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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-04

The D0laldsolTile clie
SATURDAY, JAN. 4, 1918.
Miss Adele Duhon, of New Hope
was in town Tuesday.
The Chief should be a weekly Visi
tor to your home during 1918.
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W. P. Dixon, of Hope Villa, wa!
transacting business here Monday.
G. s. Mcfarland, of Burnside, wa.
business visitor to town last Mon
day.
Miss Ida Melancon was the guest
of Miss Allne Gre on New Years
day.
Miss Aline Melancon is spending q
few days with relatives in Assump.
ton.
E. N. Pugh visited Plaquemine Sun
day as the guest of his son, j. How
ell Pugh.
Misses Alberta and Winnifred Gau-
threaux are spending while in New
Orleans.
\ - - F.
Miss Sophie Bloch and Marcel
Iimmler spent Sunday in Plaquemine
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Richard
spent two days with relatives in New
Orleans last week.
Miss Loretta Prejean, of Belle Alli-
ance, visited friends in Plaquemine
during the holidays.
Miss Olivia Ayraud, of New Or
leans, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Ker for Christmas.
Mrs. Eugene Frank, of New sOrIe-
ans, is here on visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs, F. B. Lemann
Miss Nina Francioni, Of Labadie-
vile, is visiting her uncle, C. II. Lam
dry, OF. Riverside plantation.
Miss Rosa Gauthreaux left Thurs
day for New Orleans, where she will
spend few days with friends
III
Mr. and Mrs John Ramirez enter
tanned few relatives and friends
at dinner on New Years day.
Sabin Dalferes went to Baton
Rouge Wednesday afternoon on BUSH
ness, returning Thursday morning.
selly Levy. of Plaquemine, and
Grover Afford, of Wall, attended the
dance given here New Years eve.
Miss Louise Duhon, of Baton
Rouge, spent Monday at New Hope
as the guest of Miss Adele Duhon.
Miss Freda Singer, of Burton, spent
the Christmas holidays in town with
i. n
Mr.. and Mrs Emile OschWald and
son, Benedict, Of Thibedaux, were
the New Year guests of relatives
here.
Miss Lila Comeaux is spending a
few weeks in New Orleans as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A.
Landry.
Miss Ada Aileman, of Belle Al
lance, was the guest of Misses Ora
and Ruth Gauthreaux for a few days
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Camille Hernandez
and children, of Belle Alliance, spent
New Years with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Ramirez.
The DonaIdsonville rice mill re-
sumed operations Thursday morning,
after arg. having been closed down for
the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Achee left
thursday for their home in Arkan-
sas, after spending the holidays with
!. UT. and Mrs. Edward Landry.
Misses Ida and Noutte Dardenne,
o1 Piaauemine. spent New Years
nere. as the attractive guests OF
MISSES Kate and Rena Landry.
me Lafourche Basin Levee# Board
VIII meet IN regular quarterly. session
next = thursday, the 9th instq at its
8=ns@ offlee in the Royce building.
After spending some time here with
.eiaeIVes. Mrs. Charles Booksh and I
nel children, Helen and Charles, re-
a salhed last Sunday to their home at
:. + Bruins, who has been in
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-04

NOTICE TO sToCKHoLD ERs
of the
Bank of Ascension.
NOTICE is hereby given that meeting of the
ls stockholders of the Bank of Ascension viii
be held at the bank on
Tuesday. January Z, 1918,
at Il O'Clock q. M, for the purpose of e1ecting
board OF directors to serve for the ensuing year.
JOHN s. THIBAUT, Cashier
DonaIdsonvilIe. La. Dec. IL 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
BIG APPROPRIATION
ASKED OF CONGRESS

New Orleans. January Am annual
congressional appropriation of $690O0,00O
for period of 10 years, or a total of
$500, 100000 was urged by resolution adopt
ed here today at the national flood pre-
vention and river regulation conference.
The conference adjourned at noon after
a two days session. Endorsement was
given to the Newlands- -Bartholdt river
regulation bill now pending in Congress.
with certain proposed amendments.
The conference recommended that the
Newlands- Bartholdt bill provide the fol-
lowing appropriations annually for 10
years
Mississippi river and tributaries, &c.,
100000; Missouri river drainage basin,
s1o.0ooO0o; Ohio river drainage basin. $iO-
100000; Colorado river drainage basin, S5.-
100000; drainage basins of Sacramento and
San joaquin valleys, California, $1,000, 900:
United States corps of army engineers.
s29, 900 900 for use in construction of levees,
regulating river channels, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
GENERAL WOOD
FAVORS RESERVE
Would Hold Men Who Have
Served in the Army
and Navy

WASHINGTON, January TN order that
a reasonably strong reserve may be es-
tablished in the United States with the
least possible delay, all men who have
served in the regular army, marine corps
or militia and are of proper age and
xphysically fit, should be authorized to
,anlist at once in the reserve and receive
pay, in the opinion of Major General
I.eonard Wood, chief of staff of the army
r. General Wood indorses the bill of Rep
rt sentative Tillson of Connecticut, who
IT. Il odaced it.
AT least 81 should be paid,' said the
general, for a days service as a re-
tserve and increased in active service.
his would give the reservist something
/, or his family and would encourage men
10 enter the service and remain in it,
The necessity for providing coterie of
officers to command the reserves or vol
unteers is also one of preponderance and
should receive serious attention. l am
of the opinion that 1t would be practica-
a bic to select from the graduating classes
army officers as military code instruc-
tols, that the 100 men each year who
should be commissioned as second lieu
tenants in the regular army for one year
and to be discharged at the end of that
period, receive certificate of proficiency
il the admissabilities merit it.
There can be enumerated the reserves
of these countries: Great Britain, l5000
japan. 100000; Italy, 100000 Austria,
2.a00,000; France, 1900 900; Germany, 4700,-
0g9: Russia, ), 400 600"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

diers were killed today in a clash be-
tween two bodies of government troops
who had been brought to Toluca be-
cause of an attack on Sunday by so
followers of Zapata on a passenger
train, Is miles south of this city.
Plymouth, Eng1and.-The steamship
Ascania suffered severely from storms
on her voyage from Portland, Me-. to
this port. On one occasion the vessel
had to heave to for six hours, so high
were the seas. Oil was used success
fully to break the violence of the
waves.
Oeala, Fla.-The death sentence was
pronounced upon j. ]. Johnson a negro
preacher. here this afternoon after his
conviction for criminally assaulting the
wife of a prominent orange grower
Saturday near Citra, Fla. Barely two
hours we're required for the trial.
New York.-The strike of hotel walt
ers. cooks and kitchen help scheduled
to begin tonight, resulted in only about
200 answering the call of the delegates
of the International Hotel Workers of
the World
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
REYES WILL TOUR
LATIN-AMERICA

Paris. January Gen. Rafael Reyes,
ex-President of Columbia, in an inter-
view published this morning in the Eu-
ropean edition of the New York Her
ad declares his intention of touring
Mexico, Brazil. cuba, Chile and other
republics with the object of promoting
a closer union of Latin America with
the United states for the advancement
of civilization.
The opening of the Panama canal, he
said, made the moment most propitious
for this movement. He said also he
was hopeful of arranging for the sub
mission of the difference between Co
lombia and the United States over the
isthmian territory to The Hague tri-
hunal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Cannibal COurtshipt
rom the indianapolis News.

FROM the lDuldndpois <>cNc.
III New Guinea, when the youths a
courting go, they conjecture not on how
rich the young ladys father is, but on
how many pigs she is worth The Mexico
people one of the interior tribes in the
great island were described recently at
a meeting of the Royal Anthropological
institute in London. n. W. Williamson
read a paper.
A girls wooing provides employment
for certain worthy men of the medicine
craft. for love charms and philters are ex-
tepsively used Both boys and girls ap-
peal to the rising sun for help. The
negotiations for the marriage involve
substantial gifts by the boys family to
that of the girl, Including ornaments.
These are paid In advance, but they are
only a sort of refresher to the memory
of the girls parents and friends. Her
value is not counted in jewery, but in
pigs" A beautiful girl is worth many
pigs. but IL Is not etiquette to say So The
girls family, therefore, after the nego-
tiations have been completed, makes a
mock hostile raid on the boys clan and
obtains the exact number OF pigs re-
auired The pigs being duly stolen, cere-
mcnial dances follow. Mr.. Williamson
described these, and said that he be-
lieved them to have their origin in an
Imitation of the dancing movements dur
ing the counting season of the goura
piceon He further described elaborate
Ceremonial performances, at which much
coveted decorations are bestowed upon
warriors who have slain an enemy In
battle; also funeral and mourning cere-
MONIES the former of which includes a
comic feast and game of bob b-apple'-
the apple being the leg of pig or kan
garoo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
EXPLORER RETURNS
FROM ANTARCTIC.
German Army Officer Dis
covers New Land-TO
Return After Rest

Ruenos Aires. January THE whanns
ship Deutschland, with the German ant
arctic exposition under Lieutenant flich-
ner aboard, arrived here today. captain,
Bahlel, commander of the vessel uleu
during the voyage from an attack OF near,
disease. The others of the expeoi''on
are in good health.
Lieutenant Filchner found that the new
land known as Prince Regent Laitpoio
land extended as far as latitude ~ oe-
grees and that the limit to the south
of the Weddell sea was rs degrees. lie
esta blished station on the coast OF the
new land, but the high sea destroyed seY-
eral miles of the great ice barrier ana
carried off the station obliging the ex-
plorers to go aboard their vessel. On
March they entered a new ice zone ana
were obliged to remain there until Nov
ember 27. They found the depth o. the
sea to be from f740 to 5i4S metres.
Lieutenant Filchner will return to the
antarctic after a rest and continue MS
explorations, which probably Will not
be completed for two years.
Berlin, Germany, january 7.-L'euteh-
ant Wilhelm Filchner. the German ant
arctic explorer, returned with his eN-
pedition today to Buenos Ayres after an
absence of 10 months in the southern
seas. Lieutenant Filneher cabled from
Buenos Ayres that the, expedition had
been most successful. He discovered
new land which he named Prince Re-
gent Luitpodland and an ice barrier also
which he named Kaiser Wilmhelmianu
the second. The lieutenant proposes con-
tinuing his explorations. 1t was not Lieu
tenant F'ilchner's intention to attempt
to reach the south pole. His declared
purpose was to learn IL possible the
character of the land in the antarctic
circle and whether 1t was really con-
tinent or consisted of islands divided by
frozen arms of the sea. The vessel was
equipped with electrical apparatuc Tor
signalling He carried number OF hardy
Khirgiz ponies for work on the ice and
the expedition was also provided with
motor sleds Lieutenant Filchner was
I ohave followed the path marked by Sir
Ernest Shackelton and to form a depot
at the halfway point to Shackelton's WIN
ter quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
ASKS INJUNCTION
OF COMMISSION

Washington, January THE Louisiana
and Pacific Railway company's so-called
tap line today applied to the commerce
court for an injunction to restrain the
interstate commerce commission from en-
forcing its orders of last year, which
declared the road not a common carrier
and not entitled to through routes and
ioint rate agreements with trunk line cor
porations. The petition AYERS that the
commission was without authority to Is
sue such an order and that the order
is not constitutional. This Is the hrst
of a series Of applications to be filed by
tap lines which hold themselves damaged
by the commission. The cases VIII be
carried for final determination TO the
supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
TWO NEGROES
CONFESS CRIME

Otis williams and Jim Anderson, two
negroes, were arrested yesterday,
charged with killing negro named
Charley at the corner of Third avenue
and Fourteenth street Monday evening.
Williams was arrested by Officers Cole
and Godstein, while Moser, Clements
and Christian arrested Anderson.
Acting Chief Martin Eagan stated
last night that the two negroes had
confessed to killing Charley, one of
them saying he held the victim while
the other stabbed him. A knife blade
had pierced charley's heart and he was
dead when officers arrived. The two
negroes left the scene on a street car
Immediately after the affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
C. c. BURKE

The banquet given last night by the
Ensley club at the Palace cafe was cne
of the most enjoyable and successful af-
fairs ever given in the Steel City. One
hundred and sixty representative citizens
of Ensley, Wylam and Pratt City sat
round the banquet table and as they
partook of the choice viands that were
elegantly served speeches sparkling With
wit and wisdom were made by gifted
speakers, while a six-piece orchestra rem
dered splendid musical selection.
Previous to the banquet the newly
elected officers of the club were installed
by the retiring president, DIR. f. W. Ave-
ryt as follows: c. C. Burke, president;
r. l.. Barrett, first vice president; Felix
Fuller, second vice president: w. A. Bur-
gin, third vice president; A. c. Kicks,
fourth vice president; f. W. Averyt,
treasurer and S. T. Kennedy. secretary.
Quite a number of toasts We're ON the
programme, but owing to the lateness
of the hour many of them were omitted.
"ssssssssss.s.ss.ss.s....
that the matured trees were not dam
aged though they admit that frost killed
much nursery stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Rockefeller In Seclusion

Nassau, New Providence. January L.
Efforts made TO communicate with VIII
liam Rockefeller, who has been staying
lat a hotel here since his arrival January
from Miami, Fla, have proved inef-
fectual. Inquirers at the hotel during
the day were informed that Mr. Rookie
feller was not in prime condition and
did not seek interviewers. The finan-
cier will remain at Nassau for several
weeks. No intimation as to his intention
with regard to his appearance as a wit
ness before the House money trust in
vestigating committee at Washington can
be CLEANED.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
POLICEMAN'S NIECE
is HELD IN ATLANTA

Atlanta, Ga, January 7-Miss Marie
Portman, aged IS, said to be niece OF
Captain P. Portman, Louisville police
department, was taken in custody here
today by local police and is being held
pending advices from the Kentucky city
The girl is said to have disappeared from
her home in Louisville several weeks
ago.
Prof. G. Holman Gardner, age 40,
we'll known educator and lecturer OF At
lanta, also was arrested by the police
in connection with the case, but later
released on 500 bond He is charged
on the police docket with disorderly con-
duct.
Louisville. Ky, January Miss Marie
Portman of Louisville, is being held by
the Atlanta police atathe request OF her
uncle, Captain Frank p. Portman or
the Louisville police department, accord
ing to that officer. His niece who makes
her home with the captains family, left
on the night of January J. taking her
belongings, Captain Portman said. lie
Immediately telegraphed the police of va
rious cities asking that they look out for
her. He said he had never heard or
Prof. g. Holman Gardner. Captain Port
man will leave for Atlanta tomorrow
morning to bring his niece back to LOUIS
Vile he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
NEGRO Joy R|DER'
COME TO G1|
Stole Car of T. C. FitzgI
and Then Collided w
Lees Machine

Taking an automobile belonging
c. Fitzgerald from in front of tt
jestic theatre last night. two unidf
negroes started on a joy ride al
into an automobile driven by S.
at the corner of Highland avend
Twenty-first street about 1880 %
Mr.. Fitzgerald found his auto badly
aged by the collision. while retur
home on a Highland avenue car.
MIR. Lee was alone in his car at
time of the accident and was uninjt
His glasses, which were in metal
in an inside pocket were crushed.
two negroes who were in Mr.. Fitzgeri
car, ran down an alley and escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08

Constantinople, January Z. - Nazim
Pasha, the minister of war and Nora
dunghian Effend, minister of foreign af-
fairs, went today by special train to
meet the Bulgarian commander in chief,
General Savoff. They returned to Con-
stantinople this evening. The object of
the meeting has not been divulged.
kapamachian Effendi, the Armenian
prefect of Van, has been assassinated, ac-
cording to an official report received
here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Changes In Police Department

Acting Chief of Police Martin Eagan
announced a few changes in the ponce
department yesterday to be in effect Tor
the next 30 days, during the suspension Oh
Chief Bodeker. Chief Eagan appointed
Captain Johnston as head Of the gambling
squad, a position occupied by Mr. Eagan
while on duty as captain. Sergeant Ha"-
kins takes Mr.. Johnston's place as cap
tain and Motorcycle Scout George Bagiey
will fill Mr.. Hawkins position as sergeant.
Policeman Ivey takes Mr.. Bagley's place
on the motorcycle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Floods in Tennessee

Nashville, January 7.-Unprecedented
rains throughout the entire Cumber
land watershed within the past As
hours has caused the Cumberland river
to rise with unusual swiftness. The
flood stage was reached here this aft
ernoon and the waters began to over
flow the lowlands of the city. The
Easements of business houses near the
river front were flooded and in one
or two sections of the city the police
were called on to assist the inhabitants
in removing to the highlands. Boats
and wagons were used in the rescue
work. Tonight a sudden drop in tenn
perature has checked the torrential
downpour. 1t is expected that the gauge
here will register rs feet by morning
and so feet by Thursday, forcing the
street cars on two lines to cease oper-
atlGnS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08

Lisbon.-Antonio Jose Almeida, leader
of the conservatives, who was entrusted
with the formation of a new ministry, has
been obliged to give up the task owing
to the opposition Of the independents to
Senior Almeldas programme, which in
cluded an amnesty measure and the re-
vision of the public worship ordinances.
New York.-Both sides in the garment
workers strike drew their lines closer
today in preparation for protracted
struggle. The employers met and voted
not to recognize the closed shop. nor to
deal with the union. Some 75.ooo mem
bers of the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers union began voting tonight
on whether they should join the United
Garment Workers in the walk out.
Hazelhurst. Ga.-One trainman was
killed today when Southern railway
through tourist train No s. from Jack
sonville to Cincinnati, collided with a
local Georgia and Florida freight train
on crossing. Engineer George w. Lit
tie of Macon of the PASSENGER train at
tempted TO jump from his cab, but was
caught between engine and tender as
they left the tracks and was killed.
st. Iouis.-Phillip Reuter-. 3s years cid
president of the Reuter- Jones Manufae-
turing company, was found dead in a de-
serted third floor room of the company s
plant today after relatives hal been
searching for him "a hours. At first
II was thought he had died of heart dis
ease. but shortly after noon the autopsy
physician said death was caused by poi
soning.
Mexico City.-The resignation of Nam
uel Calero as ambassador to the United
States has been accepted Senor Ca
lero had a conference today with the
President and later took the oath In the
senate as the representative of the state
of Mexico.
London.-The Chronicle announces the
discovery of interesting manuscript of
John Wesley among the archives of Wes-
leyan headquarters in London. These
include many letters and a complete
diary of the last 10 years of Wesley's
life, written in shorthand
Lafayette, Ind.-One person was killed.
three probably fatally injured and SO
slightly hurt when six cars on train
No 10 of the Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chi
cago and St. Louis railway bound from
Cincinnati to Chicago. jumped the track
at Stockwel, near here this afternoon.
Touluca, Mex.-Twenty federal sol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
DECISION ON
CARLOAD MINIMt

Washington, January TN the cas-
the Riverside mills of Augusta,
against the Georgia railroad and q
carriers, the interstate commerce
mission decided today that carload
imum weights should be established
reference to the loading capacity of
car. If carriers desire to protect d
selves from unduly low charges per
they should do SO by regulating the
and not by prescribing minimum wcl
which can only be loaded in cars oi
usual size"
1t was held further to be '.ineiul
upon carriers to furnish cars thatl
ordinarily contain the minimum wj
established. or to publish a rule
will provide for charging shippers of
basis. when unable to furnish such Z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Del Toro Accepts Amnesty

Guadalajara, MeS., January Fran
cisco Del Toro. one of Orozco's generals.
has surrendered here under the decree
of amnesty issued by the state Iegisla-
ture January 3. Del Toro began the
rebellion here and went north and
ioined Orozco. He has since been oper-
a ting in the states of Sorona. Zacatecas
and Durango. 1t WIS his men, according
to report, who killed Herbert Russell,
the American ranch manager. in Dur
ango a few months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Train Service Delayed

Louisville. January Flood damage
is reported tonight in dispatches from
many parts of the state as the result
of the heavy, general rains of the last
few days. Nearly all the rivers and the
smaller streams are out of their banks
and fords. are impossible. Train serv-
ice has been considerably delayed by
washouts and in some cases interrupt
ed altogether The Danville, Ky, wa
ter plant is flooded and out of COM
mission. Telephone and telegraph serv-
ice is affected.
Late tonight the mercury began to
ia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Arkansas River Frozen

Tulsa, okla, January with the
Arkansas river frozen solid, Tulsa's wa
ter supply was cut off today and to-
night the municipal electric light and
power plant was forced to close down
after all the available artificial ice
had been melted to supply the boil
ers with water. The supply of ice on
hand, about 1000 cakes. was consumed
during the day and early evening.
The Arkansas river averages a depth
of three feet and is the citys only wa
ter supply 1t is frozen to its bed for
the first time in 20 years.
The lowest temperature today was
degrees above zero. Many cattle are
reported to have frozen to death in
the Usage pasture lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Sell Water by Gallon

Salt Lake City, January because
of the sudden cold weather and general
freeze, water is being sold by the gal
Ion in the streets of Salt Lake City
from municipal sprinkling carts. A
number of laundries have been COM
PEELED to shut down.
The back of the cold wave seems
broken and it is hoped that this, to-
gether with extraordinary provisions
made by the city council. will re-
lieve the water famine tomorrow. The
temperature tonight was 10 above zero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Jesse MCCOY DIES
FROM INJURIES

Jesse Mccoy. a young white boy liv-
ing in Gadsden. who was injured Mon
dav night when he jumped from a
freight train at Irondale, died yester-
day morning at the Hillman hospital
Mccoy sustained a fracture of the
skull. Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Crisis Passes

Denver, January with slowly
rising temperature reported from all
over Colorado, it is believed that the
cold wave, which has prevailed over
the Rocky mountain region, has passed
its crisis. The lowest temperature re-
corded in the Rocky mountain region is
at Steamboat Springs, where an unof-
fetal record of "a below was made.