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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19
SIGNS OF PROGRESS

The following advertisement ap-
peared in thispeared in this morn
ing's Times-Picayune:
Morgan City, Louisiana, on the
main line of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, 80 miles west of New Or
leans-the Garden Spot of South
west Louisiana-extends to you
hearty welcome to visit this city
and the beautiful TECHE country,
before you return home. Ample
and commodious accommodations a.
wait you on this side trip visit.
"A peerless and potential little
City of great opportunity and
splendid geographical location in the
heart Of q msgificent territory.
The second port Of Louisiana,
situated upon q chain Of waterways
eighteen miles north of the Gulf Of
Mexico.
Morgan City is on the eve of a
great commercial and industrial q
wakening.
Spend, few days with us. The
latch string hangs on the outside.
I'VE want you to see our city and
we want to see you. Don't knock.
Come right in.
p. S.-The three U. s. torpedo
vessels will visit Morgan City fol
five days commencing Thursday,
February %. Special rates on the
Southern Pacific. Ask the agent.
Morgan City Chamber Of Commerce
NJ. E. Norman, President
]. l.. Fisher, Secretary
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19
|oNLY Three DAYS LEFT TO ARRANGE
FOR entertaining TORPEDO FLEET
z Officers and 252 Men viii Be- Here on Three Boats
Which Arrive on Thursday For Five Days Stay.
will Bring Many Visitors to Morgan City

them inform their friends to do
likewise. Pass the word along to de-
corate. This feature is essential for
this occasion. The Morgan City
Chamber of Commerce is active in
advertising the advent of the COM
ing Of these vessels in the metro
politan dallies.
Figures from the list of mer-
chant vessels Of the United States
ninetsen-fourteen edition give the
following facts concerning the boats
which are to visit Morgan City this
week.
The torpedo boat destroyer Lam
son was built in Philadelphia in
1910 by Cramp and Sons. She has
700 tons displacement, is 289 feet
long, has 26 foot beam, draws
feet Of water, has horsepower of
11,O4l and is capable of a speed of
28:01 knots per hour. She carries
officers and. "a men.
The torpedo bat destroyer Mona
CHAN was built and rebuilt in New
port News, Va, in 1909 and 1911.
She carries 742 tons displacement,
is 289 feet in length, has a 26 foot
beam and draws 81 feet of water.
The boat has 16608 horsepower and
can attain q speed of 30:35 knots
per hour. She has 4 officers and "a
men.
The Stefret, also q torpedo boat
destroyer has q displacement Of 742
tons and is 289 feet in length. Her
beam il 26 1-2 feet and she draws
s feet Of water. She was built in
1910. At Quincy, Mass. Her horse
powes ris 1x.7&2 and her. .speed is
30:37. Four officers and eighty-four
men accompany her.
These figures are official and it
will be seen that the boats coming
through the ship channel are of no
mean proportions and that they are
without exception capable of great
speed.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19

Unless war breaks out, or some-
thing else equally startling happens,
the Torpedo Boat Destroyers, Ster-
ret, Lamson, and, Monaghan, will be
here on Thursday for a five day
stop after which they will go to
Port Arthur, Texas. There will be
IL officers and 252 men on the
boats according to advance infor-
nation. This shows that with the
visitors who come from nearby
towns to see the boats, that the pop
ulation will be increased consider
ably during the stay of the boats.
Several thousand dodgers have
been printed to advertise the COM
ing Of the boats. They will be dis
tributed in near by towns. Just
what plans the council and other
committees have made for the pro-
per entertainment Of the soldiers Of
the sea have not been made public,
but as there is but three days left,
it is expected that arrangements
will be- completed tomorrow or the
next day.
Decorate your business places
and residences Wednesday, prepar-
atory to welcoming the torpedo
boat destroyers to the second port
Of Louisiana. Let flags and bunting
bedeck every building in the city on
this occasion and do everything in
your power, to make the visit Of
these vessels and some three hum
dred officers and jackets, remember
Morgan City in = most favorable A.
pect. Morgan City has acquitted
herseH most creditably, upon every
occasion Of the kind that has present
ed itsel, and will do 50 again. See
that your friends in nearby towns
know that the visit of these vessels
is now assured, have them visit
Morgan City, during the five day
visit of these boats. Write them to-
day, tell them to come, and have
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19
ELECTRIC SPARKS

Electricity is used to sort coffee
beans.
Mine gas is detected with a port
able electric outfit which miners
carry.
Electrically produced violet rays
are used to purify water used in q
st. Louis swimming pool.
A 3OO,OOO-volt transformer is Us
ed to test insulators and insulating
material at the University OF
Minnesota.
Electric flood lighting Of an
apartment house in Kansas City
led to the renting Of ~ apartments
in one month.
A tug dispatcher is employed in
New York to control by telephone
q movement of line Of tugs in the
harbor. I
Tiny electric Mazda lamps fixed
in policemen's helmet serve to direct
traffic in the darkened streets Of
London, England.
A trap drummer has discovered
that electric lights installed inside
his drums keep the moisture ou
and keep the drumheads tight.
A million dollars a day is the sun
/ paid, for electric light according t.
an electrical authority Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania.
The same amount Of electrica
energy required to move an ordi
nary street car one mile wou!'
raise it vertically to a height Of 16'
feet.
One-fourth Of the s;res occurial
Ia Waterbury, Conn, f-r & yea
might have been avoided by the US
Of electricity according to the re
port Of Fire Chief Heitlnaa.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19
JENNINGS TO PAVE STREETS

Jennings, La. Feb. 1S.-Mayor
John Gambel has Just issued an or
der calling for bids for paving about
sixteen blocks of streets in Jen-
nings. Owing to the continued rains
the streets here have been in poor
condition, and citizens here are
looking forward with pleasure to
the improvements. This paving, in
conjunction with the gravel roads
leading into this country, will be of
great value to the jefferson Davis
parish.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19

A. heavy cold in the 'lungs that
expected to cure itself has been the
starting Of many. disease that ended
fatally. The sensible course it to
take frequent doses Of BALLARD'S
HOREHOUND SYRUP. It checks
the progress Of the disorder and as,
sists nature to restore normal con-
ditions. Price 25c, SOC. and $500 per
bottle. Sold kv Relarge- Drug CO.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19

Standard patent medicines of the
better kind are to be had at the
Belanger Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19

LOST-A Diamond Stud, some
where in Morgan City. Reward If
returned to the Review oefce. Ct
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
A Predicament.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

1t was the night of nights. Isabella
had said yes" 1Snbella's father had
said ives" and lsabella's "young man.
was happy. So was Isabella.
Minutes licked away as they sat
hand in hand, not caring for %conversa-
tlon, blissfully content to SIT and sit
and sit in each others proximity. But
suddenly Tsabella's young man grew
restless. lie began to twitch and pull
fearsome faces. His facial contortions
got worse and worse, till at last Isa-
bella got scared and cried:
"What is it, beloved? Tell your Isa-
bella Are you subject to tits?"
mo, no.. of ourse not said the
young ma soothingly. MY eyeglasses
are falling off and l don't want to
let go OF your lovely little hands"
Gurgles London Answers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
SYRUP Of FIGS FOR
A CH|LDS BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With u children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form Of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
bow els need cleansing, .give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs It's
action is positive. but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative handy; they know children
love to take it; hat it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach. and that a t%easpoonful
given today sayes a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at. the store for a 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
IOWA PLAYERS GET
GRIDTRON LETTERS

Iowa City, Ia, Dec. THE Iowa
university board in control of ath-
letics yesterday announced the awards
of IT letters to the II men who
played through the Iowa-Ames game.
They are Reed. BECKER, Block, Cal
lagher, Hunzelman, Greenwood. Pyles.
Jenkins, Peterson, Laun and Captain
Davis. Letters also were awarded to
Won Lackum and Jewell, who have
been out of the game with q broken
foot and collar bone, respectively, and
to Kelly.
Forty athletes have appeared for
basketball practice. following the
close of the gridiron season. Coach
Maury Kent will begin work at once
Quarterback jenkins Of the 1917 eIeY-
en- and 'Pyles. right end, are among
the applicants Berrien, HausIer. Won
Lackum. Olson and other veterans
also are back. The Hawkeye pros
poets are good. Coach Kent is q for
mer Brooklyn National league tw;rl-
er. The schedule for 1917 follows
Dec. Is, Cornell at Iowa City; Dec.
10, Lombard at Iowa City; Jan. s..
Chicago at Chicago; Jan S, Wiseon-
, sin at Iowa City; Jan. u, Wisconsin
at Madison; Jan. 10, Minnesota at Min
neapolis; Jan Is. Purdue al Iowa
ECity; Feb g. Minnesota at Iowa City.
Feb. 16. Indiana at Iowa City; Feb.
%, Chicago at Iowa City: March S,
Indiana at Bloomington; March 8. In
diana at Bloomington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

TO gain distance. He is hard man
to tackle and is seldom downed by
one man alone. HIS running Is
pretty sight to watch, as he picks MS
ground with uncanny ability-always
correctly
This is just his third year in col
lege football. During his prep career
he played with the Riverside school
lin Georgia., and there earned an en-
viable reputation as hroken-heid
runner
While on the Riverside team he
made the AlI-Georgia prep team tor
four years. He was one OF the most
feared players on that team, and II
was mostly due to his efforts that his
team won the state championship Of
prep schools in 1914
I This season against some OF tbs
T most seasoned defensive players II
The game he has never failed to star
! His work has been one OF the chic
features of the showing OF tho Geor
/ gta Tech team, which has not been de
! feated, and has the best chance for thu
! southern championship.
Strunper is due to become one Q
the best players in the country and i
already being mentioned as proba
bic All-American half back by prom
inent authorities.
Everett Strupper is a resident o
Columbus, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

by Coach Lift last evening It was de-
cided to play Ursella at the quarter
back position. The Minnesota and
Osbourne shifts are so similar that
the crack Indian picked the plays and
shifts up ia fast time. Ursella, Chick
en-, Bueland and all members Of the
team showed lots Of pep last evening
and every man is In good condition
Brindley will be started at his usual
position at left halfback where he per
formed in such excellent style on for
fner occasions. Davenport will not
start the game. Mansfield sill start
as usual IN the fullback role with
Chicken playing the right half posi-
ton With this four Rock Island can
boast Of having one Of the fastest and
( greatest backfields in the country.
/ The locals line is in number, one
/ condition with Robb holding down the
pivot position. Fosdick win be shifted
l to Wyland's guard and Bueland viii
play in the formers position.
A fast curtain raiser will be staged
between the Davenport Cardinals anf
the Meanor brothers team of this city
This game will be a battle royal from
the start, az the two rival eleven'
staged q great game here severe
weeks ago. The locals copied in thu
first contest with drop kick by Kim
bic IN the last 20 seconds Of play. Thu
locals will present their usual lineup
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

STRUPPER TYRUS
Of The CRIDIRON
Georgia Tech Wonder is One Of the
1917 Football Wizards on
Football Field.

Chicago, Dec 1.-The state of Geor-
gia, sab! is making name for itself
in the world Of sport.
In addition 10 such peaches as Ty
Cobb and Joe Jackson, diamond stars,
and Bobby Jones and Miss Sterling,
golfers, there now are 10 natiye-born
Georgians on what seems TO be ac-
knowledged as the best football team
in the country The only member Of
the team who WAS not born south of
the Mason and Dixon line Is Joe
Guyon, the former Carlisle Indian
star Guyon is from Arizona, and
rivals Strupper as the leading player
of the south.
/ Georgia Tech gave the University Of
Pennsylvania humiliating trouncing
/ and defeated Washington and Lee by
/ the one-sided score of So to O. Strup-
per, Guyon and Hills, who comprised
I the back field OF the Yellow Jackets
were the bright luminaries on both
occasions.
/ Strupper is affectionately known as
/ 'Stroop" by his team mates, and is
generally picked as a sure member Of
/ this years All-AmeFican Harvard
made strong effort to lure him tc
| Cambridge this year, and only failed
because football was banned at the
big university
Strupper is natural half back, ant
in addition to being one of the bes
END runners in the country is able tt
smash through a line with ease. HI
weighs 165 pounds and has the ap
pearance of mere boy. He is 2;
years old.
His chief claim to fame lies in hi.
ability to squirm through broker
| field for substantial gains He is in
class by himself when it comes tt
| broken-fiel running, and time ant
| time again he has carried the bal
down the field for his team through
the entire opposing eleven He rum
slow, seldom getting up much momen
| tum. depending upon his ability t,
isquirm through and shake off tackler
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
HAMPTON

Mr. and Mrs August Light and
daughter Katie were here sunday re
turning to their home in Pleasant VA
ley, Iowa. Sunday evening
Mrs George Mchr and little son We're
IN Moline Tuesday visiting relatives
Miss Helen Johnson of Hampton
Heights is in Rock Island. where sae
VIII visit Tor few days at the home ft
her uncle, Charles Johnson of Thirty
ninth street and Fourteenth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. W, H. Hoyt left ThnFs-
day Tor Bloomfield. Iowa, to spead
Thanksgiving and the following few
days az the home Of Ass. Hoyts par
ents, aIr. and Mrs. + NJ, BeBEe
Mrs. Laura Lee and family aud MI
and Mrs. Edward Pardee and children
Went 10 Pleasant Valley. Iowa. Yestef-
day 20 spend the day with Mr. ana ATS.
August Light and other relatives.
The meeting OF the Civl war vel
Grams, Sons 1f Veterans and auxiliary
at Turner hall in Moline Tuesday ever
ing was successful affair and nigai
enjoyed by all present There civil wat
veterans from Hampton, G. ; Lee. j. =:
Young and Maniel Smith, who ATTENDED
The meeting. are enthusiastic over me
tribute paid to the Eiyil war veterans
+. by Rev. Attres Smith iu his eloguens
address. Seventeen Of the guests We!e
! from Hampton.
Mrs. John Shryer Of Coal valley who
has been a guest OF Mr.. and Mrs Jesse
tyler. left for Port Byron Tuesday 10
spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Albert Judes and son waiter
were In Moline Monday visiting az me
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Dahisiedt.
MIR and Mrs. ole Olson left for Crane
Mound. Iowa, 10 spend fhauksgi9lN-
and the following few days at the none
Of Mrs. 0lson.s parents Afr ana MIS-
Christian Nelson
Mrs J. L. MeGlnnIs OF Broad street
Hampton, has been appointed one 81 "
committee of four to conduct the Vo
mans war census in the village 10 an
the council of national defense Afs
McGinnis and assistants began the can
chance to act wei her part III TINS
world crisis.
| Mrs, George Johanson and chiidrsh.
/ who came here recently TO spend ttg
/ winter at the home of her parents, dI.
and Mrs. David Cook, went To- Piea7s.i.t
valley Thursday for short WISH F" ~.
| relatives Mr.. Johansen expects 70 le4iF T.
! soon fer Hot Springs. Ark 10 spefS
| the winter in the hope Of beng c0Fet
| Of rseumatism
Mrs. NJ. L. Cook went to Rock istaue
! v ednesday TO enjoy the ThankSsl WING
festivities at the homes OF her suns
| Walter and Herbert Cook
| Clarence Non Ach was taken snddei'is
F.! very i'll while at his work FRIDAY ~
the Marseilles shops He had contrac.
I'd cold which caused chilis and fever.
! A doctor was called and the patient has
improved and will soon he well
| Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hermes are
| entertaining Mrs. John De Ninney ah9
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Adams and son D.
Rapids City, at their home.
| Mrs. Emily Whitehead and Mrs. var
/ ter Ploog were visitors in Moline one
! day recently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
HARLEY, GEzDDER, TO
co ON DIAMOND?

Chicago. Dec 1.-The story that
Chick Harley. the Ohio university
football star, had refused an offer Of
5000 TO take part in professional
football game, recalls hints that have
been circulated that he has agreed
with a certain major league club to
sign q contract to play baseball as
soon as his college days are over.
Harley is considered the star grid
iron player OF the day but as a base
ball player he has never made a great
reputation, though il is possible he
would develop. Harley has played
the outheld for Ohio State He is
very fast, hut never hits much. He
Is not big fellow, weighing hut 1876
pounds. If he takes up professional
bail it will not be until 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
ROCK ISLAND BOY
TO LEAD COLLEGE
CRIDIRON ELEVEN
Frank Andrews Is Probable 1918 Can.
tain of Notre Dame Football
Aggregation.
WINS ESTEEM WITH PLAYING
Local Young Man Popular nj Indiana
University Is Awarded Mono.
gram Friday.

Notre Dame, Ind. Dec l.--Advaues
dope indicates Frank Andrews OF Rock
Island viii be elected football can.
tain of the 1918 Notre Dame footbal,
team.
Andrews won esteem by bis BRIT.
liant playing at West Point and
against Washington and jefferson
"Bodie" has performed a a tackle Do
sition with the Indiana school this
year and in every contest staged
wonderful game This is Andrews
first year as a regular on the yarsity
squad and he has played in such a
stellar manner that he has been boost.
ed as the 1918 captain.
The Rock Island boy probably is one
! of the strongest IRemen on The Notre
Dame squad this season and he has
starred in every contest He is nov
in his junior year at the Catholic in
stitution.
Andrews was a star OF the Rock Is
land high school in 1914, PLAYING
/ tackle and end. His many friends in
the Island city will be glad to hear
OF his popularity at the universitY.
/ Next season Notre Dame will 20
through one of the most strenuous
schedules in the history OF the school
A game with the Ohio State team
may be secured.
andrews Receives Letter.
| The Notre Dame football squad yes
terday learned that 20 monogram,
were awarded. The Notre Dame uni
yersity faculty Of athletic contro
passed upon the following men:
King. Hayes. Spalding, PhiIbin. An
drews, Mcclure, Slime, Madigan, Zala
Stanley, Rydzewski, Phelan, Allison
Miller. Ryan, Smith. Pearson, Bahar
Brandy and Gipp.
! Phelan's monogram will be sent I
him to Camp Taylor. KY, where b
was Obliged to go before the seaso
ended Acting Captain Frank Rye
| zewski and Robert Mcclure are III
/ Chicago players to win monograms,
Head Coach Jesse G. Harper an
Assistant Coach Knute K. Rockne vi
give banquet in honor of the foo
ball squad Sunday evening, at whie
: Il captain for the 1918 eleven vi
be elected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
CRIDIROh DEATH
TOLL is TWELVE
Number of Football Victims in 1917
Season Is Less Than Previous
Years.

Chicago. Dec. Football, the
toughest Of American outdoor sports,
exacted a toll of II victims during the
1917 season which ended with Thanks
giving day games, according to re-
ports to the Associated Press today
The number was six less than 1915
and four less than two years ago. In
1914 there were IS deaths.
Defenders of the popular college
sports pointed to the fact that not
fatality. nor even q serious injury
occurred in the big universities and
colleges where the game is conducted
under expert physical direction. All
of the victims with one exception were
either high school students, or play
ers. who, with little or no training,
participated in emi-professional
games. A majority of cases showed
that the players entered the game
without knowledge Of it and without
proper physical condition for so rough
q sport.
The open style of play. instead OF
the smashing game which rapidly IS
being discarded. has eliminated much
! Of the danger in the opinion Of Fred
L. Murphy, a former Yale STAR now
coach at Northwestern university. The
players, he said, also are better pro
tected through improved padded uni
/ forms and headgear
Lack of proper training and physi-
cal condition is the greatest menace
to the game" Coach Murphy said to
day. High school students ant
semi professional players, as a rule
are not properly hardened to play the
game,
I A. A. Stage. the veteran coach al
the University of Chicago, said thai
universal physical examination anC
i training of high school students would
materially reduce the number o
deaths. Some of the larger higi
schools now require examination o
all athletes, but, he said. the practice
has not been put into effect in smalle
cities.
Among the victims are:
Roscoe E. Battan. Hastings, Neb
high school student; killed Nov. Is, b,
a blow which produced heart paral
ysis,
I Roy Groues. a Wilsonville, Neb
high school student. II years old, die
Nov. 10 from internal injuries.
Henry Leidendecker, a Champaign
ILL.,. high school student, IT years old
died Nov Is, as a result of injurie
+ received in game played two week
previously
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
STARTS TRAINING
FOR HERMAN BOUT
Roy Noore Getting Himself in Shape
for 60 in City Dee. Is, So
"a. PAM.

St. Paul, Dec. Roy Moore start
ed training today for his match with
Kid Baroune at Superior, Wis. Dee Z.
and also for his go with Pekiu Her
man al Rock Island Dec, 49, The Cali
fornia sensational fistic marvel ex-
poets to win over Rar0nne.
Moore and his manager Mike Ne
Nulty, are figuring on a much harder
go with Herman than was experienced
in Rock Island against Johnny Bitch-
lie. McNulty has wired the promoter
OF the Herman-Moore go in regard &c
the weight Of the two boys Mooree
manager demands 2 forfeit that Her
man will weigh 1I6 pounds at O'Clock
on Dec H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
SEASON rs CLOSED,
MANY MOOSE KILLED

Duluth, Mimi. Dec. 1.-The big
game season for Minnesota terminated
last midnight. Hunters who have
moose or deer caroasses hung up in
the woods have five days in which to
bring them in.
While figures were not available
yesterday, it is generally conceded that
the present season has been one of
the most successful in the history of
the sport, Hundreds of deer and
moose have been brought through Du-
luth on trains and in automobiles, and
large number Of bear The slaugh-
ter Of moose was easily the heaviest
in recent years, all Of the animals De
ing slain in Cook and Lake counties
where they are making their final
stand