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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17
SENATOR GUEYDANS VIEWS

Hon. II. l.. Gueydan, Chairman
OF the Louisiana Executive Com
mittee of the Interstate Inland
Waterways Association, gave out
tue following interview recently.
SIN lntercoaslai matters there
is activity ii! along the liDe
under The guidcnce Of L,ent.G !.
Beach, u. s. A. That section Of
the waterway between the Yer
million and the Mermentau IS under
construction and should be COM
pleted this year. 1t is being dug
sixty feet wide and about eight
feet deep by suction drcdge now
IN VermlIion Bay working west.
ward at the rate Of a mile week.
10 keep salt water out Of White
Lake the Government il 70 install
u Set or gates III Schooner Bayou
that will not impede drainage.
"That part of the Intercoastal
between the Vermilion and the
Ieche; for which there is also an
appropriation, is to be surveyed
immediately. Three tentative
lines will be run-one through
NeTmillon Bay and Weeka Bay to
the Teche at New Iberia. Jeaner.
cite, or Centreyille. The funds
available will not warrant the sur
vey of the st. MartlnviIle-Lafay
yettt Abbeville route, nor the eli !
of Vermilion Bay. Cote
Blanche Bay will not be touched. |
Franklin loses the canal owing tol
the failure to give the right of way
which the Government requires.
THAT part of the intercoastal
'fom the Mermentau to the Texas
Inc will be surveyed with view
If nine foot depth and width Of
100 feet. Work will begin in a
.ew days. This will tap the great
,lne belt, besides rice and cattle
THAT part of Iniercoastal from
Morgan City to New Orleans via
dOuma will soon be surveyed as
he Government requires that all
uTveys must be completed by
December lat. 1t IL hoped that
Congress- Will make the following ,
appropriations:
First-TO eliminate VermiliOn
Say; sccond,tO construct that part J
etween tho Mermentau and Sa
inc; third, to construct that part
etween Morgan City and New
|rleans, VIA HOuma." 2
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

takes a vessel twenty five minutes
to go through the locks. When
low water comes the bayou be,
tween the locks and the Texas and
Pacific bridge and the approaches
to the locks will be dredgcd.
The locks open up Il most i'm
pOrtant section of the country and
are expected to greatly benefit the
parish.
Among the visitors from New
Orleans was J.. A. Ducros.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17
THE INTERCOASTAI
FOR JEANERETTE

Although the weather was bao
a fair crowd Of representative
citizens of Jeanerette attended tn.
meeting called by the Progress
sive League at the opera house
Wednesday night. Hon. l.. A.
MOresi was elected chairman and
John w. Watts secretary of the
meeting.
In a short address the chairman
explained the object of the meet
ing: To discuss the proposition of
securing right-of-way to connect
the Intercoastal canal with Bayou
Teche at Jeanerette, and to en-
ploy a competent engineer to get
up the necessary maps and data to
place before the u. s. engineers
showing that the Jeanerette route
is the cheapest and most feasible
one for the canal.
Mr.. ]. P. Kemper, a civil engin-
eer from st. Mary Parish was
present and submitted a PROPOSE
ton to do this work. Mr.. Kemper
arranged several maps on the wall
and pointed out to the assembled
audience the superior geographical
location of Jeanerette for securing
the canal, showing that the jean
erette route to connect the Inter-
coastal with Bayou Teche is the
most feasible-shOrter distance,
less yardage and easy digging,
with a long stretch of the route
already open and navigabIe
through the Iberia and st. Mary
Drainage canal. Mr.. Kemper also
pointed out the great trade advan-
tages that would accrue to jean
erette if the canal was brought
this way, all of which the town
would loose if the canal passed be-
low town.
After various discussions and
as to details of the
proposed route to Jeanerette, it
was moved and carried that the
chair appoint committee of sew
en- to take the whole matter in
charge and do all things necessary
to secure rights of way and re-
port feasible canal route to the
II = pnpinapra
The chairman appointed the fol-
lowing committee: Mayor John
M. Durocher, H. b. Hewes, Frank
Chas. Wormser, j. G.
Akers, Daniel Jeffrey, with l.. A.
Moresi, ex-officio chairman.
The canal committee met Thurs
day morning at Mr.. Fl. b. Hewes
office, all members present, and
with L. A. Moresi, pres
dent and John w. Watts, secre-
AIRY. A contract was made with
engineer J. P. Kemper to do the
work outlined above. L. A. Mo-
resi, Chas. Wormser and Frank
Beaullieu were appointed a COM
nittee to solicit funds to pay for
he preliminary work.-Jeaner-
stte Herald.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

Senators and Representative,
from Louisiana, Mississippi, Ar
Kansas and Tennessee visited thu
Navy Department at Washington
D. c., 10 urge that the battleshir
Mississippi be sent to Natchez tc
receive her silver service, but Sc
cretary Meyer gave them the slir
and failed to meet I'll EN-.
Later, the order was secured and
the battleship will be sent up the
great river.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

Miss Fanny crosby, he famous
blind hymn writer, author Of
Safe ia the Arms Of Jesus" has
just celebrated her eighty-ninih
bir'hdaye9 at Bridgeport, Conn,
when a special hylnn in honor OF
her birthday, written by herself
was snng Oh the evening of the
occasion for which it was cOmpOS-
ed.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

President Taft is in receipt of an an.
nnal pass for himself and party, which
can be used on all American League
ball grounds in the country, and a
similar pass has been presented to the
Vice President. The Presidents pass,
which is marked mo. "A 1"is in the
form Of a handsome leather card case.
with his monogram in heavy gold let.
ters on the inside flap.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

Washington, DC, Mar. 81, 1909
Lawrence L.Luehm, CrowIcy,La.
My Dear Friend: Il sincerely
appreciate your kind letter of the
- INST, as well as your article in
the Crowley Signal, relative to my
action in protecting the interests
OF Louisiana. The course which !
pursued was prompted by feel
ing of duty to my own people and
4 desire to serve them faithfully.
and thank you most heartily for
your cOmYqfendatiOn. | have re
ceived hundreds of commendatory
letters and kilograms from very
prominent business and party
men from every section of our
state, and it has indeed been 4
task to keep up with my CORES
pondenco so kindly pardon this
unavoidable delay in answering
your communication.
Again thanking you, and with
very best wishes, | am.
Your friend,
Il. +. BROUSSARD
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

Post F. cOngratulates our friend
and fellow member j. s. Power
aud the city of New Iberia as well
Oh his election as nominee fol
mayor. The Travellers Protective
association is in the habit of hold.
ing members eligible 10 the high
"flice Of Mayor, especially 50 il
the Pelican state, namely New Or,
leans, ShTeselo,t, Alexandria
Lake Cha'hs, Lafayette, aud now
New Iberia, with possibly a ftw
others to add, and they usual,
make gOOj.-Lake Charles Ameri
can, Apr. 10.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17
FROM
BOB BRoussARD.
Third District Member of
Congress Writes Apprecia-
tive Letter Duty 70 NV
Own People, :

tie Declares Prompted Him
to Pursue the Course
Which he Did in Congress
Recently-Receivcs Hun
dreds Of Commentators
kilograms.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17
CONCRETE WALKS.

Franklin, Lathe City Coun
Gil has passed ordinances provid
ing for paving and curbing Viii
low and Adams Streets. The
Mayor is asking bids on 1882
square feet Of brick cnrbIng ard
81, 7l5 square fe, t Of cemen: pave.
ment.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

The reported finding of a stratum
of coal in the Pin Hook oil well
was surprise to everyone. 1t was
penetrated by the drill, at some
260 feet below the surface, where
it is likely to remain for long
time.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

o@Fresh Flower Seeds,
1908 Crop, now on sale at
Aillard's News Depot.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

President ZeIaya of Nicaragua
should take warning ~ tie fate Of
CipriaEo Castro. former President Of
Ncnezuc!a. Az p.esent, Zclaya is
practically defying the United States.
refusing TO settle m American claim
| which this country has been press
ing for two years, threatening the
| peace Of all Central America, of which
| he hopes ultimately 10 become the die
| tator and is apparently imagining that
his contumacy will pass unpublished.
| Because the United States, like "the
mills Of TIE godsp moves slowly, some
OF these Soaih and Central American
despots imagine that there IL no mo-
tion at .il Castro dcied the United
states for years and because this
country did not lombard his ports
imagined that he could continue to do
SO with impnnitY aud continuously.
Now, however, Senor Castro doubtless
regrets his method Of treating this
country. Having been compelled to
90 abroad to consult physician, he
has been superseded by one Of his
political opponents, has been indict-
ed for the murder OF one Of his poll
tical opponents Of former years, and
now finds that because Of The influence
Of the United States lie cannot estab-
lish base OF intrigue anywhere on
this continent. He has land d on a
French island in the vicinity OF Nenez-
uela but through the good offices of
this country exercised on behalfof his
s lccessor, who thus far gives every
indication Of wishing to treat the
claims of the United States with all
proper respect, France has ordered
him to ieaYc, Britain and Denmark
will not let him land and unless he
dies in one Of his fits Of rage lie will be
compelled to return to Europe. Ielaya
should take warning. He may defy
the United States FOR long time with
no untoward results has he IL playing
d dangerous game ana one which will
ultimately bring is punishment as
surely as the night follows day. Pre-
sident TAFT has little patience with
Zalaya. far less indeed than Presi-
dent Roosevelt bad fer Castro, and il
Zeiaya is wise lie will profit BY the
experience Of his contemporary and
cease from antaGonising this country.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

The follow letter IS self cxplana-
iory:
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-17

speaker cannon WAS presented, this
week, with petitions signed by 10000
persons ~ Chicago, requesting that
me fdyhe hiil rs So amended as to de-
crease the duties on hosiery and
gloves. They were brought to Wash
ington rs four Chicago women, select
ed al mass meeting held recently in
that ely to protest against the increas-
ed duties on these articles. aud the
speaker told the" Nc would be glad
To have the petitions presented to the
House but that hc could give them no
encouragement
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
SEATTLE'S SNUb
ST|RS FRISCO
CLAIM BAY CITY SHOULD HELP
RECEIVE JAPANESE MER-
CHANTS ON RETURN VISIT
OF THIS COAST.

SAN FRANCISCO, April I'LL
feelings have sprung up which may
lead to the undoing of work accom-
plished when the chambers of com
merce of the Pacific coast cities
sent a large party of business men
to visit merchants in Japan last
fall. The trouble is growing out of
an invitation from Seattle to Japa-
nese merchants to visit the coast
as a return compliment.
The San Francisco Call prints a
story this morning to the effect
that the San francisco chamber of
commerce is insulted because the
Seattle chamber Of commerce re-
Gently invited the Japanese to visit
the coast without letting San Fran
cisco join in the invitation. When
San Francisco business men were
invited to visit Japan they thought
1t would be proper to let other
coast cities in on the trip and did
SO. Seattle failed to return the Ia
vOr.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
JUST A LITTLE.
SLIP Of PEN
THAT WAS HOW Assessor
GALBRAlTH EXPLAINED THE
CLUMSY ATTEMPT OF DEPU-
TY TO BOOST TWO SALARIES
IN OFFICE.

E. H. Bartlett and w. M. Camp
bell, deputies in the county assess
or's office, deny having any con-
nection with the effort Of George
F. Whitemore, chief deputy as
SCISSOR, to juggle the February Of
flee pay roll SO to collect so each
for Campbell and Bartlett over and
above the regular salary allowed
them. This increase was detected
by the commissioners and
promptly cut out.
The first Bartlett and Campbell
knew of it, they state, was when
they saw 1t in The Press. They
went to Assessor Galbraith for an
explanation and he charitably said
that Whitemore might have writ
ten the amount $110 instead Of
800, because of a $110 item pre-
ceding. But no $40 item preceded
the accounts Of Campbell and Bart
lett, hence this does not explain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
G-PLOT
To SLAUGHTER

The butchers and meat dealers Of
the city have decided to form a
stock company and start a co-opera-
tive slaughter house in place of the
proposed municipal abbattoir as has
been proposed. The plan was orig
mated by Mitchem Brothers and
the butchers have readily fallen in
to line and propose to back the
project.
The plan is to have each butcher
take stock in the place and have
the right to do all his slaughtering
at the abbattoir. A fixed fee will
be charged for the use of the place
and dividends will be declared on
the stock. This will amount to the
man getting his slaughtering done
at the lowest possible expense.
The chief point in favor of the
plan Is that under the new scheme
1t will be possible to have gov
eminent inspector at the slaughter
house and all beef will be examin-
ed. This will place the abbattoir
on an equal footing with the STAN
ton concern which at present Is the
only one in this neighborhood at
which government inspectors are
stationed.
The matter has been brought to
the attention of the board of health
and the board will meet this after
noon and indorse the project. The
plan is to have the slaughter house
conducted along the latest and most
approved sanitary methods and
wipe out the nauseating and moi
some places at which much Of the
slaughtering for the city Is now
done.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
QUAKER PICNIC
FOURTH OF JULY

A Fourth OF July as quiet as q
Quaker picnic Is the plan of George
F. Brill, Jr., who has submitted to
the council through the city clerk
an ordinance designed to prohibit
the use of fireworks in the city on
any occasion.
Mr.. Brill has prefaced his ordi-
nance with a letter and he states
that the ordinance win be an hertz
age to the children who are not yet
old enough to appreciate the dan
ger they run. The ordinance sub
mitted is a copy of the one in eff
feet at Cleveland. Ohio, and II pro-
hibits the use of firearms of any
sort at any time, bars sQuibs. Ro.
man candles. rockets, cannon, toy
pistols. or any other combustible
fireworks and also prohibits the
sale of the fireworks at any time.
AS proposed the ordinance gives
the city the right to hold pyro-
technic display under the direction
of the city at the parks but the use
of the fireworks is reserved to the
officials and the general public can
only look ON and sing out their
"O-O-Oh's."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
IS IT FATAL
Of FASSETT?

Two years ago the cry was raised
to heaven that Floyd l.. Daggett
stood in with the Washington Wa
ter Power company and as evidence
the fact that campaign cards of
Daggett were posted on the poles
Of the company. This was an awful
state of affairs and showed the de-
termination of the octupus in the
Daggett machine.
Things have changed and this
year it is the card of C. M. Fassett
that graces the w. w. p. Co. s
poles. The wor kof plastering the
city has just started but in the
First and Fourth wards at least 1t
looks as though the w w. p. and
the .Fassett people have come to
their understanding II cards on
their poles is an item of such por-
tentious import. The terrible crime
of 1897 is repeated in 1909.
That the w. w. P. is favorable to
Fassett is settled fact, however.
D. L. Huntington is one OF his
warm supporters and the whole
lineup of the company. so far as
the company can vote, is for Fas'
sett.
The cards on the w. w. P. Co. S
poles lost votes for Daggett. Will
history repeat itself?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
BILLS
SHOWING Up

The city auditing committee is
investigating the bill for $1,000 filed
by Waddell & Harrington, bridge
experts, for exporting the plans of
new bridges at Howard street, Mis-
sion and Olive avenues. There has
already been paid this firm the
sum of $500, which the amount
claimed makes $2700. There is no
written contract between the city
and the bridge exporting firm, but
the basis of their charge II one
half of one per cent. Walden a
Harrington were employed by City
Engineer Ralston without any or
der of the board Of public works.
The auditing committee refused
to approve the bill and the city
council refused to allow it without
the approval of the auditing COM
mittee, hence 1t Is up TO the audit
ing committee to take the first
stand.
1t is not known whether or not
the plans of Engineer Ralston on
the Monroe street bridge were in
spected by outside experts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
FIRE DESTROYS JAPS'
SACRED TEMPLE

TOXIC, April 1.-The historic
Tuguawa Shogunate's temple, the
most famous edifice In Japan, was
totally destroyed by fire this morn
ing. The loss is estimated 1t
100000 and the destruction II
regarded as a national disaster. be-
cause the temple linked modern
Japan with the feudal days OF the
warning shoguns.
The building was situated In the
Zojoji district and attracted many
students and travellers on account
of the marvellous craftsmanship,
now lost art among the Japanese.
which was displayed in stone carv-
ings and interior decorations. The
rebuilding Of the temple is an I'M
possibility.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
GRAND JURY PRAISES
i DEAD COLLEAGUE

The first action OF the grand
fury on reconvening this morning
was to adopt memorial on the
death of Grand Juror George Wat.
son, which occurred rather sud
denly after midnight at the Rain
ier-Grand hotel. Watson had con-
tracted cold in the line Of duty,
while on a visit to the poor farm at
6pangle few days ago. His con-
dition was not considered serious
until a late hour last night, when
he was taken suddenly worse.
Watson was a bachelor and
owned over 200 acres of good land
near Espanola. He was scotsman
and had taken q great deal of In
terst In the work of the grand
jnry. The following expression on
the death of Watson was adopted
and signed by all OF the grand
Jurors:
"The Spokane county grand
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01

name of his cook as Bert Bradbury
as timekeeper and that Bradbury
was paid by the county while at
work in the kitchen Of Doust's
boarding house. Doust refunded
the money paid Bradbury and then
turned in a bill tor 1920 for his
wife as timekeeper. which was al.
lowed.
Fred w. White was employed as
a water boy on the job at $1.75 per
day. Doust retained IS cents and
gave the boy the 81, but made the
lad work enough overtime waiting
table and doing chores to cover al.
most the value of the board.
After the completion of the Bige-
low gulch state aid road the county
commissioners ordered the Bigelow
gulch extension built, under
Doust's supervision. He reported
the cost of the extension to be
$739.2S, whereas vouchers and re-
ceipts show that $S11.75 was ex-
pended on the job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01

jury. nowi n session. does hereby
unanimously resolve and instruct
the secretary to spread said reso-
buttons on the minutes and to fur
nish each daily paper with copy
Of same, as well as all relatives,
that 1t Is with a feeling. of the
deepest regret and sorrow that Mr..
George Watson should be so sud
denly taken from the midst OF his
fellow men, as well as from our
own session. Since he has been
with us we have come to know his
loyalty, honor and sense of justice
and 1t makes us more keenly real
lie how greatly. his taking away
will affect his relatives. neighbors
and all who knew him. He has
gone before the Highest Tribunal,
and we know that he will be
judged there In the same kindly
manner as he has judged his fel.
low men,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
BIG STRIKE IN
ALBERTA. MINE
HILL RAISED WAGES AND
STARTS TRoUeLE. FOR 9TH
Err MiNE-oWNERS IN PROV
lNCE.

MsLEOD. Albert, April 1.-The
International Federation OF Miners
today ordered strike in all mines
of southern Alberta, east British
Columbia. as a result Of the failure
to reach an agreement with en-
ployers on the question Of the
wage scale.
Since Hill secured control Of the
Crows Nest Pass Coal company he
granted increase of wages to the
men. The other operators claim
this action precipitated the strike.
Two years ago serious fuel fam.
inc resulted from a strike In thia
province.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
ANOTHER LITTLE
COUNTY ITEM

II Is believed that II the public
possessed all of the facts connected
with the building of the Bigelow
Gulch state aid road last year some
matters of interest would be
brought to light.
The contract for this improve
ment, which was paid for Jointly by
the county and the state, was
awarded by the state highway COM
mission to Spokane county April 10,
1908, for a consideration of $13,600.
The county commissioners employ
ed C.sl.. Doust OF Spokane as head
foreman and turned him loose on
the Job.
Doust in addition to his connec-
ton with the job as foreman ran a
boarding house where he boarded
the men who had no homes In the
city. Toward the end of the job 1t
was repotred to the prosecutors
Office that Doust had turned In the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
HUGHES Law
STANDS TEST

NEW YORK, April big insur-
ances companies today lost their
fight for the repeal of the Hughes
insurance law, limiting the amount
of business they may take annually.
Justice James A.. O'Gorman of the
supreme court of New York county,
handed down the decision holding
the section in question constitu-
tional and defeating the action of
the companies to have it nullified,
II Is thought the case will now
be carried to the United States SUI
preme court The law provides
that an insurance company shall
not write new policies amounting to
over $3.50 900, 900 In one year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
FiREMEN SAVE RESIDENCES.

Two barnsi n the 1900 block Of
Shanno avenue and one across the
alley in the corresponding block Of
Indiana venue were almost totally
destroyed late yesterday after
noon. entailing loss to G. w. Put.
nam, A. c. TOMBSTONE and l.. G..
Delamothe amounting to $500 or
more. The fire started in Putnam's
barn In an unknown manner and
was spread by the high wind to
those abiding. H. Wyburn's barn,
In the rear of 01911 Adams street,
caught fire but was saved. House
hold goods were moved from
houses all over the surrounding
neighborhood and 1t was only by
hard work Of the firemen that
none of the housee were ignited.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-01
GRAND JURY
CALLS LAWN,
Cordon's Closest Associate First Witness on
Resumption Of Investigation.

Joseph ]. LAWN, assistant attor-
ney for the Great Northern rail-
way, and for five years closely con-
nected and intimately associated
with Judge M. j. Gordon, former
head counsel for the Hill interests
at Spokane, was the first witness
called before the grand jury today
on the reopening of the Root-Gor-
don investigation.
LAWN was about as close to
Judge Gordon as any of the Great