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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-12
PRESIDENT HAS
MADE No PLAN
NO STATEMENT WILL BE MADE
BEFORE FULL CONSIDERA-
TION OF BRITISH NOTE

Washington, Jan. 12.-The United
States has not formulated any plan
concerning the probable reply to the
American note on shipping to Presi-
dent Wilson. The president made it
clear to today that all reports of the
administration being dissatisfied with
the British reply were entirely un-
founded. He declared that nobody
has right to speak for him or the
administration on the subject at pres
ent. There will be no reply until the
full text is considered. Other COM
munications from Great Britain set
ting forth its full position on con-
traband of war are expected.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-12
ALLIED AV|AT0RS
ATTACKED ANTWERP
DROPPED BOMB ON THE KAISER'S GASO-
LENE DEPOT
ALLIES DRIVE NORTHWARD FROM THE AISNE- BITTER
WEATHER HAMPERS MARCHES But DOESN'T STOP BATTLES

Amsterdam, san. IA news dis
patch says the great German petrol
warehouse at Antwerp is burning. It
was set afire by bomb dropped by
one of the allies aviators.
FOOTHOLD FOR GERMANS ON
THE BEAUSEJOUR FARM
French repulsed Germans attempt
ing to recapture trenches north of
SCISSORS and made slight advance
there. The Germans, after severe
fighting, gained a foothold inside the
French earthworks north of Beause-
jour Farm, near Perthes.
SHELLING GERMANS NEAR So
IsSONs
Paris, Jan. IL, p. m.-The French
artillery is effectively shelling the
Germans between scissors and
Rheims. On the heights along the
AMeuse two German attacks were re-
pulsed
BITTER WEATHER ON THE BAT
TIE FIELDS
A blizzard is raging in Alsace and
the Vosges, hampering military OPP
erations.
ALLIES DRIVING NORTHWARD
FROM THE AIsNE
Reinforced the allies in the vicini-
ty of the junction of the Disc and
the Aisne (the bloody angle) are MAX
ing a drive to force the Germans
from their strong position at Laon,
on the heights ten miles north of the
Aisne, and the key to the German
right center.
KAISER MAKING HIMSELF COM
PORTABLE
Paris, Jan. 12.-It is reported the
Kaiser is visiting the German army
on French soil, living at the chateau
of member of the Chamber of Dep
uties. in Northern France.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-12
COMBAT IN
THE CARIBBEAN
SENT KALSRUHE AND HER EN-
EMY TO THE BOTTOM OF
THE SEA

Panama, Jan. 12-There is a report
here that the German cruiser Karls-
rrhe was sunk after destroying a
British cruiser in the Caribbean Sea.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-12
FRANK CLARK ON THE FLOOR
OF THE HOUSE REPELS
UNJUST ATTACK on
FLORIDA

Washington, Jan. IA stirring
attack on Florida waterway projects
was made in New York paper of
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-12

Pillans' Fam2us Florida syrup in
bottles at the Smith Grocery Co. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-12

Councll meets this evening.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-12

Paris, Jan. 12.-It is reported the
Kaiser is visiting the German army
on French soil, living at the chateau
of member of the Chamber of Dep
uties. in Northern France.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-28
GERMAN CRUISER
WAS SUNK SUNDAY

An attempt by a German cruiser
squadron to repeat the recent at
tack on Scarborough, the Hartle-
pools and other British coast towns,
was frustrated Sunday by the Brit
ish patrolling squadron, and in a run
ming fight the German armored
cruiser Bluecher was sunk and two
German battle cruisers seriously
damaged.
The British ships suffered only
slight injury. So far as is known
only 1913 of the Bluecher's crew of
1856 were saved.
A battle also occurred between the
light cruisers and destroyers accom-
panying the bigger ships, but the
result of that engagement has not
yet reached the admiralty.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-28
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas it has pleased the all
wise creator of heaven and earth
and the Mason's God, in his infinite
wisdom to take from the cares and
tolls of the life our beloved brother
billiard F. Baily, Of the Lodge Var.
nado No. 1888 F. & A. M. and where
as in the death of our brother Dill
lard F. Bailey. the lodge has lost one
of its worthy and faithful members,
his family, a devoted and affection
ate son and brother, and the COM
munity one of its most honored and
respected citizens.
Therefore, be it resolved, that we
bow in humble submission to the
will of him who doeth all things
we'll, who is holy in gloriousness,
bearful in praises doing wonders
and that we extend our deepest
sympathy to the family of our de-
ceased brother in their sad attic
tons and bereavement.
Be it further resolved that a copy
of these resolutions be sent the inn
mediate relatives of our deceased
brother, a copy spread on the min
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-28
Washington School Census.

Washington Parish 57ah6 81
school children between the ages Of
6 to 20 years and 3516 or So pei
cent attend school, according to a
recent bulletin. The data contained
in the report relates to the year 1910
and has only recently been made
public. The distribution by age
groups, and the number attending
schools as follows.
Age. Total No. No. Attending
6 too 2165 1852
10 to ID 2215 1857
Is to II 1140 $50.
IS to 20 1887 172.
Era Leader.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-28

Before you get her she can say
things that make you feel funny all
over. And after you get her she
does things that make you look
miserable all over.
A lake fire and birthstone isn't
the only hell ever invented. There
is the man who has a $50 wife and
a SIS salary.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-28
Harry Thaw At Tonbs.

Harry X. Thaw was returned to
the Tombs at New York on Sunday.
He escaped from the Matteawan
Asylum II months ago. There will
be a legal fight before he is returned
to the madhOuse.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-28
Fire At Varnado.

Fire late last Thursday night de-
stroyed the building and contents of
a general store at Angie owned by
R. H. Magee. The origin of the
blaze is unknown. Some insurance
was carried but the total loss has
not been ascertained.
When a woman's hips are so big
around that she has to 60 through a
door sideways she gets a lots of
comfort out of the fact that she is
broadminded.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-28
Luke Meluke sals,'

The lad who couldn't tel
name Of the vice-presidents
same fellow who can tell,
to run the government.
The old-fashioned l7-ye
who used to read books o.
A Young Girl Ought to Knc
a II yeaf old daughter who
mother wise.
I, The willowy girl cops outtI
ers of the magazines. But
with the wide curves and ~
les in her anatomy attracts \
attention on the streets,
What has become Of theo
toned man who used to weak
paper collar every Sunday.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-28
SOUTH SUFFERS FROM
A SEVERE BLIZZARD,

Reports from Louisiana, MISSISSIPPI
pi and Eastern Texas are to the ef-
feet that a severe blizzard, the cold
est experienced in years, visited
these sections on Sunday and Sum
day night. While Bogalusa did not
suffer to any extent, there was a
slight freeze Sunday night. AT
Shreveport, there was sleet and snow
and the temperature dropped to rs
above zero. At Lake Charles cattle
were killed by the freeze while in
Mississippi there was considerable
sleet and snow. Homer La. re-
ports the coolest weather, it being Is
degrees above zero Sunday after
noon.
A quick Banana desert: -Four
Bananas we'll mashed, one-fourth
cup of sugar, tablespoonful Of lem
on juice, one egg. Mix the bana-
mas sugar and lemon juice with yolk
of egg, then stir in white ofegg beat.
en- to stiff froth. Serve with lady
fingers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-06
A RIGHTEOUS VETO.

President Wilson vetoed the i'm
migration bill because of the literacy
clause, under which all immigrants
unable to read or write would be
excluded. The Chief agrees with the
president that illiteracy is not of it
self a sufficient objection to war
rant the closing of the doors of this
great nation of equal rights and equal
opportunities against otherwise
worthy applicants for admission.
Congress is likely to pass the bill
over the presidents veto, but this
wifi not alter our conviction that
the president is right on the issue
and congress Is wrong.
President Taft vetoed a bill drawn
on similar lines, and President
Roosevelt would no doubt have done
likewise had such measure been
presented for executive action dur
ing his administrations.
1t is a good thing to know how to
read and write, but there may be
many honest and desirable foreign
ers who have not had a fair chance
to acquire the accomplishment. In
deniably there are hosts of slick
rascals and altogether undesirable
citizens who can read diyineIy and
forge checks in beautiful handWrit-
ngs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-06
a POPULAR PROJECT.
Motor Car Service to Donaidsonv'lle
Favored in East Ascension.

Gonzales, La, Feb. 2, 1915.
Mr.. R. S. Vickefs. Secretary OF
Chamber of Commerce, Donald
sonville, La.
Dear Sir:-It was with both pleas
ure and interest that | read IN 1ale
DonaldsonVille Chief of the contem-
plated establishment OF a motor car
line to Gonzales This project would
be welcome to every citizen OF the
eastern section OF the parish, and !
feel safe to say that such ROAD
would be favored and patronlzed ny
the people of this entire community.
A great part Of the business OF TINS
section of the parish is daily gong
to Baton Rouge and New Orleans,
it being generally admitted that IN
der present circumstances it is al
most as convenient to go to New
Orleans as it is to DonaldsonVllle,
and ] submit that it certainly
should he to the interest and wei
fare of the business interests of your
city to take the proper steps to prlng
back to Donaldsonville the trade It
is justly entitled to. In the olden
days prior to the construction of the
l.. r. &. N. Railroad all the bust
ness of this country went to Donald
sonville, and it has beer only since
the building of this line that, from
reasons Of convenience, this trade
has turned to other towns.
Gonzales is in the center OF the
seventh and eighth wards and is
really the hub of the eastern por-
ton of the parish. Public roads
lead into Gonzales from all direc-
lions, and it will be a convenient
location for the travelling public to
take the motor car. The L. R. & n.
road running through the center of
the seventh and eighth wards could
furnish convenient transportation to
parties living along that line and
desiring to take the motor at this
place. The line could be put into
operation to the mutual benefit of
both Donaldsonyille and the entire
New River country. and I am not
only willing but anxious to give you
any assistance in my power, and
there are a great many others who
will gladly render aid.
Thanking you in advance for an
early reply, / am,
Yours very truly,
JOSEPH GONZALES.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-06
A Fortunate Newspaper Man.

Once in a while a newspaper man
seems to be specially favored by the
goddess Of Good Luck, Whomsoever
she may be, ana Publisher James NJ.
Thomson of the New Orleans Item
is one Of the favored few. The god
dess In his case is Miss Genevievs
Clark, the lovely daughter of Hon.
Champ Clark, speaker of the ma
tional house of representatives, who
Is to rescue the handsome young
publisher from the limbo Of single
cussedness and qualify him for the
higher and better state of matrimo-
Mai blessedness. The couple first
met at the Baltimore national con-
vention in 1912, when both We're try
ing to get Miss Genevieve's dig,
tinguished pa nominated for presf
dent, and It seems they worked to-
gether so tremendously then Mat
they have concluded to continue the
process for life. The wedding is to
take place at the Clark home in
Bowling Green, Mo-, next June.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-06
WIND STORM DOES DAMAGE.
Miniature cyclone Plays Franks with
Property and Crops.

One of the most violent storms
which has visited this section since
the disastrous hurricane of 1909
cinity last Saturday night and Sum-
day. It was a medley of thunder,
lightning and rain, and Wind at
great velocity. Fences We're blown
down, limbs stripped from trees, and
other damage inflicted on property
aeesel crops.
The composition roofing of the
swine building ON the grounds of the
South Louisiana Fair Association
was blown off, entailing damage of
about $3.50. Tornado insurance is
carried on all the structures on the
grounds, hence the. fair association
will be fully Unidentified for the loss
sustained in this unusual atmospheric
upheaval. Arrangements will be
made to recover the building at once
with more substantial roofing.
Cooley & PeIl's showboat Wonder
land, which is Wintering here, was
blown across the river at the height
of the storm on Sunday, but brought
up safely On the east bank and sus-
tanned no damage.
In New Orleans twenty boys and
girls were injured by the collapse
or part of the st. A1phonsus or
phan asylum, but fortunately none
of them was seriously hurt. The
toWboat Ida Patton, owned by White
man Bros, of this city, while moored
alongside a string of barges at the
head of soniat street in New Or
leans, was sWamped at about IL
O'Clock Sunday forenoon and sank
in twenty-five feet of water. The
Waterman, S. Leblanc, who was on
the vessel at the time, escaped I'M
injured. The Patton was IS feet
long, 16 feet wide, and had a 6-foot
depth of hold. It is believed she can
be easily raised, and arrangements
to this end are already under way.
The storm covered a great extent
of territory, and was particularly Sc
we're in certain localities. In4 the
neighborhood of Rodessa and other
parts Of Caddo parish houses were
laid low and unroofed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-06
TOP THE MARKET.
DonaldsonvilIe cauIifIoWers Command
High Price in New Orleans.

That cau1ifloWers raised by the
Fordhook Vegetable Farms colony on
the outskirts of Donaldsonville are
commanding top OF market prices IN
New Orleans, and class among the
finest vegetables of their kind now
being received in that city, is the
gratifying information contained IN
a letter from the Foto Commission
Company to Raymond Thiery the
hustling young head Of the Fordhook
enterprise. Under date of Feb. 2,
the commission company writes Mr..
Thiery as follows:
eve beg to acknowledge receipt Of
five crates of caulifloWers today,
which we sold at $1.40 per crate.
We are satisfied we obtained the
very top market price. The goods
were of very fine quality, and we
have no doubt We can dispose of a
great many crates of them if you
will continue shipping daily. We
could easily have sold so crates of
your goods this morning at the same
price. We have been getting some
caulif1oWers from different localities,
but they are not as nice as yours.
We do not hesitate to say that we
could handle a car of that class of
goods to advantage
Lettuce shipped from the Ford
hook farms to Chicago brought the
handsome price of $1:65 per hamper
of two dozen heads, netting the
growers, after all charges had been
deducted, the very remunerative sum
of $40 per hamper. Brussels
sprouts consigned to New Orleans.
dealers are bringing IS cents per
quart, and other vegetables produced
by the Fordhook colonists command
equally satisfactory prices in all the
markets where they are sold. This
is because none but the choicest pro-
ducts are sent out by these expert
growers, and care is taken in pack
ing and shipping, SO that the goods
not only reach their destination in
prime condition, but make an ex-
tremely attractive appearance and
are absolutely firts-class in all re-
spects
Mr. Thiery and his associates are
not only truck growers of unusual
ability and enterprise, but they are
excellent citizens as well, and every
resident of the community will be
sincerely gratified to learn of their
success.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-06
DISTRICT COURT.
Injunction Set Aside in Suit of Bank
VS.. Sugar Company.

q F. X
An interesting session of district
at which the principal matter to en-
gage the attention of the judicial
body was the application of the Met
ropolitan Bank for the setting aside
of the order of injunction granted
by Clerk of Court J. s. Barman on
Jan. 25 to E. NJ. Loeb, receiver of
the Belle Helene Cooperative Sugar
Company, VINO is defendant in the
suit against that corporation wherein
the New Orleans bank is plaintiff.
The matter was argued by Attorney
G. C. Weber On behalf of the bank,
and Attorneys Walter and George s..
Guion for the sugar company, and
Judge Workman handed down de-
cis1on setting aside and vacating the
injunction, holding that the clerk of
court had no power or authority to
grant such an order, which he did
without bond as required by law. 1t
was ordered that the injunction be
declared an absolute nullity and
stricken from the record, and that
the executory process continue as
if the so-called injunction had not
been issued by the clerk.
A motion for a suspensiVe appeal
was then filed by counsel for Mr..
Loeb, and after argument pro and
con Judge WORKMAN ruled that no
suspensive appeal would lie from the
order granted by the court, and re-
fused to allow such an appeal to the.
plaintiff in Injunction. The court.
however, granted an order allowing
deVolutiye appeal to the supreme
court on the furnishing of bond 10
the appellant, returnable Feb. 90.
1915.
Notice was given by counsel for
Mr.. Loeb that application would be
made to the supreme court for
writ of mandamus for the purpose Of
obtaining a suspensive appeal, and
writ of prohibition to prohibit any
further action being taken in execu-
ton of the order of execu-.
toy process issued in the suit nm
I'll such time as the supreme court
mad been offered an opportunity of
passing on the application for man
damus.
Other business transacted by the
Juulclal body was as follows:
Marchand ct ais. VS.. Nye ct ais.
motion to dismiss suit filed by de-
PENDANT
Mary Hebert VS.. Paul Fontana. ex-
ceptlon and answer filed.
b. Lemann C Bro. VS.. r. t. Stew
art; commission issued to take tes-
Ilmony in and out of state rn+,,rn
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-06
CONTRACT LET FOR AUToBUs.
Big Passenger Car to be Operated
in Bayou Lafourche Service.

The company formed to put in a
| line of autobuss between Donald
sonVille and points down Bayou La
fourche placed an order yesterday
with the Joseph Schwartz Company
of New Orleans for the first of the
big passenger cars which will be
operated in this service. This car
is to be built on the most improved
and up-to-date plan, with every mod
arn equipment that makes for speed
and efficiency as well as for the
comfort and convenience of the pas
sengers. The interior will be cleo
R,,cally lit, as it's schedule will in
clude night trip for the convent
ence of theatre-goers from down the
bayou. It will have a seating capac-
ity of twenty-five persons, and Will
make four round trips each day be-
tween Donaldsonville and Napoleon
vile. The sales contract calls for
the delivery of the car within five
weeks, by which time it is expected
the gravel road will be completed
between Donaldsonyille and Napo-
leonville and a regular schedule can
be maintained.
The company, which is composed
of Alex. Bloomenstiel, Jasmin Tobias,
R. S. Vickers and others, is now
being Incorporated under the name
of the Inter-Parish Rapid Transit
Company, with a capitalization of
$4,000. 1t is the company's inten-
ton to put on another car as soon
as the traffic justifies, and in or
der to stimulate and develop travel
a very low passenger rate will be /
charged. Mileage tickets will be
placed on sale and special rates
given to school children.
The company intends also to put
a car in the passenger service be-
tween sDonaldsoEyille and Plaque
mine as soon as the gaps in the
gravel roads in Iberville and Aseen-
sion are closed up, and to operate
in other directions from Donaldson
vile as rapidly as gravel roads are
constructed.
Attractive stationery is the only
kind we print. Give us your orders.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-06
I CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

There is an apparently widespread
and growing sentiment among the
people and press of Louisiana that
there ought to be a convention call
ed to prepare new state consti-
tuition, and it is the judgment of
most Of those whose arguments on
the question have come under our
observation that the work should be
accomplished at the earliest practi-
cable and convenient time.
We take no stock in the iIsu ma
Dtions emanating from a few common
tators that the convention move
ment is being agitated by politicians
with a view to promoting fractional
Or personal interests. There is a
well-defined and Well-grounded popu-
lar conviction that the present Lou
isiana constitution is a prolix, con-
fused and cumbersome instrument,
and that it should be replaced by
one OF simpler and more practical
construction. The very fact that it
has been found necessary to alter the
existing constitution by a score of
amendments and that nearly every
session of the general assembly finds
additional patches being proT red,
is clearly indicative Of the faulty Com
struction of the original document,
the main trouble being that it con-
tains host Of provisions and re-
strictions that have no place in the
organic law of the state, covering
matters that should be left to the
discretion of tie general assembly.
This patching process has been
tedious, expensive and in other re-
spects unsatisfactory, and the neces-
sity for its continuance should be
abrogated by the enactment of an
instrument that will set forth in
brief, plain and easily understand
able terms only the basic principles
and provisions upon which the legis-
lation and administrative government
of the commonwealth are to be
founded.
The convention should by all
means be held in advance of the
next state campaign and election,
when even the office seekers will
be put on their mettle to aid in the
frs ming of a constitution that will
meet with popular appreciation. The
experiment. Of holding a constitution
al convention after a state election
was tried in 1898 with extremely I'M
satisfactory results, and the mistake
ought not to be repeated.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-06
shreveporters Getting Thirsty.

Complying with the petition Of SIS
qualified voters, the Shreveport com
mission council has called a special
election for March to determine
whether the city shall grant licenses
for the sale of liquor. The sup
porters of the affirmative are conf
dent Shreveport will be returned to
the wet column The "drys' re-
gard the action of the council as il
legal and will take no part in the
election, trusting to upset its re-
suit by litigation if the proposition to
license saloons carries and an at
tempt made to carry it into effect.