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The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27
TIL RISE IN GASOLINE PRICES.
Un iSkified In View of Enormous
Supplies on Hand.

Following the rapid. increase in
the price of gasoline, which went up
at the rate of cent day for sever
al days recently, it is reported from
Washington that new high record
for the. national stock Of gas, was
established April /, according to sta
tistics made public by the federal bu-
reau of mines. On that date, it Is
said the stocks on hand aggregated
954 ,232 900 gallons.
The stocks on hand April /, were
approximately 47,000,0OO gallons
greater than on March l, when the
previous high mark Of $4,000, 600
gallons in storage was made. The
April l supply, according to the bu-
reau's figures was 20 per cent larger
than on the same date last year and
SO per cent above stocks of April |
1920. The official figures confirmed
statements made in the scntae that
present supplies and those Of recent
months were greater than ever be-
fore in this country.
The increase in stored gasoline
stocks came at a time when con-
sumption was increasing, according
to the bureaus figures, which show
that for the first three months of
this year T per re1S more gasoline
was used than for IT, first quarter
Of 1921 and 25 per cent greater
than for the corresponding three
months of 1920. Tn consumption
report, however, dealt only with do
mastic conxumtpion ami:ting any es-
"lm' te as ~ exports
Furth> increases in the reserve:
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27
"OVER THE HILL"
This Super-SpeciaI Production to BE
Shown at the Community Theatre.

There must be something radical
ly wrong with most tfon pictures
and something radics right with
cover the Hill," whicHak announced
as the attraction at the Community
Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday,,
May 80 and 81.
Wiseacres of fildom point to the
fact that as soon as an established
screen precedent bobs up, the Will
liam Fox picture reaches out and pro-
ceeds to smash it.
cover the Hill," made frcm Will
Carleton's famous book, Farm Bal
ads" has, despite the fat that it
was made realistically and not SEN
sationally, proved to be far more than
mere artistic success. 1t has turn
ed out to be the largest money-maker
of recent years, running one solid
year in New York at 81 prices and
| breaking all records for attendance.
The story re cunts the joys and
sorrows Of a typical mother, who
raises large family of children, only
to have them, in her old age, drift
from her, leaving her tc exist on
charity The "black sheep" son
however, when he discovers this con-
dition, comes to his aged mothers
rescue, and all ends happily-with
the little mother forgiving and for
getting the selfshness and cruelty of
| her own flesh and blood.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27

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The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27
THE. LEGISLATURE.
Bill to Abolish Parish Equalization
Boards Reported r avorably.

Several bills were reported to the
House favorably by the parochial af-
fairs committee this week, among
them being a bill to abolish parish
boards of equalization and to make
, the police juries, equalizers; bill
to permit police juries to defray the
expenses of students in the College
| of Agriculture in the Louisiana State
University, the Lacaze bill to pro-
vide for police jurors and members
of school boards at large in parish
es where there are even numbers in b
/ the membership ofs taese bodies and
la bill to pay witnesses for attending
the drawing OF juries.
| Among the bills introduced this
week were in the Senate, to require
the State Highway Commission to
restore all roads which are destroyed
in the building of new levees; in the
House, to require police juries to
publish itemized statements OF
, money expended on public roads, and
to amend the constitution of 1921
by reducing the amount Of property
exempt from taxation. t
A bill to authorize police juries to
appropriate money for farm demon
stration work passed the Housee.
yeas II, nays IS. Another to
authorize municipalities Of $500 and
under so, 900 population to pave side
walks, also passed q yeas and>no
nay.
A strong fight is saidp have de
velopel in the House ON be bin Of
jules A. CarvilIe of ville, TO
place the clerks Of court ek on the
fee basis, which was rel S6ffted favor
ably with amendmentsaseveral days
ago by the joint judicia committee.
The measure is now on the calendar.
Those who are opposing it say they
are doing so because they consider
it step backward.
The bill providing for the removal
of the capital from Baton Rouge TO
Alexandria or New Orleans, will be-
given public hearing before the
committee on constitution and execu-
tive messages next Tuesday at 3
p. m.
By vote of 7 to 0 the House js4-
dietary committee reported untaVor-
ably the bill proposing an amend
ment to the constitution abolishlng
the Legislative bureau.
A bill has been introduced IN the
House providing for the refunding
to country people throughout the
state the license tax which they paid
on horse drawn vehicles used eXclu-
sively for private purposes.
t The bill of S. 0. Shattuck to re-
quire majority Of all the qualified
voters of district instead of a ma
jority of those voting to put throug h
special taxes, was favorably report
ed by the House committee on con-
stitution and executive messages.
The bill providing an amendment
to the constitution to extend the time
for redeeming property sold for taxes
from one to five yearsQkas reported
unfavorably.
A public hearing will held be.
fore the Senate committee on edu-
cation, next Tuesday at 2 o'clock T.
M, on the Johnson general education
bill, which has met with great oppo.
sition on the part of the people 81
New Orleans, who would be the mos
affected by its terms.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27
ELISE MEMORIAL SCHOOL.
Exercises at Commence
ment Friday Of Last Week.

Elise Memorial school in the first
ward Of the parish, closed for the
session Friday of last week, with a
toms and songs il which all the pu-
pills participated, and i'll which they
Hrouittcl thcmsclr*: NEST q, ultably.
tust before the opening Of The cxer-
ri"ea. Mrs. Henry DugaS, principal
of the school, delivered a very inter
esting talk, which was greatly en-.
loyrd - all those present.
The Id medal, given BY Mr.. G.
+. Rett or the pupil making the
highest erage, was awarded to
Ellen r. Hayward. Miss Hayward
also received the gold medal offered
by Mrs. Dugas for conduct.
The gold medal for spelling, given
by the Reuss sisters, was won by
Paul Hehert.
In order to further encourage the
study Of spelling Mr.. G.'B. Reuss q
few years ago, offered loving cup,
to be competed for annually by pu-
pills of the Elise Memorial and the
Smoke Bend public schools, and also
offered 4 gold medal for the pupil in
the latter school scoring an average
above 80 and a silver medal for the
pupil with an average below 90. The
loving cup was won bv Elise Mem
orial, and Sadie Oubre of the Smoke
Bend school was awarded the Reuss
silver medal.
There was q large number of peo-
pie in attendance at the commence
mcnt and all were well pleased with
the interesting program Of exercise
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27

Sunday-Earle Williams in "The
Man From Downing Street. and q
comedy. Music by Toddle Kings at
7 p. m.
Tuesday and Wddnesday-''Over
the Hill," Fox super-special in
eleven reels. First show at 3 po m.
Thursday-Shirley Mason in ''EveC
Since Eve" and entertainment by
Mrs w. A. Poche and pupils.
| Friday-All-star cast in "AlIs
Fair in Love" and episode Of ''FighGe
ing Trail"
Saturday-Hoot Gibson in "Sur1
Fire. episode of STANLEY in Atric2"
land a comedy.
! Sunday, June 4-"No WomaEa
Knows a Universal Jewell pictnr%.
Start the day right by eating I;es-
Isoland Honey with hot butterat
icakes. Waff1es or biscuits.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27
Next Weeks Bill at the Grand.

Sunday-Katherine Macdonald in
"The Beautiful Liar" and a comedy.
Monday-Viola Dana in ''Life's
Darn Funny Vaudeville at and
8 p. m.
Tuesday-Mae Murray in 'Pea-
cock Alley" Music by Claiborne.
Doors will open at 3 p. m.
Wednesday-Alice Lake in Cover
the Wire"
Thursday-Conway Tearle in "Af'
ter Midnight"
Friday Ann Forest in "The
Great Impersonation."
saturday-Episodes of "Go Get
EN- Hutch" and "Son of Tarzan,'
Pathe News and tWo-reel comedy
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The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27
Loss - own in s. of Bonds.

According to the report submitted
by W. n: Mcfarland, supervisor of
public accounts to the House of Rep
resentatives, in response to resolu-
ton adopted last week, losses by
police juries, school boards and
drainage boards, through the sale Of
bonds below par or at discount
reached the total of $745, ,464.41
The, report contained detailed
statement Of bond sales by parishes
and districts, showing the amount OF
bonds sold, the net amount received
and the losses. The statement gives
the total sales as $6,361, ,7SO, amount
received, $5,616,315.5 SO; deductions
and losses, $745,464.41. Only a few
of the parishes, school and drainage
boards of the state are referred tc
in the report and the name of each
+: given.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27

of gasoline may be expected, the
bureaus statement indicated, citing
the increase in the number of ac-
tive refneries in March from 296
to 306. The daily average amount
of Oil run through the stills, accord
ing to the bureau was 100000 bar
rels, an increase Of $4,000 barrels
over the daily average of February.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27

The election held in the parish of
Natchitoches last Wednesday, for
the purpose Of levying a two and
one-half mill special tax for two
years to give additional aid to the
public schools, was defeated.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27

= Figures given out by the United
States Geological Survey at Washing
ton, show that Loulsiana's produc-
ton of petroleum in April declined
1,344,0O0 barrels as compared with
March. The total production for
April was 2,649,000 barrels. The de-
crease was so great that Louisiana
all but lost fourth place among Pc
troleum producing states to Kansas.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27

The disappearance Of hogs in the
vicinity of Milton, Fla, was ex-
planned few days ago, when a
large alligator, ten feet long and
weighing 500 pounds was killed.
When cut open, it was found that
the creature had recently dined on
a good-sized pig.
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The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27
Education, Bill Causes Stir.

The people of New Orleans are
said to be greatly stirred over bill
introduced in the Legislature by
Senator Delos Johnson, the purpose
of which it is alleged is to take GER
tain powers away from the Orleans
School Board and vest them in the
State Board of Education. The New
Orleans Federation of Clubs has is
sued a call for a mass meeting to be
held today to protest against the pro
posed measure 1t claimed that eX-
listing rights .5of the parish board to
certificate teachers and to appoint
teachers from an eligible list are
taken away, and the boards right
to establish EVENING" schools, trade
schools, special schools and classes
for exceptional children are not pro
vided for. ~
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27

Four young men were ordained
priests of the Catholic church, at the
St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans
Thursday. Archbishop John W.
Shaw officiated at the solemn cere-
mony and was assisted by a number
of priests. The ordination was wit
messed by large number Of relatives
and friends of the young priests
FThose ordained we're: Moses Joseph
Habeb and Ambrose Serrano, 0. S
B., New Orleans; Aloysius j. Higgin,
bothan, 0. S. B., ThibodauX, and
Fintan Maria Bru, O. S. B., Mobile
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-27
Whoopinq Cough.

This is a very dangerous disease,
particularly to children under five
years of age, but when no paregoric,
codeine or other opiate is given, is
easily cured by giving Chamherlain's
Cough Remedy. Most people believe
that it must Run its course, not know
ing that tie time is very much
shortened .pnd that there is little
danger D the disease when this
remedy 8given. 1t has been used
in manyVepidemics of whooping
cough, wit%Apronounced success. 1t
is safe and asant to take.-(Ad)
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
A SENATOR GALS FOR HELP

 - parenuy administration tariff seriously.
 thanke post in Washington As committee he literally damned he does and alarmed tariff bill he is even getting his
 of taking either like Senator Ralph while the important bill put administration is being decided
 sympahes he did this bill for Gods sake resign nd e yoursta dsomeo will here" the job but he Republican discussions n he
 thing the tariff Democrats than Republicans attend udest during the last imperative need tariff now
  bit legislation the job in Washington. fighting it.
 public decide which party most sin Republans whether the bill passed the Democrats still fighting it.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
A TIMELY WARNING

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 something Imperial Valley The desert determination of Sandy productivity agricultural districts of the still remains the valley friend because it's inland because that through it's that has helped reclaim
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Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
"The Juckiins"

Have you ever read Opie Reads ia nous novel of Southern folk. '"The Jucklins"? If you have, you will per haps be pleased to see those, sturdy characters visualized in George Mel lords splendid Paramount production of "The Jucklins" when that picture is shown at the Eagle theatre tonight and Saturday and at the Central the atre Sunday and Monday
 Few changes have been made in the story, so that every vital scene of the novel will be found in the screen adap- tation made by Frank Condon. He states that every character creation has been preserved, while the story itself unfolds on the screen exactly as it does in the story.
 There are twenty important roles in the picture, and all have been devel- oped by players capable, of portraying each distinct type artistically. Monte Blue is seen as Bill Hawes the fight ing school master, while Guinea luck lin is portrayed by Mabel Julienne Scott.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HARDING?

 the party particularly where Clifford Pnchot victory attorney general. E national explained the badly their awful  administration it's salfa good promises in every probably Eul by out MT is d administration candidates 
  candidates results president repeatedly election day
 Republicans helped White offered Chairman Hull be national admins campaign
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AT LOCAL THEATRES

of story makes him peculiarly adapted to the screen. Born in New York he early found his way to Ireland the land of his fathers. He lived in it's fairy stories, read it's folklore, attended it's schools, until at last he emerged a D. A. from University College, Dublin. MT Byrne is an athlete and lover of golf and yachting. He is a member of the International Sporting Club, New York; Woodway (Conn.) Golf Club; Riverside (Conn,) Yacht Club; is a contributor to sports magazines, and is considered an authority on boxing and wrestling.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
Legal Questions Are
 Involved in Charges Against Union Man

CHARLESTOWN. w. Va. May 1S.-- (By the Associated Press.) )-Fate of the treason charge against William Blizzard, sub-district president of the United Mine Workers of America, hung suspended in judicial balances tonight and with it perhaps the cases of g other officials, members. and sympathizers of the union. under the same indictment. ,Decision by Judge J. M, Woods in circuit court tomorrow, on the defendants motion that the court direct verdict of acquittal. was expected to involve rare legal ques' tions, and according to the unions at torneys, the status of industrial dis putes in West Virginia, as well as the ostensible quSation of sufficiency of the states evidence against Blizzard.
 The treason charges grew out of an armed march on Mingo last summer.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
'Headin' Home9

By slamming out 54 home runs in one season, "Babe" Ruth, the New York Yankee home-run artist, who ap- pears in "Headin' Home" a six-part Super-feature cinemadrama, at the Lyric theatre Sunday and Monday, was instrumental in fattening the bankbooks of hundreds of baseball fans throughout the country to the eX- tent of hundreds of thousands of dol lars.
 By slamming out more than two score and ten hits, Babe established a record that will live for years. He brought back to old timers memories of olden days when circuit drives were ordinary. Because of the laxity of the rules that governed baseball n those days. players of the ordinary ability of today ran up records that looked like football scores. But in
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
House Is Robbed

DOUGLAS-During the absence of MT. and Mrs E. ". Forney WedneB- day from their home at 1001 Fifth street, a band of thieves entered the house and removed everything they could carry away. Two suits of clothes, with extra trousers. three dresses, five shirts, an overcoat and single coat were among the articles taken.
 Fortunately, many more valuable ar .ticles were in place that the robbers did not discover. or the loss would have been much greater. As yet, the police have no clue, but they are after some supicious characters that were observed in the neighborhood during the bours the crime must have been committed, i.e., between 7:30 and Il o'clock
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
 1 nQ1O0IA|

Professor Felton, head of the Eng fish department at the Tempe normal school, spoke before the high school student body yesterday on the advan- tages of a normal school education. Professor Felton told of excellent equipment of the Tempe normal, of the many advantages 1t offered to the young man or woman who may desire to be trained fo rteaching, and of the various forms of recreation provided by the school
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
Mother's Club Formed

WHIAEWATER-M Fuess, coun- ty school nurse. organized a Mothers club last Friday at the school house. The following ladies joined: Mes danes Dillman, Patterson, Norris, Run- dell. Barnes, w. Patterson, Blalack, Kelly, Hodges, Davis and Baldridge, Mrs. Rundell was elected president; Mrs. Dlllman, vice president Mrs. Dav- is secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Bla- lack and Mrs. Baldridge were appoint ed to draw up the bylaws, assisted by Miss Harris. The first meeting lof the club will be held on June 1 at the home of Mrs. Kelly.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
INTUITION

hang things" after thou uon they will demonstrate that the s o
 though reasoning problems suaohs that renre ronng generations will strengthen this
  possessed by
 Intuition imagination dynamic behind all prompted Elias tell her sharp pcrfccng
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
Mas Onerated On

TOMBSTONE-Attorney J. T. Kings bury returned to Tombstone Wednes- day from Phoenix where he has been since Saturday having been called there due to the operation performed upon his little son Jimmy, who is suf- fering from a mastoid. According to MT. Kingsbury the child emerged nicely from the operation and is doing well, and will soon be able to return home with his mother, who is with in Phoenix.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
"After MidniahtD

"After Midnight" Ralph Ince pro duction released by Selznick, in which Conway Tearle is the star, will be the featured attraction at the Lyric thea. tre Today only. After Midnight" is a production in which the star is said to score one of his best performances and according to the advance infor- nation the story is unusually strong
 and exciting throughout.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
"The Woman God chanqedp

The Celtic romance of Dona Byrne's temperament finds abundant room for qualification in his history, The Woman God Changed" published in Hearst's Magazine, and picturize6 for Paramount by Cosmopolitan pro- ductions. It will be shown at the Gen. tral tonight and Saturday and at the Eagle theatre tho coming Sunday.
 Byrne's genius for creating this type
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
"MiraeIes of JunoIev

Almost a million feet of film were ''shot" to make possible Miracles of the Jungle" the wonder animal pro duction the first chapter of which will be shown at the Lyric theatre on Saturday. Because of the wild ami mals used, many of the scenes had to be taken over two and three times, in order to get the right action.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
New Arrivals

McNEAL-W. R. Tanner and family and w. P. Hopkins and family, or Cane City, Texas, arrived at McNeal this week. The two families made the trip by auto and were on the road two weeks on account of storms and bad roads. They expect to locate in Mo Neal or near by.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
Closes TodaY

WHITEWATER-- The Whitewater school will hold commencement exer- cises Thursday and Friday. The eighth, ninth and tenth grades will have their program Thursday evening, and the primary and intermediate on Friday morning. On Friday the school after the exercises are over. The children always look forward to the last day of school as the greatest day of the school year, as an abundance of eats of every description are served.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
is Seriously m

TOMBSTONE - Judge Albert M. Sames, of division of the Superior Court, left by auto for Stafford, where he goes to visit Judge Mcfarland on business matters. Judge Mcfarland is quite i'll and if his condition warrants he will go back to his former home in Texas.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19

these days of stringent rules, home runs are far and between and when player can accumulate the number that Ruth has. the feat indeed invites the nationwide attention that has been given it.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
Double Wedding

TOMBSTONE-A double wedding was performed by Rev. ,Thos. Arm strong at the Congregational parson- age Wednesday.
 The contracting parties were Pearl Milbert Adams, of Dragoon, and Miss Ada Parker of Parker of ServOs. AL bert Arthur Seabridge and Cynthia Elizabeth Adams of Dragoon.
 Witnesses to the ceremony were the mother of one groom and one bride, Mrs. Martha Adams, also the
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19

Military training for high school ca dets will be completed with today's training period when A. N. McLennan, commander-in-chief of the local cadet army puts his forces through their
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
Reports Death

TOMBSTONE-John Patrick. cattle man of Mescal Gap, was in Tombstone Wednesday bringing the report of the death of a well known cattleman pio- neer of that district named Salinas. who had been Ill for several months. MT. Patrick also reported that Dan Mathes. another we'll known pioneer cattleman, who has been III for the last few weeks, is improving.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
AROUND THE COUNTY

father. of the other bride, MT. F. H.. Parker, and friend, Cecilia Halder- man. s
 After a short stay in town the bri- dal party returned to their homes.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-19
Customs Agents Shot by Occupant of Auto

FL PASO Tex. May 1S.-TOm Nor ! ris and Grover c. Webb, mounted GUS toms agents, stopped an automobile crossing from Mexico on a bri1ge near Clint, three miles east of here tonight. l The driver turned as though he was going to speak, drew a revolver. and shot twice, wounding both agents in the head. Then the car turned and sped back into eMxico Morris was shot through both checks. Webb is more seriously injured, his lower jaw being fractured, while the bullet Is i'm bedded in the bone. Both agents have been line riding for some time and the customs service believes deliberate attempt to murder them was made by bootleggers.
 The worlds record output of coal was 579,3S6,000 tons in 1918.
 Only six ounces of radium has been produced in the last 26 years.
 Toledo, O., boasts of the largest goldfish hatchery in the world.
 Yellow corn in superior to white corn for the feeding of hogs not on pasture.
 The flag of the German republic has never been flown in some parts of