The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-08
CRESCENT CITY DOINCs
Interesting Items from the Metropolis
of the Pelican State.


! of the Pelican State.
Three misses and one hit was the
score in the shoting proctice of Ms.
Charles Johnson of 1914 Pleasant
street, the night before Christmas.
Mrs. Johnson's target was her hus
oand, from whom she has been sepa-
rated for some time. Johnson forced
his way into the house and after a
fierce argument with his wife. hurl-
ed vase at the woman. The vase
was shattered against the wall, and
Mrs. johnson fell back on the artil-
lery for support, securing the gun
from dresser drawer. Of the four
| shots fired, one pinked the irate hus-
| oand in the right thigh, tanning hi3
Berserker mood and sending him to
the hospital in the ambulance The
stray shots worked some damage to
mirrors and pictures on the wall
Johnson told the police he would not
prosecute his wife.
Senator Thomas W. Craven, dele
ate from the third ward to the Con-
stltutlonal Convention, is planning to
form a greater New Orleans. Mr.
Craven will introduce an ordinance
in the convention to annex the towns
Of Gretna, Gouldsboro, McDonougll-
vile, Westwego and all of that por-
ton of jefferson parish on the east
bank of the river which borders on
New Orleans and extends back to
Lake Pontchartrain. The plan calls
for the building Of new system of
highways and the formation of city
wards and precincts to be included
in the program of paving and beauti-
flying, which the new city govern
ment has already devised.
Hon. Paul H. Maloney, commits
sioner of public utilities, although in
office less than month, has already
armed himself at all points and en-
tered the arena like new Hercules
or Sir Launcelot against the trust
lydras, which Mr.. Maloney argues
are trying to devour the people. Mr..
Maloney has the Cumberland Tele~
phone Company on the carpet and is
vigorously opposing any increase in
telephone rates, and is waring on
plans to bring the New Orleans Rail-
way and Light Company and the New
Orleans Gas Light Company to bet
ter understanding of their obliga-
tions to the public. Mr.. Maloney
plans to vigorously press the city's
suit to appropriate the gas company,
and will soon take up the question of
piping natural gas to New Orleans
from some of the rich Louisiana
fields.
District Attorney Mari has opened
the fight on gambling on the race
course, and has threatened to arrest
all layers of odds and bettors at the
race track during the present winterl
meeting. The directors of the race
track will take the matter to court
and seek to enjoin the district attor-
ney from his activities.
Col. Guy Maloney, recently ap-
pointed superintendent Of police, has
begun his term of office with a siren
uous campaign against tramps, loaf
ers in pool rooms, and suspicious
characters who earn a precarious live
lihood around the poker games Of
Royal street. The judges of the po-
lice courts have agreed to cooperate
with the superintendent of police and
as a result the parish prison and
house OF detention have more than
their usual number of enforced holi-
day guests.
The first sailing in new direct
steamship service between New Or
leans and the principal parts of
China and Japan was instituted We'd
nesday when the Wallora Of the Pan
American Line Of San Francisco
moored at the docks to take freight
for the Orient. The company will
establish Offices in New Orleans and
maintain regular monthly service to
China.
Mrs. Joseph Lobue, who keeps
grocery at 2630 S. Robertson street,
in defense of her life killed a negro
ruffian, New Years eve night. The
negro, Sam Saunders, claiming. Mrs.
Lobue had short-changed him, threat
ened her with a Krag rifle. AS the
negro raised the gun, Mrs. Lobue,
who had secured revolver from a
drawer in the counter fired once and
shot the black under the right eye.
The bullet passed through the negro's
brain and he died instantly. Mrs.
Lobue was not arrested, as the facts
proved the killing justifiable.