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JAS. VON LOTTEN AND G. D. BENTLEY

Proprietors

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1919.

hlelp St. Vincen.s Institute by at-

tending the minstrel show at the'

Grand Theatre next Wednesday.

Interesting Lecture.

Owing to the inclemency of the

weather, a small-sized audience

greeted Sergeant Munro, when he ap-

peared at the auditorium of the Don-

aldsonville High School, Wednesday

night, to deliver his famous lecture,

"Eighteen Months in German Pris-

ons." The lecture was on of thebest on the subject of the 'eat war

delivered in this city, and was listen-

ed to with marked attention by those

present, and it is very much regrettedthat the weather prevented a large

number of people from hearing the

distinguished speaker tell of his

thrilling experiences with the IHuns.

Lady Minstrels Next Wednesday.

1'here will no doubt be a large au-

dience, at the Grand Thettre next

Wednesday night to witness the per-

formance of the Lady Minstrels,

composed of girl students of St. Vin-

cent's Institute. The entertainmentwill consist of the latest song hits,

choruses, jokes, tableaux, monologues,

etc. There are eight funny and well

trained comediennes in the show and

they will keep you laughing all the

time, The affair, which is to be

given for the benefit of the institute,will prove the most novel of the sea-

son. Don't fail to see it. Admis-

sion, 25 cents.

An Artistic Display. *The large show window on the east

front of the Fashion store, at thecorner of Railroad avenue and Mis-

sissippi street, beautifully dressed

with a full line of feminine spring

wearing apparel, is attracting much

favorable attention. A wax figure of

a fine looking woman, attired in one

of the latest, moderate priced s •ng

creations, occupies the center oT he

window, and cs surrounded by dresses

of the latest styles and hats and

shoes. The artistic and tasteful dis-play is the work of Leon Bloch, the

progressive young manager of ;the

store, who has much talent in the artof window dressing.

Levee Board Delegates Return.

The delegation from the Lafourcheand Atchafalaya levee boards, which

went to Washington to attend the

the latter part of the week, arriving

in New Orleans Sunday. C. C. Web-er, secretary of the Lafourche board,and one of the delegates representingthat body, was met in the CrescentCity by his wife and they returnedto Donaldsonville together Monday.Mr. Weber reports that the delega-tion was most highly and royally en-tertained and shown every courtesy

possible by Senator Edward J. Gay,who spared po effort to make theirvisit to Washington pleasant and:agreeable. Mr. Weber is also i-o-

fuse in his compliments to Congress-man J. Y. Sanders of this district,for the many courtesies shown himand the other members of the dele-gation while in the capital city.

Death of Mrs. Henry Cohn, Jr.

Mrs. Alex Bloomenstiel, of this city,has the sympathy of her •anyfriends-in the great loss which shyhas sustained in the death of her

sister, Mrs. Henry Cohn, Jr., nee So-phie Farrnbacher, who died last Mon-day, at Charolotte, N. C., where shehad been sojourning for tle benefitof her health. Deceased was the wifeof Henry Cohn, Jr., a prominent citi-zen of Baton Rouge, who conducts awholesale grocery in that city. Shewas a kind-hearted and charitablewoman and her demise has cast agloom over the entire community in

which she lived. She is survived byone son, Dr. Isidore Cohn of New Or-leans, and six sisters and one brother.Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bloomenstiel went

to Baton Rouge. Wednesday to at-tend the funeral, which took placethere Thursday forenoon, at 10

o'clock.

Death of Louis Sterken.

Louis Sterken, son of A. J. Sterken,died at his home in Houma, on Mon-day, February 3, from pneumonia fol-

lowing influenza. The fu ral took

place from the Catholic 'anrch inthat town. Deceased was 29 years ofage, and resided here for many years

with his father, who was engaged in

the wood, coal and drayage business.lie was a hard working young man,of steady and industrious habits, and

proved of invaluable assistance tohis father in the conduct of his busi-ness here. He was well known andenjoyed the esteem and confidence of

all who knew him. At the time ofhis death he was employed as motor

Sruck driver for Wl R. J. Younger

Oyster Company of Houma, which po-

ition he had filled for several years,and had proved a most valuable em-

ployee. He is survived by his young

wife whom he married Dec. 21 last;his father and several brothers andsisters. To the afflicted widow.father and other relatives, the Chief

tenders its sincerest sympathy.

WIHY WE PAY PARISH TAXES.

The question has often been asked,

why are the taxpayers of the city

of Donaldsonville required to pay

parish taxes, when many other cities

in the state are exempt from the pay-

ment of this tax? The reason is not

very clear.Prior to the year 1900 the tax-

payers within the corporate limits of.)onaldsonville paid parish taxes the

name as the taxpayers of all other

wards. In 1900 the town was re-incorporated by an act of the general

assembly of Louisiana, known as ActNo. 139, approved July 12 of thatyear, and entitled, "An act to in-

:-orporate the town of Donaldsonville,in the parish of Ascension, etc."

The closing sentence of section oneof this act reads as follows: "Provid-

ed further, that the police jury of the

parish of Ascension shall not impose

any taxes or licenses on persons,business or property within the cor-

porate limits of said town of Don-aldsonville; provided further, thatsaid corporation shall pay all crimin-al expenses incurred in said townand its just proportion for the sup-port' of the public schools and theproper maintenance of the court-

house and other public buildings."There being considerable diversity

of opinion regarding the constitu-

tionality of the act at the time of itspassage, its provisions relative to theexemption of the town from the pac-

ish tax were disregarded by the po-lice jury and the property situatedwithin the town limits was listed forparish taxation purposes the same as

before.A test case was made by one of

the taxpayers of the city, who in-voked the aid of the courts in claim-

ing exemption. The district court de-cided against him and he stopped, andthe judgment obtained by the parish

against this taxpayer became final.

Subsequently the town of Donald-sonville filed suit against the police

jury of the parish of Ascension,claiming that the latter body was ex-ceeding its jurisdiction and power inattempting to collect this tax in theface of the exemption provisions ofthe act of 1900. The town was re-presented by Attorneys E. N. Pughand Walter Lemann. The policejury, represented by the late G. A.Gondran, who waS then districttorney, and the late Senator R. cCulloh, filed an exception to the suitof the town, based upon the groundsthat the town as such had no in-

terest in the issue involved and there-fore was without right to bring thesuit, and that if anyone had anyright to resist the payment of thetax, it was the individual tax payersagainst whom the tax was levied andassessed. And in the same proceed-ing, the constitutionality of the actwas att eked by the defendants.

Sort 7 1'ie exception ofno cause nor right of action wasmaintained, whereupon the town tooka i appeal to the supreme court. Thislatter tribunal, in a judgment ren-dered June 22, 1904, which is report-ed in the 113 La. at page 15, ChiefJustice Breaux being the organ ofthe court, affirmed the judgment ofthe lower court, and declared that

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"the right to defend against paymentof a tax is a personal one, and 's

not to be assumed by the municipal-

ity." The constitutionality of the ex-

emption was not passed upon by the

district court, and the supreme court

.lecirion, referring to this question

saye, "We desire particularly to state

before concluding that we express no

opinion in regard to the other ques-tions raised relating to the asserted

exemption from prment of taxes.

If ever they are brought before us,

it will be time to decide those is-

sues, when presented by parties with

authority to stand in judgment."In other words, the supreme court

decided that the town of Donaldson-

ville had no right to bring the suit in

question, that it should have been

brought by individual taxpayers, and

as no suit by individual taxpayers on

the subject was ever brought to the

notice of the highest court, the right

Iof the +lxpayers of Donaldsonville to

exemptsi from the payment of

parish taxes under the provisions of

the charter of 1900,has never been

finally adjudicated and passed upon.

In 1912, the general assembly pass-

ed an act to authorize cities and

towns to re-incorporate under what

is known as the "commission form of

government." This act, designated

as Act No. 208 of 1912, contains

among its provisions the following,

which is taken from section 20:

"And all cities which are under their

present charters exempted from the

payment of parish taxes should re-

main exempt after the adoption of

the form of charter herein provided."

At the time of the adoption by

Donaldsonville of the commission

form j hL nment, its propertyholders• Pt under the pro-

visions o h~e e ter from the

payment of par es, were in

fact paying the Tstaxes. They

were-paying for the reason that thepolice jury, under whose authority

the tax was levied, had refused to

ecognize the legality of the exemp-

tion, and the taxpayers had. neglect-

ed and failed to take steps to vindi-

cate and enforce their rights, in the

kind of proceeding suggested by the

supreme court, which would have

brought all issues involved to its at-

tention in proper shape for final ad-

judication. And they have continued

to pay the tax the same as before.

Gone , Cuba.

Fred Werner, Sr., the expert su-

gar boiler of this city, who had

charge of the vacuum pan at the big

Gay Union factory in Iberville parish

during the recent grinding season,

left Wednesday of last week for

Cuba, where he will be employed in

a similar capacity at the big Hershey

Central house at Santa Cruz del

Norte, in Havana province. Mr.

Werner will be assisted by his son,

several days before. This is the sec-

ond crop which Mr. Werner will boil

for the same concern, having made

sugar there last year. The Chief

wishes its good friend a pleasant so-journ, unqualified success and 'a safe

return home.

See the Lady Minstrels next Wed-

nesday at the Grand Theatre.

AUCTION SALE A SUCCESS.

The Sum of $165 Raised for Relief

of Armenian Sufferers.

Despite the inclement weather

which prevailed, a large crowd of peo-

ple gathered in front of the Grand

Theatre last Sunday afternoon at 3

o'clock, for the auction sale for the

relief of the Armenians, which took

place' there at that hour. To thehighest bidders were given, in addi-

tion to the article purchased, a "'Save

a Life Button," showing that the in-

dividual had helped in this most

worthy cause.Jasmin Tobias, the enterprising

auctioneer, conducted the auction,

and through his skill all articles

brought full values. One dozen eggs

were sold for $5. The bidding in

many instances was very .spirited,

and it took several hours to dispose

of the chickens, eggs, pictures,laundry soap~, sewing machine, meal

tickets, shave tickets, pop, tables, su-

gar, wine, cigars, etc., which had

been generously donated by citizens

of the town and parish.The person who had jokingly of-

fered to dispose of his mother-in-law

for the benefit of the cause, failed

to put in an appearance, the mother-in-law having at the last moment ob-

jected to leaving her happy home,

and it b eme necessary for the auc-

tioneer to put up an order fW a

mother-in-law, with wife or husband

thrown in. Some of the young la-

dies offered bids in the hope, no

doubt, of landing a husband, but final-

ly the order was * adjudicated to

Claude Himel for thirty cents.

When everything had been sold,

the chairman of the drive announcedthat a money prize of $1 would be

given the person present making the

nearest guess to the amount taken in

at the sale. Thirty-five entered the

contest, each putting up a dime for

the privilege, and when the money

was counted it was found that the

sale had brought $165. The nearest

guess was that of Jos. Cire, who

guessed $165.35, and he was awarded

the prize. Other guesses ranged

from $60 to $700.Donaldsonville is way over the top

with its guota of this fund. Ascen-

sion paris will follow as soons the

roads permit travel.Much crktit is due the lalies for

the manner in which they handled the

Armenian Relief drive, and especial-ly is credit due to Mrs. A. W. Mar-

tin, Mrs. Percy Lemann, Miss Jennie

Duffel, Mrs. A. Ark Sarradet, Miss

Dora Kaffile, Miss filly Bloomenstieland Mrs. Jacob Blin for their suc-

cessful efforts in tlng Donaldson-

ville over the top••,

Sugar Plantation nges Hands.

A. I. Picard, minent mer-

represen 1 tve m eg-m a re ongthis parish, and o er leading agri-culturalists and busi ess men, recent-ly organized the ~eenfield Plantingand Manufacturi ig Company, Inc.,at Plaquemine, with a capital stockof $30,000. The new corporationacquired from the Metropolitan Bankof New Orleans, the Allemania plan-tation, consisting of 1600 acres ofmost valuable land with an up-to-date sugar factory. A large andvery profitable crop was made onthis place last year. The place willcontinue oFrations under te man-agement and control of the new own-ers. MrAPicard is one of tliblead-ing planters in the state, and isheavily interested in other sugarplanting and- manufacturing enter-prises, among them being the BelleHelene plantation in the sixth wardof this parish, of which he is manager.

Sugar Boiler 'Returns.

H. J. Savoy, of Paincourtville, re-turned last Tuesday from Madison,Wisconsin, where he. was employedfor the past four months as sugarboiler for the United States SugarRefining Company, a large beet su-gar factory of that place, whichground 20,000 tons of beets and made5,000,000 pounds of sugar. Mr. Sa-

voy left Madison January 1, andvisited several large cities and pointsof interest on his way home, includ-ing Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis,Decatur, Joliet, Cairo and Me phis,and he r orts having found tE en-tire country which li traversed in amost prosperous condition and tohave had a most delightful trip. Hebrought the Chief three samples ofthe beet sugar manufactured by theconcern where he was employed,which is of the standard granulatedgrade.

Will Make Rice in Assumption.

Edmond Richard, who last yearcultivated rice on the Geo. B. ReussGermnania plantation in upper As-cension, has made arrangements withThomas Toups, a well known planterand merchant of Assumption parish,to cultivate about 500 acres of landin rice this year. The land is situ-ated on the left descending bank ofBayou Lafourche, about four milesbelow Napoleonville, -and'is said tobe well adapted to thiegrowing of thecereal. The work- of plowing andpreparing the land is already wellunder way, and is being done withtwo Fordson tractors and plows inaddition to several mule teams. TheChief wishes Mr. Richard the sameunqualified success with his crop in

Assumption that he enjoyed in theparish of Ascension.

Now is the time to advertise I

Why Swift & Company HandlePoultry, Eggs, Butter and Cheese

Swift & Company went into the produce business becausethey saw a crying need for the kind of service they were equipped

uce business was in chaos. Collecting, transporta-ti eparation and distribution was hit-or-miss, with delay,deterioration and loss on every hand.

The farmer was at the mercy of an uncertain, localizedmarket. He had re way of reaching through to the peo~le whoneeded what he was raising for them. There was no premiumupon improving his stocks, for grading was lax or lacking.

The consumer had to accept produce that, as a rule, had noknown responsible name behind it, He had no way of knowinghow long the eggs or the butter he was buying had been lyingaround in miscellaneous lots in the back room of a country store.Much of the poultr3 s not properly refrigerated bcfore ship-menteor properly protected by refrigeration in transit.

Swift & Company's initiative brought system to this chaos.Their organization, equipment, and experience in handling perish-able food products were already adjusted to the .task. .Theirrefrigerator cars, branch houses;-central points, far-reaching con-nections, trained sales force, supplied just what was demanded.

Now the farmer has a daily cash market in touch with the

nation's needs with better . daidlr

Nothing suffers from this save inefficiency, which has noclaim upon public support.

Swift & Company, U. S. A.Donaldsonville Local Branch

J. C. Dabadie, Manager

New River Notes.

Jerome Bourgeois, son of ClervilleBourgeois, died at the residence of

his father on Black Bayou, on Feb.

3, after a long and lingering illness.The funeral took place on Feb. 4, withservices at Mou m church and

nterment in th e ceme-tery, at of-iciate w-

ing re ves and riends folio theremains to their last resting place.

Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Barman and

little daughter, Hazel, of BatonRouge, spent the day visiting Mr.and Mrs. M. G. Sevario, at Acy, last

Sunday, returning to their home

Sunday night.Mr. and Mrs. L. J. DeHass and Mr.

and Mrs. Sam Boudreaux, of Sorren-:o, spent the day in New Orleans lastSunday.

Willie Gonzales, the popular youngson of Sims Gonzales, a prominent

farmer of St. Amant, and Miss Ter-celia Guedry, the attractive youngdaughter of Joseph Guedry, also aprogressive farmer of the same place,

were married at the residence of the

bride's parents Wednesday of %stweek in the presence of a large num-ber of relatives and friends. Justice

of the Peace Victor P. Mire officiat-

ing. After the ceremony a reception

was held at which many toasts wereoffered to the young couple.

Among the Donaldsonvillians who

visited New Orleans during the week

were Mr. and Mrs. Arnaud Bloch and

their children, Miss Sophie and Leo

Bloch, Mr. and Mrs. John Maher, E.

N. Pugh, Sandy TruxiWo, Percy Le-

mann, A. A. Sarradet, and Joseph T.

Cafiero.

Mrs. Sidney A. Marchand and herbright and interesting little son, Sid-

ney, left Saturday night for Ruston,

where they will spend some time vis-

iting Mrs. Marechand's parents, Mr.and Mrs. J. A. Edwards.

Health FIRST, Meansa New Warm

Suit or OvercoatGet your "weather-eye" on these hand-some pneumonia preventives-the best'line we've ever carried-Style-Plus andall the good makes you know so well.Don't take chances with a cheapgarment.

SHOES, TOO--0 yes, this department is a completeshoe store. Ask to see the new line just-received.

ADOLPHE NETTERDepartment Store Donaldsonville, La.

Draft Boards Close Offices.

Acting upon instructions from theoffice .of the adjutant general of thestate. all of the local draft boardsthroughout the state, recently sealedtheir records and closed up their of-fices. The Chief learns from R. Mel-ancon, the competent young clerk ofthe draft board of Ascension parish,that the adjutant general has notifiedthe clerks of all of the local boardsthat at some date in the near futurehe would cull them to Baton Rouge,

presumably to receive instructionsfor the completion of their work.

FOR SALE.UPRIGHT FISCHER PIANO, second hand,

in excellent condition.IRON SAFE, Mosler make, 32 inches high

by 22 inches wide.KITCHEN RANGE, six holes.

All may be bought at a bargain. Forfurther particulars, apply to or address,MRS. G. D. BENTLEY. Ildsonville, La.

FOR RENT.A LARGE SPACE in the Vega Building,

Donaldsonville, next to the postoffice.Apply to or address, SOL. KLOTZ, Na-

poleonville, La.

WANTED.SALESMEN to solicit orders for lubricating

oils, greases and paints. Salary orcommission. Address THE VICTOR

OIL CO., Cleveland, O.