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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06

the story Of a martyrdom In our
own times. Not because the incl
dents in themselves. frightful az
they are. are a blot on the onc OF
the regiment which perpetrated them,
but because an incident happened
whilo / WAS writing it which was as
startling as IL was poignant and freight
cd with grief. Onc Of my college churns
vr Iou,ain has been sending me from
the first time il appeared in fondon
a little Flemish paper published there
called the Ioicc Of Bc'giuHt: and some
tiino in February last l read the
shocking tale of Father Joseph Der
gents death for his faith.
You win look in vain FOR Gelrode.
where lie was pastor, III the ordinary
maps of Belgium. for the owl Is TOO
small to be put there. Many "A time
when I was ~ college in Lourain We
passed ,iclrodc on our way to Aerschot,
and the quiet peaceful village Was az
picturesque Us any in Flanders. heh
I horan 10 collect material for this
/ series Of articles I felt that Rather
pergent's marty rduiu ought TO ma a
plaro in the collection. but in reading
oycr n.lin the original report OF his
death, published February u. l'l''
there was a passage" in the FLEMISH ac-
count I could not translate.
I knew one Flemish student from
Louysiu at Tia. Catholic University OF
America. and I told him hat | had a
difficult passage I wanted him to look
over for me. lie came TO my room
ACCOMPANIED hy another Flemish stu
dent. who had just arrived from he'-
GUM. aud who lived through the b"m-
Nardinrut Of louvaiu. lie Was recently
al,ov.l To- come to America by III, au-
,horitios IN ordcr To finish his studies
for the priesthood,
After talking about the old times
together at lltc University of IouNain
7 hunted through my papers, found
the number of the ! oi"' ~ question
and showed him the passage. For u
moment lac grew Ct. white ~ u ghost.
and ia. tears gathered in his eyes.
but with a s,ruu- effort Il" got control
OF himself aud hen said:
IL Mas the Involuntary cause of his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06

Chief Cookers career in the New York Fire Department was filled
with exciting adventures. For pure thrills perhaps none of them was
more extraordinary than the experience which he describes in the fol.
lowing article.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20

Or= Bsy G@i-i1g. s yrs old, VT 1880
C-= S1-rE. G=Iaing IL yrs old, VI. lis
The sun., 1916-10-01

two elective dome l.ghts. c,ocNs. Cao-
phone speaking tube, a loungiug pillow.
hassock an r be rail. y d. ny toilette
case for ladies and a gentleman smok
Ing set are placed In panels II spring
from concealrent at tho touch OF q
button.
Not the least among the 1917 closed
ears is the more conservative seven pas
scnger Chalmers Limousine. With the
exception OF IN. more gracefully cuiving
body lines. sll'i!ng windshield and rich
Interior furnishings. the car adhcres
closely to the exec lent standard set by
Chalmers lullus h,S W. pisi seasons. All
interior woodwork u ip.aid mahog any,
which harmNrizes we'll with tie hang
ings selected by Lady Duff Gordon. The
enclosed Compartment Is utl,d out with
tho luxury Of u sun parlor and the equip
ment IS complete down 10 the cut glass
flower vase. Four color combinations are
offered. including meteor blue. purple
lake. coupe s. eeu or Chalmers gray.
The three passenger cabr!Olc, CON-
plet.s the list OF closed ana sedr round
cars offered By Chalmers. As q vehicle
for both business and pleasure. the cab
riol.t type continues TO reign supreme.
and the big sales of Chalmers cabr,Clcts
IN the past thirty days reflect tho i'm
msnse popularity OF tEis particular
model.
All Chalmers closed cars arc mounted
On the famous $500 H. T.. NJ, s!N-thirty
chassis. now IN It's second yea .: salts
factory service. This car !, The first
year OF It's lie has earned the enviable
record OF having achieved 20 81 per cent.
perfect service in the hands Of owners.
The sun., 1916-10-01
BUYS + REPUBLIC.
Borden Gets Good service and
Repeats.

Borden the milkman" has bought MI
other Republic from Herman the
truckman." md both seem we'll satis.
fed.
The Borden Milk Company's new Re
public 10 a big three ton truck with an
open top express body suitable for car.
rying q great many cases Of milk bottles
The Republic wa purchased on account
OF the records Of several Republics used
by the Borden Chicago branch in com
parativs cost and service tests covering
q years time.
The fact that Borden and 50 many
other tly milk concerns use Republic
proves hat these trucks have been found
de pendabio and economical In handling
one Of the mos, pe.ishable products.
Among the milk people uring kepub.
ties In addition 10 Borden are the Beakes
Dairy Company. Sheffield Farms, Mode,
Dairy Company. Malone Dairy Company
r. r. Stevens 3 Co. Alexander Camp.
bell. Cooke MIX Company. Highland
Dairy Company and 0reenfsld's Dairy
Company. N fact Il 10 rslhsr difficult
10 nams . milk concern OF any sise thai
does not use Republic trucks. .
The sun., 1916-10-01
SUPER SIX FEATS
MAKE Big SALES
Houpt Has Done $4,000. 900
Business Since Last
January.

II 10 interesting to note the eject
which tho continued victories Of the
Hudson super Six are having on the
sale OF the car all through the country.
Take this city. for instance. Harry s
Houpt In n comparatively small terri
tory has sold approximately 1900 carr
since the present model was brought out
in January. Now. the lIuSson factory
turns out eisht models. a phaeton at
si,%75. a roadster at Sl.415. a cabriolet
at $l.71j. a touring sedan at $4,000. .
Limousine at $?.75o. a town car at s2.75o.
a Limousine landauiet NJ S2.ssO and .
town car landaulet at 81 $50. The total
price OF these models II 3l7.92b and the
average for each Is s?.2to. Figuring on
a basis OF $4,000. however. Mr.. Houpt
has lone in short OF ntns months q busi-
ness in the neighborhood OF 100000.
This tremendous volume OF business
speaks strongly for the cause OF actual
performance. II fhows that tho public
stract ~reasonings.
The manner in which the Hudsen has
gone after every record Of note has
warmed up the blood OF motorists gem
orally and particularly that Of veterani
o. the early days. Tho latter recall
that mere claims never got . car any.
where. In those days II had TO ret OUT
and compete for It's iaurela
As a matter Of fact, Mr.. Houpt says
conditions are not materially altered
now, but n great amount OF caution ID
being exercised by builders m their At.
tempts to c public prestige via the
record breaking route. And for that
matter the public u not a whit less
interested in record breaking. a. witness
the attendance at the mammoth speed
ways throughout tho country.
The sun., 1916-10-01
sCRpPs.BOoTH IN LONG RUN.
Covera 2.iOO Miles In sixty-sis
uOurO.

". L. Stout OF the Scripps-Booth Com.
pany has just returned from driving one
OF the new eight cylinder Scripps-Booths
from Detroit, to sal; Lake City and re.
ports "A remarkable average both OF
speed and easpicu' csnUuuN
Twenty-ono hundred miles were COW
cred In this trip In nine DAYS elapsed
lime and sixty-six houra actual time
running. Two hundred and thirty-thre,
miles were covered every day Of tine min
days In average. although on one da.
S27 miles were covered and ee7 miles tn,
day following II.
Tho trip crossed eeven States and fos
tho whole distance an average OF twenty
miles per gallon was obtained. while l,ss
than two gallons Of oil were consumed
Tio ca arrived at ali LAX. City with
the original air IN al o tires after
carrying . full iosd at unusual epeeds
The maximum speed attained al an,
point on the trip was sixty-two miles an
hour. One distance of twenty-five miles
between towns OF b winding o was
covered In twenty-five minutes.
Spark plugs were not touched during
the entire trip. nor were tho valves sd-
justed, yet the motor was AZ good on IT,
arrival In Salt Lake City as when Il left
Detroit.
The sun., 1916-10-01

Holt MANUFACTURING Company, says that
the tractors sent To England weigh
nbou, $4,000 pounds each. develop 100
horsepower ard are built OF steel. The
caterpillar feature, he explained. If OF
the utmost importance. Speaking
broadly. the tractor crawls on two Delts.
with corrugated surfaces On either side
Of the body. The corrugated surface In
on tho ground, On the inside OF the
helts, OF each side OF the body are two
lines OF steel rails, making four lines
In all. These rails are In short sections.
joint"d and operate over "A cogged
mechanism that actually lays them down
with their belt attachment as the trac-
tor moves ahead ard plcks them up
again. so that the car RUM on Its own
self-made track continuously, The short
Johns In tho rails make II easy TO tdrn
n right ar lcft
The body Is supported by trucks with
seven wheels. someth!ng like small rail-
road trucks. These wheels never touch
the ground. but run upon the steel rails.
In the ordinary tractor about seven fsss
The sun., 1916-10-01

o, peit and rails Is on the ground az
one time,
Mr.. Baker said that the machine
would bridge any trench that was not
wider than the length OF tracks It laid
on the ground at one time. The bow"
might hit the far side OF the trench far
below the top and the stern" would un-
doubtedly sink q little but ths tenucity
OF tho tractor, he declared. would en-.
able II to so ahead and climb out
When completely equipped with ar
nor plate. crews and machine guns. the
"tauks'' weigh about $1,000 pounds.
That Hyatt bearings are constructed
10 withstand the most sever strain
Is evidenced by the fact that they carry
all tho weight OF thes, monster trac-
tors declared q. c. koether. general
ales MANAGER OF tho Hyatt Roller Rear
ing Company.
There are two Hyatts In each wheel
OF each trG x and two In each sprockst,
which means that thirty-two Hyatt
bearings larry the TREMENDOUS load and
stand AuUha oan."
The sun., 1916-10-01
60 YEARS 0ID-THEY TOUR
Oldsmobtle Owuer ana His wife
Travel Far.

f. B.. Swealy and his vito OF
Fresno. cal. zach OF them more than 90
years old. are making q 10000 milo
circle tour Of the United States In an
O!dsmob,le. They carry full camping
equipment In the tonneau and camp by
the roadside when the weather permits.
The Sweazys came east over the Lin
coin Highway TO Chicago. then visited
the Odds motor works at Lansing.
Mich. n proceeded to Syracuse. n. r..
where they visited relatives. They are
somewhere In the East at the present
time. After visiting New York ana
Washington the Sweazys expect to 90
south to Augusta, Ga, and New or
leans and then over 10 FL Paso. Tex.
Then they will follow the Sunset Trail
home. They started last March and
expect to complete their Journey about
Christmas time.
The sun., 1916-10-01
BEARINGS SERVICE
is VERY IMPORTANT
Bearing Requirements May he
Obtained for Any CTR
at Any Time

Three types OF anti-triction leartnss
will always DO required In motor car
construction" according 70 4. x. Hebner.
general manager of the bearings Service
Company OF Detroit. These types are
tho taper roller bearing. tho streiehe
roller bearing and the bad bearing.
The reason for thee types lies In the
unique nature OF motor ar performance.
Tho bea rings OF tho steam locomotive.
running over a smooth road. are sub
jected to gradual pressure In starting
and stopping, Bearings OF GLOW moving
vehicles are subjected 20 rad'al shocks
due 10 rough roads. But the be. rings or
q motor car are frequently tubJ !cted 70
-udden and severe shocks and thrusts
from almost all angles.
Each one Of these bearing types 70
produced by several distinct factories,
and Is marketed under as many trade
rames. In times past IL rarely h ippened
that all OF these factories ma ntatned
eryice stations In the So ne cities. Motor
car owners we're seriously ir
onced as Il result. Unable to secure in-
mediate bearing requirements, II was
,ften necessary 10 lay up ara for a
week or a month until they could come
rom the factories. Plainly thnrs was
oed for a union service station In each
motor car centre where bearing tcploce-
rents could De secured Tor any car NJ
my time,
Tho BEARINGS Service Company was
'rganized TO fu.nll this need. The tev-
ardl branch ~gerNicc stations in - many
motor car centres main ain at oil times
, complete stock OF taper roller earrings.
traight roller bearings and ba!l bear
ugs. I've owner OF any motor vehicle
automobile. motor truck farm tractor or
notorcycle--or any garage or repair
nan may here secure any ant, friction
bearing needed for any make Of motor
vehicle manufactured Motorists vel
ON this unique service az tho tLinlment
Of q long felt want
The sun., 1916-10-01

t. above drawing OF a British
''a@, the travelling land fort which
No. tc'u uteI IN recent assaults In Ger
man trenches IN northern France 80
'u'reSa'llly as ~ attract worldwide
4"eaiI1n. Is the conception OF ar art
~ "uo received his information from
NO hyatt Roller Bearing Company.
lash furnishes thly'"-tWp bearings In
! cate ,p!llar tread OF ca"h traitor.
'@'.f 1000 ~ these "tAnhs' have
S'" ~ FOR the British Government
w the Holt Manufa cturins Company
~ Peoria, III The tractors were de-
'sh-l many years before tine war began
IT,. tr purpose Of meeting some OF the
H"i!'iit problems al farming, Except
.gr 'w'. arInOr, their machine guns and
p''H crews, thousands ltss them are
u, 4sH to-day in the United states In
pousNlns, digging bitches and other
Dor loss heroic than war. .
o. y. Baker. viee.prssident OF the
The sun., 1916-10-01
IF CAR Is RIGHT
ADVERTISING PAYS
This l. Experience Of John y.
WHY'S. Who Plans Big
gest Campaign.

"rhis year as heretofore We shall con-
tinuo uur liberal advertising programme
IN national publications, farm and trade
papers. and w VIII also conduct a larger
newspaper campaign ;han ever in the
past" declared John y. WHY'S, head Of
th" great Willys-Overl1nd Company of
Toledo in answer to- Il question concern-
ing his future advertising plans, I'VE
!iud our various models of cars even
NOR" attractive than ever before care
FIJI and shrewd buying has fortified us
against any possible shortage Of mate
rails tho country is enjoying an un-
prcced,u'"d wave OF thrift and prosper
~ aud our factory facilities, including
new buildings and equipment. are sufi-
Ci,ut 20 warrant an output OF 900, 900
cd', for tuc year.
Advertising II Just as essential In the
modern manufacturing business as Is the
factory ih which the product is turned
out" continued Mr.. WHY'S III YOU are
tp',diug q -ru'uct Of real worth and
merit, IL IL obvious that you should In
form the public OF that fact and thus
build ~ 4 market for you product.
The man who has something worth
While to sell and does not advertise that
fact Is hiding his light under the pro-
verbal bushei and. Mint times out Of ten.
lie go's nowhere.
~ hen I authorize an advertising ap-
propri9tiou I tirst make myself abso-
'Ii.ly certain that the models Of cars
which w." are producing are worth taik-
Ing about. I want to lbs sure hat We
have something IN which every reader
4 advertising will be especially inter.
sled Then. too. one must tako into
,Hrsldcrut!ou the general conditions ex-
i,',nS as to availability Of material
markets. general tone OF prosperity
throughout the ccuntry-because II the
people haven't money there ie no use
In trying tn sell them automobiles-and
also consider our factory conditions rela-
tive TO the si,e OF tho output which we
can safely figure on turning cut"
The sun., 1916-10-01
1917 DETR0IT.ELEcTRICS
Full LINE Rcing shown ~ Local
Hrauch.

Saim Meneiec. local manager OF the
Detroit IlectriG branch at Sixty second
street and Central Park West. IL show
ing "A complete live ~ IN" 1917 mod ls OF
this well known electric car The show.
room has been thoroughly renovated to
give a p.oy.r / ttlng " the fine display.
The cars are a duplex drive broughHm
selling for s2.3i5. "A single drive coupe
selling for So ,75, a single drive
.broughan selling for sl,775 and Il single
drive cabriolet sell ns for S2,l75.
These cars Will be shown also az the
Electrical show in Grand Central Palace
on October II.
The sun., 1916-10-01
SILVER WILL SELL
1896 BORT CAR
will Introduce New Car To-
morrow in Connection With
Full Chalmers Display

The covering % e. r. Silver's show
,indows caused no end OF comment and
curiosity among motorists II other
Ae.'4-> during The past few days. How
aver the 80; is out OF the lag. for Mr.. |
ery,r announces that he has taken on
~. bort line. II will make IS bow in
en-. Eastern field unde- the Silver star
tomorrow.
II will I've remembered that Mr.. Silver
null, up a tremendous business In the
nor, price class $3.50. Since taking
over the Chalmers line many of those
,,th whom lie did business have urged
hin, 20 handle a low priced car which
would III IN n not compete with the
Cha.,ners. and thus enable them 10 con-
.,uuo their business relations.
several small car propositions have
literally been hurled a. him during the
mast Two months. propositions In which
ne could practically write his own ticket.
Mr.. Silver Is strong for quality. and ~
ne has a high regard for the good will OF
those with whom he does business lie
chose the bort. manufactured by one OF
.be od st ami most conservative firms In
m, automobile business, the bort Motor
cag Company Of Flint. Mich, which com
Many il AN ~outgrowth OF the Durant-
port Carriage Company.
SKINNED up. the bort Is a car OF re- !
markable ind viduaiity and II will not be
'cng before New Workers. will give II
prope- rec p.,ou. 1t combines In its
n.t.,r ana a, "A moderate pr,ce. most !
AZ the quality talking points OF the big !
sxpensive cas-. Etienne Planch.. for. |
n,-ly OF tho pcuseot Company. designed ,
NO motor. aad he has buI.t into the com.
nae, cus 10 more power than can be
found In other small cars. u H. f.tec
With tire Westinghouse two unit starting
and lighting system. with the Bendix
automatic on the starting motor pin,on.
Needless to say this requires no recom-
mendation. Another high price car fea-
ture Is the dual exhaust OF the bort.
This eliminates back pressure and gives
add!;iona! power to tho long stroke OF
the motor.
The Dor; for 1917 comes In two mod
Ss-a FIVE PASSENGER touring and o
three passenger c'-serleat roadster with
divided front seats and the obvious nd
Yan,ases that 20 with II. Both models
come WITH all the 1917 improved equip
meGt-one man top. WHICH folds down
at - graceful angle. crown tenders. non
skid tires on rear wheels. split adjustable
windshield. demountable rim. and 80
forth. and for the winter a sedan and "a
winter detachable top model are sup
Piled.
Mr.. Silver will act as distributor for
ne bort In New Jersey north OF and In.
Guiding Monmouth and Mercer counties:
in New York. south OF and including
Duchess. Ulster and Sullivan counties
N Connecticut, Middlesex and Hartford
counties. ard In F~enneylvania. Wayne
and Pike counties.
luc.dentally the advent OF the bort un.
der tho auspices OF c. 7. Silver also
marks the FORMAL opening OF his Chal-
The sun., 1916-10-01
HAL Enter, UiiI Climb.

Fo- rs debut ~ ..s competitive held
ri he'd big game. .hit they nav. entered
tn. Giants Despair MI climb. seheiIisd
tor D.fsb-r Pee Is. mt !. II Ho!labdeF
OF the Northumberland company. metro.
politan d!-tr!bu'sr 80 the HAL. VISITED
the factory at Cleveland ass saturday,
when he learned OF the decision 20 Iom!-
nate n gar for the WiIkss5arrs Automobile
Clubs sixth contest The entry Ia for =
roadster to be dr!y' "a by John Turcat In
the class for fully equipped vehicles, with
a piston displacement of 40 cshic Inches
and unde~.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-05-20
/ Good Family Cough Syrup

Can be made by mixing Pine.Tax, Geo
mite. Sugar. Hvoscysmus. Sassafras.
Peppermint. Ipecac. Rhubarb. Mand-
rake. Capsicum Muriate Ammunia, HO.
nsy and Glycerine. 1t is pleasant. heal
ing aud soothing. raises the phlegm.
and gives almost instant relief. For
convenience of those who prefer not to
fuss. 1t il supplied ready made in 25c.
bottles under name of DIR. Bells Pine
Tar-HOnsy. Can be had at your drug
gist. Insist Oh getting DR.. Bells Pine
Tar Honey and see that the formula il
Oh the package.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-05-20
SHERIFFS SALE.
j. B. Levert
Trasim0nd GuillOtte
No. 1882


18th Judicial District Court.
State of Louisiana. Parish of st. Martin.
BY virtue of an order of seizure and sale
Issued out Of the 18th Judicial District
Court. in aud for The Parish Of st. Mar
tin. State Of Louisiana, In the above Ell :
titled and numbered suit, dated this 18th
day of May A. D. 1916.
l have seized and will proceed to sale
at Public Auction to the last and high
est bidder 1t the front door Of the Court
House. betwssn the legal sale hours I'll
q. m. t. 4 .. n.y. in the Town Of st. Mar
tinville. on
Saturday June 24th, 1916,
the following mentioned and described
property. tO-wit:
That certain tract Of land with all the
appurtenances thereon and thereto be-
longing. situated IN st. Martin Parish.
La, near Catahoula Cove, in the Bird
ward. St. Martin Parish. La. containing
One hundred aud Sixty 5000 arpents
in superficial area Q6O 5O). Bounded
North bv Road reserved by Vendor and
partly by property Of Joseph Rodridge
and Ernest Beslin, South and West by
lands Of j. B. Bsvert and West by lands
Of Vendor or lot No. IA of the plat here
after described. The same being better
described as lot 18 containing 40 su-
per fetal arppnts Lot Is containing 40
superficial arpents. Lot 10 containing
40 superficial arIents. Said lots Of a
plan Of survey made by Chas. Gutekun-t.
surveyor. annexed to al act Of sale made
by P. r. Roy s. ais to Wallace Bou-
drsaux, now of Record in the Recorders
Office of this parish.
Seized to satisfy above writ.
Terms Cash.
Sheriff's office. parish Of st. Martin,
this 18th day of May A. ID. 1916.
WADE o. MARTIN. Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-05-20
WHAT'S THAT

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned. have known +.
]. Cheney for the last Is years. and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
National Bank of Commerce,
Toledo. o
Halls Catarrh Cure ia taken internal
Iy. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-05-20

Never choose friend who would
urge you to pull out single
thread from the warp of character.
Never choose for a friend one that
you feel that would lower your
standard of purity and right one
single inch to gain. If you can
not step up to your friendship you
need not step down. Raise your
standard and stand by it.-Ex.