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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
Gravel Roads for First District in
Sipk1t.

The committee appointed by the
police jury to arrange for the
construction of gravel roads in the
first road district of Ascension par
ISL held meeting at the courthouse
Wednesday afternoon, to confer; with
F. F. Rogers, of Alexandria, repre-
senting a Rapides parish syndicate
which is DESTROYS of furnishing the
gravel and building the roads. Mr..
Rogers displayed samples of the ma
terial to be used in the construction
of the highways, and submitted ten
tatiye proposition to the committee,
which will be considered and acted
upon in due time. While the syndl-
cate with which Mr.. Rogers is con
nected has not as yet built any coun-
try roads, it has furnished the ma
terial for several streets in the city
of Alexandria, and these are declared
to have given better satisfaction, in
proportion to. cost, than many other
streets constructed with much high
er-priced material
The first road district of Ascension
parish comprises some twenty-five
miles of public highways, extending
from the IbervilIe to the St. James
line on the west bank of the river,
and from Donaldsonville to the AS
sumption line on both sides of Bayou
Lafourche 1t is estimated the gray
cling OF these roads will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000. of which
amount $4,000 will be derived from
bonds to be issued by the police jury,
secured by special tax of 11s mills
for twenty years, which was voted
almost unanimously by the property
owners of the, first road district at
an election held in March. The bal
ance of $4,000 will be secured by
capitalizing an annual appropriation
of $4,000 to be made by the police
jury for a period of ter years.
Mr.. Rogers stated that il his syn
dictate is given the contract for the
construction of the roads, their COM
pletion by Nov 1 will be guaranteed,
provided the weather is reasonably
| favorable.
/ The members of the road commit
! tee present at the conference were:
! President Adolphe Meter and Secre.
tary c. c. Weber of the police jury,
DR.. E. K. Sims, Alex. Bloomenstiel,
/ Charles Maurin, D. D. Dalferes, f
! B. Lemann, G. D. Bentley and Juror
1 C. H. Landry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
IT..
Notice.

On and after the first of August, l
shall discontinue wrapping bread. for
the following reasons: First, / was
not authorized by the Board of
Health to wrap my bread; second,
bread wrapped while warm becomes
soft and mushy, and is not satisfac-
tory to my customers: third, a good
many people do not like to buy
wrapped bread, as they wish to see
the loaf before buying. If you de-
sire your bread wrapped, tell the
driver and he will see that it is de-
liVered to you in such shape
Thanking the public and my
customers for their patronage in the
past, as well as in the future, and
assuring them that | shall do all I
can to please, am,
Respectfully, c. WINTER.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
FEDERAL 1bHI f1l Of FLOODS.
Mass Meeting This Afternoon. to
Discuss River Problem and Urge
Enactment of Legislation y to
Have National Government Take
Charge Of Levees.

An open mass-meeting of the resi-
dents of the alluvial basin of Louisi-
ana will be held in the local court
house this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
for the purpose of urging the enact
ment of legislation by congress to
control and prevent the disastrous
floods on the lower Mississippi river.
Addresses on the subject of Flood
Prevention and Federal Cooperation !"
wall be delivered by John A. Fox,
president tof the Mississippi River
Levee Association; W. B. Thomp-
son, of New Orleans, and other prom
inent speakers. Congressman Ben.
G. Humphreys, of Mississippi, mem
Der of the rivers and harbors COM
mittee of congress and co-author of
the Ransdsll river regula-
dion bill, had been expected to de-
liver an address, but owing to the
illness of his wife win be unable to
be present
Posters advertising the meeting
have been sent broadcast, personal in
vitations to attend, by means of
printed postal cards, have been
mailed to several hundred represent
alive citizens of this section, and in
every way spossible publicity has been
given to the meeting and the import
anee of a large attendance pointed
out.
This win be the first meeting to
discuss the flood problem held in
this state outside of New Orleans.
Similar gatherings will be held in
every city Of the delta, from Cairo
to the gull. in order to acquaint the.
100000 people living in that region.
with the work of the Mississippi
River Leyee Association, so that a
united effort can be made to secure
national recognition of the project.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
Morgan is Wideawake.

Congressman Lewis L. Morgan OF
this district shows no disposition to
take nap at the switch. On the
contrary. he is distinctly wideawake
and on to his job. One of the latest
indications of his alertness and
perspicacity is the introduction of a
bill providing for the establishment
of an experimental farm in every
parish and county of all the states
of the Union. He has also placed on
the house calendar a bill to provide
for the erection Of a federal building
at Donaldsonville. Now il he will
get behind the movement to have the
Bayou Lafeurehe dam replaced with
locks, he can order almost anything
he wants and charge 1t to Donaldson
vile.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
Statement of Ownership Manage"
ment, Etc.

In conformity with the requi Il, 1a1s
of an act of congress Of avg a. sworn n5aI,
di stan ct.r Of its ownership, management
ETC.. as furnished in duplicate to- 70 TIE e
local local postmaster under date OF july ~
F,ndiitor-G. Donnaud Bentley, Donald
sonFillle, La --5
business managers-Von Lotten q
Rentlev, Donaldsonville, La.
Publshers-Von Lotfen d beh''9S y.
Donaldsonville, La. "a r.
f,wners-James Won Lotten. ana u.
t,nnnand BENTLEY, Donaldsonvilie, La.
Known bondhoiders, mortgages ana ana
bther security holders, holding l per
cent or more of total amount OF po'loe'
Signed: u. ~; De- kafnra ma
this 18th day of July, 1919.
J. Ed FERNANDEZ,
Chief Deputy Clerk OF Court.
my commission expires June So' 19iel'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
Teachers, Examinations.

Notice is hereby given that the
regular examinations for white
teachers will be held Aug. 4, and
6. Examinations for colored teach
ers will be held Aug. Z, 5 and 8.
No teacher, white or colored, will
be recommended for employment who
does not hold valid teachers Ger
tificate. Other qualifications being
equal, preference will be given to
teachers holding the higher grade
certificates, J. L. RUScA, supt.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
Why This Change of Tuner

The Lake Providence Banner-Dem-
ocrat makes a good point when it
says: 1.-THE Democrats who took part
in the Ruston meeting and who yot-
ed for Bob Broussard against J. Y.
Sanders for United States senator,
ought to have stood on the outside.
The hills gave Broussard big vote
after he publicly said on the
stump he would vote for sugar,
while Sanders said he would stand
on the Democratic platform though
the heavens fell. And they voted
for Broussard! Now some of these
same fellows are crying the loudest.' =
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
Lightning Franks at A-muz-u Park.

Lightning Franks at A-rnuz-u Park.
During the rain and thunder storm
last Sunday afternoon, lightning
struck corner of the negro grand
stand at A-muz-u Park, splintering a
post and slightly damaging the roof.
A horse hitched to a buggy standing
in front of the stand was knocked
down, but the three occupants of the
vehicle fortunately escaped injury
They were Joseph Curse, a we'll
known citizen of Bruly Mccall; his
son, and another young man residing
in the same neighborhood.~@The top
Of the buggy, where the bolt pene-
trated, was torn open, and the shafts
were shattered. Constable Ramirez
and his nephew, Fred: Ramirez, who
were seated in the grand-stand, were
dazed by the shock, and the latter
tainted some minutes afterward, but
soon revived. Fortunately the storm
occurred before the hour set for the
beginning of the races, otherwise
the grand-stand would have been oc-
cupied by number OF negroes and
some Of them may have been killed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
sHERlFF,s SALE.
State of Louisiana-Paris of Ascension
-TWenty-S Seventh judicial Distfiel
Court.
Belle Helene Planting Co., Ltd,
VS.. No. z107
Oraal Il Scott -

&
gY VIRTUE OF and in obedience 3
"A - an order of seizure and sale. is s'lss
by the above named court In the apD *
entitled and numbered cause, and % ~. III
directed, I have seized and taken Va Va
my possession, and win offer foT - -
at public auction to the last and hig aais.
bidder, according to law at the pln =
cipal front door of the courthouse 4 4
the parish of Ascension, in the CITY IS
DonaldsonVille, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 80, 1sf5,
at II O'Clock a. M, the following s.
scribed property, to-Wit:
Lot or tract number thirty-sev I'd N
containing one hundred and forty -
twenty-five hundredths l140.z5l a 800.
more or less, of the Belle Helene psa,
cation.
9 Terms and conditions-Ca Cash In Dnl'sss
States currency. Ss
Sheriff, Parish of Aseensiea
e. G. HANSON.
DonaldsonyiIle, La, July 26. 1sls'S
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
sHERIFFs SALE.
State of Louisfana Parish of Ascension
-T'Wenty-S Seventh Judicial District
Court.
Belle Helene Planting Co, Ltd

Belle Helene Planting Co., Ltd,
VS.. No. 2186
e. E. Williams
s9Y VIRTUE OF and in obedience so.
AH an order of seizure and sale, issued
by the above named court in the above
entitled and numbered cause, and to fe
directed, I have seized and taken mt
any possession, and viii offer for sale
at public auction to the last and higfeess
bidder, according to law. at the pflasss
eipal front door of the courthouse O.
the parish of Ascension, in the city q
DonaldsonvilIe, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 80. 1911.
at II e'c1cck a. m, the following ae-
scflbed property, to-Wit:
Lot or tract number tWenty-seven Sz Il.
containing thirty five and tWenfy-s !.
hundreths (35.26) acres, more or less Y
the Belle Helene plantation.
Terms and conditions Cash in Unltea
States currency.
q. C. HANSON.
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, JULY 26, JILL.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
sHERlF F's Sal.
State of Louisiana-Parish OF Ascension
Twenty Seventh Judicial District
Court.
Belle Helene Planting Co, Ltd
VS.. No. 2i05
parny, 5yEo,J tr,, :, ?,

EGFCy vaughan
NY VIRTUE OF and in obedience To
IL an order of seizure and SALE issued
by the above named court in the above
entitled and numbered cause. and to me-
directed, ] have seized and taken Into
my possession, and viii offer for sale
at public auction to the last and highest
bidder, according to law, at the nTin.
eipal front door of the courthouse of
the parish of Ascension, in the city Of.
Dona1dsonvilie, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 80. 1913.
at Il o'clock a. m. the following de-
scribed property, to-Wit.
; Lot or tract number one ~, contain
ing seventyfour and forty five huns
dredths (74.45} acres, more or less. OF.
the Belle Helene plantation.
Terms and Cash in United
States currency.
e. C. HANSON.
Sheriff, Parish OF Ascension.
DonaldsonVille, La, July rs, 1918.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26

This is a time in the history OF
Donaldsonville when her people must
stand together. There is great work
for the Chamber of Commerce to 40,
and all of lis must feel an ind1Vlduai
responsibility to see that the work
is done.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
Competitive Examination.

Notice is hereby given that a
competitive examination, to select
a beneficiary student from the parish
of Ascension to the state Normal
School at Natchitoches, will be
held at the courthouse in Donald
sonVille Friday and Saturday, Aug.
8 and 8, beginning at 8 a.sm. each
day. r. S. VICKERs,
J. L. RUSCA,
C. c.. WEBER,
Committee.
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Swat ff,a fly
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26

Lake Charles and Monroe, La
have been promoted by Uncle Sam.
The postal receipts at these cities
having exceeded the linait for sec
ond-class postoffices during the pre-
ceding four quarters, the offices
were raised to the first-class grade,
commencing July /.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26

Civic enthusiasm is in the at
mosphere. DonaldsonVi1le spirit is
aroused. See that you do your part
in the momentous campaign now i'm
pending.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26

About the time the fcmentors of the
little Rustion ruction were trying to
"resolute'' Senators Thornton and
Ransdell out of the Democratic party,
the Louisiana senators were being
called on In turn to preside over the
deliberations of the Democratic sena-
storial caucus at Washington.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
Best and cheanest.

For constipation, biliousness, head
ache, Royaline Liver Regulator is
best ami cheapest. Is cents. Money
back plan.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26

The annual encampment Off, state
troops lis being held at Camp Stat
ford, near Alexandria, and is proving
unusually successful from the stand
poEnt Of practical military instruction
and Efficiency Alexandria Day the
18th inst, was celebrated with an
Imposing parade, which was review
ed by Gov Hall and staff. Little
Bobbie Dunbar of Opelousas was
among the attractions of the occa-
dion,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26

A new era is dawning for Donald
sonville. Be up and doing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26

State Senator George H. Clinton OF
st. Joseph, Tensas parish, admits the
soft impeachment that under certain
circumstances he is likely to be
candidate for lieutenant governor at
the next election. II the nominee
for governor is south Louisiana
man, Mr.. Clinton expects to be in the
race for second place, but if the gu
bernatorial nominee is from one of
the northern parishes, the Tensas
senator will haul in his lightning rod.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
u e1peHuIIl lEsss 81 L. 81
Hcsse oard CHE NEW ORLEANS
NAVAL STATION.


After going over the New Orleans
naval station last May, Secretary
of the Navy Josephus Daniels said:
'Thls is splendid piece of propeh-
ty, everything is in excellent shapN
ready to go 10 work tomorrow
st doesn't seem scientific econ&
my to allow tWo-million five-hu1s
dred-thousand-dollar investment liks
this to lie idle.
"One thing that impresses me with
this station is that it seems to have
been built all at one time on very
thorough plan, and differs from the
yards at Boston and Philadelphia,
which were built in sections as it
were
81 think the plant is one of the
best I've seen, and with the facili
ties at hand, and the improvements
already made, has great possibilities. y
Surely these are not mere polite
utterances Intended only to tickle
the ears Of the listeners, prominent
citizens OF New Orleans who had ac-
companied the distinguished visitor
on his tour of inspection and who
feel deep interest in having the
naval station made a going institu-
ton.
If Secretary Daniels was in earnest
and truthful-Which is not for a mo-
ment to be doubted-there is strong
reason to hope and believe that
the peculiar policy of the former sec
rotary of the navy with reference to-
the New Orleans station is to be re
yersed under the present admins
tration.
The declaration by the secretary
OF the navy that the New Orleans
plant is one of the best in the coun-
try, that it is in excellent shape for
the immediate resumption of work,
and that it is poor economy to per
NIT tWo-and -a-half-million invest
ment to lie idle, would seem to i'm
pose an obligation on the part of
President Wilson and his cabinet to
direct that this fine station be pro-
Vlded with work to do. Any other
course would be tantamount to a
.urn-doWn for the official head of
The navy department, who has SO
plainly perceived and pointed out the
advantages of the plant and indi-
Gated the folly Of allowing it to go
% rack and ruin from, idleness and
Neglect.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
THE PARTY STANDING OF THE
louisiana SENATORS,

The north Louisiana movement to
have United STATES Senators Thorn
son and Ransdell read out of the
Democratic party if they persist in
voting against the rnderWood-S Sim
mons tariff bfIl--1as they are in hon
or bound to dormust die abornin',
and the ambitious and over-zealous
politicians who are behind the aglta-
ton may as well proceed to the dis
tant rear and assume recumbent
attitude.
In the first place, both the Loulsi-
ana senators pledged themselves be-
fore their election to stand by the
sugar industry of the state and do
everything in their power to insure
its protection and prevent its injury
or destruction. They would be false
to plighted faith and recreant to pub
lie trust if they now sought to eFade
or violate this pledge.
In the second place, the platform OF
the party, as framed and promul-
gated by the national convention at
Baltimore, not only failed to declare
for free sugar, but inferentially de-
clared against it by enunc1atng the
principle and promise that the tamil
reduction policy was not to be car
ried to the extent of criRpling Or de-
stroying any legitimate domestic IN
dustry.
In the third place, neither the Dem
ocratic majority in the senate nor any
authority whatsoever short of another
Democratic national convention has
the right or power to prescribe any
other pledge than fealty to the Bal
timore platform as a prerequisite to
good standing in the party
Finally, the Democratic senatorial
caucus deliberately and very wisely
refrnined from trying to gag its
members with cast-iron pledge. The
resolution adopted by the caucus
reads as follows:
Resolved, that the tariff agreed
to by this conference, in its amended
i form, is declared to be a party meas
ure and we urge its undivided sup
port as a duty by Democratic sena-
tors without amendment. Provided,
however, that the conference or the
finance committee may, after refer
ence or otherwise, propose amend
ments to the bill.
4 The position of Senators Thornton
i and Ransdell is well understood and
appreciated by their Democratic col
leagues in Washington, and there is
no apparent disposition among the
latter to impugnI the political status
OF the Louisiana senators because OF
their loyalty to ante-election pledges
and defense OF home industry.
il We have no doubt large majority
of the Democratic citizens of LOUSY
ana likewise understand the attitudf
of their senator's and indorse it moss
heartily. Wherefore the conclusioS
that the efforts Zof the little coterig
of Ruston ruetionists and fourth-oa
July fulminatorsI to bulldoze Messrs
Thornton and Rsnsdell into a perfid-
ious disregard so1 then. solemn prom
4 Use on pain Of. being cast outside
the party pale must result IN com.
Iplete hayeerF ea failure.
II A nynandifI Irs.~-y5 n.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26

The Donaldsonville Chamber of
Commerce is going after $4,000 year
for its support. Evidently Donald
sonyille's citizens are in earnest
about building up that town and the
surrounding country. Otherwise they
would give their Chamber of Com
merce money enough to pay room
rent and buy postage stamps, and
wonder why homeseekers were not
coming here by the trainload-Lake
Charles American-Press
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26

The right man was kept in the
right place when Dr. e. L. Stephens
was reelected by the board of
trustees as president of the South
western Louisiana Industrial Insti-
tute at Lafayette. DR.. Stephens has
been at the head of the institution
ever since it's establishment in 1901,
and his capacity, zeal and admira-
bic management have been one of
the greatest factors in the constant
success and improvement of the in
stitute's work
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-30

signaled Bush to sacrifice on the first
ball pitched. There was a groan from
a dozen baseball men who realized
that Jennings practically was refus-
ing to let Adams throw away his own
game. Bush hunted, Detroit scored,
but had Bush been permitted to wait,
Detroit probably would have won that
game in the first inning, driven Adams
off the slab, and, had they done that
Adams never would have pitched
again in that series; as it was he
steadied, won the game, came back
stronger and again still stronger and
won the championship for Pittsburg.
In spite of that lesson Connie Mack
did exactly the same thing in the
World series in 1911, refused to let
Marquard throw away his game in the
first inning, and almost lost the game
by it.
One of the mysteries of baseball for
many years has been the excessive
hitting power of every team Connie
Mack, commander of the Athletics,
leads. | believe the secret Of his sue
cess lies in this jockeying with pitch
ers waiting persistently to get the
pitcher outguessed and puzzled and
then breaking UP the game with long
drives. | believe that Mack has the
following system of upsetting oppos-
ing pitchers, no matter how effective
they may be: His team starts to do
one thing in the first inning. If it
starts to wait on the pitcher it waits
consistently, every batter doing ex-
actly the same thing. Perhaps for
three innings, every batter will wait
as long as possible before hitting.
Then, just as the opposing pitcher be
gins to figure that the Athletics will
take a strike or two and begins shoot
ing the first ball over, the Athletics
change and each man swings with full
force at the first ball. Sometimes they
do this for two innings, until the
pitcher changes; then they will let the
first ball go and every batter will hit
the second ball. They keep at it I'M
til, in some inning, they get the clus-
ter of drives for which they have been
playing, pound out a bunch Of runs
and win.
There is no way of proving the
theory, except by the scores, as Mack
is about as communicative as a deaf
and dumb diplomat, but in the scores
l analysed it was remarkable to see
how many of the Athletics did the
same thing, and hit the same ball in
certain innings. The idea of the sys-
tenn seems to be to force the pitcher
to do the guessing, rather than to try
to outguess him. And such a system,
persisted in and changed suddenly,
would explain the hitless, fruitless in
nings during which some pitcher
seemed to have the Champions at his
mercy, and the sudden, slam-bang on
slaught brings victory.
There is science and skill in the
actual hitting of a ball, but the real
value of hitting lies in advancing run
ners who already are on bases: The
sacrifice bunt, the bunt and run, the
hit and run and hitting as the runner
starts, as differentiated from the hit
and run. No club that simply at