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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
GARAGES MAY KEEP OPEN.
Sale of Gasoline and Emergency Ac-
cessories Permitted on Sundays.

In response to a communication
from President Leon Newman OF the
Ascension parish police jury, relative
to the status of automobile garages
and gasoline stations with reference
to the Sunday closing law, District At
torney George S. Guion has addressed
the following letter to Mr.. Newman:
"Napoleonville, La, July 81, 1917
"Hon. Leon Newman, President Police
Jury, Geismar, La.
"My Dear Sir:-I have your letter
of the oath inst, and in reply beg to
advise you that under date OF July II,
1917, Hon. A. V. Coco, attorney gen
eral, rendered an opinion to the dis
trict attorney Of Shreveport, III which
he held:
sOne engaged in the garage bust
ness may we'll be deemed, according
to the intendment of the Sunday law
above quoted, to be in the livery sta
BILE business, and as such exempt from
the provisions Of said statute. And,
in the alternative, if the garage bust
ness could not be so classed, it would
be so exempt according to the spirit
if not the letter of said statute.
But this view must not be I'M
derstood as giving license to garage
keepers to sell on Sunday articles OF
wares and merchandise which they
may have and carry in connection
with their business of garage keepers,
not any more than would the keeper
of a livery stable be authorized to
sell on Sunday harness, saddles or
buggies, or other articles kept by him
in connection with the livery business.
Under the ruling herein given,
/ would advise the limitation of the
sale of such articles only to those
which are necessary for the lmmedl-
ate repair of the automobile to enable
the soiourner to resume and pursue
his course. For that purpose. the
sale of tube or tire or wheel or any
article which may be necessary TOR
the immediate repair of the machine
within the sight or under the super
vision or within the knowledge OF the
garage keeper would be permissible.
But the sale of any such article
without such necessity would be a
violation of the law, though the mere
keeping of the garage open would
not
"Supplementing the above opinion
under date of July %, 1917, the at
torney general held that he consid-
cred the sale of gasoline and lubricat-
ing oil on Sundays either by garages
or gasoline stations for the immediate
use of the automobile as embraced IN
the opinion rendered by him on the
18th inst, and as more particularly
embraced in the paragraph second to
the last, above quoted.
"Yours very truly,
GEORGE SETH GUION,
"District Attorney
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
DRAFT LIST COMPILED.
Men Called to Undergo Examination
by Exemption Board Next Week.

The official list of numbers drawn
in the draft lottery were received
here Monday morning, and Sheriff r.
C. Hanson has been at work all the
week making up list of Ascension
parish registrants in the order III
which they will be called upon for
military service. The sheriff was as
sisted in the arduous task by Chief
Deputy Sheriff George Fl. Richard and
Attorney Richard Melancon. 1t is ex-
pected that notices will be sent out
this afternoon to the men to be sum-
moned for examination. Ascension
will be required to furnish 139 men
to the new army, hence 238 will be
notified to appear before the board
They will be called up in three divi-
sions, and it is likely the examinations
will take place Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of next week.
In checking the official list with the
numerical list transmitted by tele-
graph a few errors were found that
make necessary the following correc-
tions in the numbers and names print
ed in last Saturdays Chief:
No. 1896, 23rd in the list, should
be No. 1495. Name correct as print
ed-Howard Burnette, Sorrento.
No. 1869, 35th in the list, should be
No. 1869. Name correct as printed
Curly Brockway, McElroy.
No. 419-Albert ellis, Donaldson
ville-1O8th in the list, comes out.
No. 796-John Stuart, Burnside
should be inserted after No. 14l9,
taking rank as 18th in the list.
No. 1848-Frank Matthews, Jr.,
Donaldsonville-should be inserted
after No. 1927, taking rank as 164th
in the list
No. 44O-James Sanchez, Donald
sonville-190th in the list, comes out.
No. William L. Alexis, Sor-
rento-227th in the list, should be No.
1543-John Rumsey, McElroy.
No. 1053-James Grandson Will
liams, Brignac-230th in the list,
comes out.
With the exception of these eight
errors-only six of which are Of i'm
portance, two being typographical err
rors merely-the list of $50 names
published in the Chief of July % is
Identical with the okcial list compiled
by the exemption board.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
VITAL STATISTICS.

After comforting with Samuel l.:
Rogers, director of the census, and
DR.. W. H. Davis, chief statistician OF
vital statistics, concerning the effort
to have Louisiana admitted to the
registration area for births and
deaths, DR.. Oscar Bowling, president
of the State Board of Health, has
appealed to the district judges
throughout the state to mention IN
their charges to the grand jurles that
failure Of physicians and mldWlVes
Cor in their absence the heads of
families) to report is violation OF
the law; also that every dealer IN
caskets is required to send the Board
of Health a monthly record of the
number sold, and that sections must
report every burial to the proper au-
thorities. If violations of these reg
ulations were investigated by the
grand jury and indictments returned,
it would bring about increased re-
spect for the law.
To gain recognition as state hav-
ing an efficient and properly organ
lied health department we must be
able to demonstrate officially with
accurate bookkeeping our health con-
ditions.
The State Board of Health has re-
ceived cordial support from many Of
the state officials, and in numerous
instances judges and attorneys have
rendered valuable assistance. 1t IS
to be hoped everyone concerned will
hearken to DR.. Dowling's present plea
and extend the cooperation desired,
to the end that Louisiana may take
rank with the states most progressive
in health affairs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
Pretty Little Girl, Please Write.

Although heartless engineer,
aided and abetted by an unyielding
major, blasted the hopes and fond
expectations of hundreds of fair pa
triots by deprivIng them OF an op-
portunity to say even a word to the
gallant soldier boys of the First Lou
isiana Infantry as they passed through
Donaldsonville last Tuesday night en-
route to Alexandria, the ingenuity of
the clever chaps aboard the train
found a way to thwart this stroke of
circumstance. Messages hastily
scrawled on scraps of paper were
thrown from the car windows as the
train sped past, some addressed to rel
atives and friends of the writers, and
others to whomever the fates might
will should pick them up. One of the
latter, directed "To a pretty little
girl" reads, "How would you like to
communicate with soldier?" "Have
some of your girl friends write to a
lonesome soldier" is the request ap-
pended by another writer, presuma-
bly, of the same command. The mes
sage having come into our hanis, we
take pleasure in passing it on, thereby
putting the plea squarely up to some
pretty little girl. Names and adj
dresses of the gallant Guardsmen will
be furnished on application.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
"GEN. LOUD is A GOOD
SAMARITAN"

Under the foregoing caption the
Dailv North Side News of New York
city publishes the following item IN
it's issue of July 6:
"Gen. Geo. B. Loud, judge advocate
of the National Association OF Army
Nurses Of the Civil War, is sending
this week to the State Woman's Re
lief Corps Home at Oxford, Tor care
and maintenance, during her remain
ing DAYS, Mrs. Ernestine b. Day, "a
wears old, residing temporarily IN
Brooklyn. Mrs. Days brother, John
E. Bouligny, represented LOUISIANA
in congress in the sixties, and for
eipht wears was mayor Of New Or
leans. Her uncle, Dominick Boullgny,
once represented Louisiana IN the
United States senate"
It is interesting to note that Gen.
Loud, who has thus been instrument
al in providing comfortable abiding
place for an aged southern woman IN
her declining years, was Tor some
wears following the civil war citizen
of Louisiana, having resided most OF
this time in Plaquemine, lbervllle
parish, where he married into Well
known family Of that community. Al,
ter leaving this state General Loud
located in New York city, where ne
has been prominent for generation
in political, official and Grand Army
of the Republic affairs. He IS very
fluent and eloquent public speaker
and is in much demand for addresses
upon patriotic and educational topics
He visited Louisiana last summer
spending several days in Plaquemlne
and New Orleans, and while in the
latter city accepted an invitation to
address the Confederate Veterans al
Camp Nichols A delegation OF
Grand Army veterans accompanied
Gen. Loud to the Confederate sol
diers' home on this occasion, and the
visitors and their eloquent spokesman
were accorded a very cordial and en-
thusiastic welcome by the "old boys
in gray" among whom was Major
VIM. J. Murphy of Donaldsonville.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
Death of Edward c. Webre.

On the 18th of July at his home in
the city of New Orleans, Edward c..
Webre died after an illness OF six
months, and from the Times-Picayune
the following brief sketch of the ca
reer Of this prominent st. James
planter and New Orleans sugar
broker is copied:
"Mr. Webre was born in Vacherie,
St. James parish, forty-three years
ago, and had been resident of this
city twenty-five years. He was a
graduate of Jefferson College, of the
Louisiana Experimental Station Su-
gar Chemistry School, and few
years ago of the New Orleans College
of Pharmacy. When young man, he
engaged in the sugar business, and
was known to practically every sugar
planter in Louisiana.
"About eight years ago Mr.. Webre
discovered bleach for molasses, and
it was used successfully by Louisiana
planters until the outbreak of the
European war. The chemical used in
the bleach was imported from Ger
many, and when war started he was
unable to get the chemical. He was
member of the Sugar Exchange
and leading figure in the sugar in
dustry of the south.
"Until his health failed six months
ago Mr.. Webre was member of most
of the Carnival organizations. At the
time of his death he was member of
the Louisiana, Chess, Checkers and
Whist Clubs and of the Elks and Mac
cabees."
He was married some years ago to
Miss Mary F. Ellwood, who survives
him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
THE PERSON LIBEL SUIT.

One of the most interesting damage
suits ever instituted against Lou1sl-
ana newspaper is that IN Wnlch LII.
Clarence Pierson, superintendent OF
the Louisiana State Hospital for the
Insane at jackson, East Fel1clana par
ish, appeared as plaintiff, claiming
damages in the good round sum OF
100000 from the New orleans
s-Picayune for alleged defama-
tory statements contained IN series
of articles written by VIM. }. Leppert,
who made an investigation OF the al
fairs and management OF the stats NJ
sane asylums at Pineville and jackson
at the instance Of the newspaper.
DR.. J. N. Thomas, superintendent
and the administrators OF the flne-
vile asylum, met the investigator
halfway. gave him every facility TOR
prosecuting his task and read1iy
agreed to remedy such defects IN thelr
institution and SYSTEM OF manageilt IL,
as the investigation developed. ne
Times-Picayune, which claimed TO De
actuated solely by a desire to serve
the public interest and better the con-
dition of the states demented Waras'
did not deem it necessary to publish
tbe results of the Pineville INQUIRY
inasmuch as no very serious silor'-
comings were discovered ana II was wa
promised these should be speeoly
abrogated. ,-.,1x,
DR., Pierson did not take SO klndiy
to the newspaper investigator anu
clashed with Mr.. Leppert, and the lat-
ter spared no efforts to dig into the
workings of every department. OF
tbe big Jackson institution and to de-
MET it's defects and irregularities IN
| forceful and fervid language. -,
Two prolonged jury trials or the
case were had in the New Orleans
civil courts, the first before Juags
King and the second before Judge
Skinner, and both resulted IN mis-
trials. the juries not being ahae TO
agree as to whether the newspaper
articles were libelous or not. Onoer
the law, when two mistrials result IN
a civil Jury case, the judge is required
TO try the case without jury. Judge
skinner proceeded accordingly ana
cave Judgment in favor OF Or. PIER
son. casting the Times-Plcayune IN
damages to the amount OF Sf9oo ana
costs. -,
of course an appeal to the supreme
court is to be taken, and judging by
the liberality of that tribunals pre-
vious decisions in cases involving the
freedom of the press and reasonable
criticism Of the acts Of public ottlc fals'
we incline to the opinion that the
courts will disagree as the juries did
and that the decree of Judge Skinner
will be reversed or materially moo1-
| fed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
LEMONS WRITTEN AND
BEAUTlFY THE SKIN
Mare this beauty lotion ehsaply for
your faces neck, arms and hands.

As the cost of small jar of ordinary
cold cream one can prepare a fun quar-
ser pint of the most wonderful lemon
akin softensr and complexion beautifer,
by squeezing the juice of two fresh lem
ons into bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white. Care should be taken
to strain the juice through fine cloth
so no lemon pulp gets in, then this To-
ton will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice Is used
to bleach and remove such blemishes as
freckles, sallowness and tan and is
the ideal skin softener, whitener and
beautif1er.
Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make up
quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. It 10
marvellous to smoother rough, red hands. !
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
Changing the Garment.

The substitution Of an for a k
caused the esteemed Franklinton Era
Leader to announce that the st. Ber-
nard school boards resolution pro-
hibiting the wearing of abbreviated
skirts by the school-marms Of that
parish was decree "abolishing short
shirts among teachers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Rear Admiral Capps, who succeed
ed Gen Goethals as general manager
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
is said to be in favor of building all
the ships possible, whether of steel Or
wood, and the work is to be prose-
cuted vigorously in every available
shipyard in the country.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

According to government estimates
the principal food crops of the United
States for this year will exceed those
of 1916 by a billion bushels. This
indicates how Loyalty the farmers of
the nation have responded to Presi-
dent Wilson's appeal to do their bit
toward winning the war.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Of 500 mechanics and laborers sent
to Admission, Ala, from New Orleans
to work on the government canton
ment, 200 returned home because
their services were not needed. A
report that they were found to be
physically deficient was denied as err
roneous.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Anthrax bacilli of a virulent type
were found in a number of cheaper
grades Of hair brushes purchased in
New Orleans, according to report
submitted to the Louisiana State
Board of Health by DR.. W. H. See
man, bacteriologist.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
A Word for the Merchants.

Donaldsonviile merchants contrib
ute to every movement for the up
building of the community; they en-
ploy scores of clerks; they own or
rent substantial buildings; they are
the backbone of your city; they are
entitled to your patronage.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

The Louisiana Rpworth League,
which held it's annual meeting at Ba-
ton Rouge last Saturday and Sunday,
chose Shreveport as the place for its
1918 session and elected T. L. Caro-
way Of the latter city as president.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

The prevalence of typhoid fever in
New Orleans is charged to unsanitary
dairies and the state board of health
has ordered an investigation of all
the establishments from which the
city's milk supply is obtained.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

A party of Mexicans fired on a
patrol of American troops across the
border at Ojo de Aqua, on the Rio
Grande, and the shots were returned
Three Mexicans were seen to fall,
but no American was hurt.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04
THE NEW DIXIE. s"
Londoners Puzzled Over Title of
Catchy American Song.

Londoners Puzzled Over Title of
Catchy American Song.
New York Journal of Finance and Commerce.
From London comes the announce
ment that the Americans are singing
very catchy song to really stirring
tune and the title of the song is most
puzzling, but it must be apt or those
amusing and original Americans
would not employ it, you know. The
title is "Can the Kaiser" and the air
to which it is sung is ''Dixie."
Here are the words:
In khaki suit and army visor,
All aboard to can the kaiser,
Look away! Look away! Look away
Germany.
In Kaiserland he reigns alone,
Well push the kaiser off his throne.
Look away Look away! Look away !!
Germany.
Then I want to can the kaiser! Hoo
ray! Hooray!
In Kaiserland I'll take my stand
Until / can the kaiser.
Let's go, let's go, let's go and can the
kaiser.
Let's go, let's go, let's go and can the
kaiser.
Staid London is giving serious
thought to this song. "Can the
Kaiser" is alliterative and decidedly
catchy, it knows, but what does it
mean? The Express informs the
puzzled people that the kaiser is to
be sealed Theoretically in a tin con-
tainer so he may do no more mischief.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

The British house of commons
voted a war credit Of 65O,OOO, 900
pounds last Tuesday, bringing the
total to date up to $685. 900, 600
pounds, sr more than $26,0Oo,OOo,-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

It will cost you only 50 to have the
Chief sent to your address every week
for an entire year. Don't borrow
your neighbours paper when you can
have copy of your own for such a
small amount.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Through the efforts of the New Or
leans Times-Picayune fund of more
than $500 was obtained by popular
subscriptions for the purchase Of a
motor truck for the use of the Chin
chuba Deaf-Mute Institute in ST.
Tammany parish.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

A strike of yard switchmen on nlne-
teen railroads at Chicago mas Deeh
settled.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

The federal government has IS
sued a warning against careless pur-
chase of court plaster, tetahus germs
having been found in a number OF
samples analysed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

A free training school for merchant
marine officers has been opened AZ
New Orleans by authority OF the
United States Shipping Board.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Victor Jacobs, of New Orleans a
gunner in the United States navy, feli
from a twelve-story building in New
York city and was killed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

A buyer for a New Orleans pro-
duce firm recently purchased more
than $4,000 worth of potatoes from
farmers in Terrebonne parish.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

An attempt to snuggle copper to
Germany was fooled at New YORK
when 10000 feet Of wire was DIS
covered aboard a tank steamship
about to sail with a cargo of oil.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Lake Charles, La, is 100 per cent
candidate for selection as site tor one
of the federal governments aviation
training camps.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

A quartermaster's supply depot TOT
the southern division OF the Ohlteu
States army is being established a'
Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

A bolt Of lightning set fire to and
destroyed a tank Of the Export vi
Company at Avondale containing
1000 barrels of gasoline, valued at
100000.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

The British battleship Vanguard
was blown up July and sank with a
loss of 800 men. According to the
official report the disaster was caused
bv an internal explosion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Really, now, oughtn't this to settle
it? Siam has declared war against
Germany.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Rats breed from six to ten times a
year and produce from DO II young
in litter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

For results! Advertise in The
Chief. Rates on application.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Tell EN- you saw it in The Chief
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

Let the Chief do your job work.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

SATURDAY, AUGUST a, 1917
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-04

In khaki suit and army visor,
All aboard to can the kaiser,
Look away! Look away Look away
Germany.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-17

PRAISE OPERA
Magnificent, Says Telegram
to Local Committee,

The Chicago Opera association
opened with rs last night III Faust and
tonight will give the performance OF
Lucia Never has Milwaukee heard
or seen such magnificent opera as these
performances, and we have had Metro
politan and other companies. Campinini,
the artists, orchestra, scenery, superb
tSigned) George n. Moeller IND G..
T.. g. kuechle,
This telegram was received this morn
ing from milwaukee, by ID. NJ Witt oi
Witt Badgett company, and a member
Of the committee having IN charge the
grand opera performances which will be
given at the New Auditorium Monday
and Tuesday nights. The Chicago
Opera association opened It's road tour
in Milwaukee Monday night The tele-
gram is signed by Mr.. Moeller and Mr..
kncchlc, business men OF Milwaukee,
who were interested in having the per
iormanccs in that city. They are
friends oi Mr.. Witt