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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-18
BRITTON REAL
OPPONENT FOR
TITLE HOLDER
By Ed w. Smith

"HICAGO, July 1S.-Not since the
days when Frank Garrard and
Martin Duffy, of this city,
looked to be pretty fair champion
ship material in the lightweight class
have the local fight fans been so
anxious 10 see a ChicagOan get d
crack at the title. Neither Garrard
nor Duffy ever made good in their
day but they were just as highly
regarded along in the late Cos as
are Jack Britton and Packey McF'ar-
land, present-day Chicago champions.
Both Jack and Packey have a world
of friends right here, and to say that
they have their ears TO the ground
listening for some sort of a favora bic
report from the champion on the diff
ferent propositions that have been
hurled at him is putting it mildly.
pACKEY, while not issuing any di-
rect challenges, has let it be made
known to RitChie that nothing would
delight him more than to take him
on in a 20-round contest. providing
the weight bars be lowered just a
little more, say another pound. let
ing the stock yards favOrite in at
135 pounds, with the scaling done
several hours in advance of the bat
ties start. With a foe of the Nc
Farland caliber it is not likely that
the champion will consent at all to
any such an arrangement. He in
sisted upon 1874 pounds for Rivers
and then trimmed the Los Angeles lad
to the queens taste if queens have
any particular taste in such matters
But from 134 pounds three hours or
so before to 1876 pounds five or six
hours before is a vast gap that even
loan fe
measure lightly.
Put the Britton case is hugely diff
- ferent. Here is a boy who boldly
flaunts this offer in the champions
face: make the weight. any figure
that you choose" and then awaits the
answer. Now, that leaves absolutely
no loOpholes for excuse or room for
single argument Britton simply
does not care what the poundage is,
says so. and there rests his case.
What will the answer be, to say moth
ing of the harvest?
NO sane man could ever accuse
Willie Richie of cowardice. The
man who jumped into the breach with
Freddie WEIGH when AID WOlgast was
taken to the hospital and fought the
English star almost to a standstiL
with but few hours notice. then
Whaled Ad Wolgast out of his title
and went in and slugged with Joe
Rivers at the latter's own game, is
possessed, a Bill Naughton says. Of
a lions heart. But Willie IS a ffnan-
cier along with his other accom-
plishments and is not likely to enter
into any contracts that do not promise
the brightest of monetary returns.
There isn't a doubt that if some pro-
mOter can see his way clear to offer
ing the right sort of prize for the
champion he will lend himself to the
match. Then we will see d real old
time battle between two of the great
est men that ever drew on a pair Of
gloves
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-18
By J. w. HeiSman.

90 many college players are break
y ing into professional ball these
days, and so many of them with
! great success, that the thing no
! longer occasions the surprise and
comment that used to ensue. Some
thing like 25 years ago, when l was
| attending a New England college,
can remember with what dumb
foundment we learned one day that
one of our varsity players had re
ceived an offer from Boston. 1t
tickled US nearly to death!
Among Southern colleges. Tech
early took the lead in this respect
by sending the great Henley straight
to the big show. Unless my memory
fails me badly, it was to the Ath-
letics that Henley went, and it was
about thirteen years ago. Even at
that early date. when hardly any
other professional managers would
look at a college player, Connie Mack
had his eyes wide open as to their
possible usefulness
When Henley first went to Tech
he played first base, and he played
il we'll He was about feet ! inch
tall. but very slender His arms We're
very strong and he had fine free
shoulder swing Rather a handsome
chap. this Henley, and a good, jovial
! fellow. Came from the little hamlet
| of Jasper, 1 believe in North Georgia,
the section that also sent Craig Day
and Dewitt Poole to Tech-two other
awfully good players and pitchers
who however, never went into pro-
| fessional ball
| After seevral years of usefulness
| in the big league Henley was sent
! to the Rochester club, where he put
in couple more years of good work
But for some reason his health was
| steadily failing him and finally he
| had to give it up. Just where he is to-
! to-day, | can not say. ! know he
went to Florida for while in search
, Of improved health, and perhaps he
J found it, at least We all hope so.
! At the time Weldon was at the
zenith Of his glory as a college pitcher
! Mercer was turning out some exceed
/ ingly strong teams. Their mainstay
/ on the mound was the Unforgotteu
VIII Gum, now a successful architect
! in Macon. It viii have to he given
up that Gam vas some gun him
! self when it came TO making a noise
! like a pitcher. and endless were the
arguments of that day in rah rah cir
| cIes as to which was the better.
am not going into a history of the
! friendly feud, but it is worth OBJ
! serving that when the two teams
! finally did face each other at old
| Brisbine Park, with their respective
| stars down on the score card to do
| the hurting, there was some crowd
| present TO witness the ceremonies,
| and some little excitement was had.
| The game was won by Tech. score,
! 80 to 0.
| A MOTHER great picher that Tech
! I t,1rr,na out q hnnt the same tim
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-18

A MOTHER great picher that Tech
\ turned out about the same time
that Henley was absorbing all the
limelight was little Jimmy Lavender.
now with the Chicago Cubs. II would
perhaps be more correct to say that
Tech turned Jimmy out, or that 1t
turaed out an engineer. not that it
turned out another pitcher, for at
that time. Jimmy didn't play ball at
all. at least he never went out for
the varsity; and so it is merely an
accident that his youthful career was
in any way associated with Techs
Lavendar was born and reared IN
South Georgia. He had seen a picture
or two of a baseball before coming to
Tech, but didn't care enough for the
game TO even come out and try for
the team. 1t was after leaving Tech
that his acquaintance with the pellet
grew into a thing Of beauty, and
after slamming the sphere around
corner lots for a short time, it was
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-18

Jim Clabby. the veteran middleweight
is to make his next fight against Fred
die Hicks at Butte. Mont, on August ,.
The pair are scheduled TO go twelve
rounds.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
CROWDS ATTEND AUCTION AT
ROUMAIN'S JEWELRY
STORE DAILY.

The auction sales at Roumain's
jewelry store, which have been
running daily during the week, drew
large crowds every afternoon. The
first two evenings the Fabregas Of
'chestra was employed to furnish
music at intervals during the even
ing, feature that was very much
enjoyed by all.
The sale is a before Christmas
sale" and will continue up until
Christmas Eve. Some Of the hand
soonest articles in his store have
been put up by the popular jeweler
and the prices have been cut in two
on the auction block.
1t is a very peculiar way OF ad-
vertising, but a most effective way.
While profits are smashed to pieces,
Roumain is drawing the crowds to
his store, and establishing re-
tail trade for the future when
times become better.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
DEFECTIVE COUPLING CAUsEs
DEATH OF TWO MEN
AT SCHRIEVER.

Leonard Landry and e. o. Col
Inns. two brakeman on the South
ern Pacific Railroad, are dead a.
the result OF being 1olted from the
top OF freight car at the water
tank near Schrieyer Sunday morn
Ing, when the train on which they
were working suddenly parted and
they were thrown to the track.
Landry being instantly killed and
Collins dying the next afternoon ct
he Touro Intirmary In New Or
leans where he was brought on Il
special car Immediately after the
accident.
The two men were riding on TOP
OF the same car when q defective
COUPLING parted and the Jolt occa-
stoned by the separating Of the
cars threw them to the ground.
Landry fell on his face on the
gravel to the side OF the track.
Landry is a resident of Lafay-
cite and his body was taken there
for burial Sunday. It is said that
he is the third member OF his fam
lily who died through railroad ac-
cidents.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
CUMBERLAND CO., WILL OCCU-
Ply NEW QUARTERS JAN.
UARY 1gt. 1014.

! Mr.. W.. L. ConneIy OF New Or
leans, manager Of the Cumberland
Tel, C Tel, Co., in Houma from
1896 to 1898, is back In town In
.talling the new Equipment OF the
Cumberland Co., in the Bank Of
F.lDa Building.
The transfer Of the operators Of
flee from the Opera House to the
Bank OF Houma Building will oc-
cur about January 1st. Tho Cum
berland Co., has leased the two
rear offices on the second floor OF
the Bank Building. An On
entire new equipment of switch
boards and connections, is being
Installed so that the service will
not be discontinued one minute
when the transfer of the operating
department takes place.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
USE RED CROSS
STAMPS ON YOUR
LETTERS DEC. 20
THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT
DAY THE RED CROSS XMAS
SEAL WILL BE IN USE.

Il am small but I do . mighty
work; l am humble but l save hu-
man life; ] am mute but l speak 4
message OF love: am the Red
Cross Christmas Seal"
The Red Cross will establish oil
over the State, a stamp day, Dec
ember. 10th. when every man, wom-
an and child will be asked to use
one or more Of these stamps.
Merchants are requested to
stamp all their letters on the ap-
pointed day and individuals are
asked to stamp all letters and
Christmas packages.
A dollar of Red Cross Seals, may
be the means Of curing q consump-
tive.
Stamps may be purchased at the
staubs News Stand and ut the
Drug Stores.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
LOCAL BAKERS AAD
DEALERS REACH
An AGREEMENT
SMALL INCREASE m WHOLE.
SALE PRICE 10 OFFSET
WRAPPING COST,

While tho public may not ~
aware Of the fact. II b Z fact
nevertheless that the cost Of
wrapping bread to the bakers
lin Houma. ~ required By the
ruling of the State Board sf Health,
runs close to ssventy-nvs dollars .
month. For example. . Houma b.
ker makes . daily average Of two
thousand loavss OF bYsad Z day.
He is required TO vsaD each loaf In
q special slassd paper vAieA costs
one dollar . thousand. The work
of wrapping costs the salary sf .
boy. about fifteen dollars : nonth.
Thus It ID sesn that ths Paper eosts
sixty dollars Z month to vhieh
must be added tho cost 81 tA> 10.
Dor Of wrapping. or ssvsnty-livs
dollars.
TO Offset the Asavy sxpssss
caused By the Board of HeAlth's
regulation. the bakers. dsrias the
week. came tossthsr sa4 reached
az agreement by vhaeA they vhuld
chargs tns dsalsrs : lisgI6s.orA M
tho bread than they Aave bssa
doing in the past. BY 20 doins
they viii make W the diffsrsae> a
tne cost OF wrapping and at the
same time the price 10 tie e,stoner
VIII not bs affected In the least,
The dealers have been pureh.,.n.
their bread from tho baker, Il the
ratio OF tventy-eiEht loavss for q
dollar. BY giving the dealers only
loaves for . dollar II.
dealers will still have . pront Of
percent on shsi, br.nd
and tho bread eater, tho soassm.,
will get the same oa.n.,.v a,
bread for his money. =
The dealers figure that tho eost
OF wrapping viii b saved thsu,
and IN that way they ars simply
'dividinE up" the Differences with
the bakers.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
BOURG SCHOOL PAPER WILL
HAVE ATTRACTIVE
FEATURES.

The first issue Of the Bourg
School Messenger, will make its ap-
pearance in the next few days
Prof Cormier brought to the Cou-
rier office yesterday bundle OF
manuscripts to be published. many
of which were written by the pupils
OF the school. Miss Aggie Gut
droz is editor-in-chief and will have
as associate editors, Misses. Honor
inc Belanger. Irene Walker, Minnie
Whipple. Miss Ann Aucoin is
business. manager. She will be as
sisted by Misses. Nobia Robichaux,
Hazel Hotard, and Hazel Dupre.
Other pupils of the school to-
gether with the teachers will con-
tribute special articles from time to
time. The first issue will contain
special articles by Supt John M.
Foote, T. H. Harris. and Miss Eliz-
ebeth Kelly
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
BENEFIT CONCERT Ar OPERA
HOUSE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The Houma City Band will give
a musical concert at the Opera
House Wednesday night. The pro-
ceeds OF the entertainment will 60
to the Houma City Band. ono OF
the most worthy organizations In
Houma. Prof. Do Nardo states
that a special selection has been
composed by him and dedicated to
the Houma Lodge OF Elks. The
program will comprise lsrss
number of beautiful selections,
both popular and classical. Tho
young members Of this band have
been preparing for the entertain
ment for some time, ana promise
the public . musical treat IN every
sense Of the term.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13

that II the dipping vat is once
tried in any place in the parish the
farmers will Immediately see Its ad-
vantage, and will become enthu-
siastic advocates OF its use
Cattle, freed OF ticks, have been
known to gain in weight three hun
dred pounds in less than sixty
days. The results Of tho dipping
process 10 wonderful. and the farm
ers have but to be shown to be-
como sathueiAstic advocates Of 1t.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
BJJOU THEATRE VOW RUH NJ
MR.. GAsTON FNERIoF

Mr.. CASTOR TheYiot announces
that he is now proprietor Of the
Bijou Theatre business. Mr..
Theriot assumed the MANAGEMENT
OF this business . fov noaths axo
for the Nessls. Brsaux. vhe own
the building and squipmsat A few
weeks ago. Mr.. Theriot arranyed to
lease the Theatre and 10 nov man
aging the business for his own ae-
count.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
Christmas Edition Directory.

Christmas Edition Directory.
Police Jury Proceedings-cen-
ter sheet, First Part.
Amusements-Fou page sec
ond part.
Society and miscellaneous. First
Part.
Some odd things about Christ
mas. First Part.
Darrow's Speech part.
Dark and Light Spots-Second
Part.
Approach to Ideal-First Part
Official Notices-Second Part.
Observation-Disclosures
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
ACHEH MADE ,PAHYAR nrW
VEYOD.

Mr.. s. J. Aehss, the veil tneva
civil engineer OF Houma, has bean
appointed by Govsrno. HALL a Par
'sh surveyor Of TsYrshonne. The
appointment came some tina ara
but Mr.. Aches did not mako pvblie
the fact until recently. Hts
friends in Houma ana els>vhe,e
have sent him numerous eonxratu-
'tions.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
BIG CANE CROPS
FOR 1914 DESPITE
FREE ESUCAR TARIFF
NO DECREASE IN CANE ACRE
AGE on SOUTHDOWN AND
OTHER PLANTATIONS.

It matters not how pessimistic
planters throughout the sugar belt
may bs over the prospects for free
sugar In 1914. there will be no de-
crease In the acreage Of cane on
3outhdovn and other plantations
owned by the Minor Estate. Mr..
Chss. c. krumbhaar. manager Of
he Est, H. C. Minor, owning sew
srel plantations. stated to the Cou-
etsr representative during the week
that planting for Is big crop as
ever II tho plan they will carry out
for fhs coming year. They are
going shead determined to make
the best OF conditions by doing all
In their power to raise a large crop
sszt ysar.
1t 10 now generally believed that
Ill Of the large planters Of the
Parish viii plant for full crops
next yesr, though one or two OF
the smelI farmers have determined
to auit raising cane. A noticeable
|dsDAttSrs from cane 10 seen on
lDRse Dayos Black. wlers great
nsmbsf Of the farmers are raising
truck for the market and have gone
ost Of the cane raising all together.
On Llttls CAillou there will possi-
bly, b one or two Of the small
farnsv to QUIT cane raising, but
II u doubtful whs:her they will do
% o. not.
The Lower Terrebonne Planters,
acting upon the assurance Of the
Tsrrebonns Sugar Co., that they
can obtGin financial backing for the
next two OF three years to raise
canS. Will 30 ahead raising cane as
though there had never been any
talk Of free sugar. unless the prices
becomes 20 low that the profit can
no longer be made from that pro-
duet In Louisiana. Under the pres
~os AAAA A~$Vs % NV 40 IL 40 tIicJ
will hardly 90 out Of cane raising
al together within the next two
ov thrss yssrs.
There 10 . feeling deep rooted In
the minds Of every one, however,
shst II sugar continues to be the
big Honeyed crop OF this section
and Ill are praying for . cont1n-
uanee OF tho conditions that have
made this section prosperous tor
csntury-ths day OF the one-crop
- gone. and from now there will be
more dtversificstion and economy
among the planters and farmers
than there has been IN
the past. The people engaged III
agricultural pursuits in the Sugar
District Will build for the future on
foundation than they have
been stAnding upon heretofore.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
MISS WEBB MADE AGENT.

Miss Rosalfe Webb has been ap-
pointed by the Werlein Piano
House OF New Orleans as special
agent IN this parish. She VIII
have the selling Of pianos for this
section, and announces that the
1914 Chiekering Pianos are 1sw
for sale.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-12-13
CANE TAssELs AT DULAC.

At Dulac cane is tasselfng. A
stalk in tassel was brought to
Houma Thursday by Mr.. A. A.
Morrow, Government Demonstra-
ton Agent. Quite lot OF cane
grown in that part of the parish
near the sea, has grown to tassel.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-07-02
IRREGULARITIES DENIED
Clark County Committee Chairman
 Makes Statement.

Western Newspaper TTnion News Service
 Arkadelphia.- Mayor Neill Sloan of Philadelphia, who is chairman of the Clark County Democratic Central Com mittee, made the following statement in regard to the charges of irregulari- ties in the recent primary:
 "As chairman of the Democratic County Central Committee and an ardent supporter of MT. Brundidge, l desire to emphatically state that the charge made by MT. Brundidge with reference to this county is not true. At our County Central Committee meeting, June 25, certain of MT. Brun- didge's friends filed charges alleging certain irregularities at some voting precincts The charges were taken up by the committee, and after investi- gating the charges in detail it deves- oped that they amounted to nothing. A committee found the vote in this county as boiled to be AT for MT. Brundidge and 1,057 for Judge Hays, giving Judge Hays majority of 640.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-07-02
Labor penartnent Rusy.

Little Rock.-The State Labor De partment has begun an investigation of the complaint of certain clerks in
 the railway offices, who are said to have been threatened with discharge because of having become members of the Railway Clerks Union. c. A. Stainer, clerk in the supply depart ment of the Iron Mountain, and j. W. Grigsby, an employe of the Western Weighing Association, recently were removed from their positions because, it is alleged, of their connection with
 the union. The Labor Department also will investigate a complaint in
 which it is stated that several white women, employed at the Union Station as car cleaners for the Pullman Com pany, are performing their duties un- der the direction of negro foreman.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-07-02
HE REsENTs STATH
White County Committee Chaii
 Replies to Judge Hays.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Searcy.-Tak exceptions to cer- tain assertions made by Judge George W. Hays, john & Yarnell. the chair man of the White County Democratic Central Committee, issued this state menl.
 In a published statement Judge Hays made an assertion that reflects upon the integrity of the Democracy O. White county He insinuated ths official returns of this county were withheld for some dishonorable pur- pose. The unofficial returns from the first 26 townships we were able te reach by telephone were published in detail in Sundays Gazette. No other county did this. The unofficial returns were published in Fridays Gazette. The vote in Judge Hays county, Qua chita, has not been published at all ip detail and up to this time has not been reported unofficially or officially complete
 Judge Hays, in his effort to com pare White county with Phillips coun- ty, overlooked the fact that Mr Brun- didge ran against Senator Davis, q popular idol in White county, in 1912, while in this race Judge Hays was un- known to majority of our voters. h Phillips county MT. Brundidge receiv- ed 2 heavy vote in 1912 and had every assurance he would be even stronger in this race.
 AS chairman of the White County Democratic Central Committee, I wish. to assure Judge Hays the tally sheets, poll books and ballots used in the pri- mary just held will be kept intact and cheerfully placed at his disposal upon his proper request"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-07-02
WHEN IS WOMAN PRETTIEST7
French Art Critics Discuss Ancient )' Question and as Usual Are un-
 able to Agree.

At what age Is a women most beautiful?
 This question is now the subject of somewhat spirited discussion in Parisian art circles. Mr Ferdinand Humbert, the head of the school of fine arts, owns to two ideals. AS an artist his favorite feminine type is between the ages Of eighteen and twenty-five the time of radiant youth As mere man, he consid. CTS that women of from twenty-five to tnsrty-fivs years old are the most fascinating and charming.
 Ths veteran painter, Harpignies, is fenot so generous, tor he sets the time : of beauty at from sixteen to twenty years-the age Of youthful sinpffc- 1ty iunmarred by the cares and anx- ieties which years bring in their train M. Gabriel Terrier, on the other hand accords to beauty a lengthy reign. He considers the woman of to-day Is beautiful from the age of twenty-five to fifty, for she has become mistress of the art of how
 
 help of skilled dressmakers and mod istes.
 M. Barthalome, the famous sculptor of the beautiful parthenon statues, sets the time of beauty at between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five but with the reservation that there is no true beauty without goodness, and that beauty of face and form, without beauty of soul, has no appeal to him.
 Jean Boucher, another famous sculptor, says that woman is at her best between the ages of sixteen and thirty though from youth to old age she is adorable! What would appear to be the most comforting opinion of all, however, from the point of view of the fair sex, is that expressed by the famous portrait painter, Francois Flameing "A woman's greatest beau ty may dawn at any time between the ages of fifteen and fifty" he says Let every man form his own opin ion, according to individual taste as to which of these years a woman is at her best.''
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-07-02
He Wanted Instructions.

In certain case where the charge was the theft of a watch, the evidence had been most conflicting. AS the jury retired, the judge observed that he would be glad to help in adjusting any difficulties that might present themselves to the minds of the jury. The Green Bag tells how one juror availed himself of the offer.
 Eleven of the jurors had filed out of she box. The one who remained wore an expression of extreme per plexity.
 Observing his hesitation, the judge said ~ts there any question you would like to ask me?"
 "Yes, your honor,' replied the juror, eagerly. "I'd be very glad if you'd tell me whether the prisoner really stole ithe watch"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-07-02
Unofficial Opinions.

Little Rock. Attorney General Moose, in reply to a question as to whether or not & person can be re- quired to work on the streets after having paid street tax, says unoffi- cially that he finds nothing in the statutes to offset the requirement. that 'all persons between the ages of IS and 45 years" are subject to road and street duty, Judge Moose has also held that the money paid into the coun- ty treasury from the forest reserve fund may be used on any road the county judge may choose He also held that the taxes on property sold between the first Monday in June and the first Monday in January must be paid by the purchaser.