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ie 'uieh!ii e1 JAS. VON LOTTEN ard G. D. BENTLEY Pubisne.s and Propr:etors . ai matter. Oi-r!CA JO'URAL: Parish of As Ccnso y CGty of Don:alds:onviile, As. cns:,.n Pa ish School Board. - , . . , 'l ' , lvance. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1913. Attempts Robbery to Get Money to Pay Debts. Guy Il. Davis, a young electrician "ni for seveia_ months Dast has ril'n located in this city, is in jai1 at lau i min ie, charged witli attempt in ito ,.!.loroform and rob Abe Silber, iaig c'r of ti-e( Central ilouse Cafe at that plttce. IDavis' desperate deed w 'i ciitted i arly Tnuesday morn i i,, and only the tinicely awakening of dIr. Silber foiled the scheme. Up on b,,ing roused from slumber by a noiseo in his room, Mr. Silber detect .ed the odor of chloroform and called iis, brother, who cocupies the same apartment. They searched the room and found Davis under the bed, graspiug a qu;arter-pound bottle of chloroform. The intiuder admitted hl. was about to use the soporific on Mr. Silber and then steal his dia mon.ds, declaring lie was badly in neted of money to pay numerous debts hle had contracted in Donald sonville, and also to enable him to marry a young woman of this city to whom lihe saidhe is engaged. Davis was formerly in the employ of th,. Cumberland Telephone Corn piny here.. as plant foreman, and sub sequenlly worked as a, soda water dispetnser at Elmer's Sanitary Phar tmacy. Of late he has been engag ed in the electrical wiring business, and seemed to be meeting with fair success. He left here Sunday night, and stated he was going to New Or leans. He is said to have admitted that the chloroform with which he attitempted to stupefy Mr. Silber was stolen from Elmer's Pharmacy. Davis' debts here are declared to be varied and numerous, and aggre gale a healthy sum. Among his lia bilities are a board bill approximat ing $100, due Mrs. J. C. Babin, and many of the clothing stores and ot Ltr business establishments, as well as individuals whom he "touch ed," are his creditors for amounts of varying size. He was quite a ladies' man, and an unpaid bill for soda wa ter and candy at Elmer's is said to be evidence of his liberality and pop ularity as a Beau Bummel. Davis' father, J. S. Davis, a har ness-maker of Clarkesdale, Miss., passed through Donaldsonvilld yes terday morning on his way to Pla Squemine, where lie will make an ef fort to secure the release of his son and have the charges against him dropped. Mr. Davis says his boy has never been in trouble before, and that he must have been under the influence of liquor or temporari ly out of his mind when he . made the attack on Mr. Silber. The as sertion that young Davis stole dia monds from two well-known citizens of Plaquemine while in the employ of the Cumberland Telephone Con pany at that place two years ago, as made in a despatch from Plaque mine to the New Orleans Times Democrat, is vigorously denied by Mr. Davis. Rip Van Winkle sleepeth not in our midst. Watch Donaldsonville. 81 Elmo, Belle NeiP e ovlisiun E sler,' Ra liiro Train Train Tll ni. Train No. 1 N No.1 i o. 2 No.'3'2 0, Ill. R. In. ...... . . .. l S t. : . .... .. . 15. 5: .. ick ..... c:27 ,7: ... ...... . . , , ra n ,r .... . . ..... : ,: ... ob ertsot . :21 :22 * . .\rmitage "lihztt hitt te N t:lt ... ..... hig. ri..... 00 1:0 1 6 . I httti f ta y : 7 ::18 4:58 :10 G , .Willhow (;rove.r n :i1 7:15 it itay 8i . tw , Jte rn , i .. iywiel ..... 5:5 6:1t O .. I ori ..... .07 7:i - Many . '5:10 l" :20 . iitte t, xa ,:I02 7:05 ...Ashlnt't . . 1":15 I 2 IN 0 to li h N ti ttt G:2" 5:21 t :0o .t ..rN X a t.an . :45 :is i 15 l'5:28 l 7:1 toutl' ret u Ix's ItLanel 7:3l, gi n .f 1... Ifta 'ha tl. .. i . .. SIAr 1.1S-- Two tents a tt ilei minimum chu!.te, 5 cents. Spteia. lundlay rate of o11o re plus 5 cents fot' r1'lund trip. 5 Train No. 1 cotects at fBello liitene .uiction with Yazoo antd iississippi Valley passenger train No. 3:3, going south. '-rain No, 12 cornects with Ylazo and AlissisSippi Valley passenger train No. 3t, goingi north. Special Sutday excursion trip, leaving St. i'lmo 1 a., ut., and returning leaving Now RHivr at 10 a. hi. Connects with Yazoo a.nd Mississippi Valley regular Srllltahy excu1rsion from New Oirlea.ts to SIIttn1 Rouge. r l ta I.c m it c \ 1 r \ r1 for a ll points u, FoI" fIlnurlhil." i latS iOn aidress. Allbtan ltr Idb., N w ()tritans. J. R()l ::CT IIL !'\ AIs, iupt., St. Eilmo, via )Da-row, La. DEFY TIHE . SUN BEGIN AT THE BOTTOM Sample the rich flavor of the fresh crushed fruit in the first draught as it bubbles upward-then let the cool ing and delicious after-effects linger with you like the fragrance of honey suckles and pleasant memories. Liquid . Refreshments. For your health's sake drink our pure fruitt juices-they are cleansing and delicious-a wholesome tonic for the jaded appetite. X-.Ra.y Pharrnacy S aidsonvile, Ia. GOVERNOR HALL AND THE STATES. Hon. Luther E. Hall, governor o Louisiana, has instituted a suit fo libel and defamation of characte against Col. Robert Ewing and Ma jor J, Aalker Ross, respectively pro prietor and managing editor and pub lisher of the New Orleans Daili States. The claim for damages is set a $100,000, and the ground upon whicl the prosecution is based is the pub iij ation by the newspaper of severa articles concerning the "Tensas lan, ease" in which the course of thE governor with reference to that mat ter was severely criticised and th( imputation made that he was being influenced by improper motives. The Chief is not sufficiently con versant with the facts of the con troversy to form an opinion at thi: time as to whether the States ha: overstepped the bounds of propriet3 and impugned the character of the governor unjustifiably, or perchancE the governor has been unduly sensi five and resentful of legitimate crit icism. In view of our hearty indorsemenl of the steps taken by Dr. Dodson tR vindicate his reputation from the slanders heaped upon him by the state official and his associate whc are now serving prison terms for their abuse of the liberty of speech we cannot but approve the course of Gov. Hall in seeking vindicatior through the law and the courts from what he regards as an unwarranted attack upon his character and an abuse of the liberty of the press. It is to be hoped the trial of the case will be proceeded with at promptly as practicable, for it is de sirable that the issues raised should be settled quickly and definitively, since the good name of the state it in a measure involved by reason of the exalted official position held by the plaintiff. WHAT'S THE DOC. DRIVING AT' The following editorial paragrapl recently appeared in Dr. Edwards venerable yet sprightly Abbeville MTeridional and has been reproduced by a number of our esteemed con temporaries of the state press: "The Barstow Journal comes to ut this week as an eight-page paper, half of it filled with delinquent taa sales. The style in which the ad vertisements appear is what struck our eye. It is a fac simile of the tax roll, and is no doubt another ex ample of bonehead legislation. .We know of only two places in Louiliana where the antiquated style is follow ed, Donaldsonville and Napoleonville in both of these places they still wind up the clocks Sunday moining when the angelus rings, and play po ker all night Saturday. We hope our friend Jim Ramsey will make a pot of money, bbut if we hear he has been put out of: the church and taken to drink we. will know this tax list it resnonsibii for it." Just what the doctor is driving at we can't make out, and if he will furnish a~ diagram or key by which the puzzle .Can be solved, we'll be much obliged to him. The par ish and` lty delinquent tax lists as published in The Chief are as brief,, oncise and simple as they can: well be made, each paragraph merely giving the name of the d- quent property holder, the. : :i a d extent of his prop erty and the amount of his total tax, while the composition of the matter is considerably less likely to pro duce an attack of typographical jim jams than is the foul-column paving ordinance printed in the Meridional, It is a mystery, too, how the Abbe. ville doctor-editor became inoculated with such an erroneous idea of pre valent styles and practices in the hustling, bustling, up-to-date paro chial seats and metropoli of Ascen sion and Assumption, where self. winding clocks are all the vogue and poker-playing is a lost art, remem bered only by the very oldest in habitants, You can't judge these modern towns by superannuated and drowsy Abbeville, doctor. Wrong Head, Right Body, Big Feat "Handcuffed Clerks! Robbed Mail Car," is the way a display head on a news item in an esteemed exchange reads. The body of the item shows that it doesn't deserve the head the news edi'or put on it, however, for instead of the mail clerks having per formed the remarkable feat of rob. bing their car while handcuffed, the fact was two masked highway. men handcuffed the clerk and robbed' the car. The incident occurred on a Louisville and Nashville train near Birmingham, Ala., the night of August 5, and the robbers made off with all the regis tered mail, but it is not believed their booty amounted to much. The Abbeville Meridional hits the nail squarely on the head with the re. mark that "the indiscriminate abuse and slander of men in official posi tions or seeking them has grown to be a vicious evil in this state and should be suppressed.'.' Good News From Mr. Von Lotten. J.i. Von Lotten, the genial and popular senior member of the film of Von Lotten & Bentley, publishers cf The Chief, left Monday morning for New Orleans and has entered the Presbyterian Hospital in that city to undergo a course of treatment for a painful ailment from which he has suffered for the past several weeks. It was at first feared a surgical o:,eration would be necessary to effect a cure, but later news from Mr. Von Lotten conveys the wel come informatibn that he will not be required to submit to this ordeal, and that his stay in the hospital may not be longer than ten days or two weeks. His legion of friends will be happy to learn of the im provement in his condition, and will join in wishing him an early and complete restoration to health. Both Feet on the Map. A large sign has been stretched across Railroad avenue in front of the Masonic Temple, bearing the inscription: "DonaldEonville with both feet on the map. Ask the Chamber of Commerce." In the moving picture theatres slides are being exhibited proclaiming "Rip Van Winkle sleepeth not in our nidst. Watch Donaldsonville." Pla ards with similar slogans are dis played in the business houses and tublic places, and he who runs may 'ead that Donaldsonville's new com nercial organization is "on the job" ,nd attending to lbanainess. LIiE ST. ELMO SITE, Committee on Selection Favorably Impressed with Fine Location Offered to Southern University in Ascension Parish. T, H. Harris, state superintendent of education, and Dr. T. P. Single tary, of Baton Rouge, members of the committee on the selection of a site for the Southern University, last Sunday inspected the location offer ed by the Alluvial Land Purchase Company at St. Elmo, on the east bank of the river opposite this city, consisting of the Bocage mansion and 50 acres of improved plantation land. They were met at Burnside by E. P. Brady and George W. Reese, respectively president and see rctary of the Alluvial Company, and the following committee representing the Donaldsonville Chamber of Com merce: Charles Maurin, president; R. S. Vickers, secretary; Mayor Walter Le(mann, W. D. Park, W. J. LeBlanc, Adolphe Netter, D. D. Dal feres, Alex. Bloomenstiel, R. N. Sims, C. Kline, Jasmin Tobias, Frank K. Sims, of Donaldsonville; L. W. Armi tage, of Darrow; A. I. Picard and Dr. R. M. Smith, of Gonzales, and J. A. Lorio, of Belle Helene. The party proceeded to St. Elamo and partook of breakfast in a body at the Hermitage Hotel, after which an inspection of the property was made. Messrs Harris and Singletary, accompanied by members of the committee, were then conveyed via the St. Elmo Railroad to Belle Hel ene, where they made connection wvith a Mississippi Valley passenger train for Baton Rouge, this serving to demonstrate to then in a most practical manner St. Elmo's ready accessibility by rail and its desirable location as regards the character of the country contiguous to it. The local committee continued td the terminus of the new line in the New River section, returning via the same route. Messrs. Harris and Single tary expressed themselves as being very favorably impressed with the St. Elmo site, and praised the spirit of enterprise and aggressiveness ex hibited by the people of this commu lity. B. C. Caldwell, the third member of the site committee, who was un able to accompany his colleagues Sunday, visited St. Elmo Tuesday and was met byI,4diayor Walter Lem ann and George L. Rockwell, who, with representatives of the Alluvial Company and others, escorted him on his trip of inspection over the property. Arriving at Donaldsonville on the 5:30 p. m. trip of the ferry boat Ruth, Mr. Caldwell was received at the landing by several business men _and members of the Chamber of Commerce, and later was escorted to the Elks' Home, where he was en tertained until his departurej for New Orleans. Like Messrs. Harris and Bingletary, Mr. Caldwell expressed a very favor able opinion of the St. Elmo site, and, also like them, he was strongly impressed by the fact that the people of this community, both white and colored, really want the school lo cated here, whereas other sections where sites have been tendered are only tolerant in the matter. The spirit existent locally was demonstra ted by the nature of the reception accorded the members of the site committee on the occasion of their visit to St. Elmo, the most prominent white citizens uniting to receive them and to urge the establishment of the school in this parish, where the re lations between the races have al ways been of the most friendly and harmonious character. A strong delegation of influential business men and citizens of Donald sonville and Ascension parish, headed by Mayor Lemann, left yesterday morning for New Orleans to attend a meeting of the site committee., Af ter a long discussion, during which the claims of the Ascension location were strongly presented by Mr. Lem ann, Dr. J. S. Thibaut, E. N. Pugh and others, the committee decided to make an inspection today of a site offered in East Baton Rouge parish before arriving at a decision. They were accompanied on the trip by sev eral members of R Ascension dele gation, who will "stay with 'em" to look after the interests of the local site. Want Postoffice Removed. A petition addressed to the postof fice department has been circulated ilere, and numerously signed, asking that the location of the Donaldson ville postoffice be changed from the present quarters in th. Masonic Tern pie to the eastern portion of the ground floor of the Vega building at the head of Mississippi street, former ly occupied by Col. A. D. Vega as a dry goods store. The building is now owned by the Bank of Donald sonville and People's Bank, who ac quired it at sheriff's sale a few weeks ago. It is currently reported that the Bank of Donaldsonville is negotiating for the sale of its two story brick building in Railroad ave ,ne to the Cumberland Telephone Company, whose local exchange oc cupies the upper floor of the struc tue, and that if this deal is ar 'ang'd the bank will establish. its 'ffises in the central portion of the Vega building on the ground floor. Rumor has it also that the head quarters of the newly organized Chamber of Commerce may be locat ed on the second floor of the Vega structure. Contract Awarded for New Levee. A contract for the erection of a levee in front of the Bayou La fourche dam at this place was award ed Monday by the State Board of Engineers to Hampton Reynolds, whose bid was 24 cents per cubic yard for earthwork and 97 cents per square yard for concrete. The em bankment is to contain approximate ly 45,000 cubic yards of earth, and will be faced with concrete to pre vent seepage. It will be about 1200 feet long, with -a 10-foot crown and ',lores of three and four to one, and will be located some two or three hundred feet in front of the dam, extending across the wide batture which has formed since the closing of Bayou Lafourche. To assure a stable foundation, a trench several feet deep will be excavated and filled with earth of a suitable char acter. " The construction of this levee is expected to put a stop to the seepage through the dam, which has been a sojrce of danger for some time. FRESH FROM THE BAKER'S shere good bread, cakes and pies are made. It's a treat to get good Bread, Cakes and Pies like mother used to make. But it can be done; we make 'em. If you have any prejudice against baker's goods, try some of our products, and your prejudice will disappear at once. C. WIN rT'i'ER THE MODEL BAKER Market Problem Discussed. A special meeting of the commis sion council was held Monday at the courthouse to discuss the mar Iket problem, all the commissioners being present, as well as members of the city Board of Health and a number of citizens and ladies. Mayor Lemann called the meeting to order and said the time is at hand when it is imperative that a system of private markets be inaugu rated, or a new and centrally locat ed market building be erected in keeping with modern requirements and the provisions of the State Sanitary Code. The present mar ket building has served its purpose and usefulness, As no longer ade quate to the city's needs, is un sanitary, and in need of extensive repairs. Therefore, the problem re solves itself into one as to whether it wi:l be more economical to repair the present building or erect 'a new and modern structure. The clerk read communications from various cities throughout the state in response to inquiries for copies of their market ordinances and other data relative to their meth ods of operating the public markets. Dr. Oscar Dowling, president of the State Board of Health, being present by special request, address ed the meeting, giving the results of his experience and observations on various systems and methods of oper ating public markets throughout the country, his remarks, however, be ing principally along the lines of sanitary requirements. Dr. E. K. Sims, member of the local Board of Health, ex-Mayor Chas Maurin, and. several other citizensmand market patrons, as well as the butch ers present, were called upon to express their views, all being in favor of a central public market. Mayor Lemann stated that as pub lie sentiment seemed to favor a central market the question would be considered by the city council ways and means devised to provide the needed improvement with the least possible delay. With expressions of thanks to Dr. Dowling fbe*nif able and interesting address and valuable assistance, and to all present for their interest tnd co-operation, the council adjourned. A. J. MELNAJCON, Clerk. St. Elmo Railroad in Operation. By the publication of its time card in the columns of The Chief, the newly-constructed St. Elmo, Belle Helene & Louisiana Eastern Rail road announces its readiness to handle passenger traffic on regular schedules. George W. Reese, president of the line, states that arrangements have been made to convey passengers to and from the ferry landing at Dar row, and that the schedules have been planned so as to allow visit ors to Donaldsonville practically a full day in the parish seat for the transaction of business. The new road has also taken a step that should put it at once high in public favor, and that is the estab lishment of a passenger rate of 2 cents a mile. To further stimulate travel and offer a saving to those who will use the line often, the com pany is selling a special commuta tion ticket, good for ten trips of four miles, at a cost of 50 cents, or 5 cents a trip. The announcement of the com mencement of operations on the St. rElmo road has been received with favor by all the citizens of the par ish, and it is expected the new road will be a big factor in the upbuild ing of this part of the country. The St. Elmo-Belle Helene road is under the active management of George W. Reese, president, head quarters 432 Audubon Building, New Orleans, and James R. Beauvais, su perintendent, St. Elmo, via Darrow, La. Garage Company Liquidated. The committee appointed to li quidate the affairs of the Donaldson ville Garage and Automobile Supply Company, consisting of Alex. Bloom enstiel, Dr. E. K. Sims and C. H. Landry, at a meeting Sunday fore noon accepted a proposition offered by K. A. Aucoin, organizer and man ager of the concern, whereby Mr. Aucoin will assume the assets and liabilities of the company and settle with the stockholders on a basis of 121A per cent per share. The organ ization was incorporated in October, 1911, with a capital stock of $10,000, divided into 200 shares of the par value of $50 each. It erected a modern and completely equipped gar age and repair shop in the Lemann Addition, but has not been success ful financially and has never paid a dividend. Mr. Aucoin will continue the busi- I less for his own account, under the name of Donaldsonville Garage, and will employ an expert mechanician to take charge of the repair depart ment. Fine Summer Oysters. I am now receiving fine summer oysters, of the very best quality and excellent flavor. Served ice-cold at the counter, or delivered in any quantity desired. Try some; you will be sure to like them. Choice line of fresh. California fruit al ways on hand. Orders by telephone, ] No. 131-3, given pompt attention. JOE CAPONE. POLICE JURY MEETING. State Highway Department Asked For Monetary Aid Toward Constructior of Proposed Gravel Roads in Firsi District-St. Elmo Endorsed as Site for Southern University. Donaldsonville, La., Aug. 12, 1913. The police jury of the parish of As cension met this day at the courthouse, in special session, and was called to order at 11:30 o'clock a. m. Present Adolphe Netter, president, third ward; Karl G. Spahr, first ward; C. H. Lan dry, fourth ward; L. W. Armitage, fifth ward; Leon Newman, sixth ward; C. N. (Gautreau, seventh ward. Absent-J. M. Ourso, Jr., second ward; Z. J. Causey, eighth ward. President Netter stated the object of the meeting was for the following sta ted purposes only: 1. To petition the highway department of the Board of State Engineers for monetary aid under Act 49 of 1910; to provide for a survey of the proposed gravel roads on the west bank of the river from iberville line to the St. James line, and from Donaldsonville to the As sumption line on both sides of Bayou Lafourche, all of said roads situated within the first road district, and make the necessary arrangements and appro priation for said survey. •. For the purpose of considering the appropriations made for the benefit of the-Smoke Bend and Dutchtown schools, and authorizing the issuance of certi ficates of indebtedness for said appro priations, if found practicable under the law. 3. For the appointment of two mem bers of the board of commissioners of the New IMver Drainage District of the parish of Ascension, vice J. Germain Nargassans and A. U. Babin,,whose terms have expired. Mr. Newman offered the following res olution, which was seconded by Mr. Spahr, and on roll-call adopted by a vote of six yeas and no nays: Be it resolved, that the resolutions adopted by this police jury on Wednes day, July 9, 1913, appropriating the sum of $750 to the Dutchtown high school, made payable Jan. 1, 1914, and Jan. 1, 1915, in two equal installments; and the sum of $1000 to the Smoke Bend school, payable Jan. 1, 1914, and Jan. 1, 1915, in two equal installments, be and the same are hereby repealed. Mr. Newman offered the following res olution: Be it resolved, that the sum of $1000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of assisting in the pur chasing of a site and construction of a building for the Smoke Bend school; that the said appropriation be divided into two equal installments of $500 each, payable March 15, 1914, and March 15, 1915, and said amounts are hereby made payable out of any funds available at the date of maturity. Be it further resolved, that the fi nance committee of the police jury be and it is hereby authorized to issue two certificates of indebtedness, each for the sum of $500, due respectively March 15, 1914, and March 15, 1915, in favor of the school board of the parish of Ascension, to cover said appropriation hereint~-ade; said certificates to be made payable out of any funds that may be available in the parish treas ury at the dates of their maturities, and to bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from date of their maturities. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Spahr, and on roll-call adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Spahr, Netter, Landry, Armitage, Newman, Gautreau; absent-Ourso, Causey; nays-0. Mr. Gautreau offered the following resolution: Be it resolyed, that the sum of $750 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of assisting in the com pletion and equipment of the Dutchtown high school; that the said appropriation be divided into two equal installments of $375 each, payable March 15, 1914, and March 15, 1915, and said amounts are hereby made payable out of any funds available at the date of maturity. Be it further resolved, that the fi nance committee of the police jury be and it is hereby authorized to issue two certificates of indebtedness, each for the sum of $375, due respectively March 15, 1914, and March 15, 1915, in favor of the school board of the parish of Ascen-. sion, to cover said appropriation here in made; said certificates to be made payable out of any. funds that may be available in the parish treasury at the dates of their maturities, and to bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from date of their maturities. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Landry, and on roll-call adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Spahr, Netter, Landry, Armitage, Newman, Gautreau; nays-0; absent-Ourso, Causey. Mr.. Landry offered the following res olution: Iresolveu, mat mne poince jury or As cension parish, in special session, peti tion the highway department of the Board of State Engineers for monetary state aid under the provisions of Act 49 of 1910 for the construction of the following named highways: From Iber ville parish line to St. James parish line, west bank of river, and from Don aldsonville to Assumption parish line, both sides of Bayou Lafourche, a uis tance of about 25 miles. Be it further resolved, that whereas the highway department of the Board of State Engineers have signified their intention to come and make said survey, provided all expenses except the salary of the engineer is paid, therefore Be it further resolved, that the presi dent of the police jury is hereby au thorizo to notify the highway depart ment of the Board of State Engineers that all expenses approved by the en gineer making the survey will be paid by the police jury of Ascension parish, and that the said president be and is hereby authorized to draw on the par ish treasurer for the payment of all said claims approved by the State Highway Engineer. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Armitage, and on roll-call adopted by the following vote: Yeas--Spahr, Net ter, Landry, Armitage, Newman, Gau treau; nays-0; absent--Ourso, Causey. On motion of Mr. Newman, secondod by Mr. Gautreau and adopted, action on the two petitions of the taxpayers of the New River Drainage District of the parish of Ascension, recommending the appointment of Messrs. J. Germain Nar gassans and Armand M. Marchand as members of said board to fill the two vacancies thereon, was deferred. Mayor Walter Lemann, of the city of Donaldsonvllle, was before the jury and stated that while the jury was called to meet for the special purposes herein enu merated, he wanted to call the bood's attention to the opportunity the parish had in securing the site at St. Elmo for the Southern University for colored peo ple, and that as the jury was but called upon to express their approval of the securing of that institution, he considered the jury could act on the matter. He pointed out the advantages to the town and parish in the event the institution was located in this parish, after which Mr. Armitage offered the following reso lution: Whereas. it has come to the attention of the police jury of the parish of As cension that a site at St. Elmo, in the fifth ward of this parins, has been of fered to the trustees of the Southern University; and Whereas, in the opinion of this body the site proposed is an ideal one for the location of this colored school on ac count of its accessibility, its unlimited water supply, its fertile soil capable of producing cotton, corn, cane, rice, les pedeza, strawberries, figs and truck of all kinds, its location in the centre of the negro population of the state; and Whereas, the records of this parish will show that here the negro has al ways been kindly and fairly treated; therefore be it Resolved, that the police jury of the parlsh of Ascension, in special session assembled, do most heartily endorse the ocation of the Southern University at it. Elmo and do strongly urge the board )f trustees of Southern University to ;elect said site. Be it further resolved, that as the epresentatives of the people of the par sh of Ascension, we pledge our con itant co-operation in making of the louthern University a complete success. The resolution was seconded by Mr. autreau and on roll-call adopted by a tote of six yeas and no nays; absent- )urso, Causey. The jury adjourned. C. C. WEBER, Clerk. WANTED. SIRSTEC-CLASS automobile mechanician to _tak charge of repair department of Don-j adsonvmelGarage. Address K. A. AOCOIN, lonaldsonvilie, La, Sold Hogs by Telephone A South Carolina farmer had a large number of hogs which were ready to kill. The weather was so warm that killing was out of the question. He went to his telephone, called a dealer in Columbia over Long Distance and sold his hogs at a good price. He then called the local freight . office and arranged for shipment. The telephone is now a necessity on the farm. You can have one on your farm at small cost. See the nearest Bell Telephone Manager or send a postal for our free booklet. FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT Cumberland Telephone a4d Telegraph Company INCORPORATED. 93 SQUTH PR'-OR STREET, ATLANTA, GA. The Best Beverage under .. _ ls the Sun- A welcome addition to any party any time-any place. Sparkling with life and wholesomeness. At Demand the Genuine- Soda ' Refuse SuRbstitutes Fountainu or Carbon-:· Send for Free ooklet. ated in bottles. 53 A THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, Ga. Borrowed Items. Mrs. Wade Byrnes and family left Tuesday morning to spend several weeks with relatives and friends in St. James _and Ascension.-Thibo dauxo ouna A. E. Ayme and son, of McCall, were the recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. Duhon and family. Misses Helen Kahn and Hilda Sternf ls, of Belle Rose, who were the recent charming guests of Miss Rose Block and other Baton Rouge friends, returned home Monday, ac companied by Miss Block.-Baton Ruge Advocate. After a pleasant stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Lambert, of this town, little Gladys Cointuwr has returned to her home in Donald sonville. We regret to learn that Mrs. Sa I lina Dunning, wife of R. F. Dunning, died at the home of her son, Guy Dunning, at Youngsville, La., August 8, at the age of seventy years, af ter a stroke of paralysis which left her unconscious for three days be fore her death.-Thibodaux Comet. Mrs. Herbert Barton left this week for Jackson Miss., where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Carl. ton, for a part of August. She will go from there to Cooper's Well, Miss., and then to San Antonio, Tex., to visit relatives for a short time. La ter she will go to Mercedes, Texas, to visit her son, Norwood P. Barlion. Her daughter, Miss Maud Marion Barton, has been in Jackson recently, visiting Mrs. Carlton, but returned a few days ago. Mrs. Richard McCall, who is spend ing several days - in the city, will come to New Orleans from her home, McManor plantation, the mid dle of September to take possession of the residence she has leased in Polymnia street, near Prytania, for the coming year. Mrs. McCall will have with her this winter her aunt, Miss Harriett Schultz, and Mrs. Ger trude Roberts Smith and Miss Imo gene Stone. The many friends of MIrs. McCall will be delighted to welcome her to her old home, where she has a large circle of friends in the social world.-Picayune. SHERIFF'S SALE. State of Louisiana--Parish of Ascension -Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court Adolph Katz Vs. No. 2111 Hugh M. St.. Amant - a oualpaqo ul puu 4O HflJIHIA . an order of seizure and sale, s3 sued by the above named court in the above entitled and numbered cause, and to me directed, I have seized and taken into my possession, an.] will offer for sale at public auction to the last and highest bidder, according to law, at the principal front door of the courthouse of the parish of Ascension, in the city of Donaldsonville, on SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 1913, at 11 o'clock a. in., the following de scribed property, to-wit: A certain parcel of real estate in the parish- of Ascension, being the south half (less 10-100 of an acre) of the northeast quarter of section twenty-five, township ten south, range three east, southeastern district of Louisiana, east of river, St. Helena meridian, containing eighty-seven acres; said land being identified by homestead application No. 12,088, issued to Estelle Melancon, wid ow, on the 10th day of October, 1904, from the DiStrict Land Office at New Orleans, La. taTerms curnd onditions-Cash in United heriff, Pars E. C. HANSON, E .P Arish s of .cension. Donaldsonville, La., Aug. 16 1913. 1s 91_ SHERIFF'S SALE.. State of Louisiana-Parish of -Twenty-Seventh Judicial 1 Court. 3 4 Belle Helene P 1lanting Va. ' No .916 Percy Vaughian ' Y VIRTUE OF -and in o .Z an order of seizure and sa.e, by the above named court in the entitled and numbered cause, and to directed, I have seized and taken my possession, and will offer for at public auction to the last and highes bidder, according to law, at the r cipal front door of the courtho~e the parish of Ascension, in the. city Donaldsonville, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1913 at 11 o'clock a. m., the following di scribed property, to-wit: Lot or tract number one (1), ont ing seventy-four and forty-five bif .dredths (74.45) acres, more or les~, the Belle Helene plantation. Terms and conditions-Cash in yUaied States currency. E. C. HANSON, Sheriff, Parish of Ascenslo.l-. Donaldsonville, La., July 26, 1913. SHERIFF'S SALE. State of Louisiaha-Parish of Ascensio? -Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court. Belle Helene Planting Co., Ltd., Vs. No. 2106 E. F. Williams Y VIRTUE OF and in obedi~e i) an order of seizure and sale, by the above named court in the AbpT entitled and numbered cause, and to 1? directed, I have seized and taken i.n. ,my possession, and will offer for M at public auction to the last and highest bidder, according to law. at the pfif cipal front door of the courthouse the parish of Ascension, in the city :f Donaldsonville, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1913. at 11 o'c'cclk a. m., the following ds' scribed property, to-wit: Lot or tract number twenty-seven (t1' containing thirty-five and twentY,-s hundreths (35.26) acres, more or lesS~ the Belle Helene plantation. Terms and conditions-Cash in U0ited States currency. E. C. HANSON, Sheriff, Parish of Ascensionr Donaldsonville, La., Jully 26, 191 . SHERIFF'S SALE. State of Louisiana-Parish of Asces si -Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court. Belle Helene Planting Co., Ltd., Vs. No. 2107 Oreal E. Scott Y VIRTUE OF and in obedience an order of seizure and sale. tiss by the above named court in the a entitled and numbered cause, and to10' directed, I have seized and taken im my possession, and will offer for . at public auction to the last. and hlgher bidder, according to law, at the P cipal front door of the courthouse the parish of Ascension, in the cSit Donaldsonville, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1913, at 11 o'clock a. m., the folloWitg p scribed property, to-wit: Lot or tract number thirty-seven (Zl tontaining one hundred and fortiy twenty-five hundredths (140 20) AcT more or less, of the Belle Helene 9S lation. Terms and conditions--Cash in U States currency. E. C. HANSO. Sheriff, Parish of AscenSS' Donaldsonville, La., July 20, 1913 FOR RENT. 1iWO DOUBLE (O'TrAGES in si L street, each containing three large lining-room. bath-room and kitchen Also one single cottage. containing rooms, bath-room and kitchen. All have the necessary outbuildings. wvo d-shed. wash-room. etc.. and the entil wrty has been recently reLovated. hood fil st-class and only desirabl. tae apply. Reasonable rent. S. S.GOUE'I'. ronville. a.. FOR RENT. Hi IE COOMFORTABLE Terrio cat . Patrick street, containing >d-rooms, dining-room, kitche f alleries, etc. Repairs to sit ,4 a month. Apply to JAIM.iEB )onaldsonville, La..