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Wonlen's Building Fund
Opened to Subscribers.

49,
am pleased to announce that the
fund has been opened for subscrtp-
lions to the "Woman's Building" at
the Fair Grounds. The importance
Of this movement In relation TO the
public affairs. and civic advance
ment generally, leads mo to believe
that appreciation will be. shown By
liberal contributions, according 70
the means Of the patrons. II H. also
q pleasure to me to state that thSl
first contribution comes from sachl
an important organization % TIN
Daughters of Isabella, their check for
$500 being the corner stone In the
foundation.
MRS. VIM. BODEBMDBR,
Member Fair Committee.
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POLICE JURY
CONTINUED from page -

The following resolution was In
troduced by Mr.. Howe:
Whereas. several miles Of good
roads have been built in the parish
Of st. Tammany under State aid and
supervision through the State High
way Department. and,
Whereas, the said roads have been
constructed economically and effici-
emily, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Police Jury
Of the parish Of st. Tammany, in
regular session convened, That we
commend and approve the work done
by the State Highway Department,
and recommend that w. E. Atkinson
BE- retained in the position of State
Highway Engineer.
BE it further resolved that the
secretary Of this body be directed to
mail . COPY Of these resolutions to
Governor Rufiin g. Pleasant, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. Board OF State
HighWaye Engineers, New Orleans,
Louisiana. and to w. E.. Atkinson.
New Orleans, Louisiana.
II was moved and seconded that
the above resolution be adopted.
Carried unanimously.
It was novel and duly seconded
mat A. d. Crawford be reimburs-
cd the sum of $S0S for erroneous
assessment.
C9Niod.
The following bills were ordered
pa1d:
Smith Hardware Co.. gasoline and
oil. $14.ss.
T. e. Brewster, freight on disin-
fectant. and telephone bills, $17.05
C. r. Schultz, bill paid Standard
Oh Co. for gasoline, $3.50.
CITY Drug Store, medicine for pris
oners, $3.50.
Mrs. ]. B. Ratio, rent for poll!ns
booth at Lacombe. $500.
Dr.. r. 9. Marrero, viewing body
Of VIM. C.. Schulz, $500.
L. w. Grow, conveying prisoner to
Covdngton, 800.
Lawrence n. Bourgeois, mounting
Sc maps, @64.6o.
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Taxable valuation
sixuature Of Voter

Signature Of Voter.
Notice to VoteFs-To vote / l favor
Of the proposition subllitted upon
this ballot. place q, cross lX) mArl
in the square after the word Yes.
To vote against it. place Q similar
mark after the word mo-
Be It further ordained, ETC.,
Section &. Tha3 the said elect
shall be conducted under the genera.
election laws Of the State Of Louisi-
ana in 20 tar - the name are appli-
cable to special elections, and par,
ticularly under the provisions Of Act
256 Of the Acts Of the General A.
emily Of the State Of Louisiana for
the year 1870. and acts amenda-
tory thereto. 1T the following poll
ing place: Courthouse. Covington.
Louisiana.
The Commissioners Of such cleo
ton are designated ~ follows: C.
L. Smith. +. J. Martindale, and Ben
FoDtan; and RDbt. i. Aubert ia. here
by designated a. Clerk.
The polls shall be opened at seven
III O'Clock q. m, and closed at i've
go O'Clock p. m.
Be It further ordained. ETC.,
Section 6. The said Commission
ers and Clerk shall receive the bal
lots Of all duly qualified property
taxpaying electors entitled to vote
ct the said election aad shall .deposi
them as received in the ballot boxes
to be provided Tor that purpose, and
at the close Of said election, shall
count and canvass the votes cast for
and against the, said proposition on
duplicate tally sheets to. be provided
for said purpose, and shall deliver
one OF the same together with the
ballots and the, ballot boxes to the
Clerk Of the Mayor and Board. Of Al
dermen to be by him held and sub
mitted to the said Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen At 10 o'clock =. M. ON
the 18th day Of May. 1916, at which
time the said Mayor and Board Of Al.
dermen shall assemble 1t the rexu-
lar meeting place Of the said Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen to canvass
the returns and make PRONUNCIATION
OF the results Of said election 20 re
CURED by law.
Be It further ordained. etc..
Section Z. That. in the event sale
election results In favor Of incurrine
the said debt Of sixty thousand
($6O,OOO.0O) Dollars and issuing
said negotiable bondssas represent
Ing the same. the Mayor of said town
and Clerk Of this Board shall cause
to be issued the said Sixty thousand
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-13
CALIFORNIA HELPS, NEW YORK
HURTS.

New York, April 21," is the date
line Of one dispatch, and Sacrament
%, Calf. April 49," is the date line
of the other. In one State women
vote on equal terms with men: in the
other they want to. but were refused
the right at the election last Novem-
ber. Here are the two dispatches:
1.-The bill permitting canneries to
work women and children twelve
hours q day, between six in the
morning and midnight, was rushed
through the Legislature in Its las@
breathless hours"
The California dispatch reads:
THE rules as laid down by the
State Industrial Welfare Commission
tor the relief of women and minors
from the strain OF long hours, small
nay and bad conditions, which OBJ
tAined in some plants, went into ef-
net yesterday In the canneries of
california, which are engaged in
fruit and vegetable canning.
Minimum Wage Set.
Ten hours day, maximum OF
soventy-4wo9 hours week. overtime
= q quarter for all over the 10-hours
DAY or the 60-hour week, and the
minimum wage of 16 cents per hour
eDr. the experienced worker and Is
CENTS for the recruit of less than
shree weeks. are some Of the regula.
lions which have been made.
"Other regulations will go into
6Rect later in the season. Under
the rules Of the Commission, can
0nrfAa Ynnaf furniah aeafs for women
workers, and allow them to use the
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property taxpayers approve the m
issuance OF the bonds as herein pro-
posed, to sign and execute said bonds
and the same to sell at hot less :han
par according to law; providing that
this ordinance when adopted by the
property taxpayers Of The town OF
Ccvington, and after the bonds mere
in authorized to be issu d shall have
been issued and sold that this or
dlnance shall become and remain ir.
repealable 50 long as any OF the
said bonds or the interest thereon
snail remain unpaid; repeating all
ordinances or parts Of ordinances IN
conflict herewith: and providing
when this ordinance shall go into ef-
feet. all in accordance with the pro-
visions Of Article PSI Of the Cousti-
tation and Laws of the State Of
Louisiana.
Whereas, it is believed by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF the
town Of Covfngton, LOUISIANA, neces-
sary and for the best interest of said
town and the Inhabitants thereof
thet . waterworks system should be
constructed within the corporate
limits Of the town; and.
Wehreas, the ordinary revenues OF
the town are insufficient to construct
salo waterworks system. and in order
to undertake such work it is neces-
sary to raise funds in the manner
provided by law; and,
Whereas, under the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana
the governing authority of the town
ct Covington, is permitted to issu.
bonds when authorized by vote Of
majority in number and amount
Of the property taxpayers Of tn.
town Of Covington, qualified to vot'
under the constitution and laws y:
the State of Louisiana at an cleo
ton held for that purpose; and.
Whereas, under the authority o.
the favorable vote Of sch taxpayers
at such election the governing au-
thority Of the said town of Coving.
ton may annually levy and collec:
special taxes in excess Of other taxes
a tax sufficient to pay the install
ments Of interest and principal o;
said bonds falling due each year a
may be required for a sinking funt
for the payment of the bonds at ma
turity, provided such special take.
for all purposes shall not in an,
year exceed the limit prescribed b..
the constitution OF ten mills on thu
dollar of the assessed valuation o,
the property of the town. and Il
issue negotiable bonds not to exceed
ten per centum Of the assessed valu
alton Of the property Of the said
town; and,
Whereas, the assessed valuation of |
he said town OF Covington, at the
present time equals the amount of |
seven Hundred and Fifteen Thous-
md Two Hundred and Sixty-Four
$7l5. 263.OO) Dollars; and.
Whereas. it has been and Is now |
hereby determined by the Mayor and |
Board OF Aldermen Of the town OF |
COvington, La, to submit to the |
property taxpayers qualified as cleo |
tors under the constitution and lawe
Of the State Of Louisiana, the FOL.
lowing proposition:
Shall debt be incurred by the
town OF Coyington. in the sum of
Sixty Thousand Dollars and negou-
Idle bonds be issued in said amount,
bearing interest at the rate Of i've
per cent per annum payable semi
the principal Of said bonds
becoming payable within 81 years
u their date. and issued in such de-
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nominations, payable at such time.
and in such tustallments with such
other details relating thereto as shall
be determined by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen and authorized
by the constitution and laws Of the
| State of Louisiana. The funds real
ICED from the mourning of said debt
and the sale Of said bonds to be used
for the purpose Of constructing a
waterworks system In said town, the
title to which shall vest in said town
Of Coyington; and.
Whereas, in the event said indebt-
edness designated in the foregoing
proportion shall be authorized by
the taxpayers to be incurred and
bonds shall be issued therefor. the
total amount Of the Indebtedness OF
said town (including said bonds)
shall be within the constitutional
limit of ten per centum on the as
sessed valuation Of the property Of
said town, and the special tax to be
annually levied to pay the install
ments Of interest. and principal Of
said bonds az they respectively fall
due with all other special taxes
levied and to- be levied for other
lawful purposes will be within the
limit. prescribed by the constitution,
Of ten mills ON the dollar Of the as
sessed valuation Of the property
within such town prescribed by the
constitution;
Now. therefore. be It ordained b,
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
- ~ - TN 1or
session convened:
Section l. That the town OF Gov
ington incur q debt Of Sixty Thous
and ($6O,000) Dollars to be used
for the exclusive purpose of con-
structing, erecting and eQuipping 3
waterworks system in the town o
Covington, Louisiana, for supplying
the inhabitants Of said town Of Gov.
ington, Louisiana, with water, the
title to such system shall be vested
in the said town Of Covington;
Be 1t further ordained, ETC.,
Section 2. That a. representing
said Indebtedness said town Of Gov.
ington do issue 120 negotiable bonds
numbered to 12O, both numbers in
elusive, bearing date Of July Is
1916, with I'VE per cent per annum
interest from date. payable semi
annually on the 18th day Of July
and the 18th day Of January, each
year in the specific amounts and ma
TURTLES, ~ follows:
10 bonds Of $500 each, one OF
said bonds maturing July 18th of
each year from 1917 to 1926, both
inclusive.
10 bonds Of $500 each, two Of said
bonds matur ng on July 18th Of each
year from 1927 to 1881. both inclu-
sive.
Is bonds Of $500 each. three of
said bonds maturing on July 18th
Of each year from 1882 to 1896, both
inclusive.
20 bonds Of $500 each, four of said
bonds maturing on July 18th Of each |
year from. 1897 to 1871. both In.
elusive.
IS bonds Of $500 each, five Of said !
bonds maturing on July 18th Of each |
year from 1912 to 1913. both in
80 bonds OF $500 each, six of said |
bonds maturing on July 18th Of each
year from 1919 to 1868, both in
elusive.
That to said bonds shall be at
tached the proper coupons repre-
Beuting interest ON said bonds at tue
rate OF ave per cent per annum. from
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Olga Peters, who is.conductdng the
Covineton dandug caases s&ayAsa 4trgic
and graceful interpretation OF Gries'a
Ashess OF Rosas, and Rmeda Traxlez
was fascinating in -Waldeful's Dance
Espena. Her feet fairly dew in
graceful rythm to the stirring music.
Florence Cowan will long linger in
our memory for her marvellous rem
dering Of Vests wierd Hawaiian
music, and her mad dance, graceful.
fanciful, tragic-held US spell-bound
until abe fell in heap, dead, ~ the
last strain walled out.
Then there was Fanny Rose In
Chalif's Russian dance. looking like
. snow maiden; and 1.-THE, nimble
Games.
We can't omit baby Hazel verges
and her beautiful dancing to Men
delssohn's Spring Song. for it made
US feel young and joyous again, for
get1ul Of gray hair and the scar and
yellow leaf.
This tot and her dancing brought
to mind long4iorgotten verse,
which describs her. better than all
Their Worda:
Sounds Of verbal showers
On the tinkling grass.
Rain-awakened flowers,
All that ever was
Joyous and clear and sweet
Thy music dost surpass.
And just to think. all this Is COM
ing to Covinst ton! Through the
goodness Of Miss Mercadel 1t Is com.
ing to delight our people and to help
build our Woman's Building at the
Fair Grounds. Verify. this founda-
tion will be laid in music and dane
Ing, grace and beas1tiy.
5MATRONITA.
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to bear interest at the rate
Of i've per cent. per. annum
from the 18th day of July.
1916. payable semi-annually
on the 18th day Of July and
the 18th day OF. January Of
each year. and iasled In
such denominations, pay
able at such time and In
such installments, with such
other details relating there
to as shall be determined
by the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen and authorized
by law for the purpose Of
erecting. constructing and
eQuipping q system Of water
works for supplying the in
habitants, of the Town. OF
CovinEton with water. the
title to such .waterworks
system shall vest In the
Town Of ,Covipgton, Lou
isiana.
Taxable valuation
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-13
PHYSICAL ABILITY BEYOND DIS.
PUTE.

The Legislative Assembly of New
South WALES recently passed bill
to disfranchise naturalized enemy
subjects during the period of the
war. A significant feature of the
bill is that married women who are
natural-born British subjects are not
affected, even though married TO
enemy subjects.
This Is departure from the law
which has held in England and holds
in this country. that a woman takes
the nationality Of her husband. Ma
tive-born English who We're married
to Germans have been treated as
Germans in England and the United
States Supreme Court only recently
decided that a native-born American
woman who married an Englishman
in California, has lost her vote.
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HE WOULD BIZ AgM1Eb-sroNE.

mo man who IL opposed to wo-
man suffrage will ever again be elect
ed president Of the United States -
said Chief Justice Clark Of North
Carolina, In > recent address. Az
women can now vote for President
in twelve States-one-quarter Of the
whole number-this is doubtless
true.
The air IL just now full of dis
cussion Of presidential candidates.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-13

are to be congratulated on their
broad mindedness in giving honor
where honor Is due, even If it is just
to the eternal feminine"
With as efficient representative
Of Louisiana women as Mr.. Brock is.
this action Of the Press Association
will probably prove a forerunner Of
many more recognitions Of the value
OF the help and intelligence Of Lou
isiAna women in the affairs OF the
STATE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-13

seats. Women also must not be al.
lowed to carry boxes of fruit, or to
lift other burdens Of any kind.
Further Impaovomont.
Mrs. Katherine Phillips Edison
member Of the Commission, declares
THAT CONDITIONS tor women workers
in the canneries will be bettered to
such an extent that the work viii
be made more attractive and more
women may be engaged in it.
she 6aid Tie ~eaanefies- uniform
~ are going to live up to the rules.
because. It 10 realised that they are
for the interest Of the concerns o.
we'll a. the workers."
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($60. 000.00) Dollars n bonds @
aforesaid, representing sid. indebt-
edness Of Sixty Thousand (@60; 00e)
Dollars, maturing as hoseinabovo
stated. with interest coupons attaeh.
cd thereto representing interest .
become due thereon, and to 10 90
such form and tenor a. may b %.
proved by said Mayor and Clerk, bit
not inconsistent With the provisaoas
OF this ordinance and said bonds With
interest coupons attached when hgu.
ed shall be sold by the Mayor cad
Board Of Aldermen for not lee than
par and the proceeds Of sa8d 6eie
shall be deposited in the treasury Of
said town to be used exclusively tor
constructing and eQutpping Wa4ocp
works system and shall not b uo00
for any other purpose, the title 60
which waterworks system shall vest
In and remain at al times the prop
erty Of the town Of Covington. The
sid bonds and. the interest coupons
attached thereto shall be, payable %
they m4ture at any bank or trust
company In New York, N. T., or New
Orleans or Covinyton. La. In the
United States, at the option Of the
purchaser thereof upon notice to the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of
the town of Covington thirty dayp he-
fore maturity of any bond or dntef.
est coupon. In default. OF such notice
the said, bonds and coupons shall be
payable at the ONCE Of the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen Of the town
Of Covinston.
Be It further ordained, ETC.,
Section 8. That In the event the
said election results In favor Of in
curing said debt and issuing sid
bonds as hereinabove set forth. the
town OF Covington shall be and re-
main irrevocably obligated to the pur-
chaser or purchasers Of said bonds
for the payment # said In
dehtedness with the interest there
on, and this ordinance authori1ing
the issuance Of said bonds and the
levy1ng OF the tax with which to nay
the principal and interest thereof
shall be and remain irrepealable, 10
long as any Of said bonds and inter-
est coupons shall remain outstand-
Ing and unpaid and the passage of
thds ordinances shall constitute and be
9 contract between the holder or
holders of said bonds and the town
OF Covington and shall be and remain
and NO aw or ordnance
shall ever be passed relieving the
governing authority Of said town
from the obligation of annually levy
ing such special tax a. hereiuabove
provided and paying same on the in
terest and principal Of said bonds.
Be It further ordadned, etc.,
Section 81 That al laws or ordi-
nances contrary to or in conflict
herewith be and the same are here
BY repealed. and this ordinance shall
take eject when approved by . ma
)ority Of the qualified property tax
paying electors Of the said town o:
Covington. and due pronunciation 10
made thereof - required by law. :,
Read. and considered by sections
and adopted a. Z whole 1t q regular
meeting Of the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen by recorded aye and may
vote on the 4th day Of April, A. D.,
1916.
Approved In open session this 9Th
lay OF April, A. D.. 1916.
PAUL ]. LACROIX,
Mayor Town Of Covington. La.
Attest:
L. A. PERREAND.
Clerk Town OF covington, L..
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organization held at Baton Rouge, Mrs.
J. Vol Brock was elected to the highest
office. Mrs. Brock has for some years
past been the successful editor of the
Franklinton Era-Leader. which is the Of.
fetal journal of Washington parish aud
which has quite an extensive circulation.
Mrs. Brock should be congratulated by
all the women Of Louisiana as being the
first woman in the State to have her abili-
ty and worth sufficiently recognized by an
organized body composed mainly of men
to make her its leader.
While the members IL this association
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-13

The total deposits carried by the
four banks In st. Tammany parish
now aggregate nearly one million
dollars. See statement made by Gov
ington Bank & Trust Company on
rogo ave of this issue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-13
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT; DEVOTED TO HER INTERESTS
This Page Open Every Woman to Express Her Views

One man who is mentioned, but who
10 sure not to be nominated, Is U. s.
Senator John w. Weeks Of Massac-
husetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weeks have long
been strong opponents Of equal
rights for women. At meeting of
the District of Columbia Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage, with
Mrs. Weeks presiding, a set of reso-
lutions were passed, so abusive that
The Woman's Journal published
them as an example OF the extrava-
gances of language in which anti
|suffragists sometimes indulge. The
opening and closing paragraphs will
show their general tone:
Whereas, the public conduct of
the suffragists is undignified and un.
womanly, and therefore subversive
of good morals; therefore be it
Resolved and it is hereby resolved
That the District Association Oppos-
ed to Woman Suffrage, and repre-
senting self-respecting and patriotic
womanhood, places itself on record
as condemning in the strongest terms
the aims of the suffragists and the
means employed by them to attain
these aims, as unwomanly, unpatri-
otto and detrimental to the welfare
LOT the nation, in that they tend to
weaken constituted authority, under
mine the home and destroy Christian
citizenship"
The twelve suffrage States are al
of them doubtful StatesP' I'm
agine the Republican Party going be-
fore the women of those State to
ask for their votes with such mill
stone around its neck as candidate
with Mr.. Weeks record.
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Section 4. That the question of
mourning said Indebtedness and issu-
ing of said bonds for the purpoe
above mentioned shall be submitted
to the property taxpayers who are
qualified electors for such purpose by
special election which is hereby or
dered to be called in said town ON
the 18th day of May. A. D., 1915. In
accordance with the election laws of
the State Of Louisiana, and especial
II in accordance with Act No. 256 Of
1910, for the purpose Of voting on
said question, and the Mayor IL here
by authorized to proclaim the same
as aforesaid; and that the ballots to
be used at said election shall! oe In.
the following form:
TOWN OF COVINGTON, La,
Special Election.
May 10Th. 1915.
For tho Issuance of Bands.
Proposition to incur debt -
and issue bonds for the
Town Of Covinston. Parish
Of st. Tammany. State Of
Louisiana, to the amount Of
Sixty Thousand ($60,0O0)
Dollars, to run for q period Yes
Of thirty seven years from
the 18th day Of July. 1916,