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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
The Fourth Celebrated,

The colored people of Donaldson
vile and vicinity celebrated the
Fourth of July yesterday. The cele-
bration was in honor of the home
coming Of the soldiers and sailors OF
their race. A large crowd OF men,
women and children together with a
number of members of the Red Cross
society and soldiers in uniform, I'M
der the command of Sgt. Earle, as
sembled at the colored school build
ing in Railroad avenue early III the
afternoon, and at 3 o'clock a parade
was formed, which, headed by Clal-
borne Williams brass band, marched
up Railroad avenue to Mississippi
street and back in the avenue to the
schoolhouse where the exercises were
held. The program consisted OF a
flag raising; reading of the Declara-
ton Of independence byMrs. Rosa n;
Johnson of the Dona1dsonville colored
school faculty; reading OF line 1
Origin of the Flag" by Miss Loulda
Hunt. a student of the summer
school. and addresses by DR.. J. Il.
Lowery, J.A. .Redix,, Rev. J.W .Ricofd-
en-, and Prof. ]. II. Whaley, conductor
Of the summer school. J. S. Brazler,
manager of DIR. LoWery's drugstore
was master of ceremonies OF the day.
The celebration attracted large
crowd of out-of-town people ana the
PROMOTERS are to be congratulated
mon the success which crowned their
efforts to honor the homecoming Oh
the colored soldiers OF uncle oaiii ,
army.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
Pray for Good Weather.

In view Of the destruction of crops
threatened by the continuous rain
fall, Archbishop Shaw of New Or
leans has issued an official notice to
the clergy and laity of his diocese,
urging them to pray for good
weather. The notice reads as fol
lows:
s.As our farmers and others en-
gagged in agriculture are threatened
with serious financial loss through
,the destruction Of their crops by the
recent continuous rains, we hereby
order that the reverend clergy, while
the inciement weather lasts, recite
in the mass, whenever the rubrics
permit, the cratic ad postulandam Sc
reaitatem. On Sundays, the reverend
pastors will also recite, at the close
of the, parish mass, the litany Of the
saints for the same intention.
s'As we are all dependent upon the
labors of our farmers for the ordin-
airy necessities of life, we ask the
faithful also to make a daily rcmem-
brance in their pious prayers that
Heavens blessings may insure boun-
teous harvests for our brethren of
the country whose lahors mean SO
much in these sad times for the
countless millions who haze. naught
to eat nor wherewboat0 rTUrrs hem
selves"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
Up-to-Date Picture Show House.

President Alex Bloomenstiel of the
Grand Theatre Company, announced
on the back cover of the program
printed for last weeks attractions a
Hist of special photoplays which
would be shown at the local play
house at an early date. The list in
cludes some of the best screen plays
that have ever been seen here and
will no doubt attract large crowds.
Since the Grand Theatre has be-
come affiliated with the Saenger
Amusement Company, it's offerings,
which were always of the highest
standard, have been considerable i'm
proved and are now equal to the
best that can be obtained, without
any increase in prices of admission.
With an eye single to the comfort and
convenience of the patrons Of his
theatre, Mr.. Bloomenstiel has had
several additional electric fans in
stalled in the Grand and these, to-
gether with the big typhoen fan
which draws out the hot air and
the many other breeze fans previous
" in operation and distributed
throughout the building, make the
place cool and delightful during the
performances and materiaIlv in
creases the pleasure of the auditors
during these hot summer DAYS. The
local playhouse now ranks as one of
the most thoroughly up-to-date Of
its kind in the state.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
Bridge to Be Repaired.

.. c4.4o Fnoineer KlOrer
Assistant n oeate att. Eils last Wednes-
came to Donaia :, VIZ ~; =, Tho Smoke
day ana VlsIeeu Wy ana ~ After = care
Bend drainage ea aLn 80, norarv traf-
full lnspection % ens se, raoently CON
fic bridge, Wnleh "as a. oane1usion
demned ne came " s,, ba rein-
that the stfuctule eoa aa ,,,ada safe
forced ana fepaiies' !, CIV ,ese ;on
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
Drainage Election Carries

The election held in the Smoke
Bend Drainage District last Tuesday,
to authorize the issuance of bonds in
the sum of $1,000, the funds to be
realized from their sale to be expend-
ed in repairing the cave in the
big drainage canal, carried by
substantial majority in both
number and property valuations
The total number of votes cast was
23; Of these 10 were in favor and d
against, giving majority Of Is for
the proposition. The total valuation
of property voted was S991O. OF
this amount $3.50 was for and 1880
against, or majority Of $7150 favor
able to the project.
The board of commissioners of the
district met Thursday and canvassed
the returns and promulgated the re-
suit.
Bonds will now be issued and offer
ed for sale, and bids for the work
called for and in due time the dam
age done to the canal will be per-
manently repaired.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,
The Chief is not responsible for
views expressed by correspondents.

views expressed by correspondents.
Donaldsonville, La, July,4, 1919.
Editor Chief:
It has come to my notice that OF
late there are quite number OF au-
tomobiIe parties enjoyed by the
young ladies of our community at
night with our home boys and even
many times with strangers.
Although automobile riding in It
self is not wrong, nevertheless such
parties as are enjoyed by our young
er set are entirely out Of place and
dangerous Mothers should be more
careful about the welfare of their
daughters and should keep closer
watch on them.
These automobile rides at night
and on into the wee hours of the
morning, are conducive OF leading
our girls astray; not that the girls
themselves think anything wrong IN
it, but man is not perfect. Where
the two sexes are allowed to take
these moonlight rides together regu-
larly they will lead to more than
iCOItE1 ducSillp, anu AION lOl Uld, puc
some man may take advantage OF
! this fact and do things which he
would not do openly Our girls, I'M
der the exhilaration Of the moment,
may yield themselves to temptation,
and thus ruin both their regulations
and chances for future happiness.
Now, dear mothers, am neither
preacher nor minister, but mere
man, writing this from the bot
tom of my heart, taking into con-
|sideration the fact that I have a
young daughter growing up, and am
doing my level best to raise her in
the right way, SO that she may some
+ day be credit to the community,
and bring JOY to her father in his old
age.
So help me in this campaign in
trying to stamp out this fad which
has struck this as well as many other
communities. MORELATER.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
SATURDAY, JULY $. 1919.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
FOR CORONER.

| hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of coroner of the parish
of Ascension, subject to the action OF
the Democratic voters at the primary
election. e. s. KYES, M. d.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
Tho Worlds New Champion F;,bte,

Jack Dempsey defeated Jess Will
lard in pugilistic battle for the
championship of the world at Toledo,
Ohio, yesterday. The fight lasted
three rounds and was all in favor OF
Dempsey from the very beginning,
Willard gave up the contest when the
gong sounded for the fourth round
1t was one of the shortest and blood
lest fights in pugilissen s SEM u and
as a result Dempsey now Declines
champion heavyweight pugilist of the
world Owing to the intense heat
which prevailed the attendance was
not near as large as had been ex-
pected.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
THE AMERICAN LEGION.

Ascension Post of the American
Legion composed of honorably dis,
charged soldiers and sailors will be
permanently organized at an early
date, and the boys from this city
who fought under the Stars ane
Strips in the war to preserve the free
dom of the world will become affili
|ated with the great national organi
zation of American veterans of thai
war.
The press Of the country is loud ii
its praise of the. Legion, and it's OBJ
jects and purposes, and of the mis-
sion which it is destined to fulfill. A
fair sample Of this praise is'found in
the following article, taken from the
Tampa, Fla, Times of June A.:
'"rhe new American Legion is
worthy Of sympathetic consideration
of all good Americans. It is an or
ganization of the veterans of the
greatest war nall history, in which
America bore an honorable and
conspicuous part It will keep alive
the memories Of the heroic gallan-
try and bravery OF the Americans
who responde d to- the call to make
the world i decent place to live in,
and many Of Yhona, alas, gave up
their ives on foreign soil for the
great cause. will see tie
AYES d d mad Ille s,l:.
prenne sacrifice On the bloody fields
Of France and Flanders, OF ii the
uttermost parts Of the earth are
tenderly guarded and cared for
1T is charged with the greatest
which has fallen to the lot
of four million men, and the or
ganization is not to be poll
teal machine. We want no more
of the mawkish bunk of either
fearing or catering to the soldiers
vote
"Only as non-partisan organiza-
tion can the American Legion do
its best work. Its able leaders know
this. In a day WIen men are fast
deserving unworthy party emblems
to stand for what they think right,
the soldier organization will have
q wide influence.
eve hail the legion
sIt had to come and it is coming
strong and sure.
Good men are at the head of the
and better men than those
N the ranks exist nowhere in the
country.
"They are the pick of the best,
best, in nerve and in
courage, best in point of training,
n discipline and best among all the
nations who won the great victory
"There is still a fight in America.
Democracy is never safe, only be-
ng made safe Eternal vigilance is
he price Of Liberty Eternal vigi-
ance without regard to fear or ia
1or is to be the spirit of the Ameri-
IAN Legion. =
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05

See the baseball game tomorrow.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
sugarboiler Returns from Cuba.

Edgar Templet, the well-known su-
garboileer, arrived home recently
from Central Fe, Santa Clara pro-
vince, Cuba, where he officiated as
chief sugarboiler of the big Central
Fe Sugar Corporations factory for
the season which has just come to a
close. He returned by way of New
Orleans, making the ocean trip on
the Southern Pacific Chalmette. He
was accompanied on the return trip
by CASTOR Bordice of Plattenville,
who was also employed as sugarboiler
at the same place. Mr.. Templet re-
ports that owing to continued bad
weather, grinding operations were
conducted under great difficulties.
The factory's output for the season
was $4,000 sacks. He is in fine
health and is glad to be home again.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
CORRESPONDENT NOTES.
Burnside.

Burnside.
Owing to the contemplated building
of a new levee from the lower line of
st. Elmo to point below the River
ton government light, a distance Of
about one mile, no gravel will be
spread on the road being built for
that distance, to- connect this place
with barrow. It is unfortunate that
such condition should exist. There
will be one mile of dirt road in the
worst link in the chain. M. M. Hart,
representing Contractor Gano, is ex-
periencing trouble today July ~.
His laborers went on a strike this
morning, asking for less hours work.
The demand for more pay and less
work is contagious; watch it grow!
No cane in this section has reach
ed the joint display stage. The mills
will be be late beginning to grind
this year. 1t will require one month
more to give the crop it's final work
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Green, the con-
scientious aged couple who have been
the caretakers of the Houmas House
for more than twenty years, as usual,
in the absence of DR.. Miles and fam
ily, are guarding this valuable place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
Mass Meeting.

There will be meeting of all the
citizens Of Donaldsonville Men, wo-
men and children-who are interested
in the success of their big annual
South Louisiana Fair, at the Grand
Theatre on Sunday, July Is, at / / o.
clock, for the purpose Of boosting the
fair and discussing plans for making
it OF more direct benefit to this com
munity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05

Henry Hunley OF GouIdsborough,
one of the popular conductors of the
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company,
vino has been spending few days
here visiting relatives, will leave to-
morrow to resume his duties. Mr..
Huniey is genial and courteous
young man and has host of friends
here.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
Gonzales.

Mrs dule Landry of Corner
view, died at her home last Monday
The funeral which was largely at.
tended, took place Tuesday, at the
|Cornerview Catholic church, with in
torment in the Catholic cemetery at
that place. She is survived by her
husband and several children.
Florian King a prominent farmer
of CornervieW and brother of Former
Assessor A.. A.. King, died at the
hsspital in New Orleans, Thursday Of
last week. The remains were
brought to Corneryiew where services
We're held at the Catholic church on
Friday, after which they were laid to
rest III the Catholic cemetery. De-
ceased is survived by several chill
dren
Father Delune, pastor of the Cath
Ole church at st. Amant, is having
extensive repairs and Improvements
made to the presbytery at that place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-07-05
DONALDsoNvILLE, LA.

Mrs. Henry Schaff, ST., and her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Hunley, left
Tuesday for Vicksburg, Miss, where
they will spend sometime as guests
Of George Schaff, son and brother,
respectively, of the visitors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20

which will be reached late in the
day is the address of Douglas Mall
loch, president of the American
Press Humorists, who was scheduled
to deliver one of his inimitable ad-
dresses after lunch. The famous
humorist has promised that his ad-
dress will make 'em laugh" as they
never laughed before.
No Effort Spared
No effort was spared in providing
for the comfort and entertainment
of the tired businessmen" With
prohibition and all its "direful re-
suits" coming to Harrisburg among
other communities of the country in
ten days, special provisions were
made for the entertainment of GER
tain members. In their honor and
for their special benefit. The Last
Chance Bar" was erected
This bar is not like most-bars;
there is no foot rail. But that did
not act to diminish the steady
stream of members. Dispensers
were hustled, gor durn it. in dis
pensing liquid refreshments, orange
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20
If THIN AND
NERVOUS, TRY
PHOSPHATE
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh
and to Increase Strength, VigOr
and Nerve Force.

When one stops to consider the host
of thin people who are searching con-
tinually for some method by which
they may increase their flesh to nor
ugly hollows, the rounding off of pro-
truding angles with the attendant
bloom of health and attractiveness, it
is no wonder that many and varied
suggestions along this line appear
from time to time in public print.
While excessive thinness might be
attributed to various and subtle caus-
es in different individuals it is we'll
known fact that the lack of sufficient
phosphorous in the human system is
very largely responsible for this con-
dition. Experiments on humans and
animals by many scientists have dem
onstrated beyond question of doubt
that body deficient in PHOSPHORUS
becomes nervous, sickly and thin. A
noted author and professor in his
book, Chemistry and Food Nutrition"
published in 1913, says: "* that
the amount of phosphorous required
for the normal nutrition of man Is
seriously underestimated in many of
our standard text books"
1t seems to be well established that
this deficiency in phosphorous may
now be met by the use of an organic
phosphate known throughout English
speaking countries as Bitro- Phos-
phate. Through the assimilation of
this phosphate by the nerve tissue
the phosphoric content when absorb
ed in the amount normally required
by nature soon produces u welcome
change in our body and mind. Nerve
tension disappears. vigor and strength
replace weakness and lack of energy.
and the whole body soon loses its ugly
hollows and abrupt angles, becoming
enveloped in glow of perfect health
and beauty and the will and strength
to be up and doing.
CAUTION:-While Bitro-Phosphate
is unsurpassed for the relief of nerv-
BUSINESS. general debility, ETC., those
taking it who do not desire to put on
flesh should use extra care in avoid
ing fat-producing foods.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20
No Wonder the Innocent
Stranger Thought Streets.
Were Dull With Every Bus
inessman in City Attending
the Monster Picnic

Whats happened to Harris
burg?" asked the stranger as he
emerged from the plaza of the
Pennsy Railroad station shortly aft
er 4 o'clock this afternoon, Looks
as though the old towns dead"
Haven't you heard?" asked the
old-timer. The Harrisburg Cham
ber of Commerce gathered up four
hundred of the best fellows in the
city at 4 o'clock and whisked them
off to the Colonial Country Club to
have the time of their lives this
afternoon and evening"
The old timer was right. From
o'clock this afternoon a steady
stream of more than one hundred
automobiles of all sizes and de-
scriptions, loaded up the Chamber
members in front of the Dauphin
building and whirled them off to the
Country Club to stage the June Joy
Jaunt, arranged as a reception in
honor of the new members who
have been secured during the pres
ent year.
Do-or-Die
There was a do-or-die look on
the faces of the Chamber members
as they started out toward the scene
of the picnic. Every one of them
determined he was going to have a
good time at that picnic or bust. But
the determination lasted only until
the trip to the club was under way.
Then everybody started to have
such a good time that the deter
mination was quickly forgotten.
IT'S no wonder it's going so
good" said George G. Mcfarland,
chairman of the transportation
committee. as he superintendent the
loading of the passengers in the au-
tom mobiles. Certainly nothing was
left undone to make the thing a
huge success"
Lively entertainment. good feed"
and music that tickles your toes"
are usually considered the prime in
gradients of a really successful af-
fair. If that holds good, say MEM
bers of the committee in charge, to-
days affair is going to Pc the affair
of the season. From the time the
men reached the Country Club
grounds at 4S0 this afternoon, until
they leave this evening. something
will be doing every minute. The
affair has been placed in the hands
of a capable committee which has
spared no efforts to make it a COM
plete success.
One feature of the program
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20

Kline. of Allentown. as q trustee of
Farview. He was named for three
years.
Commission Adjourns-The Public
Setvice Commission has adjourned
its sittings for the week.
Governor at Home - Governor
Srroul has gone to Chester for the
week end.
Court to Meet-The State Supreme
Court will meet in Philadelphia to-
morrow to hand down decisions. Tho
sitting will be the last for the sum
mer.
Contracts Let-Contracts for fur
nishing supplies to the departments
of the State government for the two
years commencing on June l have
been awarded by the State Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings to
10 bidders. There were several
hundred bidders on thousands of
items ranging from paper and pens
to furniture. The contracts are worth
luaLy thousands of dollars.
Lebanon Casc-The Public Service
Commission has dismissed the COM
paint of the city of Lebanon
against the rates of the Lebanon Cos
ana = IeI 1DlnpanS. WHICH tuEiuuest
a service charge. The commission
finds that the company's rates arc
not unreasonable in view OF ad.
VanccS l. costs and that sup1.v,r's
gas outside of the city does not
diminish pressure on the mains
within the city The earnings for
1918 were under the new sched-
ule The Commission has also or
dered the Mannheim Water Company
to make improvements to its mains
before October /.
Case DiSmiSScd-The Public Serv-
ice Commission has announced that
1t has GisTais sed complaints filed By
the i.ehigh Navigation Electric Co.
against the coal hauling rates of the
Lehigh and New England Railroad
on the ground that under the Su-
preme Court decision it has no au-
thority over intrastate rates initi-
ated by the Federal administration.
Governor Pleased - Governor
Sproul expressed qualification at the
progress of the woman suffrage
amendent before leaving for Ches-
ter TO spend the week end. He said
that he was glad to see it moving
along
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20
CONTRACTORS
MUST HUSTLE
State Highway Department
Will not Tolerate any
Delay

The State Highway department
doeE not propose to permit contrac-
tors to delay construction on any one
of the scores of projects now un-
der way in various parts of the
State. During the last few days a
half dozen contractors have been
called to the department at Harris
burg and have been notified that
unless they speed up their work and
quickly complete their contracts,
these contracts will be taken from
them and the bonding companies
held responsible.
There is no reason why work on
the improvement of Pennsylvania
State highways should not be expe-
dited," said Colonel William y.
Uhler, the departments chief en-
gineer, to-day. "A year ago and two
years ago the labor situation was
acute, it was hard to get materials
from manufacturers and 1t was very
difficult to get shipments through on
the railroads. The conditions have
now changed. The labor is plenti-
;Il, material is easily secured and
railroad shipments are being made
in almost the oldtime form. Con-
tractors, therefore. have no excuses
20 offer for delaying construction
work.
Pennsylvania this year proposes
to complete in the neighbor A>oo of
600 miles of thoroughfare. rhis
construction program necessitates
nf n
roads as detours. Many of these
roads are not in as good condition
as they might be. The Highway
Eepal tment believes that the asri-
culturIsts and other travellers should
not oe inconvenienced a day longer
than is necessary. The sooner we
finish the construction under way,
the sooner truck shipments will ne
cNrccited and automobilists given
use of the through roads. For these
reasonS contractors are not to be
permitted to drag along with the
Jobs they have undertaken to put
thrcdGh."
1t has been the practice of tre
Stat Highway Department since
Pennsylvania began its big construc-
tiou prog ram, 30 impress upon the
minds of contractors before their
CONTRACTS were signed, that unless
they had the financial backing. equip
mert anG the engineering and LABOR
facilitie necessary to put over the
job th' . would not be awarded the
contract. All contractors are being
called into n ? department for con-
ference before final papers are ex-
ecuted. In the future the State
Highway Department will be even
more insistent that contractors are
absolutely able to do what the con-
tract calls for.