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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18
JUDGE HALLS LAND DEAL

The notorious Act No. l47 OF
1898 fathercd by Judge Luther
Hall when he was in the State
Senate laid the foundations for
the outrageous transactions in the
selling or almost giving away by
the Tensas Basin Levee Board OF
nearly a million acres of State
and which transaction the At
torney-General of this State is
now seeking to set aside on the
ground of fraud.
When Judge Hall was in the
State Senate in 1898, some prQm-
inent politicians from Monroe
urged him to introduce a bill to
have the domicile Of the Tensas
Basin Levee Board moved from
Rayville to Monroe. They also
asked him to put in his bill an
item calling for a salary of 81 200
per annum to be paid by the
State for a Secretary of the
Board, and another item calling
for salary of $1,000 per annum
for an attorney for the Board to
be paid by the State. Judge Hall
fixed the bill up to suit his po-
.litical friends. in Monroe, and
through his ring" affliatiuns NJ
the Senate aud House was enabled
to get the bill enacted into law.
Judge Hall now claims that he
is opposed to Board Attorneyshfps
and that he is Ia favor of public
economy, but if anybody wants to
investigate the Judges past res.
ord on these points, he Is respect
fully referred to the Judges Act
III Of 1898 of Louisiana, in which
he created the Attsrneyship and
Secretaryship for the Board at
the annual salaries of 81 900 and
II 800 respectfully.
The next Legislature, that OF
1900, thought that Judge Hall s
figures as to salaries were exces.
sive, so it reduced the annual sal.
ary Of the Secretary of the Reard
, from $l,30A where Judge Hall
put 1t. to 5000. and Of the attor
ney Of the Board from 81 900 pei
annum. where Judge Hall put it
/ to 5000 per annum. See Act No
90 Of 1900.
Judge Hall is estopped from
now claiming that he favors pub
lie economy when he placed thu
salaries TO be paid the Attorne!
and the Secretary for the Leve'
Board at such an exorbitant fig
ure that the Legislature had to re
duce these salaries at its next ses
sion. He is estopped from claim
ing that he favors the abolition
of Board attorneys when he hat
such an attorney created for tn
Levee Board, and invested this at
torney with such great power tha
he blocked the Attorney-Genera
of Louisiana in his first suit seek
/ ing 10 recover the Tensas Basi
4 Leyee lands for the State.
| The Tensas Levee Boar
swindie involves nearly millio
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18

paign expense and contributions.
1t would be very easy to cir
cumvent the publicity resolution
by maintaining parish organiza-
tion and only accounting for the
expenditures and receipts of tho
State organization. Wonder il
the Goo Coos think they can fool
anybody by adopting such tao
ties 7-News-Star.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18
PUTTING IN MATTRESSES

The y. s. Government has l65
men engaged in the task Of put
ting mattresses in front of the
river bank. near the lock in Bayou
Plaquemine, to protect the great
work which has cost the govern
ment so much money and opened
the bayou up to the commerce oil
the world. This work is being
done to prevent the erosion. OF
! slumping away. Of the bank
which has been in process fo'
| some time. Il will take about
two months to complete it.--lber
vile South.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18
THE SOUTHERN NAVAL
STATION.

Now that the time is rapid,
approaching for the reassemblin.
of Congress the Navy Department
ilndS 1t necessary to conciliatt
people In various sections of tn,
country in order to win congress
Slonal support for the many item,
of new legislation that it deSirc>
to get on the statute books as soor
as possible. The Pacific coast i,
threatening to antagonize all ap
preparations for additional bat
tleships unless something is don,
to give the West a proper proper
ton Of the naval strength and an
additional dry dock Of the largest
dimensions. The South Atlantic
coast is threatening TO make q
great rumpus over the impending
closing of the Charleston Navy.
yard, and the entire South, as
well as the Mississippi Valley, are
up in arms because of the closing
Of the Gulf stations. All this OPP
position and antagonism is be
ginning to frighten the Navy De
partment and Secretary Meyer is
beginning to realize that in listen
ing to the naval clique that aid
viSed the closing of all but a few
big Eastern yards he has created
enemies that threaten to thwart
all his plans that require congress
congressional action.
In order to allay this growing
storm of opposition Secretary
Never has let it be known that,
after all, way may be found to
utilize the closed Southern yards
by devOting them to certain spe-
cial naval uses. Thus, for in,
stance, he suggests that Charles
ton be made the repair an home
station for all torpedo craft and
that other special assignments
may be foun'i for the other yards.
Nobody should be deceived by the
holding out of such hopes. The
solicitude of the NavyDepartment
for the Southern yards is not sim
ce,e and IL based entirely upon
the probable effect Of such prom
isea upon Congress. Realizing
that strong antagonisms have been
stirred up, it is now hoped to
smooth over the opposition until
certain bills are carried through
Congress. It is a confession of
weakness which should encourage
the consressmen from the South
and the Mississippi Valley to even
more determined opposition. Al!
appropriations for the mainten-
ance Of navy yards should be
mste specific, and Congress it.
self should determine TO what uses
each navy yard is to be put and
not the Navy Department,
Owing to the fact that the New
Orleans station Is situated on a
Ewat fresh water stream, it would
undoubtedly be the proper place
for the home yard Of good por.
ton of the reserve feet, as well
a. for the refitting of ships as
signed to duty in the Caribbean
and the Gulf of Mexico. The
station is well equipped to do al
sorts of repair work and there il
always an ample supply of skllet
mechanics to be found here. Tha'
the station will be reopened ant
put to good use the Picayun'
firmly believes, provided only on
/ friends in Congress put the prop
er pressure upon the Navy De
partment by refusing to supper
! its bills until it abandons it's hos
tility to Southern Narls,-Pica
'yune. ' II
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18

The Police Jury met on Tues
day last for the first time in two
months. The meeting was a
lengthy one and a great deal Of
business was transacted. Elec-
tions were ordered in the fifth and
eighth wards Dec. 19 and Dec.
81 respectively, to vote a special
tax in favor Of the iberia, st.
and Eastern railroad. Fifty dol
lars was donated for the monu-
ment to the women Of the Con-
federacy and on motion Of Mr..
Alyre Robichaux 5000 to the Char
ity Hospital public fund was do
mated. Mr.. +. V. Vigurie was
awarded the privilege Of operat-
ing a toll bridge across Bayou
Teche at Charenton, at a rental
Of $500 per year for ten years.
st. Mary Banner.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18

~ am pleased to recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ri
the best thing I know of and saf.
est remedy for coughs, colds and
bronchial trouble,'' writes Mrs.
L. B. Arnold of Denver, Colo
1--WE have used it repeatedly and
it has never failed to give relief.
For sale by all dealers,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18
Baked At Cold Steel.

~ wouldn't let q doctor cut my
foot Off" said II. d. Ely, Ban
tam, Ohio, although a horrible
ulcer had been the plague Of my
life for four years. Instead l
used Bucklen' . Arnica Salve, and
my foot was soon completely
cured" Heals Burns, Boils.
Sores, Bruises, Eczema, Pimples,
Corns. Surest Pile cure. 25c at
all druggists.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18
THE CALCASIEU MPOSSI.
BILITY.

The Hall "besses' are indig-
nant because Cousin Bob will
rot say that he is going to vote
for the Supreme Judge Martin
Luther Hall.
Well. who has heard Martin
Luther say that he Is going to
vote for Bob. Bob has as much
right to be sore because the Mon
roe Office holder will not vote for
him as has Hall to be sore be-
cause Bob will not talk.
Puio is openly supporting Hall
and II is fair to assume that Hall
has dickered with the Calcasieu
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18
Chamberlain s Stomach and Hv-

Chamberlain s Stomach and Hv-
er Tablets do not sicken or grippe,
and may be taken with perfect
safety by the most delicate wo-
man or the youngest child. The
old and feeble will also find them
a most suitable remedy for aiding
and strengthening their weaken
ed digestion and for regulating
the bowels. For sale by all deal
ers.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18
eyArR % ONO. CITY or TOLEDO. I

eTArR ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO
kuCAs COUNTs. A
FRANK J. CHnSsy makca oath that hs ID saoier
partner OF the nrm OF y. j. CusSsI Co.. doiaS
business IN the City OF Toledo. County and Beate
Aforesaid. And that said hrm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for zach and every
Of CArAhRH that cannot b. cured oy tho uss of
AALL's CArARRR Cum.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
sworn 10 before and subscribed IN ny presea -
this 9Th day of December A, D., iess
A. w. GLEA6ON.
! sKAL NoTANv Puzzle,
Halle Catarrh Cure b taken Internally and aeee
directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaces Of ths
system. Send for testimoninls. free.
=. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. o.
Boid by all Druggists. 7Sc
Take HALT Family Plls for eonsupAtioa.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18

Jones-Poor Blake. He's wor-
rying a great deal about debts.
Smith--N0nscnsel You'll never
catch him worrying because he
cant pay his debts. Jones-He's
not worrying about the debts he
cant pay, but about new ones
he cant contract.-New York
Evening Mail.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18

"Now. if / were only an os-
trich, began the man at the
breakfast table, as he picked up
one of his wife's biscuits, then
-" YES" interrupted tho
patient better half, "then might
get e few feathers for that old
hat I've worn for three winters. =
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18

II do not believe there 10 any
other medicine 80 good for whoop-
ing cough as Chamberlain .
Cough Remedy" writes Mn.
Francis Turpin, Junction City,
Ore. This remedy 10 also unsur-
passed for colds and Group. FoB
sale by all dealers.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18

"Well, boy, what do you know
Can you write business letter
Can you do Sums" "Nease.
SIR said the applicant for job.
1--WE didn't 60 in very much for
those studies at our school. But
I'm fine on headwork o, clay
modelling. Louisville Courier
Journal. /.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-18
nd Pa;o are. each sup
She other. If Hall il

not supporting Pujo, them there
can be no question that Pujo is
a political monkey and has no
right to aspire to represent the
splendid people Of louisiana IN
the United States Senate.-Thi-
bodaux Sentinel.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
BY FRANCIS PHILLIPS.
Copyright, 1910, BY the National News SsnIos.

his exit from the palatial hosiery he
delivered himself of a TRADE against
America and Americans that must
must have made Christopher Column
bus sorry he had ever set sail from
Spain. had he heard it. The Baron
didn't even neglect to pay his respect
to Columbus either.
Christopher Columbus - BAH" he
said. If I had him here would cut
his ears off and throw them N his
facet"
1T is all graft. graft. graft and hold
up in thees beastly countree," he con-
tinued, and 1 shall be glad to leave
it. Since have been here it has been
nothing but blackmail and attempts to
extort money from me. When thees
foolish Cuban persons had me arrested
found that I had to pay some one
at every turn-there was always a
man at my elbow with his palm out
stretched.
Here is what it cost me to spend
that short time in the prison like a
gentleman-and this is outside the
large sums I have had 10 pay for
lawyers fees" and he furnished the
schedule, itemized.
First it was tip to a detective,
then to messengers. and. my faith,
they must grow rich. these messengers,
and then when the court business was
finished and I had to go to the prison
while I waited for my bondsman. a
man comes up and tells me that for
$50 it will not be necessary for me to
go to a cell
"Sacre! I have never been in cell
and 1 answer that it should be worth
$50 for the experience. but he answer
ed that viii not like it, for it is damp
and smells bad, so give him the fifty.
VOLTA, it ees nothing for me!
And it was one thing after the 9TH
er-never have I seen so many palms
with the itching. 1t could not happen
In England or France or hungary
could only be in America. But I dc
not regret this money-it was for tips
and 1 pay for my comfort wherever
am, whether in the prison or the Plaza,
so forget it as soon as am on the
ship. which hope will be soon"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
CHANGE of Sentiment.

BY way Of a change from the full
some praise of the United States sung
by most visitors to its supposedly hos
pitable shores, the opinion Of the
Baron" Richard Won Arkovy, pseudo
Hungarian nobleman, who was ar
rested last week upon the complaint
Of the Cuban Vice-Consul who charged
him with converting some of mis-
property to his use, is illuminating,
The baron who is a highly cult
waited person. speaking six languages,
several years ago married the grand
daughter of a rich New York brewer
and has been living in regal eleganea
on tainted" American dollars ever
since. In a single month he says ii
cost him $4,000 to support his dignity
in New York, which h. describes as 4
city of grafters. He had the royal
suite at the Plaza Hotel and dazzled
everybody upon whom he basked with
the splendor OF his sartorial appoint
ments Boosting OF his ancient lin
cage and pre-eminent culture he was
turned out of the Plaza like an ordl-
nary vagabond by the management
following the withdrawal of the COM
plant against him AS he was making
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
GOTHAM GOSSIP

New York. March 1s-An annoying
fittle sore throat that would not in
convenience any one in an ordinary
vocation, has cost Enrico Caruso. the
grand, opera tenor just $4,000. in I'm
earned salary during the last five
weeks. This sum represents what
would have been paid to the famous
singer could he have filed his en-
gagements at the Metropolitan and the
Philadelphia Opera House. His en-
forced absence has had a depressing
effect on the box Office receipts at
both musical institutions and compell-
ed a REIMBURSEMENT Of the repertoire
arranged earlier in the season.
Caruso has not appeared at the
opera since February 6, when he sang
Germania. His contract calls for
$4,000 for each night he sings. AS ha
and Geraldine Farrar are esteemed to
be the greatest drawing cards of the
Metropolitan, they are put on as often
as possible It is estimated that Ca
russo has missed twenty appearances
by reason Of his throat troubles.
It was stated that, 1t is not probable
that Caruso will be able to sing again
this season, and he viii probably 81
to Italy in the near future for rest and
treatment
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
IoIt Given societY.

Elinor GIyn, whose claim to immor-
tally rests upon her contribution Of
Three Weeks" to the shady side Of
literature, has jolted the delicate sem
sibilities of fashionable Fifth Avenue.
Her interview in London concerning
the inhibition which the multi-million-
aires inhabitants of Gotham's most
aristocratic thoroughfares have impos-
ed on the advent of new babies has
called attention anew to subject up
on which the 400" Is keenly sensitive.
An examination of the statistics of the
Board of Health for the years 1909 and
1910 discloses the surprising fact that
in the former year there were but
seven births and last year but eleven,
in the five-mile stretch from the Wash
ington Arch to the upper end of Gen.
trail Park. While the figures do not
accord with the statement of the au-
thoress, who quoting a New York
physician as her authority, declared
that there had not been a single birth
on the avenue in two years, they en-
phasize the existence of q condition of
sterility never before suspected by the
city itself In contrast with the poor
showing made by the patrfcians Of
with pride to other sections OF the city
where the boyle Of race suicide has not
vet stalked A single block-140th
street-had LAT babies in 1909 and 154
in 1910. Oficials offer various explana-
lions in extennation Of the fashionable
folk of Fifth Avenue. DR.. W. II. GIL
foy, Registrar of Vital Statistics, says:
TT is the experience Of the depart
TT is the experience Of the depart
ment that children come most rapidly
to young people. Now the people who
| live in the fashionable parts OF Fifth
Avenue are, Of course, rich This i'm
plies that they are most of them not
young. Riches usually come late ::
life. And that, rather than disinclina-
ton, accounts to US for the low birth
rate among them. Then. being wealthy
they spend only a part of their lives
in their Fifth Avenue homes A third
of the time they are likely to bs
abroad and more than third they ar
in country homes"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
Denounees Cigarettes.

In a biting statement on the attempt
TO popularize cigarette smoking among
New York women. DR.. John D. Quack-
enbos, former professor Of literature
at Columbia University. this week de-
nounced the use OF the weed by the
gentle sex He said:
I'VE find today women Of certain
type in this country and abroad
smoking and drinking more openly. Ir
this country this is true. more 50 than
In England, perhaps Cigarettes are a
certain stigma Of degeneracy, and it
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
renders woman. not only common, but

renders woman, not only common, but
In the end, morally insecure The
question has been asked: Hasn't a
woman as much right to smoke as a
man? But 1t Is not a question Of
right It is a question of the effect on
the character. Cigarette smoking is
unquestionably destructive of woman
Illness, thap which there IL no more
sublime word IN the English language.
Society may be tolerant in the abuse
Of men, but the bounds within which
a woman may transgress and remain
a lady are too narrow to make any
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
Just 4 Good Thinu.

Heckled, Jared, Inundated, and sup
pressed. used as good thing when
there are hats to buy, gowns to secure.
and the rent to pay, man has at last
found a friend to protect him from
the acid thrusts OF the su1ragette. She
is Mrs. Anna Nathan B. Meyer, found
er Of Barnard College. now the wom-
ans department OF Columbia univer-
sity. Mrs. Meyer. who is violently op-
posed to the suffrsgette movement.
says women are not 1T to vote.
'Spreadhenism' is one Of our most
dangerous modern manifestations,
said Mrs. Meyer, Specialization is the
feminine of spreadeagleism. coined
the word myself. and / think It Is
rather good. One sees 1t on all sides,
among the women of today, that
clucking content, where content Is per-
fectly unjustifable. What have women
done that they consider themselves
better than men? How have they used
their opportunities? Women have con-
WINGED themselves they are superior
beings, and I would like to know the
grounds Off their belief.
IF women stopped to think they
would in reality marvel that men are
as good as they are with the tempta-
lions they have. They would realize
that In many cases Of wrong doing
thu women is equally to blame with
the man. The woman tenpts the man
quite as often as the man tempts the
woman.
Look at the way women dress to-
day Could anything lay greater stress
upon their sex? The modern women
claim they leave their sex behind them
when they enter the business world.
Do they? II you think they do, go
down on the east side and look at
any group of striking working girls.
Look at the imitation furs and long
hats and the powder on their faces.
Can you call that leaving their sex
out Of the business world7 / cannot
take seriously the plea OF the woman
who would have her sex forgotten for
her mentality. When women demon
strate that they wish their intellect
to dominate their sex by dressing as
simply as men do, by cutting their
| hair and wearing derby hats, then
will begin to take their plea in utter
seriousness"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
Ar IndisnensibIs Adjunct.

Bootblacks. telephone operators. mes
senger boys, peanut vendors and sau-
sage makers continue to be an indis-
pensible adjunct of the high finance
of wall Street An examination of
the affairs of the defunct Carnegie
Trust Company made during the last
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
license safe

LICENSE Ba1e-
I can cure patients OF the drinking
habit more easily than can cure those
with the cigarette or drug habit Me
otine is a stimulant- The gold tipped
cigarette Of any other cigarette con-
tains coal tar. illuminating gas, and
prussic acid. Think Of breathing that
combination Into the 1ungsl That Ii
what inhaiing cigarette smoke means"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-19
VIII Cut No More Melons.

Convinced that the tightening of the
grip of the Inter State Commerce Com
mission about the railroads, the To-
bacce Trust, the Oil Trust, the Beef
Trust and the other great Industrial
combinations which have Of late run
afoul of the federal laws. has ended
future melon cutting, New York 5
moneyed men ere going in strong for
rubber raising.
]. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas r.
Ryan, the Vsnderbilts. the Goelets and
half a dozen Of the other owners of
large fortunes in Gotham have set the
pace and others 1T is said will fol-
low. The marriage within recent years
Of May Goelet to the Duke OF Rob-
burghe, Gladys Vanderbilt to Count
Szchyeni and ConsueIa. Vanderbilt to
the Duke of Marlborough have been
heavy drains upon the estate of the
two families, which have spent for
tunes in rehabilitating the ancient
castles Of these noblemen and in main
tanning their encourage in regal style.
The enormous dividends, ranging as
high as 800 per cent paid to English
investors last year by number Of the
companies operating rubber planta-
tions in the Far East has sharpened
their financial appetites to razor edge
and persuaded them to feel that the
world is on the verge OF an era OF
rubber production likened only to the
early days of American steel. which
it is claimed, added a thousand new
names to our roster of millionaires and
evolved Carnegie, as the development
of the oil industry evolved a Rockefel-
Ter. The drift of New York's million
aire class toward rubber began with
the formation several months ago OF
the So called automobile trust by j
Pierpont Morgan. The hostile legisla-
ton enacted within the last few years
by the national government and the
several states for the regulation Of in
dustrial combinations Is believed tc
have had a share In influencing capita
to seek profitable outlet for it's sur
plus earnings outside the country. MIL
lions have already been diverted to the
rubber field of British Guiana, India
and Africa, from which the cultivated
product of the next generation will
come and it is predicted that many
millions more will follow before the
end of the year.