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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-07-10
THAT SCHOOL MUDDLE.

Interest all over the State is cen
tered in the fight being made in Ibe
ria parish over the ousting Of tn,
board Of school trustees of that parish
by the state board of education and
the proceedings will be carefully
watched.
At the meeting of the State Board OF
Education held last Saturday, the par.
ish school board of iberia parish was
flung out of Office by the state board
because it would not bend to the de.
sires and dehests of the live wire mem.
bers of the greater board. As shown
by special published in to-day's pa.
per, the "small fry" have gotten out
an injunction against the newly apt
pointed and commissioned parish
school board and the whole matter
will be shifted and aired in the courts,
therefore, we refrain from commenting
on. the legality of the acts Of the state
board.
The parish school board of Iberia
parish, like all similar boards in the
State. was elected by the people of
that parish for a term of four years.
They were turned out" Of office by
the state board without a judicial in.
vestigation of their acts and doings in
a court of competent jurisdiction.
Can this be done?
The law lays down the course to be
pursued to Oust an officer from the pO-
sitiOn to which he has been elected:
Prefer charges against him and haye
those charged investigated by a court
Of competent jurisdiction. The peo-
pie. themselves, cannot turn down"
IN officer whom they have elected to
ill position without prefering charge
against him and having those charges
sustained by judgment Of court.
Can school board be higher Than its
people that elected its
members? Can board the servants
If the people, do things the people
themselves cannot do, and make it
tick? We wait the result.-The Rus
on Leader.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-07-10
POLITICAL MASS-MEET!NGS.

Political mass meetings are becoming
popular in many sections of the states
Last Saturday a mass meeting was
held at Homer at which time strong
resolutions were passed and speeches
made condemning the two Louisiana
senators and the congressman of the
state for their votes on the tariff ques-
tion before congress. And last Satur-
day mass-meeting OF another kind
was held at WINFIELD. This time the
people met to stamp their disapproval
Of the state game commission, in par
ticu1ar. and the game law in general.
At this meeting resolutions were
passed asking the senator and repre-
Of that parish to vote to abo-
lish the law. We are going to have
hot time IN this old state at next elec-
tion time. The eirdle has been placed
about the groins Of the people and the
swords are drawn.-Ruston Leader.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-07-10
CHEAP DREADGING In VERMl-
LION.

From Abbeville Herald:
The work of drainage in the Sew.
enth Ward District is progressing rap.
idly under the direction of Mr.. Chap.
man Pierce who has charge of the Par
ish Dreadgeboat. From the 26th ol
April to the 26th Of June the dredger
cut out canal fifty seven acres in
length. twenty-seven feet wide, and
five feet deed. The cost is 5000. The
dredging is on the north prong OF
Schooner Bayou. and the work is be-
ing rapidly pushed to completion.
The boat is in good condition and
works finely. The water is now run
ming in the canal at good depth; the
people are somewhat relieved of ankle
ty and are hopeful Of great benefits to
be derived from the work.
If there are no errors in the above
statement then our neighbors have es-
tablished remarkably low record of
cost, even for marsh dredging. This
canal of 81 acres in length, if reduced
to miles, represents fraction over 24
miles. Or, figured in yards would be
9 yards wide, ~ yards deep. and
1890 yards long. The cutting repre-
sents the removal of 59, $50 cubic yards
of grass, water and mud. Costing
1896, it would average IL cents per
cub. I'd.
If this dredge boat employed q yard
dipper and worked the 81 davs (exclu.
sive of Sundays) of full ten hours per
day, she averaged dipper evolution
every 22A seconds
In all probability it will be a long
time before this record is broken.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-07-10
MUzzLING DOGS.

There Is growing disposition in
southwestern Louisiana towns to or
dain that all dogs shall be muzzled or
killed. Some hold the view that the
dog tax is failure. It provides NO
revenue commensurate with the ex-
pense. labor and i'll will evolved in its
collection. It is not uniform in its ap-
plication and it is difficult to make it
so. It might, therefore. be wise to
abolish the dog tax and declare every
dog running at large unmuzzled q
menace to public safety and ordered
that it shall be destroyed.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-07-10
new iberia & NOR 80: :: 2:
THERN RAILROAD co,
The Work Of Building Will
Begin at Once. Contract
ors are Arriving and Work
to be Started this Coming
Week.

Yesterday morning it was an
nounced that Messrs. Allhands ant
Frey had arrived to take up the con
struction work for the New Iberia, St
Martin & Northern Railroad Com
pany. They came in on the night
train of the night before and went
over the grounds at once. Mr.
L. J. Allhands is one Of the
contractors of the firm of Johnston
Son & Allhands, which firm has
signed contract to do the building OF
the new line of railroad from this city
to Port Barre.
Mr.. p. M. Johnston, the senior
member of the firm is not expected to
remain in this field during the pro-
gress of the work. but the Son is ex-
pected in few days, accompanied by
his family, and he will make his home
in this city while the road is building.
Mr.. Frey. of New Orleans. is the as
sistant manager of the American
Bridge Co. of New York. He is
looking over the grounds with a view
OF bid1ng for the bridge work for his
company.
Mr.. Welch returned from a visit to
points on last Saturday
morning. and he then stated that the
work of building the new line would
be started on the tenth of the present
month. A few days later he received
a telegram announcing that Mr.. John
ston, the contractor would be on the
grounds today. Mr.. Welch also stated
that the contractor had furnished a
large bond to guarantee that cars
would be rolling over the completed |
track by the 10th OF December next.
The statement is also given out that |
steel for the road will be delivered at |
his point on August 10th.
On Monday Mr.. V. P. Guilfoux. of
This CITY. with number Of assistants,
vent out into the Fausse Pointe coun-
Try to definitely and finally locate the
ines and to establish grade stakes for
he work. Mr.. Guilfoux has been en-
gagged at this work all the week.
It is further stated that the work
will be pushed with all vigor possible.
Ill along the line, and that an army Of
men will be at work just as soon as all
he details can be organized.
Mr.. Wclch says "the road WILL be
,uilt." While New Iberia has had
many doubling Thomases," there has
'een no disposition on the part of our
'eople to loose the advantage Of
'ossible opportunity, and they have
'fered every encouragement within
heir means for the success Of the pro-
ected road.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-07-10
the CENTRAL OF LOUISIANA

The Central has about one year
more leave of life on its right of way
privileges between this place and
Youngville. Many Of these rights Of
way we're bought and paid for by the
acre; but Notwithstanding this fact
there was a clause in the act Of trans
fer which provides that in the event
that the road is not in operation BY
the 10th Of July. 1910. the property so
transferred shall revert to the original
holders.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-07-10
THIS SOUNDS GOOD

The statement has been made here
that another railroad compuny is pre-
pairing its plans to head this way
its track building from the west and
that it will reach this place before the
close of this year. 1t is claimed thai
this road is not the +. 4 A., nor the
Central of La; neither is it the s. p,
nor the N. |. & Northern; but that it
is a new company-a stranger to this
territory.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-07-10
CASES NOLLE PROSQUED.

Interesting news has reached us that
the cases of the U. s. Government
against j. 1. Conklin and Alex. JEFF
frey have been abandoned by the
Government. This relates to the
cases that were up for trial in the Fed.
eral Court at Baton Rouge last fall.
The people of Plaquemine receive
this news with satisfaction as they
have never felt that either Mr.. Gonk-
lin or Mr.. Jeffrey were guilty of any
criminal conduct towards the Govern
ment.-Plaquemine Iberville South.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
LAWS OF THE SOUTH
WILL ENSLAVE negro
This is the Contention of the Attorney
GeneraI.-Georgia and Mississippi
Have Similar Laws and Are Watch
inu the Result.

Montgomery, Ala, February 49,
Alonzo Bailey, negro. has been con-
victed of a violation of the Alabama
labor contract law and will be SEN
fenced later by the judge of the crimi-
nal court.
The case will be carried to the
United States Supreme Court as rap
idly as possible, on the ground that
its effect is to enslave men by depriv-
ing them of their liberty without due
process of law.
Attorney General Bonaparte, who
filed the brief in the preliminary hear
ing, said that the Alabama law was
dangerous to the liberties of the ne
goes of the South.
This case is attracting widespread
interest, for the reason that Georgia,
Mississippi and several other states
have similar laws, and the result of
this test case will have direct bear.
ing on all similar statutes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
CUTRER IS ENGAGED
TO DEFEND MURDERER
A Dozen Or More Lawyers, Intimate
Friends of the Dead Inspector, Have
Volunteered Their Services For the
Prosecution.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, February 19.-District At
torney, M. S. Mcneil announces that
he will have VIII Sorsby, the slayer
of Postoffice Inspector Charles Fitzger-
aid, formally arraigned on the first
day of the Kinds county circuit court
term, to be convened here on March
1st, and will ask that the case be set
for trial at the beginning of the third
week of the term, which has been
set aside for the hearing of the Grim
inal docket. -
The district attorney states that he
will also enter a motion that a special
venire be summoned, and he will ex-
pect the defense to be ready for trial
on the date designated; that he will
not give his sanction to any effort to
secure continuance Of the case,
Whether the defense will seek to Sc
cure change of venue remains to be
seen. The prisoner is still reticent
concerning his plans, will make no
statement whatever concerning his
plan of defense or the attorneys who
will be retained to represent him, and
no statements can be secured from
relatives on these subjects.
1t is learned from semi-official
source, however, that in addition to
the Jackson firms engaged to defend
Sorsby, the relatives of the prisoner
will also have the services of Hon. ].
w. Cutrer, of Clarksdale, one of the
best-known criminal lawyers in the
State.
The relatives of Mr.. Fitzgerald are
equally reticent concerning their plans
and have not announced the list of at
torneys who will be associated with
the district attorney in the prosecu-
ton. A dozen or more able lawyers,
intimate personal friends of the dead
inspector have volunteered their SER
vices, and from this list not more than
three attorneys will be engaged.
There has been no contradiction of
the story that the defense will set up
the plea of insanity, and have experts
summoned to testify concerning the
mental state of the prisoner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
new INDUSTRY
IS LAUNCHED

A new industry for Hattiesburg is
a broom factory which begun opera
ton today in the second story of the
Century Drug Store building. The
industry will be known as the Haties-
burg Carpet Broom Company, and
the stockholders are Dr. Cox and Mr..
Albert Cox, who is also the manager
The factory will, for the present have
a capacity of about two hundred doz-
en- broms a month and later the ca
pacity will be greatly increased.
Mr.. Albert Cox, the manager, is an
expert broom maker himself, having
learned the business in theState school
for the blind at Jackson and has also
taught the trade in the State school
for the blind in Florida. The brooms
will be sold to the trade in this Sec
ton, and can be sold cheaper than the
foreign factories The broom corn
is purchased in Oklahoma and the
sticks of maple are bought in St. Louis
Hattiesburg needs many such Iii
dustries as the Hattiesburg Broom
Company, and there is no doubt of the
fact that it will be a success.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
MANY CALL
TO SEE TAFT
President-Elect Has Another Busy
Day at the Home Of His
Brother in Ohio,
Associated Press.

Cincinnati, Ohio, February 19.-
President-elect Taft received many
callers at the Pike street residence
of his brother, Charles P. Taft, this
morning.
A large number of the visitors were
members of the Masonic fraternity,
who called to congratulate the presi-
dent-elect on having been initiated
into the greatest of all fraternal So
cieties.
Judge Taft will make a brief ad-
dress before the local chamber of
commerce this evening. He will also
be the guest of the famous Knockers
Club later in the night at banquet
arranged in his honor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
$4,000 LOAN
ISRECORDED
Biggest Real Estate Transaction of the Year
Successfully Consummated.

A gigantic financial deal between
Mr.. A. Hudson, a prominent lumber
ban and timber owner of this section
and the Bank of Grenada, was con-
summated today with the filing of a
deed of trust from Mr.. Hudson to the
Grenada institution on his holdings
in Forrest, Lamar and Jeff Davis coun-
ties in consideration of loan of $751;
900.
The loan to Mr.. Hudson, it is ur-
derstood, was made for the purpose Of
greatly enlarging his facilities and CA.
pacity for handling his great timber
interest, and to greatly increase the
output of lumber. The deed of trust
is long instrument and will be filed
in the three counties in which The
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
COOPER trial To
RESUME SATURDAY

offering testimony in the case in chief,
Attorney General McCarn called G. F.
Cole of the Baptist Publishing Com
pany. This witness testified that he
visited the scene of the killing the day
after it happened and that there were
two telephone poles within fotto of
each other. A few days after the shoot
ing one of these poles was chopped
down. Cole swore that there were two
bullet holes in this post, fired from
the Northwest, or from the direction
in which Col Cooper stood. He at
tempted to estimate the distance at
about eight OF ten feet The witness
was badly confused ON eross-examina-
ton and could not tell how he fixed
the distance. Finally Cole blurted
out:
We'll, heard that other witness
testify that Col. Cooper stood about
eight or ten feet away from the pole .
Judge Anderson also confused the
witness as to the direction Of the bull
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

noon and resulted in verdict in favor
of the plaintiff for $1,450.
The plaintiff in this action alleged
that the defendant company had sold
it a locomotive warranted in good
second hand condition and that this
proved not to be so. The defendant
company fought the action on the
ground that when the locomotive was
delivered that notes for the purchase
price had been given and that the
plaintiff could not go behind these
notes to show contract as to warranty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
negro SAVED
FROM DEATH
BY OFFICERS
Assaulted and Murderedit Lille
White Girl Near Rich
mond, Virginia.
Associated Press.

Richmond. Va, February 19-Ef-
forts to lynch young negro in Bot
etourt County. Virginia, last night
were frustrated by the prompt arrival
of officers. who secured possession of
the negro and spirited him away to
a place of safety.
The negro late yesterday afternoon
criminally assaulted Miss Mary Dobbs,
a fourteen-year-old white girl, the
daughter of a prominent white farmer,
after which he cut the child's throat
and covered the body with leaves.
The ground where the childs body
was found showed that she had fought
desperately for her life and honor.
The negro, who made a confession
Of the crime, says that his home is in
Sam Christian.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

property is held.
This deal means an immense thing
to this section, and shows conclusive
ly that the bankers of Mississippi
have confidence in the South Missis-
sippi timber and saw mill interests,
and that it shows that outside capital
is not afraid of large loans on the tim
ber industry at this time.
This deal was engineered by Mr.. r.
L. Bennett, active vice president of
the Hattiesburg Trust and Banking
Company, who took an active part in
interesting the Grenada bank in max
ing the loan. Both parties are to be
congratulated in consumating a deal of
this magnitude, which shows that con-
ftdence rapidly being established.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

Nashville, Tenn, February 49,
There was no session of the Cooper
Sharp trial today, the State having
concluded its direct Evidence yester-
day afternoon. The trial will be re-
sumed Saturday.
When proceedings were resumed af-
ter luncheon yesterday afternoon,
Judge Hart raped for order and
said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-On several
occasions have noted tendency to
applaud. In one instance, the court
suppressed 1t with much trouble. At
the request of counsel on both Sides,
I ask that you desist from showing
any feeling. feel sure it Is only
necessary to ask you to refrain, be-
cause / am confident the display was
due to thoughtlessness. Should any
demonstration take place after this
warning, the court will be compelled,
reluctantly, to resort to more severe
measures"
Bullets In Telephone Pole.
Without making any formal announ.
cements that the State would continue
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
9 4. e > 4: & . = {. . . I: = = .
; LAWYERS ARE BUSY
|: WITH THE EVIDENCE.
Associated Press.

> Nashville, Tenn, February 10. :
: As the result of the adjourn :
= ment of the court until Saturday =
!: the lawyers in the Cooper case &
: are today busy getting their ma :
:. terial together TO use when the :
= trial is resumed tomorrow. The :
: defense is busy arranging the last =
: details in connection with the .
= witnesses who have been sum- :
!. moned in its behalf, while the :
: State is gathering the names of :
4: those whose testimony will be ef- :.
:: fective In rebutal. :
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
RANSOM DEMANDED is
FREEDOM OF COUNTRY
Move On the Part of Revolutionists
Has Caused Grave Alarm and the
shah Doesn't now What to Expect
Next.
Associated Press.

Teheran, Persia, February 19.-The
Shah's brother, Shua Els Saltanch, who
arrived at Resht from Europe on Tues
day, has been kidnapped by revolution
lists and is being held for ransom
This move on the part Of the revolu-
tionists has caused grave alarm and
the shah does not know what next to
expect 1t is believed that instead of
money ransom the revolutionists
will in the end demand some of the
cessations for which they are fight
ing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

Unless all of the leading Cubans
be permitted to draw a lucky lot
terry ticket or hold the victorious
rooster, revolution may soon be rife
on the excitable le.-Jacksonville
Times Union.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
PACIFIC MAKES
BIG BOND ISSUE.
Associated Press.

New York, February 19.-The direct
ors of the Southern Pacific Railroad
today authorized an issue of $32,O00,-
900 twenty-year four-percent. bonds,
which are convertible into common
stock at $3.50 share. This increases
the common stock of the road to $780,
900 900.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
REPORTED FAVORABLY

service of the treasury department
and the other the appropriation for the
examination of the accounts OF rail-
roads under certain sections OF the
Hepburn rate law. The bin carries
an appropriation Of $1S7.O22,oO7, or
about s2s,OoO,oOo less than the esti-
mates.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
VERDICT RENDERED
IN BIG LUMBER SUIT

The suit of the Lyndon Lumber Com
pany against the McInnis Lumber
Company, which has been in progress
in the circuit court during the week
went to the jury late yesterday after
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
Associated Press.

Washington, February 19.-Two ia
nous disputes between President
Roosevelt and Congress were revived
this morning, when the house commit
tee on appropriations reported the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. One was
the limitation on the use of the secret
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
Associated Press.

Dennison. Iowa, February 19.--Les-
lie M. Shaw, ex-Secretary of the Trea-
sury, who has been visiting friends
in Denison, announces that he will
shortly move his family from Iowa to
Philadelphia, where he is to become
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
cilIett Signs AntI-Racins Bill.
Associated Press.

Sacramento, Calf, February 19.-
Governor Gillette has signed the anti
race track gambling bill, thus putting
an end to racing in California.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

the head of a large trust company.
MIR. Shaw has been prominent for
many years in Republican politics
ami la. more than once been spoken
of in connection with the Republican
nomination for president. He may still
still have aspirations along that line.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
BANKER and BROKER
BUSTED IN BOSTON

associated Press.
Boscton. Mass, February 1s.-w. H.
Trumbull. of the fir1n Of Walter H.
Trumbull & Co. bankers and brokers
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-04
SWEET.

Dan Nelson, one of our hotel
men. has sold out and moved to
Boise. Mr.. Kinkaid of Star is the
lucky purchaser.
Al Baldwin came over from Me-
ridian. He will work for Mr.. Dix
this year.
After Rebekah- lodge last week.
Sister Miller invited all down to
her home, where delightful time
was had and a lovely lunch and
great mirth until midnight.
Robin Day will take Winnie
Seward to Nyssa, where they will
visit With her parents for short
time, then 60 on TO Salem, where
they will attend school. Winnie
has just finished a four months
school on South Brownlee
The ditch company have added
their force of men 10 that of the
mill company and are making their
ditch eight feet wide on the bot
tom. 1t is being blasted out of
rock most all the way in the can'
yon and will be fine ditcn
Brother Lilly has returned from
Soldier and they say they will now
stay at home awhile contented.
Sweet will be dry town for one
more year at least, so the commits
sioners say.
Walter Bailey and James Phil
lips came over from their mine last
night to attend lodge and visit
little. Jim went back this Sunday
morning. He is quite lame from an
injured foot.
Dad Holbrook of Ola stopped
over night at the Tally hotel on
his way home. He has been back
to Denver on visit and was taken
sick OH reaching there. He is
some better and may get up again.