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Germinan Boast an Idle One Washington, July 5.-Persistent stories of Germany's commercial achievements in South and Central America and the generally accepted bc- .at that German goods had comrn p:.pl..:y captured those markets fade c:-r the intense light of careful in vestigation into merely German pro pa anda, circulated with the idea of a.oarng all oth-ri competitors cut of the field. William C. Well.s, chief :;tatistici an for the Pan-American Union, is at'thority for the statement that for several years before the war Ger many actually was Icsing ground in South and Central America and that the greatest gains were made by the United States. United States Gain Greatest "Just prior to the European war." says Mr. Wells, "German trade in most of Latin America was in danger of immediate dissolution. For thirty years, it is true, German trade showed a large and progressive growth-but this was almost entirely at the ex pense of France. In 1911, German trade reached its apex. In Argentina was centered the German efforts to capture Latin-American trade. In 1911 the percentages of imports from the seven leading commercial coun tries to Argentine were as follows: United Kingdom, 29.6; Germany, 18; United States, 14.3; Italy, 8; France, 10.4; Belgium, 5.3; and Spain, 3.1. And this was Germany's best year. In thirty years Germany has increased her proportion of the Argentine trade 94 per cent and the United States has gained 141 per cent. All the other coutnries except Belgium lost. France most heavily. Most of the German gains were at her expense. "In fourteen of the Latin-Ameri can countries, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts made by Germany to acquire or to preserve the trade, the result had been practically a fail ure. The imports from Germany in' these countries were only slightly over eleven percent of the whole and less than one-fourth of the imports from the United States. Just Propaganda "Wonderful stories have been told and are yet being told of German commercial successe in Latin-Ameri ca. The spreading of such stories is and always has been part of the Ger man program. It creates an atmos phere which is supposed to have a S epressing effect upon rivals. The falglish, French, Italian or American exporter is apt to be reticent about what he is doing in foreign coun tries. Not so the German. fie claims evertything and then some. "As illustrating that, some time ago ''. story came from Buenos Aires to the effect that agricultural machin -,ery from t heUnited States imported into Argentina since the war was giv hilg great dissatisfaction; that Ger man machinery used prior to the war was much better made and more suit :' able to the country. This story with "much detail as to why .the German machinery , in general use in Ar ,gentina prior to the war waz better, was published extensively in the Unit- t aed States with no comment whatever. 1 The facts are that Germany had no t .hold on Argentine agricultural ma d.hdnery imports. She had been oust- I .ed from this field more than twenty i FALL AND WINTER GARDENS t FOR CANNING CLUB GIRLS -----o-- t SThe following timely instructions :. for fall and winter gardens were sent Jn to us for publication: Fall gardens can be grown through- t "out Louisiana and every canning club girl should make one. Winter gar- f dens are somewhat restricted to the r - southern portion, such hardy vegeta bles as cabbage. turnips, beets, car- t ,rets, maid the like can be grown well 'iato a normal winter. Experiment 8tation Bulletin 141 contains garden-t -ing information for northern Louisi- t ana. It is based on extensive ex- t Sperience at the Calhoun Experiment h Station. Every agent stationed in P Ahat section should have a copy. In planning and planting the fall r Sgarden the following points should be fe k1pt in mind: ,tl 1. pave the ground free of grass q and weeds before plowing. It is not tl advisable t oturn under a lot of a fresh vegetable matter just before s planting the fall garden, as the soil will be too loose and not retain mois- g ture, and the heat generated in the fi decaying of the vegetable matter will g injure the young seedlings. Ordi- p narily it as hard enough for the ce young plants to stand tg burning ci rays of the summer sun above with- gI out having a hotbed below. pi In gardens where fertilizer is nec- nm eseary, nothing better could be used qt than well-rotted stable manure, it must be literally well-decomposed d: (cool) and applied beneath the ridge tt during preparation, ri Commercial fertilizers are very in high. If the soil is poor, it may be te naccessary to use them in connection gt with the well-rotted manure. Ordi- bm erlly, 100 to 150 pounds of a mix- of tare of equal parts of cotton seed ta meal and high grade acid pho:-phate be to the tenth acre should give good results. k! ?nd. As the land is a'read- in th ridges 3 1-2 or 4 feet apart, as the ,. case may be, time in plowing for the fall crop can be saved by d:e;oning pc years ago-horse, foot and dragoons. I American machinery had done the i ousting because it was better made I and more suitable to the country and - to the crops. The trade was more in telligently handled by Americans ex - poi ter s and as a consequence they se - cu. ed it. f Germany First in Field ' Bcth Germany and the United Statse are new entrants in the race - tor over-seas trade and the former - as first in the field. German manu facturers were. pouring into Latin -America fi!ld from Mexico to Argen ti:na in competition with British and I r.,rch goods years before the United States was shipping anything to these countries, except flour, codfish, lum ber and the like. Yet in 1913, prior to the outbreak of the war, the United States had passed Germany in four teen of the twenty countries of Latin America-that is, the United States exceeded Germany in exports to these fourteen countries in the ratio of more than 4 to 1-$187,412,096 to $43,822,005. fin the remaining E.f countriej (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay) the United States trale was over 80 per cent of the German trade--United States .141,540,585; Germany, $175,744,271. For the whole twenty countries the United States trade exceded the Ger man exports in the proportion of 3 to 2. Figures Eloquent, But "Figures are sometimes eloquent if one knows how to read them, but they never tell quite the whole story. The point that the figures of trade with Latta-America do not tell is that the German trade was precarious, somewhat artificial and by no means well based. Its bases were long credit and cheap goods. Long cred its and cheapness are undoubtedly good bait with which to fish for trade but not necessarily for the best kind of trade. Furthermore; long credits and cheapness are like bomerangs, having a return curve oftep to the hurt of the user. "It was notorious that German losses in Latin-America were much greater than British or American losses. Many well-informed persons believe them to be greater than both I combined. The Germans had what amounted to almost a complete mon opoly of the bad risks. On the con trary, American losses from bad cre dits were almost negligble. The lead- I ing New York house in- the South American export field, .through one ' of its officials, has stated that its d losses in South America, extending over a long period, amounted to a t very small fraction of one per cent. d "Germany treated Latin-Animecans. as on a plane with Chinese and Cen- 8 tral Africans. It was thought that h anything might be sold if only cheap a enough. Price was everything; qual- e ity nothing. The result might have ti been foresecn. The flood of cheap P flimsy and gaudy Brummagem wares 81 thati poured into Latin-Arnsrl:et , - dermined the German reputatbiA. 11 e L German stamp on an article was a handicap even when the .trticle !t self was not bad. Even the 0?i..oi est G subterfuge of placing American s.d English labels in German goods did not save the situation." the furro'.:. between the o!d ridges with the p!ow and then bedding on this trench ea form the new ridge. If however, thc land is quite hard, I and this method would not give thor ough preparation or the distance be tween the ridges would want to be changed, it would be necessary to flat break the plot, harrow and ridge it. 3rd. If possible, it is best to ridge the land as soon as possible after the spring crop is off, not only to keep the weeds and grass down ,but give the summer rains a chance to settle the soil before planting seed or transplanting plants. Of course, If heavy rains occur, and the ground packs very hard it might be neces sary to vary these suggestions and rebed the land more than once be fore planting. On the other hand, the ridge should be cultivated fre quently if occasional showers' keep the land in proper moisture condition and start the grass to growing before seeding time. 4. Do not plant small seed in the garden in summer unless there is suf ficient moisture in the soil to assure germination. Such seed cannot be planfed very deep under average soil conditions and there must be suffi cient moisture near the surface to germniate it and maintain the young plant until its rcts can reach the moisture below. The writer has been quite successful in germinating small seed. like cabbage, under field con ditions by allowing previous rains to settle the ridge. harrowing the ridge low at planting time, and roll ing the ridge with a hand roller af ter covering the seed lightly. Under garden conditions the seed bed may be packed with the feet or the back of a hoe. Such seed as turnip, mus- 4 tard, radish, beet and carrot should be planted in this manner. 5th. As a rule, garden seed of all 1 kinds should be planted deeper apd i thicker under field conditions in the ( si'mmer than in the spring. 6th. Large seed, like beans and t peas shoald be plaxted at varying d depths depending on the nature of the soil and the amount of moisture present under garden conditions. Such seed may be planted 3 to 4 inches deep if the soil is dry. Vari ons. ous kinds of beans and other large the seed may be planted in dusty soil bade by digging a hole in the ridge with and a hoe about four inches deep, drop in- ping 4 to 6 seeds and filling the hole ex- with water. se- After the water has soaked away draw some dirt into the hole and pack it with the back of the hoe, ited then cover with some loose, dry dirt. -ace Should a heavy packing rain or rains mer occur before the seedlings push nu- through, reduce the thickness of the itin- soil covering with a rake, if your gen- g'c'l judgment and experience would and indicate that the seed is liable to rot ited cr cannot renetrate the crust that, lese may form at the surface. um- 7t0. Be sure that the seed planted rior i3 of high germination, remembering ited that most seeds deteriorate in this our- climate. Cooperative purchase of btin- seed should be encouraged when pos ites sible and a sample of the lot pur Lese chased sent to the Branch Seed Lab of oratory, Baton Rouge for a germina to tion test. 8th. As soon as the plants are well iej established, cultivation with both lay, hand and horse implements should ted receive special attention. As the of weather is very hot at this time, in Ltes terest in the garden will more than 271. likely decrease and the modest plant the ings suffer through inattention. ler- 9th. For the production of plants, 3 such as cabbage, to be transplanted to the garden, one may use the frame which was operated as a hotbed in t if the spring. Seed should be planted but in drills, spaced four or more inches )ry. apart so that the young plants may ade be cultivated from time to time. It is may be advisable to give the seed us, bed semishade during the heat of ans the day-brush or old sacks thrown rng over a frame work built above the -ed- seed-bed will give the necessary pro' dly tection. ade Special attention should be given ind to the watering of the seedbed as ne lits glect of this operation may mean the igs, parching of the plants. After the the seeds are planted, cover lightly and sprinkle with the watering pot, cov lan er with an old sack, damp moss or ich the like to help conserve moisture. an This covering should be removed as me soon as the little sprouts begin to )th show, as a few hours delay will tat soften the young sprouts and cause on- them to succumb to the first direct on- rays of the sun. The best time to re- water in summer is late in the even d. ing. Lth 10th. Transplanting during hot ne weather should be done late in the c its day or durinxg a cloudy period of r ng weather. If the soil is dry, water e a the plant liberally and draw dry at. dirt over the wet area to prevent ' baking. A little 4hade from a shin m. gle, basket or palmetto leaf, will r at help the plant get a start. Do not 9 ap attempt to transplant a plant like a al- cabbage withput removing most of t ve the leaf surface. As soon as the d sp plant gets established cultivation p es should begin, d Ie LABARRE'S BILL PROVOKES s a HILARITY OF THE SENATORS t- ---- a st Grave and Reverend Seigniors Lose . .d Their Dignity When "Act" is e Id "Introduced" d --0----0 Senator Gus J. Labarre of Assump- n as tion is well known in O1elousas. He e I numbers his friends over the state by w e. the hundreds. In the upper house of Sthe state legislature he has alwaysc Sproven an active mmber and always c e ?ects in accordance with the dictates e *his conscience. s In every legislature of the land occasinoally "freak" or "damphool" re bills are introduced, not with the ex- ec pectation of being passed but to m e break the sing-song monotomy of tic legislation. They oft times raise a e howl of laughter and aid the diges- to tion of the overworked (?) legisla- tic tors. Then they are forgotten until to some other jokesmith comes forward al with a fresh one. ri - At the recent and much lamented Ssession of the Louisiana general as- et sembly, which rang down the curtain fe; on its activities last week, Senator ab Labarre, rising to the opportunity gu Spresented, introduced an "act" regu- te n lating "snake practice" and "voodoo- su e ism" in Louisiana. His bill, as rich to in humor as a first-class movie com- St e edy, reads as follows: of e- Senate Bill No. 606 By Mr. Labarre Se AN ACT an e To provide for the recognition of D( i i Snake Doctors and Hoodoo Doc- ra i- tors and any and all kinds of an o other doctors wanting recogni- to g tion and legislation; to define an e snakopractice and voodooprac- th a tice; to provide for the.creation I of Boards for the same; to fix et the place of meeting for the ris 5 same; to provide for the Consti- de 5 tutionality of this Act; to pro- be S Scribe penalties for the violation no of this Act; and to provide for an r the automatic and contingent re- ou p Deal of this Act. p SSection 1.-i3e it enacted by the n General Assembly of the State of thb I Louisiana, That from and after or a before the passage of this Act, or in Sthe meaxwhile, all persons whether ly I male or female or otherwise; wheth- of Scr resident of this State or not, shall an be allowed and qualified to practice pei the profession of Snake Doctor, Voo- aut doo Doctor, or any .other kind of Doc- pe of tor; provided that at the end of one ture hundred years they shall appear be. ons. fore a commission appointed jointly 4 from the inmates of the Jackson and ari- Pineville Asylums and prove to the urge satisfaction of the said commission soil that their mentality is affected by rith such practice is not less than one rop- tenth of one per cent of a miligram; sole provided further thaL in the event Ssuch satisfactory proof cas not be way given they shall immediately ex and change places with an equal number ioe, of the best qualified inmates of said Lirt. asylums. Lins Section 2-Be it further enacted, ush etc., That the Board licensing snake the ,doctors shall be composed of not less our than a quorum of the unretired mem iuld bers of the 'Camouflage Club having rot not less than twenty years experience hat, with crimson snakes or in lieu there of yellow crocodiles; provided that the Lted president of said Board shal have ex cing clusive sight to be treated without this any cost whatsoever to him by any of competent cases appearing before his pos- Board; provided further, that the sec pur- retary of said Board shal be the pos .ab- sessor in his own undivided right of ina- a madstone, which is hereby defined to be any mineral substance held by yell madmen to be a specific in all cases oth of bites inflicted by real snakes by uld real fangs. the The Board licensing Voodoo Doctors in- shall be composed of at least thir Ran teen persons of improper age except int- ing minors of foreign birth who shall attest to the virtues of monkey beans, ats, the left hind foot of rabbits, goose ted grease or any other charm or token ,me or gris-gris whereby the Evil Spir in its, rheumatism dr acute indigestion ted can be kept out of the human body, hes whether dead or alive, or driven out nay of the same if discovered there by It Christopher Columbus, or any other sed person in the past, present or future. of All other Boards shall be created ,wn whenever one or more persons shall the find it impossible to be legalized by irot Ither of thteabove Boards as practi tioners of the healing art; provided ren that no practitioner shall be allowed ne- to sign more than one death certifi the cate for each -patient. the Section 3.-Be it further ordained, end etc., That it shall be the dtuy of said ov- Snakeopractic Board to grant a cer or tificate to any applicant who has, re. for the period of ten years next pre as ceeding the taking effect of this act, to practiced his profession in any com rill munity, whether dry or otherwise, ise provided said applicant shall pass st a satisfactory examination in the fol to lowing subjects: Snakeopractic An an- atomy, Arematic Spirits of Amma nia, and Bromo-Seltzer. Such cer Lot tificate shall entitle the holder there he of, when" registered with the internal of revenue department, to also prescribe :er eye openers or any potions still per tY mitted as war or pint measures. sit TIhe Snakeoprgctic Board shall In- meet at any place not within three ill miles certain designated high schools ot Sunday; provided that in addition to ke and on any and all days excepted of the applicants the subjects hereun he der designated for examination are >n present or can be easily obtained un- r der the terms any laws or resolu tions adopted at the first extra ses sion of the ygar 1918. $ The said Voodoo Board shall ex amine on all spirits, not hereby re me served or appropriated. It shall also Sexamine on all charms, tokens, pow ders, wart-cures of any character and on any subjects relatel theroto by P marriage of blood pressure; provid [e ed, that all of those who have, or my who may acquire public confidence without examination, which certifi cate shall at no time be revoked for' cause. a The said Board of Voodoo Practice shall meet as soon as 'practical after d the last total eclipse of the sun and Sregularly after each succeeding C p eclipse; provided, that at no such Smeeting any fact shall ever be men tioned or introduced in evidence i awhereby said monkey bean, rabbit i foot or any other mentioned unnln tioned or unmentionable charm or 1 token shall be deprived of the in Salienable remedies and constitutional rights they now enjoy. R 1 Secction 5.-Be it further ordained, 1- etc., That any one practicing his' pro 1 fession in this State without the T r above mentioned certificates shall be Y guilty of a misunderstanding of the - terms of this Act or any other Act cc - subsequently to be passed amenda- fo Story thereof and shall in the case cf ef - SnakeopraQtic Doctors be deprived 19 of any and all Coca Cola and Bromo e Seltzer found in their prosession, Ci and in the case of VoodoopracticeP f Doctors shall be deprived of any A - rabbit foot found in their rossession, f and in both cases sh~ll b- .ltenced D - to serve one term in the Legislature Sand be fined a sum equivalent to In their excess profits after such term. R 1 Section 6.-Be it further ordained, Setc., That no court of competent ju 3 risdiction or otherwise shall ever - declare this act unconstitutional, it being expressly declared herein that 1 no constitution, human, "political or r any other character, can exist with - out the Board herein enumerated; . provided, that if any one objects to 3ny section o- provision of this Act, F, Sthe same is hereby declared not to an Saply to him, her or it or anyone else. wi SSection 7.-Be it further and final ly declared, That all laws or parts jul of laws not in conflict herewith, be - and the same are not hereby re- 11 pealed, provided this act shall be E automatically and contingently re pealed immediately after National Qi -e Prohibition becomes effective or the ,e" call for the first extra session of ly 1918 is recinded. d --------o---- !SOCIAL IJNCTION u; [OR THJ IRD) CROSS nt be X An acknowledgement of sincere er thanks and appreciation is ' de Dr. Id and Mrss. John A. Haas for the mag nificent way in which they responded to the call of patriotism. No expense was spared to make the Fete elab osrate, artistic and beautiful. New ,. Orleans could not have surpassed it, ig and which did not materialize on ac ce count of the inclemency of the e- weather, also preventing the very e large number of out-of-town guests ,. from attending. ut Special thanks are due the Elks y Club for so generously offering their is hospitality and several of the club members who so kindly assisted. ,. Considering the frequent changes of of date and place, it was a splendid ,d success, both from point of attend y ance and financially, this was due in a great measure to the able and ef ficient efforts of Mrs. Willie Stew art, chairman of the Rel Cross of rs the parish, who had charge of the r- finances, including ticket sales, and t- whose talent is called into requisi ,I, tion and cheerfully responded to, for most pubtlc functions in Opelousas. Mrs. Stewart was assisted by Mr. Alex Robertson in receiving door r- receipts Thanks are due Mr. A. C. Skiles who at considerable, expense and. t time furnished the large dance plat form and encosure of fence and , gates. ` Martel's ba..d, who have al e. ways donated their services gratui ,dtou'sly when needed for the Red ,11 Cross benefits. The merchants who contributed prizes, also those who i- so generously contributed and attend d ed. Special service was rendered by d Nathalie Haas, Evelyn Lewis, Cor ine Trosclair, Aline Dezauche and Leah Sandoz, who displayed talent in aesthetic dancing interspersed with vocal solos. The speeches of Messrs. W. . J. Sandoz, J. B. Brock and John W. Lewis were an inspiration to patri otism and the community singing gave additional interest. The success of the refreshments was due wholly to the following chairman of their respective com mittees, with the ladies who so en thusiastically served with them, with the accounts given in' this connec tion and further acknowledgment of services: Ice-Cream--Chairman, Mrs. Willie Sandoz; members, Mesdames Leon Dupre, Bert Edwards, A. L. Lacombe, \. A. Anding. Receipts, $55.35. Punch-Chairman. Mrs. Frank Dietlein; members,- Mesdames Dr. J,. P. Saiszan, John Lewis, Dr. F. C. Shute, Eddie Loeb, Lionel Bienvenu. Receipts, $23.10. Sandwiches--Chairman, Mrs. Hen-!, ry Lastrapes; members, Mesdames I Geo. Edwards, S. L. Hebrard, J. M. Firnberg, Eugene, Ventre, Emile i Green. Armand Dejean. Receipts, $23.80. Jitney Dance-Floor manager, Lieutenant A. J, Perrault, assisted by Miss Marie Meginley and J. Aus tin Perkins. Receipts, $37.01. Door receipts, $80.15. Change, $7. ,Contributed, 59 cents. Total $215.00. Mrs. Willie Steawrt, head of the fi nances, submitted the accounts which were audited by Mr. J. Austin Per kins, cashier o$ the. Planters Bank and Trust Company. Mrs. Stewart has sent a certified check from the Opelousas National Bank for an equal division of the funds, to Mr. Leon Dupre, treasurer for the Red Cross, and Dr. John A. Haas, treas uIrer for the Opelousas Branch. The Clarion, which is ever first in the cause of patriotism, has given its aid in press publicity, which is greatly appreciated. FLORA MARSILLIOT. REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COM- I MITTEE -o- Opelousas, La., July 1, 1918. To the President and Members of the School Board of the Parish of St. Landry: Gentlemen-We, your executive committee, beg leave to report the following budget of estimated reve nues for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1918, and ending June 30, 1919: BUDGET Current School Fund.. ..$551a3.20 Parish tax .............. 28000.00 , High schools from state .. 345.00 Agricutural high schools from state .............. 600.00 Domestic science depts. 4 high schools from state 600.00 Interest qn 16th sections.. 1840.00 Poll taxes .......... . 4000.00 Rent on school lands ... 32.00 Total ..................$90540.20 Respectfully submitted, O. P. DALY. G. HORAIST, Executive Committee. Mr. Foeleman. duly seconded, mov ed that the report oftbe Executive Committee be aeebtel and the bud get as reported be adoptede Carried. FOR SALE-Second hand counters and second hand shelves and show windows and store doors. Apply to L. L. DANEL, June-29-tf Opelousas, La. d The G Ibes That Does IAt Afect tbe Bead Ecauseof its tonic and laxative efect. WAX I TIVZ BROMO QUININE i betterthan ordinary Qini-e and does not luse ner vousness nor d q int head. Remember the fell naume and --l.L rt aitnatnreof L;. . CIOVE. u.. the Baton Rouge Business Coll Civil Service Courses Business Courses . D Y AND NIG'HT ere A COMPLETE SCHO"ARSH IP FOR $65.00. Pr. SPECIAL OFFER FOR THIRTY DAYS. iag ded nse Lab To Our Friends the and Customers. .; ir We are working in full accoe db with the Food Administratio Please remember Mondays a dhi Wednesdays are wheatless days. o not include wheat products i, your orders on those days. W. t carry a full line of substitutes alsg 'i- frlits. for ,as. I(r. Dardeau & Fields les PHONE 64 Lnd lat Opened from 7 A. M. to 6:30 P .M. "Saturdays 7 A. M. to 9:30 P. al- Orders received after 6 and 9 o'clock will be delivered following d'L ui- livery day. ded ,ho 'ho ad by MONY TALKS J. . To be sure money talks, especially money that is activelyr e ri employed. Money that is idle is money asleep, and moneyl ag doesn't talk in its sleep. If you could hold all the money that passes through your its hands it would be a fine thing for you, but if everybody eljse: as followed the same plan where would you get yours? The m- place for money is in a reliable bank, like ours, safe but tub n- ject to your cheek. Hoarding money takes it out of eirctlat th tion, and it is constantly liable to be lost. Money on deposit w- talks, and the things it says to you are "security, comfort, sat- of isfaction." We inyite you to open an account with us. lie The St. LandryStateBanku 3. ----WE PAY S SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND TIM OjO on oo sear Deposit Your Money With Us a SSHOE POLISHES KEEP YOUR SHOES UqPutD AND PASTLs. FOR lea.c.ci,m TIANI DARK BROWN OR OX-BLOOD SalHOEs, PRESERVE THE EATHER. 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