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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28
PLEA FOR BIBLE USE
Importance Urged at Mission
airy Society Meeting.
KEYNOTE OF ADDRESSES
Pennants Awarded to Three Chris
tian Church Sunday Schools Max.
ing the Best Showing.

Earnest appeals for, wider use Of the
Bible in both the home and mission field
were made today by prominent speakers
at the convention of the Christian Mis-
sionary Society of Maryland. Delaware
and the District, in session at the Ninth
Street Christian Church. The CONVEX
ton will be brought to a close tonight
Touching the keynote of the morning
session. Mrs. r. f. Kinsell declared that
the Bible meant as much to the church
as the text book to the school, and that
the development of Bible classes should
be made so thorough that new depart
ments in the work would be opened, CIV
ing the Bible a more prominent place in
the mission field.
1t was the surest way of converting
people, she claimed Bible schools should
be opened wherever possible, and should
be attended by all persons, both children
or adults.
Others who spoke on the subject were
Mrs. Otto Hueg, who explained the posi-
ton the Bible should hold in the COM
mon schools: James l.. Wilmeth, and
Robert NJ. Hopkins, who made an ad-
dress on the Modern Bible School,
Report on Bible Schools.
j. A. Scott, superintendent of Bible
schools, presided at the session. and the
devotions were led by Secretary Frant
| Morrison, secretary of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. Mr.. Scott made a report
on the Bible schools, showing an increase
| in the number over last year.
Three pennants were awarded by Mr..
Hopkins to the three Sunday school:
| holding the best record during the year
| as follows: Thrty-fourth Street Christ
| ian Church Sunday school, Mt. Rainier,
| Md; Straus Memorial Sunday school,
Benning, Md, and the Christian Church
| Sunday school. at Hagerstown. Md.
An address by j. II. Mohorter, secre-
| tary of the National Benevolent Associa-
| ton, following the reports of the com
| mittees, will be made this afternoon, an6
| at 4:15 fraternal delegates from the Bap-
| lists will be entertained.
An elaborate program has been ar
| ranged for tonight There will be spe.
| cial music and addresses. The principa
| addresses will be made by r. E. Elmore
| president of the Virginia Christian En-
deavor Union, on The Disciples anG
| Christian Endeavor," and F. NJ. F. Rains
secretary of the Foreign Christian Mis-
sionary Society, who will tell of his re-
! cent visit to mission stations. The meet
ing will be devoted almost entirely tc
| Christian Endeavor work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-22
THE CENSUS AND THE FUTURE OF ST. TAMStANY PARISH
Proprietor.

study of the for the
st Iammany parish has
state that show population
curing that time these
OF over 10 per cent sdes increase "a cent The
showing the highest of the third S
NTH ward The
cent. which is above the
Wnen is considered that the principal
cultural
sumption should have exceeded the
the total number of parishes
able that Covingon population
Hammond
10 per cent We do from
we have always pointed thrifty enterpsng town.
worthy OF emulation comparison that
those who pessimic just
Tor being So and that she holding
towns in the State with
of the best truckgrowng SOUTH
est banks
casting shadow of the proportions in the
#*@ y Ff&
The for 1910 the State of
Louisiana 1t should
have listed were not taken the These names
in
co. Tor some to be taken The town of Mansfield lie SOTO
parish shows population of 90S $780, decline S47 in 1900
and advance 1899 in 1910 Six parishes pop
aon unaccounted
for nsomuh parish shows
an progression.
present prediction
W Tor Coyngton and St. Parish have failed consider
the situation relatively other of the to view the
effect Of the changed relations that will the completion
the Panama Canal of the Baton Rouge Hammond
and Eastern with the that to have
line of railway the Pacific the other
that New Orleans distribution for the Panama cana
ana tnat every railroad Will get as near TO IL as possloe ta
will cost of production
and Of the world that there
will be and for all the early
look like hard times? Peo
got frightened during panic
breath When there will stampede like
herd there will be hard times
covington is all right Put money in real estate
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-22

where in the United States of
America, and to prospect and ex-
plore, examine, test, develop, open,
work, or in any manner use or turn
same to advantage; to prospect and
search for natural gas, petroleum,
oil, coal, salt, sulphur, or other
minerals or substances of value; to
investigate, examine and test lands
In localities where same are suppOs-
ed to exist, such wells, pits-eF shafts
as may be deemed expedient for that
purpose, and to drill, bore, dig or
put down, to mine, dig, blast, exca-
vate, pump or otherwise obtain or
procure natural gas, oil, petroleum,
coal, salt, sulphur, or other minerals
or substances of use or value, and to
prepare, purify, refine, manufacture,
transport, convey, store, warehouse,
sell or otherwise use or dispose OF
same; to drill, bore, put down, ex-
cavate or make, and maintain, re-
pair, operate and work any wells,
shafts, mines or works that may be
necessary or convenient to accom-
,plish and carry on the objects and
purposes herein set forth; to builr,
erect, repair, maintain and operate
any buildings, houses, pumps, ma
! chinery, apparatus, works, railroads,
tramways, boats, barges, canals,
levees, reservoirs, pipe lines, tanks
or other things that may be neces-
sary or expedient to accomplish and
carry on the objects and purposes
heresetforth, and in general to do
and act anything necessary, convent
emit or incidental to the accomplish
ment of said objects and purposes.
ARTICLE w.
| The capital stock of this corpora
1 ton is hereby fixed at the sum of
five thousand ($5.000.O0 dollars, to
| be- divided into and represented by
five thousand shares of the par value
of one dollar each, which capital
stock shall be increased or decreased
in the manner provided by the laws
iof the State Of Louisiana. Said
stock shall be paid for in cash, or its
equivalent in personal or real prop
/ erty received or services rendered
or labor performed In such manner
i and under such terms such as the
! board of directors may fix or de.
termine, but no certificate of stock
shall be issued until the same has
been paid for either in dash or
J property received, services rendered
or labor performed. No transfer Of
stock shall be binding upon this cor
poration unless recorded upon its
books, and until the certificate o.
stock shall have been delivered t.
the corporation duly Cancelled.
Il ARTICLE v
Il All the corporate powers OF thi'
corporation, and the management
and control of its affairs shall D.
vested in and exercised by a boart
of directors composed of nine stock
holders, of whom five shall be
quorum for the transaction Of busi
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-22


Authorizing the Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, its
successors and assigns, to erect,
construct, maintain and operate
through, over and under the
streets, alleys and highways of
jacksonville, La, telephone ex-
jacksonville, La, a telephone ex-
change and telegraph lines for
the purpose of conveying intelli-
gence and communication by cleo
tricity and carrying on its business
by such means within, to and from
Madisonville, La, upon certain
terms and conditions:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the town of Madison
vile, parish of st. Tammany, State
OF louisiana:
Section 1. That the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
it's successors or assigns, are hereby
given permission to erect. construct,
maintain and operate along, over
and under the streets, alleys and
highways of Madisonville, La. a
telephone exchange and telephone
and telegraph lines for the purpose
of doing a general telephone BUSH
ness within, to and from Madison
vile, La.
Sec. O., Be it further ordained
that the permission hereby granted
shall be exercised within one year
from the time this ordinance takes
effect, otherwise the same shall
elapse and become void.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained for
good and sufficient cause that this
ordinance take effect and be in force
from and after its publication.
Adopted, this, the 21st day of
March, 1911.
(signed) o. J. oULLIBER, Mayor.
Attest.
P. A. BLANCHARD, Clerk. >
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-22
THE SURVEY OF THE AIBTA RIVER.

will
making the possible presentation
navgable connection with the
Colonel Beach assertions without proof
are needed
opening of this river means great
would afford cheap
flooding
that submerged during high water would
growing industries
tributary this stream that would be
of freight that would be handled
institution
that will assertion of benefit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-22
Charter of the
ST. TAMMANY DRILLING COM
PANY.

-, ~ =- III
Be it known, that on this 18th
day of March, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and eleven, and of the independence
of the United, States OF America, the
one hundred and thrifty fifth before
me, Edward H. Richard, notary
public, duly commissioned ana
sworn, in and for the parish OF st.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, and
in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
nersonaily came and appeared the
following persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declare
that. availing themselves of the laws
g. of the State relative to the organl-
zations of corporations, and provi-
). sions thereof, they have covenanted
and agreed, and by these presents
covenant and agree, and constitute
themselves, as well as such other
I. nersnns who may hereinafter Be
come associated with them, into
eornoration and body polite in law,
and for the objects and purposes
and under the agreement ana stlpu-
lations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this cor
noration shall be the st. Tammany
nriIIing Company, and under law
~ CORPORATIONS it shall have power
n contract. sue and be sued in its
,cornnrate name, to make and use
a corporate seal, TO, hoid' receive
purchase, convey, mortgage, hypotne,
cate and pledge property. Dotn req,
and personal, issue bonds, notes anu
other obligations, TO nave ana en-
nloy managers, directors, omcers
agents and other EMPLOYEES as tne
interest Of the corporation may re
nnire. and to make all regulations
for the proper management am
cortrol of the affairs of the salt
eornoration, through it's board OF oil
rectors as may be deemed necessary
and expedient.
The domicile of this corporation
ehaIl he in the town of Covington
narish of st. Tammany, stare o
7 o,,;siana All citations and lega
nrocsss shall be served upon TN
ppros;dent az the said corporation, II
t;s absence upon the vice preslden.
ia IN the absence of both the pIesl
.dant and the vice president, tnei
fhe service shall be made On tn
secretary. n Yu
The objects and purposes OF I'M
corporation and the nature 9, -. or
business to be carried on oy ~ -
barahv declared to be: To purchase
n reeei1e. hold, lease, otherwise acquir
mines, mineral lands, mining alsats
maims and privileges, or real esta.s s
IN the state Of Louisiana OF eise
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-22
WALLACE M. POOLE,

sz 20 shares.
FRANK NORMAN, rs shares.
A. FREDERICK, 10 shares.
C. G. SECOND, Is shares.
EUGENE BOLIS, 25 shares.
S. D. BULLOCK, 100 shares.
ESTHER COMBEL,
Per F. Norman, Is shares.
ROBERT BADON, 10 shares.
A. ]. blanche, Is shares.
F.. PATECEK, $50 shares.
THOS. LACROIX, $50 shares,
Per E. G. Del Corral.
j. II. HEINTZ, SO shares.
EDWARD H. RICHARD,
Notary Public.
A true copy of the original.
EDWARD H. RICHARD,
Notary Public.
l hereby certify the above and
foregoing to be true copy of the
original charter on file and of record
in the mortgage records of st. Tam
many Parish, La, in book "R, !"
folio
w. E. BLOSSMAN,
Dy. Clerk and E-oficio Recorder.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-22
THE cENrENN1A AL OF ST. TAMMANY PARISH.

The
Monday
school children and prominent public
men, The pa
feeling Od St will find pleasure
viewing AM the future
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-22

new ORLEANS GREAT NORTHERN
RAILROAD COMPANY.
Double Daily Service, Except Sunday
Between
CONVICTION
And
NEW ORLEANS
VAUDEVILLE
SLIDELL
BOGALUSA
COLUMBIA s#Es
FRANKLINTON
TYLERTOWN.
Reduced round-trip tickets on
sale daily; also cheap weekend
rates.
SCHEDULE
Effective December Is, 1910.
Daily, Except Sunday.
Southbound. Northbound.
Leaves Covington Arrives
No. 81, CAB a m No. So, 9:27 a m
No. So, 1885 p m No. 60. 6:45 p m
Sundays only.
No. 81, $40 p m No. Sc, 1910 a m
For information apply to Ticket
Agent, or
M. J. MCMAHON, G. P. A.,
G.. B. AUBURTIN, A. G.. P. A.,
No. 941 Maison Blanche, New Or
leans. Long Distance Phone, Main
488.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-22
AN ORDINANCE

w. E. BLOSSMAN,
by. Clerk and E-officio Recorder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
HAMILTON AND
THE OIL GRAFT

for the benefit Of the people across
Lake Washington. II hasn't been
paying business II has gone In
the hole about $1,000 a month.
At least $500 OF that was unnee-
essary
Mckenzie. the other commits
sloner. can be outvotec. but he
can step abuses. he stopped
this one. ne fodnd that the
Anderson Steamboat Co. had
been supplying oil to the eoun-
~ al $50 barrel. He looked
around and found other firms
who were glad TO sell the oil
al 80 eents.
IL made a difference OF $500 a
month In other words. IL cut the
monthly deficit squarcly In two.
f.afe Hamilton was ready TO cut
the nurses pay o. a month. But
he'd let this steamboat company
take In 5000 a month Of county
money without a word. That goes
for Rutherford. too.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11

hlde his sweet
bullet his body ~ln Ive inns
the
deathpa il
breast
eloffa
The
had
onow his
dhiusef in hosp
was
Danh shot
notv eryd n
had
duel
x
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11

rsf. Hamilton. who was elected
.,srty commissioner last fall sole
\ because people believed that he
xsuM give an economical. eff
.ssnt non.political administration.
uulalned recently that be was op-
.csst 10 giving the over-woFked
ssrsss Al the county hospital a liv.
~ xare. because he was anxious
! save the county's money.
The Star has shown several
uses where Lafe Hamilton
sas rot only ready but eager
1, seend county money without
rcsrirg 10 see whether We
reeded what he was buying. or
~hssher We couldn't SC, bet
Ter price for Il or not.
Here's another example. In this
n & aided by Rutherford. reac
snrary hold-over. who has Joined
aIr. ard does about whatever
hamilton wants him TO do.
rm some time the county has
ssa running q ferry 20 Kirkland
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
MUST STAND TRIAL

william Mclean, charged with
voting the names Of number Of
pereons at the recall election
when they we're not present, must
stand trial on the merits Of the
grand Jury indictment brought
against him Mclean, who was
one Of the election officers 81 the
first precinct Of the Second ward,
raised all the objections In the cal
erdar against the Indictment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11

On some of this land stands heavy growth
of piling and cordwood with some cedar and fir
timber.
The settler can get So cord for his wood on
the ground and others will haul IT away.
He can get fair price for his stumpage
from neighboring mills
We will guarantee any man that buys GER
tain tracts covered with timber that the cord
wood alone will pay for the tracts twice over.
This land has schools, good roads, many set
tiers, running streams, is two hours from Be-
attic east of Everett, north of Snohomish and
north and east of Machas.
The soil is splendid loan. The climate and
soil combined make il an ideal place for the small
rancher We had thousand acres. Nearly half
is sold Better come in at once and pick out
your tract Talk it over with us
Excursions leave our office every day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
PROBE ORDERED

a resolution opening the way for
thorough investigation Of the
building superintendent work
was yesterday introduced Ia the
city council By Councilman Grif-
nths II calls on the superintond-
cnt uf buildings and the commits
sloner ~ health 20 report 70 the
council whether or not the build
Ing ordinance. In regard 70 safety
and sanitation. IL uniformly en-
forced
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
WOULD REVOKE
CLANCY LICENSE

The saloon license held By
Thompson & Clancy Co. operating
as Detroit hotel. viii be revoked
4 the council adopts a resolution
presented by Councilman Wardall
yesterday
ne resolution states that the sa'
non is a rendezvous for crtmlt
fls and undesirables
Kelloxgs resolution and ordt
lance for the revocation Of the
Alaskan bar license. held BY Lud
syic and Bergman. were also In
rptQrsd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
Taft Dodges Again
on Recall of Judges

sion 20 statehood OF Arizona and
New Mexico.
The president told Congressman
Flood that he favored the amend
ment which probably will pass.
thus making congress alone respon-
slhle for Arizona's admission.
The reactionary New Mexican
constitution is said 10 be satisfac-
tory to the president.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11

NEW YORK. April io.--An end
has come TO the romance OF Roy
r Pierce. who married the beau
tlful Mira. Betsy Chapman last No
yember.
A suit to have the marriage an.
nuilcd has been begun. u being
alleged that young Pierce was men.
tally irresponsible when he mar
ried
lie IL the son of Henry Clay
Pierce, the oil king Of Texas. He
met Mrs. Chapman In Paris last
fall. when rumors we're rife that
she was 10 marry Baron James
Ormonde de RothEchild. son and
heir Of the great Haron Maurice dc
RothSchiid. and both came back
to New York and we're married.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
CARRIE NATION
HERYMUCHALIVE

dead became current yesterday. fol
lowing a severe relapse. and as her
death has been momenthrily eh'
pected for weeks. the report was
given credenee. Mrs. Nation re
vived. however. and today has 10
TAR rallied that her death II con.
sldcred improbable. at least for
some days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11

Young Pierce hesltated TO tell
his father Of the marriage for
two months. during which the
young people lived apart When
he did divulge the secret. the elder
Pierce. Il IL said. Was In a rage.
and made one comment~~that he
thought his son was crazy. The
young man has not seen his wife
since that Interview. and shortly
after vent 20 the sanithrium-
Mrs. Pierce was formerly Miss
Betsy Faulkner. belle Of Boston.
She married T. Irwin Chapman OF
en- old Boston family A divorce
followed. she then sent on the
stage and played under Belaseo's
MANAGEMENT ia Sweet Kitty
Hclialrs"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11

fBy United Press LEASED Wire Direct 20
Nemttie star Offtee.l
WASHINGTON. April lin or
der TO avoid passing on the vexed
question OF the recall OF judiciary.
which Il was expected would influ-
ence him 10 veto the new Arizona
constitution. President Taft today
consented 10 an amendment to the
enabling act regarding the admis-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
COUNCIL RAPS CITY'S ENEMIES

will call the carpet the men who have oee
wantonly attacking the eitys credit
In H,nR resolution council yesterday afternoon
Erickson moved for Bodgeit Co. bond brokers'
week was In anticipation OF the city
launching the $500 900 bond line in the
Rar valley. =.
Ills resolution the council send word 70
corporation nunes but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11

carry waso that the promoters
the city credit need not expect city
Ia
week evidence
Grtfhs said he
the Bodgett letter
behind IL
Kellogg amendment to e
motion oondemnnE the which
played up headlines
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
IN, United Pre-. rs...s ,wirs pi'

guy United rfs.. fsased Wire Direct 10
seattle star offire.l
LEAvENwoRTH. kas.. April
ii.-Mrs Carrie Nation. the anti
LIQUOR reformer. Ia today in a post
ton tn HAy. as Mark Twain once
did. the reports Of my death are
greatly exaggerated
Reports that Mrs. Nation was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11

The case against Clarence Gerald
charged with selling liquor on the
day % the recall election. IL set Tor
tomorrow morning In Judge Nam =
department.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
wAppY PLEADS WEDNESDAY.

Former Chief Wappy will have TO
plead 10 two indictments Wednea-
day morning. one for bribery and
the other for extortion he was ar.
raigned on the fourth indictment
yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11
WAR TO ABOLISH
THIRD DEGREE"

Councilman Haas, chairman OF
the Public Safety committee, was
yesterday accused by Councilman
Erickson Of attempting 20 Kill the
Third Degree" resolution intro
duced two weeks ago by Council
man GrlfnthE. calling on the POI
lice chief 10 report conditions in
the city jail as 10 customs In
handling prisoners, held on sus-
picion, or otherwise, before trial.
No action on the resolution was
reported By the committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-11

Louisiana produced more than
half the rice grown In the United
States last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

Mrs Paul Mackey is spending a week
in Desoto, visiting with relatives and
friends.
here spending two weeks visiting rela-
tives and friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Orton Rees went to
Abilene today to spend two weeks vls-
iting relatives and friends.
Miss Grace Thompson is improving
after being quite sick for the past two
weeks with an attack of the grip.
Miss Blanche Tyler, of Overlook, is
here spendin- two weeks visiting her
sister, Mrs. Theo Rhodes
Miss Bessie Kemp will return this
week from Anadarko, Ok, where she
has spent several weeks visiting rela-
tives and friends
+. 2. Turner has returned to work
after being quite sick for the past two
weeks with an attack Of rheumatism.
Mrs. Emma Linn has returned to her
home in Iowa after spending three
weeks here with Mrs. r. l.. Mcfarland
of East Seward avenue
Dr. Q. l. Hummell. of Lucas, spent
a few days here visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hummell of Michi-
gan avenue
Mrs. Charles PatzeH. of Chester ave
nue.. will so to Usage Saturday to spend
several weeks visiting her parents.
Mrs Ray Stewart is improving after
being quite sick for two weeks with
an attack of tonsilitis.