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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-12
SIRIUS AND THE DOG DAYS.
Time Has Worn Away the Link That
Bound Them Together.

Time Has Worn Away tho Link That
Bound Them Together.
The dog days. when excessive heat
is supposed to prevail, begin July 5.
according to the ancient reckoning. aud
continue to Aug. II. All sorts OF tradi-
tons and superstitioDs are connected
with this period. and various dates are
also given.
In some sections the dog days are
said to begin on July p and to end on
Aug p, while still others attribute the
malevolent influence of the dog star
upon the earth to the period from Aug.
to Sept. 4. in accordance with the an.
cient Egyptian reckoning.
AS matter Of fact. the rising OF the
dog star, CAMS Majoris or Sirius, has
nothing to do with the affair ut all.
The rising Of that star has been so ac-
celerated by the procession Of the eqni
nOxes during the passage Of more than
1000 years that the corresponding con-
ditions for the ancient dog days no
longer exist.
In ancient times In the attitudes Of
the Mediterranean the period of great
est heat nearly corresponded with that
time in which the dog star rose at the
same time with the sun. To this con.
junction all antiquity and all the later
followers OF judicial astrology attrib.
uted malignant influence
Among the modern notions regarding
the dog days is the absurd belief that It
is durin. this period that dogs are most
likely to 60 mad.-St Louis Post Dts.
patch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-12

person. I'll just hold UP the wheels Of
state until that dance is over. Go
ahead. youngster Call the taxi and
get back to Belle. I'll send jenkins to
get the paper, and you can-can tell
me all about 1t In the morning. Will
0 o'clock be too early to call you from
your rosy dreamsi"
Il do not have coffee until 0 o'clock.
my Gouverneur Faulkner, and l do not
make a very hurried toilet. but l viii,
come to you at the capitol at 0 O'Clock.
II you so command. very gladly"
"Oh. no. Well oil of us just-just
eool our heels until you get your coffee
snd toilet Don't hurry. l beg OF you.
Good night, and beat 1t to Belle, as
Buzz would say Cool night. you
you But I'll say 1t oil in the morning
If it takes half day. Good night
again." Ana with that parting saluta-
tion my Gouverneur Faulkner's voice
died from the telephone with what |
thought had the sound of very nice
laugh.
Continued in nertareek's Banner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-12
Made a Mess Of Il.

During social evening woman
sang for the guests. One Of the guests
turned to n meek looking little man sit.
ting at his side and said: "How awful!
Who can she be?'
That." replied the man addressed.
Ia my wife"
"Oh. ! b-b-beg your pardonr' slut
tered the other. ''She's really al
know shc'd sing beautifully II she
made better selection Of her music.
Who do you suppose wrote that song2'
~ am the author of that song" re-
piled the meek looking little man.
Argonaut.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-12
GOOD FORM IN TENNIS.
Don't Copy Bad Style Because Some
Star Player Uses It.

DON'T Copy Bad Style Because Some
Star Player Uses It.
Good form In tennis is hard to de
scribe. 1t is not necessarily the ability
to win matches, nor is 1t always the
most graceful way Of hitting the hAll
1t is rather the method OF playing
those strokes that have been shown by
long experience to produce the best re
suits with the majority OF players.
One too often hears an ambitious
young player declare that any stroke
that wins Ia good enough for him. Be
cause Mclaughlin won international
matches In spite Of using cramped
backhand swing they are willing to
copy his style In the hope OF eQualing
his skill.
But success does not justify bad
form. What II Mclaughlin or a BrOOkes
might do with bad style Of play Is
not always the best for others to at
tempt. Ten would fail with such meth
DDS where one would succeed, while
with good form ten would succeed
while one would fail.
A young player with generous fu-
iure before him might much better
select as mcdcl OF good form strokes
such as Johnston uses or those shown
by I4arncd. With such q model any
healthy. active boy should be able to
play tennis well after steady practice.
The game does not require height or
weight or any unusual physical qualifi.
cati0n.-J. parmly Paret In St Mich
olas.
The Elevator Boy Protests.
did you ever stop to consider the
feelings OF an elevator boy In an OF.
fice building? How'd you like to spend
your days in cage, gOln' UP. comm
down, same bad air. same old shafts
slippin' by. never nothin' to see? How
dye like 1t on sunny day when you
were dyin' to play baseball?" says the
elevator boy.
81 never thought about it at ALL" the
passenger answered.
| "Well. have. | thought about II
most Of the time fer four years. Ever
the fellows In Sing Sing gets out some
times. but we don't When ! get Il
feelin' l can't stand II, think Of bloch
after block Of office buildings In thi!
town, every one of 'em with fifteen o.
| twenty cages. and fellow like me II
every one Of 'em, spendin' his life goin
up, comm down, goin' Up, comm dowi
-and outside the world g0in' on
American Magazine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-12
Break. Break, Break.

Hes suing the company that cor
Ftructed his artificial limbs.
..On what grounds
.Nonsnpp8rt " > Buffalo ExpsesA
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-12
Do You BHy Your Fresh Fruit?

DO Eon bay fouF FRESH FF9e!
Why not raise it yourself, in your
own yard? This will give the
children all they want-luscious
peaches, pears, p!ums and grapes. If
this sounds good to vou." send for
cur frea catalogue Griffing Nurs-
cries, Pert Arthur, Texas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-12
For Rent

NY four-room COTTAGE, located in the
residence district Of BENTON, at $6 per
month. Possession given at once. APP
ply to Mr.. L. G. Smith of Benton for
the keys. loft j. j. BoGARD.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-12

steps, IL the light from the moon and
also street arc. sat the person that
q man Of whom l had asked guidance
sail to bc the woman whom ] sought.
She rested her head IN her hands. rs
had dcle that poor human In the cage
In that state prison. and from her
heard the sounds Of slow weeping.
s'Hhat Is it that shall say to herr
! asked Of myself. And then sudden
" something answered from within
ne from the sama place that had aris-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

NORTHEAST NINE IN GREAT SHAPE
FOR HARD CAMPAIGN ON DIAMONn

NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL was the
~ only local institution to hold baseoaii
practice every afternoon in the week Inc
Red and Black youngsters were notined py
Coach Harry Snyder to report daily at tne
field before the holidays started, and North-
east has not lost any time In preparing Tor
the strenuous league season
Germantown Highs baseball candidates
have worked on a different plan, as Coacn
Phil Lewis does not believe in much prac-
tice for the schoolboys. "A short practice,
with lots Of pep is my idea OF preparing
a school team for any sport" said Coach
Lewis last night. Therefore l did not ash
the boys to report this week, and we'ii ge'
in all the practice we need next week
South Philadelphia played practice
game with Girard College, and the Wes'
Philadelphia boys were working out three
afternoons under the direction or CoacI
Fred Vail. The rain yesterday postponed
the opening Interacademic League games
unti, next tuesday and Wednesday. Penn
charter and Friends Central play Wednes-
dav and Germantown and Episcopal meet on
CAPTAIN Ridsdale will lead his Brown
Preparatory School team on the field In the
game with the Girard College nine at
Girard College tomorrow afternoon. the
Brownies look strong this year. Mckenty
a former pupil Of Connie Mack. has been
whipping the team into shape. He Is q
star twirler. Brown has no professional
coaches and he has therefore been asked
to look after the candidates.
The Brown management received word
from Norrstown High that the game sched'
aled for next Monday would have to be
Cancelled, and the next game after the
Girard contest for the Brown and White
is with Villanova Preparatory at Villanova
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

next Wednesday afternoon. Tb,, -.
the initial contest for the Main Lin..m
Grard College is continuing ~.
work in the tank. In the meet WITH m
Joseph's College aquatic stars y... ne
afternoon the Girard boys showed es'efq s"s!
points
Prout. Kent Lingsch and Kelly
quartet of point-winners for Girard c',,n 80 |
II the baseball team succeeds in assNl
we'll as the basketball and swimmins s ss
the Girard athletes bid fair to harsNua Nuad
new athletic record for 1917. A sts,Ip
victories marked the season in the ns
the baseball team is out to repeat "se ~
Germantown High School will prob,,.
have the smallest team in the Hiyh s'.
League. Coach Phil Lewiss cand,da,oscn ocne'
clude many midgets and they are 80. =
make places both in the infield ANA \
garden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

There are many youngsters who can make
fine showing at odd times or In friendly
matches But these Atlanta stars all make
their best showing against golfers like
Evans, Gardner. Sawyer, Anderson, Max
well, Blossom, Byers Dyer and other stars,
whom they have beaten or given close bat
ties in championships or important tourna-
ments
As the situation looks now, within the
next few years Atlanta will have at least
six golfers who can be listed as formidable
opponents even in a national championship.
And this will be almost as many as New
York or Chicago can show, and more than
any other one city In the U. S. of A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
Thorpe, in Pinch, Strikes,
Beating Ump to "Strike'

Jim Thorpe was sent e bat a. pinch
at Waco tho other day. He looked with
disdain q the first b@aII @ served up tS him:
1mpiring, called Il strike. Jim fouled
The next. and though the pitchers third
Of the plate. the Indian took a vicious swing
Bill" he remarked to Brennan as he turned
to .Egcc to the bench: bench: s.u .s. A.. 49,. x.u
Just struck at" was Bili's retort.
Huh" srunted Big Jim, "the only rea;
knew you'd call II a strike anyway"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
DODGERS AND RED SOX Z
SPLIT, $4,000 ON TOUR
Worlds Series Clubs Have Financial
Success in Spring Exhibition
Series

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April e.-The last
game between the Boston Red Sox, world g
champions, and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ma
tional League champions. scheduled for
Washington Park here, was Cancelled be-
cause of rain.
Presidents Charley Ebbets, of the
Dodgers, and Harry Frazee, Of the Red
Sox, expressed satisfaction with the result
of their spring trip. OF the eleven games
scheduled nine were played, rain being en-
countered only in Kansas City and In
dianapolis The Red Sox won five games
and the Dodgers four.
Attendance figures for the entire trp
were placed in the neghborhood of 80, 600
1t was perhaps the most successful Joint
tour ever undertaken by big league clubs.
The financial reward was something like
$4,000. which was equally divided between
the two organizations.
OTHER SPORTS ON PACE On
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
HOOPER, LAST OF RED SOX
HOLDOUTS, FINALLY SIGNS

BOSTON, April 6. - The last Of the
worlds champion Boston American base
ball players who were dissatisfied with
the salaries offered them has come to
terms. Harry Hooper, the teams star right
fielder, signed contract at indianapolis
according to advices received here Presl-
dent H. II. Frazee, who announced the COM
pletion of the teams roster, did not state
the terms, but 1t is understood that Hooper
obtained $1,000 advance over his salary of
last wear,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
Man in Charge of Quakers' Athletes Legion
Doing Fine Work at Red and Blue Institution.
Amos Strunk Star of Mackmen's Trip

& ns @ camp. and training camps viii undoubtedly soon be ae
@ Tor the great army that to be raised and something M will be required %
% S IN. I'M 0n0,0ny @ MY almost constant % Let Lett the nj be a
No athlete worthy the who does and unframed soldier
military training
TBT means
II the work erfere with the recruiting campaign And
the definite aim of getting into shapenot themselves but for their
Says Bob Masoeu Our Sports Editor
n the Athletics srun the hard
position and M % nd % S not
% ns % % murphy & % an on & @ % a @ e % sss % s 1 % a wen
the ball should have been caught His = In tho outer garden % has M
into right hed Mns and strun. after it. In game recently &
fast but his speed not to bring him even close
and sSn having no confidence his playmate started after after at % @
the the ball fell safe for double Again some on. hit al liner between ] center E a
h work os @ w will h more time help out
garden No one can Pings
% Since going back into the . his his ankle s Albany S he
and make d u n ass @ y@. WIT, had no previous unde
% . % : s:n sSs @ d 1 Ss
hnselfan INT s. workha
DOTH Philadelphia having
are % of sGs'Dns pns % % 5 of a S n % as. ss.5
Phir
Braves Are Battling Bunch
T Boston somewhat fighting
upon may
nervous sas. nan AMY otner
@ n IN tn. Two g % w ' veteran @ 'nh @ ny s nm on S @ @ n % @
and fighting spirit the inch by these Joint
put an end to his career a cyclone ensrsy
Eva. nsnt
mean wills
Rabbit % work to- together % with n mashtne ns % % , ~ m . ~
sss @ S i'm hs. % health % % ns ni ss S nHIs s % Ss % a
tho Eve the last of the na old Cub inhed He stands
..sssr
LyvnRs
, @ @ s ss%. in 2 New H % tn which ,ares Ss s m
Eve. game brany player
todayh smarter in nbaseban than Trojan
Word "HoLdouf' No Longer in Sports Dictionary
rN Bert N'non attached his signature to
in position pu, the same S team IN HS $ hS % that he did lid last @ but
given opportunity of gratifying his desire sit the bench and
Bert went Tor on his WAY & to Wa Washington o @ . lite & he had % signed up and he
az sn catch second so S MS S & @ a nssv M'sn s @ @ Dus will
. and Moran will elect keep M'Gsan on the
IN PASSING and
stubborn holdouts to at about
lilies wthint four
u Tennis Champion May Not Be Rated No.
uLEs for the guidance of ranking committees of the United
~
other because of stronger
the the
*1rst
be ompose Of one two or eve
RFoRE hantha mertbe on par
4M for highest honor American
srLIs ha.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-10
LT|MATUM |S|LAGOON ROAD
SENT GREECE|GETS 81, 400
County Commissioners Or
der Warrant Issued for
Part of Road

Ordering warrant for $4,000 is
sued to the Gulf Beach Highway,
the board of county COM
yesterday morning unani-
mously agreed to take over part of
the road which has been completed,
and paying the committee pro rata
amount under the $4,000 appropria-
tion for the work.
The work so far has been carried
on with funds collected in subscrip-
ton campaign, but the money is prac-
teal exhausted. The warrant of the
board of county commissioners en-
ables the highway committee to carry
on the work on the road which is
more than half finished, and it is ex-
pected that in a short time it will be
completed.
The commissioners recently made a
trip to the road, and we'll pleased
with the work, and with the posi-
bilities of increasing tourist travel
to Pensacola because of it. A war
rant was ordered issued as soon as
the county attorney approves the
deeds to the right of way and the
public park at the terminus of the
road.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-10
Entente Demands the With
drawal of Troops Within
Forty-Eight Hours

The Teutonic troops moving east
ward into Moldavia from the Trans
ylvanian Alps are making steady
progress while Won Mackensen's
forces driving northward into Media
via and won more ground reaching
the Putna river sector, according to
Berlin.
In this fighting, the Teutons claim
the capture of more than 5000 pris-
oners. Petrograd admits retirement
along the line Of the Putna and
Sereth rivers but says other attacks
were repulsed.
Vigorous fighting with both sides
claiming slight successes is going on
in northern Russia in the region of
Riga. The Russians captured an is
land in Dvina river north of Illoukst.
Only bombardments are reported
on other fronts. Greece has been
given forty eight hours to comply
with the entente demands to with
draw Greek Noops from Thessaly,
and reduce the number of Greek
forces elsewhere, the release of po-
litical prisoners and apology by
Greece to allied nations and their
flags.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-10
INQUIRY IN To.
LEAKMAYSOON
Be DROPPED
Members Claim Lawson Has
Nothing to Support
His Charges
LAWSON CONTINUES
TO DEFY COMMITTEE
-Four Motions Citing Him
For Contempt Already
Been Presented
az ASSOCIATED aREss

Washington, Jan. Although
Thomas w. Lawson promised to dis
close names of high officials if con-
gress ordered an inquiry into the al
legged leak of the presidents note, in
dications tonight were the rules COM
mittee were about to drop hearings
on the Wood resolution favoring such
investigation. Democratic members
expressed a WEAKNESS of the proceed
ings and a conviction that there was
nothing to warrant further inquiry.
They intimated that lawson had
nothing to support his charges. The
hearings will be continued through
tomorrow.
Lawson continued to defy the COM
mittee and at adjournment tonight
there were four motions citing him
for contempt before the bar of the
house. He continues his testimony
tomorrow.
Bernard Baruch, the New York
broker; Charles H. Sabin, president
of the Guarantee Trust of New York
and Otto Kahn. of Knhn I oab & Co.
all denied connection with the .1eak'
today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-10
TOURIST CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
Large Number of Winter
Visitors Here Held Ex-
cellent Meeting

About 800 members of the Pensa-
cola Tourist Club and their Pensacola
friends gathered at the w. o. w.
hall on West Romano street at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and one of
the most interesting meetings of the
season was enjoyed. The program
rendered was very pleasing and Sc
lect number of recitations, readings,
solos and talks were heard.
After perhaps half hour of social
conversation and getting acquainted
generally, the club was called to
order, and after the usual opening ex-
ercises, Rev. Jesse Miller, of Indiana,
was elected vice president, and VIII
liam j. Smith, of Michigan, was
elected secretary and treasurer. This
completed the list of officers, as
President Taylor was elected at the
organization meeting of last week.
On motion, a vote of thanks was
extended to the Citizens and Peoples
National bank of this city for the
pretty membership badges which
were donated, with the compliments
of that financial institution, as well
as for the other courtesies which were
extended.
The entertainment program started
with a beautiful piano solo which was
rendered by Miss Clara Reinhardt oil
this city.
An original reading in poetry was
rendered by Mr.. Cummins of Pensa.
cola. which was entitleds "Old Glory
which was pronounced very fine.
H. NJ. Mcfarland, from Indiana
told the assembled guests something
of Indiana, in a manner that delight
ed the audience, and which brough-
down deserved applause.
Comrade Powell, an old Confeder.
ate Veteran, who is a sort of favorit,
with the tourists who come here from
year to year, told some amusing
stories and personal "reminiscences
which were well received.
John Hall, of Michigan, offered (
recitation, in the course of which HI
told his hearers how and why "he wai
not dead yet" recital which wa
heard with interest.
Harry Grey, of Kansas. gave Z
Enthusiastically interesting talk
which was applauded, and the pro
gram was brought to close with al
offering of one of James WhitcomI
Riley's best productions by Presiden
Taylor.
The Tourist Club adjourned to NEE
/ next Tuesday, January Is, at
o'clock in the afternoon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-10
WILL IMPROVE
PERD|DO ROAD
County Commissioners Will
Agree to Resurface
To Lillian

That the road from Herrons Bayou
to Lillian bridge over the Perdido
river will be resurfaced was the prac
teal agreement of the board of coun-
ty commissioners yesterday morn
ing, and though no final action was
taken, other than refer the matter to
Commissioner Candy from chat dis
trict, it is with the understanding that
if such Improvement is possible it
shall be made.
The stretch of road is about three
and a half miles long, and connects
directly with the bridge now being
built by H. C. Barcley. It was at
Mr.. Barclays instigation that the
matter was taken under consideration,
as he appeared before the board stat
ing that farmers in that section state
that if better road connection is as
sured they would do their trading in
Pensacola.
1t is expected that the bridge at
Lillian will be ready for use before
Mardi Gras, and Mr.. Barclay has as
sured Escambia county that he would
cooperate in every way to improve the
connection.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-10
WOMEN START
BIC CAMPAIGN
They Place Silent Sentinels
Around White House in
Suffrage Cause
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Woman suf-
fragists, members of the Congress
sional Union, after futile appeal to
President Wilson today for his sup
port for the Susan B. Anthony
amendment, announced they would
picket the White House grounds with
silent sentinels."
They propose to make it impossible
for the president TO enter or leave the
White House without encountering a
sentinel bearing a suffrage banner
This move is admitted to be step
in a new policy of mild militancy
which began with the unfurling of q
suffrage banner from the gallery dur
ing the reading of the presidents
message last month.
Women today pledged $4,000 for
the silent sentinel campaign. When
three hundred women called on the
president today and again asked sup
port of the suffrage amendment, he
told them as spokesman for his party
that he could not commit to any ac-
ton not endorsed He said he believed
in their cause personally, and did moi
understand why they failed to real
ize the Democrats had done more fol
suffrage than the Republicans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-10
ATTACK CONGRESS-
RIGHT TO ENACT LAW
81 AssocIATEp pREss.

Washington, Jan. Slack of au-
thority by congress to enact what
they termed railroad wage legislation
is the principal line of attack by
railroad attorneys, Waiter d. Hines
and John G. Johnson, in arguments
before the supreme court today in the
test case of the Adamson law.
Hines declared the primary pur-
pose of the law is the arbitrary regu-
lation of private contracts and its
classification would benefit only four
brotherhoods, special high paid
class.
Johnson assailed the hasty enact
ment of legislation by congress and
the conduct of the brotherhoods as
well. The final statement of the gov
ernment's case will be made tomor-
row and the test suit viii be submit
ted for decision.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-10
MOLINO HAS
NEW OFFICERS
Election of Town Officials
Held Yesterday With
Little Opposition
SPECIAL no THE JOuRNAL.

Moline, Jan. with many of the
regular voters disqualified, only about
fifty per cent of the voting strength
of Moline took part in the election for
town officials here today. AS there
was competition for only one office,
comparatively little interest was
shown, and the vote on the whole was
light.
D. G. Hall was elected without OPP
position to the position of mayor, re-
ceiving 81 votes. For councilmen,
neither candidate having an opponent,
j. E. Hayes and j. A. jacob, each
with 80 votes.
W. NJ. Williams was elected by 20
majority over E. l. Bragonnier for
the office of clerk, treasurer and as
SCISSOR of the town. j. L. Hobbey
was elected marshal with SO votes
the highest single vote cast.