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hD. H . MASON, Editor . COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1919. VOL. 46 No.2
THE RED CROSS
KNIGHTS AND
PUBLIC ARE
INVITED
American Legion Calls a
Special Meeting at
Covington.
IMPORTANT MATTERS
UP FOR DISCUSSION
Among Them, War Risk In
surance System Will
Be Taken Up.
At the request of Mr. T. S. Walms
ley, of New Orleans, State Comman t
er of the American Legion, a special
meeting has been called of the Cor
ington Post of the American Legion,
to be held at the courthouse in Cov
ington, to-night, Saturday, Nov. 29,
at 8 o'clock.
Mr. Lynn A. Burr, State Execu
tive for the Bureau of War Risk In
surance, will be in Covington on this
date and address the meeting.
All members of the local post, and
all persons who served either in th 3
military or naval service during the
recent war, are requested to be
present.
The local chapter of the Red
Cross, the Knights of Columbus, and
the general public of Covington and
St. Tammany parish are invited.
Mr. Hurr will explain the War
Risk Insurance system in conjunc
tion with the objects of the National
Post of the American Legion.
A. J. FINNEY,
Chairmas Covington Post.
THIEVES GET AWAY WITH CASH
AND PUNCH BOARD.
Thieves broke into the Covingtoni
Billiard Hall, Sunday morning, and
got away with a punch board and
prizes, valued at about $170, sani
$11 in eash. Evidently the same
thieves visited the soft drink estab
lishment of Dantzler, but their only
reward was a few pennies left in the
cazh register and perhaps a few
cigars. There is no way of telliug
just what they got in that line.
BIG CROWI) SURROUNI)S BURNS'
FURNITURE X). WEDNESDAY.
Being a good guesser is an accom
plishment which pays, sometimes.
Geo. Wilson, who stops at Mrs. Jenk
ins' place in Claiborne, found it
wort hwhile to put in a little time
guessing how long it would take to
bake two thousand biscuits on the
Buck's Cast Range, which was dem
onstrated Wednesday, and he prov
ed such a good guesser that he came
within one minute and forty-eight
seconds of the actual time. There
upon the Burns Furniture Company
while regretting that it took a man
to beat a woman guessing, especially
guessing in a domestic occupation by
which a woman is supposed to hold
supreme power, reaching his heart
through his stomach, rewarded Mr.
Wilson by presenting him with the
stove, at the same time intimating
that he hoped Mr. Wiilson would soon
get him a wife to cook on it--and
keep him guessing. Mr. Wilson's
guess was 2 hours, 57 minutes, 10
seconds. The actual time was 2
hours, 55 minutes, 22 seconds.
The Buck's Range used in this
operatdon burned 26 pounds of har4
coal.
The street in front of the Burns
store was so crowded that autos
could hardly ge tby. Probably 7001
hundred people witnessed the test.
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RECITAL AT ST. SCHOLASTICA'S
ACADEMY.
Saturday, Nov.22, Feast of St. Ce
cilia, patroness of music, the music
pupils celebrated the same by a little
musicale. Every performer did jus
tice to her part and gave credit to
her teacher.
The prize for the first grade was
won by Katherine Burns, the prizE
for second 'by Arthemise Heintz, thel
third by Marguerite Seller, fourth by
Doris Sheffield, and the fifth resulted
in a tie between Elisabeth McMillan
and Violet Chauvin, and was drawn
by Elizabeth McMillan. The priza
for the advanced grade was won by
Hyacinthe Richard. The prize for
violin was won by Harry Schmidt.
The cinmic "A B C" was loudly ap
plauded and much appreciated.
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CARROLL--STRAIN.
Mr. William H. Carroll and Miss
Madge Strain were married at the
home of the bride on November 5th,
Rev. Reed officiating.
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Mrs. Francis Whiteside has return
ed to her home in Atlanta, Ga., after
having spent a month here as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey I'.
Ellis and family.
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Sheriff Brewster, who has been
suffering from the results of an at
tack of grip, is now all right again
and will be able to be at his offics
in a day or so.
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The Jundor Matrons' Club met las
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. H. D. Bulloch, the first prize
being awarded Mrs. H. K. Goodwyn.
consolation Mrs. J. Monroe Simmons,
guest prize Miss Hettle Brewster.
WANTED---To buy a farm of
about 10 or 20 acres, near Covington.
State price and condi'don in first let
ter. Gerard, 930 Erato Ave., New
Orleas, La.
i GROWING CANE
AT BIG PROFIT
ST. TAMMANY
PARISH
a Over Five Hundred Dollars
From One Acre
of Cane.
FIGURES PROVE
THIS A FACT
- Local Farmer Backed By
Farm Demonstrator
In Statement.
There are few crops better suited
to local conditions here than sugar
cane. No crop is surer of paying re
turns with less expense. I give be
low figures that show profits so large
that people in other sections would
class the story as fiction, however, it
is a fact, and Mr. Rex J. Bohne, of
Folsom, second ward, is the man
who produced this record-breaking
yield. 'Mr. Bohne's land is cut-over
pine upland, slightly rolling, with
red clay sub soil overlaid with sandy
loam soil.
Mr. Bohne says: "I planted 751.
stalks of cane on on'e forrth of ain
acre. I prepared the land well and
got a perfect stand of cane. I mix-.
ed 350 pounds of bone dust with
350 pounds cotton seed meal, mak
ing a total of 700 pounds. I usel
this as a side dressing in two appli
cations. II put on first application
of 400 pounds when cane was up to
good stand and worked into soil. 1
put on the other 300 pounds when
cane was shoulder high, and laid by.
Now, last week I cut 1500 stalks
from the quarter acre for seed. L
made the balance up in good, thick
syrup. I got 120 gallons."
To use the above figuies, and fig
uring each item at market price, we
have:
.750 stalks cane, at $1.25... 9.30
700 tbs. commercial fertilizer 21.01)
Total cost ............. $30.30
1500 stlks cut from 1-4 acre
for seed, at $1.25 ...... 18.75
120 gals. syrup, at $1.25... 150.00
$168.75
Less .........-......... 30.00
$138.45
Less $13 for cans ...... 13.00
Leaving clear profit of .... 125.4.
on one-qusarter acre, or $501.80 to
the acre. Can you beat it? Three
stalks of this cane weighed 17 3-4
pounds, and measured 9 feet 2 inches
in length.
There's money in cane.
G. C. LEWIS, S
Farm Demonstrator.
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ST. SCHOLASTICA'S BAZAAR.
The bazaar at St. Scholastica's
will open Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.
m. Call early and have first choice
of the many pretty and usefu;
articles suitable for Christmas pres
eats.
SHOP EARLY.
Mr. F. P. Marsolan, of the 5, 10
and 25 cent store, calls the attention
of his patrons to the fact that they
should buy their Christmas goods
early. It will be difficult to suppiy
the demand, this year, and by select
ing presents now the annoyance of
long waitdng will be avoided, with
the advantage of having first choice
in picking goods.
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BUY EDISON RECORDS NOW.
Mr. Frank Patecek announces that
new Edison records are now on hand,
but as they are going fast, those who
anticipate making Christmas pres
ents of them should buy now. Some
of the records have such a run that
they do not remain in stock any
length of time.
PARKER MEETING AS MADISON
VILLE.
Monday evening Harry Fitzpatrick
and F. W. Freeland spoke for Mr.
Parker at Madisonville. The speak
ing was attended by 131 people, of
whom ninety-six were voters, the
rest being women. There were twen
ty Stubbs' voters.
The talks were very much enjoy-s
ed and the speakers were compli
mented by many of those present,
regardless of affiliation. The speak
ers were listened to without inter
ruption and the talks were clean-cut
arguments in favor of 'Mr. Parker,
without offensive mudslinging of any
kind. Parker friends were made
wh6 had before been doubtful.
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Mrs. W. IM. Poole and children,
Mrs. W. J. Warren, Misses Ruth and
Joesie Frederick, Nellie and Tinnis
Hennessey motored to Hammond
Monday.
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The friends of Miss Corinne Rous
seau are invited through this med!
um to attend a lines shower, whici
will be given in her honor at th3
home of Mrs. Kathryn Williams on
Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p. m.
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Saloons in New Orleans opened for
business again Wednesday afternool I
within a fe'¶ minutes after the rul
ing of Judge Foster, who declared
that war-time prohibition is over.
"The boys" began immediately ti
celebrate and many were those wh' "
awakened the next 13Qrning witn
that dark brown fei g of Ve morn
hug after the niht"before.
WHAT GOV. HALL STOOD FOR
WHEN HE WAS A FREE MAN
In 1912, Governor Hall was a Standard-Bearer of the forces in Lou
isiana opposed to the domination of the State by the New Orleans Ring.
He was elected Governor on that issue.
In 1918, he was a candidate for the United States Senate, and the
AT,.,, nwim.. Aino hwnn.ohf n
HALL'S TRIBUTE TO PARKER
IN 1916.
State of Louisiana,
Executive Department,
Baton Rouge, March 19. 1916.
Messrs. W. B. Williams, D. Harvey
Dillon, Hutchinson, La.
Dear Sirs:-In answer to your
letter of the 18th instant I will say
that, at no time, did Mr. John M.
Parker, by presenting a list of
friends, or otherwise, directly or in
directly, ever ask me to appdint any
one to office. I will @ay, further
more, that our relations have re
mainned personally friendly. I have
had occasion several times since he
joined the Progressive party to ask
him in his capacity as a citizen of
Louisiana for his assistance in pub
lic matters, and he has never failed
to respond by serving me in every
way he could.
I am complying with your request
without regaAl to the motive you
may have in making it, because I
conceive it the right of any citizen
to ask me, as Governor, for any in
formation desired concerning public
matters, and my duty to give it if
within my power to do so.
Sincerely yours,
L. E. HALL,
Governor.
SCHOOL BOARD
b PROCEEDINGS
NOV. 14TH.
0 School board proceedings continu
ed front last week.
The Superintendent read the fol
s lowing report:
Covington, La., Nov. 1J, 1919.
To the Honorable President and
Members of St. Tammany Parish
School Boahd:
Gentlemen:-I am pleased to re
3 port that most of our schools are
) now open and running smoothly. I
have been fortunate in securing
teacners for the Bonfouca, Savannah
Branch, Galloway, and also the new
one recently authorized at the sal
men Logging Camp. I expect that
all of these schools will ýe opened
soon. An additional teacher has
been engaged for the Sun and Abita
schools made necessary because of
the extra large enrollment.
I am pleased to report that the
title to the Covington colored school
has been turned over to the Parish
School Board, and now it will be the
duty of your board to supply that
school with such equipment as they
need, as soon as you are in a posi
tion to do so. The Slidell colored
school was very much in need of re
pairs to their fornt steps and I hayv
taken the liberty of having this work
done.
Some time ago I reported that the
patrons of the White Settlement
school had given us title to a halt
acre of land upon which to build a
new school house. After consulta
tion with the ditector from the first
ward we have decided to cut thrse
months off the term of this school
for this year and use that amount of
teachers' salary toward the securing
of a better school building for this
neighborhood. A building has been
bought from Mrs. Chas. Bradley and
is to be moved to the school site to
be used as material in the construc
tion of the house for the White Set
tlement neihgborhood.
The committee appointed to attend
to the purchase or building of a col
ored school house at Mandeville find
that the price of $3000 asked by the
Third District Baptist Assodiation
for the building now in use is at
leats $1000 in excess of the funds
now available for this purpose, and.
therefore, they have not been able to
make the purchase as they had an
ticipated. I have been informed that
the Baptlist Association will prdb
ably ask us to pay rent for the
building we are now occupying in
the event that we do not decide to
purchase, and I told my informant
that that will probably mean thac
we should be compelled to move oat
a sI doubted if you gentlemen would
feel in a position to pay the rent
they ask.
New, modern heaters have been
purchased for the Madisonville, Fol
som, Middle Roads, Sun, Progress I
and Pearl Rliver schools.
The contractor for the new Sand
Hill school has been very much de
layed in his work because of the I
fact that heavy rains have made it:
impossible to get material delivered
upon the grounds.
Domestic science departments arc,
now in operation in the Covington
and Slidell high schools, and also at
Central, Talisheek, Sun and Wald
helm. I believe this work is of the t
greatest importance in providing a 1
prac'lical tarining for the girls in r
these schools, and I very much re t
great that we have nvt been able to |
install some kind of industrial or I
vocational branches for the boys, I
such ,as manual training or com- `
merc!al branches. C
The list of educable children has s
been completed and sent to the State a
Department at Baton Rouge. I very 1
much regret that the final report
showed 5681 children, or 625 less t
than was found four years ago. r
This will mean that we will receive a
something like $2000 less per year 1
from the state for the next four F
years, than we have received with
the same number of children as was s
found four years ago. Some of this a
loss comes from the fact that the a
second ward enumeration gave 821 i
four years ago and 444 this time. I
New Orleans Ring brought out
Edward J. Gyv as a candidate
against him. He fought the issue
against the Ring openly, and de
nounced it from every stump.
The dssue to-day is the same as it
was when he was a candidate for
Governor and a candidate for the
United States Senate, namely: Shall
the New Orleans "Ring" dominate
the State of louisiana Neither he,
nor any one, need think they can de
ceive the people of the State into be
lieving that !the need for paolitical
freedom in Iuisiana is any less urg
ent now than it was in 1912 and
1918.
GOVERNOR HALL NOW HOLDS
A POSITION AS ASSISTANT AT
TORNEY GENERAL OF THE
STATE, AT THE MERCY OF THE
RING. He can no longer act as the
friend of free government, and is
now compelled to repudiate every
principle for which he stood since
he became a candidate for Governor
in 1912. He is supporting for Gov
ernor Colonel Frank P. Stubbs, who
has defended this same intolerable
Machine wh ever he has spoken
If elected GoVernor, he will owe that
honor to theQ'bosses" of the City of
New Orleans for the State is over
whelmingly *ainst him, and he can
not free h self of their sinister
control.
STOCK IS BEING
TAKEN BY EX
HIBITORS.
The following have given material
expression of their loyalty to the
Parish Fair by purchasing stock in
the association. Most of them gave
their entire premium check for stock
Some of them did not win premium
money, but bought the stock out
right. Following is the list; Mrs.
C. F. Buck, Jr., C. R. Sohultz, Mrs.
J. H. Warner, W. H. Yenni, Mrs. G.
Lansing, Herbert Warner, Max Tai
loway, H. J Roy, V. Z. Young, Mrs.
Jessie Norman, Mrs. W. F. Lehman,
Mrs. T. A. Vaughan, Geo. DeDroit,
Mrs. H. A. IMackie, Miss Virginia
Smith, Miss Louise Peterson, Mrs.
H. H. Smith, Mrs. J. J. Foley.
Many others have stated that they
are going to buy stock in the asso
ciation. Angther list will 'be pub
lished next week showing the new
stockholders.
Not onily is the purchase of this
stock a testimonial of faith in the
fair association, but it is a needed
financial assistance, and will be .use I
in improving the present plant.
The fair stock has a book value of
about $2 per share, so it is a good in
vestment for the general public at
$1.50 per share.
The sixth ward gove 412 four years
ago and 327 this year, while the
eighth ward reported 501 four years
ago and 406 this year, and in the
first ward we had 656 four years
ago and 555 this time. (
I am pleased to report that the
work of the Elementary Supervisor
has been very Satisfactory to me,
and has, I believe, proved of assist
ance to the inexperienced country
teachers. Of course, she is finding
many thitngs that can be improved
upon, and I believe that we should
support and uphold her in any sug
gestions or recommendations that
she may make with a view of improv
ing the work of the schools. The
tests in silent reading that have been
given are showing some very inter
est.ing facts. Children in some of
the grades who ahve been getting
very poor marks in subjects like his
tory, geography, physiology and
grammar ire making low scores in
their comprehengion tests in silent
reading. This is perfectly natural,
and we cannot expect children to
make good grades when they do not
understand what they read. Child-I
ren who score as high as 133 in rate.a
when the standard is 102, score 19.8 s
in comprehension, when the stand- I
ard is 25.7. This proves that altho t
they can read rapidly, they do not j
understand what they read.. We s
have pupils who earn only 9. in the t
fourth grade rate score, and the 1
standard is 65, and only 1.1 in their i
comprehension scole, when the a
standard is 10.6. I belileve that Iiy v
this method we are getting to a p
mathematical certainty the actual a
conditions in some of out schools.
This will be of great assistance in ii
knowing definiitely in what grade or t
where to place these children. 11
Those of you who had the pleasure 1
of attending the Parish Fair on
School Daay saw probably the larg- $
est parade of school children ever
marching in St. Tammany parish. n
and I do not doubt but what it was b
the largest parade ever seen in tic li
Florida Parishes. Over 1600 child- y
ren marched to the falir grounds and ii
made an appearance that any loyal r
patriotic citizen should be proud of. n
The exhibits in the Educational a
Building were all good, and some a
were excellent, when we take into a
consideration the fact that oar p
schools were badly broken up a year c
ago on account of influenza. I would o
like to make special mention of a r
few of the exhibits that deserve more
than passing notice. The display of c
native woods found in the Slidell
and Madisonville booths were excel
lent. While they were not in com
petition for prizes, still the samples
illustrating the formation of lake E
sand found in the ,Madisonville booth r
and the drawing exhibits and e.says
oa- th; subject of seel-eating a.\1 S
iMet-eatting birds also found in this
booth showed a great amount of
THREE KILLED
ONE WOUNDED
AT BOGALUSA
SATURDAY
Trouble Said To Be Result
of Attempt to Arrest
a Negro Wanted.
ALL MEN KILLED
BELONG TO UNION
Government Troops Sent to
Bogalusa at Request of
the Citizens.
Labor troubles at Bogalusa termt
nated in the killing, Saturday, of
Lum E. Williams, president of the
Local Central Trades and Labar
Council; Walter Bouchillon and Tom
Gaines and the probably fatal
wounding Qf S. J. O'Rouke, all mem
bers of the union. "
There has been bitter feeling since
the closing down of the Great South
ern Lumiber Company mill, whicn
has been closed for repairs, some
claiming that the shutdown was
simply a counter stroke against the
union strikers. Also there was op
position to the unionizing of negr,
labor. An assault upon a white wo
man 'by a negro increased this feel
ing, and when an escort of union
men armed with shotguns, guarded
a negro named Dacus, who was want
ed for distributing arms among the
negroes and inciting them to trouble,
and asserted that he should not be
arrested, Chief Magee and citizens
sworn in as deputies surrounded the
office of Lum Williams and attemp'
ed to arrest them. Who fired the
first shot is not made clear. All
were armed, however, and shots were
fired op both sides. The negro Da
cus escaped through a window.
Williams was shot in the act of tak
ing aim and the others were killed
in the fussilade that followed. The
only member of the Law and Order
League shot was Capt. Jules Le
Blanc, who was shot in the arm.
Citizens appealed to the dovernor
for the protection of troops and one
hundred U. S. Soldiers and two ma
chine guns are now in Bogalusa, pre
pared for any emergency that may
arise. Things are quiet and no fur
ther trouble is expected. We have
not learned what the report of the
Coroner's jury is, and understand it
has not been made up ti this time
Judge Carter, of the District Court.
has called a special session of the
grand jury to take the matter up.
O'Rouke is in the hospital at Bo
galusa and is not expected to recov
er. The bodes of the men killed
were sent to New Orleans and pre
pared for burial by undertake:s
there.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
We are now ready to handle your
automobile, motorcycle, gasoline en
gine and bicycle rellairs, house wirr
ing etc.. We carry a full line of
bicycles and supplies. Expert ba':
tery ignition service.
We respectfully solicit your pat
ronage.
RAGAN & KISTER,
Auto Mechanics and Electricians,
512 Lockwood Street.
THOMAS KEEPING UP-TO-DATE.
The Association of Commerce is
interested in getting high grade hogr
on the farms in St. Tammany parish.
A fine boar pig has just been pur
chased for Mr. G. C. Thomas, who
is getting good results from hog
raising. Mr. Thomas lives at Tall
sheek.
work, and were very instructive. I
regret to report that a number of the
articles Placed on display by the
schools were stolen or destroyel, and
I wish to report that I'shell insisti
upon the'Fair Associatioa guarantee- ?
Ing to give the Educational Building I
sufficient and satisfactory police pro-I
te.ion hereafter, so that any article I
placed on exhibition in that build- 8
ing wrill be perfectly safe. I cannot
ask our schools, either public or pri
vate, to take articles of value and c
place them in a building where they
are liable to be destroyed or stolen. a
I have received from the follow- i
ing schools, to be used for additi.ns a
to their libraries, amounts as fo)- a
lows: Slidell high school, $S0.00; I
Maud school, $10.00; Robert school, t
$10.00; Madisonville colored schooT, g
$20.00. e
It will be necessary for you to 4
make appropriations to-day for the a
benefit of these schools according to t
law. I expect that by the end of the a
year we will not have a nwntite school 9
in the parish withotl a school iora- t
ry. This part of otl school equip i
ment is one of the mbst important, t
and should be given a great deal nf
attention with a liberal supply of our
appropriations. With practically no d
public libraries in the parish, the c
children must look to the books in a
our school libraries for all oY the a
reading matter they get.
Thanking you for your continued
o-operation and support, I remain, y
Yours very truly, -
ELMER E. LYON, c
Superintendent. t
The following report from the
Elementary School Supervisor was t
read: E
Covington, La., Nov. 14, 1919. g
Supt. Elmer E. Lyon, Covington, La. 9
Dear Sir:-I beg to submit the g
(Conttnued from page 2) r
"PATTER" BY OUR MADISONVILLE
CORRESPONDENT
By D. H. Vinet.
Ha! ha! ha! I'm not laughing
because I am married, for the laugh
is not on me. I -bet the man that
wrote "Home, Sweet Home" never
lived with his mother-in-law. Did
you ever notice that when a man'a
wife dies he very often marries her
sister That's to keep from break
ing in a new mother-in-law. But
most men love their wives. They'll
get up in the morning and build a
fire for her. They'll wash dishes for
her and even scrub the floors, but
when it comes to putting pink rib
bons on my nightshirts so that the
baby wont know the difference in
the night, I say, no!
,My cousin, Harry, has a wife that
calls him a model husband. I look
ed that up in the dictionary and it
says that a model is a small imita
tion of the real thing. In India you
have to buy your wife--ten cents
each, or three for a quarter. In
China you pay her father about
thirty dollars for his daughter.
When you get a divorce you get your
money back. In India, a man never
sees his wife's face before marriage,
because she always wears a veil.
Now, if that was the custom of our
country, there would be more mar
riages. There are two days in a
man's life that he never forgets
the day he gets married and the day
his mother-in-law dies. My cousin
Harry's wife is false. In fact sh,
has so much false work about her
TO HOLDEBR OF SECOND LIBER
TY LOAN BONDS.
On November 15th, the last cou
pon on your bond was due. Your
bond should now be turned in to the
Government and a permanent bond
gotten in its place. We will be glad
to make the exchange for you, mak
ing only a carrying charge for the
service.
COVINGTON BANK & TRIUST CO.
TO THE BUTCHERS AND OATTJLE
MEN.
Seventy head of cattle, more or
less, will be sold in Mandeville, La,
at what is known as. the "La Re
serve" place, belonging to the late
Judge James L. Phillips. These cat
tle wlll be penned up ten days bs.
fore the sale on the said place, sub
ject to any one's inspection, and will
be sold on December 6th, at 11 a. m.
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THANKS TO COVINGTON BOY
SCOUTS.
The Parish Fair Association has
mailed a check for ten dollars to the
Boy Scouts, in appreciation of the
excellent work performed by them
at the fair.
The board of directors also gave
them a vote of thanks for their ser
vices to the community.
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FOR SALE--75 head or horses,
mares and mules, $35 up. Just re
ceived. Also buggies and harness,
cheap. Joe Tenent, Military Road.
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Charter of the
A. D. CRAWFORD LUMBER CO.,
INC.
United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of
St. Tammany.
Before me, J. C. Cappell, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and quall
fled in and for the Parish of St.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, per
sonally came and appeared the per
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared to me, Notary,
that availing themselves of the pro
visions of the laws of this State rela
tive to the organization of corpora
tions, and more particularly of Act
No. 267 of the Acts of the Generil
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1914, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and agree for
themselves, their successors and as
signs, to form themselves into a cor
pioration and body politic for the
objects and purposes under the stipu
lations hereinafter set forth, to-wiL:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpora
tion shall be the A. D. Crawford
Lumber Company. Incorporated, and
its domicile is hereby established at
Hiill's Swithch, St. Tammany parish,
Louisiana, and under its corporate
name said corporation shall have
power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued, to make and use a cor
porate seal, and the same to breas
and alter at pleasure; to hold, re
ceive, have, purchase, improve, alien
ate, sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage
and hypothecate under its said cor
porate name, property, real, personal
and mixed; to name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents and
managers and employees as the in
terests or convenience of salid cor
poration may require; to make and
establish by-laws, rules and regula
tions for the proper management
and regulation of its affairs, as may
be deemed necessary and proper,
and the same to change and alter at
pleasure; and to do all other acts andl
things permitted by law, or as shall
be necessary and proper to carry out
the objects and purposes of said co:
poration.
Said corporation, unless sooner
dissolved, in Accordance with its
charter, shall exist and continue for
a period of ninenty-nine years from
and after the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized,
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it, are hereby declared
to -,be:
To1 buy, lease and sell lands anl
timber; to operate and maintain saw
mills, "planing mills, and to do the
general gaw mill business, including
piling ant all'other kinds of wood
products; to operate turpentine and
retort plants; to operate and con
he don't know whether she sits up or
goes to bed. My cousin Harry is
the fellow that composed the song
entitled, "I Slept by the Chair for
the Most of Her Was There." His
wife looks like Mary Pickford around
the feet. Since he has been married
things have been going very bad.
In fact, I think they gave him a dog's
license instead of a marriage license,
because he has been leading a dog's
life since he got married.
The other day Harry got a letter
from his wife saying that she didn't
have a thing in the house to eat, so
he sent her a check for 500 kisses.
The man next door cashed the check
for her But say what you will, a
woman will stick to you thru thick
and thin. Yes, the longer she sticks
the thinner you get. Some women
are good for something and some
good for nothing. Men, don't be
sore because you have only one wife
to fight with. Think of old Solo
mon. He was a wise old man. Well,
how could he help being wise with
three hundred scouts out. Women
are the real things. You can't live
with them and you can't live with
out them. They say Friday is an
unlucky day to be married on. Well,
when is the lucky day Not dis
covered yet.
iMarriage is the foreclosure of a
mortgage on a man's independence.
You will have to excuse me now,
as I have an engagement to elope.
duct a general mercantile business;
buying and selling goods and mer
chandise of all kinds; to own tram
- roads and other means of 'transpor
tation, and in general to engage In
any business incidental to or con
I nected with the oper tion of the
I business above mentioned.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
tion is hereby fixed at the sum of
sixty-four thousand nine hundred
($64,900) dollars, divided into six
hundred and forty-nine (649)
shares of the par value of one hun
dred ($100) dollars each, provided,
that the amount to which the capi
tal stock of this corporation may bb
increased shall be one hundred
thousand ($100,00) dollars.
Which stock may be issued at not
less than par for cash, at the time
it is subscribed for, or at such time
as may be deemed proper by the
Board of Directors, provided that
said stock shall be paid for in full
within twelve months after sam~
shall have been subscribed for, or in
payment or exchange for property
or rights actually received or par
chased by said corporation provided
that all stock certificates shall be
signed by the President and Secr
tary of said corporation and no stock
shall be issued unless the considers
ttion therefor has been received by
said corporation.
All transfers of stock shall be
made on the books of said company
at Its office, on the surrender of the
certificate therefor.
ARTICLE IV.
The corporate powers of 'this cor
poration shall be vested in and ex
ercised by a Board of Directors,
which shall consist of seven stock
holders, a majority of four (4) of
whom shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. Said
directors shall be elected annually
from among the stockholders on the
second. Monday in January of each
year, commencing on the second
Monday in 1921, as provided by law.
At said election as above providel,
the Board of Directors shall elect
from among their number a Presi
dent, a Vice-President and a Serce
tary-Treasurer, provided that one
person may hold the office of both
Secretary and Treasurer, and all of
said officers and directors shall hold
their respective offices for a perlo
of one year from the date of the!r
election, or until their successors are
elected and qualified. But the fall
ure to hold an annual election, or to
elect the officers as above providel
for, shall not result in a dissolution
of this corporation, but the then
Board of Directors and officers shall
hold their offices until, their success
ors are duly elected and qualified.
Any vacancy occurring in said
Board of Directors shall be filled by
the remaining members of the board
for the unexpired term at a meeting
called for that purpose after five (5)
days notice in writing, sent by ma:l
tojaid directors at their last known
residence.
The said Board of Directors shall
have the power to make all by-laws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management and conduct of the af
fairs of this corporation, and to
change, alter, abolish and amend at
pleasure, and shall have and exercise
all the powers conferred by law on
this corporation, and as set forti
genergally above.
The said Board of Directors may
also delegate any of said powers in
the transaction of the business of
this corporation to committees of
their own body, or to the officers
and agents of this corporation.
The first Board of Directors of this
corporation are hereby declared to
be:
Everett Alonzo Crawford, Ellis
Alphonso Crawford, Clarence Percel
Crawford, Thomas C. Craddock, Mor
ris Craddock, Robert Blackwell, Mrs.
Mary Palmer Crawford.
With Everett Alonzo Crawford as
president and general manager;
Clarence Percel Crawford, vice-presi
dent, and Ellis Alphonso Crawford
as secretary-treasurer, who shall
hold their respective offices until the
second Monday in January, 1921, or
until their successors are ejected and
qualified.
ARTICLE V.
No stockholder shall be held liable
or responsible for the' contracts or
faults of this corporation in any fur
ther sum than the unpaid balance
(CenttnuaL on pas 6)