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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-10
Secretary DanieIs's Tribute.

y Wish, gentlemen. 10 express to you
ne gratitude OF the navy. and / believe
|! am commissioned by the Secretary OF
War from whom ! have Just received
a wireless message from across the wa
'ars. TO thank you for all you have done,
tscause you have put your facilities,
your resources, your initiative and your
splendid hep to the men in the army
and navy since the war began, SO that
rot transport has left these chores
nat was not supplied by your gener-
osty."
Not only does the report Of Matthew
Halpin. chairman of the Army and
Navy Benefit Fund Committee, show
nat every United States transport was
Supplied with athletic paraphernalia and
comfort kits, but that scores OF army
cat,onments, naval training stations.
''!ts and naval bases all over the coun-
II proAted in the same way.
Weekly athletic games for soldiers
isd sailors were staged at Travers
Island In addition Mercury Foot mem
srs journeyed to many army canton
nsnts and naval stations staging ath-
j, meets, giving exhibitions or helping
some way TO entertain or benefit tho
-sn In service. Indoor games also were
'ased In the Ninth. Twelfth and Twen-
:y'second Regiment armories. The club
Staged meets as far away as Camp Ira
Va Tex, and Filing ton Field in the
2re State
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-10
CLASS e BILLIARD
CUP WON BY SPEAR
Takes 1882 Balk Line Title
by Beating SerUatius.

For the second time in succession
George w. Spear has won the cup en-
blematic OF the metropolitan champion
ship at 1872 balk line under tile auspices
OF the National Association of Amateur
Billiard Players. The trophy, which was
presented by Samuel Gruhn, Is hand
some vase two feet high and cost 500.
II now becomes Mr.. Spears personal
property.
Mr.. Spear won the deciding game OF
the tourney from Louis A. Servatius by
$50 to 65. the loser being sadly out of
stroke. Messrs. Servatius. John w. Low
and Gus Gardner are tied for second
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ERASMUS FIVE WINS.
Defeats Adelphi TOssers by .
score of "a to 10.

Erarmus Hairs Basketball team Do
feated Adelphi yesterday by score OF
- TO IS on the Erasmus court. At half
time the score was 81 to . In favor of
the victors. The score:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-10
ROD AND GUN NEWS
FOR THE WEEK END.

ANGLERS
Hook Princess
Date MN n'F. Al" NJ AsGndqPGu
3;$$s:; "a 81 Il! IA ID e s. Is ~ . rs
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Aided "The SUM- Fund.

N addition 90 the athletic events held
,ac the athletic equipment sent to the
cteren; organizations, donations were
made 70 number of organizations
Faich were active in their work for the
et.ers and sailors. Included in these
'onations were THE Sun Tobacco Fund.
ne National Aeronautlcsl Society, the
library Fund. Clark Griffith's Bat and
bal FUND, William II. Edwards's Foot
a4 fLnd, the Women's Motor Cops Of
america and the Comrade Club.
Inc club RENTED the dues of any
member In the country's service who so
.slred, Such remittances cost the club
h.,o.i' A total OF s23,3l0.07 was ex-
F'fed or service activities. A remark
sO.e feature Is that the committee did
no' ask Tor single dollar of the clubs
.uhos nor we're the members asked for
Donation or subscription except where
Mey received some form of entertain
Nnt in return. The report states:
me entire club facilities were placed
az tne disposal of various patriotic com
m ,,ees In charge OF Liberty Loan drives,
var saving Stamps. Red Cross drives.
CT Il = to De particularly noted that
the third and fourth Liberty Loan
f'ves the New York Athletic Club
IahKed first among all the clubs Of the
country"
An Increased Surplus.
IT." membership OF the club was in.
creased by 1872 new members in the last
ma ear, swelling the total from 5.49a
u 1917 20 5G92. Notwithstanding the
sa'erse conditions occasioned by the war
we hhancial statement shows the totaI
safplns 10 have been increased by 359,-
Woi over 1917. The total assets OF
%. club are s2.1s2,s2s63. liabi,'tia,
.'i4fI'h. leaving a total surplus OF
III.
n" clubs business, restaurant, bar
owing, billiards. &C.. at the City House
.na at Travers leland showed loss o.
Nsol2s, which with the charge OH de-
probation OF furniture and fixtures will
smount TO s13,7S0.3i. There was an In
Tease In the volume of business In som,
apartments. In the City House res
uarant receipts amounted to s164,sST.14
against Sl<5,7aI.s1 in 1917
The six so-called gasless Sundays II
shleh automobiles were not permitted I,
inter Travers Island accustomed a de
ssase in Travers Island pronts from
Nes372o to s3.44s.
The three divisions OF athletics. physi
oi training, competition and entertain,
nen, cost the club sl7.s91.l5. The tota
"pensef, were sae.4ei.37 and the re
ss'1ts s2i.5so22.
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lY.A.C. ENJOYED
ITS BANNER YEAR
ouIt sport at Uncle Sans Call
and Sent $50 Members
Into Service.
u MADE GREAT SACRIFICE
Despite War Financial Report
Shows Gains-Club's Sur
plus, S1,415,381.87.
% MADE GREAT SACRIFICE
- GEORGE d. UNDERWOOD.

=, GEORGE y. UNDERWOOD.
Vary strange II seems to search in
r,s through an annual report Of the
r~ York Athletic Club for list Of
.,.mp!onshlps won and records bettered
,,n.n @, the Mercury Foot. Heretofore
n, yearly statements Of the Fifty-ninth
.-.t cluomen fairly have scintillated
=, athletic deeds Of tho N. Y. A. C.
,,npions. One can search through the
". A. C.'s annual report for 1918.
~.yer. without finding mention OF n
nssry feat performed by a Mercury
yst athlete, swimmer, boxer. wrestler.
lec,r golfer, oarsman or tennis player.
Yet wthal 1918 will 60 down in the
,nsls Of the New York Athletic Club as
I, most glorious year the grand old
,rsnization ever experienced.
when Uncle Sam declared war y
ri, the signal for the New York A. c.
cease personifying Mercury and be-
y-e Mars. The club dropped athletics
ID everything else and put It's very
ssl into winning the war.
And so, instead of the usual list OF
,n. winning athletes In the annual
li report one finds the $50 men of
\. Mercury Foot who jumped into
Tiki or navy blue to pile up points for
r,cle Sam on the larger checkerboard
war. Instead of a list OF national
,inplonship winners one finds the
hling names of the twelve members
70 made the great sacrifice:
hose Who Made Great sacrthce.
Major James A. McKenna. Jr.. Major
bin Purroy Mitchell, Major Henry u.
.1, Commander James s. Beecher,
lsut Herbert A. Buer-neyer, Lieut..
I'm ". Overton, Lieut.. Louis j.
ltterle, Jr., Lieut.. Marshall C. Peabody,
Lieut. Arthur l. Engels, Cadet Wayies
I. Bradley, Jr.. Private Danforth p.
Ferguson and Sergeant Richard ID.
hamilton. Jr.
Jim McKenna, osrsman and all
round athlete; johnny" overton,
EDDIE distance runner par excellence {;
Marsh" Peabody, feet and elusive
.ckey wing: "Artie" Engels. crack
.lrder and spr.nter-aii OF the laurels
sey won on the fields OF sport were a.
''thing to their showing in the Last
treat Game OF All
AL Of the $500 members Of the New
Jerk A. e., the largest membership in
1s history Of the club could not jump
-to service uniform, but each In some
ray or other did his Bit" No tribute
aid the New York A. c. can equal the
icomium pronounced by Secretary of
ia Navy Josephus Daniels, when at the
kieth anniversary banquet of the club
1 the Hotel Astor he declared:
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Gov. Smith Ready 70 Sign boxing BIZ.

a bill Republican
to
Albany
make
would
a
10 a
O.
havec
ne sport.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-10

hands
liberal weights
Leonard could
nobody could
championship
MAuine weights 1S 1877 and
the McAunes lost the title Frank Ee at
1875 pounds killed himself and his ure by
ncceding 1914 Nelson
lost the title Ad wog 1873 pounds Wosas passed the laures
1856
o'clock Leonard beat Welsh similar weights Do notice catch
Il
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-10
HIGH LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
IN ALL SPHERES OF SPORT
ny DANIEL.

/ IN certainly Is hgh
time should champion articles to enter the
not
We are rather snhod that well yersod boxing follower as @
lightweight limit and dvested
lot OF interest
WE'LL though the
called
probably
should would
standing
weight limit the
heavyweight England tho seventh round their o
cachwegh The National
afternoon the meeting champion weight MS
and that when championship
n
in which he
Welsh ahwg Investigation proved
poundcon-
on similar those which governed the bout which welsh
stopping Leonard inside eight rounds Newark this
clubbing
one OF general interest to boxing in America high time that
their champion should put his title at stake every time he
worthy foeman division
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-10

Fraamus I'D. NNtIpnl Nv.
Barnes,...... Right forward ........ Enps
Lin XII. ....... Left forward ...... Mum n
McNu,lin......... Centre .....McCo-mack
Feinbum. go. Right guard 900. ..smailsy
Silver......... Left guard .........., Hall
Goals from heid---Rar7es 10, Lnok s.
McMulin I, Numm 3. Feinb'um =, Michel.
Mccormack, Chipurney. Goals from foul
Kn'pe g. Suhstitutlons-Hsy for Liroki.
Rogers for Hay. Ch!purney for silver.
Michel for Smailny. Mcmahon for Hall
Retcrse--Nr ENC, New York University.
Time OF haives-Flfteen minutes
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
CERTIFIED IRISH POTATO
SEED RECOMMENDED
Growers Of Potatoes for Market Should
Procure Best Seed Potatoes
for Planting.

D. C. Neal. extension patholoeist
Louisiana State University. recently
made trip to Wisconsin and Mime.
sofa 10 study the methods used In pro.
ducing certified Irish potato seed and
to ascertain what the possibilities
would be of securing some OF these %.
tatoes for planting in Louisiana. He
obtained list of reliable people from
whom certified seed potatoes can be
secured. Persons interested in grow.
ing potatoes and potato dealers are in.
vited to write to the Extension Divi.
sion, Louisiana State University, for
this list. Mr.. Neal says that the large
brokers, from whom most of the seed
potatoes are ordered, handle nothing
but field run potatoes and a very in.
ferior grade at that. Professor Per.
kins, Direction of Extension, thinks it
worth while for persons growing pota
toes for market to procure few of the
certified potatoes.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
Rice Irrigation Company
Being Organized.

We learn that Company has
been organized to put up here,
south of town, large and up.to-
date irrigation plant, which will
be large enough to irrigate all the
rice lands in that section. Several
thousand acres of land can be put
in rice if canal large enough and
high. in order to bring the water
were needed is built The rice cul-
tivation should be a permanent in
dustry here. Now for big rice
mill to put the finished product on
the market and produce labor for
our people.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
Charter Amendment.

Extract from the Stockholders meet
ing Of Bank of st. MartinvilIebeld Jan.
IA, 1919.
The following amendment TO tba
Charter OF the Bank of st. MartinyiIls
was adopted. viz: Be it enacted that
Article 9th IT the Charter Of this Bank
be aud the same is hereby amended 10
as to read as follows, viz:
ARTICLE 9TH
The affairs Of this corporation shall
be managed by board OF nine direc-
tors. three members shall be a quorum.
who shall he elected at the annual
meeting OF the stockholders held for
that purpose.
Each share shill be entitled to one
vote; said board Of directors shall ap-
point all the officers and employees OF
this corporation. fix their salaries and
bonds. and make and Ordain all neces-
sary bylaws for the managemen mt Of the
affairs of this corporation.
ALBERT BIENvENU. Cashier.
ST. MartinviIIe. La, Jan. 15. 1919.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
BODY OF CHAReON OR HOG
CHOLERA VICTIM SEETHs WITH
GERMS OF THE DISEASE,
PROTECT OTHER ANIMALS
euryIno 10 Dangerous Unless Care 10
Taken To Deeply Cover All Par.
tieIes Of the Body.

When valuable hog dies Of chole-
n or valuable horse or mule Of
charbon. the owner Is apt to lose all
interest In the carcass. He dumps
IT into the nearest stream, forgetting
or Lot realizing that the body is
feething with germs Of the disease
that caused the animals death ana
that 1t is a prolific source of Infection
for his neighbors' animals further
down the stream.
The safest way to dispose of the
cafcass Is to burn it where death oc-
Cured" says Dr. w. H. Dalrymple of
the Louisiana State University. ITO
bury is dangerous, as particles of the
body containing the disease germs are
apt 10 lie left uncovered. Also, un
less the body is buried very deep, IL
Is apt to be exoavated by hungry
dogs.
The carcass should never be
dragged, as particles Of infected flesh
are sure to be left on the ground. If
the dead body must be moved. place
1t on sled or the like. Care must
then be taken not to allow any blood
or discharges TO remain TIE safest
plan is to plug up the natural open
lngs OF the body with cotton satur
ated with a disinfectart.
"All carcasses should he viewed
with suspicion and treated as out
lined above, whether disease symp-
toms are noticeable or not. Animals
often die OF charbon without any out.
side swelling"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
Vaccinate Against Charbon.

All those of our people who wish
to vaccinate their stock against
Charbon, should place their orders
at once with Mr.. f. l.. Talbot, de
monstration agent. On account of
the continuous rains of this win.
ter, it is presumed that we will have
more charbon this year, and that it
will more severe than in past years.
Order your vaccine now.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
Does Worrying Help?

In all your life did you ever gain
anything, ever get the slightest
benefit from worrying over any
situation I? Did it ever help you
to bear your burden better or to
make it lighter !? What have all
the years of worrying in the past
done for you?> You know that
worrying has done nothing but
sap your vitality, lowyer your
courage, weaken your initiative.
handicap your executive ability
and distress and confuse your
mind. thus uniting you for clear
thinking and decisive acting. It
has probably cut off years of your
possible life. 1t has deepened the
burrows in your face, whitened
your hair, put a drag on your
steps, and taken the spontaneity
and boyancy out of your life. 1t
has made you poorer husband, a
poorer father, and a poorer friend,
less agreeable and less effective
partner and comrade, whether in
business or in social life. 1t has
crippled your efforts and your
business. Multitudes of days have
been pretty nearly ruined by wor-
ry and anxiety. The fear of dis
aster, of misfortune, of possible
failure, has been your worst ene-
my. You have harbored it, well
coined it, encouraged it by dwell
ing upon it, listening to its doubts
and its predictions. Multitudes
of people who have harbored it
have been ruined by it. 1t has
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
Wholesale Store Business
Increasing.

Mr.. and Mrs w. j. Hebert of
Plaquemine arrived here last Sa.
turday, Mr.. Hebert, we learn.
comes here to assist Mr.. George
}. Olivier, in the management of
st. Mary Wholesale Grocery.
whose business is increasing to
such an extent as to require more
help.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
NUMBER /
Accused Of Murder.

deputy Sheriff Albert Daspit
brought here Monday Charles
Smith, negro, accused of murder.
ing Lenou Francis, another negro.
who was killed on Feb. 9Th. ON
the Baton Rouge branch, both, the
accused and murdered man were
working with the bridge gang. The
man was killed with an ak.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15

"All the men who ever lived
were produced by women" says
an ardent suffragist. True, but is
it not about time to say a word for
poor old dad.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15

Our soldiers while in the coun.
try had probably heard something
about the cost of French dresses
and millinery. This may have
something to do with the fact that
few of them have married French
girls.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
filled our poorhouses, our insane
asylums, our hospitals. Fear is
the great human curse. - New
Success.

Mr.. Albert Kelso who WAS at
Camp Jackson, North Carolina,
arrived home this week, having
been mustered out of the army.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15

If it costs $40 a year to be a
bachelor in Canada it is reasonable
to suppose that it costs a great
deal more to be a married man
there. I
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15

All the farmers agree that the
supply of mutton in the South
would be greatly increased if there
were a way to separate the sheep
from the dogs.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15

Mr.. G. p. Cox, who was to have
been married here Wednesday, was
taken suddenly i'll Sunday last and
had to be taken to New Orleans
for treatment.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
FAITH JUSTIFIED
BY EVENTS.

! do not believe that drastic
} force need be applied to main-
} tain economic distribution and
sane use of supplies by the
) great majority of American peo-
pie. and l have learned a deep
) and abiding faith In the intelli-
} gence OF the average American
} business man, whose aid we an
} ticipate and depend on to rene
dy the evils developed by the
war.-Herbert Hoover. August
} 10. 1917.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15

Mr.. Rene Resweber who was
clerk in the Liable Hardware store
for several years, left for Lafay
cite Sunday to accept a position
with Moss d Co.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15

An English manor house Of 56 rooms
and a surrounding group of hutments
will constitute the largest American
Red Cross Hospital in Great Britain.
Beds for 300 American soldiers will
be provided. Some $50 beds are now
ready IN the buildings on this coun-
try estate, Salisbury court. near South
hampton. Timber for these buildings
comes from the estate of 1S6 acres. one
of the most beautiful sites in south.
ern England.
In Greece there has been a great
deal of suffering due TO the mObiliza-
ton of troops, so Red Cross COM
mission sailed last month 10 admins
ter ar appropriation OF $4,000 made
for this purpose.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
WHAT YOUR RED CROSS DOES

Private Jean FOurnan of New York
is known as the "Red Cross man" at
the American Military Hospital No. 1,
where he is convalescing. A cross on
his back, the mark of two pieces Of
shrapnel. will be a lifelong scar.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15
Our food Gospel
~~@t~~=
eat less ,
SerVe less
waste nothing
Americas Pledge of Food
Gave Heart to the Allies
In Their Darkest Hour

Whatever is necessary America will
send. That was Americas pledge to
the interallied food council. And be-
cause the American food army had
hitherto made good they took heart
and went forward.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-15

Farm enterprise and much soft corn
decreased pork supplies, food conser.
taiioH Increased exports-total ship.
ments doubled
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-01-16
Redmen Install

On Tuesday evening the Red- mems lodge installed the follow ing officers for the ensuing year: Sachem-W. H. Warren
 Senior Sagamore-M. O. John Junior Sagamore-Oscar Wick strom
 Prophet-Charles Borch
 Chief of Records-L. M. Chur- chill
 Collector of Wampum-P. c. Mccormack
 Keeper of Wampum-J. E. Worden
 Past Sachem Worden acted as installing officer.
 The lodge is in excellent finan- cial condition. During the past year it loaned Uncle Sam S2, 900, and is the proud possessor of lib. erty bonds in that amount.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-01-16
Notice

In the future no order of hand bills will be printed in this office for less than $2.5O. This is the minimum amount that will just- fly the labor and material neces- sary for turning out any order of handbills, regardless of how small in slze or few in number. The end of the war has had no effect on the paper and type market. A few days ago we received a shipment of paper and printing material in which almost every item on the invoice was billed at a higher price than we have ever paid before.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-01-16

The Kodiak, a steam whaler, bagged II whales this summer near Akutan. The vessels crew killed 29 blue whales, 8 sperms, "A fnbacks and number of humpbacks during the season. The Uuimak, another vessel of the same company bagged S7, The Tanqinak 42 and the Pater- son IS. The vessels all operated in the Bering sea near Unimak pass. The largest whale was S9 feet long and weighed nearly 80 tons. One of the officers of the Kodiak received over $3, GOO for his lay.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-01-16

It probably is a harder job to build a railroad in Alaska than over there even under fire, but some will be inclined to think that if engineers can build 130 miles of railroad in 100 days with occasional holidays off in which to fight Huns it would take them less than five years to build that length of road in Alaska provided they did not have to work under the orders of a commission in Washington who would go off the payroll when the road was finished. New York Sun.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-01-16

There are a great number of commercial fox farms along the Alaskan coast, the largest prob ably being in Prince William Sound, where one farmer has nearly 5000 foxes. Five to 700 skins are shipped yearly from this ranch. Black fox skins are very valuable, ranging in price from $500 to 5000. In 1900, a black fox skin sold at auction in London for S2, 754, Blue foxes range in price from $25 to $50.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-01-16

Earl West says the Sentinel is N. G. as an advertising medium, or at least the people do not heed the dog tax notice if they read it. At the time Earl told us this he W IS laying in a supply of ammuli- tion and stated that he was go- ing to declare war on dogdom, and within the next few days the dog pol ulation will be consider ably reduced, only those with 1919 tags remaining.