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a satisfactory manner and is said 70
be in great form. although Murphy is
more than careful never TO set one Of
his stars down for grand stand work
out. With the Poughkeepsie Wizard 10
train and drive her ii seems only a
question of her training sound ard
keeping in form to win all her stakes
The redoubtable Long Shot" Cox
will drive Busy's Lassie, 2:06s4, II
this race. She will certainly bCCr
close watching and will prove
dangerous rival for the Michigan
mare. Horsemen remember her i,a
in 2:06A last year as four-year Il.
Their respect is strengthened by The
fact that owing TO her showing 50
much race ability, that the willy Cox
would not start her any more, for
fear she might come into disfayor
with the judges and be required to so
out and win a race and unfit her for
the stakes this year.
She did not work a public mile fast.
er than her record, but on one occa-
a mile at 100, so that her speed is
proven. She is sired by Peter the
Great, 2:07H, who stands away at the
head of all sires as a begetter of stake
winning trotters. Cox is partial to the
Peter the Great family, so that he will
be pleased with the blood lines of his
mount.
Allie Ashbrook is not as well known
as the two first named mares, but the
mere fact that she will be driven by
Pop" Geers adds to her interest. She
is by Ashbrook and has been train
ing we'll this spring. The fact that
Geers has entered her all along the
"Big Line" indicates that he has faith
in her ability to travel in the fastest
company.
The true northerner., 1917-08-03
BY HOWARD p. HALL

Harness horse fanciers will watch
with particular interest the struggle
of three small mares for honors in
the $4,000 Paper Mills purse for 2:0S
trotters, which is to be raced at Recre-
alton park, Kalamazoo, Mich, We'd
nesday afternoon, August /. Busy's
Lassie, Allie Ashbrook and Lucille
Spear are the fliers in question. 1t
would be nothing surprising if one Of
this trio captured first money and at
the same time was forced to set new
time record for the event in beating
out the other two.
Particular interest attaches to
Lucille Spear, who will be driven by
Tommy Murphy. On form and past
racing history public sentiment gives
her precedence over the other two.
Lucille is owned by Deep River Stock
Farm, Birmingham, Mich, owned by
George w. Slaughter of Detroit and
has been a sensation since her two
year-old form, when she was separate
ly timed at Lexington in an event for
colts of her age a mile in 2:09A
AS a three-year-old she trotted TO a
record of 2:07H, but was not particu-
larly fortunate or reliable in her races,
neither did she attract favorable at
tention as a four-year-old, but last
year. she was trained by Harry Flem-
ing who did wonders with her He
discarded all the fancy and severe bits
and head poles, as well as an over
check she had formerly worn and fit
ted her as comfortably as could be.
She raced sensationally, beating the
noted mare Lou Jennings, 2:06A in
thrilling style at Saginaw, Mich.5 trot-
ting the fifth heat in 2:101a for a
worlds record fifth heat over half.
mile course. Then followed series
of star performances, in which she
The true northerner., 1917-08-03
COVERT.

Received too late for publication
last week.
Mrs. Ed Curran of Kalamazoo
arrived Monday evening to visit her
grandfather Marvin Frary, who is
quite sick.
Mrs. Robert Burton of st. Joseph
visited over Sunday with relatives
here.
Leslie Wilsey of Chicago is spend
ing the week with friends here.
Mrs. Almeda Morgan Of Kansas is
visiting at the A. r. Johnson and
l.. A. Watson homes.
Mesdames A. F. Hubert, A. G.
Duncombe and Thomas of Paw Paw
visited at the Mumbrue home last
Sunday.
Carl Bowers and wife of South
Haven spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Mrs. Marx Hazel and daughters
spent few days last week with rela-
tives in Keller.
w. S. Lincoln is painting the home
of V. L. Culvin which he recently
purchased.
Will Friend lost valuable COW
last week, and his team ran away
with hay rake and he was quite
badly hurt.
David Derby left last week for
Kalamazoo from where he will go
with others of his company ror train
ing in the heavy srtiilary.
Roy Vorcee eni family of Grand
Rapids arrived last Saturday for a
visit. Roy went back to his work
Monday.
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lowered the worlds half-mile track
trotting record for mares to 2:06A at
Detroit, going to the half in 1:02A on
a day far from what could be called
fast
Ten days later she .trQtted an ex-
hibtion mile at South Bend, Ind, in
2:07% in an easy manner. She was
not raced after that, but trotted a
sensational mile against time, in the
fall meeting at Lexington, where Mr.
Fleming drove her to her present
The true northerner., 1917-08-03

record of 2.03A. This mile was also
comparatively easy and so impressive
that Thomas w. Murphy who paced
her with the runner lost no time in
making terms with her owner for her
1917 campaign. She is reported to
have wintered and worked so far, in
The true northerner., 1917-08-03
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
o. B. Klingerman
Mrs. McTearis

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Rayol f. Decker to Alice S. East
lake, 1SS acres, Secs. 33 & "a, Paw
Paw-$10.00
Sylvester NJ Hamilton e. w. to
Alice S. Eastlake, 1873 acres, Secs. 33
& 81, Paw Paw-$10.00
The true northerner., 1917-08-03

Received too late for publication
last week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24
MANDEVILLLEIN IN
REDCROSSAND
OTHER GOOD
WORK
Vaudeville, La, March %, 1917

Vaudeville, La, March %, 1917.
In last Saturdays Farmer, through
an error of your correspondent, the
article on the special school tax was
made to state that the refreshments
at the mass meeting next Saturday
night would be furnished by the Wo-
mems Progressive League, when in
fact this part of the entertainment
lis rendered with the compliments of
the Women's School improvement
League, which we feel sure that the
former league or union is heartily
in favor of, and doing its utmost to
secure the passage of the tax. We
also feel that We should render unto
Caesar that which is Caesars.
That the tax for the payment of
the school bonds will be graduated
and not fixed one, seems to have
been forgotten or overlooked by
some of the taxpayers, and the diff
ference is quite an important one,
(. e., with a fixed tax the taxpayer
pays similar amount yearly, dur
ing the life of the bonds, that is. he
pays as much at the end of fifteen
year;, with only few thousand dol
lars of bonds to redeem as he did
in the beginning on fifteen thousand
dollars of bonds. as was recently
done in one of our neighboring
towns, resulting in the accumula-
ton of more money than was needed
to take up the bonds, and said thou
sands of dollars now lie Idle in q
bank. because that money being col
lected for specific purpose cannot
be legally used for any other, while
a graded tax is one governed by the
amount of money needed yearly to
/. retire one bond with interest on it
and the remaining bonds, it there
fore follows that as the amount OF
indebtedness is reduced annually, il
will require lees amount to pay
and therefore smaller tax, until
near the end of the bond term the
tex will be about one mill or less.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24
PINKY WILLIAMS AGAIN
INLIMELIGHT.

Jack Bailey and Pinkey Williams
were up before the Mayors Court,
Thursday morning, charged with
fighting and disturbing the peace.
Both were fined $1,000 or thirty
days.
Pinkey Williams will be remem-
bered as the negro girl who did such
excellent shooting at the negro 'honky
tonk, some time back, when she
wounded five negroes, two of them
quite severely. In that case public
opinion was with her, and she got off.
Evidently Pinky has not reformed.
Willie Toney, a dummy, and ISAIAH
Robinson, were fined $500 or ten
days.
Alderman A. r. Smith presided at
the Court, Mayor Lacroix still being
under treatment in New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24

Today at 4 p. m. the Vaudeville
branch of the New Orleans Chapter
of the American Red Cross will pa
rade the streets with a view of in
teresting the community in the Red
Cross work and securing new men,
bers. The chairman of this branch.
Mrs. C. L. 'Barthelemy, has appointed
the following captains to assist her:
Mesdames Isadore Levy, C. Gail
braith, ]. Bissel, r. B. Paine, f. A.
Majonier and Newell Leslie, each one
OF whom will appoint two lieuten-
ants. If ever there was q worthy
cause this is one, for the work of
the Red Cross is not limited, as many
believe, to the relief of the soldier
boys, for its funds are available and
used in rendering assistance I'm any
great calamity, such as epidemics,
floods, pestilence, fires, earthquakes,
and war. One dollar scures an an
nual membership, but no amount ds
too small or too large for acceptance
by the committee. While a dollar
makes you a member, any amount
under or over will be placed to the
credit of the base hospital fund,
which furnishes the place and ma
terial for caring for the sick, wound
ed and injured. Show and prove
your patriotism by contributing your
mite. be it large or small. Bear in
mind that the future we'll keeps the
secret of its actions. BY Joining the
Red Cross you are doing some un-
fortunate a good turn today. You
may need it tomorrow.
President Woodrow Wilson is pres
ident of the American Red Cross and
ex-President VIM. III. Taft is chair
man of the executive committee.
1t may interest the small faithful
few-and the large Indifferent non
members-Aof the Kings Daughters
library, that it has received a large
consignment of new books from Mrs
Mortimer Wisdom, Of New Orleans
for which the members are grateful
The library is open from 4 to 5 p
M, and Mrs. c. L. Barthelemy, the
librarian, will be delighted to talk
books and furnish any information
in reference thereto to anyone call
ing during the above named hour.
All persons interested in the pro
posed new school, especially the tax
payers, are again invited to be pres
! ent at the Hip Theatre next Saturda!
night at 1880 o'clock. The speeche,
will be instructive and interesting
the pictures interesting, and the re
freshments better.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24
COL. NICHOLSON, l.. S. U. DEAN,
SUCCUMBS.

Baton Rouge, March 22.-Col. j.
w. Nicholson, dean of the Academic
Department of the Louisiana State
University, died this morning at D
o'clock at his home in Convention
street. The funeral will take place
Friday morning at II o'clock from
Garig Hall in the State University,
and will be a military -uneral, con-
Quoted by the Cadet Corps of the
University. The university will be
closed Thursday and Friday out OF
respect to Col. Nicholson's memory.
The body will lie in state at Garig
Hall, State University, where it was
taken at noon today. A guard OF
honor from the Cadet Corps will re-
main constantly at the coffin.
Born at Tuskegee, Ala, June 16.
1914, Prof. Nicholson was brought
to Louisiana by his parents during
his infancy.
o~ooo~o~.o>o~~ ~>~~~.oco~o~>~~o
1917, by giving a festival and tourna-
ment at the fair grounds for the
benefit of the equipment fund.
Moved and seconded that house
keeper be orderd to collect all caps.
and that the secretary ask for bids
for silver and brass buttons. Car
ried.
Moved and seconded that we ex-
tend DR.. Bouquet a vote of thanks
for his prompt and courteous treat
ment of members of this association
during the illness of DR.. Marrero.
Mr.. C. S. Frederick was re;nstated
as a member.
The meeting then adjourned.
w. H. KENTZEL,
President
W. E. BOES,
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24
Parkview Theatre.

The program for today at Park
view Theatre will be Anita Stewart
in the "Combat," six par Vita
graph feature. In the Combat
Miss Stewart will be seen in some
startlingly beautiful costumes. The
doors will open at 7 p. m. and the
admission will be 5 and 10 cents.
Sunday, March 25, the manage
ment will present one of the best
bills this month. which will be Doug
las Fairbanks in "The Iatrimaniac,' -
and a two part Keystone comedy en-
titled "Black Eyes and Blue" The
Sunday performance starts every
Sunday at p. m. Admission 10
and Is cents.
For the week commencing Mon
day, March 26, an entire Paramount
program will be presented. Mon
day and Tuesday the management
will present a SIX part Paramount
feature Untitled "Great Expecta-
tion," featuring Louis Huff and Jack
Pickford. Open each day at Z p.
m., Admission and 10 cents.
Wednesday and Thursday will be
presented House Peters and Myrtle
Steadman in "The Happiness OF
Three Women" Open each day at
~ D. m. Admission 5 and 10 cents.
The program will be changed Fri
day and Saturday. On Friday will
be presented Charlotte Walker in
the Lonesome Pine" Open at Z
D. m. Admission and 10 cents.
Saturday, March 81, will be pre-
sented Leonore Ulrich in Intrigue .
in five parts Open at p. m. Ad-
mission and 10 cents.
Mrs. Vernon Castle in "Patria
will start Easter Sunday night, and
on the following Wednesday Billie
Burke will be started in Gloria's Ro-
nance, which will run every We'd
nesday in connection with the. Para
mount program. and this day will
be known as "Parkview's Treat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24

Germans In Full Retreat.
Paris, March 19.-The German line
at last accounts was in full retreat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24

Continued on page g.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24

Russia Republic.
Petrograd, March 16.-Via Lon
don, March 1.-THE autocracy
which has held Russia in its grip
since the beginning of history fell
today. The house of Romanoff,
which has ruled the empire for 400
years, came to an end with the abb
dcation of Nicholas II, perhaps the
weakest representative of his line.
100 Villages Captured by French.
Paris, March 19.rThe French,
closely following the retiring Ger
mans, reoccupied Guiscard last might
and at several points reached the
railroad from Ham to Nesle, the war
Office announces. Troops were push
ed along the national road to ST..
Quentin.
East of Nesle the second German
position was captured.
The statement says 100 villages
have been reoccupied by the French
in three days. Many of these towns
had been devastated. Thousands of
persons whom the Germans were un-
able to send to the rear came for
ward to greet the French.
On the Verdun front the Germans
made a heavy attack between Avo-
court and Dead Man Hill, after artil-
cry preparation. They penetrated
the French lines on a front of ESQ
yards, but were elected from part
of this position after violent hand
to-hand fighting.
Germans In Full Retreat.
Paris, March 19.-The German line
at last accounts was in full retreat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24
ORLEANS WOMEN ARE CALLED
TO U. s. DEFENSE.
Mass Meeting Next Week To Enlis,
All IN National Service
League.

New Orleans, March 21st.-Get
ready to serve your country, you Or
leans women!
As soon as mass meeting can be
arranged a local branch of the Ma
is to be organized.
Every woman who is q good house
CONTINUED on page 6.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24
RUSSIA A REPUBLIC, GERMANS
RETREATING ON THE WESTERN
FRONT, 4 AMERICAN VESSELS
SUNK. CONGRESS CALLED

the soldiers tho
Of submarines the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-24

over a section which represents al
most one-fifth of the vast front from
Switzerland to the sea, closely press
ed by the French and British.
French troops, advancing along a
forty-mile front, have recaptured i'm
portant towns and many square
miles of territory, accomplishing
them at small cost to themselves.
In the Lassigny region west Of
Roye the Germans appear to have
made only a weak defense, since the
French were able to push forward
13 miles at one bund.
Congress Called in Ertra session.
Washington, March 21.-Presi-
dent Wilson, recognizing that Ger
many practically is making war on
The United States on the seas, to-day
called Congress to assemble in extra
ordinary session on April to deal
with the situation.
ORLEANS WOMEN ARE CALLED
TO U. s. DEFENSE.
Mass Meeting Next Week To Enlist
All IN National Service
League.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-08
MANY MEMBERS JOIN
HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION

DETROIT. Mich, April Al
though no extensive membership
campaign has been conducted by the
Lincoln Highway association to Sc
cure sustaining members OF the ma
tional association. pledges are being
received at the association offices in
practically every mail. Sustaining
members OF the Lincoln Highway
association pay annual dues of SIS
10 aid in financing the patriotic
work of forwarding the Lincoln
highway improvement as an abje,t
lesson OF first importance in the
progress Of American road building.
Thousands Of people contemplate
ing extended tours for the coming
year. are applying 20 the Lincoln
Highway association for road in
formation and il is supplied without
cost to the questioner. although at
sJme considerable expense TO the as
ISOLATION. The sustaining member
ship which is open TO every one, per-
mits the user Of the roads 10 make
some payment for the information
he receives from the Lincoln high
way association, and keeps him
thoroughly posted as TO all devel-
opments along the highway.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-08
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
FOR DEFENSE
Rapid Completion of TranSCOn-
tinentaI Road important as
a Military Measure.

During the past few months. while
the country has been at peace. many
OF the principal railroads of the
business, due almost wholly TO the
use OF submarines in the Atlantic
ocean, which prevented the uloading
OF cars at seaports. There has also
been a pronounced car shortage on
all railroads OF the country, 10 such
an extent that coal could not be de-
livered even within a few miles of
the mines. In time Of war IL is there
fore apparent that transportation
facilities would be totally inadequate
for the movement of troops and mu-
nitions. Aside from the inadequacy
OF transportation facilities the fact
remains that we have but four
transcontinental railways, with
single tracks, and even these would
probably soon be put out of COM
mission by the dynamiting OF
bridges and tunnels, in which event
this government would be powerleSs
to transport troops for many weeks,
which would allow our enemies
practically free access to the Pacific
coast.
For this as well as for many other
reasons, IL would seem that the fed
eral government should at once
make liberal appropriations for the
construction OF national roadways
across the country which could be
used by thousands Of motor trucks
in transporting troops and supplies.
The Lincoln highway Is perhaps the
most available artery of commerce
across the continent, and could be
cemented from one end to the other
for the cost Of a few battleships,
which are likely TO be sunk in a
moment, and whose natural useful
ness is confined to but a few years,
even when not employed in the de-
Tense of the country. AS military
measure. the completion of the Lin
coin highway is of paramount Inn
portance to all sections of the coun-
try. and with the aid furnished by
the various states along its line, the
expense would not be an item worth
serious consideration by the govern
ment. 1t would remain permanent
asset TO the country and could al
ways be used in time of need. AS a
means of mobilizing troops it would
in many respects be preferable TO
the railroads and far more depend
able.-Ely. New, Record.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-08
NEVADA NAMES
HIGHWAY BOARD
Establish Commission and
Take Advantage of Federal
Aid Money for Roads.

CARSON CITY, New. April T.
The state Of Nevada has come under
the wire in the matter OF good roads
through the establishment of a
state highway department. the ap-
preparation of funds for its main
tenance and provision OF the means
Of solicitation OF federal funds un-
der the Bankhead-S hackleford act
for extended road construction.
II is OF greatest interest not only
to the people of Nevada. but TO the
thousands of tourists from every
tend 10 cross the state over the Lin
coin highway route that the Lincoln
highway has been named one of the
three main thoroughfares and a
state road. and as such will benefit
directly with the first Improvements
undertaken by the new highway
commission.
The bill passed by the legislature
i'm creating a highway department
calls for a highway commissioner
and three directors 10 be appointed
by the governor. a 100000 fund
is provided by the state and il is
now possible for Nevada TO secure
her share Of the federal aid money
provided under the Bankhead-
Shackleford act in the furtherance
Of permanent highway improve
menL.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-08
LAWS STAGNATE
TRUCK BUSINESS
Legislation Proposed in Cali
. fOrnia Puts Big Tax on
Passenger Buses.

Los ANGELES. April Motor
truck dealers here admit their BUSH
ness is practically stagnaten as the
result OF pending Iegislati' The
charge Is made that three rail-
road system and their su. iaries
are actuating the opposition % the
truck that is apparent fro the
three distinct bills now 0efD.e the
legislature. The situation 4. be-
come so acute that dealers anC man
ufacturers Of trucks are appealing
20 owners and users 20 write and
telegraph thei- representatives OF
the enormous damage that they will
suffer II the proposed measures be
come statutes.
IL is provided in one bill that each
passenger carrying bus must pay "a
license to operate OF $50 per seat.
Many Of these busses with a capac-
ity Of "A passengers ere I'm service
between Los Angeles and suburban
towns. That would mean a tax OF
5000 for each vehicle. In addition
they must pay AZ per cent Of the
earnings 10 the state railway COM
mission. stase and county tax on
equipment, the state operators IL
cense and a weight tax or six taxes
In all which approximately would
amount to $3.50 "A year which is
declared confscatory.
Truck capacity IS to be limited TO
five tons. There are many larger
than this now in use I'm the state
and instead of considering the pur-
chase If additional equipment. large
operators are move thinking about
how they can dispose Of what they
have on a fve-ton truck, the bill
would ley a tax of $3.50. In addi-
ton there would be required a state
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-08
AUTOMOBILE NEWS

license, weight tax and. in case the
truck is engaged in general haul
ing. a city tax and the usual state
and county property tax This
would amount 10 between $3.50 and
500 ia all Small towns require
local license from nonresident truck
owners operating within their bor-
ders, 80 this must be taken into con-
sideration also.
IL is estimated that the oil COM
I,anies operating in California are
using 300 trucks equipped with tank
bodies. When loaded, the truck,
tank and contents weigh approx
mately IA tons. Each outfit repre-
sents an expenditure Of approx
mately $4,000 None Of these trucks
can be used as now equipped if the
bill becomes a law
Another provision is that the
speed OF trucks shall be compatible
with public safety and in no case
exceed nine miles an hour" -Four
miles an hour is the limit in case
any tire is defective There is no
designation Of what constitutes a
defective" tire. 1t is further slip
ulated that before an operators Ii
cense shall be issued the truck shall
be driven TO the Office Of the state
motor vehicle department where
tires and body are to be measured
and the truck weighed in order ID
determine the weight of load per-
mitted. There are only three Of
fees of the department in the state.
here, san Francisco and Sacramen-
TO. From Needles to Los Angeles
is more than 500 miles and from
Crescent City TO sacramento. il is
almost 700 miles. Fourteen hum
dred miles TO have the tires on a
truck measured is said by OppOn-
ents Of the bill TO he asking too
much.