The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
Burnside Notes and Leaks
By Henry c. Braud,

| The building of new levee, one
mile long fronting the Marchand set
tlement and Riverton plantation, was
begun last week, when the United
States government dredge boat was
moved to do the work Along with
| it is the Oil which shelters about
sixty employees, engaged for. eight
hours duty night and day.
There came to this place two
years ago from Paulina, our neigh
Dor. on the east, most valuable citi-
zen, in the person of Pierre Brignac.
He ig tenant Of the Orange Grove
plantation, the land between the pub
lie road and the railroad tract. A
man with very large family, a hard
worker, with more than the average
intelligence, economical frugal, fixed
II t1s opinion as to what is right
CT wrong, he has a bank account and
does not own an automobile. Entire
nous, that explains why he has a
deposit in he bank. He cultivates
the least acreage of any of the Miles
tenants. He is cane grower. a
truck farmer chicken raiser,
wood chopper and any and every
thing that tends to make agricul-
tural pursuits success Wish that
there were more like him.
How do judges reach their con-
clusions in passing sentences on those
adjudged guilty is an enigma to me.
I read of one in St. Tammanv parish
sending negro to the penitentiary
for six years for stealing chickens.
The St. Tammany judges liberality
vi hni
Is IN striking contrast with the econ
o1ny displayed by the Ascension
judge in giving time to two white
burglars, who pleaded guilty last
Week-three months Jail to date from
their incarceration, which set them
free at once. [ say again why and
how is is done?
Whe1nthe legislature meets next
May, VIII it undertake the useless job
OF making or unmaking a governor
to succeed the preGent one? At the
session Of 1918, it launched the can
didacy of a "Mouton." Who will be
tha goat this time? Legislatures
come and Legislatures go; the one
that will meet in May will be "laid |
BY fer good in the early days of
July But what is the difference.
there will be new one two years |
Iatei.
The promotion Of DR.. Hubert
Work from the position Of first as
lstant postmaster general within one
brief yea6.to be postmaster general |
and member Of President Hard
ng's cabinet, shows how the Repub-
leans can forge ahead. I read in
he Review of Reviews, "Dr. Work
Was for number Of years the Col
orado member Of the National Re-
Committee, but always a
physician. Now you
nave the solution Of the great postal
ystem, DR.. Work will diagnose what
) required and needed and prescribe
he rensk perhaps' His name
Work, is a f!hsnomer, it will not ap-
'ly anymore to the efficiency of his
,art of the work than the names
Burleson or Hayes The
eal running Of the several depart
nents is carried on. by Messrs.
)rone. Doolittle, Smallwood and
ther5. Who receive about $240o q
ear as salaries. Touiour Ia meme
hose, No change.
Heading in the Times-Picayune
Wednesday: "Ford Virtually Loses
n Shoala Proposal" Did anyone l.;
yer expect anything else from a
arrow-minded partisan congress?
Ir. Ford proposed to make CONNER
iaI fertilizers for the use of the
arnera Congress will make fer {
ilizer of his proposition by burying /
:. Last Saturday marked the close K
the first year of the aHrding ad-
linistation, year of disappoint- =
lents. Harding and Prosperity s
vas the slogan. Has it been re- IS
eemed? What has congress done T
18th the tariff that prompted 49, Is
90 misguided electors in Louisiana :
} vote the Republican ticket, mostly I
rom the third congressional district T
nd in New Orleans where 5000 ne 6
70 men and women voted that way?
f course, in the "sugar country"
le vote was cast for sugar by Demo- F
,atic officials who hold lucration J
ositions <anjudges, district attor-
eys, jo6AgM the customhouse etc,
L along the line.
Sam Robertson of Lauderdale, who o
ad been a patient at the Martin t
anitarium in this city for the past a
70 weeks, had sufficiently recovered e
be able to return to his home last l.