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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-07-13

On the western desert one fances that he can see
fertile valleys green fields cool and placid streams of
water beautiful lakes around which stands green and
luxurant vegetaon-in fact everything that goes to
make up land in which happiness and contentment
reens, but when he reaches the place where all these
things appeared be he finds nothing but the bleak and
barren desert-HE HAD SEEN A MIRAGE.
This often happens in business We see what we
think is sound and safe buness into which we place
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-07-13
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First Trust & Banking Co.
ARCADIA LOUISIANA
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE goth, 1872!
ARCADIA, LOUSIAN

TOlKE. Pres w. NJ. IDEAS. VcePres CARL GOFF Cashier
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
YOUR AUTO LICENSE.
fs You Have Not Paid 1t Yet, Stop
Running Your Car.

Arthur Taylor, member of the Lou
isiana State Highway Commission
issued statement in New Orleans
a few days ago in which he said that
Louisiana motorists who failed to pay
their auto license tax before Marcn. l.
must obtain their new license tags
by Saturday, paying the additional
25 per cent imposed as a penalty OF
subject themselves to arrest by en-
forcement officers Of the department.
Fifteen officers will be sent out next
week to check up violators Of the
license tax law. ,.
It is said that thousands Of delln-
uuen2 automobile owners sent tne
amount of their license tax to the
Secretary of State at Baton Rouge
without adding the penalty. Mr.. BAL
lev. che secretary, says that tnese
persons must send the additional
an,out at once if their checks were IN
the .nails1ater than midnight .&apru-
ary % .A$lless the additional t
is received by Saturday., the
amount will be returned to -
Mr.. Taylor advises all del
motorists to send their paynF b
the secretary of state, who IS q s
ing the tax for the highway cors.Vss
sion, including the amout OF the nea'
Rlty -
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
WOMAN'S BILL OF RIGHTS
Text of the Measure to Be Presented
to Louisiana Legislature.

The following is the text Of the
Woman's Bill Of Rights which will
be presented to the Louisiana legis-
lature when it convenes in May:
Section Women shall have the
same rights and privileges under the
law as men with respect to holding
of office or any position under the
government either state or local, or
for which government funds or sub
sides are used, and with respect to
remuneration for services in such Of
fee or position; choice of voting DOM
cile; acquiring, inheriting, controll-
ing, holding and conveying property ;
ownership and control of labor, SER
vices and earnings within and with
out the home, and power to recover
damages or loss of such labor, SER
vices and earnings; freedom of con-
tract, including becoming a party in
any capacity to negotiable instru-
ments, or evidence of Indebtedness,
or becoming surety or guarantor; be-
coming parties litigant; custody and
control of children, and control of
earnings and services sef such chill
dren; penalties for Ax offenses;
quarantine, examination and treat
ment Of diseases; and in all other re-
spects.
Section 2-No disabilities or in
equalities on account of marriage
shall exist unless they apply to both
sexes.
Section 3-This article shall be
construed as abrogating in every re-
spect the common and civil law dis
abilities of women.
Section 4-This act shall not af-
feet laws regulating the employment
of women in industry.
Section 5-All actP and parts of
acts in conflict witl@any of the pro-
visions of this statute are hereby re-
pooled.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
IAome Tax Facts.

70 AVID penalty, income tax re
eurns must be in the hands OF col
lectors of internal revenue on or Pc
fore midnight, March Is, 1871
Every taxable return must be &C
companied by a payment of at least
one-fourth of the total tax due. Ex-
tensions of time for filing returns are
allowed only in exceptional cases.
illness, absence, etc. Applications tor
extensions under these circumstances
should be addressed to the collector
of internal revenue for the district IN
which the taxpayer lives. No extern
sion beyond thirty days can be grant
ed byna collector. Requests for fur
ther Extensions must be addressed to
the Commissioner of Internal keVe-
nue, Washington, D. c. For failure
to make a return on time the penalty
is a fine of not more than $1,000, plus
rs per cent of the tax due. For
failure to pay tax when due or tor
understatement of the tax through
negligence there is penalty OF .
per cent of the tax, plus interest at
per cent a month until paid. For
making a false or fraudulent return
the penalty is fine of not more than
$4,000, or not exceeding one years
Imprisonment, or both, together with
the cost of prosecution and an addl..
tional assessment of so per cent OF
the amount of tax paid.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
SHARE OF BONUS
If Act Passes States Veterans Of
War Will Get $16,0OO,OOO.

according to an estimate made a
few days ago by T. Semmes Walms-
ley Of New Orleans, chairman of the
1922 American Legion convention,
approximately S16,000,000 would be
the share of Louisiana ex-service men
if the adjusted compensation bill ad~
vocated by the American Legion is
passed by congress.
Mr.. Walmsley's estimate was based
on the lowest average which would
come to each man under the bill, he
said.
'There are approximately $4,000
ex-service men in Louisiana, about
5000 Of whom are in New Orleans.
"But the actual money is only one
angle from which the adjusted COM
pensation bill would benefit the vet
crans," he added "There are a
large number of men who would take
one Of the other four options pro-
posed in the bill. They are home
aid, farm aid, vocational training and
paid-up insurance. While many men
in the city will buy or build homes,
a large number in the country will
settle - farms"
''Regarding the adjusted service
certificate plan proposed in congress
last week by the house ways and
means committee, Mr. Walmsley said
that such an option has already been
incorporated in the bill advocated by
the American Legion Passing of
this bill, Mr. Walmsley said, would
probably decrease the amount of
ready cash placed into circulation
and would make the certificates ne
gatiable. The certificate option in
corporated in the legion bill calls for
Unacceptable adjusted service certif-
icates, wl@ch could only be passed on
by inheritS&ce. The banks, while
they were against this option, will
naturally not fight the new plan, be-
cause they will derive vast returns
from it, he said.
''In the new certificate plan bill
now before congress, it is proposed
to fix the interest rate at sum
equal to the rediscount rate charged
by the regional Federal Reserve
banks, Rk2s two per cent. Another
suggestidNss the fixing Of penal
ty to be imposed upon banks charg-
ing more than the interest rate fixed
in the bill"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
rAxA-1ON THr BURNING ISSUE
pua.l.ture VIII BE Confronted With
zig ssob2ern Next May

Answers to qnestionnaires sent to
,,on,hers of bo!h branches OF the
Toayisiana legislature, indicate that
thav !epard rev :nue and taxation as
the most perplexing problems when
will cone up before the solons at
the;r biennial session in May IN
his answ@2 Senator n. 1. Williamson
- Milikin, representing the twenty
aiehth senatorial district, said '''Ihe
naonle are demanding a reduction IN
faxes. and they are entitled to it, and
,,rless [ ar: wrong N ny calculations,
+hp~e will be deficit OF rather alarm
mo nronortioAs facing the admins
traeion a. .he md of The fiscal year.
The big question will be 70 provide
more revenue anu 81 ;ko same time
reduce taxes However this IS only
!. business proposition anG I feel sure
+hat business men al tht: head OF our
government can solve the Droh.eH
without any trouble. Judge DupEe
proposes to give Is help after 1923,
hut this sort Of help IS not gong to
satisfy the farmers n this state who
are now struggling tt get money to
~ nav taGes The lane Tan not con
tinue to pay morc than 81 per cent
OF the state taxes when the prices
nf sugar rice, cor" and cotton are
around present levels /. IS 2Aly ;
matter of how long @he farmei can
exist unless he getG relief.
"No country can prosper when IT'S
producing classes are not making a
profit On their efforts and energies.
The land must produce most OF the
wealth of Louisiana and if you stliie,
bv unjust and unfair legislation, the
men who till the soil and create the
states wealth, there can be but one
result. w@>will drop behind in prog
ress and development.
"Taxes must be reduced and
think it can be done by applying
common sense and business methods
in state affairs as each of US would
DO in our private individual affairs.
I am not in favor of reducing sala-
gies, as a rule, for I do not think
there are many public officials get
ting more than enough to live on but
there are more public officials than
we needg the efficient and eco.
aorrical handling of the business OF
the state: Many new jobs are Great
ed but none are abolished; salaries
are often raised but seldom II ever
reduced in public Office
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
THE CENTENARY OF MISSIONS.
Method;sGs TO Collect Sums Pledged
and Solis;& Further Contributions.

Southern Methodists in this sec
ton who are directly concerned in
the Centenary of Missions movement
and the Christian education cam
paign, the two forward movements
of that church inaugurated by the
general conference of 1918, will be
interested to know that leaders in
the two causes have completed plans
which will prevent any conflict in
pushing the wind-up Of these enter
prises during the closing months of
the 1892 quadrennium.
By an agreement Of leaders in con-
ference at Nashville, Tennessee, it
was made clear that there was no
conflict in tie mind of the church in
regaId TO these two undertakings,
since the Centenary forces will only
seek the collection of arrearages on
pledges already made and no drive
will be made for new subscriptions.
In accordance with this plan, a col
lection movement will be inaugurated
on March 26, which has been desig-
mated as F'World Sunday" and will
terminate on April i.
The Christian education campaign
it is said will continue to occupy the
field and canvass the church for
further funds until May l. The to-
tai askings for the Christian educa-
ton movement are $33,000,00O, an
additional $10,oo0,oOO having beeh
added by local conference divisions
to the original s23,O00,0OO set by
the general conference. Of this
amount more than $20,000,00O has
been pledged, which is considered a
remarkable achievement in view of
the depressed financial condition of
the country at the time the drive for
funds was made. It is believed that
the full amount sought will be pledg-
ed before the end Of the period al
lowed for a church-wide canvass.
Secretaries, directly interested n
the success of both movements, who
drafted the agreement controlling
the wind-up campaigns are: Drs. W.
B. ,Beauchamp, stonewall Anderson,
W. w. Pinson, Ed. F. Cook, E. H.
Rawlings, A. j. Lamar and w. E.
Hogan. -
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
Big Sale at David Ss@Ps s,ses4s.

In an ad appearing in this issue u
The Chief, David Israel, proprietor
of the Avenue dry goods stores gives
q list of few Of the specials which
will be offered next week at the big
bargain sale now going on at his
place. In explanation Of the low
prices quoted on the articles iistee sis
his ad Mr.. Israel says that ne has
whitfield off the profits in ehis fiaa3
sweep" He designates che sale as
the "fnal crash. All down. Last
CALI He invites all those who are
really desirous of saving money Oh
purchases of dry goods 20 take ads
vantage Of this big event; The sale
will include exceptional values III
spring and summer goods, such as
organdies, seersuckers, shantrngs etc.
Call and get in on some Of these bar"
gains while they last.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
A Brutal Teacher.

A. Charter, a citizen of Echo in
the parish of Rapides, went to Alex
andria few days ago and swore out
an affidavit and obtained the issuance
Of warrant for the arrest of Prof.
E. A. Works, teach1bf the Echo
Grammar School, Upon the charge
of assault and battery. Charter
charged that Works numerically
beat his 12-year-old son, Emery Char
rier, who is a pupil at the the Echo
school. The man brought his son to
Alexandria. The boys back was
covered with bruises from his neck
to his waist, and also had bruise
on his hip, which it is said was caused
by a kick from the teacher. The
lads alleged offense was said to have
been the use of a period where a
comma should have been placed.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL PAY.
y Sunday schoo! il State Wili
Be Visited ON March -.

- Be Visited ON March -.
The Louisiana Sunday Scnoo. AS
ksociation, announces Sunday March
EsD, as Sunday School Association
Pay, at which time it aims to hare
EVERY Sunday school in Louisiana
visited by. an association representa-
tive for the purpose of creating Sum
day school interest and bestiring Sun"
day School activity. This is the
fourth annual observance Of the day.
by the Louisiana Sunday School As
sociation. As the representatives
visit the schools they will announce
and leave registration cards for The
goth Annual State Convention TO be-
held in Shreveport, April 11th-14t
Sunday School Association Day IS
one of the means used by the SUM
day school workers of getting various
denominations acquainted with nne
another. The visitation is strickly All
educational movement for che pura
pose of bringing the Sunday school
workers to know what the Sunday
School Association Is and what Il
does. In all the organized parishes
the president and secretary in Coop
Grafton with the other association Of
ficers, have appointed official visitors
and are planning to make the day
LOO per cent worthwhile.
>When visiting the&lnday schools
The parish each vis1eeRswili weay az
cial badge stating he is the cepres
Esative of the district, parish, states
ternationals or worlds Sunday
Bchool Association movement, shove
Ding the workers the benefit Of the ora
ganized Sunday School Association
to the parish and community.
During its 40 years Of activity the
L4ouisiana association has inspired
many workers, Undue many schools
TO keep open the yeA4 round, quicks
ened pastors, stimulated superinten."
dents, encouraged teachers and
awakened scholars to the value Of
religious education. The association
at it's state convention in April ax.
poets the largest representation o3
delegates it has ever had. Every
parish is entitled to ten delegates and
upon application to che State Sunday
School Association, at its headquarss
ers in New Orleans registration
cards will he sent to any who FeTs
not received them.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11

k'ike as effective as that OF Great
Britain. Surely every good Ameri-
can wishes to see our naval equality
with Great Britain maintained.
: "4-Foreign commerce requires
the combined efforts Of three SER
vants-fnance, insurance, shipping
land all three must work together
in order to get the best results. We
have a colossal commerce, and our
monied institutions, being the strong
est on earth, are financing all of it;
we have insurance facilities for a
large part of our shipping and COM
| merce, hull and cargo, and are ac-
quiring more, and we have more
ships than we need for the trade of
this country. It would seem, there
fore, that this trinity of service to
American commerce-finance, insur-
ance, shipping-should unite their
forces and work as one. All for one,
and one for all
"5-Love of country and national
pride should make us give the pre-
ference to our own ships. 1t is a
glorious thing to have the stars and
7tripes floating over American ves-
sells in every port of the world, IA
miliarizing mankind with our flag of
freedom, and distributing our COM
merce in every land.
"6-The unceasing, intelligent and
successful efforts of the British car
ried on for centuries, have resulted
in building and maintaining a Won
derful merchant marine, which has
contributed in marvellous degree to
the prosperity, prestige and honor Of
their nation. We Should emulate
their wise example.
"7-President Harding, Ohio's most
honored son, said at his Marion
home in September, 1920: T want to
promise you that one of the first
acts Of the incoming administration
will be to unfur1 the flag on all the
paths of the seas Our president is
doing his utmost to keep this prom
ise towards our marine and every pa
trotic American should assist him."
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
Game Season Closes

The season for the hunting of
game in Louisiana closed Wednesday
Of last week, and the killing Of game
in this state until the opening of this
next season is prohibited by botn
federal and state laws. The season
on ducks, doves and snipe closed sew
eral weeks ago, but the laws per"
mitted the killing Of quail, wild tur"
key, squirrels and rabbits UP, to
March 1, ending of this period closes
the hunting Of all game and. none
must be taken until the opening OF
the next season, 50 as 70 allow
mating.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
Next Weeks Bill at the Grand.

sunday-Bebe Daniels in "The
speed Girl'' and comedy.
Monday-David Powell in "Ihe
Mystery Road" and Pathe News.
Tuesday-Jack Holt and Lila Lee
in "After the Show" Music by Clal:
borne.
Wednesday-William Favershan
in "The Man Who Lost Himself"
Thursday-Chas. Ray in "l9 ane
Phyllis" ;.
Friday-Little Jackie Coogan IL
"Peck's Bad Boy" and comedy.
Saturday = Episodes Of whit.
Eagle" and "Thunderbolt Jack,
Pathe News and comedy.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
CARPENTER and Plumbing Work.

When you are in need of carpen-
ter or plumbing work give me a
trial. Ny 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 you. No job
too large, none too small. CAMILLE
ESNEAULT, Carpenter and plum
ber, Donaldsonville, La. ~
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
Wnv Colds Are Dangerous.

It is the serious diseases that colds
lead to that make them dangerous.
They prepare the system for the re-
ception and development of the germs
OF influenza, pneumonia, tuberculo-
sis, dyptheria, scarlet fever, whoop-
ing cough and measles. You are
much more likely to contract these
diseases when you have cold. For
chat reason you should get rid of
every colo as quickly as possible:
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will
help sou. It is widely known as a
cure for bad colds.-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11

= special from Bloomington Ill.
says that Chauncey NJ. Depew of New
York gratifed his admirers in his ma
tive sown by unveiling statue of
himself. "Uncle Joe" Cannon, for
many years congressman and for
several terms speaker of the house
of representatives, has erected his
own monument in Spring Hal ceme-
aerys Danbille. The monument is a
block of gray granite, weighing
twenty-five tons and standing fifteen
feet high. Under it is a vault in
which he expects to be buried when
Ife's battle is over.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
Good Secondhand Cars for Sale.

One Ford coupe, nearly new, with
cord tires; one Dodge touring; one
Chevrolet touring; one Baby Grand
Checrolet touring; Ford tourlngss
from 1926 up. Several good used
ears can be bought cheap and on
vsry easy terms. u. A. ROUSSEAU,
OnnaIdsonYille. La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
RANsDELL FOR BIG MARINE.
Louisiana Senator Delivers Strong
Address in Cincinnati.

In an address delivered before the
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce re-
cH-,tly, Senator Joseph E. Ransdall
q Louisiana, made a powerful plea
for great American marine. The
,enator said:
II shall give several reasons why
nc people of Cincinnati and Ohio
hould assist the Shipping Board in
making a success of it's giant task
Of creating really great American
merchant marine, and my remarks
apply with equal force to every 9th
er' part of our country
"1-Our government owned ships,
jI;!t and acquired under war con-
tiitions and at war prices, cost a
very large sum, about three and q
oali billion dollars. They belong to
al the people and all Of US are in.
terested in getting as much as pos
it;e out Of them. Ohio, one of the
v:cAest, most prosperous states in
h. Union, contributed very largely
10 his three and half billions, and
u state is more interested than Ohio
in turning this immense asset to ac-
count. It is not expected that the
Shipping Board under the very best
management can secure return of
more than one-third in money of
he original cost: of this fleet, but if
It can be made 10 realize that much,
il. even less, it is we'll worth saving
"2-O!1io and Cincinnati are great
ly interested in foreign trade. The
census of manufactures in 1919
shows that Ohio occupied the third
place in the nation, following close
behind New York and Pennsylvania.
Exact figures are not available, but
the foreign exports of Ohio amount
to a great many millions. American
hips are your delivery wagons; they
belong to you; you are vitally inter-
asted in their success; their officers
and crews are citizens of the United
States who pay tares and perform
the same patriotic duties as other
citizens of the republic. The ships
Of the British, our chief maritime
rivals no taxes America to
sustain schools churches,
our go] ment. and ization; the
wages ed by E E1 crews go
!, !, ! /:
est Ito Brit
Al = M ments
=. s. a. = - lsl HES.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
When You Feel Rheumatic.

For the aches and pains Of rheuma-
tism Chamberlain's Liniment is ex-
cellent. Massage the parts thorough
ly twice a day with this liniment and
you will be surprised at the relief
which it ffords.-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
nTrc IT a,,ra RIaok ~Sticknay- Ren1l

Mrs. Laura Black rStickney, Repub-
lican candidate for mayor of Saco,
Maine, was defeated by Walter j.
Gilpatrick, Democrat in an election
held there recently. Mrs. Lois T. Z.
McKiever, heading an independent
ticket was also defeated for mayor
of Bath, Maine, by Joseph Torrey.
The vote was 1889 to 338.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11

COHSTeSSQBGp1lssf1#p ny 2
mission, Of which two-ffths
members are from congress.
recently Mr.. Harding hassaS
speedy ratification Of the arf
ference treaties, for a ship s,
and for either delay of the bol
the enactment Of g sales tax to-
money for it. -
"speed ratification Of the tres
seems possible, but they are encunn-
bered with numerous reservations 70
which often the easy going Mr.. Hard
ing himself objects. The ship sub
sidv request, although less than a
week old, has encountered the wrath
Of the farm bloc. On bonus matters
House Republican leaders are 1gnor-
ing the president.
"Control Of the government, so far
as policy-making is concerned, has
not been surrendered by the White
House to recognized leaders of con-
gress. Rapidly growing minorltles
are gaining that control. The farm
bloc is the main power in Washing
ton today. The breach between the
White House and congress, begun. in
the Wilson regime, and continuing
during the last year, has given bloc
Headers their opportunity.
.'As Mr.. Harding enters his second
year of the presidency, his most dlf-
ficult problem is how to, make his
party function. Farm bloc leaders
expect to register great gains in then
forces in the November elections:
"Who then will be the dominating
influence in Washington? That is
the question observers here are ask
| ing. and it is in the light OF Shese
off-the-program developments thai
Mr.. Harding's first year must bf
| Judged"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-11
Electric Voting Machine at Capital

A legislative electrical voting ma
chine is being installed in the House
of Representatives at Baton Rouge.
This will require each member to
remain in his seat in order to vote
on measures before the House. 1t is
estimated the roll call Of the present
membership Of 118 can be recorded
in from twenty to thirty seconds as
against ten minutes under the sys-
tenn in vogue in the past when the
EeIerk called the name of each voter.
Edison has sent a QUESTIONABLE to
the bankers. Wonder if he'll fire
them if their answers aren't salts
factory.