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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

Clarence Fernandez, of New Or
leans, spent the past weekend here
With his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F
Fernandez.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23
STOVE WOOD FOR SALE.

Ash. GUM, CYPRESS, SYCAMORE. COT
N TON and SWAMP WOOD. Apply to
DAVID ISRAEL. JR.. Donaldsonsilie Wharf
.TeIephone 106.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

a. and Mrs. Edmond Richard
4.;tad New Orleans last Sunday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

Miss Clara Stuart, Of Belle Helene,
vas In town last Sunday as the
euest of friends.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

ur and Mrs. J. H. Pugh, of Pla-
auen,ine, were visitors to Donaldson
rille Thursday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

,fiss Miriam Blum has returned
ann a visit to friends in Whitecas-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

M IS ana Mrs. Hudson Hunley and
III. nstle daughter left Friday eve
sa,sa e Iasl week for a visit to Den
sast soso and other pdshts in the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

roooh Blum spent Thursday in New
orleans on business
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23
Big Meeting Planned to Demand
ocks in BAYOU afourche.

J. R. Drackett. president Of the
police jury of st. Mary parish and
executive head Of the Morgan City
shipyard and Docking Company, and
Can't. Wallace NJ. Ditch, a we'll
known steamboatman of Morgan CITY,
came to Donaldsonville from the
latter place in an open launch last
Sunday in the short time OF SIX
hours, travelling by way of Lake Yer
ret, Cancienne Canal and Bayou l4a-
fourche. They left Morgan City At
8 o'clock in the afternoon and e
rived here at 8 .. M, the distance
being 35 to 40 miles. Soundlngs u
Lake Verret showed the water to
be from 16 to 20 feet deep, and in
Cancienne Canal a fine 8-foot chan
mel was found. This route is some
35 miles shorter than that by way
of Bayou Plaquemine, and is one OF
the links of the intercoastal canal as
originally surveyed by the United
States engineers.
It is proposed to have a party OF
business men from this community
make the trip to Morgan City by
water some time soon, and to hold a
big meeting at the St. Mary town
for the purpose of demanding the
construction of locks at Donaldson
Vile, thus shortening the water route
from New Orleans to Morgan City b5
more than so miles.
Messrs. Drackett and Ditch depart
ed Wednesday morning for the return
trip to their home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

) SATURDAY, AUG. %, 1918.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

Miss Edna Ayraud, who returned
to New Orleans on the Sth instant to
resume her course of training at
the Hotel Dieu in that city, after
spending her vacation here with rel
atiyes, was seized with a sudden at.
tack of appendicitis some days Ia
ter and was successfully operated on
last Monday. Her friends here and
elsewhere will be glad to learn that
she is rapidly recuperating from the
effects of the painful ordeal and Will
soon be fully restored to health.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

An enjoyable dancing party was
given on Thursday evening of last
week by Misses Georgette Richard
and Beulah Blum at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Richard,
their guests for the occasion being:
Misses Madeline futile, Hi1da Park,
Norma GiscIard, Irene LaWlesss Lu-
ellie Dalferes, Mildred Buquoi, Nor
ma Vega, Lucille Wives, Allen, Blanche
Landry, Hersilie Gre, Lucille Landry,
Aline Cire, Doris Hanson, Rosalle
Landry, Adele Michel, Adele Blum
Miriam Blum, Rosina Singer, Ida
Dossat and Ola Poche, and
Messrs. Arthur Michel, kittredge
Sims, Ray Dehon, Stanley Sobral, n
P. stake1um, Wallie Higgason, WARD
Poche, Charlie Melancon, George
Braud, Lawrence Brun, Victor Maui
rim. Leonce Gre, Roland Blnnlngs,
Hubert and Sam Richard, Luclus
Baudin, T. w. Maddox, Eddie Cox
IC. Delas, Remy Robert, Ray Blumen,
| thai, Carlton Guillot, Billee Hanson
and Herbert Binnings.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-23

Postmaster Wilfred Guigou has re-
ceived permission from the postoff1ce
department to change the location
of the Donaldsonville office from the
Masonic Temple to the western por-
tien Of the ground floor Of the Vega
Building, at the head of Railroad
avenue, as requested in petition
forwarded to the postoffice depart
ment some weeks ago. The hand
some fixtures ordered by Mr.. Gulgou
have arrived and are being erected
in the new quarters, which will be
ready for occupancy in short Whlle'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20
Sailed HIS MINE
TO FOOL EXPERTS
Maine Man Combined Gold
Dust and Tobacco Juice IN
Going Over Property.

Raleigh. y. c., January 19.-How
W. S. Cook. Maine man. now in the
Maine De nitentiary. came to North
Carolina. "saIted" a gold mine and took
in such shrewd investors as the Guggen-
helms and the late Senator Sawyer,
has only now come 10 light.
Thirty miles mort beast Of Raleigh Is
a gold mine known az the w mite
House Ten wears ago Cook heard of
this property. took an option on 1t
and the $50 acres of land, and later
bought it. The first thing ne did was
TO interest the late Senator Sawyer. OF
Colorado. and one of the Guggenheiin-
He invited them to send experts TO IN
vestigate the White House
Cook "salted" the ground in a novel
way He hired colored man named
Burke. providing him with plenty OF
chewing tobacco and also with gold
dust. Wherever the experts went
Burke went. and he literally spat gold
He enriched the earth to such an extent
that the pay dirt" was satisfactory to
the experts and on their report their
principals took part in the formation.
Of the Gold Bond Dredging Company
of Arizona to develop the property.
Cook and some OF his associates were
put in charge. bonds We're fioated to
the amount of $50 go. modern machin-
cry was purchased. and many or the
stockholders came down to North Car
DINA to see the mine
Cook got about SIS 900 for promoting
the enterprise. lie was known as a
high roller" in two counties, ana
champagne flowed where before 1t had
been almost unknown.
The whole fraud has been exposed by
a suit before the State Supreme Court
This court finds that the mortgage Tor
$50 90 made by Cook and his assocl-
afes was fraudulent. and two commis-
sioncrs have been appointed to sell the
property IN February. They also nave
been instructed to notify the sherln OF
Franklin TO enter two vaults IN the
principal banks in Franklin County
which had been leased By Cook ana
which have not been opened in over SIX
years.
After his departure from North Caro-
lima Cook went back TO his old home IN
Maine. and there launched other
schemes. was prosecuted and convicted
and is now serving sentence IN the
State prison.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20

New York January H-Anxiety
over the relation of politics to finance
and business was assigned generally
TO last weeks depression in the Sc
cuTities market. This influence was the
more potent in that IL was brought TO
bear at a time when the market already
was rejecting state OF doubt,
growing out of signs of slaCkening trade
activity. which had made speculation
vulnerable to unfavorablc suggestion.
1t l. traditionally difficult for the
Wall Street community to read ana
understand the sentiment of the coun-
try toward it. and that community
believes n is similarly difficult for the
country al large TO understand wall
Street After the appearance OF j. +:
Morgan before the Congressional
Money Trust Committee, Wall street
formed a theory that tho inquiry
might be made the means of bridging
the gap between itself and publlc
sentiment through the revelation OF
the real aims and point of view OF the
captains of finance
But Wall Streets confidence IN MS
own theory was shaken when the
President elect said in his address az
Chicago that the banking system of
the country did not need to be indicted.
since il has already been convicted
The effect of this address was supple
mented by several events. The mes
sage to the New Jersey Legislature
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20
POLITICAL WORRY
AFFECTING MARKET

and the bills which made their appear
ance in response to its recOmmenda-
tions were interpreted as showing the
trend of legislation m relation I"
corporations From Albany came pro-
posals for enforced changes IN Stock
Exchange methods.
There were additional developments
i'm what were taken 10 be signs OF the
halt in business activity. The now OF
money back TO the reserve centres con
tinued to be very heavy. Further cuts
were made IN the price OF copper, ana
even the steel trade position was sub
iected 10 skcptical scrutiny, although
trade reports were highly favorable
More gold exports 20 France did not
stop the easing tendency of interest
rates Exports of domestic products
continued at high tide with Strength
ening of the countrys banking credits
IN foreign lands The changes in the
Balkan ncgot iations cannot fan TO
have a disturbing effect on all hnan-
cial markets until dchnit settlement
is reached.
An index of the low spirits OF the
stock market element was the sale OF
a Stock Exchange scat at Sl 600. the low
est price of several years. The decline
in security prices carried the average
for fifty active workers 70 tho lowest
since the fall of 1911. when prices were
depressed by the filing of suit for dis
solution of the aited States steer
Corporation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20

New York. January 19.-LIqulGatlon
on d heavy scale, with d great deal OF
It of d forced character. owing TO the
exegcncics of the decline III prices
with much less trade buying and very
little or no support outside of the COW
crjng of shorts were the notable fea-
lures of the past week : record as re-
cards he trading in cotton contracts.
Alost Of this selling came from some OF
the largest local traders and Wall street
stock operators. who bulled cotton from
I2l5 TO Il cents about Il month ago
That movement was based on the ad-
vice OF certain big cotton operators
and others affiliated with the largest
spot cotton interests and other leading
bulls who were then expecting cotton
10 sell at II cents by this time. and ID
cents before the maturity OF March
contracts
some of these Wall Street operators
~ no were thus induced TO load up with
unusually large lines Of cotton con
tracts al the top. have been hard hit
this week by the big break in prices
following the sharp decline of the pre-
vsous week They thought they knew
a lot about cotton while the market
was rising Il montH O--and they we're
then making some money ~ trading
ON the bull side But since cotton
has broken through the j3-cent level.
instead Of going yp TO IL cents. IS their
cotton-trsdc friends led them 10 be
Hove. and they have closed out with
loSses ranging up to s. per bale. they
know moro about tho flcccy staple, and
less about the market
Extent of the Break.
Prom laS- Saturdays closing quo
rafions 10 the low level OF yesterday.
when March went down 10 1876 and
May 30 II99. against Isl for July and
no Tor August deliveries. there was
Il maximum decline Of 81 to - points
This made q total loss of ~ to % points
i'm two weeks IL was ON Dcccm Der
L. that the leading spot bull and his
following forced prices up 10 the sea
sons highest level Of j. cents for March
AID Nav contracts and J. % for July
and l. u for August IN an open dem
oustrarion 10 drive IN -hc shorts and
f-ighfcu American a. we'll a. European
suiuncrs into buying larger amounts
or spot cotton The failure Of those
efforts 20 drive the price above 10"
rs-ceur level forced the Inaulpula-
ton OF prices against the shorts carly
-hie month in January contracts 20
order 60 -oid the market but after
- price as dricvn up 20 Is = on Jan
nav and 20 70 =. the nigh record price
for any option on his years crop the
Supreme Cour-'s decision ia inc cot
Ton corner case frustrated Whatever
plane remained for hullnE the market
since then he bulls have been gci
-. our a. well 80 thcv could by
el-rr- LIQUIDATION or hedge selling IN
= steadily falling market
Il - mad not been for the presence
~ such a iarEe short interest alnous
other Wall street operators and trad
- ~ Chicago Memphis and New
Orleans. the process 81 Eqaidafing
such enormous speculative lines would
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20
LITTLE TO SETTLE
OPINION IN MARKET

Gently. and probably it VIII bc fosfercc
by nearlsh estimates on ginning during
the early part % tAi- wees students
~ the statistics % tre market. however
have pointed out that this pending re-
port can hardly hold anything in %
upon which hard and fact opinions may
Re hung ~ those who are open 20 con
vic-ior. unless Developments have taken
place ia the belt ~ regard 20 the wind
ing u Of ginning which have not been
rero-fed. This coming report . irnpor-
sar. hecaus@ u e the lac 90 ne regular
semi monthly reports ~ he Census
Bureau. but no rooncr VII y - out
Of ire way than the trade Va So 30
rsurtng On the Anal report ~ tre sea
son. which vii not be issIcd for sorne
tine II fhs GINNING returns are isrge
sbls ZINE ,he bulls viii oialn thai here
10 nothing ls.t 90 gin which, f they ere
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20
LIQUIDATION IS OF
FORGED CHARACTER
Much Less Trade Buying and Very Little Support
Outside of Covering of Shorts IN
Cotton Market.

have been more disastrous. The COW
ering of this short interest during the
dcrnoralized liquidation Thursday and
the further break early yesterday have
practically furnished the best support
prices have recently received.
Homes of the Bull Leaders.
The bull movement was started at II
cents. and was continued up 10 IL cents,
on the belief the total crop would not
exceed much. If any, over IL 5Vc 600
bales and the worlds consumption
would surely be in excess of 1850 900
and possibly reach as high as 15OOO.0 600.
against IA 525 600 last year. which was
the largest on record. The present sit
uatIon il that the total crop Is almost
certain to turn out over "a ,01OO00 bales.
and may reach Il 500 900 III the total
commercial movement. including lint
crs by the end of the season on August
81 While. on the other hand. there now
seems To be little probability of the
maximum consumption of the world :
spinncrs reaching as much az "a ,5D.W
bales on the outside calculation. Man
ufactuTCTs' stocks of raw cotton lett
over from last years record tdkings
and carried into the new crop season on
September were the largest for years
past Moreover. there was then "a
visible supply of i.750.Oo0 bales carried
over from last ycaI > record crop OF
over 10 200 90 bales
At no time this season has there ever
been any evidence that there would not
be more than enough cotton 10 70
around in supplying the requirement
of the worlds spinncrs for actual con
sumption. and still leave comfort
able surplus IN uIli stocks and tho
worlds visible supply at the end OF
this season on August 81. 10 be carried
over into the new crop year
Why They Failed.
These are the principal reasons why
the bull campaign of the leading spit
interests and thicr friends IN Wall
street and az Liverpool has failed The
world : spinncrs have bought so far
ahead il anticipating requirements foi
the season that the great majority
OF them are row we'll stocked up with
cotton This explains why exports
have fallen OF 20 materially during the
last three weeks. and also why there
has been 30 ittic demand IN tne South
for spot cotton from spinners' agents
and exporters the past week 20 accumu
late additional stock
Most Of the shipments that are nov
beng made for export and TO SOuthcrr
and Sew England mills represent old
uu-iut-- and chiefly cotton purchased
az a. month r. high prices. Although
to-day visible supply statement show.
81 decrease Of over ls5 90 bales from the
lighter amount 81 she crop brought
INTO sight from plantations than ship
ment~ thc present world visible sup
. uIie- arc ~tiil much tire largest on record
Thor, I- efil over fpo 80 bales 81 tns
crop remaining Dr plantations or else
where 800 the Splfh Iu the hands 81
spectators or factors in the interior tt
come forward WITH tho time for plough
ing for fhc rew crop Tow only % few
weeks away.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20

nounced and well defined ia staple lines
The advance in cotton and labor costs
over a year ago is said TO have made IL
imperative for selling agents TO ask
higher prices, 50 that the large Joooers
who have been here during the past
week have been content TO accept the
situation and place their business Tor
fall without much comment
Strikes i'm the cutting-up trades In
New York are disorganizing DELIVERIES
of goods marked made for manufacturers
and II is difncult 10 say what the out
come will be. II l. the delay IN dellV-
cries due 10 requests for withholding
shipments that account for the weak
ness IN many prices.
Reports form China give promise OF
a better export trade. Fan River sold
no. 600 pieces of print cloths last week
of which 50 900 were Cor spot shipment.
Wide sheetings we're advanced during
the week to "a basis of 80 cents for lo-f
Uticas Prices on cotton foods are as
follows.
print cloths. sS-inch, 64x6is. &c.
64x6os. S5s c. 3Slz inch. o4x5is, ga C.
standard sheetings. southern. Sc. and
SIC: standard staple prints, S'2 e.
dress glnghams. ga e.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Alice. Va January IA pretty
wedding took place on the afternoon Of
"Wednesday. January -. az Enon
Methodist Church. when Louis Yer
lander and Miss Mary Ellzsbe h
Thomas. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
J. ". Thomas. Of Alice. were married
The wedding music was rendered oy
prof. Timbcrlskc. and the ceremony
was performed by the Rev. II l..
weston The bride entered the church
with her maid Of honor. Miss Lena
Bracket. and she was met - the altar
BY the groom. who came IN with MS
best man. James Bcrisnder. The other
attendants we're little Miss Gertrude
Young and Edith Bracket. holding the
ribbons. and Misses HATTIE and Jessie
VerIander. bridesmaids. The ushers
were Walter and Stanley Thomss.
Following the ceremony dehehtful
reception was rendered the bridal party
a. the home Of the brides parents
After January %. Mr.. snd Mrs. Yer
lander viii be a. home GO their friends
a. Highland Park.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20
WOMEN ARE HOPEFUL.
They Expect Suffrage Amendment
VIII Pass legislature

albany. y y. January " Hfett
wears Of effort tho advocates Of women :
suffrage believe "a constitutional amend
ment. which. " approved by the people.
will give the women OF New York state
tho night 20 vote Will be passed by the
Legislature IN the coming week. Inc
measure has boon made a special order
Of business in fhc Assembly Monday
night and the senate promises 20 con
s.der " Tuesday.
4 difference 81 opinion exists among
leaders a. 90 whether the Amendment
should deal with the question OF the
naturalization 81 women. The measure
- introduced contained provision
requiring women % be nsturslized inc
same - men. but 70 was stricken out
before the amendment was reported
EGorts % reinscrt b. we're defeste9
lass Monday in the Assembly. but be-
cause Of tho uncertainty or the wisdom
OF hat action. consideration o. the
measure vas deferred IN both houses
unra this week.
Governor Suizer and Scnator warner.
the majority leader. have Informed tne
suTragists that they can have Wnat
they want IN the amendment ano
representatives % the suffrage orsanizs-
tions Interested have been ssked 70
MAXI q recommendation concerning
the raturaiizstion clause
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20

New York January le-There Was
further advancing movement IA
wheat VSlues early IN the week. but
the markets were irregular and IN
settled. With numerous recessions.
Hence the net gain wss somewhat
inconscoUential That II. there were
too many conflicting influences 20
warrant any important improvement.
The occasional small advances were
largely attributed 10 steady change
that has been going on for week or
two ia sentiment. A good many mem
bcrs OF the trade have apparently
shifted from the bear 10 the bun side,
and consequently there has been a
noticeable tendency TO buy more
freely on the weak spots
Basis of Prices.
10 Is the general contention tha'
prices are resting on a sohd foundation
This theory Is partly based on inc
assumption that we have already eA-
ported more than three-ouarters OF
our cxportablc surplus u Il argued
that Europe viii continue 10 take
moderately large quantities proNtaed
prices hold reasonably steady IL Is
also sand that virtually all winter
wheat farmers have marketed the bulk
OF their surplus, and therefore pm
mary receipts are no longer likely 70
be burdcnsomc. Ia view OF these
facts. there are many traders who
argue that we are on "a domestic basis,
foreign fluctuations. put. Of course.
a big rise IN Europe would have a de
cidedly stimulating effect.
Cable advlces Were slightly encour-
aging during the week, especially nom
the Continent, which Indicated that
great apprehension was felt respecting
The unsatisfactory state of political
affairs ia Southeastern Europe. Tho
ALLEGED collapse of the peace confer
cuce caused concern. The frmness IA
Europe was also attributed to higher
adviccs from Buenos Ayres ana Aus
rrsiia Sire 9Th in Argentina was
somewhat surprising. II Was csti-
mated that the cxportablc surplus
would be much larger than suggested
recently, IL being placed at l4s ON
bushels whereas previous estimates
were from Il2 600 eco TO 12s 600. 600 bushels
Tho increase in our visible supply was
surprisingly light. being 50 per cent
smaller than had been anticipated.
Covering by shorts was stimulated
partly by reports that the growing
crop in the far West ana Southwest
was in need of moisture, but much
skepticism prevailed recent advices
showed moderate snowfall in that
quarter.
Weakness Toward the Close.
In the last half of the week there
was a decided change in the temper OF
the market, buoyancy giving place to
weakness The tback was almost
wholly attributed to technical or pro
fcseional speculative reasons, as there
was seemingly little or nothing in the