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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-02-02

of this Body at a special meet.
ing held on November 18th, Civ
ing the City Council 100000 of
the tn rec mills tax that must be
set aside for Public Education,
be, and is hereby, rescinded.
This motion was seconded by
Mr.. Hutchinson and unanimous
ly carried.
BY motion of Mr.. Hutchinson,
duly seconded. Secy. Wright
was authorized to re-rent the
land of the Second ward Six
teenth Section under the same
terms as last year.
The Secretary was authorized
to renew all policies on School
buildings, as they expire. for
one year only.
The motion of Mr.. Hutchinson,
seconded by Mr.. Pstin, and car
ried without opposition. Mr..
Wright was authorized to attend
the Department of Superinten.
dence of the National Educatio
nal Association in st. Louis
when it convenes in February.
His expenses to be paid by the
Board.
BY unanimous consent it was
decided to hold monthly meet
ings of the School Board during
the reaminder of this session,
the date of meeting being act
for the irst Saturday Of each
month.
The following bills we're read,
approved and ordered paid;
Alcee Guidroz Repairs on
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Communication.

Following is letter that speaks
for itself in introducing DR.. v. N.
Patureau to parties not having met
with him.
Plaquemine, La, Jan. 26, 1912.
DR.. v. M. Patureau,
Lafayette. La.
Dear Sir and Friend
Kindly accept my thanks for your
splendid work in my behalf in my
successful contest for the Legislature
in which I led the ticket. l want you
to know that certainly appreciated
your coming over from Lafayette
to participate in the election, es
pecially SO since you and your nu
merous friends in the eighth ward
STOOD up SO loyalty in behalf of my
candidacy.
The people of this parish have lost
a valuable citizen in you and Vet
erinaIian of wide experience and rep
utation. The loss of Iberville in this
respect, however, is the gain Of La
fayette, and l am confident that tht
splendid work that you will do ther'
will insure to you large and in
creasing practice in your importan
profession.
With best wishes and kindest re
CARDS, I am,
Yours very truly,
CHAS e. SCHWING.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-02-02

drill.
Irish potatoes should never be OIL
barred, this operation disturbing the
soil around the roots
The land for the crop must be
chosen well drained, sandy and rich
In humus. Do not apply stable ma
nure to the land to be used for po-
tatoes, except one season in advance.
Lespedeza acreage will also be
largely increased. Procure the seed
in advance.
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FARM PROGRESS.
Conditions Stated by Field Agent
Perrin-Advises to Preserve Mois-
ture For Expected Drouth.

L. E. Perrin, District Field Agent
for the U. 8. Department of Agricul-
ture. was in Lafayette Wednesday
and gave us the following statement
- to conditions in the country at
present:
Owing to recent heavy rain.
could not visit many parts Of the
parish. Z
The section west was the one l
went over, and l have made the fol-
lowing observations:
Land broken since October, only
5 per cent, Comparatively with 85
pr cent in 1911.
Improvement in drainage on small
hrmefs places 10 per cent.
Increase in hog raising for home
1Aymers' places 10 per cent
While the weather was very un-
favorable since the first week Of De-
eember, the prospects for . good
prsparstion Of the land for planting
= inst q good % could b expected.
and with days sunshine, the feld
vuek win be started m earnest.
We advise to take the greatest care
q the moisture In the soil BY har-
voving a. soon - the land I 9 broken.
TAsre ID . great storage present. and
4 properly managed. the plants viii
~ suffer from the long drouth ex-
Dseted.
From my talks with the farmers.
jsdssd that more Irish potatoes will
De planted than usual
The high present price IL the
cause. and 1t II natural that every
sne would take advantage Of it.
The way this crop 10 raised gener.
any 10 rather primitive. The far
ners, instead Of figuring on SO many
acres with fair yield. ought to try
fo possible maximum per acre
and plant only a reduced acreage.
am satisfied the average in pas:
yesrd IN the parish 10 not over SO
bushels It ought to be 125. We
have records Of averages higher than
thst on farms (not special truckers)
showing 1877 bushels per acre, in 80
10 40 acre fields.
One has to be liberal with COM
mercial fertilizers. and 600 to 800
NJ per acre is far from being ex
tTsvagsct. The mixture is one con
tanning generally per cent acid
phosphate. per cent nitrogen and
from to 4 per cont potash (sul
plAte). II must be we'll incorporat
q with soil and distributed In the
fufrow before planting, 2 to inches
below the level where potatoe pieces
win be placed.
One must not be afraid to worl
the land deeply and to perfection be
fore planting, And it 10 better to de-
hy the planting a few days thar
plant in wet or cloddy SOIL
In buying or ordering potatoes
care should be taken to have the
tubercles free from scab, or to dill
them In a formaline solution.
Rows 3 to 8 and one half fee
vide and plant IL to Is inches in thu
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Southside School League.

A splendid meeting Of the South
side School League WA held Tues
day afternoon at the High School
and quite q good deal Of business was
transacted. The meeting was called
to order and the chair appointed
Miss MATHS secretary pro tenn a. the
recording secretary was ont Of town.
The treasurer's report was then given
BY Mrs. Joe e. Mouton. Some Of the
teachers and members Of the School
League are very much interested in
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SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Lafayette. La, Jan. 6, 1912.
The Parish Board of School
Directors met to day with all
members present except DR.. A.
J. Comeaux, N. J. Breaux
and o. F. Comeaux. MIR.
Eraste Patin, of the Eight
Ward, having received his com.
mission and having qualified be-
fore tie Clerk of Court. sat
with the Board as q member
representing bis ward.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were not read.
It was reported to the Board
that the Roger School cistern
bad broken, and that they we're
without water; whereupon Pre-
sident Tolson, with the unani.
nous consent of the Board. ap-
poir ted Mr.. Ernest G6ilbeau and
Mr.. E. G. Arceneaux as a com.
mittee to see what could be done
to supply water to the Roger
school. They were given full
power to act.
Mr.. Guilbeau. speaking as
chairman of bis com mite, re-
ported that the committee ap-
pointed at a previous meeting to
look into the needs of the chill
dren of the Ophe Melancon
community, and empowered ia
act, had found it necessary to
start a transfer from the Mel.
ancon Com nifty to the Carencro
sci ool, and his committee res
pectfully appealed to the Board
for school by the spening OF
the 1928 schools. The re-
port of the committees was ac.
cepted and ordered filed, and the
com mittee was dismissed with
the thanks of the Board.
Moved by Mr.. Guilbeau, Sc
conded and carried, that the
Parish School Board attend the
Baton Rouge Convention o1
School Boards and Superinten'
denSs in body, and that
warrant Tor $500 be issued te
each of those attending to defray
Eexpe nses. The motion was car
ried without opposition.
The following resolution was
offered by Mr.. Arceneaux: Re
solved: that we, the Parish Boarc
of School Directors. are of The
opinion that the holding of Poll
iical meeting in buildings tina
are used for pubic schools il
not the proper thing to do; as i
seriously interferes with thu
running of the schools.
!! Resolved, further; that we ART
of the opinion that every build
Ting that was erected for and il
used for public educational pur
poses should be, by all rights
under the absolute and entir'
control of the Board of Educa
tion while the schools are il
force.
i In view of the foregoing res0
luton the following motion wa
made by Mr.. Arceneanx; Moves
that unless the Parish Board q
School Directors be invested
with full control Of the Lafayett
High School building for tn
months that it is used for publ
educational purposes, the actio
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-02-02

For general use Moss borated tai
cum powder, In pound cans, is very
satisfactory. being refreshing and an
tiseptic. We guarantee 1t to be a
pure powder, Is cents . can. Moss
Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-02-02

introducing medical inspection int
the school. The president of the city
board Of health. DR.. Franklin Boyd,
was present and gave and interesting
talk on the need Of medical inspec-
ton in the schools and in answer
to the question. How can this be &C.
complished, he said that he could
write to Dr.. Bowling and ask for
. medical expert to come and give
the entire school Z thorough exami.
nation, which he thought DR.. Dowt
ing would be glad to do. It was NOV.
ed and carried that DR.. Boyd write
for an expert to come 40 soon az
possible. The subject of the public
library was discussed and rules and
regulations by which the library
shall be conducted, were formally &C
cepted Mr.. Dickerson. the librarian,
reported 786 volumes Of excellent
books now in the library. The mem-
bers we're delighted to accept twenty.
i've dollars worth Of splendid books
donated BY Dr.. Ducrocq to the South
side School League. also twelve vol
umes Of most desirable books 10.
mated by DR.. T. B. Hopkins. The
corresponding secretary. Mrs. A. b.
Denbo, was instructed to write
note Of thanks and Appreciation to
these two public spirited gentlemen.
It was moved and carried to have On
the afternoon that the library q
opened . big reception given by the
members Of the Southside School
League to the public, in order that
everybody have an opportunity Of q.
tending this reception and see what
splendid books are now in the II.
brary for the use Of the reading pub
lie. The members wish to have this
reception one afternoon during next
week il all arrangements can be
made by that date. The subject Of
sending delegate to ~, State Con-
vention Of School Improvement
Leagues to be held Feb. Is and 10 in
Thibodeaux was discussed and Mrs.
LeRosen was unanimously elected q
delegate. No further business the
! League adjourned.
Williams violet and carnation Tai
| cum powder has a fine combination
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-02-02

Williams violet and carnation Tai.
cum powder has a fine combination
of talcum and boric acid. which
makes it a very soothing powder.
Our price. Is cents a can or for
Is cents. Moss Pharmacy.
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Advertise in The Twice a-Week
Adertiser.
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me OH Oh Assessor IT8u8u
for commissions on special
school taxes and polls was or.
dered paid if found to be correct.
There being no further busi
ness to come before the Board
the meeting was adjourned.
F. r. Tolson, President.
e. L. Wright. Secretrry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-20
Tennis
CHAMP LIKES
our WAY

English lawn tennis players are in 4
/ fermert over the fact that the Ameri-
cans have changed their method of de-
Gliding the championship titles by re-
curing he,champian hereafter to clay
through the tournament At the close
of last season Anthony F. Wilding, the
champion of All Engl md and famous
as of the Australian team that captur-
ed the Davis cup, entered a. protest
in which he stated his views upon the
title holder standing out for challenge
To sum up Wilding's contention, it. al
lowed of an unfair advantage. Wild
ing has recently again taken up the
subject and in his first attempt has
been decided against by the English
association. 1t is the belief, however,
that Wilding will continu to urge his
contention, especially as the Ameri-
cans adopted the plan.
After formal actor had been taken
upon the request Of Wilding to be al
lowed to play through the champion
ship at Wimbledon this year the fol;
lowing letter wss sent to him:
Dear Mr.. Wilding-- In further refer
epce to your letter asking to be all
lowed to play through in the cham
ljonship singles this year | am direct
ed to inform you that the committee
does not see its way to accede 70 your
request.
CIR arriving at this decision the
committee has been Influenced by the
consideration that the arguments in
favor of change in the condition of
the championship do not appear to
Justify departure from the traditional
system under which the championships
lave attained such preemlne1t Place
in the estimation of lawn tennis 2ley-
ers throughout the world and of the
public.
From the evidence before it, the
committee is not able to decide Rheth
er either player in the challenge
rounds playd, the committee considers
as the change has been proposed with
the desire of reducing the number OF
rounds playd, the committee considers
that the measures it has allead' taken
with this object will have some effect
III this direction, an that # tlese
measures are insufficient there are
other means which are preferable to
the course you propose. | am.
Yours faithfully.
&c. w. HILLYARD.'
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-20
Game Of Shadow Baseball
Played by League NabObs

clutching rule books and discoursine
the meanwhile on the pros and cons
of baking It was hard for most of
the magnates to illustrate their lee
lures, for Barney, it will be remem-
hered, is southpaw. and some of the
dignified debaters nearly crossed
their feet to show how the big Star
slabster did and did not throw tc
first.
Joy was unconfined, and several
pedestrians just escaped his left hay
makers. Alexander Hume Ford was
among the passers-by, and he couldn't
resist stopping to see what this new
club was all about. When Senator
Chillingworth grazed his ear with a
left hook supposed to represent q
snappy throw to the bag, and the
Honorable A. @. Marcallino nearly
sidewalked him with right cross,
Alexander decided he had horned in
at some political gathering, and beat
a hasty retreat.
Up to the Jumps.
Barney Joy took the protest very
seriously, and if the j. A. C.s were
Using the vile OF the serpent to get
Linn "all het up for Sundays game
they certainly got away with it. The
assembled multitude read the rules
until they were black in the face, and
nothing came of it. It's certain,
though, that Messrs Armstrong and
Bettencourt will know all the sec
lions of Rule "a by heart tomorrow,
and it's up to them to see that there
is no infringement on either side.
Medeiros will fling for the ]. A. C.s
tomorrow, and Joy will of course Of
ficiate for the Stars, although in the
heat of argument last night he threat
ened to view the game from the
grandstand The Stars have lost
their crack shortstop, Reeve, and will
probably play Kibbey in that position,
with dude" Miller on the keystone
sack,
The opener will be between the
Portuguese and Asahis.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-20
Tod Sloan Gets a Rise Out
Of Lord LOnsda|e on Riding

Lord LOnsdale, one of the greatest
English authorities on every branch
of sport, has replied to the sensation
I'll Indictment of the hores manship of
English jockeys made by Tod Sloane
after the classic Derby race had been
run off the other cay.
Every one admits that Sloan's criti-
cisms of jockeyship are entitled to be
listened to with respect He is I'M
doubtedlys one of the greatest geniuses
who ever sat on horte. He revolu-
tionized jockeyship in this country. 1t
was he who introduced the Amer
lean seat"-thes ,stvle of crouching over
the horses withers instead of sitting
almost bolt upright, as Fordhsm,
Archer and the Cannons used to ride.
1.-The American seat. has been rid
died with criticiim, but, whether it
is good or whether it is bad, 1t has
been adopted by every jockey who is
riding with any success today.
Sloan said:
1T is surely reflection on the
horsemanship of Englishmen that
eight of the twenty Jockeys riding in
the Derby should be either American,
French or Colonial | can't imagine
anything worse than the horseman-
ship of the Eng ish boys. There were
some of them | wouldn't allow to ride
exercise at the racing stables; more
of them ought to be the chefs assist
ants in the kitchen of restaurant.
No Skill and No Nerve.
TT isn't only that they have no skill
but they have no nerve They are
afraid to seize an opening, afraid to
take the slightest risk. They just jog
along the safest way they can.
4 don't think English horses are as
good now as they are in France. The
french horses DO less work on the
training sgrounds ano more on the
race-course. In France it is nothing
for a horse 10 run thirty times in the
course of season. If colt runs IN
half score of races in this country
everybody says he is being overdone.
All this coddling of jockeys and
coddling of horses is not doing Eng
lish racing any good. | think Eng
land has a good deal to learn from
the French methods, where thes joe
keys have to do real fighting if they
want to win a race, and the horses
spend their Gays on the course instead
of in the stables"
BIames American Seat
Lord Lonsdale does not altogether
agree with Sloan, but all the same he
sees much to find fault with in Eng
lish riding, and traces the origin of |
this to the introduction of the Amer
lean seat"
1t is not want of pluck or nerve, y
he said, that prevents our English |
boys riding ss well as their predeces-
sors.
"The fault lies in the adoption of |
the unnatural American seat with the !
absurdly short feathers. 1t is this
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-20

Shadow baseball is the very latest
sport in Honolulu, and a very inter
esting exhibition of the new game
was given last night, in which Presi-
dent Charles Cfillilgworth of the
Oahu Senior League, Tony Marcal-
limo, Dave Desha, Henry Chilling
worth. Bill Raposo, and several
others took part Shadow baseball is
something like shadow boxing. You
go through the motions. and NOV
down the opposition, theoretically,
but no one gets hurt. II has one big
advantage over the stunt with the
gloves, however. because severaf can
play it at the same time, and every
one can talk at once
This shadow game was pulled off
prior to a special meeting of the
Oahu League, called to decide the mo.
mentous question of why is balk?s
The j. A. C.s filed protest against
the way Barney Joy. caught runners
off the initial sack in the game last
Sunday, and tried to get the Presi-
dent of the League to rule Barney's
delivery illegal, and SO instruct the
umpires. There was nothing doing,
for President Chillingworth ruled
right off the bat that the protest was
out of order, and that if a question
of Interpretation of the rules came up
the ]. A. C.s should have protested
to the umpires, and. if turned down,
taken an appeal to the league Henry
Chillingworth explained that the J.
A. C.s we're not protesting the game,
which was very nice of him, seeing
that his team won, but only desired
a decision for future reference.
Lively Game on Street.
The shadow stuff was the real
thing, though. and everyone got nice,
before the meeting was cali
ed to order The game took place on
King street, and it looked like the
Did back lot days to see the debatersI
rrancing round, going through the
motions of pitching, while tightly
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-20

practice which is playing havoc with
riding in this country.
The position Of the jockey is so
unnatural that he has to be-Of alb
normal physique If he is to be in a
position to ride the race properly.
1t is impossible for jockey now
sdays sitting croucheo up in this alb
ominable way, TO display the horse
manship with wl.ich man ike Morn
ington Cannon used to win races
II watched tie introduction OF this
method of riding with great distrust,
and am convinced that 1t Is RESPONSE
BILE for many of our present shortcom-
ings, although, as far as the fntroduc-
ton of the new method of carrying
the weight well forward is concerned,
sm fully alive to its benefits.
Il do not think there is anything in
Tod Sloan's accusation against Eng
lish methods of training. for conGi-
lions are so entirely different in
France that. comparison of the sys-
TENS is hardly applicable"
English Jockey Talks.
An English jockey who is at the top
of the profession dec ares Sloan's
Continues on Page f0)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-20
PAUL R. BARTLETT
WINS YALE HON0RS

The many friends of Paul R. Bart
lett will be pleased to know that he IS
more than making good at the Yale
Law School which he entered about
year ago. The news comes that MI.
Bartlett finished the year with honors
that make him eligible for member
ship in the Chi Tau Kappa, honorary
law fraternity. At meeting of lthe
faculty, Mr.. Bartlett was also among
the FIVE named on the board of edi-
tors of the Yale law journal. Dur
ing the avcation months Bartlett will
enter law Office to secure practical
experience to supplement his law
school course.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-20
THIS WILL Be
BANNER YEAR
FOR OARSMEN
Aamedas Making Arrange.
ments to Come After
the Title

Regatta Day, 1912, promises to pro-
vide the greatest rowing carnival
ever seen I'm Hawaiian waters. Closely
following the announcement that the
|1mpion Alameda crew would come
Gown from the Coast and try for the
<I1-cored barge championship Of the
PacIL1 comes the news that Puunene
VIII 1l|. oyer two crews to compete.
ConsI1C[.. that the Maui oarsmen
made IL.t Initial appearance in the
champ I0n8hip event only. last year,
this showing is more than satIsfac.
tory to the Hawaiian Rowing Associ-
alton as q whole.
Last year Puunene sent a crew over
Eere with the intention Of rowing
senior. but at the last minute switch.
ed TO the freshman race. This year
IL Is probable that the 1911 six will
try for senior honors, and that the
new material that has been recently
developed by the club will be put in
the freshman race. Puunene Is hav-
ing new barge built and will be In
far better shape all around than last
year.
Bert Lightfoot. secretary of the Ha-
Waiian owing Association, has just
received a letter from the Pacific
Coast Association of Amateur Oars
men, formally notifying the local gov
erning body that the Alameda senior
crew annexed the four-oared barge
championship Of the Coast at the
Fourth Of July regatta, and that that
crew. with two additional men, would /
compete for what will Be generally l
recognized as the s|1-o3red barge
championship OF the Pacific. The Pa +
cific Coast Association agrees 10 the
terms outlined by the local men that
the race will be for the champion
ship, which is to remain In the homeI
waters OF the crew winning II until
contested there and won. The locals
agree to contribute $500 to expenses,
and 20 proyide the visitors with q
The Original plan. however. of the
Coasters remaining at home until the
last moment, and using the new Hea-
lani barge that is being built by ALT
Rogers, has been abandoned, as the
local clubmen can not spare their
new barge. and as It would be unreal
sonable to ask them to do so. There
fore, the visitors viii come down two
or three weeks before the date OF the
race September 81, and do their pre-.
work here.