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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
War Savings Stamp Day.

Monday, Jan. Fl, has been desig-
mated by Principal R. S. Vickers as
war savings stamp day in the Donald
sonville High School. On that day all
pupils who have proved themselves
workers in the patriotic campaign for
the sale of war stamps, instead of at
tending school will be organized for
a great drive in Donaldsonville and
through the surrounding country.
Booths will be established in various
parts of the city, and as many auto
mobiles as patriotic citizensrscan be
induced to lend will be used in reach
ing outside people. This will be a
day for the citizens of Donaldsonville
to loosen up-not only to invest in the
best security ever offered them, but
to encourage the pupils in their pa
triotic efforts and incidentally assist
them in winning the $50 state prize
offered by Supt. T. H. Harris to the
school making the best showing in
this campaign by Jan. 81.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Boy Scouts on War Duty.

Naval dispatches in Britain are very
largely carried by Boy Scouts. Speak
ing at recent review Lieut.. Gen.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell paid very
high praise to the work done by these
lads. who, without any officers watch
Ing them, but working simply under
their own boy leaders, were doing their
patriotic duty to their country. "Ev-
ery night without fall" he continued,
'these boss have carried dispatches
along that wild coast down to the adj
miral at the base. and they do about
six miles every night. I saw the one
hundred and nineteenth message go
down. 1t is wonderful how those boys
face difficulty and danger simply be-
cause they are expected to and from
sense Of duty and of playing the
game And that is true of boys
throughout the country
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Faithful Old Darkey Mourned.
fContributed.)

Ernest Baptiste, an old coloreo
man. better known as "Uncle Mace,
died at Germania plantation, Hohen
Solms, last Sunday night, aged ~
wears. Uncle Mace was born ana
reared on Mulberry Grove plantation,
formerly belonging to DR.. Edward
Duffel. In his younger days he was
coachman for DR.. Duffel, later be-
coming driver and foreman in the
field. When Mr.. Reuss purchased
the Mulberry Grove tract some years
ago. Mace remained on the place and
had worked for Mr.. Reuss since, being
continually employed as driver and
foreman. For the past year ne was
tenant on Germania plantation. he
was a hard worker all his life, honest
and faithful, loyal and trustworthy
servant who always looked after his
EMPLOYERS interest in the best way he
knew. He gave a splendid example
to the younger men Of his race, and
by the esteem and respect in which
he was held not only by the eolored
people, but also by the white folk who
knew him, he added another proof to
the fact that the white people are al
ways the friends of a negro who leads
a righteous, honest, useful and clean
life, such as Uncle Mace lived. His
remains were laid to rest Monday af-
ternoon in st. Philips cemetery, at
Modesto, an unusually large number
of people attending the funeral. A
marble headstone will mark the grave,
as a lasting tribute from his employ
er, Mr.. G. B. Reuss, to one of his most
faithful old servants.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
ouartette of New "Bills."

Donaldsonyille Lodge No. 1853, B.
P. O. Elks, initiated four new mem
bers Thursday night, namely: Ed
gard F. Bertaut, Of Lauderdale, and
Caleb C. Weber, Alphonse Kahn and
G. J. Neck, of Donaldsonville. The
initiation ceremonies were presided
over by District Deputy A. S. Cain,
of New Orleans, and were followed
by social session Of the lodge which
was prolific Of a great deal Of amuse-
ment and good fellowship. The occa-
sion was brought to pleasant close
with the serving Of refreshments in
the stein room. Inspired by the ex-
ample of their New Orleans brethren,
the local Elks have instituted a
vigorous campaign for new members,
and it is confden " expected that a
large number of names will be added
to the roster of the organization be-
fore the drive is concluded.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
N.NAMEDHER0
Lafayette Only Nineteen When
He Came to America.
Congress Commissioned Him Major
General and Washington Invited
Him Into His Military Family.

Marie Jean Paul Roche wet Gilbert
Motier was born September 6, 1857.
You know this seven-named hero bet
ter by his title than by any Of his sep
tet names; he wac the Marquis de La
fayette.
While the birthday Of Lafayette has
not been generally celebrated in the
United States, no 9Th of September has
been permitted to pass without some
recognition of Lafayette's services.
At the age of thirteen he inherited
an immense fortune, and he was only
sixteen when he married the grand
daughter Of the Duke de Noailles. De-
spite his aristocratic education and en-
yironment, he was from childhood an
ardent lover of liberty.
Republican anecdotes always de-
lighted me-" he wrote in his memoirs,
land when my new connections wished
to obtain for me place at court did
not hesitate displeasing them to pre-
serve my independence"
When he first heard Of the Revolu-
ton in America he 'espoused warmly
the cause of liberty" and offered his
services to Silas Deane, the American
revolutionary agent in France.
"When presented to Mr.. Deane my
boyish face, for was scarcely nine
teen years of age, spoke more of my
agdor, in the cause than Of my expert
.ence," wrote Lafayette, ''but / dWelt
upon the effect my departure would
cause In France. = Il
The credit $of. the Continental con-
gress was SO lew that Deane could not
procure vessel, so Lafayette bought
and secretly freighted the ship Victory
to carry himself and dozen or 50
other officers across the Atlantic,
Among Lafayette's companions was
Baron Johann de Kalb,. a native of Ba-
varia, who had long been in the serv.
ice Of France. Against the wishes Of
his relatives and the orders of the
French king Lafayette sailed for Amer.
lea. From the Victory he sent mes
sage to his girl-wife:
"From love to me become Agood
American; the welfare Of America IL
closely bound up with the welfare Of
mankind"
Lafayette and his party landed neal
Georgetown 8. c.. In April, 1777, and
then travelled by land to Philadelphia
where the congress commissioned the
nineteen-year-old boy a major general
and Washington invited him to become
a member Of his military family.
The boy general Joined the Cont
mental army In August, 1777, and In the
following month he fought at Brandy
wine, where the Stars and Stripes were
first carried into battle. Lafayette
fought as volunteer, and was badly
wounded. After several brilliant ex
PLOTS he returned to France in 177t
and was hailed as hero.
During the French revolution he was
an ardent republican and dropped his
title when he was made commander In
chief Of the National Guards. He was
driven from his country by the ex
tremists, and the Austrians flung him
into dungeon, where he was confined
for five years.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
The Chief is not responsible for
views expressed by correspondents.
Taxpayer" Heard from Again.

Taxpayer" Heard from Again.
Editor Chief:
Judging from some of the replies
to my letter regarding the salaries of
teachers there seems to be considera-
able sympathy for the "poor teach
ers," after ALL You might have ex-
pected this of course from Supt.
Broussard and Prof. Vickers, as they
are members of that profession. But
it certainly is big-hearted on the part
Of the others. I agree with them
in nearly everything they say about
the noble work of the teachers and to
that extent I sympathize with the
teachers too But l notice that none
of these gentlemen has expressed any
willingness to have his taxes raised IN
order to increase the salaries of the
teachers, and it was the question OF
raising nv taxes in order to increase
their salaries. that I was kicking
about. Now if we can get by with
lust praising their noble work and let
them wait for their further just re-
ward in the world to come. why l
stand with Mr.. Reuss, Mr.. Lemann'
and the others.
Now. as to the claim made f0 some
of the replies that the teachers as a
class receive less pay than the mem
bers of the other professions, l Will
saw that this is not necessarily an IN
Justice since it does not require so
much ability to succeed in the teach
ino profession as it does in the other
learned professions, and whereas the
Young doctor or lawyer, as rule, has
to wait quite while for his first pa
tient or first client, the young teach
er can step into a soft job as soon as
she finishes the high school and passes
the state examination which is no
harder than a high school examina-
ton.
Then again, when man or woman
enters the medical or legal profes.
sion he or she intends to stick and
thew seldom change to other PROBES
sions. But with teaching it is very
different. Most of the men and wo-
! men who take it up simply use it as
stepping stone-the men to some
other profession and the women to
marriage. Then after having made
doormat of the profession they turn
their back on it-that is, all who can
while those who remain are generally
the disappointed ones. i
| Yours truly,
! A TAXPAYER. =
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Taxpayers" Stand Approved.

Gonzales, La, Jan. lO, 1910.
Editor Chief:
I have read, with considerable in
terest, the articles appearing in the
recent issues of your valuable paper,
anent teachers salaries. Inasmuch
as this a very much discussed sub
ject at yhis time, I trust you will al
low me to say few words.
am willing to admit that my in
formation as to the condition of the
schools in the section from which
most of the correspondents write is
not so accurate as it is of the schools
in this vicinity, yet must assume the
conditions are not vastly different lest
I impute discrimination to our honor
able superintendent with respect to
these schools.
First we must assume that our
teachers are prepared for their
work before they assume their du-
ties, and that it is no more necessary
for them to continue school through
the summer than it is for a lawyer or
doctor, the practical experience OF
teaching serving the same purpose
with them that it does in other pro-
LESSONS. This leaves our teachers a
vacation of three months, rather more
than the average man in any business
is in position to take. Neither does
it appear that their teaching units
them for the many opportunities for
employment during this vacation.
Undoubtedly, then, their salaries
figured in this way appear quite diff
ferent 60 the figures presented by
some OF the writers.
Moreover, it has been my observa-
ton that majority of the teachers
do not spend more than thirty hours
per week on their school work. Now
/ am speaking of what really happens
rather than what should be done.
Many of our teachers actually spend
more time on pleasure alone than on
their school work. Evidently Messrs.
Reuss and Geist have very vivid
imagination to be able to see things
as they do. I certainly agree that
teachers should do as they say, but
am not agreed that they do. But
some people are willing to pay for
what they just think they get.
Many of our pupils are graduated
from our high schools who have the
greatest difficulty in making their
classification in other schools. Some
are unable to do an ordinary sum in
fractions. I ask you, gentlemen,
whose splendid work is that?
say let our teachers earn raise
in their salaries and even Taxpayer"
is willing. OBSERVER.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
FIRST Aid AT soUAW PEAK
Lone sehool-Teacher on Frontier 10
Successful In Reducing q Pupll's
Unjofnted Wrist.

was eating my lunch In the school,
house all by myself. And as I ate, a
boy entered and dropped heavily into
q seat, writes Laura Tilden Kent, In
the Atlantic.
I looked up indiferently. The boys
face was dyed with red, but some of
the youngsters had been smearing
themselves with our new red water
colors. This was an unusually sue
cessful effort to be hideous, thought.
And then
y think my wrist Is out Of joint"
said the boy in q steady. controlled
tone. HskisM
I came to life. but I was still a little
skeptical.
"Are you really hurt. Edward7" de-
manded, pushing my lunch basket
away.
eyes," he replied.
I was on my feet and at his side.
The brilliant red that dyed half his
face and more was really bloodl
bent over him.
!; dOW ulu you GO 1tE
/; @Fell of my horse. was taking
him down to the river to water him. I
don't know"
He was hurt. And was alone and
helplessl
my wrist is out o joint" he in-
sisted family.
"Are YOU sure2"
But, oh! ] was sure myself as I
looked at It! The arm had sprung far
out in front of the stiff hand. The
bones bulged hideously over it.
/ think / ran out and took q wild
look around, but there was nobody In
sight but a crowd of historical chill
dren pressing up and whimpering. I
was no doctor. I only knew that this
wrist ought to be set at once, and I
recalled dimly from my own grammar
school days few hints In my old phy-
siology as to the setting of bones.
Edward, this ought to be done
now!" I said as calmly as I could. "I'm
not sure that can do it,
go ahead and try!" recommended
Edward grimly. Pull 1t out
] did not give myself time to think.
/ got down beside him, resolutely took
the terrible, misshaped wrist into my
hands, and pulled, pressing the hand a
little backward at the same time. /
felt the bones snap smoothly into their
proper places: had done what I had
set out to do! was unbelievable.
For results Advertise in the Chief.
TeIephone 2ant.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Barge Load of Gravel Lost.

"a barge containing 800 cubic yards
OF gravel, valued at approximately
$4,000, which was moored in the river
at Geismar, sprang leak during the
wind and rain storm prevailing Fri
day morning and sank in twenty-five
feet Of water. There were two
barges loaded with gravel tied up at
that point, and the one which went
under was on the inside. 1t may be
possible to salvage certain quantity
of the gravel sby pumping, but the
barge itself is probably total loss.
The boat and contents belonged to the
J. w. Thompson Gravel Company.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Could Not Eat or Sleep
Made Well By PERUNA

Mr.. William r. Denny, 1888 Park
Ave-, Springfield. Ohio, writes:
At find great pleasure Ia writing
you and thanking you for what Pc
runa has already done for mo.
, have been troubled with catarrh fol
years, and it had affected my head
nose, throat and stomach. that
could not eat nor sleep with any sat
isfaction.
. Fl have just taken three bottles.
can eat most anything and am greatly
relieved Of nervousness. SO that whom
lie down { can sleep without the
least trouble. recommend il to all
those who are sufferers OF that dread
fui disease, eatarris.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
POLICE JURY ORGANIZED.
Newman Faction Victorious at First
Full Meeting of Parish Body.

Full Meeting OF Parish booy'
After several Intellectual attempts
to hold meeting, the police jury OF
Ascension parish finally convened in
special session Wednesday, with all
If the members present. Messrs.
Ioseph Gonzales and E. D. Dixon,
who were appointed by Gov. Pleasant
Is additional members Of the jury for
he seventh and eighth wards, respect
:velv, under the terms Of special act
.assed bv the general assembly, were
:, attendance for the first time since
august of 1915, continued litigation
N the district and supreme courts
,ince that inc having served to pre-
.ent them from performing the duties
md functions of their office.
The supreme court having recently
landed down decisions declaring It
elf to be without jurisdiction in the
matter, and denying the application
FOR a rehearing, District Attorney
George S. Guion, legal adviser OF the
iurv, ruled that Messrs. Gonzales ana
D;von were entitled to sit as members
of the body.
Mr.. Gonzales was elected president
of the Jury at meeting IN August
1916. but pending the determination
Of the litigation involving his seat,
Juror Leon Newman was designated
20 act as chairman, by agreement OF
The two factions concerned IN the con-
test. and has so served up to this time.
# was contended by the Newman f ia
tion that Mr.. Gonzales term OF once
AZ president had expired, being for a
period of only one. year.. ana IL was
the factional issue involved IN tne
election of his successor that IS al
legged to have been responsible Tor tne
failure of the jury to meet hereto
fore.
were nominated for president, and on
roll-call the former received seven
votes and Mr.. Gonzales three. Inc
election of vice president resulteo
in the naming of G. H. Landry, TOT
whom six votes were cast as agalns'
four for J. C. Nargassans: FOR ~, me ~
office Of health officer DR.. T. L. IMP
odaux. of Donaldsonville, was re-
elected. defeating DIR. Guy st. Amant
a. ST Amant. Five votes were cast
for DR.. Thibodaux and four for Dr
st. Amant, President Newman voting
blank. All of these officers are al
6liAted with the Newman faction;
The parish license ordinance here;
+ofore IN effect was re-enacted, ano
other business Of interest and I'm:
nortance was transacted. The otflcla
minutes of the proceedings. were re.
ceived too late for publication IN this
issue of the Chief, but will appear
next week. es
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
AN UNUSUAL VISITATION.
First Snowfall in Four Years Fol
lowed by Intense Cold Snap.

), The first snow storm in this section
since Feb. 25, 1914, was experienced
Yesterday, the 18th inst. The makes
commenced falling at about IL O'Clock
M. following a rain OF several hours
duration during the night and carry
morning, and continued to come down
until a little after 3 o'clock, the pre-
imitation at times being quite heavy
.The fall totalled .03 of an inch IN
liouid volume, according to Local
Weather Observer Alfred Landry, pu'
was sufficiently heavy to cover every
!. thing with a mantlk of white and to
hermit the novel pastine Of SNOWFALL
ing ms on modified scale. Although the
weather was the coolest OF the season
and the sky remained overcast with
clouds except for brief intervals dur,
mo the afternoon, the snow melted
rapidly and had almost disappeared
from the streets and open places by
noon today. Some of it, however
which had lodged in sheltered nooks
will nerhaps be in evidence until to-
morrow or longer.
+, A temperature OF 10 degrees We
registered last night, which is the
lowest point on record here since the
memorable cold spell of February
1899. There is a shortage of coal
hut so far as known no actual sui
fering has ensued because Of this
condition, the supply on hand having
been carefully distributed by loca1
dealers so as to partially fill nearly al
orders received.
1t is interesting to note that at
mospheric conditions yesterday com.
prised practically everything on the
meteorological bill of fare. to-wit
Wind, rain, thunder and lightning
hail. sunshine and snow. Louisiana
is famed for tickle weather, but yes,
terday's fluctuations were more varied
and frequent than any climatic
gyrations previously experienced IN
this portion of the sunny south" fo1
many years past.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Bank Directors and Officers Rejected

Bank Directors and Officers Reelected
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Commercial and Saw
ings Bank was held at the banking
house Wednesday afternoon with a
majority Of the shareowners repre-
sented. The directors who have SO
efficiently managed the business al
fairs of the institution since its estab-
lishment two years ago were unanl-
mously reelected for another year,
as follows: A. |. Picard, W. L.
Tearney, J. J. Lafargue, Leon kessler
and Albert Delery. The directors IN
turn reelected the present officers,
who are: Albert Delery, president and
cashier; A. l. Picard, vice president,
and Sam. NJ Richard, assistant CASH
Ter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Jesuit Settlement.

A Jesuit settlement Is being nego-
tiated In Schweidnitz In Silesia. There
was formerly a Jesuit settlement
there from 1929 to 1776. It is pro-
posed to purchase for the purpose the
former Jesuit seminary next to the
Roman Catholic church, which is now
the headquarters Of the provincial adj
ministration. The neighborhood Of
Breslau was one Of the first places In
which the Jesuits established them
selves, notes q correspondent, so soon
as the ban against them was removed
some months ago, and they are evil
IDENTIFY losing no time in taking adj
vantage of the restoration Of their
freedom to settle in Germany.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Movement to Build Negro School.

The negroes of Donaldsonville,
barrow, Smoke Bend, Port Barrow
and adjacent communities have been
called to meet in the annex of the St.
Peter church Wednesday night, Jan
uary Is, for the purpose of perfect
ing an organization looking to the
erection of an agricultural and in
dustrial public school building. Supt.
Broussard, and possibly the president
of the parish board, will be present
and address the meeting.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12

YOU to save. This country is known
as the most extravagant country in
the world. So if thrift stamps help
both you and your country, you
should buy as many as you can.
Our enemies want to rule US. But
they never will as long as there are
patriots and thrift stamp buyers
(who are patriots too.)
Be thrift stamp owner tomorrow.
Increase on the amount one by one,
and soon you will own a war savings
stamp which bears interest.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
~ A%%%$%<%<
HELPING UNCLE SAM. 4
BY Bernard Lemann.

There are many ways to help Uncle
Sam, such as keeping the streets clean,
obeying the laws, and doing every
thing you can for the welfare Of your
community, state and country. But in
war times like this there are many
more things you can do.
We are in a great war. Our coun-
try needs men, women, and children
to edo their bit" The men between
twenty-one and thirty years of age
are going to be soldiers and sailors.
Other men are buying Liberty Bonds.
The women are sewing or knitting.
Perhaps you have wondered what
you could do. You can work in gar
dens and save. By saving | mean
save food and other things. You can
also save money. With this money
you should buy thrift stamps. They
cost twenty-five cents. After you
have sixteen of such stamps (which
you must paste on card) bring them
to the postofice Tor any other place
belonging to the government) with
twelve to twenty-three cents, accord
ing to which month, they are bought
in. For this you will get a stamp
worth five dollars at the end of five
years.
You are not giving the money to
the government because you will get
it back with interest, and it is your
duty to help your own country.
You may say to yourself, GLOW can
my, little money help when my coun-
try needs millions of dollars" But
many people are lending money to the
government.
Uncle Sam has been helping you
all the time and now it's your turn.
He needs the money for ships, guns,
bullets, clothing, and food for the
Sammies.
Thrift stamps not only help Uncle
Sam, but help YOU. How? They help
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
ACQUIRES Fine Home at a Bargain.

Joseph P. Thiac, proprietor of the
Donaldson Lumber Yard, has q pur-
chased from the Bank of Ascension
the residence property at the corner
of Albert and Houmas streets, for,
merly owned by Louis .Dehon, who is
now located in Philadelphia. The
transaction included the commodious
one-and-a-half-story dwelling on the
site and two lots of ground, measur-
ing 12Ox120 feet, and the considera-
ton was $3.50. Mr.. Thiacy who IS
now domiciled in Claiborne street, ex-
poets to take possession of his new
home within the next few weeks.