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trary, history shows buF3en7.as
taxes invariably coaXisicn' H5.5
reactionary. decalauf aud au.e
cratic governments u just sQal s.
condition was one OF tLr para
mount causes Of the French Reyo-
luton.
! Waste and extravaganza IN pub
lie affairs are not necessarily due
to dishonesty or fraud. In The
majority of cases it is due to the
application of principles which
! ignore entirely ordinary rule. Of
good business. If The plinci les
ordinarily found operative in .d6-
lie administration would La a.,-
piled to private enterprise tie
wheels of industry would 5e still
universal bankruptcy would eu5ue.
1t is my candid belief that our
whole political system. AM refer
especially to parish administration,
must be rccast to meet with
changes which are. the result Of
progress. | do not bcleE. Hn'
greatest tinanciers iii til c,>,e
would accomplish any results with
the present system of doing the
public business. | am qujse sure
there are many honest. capable
public officials who are being
blamed for faults which are inner
ent in the present methods, aud | |
am sure they will welcome a
change which will free them from |
the necessity of doing modern |
business in an obsolete way. Let
us awaken and look the sltuailon
in the face and make
such changes which careful study |
and thought will most accura ely
indicate to be necessary.
A helpful antidote for these
and administrative
ills that [ have been di4cusaiug, IS
or, as President Wilson
has said, Let there be light. " I
believe all public boards sho III be
required to publish statements, IL
nancial and otherwise, at frequent
intervals. Such statements should |
De freed from bureaucratic YER.
oiage and should be so stated that
t will not require legal training
o ascertain the conditions exist
ng. The slight cost entaiiei viii
Jay the public in efficiency, and
apable public officials will no
oubt welcome this as a means OF
reeing them from suspicion which ,
nyariably follows tn e. present
ystem. Efficient public officials
ill find that it pays to adyer- ,
Sc" their efficiency, and those OF
different character will fad It
;ssn!iaI t. their con,,nua!i.a il
"0o "U my uc1Uffc (
ways If elected to the legis-
|ture l shall propose such legis-
tion as will require of all public
cards and Offices thorough pub
CITY. Such methods will cause T
to take the place Of
le present feeling of lack Of
,nfidence which all candid and
'ank persons will admit exists at q
resent between citizens and pub I
c officials in general. b
1t is my intention to give these h
latters careful study and to con- 4
lit with local officials. tile local
hamber of Commerce, and other
'cal bodies with regard TO thcm,
I'd propose, if elected, such legi3-
tion as will assist in bringing Y
bout an Improvement in present.
nworkable methods. Z
j. A. DUCOURNAU,
House Of Represent !
tatives.
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EpiS copal cnarc.l

Services are held the first ard
third Sundays in the month.
Service Sunday, November 10Th.
Morning Prayer and Sermon at
eleven.
The public is cordially invited
to atteEd tho services of this church
HENRY NJ. GREEN, Pastor.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13
School Board.
form OF SEMI-ANNAL COUPON]

0nthe first day of -----, 80,
scrool district number two (2] Of the
parish Of Natchitoches, State Of Louisi-
ana, will pay to bearer Twenty-Five
f@25.09] Dollars, at the Office Of the
Treasurer Of the Natchitoches Parish
y Iooi Board, at Natchitoches, Louisi-
ana. u at the option of the holder at
.............. OF ........ ..................,
being the semi-annual interest then
ang Oh it's Public improvement Bond,
dateC January LIST, 1920, number.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13

For Sale----CHEAP, a Stude-
baker roadster. Apply to Nj. H.
Phelps, M. ID.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13

The City Tax Roll is completed and
tna City Taxes are now ready for col
lection---A. E. Kile, City Tax Collect
or. Aatchitoches, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13
Secretary Natchitoches Parish
School Board.
CORN OF ANNUAL COUPON)
First Years Interest

First Years Interest
On The first day of January, 1921,
school district number two (2) Of the
parish Of Natchitoches, State of Louisi-
ana, viii pay to bearer Fifty [$5OOOJ
Dollars, at the Office of the Treasurer
u Nagchitoches parish school board, at
Natcnitoches, Louisiana, or at the OPP
zion Of the holder at ........... ........Of
......... ...................., being the annual
interest then due on it's Public Improve
menJ Bonds, dated January LIST, 1920,
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13

PARISH DEMOCR AIlC f. X
ECUTlVE COMMITTEE
The following having qualified
as candidates for the Democratic
Parish Executive Committee and
having no opposition they are
hereby declared elected.
At Large u. F. Pullin
Sidney Katie
Geo. f. Leach
f.. &. Prudhomme
u. =. Hreazeale
Ward One: =, vi Prudhomme
JAS. B. Tucker
Ward Two:-C. J. Pullin
" W. D. Sullivan
Ward Three G. Bandaris
: JAS. J. Copellar
Ward Four:-W. H. Airey
" Isidore Raphiel
Ward Fiye:-A. S. James
. |. D. Rains
Ward Six:-W. w. Rage
Chas. K. Marlborough
Ward Seventh. A. Brister
> w. ID Richie
Ward Eight:-G. w. Maxey
j. D.; Key
Ward Nine: F. Alex CIoLtier
Sam uel Friedman
Ward Ten:-M. Barron
W. II. Russell
In accordance with the provis-
lens of the Primary Election
Laws | will on November goth
1919, certify the foregoing nomi-
nacs and candidates to tie Secre-
AIRY Of state Any errors herein
viii be corrected it called to at
jention.
u. Z. RREAZEALE
Sac! clary.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13

All the protest nn,g COATS can
be found at
-LlEBEn BROS.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13

President Natchitoches Parish
School Board,
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13

BE it further ordained etc., That
said bonds shall be in substantially the
following form. to-wit:
United Stated Of America,
State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Natchitoches,
Public Improvement Bond of School
District Number Two ~ Of tie
HI Parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana.
Number 81, 600. 90
School District Number Two q of
the Parish Of Natchitoches, State Of
Louisiana, for value received, hereby
promises to pay to bearer, on the first
day of January, 49,, the sum OF one
Thousand Isl ,OOO.O0) Dollars. in gold
ctin of the United States of America, !
Ipf the present standard of weight and /
fineness, with interest thereon at the
rate of five (5%) percent per annun,
payable semi-annually on the first days
Of January and July in each year, ex-
cept the interest for the first year,
xAish lhaa b NaSah)G a 4apqakz -
OF the interest coupon hereto attached,
10 the same shall mature, both princi-
pal and interest of this bond are pay
able at the Office of the Treasurer of
the Natchitoches, Parish School
Board at Natchitoches La, or at the
option Of the holder at of
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13
President Natchitoches Parish
School Board.
Secretary Natchitoches Parish
ochoo! Board.

Be it further ordained etc., That said
bonds shall be executed by the Presi-
dent and Secretary of the Natchitoches
Parish school Board on behalf of said
school district number two ~ of the
parish of Natchitoches, and the coupons
shall bear the fac-simile signatures of
President and said Secretary.
lie it further ordained etc., That
said bonds shall bear the following en-
Qorsement:
This bond secured by tax. Reg
istered on this the go. day of ....... 49,.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13

Secretary Nstchitoches Parish
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-11-13

Secretary Of State"
BE it further ordained etc, that
sid bonds shall mature in the follow.
Ing manner towit:-
boad
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
LIBERTY BOND INTEREST.
PAYABLE Seni-Annually and Should
Be Collected When Due.


Because of their disincllnatlon to
destroy the appearance OF their
bonds, thousands of persons refrain
from clipping coupons, and N tins
way probably millions Of dollars N
the aggregate are loaned without ~
terest to the government.
At the treasury department 1T was
stated that in the state of New YORK
alone at least 10000 bondholders fall
ed to hand in their April coupons for.
Although they can obtain their lrl-
terest by the simple process OF shear
ing their coupons and handing them
to their local bankers these citizens
would rather have their securities
hold their artistic appearance IN It's
entirety than get the few dollars due
them.
These interest aecumulations have
lbeen piling up since the first bond
tissue was placed on the market.
Many OF the holders appear deter
mined not to collect their interest
Iuntil the bonds themselves mature.
1t is impossible to obtain from the
Treasury anything like an accurate
=(estimate Of the amount represented
lin unredeen1ed coupons,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
WAR RECORD CENSUS.
To Compile History of Soldiers and
Sailors Who Took Part in Struggle.

4 = =
The state Of Louisiana is compiling
d history of the sailors and soldiers
who have tai part in the great
war U this end the State Council
Iof Defense wants a complete record
Iof every one who enlisted from the
state. Blanks have been printed for
I the purpose Of recording their names;
/ the parishes from which they were
drafted; their personal rec ords;
Showing the army or navy serial num-
Iber and the company or regiment to
which the soldier belonged. The
blank provides for statement of all
engagements the soldier was in, to-
Egether with a history Of all distinc-
tions gained, wounds received OF
special work accomplished It is ex-
lpeeted to make this a permanent
RECORD to be filed in every parish in
the state.
AS there is no present record OF
1.-THE men who enlisted from the par
Iish of Ascension, it will be necessary
lin order that.5the record may be com
IpIete for every one who has any IN
formation to send same in to the As
fcenSl0n Council OF De1enSe. T ol
1.-THE purpose of recording all men who
live in the first six wards Of the par.
lisi,. Sunday, June %, between the
Iholirs Of @ to 10 o'clock, and / to 6
lo,clock has been designated. AL
soldiers and sailors are urged to pre-.
sent themselves on that day at the
nonaldsonville High School where
blanks will be- obtained for the pur
| lnose of making up this record. There
Twill be d number Of persons present
Ito assist those appearing in filling
Tout the blanks which have been pre-
l.,ared. Dates will be announced late1
ffor the recording of the records 0:
1.-The men living in the seventh ant
Eighth wards Of the parish.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
A Community Nurse.

lice Achee of New Orleans
has been appointed Red Cross com.
munity nurse for the parish OF
Terrebonne and has taken up hel
work with headquarters at Houma
tn speaking Of the duties Of her OF.
fee Miss Aehee said:
.sMy work here will be largely
child welfare workshes, .ssShe govern.
meat, through the Red Cross, is look:
ing far ahead and is giving especial
attention to the coming generations
We ahall organize classes in home
nursing, for one thing. These classes
are not designed to teach nursing, as
profession, but rather to enable z
greater number to become efficient II
caring for the sick at home.
eve. expect to have a car at ou'
disposal very soon and SO to be able
"a visit all narts of the parish, lool
INTO conditions generally, and give
instructions as to the proper care o.
fha sick and especially of babies. ).
No doubt other parishes will fol
low the example of Terrebonne ant
make provision for community
nurses. This Is one branch OF tn
Red Gross service which is receiving
! great deal Of attention and which
s. destined to do incalcualabie goot
10 the state.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28

Home Service Institute at Tulane
and Washington Artillery Hal.

A home service institute for the
training of workers in Red Cross 5
home service was opened IN New Of-
leans on June 16. The lnstltute IS
in two sections--one is held at Tu-
lane University sas a regular course
lin their summer session, and another
section at The Gulf Division, Red
cross headquarters in Washington
ARTILLERY Hall, meeting Tuesday and
Thursday evening for lectures.
The home service institute is the
standard national course for prepar-
alton of workers engaged IN Red
Cross home service. Now that the
IRed Cross is enlarging it's program
to include the care Of civilian fanll-
lies. the need for broader training IS
apparent to everyone, and the regis
tration for the summer Institute has
f been SO large as to warrant the ar
Irangement for a special evening Sec
tion.
The course consists Of "a hallrs OF
lectures I SO hours of field work IN
|actual tlealing with family problems
land instruction in the routine office
work of home service section.
An increasing number of women
| in the Gulf Division are taking uI
/ THE social work as permanent pro
Ifession through the channels OF the
IRcd Cross home service.
The course Of instruction at the IN
stitute. in addition to topics relating
Ito the needs Of soldiers, sailors anc
their families include lectures on the
Iproblem Of unstable family, public
Health nurses, rural health and sani
IEation, child welfare, the employment
Of women and children, insurance
Icommunity resources tor nome ser .,
Evice and various other specia
Eagencies and problem.
Those interested and wishing tf
register for this course should con
/ fer with G. r. Wychoff Asslstan'
/ Director, Department Of Civilian Re
lief, Gulf Division, American Ree
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
LETTER FROM OVERSEAS.
Home Boy Writes Of His Good Times
in Camp in Big French City,

. Judge Edmund Maurin received re-s
Gently letter from Corporal George
.Casso, son Of Lucien Casso of this
place, who is with the American
army in France. The letter is writ
ten from Bourges, France, and reads
as follows
Dear Judge Received your most
welcome letter of recent date and
was indeed exceedingly happy TO re-
|ceive same. Glad to hear that some
|of our .tboysp arrived home in such
splendid health as you stated III your
letter. I regret to state that was
not among them But as you know
I enlisted into the army of my own
free will, am living up to same, am an. !.
obeying Uncle Sam as he orders, and
am proud to say that / have not yet
sswea aka---,d - AS the old saying is,
athe arfiaayyss arffiaayyssesS a great game as long as
I one don't weaken, !" and for one IN
stead Of weakening am getting
stronger.
Enclosed you will find a picture Of
| the barracks I am in charge OF and
can say that we are a happy bunch OF
men, all happy and contented. You
Twill find me in the first row IN the
center. This barracks am proud to
say represents sleoilssu aha ,;c T.,
from III dhe Doay y ,as4 - ta.s ,n pnd
5ufe 5z are from ail1ersns faa,, $685. .,raat a
am tIle on.y ol1e piI ~, . nro,.d uIl
ststee q loulsiilse' s.ilu faet
q esaae 81 8 M NJ n m ara
one y .te ann li,,sss = e., nd wa no
aie apou.es sppo A. larnost @ - eit;as Fee Will, q
= gig - ~ ha,et la, Z ~ 1ao alle naonIe
!, -
nave az y sol.s - ara tha latest
SHOWS alllu.is WI shows
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
SOLDIERS ARE FOUND JOBS.
EmpIoynsen. Service Shows How Dis
charged Men Are Being Placed.

Eighty per cent of Louisiana's sol
diers have been discharged, and most
of these have found jobs through the
United States employment service,
according to the records in the office
Of T. J. Greer, federal director Of
the United States employment ser
vice in Louisiana.
Sixty-seven per cent of the soldiers
need assistance ID finding work the
records show. They are mainly un-
skilled Workrnef1 die and stud enfs
sor ofll hers who nss EIsed be
fore.
In New Orleans, there is a return
ing soldiers and sailors bureau Of the
United States employment service.
IT is at 8o4 Gravier Street and under
the direction Of Levering Moore, 9
5aolIar-a-year volunteer. 1t is re.
feraing on an average Is. men a day
to jobs.
In addition the. local examiners al
s,hrevere TT, Monroe, Alexandria, Ba.
ton Rouge and Lake Charles are de:
voting their special attention to sol
dieTs anG sailors, with the result thai
since the arrnistice they have re.
ferred most Of the 29,397 soldier ap
plicants to suitable positions.
Louisiana is only one link in the
great job-finding chain that reache:
every part Of the United States.
This comprises 496 regular off
ces and 1000 special soldiers bu
reaHs. Since the armisticff figure:
at We national headquarters show
the United States employment ser
vice has found jobs for 444,000 sol
ldiers sailors and officers, ranging
from unskilled employment to tht
highest paid specialists. .
It IS now placing soldiers at tht
rate of / 200 week and the soldiers
will continue to arrive at the pres
ent rate until August or September.
In every demobilization camp, AM
in France the United States employ
ment service, said Mr.. Greer, has it
agents. They ascertain mans quail
lifications, advise the branch Of tn
Iservice at the mans home town o
| the place he wishes to work, and tn
LOB is ready for him when he is dem
loblized or very soon after.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
Fine Red Clover Crop

One of the prettiest sights he has
ever seen is the ninety acre field of
red clover on the plantation of DR..
r. L. Lewis, of West Feliciana Parish
R. n. Benton, farm demonstration
agent reports. AT a conservative
estimate the clover will yield two
tons Of hay to the acre. says Mr..
Benton. 1T was on land that was
IN cotton lst year. This land has had
no special tretment other than an
application of one thousand pounds
of lime to the corn three years ago.
The crop is as good as any I have
ever seen in: the middle western
states"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
GoDcHAUxs EXPAND. 4
Big Sugar Interests Take in Northern
and Eastern Capitalists.

The Godchaux Sugar Company,
which operates several sugar planta-
5tions and factories in this state and
also in Cuba and which has gone into
various branches of live stock, in
Icluding darying, has decided to ex-
pand further, and has taken in some
millions of New capital, from New
York and Chicago, and important
Developments are expected.
The big refinery at Reserve, which
will soon be surrounded by a model
Town, has been converted into bone
black plant and IS refining immense
quantities Of Cuban as well as
domestic sugar. The opportunities
looked SO vast to the Godchaux
brothers that they decided to capital
lie them at once In speaking Of the
Ideal, Chas. tsedchaux, president of
the eona1,aal ia he chauS
SUGAR terea ts M
q company to be- called the zGodchalIS
ISugars, Incorporated with . capital
|ization Of $4,000 900 first preferred
S3. 500, 900 second preferred and
some common stock. The So, ,500,.
LOCO first preferred has been purchas-
led by Syndicate Of New York and
Chicago bankers; the second pre-,
Iferred is being taken by the God
lchaux interests, who will continue te
IoWn majority Of the stock and
! therefore the; control Of the com
1pany, and the business will continue
under the same manage gement. A1
present the new Reserve refinery i
operating at full capacity with i'm:
Iported sugars, and the demand fol
sugars is such that the Elm Hall re.
Ifnery may also be put into operation
1--we. believe that the New York ane
Chicago bankers in und erwrltlne
/ lsuch d proposition show their con
tIfidence in the future Of the industry
lin Louisiana and this fact should re;
ldound to the benefit Of the state a
large.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
WELCOME FOR SOLDIERS.
Elks Plan Big Reception for Return
ing Fighters Of y. S. Army.

K Z I4
At recent meeting of the local
lodge Of Elks,sit was decided to give
grand reception in honor of the
victorious homecoming of Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors who have
served in the great war 1t was at
first intended TO have the reception
in honor of Ascension soldiers and
sailors only, hut the scope of the
project has been enlarged so as to
include discharged soldiers and sail
ors from all the neighboring parishes.
October 2 has been selected as the
most desirable date since by that
time all Of the boys from this sec
tion will have returned home and the
opening of the South Louisiana Fair
on that day will afford splendid OPP
portunity for the entertainment Of
the visitors.
A committee with G. g. Weber as
chairman, has been appointed by the
lodge to take charge Of the reception
and invite all discharged soldiers and
sailors in eight or ten parishes of
South Louisiana to be their guests on
that day. The South Louisiana Fair
Association has offered to cooperate
lby opening its gates wide on that oc-
lcasion TO every man in uniform or
who can show discharge papers. One
4 of the features Of the reception will
be great barbecue at the fair
grounds, especially in honor of the
army and navy boys, but to which all
4 visitors will be invited. The boys will
be asked to wear their uniforms in
z|.order to make more effective ap-
pearanee in the monster parade
j which will form one of the principal
4 features of the occasion. and which
lit is expected will be in charge OF
4 Major Roland b. Howell of Thibo.
81 daux.
4 All discharged soldiers and sailors
4 Of this and adjoining parishes arr
q cordi;Ily invited to participate in tht
reception.
In order that proper provision ma.
u be made for their entertainment
eW6y soldier and sailor wis expect
$ to be present IS earnestly requested
to send IN his name and postoffice ad
firess as soon as possible to Caleb G
& Weber. Donaldsonville, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
Unusual Activity in Agricultural

The Louisiana State University
campus will be the scene of unusual
activity along agricultural lines dur
ing the period beginning July 81 and
ending August rs. Farmers Week
will begin. July 8 and continue until
August The annual short course
for boys and girls viii take place
during the week beginning August
II, and the annual meeting Of farm
demonstration agents will attend the
boys and girls meeting The men
and women agents will be in charge
Of the boys and girls from their re-
spective parishes.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-06-28
Next Weeks Bill at the Grand.

sunday-Emmy Wehlen in sThe
Amateur Adventures, and a Lone
gcme. Luke comedy.
MondaS-Wm. S. Hart in Square
Deal Sanderson,' and Pathe News. s.
Tuesday Geraldine Farrar in The
Stronger Vow
Vednesda sessue Hayakawa IN.
s'The Heart IN Pawn, - and Ford
s Weekly.
Thursday Evelyn Greeley in Phil
Far Short.
Friday -Constance Talmadge in
s.sTThe Yelled Adventures. ("
Saturday Episodes of e'Fhe III
gers Trail and "Perils Of Thunder
Mountain" I" comedy, and Pathe News.