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New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
In the World of Shipping

So greatly has the governments
shipping loomed in the public eye
since the close of the war that the
general conception as. to the character
OF the American merchant marine has
become a false one. Despite all the
intensified construction for the gov
ernmcnt in the last few years, the
american seagoing trade feet of to-
DAY, totaling l2,7S2, 900 gross tons, con-
tains more than 100000 gross tons
privately owned and operated by
private enterprise. The American ship
ping problem. therefore, is not merely
a problem of government-owned ship
ping. Indeed, in the number of YES
sells involved independent ownership
Is represented by 1913 ships, as
against government owned total of
1893.
That the Shipping Board, with about
10 per cent less vessels. should have a
tonnage about 35 per cent greater than
the privately-owned seagoing fleet is
explained by the large number of
wooden sailing vessels independently
owned More than million tons of
wooden ships, most Of them sailers, are
privately owned, while the Shipping
boards wooden holdings, aggregating
10000 tons, arc practically all steam
ers. The difference between the eco
nomic value of the two classes of hold
lngs is so great, however, that the
governments wooden tonnage may be
practically eliminated from considera-
tion, leaving the division of the coun-
try's foreign trade feet as less than
100000 tons government owned and
more than 100000 tons privately
owned
Legislation Hoped For
With the reopening of Congress, now
at hand, it is to be hoped that steps
beneficial to the American merchant
marine as whole will be taken AL
though the Jones bill has been on the
statute books for nearly year, prac-
tically nothing has been done in
the way Of new legislation in the
interval that would aid the shipping
situation. And there is food for concern
in the fact that many of the provisions
of the Jones measure have not vet been
put into force, as was intended by the
drafters of that measure.
The problem of the Shipping Board
itself, however, is the first to be con-
sidered. Whether President Harding's
appointments are made with view to
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11

rermanency or to bridge gap before
steps can be taken for new system of
administering the marine affairs of the
country, the Importance of the tasks
calling for the attention Of the board
emphasizes the need of the action. Pol
icics that have lain undetermined pend
ing the appointment of the seven mem
bers must be decided soon If the rapid
retrogression of tho merchant marine
is to be halted. Even new shipping leg
islation Is secondary to this.
Prompt Assistance Needed
But new legislative aid cannot be
long delayed without serious consc-
quences. Revision of the navigation
laws along the plans formulated year
ago by leading American shipping men
is necessary. Formation of naval re-
serve addition through the services Of
basis of pay that will help in climinat-
ing the labor cost differcntial between
American and foreign ships is also
needed. Exemption of our ships from
Panama Canal tolls has been promised,
and this latter legislation has broad
significance in that it is likely to be
the first step taken in the way of cx-
tending preference to our shipping.
Tariff legislation, also, will have a
marked bearing on the Shipping sltua-
ton That the new session of Congress
will lend real, constructive aid to the
new merchant marine is the hope and
the belief of American shipping men.
Developments Of the last week in
the marine labor question indicate that
Great Britain will seek steps to offset
the advantageous effects that may be
secured through the reduction of wages
on American ships. Vessel owners here
propose a reduction that would bring
seamen's pay below the existing British
level, but it has now been made plain
that English shipowners propose a cut
that would again place them in much
better position on operating expenses
than we would be in. 1t is also noticeable
that although the representatives Of
the American marine unions are vigor-
ously protesting against any reduction
and threatening to strike, the British
seamen's representatives have shown a
spirit to cooperate with shipowners.
Unemployment is marked in the ship
ping service of both countries, but the
effects of this upon the minds of the
workers here takes very different
cast from that displayed abroad.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11

Sierra S07 S San Francisco 8 PM Apr g.
sixaola so3 s Scotland LV Apr s.
sonoma .s53 Honolulu PM Apr 7.
Standard Arrow 231O from San Francisco s
PM Apr s.
steel Worker JAG NNw Colon Apr ..
sun IS SSE Overfalls Apr %.
Sunshine 10 K Carysfort Apr Q.
Sst5sIIana j. l4} ;.Ss 3 q lon s $ 4s APR .
Tanaino $50 S Fenwick Apr TO-
Texan 200 Ambrose Apr 10.
Texas 40 S Charleston Apr ..
Tippecanoc 1o7 Cape Flattery PM
Toloa 23o Scotland Lv Apr 10.
Transportation 20 NE Cape Charles Apr TO-
rurbina go S Hatteras Apr 10.
Ventura 1859 $ Honolulu PM Apr 8.
w S Rheems 220 L Sand Key Apr s.
West Catanace 2.236 w Balboa PM Apr O..
West Celna 60 from Cape Henry Apr 10.
West Conob 479 w San Francisco 8 PM
west Henshaw 4,4oS from San Francisco
West } Janaa np5 ;s.so2 from Cape Flattcry 8
West Nader GIL from Columbia River 8
west rM Kpa Keats s. 1oa5 w Columbia R,ver 9
West Kedron 1889 San Pedro Pm
wsst Keene 42o from San Francisco s
West Jester 1886 from Columbia River s
PM Apr 8.
West ouechee IS Cape Henry PM
Wcstmoreland l.526 from Honolulu PM
Whsaton lat 40 90 Lon 81 y APT 10;
Winston Salem lat 80 03 lon As 90 Apr O.
Winyah l.64l Honolulu P.l Apr 5.
Wm NJ burton 200 Hatteras Apr s.
Yorba Linda 212 n Colon Apr s.
Zacapa 240 S Scotland LV Apr TO-
Zappot 10 Jupiter APR 8.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
M.
MARITIME MISCELLANY

Chr Chr, ,csastlepoint (sB) bound here from
enmsshtla; disabled in as IA N. ara W.
rhort ns a., IN ice foes propeller damaged
sss.smns str Eagle now at St John's ex.
'FS.ed to go to aid.
aln' sa Stesi Maker CAMP. from Portland
ts Nav. francisco for Liverpool. diverted
recac" ,io,K with machinery trouble VIII
san poroken parts Of turbine
buct fnr "a NclSCO, Arril S--Str Frank II
Ing o,, '1a " honolulu. due April ., has leak
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
AMERICAN PORTS

BALTlMoRE, April 1o-Arrived strs
Persian, Jacksonville via Savannah: Song
wand (Nor), New York; Maryland (Br).
London via Boston; West Arrow, Norfolk
Lake Galata, New York Persler (Belg>,
Phladelphia bark Mashona Urag). Bar
bados; schr Susan Cameron (Br), Pay
sandu. Sailed: Strs West Sequana San
Francisco; Andrea T. Luckenbach, Ham
burg.
CHARLESTON. S c. April 1o-sailed
strs Waxahace. Galveston: Comanche
New York
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, April 1o-Ar-
rived: Strs Mohawk, New York Arapahoe
New York; Gulf King, Port Arthur; f K
kelsey, Tam pico.
NORFOLK, April 1o-Arrved: strs Siam
(Fr), Philadelpha; Spermina (Br). Sa-
yannah; Etna GD, Venice Ramon dc
New York; Cardiff Hall (BD. Gibraltar;
York Harbor, Portland. Me; Parthenia
tBr). Tampa; Luccrna U3r), Shields SAINT
Andrea 90. Baltimore; Maquan. Liver
pool; Isolde (DO, Galveston: Portland
Maru (Jap). Galveston; vndal. Havana.
Sailed: Strs pctersham tBr). Gibraltar;
Cakw1n (Br). Madeira Ada It). Genoa
Asuncion de Larrinaga NBr), savona; West
arrow, Baltimore; California (Dan). Mon
tevideo kalypjo Herdotti tGk). Port Said
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
Foreign Trade Notes

A large Swedish export concern,
known as the Export Consortium, is
reported to have been formed for the
purpose of trading with Soviet Russia,
its chief objects being to centralize
trade and standardize contracts.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11

A growing market is reported for
American farm tractors in Ecuador 1t
is declared to be important that illus
srated catalogues printed in Spanish be
supplied to the American Consulate at
Guayaquil, to be placed in the hands of
probable purchasers.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11

Exports declared at the American
Consulate at Vladivostok, Siberia. for
rhe United States declined from a
value of S10,331 900 in 1919 to $685.
900 in 1920, owing principally to de-
crease in the shipment of fur skins
from 100000 to 100000 pieces.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
orts Of Shipping and News Of Foreign Trade

Iuuassu (Brnz). Gulfport; Opelika, Man
chester Via Philadelphia; Monsibelo ID.
Phiadelphln.
strs Monglbello (lt). Demon emanuel
Santa Santa Marta Marta Donnel .''P"r Port f.oS"s: a"sos
Clan Murdoch (3r), New York Lake Ell >
lcrsbie, st Jago, etc; Opelilta. Norfolk
Nicholas Cuneo (Nor), Tanamo. Sailed :
Strs Frme GD, Gibraltar. for orders;
Northwestern Miller (Br), Hull via Lon .
don; Lordshp Manor. Sand Key, for or
ders
PORT EADs. La April 1o--Arrived, slrs
Daja California tNor), Mexico. Copan
(Hond) Tela: Gulf Coast. Port Arthur:
Lake Elmdale. Cuba; Lumina (Dr). United
Kingdom; Madras city (5r), Cardiff; Mis-
sissippi (Fr). Boca Grandc, Fla: SURNAME,
Port l3arrios. Sailed: Strs Bethnor Gas-
gov; Chalmcttc, Havana; Cody, Rottcr-
dam; Eel lsleo. New York. ELLIS (Nor),
Tcla: Lake Fablus Havana Lake Gard
Mobiles. Pensacola: Oswcgo. Queenstown
bal Wearbridge (Br). Liverpool.
PORTLAND, Me. April 1O--Snled: Schrs
N Vivian Pierce, Norfolk; Eleanor Taylor,
Phila dclphia; John BrnceweIl (fron
Machias), New York.
PENSACOLA, Fla April 1o-Arrived:
Strs Mobiles, New Orleans; Wnnconne, New
Orleans
SAVANNAH. April lo,---Arrivcd; strs
Spain Maru (Jap). Meiillones Boston
Bridge. Jacksonville: City "f Savannah,
New York
TAMPA. Fla. April 1o--sailcd Str Lake
Freeland, New York.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11

Declared exports from London to
the United States during February
were valued at only $12,592,O0O, as
compared with $40,025,00O for Febru-
ary of last wear.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-11

FOREIGN PORTS
Departures for New York
HALIFAX. N S. April 10-Str Rosalind
OBJ; 9th. Robert NJ Thompson
Arrivals from New York
PLYMOUTH, April 9--Str Laplan (Br).
for Antwerp, and proceeded.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05
TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE
MEETS AT SLIDELL.

A meeting Of the st. TanJmany
Parish tuberculosis League was CALI
ed for yesterday afternoon at 1870 in
the auditorium Of the Slidell High
School. The object OF the meeting
was the election OF a president to
fill the vacancy created by tla re-
moval of Rev. A. F. Vaughan, Of
Covington, who went to Camp GRAFT,
ILL.,, last. fall. On account of the
parish teachers institute held in Sill
dell yesterday and to-day, and the
fact that Supt. Lyon, Principal Nc
Afee, of Slidell, and several teach
eIs are members Of some Of the
Leagues committees, it was found
desirable to hold the meeting at this
time. :Supt Lyon, chairman of the
committee on education of the league
requested w. l.. Cosper, executive
secretary Of the State League to be
present and address the institute on
the Modern Health Crusade move
ment, an activity OF tuberculosis
leagues all over the United State and
in which six million school children
engaged last year.
AS soon as the vacancies in the
league official family are filled it ex-
poets to again take up active work
In the parish.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05
MADISONVILLE THE CONNECT
ING LINK WITH NEW
ORLEANS,
Madisonvtlle, Feb. /, 1921

Madisonytlle, Feb. l, 1921.
Having read with interest of the
meeting held by the members of the
Mississippi Valley Highway Club, at
which Mr. Wilson, secretary Of the
association, spoke so enthusiastical-
ly and convincingly, showing that
people from Ohio, Illinois and other
Northern states, who never heard Oh
Covington before, are looking it up
in anticipation Of some day making
the trip through this section. He
also spoke of big tourist trip South
in October in which 200 automobiles
are already listed, and since it will
not be possible for them to 60 to
New Orleans Gas the connection will
not be made in time, they will camp
as near the city as they can get.
Perhaps it will be good news to those
tourists and any others desfrous Of
going to New Orleans who read this
to know that on good shell-surfat
cd road, just seven miles south OF
Covington, at Madisonville, two boats
are being operated on schedule time,
serving passengers, autos and tour
lists who dislike the inconvenience of
camp life, can reach New Orleans
through Madisonville arriving in
New Orleans four hours after leav-
ing Madisonville and enjoying the
trip down the scenic Tchefuncta
river and lake breeze, will not re-
gret or scarcely realize that the great
highway is not yet complete. Tour
lists connect through Madisonville
with New Orleans. Many pleasant
and interesting scenes.
JADA.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

Being extra busy last week We
failed to get our notes into the
publishers hands in time.
Your pastor was very pleasantly
surprised last week, the Poitevent &
Favre Lumber Company presenting
him with Ford car. Every mem
Der of this company is a church
member, and this is but one of the
many tokens of interest in church
work they have shown. 1t is no
wonder God blesses and prospers
their business. Now help us use
this car to His glory by telling us
of sick, especially sin-sick, folks, to
be visited, and any and everything
we can do to help build up His King
dom. -..
Excellent interest continues in our
Sunday School and every department
OF church work.
We closed a helpful series of SER
vices at Vaudeville Tuesday. of last
week There are many excellent
people at Vaudeville and a vital in
terest is evident in church work.
Our Presiding Elder and Mr..
Thomas visited Covington last week
in the interest of our church's great
Centenary work. Mrs. Parker, Mrs.
Fox and Mr.. Emmett Webb are col
lecting Centenary pledges. Those
who haven paid will help these
earnest workers by seeing them at
once.
Whole pages could be written of
the excellent help our Centenary
funds give to alleviate the worlds
suffering. This helps people of all
creeds and Of no creed. Then, too,
large percentage of these funds
returns (much more than the Cow
ington charge gives in five years) 10
help build our new church.
The building committee is work
ing excellently and patiently, and we
expect to let the contract for our
new building in the near future.
LEE R. SPARKS,
Pastor
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05
ENTERTAINED
AT COMMUNITY
TUESDAY

The Community House dance and
reception given by Mrs. W. H. Davis,
club agent, to her members and
school children Of Covington and
Madisonviile will cause Tuesday to
be remem bered very pleasantly for
a long time to come.
While Community House affairs
have been very popular with the
young folks, this occasion was made
doubly SO by the interest in club
work and the pleasure that was
woven into the program Of the
evening.
The truck that brought IN the
young folks from Madisonville, the
Junior Progressive Club, got held
up at the Tchefuncta bride, and i
delegation headed by Miss Smiley, a
popular Madisonville teacher, foot
ed it to Covington rather than be
delayed. They were met by a Gov
ington delegation of club workers
and given warm reception.
Quite "a number Of married and
single ladies, including Mrs. Mackie,
Mrs. Sheffield, Mrs. W. Galatas, Mrs.
Duval, Misses King, Sojourner, Holly
and Smiley, entered heartily into
the spirit OF the evening and helped
the young folks to get the most fun
they could out of the games. Miss
Sojourner played for the dancing,
and refreshments were served by
Misses Thelma Bailey, Theima Weiss
and Henrietta Badon, who presided
at the punch bowl (No white light
ming in the punch). Mr.. Felix
Bachemin, Jr., farm agent, was also
one of the busy entertainers.
There were quite number Of very
pretty costumes, some of the girls
masquerading as vamps, with high
heels, hair a la mode and the az
tractive smile of the genuine article.
Then there were costumes represent
ing the different countries, Ireland,
England, Holland and Uncle Sam
not being neglected. Then there
was Charlie Chaplin in the person
Of Herbert Warner, who amused
every one in true Chaplin STYLE
Altogether the evening was one
very large and comfortable one.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05

Progress, Waldheim Com
munities Join Hands for
Cooperative Work.
WILL STUDY
COMMUNITY. NEEDS
One Of First Steps Will Be
Erection of Sweet Po-
tato Storage House

| Progress and Waldheim Commu-
nifty Farmers Organ zatlon wa or
ganized Saturday, January 20, with
fourteen charter members going N
to permanent organization and elect
ing the following officers: H. 7.
Fountleroy, president; Frand Dutch,
vice-president; Jos. Scheck, secre-
tary, and Ben Williams, treasurer.
The purpose OF this organization
will be to study their community
problems as body, to stand for bet
ter farm methods and conditions,
build up their community generally,
and to discuss and devise means OF
planting their crops to ship in car
load lots to better markets, CO.
operatively, and buying of CONNER
cial fertilizers, seeds, implements,
etc., as a community instead of in
dividuals.
One OF the first steps this commu-
nifty organization plans on taking IS
the erection of a large sweet potato
storage house for the use of its mem
bers, to keep potatoes at uniform
temperature, properly cured, so that
they can be placed on the market
when the prices are at their best.
Another important factor in farm
ing, urged by this community or
ganization is cutting out completely
the planting of cotton, and encourag-
ing the raising of more and better
livestock, to market in carload lots
and to increase and keep UP the soil
fertility by planting more legumes
and winter cover and grazing crops,
which tend to decrease the constant
application of commercial fertilizer.
This organization will hold their
monthly meetings on the second Sat
urday of each month, alternating
the meeting places between Progress
school and the old, German Settle
ment school, making the monthly
meetings naturally convenient for
each community.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05
HUNT FOR MEN
WHO HANDLE
BOOZE

a.
We don't know where the Item
reporter got his dope on the raid
made by revenue officers in Coving-
ton last Saturday.. but if he had
drank all the booze that was found
by these officers he might have pic
tured something less full Of exciting
incidents and more reliable as to
ss5sss u
The three federal officers who Wis
tied Covington Saturday evening
last, January 20, came amed with
information. They knew just which
places they wanted to inspect. All
they needed was a guide and some
deputy sheriffs. When they called
on Sheriff Galatas the Sheriff con
cluded that to prevent the news
from going abroad it was best for
him to get onto the job himself and
not to use the telephone. So he
accompanied the officers. Any one
who has witnessed a New Orleans
raid on a gambling house, under the
old regieme, can get birdseye view
of the whole proceeding. The boy
stood on the burning deck whence
all but he had fed" 1t was very ex-
CONTINUED on page 6
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05
Shooting Was An Accident
and Occurred in Room
at Millsaps Academy
YOUNG MAN WITH
BRIGHT FUTURE
Body Brought to His Home
for Interment in Bogue
Falaya Cemetery.

Joseph W. Collins, 17-year-oid d
ION OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Collins
OF Onyil, La, was accidentiy sno1
29th, at Millsaps Academy, jackson:
Mss, where he was attending school,
Dy w. r. Bass, his former roommate.
He was Immediately taken to the
Baptist Hospital where he fingered
until Tuesday morning at O'Clock.
His father and mother, who were
called to jackson after the tragedy,
were with him when he died. His
oody lay N state all day Tuesday
and Tuesday night in the Academy
chapel where relays Of students at
tended.
fro1. J. L. Ferguson, Head Master
Of Millsaps Academy, conducted the
religious services Tuesday at Jack
son. He also accompanied the body
home and conducted the services last
Thursday morning in Onvil, inter
ment being made in Bogue Falaya
Cemetery.
j. Daukins and Joe Howorth,
students at the Academy and school
mates OF Joseph, also accompanied
the body home, which reached Onvil
Wednesday evening.
The floral offerings were numer-
Gus and beautiful.
Left to mourn Joseph are his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Collins, a
brother, H. B. Collins, Jr., and sis
ters Mrs. Walton Coney and Miss
lone Collins.
Joseph was an exemplary boy and
the banner pupil Of his class at the
academy The Academy was closed
Tuesday in honor of his memory.
Joseph Collins had a bright career
before him. With foundation up
on which he had already built those
sterling qualities that bespeak strong
character and devotion to right and
justice; with mind that promised
development of a high order and
with moral character that gained
him confidence and respect-he had
a future before him that spoke high
for accomplishment.
His bereaved parents have the
sympathy Of the entire community.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05
THE NEW DEPOT.

Manager W. E. Farris, M. ]. Nc
Mahon, passenger agent, and SUB
erintendent Gould, of the N. Q. G,
N, were in Covington, Thursday,
looking over the new depot. It will
not be thrown open to the public
until April as the furniture with
which it will be fitted is now being
made by a big furniture company OF
Grand Rapids, Mich. The depot is
a credit to the company and will be
appreciated by the citizens of Gov
'ngton and the travelling public gen
'era'1y It has every convenience
usually found in a first class depot
We will publish photograph OF it
next week. Mr. Frank N. aBoudous-
quie is the Builder.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05
TOWN COUNCIL
Covington, La, Feb. 1, 1921.

Covington, La, Feb. l, 1921.
The town council met in regular
session on the above date. Present:
Robt. w. Badon, mayor; Aldermen
H. A. Mackie, A. R. Smith, c. H.
sheffield, Emile Frederick, e. r.
5chonberg. Absent: M. P. Planche.
Moved by A. R. Smith, seconue
by C. H. Sheffield, that the minutes
be amended so as to include the
names and amounts of all parties
TO be sued for nonpayment.
Carried.
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the minutes were adopted
as amended.
Mr.. H. A. Mackie, representing
the Mackie Pine Products Company,
asked the council to have the alley
in square 2601 closed.
The following ordinance was then
adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 70.
An ordinance revoking and setting
aside the dedication of the pub
lie alley traversing Square No
2601 in the New Covington Ad-
ulLlUu 10 LuC lOWA VI SOvAA5
ton, La, which square is bound
ed by Jefferson, 26th and 9th
Avenues.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Town Council of Covington, La, IN
regular session convened, That the
dedication Of the alley traversing
Square No. 2601 of the New Gov
ington Addition to the Town Of Gov
ington, La. which square is bound
ed by Jefferson, 26th and 9th Ave
nues and Madison street, be and the
same is hereby revoked and set
aside, and closed, due proof having
been made that the same is aban-
doned, and is no longer needed for
public purposes.
Adopted February I, 1921.
On vote being taken the following
voted yea: C. E. Schonberg, H. A
Mackie, A. R. Smith, c. H. Sheffield
Emile Frederick. Nays: None.
The council then adjourned.
ROBT. W. BADON,
Mayor.
L. A. PERREAND, +
Secretary.