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SDolal sollville CieI Entered in the post office at Donaldsonville, La.. as second-class mail matter. lAS. VON LOTTEN & G. DONNAUD BENTLEY Publishers and Proprietors Official Journal of Ascension Parish. Town of Donaldsonville and Parish School Board SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 1912. ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR SENATOR. CHARLES A. MAURIN hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of senator of the ninth senatorial district of Lou isiana,. comprising the parishes of Ascension and St. James, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. DR. J. E. DOUSSAN hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of senator of the ninth senatorial district of Lou isiana, comprising the parishes of Ascension and St. James, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. HENRY L. HIMETL hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of senator of the ninth senatorial district of Lou isIana, comprising the parishes of Ascension and St. James, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. CHRISTIAN KLINE hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of representa tive in the lower house of the Lou isiana general assembly from the par Ish of Ascension, subject to the ac tion of the Democratic primary. JOSEPH GONZALES hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of representative in the lower house of the Louisiana general assembly from the parish of Ascension, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. FOR SHERIFF. LOUIS A. LANDRY hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of sheriff of the parish of Ascension, subect to the action of the Democratic primary. FOR CLERK OF COURT. H. ARTHUR MORGAN hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of clerk of court of the parish of Ascension, subject to the action of the Democratic pri mary. FOR CORONER. DR. D. C. BRUMFIELD ereb announc himselts a can didate for the office of coronet of the parish of Ascension, subject to the action of the Democratic pri mary. FOR POLICE JUROR. • C. H. LANDRY hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of police juror of the fourth ward of the parish of Ascension, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. A. E. TRUXILLO hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of police juror of the fourth ward of the parish of Ascension, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. LUCIEN W. ARMITAGE hereby announces himself as a can didate for the .ffice of police juror of the fifth ward of the parish of Ascension, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. EDMUND MAURIN nereby announces himself as a can aidato for the office of justice of the peace of the fourth ward of As cension parish, subject to the ac tion of the Democratic primary. FOR STATE COMMITTEEMAN. J. HOWELL PUGHI hereby announces himself as a can didate for the office of Democratic State Central Committeeman from the Sixth Congressional District, sub ject to the action of the Democratic primary. It will be 23 for a good many hope ful candidates on the 23rd. Jim Bailey and Bill Polk have both come out for Michel. It isn't known how the original Jonah stands. According to the pronouncements from campaign headquarters all three of the candidates for governor are going to win ill the first prilmary. President Taft is said to have in formed friends of his intention to appoint Judge Hook to succeed the late Justice Harlan on the bench of the United States supreme court. Senator Owen of Oklahoma will try to "put the hook" on Judge Hook by preventing his confirmation by the senate. Notwithstanding The Chief's em phatic expression in favor of the appointment of Dr. J. H. White as surgeon general of the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, President Taft has chosen Dr. Rupert Blue for the place. If the president isn't careful how he disregards our wishes in such mat ters, we'll be tempted to let him I run his administration by himself, and how will he like- that we'd like to know? ASCENSION'S SENATORIAL CA NDIDA TE. It has been pertinently suggested that the Democratic voters of As- s cension may well guide their course at the primary election of the 23rd E instant, with reference to the choice S of a state senator from this district, G by considerations of civic pride and F good-will for a "home man," without fi regard to factional alignments or differences of opinion as to other q candidacies. It is a matter of more or less com- p mon knowledge that there are four a aspirants for the senatorship, three b of whom are from St. James and one from Ascension. Under some circumstances, in view a of the fact that the last senator from the district-the late lamented R. M. h McCulloh-was a citizen of Ascension, V it might be regarded in the line of political comity and fair play to con cede the selection of the senator this c time to St. James; but there is such r utter lack of unanimity and such wide division of sentiment in the c neighboring parish as to the fitness t and claims of the several local as pirants, that it is more than proba ble the Ascension candidate will be preferred and supported by a liber- s al proportion of St. James voters. A situation of this kind would seem o to offer full justification to the Dem ocrats of our parish to, give united C support to their co-parishioner, who t is quite the equal of any of his com- u petitors in point of character and t capacity, and perhaps better quali- t fied than any of them from the c standpoint of such experience in the r public service as appertains to the functions and duties of a state sen- d ator. The Ascension candidate is Chas. a A. Maurin, mayor of Donaldsonville, , who has held that office for a period , of nearly seven years, having been t re-elected last May for his fourth consecutive term of two years. He is one of our most progressive and popular citizens, a ready speaker t and skilled parliamentarian, well-in- t formed on public affairs, interested in large commercial enterprises, a property-holder and tax payer, im-t bued with a commendable degree of civic pride and good-will for all classes of law-abiding people, and i claiming the indorsement and confi dence of his fellow citizens on an admirable platform. He has declared himself in favor 1 of reforming the present system of taxation so as to ,distribute its bur dens more equalk ad justl se regatingg state an cal taxation; ap proving the pending constitutional amendment which Arovides for a fed er-l income tax; 'conserving fish, oysters and game along practical lines, vesting ward constables with the functions of game wardens and increasing their compensation com mensurately; local option on the li quor question; better facilities for the care of the state's insane; lib eral appropriations for Confederate veterans and their wives, and the application of state and parish re sources to the construction of good This declaration of principles, which undoubtedly accords with the best public sentiment on the ques tions involved, is supplemented by Mr. Maurin's statement that he is a candidate as a native and lifelong resident, always a consistent Demo crat, who pledges his record in guar antee of his future course as a pub lic servant and solicits the support of all his Democratic fellow-citizens. Political Meetings. Political rallies ,were held at the Donaldsonville courthouse Saturday night, Jan. 6; Thursday night, the 11th, and last night, in the interest, respectively, of Candidates Aswell, Foster and Sanders. The Aswell meeting was the best attended of the three, weather conditions having been much more propitious on that date than for the Foster and San ders rallies. Indeed, it may be re garded in the light of a signal tri bute to the last-named candidates that the stheduled meetings in their behalf were held at all, since the weather was so inclement on both occasions as to keep nearly everybody indoors. Particularly was this the case last night, when the coldest weather of the season pre vailed. Despite this fact, however, upwards of one hundred voters were in attendance at the Sanders meet ing, and something like one hun dred and fifty were present at the Foster rally the: night before. The chairmen of the various as semblages were: Alex. Bloomenstiel, for the Aswell meeting; Dr. E. K. Sims, for the Foster meeting, and Col. A. D. Nega, for the Sanders meeting. The political rally held at the courthouse last Sunday afternoon un der the joint auspices of several of the candidates for state senator and member of the house of representa tives, was attended by a crowd which filled the court-room to its ca pacity. The meeting was called to order at 4:15 o'clock by Mayor Charles Maurin, who presided as chairman and introduced the various speakers. Addresses were made by Dr. J. E. Doussan, of Lutcher, and Mayor Maurin, candidates for state senator, ninth senatorial district, and Messrs. S. A. Marchand and V. A. Rodrigue, both of Donaldson ville, candidates for the house of representatives from Ascension par ish. A brass band furnished music !or the occasion. "COUSAN BOB" AND THE GOVERNORSHIP. In a recent speech before an as semblage of Democratic voters in New Orleans, "Everybody's Cousan Bob" Broussard, caindidate for United States senator in competition with Governor Sanders and Congressman Pujo, is quoted as having made the following declaration: "No man in this city needs to in quire where Bob Broussard stands when there is a fight between the forces of organized plunder and the people themselves. Your chairman and I stood together four years ago battling with Theodore Wilkinson for good government and the rights of the people." This was quite generally construed as indicating that the eloquent and popular third district congressman had committed himself to an alliance with the Democratic Good Govern ment League and to the support of Judge Hall for governor, but his campaign manager, Col. Winm. H. Price of Lafourche, who is person ally favorable to the gubernatorial candidacy of John T. Michel, con troverted this presumption in a for rmal statement to the effect that Mr. Býroussard had made no entangling alliances and was prosecuting his senatorial campaign on his own merits and claims without regard to other issues or other candidacies. Now there is some disposition in Good Government League quarters to criticise "Cousan Bob" and his manager for not definitely , stating the former's attitude with relation to the gubernatorial contest, but such criticism is manifestly unfair and un reasonable. Senator Foster, Congressman Rans dell and Governor Sanders, candi dates for seats in the national sen ate, have not made any announce ment of their preferences for guber natorial candidates, and there has been no appreciable demand that they should, and no adverse criti cism because they haven't. Con gressman Pujo is the only one of the five senatorial candidates who has proclaimed his support of a par ticular aspirant for governor. That is his own affair and privilege, and a matter that should be left wholly to his own discretion. He is no more to be condemned for it than are the other senatorial candidates for choosing to adopt a different policy. It would be very foolish politics on the part of Mr. Broussard to alienate his Michel and Aswell friends from his own candidacy by. becoming a partisan advocate and supporter of the Hall ticket for state offices. Those who blame him for not pursuing such an injudicious out good cause. Henry L. Himel. Under the proper heading in to day's issue of The Chief will be found the formal announcement of Henry L. Himel, of Convent, as a candidate for state senator from the ninth senatorial district of Louisiana, comprising the parishes of As cension and St. James. Mr. Himel is a prominent and successful lawyer, and is the junior member of th.e well-known law film of Pugh & Hi mel, domiciled at Convent, the senior partner of which is Hon. E. N. Pugh, of this city. He is a progressive and public-spirited citizen and a gen tleman of most excellent qualitie:s, _ th a wide knowledge of public af fairs and the influence and ability to put that knowledge to, practical use for the benefit of his constituents. That Mr. Himel is qualified to fill the exalted, position to which he as pires is conceded by all, and that he has many friends throughout the district who will do their utmost to elevate him to the office toward which his ambition is directed is likewise certain, as the result of the primary on the 23rd will doubtless show. Miss Pamela Duplessis, the talent ed young daughter of Postmaster L. A. Duplessis, of Duplessis, left last Saturday for Ruston, where she ma triculated as a student of the Lou isiana Industrial Institute. Mr. Du plessis accompanied his daughter as far as Baton Rouge, and the follow ing morning came to Donaldsonville, remaining here until Tuesday to at tend the meeting of the Democratic parish executive committee, of which body he is a member from the eighth ward. He left Tuesday afternoon via the steamer Virgie and Mississippi Valley route for Garyville, from whence he returned to Duplessis over the L. R. and N. Railway, this roundabout route being his shortest way home in view of the almost im passable condition of the public roads as a result of the prolonged wet spell. Mr. Duplessis reported every thing quiet in his section except Ipol itics, which is decidedly lively. Several pieces of desirable real estate located in this city were sold at public auction last Saturday by Sheriff E. .C. Hanson, in conformity with orders issued by the district court in the suit of Angele Bailey t, als. vs. Octavie Bailey et als., and the succession of Lucy Butler. The Genazzini property in Railroad av enue, consisting of a lot 60 feet wide by 120 feet deep, and two large frame buildings, was adjudicated to Attorney Walter Lemann for $1300, and another piece of property belong ing to the Genazzini estate, being a lot of ground at the corner of La fourche, Chetimaches - and Charles streets, together with several small cabins, was sold to A. D. Vega, Jr., for $400. The property in Crescent Place adjoining the store of the Lemann Company, owned and for many years occupied by the late Lucy Butler, a nbgress, was adjudicated to the Lemann firm for $1000. Pujo a Winner for Senator ! FOR U. S. SENATOR, 1915 TERM, STAMP THE NAME IN THE CENTER Reasons why he should receive your vote: Eminence in his chosen profession proves his ability and mental equipo ment. Representing the Seventh Congressional District, the largest in Lou isiana, for ten years, he is thoroughly familiar with every agricul tural, mineral and manufacturing interest Louisiana will expect her Senator to safeguard. Has otained nearly a million dollars for federal improvement work in his district. Has won his way through sheer ability to a commanding position in the House of Representatives. Has always fought for clean, economical government, local, state and national. Although alWays a contender for Louisiana interests, he is in line with Democratic- policies and leaders in Congress. "Pujo has always been a favorite of mine and has done exception ally efficient woirk in Congress. He has been a bulwark to his state and to his party in all matters of importance before the House." Champ Clark, Speaker of the House of Representatives, in an interview at Lake Charles, Oct. 18, 1911. FAVORS A REVENUE TARIFF,. "I am in favor of a tariff for revenue upon all importations coming in competition wjth the products of a like kind in the United States equal to the difference in the cost of product in the foreign country plus transportation and the cost of production here."-A. P. Pujo on the tariff at Ruston, July 4, 1911. The dividing 'line between a prot'ctive tariff and a tariff for rev enue only seems to me to be very clearly marked. A revenue tariff can never go above the difference in cost of production at home and abroad, because When it goes above the difference in cost of production at home and abroad it protects the profits of special interests and dams back competition."-Oscar Underwood, Chairman Ways and Means Com mittee, in an interview in New York World, Dec. 5, 1911. qll ! =lFi s +'mqbI~IIBlr~9P~lnlrlliBi/llIPI SUCGAR SUUIBS Close cf the Grinding Campaign in Ascension and Elsewhere-Items of interest from Field and Factory. "Same old story-nothing new." This sounds like, and is, the title of a popular ditty, but in the present instance it has reference to the weather of the past week, which was in every detail similar to that of last week, and the week before, and the week before--and so on, almost ad libitum. Nothing to compare with the present brand of climate has ever been experienced in this locality that is, so far as the memory of the oldest inhabitant goes, or the rec ords of the loc eather observer show, Rain has iyon ftour six ning of Decembe. and throughout that entire, period there have not been more than ten entirely clear days. The incessant downpour has made quagmires of the public roads, and travel over them is almost im possible except by horseback. The coldest weather of the season prevailed yesterday, the temperature having been several degrees below the freezing point throughout the entire day. Sleet fell in the after noon and evening, and the indica tions pointed strongly to snow, but fortunately this visitation was avoid ed. Last night the mercury in Weather Observer Park's government thermometer registered a tempera ture of 20 degrees, and it is likely that in the country, where there were no buildings or other obstruc tions to break the sweep of the bit ing north wind, a minmmum of 15 .to 16 degrees was recorded. Thanks to the timely warning sent out by the weather bureau, ample precau tions had been taken to protect crops and live stock, as well as water pipes, and it is not expected that any material damage will result from tile blizzard in this section. To day the weather is cold and spark ling, and it begins to look as though the backbone of the wet spell has been broken for keeps. So mote it be! Growing tired of dragging along at a fraction of their capacity, many of the factories in this section which have not yet wound up the campaign shut down entirely at the close of last week and announced that they would wait until the weather settled before resuming operations. instilled with renewed hope and onergy after two clear and rainless days,' several of the mills took a fresh start Thurs day morning. Needless to add, every possible effort is being ,exert ed to get the cane out of the fields while the climatic conditions are in a measure favorable. Among the houses which started up again Thursday after several days of idleness was the Lemann Com pany's Palo Alto, which at that time had about three days more work in sight. Fred. Werner, Sr., Palo Alto's capable chief sugar-boiler, turned over the pans and proof-sticks to his brother, Joe Werner, yesterday morn ing, and left for New Orleans, from whfence he will sail today on one of the Southern Pacific steamers for Cuba. For a number of years past Mr. Werner has been filling the po sition of head sugar-maker of the big Cape Cruz central factory at Ensenada de Moro, and he will again officiate in that important ca pacity during the present Cuban grinding season. Joe Werner, who replaces him at Palo Alto for the wind-up of the campaign, recently finished taking off the crop of M. J. Kahao's Allendale plantation in West Baton Rouge parish. The Old Hickory Planting and Manufacturing Company's smooth running Old Hickory mill in lower Iberville, just above the Ascension like, terminated the long-drawn-out rolling season Saturday evening, Jan. 6, the last stalk of cane having been crushed 'twety-four hours ear lier. The factory, which started grinding Oct. 24, lost a good deal of time as a result of bad weather, all of two weeks being taken up at the close of the campaign to negotiate work which under ordinary condi tions would not have required more than three or four days. Approxi mately 25,000 tons of cane were ground, and all of it was sound and sweet, a large acreage having been windrowed immediately after the first November freeze. Figures are not obtainable as to the sugar out put, which was in the form of 96 degree test and fancy white grades. S. George Poche, of Belle Rose, was in charge of the machinery, and the degree of smoothness and efficiency with which every department of the well-equipped plant operated through out the season is a tribute to his abilit and watchfulne s He was castle. Tony Rodriguues, of Brusly McCall, than whom there is no more capable or reliable manipulator of the proof-sticks anywhere, officiated as chief cockalorum in the pan-room, and had a zealous assistant in the person of his son, Frank. Sidney Poche, Walter Poche and Ben Fal con starred as water-tenders. The Aleman Planting Company's Cosa Natural factory in Assumption parish closed down last Sunday to wait for the coming of better weath er, and was scheduled to get under way again Friday morning. Chief Engineer Prosper Ganel, who was in town for a brief visit during the early part of the week, reported that there are something like 2000 tons of cane remaining to be ground at Cosa Natural, and added that all the cane handled to date has been in prime condition, it being necessary to cut only about an inch off the bot tom of the stalks and a couple of joints off the top. Woodmen Install Officers. At a regular meeting Wednesday night of Olive Camp No. 18, Woodmen of the World, the following officers were installed by District Manager Robert .Henderson, assisted by Flo rian Michel, who acted as sovereign escort: Jos. N. Gisclard, consul commander. Dr. 51. F. Bloomenstiel, adviser lieutenant. A. J. Melancon, banker. J. C. Bouchereau, clerk. Gordon. Gisclard, escort. Emile Dugas, watchman. Jos. LeBlanc, sentry. A. V. Tenfplet, manager. Immediately after the installation ceremonies a social session was held, during which tile newly in stalled officers and all members present did justice to a splendid supper served in the lodge room un der the direction of Manager Templet. Sovereigns Charles 5Maurin, Dr. P. T. Thibodaux, Joseph -N. Gisclard, Dr. M. F. Bioorn.nstiel, C. A. Ourso, A. J. Melancon, Robert Henderson, J. L. Rusca and J. C. Bouchereau responded to toasts upon the good of the order. Pat. Consul Comman der Louis Boston presided as toast-. master. One candidate was initiated, twelve balloted upon and elected, and seven applications received and referred to the regular committee. The camp is in a floqrishing condition, hav ing a membership of 417, which is due in large measure to the untir ing efforts of Camp Clerk Bouch Sereau and District Manager liender son. Overcoats at 25 Per Cent Discount. Our entire stock of men's and boys' overcoats and cravenettes will be of fered at a discount of 25 per cent off regular prices at our great one week bargain sale, beginning Mon Sday, Jan. 15. Absolutely none re served. This is your oppoertunity to secure a stylish, high-grade overcoat at a price that w ill net you a sub stantial saving. J. A. DALFE RES, Donaldsonville, La. 1AVE YOU , Ever Stopped to Think That it Isn't Quantity So Much as Quality That Tells in Groceries? Whether it is Staple or Fancy Groceries you want, we are always prepared to fill any order and fill it "up to the handle." Every item is J worth the price we ask for it, because it is always as represented-FRESH, BEST QUALITY, LOWEST PRICES. Telephone orders given prompt attention. Free delivery. Charles A. Maurin, The Leading Grocer Mississippi Street All the Best Wishes We might extend to you for a_ prosperous New Year would be of: little benefit to you unless by your.;: co-operation with us, you would allow us to assist you in realizing . this wish. No better time than: the New Year could be found to begin your business relations with.. us, either with a checking or sav ings account. Come in and let us make 1912 a prosperous year for you. THE HOME OF SAVINGS Undertaker and Funeral Director Day and night calls prompt ly responded to. From the; plainest coffins to the bes metallic caskets can be supsi plied on short notice. Undertaking parlors loca in the Cobb livery stable Railroad avenue. Fine hearse, with white and black draper5 J. J. Lafar ue, Donaldsonvile. LOui . Great Bargain Sale. After completing a satisfactory year, the 'well-known J. A. Dalferes store in this city, wishing to show its appreciation of the liberal pa tronage accorded it by sharing with its customers a part of its profits, announces a grand bargain sale of seasonable merchandise, to begin Monday, 'Jan. 15, and extend one week. Real, money-saving bargains will be offered in every department, prices having been reduced from 25 to 33 1-3 per cent on all lines of goods, completely eliminating profit in many 'instances. Manager D. D. Dalferes expresses the hope that the patrons of the Dalteres store and the public in general will take ad vantage of this wonderful reduction sale to supply their wants at prices far below the usual figures, and of fers the positive assurance that all the goods are up to the well-known Dalferes standard of quality arid value. To keep posted read The Chief. FOR SALE. AUTOMATIC lift Standard sewing machine. Almost new. Price. $10. Address MRS. M L.L. ANDOLPHI, Bayou Goula, La. WANTED. S ALESMEN to look after our interests in As certsion and adjoining counties. Salary or commission. Address THE VICTOR OIL CO.. Cleveland. Ohio. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS - of the Donaldsonvjile Hotel Company, Ltd. Donaldsonville. La.. Jan. 13, 1912. "ýOTICE is hereby given to the stockholders IL of the Donaldsonville Hotel Company. Limited, that the annual meeting will be held in the general lodge room of the Masonic Temple, in Donaldsonville. on Monday, Jan. 29, 1912, at 11 o'clck a. m., for the purpose of electing a board of directors to serve for the ensuing year, in accordance with Article Five of the charter. MYER LEMANN, J. E. BL)-I, President. Secretary, FOR SALE. flHREE thoroughbred horses, one two mares. Will be sold at ar price. Address FELIX FERAY, Klotz FOR ENT. :j O THE COMFORTABI l and desirably si residence property at the corner o and St. Vincent streets. House eontain rooms, hall and double kitchen Large antd stable. Apply to J. F. FERNANDEZC aldsonville, La. LOST OR MISLAID. CERTIFICATES NOS. 32, 33, 84, 8 Sld - stock of the Bank of Ascensiona;ggt 23600. The public is cautioned not to-neli or deal for said shares of stock, as P. has been made for new certitficates to those lost or mislaid. G.. A. GONDRAI4 Donaldsonville. La., Dec. 23,1911. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDE, -of the- Lafourche Valley and Gulf. R, Company. Y OU ARE HEREBY notified that 's meeting of the stockholders of the Valley and Gulf Railroad Company will at the office of the Company at Dona La., on Tuesday, February 6, 191 in accordance with a renolution of the Directors adopted at a meeting held on day of November, 1911. The said mee called for the purpose of considering al meat to Article Four (4) of the Com ter, and to consider any other matters be brought before said meeting. F. M. WELCH, P CHAS- MAU.IN, Secretary. DonaldsonviIle. La., Jan. 6, 1912. SEE eare those raise good ers and vegetables. flowers and vegetablesco from good seeds. We pAr duce good seeds-the infe enlce is obvious. For sale everywhere. 1912 SEED ANNUAL Free on Request D. IFERRY & CO. DetroIt, Mich.