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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
A LETTER.

Camp Beauregard. La, Feb. -.
Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
am sending you . picture of three
sergeants. Reading from left to
right they are: Hobert H. Hutch
inson, Steven F. Hall and myself.
We did our bit on the Mexican
border and were tent mates, also, at
camp in New Orleans. We are still
tent mates at Camp Beauregard. We
are quite busy with our drilling.
will give you our daily routine OF
dutiea: Get up at 5:15, take 80
minutes exercise; then eat breakfast;
go to drill grounds at a. m., and
come in at 11:30; eat dinner and go
out at 1915; come in at 4:45: re-
treat at 5:45; supper at s.; school
from to g..
After all this we take time and
pleasure in writing to loved ones and
reading the papers.
Now / want to thank your for
your kindness in sending me The st.
Tammany Farmer. feel like it's a
big letter from home.
I received welcome letter last
week from Mr.. E. v. Richard. Many
thanks to him for encouragement.
The climate up here is fine. 1t gives
me a good appetite. feel like
could eat mule. The water is fine;
just like home water. We have q
fine dining room and have plenty
to eat, but nevertheless enjoy box
from home. We have over fifteen
thousand soldiers in camp. l have
never seen them all yet, and some OF
the funniest names you ever heard
of. 1T would make a turkey laugh
to hear them.
Wishing you success, remain,
Yours truly,
CORP. ROBT. E.. GALATAS,
Bat. E., 141St F. A.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
TELLS WHAT Is
NOTICED ON
ST. TAMMANY
FARMS

if any one doubts that st. sTanl-
many farmers are not doing their
share to win the war, let them take
a trip through the parish. l have
only been over small portion and it
does my heart good to see the way
every one is working to produce food.
Looking ever fields Ike that Of Nj.
Nv. Druhl, and seeing corn SIX inches
high already-and plenty Of tit
makes one feel that spring is here.
Mr.. Bruhl, Mr. Williams. and several
others have a. splendid me hod OF
building UP their land by hauling
load after load OF leaves and pine
straw from the low places and seat
tering it for the cattle to lie on dur
ing the winter, and when ready to
prepare the land hauling il out and
spreading it over the land. This
adds humus to the soil, which holds
the moisture and makes the land
able to stand much heavier appll-
cation of commercial fertilizers.
Corn at $500 q bushel can stand an
extra 100 pounds of acid phosphate.
to soils treated this way, and having
grown crop of COW peas or velvet
beans last fall. 1t is a waste of time
and money and labor to pile on a
lot of commercial fertilizers unless
the land is in condition to utilize 1t
and make the addition of heavier ap-
plication of fertilizers pay. In this
connection, we must bear in mind
that all available plant food must be
in a LIQUID form before it is avail.
able for plants. l have seen so much
good land, we'll prepared, that it
seems a pity not to apply ell the
plant food available. II you have
only enough fertilizer for five acres
do not spread 1t over ten. Save
your time and labor. Make up your
mind that you are to get forty or
fifty bushels of corn, at least, to the
acre, and the other five acres can be
planted in peanuts, red beans, water
melons, etc.
/ spent about twenty minutes in a
corn crib Il will not mention names,
but the owner is a big fat man, lives
in Talisheek, and might fall on me II
I do) looking for few seed cars.
| could not find "a single one fit to
plant, but the rat damage in that crib
was a sight to make Hoover tear his
hair-only / believe he is bald head
ed. Ten rods of Pittsburg lawn or
corn crib wire cut into four pieces
will make two cribs 10x3xS feet, and
will contain 500 bushels Of corn, abb
solutely rat proof, with all the ven
tilation necessary, only roof and a
few seantlings are required. There
must have been a loss In that tat
mans crib of at least 5000. Any
(Continued on page ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
Meeting Is Called by Gov
Pleasant at Request Of
President Wilson.
GREATEST MEETING
HELD IN LOUISIANA.
St. Tammany People Will
Be There In Large
Numbers.

The seriousness of the war and
the necessity for every man doing
his part in the struggle his country
is now engaged in is evidenced By
the efforts being made by leading
men to br.ns IT,, Ieople to ce.il2a-
t'cn tuat no ore r,ust be sla .Aer
AID tt at succ ess d. mands COZ: Ina
tion Of all for,es.
The most in..o. tant meeting 10
take place in louisiana will be til t
70 be held in Shreveport and New Cr-
leans as desc7. bed in the following
.-tter. AS it describes the purpose 9
ard chject of the meeting clearl.'
and fully, we publish it in full, with
the hope that this parish will show
it's patriotism as strongly as it has
heretofore in every war undertaking:
Baton Rouge, March 4, 1878.
Mr.. D. H. Mason, Editor st. TAM
many Farmer, Coyington, La.
My Dear Sir:-It is likely that
never again will more important
meetings be held in Louisiana than
the War Conferences which Will as
semble in Shreveport on March /
and Is, and in New Orleans no
March is. l am calling these con-
ferences at the suggestion of Presl-
dent Wilson. the War Department
and the Council of National Defense.
1t will be addressed by Secretary OF
Agriculture David Franklin Houston
and other national figures in war
work, as we'll as by many leading
men and women of Louisiana.
Representatives Of all war wor <
bodies in Louisiana will be present,
including the State Council of De-
fense, Food and Fuel Administrators,
Thrift Stamp and Camp Activity Or
ganizations, the Red Cross, the Y. M.
C. A., Knights of Columbus, Y. w.
C.. A., the members of the State Gov
ernment, including the State Legis-
lature, presidents of Police Juries,
Parish Superintendents, Mayors of
all cities, Editors OF all newspapers,
Ministers of the Gospel, and many
others who are taking an active part
in helping Louisiana to do her share
in winning the war.
Particulars concerning the War
Conference, including the program,
will soon be ready for publication,
CONTINUED on Page So
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
HOy SUPPER AND PENNY PARTY
AT CENTRAL SCHOOL A
BIG SUCCESS.

The Box Supper and Penny Party
given at Central school last Friday
night broke all records when the
amount realized was $S8.24.
A large crowd attended and things
were carried on in quiet manner.
Miss Tinia Evans had the honor
of receiving the highest number OF
votes for being the prett;est girl
and also won the cake for having
the highest, priced box, her box SELL
ing for $1125, and was purchased
by Mr.. Earl Singletary.
The guessing cake in the Penny
Party was won by Mr.. J. E. Leggett,
who guessed what was in it,
The children enjoyed themselves
at the fish pond" fortune teller'e
booth and photographers gallery.
The money realized will be used
for the domestic science department
and incidentals Of the school.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
MEETINGOFRED
CROSS LAST
WE'D.

The meeting of the parish branch
OF Red Cross was addressed by Sec
retary Emile " Stier Of New Or
leans Chapter, Wednesday, just after
he had finished his rounds OF the
schools, organizing the Junior Red
Cross. He stated that there would
be a separate supply for the Juniors
in charge of the parish branch. and
that shortly pamphlets would be pro-
vided for giving out, with all 1nfor-
nation. He gave a general talk on
Red Cross matters. His time was
very limited, as he had to catch the
afternoon train.
Reports were received from Madi-
sonville, Slidell and Pearl River
Mrs. Wigginton, Mrs. Cunningham
and Miss Sebastian and two other
ladies came up from Slidell. and Mrs.
Polk. came up with Mrs. Willis and
sister and Mrs. Millington from Pearl
River. Mrs. Blanchard and three
other ladies came from Madisonyiile
and DR.. Maybe from Vaudeville
Ramsay will be organized shortly
Mrs. jacobson of that place was
present.
The class instructions by Mrs
| Warner are. being held every We'd
nesday at the NJ C. B. Library. Mrs
| Warner is meeting with success
The instruction becomes necessary
because there is considerable changs
| in the requirements from the origi
nal instructions given. All who car
should avail themselves of this op
portunity.
| Mrs. Warner made the followin
report:
/ Covington, La, March s, 1918.
!, To the officers and Members OF tht
I St. Tammany Branch American
= Red Cross:
| beg to submit herewith my rs
(Continued on page. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

At "a meeting OF the finance COM
mittee of the Fire Department Of
Covington this week arrangements
were made that will put the depart
ment in good working order Fl
nances have been so arranged that
current expenses will be met, with
the. town a service more equal to it's
Requirements. An insurance plan has
been adopted for benevolent purpos-
es and the membership is expected to
be greatly augmented. Things are
much brighter for the department
generally.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
LIMONCI TALKS
OF THE WAR. .

Parkview Theatre was crowded
Thursday night, to hear Mr.. Feli1
Limongi repeat hts lecture givensIe-
Gently at the M. c. B. Library. Mr.
Limongi was frequently applauded
He was introduced by Mr.. John l.
Haller His sentiments were SO
thoroughly American and patriotic
and so optimistic that one could moi
help feeling like patting him on tht
back. He was emphatic in assert
ing that the American soldier va.
the best fed, best equipped and hes
fDQnNDQGQ n. OQko -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
'TAGWEEK.

All the schools. public and pa
svcnial, will join rochial, will join in
sSne Tag Days of this next week to
~ FUNDS to complete payment on
- Sensational Building. Get your
oney read, because you are to be
eyed. No chance to evade it, even
u. you wanted to. Everybody's in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
BOYS SELECTED
WHO LEAVE
TODAY FOR
CAMP

List of men ordered to Mobiliza-
ton camp to leave Covington, La,
on Saturday, March 8, 1918:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
POLICE JURY MEETING.

There will be q regular meeting
of the Police Jury Tuesday, March
18th, 1918.
F. J. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
w. p. U. MEETING.

The regular meeting of the Wo-
mems Progressive Union will take
place at the rooms of the Associa-
tion OF Commerce Monday, March Il !,
at $3.50 p. m.
MRS. E. G. DAVIS,
Cor. Secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
Let This Wait,
Governor Lister

crease national war efficiency.
Every day the war IL assum-
ing more serious proportions
and indicating that greater
and greater sacrifices must be
made by our people.
rs the governor Justified in
these times in spending hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars
Of public money just for lux
ury and ad0rnment, and
thereby Withdrawing skilled
wOrkmen and needed materi-
ais from industries contribute
ing to military efficiency?
"These contracts will in
vOlve architect fees for the
governors architect-campaign
manager of probably $50, 900
to $4,000, but even these
might wait until after the
war.
IF the people disapprove
this wantOn extravaganza un-
der present conditions they
should let the governor hear
from the mnow, not wait I'M
til IL is too late."
Let's let the governor know
that Spokane is not behind
him in this wilful eXtrava-
gance!
The Times advises civic Or
CARNATIONS To at once formu-
late resolutions OF protest and
send to the governor, at OtNce.
There is no time to lose. No
matter IL protests have been
sent before. This is a war
move, now, and President Will
son is backing us in it!
Patriotic citizens of Olym-
pia well might, and we be-
lieve will agree that the post
pOnement ought to be made,
much tho they as Olympians
would like to see the improve
ment made.
And The Times further ad-
vises every individual voter to
SIT down tonight and write a
personal letter to Gov. Lister,
telling him you do not ap-
prove Of this thing and beg
ging him, in the name of pa
triOtism, to halt it.
The governor is too good q
politician to ignore a whole.
sale protest like that.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
Love For Girl Leads
to His Arrest AS Spy

think"
Didn't you know that he was a
German" she was asked.
"Oh, yes, l knew that. And
always told him that he ought not
to work around army camps be-
cause he is German. l begged
and begged him to get something
else to do where he wouldn't be
In SO much danger. But, of
course, didn't think he would
do anything like this.
~ am American thru and thru
and wouldn't do anything
against my country-why, I'd die
first"
She paused to pull out a pack
age containing handkerchief
with an American flag on 1t.
Look here; let me show you
something" she interrupted. at
was only yesterday that he sent
me an American flag that he
thought / would like"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
ARREST TWO
fUpited Pres. Lea.ed yyire.,


PARIS, Jan. 1.-two more ar
rests were made here today of per-
sons believed to be implicated
with Joseph Caillaux in treason
against France. They were Paul
Comfy, a we'll known lawyer, and
Deputy Loustalot of the chamber
of deputies.
In Loustalot's case, the arrest
was more or less expected, since
charges had been raised against
him at the same time that Caillaux
was making his defense in the
chamber of deputies. AS in Call
laux's case, the immunity granted
to members of the chamber of dep
uties will have to be raised before
there can be prosecution.
Nine. Caillaux issued another
blast thru interviews in today's
newspapers, complaining that she
is being Swallowed day and night.
The Matin today insisted that
the famous safe which is reported
to have been discovered in Flor
ence, held under one of Caillaux's
various aliases, contains complete
plans for a new French govern
ment projected by Caillaux, includ-
ing radical changes in various
posts. The names Of
President Poincare and Premier
Clemenceau, the newspaper insist
ed, are ment oned in these docu-
ments.
Paris was intensely excited to-
day over the rapid developments
in the case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

A wanton waste Is being
put over at Olympia, with the
sanction of Gov. Lister. II is
the capitol building program,
calling for the expenditure
of hundreds of thousands Of
dollarssna improving and add
ing to the capitol buildings.
1t Is being perpetrated at q
time when the nation Is in
desperate need Of every avail
able dollar to win the war.
Gov. Lister has turned a
deaf ear to every protest from
press and people of the state.
While preaching patriotism
turnout the state he has dog
gedly refused to call a halt
to the capitol waste. As
chairman of the capitol build
ing commission Lister could
do II IL he wanted to.
Now comes notice from
Washington that President
Wilson may soon issue a proc
lamation, calling on state,
county and city officials to
abandon all improvements
NOT ABSOLUTELY NECES-
SARY until the close Of the
war.
Things will have come to a
sorry pass If this state must
be rebuked by the federal
government for frittering
away thousands Of dollars.
State Senator f. Ben john
son Of Spokane In q statement
issued the other day, had
this to say:
1.-THE present capitol is not
seriously inadequate, except
during the 90 days once in
two years, when the legisla-
ture is in session. 1t Is incOn-
venient and inartistic, but our
soldiers must put up with
much worse housing. After
all these years OF endurance
the state can surely get along
until after the war, renting
quarters outside for a few de-
partments, as in the past.
1.-THE government is calling
ON its humblest citizens to
save their pennies, nickels and
dimes, to buy war stamps and
Liberty bonds, and to prac.
tice many self-denials to i'm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 16.
The love of Walter Sporemann,
alleged German agent, for a pref
ty, talented girl musician in a
local hotel led to his arrest in the
Hampton Roads naval district.
That girl-May Stops, who says
she is American thru and thru
said today she had warned Spore-
mann against working around
army camps because, as he was
German, 1t might be dangerous for
him.
Letters which Sporemann sent
the girl we're stopped in transit
and inspected by the prying eyes
of government officials. In this
way they kept trace of him, ar
rested him near Newport News,
Va, and now have him safely in
custody at Baltimore.
The girl musician Is not re-
garded as in any way connected
with Sporemann's alleged spy
work.
Government evidence indicates
Sporemann was probably addicted
to drugs. The United Press, was
informed that the search @ his
effects showed several drugs and
q hybodermic in his trunks. along
with damaging documents indi-
eating an alliance with his father-
land.
That sporemann may lave been
q tool fer bigger men IL the be-
lief Of authorities here.
5 The girl musician professed to
be dumbfounded at the revela-
tions' of Sporemsnn,s work.
"Oh, do you think It cans be
truef" she gasped. II can't be-
lieve It; I don't know what TO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
WILLARD OUT

Omitted Press Leaned Wires
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 16.
Daniel Willard OF the
war Industries board has resigned
his post. President Wilson Will
accept the resignation, II WAS Of
ficially. announced today.
While the reason officially Civ
en- for Willard's resignation 4
that his presidency 0 fthe BAltip
more q Ohio railroad demands his
entire attention during the present
railroad transfo formation under eoy-
ernment control. hlB frien6s o.
clare willard was discouraged
With the nn6d46t 1n which VNr.
work was bsth S6ed uotea z
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

Tacoma police were asked We'd
nesday to search for A. C.. Tebb,
son-in-law of w. H. Paulhamus OF
Summer, who disappeared Satur-
day from Puyallup and has not
been heard fro msince.
Members Of the Paulhamus fam
lily refused to discuss the disap-
pearance Wednesday, but told the
police that they believed Tebb
must have met with foul play.
Tebb has a stevedoring COM
pany, operating at Aberdeen in
connection with the shipping firm
OF Sayre & Moran, San francisco.
He and Mrs. Tebb, who was I'M
til three years ago Miss Alice Paul
hamus, visited at the Paulhamus
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
MYSTERI0USLY MISSING

home last week.
On Saturday Tebb announced
that he had been called lack to
Aberdeen to discharge cargo on a
steamer. He went to Puyallup
where he drew $500 from a bank,
then disappeared.
Members OF the Paulhamus fam
lily knew nothing of the mystery
until the shipping firm wired to
Summer Wednesday morning ask
ing why Tebb had not come.
He is 25 years of age, six feet
two inches tall and weighs 100
pounds, according to the descrip-
tion furnished the Tacoma police.
He is smooth shaver, has brown
blue eyes and brown hair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16

ed:
I'VE are informed that Ruma-
mans surrounded and disarmed
the 194th and 49th Russian regi-
ments and arrested a committee
of the 195th regiment, also visit
ing Austrian officers.
Failure to release these per
sons and failure to punish those
responsible within "a hours will
result in our considering relations
ruptured and in taking the most
energetic military measures"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
MAIN OUT ON BAIL
TELLS TIMES
STORY that MAY
SAVE Her HUSBAND
Especial to The Time0.l

/ NAPAVINE, Jan. 16.-Oscar r. Main ate two big
pieces of pumpkin pie for dinner he oked over the
telephone, and he played concert on the victroa
in his home Sunday evening" Jan. 6, within an hour
after the time his friend Fred Swayne is declared to
have been murdered with ak in his nearby grocery
store.
Mrs. Sadie Swayne, for the love of whom Main is
declared by authorities of Lewis county to have bru
tally murdered Swayne was no Indifferent when she
heard the "report" that her husband had been
"hurt" She was completely stunned by the news
that he was dead, and she sobbed in heart broken
abandon at the bedside of her daughter when officers
came to take his body away. She begged in vain to
be allowed to see him.
/ These were the two outstanding statements of Mrs
Main yesterday afternoon, when for the first time
she told Tacoma Times reporter her complete story
Iof the events she them the fateful Sunday
levening when Swayne's body was found hacked with
an ak almost beyond recognition -.
/ If there is any person who win the freedom
|of young Main when he faces jury probably in
March it will be this rather small woman with dark
hair, pale face and an everlasting smile.
And if there is any person who can clear the
IgoOd name of Mrs Sadie Swayne, beclouded by the
events which followed the tragedy, it will be this same
little woman who appears to hold no grudges and
whose whole makeup consists, it seems of an mex
Ihaustible faith.
Mrs. Oscar Main, without doubt, is the most com.
manding figure in the tragic mystery which has stir
red this little village of loggedo lands to it's depth
While evidence is being woven into net of circum-
stance py detectiVes ana sherllls Wie the small
Village gossps' tongues wagging, her faith
mains mistaken.
She believes in her husband
She believes in 1.-THE other woman who they would
have her believe was the of the tragedy which
has brought the dark circles about her eyes and the
first lines of sorrow on her young face.
While Mrs. Swayne, at the home of her brother-in-
law, A. L. Coffman in Chehalis, remains SILENT Mrs.
Main today told all she says she knows of what hap
Ipened on that Sunday evening
Sitting in the CHEEKY of her modern bungalow
lat Napavine she told her story with remarkable
frankness as if she was glad to have it told even if
the telling of it was agony
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
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SENDS uLTlMATuM
(U.ited Press Leased wire.).

(United Press Leased Wfre.)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 10. -
War on Rumanisannless that
little nation, within "A hours,
releases Russian officers held
by her, was threatened In an
ultimatum served by the boil
sheviki government, today.
The exact number of Russian
army officers who were recently
arrested by Rumanian authorities
Is not known.
The Russian ultimatum declar-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-16
BOMB FOUND

sIrnifec Prose Leased Wire-b
AN AMERICAN PORT, Jan. 16.
IA bomb believed t. have been
placed by German agents, was
found today within q few feet OF
one o fthe largest u. s. battle
ships, in drydock.
The bomb was discovered by
one of the crew. Written on it in
German was the inscription:
This ID !. a. 25-second, explosive
bomb - Sc ~.
The ,container was in the shape
of telephone receiver and Was
about six inches Ions. 1'''s'r