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THE I)( NAL DSO)NV ICH IF . -\ ide rAwace -iome New paper- -Pubihsher Every Saturday--Subscription Price. $2 a Year. VOi .I .. :'O:;A I.DSONVI.L ,, ,T . T:JRRDAY, MARCH 4. 922. • ,l, ,.,l,- . . . .'m -- ..n, ."- ..n mm ..' m', n i NUMBER 2 - -a'rhib tic c i'· a~w j ,e ;olloring 'nclrcesi.i i dito ial 4,ppe,-ring undii he ahov-' ''ipc'on. is taker a "eCC'i 'S'( O. 0 )? 'r ·w E~rle: !!s S~atcs' "fi}) ^_.11I 1 .h'co .t 1';11', In g'.'iiF'TI'l'r. thinugos. o re a."kahlnhj vi'iolt. nce·~c -r~·· Srio'li'ion w'ill work ";'.at n ;,yr ;") the (au.;e~c of tc :7" r:_;1r_" ý, ('(c'' iiif !'it i l_ iuaC" C ;i' :in its , , .or it igoes b .onI thie bxumic s 4' *"' in jin the it -ttt.p. .1p azlOl 'roil) appi'1it(' lag ?lati :I and y'" :( .t cih.rie 91'. C^. things -trik.':.\ v v a thL i'ry _),i'1: i1piOS P'il .v ih o r ,v"rr-tN, ~i- nce}(, foresaw a1ti-aily is hijpfrilning ii'' S'iUe ' it;aout no oppottirnit2 Iar the )liC.Ie t be a:' ; *i ,0n th a si-ij.'at 1a i.(ti -'i. i, tak:.ik ri - t x'anta'*i ol the~ at Lha fCrC lr1aat'c .jrohubhitin I.i ii th° r "We sui11 thi otheri day hat "v' ('"( i 'tot 1 e~lie i'(' that jtu'rc ·5 ("'" uor hig:le ·· ,OUI is ough _o doll the rminin' ,"u sipeak in ,)U:.li onil olitica' ues~ic.iC. ;IVe dlo noi i-. I or wisih to h.J 'a 'k.stood iri *..'rIndmng a'sso t lus~ie ' : lined States %iS'' .nf ((irt t )r h vi. ig iad sp~rccel en the 'etGj·c ( f' the -'c~lsterc i -x rW York the te .x 4l'."Si agid "''red iillittii- of )ell and1 xxo il'x 9DbrOD~y ,h't pj habilt' "'n( 1 '-j ruifi, of li'ei whi' , th" :CO it 'W 'lt 1 o, 4nins,"rl: o" " Cn ,, )r,. whichl, C-.1 anirt;'r!y. h · t'~ . , Cay'l O th it . as'hxabi co 'or' 'rtapoufess, nd ii 'oh 'a -s "1t -i see, ei-iecr . -n.- fx" o'.iaý ~aa ,. ii t for alllaw as r')": ,O e. Oi -,n precedenlr~c! de.oor lizing' sc ""-i_ in our "toontr-- he n, f wx uic. :t difficult _o sa 4'" Sew woirYsagnno in xvc.' y ork :orhc·e judg: of~ he "'sii" r'. siors x'erc(' forc to " Cx '-0 t jurie. for 0 airre o "cr:c C. 'i - rebuk' :al'smi:a wi 'xli ciar t '` y w'oo( iti .he 'Iii. 'h s t iv : uoliceri' n "in his 'rk J udi e ''ill 'y said: " 'rrnctical" 'v :.vy 'ra.i rlCe(. .o" jury duty :io ade^ s is ;illing ;c ,vic. late the prohibit on la-,, antid he nio:i s all his fie:ids a-: willi. g .c do the same thing. 'ha, :' itscl(' :: the breaking down, `n iin sipoL w 3ns:r of the respeCC for the 1a, wh °!s every etizen soull I have. "'Once that reslOc:, :o t:i lw :s shattered, a b_ a .down all along th.,: line is not cxtraordiinr ry. I is ex actly like a '!re::k i: v 'i ae conlduct ing eiectricity. Althc.sgh the air is charged witi. e.ec1;teity and power houses are working overtime, one break in the wire an,' 'onnection is destroyed.' "There have been cases tried in on o the Volstead law was inescapable. Yet the juries promptly returned verdicts of lot guilty giving the ac cused the benefit not only of a ren sonable but all dcsbt. "All thi4 is distressing f ,,m the standpoint of the goc:l oitizen who thinks .ll la.'s hould be obeyed re gardk,ss of' he circumstances under which they ,are rammed down the throats of of the ,eople. "But whe., a Aigh judge of the na tion brings ,roa. of the correctness of vision o, the president most revered next to the father of his country, when N- w --ork grand juries and courts refuse to present or con vict men obviously guilty of violation of the law and when petit juries in Louisiana and all over the country do likewise, it may well be asked wheth er or not the incidental undermining of society is v. arth the price of the Voisteacd law. 'The New ork Evening World aptly asks: 'What -rill be the end unless something is done to modify : law which even judges :idmit is contrary to the :eason and common sense of the ,verag man, and which there tore, p. ts a dangerous and increas :ng strain upon popular respect for h. la:w?' 'Theri is a way qut. There is some sentiment in favor of a bonus ;or the soldiers, but the country Js vwerwhe'ringl, against .ither an in .reas. in direr, taxation or an at tempt. o 'aise 'he necessary revenue yv means o. an inl r'ect sales tax. "Congress - .heOlp respect for the law and providt' for the bonus by a .maodificatior of the Volstead act. If it will tak,, a st" ai' against the Anti Saloon Leagu: and authorize the manufacture sale and consumption of light wines : beers, without bringing back ;he old saloon, it will revive that rcapect ioa the law which existed befor '-: i- .'oihsead ".t was passed. "We shoul.: ,ot wish tos be under stood as ,ondoinig violation iven of an unjust and un~oplclar law. 8But Mr, Cleveland us:, to ins' t that we ought to :rea. a "condition different ly fromt :- theo=:y, an- such seems to he the case :oe'w when, as Justice Clarke and Jldge :aliley say, millions of citizens "r, disposed to look toler antly upon the broach:l s of the Vol stead act as :an i',fringcrment upon their hiberties ': Why Co!ld Ar . Dangerous. It is the s'eriot ' dli: "o~ns that coldls lead to that :iake them :iangerous. They prepare he s-t. um for the re ception and d'evelopment of the germs of influenza. pInetnlonia, tuberculo sis, dyptheri:, :carlet .ever, whoop ing cough antd .',asles. You are much more likely to contract these diseases whe'n you have a cold. For that reason yor Should get rid of every cold as quickly as possible. Chamberlain's :ough Remedy will help you. it is widely lknown as a cure for bad colds.--(AIv.) It is reported from Lake Charles that during last week the American Rice Growers' Association sold a to tal of 250,000 bags of rough rice in Louisiana and Texas, 200,000 bags of Which was sold in Louisiana, at pries ranging from $3.75 to $4 a arrel for numbers 1 and 2 blue Advertise in The chief. EGiREt:+ WINS .I:1 OIL Su;n W-Ln ' Wr'th $20,000,no00 i° ,la'b :-< Parish I--),veJ. A ler an:y yvea'- o liAirt,o.. i! li. ('. Taylo; :- negrc '-o:nan, ha: 'I te f inally decree( by he state si.' , c:,.e ~ourt to .b; Žmn ied :o the ,r..t.!.ship an;: possession o".' oil land i "_'iborne parish srid ,r . o ewortl :.' $20,000,001. "T'1" istricrt , " ...-- ,o Claiborne aj:s'. soe timr.r b!ýrk _ rought sui i:" .h , istvict .,,r 5c hlavge himssl" Aanet aIs -:, . o"h( e state, of '.our', McGee. ' F :illic. .;T" :. c tending t,. .!sat~ .wa :t acant' one `- _' ' itimate b ,rs -r- ', ng. 1,.(.1 1 "1t !tismiss:l 3 lis U?: .n t, is r'i.' court 'e a p)., +e'. ( th_ :- v:.. A : o rt, -v "b;'h r.t u a! uIple- d the I'.':e. cour. ili: '71 .o ;vas t"1 : ilt s .re ofr "eit erati. , '.s : ,mn , opi."a ) ('2_eein1 .,. i: s ! - ]e he: s a . , .he ,'!. m. ·i;k e g :E d :lauq hte. li ,oim M)C i." i.r C ' T'Larope "y. IIn ,h. Late." cnse he con: ,eld ti at ,:Lk )r wledgeient ..c pa':entag" . li'"n :nade ':1 ther fcr.:r han that :"or'ed b :. rh 'til: 2 3 1.of lb' 'evil_ .'v "i ode. T had been con t nlc ' .i :,his ,as ;hat -,ili.: 'aylor, s tl igitiinate idIl' c Lo.o M, a . a :.2 .er- bee=: : c'knoledgec, b i -nd n - tl' i tho>> he ci - " e "l9 . 1 arUt " l.1 a',t " ad ic in ck;to "ledge. :'s .2 atural c. "I,1 .egn lly. nltbr .: " c .e. h 1" ..ise.. _.__2 'Ird Part in ;: interview .ianted y ''il lia n ;. Kenyon, Republe::n, foliow i. h:" cetirement from ,h.· nited S::.t . snate to becomine 'Jnte. ;tat~: circuit judg' ;'or he tighth jutdicha circuit, he : eclared that s n .inent i.s growing in Amneric: -or Ih.. cr:eation of a thir.c politic' ! :)arty. T'ae Jnited States: Sente is in th: ,r:p :f _ sinister "societ-: :obby;" .' -:'ca'ching and absolute. "lhere is ;o:' uCih politics isI congres's :,o al :" ' the members o" dea:l honestly "it: oublic questions. Radical tcia:gels must be made in the iegis I,,ti-e" system if the senate and house n '- ,e responsive fu!!ly to the n.- :s o:° rthe eople. the States it Mildly. .ii, suffering with : severe at 1t:ca of the grip and threatened with pneumonia, Mrs. Annie H. Cooley, of Middlefield, Conn., began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and was very much benefited by its use. The pains in the chest soon disappear ed, the cough became loose, expecto ration easy and in a short time she was as well as dyer. Mrs. Cooley Subraise of this e Chief. Subsariha to the Chief. THEATRE WILBERT Sun., PLAQUEINE, LA. arch 5 Jos. M. Gates Presents the Original New. York and7Chicago Cast, Chorus and Production from the Shubert Theatre, New Orleans THE ,SHOW YOU'VE r - - , BEEN WAITING FOR CALL YO UTH TfIP BDRIG1TE ST PlCTURP.$9UC =.144 Pot, PBoo~TvMUJ.AL AtlO LS~ovRox'J u / I 2 CARLOADS OF SCENERY AND ELECTRICAL EFFECTS PRICES-$2.50, $2, $1.50, 75 AND 50 CENTS. PLUS WAR TAX. Seats Now Selling. Mail Orders Now. BIGGEST MUSICAL COMEDY IN THE HISTORY OF PLAQUEMINE. • I I I US'A:. :,ANE .;REACE. "-ices Wi|h Be Low But Planters WNil Make Money Says, .anes. I' a Stater-tent issc.I :ecc:t],' Rio' el .. anes of the. Bure:., ' Drop Estimates f the :ederal go-: :rn'r-ent. made th: assertion that despit. 'he recol slumn of sugar 9.ics in .9" ,ouisiana p!nnters ar- .:x;ectng L.c set oun 288,000 ac. es i., :I:e : bout :he sarr a,: eage as las?. ye'r. Mr .'ao:s ,ointd u.t: :la: ..u,: .i.-ids of ilar;:ers a." setting I..ut their 'ane although ham:pe-ed by rain and cold :weather Cane plar;ed :as i bee, -a nag-'id tl- 'ol,, . eather oe declared. ai'. Jant:; be-.:e\ .; ")uisY'ana ane 1^ I ers .:~ 1 .uake coney his ,ear al tho gh the prices recei c, will bo 0o :lp.'ativel low , (c :.serts t ha iaSm _anbor wvii' e h alf what it w :s inll 1920 id considerably less than " 921. Mr ,;an : wi'' leavr :o . tou: -f th- rice ellt :he lan. of next nonth, having c eive,' scores o: incqui:"es fforn louisian . nlanters :ss to the ,rope. acr age. ",Ir. Jai, s "xpec- ,o slight :ncrease in ice acreagr,. ?Tr. .anes inds a teniC:ecy amnmgs cotton slant rrs to dec:l ase the i922 ac: age, expecting higher .rices be carne of th law .f supply and de s.and. :Te berleves :hat m'any ,ill st' ,'u: slightly larger acreage be cause o'f th upwzard :rent sho:n i: co.t 'n -:rices in .ecent .,o-iths. '`':' Fu.isaish Market News i_ L-wer Ric Grande Valley. .-_, agreemoent for conducting .;iarket news service in the tower Rio ::rande valley on -, joint basis has been 3ntered into by the federal and the State Department of Agriculture of Texas. It is proposed to give to tie producers and shippers ir~ the valley an intensive distribution of in fornation concerning market condi tions and urices of cabbages and pos sibly other truck crops. Mimeo graphed reports will be issued from San Benito or some other equally favorable point for the collection of market information. Next Week's Bill at the Grand. Sunday - Alice Lake in "The Greater Claim" and a comedy. - Monday--Wm. A. Brady's great dr:ama, "Life" and Pathe News. Tuesday-"The Foolish Matrons." Music by Claiborne. Wednesday - Paramount produc tion, "Princess of New York." Thursday--Lionel Barrymore, in "The Master Mind." Friday-Wesley Barry in "Bob HampQton of the. IPlacer" and. uaLone Saturday-Episodes of "White IEagle" and "Thunderbolt Jack," a two-reel comedy and Pathe News. "'V'ATE ;.A',NOT IX RAiL RATES T-':me C .:rt Hands )owr, Derec si . i . Importan Case. The' suprerme court of tle UniteC State-. by a uta i:mous decree, up held the 'uthority of the Interstate 2ommnerc 2olo rissicl, under the "ranisportaic 1 aciC o 1920, toe fi. state assenter raii"oa( fare- wher Snecessary to relmno"'' "undue, unrea. son, h' an ' nu:ii.s discriminatior against in erstate o0 nmerce." The cou t held that "cenmerc' ::s :: c uni' a. _c. s .. regOard state ilnes." Chl' _ Lice - .. e1 :s tc'c or' , the court said.: onflgress :'- 's ccnIro' .,s i ' erstate commerce system is seeking intit' 'icanportati':: ac. to make the sIystem adequate to hill. needs of 'he country by sec-rinrg f.:: , , .'eason abIl coa'oens,:tory . ett n :o r '1 'he Work it .:o s. " :"L st5 :?s a'. : . i ; .o 1 se ,:al same s:-s-e f(,r I r onastate, raflc. Tha- nn'ails lar Ie J tes t ,,i: expendi lures on t; ite.siie commerce syste-, .''c_:c. y ii , ' en t ::nless com~.ensatio: is r'ecd veC e .'or the ": :rastati e:sine.- re'scnably propoer 'icnate to that for t-,e in:erstate busm l-ess. 0ong:"ess ai tI:,- -lominan't con sroilc- c' iters tai' commerce may, therefore, -rstrain t.: due limitation of the .arning power ? 'the interstate comnmece sys'.em ai doing state vork. It can i apose a"ny reasonable conditions on a swue's use of inter state carrie s for intrastato com merce it dee:ns necessary or desirable This is because of the supremacy of tlhe nationn ~r w ;ini this fialh." F:-r. 43re.: ._dopt Resolution. At a meeting of the state execu tive committee of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation held in Ba ton Rouge last Saturday, the fol lowing resolution was unanimously adopted: Be it resolved, that this, the ex ecutive committee of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation now in meeting duly assembled, do hereby I .xpress our appreciation and thanks to the extension department and cIounty agents for the valuable as sistance rendered the Farm Bureau in its organization work, and, "Be it further resolved, that copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the presidents of the police juries of the state, to the county agents and to the parish papers." The state ce nvention of the Louis iana Posts of the American Legion will be held in Baton Rouge, August 17 to 19, inclusive. These dates will also be the occasion for a reunion of veterans of all wars in American history, the pla eing to bring a better under,` g and spirit The latest in confection goodies Eskimo Pies. Try one; you'll relish it-=X-Ray Pharmacy. ELECTION DECLARED .ULL. Judge LeBlan: Upholds Contention Tha* Ballots Used Were Illegal. in t.;e district court last. Monday mlorning, Judge Sam ;.. LeBlanc handed down a decisio:. in the con 'ested town electic_: case, in which he upheld he contention of the plaintiffs, :he diefeated Republican candidate-s, that t ballots used at said election eiegal and there fore thee w.ole~ . of th election. was null :n( void. The election was he!d on May 7, :921, and it will be emernmb-c:e that the ')allots on the occasion c'ntaiined ' he names of lenry Goe.tc ad L. J. Echeverria, in the wron r crder. The former's ;name was ,ritned as :he party's ca; didate :or co-°nnissio:.,r of stt'-e:s and ,park.;, v.lerPas h, ".as . ca.!didate for o'0 iu:issio e.. of ' nxance, a:t. ,he late: .'as inmade o appear r:s fth.- 'arey's ca:ndidate ;or c n:n:n; ssioner o . i:_n:lc:, ovhe, _ in fact h. -.-as .:e cadidatea fo c o:1 n'ssi'. nr o s.re::,ts aind Parkb. ho_"_:ly afr't the election .e suit was filed to hve :he eectics ce cl:red null. and -.n injunction wvas jcr;u'ht to resraina the Democratic candidates from qgralif:0ing. The l. junction was bounded, andt the Demo crats :ook oTf:e. Subsequently the injunction was dissol ed. Excep tions were filed ,c the n aetition aof the tRepublicans whic-h ere over 'uled and the case takeor to the Supreme Court. The latter tribunal affirmed the ruling o: the lower court, and the case was tried on t:s merits last December. The following is the cdcision of Judge LeBlane in full: "The plaintiffs, Klebert A, Au coin, L. J. Echeverria and -Henry Goette, were the nominees of the Republican party who were to par ticipate as such in the municipal election to be held in the city of Donaldsonville on May 7, 1921. This suit is brought by them to have the said election declared null and void. - "Exceptions of no cause of ac tion and to the jurisdiction of this court have been previously tried and submitted and both overruled. An opinion was rendered on Sept. 30, 1921, on both. "As alleged by the plaintiffs and as appears from the evidence their nominations were properly certified to the secretary of state as the can didates of the Republican party as follows: For mayor and commis sioner of public safety, K. A. Au coin; for commissioner of finance and utilities, Henry Goette; for commissioner of department of pub lic parks and streets, L. J. Echever ria. "As further alleged by them and as shown by a sample of the ballot used at said elset o0 L. J. Echeverria and Henry Goette were not printed on the ballot as candidates for the offices of commis sioner of the department of public parks and streets and comissioner of finance and utilities respectively, as their nominations had been certified to, but they were printed in exactly the reverse order; that is, Goette's name appeared on the ballot as can didate for the office of commissioner of streets and parks and Echeverria's name appeared as candidate for the office of commissioner of finance. "The contention of the plaintiffs is, of course, that this was not a le gal ballot and therefore the election cannot have been valid. "The law seems to guard with a jealous eye the right of a candidate for public office, in any election, to have his name properly presented to the voters. The ballot used in the election is the very life of his can didacy, and the Supreme Court has repeatedly decided that those provi sions of law governing the prepara tion of the ballot are not merely di rectory but strictly mandatory, and where the ballot is not made in con formity to the requirements of the law it is not a legal ballot, and if used in an election, it renders the whole election null. Mize vs. Mc Elroy, 44 An. 796; Thornhill vs. Wear, 131 La. 479; Maggiore vs. Lachbaum, 139 La. 429; Hart vs. Picou, 147 La. 1018. "This question as well as the one of proper interest in the parties plaintiff was carefully considered by the court in passing on the excep tion of no cause of action and fur ther study has not led me to change the opinion I held then. On the question of want of proper interest, that opinion has been further strengthened by two decisions of the Sopreme Court since that time, viz: Hall vs. Godchaux, 90 So. 145 and Paynevs Gentry, 90 So..104. "Since passing on the exception of no cause of action, two of the plain tiffs, Aucoin and Goette, have volun tarily withdrawn from the suit and have filed a motion in proper person asking that the suit in so far as they are concerned, be dismissed, and in which they pray further that their respective opponents for the offices for which they were candidates be declared elected. Counsel represent ing these defendants contend most strenuously that with the retirement of these two plaintiffs the suit, in so far as their clients are concerned, is at an end and the court is bound to declare them elected. I cannot agree with these learned counsel. The whole of the election was either legal or the whole of it was illegal. The cause which rendered it illegal effected the whole of it. Moreover, the suit as filed was that of the three candidates of the Republican party for the offices to be elected under the commission form of gov ernment in the whole city of Don aldsonville and not that of each can didate for each of the respective of fices to be elected. All three prayed for the same judgment; that is, to have the whole election declared null, and not any one prayed for an in dividual judgment, and whilst the two plaintiffs who have withdrawn must be conceded the right to re tire as they please from the suit, their action cannot control the re maining plaintiff in his desire if he choses to stay and prosecute the [suit to final tjSdgment. "I am satisfied that the evidence NEXT WEEK'S BIG SPECIALS MARCH 6 TO ii. EXTRA VALTE• :XTR A VALUES'! .6-inch Percale, fancy stripes and 15c designs, 25e quality, special, pe·r yar e...... 96-inch Silk Messaline, all colors $2 39 7alue, next weei, pe . yard. onI4 .................... .6-inch Beach (.:oth, fo:k Lv.tPer iJrss. 3 c' colors, 50C quality, ; exý gýýek. .,e, .ar ...... . adies Gingham Dresses, nae ;n -lewes 1.98 styies: worth $2.50 2aci:. next. ee ............ '.adies' lMuslin Gowns, wiitcf arid .lesr. :!5, 49c :alue, special for' :ext w-ek. ac .... .;1g'ate's Ribbon D)ental Cream. !arge size :ube, worth 25c; special price: only............... 4len's Blue Work Shirts, well made. $ 65c vi alue, next w eek, n .... .................................... : :en's Brown Scout Shoes wvortp , g3 h pair: next w eek, only ................. ... ..... .... . . . mhildren's Black and Brown Button Shoes 98c sizes 6 to 8, next Week. per pair ....................... :.,adies' Black and Brown Kid Strap 3.48 135 Sandals special price. per pair. ............... I I--- - ;orfme Railroad Avenue aao Misalssippi Street )onaidsonvile, La. sustains the allegations of the peti tion and that the ballot used in the election in this case was not a legal ballot, the same not having been prepared in conformity with the mandatory provisions .of the law. It stands that every ballot voted in the election, 'having s een of the same character, the e~lere election is null, not a single ga1 .ballot hav ing been cast.' Hart" Picon, supra. "For the foregoil "nd the further reason o. evidence being in fa in favor of the plaintiff, L. J. Eche verria, declaring the said election held in the city of Donaldsonville on May 7, 1921, to be null and void. It is further ordered adjudged and de creed that the defendants pay all costs. "Thus done, read, rendered and signed in open court, parish of As cension, Louisiana, this 27th day of the month of February, 1922." Burnside Notes and Leaks. By Henry C. Braud. It is my pleasure to report the re turn of J. F. Torregrossa,_after hav ing spent three weeks at the Touro Infirmary where he underwent a second operation for stomach 3 troubles;. He is looking good, is in fine sspirits and apparently has a new long lease on life. Mr. and Mrs. Saxon had as a visi tor this week, Mrs. H. B. Heidelberg, of Clarksdale, Miss., a sister of Mr. i Saxon. After a stay of two days, she proceeded to Biloxi, Miss., to visit her parents, Dr. and Mrs. I. G. Saxon. Everyone will enjoy this: Abe 1 Martin says "We didn't know Jake Bentley's brother was rich till we 1 read that his trial wouldn't come up till next July." This is absolutely true. Why Fatty Arbuckle has hadl two trials with no conviction is be cause of his reputed wealth. Plenty money and good lawyers will keep your case on the docket for a long, long time. Six Louisianaians are reported tc' have paid income taxes on incomes of $300,000. Blessed are the poor in wealth and salary, for they shall pay no income tax. That's me! Within a year of a quarter of a I century, for it was on March 4. 1898, I twenty-four years ago today that the ' Burnside and Donaldsonville Packet C(ompany started their trim little t boat, Gracie Kent, in the Burnside t and Donaldrjonville passenger traf- I fic, connecting with the trains of the t Y. and M. V. Railroad. The com pany was formed by James P. Armi tage, Capt. W. S. Cary, Carroll Bar ton, Capt. P. T. Babin, Alfred Beck nor and the writer. The Gracie Kent, then ten months old, was pur chased from Capt. John Kent of Stillwater, Minn., for $6000 cash. The boat ran five years in the trade and was sold to Bacon and Gillican, of St. Louis, Mo., for $4500 cash. With the purchase of the Gracie, the company had the good fortune to have the engineer remain with the t boat. Thus it was that Fletcher B. Miller became a valued citizen, of Donaldsonville for fourteen years. lie built a home and all three of hiP children, two girls and one boy, Misses Ruth and Marion and Donald, were born there. Note the name of the son, "Donald." It was he who designed plans for the building of the steamers Virgie and Ruth. He superintended the construction of the. former at the foot of Walnut street, New Orleans, in 1903, and the lat ter at the Dubuque, Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Iowa, in 1909. Mr. Miller, from engineer of the Virgie rose to master andpilot and was man ager of both boats, and became a large stockholder of the company. Wishing to return to his old wes tern home he sold his stock in 1912 and went west. He is now filling an important and responsible position in Rock Island, Ill. The one who made it possible for the company to succeed from the start was Captain P. T. Babin. It was he who had to come in contact with the public. A man of limited education, but of good judgment and full of energy and activity, he soon became as clerk the drawing card of the business. Polite, affable, jovial and attentive to the passen gers, he soon became very popular, especially with the women and child ren; so much no that at every Christ mas time he was the recipient of boxes of cigars frolth his lady friends. The "old man'" was a unique char et to Baton .Rouge, the price being $1.05. He :tendered the Clerk a check for $20,000 in payment, and was told to take the boat for his change. On another occasion a business man, a stranger, on his frst visit to Don ldsonville, inquired about the best hotel, and whether it wa3 run on the European or Anieri can plan. His prompt answer was that there was only one hotel--the Nicholls-and that it was run by a. Dutchman. Capt. J. G. Davidson, who retired four years ago after per ving fifteen years as master and pilot of the Virgie, contributed much to the success of the bpsiness. He is now living in Baton Rouge and is 77 years old. The veteran Capt. Cary, who com manded the Gracie Kent for five years, has been the master of the ferryboat Ruth for twelve years. George H. Chapman, who btgan a fireman on the Virgie, has been her capable and efficient engineer for th past twelve years. All in all the company has made wonderful success in the preservatior of its steam boat property: in the handling of over 800,000 passenger. without a single los:i of life. or in jury to limb o. body and in having kept its stockholders satisfied witi dividends. Of course.. now it -h sharing in the universal depressior: and slump in :he r.e-enues of ni businer.. Womel tco Rule World by 1977 Prof. R. .,. Powers of the Univer ity of Southern California express !d the opinion a few days ago, tha, y 1977 at the latest, women wil. ule the world and men will do th_ mouse work and care for the chi. Iren. The reason for the professor's ,,lief is that the widespread adver ;isement of woman in recent years ,as stimulated her to all sorts of ac, ;ivities, which have already begun t, ntrench her as the dominant sex The is courted in business, politician car overthrow unless they placat' ier and she has won first plac:. n the news of the day. Her mant :est destiny as ruler of the world ir hus merely'a matter of swift de. eclopment, says the professor. Carpenter and Plumbing Work. When you are in need of carpen ter or plun.~ing work give me r, :rial. My p=ices are reasonable anc ill work is executed in a neat ane s orkmanship manner. If you con emplate having any work done Just ell me to call and I will be glad to discuss the matter with you. No jot too large, nonie too small. CAMILLE ESNEAULT, Carpenter and plum ,er, Donaldsonville, La. Prime Minister David Lloye George announced in the Britishl ; 'use of commons a few days ago, that the British protectorate over Egypt has been terminated and that Egypt was free to work out such national institutions as might be suited to the aspirations of her peo ple. A bill has been introduced in con zress providing for a ship subsidy of $32,000,000 a year for an Americaa merchant marine, to be paid by the diversion of ten per cent of the na tion's custom receipts. The bill It t said has the approval of Presiden~ Harding and the shipping board.