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St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
WATEIsN1ELONS FOR CO-OPERA,
TIVE SHIPPING.
(By A. D.. Briggs)

Some of the parish truck growers
associations are planning to grow
Watermelons for cooperative snip
ments. In Mr.. Simmons recent ad-
dress to the Vaudeville truck grow
ers, there were some valuable sug-
gestions, which we will here ampllfy
for the benefit of those who are be-
ginners IN the business. Compared
to some other possible crops On the
the soils which are adapted to it, the
watermelon is perhaps the safest and
easiest crop for the growers to ex-
pertinent with, as it presents less OF
a problem in preparation for ship
ping than most other crops. Its
growth is very similar to the canta-
loupe, but the latter is a highly coE-
petitive product and so quality ana
neatness of shipping crate and pack
ing are very important items III
which the beginner association is
harlly expert enough to handle. Tne
watermelon presents none OF these
shipping difficulties.
Mr.. Simmons says that growers
north Of here have in places con-
tracted in advance for their entire
crop at one cent per pound which IS
profitable for the farmer, but they
never have any difficulty selling mel
ons. This is an extra good point
in favor of raising watermelOns 1of
shipping, and it would therefore De
we'll for most Of the associations to
follow the lead of the Lacombe truck
growers who have a pledge OF more
than ten acres for his crop.
The watermelon requires a sander
soil than the cantaloupe. The land
should be plowed as for other truck
crops. A large amount Of humus u
the soil by plowing under green
crops or manure is an excellent
preparation, and those who WI
grow melons another year should
! have if possible legume crop on the
land to be plowed in this fall. Com
mercial fertilizers are far more Val
! liable in a, soil rich in humus, an'
besides the drainage and moisture
holding capacity Of the soil is great:
improved by putting conslderaD1'
vegetable matter in it by this methot
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
MISS TONEY WINS PRIZE.

At the recent prize contest for the
best article on "Safety" written by
a teacher or pupil of the public
schools, Miss May Frederick Toney,
of Bush, st. Tammany parish, won
the fifth prize. The dispatch from
Baton Rouge states also that Miss
Elizabeth Armstrong of "StoneWall
High School" Covington, La, won
third prize. This is evidently mis-
take as there is no Stonewall school
in Covington.
The papers were examined by
Prof. W. H. Stopher, Prof. Fl. j..
Garrett, both of the Louisiana State
University, and Thos. L. Small, sup
erintendent of the Baton Rouge Elec-
tric COMPANY.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
SCHOOL, BOARD
Slidell, La, Feb. II, 1922.

Slidell, La, Feb. II, 1922.
The St. Tammany Parish School
Board met i'll the Slidell high school
on the above date with President n
II. tllzSlmons in the chair, and thu
following members present: Stan-
ford Behrens, ward / N. H. Fitz-
Slmons, ward g.; H. H. Levy, ward
4; W. w. Talley, ward 5; Dave
Evans, ward 6; Geo. F. Bancks, ward
.; w. l.. Ellis, ward 8; w. Oswald,
ward 10. Absent: T. J. O'Keefe,
ward 2; l. H. Keller, ward 7. A
Quorum was present.
Moved by Mr. Levy, seconded by
MIR. Evans, that the minutes of the
last meeting be approved as printed
in The St. Tammany Farmer. ..""
Carried.
The Superintendent read his re-
port aud financial statement, and
also the report of the Elementary
Levy, seconded by Mr.. Talley, that
the reports be received and spread
upon the minutes.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
Mr.. Evans, that Mr.. Geo. w. Var
nado, principal Of the Folsom school.
be paid for onehalf day lost while
attending court as witness during
the month Of December, and also
that Mr.. R. w. Kemp, principal OF
Central school, be paid for one day S
sickness during the month of No
vember. Carried.
Moved by Mr. Oswald, seconded by
Mr. Levy, that the Superintendent DC
authorized and instructed to adver-
tlse for bids for fiscal agent of this
BOARD for two years, beginning with
April, 1922. Carried.
Moved by NJ. Evans, seconded by
Mr. Bancks, that in view Of the fact
that the Town Council of Abitt
Springs has leased to the Parish
school Board for a term Of five years
the Abita Town Hall and school
house for the low sum of S1.00 per
year. that the Superintendent be au-
thoriZed to pay the insurance on that
building. Carried.
Mr.. Behrens, that the travelling ex-
pense bills Of the Superintendent and
Supervisor. from January l to Feb
fuary IT, be paid. Carried.
Upon motion, duly seconded, i,
was voted to adjourn subject to call
N. H. FITZSIMONS,
President
ELMER E. LYON,
Superintendent.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25

which is known as green manuring.
The old method of growing melons
was by planting them in hills, but
as Mr.. Simmons pointed out there
are several objections to this. III
stead it IS better to plant in drill
rows to 10 feet apart and then
when. the seeding plants aree well
established thin the plants three to
five feet apart in the row. This
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
FARMERS MEET
INMANDEVILLE
WEDNESDAY
(By staff Correspondent

MandeVllle, FeD. #Z3.-W eQneSday
noon, this week, Mr.. l.. w. &Wilkin-
son, of Baton Rouge, and Mr.. 0. G.
Price, the recently appointed Parish
Farm Agent, addressed a meeting of
farmers, citizens and high school
students, Vaudeville. The meet
ing was called by Mr.. Henry Keller,
and presided over by him.
Mr.. Price told the farmers that as
soon as he could get in touch with
the plans Of their truck growers.
association and consult Mr.. Felix
Bachemin concerning his lineup, he
would be ready to assist them. He
discussed purchase of fertilizers thru
the American Farm Bureau He
stated also that .hesF FWished-to organ
ize some boys clubs.
! Mr.. Wilkinson described the pro-
! jected plans Of the American Farm
Bureau which is attempting to per-
! feet organization so that the farmers
i of the whole nation can buy their
supplies and sell their products thru
one office, that of the Bureau.
Mr.. James Hutchinson and little
| daughter, Mary Ellen, of Bogalusa,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Hutchinson.
| Miss Robina Vaught had as her
| guest for a week Miss May Birkel,
| of New Orleans.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Wise, Mr. and
Mrs. r. L. Weber and little daughter
Peggy, of New Orleans, and Miss
Gertrude Worthington, Of New YORK
City, are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. 2. WorthingtOn, th S
/ week.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Worthington, form
erly OF Milwaukee, Wis, came to
Vaudeville last March anp finding
such a vast difference between the
winter season in the North and
South have decided to remain and
have purchased pretty home here
| We are glad to have them with u.s.
/ Miss Francis Paine was a New Or
leans visitor last week.
Mr.. VIM. Browne, OF New Orleans
spent Sunday in Vaudeville with his
! family.
Madames NJ. Glockner, S. A. Viii:
:. son, A. H. Welden, Miss Eloise Co
/ lomb and Master Harold Glocknel
motored to Coyington, Monday.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Union
Church, Of which Mrs. G. S. Gal
braith is president, celebrated George
/ Washington's birthday with appro'
pirate program. Quite a number
were present. Refreshments were
served and a very pleasant evening
was spent by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Bethea, Mr.
Hardy Ross and his two sisters, Miss
Lethia Scott and the Misses Marga
1 rite and Anita Wallace, of Polte
vents Mill, were among the number
attending the George Washington's
celebration given by the Ladies Aux
iljary at the Union Church.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Krentel, of Lacombe
were also among those present.
A home party at the summer home
Of Mrs. Lagear in MandeVille was
Ihappy event. Among those who en-
ioyed this outing were the Misse;
Eva Williams, Muzzie Shelter an.
/ Mildred Meyer, Messrs. Harold Le
| gear, Roy Jay. Dick Logan, Fernant
/ Gondolfa and Walter Ward, will
Mrs. Eva Ives as schaperone. Mr.
and Mrs. M. W. Jay, Of New Orleans
also came over for the party.
Messrs. e. H. Baudot and A. II
Welden made business trip to Gov
ington last week.
Rev. C. E. Coyle holds services il
the Baptist Church at IL o'clock a
| m. and 1880 p. M, the first Sunda.
of each month. All are invited t
attend.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
JOE TENNENT,

ing the dance in Hammond at the
K. Of C.. hall, Monday night, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank V. deGruy. Mr..
and Mrs. Theo Dendinger, Jr., Misses
Dimples BALKAN, Pinkie Gollehon,
Geneva Chatellier, Jesse Jones, Alino
Gentelucci, Thelma Policar, Louise
Badeaux, Denia Chatellier, and
Messrs. Bennie Chatellier, Larry'
Davenport, A. H, Huff, Man and Dan
Cooper, Jr.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
CARD OF THANtS.

We desire to extend our sincere
ami heartfelt franks to friends AMI
neighbours for kindness and sympathy
shown during the illness and death
of our dear mother, Alphonc!ne
Marie Castellanos Hams, and especi-
ally thank Father Francis Balay for
his kindness and prayers. ALI have
our everlasting gratitude.
Husband, Sister, Daughters
SOns-in-LaW
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
BOOTLEGGERS INDICTED.

Chas. Cody, of the second ward,
was indicted for making illicit liquor.
Also four negroes from Pearl River
were indicted. Three of them,
Frank Suber, Allen Green and John
Patterson have been locked up, but
the fourth is still at large.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
ABOUT THE OAKS.

It having been rumored that we
would leave Covington and that The
Oaks would be closed, I wish to cor
rect this impression with the state
ment that we expect to entertain the
largest crowd of guests this coming
season that we have ever had.
f25 MRS. V. C. ALLAN.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25

+ The amount set aside for the Gov
ington- Franklinton road was erron-
eously stated as being $4,000 when
it should have been $4,000. This
was a mistake Of the linotyper.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
DISTRIBUTION OF ANT POISON.

The Government ant poison is be-
ing distributed from the Association
of Commerce rooms to-day and Mon
day. Bring your quart container and
receipt for $1.0O.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25

Misses Bonnie Moses and Nettie
SOjOurner in costumes worn at the
Terpsichorean Revelers' Ball at the
Southern Hotel, Saturday evening.
In the circle is shown in detail Miss !,
Moses costume, in which she repre-
sented The St. Tammany Farmer, the
entire costume being made of st.
Tammany Farmers.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
RIG AUCTION SALE.

100 head of horses, mares and
mules will be sold at auction, on Sat
urday, February 25th, to the last
and highest bidder, next to Bu!loch's
Drug Store, starting at HOO a. N.
Your price will be mine. Animals
consigned by NJ Glaser's Horse and
Mule Exchange, biggest stable in the
South.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25

latter method insures a stand ana
makes planting much quicker ana
easier than the old hill method.
Adequate ferti1izing is very I'M
portant. When legumes are ploWeu
under they increase the nitrogen con,
tent Of the soil. 1900 pounds OF
mixed commercial fertilizer to the
acre according to the formula DO.
or 4-1o-4 should be used, Il m1xea
At home. this might consist OF the
flIowing: 600 pounds Of cottonseed
meal, 200 pounds Of nitrate OF soaa'
and 400 pounds of acid phosphate.
Or as Mr.. Simmons suggests, at the
time OF preparation for planting suo
punds of 16 per cent acid phosphate
should be thoroughly mixed IN the
row, and at the time Of hrst bloom
ing or when the vines begin to run
90 to 75 pounds of nitrate OF soaa
should be worked in at the side o.
the row. To put the fertilizer IN
CONTINUED on page 81
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
NEW PLANT OF MACIkIE PINE
OIL COMPANY COMPLETED.

The Mackie Pine Products Co., one
If the most successful naval stores
companies in the South, opened Tor
work. Tuesday, for the first 1l1ne
since it closed down to build It's new
plant. The capacity has been doubl-
I'd and all new machinery OF the
most modern type has been install
cd. including a fine Badenhausen en-
zine. latest marine type, two boilers,
4-yalve, high speed engine Of 2OO
horsepower, two 10000, one 12,OOo'
two 5000 and one 5000 gallons
storage tanks. The immense 'nog
makes mince meat of cord OF Woon
while you are wondering where IT.
went.
A new well, 900 gallons a minute,
furnishes water, and is SO arrangeo
that the water can be used Win tue
general town supply in case OF nie.
The buildings are arranged LOT qulch
handling Of products, with switch
tracks and other conveniences, Win
a well fitted laboratory. While 40
ing large business in rosfn, pine
oil turpentine and by-products, the
canital stock is but $4,000. This
company in 1920 paid a dividend OF
|45 ner cent. The company has us
own special non-destructive process
and turns out products OF und1spue-
ed superiority. The pine oil 1s
fine solvent, has medicinal Value,
makes high grade disinfectants anu
is used for fotation in mining anu
has other commercial uses. Somes
thing over a thousand cords OF Wood
are used month.
The Mackie Pine Products Com
pany has given employment TO quite
a number, both working in the rae
tory and furnishing and hauling tne
fat wood that is used in the manu-
facture of it's products. Most OF tn,s
wood is gathered in the country sur
rounding Covington and hauled 70
and shipped over the ne" ofAeai'
Great Northern Railroad.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25

THE FARMER on sale every Sat
urtkly at Covington News Stand,
BulIoch's Drug Store, Schonberg's
Pharmacy, Coyington; The Ideal
Pharmacy, Madisonville.
Five Cents Per Copy.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25

h0 is the subscription price
Of The Farmer. You'll
,N/. get more than the worth
of your money by being a
Help boost the parish
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CanistOta Man
Victim of Attack

Canistota, June 12-Fred Henke,
of this city, was the victim of an ap-
parent attack of holdup man while
travelling in an automobile a few
miles from Canistota
He was driving an old style car,
which is low on the ground and was
driving slow. At point between
two farms everything went dark"
as he explains it. This was at about
10 O'Clock at night.
He did not regain consciousness
until 8 o'clock the next morning and
found himself lying beside his car
near fence line. He has bad scalp
wound on top of his head
He believes that someone jumped
on the running board and struck him
with some blunt Instrument, with
robbery as their purpose. If such was
the cause. they secured no booty, as
Henke was not carrying any money
at the time.
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AWFUL STORIES OF
RUSS CANV|BAL|sM
STEAL BODIES FROM MORGUES
TO EAT AS FOOD.

London, June IA shocking
story of despair, death and cannibal-
ism in Russia was narrated TO the
Associated Press by William d. Shat
roth, son of former Gov. Shafroth, of
Colorado, who has arrived here after
years work with the American re-
lief administration in the Russian
famine regions.
The desperate people are eating
human beings, diseased horses, dogs
and cats, he said. Cemeteries are
being dug out and long buried bodies
snatched as food. In their hunger
madness the population are stealing
bodies from morgues and hospitals
to eat as food.
Mr.. Shafroth, who had charge of
10000 Russians working for the
American relief administration in the
Samara district, is lean and emaciat-
ed after his arduous work among the
starving dying and shelterless Rus
slams. But he gave ample proof that
the famine sufferers did not try to
seize him for culinary purposes as
had been reported while he was in
Russia. He declared. however, that
a Russian member of the Ara who
died of typhus was disinterred at
night and eaten by the crazed inhab-
itants. This gave hise to the report
that Mr.. Shafroth had been devoured.
In some respects the young Amer
leans narrative is unequailed, even
by the tragic pictures in Daniel de
Foes journal of the plague year
II know one instance" said Mr..
Shafroth, where a distracted mother
of five children filled the youngest
in order TO appease the pangs of the
rest of her youngsters; but the oldest
a boy, cried bitterly when he saw his
mother sever his little brothers head
and place the body into pot. He re-
fused to eat the flesh.''
In spite of these lamentable con-
ditions in isolated districts, Mr.. Shaf-
roth said the general situation
throughout Russia has been greatly
ameliorated, as a result of the charity
enterprise of the American people.
The health, morals and spirit of the
population were much better, he said,
since the American relief administra-
ton arrived, 10 months ago.
Without saying anything regard
ing the feeling of the government =
said Mr.. Shafroth. II can tell the peo-
pie at home that Russia's population
is genuinely and fervently grateful to
the United States. America is holy
name in Russia, and Americans are
regarded as super beings"
Mr.. Shafroth said he believed the
soviet government. with all its faults
had come to. stay.
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Weekly Review
of Trade

New York, June 12-Bradstreet's
review of trade for the past week
says:
Retail trade is better, this being
reflected in more confident buying by
retailers, who show more disposition
to buy for the future; the industries,
especially iron and steel and auto
mobile lines are more active; build
ing has taken another surge forward !;
factory activities in shoe and leather
markets have enlarged the east while
being rushed to capacity at some
western points; crop reports have
improved, more especially those as to
the big surplus food staples and ad-
ditional measures of monthly indus
trial movements received go to con-
firm the idea that May saw very
pronounced forward step. All these
developments, 1t should be remem-
bered. have occurred in the face of a
SO per cent tieup in all coal zmining
and of the threat of possible strike
on the country's railways by what
might be called the auxiliary classes
Of railway labor.
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RAD|OPHONE HAS
RAPID GROWTH
SOUTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY
BROADCASTING STATION
PUTS In SERVIOC.

Vermilion, June 12-Astonishing
proof of rapid growth of the radi-
phone service in South Dakota is the
fact that nearly 10000 people within
a radius of 500 miles listened to an
entertainment at the State university
recently, broadcasted by the univers-
ity station.
The hearers were people in all
walks of life. from the humblest la
borer to bank presidents. and were
gathered in cities. villages or remote
rural homes-wherever receiving
set had been put in place.
Up to the present 1t has been rath-
er expensive to put In receiving set
in this state, because of the great dis
tance from any broadcasting station.
but with the station at the university
established, and others to follow
soon, this difficulty has been large
ly overcome. The cost is now no
more than that of a cheap phono-
graph, and a little ingenuity and
knowledge of wireless will cut this
down to a trifle.
During the recent trip of the
Sioux City boosters over South Da-
kota the university station was in
touch whit he radiophone which had
been installed on the train and for
several days relayed business reports
from Sioux City firms to business
men on the train while it was in mo-
ti0n.
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LEARN DETAILS
Of SONS DEATH
PARENTS RECEIVE BELATED RE-
PORT OF S0iDIER'S FATE
IN SEPTEMBER, 1918.

Alexandria, June 12-Not until
this week did Mr.. and Mrs. and Mrs.
Nels p. Hansen, residing on Hanson
county farm, receive definite infor
nation as to what happened to their
son, Harry Hansen, a South Dakota
soldier, who died from wounds in
September, 1918.
The details of the yyoung man re-
ceiving mortal wound. and how he
and his comrade, Raymond H. Turn
er, of Corvallis, Ore, lay in a shell
hole all one night after being wound
ed by German shell are told in the
letter which the parents of young
Hansen have just received from Mr..
Turner. who in due time recovered
from his wound
Turner writes that he was knocked
down by piece of the shell, which
struck him In the leg. AS soon as the
smoke and dust cleared and he re-
covered his senses he discovered that
young Hansen had been hit. Hansen
was about 80 feet from Turner and
was tangled up In the gun and pack
straps that he was carrying. He was
unable to release himself.
Hansen, after first applying first
aid to his wounded leg, crawled over
to Turner and released him from the
ENHANCEMENT of the straps. The
young hero was very calm and did
not complain of the pain. A piece of
shell had entered his side just under
the right shoulder blade and had
emerged just under the left shoulder
blade. Young Hansen slept at inter-
walls during the night. Once when he
awoke he told his comrade his moth
er would be sorry to hear of his be-
ing wounded.
After being in the shell hole all
night the two made their way to a
first aid station. but it was too late to
save the life of young Hansen. who
finally succumbed to his wounds.
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Pilfered a
Friends Check


Sioux Falls, June l2-Eddie N. J..
Mortenson. who is charged with the
embezzlement of postal funds. was
brought TO Sioux Falls by Deputy
United States Marshal Murray. The
defendant was placed i'm the Mime
haha county Jail to await hearing.
1t is charged that Mortenson. while
visiting friend in Elk Point took a
check for about $500 from the anil
box addressed to his host and then
took French leave The check was
later cashed in Sioux City. Morten-
son is thought to have known that his
host was expecting aha check, waited
until the mail was placed in the rural
box, and then stole it.
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Decide to Let
the Loan Wait

Paris, June 1.-THE international
bankers at session held, virtually
decided to adjourn for three months
and then resume consideration of a
proposed loan to Germany.
Although the bankers committee
will meet again to complete its ans
wer to the reparations commission,
the decision to adjourn was taken
after its members had agreed that in
view of the situation created by the
reparations commissions vote, moth
ing could be done at this time toward
arranging large loan for Germany.
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gifted in the are of guiding and di-
recting others.
Pope Plus also:referred tenderly to
the late Right Rev. Thomas o'Gor-
man. bishop of Sioux Falls, who is to
be succeeded by Monsignor Mahoney,
declaring that he rendered valuable
services to the church and his coun.
try.
Monsignor Mahoney will be conse-
Grated at Rome June 30, and will
leave shortly after for the United
States and Sioux Falls.
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Wool Growers Will
Keep ScOrebOOks

Huron-June r. The Beadle
County Wool Growers association
met the first part of this week at-the
farm bureau office for the purpose
of discussing the possibility of pool
ing the 1922 wool clip. They decid-
ed to continue their practice and noti-
fled the farm bureau as to the
amount of wool which will be avail
able from their organization this
year. The wool will be collected
about the last of June or the first
part OF July.
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Has Audience
With the Pope

Sioux Falls, June 12-Prelimin-
ary TO his approaching visit to the
United States to go through the for
malities Of installation as bishop Of
the Catholic diocese Of Sioux Falls to
which he was recently appointed.
Monsignor Bernard J. Mahoney, for
years spiritual director OF the Amer
lean college at Rome. visited Pope
Plus on Thursday, according to AS
sociated Press dispatches.
The pontiff congratulated the pre-
late and praised his work In Rome,
which showed, said the pope, that
Monsignor Mahoney was eminently
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-06-12
Lake Is Closed
to Anglers

DeSmet, June l2-Lake Henry, q
fine body of water near here. which
recently was stocked with fish taken
from Lake Poinsett. has been closed
to anglers until May 1. 1924. by an
order of the state fish and game de-
partment. This is for the purpose of
permitting the fish in the lake to
grow to suitable sizes. The 10000
perch recently placed in Lake Henry
will now have two years in which to
multiply before fishing is resumed in
the lake.