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The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
VOLUME L-NUMBER I.

With this issue the Chief, having
completed 49 years of life, enters
upon the fiftieth year Of it's existence.
Established in 1871, this paper has
been published regularly every week
during all these years without mis-
sing single issue, a record of which
very few publications in. the state
can boast In spite of the heavy adj
vance in the cost of paper, printing
material of all kinds and labor, which
bave forced many country papers ao
The wall, the Chief has survived and
has maintained its high standard of
excellence without increasing its
price of subscription and only making
"a slight increase in advertising rates.
This has been made possible only by
the liberal patronage so generously
extended to the paper by it's many
friends and patrons in the past; a
patronage which has been deeply and
sincerely appreciated by the publish
er and proprietor, and for which he
now takes occasion to return CRATE
full thanks. 1t will be our aim and
purpose to continue to make the Chief
in the future what we have labored
hard and ernestly to make it in the
pasta wide-awake home paper
and in this we hope to continue to
merit the good will, the co-opera-
ton and support of the entire COM
munity.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
Property Transfers.

The following property transfers
were filed for record in the clerk oil
courts office this week:
Maginnis Land and Improvement
Company to Elvine D. Conner: I'm
proved lot corner Taylor street and
Maginnis avenue; price, $400.
Picard & Giesmar to Daniel Braud
A tract of land in New River, con-
tanning 20 acres; price, $500
Mrs. Aime Lambert Poirrier to
Adolph Poirrier: Vendors right, title
and&hterest in a certain tract of land
in New River and lot of movable eff
fects; price, $500.
j. Fernand Richard, tutors and
others, to Noise Landry: A tract of
land in New River, containing 40
acres; price, $500.
Mrs. Louis J. Baker to Frank Graf
feo: Improved tract of land in Fau-
bourg la Pipe; price, 5000.
Jas. S. Barman and M. F. Bloom
ensteil to Jos. Tramontana and
Raphael Monterana; Improved lot in
Mississippi street below Catholic
church; price, $4,000.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
Summer Clearance Sale.

The Banner Store, situated in
Railroad avenue, one block from
the Texas and Pacific depot, an
nounces big ten-day summer clear
ance sale, beginning Monday, August
20. This Sale is prompted by the ne
cessity to make room for the fall and
winter goods which are arriving daily.
All summer goods, including the lat
est patterns, @igns and varieties in
drygoods, Fnishings and ready-to-
wear clo1 ing for ladies, men and
boys, sh es, millinery, etc., will be
closed fut at money saving prices,
affordfg purchasers a splendid op
portunity to acquire fresh, up-to-date
goods at a genuine bargain. Sales
put on by the Banner Store in the
pa1h have proven very attractive and
actory to the large number of
q 2ihR patronized them, and this
>ses to be no exception to
e. An extra force of polite
81 ug1hen and salesladies will be on
h6nd to wait on customers. The man
agement of the store extends a cor
dial invitation to the general public.
to take advantage of the exceptional
values offered at this sale.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
Burnside Notes.

Miss Suzanne Bringier is now al
Highland, N. c., where she will spenC
the remainder Of the season. He,
sister, Miss Trista, will remain q
while longer at Philadelphia, and will
go to Highland later.
Mrs. Laure> Mire and daughter
Miss Estelle, have returned to their
home in New Orleans after spending
two months with Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert Landry, son-in-law and
daughter Of Mrs Mire, at Orange
Grove.
The boaaR of directors of
the state university has named
DR.. DR.. J. Arthur Tucker phy-
sician for the institution. DR.. Tucker
was born here on the Clark planta-
ton AZ years ago. His father, the late
J. K. Tucker, veteran manager of
sugar plantations, was in the employ
of the Miles Planting Company for
40 years. Ascension is honored in the
selection Of DR.. Tucker as physician
of L. S. U. e
With the rice market slipping and
sliding down every day, rice brokers
who have made advances promis-
cuously for the growing Of rice every
where, may find themselves in the
unfortunate predicament of holding
an empty bag.
Ask any eight-year-old boy about
Ruth. Will he think of the cleaner
or the ferryboat? Neither; he will
answer right off the reel, 'he made
forty-two home-runs this baseball sea
SON."
A headline says: ''There is no man
who can deliver the labor vote"
Agreed. And there is no man who
can obtain from the average laborer
a full days work for a full days pay,
which is more serious than trying to
control the unreliable and migrate
full labor vote.
Little by little we are given the
official figures issued by the U. S.
Census Bureau Of the population Of
Louisiana towns. This week the
figure for Napoleonville was given at
1871 and Pineville 2189. Does the
enumeration at both places include
sane and insane?
There arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs .Edgard J. Waguespack,
'Thibodaux Cottage" Friday, Aug.
13, bouncing baby boy. The happy
parents now hav@four kings and one
queen, none to discard. Mother and
baby are doing we'll, while the cold
man, is in good health and humor,
ousily engaged in harvesting another
zig crop Of rice.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
Menace to Public Health.
DpnaldsonyilIe. La. Aug. 20. 10:

Donaldsonvlle, La. Aug. 20. 1920.
The Chief ask space in your
paper to call attention to an intolera-
BILE nuisance which exists near the
Texas and Pacific freight depot.
Every week there is unloaded at that
place a carload Of bananas. In un-
loading, many of the fruit are found
rotten or too ripe to handle, and these
are dumped on the ground in a pile,
where they decompose and throw off
a very offensive odor and attract
millions of germ-carrying and dis
ease-infected flies. This condition of
affairs should not be permitted to
exist. 1t is a menace to the health
of the community. The dealers should
be forced sto> haul the rotten bananas
to some isolated place, or dispose of
them in such a way that they will
not be stencil in the nostrils of the
people whose business or occupations
require them to go to the freight
depot, and prove an attraction and
furnish a breeding place for disease
spreading insects.
1-also wish to protest against the
promiscuous throwing of banana
peeling and rotten bananas and other
fruit on the banquette and in the
street in front of the Vega building
near the postoffce. Hundreds of peo-
pie call at the postoffice every day,
and the odor of decayed fruit is any
thing but pleasant to them, while
banana peeling on the sidewalk or
pavement offer splendid opportuni-
ties. for pedestrians who accidentally
step on them to slip and fall and sus-
tain painful injury. A CITIZEN.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
INVITED TO THE FAIR.
Home.Run Babe" Ruth May Come
for Big Event.

Babe" Ruth, the star left fielder
of the New York Americans and
champion home-run swatter of the
world, has been invited by Col. Jas.
Barman, enthusiastic baseball fan
and prominent citizen Of Donaldson
vile, to visit the South Louisiana
Fair Oct. $40 and be his guest dur
ing the eight days of this big annual
event.
--~ 1t is hoped by Col. 9arman that
Ruth will consent to play to the home
team in some of the games schedul-
ed for the fair, and give an exhibition
to the fans of one of his famous home
run hits. The fair association has
offered to pay all of the expenses of
the trip, provided "Babe" accepts the
invitation.
Work preparatory to putting the
grounds in good condition for the big
fair has already commenced. Build
ings and fences are being repaired,
the baseball diamond and field is be-
ing yolled, the race track is being
cleaned and scraped and the inner
field being prepared for the starting
and landing of the airplanes which
will be sent to the fair by the Gulf
States Aircraft Co. of Shreveport,
for the purpose of making passen-
ger flights. The fences are being
moved back and more ground taken
in to accommodate the Lagos Great
Empire Shows which will play the
eight days of the Eighth Annual
South Louisiana Fair.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
Constitutional Amendment.

The anne nents to the state con-
stitution prd by the legislature
at its recent sessHs, will be published
in the Chief for sixA days beginning
with the issue Of Satddsy, Aug. ~
These amendments will Kotai ON
at the presidential electio1 held
on November 2. They al ht in
number and include additi Btaxes
for public schools, increase pen
sions for !. Confederate Werans,
changes in the election laws and
others which deal with the board Of
commissioners of the port of New
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
eFrankIin Efks to Give Picnic.

The Elks of Franklin, La, will
give their first picnic at Weeks Is
land, states the Weekly Watchman.
A special train will leave the South
ern Pacific depot at about $3.50
o'clock. This will be an interesting
trip and will afford an opportunity
to visit the biggest salt mines in the
world. Arrangements have been made
for the people to inspect the mines,
which resemble the streets of some
sRall city buf flt with crystals and
supported by gigantic columns. This
interesting spot is reached after an
hours ride from Franklin
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21

The Grand Theatre Company. of
this city cdhtemplates taking over the
moving picture show at Lockport and
conduct it in connection with the
chain of movie houses which it oper-
ates here, in Thibodaux and in
,Houma. Louis Boston, who is con-
nected with the company here, will
be in charge Of the Lockport house,
which will increase the number con-
trolled by the corporation to four.
Lockport is said to be good picture
town, and there is no doubt that un-
der the management Of the Grand
Company the theatre there will
achieve the same success that its
movie shows in other cities enjoy.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
ADMINISTRATORS sAIEA
state OF Loulsiana--Twenty seventh Judi@s
District Court--Parish of Ascension.

succession Of Maria Vincent, Widow OF
Nose Vincent
No. 951 Probate Docket.
DY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to an
~ order OF the twenty seventh judicial dis.
tr'ct court issued in the above entitled
anu numbered cause. to the last and highest
oidoef. according to the appraisement orig
InalIy made and approved, and according
20 20 law, at the late residence of the deceased
IN Churchville, in the rear of the Texas and
Pacific Railway in Donaldsonville, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1920,
at ~ O'Clock a. m.. the following described
-, improved lot No. 1876 in square 9. Church.
niiie' measuring 3exs5 $40 feet, fronting
rII 6ryan street, according to che plan Of
Churehville u 11 recorded in c. B. Al. page ATS
OF the clerks office of Ascension parish
two chairs. 49,
orisinai ppraisement-Improved lot 1876.
SQUARE ., S4o0; 1novables, $25.
Terms and eonditions-Cash in u s. cur
rency at adjudication
EDWARD D. WRIGHT,
Administrator.
Fafish OF Ascension. August Fl, 1920.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
Rice at 81 to $3.50 per Barrel.

Rice is now selling at 81 to $3.50
per barrel, with one New Orleans
buyer in this vicinity. Experienced
and successful planters declare that
at this price, those farmers who made
their crops economically will pull
through and probably realize q rea-
sonable margin of profit; but that the
amateurs, who did not practice econ
omy and who staked all on the prom
Use: or in anticipation Of much high
er price can hardly expect to do bet
ter than break even
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21

! Tho q esKers employed at
the big ard Oil combany's plant
at Baton &slrge, went back to work
last Tuesday morning after a strike
kof almost 4 month. The night pre-
Gus, at meeting called for that
| purpose, the men voted unanimously
! to surrender unconditionaily.
Thursday night at another meeting
the same Wen voted to strike again,
and accordingly quit work yesterday
morning at 9 o'clock. The men gave
as an excuse for their second strike
that the company had promised to
take back 9914 per cent Of the strik-
ers, have failed to do so. About
I22 men have been refused employ
ment and several have been trans
ferred to other departments. The
officials Of the company deny having
made any such promise and declare
that they reserve the right to re-em
ploy or reject any they desire.
The boilermakers do not seem to
know exactly what they want. The
vacillating policy which; they. are pur-
suing st is not easta i inore t, to
company carrying Ut fta Threat to
close down the plant altogether. This
would prove calamity to them as
we'll as to the hundreds of other en-
ployes Of the factory, especially so
in view of the exceptionally attractive
terms under which they are given
employment. They receive 81 per
hour for their work, and are given a
free accident insurance policy with
sick benefit allowance. Should the
plant close down, these men might
find it difficult to secure employment
elsewhere under such good terms.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1920.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE.

The Chief is authorized to announce the
name Of SAM A. LEBLANC Of Napoleon
Vile, as q candidate for district judge of the
twenty-seventh judicial district. comprising
the parishes of Ascension. Assumption and
St. James. subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary election to be held in Sep"
tember. 1920.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21

| Fair-sized Crowd al 5
Donelson Caffery, aspirafs
ted States Senator, arrived nj
Saturday afternoon and spent
naming hours of the day
upon the people of the city iA
terest of his candidacy. He
good impression upon and u
received by all whom he met
pressed himself as being w
with the progress Of
throughout the state. AZ
At 8 o'clock at, night he
fair-sized audience at
house, among whom Rpey
ladies. DR.. E. K. Sims, aaas u ehe
city, presided and introd&ed Mr.
Caffery. Although suffer 9g from q
carbuncle on the neck Fich caused
him much -inconvenien@ and pain
Mr.. Cery delivered AZ splendid ad,
dress is very a, forceful and
eloquent speaker. 1e discussed the
issues of the day@ mastery man
ner. He condemned ringism and rot
ten politics in unmeasured terms and
declared that both should be wiped
out of Louisiana. He declared that
the time had come not only to fight
and defeat the bosses in New Orleans,
but to root them out completely in
that city as we'll as in every other
part of the state.
He paid his respects to his oppon,
ents, J. Y. Sanders and Edwin S.
Broussard, whom he declared were
labeled the former Light hand
springs and somersaults" and the lat
ter, Light wines and beer" and con.
cluded by urging the people to vote
for him and elect him as their repre-
sentative in the upper house of the
national assembly.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
Paul GiscIard, travelins

Paul GiscIArd, travelling sman
for B. Lemann & Bro, andSPaul
Bouchereau, bookkeeper of the eal
agency of the Swift Packing Coz
pany, left last Sunday for ten-dAz
sojourn at Cooper's Wells. A postal
card seceeivd yesterday by friend
of Mr.. Gisclard reads: "The water is
fine here. Am doing nicely" On the
reverse side of the postal appears the
picture of lunatic asylum OF
state. Some Of Mr.. Gisclards friea
here, who have seen and read the
card, are wondering if he is sojourn-
ing at the institution pictured on the
card.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

/ take this method Of announcing my
candidacy for District Attorney OF the
Twenty-se> enth judicial District Court,
composed of the parishes Of Assumption,
Ascension and st. James. and to solicit the
votes and support of the electorate of these
parishes. I promise, If elected, that l. will
perfozS the duties incumbent upon me as
district attorney to the best Of my ability
and understanding and without fear or favor
AUBERT L. TALBOT.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
Painful Accident.

Vic Arthur, colored jitney driver
met with an accident last Tuesday
which may result in the loss of the
index finger of his right hand. He
was repairing his Ford automobile
at his home in Iberville street. The
machine was lacked up. Through
some unacountable cause the Jack
slipped and the car dropped on his
finger pinning it on block below,
The man called to his wife who, upon
seeing his predicament, went in the
street and called for help. A few
persons responded and lifted the ma.
chine thus enabling Arthur to ex.
tricate himself. The whole of the
finger was badly crushed, and at one
time it was feared that amputation
might be necessary; but the physician
who dressed the wound expressed the
belief that it would be saved.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21

The Chief is authorized to anounce the
vile, as q candidate Tor district attorney of
the twenty-seventh sudicial district, COM
prising the parishes 4 Ascension. Assump-
tion and St. James. subject to the action Of
the Democratic primary election to be held
in September, 1920.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21

Why pay rent? Buy city or
suburban lot on 10 years installments.
Edmund Maurin, attorney at law and
notary public. Telephone 3-W.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
ESTRAY NOTICE.

TAKEN UP in the st. Emma lane In the
parish of Ascension. about so days ago,
A YOUNG BLACK HEIFER, with part
Aof right ear cut off and brands the ley
ip with the letter 3D." OF Ms hereby
fed to call and prove afty. other
the animal will be dis ed of ACCORDING
toNw. ~ D. LANDRY.
Ddeeldsonville, LarA9gust 12. 1920
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21

According to John F. Crosby, act
ing head Of the departments cam
1gn to lower the cost Of living, sug-
alers caught in the recent price
with large stocks in their
are applying to the depart
- 70 justice to save them from
Many dealers who have been
jted from selling sugar at more
z be cent pound profit, Mr..
Cfysby ssaid, complain that because
they bought sugar when the prices
were high, they now face heavy
losses, Unless refners violate the
Lever Act, he addss - department
has no remedy i ktion.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
Cured Of Bowel Trouble.

q Of Floyd Osborn, notary
Dungamon, Va, was taken
Vel trouble. Mr.. Osborn gave
[berlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
and it quickly recovered. In
g Of this remedy, he says: ut
best I ever used."-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
y SAT r.
" FOR SALE
FOR SALE OR RENT.

TIE Sims residence property in Faubonr'
| i la Pipe is offered for SHE or rent t
H. reasonable price. This is comforfMAl
/ nome, with large grounds. and is witt
walking distance of Donaldsonyille. AprEs
! to- or address. Or. E. X. SIMS. Donaldsoi,
vile, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21

Preachers: The Chief has OH
karriage certificates and certi-
Aef ordination.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21

October $40 South Louisiana Fair
at Donaldsonville
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
hwas a good judge
AFTER all

I WHEN IN /. !. VA j k,d.
II USED 70 believe.
The JUDGE next door.
| WOULD PUT me in Jail.
FOR PLAYING hockey.
or swlP,Na apples.
AND ! really behaved.
WHEN He was around.
AND EVEN today:
I'm a little scared.
OF THE stern old bog.
80 IN his Office.
TIE OTHER days
sssn =
HAD to watt.
-
AND WANTED to smoke.
AND was afraid.
-
THE JUDGE would get sore.
BUT ! took the chance.
=
AND LIT q cigaretts.
a."
The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21

AND THE Judge came In
AND LOOKED at me-
As THOUGH I'd been caushss
.
| auReLiNa HIS safe.
AND HE came UP.
| @
| WITH A solemn frown.
@
AND SAID, young man.
NO SMOKING here.
UNLESS THE old boy.
.
10 SMOKING too.''
AND oARNEo If he didn't
SMILE AND say.
aosvE NE one of those.
satisfy CIGARETTES"
A GOOD judge%f cigarettes wils
4 find evidence of expert care
and skill in Chesterfeld's esclusivs
Turkish Domestic blend. Not onIv
are the tobaccos of especially choice
selection, but, in blending them, our
experts have obtained new
smoothness Of flavor that easily
Goubles the pleasure of smoking.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-08
Borah and Reed
WIN Oppose any
Kind of League

N (continued from pase onel
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-08
up trouble without the ability to ter
inmate It.

up trouble without the ability to ter
inmate It.
The people have been reading the
cable reports and they know that
all the leaders of the league are de-
manding an international military
staff and an International army. The
people know that this army great or
small, once 1t has undertaken to
impose Its power upon any other
country has committed an act Of
war which may speedily spread to, a
world confiagration. And 30, the peo-
pie are against any kind Of league.
Likewise, they are against any asso-
citation, combination or alliance by
whatsoever name, known. Neither can
they be deceived by the seductive
term concert Of powers"
Says Taft Should Quit
It seems to me that It ID about
time for Taft, the Carnegie pensioner,
to retire from the ring. He carried
two states when he ran the second
time for president. He evidently
thought there was q comeback in
him and again trained for another
contest, this time as the champion
Of the league OF force. Before the
battle was half over he was SO groggy
that he was half the time in the
wrong corner. He entered himself as
in favor of the league Of force. He
wore the Wilson colors all over him,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-08
THREE CRAFTERS
Held FOR TRIAL
Indictments Returned
Against Shipping
Board Employees

WASHINGTON.- The first indict-
ments resulting from the almost un-
Z believable graft revealed in shipping
board contracts were announced by
Admiral Benson, chairman of the
board, when true bills alleging con-
bspiracy to defraud were found by a
Philadelphia grand jury against
Ralph Lowell, William M. Dubree and
George McAnn, Jr., of that city Each
Of the defendants was indicted on
two counts and in addition the Phila-
delphia grand jury severally and in
dividually indicted Lowell and Bur-
bingham. The defendants were charg-
ed with violating the law which pro-
hibits government agent from being
interested in contracts which his
company, corporation or association
may have with the United States gov
eminent.
Further indictments were promised
by the shipping board bureau of in
vestigation. 1t is understood that in
other Philadelphia cases shipping
board inspectors are alleged to have
passed defective material used In
making repairs in the Hog Island
yards. The government further
charges that the defendants were In
coI1usion to defraud by supplying
cheap material on which profit of
more than 500 per cent was made.
The contracts are said to involve
about $4,000.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-08
FIRTH

+ y 4 i "A L &
The bazaar and supper given Sat
urday evening by the Ladies' Aid
was success. It Melted about $500.
Mrs. R. K. Wilkie went to Rupert,
Ida, Thursday, for slight operation.
Mrs. Bert Robbins Of West Firth
is suffering from rheumatism.
Ruth Hoff and three girl friends
were here from Iona, to attend the
bazaar and visit over Sunday with
the home folks.
\ Earl and Claude Rogers are visit
ing their. sister, Mrs. Robert Brew
| ington.
The Wiedman family visited in
Idaho Falls, Sunday.
AL Fisher and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Humphrey spent Sunday
in Blackfoot, with Verne Womack
and family.
Mrs. Blomquist returned Satur-
day evening from Salt Lake where
she has been spending week with
her daughter, Mrs. Thorstenberg.
Miss Jessie Firth is spending the
week end with her parents. She is
teaching in the hills, near Wolver-
inc.
The North Star garage under the
management of Manion and Gushwa
is doing we'll.
The Ladies Aid meets this week
Thursday with Mrs. Peter Hoff. The
ladies who have just moved into
town are invited to attend and get
better acquainted with some of their
fellow citizens.
A very good serial picture is be-
ing exhibited at the Melba, Thurs
day and Friday evenings. Hurt and
Hutchinson are giving us good, clean
pictures and we should all show our
appreciation by frequent patronage.
Melvin Shirley has purchased and
fitted up a carpenter shop in the
north part of town.