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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04

daughter, of Baton Rouge, arrived
recently to spend a month here as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Roy
and Miss Lucille Roy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sidney Burns re-
turned Wednesday night from Ala
bama and Tennessee where they visit
ed relatives during the Christmas
holidays
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Foley have re-
turned from New Orleans where they
spent the past several days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04

Mr.. Louis E. Blouin, who is in
training III Newport, R. l., has re-
turned to his post of duty, after a
few days spent with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Braud and family.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04

Mrs. Oscar Melancon returned last
Thursday to her home in New Or
leans, after two weeks spent here as
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. F. N.
Boudousquie
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04

Mrs Nat c. Wertz and Mrs. James
Gilly, Of New Orleans, were the
Christmas guests of Mr.. Jacob Seller
and family.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04

Miss Marie Kronen berger, of New
Orleans, spent Their Christmas holi-
days at OZonia.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04

Miss Wilmuth Warren, after
week spent at her home here, re-
turned to New Orleans Monday after
noon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-04

Miss Jeanne Abadie left Sunday
for Houma, La, where she will visit
Mr.. and Mrs Claude Henry
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28
SEEK
RUSSIAN TRADE
Plan Insurance Against
Loss by transportation
of Goods.

London, Eng, June %. = CORES
pondence Of the Associated Press.)--
British merchants have devised a far
reaching scheme, based to a great ex-
tent on government Insurance. fer
capturing the trade Of nonBolshevik
Russia. They want to put their goods
into white" Russia before the Ger
mans have a chance to do so, but,
apart from agricultural machinery on
which the United States already has
the cal. England. by this plan, could
be far ahead Of any other nation.
The department of overseas trade OF
the board OF trade. which is a govern
ment Institution with a cabinet mem
Der at the head, has prepared a bin
for submission to parliament provid-
ing that the government shall set
aside a fund Of Sl25,0OO,0o0 to finance
British goods into Russia Sir Arthur
Steel-Maitland. head OF the overseas
trade branch. has been selected to pi-
lot the bill through the commons.
The bill provides that merchants
shall be furnished with commercial in
formation regarding Russia; that reg
ular sailings shall be arranged. that
goods shall be insured and that banks
shall be enabled to make, ordinary ad-
vances to traders. Banks could also
issue warrants against collateral Sc
curity of insured goods and the war
rants would be valid only for purchase
of British goods. They would have
fixed value in British money
Sponsors Of the scheme point out
that the government probably would
make a profit, as was done through
the war risk insurance scheme. That
netted the government SS5.000,0OO
profit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28

were torn down some $500 pupils
would be without any educational IA
cilities- As II is. 5000 children OF
Belfast do not go to school. for there
are no schools for them. The stu
alton is so bad that Sir Edward Car
son. the staunch Protestant Unfonist.
told Darliaemnt he was ready 10 COM
promise with what he termed the
Catholic hierarchy" so as to give all
the children Of Belfast a chance. Car
son believes the suggested plan for
Belfast Will soon be applied to the
whole OF Ireland. therefore no one
was more anxious than he TO protect
''minorities"
The Belfast Plan.
The Belfast scheme. which soon viii
be law. provides that the Belfast cor
poration. that is. the city Of Belfast.
shall supervise all educational activi-
ties through a committee OF IS mem
bers. one drawn from each ward. to-
gether with 10 other persons. includ
ing Representatives OF the teachers,
parents and managers This commit
tee would establish new schools. but
would not interfere with the reIig-
ious instruction prevailing in those
Sc hools now existing. and the , act
would still permit Catholics or
Protestants to establish their own de-
nominational schools and receive
grants from the public treasury.
Don't Want Peace.
In other words, Il is an attempt to
get the schools on a civil and not re-
ligious basis somewhat on the Ameri-
can plan. But the idea IS so foreign
10 many pious Irishmen that they de-
clare they viii not stomach *, while
Roman Catholics say they viii not
pay taxes levied under the new plan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28

7 ONDON. Eng. June 2s.-An educa-
Il tionaI committee. appointed
through the authority Of the British
parliament. is now busy framing an
educational plan for ireland. nonsec-
tartan IN scope and locally admins
tered. which It is hoped viii go far
toward settlement OF the Irish oues-
ton by development OF mutual tolera-
ton
Unflinching bigotry for generations
in Ireland by both Protestants and
Catholics has been the root cause OF
all the trouble which America has
learned TO regard as the Irish ques-
ton"
As a result the educational system
Catholics refuse to let their children
go TO primary schools not controlled
BY priests. and Protestants must have
schools where their own particular
form Of religious creed is taught. And
both sections have. with some success.
gotten their hands into the public till
for financial support Each side has
fought the other tooth and nail.
And these are the conditions result
ing in Belfast. only typical Of the
rest Of the Emerald Isle
Schools n Disgrace.
In Belfast. where the Catholics are
in the minority. there are Isl schools.
81 of which have been classed off,
ciaily as bad. unhealthful and a dis
grace. while 81 more are stated 10 be
so 'insanitary as to be fit only for de-
struction. All the schools are over
crowded. and II the insalitary schools
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28

The educational reformation Of
ireland is to begin at Belfast because
the concentrated evil effects OF ex-
isting conditions there, common 70 all
the island. stand out like 2 light
house on dark night The plan is
10 build more schools, especially in
the poorer districts Of the city, raise
teachers wages and rescue the thou
sands OF children now roaming the
streets from growing up in Ignorance.
Cannot he Satisfied.
John Devlins leader OF the Roman
Catholic Nationalist remnant. humor-
ously remarked that IL Ulster were
better educated IL would not be so
Unionist" and then sarcasticaIly OBJ
served that he was -eminently anx-
ious that every facility should be
given 10 secure that mental develop
ment and improved thought which
would secure a larger and more
tolerant viewpoint of world affairs"
increase in the educational grant for
Ireland was but $3.50. 900 over last
year. while Scotland. with the same
population. received an increase OF
SIS, 600. 900.
7 have already made a most en-
phatic protest on that matter" COM
mented Carson
Rebellion Wanted.
Protests do not count on these
benches: let Us have a rebellion,"
suggested, Devlin-
That the experiment at Belfast viii
succeed in that it viii remedy exist
ing evils. appears certain, for the
whole Unionist party is back OF the
plan which truly represents a most
drastic revolution in educational pro-
cedureS in Ireland
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28
DOC IN MANGER POLICY" Of
BRITAIN HURTS THE CONSUMER
Government Bars Out Foreign Articles to Protect In
dustries Which Fail to Supply Demand for Many
Articles Greatly Needed by the People; Uncer-
tainty of Future Action Stops Production.

I ONDON. Eng. June 2s.-The Brit
l. ish import restrictions are react
ing against the best interests OF the
country as a whole. in the opinion OF
the Manchester Guardian. which dubs
this stand as a dog in the manger
policy" It says the situation IS this:
While the government has provided
certain industries with protection,
these protected interests refuse TO set
up plants sufficient to incest the home
demand. and at the same time use
their influence to prevent foreign i'm
ports coming in to relieve the strain.
Consequently many industries are not
able TO operate full speed, as necessi-
ties and opportunities warrant.
The uncertainty as 10 what the
board of trade viii do next" says the
Guardian, what imports they will
free, OF what new ones they viii pro-
hibit. adds 10 the general paralysis
Of enterprise by which, after six
months OF peace. large sections Of the
country are still afflicted"
In justice to thaee protected indus
tries" IL may be stated that they nat
urally do not wish to make large ex-
penditures in plant until they know
tinued-
What strikes one most in looking
through the long list OF import re-
striction is the relative unimportance
OF most OF the items" says the Guar
dian "ENceDts for boots. hosiery. silk
manufactures. electrical. apparatus
and glass. they do not represent any
great bulk OF trade But because they
spread over such 3 wide field their
effect on industry and on prices Is the
more harasslng. They are not raw
materials in the ordinary sense OF the
word. but many OF them are semiraw
materiales which enter into finished
articles OF a score OF British trades
Then the paper cites relatively
small cases which have disastrous ef-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28
.iRNE MANS DIE
OF starvation
Red Cross Struggles Hard
to Save Remnants Left
by the Turks.

London, Eng June 2s.-(Corre-
spondence Of the Associated Press)-
I have seen town where there were
1000 refugees losing 1000 Of them
monthly through starvation. I have
seen town 30 miles from the rail-
road reduced by starvation from a
population Of 1000 TO 1000 in ten
days"
That is what is happening in Ar
menia- according to Lieut. Melville
Chatter. OF the American Red Cross.
who has arrived in London, after an
extensive tour Of the near east
Conditions there. he told the Associ-
ated Press representative. are simply
appalling The people are in rags.
disease. no less than starvation. is
taking heavy toll, and it is difficult
to check its spread because there are
no medicines or disinfectants to be
mad The people viii have to be fed
by outsiders, he said, until the harvest
which follows the next sowing
The Armenian state known as the
republic Of Eriyan is country so de-
spoiled by the Turks. the Red Cross
officer stated. that it does not pos
sess even any seed grain
During the war" he said. "ths
Turks made systematic attempts to
destroy the Armenian people. They
forced their way through Armenia
with the intention OF joining forces
with the Tartars to the north, mas
sacreing and committing widespread
depredauons as they marched On
their way back they swept Armenia
clean, for the Armenians at the time
Of the armistiee had only $4,000 SOL
diers in the field. The Turks wan
tOnlv destroyed everything in their
path The result is that the Arme-
Man republic has no cattle. seed
grain. flour-nothinE at all to eat"
The American committee for relief
in the near east is making every eff
fort, according to Lieut. Chatter, to
succor the starving Armenians. From
February s to April I. with the aid
OF the American Red Cross, it put into
the country $500 tons of flour. Distri-
button is a difficult problem. Food is
carried to interior points by native
bullock carts
While the Erivan republic is starv-
ing. its neighbor. Georgia. is thriving.
Throughout the country. Lieut. Chatter
said. he saw fine grazing lands and
large herds and flocks. The Georgians
were not molested by the Turks and
tho country has had to deal with few
Armenian refugees except those at
Tiflis. to which city Turkish Armeni-
ans have fled since 1915. Tens OF
thousands Of Armenian orphans are
now there
The Armenians are praying for an
American mandatory They think
they would never be free under any
other foreign government" said Lieut.
Chatter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28

fects- Importation OF Swiss embroid.
cry used in hosiery and several
branches OF clothing trades was lin
tied 70 half the 1916 importation
Switzerland has 1900 machines and
can supply the product cheaply.
Britain has 400 machines and to pro-
.tect these home manufacturers made
the ruling stated Now the price Of
this embroidery Is inflated and COR
sumers are kicking
Another small case Is rubber gar
ment shields. The import OF manufac
tured rubber goods, heretofore OBJ
tanned mainly from Italy. japan and
America, was limited to IL percent
OF the 1916 shipments. A factory was
started here by one firm that used to
import the dress shields An essential
part is a thin rubber plate made only
in America and Germany Although
all kinds OF Inducements have been
offered British rubber manufacturers.
says the Guardian orders for Ions
term OF years, subsidies. etc-none
win undertake the work All Imports
were cut down at the beheSt OF Brit
ish rubber manufacturers.
Another case was cited relating ta
the basket industry, manufacturers
desiring all imports to be cut of. al
though their order books were fun
favorable for years to come Fruit
growers protested. saying they lost
tons OF fruit last year because they
couldn't get enough basket containers
to send their products 10 market The
board OF trade in this instance 1ol-
lowed the fruit growers advice and
allowed imports.
The reactions and Intersections Of
one trade on another run through the
whole range OF Industry" the Guar
dian points out. The consultative
council by regulating one trade 10
suit It's manufacturers and work peO
pie. hit unWittingly. sometimes per-
haps callously. at another trade which
depends in part on free supplies Of
goods statistics. Tho consumer loses
every time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28
japanese Keep
Missionary In
Jail 4 Months
American Found Guilty Oh
Harboring Rebels In A
Korean Town.

Toxic. Japan. June 2s-CCorre-
spondence Of the Associated Press J.
The arrest and conviction OF Rev. z.
H. Mowry, OF Mansfield. O.. on the
charge Of conceaIing Korean rioters is
denounced as "an objectionable tres
pass on the rights Of man." by DR..
somei Usawa, who was counsel for
Mr.. Mowry in the hearing OF his case
on appeal. Mr.. Mowry was sentenced
by the lower court to serve six months
in prison. On appeal his sentence was
reduced to four months.
DR.. Uzawa's opinion was given to
a number OF japanese journalists. He
said:
"On March p, that Is p days after
the Korean students started a dis
turbance on March 1. the police sud
denly visited the house Of Rev. 2. II
Mowry. at Pyeng Yang and arrested a
Korean student named Ri Jinzen, who
happened to be lodging at his house.
Prior to that time Mr.. Mowry had Civ
en- lodging to five Korean students
at his house. He had only given them
lodging and the matter stopped there.
There was no intention on his part to
give shelter to them from the law
"On April 4, Mr.. MONTY was taken
to the police station and put in jail at
midnight on the charge Of having
concealed the offenders Of the mob
disturbances at his domicile. The trial
Of these Korean students alleged to
have been involved in the disturbance
has not been concluded as yet and
their guilt not established. Neverthe-
less Mr.. Mowry was given sentence
of six months sedvitude at the first
trial Moreover. a ward has been
especially prepared in the prison for
the accommodation of Mr.. Mowry be-
fore the examination was commenced.
such measures Of hasty conclusion
constitute an objectionable trespass
on the rights OF man"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28
American Soldiers Who
Took Discharges abroad
Want Fare TO America

Rome, italy. June 2S.-Discharged
members Of the American Expedi-
.tionary force Of Italian extraction
have been besieging consul Francis
Keene's office here recently request
ing passage back to the United states
on the grounds OF being United States
citizens and Of having served in the
United States army. Employees of the
office attending TO the lot Of these
discharged soldiers Immediately de-
mand 10 see their discharge papers
After examining it they indicate TO
the men that they have waived the
responsibility OF the government in
providing transportation when they
received their discharges, for there is
one clause on the back Of the paper
which clearly explains that procedure.
oh" reply the men. but NY COM
handing officer did not explain that
to me when ] asked for a discharge"
THAT viii do. oldtimer." retort the
consul generals assistants. Your
commanding officer certainly told you
that and now we can do nothing
about It"
The men in every case secured their
discharges to visit their parents or
other relatives here for an indefinite
period and thereby waive right to re-
turn transportation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28
Cambridge Has
Science Course
Since The War
Ancient University Departs
From Time Honored
Tradition.

London. Eng. June 2s.-ReaIizine
the great handicap industry is put IN
der by the lack of. trained chemists.
the British oil interests have pooled a
million dollar donation to Cambridge
university to boost science. which for
generations has been held more or less
in contempt both by educational au-
thorlties and business interests in this
country. much TO its loss.
Cambridge was selected because Il
Is the traditional home In this coun-
Try for science. Domination of Ger
many in the dye industry, which re-
acts on the cotton and wooden indus
tries. was attributed to that countrv's
extensive use OF trained scientists in
Industry, especially chemists.
In England many graduates Of Ok
FORD and Cambridge, where classical
education has held the fore, became
business leaders and owing either to
untamillarity with or contempt for
those educated in the sciences. did not
avail themselves Of that knowledge,
especially applicable to industry. which
was available
So the Pearson oil interests. the
Burmah oil company, the Anglo-SaS-
on Petroleum company and the Anglo
Persian OH company, who know
something abou. the value Of chemis
try. each donated S250.O00 TO tablish
the best school OF chemistry in Eu-
rope. Cambridge is expected to go TO
the front in the worlds research
work. putting at the disposal OF Brit
ish trade interests such discoveries
and improved methods as are worked
out in the laboratories.
The university, like American
schools of science. will provide a
steady stream Of trained chemists for
industry. which viii be relieved OF
the duty OF considerable theoretical
training Il must now give apprentices.
The war brought home to British
industry the absolute need Of i'm
proved technical education.
1t is proposed that Cambridge shall
combine the classics with chemistry.
making It possible for every graduate
to have basic knowledge OF the sci
.ence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28

4, diplomatic circles at Washington tc
I secure abatement, but it is hoped by
] American importers here that some
] fair action will be determined upon
/ by British authorities and thus mod
Z ify existing measures. This would
/ obviate pressure on the American
manufacturers part for retributive
measures.
Move Slowly.
An attempt to ascertain whether
British motor car industries as a whole
learned anything during the war OF
quantity OF large scale production OF
motor cars developed that they learned
very little One concern which set
about peace time quantity production
advertised to agents it would put out
a $1,000 car. The ante was gradual
ly raised to S24T5, the public was can
vassed for $4,000, 900 more capital, and
the agents have not yet received their
stock cars.
American dealers believe that On
the quantity production basis Ameri-
can manufacturers have little to fear
from British competition The com
petition here is Of another kind-fine
workmanship, hand fooled parts, etc
which make a car last longer and
perhaps operate more efficiently, but
cost far more than an American car
One British concern which had de-
parted from the usual British custom
to indulge IN that unknown quantity
Of quantity production" has prom
ised a car at S225o. four cylinder.
Il horsepower machine It hasn't ap-
peared yet These are prices I. O. D.
factory.
The cheapest factory list price Of
any car being made in the British
isles today is q two scatter which may
be had for s1575. Another light car,
a two scatter, OF u horsepower. may
1 A s~r--
cylinder EOlls-Boyce chassis costs
$3.50 at the factory. A two scatter,
four cylinder. 16 horsepower sun
beam is SS775 at the factory, while
touring car OF the same make costs
$3.50, and a chassis S52T5- A SIX cyl
inder. - horsepower, touring model
is $500. A IS horsepower four cylin-
der chassis Of the Vauxlall is S4215
at the factory, while the chassis OF a
four cylinder Wellesley touring car IS
S3125 These prices are mentioned
just to show the trend in the better
just TO show the trend in the better
make cars
Cannot Deliver.
Summarized. this is the situation;
The British motor car agent is placed
in about the same position as the
American agents at home during lyiO-
ILL., when the demand for cars eX-
ceeded production and customers were
dissatisfied because delivery could not
be made as promised The result OF
the situation is that thousands OF
British citizens viii have to do with
out automobiles for some years, pay
extravagant prices because foreign
competition IS barred, simply TO al
low British manufacturers chance
at monopoiizing the market, thing
that is foredoomed TO failure because
American interests are ready to meet
them on their home playing field IT
that is TO be the final gage
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28
Fox OF The atlantic
Name OF The Germans
For Commander HAYES

London. Eng. June 2s.-@The Fox
Of the Atlantic" is what they call him.
German submarines were never able
TO prevent him crossing-neither were
strikers
He took his ship under her own
steam out OF Southampton harbor be-
cause the tugboat crews were on
strike and his passengers were in a
hurry.
How the people cheered him, He
was commander Hayes. D. S O., his
passengers 5000 Canadians homeward
bound
He swore he would not disappoint
the boys anxious to get back home
after an absence OF four years or
more.
Commander Hayes, the Fox OF the
Atlantic" was the only man who
dared take a huge Atlantic liner out
Of Southampton harbor under her own
steam.