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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-01-11
Ii the Matter Of the Attendance Of the
farrell Children at. the Ramsay
School Board Tabled Grand
s
Jury Communication.

and picture frames came from The
| boys in the rural schools. The girl
In the same schools brought home
made butter, bread and pies, sofs
pillows, embroidered handkerchief
ana shirt waists. and other .thins,
TOO numerous to mention. Now thai
1t 10 I'll over feel that we can loo,
back and safely cay that the time
and money were Well spent.
the most just criticism made IN
regard 70 our public schools ID that
tney DO not teach our children ia
40 anything. We are told that when
z child IL graduated from our hieh
Esch0oIs he must then 90 and learn
some way to earn Q living. It 10 to
remedy this that there are now be-
ing domestic science and manual
training departments established Ii
many Of our best schools. The State
Of Louisiana has recognized, and IL
giving material to help such schools
- are worthy. / only regret that
there is no such school In our parish.
Perhaps you are familiar with the
school house proposition here In Gov
ington. You probably know some
thing Of the hopes and aspirations;
the starts and stops; the gasps and
groans; the attempts and failures tc
the people Of this town to give to
their children the privilege Of . re-
spectacle school building and one such
as they have . right to expect. At
least you know that they do not have
such . building. You also know that
the parish school board ID now paying
SIS month for . house In which
two grades are being taught. Now.
after much thought. plan has been
that We ask the entire
third ward to build q house, instead
Of having the town Of Covin8ton do
II alone. This appears to be the fair
way, because Of the fact that the
school has never bean clog
Cd to children from outside the town
limits, and It Is simply just that the
burden Of building . new school
house should be borne BY those who !
viii receive the benefits.
i IN my report Of January Ith, !
rarc q complete account Of tht.
trouble III the K4n1sey 1ch6ols cAus-1
ed BY . complaint from some Of the
patrons Of that school, that the child
rem of Mr.. J. 8. farrell were persons
~ color A. the meeting OF the /
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-01-11

i OF color. At the meeting OF tn*
school board held on Saturday, Oct
7th. ! number Of the patrons Of thia
| school appeared before the board and
| asked that they authorize the super
fntendent to order these children re
moved from school, on the eroundi
| fhat they had colOred blood In thell
veins. They also included In the llss
| one other grandchild OF Mr. WASH
| Adams. After hearing statements
from both sides and seeing the cnild.
rem in question the matter was laid
an the table by the board. Later
IN the month the matter WAS brought
before the grand jury and they pass
"a ! Recommendation or suggestion,
which was read before your honor
ahla body 1T your meeting held on
necember 20, 1912, and is now part
Of the minutes Of that meeting. AZ
cordins to vote passed ct Your meet
ing held then, you are to decioe 70
day what part you desire to take 70
this affair. o,
At a former meeting Of the scnool
hoard I vas authorized to purcnaee
such school desks % we're needed n
tha different schools Of the parish:
: ronnd that I could get second hano
deska in eood condition from the city
schools Of New Orleans Tor 2 sr, !esson
able price, but It would pc necossy
for me to 90 to the city ana as'eho so
to the counting and shipping ,ol .n
same. This was unable to oo nv nl
for that reason l did NOT ~ lns
desks. After an examinatfon 2. ous
financial condition l vas convInceu y
that We did not have the money y
carry out this part OF the ihstr ructlons
One Of the most important gues-
t,ona coming before you today w1ll Oe
the question of the length OF our
school @ term. You will remember
that we had seven months scnool ias
wear and it has been hoped that We
could have as long this year, Dut I'M.
madiately upon the opening OF tns
schoois in September It was Ioano
th.t fhe one teacher schools OF Union
Cove and Pilgrim Rest eacn nag
nver seyenty pupils, with z grader
~ teach. and therefore must nave
esa;sta ANTS. These were secured "
ercagin1 two st. Tammany girls q
: insnt salary Of $50 dollars . month:
while last year there was no ecnoo'
~ Ramesy. this year there mas Ocen
one On with . salary Of fifty doilars
Month MOI, At slidell it became neces.
sary to employ IN extra teecne. =.
the % sciences IN the high school Il VS.
were to keep the grade OF worn c...p W
)" ~ the standard required by the Stale
posrd ~ Of Education. This was zone
at 4 monthly salary OF $75 Inls
~. - eiyen us the services OF = teacner
~ho ,.H. 4 almost specialist in her ine
ana "A one Who Is far better Quanneu
than % the usual high school teaosers.
r. IN ahort. the teaching faculty OF init
school Is / believe will compare more ,
than than ~fayorably with that OF any siml-
i.r ~ school in the State. To these -
tra expenges We must add tne coss
- = huiidtnr ! new two room senoo'
Sonse M at Lacombe which VIII oe
$1,000. .,a.r.tior MI
- these extra expenses ! am OF the
oninion - that you will decide % clo.e
schools earlier than It was originally
nIanned. Really feel that 4 would
not be wrong for you to consider IN
this connection the fact that the
school board has been called nron &c
raise money each year for the hrst
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-01-11

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-01-11

Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-24
Watching Mars
tBy United Press Associations,

(By United Press Associations)
Paris, Nov. 24.-French astrono.
mers are watching with great deal
of interest the preparations of Ameri-
can star-gazers to try to find out in
January if Mars is inhabited and is
trying to signal the earth.
"We shall have to content ourselves
with seeing what we can from
France" declared NJ. Bigourdan, of
the Paris Conservatory, because we
lack the money to transport ourselves
to the Equator as American observers
will do. However, we shall await
with considerable eagerness to hear
the result of the trip for Mars will be
very close to the earth in January,
and perhaps many of the problems
now vexing us about Mars may be
solved"
Fritjof lie Coultre, of the Geneva
Observatory recently reported sudden
flashes on Mars which appear as if
the Martians were trying to signal
the earth. On the same date observ-
ers at Flagstaff, Arizona, saw the
same phenomenon. But M. Bigour-
dan, though not disputing the theory,
inclines towards the possibility Of
auto-suggestion in much that concerns
Mars, its canals, bodies of water, veg
egetation, etc.
"We must wait until telescopes are
nearer perfect than they are now"
he said, "in order to find out what is
going on in Mars. Some say there
are canals, etc. Others, equally learn
ed, say they can not see them. Those
who do see them admit that there
must be certain amount of train
ing undergone before they can be
seen; from that point to auto-sugges-
tion isn't very far cry.
"The first thing the American OBJ
servers will try TO find out next JAN
uary is whether there is vegetation
on Mars. If there is no vegetation
there is no. water, on the surface of
the planet, and without water there
can be no life, and the Martians will
prove to be an imaginary people.
Nothing can be seen from Paris in
January. What we would like to do is
to go to Africa. Unfortunately, how
ever, we can't. We lack the sinews
of war"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-24

will increasingly advertise the fact
that so-called Liberal government
is less progressive where the rights
of women are concerned than their
Unionist opponents, and that whereas
the men Of Ulster are ready to share
their political rights with women,
those who are responsible for the
Home Rule agitation are not. The
w. S. P. u. declares that there can be
no return to the old position of affairs
under which Ulster women like the
women in other parts of the kingdom
had no control over law making.
Whether they are under the rule of
an Ulster Parliament or of the 1mpe-
rial Parliament, they must in either
case have the vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-24
Sufragettes JubiIant
(By United Press Associate

(By United Press Associations)
London, Nov. 24.-Members OF the
Women's Social and Political Union
are jubilant over the promise of votes
for women made by Sir Edward Car
SON and other Unionist leaders who
are organizing the provisional Gov
ernment of Ulster"
With the sanction of Mrs. Emme-
line Pankhurst, wired from Paris, the
following statement was issued today
at w. S. p. U. headquarters in Kings
way:
1--WE hail as a great victory the an
nouncement that the draft articles Of
the Ulster Provisional Government
provide that women shall have the
vote on the same terms as men in
the election of the Ulster Parliament.
"The policy of the Woman's Social
and Political Union will therefore be
to do everything possible to prevent
the voting rights which Ulster men
are conceding to women being taken
from them by the Liberal govern
ment. The Union will henceforth op-
pose the government and the Nation
alist party with more vigor than ever
because if the government and Mr.
John Redmond should be successful in
forcing the Home Rule bill upon Ul-
ster, women would be robbed Of the
voting rights which Sir Edward Car
son and his colleagues are prepared
to grant to them under the Provisional
Government.
During the autumn campaign the
! Women's Social and Political Union
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-24
Omen Winter Port

(By United Press Associations) -,
Tientsin, Nov. 24.-N0- longer will
this port, one of the most important
in China, and Peking's only outlet to
sea, be closed to commerce during the
winter. The Hai-Ho Conservancy
Commission, composed Of Chinese Of
ficials, bought an ice breaker several
days ago from the Kiangnan Dock
and Engineering Company of Shang-
hal. The machine worked so we'll that
the commission ordered another,
which arrived today. 1t is called the
Dnngling.
Taku, the outer port of Tientsin,
heretofore always has been ice-bound
in the winter, thus closing the Pei-ho
river for several months. The Pei-ho
joins Peking with Tsku, on the Gulf
of Chihli, distance Of 105 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-24
To Commemorate Peace

CBy United Press Associations)
London, Nov.e 24.?1 ?1"We expect to
have very little trouble in raising the
100000 necessary to carry out Eng
lands share of the project for COM
memorating the Tooth anniversary Of
the establishment of peace among
English-speaking peoples" today an
nounced H. S. Perris, secretary of
the British Committee. "The sum we
have asked the public for is relatively
insignificant when the great national
and international Importance Of the
celebration is considered. The dis
armament of the Canadian-American
frontier alone has saved both coun-
tries enormous expense"
The British program includes the
erection of a memorial of the centen-
ary of peace in Westminster Abbey;
the purchase of Sulgrave Manor,
Northamptonshire, the ancestral home
of the Washington family, and its
maintenance as a place of pilgrimage
for Americans in England; the foun-
dation of permanent chair of Anglo
American history, to be held in sue
cession by series Of eminent British
and American historians, and the en-
dowment of a scheme of annual prizes
in the elementary and secondary
schools for essays on topics relating
to Anglo-American history.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-24
MAINLY PERSONAL

]. P. Yoder returned today to his
home in Los Angeles, having passed
fair week in Ell Centro.
Miss Veraa Neale returned to her
home in Texarkana Saturday. Miss
Neale had spent several months in Ell
Centre with her sister, Mrs. Richards.
\Chas. L. Childers returned from Los
Angeles, where he has been spending
the last two days attending the Pro-
hibition convention there.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-24
-.E.F
CITY AND VALLEY.

Lecture on American Art.-The
farmer painter, A. Montgomery, who
has won many friends in Ell Centre
during his stay, will deliver his Chau-
tauqua lecture tonight at 1880 at the
Christian church. The public is cor
daily invited.
At the l.. & s. Observation-Disclosures
Ferrier, who made such hit at the
! l.. & S. Theatre during fair week, con-
tinues her engagement tonight and
will give her soprano rendition of the
new songs. There will also be an en-
tire change of photoplays.
X X ::
Today Legal Holiday.-The banks
and postoffice celebrated the legal
holiday declared for today by Cover
nor Johnson in honor Of the founding
of the first California mission by
Father Junipero Sierra.
X X x
Pool Hall Destroyed.-The building
at First and Main streets east of the
Southern Pacific railroad was totally
destroyed by fire early Sunday morn-
ing. The building had just been erect
ed and occupied by Anita McCrory,
a negress, for use as pool hall. In
cendiarism is suspected.
x X
Episcopal Guild Meeting.-The la
dies of the Episcopal Guild will meet
at the home of Mrs. A. Anderson at
7O8 Holt avenue Wednesday after
noon at 2:3O. Officers of the guild
desire full attendance as business of
is scheduled to come up
at this session.
Tonight at the Tulane.-The Pen
dletons open their engagement at the
Tulane in demonstration of mental
second sight and clairvoy-
ance. Everything points to very
large attendance and likely three per-
formances will be given. All classes
of questions will be answered from the
stage. No names will be used, only
numbers signed to the question slips.
A special photoplay program has been
arranged and tonight promises to be
a big treat to all.
X X X
At Hotel Oregon.-Mr. and Mrs. F.
R. Norwood, S. c. Strayer, T. L.
G. H. Bigelow, Mr.. and
Mrs. julius Wangenheim, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Klauber, Miss Alice Klaub-
,r, Miss Alice Wangenheim, H. B.
Pattison, Mr.. and Mrs. R. /. Schultz.
Lewis H. Falk, E. Woolover, Julia R.
Bastlin, E. o. Busenburg, R. McCon-
nell, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl R. CARROTS,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Macfarlane, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Fletcher, Miss Catherine
Fred Mason, Harry Taylor,
MIR. and Mrs. Carl H. Hutchinson, Mr..
and Mrs. A. ]. Fisher, F. B. Naylor,
F. ]. Lea, J. Sullivan, William Tomp-
sins, San Diego; Mr.. and Mrs. P. B.
Fox, Ben H. Fox, r. Castner, c. B.
Harrymon, R. N. Smith, John S.
w. O. Morlin, S. v. Cartel
you, w. Lewis Clark, Herman P. Cor
telyou, w. H. Lavoyd, F. P. Harris,
W. Crowley, Los Angeles; H. X. Lin
ger, La Jolla; William Watkins, Karl
5. Carlton, Riverside; j. T. Hammer,
Corona; Mrs. A. Reese, Victoria, B. c.;
F. E. Elliott, gorge w. Nicholson, B.
F. Hopkins, Yuma, Ariz.; Lee Wal
fort, st. Louis; Thomas c. Arnold, G..
B. Bartman, San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-24

San Diego Auto Stage leaves Ore
gon hotel 500 a. m. daily. Fare $500.
Round trip $11.O0.-Adv. ct
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
CHESTNUT RIDGE
And Rural Route No. 8,

Master Paul Clay of Pennington
is visiting his cousin, Robert Hawn.
Little Miss Mona Smith of Cant
well is visiting her grandparents,
Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Haskins.
Charles Porter and Miss Edna
Porter Of Pennington visited rela-
tives at Chestnut Ridge last Sun
day.
Mr.. Aisle Burgess and little son,
Clifford, of St. Louis, visited rela-
tives at Chestnut Ridge the first of
the week.
MIR. and Mrs. Bert Bowling and
children, Lillian and Carl, of Es-
Their, spent the Ith with their pa
rents, MIR. and Mrs. William Bowl
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. McGee of
Pennington, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Horn and children of Valley Forge,
and Mrs. Nina Porter spent last
Sunday at the home of Mr.. Charles
Horn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
LEADWOOD.

Bert Stapp made business trip
to st. Louis Monday.
Mrs. &. b. Acuff is on the sick
list at this writing.
Owen Yount Of st. Louis visited
relatives here this week.
Mrs. II. L. Stapp is visiting rela-
tives at Bismarck this week.
Earl Vineyard visited in Bonnie
Terre a few days Of last week.
Mrs. o. f. Hansbrough of near
Bismarck was in our town Monday.
Miss Ethel Sitton OF st. Louis
spent Sunday with home folks here.
DR.. +. A. Son OF Bonnie 1erre
made business visit to our town
Saturday.
Miss Frederick Hahn left last
week for a vacation Of three weeks
among relatives.
Mrs. Hays Eaton, who has been
i'll the last few months, is reported
worse at this writing.
Miss Novah Sitton was quite sick
Sunday afternoon, but Is slowly i'm
proving at this writing.
Miss Grace Mccall returned last
week from a two-weeks visit with
home folks at Belleview.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Copeland of St.
Louis have been visiting the form.
er's sister, Mrs. c. H. Poston, and
family.
Rev. j. n. Sitton left Tuesday
July l, for Belgrade, where he is as.
sisting his son, Rev. l., 4. Sitton,
In revival meeting.
Messrs. G. b. Acuff, r. r. Tolle.
son, 5. S. Clark, II. l.. Stapp, 4. f
jackson and their wives, and Ross
Blake attended the Eastern Stal
Lodge at Bismarck last Friday
night.
Ross Blake and Mrs. j Sargent
and her daughter, Mrs. Parashus
and Hays Eaton and wife motorec
to Bismarck Sunday via Iron Noun
tain Dam and spent the day with
DIR. j. L, Eaton,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
LIBERTYVILLE.

Harvey Moore is on the sick list
at this writing.
Bass Stepp visited his father at
Desloge last week.
Wheat tire sbihg is the order of
the day here now.
Raymond Graham Is on the sick
list at this writing.
Mrs. Marion Moran OF Irondale
visited relatives here the past week.
Chas. Talley OF Fredericktown
was a visitor here the first of the
week.
Mrs. Gilbert Brewer Of Flat River
is visiting her parents MIR. and Mrs.
J. f. Hicks.
Harold Crow, GLADDEN. Kinkead
and Homer presnell were Farming
ton visitors last Sunday.
Mrs. II. b. Presnell visited rela-
tives In Pennington and at State
Hospital No. last week.
Misses Myrtle and Violet Simpson
spent the Fourth visiting their aunt
Mrs. ID. F. Moran OF Bonnie Terre.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Jenkins OF
Bertrand are visiting the latter's
pareuts Mr.. and Mrs. +. o. Presncll.
Miss Louis Mckenzie has returned
from Cape Girardeau where she has
been attending the summer term of
the State Normal.
Glad to see aud know that our
friend o. =. McCarver, who has been
serving a term In the state penni-
Tertiary, has been paroled and is
now ut home with his family.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
BISMARCK.

w. j. Dent Of Caledonia was n
visitor here Monday.
Geo. Grenia of Caledonia trans
acted business here Monday.
Mrs. f. w. Stammer of Knob Lick
visited friends here Monday.
Editor Shraeder is visiting rela-
tives IN Salem, ILL.,, this week.
Ernie Stellar and wife left this
week for an extended trip West.
Fisher Shaner and wife OF St
Louis were visitors here July 4th.
A. Byrd of st. Louis was the
guest of o. W. Ramsey this week.
The Potosl Cornet Band furnished
music for the picnic here July 4th.
Chas. Rutledge of Caledonia Wis
tied the family Of j. N. Hughes this
week.
f. J. Dent and wife and Chas
Dent of st. Louis visited relatives
here Friday.
Miss Kodak OF Middlebrook Wis
tied the family OF Mrs. &. II. Legg'
ct last week.
. Clarence Huff, age %, was acct
IDENTIFY drowned in the Iron Noun
tain Lake Friday.
Ed Walters and family of st
Louis are spending the hot weeks
with the family Of Judge Tullock
James Storkey was taken serl
ously sick at Marquand Saturday
He abandoned his railroad run ant
returned home. He is slowly re
covering.
s.. Benson Of Annapolis, Mrs
Hugh Long OF Belleview, L. c. Fos
OF Mineral Point, G. +. Graves Of
Elvlns, l.. G. Grenia of Caledonit
and w. A. Tedder of Belgrade were
here consulting q physician Thurs
day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
Business College Notes,

On last Wednesday, Misses Sue
Doughty, Clara Hoehn and Dottie
.O'Dell successfully passed their
second shorthand tests.
Thomas Kennedy, bookkeeper and
stenographer in Citizens Bank
Dexter Mo-, spent the Fourth with
relatives and friends in Pennington.
Miss Lena Silvey was an interest
ed visitor at the college Office last
week. Miss Silvey has been home
about two months, but returned last
Saturday to her former position
with Bowman & Co., Bankers, st.
Louis.
Miss Lena Thurman was up Thurs
day of last week getting her books
to use at home during the vacation.
Miss Thurman expects to return In
the fall and finish her work. She
has made good advancement consi-
dering the fact that she had been
out of school four years when she
matriculated with us.
Buford Tucker, one OF our first
year graduates, has just written
Prof. Moothart from Los Angeles,
California, that he has been elected
Treasurer of the Terry Engineering
Machinery Co., OF that city. From
Buford's letter the writer under
stands that the company is one that
does businessfon large scale, and
the entire financial feature of the
business has been entrusted TO Mr.
Tucker. While he does not mention
the salary received, 1t Is evidently
very lucrative one. We congratu.
late him upon his continued success
in the Office and business world.
On last Wednesday, Prof. Gosseti
conducted the final typewriting test
for the Gold Medal, given by The
Remington Typewriting Co., of st
Louis, offered to the students under
certain conditions, who made tbs
highest record. After a spirited
friendly, contest among the various
contestants, namely: Messrs. JOIN
Bailey, William Moothart anC
Misses Clara Hoehn and Dotti'
O'Dell, Prof. Gossett graded all pa
pers carefully and inpartially, fonn'
the winner to be William Moo:hart
with John Bailey Il close second.
1t is In order to say that the Rem
ington Typewriter Co., is in every
way friend to the users of thei
machines and offers these medals il
the different schools to encourag
young people to become proficien
in the highly useful art of typewrit
ing.
Miss Genevieve Price, who ha
q very excellent position with For
roster Co., Brokers, in st. Louis
was an interesting visitor at he
Alma Mater last week. Miss Pric'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-10
County Correspondence
FLAT RIVER

Miss Elsie Reichert is on the sick
list this week.
Misses Leta aud Mary Stophlei
were Desloge visitors Monday.
Bill Springer spent the fourth Wis
iting his parents at Sullivan, Mo.
Wyman Brand Of Bonne Terre
spent Saturday and Sunday in Flat
River.
Miss Florence Prichard Of st,
Louis is visiting Mrs. John Hoy
this week.
Mr.. Forester and Mr.. Cornwall
OF Federal were Bonnie Terre visit
ors Sunday.
Miss Louisa Cunningham spent
Friday and Saturday in Bonne Terre
visiting friends.
DIR. +. l.. Keith and Hego Hamil-
ton returned Wednesday from their
automobile trip to st. Louis.
Miss Nellie Shields of Bonnie
Terre spent several days with rela-
tives and friends here last week.
Oscar Bilharz Jr., returned Tues
day from Lake Forrest, Illinois,
where he has been attending school
the past year.
Mr.. Jewet, who has just retuned
from, South America, spent few
days with his friend, MIR. George
Kells, this last week.
Miss Asa Smith left Wednesday
for a two months visit to st. Louis
She will visit several other places
before coming home.
Mrs. o. NJ. Bilharz has been APP
pointed vice president for the 18th
Senatorial district of the Anti-Tu'
berculosis Society for the control OF
this disease.
Mrs. Druding OF St. Louis and
Miss Druding of New York spent
the weekend with Mrs. G. j.
Adami. Miss Druding expects to
go on to Colorado 20 -is!t her broth
er and his wife, who were formerly
of the National.
There is no town In the State
which has felt the up-lift that the
work of women may do more than
Flat River has. The streets here
have been VIGOROUSLY dirty. II
was the custom OF many Of the mer
chants to unpack their goods Oh the
side walk, leaving the wrapping pa
per, excelsior, ETC., to blow up anc
down as the wind listed. Now Fla
River is clean through the efforts OF
the Mothers Club. Trash boxes
are placed at convenient intervals
and the pavements and streets are
clean and will be kept so. a...