The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-17
TEACHER IS
COWHlDED
BY MOTHER
Town lncenSed Over Attack
on Woman: Invest
igation Made

Almost a town fcud has been caused
In Fordoche. Pointe Coupec parish,
BY cowhide attack upon Mrs. Julia
iw. Allen. principal OF the town
schools. by Mrs. Martha Showers,
irate mother OF little girl whom the
principal had corrected, District At.
torney Carrall is investigating the
case at the hehest of a group OF in
dignant citizens with view 10 hay.
Ing the matter before the grand
jury.
Mrs. Allen. who Is between so and
so years old. was so severely beaten
with heavy oowhide quirt that she
Is stiil under the care OF physician.
UNRULy GIRL is
CAUSE Or TROUBLE
According TO reports made to Supt.
Thos. II. Harris. Mrs. showers
daughter. a girl about IL years old.
Was behaving In an unruly manner
when the principal told her to take
her seat. The girl refused to do
80. The principal walked to her. &C
coriing to the reports. and without
striking her, took hold OF the girls
shoulder and forced her into her
ocat.
At the noon recess the girls
brother. lad about II years old,
also q pupil in the school, is said to
have approached the teacher with an
open clasplnife in his hand.
s'See here" he Is reported to have
aid. suppose you get your knife
now. Mrs. Allen. and wei settle this
right now"
Mrs Allen told the Showers Roy
that she would report his threat to
his father. who keeps a store about
two doors away from the school
building.
sReport II to him now. them the
boy Is declared to have said. He is
waiting 10 see you"
HELD BY BOY As
MOTHER WlEl.DS LASH
Followed by the boy. Mrs Allen
entered the building. but In the
room found not tho boys father. but
his mother. The reports say that
Mrs. Showers seized one OF the prin-
cipars arms and directed the boy TO
seize the other. While the boy held
Mrs. Allen with his left hand. and
menaced her with his drawn knife,
Mrs. Showers is said 10 have pro
duced heavy cowhide auirt.
doDcr1bed a. having a short wooden
handle and three or four thick
1hongs or lashes, and with this ouirt
whipped the principal into insen-
oibllity. cutting her face and arms
and neck with the lashes.
The incident aroused the entire
community as well as the neighbor
Ing community Of Livonia, where the
district high school Is. A mass meet
ing OF the citizens Of Forrioche and
llvonia was held at the Livonia high
school.
RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING
ACTION ADOPTED
After the attack on Mrs. Alien had
been explained. and after a number
u citizens had given voice 10 bit.
Ter expressions. the following reso-
buttons were adopted:
ITO the citizens here assembled:
We, your committee appointed to
draft resolutions expressive of the
sentiments OF this meeting. beg leave
- report the following
Whereas. II Is the sense of this
meeting that the assault made upon
Mrs- Julia w. Allen. principal OF the
fordoche school. on "Wednesday.
April 81 last Is an outrage. and Is a
reflection upon a peaceful. law-abid
ing community. and unless properly
handled. Is fatal blow to the public
school system tthe poor mans
ochoon therefore. we cannot con
denim too strongly such action and
Ne hereby respectfully petition the
honorable president and members Of
the school board to do all in their
power to see that the guilty parties
are brought to the bar OF justice.
to the end that such deplorable out
RACES will not occur again. and that
We also petition the grand jury. the
district attorney. and the honorable
court Of the parish 10 do their full
duty in investigating said assault"