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I Donaldsonille G1iei QOial Journal of Ascension Parish, T.wn of Donaldsonville and Parish School Board. L. E. BENTLEY, Editor and Proprietor Gd. D. BENTLEY, Managing Editor ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR DISTRICT JUDGE. We are requested to announce that Judge Paul Leche is a iandidate for the Democratic pomiInation as judge of the twenty-seventh ju gicial district of Louisiana. FOR DISTRIOT ATTORNEY. *To the Democrats of the Twenty-seventh Ju dicial District. comprising the parishes of Assumption. Ascension and St. James: I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of District Attorney for said district, subject to the Democratic primary election to be held at a time to be fixed by the Democratic committee of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District. I solicit the good will and support of all the Democrats of this district, and in doing so, I pledge them, if elected, that I will perform my uty without tear or favor. Very respectfully, PHILIP H. (;ILBEliT. FOR CONGRESS ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE is hereby announced as a candidate for congress from the sixth congressional district of Louisi ana. subject to the action of the Democratic Voters of the district. SATURDAY, AUG. 1. 1908 How Bryanistie history does repeat itself! The parish of Vermilion went "dry" last week by a majority of about 150 votes. Next! Figures for the fiscal year ending .une 30 show a decrease of almost 50 per cent In immigration to this coun .ry. Our Democratic friends who are now engaged in their familiar habit of pre dicting Bryan's election "this time sure," are reminded that- Hope springs eternal in the humnan breast; Man never is, but always to be blest. senator McCulloh and Representa ,ve R. J.Chauvinhave bcen nominated 4 without opposition as member from scension and member-at-large, re pectively, of the Democratic executive mmittee of the sixth congressional trict _ has a temptation the Democratic sic t offers for a parody on the pop ul "pinafore" melody of "The Merry Mla en and the T !" How will this to f a refrain? 'he v windy colonel, the very windy colonel, TL very windy coloneland the Kern; For t White House now the pair are vainly sighing, .in iey, the windy colonel and the Kernt to h rmony with the new law and the re lutions of the state board of educati , the firstexaminatlon forcer tificates f eligibility to appointment as paribh uperintendent will be held on August ' at the office of the state su perintend t of education in Baton Rouge, an at each parish site in the state. Charles Ee1'Ltten, convicted of em oezzlong moi\ than $100,000 while em ployed in tly olfice of Capt. John Fitzpatrick, szte collector for the first district of Orians parish, was taken to Baton Route last Saturday and placed in the p itentiary to serve a seven-year sentce. Practically all the money Lette stole was expended pn is negress ramour, Virginia udge Oliver O. rovosty of tointe a parish is aandidate for elec e office of sociate judge of e court the third dis e no holds, and he ad ed by the bars ishes of the dis is to be oo A. Sompayrac racticed law n years and f the Lou ( calls at the recent re regu ineering that all profes on ex h the par w s 1, o promulgation of the hensible Practice. n the bayou front, jus wn, is no place to dis and refuse. There is aveyard, or potter's be used for that pur of the town more tlon should be kept if the throwing of sh on the batture I ce will soon be Thibodaux Com- t pply with equa! t since for some t own's garbage i been dumped 1 on the Bayou n the central s y, where it roportions c to the eye ou nave to n dispos a as of ref- ii ad The a t either rI pub- i ction di e. cl and ol at th New Laws for Louisiana. Ic previous issues of The Chief we have f resented summarles of the titles and objects of the measures passed at the recent regular session of the general assembly of this state and signed by the governor up to the 9th of July. 1908, the day upohnwhich the session closed by constitutional limitation. Herewith is appended a synopsis of the legislative enactments which received the governor's ap proval on July 9; Proposing an amendment of article 303 of the constitution of Loilisiana, relative to pensions for Confederate veterans; authorizing the board of commissioners of the Caddo levee dis trict to farm out oil, gas or mineral lands for a share of the product of said lands; giving the Washington Artillery the privileges of the state militia; amending the act incorporat ing New Iberia; creating the city court of New Iberia in lieu of the jue tice court of the sixth ward of Iberia parish; providing for the safety of persons employed is the construction or repair of buildings, bridges, viasucts and other structures in cities of :10,000 or more population; making it a crime to willfully or ma liciously fire or burn or blow up any house, building, shed, outhouse, levee, dam, ship, vessel, steamboat, street or railroad car, vehicle or other con struction; establishing a board of commissioners for the protection of birds, fish and game; for the protec tion of game birds and their eggs and nests, to define what species are game birds, and to authorize the issuance of licenses to hunt and -kill game; amending acts 127 of 1898 and 19 of 1900, levying an annual license tax upon foreign corpo.ations doing bu-i ness in this state-'amending the act to authorize the governor so employ a private secretary and messenfer and porter; creating the Louisiana State Live Stock Sanitary EBoard; prohibit ing gambling within five miles of the Mansfield iigh School; providing for the number of police jurors to repre sent the wards of parishes of less than 50,000 inhabitants; proposing an amendment to article 134 of the consti tution, regulating the allotment of cases in the civil district court of Or leans; amending act 23 of 1907; pro hibiting the importation into any parish of horses, mules or cattle of any kind suffering with contagious or infectious disease: amending the act incorporating the city of Shreveport; amending the act to carry into effect article 264 of the constitution relative to foreign corporations doing busi ness in this state; prohibiting school officials or teachers from acting as agents for or receiving gifts, rebates, commissions or fees from manufac turers, publishers or handlers of school books, furniture or supplies; dividing the second circuit of the court of appeal into three districts; author izing municipal corporations, New Orleans excepted, to create sewerage aistricts within their respective limits making it the duty of the bank exam iner to report old and unclaimed ac counts to the slate auditor, and re quiring the auditor to deposit the money to the credit of the State; amending act 52 )f 1904; prohibiting the sale of liquors within five miles of Eros High School; regulating the sale of debilitated, diseased and lame horses and mules in cities having more than 100,000 inhabitants; author izing the be ard of commissioners of the state of Louisiana to issue and ne gotiate bonds not to exceed $100,000 in addition to the issues authorized by acts 89 of 1892 and 28 of 1904; requir ing railway corporations having re pair shops in this state, on certain conditions, to repair, renovate and rebuild all defective and broken cars, coaches, locomotives and other equip ment in the state; creating an addi tional justice of the peace and con stable for the fourth ward of Wash ington parish; authorizing and direct ing the removal of court records, ar chives, etc., to the new court building in New Orleans; amending the act to provide for the creation and main tenance of a state reform school; re- f quiring the state board of health and the superintendent of education to prepare suitable test cards, blanks, record books and all necessary appli ances for testing the sight and hear. ing of pupils in public schools; amending the annual license law; memorializigg congress to enact a law to correct the abuses of cotton a future trading, and to insure a fair a and honest contract for the delivery of colton: regulating the employment a of aAildren, young persons and wo- ti men in this state; authorizing police a juries to enforce ordinances by fine and imprisonment, or by prosecution by indictment or information,, or by a civil process ia, the courts; prohibit ing insurance coihpanies from paying adjusters any fee or compensation in excess of a regular salary or sti pend; amending the act carrying ar ticle 281 of the constitution into effect; proposing an amendment to article 281 of the constitution relative to the issuauce of bonds for works of pub lic improvement by corporations, parishes and drainage districts, and the assessment of special taxes to pay for same; autnorizing the New Orleans sewerage and water board to require the introduction of water into all in habited premises to the city, and to abolish or regulate the use of cisterns, tanks, wells and other water recel tacles; requiring that mechanics em ployed on all public works or build iogs in cities of 10,000 or more popu lation shall be citizens of the state; memorializing congress relative to school lands; amending act 52 of 1900; aneading act 95 of, 1906; regulating sales of real property by sheriffs and constables: amending the city charter of Shreveport; making it a misde meanor to obstruct any drainage canal or other public or private drain ace; amending act 20 of 1900; regulat ing the practice of civil engineering and surveyin; ; providing for.. the retum of statistics relative to divorce proceeding; amending act 97 of 1900; providings for the subdividing of drainage districts; providing for the elerical force and stenographer of the state bank examiner; prohibiting the sale of liquors within five miles of the )range graded school; directing that aflicials of public boards be held to a strict accountability in the matter of :heir expenditures. This completes the summary of the laws, resolutions, proposed constitu- t loan: amendm4ts, eta., passed by -he general assembly of Loatisana at bs rgrul[ar etsmoo of 1908. W hiitne y- entrat N )ational Sankl it aei 619 GRAVIER STREET Sa CAPITAL - $2,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits . 1,260,000. Temporary Quarters Liability of Stockholders, under National Banking Act • 2,500,00.00 OFFICERS CAPITAL . CIARLES GODCHAUX, President. HARRY T. HOWARD, Vice-President. Owned entirely by the Stockholders of FRANK B. WILLIAMS, Vice-President. JOHN B. FERGUSON, Cashier. CHARLES M. WHITNEY, Vice-President. EDWARDI) II. KEEP, Assistant Cashier. SOL WEXLER, Vice-President. MAURITZ PYK, Assistant Cashier. SAVINGS DEPAR JNO. E. BOUDEN, JR., Vice-President. CHA8. T. BAISLEY, Mgr. Foreign Ex-DEPA change Department. Three and one-half per cent interest allo from one dollar up and on Certificates of Deposit. D E P O S I T A Y annually. Deposits received by mail. 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The policy of the Whitney-Cen tral This bank lhas correspondents at every Assumes entire charge of commercial and resident National Bank is to be conservats are, yet important commercial center in the world, collects rents, pays taxes and places insurance f.;r loth re progressive; to grant such terms as are con sistent with sound banking principles; to and its Foreign Department is well equipped residents, and acts Mn agent for individuals and F'orp 'rations keep its facilities and organization up to for handling banking business with other The owners.ip . of this Bank by t its -'"un.si f th date for the conduct of all branches of Central Nationao Bank insures thie n.-' o d the coiserva foreign and domestic banking. Correspon- countries. q Travelers' and Commercial of its nagerint iu rl t athe am as-t of the Whitney dence is invited from banks, bankers, cor- Letters of Credit issuedagvailable every-hich i cay e same as t of the itne porations, firms and individuals who may Central National Ban t contemplate opening a new or an additional where. Money transferred by mail, tele- The exp,.i ncl~ t' s Officers and Directors m its advice and account in New Orleans. graph or cable thrqghout the world. services il,...inable to its customers. UNDERGROUND SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS. OFFICERS. E OCHARLES GODCHAUX, President. JOHN E. O.UD JR. Vice-President. BOXES TO RENT AT $5.00 AND UPWARDS PER ANNUM. SOL WEXLER, Vice-President. H. O. PENICK, ... X Our New a ostmaster. The expected has happened in the 0 appointment by President Roosevelt 8 of J. J. Lafargue to be postmaster at Donaldsonville, La., vice John F. e Terrio, deceased. It was known that shortly after the sudden and lamenta e ble death of Mr. Terrio last October, r Mr. Lafargue was recommended for the position, and as there appeared to be no opposition to him in any quarter, news of his selection has been expected for many weeks. Just what caused the delay is unknown here, but it has been the general opin ion that he was one of a couple of hundred presidential appointees whose names were before the national senate awaiting confirmation when that body concluded its regular session on March 4. Although the uncertainty was somewhat puzzling, there has been no lack of confidence that Mr. Lafargue would finally "win out" and receive his commission. This antici s pation was realized Wednesday eve ning, when official notification of his appointment, accompanied by blanks for the bond of $9000 which he is re quired to furnish, reached him from the postoffice department. The newly appointed postmaster is so well-known to the people of this community it is entirely unnecessarys that the Chief should essay to intro duce him to its readers or to take up time and space with any sketch of his career. He has lived in Donaldson ville nearly all of the 55 years that con stitute the span of life so far vouch safed him, and not only everybody in town, but nearly everybody in the parish, and legions of people through out Louisiana (not to speak of other states and countries) know "Joe" Lafargue; and, what is better, every body likes him-even the few who now and then try to believe they don't. There are few men in southern Louisi ana with as wide a circle of acquaint ance, and fewer still who enjoy an equal meed of popularity. That he will make a tip-top postmaster none can doubt, and The Chief congratu lates him heartily and the community still more heartily upon his selection for this important office. Mr. Lafargue will lose no time un necessarily in completing his bond and assuming charge of the postoffice. He has wisely determined to retain the assistance of several of the present postoffice employees, whose capacity and experience will insure the smooth and efficient conduct of the business, and thus he will avoid the complica tions and delays to which the complex affairs of the postal service are fre quently subjected when a change of administration takes place and an in experienced hand is at the helm. It is the intention of Postmaster La fargue to appoint as his assistants Joseph Blum, the talented young son of Alder man J. E. Blum, and J. F. Hymel, who has been supervising the conduct of the office for several months past; while Miss Rena Landry will be continued in her present posi tion as clerk. With such a trio in charge, the patrons of the office will be assured of the same admirable and satisfactory kind of service that has been given them under the administra tion of Acting Postmaster J. E. Blum, who has been occupying that position i as chosen representative of the sure ties on the bond of the late lamented Postmaster Terrio since the latter's death. Mr. Blum deserves much praise for the manner in which the postoffice has been conducted during the past nine months, and we should feel I sorry to see him even figuratively stepping down and out but for the fact c that such a good man as Joe Lafargue is going to step up and in. - Cheap Tony (Col. A. D. Vega) is re ceiving daily a beautiful line of lawn, organdie, baptiste, soisette and other new style dress goods. Also a com plete stock of Merry Widow hats, belts and ties, including all the latest novel ties. Ladies', misses, and men's hboes, notions, hats, etc. Prices bheaper than ever. Give him a call before miking yeour purchass else. Level-Headed Southern 3nocrats. Hon. J. Burruss McGek - of Louis iana is by no meaqs lonesome in the position he has taken with reference to the pending presidential contest. On the contrary, his declaration that it is to the interest of the southern states to break loose from the domination of the Bryanized Democracy and support Taft is manifestly the expression of a sentiment that is widespread and growing among Democrats of the south who take no stock in the vagaries and heresies that the erratic Nebraskan nominee forces upon their party. L. R. Collins of Hattiesburg, Miss., addressed a letter to the New Orleans Picayune which appears in that paper's issue of July 17, indorsing the views of Mr. McGehee very empatically, as fllnw : I wish to add my voice to the suggestion made by J. Burruss McGehee in the Picayune of today. and to say that this sentiment is taking fast among the voters of our section of the country. The south will never assume its place in the councils of the nation till it shows its independ ence of the Democratic party as it is now man aged. You say in your reply that Mr. Bryan has forsworn his most radical doctrines. What assurances have we that this is the case? Mr. bryan is just as much in favor of the government ownership of railroads now as he was when he returned from his trip around the world, and nowhere have we seen where he has renounced the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. Instead of having forsvorn anything, it appeals that he has only been trim ming his sails to enable him to land in the W bite House as president. Then you say that Mr. Bryan has great prospects of being elected, and then he will be bound to the party that elects him. History teaches us that the best presidents we ever had wele the presidents that did not fol low the policy of the party as it existed at the time they were elected. Mr. Bryan wrote the platform adopted at Denver with a view of gei ting votes. What assurances have ne that he will not again become the Bryan of the past as soon as the election is over? Mr. McGehee is right, in my judgment, when he says it is time for the south to "smash party shackles and send the politicians to limbo." An Associated Press despatch from Hot Springs, Va., dated July17, says: "Democrats of many southern states are writing to W. H. Taft declaring their purpose to vote for him and to do whatever may be in their power to secure his .election. Letters of this kind form one of the most interesting features of Mr. Taft's daily increasing mail. From Democrats in Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia he has letters assuring him that in the belief of the writers those states will give their electoral votes to the Republican ticket in the coming election." Admitting the extreme Improbability of the full realization of these opti mistic assurances, the fact remains that a large body of southern Democrats share the opinions so clearly enun ciated by Messrs. McGehee.of Louisi ana and Collins of Mississippi, and there is reason to believe that the number and influence of these dissent ers from what Mr. McGehee terms "the populistic masquerade of Democ racy" will increase as the campaign advances. auvances. Drainage District to be Organized. A meeting was held at the court house last Saturday for the purpose of discussing the organization of a drainage district to include those por tions of the parishes of Ascension and St. James lying east of the Mississippi river between New River above and College Point and the bayou of the Ac adiens below. The meeting was called to order by Capt. J. iL. Bradford, of New Orleans, who owns up wards of 2000 acres of land in the New River section of the parish. C. S. McFarland, of Burnside, was elected chairman and Achille Picard, of Gonzales, secretary. Statistical reports and practical measures apper taioing to the organization of the dis trict were discussed by the chairman, Capt. Bradford, Dr. J. P. Easterly and others, and on motion, duly sec onded and adopted, a committee of three, composed of Messrs. McFar land, Picard and Easterly, was ap pointed to draw up a petition for pre sentation to the police juryr request lig that body to call a special election to bring about the regular-and legal organization of the drainage district under the laws of the state. The com mittee will also draft a report out lining the boundaries of the district and considering the various pr6jects of drainage, which will be submitted and discussed at a meeting of the landholders interested to be called by the chairman at some future date. Many thousand acres of land within the limits of the area described are susceptible of reclamation and im provement by the establishment of a system of permanent canals and drains, and the investment necessary to meet the cost of the work is certain to yield large r turns in the shape of added soil fe ilit - Public Education. We note with regret the very erro neous view our metropolitan dailies entertain and inculcate as to public education. They speak of it as a public benefaction and undertake to discuss it from the point of view of what they are pleased for the conce to call 'the state's ability." Education is no public benefaction. It is the very highest kind of a public duty. Under our system of govern ment the maintenance and integrity of our instiutions depend on the educa tion of the coming generations- not in mind alone, but in character as well. This is a matter that is vital to the state herself. It is a matter not only of securing the highest develop ment, but even of self-preservation. For this purpose there is no limit to the state's ability. There may be and is in the nature of things a limit to the amount that may be beneficially expended in any one year. We are far from that limit at present. Every parish in the state is lacking in ad equate facilities. The teachers' sala ries are not what they ought to be, and too often the school year is cur tailed, especially in the country. It were well for persons in author ity and having the good of the com munity at heart to~ give thought to this subject and come to a right con clusion. They may also be assured that until there is shown a fair dispo sition to do their duty in the matter of education the best class of immi gration will pass the state by. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS -OF THE Donaldsonville Rice Mill. Donaldsonville, La., July 4, 1908. TOTICE is hereby given in accordance with law and the charter and by-laws of this company, and pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors, that a general meeting of the stockholders of the Donaldsonville Rice Mill will be held at the office of the company. Don aldsonville,-La., on AUGUST 5.1908, at 11 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of ratifying the action of the board of directors in selling for stock the assets and business of this company; for the purpose of selling, distributing or other wise disposing of the stock so received; or of electing liquidating commissioners for that pur pose in accordance with the charter; for the purpose of considering all questions incidental thereto, and for such other purposes as may legally come before said meeting. R. N. SIMS, President. E. S. WILSON. Secretary. 5he Welcome Saloon George Landry Proprietor ,he place that made 10c Budweiser Famouss Finest Wines. Liquors. Cigars, Etc. 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