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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-01-03
A BUTTERFAT BASIS.

What Corn and Oats Are Worth
When Marketed Through the Cows.
The following table published by
Wallace's Farmer gives the values Of
corn and oats per bushel when cash
ed in through the cream checks.
These figures are considered con-
sentative when due allowance is
made for cost of labor and invest
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-01-03
FOR RENT.

A number of Apartments and
Store Room in the st. George
Building. Also Rooms in the Tai
bot Residence. From April 1, 1922.
Apply to
REVA G. RISSLER,
Harness Factory,
Jan. 3-2t. Ransom, w. Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-01-03

To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and en-
joy life, use Burdock Blood Bitters,
the family system tonic. Price,
SIPS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-01-03
KEYS LOST.

Lost on Saturday, December "a, a
bunch of Keys, between Hospital and
Opera House. Party finding same
will please leave them at the Spirit
Office. The Keys are the property
of the Halltown Paper Board Co.,
and are of no use to anyone but the
owner
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-01-03
Americans Find ArmenlansN
of Circumstances, not Beg

The Armenian
government would
sooH be able to work
out its own saliva
ton If 1t could en-
joy a brief period
of peace, in the opin-
ion OF an American
Commission which
has just returned
to the United States
after an exhaustive
survey Of the situs-
ton in the Levant.
This Commission,
which was sent out
by the Near East
Relief, made a per-
sonal inspection Of
conditions from
Syria to the Cauca-
sus Mountains. In
addition, the reports
OF relief workers
who have been long
On the field and Of
government officials
carefully examined
In those few
districts where the
Armenian has been
able TO live In peace
he has thoroughly
demonstrated his
ability to care for
himself and his
own" declares Chzs-
v. vickrey. general
secretary OF the re-
lief organization,
no headed tn e
Commission.
Naturally indus
tyious, with an in
hcrent distaste for
accepting charity. it
has been the whole
sale disorders Of the
past year that have
prevented the people,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-01-03

Itch! Itch! EtchLScratch
Scratch Scratch! The more you
scratch the worse the itch. Try
Doan's Ointment. For eczema, any
skin itching. 60c a box.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-01-03

Give us an order for smoked
sausage country style, shoulders and
hams. c. F. Wall Co.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
LIGHTER DRAFT FOR BOATS.
Low River Stage Delays Barge Line
in Mississippi River.

A somewhat lighter draft tow boat
is contemplated for construction in
use by the Mississippi-Warrior River
Barge Line, according to Colonel T.
Q. Asburn of the Federal Inland and
Coastwise Waterway Service. There
will be no change in type of tunnel
screw towboat, he said, at a confer
ence which was held by him with
Theodore Brent at Memphis last
Monday.
Colonel Ashburn said difficulties
experienced recently in the operation
of the barge line boat in the Missis-
sippi river has been wholly due to
low stages of the water. A ten-foot
channel through the valley with a
river 250 feet wide at all times was
advocated by Colonel Ashburn to ac-
comodate the movement of traffic
along the waterway.
General Beach, before leaving
Memphis to accompany the commits
sion on its torys of the southern
reaches Of The rive :, stated that steps
would be taken BY government engi-
neers to maintain a chananel at a
navigable depth in the Mississippi
river and prevent any recurrence of
tie-ups in traffic which recently have
retarded barge line operations.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
FIRST COLD SNAP
HITS THIS SECTION
Mercury Drops to Within 1--we 2S@~
grees of Frost Point

Overcoats, wraps and furs gseGs'
brought out in hurry on Tuesday
when the first real cold snap Of the
season swooped down from the north
his section. The shivery breezes
sgs ywan1s .s-e1--se1r- a. - n "'' ~
belated pedestrians hurrleu to .. e.
homes for cover. Tuesday, Wednes'
day and Thursday were all cold days,
the temperature registering AZ DC
grees as the minimum on Tuesday
and Wednesday, and 48 degrees OF
Thursday, while on Tuesday the mas
imum was IS, Wednesday G3, ans
Thursday SO according to locaJ
weather observer Alfred Landry.
On Friday morning the mercury
reached it's lowest point during this
cold snap touching AZ degrees, only
two degrees above frost.
The cold weather was welcomed by
everyone. The merchants hailed l.
as the opening Of their fall business
while sugar growers declare the cold
will result in producing more sugar
in the cane.
Compared with former years the
first cold spell this year is several
weeks late. Usually the early coot
snap comes during the last part Of
October or in the first weeks of No
vember. Last year the first cold snap
in this section was on October Ii,
when the temperature fell to At, and
on October 81 and November /, 1921
it registered 40.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
To Women Voters.

Agnes Morris, chairman of the
State League of Women Voters has
sent out circular letter in which she
calls attention to the women Of the
state that their poll taxes for 1922
must be paid if they desire to vote
in 1924 election. The circular reads:
"To vote in the 1924 elections
every voter must have two poll tax
receipts, the poll tax receipts for
1922 and 1923. If you registered in
1921, registration again is not neces-
sary, but it is necessary to pay the
poll tax for the currnet year and
get the receipt for the same year,
There will be election Of state Off
GERS in 1924 and parish and munich
pal officers will also be elected. As
a good citizen it it your duty to take
part in the selection Of those who
serve the public in public Office. Pay
your poll tax for 1922 between now
and January l and get receipt"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.
Applications Required to Be Made
Before December 16.

In an announcement made on last
Monday in New Orleans, by j. c..
Barnes, in charge of the co-opera-
tlons section of the United States
veterans bureau in that city, appli-
cations for vocational education must
De made before December 16.
Veterans who fail to make appli-
cation lose the opportunity of receiv-
ing this government aid. The appli-
cations may be made by letter to
! any one of the veterans bureau Off
ces: The letter should simply express
: a desire to apply for the training the
government offers.
Wherever it is possible, Mr.. Barnes
SAID, applications should be made in
j person. Forms may be had at the
eri can Legion headquarters,
Aamerlsan Red Cross, the Disabled
american Veterans Veterans of For
elgn Wars and other cooperating
agencies.
Persons who are in doubt as to
shether ", they have valid claim to
NE should take steps Immediately to
a aSscertaln their status from one of
Tile Offices of the bureau.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
LIBERTY BONDS
WILL BE TAXED
Supreme Court Rules States Can AS
sess Government Bonds.

According to ruling Of the Su-
preme Court the different states of
the Union have the right to tax, for
state purposes, Liberty bonds which
are exempted from taxation by the
Federal government. Under this rul-
ing some thirty millions of holders
of Liberty bonds will now find their
holdings liable to taxation for such
purposes as the state may decree.
According to treasury department
figures, over 66,0OO,000 people in
vested in the FIVE bond issues to the
amount of $21 ,432,924,7O0. Of this
total about Il 100000 people invest
ed around four and half billion
dollars in the Victory notes, the ma
jority of which have been or will be
redeemed or exchanged within the
next few months. Of the remainder
as nearly as can be estimated, be-
cause Of sales on the open market,
there are in the neighborhood of 3d.
100000 holders of Liberty bonds of
the first four issues, valued at over
fifteen billion dollars.
The state taxation privilege came
through the decision Of the supreme
court, denying the contention of the
Peoples National bank of Kingfsher,
Okla, that Liberty bonds, in which
the banks capital was invested, were
not taxable by the state. The Okla
homa supreme court decided against
the bank, and appeal was brought to
the highest tribunal.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
COMEDY EVE IS
BIG FUN MAKER
Musical Comedy Coming to Theatre
Wilbert Gets Great Praise.

The Shreveport Times has the fol-
lowing to say regarding "Eve," the
big musical comedy which appeared
in that city recent, md will be the
hill at Theatre-W' It Plaquemine
on next Monday Ill ..,--......zz,.
Johnny Getz and 4Syra Brown CO.
starred in Eve a fast and farcical
musical comedy which intensely in
terested and thoroughly amused a
capacity audience at the Grand Opera
House last night.
"The slender plot-the fact that it
had any plot at all lifts it out of the
regular run of musical shows-served
to stamp Getz as an excellent laugh
getter and Miss Brown as sweet and
facile-t to-gaze-on/ singer Of popular
melodies.
The spectacle part of the show
gave us a chorus apparently many
times larger than most road show
managers are inclined to tack onto
their weekly pay rolls. Add to this
the fac that it was well trained, good
looking and splendidly proportioned.
''The bubble feature which was TAX
en- out of the New York success,
"Tickle Me-" which starred Frank
Tinney for a long run covers the
stgae with mountains of soap
bubbles in which Getz and the chorus
cavort to the intense ticklement of
the audience.
"The song numbers included such
successes as "Hello Everybody"
"Honky Tonky Town." Blue Bird
Land" and "Glow Worm," The Har-
mony quartette held the stage for
six repeats.
"There are few travelino musical
comedy shows that can equal "Eve,
for that matter, there are mighty few
New York musical shows can beat it. y
Manager Delacroix has announced
several other big attractions which
are booked for the Wilbert Theatre
in the near future, among these are
''The Cat and the Canary" on Mon.
day, December 4 "The Greenwich
Village Follies," on Monday, Decem.
ber II, and classes White All-Stal
Minstrels,' on Sunday, December "a
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
AZ APPOINTMENT OF
COHEN PROTESTED
Fight on Negro to Be Made in the
Senate Upon Confirmation.

A protest against the appointment
Of Walter Cohen, negro, as comp
troller of customs in New Orleans
was filed Tuesday in the United
States Senate by the Louisiana con-
cressional delegation. An effort will
be made to have that body refuse to
confirm the appointment.
The negro was appointed by Presi-
dent Harding in the face Of the presi-
dents assurance to the Republican
club of Louisiana, the Lily White
and predominant faction in the state,
that he would not appoint a negro
to office here, declare republican lead
ers in New Orleans. The appoint
ment is said to have come az slap
in the face which Lily White lead
ers in the state feel keenly, espec-
tally in view of the large vote Hard
ing received in New Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25

However, the story started move
ment IN Congress to force federal ac-
ton against activities of masked raid
ers who are charged with taking the
law in their own hands in various
sections of the country. A number
OF senators and congressman are in
vestigating to determine what action
the department of justice can be for
ced to take and what jurisdiction,
if any, Congress holds in the mat
ter of passing legislation to curb the
uprisings, but the possibilities of any
congressional investigation of the Ku
Klux klan at this time appears re-
mote.
That the article stirred up other
communities is evident from the fact
that on Tuesday, two days after
Browns story was broadcasted over
the country, Governor Allen of Kan
sas, caused an custer suit to be filed
against the Klan in that state and
ne declares he we'll push it to a
hnal determination and eject the or
ganization from Kansas.
In Louisiana the people awaited
Governor Parker's return from Wash
lngton and will look to him for
further information in the matter and
expect some action will come to clear
Louisiana from the slander which has
been cast on the state by the unwar-
ranted attack through such an impor-
tant journal as the Washington Post.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
BIG BARN DANCE
WILL BE FEATURE
ON THANKSGIVING
Carnival Association Plans Great
Program With Movement in
Every Number.

care you going to the Big Barn
Dance Thanksgiving night?'
"Well I guess yes! Wouldn't miss
it, you can bet" 'What, miss seeing
Paul Gisclard and Jos. P Thiac give
their latest Interpretation of the "l'ur-
key in the Straw dance! Well not
me. And remember that grand prize
to the couple dancing the best Cake
Walk. Yes stree, I'm going to be
there.'
It was conversation heard in one
Of the stores in the city this week
between two of the weIl-known young
bloods of the town. They were dis
cussing the "Big Barn Dance" which
will be given at the fair grounds, on
Thanksgiving night, the proceeds Of
which will go for the benefit of the
Donaldsonrii.e Carnival Association.
The affair is advertised as one OF
the big events cf the year. Come in
overalls and aprons it says. There
will be donkies, cows, goats and
everything usually around the barn
yard, including plenty of hay to make
seats comfortable. Judge Sam Le-
Blanc of Napoleonville, will deliver
an address. That's enough in itself
to attract a big crowd, but when it
IS announced that Paul J. Gisclard
and Jos. Thiac will dance "Turkey
in the Straw" the drawing card is
much enhanced. It will be remem-
bered that these two gentlemen ap-
peared sometime ago in a perform
ance at the Grand Theatre for the
benefit Of the building fund of the
local Red Men and they fairly took
the house by storm, SO to speak.
But added to all this the committee
have put still another headiner on
the program, being Cake Walk. A
grand prize will be awarded to the
couple who dance this number the
best. Any couple can enter the event.
There will certainly be some cake
walking on Thanksgiving night, and
all to the music of Claiborne Williams
orchestra.
The committee have guaranteed a
good time to all who attend this big
barn dance. Refreshments will be
served at reasonable prices and all
will go to increasing the carnival as
sociation fund. The admission price
to the grounds will be rs cents, dane
ing will be extra. There will be no
charge made for parking autos or
other vehicles.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
FIGHT VOLSTEAD ACT.
Medical Association Files Suit to Test
Constitutionality.

The existence of the Medical Asso-
citation for the Protection Of Consti-
tutional Rights, founded by 100 of
the leading physicians in New York
city, became known this week when
the association filed in the Federal
court a suit to test the constitution
ality of the Volstead act and to an
nul the section of the supplementary
act which limits the prescribing of
alcohol to patients.
At the head of the association is
Samuel w. Lambert, dean emeritus
of the College Of Physicians at Co.
lumbia university. The membership
includes noted specialists, members
of the state medical board and deans
of medicine of several universities.
The suit is based on a contention
that the Volstead act was framed to
regulate the sale Of liquor for bever-
age purposes, and asks a permanent
injunction restraining the state pro-
hibition director, the national COM
missioner of internal revenue and the
United States district attorney from
interfering with the prescription of
wine and liquor.
Existing prohibition legislation,
said members of the association, "is
an insult to the profession. It treats
members as partners of bootleggers
by presuming they would prescribe
liquor in cases where it is not neces-
sary."
DR.. Warren Coleman, secretary OF
the association, declared:
81 can scarcely contain myself
when / consider the implications OF
the Volstead act as it applies to the
medical profession"
When the suit was filed it develop
ed that the association had beer
formed last February and has sci
about to "protect the medical pro
fession against meddlesome legisla
tion."
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
10000 MILES ROAD BUILT.
Texas Leads States in Federal Aid
Highway Construction.

Ten thousand miles of Federal aid
highways were completed in the last
fiscal year, bringing the total mileage
to 19,308, according to an annuonce-
ment of the bureau Of public roads,
Department Of Agriculture, made in
Washington this week. This years
work constituted a new record.
Texas leads in miles of completed
federal aid roads with 1853 miles,
while Minnesota is second with 1416.
Texas also is first in mileage under
construction with 14O8 miles, and
Nebraska is second with $40 miles.
Iowa is third with 945 miles.
Texas and New York receive the
largest allotments of federal AID
which is distributed on the basis OF
population and mileage of state high
ways.
Aside from the federal-state high
way work the bureau of roads has
completed 1852 miles of road in the
national forests, and there are under
construction GIT miles, the whole to
open up regions of great natural
beauty.
Based on available data, bureau Of
fcers state, the sum to be spent this
year on hi ighways will total $742,-
100000. The figures includes feder-
al a i'd roads and projects built in ad-
dition by the states and smaller mu-
nicipal units.
More than thirty miles of bridges
have been built under the federal aid
highway program since 1916: One OF
the largest of these bidges, that from
Mandan to Bismarck, N. D., is more
than three and one-half miles long
and cost $1,428,000
Highway building over the country
is to be given additional impetus, as
the result of assistance offered by the
federal government The bureau Of
public raods has addressed memor-
andum to the highway departments
of all the state governments, offering
them thousands of tons of explosives
which were left over from the war
Picric acid is being distributed IN
large quantities and road builders
and highway engineers are urged to
write to Washington to obtain allot-
ments of the explosives.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
Archbishop Says Farewell.

"A PRAYER that the United States
may retain its ideals and inspire the
world with its moral leadership was
m sne farewell Of Archbishop Bonzano,
sapostollc delegate to the United
States H on his departure for Italy at
new h York last Sunday. He will soon
ue.! ne made cardinal. A large dele
satlon so of clergy and laity bade him
EPooubye at the pier. Archbishop
SSonzano Stlo said he is leaving the United
nsaees aes with mingled feelings of joy
ana sadness and while happy to re-
urn nome, he is saddened by the ne
tt;ssslty of severing friendly associa-
LIONS ~ with which he had been blessed
IN this country.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
COURT CONTINUES
HIGH PHONE RATES
Foster Injunction Dissolved IBut New
Order Is Entered.

Monday the United States supreme
court dissolved an injunction signed
by Judge Foster preventing the low
ttess-as~s.sssBSs.aed bzzthe public ser
vice commission from going into ef-
feet. The supreme court held the
injunction should have been signed
by three federal judges instead of
one.
Tuesday the telephone company
again applied to the federal court for
an injunction against the lower rates
and the restraining order was issued
by Judges Clayton and Bryan and
was sent to New York to obtain the
signature of Judge Foster. This ac-
ton will put the entire case back
where it was before it was taken to
the supreme bench.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
VETS PLAN BONUS TAX.
Decare Revenue for Bonus Can Be
Secured by Beer and Cider.

There was no time lost by the
'wets" in congress at the opening OF
the special session last Tuesday to
bring the attention Of President Hard
ing to the bonus bill for soldiers. It
will be recalled that President Hard
ing vetoed this bill and gave as his
main reason that the country had ne
funds to meet the expenditure. The
"wets" now come forward and de,
clare that the revenue for the bonus
can easily be secured by licensing
beer and cider.
The money with which to pay for
ex-service men, according to the ad-
vocates Of the latest move for fav7
orable consideration would come from
tax on 2.75 per cent beer and cider
20 cents per gallon was the rate fixed
in bill presented by Representative
Hill, Republican, of Maryland, who is
heading a move to have the bonus bill
reconsidered it will be recalled that
President Harding vetoed this meas
ure.
Representative Britten, republican,
of Illinois, gave notice that he will
introduce a similar bill.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
State Health Report.

The biennial report of the Louisi-
ana State Board of Health has come
to, the desk of The Chief. The re-
port is volumnious affair containing
several hundred pages of print and
tabulated tables and charts. 1t treats
fully on every point under the direc-
ton and supervision Of the health
department. The report was COM
piled by DR.. Oscar Bowling, president
of the State Board of Health and his
assistants and is made to the Gener-
al Assembly of Louisiana through
Governor Parker.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
First Woman Senator,

Mrs. W. H. FELTON, of Georgia was
sworn in as a United States senator
last Tuesday and remained in office
for one day. when she was succeeded
by Walter F. George, who was elect
ed to the office November 7. Mrs.
FELTON, was appointed by Governor
Hardwick after the death of Senator
Watson. She is the first woman who
has ever had a seat in the United
States Senate. The seating Of Mrs.
FELTON, attracted crowd to the Sen
ate.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
Unveil Argonne Memorial.

The unwilling of the monument to
commemorate the American offensive
in Argonne forest took place last
Sunday at Cheppy, France. Only the
remains of solitary wall are left to
mark the spot where the soldiers Of
thirty-ffth and eighty-ninth divisions,
mostly composed of men from Mis-
souri,, Kansas and neighboring states.
fought in the great final offensive os
the war. While French regimental
band played the American national
anthem, the widow of a Missouri cap
tain, Mrs. Atwood Lincoln, unveiled
the monument, a heroic figure of VIC
tory bringing peace, done by Mrs
Nancy Hahn of ST. Louis.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
Cook Is a Candidate.

A. Z. Cook, editor of the Monroe
NeWs-Star for the past fifteen years
ana formerly publisher of the Florida
Parshes at Amite, announced he
Would be candidate for secretary of
state IN the next election. Mr.. Cook
mas been assistant secretary of the
state senate since 1912, but his legis-
latlve work totals twenty-five years.
MIR. Cook will have the hearty en-
aorsement Of many prominent citizens
he IS well-known throughout the state
and no doubt will make a strong can
dldate for the yffice he seeks.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
Chamberlain's Tablets Have Done
Her a World of Good.

"Chamberlain's Tablets have done
me a world Of good" writes Mrs. FL
la L. Button, Kirkville, N. Y. II
have recommended them to a num-
ber of my friends and all who have
used them praise them highly" When
troubled with Indigestion or constipa-
ton, give them a trial and realize for
yourself what an excellent medicine
it is.-(Ady.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-25
CARPENTER AND PLUMBING
WORK

When you are in need of carpen-
ter or plumbing work give me a
trial. My prices are reasonable and
all work is executed in a neat and
workmanship manner. If you con-
template having any work done just
tell me to call and I will be glad to
discuss the matter with ycs1. No job
too large, none too small. CAMILLE
ESNEAULT, Carpenter and plum
ber, Donaldsonville, La.