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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-11-04
MRS. II. SCHARFF
& SONS
NEW IBERIA. LA.
Yours, for the Exposure of Corpor-
ration Sneak Thieves,
THOMAS w. LAWSON.
TO LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
HOLDERS.

TO LIFE-INSURANCE POLICY
HOLDERS.
At the beginning of my story near
ly year and half ago, made Ger
tain accusations against the manage
ment of the three big life. reinsurance
companies.
l knew, when began my story
that the big life insurance companies
were in the hands of grafters and
thieves, just as are the great banks
| trust companies, railroad companies,
and big corporation and trusts.
This l knew and in plain language,
said it.
The big insurance companies,
through their officers and trustees, re-
piled by declaring: Hes an un.
mitigated liar
kept at my knitting, for knew
the crimes Of these insurance grafters
we're such that, sooner or later, the
world would have an opportunity to
judge fairly who were tho unmiti-
gated liars and thieves.
The opportunity is at hand.
To-day the press of the world is de-
voting its space, news and editorial
to a recital Of the contemplate and
heipous crimes of the New York Life
and the Mutual Life Insurance COM
panies-not as / relate them, but as
their own officers and trustees public
ly confess them.
In the July installment of my story
l called upon policy holders to sign q
coupon blank inserted in Everybody's
Magazine, and send same to me that
1 might speak for them in a plan to
further their interests.
In response to my call have re-
ceived up to to-day, October 4, IT,, 1907
answers, representing $55, l65 ,9l6.
As soon as l received number of
signatures sufficiently large to war
rant it, I quietly began operations.
The first direct result is the investi-
CATION now being held. This investi-
CATION has proceeded far enough to
put before the public absolute proof of
all the crimes have charged, and
three to thirty times as many more.
It is now evident to all that:
1st. The policy holders in the great
have yearly paid into their
company scores Of millions more than
necessary.
3D. The policy-holders have been
robbed of hundreds of mil
lions.
Sd. The vast funds now on hand
have been habitually used by the
grafters now in control Of them in the
rankest kind Of stock gambling.
4th. These funds have been habit.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-11-04
LAWSON AND HIS CRITICS.
AN OPEN LETTER TO JOHN A.
MCCALL, PRESIDENT NEW
YORK LIFE INSURANCE Z
COMPANY.

Sir: It is time your attention was
called to the moral sense of the Amer
lean people. 1t is time some one
of the Wall Street conservatory
set you in the plain white light of
daily life 1t is time you were shown
yourself as you are to-day seen by the
millions of your couutrymen who, a
month ago, believed you TO be great
and honorable man.
In spite of the terrible exposures of
the past few weeks, in spite OF the
pitiless revealment Of yourself and
your directors as grafters. in spite of
the unwilling of the jugglery, trick
cry, and corruption Of your admins
tration of the most sacred trust that
can be confided to man, you remain
unconvinced of your fall and unpene-
trated by your shame. Fortified by
! the sympathy of your fellow sinners,
you imagine your audacious bluster
and your sly evasions before the In
vestigating Committee Of the State of
New York represented shrewd gene
ralship and able strategy, forgetting
that the enemy against whom your
maneuvers we're directed was the
American people and that, in this in
QUESTION, your character and reputa-
ton were as absolutely before the bar
as though you had been indicted for
sequestration of the funds of some
dead friends wife.
Throughout this broad country of
ours are good Americans who have
shaved and toiled to gather up the
hundreds Of dollars which you have
exacted from them yearly as the price
of the future livelihood of their
wives and children, or as the provision
for their own old age. You have
made yourself the custodian of these
funds under sacred pledge of square
dealing and safe and honest admins
tration. You have made yourself the
national executor, the great depository
of the monies Of the widow and the
orphan. You have cried your virtue
and honorableness from the hOusetops,
and, under the stress of your plead
ings, hundreds of millions of dollars
have been confided to you annually
half the savings of the nation have
been turned into your Golfers, all be-
cause you insisted that you were hon
est beyond all other men, and that
the dear ones left behind might rely
on your generosity and integrity for
their support.
And it is with the moneys that might
at any time have been claimed by |
these widows and orphans that you
have been rigging syndicates, de- |
bauching legislatures juggling judges,
STOCK markets-ev n
corrupting the franchise. Instead of
the vast power and the i'm
mense wealth entrusted to you to con-
serve the interests of your policy
holders, you have made yourself a
part of the cruel robbing machine
which the System has created to
deprive the American people of their
savings. Under the pretense of seek
ing profitable investment, your cor
poration has been perverted into a
vast stock gambling agency. You
have filled the high places in your
with your own children
and relatives and their relatives, and
conferred on them great salaries out
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-11-04
Subscription, 3 1.5O per Annum
TIME FOR NEW IBERIA TO ACT.

Our exchanges show that there is
considerable activity in the different
towns and parishes, looking to the ex-
ploitation of their local advantages,
and especially of the encouragement
of the building of railroad lines and
the establishment of those industries
and public utilities which proclaim
20 all a progressive spirit and determ-
nation to better their environments.
We notice the people of Opelousas are
working hard for the extension OF the
Colorado Southern Railroad, whose
objective point is New Orleans. The
citizens have voted tax and are do
ing all in their power to induce the
Railroad to enter their domain. The
people of Abbeville are strenuously
working for the Opelousas and Gulf
and Northern Railroad to enter their
town on it's search for deep water
outlet. The Louisiana Central Rail-
road is heading this way, whose char
ter reads Monroe and New Iberia as
the terminal points.
What is New Iberia doing in these
matters. What encouragement does
this City offer to any railroad, or to
any one for the establishment OF an
industry, or public utility? Abso-
lutely nothing, but we seem to be in
a comatose state, from which there is
a doubtful awakening. II New Iberia
does not shake off this lethargy, this
Indifference, it is but a question OF
time when it will become sleepy old
town ON the down grade whom every
one will avoid. These are hard things
to say, but the truth is sometimes I'M
palatable, and should arouse us to &C
ton in order that we may hold our
own, and develop the wonderful re-
sources and advantages that lie at our
very doors, and that would at once be
exploited by people possessing ener-
gy and enterprise.
Baton Rouge is offering us fine
object lesson in extending encourage
mant to outsiders to come into their
territory, and it is rapidly becoming
q Railroad center. 1t has standing
advertisements Offering free sites for
factories, immunity from taxation do
nations for any worthy enterprise and
best of all hearty cordial profession
of friendship for all who will come.
We have better country than our
sister town, we have some advantages
far ahead Of her, but we are not using
them, in fact we seem to be unaware
of them.
Let us awake and strive to get in
contact with the living forces that
make towns, industries, and build
Railroads. New Iberia should at once
extend the sy- to the Louisiana Cen.
tral and to the Colorado Southern
Railroads and bid them welcome to
this land of great possibilities-that
await but the magic wand Of capital
and energy to become the second City |
of the State.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-11-04

Attorney General Guion rendered an
opinion that Assessors had no right
to commission on special school taxes
which is being paid then in num-
Der of Parishes: He says: "There is
no provision made in the law for re-
ceiving of any compensation by as
SCISSORS fer assessing and extending on
the assessment rolls specials taxes lev
led and assessed for school purposes,
and as the right to receive compensa-
tion in such cases is not given in cx-
press terms. It is my opinion that
assessors cannct collect for such SER
vices, and that their right to do so
must be denied Them.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-11-04
81 IHNnE The Lord :"

II TNU1E TIE LOTN!7
cried Hannah Plant, Of Little Rock,
Ark, "for the relief | got from
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t cured
my fearful running sores, which
nothing else would heal, and from
which had suffered for S years"
It is marvellous healer for cuts,
burns and wounds. Guaranteed at
all druggists; Csc.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-11-04
Has STOOD the Test 20 Years

HuS OsOOU tsc 1CSs 20 1eu5S
The old original GROVES Tasteless Chill Tonic
You know what You are taking. Il II iron an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

Hay has sent the indictment to the Chinese
government at Picking, with an expression
of hope that China will be careful TO OBJ
serve all the obligations of a neutral. The
Peking authorities insist that they have
done so, and plead not guilty to every one
of the counts while Japan insists that 1t
has kept Its pledges not to pass the limits
of hostilities agreed upon that it has not
invaded China, and that it has observed
every .jot and title of the laws of swar But
that does not make any difference. The
Russians mean something more than they
say, and the complaint against China is a
mere formality.
There Is difference of opinion as 10
what can be and what will be done by the
powers. The attitude of the United States
is we'll defined. Secretary Hay VIII con-
tnue to exert his powerful influence to pre-
serve the territorial integrity of China ana
promote peace Great Britain viii support
the United States. France will sympa this
with Russia. and is equally anxious TO Sc
cure slice of Chinese territory, but will
not go so far as to fight for 1t, because her
army is not in condition, and she knows
that she cannot fight Great Britain without
losing her navy. Russian intriguers, as
you have already read in the papers. have
been trying TO excite the people of France
against the Japanese by representing that
the latter coyeting the French colonies
in Asia but that plot has failed. If Russia
had taken the advice of France there would
have been no war. French influence has
been exerted from the beginning to restore
peace. 1t may be expected. therefore that
the government of France will support Rus
STA so far as 1t can without becoming in
volved in hosfflities.
. The attitude of Germany is doubtful The
and while his sympathies have undoubtedly
been with Russia 1t Is not good for Ger
many 10 allow Russia TO have too much in.
fiuence in the east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
TELLS OF HIS AMERICAN VISIT
John Morley Declares Trip Was Inter
esting and Stimulative.

John Morley devoted a good part OF his
first political speech since his return from
the United States to his experiences in
America Addressing his constituents at
Brechin, England, last night after ex-
pressing the belief that there will be a
dissolution of parliament three or four
months hence. Mr.. Morley said he never
spent two more interesting and stimulating
months than those of his visit to Canada
and the United States.
Much had been heard about municipaJ
corruption in America, he said, but the
country could not be in such a bad way
when it could be said the recent candi-
dates for the presidency had each given
proof positive of their entire probity in
tegrity and willingness to sacrifice per
sonal aims rather than surrender what thew
conceived to be sound principles.
He did not despair of democracy because
people jointly pointed out faults in the
working of the American system. 1t was
true, he said. our American kinsfolk had
a confidence in things working themselves
out which dangerously approached fatal
ism; but their confidence in their own
common sense was usually justified by the
issue.
Though there is no established church in
America there is Mr.. Morley declared no
earnest One of the greatest struggles
democracy in America had to fight out was
the relation between capital and labor
Another apparently almost insoluble
problem was the enormous multiplication
and advance northward of the black popu-
lation. The retribution that followed wrong
was finding America out in this problem
just as heaven would one day send a bill
to Great Britain for the folly and wrong OF
Chinese labor in the Transvaal.
He believed the revolt against high duties
in America was growing too strong to be
resisted and whilst Britons are discussing
the advantages of protection, America is
drifting toward free trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

1.nan The British and American coHsuis
Honrkong. Shanghai and elsewhere
haya been advised by their japanese col
lea gues to warn ship captains TO snow .ne me-
colors at all times, lest they may pe ms
taken for Russians; and there is other evl-
Sanca that the Japanese are eagerly seek
ing a fight off the coast OF AFRICA.
r. is assumed that one of the intentions
Of Russia in the coup detat Is 10 provoke
intervention without losing her race as
Mace herself In position to make better
terms than would be possible If she was
comnelled to negotiate for peace with
Japan alone. 1t may be that hussla VIII
offer to suspend hostilities, Withdraw her
army to Harden within the boundaries Oh
siberia and allow Japan to occupy Lao
tung peninsula, provided she Is given
mort on the Yellow sea. Japan mas peen
Unfortunate in peace negotiations hltherto,
and may be satisfied to allow RUSSIA 10
have a port if she is allowed to retain FORT
Arthur.
China will, of course, try to prove there
has been no violation of neutrality, but
that will make no difference as long as
Russia considers it necessary to make her
appear as the aggressor. The indictment
submitted by Count Cassini to Secretary
Hay contains several counts. 1t accuses
China
Charges Against China.
OF permitting the Japanese to use the
island of Maio-dao as a base of naval OPP
island has been within the sphere of Rus
sian influence for four years and China has
not had the slightest control over it. The
Japanese captured 1t from Russia early IN
February year ago.
2 OF permitting the Japanese to seize
the torpedo boat Reshitelni in the harbor
of Chefoo. when China could not have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
China's Response.

But as l have said. these are only pre-
texts offered. just as a lawyer makes ex-
cepfions to the decisions of the court to be
used as the basis of an appeal. Secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
Hyattsville and Vicinity.
of The Evening sta,

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, January 10, 1905.
Mr.. Lowndes Wells of Coffeyville, Kans.,
after a visit of several days to his parents,
DIR. and Mrs. Charles A. Wells, returned
via New York this morning.
Mrs. Nally. teacher of the Piscataway
public school, has been restored to her POI
sition from which she was removed by the
trustees of the school some weeks since
The Springfield Literary Debating and
Musical Society met recently at the home
of Mrs j. NJ. Duvall and a pleasant even
Ing was spent. There was an original rect
tation by Miss May Belt and music by the
Misses Helen and Mary Duvau Refresh
ments were served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
helped herself under any circumstances.
3. OF permitting Chinese bandits q


3. OF permitting Chinese bandits and
guerrillas commanded by Japanese officers
to operate on neutral territory-which Chi
ma has been doing her best to prevent, and
it is known that these guerrillas will fight
! on either side whenever 1t is advantageous.
4. OF permitting Chinese to enlist and
serve with the Japanese army and to work
| on Japanese Notifications Russia did not
hesitate to take advantage of all of the
Chinese labor she could procure at Port
Arthur and has done the same at every
other place her army has encamped Nor
| is this a violation of the neutrality laws.
There are aliens in every army; during the
Boer war they were fighting on both sides
and there were thousands of Germans and
Irish in the Union army during the civil
war in the United States.
| 8. OF permitting Chinese troops to have
Japanese instructors. They also have GER
man, Belgian, French, Russian and Ameri-
can instructors and they all within Chi
nese territory.
q. OF permitting the Importation of con-
| traband of war into Dalny from Chinese
ports; traffic that was going on in the
| same ships and by the same men as long
I as Dalny was under Russian control, and
which was carried on in Chinese junks al
most without interruption between Chinese
ports and Port Arthur, regardless of the
Japanese blockade. Nor is this in violation
of the neutrality laws. Any man can sell
supplies to a belligerent if he is willing to
| take his chances of capture and confisca-
running the blockade into Port Arthur the
garrison would have been compelled to
surrender long time ago.
China's Response.
But as / have said. these are only pre-
texts offered. just as a lawyer makes ex-
ceptfons to the decisions of the court to be
used as the basis of an appeal. Secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
Nominations Confirmed.

The Senate yesterday in executive session
confirmed the nominations of Frank NJ
Chandler, to be marshal for the northern
district of Ohio; James Lewis, to be sur
veyor general OF Louisiana, and number
of postmasters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

w o Me n S STRIPED
FLANNELETTE GOWNS,
in round, pointed and kimo-
ma effect; some trimmed
with variegated feather edge.
Others trimmed with but
tonhole edge and finished
with satin trimming and
embroidery insertion: full
length and width; regular
soc. and $1.00 values. Spe-
cial,
63c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
Russian Ships Off Madagascar.

Grave reports come from the Russian
fleet which now lies somewhere off the
coast of Madagascar. The confidential in
formation which filters through the intelli-
genee bureaus of the, European powers
while very vague. is exceedingly unfavor-
able so far as the condition of the ships
and the discipline of the men of the Rus
sian feet are concerned. The naval au-
thorities of France, England and Germany
are convinced that the ships are not fit for
a fight. and that they go to certain destruc-
ton if they continue on. their cruise to-
ward the seat of war
Naval experts in washington are expect
,rbe Japanese fleet disappeared some time
ago The battle ships, cruisers and gum
boats were sent one by one from the block
AIDE of Port Arthur to the navy yards in
japan, were put in perfect repair and have
gone southwark, accompanied by Golfers.
supply and repair ships. equipped for a
long cruise. When last heard fronis they
were off the coast OF Formosa, but their
scouts have been sighted at Manila, Sing
apore ana other ports, where they have put
in for orders and to send cablegrams to
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14

It is TO be hoped that Sheriff Ke-
olanui will snot o subside readily
but that he will force matters by
taking il into the Courts by manda.
mus proceedings, to compel The psy-
ment OF those officers appointed by
him. We fully believe that 10 that
manner could the whole matter be
gifted ard aired, aud that the test be
as we'll made 10 whom 10 the appoint
ing power vested. Go at 'em, Ksols-
nui; don't subside, but mandsmus
the whole ps,ky lot, who all ;esl too
important in their authority.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14

II Mr. Carter will take . tip from
Us we will tell him how he may re-
gain the confidence OF the masses.
The prescription 10 short aud the
dose is not hard TO take. II is mere
ly to forget for tims-ssy for two
years--that he is tho whole cheese
aud to ipduct into his mind the sus-
piclon that the people have rights.
II Mr. Governor will do this and live
up to 1t he will see the clouds clear
away quicker than he imaglnes and
he will henceiorward have clrar
skies aud smooth sailing. This is
said in all kindness.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14
MONDAY. AUG. IA, 1905.
YBSr TaE AUTHORITY.

The Board OF Supervisors OF the
County of Hawaii, or the bare Rsr
publican majority thereof, have got
themslyss into . nice pickle 10 the
matter OF the appointment OF police
men. They have gono to work aud
passed an ordinance providing for
the appointment OF police officers.
and 10 so doing they have praotiosl'
ly assumed the responsibility in direct
oontravention OF Section 81 OF the
County ACT, virtually taking the
matter away from the duly elected,
County Sheriff in whom is
the duty solely vested
subject to tho confirmation OF the
Board. We take from this that they
are acting 10 a high handed manner
aud have placed themselves liable to
be hauled over the Goals.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14

SO far, go good. The Board may
authorize payment, but Auditor
Mcguire and Treasurer Lalakea
could stand them of, il they have .
mind to do II, as they haye the law
backing them. But they, il they
will, could throw the responsibility
on the supervisors.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14

Governor Csriers bluff has work
ed, as we predicted II would, aud he
has received every ASSURANCES Of the
support OF President Roosevelt 10
his administration OF Hawaiian az
iairs,This would be very satisfactory
were 1t not for the fact that a play.
ed.out and sick man isst the head OF
the local government. Mr. RooSe.
velts endorsement OF almost any
thing Hawaiian would be generally
appreciated hero but when II comes
to baTteTipg this respect 10 the in
terest OF a lame duck who happens
to be his personal friend, it 10 asking
far too much OF generous people.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14

The march Of the Mystic Sh rinsrI
through the streets Saturday after.
noon may have been oil right, but II
did look like a fool affair. Even
sSvOHes would have taken the pro.
cession as the doing OF insane per.
sons, and II is hard for civilized be-
ingS to bring themselves to jibe In
ouch antics.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14

All the public show by Mystic
Shriners give us the ache, especially
when the same lot will cry down
anything OF tho sort by Hswsilsns,
crying 1t as supsrstitious, idolstrou',
slc. But no, when it's done by those
OF the superior race, II /, deemed oil
right.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14

II everybody was sure that the
BenninRton's boilers were defective,
why were they not repaired before
Honolulu was left This is . queS
tion for Commander Lucien Young
to answer.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14

The report from Manila that the
health authorities there have made
six oures OF leprosy by . newly die.
covered process 10 extremely inter
esting. II the report 10 true no time
should be lost 10 getting the trcst
ment here.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1905-08-14

OF the two s,ts OF police officers 10
that County, We infer that the Of
ncsrs appointed, by the grace OF the
Supervisors, have bean paid. Our
inference is cleaned from the Hilo
Tribune, which said that SHERIFF
Ksolsnui appears to have subsided,
although retaining the second set Of
rolics officers, without any immsdl-
!. to prospect OF payment therefor" I"