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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
Typewriter Opened the World for
Women.

E = y Il
In the first series Of articles writ
ten especially for Pictorial Review
on the growing young woman Of to-
day, DIR. Marden, world famous writer
and philosopher, says.
aWoman's S entrance into the indus
trial world really began when the
first typewriter was shown at the
Philadelphia Exposition, in 1876. Up
to that time, outside the mills and
factories, very few women had been
employed. The typewriter company
advertised for girl operators and the
advertisement stated preference
would be given those who could play
the piano, because it was considered
ate the keys!
| The typewriter opened new door
! Tor women, and doors have been
/ opened to her SO rapidly ever since
that there are very few positions
/ that she is not found represented in
today.
wherever woman has gone, In
every walk of life, she has improved
the conditions, purified the atmos-
/ phere, elevated the morals There
1 is no occupation she has not better
ed. At the same time there is no
step forward that woman has ever
i taken which has not made her a
aelter woman, a better companion, a
I better wife, better mother.
eve have heard that a Woman's
!. place is in the home until it has
nauseated us. If woman was made
s for the home why was not her anli
: ity, her instinct, her adaptaD1lIty
. limited to things that could De prop
. erly exercised in the home. Tht
Creator did not make the birds witt
an instinct to fly away south In tn
winter without a south to match tn
). instinct, and He certainly has no
mocked woman with the same long
ings as her brother for career Q
her own without making 1t posslDl
s for her to realize her dream. (
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
Agricultural College and Department
Specialists to Investigate Factors
Contributing to Present Unsatis-
factory Production Conditions.

The secretary of agriculture on De
cember II announced the appointment
OF the following committee Ito con
duct general inquiry into the varl-
Gus factors which have brought about
the present unsatisfactory conditions
with respect to meat production IL
the United States, especially in ref
erence TO beef, with view to sug-
gesting possible methods for improve.
ment:
DIR. B. T. Galloway, Assistant Sec
retary of Agriculture, chairman.
DR.. H. ]. Waters, president Kansas
State Agricultural College.
Prof. G. f.. Curtiss, dean and direc-
tor Iowa State College.
Prof II. w. Mumford, professor Of
animal husbandry, University Of ILL
nols.
Dr.. A. D. Melvin, chief Bureau OF
Animal Industry.
DR.. T. N Carver, director Rural
Organization Service.
The work Of the committee will
be centered largely on the study of
economic questions involved in the
production, transportation, slaughter
and marketing OF meet. AS the first
step, the committee will Investigate
carefully the changes within the last
TWO Or three decades which have in
creased cost of production, and the
centralizing of the meat industry.
Among the important considerations
to be gone into Will be the taking
up Of the public lands, the effect Of
the capacity Of the range, especially
On the remaining public lands and for
est reserves, with a view to suggest
ing changes in the laws to make the
public lands of greater use in cat
tie raising. The committee also
will give special attention to hhe
economic changes in meat product W
and distribution brought about Is
.he centralizing of slaughtering and
neat preparations in large packing
establishments, and the changes il
transportation and similar matters
which have resulted from this cen
trallzation and other causes. The
economic possibility Of communal anc
community effort in cattle raising
and the advantages OF establishing 10
cal or municipal abattoirs will also
kbe Investigated.
- The committee will not deal speci
ally with questions Of animal hus
andry, which has to dc with the act
sBh breeding of cattle, as this work
|aags be left to the specialists in the
yartment and state agricultural
Alleges in this field. The appoint.
s8aent Of the committee will not inter
Yfere any way with inHastig cations
know under way in any Of the state
Horticultural colleges or experiment. sta
&Qns. The letter of appointment an
ances that the chairman within {
gort time will supply details regard
lg the scope Of the Investigation ans
pc lines of work which the com
hlttee might take up.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10

dam across Bayou Lafourche, he re-
quired the levee boards to enter in
to an agreement with representa-
tive of the United States govern
ment, with good and sufficient securi-
ty for the removal Of such dam and
the constr uction of locks at OR be-
fore the expiration of two years and
six months, which time was extended
in 1904 for three more years by a
joint resolution, and again extended
in 1907 until January l, 1910.
Now l urged that, in accordance
with the ulations hereina re-
cited, and Wsbon the faith of&hich,
Bayou Lafourche, a navigable stream
flowing through one of the most fer
tile sections Of the nation, was exil-
ed; and instead Of it being a great
artery Of commerce, such as nature
utended it, it is e s4McA in the nos
trils of the people and a positive
menace to the health of those living
adjacent to it. I further urged that
it was the inescap aSaDduty of the
war department, upon whose author
ity this stream was rendered obsolete,
to see that the locks in question were
constructed within the time limit, but
inasmuch as the department hada damade
no move in 6Pat direction, pred
and will I'M duce when cond con
venes, a bill asking for an apyzypria-
ton for that purpose. At this juno
ture I exhibited a copy of my bill
Ind emphasized the fact that the
vzr dona rt mani had admitted fhA
necessity of the locks, which admis-
sion would materially facilitate the
passage of the bill, when was as
sured that the department would I'M
mediateIy take steps looking toward
the construction of the locks in ques,
ton.
During my campaign, promised to
do my utmost to remove the tempo
rary dam and have locks placed in
lieu thereof, but approaching that
results alone count in the ultimate,
l am working in and out of season
to make Bayou Lafourche verl
table citadel of industry, and
this can only be accomplished by the
installation of locks.
You need not be perturbed over
this matter, for I shall invoke the
steps that will bring the locks the
quickest.
Trusting / will be able to give you
some definite information touching
| this great proposed improvement IL
the cours of the next few days, !
am, as ever, Sincerely yours,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
Three presidents of leading south

Three presidents of leading south
ern railroads died within a month,
w. W. Finley of the Southern, Thos.
NJ. Emerson of the Atlantic Coast
Line. and John W. Thomas, Jr., chief
executive of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis Railway Co.
Mr.. Thomas began his service with
MS company nearly forty years ago,
became a locomotive engineer al
the age of twenty-five, was advanced
step by step to the position of gen
era1 manager fifteen years ago, and
succeeded his father as president o1
the road in 1906.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
postoffice Robbers Caught.

The two men who robbed the post
office at Delhi, La, by cracking the
safe and abstracting $185 therefrom,
the night of Dec. -, were tracked
and captured through the efforts OF
Postoffice Inspector Chas. G. kinzel
and have confessed their guilt. Tnelr
names are D. H Blanchard, alias
:'Slm,' and Charles Everett, alias
'sBaIdy,'' and they are believed to
be members Of an organized gang OF
seven burglars who have been oper-
ating in north Louisiana for some
time.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
New Parcel Post Rates and Weights.

Effective Jan. l, 1918, the reduced
postage rates and increased weight
limit on parcel post packages We're
inaugurated throughout the country.
Where formerly shippers were re-
strieted to 4-pound packages, the
limit in the weight has now been
raised to 20 and so pounds, the lat
ter-sized packages being admitted as
fourth-class mail matter in the first
and second zones. In order that the
public might become acquainted with
the new rates, we give them here
III.
Local rate-Five cents for the first
pound and 1 cent for each additional
two pounds or fraction thereof.
First and second zones-Five cents
for the first pound and / cent for
each additional pound or fraction
thereof
Third zone-Six cents for the first
pound and 2 cents for each addition
al pound or fraction thereof.
Fourth zone-Seyen cents for the
first pound and 4 cents for each ad-
ditional pound or fraction thereof.
Fifth zone-Eight cents for the
| first pound and cents for each ad
ditional pound; or fraction thereof.
! Sixth zone-Nine cents for the frs
pounds and cents for each addition
al pound Or fraction thereof.
| Seventh zone-Eleven cents for the
first pound and 10 cents for each ad
ditiona1 pound or fraction thereof.
| Eighth zone--Twelve cents for the
first pound and u cents for each ad
ditional pound or fraction thereof.
| Limit of weight to first and SECOND
zones, fifty pounds.
Limit of weight to all other zones
| twenty pounds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
The louisiana Hen.

The latest census reports show
there are 3,542, ,447 fowls in this state
and about three-fourths Of them are
egg producers. The annual produc-
ton is 14,657 ,544 dozen eggs, with a
farm value of $2,44S, ,502. The year
ly POULTRY production is 6,337, 7,010
fowls, valued at $1,943,515.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
COLDS & LaGRIPP 7 Pc

s or 8 doses 600 will break
anv case OF Chills & Fever, Colds
B LaGrippe;; it acts on the liver
better than CaIomel and does not
eripe or sicken. Price 25c.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
The Locks Must
Be Built
EXTRACTS FROM ACT NO. PASSED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF LOUISIANA IN
1900. AND ACT NO. "a PASSED In 1902:
(Sec. I Of Act No. 81

=. (Sec. I Of Act No. 81
u7baroas the necessity of closing Bayou La
fo,rche by locks is recognized by the engineers
10Th of the state and of the national government,
snd has had the sanction and appreciation OF
congress- which has made appropriations for
veys looking to that end.
Be it enacted by the general assembly of the
state OF louisiana that the boards of commission
ers of the Atchafalaya Basin and Lafourche Basin
Leyee Districts hereby authorized to place locks
ct the head of Bayou Lafourche; and sSor said pur
rose authorized to appropriate lands enter into
contracts and exercise all other powers proper use
full or expedient for carrying out the purposes OF
this act
(Secs. and of Act No. 84.)
Be it enacted by the general assembly Of the
state of Louisiana that the boards of commission
ers Of the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District and
the Lafourche Levee District hereby authorized
10 place a temporary dam at the head Of Bayou La
vided for in Act No. 9 of the general assembly of
the state of Louisiana for the year 19OO and an act
of the ffy-sevelth congress of the United States;
urovided that ttse dam shall not be placed Or be-
gun before JanuaFy l. 1903 e
Be it further 1enacted, ETC., that before the be-
ginning of the construction Of said dam, said leVee
boards shall enter into agreement with the prop
er officers of United States, with good and suf-
ficent security for the removal of said temporary
dam at or before the expiration of the period set
by said act of congress.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
NUMBER 23.
THIBODAIJX IN LINE.
Progressive Lafourche Town Endorses
Movement to Compel Erection OF
Locks at dsonvi!le-Wilt
Benefit This Entire Section.

l. i
Locks at DonaIdsonvi!le-Wil
| Benefit This Entire Section.
| Donaldsonville, through its Cham
/ Der OF Commerce, has actively start
ed campaign looking toward the
CONSTRUCTION OF the proposed locks
/ at the mead OF Bayou Lafourche at
Uonaldsony1lle. Bond was furnished
wherein it was guaranteed the locks
would be built within a specified tlsae,
ana the people Were given to An-
derstand they were protected sRn-
der the law.
Time was extended and re-exteIH-
ed, until now, many have given Np
III despair, thinking the locks could
not OR would not De built. The
scneme at tine time the dam was
| placed at the head OF the bayou WRs
! thought to be for the interest .of
the people, but charges have been
made since that it was really blalt
Tor and III the interest of the Gaal-
roads, who Were desircus OF shut
ting Off direct communication from
The river TO the bayou Some IoIks
nave been benefited by the closing.
put as a whole more harm than good
has been done. Unless something
Is done to restore the stream to
what the Almighty and nature intend
ed II should be, We expect to see it
become a source of Infection, a
menace to life and health, to say
nothing of its detriment to the COM
merce and general good Of the public
and community in general.
The efforts of the DonaIdsonviIIe
Chamber of Commerce should be
strengthened in every manner possi-
bic, and each and every individual
should lend his voice and his pro-
test, and cooperate toward taking
steps to make the levee boards carry
out their obligation and the promises
made to the people when the dam
was built across the bayou.-Thibo-
daux Commercially Journal.
Our Donaldsonville friends have de-
termined that the locks at the head OF
Bayou Lafourche shall be built In ac-
cordance with the original idea. For
years this important work has been
permitted to rest in allegiance and 1t
| seemed the dam was to be perma-
nent structure. Thoroughly i'm
pressed with the necessity of open
ling the stream to navigation, the Dom
aldsonyiIle Chamber Of Commerce has
taken hold of the project, and moth
ing, it seems will deter the work
of having the locks erected. Our
congressman and senators have been
petitioned TO give the matter atten-
ton. and this. fact ought soon to give
some good results We hope to see
| the the move a success, as the opening OF
1.-THE bayua to navigafIon by means
Of the proposed locks, will naturally
benefit this whole section. Lafourche
| Comet
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10

The Chief office telephone number
is 81. Call us up whenever you
have any item of news.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
THE BLUE BIRD IN n. D.
To Play Tulane Theatre Two Weeks,
Beginning Sunday, Jan. III
Seats For Famous Production
May be Obtained by Mail Order.

A theatrical event of prime interest
to the entire south is announced in
the coming engagement Of Maeter-
linck's ''Tne Blue Bird at the Tu-
lane Theatre, New Orleans, for the
two weeks beginning Sunday, Jan.
IL, with matinees Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
Manager T. c. Campbell offers
equal opportunities to out-of-toWn
theatregoers to obtain choice seats
for this great attraction as to his
New mOrleans clientele. Prices haTe
been gixed at 81, orchestra; balcoHy,
rs nts, 81, and S1.5o; gallery (unre-
served SO cents. Out-of-toWn orders,
accompanied by remittance and
stamped self-addressel envelope, will
be promptly filled and the tickets Tor.
Werded at once.
No other recent play has made
quite SO profound a sensation in
America CIR Europe as 'The Blue
Bird" With its beautiful philosophy,
wit, rare humor and rathos, it has
charmed everybody.
In ''The Blue Bird Maurice
Maetefl1nck has given us the light
and isicate fancy of the pursuit by
two children of the Blue Bird, the
symbol of happiness. They are ac-
companied onftheir journey by Bread
jolly, grotes~ 2 individual; Milk, a
beautiful, tint screature; Water, a
flowing, sylph ~ girl; Fire, hiss
ing, tempestue youth; Sugar, a
silly chap with cs7iy hands; the faith
full Dog; the sly-scheming Cat, and
other Things and Animals embedded
in human form by tile magic Of Fairy
Berylune. The wonderful adventures
Of the chisyen are. made the basis
of ser gorgeous spectacles
which cd directors of the New
T Theatre. y = t r : the sum & o1
works Massenet and
Bizet harm, and there
are dies by large be
vies Both H. New York act
ing and tne original New
! Thes action are to be seen
the Theatre intact. Alto
gethef Blue BTd" is the most
elabora m ptuousl land artistic -
forman| being Differed in An
ica, a bahA that duEiag
| to the closins Is
II, and the
| of Mississippi
| AMI 5S as ~ s
ers ta thouW pay ~ 5
visory 5rd to be consulted by
axamiN before he closes a
To this Bssisory board might be z,d
| ed two more bankers or business me
| selected from the vicinity of the ban.
in trouble.
| 1t is a serious thing to close
bank and means ruin to many people
In times like this Sreat care ant
judgment should b exercised, ant
it should not rest one man-nt
matter how capableWEe may be.-Ed
ward Wisner, in Times-Democrat.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
rancisville True Democrat:

CONTINUED on page four.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-30
The Socialists
Request Repeal
of Ordinance
CLAIM CONSTITUTION RIGHT
HAS BEEN DENIED IN RE-
FUSAL OF FREE SPEECH
UPON STREETS.

AT a regular meeting held in Will
lard Hall March 10th by the Socialist
party OF Fairmont, a committee OF
three was appointed to call upon the
Commissioners of Fairmont and de-
mand that the ordinance passed by
Council forbiding speaking and pa
rading without permit, be repealed.
Stating that their reasons for doing
so was that it took away their right
granted them by the constitution in
which it states, Congress sholl
make no law restricting an estab-
.lishment of religion or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof or abridg-
ing thesfreedom of speech or of the
press, "orithe1 rights of the people
,peaceable to assemble2and to petition
the government for u redress of
grievance" Immediately after the
labor day parade a, special meeting
Of council was called and passed the
ordnance. The unions passed a
resolution announcing their actions
but from some reason nothing was
done. The Socialist as we'll MS trades
council hope the city authorities
will Sc to 1t that the ordinance is re.
pealcd without the city having to
go to the expense of having to vote
on It.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-30
Il sObeerue
Clean Up Day
DATEFoR CRUSADE AGAINST uN.
SANITARY CONDITIONS nut
YET SANNOUNCED.

In conjunction with the woman's
club the city and county authorities
are soon to begin clean up crusade
IN tbs section
While the date has not been def
nitelysdectded upon. 1t is thought
that the clean up season will begin
onfApril 20 and continue until things
s sfs,,s : sanitary AND p'esentae'e con
Mrs. r. f. L. Hutchinson, presi.
dent Of the West Virginia State Fed
Grafton of Woman's clubs, has set
aside April 1s.as general state clean
VI; day and asks that all the clubs OF
the federation observe this day in
cleaning up and identifying the cities
Gfsthe state.
The Board Of Affairs has planned
fora clean up season and 1t is proba
BILE the Board of Affairs, the county
authorities will act in conjunction
with the Woman's club and thus
achieve better results. More definite
information as to this clean up cru
SADIE will be announced later.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-30
Johnson Fined
$25 And Costs

Shadow Jackson, local negro, was
fined $25.00 and costs by Mayor
Bowen this morning for lisorderly
conduct and resisting arrest on Sat
urday night.
1t appears that Shadow inter-
fered to some extent between Police
man Kip Fleming and a white man,
who Fleming was sending home as
he was under the influence of drink,
Shadow started an argument will,
the officer and became rather disor-
derby. When Fleming started to ar.
rest him lie showed fight. 1t took q
lick with the officers big stick to
fell him and then he again rallied
and put up a stiff resistance
Help came to the officer and the
negro was soon lodged in jail.
Six plain DRINKS received the min.
imum fine of $500 and costs this
morning.
The case of Paul Petty. a negro
for disorderly conduct. vase contin.
ucd as the witnesses were not pres
ent.
Petty says that before he left hi:
home on Saturday night that he had
quarreled with is wife and she fol.
lowed him down the street and re.
newed the battle Of words. In the
heat of the fray she became anr,
and pummeled him several times in
the face with her fist. TIE affair
took place Saturday night on Madi,
son street and Petty was arrested by
Officer Mahaffey but his wife disap.
peared before the coming Of the of.
ficer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-30
HOFFMAN SIGNS.

W. E. Toothman! of Monon gah, a
crack first 'baseman has been added
to the roster of the Fairmont base
ball team Of the Paw. Va. league
and will report here for try out
April 30th.
/ Toothman'is brother of the FAM
GUS "fic" Toothman. who pitched
for Fairmont in the West Virginia
league few years ago and who has
steadily rsen in the ranks of pitchers.
Toothman is said to be fast left
hand thrower and hitter.
Manager Needham would be glad
to hear from strong Independent
baseball teams in regard to exhibit
ton games to be played here dur
ing the season.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-30
Miss Whithers
In The City
REPRESENTATIVE OF BELCoUR1
SEMINARY MAKES OFFICIAL
VISIT TO FAIRM0NT.

Miss Emily Withers, represen ting
the Bellcourt Seminary for Girls, To-
Gated ut Mt. Pleasant Heights. OF
18th and Girard avenues. Washing
ton, D. C., is in the city In the inter
est Of the school she represents
Miss Withcrs arrived here on Friday
and will remain here until tomorrow
She is stopping at the Manley hotel
Miss Withers has several good pros
poets in this city MS a number Of
young ladies' are considering entering
this school, for the coming year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-30
Ten Negroes
WereFoundIn
GanblingRoon1

AS the result of raid made on
Saturday night ten negroes were
found in a gambling house on jack
son street and locked up in the coun-
ty jail.
The room raided is over Mike
Amato's saloon and 1t is said the
building is owned by Ulysses Union.
a negro of the city.
The assets were made after the
building was ralde by a posse of city
and county officers led by Chief Harr
and Constable Riggs.
Officers were placed at the Jack
son street entrance 10 prevent es-
cape then the raiders went into an
adjoining building and entered the
gambling room through a rear win
dow. The negroes were completely
surprised and as every avenue of e3-
cage was cut off, they. were all soon
safe in the hands of the officers.
Poker chips, cards and other gam
bling paraphernalia were found and
/ confiscated by the raiders.
Warrants charging gambling were
sworn out before Justice Fleming
apd their hearings will be held in a
few days.
Some of the negroes gave bond this
morning to answer Indictment by the
grand Jury and 1t is likely that all OF
them will waive their hearings be-
fore the justice.