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SUBSCRIBE FOR The St. Taanyhe St Tammany Farmer · II·L---- --- ---. --------_ · . --· D. H. MASON, Editor -. . COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1916. VOL XII No. 4 TO BE RACING AT FAIR FIRST TIE IS TORY Jury In Kentzel Case Out l0 Minutes; Verdict Not Guilty I F1, 0, KFNTIFI A BIG DEMAMD FOR SWEET POTATOES ~Canning Factory Can Get Cash for Every Car Load That Can Be Shipped. -. St. Tammany farmers find trhem selves unusuaiiy tortunate this year in navingag a o demand for sweet £pota;ues. The soarc.ty of canneo W ouu nas brougiit au.art a call from the loi0a, cannerys' broKers tor teL cars ou canned sweet potatoes. c I ai a.uus aie they for the goods tha.a Luay ar a wi.l.ug to remit to the tom p.hiy as La.~ as tiey are pacKea, W.,uh w.ti enoale the cannery to rea, a.e' .a. b u ua.rs oI .1d ney for the pur Sco..5u Ut Liei law material. it 1s Cuied tiLat gruwer-s will ofier eVtey i..iaaiue pouato suitaole for .ul,,is, Lo Lie cannery. If hney d4 so, LUa seasonu's pack will place the company on a sooa louniaucion. Miss Anna Morell Is dghly Complimented. Miss Anna Morrel, of Covington, a memoer of the Women's Progressive Union, and a writer who has con triauteu much valuaole matter to the columns of The St. Tammany Farm er, hns Deen given the distinction of .attracting speciai notice oy her paper read oetore the convention of the Sixth District Feuerated Women's Clubs, at 'onehaltoula, October 5 and S. The subject was "The School as a Social Center." The Times-Pic ayune of last Sunday reproduces the article in full, and its reading before the convention attracted a great deal of attention. Miss Morrell is studying law with the frm of Miller & Burns, of Cov fngton, and gives promise of a very successful career. She has been prominent in the civic and social work of Covington. e, SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS. Continued fro m last week. UUonunuea iro At your last special meeting you asked me to give you today a state ment of what part of the amount budgeted by you for teachers salaries and operating school transfers had been apportioned for this coming year, I therefore offer the following: Budgeted for white sal aries ......... 22384.00 Contracted for by me be fore last meeting ... 22241.60 Balance not contracted for before last meet. 142.40 Last meeting you authorized the following additions to the teaching force: 2 teachers for Slidell.. ° 500.00 2 teachers for Covington 500.00 1 teacher for Fo:som .. 250.00 Extra for 5 teachers .. 1250.00 In other words you have ordered contracts with white teachers to the amount of a salary for five months of $1107.60 over and above the amount budgeted by you. As to the amount for operating school transfers I offer the follow ing: Amount allowed by the budget for operating school transfers $1450.00. At present you have contract for: Sun transfer with E. E. Talley, 442.50. If the Folsom transfer costs $40; Edwards and Koepp transfer costs $100.00, this will make a total of all of the transfers of $912.50, for a term of five months. This will leave a balance of $537.50 not expended or contracted for. `'his will be $107.50 for ne month. However, I wish to call your at - tention to the fact that should you not decide to operate any transfers this year you will still have a short-1 age of $570.10 when we consider the two items of white taechers and op 'NOT GUILTY IS VERDICT. IN KENTZEL CASE Return of Verdict by Jury in Ten Minutes in Accord ance With Prediction. ,;LISSON DAMAGE SUIT SET FOR TRIAL FRIDAY Empanelment of Petit Jurors Discharged Until Meeting of Court To-day. District Court convened Wednes day, Judge Carter on the bench and iksurict Attorney Brock prosecutting. Two cases to come up at this Iteram attracted considerable attention, the Btste vs. E. D. Kentzel and the Gl(s so ndamage suit. The Kentzel case tilled the courtroom to overlowing, and sympathy seemed to be largess in favor of the defendant. It was generally conceded that sir. Kenltze. would be acqu.itted of the charge o, embezzling parisrh funds. The charg es on which the various counts in the indictment are based are too famitliar to the public and too long Ito re state, but ilhe count on waiclh the eost was made was the misapproprta rion of $ o.00, It being claimed :tha, a warrant for that sum had been is sued twice to Coroner bsudloch ant ,ahit Dr. Bulloch collected one eeu .ir. Keni3zel the other, and' taVt oune .ne had been received by :Dr. Bul .ooh. Mr. Kentzel etated on urn r.and that he shad not remembere. mnasang out the Strut warrant, an. a.nat as Dr. Builoch wanlted his mone) no drew the other . warraIt '.to t r ii. D. Bulloch or bearer and hi received five ,ve-dollar bl~is wihic. noe turned over to Dr. Bulloch while tan.ring in front of ,the courthouse. rte saih he did this because Dr. Bul ioch had telephoned him ehalt he (D1r. Isulloch) would not be in Covington until after the banks were closed. Mr. Kentzel was ably defended by, B. M. Mitler, Judge Thu.s. M. Burns and Arthur L. Bear. T'he jury was out .but ten minutes or so when it returned a verdict of not guilty. Petit jury panel discharged un til today. Steamer Josie. Beginning next week the steamer Joele will leave New Orleans every Wednesday at I p. m., arriving at Oovington Thursday morning. Freight will be received at the Cov ington whatf on Saturday for Ne'w Orleans and way points. This change in schedule has been made on account of the merchants of Covington desiring their goods here for the week end. The Josie has Just had her engine and boiler overhauled and expects to make her trips in mcia better time than heretofore. erating school transfers. Since our last regular meeting the new school building at Talisheek has been burned down and you have au thorized the advertisement for bids to build a four-room house in the place of the one lost. These bids will be opened by your building com mittee on the 10th of October. One very good reason for building a four room instead of a three-room house there is the fact that at the end of the first month this year we had an enrollment of 110 pupils and there is no doubt but that a three-room house would be outgrown in another year or two. The Mandeville school wap opened on Monday of this week by a special arrangement being made regarding the board of the teachers. As I look over the list of teach ers engaged for the year I am glad to report that we have followed our custom of employing home teachers who are competentt and hold valid certificates. I notice that out of 79 white teachers we have 42 whose homes are in St. Tammany parish. I make this statement because of the fact that reports have been circulat ed to the contrary. I am free to state, however, that I would not agree to employing a teacher .who lives in this parish if this was the only claim she had to such a position. The contractor for the painting of the Savannah Branch and Progress school houses has not yet had' his work accepted, and I would be glad Ito have your board give your presi dent and secretary any instructions in this matter you may think best. I am expecting that the new Pro gress, school will open just as soon as the painting is completed and the furniture ineta'ied. I expect thati the new teacherage is already com pleted, and I would auggest that it IMadam Paviowa at Parkview, Sunday, 22d Ti I F " THE DUMB GIRL OF PORTICI. One of the greatest events In the history of the r ction picture art will take place at Parkview Theatre on Sunday, October 22, when Russia's ancer, Anna Pavows, will appear on the screen in a passive spectacle en titled "The ·Dum.b Oinl of Portici." Although the stage stars are ca pitulating to the. motion pioture screen almost daily, one may not name one celebrity who has so far been enticed from the speaking stage who is in a class with Anna Pavlowa. None of the famous singers, such as Geraldine Farrar, can bring to the screen all of their gifts, such as gave them fame. The voice of the dive cannot be heard in a motion picture be insured at once or as soon as the new, furniture is installed in the school. Work on the new 'Madisonville school house.is progressing very nice ly and the contractor says that it should be completed by the first of November. The School Improvement League there has had a fine flowing well put down and I feel they should receive a vote of thanks from this board for. their great interest in school matters. Mr. David B. Smith, of Lewisburg, has asked me to place before you to day his.request for an appropriation of about $12.00 dollars. As the Robert school closed last year with only one teacher, I opened it this year wl'h but one. The at tendance has gone up to the point where it was at the opening of last year, and even beyond that; there fore, I have sent them a second for the balance of the session. I expect to have the plans for the new Ridge school house so that I may start the advertisement for bids in next week's issue of the paper. Probably the ad vertisement will also include bids for the new proposed Sand Hill school to be built in the first ward. Although you approved of an ex tra teacher at the Ramsay school at your last meeting, I have not yet thought it advisable to give it. Upo:n my visit there I found that only 26 children had enrolled for four grades which number I did not consider was too much for the present teacher. I was told that more would come later and if they should, to such an extent that two teachers are necessary, I will not hesitate to supply the sec ond one. We must, however, be consistent and just to all, and when we think of over 40 pupils at Bon fouca with seven grades in five groups and oie teacher, I must not be charged with being prejudiced if I insist that the enrollment at Ram say does not at present justify the second teacher. Upon examining the average daily balances carried by this board for the last year they were at the St. Tammany Bank & Trust Co., we find that the law will require a bond to be given by the Covington Bank A Trust Company, of even $20,000.00. This the bank has agreed to give. As the law regulating the amount of my bond reads the same as that for the fiscal agent I suspect you will expect me to give a bond for $20,000.00 instead of $9,000.00, as at present. In regard to the balance of inter est on daily balances due us froth the St. Tammany Bank & Trist Co., I wish to state that ,the bank has made a settlement for balance due for the year 1915-16, dmounting td $555.96. They have very willi'ngly promised to cheek over the accounts for the Slidell special and gbeneral odft or h yr 1. it-, a.d ` theatre, but in the case of Anna Pav iowa, she will not only bring all of her consummate artistry to the screen, but she may be expected to reveal herself as 'the greatest living dancer, as the greatest living ex ponent of pantomime, and as the greatest actress as well. Those who have idolized Pavlowa, at ,the Metro politan Opera House and who paid $5.00 for a seat for the privilege will see a far greater Pavlowa when they witness he rtriumph in the screen spectacle based in Auber'a "Massa lello." This feature is in eight parts an d will open with the big Sunday mati nee at the popular prices of 15 and 25 cents. shall be pleased to report their find ings at our next meeting. I submit today an itemized list of my traveling expenses for the quarter ending September 30, 19:16. Thanking you for your co-opera tion in the past and trusting that I may be thought worthy to receive a continuance of the same In the fu ture, I beg to remain, Very truly, Er.MER E. LYON, Superintendent. The following bids were opened for the operating of a school trans fer from the Three Mile Still, so called, to the Covington high school for the balance of the school year: E. Spencer Hooper ........ 35.00 Mrs. E. L. Murrah ......... 50.00 Moved by Mr. Millar, seconded by Mr. Wills, that a transfer be operat ed from the Three Mile Still to the Covington high school in the third ward and that the contract be award ed Mr. E. Spencer Hooper at his.b i of $35.00 per month. Upon roll call the following voted: Yes-O'Keefe, Wills, Kahl, Crawford, Millar. INo- Parker and Liddle. A bid from J. W. Blackwell to op erate the school transfer from Black well's mill to Folsom school, in sec ond ward, for the price of $40 per month, was received. On motioin of Mr. O'Keefe, seconded by Mr. Kahl, the contract was awarded to Mr. Blackwell for the amount of his bid. Yes-O'Ke-',, Wills, Kahl, Craw ford, Millar, Liddle. • No--Parker. After a lengthy discussion it waL3 Crawford, that this board wi:l not Crawforw, that this board will not operate a school transfer from the o:d German Settlement school to the new Progress school in fifth ,ward. Carried. Moved by Mr. 'Millar and second ed by Mr. O'Keefe, that the board pay for the lumber to build foot walks leading to the new Wald.heim school, provided the patrons builld the walks with no further expense to the board. In doing this the' board is accepting the offer from the Ragan Lumber Co. to furnish 3000 linear feet of B grade 2x10, random lengths, lumber delivered on the grounds, for the sum of $90, , at that rate if more is nezlded; the cost to come fr m the District No. 11 special tax fund. Carried. Moved by Mr. Wills and seconded by Mr. Kahl that the board appro priate the sum of $12.50 from the general fund for repair on the Lewis burg school. Carried. Moved by Mr. O'Keefe and second ed by Mr. Wills, that whereas the Pilgrim Rest school has 77 pupils in the primary room and as the pa trons have agreed to ft up a third room: in the old school house, if the: board turnish the teacher: the board will authorize the superintendent to ive them a third. tehb as they SLIDELL MAYOR PROCLAIMS IM PORTANCE OF FAIR Educational Influences of the Fair Makes It a Mat ter of Interest to All. SCHOOL DA) ONE OF THE BIG DAYS OF FAIZ The Parade Will Be Over Shelled Roads and Reach F air for Flag Raising. Things are looking b\e ter every da.y for a sucoessful parish faia.. fiarm Demons.traitor Lewis and Mr. M. Nielsen visited Sl'idell last Friday and -found the people of that town ready and willing to contribute all in their pov.wer to its success. Th scho-l teachers and pupils were en thualastii over "'School Day," and Mayor Badon expresses the senti men'cs of ,the town and himself in the following proclamation, which has been kindly forwarded by Mr. Liddde: Proclamation. Realizing the importance of the St. Tammany Parish Fair to the. Town of Slidell, and also to the parish at large; and, lvhereas, Friday, fthe 271th day of October, 1916, na, been decaired a -'ublic Sehool Holiday by the Parish School Board: and, Whdre.s, the N. 0O. G. N. Raalroad has published a low rate of i0 cenas _.ir 'the round trip, Aidelil to Cov ington, far the date named; and, Whereas, the W idd Far is parish wiid in scope, and e.nuca'aioal in char;o~er, and feeng ,that personas contact with exhibis will greataly benefit all who attend, 1 now sug gest that every octizen ,f Sliael. p.,r '.crluJOe in tine :peasures and bene sfit of the day aforesaid. L. BADON, Mayor. The shells have arrived for the comf,)ieon of the surfacang of the stree+t 1to the fair grounds, so ~that the ddi'comforting dust of last yeaar will be replaced by a clean, pleasant dr,,ve to and from the grounds. &Shoal Day, Friday, October 27, promises'to be a day that will prove Inateresttng. The parade will atiaint from the courthouse and will march in assigned formation to the fair grounds, where, before diesabding, there will be a flag-raising with ap propriate rensarks and form;rtdes. There will be racing at the parish f: ;ir for the first time in Its history, and It is expected to be a popu:isr in novation. realize that 71 pupils and three and one-half grades is more than one teiacher can care for. Carried. The grand jury came before the school board and recommended that the board present information to the District Attorney so that he might l e justified in filing a bill of informa tion against such people as may be violating the Smith Compulsory Schqpl Attendance Law. They asked this as they were about to adjourn and they had reasons to believe that more offenders would. be reported after their adjournment. Moved by Mr. Millar and second ed by Mr. O'Iteefe, .that the sum of $15.00 be apportioned from the Dis trict No. 11 special tax fund to se cure domestic science equipment for the new Waldheim school. Carried. 'The following resolution was in tro.uec d by Mr. Millar, who moved its adoption. It was seconded by Mr. O'Keefe, and unanimously adopt ed- to-wit: Whereap, it appears that this board will require .ertain funds to meet tea.oherla salaries due and to become due. during the early part of the present se..ion, and until amounts - uo from speolal taxes .:on be real zed upon by collection throughout cho parish; and, Whereas, according to "ection 62 of Act 120, of the General Assemrbly of 1916, this board is especially au thortaed to bourrow money, to meet currant expenses, and to pledge ~the r.evenues of the current year for the payment of such loan; Therfore be it resolved by the members of this board, That the po=:dent thierefiore be and he is here by authorized to negothate with the fisoal agent, to-wit, the Cov!ngton Bnk & 'Pruit Co., Covington, La., a loan lof $12,030, or so much there of as 'may becessary to meet the teachers' salaries, now due, or which may .hereafter become due, until uch :time a; the taxes sball be col ected throughout the parish, Iwich t xes are to be 'pledged and hypothe cated acoord~ng to law, for the pay ment of said l1: n. Tha revenues pledged for the pay nment of said loan ,are hereby de dcared to be the following special shl,,:i ,taxes for the respective School Yistricts for the year 1916: Second Diotrict, 5-mill special- tax. Thtr Di striot 4-mill special tax. Fifth DistrLit 9-mill special ta.. Sith Distret -sa.1 uspeaJ ta (Coatil as O peW 5I , VOL HROCK, OIST, AlTTY BROCK FLCTED DIS TRIC T ATTONEY T'uesday' eleotion for distrit* at torney ,resulted in Brock's election by a majority of £14, Brock's ma jority in .-aslina" parish being 315 and Hei~n't's gio in St. Tammany being 1 : muree are as nearly correst a eca be got ten at this time. Heavy rains o lrBh. pariahes pre vented a large iott ,being brought out.. The vote ina n: e parish as 1571, not couatlng the spoilt bal :c't, with a' possible vote of abou'. 2300. Heintz's largest majorities were in the hrst, third, fourth anu ninth wards. Following is the vote by wards: Heiuntz :.rock Ward 1 .... ..118 27 Ward 2, precnot 1 .... 37 .b Ww''4'3, precinctO2.... 65 64 Ward 3 ............225 14.. Ward 4 ............108 77 Ward 5 ............. 59 fb Ward 6 ............. 72 89 Ward 7 ............. 21 12 Wu.rd 8 ......... ... 17 83 Ward 9 ............ 94 68 Ward 10 ............ 49 59 NE W_ FNWICK SANITARIUM FISHED Glen Cottage wa a 'very pretty re sort and brought 1Sd:,v nJton many peops6 who were dttiated with its aiturtion and surroand'gs, but as a ' u:imer resort it fs.'. tairg of t:s' "bThe New Fenwicl .,ltars.anb. hail been looking for s sae time, for a buildlas site that would `moot ture e re quiretuments of its ever- row tIc poaI larity 'yhen D'. 'Yoaep coiucitr.d 'hd idea of purchasing dad :emodeling Glena Co.tage. When the ,r:oor wants eomething he ~% p*re.t? apt to get 4; and. he got -ille. t(ubtage. For quite a wbIe theta wea a habusy scene On' the grounds. Carpenters tore down and built ap, and :aosotis and plammers r ebstructt d a"a1 added to. until today there stands on' the site of "tiht ottag. a i,a. d some ,Eanitarlum, withr modern eon veniencbs a uraehags. There. oms in the New Fenwick . In eerv room there Is . oold watef and eta tileoary . h sanitary plumb iag; every .room opens into a we4l lighted and roomy '.all and onto the large veranda, - t encircles ide buPlding, up and d9w stairs. Con venient, modern bafth rooms and the hot and cold shower bath provide the comforts of the ,private home, and the deligtful asrrangement eof all gives a light and ven~tilation al moet equal to life in ithe open. The sitting-rooms are $admirably adapted to their purpose, ,being open and airy and reattful, and with the doc tor's genasil habit of making eyery body c.olm tab:e and at ease, we pre dict that guests at the institutiop will leave it Wefth many happy remem branoes. The am.a.ement b is on the thifrd fooar. It wil have- 'ard and pool tables and othe', fat.s of amuse melt. The pure aiu that foats through thde '"hail ltm tree tops" is invigorating and ftl 'of stte.gdh, ladened with the osphe that has maide this sectin famous for health. Dr. Fra.ak FenwiB t Young haaz earned a high -enstat.on in the breratment of neurofic and relative diseases, and dthose adlieted lto the drug or liquor habit who have ~placed themselves in his charge speak In the highest terms of what he 'has don.e for them. Dr. Young has treated over twelve hundred eases in twenty two years, u~nd his Sueacess has won the hig~et praise from the press o! thia and 4ther States. He is apoken of in the iwarmest terms by such men as AIhbbishop James H. Bleak, Hon NaPJt~ate C Blanehard,; .he late Gen. Lean J~emrsklr , ..tenstor R.obt. F. Birausard, Maypp Martin Bea.~-ren, of New Orleaia, sad4..ier. . Dr Yaau *1 a ol of . . . . a~ipb e . several Eastern Coeleges o kib reputation and holds diplomas from them. He .ae held high class hon ors, including valedietorlan. He has now permanently cast his lot in Oov ington. In other places he has t.l illed his idea of citizenship by active work for the advancement of civic interests and he may be expected to do the same here. He Is a believer in supporting 'home industries and ine.Atutlcan end his purchases, which are quite extensive, are made here. The New Fenwack San'tiruom i s.a welcome instit.tion in our midut. ABITA SPRINGS TO IMPROVE TOWN Ablta Springs is prope.anO to auke extemnive improvements in tile topw., inciluiddng atreet and -bridge work. l1it cuOnclj has borro. 0 OOO, sand after tie present indeted w i ak en care of the remainder w ll be put tin mprovements. It is paid toi" the me~. streets will be she.ted and the Hickory bridge put in order. There iL also a movement on S.oe. to make a park on. the groundss.urt roundIag the old botiting~ Works plant. The esoeol ebi dren wll tl . part in ,the panting of tre sad: mowers. and a separate day will be Let a.part for thie urpose. --0----- Football. The footb 1l game betweels -A.' Pful and ion' touge t at -t~ St. Paul Stadium last Maturds$,i was hard fought and interesting Wh ' t St. Paul was somewhat heavier BaSo itbuge meane up in Deing well eaok: ed and excellent in hits in eferece.. The score2;was 13 to 1. ht. 'atil has tie makiog oft a woite ootbaL ream. What it n'eeds `.i "mua !work and coachýin .. ' Next nunauy tto-mo a') St. Pal wil play Loyola Uni .erifty of Nl'i J),.eans. - Auto Acet M, Last Saturday, au i aldnt, Sleeperr near the Ccv top heIge . on noston street were ateMei by a orash that sounded' F ,folowing the rapid paasing of a tonmobIe.. A k.re imperla. car lay eced, be. aide the lumber pilet 1r bridge enitrance. It bore the a pf II. °. . Potter paeiled on th , People gathered, round t' the dad, out no one dould tell were in i or who were hurt, b ~ e was large blood stain onoj of t.he lumber. It 1 said th ar was o cupied by sin men, 0 $ sn.: and that oane . lhbit injured. Where Are M sproduce4 at the Wednesday m~rnI an die ele of an.1 4 e te olergy .., flor abusing the publi tM e that the pictutre Al ?ni. " This act of the 's very fotunate the picture woe from those s The picture ii 1epr sentation of . hh co.n ceived in a spirit ro a modern evil ltb .r` the finer sentiments , p , kiM-t ring the useful ingk I sai nd D weakening the ties h e band to .t. We give below from prominent men asni f f Cov ingto wh. wat t . ance: A wordless se ne woabu lary is too limied 'e a.Isg " press my approyal thsp iuare. All women, s ape seodl bet ter aies, sed I th'be who mary for convie4 'yido ul seel t. Asre a se .se t Ls beautiful in one ' s nae te.rpiece. DR. L . MAYLIE. Editor St. 'ammanmey armel: I reviewed thea lormaliee of "Where Are MyCh O roe , " It is a powerful; mastery a great moral lesson. It ex s great evil and ts moue po. thean wo rd can express, H. E. GAU AX, MD. "Where Are My C ldron?" is one of the most moral y1 I have ever eeen. That is, w "moral". used to cover the tel aof some grant trutih, and the on ofet good and the suppreeodon ox exposing and condemnatng of 11 as resulting from the present of ftoots which +unfold this great . Thdis story is plainly told, but aut'one word of coaree or inde phmaetpg, that would honk the molIl sense of mod ecty. Of course, ts bjects with which the 1picture uls are not ones which would forni the unguarded topic of conversatiaon at social or even asenal githe gs, still hetither are the contents . spome medical books, yet we can n condemn either as "unimoral" or u tfor -this fact, for they both, plcbute and books, eoa fadn eqully the tauth, plainly but 4 told.