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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

The British government has fixed a
price Of $12 for standard suits for
een, of wool in limited variety Of
fabrics.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

For the first time in the history of
American Methodism, the average
salary of the Methodist preacher is
now more than $1,000.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

Our consumption of sugar is now
four times what is permitted in
France and twice the allowance in
Britain
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

Only 30 of the rs Zeppelins
built by the Germans during the war
are reported to be now in active serv-
ice.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

Thirty EIGHT persons were lynched
in the United States last year, all me-
groes excepting two, and one of these
was woman.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

The debt of our government is nov.
s51 per capita or FIVE times greater
than when the war began.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

Merchants say that we had "a me-
channels Christmas" with a tremen-
deus demand for medium and low
priced goods.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

Marie Corelli, the novelist, has been
fined $3.50 in England for sugar
boarding.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

The Madison Club of Madison, Wis,
has expelled Senator LaFollette for
unpatriotie conduct.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

A spool of9cotton thread now costs
81 in Germany.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

Tie Salvation Army is raising ST..
100000 for war work.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled for the use for republication of
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein. All rights OF qualification of
special dispatches herein are also re-
served.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

It is estimated that 81, 800 nurses
are needed by our army.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

What has become of the man who
spoke of the --latest dance" as the
Wilson Hesitation Tampa Tri-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-23

Mr.. Wilson still hesitates to make
Teuton spies dance on nothing.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-05

and more Of it before long. This
cayuse Of mine has had thirty miles
or % Of rough going"
II think I'd better wait for you," she
said primly. There are bad places
where the trail goes close to the blum,
and the lava rock will be slippery with
this snow. and it's getting dark 50 fast
that q stranger might go over"
III that's the case the sooner you
are past the bad places the better. I'm
all right. You drift along"
Billy Louise specialized briefly upon
the note Of calm authority In his voice.
He did not know evidently that she
WAS more accustomed to giving COM
mands than to obeying them. Her lips
gave q little quirk of amusement at his
mistake.
You go on. | don't want q guide"
He tilted his head peremptorily toward
the blurred train ahead.
Billy Louise laughed little. She did
not feel In the least embarrassed now.
do you never get what you don't
wantT che asked mildly. I'D Z lot
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-05

rather lead you past those places than
have you go over the edge" she said.
because nobody could get you up or
even 30 down and bury you decently
1t wouldn't be q bit nice. It's much
simpler to keep you on top"
He said something, but Billy Louise
could not hear what it was She sus-
pected him Of swearing. She rode on
in silence.
Blues a dandy horse on bad trails
and in the dark" she observed CON-
paniOnably at last He simply can't
lose his footing or his way"
Eyes? That's nice"
Billy Louise felt like putting out her
tongue at him for the cool remoteness
of his tone. 1t would serve him right
to ride on and let him break his neck
over the blum II he wanted to. She
shut her teeth together and turned her
face away from him.
So, in silence and with no very good
feeling between them. they went pre-
cariously down the steep hill (the hill
up which Marthy and the oxen and
Jase had toiled so labOriOusly twenty
seven years before and across the tiny
fiat to where the cabin window wink
ed q welcome at them through the
storm.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-05

mated pathetically an that he said
You'll have to face the wind goin'
home" he said to Billy Louise. "More'n
likely you'll be facin' snow too. Looks
bad of that way"
You go Oh and turn them calves
out!' Marthy commanded him harshly.
BILLY Louise amt goin' home II 1t
storms. l sh'd think you'd know
enough to know that"
"Oh. but I'll have to 90 anyway"
the girl interrupted. "Mommie can't
be there alone: she'd worry herself to
death II l didn't show up by dark.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
SCHOOL BOY RUN OVER
BY AUTO.

Herbert Warner, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Warner of Covington, age
s years, was knocked down and run
over by an auto, in front of the
school house, Thursday after school.
He was taken the office of DR.. Gau-
trealfx, where it was found that
while he was quite badly bruised
and cut about the face and body Fhe
was not seriously injured. The
worst cut was on the knee, where a
couple of stitches had to be taken
He was then taken to his home.
Young Warner was riding his bi-
cycle when the car struck him and
passed over him. Fortunately he
was knocked fat and the wheels did
not touch him. His bruises We're
probably received from the brake
rods under the car. II his little sis
ter had been riding on the handle
bars. as she does frequently both
might have been seriously injured,
if not killed. The car was driven
by Father Gallus, who came from
Ramsay. He sounded his horn sew
eral times and tried to avoid the
collision. He is not bla,n ed for the
q ecidnnt
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
TAG DAY IN PARISH
SCHOOLS.
To Lift the Indebtedness On
the Educational
Building.

At the meeting of the Parish
Teachers Institute held in Coving-
ton the fair building committee ap-
peared and discussed means by which
the Indebtedness on this building
could be paid.
A Tag Day was suggested at every
school in the parish when the child
rem of the schools will tag every one
at five cents each.
This Tag Day will be held in the
second week of March, each teacher
or principal selecting one day OF that
week to suit the community.
A very generous suggestion was
made by Prof. Ross and seemed to
find ready response from all the
teachers present: To have each
teacher in the parish schools give
one dollar towards this fund. This
would approximate 100000.
Supt. Lyoncwill notify the schools
that this committee, composed of Mr..
H. A. Mackie, Mrs E. E. Lyon and
Mrs. J. C. Burns, expect to push this
campaign and earnestly request the
faculties and children to work hard
to clear this debt on our beautiful
educational building.
Tags will be forwarded to each
school by the end of next week.
MRS. j. G.. BURNS,
Chairman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
birth OF A NATION'
AT PARKVIEW.
Greatest Of Photoplays To
Be Shown Next
Tuesday.

D. W. Griffith's mighty spectacle,
tThe Birth of Nation,'"' wilsz1ssss
seen at Parkview Theatre Tuesday,
March 5th, exactly as il has been
given in the large cities where it has
made record-breaking runs, and will
be shown at soc for children under
Is years, and $1.OO for adults.
This new force in the art of enter
tainment is perhaps the most widely
discussed production ever made in
America. 1t is above all else the
greatest thing that has been achiev-
ed by one producer. Imagine con-
densing the living details of the most
strenuous periods of American his
tory into an evenings entertainment
of less than three hours. You are
not told about it nor is your imagin-
alton tested by rhetorical descrip-
tions OF what took place. Instead
you see it by lightning flashes. 1t is
history revived and shown in it's
making. Some OF the greatest names
that are written large upon the scroll
OF our country's fame appear upon
the program. The players who en-
act the rolls have studied the minute
descriptions of these men both from
photographs and intimate life studies
and with this frame work they make
the wonderful characters live again.
Great battles are fought before your
eye. Cities are destroyed by fire.
Thousands of hOrsemen dash in wild
rides across bloodstained plains.
The human note weaves In and thru
the entire thread and lends itself to
the mightiest story ever unfolded.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
ALETTER TO THE PEO-
PIE or THE PARISH.
To All Progressives Of st. Ta,nHlany
Parish.

10 All frOgfeSSWeS Ok ~. lHNlHn,sHy
Parish:
The writer has come to stake his
future amongst you. He has done
SO because he believes you have a
wonderful country here, brim full OF
opportunities-and especially so, to
develop It as a rice producing center.
Our "WenedU' farm is now in its
tentative form, located at Heien5irg,
on the st. Tammany and N. 0. Elec-
trio Line. between Vaudeville and
Covington.
By the time this article is read we
shall have already begun operating
our tractor machinery and getting
ready to clear our uncleared land
by the use of the Eclipse Stumn
Saw especially devised to clear land
for the cultivation OF rice.
We come from the rice section OF
this State, in Southwest Louisiana,
where rice is made with improved
methods of culture and harvested by
machinery. We do not claim to know
all about rice, yet II we can be OF
service to any one who is going to
get interested in that industry, we
will be pleased to give away any IN
formation that we can give that may
help others to succeed in an industry
which promises so much to help pro-
duce the food that is necessary for
the successful prosecution of the
war
NY belief is that St. Tammany can
be made the leading parish of the
State in the production of that i'm
por.ant cereal. Let us pull to-
gether.
Respectfully,
A. l.. CHAPPIUS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
FINED $1,000 FOR PROF.
ITEERING.

The Food Administration for Lou
isiana recently took the first drastic
action in the matter of profiteering
in this state. One of the leading
wholesale grocery firms in New Or
leans made restitution to a number
of patrons in the country and also
paid a fine Of $1,000, the money be-
ing sent to the American Red Cross
Society.
The United States Food Admins
tration announced that the clemency
shown in this case was not to be
taken as precedent. Profiteerlng
is one of the most serious crimes on
the food calendar, and will be dealt
with accordingly. The license of any
concerns found guilty will be taken
away, which means that the con-
Germ and all its members will be
prohibited, directly or indirectly
from doing business in food COM
modities during the war. or during
the time specified il the sentence
happens to be suspension. The con-
Germ will have to post the news OF
it's own demise upon its doors, and
the publicity will further assist at
the obsequies.
In the instance mentioned, the
firm had exacted an unreasonable
profit on corn products. A number
of firms in the country, upon rece1v-
ing the order concerning the substi-
tutes for flour, complained that the
regulation had been made more diff
ficult to carry out by the rise in
price Of substitutes. j. N. Wilson,
volunteer assistant to John M. Park
er. Food Administrator for Louisi-
ana, called upon the various whole
sale establishments in the city for
records OF their sales. It was found
that one firm had charged consider
able more for corn products than
any other, and 1t was promptly call
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
Gulf Shipbuilding Company
Builders, Were Former
Daham Yards.
LAUNCHING TAKES
PLACE AT 1890 P. M.
Big Delegations From New
Orleans and Other Sec
tons Will Attend.

Today. at 1880 p. m, the largest
0cean-going tug that has oeen built
III the South, will be launched from
the yards Of the Gulf Ship Building
Company, Madisonvil!e, La. The oc-
casion will be taken advantage Of Dy
people from all sections of the par
ish. and delegations Of prominent
citizens will come from New Orleans,
S,idell Amite, Bogalusa, Hammond,
and other places. Jno. Dymond, Jr.,
and Harvey E. Ellis Of Covington,
will be among the speakers. Miss
Josephine Alton, daughter of Mr. AL
ton of the Southern Oil Company,
will christen the tug the Herman
SON.
The Hermanson is $50 feet long,
2S feet beam, and II feet depth Of
hold. The plans were drawn by Val
arain Vuvich. Mr.. Baham, manager
of the company, declares the tug a
fine one.
The public generally is invited to
attend the launching.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
TO EXPLORE FOR OIL.

With a view Of exploring various
sections of the State for petroleum
a number of New Orleans business
men headed by G. C. Gaspard, secre-
tary of the Federal Land Bank, OF
New Orleans. have organized
100000 corporation. 1t is known
as the Louisiana Southern Oil and
Gas Corporation. and is located at
$50 Gravier street.
The Louisiana Southern owns
thousands Of acres Of leases in AVoy-
eiles, Rapides and Terrebonne par
;,hes, and is making efforts to find
other promising holdings. Having
ordered conservative geological
survey of other parishes that look
promising. it is hoped TO eventually
extend drilling throughout the State.
dition to her present duties as chair
man of the supply committee. Will
take charge Of the surgical dressings
and bandage department; Mrs Gregg
Armstrong, captain Of knitting de-
partment, and Mrs. w. Z. Vanzandt
captain of garment department.
Vaudeville Auxiliary is getting in
to old time stride and is dong
splendid work.
Farm Demonstration Miliar.
Capt. G.. E. Millar, the new Parish
Farm Demonstration, is greatly dessr-
Gus of meeting the farmers and
planters of the fourth ward. II they
will name the place and time CT
meeting he viii make it point to
be present. He desires to have g
heart -to-heart talk with the farmers
regarding agricultural matters which
must rebound to tho mutual benefit
Of the farmer, the parish 2nd the
general public.
Will some planter in the fourth
ward take up this matter actively
and get in touch with Capt. MlliaT
at Abita. his home. or the courthouse
in Covington, his. Official headquaet-
ers.
Enlists In the Navy.
Mr.. Geo. F. Bierhorst. Jr., son OF
Mr.. Geo. F. Bierhorst, the parish
! treasurer, has enlisted in the Z. S
/. CContinusd on Page y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
A TRIP TO SLIDELL.
(By Capt. &. f. Millar.)

A typical March day, good roads
in some places and oh. such bad
roads in others. Ruts that seem to
the auto driver ''bottOmless.' 1t
does seem had that some means can
not be found to remedy this.
Good roads are such pay
ing investment, bringing in outside
money in the shape of visitors and
not counting the wear and tear on
tires, wagons and the drivers tenn
per.
1t is pathetic to see the attempts
of many of the land owners to culti-
vate their stumpy land. You can
see they are doing all they can to
raise something to help swell our
food production, and in the face Of
such an awful handicap-clay soil
crowded with stumps-one is tempt
ed to ask oneself, "are you doing as
much as this man is? Are you do
ing YOUR share?'' Small plots with
little colored children hoefng, spad-
ing and turning up mother earth,
with all kinds of implements, not
asking for assistance or guidance,
hut all striving to do their share in
the great work.
One of the best examples to be
seen was a 50-acre plot owned and
worked by the Neuhauser Bros. OF
Slidell-an example Of payine farm
ing we'll worth looking ever. The
Neuhausers believe in raising feed
for their stock on their own land,
feeding it, and turning back all they
can to build up the land. Velvet
beans and corn make a combination
hard to beat They have also about
| 100 fine hogs that are gradually be-
ing bred up. The cattle are first
nut in to gather the bean crop and
the hogs follow to clean up. This
method conservs and returns the fer
tility to the soil providing plant food
for the next crop in the Shape OF
nitrogen and humus. Mr.. Neuhauser
is a firm believer in using lime on
the soil. Our soils need it to unlock
the plant food alread contained IN
! the soil. correcting the acidity OF the
soil as most of these low lying places
have q certain amount Of 1t, and
| lastly. putting the land in good me-
chanieal condition to work. A tuil
corn crib. and plenty of fire bean
| vine hay splendidly cured with prac-
I tieally no loss OF leaves, lightly salt
ed. Examining the soil that has
grown these crops makes one fee
| that at least the real worth OF the
| velvet bean is being recognized In st
Tammany. Work for its feeding
and fertilization values, which are
very great. May We have hundreds
OF farms like these.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
TO GROW TOMATOES.

Plant in hot-bed, If you have one.
six inches apart, covering lightly,
bearing in mind that as a rule seeds
are not to be covered more than
three times their diameter, press
them down firmly with q fiat board.
II no hot bed is available use q nat
box cut down to three inches with
holes at the bottom to drain. Use
little charcoal dust and small
amount of manure, cover with gOOd
soil or leaf mold and plant thinly IN
rows three inches apart. A good
plan is to empty the seeds into. q
saucer and take pinches of seed and
drop them in rows. The reason for
planting in rows is to be able to cul-
tivate the young plants while grow
ing with small pointed stick. II
prevents the top. soil from caking
and choking the young plants which
often happens when they are water
ed often. After the plants show
three or more leaves and are say six
inches high, pick them out into an
other box or cold franc and plant
same distance apart between rows
but at least three inches in rows ana
as deep as possible. This ia to at
tain a stocky growth and enable the
plants to bear large tomatoes. When
all danger of frost is past take box
in which to carry the young plants.
and wet the bed of plants thoroughly
and then dig up each Individual
plant with as much dirt as you can
with a trowel and take care not to
disturb the roots. Take the plants
to the field and plant in previously
prepared holes two or three feet
apart in the rows and four feet apart
between the rows Plant ~ deep
as possible and put good 5-foot
stake for each plant and as it grows
tie up the single stalk and pinch on
the suckers that.will grow between
the branches. Do not confound
these with the fruit buds that grow
on the opposite side. When several
clusters Of fruit are formed you can
then top the main stalk. When you
| lay the tomatoes shade the ground
| with pine straw or leaves. spray
with beandeaux mixture and wetcn
4 green caterpillars.
G. E. MII14AR.
/ Farm Demonstrates.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
Taken By Deputy Lacroix
To Jackson Insane
Asylum.
COMMISSIONS FINDING
ENDS MURDER TRIAL.
Commissions Report Was
Unanimous and
Positive.

The trial of Mrs. Newton D0olittle
for the murder of her husband came
to an end Tuesday when the Com
mission composed of Drs. Maybe,
Gautreaux and Coroner BullOch, re-
ported that she was OF unaOund
min4 Judge Carter came from
Franklinton to receive the report and
Mrs. Doolittle was removed from the
Fenwick Sanitarium, where she has
been under observation, and was
consigned to the insane asylum ct
Jackson, La, where she was taken
by Deputy Lacroix. The report Of
the commission was unanimous.
Those who know Mrs. Do0little tell
many stories of peculiar things she
has done and there is probability
that her mind was unsound when
she shot her husband. Her arrest
and confinement in the parish prison
in New Orleans undoubtedly was q
tax on her nerves and tended to ac-
centuate the symptoms and bring out
her insanity more clearly.
Report Of the Commission.
Covington, La, Feb. 26, 1918.
To the Hon. Prentiss B. Carter, Judge
of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial DIS
trict Court:
Sir:-In accordance with the or
der of your honorable court dated
February IA, 1918, appointing the
undersigned as Commission de
lunatico inquirende" to inquire into
the present mental condition Of one
Elizabeth McIaurin Doohttle, now
an inmate of the Fenwdck Sani-
tarium in Covington, La, beg leave
to report as follows:
1t is our unanimous opinion that
the said Mrs. Elizabeth MdLaurtn
Doolittle is now of uns0und mind
and insane, suffering from Paranoid-
al Dementia Praecox, and 1t Is our
further opinion that the present
mental condition of the said Eliza
beth McLaurin Doolfttle Is such as
to make her an unfit subject for
legal trial.
H. D. BULLOCK, M. D.,
H. E. GAUTREAUX, m. D. ].
A. G.. MAYL1E, M. D.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO
GET FARM FIGURES.

Supt. Lyon has been instructed by
the 9. S. Department of Agriculture
to have principals and one-room
teachers to assign to pupils the task
of learning the names Of farmers Op-
Grating in the district allotted, his
post office address, distance and di-
rection from post office and school
district in which situated, telephone,
size of farm, number OF dairy, beef
COWS and bulls, work horses and
mules. rams, breeding ewes, boars
and brood sows, and the number
of hired hands, etc.
This information will be strictly
confidential, and is to be used for
basis in determining ways and means
to help the farmer.
O-o~o~o~-o~o-o-o-~~oooNo o~0-0~o~~o0ooo"0~o~"~c
ed upon for an explanation regarding
the difference.
The. head of the firm made some
excuses which showed his own ignor-
ance of what had been done, but 1t
did not remove the fact that the act
had been committed. He pleaded
guilty without putting the Food Ad-
ministration to the necessity of hold
ing a hearing, offered to return the
overcharges to all buyers and to con-
tribute $1, ,000 to the Red Cross. In
return, he asked that the name OF
the firm be not published. The ten
der was laid before tMr, Hoover, at
Washington, and he approved the
verdict and punishment because OF
the willingness and nromptness with
which the firm made amends. He
advised, however. that no such con-
cession will again be made, and that
those who take advantage of the
war and its opportunities to increase
profits above the normal would feel
the full power Of the Food Admin
istration.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
TO DEVELOP AGRICUL-
TURE IN LOUISIANA.
Meeting To Be Held in New
Orleans, March a, to
Discuss Subject.

There is to be a meeting at the
rooms of the Association of Com
merce, New Orleans, March 4, at 10
a. M, to discuss the matter Of agri-
cultural development of Louisiana.
Meeting will be under the auspices
CT Louisiana Swine Breeders AssO-
ciation The repeal of hurtful laws
and the passage Of beneficial laws
will be under discussion. The con-
troll of dogs, a pure seed law, stock
law. improvement of stock market
facilities, responsibility for losses in
shipment, agricultural education and
college, simpliIfied system Of regis
tering land titles and other matters
will he brought before the meeting.
Prominent men OF the states Will
make addresses.