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SBCIEFOR i e:St. ............ ..........F rm er l The Ste Tammany Farmer T Fa m e w S" 1.00.o YEAR "." ' ID. ' ..TES GOVEMET6 : Ur. c - --M.&ON E COVIGTON LA., SATURDAY, - - 1 1918- -VOL - XV o 8 pD.' I. n'bIsoN, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1918 VOL. XLIV No.8 7 PRESIDENT SAYS PEACE ONLY ON FAIR, JUST TERMS Slust Make Your Income Report to Government Without Notice MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT IS UNRELENTING IN ITS TERMS The Only Failure to Make Definite Statement Lies With Germany. MUST BE JUSTICE AND FAIR DEALING. "People of the United States Could Act On No Other Principle. Washington, Jan. 8th.-President Wi:son to-day addressing Congress, -delivered a restatement .of war aims in agreement with the recent decla ration by the Briti:h Premier, David Lloyd George. The President presented a definite plrgram for world peace ontaining, ofi.rteen specific cons'derations. Coming at a moment when Ger " many faces the demands of her So cialista for aband~unment of any pro gram of annexations and indemnities and also faces the failure of the peace negot a 'ion at B1 est-L",:ovsk. the Pres dent's pronoun.emnen. de veloped its tre;:.en .:- s i :;,ortance as he spoke to a crowded chamber of leg sla,.ors, d'poom ts and ooic:a Although he address was .:nut a ed :Iberaliy by applau e, the a war, one grea -demonstration when the President dclared France must ha right for the wrong in A:Ksce-Lor m aine. Al that. the ent're assembly arcse. anpl'nuded and cheered loud ly. Otherwise, the address was de livered in the s once whch denotes the rapt attentitun of an audience which real zed that it wa: passing thrU.r h a great quarter of an hour In the life of the world. To the German people the Presi &-dent gave a reassurance that there wa-s no aim to impair their peaceful greatness. - The President made clear at the outset that the German statesmen, baying again challenged their adver saries to a restatement of war aimn, be undertook to respond to it with the utmost candor." The British Premier's declaration the President teferred to as having :been spoken with' 'admirable candor and in ad mirable spirit for the people and government of Great Britain." "The only secrecy of counsel," he -added, "the only lack of fearleus R~akness, the only failure to make statement of the objects of the war, $iie with Germany and her allies." The voice of the Russian people, piostrate and all but ihelpless, with power apparently shattered by no subservient, called for a statement of alms, and, the President added, he responded "with utter simplicity and Sfrankness." The visiting Serbian mission sat with the cabhinet and joined in the applause that greeted the ddclara -raton for restoration of Serbia, and the freedons of the Balkan people,. The President spoke as follows: "Gentlemen of the Congress: "Once more, as repeatedly before, the spokesman of the central em _tres have indicated their desire to discuss the objects of the war and the possible bases of a general peace. "Parleys have ,been in progre-s "at Brest-I+tovsk between Russian elpresentatives and representatives o: f the central powers to whtch the -ttention of all the be!lligerents has teen invited for the purpose of as --4ertaining whether it may be pOs sible to extend these parleys into al generalmi conf,'rence with regard to terms of peace and settlement. "The Russian repre-entatives pre aented not only a perfectly definite statement of the principles upon which they would be wi'llng to con Selude pes.ee. ,u.' 'so an equal~ly def I.'te program of the encrete appP Oat'on of those pr'nC'p!es. "The rerc~sntat es af the ren'ral "o ers .-n their part, presented an o:lt'in of el t'e a meat which, if much lo-es de'i alte, seemd '!sus'e,'ible of lib eal interpretat'on until the!r Specflic rorram of practical terms was adRled. "Thet prorram oroposed no con **esions at al! e'ther to the sover elguty of Rus-ain or to the prefer 45 of the aopultion with whose '4o-Dtutnee Is dealt, but meant, in a ard, ithat the central epotires were to keep every) foto of territory the'r armed forces had occuped-every r..,oiffcee, every city, every point of SiuMtage-as a permanent add'tlon to theilr territories and their power. : "It is a reasona.ble conjecture ithat the general principles of eetrlement S~.Whleh they a fi1rst. su~ggested orig IaSteed 'with the more liberal states 'lln of German.y and Austria, the - he who ihave 'begun to feel the O I-Oe of their own peop:e's thought (Ooutinued on page 6) MANDEVILLIAN TELLS OF THE AIMS OF THE RED CROSS Some Information As To Work Accomplished By The Order. DEATH OF MRS. C. LOVERING SMITH. Teachers Are Absent At Dedication Of The Public School. (By Staff Correspondent.) Mandeville, Jan. 10.---The pay ment of your annual dues to the Red Cross does not end your duty and obligation to the organization, on the contrary 'tis only the beginning. It is your, and by your, is meant all of the 115 who joined here in Mande viiyle, then, it .s your bounden duii to the U. S. Government, the men who are fighting for you and .,':, and yourse:f to either at end he .ew'ng cire'es al or part of the time or to se.d for -.arn:ents to ae made at home. PtoIbal:. fw f " - ay bring st ry- ..v : - m.re successfu ap;e".e How mainy know t!h -: of . -d C-ons? "'0 a :. o S'h - easu o '1 -o-oper tion w:th the Army o1. 'y. for th- r. tet'on of th, helIth and v - .. of si -..e ramps and canl I en's. and of cl - lians whimc wlfar. e is '-.vol'ed n wor cond't'ons. Secrnd, to t' r late and guide the vo'un eer w of wFomen in the manufac'ure If supplies and comforts needed by ,he troops and civ;l'ans abroad and by men in training- in this country. Third, to co-operate with the Gov ernment and with a:l relief agenc'es in caring for the dependent famil'es of men in the military and naval service and to relieve suffering caus. ed by and disacter. Fourth, to maintain, at the lowest cost cons!st ent with efficiency, machinery to as sure an uninterrupted performance of these duties of the relief work in Europe. (Continued on page 2) COVINGTON TAKES THE LEAD IN SALE OF RED CROSS SEALS Mrs. Alfred Celment, Parish Chair man of the Louisiana Anti-Tubercu Josis League, reports that Covington has once again gone "over the top," this time in the sale of ited Cross Christmas Seals. Twc-:' h'lousand seals were sold throughout the par Lsh. and of this amount Covington sold 14,386, or $1143.86 worth. Unfortunately the campaign thru the parish was started very late, due to some delay from headquarters. The other towns would have un questionably have met with the same success Covington did had they start ed earlier and understood the work better. The Women's Organizations of Covington are largely responsible for the spilendid success. Fdl:owdng' is a list of the collec tions made by the various towns and eluba: Abita Springs ............ 12.75 ( Miss Bertha Mutti) Madisonville ...... ..... 10.00 (Mrs. Theo. Dendinger) Mandeville ...... ...... 4.00 (!Mrs. I. Levy) Tallsheek ............ 3.35 (Mrs. Welch) Lacombe ...... . ..... 1.29 (Mrs. Dinkins) Pearl River ...... ...... 3.00 (Mrs. Wdllls) Slidell ........ ........ 18.00 (Mia, Cora Aibe') Fo m ........ ....... 3.00 (Mrs. Guzmon) Covington ...... ....... 143.F6 The money raise1 'n Covington "- -c1iected as f.llc:ws: King's Daughters ........ Eastern Star ........... 10 11 Woodmen C'rcle ........ 14.43 Women's Progress've Union 9 03 Red Cro's ...... ....... 4.14 Daughters of IsabeEa .... 9.64 M. C. B. Lbrary ........ 11.05 Covington High School ... 23.41 St. Paul's College ....... 4.17 Sold by indl.vidurls and eon trdibutions ......... ..... 48.78 MIEETING OF W. P. U. There wi:ll be a meeting of the Women's Progressive Union, Mon day, Jan. 14, 1918, at 3:30 p. m., a' the rooms of the Association of Com merce. As the annual election of of fe.rs will take place ft ia urged that all members attead. Ms1RS. c. A. eHi PFIELD, eIlsw ,._ FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF CAPTURED AMERICANS IN GERMAN CAMP $yýý- . This photogr aphi shows the rint American sol(Iiers tak -n prisoner in France being questioned by their captorsi i a German cam'p. It was published In the German propaga ida organ, "Weld lii Bld," and reached America throwg British official sources. ISLIDEl L LETTERt GIVES SOCI L DO NGS, NEWS OF WEEEK ,1 dell, Jan. 10.-The local branel cf he tc2 Cro:s . e acempl'sh'n So-d : sl~l:s, a; wil: be shown by the ?:l!,w 1 = a:tic!is wh:ch have been forwarded to Cuvinzt-n dur: n t --a.t rnr. h: 636 assorted surgical dre-sings, 35 bed shlrts, 10 conva lescent ronje. R sweaters, 7 pairs of! socks. 2 helmets. At a meeting, of all St. Tammany branches, held at Covington, Jan. 2, 1918, Slidell made a very creditable showing, leading in some things, and the officers and membero feel that if a large number of those Slidell Cadies who are not working for the Red Cross would do so Slidell would lead in every department of this ser vice for our country, as usually does all other St. Tammany towns in re sponding to war calls. Mrs. Geo. W. Champlain returned Sunday from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Wa'ker, in New Orleans. Prof. and Mrs. F. L. ,Musbach, of ,Madison, Wis., are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. H. U. Baker. Prof. Musbach is connected with the Wisconsin University. Mr. and Mrs. John Newman and children spent Monday with relatives in New Orleans. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Leonhard re turned to their home in New Or leans Tuesday after spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sebastian. Prof. F. L. Musbach and Prof. H. U. Baker visited Mandeville Wed nesday. Miss Leah Comfort departed Sun day to resume her duties at DeRid der, La. Prof. Johnson, of North Carolina, who is to be the assistant principal of the Slidell high school, is now here. Prof. Johnson will succeed Prof. T. K. McKnight, who recently resigned. Mr. and Mrs. Rebt. Halley and Miss Sibyl Nehls left Wednesday for New York. 'Mr. and Mrs. Hailey spent the holidays here with Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Hailey. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McC. Rous seaux, returning from their interupt ed honeymoon, arrived here and spent the night with their mother, Mrs. N. Rousseaux, and left Thurs day morning for Westonia, their fu tu-e home. Mr. and Mrs. Rous seaux (nee Bertha Parent) were marr.ed on January 3d, by the *rom's brother, the Rev. J. C. Rous seaux, in Logtc'wn. Miss.., the bride's home, and were on their honeymoon trip when recalled that he may S--,v 'o the ouestionr' re-a. Mr. Itourseaux is we:l known here thi3 !'to-mer'y be'ng his home. '- 1-er noeased to note that Mrs. G. C. Minturn 's steadily imn.ravin': -and we hope that his recovery wll: be rapid. Mr John Sebast'an left Wednes day to resume h's studie- at L. S. U. Mr; Gus Fr'tehie left Wednesday t. yýit his brother, A1bert, who is laeyhere in America," having been recently Iromoted 'and trans ferred.- Gun will later resume his ktudles at Washington Lee Univer sity. The annual election of officers for the Pr'scetla Club, occurred Monday, Dec. 31, at the home of Mrs. J. A. Salmen. Mrs. J. A. Salmen was made president; Mrs. T. S. Manley, secertary; Mrs. W. A. Parker, treas rurer. Mrs. J. $alemn, chairman of the i (_ta.1 ea a pn ops 2) MADISONVILLE TAKES LEAD OVER THE TOP RED CROSS Chairman Potecvent announces that Madisonville has gone over Othc top in ttho -Redt ' 3"ýienuaer hi Drive with a subscription of $900. This shows fine work for Mr. Theo. Dendinger, Sr., and Mr. P. A. Blanchard, of Madisonville, and the . triott.m of the peopel of Madison .I:o and the first ward. Under the present demands for contributions for war purposes the people feel the drain upon their pocketbooks and the men and women who get out and hustle to gather in contributions have to plan and work. Therefore Mr. Dendinger and Mr. Blanchard are to be congratulated for their noble work, as well as are the peo ple who contributed to make their district, first in contributing to the needts of the soldiers at the front through the Red Cross. -0 AT PARKVIEW THEATRE TO-NIGHT. The English - American Playera, Chautauqua-Vaudeville Players, are at the Parkview Theatre to-night for one night only. These people are highly spoken of 'by both press and public the country over. A specie feature, also, will be Master Carl, the "child wonder." He is truly a wonder. Also a good picture pro gram will be run. The admission will be onl 15 and 25 cents for the double show. PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD. Covington, La., Jan. 4, 1918 The St. Tammany Parish Scho&. Board met in regular session on the above date writh N. H. FitzSimons. president, in the chair. The mem bers present in morning sessiot. were N. H. FitzSimons, third ward: H. H. Levy, fourth ward; W\. H Kahl, fifth ward; Dave Evano; sixth ward; G. E. Mi.lar, tenth ward. Ab sent: Geo. R. Dutsch, first ward: T. J. O'Keefe, second ward; Berry W. Todd, seventh ward; . . '. Rb.brt eighth waard. Mr. C. M. Liddle. former member from the ninth 'w rc and who" res:gned from the board tc take effect December 1st, was pres ent, and upon invitation front the board sat with them and took per in the discursions but refusal to ac ept his per diem as he lid not con 3 deP h'msOf as a legal member cf the board. On motion of Mr. Levy. seconder' by Mr. Kahl, the minutes of the umeeting held on Ocitber 1, 1917, were approved as pr:ntel in the of ficial journal, and the minutes of th opectal meeting hecd on Novembec 30, 1917, were approved as printed in the oficial journal, with the ex ception that the resolution offered by 'Mr. Millar, and seconded by Mr Dave Evans, to authorize a suit to reclaim damages on certain 16th section schooi lands should read as follows: Whereas it has come to the atten tion of this board that no action has ever 'been takqn iby our predecessor:, and, Whoreas it has come to the knowl edge of thi t~hard that titlea to. see tion- 1, tawnship 9 south, range 13 (Ooaitun d on Page .) MANDEVILLE TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 2 Mandeville, I4., Jan. 2, 1918. The Board of Aldermen met In regular session on the above dbty vi.'h the following members present: ion. W. G. Davis, Mayor, Dr. A. G. Maylie, Messrs. E. Dubourg, James. Band and A. Hartman. Absent: A. Depre. Moved Iby Mr. Band and second ed by Mr. Hartman, that the minutes of the meetings of Dec. 4th and 20th be adopted as read. Carried. Moved by Dr. Maylie and seconded by Mr. Band, that the .Mayor's re port be received and fiEed. Carried. Moved by Mr. Dubourg and sec onded by Mr. Band, that tihe Ceme tery Committee's report be received and filed. Carried. iMoved by Dr. Maylle and second ed by Mr. Hartman, that the Finance Committee's report (be aocepted and warrants for all blls approved be drawn. Carried. Moved by Mr. Dubourg and sec onded by Mr. Band, that the Tax Collector's report be received and filed. Carried. Moved by Mr. Band and second ed by Mr. Hartman, that the Mar shall's report !be accepted. Carried. Moved by Mr. Hartman and sec onded by Mr. Band, that the Treas urer's report for December be ac cepted. Carried.' Treasurer's Report for Dec., 1917. Dec. 1, balance ....... . 2231,65 Dec. 30, fines ..... 7.50 Dec. 30, corporation tax 884.3.1 3128.46 Dec. 4, to street lights for Novemnber ...... 142.58 Dec. 22, to sea wall acct Black & Laird Co., 244.61 Dec. 31, Dec. salaries .. 97.50 Dec. 31, gen. expenses. 67.50 Dec. 31, to streets and 'bridges .......... 36.3b 588.54 Dec. 31, balince ..... 2534.92 Special, or Sea Wall Account: 'ec. 1, balance ...... 493.04 Dec. 311, special taxes for 1917, received .. 456.99 Balance ............ 950.03 No disbursements. J. M. HUTCHTNSON. Treasurer. Moved by Dr. Maylie, .econded by Mr. Hartman, that a 'warrant 'be irawn in favor .of E. J. Frederick, C'er!k of the Court, for $1867.72, same ,being the remainder of 20 per rent reWainer on account paid by the Town of Mandov|We to the Black & Laird Const. Co., as per contract for building seven (7) 'block of sea wa.l, said amount $1867.72 to be turned ovdr to the Court in ........ pro ceedings. Roll call: For, Maylie, Dubourg, Band, Hartman. Albsent: Depre. Carried. Moved by Dr.,. Maylie and seoond ed boh .Mr. Hartman that ite $2112.33 final payment to Black & Laird Con struction Co., be made pp as fol :o0r3: $1-847.72 paid to Olerk Of Court in conwarus prcgg !s. '$244.61 paid to Ed. i kM . for completing the. unaStbe6d 1pi ot safe -e w . be ,ae *- m . • pE . L E. DOMINIQUE, INCOME TAX INSPECTOR, IS HERE Offers His Services Free of Charge to Help Fill out Income Blanks. SINGLE MEN, $1000; MARRIED MEN, $2000. All Whose Income Reaches This or Over Must Make Report. Income Tax Inspector .L. E. Domi nique, representing Collector J. Y. Pauntleroy, is here and will remain until January 16th. He wil! help you prepare your income tax returns without cost. His headquarters is at the courthouse, room 23. Inas much as ,Mr. Dominique's stay in the parish' wi1 be limited, it is of the utmost importance that all prospec tive taxpayers take advantage of his presence. It may be stated as a matter of general information that every unmarried person whose in come for 1917 is $1000, or over, and for every married person whose net income for 1917 is $2000, br over, is required to render income tax re turn. Net income is the remainder after subtracting expenses from gross in come. Personal, family, or living expenses are not expense within the meaning of the law. All classes of persons having the albove otated amount of .ieome are affected, farm ers, merchants, tradesmen, profes sional men, salaried men, wage earn ers, etc. There is a common and erroneous impresiion that it is the Government's duty to call -upon the taxpayer. On the contrary the tax payer must call. upon the Govern ment. The law imposes the obliga tion on the taxpayer to secure the necessary blank, and see that it is duly iled with the Collector of In ternal Revenue before March 1st, b9118, or being handed directiy to the Inspector. In other words, it is up to the tax payer to come forward, voluntarily, failure to do so will result in addi tional tax, and 'besides (be looked upon as a serious violation of the law, which may warrant prosecution in the United States Courts. WOODMEN OF WORLD ENTERTAIN STATE .OFFICERS. The Woodme. not the. World en tertained State ofice:s at lunchen at Gabe's Tavern, Thursday evening, before the installation of officers of the Woodmen Ciro'e.' There were present District Manager RObt. Hen derson. District Deputy Sov. Rhody, Mrs. Amelia Smith, State Grand Guardian of the Circle, Commander and Mrs. Jos. Delery and Mrs. Lam bert and Clerk R. H. Dutsch. Mr. Henderson and ,Mrs. Smith spoke interestingly. Full proceedings of the Installa tion will be given next week. following eeounts: $1000.00, as budgeted in the 1918 budget; $600.00, as budgeted In the 1917 budget; Both being reserved sea wall funds. $71.00 balance in 1915 revetment fund.. $36.30, balance from 1917, budg eted light account. $405.03 of balance of 1917 street and bridge account. Roll ca'l: For, Mayle, Dzbourg, Band, Hartman. Absent: Depre. Carried. ,Moved by Dr. Miaylie and second ed by Mr. Du'bourg, that the secre tary be and is hereby authorized to write Mr. W. S. Hanley, of the N. O. G. N., that we are. still waitDng for those muchly promised plans. Carried. Moved .by Dr. Mayl'e and second ed by Mr. Band,. that the notes and 4nterest on same to the Waterous Engine Co., and Eureka Fire Hose Co., Tbe paid when due. Carried. There (being no further business the counel adjourned. W. G.. DAVIS, Mayor. J. . HUTCHINSON, Secty.-Treas. S - o- VWaRD OF THANKS. We sincerely thank all friends for their kindness, and consideration during the lliness and death of our beloved mother Mrs. E. Lovering Smith, ant we desire to espelal.E_ thankt ·Dr. iY e, Dsl. Pains and Rev. s-ph aWa eastsman. PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY MEETING OF JUNUARY 8 Jahncke Is Given Contract To Place Shells on the Madisonville Road. SHERIFF'S AND THE TREASURER'S REPORT Contract for Building Con crete Vats Transferred to John Edgar. Covington, La., Jan. 8, 1918. The po!ice jury met on the above date with the following members present: Geo. Koepp, Jr., E. J. Do mergue, J. M. Smith, S. R. Cowart, W. H. Davis, H. 'P. Robert, J. B. Howze, Ro'bt. Abney. Absent: W. A. Hood, Fletcher Crawford. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting were dispensed with. It was moved by J. M. Smith, sec onded by Geo. Koepp, that the prop osition of the Fritz Jahnoke Co., to finish shelling the Covington-Madi sonville road, on a basis of $1.00 per cubic yard for drayage only, with the understanding that the police jury furnish the parish convicts to load their wagons and also to spread the shells, and this account to be paid entire:y separate from the fur nishing of the chells, be accepted. Carried. It was moved and seconded that the meeting adjourn until 1:30 p. m. Afternoon Session. 'VtMs moved by Geo. Koepp, see onded by E. P. Robert, that the con tract given to Felder Carter at the last meeting of the police jury, Dec. 11, 1917, be rescinded, for the rea son that he wanted to build the vats out of brick instead of cement, as his bid was supposed po mean cement vats, and the contract transferred to John Edgar, he being the next lowest bidder, for the price and sum of $165.00, as per contract printed in these minutes. Contract of John Edgar. This contract entered into thli day by and between the Police Jury of St. Tammany Parish, herein repre sented by J. B. Howze, its presi dent, duly authorized, and John Ed gar, a resident of St. Tammany par ish, -witnesseth: That for and in consideration of the sum and price of one hundred and sixty-five ($)165.00) dollars each the said Edgar will build and con struct twenty-five cattle dipping vats in the parish of St. Tammany at sueeh places or locations as will be here after designated 'by the vat commit tee of the police jury. It being understood and agreed that the said vats are all to be of the same style and materials and patterned after the one now built on the property owned by Felix Bache min, Sr., of this parish, on the Mili tary Road, near Covington, with the exception of the following altera tions, to-wit: The dripping pens each shall be five and one-half feet in the clear and thirty feet in length with a division fence through the center of said pen, and having a double swinging gate at the end nearest the vat. It is further understood and agreed that the work on ca'd vats siraE begin at once and be completed on or before the 15th day of March, 1918. Payments on the said work ara to be made as said work is com oleted, and its accep'tance is author Ized "by the vat committee of the police jury. In witness whereof parties hereto (Continued on page 6) TOWN COUNCIL DOES IMPORTANT .WORK LAST MEETING. A very important meeting of the Covington town council was held *:ast Friday. Among other things an unusua! appropr!ation of $800.00 was made for the fire department. A committee of three, Jake Seller, H. J. Ostendorf and W. E. Beoes, ap peared before the council and pe titioned for assistance. Mr. Seller made a good talk, showing the ne ce-sity of funds if the department. was to be continued. He said the department could not be fun by the dues of the members. That dues were paid in as a benevolent institu tion and should not be expected to finance the operation ctf the depart ment. It was necessary that some one 'be kept at the engine house and that the equipment be kept in condi tion. The demand was imperative Arrangements were made for the settlement of the bill of the St. Tam many Ice & Manufacturing Co., end (Cntined 0a page 3t