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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-01-12
Warning Against Damage To
Cattle
Southern Pacific Lines Texas and
Louisiana
Houston. Texas. Dec 81, 1911

Houston. Texas. Dec 81, 1917
To ALL AGENTS:
Information has reached us I,
the effect that certain organiza
ton which is IN opposition to the
purpose of this country and the
best interests of its people in the
prosecution of the war against the
enemy nations has planned this
winter to use concentrated lye and
roach powder for killing or injur-
ing cattle and hogs in yards and
feed pens.
1t is said that lye on rock salt
causes mouth sores. ulcers in the
stomach and also the feet of stock,
producing condition to that of
foot and mouth disease
1t is suggested also that the Or
ganization in question proposes to
use muriatic and nitric acid in food
fed to hogs, causing liberation of
the stomach and death under con-
ditions closely resembling hog cho-
lera.
Agents and ohters receiving this
circular will please notify all cat
tie men, shippers, feeders, breeders
and farmers in order that they may
take necessary precautions to guard
their stock against these possible
attempts, and to exercise proper
diligence in preventing unauthori-
zed persons from having access to
stock at any time.
Station agents and others will
redouble their precautions to avoid
possible damage while stock of any
kind is in their possession, eau
tirning trainmen in connection
with the subject matter.
The management will cordially |
appreciate the co operation of all
its employees in this and all other
matters in which the interests of
the Government and the people
are at issue.
:. W. B. SCOTT.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-01-12

The best money maker Oh the
farm is the hen. She turns grass
into green-backs. grain into gold,
and from the sand and gravel she
coins silver. There is nothing else
on the place to compare with her.
The cattle and horses are her hea-
w customers, and to get their va
lue We must part with them, but
not So with the hen. In her small
way she is a gold mine on grinds
that which others overlook or the
face of the earth; a mill that refuse.
We do all kinds of Printing
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-01-12

The Navy Recruiting Officer. 73O
Common street, New Orleans. has
Il circular from the Navy Depart
nent for the information of per
SONS desiring to enter the Navy as
Acting Enslgns for engineering
duty.
Graduates of Tulane and the
State universityin Mechanical or
Electrical engineering are eligible.
Age 10 TO rs years.
Pay $l7OO.OO per year.
Any rcglstrant may now volun.
teer for the Navy. 1t will only be
necessary for him TO get a permit
from his local exemption board
stating that he is not needed to fill
the current quota of his board.
Enlisting in the Navy will take
"a man out of class one and put
him in class five.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-01-12

Mr.. Maurice Prien was married
to Miss Alice Gauthreau at the
Catholic Church, at four o'clock
tuesday evening. They are both
from this parish.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-01-12

Some men are chronic kickers
about roads If you have good
machine aud a good driver you
won't find the roads SO very bad.
Don't try to 90 twenty miles an
on a ten-mile an hour road. - Ex.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-01-12

Christmas mail this year was 25
per cent heavier than ever before,
according to the Post Office De-
partment. The congestion was
less, however, because the pack
ages were mailed earlier than in
former years.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-01-12

There was heavy ices Monday
and Tuesday mornings. Tuesday
the water in the Teche was frozen
several inches from the banks.
This is one of the coolest winters
we had in several years.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-01-12
STAR ROUTE
Post Office Department.

Post Office Department.
Washington. ID. C.. Oct. q, t9l7.
Proposals will be- rpceipvd at the office
"f the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
praI. Post Office Department. until 4:3O
D.. M. Of January Is. 1913, for carrying
the mails Of the United States from July
l. 1918. to June 30 1922. upon thu star
ronte between st. MartinviIlr and New
Iberia. as specified in pamphlet adver-
msut- Of this date.
List of route. forms Of prOposaIs aud
bODdS. and all necessary information
will lie furnished upon application to
thu Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj, Washington. Dc.
A. :. BURLESON,
Postmaster General.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-01-12
MOTTO

Hunting and trespassing are
strictly prohibited on my plan
tatiOn. Violations will be pro-
secuted.
(Fis) Cleric Gauthier.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
COLORED SERGEANT
WRITES LETTER HOME.
Urges All Of His People To Buy
Liberty Bonds And Tells
What They Do.

Arthur b. Langford, colored. who
keeps store on South street, has re-
ceived a letter from Sergeant Arthur
b. Jones, of Camp Meade, who writes
as follows:
81 take the liberty of writing TO you
to let you know how the soldiers from
your home feel about the third Lib
erty Loan Bond.
If you have bought or will buy one
$50 bond l will receive trench knife
5 rife grenades or IA hand grenades.
A 500 bond will clothe me or feed me
for eight months, and one 800 and
one $50 bond will clothe and equip
me for overseas service. Three 500
bonds will clothe me and keep me in
France for a year. Some subscrib-
ers TO the third Liberty Loan Bonds
may know they have made these
things possible. Please tell others
who have not subscribed to make them
possible by subscribing at once.
Pass this on. We are going across,
tell those at home to come across"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
MONDAY APRIL IS.
EDWARD PHIPPS HAS
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Had Gone Down For Last Time
When Rescued From Drown
ing BY His Cousin.

Edward Phipps. % years old, who
has been called in the draft, fourth
class, made a narrow escape from
drowning yesterday afternoon in the
waters of Spa Greek.
The young man with a party of
friends from South River was out in
a launch owned by one of the boys in
the party. He was leaning against
the rope that guides the tiller when
il broke and he was thrown over back
wards into the water. He could not
swim and made a desperate struggle
for his life. He had risen to the sur
face twice and had gone under for the
third time when rescued by his cou-
sin, Howard Phipps. When drawn in
the launch the young man was in an
exhausted condition. Methods for re-
suscitation were used and he was soon
revived He is up and about today,
although suffering from the effects of
his near drowning.
Young Phipps is a native of the
county and is employed in the grocery
store of Mr.. Henry Campbell, Dock
street, as clerk. A number of boats
were in the creek at the time and Of
fered assistance
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
TOM PARRAN MAY
GET STATE lob.
Rumor Has 1t That Governor
Will Name Him To Road
Position Soon.
HARRINGTON IS WORKING.
Chief Executive Has Many I'M
portant Jobs To Shake Loose
From The Maryland
Plum Tree.

Is Tom" Parran to get on the State
payroll as a member of the State
Roads Commission That is the
question that is going around now
that the Governor is about to fiji all
these places he has left untitled. When
the Legislature was in session, the
air was full of reports that Mr.. Par
ran would get back TO the position
from which he was legislated in 1916,
and copuled with this was a reason,
real or alleged. That was, that the
astute Southern Maryland politician,
who however resents being so de-
nominated, was to be rewarded for
his attitude on the city annexation
bill by being appointed to office. Not
that Mr. Parran needs an office or
the money that comes with it, for as
suredly he does not. But he likes
public life.
Now the act of 1916 which reduced
the membership of the State Roads
Commission to three and provided for
minority representation did not fix a
term for the members appointed un-
der it, Heretofore they have held
Office at the pleasure of the Gov
ernor But in speaking of the matter
last week Governor Harrington said
he had, in making the appointments
two years ago. understood that they
were for two years, and intimated
that he would be guided by that idea
of the law. So this means that he
will shortly name three members of
the State Roads Commission.
Now, If the Governor does make
appointments il is accepted that he
Zouck.. But as to the other two mem
bers of the Board there is uncer-
tainty The minority (Republican)
member is John L. Mudd of Charles
county. If Mr.. Parran goes in Mr..
Mudd goes out. And that is not the
only possibility. IL is a chance that
the Governor, instead of naming Mr..
Parran might appoint Senator JOY,
who halls from Mr.. Parran's county
Calvert Mr. JOY was to see the Gov
ernor the other day-maybe he was
sent for maybe he was not.
And then there is Clinton G. Uhl,
the member from Western Maryland
He is willing TO remain on the board;
but might not the Governor fail to
rename him in order to provide a
place for his friend John e. George of
Queen Anne's. whom the Republicans
ousted from his job as assistant chair
man of the Commission He might
But probably the Governor will fill
the other offices before he takes up
the Roads Commission. IL so, there
may be a shifting around and there
may be chance to put Mr.. George
somewhere else. For it is conceded
that he will be put
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
GOVERNORS BRIDGE
LIBERTY LOAN RALLY.
Fitting Celebration At Out-Of-
Way Spot In Anne Arundel
County.
MISS SELLMAN ACTIVE.
Pushing Work Of Liberty Loan
Bonds In Her District
Exercises At No. 10
School.

Liberty Day was fittingly celebrated
in a beautiful little out-of-the-way
spot in Anne Arundel county where
but few Annapolitans ever get a
chance to go.
At the request of Miss Jessebel
Suit. the teacher of School No. 10, at
Governors Bridge in the extreme
northwest corner of the First dis
trict, Mrs Richard Wainwright, wife
of Captain Wainwright of the u. $.
Navy, and Mrs. Theodore w. Johnson,
Chairman of the Women's Liberty
Loan Committee. drove over to Cover
nors Bridge for the purpose of adj
dressing the children of Miss Suits
school and their parents on the Lib
erty Loan.
A more attractive little school room
does not exist i'm Anne Arundel coun-
ty, decorated as il was with examples
of the children's handiwork. Liberty
Loan posters and great punches of
Spring flowers Notwithstanding that
the expected guests were very late in
reaching their destination. having
taken a wrong turn in the road and
met with all kinds of bad road
trouble, about twenty-five children and
some fifteen of the mothers were as
sembled. The meeting was opened
with some patriotic music sung with
out an accompaniment by the boys
and girls, led by Miss Suit
Both the children and their mothers
were very deeply interested i'm all
that Mrs. Wainwright had to tell them
of the war with Germany and of what
President Wilson is asking us to do
for the Third Liberty Loan.
The fact that Mrs. Wainwright was
born in Germany and had spent all
her childhood in that country lent
weight to her words, and made It pos
sible for her to give the right view
point to the foreign born parents of
American children of whom there
were a number present.
Subscriptions to the amount of two
hundred dollars were taken out and
more will follow through the efforts
of Miss Suit and Miss Lucinda Sell
man, Leader of the First District.
Miss Sellman is pushing the work
of the Women's Committee into every
nook and corner of the section of
Anne Arundel over which she has iu-
risdiction. The meeting was closed
with recitations by one of the little
girls, reading entitled "Herby Hoov-
er" by Miss Sellman and the Star
Spangled Banner, sung in good time
and voice by the children.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
FIVE QUALIFY
FOR OFFICERS.

Five Anne Arundel countians, four
at Camp Mcclellan, Ala; and one at
Camp Meade have qualified for the
officers promotion eligibility lists ac-
cording to announcement just made of
the results of their work at the
camps. The following are the local
lads who qualified at Admission, Henry
J. Boettcher, 5S5 Seventh Ave, East
por; James L. Howes, of German
town; James A. Lutz, Jr., 256 King
George street, Annapolis; and Will
lam G. Parlett, of Millersville.
AT Camp Meade the local draftee to
qualify is Richard F. Stone, of Cedar
Park.
Mr.. PaTlett is a brother of First
Lieutenant Carlton Parlett whose
death occurred at Camp Mcclellan
last week, and whose funeral took
place at Norfolk, Va, yesterday after
noon
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
TO RAISE S5OO,OOO
The Supreme Lodge Is Out For
Large War Relief
Fund.
STATES QUOTA $4,000.
Important Meeting Wednesday.
Considering Plans For Golden
Jubilee Anniversary. To
Furnish Rest Room.
Furnish Rest Room.

The Supreme Lodge of Knights of
Pytk.as has launched n campaign to
raise Pythian War Relief Fund OF
$500 coo OF this amount Maryland's
quota is approximately $4,000. In an
interview with one of the active mem
bers oi The knights of Pythias order
in this city. it was learned that the
local order has contributed thirty
eight per cent. of its allotment and
will add an amount within the next
week or two which will bring its total
contribution to at least seventy-fve
per cent
In addition to the contribution TO
the War Relief Fund. this lodge has
given assistance in the Red Cross
work of the Anne Arundel County
Chapter 1t also has under consid-
Grafton furnishing a room near the
X. of p. Hall on School street to be
used as a reading and rest room for
the use of members of the Pythian or
der who are enlisted in the Army and
Navy and stationed in camps or on
ships near by. Although the citizens
Va pJAlo nave GAGitcu every GuOIi
to give the men in uniform comfort
and pleasure in the recreation rooms
at the Armory on Bladen street. il is
believed that a reading and rest room
will benefit not only the fraternal or
ders but the men will be we'll pleased.
A meeting of much interest is ex-
pected this Wednesday evening as it
is said many important measures will
possibly be discussed. One of the i'm
portant matters to receive considera-
tion will be the appointment of the
Publicity Committee by the Chancel-
lor Commander, Mr.. Rudolph Kaiser.
The Committee will entertain the
views of the members present for
considering plans for the celebration
of the fiftieth anniversary which is to
take place within the near future.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
COMBINING THE R. r.
TICKET OFFICES
McAdoo's Ruling May Affect The
Local Ticket Selling Places
As Well As In Baltimore.

Under the direction of Director Gen
eral McAdoo, all the railroad passen-
ger ticket offices in Baltimore Will be
consolidated in the Baltimore and Ohio
city ticket office, Baltimore and Ohio
Building, Charles and Baltimore
streets. about June 1. according to an
nouncement just made. This brings
again to mind the fate which will
probably shortly face Annapolis
travellers, as told of in The Capital
last week 1t in all probability means
that similar action will be taken here
or worse still. that both lines ticket
offices will be closed and the sales of
tickets handled by the agents at the
Short Line and W, B. and A. ticket
Offices
The Director Generals orders call
for the consolidation of the city ticket
offices of all the initial lines and for
the closing of city ticket Offices of
on lines, which means that the
passenger ticket offices of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and the Western Mary
land Railway will be consolidated,
while the Offices of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway, the Norfolk and West
ern Railway and other lines will be
closed.
The consolidated ticket Office will
be run just as the railroads are being
operated by the Director General. as
one system.
1t is for the working. out of this
plan as much as for the convenience
of passengers that the change was or
dered In the past, when all the
berths on a night train for New York
over the Pennsylvania have been sold
another car would be added, but at
the new Office. when train is sold
out, the clerk viii suggest that al
though all the Baltimore and Ohio
berths are sold the purchaser can be
given a ticket over the Pennsylvania.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
THE THIRD DEGREE
FOR THE K. OF c..
Thirty Eight Candidates Initiated
Yesterday Afternoon AT St
Mary's Hall.

Knights of Columbus 10 the number
of over four hundred, representing the
order at Baltimore, Washington,
Frederick, Westminster and Hagers-
town came here yesterday afternoon
for the third degree ceremonies at St.
Mary's Hall.
The visitors, many of whom motor
ed here, included officials of the or
der that rank high in Federal and
State Office. The class TO be initiated
numbered thirty-eight. The Rev.
Father Cornelius Warren, C.SS.R., rec
tor of St. Mary's, and Father Wart-
niger also of this parish, were pres
ent at the ceremonies.
District Deputy Rover, of Wash
ington. and his degree team officiated
at the initiation State Deputy E. n.
Canister, of Baltimore, and District
Deputy F. r. Ullrich, also of Balti-
more participated in the ceremonies,
as did District Deputy Burkhart, of
Frederick, representing the Central
District of Maryland.
The large crowd filled the Hall at
St Mary's, and were given a cordial
fraternal greeting by Grand knight
William f. McWilliams, of the St
Mary's Knights of Columbus unit
The Grand knight was assisted by
Past Grand knights Arturo Fernan-
dez, James Zeller, F. A. Wiegard and
A. c. Davis.
After the ceremonies of initiation
were ended a social and fraternal
afternoon was enjoyed, the visitors
leaving later for their respective
homes.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
Want More Light.

subscriptions are being taken today
at Eastport by the teachers and pupils
OF the public school in that sprightly
village, Miss Lillian Baker principal,
and the patrons of the school are be-
ing asked to subscribe to the instalIa-
tion of an electric lighting system for
the school, which is now only lighted
with lamps.
The need for electric light was en-
phasized on Friday night at the large
public mass meeting and rally for the
Liberty Loan Bonds held in the as
sembly hall of the Eastport school.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29

no hat and told several stories Of how
he lost them in a fight first with one
and later with two colored soldiers
They told of the finding of the bloody
shoes near the crime and of their
identification as belonging to Isaacs.
Then after the testimony of the
father of the murdered woman had
been called, the prosecution put on
the stand Drs. w. b. Carr, deputy
coroner's physician of Washington,
and Walton Fl. Hopkins, County
Health officer of Anne Arundel. who
performed the autopsy upon Miss
Eberts' body the day after the crime.
DR.. Carr and DR.. Hopkins express
ed the opinion that the complete
crushing of the back of the victims
skull was most likely done by Il heavy
blunt weapon such as the accused ne
groe's big iron track bolt wrench,
and DR.. Carr told of finding blood upon
the head of this wrench DR.. Carr al
so told of testing the marks on the
negor's shoes and finding them to be
blood stains. He further said that un-
1SA AAN AAA6C1 MANS VA NHS
woman ne found several snail fill
ments of blue cloth identical IN color
and texture with the raveiing from
the negroes blue overalls. The
demonstration by microscopic investi-
cation that marks on the coat collar
and on the overalls of the negro were
blood stains was also brought out by
DR.. Carr.
Shortly after the testimony OF these
witnesses the Court took o recess for
lunch.
1t is generally expected that not
withstanding the large number of wit
nesses yet to be examined, and the tes=
timony to be submitted as to the con-
fession the negro made to the detec-
tives and later repeated in the pres
ence of other witnesses, after his ar
rest, the case will be finished and
given to the jury before the day is
over
While the murder has attracted wide
interest, there was no over-crowding
of the court room during its progress
this morning. The spectators were
almost exclusively men, the few
women present being negroes, many
of whom were there awaiting call to
go before the grand jury on other
cases.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
MONTHLY PROGRAM
OF MOTHERS CIRCLE.

The regular monthly program Of
the Mothers Circle will be held in the
Assembly Hall of the Grammar
School Tuesday, April 80, at o'clock.
The program which promisese to be
of special interest is as follows:
ira
Education and the War;"
by Mrs. George Hechler.
Solo-By Mrs. Richard CLANCY.
Paper" -"The Meaning of Fatigue,
Irritability, nervousness and unruli-
ness of Children of School ge,"-By
Prof. S. S. Handy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
Reception To New Pastor.

The congregation OF the Maryland
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
will give a reception tomorrow eve
ming in the auditorium OF the church
to meet the new pastor, Rev l.. NJ.
Bennett.
A cordial invitation is extended TO
members and friends of the congrega-
tion to be present and to assist i'm
making the occasion one long to be
remembered.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
Rummage Sale Wednesday.

Those who have rummage to con-
tribute TO the rummage sale to be held
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings
in the Chapel House, Prince George
street. are asked to send rummage at
once. or to notify Miss Adele Randall.
Miss Heffenger or Mrs. Westbrook.
Garments and clothing of all kinds.
hats. shoes and fancy articles will be-
gratefully received.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-29
r IS GOODBYE
TO BARLEYCORN.
r5righ. Tommorrow Sees Final
Closin. Up Of The Saloons
I'm The Fifth District.
GOVERNMENT STEPS IN.
After Years Of Allegations Of
Tawle-aHess Uncle Sam Is
Looked To To Really Put
Brooklyn Lid On.

Wf.u ..e clock reaches the witch
rg hour OF midnight tomorrow that
..rao. .. .lc Fifth District of Anne
.rnao located just across the
a.,sr..l from Baltimore City, long
tr0.s .. "a locality that local au-
larr.s could not tame when it came
a enforcement of liquor laws, will
aa ta real authority authority
.tTr.. sam on Wednesday the To-
a..E mu-. be as dry as the Desert
af Sahara.
The United States Government has
.aareuH that no intoxicating liquors
can be- .1H or carried within a ra-
Igs .. Hc miles of Colgate creek,
Baltimore County Baltimore City
sEe.p,slI. and the line drawn by the
unpf includes within its confines
the upper end of Anne Arundel Coun-
r. vhur. scores of wet places, some
ah uusavory regulations, have
5arl-aed for years.
Ion. the rendezvous of habitues of
Hc underworld after the city saloons
vero run openly through the night,
and death has exacted many tolls from
those who visited the places in auto
mobiles and who, in their anxiety to
rrr .a the county or in wild rides
away from the resorts, have met with
mtom0hile accidents.
Anne Arundel County has been the
scene of many bitter political fights,
and u these the saloon proprietors
Gmr.d prominently. Laws have
been violated openly by proprietors of
some of the places because the own
us were friendly with the powers
hat be" and as a consequence they
driually were immune from arrest
The following table shows the num-
aer of saloons i'm that section of Anne
Arundel County and the number OF
paure shores and clubs i'm the same
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