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something John shouted made the
storekeeper feel justified In carry
ing Q gun from that time on. and
then John, frantic with fear. got a
gun. too, and the matter was much
discussed. And one morning he
met the old man alone, and shot
him In cold blood. and was electro.
cuted for It after three months Of
hideous loneliness and fear and con-
tumeiious treatment, In his turn.
GOOD MANNERS FRUITFUL.
"A gentleman says Please
Thank you-Excuse me-I'm sorry;
q little lady apologies. she doesn't
lose her temper, she doesn't call
names and kick at other little
girls" we say. And every tiny
scrap Of 1t that sinks into our chill
dren's primitive and savage little
souls is going to bear golden fruit
some day.
II isn't only that the pleasant
voice. and. the considerate manners.
and the prettiiy expressed thanks
make friends for our children and
make them welcome in exactly the
houses where we love to feel they
may come and 60 on familiar terms
But there are graver moments
In life-we all know them, though
we don't often connect them with
20 simple a thing as bad manners
moments when It is worth a great
deal to a man or q woman to be
able to say:
"T did not speak" II did not
write any answer to that insulting
letter." II did apologize. Il did
ask him to overlook the whole
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She said that they all looked faint
ly distressed. family nervous, and
entirely detached, and turned to
the windows.
SIMPLE FRIENDLINESs.
Yet would guarantee that
every one of those women thought
herself a lady. The standard va:
ries. that is all. -
For most OF US II hovers some.
where about an ambition not to of.
fend. not to hurt. to be clean. and
quiet. and thoughtful Of others.
and after that, to be ourselves.
II simple friendliness IA natural
to you. then never be afraid. to be
simply friendly. But II an offended
hostility Is your attitude toward
life, then y suppose you have no
choice Of action when a woman.
loaded with bundles and babies.
looks wistfully at your empty mo-
tor. from q crossing. or an old man
asks you snxiously II this is Broad
way.
And the friendly woman and the
hostile one may perhaps each hon.
estly consider herself q lady. In.
deed. arrogance used to be consid.
cred a sign of gentility--so absurd
ly do we blind ourselves in these
short years of ours!
But what I was thinking about.
in beginning this article. was not
20 much q definition Of the term
manners" as the consideration OF
the value Of good manners, in hard
dollars and cents.
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The aim Of the proposed legisla-
ton is to place our shipowners in
u position to compete with Br:ish
shipping, which is tne dominant
factor in the trade of the United
States and is the greatest factor
in the carrying trade of the world;
ana since tho wage scales on
British ships more nearly approx
mate those OF our own than those
Of any other nation. It win be seen
that direct aid based on the differ.
entail between our own and British
shipping is most conservative.
The legislation recommends
direct aid computed on q differsn.
tiai based on . combination Of
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Black frankly that Bulotti is the
best fruit man in town. Mrs. Black
gives the family dinner table an
account something like this:
"she says that man near tbs
station II wonderful, Jim, and the
baby was perfectly adorable with
her-showed her his tooth and
goo'ed at her and everything. And
by the way. children. you're not
to TOUCH that locked room up
stairs. She has her mothers we'd
ding dress packed In there ana
lot of thingsy Now remember what
I say--don't 60 near II.
How different such an account
IL from this. for example:
Listen, Jim. While I was at
market this morning that woman
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q premium upon speed. The reason
for adopting this schedule 10 TO en- .
courage the building and operating
Of high-speed vessels suitable for
carrying the mails and for use as
naval auxiliaries, and to com
pensats for the increased cost Of
construction and operation Of such
vessels. Vessels capable Of op-
Grating at q speed Of twelve knots
are given six.tenths Of 1 cent per
gross ton for each 100 miles ad-
ditionai, and the rate increases for
each knot Of speed, 30 that when a
speed OF twenty.three knots or over
is reached, 2.s cents per gross ton
In given.
It is estimated that the total
annual expenditure for the DIFF
ferentiai payment for the. entire
American merchant marine In
foreign trade five years hence,
when II IL expected that the fleet
will have symmetricaily developed
TO a total Of 100000 gross tons
(which II is estimated would be
capable Of carrying about one-haif
of all classes Of exports and I'M
ports of the country would not be
in excess Of sac, o,0oo.o0o
In order, however. to avoid any
opportunity for profiteering. and to
prevent the lines not requiring the
aid proposed from receiving the
navigation bounty contemplated, It
is proposed to call q halt when
shipping companies. with whom the
Government makes contracts, earn
more than 10 per cent on their
capital invested In ships ana
facilities. It is provided that the
excess Of profits over 10 per cent
on the invested capital shall be
divided equally with the Govern
ment until such time as the ship
has returned to the Government the
amount Of direct aid received. ana
above that the owner retains all OF
the earnings. In this manner In
dividuai initiative and enterprise
are. retained and encouraged and
profiteering at the expense OF the
Government is avoided.
CUSTOMS WILL MOUNT.
The merchant marine fund. out
OF which the proposed direct AID
will be paid. will be made up prin.
cipaily by diverting 10 per cent OF
the customs collections on all I'M
ports into the fund. which will De
administered by the Shipping
Board. 1t is estimated that these
customs receipts viii amount to
about $50. 900. 900 per annum. The
fund should be augmented by add.
ing thereto the tonnage taxes COL
iected in American ports from MI
ships, American ana foreign. Thnss
tonnage taxes would probably
amount to an additional tt,ooo.ooo
per annum. -..
The fund would be further aus.
mentsd by the payment Into the
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I'D A.s::s. =: :: :s:: :::'': ;,:: '::: e;

<>- ARLING. be . little lady
don't use that tonsi"
we say to the small sirl
who is shrisling like witch over
the croquet balls. And We add;
you wouldn't want people to
think that your mother wasn't q
lady. would your"
The little girl, upon reflection.
doesn't care much, either way. but
she duly lowers her voice, and. eat.
ing, she doesn't put her knife in
her mouth or gurgle into her glass.
and she learns not TO sign herself
Miss May Jones'" and that o
womaf's name must be mentioned
before a mans. In Introducing
and after awhile she really Is more
or less that mysteriously COM
pounded thing. "a gentlewoman."
OF course. our ideals ~ to exact.
ly what makes lady differ.
heard a woman telling a small
child once that he must never
smile at anyone or help anyone
who was a stranger to him-a gen.
tleman took no chances with stran-
gers! And then there is the clas-
sic line: "stop that noise; chew
your gum like little lady. Mabelv'
A friend Of mine, a distinguished
and charming literary woman,
stumbled in a Fifth avenue omni.
bus Q few years ago, and although
there were q dozen weli-dressed
women in the seats, not one Of
them-shs said-made the slight
est move to help her or appeared
to have noticed the accident at all.
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affced; there are too many slow
cargo ships and too few of the
faster passengsr-cargo vessels and
fast frsighters, including refris.
orator ships; while there 10 q large
surplus of tankers. To provide
announcement for the building of
necessary types, II 10 proposed to
establish q construction loan fund
Of s125. ZOO. 900 to be loaned at low
rates Of interest for the building
Of new and desirable types Of
ships, and for the purpose of
equipping existing vessels with
the most modern and most effl-
cient machinery.
The merchant shipper 10 given a
direct selfish reason for shipping
on American flag ships by the
provision that he shall be allowed
q reduction from his net Federal
income tax on the basis Of 8
per cent Of the freight paid by him
on goods imported or exported in
American flag vessels. This pro.
vision is q good substitute for Sec.
ton "a of the merchant marine act,
1920. which directed the President
to abrogate those portions Of treat
les restricting the right to impose
discriminating customs duties on
foreign vessels. The provision
proposed is really very much more
effective because, while Section "a
applied only to the dutiable i'm.
ports on American flag ships, the
proposed deductions from income
tax would apply to all shipments
on American flag ships, imports
as well as exports.
The legislation provides also for
. greater allowance for deprecla.
ton for income tax purposes on
vessels; also for the waiving Of
income taxes on net earnings OF
vessels in foreign trade and on
the proceeds of sales Of ships where
the amount Of such taxes 10 ap-
Piled to the cost Of new ship con-
neutrality-suspicious. which should
considerably stimulate new ship
building, create a demand for
shipyard labor and bring about
renewed activity in the shipyards
on both coasts.
BACKBONE OF BUSINESS.
Immigration 10 recognized as the
backbone Of profitable trans
oceanic passenger business. The
Administrator IL authorized to
negotiate with foreign govern
ments so as to remove any treaty
restrictions which prevent our In
suring to American flag passenger
ships at least 50 per cent Of the
immigration coming to this coun.
try.
These measures of indirect aid.
however. viii not bs sufficient to
enable American ships 70 operate
successfully In competition with
the ships Of other nations. Dirsct
financial aid also VIII BE- required.
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BY JOSEPH s. ROGERS,
Cniversai Service.
Nrw y0RK Aug. 4.

&~e&st ~eNo' 49,
THE airpiane has beaten radio!
Quite apart from the i'm
portant meteorological discov-
cries that are expected to re-
suit from Captain Amundsen's
polar trip has been the race be-
tween wireless telephony and
aeronautics to see which would
prove the most practical for work
in the Far North. ...
According to Henry Woodhouse.
president Of the Aerial League OF
America, airplanes with Captain
Amundsen, who IL now at Point
Barrow. the northernmost point In
Alaska, have not only proved prac-
ticable. but indispensable.
Radio, on the other hand. has
not done all that was expected Of
Il. Before he left Seattle June 3
last Captain Amundsen had his
ship Maud equipped with powerful
radio sending and receiving sets.
He had anticipated listening to
concerto broadcasted from the
leading stations on the Pacific
coast. Also he planned to wireless
some Of his observations to Maj.
Gen. George o. squier. chief Of
the army signal corps, In Wash
ington.
Thus FAR, however, General
squier has received no mes
sage from Captain Amundsen.
Neither has Captain Amundsen
heard any Of the concerts broad.
casted from the United States.
Radio engineers believe that
this may be due to the fact that
the cold climate may have had
Q damaging effect on the
Vacuum tunes required IN send
ing and receiving radio sets.
These tusss, which act a. detec.
tors, smpilficrs and regulators
Of .veiiass. are most susceptible
20 heat and cold, D..
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speed, tonnage and distance GOV.
cred. The basic idea is that the
aid paid to the ship must be meas
ured by her actual service in the
foreign trade and her possible
value to the country as a naval
auxiliary.
1t is proposed that every vessel
Of the United States entitled 70
direct aid shall receive a sum equal
to II cent per gross ton for each
100 miles covered in the foreign
trade. For speeds up to twelve
knots the rate 10 constant.
THE RATE INCREASES.
Beginning with twelve knots the
rate increases rapidly. thus piacins
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fund Of the compensation earned
for the carriage Of all foreign mails
(except parcel posp from the United
States. by ships enjoying the
benefit Of the direct aid. With this
end in view the Postmaster Cen
eral Is to pay such earnings. which
now amount to about s4.ooo.o 900
per annum. into the merchant ma
rine fund instead Of to the vessels.
The basic direct aids proposed
will not fully compensate for the
differential In fixed charges and
operating costs between American
and British ships. 1t Ii still fur
The Washington times., 1922-08-20
BY KATFIL L.EEN NORRIS:
.HF course, our ideals as

OF course, our ideals as
. to exactly what
makes Q lady differ. !
heard a woman telling q
small child once that he
must never smile at any
one who was a stranger
to him-a gentleman took
no chances with strang-
ersl And then there Is
that classic line: "Stop
that noise; chew you
gum like q little lady
Mabelt"
Just sweetness - jus.
kindness - Just putting
yourself In the other per.
sons place for fivs min
tes-what little things
they are! And yet what
q tremendous difference
their presence, or their
absence, makes in life.
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matter" IT have witnesses to prove
that I did not touch him, I did not
threaten him, I did not raise nv
voice"
On the other hand. is there a sit.
uation that equals in discomfort
that Of knowing that there is, in
somebody's possession. those furi.
Gus and unjnstifiable letters, or
that all those people did hear
George shouting at Joe Smith that
he ought to be horsewhipped?
II George had only believed his
mother. twenty years before. when
she told him that gentlemen never
raised their voices In anger. he
might not today be mixed up in the
horrifying matter Of Joe Smiths
mysterious death!
Just manners. But We have the
greatest authority Of all for believ.
ing that the visible relationship be-
tween us and our neighbors is i'm.
portant to this life rs well as to all
the new experiences that await US
in another life.
by this shall all men know that
ye are my disciples" said the Mas
ter. III ye have love one to
another"
tcopyright, 1879. by The Republic
syndicats.)
This is one Of . series q Woman
to Woman Talks on present day
family and social problems that
Mrs. Norris, Americas bestowed
and most popular woman writer.
Ii writing especially for Tho Wash
ington Times. Another talk will
be printed next Sunday.
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ther deficient with relation to com.
pensation other than British. II
would have been the duty Of the
Shipping Board to have recon-
mended q greater amount OF aid
had It not been actuated by a de-
sire to cause the most efficien.
operation possible by American
operators. by giving the least pos
sible aid that would permit corn
petition. and had 1t not felt that
considerable assistance would be
derived from indirect measures and
from the sale Of Shipping Boar1
vessels at world market prices.
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BY COMMISSIONER MEYER
LISSNER,

A4SSNolSy
United States Shipping Board.
rYHE maintenance and develop
mont Of the American mer-
- chant marine IL but another
phase Of the policy Of protection to
American industry. The merchant
marine II at once our most in
tenseiy competitive industry and
the one industry that for more
than sixty years has been left al.
most absolutely unprotected by ths
United States Government.
President Harding's proposals
for Government aid to merchant
shipping. now pending In Congress.
are all based upon the principle
that. from the standpoint Of na-
tionai prosperity a. well a. ma
tional security. the American mer-
chant marine imperatively calls for
fostering and encouragement.
rather than the neglect that has
been its portion for the past sew
eral generations.
The necessity for Government aid
to merchant shipping arises out Of
the higher cost Of operation OF
ships under the American flag
than under the flag Of any Of the
other principal maritime nations.
The higher cost Of American opera.
ton results largely from higher
pay to American officers and crew.
higher subsistence costs, and
higher fixed charges for interest,
insurance and depreciation on our
admitte ny higher ship values.
The legislation pending in Con-
sress provides for indirect aid az
well as direct aid to American
shipping-that is to say, II is the
policy OF the Administration to
give every reasonable indirect ad-
vantage II may by regulation or
legislation to American shipping,
and direct aid a. well In the way
Of a cash payment to compensate.
70 some extent at least, for the
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SIMPLE KINDNESSES
CAN SMOOTH AWAY
WORRY AND TROUBLE

sBy This Shall All Men Know. That We Are My
Disciples" Said the Master, ''If We Have
Love One to Another" Mrs. Norris Points
Out-ThouSandS of Law Cases Arise 0nt of
Incidents Involving Bad Manners, So Easy to
Eradicate-Lou Tones Bring Trouble.
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Ask the attorney in your family about Of his law
evening when you talking around the IRE.
You'll be astonished how many Of them began with
tiny instance Of bad manners. T..
Just manners But have the greatest Authority Of
all for believing that the visible relationship between
and neghbors important TO this life well as to all
the new experiences that await US In another life.
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LAW PAVES WAY
FOR u. S. TO COMPETE
WITH GREAT BRITAIN

Since Wage Scales on British Ships More
Nearly Approximate Those OF Our Own Than
Amy Other Nation, Ii Will BE Seen That
Direct Aid Based ON Dhferential Between
Our Own and British Shipping is Most
Conservative.
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LOVE ONE ANOTHER"
STILL BEST ADVICE
in BLUEBIRD SEARCH

iii Simple FriendlineSS is Natural to You, Then
Never BE Afraid To BE Simply Friendly"
Urges Famous Woman Writer-GOod Man.
ners Might Have Saved us From the HideouS
Years of Submarines, Poison Gases, Camou-
dage, and Trenches, She Declares.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
MANDEVIILE NOTES.
itorrlnued from page u

i<3orrlnued from page -
Mrs. s. Galgraith Will Entertain the
Priscilla Club.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. S. Gal
braith will entertain the Priscilla
Club at the home Of Mrs. A. e.
Briggs.
School League Meeting.
! The School Improvement League
held its monthly meeting on Tuesday
afternoon and Christmas prepara-
tions were begun. Supt. Lyon and
Mr.. S. Donahue made short addresses
to the league and faculty.
Winners at Euchre Games.
| Following are the winners at the
party held Monday night for the
benefit Of Our Lady of the Lake
School: Entrance prize, Mrs. M.
Artus; euchre, ladies' first, Mrs. C.
Loux; second, Mrs. A. Hopkins;
BOBBY, Miss Blanche Smith; men S
first, Mr.. ]. B. Perez; secondrMr. E.
H. Baudot; BOBBY, Mr.. E. Esqui-
nance.
A Splendid Debate.
An unusually good debate by
! Onita Russ, Bertha Flick, Lydia Vix
and Theo. Verreft, senior members,
concluded the nationwide campaign
against illiteracy on last Friday af-
ternoOn.
Personal and Local..
Misses Lois Chaplin, Robina Vaught
and Miriam Smith motored to Ham
mond last Saturday. They were ac-
companied home by Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Smith.
While returning from the basket
ball game at Madisonville last Sun
day, Miss ]. Elder received severe
cut across the nose when she was
bounced to the top of the car while
crossing a railroad track.
Miss Lucille Dubourg returned
Sunday from week end visit in Sill
dell to Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dubourg.
Quite a crowd of Mandevillians
attended the dance at Lacombe last
Saturday night. All enjoyed the af-
fair very much.
Mrs. A. E. Briggs and daughter
spent Tuesday in New Orleans.
Mrs. H. A. Gabert will be the
guest of friends in New Orleans this
week end.
Miss Ella Paine was New Or
leans visitor Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Alfred Artus, of the De!gado
Trades School, New Orleans, spent
Sunday here with his mother. -
Miss Nell Johnson, primary teach
er, has resumed her work in Mande-
vile Hi, after recovering from op-
erations undergone last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Dubourg and
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16

1919, and entitled "An ordinance fix
ing the fire limits in the Town Of
| CoVington, La, and regulating the
erection and construction Of build
ings within said limits, be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section One. Be it ordained by
the Town Council of the Town OF
CoVington, La, that the fire limits
of the Town OF C0vington, La, be
hereby established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the corner of Colum-
bia and Rutland Streets, thence run
ming westerly down Rutland street
to the west side of New Hampshire
street, and running back $50 Ieet
from the front of the north side Of
Rutland street, and 120 feet back
from the front of the south side OF
Rutland street, Thence from the
corner of New Hampshire and Rut-
land streets, northerly along New
Hampshire street, to the north side
of Lockwood street, and running
back $50 feet from the front of
either side of said New Hampshire
street the entire distance thereof.
Thence easterly along Lockwood
street from the corner of New Hamp-
shire steet, to the east side Of CO.
lumbia street, and running back
from the front Of either side of said
Lockwood street distance Of $50
feet the entire distance thereof.
Thence from the corner of Columbia
and Lockwood streets, southerly
along Columbia street to the corner
or south side of Rutland street, the
point OF beginning, and running back
a distance of $50 feet from the front
Of either side of said Columbia street,
the entire distance thereof
~ Section Two. Be it further or
dained, ETC., That all ordinances or
parts Of ordinances in conflict here
with, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, provided that nothing in this
ordinance shall be construed to In
anyWise vary, amend or repeal any
other section of said ordinance No
So, adopted Dec. Is, 1919.
Section Three. Be il further or
dained, ETC., That this amendment be
and the same is declared an emerg-
ency ordinance, and the same shall
take effect Immediately after its
adoption.
Upon a vote being taken the fol-
lowing voted yea: NJ p. Planche,
A. r. Smith, H. A. Mackle, G.. H
Sheffield, G. E. S:honberg, Robt. w.
Badon, mayor. Nay: Emile Fred
erick.
The petition OF Mr.. J. II. Warner
to close and vacate that portion OF
johnson street lyiug between 21st
and 22nd avenues, New CovingIon,
was read, and on motion, seconded
and carried, referred to the Improve
ment Committee.
It was moved by M. z. Planche,
seconded by A. R. Smith, that the
bill Of ]. NJ. Simmons for $4,000
be paid. Carried.
It was moved by, A. r. Smith, sec
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16


children, Inez and Alfred, and Mrs.
r. P. Canute motored to Covington
last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. NJ. C. Becker is here with
her sister, Mrs. ]. Huet, until after
the holidays.
Miss Mary Lindell spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Lindall.
DR.. H. A. Gabert, who was on the
sick list for some time, Is showing
marked signs of improvement.
Mrs. E. Dubourg and daughter,
Inez, and Mrs. ]. N. Miller, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Dubourg
in Slidell last Wednesday.
Mr.. L. A. Stockton was business
visitor to New Orleans Monday.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16

SOlS.
Moved by M. P. Planche, seconded
by A. R. Smith, and carried, that re-
ports be received and referred to the
Finance Committee.
A petition, signed by 21 persons,
to have Madison street, New Gov
ington, worked and graded, was
read, and on motion duly seconded
and carried, was referred to the Inn
provement Committee.
The following ordinance was offer
ed by A. R. Smith, who moved its
adoption, seconded by G. H. Shef-
field:
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance amending and re-en-
acting Section One of Ordinance No.
53, adopted December Is, 1916, and
entitled IAN ordinance fixing the ire
limits in the Town Of Covington, La,
and regulating the erection and con-
struction of buildings within said
limits as amended.
Section One. Be 1t ordained by
the Town Council OF the Town Of
Coyington, La, in legal session con-
vened, That Section One OF Ordi-
nance No. 53, adopted Dec. 18th,
1916, as amended by Ordinance No.
So, adopted March 9th, 1917, and by
Ordinance No. IS, adopted July II,