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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03

State Senator Wilbert Of Iberyille
has the distinction, SO to speak, of
having cast the only vote in the SEN
ate against the bill to permit poor
persons to litigate without advance
payment of costs. We have seen no
statement of Mr.. Wilbert's reasons
for opposing this measure, but il
they include lack OF sympathy with
the poor the sentiment cannot well
be attributed to heIedity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03

Hon. James J. Bailey, formerly of
st. Landry but now citizen of Ba-
ton Rouge, is being urged BY his
friends to become a candidate for
representative to succeed Hon, T.
Sambo1a Jones, resigned. Mr. Bal
leyss ability and experience quarry
him for excellent service in the
general assembly, and the people
Of the capital parish can do q whole
lot worse than elect him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03
FOR CONGRESS
New Roads, La, July 10, 1912

New Roads, La, July -, IyIz.
To the Democratic Voters OF the
Sixth Congressional District OF
the State Of Louisiana: .
Believing that | am competent TO
fill the position and that the assur-
ances of support have received
throughout the district make my
chances of election good, ! announce
my candidacy for member of con-
gress for the sixth congressional dis
trict of the state of Louisiana for the
,lnexpired term caused by the death
Of Hon. Robert G. Wickliffe, and for
the term beginning March 4, 1919,
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic party. Respectfully,
FERD. C. CLAIBORNE.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03
In Memory Of Senator MccuIIch.

n Z Vi q 4
At the meeting of the Democratic
executive committee of the twenty
seventh judicial district held in this
city on Wednesday of last week,
the following resolutions We're adopt
ed:
Whereas, an all-seeing Providence
has il its wisdom called to the
Great Beyond our fellow member
and former chairman of this COM
mittee; and
Whereas, the taking away SO sud
denly and in the midst of his prime
of one who by association had en-
deared himself to every member of
the body over which he had the hon
or to preside, is deeply regretted by
every member of this committee;
therefore be
Resolved, That this, the Demo
cratic executive committee OF the
twenty seventh judicial district, in
meeting assembled, deplores the
death Of Richard McCulloh, whose
record at the bar of this district
stamped him as a lawyer of marked
ability, earnest in his work, true
and faithful to the trusts and conf
dences placed in him. As district at
|torney, parish superintendent and
state senator, he gave the best years
of his life to the public service.
BE it further resolved, That these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes of this body. and copies there
of be sent to the family of our de
creased friend
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03

Janan last year raised the duty on
foreign rice to about II cents pei.
hundfeaWeighf, but owing to contin-
ued shortage IN the food supply this
duty has recently been reduced 60
per cent, effective until October
i, 1912.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03
Senator Loriner Twice Unseated.

Senator Lorimer Twice unssated.
After being unseated by the United
States senate. Senator William Lor-
liner Of illinois left Washington n
an automo bile intending to travel back
to Chicago by that method, but at
GiaysVille, Pa. the car crashed into
telephone pole and NJ. Lori
n1er was unseatad again. He was
stunned and bruised to some ex-
tent. but soon revived and completed
his homeWard journey by rail.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03
Registrars 10 Lose official Existence.

The act passed during the recent
session Of the general assembly.
making the clerk of court ex-officio
the registrar of voters was promui-
gated in the official journal of the
state last Monday, July 20. The
measure became effective in Baton
Rouge upon It's. PRONUNCIATION, but will
not be operative throughout the state
at large until Aug. IT. on which date
the present registrars Of voters will
lose their official existence, and
viii be superseded by the clerks of
court in the various paris he's.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03

Notwithstanding the fact that the
meeting was not called TO order IN
til after 6 O'Clock p. NJ, instead OF
4 o'clock as advertised, the morgan
rally held at the local courthouse last
Sunday was attended by upwards OF
$50 voters and some fifty ladies', and
was a most enthusiastic assemblage.
Mr.. Morgan and his campaign man
ager, Caleb c. Weber, were detained
at the political meeting at st. ia
briel, and made the trip from that
place to Donaldsonville in an auto
mobile, accompanied By w. Z. Hol-
land of Greensburg, editor OF the 81
Helena Echo. The party arrived mere
at 6 o'clock and proceeded lmmedl-
ately to the courthouse, where the
crowd had been waiting for two
hours.
Mr.. Weber called the meeting to
order and made a forceIul talk e1-
tu3ling Mr.. Morgan as a worthy sue
cessor to the lamented Wlckllffe,f ana
appealing to the citizens OF this,
Mr.. Weber's home town, to rally to
the support of the ST. Tammany can
didate and give him a unanimous
I He introduced as chairman OF the
meeting Mayor Charles Maurin, who
made a graceful little talk. Mr.. fiol-
land followed, and in a characters
tica1ly witty and interesting speech
tod what the people OF his section
think of Mr.. Morgan, whom they
know to be a young man OF splendid
character and exceptional ability. He
predicted that Mr.. Morgan would car
/ ~ the parishes in the eastern por-
/ ton of the district by a large ma
iolity over all the other candidates
com bined.
Mr.. Morgan was next introduced
and made an effective presentation
OF his claims to the congressional
nomination. He outlined his plat
tom and declared that he stood for
the protection OF all Louisiana indus
] tries, and particularly those in which
/ the sixth district is interested. His
address constituted a plain, matter
of-fact, business-like talk to the 70
i tiers, and seemed to make a most
4 favorable impression upon his hear
erS.
Mr.. Morgan eanvassed the city
i Tuesday in company with his cam
i paign manager, and expressed him.
self as being highly gratified with
the success of his meeting here, and
with the cordial assurances OF sup.
port rendered him. He and Mr.
i Weber left in the afternoon for
Whitecastle, where a Morgan rally
was held Tuesday night.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03

The committee Of citizens in
charge of relief work in the Pierre
Part Bay section, which was inun-
dated by water from the Torras Gre
vase, have been notified that no
further rations will be issued BY the
federal government, and that here
after these supplies must be furnish
ed by the state, through the central
relief committee at Baton Rouge:
Requisition has been made on the
latter organization for 1000 rations,
a quantity Of clothing, and supply
of medicines and disinfectants, all
OF which are badly needed to allevl-
ate the distressing conditions in the
nood-sWept territory.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03

Be a good cItiz6 RI Cut the weeds
In front of your n aasA'tty
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03

Dir. e. nj. Huckaby was acquitted at
Shreveport of the charge of murder
growing out Of the killing Of Tor
Morris, a Vivian barber. The trial
lasted a. week and feeling ran high
among the friends of the victim
when the acquittal was announced
The widow of the victim Weab into
Mysteries and screamed taas. money
had influenced the result, As a
matter Qf preeausion Or. Huckaby re
manned III the courthouse until some
time after the case was over.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-03

Rice on farms Of the Port Arthur
Land company at Nederiand, Texas,
has begun to head, and experts de-
clare that the crop promises to yield
close to twenty sacks to the acre.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
Elections and IIIiteracy

system operation county,
recalling" anybody
"Th of the
political prevailing
are generally praised
What needed than change of fundamentals in the American
radical the prevailing political
responsibility
nothing wrong Judge
officer while candidate office
political
technically
by farda
is
The criminaIy
among
with deliberate intent But the terate the
of
and the ~ often desires vote and enlightenment
honest yet he be and probably will be used by
officers of election the ballot
his wishes
invalid
election officer office a
From time tme after elections faction
the "out will be demanding
that all electoral corruption still
opportunities
terate" bosses and election officers the tra
easily used by inscriptions One would
terates entirely from
part advocating
thing
struggle
brought about the simplest
prohibit the
deposit presence judges
voter through
bis ignorance Ha invadate his ballot system
enforced with any degree good faith would automatically exclude the Ht
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
A Refreshing Court Decision


the a to
mechanical
decision the
public policy The Metropolitan New
thousands
ahead and bought
buildings o
the
buy
specific prohibitions
promote
public policy influence
Il constituting provision o special
the
in
governing protective
place
petty of
Truly, of
tendency
ncay expressing popular
with essential truth and with genuine
government every
perpetuate
admirable
sent trued o he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
THE MANICURE LADY
By WILLIAM F. KIRK

6L~ GORGE. sure did meet a aw-
full simp this morning" said
the Manicure Lady. The
only wise thing about him. so far as
I could see. was that he had enough
brains to know that his nails was in
awful bad shape and ought to be did.
so I done them for him I hated to
do it at that because he gave me the
same kind Of a tip that 1 thought he
was going to give me-nothing what
soever."
That doesn't make him out a simp."
said the Head Barber. That puts hin
out of the simp class and into the class
Of James J. Hill and Jawn D. Rookie
Teller. Come on, now, and tell why you
called him simple"
He believes that the police are be-
ing prosecuted" said the Manicure
Lady. He thinks that all this scandal
about Mister Becker and the rest OF
the force is sin and a shame He
told me that no man living could raise
his voice against q policeman"
You don't say So" exclaimed the
Head Barber. Was he stewed2'
No, he seemed sober enough" re-
piled the Manicure Lady But I guess
he was Scotch, George You know
what awful arguers them Scotch IS
The old gent is Scotch, you know II
YOU told him that BoLbie Burns was a
hard drinker he would come back with
the remark that Burns never dranb
anything but soft drinks He would
even go so far as to say that they used
to call him .Buttermilk Burns. Can
YOU beat that George l don't know
a whole lot about literature, but you
don't need to know much about litera-
ture to know that Robbie Burns looked
at buttermilk kind of scornful"
You are a champion when it comes
to wandering off the subject said the
Head Barber. What was il that You
started out to say about the simpleton
that you were manicurinE2
The trusting young man thinks that
there was never a cop in world that
took n cent. that's all. The way he
talked about the force would make you
think that Becker was like that old
Greek Teller. Aristides the Just.
Sometimes I think that everybody
in the world is getting to be bugs.
George. Maybe it is the high pressure
and the high cost of living, or maybe
it is the influence that the sun is get
ting over this planet. the way 1 read
it in last sundays paper; but all I
know is that when a man comes into
barber shop and says there isn't
crooked cop on the force I feel. some
how. that lots and lots of folks is kind
of soft inside the skull
Brother Wilfred is getting in the
same class with the gent 7 was just
Snea liking about Wilfred has just fin
iShed a poem called The Dying Police
man telling how the poor fellow
Dinched a gambling house. and how
the gamblers beaned him with the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF L.
ThisD Date 1893 Ooy

Miss Lena McKie returned today from
California.
Thomas S. Kerr returned today on
the S P. from California
Judge Peyton F. Edwards went east
this afternoon on special business.
W. A Hawkins will leave in the
morning to join his family in the Sac
ramentos.
NJ W. Stanton returned Saturday
from San Elizario. where he had been
on legal business.
Lew H. Davis has returned from the
southern part of this county, where he
has spent several weeks in prospect
ing.
Mrs. G. H. Higgins and daughter.
Gertrude. will leave tomorrow for
Champaign, Ill, where Miss Gertrude
will enter school
Deputy J. D. Milton will leave in the
morning for Las Cruces, where he goes
as a witness in the case against the
Stems Pass robbers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Joseph left for an
extended bridal tour through the re-
public of Mexico. After spending some
six weeks. they will return to their flu
ture home by way of Eagle Pass.
Mrs F. N. Phelan will open a class
of music vocal and instrumental. COM
mencing September 6. The studio will
he located at AIS Mesa avenue, room 5.
Mrs. Phelan received her musical edu-
cation in one of the finest institutions
of New York. She studied II years
under German and Italian masters.
The second tournament of the El
Paso Tennis club was begun at their
courts, on Magoffin avenue, last Fri
day. The first match was played in
the preliminaries and was a holly con-
tested match between Britton Davis
and Eugene Neff. The latter by bril-
liant playing, won the match. The
match between Stafford Campbell and
DR.. Townsend was won by the former.
Owen White won his match with
Lather by default. In the semi finals
the match between Campbell and Stew
art. Campbell won the victory.
There were two runaWays this after
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
PLAINVIEW GETS
INCH OF RAINFALL
Four Brick Business Houses
Under Construction
Now in City.

Plaiuview. Tex, Sept An inch OF
rain has fallen over the HlaInFleW
country the past two days The total
precipitation for August was more than
four inches. Throughout the growing
season the rainfall has been ample and
oppOrtune The PlainvieW country viii
make at least double the tonnage in
crops of any preceding year, for raw
area, was added this year. A shortage
in harvest help is expected
7. J. Finnie has bought the lot on
the north side Of the square adjoining
the Third National bank, from r Hol-
land and will at once begin the cree
ton of a modern brick building on
same -Four brick houses are now IN
der construction in Plainview-
The formal opening of the Seth Ward
Methodist college viii take place
Thursday morning There will be an
address by DR.. E l. Robinson. Of ANA
rillO. followed by an informal reeep-
ton The opening enrolment Is ex-
pected to be about 20
H. " Banner, the agricultural dem
onstrator for the Santa Fe, viii lecture
at the Hale county farmers institute
which will be held at the courthouse
the first Saturday afternoon in Sep
TENDER.
Rev. ". y. Carter. Christian evan
gelist, has started a protracted meet
inS at the Methodist Episcopal church,
North. Prof. Austin Taylor having
charge of the singing
Several thousand are attending each
service of the union meeting that is
being held at the tabernacle by evan
selist Burke Of Oklahoma, and singer
Hobbs. This meeting is arousing more
interest than any in the history OF
PlainvieW-
The Harvest Queen mills has shipped
out 200 full cars of wheat flour, meal
and chops this year These figures do
not include the amount sent out BY local
mill furnishes flour to the entire plains
country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04

noon. One, which attracted the most
attention. was Caldwelrs gray team. at
tached to a light buggy, driven by Mr..
DeBush. who is employed at Blum len
that's dry goods store. Mr.. DeBush
and a young woman were driving on
Myrtle avenue. beyond the T. P.
crossing, when one of the wheels came
off and the occupants were thrown to
the ground. The team became fright
ened and started to run. At the First
National bank corner one of the horses
slipped and fell. pulling the other down
with him Before the horses could get
away the second time. some bystanders
grabbed them
From the present stand taken by the
people of FL PasO in regard to the gov
eminent creating a national park in
the MesCalero country. ii seems that
there will he no national park. The
meeting called last Saturday night at
the courthouse was very SHINY attend
ed Judge Blacker took the chair and
J. II. Ponder acted as secretary. Judge
Bryan. of Las Vegas. was present and
proceeded to make a talk against ma
tional parks At this point. professor
Heermans. an elocution teacher. para
lyzed the audience by asking to speak
on the subject. He took a stand against
the railroad corporations. and attor-
ney Hawkins. of the White Oaks. and
his friends did not seem to like il, but
there was no way to squelch the man.
There was a little more talk and it
was finally agreed that as the citizens
of FL Paso took so little interest in the
matter, it would be dropped.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
ru1RTY-SECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION
By FREDERIC ]. aASKIN.

of longevity among the gipsies are
, curiously confirmed by the current
news on August p OF the present
year Elizabeth Lowell, gypsy queen,
died in an encampment near Parkers-
burg. W. Va, at the age OF lO4, and
was buried in Mount Olivet cemetery,
at Frederick. Nd
Curious Burial Rites
Many curious stories are told to the
effect that the burial customs observed
by the gipsies are as old as the race,
and that whether they be celebrated
bv the Lucas tribe in New York or by
the clan O'Hara in Georgia, they are
Identical with those which took place
under the friendly reign of the en-
peror Sigismund. Certain it is that for
a long time. and. in many different
lands, all the possessions of dead
king or queen were burned at the bier
of the deceased. and many other
strange rites were practiced-
One of the largest gypsy funerals
ever celebrated in this country was on
the death of Queen Matilda. in 1873.
when representative from every Gypsy
tribe in America assembled at Dayton.
Ohio, then the headquarters of the
gipsies of the United States. Little is
handed down to us Of the ceremonies
bevond the fact that all the trapping
tunes, red trimmings on the bier and
red plumes in the bridles-Of the horses
Home of Modern Gypsy.
The pocket principalitieS along the
Danube are more nearly than any other
countries the home" Of the modern
GYPSY Those who came from Bohemia
into western Europe were so especially
identified with the country that they
gave languages and literature a new
name Tor vaga bondage. as the latin
quarter does not blush to own In
been serfs for generations. but were
freed. along with the other serfs, in
the reforms of 1856. After the con-
gress Of Berlin in 1873, it was declared
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
BY GEORGE FITCH,
ALABAMA
Author OF "At Good Old Siwash'
Copyright, 1912. by George jsIathewAdams.l

A LABAb1A is named from the in
~ dian expression, Here we rest,
= and it has lived up to its name
with great care until about 10 years
ago, when it began to have steel centers,
presidential booms and other disturb
ances and Is now exceedingly the speed
limit regularly.
Alabama lies in the sunniest section of
the south with one crowded toe touch
ing the Gulf of Mexico and its north end
broken out in a rash of low mountains.
1t is of the conventional size. $4,000
square miles and has 2,l50,000 people OF
whom 225.OOO are busy going to school.
Alabama was conquered from the in
dams about 100 years ago and became
a state in 1919. 1t was 100 percent hos
tile in the civil war and kept on fight
ing the union after Lee surrendered Fort
Blakeley, providing the last big scrap of
the great ill-feeling. Even now Alabama
adheres religiously to its custom OF
sending confederate veterans to congress
and the senate as far as possible and
when the two 80 year old senators with
war records died recently it replaced them
with two youngsters who began fight
ing in the confederate army before they
began shaving.
Alabama produces cotton, coal, iron
and lumber and has climate in which a
thin man may remove his vest in Febru-
airy without discomfort. Its capital is
Montgomery, fine old town with state
house which cost as many cents as New
York's did dollars and doesn't produce
a {arfb Of fba son pdals RirminUhau Il
the metropolis of the state and its only
seaport, Mobile, is one of the greatest
war relics in the country. Alabama also
contains Talledga, LOochaPola. Opelika,
Tuscarora, Hatchechubbee and other
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
ELECTION FIGHT
ENDS IN SHOOTING

New Orleans. La. Sept. 1.-Two men
were shot during a parochial election
fight here today. Adolph Bonee, a
"Reformer," shot in the abdomen, will
die. Harry Pettingill, foreman Of the
water board, and a Regular" objected
to swearing in Bonee as a commissioner
OF polls. declaring that Bonee was
negro. Bonee resented the remark and
attacked Pettingin. Pettingill drew his
gun and fired.
In anticipation Of additional trouble
between the political factions, Gov
Hall directed Adjt. Gen McNeede to
take I'D his hcaGqU7 here. prepared
to call out the National Guard is
necessary.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
UNCLE Waits DENATuRED POEM
One Thing Free
By Walt Mason.
By Walt Mason.

which scheme together, things to own can
the weatherh alone On nearly all
but blessing
ALL No wlow IN weather
the old The
souess
of price OF shredded
and ne tea but they hands OIL the
still is free! The trusts have drinking water u nope the
the daughter foh ~
coal burn the oil the kndng controlled trend wat won
dwndng end!
leather all that's lett you
comfort and My Indignation rhyme rs all my
while fill myself with climate, dance and sing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
One-Sentence Philosophy
JOURNAL ENTRIES.
(Topeka. JournalD

IIODeka JOurnaL)
No so many women would think so
well of themselves could they hear
what the clerks in the stores have to
say about them.
No summer girl by sea or lake can
swim so well that she is not willing
to take a few lessons at it every sea-
son.
II women are blessed with the Won
derfuI intuition credited to them, why
don't more of them pick out more &C
ceptable husbands
Pleasant memories are a great boon.
Now is the time to provide some for
the future
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
GLORE SIGHTS.
(Atchison Globe.)


Many men have attained eminent
success without showing any regard
for the split infinitiTe
When no other way suggests itself,
a man sometimes attracts attention by
eating catsup on pie
If man should win a medal and
wear it, probably most people would
mistake MIN for delegate
After a man has had his vacation.
he can hear of & surprising number Of
the finest Tlaces on earth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04

names which were compiled by one OF
the finest alphabetical mixOlOgists IN
the land, many years ago.
Alabama is fond of its home products
and uses them exclusively in politics.
1t would be as reasonable for new
conner to expect to 70 to congress from
Alabama as it would for a young
American to get into the prince business
in England. 1t expects to run Oscar
Underwood for president for the next 20
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-04
REFLECTIONS oF A BACHELOR.

UNIV lUTh TIeSSJ.
1t doesn't take such a very loud voice
to shout down a big thought.
The more money we try to save on
necessaries the more we want to spend
on luXuries.
make a dress for a dance, but not in
a year for school
The average mans idea of being fair
when he trades a horse on another is
to be sorry for him.
Next to her husband a woman can be
most suspicious about the veracity of
scales when she is growing stout.