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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE
The average life Of a tea plant
is about Is years.

I The average life of a tea plant
is about Is years.
Colombo, Ceylon, claims to
have the finest artificial harbor
in the world.
| Sperm oil is one of the best
polishes for brass work that is
! exposed to the weather.
Mountain of white marble of q
new variety have been discover
ed in German South Africa.
A muff for children that is
made in the form of a doll has
been designed by a New York
man.
In proportion to population,
the United Kingdom and Germany
are the chief meat eating cOun-
tries.
A machine has been patented
for printing, developing and fix
ing post card photographs at high
speed.
By feeding his hens bread
soaked in wine a French poultry
man has nearly doubled their egg
produc ton.
A new electric hair curler is
provided with an asbestos shield to
prevent it burning the hair or
flesh.
A tricar ambulance which has
a speed of 30 miles an hour and
many good features has been
built by Berlin physician.
10 eliminate the squeak, a
Georgia man has patented a ham,
mock hook that automatically lub.
ricates itself with graphite.
Official figures estimate the pop
ulation of London in 1860 at 16.-
100000, more than twice the
number of persons living there
now.
Tar paper, fastened along a
wall and extended for few inch.
es into the ground, will prevent
the entrance Of small animals and
vermin.
A generator to produce gas
from peat having a high water
content for use in suction gas en-
glnes seems to have been perfect
ed in Germany.
A North Carolina inventor has
patented couch mounted on two
sets ct rockers. which may be
moved by pressure against q lev.
er at the foot,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL
NOT SUFFER.

The effect Of the Hymella Gre
vase in st. John Parish last
Tuesday morning, caused many
rumors to be circulated that the
Southern Pacific track between
Morgan City and New Orleans
would be in such condition that
they would have to abandon the
road for a number of days. On
Thursday morning Mr.. w. IL.
Stakelum, one Of the high offic ais
of the line, a resident here, was IN
receipt Of message from MIR. Z,
L. Fay, General Agent. to the ef-
feet that their engineer saw no
reasons for any uneasiness and
from his observations none OF the
regular schedules would be inter
fered with.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
EPITOME ADDRESS OF GEO.
H. MAXWELL.

"Levees on both sides of the
Mississippi River from st. Louis
to the Gulf, and up the Ohio and
the Missouri Rivers as far as lev
ees may be needed, all to be main
tanned by the National Govern
ment as Notifications and defen-
ses against invasion by the des-
troying forces of nature.
A National Highway. following
the line sof the levees, on both
sides of the river, on the land
ward side, also to be constructed
I'd maintained by the national
government, and to include three
adjoining and parallel highways,
one for automobiles, one for driv-
ing, and one for teaming, hauling
freight and produce and all
heavy traffic.
A especially enlisted force Of
cons ructors, and a force Of pa
troll guards similar to that Of
Germany, to perpetually patrol
the levees from end to end of the
system and to be instantly avail
for military service whenever
needed.
An extension Of the National
Highway from Memphis to Pitts
burgh following the Ohio River.
and an extension from st. Louis to
st. Paul and Minneapolis, follow
ing the Mississippi River, and
thence to the head of the Great
Lakes at Duluth.
These were the four leading
features Of the great national wa
terway, highway and levee sys-
TEN urged by George Fl. Maxwell
today in his address before the
National Good Roads Congress.
He took the ground that the
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
HIGH WATER ALONG THE
NEW IBERIA & NORTHERN
RAILROAD.

At the invitation Of Mr.. r. j.
| Lockwood of the above Railroad,
Messrs. Ventress j. Smith, j. Rob
| ert Perry, Robert Taylor and We
| scribe left this City last Sunday
| morning for Port Barre to see
| what damage the high water had
done along the route between the
wo points and the party were
much surprised to see the cOndi-
tions through that country. Just
at a point about one and a half
miles from Loreauville, the train
encountered the water from Lake
Dauterive which covered almost
the entire section until st. Mar
tin Parish was reached and a
more dcsolate and heartrender-
ing scene has not been witnessed
in this section since the high
waters Of 1882. Hundreds Of the
little homes Of the small farmers
are completely submerged with
the water and all of the cane and
corn crops totally ruined, in
many places the water being
seven and eight feet deep on both
sides of the railroad embankment
and in some places at least two
inches Of rapid running currents
were passing over the tracks, the
train being compelled to travel at
the rate of five miles an hour for
fear of washouts. When reach
ing the little station of Cecilia,
several hundreds rashings were
unloaded for the refugees of that
desolate and poverty sticken
neighborhood. At one point a
family were aboard a fiat boat,
loaded with their bedding and a
few head of live stock, probably
their live long savings, seeking a
dry spot to deposit themselves. IT.
is only by making trip through
that section that one can realize
the seriousness attendant from
the present overflow. Right
here we think it meet and
proper to advise our people to
keep whatever money that might
be raised for the refugees of this
section Of the State. for hundreds
will need succor to keep them
from starving.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCE
MENT.

The Public Schools Of the Par
ish of Iberia will close their term
for 1911-1912 on June 14th, after
a years good effective work. The
graduates of the New iberia High
School this session numbers SIX,
two young gentlemen and four
young ladies, among them being
Misses Sarah WE'LL, Maud Els
forge. Olga Smith and Ida Robl.
chaux. The faculty has prepared
an elaborate commencement pro-
gram which we will publish at a
later date.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
JULES DREYFUS.

state officials-elect and the inaug-
ural committees Of the Senate and
House of Representatives and exc
cut.ve committee of the citizens
of Baton Rouge and invited
guests at State University at
12:15 p. M, forming liEe Of
march: 81"
Hon. John NJ. Parker, grand
marshal; Lieutenant G. B. Hodges
Of Louisiana State University and
officers Of battleship Nebraska;
Z. a. Womack, Captain Fitch,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
entire strip of land between

entire strip of land between MI
highways on both sides of N
NJ ssissippi River from St. LouI
to New Orleans including the leJ
ees, and the land between the l4r.
ees and river, on both sides i
the river, should be acquired \
fast as practicable by the federi
government and constitute a Nj
tiOnal Reserve, just as land ii
| cluded in such military posts \
the Preside in San Francisco, d
Fort Riley in Kansas, constitut.
a national reserve.
"The levees,' said the spesE|
err, "should be classed as nation
a Notifications, just as are fort
and every kind of military al
Tense, and the banks of the riv
should be reverted and controls
and caving prevented lust as th
walls of a fort would be mani
tanned. Any pieces of land ID
tween the levees and the bank
of sufficient area should be plan
ed with trees and maintained y
forest plantations where mod
forest schools should be condu
ed as is done by the Governma|
in the forests Of Austria. a."
Mr.. Maxwell dwelt-sharply \
the vast sums of money that 4
annually diverted from the Tn
ed States to Europe by the i
fractions of the splendid seem
highways of that country. II
said no country in the worl
offered such an opportunity forl
great scenic highway as the rout
down the Ohio river from Pits
burgh to Cairo and thence dow
the Mississippi River to New Oh
leans and up the river to Dulut|
He dwelt on the beauties and
pleasures of a trip on the Gra
Lakes by steamer from BufsA|
Cleveland or Detroit to Dulut,|
and thence by automobile dcw|
the Mississippi River to New Oh
leans. Return could be made b
steamer to New York or overlsbl|
from New Orleans to Mobile and
thence to Atlanta and north iron
there. a
The speaker urged the proposl
highways paralleling the Oh|
and Mississippi River, not Onl
for their value as Highways n
travel alone, but for two otbs|
important reasons; first, their .
fluence as models and object III
sons in road building, and ssl
Ond, the fact that thousands y
people who Travelled on tho
highways would see the great ~
er system of the Continent o.
would be impressed with the OBJ
CATION of the nation to perpetlI
ally maintain the levee systsf
and thereby protect the lowlsnS|
from overflow, at the same TIM /
protecting Uncle Sans highE'I
from an invasion by the mlghl /
destroying forces of a great fioeS
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18

Above is p reproduc the three Electric Moto:
Cars that will operation along the lines OF the New he
RIA Port Barre La The railroad officials expect
have the three beautiful cars service about June 1s
These cars weigh $4,000 pounds each, the maxi
speed being miles hour The cars 70 feet
in length from sill to sill feet 10 inches from face
coupler Being operated solely by city, the
senger will suffer from cnders or smoke as on the regular
steam driven trains now and the interior finished
in solid mahogany provides separate
datons for both and large smoking compartment
beautifully arranged observation platform
equipped with Each has ing capacity for
persons with toilet fac tiles for the three compartments
Electric fans the when the
in motion New iberia Norherm will have
feel proud of the service and the officials OF that
road deserve in the
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
FEAST DAY ADDRESS BY AN
IBERIA BOY.

Being favored with a copy Of
the address delivered by Master
Alexis VOORHEES,, Jr., of this City
and son Of our worthy fellow-eit-
izen, Mr.. Alexis VOORHEES, on the
occasion of the Feast Day Of
Reverend II. S. Maring, President
of the st. Charles College, of
Grand Coteau, we take pleasure in
reproducing the same for the Pc
rusal of the readers of The En-
terprise:
every Reverend Father Presi-
dent:
Many times our thoughts
bring us back to our dear homes
where we are cherished by faith
err and mother. sis. er and broth
err. Very often we gather around
in family circle and talk Of
things present, past and to come.
Oh! how we long to be there :;
but It's for a short while only,
because we realize that here under
your fatherly guidance we re-
ceive all the love and kindness,
all the affection and care that our
,dear homes afford. We, the
students Of this College are now
gathered in regular family cir
Gle, the only difference between
this circle and the one at home
being that the members here are
more numerous. We are gather
ed here in this family circle the
loyalist Of the loyal to honor you,
the head Of this College our most
Reverend Father and President
and | as the representative Of the
small boys under the kind care
Of our dear project, Mr.. Burk
do most humbly present to you
our congratulations, our love, our
homage, our praise and good
wishes of all kinds.
Your chief thought is our prog
ress and we gra efully thank you
for this kindness in our regard.
Your sole wish is that we might
become great before both. God
and man. I am here to tell you
that we, with the help of God arc
striving harder than ever to come
up to your good wishes in our
favor We wish you to be like
the father Of The prodigal child
and forget any ill-behavior there
may have been on our part dur
ing the past year. We having
the happiness Of knowing that
you will forget these shall in the
words of our great poet Longfel-
low:
"Let the dead past bury its dead
Act, act in the living present
Heart within and God o'erhead.
We know that you take a great
amount Of interest in us and this
shows itself in many ways. You
have just built for us a new shed. |
a reading room, our baseball dia-
mond is being fixed up, a lawn
tennis court is being made for us
and greatest of all is the prospect |
of a new swimming pool. These
things are but some Of the ways
by which you show your affection
and fatherly kindness to us.
There is no loving mother who
could shower more care upon her
dear ones than is showered upon
us by you. What are these; but
proofs Of yonr affection and care
Tor us.
We take this time now that we
are gathered in a regular family
circle to thank you for all your
owing care for us and to tell You
hat we wish to be more apprec-
ative hereafter. We again wish
Tou many happy returns of this
your Feast Day and may | add
hat when life s roll shall be called
nay Loyola's son and soldier
~ |
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
HENRI GUEYDAN
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

To the Democratic Voters OF the Nine
tsenth Judicial District:
beg to announce my candidacy Tor
onios Ut District Attorney ut the ap-
preaching primary election.
Ny csudldaey for this important office
10 based upon the belief which is enter
tanned - to my fitness for the position
and ability to give efficient public service.
In event OF my election It will bs my
policy to strictly enforce the law, In
partially aud vigorously.
II elected 1 will serve the Police Juries
Of the parishes comprising this district,
- legal sdviaor, without compensation,
20 construe this to be the intention OF
the law which fixes the duties and com
psnsAtion OF this Office.
II the above brief outline Of the con
duct Of tue Office OF district Attorney
meets with your approval, l shall sp-
prsciats your vote aud support.
Respectfully,
GORDON A. SANDOZ.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
TAFT GIVES LIE TO r. RS
CLAIMS.

Cleveland. O.. May 16.-Presi-
dent Taft Thursday declared that
Theo. Roosevelt's claim that he
controls 522 delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention at
Chicago is without foundation,
and not borne out by the facts.
The president said that if Roos-
evelt were to get all the delegates
yet to be chosen, he could not be
nominated.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
THE INAUGURATION.

Baton Rouge, La, May TO-
The official programme on the
hauguration of Governor Hal
was announced today by the CON-
mittee on arrangements, and is
= follows:
Swearing in of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Barrel, Senate chamber,
noon, Monday, May 20.
Assembling Of Governor-elect
Hail. Governor ]. 7. Sanders,
Lieutenant Governor Bsrret and
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
Tonllimson 3 Letter.

Simmons Liver Purifier is the
most valuable remedy ever tried
for constipation and dtsordered
liver. 1t does its work thorough
ly, but does not grippe like most
remedies Of its character. l GER
fainly recommend it whenever the
opportunity occurs.
M. M. TOMILSON,
Price 25c. Oswego, Kansas.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
Announcements.
ID Tho Democrats ofthO Third Csngrss.
sloaal district.

announce my candidacy for Congress
to succeed the Hon. Il. F. Broussard for
tho term beginning March 1918. favor
governmental protection Of the agricul-
tural interests Of Louisiana as the long
established policy Of this country, and
I am opposed to the movement which
threatens the great sugar industry OF our
State. l favor the development to the
fullest extent Of our matchlsss water
HENRI GURYDAN.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18

For while the people are now
powerless in such cases, the New
Charter would enable them to tell
their officers to either work to-
gether, or be recalled.
We therefore believe that even
though the personel of the officers
chosen under the New Charter
were neither better nor worse
than would be those elected I'M
der the present system, neverthe'
less. the former would render more
efficient service, would give the
public their undivided attention;
and that the City affairs would be
more intelligently administered.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
The Demons Of The Swamp

are mosquitoes. AS they sting
they put deadly malaria germs in
the blood. Then follow the icy
chills and the fires of fever. The
appetite flies and the strength
fails; also malaria often paves
tie way for deadly typhoid. But
Electric Bitters kill and cast out
he malaria germs from the
blood; give yiu fine appetite
and renew your strength. After
long suffering" wrote William
Fretweil, Of Lucama, N. W.,
"three bottles drove all the ma
aria from my spstem, and I've
had good health ever since.
Best for ell stomach, liver and
kidney ills. soc at all druggists.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
pARC PERDUE NOTES.

The past week has been fair
ly favorable period for the cot
ton crop.
The corn crop has made c0nsid.
cradle progress of late and al.
though it is backward owing to
the late spring, there is every rea.
son to hope that with favorable
season from now on a good yield
will be realized.
Planters generally do not ap.
pear to be satisfied with the out
look of their plant cane. Many
planters are complaining about
their stubble cane.
Caterpillars have invaded some
Of the cane fields. eating off the
green leaves; much corn has been
killed by the same worms.
Mrs. p. Latina and Mrs. Ed
ward Leblanc spent Saturday and
Sunday here, the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Landry.
Miss Leonie Theaux left for
Opelousas to spend a few weeks
with her sister, Mrs. D. Girouard.
CONSTIPATION WILL VANISH
Ballky Livsrs and Upset stomachs
Quickly Put IN Prime
Condition.
"The secret of success in this
Life is to keep your bowels open
and your mouth shut. said q !,
great professor.
Readers Of the Enterprise who
'uffer from constipation, slug |
yish liver, upset stomach, head !
lche. Dizziness. nervousness or |
Malaria should 20 to Jos. N. Thi-
'odeaux this very day and get a |
$ cent box Of Hot Springs Liver /.
suttons. They are surely the !,
cal bl;ssful, gentle. sure remedy |,
or constipation. For sale by ]. !,
!. Thibodeaux and all first class
rug stores. Mail orders from
lot Springs Chemical Co., Hot {
prings, Ark. 4
-. p { u ], y =
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
WHICH DO YOU PREFER /?

WHICH DO YOU PREFER?
The rent mon
r,, .o :. ey paid for a
nc. uoo' :e home gives yoa'
Psoh' nlau better house
he pays rent for - 1;vo IN and
a lifetime? ath;,, IN
! live for.
Iberia Building Ass n
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18

LOST-A pair Oh gold rim
spectacles enclosed in case In
scribed j. p. Williams. Reward
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-18
THE ENTERPRISE AND
Observer. Consolidated

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n. ". FISHER, Editor and P(opflet0.
The daily sentinel., 1912-07-16

Although six contracts have al
ready been approved. and the money
paid, it has taken some two months
to get il, and when the Sc arrived in
a bundle. it almost took Engineer
Miners breath away. There remain
few contracts to be revised and a
few more TO be approved, but the
bulk of the right of way is now the
property Of Uncle Sam. for use in
the Grand valley project.
These abstracts that arrived today
will be given proper local signatures,
the deeds made out to the govern
ment and the money paid as soon as
possible. The local officials will lose
no time in getting the money to the
land owners.
Those whose contracts were ap-
proved and received today are:
G. w. Bowman, c. Reed c. d.
Garfield and Mary L. Garfield, r. NJ.
Skinner G. G. Simpson, c. II. Ar
thur. J. C. Eakin. j. A. Lester, Leona
Estelle Davis, ]. Walter Drake. An
drew F. Stickney and Joseph Chase,
Frank J. SOnger, Isaac Schoouover.
John A. Port, John S. Snider, C. w.
Underberg, Eli R. Detwiler, ]. A.
Echternach. Nancy c. Bowman, Jas.
c. Grant, J. w. ColcOrd. Clarence B..
Continued on Page 81
The daily sentinel., 1912-07-16

They also found the automobile
which, they say figured in the muir
der.
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty
asserted that eye witnesses to the
murder Unidentified Libbey as one of
the quintette who drove up in front
of the hotel, and, calling the gambler
from the lobby to the sidewalk. shot
him down with five bullets in his
head and fled in the motor car.
Mrs. Sadie Rosenthal, widow of
the gambler, in a direct statement to
District Attorney whitman. put the
assassination of her husband square
ly up to the police. TwoI witnesses
agreed that one or more of the men
in the automobile were policemen.
Rosenthal hurled a bomb into po-
lice circles last Friday by filing afi-
davits charging that the police were
in. league with the gamblers through
out New York. and that every gamb-
ling house was being assessed a fixed
sum for police protection.
Rosenthal has been, he said,
proprietor of a gambling house
which was closed by the police raid
led by Lieutenant Becker. who, Ros-
enthal alleged, was his partner in the
profits of the establishment until
they had misunderstanding.
The daily sentinel., 1912-07-16
MANY MISSING IN FLOODS PATH
MAY Be ADDED To DEATH LIST
Heavy Losses Are Sus-
tanned In the Big
Warehouse
District
7 KNOWN DEAD
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Denver, July 16.-The cloudburst
on Cherry creek Sunday night stands
charged with but two deaths Mayor
Arnold's relief committee began this
morning, however, a final search of
the wreckage by which may be ad-
ded some of the score or more re-
ported missing to the list of the dead.
The number reported injured was
swelled during the night to eight.
The 500 refugees are destitute of
everything but clothing that they
wore when taken out of Cherry creek.
They will be cared for by the city
till they can provide for them
selves.
OF the $1.0O0,00O flood loss placed
on the personal property in his re-
vised estimate last night, Mayor H.
]. Arnold puts half of it upon the
stock in the wholesale warehouse dis
trict. Quantities of stored foodstuffs
are being disposed of at less than
half price, because of water damage.
The heaviest losers reported are
the Denver Tramway. S125,000; the
Mountain States Telephone & Tele-
graph company S100,000; Colorado
& Southern railway, $4,000; the
Denver & Rio Grande. sos 900; the
National Biscuit company, 100000,
and the C. S. Morey Mercantile COM
pany, 100000.
The daily sentinel., 1912-07-16
AGED LADY BREAKS SHOULDER
IS UNABLE TO MOVE FROM FRONT OF
HOUSE And IS NEARLY DROWNED

While watering her garden on
South Seventh street this morning,
Mrs. S. G. McClelIen, better known
as Grandma" McClellen. slipped
and fell. sustaining a fracture of her
left shoulder Being rather large
Mrs. McCleilen WAS unable to get to
her feet on account OF the injury
and hose which she had been using,
was turned full force into her face
nearly drowning the aged lady be-
fore help could be obtained.
Her cries were muffled by the wa
ter which was striking her in the
face and she was almost unconscious
when the neishbors rescued her. She
was taken TO St Mary's hospital,
wnere she was given treatment.
Althoug SIS years old. Mrs. Nc
ClelIen is still hearty and the attend
ing physician believes that she will
recover rapidly. She refused to take
an anesthetic while the fracture was
being reduced.