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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
BRITISH DEBATING
TRADE CONTROL

The very strong unrest now ap-
parent among British business men
on the subject of government con-
troll after the war is certain to lead
to considerable argument and per-
haps to political action. reports the
American Chamber of Commerce in
London. AS an indication of the
matter. a letter in the Times from
Lord Inchcape Is referred to. 1t is
true that Lord Inchcape is notori-
ously opposed to any form of govern
ment control after the war and Is a
great believer in the value of individ-
ualism in building up a nations COM
merce and wealth. but at the same
time he is q powerful able business
man and representative Of . great
section OF the business community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
U. S. SHIP LOSSES
AS RESULT OF WAR

From the beginning Of tho European
war Of August 8. 1914, to the armis-
tice on November II, 1913. tho anthem
ticated loss of American merchant
vessels from acts Of tho enemy was
145 vessels Of sb4.44s gross tons. as
shown by the Official records of the
bureau of navigation. OF the. vessels
lost eighty-nve were steamships Of
297, 057 gross tons. and the remaining
sixty vessels of 57.3s2 gross tons were
sailing vessels. These returns DO not
include the losses of vessels of the
American Navy or of the American
Army: nor do they include several
cases of the loss Of merchant vessels
In which 1t Is not yet established
whether tho less was due to acts OF
the enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
Regarded as a Godsend.

promising way out is attested by the
following letter from n private
stationed at Fort Barry, Cal:
May L inquire if any action has
Deem taken by Congress relative to
the appropriation for reclamation
work incident to the employment OF
discharged soldiers?
since this project was preached by
Secretary Lane I have made some
inquiry and investigation among SOL
diers encamped about the bay Sec
lions and among men coming and
gong from the camps in the north
ana south at the crossroads of the
racine coast, at San Francisco and
ma large majority of them deeply
interested in the proposition A tah--
uiation cs these observations dis
closes that about 30 per Cent Of the
men would willingly pass direct from
the Army into this work, with con-
siderable more than an average GER
talnty of acquiring a farm as the
ultimate goal.
The early discharge of the men,
now taking place, will somewhat dis.
turb this calculation and / fear, their
determination, SO eagerly expressed
before the wars end. will now be
largely dependent on the employment
they obtain, or. more likely, the nom
employment they will be up against
in civil life. A general survey of the
situation out here at this time indi-
Gates to me that the early commence
ment of this work will be a godsend
to many of the boys just out of the
service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
Not Asking for Charity.

The following excerpts from other
letters received at the department all
tend to show that the American fight
ing man doesn't ask and doesn't want
charity: that all he wants is a chance
to work. with he promise of home
as his recompense:
II am especially interested in re-
claiming cut-over lands. as to their
location. how soon before 1 could get
to work on a place, and what are
the plans that will be offered. / arm
more than anxious to get a homo
started for my wife and myself, 30
kindly advise me as soon as possibleN
what the government has to offer for
a poor man who is willing to work for
what he gets"
After / am discharged from the
Navy, if l am permitted to choose, I
certainly will take farm. l would
gladly take up any proposition your
department is working on. and feel
am fitted to make success of 1t most
anywhere"
II volunteered to the L. S. A. in May.
1918, and expect to be mustered out
soon. / am twenty-five years of age.
got a father. but he is getting too
weak to work in the coal mines
have three brothers and four sisters
and they are all younger than i. MY
parents and l are anxious to get q
farm. but we can't, because We haven't
got the cash, therefore we write 10
you for help. My home state is Penn
SylVania."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12

MERICANS may as well become
~ reconciled to the fact that there
is not visible today any prospect
of an early reduction in the cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12

4eQuisstseA BY an Interstate carrier Of
the pr0pef<les or securities Of another
eeArrisf, or consolidation and merger
<-ol such oafrierA-
Agreennshts between carriers en-
eaxsd In Interstate commerce in re-
spect 10 rates and practices.
The pooling OF cars and other trans
psrtation facilities.
Tho Aeision or earnings in connec-
ton with the elimination of unneces-
& sary trAiA sefviee.
Tho faihuads are willing that the ma
tssnal government shall hold exclusively
the p6WSr a regulation Of instrument
taities e aaterstate commerce, includ-
. ing sA fa4es. saAts and interstate. to be
adlministsfeA ~ governmental machin-
cry. They W6uid create a department
of transportation. whose head would Sit
[. In the Presidents cabinet and who
veuld have many attributes Of plenary
power Of Initiative, subject to review
J They would relieve the Interstate Com
! meeee Commission of most Of its execu.
ut . auasi-judicial body.
A*
Experience gained in the practical op.
: Grafton Of the roads under govern
! ment contro
! REFORMS to Result during the
From q. s. Control. s,ni. for som.
. ,ce - aRovoGEons eon0urfed IN b. TN
: eoeamissiea and railway exseutivss. Di'
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
You Do More Work,

You are more ambitious and you Get more
enjoyment ont of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities in
the blood have a very depressing effect on
the system. causing weakness. l~aziness.
nervousness and sickness.
GROVES TASTELESS Chilli TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and Enrichins the Blood. When you feel
its strengthening. invieorating effect, see
how it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite. you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
IS not a patent medicine. it is simply
IRON and QUINTrlE suspended In Syrup.
So pleasant even children like il. The
blood needs Quinine to- Purifyi it and IRON
TO Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop
critics never fail to drive cut impurities in
the blood.
The Strength-Creatine Power of GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made II
the fayorite tonic in thousands of homes.
More than thirty-fye years ago. folks
would ride a long distance to get GROVES
TASTELESS Chin TONIC when a
member of their family had Malaria or
needed a bodybuilding. strengthening
tonic. The formula Is just the same to-
day. and you can set Il from any drug
store. Goo per bottle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
Cattle Must be Tested
For Tuberculosis

Beginning July /, 1919, the ship
ment of cattle interstate without hav.
ing them properly tuberculin tested
will be prohibited-with few excep-
tinos-by a regulation issued by the
secretary of agriculture. The inforce-
ment of this new regulation will, it
Is believed, be of great assistance in
preventing the further spread of tu-
berculosis among the live stock, and
state and federal supervision at all
times will serve to bring about nui-
formity.
The department of agriculture
through its bureau of animal industry,
is now actively cooperating with the
state live stock sanitary officials and
cattle owners of AZ states in the
eradication of tuberculosis from the
live stock.
Recent legislation in several Of the
states has made it possible to pro-
coed with the work where heretofore
it has been impossible to do so.
Federal funds available for the work
are insufficient to meet present de-
mands, and now that the cattle own
ers are finding the work to be of such
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
Clover Incre4ses
Yield of Crops

Glover demonstrations started sev.
eral years ago by the county agent in
Mccormick County, S. c., are begin
ming to show remarkable results.
Farmers in neighborhoods where the
demonstrations are being conducted
are becoming interested in this le-
gume as a soil builder. On n dem
onstration farm, when the work was
begun in 1914, the average yield of
corn was / 0bushels an acre and 500
pounds of cotton an acre. The next
year corn which followed clover made
Is bushels to the acre, and during the
following year cotton which followed
clover produced 1000 pounds an acre.
Last year corn which followed clover
made 40 bushels an acre and cotton
1000 pounds an acre.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21

that are in the process of being &C
credited are also being sold at ad
vanced prices.
The second list of accredited herds
and those that have successfully pass
ed one tuberculin test in preparation
for the accredited list is expected
to be ready for distribution July 1
Reports now received indicate that
100. 900 copies will be required to meet
demands. This pamphlet of about 10O
pages will contain the names and ad,
dresses of about 1000 cattle owners,
representing about $1,000 cattle
whose herds have passed one or more
successful official tuberculin tests ap.
piled under the cooperation plan for
of accredited herds of tuberculosis.
free cattle.
Uu to April l, 1919, the total mum.
Der under supervision for the eradi,
cation of tuberculosis was about
98 5000, containing about 0 1000 cat.
tie; and since that time a large mum.
Der have been added to the list.
These cattle owners have realized
the great Importance of trying to
maintain a healthy herd, and have
the state and federal officials in every
pledged themselves to cooperate with
possible way to free their cattle from
the disease.
Experience covering a period of sew,
eral years has proved beyond a doubt
that a herd can be freed of tubercu,
losis and kept free, and that the pro-
cedure is entirely practical and with.
in the power of a large percentage
of cattle owners. But to accomplish
the desired results everyone connect
ed with the project must do his best
to follow plans, in every detail, that
will bring it about. The fullest CO.
operation on on the part of the herd
owner is very important. A herd of
cattle may be declared to be free from
tuberculosis by the officials in charge
of the work, and then, through some
oversight or by carelessness, dis
eased animals may be added to the
herd or members of the herd may be
allowed to associate with tuberculous
cattle. In such case, infection may
again be introduced and cause fur
Their losses and much trouble.
Since the Inauguration of cooper
ative tuberculosis eradication work
the number of cattle tested with tu-
berculin each month has increased. A
total of 252,114 cattle were tested from
July l, 1918 to May /, 1919. Mime
sofa leads among the Northern States
with about $4,000. Virginia leads the
Southern States with Is, 796-followed
closely by Alabama with 1884.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
Working to Market Florida
Hogs Early for High Prices

Although Florida has long been
famed for it's early fruits and vege-
tables, still another Florida product
is to be added to the list which reach
es the market before the northern
output is ready. The last addition
is Florida pigs.
A group of farmers of Madison
| County, Fla, recently visited a pack
ing plant in a Georgia city and in
| spected a number of good farms near
by. This trip was worked UP by the
local county agent, the object being
to impress not only the growing of
better stock but to give them an idea
CT better feeds and pastures and the
best season of the year to market
hogs.
One result of this trip, according to
a report of the district agent, is that
the farmers are planning to feed and
market a large part of their hogs early
HI IAO 0CdoOu July 10 OCIOUGT
when the market is at its highest.
With Florida's opportunity of year
round pasture crops, says the report,
there is no aso why No. / hogs
should not be put on the market when
they are searcest and bringing best
prices. Oats, rye and rape will fur
nish grazing for early fall and winter.
Cowpeas and sorghum can be planted
in March and will be ready for graz
ing when the winter crops have been
depleted. These crops can be followed
with velvet beans, early corn, and
Spanish peanuts. all in the same field.
This combination can be hogged down
as well as paintings of cowpeas, thus
saving the cost of harvesting. With
the necessary addition of peanut meal
and corn, fed in a self-feeder, the
heavy hogs that will weigh 165 pounds
or more. and that will bring top prices,
a be put on the market before July
and October.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
Dogs in the World War

U~nnumbered dogs have now gwen
proof of thir ioyalty to man IN time
of war as well as psace. A few Rave
been cited and decorated for service
on the battlefielas that was nothing
short of heroic. There is tine record
of Fend PAir, 4 setter, who wnnt into
! the trenches with . French Eolave
and when an exploding shell had
buried his soldier-master Under a
great mass of earth and stones, dug
frantically until he had gained light
and air for his beloved hero. And
there is Verdun Belle, another trench.
broken setter, who adopted a young
marine; followed him into the thick
of the fray at Chateau-Thierry lost
him as well as her own puppies and
was awaiting at the field hospital the
ambulance that brought her she'll
shocked comrade. to welcome, encour-
afge and sustain him.
Loulou was another dog Of heroic
mould, only a mongrel. homeless and
starving, when found, but intelligent,
courageous and with a heart. of gold.
Seeming a surprise attack by the
enemy, he was given the place of
honor at the head of the advance.
What happened thereafter is related
as follows by G. G. Harvey in Famous
Four-footed Friends
"On account of Loulou's alertness,
the attack was a failure, and Lodlou,
now barking at the top of his voice,
chased the ~retreating troops with
glee. Unfortunately he caught up
with cae of the enemy officers and
set his teeth in the fleeing ones leg,
whereupon the officer shot him.
The ~heartbroken French soldiers
carried the dogs back to their trench
and there dug a grave for Loulou as
if he had been non of them. Then
the quartermaaster, with a voice full
of emotion, said, Good-by, dear little
comrade. You were only a plain sol
der in the dogs regiment, but we
have all taken an oath that your name
shall live as long as that Of our dis
tinguished regiment, We shall never
forget you, faithful and tender little
friend, who has gone to the Great
Unknown without waiting for us.
Deeply VIZ shall miss your gambols
and joyous barking that brought sun
shine to our darkest days. Good-by
Loulou; we salute you!'
This was the end of the simple
ceremony, but a vow was made by the
company, and was agreed to by the
colonel. that at each roll call, there
after, the dogs name should be called
after the me1.s. And, since that time
when the sergeant-major shouted the
name, 'Loulcu,' in his powerful voice,
one of the soldiers, as a proof that
Loulou's heroism has not been forgot.
ten, answers simply, Died like a sol.
dier."-The Morning Telegram, N. Y.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
Importance the demands will increase

Importance the demands will increase
rapidly.
Most activities are in the "acredit-
ed-herd" work with the owners and
breeders of pure bred herds of cat.
tie who wish to free thir herds of tu-
b~erculosis and have them placed on
the list as accredited"
Full Cooperation Essential
Some "area work is being conduct
ed. Under this plan a community
or county or some other unit decides
to have all the cattle in the area tu-
~berculosis tested with a view of COM
pletely eradicating the disease as soon
as possible. In order that the .'area
work" may be successfully carried
on, the fullest cooperation of the cat
tie owners in the territory must be
obtained, and any ateerapt tc proceed
with the work withou the good will
and hearty cooperate nof the people
will fail.
Appropriations by the states for tie
coming fiscal year for live stock tuber-
culosis eradication Aggregate about
$4,000, 900. Part of this sum will be
used to indemnify the owners of
cattle found to be tuberculous. Most
of the states have laws permit
ting the payment of indemnity and
the federal department also pays some
indemnity when funds are available.
With the exception of valuable breed
ing animals, it is found most advis-
able to consign the tuberculosis cat
tie for slaughter and thereby dispose
of them to the best advantage. 1t
the greater portion of ~"reactors'' the
disease is found to exist to but a slight
extent, making the meat fit for food
thereby causing a great saving. The
carcasses of such cattle, after being
passed for food by trained inspectors,
usually bring about the market price,
which sum, deducted from the apprais-
ed value of the live animal, leaves
the amount of loss. Under the more
recent laws, the loss is divided be-
tween the owner, the state, and the
United States-each standing one-
third-execpt in most cases the state
is limited in the amount that it can
pay and the United States is always
limited to the payment of $50 for a
pure bred animals and $25 for a grade
Healthy Cattle Worth More
Owners realize that these slightly
diseased cattle may at any time be-
come a source of danger to the heal
thy animals of the herd and that they
themselves may break down from the
disease and die or become of little or
no value. The value of healthy cat
tie in any herd, after the tuberculous
one are taken out always increases
and 1t is a source of great satisfac-
ton to the rms that he has a heal
thy herd or that he. is doing every
thing in his power to make it so. Cat
tie from accredited herds are COM
handing Increased prices oyer those
that are not, and those form herds
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
Uses Agents Method,
Defeats Grasshoppers

Millions of gr%asshoppers infested
the fields of Morris County, N. J., last
August.
George Fisk of Morristown, had a
fine second crop of clover and, adjoin-
ing it, a field recently seeded to al
falfa. This latter had terminated well
and the young plants had made from
/ to 2 inches of growth.
After the red clover was cut and
made into hay Mr.. Fisk noted that the
field had been infested by hordes of
grasshoppers, which were moving on
into the alfalfa and eating the field
bare of plants. He called at the Of
fee of the county agent, H. L. Lippin-
colt, and told him of the invasion. He
was advised to dust a strip across the
field in advance of the grasshoppers
with a mixture of air-slaked lime and
Paris green. He followed tn eadvice
and stopped the grasshoppers at a line
plainly marked by the n OF the dam
age done by the insects.
A number of newly selected Alfalfa
fields on other farms were also st
tackled, but the "hoppers" wee effect
lively stopped by the poison bait rec.
commended by the agent. The bait
was made as follows:
One pound of white arsenic was
mixed thoroughly into a bushel of saw
dust: then II ounces of salt and one
half cup o. molasses stirred into
a gallon of water, and the solution was
used in wetting the sawdust.
Succh materials as bran and ground
alfalfa hay can be use1 az the basis
of the bait instead of sawdust.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
AN ORDINANCE.
ordinance No. / "a 1ela.

Mr.. c. P. Dunbar offered the following
ordinance:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
Poultry Points in Pictures
Make Primer for Beginner.

Telling of the essential points in
poultry raising chiefly in pictures is
accomplished by the illustrated Poul-
try Primer new Farmers Bulletin
mo. 104o) just issued by the United
States department OF agriculture.
The contents include descriptions Of
the more popular breeds, and practical
helps in selecting, Matching, feeding
housing and marketing fowls, and in
controlling pests and diseases. The
bulletin contains % pages and 81 lee.
lures, covering the entire range of sub
jects.
The departments poultry special
lists urge the beginner to keep only
one breed or variety of fowls, and in
sist that the male bird at the head
of the flock should be standard breed.
A bird of that class at the head OF even
a mongrel flock will improve the quail
ity greatly in a few generations, with
resulting uniformity and increased
value of the products.
One of the most valuable features
OF the bulletin is the description of
feeding for egg production. A graphic
Illustration shows the number Of eggs
a good hen viii produce, in proper.
ton to the food she eats. when the
ration is properly mixed. Practical
devices, such as feeding hoppers and
| trap nests, are discussed and illutrat
ed, and other points of interest are
presented in a way that the reader
should not easily forget.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
No Worms in a Healthy chiId

All children troubled with worms have an I'M
healthy color, which indicates poor blood. and as a
rude, there is more or less stomach disturbances.
GROVES TASTM-ESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks viii enrich the blood, i'm
prove the digestion, and act as 8 General Strength
ening Tonic 10 the whole system. Nature Will then
throw OF or dispel the worms, and the Child viii be
In perfect heaifh. Pleasant 70 take. 6Oc per bottle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
CRIMINALS MADE GOOD

All of the 299 petty criminals who
enlisted in the army at the urgency
of the eity's reform agency in Phila-
delpria, distinguished themselves in
wal service "over there" and may
have come back ideal citizens.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
HabituaI Constipation Cured
in IL to II DAYS

4LAX-FOs WITH PEPSIN" is a specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual
Constipation. 1t relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for "A to II days
to induce regular action. It Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. Soc
per bottle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
Valuable Property for Sale

The undersigned as agent offers for immediate sale
the large property located at the corner Of Bellevue and
Court Streets, Opelousas, known as the Budd Building.
This property is centrally located and is considered among
the most desirable sites in the city. The lot is about one
hundred feet front ON Bellevue street by a depth of about
two hundred feet on Court Street. The buildings and inn
provements on the property make it a desirable location
for many lines of business. For sale on easy terms.
Apply to
MORTON H. THOMPSON
2-154f Opelousas, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21

It is now GGermany's time to write
notes of protestant it's notes VIII
all go to protest.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-21
II ia a tendency forsooth

1t is a tendency forsooth
That makes me quite unhappy
Find folks prone to stretch the truth
To make their stories snappy.
-Caroons Magazine.