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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-15
An Ordinance.

For the information of the pub
lie, We publish the following ordi-
diuance which was ordained by the
Police jury at it's last meeting -
Section l. - Be it ordained by
the Police Jury of the Parish of
st. Martin, State of Louisiana.
that anyone driving or riding over
the bridges crossing the Bayou
Teche in the Parish of ST. Martin:
the town of st. Martinville, the
town of Parks and the town Of
Breaux Bridge, at a gait or speed
OF more than a walk shall be gull
ty of misdeanOr.
Sec ion 3. - Be it further or
dalned, thai any person violating
Sc, ton l of this ordinance on con
viction thereof shall be fined not
less than $500 nor more than S25,
and in default of the payment of
the fine to Imprisonment ia the
Parish Jail for not less than 10
lays nor more than 81 days, or
both at the uiscre ton of the Cuur
Section 3. be it further Or
dalneu that all ordinances in con-
fict herewith are hereby repealed.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-15
Programme by Smart Set For
the Christmas HOLIDAYS.

the Christmas Holidays.
Dec. %. Dance, Lizzie knight
Dec. "a. Midnight Mass Watch
Party, Claudia Gary.
Dec. 25. Christmas Dansant,
Helen Burdin.
Dec. 26. Progressive Supper
by girls Of programme.
Dec. u. Big dance, Town boys.
Dec %. Delta Theta Party.
Lorena Benin.
Dec. 20. bal Poudre" Collette
and Goldie Resweber.
Dec. ~. "Yama Yama" Par v.
Alice Goulas.
Dec. 81. Farewell dance to 1917,
Della Bulliard.
Jan. |. New Years Dance.
Lucille Simon.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-15
$4,000 Stock Lost in New
Iberia Fire.

New Iberia, La, Dec. s. = Fire
W ich originated in DIR. w. F
Carstens office at lilo p. m, today
destroyed the entire stock and
building Of the Estorge Drug Co.
The stock in the wholesale and re-
tail department worth at least
Sl5O,OO0. In the second floor were
Offices of DR.. Geo. j. Sabatier, DIR.
T. r. Gayle and DR.. w. F. Car
stems. Through systematic work
of the local fire department the
fire at $3.50 was under control saw
ing the State National Bank and a
large merchandise store next door,
belonging to Smith, Leblanc and
Suberbielle. The stock was part
ly covered by insurance.
The big Billeaud refinery clos
ed Tuesday, which was one of the
shortest runs made by this mill.
The drouth in that section having
cut the cane crop to less THAI half.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-15

If you will notice the fellow who
always gets "the glad hand" you
will see the reason for it. He is
always kind and considerate, and
has a good word for everybody
Elk.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-15
Soldiers To Leave
Dec. Is.

List of men leaving Oh Tuesda,
the 18th for Camp Pike. They
are notified to report to the Loca
Board at 3 P. NJ, Monday the II
1917.
Joseph Gardemal
Iced Benois:
Constance Guidry
Joseph Melancon
Ulgere Webre.
Inside Broussard
Selivin Dore
Ernest Webre
Odilon Thibodeaux
Alfred Decon
Felix Leblanc
George l.. Singleton, Jr
Louis Dautreul
AmD.Olse ~ lahOuSSaye
Abel Thibodenux
Euclide Aionte
Dalson Borel
Laurent Theradeaux
Leonard Dore
Otto Gauthier
p. H. Dugas
Telesphore Guidry
Luke Sicily
Arthus Angelic, Jr
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-15
HORSE STOLEN.

One slim black horse about
eight years old, was stolen on
my place in Cypress Island
this week, the horse is brand
ed on shoulder and has a white
spot in forehead. Notify.
Jean Baptist Ledet,
St. Martinville, La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-15
School Entertainment.

There will be an entertainment
given at the Patin school on Dec.
2lsr., and the Principal, Miss
Enzeide Patin invites all to be
present at this Christmas tree en-.
tertainment.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-15
SHERIFF's SALE.
AuZaire Guidry

Auzaire Guidry
We
Desire Trahan
M. 1858
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of st. Martin,
18th Judicial District Court.
By an order Of a writ Of seizure and sale
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 aud numbered suit. dated this 18th
day Of Nov. 1917.
| have seized aud will proceed to sale
at Public Auction to the last aud high
est bidder at the front door Of the Court
House, between the legal sale hours al
a. m. TOD p. NJ in the Town Of st. Mar
tinville. on
Saturday Dec. 20, 1917, s.
the following mentioned aud described
property. tn wit:
certain tract If land situated i'm the
4th Ward IT the Parish If ST. Martin
La. containing Twenty Seven suppri-
clai arprnts AM improvements thereon.
Boun ri North y Public Road. Sou'h
by Odli"h Mrlanrou. East by Juii.u
Trahoh ann Wet by puhlir Road.
w 3" -aii {, above wit.
ifru~ d.d ticfis-ra>h
Sh.,ln'- tlic- Fl. 2Olh gay q Nov
:. O.. 1917
WADE % NARDIN. Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-15
TOWN COUNCIL.

Special meeting of the Mayor and
Town Council held at the Town Hall at
81. Martlnville. La. this 9th day Of Nov.
1917.
Hon. Albert Bienvsnu. Mayor. prssid-
ing and the following members present;
Messrs. K. ]. Guirard. A. C. Gauthier.
W.J. Bienvenu. j. II. Duchamp, F.F.
Fournet. Absence: None.
The following Budget for the year
1918 was adopted:
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY INTERNATIONAL.
Place Future Orders For Food,
District Advises Housewives

The housewives OF Washington are
not spectators in the stock market.
but they were tipped OFF, today how
to buy food futures and promote the
canning campaign of the National and
District governments.
Charles F. Nesbit, chairman of the
committee on food supply and conser-
walton Of the District Council OF De-
Tense, issued a statement about to-
matoes, blackberries, corn, fruits, and
other edibles which contains advice
on how to play the food market. Mr.
Nesbit doesn't call it that, but his
suggestion has about it the direct ap.
peal OF adyice.to a stock investor who
wants to buy steel, copper, railroads.
motors, or cotton when a certain price
Is reached.
'If the housekeepers OF this city
will tell their regular dealers. retail
grocers or market men, Just what
fruits or vegetables they want for
canning or preserving within the
month and will agree to take a box
or crate, or some certain quantity,
whenever the price reaches a low fig
ure, they will be sure to get the best
products at the lowest price," says
Mr.. Nesbit.
should Place Future Orders"
Mr.. Nesbit's suggestion is that the
housekeeper shall place what amounts
to q future order" for tomatoes and
so on.
when tomatoes reach the price of
blank cents" the housewife may in
from her dealer, buy me two crates
and notify me-"
The dealer then would execute the
order-maybe next day or two weeks
thereafter-and telephone his custo-
mer.
Mr.. Nesbit explains that the house
wife in the outlying district cannot
keep in close touch with the markets.
A product may be away up in price
one day, and the next day the market
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
TWO NEWSPAPERMEN
AMONG THOSE DRAWN

Two Washington newspaper men
were among those drafted today, they
being Alfred Louis Stern, son OF Al
fred Louis Stern. rabbi OF the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation, and
Victor Carleton Olmsted-
Olmsted's was one Of the last names
drawn. He barely came within the
age limit requiring registration, his
thirty-hrst birthday falling ten days
after registration.
Olmsted has seen previous military
service, as a member OF Troop A, OF
the District Cavalry, with which he
did patrol duty on the Mexican Dor
der. He has an application in for
the second officers reserve training
camp. He is now a copy reSker for
The Times.
Stern lives with his parents at 1915
Columbia road northwest. and is q
sporting writer on the Washington
Post
He Is well known in the upper
Fourteenth street section, and has
been engaged in newspaper work In
Washington for several years.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
DRY LAWS HUGE JOKE
TO WEST VIRGINIANS

BALTIMORE, July 2o.-"send a
quart Of whiskey to my home, will
your" said a modestly dressed resi-
dent of West Virginia as he enterd
one of the largest mail order liquor
houses in Baltimore. The purchaser
knew OF the Reed amendment, too.
Sure" replied the man behind the
desk. How'd you like to have It?
For medicinal. scientific. or sacra-
mental use? We have 1t any way you
want It. Just say the word and
will paste the label on"
you can make mine mechanical.
That would be the best, guess" SAID,
the West Virginian.
Plenty OF booze Is being shipped
into "dry" States, including West
Virginia, and just as much as ever.
Other mail order houses disclosed
the same situation. Each shipping
desk" was presided over by a clerk
with pencil ready to write down the
order, and then paste the printed label
on the package Of wet goods"
The Washington times., 1917-07-20

may be "glutted" and the price drop
way down. The housekeeper, he says,
can meet this situation by advising
wide-awake retailer to buy in
certain quantity whenever the pro-
duce market takes a bearish tone.
The statement OF Mr.. Nesbit reads
In part:
1.-The season Of the year is approach
Ing when perishable food and fruits
are in their greatest abundance. 1t
is likely that this year there will be
on the Washington markets a very
large supply OF tomatoes, green corn,
and peaches. There are many good
reasons why the housekeepers of the
city should put away, by canning,
drying, or preserving, large amounts
OF these for next winters use.
Has Studied situation.
THE Committee on Food Supply
and Conservation OF the District
Council of Defense has made a study
of the situation with a view OF plan
ming the most certain way to acquaint
the housekeepers OF the city with the
facts regarding these products. The
situation in years past regarding such
products has been that at the height
of the season there are days very
frequently when the market Is over
supplied. The result of this is that
there is what is called a glut on the
market and the price for fruits and
vegetables at such times goes to very
low figures. For instance, tomatoes
have sometimes sold for 20 cents a
box, wholesale, instead of from 80
cents to $3.50.
THE fact that the market is over
supplied is not generally known until
the afternoon, and ii is then too late
to get word to many hOusekeepers,
and the farmers and truck growers.
finding the price on the market is
below that OF picking and shipping
their stuff to town. pick nothing the
next day, and perhaps not for tive
or three days afterward.
This results in the price going
The Washington times., 1917-07-20

higher the next day, so that most
housewives only hear Of cheap toma-
toes or other products when it Is too
late.
In Daily Touch.
"Since It is the custom in this city
for dealers in food to handle nearly
full line OF supplies, both staple
and perishable, the dealers are prac-
tically all in daily touch with the
market, and while they cannot tell
in advance when supplies will be
most plentiful, they are all prepared
to receive orders from the thrifty and
patriotic housekeeper who wishes to
do her bit in food conservation.
VIII Stabilize Prices.
This method OF handling these food
products On the next two or three
months will, 1t is hoped. have another
very desirable result; 1t will tend to
stabilize and equalize the prices re-
ceived by the producers for their
products.
1T is always a misfortune when the
farmers receive less than the actual
cost OF production for the fruit OF
their labor.
by making arrangements with
your dealers to pay, say 80 cents a
box for tomatoes, It would mean that
the farmers would not be required
this year, at any time, to take so low
a price as 25 cents a box for them.
There is nothing more important than
that this country increase its produc-
ton OF food, and unless the people
cities get a profitable price for II, the
movement from the country to the
city will continue to go on. In many
ways this method we have suggest ID
will result in better prices to the pro-
Queer and in lower ones to the house
keepers, and in canning and preserv-
ing much food which would otherwise
be wasted. either in the field or after
reaching the city"
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
RESERVES use PICKS
In TRENCHES OF MUD
Student Officers Taught the Mys-
teries Of DugOuts.

Standing knee-deep In mud, future
officers in training 1t Fort Myer are
today learning at first hand how to
make a trench, and make IL right.
While some shovel. others use a pick.
Trenches have been IN vogue at the
camp for several days. but today saw
the men remedying defects.
The mysteries OF the dugouts, how
to efface oneself when an Imaginary
warplane went over, and how to cover
the trenches as a protection against
hand grenades was part of II.
Tomorrow mimic warfare probably
will be tried, including the use OF
hand grenades, bayonet charges. and
other incidents of going over the top
will be tried out. The present plan IL
to present as nearly as possible the
British system of attack.
The physical examination being
given the men to determine their 1T
ness for active command Is nearly
completed Only few have failed to
pass.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
ADOPTS
COALITION PEACE
PLAN RESOLUTION

COPENHAGEN. July 2o.-The Ger
man Reichstag last evening passed
the peace resolution fostered by the
coalition Of Center. Liberal. and So
cialist party members, according to
dispatches received here today. The
vote was 124 to 116. 1t was announced
amid great applause from the left
and the center.
The coalition peace resolution de-
clared that Germany does not desire
peace with annexationS.
In moving adoption OF the resolu-
ton, the Centrist leader, Kerenbach,
declared:
IF the enemy interprets this reso-
luton as a sign OF weakness, the Ger
mans will prove that they are capable
OF a victory. The military situation
precludes any Misunderstanding. The
Kaiser - magnanimous. The resolu-
tion corresponds with the peoples
wishes. and hopes that Chancellor
Michaelis win make a peace guAran-
teelng free development"
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
Bureau Chief Lost,
Red6eld Hopes He
Will Read Papers

VIII the newspapers OF the
country please page B. S. Cutler,
acting chief of the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
He is known throughout the COM
mercial world as B. S. Cutler.
president of the Cutler Desk Com
pany. He is needed in Washing
ton. He cannot be found.
Three days ago DR.. f. z. Pratt
resigned as chief OF the bureau,
at present one of the most i'm
portant in Washington, as 1t is
largely administering the export
control act.
Mr.. Cutler, who was recently
made assistant chief OF the bureau
at a nominal salary to aid the
Government during the war, was
named acting chief by Secretary
Redfield. Before that he had left
for a few days vacation, leaving
no word as to his destination.
Secretary Redheld is hoping
that he will read of his promotion
in the newspapers. as IT seems
that there Is no other method Of
reaching him
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
FOOD PROBERS MAY
PAY EXPERTS FREELY

The Federal Trade Commission Is
not restricted in the amount of SAL
airy It may pay experts put to work
In the national food inquiry. A deci-
son to this effect was handed down
by Comptroller Of the Treasury War
wick today.
The general appropriation for the
commission carried q proviso that not
more than $1,000 year could be paid
TO any one person for expert serv-
ice-
The Comptroller rules that this pro-
viso does not apply to the appropria-
ton Of $4,000 made for the inves-
tigation directed by the President.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
Pastor to MeAdOO.


your favor Of 9th instant has
just reached me. The passage in
my remarks on Sunday. July /,
which is referred to was exactly
as follows:
Z" IF only Director Ralph would
show me a certified cops of that
message from Secretary McAdoo
My dear Ralph: We're nearly
out of money and must depend on
you and your lady friends of the
bureau to make us some more.
Please rush It through IL it kills
every woman in the bureau'-if
only the director would show me
that message from the Secretary
of the Treasury, I would not say
q word more about him except to
apologize for what I have said
or wasn't there any such mes
sageT
"You will perhaps notice some
slight differences between the
report which you quote and the
text above. which is a part of
what I read at the service. You
will perhaps recognize that in
what Il ulu say 4 uAA nut oAAEbo
that Director Ralph had received
any message whatever from you,
but formulated an imaginary mes
sage such his justification OF him
self and his management Of the
bureau, according to newspaper
reports, would indicate that he
might have received from you. OF
course l did not believe he had
ever! received any such message,
nor intend any one else to gather
that from my remarks. Any diff
ferent report in the paper was
made without any responsibility
on my part, as I gave to one or
two papers at least, the exact
copy OF what had read. and ap-
proved no other report OF that
service.
II you have any further inter
est in the matter can send you
G complete copy OF the more i'm
portant remarks on this subject
made during that service.
In case you should desire any
further correspondence, much
time would be saved by the use
of my correct address as given
above.
Respectfully.
E. ALBERT COOK.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20

version of II. 1t was absolutely
false and tended to create a false
impression, regardless of the fact,
as you confess IL your letter,
you did not believe 1 had sent
any such message to the Director
of the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing. Until the receipt OF
your letter l could not bring
myself to believe that any man
who processes to be a Christian
minister and who should have a
holy regard for the truth would
give public utterances to an
Imaginary message" that obvi-
ously was found to mislead and
misrepresent. Your statement
was inexcusable; your explana-
ton is absurd. The incident,
however, is unworthy of further
notice.
w G.. McADOO.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
DUTCH ENVOY DENIES
HOLLAND HARBORS SUBS

Chovelier van Rappard. Holland min
lister. today emphatically denied that
Holland is sheltering any German sub
marines or allowing U-boats free pas
sage trough her territorial waters
. my government Is observing the
strictHst neutrality. he said. I'VE have
acturIly informed several submarines
which were Illegally operating In our
waters"
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
NJ ADOO SCORES
PASTOR COOK FOR
BUREAU SERMON

Singing correspondence between
of the Treasury BIcAdoo and
the Rev. E. Albert Cook, pastor of
the Capitol Heights Congregational
Church, who scored overtime work in
the Bureau of Printing and Engrav-
ing from his pulpit, was made public
by the Treasury Department today.
Secretary McAdoo asked for al ex-
PLANTATION Of statements made by the
pastor with reference to an 'imag-
mary" message from the Secretary
to Director Ralph.
The explanation given he character.
lied as absurd, and the statement in
excusable.
The correspondence is as follows:
MeAdOo to Reverend Cook.
Sit:
According to The Washington
Times of July I'd. you are quoted
as making the following state
ment at the Capitol Heights
Church on the night of, the Let
instant: -.
t'DIrector Ralph has not yet
shown me that message from
Secretary McAdoo which is al
legged to say: Ny Dear Ralph:
We're nearly out OF money and
must depend upon you and your
lady friends at the Bureau to
make US some more. Please rush
It through II It kills every woman
in the Bureau"
My attention has just been
drawn to the matter. should
like to know II you were cor
rectly quoted and II so, upon what
basis you gave circulation to
such q Misrepresentation?
Respectfully,
w. @. MADOO.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
FOOD DELEGATES NAMED.

Ten members Of the Washington
Chamber OF Commerce today were ap-
point by President A. Leftwich Sin
clair 70 represent that organization at
c national conference on the high cost
OF living. to be held at the Raleigh
Hotel, July 30 to 81. The men are:
James T. Lloyd, R. p. Andrews, Ap-
pleton P. Clark, c. I. corby. John J.
Kolb. Albert Schulteis, n. II. Shea,
ford H. syme, I. C. Weld, Howard
L. WIIkinR
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES.

Morris Needle today filed a $4,000
damage suit against the United Dry
Cleaners. Inc, and Simon Spigel, Nj
chaeI Ehrhardt. and Burnett Miemetz.
lie alleged they caused his arrest last
month by uniustly accusing him Of
breaking machinery in their plant
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
TRACTION HEARING AUG. 6.

Hearings on the valuations of the
properties OF the Washington Railway
and Electric Company will be resumed
by the Public Utilities Commission IN
the office of Commissioner Browplow,
chairman, August 6. at 10 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1917-07-20
Declares difference" Not Real.

Sir:
Your letter OF the 18th Of July
has been received note, as you
say, some"slight" differences be-
tween what you claim you said
and the newspaper report OF
your remarks. There Is no real
difference. Your Imaginary
message" was. indeed. 9 strained
and strange creation Of ngurative
speech, II I am to accept your
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-27
new APPEAL MADE
FOR AID IN BELGIUM

i y ( F.. = y
New York, April 24.-The commits
sion for relief in Belgium made public
Z cablegram from Emile fF'rancqui.
acting chairman of the Belgian ma.
tional committee, in which the situa-
ton in Belgium was described as
Every grave"
Native foods are scarce" the mes.
sage\ asserted, potatoes fetching 2
francs 80 confines per kilo; rutaba.
gas, 1 franc 40 centimes; meat, 16
francs; and under these conditions 80
per cent of the population are reduc-
ed to the ration of imported food,
which is absolutely insufficient So
I implore you to help US and to in
crease the importation Of general
foods. ..a.-
I'm view of the extremely grave
situation Of the 100000 French refu-
gees in Belgium, which number is
daily increasing, the French minister
at The Hague asks me to advise you
that he has wired his government to
aid you in any way that you demand
in increasing the imports into Bel
gium." .<
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-27
WEST VERNON.

Mrs. Frank Bouska left Saturday
for Algona to spend few days with
her daughter, Mrs. Peter Murtagh. ~.
Our community was greatly shock
ed to hear of the death of Mrs. James
Finn, who was brought here short
time ago from Jamestown, N. d. Mrs.
Finn will be remembered as Mary
Eldridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Halpine spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John DAILY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fish and Mr..
and Mrs. E. Eldridge spent Sunday
with Cresco relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gesell and son
spent Sunday at the Peter Hanson
home. II
Winnie Long, Lulu Gliesner and
Mrs. George West spent Sunday and
Monday with A. Schneider and fam
lily. s~.. ESa..
Mrs. VIM. Grove and family enter
tanned friends Sunday. "a
VIM. Woods and family entertain
ed friends Sunday. .
Frank Drilling and family enter
tanned relatives Sunday.
AdOlph Peters and family entertain
ed friends Sunday.
Clara Peters is assisting Mrs.
Fred Fish with homework.
Frank Miller spent few days with
West Union relatives and on bust
neses.
Mrs. Frank Lickteig and son re-
turned from Rochester Saturday.
Ralph Doolittle spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J, E. Doo-
little.
Helen Schneider spent Friday with
Grandma Barnes of Cresco.
Frank Lickteig called on his bro
Their Peter Sunday.
Irene Pankow called on Clara Pc
tiers Friday. "a
August DeGroote and family en-
tertained friends Sunday.