The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-29

Official Journal of Ascension Parish, Tow
of Donaldsonvil1e and Parish
School Board
SATURDAY. OCT. 20. 1910
We never did think those Chicago Cub
knew the game anyhow.
Philadelphia may be sleepy in som
things. but baseball isn't one of them.
Vote for all the amendments, ray you
poll tax and keep on being a good either
Miladi says if a low voice is an ex
cellent thing in woman. how about n
voice?-Memphis Appeal-Avalanche.
81 NUNS the word.
Well bet three to one on Bob Wickliff
against the feldand not three cracker
toa barrel of -four, either. but genuine
coin of the realm.
Barring "biles' and pins in the chair
Judge Thornton may be expected to taxi
his seat without difficulty in December a
United States senator from Louisiana.
Acadia parish is reveling in the delights
of red-hot campaign on the liquor ques
ton. The people are to vote at the cleo
ton of Nov. whether the saloon shall
come back or 90 for good.
What are the qualifications necessary
for registration" asked resident of ar
adjacent parish in conversation with e
neighbor. ITO belong to the courthouse
faction and be on good terms with the
registrar" was the response Of the wise
guy.
Ex-Gov. William Pitt Kellogg says Dix
is going to carry New York. This is the
most hopeful indication yet observed OF
Stimson's probable victory. The venera-
BILE ex-goyernor's political predictions are
generally like the Irishmans dreams: they
60 by contraries.
Why haggle over fifteen new patches on
Louisiana's crazy-quilt constitution? Put
EN- all on. The state will have to get a
new one before long, anyway, and the
more the old thing is patched now the
sooner public opinion will demand its
reIegation to the rag pile.
The ST. Martinville Messenger suggests
to the voters that if in doubt as to any of
the proposed constitutional amendments,
it would be well to vote against them all.
That's not in accord with American law
or justice. The doubt should be solved in
favor of the amendments. Vote for them
ALL
Cardinal Logue of Ireland, who has
been visiting the United States, ex-
pressed the opinionth that the women would
eventually win their fight for suffrage. es-
pecially in England. He said, when a
woman pays big rent and taxes she
should have voice in the expenditure of
public money, but otherwise she is better
without suffrage
President Taft is said to be considering
the name of Associate Justice E. D.
White of Louisiana in connection with the
chief justiceship of the United States
supreme court. The selection would be
an admirable one from every point of
view, and would demonstrate beyond
cayil that the president ignores political
considerations and party advantage in the
selection of judicial officers.
General Bill Tunnard has gone down state to
inquire into the DonaldsonviIle Chiefs recent
use of the words Jupiter Plavius. In fact. The
Chief is familiar enough with General Bills pre-
served expression to call it Old PluVe." Go to !!
-CosgroYe's Weekly.
Colonel Jim was evidently misinformed
as to General Bills mission, else the Gen.
got sidetracked somewhere. Moreover,
we didn't refer TO the NEUROLOGICAL thun-
der hurler as "Old Pluve." but merely
dubbed him Jupe." Descend, Col. Jim;
in other words, come off!
Only two of the fifteen constitutional
amendments to be voted on by the peo-
pie of Louisiana next month involve any
increase of taxation, and the combined
raise contemplated is of a mill for the
country parishes and one mill for the par
ish of Orleans. Of this of mill, & is
the Panama Exposition tax and a good
roads tax. The adoption of both amend
ments would still leave the rate of state
taxation within the constitutional limit of
6 mills.
An Editor in Peril.
Says the ST. Helena Echo-otherwise
the great and only Billyum 7. Holland i
This editor has been summoned to
Forest Hill schoolhouse next Sunday to
enter chicken pie contest and to partici-
pate in a Sunday School rally for the
benefit of the Methodist orphanage at
Ruston Mrs. Holland declares that she
IS going with US and carry bottle of
or something that will prevent
IS from killing our fool self.