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-' 1. - " , DONALDSONVILLE CH F. sA Wide-Awake Home Newspaper-Published Every Saturday-Subscription Price, $2 a ear. VOLUME XLIX. V U LXDONALDSONVILLE, LA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1920. NUMBER 27 SNUMBER2.. , .... ......... WAR RISK INpURANCE. More Liberal Benefits for Ex-Service Men and their Beneficiaries. Under the new amendment to the War Risk Insurance Act, which has bef passed by congress and which become a law on December 24, 1919, when it was signed by the president, war term insurance or United States government life (converted) insur ance polici y be made payable to any of wing list of bene ficiaries Pa' rent, steppaent, a in tion, wife or hush ild, stepchild, r, sister, half er, rother throuoh on, sister through adop' rother, stepsister, unc ew, niece, brother-in . in-law, a person who has st relation of a parent to the insured S for a period of one year or more prior to the insured's enlistment or induction, the children of such per son, parent, grandpagent, stepparent or parent through adoption of the in sured's wife or husband. The rate of compensation for dis ability has been greatly increased. A comparison between the amounts formerly gfranted under the War Risk Insurance Act with those provided by the new law follows: Tem. Total Di bhility of Man With W.R.I.Act An Amended Neither wife nor eh;d ...$,0 $ 50 Wife but no .hid ........ 4, 90 Wife ant, one child .....55 95 Wife and two chillren .. 65 100 Wife and three or more chrilden .......... 5 100 No wife lut one child . 40 90 No ,ife but two children 50 9:i No wife but three chil dren ................ . 60 100 No wife but four chil dren ... . ........ G0 105 Extra allowanbor de ipendent mother or dependent father or both .......... .... 1a0 each 10 each Under the new law there is an al lowance to a man temporarily totally disabled, and with no wife living, of $5 additional for each child (in ex cess of one) without limit as to num ber. Under the War Risk Insurance Act the same scale applied for total and permanent disability as for temporary total disability. A distinction is made between the two in the new law. Under the latter the compansation monthly for total and permanent dis ability is $100. They Were All In tie Bureau of ance, the files of ing forces indicat omi nent men were r ame sakes. P there w nt, Gen eral We * Pickett, General en Napoleon Bonapar eore cre, although their rank in the orld war was that of private. & Dollars and Cents. Counting it only in dollars and cents, how much did that cold cost you? A man may not always stop york when he has a cold, but perhaps it wouldl be better if he did. It takes about ten days to get completely rid of a cold under the usual treatment. That time can be much shortened by taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and proper care of yourself, in favct, a bottle of this remedy in the house is a mighty good investment during the winter and spring months.-Ad. Wea"Arnned7 When company comes there is no time to wa,ste-no chances to en- ther al. BAKI DER on hand. es, pies, doughnuts,muffins and all good things to eat muSt be dressed up in theTh best taste and looks. Then, too, her reputa tion as a cook must be upheld - and she "stakes" it on Calumet everytime. She knows it will not disappoint her. Order a can and have the "company" kind of bakings ePery day. Calumet contains only such Ingredients as have been approved officially by the U. S. Food Authorities. Toe are when you 6ay it. eYou ýe when you use it. C* SOCIATION. Date of a4 oi Convention Deferr. ed-Campaiq for Membership. The d~f national convention of the Aj.ie. Cotton Association has beene fe. until March 9-12, owing to, (e vas amount of prelimi nary wo ne ry before the as semblingjf t onvention. As it will be v importance to the entire ton t, President Wan namake aad o-adjutors desire to have asi.l representation as possible,a'a e able to lay the big quesi re the meeting in a lucid ent manner so that the del have no difficulty in form e judgment with out unn lay. Repo various parishes cate e effort to the division over the top in n for membership has b nably successful. Brief a js .tter and telegram, tell of t' 'p1 work done in the 39 parib.- w Fare organized, and show that ;thq e spent was not wasted. Chairman W. Thompson, has given ou't the :iowing explanation of the q'.jedts ayri purposes of the or ganizat.... ' "Am ric -;i & on Association is organizd f r t purpose of bringing togethe AlLon the farmers, mercha d kers of the south in order tb h"dmbined efforts of these in be concentrated for the of the cotton pro ducing i d tryd trade. The na tional o s z 4 will establish con tact bet e teveral states and sections wYI' ndle the broader policies o e orgagization. The state and pari rgnizations will address themselvy solution of local prob lems a reined of local abuses. The mon coltd from member ships wil l.on the basis of a very sma o '6p n to the national organizatl; n and ahe larger part to the state·',1 parih organizations. "The oses k for which the money wi e used are generally to collect a isseminate to members informati.n to trade conditions, to regulate pr uction to the end that burdenso e urpluss shall be eli minated, 2 .predach and enforce di versificati)] nd economic farming and markpti g, to encourage conser vation ana liminaje waste between the field 4. the market, to formulate plans for' bpnded warehouses with low es ahd widely banka ble receipts and to consolidate all the intere ts in question for any quick and nited movement either defensive off ive that may be necessary defat the plans of our organized ersaries."a TO AVOID THE "FLU" First of All, Make Sure Your Blood is Red and Rich-in Fighting Trim SAFETY IW VIGOROUS BLOOD If You're Listless and Depressed Don't Delay a Minute-Get a G.od Tonic If you get the influenza, see a doctor at once-but why get it? Isn't it worth while, instead, to take every precaution now; against getting it? Probably the est and first thing to do is to make ure you are in good physical condi on. During an epi demic, almost herever you go you are exposed to nfluenza. As long as you are really Bell, the red corpuscles of your blood fight off and defeat dis ease germs. Bat when you are tired and run down, when you feel all right except that you haven't much energy or enthusiasm, 'yur blood is tired out too, and you a e an easy victim. Pepto-Mangan las become famous as a builder of rich, vigorous blood. It helps you when you are run down. It helps you avoid !Iness. Or, it helps you recover, if yourealized your poor phvsical condition too late. FPl:vicians have bce- :erommend ing Pepto-Mangan 'or years, in cases of anemia (bloodlesness). It is re liable, effective, ant has a record of over twenty-five years success. Take no chances with a run down condi tion. Get Pepto-Mangan today. It is good health insurance. Pepto-Mangan is old in liquid and tablet form. There is no difference in medical value. ?ake either kind you prefer. But besure you get the genuine Pepto=Magan - "Gude's". The full name shouo. be on the pack age.- (Advertisement.) W . UGHTE T N." agnifice- uction to Be Shown at e Wilbert. The Hawaii ands and the things appertai. them are of a most absorbing t. "A Daugh ter of the S story of an Hawaiian But , latest play by Lorin J. Howard an Ralph T. Ket tering deals with itese enchanted isles. The lure of theislands is main tained by a band of lative Hawaiian players. The sceneryfor the play is most elaborate, the trst act alone having six scenes. C'he cast is a carefully selected andtompetent one. "A Daughter of the &a" will appear at Theatre Wilbert Plaquemine, Monday, Feb. 16. Chronic Cons4ation. There are people"wv never have a movement of the bowls without it is roduced by a cathatic. Most of have brought t1. condition on elves by the us of mineraM and stron.g othartics th_ oo much water~ t of the sys S and aggravate t disease they are meant - to relieved A mild laxa tive tonic like Gha erlain's Tab lets affotds a gentle ~vement of the bowels that you har realize has been produced by "edicine, and their use is not so y to be fol lowed by constipatii (Adv.) Read your home Par., AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Statewide Campaign to Insure Its Establishment. Prosperity and financial success are the things that most imple are striv ing for at this time, ild this should also apply to the state. Louisiana can never measure up to the high standing she should have by right of her wonderful natural resources un til some provision is made for up-to date agricultural development. The Greater Agricultural College Associa tion is now working out plans for a statewide educational canggian. A Greater Agricultural Cd Wge will mean the proper agricultural training and inspiration of the young men and women, resulting ultimately in pros perous and happy rural homes, good roads, better schools, and tlv real and lasting improvement of ever part of the state. The Associatior ls prom ised the co-operation of the commer cial associations, Rotary and Kiwania clubs, women's clubs, ministers and traveling men. A Greater Agricul tural College, is in contemplation, but the enterprise requires the back ing of the entire state, if it is to prove successful. Help is needed to arouse the interest of the children in agriculture and stock raising; the in terest of the women in the splendid living conditions made possible by scientific agriculture. The wonder ful results obtained by the vocation al agricultural schools throughout Louisiana in the last year point the way to what may be obtained through a Greater Agricultural Col lege. Let all work together and give Louisiana the high standing she de serves among the agricultural states. ace Up. Do you feel old before your time? Is your back bent and stiff? Do you suffer urinary disorders? Don't de spair-prefit by Donaldsonville ex periences. Donaldsonville people recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's a Donaldsonville resident's statement. Frank Milano, machinist, 210 Chetimaches street, says: "I suppose it was overexertion that put my kid neys in a run down condition, for a few years ago I began to suffer a lot with my back every time I attempted to lift anything, stoop, or straighten. My kidneys were weak and the secretions appeared abnormal. I never had the same vigor I had be fore this trouble and I'was in pretty bad shape. I began using Doan's Kidney Pills which I got at the Cen tral Drugstore, and they helped me immediately. Continued use entirely cured me of this trouble and since then I have been a well man. My tln,- uT- srong and well ever since. Doan's are a fine kidney medicine." 60 cents, at all dealers. Fostei Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. (Adv.) We Give Quick Service On All Farm Loans Don't Let This News q Item Worry You! (Clipping from New Orleans Times-Picayune Feb. 5) NEW FARM LOANS HELDIN ABEYANCE the .i Applications, for Advances C Already in Hand Are 000Not. Affected. in Wrn washington Feb.4.ýe- nding a.ýeM. sion by 'the Sydreme: Court, of . the ' Untied Statei.' . the constitutionaul(t of the .farm Ion, act. all. future aDPli cations for Iý r from Federal Farmt Ot Loan Bank.e W.lt be held" in abeyance. yaj) Farm Commtlsioner Norris announced ugr o- tonight. be ,. The policy of the, board to g of temporarily the smaking of not affect loans for whic already the hands am it how No'r- .01 SS "tu, taat su ctoM d would be completed unde gul.a de age tions in effect since the , war Thi e 1 created. .rt )00 Officials explained the ai of % 1 the new policy as having be to at! io- a desire on the part of the an ele x 1 Board not to defeat the of in Tht dividual borrowers, if, In any event. ~ - 1 loans cannot be made. eat t Shouldt he act be held unconstitu- to? t ona!, alicatlons for loans necessarily. could no, longer be considered. He he In issuing the general lnstructions to an ' 3 both joint stock andl' afp;n Loan Banks lnt d- to hold up actual .closing of further the 3 loans, the board advised them that lic prospective borrowers must be informed I 3 of the possibility which centered in the bil ib- legal decision as a measure of protec- $5t t b tion to them sat If you want a loan on your farm, write us immediately for application. We will give terms to suit your needs, and make no charge for inspection fees or exam ination of title. We also buy Vendor's Lien Notes. American Securities corporation, Inc. 625 Common Street New Orlea La. . a,·-j JURY VENIRE. sate of Louisiana-Parish of Ascension Twenty-seventh Judicial District Court. IN ACCORDANCE with Act No. 135 of the general assembly of the state of Louisiana, approved July 13, 1898, and amended by Act No. 58 of the acts of the general as sembly of Louisiana, approved June 29, 1904, and subsequent amendments her he jury commissioners in and for the of As ce n, La., met at the offi clerk of of said parish and ATUR DA I EBRUARY 7, 192 en and there proceeded to draw a petit jury tp serve according to ession of court beginning MOND UARY 23, 1920, in the following man Grand Jurors. Name Ward J. L. Dodds .......................... ...... 1 Aristide Melancon ............ ....... 1 Nicholas Ef'is ..... ....... 2 Joseph 1. Rodrigue......... ......... 2 Emile Dugas ........ ................ 2 Camille Cassard ............ .. ...................... 3 Albert Delery ................... .......................... 4 Frank H. Allen....... ........................ 4 David A. Dill....... ............................. . 4 A. S. Crawford.......................................... 5 Louis A. Landry.................................... 5 Wilfred A. Yentzen.. ......................... 6 Earl Marechand .......................................... 6 Desire Falcon ......... .......................... .. 7 l. F. Lanoux .................. 8 Sam LeBlanc ..................... ...... ...... . 9 Sam Boudreaux ...................................... 9 W . Carl Parman .......................................... 9 C. C. M cCrory............................... ........10 John Dixon ............. .................... ....10 Petit jury drawn for the second week of the session, beginning Monday, March 1, 1920: Name Ward C. S. Stuckey ........ ......... ........................ .. 6 Amedee Savoy .......................................... 9 Numa S. Landry................................ 9 Joseph R. Braud .................................. 6 Joseph A. Pertuis ....................................... 9 C. C. M oore ....................................... ....10 Leo Bourgeois ............................................... 9 Edmond Tureaud .....................................10 A. E. Truxillo ........................................ ... 5 W . B. Allen .......... ............... ...... 6 Ernest Floid ........................................... 6 R. M. Anderson .......................................... 9 Gustave Cire .......................... .................... 5 H. Clay Lanoux .... .. ............................... .. 9 Jules A. Lorio .................................... . 7 S. T. Brown ......... ................................. 9 Frank Milano ........................................ .... 4 Surville Gautreau ...................................... 9 T. W. Dyer ........... ......................... 9 Felix Cassard ..................................... ..... 3 M orris D iez .................. ........................ 9 Leon Collet ............. .................. ....... 2 Aristide LeBlanc ............ ....................... 9 Vincent Babin ....... ..................... 10 Michel Acosta ..................... .................. 4 Mederie Blanchard ................... 2 Andrew J. Little......... .................. 9 A. R. Landry ................ ............................. 1 W allace Brown ............ ......... ................. 10 Gerard Landry ..........................................10 I hereby certify the above and foregoing to be a true and correct list of the grand and petit juries drawn to serve at the Feb ruary session, 1920, of Ae twenty-seventh judicial district court for the parish of As cension, beginning Monday, February 23, 1920. In faith whereof, witness my hand and seal of office at Donaldsonville, La., this 7th day of February, 1920. . J. S. BARMAN, Clerk of Court. Periodic Bil~sua Attacks. Persons subjec 1':to periodic at tacks will observe t.t their appetite fails them just befgan attack. That is, they do not rea rave food but eat because it e. If they meat, then take two f Chamberlain's Tablets the attack may be avoided. (Adv.) Artistic job printing, that is the kind we do. Fertilizer Values w to FigureT e brand which makes the most cot . any customers say they get 30 to 50 lbs. more cotton per acre fromjwift's thaa from the next best. Let's figure only 10 lbs. extra yield from Swift's. 500 lbs. of fertilizer per acre makes 10 lbs. more cotton. 2000 lbs. of fertilizer makes 40 lbs. more cotton. 40 lbs. more cotton is worth at least $10.00. This means that a ton of Swift's Red Steer Fertilizer is worth $10.00 more than the next best. The same com parison applies to tobacco and other crops. Most of our customers believe this is true. We do. If you do, why not make this extra profit by ordering SWIFT'S RED STEER FERTILIZERS £ "IT PAYS TO USE THEM" Swift & Company SWIFT (Fertilizer Works) .Atlanta, Ga.. Charlotte, N. C. New Orleans, La. :Shreveport, La. ,' •D· REPRESENTED BY FERTILIZERS. OSCA B. DANJEAN ITPAYS TO USE THEN w Orleans, La. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Fire Board Makes Report-Salaries of Police Officers Increased. A regular meeting of the commission council was held this day at 7:30 p. m., with Commissioners E. K. Sims and Alexan der Bloomenstiel present; absent-John H. Schaff. The minutes of the regular meeting of January 14 were read, approved and ordered signed. A committee from the Donaldsonville Fire Board was present~and presented the fol lowing report: Donaldsonville, La., Feb. 9, 1920. To the City Commissioners of Donaldson ville, La. Gentlemen-The following is the exact condition of the fire apparatus of the dif ferent companies, examined and tesed by me Feb. 7, 1920: Phoenix Steam Fire Co. No. 1, has 500 feet hose tested to 100 pounds pressure, one nozzle and wrenches: wagon and harness in good condition. Ascension Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1: Hook and ladder truck in good condition; harness also in good shape. Volunteer Hose Co. No. 2, has 476 feet hose tested to 100 pounds pressure, one nozzle, wrenches, hose reel and fire wagon in good condition. Vigilant Hose Co. No. 3, has 500 feet of hose tested to 100 pounds pressure, three nozzles, wrenches, American-LaFrance Moto" Truck complete with chemical apparatus in good condition; without che micals for same. Protective Hose Co. No. has 500 feet of hose tested to 100 pounds ressure, nozzle and wrenches; hose reel in good condition. We recommend the following: That 30" feet of hose be purchased and tested on de livery. Also that bids and samples be sub mitted to the fire board before purchase is concluded. The 300 feet of hose to be kept in reserve at a point designated by the chief. (Signed) : 'DONALDSONVILLE FIRE BOARD, PAUL WILHEIT, Chief. Acting upon the recommendations con tained in the above report, the clerk was di rected to advertise for bids for furnishing the city with 300 feet a-grade double jacket, rubber lined standard fire hose, 21/ -inch in ternal diameter, tested to 400 pounds pres sure, bids to be returnable Wednesday, March 17. Communications were read from R. E. Dill and E. A. Lawless, asking for increase in salary. Considering the abnormal conditions prevailing at this time and the inadequacy of the salaries paid to these officers, Mayor Sims moved that the salary of Mr. Dill be fixed at $100 and the salary of Mr. Lawless be fixed at $75 commencing January 1, 1920. The moti was seconded by Mr. Bloomen ;tiel, an n roll-call was unanimously car ried. The follwing report of cash receipts and disbursements) for the month of January wac GENERAL FUND. Dec. 31- Balance ................................$7751.08 Receipts. Jan. 3- r'a report No. 292, -. ............... 599.33 Jan. e ....... ........... 12.50 Jan. 12-V. Cantrel rent............ 10.00 Total.............................................. $8372.91 Disbursements. Jan. 9-John P. Foreha...................$ 7.50 Jan. 26-Transferred to bond fund 199.78 Jan. 29-b-ank of Ascension, sundry orders ................ ............ 208.40 Jan. 31-Monthly pay-roll ........... 430.83 Jan. 31-J. H. Lowery, rent .......... 30.00 Total... . .... .. .................$7496.40 Jan. 31- Balance ...............................$7496.40 BOND FUND. Dec. 3 1-Ealance ...................$3615.6 Receipts. Jan. 26-Report No. 292..........._. 199.78 Total.................... ......$3815.43 Disbursements. Jan. 20-Bond No. 7 retired ..............$1000.00 Jan. 20-Int on above for 17 days.... 2.74 Total................... .............. $1002.74 Jan. 31-Balance .................$2812.69 The clerk presented his report for the fiscal period ending December 31, 1919, as follows : (The report will appear in our next issue.) The following bills were read and approved for payment: Manhattan Rubber Mfg. Co.................$ 8.24 Henry Goette, mending hose................ 38.5€ There being no further business, the coun cil adjourned. A. J. MELANCON, City Clerk. A thrifty man is safe from worry Buy wisely, save intelligently, anc invest in thrift and war savingi stamps. FOR RELIEF OF ARMENIANS. Campaign to Raise Funds to . uccor a St A nation-wi g conducted this ninth "fo of funds for the relief of the perse cuted, starving and dying Armenians. That the American people are realiz ing the necessity of giving help to these distessed people is evidenced by the fact that at a meeting held in New York a few days agothe sum of $1,021,000 was subscribed- to this worthy cause. In a speech delivered at Kansas City Sept, 6, 1919, Presi dent Wilson said of the Armenians: "There is one pitiful example which is in the hearts of all of us. I mean the example of the Armenians. They are a Christian people, helpless, at the mercy of the Turkish government, which thought it the service of God to destroy them. Great populations are driven out upon a desert where there is no food-and can be none, and they are compelled to die. There men, women and children are thrown into a common grave, so imperfectly covered up that here and there is a pitiful arm stretched out to heaven; but is there no pity in the world? When shall we awake to the moral responsibilities of this great occa sion?" The committee in charge of this relief work in Louisiana is composed of Gov. R. G. Pleasant, Mayor Mar tin Behrman of New Orleans, T. McW. Ford, P. H. Saunders and Jas. A. Robin. To Conserve the Forests. The second Southern Forrestry Congress was held in New Orleans January 28-30. The meeting was largely attended by foresters and forest conservationists from all parts of the south. Commissioner Alexan der of the state department of con servation announced that his depart ment would ask the next legislature for the entire severance tax on tim ber, for forestry purposes, to be ex pended for fire protection, reforesta tion and th purchase of state forests. At present ~y one-fifth of t is available for f estry, and fund he said has p en entirely too small for the pro tion of Louisi ana's future timbe He advocated the purchase by th tate of at least 1,000,000 acres of 5j`e poorest lands to be converted into 'tate forests and said that in future years these would yield a splendid revenue, thereby re ducing taxation. Chief Forester H. S. Graves of the United States forest service, delivered an address in which he declared, that at the present rate of cutting the virgin pine forests of the south will last about ten or fifteen years more, and that the rapid cutting of southern hardwood, was even a more serious matter as these kind of timber is nearing exhaus tion elsewhere in America and the south is the last source of supply. He predicted that the production of hardwoods on rough land or in over flow areas would soon become ex tremely profitable. Henry E. Hardtner of Uraina, La. pr dent of the Louisiana Fores ciation was elected president thfongress for the ensuing year a J. S. Holmes state forester of North Carolina, was re-elected secretary. Frank Hall, c red, was convicted in the circuit coii at Meridian, Miss. on the charge oft nslaughter in con nection with the h of a five-year I old child, whom negro ran down s and fatally injured while driving an automobile. r. • THRIFT CLU the Home irce ri t ment started by the War Loan Organ ization of the sixth dis n the first of January. More It ~ mil lion leaflets have been sent out through the schools and these mes sages have reached a half million homes. These leaflets go out a week apart. The first is entitled "A Message to Mother"; the second "A Message to Father", and the third a joint "Mes sage to Mother and Father." They tell in simple language the story of thrift in its most wholesome and in spiring form, with some of the finest examples of it among the boys and girls of the south. The series closes with a request to the parents to organize a thrift club at home with every one of the family as a member. Hundreds of postal cards have already come in showing that such clubs have been organized. When the War Loan Organization re ceives notice that a thrift club has been organized in a fa ~ly, it mails to that home a bul in on fam ily budgets, which is on of the most practical yet devised for the encour agement of home economy. Already more than one-fourth of the schols in the southeastern states have become active in this work and it is estimated by April prac tically all of them will have taken part in it. The plan does not burden the teachers with much detail. They are only asked to make a thrift talk and distribute leaflets among the children to be taken home to their parents. A number of business men have de clared that it is the most practical and far-reaching plan yet adopted by the government to establish the habit of thrift among the people. Gold Medal for Bright Student. Some bright Louisiana high schoQ boy or girl has a gold medal waitin' ' . Do you want to know hob it? Just a few words, then *-'n your thinking cap and say why Louisiana nee Greater A tural College At a mee kins Allen Daughters of in Baton Rou ry 6, a resolution was orsing the Greater Agricu ement, and to encourage inter the proposed institution, a gold medal will be given to any boy or girl attending agricul tural or other high schools, for the best essay on "The Needs of a Great er Agricultural College for &ouisi ana." A competent committee wi!l A be appointed to act as judges. All essays must be in the hands of the president of Henry Watkins Allen Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Baton Rouge, Louisi Ana, not later than April 1, 1920. ext Week's Bill at the Grand. day-Robert Warwick in "In uri," and a comedy. Monday-George Walsh in "The east," and Pathe News. Tuesday-Katherine MacDonald in (The Beauty Market." Wednesday-Douglas MacLean and Doris May in "23 /2 Hours Leave." Thursday-Tourneur's production "The Life Line." Friday-Corrinne Griffith in "Tow er of Jewels," and a comedy. 4 Saturday-Episodes of "Bound and Gagged" and "Lightning Bryce."