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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02
FAMILY OF 115 DESCEND
ANTS MOURNS DEATH
OF MRS. SCHWING.

Bayou L'Ours, La, Feb. 20
Mrs. Christina Schwing, aged
ninety-nine years and eight
months, died at the residence OF
her daughter, Mrs. Amelia D.,
Eells, in Bayou L'Ours La. Felu
18th.
Jacob Anselm, native OF
Alsace, then a part Of France. but
of German blood, tired of the
wars which disturbed that coun-
try and in which his family had
taken an active part under Ma
poleon Bonaparte, sold his con-
S derabie possessions and started
for Harvre on his way to Ameri-
ca After purchasing at enormous
cost tickets for his large family,
he missed the vessel and remained
there six months wait no for
another ship At last buying new
passage, he started in a sailing
vessel on the long voyage from
Havre to New Orleans Stormy
: weather and adverse winds de-
tanned them five months on the
voyage. during which Mrs. An
selm and half the children died
and were buried at sea. Mr.. An
salm reached New Orleans in
1915 shortly after the battle OF
New Orleans with three sons and
two daughters. Of whom little
Christina was less than three
years old
In early womanhood she met
and married George Schwing, a
native of Virginia. reare in
Louisville, KY, Of which city his
father was one of the founders.
From their marriage twelve
children were born, two dying in
infancy. and ten growing up and
marrying, all whom have families
surviving. They are: George B.
Schwing, dead. whose widow and
family reside in New IBERIA. La.
Mrs. Mary Ann Patout, dead,
whose children and children
ehi'"re1 10 th fourth generation
dwell at PatOutville. La, and in
Texas. New Mexico and Nebraska.
William F. Schwing of Lake
Charles. La.
DR.. S. ID. Schwing, dead. whose
widow and children reside at
Plaquemine. Iberville Parish. La.
S. G.. Schwing. dead. whose
family and widow dwell at Jack
son, La. New Orleans. Plaucte-
lie. La. and birmingham, A.d.
John T. Scnh ing. dead. whose
family resides at Charenton. La.
Mrs. AmeEa d. Eells wife of
D. F. Feels of Bayou L'Ours.
Benjamin X. Schwing of New
Orleans and Gramercy.
Joseph X. Schwing, of Bayou
Boeuf.
Mrs. Christina A. Schmidt, Of
New Orleans.
Mrs. Christina Schwing left rs
surviving descendants to the fifth
generation making 157 Ewing
members Of the family. George
Schwing died in 1870 at an adj
vanced ace and his body is in
Plaquemine, La. After his death
Mrs. Schwing dwelt for some
years with her aged sister in
Plaquemine, then with held eld-
est daughter, Mrs. Patout for
many years. The last few years
Of her life she lived at Bayou
L'Ours with her daughter. Mrs.
Amelia Eells.
Her large family was reared
on Bayou Boeuf, where Mr..
Schwing was a sugar planter I'M
til 1857, when he moved t.
Crosse Tete and opened a new
place, there losing all and suffer
ing untold hardships during the
War while his sons were in the
army.
Surrounded at her deathbed by
all her surviving children, some
Of her. children's children, after
bidding them bood-bye. her last
words were: II am happy"
Her body lies by the side of her
eldest daughter in the Patout
family vault at Patoutville.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02
Life preservers were hurriedly
strapped upon Mrs. Smith and her
baby.

Lille preSeTVerS we're nurr1eQly
strapped upon Mrs. Smith and her
baby.
Captain Ditch ordered every
one overheard. Strong swimmers
supported Mrs. Smith, and the
shore, fortunately only few rods
distant, was soon reached.
The escape had been none too
soon. The boat, an old craft, with
part Of its cargo consisting of
moss, burned rapidly to the wa
ter's edge and sank.
Captain Ditch, who with 9th
ers Of the crew was taken aboard
the morning train on the Missis-
sippi Valley road, reached the
city shortly before noon. The
flight from the boat had been so
hurried that many Of them had
to be supplied with clothes before
they could leave Union station.
Captain Ditch said that eight
roustabouts were missing, and
had been drowned or
burned to death.
The Trudeau was a stern
wheeler, 242 tons capacity, built
in 1889 in Jeffersonrille. Ind.
Since the recent sale Of the Grow
er Cleveland she was the oldest
boat in operation of the lower
Mississippi.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02


Hundred and Forty Eight votes
years in this box, while at jean
erette there was only 1863, some
less than the last election, many
having failed to pay their poll
taxes in that Ward. There were
many surprises to the supporters
of both aspirants for Sheriff all
over the Parish, the country wards
that in the first contest gave MIR.
Lassa,lle good pluralities seemed
to reverse themselves and with the
exception Of Loreauville, Belle
Place and the Petite Anse section,
returned majorities in favor OF
Mr.. Henderson and was RESPONSE
BILE for his reelection. In this,
the New iberia box where the
friends of Mr.. Henderson felt
they would get q majority of at
least 200, they fell short not less
than one hundred votes, which,
when the votes were finally count
ed under a great tension, it was
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02
STEAMER TRUDEAU DES.
TRoYED BY FIRE ON
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT.

The j. +. Trudeau of Morga,
City, the oldest steamboat in op
GRAFTON on the lower Mississippi
was burned Wednesday night
just off 1OO-Mile Point, a shor
distance below Plaquemine. Eigh
negro roustabouts, who are miss
ing, are believed to have beer
drowned or burned to death. AL
the officers and deck crew and
two passengers, Mrs. l.. s. Smith
wife of the engineer, and her
baby escaped.
The boat was valued at $1,000
and was insured for $4,000. The
value of the cargo, consisting OF
sundries, is not known, but It i
understood to have been small.
The Trudeau, Capt. w. M.
Ditch, the owner in command. was
making the trip from New Iberia
to New Orleans. About two hours
after midnight Wednesday, when
about eight miles below PLAQUE.
mine. fire was discovered in her
forward lower deck. The alarm
was given. but the blaze had so
spread before it was discovered
that Captain Ditch, with no
thought except that of saving the
lives aboard. ordered the boat TO
run aground.
She was at once headed for the
east bank. BY the time she
grounded the boat was a mass Of
flames. A lifeboat was lowered.
but was rendered useless bv the
accidental discharge of revolver,
that, slipping from Captain
Ditch 9 holster. sent bullet
through fhe hotfnm NJ <ho ho.x
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02
This II 60

We wish to state in as plain
and vigorous way as word can exl
press it, that Hunts Cure will
positively, quickly and perma-
nently cure any form of Itching
Skin disease known. One box is
guaranteed to cure. One appli-
cation affords relief. All drug
gists stand behind the guarantee.
Asky ours
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02
DECISION OF DISTRICT
COURT SUSTAINED.

Rueben H. Brown VS.. Jules f.
Dupuy, Mandamus will not lie
to compel the respondent Judge
to again decide a primary elec-
ton protest on the merits, or to
review or to reverse his judg-
ment rendered on the merits.
1t is, therefore, ordered that
the preliminary writs issue here
in be recalled, and that relator's
petition be dismissed with costs.
Mr.. Chief Justice Breaux, re-
cused himself being related to one
of the parties to the suit.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02
Nineteen Miles a Second

without jar, shock or disturb.
ance, is the awful speed Of our
earth through space. We wonder
att such ease Of natures move
ment, and so do those who take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. No
gripping. no distress. just thor
ough work that brings good health
and fine feelings, 25c at all drug
gists.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02

The most common cause of in
eommia is disorders of the stom-
ach. Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets correct these dis.
orders and enable you to sleep.
For sale by all dealers.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02

NO DEBT CAN BE PAID
more easily or satisfactorily
than loan from the
Iberia Building ASS n.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02
George Henderson Returned to Office.
ARMANCE DEROUEN ELECTED ASSESSOR AND DIX. }. "
K SHAW REELECTED CORONER

The second Pmar contest for the Offices OF ohe
and held this Parish last Tuesday ana we
must saw while it was peaceabe conducted III the
the same time the most strenuous campaigns
witnessed year There being so few names OH
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02
NO. 68SS.

TntnI
State of louisiana, Parish OF Iberia.
l. j. r. Perry, Cashier of the above named
bank do soleunly swear that the above SIhto
mant is true to the best of my knowledge and be
lief j r. PERRY Cashier.
Correct Attest:
A. pAIGaE,
JULES EREYFUS, Directors.
Nd. L EsIORGE, } 49, oa,
Subscribed aud to before mo this 2Sth
day of February, 1919
ALPHONSF DAVIS.
Notary luhiic,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02

YOUR NEIGHBORS have made
money by investing in the Ibe-
ria Building Association. You
can do the same.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02

fu weather and exercise their rights OF iran
cb;se In this City the Ward there exactly Eight
Hundred and Forty Eight the largest for several
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-02

How would you except Employ
ment Office here.
l.. B. JACKSON.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-09

WHAT HAPPENED
Springfield, IIl.-5,OOO, people
heard Wilson continue his at
tacks on Teddy here today.
La Crosse, Wis.-400 women
heer as delegates to Methodist
Episcopal convention of North
west Foreign Missionary Society.
Racine, Wis.-Seventeen-year-
old horsethief, who gave name of
Frank Orachnick, captured by
farmers in Caledonia after chase
of four miles. Pulled gun when
cornered. Disarmed before he
could shoot.
Decatur, Ind.-City Marshal
E. M. Atkins killed self with gun.
No motive known.
Sydney, Australia.-Jack Read
defeated Grover Hayes, Column
bus, O., lightweight, in 20 rounds.
Clay City, In.-Robbers stole
$4,000 worth of stamps here last
night from the postofice.
Dayton, O.-Wilbur Wright
left estate valued at $279,298.
Brother Orville gets half.
Fort Smith, Ark.-Bandits held
up weStbound Rock Island pas
senger train between Wister and
Howe, Okla. Surrounded in corn
field.
Rome.-Trial of Antonio Dalba
on charge of trying to kill King
Victor Emmanuel began today.
Dalba tried to end life three times
in prison.
Washington.-Reported that
100 federal soldiers were slaugh-.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-09

CHICAGO
Halifax, N. S.-Unidentifed
vessel, with entire crew on board,
burned and sank off Prospect,
east of Sambro.
St. Joseph, Mo.-Roy Young.
IL, hanged himself. Earlier in
day he had struck older brother
with knife and feared punish
ment.
Sterling, Ill.-Father William
Bailey celebrated 50th anniver-
sary as pastor of St. Mary's par
ish at Galena.
New Orleans, La. - Man
stricken with yellow fever taken
from British steamer Chaucer
when vessel arrived at quarantine
station.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Sraw
vote taken at Vassar college gave
Wilson the lead, Roosevelt Sec
ond and Taft third.
LaPorte, Ind.-Dr. Won Ossin4
ski is dying from effects of rattle
snake bite:
Boston, Mass.-Frederic Tu-
dor, former we'll. known social
leader, is bankrupt. Owes over
$4,000.
McLeansboro, Ill. - Town
fighting epidemic of diphtheria.
One dead, four dying.
Washington.-Sealing season
in Behring sea has closed, with
smallest killing of seals in recent
years.
Boonville, Ind.-Ben Dorsey,
SIS, Tennyson county farmer, died
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
BURY SEASON WITH HONOR.
Many Americans Participate in His
toric Ball at Nice.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
NICE, April 6-The historic ball which
took place in the hall of the Theater des
ing the season with honor. was very pic
turesque and participated in by many
Americans. No one was admitted who
was not made up, as to the head at
least. to represent some historical char
acter.
Tyler Morse appeared as George Wash
ington. Mrs. Jefferson Davis Cohn of
New York was an excellent Louise.
Theodore W. Meyers appeared as Shakes
peare. Washington Singer. Mortimer
Singer and Harris Singer were the Three
Musketeers. Mrs. Willie Blumenthal was
made up to represent the Marquise de
Pompadour. Mrs. Hall Walker, a grand
daughter of John Iathrop Motley, the
historian. and Observation-Disclosures Of
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, appeared as
Sarah Curran. the romantic and Inflated
fiancee of the Irish patriot, Robert En-
met.
cry taught the ladies by the old Baron de
Saint-Marc. the father-in-law of Miss
Wall of Philadelphia. who invariably
makes a perfect shot, the season has
closed in great spendor for the Ameri-
cans here. There have been masked balls
of the revolutionary period, wherein the
sans clulottes sent princes and priests to
the guillotine, Americans appearing both
as the trouserless and the aristocrats and
the masked balls of the directory, with
Americans representing Napoleon and
Josephine and preceded by manalukes
marshals and chamberlains and maids
of-honor. making sensational entry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
News Briefs.

Boating started for the season on the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal Thursday.
the Canal Towage Company, Capt.
Charles Fox. 1t started with 116 tons of
coal for Georgetown. Up to noon yester-
day nine boats had been loaded.
The monument to be erected to the I'M
known Confederate dead in Rose Hill
cemetery, Cumberland Md. has been
ordered and will be placed about June /.
1t will be eighteen feet high, of granite
and marble.
As a result of an unexpected visit at
eHagerstown. Md, of Special Deputy j.
,. McCarty of the state motor car license
department, several automobolists were
arrested and fined for not having license
numbers
10 Judge George S. Stevens of Lynchburg,
Va died Thursday at the residence of his
daughter. Mrs. r. NJ. Thurman, in Bed
ford county. He was eighty-two years
old Formerly he was judge of the Nelson
county court. after which he was clerk
of the same court.
Jack Taliaferro of Essex county, Va,
has purchased from B. B. Brockenbrough
a portion of his large farm in Essex
county for $4,000. Mr.. Taliaferro has
purchased a traction engine, which nc
will use with four large plows for break
ing the soil.
Rev. A r. Hanes has resigned as pas.
tor of the Christian Church at E1kins
w Va, TO enter Yale University to con-
tinue his education In the two years OF
his pastorate at Elkins he purchased a
Cot and built church. the cost being
$1,000.
The residence of G. W. Holt, near Ford
Hill. Hampshire county. w. Va, was
destroyed by fire and Mrs. Holt, with a
baby only two days old, was carried
from the building. The fire originated
from a chimney spark on the shingle
roof.
The Hagerstown Md Fair Association
has offered to the city the use of the fair
grounds as public park the coming
summer. The mayor and council has
power to spend $4,000 for a park. The
grounds contain forty acres in the east
ern suburbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
SAVES HER HANDBAG.
Miss Allie Quickley Fights OFF
Colored Assailant.

Attacked as she was passing along 18th
street southeast between C and D streets,
Miss Allie Quickley. sixteen years old, of
:iS4 18th street southeast, put up plucky
fight with her assailant, negro, and
saved her handbag, which he had at
tempted to take.
When he was frightened off by ap-
preaching pedestrians, and the danger
was past, Miss Quickley's courage turned
TO hysteria. But pedestrians, who bad
been attracted by her screams, escorted
her TO her home, where she soon re-
covered
The police were notified, and general
alarm sent out for Miss Quickley's assail-
ant. He wore a derby hat and was about
five feet six inches in height.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
RUGS
Special Values at Special Prices.

you'll find among them every you require
from the room-size down to the hearth size W.
know the reputation of each maker-and 1t guaran
tees the splendid ouaties-and vouches for the ex
oeptionally choice patterns that are included
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
Secretary Nagel to Address Club.

Another of the series of Discussion
Nights" at the National Republican Club
will be held at the clubhouse next Sat
-urday evening. Charles Nagel. Secretary
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor. will address the club. Thomas W.
Brahany will give some dialect stories
The club will tender reception to its
woman friends May between 4 and Z
pm. and a program of vocal and in
strumental music will be presented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

We have also
some Genuine and
Imitation Leather
Cushions made to
fit these Chairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
Rock Island Mayor Indicted.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, April 6.-Indict-
ments were found today against Harry
McCasken. Phil H. Wells. E. H. Gard
ner and Mayor Schriver, in connection
with the riots that resulted in four
deaths here. The indictments have not
been made public, the special grand
jury adjourning until Tuesday i'm
mediately after voting the true bills
and making the reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
Tribute to Confederate Dead.

NEW ORLEANS. La, April 6.-The
various Confederate organizations
united today in paying tribute to the
Confederate dead buried in and about
New Orleans. Ceremonies were held
at the different cemeteries, where the
graves of the southern soldiers were
decorated. The thirty-fifth annual re-
union of the Army of Tennessee was
celebrated by the local chapter with
a banquet here tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
CANNOT Be QUOTED
Col. Jim SmutherS Praises
Col. RooseveIt's
Language.

For man who talks as we'll and as
much, especially as much, as Col. Roose-
welt does. 1t is unfortunate that he finds
1t SO difficult to make himself under
Stood" said Col. Jim Srfuthers. quaffing
lingering draught from tall glass at
the Sign of the Cry stal Flagon. col.
Roosevelt is no stranger to the use of
language. AS adviser in chief to the
United States and the world at large. he
has been copious. He has employed some
of the most massive. intricate and elab-
crate language ever required for the
statement of well known fact. There is
no subject, no matter whether he has
ever heard Of it before or not, that the
colonel cannot obscure with a wealth of
language. Great crowds have cheered
this language just because of the force
with which II came
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
Pleasures of Denunciation

There is one drawback to this Ian
guage system. which is. that whenever
the colonel says anything it keeps him
busy for six months afterward explaining
what he meant. However. whenever the
colonel makes himself misunderstood he
can always give himself the pleasure OF
denouncing the fellow who misunderstood
him.
THE colonel employs most of his lei
sure as we'll as his Office hours in the
work of explanation. His spirit is more
considerable and condescending than it
once was. Explanation was not then his
chief work When he was at his best or
his worst, he never explained. He simply
called the erring malefactor a liar, de-
nounced him into insensibility and started
a riot about something else. Explanation
to my people was beneath the dignity of
a man who could do no wrong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
Dictionaries Useless.

The trouble seems to be that too many
persons take words according to their
general usage or their significance as set
down in dictionaries. and not according
to Theodore intentions. This is an
error. Col. Roosevelt's words have a
peculiar. an occult, or an esoteric sig
nificance-to make myself clear to this
grand assemblage of toddy-drainers-
that is not susceptible of adequate trans
lation.
The advantage Of the language the
colonel uses is that 1t may be construed
affirmatively or negatively, as needed ;
that the construction can be changed from
time to time according to the popular
call OF the people. and that a fresh con-
struction can be used wherever a previous
construction gets in the way. This fiexi-
bility or plfancy of construction leads to
some confusion among those who do not
expect an office from Col. Roosevelt, but
1t never causes the colonel much dis
turbance. The last construction is the
right one, until next time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
Historical Works of Fiction.

Though the colonel has written many
historical works of fiction and has
made one speech in so many different
ways that it has sounded like several,
yet 1t Is astounding to me, his chosen
representative in this convivial assembly,
that he has never yet been successfully
quoted. You think you've got him, and
you find that he meant exactly the con-
trary. You make careful notes OF what
he said and You succeed in constructing
only fabrication out of whole cloth
You get from him a statement, repeat
it as it sounded to you, and YOU find
that you got it wrong. You think you un-
derstood him. but you're liar Your in
tentions may be as amiable as love glances
in a bower of springtime roses, with only
silvery moonbeams peeping through, but
you find In the next issue of the Out
break, or quicker, that You were en-
gagged In deliberate Justification or the
willful Misrepresentation of man whose
purity OF purpose and altitude of aims
nave never been questioned except by
those who have in their perverted opinion
caught him with the goods
Il have no fault to find with the COL
oneIs pronunciation. He speaks Ioud
enough and long enough. He emphasizes
with great frequency. His pauses are
not too far apart. He illustrates his
remarks with enough gestures and with a
V1gor Of facial expression that any other
actor might envy, but you never quite
get the exact meaning of what he meant
to mean.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
"Ths Country Boy" Proves Most Dc
ljahtfui and Wholesome Comedy.


liehtfui and Wholesome Comedy.
h, For the first time here The Coun-
itry Boy made a decided hit at the
Odeon Wednesday evening. In pre-
gentation, of the. most delightful and
wholesome comedy from the pen OF
Edgar e.Selwyn by one OF Henry q.
Harris companies.
n THE Country Boy" is surely re-
imariSable comedy Of. types =, types
which appeal to all from the familiar
ity with Just such characters in every
day life. -.
+ The story is built around the am
billions of Tom Wilson, an ordinary boy
of the rural village, who imagines that
he is destined to do big things. He Is
not satisfied to buckle down" In his
shome town and attempt to make good,
because a $5-a-week job In a lawyers
office is too small. He decides on a
career" in the metropolis, and goes to
New York Here he finds he Is not
able to hold down" the job at SIS Il
week that had been offered him be-
fore he.went. and becomes discouraged
when he is compelled to quit his base
,nent boarding house because he can
hot ipay his board. EEingased to the
belle! of cthe village; Jane 1. Belknap.
daughter of. Hiram Belknap, the lead
ing citizen" he announces that he Is
mot. going to return, to, FairYiew until
He has sbeen successful Becoming dis