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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07
SOME SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS

DoML 0L1SoibLL oO1IEo IIOIN5
Judge A. A. Gunby, leading mem
Der of the Monroe bar and one OF
north Louisiana's best-known anc
ablest men, was importuned by 6
| number Of prominent citizens o1
Ouachita parish to become candi
date for delegate to the constitutional
convention. In letter declining the
invitation and expressing his appre.
citation of the high compliment it in
volved, Judge Gunby gave expression
to some views that may well be taken
by the convention, if that body is to
meet, as a guide for the construction
of some of the most important fea-
lures of the states new organic law.
II believe that Louisiana needs a
new constitution and that the work
that should be done in that conven-
ton is of the highest importance, ''said
the judge. Louisiana needs more
efficient government and yet a cheap
er government and a more business
like government.
For thirty-six years, from 1879 to
the present time, we have been rum
ming Louisiana under constitutions
established by our white citizenhood.
Yet we have not reduced the bonded
debt nor increased our governmental
efficiency. Many things need to be
changed and improved and | am in
hearty accord with the sentiments of
Honorable J.. NJ. Parker Of New Or
leans, in his recent letter to the
Times-Picayune. We must learn to
live within our income. We must
equalize the assessments and reduce
the rate Of tat .etion. We must cut
down expenses by abolishing I'm in
finite number of boards and introduce
the commission form Of government
into our cities and parishes and MANY
state departments. We must return
% business principles and try to model
our government after the constitution
Of 1853, which was the most economi-
cal government we ever had and yet
it was framed when the state was at
The climax of its wealth and prosper
ty. In other words, you must run the
state government, gentlemen, just as
you would run any other business en-
5erprlse. You must recognize that
he state is merely one of your assets
md you must administer it according
y, without party or without PARTISAN
When you do this, Louisiana will
cad all the states. as she should lead,
n everything. Give every class of
.itizens, especially the young men, a
nance. / am too DID,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07
So is Ours.

1t must be grand to be able to raise
watermelons and give them away to
editors. We know il we were a mel
on grower we would have a daily i'm
pulse to send the choicest one in the
field to our favorite editor. However,
we are not in position to give any
away, but our receptive mood is in
good working order, so to speak
Baton Rouge State Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1915.

Rival candidates for delegate to
the constitutional convention and
their partisans in Evangeline parish
rushed into print and tore each 9TH
er's records and the English gram
mar to tatters.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07

Two popular promotions in the Tex
as & Pacific railway service have been
made recently. J. H. Elliott was adj
vanced from the position of superin-
tendent of the New Orleans division
to that of general superintendent, and
w. I'll. De France was moved up from
superintendent Of the Louisiana divi-
sion to the division superintendency
vacated by Mr.. Elliott.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07
President of Haiti Assass;nated

As q result Of revolutionary trou-
bles, eliminating in the massacre of
16o political prisoners at Port Au
Prince, a mob of infuriated Haitiens
broke into the French legation, where
President GuiI1aume, chief executive
of the country, had taken refuge, and
dragging the fugitive out to the
street, shot him dead. At the request
Of the French charge d'affaires, Rear
Admiral Caperton landed "a force of
American marines from the cruiser
Washington for the protection of
foreigners. Some resistance was met
which was overcome with few cas-
ualties, and the city was compare
lively quiet at last accounts.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07

The prolonged attempt Of the COM
bined German and Austrian armies
to capture Warsaw has met with sue
cess. the city having been evacuated
by the Russians and entered by the
invading Teutons on Thursday. The
Russian Duma assembled a few days
ago and proclaimed unanimously that
temporary reverses would not affect
the determination of the cars gov
eminent to prosecute the war until
victory crowns the cause of Russia
and her allies.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07

The Houma Tes favored the cleo
tfem OF Representative r. B. Butler,
Democrat, and III. M. Wallis, Jr., Pro-
gresslve, as Terrebonne's delegates to
the constitutional convention. The
newspaper based its attitude on 1.-THE
belief that the making of the new con-
stitution calls for the elimination Of
politics. and that the two candidates
named were the best fitted of those
offering for the work of framing the
states organic law. That's not such
q bad stand, when you come to think
Of it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07
CAMPAIGN AGAINST PELLAGRA

CAMTA1IIN AdAINSI @PELLAGRA
An interesting and at times excit-
ing discussion took place in the con.
ference of health officers held in New
Orleans recently over the cause and
character Of pellagra. DR.. Joseph
Goldberger Of the United States pub
lie health service started the shindy
with a paper that traced the history
of the ailment and characterized it
as due to defective diet and neither
infectious nor contagious. This
view was sustained by a number of
prominent physicians in the confer
ence, but a contingent Of dissenters,
led for better or worse by DR.. B. A.
Ledbetter of the Louisiana State
Board of Health, contended stoutly
that the disease had other sources of
origin than dietary, and that it was
communicable through personal con-
tact
As an outcome Of the prolonged
and spirited debate, which was main
tanned with much ability and the cita-
ton Of copious evidence on both sides,
an offer was accepted from the Great
Southern Lumber Company to equip
and operate a hospital Of thirty beds
at Bogalusa, La, where cases of pei
lagra will be treated and observed by
the company's physician. DR.. FL. C..
Cole, under official auspices and SUI
pervision.
This disease has increased and
spread extensively in Mississippi, Lou
isiana and adjacent states, and it is
imperative that vigorous steps be tax.
en- to determine the origin and cura-
tive treatment Of the malady.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07

The National Electrical Contract
ofs Association and the Southern
Rotary Clubs are to hold their annual
conventions in New Orleans next win
ter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07
DOESN'T WANT A DOCTOR.

I Il HE IL L CoP1C apS4
/ doesn't think the state of Louisiana is
! sick enough to need doctor for gov
ernor, and it opposes the candidacy of
DR.. Clarence Pierson for that peculiar
reason. Our DeRidder contemporary
admits that the doctor may have
done well with the crazy folk" but it
"believes the physicians of the state
have already made too many
medicine monopoly laws in Louisiana,
and if a physician is elected cover
nor, the legislature can be whipped
into making more. Physicians con-
stitute tremendous political force
in the country, and they are thor
oughtly organized There are 1885,
900 practicing physicians in the Unit
ed States. Class consciousness has
reached higher degree among the
doctors than any other class or pro-
fession, and unless the people call a
halt to such laws it will soon be il
legal for any one without a prescrip-
ton to go to drug store and pur-
chase any medicine whatever. The
medical profession is a blessing to
humanity, and so is money, but mon
opoly of any good thing is a curse in
the end. We have many warm
friends among the physicians, but we
think no class or profession that could
utilize their power as the medical pro-
fession can, ought to be in the MAORI
ity in the legislature or in the COVER
nor's chair"
1t has not been uncommon to hear
protests against sending too many
lawyers to cur lawmaking bodies, but
we do not remember ever before to
have heard an objection to the plac-
ing of a doctor in the governors
chair because he was doctor, nor to
the election of members of the medi-
cal profession to the legislature, and
we apprehend that our DeRidder con-
temporary will flock very much by
himself in the advocacy of his new
dispensation to taboo the medicos.
There is small chance that the doc
tors will ever "be in the majority in
the legislature" but DR.. Pierson and
his supporters doubtless regard the
prospect favorable and imminent for
the professions acquisition Of ma
jority in the governors chair. Fur
thermore, they will perhaps contend
that physician who shows the abili-
ty to manage crazy folk successfully
is presumptively capable of doing as
well for other folk, and that DR..
Persons experience will be especially
valuable in the enlarged sphere Of
gubernatorial activities because by
no means all the states daffy people
are to be found inside the institutions
for the care of the crazy.
If this condition of affairs should be
changed, we might look for big and
sudden falling off in the sale of quack
nostrums and fraudulent cure-alls.
DR.. Persons qualifications for the
govenorship may be open to successful
attack, but there must be some better
basis for the movement than the mere
of his profession. A
good doctor of medicine may be just
As desirable and efficient a governor
IS doctor of laws can be, and there
Ire no doubt lots of people in Louisi-
ina who incline to the belief that it
night be well to call in a medical /
loctor next time, if only for change
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07

1.-THE Ponehatoula Democrat pre-
diets 10000 majority for Ruffin G.
Pleasant" according to a floating
paragraph. The esteemed P. d. evi-
IDENTIFY believes in claiming a-plenty
while you're about it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07

The American Red Cross has decid-
ed to withdraw from work on Euro
pean battlefelds Oct. 1 for lack Of
money.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07

Attractive stationery is the only
kind we print. Let US have your
next order.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07
STATE TICKET NoMINA Pr &


The Louisiana Socialists has~.-s,eat-
en- both or all the other parties to it
that is, to the nomination Of a state
ticket for the next election.
Doubtless the alert Socialists re-
membered the axiom that the early
bird catches the worm, but there is
little probability that their party will
be able to exemplify this process for
the reason that in their case the worm
is very much bigger than the bird In
fact, the discrepancy in size is to
great the worm is more apt to swal-
low the bird than vice versa.
Be that as it may, the Socialists
are announced to have held state
convention at Georgetown, La,
wherever that is, and framed a ticket
for submission to party referendum
as follows:
For governor, Horace Noonan of
editor of the Socialist pa
per, Southern Light; lieutenant gov
ernor, N. E. Chatham, Baskin; sec
rotary of state, r. B. Kennedy, VIM
field; state auditor, w. F. Dietz, Lake
Charles; state treasurer, NJ. McMa-
nus, Mowatta; attorney general, e. |
Vidrine, New Orleans; superintend-
INT of public education, Prof. C. II.
Shell, Chatham; register of land of
ice, E. G. Holmes, Forrest.
The convention passed resolu-
ion which is to be presented to the
convention, demanding
hat the Woman's suffrage party be
.iven fair treatment and that the
word male" be stricken from the
constitution, which is right all right.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07
THE MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY,

A Democratic primary election for
the nomination of candidates for state
and local officers was held in Missis-
sippi last Tuesday, and the fact that
five aspirants for governor were in
the field was of itself enough to bring
out a large vote.
Returns received Tuesday night
were favorable to Marion w. Reilly
for governor, and it was generally
thought second primary. would be
necessary to determine whether he or
Lieut.. Gov. Thee. G. Bilbo should be
the gubernatorial nominee. Later re-
ports changed the situation, however,
and it was claimed yesterday that Mr..
Bllbo had won out with a clear ma
jority of 5000 OF more over his four
opponents. The approximate totals,
with one county yet TO hear from,
were 1886 for BiIbo, 45,269 for
Rely, 11,045 for Tally, 1868 for
Quin, and 6558 for Stovall.
Lee NJ. Russell defeated e. Bunyan
Carter for lieutenant governor by
about 10000, and Geo. G. Meyers was
renominated for clerk of the supreme
court over q. A. Brantley by about
the same majority.
DIR. J. C. Taylor defeated J. c..
Sheffield for state treasurer, and R..
E. Wilson beat Elias j. Smith for
state auditor.
A second primary will probably be
necessary to settle the railroad COM
missionership between Geo. r. Ed
wards, present incumbent, and Jas.
r. Mcdowell.
While the campaign was very spirit
ed it was far from being as bitter and
vicious as several of its recent prede-
cessors in Mississippi, a circumstance
upon which the people of the state are
to be congratulated. As rank out
sider' we are inclined to the opinion
that they haven't covered themselves
with glory by a long shot in elevating
their lieutenant governor to the chair
of the states chief executive, but if
they can stand it probably we shall
be able to worry along under the in
fiction
Evening star., 1915-03-28
k7}3 IN@6 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS dnhEd kk

waived the year limit upon eligibility
for reinstatement to permit the REIN
statement of DR.. Edward P. Beverley as
physician in the Panama canal serv-
ice. DIR. Beverley's reinstatement by
executive order was recommended by
Gen. George w. Gsethals, governor of
the Panama Canal Zone. DIR. Beverley en-
tered the service July 6, 1904, served
through the period when tropical dis
eases were prevalent, and by his ef-
f1cient service was successfully pro-
NOTED until he held one of the highest
positions therein at the close of his
service. December 10. 1918, being rated
as excellent" in both conduct and
character Of work. Necessity for q
change of climate required his resigna-
ton. but he has recovered from the ef-
fects of his long residence in the
tropics and desires to return to work
on the isthmus.
Secretary Garrison receives all sorts
of letters in his mail. but none which
has puzzled him more than one he got
last week from an ambitious Irish lad
in Dublin. who wants to be a cowboy.
Il would be very thankful" wrote
the boy. IF you would try and get me
into the cowboy ranch. would like to
be a cowboy and 1 would be very glad
If you would do your best and get me
into the cowboy ranch. l am boy of
ten years of age. 1 am five foot. and
i WoulQ make nne man, ana l would
do my best and work hard at the cat
tie and drive them wherever you want
them. 1 would like to be a cowboy
rancher. I am very fond of cowboys.
That is why I would like to be one"
The writer gave his name and ad-
dress, but they are withheld. Secre-
tary Garrison said he would like to aid
the boy in his ambition. 1t was sug-
gested to him that possibly former
President Roosevelt might know some
ranchman who would crafty the lads
desire.
Evening star., 1915-03-28
section returned to work Thursday,
after brief vacation.

Appointments. separations. transfers.
etc, in the government printing office
for week ending Wednesday, March
"a, have been announced, as follows:
Appointments = Andrew Truesdale,
fireman. transferred from bureau OF
engraving and printing.
observation-disclosures Reed, skilled Ia
borer. resigned: Joseph E. Hodge. In
charge of section, resigned; Charles n.
Carver, clerk; Amos Fl. Duckett, book
binder. resigned; Frederick w. Holmes,
unshl1ed laborer, resigned; Earle Is.
Saunders. elevator conductor, resigned
Nye f. Emmons, helper. resigned.
Transfers, etc.-Frank NJ. Roller, COM
postor, job section to hand section:
John f. Connery and James F. Colwell,
compositors. monotype section to limo
type section: William G. Norbeck.
book binder. forwarding and finishing
section to Library of Congress branch
binding section; James ]. Yokum,
bookbinder. ruling and sewing section to
Library of Congress branch binding sec
ton; William S. Smith, skilled laborer.
office of the superintendent of work to
presswork division; Albert B. Anthony,
unskilled laborer, buildings division to
monotype section: John R. Barlow, skilled
laborer, monotype section to buildings
ed laborer Qemale). pamphlet binding sec
tion to ruling and sewing section; Miss
Mary E. Hutchings, skilled laborer fe-
male). forwarding and finishing section
to ruling and sewing section.
Evening star., 1915-03-28
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

Robert M. Jeffery of Arkansas. newly
appointed minister to Uruguay, has
been here for several days, receiving
final instructions as to his diplomatic
duties. He left here Wednesday night
with his bride. for New York, to sail
for his new post Of duty.
Edward B. Russ of the diplomatic
bureau is back at his desk. after an
attack Of illness.
c. E. MacEachran of the western
European division is back from visit
to New York.
Arthur A. Chenay of the bureau OF
indexes and archives is away on eX-
tended leave of absence.
Cone Johnson, solicitor of the State
Department, has gone to his home in
Tyler, Tex, to recuperate from his re-
cent nervous breakdown. He was Sc
riously i'll at his residence In this city
for several weeks, and hopes that u
short season of rest and recreation on
his native heath will complete his res
toration to health.
C. L. Wade of the consular bureau is
confined to his home with the grip.
Miss Turner. a temporary employe OF
that bureau, also is on the sick list.
Evening star., 1915-03-28
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Mrs. Florence Pollock, clerk, Secre-
tary's Office. returned Monday after
several days leave.
James w. Hoskinson, pension office
returned Monday after a vacation Of
seven days.
William S. Grim. pension Office. re.
turned Monday after a vacation of q
week.
Joseph A. Williams. Secretary's office
also returned Monday, having beer
away for a week
watch, Secretary's Office, returned Mon
day after leave Of three days.
Condor C. Henry. Secretary's office
was called to Knoxville, Tenn, last
Saturday by the sudden death Of his
brother.
Daniel ]. Callaghan, watchman, Sec
retary's office. returned Wednesday
after a vacation Of a week.
Albert Cardozo. watchman, secre-
tary's office, returned Wednesday after
weeks vacation.
office. returned Monday after brie1
vacation.
Joseph F. Mann. watchman, Secre.
tary's office, was on brief vacation
during the week, as was also Thomas
c. McHugh, watchman attached t.
the same office.
Charles H. Stephenson, clerk, Secre-
tary's office. Is scheduled to return to-
morrow after an absence of three days
Bert Howard, messenger, pension
Office. returned Wednesday after a
weeks vacation.
Charles P. Bicksler, watchman, Sec
retary's Office. is on vacation until the
end of this month.
James W. Christerson, watchman
Secretary's office, is scheduled to re-
turn to work today after an absence
of four days.
The following changes in the person
mel of the Department of the interior
were announced:
Probationary appointments Geologi
cal survey-Alfred A. Chambers. Ohio
junior chemist. $1,000. Bureau of mine:
Ralph r. Redinger. West Virginia
underclerk. S72O.
Temporary appointment: Geological
survey-Miss Marguerite c. Louden
District of Columbia, stenographer ant
typewriter. So per day while actually
employed.
Transfers: Within the department
Indian off1ce-Jacob Poindexter. Wis
consin, junior clerk, $72O, to La Pointe
agency, Wis. To and from other de-
partments: Geological survey-Miss
Lizzie Dorsey. District of Columbia
charwoman. s2k cents per day while
actually employed, to chief clerks of
flee, Treasury Department. Reclama-
ton service-Sidney H. Perham, Maine
underclerk. $1,000, from the Panama
canal service; William H. Davenport
Missouri, junior clerk. $3.50, from the
Panama canal service.
designations: General land office
Miss Maude E. Deming, Michigan, copy.
ist, 1920. Reclamation service-Richard
f. j. Cogan, Junior clerk, s1.26O. Bu-
reau of mines-Edwin Staley, Pennsyl-
vania, underclerk, $1,000.
Evening star., 1915-03-28
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Secretary Garrison went to Philadel-
phia last Wednesday and spent the re-
mainder of the week in New York
city. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Garrison.
Gen. H. c. Mccain, adjutant general:
Gen. D. c. Ktngman, chief of engineers;
Gen. Enoch c. Crowder, Judge advocate
general, and other army officers who
the West Point Military Academy, in
New York city. have returned.
Maj. George T. Langhorne of the
cavalry has returned to this city from
Berlin. Germany. where he was station
ed for several months as military at
tache Of the United States embassy.
He has reported to Secretary Garrison.
ments on conditions in the German
capital for fear of violating the Presi-
dents order enjoining the strictest
neutrality on all government officials
Gen. and Mrs. Rlbert l.. Mills have beeA
visiting friends in New York city
Capt Robert r. Ralston, Corps of En-
gtneers, who has been under treat
ment at the Walter Reed Hospital, is
convelescing. but Is still under obser-
vation.
Capt. Julian r. Lindsay of the cavalry,
at the West Point Military Academy.
has been ordered to proceed to Front
Royal. Va, for the purpose of selecting
polo ponies for the use of cadets at
the Military Academy.
Henry Donnell Rockwell. son of the
late Col A. l.. Rockwell, Corps of
Engineers, U. s. A, died in Brooklyn.
NY, last Saturday. He was formerly
i'll the United States consular service
and was well known in this city, where
he resided for several years.
Cadet Leland S. Hobbs of the Military
Academy, who has been a member
of the foot ball. base ball, track and
basket ball teams during his four years
at West Point. has received the army
council saber, awarded annually to the
first class cadet who has made the
best general record in athletics. He is
from New Jersey and will graduate
next June.
N. E. Ellingsen of the supply division
was confined to his home last week by
reason Of illness.
Josephus NJ. Robertson of the Secre-
tary's Office has rendered his resigna-
ton. He Is In i'll health at his home in
Michigan.
Charles Wayson of the carpenter shop
Is on the sick list.
with the concurrence Of the civil
service commission the President has
Evening star., 1915-03-28
COURTHOUSE.

The Easter recess of the Supreme
rourt of the District of Columbia will
begin with the adjournment of the
court Thursday and will continue until
court convenes April at 10 o'clock.
Justice Stafford dismissed his jury in
Circuit Division last Friday and will
reconyene his court April 6. when the
new Jury for the\April term of court
will assemble. The justice left Wash
ington yesterday for a short stay at
Atlantic City.
Chief Justice Covington and Asso-
ciate Justice Gould will make address
es tomorrow evening to the students
of the law school of Georgetown Uni
versity. Their speeches will follow an
address OH Ideals in Present-day
Politics. to be delivered to the stu
dents by A. Mitchell Palmer, recent,
appointed associate Justice of the U.
s. Court Of Claims.