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THE DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF. A WIDE-AWAKE HOME NEWSPAPER---PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY-SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $2 A YEAR ,buME 1 I. l. DONAL)DSONVILLE, LA.. SA:T XURAY. AUG-UST L6, 1918 NUMBER 2 I 1NAL ANO BUSINESS GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC. 1 - -lNE, "corner Cre~-1e! nt I lace and mamas street. dealer in dry goods, t.. . and shi'e. roc('ries, pro Id oern, oats and bran-. hone 152 id_ pHYSICIANS _ 11, P~JSIUL , U.rCEON. in Hounlas stret. between a' street and Crescent P'lace. fele SH. A 'N, PYSICIAN Of Leessard street, between Nicholls S d Opelousas streets. 'Phone 240. j, lH. AiAdO, I HYslcinuN. Of Y and residence: Lessard street, Nicholls avenue and lberville T'elephonle 54. OCULISTS T.J. 1'ill' 1 , O:uLust. Of-1 i.714-18 Audubon Building, New r TTORNEYS AND NOTARIES 4.IgA, ATrrORNEY AT LAW AND S. Y PUBLuc. Office, 313 Nicholls Telephone 31. t 1. W1EllER, ATTORNEY AT LAW SN.TAR PUBLIC. Office in Rail venue, opposite the Donaldsonville School. Telephone 1019-2. SPECIALISTS A. W. MARlIN, EYE, EAR, NOSE STHROAT SPECIALIST. Eye-glasses Office hours: 9 a. mn. to 1 p. m., 2 . Office, No. 121 Railroad ave Donaldsonville, La. Telephone, 308. (,.· taiteman Bros. [ Donaldsonville, La. [ Wholesale River Dealers and id. Distributors of West Kentucky. COAL pest and Best Coal I Earth. Easy to Burn l and Free of Clinkers isDeliveries made by water to any part of the State. IRITE FOR PRICES CONTRACTS TAKEN FOR TOWING. -. ---- ----- ---- Special rain Excursion TO 81HREVEPORT MONDAY, AUG. 18 VIA THE .75 Round Trip Train leaves Donaldsonville at 10:35 a. i. IRurning hI av ,s Sh;re , o:: t August 20 at ! p. m FOR PARllCUI;,AR SA:E_' . MATIN(;IiY, Argt'ft he Nicholls F. IIOGG.. P,-,. F E)p street, betwt-n Railroad avenue aid Le;hcum: srenr. A Popular Resort for Gentlemen 1 rough and select fine of Wines. -rand Cigars at the bar. Ice fili Beer always on dr1aughti **l and Billiard tHall in Connection room for meetirngs and so atherings. Courteous treat sment to our patrons. UMYTISM , Your Rheumatism -Headaches, Cramps, SBruises, Cuts and res, Stings of Insects ti Anod~yn, used in xternally. Price 25c. S6e & ^erned -,ee pae 5 Anything and Everything SUMMER GOODSI AT TrrE - - Place For Quality Adolphe Netter The New Department Store Agent for the Famous Leonard Shaw & Dean Shoes Modern Throughout Stylishly Furnished HOTEL DONALDSON DONALDSONVILLE, LA. H. L. WEIL, Pres.-Mgr. C. E. DELAS, Chief Clerk Rooms without bath ..........$1 00 Rooms with connected bath .... $1 50 Rooms with private bath ......$2 00 Sample room . ............... 75c Use of public bath ...... ...... 25c CUISINE OF .THE HIGHEaT OTF-ER Prop I' ' . i.ie Office Ph6ne 269 Donaldsonville Ice Co., Ltd. DONALDSONVILLE, LA. S. GOETTE, President-Manager JAS. FORTIER, Secretary-Treasurer ICE, BEER AND COLD STORAGE Capacity, 30o Tons Daily Purest and Best Quality Ice Supplied in any Quantity at Factory or shipped Wherever Ordered Lo.o al Ag-ency For the Anheuser-Buseih irewing As ro ianion ceh brau d Keg and Bottle Beers, (Faust, Anheuser, Bock aaJ i'alh in gs, ix:tuia;t., Budweiser. Anheuser and Bavarian in bottles.) Ordirs will reccive prompt and careful attention. Satisfaction always fully guaranteed. Phone 78. l' I I 'Il ~ l i .,¢ ..; - I I' I :".r.?IlI"'iilf i JOS. T. CAFIERO DONALDSONVILLE. LA. WCeans, Paints, Repairs, Puts Up and Takes Down SSMOKESTACKS i Sugarhouse Chimneys, Heavy Machinery, Etc. Satisfaction guaranteed and charges - , ,. 4Aso, maker of best and cheapest Srpauins. -:- - -:- -:- -:- -: IHORSE and STEAM-POWER DERRICKS 3 ROPE SPLICIN.G A SPECIALTY Planning to Aid State After Tariff Blow. Dr. W. R. Dodson, director of the state experiment station, and E. S. Richardson, of the agricultural exten sion department of the State Univer sity, have returned from Washington, where Dr. Dodson was called by Sec retary Hiouston of the United 'States Department of Agriculture to dis cuss the growing of forage and other crops in Louisiana in the event that the new tariff law made the cultiva tion of sugar cane impractical in this state. "Nothing very definite was done at the conference," said Dr. Dodson, "but discussions were had which will lay the foundation for future planning. "I think we placed facts before the department that made them realize the situation is a great deal more serious than they first anticipated: Except our own people no one in Washington knows of the actual con ditions in the Louisiana suga =belt. 'The department wanted to knoiw of the difficulties in the way :: cat tie raising, the growing of fore and different crops. All the data we had was placed before them. They will consider the -facts and lai~r on a further conference will in a pro bability be held, when so defilitte will be -done;" Bad Roads Cost More than Good Ones. There's a deal of good meat for serious mental mastication and di gestion in the following paragraph clipped from thd Alexandria] Demo crat: "When the people can be made( to understand that it actually costs more in time and money to travel over a poor road than it does to travel over a good one, they will be less inclin ed to begrudge the expense of good roads, and what is more important still, will be willing and anxious to put the business of road making in to the hands of intelligent men who understand the business. Poor roads are the most expensive things that curse a country district." Death of Mrs. John Falcon. Mrs. John Falcon, nee Rose Ber thelot, aged fifty-four years, died last Saturday at her home near New Camp, Iberville parish, after a short illness. Funeral services were held Sunday morning at the church of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, in Whitecastle, .and the remains were brought to this city for interment in the Catholic cemetery. Deceased is survived by her husband and nine grown children. Subscrib. to your., home 'paper. DOWLING ON MAOKETS. President of State Board of Health Discusses Economic and Sani tary Phases of Important Prob lem Now Under Consideration in This Community. Following is the substance of the interesting address delivered by Dr. Oscar Dowling, president of the State Board of Health, at the meeting held in the local courthouse last Monday night to discuss the market problem: "The market problem, which you have met to discuss, is being in vestigated in every section of the United States. Almost every city in the union is wrestling with one or more of its phases: Writers on eco nomic subjects have already gathered data, yet there are few points on which they agree. "In a recent issue of the Annals, the highest authority in this coun try on these subjects, a member of the New York market commission makes an interesting statement. It is that the establishment of a modern municipal market system will reduce the high cost of living more than any other improvement in civic af fairs. The reasons are convincing; they relate to cheaper transportation, distribution, inspection, storage, the middleman and the daily publicity of market prices. "In the small community marketing is still the simple operation of early days, but every point mentioned above is a part of the problem. "To summarize, the producer should be assured of a fair profit; the con sumer, that he is getting a good, safe product, and at the mar ket price. "The producer's first need is quick transportation. This involves in Louisiana improved roads, which one reform would settle for us many things in connection with food sup ply and would undoubtedly lower the price of food stuffs. "The convenience of both producer and consumer is an important factor. To adjust the interests of the two, a third party is necessary. This must be the community itself. Co operation on the part of all, only, will bring about adequate facilities for rapid transportation. Where good roads have been built, farmers have found it economical to unite -in the installation of trolley lines or auto mobile service. It is apparent that any means which a Wves; ;i-ppne; or labor is a bene~ito all concerned.' "Provision for quick sale is the obligation of the city. Many stu dents of this question concur in the belief that a series 8f markets scat tered through the residencq district is the ideal plan. These markets to be built, equipped and supervised by the city authorities. "For the consumer this is the best. Such a plan will induce the habit of 'going to market,' at pres ent one of the housewife's sins of omission. In too many homes, the purchasing is left to ignorant help, or done over the 'phone. Where there is no help, the distance to a central market makes it impossible for a member of the family to go for the daily supply. One of the causes of inefficiency is food, poor in quality because of the ignorance of certain classes and the indiffer ence 'of others in the selection and preparation of the food. "One disadvantage to the consumer is the possibility of being given in ferior goods at a higher price than the market auotation. In a central market it is easier to publish daily quotations and to catch the unscru pulous vendor. An incident will] il lustrate. On August 7 in New Or leans, pure lard was quoted at 134 cents; the same day it was sold three-quarters of a pound for one pound, at 10 cents. By one dealer, for two hours it was advertised and sold 11 ounces (for a pound) at 10 cents. One of the ways of catch ing the public. In a well regulated market such practices would be de tected. "The public market, under munici pal control, gives to the producer some advantages. His products are in spected at the place where he sells; by co-operation he can economize in help and other incidentals, and he can assist in running down the crooked dealer. Best of all, in the smaller cities this system elim inates the middle-man, an advan tage to both parties. "The question of private markets arises also. If permitted, they should be made to conform to the regulations which govern those con trolled by the city. Their equip ment should be adequate, though not necessarily expensive, and no in sanitary practices should be per mitted. "This brief statement will suffice to suggest the important economic phase which is connected withl the situation and management of mar kets. They are the problems of the municipal officer. Boards of health, state and local, have under their jurisdiction only such features as relate to the quality and handling of market products. "It goes without saying that food should be good in quality and clean. Diseased meat and spoiled fruits are not fit for human consumption. Four-fifths of the condemned food every year in this ecuntry consists of vegetables and fruit. Much malnutrition results from food stuffs which have lost their body-building values. Disease develops from food contaminated by dirt. It is in these respects the public needs protection. "Meat is especially hard to handle and a safe supply can be assured only by rigid supervision. A cen (Continued on page four,) Progressives Organizing for the 1914 Campaign. There is a significant note of can dor and independence about the fol lowing editorial expression from the Baton Rouge New Advocate, official journal of the state of Louisiana, parish of East Baton Rouge and city of Baton Rouge. Time was, and not a long time either, when such utterances from the official organ of a Democratic state administra tion would have been regarded and denounced as rank party treason: "Down here in Louisiana, where the years and tariff bills pass and go, and we continue regularly and devoutly to vote the ticket of the dear old j Democratic party--down here we little heed what happens elsewhere in the forming and de forming of parties. "But the fact is, that through the north, the west, and the east, the Progressive party chieftains are busily organizing 'Progressive Clubs' at the rate of some hundreds each month in preparation for the con gressional campaign of 1914. "The great Progressive newspa pers like the Philadelphia North American, the Chicago Tribune, the Kansas City Star, the papers of the coast and the weeklies with Progres sive leanings, like the Saturday Eve ning Post, are all carrying editorial, news and 'special story' matter of the educational and 'uplift' I sort, every bit of which 4has the moral, written or understood: Keep the ProgressivgE party free from entanglements, hold it ready for its real fight of the not distant future, when the bat tle for social justine t-'und fair economies, for governmental ef ficiency and for non-partisan ad ministration, will again be fought. "To say that work of this sort( will not have effect is to doubt the evi dence of. the last dozen years. It was work like that which split the Republican party, destroyed the old bi-partisan senate machine, regen erated the spirit if not the brains of the Democracy and awakened the po litical and business conscience of the nation. "If the forces which did all this continue to say that in the present triumph of Democracy there is not to be found the real cure of the most serious ills from which the body of the people suffers--then one may rest assured that the Democracy, in turn with Republicanism, must give way to the new Progressive-Liber al element of both parties, deter =ued :to find: new ways' og br inin better, airer tlmes to aalf"' - Why You Should Buy at Hbme. Here are three perfectlyj obvious reasons why the Donaldsonville con sumer should buy at home: First-The money with which you buy at home is circulated at home, and you have an opportunity to get hold of it again. Buy away from home and you lose that opportunity. Second-The taxes paid by the lo cal merchant contribute to the up keep of your streets, your schools and all other civic advantages in; which you are directly interested. Deprive him of your support and he will be unable to pay those taxes. Third-It is reasonable to suppose that goods of the same class and quality can be bought for less money at home than in cities many miles away. If you order a pair of shoes from New York you not only pay the freight on those shoeegrom the fac tory to New York, but from New York to Donaldsonville. i By buying at home you have only to pay the freight direct from the factory to Donaldsonville. A large number of sentimental rea sons may also be advanced. For ex ample: "Other things being equal, the spirit of loyalty and co-operation should prompt the Donaldsonvilld citi zens to favor the Donaldsonvilld mer chant, in return for the many ac commodations which 'the merchants furnish gratuitously." This is a good one, too: "When we patronize and encourage our hoine industries we are helping them to thrive, to improve along all lines of rtheir work and to expand in all di mensions. By this state of thrift the city is improved, the employees"' con ditions are benefited and the buyer is given more for his money." When it is Hot. (We think we ought to reprint this at least once a year.) Consider Mr. Shadrach, Of fiery furnace fame; He didn't bleat about the heat Or fuss about the flame. He didn't stew and worry, And get his nerves in kinks, Nor fill his skin with Mimes and gin And other "cooling drinks." Consider Mr. Meshach, Who felt the furnace, too; He let it sizz, nor queried, "Is It hat enough for you?" He didn't mop his forehead, And hunt a shady spot; Nor did he say, "Gee, what a day! Believe me, it's some hot!" Consider too, Abed-nego, Who shared his comrades' plight: He didn't shake his coat and make Himself a holy sight. He didn't wear suspenders Without a coat and vest; Nor did he scowl and snort and howl And make himself a pest. Consider, friends, this trio How little fuss they made. They didn't curse when it was worse Than ninety in the shade. They moved about serenely Within the furnace bright, And soon forgot that it was hot With "no relief in sight." -Bert Lerton Taylor in Chicago Tri bune. The Bayou Lafourche LockS. Like Banquo's ghost, the Bayou La fourche locks will stalk about unbid den. The Pioneer has never tired of speaking about the locks, beca~ise it has always felt that sooner:,or later we are bound to get them. he present levee boards, if we are to judge by the action of the majoltty of their members, are opposed-'to the building of locks at this ttle, and give as a reason for their i'e fusal the lack of funds and the r gent need at this time of all ~e money in their treasury for the b.i.i ing of levees along the MissisBtl river. The levee boards did not give _isi as a reason several years ago wena there were funds sufficient itn thir charge to entertain the building of locks as per their ancient pro a' sacredly and legally given to thi ** tional government and the state bf Louisiana. The Donaldsonville Chief, anter newspaper that has consistently :id a "bull dog" grip on the Bayou ~a fourche locks, reviews the e iire history of the locks in its le ding editorial last week. The Chief ery pertinently asks the levee boeds, among other questions, what; hrkbe come of the $3000 which was ap propriated some time back to.er the cost of a survey and lock a The Chief says: "The people interested in thesta tus of Bayou Lafourche and th re storation of its navigable connection with the Mississippi river, an. all the taxpayers of the two levee is tricts as well, are entitled to jlogw whether the $3000 or any part of he sum was expended, and witb/ what result, and none of the ob ns urged against Mr. Lemann's lu tion can justify the levee boaf in refusing to obtain this infrm on and impart it to their constitt)as" The Chief is correct. The pe of the levee board districts are d ly interested in this matter, a we hope the two levee boards that a full answer ii made, b ing what recommendations ' made in the survey, and thae ble price of building the locks. With locks connecting Bay fourche with the Mississip r, and Cancienne Canal made. a. ble stream, forming a link e intercoastal canal as origina r veyed by the United Sta i neers, there is no other proj at would improve and advance C tion of Louisiana more t. We ought to refuse -.to gtve" : opportunity-i-t meaans too tion Pioneer. St. Stanlslaus Alumni AtOi~St@i Reunion and Banquet. . The annual reunion and banquet of the alumni association of St. =tan islaus College, held recently iu iNew Orleans, proved a most enjoyable event, and the selection of the Cres cent City as the meeting place for next year was enthusiastically en dorsed by all present. It was de cided to hold the 1914 reunion and banquet on the Sunday before Mar di Gras. The following new membews were elected: R. W. Dana, Gulfport, Miss.; Eugene Dumez, Edgard;: Al fred Songy and Harry Granter, Wal lace; H. D. Keller and A.. PIcard, Hahnville; P. R. Vicknair, Killona; J. I. Rodrigue, Lucy, and H. J. Mise, Thibodaux. Officers for the 1913-14 term were elected as follows: Alex. V, Alain, Jeanerettte, president; Linden Braud, New Orleans, first vice--president; C. J. Tassin, Edgard, second vice pres ident; Ed. Pinac, New Orleans, third vice president; Stephen J. Keller, Hahnville, fourth vice president; Jus tin Green, Bay St. Louis, secretary treasurer; John A. Green, Bay St. Lo~is, recording :secretary. Correspondence on any matter of interest to the association is in vited from all members or those de siring to become members. The slogan of the meeting was: "Come next year and bring others with you." Save Half Your Money. By using ORO for chills and fever, bilious fever, malaria, colds and grippe. A 25c. bottle contains exact ly as many doses as the ustal 50c. bottle, which is twice as large. Does quicker and better work. It acts on liver and bowels, cleans out the sys tem, stops chills and fever, builds up strength. No pills or calomel need ed with it. Contains no poisons. 25 cents. Money back plan. BIGHT TO DEiMiAN JUSTICL L-ouisiana Entitled to Democratic Square Deal, as Promised by Leader of Party and Reiterated in Platform-Unfair Treatment of Sugar Industry Resented. Among the many notable speeches at the big meeting held in New Iberia on the 2nd instant to endorse the course of Senators Thornton and Ransdell in their efforts to prevent the annihilation of the state's lead ing industries by adverse legislation, that delivered by Hon. R. N. Sims, of this city, is generally conceded to have been one of the most forceful and convincing, both as regards forensic eloquence and clear-cut statements of fact. Couched in chaste and expressive diction, and delivered extemporaneously with char acteristic vigor and oratorical effect, Mr. Sims' address made a most pro found impression upon his large audi ence and evoked an enthusiastic out burst of applause and approbation. The full text of the masterly effort is appended herewith: "Whether at Nashipur or Babylon; Whether the cup with sweet or bit ter run, The wine of life keeps oozing, drop by drop, The leaves of life keep falling, one by one." "That, my friends, is the inexor able law of nature. No stronger or more unbending is the, law which governs all living things, in the fight for home, for fireside, for all.. The smallest and the largest ofY God's creatures fight for these things and, if their cause is just, it has seemed to me always that a higher power strengthens them, even to the end. So fought Leonidas and has little band at famed Thermopylae, and the heroism of that day, and the justice of that cause, will be an inspiration throughout all the ages. "A fight is won or lost in many ways. Sometimes it is with' the sword; sometimes by written or spoken words, or by the ballot. To day we must find expression by writ ten and spoken words. Only through the medium of the English language can we plead the justice of our cause to. all just men and voice our ap proval of the course followed by our senators. All other avenues seem closed to us now. "The house of representatives has written its share into the laws of our country, calling for free sugar. The, senate of the United States threatens us today, at the behest, it seems to me, of a man who, a few short months ago, stood before the 'hole people of this country as the nrhngel of justice, promising to deal.= Today his influence is s i- .. so :trong, in fact, that we shudder for fear the senate of the United States will follow in the footsteps of the house and write the ' iniquitous "schedule of free sugar into the Un derwood-Simmons bill. 'They would attempt, my friends, to throttle an industry that has been growing for one hundred years; whose life and success has been con temporaneous with the life and suc cess of the government itself. No party before ever sought to strip the sugar industry of all help. I do not believe there is a man within the hearing of my voice who will live to see any other party try to do so again. Why, all the great states men of all times have agreed that the greatest and surest success-the surest prosperity--of a nation lay in its ability to feed and clothe it self, and to produce the manufaktured necessities, for peace and war. N&. poleon, you will remember, when beset by all the powers of Europe, .al most, recognized that great principle, and he sought then, when too late, to stimulate the interior development of the French nation. "Now, my friends, we, during all the life of this industry, have been urged to build it up. We were in good faith. The people of this state poured out their energy and their capital, in good faith, in the devel opment of this industry, and we have a right today to ask that we be treated in good faith. We are a peaceful nation, but sometimes it is that even the peaceful man of honor must fight, and when he does, the chances are large that he must meet a foeman worthy of his steel. Take us today, with our trelnendous coast line and our niggardly policy in the development of our navy. Why, if war should come tomorrow, even with little Japan, we might repel invasion, and I believe we would, but the ave nues which lead sugar into this coun (Continued on page four.) Are You Looking for the Tall Daisies? Many a man hepitates to start a bank account because he's unable to start with a large amount. He is look ing for the tall daisies and tramping the violets. You Can Start a Bank Account at this bank with $1 and receive the same careful con sideration as the man with $100, and in a few years the violets will surpass the daisies in the other field. Bank of Donaldsonville SEE HOME OF SAVINGS mem i.Seinr me