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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1918-10-12
STATE OF LOUISIANA
20 Judicial District Court
PARRISH OF ~TERREBONNE
J. H. EDWARDS, Trustee


AMERICAN LAND & SECURITIES CO.
Be 1t known and remembered That by vir-
tue of and in obedience to a writ of Seizure and
Sale emanating from the above named Court in
the above entitled and numbered suit and to me
directed, same being of date Of the 9Th da,
Of Sept. 1918, l, Ernest A. Dupont, Sheriff, duly
sworn and qualified In and for the Parish of Ter
rebonne, State of Louisiana, have seized and tax
en- into my possession and will offer for sale at
public auction to the last and highest bidder. at
the front door of the Court House in the City of
Houma, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1918,
between the hours Of II o'clock A. M. and 4
o'clock P. NJ, the following described property,
to-wit:
T. II S. R. IL E., s. E. District W. of R.
E. 12 of S. E. IA and s. W.. Ia
SEC. AREA.
OF S. E. IA IL 1901
All of I3 641.O8
s. E. IA of N. E. IA, +. Ia
of S. w. IA s. w. Ia OF s. w.
Ia and s. 3. IA IA 1885
All OF fri. "a 364.80
All Of 23 640.72
All OF a. 64O.88
All OF Ns 64O.64
All 0f a1s~ s4gsaBsN5a 30 6Sl. 20
@H1H 327. so
&@%#Mh4WN0 IN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-17

procession until there were sixteen being
towed out 20 sea Word was sent ~
local hotel for firearms.
A big motor boar responded and the
FISH was finally slaughtered ny carhiH.
It's body would have sunk had not She
boats succeeded in dragging It TO the
wharf
The hide OF devilfsh comprises two
sections both useful and tough.
The back r. OF slaty color. the belly
white. The lstter section is as fine for
white shoes and boots as the skin Of
white whale Tt Is difficult 10 estimate the
area Of the two skins OF q devil FISH. but
there should be az least forty square feet
OF back skin and thirty square feet Of belly
kin.
The coast is fairly infested in Summer
with smaller rays-the skates They pi0-
vide the best OF all known types Of leather
They are also triangular In shape, from
q foot wide 20 a yard and upwards Thou
sands Of them will WELD two square Yards
Of tough hides taken from above and be-
NJ. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-17

feet in length assume for IL some 30
square feet Of skin.
Mr. Russell Coles Of Danville Va.
tobacco merchant. who hunts them. pre-
diets a great leather industry from the
mants, a giant ray, or devil fish One
Of mis- specimens in the American Museum
measures Is feet across The ray is some
what triangular In shape Il often goes IN
herds in the Gulf Of Mexico. near the
shore TT Is easily pursued and hsrpooned.
but is not so easily lowed 70 shore because
~ IFS rat shape like founder. II this
animal could be domestica,ed all Of the
existing TUGS could be released for war
purposes
a specimen hsrpooned a. Tsrpon. Texas.
near the Government breakwater. put ND
one OF the liveles- sea fights IN history.
Even Nelson and Fsrragut would have
been filed with JOY 10 participate After
being hsrpOoned IL started out into the
gulf, towing a big motor boat An alarm
was sounded and other motor boats sped
up, one after another attaching 10 the
Copyright 1915. o. the star Comp
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-17

49, sgzF Et
but is about to launch a publicity cam
paign to exploit
A shark provides about one square foot
OF hide for each foot OF length BY pa
tented processes the little teeth which
cover the entire skin are removed leaving
a smooth surface The tanned product
equals cattle leather for all parts of shoes,
including soes and heels. for leather bags
and trunks. harness and all purposes for
which leather is used.
There are over any types Of shark
leather for varied uses At the reduction
plants the meat is separated and sent to
the markets. The sO-oalled bones (carti-
lage) are ground up for cattle food The
fms are preserved and sent to China. where
they are eaten as a dehcscy. The oil is
extracted and sold at from 90 cents to SO
per gallon for medicinal uses. fabrication,
etc All available crews are being char
tered for netting sharks. Shark leather
products including shoes will be Ok per
cent cheaper than those made OF cattle
leather
The whales most sought by Canadians
and Americans for leather comprise the
pOises. dolphins, white whales etc. Their
hides are best adapted for cattle leather
substitutes The other and larger whales
have softer epidermis according 70 Or
Roy Andrews-pOTous. with several inches
OF blubber attached 10 the inside. hard 10
scrape OF Some process for cheapening
the preparation OF larger whale skins VIII
undoubtedly be invented bv the numerous
Government and institute chemists. thereby
"a gi mil IN 70 ~ " 4 .
skin annually
About one thousand large whales were
captured last year and large increase is
expected this year as the use Of whale
meat for food has already 30 extended in
the United States that the demand eI-
reeds The supply SO far. whale meat has
only reached as far Eas1 as Chicago. from
the Pacific Coast. the Western cities hav-
ing eaten the entire output
The white whale. from which women's
high boots have been made during the
past Winter. ranges some fifty feet In
length and IL captured in considersbl BILE
numbers In the Gulf OF St Lawrence and
the Arctic waters Enormous numbers OF
porDoises are being caught by the Cana
dian Government fishermen and their hides
made into leather
The shark tribe alone could furnish as
much leather as the normal annual cattle
supply, To s the most plentiful animal OF
the seas It's tendency 20 so IN large
herds makes for easy netting IN quaint
ties The Pacific Ocean waters IN particu-
ar swarm with sharks having the dimen-'
siohs OF the largest man-eaters. but none
81 their ferocity
There are several sharks which approx
mate the size OF whales and II hunted as
whales are and with the same equipment
would vastly increase our leather supply
Or 2 " Gudser professor OF biology OF
the North Carolina State Normal College.
calls attention 70 the gigantic whalsshsTk,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-17

500 square Feet area.
The hasking sharl
OF the Pacific en-
tangled in the hshnr.
mems nets OF Saan
Diego was even larger.
by a ton. with a
weight eCtimated by
scientists OF $4,000
pounds. His skin
would easily covar
1000 square feet and
provide 1899 1-3 pairs
OF average size shoes
These monsters are
readily hunted and
found. owing 10 their
habit OF basking on
the surface OF the
ocean for hours az a
time after feeding Tn
the Gulf of Mexico
man-esting sharks
weighing 5000 pounds
are common. I nv
self saw one in Pen
saCola Bay. which 7
also saw killed by a
bull purpose. Fisher
men lowed II 10 the
wharf for exhibition.
prhara IL n,ea surad 1e
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-17
BY w. H. BallOu, Sc. D.,

Ms,1ber o. the American Society Of
IehthyolosIsts and HerpetoIogists.
THE United States Government has
taken over all the existing and future
cattle and horse leather 10 keep its
soldiers shod, its horses and mules har.
messed and for the mnumerable other uses
IN var equipment
Such action put It sQuarely up 70 the
manufacturers OF shoes 10 utilize such sub.
stitutes as exist in order that the public
NAV be shod
These substitutes wearing perfectly
good and durable hides, include porpoises,
sharks the giant ray. sea lions, wslruses.
large snakes. and such scaleess fish as
members Of the cod family. surgeons. eels.
etc Tsnneries are now organizing every
where 70 prepare such skins for utility.
Al recent meeting OF the American
Chemical Society a committee reported as
follows: The present scarcity of leather
is an obvious and necessary corollary Of
the war. since leather is an animal product
and IS therefore affected BY the same con
dtions that have led to the scarcity and
high price OF meat The prices OF
leather and footgear have risen enormously.
and diliFent search is being made for both
leather substitutes and new sources OF sup
ply The skins or marine species offer
practically undeveloped resources. and it
is not unlikely that before long We shall
he covering our extremities with the skins
OF me shark and the sacred Goldfish
Recent experiments at the Pratt Insti-
tute Brooklyn" according to Major Allan
Roger T.. s a. chemist have demon
strsted that marketable leather. equal to
bovine leather. can ne obtained from these
sources
Large quantities OF many types OF shark
leather are already being delivered 10 shoe
mauufa cturers Shsrk reduction plants
are being established AZ intervals along
the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific coasts. and
some are already in operation. Al New
ark tsnneries all the sharks received from
net fishermen from ST coasts have bssn
tanned and the hides are now being made
into varied types OF shoes for men. women
and children.
Beginning July I the new reduction
plants will handle from $4,000 10 10000
sharks weekly. With the intent OF turning
on a. least 100000 hides this year The
Newark tanneries paw a. present 15 cents
per pound for shark skins 10 all corners.
opening a new industry for any perSons
who care 20 hunt sharks IL Is stated 10 be
vital that every shark skin should be saved
and anglers are cautioned not 20 waste
sharks they Kill for sport. the markets
also pay q good price for shark meat.
which the Bureau OF Fisheries az Wash
lngton iS not only urging people TO eat
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-17

Rhineodon typus He describes one cap
tured weighing fifteen tons, and on 1t
bases our first correct knowledge OF this
one Of the most interesting OF existing
monsters. A summary follows
u saw the skin OF this huge animal the
most enormous thing OF the kind had ever
seen. al Miami. Florida and had a talk
with its captor. Captain Charles Thompson
The skin was I'm fair condition for later
mounting by a tsxidermist although some
what riddled with bullets and harpoons
The general color was broWnish with large
white spots. perhaps as large as a silver
dollar A tall man could stand under the
tip of the upper lobe OF the tail An The
jaws we're so large that man could enter
between the teeth Its hide was three
inches thick The skin was probs bly, OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-17

low ~ these the stingaree Is the CHIEF
prize. bur beware OF its srinR when han
ding e.. II was the sting OF a stingaree, &C
cording 10 history, that laid low Captain
Iohn Smith. In Colonial DAYS In Virginia.
II was then that his forest sdmirer Poca-
hOntas, Indian princess. came 70 ne rescue.
sucked out the poison with her fair 'ips.
and nursed the victim through long months
back 10 health
The enormous interest aroused by the
governments demand FOR sea hides is re-
Aected In the newspaper dispatches. sew
eral Of which may be quoted Captain
] r Healy arrived Al Seattle from Nome
Alaska with 1853 VaIruses a previous trim
netting 341. and another "trip 522 Their
hides brought $500 The Corvin's last
rip brought 33S barrels OF waIrus oil. which
sold Tor 5000. and four tons Of walrus
ivory tusks which brought $4,000
Captain Healy states that the number
OF walruses is beyond facilities OF trans
portation. The natives have merely 70
knock them on the head. as they do not
fight and the hide cannot be- penetrated
with bullet
He adds that the hides comprise the
toughest leather next 10 the elephant and
rhino. Besides being made into trunks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-17

valises and boots the hides are rha hest
polisners Of big GINS ir fre armies 81
Europe A dig W8lrUs weighs four ons.
T. is dangerous because it- weight may
demOl.sh a small craft and b. nor killed
before tsking on they NlI smash the bot
tom OF an ordinary boat with thei- tusks
Captain J /. Loop is bringing numbers
OF California gray whales into Long Beach.
California and adds that here Is an animal
that may be had Tor rhe "a sing iu any
number on southern California He goes
after their hides largely Cor auto maHufac-
turers. 20 be made into tires He states
that the skin iE Exceedingly tough and has
the elasticity Of rubber Ir is more Than
half inch thick This statement. houeve-.
does not accord with the v.eV ~ men OF
science in reference 10 whale skins
Snake skin tsnneries and skins ~
course have long been in existence also
alligator hides and tanneries It s inter
esrinz- 20 note, however. that Keeper
SNYDER, Of the New y Ork Geological Park.
has invented a new system of tanning
snake hides. by which every shade OF their
natural and wonderful col0rs .s perfectly
aud -nduringly preserved. His system Niu
probably be standardized b. the Govern,
ment
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05

trate. There Is even less to tell about
the bodice, which seems to be as lack
Ing In ingenuity as the body Of the
plalnest kimono, and appears to be
fashioned In the same way Yet 1t Is
beautifully adjusted to the figure. The
sleeves are short and reveal that there
is an underbodlce with longer sleeves
of lace to add the daintiness and ele-
gance of lace to the richness of velvet.
This gown of chiffon velvet might
be made up In almost any color, but
imagine 1t In sapphire blue or anne
thyst, with a gorgeous gaLze pansy, as
large as small saucer, set against
the bodice and Il rich sash of net GOV
cred with sequins in the same color as
the dress. The sash does not circle the
waist, but falls from the left side and
Is very full. 1t Is finished and weight
ed at the bolt pm with ball covered
with seqIlns. True it Is that simplicity
in design makes for distinction In
dress in the hands of master de-
signer, who never forgets to add some
brilliant stroke Of genius to his sim
plest creation.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05
Benefit OF CHORAL SINGING
Equalizes Men, Creates Spirit Of Broth
erhood and Takes Mind OF Busl-
ness, Asserts Professor.

Music gives utterance to something
within one which can never find ex-
preston In words or acts, In the opIn-
Ion Of A. e. Westbrook, director OF
music In the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college. Choral singing Is Of
great benefit to a community.
Music is of great advantage to-
men," said Professor Westbrook. ut
eQualizes them, creating q spirit Of
brotherhood, and takes their minds off
business. 1t gives them a new and
different insight which is accomplished
not by singing the common popular
songs, but by really good music that
can be appreciated.
1.-THE value of music in bringing to-
gether socially disorganized communi--
ties has never been fully realized. By
choral singing, people in any one To-
cality can be brought into certain Nm
pathy with one another. Wherever
there is neighborhood there Is a
chance for singing. A leader is need
ed who will select only the best music.
Where neighboring groups have been
singing the same kind of good music
they Will find in any large community
gathering that they have something in
common and will be ready to take part
In choral singing on an even larger
scale.
III an orchestra playing Beethoven
played in community unused to such
music, there would break forth from
the audience an unrestrained applause
such as comes only from people who
nre really hungry for good music-the
Kind Of music that community musical
societies will bring to them"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05

The evening gown accepts gracefully
the unyielding edict of fashion, which
DEGREES that 1t must be dignified, con-
sentative and at least apparently SIM
pie, In the face of a serious-minded
world. In fact 1t has been so success
fully made, under these restrictions.
that 1t Is questionable whether it could
be improved upon, and 1t Is comfort
to think that it may be worn with
clear conscience. The laces and nets
and silks and other inconsequential
materials that go to make It are. not
needed to clothe soldiers or refugees,
but are useful to keep up the spirits
of those Mt home who must go about
their usual and unusual occupations.
The lovely dinner dress pictured
here could hold its own in any COM
pany. 1t Is so simply designed that
there Is nothing to say of 1t in this re-
gard except that 1t has a full skirt,
shirred at the top with parallel rows
of shirrings to form a short yoke. and
that the place where 1t fastens Is a
secret which the eyes cannot pene-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05
Goal SaXera.n

Various preparations are extensively
advertised in this country at present
which are presumed to contribute con-
siderably to the heating power of coal
when applied in the prescribed doses,
writes Consul General Robert p. Skin
ner, London. The director of fuel re-
search, In answer to an inquiry as to
the value of these preparations, states
that these proprietary substances have
been In the market long time but
that there does not appear to be any
genuine scientific evidence in support
of the claims of their manufacturers.
He concludes: 1.-THE nature of the
substances makes 1t highly improbable
that they have any effect whatsoever
on the combustion of coal or other
fuels when they are used in the guam
titles prescribed"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05
Possibilities of Renaissance.

The Arab is an Asiatic, Semitic.
and Arabia is probably his original
home. Thence, migration into Baby
lonia was easy, states writer, owing
TO The absence of natural obstacles.
such as seas or high mountain
ranges.
As 1t was a custom of Arabic hlsto-
rians to begin with the creation, few
of them ever reached the era In which
they lived and about which they might
have written with some accuracy.
Largely for that reason no distinct rec
ord has come down to us of the high
iy interesting conquest of northern
AFRICA as far as the Straits of Her
cules; it Is only after the Arabs eff
fected Judgment In Spain and pushed
as far into France as Charles Martel
would permit them that anything ND
preaching "bistory" Of them Is to b.
had
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05
Quitting the Little Ones.

organdie finishing the collar and cuffs
and set on the band that joins the
yoke and skirt. The frills have n
picot edge. Just inside them French
knots In black cotton, set close to-
gether In rows, add much to the beau.
ty of the yellow and white color com.
bination. They look just as well on
this little frock when it is developed
in rose-colored or blue chambray with
white frills. What makes the 10y OF
its little wearer complete Is that this
frock has pair of real pockets where
each days treasure trove may be
lodged.
At the right plain blue and blue and
white striped Bingham are put to-
gether to make an up-to-date frock.
Plaits In the striped skirt are extend
ed at the front and back so that they
may lap over the belt and button to
the bodice. The belt of plain bingham
is removable and collar and cuffs of
the striped Bingham help balance the
combination of the two patterns IL
just the right way.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05

Grown-ups may like to wait until
they have reviewed spring styles, as
they are presented In February and
March, before they select their spring
and summer clothes; in the meantime
the business of Quitting the little
ones can be taken care Of and got out
Of the way. A world of pretty little
dresses are all ready for little girls,
as soon as the shops get through with
inventory. White goods and summer
cottons take possession of the coun-
ters and entice far-sighted mothers to
buy and get busy with the beginning
OF the year.
For the little maid of three or more
years, Bingham and chambrays, along
with other strong. fine weaves In cot
ton continue to provide material for
the greatest number of dresses. In
plain, light colors and in stripes and
plaids made up with plain colors they
make an unending variety possible
even In little dresses that are very
simply designed.
A dress of plain light yellow cham
Gray is pictured that Is too simple
10 need description. Anyone who can
sew at all might make 1t. But 1t Is
vsry pretty with narrow frills OF white
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05
Heated Air in Medicine.

Heated air is reported by DIR. c. G.
Cumston to be of considerable impor-
lance in war medical and surgical
practice. At temperatures of 100 de-
grees to 800 degrees Fahrenheit ii
eases pain, produces an Increased
blood flow to the wound and greatly
aids healing. At such high tempera-
the air jet is pronounced the ideal
sterilizer. At a pressure Of Z to 10
pounds the heated air may be used
for massage by simply directing 1t
upon the wound and in some cases
useful results are obtained by alter
mating with hot-air and cold-alr
AOuche.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05
New Kind OF Grape Honey.

The Honey of grapes" prepared by
the special process of Professor Monti,
an Italian experimenter, is grape SUI
served fruits, marmalades, and flavor
Ing syrups. The juice is pressed from
the grapes with care to avoid fermen-
tation, Is next frozen in a rotating CYL
inder with removal of the ice crystals,
and is further concentrated to syrup
of grapes by heating under low pres
sure. For honey of grapes the con-
centration is continued until crystals
are found
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05
"JustiCe -

Mr.. John Galsworthy. who recently
refused a knighthood and remarked
that literature was it's ow~ veward,"
once told an interesting story apropos
his great play, Justice"
A certain business man had decided
10 prosecute swindler. One night his
wife returned from seeing a perform
ance of Justice" so disguised with the
then horrors Of the English penal sys-
TEN (Which the play was instrumental
in getting improved) that she persuad-
ed her husband not to prosecute the
swindler.
This may have been super-sentimen-
talism. but 1t was fine tribute to Mr.
Galsworthy's art.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05

Sergeant Daniel Bomber" McGin-
mis-, Boston lad who joined the Ca
madam overseas forces at the begin
ming of the war and served with the
Second battalion on the western front
He participated in the battles of Mes
sines. Ypres, Armentiers and the
Somme. Sergeant McGinnis was
wounded ia the battle of the Somme,
piece of shell taking off his left leg.
He is now employed as an orderly by
the new United Service club In New
York.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-05
EconUmy and Waste

Economy is the parent OF Integrity.
of Liberty and of Ease; and the heau-
teous sister Temperance. of Cheerful
ness and Health; and Profuseness Is
cruel and crafty demon that gradu-
ally involves her followers in depend
ence and debts; that is, letters them
with irons that enter Into their souls"
-Hawkesworth