New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-04-20

1t took the Senate today just
am hour to consider it in commit
tee, report to the Senate andFpass
the Wickliffe relief pleasure
which had passed the House yes
terday.
Both Senators Foster and
Thornton appeared before the
committee and asked for immed-
late action.
| John M. Parker was instructed
to draw on the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange for $1,000 Tuesday
morning.
The Garrick, Capt. E. G. Carter
in command will leave Tuesday
afternoon or early Wednesday
morning for the Black River dis
, trict, carrying 300 sacks of flour,
300 sacks of grits, and 5000
pornds Of meat to Jonesville for
the food sufferers.
The New Orleans relief boat.
chartered by the New Orleans
food relief committee assembled
Tuesday morning, will leave the
Branch NJ. King wharf, nearest
Canal street, Wednesday after
noon at S o'clock for the flooded
district near Vicksburg, where
conditions are reported desperate.
The Daily States appeals to the
generosity Of the New Orleans
people, who have never been
found wanting when their people
| were in need, to come to the aid
| of the unfortunate. Bedding and
clothing for both men and women
| is wanted for the New Orleans
! relief boat. Shoes are needed
not hats, however. Donations for
the New Orleans relief boat will
! be received at the Branch M.
King wharf after 8 o'clock We'd
nesday morning
| Mr.. Ransdell's Appeal.
There was an immediate re-
sponse to Congressman Jos. E.
! Ransdell's stirring appeal Mon
| day afternoon. After he had fail
ed to get into touch with Cover.
nor Sanders or Mayor Behrman,
Mr.. Ransdell rang up Mr.. Robert
Ewing over the long distance tel
ephone. and described the terri
BILE conditions as they exist in the
flooded district of Madison and
East Carroll. He declared that
it was the most desperate situa-
ton that he had ever known in
North Louisiana.
/! The Mayor, as well as Mr.. Ew-
ing, started out to procure as
many gasoline skiffs as possible,
as suggested by Mr.. Ransdell.
THE mayor got into communica-
ton with the Duvic Brothers, who
secured several from the Old Ba-
sin. The first left at $50. Others
followed later.
DR.. Dowling to Viclsburg.
Governor Sanders, as soon as
he was informed of Mr.. Ransdell's
| appeal, asked DR.. Oscar Dowling,
! of the State Board of Health, to
leave for Vicksburg at once. DR..
Dowling left Monday evening.
DIR. Foster and DIR. Newhauser will
follow him Tuesday afternoon.
Medical supplies will also be for
warded Immediately by DR.. E. s.
Kelly. secretary Of the State
Board of Health. The Governor
has also issued instructors for
the militia equipment. which will
provide for about 1900 TO be
shipped to Veksburg. Three
boats Of the Game Commission,
the Goose, Grosbec and the Cop
Cop, will also be shipped by rail,
and several larger boats will go
up by the river.
The organization of the New
Orleans food relief committee
was effected Tuesday morning as
the result Of conference called
by Mayor Behrman. Shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock representatives Of
the various exchanges assembled
in the Mayors parlor, Among
those who attended the meeting,
besides the Mayor, were: Gov.
J. Y. Sanders; f. j. Glenny. pres
ident of the Cotton Exchange;
James w. Porch, president of the
Progressive Union; Sam Blum. H.
s. Herring, NJ. B. Trezevant,
Claude Smith, j. s. Cave, DIR. E.
8. Kelly, w. A. Kernaghan, j. j.
Rochester. Walter Jahnche, Lynn
Dinkins, Robert Ewing, D. D.
Moore, Marshall Ballard, Capt.
Duke, Capt. Carter. Major ALI
son Owen and w. O. Hart.
The Mayor explained that he
had been informed Of Mr.. Rams
dell's appeal by Mr.. Ewing.
"They. are our own people" he
said, "and we should 60 to their
relief"
Clothes, Medicine and Tents.
Governor Sanders told Of the
| work that has already been done,
Of the clothes, medicine and tents
that are now available. He re-
/ ferred to the tremendous pop
ulation" Of the flooded district
and to the Improvement charac-
ter of the negroes. who outnum-
Der the whites from ten to twelve
to one % the flooded area.