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The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

i VIII 20 Sksas
IIissi1,5 zzsss y sure should b
81, The sum tsa. be made available
should be from $7p,o0o,ooo to $780,
100000.
t'2.. The jurisdiction Of the Missis-
lsippi river commission for the purpose
of flood control should be extended
to the tributaries and outlets of the
Mississippi river.
"3 In addition to levees the new
act should provide for other works
for flood control SO as to cover out
lets, spillways, or such other methods
as may be adopted for regulating
flood heights in the lower river.
"a. This bonding provision should
be carried in the new legislation in
order to enable the various .levee
boards to issue long term bonds to
cover amounts they may have to con-
tribute.
81 believe the only point seriously
at issue is the ratio of contribution
by the local interests for levee con-
|struction. It seems to be generally
conceded that the $4,OO0,0O0 or $5,-
100000 for bank revetment, with the
$1,000,000 per year necessary to
maintain the government organiza-
ton should be contributed solely by
the United States. This expenditure
will be eventually run to from $780,
600 to $1,000,000 according to the
estimates.
''The ratio of contribution by the
local interests for levees and other
flood control works will be settled as
a result Of the hearings. This should
be settled on the basis necessary to
secure the full amount required to
guarantee protection and in sucn a
way as to not increase local taxes.
'The government already has res
ognized flood control on the Mlss's-
sippi river as national problem and
is in full charge Of the main river
from Rock Island, ILL.,, to the Gulf of
Mexico. But as the law now stands
no appropriation is authorized for
controlling the flood waters of the
river on the tributaries and outlets.
After six years Of effort it is con-
ceded that this extension ought to be
made and that all the people who
are affected by floods and burdened
with taxes should be equally protect
ed.'
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO PARADE IN '23
Local Fire Board Makes Plans for
Big Celebration Next May.

Annual parades by the local fire
department will again be feature
each year, and big day be celebrated
annually by that organization. This
was decided at meeting Of the Don
jacksonville Fire Board, held last Mon
day night.
For ten years past no parade of
the department has been held. The
last celebration being in 1912, ac-
cording to the records of the depart
ment. These affairs were of great
interest to the citizens and attracted
great crowds to the city every year,
but in 1912, the year Of the high
water, and following closely there
after the great war, caused discon-
tinuance of the annual festival. At
the meeting Monday night it was
agreed to again renew the. big event
and plans were begun to carry out a
big program for the day.
The parade next year will be held
on the second Sunday in May. Com
mittees to carry out the affair were
appointed as follows:
Soliciting committee for funds: Fl.
Schaff, Sr., and V. A. Rodrigue. Ar
rangement committee: Harold Mar
chand, chairman; Frank Milano, V.
Templet and Mike Gapone.
Both Of these committees will be-
gin work at once and it is expected
that when spring comes the plans will
be full worked out and a big program
arranged for the day.
Other important matters were
taken up at the meeting, among which
was a discussion of the activities of
the different companies comprising
the department. It was insisted that
lack of interest was shown by some
of the companies and it was decided,
that unless a better showing was
made by these, that they would be
dropped from the board.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
TWENTY -FOUR In
STATE UNIVERSITY
FROM THIS PARISH
Twenty One Mem and Three Girls At
tend Big State Institution
Glasses This Year.

Ascension parish is represented at
the Louisiana State University by "a
students; twenty-one men and three
girls. Six Of the men are vocational
students and are taking the agricul-
tural course. They are L. l.. Babin
of Prarieville, L. J. Berteau, L. S. II.
vocational club, Of Gonzales, L. P.
Gautreau of Duplessis, D S. Guedry
of St. Amant, J. A. Hebert, L. s. U.
vocational club, of St. Amant, and
NJ. c. Painter, L. S. y. vocational
club, of Gonzales. y
R. E. Harp of Donaldsonville, rep
resents the 9Th year sugar engineer
ing school.
H. J. Braud, agricultural student,
of Dutchtown has the honor of rep
resenting the senior class.
The two juniors are: E. C. Han
son, Jr., member of the Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternity, of Donaldsonville,
chemical engineering student and
Miss Winnifred Wathen, member of
the Kappa Delta sorority, Of Donald
sonville, home economics student.
The seven sophomores are: D. L.
Bornman, Jr., of Hope Villa, agri.
culture, P. II: Leblanc Of Smoke
Bend, arts and sciences, F. S. Noel
Of Mccall, agricultural, L A. Richard
of Donaldsonvllle, mechanical engi,
neering, S. Vega, member Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternity, Of Donaldsonville
arts and sciences, G A. Webb, OF
Hope Villa, agriculture, W. E. Will
liaams of Brignac, agriculture
The six freshmen are: J. P. Bor.
man Of Hope Villa, agriculture, J. L.
Brown Of Prarieville, arts anc
sciences, R. T. Hanson of Donald
sonville, Electrical engineering, L. J
Klienpeter of Hope Villa, agriculture
J Y. McGuffey Of Prarieyille, elec
trical engineering, Miss N. E. Babir
of Dutchtown, teachers college.
: Miss Inez S. Cooke of Gonzales i!
a special student of arts and sciences
There are 1145 students enrolled
in the university during the presen
session compared to an enrolment O.
1885 at this time last year.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
Farmers Short Course.

Farm bureau members throughout
the state will be urged to attend the
annual short course for farmers to be
held at Louisiana State University
during the week of January to ~,
according to the announcement by
Harry F. Knapp, secretary-manager Of
the Farm Bureau Federation. A spe-
cial effort will be made to coordinate
the work Of the farm bureau with
that of the state college of agricul-
ture. Plans are now being laid with
the assistance of W. R. Perkins, di-
rector Of extension, and w. R. bod.
son, dean Of the college Of agricul.
ture, to include instruction in com
modify marketing in the program OF
the short course, :11d an effort vii!
be made to secure aryices Rf 9
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
Thieves Active in Thibodaux.

Harry Weber, road contractor,
brother Of T. C, Weber Of this city,
was the victim Of one of series of
robberies which occurred in .Thibo-
daux last Saturday night. Mr.. Weber
now lives in Thibodaux, having re-
moved there from this city. During
Saturday night thieves entered Mr..
Weber's house and obtained loot
valued at $40O. Not satisfied with
rihing this house they took all the
clothes on the line at the home of A:
S. Donnaud. They also attempted
to rob the home of P. J. O'Neil, but
were seen by one of the children and
ran away. At the Quality Pharmacy
they puctured a few syrup bottles
and at Benoit & Auquin grocery they
took goods to considerable value.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
GREAT MINSTREL
SHOW AT WILBERT
"Lasses" White and His Comedians to
Hold Boards Sunday Night.

classes" White and his all star
MINISTRIES, who are holding the boards
at the Tulane theatre in New Orlaans
this week, and will close the engage
ment at that house tonight, will be
the attraction at Theatre Wilbert, in
Plaquemine tomorrow night. In
speaking of the performance David
Barbee, theatrical critic of the New
Orleans States says
"sLasses' White is the most tai
ented black face comedian on the
American stage. He has no peer in
minstrelsy, and few equals in low
comedy. When he was in the same
company with some fthe other rres-
ent day Stars of cork he shone with
brightness that is peculiarly his
own. Minstrelsy does not call for a
high order of comedy. The charac-
ters it portrays are simple folk, the
simpler they are the more appealing
to the audience. One recalls the i'm
personation of Neil O'Brien, one of
the classic representation of a shut
fling ignorant darkey, as the best Of
this type. 1t was the nearest thing
to correct copy of nature that the
minstrel stage has seen, and it de-
,ended for it's effect on the fact that
it was true embodiment of a charac-
ter familiar to most of US.
"Mr. White darkey is also a "enu-
inc copy, but it is different kind
Of negro he gives US. Not the black
ed-up white man parading as a dar-
key, but the real thing itself. He
shows himself first in the oilo, as the
conventional minstrel man with his
comic song and dance. This has a
charm all it's own. To see 'Lasses' do
a few steps with his back to the au-
dience, then caracole and turn side
wise, flirting with one of his end men
and making google eyes at him, is
a sight worth going miles to witness.
1t catches hold of you and doesn't
turn loose. He is master Of the topi-
cal song and the one he uses in this
number is full of rhythm adm intrinsic
humor, but it gets its spirit of fun
from the inimitable grace and conf
cality of the actor who is singing it.
"Wtih stroke of what might easily
be termed genius he changes himself
from this conventional type into the
character which has brought him fame
and we hope fortune. The darkey he
represents is cocoanut headed negro
with big eyes and bigger feet and a
braggart in speech and actions. 1t
is a fussy little coward of "nigger''
he gives us, type not uncommon and
always humorous. With this instru-
ment Mr.. White plays on the risibles
of his audience until he makes their
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
Next Weeks Bill at the Grand.

Sunday-Viola Dana in "Glass
Houses" and comedy.
Monday-Jack Hoxie in ''Hills of
Hate" and Pathe News.
Tuesday - Betty Compson and
Bert Lytell in "To Have and To
Hold" Music by Claibornes orches-
ira.
Wednesday-Mia May in "The
Wife Trap"
Thursday - Nazimova in ''Dolls
House." From the Ibtzen novel.
Friday-Gloria Swanson in 'Her
Gilded Cage" Return engagement,
and comedy.
Saturday episode Of In ,
the Day IaR1 episode Of
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
The Key that Unlocks the Door to
Long Living.

The men of eighty-five and ninety
years of age are not the rotund, well
fed, but thin, spare men, who live on
slender diet. Be as careful as he
will, however. man past middle age
will occasionally eat too much or of
some article of food not suited to his
constitution, causing indigestion or
constipation and will need dose Of
Chamberlain Tablets to move his
bowels and invi3orate his stomach.
When this is done, there is no reason
why the average man should not live
to a ripe old age.-(Adv)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
You are invited to call
and hear the latest Victor
records at the Wright Fur
niture store.

In accordance with the cooperation
and assistance promised the South
Louisiana Fair Association by the
citizens of Donaldsonville, in it's eff
fort to reduce the operating expen-
ses of the Tenth Annual Fair, the
following firms and individuals nave
pledged the services of one or more
men for the eight days show: Ascen-
sion Auto Company, Casso, Harp &
Casso, The Fashion Company, 7.
Lemann & Bro, Montero & Brande,
Reynaud' Truxillo Motor Co., P. S.
Richard, U. A. Rousseau, Swift &
Co. Other names will no doubt be
added in our next issue.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
CONTRACT is LET
FOR DECORATING
CARNIVAL FLOATS
Mrs A. l.. Tullier of New Orleans Al
lotted Work of Making Three
Floats for Big Parade.

contract was made on Wednes-
dav by the executive committee OF
the Donaldsonville Carnival Assocla-
tion, with Mrs. A. L. TullIcr Of New
Orleans, by the terms OF which she
has been engaged to decorate three
of the floats for the coming carnival
+n he held February IS. Mrs. Iui-
liar is an artistic and skillful deco
rator. and has had many years ex-
ncrience in float work, having been
rmploved bv some Of the largest car
n;val clubs of New Orleans to deco
rate their floats for The annual Mard1
Gras parades held in that city. Mrs.
Tullier will begin work on the three
floats al once.
Three other floats will be decorated
hv local artists who have had expert
cnca in such work. In all six floats
viii be completed by the association,
While it. is assured that number Of
others will be entered in the parade
bw local merchants and by business
concerns from New Orleans ana
other cities.
The carnival executive committee
consisting Of DR.. IL. +. Vul'1a'iiy'
chairman, F. l.. Irepaghlet' a. u
BOuchereau, " H. isoti - ~
Henry Kocke, also announce, that
arranpemcnts are completed TOR lhe
b;o benefit dance which will be given
Christmas night at the Elks' club
This affair is in TIE hands of a COM
mittec composed. Of four entnus!las'ic
and energetic young ladles' M1s3es >
Roval Casso, Enola Richard, kosane ;5, e
Landry and Mrs. Henry kocke. lhis
committee has issued invitations apo
prepared a program for the occasion. H.
Claibornc Williams orchestra has
been engaged for the affair. A fea,
ture Of the evening will be a special
program, rendered during the inter-
missions of dances, which will con-
sist of fancy and toe dancing ana
musical numbers, vocal and lnstlu-
mental. 1t is proposed to make TINS
dance and entertainment one OF me
hest that has ever taken place IN TINS
citv. Being held Chrismtas night
the Elks' hall will be beautifully dec
Grated the Yuletidc feeling to be the
motif and palms, palmetto, ferr
and mosses will be used to the best
effect.
It is also announced by the execu-
tive committee that on January 49,
vaudeville entertainment VIII DE
yiven at the Grand theatre, the pro-
- ceeds of which will go to the fund or
the aaanipai association.
,n last Wednsday q benetlt W PIC, !,
,,sss NH III I'M at Ia alti
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
MOST VOTERS DUMB CATTLE
Defeated Candidate for Congress Sore
Against His Constituents.

Defeated Candidate for Congress Sore
Against His Constituents.
Manuel IIerrick, who was defeated
the Oklahoma primaries for re
nomination for the seat which he
presently holds in Congress, feels sore
against his constituents and says that
most voters are dumb cattle.' In
letter to one Of his colleague. Mr..
4 Herrlek expresses his disappointment
as follows:
Most of the voters are dumb driv-
" voting cattle during that campaign
" Y, l1 days | met men who thought
alat Dick T. Morgan was still the
4 congressman ~ and that 7 was trying to
u sahe 81 MS job away from him and still
ee.aefs who thought that Charles
zsaa@andall, q ndall, the man who served out
Me unexpired term of Dick T. Nor
~ OIL two months and twenty-nine
sssays .sss5 was the congressman and that |
sas Trying to take his job away from
Ian San and still others who thought that
ssh ~ me and SwindalI was Congress
I'll and still others who did not
NV ,ah'A Who was the Congressman but
s.s, as had read all the lies, libels and
aaaefs MI and who thought that I was
ssssss sssss;. as represented in the libelous
ssaeles Az and did not know of a single
MS mat | had ever done in the
ss1est Of the people,"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

q Il g IT u 49, - - -
plantation. Nun l7efbdl Dkl ex-
hibits will be made Last Vegti South
down plantation was awarded a sill
yer loving cup at the South Louisi-
ana Fair because of the excellence Of
it's agricultural exhibit. H.
J. r. Clayton, secretary manager
of the Houma-Terrebonne Association
of Commerce, announces that large
agricultural crop exhibit from Terre-
bonne parish will be on display at
both the South Louisiana Fair at
Donaldsonville and later at the State
Fair at Shreveport. Mrs. L. J. Bar
rios, home economic agent for Terre-
bonne parish, will assist in gather
ing the exhibits.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

1TlT q ils.s Tsspmlse is for beer
with an alcoholic content Of from 4
to 5 per cent, and wine of from T
toss10 per cnt.
Some candidates, such a, Governor
Edwards of New Jersey, who in his
Democratic race for the Senate wants
to make his state Gas wet as the
Atlantic ocean, takes the extreme
view, while others see nothing more
encouraging than PTS per cent beer.
The extent to which a modificat ton
of the Volstead act can go under the
Eighteenth amendment is a judicial
question to be decided eventually by
the United States Supreme Court.
The promised activity of the Anti
Saloon League in the campaign has
materialized. Where prohibition is
an issue this organization is on the
job with plenty of money to spend.
charging that there is national
movement to repeal the Volstead law
and nullify the Eighteenth Amend
ment. The dry candidates have far
greater field backing than those who
are wet simply because they have
the Anti-Saloon League and similar
organizations opposing them while
the vets are not nearly 50 well Or
ganized.
Prohibition is an issue in nearly |
every one Of the New Englnd states,
IN New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl- |
vania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wis
consin, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado,I
Washington, Orcgon,.. California,
Utah, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana
and Texas. In all of these states it
will not be fought out in more than
one or two of the congressional dis
tricts.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
+ No Substitute Offered.

sEtfsas Eoltsfas;as what you will about druggists
e'g eaasa something ''just as good be-
ffsrt "a, ne pays a better profit, the
i a s..1i stands that ninety nine times
pI Apasa hundred druggists recon-
IsE lhamberlain's Collie and
llnoea Remedy, when the best
gEslI siae for diarrhoea is asked for,
50 because they know from
Ikssasir customers say of it, that |
oe depended upon. -(Adv.) |
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
Taking Desperate Chances.

It is true that maRy contract Sc
we're colds and reeoYer from them
without taking any precaution or
treatment, and a knowledge Of this
fact leads others to bike their chan
ces instead Of giving their colds the
needed attention. 1fS Should be borne
in mind that every N lid Weakens the
lungs, lowers the Viii I1nakes the
system less able IA agitand each
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

A few days ago, Judge c. K.
Schwing of Plaquemine, on the appli-
cation of citizens of East Baton
Rouge parish, signed an order en-
joining the officials of the latter par
ish from enforcing the no fence cat
tie law which went into effect last
April. The order was signed by
Judge Schwing in the absence Of
Judge H. r. Erunot of East Baton
Rouge, who is campaigning for the
supreme bench.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

aeh bV enunciating distinctly and
by speaking pleasantly and sincerely; !;
4. That will try to make my coun-
try's language beautiful for the many
boys and girls of foreign nations who
come here to live;
5. That I will learn to articulate
correctly one word day for one
year.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
LIBRARY PRIDE
OF HIGH SCHOOL
Is Recognized as One of the BesS in
the State Of Louisiana.
NUMBER IS

One of the outstanding assets OF
the Donaldsonville High School is its
library. It is in itself an institution
pointed to with pride by everyone
connected with the school. While
aanratted that the library
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

Secretary of Labor Davis, in his
report dealing with the procedure of
federal courts and delinquent child
ren, declares that approximately 1000
children under the age of IS years
are arrested in the United States each
year for violations of the federal
laws.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

Thibodaux has. anotheH moving pic
ture house, a frame: buS Sding 3ox80
feet erected at the cornef of Marrow
land Tenth streets. by SiAney Naquin
and Valcour J. Navarro. These men
also own and operate Che Peoples
Theatre at St. John, neaf Thibodaux.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

The third annual picnic of the
Morgan City Lodge of Elks took place
last Sunday, at Morgan City beach.
More than 1000 people participated.
The money realized from the picnic
will go into the Elks Chirs+mas doh
and toy fund.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

p. l. & p
The most important attraction viii
consist of the vaudeville performances
by entertainers of Orleans Council
No. TIA, Knights of Columbus, Sat
urday night at s o'clock and Sunday
at 5 p. m: and s p. m.
The afternoon show will include
boxing bout of four rounds between
two champions of the ring and sever
al acrobatic and other athletic num-
bers
The following is a partial list Of
the artists who will come from New
Orleans Saturday to take part in The
entertainment;
Mildred Soule, toe dancer: Mildred
Feehan, champion jazz dancer: Ina
Cailco, Jazz dancer; Mildred Schmidt,
vocal selections; Ledementie and
Bourgeols, mandolin and guitar;
Willie tlanatan, better known as
Tee Hee,' acrobatic clown; Leo
cornwall, black face comedian; Larry
Flanagan, Boob McNutt; Mrs Schmidt,
vocal artist; Earl Taylor, champion
hand balancer; Jack Doyle, 1l2-
pound champion boxer of the south:
Tony Pizzito, 10O1pound champion
boxer of the United States; II. Il.
| Ulm, manager.
There will be game Of baseball
each afternoon at 3 o'clock. On Sat
urday the game will be between Pain
courtville and DonaldsonviIle teams
and Sunday the contestants will be
White Castle and Donaldsonville.
On Sunday there will be two horse
races with entries as follows:
First race, 2:20 pace. Entries:
Symboleer, Jr., Queen of Orleans,
Suslana Ross, and Lady, Jr.
Second race-2:3O pace. Entries:
Hello Mary May Woodson, Ben
Rlalzc and Joe Machancy
The racing events will be under
the management Of Sandy Truxilic.
In addition to the above there will
be many more attractions for the en-
tcrtainment and amusement Of the
visitors and rare treat is promised
all those who attend.
The restaurant will be a feature
| of itself and the meals will be pre-
pared by experts and will be superior
to the usual fare of fair dinners and
suppers and will be served by charm
ing young girls which will make
them all the more tempting and appe-
tizing. There will be plenty of cakes
and candies and soft drinks of alt
kinds, candy wheel, bazaar where
toys and fancy work Of all kinds will
pc on sale; there will be many booths
III charge Of prominent ladies, and
music furnished by a brass band and
an orchestra throughout both days
and at night, will lend charm to the
event. The grounds will be beauti-
fully Illuminated at night by innu-
morable incandescent electric lamps
| There is every indication and prom
lse that the affair will be the biggest
of the kind ever staged in Donald
sonVille, and it remains for the peo-
pie of the city and parish to show
their appreciation of the efforts cf
those in charge by turning out in full
force and giving to the festival their
whole-hearted support to the end that
it might be made the big financial
success that it deserves.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16
Give Benefit Concert.

A grand concert will be given at
the st. Augustine's school, colored,
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The
proceeds will be given for the benefit
of the Sisters Of the Holy Family.
There will be all kinds Of amuse-
nents for old and young, ari re-
freshmen = vi NJ d illfla "a ~ liar.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

sons owning sts ponds viii 'ss' 81
supplied fish forl Stocking purposes.
Arrangements haIe been made with
the chief of the bureau Of fisheries
at Washington tol carry on the work,
which will begin about October /. =
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

EIBIIEI#H
tell them SO, and IN q mann en- hat
they will appreciate, and by SO doing
you will encourage them to attain
greater accomplishments in their art.
So for the above reasons | am sub
scribing one citizens mite toward that
worthy need, and again congratulate
Miss Aucoin and her fair pupils on
the excellence of their artistic dane
ing on Friday night last, and hope to
see them put on another Of its kind
soon.
w. T.. (.
Send The Chief your next order
for job printing.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

A monument was recently erected
in an old graveyard at Carlisle, Pa,
to the memory of MolEie Pitcher,
heroine Of the Revolutionary war.
She took the place of her husband
and served the cannon after he had
! been shot down at the battle Of Mon
mouth.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-12-16

666 quickly relieves a cold.