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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19
Plantation Paragraphs.

Fall planting has about been COM
pleted, and complaints as to the quail
ity Of the seed are heard from all
sections. A representative of The
Chief made trip from Donaldson
Vile to Thibodaux by automobile one
day last week, travelling via the pub
lie road on the west bank Of Bayou
Lafourche, and he saw cane being
cut for planting that was not over
three feet in length, and appeared to
be very green. At no place did the
seed seem to be either plentiful or of
fair quality, and, in fact. very few
good stands OF any kind OF cane
were noted. Now and then a fine
patch of D.74 was: seen, but in gem
eral the crop is uKfersized and back
ward, and estimates of the probable
yield per acre ranged from to Is
tons, with about 10 tons as the gen
eral average.
The work of dismantling the Oak
Alley sugarhouse in ST. James par
ish and packing the machinery for
shipment to Mexico has been COM
pleted, the last car having. been load
ed Thursday. Joseph T. Cafiero, Of
Donaldsonville, was the man who
handled this big job, and the engi-
neer in charge was Hubert Treilfe,
formerly chief engineer of the local
municipal power plant Mr.. Treble
returned to Donaldsonyille Thursday
afternoon, and will leave shortly to
supervise the taking down and pack
ing of the evaporators, CHARTERS and
other machinery In the old sugar
house on the Hermitage plantation
In the fifth ward OF Ascension parish,
which equipment will be shipped to
some factory in ST. John parish.
Mr. Cafiero Is the contractor in this
instance, also, and it goes without
saying that he will do the work in a
hurry and in ship-shape and sat
isfactory manner. After completing
this job MIR. Treble will go to La
fourche parish to assume the posi-
tion of assistant engineer Of the
factory on the t. D. White planta-
tion, or which house Clarence Lee
Blanc, also Of Donaldsonville, will
be the efficient chief engineer during
the coming season.
One OF the first factories in this
section to inaugurate the work Of the
grinding campaign will be the fine
Salisbury mill In upper St. James,
which will get under way during the
coming week. In addition to the
crop on Salisbury plantation and
other places III the neighborhood, the
Salisbury central will grind the crop
OF a large Assumption plantation,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19
St. ELMO RAILROAD.


at DarroW-conference Held
to Discuss Matter and Compute
Cost OF Changing Route.
A meeting of DonaldsonVille and
DarroW business men and promoters
of the Belle Helene and st. Elmo
Railroad was held in the rooms OF
Monday for the purpose of discuss
ing a proposition to have the above
line run through the village Of OAR
row, instead of soIne Ghree-quarters
OF mile in the rear Of that place,
as is now contemplated, The road
will extend from the toWnsite= of st.
Elmo to the factory of the Belle
Helene Planting Company, where it
will connect with the plantation rail
road owned by the latter concern,
which is now operative to a point
within about two miles of Edenborn,
on the line of the Louisiana Rail-
way and Navigation Company. This
gap will ultimately be closed, giving
through train service between Eden
born and St. Elmo. The latter town
site is being exploited by the Allu-
vial Land Purchase Company, OF New
Orleans, and is located in the fifth
ward OF Ascension parish, across the
river from Donaldsonville and about
three miles below this city. DafroW
is directly opposite Donaldsonvllle,
and a steam ferry connects the two
points, operating throughout the day
on half-hour schedule.
AS a result Of the conference, a
committee composed of L. w. Arml-
tage of barrow, j. G. Klos of Belle
Helene and Engineer B. A. Webb,
who surveyed the proposed line, will
go over the right of way with a
view of aseertaining exactly how
much it will cost to change the
route so as to have the road pass
through barrow. 1t is thought the
cost will be found to approximate
$4,000, and a suggestion has been
made that this amount be raised by
popular subscription among the BUSH
ness interests Of Donaldsonyille,
which will benefit largely by the
construction of the road.
The entire cost of building the
line from Belle Helene to st. Elmo
viii be borne By the promoters, who
are the Belle Helene Planting and
Manufacturing Company and the Al
luvial Land Purchase Company. The
road will traverse a populous and
fertile section of the parish, includ-
ing portion of the rich New River
country.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19
New |. lumber Yard.

Capt. W. S. Gary has opened a
lumber yard in the premises in Rail-
road avenue formerly occupied BY
the Peoples Lumber Yard. Capt.
Cary owns a sawnill at Morganza,
IN Pointe Coupee parish, and is there
fore in position to sell lumber IN
any quantity at the very lowest
prices, since the middleman's profit
is eliminated and the goods delivered
direct from manufacturer to buyer.
He will handle all grades of hard
wood and cypress lumber, and solic-
It's q share of public patronage.
guaranteeing prompt attention TO or
ders and entire satisfaction in all
respects.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19
LAADRnlI[ ll[nTe leeNREn
iiEIl ItUH LIN III Q IIUu ii 81 IS
Municipal Light and Water Commits
sion Succeeds in Obtaining Money
to Rebuild Power PIant-Work
to be Started in Near Future
New Building Contemplated.


Announcement is made that the
Municipal Light and Water Commits
sion has succeeded in obtaining the
$4,000 required for the installation
of Diesel engines and other improved
machinery and apparatus in the To-
cal light and water plant. The Bank Ok
of Donaldsonyille will advance S25,-
900 Of the amount, one Of the other
local banks is expected to lend Slo-
600, and the remainder will be fur
nished by local investors. Work on
the contemplated improvements will
be started at the earliest possible
moment, and il is thought the new
system can be placed in operation
early in the coming year.
The plans for the modernization OF
the plant include the erection OF a
new building, with brick walls and
concrete floor. It will be located
on a portion Of the site occupied by
| the present power plant, and soma
of the brick walls of the latter build
ling will be utilized in the new
structure.
! The improvement will greatly de-
crease the cost of manufacturing
electric current and furnishing wa
iter to consumers, and instead of
costing from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year for maintenance, as is present
| " the case, the plant will hereafter
be self-sustaining, and after the i'm
| provements have been paid for will
net the city a handsome revenue
/ yearly.
Italian Section Hand Fatally Injured.
| Nick Messina, an Italian section
hand employed by the Texas and Pa
1 cific Railroad. was run over by the
| incoming passenger train on the Ma
poleonville branch at about $40
O'Clock yesterday morning, and was
SO badly mangled that Drs. e. K.
Sims and Tuite Hanson found it
necessary to amputate both his legs,
/ cutting off one below the ankle and
the other at the knee The accident
! happened a short distance from the
Bayou Lafeurehe bridge, on the Port
Barrow side, where a gang Of work
men were engaged in ballasfing the
! track. Hearing a train approaching,
and thinking it was the 8 o'clock
! south-bound train on the main line,
4 Messina STEPPED from that track on
/ to the track of the Napoleonville
branch, directly in front Of the on
coming train. The unfortunate man
died at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and his remains were inferred
in the CATHOLIC cemetery at 10 o'clock
this morning. He leaves a wife and
one child. The former is violently
insane and Isl presently confined in
the parish jail, and the child is in
an asylum i'm New Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19
The board of supervisors of

The board Of supervisors Of cleo
ton for the parish Of Ascension met
at the courthouse on the 10th inst.
and appointed commissioners and
clerks to serve at the various poll
Ing places throughout the parish on
the occasion of the general election
TO be held Nov. 5. The list, which
IS published elsewhere in today's
Chief, includes representative Of the
Democratic, Republican and Progress
siVe parties.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19

The sugafhouse or the Sweet
Home plantation in Assumption par
ish, belonging to Joseph Folse. mas
been sold to the Valverde Plant
ing and Manufacturing Company, OF
Pointe Coupe parish, for $4,000.
The factory will be rebuilt at the
junction Of the Frisco and Texas and cd
Pacific Railroads at LiVonia, on Ba-
Tou Crosse Tete. The Valyerde5 Com
pany is capitalized at s15e, 900, and
its officers are Charles A. Smith,
president; S. p schWing. vice pres1-
dent. E. A. Allen, secretary and treas.
urer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19
ASCENSION AND THE TAX
"A AMENDMENT.

The parish Of Ascension will be de-
cidedly a gamer by the adoption OF
the constitutional amendment re-
forming the Louisiana system of tax
alton and segregating the objects
from which the state upon one hand
and the parishes and towns upon the
other will derive the revenues req
uisite for the support of their re
spectiye governments.
The correctness of this proposition
is demonstrated by the following fig
ures, based upon the Ascension as
sassment rolls for the year 1911:
Total assessment, $50. 81 ,098, 1853 90
To be withdrawn from To-
cal taxation ........ 6l8,9b4 w
Remaining for local tax
alton, ...... ....S5, ,9oo w
Six mills surrendered by
state on $3,479,905,..S 20,S79 -
Less ten mills surren-
dered by parish on .
s6lS.964. $3.50 Ga
Net gain to parish, IS 1869 ~
This means that if the tax amend
ment is adopted this parish will
have the advantage of an increase
of revenue for local purposes of S15,-
900 yearly, in round figures, without
imposing any additional burden upon
the owners of the property subject
to local taxation.
AS the property values of the par
ish increase from year to year
which they are morally sure to do
this surplus revenue will correspond
ing1y increase, thus enabling the pa
rochial authorities to make more
adequate provision for necessary pub
lie purposes and at the same tiIne
to reduce the present rate of taxa
ton.
The people of Ascension parish and
Donaldsonyille have no apparent rea-
son for objecting to the adoption OF
the proposed tax amendment. On
the contrary, it would seem to be
clearly to their interest and benefit
to give the proposition united and
hearty support.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19

An interesting feature of the races.
last Sunday at Malarcher's ila1f-Iulle
track at Belle Rose was the speed ex-
hibitIon given by Messrs. W. A..
knucky and Leonce Trepagnier in
K. a. Aucoinss 30-horsepoWer REQ
touring car. The machine had been
stripped and tuned up" for racing
at the shops of the Donaldsonyille
Garage and Automobile Supply Co.,
and was driven by Nj. Knucky, man
ager Of that concern, with Mr.. Ire
pagnier acting as mechanician. 4
distance Of four miles was covered
at the rate of 45 miles per hour,
Which IS going some when the
facts are taken into consideration
that the track is d half-miie one. OF
dirt construction and not designed for
automobile racing, and that a slow
rain was falling at the time the ex-
hibition was given Mr.. Aucoin had
challenged the owner OF any 30
horsepower car for mile race to
be run at the conclusion OF the
horse races, but his defy was not ac-
cepEed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19

Just arrived, q new line Of fall and
winter dress goods, ladies and
misses shoes, and ladies', misses
and children,s walking hats and
shapes. III all the latest styles and
materials. CHEAP TONY Col. A.
I Vega) Donald sonVille, ia.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19
swinc Fund Closed.

f,ontrihntions to the swing fund
during the past week amounted TO
81 bringing the total up to Sl9l.
AS this is slightly in excess OF Tue
aggregate expenditure lnVolved III
the installation of the swings, bencn-
es and toboggan slide in CITY PARK IL
has been decided TO close the 1uha,
ana In donate the small balance on
hand to the Claiborne Williams prass
band, for the purchase Of band mu-
sic. in consideration OF the ENJOY
able concerts given gratultousiy by
that organization throughout the past
summer. The committee IN charge
of the fund feels confident that THIS
disposition of the surplus will meet
with the approval and endorsement
OF the various contributors.
One of the donations recorded as
having been received this week, that
from B. J. Vega, was in reality MADE
several weeks ago, but through an
oversight was not acknowledged al
the time.
The contribution from North Bros.
e. Strauss was accompanied by the
following communication:
Baltimore, Md, Oct. 10. 1912.
"Mr. Jasmin Tobias, DonaldsonFllle,
La.
"Dear Strive are in receipt OF
your favor of the LIST, and are enclos-
ing our check for So as donation TO
the park improvement fund.
wishing the affair much success,
we are, Yours truly,
"NORTH B.OS. e STRAUSS z
The status Of the fund to date is
as follows:
RECEIPTS:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19

DISBURSEMENTS:
A. Baldwin & Co., New Orle-
ans, 2 swings at $685. IL 90
f. Medart Mfg. Co., st. Louis,
| toboggan slide ....... 81 SO
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co., IL
iron settees ...... ..... 45 90
Charles Maurin, 6 Red Star
steel swings at $780,. 40 80
Total freight on above. 81 IL
Putting up slide, benches and
swings, and repairing
latter ....f.... .......... 81
Drayage ....... 1 so
b. Lemann & Bro, axle
grease and bolts As
Chas. Maurin, wrench, ham
mer and bolts &. 2 50
DonaldsonVille Chief, circular
letters and envelopes 2 SO
Stamps .......... Is
Total ......s#.... rs 1873 SO
Surplus, donated to Claiborne
Williams Peerless Brass
Band ........ Il
Total disbursements rs 1911 90
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19
w. O. w. Monuments at st. Amant
Unveiled.

Locust Camp No. So, Woodmen of
the World, of Gonzales, last Sunday
unveiled monuments over the. graves
Of two Of its deceased sovereigns,
Charles A. Richardson and Clement
MeIaneon, both of whom are buried
at st. Amant. The members Of Lo-
Gust Camp assembled at the forest
Of Holly Camp =351, at st. Anaants
where a lunch was partaken OF. At
2 o'clock p. N. the members Of the
two organizations, led by the Con
zales Silver Cornet Band, marched
in body to the Baptist graveyard,
where 4 TAI "a r5s5eezeSae curse 4ef nela tiVes
and friends had gathered around the
last resting place of Sovereign Rich.
ardson. Sovereign "A. B. Booth, OF
New Orleans, past head consul COM
mander Of the Louisiana jurisdiction,
delivered beautiful Grafton on
"NNoodcraft, and several appropriate
musical selections were rendered by
a choir composed OF young ladies and
gentlemen, led by Sovereign e. b..
Ferguson and Prof. J. F. Arceneau1.
At the conclusion of the impressive
ceremonies, the assemblage marched
| to the Catholic cemetery, one mile
| further, where another large crowd
awaited at the tomb of Sovereign
| Melancon. Rev. j. c.. Gonon, pastor
Fof the Catholic church at Corner
view, blessed the monument, and
t took occasion to make a few appro-
pirate remarks. Sovereign Il. A..
Duplessis eulogized the memory OF
| tDp Garpasnd SOVEREIGN in feeling
terms, and Sovereign Booth delivered
another masterpiece Of oratory on
the subject of the Woodmen order
The unEeiling ceremonies were car
ried out by the officers Of Locust
Camp, who are: Arthur Johnson, con-
SUI commander; NJ. Mcconnell, adj
wiser lieutenant; Berth Duplessls,
banker; John A. Marchand, clerk.
A. P Marchand, Waterman; Arthur
Morgan, sentry; Z. a. Duplessis,
captain Robert j. Broussard, mas
4 ter of ceremonies.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19

Let us print your stationery.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19

A despatch from Plaquemine to the
New Orleans .Picayune, dated Oct:
-, says: Willie Bradford, Of Dom
aldsonville, while waiting for the
Owens to so through the locks at an
early hour this morning, walked off
the lock walls. He fell 40 feet into
the water. The employees at the
lock rescued him. He is said to have
been under the influence of liquor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19

Remaining for local tax
alton, ...... =. ..$o, 4l9,9U W
Six mills surrendered by
state on S3,479,9O5,.s 20,87s IS
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19

a. resolution WAS adopted approv-
ing and ratifying all the acts and do
ings of the board and any Of its
committees since the organization
meeting held at Donaldsonville Aug.
20 last.
The president was authorized to
borrow 100000 from the Bank of
Ascension to carry on the business
of the board.
A bid for the construction Of the
Concession =levee in Plaquemines par
ish was received from the Hercules
Co, who offered to do the work for
q cents per cubic yard. The. con-
tract for this levee was originally
awarded to Fry Bros, but they re-
fused to sign it, on the ground that
it had not been awarded at the
boards domiciIe. 1t was finally de-
cided that the board should build a
dredgeboat and leYes-huilding ma
chine Of its own, and that the con-
struction Of the Concession leyee.
should be delayed until the compile
tion OF this device Commissioner
Perez undertook to hold the leVee
another year with an expenditure
Of $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-14

Health Oficcr OF the Port is an ex officio
member OF several city boards.
The Governor said Mr.. Emmett. who will
succeed william ". Hotchkiss, was his
nersona, selection. HE is a big. conserva-
tive man." he added, "and one In whom the
nub,ic will have the greatest confidence"
Tho Governor said that for several years
Mr.. E,n;pet was attorney for the New York
Life Insurance and Trust Company. Of New
York. which. when organized. engaged In
The insurance business, but discontinued
writing insurance many wears ago. Mr..
Emmers nomination was sent to the lnsur-
ance Committee.
When Dr. OCOnnelrs nomiaotion had
re.,, -cad ~ the senate. Senator Brackett
the RenubIlcan leader. deplored the dis
nlocement OF Dr. Doty as ian exhibition Of
the smallest kind Of peanut politics
TIE nomination was referred TO the Sen
ate Finance Committee
New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
SULLIVAN LAW FAVORED
Court of Appeals Defines Posses
sion of Weapons.

Albany, Feb 13.-Thc right Of the Lesis-
laturc TO make the possession Of danger
Gus weapon crime without proving the
intent 20 use such weapon un!awfully, vas
upheld to-day by the Court Of Appeals
The court affirmed the conviction Of Gu
seppe Perscc. who was arrested in New
York for carrying a slunsshot and SEN
fenced in March, 1909. TO four years at
Sing Sing Persce's attorney contended
that the intent TO use the weapon had not
been proved Since the conviction Of
Persce the Sullivan law was enacted in
Guiding .revolvors in the list Of dangerous
weapons the possession Of which is made
q felony
The court holds that the carrying or
possessing Of slungshot even without
proof Of specific ulterior criminal intent ar
within the character Of acts which the
Legisa .ure may thus condemn"
Judge Hiscock, who wrote the opinion,
said:
character OF Slungshots, biliies, Saudbags
and brass knucklcs make II evident that
the Legislature was entirely justified in
regarding them as dangerous and foul
weapons seldom used for justihable pur-
poses, but ordinarily the effective and ille-
gitmate implements OF thugs and hrutcs
in carrying cut their unlawful purposes.
Neither ls there any constitutional pro-
vision securing tho right 70 bear arms
which prohibits legislation with reference
20 such weapons as are specifically before
US in consideration.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
CARDINAL AT ST. GABRIEL'S
Recalls Days of His Priesthood
at Annual Dinner.

About two hundred graduates OF st. Ga
briels Academy in East 36th street, the
first Catholic school in New York city.
attended the annual dinner at the Hotel
Savoy last evening.
Cardinal Farley recalled his associst lions
with the school when he was pastor in the
parish, saying:
The inspiration for nearly all the deeds
which have been credited 10 me was got
when ] was priest In st. Gabreil's. There
for the first time | came In contact with
real life and learned the actual difficulties
and dangers as well as the joys and pleas
ures of the workirgman and his family,
and what I learned then OF the response
bilties Of life have never forgotten or
OF ST. Gabriels School could talk all
evening with great pleasure. but what |
like most to recall is the sense Of respOn-
sibility il reused IN all It's pupils. sense
of their responsibility 10 the school and
the churcl, II stands for. Never forget that
duty.
mon or wealthy men nor Is II necessary
that We be either. But to find favorable
consideration from our ncighbors our Cid-
zenship must be exemplary. LIT us re
Judges. Let or lives be frank and open.
that We may show 10 all Ten that there Is
no better citizen than the Catholic citizen.
Cornelius F. Collins was toastmaster. and
with him at the head table were Brother
Claudus Brother Albert; Brother Michael
and Brother Albion. from the academy: the
Right Rev d. J. Mcmahon, the Right Rev.
p. J. Hayes. the Right Rev. J. J. Dunn. the
Right Rev ]. J. McMaclin thr Rev. y. w.
Tiorney. the Rev. NJ. J. Larllin. the Rev.
r. A. Thornton, the Roy. i. J. McCuc and
the Rev. Il. J. Ecan.
MENU.
Blue Point OyTtCrE
Gives Eadishcs Saltcd Almonds Celery
Jnrrct Of Beef a J. ECOssaisc
Boiled Striped Base. Sauce MOusseIne
Cucambcrs Potatoes Pcrsll!ads
Lamb en- Casserole Bourscoisc
Carrots and Peas Panachce PotP jocs RisgOircs
Asparagus. Sauce HoilGadaiSc
SOrbct ChartreUse
Roast Stuffed Sduab Chicken, WateTcreSs
Salado Bouquetierc
Frozen Ecssolrode PUDDING
Pctits Tours Fruits CAFE Nor
A Ia Carte wines Apollinaris Cigarettes
New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
DIX FILLS TWO OFFICES
Dr.. O'ConneII for Doty'S Place;
Emmet Succeeds H0tChklSS.
NO SLAP AT BOSS" MURPHY
Both Appointments Acceptable
TO Tammsny Hall, Which Now
Urges McCooey.
IEy Tcice~apn - Tho T-Ihuno. /

Albany, Feb. 13.--Gf Governor Dix has de-
cided 10 fight Tammany Hall on the ap-
pointment OF new Public Service commits
he is slow in beginning the battle, lie sent
10 the Senate to-day the nomination OF pr.
.J ]. O'ConneI, OF Brooklyn. 10 he Health
Officer OF the Port OF Now York. In sue
ceSsion to Alvah H. Doty, and that OF Will
lam Temple Emmet, Of New York, 10 sue
ceed William r. HotchRlss as Superintcnd-
ent Of Insurance. but disappointed Herbert
T. BisseIl. OF Buffalo, sadly 10y falling 10
name him for the place now held by John
3. Olmsted on the upstate commission.
Bssell had told his friends that he had the
Governors promise 20 make the appoint
ment to-day.
Representatives Of Boss Murphy ofTam-
many and his associate bosses upstate de-
clare that the Governor will not make these
appointments this week. regardless OF what
he may promise. They declare also that II
RIsseITs nomination IL sent TO the Senate
they will kill Il. or at least 90 their best
in that direction.
Also there came the somewhat starting
information from a strong organization
man that Murphy had taken the bit into
bis teeth and announced 10 Governor Dix
that McCooey OF Brooklyn. wanted the
place on the lst District Commission. thai
from the point Of view OF the organization
he was entitled 10 Il. and that he should
have II or nobody. In other words, accord