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armThe St. Tammany Farmer
D. II. MASoN, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918 VOL. XLV No. 35
PREPARING FOR
HARD SURFACE
ROADS IN FOUR
PARISH WARDS
Police Jury Forms Road Dis
trict No. 1 and Orders
Election.
A BONI) ISSUE
WILL BE VOTED
Issue Considered To Be
Most Important to the
Community.
The I'olice ,J ury, at a special meet
ing held Thursday, July 18, acting
as Road District No. 1 on the urgest
demand of the t;overnment to meet
the requireiimentl of the Emergency
Fleet Corporatlion for roads to the
ship yalus, ordered an election for
the purpose of voting $ 150,000 fOr
hard surfacing of about forty miles
of the puolic roads of bt. Tammany
parish'l t , teeul ..ilisouVille, Houi
tonvil:e, I'onutchatoula, Covington,
A1.ta Springs, Itamsay and Gooduee
to Madisoil.,lle. It will not require
over a tvto-mill Ltx to meet the cost
of the.( roAds, and to pay for theit
will not taKe longer tian a tweive
year issue ci bonds.
Members of the Police Jury were
urged to order an election for the
building of roads beyond the ship
building belt, and before placing the
matter before the public for a gen
eral vote it can be salefly expected
the matter will again come up in a
general way in about sixty or ninety
days for a parish wide vote on the
subject.
It has become evident to the tax
payers of the parish that it is not
only useless but extravagant to at
tempt to maintain clay roads any
longer under the heavy traffic to
which they are being subjected, and
that now is the time, while the road
beds, the drainage and the culverts
of the modern roads are in soun l
condition, to go over them with a
hard surface, and to do this also be
fore the increased price of thaterials
will have made the cost too high.
Full proceedings of the Police Jury
-xing the election for Road District
No. 1 for Tuesday, August 27, will
appear in the next edition of The
Farmer.
DISTRICT CORT
District Court decisions not pub
lished last week:
State vs. Starcade Moore, shooting
with intent to kill, 12 months in jail.
State v.. Dallas Sharp, carnal
knowledge, not less than three nor
more than live years at hard labor
in peni:entiary.
St. Tammany Bank & Trust Co. vs.
Edw. C. Byrnes, note, judgment as
pIrayed for.
State vs. Fred Morris, rape; not
,guilty.
State vs. Frank Tillotson, cattle
stealing; not. less than two nor more
than two and oneShalf years in peni
tentiary.
State vs. Olevia Brown, murder;
P'leaded guilty to manslaughter; $50
.Bne and not less than two nor more
than three years in penitentiary.
State vs. Andrew Gray, $10 and
costs or thirty days.
State vs. \. It. Brownell, 50 or
ninety days.
State vs. hender'son Brown, con
cealed weapons, $100 or 12 month:.
State vs. Oscar Lewis, arsault and
-battery and disturbing pease;$25 or
30 days in each ease.
State vs. 1. Depriest and John Cnl
tora; Deprirst. not guilty; Coltbra.
$200 or two years in jail.
State vs. Will McCormack. con
cealed wea.,pons: $250 and costs or
two years in jail.
State v.:. Lo.inda Smith, twelve
months in penilentiary.
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NOTICE' TO VOTERS.
I will be at the following places
on the datl:; named to register all
legal voters. Foreign born must
bring natu:a:ization papers.
Second Wa::d-First precinct, San
dy Ford, July 23.
Second Ward --Se·ond precinct,
Polsom, at Verger & Fendlason's
store, July 24.
Fourth War d--.Mandleville, at the
ownn Htal. Juty 25.
Fifth ::trd--At A. P. Dickey's
store, July u0.
SixtNl' ar, I-Ta:isheek, at Bilbo's
S-tore, July
Seventh ',. -Lacotmbe, July 2,.
'Eighth \'ard--P'earl River, at
I-Willis' stn: c . July 30.
Ninth S\\.r-- lidcll. at the Town
',$all, July .'1.
Tenth \ rid-Ab ta Springs. at
2i.e Town IIall. August 1.
E. J. FREDERICK,
' ierk and Ex-Ofi.cio Register of
S"Voters.
THE COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE TAKES
HAND IN VAG
NUISANCE
Raid Made On Negroes At
Well Known Resort and
Thirty-Three Arrested
SOME SLACKERS
FOUND AMONG THEM
Council of Defense Will
Not Stand for Idlers.
It Is Fight or Work
Under instructions from the Coun
cil of Defense in the enforcement of
the vag law, a raid was made last
Tuesday at the pen next to the De
priest saloon and 33 negroes, men
and women, were gathered in about
8 o'clock in the morning. Most of
them claimed to be employed and
were discharged. Some were placed
in jail. Among those jailed, four
were said to be wanted as slackers.
Two, Ben Davis of Covington, and
Aleck Wheeler of Lacombe, were
draft dodgers. Wheeler was sent to
Jackson Barracks and Davis was
finally discharged as physically unfit.
The Council of Defense is determ
ned that there shall be no idlers.
Labor of all kinds is exceedingly
carce. It is either Tight or work.
rhere will be no let-up in seeing that
the vagrancy law in enforced.
SANDERS RIESOLUTION lPASSED.
When the interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee .had beinre it
the resolution introl".r'ed by Mr. As
well, of Louisiana, auth!rizin; the
President to take over the tciegraph
and telephone lines of '5e country,
it was found imposatble for the com
mittee to agree on the resolution.
After discussion for two or three
days, Congressman Salders, of Lou
isiana, drew up a subst.tute resolu
tion, which he offered an:i which the
committee unanimously acceptei and
reported to the House. Toiis resolu
tion was passed by the Hfousa practi
cally unabiimously on July 5th, only
four votes being cast in the nega
tive, and all of Cfse four were Re
publican.
The bill was then sent to the Sen
ate. In the Senate, on Thursday,
July 11, at page 9732 of the Congres
sional Record, Senator Underwood.
of Alabama, former Democratic lead
er of the House, and now one of the
foremost leaders of the Senate, in
speaking of this resolution, said: "1
want to say, first, that of all the
joint resolutions which have come
before the Senate to take private
property for public use, I think the
joint resolution that has been pre
sented and sent here by the Houes is
the best drafted resolution that has
been presented to the Senate. It is
simple and to the point and covers
the ground."
Senator Underwood made one of
the beat speeches in the Senate in
favor of this resolution, which final
ly passed the Senate on July 13th.
with only 1 6votes against it, all of
the negative votes being Republi
cans.
Thus the Sanders substitute, un
der which the President has the
power to take over all telephone and
telegraph lines, as has already been
done with the railroads, received all
the Democratic votes in both houses.
DEATHS.
Mrs. Geo. Koepp, Sr.
Mrs. Sophie Koepp, wife of Gee.
Koepp, Sr., died at her home about4
three miles from Madisonville, Wed
nesday, July 10, at the age of 69
years.
Mrs. Koepp has been a resident of
this parish about 35 years and was
well known and much beloved. She
was the step-mother of Geo. Koepp.
Jr., member of the police jury from
the first ward. The funeral cere-
money was conducted by Rev. Ta!
mage of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Koepp will be mourned by all
who knew her sterling worth.
Mrs. Christian Kocpp.
Died at Madisonville, La., Thuis
day, July 11, 1918, at 3:30 p. ulh,
Mrs. Annie L. Koepp (nee Annie L.
Willey), wife of Christian Koet!p,
aged 36 years, 4 months and 15 days.
she was a native of St. Tammany
parish. Funeral took place from the
family residence and the Presby
terian Church, Friday afternoon at
4 o'clock. Interment in Madison
ville cemetery.
Wm. M. Champagne.
Died at New Orleans, La., on Fri
day. July 12. 1918, at 11:45 a. m.,
William M. Champagne, beloved hu;
band of Justine Fa'se. aged 53 years.
She was a native of Houma, La., and;
a resident of Covington for the past
twelve years. Fpneral took place
from the late residence at 911 24th
avenue Saturday afternoon at 2:, 't'
o'clock. Servlceh were held at rt.
Peter's Catholic, Mijtch.
TABRIZ, PERSIA, WHERE TURKS RAIDED AMERICAN CONSULATE
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4 view of Tabriz, Persia, where Turkish troops made Sn attack upon the American consulate and looted an
American missionary hospital. At last reports Consul P addock. and other Asueric: as were matking their way to
Teheran, 400 miles away
RED CROSS GETS
FUND FROM
BOXING
Mrs. P. A. Blanchard, chairman of
Madisonville Branch of Red Cross,
sends us the following letter for pub
lication. The absence of personal
profiteering in the events that were
used to raise this money for the Red
Cross, together with the immense
amount of work necessary in carry
ing out the program, stamps the do
nation with pure patriotism and loy
alty. In reading the items of ex
pense deducted we notice that some
of the expense has not even been de
ducted against the receipts, includ
ing advertising in The Farmer,
which Mr. Williams paid out of his
own pocket.
In appreciation of the donation.
Mrs. Blanchard desires that the fol
lowing card of thanks be published.
CARD OF THANJS.
The Madisonville Chapter of Amer
ican Red Cross desires to express its
appreciation of the donation by Mr.
Williams of $278.45, raised at the
recent boxing exhibition in Madison
ville, and to thank him and all those
who participated in raising this
money. It will become part of the
fund now alleviating so much human
suffering.
MRS. P. A. PLANCH ARD,
Chairman.
Following is Mr. Williams' letter
'o the Madisonville Red Cross:
Madisonville. La., July 15, 1918.
Mr. W. H. Boffhning, Representative
Madisonville Chapter, American
Red Cross.
My Dear Mr. Bohnine:--Please ac
cept my check for $278.45, the pro
ceeds of boxing exhibition of July 8.
The fol'owing report is offered for
your acceptance:
Cate receipts, general
admission ......... 201.50
Grand stand seats .... 1l6.00
Ring sid~e seats ...... 57.00
Fate of gum, etcarvs and
lemonade .......... 8.05
Advertisement on porter 165.00
$3447.55
Less:
Ev aenoes of fighters.
'rt end ra'.rond fare
ho'el. meals. e!c..... 66.10
To fiebters d:rectly ... 49.00
2 autos to Covington... 10.50
To Geo. Muller, printing
posters ............ 24.00
Labor, moving ring, etc 19.50
$169.10
Net amount ....... $278.45
Since collected ....... 5.00
Further, it is not necessary to
enumerate the several adveraities
met with, the two most important be
ing the temporary discontinuance of
Str. Mandeville's service, which cost
us a neat sm. and the failure of the
town authoriU: a to keep the outside
of Dark cleared. There were no less
than seven hundred persons who wit
nes<ed the entire performance from
outside.
Special thanks should be given to
Mr. Frank Leonard who made all the
matches, secured the services and
acted as master of ceremonies.
The fighters are next in line and
so is Mr. Tommy Devlon, who served
as referee.
Mr. Chas. R. Carroll erected the
platform and rendered many other
services.
Mr. L. t. Garic, of Str. Mandeville,
was so kind as to contribute the use
ABITA SPRINGS
CELEBRATES
JULY 14
npecial to The Farmer:
Abita Springs, July 18.-The 14th
of July was celebrated in grand style
by the 14th of July Committee with
a parade and dance. The parade
formed at the Town Hall at 7 p. m.
and moved to the dancing pavilion,
the formation being as follows:
Our Soldier Boy. John Peters,
Grand Marshal,' Uncle Sam, Master
W. Bazajou; Red Cross Nurse, Is
mon Pedebedeau; Flag Carriers, lit
tle girls; American Flag, Carmen
Rowde; France, Elizabeth Lamousin;
England, Rosemond Beaudean; Bel
gium, Ruth Kustenmacher; Italy.
Emily Kustenmacher; School Child
ren; Chairman Joe Lamousin; Mayor
Jos. Bordes; Secretary A. O. Pons;
City Council; '14th July Committee.
When the parade reached the flag
pole there was a halt, and as the flag
was lowered a salute and cheers
were given.
At the pavilion the parade dis
banded, and owing to Mayor Bordes
being ill Judge Pons made the ad
dress of welcome and then introduc
ed Hon. A. Gilbeau, of New Orleans.
who spoke on the occasion of the
day. Capt. G. E. Millar spoke on
the necessity of a new school and
t-hanked the committee for their
kindness in turning over to the local
school board the profits of this en
tertainment. Theni Judge Pons in
troduced the four young men who
left for camp the next day. Danc
ing was enjoyed by all up to the wee
hours 6f morning.
The committee wishes to thank all
who attended the celebration, as it
was not only a social but a financial
success. There was turned over to
the local school board the sum of
$75.00, and more to hear from.
EDNA.
--
"PERSHING'S CRUSADERS."
At Parkview Theatre on Thursday,
July 25th.
The United States is at war with
Germany. Its preparations are stu
pendous, its achievements great.
All Americans want full and ac
curate information concerning these.
activities. More important, the mo
tive and purpose of this confiict
:;hould be understood by all the peo
pie of this country.
The government will use motion
pictures to convey this information.
They will be released regularly in
various forms, from news service to
special features. The first of these
is "Pershing's Crusaders," showing
not only General Pershing and our
boys at the Front, but telling graph
ically how Uncle Sam is feeding,
clothing and transporting these sons
of America.
The New York Times says: "Per
shing's Crusaders" is far and away
the best compilation of war pictures
exhibited here since the beginning
of the European struggle."
This picture will also be shown at
U. F. B. A. Hall, Madisonville, Fri
day, July 26th, starting at 8:30 p. m.
of several hundred camp stools.
Mello's Jazz Band furnished music
gra:is and certainly are to be thank
ed for it.
Mr. W. C. Ballam acted as elec
trician and was ever "on the job."
Others deserving special thanks
are Mr. Fred Hebert, Mr. Fred Ham
nakers, Mr. J. W. Woodside and Mr.
C. S. A. Fuhrmann.
Heartily regretting that the enclos
ed check is several times smaller
than I had hoped to hand you, but
consoled by the otherwise success of
the undertaking, I am,
Respectfully,
GEO. F. WILLIAMS.
SCHOOL BOARD
PROCEEDINGS
JULY 5TH.
(Continued from last week.)
Covington, La., July 5, 1918.
To the Honorable President and
Membesr .chool Board of St. Tanm
many Parish, La.
Gentlemen:-- have always be
lieved the July meeting of this board
to be the most important one of the
year iii many ways. It is at this
meeting that the law asks you to
adopt a budget of resources and at
the same time you must adopt a
schedule of salaries to be paid for
the coming year. For the above
rea;ons, if for no others, I trust you
are prepared to do some hard Nwork
today.
Because of the wonderful growth
of the towns of Madisonville and
Mandeville during the past few
months I feel that we are going to
have our schools in those towns full
to overflowing. With that idea in
mind I have ordered with the con
sent of the First Ward Director,
desks for fifty more pupils. This
will probably have to be followed by
another order for as many more by
the time school opens. I cannot yet
determine what Mandeville schorl
needs. I am going to ask that
you pass a resolution instructing me
to apply to the State Board of Ed,?
cation to have the Mandeville school
placed upon the state approved list
of junior high schools just as soon
as we can qualify. While the Man
deville school will probably have
funds sufficient to carry out this
scheme this coming year, I regret
that Madisonville will not, so far a'
I can now estimate.
About a year ago you considered
the matter of building an addition
to the Savannah Branch school house
but decided that the one for the Pil
grim Rest school should be built first.
This was done and now it is proper
for you to consider the matter of t
second room for Savannah Branch.
You will take into consideration tae
present cost of material and the need
of another room there. I regret to
report that while we took two
months from all of the schools of
the Second Ward Inst year so that
we might have funds to build the
third room for Pilgrim Rest, sti we
were able to give them three teacl.
ers only one week as there were no
pupils enough to justify even one
teacher.
The Union Grove school ran below
thirty pupils and I removed one
teacher and had to close the school
entirely before the end of five months
as the number in attendance ran be
low ten. This was abouttbe sam.
as at the Peace Grove school, and I
would most earnestly recommend
that you do not hesitate to removw
teachers or close the schools when
the patrons do not keen up the at
tendance of pupils to the point re
quired by law and yvoir rcsolutions.
Under the present financirsl cond!
tions I feel that we cannot rua
schools unless the punis will attend.
no matter how much I believe the
schoolQ s-huld bhe kept eoing. Now.
if pupils are necessary for a school
to be run they should be neoessar?
to justify the operation of a echool
transfer, and I reoommend that no
transfer be operated after the nun
ber of pupils riding on the transfer
falls below ten. Last year suc,h a,
condition came up and may this com
ing year. I would offer now for
your consideration tbh matter of
putting in a transfer from tha
Schneider neighborhood in the third
ward to the Covington school an-i
another from the Bonfonca school to
the Slidell school. Under the same
PARISH COM.J. L.
HALLER ISSUES
INSTUCTIONS
AS TO FOOD
Instructions to the Retail
Grocer In the Matter
of Selling Sugar.
TRAVELING SALESMEN
ASKED TO ENROLL
Resuits of First Year of the
Work of the Food
Administration.
xo the Retail Grocer:
by t.e regulations of the United
otates Food Administration you are
.\iT allowed to sell sugar to con
jsaiers for household purposes (ex
cept for home canning) at the rate
ao more than 3 pounds per month for
each person in the buyer's household.
'ou "must not sell more than two
pounds at a time to customers resid
ing in towns or cities, or 5 pounds
at a time to customers resiaing in
,iurai communities, except. as your
local Federal Food Administrator
may permit. Sugar for home can
uing nislt he sold in accordance with
ihe instructiois of your local Food
Aitministrator.
All sales, except to householders
as above, must be made by you only
upon surrender to you of authorized
sugar distribution certificates issued
to the buyer by his Food Admina.
trator. This includes sales to bak
ers, drug stores, soda fountains, con
fectioners, bottlers, and all other
persons using sugar in manufacture,
lio.els, restaurants, boarding houses
(regularly serving 25 persons or
nore), and other public eating places.
You can purchase sugar only by
using sugar distribution certificates
which you may obtain from your
local Federal Food Administrator,
and by using the like certifleates
which.you will obtain from your sales
to bakers, manufacturers, bottlers,
etc., as mentioned above.
U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
The United States Food Adminis
tration is at the present time receiv
ing reports from many commercial
travelers as to food conditions
throughout the country. Any travel
er not now enrolled in this special
service, is invited to assiat by mak
ing application to the United States
Food Administration, Commercial
Travelers' Section, Washington, D.
C., for enrollment card and instruc
tions.
Results of First Year.
Wheat exports (since July 1).
Estimated surplus for export, 20,
000,000 bushels; actual shipments to
June, 120,000,000 bushels.
Beef exports-Ordinary rate, 1,
000,000 to 2,000,000 pounds month
ly; largest single month this year,
87,000,000 pounds.
Pork exports--Ordinary rate, 50,
000,000 pounds monthly; largest
month this year, 308.000,000 lbs.
Price of flour-May 18th, 1917,
$16.75 a barrel wholesale; present
price, $9.80 per barrel.
Price margin j(between farmer's.
wheat and flour made from it--One
year ago the difference was $5.68;
present date difference 64 cents.
And the Allies have been sustained.
ItAIIAOuAD APPOINTMENTS.
K. R. Smith, general manager of
the Mississippi Central, New Orleans
Great Northern and Gulf & Ship Is
land Railroads, makes the announce
ment that M. J. McMahon has been
appointed traffic manager, Harvey
De Camp purchasing agent, and J. C.
Simpson assistant to general manager
of these roads.
reasoning the people at Lewisburg
are entitled to one to take the pupils
over the fifth grade to Mandeville.
I understand, however, that- they do
not want one. This will Idave us no
option but to deprive the sixth and
seventh grade pupils of that school
from full class benefits as you know
one teacher cannot teach more than
five grades or twenty-two recitations
at the most.
I have had the roof of the Folsom
school repaired and trust that it will
be found water-tight. You are re
minded that we have no school build
ing at Pearl River and that some
plan must be made to help these peo
ple out. We have the insurance on
the house that burned and enough
in the District No. 8 special tax fund
to make about $1400. If we take
this amount and all of the Coming
year's income from the special tax
fund we may be able to get enough
to build them a two-room building.
Should you think well of this plan
appropriate action should be taken
today by your board in order that
no time will be lost.
For the benefit of some people in
the parish who feel that we should
(foatimed as pasr 6)
A ST. TAMMANY
SOLDIER FAILS
TO RETURN
TO CAMP,
Secures Furlough and Then
Hikes It To Cover and
Makes No Report
SAID TO BE AT
HOME NEAR SUN
Authorities Telegraph To
Local Board To Make
Arrest If Possible.
The Local Board has received a
telegram from military authoritie at
Camp Gordon, Ga., to apprehend
Private Elvis Mizell, who it sadl to
absent without leave. Misell lives at
Sun. It will be remembered that
when he was called It was said that
he would not respond, and. Chas. T.
Bradley went after him and pre.
vailed upon him to go. He got a fur
lougt and came home, but failed, ac
cording to report, to return, hence
the following telegram:
Camp Gordon, Ga., July 3, 1918.
Local Board St. Tammany Parish,
Covington, La.
Private Elvis Mizell, un, La., ab
sent without leave. Request eon
finement if located, wireing me.
W. F. GALLAGHER,
Company Commander.
It is said that Mizell has been seen
in the vicinity of his home.
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SELECIMEN WilL O0
MONDAY AND STOP
OVER AT SLIDELL
Slidell Citizens Making Are
rangement to Give Boys
a Good Time.
Following i the list of white mqa
who will leave Monday, July 22, at
2:565 p. m., on the N. 0. 0. N. for
Camp Hancpck, Ga.:
Elias Roquette, Abits; Hubert I.
Purvis, Bush; Geo. Schiler, Ramsay;
Jessie Crawford, Pearl River; Willie
A. Bush, Bush; Wi. Johnson, Cov
Ington; Frank Hoffman, Abita; Lau
rence Fitamorris, Covington; Ruasw
Jenkins, Covington; Wn. Martin,
Covington; John M. Sylvest, Pie
ayune, Miss.; A. E. Jenkins, Bleod;
Pete Smith, Violin; Will McCldeae,
Sun; Willie Sigletary, Laoombe;
Mack C. Jarmon, Lyman, iss.; Will
Jenkins, Sun; Ernest Cooper, Cov
ington; Adrien Dubourg, Oklawn;
Salvador J. Toomer, Mandeville; P.
J. LeBlane, Slidell; Joe. R. tilloet,
Houltonville; Eddie Davenport, lTa'll
sheek; Constant Felix, Lacombe; Al
bert Bertant, Sldell; Win. W. Cle
ents, Talisheek; Ben 8. Crawford,
Pearl River; Dale Hennessey, New
Orleans; Arthur Bowman, Violin;
Saint Powe, Pearl River; Lee Msley,
81idell; Mattle Reeves, Violin; Ava
rist G. Craddock, Pearl River; Louis
Reviere, Lacombe; Ralph H Cooper,
Covington; Taylor Peyton, PolsMa;
Albert Milliot, Madisoaville; Titus
Smith, St. Tammany; Jar. L. Phelps,
Slidell; Luelen P. Pord, Houltea
ville.
Mr. Guy A. Smith, hief elerk of
local board, furnishes the following
information.
White men for Camp Hancock,
Augusta, Ga., will leave at 2:55 p. m.
on N. O. O. N. and arrive at 8Mel
at 4:20. Remain there until 9:20
p. m. for Southern Railway special
which will take them tdirect to eamp.
The Slidell people are making big
preparations to entertain the boys
during their five hour stopover.
Only 17 physically fit white mor
remain in Class 1 of the 1917 reg
istrants. There are 25 Class 1 white
men on the Emergency Fleet list.
These men are not subject to indue
tion until we are ordered to remove
their names from the Emergency
Fleet list.
Physical examinations of 1918 reg
istrants began July 18. We are or
dered to have these men ready for
August calls.
Eighty physically lit colored men
remain in Class 1. This does not In
clude the 39 m'en called for July 31
to entrain for Camp Beauregard.
WATERMELON PARTY.
There will be a watermelon party
given on the grounds of the Meth
odist Church this Saturday evening.
Patriotic singing and recitations will
be features of the occasion and there
will be amusements for the ebildrem.
It is for the benefit of the chure..
Admission 10 cents.