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TWrAR SAVINGS STAFmS
D, I. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1918
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EVERY SHIPWORKER IS WANTED IN THE RESERVES
Ctapt. G. E. Millar Asks Co-operation of All Farmers in Parish
G E.MILLAR IS
PLANNING FOR
INCREASE IN
FARMING
Will iWork To the Beat In
terests of the
Farmer.
ONLY DESIRE IS TO
PRODUCE MORE.
AsoloAsks Assistance of the
Bisineusmen In Help
s ing Farmers.
(fy apt, G.3. .. Milar, Farm Dem
omtaetion Agent.)
To the Farmers of St. Tammany
Pash,. La.
I was asked by several memnbers
,eat the Council of Defense for St.
1 mmany parish to take up the work
f Fason Demonstration Agent, and
3Ler some hesitation I accepted, and
have been appointed and intend to
* vote'the who:e of my time, energy
-and whatever grey matter the good
Lord has given me to the work. I
want to take this opportunity to lay
begre the' ainiers my position as I
nLdertantd it,-and to ask their as
aIatane>ad co-operation to make
the arish as far as possible self
sstiatalng. In other words, to raise
all the corn, hay and vegetables that
is within our power to raise, so that
ahertas is expected, an embargo is
glused .by our Government on grain
sad Odder crops, we will have
eenugh for our own wants for the
eoming winter, and also a surplus
- :tosel. I want these farmers whose
glaces I visit to feel that I do not
rn. " to them in a spirit of fault
Idi lldg, that nothing they have done
I. right, and that I know it all, nor
c do I want to get into a dispute with
I1reDmer Smith as to whether he
ahoald or should not plant his corn
SIa the water furrow or hisa water
t Ueins In hills or beds. What I
. nat 4s, that Mr. Farmer should
pl' a)t all the corn, potatoes, beans,
ic.t ., he ean, and use Intensive culti
,vationon well lined, well fetilized,
desplylowed land, that he has the
bust a.ed and fertilizer at the lowest
Lf. wbhbtaable; that his seed is
:°sted,' and lost motion avoided, to
ams nothing of time and money wast
ed I'a·Iganting worthless seed. Let
,ilm ,elk on me as a friend, Who is
S.ars to assist in every way posieble,
ai d f'bthere also to see, when crops
re harvested, If there is a surplus,
'that re is a market for it. I do
:set wlt to boast, but I have raised
Md! deiraise on my own small patch
tI good crops as the average and
have gained my knowledge of agri
. 40tiM from many sources.
SQuestione on farming that any one
h-- w to ask will be answered thru
,h edsumns of The St. Tammany
Whtrmer. If urgent, direct. It may
'`, that the question answered thru
thLb aper might serve those who
Lm set time or opportunity to ask
themelvese
S Until I get a car, which I hope
a91 he in the near future, I will
S eir all the ground I han with horse
i,: w agy or by rail. I also ask the
sshacib e of the .business interests
SY. t Tammany to .build u-p a good
Snitag eoutnry. They can help
wi O advice and cash, the farmer in
Sindliig all he can. I devoutly
%W that each and every farmer
, l alise the nrgent need and pheed
ihee bleal made to him by the U. S.
OoWernent to ped.uce as he never
1134ud before, food crops, and
blrw .ood crops. Thank God, our
Shid needs never lay idle, and we
4 U haive it growing something all
fe, Yb? round. We have had in
hi aggton two poor years; this one
!i bouad to be a good one. Broth
La. let uas go to it, and so that when
SeIl . ses and ,my son come back from
*he Isst and asks what have you
S~ 4li.Wo man point with 'pride to the
It. Tamany crop reports for 1918
l'$ 1 "all records 'broken." We did
mr blt--keep on with 'the good
mrk, son.
u. ] o1.P D AD LETERIP.
DFolwlng Is the list of dead let
I. remaining in the Covington post
. W. Butler, Francis Buckhalter,
-VS Sarah Burton, Mlise Della Dem
CIt, ~al Fisher, .Mrs. July Hiner
i, Maraus Hano. 'Mrs. E. W. Jor
n MIs. Ada Loyde, 'Mrs. Eula Rob
Si. Lula Strong, Octave Smith,
SWilliam.
JAOB SEILER.
Postmaster.
A meeting of stockholders is call
3 tr aturday (23) at 3 p. m. at
-aorthouse to consider the suit
. L.-oulton. I. Is vital to '2e
y, mad you are urged to at
?TAIMMANY CANNING CO ,
Per W. L. Steydnuon.
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One of the immense freighters being built for the Uni tt i States gov ernment to ( iii sulijolies abi md to our
troops adorallies. This vessel is nearly completed, and there are hundreds of othe4rs in the many yards through
out the United States. Many ships are being built, but still more must be had to carr i nr h~I~ and :'tipidies, over:
seas. Skilled wiorkmnen are being formed into a huge industrial army under the d(lt-irtmncnt of I bor, and each
worker will receive a certificate and a button showing himn to be a volunteer in this work1 uown whinch directly rests
the fate of world-wxide democracy.
A PROGRESSIVE
COVINGTON
MERCHANT
Covington is to have an up-to-date
gent's furnishings establishment.
Many have noticed thl repairs that
are being made on the Patecek
Building. The tearing out of the
wall on the Boston street aide has
been watched by passers 'by and the
telephone girls have wondered what
would happen .to them if tlhe sup
ports gave way and they were pre
cipitated to the lower floor among
the lbricks and debris. But nothing
of the l!ff happened. Contractor
Barelli could not have afforded to
et such a thing happen. But what
did. happen was a change from the
solid wall to a beautiful show win
dow thirty-eight feet in length on
Boston street and one twelve feet
on Columbia street. This work will
be finished next week and Frank
Patecek will move into a store that
will give the corner a truly city as
pect. Electrically lighted, there will
be a display of gent's furnishings in
these windows, day and night, that
will give an adequate idea of the
immense stock Mr. Patecek will carry
In the store.
'Mr. Patecek has bui't up an ex
cellent busines's. The ialcr.ase has
been so great that he was compelled
to buy this 'building and lalter it to
suit his purpose because he could not
find room enough elsewhere. He
has not 'only kept ready-made cloth
ing. of the best quality, 'but he has
established a made-to-order depart
ment, employing good tailors and
giving his personal attention to cut
and style and finish.
Like all progressive and success
ful businessmen, Mr. Patecek is a
'believer in advertising and gives
close attention to it. There is never
an issue of The St. Tammany Farmer
in which IMr. Patecek has not some
thing to say to his patrons, and he
believer, in telling them the truth.
In consequence, readers of the paper
are learning to watch for his ads and
to take advantage of them 'when
something is announced within the
range 'of their needs.
Mr. Patecek will ,be in his new
quarters within a week or two, and
this corner, always one of consider
able traffic, will have added attrac
tiveness. We wish him success.
BOX PARTY TO BE HELD
AT CENTRAL SCHOOL
There will be a box party at the
Centrall School, Friday, Marc'h 1st,
for the benefit of the domestic
science department. Miss Mayme
Rogers, teacher in that school, an
nounces that preparations have been
made for a good time for all w'ho
attend. The object is certainly a
worthy one and the patrons of the
school should turn out in full force.
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JUNIOR RED CROSS CEL
EBRATES FEB. 22.
Washington's %irthday,"Feb. 22,
was celebra'ed at the Covington high
school auditorium with an entertain
ment Iby the Junior Red Cross.
Dancing was pr 'vide8 by the Council
of Defense ftor the benefit of the
drafted boys, ad the evening -was
greatly enjoyed .a large number
-were presuent
NEWS FROM OUR -
BOYS IN THE
SERVICE
One of Cqvington's boys has won
di-tlnguished honor as a marksman
and wears a badge upon h.is arm to
distinguish him as an expert. This
young man ,is Lawrence Smith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith, of Cov
ington. Lawrence Smith 'was 21
years of age February 9, 1918. He
is a volunteer in the Navy, and when
he was decorated he received words
of praise from his superior officer.
Target practice is not a simple
matter of standing off and/shooting
at a mark. It is full of maneuver
ing and quick firing, and young
Smith won his record that gave him
the title of expert at a range of two,
three and four hundred yards, some
shots being fired at the) rate of five
in five seconds, standing, kneeling.
squatting and lying prone, during
which all changes of sight are made
while running. Twenty of these
shots were made slowly and twenty
with rapid tire.
Lawrence passed a perfect physi
cal examination, with the exception
of a slight enlargement of the t'on
ails. He was one of six to wear the
modal as expert.
Over There.
U. S. S. Wyoming,
Janua'y 27, 1918.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
I have been reading in your valu
able ,paper of what the boys from
Covington are doing in camp. So
far, have not read anything from
the boys who are in the Navy, so I
thought I 'would 'write a few lines.
We have been "over there" for
quite a while. So far we have not
seen any action. We arrived "over
here" after going through one of
the worst storms that our Captain
said he had ever been in. We came
througlall 0. K.
Not much to see here. We have
been having some mighty cold
weather.
I think the navy is the best branch
of the service one could go into. I
did not like it at first, but think dif
ferent now.
The package from the Social Ser
vice Club was received O. K.. and
appreciate it very much. Wish I
could tell you more, but the cen or
won't allow it.
Hoping we will see a quick end of
the war, I remain,
*R. H. WHARTON.
Camp Beauregard. La., Feb. 10.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
The paper received and is greatly
appreciated. I assure you the kind
ness will never be.forgotten. I am
aiways glad to see a paper from the
dear little town of Covington, be
cause I am very much interested in
what is going on. I am very glad
to know that 1 have nqt been for
gotten by the dear ones df Covington.
I was transferred from the Wash'
ington Artillery on the 24th -of De
cember to the 319th Field Bakery
Company. I like the new company
O. K., and am enjoying the best of
health. The company turns out
about 30,000 !pounds of bread every
day except Sunday.
Please change my paper to Corp.'
Emile.Sarraslle, 319th F. Bakery Co.,
i amp Beauregard, La.
e ..pecttfully,
CORP. E. SARAILLE.
MEETING FIRE K
BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION
The Covington Fire & Benevolent I
Association met on February 19th, 1
at their meeting rooms on Boston
;'.reet, with the following members
present: Pre;ident Jacob Seiler;
Secretary W. C. Morel, Jr.; Chief H.
J. Ostendorf; *H. A. Mackie, Jos.
Hoffman, Nick Seiler, W. E. Bees
and J. H. Lambert.
The meeting was called to order
at 8 . in. by President Seller, with
the reading of the minutes of the
meeting of February2, 1918. It was
moved by Chief Ostendorf, seconded
by H. A. Mackle, that the minute; be
adopted as read.
President Seiler repcrted that the
matter of the 1 per 'ent of fire In
surance premium to be paid to the
department by the fire insurance
companies doing business in Gov ing
ton, has been taken up with the Sec
retary of State. .Moved by Chief
Ostendorf, seconded by Mr. Mackie,
that report be accepted.
Chief Ostendorf's report was read.
The report in part says we. have had
no. aarms turned in since last re
port of January 5t4h, excepting a
woods fire outside the corporate lim
its of the town. Motion 'by Mr.
Mackie, seconded by Mir. Hoffman,
the report was accepted as re id.
Chief Ostendorf reports of the Fi
nance Committee having met, but
that no action was taken due to
having no funds. The money given
to the department by the town coun
cil has not reached the treasurer as
yet. Moved and seconded the re
port be accepted.
Moved by Chief Ostendorf, second
ed by Mr. Bees, that Dr. Bouquoi
be paid for one quarter for medical
services rendered members.
Motion by Chief Ostendorf, sec
anded by Mr. Mackie, that the secre
tary notify all members to pay u'p
all back dues by April 1st or suffer
the penalty of being. expelled.
'Motion 'by Mr. Beoes, seconded *by
Mr. Mackie, that ,Mr. Hoffman be
paid $23.00 for services rendered.
Having no further business it was
moved by ,Mr. Mackie, seconded by
Mr. Hoffman, that meeting adjourn.
W. C. 'MOREL, JR.,
Secretary.
FIRES AT MANDEVILLE.
A. Hartman's Barroom Is
Burned. Insurance
Only On Stock.
Friday morning, February 22, the
',uilding ,occupied by A. Hartman Qa
i barroom was burned to the ground.
The only insurance was $750 on the
fixtures. The fire occurred at 12:30
a. m. The alarm was sounded at
1:00 o'clock. The .building was a
one-story frame structure of two
compartments. Building wav owned
by A. Depre. Fire was discovered
by ,Mr. Chas. David.
The J. B. Comstock residence was
burned Sunday at 12:30 pr m. The
house and oontentg were comnplete
loss. Fire originated in the attic.
No insurance. Loss about $2000.
Houes was located on Lacombe road,
about three miles from~Mhndeville.
FREIGHT TRAIN
SMASHES INTO
CAR OF MISS
SMITH
Tri ln Hits Cal" As Driver
At.tem ..is T Reverse
and Back O .
Ui MBER CARS
OBSCURE VIE.T. .
,g1ine S trikes Front Gf
Car and Throws It
From Track.
Mi:s Gladys Fnith, ida.ý Er of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith, w.s q ite
badlv bruised and cu ia an auto a:-d
;i(oent. last Saturday, a. b ut .. . :...
.h wa, ridi._ in hei" fath:', ' .
Mr. Berry driving, and near I.
Addison's stare in New -':::.o :
started to cros :.he ra liad trck.
Just before the wheels touched the
track a sharp "toot, toot" from an
engine attached to a freigh'. train,
which was so close as to make cross
ing impossible, and backing off, also,
as was demonstrated an instant later,
warned them of their impending
danger. Mr. Berry applied the
brakes, stopped the .car and attempt
ed to go into reverse, but ,before the
car could be moved the engine struck
it, smashing the front, knocking off
one wrheel and throwing Miss Gladys
through the wind shield. 'Mr. Berry
grabbed her in time to keep her from
being thrown under the wheels of
the train.
~Miss Gladys said that it was rain
ing and the curtains were up, so
they looked carefully to see if a
train was coming, 'but could see nor
hear none. On one side of the track
it was clear so they could see some
distance, but on the other several
lumber cars obstmucted tShe view.
That just as they were about to
cross the track, but ,before they were
upon it, they saw the engine upon
them and heard two sh Tt sounds of
the 'whistle. The crash came before
the car could be stopped and backed
off, as Mr. Berry attempted.
WANTED TO DIE
IN WATERS OF
ROGUE FALAYA
Forlorn, poorly clad and with the
uncertain glimmer in his eyes of a
booze-fed desire to end all earthly
troubles, a stranger approached Mar
shal Schultz Last Thursday afternoon
and asked where the river was. The
marshal obligingly pointed out the
direction. Just then a barkeeper in
the door of a nearby saloon beckoned
Mr. Schultz and ,asked him what the
u!an had said. When told, he cau
tioned ,Mr. Sdhultz to look out for
the man, as he had threatened to
jump into the river. Mr. Schultz
returned to the man and asked him
wr he wanted to know where the
river was, and received the answer
that the cold water was preferable to
his present existance. He said no
was friendless and tired of life. He
had rheumatism and Iwas not able
to ,put on the overcoat he carried o,
his arm, although his clothing was
thin and insufficient. *
,Mr. Schultz took him in charge
and locked him up, putting him to
bed and covering him warmly. He
told tihe man to stay there and sleep
it off. That he would appreciate
the cheerfulness of this world more
when his brains acted more clearly.
In the meantime a friend from
Ramsay turned up who took him in
charge and saw him safely conduct
ed home. 'Maybe the water from the
pump will be more effective in re
storing confidence in the world and
less dangerous than the Bogue Fa
laya river.
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A COLONIAL TEA.
Occasion Is For Benefit Of
The Epworth League.
A Oolonial Tea will be given at
the residence of SMrs. W. H. Yenni,
March 1, for the benefit of the IEp
worth League. The admission will
be 10 cents.
Various entertaiinig features have
been arranged suitable to th oc
casion, and it is anticipated that the
affair will be reatly enjoyod b.
those who attend.
WOMAN TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER OF
IUSBAND, NOW IN FENWICK SANITARIUM
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The above picture shows 1Mrs. Doola.tle, who killed her husband,
and their little girl, the only witness. Judge Carter appointed a com
mission to Investigate her sanity, Drs. May:ie, Gautreanx and Bul-.
-loch, to report March )11. The man is her murdered husband.
ORGANIZATION 11
-OF COVINGTON
RED CROSS
(By Mrs. E. S. Wharton.)
The -Covington Auxiliary of the
American Red Cross has been doing ,
splendid work for many months past fc
but without any formal organization. m
This of itself has proved Ithe strong
motive power of those interested in O
this great work. The one and only s,
thought has been, to make as many K
bandages as possible, knit as many a
sweaters as possible, and sew as f,
many garments as possible, for the ri
need is great. ti
Under the guide of the parish of- a
ricers, assisted by some few other tc
women, these efforts have been car- s(
ried on, until pursuant to orders re- it
ceived from the New Orleans Chap- ai
ter, it was deemed advisable and el
necessary to organize the Oovington P
workers into an independent Aux- T
iliary with officers and captains for R
the different branches of work.
During the period of unorganized t<
effort a great, deal of the work of a
leadership devolved upon Mrs. J. H. h
Warner, as chairman of supplies. s(
Now, that the Auxiliary is duly or- tl
ganized Mrs. Warner will have more tl
time and opportunity to devolp her
own particular line of work, which
touches all of the Auxiliarie:; of the
parish.
Oft Friday last, at the M. C. B.
o stmeeting was held a: which
time the following officers were elect
ed: Mrs. E. A. Rennie, chairman;
Mrs. S. Hartwig, vice-chairman' Mrs.
E. S. Wharton, secretary; Mrs F. J.
Martindale, treasurer; :Mrs. Cha5.
Sheffield, chairman of supp:ies; Mrs.
N. H. FitzSimons, captain of gauze
work; Mrs. F. C. Talmage, captaia t
of knitting; Mrs. H. A. Mackie, cap
tain of garments.
The Auxiliary counts itself more
than fortunate in being permitted to
use the M. C. B. Library as head -
qcuarters. The building is a most
consplete and attractive one and is
ideally located for the 'work. Here
have been fitted up work rooms and
it is earnestly hoped that the fol
lowing announcement will meet with
a hearty response:
The Oovington Auxiliary of the
American Red Cross meets at the
M. C. B. Library rooms on Tuesday
and Friday of enah week from 9:30
to 12 o'clock, and 2:30 to 6 o'clock.
At such times Instructions in knit
ting, garment making and surgical
dressings are given. It is asked
that every woman in or near Coving- I
ton will consider the above notice a
personal invitation ,to come and as
s sist in the making of surgical dress
ings at headquarters, or to take
knitting and sewing to do at home.
Let every woman in this commu
Snitt land a h~eping hand in this
Sgreat seun.
MEETING OFTHE
ASSOCIATION .
-COMMERCE
The usual Monday nig.ht meeting
of the Covington Assoeciation Of
Commerce was held at its meeting
rooms on Boston street, w'ith the
fd:lowing members present: J. ,H.
Warner, president; H. A. Miacle,
vice-president; W. C. Morel, Jr., see
retary-treasurer; G. P. Mjolloy, H. J.
Ostendorf, N. 1H. FitzSimons, Jacob
Seiler, D. H. Mason and W. H.
Kentzel.
The As::ociation, through its com
mittee on the dredging of a .hannel
from the mouth of the Tdhef~uab.s
river tlhrough Lake Ponchartrain to
the Gulf of Mexico, has under wy -
a huge campaign which is of interdst
to every person in the parish. The
committee is circulating a petition.
through every town in the per~iab In
an effort to get the National Gov
ernment to make the necessary ~"
propriatjons to carry on this work.
The petition is addressed to our
Representative in Congress.
The Association is always striving
to make the town beautiful as well
as sanitary and with this in view
lhas successfully assisted the ladies'
school league in securing $300 from
the police jury to use in filling in
the school grounds.
.SKILLED MECHANICS
CALLED TO THE
COLORS.
U. S. to Enroll 250,000; Lou
isiana's Allotment. Be
ing 7,000.
The United States Shipping Bpar-l,
the Department of Labor and bhe
State C'ouncils of Defense have un
dertaken to enroll 2;50,000 artisas
and skilled mechanics for service in
the ship yards under the name of
"The United States Ship Yard Vol
unteers of, the Public Servte."
Without this great industrial army
ready to take its place as the need
for labor grows more urgent we mla
not carry out the shipbuilding pro
gram on which hangs the f.e of our
army in France and of our allies'the;
world over. Tq win the war our
first need is ships and to rebuild
ships our first need is earnest skilled
labor. I wish to call your attentibs.
to the fact that men will be drnwnE
into the service in the ship yards int
such fashion as to disturb manau -.
turing conditions throughout the
country as little as posstble. Will
you not give to the United State.
Ship Yards Volunteers the farce of
your official influence by a prodt
ma ion calling the mechanics rLyour
state to enroll for lthis greet sevice.
CHARUC8 BIUZ,
President and Generalt Maager of
Emergency Fleet C(.rporatlOL.
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