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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
NEBRASKA TO NEW ORLEANS.
Bovish Adventures Make Long Canoe
Trip TO New Orleans.

Stanley Mclean, 10 years old, OF
2O2 East Twentieth street, and Clar-
ence Moore, aged Is, of 407 East
Fourteenth street, University Place,
Nebraska, arrived at Donaidsonvllle
last Sunday afternoon en- route to
New Orleans in 17-foot canoe, and
remained here until Monday morning,
when they resumed their journey.
The boys left the Nebraska state
fair grounds, at University Place,
September last, at 8 o'clock a. m.
Their trip began in Salt creek, which
flows through University Place and IS
hardly more than wide branch.
They followed this stream for 275
miles, and although their canoe draws
but two and one-half feet of water,
thew were compelled to make six por-
tages the first afternoon of their voy-
age. The creek runs into the Platte
river, which also was so shallow IN
places that portages again were neces-
sary. Finally they reached the Mis-
souri, river and traversed it to the
Mississippi, down which stream they
proceeded to New Orleans.
Their canoe in christen the "Ne-
braska Sunfower," and on the bottom
is painted, "In God We Trust, New
Orleans or Burst" An equipment
weighing $50 pounds was carried, con-
sisting of cooking, hunting and fish
ing kits, khaki suits, and air cushions
designed for comfort and as life pre-
servers.
The travellers left home without
money, and earned living along the
route by doing vaudeville stunts at
motion picture theatres and else
where, both of them being accomplish
ed performers upon the ukelele and
guitar. Their trip was simply one of
fun and notwithstanding little,
hunting while, and, when the lard
err became low, stopping at a town
long enough to play their ukeleles and
earn sufficient to lay in a new supply
of "eats." From September S until
their arrival in Memphis about three
weeks ago, they did not sleep in a bed.
Mclean gained twenty pounds dur
ing the trip.
The boys reached New Orleans at
noon Wednesday, completing their
25OO-mile journey. They have tele-
graphed home for clothing, and will
seek employment in the Crescent City.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
Darracott--Weber.

DIR. Seisel Beauxdell Darracott, a
prominent and successful young den
fist of Marksville, and Miss Lily Web
err, of this city, were married in the
presbytery of the Catholic church at
| 80 o'clock Thursday afternoon, Rev.
Father c.. M. Chambon officiating.
The ceremony was of quiet and in
formal nature, only the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties
and few close friends being present.
The bride was given in marriage by
her brother, Caleb C. Weber. The
young couple left shortly after the
ceremony via the Mississippi Valley
route for New Orleans, where they
will spend few days before proceed
ing to Marksville to reside. A young
woman of exceptional charm and at
Effectiveness, the bride numbers her
friends and admirers by the score,
and takes with her into her new sta
ton in life wealth of cordial felici-
tations and good wishes. DIR. Darra-
colt is young man of excellent re-
pute who stands high in his communi-
ty, and has met with liberal degree
of success in the practice of his pro-
fession. Donaldsonville bears him no
ill-will for capturing one of its lovely
girls, but rather wishes that good for
tune and happiness may be showered
upon him and his bride in abundant
measure.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
ONLY ONE TICKET IN FIELD.
Candidates For City Offices Nominat-
ed Without Opposition.

There will be no opposition Tor
Donaldsonville' three elective offices
under the commission charter, and
hence no necessity for holding the
Democratic municipal primary called
for Saturday, March 3.
The time limit for fling notifica-
tions of candidacy expired at mid
night Tuesday, at which time there
were in the hands of B. J. Vega, act
ing secretary of the Democratic COM
mittee, the written declarations OF
the following candidates: For mayor
and commissioner of public health and
safety, DR.. E. K. Sims; for commits
sioner of finance, Alex. Bloomenstiel
for commissioner Of streets and parks,
Frank Milano and John Schaff. For
member of Democratic city executive
committee, B. ]. Vega, Richard Mel
ancon and Karl Leche.
Wednesday morning Mr.. Milane,
who is the present incumbent of the
office of commissioner of streets and
parks, announced his withdrawal
from the field, leaving Mr.. Schaff
without opposition.
The Democratic committee met at
the courthouse Thursday forenoon to
receive and act upon the notifications
of candidacy, and formally declared
Messrs. Sims, Bloomenstiel, Schaff,
Vega, Melancon and Leche to be the
duly qualified nominees of the party
for the respective Offices for which
they are aspirants. The general cleo
ton will be held Saturday, May 5.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
CHURCH PENSION FUND.
Committee Named to Solicit Contri-
buttons in Donaldsonville.

Rev. Gardiner l.. Tucker, M. A., of
Houma, field agent for the Church
Pension Fund, was in Donaldsonville
Tuesday to confer with Rev. R. H.
Prosser, pastor of the Episcopal
church, regarding the appointment of
local committee to secure contribu
lions to the fund. The object of the
movement is to raise 100000
throughout the United States, to pro-
vide pensions for clergymen who may
wish to retire upon reaching the age
of IS years OR who may become dis
abled before attaining that age, and
for the widows and orphans of clergy
Four-fifths of the fund has been
raised, and the remaining $1,000,000
must be obtained by March /. Lou
isiana's share has been fixed at $780,
900, payable at the rate of $4,000 per
year for five years. Rev. Tucker is
now visiting the various Episcopal
churches throughout the state in be-
half of the movement, and from the
degree of success which has charac-
terized his efforts to date he is conf
dent Louisiana's pro rata will be
Forthcoming.
Rev. Prosser has named the follow
ing members of the Donaldsonville
congregation to solicit contributions
to the fund: DR.. W. M. McGallard,
Clerville Himel, E. N. Pugh, Albert
Delery, Dave Dill, and Mrs. J. A. Pu-
los.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
Recuperating from Operation.

w. C. Hanson, who was taken to
New Orleans last Sunday for surgical
treatment, was operated on Wednes-
day at the Presbyterian Hospital in
that city. The operation was per-
formed by DR.. Joseph Hume, and was
an extremely difficult and dangerous
one, the patient remaining on the OPP
Grating table more than three hours.
Late news from his bedside is to the
effect that he rallied safely from the
severe ordeal and is resting well, al
though his condition is still precarious
and it will be some days before he
can be considered out of danger. His
host of friends throughout this sec
ton tender him their sympathy, and
fervently hope for his recovery and
complete restoration to health. Mr..
Hanson's brothers, Drs. John D. and
Tuite II. Hanson, went from Donald
sonville to be present during the OPP
Grafton, and his wife came from their
home at Fortuna, Cuba, to be at his
bedside.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
WILSON AND MARSHALL
ELECTED.

While it was generally understood
and believed that Woodrow Wilson
and Thomas r. Marshall were re-
elected on the 7th of November as
president and vice president of the
United States, respectively, the fact
was not officially proclaimed and con-
firmed until last Wednesday, the 18th
inst, when the two houses of con-
gress met in joint session to canvass
and promulgate the returns Of the
national election.
The manner inamhich the impress
i've ceremony was performed is set
forth quite fully in the following
press despatch from Washington:
"The senate took recess, and pre-
coded by two page boys bearing the
official returns, marched over to the
house chamber, where President pro
tempore Salisbury presided, sitting
beside Speaker Clark.
Senator Salisbury announced
that, in obedience to the constitution
and laws, the senate and house were
in joint session for ascertaining and
counting the electoral votes in the
election for president and vice presi-
dent of the United States. He called
upon tellers previously selected to
come forward, and Senators Kern
of Indiana and Clapp of Minnesota,
and Representatives Rucker of Mis-
souri, and Mapes Of Michigan took
their places at the clerks table.
Senator Salisbury cautioned the
congress and spectators against ap-
plause or manifestation of approval or
disapproval during any stage of the
proceedings, stating that it was not
deemed proper nor in accord with the
decorum which should mark so i'm
portant and solemn an occasion. He
opened and placed in the hands of the
tellers the election certificates IN
alphabetical order of the states and
directed them to examine, count and
announce the vote, state by state, as
it should be called. In due course a
list was submitted to the chair show
ing that Wilson and Marshall had re-
ceived a total of 277 votes and
Hughes and Fairbanks 254 votes. The
report was then read aloud by the
president pro tempore after which he
declared Q
This announcement of the state
of the vote by the president of the
senate pro tempore shall be deemed a
sufficient declaration of the persons
elected president and vice president
of the United States, each for the
term beginning March 4, 1917, and
shall be entered, together with a list
of the votes, on the journals of the
senate and house Of representatives
"With this done, the joint session
was dissolved, members of the senate
filed out of the chamber and the
speaker, resuming the chair, called
the house to order"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
A LOUISIANIAN DESERVEDLY
HONORED.

A vacancy in the presidency of the
American Protective Tariff League
was recently caused by the death OF
Francis l.. Leland, and it is gratlfy-
ing to Louisianians generally, and
particularly so to those most interest
ed in the welfare Of our states great
sugar industry, to learn that Charles
A. Farwell of New Orleans has been
chosen to succeed Mr.. Leland. BY
virtue of this selection, Mr.. FarWell
becomes member of the leagues
board of managers, and another
southern man, H. Sanborn Smith OF
Alabama, is also on this board.
From an interesting editorial IN
the Louisiana Planter of Jan. ~ we
quote the following statement OF Mr..
Farwell's connection with the coun-
trv's cane-growing and sugar-produc-
ing industry, and a reference to ms
efforts to prevent the injurious and
well-nigh destructive legislation dl-
rected in past years against TINS al
ways important and now vitality es-
sential branch of American enter
prise and investment:
GAS we in Louisiana all know, Mr..
Charles A. Farwell is one of our lead
ing merchants and sugar planters as
a member of the firm of Mllllken q
Farwell. Mr.. Farwell has been presl..
dent of the American Cane Growers,
Association, which was organized IN
1896 to take over the political con-
troll of the sugar industry of LOUISE
ana. The Wilson bill of 1894 placing
duty of 40 per cent ad valorem on
sugar and taking it's valuation at the
place of production, valued OF course
at as low figure as possible, practl-.
cally ruined the sugar industry OF
Louisiana and hundreds of planters
became insolvent. With the electlon
of William Mckinley in 1896 the
Dingley tariff bill was successfully
put through congress, restoring more
reasonable duties on sugar and IN TINS
work the American Cane Growers
Association was very actively engag-
ed and won the fight. Mr.. Charles A.
Farwell was president Of the associa-
ton at that time and without any
knowledge on our part as to what
political ticket he aligned himself
with. we know that he was active IN
his efforts to maintain fair degree
of protection on Louisiana's great
sugar Industry, and we know, further,
that practically the entire democracy
of the Atlantic coast cities denied that
free trade was cardinal doctrine OF
the Democratic party and most of the
leading men were protectionists. In
passing the Wilson bill through con-
gress in 1894, it was done through the
influence of the Democrats of Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Texas very large
ly, who were able at that time to dlc-
tate rules of action to the parties in
power. The Wilson bill was allowed
to become law by Grover Cleveland
in August 1894, without his signature.
The Dingley bill in 1897 retrieved the
situation and Mr.. Farwel's active ef-
forts at that time have led to his pro-
motion to the presidency OF the Am
erican Protective Tariff League"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
FAIR DIRECTORS MEET.
Lewis MurreII Elected President ano
John Truxillo Manager.

What was perhaps the largest meet
ing of directors of the South LOUISE
ana Fair Association ever held by that
body took place here last Sunday
The object of the session was to elect
officers for the ensuing year, ana This
was accomplished by the selection OF
the following efficient corps: L. II.
Murrell, of Bayou Goula, president;
George III. DeRussy, of Belle Alliance,
vice president; Robert E. Noel, OF AS
cension, treasurer; Walter Lemann,
of Donaldsonville, secretary; John r..
Truxillo, Of Belle Alliance, manager
j. w. Supple, Of Bayou Goula, retir-
ing president of the association, was
elected honorary president as an ex-
preston of appreciation of his splen-
did services in behalf of the organiza-
ton.
President Murrell was authorized
to execute all docune and COM
plete whatever negotiations may be
necessary to carry out the plan adopt
ed for placing the association on 2
secure financial basis. It is proposed
to issue bonds to the amount of S15,-
600, secured by q mortgage on the
associations property, which IS con-
servatively estimated to be worth
from $22, 900 to $4,000.
A great deal of enthusiasm was
manifested at the meeting, and the
unanimous cooperation of the d.
rectors present was pledged toward
assuring the successful contamination
of the plan for financing the associa-
ton and placing it in shape to carry
out this years fair on a larger scale
than ever before.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
ALL READY TO GREET KING.
Preparations Completed for Mardi
Gras Festivities Here.

King Mohawk I. is on his way to
the capital city of his loyal domain,
and will arrive here without fail next
Tuesday afternoon. Everything is
ready fer his reception and enter
tainment, and the festivities arrang-'
ed in honor of his visit will begin as
soon as his royal yacht is sighted a;ie
continue until the solemnlty OF the
Lenten season has put an END to the
gayety and merrymaklng OF the mar
di Gras festival. The celebration
promises to be one of the most inter-
esting and enjoyable that has ever
characterized the observance OF the
iolly day in Donaldsonville. Care
will be banished completely, and all
will join in paying homage to the
merry monarch of misrule and N
enjoying the pleasures of the gala oc-
casion.
The program of events will be as
follows:
2 D. m.-Arrival of King Mohawk
on royal yacht "Virgie." Presenta-
ton OF keys of city to his majesty.
3p. m.-Grand street pageant,
starting from City Park and travers-
ing the following route: Up Houmas
street to Mississippi, out Mississippi
to Chetimaches, down Chetimaches TO
Charles, out Charles to Houmas,
down Houmas to Division, out DIVE
sion to Railroad avenue, up Railroad
avenue to Mississippi, out MISSISSIPPI
to St.. Vincent, down St. Vincent TO
Iberville, out Iberville to st. Patrick
down St. Patrick to William, out WI
liam to Lessard, up Lessard to MIS-
sissippi, out Mississippi to Railroad
avenue, down Railroad avenue 70
Nichols avenue, out Nichols avenue
to City Park, where the parade Will
disband.
8 p. m.-Masquerade ball at royal
palace, Ascension Hall. Abundance
by invitation.
8 D. m.-Crowning Of queen.
Residents of the royal capital are
reminded that all houses and busl-
ness places should be decorated with
the carnival colors and the national
emblem in honor of King Mohawk,
and it is expected that the display IN
this respect will be more extensive
and elaborate than on any previous
occasion in the city's history.
As previously announced, reduce
rates to Donaldsonville and return
will be offered on the main and branch
lines of the T. & P. Railroad, with
tickets good until the day after Mar
di Gras. Preparations will be ma IL
locally to receive and care for the
large number of visitors who will
come to participate in the festivities,
and everybody is assured a cordial
welcome and a joyous time.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
LOUISIANA PRESS ASSOCIATION
Call for Thirty Eighth Annual Session, to he
Held at Alexandria, April %, "a, rs, 1917

Call for Thirty Eighth Annual Session, to ne
Held at Alexandria, April %, "a, rs, lsl7'
New Orleans, La, Feb. 3, 10Y.
To the Press of Louisiana:
The Louisiana Press Association is hefeby
called to meet in thirty eighth yearly SEES
sion at ALEXANDRIA, La, on MONDAY,
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, APRIL 70,
"a and %, 1917.
Members of the organization and eiiglbles
who have not yet become members are cor
dialIy invited to attend and take part in the
consideration of matters affecting the wei
fare of the press ,
An attractive business, literary and sociai
nroprana is in course of preparation, and 1t
is promised on behalf of the people of Lou
isiana's central city and the progressive par
igh OF Rapides that the representatives OF
the state press will be heartily welcomed
and royalty entertained
Editors, associate editors, business mana
gers. publishers and proprietors OF news
PAPERS are eligible for active membership III
the Louisiana Press Association: ana an
application to the Secretary, accompanied Ds
the annual fee of 81, will entitle the appn,
cant to the privileges of membership until
the meeting of the Association. No partlc-
MAR form of application is required mere
letter stating the writer's newspaper con-
neetion and desire to become member pc
ING sufficient Members in arrears for dues
should remit to L. E. Bentley, Secretary, -
St. Charles street (rooms New orleans rre'S
Club, New Orleans, La. -
ARRANGEMENTS for reduced hotel rates az
Alexandria and for transportation TO ana
from that city will be announced in circu-
lar letter to be issued by the Secretary at
1t" MRS, J. VOL BROCK, President.
l.. L. BENTLEY, Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
STILL ON THE BRINK OF WAR.

At the time this article is written
Germany has not been officially IN
dicted by the government OF the
United States for the commission OF
such an act against the lives or rights
of American citizens as would JUSTIFY
a declaration of war or impel Presi-
dent Wilson to carry out his express
ed intention of going before congress
at the propertune to ask for authority
ssto use any means necessary tor the
protection of our seamen and our peo-
pie in the prosecution OF their peace
full and legitimate errands on the hlgn
seas"
The fact that provocation has not
vet been given for hostilltles on the
part of our government seems to De
more matter of chance than 1nten-
tional abstention, however, as the
German submarines have been Waglng
a ruthless and indiscrimlnate cam.
paien of destruction against vessels OF
various nationalities and all classes
since the 1st of February, having sent
something like hundred to the DOT
tom during that period. In mos1 IN
stances the crews and passengers nave
been given opportunity to save them
selves by taking to the lifeboats, but
there was some loss of life and rev
members of crews were wounded by
what is said to have been Wanton gun
fire. ~
German declarations from all au-
thoritative sources are to the erect
that under no consideration Will the
plan of the new submarine campaign
he modified or abandoned; that 1t OIL
fers the central powers their most Ell
fective means of bringing HreaI
Britain to terms and ending the war
and it will therefore be persisted IN
until those results are accomplished
All the leading neutral powers nave
made emphatic protests to Germany
that their rights and interests are be-
ing Illegally violated, and While none
of these powers has actually followed
the lead of the United States to the
extent of severing diplomatic rela-
tons with the Teutonic empire, they
all approve and indorse, either direct
lv or by implication, the stand taken
by this country in vlndi,catlon OF
neutral rlgnCS, lnCefIlaCioiioi Il" s
usages and the principles OF common
humanity.
The attitude of our nation in this
grave emergency has been such as to
command the patriotic support OF all
our people. The most scrupulous re-
gard for the personal and property
rights of German subjects in this
country has been demonstrated, and
it is declared that this policy will be
maintained even in the event OF a de-
claration of war, thus forecasting an
example of justice and generosity
that should challenge the admiration
of mankind and justify the proud be-
lief of Americans that theirs IS the
most enlightened of the great govern
ments of the world
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
NEGRO FUGITIVE NABBED.
Long Search by Sheriff Hanson Ends
in Important Arrest.

Sullivan Jennings, negro, was ar
rested in New Orleans last Sunday
night by Detective, Ford and Obitz OF
that city, assisted by Officer Luclen
Acosta, Jr., of Donaldsonville, on a
charge of being implicated in the
shooting and wounding of Conduc-
tor Watson of the Y. and M. V. Rail
road, in December of 1915, at Burn
side station in this parish.
Conductor Watson, in charge OF
Mississippi Valley freight train, DIS
covered two negroes riding on the
train, and when Burnside was reach
ed he approached the men and or
dered them off. Instead OF obeylng
the negroes drew revolvers and COM
menced shooting at the conductor,
who was seriously wounded IN the
fusillade. The negroes escaped IN the
darkness, and the injured conductor
was placed aboard his train and rush
ed to Baton Rouge, where he recover
ed after a long stay IN the Baton
Rouge Sanitarium.
Sheriff E. C. Hanson has been in
defatigable in his efforts to run down
the assailants of Conductor Watson,
and has lost no opportunity to un-
earth clue. Some weeks ago ne
caused the arrest in New Orleans OF
Ed. Webster, alias "Kessler," negro
wanted here to answer to charge OF
stealing several barrels of whiskey
from the T. & P. depot several years
ago. Sheriff Hanson suspected that
Webster knew something of the shoot
ing of Conductor Watson, and, after
closely questioning the negro several
times, finally got him to admit that
he was one of the men wanted. Web
ster implicated Sullivan Jennings in
the crime, and furnished Sheriff Han
son with jennings address in New
Orleans.
Officer Acosta was sent to New Or
leans last Sunday by the sheriff to ar
rest Jennings, and through the
courtesy of Supt. Reynolds, Detec-
tives Ford and Obitz were detailed to
make the arrest. They waited until
positive that Jennings had gone to
bed, when they effected an entrance
into his room and captured him with
out difficulty. Officer Acosta return
ed to Donaldsonville with the prison
err Monday afternoon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
Five Hundred Party.

Miss Pauline Bloomenstiel was the
attractive hostess at delightfully."- in
formal morning of cards Monday,
complimentary to Misses Theresa
Holder and Mary Brooks Ragland,
of Jackson, Miss, who are the home
guests of DR.. and Mrs. E. X. Sims.
The pretty prizes were won by Mes
danes T. H. Hanson and James Black,
and Miss Marie Schloss. At the con-
elusion of the card games a delicious
little luncheon was served. Those
present at this enjoyable affair were:
Mesdames James r. Black, T. H. Han
son, Nose Bloomenstiel, G. Donnaud
Bentley, Alex. Bloomenstiel, John
Black, E. K Sims, and Misses Lise
and Matte McGalliard, Theresa Hol-
der, Marie Schloss and Mary Brooks
Ragland.