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New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
Justice Smiths Decision.

Justice Smith IN his opinion points out
that il appears 10 be the custom OF banks
ia New York City TO intrust 70 the execu-
i've committee of the board the supervision
ot the detail mana cement Of the corpora
ton. He says:
The directors generally not upon the exc
Cptive committee. are not supposed to have
knowledge OF the details OF the business
arrangement Of the corporation which are
lot submitted 80 them.
This custom, however, does not relieve
directors generally OF all responsibility, If
the bylaws require monthly meetings
they must make diligent effort TO be pres
ont thereat They must give their best
efforts 20 advance the interest Of the cor
vcration, both by advice and counsel and
h. active work on behalf of the corpora
ton when such work may be assigned TO
them II at their meetings. or otherwise,
Information should come TO them Of irregu-
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
HEAVY TRADE GAIN SHOWN
Latin American Republics Prosperous,
Mr.. Barrett REPORTS.

washington Nov. 1S.-The foreign trade
OF the Iatin-American republics with all
the world during the last five years has
advanced from sl700,o00O0O to &,S6poOooO'
an Increase Of ;6s0,O00.CC0. according TO the
annual report Of tho Director General,
John Barrett. Of the PanAmerican Chion'
which was placed before the governing
board of the union a. It's annual meeting
to-day
The total value Of the exchange OF trade
between the United States and tho other
twenty American republics has also grown
in the same period from si9Sooo0p to S5l0-
OO0 eyo, an increase of Sli2,0O0coO.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16

Dh4blSiNo 100 H. L no ipiAvNAilt oihri5
were issued:
ARMY
The following officers of army service schools
Fort Leayenworth. January ). for course In
tactics. thence 10 proper station: Colonies
JOIN IL L sTa-eFE GlAMBERLAIN6 N6oTE inspector gen
tillery. and Lieutenant Colonel OMAR
BUXDY' llth i9fsntry and Majors BEN.
THOMAS y. DUGAN. ith cavalry: JOHN b.
MDONALD. 18th cavalry; ALMON /.
PARMENTER. 2lst Infantry; WILLIAM g
MARTIN 9th Infantry; DE ROSEY c.
CABELI4 11th Cavalry; HARRY K. LEE,
lith Infantry, and ADRIAN $. FLEMING,
Captain BDWAD S. WALTON, 10Th Infantry.
detailed In quartermaster's department De
cember 10 vice Captain AfEXANDER =.
WILLIAMS quartermaster, assigned TO l9ih
Captain SAMUEL MP. RUTHERFORD 4th
Cavalry. detailed in subsistence department
ordered: captain MAIILoN ASHFORD.
medical corps, on expiration leave OF absence
THOMAS J. LEARY, medical corps, on ex-
piratlon leave ~ absence TO Fort Slocum:
first Lieutenant WILLIAM s. SHIELDS.
medical corps. 10 Columbia Barracks. vice
First Lieutenant ERNEST r. SLATER,
medical reserve corp Go1Ps 5,,,t to Fort S. Philip
First Lieutenant THOMAS VI. FOLEY, medi-
cal reserve corps. on arrival at New York
City, TO Fort Mcintosh; Captain LUCIUS T..
HOPNOoD, medical corps, from Fort Mon
roe TO general hospital Preside of san
Francisco.
First Lieutenant THOMAS W. BROWN. 27th
Infantry, from school OF musketry, Preside
Of Monterey, Cal, January II, TO proper sta
Leaves Of absence: Captain ARTHUR NJ. VIVA
LEY. medical corps. three months from De
ccmber 6. First Lieutenant JOHN G. FAIR
FAN, @lst Infantry, four months; from Fort
mcDowell; first Lieutenant OSWALD i.
arrival iu the United States
NAVY.
Captain c. \. COVE. detached the Delaware,
November 20; home, walt orders.
Captain J. HOOD detached the Rhode Island.
November IS TO command the Delaware.
Captain II. p. JONES. Jr.. detached the Tennes
see. November 20; to command the Rhode
Island.
Lieutenant dunior grade J. H HOOVER. com
missoned
Ensign J. W. JEWELL. resignation accepted.
Ensign G NJ. LYNCH. detached the Tacoma,
naval hospital New York
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS.- The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels were reported
to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
NOV. l3-rhe Abarerda al Shanghai. the Wor-
. den and the Mac cDonough at Newport
Nov. 1.-THE Nanshan. az Shanghai. the supply
~ ~. CHet9G; we's, the Brutgs. at Newport News
salem al Newport: the Mohawk, AT wssh-
lh5lpn' the Paducah. at Manzano.
SAILED.
Aov la-'fhc Abarerda. from Shanghai for Nan
king.
NOV. li-Ihe Patterson, from Boston for cruise
lhe Wheeling. from Cristobal for Port Limon
NE utah, from navy yard. New York. for
nostoh. the Tacoma, from navy yard, New
York: for Philadelphia: the Vicksburg. from
. san Diego for Mare Island.
nov, 1.-THE Saratoga. from Annoy for Shang
mai the Oregon from Venice. Cal. for
ventura. Cal; the Nanshsn. from Shanghai
tor cruise gp iang-tse River the Albany.
49, from shanghai Tor Nankng.
'las ot commander In chief. Asiatic feet. tenn
pgraflly transferred from the Rainbow 10 the
Npan} cable address commander In chief
fsIlalns Shanghai. China.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
BUYS CITY BONDS FOR PENSIONS

Health Commissioner Lederle said yes
terday that he had invested $4,000 Of his
departments pension fund I'm the city
bonds becsu-o Of the favorable rate OF In
teTest on the bonds.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
More Shouts from Spencer.

After the turnkey and other oihcers hdu
nushed him back into the cage, Spencer
was completely unnerved. Flo tremDieu
from head TO foot and cried and muttereu
to himself moment later, In tones OF
anger rather than Of fear, the accused man
again shouted, "Whv don't YOU tell the
TRUTH"
Spencer's outburst startled the entire
courtroom. The alienists. who were seated
near the cage, Jumped out or their chairs
al the prisoners first shout, and then ne
gan taking copious notes. Judge John &
Crosby ordered n recess. and Spencer was
taken from the courtroom for ten minutes
Upon his return he appeared TO be stil
greatly asitated. and was nervous ourlhs
the remainder Of the days session
The commonwealth rested at the con-
clusion of the testimony Of the state detec-
tive, and the defence opened its case T. H.
Young. who delivered the opening ADDRESS
TO the jury. said that the defence Would De
insanity The attorney talked In louo
tone. and this had an unneryng erect on
the prisoner, who wept al times. Az inc
end Of his attorneys address Spencer asked
him not to talk 50 loudly the next time ne
spoke
Mr. Young reviewed the ancestry OF the
prisoner, going back as far as the great
GRANDPARENTS on both sides. Attorney Gen
eral Swift objected 10 this evidence Du'
II was allowed by the court. MI Young
ea,d that on both sides there had been
mental arrangement.
Tho prosecution was successful TO-DAY
IN n1aciug before the jury an alleged con-
fession secured by the police from spencer
The confession represents the prisoner as
having admitted that he robbed the nome
~ Mrs Sarah :. Dow on the night OF March
o. 1910 and shot and killed Miss Black
store The confession was introduced nrst
a. the form Of testimony by Captain John
" Bovle. of the Springfield Detective Bu-
raau Later other witnesses gave COT
roboratine testimony regarding IT,
spenoer's Alleged Confession
According 10 the confession, Spencer left
borne about : o'clock on the night or the
murder. and shortly afterward was IN the
,,c,r,tv OF the Dow home. After removing
b;s outer clothing and Disgusting himself
no entered the house through an unlocked
window
After walking through several unoccu-
MED rooms, Spencer entered room IN
which four women we're seated and de-
manded money. He said the women
screamed and jumped up, one taking hoId
NJ him ard another selling a chair lie
thought he could hear voices on all sloes
and felt sure that the house was surround
od Relieving he could escape capture only
-, cheating his way out, Spencer drew his
revolver and fired. He then ran out ol 'ne
house and made his way home throusn sue
streets.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
PRISONER UPSETS COURT
Spencer ShriekS When Witness
Mentions Electric Chair.
LOSES NERVE AT HIS TRIAL
Alleged Springfield Murderer
Cries Out for Truth and
Judge Orders Recess.

Springfield. Mass, Nov. 15-Shrieking
why don't YOU tell tho truth?' as he
heard "the electric chair mentioned by a
witness. Bcrtram q. Spencer Springfield =
so-caled gentleman burglar" who Is
being tried for the murder of Miss Martha
-. Blackstone, created an extraordinary
scene in the courtroom late to-day.
Thomas Z. Bligh, state detective. was
on tho stand testlfyng I'm regard TO Inc
arrest of Spencer and the prisoners al
legged confession TO the police Immediately
thereafter. The witness testified that the
prisoner exclaimed after the confession:
Send me to Siberia or anywhere you see
fit for life, but don't send me to the electric
chair" At the words Of the witness Spen-
Ger seemed to lose his self-control. lie
sprang almost out Of the prisoners cage
as he shouted, why don't you tell the
truth?'
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.
[From The Tribune Bureau. ]

lfroin Inc iIlDuhe buredu.l
Washington, November IL.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders
were issued.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
Big Thrse-Day Auction Sale.

The balance of the stock of U. A. Rous-
seau's Racket Store in this city must
positively be closed out by Saturday, Jan.
ID. and in order to facilitate the quick
removal of the goods MI. Rousseau has
arranged three days auction sale. 70
begin Thursday morning. Jan. II, at 10
o'clock, and continue until Saturday night
Harry w Fitzpatrick, the well known New
Orleans auctioneer, will personally con-
duct this sale, and the merchandise to be
disposed of will comprise choice selections
Of shoes. clothing, hats, gentlemen's turn
ishing goods. hardware. brio a brac. and q
solid carload of furniture. The fixtures OF
the establishment, including showcases
silent statesmen. cash register, skirt racks
and hangers. two nice desks, etc, and the
carload of furniture viii be sold on Friday.
Jan. Is, in lots to suit large buyers and
dealers as well as individual consumers.
The sale will positively close Saturday
night, Jan. IA.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07

The popular j. A. DaIferes store il,
Mississippi street announces big Re
duction Sale for the week commencing
next Monday, the 9th inst, and the pa
irons Of the well-known establishment are
looking forward to the event with much
interest and pleasurable anticipation, since
they have learned from past experience
that these periodical clearances at the
Dalferes store offer exceptional oppor-
tunities for substantial saving III the
purchase Of all kinds of seasonable and
desirable merchandise. At next weeks
sale many surprising bargains will be Of.
fered in ladies dress goods. tailored suits,
millinery, hosiery, and house furnishings
and especially tempting values will be-
given in mems and boys high grade cloth
ing. which will be closed out at redac-
ton Of IS per cent. The sale promises to
prove most unusual event and viii
doubtless attract wide attention among
the patrons and friends Of the DaIferes
store and the local public III general.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
e-Baking Contest.

@. @. Silvera, special representative Of
theN K Fairbanks Co. will conduct a cake
baking contest at the K. of G. Hall next
Monday evening, Jan. 8. to demonstrate
to the ladies Of Donaldsonville the merits
of Cpttolene and Obelisk -four. Each
lady who engages in the contest will de
liver her cake at the K. of G. Hall not ear
lier than p. m. nor later than 7:30 p. m.
Monday, and as the cakes come in they
will be numbered by Mr.. Silvera, so that
the judges will be entirely ignorant Of
the identity Of the respective contestants.
After the prizes have been awarded the
cakes will be auctioned off and the entire
proceeds will be donated to Hubert Treble
Chapter. y. D. c.. The only conditions
governing the contest are that Obelisk
-four and no other shortening than Cotto-
5lene must be used in making the cakes
entered in the competition. A number Of
valuable prizes will be awarded to the
winners.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07

:. -
e,s1.,'''., 1.as.. !" az .ie,u -
.ns ol.'se =, outs. :. = 1euosa - 3 eui'es-
s1 :, -. - Is 800 5.'oAs $ s''A'e
80 s s,, 80 - 60 % :
sio, s'.pa'a = 8 " e,osu .ne oslle''e.a,s
1elioi,tasap uo1'a.'u - ','e mn = 81
80 60 4 80 & .',os1.'''s -
= 90 - "osAs5 i'1'1'e' oho,s couise' =
e'Aos :, ~ .oni.ie 1so, - g s'seii =
- coi,sse,ot asi1eui'ule = " Louisiana
,s., Dnas1s.. :. a.. = - l,'s.us,ve'
N1'i.oli iIiuse y. y. fA1iiaIit sciiooi. y ailel
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
You Can [ Beat 1t.

If you will spend SS5 for tuition, board
and books to complete a scourse4of short
hand and typeWriting, or Sf10 to complete
the bookkeeping and business training
course, or Sis for course of teiegraphy
and station work, or $175 and complete
any two Of these courses combined in the
Tyler Commercial College Of Tyler. Texas.
you will have made the best investment
Of your life. What young man or woman
is there in this community who cannot
raise sos with which to secure practical
business training that will enable them
to earn splendid living the rest of their
days? Young people who few years
ago borrowed the money to attend this
school are worth more today than the
men from whom they borrowed the money.
You had as welltry to be successful physi-
clan without attending medical school as
to try to be successful in business without
first getting practical business training,
and it certainly is an evident fact that
the Tyler Commercial College gives a
ri =
practical training for business life or they
would not have enrolled over 1900 stu
dents during the past twelve months and
today not have single graduate of book
keeping and shorthand or telegraphy out
of employment unless of their own accord.
A catalogue giving full particulars of
this, America s largest and most success
full school of bookkeeping, business train
ing. shorthand, typeWriting, telegraphy
and station work, can be had for the ask
ing. Young friend, don't delay; make
your arrangements to enter as soon as
possible There are plenty Of business
firms that will be ready and willing to
pay you good price for your services
when you are properly trained, but they
wouldn / give you standing room in their
office as you are today.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
Donalasonvi1le. La, Jan. 6.El9I1.
Superintendent census bureau Washington. ID.
Death of Mrs. ]. W. con1stoek.

Mrs. Emma Weber Comstock, widow of
the late j. Walter Comstock, a native Of
this city. died at her home in Opelousas
street AT 8.45 o'clock Sunday night, Jan. 1,
after lingering Illness. aged thirty three
years. ten months and one day. Mrs.
Comstock had been in failing health for
some time, and only a week before her
death had returned from Hammond,
where she spent several months undergo
ing course of treatment at sanitarinm
In that city. Everything possible was
done to check the dread malady of which
the unfortunate young woman was a VIC
tim, but after several months of suffering,
which she bore with the utmost forfitnde
and courage. the brave patient finally
succumbed to the inplacable enemy.
Death, and sank down in the long sleep
that knows no waking this side of eter-
nifty.
The funeral took place at $50 o'clock
Monday afternoon, with services and in
ternent in the Catholic church and Gene
:
terry. Al large concourse of sorrowing rel
atives and friends accompanied the re-
mains of the lafDented young woman to
their last resting place. attesting by their
presence the degreeof esteem in which
the deceased was held by those who had
the pleasure Of knowing her. and the mea-
sure Of sorrow and regret oeeasioned By
her untimely demise
Mrs Comstock is survived by daughter.
Matte, five years old: her father, E. H.
Weber; four brothers, Messrs. Caleb. Dud-
ley, Harry and Stevens Weber. and two
sisters. Misses Maude and Lille Weber.
To the bereaved family The Chief tenders
its profound sympathy
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07

The municipal wharf and market
leases for the year 1911 were offered for
sale at public auction by Town Treasurer
JOS N. Gisclard at the front door of the.
courthouse LIST Saturday fore n. David
Israel, Sr, tie resent lessee. and E. G.
Hart were opposing bidders for the wharf,
franchise, which was finally adiudicafed
to Mr.. Israel for 81 lze. The market lease
was sold 70 John Ramirez. the present
owner, for $500. I-asf year the market
brought 81 500 and liae wharf $500.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
Lectures BY Health Train Officials.

81
The ladies of DonaldsonviIle and Of the
surrounding parish, both single and mar
Eried, and especially mothers who have
children attending private or public
schools, are. earnestly requested to attend
lecture to be given by Miss Agnes Nor
ris of the State Health Train in the
high school auditorium on Thursday, Jan.
rs, at 4:30 p m.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend an illustrated lecture to be given by
State Health Train officials ii the high
school auditorium in the evening of
Thursday, Jan. 26, at $50 o'clock. Spe-
cial seats will be reserved for students of
the eighth, ninth. tenth and eleventh
grades of the high school and of tie high
grades in eachssef the Catholic schools.
Admission tickets will be presented to
these students and such tickets must
be shown at the door. No other children
will be admitted, and parents are re-
quested to see that this order is complied
with in order that there might be seating
capacity for those old enough to derive
pleasure and profit from the lecture.
Respectfully, j. 1. RUSCA,
Parish Superintendent.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
Census Of Ascension Parish BY Wards.


Population sstistics of the thirteenth
census annout csd Thursday by the United
States Census Bureau include the follow
ing figures fEom Ascension parish: Ward
1864; ward 2, 1771; ward 8, Donaldson
ville). 1880; ward 4. 1851; ward S, 1867;
ward s. 1904; ward Z, 41S1;; ward 5, 1888.
Mayor Charles Maurin last night for
warded the following telegram to Super
intendent Durand Of the Census Bureau:
Donallsonville la, Jan. 6.l9l1.
Superintendent census isureau. Washington. p.
u. M
Respectfully protest ag inst census figures
given our town. the third ward of Ascension
parish. Census taken two years ago by munich
patty shows over i've thousand and present cen
sas should show an increase. Respectfully re-
quest q recount. CHAS. 9MAURIN. Mayor.
The Chief will have more to say on this
subject next week, being prevented from
making further comment in this issue.
owing to lack of space.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
SENATOR TaoRNToN,s TARIFF
ss5zg PLATFORM

PLATFORM.
In his speech accepting the post OF |
United States senator from Louisiana, TO
which he was elected by the houses of the
general assembly at the recent extra ses-
sion, Hon. j. R. Thornton defined his vie VS.
and attitude on the tariff question as fol-
lows:
But tariff duties must be levied. Agri-
culture is the great basic foundation OF
the prosperity of Louisiana and it will
continue to be so. Because the agricnl-
turists of the United States generally raise
more than our own people can consume.
we are exporters of such products, and
thus they do not receive the benefits of the
protective tariff while bearing SO many Of
its unjust burdens. So Il tariff can be
levied that will help, or protect if you
please, those who follow agriculture for a
livelihood, think it should be done. In
Louisiana, at least two of our great soil
productions can be helped or protected
By a tariff duty. These two are sugar
and rice.
"And so can certainly justify myself
in doing what can Id the congress of the
United States to help these great agricul-
tural products of Louisiana. This accords
with my sense of right to those producers,
with my sense of duty to my state and
with my individual sentiments as well, for
am descended from long line of aeri-
culturists, am son Of the soil and am
proud of it.
And as for a duty on lumber, | can
justify that to myself. because, as said
Monday night. the duty on that only helps
our Louisiana lumber producers without
enhancing the cost to our Louisiana lum-
Der consumers. be they farmers or others.
That is my position.
And believe that am quite as much
of tariff for revenue man as my oppo-
nents from north Louisiana announced
they were, Or my opponent from south
Louisiana, who was placed in nomination
yesterday as a tariff for revenue Demo-
.crat.'
i don't see why party fealty should
prevent me from standing by these great
industries Of Louisiana, but, as / have
said. if it does national fealty must yield
to state fealty. as il ibid ii the time Of the
civil war. Z 4
Although the New Orleans Daily States
characterizes these utterances of Senator
Thornton as surrender of simon pure
Democratic principles, il may be conf
IDENTITY assumed they will meet with the
appreciation of large majority Of the
people of Louisiana, as did the action of
our senators and representatives in con-
gross who voted for the schedules of the
Payne Aldrich tariff law that extended
protection to this states sugar, rice, lnm-
Der and salt industries.
This is as ii should be. The people of
this state are far more concerned in the
maintenance and prosperity OF their in
dustries than in fne-spun theories Or
academic discussions Of the construction
and sacredness of political platforms.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07

The annual meeting of the State School
Improvement Leagues will be held at La
fayette on Tuesday and Wednesday. Jan.
II and Is. An interesting program rela-
ting to the school improvement effort in
the state viii be carried out. and reports
will be considered from the schools having
entered the contest for cash prizes OF $2s
each. The delegates % the convention
viii be entertained BY the ladies Of Lafay-
cite
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
Beware Of Ointrnenfs for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of smell
and completely deTange the whole system when
entering it through the mucous surfaces. saeh
articles should never be used except on preserip-
from reputable physicians. the Damage they
viii do Is fold to the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by f. ]. Cheney & CO.. Toledo. o., contains no mer-
cry and is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the SYSTEM In
buying Halls CataTrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken Internally, and made In Toledo
Ohio. BY n .. Cheney Il Co. Testimon ials free.
Sold hy Druggists Price. &c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
/. Eczema. Ringsyorm.

letter. chapped hands Or lips, boiIs, sores
and all skin diseases are quickly cured by
the use Of DR.. Bell Antiseptic Salve. Csc.
ii box at ali dealers. A creamy, snow
white ointment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07

that lives ten years must have merit. DR..
Bells Pine-Tar Honey has been sold for
sixteen years. and sales have increased
every year. So you run no risk. We.
guarantee ii. Atall dealers.