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DAVID RICHARDSON.

David Richardson died at his home
near Talisheek, April 20, 1919, aged
SO years, 26 days. He is survived
by two sons, Steve and Hardy Pierce,
four daughters, Mrs. Henry Watts,
Mrs R. C. Cooper, Mrs Luc:an Mi
zell and Miss Alkaline Richardson;
one brother, d. w. Richardson, of
Bogalusa; three sisters, Mrs Martha
Thomas, Mrs. Leona Evans, Mrs. E.
Welsh, and several grandchildren.
Mr.. Richardson was a member OF
the Hebron Baptist Church, which
he joined thirty years ago. Funeral
ceremonies were conducted by the
pastor of his church, Rev. George,
Riviere, assisted by Rev. VIM Nc
Gehee and Rev. Horatio Mitchell, of
Bogalusa
Mr.. Richardson was born March
"a, 1850, in Richardson, Washing
ton parish, La. He was buried in the
arantham burial grounds, beside his
wife, who died last June Before
her marriage, Mrs. Richardson was
Olevia Pierce.
Mr.. Richardson has been largely
identified with the affairs of st. Tam
many parish, formerly being a mem
Der of the Police Jury, and was a
Mason in good standing, and his
funeral was attended by fifty-three
members of lodges in Washington
and St. Tammany parishes. Home
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26
WHY IS THE COMPULSORY EDU-
CATION LAW NOT ENFORCED.

Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
What is the cause of existing con-
ditions in the public schools OF St.
Tammany parish? More than half
the children of school age are out
of school and no reason can be given
for this. 1t is not because parents
need them at home, because there
hasn't been any work children could
do, up to present, on the farm. The
children stay at home and spend the
day playing in the woods many times.
The parish is spending money to
educate the boys and girls of the
parish for citizenship but it is fall
ing far short of its purpose. The
parish is not getting value received
for money spent for education. The
teacher is paid his salary to teach
and only half the children of a school
attend, thus the parish is out half
the money spent.
Why can't such conditions De adj
justed? We have a law to force
parents to sent their children IT,
school, then why isn't it enforced?
Teachers are having to give UP their
schools unfinished. Wagons are hav-
ing to stop because there isn't an
average to justify them to run. If
the law was applied instead of clos
ing down the schools and stopping
the wagons the parish could run nine
months terms pretty we'll all over
the parish. As it is, country schools
run six and seven months, with a
short attendance at that
1t seems to me that our Superin-
tendent is neglecting his duty to the
children and also his teachers. He
has adopted the easy way and is fall
ing far short of what should be re-
ceived Of him. | don't know of q
single person having been punished
for disobeying the school law and /
ask why has Mr. Lyon not had the
law enforced.
TAX PAYER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26
NOTES FROM ABITA SPRINGS.

With the 500 or more gathered
lately for the Endowment Fund, the
Lutheran Church is buying Victory
Bonds, which they will send to head
quarters instead OF the cash.
Miss Eleanor Rayne has returned
from New Orleans where she had
successfully undergone a serious
operation. Miss Rayne is rapidly re-
gaining her strength and hopes soon
to be back on duty as principal Of
the Vaudeville Junior High School,
The Waldheim consolidated school
brings its term to close this week
with school entertainment on Sat
urday night, April 26th.
The young people of Waldheim
have staged a play, entitled BE
tween the Acts" for the following
Saturday, May 3. 1t is to represent
the very best local talent.
A number of Abita Springs boys,
who have been in Uncle Sans SER
vice, have been returning from time
to time, including the following:
Elias and Leo Rouquete, Richard
Strain, Schuyler ThibodeauX, Ira
Lavinghouse, Andrew Schmalz, Harry
Salzer, LIT Stanford Rayne, Louis
Grelle, Tom Miller, Clifton Keen,
Frank Hoffman, John Peters.
Several weeks ago a drive was made
for the benefit of Camp Hygeia and
Abita went over the top gain. Its
quota was $50, and $50 was col
lected.
Several gentlemen banded together
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26

We are proud of the confidence
doctors, druggists and the public have
in 666 Chill and Fever Tonic.-Adv
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26

mem bers were: Sun lodge, No.
336, W. K. Mizell, W. M, Dolph MI
zell, B. B. Mizell, j. G. Mizell, Leo
Mizell, Walter Pierce, John Quave,
Warren Thomas, j. d. Thomas, ]. II
Thomas, W. H. Kahl, w. F. Kah', II.
II. Richardson, j. l.. Richardson, y. j.
Richardson, Emile Singletary, G. A.
Singletary, S. 0. Williams, II. q.
Parker, Ellis Parker, Eugene t. Tall
ley, W. w. Talley, R. E. Talley, L. A.
Mizell, Louis Grantham, w. J, IrTirs
E. NJ Bird, H. Bird, r. C. Cooper,
John H. Wood, J NJ Mitchell, L. a..
Mitchell, Horatio Mitchell, P. A..
Ross.
Visiting members were: Frank
linton Lodge, No. 101, Judge r. B
Garter, J. Vol Brock, Delos Wood
Center Lodge, No. 244, Rev. VIM
McGehee, D. W. Richardson, Pink.
Richardson, Dewitt Richardson. IA
d. Burke, M. j Clayton. E. H. Tay-
lor, L. G. Mitchell, R. E. Williams
Covington Lodge, No. 1873, Emile
Frederick, E. ]. Frederick.
Slidell Lodge, No. gil, C. G. Tai
ley, Ellis Via lOIu, "a -. VI WAoiS'5s
Perfect Union Lodge, No. |, New
Orleans, w R. Mobiles.
Hancock Lodge No. 1862, CArriers,
Miss, w. NJ. Hays.
IA
Rub-My-Tism is a powerful anti
septic; it kills the poison caused from
infected cuts, cures old sores, fet's
ter, etc.-Adv.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26

She: Why is it some mems heads
get bald quicker than others?
Dietrich: Because a busy lane
grows no grass.
She: Yes, that may be true, but
Just think Of the desert
Perrin: What creates the most
stir.
Nose: A teaspoon.
The other day we entered Pons'
room and this is what we saw: Per-
fume, sweet soap, toilet water, hair
tonic, complexion powder and beauty
restorer. What woman is the cause
of all this?
Judging from some of the things
they marry, women must think it is
terrible to be an old maid.
Say, / wonder if this guy, Valdin,
is really a nut or is he just kidding.
The other night one of Madison
ville's bright little girls said, mama,
tell me a fairy tale"
. Wait while, dear, father will be
home shortly and tell us both one.
They sat looking at her engage
ment ring. "Do your girl friends
admire it," he asked tenderly.
"They do more than that" she
replied. ''Three of them recognized
it at a glance
Some people have wrong ideas.
The true reason why the blushing
bride bushes is because she Is
ashamed of herself for having taken
advantage of the poor guy.
Just because nature gives some
girls all that is coming to them in
the line of anatomy, she thinks it is
up to her to prove it.
The other day three chickens were
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26
NOTES FROM THE SHIPYARD.

Continued ON age u
Louis-The beef you served for
supper last night was evidently from
an old COW.
Samson: Let me tell you sir, that
the tenderest beef l ever ate was
from COW twenty years old.
Louis: That's easily explained
The cow was so old she was childish
No, they do not hold sack races on
Canal street; that's the new hobble
skirt the girls are stumbling along in.
Louis says: When the girl that's
going to marry you gets ready you'll
be married, don't worry.
Seeing Faller dance reminds us of
Vernon Castle-he is so different.
Man gave one rib to woman and
he has been giving ever since.
McCary: What is an expensive
collision?
Calecas: Running into money.
Kelly: How chilly it is tonight;
I feel so cold / could hug up to a
stove.
She: Is that so? Well, I'm so
warm feel like a stove.
He: Has your married sister
clothes for all climates?
She: Except the one her husband
mentions when he gets the bills.
Baxter: What is meant by get
ting into shape?
a Ludlow: Putting on a corset
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26

ratified off at ten cents a chance. We
understand the winner had five dol
lars invested in chances. Well, he is
very lucky to get them so cheap. II
you were in big city and only had
five dollars you couldn't even get an
Introduction to chicken, much less
own one.
The Huns lead the world with in
struments of torture. The Hobble
Skirt appears to be somewhat Hun
ish.
Husband: My wife bust into a
flood of tears the other night.
His Friend: Did she cause any
trouble?
Husband: l should say so. She
swept away $500 in the first tor
rent to pay the bill of her Easter
dress.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26
COLORED WOMAN RUN OVER BY
MOTOR TRUCK.

The conveyance of an old colored
woman, Mrs. Booker, was run into
and smashed up by a motor truck
driven by Arthur Jones, Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Booker was thrown
from the vehicle and considerably
bruised. Dr. Heintz was summoned
and conveyed her to his office where
she was examined and cared for.
At hearing of the case before the
Mayor, Jones agreed to pay all dam
ages and for medical attention and
for groceries, ETC., during Mrs. Book
er's recovery,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26


and gave a dance Easter Sunday,
which was largely attended, and the
proceeds were sent to Camp Hygeia.
Chairman Jos. Lamousin deserves
great credit for the way he handled
the affair. The committee wishes to
thank the ladies' who voluntarily
served on the committee, also all
those who donated to the sood cause.
The affair netted 500, which will
tbe forwarded to the proper authori-
ties.
A party motored to Bogalusa re-
Gently They were Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Menus, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Roude, Mr..
and Mrs H. J. Pons, Miss Slmina
Pons, Masters A. Menus and Morris
Roude.
We understand that a committee
is being formed to give another dance
which will be for another good cause.
Abita always does things right.
Mr.. Leon Verges is spending ten
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. Verges.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26
BIG BERTHA SHE'LL.

There has been on exhibition in
the window of the Surgi Jewelry
Store the firing end of shell used
in the Big Bertha, the hidden gun
used by the Germans to shell Paris at
a distance of rs miles. This shell
case is eight inches in diameter and
must have been loaded with very
powerful explosive to shoot such a
long distance. 1t belongs to Mr.. w.
P. Minckler, who obtained it from a
friend who was an officer in the army.
He vouches for the fact that it was
fired from the Big Bertha.
666 has proven it will cure Ma
Iaria, Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever,
Colds, ana LaGrippe. 1t kills the
parasite that causes the fever. 1t is
splendid laxative and general Tom
ic.-Adv.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26
VITAL STATISTICS.

Births.
Mrs. Leo Lossett, Covington, white,
girl, April III, 1919.
Mrs. Obediah Amaker, third ward,
white, boy, April Is, 1919.
Mrs. P. Sanchez, CoVington, white,
boy, April II, 1919.
Mrs. Marvin Charlton, Covington,
white, girl, April q, 1919.
Deaths.
Willie DOLLS E1lerman, third ward,
10 months old, April 81, 1919.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26
THE PEARL RIVER SCHOOL.

Following is the program of the
exercises held at the closing of the
Pearl River School, April 11th 1t
was successfully rendered and very
muchly enjoyed by a large crowd:
Pearl River school has four grad
yates: Bertha Henley, Viola Hen
ley, Alma Matherson and James Yer
son.
Program.
America-By the children.
The Flag-MilloW Vineyard.
At the Party-Lois Seals.
Columbia-The children.
Matilda Jane-Hazel Bennett.
Which Loved Best-Carrie Henley.
Motion Song-Little girls.
The Children's Hour-Mary Vim
yard.
Little Boy Blue-Willis Blake.
Georgia Volunteer-Alma Mather-
son.
FritZie Boy-By children.
Tuneful Tonsil Talk-Chas. Burk-
hardt.
The Red Cross-Florence Verson.
Just Before the Battle, Mother
By girls.
Presentation of FIag-Alma Math-
erson.
The Flag 81 Passing By-Louis
Verson.
My Waii-By girls
In Flanders Fields-Three girl
graduates.
Farewell Address-Ida Smith.
Farewell Song-Four graduates.
Star Spangled Banner-School.
Address-By Supt. Lyon.
Presentation of Diplomas-Supt.
Lyon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26
DODT RESIDENCE BURNS.

The residence of Mr.. J C. Dodt,
at Sulphur Springs, was burned last
Tuesday night. The alarm was re-
ceived too late for the fire depart
ment to render assistance. The
garage was not burned. The Dodt
family were in New Orleans. The
cause of the fire it not known.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26

666 quickly relieves Constipation,
Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and
Headaches, due to Torpid Liver. Adv.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26
s A v | N q S
SERMONETTE
Number Seven
SAVINGS

Too much cannot be said
in favor of saving money.
If a perosn's income is suffi-
cient to cover his require
ments and leave a balance, it
is of course, much easier to
save than when it is neces-
sary to do without certain
things which may be needed
in order to put aside some
money for use at q time
when it is no longer possible
to earn money, or if neces-
sity makes it seem advisabel
to draw upon the reserve
fund.
No one can afford to eX-
pend all that is earned, be-
cause IOr pracClcal purposes
that is spending more than
is earned. When all earn
ings are spent no provision
is made for what might be
called a sinking fund" to
equalize the lessening earn
ing power of a person as he
grows older.
Have you ever thought of
what d benefit a savings &C
count might be to you some
day if you would start it
now and add to it persist
entity?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-26

Rub-My-Tism is great pain kill
er. 1t relieves pain and soreness
caused by Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Sprains, etc.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-24
u. S. Statesmen Disturbed
Over Europe's Cries for Aid
Think Europeans Have Absorbed Notion From Ameri-
can Humantarans That United States Can Be
Made Packhorse and Hoping This Country Will
Cancel Billions Loaned to Nations Abroad

ing asked to cancel loans already
made, and to advance new and even
greater credits, but it is also being
asked to take on itself responsibility
for the stabilizing of conditions in
Europe at whatever sacrifice that
may entail.
This is indeed large contract for
country that has added $30000,-
100000 to its own national debt as
a result of the war, and there is
grave doubt in the minds of many
statesmen as to whether the people
are willing to assume it, struggling
as they are with the high cost of liv-
ing with no prospects of relief in
sight.
Begging Europe the Dictator.
Statesmen who are of this mind
express themselves as unable to
comprehend the attitude of Presi-
dent Wilson and some of the most
ardent supporters of the league
against any reservations which may
be, deemed necessary to safeguard
Il interests of the United States.
They can't understand why Europe,
begging for American assistance,
should dictate the terms upon which
that assistance is to be given. They
cannot believe that Europe really
has the effrontery to to demand
all that America has to give and, at
the same time be unwilling to,con-
cede that America shall retain such
rights of its own as it considers
essential to its we'll being.
They can see no good reason why
the United States, having done so
much-having really saved the situa-
ton for the allied nations-should
not say: These are the additional
things we are willing to do and these
are the things we are not willing
to do.
1t is this feeling which is the real
strength of the opposition which has
grown up in the senate to the league
of nations covenant. The repeated
declarations of the president that
the covenant must not be changed
has served to promote antagonism
rather than quite opposition. In the
minds of many of the senators the
covenant has now come to stand
for coercion.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-24

States is the author of the doctrine
and has maintained it for 90 years
it is within the limit of an interpre.
tation for it to state what the doc
trine has been made to be in the
history of its development to the
present day. AS the time has come
for its world recognition, the time
has also come for its definition and
l believe the language used cor
rectly states what we have RICH.
to claim it to be and all that we
have the right to claim it to be.
All Criticism Answered.
"These interpretations, it seems
to ME, reasonably answer all the
reasonable or sincere criticisms
made against the league except as
they are met by the single reserva-
ton as to Article X. Mr.. Root, in
his letter to you, proposed the
operation of Article X, be limited
to five years, when the settlements
of the war should be re-examined,
with the view to the further opera
ton of the article after resettle-
ment. Influenced by some direct
information that I have as to the
attitude of France in respect to
Article X, I am confident the per
iod of five years is not long enough
for this sterilization and does not
offer the security which France
seeks. l think, therefore, that the
cautOnarv influence Of the league
would be greatly strengthened by
frightening this period from five to
ten years."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-24
BY JUSTIN M'GRATH.

Washington, July 26.-Statesmen
are becoming seriously disturbed
over increasing European demands
for American aid They are begin
ming to believe that European
statesmen have absorbed the notion
from American humanitarisns vino
have been laboring abroad IN vari-
Gus capacities that the United States
can be made the packhorse Of Eu-
rope.
Count Won Bernstorff was quoted
in the cable dispatches Monday as
having said:
I'VE believe that the fight to get
into the league necessarily will take
US to Americas side, because Amer
lea is the most active supporter of
the league and alone is able to
finance the worlds economic prob
lens"
And in the cable dispatches yes
terday Senator Edouard Herriott,
Frances former minister of national
subsistence and labor, was quoted as
declaring:
"A country which has given 1860,
600 of its children to liberty car
command from the great rich aud
generous republic means Of escape
from the financial paradox with
which it is struggling. 1 ask i:
frankly, and wish the question put
while the war spirit lasts and befo' e
the merchant has replaced TIE SOL
der"
All Europe Pleads.
In Italy, in Roumania, Poland,
Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo-Slavia, sim
liar expectations of generous and
bountiful American aid are cherish
ed. Furthermore there is hope. not
infrequently expressed, that tie
United States will see fit to cancel
the billions as already loaned to ma
tons of continental Europe. Great
Britain is Americas only debtor
that has not suggested remission,
but has expressed determination to
pay to the full.
Not only is the United States be-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-24
Principal Shirley
Accepts Position
in Sioux City School

Principal w. S. Shirley Of the
High school will leave Council
Bluffs to go into the High school
at Sioux City. He had been re-
elected by the school board at a
salary of $500 a month but an
nounced at the time that he was
considering a better offer from
Sioux City. The decision was really
reached a month ago but the official
announcement was not made until
yesterday. He is at Columbia
university doing summer school
work with Superintendent Saam and
former Principal ]. f. Marshall.
Professor Shirley has been princi-
pal of the Bluffs high school for the
last three wears.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-24
Wilson's Explain alton of
Shantung Affair Fails to
Win Senators for League
President Tells Senators That Only Way to Pay Japan
for Ending Hun Menace in Pacific and Far East
Was to Concede Rights to Shanting to Her-Says
Empire Later Will Surrender Every Right.

Germans out of China. 1t was not
until after England and France had
agreed to support Japan's claims to
large portions of China's territory
that Japan did get in.
The president further pleaded
Japan's cause with the senators by
pointing out that the dislodgment Of
the Germans from Shantung was Of
vital importance to the transport of
troops from New Zealand and Aus
tralia to help the British cause in
France. With Germany in posses
sion of Kiao Chow as fortified
naval base, it would have been pos
sible, the president said, for troops
to have been transported from these
British possessions to Europe.
Therefore, it was stated that Japan
was entitled to be fully recompensed
for this great service to England, and
the award of Shantung appeared to
be the only way to pay her.
The president expressed to the
senators that he had the fullest con-
fidence that the time will come when
Japan will acknowledge to all the
world that she will surrender every
right in Shantung except the right
of Japanese subjects to exercise all
the rights of citizenship.
The presidents visitors were Sen
ators Walter E. Edge of New Jer-
sey; Albert B. Cummins of Iowa,
and William M. Calder of New
York. Those invited to confer with
him today are Senators Thomas
Sterling of South Dakota, George
P. Mclean of Connecticut, and Car
roll S. Page of Vermont.
All of the three senators who
conferred with the president yester-
dayl declared their opinions with re-
gard to the necessity of attaching
reservations to the resolution of rat
ification have been unchanged as a
result of the White House visit. In
fact of all those who have been sum-
moned in the presidents drive to
win over votes for the treaty and
the league of nations, only one thus
far has given any assurance that he
will vote for the treay without reser-
vations, this being Mr.. McNary of
Oregon.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-24
BY JAMES R. NoURSE.


(staff Correspondent Universal service)
Washington, July 23.-President
Wilson in conversations with re-
publican senator's today admitted
| sole responsibility for the Shantung
| settlement in the peace treaty
whereby this great province of
China, with its millions of Chinese
| inhabitants, is to be delivered to the
control of Japan.
The senators were told that Lloyd
| George and Clemeneeau refused to
participate in the discussions of
| Japan's claim to Shantung because
of the secret treaties which England
and France had made with Japan
covering this particular item in the
Japanese demands.
Turned Over to Wilson.
Thereupon, it was stated, the en-
tire matter of appeasing Japan and
satisfying her demands for territor-
ial aggressions was turned over to
President Wilson. Senators were
told that the president personally
negotiated the settlement with ia
pans representatives and agreed to
give Shantung to the Japanese EN-
pire. The plan of settlement was
then submitted to the other men,
bers of the big FIVE for approval.
This is the first time that this big
secret of the peace conference has
been told. 1t made profound i'm
preston upon the senators to whom
it was revealed. They were senators
who had been summoned by the
president to the White House to lis
ten to the reasons why the peace
treaty should be promptly ratified
without alteration or amendment.
The president also gave to the sem
ators some of the reasons why ia
pans claims on China were agreed
to. The most important of these
was that Japan had been exceeding
ly backward about entering the war
on the side of the allies. The secret
treaties with England and France
were negotiated as an incentive to
Japan to get in and help drive the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-24

about a year and a half to run. At
their expiration, the five buildings
now on the site will be torn down
and large modern structure built
Whether it will be hotel or a mod
ern Office building. the syndicate
has not determined, although it al
ready has several offers. 1t has been
determined to have high class retail
stores on the lower floors.
The leaseholds on this property
have been held by the Cooks OF Chi
cago for about 80 years, so that the
syndicate for about 100000 was able
to buy these buildings and leaseholds
for the remainder of the 99-year
lease.