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The Parker post., 1916-03-04

Some day an enterprising and per.
sistent statistician will gather accu.
rate and comprehensive data on the
vegetable crops of Southern Califor.
mia. Then the world will have further
cause to marvel at the productivity of
our soil and climate.
Some figures on the fresh vegetable
products of this part of the state are
available, but even these do not in
clude everything sold by Southern
California to the Eastern States.
There are no figures obtainable as to
the value or Quantity of fresh vegeta-
bles consumed at home. And as to
the value or quantity of those crops
produced and allowed to rot in the
fields, because of overproduction or
other unfavorable conditions, no one
can be found who will even hazard a
guess.
Impressive Figures.
Leaving out of account the fresh
vegetables consumed at home and
those unharvested, the amount con-
tributed by eastern consumers for II
items of California vegetables during
the season of 1915 reached the impress
sive total of $3,760,00O. Commission
merchants and growers declare that
complete statistics would probably
show much larger total than this,
but they know it amounted to this
sum.
During the fiscal year the California
Vegetable Union shipped, to Eastern
points total of 1850 cars of vegeta-
bles as follows:
Cabbage, ,275; cauliflower, 25O; cas-
aba melons, rs; celery, 1900; lettuce,
200; onions, $50; potatoes, 400; toma-
toes, $50; asparagus, $50; mixed, 500.
Officers of this corporation estimate
that they handle from rs to 80 per
cent of the entire vegetable crop of
the state, excluding cantaloupes and
the great potato crops of the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin valleys. Prac-
tically all of this interminable process
sion of loaded cars, with the excep-
tion of 1900 loads of celery, was from
Southern California.
Assuming that the California Vege-
table Union handled Is per cent of the
crops, the total eastern shipments for
the year amounted to 5665 cars.
The value of Southern California; S
share of these products has been esti-
mated by one authority, as follows:
Lettuce, 100000; celery, $375,0O0;
cabbage, $125,00O; caulifower, $780,
900; sweet potatoes, $4,000; field po-
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
NON-PARTISANS LEAD
IN REGISTRATION LIST

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 29.-With one
northern county only remaining to re-
port on the registration of voters for
this year from Jan. 1 to Feb. 7, the
number of voters is shown as 7,199
on the registers.
The non-partisan registration great.
lftical party, having a total of 14O,-
517. The totals for the party regis
tration are: Republican, 109,627; Dem
ocrats, 41,495; Progressives, 1901;
Socialists, 8,732; Prohibitionists, 9,247E
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
DEFENSE PLANS READY
TO BECOME LAW

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The final
measure of preparedness to be enacted
into law by congress, following care
full canvass of the country, includes
these items:
Increase standing army to 100000;
federalize present national guard; or
ganize a volunteer corps of $4,000 to
100000 through civilian training
camps; accumulation of immense
stores of war munitions; make coast
ornaments 'Hhe most efficient in the
world; initiation of naval program
providing, the first year, two battle
ships, two battle cruisers and auxil-
iaries; abandonment of present diver
types and adoption of German U-boat
type.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
COMMITTEE TO PROBE
CITRUS DISTRIBUTION

PORTERVILLE, Feb. 29.-Acting
on resolutions for closer control of the
output of citrus fruits, adopted at the
orange show at San Bernardino, Har-
ris Weinstock, director of the state
market commission, has chosen a spe-
cial committee to investigate distribu-
tion, according to messages received
from Colonel Weinstock
The committee comprises w. E.
sSprott, Porterville; P. F. Cogswell, FL
Monte; A. Gregory, Redlands: G. G..
Chapman, Fullerton; G. C. league,
Santa Paula E. M. Lyon, Redlands;
P. F. Dreher, Pomona.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
MYSTERY SHIP LYING
OUTSIDE GOLDEN GATE

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29.-Heav-
lily loaded with a cargo believed to
consist of coal and munitions of war,
a mystery ship is tossing on the wa
ters of the Pacific, 260 miles from the
Golden Gate, in apparent wait to join
some vessel now self-interned in San
Francisco bay.
The unknown vessel, an 800-ton
three-master schooner, is hove to zoe
miles due west of Point Reyes.
The nameless craft was reported in
San Francisco by Captain Axelson OF
the Norwegian tramp steamer Somer
stad.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
WAR is CAUSE OF
SHORTAGE IN SONG BIRDS

CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-Another short
age, directly traceable to the war, has
been discovered. George Mutter, a
bird fancier and dealer, says that the
scarcity of canaries which really sing
as a canary should is due to the fact
that Germany is at war, and the Hartz
mountains in Germany are the breed
ing places of the canaries.
All we can hope for" he said sis
the end of the war, for while we may
be able to make dyes and novelties
here, we will never, never be able to
produce real canaries''
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
PAPER PRICE JUMP
THREATENS GERMAN PRESS

LONDON, Feb, 2S.-The Rotterdam
correspondent of the Daily Mail says !:
"The cost of white paper in Ger
many has increased by so marks ($20)
a ton.
The Hamburg Fremdenblatt pre-
diets that many newspapers will be
compelled to suspend publication.
Owing to insufficient fodder and
the spreading of disease among
horses in Germany, official advice on
how to check disease is printed in the
newspapers"
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
COPPER PRICES HOLD
OUT BIG U. S. PROFITS

NEW, YORK, Feb. 29.-If the pres
ent prices for copper hold for the re-
mainder of this year. it is estimated
by the National Conduit and Cable
company that the copper producers of
the United States will receive nearly
$200,000,000 more than they obtained
for the same amount of metal in 1915.
For prompt delivery the market is
now 28 to 2S1@ cents a pound, while
for deliveries in September, October
and November the price is 26A to 26A
cents. The tendency in prices is still
upward
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
Cold Wave Kills 100000 Sheep

PORTLAND, Feb. 29-Losses of
close to 100000 sheep are reported in
the Pacific Northwest states during
the winter, according to reports re-
ceived by the Oregon Journal from
special correspondents. The losses
during the season are said to be the
greatest ever known in the four states
of Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wash
ington. According to the reports, the
losses in lambing, which has started
recently, has been enormous.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
STATE PAROLE SYSTEM
is DECLARED SUCCESS

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 29.-That
the parole system for prisoners has
proved success in California is
shown by figures just prepared, ac-
cording to the State Board of Prison
Directors, who point out that there
have been but 372 per cent of the
paroled prisoners who have gone back
to the life of crime, while the men
now on parole in this state have
earned, since their release, the enor-
nous amount of $2,O15,S71, and at the
same time saved $464,561.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
School Lands Opened to Re-entry

SACRAMENTO Feb. 20. = Thou
sands of acres of the finest school
lands in the sttae, most of which are
under development, may be thrown
open to entry in the near future.
The United States government is
making thorough investigation of a
large number of fictitious entries
which have been made on California
lands and lands in other states. G. A.
Fearl, special agent of the general
land Office, spent a day in Sacramento
going over the records Of the survey
or generals office.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
$14,351 1892 SPENT
BY HIGHWAY BOARDl

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 29.-The
state highway commission has already
expended $14,351 1892 of the $18,OOO,-
600 highway bond issue voted several
years ago, according to figures given
out by State Highway Engineer A. B.
Fletcher.
The commission has on hand $3,647,-
CTS, but of this amount only about
$1,5O0,00O is available for new con-
struction, the remainder being pay
able on contracts under way.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
Mt. Lassen in Eruption Again

REDDING, Cal, Feb. 29.-Lassen
peak is showing renewed activity, ac-
cording to reports received here from
residents of Hat Creek valley. The
crater, they say. is constantly emitting
smoke and steam, although in small
amounts. The volcano could be seen
from here to be in mild eruption.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
Michigan Records Are Consumed

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 29-Valu-
able state records we're destroyed and
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
James Helme narrowly escaped death
today in a fire that swept the old
State block, a building containing sew
eral state offices.
The fire is thought to have started
from defective electric wiring in the
chemical laboratory of the dairy and
food department.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
NEW U. S. BATTLESHIP
PASSES SPEED TESTS

ROCKLAND, Me-, Feb. ga speed
of three-quarters of a knot in excess
of contract requirements was attained
by the superdreadnaught Pennsylva-
MIA when it was pushed on the fastest
mile of it's Standardization tests at the
rate of 21.75 knots an hour.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
LAST OBJECTIONS TO
kiNcoME LAW QUASHED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The last
of the objections registered against
the constitutionality of the income tax
law were swept away when the chief
justice took up the few remaining
cases not yet decided when the main
cases were passed on recently and the
law upheld
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
Defense for capitap

WASHINGTON, Feb 29.-Building
of $250,000 national defense highway
between Annapolis and Washington
was proposed in a bill by Representa-
tive Mudd This was considered in a
plan for defense of Washington in case
of invasion or threatened invasion by
a foreign force.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
Fletcher Confirmed as ENVOY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29-The SEN
ate confirmed the nomination of Hen
ry P. Fletcher to be United States am
bassador to Mexico. The vote was
forty-nine to sixteen. The opposition
to the confirmation was furnished by
Republican senators who were unwill-
ing to vote to recognize the Carranza
government. There was no personal
objection urged against Mr.. Fletcher.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
SUFFRAGE PASSES IN
MARYLAND SENATE

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 29.-Wo-
man suffrage won ip the senate by a
vote of seventeen to ten. The meas
ure is pending in the house, and will
be considered tomorrow. If passed by
the house and approved by the gov
ernor, the question will be submitted
to the voters as constitutional
amendment.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
ACT INTRODUCED CALLING
ON U. S.. TO MAKE GASOLINE

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga resolu-
tion providing for government manu-
facture and sale of gasoline was in
troduced in the house by Representa-
tive Randall, of Los Angeles. Randall
stated that the price was increasing in
spite of the fact that a government
employe recently discovered a cheap
er process of manufacturing gasoline.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
1O8 of 1000 Save Monev

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 29.-That
only 10S Americans out of every 1000
are saving money, and that Americans
are not thrifty as a class, were the
declarations of S. w. Straus, Chica-
go banker, president of the American
Society for Thrift, to the National
Council of Education here.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
Spain BUYS Ammunition

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 29-The
Western Cartridge Company was said
authoritatively to have received
S1,5OO,O00 cartridge order from Spain.
Spanish agents for some time have
been negotiating in this country for a
supply of munitions.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
ASQUITH ASKS TWO BILLION
WAR CREDIT IN PARLIAMENT

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-A war credit of
s2,O0O,000,O00 will be asked of parlis-
ment by Premier Asquith, bringing
England's total war appropriation up
to date to $10,310,000,000
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
To Build Crossings

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29-The
San Diego and Arizona Railway COM
pany has filed with the state railroad
commission an application for author
ity to build a crossing over two coun-
ty roads and the tracks of the San
Diego and Southeastern Railroad COM
pany.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
COAST HAPPENINGS
M|RRORED HERE
Brief outline OF CURRENT EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
condensed Resume Of the Weeks Happenings
Covering Events Of Interest from Nearby
Piaees---WIn Allow Rapid Scanning
Set Date for Bar Quiz

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29.-April
"a was announced as the date of the
opening of the regular spring bar ex-
aminations before the district court
of appeal.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
MORE DERBY RECRUITS
CALLED TO COLORS

LONDON, Feb. 2S-Ten more
groups of Derby recruits, including
unmarried men of 29 years and up
wards, were called to the colors today,
the order becoming effective March
18.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
Dyestuff Shortage

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The Amer
lean people must be content to wear
simple dress colors, because of short
age of dyestuffs, according to an
nouncement by the department of
commerce.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
InaIewood Dedication

INGLEWOOD; Feb. 29-Inglewood
Union High school is holding dedica-
buildings will be open for inspection.
A dedication program starts at 10 am.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
TELECRAPH|C NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
OF BOTH HEhISPHERES
Dispatches PiGtWhg Developments From the Out.
side World Stripped Of Unnecessary
Details and Presented N Brief
ExpeI U. s. Red Cross

PARIS, Feb. 2S.-A dispatch to the
Havas agency from Bucharest says:
The German authorities are expell-
ing the American Red Cross missions
from Serbia
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
$125,ooo for PAINTING

LONDON, Feb. -Gainsborough's
painting, 'View in the Mall, st. James
Park has been sold to an American
for more than $125,OOO, according to
the Daily Telegraph. The name of the
buyer was not given.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
Road Law Upheld

WASHINGTON, Feb. -Missouri's
"road district law, regulating assess
ments, benefits and damages to prop
erty owners in the construction of pub
lie highways, was declared constitu-
tional by the supreme court
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
Prohibition Wins Victory

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 29.-By a
vote of five to four, the house commit
tee on temperance decided to report
the statewide prohibition bill favor
ably without amendments.
The Parker post., 1916-03-04
U. S. Probes HOSPITALS

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 29.-Dr. George
B. Kirby, of New York, has arrived in
California, and. has started an investi-
cation of the state hospitals in behalf
of the national commission of mental
hygiene.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26

class. The old fashioned william is
done away with, but appears in this
play as a millionaire ready to barter
for the pretty daughter of the Catho-
lie mother, who through her greed for
money forgets the teachings Of her.
church and forces the daughter into
a repugnant alliance. The marriage
is broken off suddenly by intervention
from heaven in the shape Of stroke
Of lightning which breaks the rosary
and gives the play it's title.
PLENTY of wholesome comedy
throughout the entire play kept the
audience in an uproar, and Lanty
Bellaire,' the young Irish baseball
pitcher, and Father O'Day,' the joyial
priest, Loyalty assisted in this. They
kept the william in hot water and
turned up at most Slnexpected times.
Leon Gibson, as the priest, and Vern
Douglas as Lanty' were especially
good, and the players were all highly
satisfactory. Some pretty gowns are
worn and the climaxes are well work
ed up. The Broken Rosary teaches
! moral lesson which deals with the
divorce evil, and last nights auufenc
left the Grand speaking words OF
praise for the company and players
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26
NOTABLE SUCCESS COMING.
The Broken Rosary Booked For
Presentation Here March /.

"The Broken Rosary" an enthrall-
ing comedy-drama of love and sacri-
fee, will be seen at the Grand Theatre
next Wednesday night, March /.
The play has to do with the attempt
Of Catholic priest, Father O'Day, to
frustrate a deep-laid plot to virtually
sell a young girl to a millionaire, a
divorced man, against her will. The
conspiracy is hatched between the
girls mother and the millionaire, the
latter holding the trump card by rea-
son of his possession Of worthless
checks issued by the mother. The
priest tries in every way to prevent
the unholy wedding, and when in des-
pair at his inability to stop it, invokes
the aid of the Almighty His prayer
is answered in a wonderful manner,
the scene ia which this IS shown being
a most startling and realistic one.
The Shreveport Journal Of Feb. IA
had the following to say regarding
this successful production:
Baseball, love and marriage, all
mixed in with a frosting of comedy,
left nothing to be desired in the
makeup of The Broken Rosary The
play is original in construction with
tendency to melodrama Of high
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26

grade certificates is withdrawn. The
purpose is to stimulate holders of low
grade certificates to move up.
II. Teachers IN private schools
ire required to meet the same STAN
dards as to certificates and diplomas
as public school teachers.
is, Parish school boards are au-
thorized to provide for the transpor-
tation of children in wagons, boats,
on trains, etc, but they are prohlblt-
ed from making money approprla-
tions to parents who furnish transpor-
Eation for their children.
10. School boards are empower
cd to sell sixteenth section timber
and lease sixteenth sections without
authorization Of the voters in the
township.
20. School boards are authorized
10 borrow money to meet current ex-
peases within the budget Of revenues.
21. The state board Of education
IS instructed to employ a teacher to
organize and supervise the work OF
adult iIIiterate classes throughout the
state.
%. Parish school boards are re
quired to furnish readers free to the
children attending the public schools
providing as many as three sets o1
readers for each grade through tht
elementary schools.
%. Statewide compulsory schoo
attendance through the elementar.
school period; applies to children be
| tween the ages Of seven and fifteen.
~. pension Of $500 year i
retired teachers who have taught fo
as many as thirty years in the publ
schools and whose income is less tina
$4,000 a year.
25. Commissions shall be paid D
i only the poll and other taxes tha
are actually collected. This reache
i the poll tax lists for which the schot
!; boards pay, and special school ia
i extensions, not all Of which is a
ways collected.
q 26. School treasurers shall giy
bonds signed BIZ three financially r
: sponsibIe banks. This eliminates II
luscious graft enjoyed by indemnit
Il companies.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26
A Severe Cold Quickly Cured.

@on December first / had a very
severe cold or attack Of the grip as It
may be, and was nearly down sick IN
bed" writes O. j. Metcalf, Weather
by, Mo: Il bought two bottles Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and it
was only few days until I was COM
pletely restored to health. | firmly
believe that Ghamberlain's Cough
Remedy is one of the very best niedl-
scines and will know what to do when
/ have another cold. Obtainable
everywhere. Adv
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26

give HIM one month of primitive life
% { better his physical condition.
guide. ~ = :
Marie" the supposed twin sister,
p pses every artifiee possible to win
aopert's affections. He becomes very
n Iond Of her, but remains true to
augenia ! Louis and Roland Blon-
asau, fler brothers, who do not dis
is Iaose their identity to Robert. make
,,,a Mle almost unbearable for him in the
"ooos- They quarrel with him and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26
A Congressional Bill.

The United States elections bill,
now before congress, would confer
upon women the right to vote for
congressman and United States SEN
ators. 'Rhe bill is endorsed by the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association and the Southern Woman
Suffrage Conference.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26
VOTES FOR WOMEN.
Southern States Woman Suffrage
Conference.
417 Camp Street, New Orleans.
housekeeping as Business.


That's new one. A business
basis for homekeepers strikes one as
peculiar. Of course mother made the
home we recall IN our youth. While
we didn't think oft then, she must
have had a strange experience. Her
father thought a lot Of his daughter.
Sold d cow or two SO as to pay for
music lessons, sent her to Il cele-
brated school for al term And then,
after he had worked for her for
twenty years and spent quite a tidy
sum Of money IN her upbringing, he
gave her away" in the village church
to a neighbours son, who was a car
riage builder before his marriage and
kept on building carriages after
wards. Mothers experience was diff
ferent. Marriage put stop to all she
had ever been taught. Father never
learned more than, carriage building.
Mother became nurse, cook, seam
stress. baker, teacher, Iaundress and
housekeeper. Seven new occupations
IN which she became skilled; seven
times more new knowledge acquired
than father needed ii his part of the
business Of honae1aaking, and vet
mothers opinion was not permitted in
government. Father voted some
times, sometimes he failed to exer-
else his citizens privilege, but mother
with all her splendid and valuable
information was deprived Of the right
of the ballot. The business of car
riage building was not more important
to the state than the business of home
making. just why b carriage build
er should be privileged to vote and a
hon1emalSer be disfran-
chised was never quite clearly ex-
planned. and to this day no one has
advanced q satisfactory reason. It's
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26

Over $4,000 tons of refined sugar
were exported from the United States
in January of this year, compared
with 1880 tons in 1915. 1t is re-
ported that another 1000 tons have
been sold by the refiners for Feb
ruary-April shipment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26
FREE SUGAR REPEAL UP.
Bill Introduced in Congress Provides
For Revocation Of Clause.

A bill was introduced in congress
Feb. II by Representative Claude Kit
chin, Of North Carolina, Democratic
leader of the house, providing for a
repeal of the free sugar proviso of
the Underwood tariff law. According
to Washingto reports this was pre-
ceded on Feb. II by a meeting Of the
Democratic members of the ways and
means committee, at which these
members decided to give unanimous
support to the bill and to expedite it's
passage.
The text of the bill, which provides
for an absolute repeal Of the free su-
gar provision without any limit or
reservation, is as follows:
ssBe it enacted by the senate and
house Of representatives Of the United
States Of America in congress assem-
bled, that the proviso of paragraph
one hundred and seventy seven of the
act entitled, An act to reduce tariff
duties and to provide revenue for the
government, and for other purposes,
approved October third, nineteen
hundred and thirteen Statutes at
La 80. :. ae ~ ea,,,ssaen ~, : IA Two bun-
aaalui auaI - : s., t,.sa ;anl,,s;Haa which nro-
= seu ad s.ld ~ allasps sss. prouided f,1r-
49,, 49, inas tsst ~ - ard affar the first lay
- elee No. ,.'4' ,4nataan s. ft hundred and six
eaaa - IL arfie1es shereinbefore emu
= 49,, rsa,s+ed a. il this naraeraph shall be
| -, ~ Ito ;ttad froa of duty., be. and the
ssnna sa1e'as i barehv renealed.
sssae that the proviso Of para
,ra,,h ona hundred and seventy
e;ehf of fhe aforesaid act. which pro-
U;so reads as follows. Provided, that