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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-24
CHATTER Or THE
VAUDEVILLE LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY, INCORPORATED.
United Stats q America, State Of
Louisiana. Parish Ut
ST. Tammany.

Before me, Karl ]. KohnKe, q Nc
tary Public, duly commissioned ard
qualified in and for the Parish u ST.
Tammary, STATE Of Louisiana, per-
sonally cai,e and appeared the PEI
sons whose names are hereul-o sub
scribsl, who declared to me, Nota1y,
that availing themselves o. the pro-
visions OF the laws Of this State rela-
tive to the organization OF corpora
lions, and more especially OF Act 267
OF the Acts of the General Assembly
OF the State OF Louisiana, for the
year 1914. they have covenanted and
agreed, and by these present 40 COW
enant and agree for themselves, their
successors and assigns, to form them
selves into q corporation and body
polite, tor the objects and purposes
hereinafter set forth. to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be Vaudeville Light and
Power CO., Inc, and its dOmicile
is hereby established at Mandevl1ie,
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; ana
under its corporate name, SAID cor
poration shall have power and au-
thority to contract, sue and be sued;
to make and use corporate seal,
and the same to break and alter at
pleasure; to hold. receive, have, pur-
chase, improve. ALLEVIATE. convey, sell.
borrow, pledge. mortgage. and by
pothecate, under its said corporate
name, property real. personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such
officers, directors. agents and man
ayers or employees as the interests
or convenience of said corporation
may require; to make and establish
bylaws, rules and regulations for the
proper management and regulation
OF its affairs, % may be deemed nee
essary and proper, and the same te
change and alter at pleasure; and
| to do all other acts and things per
mitted by law, or as shall be neces'
sary and proper to carry out the OBJ
jects and purposes of said corpora
ton.
Said corporation, unless sooner dis
solved, in accordance with its char
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
POOR OUTLOOK FOR
HARVARD BALL TEAM

Cambridge, Mass. Feb. I7.-Pros-
poets for the Harvard team this year
are none too brilliant. Capt. Mcleod
Is still in college, and will be with the
squad until he is called away to Join
the army aero service. His summons
may come at any time, and it is GER
tain to come before the opening of the
season. His departure will cost the
Crimson its best player. as well as its
leader. for Mcleod has held down
second base and the catcher's posi-
tion in fine fashion
The team will lose another good
catcher when Fred Stephens, ortwo
years a varsity substitute, goes. At
present the only catchers sure OF re-
porting are Swiggert, Brownen and
Gammack, all of whom have had ex-
perience on their freshman teams.
The pitching squad also is composed
of newcomers, with johnson. Erb and
Newton leading the field. In the au-
tumn scrub games these three did
well-Johnson with his speed and Erb
with a deceptive spitball. Newton
made a good record at Country Day
School and later on his freshman
team.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
ball Would Force Rearrangenent Major League Schedules
vEAcH OR HELMAN
FOR NEW YORK YANKS

New York. Feb. 1z.-MiIler Higgins
Is seeking a capable outielder or two
to strengthen the Yankees where the
team most needs Strengthening at
present. That much Is certain. But
Just because the Yankee manager was
seen in earnest confab with Frank
Nayin. Of the Detroit club, during the
American League meeting last week
Is no reason for jumplng to the con-
clusion that Huggfns has no other
player In mind than Ty Cobb. Col.
Rupert denied the wild rumor yes
terday that Cobb was the man the
Yankees were after and ndded that he
Gid not think the Detroit club would
part with the king Of batters and
base runners for any price. He did
not deny, however. that Huggins was
angling for some other member of
Hughy Jennings team.
A trade may develop eventually be-
tween the Yankees and the Tigers,
but the chances are that IL a Detroit
player comes to New York 1t will be
either Bob Veach or Harry Heilman.
Veach. a splendid fielder and a con-
sistent 300 hitter. lacks only speed on
the bases to be as bright a luminary
as Cobb. Heilman, another 7ard hit
ter and a man who can hold his own
both as an outfielder and first base
man, would also make an acceptable
player for the Yankees.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
HAVANA RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Fue and one half turlonr1
Elizabeth r.. los Smith. 4 To !. : 10 S ana
TO 5, won; Herder, lp (HoNaual 10 g.
] 70 and out. secund; Phedoden. 10 CNiur
heldl. 20 ? TO and l to : third Tine
10 IS hale, Pickle. FSncy, NApoIi, LAndstoT
SECOND RACE-Si1 turiongs. Fon7ioupsirs
US thleegerD, 5 10 J. TO S and 5 10 S. pon
NaVering, lW (GaUgel. 5 20 ], 20 S and 8 q
5, second, EeSulAr. lG tGGrsl. Z 20 l. 70 =
and 70 $, third. Time. lil ZodiEe. Mar
ired Dash. London, Biddy. Duchess Of Li1wrH
THIRD RACE-SiI furLourS Jans. Ia
Howard. : to ]. Z 10 10 and I TO ) wuu
Beverly James. lc4 CKleeEerl, { TO l 9 10 l
and 70 I. seccnd: Rhyms. ls nSrnsto-d', s
70 !. 2 70 l and even. third. Tine. i:is
Shariey MeFeu1n. PSjaruits, Esrly sirhi
Emblem also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Nnle and n Yards Cars
Marchmout, lW HoWardl. 2 TO No. u and
out, won; LohengTin lo CBuIlusn'. 8 10 O.
70 and out, second; Violet. 100 unnstordl
s TO J: 20 ! and out, third. Tine IS..
Brz1 Conan also ran
FIFTH RACINE and q sirte-uth. Ns-su-
Ger, " tSmithl, ) 20 ]. even and ] 10 !: Won
Money Maker lC NNrumpi. 5 10 L even and
to .. second: Schemsr, % dBuIlnanl. 10
even and l TO . third. Tine. lfst5 0crzn
Prince. Sun God. Nashville, Big To DO. Flash
SIXTH RAcE-Mle and - ysrds. Grasner,
lcs uunstordl, even. to S and ont wonI
Roy, 10 tSmithl S 20 . 10 and 70 3.
second: GarlayerOck. 1oS land. 10 to I. TO
and to !. third. Tine. 80 as VGFsbono.
Donald MacDonah, Rockport. TRY sShib sNsp
ran.
SEVENTH RACE-NBIe and - ya-ds N,tbcr
Machrce. los fNingheldl. 10 l. 6 90 S Hbd
even. won: Bierman. lN Murrhyl. 90 !
to ] and even. second; Get Up. lW fPuH.
mani. 20 5, to 5 and l to & third. Snre.
lsfl25
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
Jim Pilkington Sees
Rowing Game Thriving

New York. Feb. 17.-Jim Pilking-
ton. president of the National As
sociation of Amateur Oarsmen can
see a brilliant prospect for all ath-
letic sports when peace is declared.
Pilkington, whose active associa-
tion with the governing body in
rowing goes back to 1S76-within
a decade of the end OF the civil
war-believes that conditions fol-
lowing the great war will be much
the same as those which were ex-
perienced here in the reconstruction
period.
The civil war, or rather the
ending Of it, gave sport its impetus
in this country" said Jim. "Ameri-
can athletics date from the War of
the Rebellion.
Because Uncle Sam is practically
making athletics compulsory in t.
land and naval forces, hundreds and
thousands, of young men who never
before engaged in sport have be-
come active and enthusiastic
athletes. 1t is easy to see what the
result will be when the war ends" ="
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
TURNER WILL MEET
TARTAR THURSDAY

Joe Turner. middle-weight cham
pion wrestler. VIII be forced to step
the limit on Thursday night at the
Lyceum Theater when he is scheduled
70 meet Young Hackenschmidt. Of
New York. in a finished wrestling
bout under the newly formed Police
Gazette rules. This will be the first
appearances of Young Hackenschmidt
In this city and the first time these
grapplers have met.
Hackenschmidt was the winner Of
the middle-wenght tournament which
was staged at the Manhattan Opera
House. in New York City last fall.
Turner did not take part in this
tournament and Hackenschmgdts
manager, who is none other then the
famous lightweight champion.
George Bothner. has finally forced
the local mailman into a champion
ship bout with his protege.
The New York grappler came
through the recent Manhattan tour
nament by defeating such we'll
known middle-weIghts as George
Nelson, Perry Schad, Monotano.
Westergard. Bob Berry. Nester, Tou-
namen, Harbertson, SandeIIe, Miller.
Hassen. Byland, Jordan. Lereau and
Felberg. Hackenschmidt defeated
each OF these grapplers in straight
falls and is looked upon in New
York as the real ~middle-weight
champion.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
COURTNEY DRAFTED
BACK TO CORNELL

New York, Feb. lE-Charles Z.
Courtney. the wizard of the Hudson,
has been drafted into service again.
and he is now counting the days when
it will be possible for him to take his
embryo Cornell crews from the rowing
machines and boat them on the Inlet
The "Old Man." as Cornell men know
him, was supposed to be through two
years ago. but the war. indirectly, has
brought him back into active service,
and he is again directing the destiny
of the Ithaca oarsmen.
Although Cornell is exceedingly un-
certain about its rowing schedule for
the coming spring. cut down as the
season will be because of the shorten
ing of the college, year, it is going
right ahead with its plans to have as
many crews as usual on the water
Courtney has five combinations, three
varsity and two freshman. under his
special care, which may be developed
into boats for intercollegiate races II
the Ithacans are fortunate to be able
TO arrange for any outside competi-
tion.
But because of its great distance
from other rowing colleges, Cornell is
practically barred this year from at
tempting any lengthy series of races,
and 1t may be that it will be unable
TO hold single contest.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
ENTRY
FOR SATURDAY
Johns-Hopkins Committees
Smothered by Mass Of
Names and Figures.

Baltimore, Feb. 17.-out in the neigh
borhood of Homewood field today are
three young men smothered by q mass
Of names and figures. They are the
members Of the committee having in
charge the fourteenth annual games Of
Johns Hopkins University. which will
be held next Saturday night at the
armory. and they are trying to see
daylight in the way Of arranging the
hundreds Of entries that are now in
hand. The official closing time for the
entries was Friday at midnight. but
all day yesterday blanks were arriv-
ing. Inasmuch as they all bore post
marks not later than midnight of FRI
day they were, of course, accepted.
1t Is hoped to have the official list OF
entries ready for the printer within
few days. Before this can be done
they will have to pass through the
hands OF Handicapper England, who
also has a job OF big proportion on his
hands.
While the committee has not finish
ed tabulating all OF the entries, it is
confident that this years entry list
will compare most favorably with
those of previous years. Every event
has been well filled. This applies to
the open events as well as the eight
championship numbers which will be
run OF under the auspices of the
South Atlantic intercollegiate Assocla-
ton. Although 1t cannot be said just
how many men from Camp Meade
have entered the various open events,
II Is believed that there will be close
on to fifty individual entries from the
big cantonment.
Although the two-mile feature re-
lay event between Penn and Cornell
will be given the position of honor
namely, that of being the last race on
the program-the one-mile event for
the championship of the South At
lantic Intercollegiate promises to be
a hummer. Georgia Tech and Hop
kins are sure starters and 1t Is pos
sible one or two more universities will
be represented.
The squad from Georgia Tech In
cludes G. s. Griffin, o. o. Rae, B. B.
Hoist, ]. U. Guyon and @. z. Strup-
per. The two last named are we'll
known football players and were
members of the Tech team which
created a furore the past season in
gridiron circles. All of the quintet
have entered as individuals and they
promise to make things interesting
right through. Guyon has entered the
100 and 29O-yard dashes and also the
shot put. Strdpper will do battle in
the lOO-yard dash, the 10o-yard hurdles
and the 22O-yard dash.
Manager Monroe Firor, OF Hopkins
team, also announced his quartet for
the championship relay. In doing so
it was learned that Eggey Sutton had
pulled a tendon several days ago and
would not be able to run. Hopkins
will start out with Van Ness. Driver
will follow and Manager Firor will
run third. Bev Smith will be anchor
man and the Black and Blue support
ers look to their four to make the
Southerners hotfoot it every inch OF
the mile.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
ALL-STARBOUTS
BOOKEDTONIGHT.
George Clancy Battles Ed
die Wallace in Main Bat
tie in Baltimore.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. l7.-An three
mills on the unusually attractive all
star program. which Henry Bletzer
has booked for the american Ath-
letic Association at the Lyric, tomor-
row evening. will be at weight. In
the articles of agreement for the
George Chaney-Eddie Wallace match
it is stipulated that they weigh in
at 1S3 pounds. Pal Moore and Jack
Sharkey have agreed to get on the
scales at not over 40 pounds. while
Battling Reddy has agreed to make
l2 FOR Young CLANCY.
While the -poundage in the en-
counter between George Clancy and
Wallace has been set at the light
weight limit, this does not mean that
the Knockout King has outgrown
the feather-weight limit. Manager
Bletzer stated tonight that CLANCY
would be lighter than when he boxed
Packey Hommey in his first outing
in his home town about ten months
ago. According to Bletzer, CLANCY
did not weigh over 12S when he faced
Hommey and had he been forced to
work harder could have taken off a
couple more pounds.
Moore and Sharkey. though the
scales will be set at 12O. are real BAN
tams. Each can make 116. The
former weighed only lis l-2 on the
day of his recent combat with Dick
Loadman. The fans know that
Sharkey is not 4 big bantam and
his manager, Joe Wagner, contends
that he can get down to ll6 with
proper notice.
The weight in the Young Clancy
Reddy affair was made to suit the
latter, Reddy is an 11S-pound bantam
as Is Chaney. Rsddy. however, will
be considerably lighter than when
Eddie Meade brought him here to act
as a substitute for Joe Lynch when
the crack East Slider ran out Of his
scheduled bout with Loadman, who
declined to box Reddy declaring that
he was too big. Reddy weighed l25
pounds when Loadman asked him to
get on the scales.
There will be big game for the win
ners Of Mondays settoo at the Lyric.
Manager Bletzer announced tonight
that he was negotiating for Johnny
Dundee, the New York star, to oppose
the winner of the Chaney-Wallace go
in the feature of his next show. Both
CLANCY and Wallace have boxed Dun
dee. 1t will be recalled that Clancy
and Hommey figured in two sensa-
'tional seances in Philadelphia last
year. Clancy breaking a small bone
in his left hand in his second clash
with the rugged Gotham Italian.
Bletzer is willing to give Bantam
weight Champion Pete Herman 81 800
to try the bantam who displays the
most class in the Moore-Sharkey and
the Reddy-Chaney tilts, at a distance
Of ten rounds.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
Camp Meade Officers
As Honorary Officials

Baltimore. Feb. I7.-with a DEM
onstration Of the bayonet assault with
- men participating a big feature of
the athletic games to be held under
the auspices of Johns Hopkins Uni
Nersity next Saturday night at the
Armory. and the presence of a large
batch of athletes from Camp Meade
and other military centers nearby
competing in the various events. a
further military flavor will be lent
the evening by the appearance or
Gen. Nicholson and Col. Sweezey, of
Baltimore's Own SlSth as honorary Of
hcials- Gen. Nicholson and Col.
Sweezy have manifested great interest
IN the big meet next Saturday night.
and a large number of officers ana
privates will undoubtedly be on hand
not only as participants, but as
spectators as we'll George Turner.
who recently completed a two-year-
term as president OF the Amateur
Athletic Union of the United States.
will also be one OF the honorary Of
hcials- Mr.. Turner is a former mem
Der of the Fifth Regiment.
DR.. Williams Burdick, secretary OF
the p. A. L.. will be referee. and
upon him will devolve the real work
OF running off the meet.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
Providence After Match.

New York. Feb. H.-Jack Bulger,
the News York promoter and mana
ger. and John Doherty. boxing pro-
moter of Providence, are in the field
with a bid for the Fulton-willard
match. Bulger said last night that
he would give Willard $4,000 in
real money, not trading stamps, for
his end. One OF New York's big
theatrical men is backing Bulger
and Doherty. The bout will be for
twenty rounds at a club within
short distance of New York.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
FENCING DATES ISSUED.
intercollegiate Tourney to Be Staged
at Columbia March %.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE annual in
tercollegiate fencing tournament will
De held in the Columbia University
gymnasium this year on the evening
OF Saturday, March q, according to
an announcement by the Intercollesi-
ate Fencing Association yesterday.
rive teams will compete-Yale. Co
lumbia, Stevens, Navy and Pennsyl-
Nania- OF the other three members
OF the league Cornell has no foils
team this year, Bowdoin will be kent
away by the expenses of the trip and
the, Harvard team is only informal"
Formerly the yearly event always
was held in the Hotel Astor. Navy
has captured the honors in the tourna-
mepts Of the last two years.
Allison, OF the Columbia team. can
tured third place last winter, finishing
highest among the Blue and White
fencers. His enlistment as well as
the graduations of other members of
the 1917 team have left inexperienced
men for this years tourney. Forster,
Blcomer and HorkaSitas were all
freshman fencers of last year.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
SUNDAY BALL
Is PROBABLE
International League Sure
toBe Started if Law Passes
Albany Assembly.

New York, Feb. 17.-Certain in
fuences in the groggy Information
al League which conspired toward
the overthrow of Ed Barrow, for
mer president, are now working
frantieally with a view toward saw
ing this prominent Class AA or
ganization. The outlook at best is
very. very bad. A body blow was
struck the International League
last week when the Nationa Com
mission refused TO grant the big
minor territorial protection through
indefinite suspension OF business op-
Grafton.
Two OF the eight International
League clubs are anxious to battle
on in the face OF all financial han
dicaps. These are Toronto and
Baltimore. In case a promising
circuit could be reorganiZed there
is little doubt some angel might be
dug up to assume the debts OF the
bankrupt Buffalo club and start a
new deal
At the moment Of writing IL ap-
pears the greatest anchor to win
ward for the storm tossed Inter-
national craft is the possibility of
Sunday baseball being legalized in
this State. Rochester is Just now
on the fence. but would swing into
action IL allowed to play Sabbath
games.
John Camel. who won a number
OF pennants in Rochester at a time
when the franchise there was worth
some quarter of a million dollars.
is said TO have taken an option on
c. T. Chapin's Rochester stock for
$4,000. Camel. who is manager of
the Kansas City club of the Amerf-
can Association, is supposed to be
acting for Rochester business men.
Sunday baseball in the Empire
State would guarantee a compact
circuit of eight clubs, seven of
which would be able to operate on
the first day OF the week. The
franchise of Montreal and Richmond,
OF course. would have to be trans
ferred TO cities of this State.
Syracuse is quite anxious for high
er classification. Albany would be
willing to pay for the same .privi-
lege. Newark and Providence
would not hesitate to operate in a
compact circuit in which baseball
every Sunday was guaranteed.
1t would seem, then. that the In
ternational Leagues fate rests di-
rectly on the Sunday issue. This
point is likely to be determined
within the next few weeks-cer-
tainly before the next meeting OF
the International scheduled for
March 25. Those supposedly on the
inside insist the Sunday law has as
good as an even chance, at least.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
MAKEOVER FOR
LEAGUE DATES
Sunday Baseball IN New
York VIII Cause Switch
in League Schedules.

New York. Feb. 1T.-It may be
necessary to rearrange the whole
schedule OF both major leagues.
Because of the law which has
barred Sunday baseball in New
York State. the three major league
clubs here have suffered for years
They have been forced to give the
Western baseball cities the luxury
of Sunday baseball because the New
York legislature has kept the lid
cIamped down here.
A bill is now before the legisla-
ture to legalize baseball in New
York or course, this Is not the
first time the bill has been present.
ed. but its chances are conceded to
be better now than ever before. But
in the event of its failure Sunday
games are now practically assured
for the New York fans.
A plan is now being considered
for the three clubs. the Giants,
Yankees and Dodgers to play in
New Jersey. where Sunday baseball
is legal --.-
When the major leagues COM
promised with the owners of the
old Federal League clubs. the ball
parks at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh and
Harrison, N. J., practically became
the property of organized baseball.
The park at Harrison has been Of
fered to the Newark International
League club at a nominal rental OF
800 a year, but the International
League may pass out of existence. In
event Of its death the New York clubs
will gladly utilize the park for Sunday
games.
The fate Of the International League
now practically hangs on the passage
of the bill to legalize baseball in New
York State. II II is passed The Newark
club will use the Harrison Park and
the New York teams can operate at
the Polo Grounds.
1t now seems hardly possible that the
International League can longer exist
unless this bill is passed. II the leg
islature turns il down there will be
no claim for the park from Newark.
The plan either of playing at the
Polo Grounds or in New Jersey will
necessitate. a Encouragement Of the
schedule OF both the major leagues.
The New York clubs and Brooklyn,
which have been denied the privilege
of Sunday games for several years can
hardly be forced to submit to the pres
cent playing schedule.
The matter has not been officially
taken up with the National Commits
sion. according to officials OF the New
York clubs. but will be given prompt
attention as soon as the present con-
fused situation clears.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
BASEBALL AT YALE.
Candidates Will Be Called Out by
Capt. Lyman Next Tuesday.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 1.-THE
candidates for the Yale baseball
team will be called out next Tues
day. This Prof. Robert N. Corwin.
chairman Of the athletic board of
control. announced today. Norman
Lyman. OF New Preston, Conn, has
been appointed captain OF the nine
and F. s. Hyde has been given the
position OF manager.
Schedules will conform as near
as possible with those of former
years. except that games will be
played only on Saturdays, owing to
the military work. Games, in all
probability, will be arranged with
Harvard and Princeton.
In accordance with the wartime
policy of the university no profess
sional coach will be obtained and
complete charge of this department
viii be assumed by returning
graduates. Acting Captain Lyman
will have charge of the work at
first.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
JIMMY CLABBY JOINS
COLORS In AUSTRALIA

New York. Feb. 17.-Jimmy Clabby is
the latest OF topnotch American box
ers to hear the call to the colors.
But Jimmy will do his fighting un-
der the Australian flag. Jimmy has
been in Australia for several years,
and has been very successful in the
ring. A couple of months ago he won
the Australian heavyweight cham
pionship by beating Albert Lloyd Then
he knocked out the next contender in
line. Fred Mckay. in twelve rounds.
Clabby has enlisted in the Sports
mans Thousand at Melbourne. and by
this time may be on his way to Euro
pean battle grounds.