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The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
TO POSTPONE LEGISLATURE.
Opening to Be Delayed to June S on
Account Of High Water.

According to reports from Baton
Rouge, the indications are that the
Legislature when it convenes in BIZ
ennial session, ON May 8, will i'm
mediately adjourn to some future
date when the high water crisis shall
have passed. The date mostly IA
vored for the opening, is June S.
Governor Parker a few days ago
received from Attorney General A..
V. Coco, an opinion on the plan to
adjourn the Legislature until a later
date. The opinion is as follows:
''This will answer your inquiry of
this date as to your authority to post
pone the next session of the Legisla-
ture, it having occurred to you that
this may be necessary on account of
present flood conditions in the state
and continued necessity of vigilance
to prevent breaks in our levees.
"You state that this matter has
been called forcibly to your attention
by members of the Legislature who
have suggested this course in the
general public interest.
Il know of no constitutional pro-
vision which would authorize the
governor to postpone the meeting of
the Legislature as fixed by The con-
stitution on the second Monday in
May.
II find however, that the Legisla-
ture itself, under Section 20 or Ar
ticle 3 Of the constitution, may by
the concurrence of both houses, ad-
journ for such time and even to
such places as emergency may re-
quire. A quorum of either the SEN
ate or the House could act in this
matter, and I think it advisable to
let that body take such course as it
may deem in the public interest"
Several members of the Legisla-
ture are of the opinion that the law
making body has authority under the
constitution to meet May 8 and ad-
journ until a later date without i'm
pairing any Of it's legislative rights.
They base this opinion on Section
of Article 8 of the constitution,
which reads in part as follows:
"The Legislature shall meet at the
seat of government, on the second
Monday in May, 1922, and biennially
thereafter, and the session thereof
shall be limited to sixty days"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
WILL. LEAGUE BE ISSUE?
Speech of Former Governor Cox
Projected in Senate Debate.


In speech delivered at jefferson
Day dinner in New York recently,
James M. Cox, Democratic candidate
for president in 1920, made the de-
claration that the League of Nations
would be the issue in the campaign
of 1924. The statement Of Mr..
Cox was injected in debate in the
Senate by Senator Medill McCor-
mick, Republican, of Illinois, classed
as a "bitter ender," who stirred that
body when he asked his Democratic
colleagues if they endorsed the state
ment of their presidential candidates.
Before any of the Democratic sena-
tors could reply Senator Borah, Re-
publican, of Idaho, asked Senator
Mccormick question. If it was not
a fact that a number of Republican,
senators would vote for the League
of Nations should it again come up
for discussion.
The Idaho senator bluntly said !:
"The most powerful influences in the
administration outside of the presi-
dent himself, ase for entering the
league and if they are reported cor
rectly by their pro-league friends
they are doing all they can to get
the country into the league" Sena-
tor Borah explicitly named Secretary
of State Charles E. Hughes and Sec
retary of Commerce Herbert Hoover
as advocates of the participation of
the United States in the League of
Nations. Beyond the verbal ex-
changes the injection of the league
issue did not figure in the proceed
ings of the Senate.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
CREvAssE AT MYRTLE GROVE.
Hope of Closing Break in Plaquemine
Parish Levee Abandoned.

A crevasse occurred in the Missis
sippi river levee at. Myrtle Grove, in
Plaquemine parish about IS miles
below New Orleans last Saturday
morning. Efforts to close the gap
Saturday and Sunda made no head
way, and the conclusis was reached
that further work Wo entail only
a loss Of money. lose the ere
EYasse,itts was said Wassss cost atas1f
SIS 900, and the Lafourche Levee
Board is reported to have only about
$4,000 available. ="
It is estimated that the crevasse
will cause a properly damage OF
about $1,0OO,00O. Property operated
by the Deer Range Plantation Com
pany is most directly affected. This
CORPORATION controls nine sugar plan
tations on the lower east bank of the
river. The company operates about
10000 acres, half of which is in cult
vation in sugar cane, and only 300
acres will be saved. The company
in it's biggest year made $4,000 tons
of cane and produced 100000
pounds of sugar. The land alone is
said to be worth 500 an acre. Last
year INe cOilCctil pdlu w tilC oiiioSo'
States government $4,000 income
| tax.
Oysters, shrimp and trapping are
the other industries which will be
affected by the food Oyster beds
| virtually are ruined since the water
will kill off the crop. Shrimp will
leave the territory and might be fol-
lowed elsewhere, but muskrats, whose
hides yield an annual profit of ap-
proximately 100000 to trappers on
| the lower coast, will be drowned.
AS protection to plantation set
Elements back levees along the
marshes were cut in several places.
In spite of the widespread inunda-
ton no authenticated report of any
loss of life among men or livestock is
| aya liza h1a
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
BOOZE REWARDS ILLEGAL.
Police Juries Without Authority te
Paw Informers of Hootch Makers.

Pay Informers of Hootch Makers.
In reply to an inquiry from C. j.
Ellis, Jr., district attorney Of Rich
land parish, George S. Guion, assis-
tant attorney general, has given a
written opinion to the effect that the
parish police jury has no authority
whatever to offer and pay rewards
to those who obtain information for
the prosecution of violators of the
Hood Act. Mr.. Guion also states
that the school board has no author
ity, in any case, to offer and pay re-
wards, citing the case of Luchini vs..
Police Jury, reported in the 1875 La.
page 972, that "school boards are
created for the purpose of furthering
the education of the youth of the
state and are not authorized to Of
fer rewards for the detection and
punishment of crime" Mr.. Guion
said that in the same case the Su-
preme Court further held that the
police jury had the authority to re-
ward those who furnished informa-
ton against violators of its ordi-
nances, but that it did not have any
authority to provide system of re-
wards for denouncing violations OF
the state criminal laws. It Is said
that the parish of Richland has been
endeavoring to have the police, jury
take steps to prevent liquor law vlo-
lations, but in view of the attorney
generals opinion, such efforts will be
held in allegiance.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
Open Bids For Two Highways.

At Baton Rouge last week, the
Louisiana Highway Commission open
ed bids for the building of the inn
proved highways from Thibodaux to
Lockport in Lafourche parish, dis
tance of % miles, and from st:
Joseph to Tallulah in Madison and
Tensas parishes, a distance of 18
miles. Thirteen bids were received
for the first and eight for the second.
The bids will be tabulated and the
contract awarded in the early future.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
A Farmer Cured Of Rheum atism.

"A man living on a farm near here
came in a short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. | hand
ed him bottle of Chamberlain Lin
iment and told hia. to use it freely
says C. p. Rayder, Patten Mills, N. 7.
"A few days later he walked into the
store as straight as string and hand
ed me dollar saying, give me another
bottle of Chamberlain Liniment;
want it in the house all the time for
it cured me. e."-(Ad.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
Clean Up.

The spring season with its beauti-
full flowers, cheerful breezes and
song birds is with US; nature has
awakened in another resurrection,
furnishing US with inspiration to take
up anew the tasks of life. Our first
task should be to make our environ
ments clean, safe and healthful.
Clean up, remove all dead leaves,
dry grass and rubbish which may
have accumulated about your premi-
ses during the winter months. This
is the time to do it.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29

It is reported from Washington
that SO per cent of all cotton export
ed is being carried on ships flying the
American flag. Five months ago
only IL per cent of cotton exports
was moving on American bottoms.
This shows a greatly increased inter-
est of shippers in the American Mer-
chant Marine.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
Next Weeks Bill at the Grand.

Sunday-Katherine Macdonald in
"Her Social Value and a comedy.
Monday-"Souls of Men" and
Pathe News.
Tuesday - Norma Talmadge and
Harrison Ford in "The Wonderful
Thing" Music by Claiborne.
Wednesday-Lionel Barrymore in
'sThe Devils Garden"
Thursday - "The Little Fool" "
Benefit Donaldsonville High School
library. Musical numbers at 8 p. m.
Admission, II and % cents.
Fridav-Constance Talmadge in
"Pollv of the Follies" and a comedy.
Saturday-Episodes Of "Thunder-
bolt Jack" and "White Eagle" Pathe
News and a comedy.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
RED CROSS TO HELP.
Will Gellect Clothing for Flood Suj
ferers at Request of Governor.

The Baton Rouge Chapter of tho
American Red Cross has been aske'.
by Governor John M. Parker, to take
charge of the collection of clothing
for flood sufferers in Louisiana, ana
it has accepted the charge. The re-
quest was contained in the folloWir',
letter:
"Baton Rouge, La, April q, 1922.
"Hon. W. P. Connell, Vice Chairman,
Baton Rouge Chapter, Americas
Red Cross, Baton, Rouge, Ia.
"Dear Sir-From the river reports.
fear it may be necessary to imm"-
diately take care Of a large numEos
of people who will be utterly desti-
tutc and without clothing.
II therefore request that you is
sue public call that all parties haV-
ing old clothes for men, women ans
children send them prepaid to Baton
Rouge to the Red Cross for distribr
ton.
II am asking the express con7-
panies to wire their agents to accept
shipments of this kind as they die.
during the calamity of 1912. anC
feel confident that they will patrio, J.
ically respond.
"Your organization will be al
vised should any disaster occur, ans
you can count on the heartiest cs,
operation of this office.
"Yours very truly,
"JNO. M. PARKER, Governor.
| A statewide appeal for clothin,
has been sent out, and all those VIII
have old clothes of any kind to spare
are asked to send thei.l by expires
to the Baton Rouge Chapter, Ame1
lean Red Cross. All express office
| in the state will accept shipments &
clothing made to the Red Cross fre
of charge.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
Mr.. C. H.. Landry, Sr., offered the
following ordinance and moved its
adoption:

lo1ltWIIS IilOPCu iIo
adoption:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance prohibiting the operation of
commercial or business trucks of more
than one-half ton capacity the pub
lie road along the Mississippi river on
the east bank thereof during the pres
ent high stage of water and providing
a penalty for the violation thereof
Whereas, several soft spots have develop
ed in the gravel road in the parish of AS
cension, along the Mississippi river on the
east bank Thereof, which have been made
| very boggy by heavy traffic and as result
trucks and automobiles get stalled in some
of the said holes and have to be pulled out.
and
Whereas it is imperative that the roads
! along the Mississippi river be preserved in
| rood condition during the present high wa
| ter. to enable the quick movement of men
and material in an emergency,
Be it ordained by the police jury of the
| parish of Ascension state of Louisiana that
| from and after the passage of this ordinance,
| the operation of commercial or business
| trucks of more than one-haff ton capacity
on the public road along the ..Mississipp
| river, on the east hank thereof, be and the
| same is hereby prohibited
| Be it further ordained, etc, that any per.
! son, firm or corporation violating the pro-
| visions of this ordinance, shall, upon con
| viction. be fined in a sum not to exceet
fifty $500 dollars. or imprisoned in th'
parish Jail for term not exceeding ten
days, or both in the discretion of the court
Be it further ordained etc, that this or
dinance shall go into effect Immediately up
on its passage and shall remain in effcc
during the present high stage of the waite
| in the Mississippi river.
The motion was seconded by Mr.
| J. we Landry. Roll-call on the or
dinance resulted as follows: Ayes
Stuart, Reuss, Leblanc, C. H. Ian
dry, Sr., Wright, J. we Landry an
Eby. Nays-none. And the ordi
nance was declared adopted.
There being no further business
on motion Of Mr.. Eby, seconded b
Mr.. Reuss, and carried the meetin
adjourned.
| R. J. CHAUVIN, Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29

The National Retail Clothiers' and
Furnishers' Association will hold
their annual convention in New Or
leans May 29-31.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29

Don't fail to attend the perform
ance at the Grand next Thursday
Benefit D. Fl. S. library.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29

See "Midsummer Eve" at ahs
Grand Theatre next Thursday. Beno-
| fit D. Fl. S. library. Admission, q
and 23 cents.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29

A city directory is in course Of
preparation in the city Of Chicago,
the first in six years.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29

Fresh Eggs For Sale. Ring up
phone 203. ----------.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29

Advertise in The Chief.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-11
IDENTIFY TWO
IN Bic HOLDUP
Connect Many Other Crimes
in Important Arrest Made
at County Seat

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan IL
The two men who gave their names
and addresses as Harry Haskamp,
of New York city, and Alfred Cole,
OF Salt Lake City arrested here
Monday night by Roundsm n Geor e
Cox charged with having concealed
weapons. are now believed by the
police to have been connected with
several robberies and holdups which
have been perpetrated in this city
at $4,000 in the case of each in or
der that an investigation into their
records may be conducted.
Addition, charges to that of car
rying concealed weapons have be n
made against the two men as the
result of informa ion given the po-
Ice by Samuel Ringle of the Len
noX lunch room. The lunch room
was entered about $50 O'Clock in
the morning of Dec. 80, Ringle I'D
up and money stolen. Ringle pos
itive.y identified the two men as the
S me ones who held him up Has
kdmp and Cole are now also charged
with larceny from persons and with
assault with intent to kill.
Roundsman Cox placed the two
men under arrest when he saw them
disappear in the entry of an Albany
street store Monday night and found
both to have loaded revolvers in
their possession. The men, the
officer said, had been coming in and
out of town frequently and had
aroused his suspicious.
Continued on page ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-11
Does Not Alarm Me, He
Says; Raids Places Here,
keyport And Red Bank

bootleggers of the city have planned
to do away with him as his efforts
to enforce the prohibition laws are
making it unsafe for them to do
business in the city and for this
reason tiey have arranged with
New York gunmen to come here
and take his life. for which they
would have TO pay the sum of $50.
He urged Mr.. Cone to be on his
guard as he considered the matter
serious.
Mr.. Cone after receiving the in
formation said that If there are any
gunmen who want the job he will
put $50 to the amount offered by
the bootleggers and make it worth
their while. He said he had no
dread of any gunman that lives and
that threats of this kind are received
by Inn every day, although not
from such an influential person.
The raid at the establishment of
Mr.. Connolly took place early yes
terday afternoon and was accompa-
MED by considerable excitement.
When Cone and his men arrived ut
the hotel they found all the doors
of the place locked, but through the
glass of the front door several per-
sons could be seen in the barroom
and Mr.. Connolly, according TO
Cone. was pouring whiskey from
two quart bottles in q sink behind
the bar. When the enforcement
officer found it impossible to enter
the pla he, broke down the front
door and secured the bottles before
all the contents had been thrown
out. Mr.. Connolly when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
John A. Delaney was placed under
$500 bail for hearing on January
Is.
The raid at Keyport took place in
the butcher shop of Frank Pease
at ii From street, late In the after-l
noon. At this place three
whiskey bcttles we're found. Two
were partly filled and the other had
never been opened Two Of the bot
ties were found on a shelf in a rack
in the rear room Of the store, while
the full bottle was found under the
ice in the ice box. Mr.. Pease when
arraigued refore United States Com
missioner John A. Delaney, pleaded
guilty and was placed under $500
bail ft the federal grand jury.
A funny incident took place in
connection with this raid when one
of the prohibition men was called by
keyport officer, who evidently had
mistaken the enforcement men for
bootleggers, ard told him to watch
out or they might get caught az
many people were looking at them.
The raids at Red Bank were at
the Liberty Hotel and lunch room
across the street from the hotel. In
the hotel Cone found three and one
half gallons of moonshine. The pro-
,f hA fol Tol, q
when arraigned before Commission
er Delaney. was placed under 5000
bail for a hearing January II. AL
though nothing was found at the
lunch room Andrew Daugherty, the
proprietor, was arrested on charge
of selling and was held by Commits
sioner Delaney under $500 bail for
a hearing on January IT.
new feature: Spiral gears in rear
Chevrolet "49o." Jefferson Motors, Inc
10050 Ill it,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-11
ANNE XAT|ON Of
RUMOR
Report Legislature Will Act
on Bill to Have Perth
Amboy Annex 1t

Runiors to the effect that steps are
now under way whereby bill Will
be introduced in either the House or
the senate callinS for the annexation
of Sewaren to Perth Amboy are now
prevalent ond these reports gained
such momentum yesterday, the
opening day of the legislature, that
considerable excitement was caused
this morning among residents or
Sewaren
The reports about Sewaren this
morning were to the effect that a
bill calling for the annexation of Sc
warren to Perth Anboy had been In
troIuced in the state senate yester-
day. No such bill was introduced.
1t was learned this morning, al
though Senator Morgan F. Larson
admitted that he also heard reports
that such a bill was being prepared
and was t. be introduced.
Many Of the reports. coming from
Sewaren, were to the effect that Ar
thur A. Quinn was prominently iden-
titled witG the move to make Sc
warren a part of Perth Amboy. Mr..
Quinn was questioned over the tele-
phone this morning and denied hav-
ing anything to do with the agita-
ton.
Its the first I've heard of any
such actor" he said.
Senator Larson said:
Reports have reached my ears
that such s. bill was to be introduced
but l do not know whether it will be
introduced first in the House or the
senate"
He said he did not know who was
behind the move or what the object
was in bringing about the change at
this time. li&x
Assembl yman Edward j. Peterson
when asked abou. the matter, said
he heard nothing of it in Trenton,
but had received numerous tele-
phone calls from Sewaren residents
asking if such bill had been in
troduced. Assenlbiyman Peterson
I'd il was his opinion that under
the home rule act of 1917, it is not
necessary for the legislature to pass
a bill authorizing such annexation.
He said he thought such annexation
coull be carried out by petition of
those residing in Sewaren to the
city of Perth Anlbcy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-11

The Senior Organization of the Y
u II. A. installed their new officers
last night. and President Harry Med
irets appointed the following COM
mittees fof the new year: Enter
ta,nment, Benjamin Encherman;
ch irman; Edward Cohen, Da ID
Metzendorf, Morris Goddard ana
Tsador Sladkus; athletic committee,
leo Lowenkopf, chairman, Loo
DR. Benjamin Slobodi n,
Arthur Weiss and Isaac Levine;
house committee. Williah NahamkISl.
chairman. Samuel Cohen frahh
Vogel, Louis Daitz Ralph Koch'
Courier committee. I'll. II. Nussbaum'
chief; irwin Goldstein. as
sociate editor; Leo Slobodien humor-
Gus editor; Leo Lowenkopf, athletlc
editor; Louis Daitz, Edward CoRen
ond Frank Vogel, board Of mana
gers; Samuel Cohen, circulation
acnager. Refreshments were served
to properly conclude the meeting
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-11

Warning has been received by
Federal Prohibition Enforcement
Officer Sam H. Cone, that the boot
leggcrs in this CITY are planning to
take his Life. The warning came
yesterday during series of raids
that took Mr. Gene and his assist
ants froI' tkis city to Red Bank and
Keyport, and caused the arrest of
four persons.
Mr.. Con begar his raids yester-
day at noon in Red Bank and then
came to tiis city where he raided
the hotel at Market and Sheridan
street of which John F. Connolly is
the proprietor. II was while Mr..
Connolly WAS being arraigned before
United States Commissioner John A.
Delaney, tnat Mr.. Cone was warned
by an Influential man in this city,
whose name he refused to make pub
lie, that his life was in danger.
According to the Information
given Mr.. Cone by this man the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-11
METUCHEN WOMEN HEAR
MISS ELDA LASKA SING

METUCHEN, Jan. 11:-The
Woman's Club of Metuchen had the
unprecedented pleasure of hearing
Miss Elda Laska, the well known
mezzo -contralto, in several numbers
yesterday afternoon at an interest
ing session. She displayed the de-
Hghtful qualities of her contralto
voice in several groups, singing each
one with the power and beauty for
which she has so often been lauded
in many parts of this country and
Canada. Her rich and vibrant notes
combined with her pleasing person.
ality make up an ideal combination
and she was received most enthusi-
astically. Among her numbers were
''Habanieri" from Carmen and THE
Memorial Prayer" sung in Russian.
Miss Flanagan, of Newark, gave
an interesting talk on the Mary
Fisher Home at Tenafly and 1t is ex-
pected that her appeal for assist
ance will meet with a generous re-
SDOnSe,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-11
COME GETS DEATH THREAT BEFORE RAIDS
new GOVERNMENT ACTION
TAKEN BY IRISH CHIEFS

DUBLIN, Jan. 11.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-Measures to be taken
toward setting up new government
in ireland for carrying out the terms
Of the AnEIo-Irish treaty were con-
sidered b. the cabinet of the Dali
Eireann al a meeting begun shortly
after noon today in the Mansion
House. One of this first moves. 1t Is
understood will be the appointment
of commission to proceed to Lon
don and confer with the British gov
ernment
1t is regarded as likely that Dub
lin castle will be taken over from
the English within the next few days.
The release of political prisoners
by Great Britain is expected in a
day or two
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-11
Mackay Out of Race

TRENTON, Jan. 1l:-Ihe ways
have been creased for the nomina-
tion by President Harding of former
Assemblyman Walter G. Winnie, OF
Bergen county, to be the new United
States district attorney, succeeding
Elmer H. Geran on February 10.
According to reliable authority
Senator Frelinghuysen has agreed 10
ioin with Senator Edge in recon- :
mending the appointment or the
Bergen man, which means that the
nomination will soon go to the
United States senate.
The news will be received with
pleasure by Republican state lead
ers who are interested in party sue
cess next fall. 1t means the pac1fy-
ing a the Bergen county ofganlZa-
ton. which is said to have become
restless because of the fact that the
leaders thought it wise for state SEN
ator and Senate President Mackay
to retire from the gubernatorlal race
against Senator Runyon.
That the Republican leaders want
to keep Bergen solidly in line goes
without saying, in view of the fact
that this county rolled up 17,00O
plurality for the Republican ticket
in the last election. State Chairman
Stokes, speaking at the luncheon IN
honor of Senator Mackay here yes
terday at the Stacy-Trent. declared
that Bergen was the banner Re
publican county in the last cam
paign.