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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-03-07
SHERIFFS SALE.
Benjamin Potter
OSemo johnson
No. l1Ool

10th judicial District Court.
Parish Of st. Martin. State Of Louisiana.
By virtue OF Q writ Of Fisri. Fscias
Issued out Of the 10th Judicial District
Court. In and for the Parish Of St. Mar
tin. State Of Louisiana. In the above en-
titled and numbered sui {. dated this slst
day OF January 1914.
have seized and will proceed 10 seli
at public auction to tho last and hiGh-
est bidder 1t the front door Of the Court
Hsuss. between the legal sale hours in
the Town Of st. Nsrtinvills. ON
Saturday March as. 1914.
the following mentioned and( dsscribsd
property. to-wit:
That certain tract Of land with i'm
provsmsnts thereon, situated In the 3rd
Ward. In the Parish Of st. Martin, Lou
isiana. containing l25 arpsnts more or
less superficial. area. bounded North by
property OF Guillaums Michel and Paul
Joseph. South By land Of Laisairs Brous.
sara. East By land Of Charles Potter.
West by land Of valery Guilbeau.
Alec One Gray mare (AsdD
One Sorrsl mare Il. C.B.)
One Mare mule (Mollsy)
One Horss mule (Taylor)
One John Deere Plew
One Maze mule Ells)
Seized to satisfy Shove writ.
Terms and conditions-oash.
shsrifs once this lssh day If Feb.
D. 1913.
WADE O. MARTIN. Sheriff,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-03-07
CLAUD THOMAS.
SUGGESTION SALE.
ESTATE OF
MARIE CLEMENT. deceased wife Of
Felix Arcsnsaux,
Probate Docket No. 0622

10th Judicial District Court,
State Of Louisiana. Parish OF 81. Martha.
Bv virtue of IN order and Q Commits.
sion issued from the Honorable the 10Th
judicial District Court In and for the
Parish OF st. Martin. State Of Leuisi-
ana. and 10 me directed. will e6ar for
sale and will sell. or cause to b sold BY .
Competent 0flcer at the front door Of the
Cont House In st. Martinvills. Parish Of
st. Martin. Louisiana. f0 cash. At pub
lie auction. 70 the last and highest bid
der. on
Saturday the llth day 81
April 1914,
the following described property te-wit:
That certain tract Of land with oil the
buildings and improvements thereon
and appurtsnaness thereto belonging,
situated near Marsis Bourbesu. In tho
third ward Of the Parish Of st. Martin.
Louisiana, containing City three and
$500 arpents in superficial area. Boun-
dsd North BY lands Of Nouton. South By
lands Of Mrs.. Jules Poirisr, East By
lands Of James ]. Martin. and West By
lands Of Mrs. James johnson. nee Gle
ment. The above described property BE-
ing the same property acquired By Fs-
Liz Arcsnsaux from Isidore Mitchell %
per act recorded In Book Conveysnces
No. so folio ZOE under no. 26o0e. Of the
Conveyance RecorSSI Of the Clerks and
Recorders Office Of the Parish Of ct.
Martin, Louisiana.
Terms and conditions: Cash.
FHN AHCINIAUx.
Administrative.
81. MaftinVil1A. Ia March A 1olA
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-03-07
A Business Ticket.

The business people of thi,
town, tho tax payers and those
who believe in advancing the iu-
terest OF our town and the making
OF improvements necessary to fol.
low the progressive move Of our
neighbors, have selected tho fol.
lowing ticket to submit to the 70.
tsrs Of St. Martinvills at tho cleo.
ton to be held in May next:
For Mayor
ALBERT BIENvENu
For Couucilmsn
WILLIE BIENvENU
Jos. 81. DUCHAMP
FERNAND F. FoURMET
ANAToLE G. GAUTHIER
ROBERT GU1RARD
For Chief OF Police
CLAUD THOMAS
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-03-07

SALESMAN WANTED to look after
our interest in St. Martin and id.
jacsnt counties. Salary or com.
mission. Address HARVEY on
Co., Cleveland, O.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-03-07
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ desire to announce my
candidacy for the Office of
Justice of the Pace, Ist Ward,
at the Special Election to be
held Tuesday March 10, 1914.
l solicit the support of the vo-
tiers OF the ward
F. E. DELAHOUSSAYE.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-03-07

the records 10 the Sheritf's Office |
fear that election day will find the
said voters in state of decided in.
decision. What has the Town
Council got to do with State and
Parish Taxes? You Matched up
this long rig a-ma-row because you
couldn't answer my question and
had to beat the devil around the
bush. The Voters know the diff
ference between a state tax and a
Corporation tax and they also
know when a man is trying to
throw sand in their eyes and they
will Judge you accordingly. Here
are the facts. Face them squarely
and answer my question.
&c. Bienvenu's judgment
aginst the Corporation. 80. 1896
j. G. Bienvenu's bill appro-
we'd by the Corporation. -. $685.
j. G. Bienvenu's total claim
against the Corporation 166. 90
Corporations judgment against
j. G.. Bienvenu. 1925
j. G. Bienvenu's Water and
Light bill .$117.45
Corporations total claim
against j. G.. Bienvenu for
Water and Lights only -. .136. 70
Balance due j. G. Bienvenu
and paid to him. 1880
As against this 5000 j. c.
Bienvenu WAS two years back with
his Corporation taxes and his pro-
perty was sold for the unpaid Cor
poration taxes for the years 1910
and 1911. Later on the said pro-
perty was redeemed for Mr.. Bien-
venu by cash payment to the
Corporation of Two Hundred and
Forty FIVE and 70-100 dollars
(S245.70).
/ therefore repeat that your can
didate for Mayor had not paid his
Corporation taxes for two years.
Why was the collection not forced
according to law? If the same adj
ministration had continued in Of
flee how long could he have con-
tinued without paying? This
should exsmplify the loose bust
ness methods of the previous adj
ministration.
Yes, l paid my taxes on June
l4th (the day of the State Tax
Sale) together with several others
including Mr.. G. o. Broussard, Pa
IRISH Printer. We always reserve
the payment of some taxes for the
day of the Sale in order to have
State funds on hand with which to
pay the Printer for advertising tho
property adjudicated to the State
fol- the n-payment of taxes, Your
criticism is only evidence of your
ignorance of such matters.
The gentleman who distributed
tickets through Gustave Gourmet
did SO, L presume, in a moment of
forgetfulness; and on second con-
sideration l think it would be more
generous towards himself and his
family not to publish his name to
the world. l refer you to the Ste
nographic Note of evidence in the
suit of M. l.. Broussard VS. Albert
Bienvenu. You will find the in
formation on pages Al, AZ and 43
of the Court Proceedings.
1t is easier, and also shorter, for
you to name the Business men who
are NOT backing this administra-
ton than for me to name those
who are. You made a charge
prove it.
Notorious rumors are frequent
ly notorious exaggerators. Some
times they cruelty assail the char
acter of party whose reputation
is to all appearances, beyond re-
proach. Such cases are usually |
accompanied by a reflex action of
public sentiment in condemnation
Of tho r,,uoorr
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For Justice Of the Peace.
l announce to my friends
and the voters of the First
Ward. that I am a candidate
for the Office of Justice Of the
Peace, and If elected will come
to St. Martinville twice a week
to attend to the need of the
town. Election March 10th.
FRED H. RHYMES.
For Chief of Police.
l desire to announce to my
friends and the public that I
am a candidate for Chief Of
Police and solicit their sup
port.
CIAun THOuAe
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

I A woman with secret to tell new
er forgives another woman who al
ready knows it. ...*H F..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-06
next OAHU ARMY
POLO MATCH May
BE At MOANALUA

There is some uncertainty in polo
circles as to the exact date of play
! for the Wall & Dougherty cup offer
ed for competition between the Oahu
polo club and an army team. The Sc
ries has been shifted several times,
and now service players suggest an
other change, in order that two of
the 4th Cavalry stick swingers, Lieu
tenants Cullum and Cheney, who have
been ordered to the Mounted Service
School, may get chance to play be-
fore leaving Oahu. =~...-".
Originally the initial game of the
series was to have been played about
the middle of July. when the Oahu
team sent it's string out to Leilehua
and played two practice games with
the Cavalry and Field Artillery fours
The army players elected not to play
for the cup at that time, however,
which turned out good thing for the
Oahu team, as the Mounted Service
four won the game rather easily.
Next On the polo program is the
Maui game on the 18th of this month,
and it was agreed between Oahu and
Schofield players to play off for the
Wall & Dougherty cup after the inter
island tournament, which would bring
it into the last week of September.
now comes a request from the army
men that the series be played. during
August, in order that the two above
mentioned officers may be available.
Harold Castle, captain of the local
team, has answered stating that this
arrangement can be made, but in
the case of third change, the games
will have to be played at rMoanalua.
owing to the fact that after the Maui
trip the Oahu stable will have been
moved three times IN as many months,
two of these jumps being to Maui.
While it isn't much of trip from
Moanalua to Schofield Barracks, it is
more Of an undertaking to shift polo
string than is generally supposed,
and such changes have considerable
effect On the mounts. As the request
for the change in the date comes from
the soldiers. they will no doubt be
willing to come to Moanalua for the
match if they want it played this
month. The fairness of this propo.
sition can hardly be questioned.
1t is possible that Harold Castle will
be unable to make the Maui trip this
month, in which case an Invitation
will probably be sent to Leilehua to
nominate a player to represent Oahu
as the fourth member of the team.
The match is scheduled for the after.
neon of August Is at PuuneTie.
F. F. Baldwin is expected here next
Tuesday to arrange final details for
the polo and tennis events of the
Harvest Home celebration on the val
ley island.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-06
BY PAUL r. LEACH.


What was the angle of vision the
made a motion elm Of the Harvard,
Yale rowing race a few weeks age?
That question: has been botheriug
partisans OE the two schools since the
movies of the race taken at the finish
were shown in Cambridge and Boston.
When the race was rowed the Judges
decided Yale was first by four inches
When the motion pictures were shown
the Crimson were made to appear
the winner by foot And there comes
the question that is worrying persons
who did not see the race. but were
much interested in it, and il also
brings up another question:
Just how much reliance can he
placed upon the human eye in decid
ing close finishes in sporting contests,
going on the principle that the oper.
atOr who photographed the recent
races had the accurate information in
his film box?
Even Camera May be Wrong.
Motion picture men and phOtogra-
pliers say accuracy of the camera de-
ponds upon the angle of yisiOn-wheth-
er the lens points on line true
enough to give a fair idea of the finish
or whether it is so far of as to lend
a false impression.
In Judging the finish of boat race
as closely contested as this one was
an imaginary line is drawn by the
eve, sighting over post On one side
Of the river to another mark directly
opposite, so as to draw line at right
angle to the course followed by the
boats, the sighting done much the
same as that by gunner following
the line of his two markers on a gun
barrel. .-
1t would seem that the judges stand
ing with their eyes glued to this mag
mary line and waiting fer the first
boat to cross, could not be wreng
in their decision. The eve should be
accurate enough to decide this. But
the human eve. according DR.. F.. s.
Bell. is liable to play queer tricks
upon its owner Not only is one per-
son liable to err in Judging the finish
of such an event, but three or more
NAV make the same mistake HI.
The speed of the boats must be Ia
ken into account. The time for the
first bort was announced as q min
utes and 16 seconds. The course was
four miles. This would have the shells
going at a speed -of slightly less than
II feet a. second. With one boat said
to besfnur inches back of the one an
.ncunced as the winner, it would seem
a rather broad statement for one per.
son or a group of persons to say that
one boat had won bv that margin.
When the winner in a 100 yard dash
breaks the tape at the finish line. say.
ing he is ten second man and run.
ming against FIVE others of that same
ability. he is flying through the air at
the rate of about ten yards a second.
and there will be barely two yards
separating the winner fpom the sixth
man, supposing all ere running at their
ten second gait This speed is about
twice that of the Harvard-Yale boat
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.; 9: STAR=BULLETN SPORTS :: :=:::
MOVIES INDICATE THAT HARVARD,
NOT YALE, WON BIG BOAT RACE

race. and mistakes in piCkiRg first,
/ second. third and fourth men are
fquiLe frequently made and decisions
| are based on these errors Just as
often
Similar Case in Olympic Games.
A case somewhat similar 10 this "
the boat race arose in the Olympic
games in 1917 n Stockholm in the final
heat Of the 1890 meters run. won by
Jackson of Great Britain. Martin 4.
Delaney, athletic director Of the Chi
cago Athletic association. was assist,
ant director Of the American team.
and opposite the finish line when
Jackson won the race. The first place
was decided easily enough for that
was perfectly clear. but 70 those i'm
the American section of the stand
il appeared that Tabor came i'm sec.
Ond and Abel Kiviat. both members of
the American team, was third. The
judges. following their plan IN all final
races. did not give q decision until
the official photographer had develop
ed his plate. made the second Jackson,
broke the tape. IL #.
An arrangement pulling the shutter
Of camera when the tape was broken
was used in all final races, so as to
have the mechanical evidence in case
of a mixed opinion. While the eyes
of the spectators decided Taber was
second, the photographer showed on
his plate that Eiviat was second and
Taber was third-and so the judges
decided.
Camera and Eye Again Differ.
IN this case not one but number
Of persons gained the impression that
Taber had placed second To Jackson.
They might all have been right and
the photographed might have had his
camera a slight fraction of an inch of
the true line. Again. the camera
might have been correct. and the
many eyes PLAYED tricks on their own
ers. This niCture of the firish was
only one exposure, instead of n num-
ber as in the case Of the movie"
machine. and was made at about the
speed Of 1900 Of a second. the sam.
speed as the moving machine works.
The perfect eve, according to the
science Of physics in dealing with
light, will record sixteen impressions
in second, but Dr. Bell says that tho
average eye has only about 80 per
cent Of this efficiency. that the aver.
age optic catches fewer than six i'm
pressions ina second.
In opposition to this performance OF
the average eve is placed the ability
of the moving picture camera to re-
cord 1e distinct perfect exposures in
a seconds time, each exposure made
in about 1-390 Of second. Now. II IA
hardly likely that any of the Judges
at the boat race possessed a focusing
power and retina, the Photographic
plate CT the human eye. Of much above
the average ability, even IL these same
Judges had their eyes trained to this
specific sporting event. the finish OF
abCat race, by years of practice at 1t.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-06
long LIST OF
AfHEEF|Gs FOR
The EXPOSITION

The Panama-Pacific exposition will
bring together most Of America
crack athletes, and while international
competition win likely be cut to a
minimum BY the European war. there
is plenty of home talent to fill the
entry lists.
Following is the program for the
1915 sports, as arranged up to July 10
last. There may be additions made
from time to time:
February 22-Amateur Athletic I'm
ion basket ball.
March 26-27-Amateur Athletic Tn
ion gymnastic championships.
March 29-Pacific Association wrest.
ling championships.
April 9-l0-Pacific Coast Interschol-
astic track and field championships,
April 12-13-Far western wrestling
championships
April 14-15-Far western boxing
championships.
April Amateur Athletic I'M
ion wrestling championships.
April 22.24-Pacific Association box,
ing championships
{ May 1-San Francisco public schools
athletic league day.
May S-San Francisco public schools
athletic league day.
May 5-S--Panama-P Pacific Internation-
al exposition boxing championships
May 7-S-Pacific Coast college track
and field championships.
May 11-12-San Francisco parochial
school days.
May 24-29-P anama-Pacific Interna.
tional fencing.
June 14-19-Pacific Coast tennis
championships
July 2-3-Pacifc Association swim.
ming championships.
July Playground boys week
July 15-29-Public schools athletic
league interscholastic championships.
July 15-17-Far western swimming
championship. "
July 19-24-Swimming and water
polo championships Amateur Athletic
Union.
July 90-31-Far western champion.
ships track and field marathon.
August 2-4-Panama-Pacifi Interna.
tionai exposition cycling. .-.~.
August 5-All around Championships
first day dumb-bell and weight lift
ing.
August G-Junior Amateur Athletic
Union track and field. Second day
dumb-bell and weight lifting.
August Senior Amateur Athletic
Union track and field championships.
August 9-1o- National relay cham,
pionships ..
August l2- Ten mile run, seven mile
walk, tug-of-war. =
August 14-Intercollegiate cham.
Panama-Pacifie Information.
al exposition. 49, =.
August 1T-1S-Decathlon-10 events
August 24-2S-Modern Dentathlon.
September 6-Pentathlon-5 events.
September 9-Pacific Association
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-06
ARMY FANS FEEL
LOST now THAT
SERIES IS over
Flag Chase in Army League
Excited Keen Interest
Among Soldiers

Not until the completion of the
Army League series die the fans OF
Schofield Barracks and there are
more than 1000 Of the species-real-
ize how much they had come to de-
pend on interregimental baseball for
amusement. The Army League did
more TO foster healthy rivalry than
anything OF the kind ever before or
ganized at the big brigade post, and
already there is talk of more extend.
ed and ambitious schedule for next
year. The tail-end teams are out to
develop new material. and the chances
are that the game will be in flourish
ing state next season.
However, although the pennant has
been won by the 25th Infantry, the
curtain hasn't been rung down on the
ball season. Players and fans are
keen for more games, and from now
all individual games between post and
town teams will be the order OF the
day. Then there will be baseball
lull, while the army gets down to the
serious business of field soldering in
the form Of extended department ma
neuvers, which will last well into
October.
From the present outlook there will
be sort OF supplemental season
among army teams when the Venice
club of the Coast League is here. The
25th Infantry is down for game with
the Coasters, and probably the LIST
Field Artillery team will also get a
chance. The Coast Defense club. as a
regular member of the Oahu League,
will also get in on the Venice deal.
The winning 18th Infantry team, a
picture Of which appears on this page
feels justly proud of its record of nine
games won and one lost. The Coast
defense team finished good second
with seven won and two lost the last
game on the schedule being abandon
ed. The I'd Infantry has two UNI
played games, and the LIST Field Ar.
tillery one.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-06
SOME COURT DECISIONS
BRANDED AS USELESS

.i0hn BaRs0ft -Woona. otNesoRsand
authority on International law, has
been iectnring on uniformity in iegis.
lati0n and judicial decisions. His ar.
raignment OF the present chaotic con-
dition OF affairs was as scathing as
that of eminent pfactioners who have
daily experience with the case sys-
TEN.
What we must face in this country
is "a legal chaos buttressed with
shapeless mass of digest and index.
TheA reporting OF cases is thoroughly
comiuereialized and day BY day.
month by month, there Is poured forth
upon gurgling, sputtering bar q tur-
Gid stream OF judicial decisions" Pet
" cases, local cases. cases involving
no new question. decisions on the
way to everything is report
ed without rhyme OF. reason, discrim-
ination of mental profit. Why, asks
Moore. rely on volumes Of unassimilat-
ed cases. instead of on principles as
illustrated and applied In a few really
important and weil-reasoned opinions?
Why indeedf What magic is there
in, reports? After ALL. somewhere,
sometime the Undiscovered lawyers
must strike an opinion in which there
is original thinking, the application Of
principle. Why not ignore the hun
dreds of obscure cases and appeal at
once to the one that stands out and
shines as light In the darkness? The
bar is enslaved and debauched by
cases and a movement back to sim
= -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-06
GOLF; GOSSIP
BY JEROME D. TR1vERs.

luSTS dI0 HuIIlu6F Ol Qlu6EGHL
causes for pulling and slicing, and in
this article / shall endeavor to give
the beginner advice concerning the
slice. All expert players can pull or
slice bail at will, and this talent
proves valuable at times. but with
the average novice a pulled or sliced
ball is usually faulty shot
A sliced ball is caused either by
standing too close to the ball or by
pulling the arms in at the moment Of
I contact, or by looking up too soon.
or by starting the arms in advance of
the head of the club in the downward
swing, or by shifting the weight of one
foot to the other so quickly that the
body gets into the shot in advance of
the head of the club. 49,
There are at least two more causes
of the slice-faulty grip and swinging
I'M an incorrect manner. The faulty
grip usually consists in gripping the
club too far under with the left hand
and too far over with the right hand.
Grip the club with the left hand
only, as above described; carry it back
slowly, as if making the swing, and
when the club descends you will see
that it is faced to the right instead
of being square to the ball.
The inevitable result of this grip is
sliced ball. If the club is swung
back in an incorrect way it will come
down in an incorrect way. Most be-
ginners make the mistake of swing
ing the club out from the body in the
back swing, and this causes the face
to be partly drawn against the ball.
producing that 'discouraging curve to
the right. ...:..
If YOU are slicing, keep turning the
left hand until it is farther over the
club and the right hand until it is far
Their under. SIS <s-@.-..-.
Do this by degrees, a trife at a
time, watching the effect produced by
each change. When the ball goes
straight down the course several times
in succession you doubtless will have
secured the correct grip.
If changing the grip as above out
lined does not do away with the sllce,
YOU are doubtless swinging the CLUB
back out from the body instead or
around. In order to overcome the
slice, the player should modify his gflO'
swing around the body instead of out
from it and keep a firm grip with the
right hand. Keeping the elbow well
in toward the body in the swing VIII
assist the player in getting the he'd
of the club through.
There are times when a sliced ball
are useful. particularly when the Dali
must on around some intervening OBJ
iect and it is to a players advantage
tn know how to secure this kind OF a
ball. ...-.
Instead of standing square with the
hall opposite the middle of the body
advance the right foot toward the ball,
so that you are aiming toward the left
of the line of play. Do not swing the
club back straight from the ball, but
out from the body. and as You come
through draw the club across the bail.