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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23
LOST OR MIsL AID.

4 TERTIFICATEs NOS. SO, SO, "a. So and as of
- stock of the Rank ofAscension. aggregating
$1,000 The public is cautioned not to negotiate
or deal for said shares OF stock as application
has been made for new certificates to replace
those lost or nislaid. e. 4. GOEDRAN
Dnnaldsonsille, La. Dec. "a. l9u.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23

Do your Christmas shopping early
and do it at the home shops.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23

Z: s. U. and Tulane played foot
bali like sixty-6-0.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23
Miss Nita Sims, the talented

Miss Nita Sims, the talented
young daughter of Hon. and Mrs. R.
N. Sims, who is attending the Wash
lngton Seminary at Washington, D.
@, returned home for the holidays
last Sunday afternoon, and is being
cordially greeted by her scores of
friends. Miss Sims went to Baton
Rouge Thursday afternoon to attend
the Christmas german given by the
Louisiana State University German
Club, returning yesterday. During her
stay in the capital city Miss Sims was
me guest of DR.. and Mrs. Charles e.
Coates.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23

The Chief wishes all of its readers
very merry Christmas.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23

N. B.-1f power plant is not inlprovef
to save fuel consumption, add 5000 d
above fuel estimate.
w. d. PARK
W. j. LEBLANC,
Finance Committee,
To keep posted on local news, sub
scribe to The Chief.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23
FOR SHERIFF.
LOUIS A. LANDRY

LOUIS a. lxASDhY
hereby announces himself as a can
ndate for the office of sheriff Of the
parish of Ascension, subject to the
action Of the Democratic primary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23

The leases of the Donaldsonyille
wharf and markethouse, for the
term of one year from Dec. 81, 1911,
Will be offered for sale at public
auction next Saturday, the Goth inst,
IN accordance with ordinances of the
town council. The sale will take
place at the front door of the court
house, at IL O'Clock a. M, and will
be conducted by town Treasurer
Joseph N. Gisclard.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23
9 Y . G E
Expenses and Appropriat;oa
Town Of DonaIdsonv,l, " @
the Fiscal Year Ending
July 81, 1919

the Fiscal Year Ending Y
July 81, 1912.
Mayors salary. 4
Tfeasurer's salary : ,,.-,,.;.- 1000
Secretary's salary $50 d
Bookkeeper's salary. ~
Official printer 81 4Sg Q9
Chief of police. y. 90
Two policemen, S540 each nv q N
Three scavengers, $3.50 each Hwy
One policeman. s VI 20 4
Power plant superintendent ,a NY
Power plant engineer ,.'.'3 ss w. NY
Power plant engineer. .,,. NV ~ a
Power plant fireman ., e0
Tailor s4g g6
Appropriation for fire depart. 1ag
ii1enl --..-...-............sf ss s55
Collectors commission. Sd. We
Fuel for power plant, based an 1sqs
insurance. ueessu maintenance aipaoaemsnts. !.
plant, pole lines, pine
lines, street work, bridges
Interest on monies nor
Certificates for street paving Ivy Vs.
interest vapn on a above ss
Interest balance of S1O3a IN " vs.
due on street paving y
Bonus to Donaldsonville- Darrnw 3 sS
interest co,,nona Il sss Az
One c cersisc.,e - ;adah.o,:
Bank D'ville, expire i-1S-1a t7aess
5 notes Texas Oil Co., each $3.50 aaes Y
n no.e T re1aS al al Co..-,..,, 1885 80
no.e e Ta Sas 0 ~, ~ sos sss
no.e Ta Sas M ~, ~ llaass
In n las vi 70. !. :; l0ssl
Ah'elees o'i aoose 70 i-lo-lS $50 49, Vs.
m
lo1ai.-.,; $780,. 1886 q
Revenues:
Taxes S 1927 70
Light 10000 90
Licenses. ....... 10000 90
Water 5000 90
Market. ....... 1900 90
Wharf. 1041 90
Bridge ITS 90 sslis u
Surplus no s2
N. B.-If power plant is not irl,prove,I
to save fuel consumption, add 5000 d
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23

Hon. G. A. Gondran, assistant in
charge Of the criminal docket in the
office of Attorney General Walter
Gu1on, spent a few days here and at
other points in the parish this week,
coming up from New Orleans We'd
nesday morning and returning last
night. The Chief enjoyed the pleas
ure Of an agreeable visit from Mr..
aondran during his stay in town.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23

The stockholders of the Bank Of
Ascension will hold their annual
meeting Tuesday, Jan. 3, at II
o'clock q. m, for the purpose of elect
ing a board Of directors to serve for
the ensuing year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-23

To all our patrons and friends,
The greetings Of the season we send.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
REMARKABLE DIVORCE CASE.

An astonishing case is reported in A
dispatch from Kansas City. A Mrs.
Gertrude Rutledge. living in Los An.
geles. heard that her former husband
William Rutlcdgc. was lying at the
point of death in Kansas City. She
hurried to get 10 him before he died,
but failed: he died in inc morning of
the day Oh which she arrived. Being
asked why she came all that way to
sec her former husband, from whom
she had been divorced. she explained
that he was the father Of her five chill
dren. That was enough, surely. to ac-
count for the journey; but the really
astonishing thing was developed when
she continued: 81 do not know why
we were divorced, neither did Mr.. Rut.
ledge That seems to be beyond all
belief, That husband and wife could
be divorced and neither know why, and
the regard for the husband remaining
in the heart of the wife for years, so
! that she FASTENED TO his bedside when
she heard he was critically i'll. and
! still she would not know why she was
divorced from him, ia one of the
lmarvels of modern social life
We are not Of the ,igidest sort in
the matter of divorce. but we believe
that far more divorces arc granted
than there should be need of granting;
that many couples who think they can.
not get along together could do so. if
they were made TO try. On the other
hand We believe that there are cases
where IT amounts practically TO d
crime TO force conjugal relations that
are not only loathsome individually
and personally. but that are harmful
to the human race itself. But here is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
REAPPoRTIoNMENT KILLED.

The vote in the Senate on Tuesday,
whereby the apportionment Of the
State into Senate and Representative
districts, Was defeated, probably ends
the matter for the present session Of
the legislature. But. in refusing to
reapportion the State, the Legislature
and every member of il has distinctly
violated his oath TO support the con.
stltution, which provides (articlc 9, sec
tion 2) that .'at the session next fol
lowing an enumeration made by the
authority of the United States the
legislature - shall revise and adjust the
portionmcut for Senators aud Rep
rcscntatives on the basis of such
enumeration, according 10 ratios to he
fixed by law That is a direct. man.
datory provision of the constitution.
The legislature "shall' do this. But
the present legislature refuses to do
it. 1t is therefore in contempt of the
people of this State Of their Just rep
resentation according to numbers, in
the legislature of this State.
The result is such a gross abuse of
legislative discretion and power. that
the Governor would be fully justified
in calling the legislature together.
either now or some tjmc prior TO the
next legislative election. for tho OK.
press purpose of making this apportion.
ment, which the constitution commands.
The legislature is now elected on a
plan of apportionmcnt based on the u.
s. census of 1890, twenty years
ago. The fact that the legislature has,
in the meantime, violated the obliga-
tions of the members under the con
stitution heretofore, is not the least
excuse for such violation now, On the
contrary il makes tho present viola
ton all the more fragrant. unjust. and
oppressive. For, the changes and in
creases i'll population in various parts
of the State make the present appor
tionment in effect a fraud on the peo-
pie. a denial of the Just rights of rep
resentation by the people.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
TAFT AS FEACEMAKER.

The news that comes from London
indicating willing welcome on the
mart of the British Ministry to the
proposal of peace programme from
President Taft, that would involve
general disarmament, is sensational
news indeed There are difficulties in
the way. AS some of the newspapers and
statesmen take tho pains 10 point out;
but. on tho other hand, ii is shown
that these difficulties arc not ncccs,
sarilv nsurmouniahle, and 1T is GER
tainly an epoch i'm the world S history,
when a British Minister. occupying the
position of Sir Edward Grey, will prac-
tically invite the President of the Unit
ed States to submit a world $ dlsarm-
ament proposition, accompanying tins
with the statement that Great Britain
would welcome il.
This is making the United States
arbiter of the world s peace, with Il
vengeance. The union Of this country
with Great Britain in peace pro
gramme would give such 4 start to it
that other nations would pause before
putting any distractions IN the way.
If the project should take actual form,
1T is altogether likely that France
would Join without much demur Italy
would probably do the same. Russia
would object, Germany would hold
back, and Austria would not move with
out Germany
But certainly the cause of peace and
disarmament is decidedly looking up
with this momcQtous declaration from
Earl Grey; and if the United States
should take the lead among the nations
in this magnificent movement, and if
success should come OF it. then TO this
country would belong most emphati-
cally the blessings which the Bcati-
tudes pronounce upon the peacemaker,
IT is no wonder that the suggestion of
Earl Grey is welcomed IN many quar-
ters as the most epochal uttcranee that
has been made among civilized men for
centuries. And now if President Taft
can formulate the practical plan, he
will be known as the great pcaccmaker
of all time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 1e

however, TO be a clear case, that a good
many more troops than the division
first called into service for these ma
ncuvcfs, will be necessary 10 guard that
border. Already the remainder Of the
available cavalry forces of the country
is called for. and it is practically Ger
tain that the second division Of the
army which was first announced as un-
der orders to proceed 10 the border.
and then those orders countcrmandco,
will have TO bc drawn upon for serv.
ice. For the Mexican border is so long,
so difficult to guard, that ii is quite i'm
possible for one division of twenty
thousand men even suppose All were ei-
fective aud present for duty, complete,
" aud effectively TO patrol
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
ON THE MEXICAN BORDER.

The concentration Of United States
troops on the Mexican border has had
an effect contrary to what was eX
pected, of making the insurgents far
more active and daring than before,
whereas it was expected to paralyHe
them. Either this, or the news cen
sorship is relaxed and we are able to
find out more about what the insur-
gents arc doing Which is the correct
view it might be difficult to determine.
Az any rate, it seems clear that the
United States is not going to allow
American citizens TO be butchered un
der pretcnse Of court. martial trials. De
mand has been made for the surren-
der of Americans caught by the Me1i-
can authorities under doubtful circum-
that our government Will see that butch
cries, especially Of Americans, are not
carried out to any great extent. If
necessary. this country can recognize a
status Of civil war in Mexico, and de
mand humane treatment for prisoners
captured.
II appears that indirect advances are
being made TO the insurgents Oh two
grounds First, concessions by the
Mexican government Of at least some
Of the things demanded by the insur.
gents; and second, an appeal to their
Mexican pride to join with the gov
ernment S forces in repeling the
threatened intervention by the United
States. This latter, of course, would
mean simply the surrender of the in
surgents, and their fate would be de
termined later by the Mexican govern.
ment when il felt secure. One thing
is certain, however AS TO the latter al.
tentative, and that is that whatever
Americans are now engaged in helping
the insurgents would never help them
in any movement against the United
States forces.
II is a complicated situation, dark.
ened by the refusal of the Government
to state what its plans are and under
what incitement it massed its troops
along the Mexican border 1t appears,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
REoRGANIzING THE ARMY.

The army authorities, having faced
the difficulties of mobilization, and TAX
ing 10 heart the fact that in the frag.
mentary, scattered condition of onr
military forces neither officers nor men
can have tho benefit of practice IN
military mancuvers on large scale,
have concluded to rcorganize our mill.
tary system The plan under consider
alton. as announced from Washing
ton, coDiemplatcs the assembling Of
several brigadcs Of troops in various
parts of the country, and giving as
many general officers ms possible, ac-
tual field command.
IL has been forciblv pointed out in
various criticisms Of our disjointcd
military management that no general
oIiccr of tho army has ever had actual
command of any considerable number
OF men in field practice; that none of
the field officers either, IN manenvcr-
ing under general plan to a common
object. when coordination Of effort is
expected (and ought) TO bring given
result, has ever had practice in the
field; that is, neither the large unit
nor the separate organizations has ever
worked out any military movement IN
mutual effort and practice.
At first the mobilization of a divis-
ion of troops on the Mexican frontier
was acclaimed as an answer to those
criticisms, and complete refuration OF
the damaging allegations made. But
that was not the view of the military
men and experts. On the contrary
that very concentration developed the
exact weaknesses that were antici
patcd The co ordination was still
lacking. because II was new thing
there had been no practice in it. The
lack of experience in doing the things
that were needful in this conccntra
ton, made the doing Of them tardy
uncertain. Ineffective. When the
troops. which had been in the habit
Of isolation in small commands ol
fractions of commands, got together in
mass, there was inevitable confusion
and prompt scattering of the forces
was all that kept the concentration
from developing an awkwardness and
nehicicncy that would have been plain
10 even an inexperienced eye,
And now that the opinions of the
experts have been vlndicatcd bv the
very means through which il was eX
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
CHINA PREPARED TO RESIST

The dispatches tell MS that China is
''prepared to resist the aggressions
of Russia in Mongolia. II is difficult,
however, 10 see what sort of resistance
China could make The Empire has no
army ut all. There are provincial mil
Itary organizations, some of them fair
ly trained and drilled, but these are not
at the disposal of the empire to any
marked extent. They arc not imperial
forces but provincial forces. They are
only subject TO imperial command by
courtesy, and whether this courtesy
would be yielded 10 any approciable
degree to the weak empire is very
doubtful
The Mongoijan region docs not lend
itself readily to military operations.
The vast province is thinly settled,
there is not much agriculture, and any
considerable body Of troops would find
difficulty in getting subsistence from
the country But Russian troops could
do greater marvcls in this line than the
troops Of any other country, being used
to foragng and to hard fare,
The resistance spoken of on the part
Of China would he resistance chiefly
by reason of the natural dctenses of the
country, Joined with the guerrilla war
fare which the native tribes could wage.
The actual military resistance Of the
Chinese Empire would amount to very
little.
it is possible of course that China
has hopes in negotiation and in the fre
suently expressed determination of the
chief powers TO prevent the partition
Of China, but that has been frail
reliance in the past. it has not suf-
feed TO retain Mancburia TO China, and
it is very doubtful if 1T would be any
more effectual rs to Mongolia.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

The Governor appears 10 have the
whip hand in the matter of appoint
meuts. The Senate may refuse TO con
firm as much as it pIeases; but the Gov
ernor can appoint the rejected ones
just the same, after the Senate adj
journs, as he did two years ago. OF
course, that sort of work is in contempt
Hon. Tim Campbell says. What's the
constitution between friends?" And be
sides what particular regard is the Leg
jslature paying TO the State constitu-
ton, anyway?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

pected that they would be refuted. the
Government sees the point, and acts
promptly. The military forces will he
concentrated. not scattered; and train.
ing practice on large scale will be
enforced, not neglected. 1t is Il good
result, both of the keen and Just crit
icism, and Of the movement made mp
parently to refutc that criticism, but
which has in fact confirmed it's value,
both TO the country and TO the army.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

And now VIC are TO be saved polti-
ally by the commission plan of city
government. And it ion Z free, like
the other salvation; for we must ac-
cept it whether we want it or not; and
this at the mandate Of persons who
for the most part will not he affected
by what they decree for others. Very
few of the legislators who impose this
rule upon the cities have either prop.
erty or personal interests in those cit
les; and yet they dictate this form of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

a case where there appeared to he no
reason whatever for the divorce, not
even reason that the husband and
the most appalling case of vicious di-
vorco practice that we have ever heard
Of, and we hope that it is unique
among all the divorces of this easy
divorce country.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

And now comes President Diaz with
the statement that the insurrection is
not serious; that the insurrectos are
merely bands of brigands Probably
that has been the trouble all the time;
that Diaz has refused to recognize the
seriousness of the uprising.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

The weather bureau is making ar
rangements to help fruit-raiscrs fight
off the frost IT is desirable to have
cooperation among the defenders, and
the bureau is prepared to show how the
work can best be done. 1t will be an
immense service to Utah as we'll
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

Our own Teddy has raised his hand
with an explanation, all that we want
of Mexico is order, justice, and indie
pendence.D Which is both mixed and
indefinite, but is as good an cxplana
tion as any that has been offered.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
supposed

Woodrow Wilson is credited with
saving that "The trouble with our
laws and institutions is that we can I
splitting EN- down the back Well,
we don { know; they are being
" stretched - pretty fierce all the time
but then, why button them at all1 Let
liberty be unconfined.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

The Cinnamon are not cutting Of
their queues to any great extent, as it
was expected that they would do. The
habit of conservation is too strong;
and besides, plea is made IN behalf
of the queues on the basis of cleanli-
ness and sanitary value
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

Smoot thinks that Canadian rec
jproclty wouldn't hurt Utah, which is
saying all along, He also believes that
Congress will ratify that agreement;
and also announces that he will oppose
il. Here s a tumble!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

Utah Day at the Los Angeles Expo
sition is changed from March cath TO
March 27th. AT this date Utah will be
represented in force In the great and
swiftly growing southern California
city. The Utah Legislature Is continued
session is responsible for the three days
postponemcnt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

Canadian papers opposed to rcci-
Procity speak Of papers that favor it as
" United States papers printed in
Canada. Contrariwjse, wo suppose
that American newspapers that oppose
the agreement may be called ''Cara-
dian newspapers printed in the United
States
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

liissouri has recently enacted that
it is n penitcntiary offense for chauf-
feur or the owner of an automobile TO
run away after a collision without aid
ing victim or reporting to the police
II dooesn t speak we'll for human ma
but hard experience shows that it is.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

We have now smooth, well-paved
streets; Just the thing for automobiles,
but often perilous to horses. SO, why
not equip the FIRE department with
autos throughout
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

The Hungarians in this country are
credited with sending $37 100000 to
their former homes III Hungary, dur
ing the past year of 1910. That s
doing pretty we'll for one nationality,
and indicates that the loss of money
by this country on similar accounts
must be far heavier than is commonly
cl1nnocod
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

for them, and force it on
them without the least regard to their
wishes. II is form of dictatorship
that is republican only in name.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
Thursday, March 16. 1911.

The relief of the Salt Lake Symphony
orchestra is progressing, but it is hoped
that the rate of progress may he ac-
celerated
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

The advance guard of the tourist
rush has appeared. Long may it last,
any many may they be who compose
1t, and it successive waves.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16

y woman says that in his next in
csruation Colonel Roosevelt will be a
woman, II so, she will certainly be Il
chattcYbOH
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
1t appears that the Mexican Cover

1t appears that the Mexican Govern
ment is urging the insurgents to cease
their revolt and join in repelling the
States. But then WHAT And suppose
the United States does not intervene?
Who're would the insurgents be thenl