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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-13
ARE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACH.
Frs OFFICE HOLDERS?

In connection with the growing
sentiment in favor of amending
Article 30 of the Constitution so
as to render women eligible to
serve the Stat in an official ca
pacity. it is interesting to note
that. under a recent decision of
the Court Of Appeals, rendered by
Judge ST Paul. serious question
has arisen as to the legality of the
positions held by every woman
school teacher in the State.
Article 30 provides that "No
person shall be eligible to any of
flee. State, judicial. parochial, mu-
nicipal or ward, who is not a citi-
zen of this State and a duly quail
fled e,ector of the State. judicial
district. parish, municipality or
ward wherein the functions Of said
office are to be performed,
Apparently. then, under this
Article. any one holding office
who is not qualified elector is
holding that Office illegally. I'm
der Article 1871 of the Constitu-
ton no woman can qualify as an
elector.
In the decision above referred
to, il is held that a person holding
a position under public board is
an officeholder. The facts were as
follows
The Fifth Avenue Library So
ciety brought suit for small
amount against Miss Kilshaw. who
was teacher in the public schools.
and, obtaining judgment, attempt
ed to execute on her salary. Miss
kilshaw applied for a writ OF M
junction, pleading a statute which
exempts the salaries of public of
ficers from garnishment proceed
incs. The question to be determ-
ined was, els a public school teach
er an officer within the meaning of
this law?' And the Court de-
termined that she was.
If, then, teachers are office-hold- |
ers, and under our Constitution
no woman can be a duly qualified
elector, are all our women teach
ers holding their positions illeg-
ally under Article 210. or does this
article apply to elective positions
only, and not to appointive ones? !
This is a question Of interprata-
ton of the Constitution, and can
be answered only by the Supreme
Court on direct issue before it. In
the meantime, until the question is
brought directly before our high
est tribunal, which alone is vested
with the authority to interpret the
constitutional he legality of the posi-
ons held by women school teachers
is shrouded in doubt and uncer-
tainty.
To relieve this uncertainty. eth
n test case must be brought be-
'ore the Supreme Court, or Article
10 amended so that it's terms shall
lot apply to women.
That the latter course is the best
o pursue there can be no doubt.
Is 1t will not only establish the
egallty Of the women school
eachers , positions, but will, at the
anne time. render women eligible
o serve on school boards. NOW an
elective position and in any of.
lclal capacity in which the voters.
III men, may find it to the public
interest to place them. |
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-13
HOW THE MERIDIAN
DISPATCH PUTS 1T.

Over in the City of Me
ridian, Mississippi, appear
reared a strong article on
buying at home. The arti-
Gle covers the same points
we have been trying to
make and we herewith re-
produce a part of Ut
ut ought not be neces-
sary in this intelligent
age to have to call anyone's
attention to the wisdom
and logic of spending mon
ey at home. Let the fact
that some people in every
city continue to make a
practice of sending out Of
town for a great many
things which they could
just as well buy at home.
makes a discussion of the
subject pertinent on al
most any day during the
year.
Every dollar you send
out of town takes Just
that much money out Of the
city where you have no
opportunity Of getting any
CT it back again. Every
dollar you spend here,
stays here, and while it IS
here you do have the op-
portunity of getting it
back again.
The common sense. the
logic. the home pride. the
public spirit, the patriotism
CT keeping your money at
home ought to be apparent
without argument.
Trading at home is one
of the things that will
boom, boost and build a
town more that any other
one particular thing
4 i 4 Z Z I. I.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-13
A PLAGIARISM FROM LONGFELLOW


..L is TOO late \l nothing is late.
Cafe learned Gre k at eighty: SophocleS
Wrote his grand 'Ocplus and SmonodcS
Bore the pze from his comperS
When each had numbered than four,core years:
And Theophrastus ouls 'ore and ten
Had his Cha acerS OF Men
Chaucer at Woodstock with the nightingaeS,
At sixty wrote the Canterbury Tales,
Goethe at Wemar oiing to the last,
Completed Faust when eighty past
Shall SIT idly down and
The night hath come it is no longer day!
For age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself though in another dress
For as the evening twilight fades away.
Thu sky is filled with invisible by day.
Most about the tim learn live
We JUS the lesson the ancents knew thousands
ag0whic that the last should be the best of human
life that should be long and painful journey adoWn
Slopa but a from cradle grave
Years should be best, useful
happiaSt of all the days of earthly pilgrimage
When. above all other things children life
of them the neStmabe good health
them crammed schools
much useless knowledge expect begin
earlier
As We We all been heirs 'eaden legacy fear
of failure fear of death and fear of things that
land till the lives of good well
people failures ken die
they have found it. Many live good old ace
AID find themselves leave legacy and trust TO
their they
unable to outgrow the defects of their early training
How of these sit and of
with faces turned from the future declaring this
rising this which Earth has known none of
more promise Orpheus with his Tyre JOY to
greet the dawn
THEOPHRASTUS.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-13
CROPS IN IBERIA.

This has been a most unfavor-
able week for all interests. Ram
is falling every day accompanied
by strong winds which have
blown down the corn crops where
ever the size was large. Temp
eratures have been very low Tor
the s. ason going as low as %
and running IN the sixties all the
week with one or two Spasmodlc
Jumps into the los, yet, notwlth-
standing. the plants have al
made fin. growth and the grass
and weeds also; nearl Y all OF the
fields are needing cultivation
badly. especially the corn which
is of size sufficient to be lald by
and should receive its last work
ling with the complement Of peas.
but the weather will not permit
and this corn is another week vii.
be too large to put teams into
unless one mule and light plowS
or side cultivatorS are used which
would be best anyway. as deep
blowing in large com Is detrI-
mental. cutting loose the roots
which have about taken possession
of the ground. Then the deep
blowing is against the methods
used by all up-to-date corn plant
ers who advocate shallow work
after the first breaking up Of the
land. Al present the corn crop
pres .nts a beautiful sight being
large thrifty and Of fine color,
and if good weather can be had
a large yield will be obtained. The
varieties planted are the Leaning.
Golden Beauty. Square Deal and
Improved Creole Yellow, Mos
by's Prolific, and others, all
good. The cane crop is of fine
size and color and of good stand
and was booming ahead but unless
the weather will admit of work
ing the crop will get set back
from the luxuliant growth of
grass and weeds. a trip IN the
Third Ward diSclosaS a fine crop
Of cane and corn. At Morbihan
some 900 acres are in cane and
some 400 acres in corn. a beauti-
full even crop with only the grass
TO menace it which with good
weather will soon be extirpated
under the able direction of Mr..
Alfred Bodin and Mr.. JUDGE, who
are in the saddle from early dawn
till dewey eve pushing the work
and carry out the orders of their
chief. Mr.. A. Theriot. the general
manager Of this most up to date
plantation. Sarah plantation adj
joining is the one above describ-
ed and needs only dry spell to
assure a crop that will be up to
the best in its recOrd-the crops
of the neighborhood around were
in good condition and thrifty and
presages a good tonnage for the
central factory of Morbihan where
most of it is delivered. At the
plantation Of Mr. l.. d. Brous-
sard a fine prospect is seen both
in cane and corn. some of the lat
ter is laid by with peas, having
caught few days before the
rains. The crop generally is in
good condition and will give a
good report at maturity. Mr.. /
Broussard (brothar of Cousin
Bob is an up-to-date intelligent
planter. directing the work per-
sonally Of 300 acres of cane and
200 acres of corn. In this D" n
borhOod the crops are all fine
and doing as well as can be cx-
Dected under the weather c,ndi- /
ions.
Rice planters are in good spirits
rs they need not do any pumping
While the water comes from the |
'louds. The crop is fine.-Node
n Sugar Planter.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-13
WASHINGTON D. c., NOTES.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. May 10
During a speech on the farmers
free list bill Representative
Focht of Pennsylvania, disclosed
an item of news which should be
f great interest to every Amerl-
can Manufac turer who is DESTROYS
of securing foreign trade.
According to Mr.. Focht S infor-
nation the State Department has
endors d a project for placing on
file in every American Consulate
in the five continents of the
world a complete card index cata-
logue Of American made goods.
Any manufacturing concern can
have his catalogue briefed and
translated into the language of the
country in which the consulate IS
located. The plan is, practically,
to place a directory Of American
products where it viii always be
available to the foreign buyer. and
TO make that directory complete
and always upto date and easily
ccrSsible to any one interested.
This is in line with the work
Of the Bureau of Manufactures Of
the Department Of Commerce and
labor which has for several years
kept a record of all enquiries for
American goods received by the
Consuls of the [. S. But there
has been universal complaint from
those officials Of the lack of cata-
logueS and sales lists in languages
understood by the enquirers.
Mr.. Focht declared it as his firm
belief that a plan of this charac-
ter. designed to bring the state
department into closer relations
With the business interests of the
country, will result II an immed- ,
late increase in our foreign Com !
merce which will eventually add !
untold millions to the balance Of !
trade in favor Of the United |
States.
Governor Woodrow Wilson Of !
NV Jersey. has given the stamp
of his approval to the work that
Is now being carried on by the Ma
tional Rivers and ITarbors Con-
greSS looking to the establishment
of a comprehensive policy on the
part of the Federal government to-
wards the waterways of CONT
mental United States. For many
years student of the great econ
omic questions which confront
the people of the United States he
has taken time in the last few
to make close study of wa
terwayS as affecting the transpor-
tation problem. In a recent speech
at Burlington, n. J..speaking upon
the needs of improving the water
ways of his state said:
So want to point out to You that
the railways of New Jersey have
so monopolized the tariff of New
Jersey that many Of her best en- ,
ergies have been cabined and con
fined until she has had an arti-
fetal growth in some parts and
a natural growth in very few
parts. And these men had gather
ed together to show how she had
but to open her arteries and let ,
her blood flow, how she had but
TO make a little link here and there ,
and natures great fluid highways .
would carry her boats and her .
link her processes Of trade {
with every part of the country
North and South, keep away from
he winds and dangers Of the out
n coast and see her factories grow
'hick along the lines of a great
where no mon could es- q
ablish monopoly and where the :
people would have their rule and !.
heir OppOrtunitv. J
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-13
Beyond Expression.

AaT. w. Farlowe, East Florence.
Ala, writes
- For nearly seven years | was
Afflicted with form of skin dis
ease which caused an almost I'M
bearable itching. | could neither
work, rest or sleep in peace
Nothing gave me permanent relief
until / tried Hunts Cure. One
application relieved me; one box
cured me. and although year
has passed. / have stayed cured.
! am grateful beyond expression"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-13
ODIOUS COMPARISON.

A Boston woman, who attained
much prominence in the campaign
for woman's suffrage, once said
at a public meeting that she
thought T. B. Aldrich was ef.
Terminate.
The remark was repeated to Al
drich as a joke. whereupon he very
drly remarked:
"Yes, so | am-compared to
her. Success Magazine.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-13
Doomed to Torment.
Mr.. P c. keever, Aberdeen, Miss,

Mr.. T. z. KeeVer, Aberdeen, MISS.
writes:
"For years | suffered from a
form of eczema which made life
a burden. ! thought | was
doomed to perpetual torment here
below, but your Hunts Cure res
cued me. One box did the work
and the trouble has never re-
turned. Many. many thanks. -
Hunts Cure is guaranteed.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-13
81 10 II .
PATTERSON.


Summary; EARNED runS, Fht-
terson l. New Iberia ); Base on
balls off Sealy 4, Boulder 5; Left
on gases. New Iberia s. Patterson
10: Two base hits. V. Jennaro.
Lamperez. Martin; Struck out by
Sealy II. Boulder 10; Double
plays Sealy to Delahoussaye to
Lamperez. Time of game one
hour and fifty minutes. Umpire
Clausen. Scorer Nathan Davis.
RIM by TpninpS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20
ROMANS ARE NOT DISCOURAGED
 AS LUCK IS BREAKING BADLY

Rome, Ga., May 19.-(Sp ecial. )-Al- though the Romans lost four out of six games in the Gadsden and Selma series, the fans here are not all dis appointed and believe that the Hillites have a team that will yet land the rag.
 One of the games at Gadsden was lost through a ninth inning rally when all semed lost for the Steel-makers and two of the contests at Selma were dropped the same way. The records show that the Romans clearly out played the Selma bunch.
 The wedding out season comes Sat urday and it is probable that Carroll and Collier, an outfielder and pitcher respectively, will be dropped. This will bring the player list down to 12 men the number allowed.
 The batting of Erickson on the pres ent road trip has not been at all sat isfactory, and unless he can get better acquainted with the land of swat 1t is probable that another outfielder will have to be secured. All the pitchers particularly Lanford and Refs, are working fine and 1t Is not likely that any changes in this department Will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20

made unless a stronger southpaw than ONeill can be secured.
 Home comes back home next Mon day and will have nine games before packing up again. Decatur will be here for the first series, and will be followed
 by Selma and Huntsville. The team then
 leaves for Anniston. where the first three games will be played with An niston. This series Is looked forward to with good deal of interest, as there is no doubt that Rome and Anniston are the two greatest rivals in the Southeastern league.
 The records disclose that Manager
 Beusse is leading the team in batting with a healthy average of 1889. Only two other Romans are in the select class They are Holt with .31o, and Jus tus with .344. Marlton is close to the coveted mark with .294.
 Marlton, Romes squatty little center fielder has proven one of the sensa- tions of the league. His playing In Gadsden was the feature and at Selma he made one of the finest catches Of a line drive that almost passed over the fence ever soon there. He has also been clouting the ball regularly. Rome people are baseball crazy as IS attested by the attendance on the nrsl three games played here. The average attendance was 1250. This is considered good for city of only 11,o00 people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20
TURTLES WIN
 HARD FIGHT

Mobile, May 19.-Memphis won a hard fought and exciting game from Mobile this afternoon by the score of to 5, featured by fast fielding of the Memphis club and the hard hitting of both. Jack Ryan, bought from Brook lyn, made his debut in a Mobile uni- form and pitched good ball, errors aid- ing in the runs scored off him. He was relieved by Fiene, who kept the Mem phis team to one run and two hits dur the remainder of the game. Farmer Allen, though hit hard at times, was eff fective with men on bases, though sey- era1 times he was saved by sensational fielding. Swalm's hitting was fea- ture, he getting a home run, double si no1o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20
EDITED BY HUGH ". ROBERTS
NOTES OF THE SQUABBLE

team is well in the running. Birming- ham, by its two defeats of Atlanta, is now tied for third place with Mobile.
 Tom Fisher would look well in Bir- mingham uniform.
 Nashville has done we'll since leav- ing Birmingham Keupper, yesterday afternoon, held the hard-hitting Biln- kens under his thumb. | Birmingham has been since last Sep tember endeavoring to get Jimmy John- son. He was a long time in coming, but he has arrived at an opportune moment.
 1t begins to appear that Birmingham Viii become team capable of striking terror into the hearts of opposing pitch CTS. There is not a regular on the job who cannot get a punch every now and | then. Hyder Barr is playing a great game Tor Birmingham. and the Pelicans have apsolutely no chance of getting him back. He Is not only playing well, but he always has the interest of the club at heart.
 Chattanooga has landed Nebbinger. A second baseman from the Boston Amer icans Menafee, an Augusta catcher. has been secured in a trade for Jim Lafitte. The two and Lejeune will play against New Orleans Sunday.
 It is said that Joey Collins is about to cash in his chips in the Southern league. At that, there are many who are Joeys interiors in this company still.
 The fans would like couple of loud mouthed Jordans on the Baron team. Jordan Is the Hughey Jennings of this league as far as coaching goes. paid their respects to Umpire Byron. At that there may be worse umpires than he.
 Corbin started off like he was de- termined to win single handed. He got three hits in a row.
 Had the field been fast yesterday. two home runs would have been scored, one by Corbin and another by Yantz. Barr and Elliott would have got trip- ples.
 Ryan got away badly in Mobile yes- terday, and Fiene, who succeeded, could not pluck victory from defeat.
 There Is scarcely a doubt but that the Barons will win today.
 Strange how things work out On three hits Wedsneday, Memphis scored 10 runs against Birmingham. On Il hits yesterday, Atlanta scored but one
 Every day Elliott does something which pleases the fans. Yesterday in addition to his hitting. he caught Jor- dan asleep at second, and another off first. The second play, however, was ruled out by the umpire.
 It was pretty fair attendance for such a horrible afternoon.
 The Millionaires of Chattanooga will reach Birmingham Monday.
 Wonder if Covaleski would like to be with Birmingham again?
 He was king here once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20
SPORTING NEWS
 AND LIVE GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

Red. Tom Fisher was given his uncon- ditional release by Atlanta yesterday morning.
 This was caused by the signing of Sam Frock, formerly with the Boston Ma tionals. FroclJ, accompanied by J. w. S-eisman, president of the Atlanta club, feached Birmingham yesterday morning. Frock Immediately signed his contract
 Fisher will hardly get out of the South ern league, as several clubs are angling for him. He had a talk with the manage ment of the Birmingham club yesterday morning, and he may be annexed if sat- isfactory arrangements can be made. Fisher says that he may be able to latch on with Montgomery or New Orleans.
 The veteran finger states that he is far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20
Barons Easily Defeat the Crackers

Thirteen Crackers were left on bases. This tells the story. F'leharty seems to have a lot of stuff this year, but he is hit harder than ever before.
 Manager Jordan will most probably work Foxen this afternoon, though he may pull surprise as he did yesterday. 
 J. w. Heisman of the Atlanta club wit messed the game yesterday afternoon. His applause disturbed no one.
 Is Hesman manager or president, and is Jordan manager or field captain? There are conflicting stories.
 Frock signed his contract yesterday His salary is just as near s4oo as sS50. Foxen's, too.
 There are evidently some members of the Atlanta club who are playing because they love the game. Three or four get all the coin.
 Tannehill will pitch for Birmingham this afternoon. The veteran has won two of the three games he has pitched for Birmingham, and the chances are that he will make the Crackers go at lively gait this afternoon
 Fleharty had everything in the pinches, curve, speed, control, luck and more luck.
 The pitcher who gets in a hole and gets out again is greater than he who never gets in. But the pitchers who gets in a hole and can't get out, then he is worthy of the "can' degree.
 Britton is a big fellow with good speed and small curve.
 It was the first appearance of Catcher Wells in Birmingham. He did his part well.
 Walker and Catcher Miller are in hitting slumps.
 Yantz famed twice. hit twice and scored twice. With the bases full twice, slashes went twice in his direction and twice by perfect work he retired the side. 
 This hitting of F1eharty is phenomenal In every game he pitched he gets at least one hit. He had two yesterday but for the robbery of Watson.i
 Poor old Covaleskie, poor old Chatta- nooga, poor old Bill Smith,
 The report is that Covaleslkie and Bill Smith can't agree.
 Chattanooga has asked waivers on Cap tain Hulswitt. The Lookout captains ankles have played out
 According to the report, Chattanooga will bring Lejeune south. This man is a good one, and, in addition, holds the worlds record for long distance throwing.
 With the exception of the Plutocrats of Chattanooga, who showed great form in winning the pennant in March, every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20
ATLANTA SIGNS SAM FROCK
 AND RELEASES TOM FISHER

from being ''all in," that he has as much stuff as he ever had, and that he will go yet in the Southern league. With AL anta, however, he showed very little this spring.
 Fisher has had a long and honoraole career in the Southern league. He was the star of the old Shreveport team. When Shreveport got out of the league he went to Mobile and eventually became manager ef the Guils. He then went to Atlanta and did fine work for three seasons HIS ainsins in 1907 was marvellous. and that year he ranked as the best in the. league personally, he is exceedingly popular all over the circuit.
 Brock. Foxen, Brtton, ". Miller ana Johns will constitute the Atlanta pltchlhs staff for the season it Is probable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20
PELICANS HAMMER
 THE POLE OUT

New Orleans, May 19.-New Orleans de- feated Chattanooga II to in a slugging match this afternoon. The locals knocked Demaree and CovalesN out of the box In the first inning. Benton went in for the visitors in the first and was hit all through the game. New Orleans scored
 nine runs in the first inning. Klawitter pitched for New Orleans and was hit hard at times. New Orleans pulled off three double plays Murch hit a home run over the left field fence in the third
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-20

Jimmy Johnson, secured by the Barons from the Chicago White Sox, reached Bir- mingham yesterday afternoon and wit messed the game between the locals and +he Crackers. This afternoon he will be played at second base. Marcan will go to shortstop and Yantz will take up his work as regular catcher.
 Last night Fred Wilhelm, pitcher se- cured from the Philadelphia Nationals, was placed on the ineligible list pending instructions from Fogel. Wilhelm has everything a pitcher needs save control. Last season in the Ohio and Pennsylvania circuit he won 23 out of 30 games. This