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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02
WAR IN COLORADO.

There is a bloody conflict going on
between striking miners, mine guards
sheriff's deputies and state militia in
Colorado, and nearly as many persons
have been killed and wounded there
as at Vera Cruz. President Wilson
has ordered regular troops to be sent
TO the scene of the Colorado war in
response to the call of the governor
of the state, and it is expected there
will be no further violence. The~Col-
orado legislature is to meet Monday
in special session to consider the sit
uation. According to the statement
of the mine owners all the demands
made by their workmen, including
shorter hours and increased wages,
were granted save one, namely, the
unionizing of the mines.
If this be true-if it shall appear
that the strikers inaugurated reign
of murder and arson merely because
their employers refused to hire only
men that belonged to certain organ
izations-the Overwhelming power of
public sentiment ought to condemn
the perpetrators OF these crimes and
cry out for the prosecution and pun
OF the criminals
No capitalistie trust can be worse
than such a labor trust, and no cause
that inVokes IaWlessness, rapine and
sacrifice Of human life to attain its
ends is entitled to sympathy or sui
feranee in this enlightened age or
nj any civilized country.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02
FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS.
Present Administration Reelected at
Meeting Of Governing Board
Joint Banquet Proposed to Cele-
brate Anniversary.

At a meeting of the fire board
Thursday night the same officers
who have been in charge of the af-
fairs of the organization for the past
year were unanimously reelected, as
follows: John Schaff, chief of fire
department.; Morris Schneider, first
assistant chief; M Capone, second
assistant chief; Aramis J. Melancon,
chairman of fire board; G. Kline,
vice chairman; Glen. Mollere, -secre-
tary; J. G. Babin, treasurer.
In lieu Of the parade which has
been held annually for many years to
celebrate the anniversary of the de-
partment it was decided to substitute
this year a Joint banquet of the sew
eral companies, and a committee
composed of J. C. Babin, V. A. Ro-
driguez, Whitney Comstock, Jasmin
Tobias and Paul Willheit was appoint
ed to make the necessary arrange
ments for the event. In connection
with the jollification it is proposed
to hold a bazaar for the benefit of
the department, and the assistance
and cooperation of the Woman's Civic
League will be solicited in the con-
duct of this entertainment.
NJ. Capone, Leon Weiss, Henry
Oubre, V. A. Rodriguez and Paul Will
heit were appointed q committee to
appear before the commission council
and request that body to pay for the
electric current and water used in
the halls and meeting places of the
several companies.
Resolutions were adopted eulogiz-
ing the memory of the late w. G.
Wilkinson, one of the organizers and
for many years president of Phoenix
Steam Fire Company No. /, and for
a long time secretary OF the fire.
board
Chief schaff reported that during
the past year, from April l, 1913, to
April /, 1914, the department had
answered nine alarms, of which two
were unnecessary. The damage to
buildings and contents amounted to
$S0S7.50, and the insurance totalled
s6S7.50. During the year the city ad-
ministration purchased the following
supplies for the department: $50
feet of hose, one dozen spanners,
four dozen expansion rings, two n.y.
drant gate valves, eight leak stops,
and one Eastman nozzle holder out
fit. Each Of the four hose companies
now has 500 feet of hose in first
class condition. The chief also re-
ported that he had collected and
turned into the treasury $50 donated
by Wolfson Bros, in appreciation of
The services rendered by the firemen
at the big blaze near their premises
May Is last, and $500 appropriated
to the department by the police jury.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02
Rice Planters Usina syphons.

The river has reached such a stage
as to permit the syphoning of wa
ter over the levees, and the rice
planters are thereby enabled to eff
feet a substantial saving in the cost
of irrigating their crops. Pumping
has been discontinued and the use
of syphons substituted to supply wa
ter for irrigation purposes, and the
longer the river remains at a high
level the better pleased the rice
planters will he, provided the big
stream doesn't go on a rampage and
break through its barriers, as was
the case last year and the year be-
fore. The rice crop throughout this
section is in unusually fine condi-
ton, and as there has been a con-
siderable increase in the acreage de-
voted to the cereal, due to the aban-
donment OF sugar cane on many
places heretofore cultivated in that
crop, record breaking yield is an
ticipated.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02
PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN
MEXICO.

The Mexican situation has under
gone a sudden change for the better,
and there is now a favorable outlook
for diplomatic adjustment that will
not only obviate war between Mex
leo and the United States, but also
bring about a settlement of the in
ternal affairs of the neighboring re-
public and the establishment of a
government that will have the recog-
milton of both the Federals or
Huertaistas and the revolving Con-
stitutionalists headed by Gems. Car
rama and Villa.
The initiative in the negotiations
yielding promise of this gratifying
outcome was taken by the Argen-
tine, Brazil and Chile ministers to
the United States, who rendered
their good offices to the governments
Of this country and Mexico with a
view of effecting an amicable under
standing and preventing further vio-
lence and loss of life. The offer
has been accepted by President Will
son and Gen. Huerta, de facto presi-
dent of Mexico, and it is expected
lllS dAlAol 4L1SS w Ill
signify their willingness to become
parties to the negotiations and to
whatever agreement may grow out of
the mediation.
In view Of this condition of affairs
there has been no effort On the part
of the United States forces to ad
vance from Vera Cruz or to capture
Tampico or any other Mexican port,
and it is likely a formal truce will
be agreed to by the contending Mex
lean factions as well as the Ameri-
cans, to await the result of the pend
ing negotiations.
A brigade Of 1000 soldiers has been
landed at Vera Cruz under command
of Gen. Frederick Funston, and the
work Of restoring order and the func-
tons of the municipal government
has gone forward without any seri-
Gus obstacles being encountered.
The confidence of the people is be-
ing gained by the good conduct and
kind treatment shown by the invad-
ing forces, and there has been a
peaceful condition OF affairs since the
fighting of the first two days fol-
lowing the landing of the United
States marine forces which captured
the city
Advantage has been taken of the
lull in hostilities to hasten the de-
parture from Mexico Of all Ameri-
can residents and other foreigners
who do not wish to stand the risk
Of staying in that country until the
outbreak of possible general war
with the United States. Although
here have been numerous sensa-
sional reports of riotous demonstra-
ions and murderous violence on the
part of the Mexican populace of Mex
co City, Tampico and other places,
growing out of their evaporation be-
;ause of the invasion of their ter
itory and the capture of Vera Cruz
" the Americans, later advices have
ontradicted these rumors and there
Ices not appear to be a single well
authenticated instance of a foreign
esident of Mexico being killed or
ven hurt since the cessation of
lighting at Vera Cruz on the second
ay OF the occupation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02
Not Only Republics Are UngratefH.

While the editor of this paper is
fighting the battles of our home mer-
chants and other business houses,
and in every way consistently help
ing to advertise the advantages and
resources of the town and parish at
a personal loss and sacrifice to him.
self, with the hope of receiving suffi-
cient advertising and job printing to
make up for this loss, some of our
business men, whose names we do
not need to mention, but whom we
have helped in other ways to support,
listen to the seductive tones of an
agent from another parish who does
nothing whatever to benefit the town
or business men in any way and give
him their orders for printing. Oh,
consistency, thou art indeed a jewel!
-Lafourche Leader.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02
Young Charles Cook Meets Tragic
Death

The many friends here of the Cook
family were distressed to learn of
the tragic death of young Charles
Upton Cook, son of Charles Cook and
Katie McPeet, who was instantly
killed beneath the wheels of a South
ern Pacific freight train in Gretna
at o'clock Monday afternoon. The
accident occurred in front of the
agency of the New Orleans Brewing
Association, represented by Mayor
Ehret of Gretna, to whom the I'M
fortunate young man was related by
marriage. There were several eye
witnesses.
Young Cook was in the yard adj
Joining the Ehret shop, Harvesting
to jumper horse belonging to,
Casimir Ehret, the mayors eldest
son, with the intention of going for
a drive. He had hold Of the reins,
when the animal took fright and
dashed through the open, gate into
the street, just as a westbound train
passed the place. Cook was dragged
into the street, and when the horse
swerved he was thrown under the
wheels Of the third car from the rear
end of the train, causing him to re-
lease his hold of the reins. The rear
wheels of this car cut the body of
the young man in two, while the car
itself was thrown from the rails. The
body then was turned and twisted by
the other two cars, and when picked
up was almost. unacceptable as that
OF a human being.
investigation on the scene. and reach
ed the conclusion that it was an un-
avoidable accident.
Young Cook was nearly twenty-one
years of age and a native of Donald
scnville. Besides his parents, two
sisters. Mrs. Frank Ehret and Mrs.
John Donovan, survive him.
The funeral was held Tuesday af-
ternoon, with services at the Luth-
eran church, and interment in Gretna.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02
SCHOOL TERM At END.
Asce nsion Parish institutions, with
Exception of Four, Terminate
Successful Session Of Seven and
One-Half Months.

Exception of Four, Terminate
Successful Session Of Seven and
one-HaIf Months.
The following public schools in ru-
raj sections of Ascension parish
terminated the session Friday of last
week: Burnside, Belle Helene, Gels
mar, Barton, Smoke Bend, Corner
view, Sorrento, McElroy, Melancon,
St. Amant, Brittany, Black Bayou.
Singletary, Johnson and Galvez. The
Calbasse school, which receives
little state aid, closed May l, and
the Sacramento school also remained
open until yesterday, the teachers
having one or two days lost time to
make up, and agreeing to teach the
remainder of the week without pay.
The Elise memorial school likewise
terday, one week having been lost
by the teachers during the session.
The Lake school will close May 8,
having been delayed in opening af-
ter the Christmas holidays on ac-
count of a lack of teachers. The
Martin school closed Wednesday, due
to lost time to be made up.
The parish has operated all the
schools practically seven and one-half
months The state is running the
four approved high schools-Donald-
sonyille, Dutchtown, Gonzales and
Oak Grove-one and a half months
longer by special appropriations to
those schools, giving them full nine
ho Of
ing these four schools for this addi-
tional period is s3306, aud the state
appropriation to them totals 1894
On Friday, April "a, an athletic and
literary meet was held at the John
son school at Hobart, participated in
by the Johnson, Galvez and Lake
schools. The athletic events, con-
sisting of running races, jumping,
pole vaulting, shot put, etc, began
at 8 o'clock and proved quite inter-
esting and spirited. Lake school
carried off the honors of the meet,
with Johnson second and Galvez
third.
The literary features, consisting of
contests in spelling, geography, arith-
metic, defamation and singing, took
place in the afternoon At the con-
clusion of the exercises certificates
of promotion to the high school were
presented by Supt. J. Z. Rusca to
those pupils of the contending schools
entitled to receive them Prizes were
also awarded to the successful con-
testants. A large crowd of visitors
and supporters of the three schools
were present and cheered for their
contestants. A picnic dinner was
served during the noon hour.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

No less than eight competitors
for the Republican nomination for
governor of Oklahoma are pelns
doomed by their friends. LOOKS
like the Okla. Reps. think they nave
O. chance Of carrying the state.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

II there's going to be war with
Mexico and Gen. Funston hasn't for
gotten the aquatic accomplishment
he displayed in the Philippines, we
shall expect him to drive the enemy
into the Pacific ocean and swim out
after them
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

r will be notable triumph OF
Juvenile diplomacy If the Atfsen-
tine), B(raziD, C(hile) class SUE
ceeds in settling the Mexican 1l''
broglio.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

Some Of our esteemed contempora
ries appear to be imbued with the
belief that real newspaper enterprise
consists in being ahead OF all the
other fellows in printing news that
isn't So
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

Secretary Bryan's dove of peace
NAV vet rule the roost and put on
more airs than the biggest gamecock
Oh Uncle Sans farm.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02
High School, Notes.

Father Gueymard is scheduled to
give his second address before the
high school students Monday. He
has already a number of admirers
among the students who welcome his
coming.
Because of the unsettled weather,
the eighth grade picnic was post
poned.
The final examinations, which will
determine the successful candidates
for graduation, will take place in
three weeks.
Next Tuesday the tenth grade will
sell candy at the 1880 and noon
recesses for the purpose of adding
to their entertainment fund.
Owing to illness, Miss Katie has
been absent from school the greater
part of the week.
Miss Singer left Thursday to at
tend the rally at Baton Rouge, where
she will be the guest of Miss. Bott.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

Masor G. A. Bading, the non-partl-
san municipal executive of Milwaukee,
was reelected last week, defeating
Emil seidel, Socialist, by over 5000
majority. The chief slogan OF the
Socialists was '*We eat cabbage, ana
their main criticism of Mayor seidel
was that his wife wears silk stock
ings.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

Prof. NJ. ]. Durand, of the high
school faculty, who looked after the
business end of the production of
Uncle Ephraim's Summer Boarders
by students of the high school, in
forms The Chief that the gross re-
ceipts from the sale of tickets and
advertising space on the program ag-
gregated S122.25. The expenses to-
tailed S42.1O, leaving the nice bal
ance of $80.15 to be turned into the
school treasury, to defray incidental
expenses incurred during the session.
Mr.. Durand will go to Thibodaux to-
day to make arrangements for the
presentation in that city at an early
date of the delightful comedy, which
made such hit on the occasion of
its rendition here.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

If you wish to be correct, pro-
nounce Huerta sWare-tah" and Villa
"Vee-yah."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

H. L. Baker, of Plattenville. was
in town Sunday forenoon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

Vincent Aston, the wealthiest young
man in the country, whose father
met a heroic and tragic death as
one of the victims of the terrible
Titanic disaster in the spring of
1912, was married on Thursday to
Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington, a
lovely girl belonging to one of the
oldest families of New York and
herself wealthy in her own right.
The couple have known each other
from childhood and their union seems
to be a genuine love match. Fur
thermore, they are both apparently
well balanced and pub1ic-spirited
young persons, with an ambition to
do good in the world. May their
aspirations be beautifully realized.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

The esteemed Monroe NeWs-star
s.does not share the optimism of Pres
ident Wilson relative to the terml-
nation of the Mexican trouble Sor-
ry to side against our valued con-
temporary, but The Chief lines up
with the president in this matter
and believes with him there is not
going to be war with Mexico.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

The senate voted 26 to "a against
confirming the nomination Of James
G. McNalIy of Pennsylvania to be
United States consul at Nuremberg,
Bavaria. The opposition to Mr.
McNalIy was based on real tran
saction of a questionable character
i'm which he was involved several
years ago while in the consular SER
vice In China This was the first
of President Wilson's consular ap-
pointments to be rejected, but five
postmasters and one receiver OF
public moneys have been refused con-
firmation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02

The certain enforcement of our
laws and the protection of human
life are much stronger arguments to
use iii inducing new citizens to To-
cate amongst us than the fertility OF
our soil and the advantages of our eli
mate. There have been far too many
killings in Louisiana for which no
penalty has been exacted from the
perpetrators, and it is up to the
good people of every community
where such crimes are committed to
see that this unwholesome practice
of setting murderers free On frivol-
GUS and insufficient pretexts shall
cease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-03

count. The Law gives nearly year
to the banks for the poymopt OF one
half Of their total subscriptions and it
was believed that this time would
prove sufficient In every case.
Criticism Develops.
Washington. April 3.-Senator John
w. Weeks. Republican. Of Massachu-
sets, of the senate banking commit
tee. who was active In considering the
Ghss-Owen bin. and finally voted for
1t, issued statement today. saying
he fairly questioned tho propriety Of
locating two banks In the homo state
Of one Of tho members and one In
and especially whom In two II not
three OF these cases. they are not the
natural location Of reserve banks-"
This apparent and confessed at
tempt to limit the business which nat
urally goes to Nav York may prop
erlv be criticised not only because It
II unfair" said he. but It h % UNI
scientific that. In tho end. it VIII not
be effective.
The most severe criticism, how
ever and one In which I am unQualf-
fed, b the committees tangoing
about for the purpose OF asking peo-
pie If they wanted a reserve bank. OF
course the local pride of every COM
munity would develop the same re-
ply; and this had embarrassed the
committee SO that they have author
lied twelve banks, materially weaken
ing the system by 90 doing. ana de-
veloping aystem for which there was
really no demand.
Il do not wish to appear In the posi-
ton of a carping critic but the result
Of the work of tho committee bears
out the criticism made at the time OF
the passage of the bill. The proper
method by which to organize this sys-
tenn was to appoint the reserve board
that was to manage the system. and let
them organize 1t. Then tho or1anixa-
ton would have been a. far as possible
removed from political considerations
Now having been organised by an es-
sentia1ly political and partisan board,
it bears all the earmarks Of q result
which might have been ANTICIPATED
from such procedure"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-03
WHEN JUAREZ HEARD NEWS
Whole Town Was Aroused by the
Bugle Call of Victory

JuareZ, April 3.@The news of the
fall Of Torreon was first announced to
the world when the bugler in front
of Carranza's residence blew the STAG
cato notes of victory The paean,
Carranza said. was sounded here even
before 1t was heard in Torreon, Villa
delaying out OF compliment to his
chief.
The campaign against the federal
stronghold of Torreon, the main OBJ
eral weeks ago. after Villa had spent
months in making the most careful
preparations.
The rebel commander moved with a
rapidtty hitherto unknown in Next
can warfare. He worked his men in
shifts and as one shift became ex-
hausted he sent fresh hosts against the
enemy.
number Of small towns of lesser
importance in military sense, fell
first-Mapimi, Noe and Sacramento,
where bloody battle was fought. This
opened a path for the main attack.
Next came Lerdo and Gomez Palacio.
populous suburbs of Torreon and all
three connected by belt street car
line. Lerdo was not defended but it
took three main assaults in which the
rebels lost heavily to take Gomez
Palacfo.
In the final attack upon the city
sAOOHS "OAC WASAuAdWA lTOIA AeIuO,
whereupon the federals occupied it and
another sanguinary conflict was neces-
STATED to retake 1t.
Last Friday, one week ago, General
Monclovia Herrera. with his own br1-
gade and part of Benavides Zaragoza
brigade Of veterans made the first dash
against Torreon. He entered by the
east and penetrated into the bull ring,
i north OF the center of the town, before
he was checked.
Street fighting, in which hand gren-
| AIDES were the most useful weapons
used. followed and news from the front,
save in meager Official bulletins re-
cefved with considerable reserve, were
all that reached the outside world.
General Villa, then in Gomez Palacic,
announced that he would Join in the at
| tack. taking supreme command. He an
| nounced also that the newspaper men
with him would not be allowed to send
out any news whatsoever until the
town was completely in his hands.
Rumors were everywhere and from
time to time the federals declared that
Villa had been routed, but Villa let
out just enough of his official reports
to bewilder the public.
The question mark after the situa-
ton never doomed larger than 1t did
last night. Early in the evening Car
rama announced that the status a.
| Torreon remained unchanged.
Then came the bugle call of victory
Mextcans recognized it in q flash and
the streets became thronged instantly
Out of dwellings, saloons and gam
bling houses the crowd rushed until
they were empty and the sthrongz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-03
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