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LETTER SETTING RIGHT SOME WRONG
IDEAS AS TO DISTRIBUTION OF DONATIONS
OR FUNDS CONTRIBUTED TO DEPARTMENT

is maintained solely and only by the
fifty cents per month personal as
sessment of each individual active
member of the association, even then
a considerable part of this personal
assessment is now being used toward
defraying some expenses that should
be taken care of from other sources.
However, the fact that so very little
interest is shown In regard to the
Fire Company's financial end by 9TH
ers than members, it has been neces-
sary to use not only the relief fund
money, but all other money available
to defray expenses, ETC., as they oc-
cur.
We are glad to mention that there
is now a new life put in the Fire De
partment and renewed interest is be-
ing substantially shown, and in be
half of the association as we'll a.
myself wish to publicly express our
thanks and gratitude to the gentle
men, whose names appear below, who
so willingly and generously con-
tributed to the honor roll, and we
trust this publication will be an in
centive and the means Of securing
quite a large list for our next issue.
We wish especially to thank Mr..
Vic Frederick for his generous and
unqualified donation of the old All
Dome building to the Fire Depart.
ment. This donation on the part 0
Mr.. Frederick is only an addition
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
DEPUTY ED. LACR0IX SHOOTS GEORGE
WOODS, AN ESCAPING NEGRO PRISONER

Deputy Sheriff Ed. Lacroix shot
and killed George Woods, a negro
prisoner, just short distance from
the jail, last Sunday. The shooting
occurred about o'clock and notice
was Immediately sent to Coroner
Heintz, who was at Slidell, and he
came up on the evening train, hold
ing the inquest within half an hour
after his arrival. Chief Deputy Wal
ter Galatas was placed in charge of
the jury room and such witnesses as
knew anything Of the affair were no
tilted. The jury brought in verdict
Of justifahle homicide: The body
was turned over to the Poole under
for burial.
Violent death is always shocking,
and when the shooting occurred
there was some unfavorable COM
ment, but investigation has brought
out good many facts that changes
the complexion of things consider
ably.
Just before the shooting, Lacroix
was standing on the steps leading to
the Jail door, which was open. All
the prisoners were in except Woods,
who fingered outside and said he did
not want to go in. Lacroix told him
to hurry up and come on. Woods
then said he would not go into the
Jail; that he would die first. La
eroix told him to come on and get in-
side; that he had had trouble enough
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE PUTS
KINK IN JESUITS' STRAIGHT
ALWAYS-C CONQUER SCHEDULE,

Sunday. April 25, the St. Paups
College baseball team played the
Jesuit High School of New Orleans at
st. Paurs Stadium. 1t was one OF
the fastest and cleanest games ever
played on this diamond, st. Paul win
ming by the score of 2 to 0.
Delcambre's pitching was q fea-
ture of the game. He struck out 13
Jesuit batters, and allowed them only
4 hits, Gaudin getting two of these.
Leblanc, St. Paul's second base
man, celebrated his return to the
game after being laid up with q
sprained ankle for three weeks, by
getting two hits and doing fine field
ing. One of his hits was two-bag-
ger, which scored the only runs maze
by St. Paul.
Gaudin, left fielder for Jesuit, play
ed star game. His good judgment
Of a fly ball robbed the st. Paul bat
ters of many hits. Gaudin also did
some nice stick work.
There was very strong wind Sun
day. and had it not been for this,
Chauvin, st. Paul's center fielder,
would have most probably been cred
tied with two home runs, but as the
wind was there he only got a two
bagger.
Messrs. F. Lefort and J. H. Smith
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

was not armed, but as he had been
out working in the yard as a trusty,
Lacroix did not know but that he
might have been passed a weapon.
Woods was a desperate negro. He
was serving a sentence for cutting
another negro and had a bad charac-
ter generally. He also had an un-
comfortable temper and was difficult
to handle with the working gang or
the road, having recently struck one
of the gang with a spade, and he
could not be allowed to work near
any one he disliked. So .Lacroix had
always had considerable trouble with
him and had to watch him continu-
ously.
When interviewed, Sheriff Brews-
ter said that Lacroix -yas the best
deputy he had ever had. One that
he could always trust to carry out
instructions implicitly. That he had
known him to stay out all night in
the woods with a negro criminal and
then walk miles with him to keep
him out Of the clutches Of mob
seeking to lynch him. That while he
considered him perfectly fearless he
did not believe him to be cruel or
that he would wantonly take any
ones life. He would place the mat
ter before the grand jury because he
believed that the fullest investiga-
tion should be given to every matter
of this nature. 1t was due to the
public and It was due to Lacrox that
q thorough investigation of the whole
matter should be made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
The King S Daughters and Sons Convention
- - Was Closed With Sunday S Exercises

The convention OF the Kius' 8
Daughter; and Sons, which was con-
Guided last Sunday, leaves in it's wake
that softening sense Of happiness AMI
Testfulness that is the reward of all
noble s,ork. Communion with such
La larg2 body of workers in noble
cause, sharing the Inspirations tia t
have tutored the mind in the obliga-
tions OF man to man; fidelity to the
Kings service, SO aptly expressed in
the precept of the conservation,
Whatever work Thou hast for me
tc 40, give it unto my hand;' look
Ing into faces that have grown happy
in this consecrated service AMI that
are bright with memories vi deeds
that have brought happiness to the
hopeless-these are the influences that
have awakened new energy for she
future and pleasant "reminiscences OF
the past, and that have left Coying-
ton workers more than ever eager to
accomplish good things for the order.
There were many pleasing features
IL the entertainment OF the colven-
ton, in the recitations, singing, etc,
especially the Little Sunbeams."
Mrs. Sommeryille, state president,
made an excellent presiding officer,
shaving great tact as we'll as execu-
tive ability and force Of character.
After services by Rev. A. w. mott
pauir, of the Methodist Church, on
the first day of the convention. Fri
aay. April 23, at $3.50 a. m.. Mrs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

Covington, La, April %, 1915.
In order to correct some wrong
Impressions and ideas of some peo-
pie, beg a little space in your valu-
able columns.
While soliciting honorary member
ships and financial assistance in be-
half OF the Fire Association of Cow
ington, it has, on several occasions,
been mentioned to me that there
would be no objections to subscrib-
Ing, il this subscription went to the
Fire Company Fund proper. A good
many people are under the impress
sion that these subscriptions go to
the general fund, and are applied In
part to what is known as the sick
relief fund. This impression. am
glad to say, is entirely wrong; and
right here l wish to positively assue
every one who is disposed to con
tribute toward the Fire Association
that every cent so contributed is
turned over Qess the commission for
collection) to Mr.. r. L. Aubert, the
treasurer, and is in turn deposited
in bank for the exclusive use of de-
fraying current expenses and general
equipment, etc, and not one cent OF
this money is credited to the associa-
tion's sick relief fund.
It is well to mention that the re-
lief fund feature is side issue OF
the association pure and simple, and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
Parkview Theatre Celebrates Its
Second Anniversary Nav 3. 1915

Monday, May Sd, will mark the
second anniversary of Parkview
Theatre, Covington's only little play
house. 1t is hard to realize that two
fieeting years have sped by since it's
doors were first opened to, the pub
lies pleasure seekers. 1t has stood
the mighty criticisms Of the public
and still opens it's doors with, the
same regularity as of old, even tho
the public is not responsive to the
three color Autographs as when Park
view frst opened. Now Covington's e
only little theatre is crawling into its
third year of existence and it appeals
to the theatre goers to have a care
and heart as well. 1t appeals for
little more attention from pleasure
seekers and a little more interest
from outsiders as we'll. The manag-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

with him and didn't want any more.
Instead of going in the Jail, how
ever, he moved off, remarking that
he had the key to his wife's room ;
that there was a revolver in there
and that he was going to get it. He
was just slipping around the corner
of the courthouse when Lacroix fred,
the bullet entering one side Of his
body near the arm and coming out
the other side, passing through the
heart. Woods then turned and walk
ed toward the Jail and fell near the
steps, expiring in a few minutes.
Lacroix states that he had little
time to think. The jail door was
open and he could not leave the steps
without giving the prisoners an op-
portunity to escape. Another second
and Woods would have been behind
the courthouse. He fired point
blank, with no particular aim. He
regretted the necessity for the act,
but performed his duty to the best
of his judgment at the time.
Sheriff Brewster has suspended La
croix and will have the Shooting tax
en- up by the grand jury.
1t is difficult matter to get {
good deputy sherin He must not
only be dependable and trustworthy
but he must be absolutely fearless.
Such men know that in dealing with
desperate characters life may easily
be sacrificed by being too slow with
his gun. He always considers his
life as worth more than that of the
criminal. AS It happened, Woods
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

! Solnmerville introduced Internation-
al President Mrs. Anthony H. Evans
Mrs Evans is from New York, and is
the wife of Rev. A. H. Evans, prcla'
! inent Presbyterian clergyman of the t
| city. The many nice things said OF
Mrs. Evans were fully exempIfec
by closer acquaintance with her, for
at no time since the visit of the late
dearly beloved Sophie Wright has
any one come SO close to the hearts
OF the people of Covington as Mrs.
Evans. She is splendid example
of refined, christian womanhooi,
charming in her personality ana sisl-
pl;city, resourceful, earnest anc Wig
o.ous in her undertakings for the
order.
Mrs. Evans spoke Interestingly CT
he: trip to New Orleans and to Gov
ington, and expressed her grea. ap-
probation of the warm welcome that
had been given her. She said that
Cov;ngton was one of the most beau
tiful places in the world-so rich il
the gifts of nature and so warm in
the hospitality of its people. She
felt certain that spiritual blessing
would follow the effort of the order
for the accomplishment of good.
The morning session was devoted
to the hearing of reports of the va
rious committees and secretaries.
At 2:3O p. M, after devotional ser
vice by Miss Kate Eastman, there was
singing, reading of the minutes, re-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

link to the already long chain 0:
worthy and substantial contributions
to Coyington. 1t is also worthy c
special notice and appreciation, eve
though the water supply in cases o
fire is at times somewhat limited, the
!St. Tammany Ice & Manufacturing
Company is using every effort and
rendering valuable services and as
sistance.
In conclusion beg to say that l
will continue soliciting assistance
for the association both in point of
honorary and active membership, and
trust that in our next publication VS.
will have list Of members big
enough to make the town proud of
its record.
The honor roll follows:
Vic Frederick, donation of Air
Dome building.
Louis Wehrli ............. 800
Howard Burns ........... 500
St. Tammany Banking Com
pany and Savings Bank :. 500
Covington Grocery & Grain
company ....... t,.,. 5.OO
T. NJ. Burns ......,....... 500
Covington Bank & Trust Com
| pany .......... ........ 800
A, j, Planche ...... .... 500
A, Frederick, special donation $50
Very respectfully.
]. R. BARRIOS,
Financial Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
Parish Baseball Notes.

A baseball game between the st..
Paul Juniors and the All Stars will
be played Wednesday at 2 o'clock ON
the Junior diamond at St. Paul's Col
lege. The captains Of both teams
promise one of the fastest games
played on the diamond this season.
Multi, captain Of the All Stars, is
confident that his team will put up
a hard fight and expects to add to
his list OF victories, this game. Sam
Caserta and H. Autes. the pitchers Of
the All Stars, are in fine trim. The
only comment made by Bruno Of the
st. Paul team is that the battery he
will put up will give the All Stars
a chance to hustle. He asserts the
game will be q pitchers battle.
Both teams are confident and are
anxiously awaiting the game.
The lineup is as follows:
All Stars-Mutti, G; s. Caserta, p:
Borey, 1b; F. Autis, 2b; D. McHardy
3b; R. Lacroix, IS; r. McHardy, RI;
H. Autes. II; J. Morgan. ct: j. Bruno,
ct; H. Heintz, IF.
st. Paula. Spangler, c; s. Bruno
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

ers are willing to present to you any
of the high class productions you may
desire, at prices anywhere within rea-
son, provided you will return the lit
tie daily interest in the usual pro-
gram as the managers do to you
while trying to get you to take notice
of the different features Of the week.
The program for Anniversary Night
will consist Of q three reel feature,
presenting Francis x. Bushman, en-
titled STARS Their Courses Change -
and two other reels, in all probabili-
ty a Charles Chaplin two part come
dy, with a prospective matinee at 5
p. M The matinee will depend on
the train service, and will be an
nounced Saturday and Sunday nights
by slides.
General admission for Anniversary
Night will be and 10 cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

p; M. Gondron, 1b; A. Gondron, 2b;
A. Moore, 3b; w. McDermitt, 80: L.
Guidry, RI: A. Clavierie. CT: +. Gra-
ham, II.
Look for results of game in next
issue Of the Farmer.
Covington Grocery Z Grain Co. 70
Slidell.
Slidell was too much for Coving-
ton, in the game played at Slidell last
Sunday. Slidell has q pitcher that
Is qualified to play In the profession
al leagues and it was purely q pitch
er's game. The score was to /,
in favor of Slidell.
Covington Grocery & Grain Co. will
play the Abita team tomorrow (Sun-
day. at Abita Springs.
AbitA Springs W. Madisonville.
Madisonville put It all over Abita
at that town last Sunday. The de-
feat handed to that team was to i.
The game tomorrow ct the Abita
Ball Park is between the Abita team
and the G. 4. 4. g.. Co. ~ both
teams wereadefeated last Sunday, Il
may be expected that the game to-
morrow will be Z hard-founght one.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

Springs to st. TaMmAny be rescjnd-
ed.
A vote was called to pass on above
resolution which resulted % follows:
Yeas: VIM. Bruhl, =. =. Talley,
Herman Schultz, Jno. A. Todd and
f. L. Dutsch. Total s.
Nays: Geo. r. Bierhorst, A. ID.
Crawford and J. b. HowSe. Total 3.
A majority being in favor, the
resolution was adopted.
It was moved and duly seconded
that the police jury change their
meeting day from the third Monday
Of each month to the third Wednes-
day Of each month.
Carried.
It was moved and duly seconded
that the meeting adjourn until the
next regular meeting.
HERMAN SCHULTZ,
President.
p. d. KENTZEL,
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
CONTINUED MEETING OF
THE PARISH POLICE JURY
Covington. La. April rs, 1915.

Covington, La, April 2S, 1915.
The police jury m ct on above date
pursuant to Adjournment. Present:
Herman Schultz. president: VIM.
Bruhl. Geo. F. Bierhorst, E. E. Tai
ley, A. D. Crawford, Jno. A. Todd.
j. B. Howe and r. L. Dutsch.
Absent: Louis Peters and B. A.
Schneider.
The unfinished business of the last
meeting, held on Monday, April IS,
1915, was taken up and after con-
siderable discussion the following
resolution was introduced:
Be 1t resolved by the police jury
in regular session convened, That
the matter Of building additional
roads be left to joint meeting OF
the police jury and good roads COM
mittee, as it has; been In the past,
and that the re solution of the police
jury passed on March 20, 1915, In
regard to building road from Abita
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
"Juggler Maid" Beautiful in Setting.

The entertainment given by the
Covington st;nool, in the auditorium
of the school house, Wednesday
night, for incidental expenses was
one of the most beautifully staged
Of the entertainments given in Gov
ington, mounted with all the oriental
beauty Of Japanese coloring and dis
play, magnificent costumes and deco
rations, it appealed strongly to the
audience as something unique and
different from the usual presenta-
tions of public amusements. The ar
tistic sense of Mr.. Haller was visible
in all the surroundings, and he is
again to be complimented for his tai
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
SISTER ST. PIERRE, LONG ILL,
IS DEAD.
Before Taking Veil Carmelite Nun
Was Miss Anna Blair Ian.
caster.

Sister St. Pierre, of the local order
of Carmelite nuns, died early Tues
day morning after a long illness
Before taking the veil thirty years
ago Sister st. Pierre was Miss Anna
Blair Lancaster, the daughter of the
late William Blair Lancaster, who
edited the Morning Star for twenty
five years.
Surviving Sister St. Pierre are six
sisters and four brothers. Three OF
her sisters are members of the order
of the Sisters of Charity and are sta
toned in Chicago, San Francisco and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

fent in the Al. Of decoration.
While the audience was we'll pleas
ed with the performance, It was not
large enough to encourage the effort
that was made to please. An affair
of that kind should have brought Z
crowded house land reaped the re-
ward that was deserved In the effort
to please.
The music was excellent, but some
OF the voices were not strong enough
to NIL the auditorium. No one can
complain. however, that the moneys
worth was not given, and on the
whole the effort deserves congratu.
lations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
PURPLE AND WHITE CREAM s
AS WELL ASsDECORATlONS

Purple and white. purple and<white,
In windows, in doors,
In houses and stores,
Round the bulbs of electric light.
Fen the ice cream sweet
At Kings Daughters retreat
Showed the colors, purple and white.
For Schonberg, the druggist,
Sure did have the snuggest,
The up-to-date gayest hold-out,
For guests and convention;
No chance for dissemtion.
To use the common sarbuck, there
Is more truth than poetry in the
above assertion. Schon.berg's Phar-
macy, the headquarters of the Ice
cream contingent Of the Kings
Daughters, was beautiful to look up
on, with its elaborate decorations in
the colors Of the order. Up-to-date
is an expression that 1ats 1t exactly.
1t would have been u-to-date in any
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

Nine boys and girls of the high
school left Covington Friday for Bat
on Rouge to take part in the school
rally at that place. They will take
part in the competitive exercises Of
the different schools of the State,
Friday and Saturday, and it is to be
hoped that some Of the honors of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
Big Meet at St. PauPs College NAV 9.

A week from tomorrow the first
meet of the year will take place at
st. Pauls College. Coach Comma
gere has been working up some good
materia; for this event and he says
i: will be a hummer. The contests
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

Birmingham. The other three sis
ters of Sister st. Pierre reside in New
Orleans. They are Miss NJ. C. and
Elizabeth Lancaster and Mrs. Edith
L. Collins.
The brothers surviving the Carme-
lite nun are Judge j. b. Lancaster, of
Covington; J. r. Lancaster, of Penn
sylvania, and A. d. and w. B. Lam
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

Will be between st. Paul's College,
St. Pau.s Athletic Associatio. and
the Catholic Athletic Association ct
New Orleans, one of the strongest
athletic associations in the South.
Full details OF, the meet will be given
in the next issue Of the Farc1er.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
Public School Children Off for Rally

occasion will fall to the lot of s
Tammany parish. The party was
chaperoned by Prof and Mrs. Lyon.
The names of the contestants are Civ
en- below:
Whitaker Riggs, defamation; Wal
lace Fassman, athletics; Kenneth
Noise, debate; Henrietta Russell, de-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

The funeral will take place We'd
nesday morning from the Carmelite
chapel, at North Rampant and Bar
racks streets. A solemn high re-
QUEEN mass will be sung in the chap
Ell at 10 a. m. Interment will be in
the st. Louis Cemetery.-N. o. Daily
States, Tuesday, April 81.
caster, of New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01
Judge Mouton Spoken Of for Governor

Judge Julian Mouton Of the Court
of Appeals, il being discussed as q
probable candidate for governor.
Judge M0uton is from Lake Charles,
La, and has quite following In the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

western part Of the State. He Is 4
man Of strong character. has been ON
the bench for twenty years and has
the confidence Of those who know
him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

The banks of st. Tammany parish
are in splendid condition. II you
don't believe it read statement made
by C0vington Bank & Trust Co OH
page five. this issue.
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umpired the game. BY their fine
umpiring they helped make the game
fast and snappy. Mr.. Lefort umpir-
ed the strikes and balls, while Mr..
Smith umpired the bases.
Following is the box score:
JeSuits High.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

bate; Elise Ray, chemistry; Marietta
Hopkins, spelling; Virgie Dossat,
spelling; Mildred blanchard, botany;
Myrtle Sharp. English.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-01

Continued on page 81
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-17
HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
NOW BEING MANIFESTED

The Social club OF the high school
held a hilarious meeting Thursday
evening, when the following officers
we're elected for the year: Logan
Woodward. president; Miss Dema Leo
pold vice president; Miss Grace Heit-
smith, secretary-treasurer The fresh
man class held a meeting Thursday
evening and elected the following Of
fcers: Harold Jones, president: Mar
ion Clark vice president; Marguerite
Gigy secretary; Eugene HECK, treas
urer. The freshies did not elect a
sergeant-at-arms, as the meeting was
quiet one.
The football squad held their first
practice Thursday evening. A large
crowd turned out, Notwithstanding
that over half Of the heavy men could
not get their parents consent. 1t IS
thought that Mishawaka Will have a
strong team for the first year.
Organize ton of a tennis league
among the students of the high school
is now under way and it is expected
that by the early part of next week
schedules will be arranged. 1t is
planned to extend the schedules over
a period Of two weeks. The courts
of the east and west end parks and
Battell park will be used by the play
ers The league now has about 20
entries, including both sexes.