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New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
MAY HAVE "A BLACK HAND MAN.
Police Capture italian in Doorway OF
Butcher Who Had Received Letters.

Patrolman Michael Collin. Of the Leonard street
station, crouching, If for shelter from the
rain, the doorway of the butcher shop of Antonio
Muario at No As Greenwich street, last night, a
swarthy. bedraggled man. As Captain CottreH hao
several letters from Black Hand operators threat
ening to blow Maurio, his shop and his KIN 10
eternity if the butcher did not comply with ther
monetary demands, the policeman arrested the
suspicion.
Detective Vincent de Guido, Of Lieutenant Petro-
sno's staff, hurried from headquarters 10 m
terrogate the prisoner Previous TO his arrI'l ''ie
police found on the Italian a nine-chamoered re-
volver, loaded with cartridges, carrying copper
bullets OF diameter. The possessor oi ms
weapon said he Henry Bughari. living al NJ
2os Thompson street. He said he had beel 'iiee
months in the country.
Buglari had a notebook containing emu
which. in the opinion of De Guido, may prove eis-
nificant One was under the date of Marcl To- ap-
parently written in red ink, which read; WIZ
this with my blood. All remember this noriliiie'
Carefully outlined the anatomy OF the human
body with the region around the heart scored. as
If to point out the vital regions He VIII De taken
TO Headquarters in the morning for further eA-
animation.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
RAINS FLOOD JAMAICA STREETS.
Detective Takes Prisoner to the Station
House in Rowboat.

The rainstorm Of the last two DAYS mas hooueu
the streets around the Jamaica police station anu
# is necessary 10 use boat to cross Johnson ave
nue. I'm front of the station house When De'ecIiNo
Charles Edelmann arrived in front or the s'a'loi
house yesterday afternoon with John l-oVela'
prisoner accused of assaulting stx-year-olo f'se
<iciiano who lives ar Morris avenue and Broao"aS'
Woodhaven he found that 1t would oe iniFosSioie
for him To cross the street The only thing II
sight was a small skf and with Lovera scuIilns
while the detective stood over him with dfa"h
revolver the friendly shelter Of the station mouse
reached
The storm caused the water to form a lake on
the meadows of Jersey City and submerge Newark
avenue a leading business thoroughfare. and sus-
mend the operation Of three trolley lines on mat
street.-The Newark Turnpike line, the Belt lire and
the Summit avenue line
During the heaviest of the storm yesterday al
ternnon plate glass window fell outward from
IT'S frame in the building going UP OF No te5 Ire
mont avenue The Bronx II fell directly on Sam
uei weiner of No. 25o Broome street knocking
him down He taken 10 the Fordhem Hospital
where Il was said he might not live.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
HEPBURN ACT AMENDS.
Im nor4ant Decision Affirming Great
Northern Fine.

Den-er. Sept 2s.-In opinion announced to-day
nv the United States Circuit Court OF Appeals si
,tng in Denver. the judgment Of the district coUi
<or Minnesota against the Great Northern Railroad
.p the rebate cases virtually afflrn1ed- Inc
Circuit Court holds that the Hepburn act is an
sn,endatorv act and not repeating act mat III
SO far as it repeats or reproduces porhohs Vi .Ii
Tlkins act IT continues them in force ana ihahe
no break in the law, and that in SO lar as IL oi
or changes uro,sions OF the Elkins act 1t repealS
them.
F-.e, admitting the granting of rebates the
Great N,r1herr contended at the trial. the tklhS
srt of 1868 making it offence ana hhlhs poIiIsH
rnenr for granting rebates was repeaIeo ps i"o
tsenh,rn act az 1906 In such way that Thereafter
there could be no prosecution Of OFFENCES conltleu
r-5or To the massage OF the Hepburn law Inc
district court ruled against this contention OF Inc
railway company. and IL appealed TO the CHcui'
Court Of Appeals. The Circuit Court OF Appears
holds that the special saving clause in the Hep
,, act does nor mention the particular subject Of
the general saving clause in Section 3 Of the he-
xised Statutes of the United States. and as 'he
srecial saving clause have reasonable purpose
end operation without infringing on the provisions
of the general saving clause. IL does not repeal
the latter Thus decision results in an affrna-
zion of the Judgment of the district court although
tn sore respects the Circuit Court Of Appeals de-
clines to follow accept the reasoning OF tne
grounds OF the decision of the district court
The decision WAS written by Judge NandeVenter
and Is concairred in by Judges Adams and Rlner.
IT,, casa originally was criminal prosecution
against the Great Northern Railway Company IN
she district Court of the United States for Mime
sota and the offences charged IN the indictment
consisted of granting rebates on each Of h1leeh
distinct carloads of corn and oats shipped py d
Minneapolis dealer 10 Seattle during the rnoi1'hS
of April May June and July. 1906. The schedule
of the railway st that time fixed the rate on these
commodities at 50 cents 100 pounds. end the re-
bates granted consisted of allowances ranging from
Is TO % cents 100 pounds.
The maximum fine IN this case is $4,000 for each
offence and there are over G dozen other cases Of
great importance awaiting the result Of the de-
cieson handed down to-day. notably four Kansas
City cases. in which the Armour. Cudahy Swift
end Morris packing companies were each fined
$1,000 for accepting rebates. and the Standard Oh
Conlpany's involving the s2s.en.ep hne
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
RAILROADS..
NEM JERSEY CENTRAL
TWO-HOUR TRAIN TO PHILADELPHIA
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR.

TWO-HOUR TRAIN TO PHILADELPhIA
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR.
FOR PHILADELPHI& Lv- W. 23D ST.
$50. $50. $50. $50, $50; 1880. II %.
II. so a. m, u 80. %. L5e. 2 90. $50. 4.5O.
days. SD; IS so. $50. $50. 10 50. 1f5o a n.
1850. 1.5o, 2-5O $50. 4-50. $50. $50 $50.
Lv. LIBERTY sT.-1 30 $40. 100 SEQ.
LOO. 1.So. zoo. 400. 400. 500. 500 500.
7.oO. 500 eco D. m. II. 10 midnight sun
days. I.3o. 500. eco. 1000. 11-Oo 100 a
m, Loo. 200 800. 400. 500. 500. 7-0o.
SEQ. 600. O.3o D. m. II. Is midnight.
FOR BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON.
Lv. w. 23D sT--I-5o. ESQ, 1i5o a ~.
I9o BRY ri sS9. eIs9 S9RI p "a 30 ds o. 1oo 1aoo
FOR ATLANd1C CITY Lv; ". I'D ST.
s3o a m: d2So ssts . ao only. y g." p n
sats. only. $40 p m Sundays. 1o-cc a
" FOR LAKEWOOD a AND LAKEHURsr.
Lv. ". 23D sT.-s5O a. n 02.50 SatA
only), 30. 8 20. $50 p m Sundays. ESQ.
'Jo ~ a. LIBERTY Ii3 sr.-4 90. 10 90 a m. a "a
sats- only). /. 50. 3 20. 500 D. m Sundays.
100. 1000 a n. . 30 D. m
AsBnRT r M 7 PARK pa I and z OCEAN GROVE Ts
W. 23D ST.-s-20. 10 a. m. az % sats.
only). d.10 satsa only. 10. 80. $50
Gse tSeS ea o sass}; %, So S2s So 9i0o n "a m Sun
Lv LIBERTY ST.-4.0o. s 80. II. 80 a n
az 40 Sats. only. a. 20 Sats- only). 100
$50. J. As (5.15 ex- Sats-). 80. O. 80 ,. m,
IL OF midnight. Sundays. $50. Is. a. m.
AGO. $50 D m
SANDY HOOK HOUTE. Atlantic High-
lands, sea Bright, Monmouth Beach. Long
Branch. Asbu-y Park and Ocean Grove.
Lv. PIER. 81. N R. (42D ST-}-1o.oo a
m. Y 80. $40. AIS. as p m Sundays.
o 80 a. m. 1.Oo. 7.45 D. m.
Lv PIER 10 y. R CEDAR ST.)-l0 ~
a. m. LOO, 3 -, As. s 10 D m Sundays.
1000 a m. 30. $40 p. m
Time tables may be oota1ned az Ioilovl1x
ofirss: liberty st West 23d ST. Tel 3l44
Chelsesl. s Astor House. 245, 434. 1870. 1884
Broadway. 1s2 Fifth Av. PSI Fifth Av.. IS
Union square West. 2t9s Inird AV- 100
Weer 125tb s.. 245 Columbus Av- New
York: 4 Court St. 343. 344 Fulton 81. +73
Nostrand Av- Brooklyn. 800 Broadway.
williamsburg New York Transfer Co calls
for and checks baggage 20 destination
W O. RESLEP ". G. HOPE
vice-Pres- Gen Mgr Cen PasS'r Asent
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
PUEBuE. SAYS DR0EGE OF DETECTIVES
Officers Arrest Four italians for Playing
Cards with 81 Cents on Table.

In an effort TO suppress the gambling evil which
Magistrate Droege characterized puerile Detec-
fives Eaton and Duff arrested four Itataps last
might on a charge of gambling The detectives said
Che prisoners were playing cards in cafe at No
Isl Mulberry street. Thirty-seyen cents was piled
On the table. and though the magistrate did not
oecry the policenen's efforts account OF the in
significance Of the sum involved he did query the
officers closely 10 whether they were positive
the money being used fn the game.
The replies of the officers this point were not
deemed sufficiently definite by Magistrate Droege
and he discharged the four
The effort Of the police 10 fix a charge of
gambling these is I,Here and worthless
raid the magistrate.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
YOUNG FROST FOUND GUILTY.

South Norwalk Sept 23.-The trial Of Russell
Frost jr., of Brisadier General Frost. c. n G..
charged with a violation Of the automobile law IN
being under age and not having license. and also
a hearing on a charge of manslaughter I'm causing
tJa death of Street Commissioner Martin Kellogg,
in NorwaIk on September IA. were held to-day. on
the charge of violation or the automobile law Frost
was found guilty and fined so
The how pleaded not guilty TO the mansaushter
charge and his father was appointed guardian ad
Item
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
PLOT TO BURN PRISON BUILDINGS.
Detectives Make Arrest as Result of Fire at
Warrensville. Ohio.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

TBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Cleveland Sept 2S-A plot TO burn the buildings
of the warrensville Farm Colony the city's eF-
detrimental penal institution. TO which Workhouse
rrIsoners are sent with a view their reform un-
der conditions Of good air, work in the open and
Bible classes was discovered to-day by detectives
investigating mysterious fire at the institution
Friday night.
of the idea to burn buildings in order to effect
a wholesale escape. is under arrest He is Joseph
Prayer a nlouder whose home is in Pittsburg. His
case will come up in the police court tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
AUCTION SALES.

BY VIRTUE OF an execution. I. Bernstein.
suctioneer. will sell today 10 G. m, az
3e6 Grand st. Manhattan. one safe BY
order Of Alfred Freeman, Marshal
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
PROF. SITUATIONS WANTED.

Female
A--A-FRENCH language lessons and
conversation TO ladies and children a,
their residences, by refined Partisan LADY
Nine Pouydebat. 10 East 61st St
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
BnLr,ED AND FOOL TABLES

MANUFACTURERS Of billiard and pool ,a-
pies; high grade bowling alley builders:
lowest Isioes- MARI Brcs-, e Union sQuasA
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
BALTTMoRE & 80 4. 4.
.YAL Blue LINE TRAINS


ROYAL BLUE LINE TRAINS
Every other hour on the even hour"
TO BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON
.w1sHINGToN. srpSTs. iI5o pm Is5 an
swASHINGTON. Diner. $50 am 500 an
:WAsaINGGT0N B,nsr D e sSS % 70 70 90 90 al
WASHINGTON. Buffet $50 pm 200 pm
s"ROYAL LTD" Diner $50 Pm 400 pm
:WAsHINGT0N Pi9ss B ss9 pm s0S 90 pa pa
sDaiIy.
Through Daily Trains 70 ths West
cHfcAeo eAs sP PIrqss1RG 49ES IS 80 az an so $40 ss
CHICAGO. COLUMBUS. i15O am y 90 m
LITTSBURG. CLEvEL,D. $50 pm 80 pm
CfN. .sTJoUTs. .LOUIsv.. II 50 pm i.s0 am
GIN. ST LOUIS. .LOCISV.. Q so am 10 90 am
GIN. ST LOUIS. .LOUIsv.. $50 pm 500 I'm
House. los Greenaich 81, Is Union squars
Brooklyn; Vest 25d 81. ana Liberty St
ard d fun inforrnatioa M ressrdins trains. eto1.
can be obtained at Bureau of Information.
3. o R R. 23d Terminal 'Phons No
Chelsea 3144.
N L. y. H & HARTFORD r r.
Trans depart from Grand Central Statio1-
42d st and 4th Avs-. as follows for
Boston via New London & P-ov--T's %,
'Y12.Oo P. II Via wrIlnautic-ffs0l
A NJ. +2.0e P VI Via S2fd.-f9-1S
A NJ. .I2-OO. -i4.0o I'll 90 ? NJ
White Mtns.. st Adams and Qusbsc--
fffis $40 A NJ. 1900 P II
Portland q Bar Harbor via Worc--t,s P "
Wor ster e Fitch. via Putnam-+3:50 P NJ
IakevIu- z Norf--fr9 90 A. ". g. 81 PM
CT Barrfn Eron. Srockb-idge. Lenox. Pits
feId-+4 "a. .r9.OO A NJ. s1:20. r3:31 P NJ
Ticket Offices at ctSrand Central Stu and
cI25th st, also at c245. 1910. cfS5+ B way.
c25 Union So, c1s2 Fifth Ave. Gas Colurn-
bus Ave. c64s Madison Ave. clos " 18th
St 21pS Third Ave In Brooklyn. ck
Court st. AIS Nostrand Ave. 800 B way
DAILY. Except Sundays sS5ops az Ism
St xS+ors a. I25th ST. Sundays on-T-
-raI1 iHas ffnIrz car CParlor ard
Sleeping Car tickets also sSsturtays only
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED.
Female

CHAMBERMATD and WAITRESS S-Swsd-
ish. city only: excellent references: 50
Swedish Exchange. 13e East Both ST.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
BOARD WANTED.

REFINED Partisan lady wishes n ex-
change French lessons for board. good en-
sertatner; good references. Mile Cecile, 25l
West 24fh st
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24

NAN rbsr,barrral3 launirsss waitr-ss:
small family in the country, good vases
rafsrarcss reduired Mrs Collier Agency
io2 West Esd So
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED.
Male.

COUPLE. no children. want one or two
houses. steam or cold water, no oo1ec~
ton repairs Mrs. Boyd. 2491 2d ave
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24

CHILD-S NURsE--YounE North German.
would assist With charbsrTorks goo1
character reference X. Eofrnayer's Bu-
Teau. 133 West 23d ST Telephone after 10
a N. isa4-(- hslssa-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-24

COUPLES. -- Men for inside or outside
work: wives cooks. etc; different ma
tionaiIties. CITY or country. references
Nathewson Bureau. $50 eth ave. below
Hipp1drome Tel. 3Ics-Bryant
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
For Clerk Court.

hereby beg To inform the voters
OF Iberia Parish that | VIII stand FIR
reelection 10 the otice OF the Clerk
81 Court ~ the Democratic prln,-
aries next TO bo holden during tho
month OF January. 1908.
II elected. promise 10 serve each
ana every one alike as | have done
IN the past honestly and faithful,
aisrharge All the duties encumbo,.t.
unon ne In nsy official capacity.
VIII have an efficient. competent and
courteous corps Of Deputies to assist
me including Mr.. A. J. Maumls wh,
has been Minute Clerk of this parish
for the last fifteen yoars.
refer tho voters and citizens of
iberia Parish To each aud every mc,n-
Der OF the Iberia nar as regards the
efficient. competent ana business ike
manner In which | have managed for
tho last eleven years the office Of
Clerk OF Court. for which 1 seek re-
ERECTION Respectfully.
j. q. LeBl.ANl,,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
READ THE DAILY IBERlAN DELI ANYWHERE IN THE CRY
FOR FIFTEEN CENTS WEEK PAYABLE TO THE CARRIER
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOTICE.

Announcements Of the various can.
dtdatea for office. nj the hands OF The
Democratic party. In the primary u.
be held ON January rs. State. Parish
ana city. Will be inserted IN this
column NJ tho following rates.
state Senators ana Representa-
tivea. $1,000
Parish Sheriff. $1,000: Clerk.
$1,000: Police Jurors. Justices oi
tho Peace and Ward Constnblcs,
$3.50: Coroner. $1,000.
ctty--Judgc. $500: Constable.
$3.50.
Announcement will run In every
issue of tho Daily and Weekly her
Ian. up 10 and including tho day Of
the primary. Payment must be made
~ the ttmc Of handing In copy.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
NOHA'S = ARK
a<=sTaz7a-s So
500 VOLCANOES
WITHIN 30 MILES

New York. Saturday DIR. n,
'. liornday has9just returned from
2 two months' trip TO Mexico. where
he has been investigating the fauna
OF region little known to white
mon.
lie LETT Tuscan. Ariz.. In company
with Pr. .. T. McDougall. Of the
Desert Botanical Laboratory of Tus-
can: John NJ. Phillips. OF Pittsburg.
ana Godfrey Sykes. Of Tuscan. who
was Interested In the geographical
end Of tho expedition. They took
nine men, fourteen horses and three
desert dogs.
From San Otto they branchcd out
into the vcrgin territory OF tho Pima
cate mountains. In Northwest Mex
leo. DIR. HOrnaday reports that In
their wanderings over The range
they found no less than 800 extinct
volcanoes. From one peak alone
22b were visible.
The party examined five Of the
biggest craters. Into one they low
cred Il rope $50 feet long. aud when
that did not touch bottom they gave
up the attempt to fathom It. An
other they paced of ana found It to
be three miles In circumference. The
whole neat Of 500 vo,canoes IL IN n
radius Of about thirty miles The
highest peak. which the party scaled
on November 20. IL 400 feet above
the level OF the sea.
DR.. Harnaday went especially To
look up mountain sheep. ana he
found more than he anticipated. One
that he shot weighed 900 pounds
ana measured 80 inches from the
shoulder to the ground. Another
had u skull ~ inches long, which
Pr Hornaday believes to bc tho re-
cord.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
City Judge.

In announcing my candidacy for
CITY Judge tsubiect to tho Demo.
cratic primaries 10 IL held January
3Sth. 1912 10 40 realizing the
responsibility Of the position.
That N W Iberia can hc made a
better city morally. there can be no
doubt.
" elected propose 10 wage ii rc-
@ntlcas wrr on tho perambulnting
negro gnitariat. m eycsore and dis
grace 70 any community.
VaRrantn. white or black, tinborn
gamblers. and MI those without visi-
bic means Of support who prey on
the unwary. ana unsophisticated
will be given the fun extent II
brought before me.
All laws relating To miiaors will be
strictly enforced. Having no axes
to grind. friends to reward nor
enemies 10 punish. my aim vii he 10
do my duty fcarlessly anI conscieni-
iously.'
PA. VIjIERMIN
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
Public Would Judge.

"bnt IN indignant people would
nave paced the blame where Il be
'onged. and 70. however nauseous tn.
dose proved too many. It was taken
Let Mr. Sanders be fair In hi,
statements about me and about the
administration. especially az. not be.
ing candidate for any office myself
am not on the stump to meet hiuO
IN debate. In referring to this mat.
Ter written or said by me. let him rive
y" audience my own language. 10
that they may Judge Of its mean,n,
themselves and not be compelled Il
accept his version Of same. or the con.
str"ction he might see proper to nut
upon It,"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
May Come Here.

a move is on foot to petition Gen
eral Passenger Agent Batturs Of the
Southern Pacific Railway to have the
Motor Car that ~ operatlg ut the pres
time between Lafayette and Anse Ia
boutfe to hae 1t make trips here In
order that parties can make through
trips % the OIL field from this city
and return without delay.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
State Senate.

hereby announce myself as 4
candidate for reelection to the State
senate. subject to the action Of the
Democratic primary t. be neid on
January rs. My past record III that
hody e my endorsement OF loyalty
and faithfulness to my constituents
ana ask to be returned upon those
principles.
Respectfully,
JOSEPH A. PROVOST.
Jsanerctte. La. Oct. II, 1vV-
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21

New iberia, La, Dec. 5th.. 1907.
The Stockholders of the New iberia
National Bank. are hereby notified
that meeting will be held at the Of
fice Of said bank, corner Of Main and
Julia streets In said Town, on Tues
day. the 14th day Of January. A. D..
1908. at 9 O'Clock p. M, to vote upon
= proposed amendment OF Article
Third Of the Articles Of Association
Of said Bank.
r. L. RENOUDET,
Cashier.
Dec. to Jan. IL.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
Did Not Wash His Hands, !"

The statement gave out follow
ing my return to the State, after tho
Issuance Of his supplemental procla-
nation relating To the exI5A session.
Of The General Assembly. IL not fairly
susceptible OF any such constructio
~ that he seeks to put up on 1t.
II Is not true that when the Gov
crnor returned to the State he washed
his hands OF any further rcsl,onsibil-
ity IN the matter of the reform meas
lrcs he put mp to the Legislature In
his proclamation converting the extra
session. and II IL not true that he
SAID 1T was up to the Lieutenant Gov.
ernor whether or not the reforms
should fail or pass
What ! said on the occayston 70
ierred 70 warrants no such interpre-
tation. Inference or deduction. The
substance OF what | said waA, az he
we'll knows !. that he had endangered
me reform measures | had propos ID
IN my proclamation by injecting into
the call for tho extra session matters
that might and probably would re-
suit In the assembling at the capitol
Of = powerful railroad and corportion
lobby Interested In defeating what
he proposed. that II was to be M
pretended anch lobby would. in eelf-
defense. make common cause In de-
rating the measures proposed by m !,
defeating reform mea lures prouosed
by me: that thus the whole session
might be rendered aborative for good
and thus. II this came 10 pass the re-
sponsibility must rest upon him TO-.
the failure of the objects 1 had In
view In calling the extra session.
Now that the responsibility was
upon him to psss the bill intended
70 carry out my recommendations.
Public sentiment behind the call wna
relied on To see to It that the Leris.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
Governor BLANCHARD HAS
calico SANDERS down
WANTS THE PUBLIC CORRECTLY INFORMED
-"sYNDICATED PRESS PRINTED DECLARATIONS slMENTAN
EoJsLY WITH LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS sPEECH-EvERY
ONE KNOWS THAT SANDERS WAS HOSTILE TO THE Elk
IRA sEsSION--WHEN ASKED FOR A STATEMENT
SAID HE HAD NONE FOR PUBLICATION.

laturc did that. l.ut should n lobby
melted by the measures h" PROPOSED.
appear and prove powerful enough
to overcome this force ~ public opin
ion. then must failure Of the neanion
To meet the expectations of tho pco
| pie ,eHt upon him.
"rhia waa the whole meaning oi
| that part Of my statement alluded to.
and II waa ~ understood and accept
cd by the public then and since.
Claim 10 Absurd Prctcntion."
~ " well known that the power
ful lobhiea have In the past, appeared
ut lsaton Rouge and have been very
effective In passing or defeating log
islatt"n wanted or not wanted by the
interest they represented. M the cas-.
might he. and that they did not an
pear at the extra session of comment
In ar out and the newspapers. to be
attributed to the fact that the rail
roads and corporations had taken
council Of their attorneys y to the Va
lidtty Of the supplemental proclama-
ton Of Mr.. Sanders. acting IN Gov
ernor In my brief absence from III
state. and judged II unnecessary 10
to put In appearance
THE claim OF Mr. Sanders that to
him and his following belong the
credit for the legislation inaugural
ing the civic reform In Louisiana. en- !
acted ut the extra session, In an alb
surd pretension. SO far from being
entitled To the credit for what was
] an, here to affirm (as
one who kept close watch uuon the
proceedings Of the SESSION.. that ey-
cry obstacle thrown In the way of
passage Of reforms put up In my pro.
riamation. every delay accustomed.
aud the defeat Of several mcasn,e o.,
watch should have been passed. were
directly attributable to tho we'll
K n"wn Sanders men In the two hous-
TSs
Il am not TO he understood M char II
cling that MIR. Sanders instigated this
am only stating facts.
1T TX we'll known, however. that
Mr.. Sanders did not favor the extra
session. He NJ declared In an inter-
view
! am here further to affirm that men
n the Legislature who arc strong
Importers Of his. would. In my opin-
on and belief. and that Of others
ave defeated the principal reform
measures introduced by Mr.. Herman
md other reformers. who are not sup
'orters Of Mr.. Sanders II they dared.
This opinion and belief was foun-
led upon two things. viz: The hos
lie attitude Of the Sandcs press to-
yard the extra session following my
PROCLAMATION converting II. ana the
ctual conditions which developed In
he General Assembly In the first
week II the session.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21

re the Voters Of Iberia Parish:
! hereby announce myself an a can.
tidafe for Coroner. subject to the nc
ton OF the Democratic primary OF
January IS. and solicit the cooper
ation aud vote Of every man IN tho
parish. Very respectfully.
J. w. X. SHAW.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-21
Clerk Of Court,

hereby announce my candidacy
Tor The nomination. on the Democrat.
10 ticket. TO the Office of Clerk Of
COURT. Parish OF Iberia. to be sub-
mitted to the voters Of this Parish.
i the Primary election to be held
IN January. et90S.
A. A. GtRARD