The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22

Looks like the good roads cause is bound
to win in VIM.
Colonel Roosevelt has accepted the in
vitation of the New Orleans Progressive
Union to visit that city next April. No
wonder. It's the Logical Point and he
just couldn't skip it.
One of our Louisiana exchanges prints
very edifying article descriptive of "A
Beautiful Life" but the very intelligent
compositor played hobs with the senti-
mental symphony by putting a head on
it thus: "A Beautiful Lie
Authoritative announcement is made
that the Panama Canal will be completed
on time. And unless the voters of Louis
lana, are so short-sighted as to defeat the
tax amendment, the Worlds Panama Ex-
position viii be pulled off in New Orleans
on time.
Julia Ward Howe, the noted lecturer
and writer, died at Boston on Monday
last. in her ninety-second year. She was
prominently connected with the eman-
cipation movement and among her best
known compositions is THE Battle Hymn
of the Republic
The Plaquemine Champion thus be-
stoves what might be aptly called either
a semi-judicial or an extra judicial title
on recent visitor "Hon. j. E. Leblanc,
judge-elect- but-swindled -out-of-the-job, of
Port Allen, was pleasant caller at this
Office Monday afternoon.
The Louisiana voter who opposes the
exposition tax because he doesn't like the
course of Gov. Sanders or anybody else,
is either willing to "cut of his nose to
spite his face" or is against the exposi-
ton and the tax per Sc and can't offer a
better pretext for his antagonism.
Everybody believes the Worlds Panama
Exposition viii be a great thing for
Louisiana Nobody opposes the exposi-
ton, but some oppose the tax. Yet, moth
ing is more certain than that there can
be no exposition without the tax. Take
your choice, MIR. Kicker. for there is no
middle ground.
The worst storm of years prevailed
along the Cuban and Floridian coasts
from the 18th to the 18th inst. causing
great property damage, particularly in
Cuba Many people have been rendered
homeless and destitute by the destruction
of their houses and crops, and there was
probably some loss of life at sea.
THE Through Cotton Bill of Lading
Problem, a live question in commercial
and marine circles, is ably discussed in
the Manufacturers Record for October 6
by w. B. Thompson, president of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange. Mr.. Thompson
is one of the best informed business men
in the southern states, and possesses the
happy faculty of expressing in clear and
cogent language the sound and conserva-
tive views he holds relative to matters
affecting the welfare of the community.
The mysterious murder of Franz Reidel,
an old New Orleans matchmaker, has been
cleared up by the confession of Eugene
Besancon and Francois Rodin that they
committed the crime. They lured the old
man into Besancon's room, $50 North |
Rampant street, to fix clock, then beat
him to death with piece of iron pipe,
sewed the body in a sack and threw it
into the Old Basin. They got S11 apiece
from the victims pockets and went on a |
spree with the money It is thought the
murderers have been guilty of numerous
other crimes.
Poking fun at Walter Wellman's at
tempts at aeronautic feats is no longer in
order Mr.. WellInan and five intrepid as
sociates started from Atlantic City last
Saturday on an aerial voyage across the
Atlantic ocean in the dirigible balloon
America. After travelling 900 miles
they were compelled to abandon the air
ship and were rescued by the British
steamship Trent. Trouble was had with
the equilibrator and it became necessary
to throw nearly the entire supply of gaso-
line overheard, hence the necessity for
abandoning the venturesome voyage.
der Deutsche Tag" was big tag" in
New Orleans. It was Sunday. Oct 8, and
more than ten thousand good German
Americans assembled at the Southern
Park TO celebrate it with oratory. music,
athletic sports, dancing and feasting
The festival was intended to eommemo-
rate the anniversary of the first landing
of Germans in America. which occurred
at Philadelphia on Oct. 6, $685. This
country has no better citizens than the
immigrants from the "Deutsche Water !
and" and their descendants, and we can /
all join in honoring the day that witnessed {
he arrival of the first of the sturdy race to
set foot upon our shores. lo