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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24
THE PRIMARY ELECTION LAW,
Typical Views Of Two Prominent
Democratic Newspapers.

! III. Louisiana Demaerat, publish
! ed at Alexandria, and the Ruston
| Leader are newspapers Wflase De
] mocracy is untainted and unquestion-
able, hence their opinions on the sub
ject Of the primary election law
pending in the Louisiana general as
sembly aud 1ndprsed by the Demo
cratic caucus Of that body are at least
entitled to respectful consideration,
The Democrat says:
"Ttere has been considerable dis
cussion going on In the press relative
to the primary election law now pend
ing before the legislature, in which
many viewpoints are expressed. We
believe the general assembly will err
If it e1acts into law the primary meas
ure endorsed by the Democratic eau
Gus. Democracy can not he forced
upon men who are not inclined in
that direction, and we do not believe
a law providing that voter who par
tacipates in a Democratic primary
must vote In the general election for
the nominee, under penalty of being
punished for failure to do so, could
ever BE made to work effectively.
MEN who do not consider q moral
obligation binding could not ha fore
ed to respect a legal obllgatian, as
long as the secret ballot obtains,
hence such a law could never be en-
forced, and we believe would have the
effect Of driving men out Of the en-
ocratie party, This we do not want
to do, but on the contrary. we want
ih,> erring brother. who will prahably
see the error Of his way, to come
back into the fold. +"
Commenting upon this subject, the
Ruston Leader says:
"a law that says men must or
must not do certain things without a
penalty attached to 1t Is just about
as Intellectual as hornet without a
stinger, To say that man shall vote
in the regular election for the man
he helps nominate, with no penalty
to punish violation Of the law, would
be ridiculous.
s.To punish him for failing to COM
ply with the law would be to deprive
him Of his right Of franchise. So
there YOU are between two horns OF
dilemma, both of which are objection
able. Such a law can not be enforc-
ed unless the secret ballot law IS
repealed, and the secret ballot is one
of the hest features of our election
law.
1.-The best thing the legislature
could do would he to repeal the pri-
mary election law and leave the mat
ter in the hands of the political
parties. where it belongs. A law that
can not be enforced is dead lette:
"a farce, too absurd for legislators
to indulge i'll.
Our election laws should be re-
medeled and sinaplified. The more
simple they are and the fewer etee-
tons we hold the better it is for the
people. AS it is now there are al
ways two primaries, and when the
electors have voted in two of them q
majority stop there and do not vote
iii the election. Really. the man re-
ceiying the largest number of votes in
the first primary, il there is 8 primary,
should be the nominee; he nearly al
ways Is anyway.
If you believe in helping those who
help you it's your duty to buy at
home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24
Notice to Mortgage Creditors.

DonaIdsonviIle, La, May 20, 1916.
nv conformity with Section 6a OF Act Mo.
4 SIS OF 1888, notice In hereby given to ali
parties holding mortgages upon real estate
located in the parish of Ascension on which
taxes for the year 1915 have not been paid,
that will begin the sale of the same at the
courthouse door ON SATURDAY, JUNE 24.
1916, at 12 o'clock q, M, and that NUM-
ber Of piecec Of property SO delinquent are
now being advertised In this newspaper, in
conformity with law, preparatory TO such
sale, The attention OF mortgage creditors
Is especially called to these advertisements of
tax sales. and they are warned to take such
steps prior to the sale as may be necessary
to protect their rights.
E. G. HANSON,
Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector, Parish
Of Ascension.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24

If you believe in helping those who
help you it's your duty to buy at
home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24
Novel Detective Comedy -prsmas

My Lady lncog, with pretty ha-
, Eel Dawn in the leading role, which
comes to tho Grand Mnnday, is Q
rare combination Of laughs and
thrills. MY Lady ineag, privately
known as Nell Carralb is q sympa=
thetic and compelling character, es-
pecially appealing because Of her self
reliance and courage in facing ex-
IRENE perils untiincfingly The story
contains a powerful unian Of intense
dramatic situations and amusing ep..
isodes, with always the suspense OF
uncertainty and the excitement which
comes from the battling Of keen in
tellects for supremacy when the
stakes are big. 'My Lady incog"
has all the interest of mystery story,
plus a delicate touch Of romance and
a dash of comedy that inspres the
success Of this lnsnal Paramount
picture.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24
Tier Mathsr'a Secret. "

Ralph kellard, Adnnis Of the silent
stage, will make his phatoplay debut
with Dorothy Green in "Her Mather,s
Secret" William Fox production
which i s:lnnounced IS the Grand
offering for Tuesday, This poWesrfui
photoplay is full Of dramatic situa'
tons that grip the soul of the specta-
tor, and its climax, which, by the way,
teaches q great moral lesson, is
brought out with compelling, lrresists-
bic force. Clergymen and educators
who have seen Her Mothers Sc
cret" in script form declare that its
potency for good is greater than that
Of ''The Old Homestead"
Mr.. Kellard appears first as Seth
Cartwright, Sr,, and later as seth
Cartwright, Jr. His transition from
the self-centered, adamant-hearted
father to the blase, dissipated, pleas
ure-loving son, Is one Of the greatest
triumphs of his career.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24

? booster, Buy a key.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24
Semi Annual Statement Of Board Of
Commissioners Of Lafourche Basin
Leyee District.

Office Of BOARD o Commissioners Iauzehe Basin
June 16.
Hon capdsvene Batn RoueeI La.
of No No
,
The olonmge Is list all
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24
Democratic Cha.npions.

Like a hero, with q sublime cause
for championship, Senator Pittman
stood eourageously and determinedly
before the Democratic convention
and pleaded the justice of votes for
| women. When few uproarious
anti-suffraglsts endeayored to howl
him down, Senator Pittman shouted
Are you men who are willing to
hear women denounced, afraid to
near man say anything in their be-
half" There was a shamed silence
while Senator Pittnan continued
these gentlemen may not believe
their mothers and sisters possess their
brain power, but also know the con-
ditioas in the sweat shops of New
York and Chicago, where girls have
40 fathers or brothers to vote for
them, and if the Democratic conven-
ton does not vote to give them the
right it is not the progressive con-
vention the people believe it to be.
Another eloquent advocate Of votes
for women was Senator Walsh Of
Montana. He referred to the bright,
Drainy women who had appeared be-
fore the resolutions committee. and
be pointedly rabalked the lew Jersey
delegation which aimed Few,
noisy opl5oil Wolaa11s Ell.
franehise1nelt, BY reminding them
that the same element in that
state also opposed President Wilson
in ali his measures. That put a
quietus on the obstreperous antis.
IN final passage the suffrage plank
got rousing applause from the men IN
the convention.
At the Democratic Convention.
The southern members Of the res-
olutions committee were filled with
pardonable pride when representa-
tive Of the southland appeared to
present suffrage plank for the COM
mittee's consideration. The New
York and st. Louis newspapers re-
port: "A bright yellow sash bearing
the legend Votes for Women flash
ed before the committee. 1t was
hung across the dashing figure of 8
speaker: introduced as Miss Kate NJ.
Gordon Of Louisiana. She wore
black and presented q stunning ap-
.pearance."
s.The southern Women," she said,
squaring off before the Dixie repre-
sentatives, 'rate as the political in-
feriors Of the negro.
That made the delegation sit up
and take notice.
Women are in the subject class,
she went on. The strongest indict~
ment against our government OF to-
day is that women are maintained in
the subject class. The women OF the
country are going to the party that
gives them the most recognition. We
all recognize the allegiance the ne
gro gives to the party that gave him
liberty. Is it reasonable to suppose
that women will be any less grateful
to the party that gives them iiberty?"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24
"Nsptune's Daughter" Coming TO
Gem Monday,


'Neptune's Daughter" the spec
tacular seVen-part photoplay which
delighted local motion picture patron:
at the Gem Theatre May q last, will
again he shown at the Gem Monday
i return engagement having beer
booked by Proprietor Won l.otten il
order that those who failed TO SET
the gorgeous production on the ae,
casion OF its former presentation
here may have another opportunity
to view the famous film,
"Neptnne's Daughter" shows An,
nstte kellerman, popularity known as
the modern Venus, in all her glory ut
aquatic accomplishment, and gives
her in addition . long pantomimie
part that enables her TO display a
dramatic ability which is truly ar
tlstie. Briefly, the story is this:
Angela, Annette's youngest sister,
~ caught In the net Of some fisher
men and being covered by seaWeed
II not observed by them, so she is left
On the beach 10 die, A little later
!Annette discovers the tiny body and
bears 1t to her father, King Neptune,
before whom she swears an oath of
vengeance against all mortals, From,
the Witch of the Sea she obtains a
ccharm which transforms her into q
mortal maiden, and then sets out to
punish those who are responsible for
Der sisters death. A kindly old wo-
man gives her home and Annette
Incomes charming goose-tender.
hlng william. tired Of court in
Hsgue, sallies forth incognito and
meets Annette, He watches her
aalce IN the fields and disport in the
waters, and falls in love with her,
lfeaehery at court involves Annette
;a aa.u sue is thrown from a high cliff
.iaeo the sea with her hands and feet
ueu. She frees herself and returns
~ - s1e Shore, but is captured again by
sss man who tried TO kill her. They
asnt on the cliff and both go over
lAea 1850 ltl death grapple, Annette
slss se with The wouid-be assassin and
aaaa1,y drowns him. She rushes off to
~ k.hg's grounds In time to save
an from duel marked more hy
nefy Than workmanship,
sata aue annette cannot return to her
sn;saa ss.er. Olga, one Of the chief con-
saasaa ssna.ofs against the king, finds the
,''sApa $ smell and is transformed into
s,naaa mermaid. In her anger she
ths hes tne charm. Appealing to
tran,sateh Mlteh for assistance, Olga is
makss mkoaasa ;tD INTO Shiny fish which
tba bshss lts slow, sinuous progress into
brida 6 y. ana Annette becomes the
thranso - hing William and shares his
ins nus aas ends one of the most charm
~ imaginative of picture PLAYS,
: booster Buy 8 key.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24
Blanche Sweet in 'The Ragamuffsn. -


Blanche Sweet, one Of the most
popular stars Of the screen, will ap-
pear at the Grand Wednesday in
1.-The Ragamutfin." Replete with
dramatic action, tense situations and
exciting episodes, this elaborate
Lasky production contains an earnest
and emphatic plea for universal life
opportunity. VIM. G. DeMille, the
author, is one Of Americas leading
playwrights. He has treated the sub
ject Of environment in startling,
original and dramatic manner.
Jenny" a waif of the streets, as
portrayed by Miss Sweet, from low
ly beginning overcomes life's great
est temptations through an inward
struggle of reformation.
Louise Lovely in The Giided Spider"
An unusually interesting moving
picture entertainment is promised in
'The Giided Spider" with beautiful
Louise Lovely as the star. which will
be the Thursday attraction at the
Grand. The fountains Of sensation
alism have been drawn upon for new
methods to quicken the interest.
Stirring scenes follow III quick sue
cession; there is thrill and a throb
in every movement, and an engaging
love story to fire the Imagination and
double the interest.
Coveted by a millionaire world
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31
1902 Missing.

London. - Although there still is
some uncertainty as to the loss of life
in the disaster to the cross-channel
steamer Sussex last Friday, there no
longer is any doubt that the death list
is much larger than the earlier ad-
vices indicated. The latest figures
compiled in London show as many as
102 persons missing, including five
Americans.
The Sussex had 436 persons aboard
of whom the following have been &C
counted for:
Landed at Dover, 70; landed at
Boulogne, $50; dead at Boulogne, 8;
dead at Dover, 8.
The list of missing may beslightly
decreased by the fact that some of the
passengers who landed continued theii
journey without reporting safe.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31
Germany Disavows Act.

Washington, March 2S.-With all
evidence indicating that the British
channel steamer Sussex, carrying
American citizens, was the victim of
a torpedo, it was stated authoritatively
here that if a German submarine made
the attack the imperial government
would disavow the act, punish the sub
marine commander, offer reparation
and satisfy the United States that the
act was in violation of instructions.
Thus it seemed tonight that the is
sue might narrow down to the ques-
ton of whether the United States
would be willing to accept such dec
laration from the Berlin government
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31
GREATEST MUSICAL ATTRACTION
New York Symphony Orchestra, Walter
Damrosch. Conductor; Joseph Hof-
man, Pianist-Spokane, April

The New York Symphony Orchestra.
Walter Damrosch, conductor. and Josef
Holman, pianist, will make a transcon-
tinental tour of America this spring.
Walter Damrosch and Joseph Holman
Not since the days when THEODORE Thomas
and his orchestra, with Anton Rubinstein.
the great Russian pianist, as soloist,
toured America, has such a remarkable
combination been offered to the music
loving public of the United States. Rubin
stein dazzled the concert goers of other
years, while Hofmann. now at the zenith
of his powers, attracts not only the mu-
sic-loving public by the thousands but
also all of his great professional col
leagues, who listen spellbound and in
amazement at his incredible interpreta-
tions
There is not a conductor in America
who has had such intimate relations not
only with the great meth of today but
also with some of the giants Of the past
as Walter Damrosch.
The program for the concert in Spokane
will include one of the standard SYM
phonies and several shorter selections by
the great masters, which will demonstrate
the great qualities of the New York Sym
phony Orchestra and the interpretative
genius of its conductor and a piano con-
cert played by Josef Holman, accom-
panied by the orchestra.
This great attraction viii be at the
Auditorium Theatre, Spokane. Tuesday
Prices-ss.5o. $500. s1.5o. s1.Oo. ordel
seats by mail.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31
MARKET REPORT
Chicago

Hogs-Market slow, sc above yester-
days average. Bulk, $9.60@9.75;
light, $9.20@9.75 mixed, S9.40@9.s0;
heavy, Ss.35@9.s0; rough, $3.50
$50; pigs, $7.50@s.50.
Cattle-Market strong. Native beef
steers, $7.70@10.05: western steers,
S.25; COWS and heifers $4,000; calves
Ss@10.5O.
Sheep - Market ssrm. Wethers,
Ss.5O@o.25; lambs, $9.75@11.70.
Wheat-No. 2 red, SLIP; No. 3 red.
$1.1015; No. hard, $1.0s% @1.l2i5;
No. hard, $1.07@1.O9.
Oats-No. white, 42@43c; stan
dard, 44c.
Rye-Nominal.
Barley-62@75c
Timothy-$4.50@s.
Clover-$10@1s.50
Butter-Unchange
Eggs-Lower. Firsts, 19Ac; ordi-
nary ssrsts, 1sAc; at mark, cases in
cluded, 1s@19Ac.
New York.
Raw sugar, steady; centrifugal,
81 ~, hOldo6Coy t.Sft. hcISutu,
steady.
Spot cotton, steady; middling up
lands, 12c.
Coffee-Spot, steady; Rio rs, 95sc;
Santos As, 101sc.
Portland.
Cattle-Steady; steers, grain and
pulp fed, $s.15@s.50 choice hay fed
$7.75Qs.15; good, S7.50@775; me-
dunn, $7.25Q7.5O; COWS, choice, $6.75
@7.5O; good, $6.50@6.75; medium
$6.25@6.50; heifers, $6@7.75; bulls
S3@6; stays, $4.5O@5.25.
Hogs-Easier; prime light, $9.25Q
9.35; prime strong weights, $9Q9.25;
good to prime mixed, Ss.75Q9; rough
heavy, packing, ss.50@s.75; pigs and
skips, $s@s.25.
Sheep-Steady. Choice lambs, $3.50
@10; common lambs, $s.25@925;
choice yearlings, $s.25@S.75; good
yearlings, $685.; choice wethers, S.
$685. choice light ewes, s7@7.25;
choice ewes. $6.25@7; common heavy
ewes, $500.
San Francisco.
Eggs-Fresh 9srsts, 1870.
Tacoma.
Wheat-Bluestem, 81; fortyfold csc;
club, 94c; red asfe, 93c.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31

Lieut.. Gen. Sir Percy Henry Noel
Lake. who has just succeeded Gen
Sir John Nixon as commander of the
British forces In Mesopotamia. has
had a brilliant career in India and
Egypt He received a medal in the
Afghan war Of 1888 and also one in
The Wolseley Nile expedition of 1885.
Later he recognized the Canadian
militia. He left Canada in 1911 to as
sumo command of a division in India,
but since 1912 he has been chief of
The general staff in India.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31
Strawberries.

Herbert Spencer complains in his
autobiography that his pleasures were
spoiled by analysis of their sources.
and we must not mar this record sea-
son for strawberries by rejecting that
Gods best berry" is a mere horticul-
tural parvenu. The ancient Greeks
never ate strawberries at two obols
a pound, the customary price on the
costermonger's barrows in Fleet
street, and had no word in their Ian
guage FOR the fruit The Roman poet
Ovid describes the eating of straw
berries among the delights Of the
golden age. while Virgil associates
strawberry picking with the perils of
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31
Fruits and Vegetables.

Apples-This fruit continues to sell
fairly well, with prices at the same
level as for some time past. At New
York apple exports have been shut off
and the situation on boxed apples is
rather weak, with prices about $1,000
ESQ. Barreled stocks consist mostly
of Greetings and Baldwins.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31

love. But these were wild strawber-
ries, as we're really the good straw
berries" which, according to Shake
speare. grew in Ely place, Holborn-
The evolution of our modern garden
strawberries from the Chilean yari-
ETY.. introduced by Captain Frazier,
dates mainly from the beginning OF
the nineteenth century. London
Chronicle.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31
Too Uncertain.

Some men spend their whole lives
IN the pursuit of pleasure" said the
moralist.
so they do" replied the philoso-
pher. Men like that seem to labor
under the impression that they will
never be invited anywhere"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31

The Musician lat Wise's musicale,
sir.
Mr.. Wise-Play something from
Wagner and they won't notios 4
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31

Thought He'd Be the Next.
The Newsy-Yer's yer extraI All
about the hold-up.
Cy Watertop-Great gosh l guess
III take tn next train fer hum.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31
STEAMER
SUNK IN CHANNEL
WAS TORPEDOED WITH TWENTY
FIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON
BOARD THE VESSEL.
OVER 80 PEOPLE LOSE LIVES
One American Girl Killed and Two
njured-Submarine Torpedo Did
Work acknowledgements Part
of Ship Blown Away.

London-The cross-channel steam
er Sussex damaged by an exterior
March "a while % Americans were on
board, was torpedoed, according to a
report from the American consul at
Dieppe, received by the state depart
ment in Washington through Ambas-
sador Sharp at Paris. The report
gives from 60 to 80 persons wounded
or killed by the explosion.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31

In the same ring two worlds cham
pions successfully defended their IT,
ties the night before. Freddie Welsh,
lightweight title holder scored tech
nical knockout over Frank Whitney
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while Johnny
Kilbane, featherweight champion, de-
feated Harry Donohue of Peoria, Ill.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-31

POoANs wac va PNdOONs 0NCANAA ~ %
report from the American consul at
Dieppe, received by the state depart
ment in Washington through Ambas-
sador Sharp at Paris. The report
gives from 60 to 80 persons wounded
or killed by the explosion.
Two Americans Injured.
At least two Americans on board
are known to have been injured, and
one survivor said Miss Elizabeth Bald
win of Baltimore lost her life, while
another American passenger, Miss
Edna Hilton of New York, is reported
missing
A definite statement that the Sussex
was torpedoed comes in a Paris dis
patch quoting Samuel F. Bemis of
Medford, Mass, as declaring that he
saw plainly and unmistakibly the
wake of the torpedo as 1t came toward
and struck the steamer.
There were six Americans among
the 20 survivors of the Sussex who
reached Dover on a British destroyer.
The majority of the survivors agree
with the opinion of the French adj
miralty that the Sussex was torpedoed
by submarine.
The Americans landed at Dover were
Edward Marshall, Charles T. Crocker,
Francis e. Drake, Edward H. Huxley,
George H. Crocker and Wilder G. Pen
field. G. H. Crocker and Mr.. Penfield
are in hospital with fractured skulls.
The American survivors reported
that Mrs. d. w. Hilton, T. w. gilbert
son and Daniel Sargent had been res
cued. Dispatches from Boulogne re-
port the safe arrival there of John H.
Hearley and Samuel s. Bemis.
Miss Elizabeth Baldwin was killed
by the explosion, according to those
arriving at Dover, who state also that
Miss Edna Hilton is missing.
Nothing has been heard of the other
Americans who were aboard the Sus-
sex.
Crew Lost Heavily.
There must have been passengers
on the forward part of the ship, which
was blown away" said E. H. Huxley
of New York, land / believe a large
number of the crew were below in
this section, as few of them were seen.
All those on the forward part of the
ship undoubtedly persisted.
LAS soon as possible boats were low
cred, passengers assisting. Five boats
were put over. The first three had
about 80 or 40 persons in each, there
being about an equal number of men
and women. The fourth boat turned
over and about IL persons clambered
on top We threw over chairs, RATS
and anything which would float to as
sist them, but only about four of them
were rescued, so far as / know. The
fifth boat had only four or five people
aboard and this boat appeared to be
waterlogged. These boats stayed near
the ship and at the end of the hour
the captain called them back and the
people were taken on board again.
1T was 1870 p. m. before we were
able to get help. At that time a
French trawler came alongside and
took off all but three of the women
and half the men. At about the same
time a British torpedo boat came
alongside. Her commander came OF
board and took charge of affairs.