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The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
Miniature Bridge to Aid Engineers
Solve Problems.

A model of reinforced concrete
arch bridge seven feet long has been
constructed by the Bureau of Public
Roads, United States Department of
Agriculture to determine just how
masonry arch bridges should be de-
signed when built on a skew. A skew
bridge is one in which the roadway
is not perpendicular to the abutments,
as when a bridge crosses a stream
diagonally. It has been found that
the stresses in skewed bridge are
considerably different from those in
a bridge of the same span built per-
pendicular to the abutments, and fail
ures are said to have occurred because
this was not taken into account in the
design. The problem is so compli-
Gated that engineers of the bureau
wish to check up their theoretical
conclusions by making a faithful re-
production Of bridge, using similar
materials and Of such size that it can
be tested in the laboratory. Loads
will be applied to the model, and the
stresses at various places calculated
from measurements of the lengthen-
ing and shortening of the concrete
surface taken with very precise in
struments as we'll as by other
methods.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
WHEN EVERY MOVE HURTS

Lame every-fKeller. g, achy: and
..tsp sjlins, Aces Savoie. G. IN it's damp
Bull 81 sk'5~--ssshaa- sssHall.
or chilly? SuspRoauxDdr kidneys ana
try the remedy your neighbors use.
Mrs. Cyrille Rodeillat, 511 Houmas
St., Donaldsonville, says: my kid
neys were in a bad condition and my
back ached all the time. When
stopped over I couldn't straighten up
and | had to walk in a half bent po-
sition. could get no relief day or
night My head ached and | became
awfully dizzy My kidneys acted ir-
regularly and my feet, limbs and
hands swelled | used Doan's Kidney
Pills and they helped ne from the
first Three boxes Of Doan's rid me
of the backache and put my kidneys
in good order"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply asA for a kidney remedy-get
Doans Kicney Pills--the same that
Mrs. Rodeillat had FosterMilburn
Co, Mfrs. Buffalo. N. y.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
ACT NO. los,
A~ wv. AV0.
House Bill No. 127, by MIR. Womack.

House Bill No. 127, by MIR. Womack
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment of Section of Ar
ticle XII of the Constitution relative to
Public Education.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legisla-
ture of Louisiana, two-thirds of the men,
bers elected to each House concurring here
in; That at the next election for representa-
tives in Congress to be held throughout
the State the 7th day of November. 1922
there shall be and is hereby submitted to
the electors, for their approval or rejection
and general election laws of the state, a
proposition to amend Section of Article
XII of the Constitution of 1921, SO as to
read follows:
s'Section S. There shall be elected by the
people at each succeeding general election
la State Superintendent of Public Education
who shall be ex-officio Secretary of the
Board, and whose salary shall be fixed by
the State Board of Education at not less than
| Five Thousand $5000) Dollars, nor more than
Seven Thousand Five Hundred ts75OO)
Dollars payable monthly on his own war
rant"
And if a majority of the electors voting
on said proposition vote in favor thereof
the aforementioned Article and Section OF
the Constitution shall be SO amended
Section 2. There shall be prinetd upon
the ballot; For the amendment to section
tuition of 1921 and against the amend
ment to article five CD section twelve (12)
of the Constitution of 1924" and each cleo
tor shall indicate, as provided in the gen.
eral election laws in this State, whether he
votes for or against said amendment
Approved by the Governor:
July 13. 1922. :15 p m.
true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State:
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
To Be Voted On at Congressional
Election November Z, 1922.

ACT NO. Fl
Senate Bill No. S, by Mr.. C. H. Couvillion
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Section of
Article X of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, relative to revenue,
taxation and exemption.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Lagisla-
ture of Louisiana two thirds of all the men,
bers elected to each House concurring, That
Section of Article X of the Constitution of
the State Of Louisiana. be amended by add
ing to the last paragraph q section to
read as follows:
"rhe Legs ature shall pass no law post
poninr the payment of taxes except in case
of overflow, general confagration, general
destruction of crops, or other public calam-
such postponed taxes based on a reassess-
ment of the properties affected, for the
particular year in which such calamity oc-
ours. to be made before the postponed tax
is due
Section g That the above amendment
shall be submitted to the electors Of the
State of Louisiana for approval rejection
at the General Election for Congress to be
held in November, 1922, and that the Secre-
tary of State be directed to insert upon the
the proper column the following:
For the proposed amendment to Sec
tion of Article X of the Constitution rela-
tive to revenue, taxation and exemption
and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to Sec
tion i of Article X of the Constitution rela-
tive to revenue, taxation and exemption.
And each elector shall indicated how he votes
in the general election laws of this State.
Approved by the Governor:
July IL, 1929, 9:15 a. m.
true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
La, September s, 1922.

DOnaldsonvlle, La, September 5, 1922.
| Pursuant to ordinance adopted by the
| commission council of the city of Donald
| sonville louisiana the governing authority
of said city of Donaldsonville. Louisiana, at
| a special meeting held for that purpose at
| its office in said city September 8. l9zz.
by virtue of the authority in me vested ana
in obedience to and in compliance with saa
ordinance, /, Joseph N. Gisclard mayor 81
the city of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, do here
| by proclaim that special election Will DC
held of the property taxpayers, quahhed uh-
der the constitution and laws of the state
of Louisiana, to vote at said election, ~
| he city of Donaldsonville. Louisiana, on
| TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1922,
between the hours of o'clock a. m. and
l6 o'clock p. M, for the purpose OF obtainns
! the sense of the property taxpayers ea-
| titled to vote at said election, on the foi-
lowing proposition, to-wit:
| To authorize the commission council q
| the city of Donaldsonville. Louisiana, for aau
| on behalf of the city of Donaidsonvifle, ~
| create Indebtedness of forty-fiVe tnous na,,s
| sand dollars (s45.000) and issue negotapIss
| bonds therefor. said bonds to bear interess
| not to exceed six per cent per annum, Pa ~
| able semi-annually, and to run for periou
| of ten years 90 years) from their rp:s, resp.:ss
tive dates. for the following purposes, to-w's.
That of constructing paving, gfassi.ns =
1 and improving the streets of the cry =
Donaldsonvile, together with all ehNsaas. We,
| dfa1nS ana Other appufteHahceS an" -
sories thereto.
For the purpose of said election, anu uaa -
accordance with said ordinance, the po.nn55
place for said election is hereby designass11 ss1
| as the courthouse, in the city OF Dohaias !
| ville Louisiana, and Messrs. A. II. Iiahiss, "a
Vic Templet and Paul Bouchereau, Sr,
hereby appointed commissioners, ana :: .;or
Richard as clerk. to serve at said eiee..va Sa;ns
! The polling place herein deslgnatea .u.aS peS
situated within the limits of the c..s aid
| DonaldsonviIe, Louisiana, and an u saU
commissioners and cleerk of elect,oh s.;an
serve without compensation and sad e!ess ~
shall be conducted under and by pirtu. .ar.
| the laws of the state of Louisiana anu pshe
tieularly of Act No. 46 of 15ZA' INV a s..ta
| amendments thereof, any subsequent nd I'd
! of the Legislature supplementing OF as.ss.5@ as
l ing the same. not;ee
| | do further proclaim and g'Ye nato.
| that at o'clock p. m. on "Wednesday, n II
Der Ii, 1922, the commission coune me
| the city of Donaidsonville. Louis,ai,aa' :, aet@
governing authority OF said city, shalI alIaased lad
at it's office, and in open session oennt
| to open the ballot boxes, examine anu ..annt.
| the ballots. both as to number ana aihosd and
/ and examine and canvass thet returns. ,;sh
declare the results of said eiectioh' snhli-
| results shall be promulgated by one r.. p5 ~
cation in the official journal OF the eits ts.aid
Donaldsonville. Louisiana. published ~ So
city. .,o,.pn
Mayor and Commissioner of Pubic Heas E2
Attest. J. C. BoUCHEREAU.
City Clerk
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
Salt in Kansas.

The state of Kansas has been dry
CD for SO many years, that the soil
of that commonwealth is fast turn
ing into salt. Already, it is said
that the production Of the mineral is
so great as to equal if not surpass
that of south Louisiana. The follow
ing interesting article on the sub
ject is taken from a recent issue OF
the Times-Picayune:
"Kansas is threatening to grab the
| crown of salt supremacy from the
brow of louisiana Of recent years
the Kansan with no recognizable ex-
cuse in fact or logic has claimed to be
the salt of the earth and now the
state itself declares that it is, the salt
center of the United States.
Long that commonwealth has
been conscious of her saline pre-
miership but has been held back
from asserting her right to that posi-
tion by freight rate differential in
favor Of the Louisiana product that
has prevented the Kansas output
coming east Of the Missouri river. A
new freight rate, it appears went in
to effect late in August that does
away with the few cents ton in
freight charge that for years, accord
ing to Kansas claim, has placed her
at fatal disadvantage.
"Kansas, says telegram from To-
peka, possesses a solid bed of salt un-
derlying 1900 square miles of the
central part of the state, the stratum
Of the mineral ranging from 80 to
$50 feet in thickness and lying from
L,,, 70 l.,
meath the surface. The state has
been taking out about 100000 tons d
year but beyond that amount the
stuff was drug on the market be-
cause Louisiana's salt domes at Avery
and Belle Isle, etc, could undersell in
the great industrial centers of the
Middle West and East. A recent rul-
ing by the Interstate Commerce Com
MISSION orders that Kansas salt shall
not bear a higher rate to the St.
Louis and Chicago markets than does
salt from Louisiana. The change will
be only about forty cents on the ton
but the kansans are overjoyed.
"Will that rate have pronounced
effect on Louisiana's salt business?
We doubt it. Our Louisiana salt
DuSlIeSS is LOO eHICfeIL ana wen eS-
tablished to permit itself to be harm
ed seriously by few cents in freight
rate that at worst only established a
parity. What the Interstate Commerce
Commission order will do, however
will be to cause Louisiana salt in
terests to give serious study to all
water routes offered by the Father of
Waters. salt being an ideal bulk COM
modify for that style of transporta-
ton" t
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
LIVESTOCK SANITATION.
Hog Raising Under Proper Conditions
Not Risky.

The great Armour Packing Com
pany, in a recent publication, makes
the statement that the business Oh
pork production was at one time con-
sidered extremely hazardous because
of the great toll exacted by disease.
However, the investigations Of the last
two decades have made 1T posslple 70
reduce these hazards until insurance
companies are now willing to insure
hogs, and actually consider them a
good risk. This change has neeh
brought about by proper sanitation. 4.
The hog is difficult animal to treat
when affected by disease, and hence
the breeder must adopt every means
within his power to keep disease from
the herd. With the hog, an ounce
of prevention is certainly worth a
nonnd to cure. The filthy, dirty
hog-lot provides an excellent breeding
ground for disease germs, and every
effort must be made to remove mud
walloWs and manure, to provide prop
er drainage, and to close up cracks
and corners where filth might accu,
mulat. Disinfectants mus be uSea
freely and regularly, etc.
Of course, 1t IS not necessary "
wait to be told Of these truths by
Armour & Co., as live stock santa
ton has been our preachment tor,
these many months, says DR.. ": RI
Dalrymple of the louisiana State
University. However, wheE one OF
the largest hog-handlers in the world
sees fit TO recommend sucn measures
their Endorsement ought to bear a
great deal of weight.
Disease germs and worms are the
greatest enemies of the hog-ralser
and one of the objects Of sanitation
which includes disinfection, of course
lis to destroy these "enemies,' and
thereby create and maintain germ
free, or healthy surroundings, IN
which the animals have to exist, ano
prevent losses that would otherwise
result from the diseases brought
about by those parasites, both germs
and worms.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
ACT NO 73
House Bill Nes sad1. BY Mr.. Perez.


JoIN4SREsoItseASN
Proposing an amendInS SntzEN the Constitution
of the State of EUsfisana. relative to
| the leasing for manufacturing, CONNER
cial and business purposes, lands acquir-
ed by the board of commissioners of
the port of New Orleans for the navi-
cation canal, connecting the Mississippi
River with Lake Pontchartrain.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Legisla-
ture of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House concurring:
| That, subject to approval by the electors of
| the State. the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana be amended SO as to read as
| follows, to-wit:
The Board of Commissioners of the Port
of New Orleans shall except otherwise
herein changed and amended, have and ex-
ercise all powers now conferred by the Con-
stitution Statutes upon them; and in ad-
dition thereto, the said Board shall have
full power to lease for manufacturing and
commercial business purposes, lands acquir-
ed for the Navigation Canal connecting the
| Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain,
in the City Of New Orleans Such leases
may for a term not exceeding ninety
nine 800 years. at fixed rental, without
any provision for renewal, readjustment or
ireappraisement, said Board may determine.
Section g. Be it further resolved. etc.
that the foregoing proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the electors of the State at
the next Congressional Election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November. 1922; that on the official bal
lot to be used at said election shall be
placed the words:
For the proposed Amendment to the
Constitution giving power to the Board of
Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
to lease lands upon the Navigation Canal
in New Orleans" And the words:
Against the proposed Amendment to the
Constitution giving power to the Board of
Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
to lease lands upon the Navigation Canal in
New Orleans" And each elecor shall indicate
10 prnnOSPd nant
| cordance with the General Election laws of
the State.
Approved by the Governor:
July 13. 1922, II go a.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
Federal Taxes Fall Off

According to report from Wash
ington government tax receipts for
the month of July fell off more than
$46,OO0,O0o as compared with the
same month last year. For the month
tax collections totalled $1O6, 6,886,779
as against $153,343,217, during July,
1921. Income and profit taxes
amounting to $29,743,000 during the
month showed a decrease of $9,949,-
600 compared with July year ago,
while estate taxes aggregating $4,-
071,000 declined by. 10,275,O00.
Taxes on distilled spirits aggregating
$2,6S4,o00 for the month showed d
decrease of $2,711, 900 against July,
1921. Miscellaneous taxes, such as
transportation and anus m n t,
amounting to $48,443,000, fell off by
$27,177,000, and the tobacco tax
amounting to $26,O80,00O reflected
a decrease of $3,772,000 as against
the same month last year.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
Surprise Contests Improve Quality of
Milk Delivered.

Surprise milk contests-contests in
which the milk sold by various deal
ers in a city is compared by taking
samples occasionally without warn
ing-have been very effective in i'm
proving the milk supply of many
cities. Contests of this kind carried
out with the assistance of the United
States Department of Agriculture
have shown remarkable results in a
number of western cities. The bac-
terial counts and the total milk scores
for the cities were made up from
the results of tests of samples from
each of the delivery systems. In
Long Beach, Calf, the average bac-
terial count in the first contest was
1928; in the last contest it was
down to 1923. In the first the
average score of the milk sold there
was 71.56, and in the last it was up
to 90.67. The milk sold in River
side, Calf, improved in bacterial
count from 500 to 1922, and
rose in scale from from 1921 to 93.63
Los Angeles dealers, as a result of
these surprise contests, made great
improvement in the quality of the
milk supply, bringing down the count
from S4,169 to 1880 and raising
the score from 5000 to 91.65. The
figures for Portland, Greg, changed
from 148, 400 to 1890, and from
1919 to 92.52. The number of bacte-
ria in cubic centimeter of Seattle
milk was brought from 64,124 down
to 31,297 and the score was lifted
from $3.50 to 1924. A milk dealer
does not like to be surprised with
dirty milk on his wagon, especially
when the results of the tests are to
be published in the local papers.
When his score goes up he finds the
number of his customers going up;
when the bacterial count increases
he finds an increase in the number of
eX-customers.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in a run down. condl-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh Is a local disease. 1t Is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE ia a
Tonic and Blood Purifier, and acts through
the blood upon the mucous surfaces Of
the body, thus reducing the Inflammation
and restoring normal conditions
All druggists. Circulars free
F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
STOP AT THE ERNEST HOTEL

THIS is to advise my friends and pros
Il peetive patrons, that l have assumed
charpe and propretorship of the Ernest
Hotel. 433 st. Charles street, New Orleans
Same is being renovated and reftted prepar-
atory to occupation Oct. /. 1922. Hot and
cold baths have been installed. | solicit the
patronage of my visiting friends to New
Orleans, and guarantee them frst-class SER
vice and attention. JOHN OUBRE
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
NOTICE.

THE finance committee of the police jury
of the parish of Ascension meets al
the courthouse on the first Wednesday
OF each month to pay current bills against
the parish. All persons having claims
against the parish are requested to send or
present them to the parish treasurer before
the day of the meeting in order that they
might receive proper attention.
r. J. CHAUVIN,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
FOR SALE OR RENT.

All ACRES LAND, with colonial home
3fU other buildings and pecan grove
IN ACRES LAND in cultivation. with
~ buildings thereon
Situated on Jefferson Highway and Missis-
sipp Valley Railroad.
Applay to
G. b. REUSS. Hohen Solms, La
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
TO FIGHT CATTLE DISEASE.
Government to Aid States in Extermi-
mating Tuberculosis.

S1OVSfmSnf 70 AlQ OtaUSS lh AASSA hA
mating tuberculosis.
It is reported from Washington
that efforts of many states to eradl-
cate tuberculosis among cattle has
gained such headway that officials Of
the Department of Agriculture re-
gard the fight against the great pla-
que as making GREAT progress.
"Many counties are now raising
large amounts Of money for this -pur-
pose the department states, "and the
clean counties have set an example
that stimulates the others to follow.
Progressive communities are be-
ginning to realize that they
cannot have diseased herds and
expect to compete with farm
ers and breeders in localities
that are entitled to advertise that
all of their cattle are free of tuber-
culosis." According to the records OF
the department, dozen states, now
have one or more counties in which
all of the cattle have been tested
one or more times. Intensive work
directed towards the eradication Of
tuberculosis is now being done in 1913
counties in twenty-five states.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
Samples of honey are being receiv-

Samples of honey are being receiv-
ed by the United States Department.
of Agriculture from beekeepers IN all
parts of the country in connection
with the work of establishing reliable
color grades for extracted honey: A
new type of spectrophotometer will be
used in this work, which will be done
by agriculturists of the department.
in cooperation with the Division OF
Grades and Standards of the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics. 1t is also
planned to use the honeys examined
in other Investigations. The pollen
content of the honeys will be identl-
fed by the microchemical laboratory
of the Bureau of Chemistry.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23

Say what you will about druggists
offering something "just as good be-
cause it pays a better profit, the
fact still stands that ninety nine times
out of a hundred druggists recon,
mend Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy. when the best
medicine for diarrhoea is asked for,
and do so because they know from
what their customers say of it, that
lit can be deDended upon. - (Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
8n,talnBntsl1t!le Uhtet
RAILWAY SCHEDULE
vIRGIE- VALLEY FRISCO ROUIE
STEAMER VlRGIE

This swift and elegant boat MAKE? ',,a aoUai nd
T,;IpS DAILY between DonaidsohV'l'e az
I,itI.-;da lliI cnnnccting with passenger trans
~ out the i1s Y & M. " Railroad as follows; IN
Passengers going north take boat a' wv
o'clock A. m. and 8 :45 p. m "a
Passengers going south take D'"' az
o'clock a. m. and 2 100 p m. .,;,,a
Passengers taking 3 80 a. M Doa' "''''
At New Orleans at s:l5 a. M .:.a q,
rassangcrs taking 200 boat arrive A'
New Orleans at 6 :15 y. III. al.
l'oasnnIrrs from Baton Rouge are 40
,d 70 take trains Nos. and 10 arriving
at nnnallsonville at I 40 a. m ~. .
The boat connects with tram no -,
,Frisco), leaving New Orleans at 8:lo a. an IN
ma ~. tr,,Lfaet before reaching Burnside
Tickets to all points sold on the boat
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23

The men Of eighty-fve and ninety
years of age are not the rotund, we'll
fed, but thin, spare men, who live on
a 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 a dose of
Chamberlain's Tablets to move his
bowels and inviGorate 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., 1922-09-23
TRESPASS notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that no hunting.
lV fishing Or trespassing of any kind is
permitted the Halfway plantation,
above Belle Alliance. All trespassers will
be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
S. PREJEAN, Pronrietor
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23

According to the report of DR.. w.
". Leake, superintendent, the
Charity Hospital in New Orleans,
handled during the month of July,
the largest number of cases in its
history. The in-patients averaged
$50 a day, while 2024 cases were
treated in the accident rooms, and
an average of 545 patients were
treated each clinic day. which num-
Der reached a total of 743 on July 81.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
FOR RENT,

THE N Eat and attractive cottage in Iber.
vilh, street now occupied by Boyd Lind.
sleJ. Possession given October
Apply to c. KLINE. DonaldsonviIe, La
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23

Forty-eight persons are believed to
have persisted as a result of a fire
which occurred in a gold mine at
Jackson, California, a few days ago.
The miners were at work at depth
of about 1000 feet and the fire which
broke out in the shaft between them
and the opening at the top imprison-
ed them and made escape impossi-
Bile. All efforts to rescue the en-
tombed men proved unavailing.