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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-19
Two More Arrested.

Developments in the case reported
70 W. G. Clabaugh, Federal Commits
soner. to-day, included the arrest at
New York Of Frank Crocker, alleged
former member of the gang. who is
said to have confessed TO part in the
swindling of 'irs. Regina klipper. oil
Philadelphia, and the arrest at Phila'
delphia Of William Butler. held there in
connection with the alleged blackmail
Continued on page .. column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-19
wEATH ER

rTr>p,N A\n WEDNESDAY
f,s,>C TEMPERATE RI Wtp>t>-
~, Gentle WEST WINDS.
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
A. B. C.. Calls Attention to Bogue Fa-
laya Park and improvements That
Could Be Made In Town.
Covington La, Feb. %, 1916.
cAltor Ct Tammanv Farmer.

Covington La, Feb. %, 1916.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
But few short weeks reman be-
fore our summer visitors will be upon
W an dive have every reason to be-
lieve that the crowd will be larger
this year than It has been for years,
owing to the damages sustained by
the recent storm along the Gulf
Coast resorts, and it is very neces-
sary that we make every preparation
possible to make our town attractive
and for this reasol4 take the liberty
Of writing you asking that you use
your influence in persuading the citi-
Gems Of our community to clean up
their premises, to white-wash these
old unsightly fences and in SO many
instances 1t would be much better
were they torn down.
II the citizens would take q little
more civic pride in trying to beauti-
~ their homes they would find that
from an investment point of view, 1t
would increase the value OF the
real estate of our whole community
tar beyond their expectations.
A more opportune time has never
presented itself than right now. and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

the support of these grounds 1t
would ceratinly be highly appreciat-
ed by the Park Commissioners.
These grounds are one of the larg-
est and most attractive assets that
the town has, and it certainly should
have more attention paid to 1t by
the citizens. The Park Commission
ers do everything they can for the
improvement OF these grounds. but
they receive so little encouragement
and assistance from the community
at large that. to say the least, it is
very discouraging to them.
There should be an immediate ex-
penditure of not less than 100000
on these grounds, and especially tt
the driving OF piling on the waters
edge at the upper end of the park,
in order to keep from washing away
OF the sand every year. II this con-
dition be allowed to exist without be-
ing recti6ed. 1t will not be long be-
fore the river will have cut chan.
mel through the park and practically
ruined 1t.
Thanking you in advance for any
assistance that you can consistently
lend for these worthy causes. re-
main,
Your most respectfully,
A B C
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

for this reason earnestly urge that
through the medium OF your valu-
able paper that you do all In your
power o,AesiAt - In accomplishing
this end.
There H. another very important
subject ON which I take the liberty
to say . few words. namely. the
Bogue Falaya Park. Captain Pow
ell. Of the U. s. dredge, which has
recently been ct work along the river
front Of the Park, kindly pumped
thousands OF yards of beautiful
white sand on tho grounds and
thereby filling up q number Of mos
quito-breeding holes. has improved
the looks of these grounds one nun
dred per cent, and the park commits
sioners have done all In thei power
to assist Captain Powell in accom-
plishing this. but owing to the lack
Ing OF finances. their assistance is
very limited. in fact there was but
$14.00 in the treasury, and - this
worthy cause has no means of sup
port or maintenance, take the lib
erty upon myself to say that IL the
private citizens Of our community
would contribute something towards
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
6l|I|!!||a'l!||eD
A LETTER FROM MIR. MARCUS.

We are pleased to publish a letter
received by Mr.. ]. NJ. Aoueille, OF our
town, from Mr.. A. Marcus, former
owner of the and 10 cent store,
who. two months ago, did not aesi-
tate to give up his business for hts
duty as French soldier.
The letter is as follows:
Montlucon, France, Jan. 17ta.
Dear Mr.. Aoueille:
AS Frenchman Of Covington you
had the kindness Of shaking hands
with me when l left our town to
come acre to accomplish nay duty
Tor that thank you.
When called for, did not hesitate
to give up my situation and today !
am soldier, fighting for my country.
Twenty years ago, when was :
young soldier in this place, / did not
Well understand all the impoitance
OF our task. but do now. We put IN
our service all .ours heart and cour-
age for doing the 1e6t.
Yes, Mr.. A0uei. u, "a nur heart
and courage, because re ale proud
Of giving our LIE for the. satexuard
OF ONE country. Oh! Il you could
see our fne France % today; II you
~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
CHURCH VOTES TO ADMIT WO-
MEN.

Seventy years to a day after the
recording of their charter in the
courts of Allegheny County, MEM
beers Of the corporation of the Smith
field Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Pittsburg, Pa, on Feb. Z, voted to
make the first change in that instru-
ment to permit women of the con-
epegation to vote at the annual cleo
ton of trustees and to have q voice
In the government of the church's
affairs. The vote was unanimous
and members of the corporation
agreed to instruct committee OF
i've to be appointed to make any
other necessary charter alterations
legally to eliminate the word male
as requisite for membership in the
corporation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

noon at the church.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Lansing leading the usual de-
votional exercises.
MIS-. Miles read the rules and reg
ulations, which were adopted as
read.
Mrs. Leonard collected the month
ly dues.
Mrs. Workman told how generous
~ Messrs. F. N. BOudousquie and
He:ntz and others had given their
time and labor for the improvement
of the parsonage.
Meetings will be held twice q
month at the CHURCH. Any one wish
ing to join will be welcome, and all
members are urged to be present
at the next meeting.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
LOUIS POST SAYS IT'S HOUSE.
KEEPING.

Louis F.. Post, assistant secretary
of Commerce and Labor, made a
convincing address ON equal SUIT
rage in Cleveland on January 18th.
He said, in part:
There Is no sense of rightness in
women minds that men do not
have. Man needs the woman's vote
and she needs his. Government is
nothing more than a kind of house
Suffrage Is not mere bal
loting. The ballot Is simply one ex-
preston Of suffrage"
OF anti-suffragists he said: II
don't understand the state Of mind
that will take women into politics to
help prevent women from having the
ballot"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
THE LAND OF PRETTY SOON.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox)

I know of land where streets are
| paved -
With the things that we cant to
achieve;
1t is walled with the money we
mean to have saved,
| And the pleasures for which we
| grieve,
The kind word unspoken, the prom
Uses broken,
! And many a coveted boon
Are stored away there in that land
| somewhere
The Land of Pretty Soon.
There are uncut Jewels Of poss. BILE
fame
Lying about in the dust,
And many noble and lofty aim
| Covered with mold and rust.
And. oh, this place, while it seems
so near.
Is further away than the moon;
Though our purpose is fair, yet we
| never get there
To the Land Of Pretty Soon.
The road that leads to that mystic
land
Is strewn with pitiful wrecks,
And the ships ulat have sailed for It's
! shining strand
| Bear skeletons on their decks.
It is further at noon than It was at
! dawn,
And further at noon than 1t was
| at dawn,
| And further at night than at noon,
Oh, let us beware Of that land down
The Land Of Pretty Soon.
The hostess was assisted by her
mother, Mrs. Hoeiln, and Miss Eva
Frederick served delicious hot choco-
late and different kinds of cake.
| A welcome guest of the afternoon
| was Mrs. Claud Smith.
The next meeting will be held
March 14:n, at the home of the
president, Mrs. Bougere.
Mrs. I. Belmont and little grand
son, Wilton Sanchez, are spending
awhile in Baton Rouge.
Miss Elsie Diel and Mr.. E. G. Davis
attended meeting Of the Executive
Committee of the Parish Sunday
School Convention at SNdell, Tues
day afternoon.
DR.. Chas. Cnayigny and wife and
little son, OIL New Orleans. were the
guests of his mother, Sunday.
WONIAN,S AUXILIARY.
One Of the most pleasant meetings
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex-
ANIMATION for the parish of st. Tam
many, Louisiana. to be held at
Covington and Bogalusa on March
II, 1916, to fill the position of rural
carrier at Pearl River and vacancies
that may later occur on rural routes
rom otler post offices in the above
mentioned parish. The examination
Will be open only to male citizens
who are actually dom!ciled in the
territory Of post office in the par
ish who meet tne other requirements
set forth in Form No. 1877. This
form and application blanks may be
obtained from the Offices mentioned
above or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washington,
D. c. Applications should be for!
warded to the Commission at Wash
ingtou ct the earliest practicable
date.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
DIR. RILEY RAPs PURE FOOD
BODY.

DIR. Harvey W. Riley, advocate Of
pure food laws, addressed the New
Century Club in Philadelphia last
saturday, charged that the national
pure food act Of 1906 is being gross
ly violated under inadequate en-
forcement.
"The pure food law has been turn
ed into q shield Of protection for I'M
scrupulous manufacturers" said DR..
Wiley. THE referee board OF con-
sulting scientific experts, to whom is
lentrusted the enforcement Of the law,
has only throttled and strangled it.
Benzoate of soda is still being used
as q and were 1t not
for it's high price, due to the war,
manufacturers would use It in still
greater quantities. There is even
lnow a determined effort in Congress
to repeal the act against adulterated
-four. II that goes through, 1t will
work untold harm to consumers.
The question of the lraFmefulnees of
sulphate OF copper 40 coloring mat
ter, the flames Of sulphur, saccha-
rine and alum have been committed
to the referee boards, which, how
ever, have done virtually nothing in
the matter. BY illegal official or
ders the pure food law has become
devttalized. i question of this dis
tinguished body.
by a stroke of the. pen" he con-
tinued, 1.-The president can give to
the Bureau of Chemistry jurisdiction
lover the execution of the law, for
this properly belongs to that bu-
reau. The interests Of the consum-
ing public are being ruthlessly sacri-
feed to the demands of q few mercc-
nary manufacturers and the incom-
petence OF ON 'ials. WHAT We need
Is public sentiment to get the law
properly enforced and do away with
the wrongful constructions made by
Executors OF the low
/, DR.. Wiley has previously said
that the better enforcement of pure
food laws would be reason enough
for woman suffrage II there were no
other.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

Of the Woman's Auxiliary was held
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Her
called to O. der by the president, Mrs.
H. p. Bougere.
Mrs. Dan Davis read the minutes
of the previous meeting, in the alb
sence of Miss Elsa Diel.
Mrs. Burns read the treasurer's
report and collected monthly dues.
The program on Temperance
was conducted by Mrs. Burns, and
proved very interesting and instruc-
tive. Wlich was followed by wei
come program by Mrs. Davis, which
was closed by sentence prayer and
the following poem being read by
MIS- Talmage:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
WOMEN HANDLE MORE BUSI.
NESS.

At the opening OF the South Caro-
line Legislature, a bill was intro
duced to make women eligible to
the Offices of Notary Public and
School Trustee. In this connection,
the Columbia State comments edt-
torially as follows:
"In South Carolina might be Sc
lected 1853 women from those earn
ing their livelihood as shorthand writ
era. merchants, cashiers and book
keepers, doctors and nurses. who In
q years time are entrusted with the
secret Of 1853 times as much business
% the 1913 members of the general
assembly handle. They are all faith
full, responsible and intelligent, and
a number of them are accomplished
and able.
Are there members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly who doubt the Wis
dom of allowing a woman to hold
the Office of Notary Public, the du-
ties of which any child in the sixth
grade of the public school could
learn to perform?
Thousands on thousands OF wo-
men are teaching in the schools.
some of them filing the chairs as
professors in colleges in South Caro-
lima. Are there any legislators who
do not think that women should be
eligible to the post of school trustee?
The opposite extreme Of opinion
that none but women should be eli
gible to it-would be more reason
able?
mo advocate OF woman suffrage
can contribute so much to promote
that cause as does the man who
would keep from women small privs-
leges now denied them and which In
common sense and manifest justice
they ought to be.
at is the misfortune OF the state
that women are not eligible to the
once OF county superintendent Of
education"
Note.-All of the foregoing article
In reference to the conditions in
South Carolina may we'll be applied
to Louisiana. Louisiana women are
no less dependable, efficient, or cap.
able than the women of other states
Of the Union. II only given chance
to use their ability they would in
crease the success of the state along
many lines, especially so. along the
lines of the educational develop
ment In which this state is 30 sadly
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
A PERMANENT TEACHING FORCE
(By Mrs. Francis. Simultaneously

(By Mrs. Francis Simultaneously
Bulletion No. 30, 1914, issued by
the U. S. Bureau of Education. says
that one of the advantages of the
consolidated school is tne possibility
Of maintaining a stable teaching
!, force. In the school with four or
more teachers there will be rela-
lively few changes in tle teaching
force, never complete change, as
always takes place in the one-room
school when the teacher resigns. A
| permanent teaching force is essen
tial in making a sclool efficient and
satisfactory. This can be done by
paying salary sufficient, providing
a home rent free, and employing the
principal by the year. The princi-
pal benefits ale summarized in the
! II points given below:
l. Adequate supervision Of. the
I teaching work is made possible taru
consolidation. <.
2. setter educational results are
ATTAINED through the better division
Of the pupils time between recita-
lions and study.
! 3. Classification becomes possible
with all the advantages to the pupil
3f Wo. king in class Of pupils APP
proximately ais own age and i'm the
same stage Ct mental ADVANCEMENT:
| 4. Vitalizing special subjects
such as music, drawing, agriculture,
| household arts and the use OF good
library may be taught in the CONSOLE
| dated school,
S. Higl school grades may be
easily ADDED to the consolidated
school.
s. Pupils gain much education
general culture and breadth Of view
from contact with the larger number
of pupils met in the consolidated
school.
Z. The child's progress is not
seriously delayed as in the one-teaca-
er school by the change Of teachers.
The teaching force of the console
dated school is stable. In the entire
I one-teasher school the teaching
force always Changes at the same
time, and seldom leaves any ade-
| quate records behind.
| 8. Better teachers may be OBJ
! tanned for the consolidated school.
j 9. A study. Of consolidated schools
| shows that longer te- ms, larger
enrolment, and more regular at
tendance result from consolidation.
/ 10. The cost Of tle consolidated
school is less than the one-teacher
schools considering the advantages
obtained.
s. IL. The permanent principal and
teaching forge will do the. added
work Of school extension, will also
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

Kentucky has. in its moonlight
schools, made a most romantic and
effective attack upon illiteracy; but
Kentucky is not alone. North Caro-
lima faces its illiteracy percentage o.
1913, and planned night schools for
its male voters. And now in Mary
land. pamphlet entitled what
Shall the Women Do About Com
pulsory Attendance?' is being cir
culated by the State Federation Of
Women's Clubs.
Especially promising is the frank
ness with which the race problem is
discussed. There are three times as
many white children, whose names
are on the registers, out OF school
as there are colored children. With
out any compulsory school attend
ance the negroes in Maryland have
reduced the illiteracy of the mem
.bers OF their own race of ten years
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
HAS USED CHAMBERLAIN COUGH
REMEDY FOR 20 YEARS.

''Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has been used in my household for
the past twenty years. / began CIV
ing 1t to my children when they
were small. As a quick relief for.
Group. whooping cough, and ordinary
colds. 1t has no equal. Being free
from opium and other harmful drugs
never felt afraid to give it to the
children. l have recommended it to
q large number of friends and neigh
bors, VINO have used it and speak
highly of it," writes Mrs Mary Minke
Of Shortsville, N. Y. Obtainable
1T City Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT; DEVOTED TO HER INTERESTS
This Page Open Every Woman Express Her Views

of age and over from SOL per cent
in 1890. to 35.1 in 1900. and to 1914
per cent In 1910.
At this rate Of decrease, illitreacy
among the Maryland negroes ten
years old and over will have disap-
peared In 1880; whereas ut will be
1850 before all the native white vto-
ers Of MARYLAND will be able to read
and write.''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
who has made politics dirty?

"Who has made politics dirty?"
he asked.
IAN objection is raised that wo-
men know nothing about tariff tech
but its no secret that men
are obliged to call to their aid tariff
experts who tell them the why's and
wherefores." Speaking OF the ques-
ton Of women holding Office, he said:
Queen Victoria did, and she seem
ed to have done quite as we'll as the
Georges"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

The feeling In Kansas is general
that the women have exercised their
right of franchise without in any
way neglecting their homes. NJ.
Brewster, Attorney-Gener of Kan
|sas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
HOTEL MEN IN FIGHT AGAINST
VICE.

There is evidence that the proprie-
tors and managers OF hotels are be-
ing won to the fight against CONNER
cialized vice. Gathered recently at
the National Congress of the Ameri-
can Hotel Mems Association in Cli-
|cago. many Of the members Of that
body took strong stand against the
Illicit use of thier buildings. Meas
lures were adopted aiming to secure
legislation that would prevent the
use of the very name hotel to des-
ignate places used for designation.
Thereupon, however. another ele-
ment became active. Some repre-
|sentatives of the smaller hottest, call
ing themselves the Chicago Hotel
Keepers Association, printed and
distributed $4,000 copies of poster
with the heading, paid Reformew
Ia Menace" This was supposed to
be aimed at the Chicago Committee
of Fifteen, which is now successfully
enforcing new Illinois injunction
and statement law restraining the
illicit use of real estate.
Managers OF some of the best ho-
tells in the city .wers quick to an
nounce their refusal to display this
poster and to declare their endorse
ment of the work of the Committee
of Fifteen. One manager declared:
1.-THE statements on the posters
are false. TIE reformers are accus-
ed, Of keeping millions of dollars of
business capital away from Chicago,
when in fact more capital is being
invested here than ever before The
poster says thousands of people arc
being kept away from Chicago, but
the hotels have just completed the
most profitable year in their history.
1T says the 1eformers have kept
from the city hundreds of conyen.
tons which formerly came here,
whereas last year more conventions
came than ever before to Chicago
the convention city. The Hotel AS
ISOLATION of Chicago, composed of
the larger hotels, approve the work
Of the Committee Of Fifteen
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

A bantam rooster. owned by Mrs.
Edgar A. Sammis. leader Of the Suf-
folk County second assembly district
Of New York, has imbibed little OF
ais mistRess,s suffrage spirit. He
has mothered two hocks Of chickens;
and he recently. rescued = little half
drowned chicken from q pan OF
water, dried him under his wings,
and cared for him day and night, I'M
til the little fellow was larger than
the foster parent. He cannot be
confined, says Mrs. Sammis, because
like Mrs. Pankhurst, he goes upon a
hunger strike when you put him be-
hind bars"
Fige-year-old Willie often played
with a neighbor boy, John. One
rainy day the two were just starting
across the clean kitchen floor at Will
lies home when the latter's mother,
noting their muddy shoes, headed
them OF and sent them out to play
on the porch. There the following
conversation took place:
my mother don't care how much
l run over the kitchen floor," said
John.
There was = long interval Of ST.
lence. Then Willie said: II wish
had q nice dirty mother like you've
got. Pathfinder.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

! lead in the social and recreataon VT,
and 10 . scientice 9:agriculture .ar1s
nome-making; thereby bsildinAS
whose strength T. clean and fc,v
I'character.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
METHODIST LADIES AID.

A very interesting and pleasant
meeting Of the Methodist Ladies. Aid
Society was held last Tuesday after
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
DARE WE JUDGE.
(Paulina Brandreth)

What do we know Of life,
We, who are housed and fed,
WHAT do we know of strife
Who are SO gently led?
Have we dwelt in the slime
OF poverty's abode?
Have we walked with the crime
Engendered by its load
Oh, have we ever known
Days of eternal care
When Hope is turned to stone
And broken by Despair?
Or have We ever raced
And won, and lost again.
And then with failure faced
The cruelty Of men?
We have not lived these things,
Our bread and wine is sweet,
We know not what cause brings
The women to the street.
Yet, she who wounds her soul
Is better far than We.
Who do our lives control
In self-complacency.
Aye, better far than we.
Who ignorantly dwell,
Lulled with tranquility
Above the wreck Of hell.
What do we know OF life,
We. who are housed and fed,
Who, sheltered from all strife,
On thornless pathways tread?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
EXCURSION

EXCURSION
Via
NEW ORLEANS GREAT NORTH.
ERN RAILROAD COMPANY
To
NEW ORLEANS
and return
Tuesday, March 7th,
Account
MARDI GRAs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
{ Edited by Miss Anna Morrell

in the background.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26
WoAiAN's AUXILIARY

One of the most pleasant meetings
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

Day Parade appears at 1900 =. m.
Night Parade 1t TOO p. m.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-26

Tickets from non-agency stations
will be sold on train.