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D. Ii. MASON, Editor - COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1921. VOL. 47 No. 36
CAPTURED WITH
BLOOD-HOUNDS
TELLS NAMES
OF ROBBERS
Jewelry, Money Amount
ing to $200 Stolen at
Oaklawn, Hygeia.
ROBBERY PLANNED
IN NEGRO CABIN
Deputy, Quatreveaux .Goes
to New Orleans to Bring
Back Booty, Thieves.
C('has. Mid(lleto0, 14 or 15
years of age, who s.Ays his home
is at 1118 Gainne street, New
()leanills, wl;as captured Thutrs
day, .July "l,1, (Ibing run down I
by bhAlldhounds of Mr. Robert
, Gauley of Slidell), by DIputy
P. A. '4xon and brought to Cov
ington and turned over to Sher
jil G-alatins, I" iday, charged with
complicity in robberies at O.tk
lawn and Camnp Hygeia includ
ing jewelry and :esh valued at.
.about $200. Middleton o confess
ed knowledge of the robbery and
implicated Alvin Basele, 1132
Thalia street; Willie Middleton,
his brother, Hotel Dominique;
BRed Shelby, 1700 Camtp street:
1Robt. l)oizet, 1700 Caump street,
all of New Orleans.
There have been so many failures
with bloodhounds in tracking crimi
nals in St. Tammany that the work
of Mr. Gauley's hounds in runnirng
down young Middleton is stimulat
ing, to say the least. Since the
police of New Orleans have been
keeping such a close watch on the
crimina.s of that city quite a nam
ber of ro,;berie.s have taken place in
the nearby country towns, giving the
impression that thieves from there
are looking to the country for their
spending money, and otticers here
are quite alert to the situation.
When information was ,given that
the store of S. DuBarry of Onklawn
'and the house of Mrs., Fromherz at
Camp Hygeia had been robbed or
money and jewelry, the Gauley blocol
hounds were taken out by Mr. Gaa
-ley anad.epaty Saxon of Slidell and
put pn the trail, resulting -in' tle
capture of Chas. Midd.eton and h.s
confession to Deputy Saxon on the
train and to Deputy Quatreveaux of
the sheriff's office when Middleton
was turned over to him.
Young Middleton stated that the
robbery was hatched in a negro cabin
not far from the store. That they
would not let him in on the dehl,
n_. *h,, .... a .t..a -i hn him tn rieath
if he squealed on them. When they
came back they carried a black grip)
containing the swag. He says that
Bascle and Shelby had been in
trouble because of thefts made in
New Orleans.
The things stolen prom S. Du
Barry, Oaklawn, were: $40 in cur
rency, $12 in silver, 1 old black
handbag, box of jewelry containing
10 or 12 rings, 2 bracelets, 1 neck
lace and other pieces valued at $125.
Initials J. D. on most of the pieces.
From Camp RHygela: 1 necklace
with white and rose cameos, ovai
shape, and $3.00 in cash.
Deputy Quatrev'eaux left Friday
afternoon for New Orleans to con
sult with the Chief of Police and re
cover the stoldn goods, if possible,
and to bring back the boys mention
ed in Middleton's confession. They
range in ,age from 20 to 23 years.
RECITAL AT "O2ONIA."
Sunday night a recital was given
at Ozonia" under the patronage of
Mrs. A. B. Morgan, at which a splen
did program was given by Mr. Em
met Kennedy and Mr. Edmund
Wheolahan, of New Orleans.
Only thirty cards had been ink.u'e
for the recital; and, despite the in
celmnent weather, most of the sub
scribers were in attendance. The
large parlor of the hotel was beauti
fully decorated for the occasion wkih
pine boughs, ferns and begonias, to
which shaded lights lent a soften
ed radiance.
The opening numbers on the pro
gram were given by Mr. Wheelahan,
who has a :ympathetic barytone
voice unique for its sweetness, its
freedom of tone and enunciat.ion,
and for its artistic command of the
nie:zo voce that elnds such delicacy
of feeling to the old ballads he lcets.
to sing., Mr. Wheelahian was accom
panied by Mr. Kennedy at the piano.
Mr..Kennedy's numbers on the pro
gram were evidence of why he has
no rivals in his chosen field. He in
terprets, in song and story, the negro
characteristics familiar to us all, and
yet never before chronicled nor sung
as inimitably ias they are by Mr.
Kennedy. His genius is to see and
present these characteristics subjec
tively. With perfect poise and still
ness, he make his audience visualize.
by sheer force of words and tona,
every concelv^bly humorous angle of
the African mind native to the South.
In the rendering of such spirituals
as "O Mary, Wha Is. Yo' Baby?"'
(composed by Mr. Kennedy) not
only are the words and melody
wholly germane of the negro motif,
but they evidence the composer's
m isical genius acd powers of per
fect vocal imitation of .the negr3
voice.
Mr. Kennedy's accompanist was
Ernest Wienfield, a youth of sovcin
teen, who has already won cdal
fame in New Orleans an a pianist.
Mr. Frank Killilea. of N;.w O-
leans, was the guest lst Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. J Louis Smith and
Miss Annie Smith.
CONTINUED PPOCEEDINGS OF
POLICE JURY.
Continued from last wi.k.)
It was moved by J. M. Smith, sec
onded by C. M. Poole, that due notice
be published in the official ournal
of the Parish of St. Tammany of the
intention of the duly constituted, au
thorities thereof to fund into bonds
one-fourth of 1 mill of the avails of
the live mill tax provided by Articte
232 of the Constitution, Act 96 of
the General Assembly of 1916, and
under and by virtue of the provisions
of l'aragraphl 4 of Article 281 of
the Constitution of the State of Loa
isiana, which notice shall read a
follows, to-wit:
Police Jury of the Parish of St. Tam
many, " Loaisiana.
Notice is hereby given by the-Pres
AUtol of the i olice dory of the c ar
asn of St. Tammany, Louisiana, of
n. 1inieltLion of tLe i"olice .try it,
nd one-fourth "of one mill of the
ai.s Of tlhe lre .llli tax prov.dtdl
,y article '.Ll2' of' tue Con,titutun,
..c:t 96 off' the tieneral Assemby ,'t
1916, and under and by virtue of
... ,o,,výI.SJlnS of uaragrapil 4 o,
Article 281 of the Constitution .ii
the State of Louisiana, or so micu
thereof as may be necessary, at .o0
o'c.ock a. nm., on the 9th day ,.
August, 1921, at the office of the
Poiice Jury in the Town of Coving
Lto, Louisiana, which bonded- lln
dehtedn!ss is proposed for the pur
pose of improving, repairng and
.onstructing roads and bridges It
.he Parish of St.-Tammany, 'ita'e o=
Louisiana.
It was moved, seconded and carr -
ed that the following,,budget be .tn.
t'he same is hereby adopted for t'he
year 1921: .
Budget for Year 1921:
Receipts:
Criminal fund . ..... 8,630.00
General fund ....... .. 17,260.00
Estimated revenue from
all other sources . . 6,000.0Q
Road fund ... . ..... .. 34,520.00
Total ............... $66,416.00
Expenses:
*Criminal Fund-
Court erpenses .. ... 25000
Jurors and witnesses.. 800.00
Dist. Attorney's fees .. -;3503.00
Transportation of, pris
oners ......25..00
Feeding prisoners ... 2,000,.0
Coroner's .jury and in
quests ........... 1,000.00
Justices :of Peace. and.,.
Constables ....... .. 1,500.00,
$6,150.09
Road Fund--
Roads and bridges ... 14,000 00
Bills payable ...... 17 00 .00
$31,000.00
Getleral Fund--.
Salary' of Treasurer .. 1,20.00.00
Salary of Secretary .. 1,200.03
Mileage and per diem. 600.00
Stationary ............ . 500.0(
Official printing .. 500.00
Assessor's compensat'n &1,20).0'
Repairs, , maintenance,
courthouse and jail. 1,200.0'
Board of Health ..... 251.00..
Election expenses . . 1,000.00
Beneficiary students .. 1,503.00
Agricultural work .... 1,703.00
Dipping vat fund .... 6,600.e0
Paupers.... ...... .. 500.00
Mothers' pensions .... 2,000;60
Incidental expenses .. - 2,000.00
-$21,950.00 t
The following report- was read: 0
Report of Parish Treasurer for the s
Month of June, 1921.
Parish Fund: a
Balance June 1 ....... 9264.8S |
Tax receipts ......... 385.70 V
-t
Disbursements: - 0
Mileage-and per diem.. 128.04 t
Stationary ........... . 24.91 o0
Printing .......... 37.10
Jurors .i d witnesses 27.7 7. d
Transportation . ...... 158.55 n
Feeding prisoners ...- . 143.18 g
Court expenses ....... 2).0GC s
Maintenance ........... - 62 34 p
Coroner and -jury ... 93.00 t
Board of health ...... - 30.25 d
Election expenses :..-. 52.50 a
Tick eradication ...... 9.00
Secretary's salary ..... 100.00 a
Treasurer's salary . . 100.d0
stenographer, janitor.. 105.0i a
Pacpers ............. 44.0'0.
Wdows' pension ,..... 40.00 t
Red Cross .......... 45.0U0
Assessor's salary fund..- 12 5.00 1
1346.13. 1
Balance July 1 .... 8304 25 t
Road. Fund, 'Regular: a
Balance June 1....... 3426.59 C
Tax receipts ........ 531.50 I
Refund'for Rd. Dist. 9. 215.7. a
Int. on daily balances.. 90.0 IE
4273.9G6
Disbursement .. 1543.6i5
Balance June 31 ...... 2730.31 r
i Continued fronr page 1) a
METHIODIST SERVICES.
There-:wll be regular services to- t
morrow at 11a. -m c.'id 7:30 p. m. y
There will :be special music- and sing- 1
ing .-at. the evening service. The
general public cordially invited to
-attend both services. I -
At the meeting of the Parjsli. 1
School Board; yesterday, T. H. Me- I
Afee, principal of the&Sl4dell High
School, was reinstated,' on the re- 1
quest of a very large majority of thb.
school patrons and citizens of Slidell.
The full proceedings and findings -
will be published with the oflicial
minutes of the meeting, next week.
L(LACOMIBE cLUB, GIV~iES WATER- -
0 ~ MELON PARTY.
The members of- the Community i
Club of Lacombe gave a watermelon
party Friday night on the spacious i
grounds of the J. Todd residence.
Admission fees were charged anl
the guests enjoyed the-feast of wat:rm i w
melons, which were donated by the
good people of the communityn;ia.n,
those adjacent. A neat sum was
realized. -The proceeds are for the -
building of a Community House at
Lacombe.
(UN TO SHOOT FIVE TON SHELLS 300 MILES
The German's
"Big Bertha" gun
which dropped
shells on Paris at
a distance of sev
enty miles. fades
into insignificance
before the new
.American g u n
which will shoot
gas bombs oL
shells weighing
five tons a dis
tance of 300 miles.
Such a gun has 4
not been built as.
yet, but in a mini
ature demonstra
tion before noted .
American inven
tors in the tower
of the great
Woolworth Build
ing at New. York
the other day this
little gun shot
steel bullets "
through a three
quarter inch steel
plate, as shown in
the picture. Ex
perts declare the
big gun practical.
It is smokeless 4.
and almost noise
less- the only
sound coming
with the impact
*of the bullet
against the steel.
The same prinei
ple as to be. fol
lowed in riveting
machines for ship
-construction.
-4". . -i.
THE AMERICAN .
.LEGION, WHAT
IT STANDS FOR
Covington, La., July 19, 1921.
Editor St. 'Tammany Farmer:
As there, swes to be some mis
understanding in the community as
to the aims and purposes, of the
AmBerican Legion, we take it upor.
.ourselves to write you, as one of the
`moulders" of public opinion in our
,community;.toj set forth.the organ.
zation and purposes of the American
Legion.
As an explanation, nothing better
can be used than the preamble of our"i
National Constitution, adopted in
open convention" in Minneapolis,
Minn., November 10, 1919. The pre
amble is this:
For God and Country; we. assoal_
ate ourselves together for the fol
lowing purposes:
"To uphold and defend the Con
stitution of the United Stafes; to
maintain law and order; to .foster
and perpetuate a 100 per cent Ameri
canism; to. preserve the memories
and incidents of our association in
the great war; to inculcate a sense
of" our obligation to the community,
state, and nation; to combat the
autocracy of both the classes and the
masses ; to make right the master of
might; to promote peace and good
will on earth; to safe-guard ael.
transmit to posterity the principles
of justice, freedom, and democracy;
to concentrate our comradeship by
our deiration to mutual helpfulness."
This seems to me' to strenuously
deny the "allegations so frequently'
made that the Legion has been or
gamiized for the purpose of breaking
strikes, of controlling our country
politically, and of setting up a mil!
tary oligarchy, in an attempt to un
dermine the principles of freedom'
and democracy.
These charges we deny and deny
most vigorously.
To the first allegation, let me
answer that the American Legion is
composed not of capitalists, or of
those who favor capitalism, or a
capitalistic form of government. The
American- .Legion has. in its ranks,
men drawn from every rank 'of life-
bankers, brokers, doctors, lawyers,
tpachers,' clergy, salesmen, clerks,
and both manual and brain workers
of every description. We number
in our ranks as many union men, and
as many members of the American
Federation of Labor, as any organi
zation in the country which is not
strictly' a labor organization. It
does not therefore, seem to me to 'be
unreasonabe to say <that this large.
membership of workers precludes
any possibility of the Legion being
an organization of strike-breakers.
The second allegation calls for a
fine differentiation in the meaninaOt
the word "politics." If by politics
you men that the Legion intends to
back so-and-so for the office of such
and-such, then you are absolutely
wrong. If, however, 'you men by
politics that the Legion intends to
work to secure passage of certain
Ibills by' Legislatures and Congress
designed to help and assist the ex
service man in need of help and as
sistance, then you are absolutely
right.
The Legion does not concern itself
with elections as such; that is left
(Continued on page 5)
Misses Marie Louise and Laurencc.
Stevenson entertained at Five Hun
dred, Thursday afternoon, in honor
of, their c. usin. Mrs. Rene Foucher,
the first prize 'having been awarded
Miss Virginia Hoffman, second Mr-.
H. K. Goodwyn, consolation Mrs. R.
SNob'h Salter. Those invited to meet
SMrs. Foucher were Mmes. C. S. A.
SFuhrmann, J:. M." Simmons, R. Noble
Salter, H. K. Goodwyn, F. F. Young,
Jr.. C E. Schonbere. Osar Boiugere
and Misses Grace Blnssman. -Gnh:ei
i Boudousauie, Joaie Frederick, Vir-'
ginia Hoffman. After the games
-delicious refreshments ;were erved.:
JUDGNIENTS IN
DIST. COURT
THIS WEEK
Following are the Judgments of
the District Court at the July tirm:
Alma Alexis vs. Salvadore Alexis.
Judgment for plai.it tf.
H. J. Hanberry va. -Marie L.>uiso
Li.ckleman. Judgmert for plailn rV.
Mrs. Fearl B. M.xen :vs. Leon MWx
on. Judgment fo' plaintiff.
J. G,-ossmanae--Ben i zM rs Atl ce
Pradely, S. J. Nevwman, Sidney Fuhr
mann. Judgment fao. plaintiff fir
$575.16, Costs, etc
A. M. Lockett .. Co., vs. Geo H.
hoepp, Inc. JudimeLt for pal:nt'f
for '$268.69, costs, etc.
Smith Hardware Co., vs. Mr;. A.
Itadley.- Judgmrirt for plaintiff f r
$321.92, costs, etc.
Brooks-Scanion Co., vs. Rihuble H.
Spring and S. D.. Bulloch. Judgment
for defendants, dismissing suit.
Mrs. Emma Strubbe vs. Mrs. Edw.
E. Bazajou. Judgment for plaintiff
for $370, costs, etc.
Consolidated Oil Co., vs. Thomas
McQueen. Judgment for plaintiff for
$54.45, costs, etc.
State vs. Jas. M. Barringer, J. W
Green, Lacombe :Lbr. Co. Judgment
for defendants, dismissing suit.
Jay T. Liddle vs. Effie Hall Liddle.
Judgment for plaintiff, granting di
vorce and care and custody of minor
children.
Imperial Shoe Store vs. Mrs. C. T.
Bradley. Judgment for plaintiff for
$321.51, costs, etc.
D. -H. Holmes Co., vs. Mrs. Alice
Bradley. Judgment for plaintiff for,
$313.16, costs, etc.
M. Lacroix vs. Effie Hall Lacroix.
Judgment for plaintiff, ordering that
alimony given divorced wife of $35
per month be reduced to $15.
Zach. Sharp vs. Margarite Kidd.
Judgment for plaintiff.
Alexius Bros., vs. Mrs. Alice Brad
ley. Judgment for plaintiff in the
sum of $112.81, costs, etc.
Williams-Richardson Co., vs. Cov
ington Moss Works. Judgment for
plaintiff for. $1909.92, costs, etc.
F. Bachemin vs. Mrs. Alice Brad
ley. Judgment for plaintiff for
$62.85, costs, etc.
Wm. B. De Brueys vs. W. B. Lan
caster. Judgment for plaintiff fbr
$2140, costs, etc. Appealed.
Crown Cork & Seal Co., vs. Mrs.
'Alice Bradley, S. J. Newman, C. S
A. Fuhrmann. Judgment for plain
tiff for, $133.70, costs, etc.
P. J. Lacroix vs. Mrs. Alice Brad
ley. Judgment for plaintiff for
$364.69, costs, etc.
Albert David vs. Mrs. Alice Brad
Iay and Miss Josie. Bradley. Judg
ment for plaintiff for $316&.8l7, costs.
Frank Patecek vs. Mrs.Alice Brad
ley. Judgment for plaintiff for
$340.88, costs, etc. -
Succession of Henry Jack Willis.
Homologating and raproving pro
visonal account.
Elias Haik vs. Mrs. Alice Bradley
Judgment for plaintiff for $205.60,
costs, etc.
W. H. Bohning vs. Mrs. Anna P.
Harvey and J. H. Harvey. Judg
ment for plaintiff for $166.30, costs.
Alice A. Galmiche vs. Wm. '.
I Minckler. Judgment . for, plaintiff,
ordering setting aside and annulling
of act of sale from Bessie Wilson to.
Wm. P. Minckler, and further or
dered that Wm. P. Minckler recover
in reconvention the purchase price
paid for property,' defendant to pay
costs of suit. f
S. D. Bulloch vs. Celeste R. Burn
thorn. Judgment for plaintiff, or
dering property be partitioned byhv
licitation and be .sold 'by the sheriff.
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Mrs.. Roland Budd and daughter
have returned to Boston, Mass., after
several 'iihths ispent here with Air.
and Mrs. Alton Smith and other rela
-1tibves. While South they also visit
' ed Mr. ~and Mrs. Claud Smith at their
home in SUdell.
REPORT OF RED
CROSS PUBLIC
NURSE FOR
JUNE
Review of Work in Schools
From Februaly, 1920, to
Close of Term 1920-21.
WHAT HAS BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED
Report Shows That a Total
of 4370 Examinations
of School Children.
To the Members of the School Board
of St. Tammany Parish, La.
Believing that the school work
done by the Red Cross during the
past two terms may be of interest
to you who are so vitally interested
in all school work, I submit the fol
lowing report:
My work in the parish began the
second week on February, 1929, and
I almost immediately got into the
schools. This work was" greatly
facilitated by, the interest of vIr.
Lyon, who helped me in every way
possible.
During the whole term of 1919.26
the enrollmetn in the elementary
grades of St. Tammany schools was
2710. Before the term closed 22 of
the 26 white schools had been in
spected, and a total of 1787 child
ren examined. T his examination
consisted of testing the sigt and
hearing; examining the ear, nose and
throat, and noting the general con
dition. These children were weigh
ed and measured, and comparisons
made with the standards, wherever
scales wqre available. Through Mr.
Lyon scales were procured for nine
of the principal schools,
A health poster contest was con
ducted in the schools, and I gave :.
health talks to the trades.
In April started a dentist to visit
ing the isolated schools where child;
ren's teeth were in a.:ery neglected3
condition; very 'few of them ever
using a tooth brush or ever having
dental work done.
For this term, and, vacation, we
have the following corrections:
Dental corrections .......... 534
Medical teartment .. ... 37
Surgical- (tonsil) . .. . . "1
Ocular....................
Excluded account of contagion, 3
Feeble-minded girl in Milne
Home Schbol ............. 1
School children visited in homes 1.56
At the beginning of the term of f
1920-21 your elementary enrollment t
was 2424, and 2278 have been in
spected this term. Many children
in the country schools are always ab
sent; sometimes a visit to a school
would find almost half of the enroll
wment absent, but all the schools have
been examined this term except
three. Benton, up on the Southern
Railway, takes a day and a half and
a night for a visit, as it is necessary
to spend the night in Slidell. I'had, r
however, planned several times with
the Supervisor of Elementary Schools
to make this visit, but it was towird c
the end of the term and high water
prevented our reaching it. The littleh
Lewisburg school was discontinued
before I had the opportunity of get- d
ting there;, an dRidge was not in
spected, although I made three at- t
tempts to do so, and at last after i
reaching it found it- closed. It had (
been cut off from Slidell by high 3
water. These three schools are all 4
one room schools, and as ybu know, I
the attendance very small. (
During this term began Nutrition e
Classes in the two high schools to (
interest the under-weight children in I
their health, in right health habits,
and to bring their weight up to nor- t
mal. One littel girl gained as much 1
as six pounds in three months, when c
the normal gain for that length olf
time is only 1% pounds.
Another health poster contest was a
conducted, the teachers all agreeing e
that they awakened much interest r
in health problems among the child- i
ren.
The dentist began' his work in the t
country schools again, and continu
ed until our lack of funds could no a
longer allow this very necessary
work to be carried on. We had t
spent a total of $1147.30. When
visiting the schools the second time,
and noting the- marvelous difference
between the children's mouths then
and the previous time, 'and the *
awakened interest among the child
ren, we felt that every penny of this
large sum was well spent.,
For this term we have the fol
lowing: -
Dental corrections.... ...... 298
Surgical (tonsils) ........... - 24
Medical (including hookworm
cases) . 19
Ocular. ..................21
Excluded account of contagion 9
Girl to Milne Home ........ 1
Schools vaccinated .......... 6
School children visited in homes' 174
Health talks given ........... 162
Have held three clinics for eye_
ear, pose and throat cases that had
been -found defective in the school
examinations. These cases were
seen to by two of .the very best
specialists in New Orleans. 'They
examined, treated and prescribed for
305 cases. Fourteen schools were
represented, and most of- the child
ren were accompanied by parents or
relatives to whom the doctors ex
plained the children's condition,' and
instructed as to treatment; or advis
ed as to what was best to be done.
Another clinic is to be held in
June at Covington, thus giving two
days' to efach end of the parish. It
is hoped that at that time arrange
ments can be made to operate on a
few tonsil cases, which are unable
to go to the hospitals in the city.
-'A.·;: I~ .>
SLIDELL PEOPLE
RECOGNIZE THE
VALUE OF BABY
WEEK WORK
Program of Entertainment.
Dr. Loeber, Miss Morris
Mr. Neuhauser Talk.
LARGE NUMBER
BABIES EXAMINED
Colored Woman Walks 3
Miles With Baby To
Give It Care.
Baby Week in Slidell was a very
successful one and met with strong
co-operation and appreciation.' Due
to a misunderstanding as to .train
schedule, the talks of Dr. Maud Loe
ber and Miss Morris were cut short.
This was somewhat of -a disappoint
ment, but the very excellent talk of
Mr. U. G. Neuhauser was greatly en
joyed. Also the pageant "Don't
Care,'" by. the children, conducted by
Mrs. Carrie ,Cunningham, the leading
part in ,which was taken ,by 'litiel
Miss Wharton, who won favorable
comment, was most excellent, as
well as the lullaby by Miss Hazel
Martin. The performance as a
whole was very pleasing to the large
audience in attendance.
But the, most. pleasing thing about
Baby Week, was the interest mani
fested by the pparents who brought
their babies to be examined and to
give them the 'benefit of the expert
knowledge in medicine and surgery
placed at their disposal by the Red
Cross. There were a :total of 161
babies-81 white and 79 colored, of
which 64 were found to be in perfect
condition, some of them being very
much above the average.
Among the defects found were:
Enlarged tonsils and. adenoids, 30;
enlarged glands, 9; imperfect teeth,
7; cross eyes, 2; hernia, 2; deform
ity, 1; weak ankles, 1; ear trouble,
3; skin eruptions, 15; thickened
pleura, 1; bronchitis, 3; suspicious
of hookworm, 2; heart murmur, 5;
curvature of spine, 1; poor nutri
tion, 18.
Fourteen prescriptions were given
and all the mothers received valu
able advice both as to the care and
diet of children, from the three phy
sicians, who worked early and late,
giving as much time and attention
to each child as if it had' been a
prvate office consultation.
There were a number of bab!es
from several miles out in the coun
try, *and one colored mother carried
her baby three miles- In one arm
while she took care of another little
fellow with the other hand. Thlis
was a real recognition of parental
.duty and is deserving of the highest
praise. There were 4 babies from
Pearl River, 4 from Tallsheeo and
10 from Bonfouca.
Quite a few have already made ar
rangements for tonsil operations and
eye treatments in New Orleans,
where those unable to pay will be
cared for free of charge, either at
Touro, Presbyterian or Charity Hos
pitals, all of whom have planned
with us to care for these cases, the
dates being made through us.
This gives the following total for
the 16 months of public health work:
Dental corrections ........... 8 2
Surgical corrections ......... 41
Medical corrections.. ......... 56
Ocular corrections . ; ......... 36
Excluded account of contagion. 13
Girls to Milne School ........ 2
Schools vaccinated .......... '.. 9
Children visited in homes ..... 330
Health talks given .......... .221
These corrections do not include
the 305 special cases seen by Dr.
Whitmire and Dr. Boebinger at the
clinics.
Total examinations made ... 437(
There has been much interest
aroused among the children-and par
ents in getting corrections made, and
many have been done, of whica I
have no record. There has been a
decided dropping off of defects, even
this soon. The Covington school
may be taken as an example. The
first examination was held in May
1920, and included 335 children;
the second, in November, six months
later, when the same~'physicians ax
amined 462.
1st Exam. 2d Exam.
per cent per cent
Eyes.......... 14.3 14.7
Ear ........... 9 2
Nose .......... 9 1
Throat ........ 48.65 35.49
Teeth ........ . 34.3 21.6
The avexage cost per child per
year, in St. Tammany schools, is dAg
ured at $4.48. Of the 2424 child
ren enrolled at the beginning of this
term in your -elementary grades, 62
per cent were retarded-more than
half. It would be easy to figure
what this woujd mean, in dollars and
cents, if theze 1482 children were re
tarded only one year, but as a matter
of fact, many of them are repeaters
several times in the same grade, and
what it means to the child can never
be computed. Of course, not in every
case is this due to physical handi
caps, but I think it would be safe
to say that at least half of them
arel Statisticians tell as that two
bad teeth may keep a child back six
months,, and that diseased tonsils
and adenoids may retard him a year
or more. After all the corrections
quoted I still find in the examina
tions, thi4 term, 928 children with
bad teeth (some with as many as
five or six bad). There are 671 with
bad throats and 346 with defective
viision.
I could cite many instances of
children with difficulties at school,
Sand the reason never known to the
parent. One, for example, the little
BODY OF ROBTI
H. BURNS WILL
LIE IN STATE IN
COURTHOUSE
Will Be Honored With Full
Military Burial, Assist
ed By Boy Scouts
FIRING SQUAD
AND BUGLES
All Places Of Business To
Be Requested To Close
During Funeral.
At a meeting of the American
Legion, Robert H. Burns Post No.
16, held at the courthouse Thursday
evening, the constitution was adopt
ed and matter of the funeral of
Robert H. Burns, which will take
place at Covington as soon as the
remains arrive from France, was
discusesd. It was arranged to nave
a full military fun',ral with a firing
squad and bugles. The body will
lie in state at the courthouse f:r
twenty-four hours and all business
houses will be requested to colso
from 1 to 3 )'clock, during the
funeral. Boy Scouts will assist.
A delegation from the Communi-.
ty House offered the Legion the use
of the building for hearquarters,
which was accepted, and Commander
Miller, who presided, expressed the
appreciation of the Legion.
A volunteer committee was ap
pointed to take turps in sitting at
the bedside of a Legion member who
is here from New Orleans and who
is very ill.
In -the publication 'of the list of
officers of the Legion in The Farmer
last wqek the name of the, financial
officer, Benj. F. Fontan was inad
vertently omitted.
Robt. -fI. Burns, son of Capt. and
Mrs*.Edw. Burns anid a brother of A.
S. Burns, Was the only soldier from
Covington to die of wounds received
in battle..
GRAND FAIR AT ABITA SPRING¶4,
PAVILION, SUNDAY, JULY 24.
There will be a grand fair atthe
Abita Springs Pavilion, Sunday, July,
24th. The fair opens at 2 p. in., and
will be an unbroken series of most
entertaning nfITmbers. BS~io utos- -
featering the New Orleans fa.ovrite,
Martin Burke, and other well known
boxers. At night Clarence Bennett
will entertain with some of the min
strels that have made the New Or- -.:
leans Lyric famous. Diversions, and
refreshments a plexity. The proceeds
will be used for the .erection of a,
much-needed Catholic Church.
Following is the program:
2 p. m:-Opening. Boxing--MAt
tin Burke, Jack Doyle, Wm. Ryanl
and others.
3 p. m,-=Police Minstrels of New
Orleans.
5 `p. m.-Disposition of two Abita
Springs lots.
7:30 p. m.-The Famous Min
itrels of the N. O. Lyric Theatre.
Admission: Gentlemen, 50 cents;
ladies, 25 cents; children, 10 cents.
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WET FOR BOY~SCOUTS.
The Boy Scouts, .both from New
Orleans and Baton Rouge, have had "
a wet week of it, 'but are all in. a
jolly good humor. Field Day and
the ball game for Friday was spoil..:
ed by the downpour of rain.
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EDISON MUSIC ROOMS.
The Edison Music Rooms are In
full swing with 'a display of instru
ments and a large assortment of new
re-creations and new ones arriving
weekly - latest "Broadway Hits."
Edison owners are invited to the
rooms each afternoon between 2 and
4 o'clock to hear the new numbers
played. Those desiring demonstra
tions in their homes of this wonder
ful instrument will be 'gratuitously
accommodated. Those wishing to
purchase see Mr. C. M. Brown, the
parish sales and demonstration man
ager, or phone 125 for his services.
Over Patecek's Big Store is the
place. Welcome everybddy.-Adv.
BORN-To Mrs. Louis F. Welirli
(nee Louise Buisson), on Sunday,
July 17, 1921, a girl.
Mrs. Alton Smith has returned
from Tennessee, after two weeks
spent wth relatives there.
daughter of one of our most promi
nent citiZens. She goes to the Man
deville school. At home she was
bright enough; to tlIk to she was all
that might be expected of a child
her age; she had good teachers, yet
she had much trouble with her
school work. Her parents never sus
pected her eyes until they receives
the motice after the school examina
tion, when' her eyes were found to
be very bad indeed.
In examinling the Union Grove
school with the Supervisor of Ele
mentary Schools when she gave
tests, we compared the mental and
physical records, after our examina
tions were finished. With only one
exception, that of a boy who was ab
sent a great deal for one reason,
those who made the lowest grades
were most defective, and those who
made the best grades were not handi
capped by physical defects.
In the course of a few years, it we
can continue the inspections and the
following up of cases, it will become
necessary to examine only those en
tering school for the first time, and
following up children in the pri
mary grades.
During Baby Weeks, which were
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