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Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
UNCLE SAM CLEARING
PANAMA CANAL ZONE
Would Have Only Citizens of uniss6
States In Locality.

Uncle Sarn is playing after fasfEiOzE
in the Panama canal zone the part ttxxs
the English played more than a cena-
tury and half ago in moving the Aca-
dians bodily from an old to new
home. Twentieth century methods ansE
American liberality are important egs-
ments in the present situation, hogy-
ever, so that satisfaction reigns 10
stead of the heartburnings and suffer
ings that marked the enforced migrsz-
tion of Evangeline and her people.
The United States government ds-
sireS to clear the canal zone of an La
tives, and of practically all other pss-
sons for that matter not employees esf
the canal or members of the UnitoA
States army. This is desirable for both
administrative and military reasons.
The matter of buying the little plo4xs
of land of individual farmers" and iEs--
ducing them to leave the zone has beeH,
simple enough. but the villages hays>
presented more serious problems. Thss
plan has been adopted of arranging
with the Panama government for sites
outside the strip of territory belonging
to the United States, of paying the viz
layers literally for their holdings amt
them moving them, bag and baggage.
10 the new location.
The latest procedure of this sort is 60
ing on now in the transfer of the half
a hundred or more souls of the village
of Chagres, near the mouth of the river
of that name, to a new town site eight.
miles outside of the zone at the mouth
of another stream. The American aYs-
thorities have even built TEMPORARY
homes for the exiles to occupy during
the period required to invest some ct
the money they have received in the
erection of permanent dwellings. The
villagers and their effects are loaded
on barges and towed to their new
homes. When the last. of them ara,
gone the old village will be razed.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
BIG PLANS
FOR FOURTH
Committee Will Meet to
Take Up Details.
TWO PARADES.
Now Planned to Have Morning
Auto Parade, With Prepared
ness Parade i'm Afternoon,

The big Fourth of July demonstra-
ton that is planned by the CONNER
c1al League, will be definitely decided
upon by the general and various sub
committees at meetings held this
week.
Very much will decide upon the
amount of money that is to be provid
ed by the people for the demonstra-
ton. There should be a thousand
dollars, but a lesser sum will provide
very good celebration for the natal
holiday.
AS the plans are now being devel-
oped there will be two parades, one
in the morning and one in the after
noon. The morning parade will be
participated in by automobilists. it
being the hope of the committee that
a very large number of machines will
be put in the parade with patriotic
decorations.
In the afternoon at two o'clock,
there will be the civic parade DEM
onstrating Bridgeton's endorsement
for preparedness. All civil organiza-
tions are urged to be in the line for
this occasion, and with the children
and the various women's organiza-
tions it is expected that the parade
will comprise 1000 people. The COM
mittee is now working to secure six
or eight different brass bands and a
drum corps or two for the martial
music.
The parade will move promptly at
two o'clock and march directly over
to the West Jersey Academy grounds,
where the Fourth of July grafton will
be delivered. The speakers commit
tee is not yet ready to make announce
ment of the speakers who will make
the principle addresses.
After the speaking ana until the
early evening fire works, there will
be an interval for rest and recreation.
1t is hoped that the program of fire
works will eclipse anything ever seen
in South Jersey There will be a fine
program, and if there is sufficient
money the pyrotechnic display will
be one Of the very greatest features
ever attempted hereabouts.
Full announcements will be official
ly made just as soon as the committee
makes it's final decision
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
ALASKA GLACIER RETREATS.

Fifteen years ago member of the,
United States geological survey map
ped the front of the Barry glacieg,
which is in the northwest corner Of
Prince William sound, Alaska In 1910
it was found that the front of the gia-
cier had gone back about three miles
from the position it occupied in 1850
Il. l.. johnson of the geological SUE
vey examined the front of the Barry
glacier in the fall of 1914 and deter
mined that the total retreat of the gIs-
cler between 1910 and 1914 appeared &c
be about $500 feet, retreat of fmEr
and one-half miles, in fifteen years 4.
short account of the retreat of this.
glacier by Mr.. Johnson has just been
published as professional paper 9S c.
1t includes a sketch map showing the.
position of the glacier front in seven
different years and several reproduc-
tions of photographs of the glacier.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
TO SAVE MIGRATORY BIRDS.
President Must First Approve Regula.
tions Issued by Secretary Houston.

Proposed regulations for the protec.
ton Of migratory birds, in effect Aug.
16 or whenever thereafter they are ap.
proved by the president, have been is
sued by Secretary Houston. Hearings
will be held on any complaints filed
after the public has examined the regu.
lations.
Two zones with different closed sea.
sons are established for protection, one
a breeding zone and the other a win
tering zone. All states north of Della.
ware, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mex
leo, Arizona and California are declared
in the breeding zone and the states
named and those south of them in the
wintering zone.
The closed season for waterfowl in
Gliding brant, wild ducks, geese anG
swans, is set as Dec. 21 to Sept. 6, in
elusive, in the breeding zone and Feb
to Oct. II, inclusive, in the winterinG
zone, with exceptions in certain states
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
A RELIC

Mrs. Ephraim Foster, of Elm ST.,
this city, is the possessor of a copy
of "The New York Herald, bearing
date of Saturday, April Is, 1865, the
date following that of the assassi-
nation of President Lincoln, and con-
tains a full and vivid account of the
sad affair The paper is very valua-
BILE and becomes more SO as the years
go by. 1t was given to Mrs. Foster
by her father, and is cared for on
that account, as well as being a re-
minder of the great trouble brought
to our nation by the death of our la
mented Lincoln.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
NOTES OF
HOSPITAL

The Bridgeton Hospital continues
its excellent work, the reports made
to the June meeting of the Womens
Auxiliary showing that very many pa
tients continue to be treated at the
institution.
The following report is made of the
patients, for the month of May:
AulHlleu ...... 80
Operations NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. q
DlSchdrSeu .................. 81
Births .................... 4
Remaining 20
Total days patients .......574
Donations are reported as follows:
10 dozen eggs, William Shoemaker.
Linen table cloth, Mrs. Elliston
Bateman.
u doz. towels, Mrs. Robert E. Shoe
maker.
towels, Mrs. Susan Berger.
Set of splints, DR.. Alfred Cornwell
s glasses jelly, Mrs. Mort. Cozier
Flowers for ward, Mrs. Matte
shute.
Reading matter, Mrs. Rogers.
urns, DR.. NJ. F. Sewell.
Plants for urns, A. Hespelt.
Flowers for ward, Jesse Reeves.
There was cash aggregating SIS
presented by friend of the Hospital,
given in His name.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
CeDARVILLE'

Cedarvi,le, June 12.-Mr. and Mrs
Howard Cosier and daughter Miss
Dorothy, of Poplar, Montana, are
spending come time at the home OF
Mr.. Cosier's mother, Mrs. Phoebe Co
sier.
Mrs. Kenneth Barringer and son
Pau, of atlantic Highlands, are spend,
ing some time with her parents, Capt
and Mrs. George Burt.
Mrs. Addison Sever and children
George and Mabel, have returned
home after visiting relatives in Pauls-
boro.
Mrs. ElNin Hates and son Elvin, Jr.
OF Bridgeion, spent Thursday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Addison
Smith.
Mrs. Howard Hankins spent Friday
shopping in Bridgeton.
William Banks has accepted a po-
sition at Eddystone.
Carman Stanton and Melvin John
son are home from Trenton Normal
School for the summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mccormick
and son William, of Bridgeton, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Key, of Port
Elizabeth, were given a surprise
kitchen shower at the home of Mrs.
Keys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Frank
Burt or Saturday evening.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
POTASH FROM WYOMING LAVE

1t has been known for a number OK
years that lava in the Leucite hills,
Sweetwater county, WyO.. is composed
largely of leucite. a mineral rich IN
potash. This lava, called wyomingfte.
is there very abundant, and the total
quantity Of potash it contains is. Ina-
mense, estimated at 200,000000 toms.
Like the gold in sea water, however. K
has not yet been proftably extracted
In a series Of experimental studies Of
the reactions Of various salts on VIZ
omingite under certain conditions Rog-
er c. Wells of the chemical laboratory
of the United States geological survey
has obtained interesting results as To
the extraction of potash from wyoming
lte, which are published in the surveys
professional paper 9S D. Mr.. Wells pss-
per may prove suggestive to chemists
who are studying methods of extras
ton of potash from iSneous rocks.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
$3.50 TO NEW YORK AND RETURN

Special Excursion train via New
Jersey Central, Sunday, June 25th,
leaves Bridgeton 100 A. NJ, Vineland
1888 A. M. Returning leaves New
York $50 P. M. See Agents for in
termediate stops.
60, IA, 16, 10, 81, 23
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15

Included Among These Are 143,00C
6eIgians and 1900 Servians-Othsrs
Come From Fortified French Cities
Near Battle Lines-Some Earn Own
Living.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15

Hen Hatches Turtles; Goes Crazy.
Oklahoma hen went crazy trying TO
keep track of bunch Of turtles hatched
from eggs put under her as a joke, and
when rooster saw them he left the
neighborhood.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-06-15
CROUCH on RATS. ends R1TS'

CROUCH ON RATS" ends RATS,
Mice, Bugs. Die outdoors. Unbeat-
able Exterminator. Used World Over,
by U. S. Govt. too. Economy Size 25c.
or 15c. Drug & Country Stores. Re-
fuse substitutes. FREE, Comic Pic
ture RE. S. Wells, Jersey City, NJ.
6-1 4W
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-04-29
SCHOOL RALLY
AT ABITA AND
TAL.ISHEEK
A Large Number Of People
Gather at Both Places and
Witness the Exercises.
Athletic Events, as Well as
School Exercises Were
Well Conducted.

The, school rally At Abtta Springs
Tuesday, was nne success and wat
participated in by q number o1
schools. There was parade through
the principal streets Of the town, led
by the town officials. in which the
school children were In line.
The various events were carried
on successfully and the large numbe,
OF visitors enjoyed the occasion. Tae
volunteer service Of the Sliden High
School aBnd was very much appre-
ciated and the music enjoyed by all
Athletic Events.
15O-yard run. time Il rs seconds
First. F. Artus, Vaudeville; sec
ond. r. Dubourg, Vaudeville: third,
r. Bennett, Abita.
so yard run, under 54 inches
Karl Rausch. Abita: Bert Jesse. Gar
den District; Douglas Kidd, Mande-
vile.
so yard run. by girls. time Z 4-5-
Victoriue Menant. Vaudeville: Miri-
am Smith. Mandeydlle; Beatrice
Frosch, Vaudeville.
so yard run. little girls. under 54
inches, time 4-5-Irene Prietto,
Vaudeville; Lois Wertz. Garden Dis
trict; Beatrice Oalman. Abita.
Sack Race-Teddy Davis, Garden
District; g. VIM. Abita; r. Brown,
Abita.
Braod Jump. Artus. Mande-
VILE; S. Rayne, Garden District. Tom
Sharp, Vaudeville.
Running Broad Jump. Artus.
Vaudeville. s. Rayne, Garden Dis
trict: Tom Sharp. Vaudeville.
Potato Race-Nay Brown, Abita: ]:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-04-29
TO BE KNOWN AS THE FARMERS DEPARTMENT
Letter From Mr. Lewis, in Which He Makes State
ment of His Ransa and Outlines the Things He Wishes
to Accomplish, With Assistance of the Farmers

shoulder to the wheel and work ia
improve the entire parish all ] can
along agricultural lines. 1t will be
impossible to give too much time to
any one neighborhood, for there are
too many neighborhoods In the par
ish.
Some people do not know what to
expect of the Demonstration. They
think that he Is to stand and wait
for each little call to 60 out some
whore. and go when told, regardless
OF conditions. This is not true. The
real object Of the demonstration
work is to take as many farmers in
each ward, say six. and let these
farmers prepare their land, fertilize
it. drain 1t according to instructions;
also to use seed and implements with
which to carry out the plan Of cult
vAtion. Seed selection will also be
done on these farms, and any other
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-04-29
Number
Of Ryan Bicycle
to be Known
May goth.

The bicycle at Ryan's will be
drawn May 20, the saturday before
school closes on Wednesday, in or.
der that Ill who are interested may
be present.
The conditions are as follows:
1t will not be necessary for the
holder OF the winning ticket to be
present.
The tickets in the barrel will be
thoroughly shaken and two OF the
scool children will be asked to dc
the drawing.
One OF the two will be blindfoldef
and will draw the tickets from the
barrel while the other will read tht
numbers aloud.
Ten numbers Will be drawn from
the barrel. These numbers will b
posted at Ryan's and the holders
the numbers will be asked to regis
ter their names.
The fir number will win the bi
cycle, but II no ,ne registers that
number inside OF seven days ther
the holder OF the next number regis
tered will win, and so on consecu-
lively until one OF the ten numbers i
declared winner.
A committee consisting Of Mr.. D
H. Mason, editor OF The St. Tam
many Farmer. J. P. Vertress en-
Chas Hosmer Will have charge Of
the drawing and will be final arb
traitors Of all questions that ma,
arise in connection with the award
Ing Of the bicycle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-04-29
Arrangements Have Been
Made for Reopening the
Very Popular Classes.
MISSES PETERS AND
MERCADEL TO TEACH
Miss Peters Comes From
|, New Orleans. Both Teach
ers Spoken of Highly.

The patrons Of the n. C. B. Dane
Ing School will be gald to learn tha,
dnal arrangements have Just about
been completed for the re-opening oi
the dancing classes.
The teacher will be Miss Oles
Peters Of New Orleans. assisted ~
Miss AVA Mercadel. Miss Peters
comes very highly recommended by
Miss Stella, Nercadel who pronounces
her one Of her best pupils. She mas
been under the instruction OF Mt5a
Mercadel for seven years and under
stands Miss Mercadel's methods
thoroughly. The children will be in
structed in all the necessary Del
sarte movements as we'll a. fancy and
ballroom dancing according u the
most systematic and most up-to-date
methods. 1t Is unnecessary to state
that Miss Peters will strive to achieve
the same results in Covington as
Miss Mercadel has produced In New
Orleans.
The rates are extremely reason
able, being 800 per month, paid
In advance.
It has not been definitely de.ideS
a. yet whether the classes will begin
on Saturday. the 9Th OF May, or a
week later. Definite announcement
as to date will be given later. Those
who intend to take the lessons should
be on hand 1T the drst meeting as Il
10 then. that the general instructions
are usually given.
Those pupils to whom lessons are
still due from Miss Mickle's classes
will be given back the amount Of
those lessons at the rate OF 20 cents
per lesson Just a. soon sAs arrange
ments can be made to do 30. The
CLASSES with Miss Peters are started
on an entirely new basis, and the two
accounts cannot BE- confused.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-04-29
kidnapping Of Child by Gypsies Cause.
Excitement in Covington, But Exam
ination Of Camp Gives No Clew.
Child Was Stolen From Parents in Pennsylvania, and Is
Reported To Be In Possession Of Gypsies Travelling In
Five Automobiles From Hathesburg Gypsles Arriving
Here Had No Boy With Them Bearing Marks Described

Simultaneous with the arrival of
band of gypsies in sCovington, Tues
day, the New Orleans papers publish
ed story of q stolen child suppos-
ed to be in possession OF gypsies who
. passed through Hattiesburg q few
days earlier. It II. stated that the
gypsies were travelling in i've auto
mobiles. The gypsies who camped
at Goodbee bridge, near Coyington,
also had autos. but there we're seven
instead OF Ave and also two wagons.
One of these autos, an Overlan !,
was sold to Mr.. Bascle for $3.50. 1t
was an old car.
Marshal Schultz, OF Covington,
took the matter up and started m in
yestigation, feeling that possibly
these gypsies might be the same band
that had stolen tha child (Henzy
GLASS; from Pike County, sPennsyl-
van.a. In the meantime he receiv-
ed the following letter form Assist
ant Attorney General Mylie n. Bar
row, OF Baton Rouge:
Baton Rouge. La, April 26, 1916!
Mr.. Herman Schultz Coyington, La.
Dear Sir:--I notice In this morn
ing's Times-Pic. that you have locat-
ed the band Of gypsies who were sup
posed to have kidnapped Henry Glass
from Pike County, Pennsylvania. the
four year old lad who disappeared
from there more than year ago.
This band Of gypsies in five auto
mobiles passed through East Baton
Rouge Parish last Thursday. April
goth. Two of the cars stopped at
the Country Club, near Baton Rouge
and got water. They told me they
were going to Columbia, Mississippi
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-04-29
FREDIEh Will GIVE BICP DE And BALL May 10TH
Held Abita Springs Taseek
Eliza Martin, Garden District.
| = Basket Ball-Abita vs.. Garden
District, 10 points to Abita by for

Eliza Martin, Garden District.
- Basket Ball-Abita vs.. Gardea
District, 10 points to Abita by for
felt.
First Grade Reading-Lucille So
Mat, Mandeville; Thelma Fandal
Garden District; Calvin Hansbrough
Vaudeville.
Second Grade Reading-Forrest
Cooper, Abita; Theo Davis, Garde1
District; Inc, Boudousquie. Garde1
District.
Group l., spelling-Annie Dene
gre, Geo. Muller, Fred Meiners, Mar
gle Newman, Vaudeville. Forres
Hooper, Emily Kustenmacher, Heller
Kustenmacher. Ruth Scheck, Abita
Bert Jesse, Theo Davis. Cecile Ragan
Flo. Beirman. Garden District.
Group 2-Beatrice Froach, Eunict
Smith, Miriam Smith, Doris Langen
henning, Bessie Ruth, Mary Manners
Rene Dubourg. Vaudeville. Miriam
Oalmann, Ouida Glisson, Jones De
Merlier. Mildred Thrower. Annie De
Merlier, Rich Privetto, Horny Hoop
or, Abita. ' Eunice Jessee Mari
Steiner. Marjorie Stockton. Annie
Martin, Eleanor Keen, Garden Dis.
trict.
Rapid Addition-Second grade, E6
Martin, Garden District.
a Third Grade, Emily Kustenmach-
or. Abita.
Fourth Grade. Ruth schreck
Abita.
Fifth Grade-Milton Castay. Gar
den District.
Sixth and Seventh Grades-Leo
pold Levy, Vaudeville.
Basketball-Abita School vs.. Loce
Girls, 10 points for Abita School.
Points:
Abita Springs. So.
Vaudeville, Sc.
Garden District-38.
Demonstration of Tomato Clubs
BY Miss Hickman, assisted by Mis-
Williams.
Events at Talisheok Rally.
Many lady members OF the Abit
and Covington School improvement
Leagues were present.
Large tables under the trees wer'
erected for the basket dinner. Th
tBilbo Mercantile Co. sold soft drink
and the proceeds will be given to tn
school to help defray expenses. /
number OF people from Slidell wer
also there.
The schools represented were
Sun, Oak Grove. Talisheek, Centra'
Audubon and Pearl River.
A very large crowd was presen
and a nice time was had by all.
Singing-Audubo first; Tall
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-04-29
A Big Feature To Be Dram.
attic and Comedy Sketches
at the Park Pavilion.
CHARGE OF MANAGER !
THURMAN, PARKv1EW
Dancing Will Take Place
Immediately After Enter
tainment. Parade at 8

The Big show for the Firemen'a 4
Entertainment will be under the per-
sonal supervision OF c. 8. A. Fuhr-
mann, and will be run somewhat
similar to tae Orpheum style OF en-.
tertainment by presenting q mixed
program composed of two beautiful
dramatic playlets and one big come
dy act, a genuine scream from start
to finish. The big scream will tn+
clude a Charlie Chaplin burlesque.
Everybody remembers the big show
at the scaool auditorium~s some few
months ago. Ny! what q success.
Remember the big fat Dudley Weave
er, playing the part Of 4 little boy
in short pants WAC stole the loaf OF
bread. Remember the big fat Judge
Badon, who played the part OF Joe
Hoffman, the officer. Remember the
tall, long, lanky Francis FitzSimons.
wao played the part OF the high
tone brown. Remember, to be sure.
Richard Grimmer, the cabaret dane
er; the two attorneys, Prof. Lyon
and Bill Riggs. Well, Il you were
there and remember all Of that. you
need not hesitate to come because
the program will be just a. enter
taininE.
The following will be rendered:
''The Heart OF lsadore." one-act
dramatic playlet. Time, 80 minutes
John Clayton, Actor" dramatic
playlet, one act. Time 80 mtnutee
Big comedy scream, local hits Of
every description. Time. about 30
minutes.
A complete cast will be published
next week.
Dancing will follow the entertain
ment.
The parade will leave the engine
house at p. N.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-04-29

! laughed and said that he was Z Jew.
What do we want with more child
rem" they said. I'VE have more
than we can feed One Of them re-
marked: DO you suppose, IL we
had stolen q child. that we would
carry him around with US in thi,
way?'
1t Is believed that II this band had
anything to do with the SEDUCTION Of
Henry Glass, part Of the hand has
gone with him In another direction.
Five OF the cars stiu In the posses
sion Of the gypsiss had licenses.
Two Overlands had Mississippi IL
censes numbered .3691 and 374i
one Overland had Louisiana license
numbered 2410; one C. N. C.. had no
license, and Ford car had Louisi-
ana license numbered 500. This
last was 4 1916 license. which looks
suspicious in view Of the fact that
the band had 10 recently come to
Louisiana.
A railroad man stated that one Of
the gypsies had bean In Oklahoma
in December. That he had himself
seen him there. His recognition was
further verified BY the fact that the
man had 4 broken arm. which he IN
jured in cranking his machine.
The gypsies said they were going
to Oklahoma and from there to Hat
tiesburg. Miss. That they were on
their way to Miami. Fla. It II hoped
that the incident may In some way