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THE DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF. A Wide-Awake Home Newspaper-Published Every Saturday-Subscription Price, $2 a Year. VOLUME XLVI. DONALDSONVILLE, LA., SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1917. NUMBER 33 INEWS OF THE PHOTOPLAYSI Next Week's Bill at the Grand. Sunday -Alme. Petrova in "Bridges Burned," and a luke comedy, "Movie Muddles." Monday-Owen Moore and Irene Fenwick in "A Girl Like That." Tuesday-Gretchen Hartman in "The Love Thief." Wednesday--Marie Doro in "Lost and Won.' Thursday--Carlyle Blackwell and June Elvige in "The Social Leper." Friday-Lillian Walker in "Kitty McKay." Saturday-Fourteenth episode of "The Shielding Shadow," chapter of "The Girl fromn Frisco," Pathe News and comedy. "Bridges Burned." As Mary O'Brien in "Bridges Burned," in which production she will be seen at the Grand Sunday, Mme. Petrova has one of the most interest ing and entertaining roles of her career. From the time she enters the play as the daughter of an Irish gen tleman in straitened circumstances until the interesting conclusion of this remarkable story, Mme. Petrova holds attention by her superb acting. Beautiful, sympathetic, affection ate, Mary O'Brien meets a young man who wins her heart. Then she finds herself in the position of "the woman scorned." But instead of liv ing up to the old saying that "hell hath no fury" like a woman in that plight, she pleads for the man who has wrecked her happiness. She refuses to marry him at first, and this atti tude wins for her all his love. The Irish lassie becomes a secret bride. Her husband goes to the war and is terribly wounded. Sh' mean time has made herself self- pporting and is winning a name as worker in behalf of the working cla ses. Learn ing of her husband's ph ht she goes to the front and nurses im. Then real happiness comes to her at last. "A Girl Like That." Owen Moore and Irene Fenwici are featured in "A Girl Like That,' a melodrama with a crook touch, whlich comes to the t;rand Monday. Mdi. Moore has the role of a cashici of a country bank, a bashful, nervous young man reared in a rural en'. iron ment. Miss Fenwick is seen as the daughter of a bank burglar, who has decided to give up his old habits, and declines to be persuaded to r.sune them. The story turns upon the ef forts of Nell Gordon, portrayed 14 Miss Fenwick, to keep her fathci straight and walk straight herself. It takes place in a rain storm un usual in intensity. The struggle in the bank foilowing the opening of the safe possesses real elements of melo drama. There are other tense mo ments, too, as when the father of Neil is killed by his companions because he refuses to instruct Nell to give to them the aid they later try to secure by subterfuge, only to fall into the trap she lays for them. "The Love Thief." The power of a woman's jealousy is the underlying theme which gives vivid and rapid action to the William Fox photoplay, "The Love Thief," to be shown Tuesday at fie Grans. Gretchen Hartman plays ne part of a Mexican girl, Juanita, , *o, through a ruse, gets Arthur Boyc 's fiancee, Clare Nelson, to break of, her en gagement. When Juanita se.., that she cannot make Boyce (Alan Hale) love her, her affection turns into hatred. In a raid on an American border town, Clare is taken prisoner by Juanita and Costa, her ally. Boyce goes to the rescue but is captured himself. However, the two Ameri cans get together, outwit their guards, and make off toward the border of the United States. Juanita starts in pursuit, but is shot down by American soldiers in a battle with the Mexican squad she is leading. Boyce and Clare are re united. "Lost and Won." Marie Doro is the heroine of "Lost and Wan," which will be the Wednes" day offering at the Grand. She is seen both as a newsgirl and as a young woman with a ear's training in a fashionable s rl, later blossom ing out as a newspaper reporter. Miss Doro is given excellent sup Port. Robert Grey is Bill Holt, a newspaper reporter; his performance will please those who in life follow similar lines. Elliott Dexter is Wal ter Crane, the broker who takes chances in his business, and also wagers $50,0to that within one year four of his chums will "fall for" or to a girl he will take from among the "newsies" and educate and refine. Carl.Stockdale is Kirkland Gaige, the unscrupulous banker friend of Crane and so infatuated with Cleo Duvene that in order to obtain jewelry for her he steals money from the ill of Crane. Mabel Van Buren is Cleo, the dashing adventuress, an un usual piece of work. Maym Kelso is the aunt of Crane, who mothers and Protects Cinders. "The Social Leper." One of the best of the many parts that have been assumed by Carlyle Blackwell is the role assigned to him in "The Social Leper," in which he will appear at the Grand next Thurs day, supported by June Elvidge and a east including Arthur Ashley and Evelyn Greeley. Mr. Blackwell plays the part of a Oan accused of murder, but who is innocent of the crime. Nevertheless teis put through a nerve-racking third degree that leaves him tortured hi body and soul and almost brings Imto the point of confessing some Ping he has never done just for the phrpose of obtaining peace. Finally d uilty party is discovered and ar rested, after a fight that is one of the n.ost thrilling and realistic ever de s picted on the screen, and the innocent e man is restored to his sweetheart. e "Kitty McKay." The screen version of "Kitty Mc n Kay,' which the (;rrund will present as its Friday attraction, proves an ex ti cellent medium for the display of Lil lian Walker's talents. The play had d quite a run at the Comedy Theatre, New York, its humor, serious interest 7 and amusing studies of Scotch char acter contributing to its success. f These qualities are cleverly brought f out in the photoplay. s Laid in the days when hoopskirts were the fashion, the story of the young Scotch girl who suddenly finds herself transplanted from the humble cottage of the McNabs, where she is 1 made to serve as a drudge, to the home of Lord Inglehart and treated as one of the family, although more a comedy than anything else, is strongly sympathetic and filled with characteristic humor. The contrast between Kitty's life in London and her surroundings in the village across the border are as amusing to the spectator as they are surprising to the heroine, and the happy termina tion of her love affair with Lord In glehart's son ends the dramatic sus pense of the play. The high spirits, love of fun and ready wit of Kitty are brought out by Lillian Walker most entertainingly; she also makes a charming picture in her frocks of sixty years ago. Jewell Hunt is a good second as Kitty's chum, and Charles Kent, Don Cameron, Thomas Mills and Mrs. West form an im pressive aristocratic quartette. W. Jh Ferguson's embodyment of the canny Scot who was forced to sign the pledge or go to work when Kitty left his house is rich in entertaining qualities. William Shea is also the real article as MacGregor, and Mrs. Nellie Anderson and Beatrice Ander son round out an excellent cast. Coming Attractions at the Gem. Today--Frank Keenan in "The Thoroughbred," and Mack Swain in "His Auto Ruination." Sunday-H. B. Warner in "Shell 13." and Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand in "My Valet." Monday-"The Crime of a Na tion," five-reel feature picture por traying the experiences of a prisoner aboard the famous British convict ship, "Success." Tuesday-"Who's Guilty?", Pathe News, Mrs. Florence Rose's fashion film orntnnns Mof - WVednesday-Ma' MdlshiVWAo Harron in "The Little Liar," and Fred Mace in "His Last Scent." Thursday-Norma Talmadge in I "The Devil's Needle," and Weber & Fields in "The Best of Enemies." Friday-Frank Keenan and Enid Markey in "Jim Grimsby's Boy," and Mack Swain in "By Stork Delivery." Saturday-Dorothy Gish in "Chil dren of the Feud," and Raymond Hitchcock in "Stolen Magic." Sunday, March 25-Desmand and Williams in "The Criminal," and Cavender and Fritz Schade in "The Surf Girl." Thrilling Race Scenes in "The Thoroughbred." The sport of kings, with all its at tendant excitement, is said to be thrillingly portrayed in a number of scenes in "The Thoroughbred," in which Frank Keenan will be seen at the Gem today. The story concerns the efforts of a Puritanic young min ister to effect the abolition of horse racing in one of the southern states, his success and his ultimate contri tion, inspired by a realization of the fact that his activities have caused poverty in the home of Major Ainslee, whose daughter he loves. Many of the scenes, therefore, are those of the race-track. To film this portion of the subject Reginald Barker, who directed the picture, took his entire company to Tia Juana, Mexico, where horse-rac ing at the time was enjoying a tre mendous popularity. Through the influence of friends he was given per mission to use all parts of the track, paddock, stables and grandstands for his purpose. Three full days were spent at the track, and Barker re turned with several thousand feet of exposed film, depicting horse-racing at the height of its vogue. Newest Developments in Scientific Warfare Shown in "Shell 43." Virtually all the accoutrements of modern warfare are used to a great er or less extent in "Shell 43," the spectacular war drama featuring H. B. Warner and Enid Markey, which will be the Sunday offering at the Gem. The story deals with the spy system, as it is believed to be em ployed now on the battlefields of Europe; hence it was imperative that in filming the play absolute accuracy of detail be maintained throughout. Among the most important pieces of equipment shown in operation dur ing the play is the trench periscope. This novel and highly valuable ap paratus is first seen on the screen when the action of the story moves into the trenches and dugouts, where Warner, as William Berner, is fulfill ing his duties as a spy. The instru ment is shown in use by an officer and then is more clearly explained by a view of the results of its use-i. e., the reflector clearly mirrors the ac tivities of the troops in the territory surrounding the trenches and dug outs. This unusual bit of photo graphy, it is said, was obtained only after many hours of experimentation by Cameraman Charles Kauffman. Another interesting phase of mod ern war methods is offered in the depiction of the uses of the helio graph, by which messages are trans mitted by the rays of the sun. This repeatedly is brought into play in the many successive scenes which show Warner at the window of a chateau exchanging queries and replies with an aero scout several miles away. "The Crime of a Nation." Far more than ordinary interest will be felt by local photoplay pa trons in the announcement that "The Crime of a Nation," a vivid five-reel picture telling the story of the fa mous British convict ship "Success," has been booked fox exhibition at the Gem next Monday. Never before has such an interest ing and instructive motion picture been presented to the American pub lic as the films of this old prison hulk about which hangs so much history and tragedy. Her career began a century and a quarter ago, when she was a magnificently equipped passen ger vessel, trading between London and Calcutta. She was then the pride of the Anglo-Indian colonization fleet and fully armed to protect herself against the pirates that then infested the Indian seas. Then came her days of evil fame. In 1802 she was chartered by the British government to convey prison ers to the newly established penal settlement of Botany Bay, and for forty-nine long years she was en gaged at this work. In 1851 she was converted into a floating prison and remained so for seventeen years. She was then sunk A I h t I. 4rc CO VCTSH and lay un r the waters of Sydney harbor for .jany years In 1890 she was raised be exhibited to the pres ent genera n as a relic of a bygone age and a vivid and striking lesson in the progress of humanity and civiliza tion. The motion pictures of this old floating prison depict the life of a convict in the last century from the time he received his sentence in the English courts until his death in the penal settlement, and vividly portray every old-time method of punishment. The "Success" is the oldest ship in the world and the only convict ship left afloat of that dreadful fleet of ocean hells which sailed the Seven Seas in 1790 A. D. She is unchanged after all these years, nothing being omitted but her human freight and theiraufferi -f tom-he cruelties and barbarities practiced upon them. Aboard her are now shown in their original state all the airless dungeons and condemned cells, the whipping posts, the manacles, the branding irons, the punishment balls, the leaden-tipped cat-o'-nine tails, the coffin bath and other fiendish inven tions of man's brutality to his fellow man. From keel to topmast she cries aloud the greatest lesson the world has ever known in the history of hu man progress. WHY IT SUCCEEDS. Because It's for One Thing Only, and Our Peo e Appreciate This. Nothing c be good for every thing. Doing on hing well brings suc cess. Doan' dney Pills are for one thing only. For weak or disordered kidneys. Here is reliable evidence of their worth. J. A. Schuler. Jr., 407 Railroad avenue, Plaquemine, La., says: "I have taken Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney disorders and have found them beneficial. I always advise my friends to take Doan'§ Kidney Pills when they are complaining of their kidneys." Price 50 cents, at all dealers. Don'i simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mr. Schuler had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.-(Adv.) Spring Rise Coming Down River. High water now in the Mississippi and Ohio rivers is sweeping toward the gulf and causing a slow but steady rise at almost every point, ac cording to reports at the beginning of the week. What effect the rise will have in this section government of ficials, who are watching the situa tion, are not ready to say at this time, it being explained that the flood is too far away to make predictions. "There is nothing in the situation at present even to warrant the issu ing of a special forecast," Assistant Forecaster Dyke, of the New Orleans office of the United States Weather Bureau, said Tuesday morning. Mr. Dyke is only one of several govern ment men who have the situation in New Orleans, Louisiana and Missis sippi under observation. Barge Lines from Chicago to New Orleans. Plans for extensive barge lines to operate from the Chicago district to New Orleans through the proposed $20,000,000 canal connecting Chicago with the Mississippi river have been outlined during the past few days. This activity is due to the recent victory of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association over the railroads of the central states, gained when the su preme court of Illinois sustained the law providing for an eight-foot chan nel and the opening of the waterway from Chicago to the Gulf. It is pro posed to widen and deepen the Chica go drainage canal and the Illinois river as far as La Salle, Ill. Ample capital is said to be waiting to pro vide numerous barges and regular service along the new route. The home merchants are prepared to supply your needs. Buy from them, and by keeping your money at home help build up your own com munity. Saves Eggs Ro l Bhing Powder makes it possible to pro duce appetizing and wholesome cakes, muffins, cornbread, etc., with fewer eggs than are usually required. In many recipes the number of eggs may be re duced and excellent results obtained by adding an additional quantity of Royal Baking Powder, about a teaspoon, for each egg omitted. The following tested recipe is a practical illustration: SPONGE CAKE 1 cup sugar DIRECTIONS:-Boil sugar and 3 cup water water until it spins a thread and add to the stiffly beaten whites of eggs, 3eggs beating until the mixture is cold. 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder Sift together three times, the flour, I cup flour salt and baking powder, and add alternately to the white mixture with 1 teaspoon salt the yolks of the eggs beaten stiff. 36 cup cold water Add 3 cup cold water and flavoring 1 teapoon flavoring Mix lightly and bake in moderate teasoon lavoingoven about one hour. The old method called for 6 eggs and no baking powder ROYAL BAKING POWDER made from Cream of Tartar, derived from grapes, and adds none but healthful qualities to the food. No Alum No Phosphate PLACED UNDER CIVIL SERVICE. Postmasters of All Classes Subject to Competitive Examinations. Announcement was made last week by Postmaster General Burleson that after April 1 the appointments of all postmasters of the first, second and third class would be subject to com petitive examinations. Nominations will be sent to the senate, as in the past. but in making selections the president will be guided by the re sults of examinations and will send in the names at the head of the lists. Whether the Civil Service Comis sion, under which fourth-class post masters now are named, will conduct the examinations has.not yet been determined.. The president's f orthcoming order will provide for" ' orm- of modified civil service classification by which all vacancies, whether caused by resigna tion, removal or death, will be filled by competitive examination. Those already in the service will continue without examination until the expira tion of the four years' term beginning with their last appointment, when, it is understood, they will have to un dergo the competitive test. FEARS HYDROPHOBIA. St. James Hunter Handles Rabbit Torn by Rabid Dog. Frank Chauvin, our parish treas urer, went to New Orleans Friday morning, we understand, to see about taking the Pasteur treatment. Mr. Chauvin and a party of neigh bors were out rabbit hunting this week and one of the dogs viciously tore up a rabbit he had caught. Mr. Chauvin, thinking nothing of the oc currence, took the rabbit away from the dog and gutted it. The next day the dog took sick and developed hy drophobia symptoms. Being killed by one of the neighbors, the head was sent to New Orleans, and the re port sent Mr. Chauvin was that the dog had undoubtedly died of rabies. Mr. Chauvin went to Vacherie and tried the celebrated mad-stone, but to make assurance doubly sure, has gone to New Orleans to see about the necessity for taking the Pasteur treat ment. Mr. Chauvin was not bitten, but fears that in handling the *dog and rabbit he may have become infected. -St. James Interim, March 10. Thibodaux "Grand" Nearing Completion. The new picture house being built at the corner of Green and West 3r d streets will in all probability be ready for business April 8, Easter Sunday, unless the unforeseen pre vents, or unless material to be used in its construction is delayed. Steady progress can be seen, and the build ing is rapidly advancing toward com pletion. The difference in the dimen sions of the old and the new building is easily noticed from the difference in the bricks on the side wall. The previous building appeared large, but the new building is still larger. The management proposes installing its own electric plant, and will also be connected with the town plant. Thibodaux Commercial-Journal. H. H. Ko an, fe eral agent in charge of the enforcement of the United States migratory bird law in this ction of Louisiana, calls attei tionto the fact that the shooting of robins, cedar birds and yellow-ham mers is prohibited at all times, and that the upland plover, or papabotte, is protected until after the 1918 sea son. A Word for the Merchants. Donaldsonville merchants contrib ute to every movement for the up building of the community; they em ploy scores of clerks; they own or rent substantial buildings; they are the backbone of your city; they are entitled to your patronage. The St. James Interim reports that the levee-building machine Lafourche has completed the St. Joseph-Armant levee in St. James parish and is now undergoing repairs. CIVIL SERVICE EX NATIONS. Opportunities to Quali for Federal Government Po ions. The United States Civil Service Commission announces the following examinations to be held in New Or leans and other large cities on the dates stated. Blank applications and necessary information. may be se cured from the commission at Wash ington, D. C., or from the Secretary, Tenth Civil Service District, Room 330, Customhouse, New Orle:uns, La., and circulars descriptive of the ex aminations and places to be filled can be seen at the office of The Chief: April 3-Assistant pharmacognos ist, $1800 to $2500 per annum, Bu reau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. ApriV4b---Electrieiaj's helper, $720, office of the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Junior petroleum engineer, $1200 to $1500, Bureau of Mines, Depart ment of the Interior, for service in the field. Mineral examiner, $1320 to $1500, General Land Office, for service in the field. Nautical expert, $1000, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Wash ington, D. C. Statistical scientist, $1600 to $1800, Bureau of Crop Estimates, Department of Agriculture, for duty in Washington, D. C. April 4-5-Structural engineer and draftsman, $1600 to $1 0, Supervis ing Architect's Office, jreasury De partment. April 10-Technical\ .ssistant in pharmacology, $2500, H4Ig.enic Lab oratory, Public Health ServA, Wash ington, D. C. Mechanical draftsman, to fill two vacancies at the Naval Torpedo Sta tion, Newport, R. I., one at $4.24 and the other at $3.52 per diem, and fu ture vacancies at any navy yard or other naval establishment or in the Navy Department at Washington, D. C., at salaries ranging from $3.52 to $6 per diem. Pathologist in charge of forage crop disease investigations, $1800 to $2000, Bureau of Plant Industry, De partment of Agriculture, Washing ton, D. C. April 18-19-Assistant chemist in forest products, $900 to $1500, Forest Service at Madison, Wisconsin. Teachers' Examination. The next examination of applicants for teachers' certificates will be held at the Donaldsonville High School Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26, 27 and 28, (white) ; and Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 29, 30 and 31, (negro), be ginning at 9 o'clock a. mn. each day. The examination of teachers upon the books of the Reading Course will be held Saturday, March 24. Attention is again directed to the recent laws enacted upon the exam ination of applicants for teachers' certificates. No longer are graduates of approved institutions exempted from all subjects of examination but the Theory and Art of Teaching. Either they are exempt from all sub jects upon their diplomas or must earn teachers' certificates through ex amination upon all subjects. H. P. BROUSSARD, Supt. Every dollar you spend with a local merchant remains in local circulation and enriches the community just that much. Every dollar you spend out side of this town remains outside and decreases the money in local circu lation just that much. L. J. ECHEVERRIA Dealer in HIDES, WOOL, FURS, ETC. P. O. Box 276 Phone 52 Office and Warehouse: Division Street, Near Freight Depot DONALDSONVILLE, LA. FIRST PRIZE FLOAT IN CARNIVAL PARADEI bA This attractive float was a conspicuous and much-admired feature of the recent Mardi Gras parade in Donaldsonville, and won first prize. It was entered by the Israel Shoe Company, local agents for the fa mous Selz Royal Blue Shoes. *44,+4+4 e 444+4444444*4+*++ VOTES FOR WOMEN. $ Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference. 417 Camp Street, New Orleans. 4+444+++4+++++++++4+++++,+ Special Privileges to None. Oregon has a woman in the legis lature who understands her own abil ity as well as the business of being a legislator. One of the bills Mrs. Thompson introduced was under dis cussion, when a legislator who op posed it made the remark that "he couldn't properly.object to it because its author was a woman." Mrs. Thompson promptly arose and said to the members, "Iwant this house to understand I am not asking any favors because r am a woman. When I ran for this office I did it because I believed'that women were 'equal o holv' , d.that legis Tatijri nieeded thetiiT I am willing to take my chances with the men here, and am well able to take care of my self." She certainly did. When the roll was called on her bill, the op ponent had disappeared. Mrs. Thompson and women of her force ful, intelligent type would raise the status of many legislatures. Ontario Steps Forward. In calling the roster of suffrage provinces in Canada, five sections now proudly answer "Here." They are British Columbia, Alberta, Saskat chewan, Manitoba and Ontario. This makes nearly the entire Cana dian boundary of the United States equally free for men and women, save the province of Quebec. It is more than a coincidence, however, that on the other side of the boun dary line the United States keeps pace in giving votes to women. With the exception of Minnesota and a portion of New York, all the northern line of the United States is women suffrage territory. Perhaps this con tiguous spirit of freedom emphasizes the force of good example and the irrepressible tendency to evolution in politics, quite as much as the ir resistible spread of votes for women irrespective of monarchial or re publican forms of government. President Wilson Congratulates. When the North Dakota legisla ture passed the bill granting presi dential suffrage to women, President Wilson sent a congratulatory letter to Governor Frazier, a part of which was: "My interest in the extension of suffrage to women, as you know, is very great, and I feel that every step in this direction should receive the most cordial endorsement and recognition." GUEL--ROGGE. Local Girl Becomes Bride of Gulfport Business Man. A wedding of much interest to friends here and in Donaldsonville, La., was that of Emile Guel, Jr., to Miss Pearl Rogge. The ceremony was performed in the attractive home of Miss Rogge's brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith, in 14th street, Wednesday evening, March 7, at 8 o'clock. The couple maihed into the handsomely deco rated parlor to the strains of a wed ding march played by Mrs. W. R. Smi h, and stood beneath a large wed ding bell where Rev. H. H. Sneed read the impressive ceremony that united this happy young couple in the holy bonds of matrimoriy, W. E. Rogge, brother of the bride, and Mrs. A. B. Berry standing. Punch and cake were served after the ceremony to the guests, they be ing only the immediate family of the contracting parties. The out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. F. Rogge ville, and Mrs. Amelia Rathoff, of New Orleans. The bride is the talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Rogge of Don aldsonville, while the groom is a pop ular young man of this city. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Guel, Jr., left for their home in 14th street and 34th avenue, which had been previously prepared for the couple. They have many friends here who wish them much joy and success in their wedded life. Gulfport (Miss.) Daily Herald. NON-TAXABLE PROPERTY. Assessors Receive Instructions from Board of State Affairs. Asse'.ý A. S. St. Amant of Ascen sion parish is in receipt of the follow ing commt ication from Chairman L. E. Thorns of the Board of State Affairs: "Baton Couge, La., March 1, 1917. "Dear Sir:-We have received a great many letters from assessors and other persons, asking us whether or not certain property was exempt from taxation. "These letters have been with ref erence to furniture and fixtures in barber shops, hotels and offices of various kinds; the furniture, books and apparatus in doctors' and sur geons' offices; books and furniture in lawyers' offices; notes and accounts, fire-arms, billboards and gasoline boats. "Under the law, all, of the above named items of property are subject to taxation, and every assessor in the state is expected to place them on his assessment list. "In order that there may be no confusion with reference to tax ex emptions, we enclose you herewith a list of all property exempt from taxa tion in this state. "In making your assessment you will assess everything not contained in this list. "Trusting this may be of assistance to you in your work, we remain, "Yours truly, "L. E. THOMAS, "Chairman." The list referred to by Mr. Thomas itemizes the property exempted from taxation by article 230 of the state constitutions follows: 1. All pu tic property. 2. All pIr.es of religious worship or burial _, 3. AI$)4ectories, parsonages and grounds appurtenant when used ex clusively as residences for the min isters in charge. 4. All charitable institutions. 5. All buildings and property used exclusively for public monuments or historical collections. 6. All property used exclusively for school and college purposes. 7. Real and personal estate of any public library, and that of any library association, and all books and phil osophical apparatus, and all paintings and statuary of any company kept in a public hall, and not kept for private income. 8. Household property to the value of $500. 9. Any railroad or part of railroad, constructed subsequent to 1903 and prior to January 1, 1909. Other rail road property is exempt, but these as sessments are made by Board of State Affairs and do not concern local as sessors. 10. Legal reserve of all life insur ance companies organized under the laws of Louisiana. 11. Property of military organiza tions while used by the state national guard or militia. 12. Mortgage loans, mortgages and mortgage notes upon real estate in this state. 13. Loans made by life insurance companies to policy holders on the sole security of the policy held by the borrower in the company making the loan and the notes evidencing such loans, provided the rate of interest does not exceed 5 per cent. 14. The capital, surplus and per sonal estate of corporations organ ized after November 23, 1912, for the purpose of lending money on mort gages on country property in this state. Interest must not exceed 6 per cent, capital must be $250,000, full paid. Exempt 20 years. 15. Steamship companies under the provisions of article 230 of the consti tution of Louisiana for 1913. 16. All money on hand or on de posit. 17. All loans made by homestead associations and societies secured by stock to their members. 18. The capital stock, franchises and property of all corporations con structing, owning and operating com bined systems of irrigation, naviga tion and hydro-electric power, using fresh water of Louisiana streams, for ten years under conditions laid down in the amendment to article 230 of the constitution, proposed July 6, 1914, and adopted in November, 1914. Article 48 of the constitution pro hibits the legislature from exempting any property from taxation.