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D. IH. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1917. VOL. XLIV No. 5
WE WISH OUR READERS A HAPPY, MERRY CHRlSTIAS
Advisory Board Issues Instructions Regarding Questionnaires
KING f THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
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SLDELL IS BUSY
WITH BUILDINGS
AS WELL AS SHIP
K CONSTRUCTION
`:Civic Branch or Special
Committee Rejected
by School League.
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
MUCH IN EVIDENCE.
,Neuhauser Bros. and Others
Putting up Brick
Buildings.
Slidell, La.. Dec. 20.-The regular
.eeting of the School League took
ýlace on Tuesday when a large at
tendance wai- had. The most im
Iortant matter for consideration be
'tg the addition of a Civic Branch,
or fpecial Civic Committee, but as
this work was not in line with the
4ýects and purposes of the Schoo!
j'e1,gue it required a two-thirds ma
:jority vote of the membership in
er to embrace this work with
~~ ool arti; itles, and upon being put
a vote and failing to receive the
e sary majority it was decided
'rot to tlaký up civic work now.
The ;:.og ram for the day was most
esting. Mrs. \'. G. Everitt road
'aPler entitled Our School of To
ay," making Comparison of school
twenty years ago, showing its splen
d4 growth Into the present fine in
- uUon. -Mr.:. (;eo. Salassi also
ead paper. "The Use and Abuse
I Gift Giving," which was thorough
ly enjoyed. Mrs. C'leve:and suasti
-bted a child's quartete composed of
y Lillian M'organ, Eoieen SaLassi,
tfie Brown and Eoitse Cleveland,
o were trained by her, and atc
Ktted themre:~es in a most charm
manner. Mrs. Wingo gave a
. n, "A Little Child Shall Lead
,- adapting her subject in -
;:Qpropriate way to the ep
bing Christmas tdme; and this
a very enjoyable feature of the
1ed Cross activities have beeo
!ýI ain evidence here kthia
rA meeting at Pythian Hall,
`y evenitlg, was addressed
O'Cod.a.r. Mr.. ritsz almen
chairman of the meeting,
n .,, Trhursday t. BnUUon ue
S Matrday. .andt we arue ad
god rogress is bdeirg ad
addition to th wertlr'
done by the (locla-m.si p d ? s l
u shtgpsU:g*St
wo%4' rk.. O t
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PROGRAM OF ADMINIS
TRATORS DEVISED
AT CONFERENCE
NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Dec. 19.-The Food
Administrators of the Southern
States held a conference in New Or
lean', last Saturday, at the Grune
wald Hotel, J. W. Hiarowell. head 'of
the State Administration Division,
representing the United States Food
Adm:nistrat'on. Wh'Ee the meeting
was primarily for the fostering of
the livestock industry, the discus
sion took a broader scope. Final
action made the following the mm n
program of activities for the coming
year:
1. A si'.o on every Sarm.
2. The encouragement of pig atnd
poultry clubs in addi't!on to the corn
and canning clubs.
3. That resident 1: non-resi
dent .land owners be .pledged to se
cure the production of sufficient food
and feed to support the persons and
stock on such lands.
4. That supply merchants, fac
tors, banks, and other leading agen
cies secure pledges from those t.
whom loans or advances are made,
to produce, as far as possible, suf
fiolient food and feed to support the
families and livestock on their re
speoiive places.
5. The consideration of methods
by which pasturiage areas should be
enlarged, this being of vital import
ance to the livestock interests.
6. Placing representatives in the
leading livestock markets in the
country, in order that there may be
a redistribution of stock, calves., and
lambs, back to Ithe places where such
animals are in demand.
7. Recommendaftions looking to
a le:sen.ing of the destruction of live
Stock by the railroads of the c.un
try.
K. Pladng a federal war tax up
on dogs.
9. Thanking the newe.apere for
the effective service which they have
rendered to the Food Administra
tion. and recommending a continu
ance thereof, espec..ally with refer
ence to making farms self-support
ing.
The war measuree offered by. E. A.
Peden, of Texas, were adopted. One
toq~ced to the relief of the labor
shortag.e by removing the head tax
anid anbinging laborers over from
1iexido. The other iasued warnintgs
that mmediIte 'Phan be atade to se
cure and conserve all necessary see]'
for plantlg next aea~son's crop.
The Cal4. nia Cooontcf of DeTense
haes asses deoalogue tor trvestock
lbreedei!1 oab@1a is b..,ti y aa
metded to the Sonth States. The
ten ommandifnt is S
1., .e 1.bred'
we: red ci:e ras tes with
t V = m·rebtlg at
SAVINGS STAMP
AN INVESTMENT
AS WELL AS A
PATRIOTIC DUTY
When You Buy Them You
Are Assisting Govern
ment in War.
E. G. DAVIS APPOINTED
AGENT FOR PARISH.
Stamnps May Be Cashed In
Any Time After No
tice Is Given.
Mr. E. G. Davis, president of the
Covington Bank & Trust Co., has
been appointed agent for St. Tam
many parish for the sale of the new
Var-Savings Stamps.
In offering "War Savings Stamps"
to the public the United States Gov
ernment has made immediately avail
able for every man, woman and child
in the country a profitable, simple,
and secure investment.
What They Are - War-Saving;
Stamps are the answer of a grea:
democracy to the demand for a dem
ocratic form of government security.
They are "little baby bonds." Like
Liberty Bonds, they have behind
them the entire resources of the
Government and people of the Unit
ed States. They have the additin
al advantage that they steadily in
crease in value from the date of pur
chase until the date of maturity and
this increase is guaranteed by the
Government. These stamps are is
sued in two denominations, the 25
cent and the $5 stamp.
For the convenience of investors a
"Thrift Cardi' is furnished to al:
Ipurebhaers of 25-cent stamps. This
card has spaces for 16 stamps. When
all the spaces have been .fillel the
Thrift Oard may be exchanLged for a
$5 atamp at poet oflees, &lnks, ori
otherAuthorized agencies by add:n,·'
12 cents In each ipror to Februarvy
1, 1918, and f cent additional .a.h
month thereafter. "
Those who prefer may buy a" $7
stamp uatright. These ,witll be an
:a-e from Dtcemiber 1: -1917, uatilI
January 31, 1918, ~er $4.1°. Thy 1e
itaitnsticallY increase int vs!ue a
cent a. msonth theiafter fSha s-ii
cry 1, 19!Z, when the t untea Staes
wi :.pay $5 at anuy p o!fDc or' at
the Tft~i*rY In `Wahsiita for ei
Wea d
BIG MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE FOR RED
CROSS, 4TH
WARD
Captain Eads Poitevent In
Charge of the
Drive.
FIRE DESTROYS
TWO BUILDINGS.
Personal and Local Notes
of Doings During
the Week.
By Staff Correspondent.
Mandeville. Dec. 20.-Mr. E::ds
Poitevent, chairman of the St. Tanm
many Parish Red Cross Christnisra
Member.h.ip Drive, has named the
following gentlemen as chairmen ii
their respective wards in St. Tam
many parish for the Chris:mas merm
bership drive from Decemiber . 7 a
24, inclusive, and all of whom are
expected to report and remit in ull:
to him not later than W\ednesday,
December 26:
Ward One-Mr. Theo. Dendinge:.
Madisonville.
Ward Two--Mr. Hynes Fen'ila
son, Folsom.
Ward Three-Mr. Ilarve: ,. E~l:s,
Covington.
Ward Four-Dr. A. G. Maylie; A.
P. Hopkdns, vice-chairman, Mande
ville.
Fifth Ward---Mr. R. W. Kemp,
Sun.
Sixth Ward-Mr. F. W. Fatherea,
Taliseheek.
Seventh Ward-Mr. W. P. Din.:
ins, Le.combe.
Eighth Ward--Mr. E. P. Robert,
Pearl River.
Ninth Ward-Mr. Fritz Salmen.
Slidell.
Tenth Ward-Capt. G. E. Millar,
Abita Springs.
Because of the high mark made
!by Bt. Tammany parish in previous
drives, Mr. Poitevent estimates and
expects an enro:lmen of not le.s than
2500 members in this parish.
The people of this, the Fourth
Ward, are generously and willingly
responding to the call for member
ship, and purposing to again lead
the van, we hereby chal:enge th.
other wards in a friendly competition
as to which can and will make the
yes: showing, ro then hero'e to it!
Oea of the most touching evi
dences of true patriotism, real red
blood and stiff back-bone, in this
drive was staged by the Civ, anti
Literary -Society, composed of the
6th and 7th grade echolars of thi
Mandeville !public school, when they
contributed the price of one member
,:hip. This society consists of twen
ty-five members and each gave sou
pence to make up the dollar that
secured them a service hag, w!.cih is
now proudly exhibited on their
school room window, and Dr. Maylle
was never prouder or happier than
when he presented the service flag
in the presence of all the scholars.
and then his troubles began, for each
youngster wanted a button and as
only one is allowed to each member
ship, they decided that the next sub
ject of debate would be, 'Rs-solved,
why should not each member of the
society have a button?" and if the
afllirmathive Wins, as it sure'y will
'twill be a hard nut to crack:, and the
Doctor respectfully passes the buck
to the Parish Chairman.
This is the kind of material from
which the real and genuine Ameri
can citizen is carved, wnerefore we
say to the scholars of this and other
schools, go forth and do likewise.
We a:most forgot to mention that
this society is investing its funds in
thrift stamps, and Miss _Mary C.
Pinckney, their teacher, is to bIe rnm
mended for instilling into these
young and receptive minds such
noble and patriotic sentiments. The
officers of the society are Master
Rene Dubourg, president; Miss \ r
ma Favaron, vice-preside'n, Miis.
Beatr:ce Froseh, secretary, and Miss
Itna Bierhoijt. treasure'.
The Mandeville Red ':ras Auxili
ary gave a compiilmentary p.cture
and raudevll:e show to ia. xriends.
as an expressIon of apprc~Ca'io9 and
gratitude for the many kindn ,stes
and favors shown it by the commu
nity. The Hon. Lewi L. Morgan,
who is ever and always with us, andt
at the urgent soalvitation of the aux
1iiary, delivered a masterful and al
ij truistic diacourse 6n the present war
and why the Red Cross a ovemnet
should be assisted and matinta.ned.
i his address being productre ot u
I biqaIded enthusiasm. au.. a result o
Swhich aany- per.ets entarjun the
, theatre as lefkewWrni e0: it as ri
-hqt boosters the American Red
Cross moement nTheS ·midg WAr
a: ike4 toeverflowi6 said 't h
'1 0hs ronat a c -ait
WHERE WOUNDED AMERICAN SOLDIERS WILL BE CARED FOR
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New buildings being erected at the Walter Reed Meuuorial hospital near \'na.ington, ). C., fir the receptioni
of soldiers wounded on the field in France. Twenty-five buildings have been erected recently. They are one story
high and are constructed of wood, having screened porches running around them. A feature of the ho.:pitl i will be
the building for reconstruction units. In this department soldiers who have lost their a1nis, legs or possibly their
eyesight will be given tastrtction under trained men in various occupations that they may be enabled to make a
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THE INCOMETAX
EXPLAINED BY
COMMISSIONER
FAUNTLEROY
Who Has To Pay Tax and
What Constitutes
Net Receipts.
760 SUBJECT TO TAX
IN ST. TAMMANY PAR.
Dates Set For Visits of the
Agents to Various
Towns Here.
Collector of Internal Revenue J.
Y. Fauntleroy states that Hon. Dan
iel C. Roper, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, has determined up
on the following plan of securing re
turns under the Ineome Tax Law.
Early in January a corps of in
spectors will be stationed in the larg
est cities of the State, whose duty it
will be to post the public concern
ing the new laws. Every citizen
subject to make returns will be ex
pected to get in touch with these
officials, and secure from them the
necessary blank forms. If possible,
it is planned to have Income Tax
Deputy Collectiors in every parish In
the State, whose itinerary will be
duly published. Postmasters, banks
and newspapers will be definitely in
formed in this regard, and will be
a source of information to the pub
lic. The Internal Revenue Official
will inform the public concerning the
new law, distribute and receive re
turns, and assist as much as possible
in the preparation thereof. Returns
must be made Ibetween January 1
ad March 1, 1918.
The Government recognizes that
many persons will experience a good
deal of difficulty In filling out the
income tax forms, and also that tax
payers residing away from cities in
which Collector's offtces are 'located
have difficulty to get proper instrue
tion concerning the law. When it is
remembered that every married
couple, whose joint net income
amounts to $2,000, and every single
person having a net income of $1,000
for the year 1917, is subject to In
come Tax, and must make return
thereof, it will be seen that there
wi!l be hundreds of persons in every
parish seeking light on the law and'
assistance in the execution of their
returns.
These are the reasons that prompt
the Commissioner to undertake the
campaign above outlined. At this
time it is not practicable to "go into
further detail, except to state that
due publicity will be given prior to
the arrival of the Inspector of the
place in which he wi:l establish his
office and the number of dayo he wIll
remain in a given community.
As yet the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue has been .nalile to
supply the office with blank forms
on whSch to make the returns, but
It is expectedthat by the frst of
January, a full supply wi1be receir
ed at :the Ofice, which in. te wil I
be sen t tothe corp. of tla hEtt5
wh* °wý4 dlstrfbuta the refur*8' in
>persen t t e taxpayer npon request.
It may be stated, $ matter Oi
I. the r.mai*de1 ater s
O~e~ ;t~ib St~ý .ý:4'i -ý . ,.15ii~C;
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INSTRUCTIONS.
TO REGISTRANT
FILLING BLANK
QUESTIONAIRES
Advisory Board Appointed
to Aassist Registrants
Answering Questions.
MUST APPLY TO
NEAREST MEMBER.
Instructions of the Govern
.ment to the Local
Boards.
At a meeting of the Legal Advis
ory Board for the Local Board of the d
'Parish of St. Tammany, the follow
ing named persons were appointed as
associate members of the sid Legal
Advisory Board:
Madiosnvillo-Paul A. Blanchard,
A. C. Lyons.
Covington-Karl Kohake, A. L.
Bear, A. S. Burns, J.. Monroe Sim
mons, Adrian D. Schwartz, C. Sidney
Frederick, Fred. J. Heintz, L. C.
Moise, S. J. Newman, J. H. Warner.
IMandevillle--W. G. Davis, H. H.
Levy, Alphonse Depre, Eads Polte
vent,, Prof. J. E. Johnston.
Sun--Ben Mizell, Prof. R. W.
Kemp.
Pearl River-John Hanger, Guy
A. Smith, Prof. W. H. Stafford, Jack
Willis, Dr. C. F. Farmer.
Slidell--E. F. Halley, S. W. Fra
see, C. M. Liddle, H. W. Woodruff,
Jr., Philip Hursey, J. W. Decker,
Prof. H. U. Baker.
Abita Springs-A. O. Pions, Prof.
Leo Smiley D. H. McCrary.
Bayou Lacombe-W. P. DInkins.
St. Tammany--Prof. J. F. Parker.
Bontouea-Prof. J. W. Wilson.
Galloway-Prot. C. H. Murphy.
Talisheek-F. W. Fatheree.
Folsom--J. D. McLain.
Onvil-W. A. Hbod.
Audubon-Ellis Crawford.
All registrants are instructed to
apply to the associate member of
the Advisory Board residing nearest
to them.
Baton Rouge, Dec. 12, 1917.
Following are copies of telegrams
from Provost Marshall General to the
Governor:
1. In compliance with Section 92,
Selective Service Regulations. the
Provost Mierohal General Designates
December 15th as the day upon
which local boards shall 'begin the
matling of questionnaires to all rcg
Istrants and fixes the period Decem
ber 15 to January 9, inclusive, as
the time within which mailing is to
be completed.
2. In accordance with Section 2,
Selective Service Regulations, repg, -
trants who on December 15 stand
selected for military service under
the Old regulations shall remain
liable to be inducted into service to
fll deferred percentage of the cur
rent quota of any local (board and
quotas of any future eaN until it
shell appear that there is in Class 1
a su~efent number 4? men to fi:l
such quet@ under such call or caEs.
S.1Rt desired as f r'asýOssible t
ti all quotas after D n6mber 15
front 'csu 1 e.wi e nndet neaw sys
temrn, but dnee the mtltalr nec tty
w oioUnt(sotas .anet be 1t1e4
R d 'whether tc are flUed trom
1|_ass nset n depends ebtirely unon
o rugh, *u ;InC ls I
tto r ns ta° t '
JAS. O'CONNOR
TELLS WHY IT
WAS RIGHT TO
ENTER WAR
With England's Fleet and
Aeroplanes Germany
Could Assault.
PACIFICISM ONLY
A WEAK DELUSION.
We Must Fight For Free
dom or Be Subject to
German Rule.
Mr. Havey E. E::is, chairman of
the Social Relief Committcý. pre id
ed by request at the mer.t::a at the
codrthoure Tues:lay evening at which
Mr. James O'Connor s poke 'on the
war and its necessity. Mr:. tlli, in
troduced Mr. O'Connor as a man
W-om the state had many times hon
ored.
'Mr. O'Connor said he was glad of
the opportunity to say something to
the people here on thi': subject, when
the fate of the nation is trembling in
the 'balance. He said this was the
greatest war in history, and that no
'war was ever sett:ed by a conference
of good men and good women. It
must be won by the sword. We had
to fght. The pacifist was a delu
iton. Since the time of Christ there
had been Ibut 237 years of peace.
Cave men fought, tribes were against
tribes, clan against clan, kingdom
against kingdom. The next great
war would be the brown man against
the white. Only by preparation
and dauntless courage could the
rights of democracy he conserved.
That Ito lengthen our days in the dis
tant future we must be prepared to
strike. It was this ind fference to
preparedness and disrcgard of the
future that. caused the conquest of
Assyria, Greece, Rome and Carthage..
We were not at war for id:e senti
ment, but to defend ourselves..
Mr. O'Connor said we would be
fools to wait until conquest turned
Engla'nd's fleet and aerol.lanes over
to the enemy to s wVeo) our coast and
+bombard our cit'ea. 'e hal to fight.
and it was only a ýque.tton of tteie
when the Amer! 'an flag would be
carried through the :tre's of Berlin
by the American army. (App:ause.)
Women must do tho:r duty to she
men who may never come back. The
American boy wants an Amerlcan
girl to whisper consuIlttuon to him
before he passes that bourn from
which no traveler returns.
'Mr. O'Connor's talk was listenled
to with a great deal of intere't.
While he started w;h the a:sertion
that be had found pep.ared speechea
t4,be less effectIve tha:n spontaneous,
I ppu:sive expression, hih discourse
was clothed in smooth flowing and
picturesque sentences, tdmlrably
timed to swmnathetic response, and
hIis. audience enjoyed hila talk very
mIDOb.
S lr. O'Oohnor ipoke at Mandeville
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