New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
NEWS,

Baton Rouge, La: While a large
proportion of che loan of 100000 Sc
cured by the state from the state ifs.
cal agents has been devoted to the
work of suppressing the yellow fever
in New Orleans, the governor has not
been unmindful of the claims OF other
towns and localities in the state where
the fever has appeared to share of
this fund. Through the State Board
Of Health at New Orleans a number
CT towns and parishes in which the fe-
yer has appeared have been given
state aid
In the country as in the City. the
governor proceeds on the policy OF
having the state aid as an auxiliary to
local appropriations to fight the fever.
Indeed, the great principle of self-help
has been identified with the fever
fight in this state from its inception,
and the results thus far attained nave
amply demonstrated the wisdom OF
this course.
Thus far financial aid has been or is
town of Kenner, the town Of Patter-
3on, the town of Lake Providence, and
other localities by the state, acting
through the governor and state Board
of Health under the governors in
structions. The city OF Alexandria has
applied for assistance, and the appl1-
cation is now under consideration.
Each of the towns and localities nam
ed made large local contributions TO
the fever campaign fund, and in each
case state aid supplemented these con
tribuuOns. Other towns and locall-
ties applying for state aid should pre-
face their applications with the show
ing that through individual or COM
munal municipal or parochial contrl-
buttons funds have beAn raised and
are being expended and that the state
is being called on to assist. A village
like Leeville, for instance, may be it
self without the means to contribute,
and so may the citizens OF the village,
but the parish in which such village
is located is able to contribute and
! should do so.
Altogether the state has thus far
contributed $4,000 to the New Or
leans fund A second inStallment of
$4,000 was forwarded on Friday to
| Hen. Charles Janvier, chairman, on
| the requsition of that gentleman. I'm
der the rule adopted by the governor
and approved by Mayor Behrman. Col
Janvier and the United States Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service,
the city of New Orleans will contrib
ute 200 when this second state in
stallment is exhausted, to be followed
in its turn by contribution of 500, 900
from the citizens fund. This was the
way it was done when the state made
its first contribution of 100000. In
this way the state is only called on
every thirty days to contribute means
to continue the fight in New Orleans.
This policy has been shown to be
| the wisest one that could have been
adopted under the circumstances, as
| it places the governor in position to
extend state financial aid to all de-
serving towns and localities afflicted
with the prevailing fever in epidemic
| form.
What was to have been high mass
for the repose OF the soul sof the late
Archbishop Chapele was changed to
| the orulnary low mass on account of
the announcement of a case of yellow
fever here Fathers HoltgrOye OF
Plaquemine and Bacuet of Brusly
landing, who were conducting the SER
vices, received notice from the health
officials of their respective parishes
| that a quarantine would be Instituted
against Baton Rouge at once