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The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
TsRAEL's AVENUE STORE.
To Be Scene of Greatest Bargain
Event in Donaldsonville.

What promises to be the greatest
sale in the annals OF
Donaldsonville will be lnaugurateu
at David IsraePs Avenue dry
goods and shoe store next Monday
morning at 9 o'clock. A sales special
ist Of wide experience will be IN
charge and he has already assorted
the goods to be offered and stacked
them in huge piles with the prices
marked in plain figures and so 10"
that they will startle the purchasers
Mr.. Israel says that this event Is
not to be classed as "reductlon' or
"clearance" sale, but that 1t will be
A monster merchandise event OF such
proportions as to create excitement
throuhout this entire section.
The sale will include everything
in the line of clothing, furnishings
shoes and hats for men, women and
children, and all goods will be offer
ed regardless of former selling prices
and Mr.. Israel declares that it vii
afford an opportunity OF a llfetlme
to economical persons to lay IN {
few years supply Of seasonable mer
chandise, at prices not seen IN TINS
city in many years.
The store will open promptly at
o'clock and tickets will be given a
the door. Come early and get the
! first pick from the bargain counters
and at the same time avoid the rush
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
Wharf Lease Sold

The franchise for the Donaldson
vile wharf for one year was award
ed to Edward Ramirez for the sum
of 5000. This is $50 more than was
paid by the former lessee, Elray
Kocke. Sealed bids had been adver-
tised for and that of Mr.. Ramirez
was the only one received. The new
lessee is employed as assistant book
keeper in the Meter dry goods store
and is son-in-law Of Capt. NJ. F.
Bradford, president of the Bradford
Transportation Company which owns
and operates the steamboats, Houma
and John D. Grace Mr.. Ramirez
has secured the services of Edgard
| Fortier to manage the wharf and
Nores Falcon, well-known local dray-
man, will have charge Of the delivery
Of the freight. The wharf was a
very poor revenue producer up tc
the time Mr.Kocke became the lessee
but by hard work and canvassing, he
succeeded in building up fine bust.
ness; there being as much as S14OC
worth Of freight received in one
week Owing to other business mat,
ters, requiring his time and atten-
tion, Mr. Kocke concluded not te
seek the franchise for another year
and therefore made no bid. Mr.
Kocke made an efficient wharf master
and gave satisfaction to all those get
ting freight via the wharf. His re-
tirement is much regretted. It is
to be hoped that his successor will
prove equal to the task and give the
same good Service that he did.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
NEW TREASURY CERTIFICATES
Demand for Exceeds Expectations OF
Treasury Department.

Demand for the new issue Of treas
ury savings certificates has far ex-
ceedpd the expectations Of the
SAVINGS Division of the Treasury
Den4rsg94s.11. ". Irving Glover, third
asst t:,5.c postmaster general announ-
ce& recently that ne had received re-
quests Ivy telegraph and mail from
more t:tan one hundred and fifty first
and second eias$ cnices calling for
additional supplies Of the savings
certificate, oI the three denomina-
tionx If s25. S10o and $1,000.
photographic orders have been re-
ceivcd." D." said Mr. Glover, ' from six
o. seven frst-lass postotfices for
certificate, Of the $1,000 denomina-
tions 10 tI41 value Of 100000 for
each q the Offices. The postmasters
advise "a that their initial supplies
were DISPOSED of on the first day the
certificates were placed on sale
The new certificates are issued on
discount basis, and have been
placed on sale in the eight hundred
frst-class and twenty-eight hundred
seco1d-class offices. The selling prices
which have been announced are SzO
for the S25 certificate, $50 Tor the
800 and $500 for the $1,000. The
certificates will mature in five years
from date Of sale, and if held to
maturity yield interest at the rate OF
about 4 ]2 per cent per annum, com
pounded semi-annually. One OF the
attractive features is the fact that
| the certificates can be redeemed at
any time upon presentation at the
| rate Of about Il per cent per annum
compounded semi-annually. The limit
of holdings has been increased from
$1,000 to $4,000 maturity value OF
certificates purchased in any one cal
endar year.
The postofIice department announ'
ces that the new issue of certltlcateS
will he on sale in 10000 postofilceE
before January l, 1922. Postmas
ters throughout the country are mos
enthusiastic over the new securities
Third Assistant Postmaster Genera
Glover said, and the stamp division
with its large staff Of clerks is KEEP
busy supplying the demands for ad
ditional supplies Of the certificates
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

The Chief extends to it's many
readers, patrons and friends best
wishes for happy and prosperous
New Year The year 1921, which is
lust coming to close, has not been
a very prosperous one to the people
of this section: True, the crops were
exceptionally good and the fair
weather which prevailed at harvest
time made it possible for the plant
ers to save them at a reasonable cost
and without loss, but the prices Of
the products were discouragingly low
and very few made money and those
who "came out even considered
themselves very fortunate indeed.
Because of the low prices which their
products commanded on the market,
the planters were naturally compell-
ed to cut the wages of their employees
and the result WA a very much re-
strftted circulation of money, which
was reflected in reduced volume of
business and trade, felt by all of the
merchants and storekeepers of this
city. Aside from this the year was
a good one There was no freeze,
nor severe cold, and weather condi-
tions during nearly the whole year,
were almost ideal. There was no
epidemic of sickness and the COM
munity enjoyed fair health. So that
despite the financial depression which
was due to the low market prices for
the products of the farm, the people
of this section on the whole have no
cause to complain of conditions gen
orally which prevailed during the
year.
The Chief hopes that the new
year will bring better prices to the
planters for their products; higher
wages to the laborers; larger
volume of trade to the merchants and
good health, peace, happiness and
prosperity to all
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
SHREVEPORT A GREAT CITY.
Letter from The Chiefs Good Burn
side Friend and Correspondent.

Shreveport, La, Dec. 80. 1921.
Donaldsonville Chief:
AS announced in your columns,
am spending the holidays in the sec,
ond city of the state. While second
with its population of $4,000, there
is more energy, business vim and
"pep' than you find in the first city
of Louisiana. However, l notice a
great difference in the hustle and
hustle of two years ago. Then all
the "suckers' of the United States,
including Ascension, Iberville, St.
James and Assumption has assembled
here to invest in oil wells. They
brought "gold bricks In those days
visitors rented chairs with the privi-
lege of sitting all night in the Youree
hotel lobby-price one dollar. Today
conditions have nearly returned to
normalcy, with the exception of the
high cost of living, which sticks like
a 'sick kitten to q hot BRICK
House rent has been lowered some.
All the people of the city have shell
ter. Not so with their automobiles
You see hundreds of them parked all
night in the streets, with nothing but
the sky for cover. Optimism pre-
walls. All business men predict bet
ter rewards, especially for the farm
ers, in 1922.
The late and lamented DR.. Brooks
A. Colomb, my friend and family
physician for years, would take a
vacation once in while to give a
chance to his patients to get well.
My absence from home will give the
readers of The Chief respite from
the Burnside notes.
Wishing the entire population of
Ascension, white and colored, and all
visitors within our gate, happy and
prosperous New Year.
Sincerely,
uFNpV = ppAJTn
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
Property Transfers.

The following property transfers
were recorded at the clerk of courts
stfice this week:
Miss Lillian NJ. Terrio to J. c
Babin-All of her rights, title anc
interest to and into the improved lot
of ground corner st. Patrick stree
and st. Peters alley; price,$7o.
J. H. Lowery to Tilda Johnson
Improved lot in Churchville, measu
ring 30xS5 feet; price .$400
Heirs of lsidore Rodriguez. Par
tition of certain tract of land sit
uated in New River. containing z
acres.
Frank Ourso, Jr. to Joseph Curse
A small tract Of land situated il
Brusly Mccall, measuring SO fee
in width by l IA acre in depth
price. $50.
Paul Parent ct ais. to Adam Pierre
and Omer Parent-A certain tract
Of land in New River, containing "a
acres; price, $50.
John Parent, Adam Pierre Parent
and Omer Parent---Partition of Ger.
tain tract of land in New River.
j. C. Nargassans to Alcee Lanoux
Improved tract of land in New
River, containing IS acres; price
$3.50.
Sam S. Barman to w. Carl Bar
man-Two small tracts of land sit
uated in New River; price, 500.
John Alfred Guedry to Henry ).
Savoie-Small tract of land in New
River; price, 81.
Nj. C. Braud to R. A. Gonzales
Tract of land in New River, con-
tanning 20 acres: price, s145o
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
Conference to Help Farmers.

In letter to Secretary Wallace
of the Department of Agriculture,
President Harding has asked that Of
fetal to call national conference
at Washington ito suggest practical
ways of Improvement" for the
severe agricultural depression which
exists thbughout the land. The sec
retary took prompt action and sent
kilograms to various organizations
throughout the country asking them
to attend The date of the confer
ence has not yet been fixed but 1t
will be 4within the next month. In
addition to agricultural organizations
industries associated directly and IN
directly with agriculture will be call
ed in to assist III the efforts to i'm
prove conditins.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
FOR SALE OR RENT.

0NE HUNDRED AND TEN ACRES OF
~ fine land. with Colonial residence, Other
buildings and necessary out houses, To-
Gated on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
railroad and Jefferson Highway. Large
pecan grove with bearing trees. - Ideal To-
cation for general truck, poultry and dairy
farming having excellent shipping facilities
direct to New Orleans, Chicago, and other
northern and eastern cities. Apply to u
B. REUSS, Hehen Solms. La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
Thousands of colored children in

Thousands of colored children in
New Orleans received gifts of dolls
and toys on Christmas day, pur-
chased with funds raised by popular
subscriptions by committee Of col
ored citizens of the Crescent city.
The distribution was made at
o'clock Sunday morning from the
same tent in Lafayette square where
the distribution of toys to the white
children took place Saturday morn
i,.s
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
Roasting Ears in December.

That the present winter has been
an unusually mild one SO far, and
perhaps the mildest in the history
of this section, is evidenced by
thr fact that the fields are
green with sugar cane, from both
fall plant and stubble, which have
attained a height of two feet an:i
more a7t. the further fact t:lat all
kinds Of vegetation is rich in verdure
and certain kinds of trees have not
vet shed their spring and summer
leaves. But mild as the weather has
been, no one would suspect that its
condition had been such as to make
it possible to grow corn, which would
produce full-sized tender and juicy
roasting ears for Christmas. Yet
such has come to pass. Jos. Schon-
berg, colored man Of this city, while
bunting on Claiborne plantation in
Upper Ascension, last Sunday, came
across a green, healthy and vigorous
stalk of corn, on which were two
good-sized perfect ears of nice and
tender corn, just ripe enough to
ste wor cook into soup, OF boil OF
roast. The corn was brought to The
Chief office, where is has been seer
by many and attracted much curios.
ity. This corn grew wild, it is true
from seeds dropped at harvest time
but the fact that it did come up ano
grow and thrive and reach maturity
almost in midwinter gives an idea OF
the climatic conditions which have
prevailed here this winter and OF
what might be done in the line Of
agriculture in Louisiana and parti
cularly in Ascension parish, as late
as the month of December. It is
doubtful that better showing coulc
be made either in Florida or Cali
fornia.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
CARD OF THANKS.

WYE desire to express our grateful thanka
wv to our many friends and all those who
in any way assisted US during the last
illness and on the occasion OF the death OF
our beloved wife and step-naother. Mrs. Lu-
c!en Casso, which occurred on the 21st. inst.
We especially wish to thank DR.. T. n. Han
SON. for kind medical attention and Raphael
Singer for the beautiful and impressive ser.
vice performed at the home and at the grave
and to one and all we return thanks for the
sincere sympathy SO graciously extended to
us in the hour Of our sorrow.
LUCIEN CASSO AND CHILDREN.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
Picture at Community.

A picture of exceptional merit is
billed to be shown at the Community
Theatre tomorrow, entitled "Repu-
tation.' The film is a Universal
Jewel, featuring Priscilla Dean, and
is the most sensational drama that
this popular actress has ever appear
ed in. This is the picture in which
Miss Dean reveals herself as the most
magnificent actress on the Aneri-
can screen. 1t will be appreciated
BY all those who see it.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
were issued at the clerk of courts
office this week:
Walter Daigle to Miss Annie Bruce.
Emile K. Ventre to Miss Tillie
Anerhein.
Alphonse Mayer to Miss Mary La
nouX.
Colored.
Marlborough Baxton to Ella john
son.
Joseph Singleton, il, to Emma
Lewis.
Ralph Plaisance to Murl Green.
G6G quickly relieves a cold.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
Elks Remember Poor.

Following the custom which has
prevailed for years the local lodge
of Elks distributed Christmas baskets
to many needy families in this city
and vicinity. The baskets were laden
with choice edibles of all kinds ap-
propriate for holiday meal and
were delivered by committee COM
posed Of Jos. P. Thiac, Sidney Harp
and Paul Gisclard and were CRATE
fully appreciated by the recipients.
The Elks are noted for their charity
towards the poor and their noble
work in this direction is generally
appreciated by all.
Travel by the Virgie-Valley Route.
Rate to New Orleans reduced tc
1884.
+ Rub-My-Tism for rheumatism.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

THE regular annual meeting Of the STOCK.
L holders Of the Commercial and savinss
Bank will be held in the banking room
at o'clock p. m. on Tuesday, January ~
1922. for the purpose of electing directors
to serve, for the ensuing year and to trans
act any other business which may come pc
fore said meeting.
SAM. M. RICHARD, Cashier.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31

A large number of members of the
Donaldsonville lodge of Elks. will 60
to Plaquemine tomorrow, to partici-
pate in the ceremonies of the dedi-
cation of the new home of the lodge
of that city, which was recently COM
pleted. An elaborate program of ex-
ercises has been prepared for the
occasion and a good time is promised
ali those who attend. 49,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31

Henry Watterson of Louisville,
Ky, soldier-journalist of the south
land, and for many years editor of
the Louisville Courrier-Journal, died
at Jacksonville, Fla, where he had
gone to spend the winter, Thursday
of last week.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
HELP WANTED,

ARGE general merchandise store on M'e. y
- Bissippi river, wants the services ~ - i.
80 solicit orders and make deliveries y =
truck Good salary and commission IL l.
right man. Only experienced, eneIsTssyY ennea1Tsy
hustler need apply. Address. CooNAH1 e.
STORE" care of The Chief.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
TO THE PUBLIC,

7 EFT ME- do your paving and concrete work.
Ia roofing, painting, glazing and plumbing
Agent for Ramos paints and varnishes
D. /. LANDAICHE, Contractor. 2o7 st. Vim
cent street. Donaldsonville, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
FOR SALE CHEAP,

EvORD TOURING CAR. travelled less INA INA
z 1000 miles and guaranteed to be a. aah' In
as new, con be bought for Sfoy t;ras
Car Ia eqipped with self-starter, goon ~
etc Apply at THE CHIEF OFFICE.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
POSITION WANTED.

nY A PRACTICAL plantation manager. ~, ",
q sition wanted for the coming 80 II
Thirty years experience. Reference Z
desired. EMILE Leblanc Sellers La
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
NOTICE,

7 HAVE MOVED my law Offices to the cor
ner of Houmas street and Crescent Place.
opposite the store of c. Kline. Donaldson
vile. La.
WALTER LEMANN.
December 80, 1921.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
FOR SALE.

4 TRACT of land near the St. James ana
r Ascension parish line. known as MIS-
A. D. Bertheaud's home, compris,naas .,aa
forty acres more or less, all under cu,.s.s ns
vation and drained, together with elsnss
room house, outbuildings and fences. AI'
dress EUGENE FOLSE, Lauderdale, L. OF -. =
B. Bertheaud. 317 s. Scott street. New y.
leans. La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
NOTICE.

TsHE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock.
4 holders Of the Bank of Ascension will
be held on Wednesday, January ~,
1929, at 1890 a. m. This meeting y
called for the election of directors for tns
ensuing year and to transact any othef
| business that may properly come before
the meeting.
CHAREsT THIBAUT, Cashier.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

A T meeting Of the Board Of Directors
- of the Commercial and Savings Bank
held Thursday, December 70, 1924, q
semi-annual dividend of per cent was
declared
SAM. M. RICHARD, Cashier.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
GANEL's Turtle SOUP.

I wish to announce that I am pre-
pared to serve families with my deli
cious turtle soup, the kind that every
body enjoys. Just what you want to
complete your holiday meals. Let
me serve you. No order taken for
less than one dozen cans. Free de-
livery anywhere in the city.
p. J. CAMEL,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
FOR SALE .

ZINE PORCELAIN SANITARY HAsnd s.nd
r. STAND. standard make, gith >hot priee, lee
cold water faucets attacneonr non.
s25. Apply to MRS. GEO. JANDhi' -.
aldsonville, La,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31

DR.. L. E. Duffel. SIT Opelousas
street, Donaldsonville, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31
FOR RENTs

YsoUR nicely furnished rooms IN ~ etty.
home In residential section Of tes non. non
Aoply to MRS. HENRY DAldIS'
aldsonville La. Phone 346
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31

Rub-My-Tisn for rheumatism.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-31

G6G quickly relieves cold.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-04-23
The Masked Actress.

One had long grown accustomed to
the thought that "all the worlds
stage and all the men and women
merely players. And one
man in his time plays many parts"
and when Hamlet introduces his
players one recognizes a state of af-
fairs quite like a nest of Chinese
boxes. But when it comes to an
actress no longer showing her own
face, but playing her part covered in
a mask, of which even the eyes are
not her own, the plot thickens, the
very mask is masked, and the actress,
who may by change of mask play her
many parts in the course of one piece.
becomes as elusive as that forest
sprite which Russian folklore defines
as having lone nostril and no back
Christian Science Monitor.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-04-23
The Girl of the
Wood
By CLARISSA MACKIE.

%. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
Robin Page sat on the side Of her
narrow bed in her hall room on the
third floor Of Mrs. Leeds lodging
house. Her pretty feet drummed
little tattoo On the floor until the ex-
asperated man who occupied the room
beneath and who hummed monoto-
nously all the evening knocked on his
ceiling with a hairbrush which sent
Robins feet up on the bed in a furry
Of excitement.
"Of all the impossible situations"
she groaned. ITO think that my
fathers daughter, brought up in lux
ury, should be spending her days in a
horrible stuffy Office and her nights
in this pen-and worst of all, cannot
make my salary meet my expenses
and Mrs. Leeds threatens to put me
out tomorrow! OF course, some of
dads friends would help me, but I'm
too proud-Pve got to reduce living
expenses. How? She puzzled over
this q while and then the memory Of
the old home, now closed and later to
be torn down, haunted her. 81 could
60 there, no one would know it, and
1 could come in on the trolley. Later
l will get a better position"
The novelty and the daring Of the
adventure appealed to Robin and the
next day when she received her salary
she paid Mrs Leeds and, packing
supply Of clothes in couple of travel
ing bags. she sent her trunk into stor
age where there was some furniture
saved from the wreck Of her fallen
fortunes.
Deprived Of home fortune, loved
ones, all in one year, had stunned
Robin Page, and she did not know
now she had longed for the old place
until the next day when she crept into
the house and revisited beloved spots
At last she reached the upper floor,
with tear-blinded eyes and sobbing
lips, and decided that she would oc-
cupy her parents room with the ad
joining bathroom. 1t was sunny here
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-04-23
cIutched the Back of Her Chair.

even with the shutters closed, for the
sunshine would sift through every
crack.
There was fireplace with a CRATE.
The house stood back from the road
among thick trees and there would be
little danger of discovery. She de-
cided that for the present she would
use a kerosene stove and lamp, and
when it rained she might have a fire
at night in the chimney.
She worked like a beaver all that
Sunday. From all over the house she
brought stray articles salvaged from
the rooms, things which had been left
for the ashman, but which were very
precious to this bold pioneer A sag
cling sofa from the attic was cautious
ly bumped down the stairs, creak-
ing, comfortable armchair followed.
There was a feeble table and a
chest of drawers, and some rugs and
draperies, deemed too worthless to
below. She added a few small things
from the city stores, Juggling her suit
case back and forth to town each day,
until at last her house In the woods,
as she dubbed ii, was complete.
Weeks passed by and no one dis
covered Robins hiding place. The girl
grew rosy and her eyes recovered
their old hope and luster. She found
another and better position and was
saving a little money against the day
when the house should be demolished
and she would be homeless again. She
was determined never to be without
home Of some sort In the future, some
thing of her own, and not the stark
forlorn boarding house substitute.
OF course, she knew there was danger
of momentary discovery Of her retreat
and hasty eviction, but she had
schooled herself TO meet that, and she
was glad that the old Arthurs place
next door, whose chimney tops she
could not even see through the trees,
was also closed, as the owner. Tommy
Arthurs, her old playmate, was travel
ing in India.
a mighty hunter like Tommy Ar
thurs would smell my smoke right
away" she thought. Her excursions
horne on the trolley each night were
attended with some danger of recog-
milton from old friends. but she had
been very fortunate, and in these days
Of motors people did not look for John
FACES daughter in the slim, yelled
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-04-23
No Apartment Houses in japan

Frequent earthquakes and low wages
of servants account for the fact that
Japanese families invariably live in
separate houses. There is not one
apartment house, not one family living
in a hotel (save travelers) even in the
decidedly Occidental city of Tokyo
Homes there are Of small size. made
of wood, bamboo and tile, built very
light, so as TO suffer the least damage
in earthquakes. The most economic
and practical size of house, accord
ingly. is eight rooms, three stories high.
This is the size of house most COM
monty used all over the country. 1t
is just the right size for the average
Japanese family.