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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-11-12

Perhaps Mrs. Smith was right in
shooting to death the companion
chosen at the sacred altar Until
death do us part" because that wife's
companion slapped her face.
A man has no right to strike a
woman, and he who does deserves
the fate of DR.. Smith. But
Was Mrs. Smith right in nagging
her husband because a fire which he
had built for her had failed to burn
until she arrived in the kitchen?
There is not many husband who
goes out in the lot andImilks two COWS
and then come and build a fire for his
wife.
The special telling of the acquit-
tai Of Mrs. Smith follows:
Lake Charles, La, Nov. 5.-The
grand jury failed to indict Mrs. Jessie
Smith for the killing of her husband,
DR.. Temple B. Smith, who was shot
to death at the Smith home Sunday
morning, September 25, following a
family quarrel. The dying deposit
ton of DR.. Smith was made public
today for the first time and deals
with the trouble between the de-
ceased and his wife preceding the
shooting.
The deposition is as follows:
Last Sunday morning / got up as
usual and put on some working
clothes and went out and MIXED two
COWS, and came in, strained the milk,
and built a fire in the kitchen stove;
went out on the front gallery and
commenced reading a paper on a
bench. About that time | heard a
racket in the kitchen, the pans and
dishes were flying about and I heard
somebody cursing and saying that
nobody but a fool would make a fire
like this.
I said what is the matter with
you now?' and she said You -,
just what's always the matter; you
running around and having a good
time and me a-cooking.'
I said: why don't you quit? Hire
someone to do it, and will pay for
1t. That is not what is the matter.
II you had q husband that would beat
you, you would think more of him..
TOUCHED WIFE'S FACE WITH
HAND.
she said: I wish you would just
it,
AT that time | got up and went
n and was laughing, but at the same
line was angry. | placed my hand
bout two inches from her face"
Here witness indicated on the face
# D. G. Grant the manner in which
he used his hand.
He stated he asked her: Do you
hink I am afraid?
"She answered yes and then I
ouched the side Of her face very
with my hand.
"She then said: That is just what !
wanted and started upstairs. qs
new she had a six shooter.) 9
Immediately / a out of the back {
cor, as | had decided | could not G
ave any shooting scrape with her, 9
| went out to the automobile
ouse. When | got there | found
~ shotgun and shells in the auto ]
and I said that was just what 9
wanted to get, as / was afraid she J
,ould follow me out there, and / had 4
o way of getting away from her. y
L kept watch through the cracks 3
nd pretty soon I saw her come on 8
le back gallery with my trunk and b
and other things and begin /
lrowing them down the steps. OF Il
purse, by that time / got worked up 9
high, seeing my clothes thrown 2
ut that way. | walked boldly out E
I'd up the steps of the back gallery
I'd 70 the door of ny NJ reeeefH, without viii y
y gun, undertook to go in, and 9
,und the screen door latched. a
I then went to the back hall daor, o
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-11-12
QUAIL SEASON OPENS ON
NEXT TUESDAY, The
Fifteenth
Synopsis Of the New Game Law
of the State, AS Compiled
by Ex-Goy. Blanchard.

found in this section, prepared by
Hon. N. G. Blanchard of the Caddc
bar, himself a hunter, for the benefit
Of his hunting friends.
No doe or fawn may be killed al
any time.
There are only three months in
which to kill bucks, to-wit: October,
November and December.
The police jury has no power to fix
the time when deer or other game
may be killed.
Doves and wood ducks may be
be killed during the months of Octo-
Der, November, December, January
and February.
Wild geese, brant and ducks, such
as mallard, green-winged teal, pin
tail ducks, etc., may be killed during
the months of October, November,
December, January, February and up
to March Is. Shooting may begin
Oct. | and must end by March Is.
Flowers and poule d'eau may be
killed during the same time.
Wild turkey cocks may be killed
during the months Of November, De-
cember, January, February, March
and up to the 18th of April.
Quail, red-Winged blackbirds and
robins may be killed from Nov. Is to
March Is.
Blue-Winged teal and snipe may be
killed from Sept. Is to April /.
Woodeock may be killed during
the months of January and February
only.
Wild turkey hens are prohibited
from being killed at all until Dec. L,
1915. And after that date they NAV
be killed during November and De-
cember.
Rails may be killed from Oct. | to
March Is.
Upland plover and grosbecks may
be killed frdm July l to April L.
The kill of ducks is limited to
twenty-five per day for one person.
The kill Of turkey cocks is limited
to n per day for one person.
The kill Of pouIe d'eau is limited to
twenty-five per day for one person.
The kill of other game birds, in
GLIDING quail, is limited to fifteen per
day for n person.
A licensed market hunter is per-
mitted to kill twenty-five ducks per
day.
Hunting may be extended to one
hour after shutdown, and may be be-
gun one hour before sunrise. Other
than this night hunting is prohibited.
It is unlawful to kill any kind of
game birds except by guns capable
Of being held and shot from the
shoulder.
It is unlawful to set fire to any
wild woodland, marsh land or prairie
and during the game-breediDg sea- +;
son, to-wit: Between March L and I
Oct. 4. (
Each hunter must have a hunting !
except he may hunt during
open season on his own land, !
land that he leases or rents, with .
tut a license. +,
ANY hunter selling more than FIVE
same birds in any one day shall be /
a market hunter and pay /
or a license as such.
Penalty for violation of the game d
aw for feathered game is a fine of b
lot less than So nor more than 500 a
be imprisoned for not less than 0
ne day nor more than sixty days, or =
9th fine and imprisonment at the !
discretion Of the Judge Of each Of
ense. :
The offender shall also pay the
ost Of prosecuting and forfeit his a
and be denied the right to Il
Iunt any more during the season. c
The penalty for violating the game Il
aw as to deer is q fine Of not less g
han S25 nor more than 5000, and P
lay he also imprisoned for not less Q
han a day nor more than six months, .
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-11-12
SHERlFF'S SALE.
DEVTLLE 8 DvEILLE.
VS..
PAUL C~AsTINADO.

No.19ose, Sixteenth judicial District CONF
Parish Of ST. Landry Ia. out' =
BY virtue Of a writ of fiert racias e.
gaea oat of the Hon. Sixteenth .J,IdicisI
Dlstrict Court, In and for the parish of 81
LANDRY. IN the above entitled ana nun,
perez sqlts and to me directed, Ihaye seized
ana VII oHeE Tor sale, for cash. al nraIie
auctlon, TO the last and highest bidder af
Tne Fro o 1901 Of the Court House Of SCI
iaAury FaFlsn' at o~pelousas La on
Saturday, Nov. s, 1910.
property, to-wit: 1eolftpea
certain lot Of grouud situated in the
aoWh q VlIle Platte, st. Landry parish IL
bounded as follows on ill., sseatG1sAsn.4Ga,
On fhe east by lots OF NJ. Lafeur. and on IN,
Wes5 by Ian said to belong to W.D. Haas
NO, ana being the same lot of Ground
by said Paul Castinado from aIIheTt
Lgfsurs ana with a hotel building and ofher
improvements thereon. - oehsI
Terms.-Cash
octl,ot ~. T. SWORDS, sheriff.
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cussing assets as q basis of credit, said,
Dependabilityi Is a very strong asset.
Birmingham has 'dependability.' Another
strong asset of Birmingham is the energy
and enthusiasm which ner citizens put
into everything they undertake. They
actually work just as hard for the things
they know they cannot have as they do
when they have chance to win. They
do this to keep in practice, but they
never lie awake worrying about what
might have been. They've certainly been
good to me-. We are all glad to be your
guests again. notwithstanding the pas
sage of the Fuller bill.
President McElderry's Address
President II. L. McElderry of Talladega
then delivered his annual address.
Gentlemen of the Alabama Bankers
Association:
Meeting in Birmingham, the industrial
heart of the state, the guests of men ac-
customed to overcome difficulties and
carry to successful conclusion great en-
terprises, we have cause to be cheerful,
confident and united. Indeed, when we
take stock of our assets, good will and
future prospects, there seems no just
cause for pessimism. Our climate soil
and mineral resources are an inviting
field for investment, while our location
in the central SOUTH the gateway to the
Panama canal, guarantees to us the ad-
yantages of ample transportation facili-
ties.
Under such circumstances to take
counsel of our fears is folly. Nay rather
as the arbitrator between capital seek
ing Investment and labor seeking capital,
the bankers of Alabama, with faith born
of knowledge of our resources, with
courage capable of Overlapping the pres
ent difficulty for the future reward, sur
rounded by a people full of hope and
encouraged by an able press, with united
front should go forward to our manifest
destiny of being the richest state or the
south and the equal of any in the union
IT do not minimize the difficulties TO
be overcome Difficulties within and
without our organization.
in the matter of the work of your
association during the last year your
secretary with his usual courage, erl-
cheney and resource, has done his duty
by you.
"Your legislative committee of whom
can speak in terms of highest praise,
have sought to carry out your wishes as
expressed in the resolutions you passed
at Mobile. a.....--#...5.-,
THAT your legislative committee while
having accomplished much, cannot give
you as satisfactory a report as they would
wish, Is not their fault.
Responsibility for Failure
ut would appear the part of wisdom on
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for the invocation. President II. L. Nc
Elderly of Talladega then called the
meeting to order and the programme for
the day was carried out in full. For the
city of Birmingham, President Harry
Jones of the City Council delivered the
welcome address and John H. Frye ex-
pressed the welcome of the Birmingham
Clearing House. Both were happy
speeches, harmoniously referring to the
community of interests between Birming-
ham and the rest of the state. Capt.
Jack Crawford of Jasper responded with
a few happy remarks. He said:
Cranford's Response
1.-The Alabama Bankers association has
departed from For value received ana
offers too little payment for so great
debt when | am called on to respond TO
the address of welcome by men whose
reputation is so well established. | don't
understand why my name was placed on
the programme for a speech, unless IL is
that the committee thought | needed
practice Perhaps the story of the par
sons parrot might illustrate the case: A
very good old preacher. desiring some
new entertainment, purchased at bird
store a nice parrot, guaranteed to be a
good talker. Early the next morning the
bird fancier was confronted by the par
son, who had lost control of his temper
and who stormed at the dealer. 1 want
you to take this nasty bird back and give
me my money: he cusses awfully.' The
dealer not at all disturbed. replied: oh,
that's all right, parson with little
practice he will cuss good deal better
Every banker in the state of Ala
hama, from Mobile to Pell City, feels
selfish interest in the Magic City-Greater
Birmingham. The bankers in the towns
and small cities love the bankers of Bir-
mingham for the liberal line Of discounts
they allow them; the bankers in the large
cities love them for their companionship
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Library Day Programme
To Be Carried Ont Today

Continued rain spoiled the plans of the
Birmingham Federation of Women's
Clubs yesterday and the big Library Day
picnic which was to have been held at
East Lake unfortunately had to be post
poned until today. r. D. Burnett pres
ident of the East Lake Park Amusement
company. gladly consented to allow the
ladies second days use of the park
and all concessions.
AS rain Is not predicted for today, 1t
Is probable that the event will be a
great success after ALL The meats bar
becued yesterday will be on sale today
and the dance will be the main feature
of the evening All the ladies who have
been SO hard at work to insure a success
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of the day will be at their posts today,
all concessions will beNrunning. and sand
witches, Ice cream and soft drinks will
be on sale during the day.
The big barbecue was held yesterday as
scheduled, but the number of heroes at
the park was of course small, and the
quantity of roast beef dispensed was cor
respondingly so. The size of the crowd
was surprising, however, considering the
inclemency of the weather. Five hun
bred or 800 people were on the grounds
most of the time yesterday, all of whom
took refuge in the dancing pavilion or
other places of shelter and amused them
selves while the rain fell.
The elements will doubtless be kinder
to the Public Library today. If So,
Library Day is yet sure to be a great
success.
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your part to investigate and determine
for yourselves upon whose shoulders rests
the responsibility of your legislative COM
mittee failing to receive that support
necessary to enact into law the resolu-
lions passed by you at Mobile.
1.-The vice presidents have warmed my
heart with the good work done by them
for the association and 1t is only just
praise to say they deserve both your ap-
probation and reward. notice, however.
the younger men enter into the work
with more heart and enthusiasm than
the older men and it would be well for
your nominating committee to bear this
fact in mind when handing in their NOM
nations for office.
IT would suggest that II be expected of
each vice president accepting the position.
that he not only hold a group meeting,
but each year prepare written report
showing. among other things. the num-
Der of banks in the group, the amount
of banking capital. deposits and loans
and the increase or decrease in these
items for the year. In this way the as
ISOLATION will have In record form a
history of banking In the state
1T Is with regret l report that, grow
ing out of the failure to carry out and
enact into law the resolutions you passed
at Mobile, we have had a chain of bank
failure in Alabama. Several Alabama
communities have lost the. savings of a
lifetime, one man at least has been turned
from being a useful citizen into a glib
bering idiot, and all banks have come
under more or less suspicion.
Hardinx's Warning
s'Your able expresident. w. P. G. Hard
ing. in his annual addresseat Mobile in
substance said: While we have in this
state some notable examples of the sue
cessful operation OF branch banks, 1t ap-
pears that their success has been due
entirely to the excellent character Of the
MANAGEMENT, and it seems imperative that
we should have In Alabama a law resu-
lating the establishment of branch banks
in the future.,
'As it appear me, this carefully
worded warning of able ex-president
should be needed.
LAS an effect of 'these>u anch bank fail
ures there has arisen criticism OF the
bank methods of sending collections direct
to the bank upon which the checks are
drawn and boosting OF the Express COM
pany as the proper method of handling
collections on a one-bank town
"Assuredly, unless we make the bank
check and draft the safest. quickest and
cheapest mode of .ol ction. we are, neg
lecting a legitimate method of growth
and profit. Nay. more, we should bear
In n.ird the results of the last panic,
the evils of (which were accentuuted by
sending money out Of one community to
another by express and that the panic
was in large measure discounted by the
use of bank checks; that the future holds
In store the failure OF still other banks
and the coming Of still other panlcss and
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BANKERS TO URGE
BETTER LAWS FOR
THE INSTITUTIONS
Big Crowd Present at Opening
Session of State Associa-
ton Yesterday
AFTERNOON TRIP MADE
TO FAYETTE GAS WELLS
President McEIderry's Annual Report
Makes Some Interesting Recon-
mendations for Promoting
Efficiency of Banks

The first days session of the Alabama
Bankers association saw the Chamber of
Commerce auditorium crowded, and the
bankers of the state planning to go be-
fore the next legislature with some radi-
cal changes in the banking laws of Ala
bama. Nearly every speech was an at
tack on present conditions and recon-
mendations for new laws.
The first session began at 1890 a. m.
and closed at 2:30 p. m. The party took
special train for the gas wells at Fay
cite at $3.50 o'clock. This morning the as
ISOLATION will continue its business, clos
ing with the election of officers.
The Rev. DR.. w. E. Evans, of the
Church of the Advent, was called upon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-21
DICKINSON SEES
SPLIT IN PARTY
THINKS CONVENTION BY DECLAR-
ING FOR local OPTION AND
sEvERING PLEDGES OF O'NEAL
REMOVES ALL OBLIGATIONS

DR.. A. ]. Dickinson predicts split in
the democratic party and thinks there
will be q candidate for governor on the
prohibition issue to oppose Colonel EN-
met ONeal. He yesterday made this
Statement:
When the convention adopted local OPP
ton, virtually severing the pledges OF
Mr.. O'Neal to give the prohibition laws
. fair trial. they removed the consider
alton Of the contract between the electors
and the candidates. and the electors are
under no obligations to support the ticket
as prescribed in the terms of admission
to tho primary. / can maintain this
proposition against all comers."
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and good fellowship No citizen Of the
great state of Alabama is Jealous Of the
wonderful progress and development
made by Birmingham.
Truly, Birmingham is great. 1t
reaches from Oxmoor to Adamsville.
What city in the world could take care
of its people without assistance from the
outside world as long as Birmingham?
You have coal, iron, lumber. and enough
fertile lands in Jones valley to produce
bread, meat and the other necessaries OF
life for the city of Birmingham for a
great many years. and If you will just
include Walker county the next time
you enlarge your city limits you will be
independent for an indefinite period.
birmingham has great many distin-
gushing characteristics, and valuable as
sets not mentioned by Dun or Bradstreet.
A leading member of the board of direc-
tors OF the bank which ! opened q be-
lieve the national bank examiner would
say it has not been organized yeti, in dis
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American Trust & Savings Bank
First and Twentieth

wher they do come. we needs must rely.
not on outside help, but ourselves IN
such emergencies our safety, success and
usefulness to the community depend upo
our making the bank check the peopls
money.
Clearing House Great Help
ITO do this the clearing house is
future help in trouble Back of
clearing house and to accomplish the pu-,
poses for which it is founded. 1t is i'm
perative that absolute confidence in the
solvency and responsibility of each bank
in the clearing house group shall exist
ITO insure this there must be fepo-t'
and examinations; and to have such re-
ports and examinations we must have
a more perfect organization with more ef.
ficient laws. -..-.#zs= t==zzz =
The National Bank of the Republic OIL
Chicago, In recent circular, states clear
ly and forcibly the possibilities of the
clearing house, viz: The clearing houses
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could make a much better proposition,
and undoubtedly 1t will be forthcoming,
AS this viaduct question IL we'll on the
way to solution. The city. OF course,
should bear part of the expense, but II
should be within the bounds of reason"
Alderman d. r. Copeland OF the Third
ward. chairman of the fire committee,
said:
II haven't investigated the matter
very much and really am not In a posi-
ton to express my ppinion. But there are
many things to consider, and 1t IL desired
that neither the city nor the railroads be
imposed upon. The city should pay part
of the cost of the viaduct. l don't sup
pose the abuttins property damage would
amount to much and perhaps this would
not be too much for the city to stand.
The same condition might prevail regard
inr the expense of building the ap-
proaches.
Regarding the closing of the streets,
this is a matter which should be we'll
thought over. There are good arguments
on either side. The city doesn't want to
An the future: still at the same time the
railroads should be given some considera-
tion."
Mr.. Maben's Views
]. c. Maben, president of the Sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron company, said
Certainly Birmingham should take adj
vantage of this offer. / consider 1t lib
eral one and in no way harmful to the
city's interests. k@A
proposition They cannot give any city
these viaducts, for It would Immediately
mean that all should have them. The
roads must have the assistance of the
municipality. The abutments can be
erected at very slight cost. and 1t is
perfectly proper that the\ city should
maintain the bridge. 5t4
cerned, it Is justice to the railroads.
The grade crossings are death traps and
the Twenty eighth street viaduct will be
sufficient for that district. New York
and Brooklyn have but three conn .etions
along that whole river 'front.'
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.ssssssssssssssssssss
sh ould be severe punish
false statements and the d
sh ould see to 1t that pros
speedily begun in proper Cd
the examiner has discovered
on comparing the published
with figures shown by the
know personally of at least
W hich publishes balances d
In the item deposits S
check" and carries "divi
PAID in the undivided prof
without any Interference,
the part of the department.
.. The state has n .sufficiei
of examiners to audit each y
yearly. Whether they do 1t i
do not know, but the law shI
pei them. In these examiny
cannot expect that every ir(
will be discovered right of
but the examiners can cert
required to go into greater d,
is now the case. The law sh
-cifically define the charact}
work done at every .examini
the state treasurer should s
aT.ONTINujEn nm PACE
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ADJUSTMENTS
IN b. wEAKLEY.


There is matinee at the Bijou this aft
ernoon and the Indications are that it
nance tonight, which is the last appear
ance of "Girls VIII Be Girls" at the
Bijou' Next week comes the Winning
Miss company in "Hoity-Toity." Weber
and Fields great Broadway success. Next
week IL the inaugural Of summer stock
in musical comedy.