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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
Claims That the Shore Line Has Lost
More Money Than Usual For Last
Six Months of Year 1914.

The New Orleans Great Northern
Railroad has filed its petition in tae
22d Judicial District Court of East
Baton Rouge parish praying for an
injunction restraining the Railroad
recent order for a continuance of
trains 81 and % on the Shore Line.
It claims that the case is practically
rehearing, which under the law
could not have been brought legally
after the expiration of ten days.
That no new testimony has been of
fered that was not gone over in the
first trial, ETC.; that it has rendered
a reasonable and fair service; that
1.-The revenues received by petitioner
from the sale of tickets at Abita
Springs, Vaudeville and Covington,
on the Shore Line, for the period
from July /, 1914, to January 81,
1915, was less by the sum of
$4S18.28 than during the period
from July 1. 1913, to January 81,
1914. That the decrease in freight
receipts at said points for the same
period was $10,946.0O. That the
total revenue Of all stations on the
Shore Line for the month Of Decem-
ber, 1914, was $502742 less than
the total revenue at the same sta
tions for the month or December,
1913, and that the total decrease of
such earnings on the entire line dur
ing said month was $39, 29.S
That for the month of January, 1915,
such earnings on the Shore Line
were $3657.69 less than for. Janu-s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

ary, 1914, and on the entire line
were $37,O59.52 less than for Janu-
ary, 1914. That the revenue from
carload shipments alone, on the
Shore Line, in January, 1915, was
$1932.42 less than in January, 1914.
That the total gross earnings of said
Shore Line Branch for the six mo.1.li
beginning July H. 1914, and ending
December /, 1914, amounted to
$59,763.85, and the total expense for
the same period, including operating
expenses, taxes and interest at 5 per
cent upon the bonded debt issued on
the Shore Line Branch amounted tt
$1O4,O29.06, leaving an actual de-
fcit for said period Of $44,265.21,
although sthe entire system OF pc
titioners' railroad for the same period
was operated at profit of s13,-
983.04; but during period = eight
months ending February %, 1915,
the entire system was operated at a
loss Of .$6, ,897.O2, on account of busi-
ness conditions which then existed
and still exist, such loss during the
period of five months beginning Oc-
tober /, 1914. and ending February
%, 1915. being $32 2,241.67. That
since the discontinuance of said
trains 21 and % petitioner had made
a saving Of thereby Of about 5000 per
month"
The answer to this petition has not
yet been filed. Comments by the
editor,in in which these statements will
be reviewed, will be found on the
editorial page.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

A census of the town of Covington
has recently been completed by Mr..
Barrios, under the direction of the
town board of health. 1t contains q
complete record of the sanitary con-
dition of Covington as applied to
privy closets, dividing them into
four classes. A. B. G. D, as to grades
and flush, vault, Stiles or surface, as
to kind. The streets, numbers. own
ers and occupants of all houses have
been listed and white and colored
separated. The canvass seems to
have been a very thorough one and
the information thus gained is valu-
able in more ways than one. But
figures are peculiar in their applica-
ton or their adaptability to the solv-
ing of problems with different re-
suits. For instance the census of
1910 gives Covington 2609, while the
present census gives it 2430. Thi
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
Quotations That Should Interest
Truck Growers of This Section

The following letter sent ont bJ
John .Curren & Co., Of Cincinnati
gives quotations that will be or in
terest to truck growers here, but q
the date is a week old and the wealth
er has warmed up it de- not prob
able that these figures now hold, and
they are given simply as q matter o1
interest in what truck was selling
Tor at that time, although the severe
weather all over the country is pref
ty apt to make prices very fair:
Cincinnati, o., April 3, 1915.
Owing to very light arrivals Of all
kinds Of vegetables the price is high
where the quality is good and we feel
safe in advising i0mediate ship
ments.
Strawberries The demand is big
and sound stock refrigerators bring
30c to 35c per quart. Some berries
coming in 80 quart ventilated crates
sold at $500 per crate. This Is GER
tainly a big price. Is
Haven seen any Louisiana berries
as yet, but II good they would sell.
Tomatoes Receipts light, mostly
Of poor quality, fancy selling 800 to
1925 and choice $3.50. The de-
mand is big and we advise immediate
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

the stock of any disgruntled stock
holder. / shall renew before the
Medical Society the plea, made in
vain last year, for a modern tubercu-
losis sanator;um. ! shall renew my
offer to finance the project to the
extent of Is per cent, and shall pro-
pose a general hospital for medical
and surgical cases, likewise with ar
offer of financial assistance.
It is said that an epidemic that
would sweep away our mollycoddles
and rich fossels would be blessing,
but communities progress in spite of
mollycoddles, and old fossels prove
the popular claim for healthfulness.
Thinking people know that to
bring visitors and investors to their
lands they must advertise, that to
hold people of value they must CO.
operate. Advertisement does not al
ways mean newspaper display. Nor
does cooperation mean strenuous la
Dor or great expense. Painted build
ings, clean yards, the inviting ap-
pearance of shrubbery, paved side
walks, dustfree streets, good roads,
cultivated fields, the call of the fac
tory whistle, the open door of the
sanatorium, ever ready, to admit the
sick and injured, and to give to ply
sicians that experience and tact that
only institutional training can de-
velop, and. above all, welcoming
hand, give an appearance of pros
perity that invite and hold settlers
better than pages of advertisements.
Men and women of st. Tammany.
Are you doing your mite for the up
lift of your parish? Will you CO.
operate with those who try to help?
w. L. STEVENSON, NJ. D.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

may be explained by the fact tnat
at this time of year the large num-
ber of people who take up their resi-
dence in Covington in summer have
not vet begun to arrive, because in
fact Covington today has more per-
smanent residents than it had in
1910.
The occupied residences are 624;
vacant. 1876. This is an unusual
amount of vacant houses. A month
or two from now should tell a very
different story.
According to these figures there is
an average of 2.78 persons to each
closet in use, and 3.S9 persons to
each inhabited house.
Following is the recapitulation Of
the report:
Flush-Grade A, 141; B, %; C, 8;
D, 2. Total, 174.
vault-Grade A, q; B, 81; c, %;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
MAX LLOYD AGAIN
ON As NIGHT
MARSHAL

Max Lloyd appeared again in tho
uniform of night marshal THURSDAY
night, having been assigned to duty.
Max said he received the congratula-
tions of SO many friends he scarcely
had time to attend to his duties.
Max's appearance as night marshal
was due to the suspension of Nigh:
Marshal Day by Mayor Lacroix. 1t
appears that some trouble arose over
the matter Of q forfeit of $500 put
up by young Sirmon for the appear
|ance of an offender at the Mlyor $
Court. The clerk maintained that
the two dollars had not been turned
in and young Sirmon made a public
declaration Of this TACT, which reach
Cd the ears OF Marshal Day aud final
~ ended in Day striking .Sirmon, who
7. eferred charges against th.. night
marshal in Justice Badon's court,
where he was placed under bond to
answer for assault. Mayor Lac-oix
said he had Investigated the .ase
fully and considered it to be one In
which he was justified in suspendiag
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

D, /. Total. LAG. Three vaults
nailed or not used.
Stiles-Grade A, "a; B, 65; C, "a;
D, 2. Total. 1856. Two Stiles nailed
or not used.
Surface-Grade A. none; B, none;
C, 369; D, "a. Total, 403. Thirty
one Surface nailed or not used. To-
tai number of closets of all kinds,
90.
Population-White, 1868; color
ed, 762. Total, 2430.
s Occupied residences, 624; vacant,
1876. Total, 819.
There are 292 A grade closets of
all kinds, and 154 B grade, making
446 closets that may be classed in
very fair condition. There are 425
C grade closets and 81 D grade, max
ing 462 closets that will probably
not come within DR.. Dowling's idea
of sanitary provision.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
Covington. La, April 8, 1915.

COV1ngtOn, La, April s, 1910.
In accordance with resolution OF
the school board of st. Tammany
parish, La, adopted February IL
1915, the board met in regular ses-
sion on the above date for the pur-
pose of counting the vote and pro-
mitigating the returns of the special
election held in school district No.
OF the parish of st. Tammany, La,
on the second day of April, 1915.
The following members were pres
ent: Geo. r. Dutsch, first ward; T.
|J. O'Keefe, second ward; n H. Fitz-
Simons. third ward; w. H. Kahl,
fifth ward; H. @. Parker, sixth ward ;
DR.. C. F. Farmer, seventh ward; T.
p. Crawford, eighth ward; Geo. E.
Millar, tenth ward.
Absent: G. B. Wills and G. NJ.
Liddle.
Minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and on motion of Mr..
Parker, seconded by Mr.. Crawford,
they were approved as read.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Millar, seconded by
Mr.. Parker, and unanimously car
ried, to-wit:
Be it resolved, That the parish
school board Of the parish of st. Tam
many, La, now proceed to open the
ballot box used at the special election
held in school district No. on April
=, 1915, examine and count the votes
cast at said election contained in
said box, in numbers and amounts;
examine and canvas the returns made
by the commissioners and clerk, serv-
ing at said election as shown by the
tally sheet. poll list. and compiled
statement of the votes made by said
and clerk presiding at
said election; all in accordance with
a resolution of this board, ordering
said election Of date February II,
1915.
The school board then proceeded
in the presence of three competent
witnesses to count the ballots con-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

, four hundred seventeen ($13,417.00)
dollars.
Against or in opposition to saad
proposition No. 2 there were cast
Of thirteen thousand two hundred
thirty ($13,230.0O) dollars.
And after counting the votes, In
spected and examined the same 20 to
numbers and amounts and having In
spected and examined and canvassed
the poll list, the tally sheets. and
compiled statement Of votes made by
the commissioners and clerk presid-
ing 1T said election, and compiling
the returns Of said election, We re-
placed In the ballot box the tickets
or ballots, the poll list. tally sheet
and compiled statement Of votes cast
at said election and after having seal
ed same and deposited said box with
the Clerk Of the District Court Of the
parish Of st. Tammany, and having
satisfied ourselves that bhe returns
made by the commissioners and clerk
presiding at said election are true
and correct. and that the proposition
submitted to the taxpayers quail
fed as electors under the law, and
constitution Of the State Of Louisiana
to vote at said election held In school
district No. of st. Tammany par
ish Of Louisiana, on April :, 1915,
was carried by majority vote in num-
Der and amount Of the assessed valu-
alton Of the property taxpayers vot-
ing at said election; we, the parish
school board Of the parish Of st. Tam
many, acting - commissioners Of the
aforesaid election held in school dis
|trict No. S of the parish Of st. Tam
many, La, in open session assembled
- aforesaid, hereby declare that the
said proposition submitted to the
property taxpayers Of the school dis
trict No. S, by resolution Of the school
board Of the parish of St. Tammany,
adopted on the 18th day Of February.
1915, as aforesaid, are carried -
evidenced by the compilation Of the
votes as hereinabove set forth; and
Continued on page ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

twenty. (2O) votes, representing q
taxable assessed property valuation
and compilation that the votes in
numbers and amounts cast at the
aforesaid election held in said school
district No. of the parish of st.
Tammany, La, for and against the
propositions submitted to the vote oi
the property taxpayers of said school
district by q resolution Of the school
board Of the parish of st. Tammany
adopted on February IL, 1915. to-
wit:
Proposition No. 1.
To levy q special tax Of 5 mills on
the dollar on all property in school
district No. of the parish of st.
Tammany, La, subject to State tax
alton annually for a period Of ten
years, beginning with and including
the year 1916, for the purpose OF
giving additional aid to public schools
Of said district.
For or in favor Of said proposition
No. /, there were cast forty (4O)
votes, representing taxable assessed
property value Of seventeen thousand
eight hundred sixty-four and fifty
hundredths ($17,864.5O) dollars.
Against or in opposition to said
proposition No. there were cast
eleven (11) votes, representing q tax
able assessed property valuation Of
eight thousand seven hundred eighty
two and fifty-hundredths ($8782.5O)
dollars.
Proposition No. 2.
To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount Of fifty-five hundred
($55O0.OOJ dollars to run not longer
than five years from date and to bear
interest not exceeding i've per cent
per annum payable semi-annually for
the purpose Of constructing and fur
nishing school buildings within sid
school district No. 5. title to which
shall vest In the public.
For or In favor Of said proposition
No. : there were cast thirty-0ne (31)
votes. representing a taxable assessed
property value of thirteen thousand
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
Parish School Board Proceedings.
Five Mills For Schools in 5th Ward.
Covington Bank Buys Bonds at Par

tanned in the boxes used at the said
election and examine the same as to
number and amounts, inspect the poll
list, tally sheet and compiled state
ment of voters made by the commits
sioners and clerk presiding at the
said election, and after such inspec-
ton and examination and the can
vass Of said ballots and returns were
made the following resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Dutsch, duly Sec
onded by DIR. Farmer, and unani-
mously carried, to-wit:
Be it remembered that we, the
school board of the parish of St.
Tammany, acting as aboard OF Com
missioners for the election held In
and for school district No. S, OF the
parish of st. Tammany on April 2,
1915, met today in open session at
the Office of the parish scnool board
In the town of Covington, La, at the
hour Of 10 o'clock a. m, for the pur-
pose of counting the votes cast at
said election and examining and COM
piling the returns sent in by the COM
missioners ana clerk presiding at said
election in said school district No. 5
OF the parish of St. Tammany on the
second day of April, 1915, for and
against the proposition submitted to
the property taxpayers qualified as
electors under the constitution and
laws of the State Of Louisiana, con-
formally to a resolution adopted the
11th day of February, 1915, by the
parish school board Of the parish of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
Women's Progressive Union
Sends Committee to Madisonville
Work Up Interest In Parish Fair

Mrs. ]. C. Burns, Mrs. VIM Bode-
bender, Miss Kate Eastman, Mrs. E.
R. Moses and Mrs. J. B. Wortham, a
committee working in the interest Of
the parish fair, visited Madisonville,
last Monday. They were received
by fifteen ladies of Madisonville and
Mr.. w. E. Woods and Mr.. Haas.
The Madisonville women have enter
ed into the present-day movement
for organization and are working
harmoniously for the advancement
of schools and civic progress, and re-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

is hoped therefore that the impor-
tance of raising the money needed
will not be overlooked, and that the
attendance at this dance will add
nice lump of money to the funds
needed. There will be good music
and every one who enjoys dancing
win have a good time. Those who
do not dance will know they have
aided worthy cause.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

means of aiding in maintaining the
school. Every parent is vita1ly in
terested in the success of the school.
There is not one that does not de-
sire to see that his child is fortified
for the battle OF life with an educa-
tion that will enable it to earn q
livlihood and be equipped for the
social position that must be main
tanned by the successful citizen. It
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
Dance at Abita Springs Tonight
For Benefit of School Fund. League
Appeals to All to Help the School

The Abita Springs School League
Will give a dance at the pavilion. in
Abita this evening at s o'clock p. NJ,
and The admission will be 10 and Is
cents. St. Tammany parish has made
wonderful progress edueational}y in
the past few years, and Abita Spring;
has been keeping pace with the spirit
that has been awakened in our COM
munity; but there has been many OBJ
stacles to overcome and there has
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

ceived the idea of a permanent fair
organization with favor. The ladies
of the committee are high in their
praise of the kindness and considera-
tion with which they were received
and with the promises given of
hearty cooperation in carrying out
the fair proposition. 1t was promis-
ed that all the aid possible would be
given, and also that the matter
would be brought before the town
council OF Madisonville in an effort
to secure an appropriation for the
fair.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

been some depreciation in the rcve-
nues for schools purposes, due to
causes that have nothing to do with
the sentiment of the people. It has
come to- pass that the individual
school districts must do. something
for the support of their schools if
they wish to have a full school term
for their children. To meet the exi-
gencies Of the case, the Abita School
Improvement League takes this
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
Sample Oil Outcroppings Sent Geologis,

these points has been forwarded to
the Geological Department at Wash
ington for official analysis. Geolo-
gist Finch, when here, was attracted
by these indications of oil.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
Entertainment at Madisonville Tonight

There will be an entertainment in
Madisonville tonight given by the
School League. The funds will be
used to aid in securing an eight
months school term. Mrs. DR.. Ney
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
STRAWBERRY PICKERs AND
PACKERS ATTENTION. T

: The St. Tammany Farmers
Association members will need
at least 500 pickers and pack
ers to move the coming crop.
Experienced hands will be, paid
top wages. Send your name and
address to the Association secre-
tary SO that you can be enrolled
on the employment committees
hist.
ST. TAMMANY FARMERS
ASSOCIATION, Box '335, Gov
ington, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
Silver Tea Has
Been Postponed
To April 16d

The silver tea that was to have
been given by Miss Kate Eastman on
Friday, has been postponed on ac-
count Of the Swain Show being in
town. 1t win be given Friday,
April 16, instead.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

is president Of the League and is en-
thusiastic over the possibilities Of or
ganized effort. Everybody who can
should attend, because it is matter
in which everybody should be inter
ested.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

The outcroppings Of crude oil
emulsion in the lands at Sulphur
Springs has attracted so much atfen-
Ition that a sample Of the earth at
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
AB|TA SPRINGS
0RCAN|zESCET
BUSY CLUBS

IAere were TWO progressive unions
organized in AMta Springs last week,
one by the men and one by the wo-
men, and besides these there IL the
WOmen's Improvement League, for
merly the School Improvement
League.
Abita realizes the fact that its
growing popularity as summer re-
sort is creating q strong demand for
improvements beyond its present rev.
enues. 1t will require much work to
be done by civic leagues and by per-
sonal interest in the advancement Of
the town. Also the support Of the
public schools for an eight-months
or full term will require that funds
be raised above the amount now
available. There is much to be done
and the citizens are now laying plans
to get the very best results Of . CO.
operative movement to boost, build
up and make the best of every 0ppor-
tunity.
The following officers of the I'm
ion were elected at the meeting last
Saturday:
President, Capt. G. E. Millar: Sec
retary, Judge A. O. Pons: treasurer,
Robert Mendow.
The Women's Progressive Union
elected the following officers
President, Mrs. ]. p. Rausch; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. L. Allen: cor
responding secretary, Miss 9. G.
Thorn; treasurer, Mrs. w. l.. War
rem. There are 20 members. and
they meet on the second Tuesday Of
each month.
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Marshal Day. Marshal Schults says
taas the money was turned over TO
him by Night Marshal Day and that
ho turned 1t over to the clerk. bit
as there appeared to be some de-
fc:ency In the record Of th.s transac-
ton, he paid the money again. White
thls part Of the transaction Was sat-
isfactorily settled. the fact that Mar.
shall Day had struck much smaller
nan for making an assertion which
wae true as far as his understanding
Of the case was concerned seemed 70
the. mayor an action that deserved to
be punished. and was unbec lmlng Of
an ohicer. Therefore ne suspended
him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10
our hundred seventeen (313,417.oo)

Continued ON page 3.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

CONTINUED on page 4.)
Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-04-30
STOCK MOVEMENT
TO COMMENCE AT
ALAM0G0RD0 SOON

ap,ci.l oaHsssronnsAes 70 SoH,ana sovanAli
Alamogordo. n NJ. April 2a.--De-
llveries will be commenced Friday,
Nav Z, on the contracts which John
SNYDER. local cattle operator, began
making several months ago. The first
shipment, of approximately twenty
ears, will be made from Tularosa on
that date. and the next day, May s, a
shipment of forty cars will move from
the Alamogordo pens. followed by
fifty cars from Turquoise on MAY TO-.
on MAY 90, a shipment OF twenty cars
win 20 from Carlsbad and ten cars
from Oscura on June l. The cattle
are principally steers and will be
shipped to pastures In northern New
Mexico. Colorado and the panhandle
country.
Miss Pearl Fletcher, teacher, and
the members of the domestic science
class No. :, Of the Otero county high
school, are receiving many oompll-
ments upon the o'clock dinner which
they served for the school directors
and their wives, County Superintend-
ent and Mrs r. s. Upton. City Su-
perintendent and Mrs. J. Manley
Morgan. The department OF domestic
science, organized only few years
ago. is now recognized as one OF the
most important of the school The
young ladies comprising class No. 2
are, Misses Florence Abel. Georgia
Hunter, Lillian Shields, Ankle oliver
Florence johnson, Dinorah Boucher
Pearl Irrasier, Orna smith, Ellen Hun
ter, Carol Fetzer, Aileen Whitmore
Grace Taylor. Alice reed, Della Swift
Lavaden Messer, Henrie Oliver.