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D. H. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 191'. VOL. XLIII No. 8
JUDGE CARTER TAKES INCENSE FROM SALOOIN MEN
Parish Takes Over Road Machinery From Henry Keller
DISTRICT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
CREATESEN
SATION
Judge Carter Makes Good
His Promise to Punish Vi
olations of Saloon Laws.
DIST. AT'Y BROCK ALSO
BACKS NOTICE.JAN. 1
Proceedings Mark the End
of Violations of Sunday,
Gay-Shattuck Laws
,When Judge Carter and District
Attorney Brock took their places at
the opening of District court thl.
week there seemed to' be a present
iment that something was going to
happen outside of the ordinary, anI,
it did happen.. Judge Carte", h
announced that if there were viola
tions of the Gay-Shattuck or Sun
day laws and the cases came up in
his court he Would unflinchingly
punish violators in accordance -
the terms of the law. This may not4
seem.,aEtraordinary, ibecause it 'should
be expected that violators of the law,
would ,be punished. But there are
degrees of 'punishment. and it wa.s
not known just how severe the judge
would 'prove to be. It may be safe
to predict that there will not be any
doubt hereafter; and it may also be
safe 'to predict that there will s;
dom be any more violations.
District Attorney Brock has also
shown that he made no idle threa"
when he stated that he would prose
cute violators of these laws. In the
two cases reported below in the court
proceedings it will be noticed th.i
the violators will nJt again come b,.
fore the court on similar charges.
because besides other penalties, the
licenses have been taken away from
them and they may not again engage
in the business in the parish.
The fololwing cases were tried:
Covington Bank & Trust Co. vs.
B. B. Warren and M. Nielsen, judg
ment for plaintiff.
Cazs Talley vs. Alphonse Dutruch,
judgment for plaintiff.
St. Tammany Naval Stores Co. vs.
St. Tammany Lumuber Mfg. Co. judg
ment for plaintiff.
Sandy Jackson vs. Louis Jenkins,
judgment of lower court affirmed.
St. Tammany Bank & Trust Com
pany vs. A. C. McC-ormack, judgment
as prayed for.
Chas. T. Bradley vs. Chefuncta
Lbr. Co., judgment as prayed for.
E. ,H. Baudot vs. J. J. Paquette,
judgment for plaintiff.
Cecil Cousin vs. Salmeni Brick &
Lumber Co., judgment for $75.
State vs. Chas. Biggio, selling
liquor to colored woman, found guil
ty by court, fined $300 and costs.
and in default of payment to 12
months in jail; also license and per
mit to operate saloon in Abit'
Springs, parish of St. Tammany, re
voked and annulled. Appeal to Si
preme Court.
State vs. L. Menant, selling liquor
to colored -woman, found guilty by
court, fined $300 and cost-. and in
default of payment to 12 months in
jail. License and permit to operate
saloon in Mandeville. parish of St.
Tammany, revoked and annulled.
MARGUEHITE CLARK
Parkview Theatre.
When caught by your lrarents in
a compromising situation with your
school chum and a strange young
man, introduce the chum and the
youth as husband and wife and the
dificulty vanishes into nothingness!
Then, adroitly escaping with your
Sather and mother, leave the other
two to recover from their embarrass
Sment as best they may, But before
doing so, it would be just as well to
make sure that the school chum and
DECORATED IN MEMORY OF MRS. INEZ MILOLLAND BOISEVAIN.
Statuary hall in the capitol at Washington, was swathed in the colors of the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage on Christmas day, when memorial services were held in honor of 'Ines Mllholland Bol.sevaln. The
services Were preceded by a delegation march through the capitol grounds and a display of banners.
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FEDERAL FARM
LOAN ASSOCIA
TION FORMED
FOR PARISH
It has been shown that the rural
credit systems of Europe placed the
farmer on a much surer footing in
these countries than here, and the
United States Government institut
ed an investigation, sending compe
tent investigators there to study the
system. Voluminous reports were
made upon these investigations and
the matter was placed before Con
gress. On May 13, 1916, the Senate
passed this act as reported by the
banking committee, there being only
five dissenting votes, and a few days
later iri the ,House with but ten dis
senting votes. The Federal Farm
Loan Act was reported Iby the con
ferees in June and had a pratiacally
unanimous vote in the siouse and
Senate and was signed by ['resident
Wilson July 17, 1916.
The object of the Act is the de
velopment of the agricultural inter
ests of the United States. Its prop
er exercise will give the farmer every
opportunity for success in his call
ing, placing him on *a footing with
the capitalist in obtaining money.
Every farmer becomes a sharehold
er in the bank, for he must use five
Sper cent of his loan for the purchase
of stock, abut this stock will be a good
investment and will pay dividends.
By this method every farmer be
comes interested in the business of
the bank and consequently interest
ed in the success of every borrower
of money from the bank. It is a co
operative concern, with every mem
ber working for the interest of every
other member. A penalty of not
more than $5000 or one year's im
prisonment, or both, is attached for
fraudulently obtaining funds,
Not over 5 per cent interest shall
be charged on loans. It a member
should borrow $1000 for 33 years,
he will have paid interest and princi
pal by paying $35.00 in semi-annual
inrtallments. That is, $35.00 every
six months. This includes 1 per
cent for general expenses.
The least amount of loans that
must tbe pledged to organize a local
Farm Loan Association is $20,000.
Such an association was organized
for St. Tammany parish in Covingtoni
Wednesday with 31 members, as fol
lows: J. H. Warner, Capt. G. E.
Mi.llar, D. W. Diel, F. M. Bennett,
Emile Fuhrmann, J. W. Blackwell,
Cleve Blackwell, Henry King, B. A.
Taylor. Alfred Jenkins, Ed. Jenkins.
H. C. Kuhn, B. Thompson, W. L.
Thompson, A. M. Jenkins, George
Fendlason, Louis Heintz, IM. P.
Planche, L. O. Martin, H. N. Fendla
"on. Geo. Edwards, Arthur Stanga,
J. A. Harper, Rich Singletary, Nor
man Core, H. B. Pruden, Joe Schnei
der, Harvey E. Ellis. John Cotton,
Charles Green, G. A. Slattery.
The following officers were elect
ed: J. H. Warner, president; G. E.
Millar. vice president, E. V. Richard,
secretary-treasurer.
There will be a general meeting
at the courthouse Saturday, January
20, 1917. All who are interested
are invited to attend.
the strange young man agownot going
to arrive at your own homa later as
guests, for that is apt t&start some
very serious complications.
That is the unfortunate predic"
metn in which Alice Altwold found
herself after she had iniodfted Ber
niece Somers and Clever fton to
her lather and mother W r. and
Mrs. Gardner" in order-to avoid-ex
(Continued on page 1S
PROCEEDINGS,
OF THE PARISH
SCHOOL
BOARD
Covington, La., Jan. 5, 1917.
The St. Tammany Parish School
Board met in regular session on the
above date with N. !H. FitzSimons in
the chair and the following members
present: T. J. O'Keefe, second ward;
N. H. FitzSimons, third ward; H. H.
Levy, fourth ward; W. 'H. Kahl, fifth
ward; Dave Evans, sixth ward; C. M.
Liddle, ninth ward; G. E. Millar,
tenth ward. Absent: G. R. Dutsch
first ward; C. F. Farmer, seventh
ward, and J. H. Robert, eighth ward,
and a quorum was present.
M.oved by Mr. Millar and seconded
by Mr. Kahl, that the minutes of the
last regular and special meetings be
accepted as printed in the official
journal. Carried.
The Superintendent read the fol
lowing report and financial state
ment for the quarter ending Dec. 31,
1916, and on motion of Mr. +Millar,
seconded by Mr. Kahl, they were ac
cepted as read. The report is as fol
lows:
Covington, La., Jan. 5, 1917.
To the Honorable President and
Members of St. Tammany Parish
School Board:
Gentlemen:-This is the middle of
the present school year, and at this
time we should notice how the work
has gone thus far. As three of your
number are new in the work and are
filling chairs at this meeting today
for the first time, I may be pardoned
for going more into detail than I
would naturally do.
The Madisonville school house has
been completed and is being occu
pied. I can say without danger of
contradiction, that they have by far
the best school house in the garish.
outside of the towns of Covington
and Slidell. The two transfers to
this school are in operation. I be
lieve the idea of an auto transfer to
run from the Edwards neighborhood
is the plan that will give the most
satisfaction in the long run.
The contract for the building of
the Sand Hill school house has been
awarded to Mr. John Gottschalk.
He has given the necessary bond.
and I suppose he will start worn'
right away.
You will regret to learn that the
roof of the Folsom school is in a" very
bad condition. Before satisfactory
repairs can be made I feel that t1)
entire covering must come off and
(Continued on page 2)
INVITATION TO
COVINGTON TO
VISIT TORPEDO
BOATS 16TH")
Chief Pharmacist's Mate E. E.
Brooks, of the U. S. Navy, was in
Covington, Thursday, his mission be
ing to encourage recognition of the
great need of .enlistment in the navy
and to extend a welcome to all visit
ors'-to the torpedo boat destroyers
now - stationed at Baton Rouge
They are the Lamson, the IMonaghan
*mnd the Sterritt. The visit to these
boats would be well worth _ while.
ahd every courtesy will be\extended.
The torpedoes used will be open to
inspection.
(Conttaned on page 6. )
REPORT OF IN
SPECTION OF
SCHOOLS OF
PARISH
(By C. J. Brown.)
St. Tammany parish lies directly
across Lake Pontchartrain north of
the city of New Orleans, and has
(been until recent years entirely cov
ered with pine forests, and there is
yet left standing a large area of
virgin timber. The parish is tra
versed by the main line and a branch
of the New Orleans Great Northern
Railroad. Except for three or four
good sized towns and a number of
scattered country settlements, the
parish is thinly populated.
The former inspection of this par
ish was made by Mr. Foote during
the month of October, more than two
years ago.
The following schools were viisted
on this occasion in the order named:
M.adisonville--This is a new build
ing only recently occupied and re
places an old building of a very un
satisfactory kind. It contains six
class rooms, library, office, an un
usually fine auditorium, and is mod
ern in every respect. The building
has not yet been painted for lack of
funds. It is one-story with a basc
ment under its entire area. Patent
stoves will shortly replace all the
box stoves now in use. The equip
ment is at present scant, consisting
of single and double patent desks, a.
Louisiana map, a few old charts and
a case containing a few books. Com
plete equipment will be added as
soon as funds are available. The
site of four acres is well drained and
evidences the wisdom of the school
authorities in thus providing ample
space for play and recreation. Water
is supplied by a splendid artesian
well, children drinking directly from
the pipe. There are two good pit
type toilets which will later be re
placed by a sanitary flush type when
funds permit. The session is seven
months. One hundred and two of
the 112 were present, representin%
ten grades. The daily programs
were satisfactory. The playground
is given some supervision; grade
Itnitation is enforced and the course
of study very well followed. The
tests in reading and'aritsmetic gave
fairly satisfactory results. Two of
the four teachers are graduates of
state institutions, and three of the
teachers have taught more than one
year at- this school. Conditions at
3Madisonville have certainly improved
wonderfully within the past two
years, and while there are yet many
things lacking, we consider the sit
uation very promising indeed.
Pilgrim Rest-This is a new, mod
ern and attractive two-room build
ing recently constructed. It con.
forms to all of the required -stand
ards of architecture. Owing to the
increased enrollment here, however,
the school required a third teacher,
who is temporarily working in an old
building. The equipment consists of
single and double patent desks, a
good supply of pulp board, teachers'
desks, some adjustable shades and a
case containing a few books. The
site of one acre was clean but aun
improved. Water is procured from
a well about seventy-five feet deep
having a force pump, children using
individual cups at the spout, Tnere
are two toilets of the deep-pit type.
Of the 113 enrolled in seven grades,,
t 1.0 Were present. An example of
what compulsory education is doing
in some communities is shown here
by the fact that 6.3 pupils, or more
than halft of the entire school, are
enrolled in -the irst grade. Their
(CqntlaMed on paW 6. )
PARISH TAKES I
OVER ROAD
WORKING
OUTFIT
Buys From Henry Keller for ]
$5000 and Will Plan for
Keeping Up Roads.
ATTORNEYS ASKED
TO DEFEND R'Y SUIT
Case Arose From Application
of Guedry and Others to
Enjoin Collecting Tax.
Covington, La., Jan. 10. 1917.
The poli.e jury met on the above
date with the following members
present: W. A. 'Hood, E. J. Do
mergue, J. M. Smith, S. R .Cowart, 4
Fletcher Crawford, W. Ii. Davis, H.
J. Schneider, Robt. Abney and J. B.
Howse.
It was moved by E. J. Domergue,
seconded by J. ,M. Smith, that the
president appoint a committee of
two to confer with John Edgar in
the matter of supervising and con
structing dipping vats.
Carried.
The president appointed J. IL.
Smith and R'obt. Abney to confer
with John Edga in the matter ofI
building and supervising the con
struction of dipping vats.
Carried.
It was moved by J. IM. Smith and
seconded by Robt. Abney, that the
treasurer's report be accepted as
read.
Carried.
Treasurer's Report.
Covington, La., Jan. 10, 117. 1
To the Honorable President and
IMembers of the Police Jury: -
I beg to submit this my report as I
treasurer for the month of Decem
Iber, 1916: i
Receipts-- -
Received from T. E. Brewster, tax
collector:
General fund ........ 12,893.55
Road fund .......... 10,225.06(
Special road fund .... 6,727.45
Total ....... .... 29,846.06
Received from flscal agents, cov
ering interest on pardsh deposits:
St. Tam. Bask & Trust
Co., general fund .. 247.65
Cov. Bank & Trust Co.,
Road fund ......... 105.74
Cov. Bank & Tpust Co.,
Special road fund .. 96.24
Total .............. 469.6
Total Receipts ..... 30,115.69
The balances to the cridit of the
several funds on January 1, 1917,
were as follows:
General fund ........ 10,844.07
Road fund .......... 9,050.51
Special road fund .... 3,924.78
Total ...... ...... 23,819.36
Since January 1, 1917, the follow
ing moneys were received by me:
State of Louisiana, for
account of road main
tenance .......... 597.19
which has 'been deposited to the
credit of Road Fund.
(Continued on page 6. )
MRS. J. C. BURNS
HONORED BY
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS
Probably no woman in the parish
has worked as hard for school im
provement as Mrs. 3. C. Burns, and
even with all this work she has
-found time to adaist in other organi
zation work, including civic advance
ment and social uplift. It is not
surprising, therefore, that her asso
ciates sh6uld show their apprecia
tion of her efforts by a substantial
token of esteem.
At the elde~ng of the school for
the holidays, December 22, 1916,
Mrs. Burns, who is president of the
School Improvement !,eague, was
presented by the mendbers of the
League with a beautWul silver tray,
the honor of presentation talling to
Mrs. Charles Sheffeld, the vice presi
dent, who very prettily and most
heartily voiced the yentiment of the
members and expressed the high re
gard in which the president was
Mrs. Burns was so overeome by
this unexpected expression of esteem
that she for a moment last her usual
quickness of speech,. but her ac
knowledgment of the gift was full of
the delight and pleasure ot brought
her.
imr Louise 'Gupsel also preseuted
wer with a lovely ouqauet of aowers.
SLIDELL. .NIGHT
SCHOOL HAS
NOW SEEN
OPENED
H. B. Saunders of the Sli
dell Shipbuilding Company
Behind the Movement.
WOODMEN TAKE IN
MANY NEW MEMBERS
Slidell News of General In
terest During Week and
Personal Mention
(By Staff Correspondent)
An enrollment of twenty scholars
was had at the opening of the public
night school at the Slidell high school
building last Monday night under
the auspices of Managing Director
1H. B. Saunders of the Siidenl Ship.
building Co. The scholarsa will be
instructed by Miss Francid.Sryson
and while they range in grades form
the irst to the tenth we feel quite
sure that Miss Bryson is fully cap
able to handle this job; and is also
an enthusiast in her line of work,
and we wish her and those associat
ed' every success in the undertaking.
New enrollment since the reopen
ing, after the holidays, to the ex
,pt of thirty sir scholars, has in
creased the total attendance at the
Slidell high school to between 550
and 560..
The school authorities are prepar
ing a list of parents of delinquets in
school attendance. This list of
names will probbably be brought to
the attention of the grand jury which
meets again early in February.
There are not many delinquents here
but there should be none.
A. E. Hotard, of New Orleans, has
purchased land and is making ar
rangements to build a veneer and
hardwood lumber mill here. Box
hooks will be the principal output,
as we understand it.
The monument of John Ciruti will
be unveiled at the Oatholic Ceme
tery on Sunday, January 14, 1917,
on which occasion sixty Woodmen of
the World from New Orleans are ex
pected, as well as a number from
Covington, -Mandeville, Madisonviile
and other nearby towns. The Miss
es Smith, of New Orleans, will sing
the Ode, and Miss Cronan, also of
New Orleans, will read the poem.
Cypress Camp No. 26, the local
camp of W. O. W., with Harry Ben
nett, C. C.; F. C. Palmer, P. C. C.;
Paul Cornibe. Adviser; J. L. Gelis,
Clerk; Geo. Cornibe, Banker, will be
in charge of the entertainment and
ceremonies. There will also 'be a
large number of initiations in the
morning of the 14th by a degree
team from Acorn Camp No. 2. W. O
W. of New Orleans. There is con
siderSble activity in local Woodmen
circles and we understand that filit
new members will be enrolled at the
next meeting.
The Misses Smith and Cronan will
be entertained by IMr. and Mrs. Geo
B. Harrison during their stay here.
Our city council, at their meeting
January 2, adopted an ordinance giv
ing our popular City Marshal, Jno.
R. Elliott, power to appoint and re
move his assistants, subject to the
approval of Mayor Badon and the
council.
We note with pleasure that Mr
Geo. B. Harrison has accepted and
qualified as jury commissioner for
this district, vice C. Lee Green, re
signed.
Our worthymarshal, John Elliot'
assisted by Earl Badon, street com
missioner, captured and returned to
the penjentiary at Baton Rouge an
escaped convict, for which a substan
tial reward was paid to them.
X. A. Kramer, civil engineer, of
Magnolia, Miss., was to have been
here to confer with the city officials
on January 2d, but was unable to bi
present at that time, and it will be
arranged to have a mass meeting
'later at which Mr. Kramer will be
present and advise us in regard te
several matters, principal of wh l
will be the opening of Front street
straight through to the Northeast
ern lepot, an old matter of conten
tion among our people which we
think is now in fair way of settle
ment.
We understand that ground ha'
been bought and a large new brie'
building will be erected by our fel
low townsman, O. L. Moran.
Simon Levy, the progressive b
or, is now constructing a fine bunga
low on Teddy avenue. See-more is
sure one of our hustling citizens.
Cleveland store on Cousin and
Fltrst streets is nearing completion
and will no doubt add its quota to
the life and movement of our main
I street.
In response to calls a meeting w,,'
boheld in the Presbyterian church
Monday evening for the purpose o'
orhlasntlg all of the local charities
under one heed that there might be
(CamtUted em ge 5)
HIS MENTALITY PERFECT
Thomas J. Abernethy of West Pea
broke, Me., Harvard student,':Who Y.W.
pronounced 100 per cent `4 reetI
mentally by Professor Munseb
Just before the latter's death. Aber
nethy .as the pnly one of ProfesUor
M'snst abersa e of 8*3 i psycho-l
ogy to display perfection. Mubster
berg put his class through 12 dlfWreat
tests in order to reach the dis.rent
aspects of their nltelligence. hbe atr
tention, memory, combinatory, Imagi
nation and similar functions were
called into play.
WOODMEN GIVE
BANQUET AT
SOUTHERN
HOTEL
Large Crwod Gathers in the
Spacious Dining Hall; La
dies and Members of Bo
galusa Lodge Present.
The annual banquet of the Wood
men of the World took place at the
New Southern Hotel Thursday even
ing after the installation of officers
at the Masonic Hall. The follow
ing are the new officers:
Joseph Delery, consul command
er; C. L. Smith, advisor lieutenant;
S. D. Balloch, banker; R. H. Dutach,
clerk; Archie Herbez, escort; Tony
Gabriel, watchman; August Coig,
sentry; Dr. L. C. Heintz, physician.
The installation took place at 8:00
p. m., after which adjournment was
made to the banquet hall at the New
Southern, where a fine dinner was
spread to a large number of mem
bers and guests.
There have been new activities in
the ranks of the Woodmen in the
past year, and quite a number of
new members have been taken in.
Aside from the fraternal features of
the order, its great wealth and mod
erate cost of membership gives it ad
vantages in insurance that makes
membership a good business propo
sition.
Mr. Joseph Delery, consul tom
mander, and iMr. Robt. H. Dutsch,
clerk, have devoted considerable
time to the interests of the order
and are enthusiastic in its future.
It numbers among its members men
of influence and high standing, and
it may be predicted with safety that
its growth will continue to be strong.
The Covington lodge was honored
by the presence of a party of eleven
members of the Bogalusa lodge that
motored from Bogalusa and attend
ed the installation. At this meet
ing Chas. T. Bradley was initiated
and became a full-fledged member,
attending the banquet.
The Bogalusa party composed of
Mr..and iMrs. Laurence, Misses Ber
tha and Gordy Laurence, Mrs. Robt.
Thompson, Miss Bertha Thompson,
Mrs. Van Coleman, F. L. Evans, con
sul commander of the Bogaluas
lodge; A. C. Langlois, Z. Richardson,
i V. Martin, G. McKean, Gus Levin,
menibers. The visit was a delight
ful surprise for the home lodge, and
k it was insisted that they-attend the
> banquet that was being prepared at
i the New Southern Hotel. A spoelgi
table was prepared for them in the
large dining hall, where they wre
honored guests. Consul Co
er Delery, however, Ins
Consul Commander Evans
a come over and sit by him, -e~
(Continued on page 2)'