The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-29
Burnside Notes and Leaks.

By Henry C. Braud.
The relatives, friends and acQuail-
tances of Faustin NJ. Brou, we'll
known rice planter Of this vicinity,
who has been prostrated with illness
for several weeks, will be pleased to
know that his condition is improving.
Last Sunday, beautiful weather
prevailing fully 100 people from the
New River section came to this place
to watch the majestic river flow
gently towards the gulf, carrying a
greater volume of water than ever
seen before, seemingly as harmless as
2 lamb when confined to its bed.
Major Denney of the Leper home was
also q prominent visitor, taking a
look at the mountain high and Glib
altar strong dixie at Marchand.
We learn Of a new word every day.
Levees are called dikes. You never
read about Whiskey anymore, 1t IS
rum or hootch. 1t is well, that boot
leggers are not charged with ped
ding such vile stuff as Whiskey.
II was during the session Of the
legislature in 1910, when the present
editor of The Chief was a member,
that great issue arose, pertinent to
Ascension parish-whethe gambling
was to be permitted three miles OF
the Gonzales school. After a hard
fought battle, pro and con, Act No.
2O9 of 1910 was passed. Section l,
reads: "Be it enacted by he General
Assembly of the state OF Louisiana,
that gambling in any form whatever
| for money or any representative OF
| money or any consideration OF value,
within three miles of the Gonzales
| graded school, located at Gonzales,
| be and the same is hereby prohibit
| ed That was twelve years ago.
Of course no gambling has taken
place within the prohibited territory
| since. Now, the Legislature which is
| about to convene is to be petitioned
to prohibit dance halls within the
limits of three miles of the Gonzales
| High School. Another fool law, to be
| put on the statute books to remain
a dead letter. Law or no law, gamb-
ling, dancing, joy-riding, bootlegglng,
pistol-toting, etc, will continue mer~
rily on.
Who will contend that we are not
reforming? An automobile thief only
21 years old, arrested, twenty-five
times in two years, was sentenced by
Judge Bowling in New Orleans TO
serve not less than eighteen months
nor more than three years IN the
penitentiary for stealing the automo-
bile of W. J. Mcclure. Now, who
will say that the severe sentence OF
Judge bowling is not reactionary, in
accord with the St. Tammany judge
who gave negro six years for steal
ing some chickens. Endorsements
of the law with a vengeance.
The river is alarmingly high, dan
gerously so, but crevasse or no ere
vase, the river will fall before the
cost of living. Meat and bread, the
}statf of life, remain extremely high.
All canned -1ods are selling at wal
prices SO it is with wearing apparel
hardly any reduction in prices since
the war. No one but the rich and
the apes are interested in $75 suits
of clothes, SIS shoes and So straw
hats. | am writing about the poor
people (like myself), especially the
working class; those who have tc
earn their living by the sweat OF thell
brow, plus profit enough to give theli
employers (this does not apply tc
those engaged in agricultural pur'
suits), enough margin to live in ex
travagance and luxury; which IN
clude the manufacturers OF planta
ton graduated sugar, those engaged
in the manufacture Of tobacco, the
4 five big manipulators of the meat in
dustry, the packing houses, the infer
nal and eternal evil OF our nation
as depicted by Upton Sinclair in hi:
book, the Jungle. The canned goods
particularly fish, sardines, salmon
lobtsers and shrimp, are for the ricl
, only. Such necessaries as milk
, syrup and vegetables are almost pro
p hibitive for the poor. Wages pait
, plantation laborers on account # thu
Fl low price Of cane per ton and RI uH'f
. rice per sack, is barely 5un le't t'
! feed them. Remember the ARMS; ic'
was signed November II, 1918, cvl
IDENTIFY not to apply to the greed!
profteers.