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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-30

encos by stiletto. We oven identify
tho Italians roughly with the Black
Hand system Of blackmaii. The south
Italians are but n small fraction of all
immigration; tho class OF crimes to
which they are prone Is a minor one
In u criminal records: the black
mail extorted by the Black Hand il
but a drop In the bucket compared
with the volume OF extortion currently
practiced by American business men,
within and without the law, against
American-born victims.
Viewing the situation broadly, there
Is nc decisive evidence pointing to
the c%riminality OF the average lmmi.
grant. There Is much pointing to his
superiority over tho average native
American to industry. sobrlety and the
patient federation of adverse condI-
lions without outbreak. Indeed, the
most decided evidence on this point
comes from Great Britain, which coun.
try complains that of all her immi.
grants the Americans are the most
criminal. being three or four times as
bad ~ the average of the resi- and
ten times rs bed as the Poles and
Iiungarians.
We do not conclude from this too
hastily that America 10 ultra Grim.
inal. But we quote II TO signify that
no who seeks statistical support for
antiimmigratlon views. doing II In
sincerity and breadth. Is apt to meet
with sour comfort.
Standard Of immigrants.
Cur own conclusions are that the
vast majority of immigrants are slight
ly above our American standards In
industry, sobriety and patient self-re-
s%traint. though they are undoubtedly
below us In initiative. They come
from countries where unceaslng toll
is the price Of life. and where the get.
rich-quick microbe is virtually un-
known, In their fathcrlands drunken.
nest IL a minor crime. whereas In
Great Britain and America II IL a ma
for ono. And as TO patience under
conditions inviting to revolt. America
a. proud OF standing first among all
the non.Latin peoples of the temperate
zones In her promptness to sen pub.
licly. by the passive rebellion OF the
strike. II not by actual violence. the
presence Of conditions unnecessarily
hard. Our complaint against tho i'm,
migrants must DO that they are toe
patient and submissive for American
standards, rather than that they are
too violent aud %resentful.
AS to miteracy. It is true that the
immigrants are below our standard
| What of a.? Education is a thing oil
itself. neither conducive TO nor antag
onistic TO morality ana happiness. II
may be a powerful tool to both. But
II Is often used as an equally power
ful tool against beth. Our educated
classes are not always the happiesi
ones. Our worst and biggest crooks
] sre the educated ones.
In abort. a man Is OF value to
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
SOCIALISTS

On the 18th INST, the Socialists
at New Orleans met and named q
State ticket for the next general
election. They will make the ef-
fort TO get the 1000 signatures en-
dOrsing their nominations N order
to get the names Of their caEdi-
dates printed on the official ballot
The nominations ave as follows:
For governor, j. w. Barnes of
Lake Charles; for lieutenant gov
ernOr, J. .. Stewart vf Jennings
for auditor, A. =. Schroeder Of
New Orleans; for treasurer, Charles
G. Jones Of Grant parish; for sec
retary Of state, Camille Provost
Of Jeanerette; for attorney gener
al } i. Cameron Of New Orleans;
for superintendent Of public edn-
cation Alvin Porter of New Or
leans.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
STABLES IN A GIANT TREE.
Holes Cut in Roots of Mammoths IN
Allow Equines to Enter-In
Demand for Families.

In the Bahama islands there
honflshes a tree the roots of
which attain to enormous propor.
tons. often reaching to a height
oi 10 feet Of 20 feet above the sur.
face of the earth, spreading in al
directions. underground as well,
in order to obtain sustenance and
give support to the trunk and
branches. On the tree grow in
Vulnerable balls of silky cotton.
presenting an almost fairy-l lik.
appearance as they glisten in the
sunlight. They are in great de-
nand for stnffing pillows, being
soft as down. The spaces formed
by the roots are often quite as
large as airsized rooms. and. if
rooted over. one tree would form
q comm"dious dwelling place for
family; in fact, it would be in.
finitely superior to the average
native hut. Holes could be cut
i'll the roots to allow Of internal
communication. Up to the pres
ent.9however, the natives have
not utilized them as houses.
though they are frequently in re-
quest as stables for horses.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
HARTMAN CONFLICTS
COLORADO RIVER WORK

Imperial. Cal, July % last
night marked the completion of
the work which u II. Hartman.
president of the Southern Pacific
Company, undertook to perform
the control of the Colorado liver
at the request If President Roose-
velt.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
THE LUMBER QUESTION
The Country is Using more
Lumber Every Year than
it Grows.
A Question of a Few Years
More When Lumber will
be Imported.

Every person in the United
States is using over six times as
much wood as he would use if
he were in Europe. The country
as a whole consumes every year
between three aud fonr times
laOre wood than all of tue forests
Of the United States grow in the
meantime. The average acre of
forest lays upa store Of only 10
cubic feet annually, whereas it
ought to be laying up at least 30
cubic feet in order to furnish the
products taken ont Of it. Since
1880 more than 700, 200, 900, 900
feet Of timber have been cut for
lumber alone, including SO,OeO,-
OOO. 600 feet Of coniftrous timber
in excess of the total cOniferous
stumpage estimate Of the Census
in 1880 g
These are some Of the remark
able statements made In Circular
81 Of the Forest Service, which
deals with timber supply of the
United States aud reviews the
stumpage estimates made BY all
the lmpOrtan. authorities. A
study Of the circular must lead
to the conclusion that the
rate at which forest products in
the United States have been and
are being consumed is far too Law
ish, aud thst Only one result can
follow unless steps are promptly
taken to prevent waste in use and
to increase the growth rate Of
every acre If forest in the United
States. This result is q timber
famine. This country IS to-day
10 the same position with regard
to forest resources as was Ger.
many $50 years. During this
period of 100 years such German
States as Saxony and Prussia,
particularly the latter have APP
piled a policy Of government con
troll aud regulation which has
immensely increased the prcduc-
tivity Of their fOs ests. The same
policy will achieve even better re-
sults in the United States.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
AZTECS As MEDICAL MEN.
Ancient Mexican Race Believed 70
Have BEEN Far Advanced
In Healing Art.

The ancient Aztec race Of Mexico was
fer advanced In the practice Of medi-
cine. The native Mexicans practiced
massage. splints were used In the dress
Ing o(- fractured bones. inflamed gums
we're lanced with obsidian knives. aching
teeth were extracted. salt was used = IN
antieeptic. and ground obsidiAn - dust
ing powder. Stiffness Of The museles
and Joints Va treated BY the sweat hath,
wounds were sutursd with human hair.
the actual cautery was applied 70 the
edges OF wounds. and venom was drawn
out a poisoned wounds BY sucking.
while bleeding va practicsd In obsti-
aaats headaches. The hygiene OF the
teeth WAS we'll looked after. very hot
'ood being avoided . was the use Of
-old water after eating hot food. Wooden
'oothpicks. clean water and powdered
harcoa served for dsntrifce In short
ae practice Of meG :cine among these
Early Mexicana con- pares very favorably
With that in vogue At the time Of the
Andine OF the pilgrim fathers.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
IBERIA BUILDING ASSN.
Borrowers submit Secur tiles,
which are Accepted, and
Loans Perfected

There was Il special meeting ot
the Board Of Directors of the Ibe
ria Building Association on Thurs
day afternoon at & o'clock for the
purpose Of passing upon the reports s
OF the ApDraisemcnt Committee
and examining the properties offer,
oil as securities for loans. Tie fol,
lowing loans were approved:
!. A. Martin, 1880. on an i'm
poved property in this city.
Jerald Hartman, $500, on an I'M
proved property.
Mrs. s. &. Millard, $4,000. ON an
improved property on st. Peters
street.
Time Viator, $500, on an improved
property, to be fnther improved
Located on West Madison. Geo.
Norwood gets the contract for the
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
DENATURED ALCOHOL

Notwithstanding the general in
terest excited by the free denatur-
ed alcohol legislation Of congress-,
it is now found after three months
experience that no startling rev
olution Of industrial agricultural
conditions, such as were predicted
after the passage Of the act, have
occurred, and further, the prOduc
ton Of ordinary alcohol has been
tiOn in no wise interfered with. IL
is stated that denatured alcohol
can now he had at from 80 to 10 cts.
per gallOD,a price that prohibits it's
active competition with gasoline
or kerOsine at present prices. 1t is
stated that it is fair to believe that
eventually there Will he a material
decrease in the cost of it's
production and in it's selling
price and then its use as fuel
and III the arts will become more
widespread.
Under the amendments of the
law the manufacture Of alcohol on
a small scale is now permitted
aud denaturing warehouse may
he dispensed with when the capa
city of the st,Il is less than 100
proof gallons per day, the alcohol
being conveyed to The warehouses
for denaturlng BY pipes or cars.
A rather optimistic writer on the
subject in the Ecientifc Ame1icw
be)lves that communal distilleries
operated as were mills Of Olden
lays, are the hope of the farmer.
La. Planter.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27

Breaux Bridge voted down the
proposed tax, and the road will
pass some Z miles east Of that
town. We learn here that the
people of that town have since re-
peDted of their vote and now
make Overtures to the road to
build through their town at any
reasOsatJlo C0et. The road will
hardly entertain the proposition
can't submit to the delays-be-
sides the road can be made short
er BY avoiding that town.
st, Martins held i:s election yes
t1rdey-it y tbeueht favorably
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
GOOD NEWS

Contractor Burton il doing the
excavation work for the front ap.
pr0ach to the Plaquemine LN K at
q lively rate, having his huge steel
dipper and cable in operation right
along. We hope to see this wo, k
completed during the winter
months no that Onr invitation to
the Louisiana editors 10 spend .
day here dmIlpg their session IN
Baton R"nge next sprirg will not
be disappointing At that time
we expect to see the Locks in full
operation --Plaqumine S0nth.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
RAILROAD ELECTION

Special Tax Voted in 3rd &
4tE Ward
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27

- ll1lll Nh
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
AUDITED 20 K"
The Books or the Electric
Light Plant found "Correct'
by Auditor DeValcOurt

The books Of the Electric Light
Plant have been audited bv Mr..
Jno j. DeVelcoult, who certifies
70 their correctness. His report
has been placed III the hands Of
Mayor Iaugllin, who will lay it
before the next regular ,repting Of
the City Council.
The report has been pretty care
fully analyzed by the members If
the Electric Light Board, some Of
whom have suggested the necessl-
ty Of several changes in the system
of handling the accounting depart,
ment.
The commissioners are pretty
we'll agreed that there should be
a carefully kept account OF al,
financial transactions between the
Council aud the Commission
The city should he charged for
the water and lights j; uses AT
fair price, bearing some standard
relation to the cost Of that part Of
the eivice, and ut the same time
should be given a credit for IN
sums expended in behalf Of the
plant ol its improvement Some
changes along these lines may be
expected at the next regular meet
ing.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
WRITE US A LETTER

freely ana frankly, telling Us all your
troubles. We viii send rec Advice lin
plain. sealed enpelore). Address. la
dies Advisory Dept. J ne Chattanooga
Medicine Co, Chattanooga, Term.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27
One Out Of 1000 Mllllonaires
IN New York City

"As q money power : one mil
iiOnaire il Of small account In .
city where the man who cuts
your slice OF beef behind the free
lunch counter rides to work in
nis own automobile. " %. Henry
10 the August Americ,fn Magazine
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27

At the annual convention Of the
United States League Of Local
building Associations which held
sessions in Chicago for the past
week, Mr.. w. q. Weeks was elect
ed first vice president New Or
leans was scheduled for the next
which viii held on Fob.
% and 90.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-07-27

Lafayette has recently Org' niz
ed stock company Of *25, ,OOO to
bu,Id q syrup mill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06
MAKE
GOOD DETECTIVES

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. 5.-(SpeciaD
Reporters for the detective de-
partment is the latest idea of Cap
tain P. D. O'Brien who has just sue
ceeded in recognizing his detective
bureau under orders from Chief
Shippy. The reorganization consist
ed in bringing in from the cabbage
patches and suburbs several score
of sargeants, who have been vegetat-
ing in the outskirts, but when
they arrived in the City Hall Cap
tain O'Brien saw that his new as
sistants were really too old and
we'll fed to come up to his ideals OF
Sherlock Holmes.
LET me have men around me that
are young he said, after he had
listened to the elephantine tramp
! of many feet; men fleet of foot and
quick and alert; men who can think
and act in a rush. Id like to have a
bunch of reporters on my staff.
1--WE had enough to do with their
kind to know that they can get
things that we cant. Their training
is valuable They are alive to every
thing that happens. They can get
information better than any one else,
and that is what we need. Detectives
don't make so many arrests, but they
have to get the information that leads
to arrests, and that is where the
reporters would shine.
The only thing that keeps me
from raiding the staffs of some of
nv city editor friends is that we pay
detectives only $125 a month"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06
Mr.. LIGH!FOOT is DEAD
AS RESULT OF BLOWS
Tragedy al D'SOtO Results
Fatally.

Information of the death of MIR.
Benjamin Lightfoot reached Ameri-
Gus yesterday morning, the end com
ing the night previous at his home
near De Soto where, since last Sat-
urday afternoon, he had fingered be-
tween life and death.
And the fact that death triumphed
was expected.
For more than four days he lay
paralyzed from the blows which had
crushed his skull, and from the first
it was clearly evident that he could
not survive
Mr. Lghtfoot was a well known
farmer of Sumter county, residing on
the Rylander-M Mathis plantation near
De Soto. He was a successful man
of affairs and highly esteemed by his
employers and those whom he claim
ed as friends.
He is survived by his wife and one
little child.
The death of Mr. Lightfoot is a de-
1lorable tragedy, resulting as it did
from an encounter with a neighbor,
Mr.. Marion Sims, on Saturday last.
The ARRAY, if there was any, resulted
from an old feud between them of
several months standing.
This involved the writing of an
anonymous letter, the authorship of
which was charged to Mr.. Lightfoot,
though strenuously denied.
AS a result of the meeting between
The two men on Saturday last at a
billiard room in De Soto, Mr.. Light
foot was dealt several stunning blows
upon the back of the head by a club
in the hands of Mr.. Sims, said to
have been a billiard cue.
Mr.. Lightfoot fell to the floor, par
alyzed by the blows, and never re-
gained consciousness even TO the
moment of his death.
Ills statement OF the affair, there
tore, will never be known.
Reports differ as to whether there
was difficulty between the men at
The time, or whether words passed
between them There were witness
as to the affair, and these will tell
their story when the case is heard in
the courts at later date.
The chief witness was Mr.. Sims
brother-in-law, Mr. Hoffman, with
whom he was said to have been play
ing billiards when Lightfoot entered
the store and passed on to a back
window. This and other testimony
will be adduced at the trial.
Mr. Sims has not yet been arrested.
lie is reported to be still in or near
De Soto, his home
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06

miles around. The cellar was stock
ed with enormous quantities of
champagne, and the chef who served
the officers was brought from France,
1t was a favorite joke of these British
mining men to invite for guest
some American or Mexican mining
man of this region and to fill him up
on champagne and the various food
connections which the imported chef
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06

supplied.
These lavish expenditures contin-
ued for nearly three years The
company during that time paid no
dividends, and the London owners
finally became so discouraged that
they gave the order for the property
to be closed down. 1t was abandoned
in 1883.
The large stamp mill, smelter and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06
ABANDONED MINES
TELL STORY OF LOSSES
Famous Carlisle Mine Had
Ups and Downs.

SILVER CITY, N. NJ, Dec. o.
(SpeciaD Scattered throughout the
mining regions of the Southwest are
many abandoned mines. Some of
these old properties tell the story of
the loss of thousands of dollars and,
perhaps, the wrecking of large for
tunes The search for gold is allur-
ing to most men when they have had
a taste of the hidden mysteries of the
mountains.
The most noted of the deserted
mines in the Southwest is the Carl
isle, which is situated in the Steeple
Rock district, in this territory. The
history of this property is interwoy-
EN- with blood and money. 1t was
discovered in 1875 by an American
named Logan He had braved the
dangers of the Apache Indians who
infested that region and prepared to
deVelope the property. The surface
indications were so rich that news of
the discovery attracted other pros
pectors to the district and in a short
time a number of men were at work
there The Apaches kept up con-
slant warfare upon these prOspectors
and they were forced to abandon
their claims many times.
Guarded BY SharpshOOters.
In 1880 the Logan mine passed into
the hands of n K. Fairbank, the
Chicago packer. He operated the
property for four years and is said to
have obtained good returns from it.
In 1885, while in Europe, Mr.. Fair
banks sold the mine to a syndicate of
Englishmen, who organized a con-
Germ called the London Exploration
Company. Mr.. Fairbanks was led to
sell the property, it is said, because
of the attacks which the ..Apaches,
under Geronimo were constantly
making upon the miners.
1t was during the region of the
London Exploration Company owner
ship that the Carlisle mine became
famous throughout the Southwest.
The company sent high salaried Of
ficers and so-caHed experts to the
mine from London. These men seem
ed to have full authority to spend as
much money as they pleased and in
whatever way they saw fit An adobe
residence was erected at the enorm-
GUS cost of $4,000 for one of the
higher officers of the company.
Lavish Expenditures.
The residence was a curiosity to
the old-time miners of this region 1t
drew crowds of visitors for many
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06
Money Lost in Cotton.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Dec. 8
CSpeciaD-The case of w L. Sims
and P. G. Smith, who are charged
with having aided and abetted for
mer Paying Teller Alex C. Chisholm
in stealing a hundred thousand dol
lars from the first national Bank, was
called for trial in the Federal Court
The defendants conducted a broker
age business and it is charged that it
was through them that Chisholm, who
was convicted and sentenced to pris-
on, lost the money he embezzled in
playing cotton futures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06

other buildings belonging to the
mine have been standing idle for
nearly twenty years. The expensive
machinery is rusting away, the mine
timbers are rotting and on all sides
are to be seen mute evidences of the
large scale upon which the mine was
operated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06

Conscience is a God to all men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06

Men are but children of larger
grOWth.-Dryden.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-06
Lavish Expenditures,

the old-time miners of this region. 1t
drew crowds of visitors for many
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-29
DEATH OF R. ". PfTffT.
One Of CarroIlton's Oldest Answers
Last Roll Call.

r.. W. Peteet came from Georgia to
Lexington, Miss, in 1856; and in 1857 he
moved to Carrollton. At once he enter
ed upon an active business life, and for
nifty years was an important factor in
the business life of this town. No more
generous hearted man and kind neigh
bor ever lived than r. W. Peteet. No
one was more constant in attention to
the sick, and none called upon more FREE
quently to perform kind Offices for the
dead. No man ever asked Of him favor
and met refusal. To the limit Of his
ability he served his friends. He had
the faults OF humanity, and the virtues
also. The Confederate army had no
better soldier, and it was fitting that
the colors Of the Lost Cause should en-
shroud his manly form. The best lega-
cy any man can leave to the world is
worthy posterity. The three noble men
who bear their fathers name are Mr..
Peteet's best gift to the world.
For many years he was Mason and
Methodist. Among his last words were
directions to his SONS to pay all dues in
full. He died in Greenwood March 10th,
1907, and was buried in Carrollton be-
side the wife Of his young manhood.
The obsequies were conducted in the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-03-29
THOMPSON GRANTED
80 DAYS RESPITE.
N Gmsrt ssial Ma1s to Get Commu.
tatlen Of Sentence,

I'D. Thompson, the negro sentenced to
be hung ut the last term Of Lehorc coun-
ty circuit court for the murder Of his
wife on Wildwood plantation, has been
granted second 30 days respite by the
Governor.
Thompson's first 80 days respite ex-
pired last Tuesday and Sheriff Garrott
had everything In readiness for his exe-
cution on that day, but message was
received from the Governor an hour or
two before the time ret for tho execu-
tion granting Thompson another respite
Of 30 days.
Hon. 3. D. Stone, attorney for the con-
demnod man, has lengthy petition be-
fore the Governor asking that the SEN
tsnce to hang be commuted to life I'm
pyisonment In the State penitentlary ,
and be may succeed In getting 1t.
II il claimed In behalf Of Thompson
that he n an unusually ignorant member
Of his race, and murdered his wife
In : ft Of passion, without realizing the
enoFmity AOf bis crime.