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SWORKR PART IN
THE WAR FOR AMERICA
Red Cross Entertainment at Abita Springs Toht, 10c
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TheThe St. Tammany Farmermer
D. H. S ta T any Fa23, 197 O Xh No 31
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D. H. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1917. ' VOL. XLIII No. 31
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SUSPECTS ARE
ARRESTED AT
MADISONVILLE
SHIPYARDS
Marshal Watley's Suspic
ions Aroused By
Men's Action.
BOMBS FOUND IN
THEIR ROOM IN N. O.
Sheriff Brewster Informs
Federal Officers and
Turns Men Over
Eugene Watley, marshal of Madi
sonville, made an important arrest at
Madisonville, Monday. He noticed
two men walking continually up and
down in front of one of the houses
near the shipyards. The women in
the house became frightened. Wat
ley went to the two men and asked:
them what they were doing. They
said they were looking for a man
who owed them some money. That
they had come from New Orleans to
collect it. \Vatley became satisfiel
that nothing was wrong and con`
eluded to let them go, when one of
them shook hands with him, at the
',ame time pressing some money into
his palm. Watley then arrested
them and brought them to Covington.
sheriff Berwster was in New Or
leans, and being phoned in the mat
ter saw Federal officials and related
particulars to them. Officers were
sent to Covington and the two men
were taken to New Orleans. The
following article from the States
gives 'a history of the case there.
When Watley arrested the men
one of them had a revolver. They
" claimed to be machinists. One said
he had been an oiler on a vessel and
that they had come from Brazil.
The younger one could speak some
English. The other, hardly at all.
The man whom they said owed
them money admitted that this was
so, but stated the sum was but two
dollars, and would not have paid for
their trip from New Orleans. He
said that he and his wife boarded
at the same house in New Orleans,
and that h!s wife, while helping the
landlady clean up the rooms, found
the ,bombs concealed there, and that
the men had then gone to another
house and did not return. She fear
ed they had come to Madisonville to
do her injury because of her ex
posure of them.
New Orleans, unll 21.---Emil Ver
, holen, :14, and He:nric:1 .Iahn. 2a.
Germans, suspected of bomb-potters,
arrested near th.ý .lanucKe shipyards
at Madisonville on Taeidav, and who.
were brought to the ci'.: Wedn,:day'
afternoon by Den..ty Unite;l States
Marshal D. A. Saade.a, were being
interrogated by Spe.t.l Agen I'Pen
dleton, of the l,hpar-ment of Justice,
and United States Di tri(ct Attornev
Montgomery, in Mr. l-PealWeton's of
tice, in the new postothe: building, at
noon Tuesday.
Verholen and Jahn, in custody of
the deputy United State. marshal,
reached New Or-aas on the Z..55
New Orleans and N:or :iwestern train
Wednesday eveni:ºg. From the term
inal depot they ,vere taken to the
house of detention, whe:'. they were
held through the night.
Thursday morning they were tak
en to the United States marshal's
office and later turned over to Mr.
Pendleton. Instructions were given
the marshal that no one was to see
the two men until the Federal au
thorities had completed their in
quiry.
K En route to New Orleans Wednes
Sday afternoon, Verholen is said to
have admitted to Deputy Marshal
Sanders that the bombs found in the
Bourbon street rooming house were
his property; that he took them from
the steamer Mobilia on which, he
said, he worked as a sailor.
It was on Verholen that the load
ed revolver was found when placed
nude rarrect by Sheriff Brewster, of
St. Tammany parish, at the Jahncke
ship yards, it is alleged.
Jahn, the yoqnger, concurred with
Verholen in an informal statement
to the deputy marshal that they had
gone to Madisonville to collect money
they said was owed them by a man
employed there.
When making his declaration of
Intentlon9 to become an American
citizen, Jahn said that he arrived in
Sthis country on September 3, 1916,
and said that he emigr ted from
Hamburg, Germany. He said he
served as a sailor on a German ves
sel, and being unable to return to
Germany after the outbreak of the
war, went to Brazil and from there
eame to America.
'Verholen once esrved in the Ger
abmn army, he said.
S (Continued on page 6.)
LACROIX ELECT-.
ED MAYOR BY
MAJORITY OF
3 VOTES
Mackie and Smith Elected
on Citizens Ticket;
Three Tied.
TALK OF CONTEST
ON SPOILT BALLOTS
Election Generally Consid
ered One of Cleanest
Held Here.
Everybody was just saying, "Thank
God the election is over," \! hen it
began to be rumored tha: it might
not be over, yet.
There was some bitterisa,,.s in the
controversy as to how t -: I- cket
,should be made .up. Th, t'it .ens'
League had anticipated imutting the
name of Herman Schult:. oh their
ticket, as they agread not to put a
candidate up for this oiic~, provid
ed he would remain neatral. P"ut
when it came to making up the tick
et Mr. Schultz would nt roansent to
this. This left a pro',,.:n as to how
it might affect the vo'ing. and the
risk it gave of spoiling ball't). 'TIe
tickets were finally nrint ed side by
side, the Regulars taking a du,.:k a
an emblem and the Citizens a peli
can. It was understood that :n ease
any one wanted to vw' tho, C:tizens'
ticket solid and aslo cote for Schultz
he could do so by stamping the em
blem and stamping o,)p>oirte .Slchultz's
name. But the Citizens contended
that all names should be strul.g out
on one tidket and that the voter
should stamp opposite caclh name
voted for. The Regulars refused
this, also the printing on each tilk
et of instructions that a vote." might
vote for Mr. Schultz under it:ie rule:
stated above. All they won;.l grant
was the verbal agreeccnt that ihis
might be done. So tha ei.;'tiona 0id
n.,t commence with entire sa'isiac
tion as to arrangemont,.
Taken as a whole, how,ý:. -cr. r
has never been a cleanlr (le.t', en ;n
Covington than that of ;ast Tuesday,
and the counting of ballots was one
of the most nerve-rac:king proceed
ings ever participated in by candi
(Continued on page til
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From Wmin. E. De Brueys, New Or
Orleans, Ia.
New Orleans, Jan. 11, 1 916.
Mr. William B. Lancaster, 34, Ca
rondelet street, New Orleans. La.
Dear Mr. Lancaster:-Your favor
dated the 7th of the current month
s at hand, for which accept thanks.
In reply thereto, note that you see
nothing to hinder forec.oure pro
ceedings on the "Chinchuba proper
ty"; beg to differ from you, as now,
I have all told about four hundred
($400.00) dollars worth of business
which is about ready to be written
up, but upon receipt of your letter I
have advised my people who are
work:ng for me to hold same in
abeyance until further notice. I
want to shear from you further be
fore proceeding with this business,
as of course I understand from you
that I could go ahead and see if I
could dispose of the land you to re
ceive all moneys excepting the com
mission for making of sales. As you
are aware lots over the lake have
bebee selling about as fast as crab
apples in Kankakee, and it has tak
en my people a little time to work
up this business: now that the holi
days are over things are beg'nning
to brighten up, which fact is borne
out in the business which is now
ripe.
However, you are the dictator in
this business, and as much as 1 re
gret the fact, all I am to do is to
abide by your dec'sion. But if you
are really and truly bent on fore
closing without any further consid
eration in the matter, I would first
of all like to have your *advices on
the following proposition:
I can get a conveyance certificate
on the entire property showing what
lots have been deeded, and besides
there are others whom 1 have not
yet given deeds, but as a whole, a
very small percentage of the entire
property has been sold by me. Now,
'rhy not. instead of going through
the courts, besides advertising and a
lot of other things which are not
necessary, simply let me deed all
that portion of the property which
is unsold back to your good self.
then we can make arrahgements for
me to pay you for the balance which
I have sold, that is we can make any
terms you require, with the under
.tanding that I am to be given credit
for moneys paid for Mrs. Roberts,
Mr. Martiny, Mrs. Duble, Miss
imms, Antoinette Antonio. Rever
end Bell, and Sarah Hill. You could
'I DRILLING WITH SIX POUNDERS AT
CAMP TRUMBULL. SCENE IN FRANCE
Above, coast guard recruits drilling with a aix-pounder at Port Trumbull, Connecticut. Below, scene In th
region through which the French troops are now advancing, showlng how big guns are mounted in the ruins a
stone dwellings. Insert, Prlnce George 3. LoE, who remalns preipler In the reconstructed Russian cabinet.
UNDERGROUND AMBULANCE STATIONS
Treating wounded Freach soldiers utdergrouad. This i but one of mans
similar dressing stations organised by the Fren~ Red Cross along the battle
froints. Located far underground, the doctors and injured are seldom the
t:airet fmr enemy shells. IT the case of serious injury, the men are given ten
V!!'!.'y trlitlticnlt in these subterranean hospitals and then removed to the
hoIlspitals in the rear as quickly as possible.
take my notes for the balance.
As matters stand I am willing to
abide by whatever you offer that is
reasonable, and thus you can be
saved a great deal of trouble, besideB
I could arrange to have the business
mentioned above signed up for you,
and could keep my people working
selling for you just the same.
Then again, if you are disposed to
hold up your decision for a while
until you can see that I really mean
to do what is right, I will go ahead
and order my people to write up the
$400.00 worth of business, ald will
urge them on to work all the more
on further sales. It will do no harm
for you to let me know what you
think of my proposition, and I will
expect to hear from you at your
c rliest convenience.
Thanking you for your kindness
in the premises, and with the hope
we can adjust this matter amicably,
I desire to reman,
Yours very truly,
WM. E. DE BRUEYS.
.P. S.- I have written to Coving
ton to learn what the taxes will be
on the land this year.
I., Lealie E. Menetre, Dy. Clerk and
Minute Clerk of the 26th Judicial
District Court, in and for the Parish
of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana.
do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing letter is a true and cor
rect copy as taken from the record,
No. 2619, in the matter of Wm. E.
De Brueys vs. W. B. Lanaster of the
docket of this court, filed as evidence
in said-record on January 11, 1917.
L. Z. M. lNETRE.,
ivy. ET. le*k oft Seurt.
ST. PAUL'S COL
LEGE CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL
TERM
The closing exercises at St. Paul's
College, last Wednesday, termidated
a most successful term. An address
was made to the class 'by Mr. L. C.
Molse, -which contained som excel
lent advice and which was duly ap
preeiative of the One opportunities
offered by the college.
Paul Bernard was class valedic
torian, and the diplomas and prem
iums 'were conferred by r'ather Ab
bott 'Paul of St. Joseph's.
Followlg is ,a list of those re
ceiving these honors:
Cbateuwag of Hoors.
Classical--Ode F. Landry.
Academic-Paul H. Bernard, Guy
E. Toups, Eric Chauvin, Brutus v.
Richard, Stanley G(. Tlnney, Daniel
B. Barfield.
Commercial-Wm. P. Flautt, Jos.
R. Fuseller, N. J. LeBlaec, Paul W.
Dsuet. Hy. A. Barnett, Alvin M. Bar
nett.
Shorthand and Typewriting--Wal
lace Seib, Jos. Bruno, Thos. Graham,
M tUM uoMd a paSne 6)
HORSES RUN ON
TRESTLE WAY
OF BOGUE
FALAYA
Horses Fall Ten Feet Into
Shallow Water and
Are Unhurt.
NEGROE.MAN INJURED
IN CUTTING HARNESS
Horses Frightened By Ex
haust of Steam From
Railroad Engine.
A most remarkable runaway oc
curred Wednesday afternoon. Mr.
E. J. LeBlanc was hauling some
trunks to the depot for students at
St. Paul's College who were return
ing home after the close of the term.
It is said that while he was in the
depot attending to the shipping the
exhaust of steam from the engine
of the Baton Rouge & Hammond
train frightened the big team of
horses belonging to Mr. LeBlanc and
they broke into a run, on Gibson
street, down the track to the trestle
crossing the Bogue Falaya River.
When they reached the trestle they
continued on without hesitation.
traveling several spans before falling
ten feet below into the river. While
the wagon was damaged, the horses
escaped with but a slight scratch on
one of them. Heck, a colored man,
had followed after them and Jumped
into the river to cut them loose.
There was but a few feet of water.
As they were freed from the harness
one of them in rising struck Heck
in the side, bruising him consider
ably.
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UNVEIIANG OF MONUMENT OF
HON. JO6. B., LANCASTIR.
The unveiling of the monument
of Hon. Jos. B. Lancaster, deceased,
past consul commander of the Wood
men of the World, Holly Camp No.
90, took place in the Covington Cem
etery, Sunday, June 17. There was
a very large number in attendance
from outside camps.
The oration was delivered by P. J.
Heints and services were conducted
by Consul Commander Jos. Delery.
The poem, "Why Should the Spirit
of Mortal Be Proud," was recited by
Miss Virgie IDossat.
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ST. SCOAMdTIUOA' AOADIMY.
The commencement exercises of St.
Beholastlea's Academy will take
place at -the auditorium of St. Paul's
Collee, Wednesday, June T7, at 11
*'elek.
SLIDELL SOON TO
BEGIN SHELLING
SR EETS. RED
CRO0DRWE
Survey of Roads Has Been
'Made and Shells Are
On Hand.
RED CROSS DRIVE
MAKING HEADWAY.
Slidell Personal Notes and
Social Doings of
the Week.
Slidell La., June l.--We are ad
vised that street shelling will 'begin
within a very short time. The shells
are here, survey been made, and
work is. being planned in such a way
that permanent good will be done
to the streets worked, and if pres
ent plans can be carried out we will
soon be proud of our "city" streets.
The Red Cross Drive in St. Tam
many parish Is making splendid
headway ad while we can give no
definite figures at this writing we
are assured that our parish will give
an excellent account of itself, as usu.
al; we are Just itching to tell of
some of the preliminary- reports we
have heard, but as we are not at
liberty to do so must await until the
reports are complete, as full credit
may not be given to those incomplet
ed as yet. Slidell expects a large
crowd at Pythian Hall on Friday and
we teel very .ar -that the altisen
will respond liberally notwithstand
ing a green many calls have recently
been ma4i on them from several
soarees.
No eases of "slackers" have been
found here; however, your corres
pondpnt has heard of eases where
exemption, was claimed on occupa
tional grounds which were not con
sidered true except in a technical
way, but we tlink the exemption
board will have little dimiculty in
passing on all the cases mentioned.
.Coatinued on page S)
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AUTO WON BY S. J. Nf1atAN.
Ahe automobile contest of the As
sociayon Of Commerce resulted in
No. 79 beling the lucky nubmer. It
was held by iMr. S. J. Newman, of
New Orleans, who had gotten up a
syndicate Of a hundred or so. His
little daughter -held this number.
Mr. Newman was notied and' wired
instructions that the ear be held for
him here until he gives further in
structions ,in the-matter.
The drawing was made by a little
Miss Seller, blindfolded, and taking
the number from a basket full of
coupons. The car brought in about
six hundred dollars. 'There was
some talks that Mr. Newman might
dispose of the ear for the benedt of
the Assoelataon.
AT PARKVIEW
Charlie (bapla in "The Floorwalk
er" 'b-day.
Every child in Covington surely
has the "Risk" still in mind and only
to think of it will even make you
smile. Now if Charlie Chaplin can
have such a big time in a rink, Just
imagine what a time we are going to
have in a big department store.
There are exactly, by count, four
more laughs in this picture than in
the "'Rink." Along with Charlie will
be a one reel Mutual Weekly and a
two reel Mutual Drama. Doors are
open at 6 p. m. Admission 10 cents
to all.
Sunday. will be presented a Tri
angle feature play entitled "The Sins
Ye Do," one of the most powerful
dramas enacted by Frank Keenan
and -Marjorie Nelson. Along with
this will be that very funny Mr. Sliz$
Summervile in a two part Keystone
comedy, "His Busted Trust." The
comedy sheald be entitled "A Scream
in Two Parts." Doors open at 5
p. m. Admission 10 and 15 cents.
Monday,.June 25, the management
will present Theda Bars in one of
Win. Fox's big productions entitled
"The Tiger Woman." Now Coving
ton does not need an introduction
to Theda Sars, nor do they need one
to Wi. Foz, whom they know stops
at nothing in cost to make one of
his super features. The .Masge
meat Is even over swtisled with
merely the announeament that Theda
Bars will ,be at Parkvlew Monday.
Doors open at 5 p. m. Admission
10 cents br -4resm and 20 eeuts
for anlte.
On Monday, July 2, Thes -Bern
wrb pretseu d ia the "DauiQa of
wCisI'm
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REDCROSS MAKE
A BIG DRIVE IN
COVINGTON
AND PARISH
Twelve Autos in Parade of
Red Cross Women's
Drive Yesterday.
ST. CLAIR ADAMS
TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
Mr. Ellis Announces That
Four Thousand Dollars
- Is Contributed.
The American Red Cross, War
Council for St. Tammanw parish,
will have public speaking today at
the courthouse. St. Clair Adams, of
New Orleans, will speak at 8 o'clock
p. m. He spoke at Slidell last night.
There will be an entertainment at
Abita Springs tonight in aid of the
cause, at which the women of Abita
expect to raise a good purse.
St .Tammany parish is now trying
to do her share in the defense of
America by raising money for the
Red Cross. Our people are not
sladkers. They realize the great ne
cessity of doing their share toward
the one hundred million dollars con
tribution asked by President Wilson.
Every man feels that it is his duty
-since he is not able to go to the
front and risk his life for his coun
try, to do what he can at home. The
giing of tnoney to provide those
who are risking their lives in the
field of battle with proper medical
care-with bandages for wounds and
proper food and hospital care for
their weakened bodies-is about the
least thing a patriotic citizen,gan do
for his country. The women are do
ing thelf share nobly. They are pre
paring to do the work left by men
who have gone into the training
camps and to the front, they are
making bandages and hospital cloth
ing and training to be nurses, and
they are out driving for the Red
Cross in St. Tammany parish today.
Harvey E. Ellis has been appoint
ed, by Mayor Behrman of New Or
leans, Captain for St .Tammany par
Ish, and he has appointed the fol
lowing committee: Eads Poitevent,
Fritz Salmen, E. J. Domergue, J. D.
Grant, W. A. Hood, Theodore Den
dinger, Sr., E. G. Davis, John Haller,
Warren Thomas, D. H. Mason, G. E.
Millar. Mr. Ellis has been giving
the larger part of his time this week
to the work of the American Red
Cross, War Council for St. Tammany
Parish, assisted by his secretary, Mr.
J. E. Cotton. There have been sev
eral meetings of the committee in
full-and meetings of sub-committees.
The whole parish has been gone over
and assessments maidi of amounts it
thought companies and individuals
should be willing to contribute. He
has issued the following letter, which
no dourbt many have received:
To My Fellow Countrymen:
One hundred million dollars must
be raised in the United States by next
Monday night for'the American Red
Cross War Fund. Of this amount
the New Orleans District, which in
cludes St. Tammany parish, must
subscribe $500,000. On a per capita
basis the citisens of St. Tammany
parish would have to subscribe $18,
000.00.
This money is to be expended un
der the personal supervision of Hon.
Wm. G. McAdoo, Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States, and
will be used:
First-For hospital and medical
equipment to supplant that of the
Army.
Second-To give our soldiers who
are going to the front recreation and
rest facilities behind the firing line.
Third-To give oar boys who are
offering their lives as a sacrifice if
need be to their county, some little
personal comforts, such as tooth
brashes, writing paper, pipes, etc.,
which are not included in regular
Army equipment.
We must realize that we are at
War and yeou must do your part.
United co-opelration spells the sue
cemsful and early termination of this
deplorable conflict.
A committee of representative citi
sens will call upon you to receive
your subscription and I know they.
will not call in vain.
Patrotically yours,
HARVEY E. ELLIS,
a Captain.
The following letter come strom
the New Orleans Division of the Red
Cros Council of War:
To the St. Tammany Farmer:
The thirteen outlaying paurluhes
embraced in the New Orleans Chap
tsr .1 the American Red Cr(ss 1w1i