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ENGAGED.

PoRTER-HASK1N Mr. and Mr.. John
Bussing Haskin OF 81 West Eighty
sixth street. New York CITY, announce
the engagement OF their daughter.
Edith Mae Haskin. 20 Hugh Thomas
Porter Of Ardsley- on Hudson
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TOXIC. April 2S-Dr. IIdeyo Noguchi
of the Rockefeller Institute of New York
H. to he honored by the Imperial Acad-
envy Of Japan, His discovery OF the
causative miCro-organism Of infantile
paralysis is specially mentioned.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
R. S. VICKERS, Secretary Manager

north seventy-six degrees and eigh-
teen minutes west, and on the
south, north thirteen degrees and
forty-tWo minutes east; the eastern
boundary running eighteen and 49,
LOG chains, the northern boundary
running eighteen and 47-100 chains,
the western boundary running eigh-
teen and 45-100 chains, and the
southern. boundary running eighteen
and 47-10O chains; together with all
the buildings and Improvements
thereon, rights, ways, servitudes and
appurtenances and immovables by
destination, which in part consist of
equipment, implements, machinery,
refinery thereon, adapted to sugar
cultivation, and including ali other
movable effects on said property;
the right of way of the Belle Helene
Railroad running across said Belle
Helene plantation from east to
west, with all railroad ties, tracks,
engines, cars, switches, turnouts.
rolling stock, and generally every
object, article and thing connected
with the operation Of said railroad,
together with all railroad rights OF
way and railroad property in any way
connected with or aDpurtenant to
said described property.
Terms and conditions Cash in
United States currency.
3. G. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonyille, La, Feb. 4, 1915.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
Secretary i1ebert Ill.

There will be general sympathy
and regret aroused throughout Lou
isiana by the announcement that Sec,
rotary Of State Alvin E. Hebert is
critically i'll in New Orleans, where
he was seized with pneumonia while
witnessing the Rex parade on Mardi
Gras. The disease has affected both
the patients lungs, and his condi-
ton has been for several days re-
garded as extremely precariQus. At
latest accounts, however, he had
manifested slight Improvement, and
his family and legion OF friends are
encouraged to believe that his
chances for recovery are more than
even. The Chief sincerely joins in
the universal hope that the popular
and efficient state officer will safely
weather the painful ordeal to which
he is being subjected, and that he
will be spared for many@hore years
of civic usefulness and valuable pub
lie service.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
SWAT THEM NOW

@
The Chief concurs in the whole
some and important suggestion that
the fly-swatting campaign should be
opened right away and continued
With Figor throughout the spring
and summer months.
The United States Department. Of
Agriculture at Washington has is
sued a bulletin embodying directions
as to the best means of exterminat-
ing the fly, and this document should
be widely disseminated and its ad
monitions and Instructions universal
~ needed by the people of Louisiana
and the country at large,
Says the Monroe News-Star: "The
most effective way of DISCRIMINATING
the fly, according to the bulletin. is
to eradicate his breeding places. The
breeding season Of the fly begins ear
ly in March and continues through
out the spring and summer months.
All dirt should be removed from the
premises, stables cleaned and decay
ing vegetables destroyed.
The fly has rightly been called
the undertaker's travelling salesman,
and in addition to his regular line of
typhoid bugs he carries side line
OF tuberculosis, Asiatic cholera and
other disease germs. Now is the time
to swat the fly !"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
DONE Want to be Governor,

There are at least two men in
Louisiana who don't want to be gov
ernor. M. L. Alexander, president
of the state conservation commission
and plenty big enough both physical
iy and mentally for first-class- chief
executive, is one of the two, aud
sst lpeein tendent Of. ubiic HdlI-
cation r.. III Harris Is the other.
Both these officials have been urged
by many friends and admirers to en-
ter the gubernatorial lists, but have
promptly and unequivocaIly declined,
nreferring to remain in their pres
ent spheres of public service, for
which they appear to be admirably
fitted.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
REFORM OF THE JUDICIARY.

The Louisiana legislative probe
commission is conducting what prom
ishes to be a thorough Investigation
Of the judicial system Of this state
with a view of pointing out it's de-
| Improvement and reform that are IN
doubtedly desirable. In this field OF
inquiry and e1deayor the commission
is likely to find the most important
part OF its mission, and if its labors
are prosecuted with earnestness and
an eye single to the general good,
results may be achieved which will
fully justify the expenditure of time
and money and lave the way to an
elevation of the Louisiana judiciary
to very high plane of dignity and
efficiency.
Among the defects in present pro-
cedure giving rise to much complaint
among attorneys and litigants is
what has been termed the rendition
Of zone judge decision" in the SUI
preme court.
1t will be recalled that g. N. Pugh
of Donaldsonyille, a leader of the To-
cal bar, made this an issue in his
campaign for associate justice of the
supreme court at the Democratic
primary preceding the last judicial
election, and we are glad to note
that Mr.. Pugh has brought the mat
ter to the attention Of the probe
commission and added the weight Of
his opinion and evidence against
tfln nafInd nf (.flsfssi n af.insr and sllecifi-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
sHERIFF's SALE.
State of Louisiana Parish of Ascen.
sion Twenty Seventh Judicial
District Court
Metropolitan Bank

s.. Metropolitan Bank
VS.. No. 1888
E. NJ. Loeb, Receiver, Belle Helene
Planting Co., Ltd.
~ 7 VIRTUE OF and in obedience
- to an order of seizure and sale,
issued by the above named court in the
above entitled and numbered cause,
and to me directed, I have seized
and taken into my possession, and
will offer for sale at public auction
to the last and highest bidder, ac-
cording to law, at the principal front
door of the courthouse of the parish
Of Ascension, in the town of Don
aldsonyille, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 81. 1915,
at II o'clock a. M, the following de-
scr1bea property, to-Wit:
All that portion of the Belle Hell
enc plantation containing thirty
five acres of land, designated on
the plan of the survey of Daney &
Waddill by the number sixteen, with
in the boundaries on the east,
north seventy-six degrees and eigh-
teen minutes vests On the north,
north thirteen degrees and forty
two minutes east; on the west,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
SHIP PURCHASE BILL FAILS.

The strenuous effort of the nation
al administration and the Democratic
leaders i'll congress to secure the
passage of the ship purchase bill at
this session has been abandoned as
hopeless.
An amended measure, containing
provisions framed to meet some OF
the objections that had been urged
against the original bill by its oppo-
nents, was rushed through the house
OF representatives by a large ma
on party lines-though a few Dem
ocrats, including Congressman Brous-
sard of Louisiana, opposed the mea-
sure, and still fewer Republicans sup
ported it--but the amendments did
not conciliate either the Democratic
or Republican senators aligned
against the principle of government
purchase and operation of mercantile
vessels.
Finding that persistence in the at
tempt to get the bill through the
senate would be reasonably certain to
fail, besides blocking the passage Of
necessary appropriation bills ana
! thus forcing an extra session of the
new congress, President Wilson wise
| ~ consented to forego the uphill
fight for the present. His concur
renee was all the senatorial support
ers of the pending measure desired
in order to call off the stubborn
contest, and the senate is now work
ing tooth and nail to dispose Of the
essential legislation On its congested
docket by the time the constitution
al term Of the sixty-third congress
expires next Thursday.
The president seems so earnestly
and thoroughly committed to the
governmental policy embraced in the
ship purchase bill that he may be
expected to urge its approval upon
the sixty-fourth congress when that
body assemblies next December, or
sooner if he concludes to convene
an extra sitting in advance Of the
beginning of the regular session.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
Truck SHIPMENTS.

Tom Cox shipped CARLOAD OF
beets to Chicago Wednesday. These
vegetables, like the carrots shipped
the week previous by Mr.. Cox, Were
tied in bundles of three and packed
in barrels, which were iced at the
plant of the Donaldsonyille Ice Com
rany
An express shipment of four ham,
pers of mustard greens, consigned
to a Chicago commission merchant,
was made this week by V. A. Ro-
drigue There is said to be a brisk
demand fer this vegetable on the
Chicago market, recent consignments
having brought Site per hamper.
The above are only two Of the
many shipments of truck products of
various kinds which are being for
Warded almost daily from this point.
Donaldsonville is coming, into prom
inence as shipping center. and
the fast-groWing industry is yielding
a substantial profit to the numerous
farmers engaged In it and putting
a considerable amount of money in
10 circulation in this community.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
Widespread Grief Caused by Sudden
Demise OF Popular Young Girl.

The many friends in this commune
ty OF Miss Lisette Klotz, of Napo-
leonville, were deeply shocked to
learn of her sudden death, which oc-
Cured last Sunday night. The young
N---a~-a~Was stricken with an ssv--..
attack of Bright's disease while en-
/ tertaining caller in the parlor of
her home, at about s O'Clock. and
! although physician was hurriedly
summoned and exerted every. effort
to avert a fatal termination of the
attack, the patient failed to rally
and finally passed into the Valley Of
the Shadow CT Death a few hours af-
ter being stricken. She had returned
home only Thursday of last week
from visit to relatives and friends
at Plaquemine and Livonia, and as
she seemed to be in the best of
health the announcement Of her sud
den demise could hardly be believed
and proved a profound shock to all
who knew her.
Sol. Klotz, a prominent business man
of NapoleonFille who is widely known
throughout this section of the state,
ana TO WnOm sincere sympathy IS
extended in the sad bereavement
which has been visited upon him.
She was an exceedingly popular
young woman, numbering as her de-
voted friends and ardent admirers all
who cas1e within the sphere Of her
kindly Influence, and many hearts
were saddened By the untimely termi-
nation of her beautiful young life.
The remains were brought to Dom
aldsonVille Monday afternoon and
tenderly laid to rest in the local
Jewish cemetery, after Impressive
services at Bihur Cholim Synagogue.
The oasequies We're conducted by
Rev. Emanuel sternheim, OF Baton
Rouge, and a large concourse Of
friends and relatives were present to
join in the last sad rites.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
Ascension Truck in North Louisiana.

Supt. e. A. Thibodeaux of the
municipal power plant recently sent
to his brother in Mer Rouge a
hamper Of the choice vegetables
raised On the PeytaYin plantation
just below Donaldsonville by the
Fordhook Farms colony of Belgians.
The recipient of the very accept
able gift was SO impressed by the
fine appearance of the vegetables
that he arranged a display of them
in the show window of his drug
store for the edification of his fell
low Mer Rougeans, as recounted in
the Feb. 10 issue of the Democrat of
that town:
a fine exhibit OF. what can be
done here in the way Of raising the
living at home and diVersification
may be seen in the show window of
Thibodeaux's drug store Mr.. Thibo-
deaux has fixed up fine window
display of vegetables which are be-
ing raised on the former big sugar
plantations in the neighborhood of
Donald sonyilIe IS. "a
s9S4
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
FEAST or PURlM.
Important Jewish Holiday to 70 OBJ.
served with Religious Service.

| Purim, the Feast of Lots, which
falls this year on Sunday, Feb. %. is
a half-holiday in the Jewish calen.
dar, and will be observed with ser.
Iyices at Bikur Cholim Temple at
clock tomorrow evening. The syn.
agogal ceremony for this festival is
limited to the reading of the Book
of Esther, upon the story of which
the celebration is based.
Purim celebrates the victory OF
Mordecai, the faithful Jew, over Ha-
man, the grand vizier of the King
Ahasnrerus, who plotted to destroy
the Jew. Queen Esther, it viii be
remembered, had been elevated to
the throne to succeed Vashti, who
had displeased the king. Esther was
a most beautiful and virtuous maid
en-, and It was through her interven-
ton with the king that the heroism
OF Mordecai and the. villainy of Ha-
man We're disclosed to him.
The story of the Book of Esther
reads like novel, and may or may
not have real historical value. Purim
means lots and the festival is so
called because tie day on which the
destruction Of the Jews was decreed,
vas chosen by lots.
Purim is a time of general festi-
vity among the jews, and like most
festivals OF the Jewish calendar, It
Is q time for the giving OF gifts to
The poor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
MERE MEN SHOWN.
Pretty Girls of Dome tscl Science
Class Hostesses at Luncheon.

A practical demonstration of the
excellent work being accomplished in
the dtes...sl7astie science departmen.s-<rof
the Dona1dss5n9il1e High fssen5o1 was
afforded Wednesday afternoon, when
the members of the grand jury and
other guests We're entertained at a
delicious little luncheon served in
the basement Of the high school
building by the girls of the senior
class of the institution who are en-
rolled in the domestic science course
The basement room used by the en-
bryonie housewives was divided in
half by curtain partition, and on
one side a prettily decorated table
was spread, at which the fortunate
guests seated themselves and were
RECALLED with a tempting menu CON
sisting of salmon salad with mayon-
naise dressing served in lettuce
hearts, cheese straws, pimento sand
Wiches, olives, ambrosia and cafe
noir. Enjoyment Of the feast was
heightened by reason Of the fact
that the delectable spread was serV-
ed in person BY the charming young.
ladies of the domestic science class,
who looked particularly attractive
and "serumptious' in their dainty
cooking aprons of spotless white, with
becoming caps Of the same material.
The pretty maidens were Misses
Norma Gisclard, Violet Keller, Hor-
tense and Alma Schmalzrid, Nerrisa
Warrick, Selma Maurin, Hilda KIos
and Bessie Younge, and their compe-
tent teacher, under whose expert SUI
pervision the appetizing- luncheon
was prepared and served, was Miss
Mary Edwards.
The lords Of creation whose
good fortune it was to EartalSe of
the hospitality Of the domestic sci
aenee girls on this efjoy able occasion
were NJ essrs "A n. Osterberger,
Desire Falcon, Henry IT, Well, n
Saxon, Vincent Gautreau, w. II.
Cox, Edward j. Gonzales, Sidney
Harp, Lydlen Collet, A. j. Menuet,
Charles A. Becne1 and Louis Rome,
constituting the personnel of the
grand jury; Sheriff E. C. Hanson
and his staff of deputies, including
Messrs. Robert Dill, William Acy. Ed
Smith and Bill .sevario; District AT
torney Philip Gilbert, Police Juror G.
FL. Landry, Supt. J. l.. Rusca, Pria-
cipal w. H. Miller of the high school,
Attorney G. v ST. Amant and G. D.
Bentley
On behalf of his fellow guests, Dis
trict Attorney Gilbert made happy
little talk expressive of their appre-
citation of the distinction conferred
upon them by their fair young
hostesses, and followed these feIici-
tous remarks with few on the sub
ject of why Girls Should Study
Domestic Science All the argu-
ment needed to show the value Of
the subject, and its Importance not
only in the curriculum Of the insti-
tuition of learning but in that Of
the bigger and broader school of
life, was furnished by the actual
demonstration of the usefulness Of
such training which had just been
given, said Mr.. Gilbert, and his ut
terances were cordially indorsed and
approved by all the other guests,
who added appreciative comments of
their own
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
Off to Buy Thoroughbred Cattle.

Evan J. Mccall and his farm man
ager, Ike Gottlieb, will leave today
for BeeVille, Texas, where they will
buy a herd of thoroughbred Short
horn cattle for Mr.. McCalps modern
stock farm on Evan Hall plantation.
Their purchases will include three
registered bulls and forty grade
aeifers bred to have calves in the
spring. They will also buy six Short
horn heifers for Ernest Barton, of
st. Emma plantation, which Mr.. Bar
ton viii cross with the registered
Hereford bull he recently acquired.
The bringing of this magnificent
stock into the parish will have q
nest beneficial effect toward i'm
proving the grade of cattle raised
IN Ascension and surrounding locali-
ties, and do much to promote the
development Of a highly profitable
live stock industry that will in turn
aid in uplifting the standard of gem
eral farming
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
NOTICE OF FILING or FIRST
PROVISIONAL ACCOUNT.
State of Louisiana Parish of Ascen-
sion Twenty Seventh Judicial
District Court

In the Matter of the Liquidation of
the Peoples Bank of Donaldsonville
w HEREAs, James P. Armitage,
W special agent to the State Elk
amlner of State Banks in the liqui-
dation Of the Peoples Bank Of Dom
aldsonville, has filed his first provi-
slona1 account, together with petit
ton praying for its homo1ogation:
Public notice is hereby given, to
all whom it may concern, to show
cause, if any they have or can, with
In TEN DAYS from the date hereof,
Why said petition should not re
granted.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said court at Donaldsonville, La,
this 23rd day of February, 1915.
tL.S.) J. S. BARMAN,
Clerk of Court
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
Judge VIM. NJ. Kavanaugh, pre-

Judge VIM. NJ. Kavanaugh, presi-
dent of the southern baseball league,
dropped dead from acute indigestion
al his home in Little Rock, Ark, on
Feb. 81. He was a native of Ken
lucky, but resided in Arkansas from
young manhood; served two terms
as probate judge of Pulaski county, OF
which Little Rock is the county
seat; was elected by the legislature
in 1913 to serve the unexpired term
of the late Jeff Davis in the Unit
ed States senate, and was president
of the Southern Trust Company and
the Little Rock Railroad and Electric
Light Company.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
DRAINAGE CONTRACT AWARDED,
D. B Gore & Comp ny to Dig Canal
in New River District.

The board Of commissioners of the
New River Drainage District, at
meeting held at Gonzales last
Monday. awarded the contract for
digging the drainage canal in the
district to the d. B. Gore Company,
Of Shreveport, at a price not to ex-
coed CTS cents per yard, including
the cost of the necessary equipment
and a commission of Is per cent to
the contractors. The canal is to
be approximately tWenty-seven miles
long and to have a depth of IS feet,
and it is estimated that the ex-
cavation Of something like two mil
lion cubic yards of earth will be re-
CURED in its construction. In the
event that the cost of digging the
canal should be lower than the max
mum price naned in the contract,
the difference will be equally di-
vided between the drainage board
and the contractors. It is. expected
the contract viii be signed within
the next twenty days, and that work
on the project will be started in
side of three months.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
Candidates for Secretary Of State.


Edward Everett Of Farmerville,
who served as secretary Of state dur
ing the last year of the Sanders adj
ministration, succeeding Jno. T. Mi
chel when the latter resigned to
become candidate for governor, is
going to be a competitor for the
Democratic nomination to the secre-
taryship in the next primary.
Hon. James ]. Bailey of Baton
Rouge, who came within one of being
lieutenant governor during the San
ders regime--the lone" being Lieut..
Gov. Lambremoht of st. James-is al
so accredited with the intention Of
entering the race for secretary OF
state.
1t is to be presumed that the
present occupant of the office, Al
vim II. Hebert, will be imbued with
a natural desire to hold the place
for another term, and the sprinting
ability he displayed in the last con-
test iustifies the conclusion that it
will take a cracker jack of a
thoroughbred to keep pace with him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27

It won't make the othes aspirants
look pleasant to learn that Attor-
ney General Ruffin G. Pleasant mas
engaged campaign headquarters at
the Cosmopolitan Hotel in New Or
leans and will at the proper time
make formal announcement OF MS
candidacy for governor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27

Three unidentified guests were
burned to death in fire at BirIn-
ingham, Ala, which destroyed the
old Windsor hotel and adjacent prop
erty. The monetary loss was about
5000 900.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27

There seems to be rivalry among
the towns of prohibition Tangipahoa
parish to convict each other Of nay
ing the greatest number OF pima
tigers. Hammond is accused by Pom
chatoula of being entitled to the
leadership by decided majority,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27

The esteemed Florida Parishes de-
clares that the Sanders boom Tor
congress is taking like Wildflre IN the
sixth district. Sure it isn't RAISE
fire alarm, brother?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27
JUDGE o,NeiII,s Card Game.

State politicians who suspect JUS
tice O'Neill Of designs on the gov
ernorship, should watch Elis outgoing
mail. If they catch him sending
Easter cards to the plain people this
spring they may as well prepare Tor
the worst. Lake Charles American
Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27

The French chamber of deputies
has passed a bill prohibiting the
manufacture and sale Of absinthe IN
France. Is the whole world trying to
ride On the water wagon?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27

Within two hours after the open
ing of the Panama-Pacific Exposition
at San Francisco last Saturday, 1se,-
600 persons had passed through the
gates.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-27

The Mccall Company's Evan Hall
factory made about 5000 barrels of
white CRYSTAL confectionery sugar
during the past grinding season.
Some was sold for an excellent price
and the remainder was stored.