInfssd,
Proprietors
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-16

Balances to the credit Of various
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-03
9z2a1z 8UQUz18&a

districts the proportion is certainly not
less. Thus one may assume that IN
the United States there are about 35.-
OOO,O cats.
An enterprising householder. eco
nomical at the butchers, can supply
his family with all needed meat by
trapping cats. Nothing could be
easier. At the same time, there Is
nothing anybody could do that Is bet
ter calculated to engender neighbor-
hood hostilities
Mr.. Poponoe has found it that way
What he has sought for food purposes
has been street cats-vagrant animals
that are more or less Of nuisance In
any community. But his neighbors
have believed that their pets were In
danger.
Anxious and angered, they have
gone so far as TO hale him into the
police court. But the police judge
said that he could find no law against
eating cats.
1t was even suggested that Mr.,
Poponoes propaganda offered evil
dence of mental arrangement. John p
Heap, superintendent Of the Humane
Society Of the District Of Columbia. is
quoted as saying: To my notion,
eating cats is against the law oil
morals. believe that any one who
would want to eat cat meat could
hardly be in his right mind"
So there you have 1t. What, In
view OF all these arguments. would
you think about eating cat meat!-
Philadelphia Ledger.