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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

al Fontleroy, collector Of in
fernal revenue at New Orleans for
THE past six years, has resigned that
Office and has been succeeded by Ru-
fus Fontenot Of Crowley.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

Two negroes charged with criminal
N assaulting white women, were
shot to death by an angry mob Of
masked men at Montgomery, Ala,
last Monday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

Lester Vessier, an ex-Ascensionite,
was an appreciated caller to the
Chief Office yesterday. Mr.. Vessier
= presently residing at Violet, in St.
Bernard parish, where he holds a
responsible position with the Mexi-
can Petroleum Company. He came
here to stake in'' the fair and will
return to his home next Monday.
DE is looking hale and hearty and
ms host Ct friends in Donaldsonville
are glad to have him in their midst.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

Mrs. Leon Newman. and daughter
Miss Carrie, and Mrs. Geismar Of
East Ascension were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Jasmin Tobias recently
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

Among the Fair visitors to DON
aldsonville are Mr.. and Mrs. G. D.
Bentley of New Orleans, who arrived
last evening.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

Sam Bourque and R. E. Bourque,
tvs prominent young citizens of
Gonzales, favored the Chief with a
business call last Tuesday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

Services and holy communion will
be held at the Episcopal church to-
morrow forenoon at II o'clock; Sun
day school at 10 a. m.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

From an ad. appearing on the first
page of this issue of the Chief, it
Will be seen that Elray Kocke, "the
Old reliable junk man." offers to
purchase pecans in large or small
quantities. He says that he is in
tae market for a carload. The high
est cash market prices will be paid
Tor the nuts regardless of size or
quality. Those who have pecans Tor
sale, will do wen to consult Mr..
koeke before disposing of same to
other buyers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04
Indigestion, Biliousneas, constips-

Chamberlain's Tablets have restor-
ed to health and happiness hundreds
who were afflicted with Indigestion,
biliousness and constipation. II you
are troubled in this way give them 9
trial. You are certain to be pleased
for they will benefit YOU Adv. }
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

WANTED-Young lady clerk at the
Racket Store in Railroad avenue
Amply at once.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04
AnnalnH OhtRi
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1919.

Mr., and Mrs. Jasmin Tobias spent
the week in Baton Rouge as the
quests of relatives.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

MIR. and Mrs. George B. Richard
have returned home after spending
] few weeks in New Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-10-04

We invite you to visit the hs a1u; =
Louisiana Fair which will be heia III
Donaldsonville, Oct. 2-5.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07

to 1876 OF
the
OF
of
nneyN oil article hee"
Of hundred and
,
schools as IN no scho
DC devoted
OF n nd u Of the
collection Oh uch oa 'oo
separate schooi
JUDGMENT the
school shall oe collected be aeve 20
councils
School olsif-N
O. -.
that copy q aenamenss rs R T
agreed to by the Genera
poseo 70 Tue and the same published OF
Of Constitution and act OF the een l'' =
1908. JOHN W. WILLIAMS,
CLERK House Of Delegates Of Virgins
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
LABOR WANTS DAYLIGHT
President Asked to Veto Repeater by
Prominent Unionist go

~ New York, Aug. IAN appeal tc
President Wilson to veto again the
repeal of the daylight saving law
was made Monday night by James
Duncan, first vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
head of the Granite Cutters Inter
national Union.
Mr.. Duncan asserted that the /ex-
tra$ hour of daylight was "better
than medicine for the prevention OF
tuberculosis"
NH. Duncan said he had been no
tiled by Senator Calder, OF New
York, that the complaints of farm
ers, that they would be unable to
meet early milk and produce trans
under the new time will be investi-
gated and that the Railroad Admin
istration will change schedules
where necessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07

noon, dedicated the organization to
oppose Bolsheyism. 7,
Admiral w. S. Benson, ranking Of
.f;cer of the navy, addressed the con-
vertion. He spoke of his experiences
At the Peace Conference.
Scores of delegates, members and
distinguished guests attended The
pcntifical high mass in ST. Joseph's
Cathedral this morning, the first GER
emony of the peace convention. Inc
sermon was delivered by Bishop I.
r. Shanan, recto- of the Catholic
University at Washington, D. c,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
ESTABLISHED 1852
RIJRKE AND HERBERT
Bankers
Investments First Mortgages on Real Estate
Per Cent Paid on Savings Deposits
Bankers

90 general general by special G p the
by O
andon eight
in
nnn
provisions
artclc
own
the in
alto
be
toalioc the DIVISIONS OF
town to
ANY awso
be
clerks OF
rnnoo
acto
encc operation Is
oil It's ADOPTION
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07

of Virgins majority
of
Of
o s-~N'N" ~
be
the
&C
xprcsslv
in lu
No
bile
in
oriZed in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
TRIO DROWNED

Tampa, Fla, Aug. William Fl.
Morgan and his two daughters, Edna,
fifteen, and Bessie, thirteen, were
.lrowned i'm Six-mile Creek, near The
city, late Monday afternoon.
The older girl was caught in tie
swift current of the stream and re
Younger went to her rescue, and was
being swept away when the father at
tempted to swim to their aid, and al:
three went down. The mans body has
been recovered.
The children's mother and toH.
smaller children witnessed the trlpIe
tragedy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
MAY ASK FIRING SQUAD
Engineers Head Scores Congress For
Playing Politics Without Thought
of The People

While organized labor has no con-
crete suggestion for reducing the cost
of living, it may later, after more
thorough inquiry, advocate firing
squad for some Of those Responsible
for the wave of profiteering sweeping
over the country, Warren S. Stone.
grand chief of the Brotherhood Of Lc-
connective Engineers, told the House
Interstate Commerce Committee yes
terday.
81 think we might possibly offer
many suggestions. We have not than
in concrete form at thi slime. II
might be before we get through W"
would advocate firing squad to-
some people"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
WOMEN STAMPEDE
AT ARMY FOOD SALE

Akron, Ohio, Aug. MANY women
tainted Tuesday when several thou-
sand persons gathered to purchase
surplus army beef and bacon.
Thirty thousand pounds Of bacon
and 10000 tins of corned beef melted
quickly under the assault. The par-
chasers, mostely women trampled each
ether and fought to reach the munic-
ipal counter. Bacon sold at 80 cents
! pound and beef az 81.
Meat sales slumped heavily n reg
u.ar shops, where bacon sold at from
GO tc 65 cents pound. Akron IS bid
ding for more OF the surplus foods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
; HELD FOR SHOOTING
Colored Man and Wife Hit BY Bullets
and Woman Dies as Result

lexington. Va! Aug. g. Erhes'
Pettigrew is alleged to have gone 10
the hsn.e Of john Carter Monaa"
night, called him to the door and open
cd fire with a revolver, two ouAe's
taking effect, one in the arm ana
one: in the side. Carriers wife, hearing
the shots, went to- the door and t"o
more bullets found Judgment IN ner
5cdy, one in the arm and in the sH!e
She was taken to Jackson Hospital to
Gay and died while undergoing opera
ton to lccate the ball, which was
lodged in the spine. Pettigrew was
locked up shortly after the shooting
All involved are colored.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
Why People Buy Rat-Snap Ill Prefer
ence to Rat Poison.

~ RAT-SNAP absolutely Kill:
rats and mice. (2) What it coesn"
Kill it scares away. 81 Rats killed
with RAT-SNAP leave no smell, they
dry up inside. ca Made in cakes, nc
mixing with other food. (5) Cats or
dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, Zoc
sec, S1.OO. old and guaranteed by t.
Z. Knight and Son, Alexandria; Man
l;in's Store, Falls Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
7 IS tsti-
STORM KILLS 5 IN OHIO

.i.fI III
Cleveland Ohio, Aug 7.-Flve~men
were killed, iseveral persons injured
and approximately s2,OO0,OOO damage
was done to crops ana dwellings by a
heavy rain and lightning storm which
swept Cleveland and Northern Ohio
Tuesday night.
Two were killed by lightning, TWO
were killed by touching electric w.fes'
while another was drowned.
: Hundreds of families were rendered
homeless by floods in the low-ly'ng
sections.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
A RESOLUTION proposing amendment TO sec'o" 100 " "
of

OF
house delegates
KcSoNca U! rnuS
the TIE
of
the poNS '"'"''" 800
es.rI,r from
:
thir i
body mind %,
uts'''N
,0wfn
Tn gene
aucat!on OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
CRAVE DIGGERs STRIKE
NAlhout for Half Holiday Prevents
Three Burials at Albany

III
Albany, N. Y, Aug. 7.-Three
bodies were placed in receiving vault
at st, Agnes Cemetery here Tues
day instead of being inferred. This ac-
ton was necessitated by strike Of %
rrave-diggers, who refused to con-
t;nue working until their demands for
half holidays on Saturdays were met.
The strikers subsequently appealed
to Bishop Gibbons, of the Catholic
Diocese of Albany, who directed the
men to return to work this week in
dicating that in the meantime the d:t-
fi.ulty would be adjusted amicaoiy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07

cooAitntion Virginia andr providing for publishing S'o
to the general Assembly.
Resolved senate nou Of deS Fat the
menu the ySn BE- Sh6 str the
and Mr"vj ions hundred ana n"EA ~
Of said fp the Virginia section Ghe
in neGc
Section LII h, Enacted aseby and vIc5 n
relation 5T only Of oe e having
mnsrs and except M provided
mo- s a" and at The ihe % escpi
annendnent nc,n general n e
is h nd bowers this article or otherwise
provided III n THIS as a preserbed
sscTnW may special act Except
aStie deg in sn Form
sccoa and towns na may
various cite: ana
sasn soynnen cities
9SaSrs at an be @ and towns
the the principal
this arae form be ana
sonns @ shall be c9nsF Ssi be Re
In csiaiye authority =" %
Win the ppoIn q
% Clans shall ponn'1t TOR eo t
least genera civ having population
nFand special form i"n
Any Iie ns
5rsns9 t6s4 aaa s sns felIowins o.
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Es,S aon asa s9
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the State Sr rs may shall b
ameaa that eH i lmtatons
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
IGNORE CARRANZA

Will Send No Minister to MeNlco IN
til Conditions Improve.
London, Aug. IA British Minister
TO Mexico will not be appointed IN
til the government IS convinced that
the Improvement in the Mexican at
titude toward British interests Justl-
fies recognition of the Carranza Gov
eminent, it was announced yesterday
in the house of commons by Cecil B
Harmsworth, undersecretary for ior-
eign affairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07
K. or c. PROMISES TO
FIGHT BOLSHEYlSM

Buffalo. Aug. 7.-Supreme Knight
James A. Flahcrty, informally open
mr. the peace convention Of the
Knights eff Columbus Tuesday after
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-07

RESOLUTION to section 1873 OF article " INC
the
the
the Consttu
Of Of
VI "0
hundred una
presc
three trustees seeateo' III '"' ' ~
of in
nnins school districts
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08
SPRAY FOR INFECTED TREES
Recommended by Ohio Experiment
Station to Control Canker Worms
Use Arsenate of Lead.

Spraying trees in early spring with
arsenate of lead is recommended by
the Ohio experiment station to con-
troll canker worms. or measuring
worms, as they are frequently called.
If infested trees having their largest
leaves about an inch long are thor
OUghlv sprayed with five or six pounds
of arsenate of lead paste Cor half as
much Of the powdered form) to 30 GAL
Ions of water many of the worms will
die from eating the poison. while 9TH
erS refusing 70 eat will enter the
ground before they are full grown and
fail to complete their life cycle. These
black worms, having a narrow yellow
stripe on each side Of the body. often
defOliate orchards and forest trees in
May and June. The apple is the most
common host. Linden. young chest
nut. ash. maple, red oak and elm are
also frequently attacked by the young
larvae, which hatch in early spring.
They inflict greatest injury in the tops
Of trees, and therefore sprays must be
directed 10 reach the topmOst twigs
and branches.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08
Important to all Women
Readers Of this PAPER

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect II.
Women's complaints often prove TO be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in a healthy con-
dltlon, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss of ambition
Poor health makes you nervous. irrita-
bic and may be respondent; it makes any
one so.
But hundreds of women claim that DR..
hllmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be Just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, will do for
them. By enclosing ten cents TO DR..
Miner Co, Binghamton. n. Y. you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08
TRAPS BANDIT GANG

San FranCisCO-Miss Alice Herald
Lindsay, celebrated English beauty of
johannesburg, South Africa, and
famed on three continents as the girl
who discovered the cache of the cele-
bratet Foster gang of thieves and des-
peradOes, is in San Francisco, after
a visit through India and China, in
which she met with adventures as
thrilling as those that first brought
her into international prominence.
Miss Lindsay, who is not yet out
of her teens, is the daughter Of a
prominent diamond exporter and COM
mission merchant of KenSington. q
suburb of Johannesburg, and it was
near her home in that city that she
stumbled over the cave in which the
Foster band. which had been terror
izing the community for many months.
had seCreted some of their spoil.
The young girl was out walking with
a companion when the spirit of adj
venture induced them TO enter what
seemed merely an abandoned cave in
the hillside. She tripped over 4 pair
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08
Canadian Lads Physiognomy. Mashed
in Sleigh Wreck, Being
Restored.

Winnipeg. Can.-Winnipeg hospital
physicians are making new face for
9-year-Old Edgar Forbes of Rathwell,
Man. The boys face was reduced TO
pulp when he was run over by a
sleigh. Every bone was broken.
The experiment will be a success,
according 10 the physicians. The bones
were reset and will mold, they say.
-Four dentists. after days Of expert
mentinS in the hospital laboratory,
completed an artificial palate for his
mouth.
When the boy was brought 10 the
hospital his face was unrecoCnizable.
Every bone was sunk in. Both eyes
were sunken. The bridge bones of mis-
nose were smashed In many pieces.
and after an X-ray examination were
found lodged in his throat.
The boy will be able to see again,
although at present he is blind In one
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08
PAYS TO MULCH AN ORCHARD
Particularly Satisfactory Means of
Solving Soil Management and
Protects Roots.

/ Without doubt, comparatively large
percentage of the commercial orchard
area of the state should be plOwed
each year and the clean culture cover
crop method of soil management he
employed, says V. Il. Gardner of the
University of Missouri college of acri.
culture. However, there are many or.
chards, or at least certain portions of
many orchards, planted on slopes so
steep as TO render clean culture i'm
practicable on account of the danger
from washing. Such orchard areas
should be mulched artfficially in order
to check the running off of the water
at times of heavy rainfall. Check evap-
grafton from the soil at all times of the
year, and in other ways contribute to
the vegetative growth and productive
ness OF the trees. Trees properly
mulched will be found much more pro-
ductive and profitable than those left
to compete with weeds and grass for
water and food. As a matter of fact
artificial mulching is very satisfactory
ttrely practicable method of soil man.
agement under many conditions.
Straw, cOrnStalks or other similar or
2anic material that will cover the
ground and that may be obtained at
little or no cost, except for handling. is
suitable to use for mulching purposes.
In a general way, it may be stated
that the thicker the mulch the better.
A layer at least four inches deep
should be applied. and in later years
as this rOts away more should be add |
ed. Mulching is a particularly salts |
factory means Of solving the soil man. |
agement problem in the small home /
orchard that otherwise Is apt to be /
more or less neglected in this respect |
Attention may also he called to the
Fact that the application of mulchng
material now, rather than later. will
serve to protect the ground from such
ieep freezing and may be the means
# considerably reducing winter injury
# the roots.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08
RESURVEY MAY BRING RICHES
San Antonio. Texas, Man Einde n,
inaeeurateIy Measured schoo.
Lands.

S'n Antonio. TeyaS.-Inaccuracies
IN The nra~uruucutS Of SchnnI land,
IN Texas may brin" fortune n A p
Jarrett Of this city who has filed for
"iI and Gas leases on 1000 acres in tba
Ranger and Burkburnett districts r.
be'Time known today.
Mr.. Barrett has arranged with =
development company OF Oklahoma
'Ity To take over the leases when tI,r,
are granted for the purpose OF de-.
velopng them.
when the surveys We're made MANY
years ago rawhide tape lines werr
used In measuring them and in wer
weather the line stretched with RI.
result that tracts described as con
tanning $40 acres really contain as high
sometimes as 500 acres.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08

or boots near the entrance of tba du--
out, and Investigation disclosed tho,
they were snlaShed with blood In,
medlately it dawned upon her thar sbo
had unwittingly entered the cave Of
the Foster gang. and. frightened Sba
Withdrew, not any too quickly for
later it was discovered that two MON
bers of the band returned to the c,ra
very shortly afterward. The aptira
gang eventually was captured.
In India, where she spent tho Inc.
six months. Miss Lindsay WAS VIM
of an international beauty confess
held in the city Of Calcutta. Sba d.
tells of her experiences eIephant bu,t
ing. As guest of the party. sha ,,.o..
permitted the first shot nj tha ara
plant. and succeeded In sendin, H.,
the shot that ended his career So
also had several exciting eyperiapcn.
tigers in the Indian iun,,Ios
and has brought here as tronb,. =,
luxurious tiger skin from an animal
which was brought down in one az
me hunts in which she was engaged
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08
ucI-DRAUCH1 A
FAMILY MEDICINE
ame Kind Of Stomach Trouble
With Cramps and Terrible
Pains Made This Oklahoma
Mans Life Miserable Un-
til Black Qraught Re-
Iieved Him.

Mekasha. 0kla.-Mrs. J. W. Walker
rnty said this: I'VE use Black
hlght as a family medicine and
knk il is the only liver medicine
e&. Ny husband makes it up and
y Il as a tonic as well as a laxa-
y use 1t for headache. sour stOm-
q full heavy feeling after meals.
pa ! suppose is indigestion, and it
Enlnly Goes me a lot of good.
Y husband had some kind of stom-
p ruuble-we don't know just what.
you'd strike him just any time in
Z ny and cramp or pain him just
nsy bad. Someone told him how
make tea Of the Black-Draught.
pa he did. 1t did him so much
I removed the cause and cured
Vince then We have praised the
nDraught TO our friends, and
" do So"
Henty years of successful use has
IhedfOrd's Black-Draught
nard, household remedy. Every
1ar Of the family at times needs
mp that Black-Draught can give
lansing the system and prevent
rnlleving the troubles that come
onstipation, Indigestion, lazy
<@
y saek-Draught. Sold by all drug
n-Ady.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08

information Of the departure OF Sni,-
ping from British ports. Thanks large
Iy to your efforts. no act of DESTRUCTION
or incendiariSm has been committed
by enemy agents in this country. This
is the more remarkable when the num-
Der of enemy aliens at large is con-
Siderpd. You have obtained infOrma-
ton of inCalCulabIe value 70 the naval
intelligence. the military Intelligence.
and the war trade intelligence depart
menrS.
1T will interest you to know that
in practically every case of contra
band which has been brought before
the prize court. the evidence on which
the crown relies has been furnished
by you. The significance Of this state
ment will be better appreciated when
il is added that the estimated value
of prize cargoeS. exclusive of ships. j.
over f3O,OOO.OOO You have. moreover.
stopped enemy remittanceS t. the
value Of about fTOOOO.O0O. and you
have completely destroyed the enemy'S
bNtESti tOullluDlCd llDu>, ~ ldE a. lll''S
We're vulnerable. | am conscious thar
there are many other activities Of the
directorate that | have not touched
upon. Important decisions have been
given in the realm of military inter-
national law, much trouble has been
taken in the selection of intelligence
personnel for the field. and inveStiga-
tionS demanding technical qualifica-
tiOnS Of a high order have been con-
Quoted.
As typical examples may mention
the highly skilled work Of the staff Of
the chemical laboratory in connection
with secret inks; Of the photographs
md code experts, and of the professors
Of uncommon languages. Much of the .
work has been 50 secret that no. ref. .
9rence to il is as yet permissible"