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Evening star., 1914-10-01
EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE.
President of Pain Fireworks Plant
and Four Employees Victims. :,

CHICAGO. October III. B. Thearle,
president of the Pain Fireworks Dis
play Company of America, and four
employees were killed yesterday by an
explosion which destroyed the Pain
company's plant. only a few blocks
from the business center of the city.
In addition to Thearle, florence Hill,
stenographer; E. NJ. Connor. salesman !;
Roland H. Wolf, shipping clerk, and
killed
Evening star., 1914-10-01
$500 Norfolk Suits. So

| Natty garments fairly bristly with style
/ with pairs of Note that they have patch
serviceable fabrics novelty
Evening star., 1914-10-01

Miss Laura Scholl, who sued the ex-
ecutors of the estate of Mrs. Margaret
E. S. Hood, benefactress of Hood Col
lege, for $4,000 for services rendered
Mrs Hood during her lifetime. secured
a verdict at Frederick, Md, for $4,000.
Evening star., 1914-10-01
ItaIy's Vigorous Protest.

LONDON, October las result of
the sinking of an Italian fishing boat
near Ancona by an Austrian floating
mine telegraphs the Rome corre-
spondent of the Evening News, the
Italian government has instructed its
ambassador at Vienna to enter an en-
ergetic protest against the mines.
which prevent free and safe navigation
of the Adriatic.
A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram
Company from Rome says:
I'm consequence of the appearance on
the Adriatic coast of Italy of floating
mines. which. there is reason to be-
lieve. have come from the coasts of
Istria and Da1matia. the Italian gov
ernment has telegraphed urgent in
structions to the ambassador at Vienna.
charging him to draw the serious at
tention of Austria to the fact and to
sued from it, and to ask that adequate
measures be taken to prevent the re-
currence of incidents of such gravity.
Torpedo Boat Reported Sunk.
ROME. via Paris, October Am Ital-
ian torpedo boat is reported to have
been sunk today by a mine between
Venice and Comacchio. in the Adriatic
sea. No confirmation of the report can
be obtained in official circles
VENICE. via Paris, October 1.-The
captain and all the officers of the Aus
trian steamer Radium, chartered to
carry coal for the Austrian navy, are
reported to have been arrested and
sunmarily shot at Castelnuovo, Dali
malta. on suspicion that they were SELL
ing Information to French warships re-
garding the position of mines in the
Adriatic.
The Roumanian sailing ship Maria
struck an Austrian mine and sank off
Istria. in the Adriatic, Monday. Only
one Of the crew was saved.
Evening star., 1914-10-01
answers Italian Protest by Ex-
pressing Regret at Dis
aSterS in Adriatic.
TORPEDO BOAT REPORTED
AMONG SUNKEN VESSELS
Nineteen Lives Said to Have Been
Lost, and Many Steamers Can
eel Their Sailings.

ROME, Italy, October l. by
way OF London, 2:45 p-m.-The
Austrian government has replied
to the Italian protest against the
floating mines in the Adriatic sea.
Austria deplores the sinking, OF
Italian vessels and promises to
take measures to remove the men-
ace to shipping and fully to in
demnify the families of the vic
tins.
1t is reported that Italy de-
mands an indemnity from Aus
tria OF ST .OOo.ooO.
Evening star., 1914-10-01

If you want work. read the want col
umns of The Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
Gifted Talker Discusses
nCivic Sn;rit.,'

Rev. e. P. Gueymard, special i'm
migration agent of the Texas & Pa
cific Railroad, addressed the mem
bers of the Woman's Civic League
and the students of the Donaldson
vile High School Monday afternoon
ON the subject Of Civic Spirit. The
speech, which was delivered in the
high school auditorium, contained
many helpful suggestions and deal
of well-considered advice, which will
be of value in fostering the spirit
of civic betterment in Donaldsonville.
At the conclusion of Father Guey-
mard's remarks, preliminary steps
were taken looking to the formation
Of Junior Civic League among the
students OF the hign scno0I, TO CO
operate with the senior organization
in working for the advancement OF
the community along material and
ethical lines Committees were ap-
pointed to formulate a plan of or
ganigation and to draw up constl-
tuition and bylaws, and their reports
were submitted at a meeting Of the
students on Thursday afternoon,
when permanent. organization was
perfected by the election of the fol,
lowing officers: President, Robert
Harp; vice president, Pat Pfister;
secretary, Eda Dossat; treasurer,
Abraham Kaufman; sergeant-at-arms
Byrdie Casso.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
Band Concert Tomorrow

Everybody in Donaldsonyille, and
ali visitors to the city, are cordially
invited to assemble III City at
5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and en-
Joy the concert to be given by the
crack Peerless brass band, under the
leadership of Claiborne Williams.
The program will include many new
and popular selections, and pleas
ant afternoon can be spent listening
to the music and strolling about the
pretty park and its attractive en-
virons. In connection with the must
Gale, the ladies of the Civic League
will sell refreshments consisting OF
ice cream, cakes, lemonade and 9th
err dainties and beverages, for the
benefit of the fund to defray the ex-
pense of these delightful outdoor en-
tertainments, which it is proposed to
continue throughout the summer sea
son. The public should show its ap-
probation of the Leagues efforts in
this direction by attending tomof-
rows concert in large numbers and
according liberal financial support to
the movement to provide for a con-
tinuance of these enjoyable events
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
New Buildings for the Louisiana
Traininq School.

The board of trustees of the Lou
jsiana Training School has awarded
to Caldwell Bros, Of Abbeville, a
$4,000 contract for the erection or
two buildings for the accommodation
Of delinquent boys committed to
the institution for training and main
tenance. The buildings are to be
alike in size and construction. and
win house forty boys each, one be-
ing for whites, the other for ne
groes, located on the tract of land
containing 219 acres acquired by the
board on the line of the Iron Noun
tain railroad a short distance be-
low Monroe The white boys build
ing will stand ON the west side of
the railway and the other building
on the east side. The architects
plans contemplate several additional
structures to be provided in the
near future for the various purposes
and needs Of the school.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
District Court.

Sessions of district court were held
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of
the current week, and the following
business transacted:
Doherty Hardware Company VS. NJ.
D. Broussard; judgment for plaintiffs
for $287.4e, with s per cent interest
from March 1, 1913.
Reeves Grocery Company. vs.. T. w.
Johnson; motion to dismiss suit ar
gued and overruled.
TOPPING, Seidenbach '& Larose VS..
j. Nargassans; continued to May IS.
International Distributing Company
vs.. Matteo Randazzo; tried, argued
and taken under Amusement.
e. 0. Bruner, commissioner of ag-
riculture, VS.. K. & E. Neumond; dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
F L. w. Armitage VS.. Cantey ct ais;
property in litigation ordered sold
at public auction to effect partition;
defendant to pay costs up to this
JUDGMENT, and costs OF partition to
be borne pro rata.
Picard & Geismar, Ltd, VS.. f.
Thompson ct ais; continued to May
18.
Rowena Will ans VS.. Cromwell Will
liams, Jr.; plaintiff granted absolute
divorce.
Louis Gautreau VS. Blair & Lam
dry exception of no cause of ac-
ton argued and taken under advise
ment.
L. A. Beaverton ct ais. VS.. J.. H.
Beaverton ct ais; property in liti-
cation ordered sold at public auction
to effect partition; costs to be
borne by all parties pro rata.
Texas & Pacific Railway Company
VS.. w. D. Park; exception of no
cause of action overruled: default
entered.
Mani VS.. samaha; rule to show
cause argued and taken under adj
yisement.
Judgments by default in favor of
the Bank of Donaldsonville, in liqui-
dation, for the amounts stated, were
rendered against the following de-
PENDANTS: Mccall Bros. Planting and
Manufacturing Company, s19, 080, with
6 per cent interest from Jan. 2,
1914; Emile LeBoeuf, s149379, with
8 per cent interest from Nov. 5,
1918; C. Pons, $500, with 8 per cent
interest from Oct: rs, 1912; Prosper
J. Rodriguez, $3.50, with per cent
interest from July 80, 1918; Joseph
Solar, $3.50, with per cent interest
from Oct. 4, 1911.
Court adjourned to May IS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
Rabbi Sternheim at the Sociological
inventions

From May to Is, inclusive, no
less than twelve sociological conyen-
tions were held at Memphis, the
most important of which were the
National Conference of Charities and
Corrections, the Southern Sociologi-
cal Congress, the National Confer
ence of Jewish Charities, and the
National Federation Of Settlements.
Rabbi Emanuel Sternheim, who on
Sept. will become spiritual direc-
tor of Bikur Cholim Congregation Of
this city, was delegate to all these
conferences, representing large
number Of organizations. He rep
resented, among others, the state
of Mississippi, the Mississippi So
ciologicaI Congress, of which he is
vice president; the National Econom-
lie League, of whose national coun-
ell he is member; the American
Sociological Society, the American
Political Science Association, the
American Association for Labor Leg
islation, and the National Federation
of Settlements.
He is also personally a member
of the Southern Sociological Congress
and a member Of its standing COM
mittee on church and social service,
and of the National Conference of
Charities and Corrections, the Ma
tional Conference OF Jewish Chari-
ties, and the National Federation of
Settlements.
During the Memphis convention
he delivered an address to the South
ern Sociological Congress on 1.-THE
Relation of the Church to City Life. !"
To the National Conference of Jew
ish Charities he spoke on advance
in Settlement Work. At the Ma
tional Conference of Charities and
Corrections, he took an important
part in the discussion of the sec
ton of the program under the head
ing THE Family and the Commu-
nifty" Before the National Fedora
ton of Settlements he spoke on
Settlements, English and Ameri-
can He has also been appointed a
member of the committee on resolu-
lions of the National Conference of
Jewish Charities, and Of the COM
mittee on organization of the South
ern Sociological Congress.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
State Normal school Notes.

Mrs. Wildesen. President Roy.,s
secretary, has left lis to make her
home in Douglas, Arizona. She has
been on the Hill for the past three
years, and her departure is greatly
regretted by all. We wish her all
success in her new home. Mrs.
Ruby A. Price. OF Alexandria. is re-
placing Mrs. Wildesen.
Prof. A. D. St. Amant has return
ed from Memphis, Tenn, where he
attended the sessions OF the Sociolog-
ical Congress.
On Wednesday afternoon the band
boys and the Natchitoches high
school boys played a friendly game
of baseball. The contest was a
most interesting one, and resulted
III score of S to in favor OF the
high school team.
ROsYNA A. SINGER.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
church Benefit at vaIenzueIa.

..The Face at the Window" beau
tifuI comedy -drama, will be present
ed at Prejeans Hall at Valenzuela
Sunday, May "a, for the benefit OF
ST. Jules Catholic church. The pro-
duetion will be STAGED by a cast Of
talented amateurs Of the community,
and finished and artistic perform
ance is promised, both as regards
the delineation of the respective roles
and the stage settings and costuna-
ing. 1t is likely that arrangements
will be made to present the play at
NapoIeonViIle and Thibodaux.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
Death Of Widow uIeere Prejean.


Mrs. Ulgere Prejean, nee Ovile
Truxillo, a native of Assumption par
ISL, tfed at Sc clock az
morning at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Sidney Leblanc, in
New Orleans, aged seVenty-three
years. Her. remains were brought to
Donaldsonville yesterday forenoon via
the Texas G Pacific Railroad and
laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery,
after services at Ascension church
Deceased had been married twice, her
first husband having been Adolph
Jumonville, also Of Assumption par
ish. She is survived by one son,
Joseph Jumonyil1e; five daughters,
Mrs. C. J. Truxillo, of NapoleonYille,
and Mrs. J Ruiz, Mrs. Pierre Ian
dry, Mrs. Frank Hidalgo and Mrs.
Sidney Leblanc, of New Orleans; one
sister, Mrs. Ulysses Folse, of New
Orleans, and a brother, Dennis Trux-
lilo, of Belle Alliance.
To the bereaved family The Chief,
in common with a wide circle OF
friends and acquaintance, begs leave
/ to tender assurances of profound
sympathy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
Hernandez--Eoret.

Miss Molly Foret, OF this city, and
Robert Hernandez, a successful young
farmer of SamstoWn, IberYille par
ish, were married at the Cathollc
church at 8 o'clock Thursday morn
ing, Rev. Father Benedict officiating
The bride was given away by heI
relative, John Schaff, and was at
tended by Miss Emily Noise, of Ma
poleonville. Joseph Schaff, OF TINS
city, accompanied the groom as best
man. After the ceremony, which
was witnessed by number of rela
tives and friends of the contracting
parties, the newly-wedded couple de
parted in an automobile for Sans
town, where they will live.
The bride formerly resided 81
Plattenville, but has made her home
in this city with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sehaff and family for the past year
She is a young woman of attractive
personality and manifold accomplish
ments, and has large number OF
friends and admirers who will 1oin
The Chief in extern ling to her ano
her husband cordial felicftat1ons up
on the realization of their dream o.
happiness and best wishes Tor a lone
and blissful married life
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Judge Charles 7. Workman on Wed
nesday handed down a decision over
ruling the exception of no cause of
action filed by defendant in the
suit Of Texas & Pacific Railway Com
pany VS.. w. D. Park. The case will
now go to trial on its merits and the
outcome will be watched with interest
throughout this section, since the
point involved is whether or not the
plaintiffs can recover the amount of
an exchange for some $500 issued
to the local agent of the railway COM
pany by the defendant, in his ca
pacity as cashier of the defunct Bank
of Donaldsonyille, On the day that IN
stitution closed Its doors. The rail-
road is represented by John Marks
and Sam. Leblanc, of NapoleonYille,
and the defendant by E. N. Pugh
and Richard Melancon, Of this city.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Chief of Police Henry schaff visit
ed Gretna yesterday to attend the
funeral of Louis Oscar Fried, the
gallant young sailor of the United
States battleship Arkansas, who fell
victim of a bullet of Mexican
"ssniper" Wednesday, April %, when
the United States forces occupied
Vera Cruz. Mr.. Schaff was intimate
ly acquainted with the family Of
young Fried when he resided in
Gretna some years ago.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Salvador. Termini, well-known
Italian shoemaker of this city, was
arrested last Saturday on a charge
Of assault with intent to rape, the
complainant being a young woman
connected with the Winning Girls"
theatrical aggregation, which was
playing an engagement at the Grand
Theatre. She declares she went into
Terminus store to have her shoes re-
paired, and that the Italian made i'm
proper advances and laid hands upon
her in an attempt at assault. The
accused was arrested and lodged In
jail, and subsequently was released
upon bail in the sum Of 5000, with
Matteo Randazzo as surety.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

A survey of the Bayou Conway
Drainage District, for the purpose
Of perfecting final plans to carry out
the drainage work contemplated, will
pc begun next week by C. S. McFar-
land.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank K. Sims and
taeir little daughters, Ernestine and
Emma, motored to Houma last Mon
Jay morning for the day. They were
accompanied as far as Thibodaux by
MRS. K. A. Thibodeaux and her small
son, Ernest, the entire party return
ing home the same afternoon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Miss Adele Blum viii. leave in the
morning for New Orleans, where she
will spend several days with rela
tiYes. +.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Misses Dora Katie and Hayes
spent the past weekend in New
Orleans. -
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Owing to the large amount of le-
gal matter requiring publication in
today's Chief. many items of local
news are necessarily omitted, for
which we crave the Indulgence of
our readers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
Church of the Ascension.

Services tomorrow at the following
hours: Holy communion, 7:30 a. m.;
Sunday School, $50 a. M; morning
prayer and sermon, II m. In the
afternoon, at 3:15 o'clock, the pastor
will conduct services i'll the union
chapel at Burnside.
Next Thursday, Ascension day,
there will be services at 1880 and
IL a. m.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Misses Agnes and Felicie Guedry, of
Houma, spent Wednesday and Thurs
day here very pleasantly as the
guests of Mrs. C. E. Courreges and
family.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Blum will be
the guests of relatives in New Or
,eana for the day tomorrow.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

The Elks are scheduled to hold q
regular meeting next Thursday night,
and as business of Importance is on
the calendar full attendance of
members is desired.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Mrs. George M. Boote and daugh
yer. Mary Ellen, of Ensenada de
MORO, Cuba, who are spending some
ume with relatives on Smithfield
plantation, West Baton Rouge par.
sn. were in Donaldsonville for a cou.
pie Of days this week as the guests
W Mr. and Mrs. ]. Rumsey Duke.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Mrs. Morris Levy and Miss Alma
Iammel. of NapoleonVille, were in
town Friday afternoon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Miss Elizabeth Bott, of the high
school faculty, is spending the week
end with her parents in Baton
Rouge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Miss Nita Sims returned this af-
ternoon from a delightful visit to
friends and relatives in Jennings
and Crowley.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

C. C. Weber went to Gonzales yes
terday to attend meeting of the
board of commissioners of the New
River Drainage District, returning
today.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Blum and
their house guest, Mrs. Jake Levy,
OF Shreveport, will spend tomorrow
In New Orleans with relatives.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Diedrich ohlmeyer returned this
forenoon from Chicago, Illinois,
where he went last week to attend
the funeral of his brother-in-1aW,
Henry Hafger.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Your attendance IS desired in City
park tomorrow afternoon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Leonard Pfister, Joe Termini,
Frank Rieger. V. Maurin, Alton
Poche, Roland Binnings and Elisee
Ayme, students of the Donaldsonyille
High School, accompanied by Prof.
M. j. Durand, athletic director Of the
institution, left yesterday afternoon
for New Orleans to attend the big
interscholastic track and field meet
to be held at Tulane stadium today.
Messrs. Pfister and Termini will COM
pete in several of the athletic events,
and the other members of the delega-
ton will be spectators. AS a mea-
sure of instruction the boys will be
taken by Prof. Durand through sew
eral of the departments Of Tulane
University.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
Read your home paper.
NOTICE TO MEMBsRs

DonaldsonvflIe Chamber of Commerce
Donaldsonville, La, May g. 1914.
A MEETING OF the members of the Donaldson
IA vile Chamber Of Commerce is called for
SUNDAY, MAY 81, at Ii O'Clock a. M, for the
purpose of electing officers and directors for the
ensuing year. r. S. YICKERS, Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16
NOTICE.

DUBLIC= NOTICE IS hereby given that there
IL will be introduced at the current session OF
the general assembly of Louisiana d bill to
change the name Of the city of Dona1dsonyille to
Donaldson.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

the indians will hold forth here on
Iuly and 5.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

4 you enjoy the open-air band con-
ssres IN City Park under the aus
pases OF the Civic League, give some
SUBSTANTIAL evidence of your appre-
s sas and good citizenship by at
E.zsea musicale tomorrow after
aoon and, by purchasing refresh
eles' contribute your share toward
.anslnuing these delightful entertain
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

The Chiefs telephone number is
81. Call us up whenever you have
any item Of news.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

We buy at home. How about you?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

me attention of our readers is
:. to the official proceedings
~ regular meeting of the police
No netd at the courthouse We'd
t .ssuay, which appear elsewhere in
seaas Chief. Business of much i'm
~. sance was transacted, and the
eis.a. VIII be of interest to every
saass The list of delinquent tax
nsh els Tor the year 1913 is also pub
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

Henry A. Terrio and Richard Mel
ancon represented Ascension Council
at the annual convention of the state
council of Knights Of Columbus held
at New Iberia this week. Judge
Paul Leche also participated in the
deliberations OF the convention by
virtue of his office OF past state de-
putty. En- route to New iberia last
Sunday morning, Judge and Mrs.
| Leche and Mr.. MeIancon Travelled in
the judges Buick touring car as far
as ShrieVer, where Southern Pact
fic train was boarded for the re
mainder of the distance On the re-
turn trip Wednesday morning, which
was made in the same manner, the
party were accompanied by Mr.. Ter
rio, who spent the day here and re
sumed his journey to his home in
New Orleans Wednesday afternoon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-16

road e !, work of grading the public
fourebpaa the west bank Of Bayou La
WITH preparatory to surfacing it
aud s si Is proceeding rapidly
: has has seanee of two or three miles
veal een covered during the past
gin h aptnents of gravel will be-
transfor,nra.asss. IN a few days, and the
modern T. s. OF the dirt roads into
be presa aaass-surfaced highways will
spaIes sesea with all possible de.