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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
BAPTIST CAMPAIGN PROGRESS
ING FINE.

From every section of Louisiana
comes the encouraging news of large
contributions being made to the
100000 campaign for the Baptist
Bible Institute of New Orleans. The
fashion of cover the top" and still
going has a contagion about it that
is becoming statewide.
Many churches with large appor-
tionments have already raised their
full quota and more. Big business
men throughout the State are recog-
nizing the merits of this institute
and large gifts ranging from $1,000
upwards are being made.
The great mass of the Bible con-
stituents Of Louisiana, however, are
men and women of ordinary finan-
cial standing. These are responding
in a sacrifcial and large hearted way.
Thousands of dollars are being gath
cred in from the small contributor.
Many people are contributing
bonds of previous issue. These af-
ford fine opportunity for those who
have been patriotic to the Govern
ment in the stress of the recent war
and who are unable to contribute
cash in the present appeal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
AMERICAN-SYRIAN
RELIEF CAMPAIGN

Mr.. P. \. Blanchard has been
made parish director of the Ameri-
can-Syrian Relief Campaign. which
will be conducted in this parish be-
tween February "a and March /.
This is a deserving cause, and the
selection of Mr. Blanchard for this
important work is a good one. While
being a very busy man, it seems that
the very busy men are the ones that
are selected for the accomplishment
of big things.
Br. Blanchard has made the fol-
lowing appointments of ward man
ayers, with the allotment each is
expected to get in his district:
CoyingtOn.
Local Director, Rev. F. C. Tai
mage; allotment, $42500.
SideIl.
Local Director, W. E. Cause; al
lotment, $425.00.
Madisonville.
Local Director, E. F. Caddin, al
lotment, $425.00.
Vaudeville.
Local Director, Charles David; al
lotment, $15O.00
Abita Springs.
Local Director, J. P. Rausch; al
lotment, $4,000.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
WHIT AND THE DODGE CAR.

Richard & Riggs are now dealers
in the Dodge Car. Everybody knows
Whit Riggs. He is a weather prophet.
He is the weather man of Covlngton
(and this is not meant to take away
from him any notoriety gained as a
teller of fish stories). But we must
not get away from the subject. He
is now a booster of the Dodge car.
We have often heard that the Dodge
has a wonderful reputation for its,
accomplishments in mountain climb
ing and in plowing through the des-
ert sands, but we never fully appre-
ciated the wonders of this car until
we heard Mr.. Riggs version of IT,
The ears look very fine and tempt
ing lined UP in the showroom of the
company on New Hampshire street.
The enameled bodies (and Mr.. Riggs
is careful to explain that they are
ENAMELED, not painted-ename--
ed and burnt in) glisten in the few
rays of sunshine the good Lord has
given us in the past few weeks, and
the weather prophet looks anxiously
at the clouded sky at intervals, as he
tells visitors of the wonderful motor
and the qualities of the car, and ad-
mits that as a weather prophet he
has not made good. Mr.. Richard
looks helplessly from Whit to the
clean wheels to the spotless cars
when somebody speaks about dem
onstration and Whit desperately
throws open the hood and points out
the good qualities and mechanical
perfection of the engine, the carbu-
reter, the generator and gas feed,
but he never says lets take her out
and show the natives something
they haven't seen yet in motor cars.
No; he only predicts fair weather
and cusses under his breath.
Well, Whit, don't worry. Good
weather and good roads are both
coming, and when they do, we are
gWing to give you chance to show
what the Dodge can do without get
ting muddied up, but you can't make
US believe that it is dust proof and
nontaxable like Liberty Bonds nor
that the heavy tenders make it un-
necessary to put on a bumper We
believe you can carry passengers on
them or even a trunk, but We draw
the line when you say the govern
ment used these steel tenders to
make tank cars with when metal
was short.
But Whit says you can't dodge a
Dodge. It's all there.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
MONEY AVAILABLE IN
PARISHES FOR
PUBLIC WORK

Baton Rouge, Feb. 17.7-1n order
to stimulate public and private con-
struction throughout Louisiana, also
to obtain accurate information as 20
labor conditions in each parish, the
Louisiana State Council of Defense
has collected data on this subject
from forty parishes. Thirty parishes
have funds available for road con-
struction and school buildings, While
the majority of the remaining par
ishes have the question of bonds or
taxes for road building under con-
sideration. The following tabula-
tion shows these forty parishes have
$780, 10000 available for public
construction, while private buildings
now under way show total Of
$2,735, 900. Seventeen parishes re-
port a shortage of labor, especially
for agricultural purposes.
Continued on cage 2f
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
COMNIADANT OF THE AMERICAN
PRISONERS IN GERMAN PRIS-
ON CAMPS TELL OF HIS
EXPEDIENCES.

Vichey, Feb. lit was nothing
more than slops. We wouldn't feed
it to the hogs at home" That is
what Sergeant Edgar NJ. Halyburton
says of the food the Germans gave
their American prisoners. Sergeant
Halyburton was the man chosen by
his 24O0 fellow American prisoners
at Rasatt as "Commandant" of the
prison camp there where the cap
tured Yanks were finally congregat-
ed. He was thirteen months in Ger
many as a. prisoner. When he was
sent to ,Rastatt on August IA, 1918,
he found $50 Americans already
there as prisoners.
In an interview here Sergt. Haly-
burton said that when he was first
captured on Nov. 3, 1917, the Ger
mans did not allow the Americans
to get in touch with the American
Red Cross representative at Berne,
Switzerland. He adds that apparent
ly no mail was allowed to go out
from American prisoners. On Janu-
ary 25th wire came from the Red
Cross to the German commander de-
manding the names and whereabouts
Of all American prisoners captured
on Nov. 8, 1917. The sergeant was
then at what he calls "hell-hole-
Tuche1," Germany. He at once sent
in the names of all the American
prisoners he knew of who were cap
tured with him on that date, and this
was allowed to go through.
within a month after that" said
Sergt. Halyburton, RED Cross boxes
began to arrive regularly about every
week. Apparently the Huns stole a
small percentage of each shipment
of the boxes each week, as there
were always several missing and each
time they were boxes of different
men,
While at Tuchel the sergeant wrote
the American Red Cross at Berne,
Switzerland, telling them the Ameri-
can prisoners there understood Tu-
chel was to be made an official Ameri-
can prison camp. This was Yanks
impression from the talk they heard
At the suggestion of the Red Gross
representatives at Berne, the Ameri-
can prisoners at Tuchel had organiz-
ed. They then wrote the Red Cross
for a reserve supply of food and
clothing aside from the regular
weekly boxes. Zone carload Of such
a reserve supply was shipped by the
Continued on page p
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
LAUNCHING OF THE CAMPELLO.
(By f. f. Wigginton
Sldell, La, Feb. 20, 1919.
Special to The Farmer:

ol1uCll, Ld.s II OUs IoJ L . l. ~
Special to The Farmer:
The S. S. Campe.lo successfully
launched here to-day at o'clock p
M, and is the second steel ship to be
launched at the local yards tor the
U. S. Emergency Fleet Corporation
who was represented by Mr.. r. .
ooule, of the U. S. Shipping Board
construction having been under the
supervision of Mr. r. A. Pierpont
resident manager.
Miss Sallye HALEY was sponsor
Miss SyDil Nehls maid of honor, and
Mrs. E. F. Haley matron of honor.
The Campello is Ferris type OF
construction of southern yellow pine
over steel frame, is of $500 tons ca
pacity, 284 feet 6 inches long, beam
45 feet, depth of hold "a feet 3
inches, and will draw 20 feet 10
inches loaded, and light draft OF
7 feet The boat as launched is
IS per cent complete, and will Ibe
fitted completely here and ready for
sea by March 18th.
This is a banner day in the history
of the Louisiana Shipbuilding Cor
poration, as they also succeeded in
delivering the S. S. Buchannon,
launched Nov. 10, 1918 and outfitted
here, and which left here on. Feb. 3,
1919, but was unable to get through
shallow water in Bayou Bonfouca un-
til today.
AS General Manager S. C. Jenk-
ins was with the S. S. Buchannon,
Secretary-Treasurer E.. F. HALEY was
master of ceremonies, with Supt. c..
H. GODDARD in active charge of the
launching. AS stated, the Campello
is S5 per cent complete, with prac-
tically all machinery installed under
the direction of General Foreman E..
Heebe
Two other steel ships of like con-
struction are under way and will be
launched within the next ninety days,
the Mankato and Bethpage.
The construction Of ships by the
Louisiana Shipbuilding Corporation
at Slidell is especially commended by
the U. S. Shipping Board who, we
are advised, state they are the best
steel ships constructed in the South.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
SETLER-DUIION.

Mr.. Jocab Seller, the popular post
master of CoVington, and Miss
Bertha Dulion, daughter OF Mr. P. J.
Dulion, for many years an official of
the municipal government. were mar
ried at st. Peters Catholic Church
Thursday February 90. 1919, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Father John Burger, the pastor
The wedding was private, only i'm
mediate relatives being present and
Mrs. John Domergue acting as mat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
NOTICE.

Public notice is hereby given that
the next examination for teachers
certificates will be held at the office
of the superintendent on March 81
and April / and 2 for whites, and
April 3, 4 and for eo1ored.
ELMER e. LYON,
Superintendent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
, LIST OF DEAD LETTERS.

Following Is the list of dead let
ters remaining in the Covington post
office:
Mrs. A. A. Alphonso, Mrs. Prosily
Ard. Mrs. Lucy E. Brown, Mrs. Pink
Borchu, Courtney Booker, Miss LOU
ise Burks, ]. B. Castor, Miss Rose
Carlet, John Carmon, Miss Larmay
Conke 2, Addine Decker, Will Foun-
tain, Edwin Gaspard, C. c. Hart,
Leander Hewitt, Mits Dollie John
son, Jim Johnson, Miss Velma Jones,
Leon Kinney, Mrs. NJ. E. Martin, Mrs.
L. Martin. Miss Louise Roberts, Mrs.
Margain Sharp, Willie Sharp.
JACOB SELLER.
Postmaster.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
NATIONAL WEEK OF SONG.

Friday the school children, under
the auspices of the School League,
celebrated the National Week of
Song" by singing the national airs
The various church choirs partieipat-
ed in this patriotic celebration.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
POLICE JURY.

There will be special meeting Of
the Police Jury on Tuesday, February
25th, 1919, to consider the question
of formal bids on the road bond issue
and to transact other business inc:-
dental TO the question of these bonds.
r. J. MARTINDALE.
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE is ON.
The Institute is on.

l. u9 Institute Is on.
Five State agricultural leaders
were slated for Sun and Shdell yes
terday and for Folsom at 10 a. m.
this morning, and Covington this
afternoon Session at the courthouse
to last about two hours. 1t will be
of interest to business men and wo-
men, as well as farmers.
Part of the issue of the day is to
get in some better sheep and cattle
blood, and to arrange for shipping a
car of hogs from this place next
Wednesday. Ft. Worth offers from
141-2 to II 1-2 cents per pound live
weight for our class of hogs.
A special rice meeting will be held
at Madisonville school, Saturday Ito
dayl at 10 a. m The rice expert
will join in the program at the court
house in Covington in the afternoon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST AT JAHNCKE
SHIPYARDS IN MADISONVILLE

Items of the shpbulders public
published week.
local forward Editorial
ahncke shipbudng Corporation they will
mailed
will be held until the week Z. F. CADDIN,
Editor
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
Article H..
Article iii.

The executive council shall consist
Of Representatives of the United States
Of America, the British empire,
France, Italy and Japan, together
with representatives of four other
states, members of the league. The
selection of these four states shall be
made by the body of delegates on such
think fit. Pending the appointment of
these representatives of the other
states, representatives of (blank left
for names) shall be members of the
executive council
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
Article Nv.

All matters of procedure at meet
ings of the body Of delegates or the
executive council, including the ap.
pointment of committees to investi.
gate particular matters, shall be reg.
ulated by the body Of delegates or
the executive council and may be de-
cided by a majority of the states rep,
resented at the meeting.
The first meeting of the body OF
delegates and the executive council
shall be summoned by the President ct
the, United States of America.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
TEXT ARTICLES
OF THE WORLD
GOVERNMENT
LEAGUE
President Wilson Reads Re-
port to Representa-
tives of Nations.
ARMAMENTS ARE
TO BE CUT DOWN
Powers Defend Each Other
From Attack. Guaran-
tee Self Government

Paris, France, Feb. 14.-The execu
tive council of the proposed league OF
nations, as outlined in the covenant
read by President Wilson today, will
consist Of representatives of the United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan, with representatives of four
other states. The covenant reads as
follows:
Covenant.
Preamble-In order to promote in
ternational cooperation and to secure
international peace and security by
the acceptance Of obligations not to
resort 10 war, by the prescription OF
open, just and honorable relations be,
tween nations, by the firm establish
ment Of the understandings of inter
national law as the actual rule OF
conduct among governments, and by
the maintenance of justice and scru-
puous respect for all treaty Obliga-
tions in the dealings of organized
people with one another, the powers
signatory to this covenant adopt this
constitution of the league Of nations :
Article ].
The action of the high contracting
parties under the terms of this cove
nant shall be effected through the in
strumentality of q meeting Of d body
of delegates representing the high con-
tracing parties, of meetings at more
frequent intervals of an executive
council, and Of permanent interna-
tional secretariat to be established at
the seat of the league.
Article II.
Meetings Of the body of delegates
shall be held at stated intervals and
from time to time as occasion may re-
quire for the purpose of dealing with
matters within the sphere of action of
the league. Meetings of the body of
delegates shall be held at the seat Of
the league or at such other places as
may be found convenient, and shall
consist of representatives of the high
contracting parties. Each Of the high
contrac citing parties shall have one vote,
but may have not more than three
representatives
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

The subscription price OF Qile
Farmer is $500 You'll get more
than your moneys worth By being
a subscriber. Help us boost the
Parish along.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
Article V.

LIE VI lIG
league shall be established at (blank)
which shall constitute the seat Of the
league. The secretariat shall COM
prise such secretaries and staff as may
be required, under the general direc-
tion and control Of secretary general
Of the league, who shall be chosen by
the executive council the secretariat
shall be appointed by the secretary
general subject to confirmation by the
executive council.
The expenses of the secretariat shall
be borne by the states members of
the league In accordance with the ap-
portionment Of the expenses Of the in
ternational bureau of the Universal
Postal union.
Continued on page 3D.
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ron Of honor, yet while the affair was
kept secret and only known to in
innate friends, the surprise came as
a very pleasant incident and the
many friends of the happy couple
entertain the very best wishes for a
prosperous and joyous future for
them.
The bride was charming in dark
tailored travelling suit with hat to
match. and the groom bore the cheer
full attitude that has made him so
popular in his official life.
At the train, rice was showered
upon the bride and groom with good
wishes and a hearty relish Of the
striving to avoid its downDour.
Mr.. and Mrs Seller will spend a
few days in New Orleans, after
which they willrreturn to Gown gton,
where they wiiI be at home to their
friends at their residence on Goth and
Jefferson avenue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

Godfred Calecas, the world-re
nowneG tight rope and slack wire
performer, appeared in an exhibition
last Sunday night which ended his
career as a performer. He tried to
walk up telephone. pole but got
bad start. He explained his failure
by saying it was his first attempt at
pole walking.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

Gus Dietrich, for some reason or
other, seems to take it for granted
that Listerine can be used for the
hair, curing Of corns, and other all
ments. Be careful Gus, we advise
you to consult specialist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

Every one wants to know who the
young man is that had his picture
taken last Sunday in ''tin Lizzie"
with a young lady standing on the
running board looking at him as If
he were IT.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

Thursday, Feb. 13, 1919, at $40
p. M, Douglas Pons (Would Be
Wicked) bought jar Of Rosaline
nail polish, and he wanted to buy
something else but the whole gang
was there. Oh you lip sticks!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

We have just received word OF
great discovery. One of our smart
set has discovered that there is such
a person in existence as Hill Billy
Vamp. She vamps in manner dif-
ferent from the Pine Knot Vamp in
that she only vamps the Covington
lads, that is, so far she has not tried
to 'bewilder any Of our Hill Billy
lads.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

THE ST. TAMMANY~ FARMER
ON Sale Every Saturday at
SONLATyS and WATKINS DRUG
STORE, Coyfngton-
IDEAL PHARMACY, Madison
vile. FIVE Cents Per Copy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

Dan Vinet, who is the young lady
that said you reminded her of Bill?
Get busy boy, change your name to
Bill
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

Nose Chatellier went to New Orr
leans to get an auto When he re-
turned he was asked the name OF
it and replied, "I can't remember,
but it starts with an F." H.must be
Ford. All others start with gaso-
line.
Continued ON page 6.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22

She came down from Covington
last Sunday. She and several others
rode around in a machine past his
place of abode, but he was busily
occupied in studying his part for a
second production of the famous
drama, Shake, Rattle and Roll"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-10-29
ANARCHIST PLOT TO
SECURE CONTROL OF
CLEVELAND IS Barred

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 29.-Seizure
of the government of Cleveland
through a reign of terror by wholesale
dynamitings and murders was the
principal aim of the six men and one
woman under arrest here in connec-
ton with plot to blow up the central
police station, according to police off,
Gals
A widespread roundup Of foreign
born persons and others known to
have affiliation with radical elements,
was ordered by Chief of Police Smith.
The seventh of the prisoners was taken
early today following the capture of
the other six last night
Smith said he has communicated in
formation to police of other cities
which will result in wholesale arrests
of foreigners.
According to information obtained
by the police, the alleged reign of ter
ror was scheduled for next May. Po-
lice said the plotters planned to secure
hundreds of revolvers, knives and shot
guns and launch an attack on such a
large scale that it would demoralize
Cleveland police force.
How many persons were to take part
in the offensive, police say they are
unable to learn. But from the infor-
nation they obtained, they gained the
impression the leader planned to mo-
billie an army of large size.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-10-29
SPECIAL EFFORT TO
/ Be MADE SATURDAY
ON MEMORIAL FUND

To raise Marion county from the
ranks of laggards and boost 1t over
the top in the campaign for the
Roosevelt memorial fund, o gigantic
effort will be made here next Satur-
day to subscribe the quota of $1700.
Booths will be erected in the state
house and court house. and in all the
local banks where voluntary subscrip-
tons will be received for the fund.
The total receipts in the county,
thus far heard. from, totalled $214.40
Wednesday morning, according to fig
ures released by d. w. Eyre, treasur-
for the campign. This does not repre-
sent all thes outside districts, who
have not yet reported. Butteville pre-
cinct, the only outside district to
make report at the official ending
OF the campaign Monday, reported
$11.75.
Lodges here, the Elks. who gave
$S4, and Pacific lodge No. so, A. f.
& A. NJ, giving $40, have contributed
a total of $94. Schools haye raised
$3.50, and individual subscriptions
Wednesday morning totalled $3.50.
Those wishing to make a contribu-
ton to the fund are asked to give II
to Mr.. Eyre at the U. S. National
bank; or wait and give at the booths
Saturday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-10-29
ACTIVITIES OF FORD
PLANT IN SUPPLYING
WAR MATERIAL told

Sixty five guests, including busi-
ness men, bankers and Ford automo-
bile men of the county were guests
at banquet served at the Marion
hotel last night with the Valley Mo-
tor company as hosts, in honor Of s.
A. Stellwager, newly appointed Ford
agent for Oregon. The banquet was
followed by an enjoyable talk by Mr..
Stellwager descriptive Of Ford ideals,
methods and factory and the import
ant part played in war work by Henry
Ford. his son Edsell and the Ford
company. Films were shown depicting
the building. launching and cruise OF
the Eagle boats, which were especial
ly designed for war upon U-boats. the
Ford plant and the making of Ford
and the employment of cripples I'm
the factory.
The growth Of the Ford plant from
small beginnings to the largest fac
tory in the world, employing $4,000
men, turning out a million autos q
year was described. From an original
Investment Of $4S,0oO, hundreds OF
millions of profits have been earned.
Machinery OF original design is util-
lied to the utmost carrying out the
many ideas and Inventions OF Mr..
Ford and his son.
When war was declared, Mr.. Ford
put himself and his auto plant at the
service of the government, doing the
work at actual cost, and saved many
millions by the invention and design
OF new machinery, new methods and