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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13
School Board

Mr.. w. H. Kahl presented the FOL,
lowing resolution and moved its
adoption:
Whereas, in the opinion of this
board it is necessary and advisable
that a special election be ordered to
be held in School District No. S, OF
the parish of st. Tammany, Louisi-
ana, at which there shall be submit
ted the following propositions, to-
wit:
l. To levy a special tax of 1--WE
($.OO5) mills on the dollar on all
property in School District No. 5 Of
the parish Of st. Tammany, Louisi-
ana, subject to State taxation annu-
ally for q period of ten years, be-
ginning with and including the year
1916. for the purpose of providing
additional aid to the public schools
Of the said school district.
2. To incur debt and issue bonds
to the amount Of fifty-five hundred
($55OO.0O) dollars; to run not long
er than five years from date and to
bear interest not exceeding five per
cent per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally for the purpose Of constructing
and furnishing public school build
ings within said School District No.
5, title to which shall vest in the
public; therefore,
Be it resolved, by the parish board
OF school directors Of the. parish of
st. Tammany, Louisiana. in legal
session convened, as follows:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13
RHEUMATISM YIELDS QUICKLY
TO SLOAN'S.

You cant prevent an attack of
rheumatism from coming on, but you
can stop 1t almost Immediately.
Sloan's Liniment gently applied to
the sore joint or muscle penetrates
in few minutes to the inflamed spot
that causes the pain. It soothes the
hot, tender, swollen feeling. and In a
very short time brings relief that is
almost unbelievable until you ex-
perience It. Get bottle of Sloan's
Eminent for Csc of any druggist and
have it in the house against colds,
sore and swollen joints, lumbago,
sciatica and like ailments. Yuori
money back is not satisfied, but It
does give instant relief.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13
THAW NOT CRAZY, ATTORNEYS
PLEA TO PLOT CHARGE.
FIRST Day Of Trial Ends With tho
Jury Box Filled.

New Lork, March SIN the room
where the twice faced jury for the
murder of Stanford White, Harry K
Thaw today went on trial for con-
spring to escape from the state hos
pital for the criminal insane at Mat
teawan. With him as co-defendants
were five men who, the state alleges,
were parties to the alleged consplra-
cy. The entire day was required to
complete the jury. Taking of testi-
mony will begin tomorrow.
From the outset it was evident the
trial would be another fight for
Thaw's freedom. The defendant S
attorneys plainly intimated that with
the permission of the court they
would offer evidence designed to
prove their client was sane when he
escaped from the asylum. Such be-
ing the case, they said, in examining
talesmen, the defendant was. being
detained illegally at the time OF his
fight. =.
The states contention, as outlined,
while an assistant district attorney
was questioning talesmen, is that
Thaw, although insane at the time
of his escape, nevertheless was COM
petent to enter into a conspiracy and
that therefore he should be punished
accordingly.
In obtaining the jury each side
used only three of its five peremp-
tory challenges. Thaw now and then
assisted in selecting the jurymen.
His co-defendants, however, rarely,
il ever, offered any suggestions.
These co-defendents are Richard ].
Butler, formerly state assemblyman;
Roger Thimpson, alleged to have
been the driver of the machine in
which Thaw fed; Michael O'Keefe,
Eugene Duffy and Thomas Flood.
When the adjournment wastaken
upon the competition of the jury,
Thaw was escorted to the sheriff s
Office on the floor above the court
room. There he greeted his white
haired mother, who, with Mrs. Geo.
Carnegie, his sister, and Josiah Thaw,
his half brother, were in court all
day. Thaw kissed his mother and
then he two sat opposite each other
and held a brief whispered confer
ence.
Thaw appeared to have taken on
considerable weight since his return
from New Hampshire. His face was
rudy and he seemed in good physi-
cal condition.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13
KEEP YOUR BOWLS REGULAR.

AS everyone knows, the bowels are
the sewerage system of the body, and
it is of the greatest Importance that
they move once each day. IT your
bowels become constipated, take a
dose OF Chamberlain Tablets just
after supper and they will correct
the disorder. Obtainable everywhere.
ADV.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13
F. F. WIGGINGTON.
G. v. WHARTON.
BENZ. M. MILLER.

4NVCeS1 y Il WUI1C
! certify the above and foregoing
to be true copy of the original as
recorded in the Mortgage and Con-
veyance Office of st. Tammany par
ish. in Charter Book |. page
BENZ. M. MILLER,
mar6-6t Notary Public.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13

Inc cap1tal STOCK OF tnlS corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum of
fifty thousand ($5O,000) dollars di-
vided into and represented by five
hundred 5000 shares of the par
value of one hundred $4,000 dollars
each, which shall be paid for In cash
or it's equivalent in property, either
real or personal; this corporation
shall begin business and be a going
concern as soon as twenty-five thou
sand ($25,000) dollars of its capital
stock shall have been subscribed.
The capital stock may be increased
to one hundred thousand ($1OO,O00)
dollars.
Citation shall be served on the
president, or in his absence on the
secretary.
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed by Board of Di-
rectors, composed of seven stock
holders, four of whom shall form a
quorum, to be elected by the stock
holders annually, by ballot, on the
first Monday Of January, 1916, or on
any subsequent date fixed by the
Board, in case of no election taking
place on said day. Each stockhold-
| er shall be entitled to one vote.
Said Board shall have the right
to make all bylaws and change and
alter the same at pleasure; to use a
corporate seal, the same to alter or
break at pleasure.
The first Board of Directors shall
be composed of Fritz Salmen, ]. A.
Salmen, F. w. Salmen, L. T. Miles,
E. F. HALEY, w. E. Eddins and ]. A.
Bousquet, Jr., of whom Fritz Salmen
shall be president, ]. A. Salmen, vice
president; e. F. HALEY, secretary;
F. w. Salmen, treasurer, and they
shall hold Office until the first Mon
day in January, 1916, or until their
successors are elected and take their
place.
That in the event any stakeholder
should elect to sell his stock, 1t is
hereby made obligatory on him to
first tender it to the other members
Of the company, and they have thir-
ty (30) days option within which
to purchase the same at market price
before stakeholder can offer the same
for sale in open market.
At the termination of this charter
or the dissolution of the corporation,
the affairs shall be liquidated by the
members of the Board of Directors
as liquidating commissioners.
Thus done and passed before me.
the undersigned Notary Public, on
the day, month and year first here
inabove written in the presence of F.
F. Wiggington and G. Y. Wharton,
competent witnesses, who have sign
ed these presents, together with the
said appearers, and me, Notary, after
due reading Of the whole.
F. Salmen, Slidell, La, so shares.
F. w. Salmen, Slidell, La, per F.
Salmen, so shares.
J. A. Salmen, Sidell, La, SO
shares.
l.. T. Miles. Slidell, La, IS shares.
E. F. HALEY, Slidell, La, Is shares
w. E. Eddins, Slidell, La, Is
shares.
J. A Bousquet. .Jr., slidell. La.
% shares.
Witnesses:
F.. F. WIGGINGTON.
G. v. WHARTON.
BENZ. NJ. MILLER,
Notary Public
certify the above and foregoing
to be true copy of the original as
recorded in the Mortgage and Com
veyance Office of St. Tammany par
ish. in Charter Book /, page
BENZ. NJ. MILLER,
mar6-6t Notary Public.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13

nlgn In price ana IL was nara 10 gel
labor, as there was little money with
which help could be hired. This con-
dition made it imperative that the
southern farmer produce some crop
which could be readily sold to buy
. clothing or other necessities. This
method of farming caused some lands
to be planted in cotton for as long
as thirty years in succession, which
depleted the soil to such an extent
that livestock is necessary to build
up the soils to their former state of
fertility.
Abandonment Of the One Crop
System.
The spread Of the Mexican boil
weevil over the western and the CEN
trail portion Of the South has caused
many farmers to abandon the one
crop system and begin diversified
farming and the rotation of their
crops. Diversified farming in the
South means the production OF more
grain. hays and other roughages,
which leads up to the production Of
livestock to consume them.
It is with the idea Of getting away
from the old one-crop system, les
sening the damage done by the boil
weevil, increasing the fertility of the
soil, doing away with q large portion
OF the credit system with the result
ing nigh rates of interest attached to
It, and producing their quota Of the
meats in order to avert q greater
Bhortage than at present exists. that
The raising of livestock and conse-
uuently diversification Of farming is
arxed upin the southern people.
The cheapness Of lands through
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13
PROCLAMATION.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of St.
Tammany, Town Of Gov.
ingtOn.
Notice Of Election.

Whereas, the Honorable w. H.
Kentzel, A. r. Smith and A. G. NC
Cormack, duly elected Aldermen OF
the town council Of the town Of Gov
ington, Louisiana, having resigned on
the I'd day Of March. 1915. and said
designations having been accepted by
the Mayor and town council of the
town of Covington;
Therefore /, p. J. Lacroix, Mayor
Of the said town of Covington, do
hereby declare that three vacancies
exist in the town council of the town
of Covington, and by authority in
vested In me by the laws Of the State
of Louisiana, and the charter of the
town of Covington, do hereby give
notice that an election will be held
in the town of Covington at the
courthouse for the purpose of elect
ing three members of the town coun-
Gil Of the town of Covington, to fill
the unexpired terms of the said Hons.
w. H. Kentzel, A. r. Smith and A. G..
Mccormack, resigned, on the 25th
day of March, 1915. Said polls shall
be open from 10 o'clock a. m, and
close at O'Clock p. M, Of said day,
and said election shall be held under
the supervision of the Mayor and
two Aldermen of the town council of
The town Of Covington, namely, P. J ).
Lacroix, mayor, and D. l. Addisan
and F. j. Martindale, aldermen. as
provided by the charter Of the town
of Covington.
In witness whereof, /, said mayor.
have hereunto signed my name Of
ficially at my said Office in the town
of Covington, arish Of st. Tam
many, State Of Louisiana, on this Sd
day of March, 1915.
P.J. LACROIX,
Mayor Of Town Of Covington.
Attest:
L. A. PERREAND,
Secretary Of Town Council.
mar6-3t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13
Notice to Voters.

To vote in favor of any PROPOSE
ton submitted upon this ballot,
place cross (X) mark after the
word yes" to vote against it place
a similar mark after the word INC"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13

2. To incur debt and issue bonds
to the amount Of fifty-fve hundred
($5500.00) dollars to run not long
er than five years from date and to
bear interest not exceeding five per
cent per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally, for the purpose of constructing
and furnishing public school build
ings within said School District No.
5. title to which shall vest in the
public.
Section 2. That the secretary Of
this board be and he is hereby in
structed to have prepared for. use at
the said special election a sufficient
number Of ballots on each of which
shall be printed all of the PROPOSE
tions mentioned in section one Of this
resolution arranged in such manner
as to enable the voters to vote on
each one separately and in the fol-
lowing form:
Proposition No. 4.
Proposition to levy a special
tax Of five ($.0O5) mills
on the dollar on all prop
erty in school district No. YES
5, subject to State taxa
ton annually for period
of ten years. beginning -
with and including the
year 1916, for the pur-
pose of giving addition NO
al aid to public schools of
said district. i------
Proposition No. 2.
To incur debt and issue -
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
ITALY WANTS LOAN
IN UNITED STATES
New Workers Organizing
Syndicate to Take Care of
$25,000,00O Six Per Cent
Bond Issue.

New York, Oct. 1S.-(Special to
The Press) Lee Higginson & Co.,
bankers, fiscal agents in the United
States for the Italian government,
are actively engaged in the forma-
ton of a syndicate to float $25, OOO,-
900 worth of Italian war bonds,
bearing six per cent interest. The
bonds will run one year and will
be issued in denominations of 500,
$500 and $1,000, as in the case of
the Anglo-French loan. Money
realized from the sale of bonds will
remain in this country to be used
in the purchase of munitions and
supplies.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22

Kennett, Mo, Oct. 1S.-(Special
to The Press) Bob Shans and his
son, Will Shans, tenants on place
owned by George Davis near Bran
non, three miles south of Horners-
Vile, were shot and instantly killed
by Oscar LaXon, son-in-law of Bob
Shans, on the principal street in
Brannon Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Iaxon used an automatic
Winchester rifle, firing two balls,
one striking Bob Shans in the right
breast and the other penetrating
the left breast of viii Shans.
Details of the tragedy are hard
to obtain, but from the best inform
cd sources in Hornersville it is
learned that family troubles had
caused an estrangement between the
Shans and Laxons. Oscar LaXon
married a daughter of Bob Shans.
Laxon and his wife lived on the
Ed Tinnin place with LaXon's faith
err, Jim Laxon, about one hundred
and fifty yards from the Davis farm
where the Shans live.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
two MURDERED NEAR HORNERSVILLE
SATURDAY; FATHER AND SON KILLED

Saturday afternoon Bob and Will
Shans met Jim Laxon, father of
Oscar LaXon, in Brannon and a
quarrel ensued, resulting in a
street fight. 1t is alleged both
Shans assaulted the elder LaXon.
One Of them is alleged to have
struck Laxon on the head with a
whip handle and the other inflict-
ed a knife wound on LaXon's hip.
While the fight was in progress
young Oscar Laxon arrived on the
scene with a Winchester. He put a
speedy end to the difficulty by
shooting down both Shans.
Laxon is said to have surrendered
himself to the officers and is now
in Jail at Kennett The elder Laxon
was not placed under arrest.
Another young man named Shans,
not related to the victims of the
tragedy, was also placed under ar
rest. 1t is charged he had hand
in fomenting the trouble between
the Laxons and Shans.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
TSAAC'S SON
WAS A PIKBR

Arkansas City, Ark, Oct Is
Wednesday night about 10 o'clock,
at a point about four and a half
miles west Of this place, a car driv-
en- by J. r. Shelton, city marshal,
and occupied by Sheriff George r.
Lacy, struck and killed a deer.
Sheriff Lacy was on his way to Nc
Gahee to get a train to Monroe,
La, to return one of the prisoners
who broke Jail here Sunday night,
and City Marshal Shelton was driv-
ing the car, Ford, which was al
most ditched when the deer was
struck. King Belsr of this place
and R. A. Culpepper of Pine Bluff
were also in the car. AS the deer
jumped into the middle of the road
the car struck it in the neck,
breaking its neck. After loading
the deer the party proceeded, Sher-
if Lacy going to Monroe and the
remainder of the party returning
with the deer.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
MOTOR CAR LEAVES TRACK
KILLING FIFTEEN PEOPLE

Topkea, Kan, Oct. 16.-(Special
to The Press. Fifteen people are
reported to have been killed and
fifty injured this morning when a
Blue Valley motor car, operating on
the Union Pacific system, plunged
into Blue river one mile south of
Randolph, Kan. The accident Oc
Cured at a point almost midway
way between Randolph and Mon
terey, where the Union Pacific track
hugs the banks of the Blue river.
The car was bound from Manhat
tan (where the Blue river empties
into the Kansas river) to Lincoln,
Neb. For a distance of nearly fifty
miles the Union Pacific wends its
way through the Blue river valley,
crossing and re-crossing the stream
at several points. Todays accident
carried the car down a steep en-
bankment into the river, according
to reports received by Union Pacific
officials at Topeka, but at the time
this report came in it was impOssi
BILE to accurately verify the number
of dead or injured, Two bodies
were received during the morning,
while ten or twelve others are miss
ing,
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
MAIL TO GERMANY
NOT REPLIED TO
Gus Lauchsteadt of LATE
SAYS No Word Has Come
From Prussia Since Italy
Joined Entente.
(F,rom Mondays Daily Press)


Gus Lauchsteadt, prominent
German farmer of the LATE vicinity,
spent the morning in Paragould
looking after business matters. Mr.
East Prussia near Allenstein, made
a visit to that part of Germany last
summer prior to the war, returning
home about a month after hostili-
ties were in full swing. He stated
this morning that since the active
alliance of Italy with the triple en-
tente, he had not heard q word
from home ON account of interrupt
ed mail service. Prior to Italy's
participation letters were routed
through Switzerland, thence to an
Italian port, both Italy and Switzer-
land being neutral countries. With
the entrance Of Italy into the con-
flagration, Germany was completely
shut off from the outside world ex-
cept through the Netherlands, Den
mark and Sweden, and mail sent
out of the empire now usually comes
by way of Rotterdam. The sudden
interruption of service, however,
leads Mr.. Lauchsteadt to the belief
that both German and neutral cen
sors are so careful regarding in
formation leaving the central en-
pires that it is next to impossible
to hear from home. Letters writ
ten to East Prussia are not return
ed, but there are no indications that
delivery is made.
Mr. Lauchsteadt is, of course,
firm in his conviction of ultimate
triumph for German and Austrian
arms.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
NAV Buy Prison Farms.

Little Rock, Oct. 15.-The state
penitentiary board is considering
two or three propositions for the
purchase of convict farm for
white convicts, and it is believed
that a deal for one of the farms
offered will be closed within the
next week or 10 days, The farm,
it is said, is located near England,
Lonoke county. The legislature
several years ago passed bill au-
thorizing the penitentiary board to
purchase a farm for the exclusive
use of white convicts, to be paid for
out of the earnings of the peniten-
tiary.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22

Little Rock, Oct. 1S.-(Special
to The Press Petition for re-
hearing before the supreme court in
the case against Ed Lawson, appeal
ed from Clay county, was filed to-
day. Attorneys for the state insist
that important items of testimony
were overlooked when the supreme
court decide the case two weeks
ago. The motion in full follows:
MOTION FOR REHEARING.
Comes the appellee and for
grounds for rehearing states:
FIRST: That the court erred in
holding that there was a variance
between the evidence of the prose
cutting witness and the allegations
contained in the Indictment.
SECOND: That the court erred
in failinz to consider the testimony
Of the prosecuting witness given in
his examination in chief, which was
the same as the allegation set out
in the indictmcnt; that the court
erred in failing to consider the ape-
cific instruction given by the trial
court covering the conflicting state
ments made by the prosecuting wit
ness in his evidence in chief and
cross examination, and erred in
failing to give due weight to the
finding of the jury under this in
struction.
WHEREFORE, Appellee prays
that the court reconsider its oDin-
ion reversing this judgment for a
new trial, and that appellee have
two weeks within which to file its
brief on said motion for rehearing.
BARKER VS.. LACK.
The court affirmed ]. c. Barker
VS. r. A. Lack, appealed from Clay
county chancery. The case involv-
ed ownership to a stock of goods at
Piggott. j. G.. Barker, owner of
the gos ds prior to October, 1913, ne
gotiated with r. A. Lack for sale.
Barker, it is alleged, represented to
Lack that debts against the stock
would not exceed 81, 500 to $4,000,
and that the stock of goods would
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
PETITION FOR REHEARING ASKED BY
STATE IN CASE AGAINST ED LAWSON

not exceed $4,000 in value. When
an invoice was taken it was found
that invoices would nearly double
the amount stated. 1t is also al
legged that Barker would not permit
use Of original invoices in the cal
culations, but insisted that copies
be used; also that actual indebted
ness amounted to approximately $4,-
600.
WARD VS.. WARD.
The case of J. J. Ward VS.. T. j.
Ward, appealed from Clay county,
was affirmed.
HAYS VETOES UPHELD.
Gov Hays veto of legislative ap-
preparations amounting to $63G,000
was sustained by the supreme court
in an opinion handed down by Jus
tice Kirby, Hart and Smith dissent
ing The decision means that none
of the funds provided by the lesis-
lature in these items vetoed by the
governor, which included funds for
the agricultural schools and state
institutions, viii be available.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
No Stock For Him.

Farmer Hardpate's place lay right
in the line of the approaching rail-
way survey, and the company was
anxious to conciliate the old man.
The diplomatic agent went out to
see him, and finally thought to
clinch the matter, saying: "Our
company offers you $500 in cash
and $1,000 worth of stock for the
right of way through your farm"
'No, street" retorted old Hard
pate. 81 don't want no railroad
runnin' around here. Fust thing
We know yeH be KILN some of my
live stock an I'd have to hep pay
for it as a stakeholder" -Chicago
News.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
OFF DAY HOLDS
PARD0NS DOWN
Only Four Issued Yesterday by Gov,
Hays-Not q Single Murderer
Is Turned Out.

Little Rock, Oct. 16.-(Special to
The Press) Memories, doubtless,
OF an afternoon or evening spent
as the guest of the Miller brothers
at their famous "101 Wild West
Show" flashed through the COVER
nor's mind yesterday, and, hearken-
ing to the still Small Voice" he
issued a pardon to Robert Ian Cas-
ter, former employe of the big
ranch show Caster had offended
the states dignity only by forgery,
which, after all, isn't so great an
offense as murder or rape or arson.
So the governor turned Caster out.
But the Voice, still and small,
yet plainly audible, kept whisper
ing to Gov. Hays-the voice of
John Barleycorn crying in the will
derness. w. R. Grady of Lee
county, fined 500 for operating
blind tiger, applied to His Excel
lercy either in person or by proxy.
The pardon was writ"
Lee Wright of Argenta, convicted
for violation of the overdraft law,
was also pardoned, as was X. w.
barrett, charged with the same Of
Tense.
This was somewhat of an off par
don day with the governor in that
no' a single murderer was turned
out of the penitentiary.