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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
EIkss L~odqe Of sorrow.

Hon. Thomas H. Harris, of Baton
Rouge, state superintendent of public
education, has accepted an invitation
to deliver the eulogy at the annual
memorial services of Donaldsonvllle
Lodge No. 1853, B. P. o. E., which
will be held in the E1ks Home Sun
day afternoon, Dec. 2, at 3 O'Clock.
Mr.. Harris fluency of expression and
beauty of diction have won for him
the distinction of being one Of the
most interesting and popular speak
ers in Louisiana, and a very large
number of our people will doubtless
take advantage of the opportunity to
hear him on the occasion of the Elks
lodge of sorrow. The exercises will
be open to the public and everybody
Is cordially invited to attend. An
unusually fine prog11tm has been pre-
parede ...
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
An e joyabIe Entertainment.

The "Trip to the Orient" given by
THE Woman's Missionary Society at
the Methodist parsonage last Mon
day afternoon was success in every
essential. There We're booths repre-.
senting the United States, Japan,
Korea, China, Africa, Brazil, India,
Mexico and Cuba, all beautifully dec
grated in the colors and flags of
these countries. Members of the
society occupied the booths and told
of some Of the magnificent mission
airy work being done by the women
of the Methodist Church, and gave
out literature on the subject. There
was another booth representing "The
Missionary Voice." a splendid maya
zine furnishing information of mis-
sionary activities throughout the
Christian world. More than fifty vis-
itors made the "trip a nice club
.oE subscribers was received to the
Voice. and neat sum was realized
from the free will offering. Dainty
refreshments were served, and the
visitors seemed well pleased with
the afternoons entertainment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
NEGRO Fugitive Arrested,

David Isaac. eolored, was arrestea=
| Tuesday morning at the Miles COM
nany's Houmas Central factory -
Burnside by G. s. Mcfarland, super.
intendent of the mill and was
brought to Donaldsonville and loageu
in Jail on the charge OF being a rugi.=
tive from Justice, The home OF MI
Mcfarland was entered and roDpsaz
some time Monday night, and. Deus
on the lookout for suspicious charaes5
ters, he noticed this negro nanslna5
arc und and called upon him 60 slfe.
an account of himself, The suspesss
was armed, but made no attempt y
draw his weapon. Duncan Jones, e
so colored, who halls from MeaaYn ".
Miss, and VINO has a brother lss.1,s#
ON the plantation, comes to BuTnsias
every year to make grinding anu
he Informed Mr.. Mcfarland alas
Isaac is wanted in the Mlssissipp.#
toWh for the murder OF another n .ssas'
the scrime having been coInhi1e '
ten years ago. When Isaac Was cur.
fronted with this accusation ne ~
mitted being the party Wanteo 9l -
stated that he had been arfesteu - =.
New Orleans in 1908, five years -
ter the murder, and after being l .a;as
ed over to the Meadville autnofit, :,
had escaped from jail ssthrougn O.
apen door" and has been at iaa e..
ever since. The negro Isaac y 81.
cused* of killing was named IT, 80,
Payne, and the tragedy resulted -
a, quarrel between the men ouflns
gambling game.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

At a meeting yesterday of the
board of directors of the Bank OF
| Donaldsonville, participated in by
| the representatives. of at least two
| New Orleans banks to whom the To-
cal instr ution is heavily indebted,
| it was decided not to open the doors
| Of the bank for business this morn
ing. w. L. Young, state bank ex.
anliner, was communicated with ov-
er the long-distance telephone at
his home in Shreveport and notified
of the action of the directors, and
Assistant Examiner Henry N. Thomp
son left that city at midnight and
arrived here at 2 o'clock this after
noon to look into the situation.
The following notice was posted
on the doors Of the institution this
morning:
Whereas, owing to the stringency
of the money market, and the delay
in the moving of the crops and mar
keting Of the same, and the inabili-
ty Of this bank to realize at once on
it's assets without great sacrifice in
order to meet its obligations as they
MANURE, therefore be it
Resolved, by the board of direc-
tors of the Bank of DonaldsonVille,
that in order to protect the best in
terest of it's creditors, the bank
lease operation, and that liquidators
be appointed to liquidate the affairs
of the bank.
''The following members of the
board of directors were present.: q.
Kline, E. ]. Caire, J. L. Rolling, c..
R. Alleman, Ed. C. Wathen, W. d.
Park, Chas. Maurin.
The Bank of Donaldsonville, the
oldest established banking institution
here, was organized in 1892, and be-
ing the first bank between New Or
leans and Baton Rouge following the
dissolution, of the Donaldsonville
branch of the old Louisiana Bank of
New Orleans at the close of the
civil war, became a prosperous con-
Germ at once, and in the course OF
it's business career of twenty-one
years accumulated deposits in ex-
cess of half a million dollars.
The cause OF the failure Of the
bank is attributed to excessive mort
gage loans and the accumulation of
collateral that could not be realized
on at this time. 1t is expected the
deposisors will be paid dollar for
dollar; but the stockholders in all
probability will stand to lose heaVl-
ly. About a month ago the state
banking department examined the
bank and charged off something like
S26 n0O in had lnanS
The officers of the bank are: DR..
w. M McGalliard, president; Chas
A. Maurin, vice president; W. D.
Park, cashier; L. J. Brun, assistant
cashier. The board of directors is
composed of Messrs. E. J. Cairo, c.
Kline, Ed C. Wathen, w. D. Park,
Charles A. Maurin, Joseph L. Roll
ing, C. R. Alleman, Fred. Royce, ST..
Arnaud Bloch and Dr. w. NJ. Mccall
lard.
Both the Banksof Ascension, soEgai7 IN
lied in 1896, and the Peoples Bark
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
LOUIsIANA,s DEBT PROVIDED

By unanimous vote the conststu~
tional convention in session at Baton
Rouge on Wednesday adopted the
pending state debt ordinance. The
measure gives the State Board of Ii
quidation enlarged and ample pow
ers in the matter Of refunding the
$11 100000 Of Indebtedness represent
ed by bonds which will mature Jan
uary /, 1914, providing for a fifty
one-year serial bond bearing Az per
cent interest, and also for a 5 per
cent bond of not over five years dur
alton for use i'll case the entire long
term issue cannot be negotiated
prior to the LIST of January. The
ordinance sets aside I 800 mills of
the state tax Of six mills for pay
ment of interest and redemption of
maturing bonds, and authorizes the
static auditor to increase the allot-
ment 10 the debt fund in the event
such a step becomes necessary by rea-
SON OF the decrease Of assessments
of the state. There is no reason
to anticipate a shrinkage Of taxable
values in Louisiana, and every rea-
son to look for steady and sub
stantia! increases from year to year,
but this provision was inserted so as
to offer the fullest possible guaran-
tee TO investors that there will be
no failure on the part OF the state
to meet with promptness all the OBJ
legations assumed with regard to the
interest and principal Of its bonded
debs.
Governor Hall and his colleagues
Of the state administration, the mem
bers of the constitutional conven-
ton and the people of Louisiana at
large are to be alike congratulated
ON this judicious and honorable ad-
iustment of the delicate problem in
yolying the credit and good name of
the commonwealth.
It is particularly creditable to all
concerned that partisaHship and fac
tionalism were scrupulously ignored
in the settlement of this highly i'm
portant question, fact made mani
fest by the absolute unanimity OF
the affirmative vote with which the
convention made the debt ordinance
a component part of the state con-
StitutiOn.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
S. J. C. |. Wins from Thibodaux
College,

Last Sunday the S. J. G. l. basket
ball team went to Thibodaux and de-
feated the College team Of that
town in one Of the fastest and finest
games ever played on the campus
of the institution. The College play
ers were sWifter and better on pass
work chan the local boys, but the
latter played rings around them in
goal throwing and won out by the
short margin of three points, the
score being IS to IS.
Bro. Dorotheus was chosen by both
teams to act as referee, and his de-
cisions were not disputed by either
side. The Collegians pronounced the
S. J. G. I. five clever, sportsmanlike
players, and at no stage of the game
were there any disagreeable remarks
from any Of the players.
This was the first defeat admins
tered the College boys since their
team was organized. A return game
will be played on the s. J. C. I. court
in the near future, and the Collegians
expect to win back their lost laurels.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
A Beautiful Function.

The subjoined extract frcm the SO
ciety columns of the Shreveport
Times will be of interest to many O
our areaders Mrs Willis P Butler
one Of the charming brides in whose
honor the beautiful function was Civ
Ell, is pleasantly remembered here az
Miss Annie Perry Dodd, and was {
popular member of the faculty Of The
Donaldsonville High School during
the session Of 1928. Miss Fore
Stockdell; of New Orleans, mention
ed as one of the receiving party
has visited Donaldsonville on severa
occasions as the guest of Miss Nita
Sims, and has a host of friends here
Miss Sims, who was also among the
bevy of lovely young women consti
tuting the receiving line, is one OF
this community's most attractive AND
admired girls, and was the recipient
of much social attention on the oc
casion Of her recent visit to Shreve.
port.
The Times account of the pretty
function in which these winsome
young women participated is as fol
lows:
Miss Eta Blower was hostess on
Wednesday afternoon for tea com.
rlimentary to three recent brides,
Mrs. Pope W. Oden, Mrs Frank H.
Ford and Mrs. Willis P. Butler. The
occasion was one of unusual beauty,
for the receiving line was composed
Of young women, and the radiance of
youth added beauty to lovely features
and charming toilets. Miss Blower
entertained lin the home of her par
ents,, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Blower, in
Park Place, and in addition to her
mother was assisted by few Of the
older married ladies in the family
connection Or very close friends.
1.-TWO sweet and small maidens met
Tire guests with silver walters for
the cards, Mollie Meriwether and
Gertrude Thomas. The first wore
white with blue ribbons, the second
white with pink finishings.
I'm the flower adorned hallway
Mrs. Blower gave greeting, assisted
by Mrs. w. L. Foster, Mrs. w. f.
Taylor and Mrs S. B. Hicks, these
ladies rivaling the younger set in
the handsomeness of their appear
anca. Mrs. Blower wore a gown of
white wolfe, heavily embroidered in
white. Mrs. Taylor is the mother of
Mrs. Frank H. Ford, and Mrs. Foster
the mother of an absent bride, Mrs.
Charles Crenshaw, of Hillsboro, Tex.
Miss Eta Blower headed the re-
ceiVlng line that passed through the
living room into the den. Miss Blew
er wore a dainty gown Of American
beauty chiffon draped over white silk
and chiffon. Next in line stood the
three brides, the guests Of honor,
Mrs. Qden, Mrs. Ford and Mrs. But
Ter. These three ladies wore their
bridal robes, very elegant and beauti-
Jul in white, with garnitures of lace,
The soft sheen Of their snowy silks
n Distinguishing difference from the
delicate hues Of the other toilets
worn in the receiving line, and the
darker shades in the gowns of the
'isItor5. Following the guests Of
honor came Misses Ford Stockdell,
If New Orleans; Mia Sims, of Don.
'ldsonville; Marcia Scarborough. Of
Kate Moncure, Louise
Wise, Agnes Wise, Ruby Oden, Mil
Ired GlasseI, Gladys de Milt, Bonnie
Gate Belts, Mamie Jordan, Mesdanaes
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
Southern Pacific strike Settled.

The strike instituted Nov. u by
the trainmen Of tie Southern Paclflc
Railroad was terminated at l O'CLOCK
D. III. last Monday an agreement nav
ing been reached by the strikers ana
che officials of the railway company
to adjust their differences through
mediation. Passenger service was
resumed Monday afternoon, and
freigha traffic was expedited as rap
jd!y as possible. The strike, while
lasting only few days, entalled.greae
losses as well as Inconvenience ana
its settlement caused widespread re-
ioicing and satisfaction.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
John P. Scott, II, Frank Wake and
T0Spnh MaSaJy

John P. Scott, II, Frank Wake ana
Joseph Mosely.
Mrs. A. NJ. Wilder and Mrs. Fl
H. Prescott met the guests after
they passed down the receiving line
and ushered them into the dining
room, where they were served will
tea and a variety of dainties. Mrs
E. A. Thomas presidSH over the sill
yer tea service. The tea table was
eentered by "a tall cut-glass vase
holding sheaf of most exquisite
/ pink roses. Upon its surface were
trays of tempting sandwiches and cut
glass dishes of tea dainties of vari
GUS kinds, bonbons, candied ginger
all of most delicious quality. Three
of the most deft and attentive maids
assisted Mrs. Thomas in passing the
tea and the accompanying refresh
ments-Misses Harriet Eglin, Lucille
Foster and Emily POLICEMAN
From the dining-room Che guests
passed to the breakfast room, and
there were RECALLED with finishing
touch of sweetness. Miss Sadie V.
F1ardie and Miss Annie Randall dis.
pensed frappe from a cut-g1ass bowl,
and in their pale-hued gowns riva1ed
it in cool sweetness. They were as.
sisted by Miss Mayno Hunter, who
passed a daisy-decked tray of fruit
dainties and one Of chocolate dainties
to enjoy with the frozen sweet.
'Mr. and Mrs. Blowers home is ad.
mirably adapted for entertaining
numbers of their friends, and dur
ing the afternoon hours there was a
constant stream of the younger So
cial set passing In and out Of their
doors. The decorations of the
rooms thrown open to the guests
were very beautiful and harmonious.
The large living room was in pink
tinged lavender crysanthemums, set
in large japanese wicker jardinieres,
which toned in beautifully with the
rose-colored hangings for background
The den was in white crysanthemums,
Che breakfast room in daisies, and
the dining-room in pink roses, their
beauty shading from palest pink to
deepest rose
Miss Blowers tea was the first
large event after the closing of the
state fair, and there had been a gen.
eral suspension Of social affairs dur
ing fair week, SO its beauty and
gayety were appreciated with an
extra zest on the mild and beautiful
fall afternoon
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
Messrs. H. G. Whitemal

Wes3fs. II. g WhIteman;f J. 4.
Duke, B. j. Vega, Dominic Ducos,
Ned Won Lotten and George White
man motored to Montegut last Sun
day in Capt Whiteman's car and
spent a pleasant day at the Lower
Terrebonne Refinery, one Of the larg-
est sugar-making establishments in
the state. The party left here at S
a. N. and returned about $50 p. m.,
fine roads being encountered all the
way and the trip proving a most in
teresting and enjoyable one.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

Messrs Jasmin Tobias and Leon
Weiss have just returned from New
Orleans, where they purchased from
the New Orleans Furniture Company
a solid carload of up-to-date furni-
ture.; Mr.. Weiss has the manage
ment Of the large furniture depart
ment Of the Tobias New Orleans Bar
gain Store, and will be pleased to
show the latest in furniture crea-
tons.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
BANK Of DONALDSONV|LLE SUSPENDS.
Oldest Established Banking Institution in the City
Closes Its Doors and will Liquidate It's At
Successive Loans and Inability
to Realize on Collateral Cause
of the Crash.

! incorporated in 1900, the other two
| local banking institutions, are in
strong financial condition and are
prepared to meet any emergency
which the closing of the older bank
might occasion. They enjoy the full
est confidence of the public, and no.
thing in the least resembling run
upon them has developed. On the
contrary, instead of any alarming
withdrawals of deposits, as might
naturally have been expected, they
report the opening of a number OF
new accounts, and it is evident the
suspension of the Bank of Donaldson
vile will not entail any serious con-
sequences to them or the other bus
mess or commercial enterprises OF
the city
The defunct institution was the Of
fetal depository Of the police jury
and school board of Ascension par
ish, and was also the United States
governments local depository for
postal savings funds.
A list Of the stockholders of the
bank, with their shares, as compiled
from the assessment rolls for the
current year On lie III the oiLtce VI
the sheriff and tax collector. is as
follows: DR.. w. M. McGalliard 80,
Adolpae Meter S, A. D. Vega 5, w.
D. Park 5, Fred. Wilbert 10, Mrs.
M. Garcie 5, Mccall Bros. 10, C.
Kline DO, John W. Tucker SO, Mrs.
B. S. Hanson s, E. Langbecker 10,
Mrs. L. F. Goette. (tutrix) 40, L.
q. Bentley s, Prosper Rodrigue 10,
0. NJ. Montecino 8, S. B. Bottom 20,
George Wives s, Guy Hunt 8, G. R.
:Alleman 10, Mrs. J. l.. Richard 10,
A Wutke 2, Ernest Gui11ot g.. H. Oil
meyer administrator 2, Alex. Ju-
knoxville 2, Mrs. Charles Schrieber
e. W. E. Matthews 2, Charles Maui
rim TO-, J. P. Weatherford s, Paul
Wutke 5, J. N. Colomb 5, E. J. Caire
& Co. 100, G. D. Bentley 2, Fred.
Rogge 10, Ed. c. Wathen 30, George
Landry 3, Alfred Poche :, R. c. Mar
tin 10, T. S. Robbins 10.
The last published quarterly state
ment of the bank, showing it's condi-
ton at the close of business Sept
10, 1913, contained the following
figures.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

Editor Cunningham OF the Natchi-
todhds Times is credited with a de-
claration OF his intention to *sget Doc.
AsweIl's Coat at the next congress
sional election in the eighth district.
He'll have to be some butter to do it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

It is doubtful at this writing that
the constitutional convention will Be
able to conclude it's work today,
though a diligent effort is being
made to that end In any event, it
is not likely the session will be pro-
hanged beyond next Monday. The
body has applied itself with diligence
and admirable public spirit to the
task for which it was created, and
the members have made a record of
which they have much reason TO be
proud.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
IS PROTECTION DEAD?

Commenting on the result of the
recent elections in New York city,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia
and Maryland, the Abbeville Meridion
al says: 1.-THE old Republicans die
hard, but their great Tariff Idol has
been smashed and Protection is as
dead as human slavery -f-
Per contra, Hon. Albert Beverage,
ex-United States senator from Indiana
and leader Of the new Progressive
party who sits at the right hand of
ex-President Roosevelt in the councils
of the organization, declared in this
address at New Orleans last Satur-
day that Protection is the settled
policy of the American people and
will endure as long as it is necessary
to preserve their industries from
other countries.
It is plain that both the Republi-
cans and Progressives are committed
to the principles of protective tar
if system, and it is equally plain and
undeniab1e that the Democratic sue
SCosoCo Ill dAu sAsCW
Jersey were due to the division Of
the anti-Democrati forces into Repub-
can and Progressive camps. Mary
land might still be debatable ground
but for this division New York
state transformed a Democratic legis-
lature into a Republican body, and
the city election was sweeping
triumph of combined reform elements
IN opposition to Tammany, the reg
ular and then dominant Democratic
organization.
In view of these facts there is so
far little ground for the bald assump-
tipn that Protection is a political
corpse, and it would seem to be pru-
dent at least to defer the wake and
suspend preparations for the inter-
ment until it can be ascertained with
some degree of certainty whether the
patient is really dead Or merely suf-
fering from suspended animation
The blessings of the new tariff have
not yet become sufficiently apparent
to warrant the people in smacking
their lips over the medicine and
calling for further doses.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

The Belle Rose high school was
closed this week on account of an out
break Of diphtheria among the pupils.
Precautions have been taken to
check the spread of the malady, and
it is hoped the infection will soon be
stamped out
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

The Rayne Tribune began it's
twentieth yearly volume with last
weeks issue with favorable auguries
of continued prosperity. Which the
same we hope it. win enjoy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

The Kentwood New Era has been
enlarged in size to a seven-column
folio and says its increased business
compelled the change No better
proof OF Kentwood's standing as a
good town is needed than the fact
that it supports 1wo good newspa-
perA.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

Ex-Governor Patterson of Tennessee
has changed his views on the liquor
question and gone. over to the drys.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

Joseph r Labit, postmaster of Alb
;beVille, La, and father of Postmas-
ter Frank G. Labit Of Crowley, died
at Abbeville on the End inst, aged
81 years. He served gallantly in the
Confederate army and was severely
wounded in the siege OF Port Hudson.
After the war he became ReBubli-
can in politics and was postmaster
Of Abbeville from 1878 until his deaN,
excepting during the eight years Rf
President CleFeland's first and SEE
ond terms. He was a prominent
member Of the Masonic and Knights
aof Honor fraternal orders, and en-
joyed the esteem and friendship of
virtually everybody who knew him.
-Four sons. three daughters and three
brothers survive him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22
OUR SHOW CASES

are always full of the freshest and
most delicious cookies, doughnuts ant
candies. We spare neither pains nor
expense in our efforts to produce the
best there is in our line.
Don't forget that Winters Bakery
is always neat and clean, and uses
only the best quality of everything
that goes to make IN the highest
grade of bakery products.
w I n T T z II
THE MODEL BAKER
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-22

An ad in The Chief will nias
results.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-22
WORKING WIFE INCREASES
 iND0LENCY OF HUSBAND
Chicago Judge Denies Application for Alimony of Dressmaker Who
 Helped Support Family.

Chicago, July 22.-Women who work after they are married are doing their husbands an injustice, besides help ing their matrominiol life along to di- vOrce courts, according to Judge Sul- livan of the superior court, who chal. lenged the right of a woman to ask for alimony from her husband after she had helped support him during their married life.
 The suit was that of Isabel Foley, a dressmaker, against Francis Foley. Mrs. Foley told the court she earned SIS a week and her husband SPA a week, when he worked. She sued for divorce on charges that her husband was continually getting drunk
 q believe if you had made this man support you" said the judge, there would have been less trouble and probably no divorce, The trouble is, women insist on working after mar riage and then complain if their hus- bands have more money to drink on than they should have. I deny your right to alimony under the circum stances