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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917
OREGON'S STAND ON WAR.

ANY American citizen who wOulf go to Europe and walk down betwe ,n the trenches where they were firing at one another with their machine guns would be an ass, and would deserve to get just what he would get. I would not fight for him. No; I would not take any chance of being shot at for him. That kind of a citizen is of no value or credit to us; he puts this Ma ton in peril and does not bring any thing of value in return to this coun- try after having been nurtured in it to the age of maturity, an age when he ought in ordinary decency keep '!ut of trouble by using reasonable amount of common sense. So would say to him when he starts for the war zone, My dear brother, we bid you farewell; you may go there if yon want; you can tramp up and dowl a]i your life between the firing lines, but do not assume any responsibility for your happiness or good health. 1t is Ilgnt up to you.
 And if a nation should come and say to me that there is certain zone about my enemies country inside cf which no ship will be permitted to pass with ammunition or food, ] would say to him, Very we'll, that suits me first-rate. I live more than 5000 miles away from you and our people at home need all the food we have and more than they get and it looks like we might need our ammu- milton after a while to rehabllitate ourselves from a peace footing 70 one of reasonable war preparation in the event that some other nation may come to dislike us. It is up ;o you, gentlemen. I will keep my ships at home.'
 There is many family il this country today, gentlemen, who under the high cost of living, due in part to the war, are not getting enough to eat. Right here, within five blocks of this building there are families that are cutting down their food sup
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08
ABOVE ZERO WEATHER
 PREVAILS INFERIOR

Above zero weather prevails at all points in the interior with the excep- tion of Copper Center, where. accord ing to this mornings report the ther- mometer registered zero. From t" g above is reported from all other stations, DonneIly reporting 32 above and Gulkana above. Fairbanks re- ports 12 ahove and Wortman 15 above. The local weather report shows a minimum of 10 above for the 12 hours ending at z o'clock this morning and maximum temperature of z3. The barometer is slowly ris- ing which, with moist atmosphere 1n dicates rain or snow.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08
This Day in History.

Feast day of St. Apollonius and ( ther Egyptian martyrs; St. Lenan of Ireland; St. Felix of Dunwich; St. Julian of Toledo; St. Rosa.
 St. John of God, founder of the Or der of Charity, born in 1495.
 House of Lords unanimously passed Stamp Act in 1765.
 British soldiers tarreG and feather ed a citizen of Massachusetts in 177o.
 Simon Cameron, Secretary of War under Lincoln, born in 1799.
 Russia declared war against Great Britain in 1907.
 Expedition under J. c. Fremont reached Sutter's Fort. California, ill 1SAS.
 Willard Fillmore. president of the United States, died in 1874.
 Steamship Sphinx burned at sea- with a loss of 800 lives in 1878.
 Henry Ward Beecher, clergyman and author, died in 1887.
 Six hundred Moros killed in battle with U. S. troops near Jolo in 1906.
 Michigan adopted presidential pret erence primary bill in 1912.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08
FORGOTTEN MINING
 STOCKS BRING FORTUNE

MILWAUKEE, March 8.-Twenty- five years ago M. L. Martin paid 10 cents a share for 5000 shares of Hec' la mining stock. M. L. Martin for got the investment. changed her name to Mrs. Mary Humes. and today, after a search of years, the company To cated her under her new name, paid her $66,50O in back dividends, and informed her that her stock was worth $S share. In the early days of the company, when assessments were being levied, John A. Finch, one of the officers, paid the $400 assess ,nents.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

might get burned out, or if the gang were not courageous enough for that, they would railroad you through court. If neither of these worked they would give you the Meyers System.' Valdez will be q good town when a few more of the gang repent and turn turtle. - 18th Star.
 No further Identification of "the gang" was given, and none can now be expected. The owner of the plant that printed the 18th effort has sold the same and slid out leaving the peoples tribune to turn turtle" on the rollers. No longer will he boost valiantly in print for his remnant of admirers in Valdez. But he has been heard humming to himself:
 "Ain't that a shame, a measly
 shame,
 To take my honey in from the
 rain?"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08
THE GANG IN VALDEZ.

Under the above title the 18th Starter of Anchorage printed the fol- lowing epic in prose:
 Anchorage is petitioning the government to fortify Cook Inlet. and Seward has fallen in line with the demand that Resurrection Bay be made immune from enemy's as saults. As both places have more foreigners for citizens thaa they have Americans, it might be cheap CT for their citizens to come over to Valdez for protection.-Prospector.
 No, no. Couldn't do that. We
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

plies for lack of money with which to pay for them. They are short of shoes, short of clothing, and short of the necessities of life, all due in degree and indirectly to this great and un- fortunate conflict which is going on upon the other side of the ocean, and I have no heart in it or for it.
 I would say to those who want to go across the dead line, where there are submarines or Zeppelins. Co. and God go with you; but go at your own risk. 1 will not fight to save the merchandise of any such Americans as you are. Go and get killed if you want to. but we, the people, will not fight for you, or the like of you, or for your cargoes of war supplies
 will guarantee to the Senate that l can take ship out to sea, and Ii the sinking of that ship will cause var between this country and some other nation can bring war home 10 yon and this country in ten days. IL would be an easy thing to do, so easy that I fear it will be done by those who would profit from such an i"ci- dent. We are running a great risk ct this time. From motives Of sel- fishness anyone may force this coun- try into war in a week, if we are so- ing to stand upon our rights to act the fool in any such manner.
 It is the duty of this country, first and now, as it has been its duty Tor some time in the past, to say to it's citizens: "Go yourself or with your ships at your peril; go with the un- derstanding that you are about to cause the loss of thousands of lives of your fellow citizens who are just as good men as you are, and most of them better; go if you want to make an excursion into the realms of war fare; but go at your own peril. We will not imperil the happiness and perhaps the very existence of this Ma tion to fight for such as you.' So also to the man who wants to ship for profit I would say: Do you also go, but go at your peril. 1 will see you to the three-mile limit, l will give you a book of Psalms and God bless you, and a fare ye well to you, and then watch you fade from view and sink into the horizon, and if you crme back, well and good; but if you do not come back I will not grapple either for your body or your cargo. You well know the risk yourself, and you have a right to assume it; but yoa have no right to push or drag me into your row. The minute you do. you become my enemy, just as much as foreigners with whom I have no con- fiict or anything but kindly feeling.
 That is where stand on this ques- ton and where the people stand whom I represent, and whom believe indorse me in the position whichA .ake here and who have prayed tn; we be kept out of this war.--Extracta from speech of Hon. Harry Lane (Re- publican) of Oregon, in the U. s. Sen ate, Feb. '.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08
LOOK OUT FOR THE
 NEW ONE DOLLAR BILLS

WASHINGTON, D. C.. March s. If you are in a hurry and have not seen one of the new one dollar bills, cont mistake it for "V". Complaints were made to the Treasury Depart ment officials today by persons who have been short changed in accept ing new ones for a roll of five dollar bills.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

ROOSEVELT sent President Will son word that he and his sons were ready to give their lives for -heir country, to which an unfeeling Vest ern paper retorted by asking why the Colonel did not include Nick Long worth and the rest of the family.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

DISPATCHES today state that Minnesota gusrdsman was sentenced to prison for five years for ridiculing the army and the President. He was unfortunate. He should have been an editor of a New York paper aEd he would have been immune.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

ONCE upon time there was a man who lived happily with his wife and his neighbors All fairy stories start off this way.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08
Evans Passes Juneau.

The steamer Admiral Evans. north bound, passed Juneau at S:SO p. III. yesterday, and should arrive here Fri day night or Saturday morning
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

THERE are many self-made wom- en but you never hear them Drae. ging about it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

KEEP your mouth shut. The wise man does not devote all Of ms time in telling about it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

WORRY may be defined by having only money enough for pork chops when you want tenderlOin.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

THE man who is always giving you his word of honor is not half as reli- able as the man who never cares whether you believe him or not.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

The father who teaches his bo fidelity need not worry about the res of his training.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

TOO much of our charity work IS done in the hopes that we will get our names in the paper.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

MANY a woman who marries for 9 home lands a husband who never wants her to stick her nose out of 1t
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

IT MIGHT be good thing for the Territory if the Alaskan Senate will remain deadlocked the balance of the session
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

TT IS mighty hard to tell the age of a woman or an egg by looking at them.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

EVERYTHING happens for the best with the possible exception or toOthache.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

Webster's New International Die tionary, strictly up to date; come Tn and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-08

THE best physician is old Doctor Nature.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-10

Hents running for year and others 1o-, the period of the war.
 Labor has discovered that it has . standing in the government machn- cry or it's country whenever its d." mands are based on it's industrial and coEstl5utlonai rights. Employers, on the other hand, have found in the department defender against unrea- sonable eXaction.
 Reports now at hand indicate an impending call for not less than 15O.- 900 skilled workers of many classes. involving over 50 mechanical trades, to serve in the various shipyards en- gagged in constructing vessels for the shipping Board To secure tho work CTS necessary centralized employ- ment system IS highly desirab ble if not absol utely essential. Consequently it has become necessary to establish sev- eral adilt.ondi war emergency of:c~s of the United States Emplovment Service and to employ travelling field workers aild agents to locate qusl:- fled workers for the yards.
 "The tXtra ordinary demand for man power on the industrial as dis tinguished from the military side of war preparations was responded to by the department through it's IT. S. f,ni- ployment Service as soon as the de- mand arose. Much of the demand was found to have been influenced more by eagerness for labor at low Or inadequate wages relatively to the sharp rise in living expenses than l,v general labor shortage. But in some places, especially in the neghbor- hoods of .munition ablishmelts which had been serving European war demands at enormous profits, there was a genuine scarcity of labor Cor less profitable forms of production. On the whole the problem at first probably was less problem of labor scarcity than of imperfect distribu- tion."
New Britain herald., 1917-12-10
POLICE JANTTORSHIP
Chief Rawlings to Recommend Man
 to Commission.

At meeting of the board of po- lice commissioners Friday evening the question of appointing a man to suc- ceed Mrs. Mary Metty as matron Of police headquarters will be consid cred. The board has asked Chief William J. Rawlings to recommend a man and it is probably at this weeks meeting steps will be taken to re- move Mrs. Metty from the ianitor ship and place in her stead mem Der of the supernumerary force
 Supernumerary Policeman Dennis O'Keefe held the position of janitor but when one of the many safety boards was abolished in favor of separate police and fire commissions 1t was decided that O'Keefe was not the man for the place, so Mrs. Metty, who is also matron. was given the po- sition in addition to her other work. Chief Rawlings, according to Chair man Patrick F. King, has not as vet recommended anyone for the posi- ton.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-10
ARPI SEXTETTE DID WELL.

Through an omission in the story Foxs theater Friday evening, the name of the Arpi sextette did not ap- pear. The popular Swedish singing organization was one of the bright features of the evening, the sextette contributed their very best efforts to the success of the entertainment.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-10
SIE.S IN FRANCE.

Ottawa, Dec. 1O.-E. L. kipp of Pittsfield. Mass, is included among the list of Amerlcans appearing in the Canadian overseas casualty list issued last night.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-10

Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven, U. S. A., Whi is on the front where the Italian forces are holding in check the invading Austro-German armies. He has been all along the fighting line and his life has been in peril more than once.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-03-03
RECORD SHOWS GAIN OR
LOSS on EACH CROP
Bookkeeping Answers Questions About
Each Farming Operation.

Bankers and business men are more
readily disposed to make advances
TO farmers who keep some records OF
their farming operations; but the far
mers say it's too much trouble, II
doesn't nay, and that there's nothing
at the end of the year anyway, 80
what's the use of keeping books
about it?
The average farmer is right about
the bookkeeping business, but his rea,
son for his position is wrong. Book
keeping is such a record Of his bust
ness as will answer all reasonable
questions about the business and do
il quickly. The average farmer has
few questions about his farming,
therefore he has no need for book
keeping. 1t is the farmer with ques-
tions to ask who will find bOokkeep-
ing interesting and indispensable. His
system of books will depend upon the
questions he wishes to answer. He
may wish to know any of the follow
ing things:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-03-03
HAIR ON MAN.

In the ancient days, nature grew
hair on man to protect his body
from heat, cold and rain. Later
on, as man became more civilized,
he began to kill fur bearing ami
mails and wear their skins, But
after thousands and thousands OF
years he reached point in his cl-
vilization when he wore clothes
over the entire portion of his DO
dies, and having no more use for
his natural covering, gradually be-
gan to lose it.
Some scientists believe it is only
question of time before human
beings will lose all the hair they
now possess, because we wear SC
much clothing and keep our bo
dies away from the sunlight Wher
! that times comes We shall be
hairless race. Facts.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-03-03
NOTICE.
DEMAND OF ADMINISTRATION.

DEMAND UT hDMlNiD ia loN.
In the matter Of
Estate Of Onezime Jacquet
Probate Docket No. 1921.
18th Judicial District Court.
State Of Louisiana. Parish of st. Martin.
Whereas, Oscar Jacquet OF the Parish
Of st. Martin. Louisiana. has lled his
petition In this Office applying 10 be ap-
pointed administrator Uf said above
mentioned and entitled succession.
Now Therefore Public Notice is hereby
given to ali parties Interested to show
cause, If any they have in writing,with-
in ten days from this publication. why
said application should not be granted
and said appointment made as prayed
for.
Witness the Hon. James Simon, Judge
Of said Court, st. Martinvills, La, this
eth. day Of Feb. A. ID. 1917.
Date Of order Feb. :, 1911.
IGNACE BiENvENU. 4
by. Clerk Of Court. st. Martin Parish, La
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-03-03
HYGIENE.

Hygiene is one of the few things
not affected by the high cost OF
living.
1t costs practically nothing to
observe the common rules of right
living that help to keep one well.
Hygiene can be had almost for the
asking.
There are few who can not take
time to eat slowly. Everyone can
have plenty of ventilation in his
sleeping room if he wants it.
True, perhaps, one will have to
buy all extra blanket if he sleeps
with his window wide open, but
blankets are less expensive than
doctors.
1t is a real saving of money to
avoid over-eating and to abstain
from all sorts of excuses.
1t does not cost anything to
stand, sit and walk erect and to be
regular in all ones habits.
Even if hygiene cost money, II
would he false economy not to OBJ
serve the rules of health and tt
lose ones working power as re
suit.
Medical attention, medicine and
nursing comes high, and when ont
becomes sick he often loses inter
est in life itself
One may have to adjust one
habits somewhat in order to liv
hygienically. But after one la
escaped from the cluthes OF his oil
habits 1t Is to live wrongly. LII
q. rules are the natural way VI hvln
= anu TIE only reason tney are Ii.
3 universally observed 10 ue.auo
ua,I, la.I ~ lcaIiAc Tic NUIurrI Il
. uv.Iru.o ,iIul aIS uUunu ~ iUIIOw
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Gain or loss for the year.
Cost of raising a horse.

Gain or loss for the year.
Cost of raising horse.
How much it cost him per pound to
produce pork.
How much Q days work by q mule
or horse costs the farm
How much per bushel il costs to
produce corn. potatoes and oats.
The relative values of the individ-
uals of a flock or herd.
The expense of marketing.
Gains or losses on particular crops.
The answer to any questions must
be provided for in the system Of book
keeping.
Now, II any farmer in Louisiana
wants a system of books to answer
some questions on his own farming,
we will give our services free in ad.
vising him what system to employ
All he has to do is to write us fully
on the point in question:. l.
Hines. Professor of Commerce, Louis
lana State University.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-03-03
Sick Liver Causes Dizziness

Headache, biliOusness. chronic cOnsti-
patton and muddy complexion are signs
that your ovsrworked liver needs Polo
Lax to take up a part Of the burden.
Po-Do-Lax is Natures remedy. liquid
laxative derived from the May-Apple, a
gentle liver stimulant that increases
the flow Of bile aud by its mildly laxa-
tive carries off the impurities that have
clogged the intestines and aids Nature
to clear the blood. Get a bottle to- day
At all druggists. soc.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-03-03
TO THE FARMER.

Ifyou have anything to sell pertaining
to agriculture. horticulture livestock.
dairying. etc, write the Commissioner
of agriculture, Baton Rouge. La. and he
will use every effort to dispose OF any
thing grown on the farm in Louisiana.
The Commissioned has iDargurated "A
Bureau of Markets and wants to aid you
in every way possible.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-03-03
SUCCESSION SALE.
Estate OF FL eODOre Neveu.
Widow DOrcily RochOn,
No. 1861

18th Judicial District Court,
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF st. Martin.
BY virtue OF ali order and commits
sion granted in the above Estate, by the
Hon. the 18th Judicial District Court in
and for the Parish of ST. Martin. State
of Louisiana. dated Jan. 10. 1917.
Twill offer for sale and will sell or
cause to he sold by competent officer.
at Public Auction, for cash, to the last
and higheet bidder, between legal sale
hours q a. III. and p. M at the front
door of the Court House, in the Tewn Of
st. Martinville. st. Martin parish. La,
oil
Saturday March 5rd, 1917,
the following described property, tO-wit:
That certain Town Lot with all I'M
provemsnts thereon and appurtenances
thereto belonging. situated in the Cor
poratiOn of the Town Of st. Martinville,
La, Bounded North by property OF the
late Chas. Gueriniere or assigns. South
by Hamilton street. East by Theatre
street and West by property OF Frank
Rivette or assigns.
ST. Martinville, La. Jan. Is, 1917.
LUDOVIC l.. MARTINEZ.
Administrator
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State of Ohio. City of Toledo.

State OF Ohio. City OF Toledo.
Lucas County. ~.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm OF +. j.
Cheney Il Co.. doing business III the
City Of Toledo, County and State afOre-
said, aud that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each aud every case OF Catarrh that can
not W cured by the use Of HALLS Ca
TARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed III
my preeence. this 9TH day Of December
A. u. 1856. A. ". GLEASON,
(SsaU Notary Pubic
halls Catarrd Cure is taken internal
by aud acis through the Blood Oh The
Mucous surfaces vi the System.
oenu Tor testimonials Iree.
r. j. IHkNEl ~ %, lUiedU. v
| oUld W aii uiusSioso. iu..
We ~ dli kIlIuS vi fIlIlLlLS
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Succession Sale.
Estate Of Antoine DOucet
NJ. 36J1

18th Judicial District Court.
State of Louisiana, Parish of st. Martin.
by virtue Of an order and commits
sion granted in the above Estate. by the
Hon. the 18th Judicial District Court in
and for the Parish Of 81. Martin, State
Of Louisiana, dated Feb. 9TH. 1917.
will offer for sale and will sell or
cause to be sold by u competent officer,
at Public Auction, for cash, to the last
and highest bidder. between lt gal sale
hours Oil d. IN. aud p. m.) at the front
door of the Court House. IN the Town of
st. Martinyille, ST. Martin Parish, La,
on
Saturday March II, 1917,
the following described property, to-wii
That certain tract Of open land will
small building thereon. situated III
the 9th Ward Of the Parish of ST. Mar
tin. La. containing about Is arpents il
superficial area. Bounded North by
land OF Louis Cadet. South by land O
HOnOre Dartes. East by land Of Pisrr,
Gourmet and West by John Lambert.
Order signed Feb. :. 1917.
Terms aud cOnditlOn-cash.
CIV. MARTIN,
Administrators
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-03-03

twenty-five states and forty-four
colleges are represented in the fac.
ulty of the Louisiana State University
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More than eighty students at the
Louisiana State University are earn.
Ing all or a part Of their expenses.
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For Sale - 30 acre farm in Cypress
Island. house. etc. School houses on
place, all fenced. $500 with little cash,
BALANCE 10 suit purchaser.
LAIZAIRE BIENyENC.