The St. Mary banner., 1921-10-15

COttOn nave Deen BlnneQ Dy tno TWO
local gins, compared to less than q
hundred this date last year.
Morgan City.-The All-American Ca
Bile Company within the next week OF
two will establish It's cable office In
Morgan City. The establishment OF
this office will be the first between
Galveston and Key West, Fla. The
line will connect direct with Tam
pico. Mex.
Plaquemine. - James E. Dunlap
former president. and +. e. Hubbard
former cashier OF Peoples Bank, now
In liquidation. were indicted, by the
grand jury recently on twelve counts
reading as follows. For asserting &c
and receiving deposits In Peoples
Bank Of Plaquemine knowing said
bank to be insolvent and in falling cir
cumstances."
Alexandria. = Five hundred people
according to reports here, gathered
at Colfax, 80 miles from here, to wit.
ness scheduled fight between nine.
foot rattlesnake and a King snake
Odds favored the King snake. How
ever, after two hours of waiting the
rattlesnake decided it was not his day
to scrap and the bout was indefinitely
postponed, =
Monroe.-Ouachita parish has nine.
ty-one manufacturing plants, accord
Ing to the 1920 assessment for the
parish, this being an increase of six
plants over the previous year The
TaIuatfon OF these plants is fixed by
the assessor at 81 1,926,625, which is by
no means commensurate with the
amount Of money invested and the
worth of the plants.
Monroe.-Reports received at Mon
roe are to the effect that there will
be at least ten lumber mills started
up within thirty days In Northeastern
louisiana. Mills that operated during
the economic stress are increasins
SAASAh ouSPutS Dy AAAilioAc VI lCCt duu
taking on more men. Railroad men
say additional cars are likely to be
needed before Christmas to take care
OF the increased lumber traffic
New Orleans.-MemDerso Of the Cot
ton Exchange formed a procession on
the old Cotton Exchange floor and
headed by brass band, marched to
their new building at the corner OF
Gravier and Carondelet streets, where
after welcome by the president, E.
S. Butler, the gavel was struck for the
first call in the new structure by H.
G.. Hester, secretary Of the institu
tion for more than half a century.
Baton Rouge.-The organization Of
the Louisiana State Commercial Con
gress with Solon Farrenhacher Of Ba
ton Rouge as its president and Col
A. T. Prescott as chairman of the
state executive committee was an
nounced by Clarence o. Owens. gen
eral manager Of the Southern Com
mercial Congress with headquarters
in Washington. Headquarters OF the
State Commercial Congress will be
opened in Baton Rouge and a paid
secretary will be placed in charge.
Shreveport-StateB Bank Examiner
l.. E. Thomas announced the CLOSING
Of the Bank Of Marthaville. La. due to
a shortage approximating $4,000 in
the accounts Of Cashier A. A. Ham
mond, who also is vice president
Hammond practically had full charge
Of the bank. With his bond and prop.
erty he has promised the dspositors
will be paid in full, but the bank will
be nquidated. Hammond ia married
and has several children and has been
with the bank IL years. Its capital
was 9l5, 900.
St. Martinville. Baro Delaloiro
% years old. was struck by lightning
and killed instantly. He had left q
tractor in the field where he was
working and carried coil and some
batteries in his hands. His brother,
Labbie, who stood a few feet from
him. was shocked but otherwise un.
hurt.
Lake Charles.-It was announced
that attendance at the Broad Street
Methodist Church Sunday school TO-
tailed 1896 during last year, and the
offerings, s1.4809O.
Mansfleld.-The crew Of a Kansas
City Southern passenger train discov.
cred the body Of ]. c. Hebert, brake.
man on freight train of the same
line. about six miles south of Mans.