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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-29
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY
COMMISSION OF
LOUISIANA.

The Ernpluvrrs' Liability ON
mission, euflustrd with aftlHR
iii aef fnl fssentatloD 70 ~.
General Assembly when u viii
convene ID ini1, held sessions ~
the Hall oi the Association ~
Commerce i'll the city Of New Vr-
leans, beginning % Monday: AN
inst, II WAS the nnrpoee OF ne
Commission III receive the advice
III such employers aud employees
III may 10 affected nv the propos.
al Legislation. ,hu scope 81 Wh,ci'
wanid nnt only bear upon III. EN-
ployct-' liability. hn' iIkew'se
4e rmp.pyeen, compensation ~
eases ni accidents resulting ~ ~
llrY III irail The proposed lfR
,sIailun NlIl have reference 20 oc'
cupatiuns carrying necessary
hazard, and ~ not expected % ~
feet every employment.
The Commission il composed ~
foliaNa Senator Walter }. Fnrkr
Chairman. New iber'a, Senator
| w Il Ghristy, Ne. Orleans; kep
rescl.,ntlNe Leon Locke. Lake
Charles. Representative MarHt
v Mal,ion. New Orleans; Represen
tatlve Kobt. Roberts. M'nden
aud Secretary " Kaiser, New
" Orleans.
Advisory Members: Mr.. Il. i
Hrwcs, .Jeanere,te; Mr.. Robert =
Lee, Now Orleans; Mr. i. ;. uay
plauuemlne; aud Mr.. Oscar Busb
Shreveport
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-29

Lafayette is to build IT. miles
Of highway beyond the city limlfs.
The bids from seven contractors
were opened on Monday. lbe
low est bid was thar ot tue " ash
ington CONSTRUCTION Co, OF Brock
haven. and It's bid calls for F..
$3.50, or a29ss.''3 per ml'e.
The police jury will pass upon tue
bids before awarding the contract.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-29

isvan9eliue wsl no donVf hsYt
/ DE pleasant experiences os heliie
htldea with .bltua tigers Wit
Platte will l,e III The sanlf fbaai
that OpeIou4as ased 70 he th'e'
yea,s ago. However we hope ii,t
f,ao1,lr If that pali~ll good lne'
on ,he airy sra opeioVsa,
Clarion.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-29

i ntlv. - @e @etAetfW. A*@t
through yGet ttNe ata
NrnlIN 4 hal ecttHtt |.
"a since itr Nn,lenrtt t'.e stH
~ twenty, who VA. tlfsehatsa.tt Es
those .,o, my days from be ss
lcc ~ ti. e $ \ h4 Sets t
Iy n. caed III" Nene1at.e
thtt,. core ard ten ibte lEt
no. II au1 oi he a.j ifH9 tas
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HE nat 4nmn ,tts - Il h4t" ~"
ul h .tea; divide q h's ttsee
wtir,r rhr.r M, u" matF aaA
here tie WeDt, had geat atd
troubles ~. unknown hal t'H
ut the veterans ui The tNit 5ta
are left vlth ~ 3Id 70 ttt 81
due some token ol reea4httten
the service they temdf1ed g. irl
fair country aud tit4 sen
| word " some attention. ht @a.
make hem feel tnat tNth ~ hs
day * hurry aud ,eah Ties alf
nj quite i"ig"tf'tl, at'l 1h.f ~
saci ne. "l the hnal Aet -
i'st's - STA alfpt'tl tS'd
/ Through the encigN, "rtlHH
ann,. and PEI s.-ttnel - Cap fAI
| Commas der /. J ats - -
sla- .uto,lcd ~ iaelta aMP
l,>S aume lbh j ol4p HatHe ST
conradrs lie hope to ~
more names from ae isas'#f
Point" r"'l"i'S, 'ht' '1}"S ilaN
iIllta ""' 'h'it ~ :" -'t.tz :
camp t"i 1haa y l"''s 1i#54l9
the veterans GU iltih -
JOIN u" camp h|l' \ W.
the ron "' 'h's 's'h't
mchsbe's. winch Vii - tia's' I"
80 HdsimHhi Fosait'll'ti'7
capt 'Atstehs = n9N itHt1 ~
4 Of holding i IennluH anon JtH
home boys j getting aIi tp&e h@9
again for "A good ftmr toi tn abf
Of anld tan. syns liz Nontd @iNt
New Iberia IN o'".asfah ie h+ i9i5
remembered one fhat has ittet
lung deferred, possibly ant the
past cannot be uudonc lie "aNl9
make Of he coming oetdslelt one
in which these, who served a"dtl
the old Confederate flag, sha.ia
DO tho hanored erea1s Nheh III
should pay the highest llfbafr ~
thr "h,gh prlvat" IN he ff2t
ranks" of days long slnee gone 1N,
~. ,vnuld ~ ft,lulta his pfe.
,,,,n,,,e have II - l,IpSeitfaiion,
wh.r ,be old soldiers viii ~ pte=
| ..n,.d w,tg, i tl.r ronMc.uoiai
mo Tho ban..et undel Which they
served the lost cause ieieh "t
: the veterans wouH be presented
With i button, Is he Wotn npaA
the lapel OF the coat, ea''s 'h@ ~
Confederate 'othlst = ~
'marcli Though NAN street - =
veterans, again i'''oN i'S - :
old ha., IS an"' her i''' W ~ ~
Pi"l'"se" '.'f7 -.
! experienced ~ sh' l'aS' -
years. A banp'tet ~ :" '",''e
+" when All The veterans - =
served at 'at''e ~ the y a"s3,
and s'an'saAneh'eis o ~ -
federacy' VI e'",ss s"''' .
gram """'' 10 49,, ~.
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press '"'' -, ....,,.,
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= Inc banquet WI, ~ "''' :" -
" spacious dining nan O 'he pan -
Hotter f'eaer1',
1t ia suggested that the l'a'iio
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-29

IN damp, chilly Weatke there IS
always large dem3Fd for BAL
IARD'S SNOW LINMENT because
many pcopiA who Know hy expert =
ence its grekt ryfieving power N
rheumatic adhe6 and pains, pre-
pare to applt46 at the first twinge.
price, CSC, 5fifand Sl.0o per bottle.
sold By MTORGE DRUG CO.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-29
The New York State Conserv

The New ! ofk SIate VpIs'1 VI.
ton Commission requested an
Opinlon from their attorney gen.
eral, who said upon fully 'nvesfi.
eating and studying the NV law
passed by congress: "While ! am
ia sympathy With the law, am
certain the federal government
has no right to assnme6 con'Iol
over . states birds or game. The
statute as drawn by the national
lawmakers IL raternalis'ic IN
character
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-29
Malaria or (,hiNS & Fever

pr,Aer,n,ioo No. GG6 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or cHlLLS 4 FEVER !:
E;v! orsix doses will break any cas-, and
Il ,al(n then "a . tonic the Feyes viii NOT
renXn. Ii ack on the liver better esh1p
Cslomel and does not lripc q sicken. %
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-29

When quality and price are the
considerations, We believe Z y g
your interest to let ~ figure 0n
your printing. We do for osnersl
&hy not for your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
IS KILLED IN WRECK
NEAR TUSCALOOSA
Frank Johnson Dead-Sand
Washes Over M. and o.
Tracks, Causing Wreck

Tuscaloosa, May 22.-(Special.)-
Fireman Frank Johnson of Tuscaloosa
was killed, engineer W. Fl. Connell, also
of Tuscaloosa. seriously scalded, and C.
r. Hammer, a passenger, was slightly
injured when the Mobile and Ohio pas
senger train running between Column
bus. Miss, and Montgomery was de-
rallied near Holman, a small station
about 20 miles west of Tuscaloosa at
about o'clock last night.
The cause of the wreck is attributed
to a heavy coating of sand which had
been washed over the tracks by the
rains this afternoon. The engine was
completely derailed and was thrown
over by the side of the track, Killing
Fireman Johnson instantly. and pinning
the engineer beneath. The baggage
car was also thrown from the track but
It's passengers escaped unhurt
With the exception of c. r. Hammer
whose back was severely strained by
the jolt. the passengers We're unharmed
except for a few slight injuries
Word of the wreck reached Tusca-
loosa shortly after o'clock and a re-
lief train with physicians and attend
ants was promptly dispatched to the
scene. Passengers and crew were
brought here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
WHAT PROMINENT
MEN THINK OF THE
MILL RESUMPTION

The order to complete the wire mills
at Fairfield is a matter of supreme i'm
portance to this district" said W. p. G..
Harding. president of the First National
bank and president of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Il think no development at this time
could have been more invigorating to
this community. The action of the steel
believe will merit the congratulations
of all thoughtful men of this commun-
ity. Taken In connection with its other
work here this Is the supremest test of
the good feeling that is borne Birming-
ham by the Steel corporation officials
Nothing, as I said. could have occurred
at this time which will cause a bet
ter and more hopeful feeling than this
order
In connection with the success that
has been achieved by those who started.
the preliminaries leading up to this or
der. l wish to say that John Hollis
Bankhead, United States senator from
this state, deserves unusual commenda-
ton. He has Loyalty assisted in the
arguments that We're used on Judge e.
III. Gary, chairman of the Steel cor
poration. Senator Bankhead, wishing
to serve Birmingham, used every con-.
sistent endeavor to bring about this
extremely gratifying situation l am
personally deeply gratified over this
development and believe this news is
such as to cause rejoicing in this dis
trict.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
IMPORTANT RATE
C0MPLA|NTS%4DE
Alleged that Iron Transpoh
tations From Birming
ham to Oklahoma High

Washington, May 21.-(Special )--Alleg-
ing that rates charged by the San Fran
cisco and Santa F'e railroads for trans
portation on iron from Birmingham to
Collinsville, Okla, and other Oklahoma
points should be 40 cents per 100 pounds
instead of 40 cents, the rate assessed
a complaint was filed today with the in
terstate commerce commission by attor-
neys of Muskogee, Okla.
1t is alleged that the southern lines
charge only 40 cents for carrying pipe
from Birmingham TO Oklahoma destina-
tions. and that in some Instances the
mileage Is greater than that for which
this rate of 40 cents was charged. The
complainants ask the 40-cent rate be es-
tablished by the defendants, and also seek
reparation in the sum of sS06.57 on as
sessment Of pipe already made.
Denial has been made by the commits
sion of the Louisville and Nashville ct al.
| to establish rate of 81 So per gross ton
| on pig iron carload lots from Ironton
| to Hartman. Tenn. without observing
| the long and short haul. II was held that
sufficient justification had not been
shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
ROBERT JEMISON, JR.,
is DEEPLY GRATIFIED

Il am deeply gratified," said Robert
Jemison, Jr., who has handled the de-
velopments of Fairfield in detail. This
order is of exceptional benefit to this
district and Fairfield. / believe that
after all the cessation of work has been
for the best. Since it was closed we
have been enabled to get practically al,
our development work at Fairfield com
pleted SO at this time we have an ex-
ceptionally fine city for those skilled
men who Will reside there. Taken by
and large this is for the general good
of the whole city. l firmly believe thai
If the plant had not been closed we
would have had now 1900 residents of
Fairfield. That number will be reached
soon and the city will soar onward un-
til 1t reaches that Importance to which
it has always been destined.
There cannot be any thoughtful ma n
here who Will deny grateful thanks 10
Judge Gary, Mr. Harding of the First
National bank. Senator Bankhead and
others who have assisted In CONVINCING
the Steel corporation executives that
this time was not Inappropriate to re-
sumo work at Fairfield. l believe az
(COnt1nuod On Page Ntnol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Work on Fairfield wire mill to be re-
sumed.
Sanders Wslker dies.
Federal Investigation. of coal mine
strike likely.
Japan receives United States reply.
Inside history of textile strike.
Democrats plan basic change in tariff
bill
2-Eoual suffrage club entertains Hobson.
2JJnifcation of New York Central q
gigantic task.
EEditoral comment.
6-I1nderwood exceedingly busy.
Many expected at directors meeting
Builders will give final answer today
Crisis reached in rate situation.
6-Society.
7-Sports.
s-Banouet given to Seminary class.
a-Commencement of Medical college
11-Patterson chosen grand chancellor.
13--Markets.
14-Much complaint Of postal service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
INVESTIGATION
IN THE COAL MINE STRIKE
is PRACTICALLY ASSURED

tigation of the strike of coal miners in
the Paint creek region in West Virginia
was practically assured today when the
agreed to report tomorrow with amend
ments Senator Kern's resolution author
izing an inquiry. The resolution re-
drafted by a subcommittee with the
understanding that 1t be laid before the
Senate with the Endorsement of the
other members, would allow thor
ough and complete" inquiry into condi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22

Macon, Ga, May 21.-Displaying In his
table courage which has characterized his
weeks fight with death from poisoning.
b. Sanders Walker tonight was expected
to die at any moment by his attending
physicians.
Battling for life since last Wednesday,
when he took a bichloride of mercury tab
let by mistake, the young banker late
today lapsed into Inconsistencies for the
first time. Since that time he has re-
gained consciousness only at brief inter-
walls. A characteristic utterance made
just before he went into a state of partial
coma late today illustrates the remark
able composure with which he has faced
death:
IF l am dying" he said, then the SEN
sation is not as unpleasant as 1t Is gem
orally pictured. If this be dying, then
none need fear its .errors."
Exhaust All Methods
Tonight The attending physicians. VINO
are said to have exhausted every method
of treatment known to medical science in
their efforts to stay the hand of DEATH
expressed the BELIEF that Walker could
not live more than Few hours. The last
official bulletin gave the pulse as 120. his
respiration 50 and his temperature nor
NAL. At o'clock this morning walkers
pulse was 12s, his respiration 81 and his
temperature normal.
Interest of specialists and the public
generally throughout the country mas
been aroused by the fortitude with whicn
the young banker mas combatted the slow
but steady work of the deadly poison
Countless messages conveying sympathy
and suggesting methods of treatment
have flooded the Walker home. Despite
assurances of the certainty of death az
result of his paralyzed organs, Wal
ker's belief that he would recover was
not shaken at a late hour. Repeatedly
today he sought to comfort his VIE.
struggling bravely to bear up under the
trying ordeal.
Displayed Keen Interest
The young banker also displayed keen
interest in the conferences held by his
physicians and begged his nurse to tell
him exactly what conclusions they mad
reached.
Walker frequently requested, until he
became intermittent'y unconscious. to be
permitted to talk with his relatives, prac-
tically all of his immediate family hay
ing been summoned to the patients horne
when he became Ill.
Utmost quiet prevails in the vicinity of
the Walker home. a few citizens appar-
emily drawn to the house by morbid Gu
riosity gathered in groups on the site
walk in hushed voices. One of the at
tending physicians tonight made the fol :
lowing statement:
1T is my conviction that Mr.. Walker
is dying tonight There has been no hone
full sign, nothing OF alleviation noted. and
he grows steadily weaker. If he is livlai,
by daylight | will be surprised"
Efforts to ascertain the exact treatment
Walker is being given tonight were un-
availing. The physicians declined to dis
cuss this subject ut all 1t is understood.
however. that they have been in 81 ,sc
communication with physicians at he
Johns Hopkins hospital In Baltimore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22

ation mas yDeen operating mere.
The message of Judge Gary carried
no minor details. He simply announced
with every degree of modesty that the
order to complete the mills had been
issued. That the mills at Fairfield will
be completed as soon as possible and
Will he operated to their capacity then
is the opinion of Industrial men of the
Birmingham district.
For many weeks the order of yester-
day has been awaited. Speculation hns
been keen for nearly two years as to
whnt would be done with the wire plant
mt Fairfield. For some reason work ON
the Fairfield plant was stopped April
IS. 1911. and the worlSmen there en-
gagged drifted silently away from Bir-
minHhRm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
J. J. Breen, Confessed Dyna-
mite PLANTER" Tells of
the Part He Played
REFUSED $1,000 FROM
ATTEAUX'S ATTORNEY
Charges That Atteaux Engaged Him
to plant the Dynamite.
Woods Name Is Mentioned
Only Once

Boston, May 21.--Something Of what
went on behind the scenes in the city
of Lawrence during the great textile
strike of 1912 was revealed today at
ident William NJ. Wood of the Ameri-
can Woolen company, Frederick T.. At
teaux and Dennis j. Collins by John j.
Breen, convicted and confessed plant
err of dynamite.
Breens story of his activity on be-
half of both strikers and mill owners
eliminated in declaration that he had
refused to accept $1,000 from Atteaux S
attorney, Daniel II. Coakley, the law
yer who was cross examining him
This testimony previously introduced
was that eight persons who had been
arrested when dynamite was found in
buildings occupied by them at Law
renee, had later brought damage suits
against Breen, who had planted" the
explosive. Breen testified that he had
gone to Atteaux to get $4,000 after
his own counsel had told him that all
the suits could be settled for $4,000.
Put Most in Your Pocket
He denied he knew the damage suit
could be settled at a lower figure when
he was endeavoring to induce AtteauX
to pay him $4,000 Breen finally said
that he had refused an offer of $700C
from Coakley himself because he would
not agree to the terms. Asked by
Coakley what the terms were Breen
replied You told me to put most oil
it in my pocket and settle with the
poor slobs as cheap as l could
didn't want that kind of money and
rejected the offer"
Breen said Atteaux had engaged hin
TO plant the dynamite and had ar
ranged with Ernest r. Pitman, the And
over builder. who committed suicide
when the grand jury began investigat-
ing the alleged conspiracy. to furnish
the explosive.
Woods Name Mentioned
Mr. Woods name was mentioned only
once and that was when Breen said
ne asked Atteaux If the mill president
knew anything about the matter and
Atteaux replied that he did not
Breens activities in connection with
the strike were due, he said to pride
in his city and desire to benefit the
operatives
Under cross examination the witness
could not recall whether or not he had
said that his fathers estate owned s2O,-
900 worth of American Wooden COM
pany stock, but admitted that if he had
made such statement it was untrue.
The cross examination of Breen will
be continued tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
Determined to Equalize
Grains and Live Stock and
Respective Products
WOULD EQUALIZE
TWO SCHEDULES
No Decision As To Whether Raw Ma
terials and Products Are To Be
On Free List or Dutable.
Wilson Approves

Washington, May n.-Deter,uination to
respective products in the Underwood tar
ff bill has been reached by the senate
finance subcommittee considering the
agricultural schedule. 1t has feen agreed
oats are to remain dutable as the Tn
derwood bin classfies them, then a duty
shall be placed upon beef, mutton, pork,
wheat flour and oats. or II these products
are to remain the free liat the raw
materials will be converted into the free
list.
This Is the first basic tariff change TO
be planned by the Senate democrats since
the Underwood bill came from the House.
Whether raw materials and their prod
ucts are to be free listed or ali are to
be made dutiabe has not been deter
mined, but that all would be treated alike
was asserted today by Senator John Sharp
Williams. chairman of the subcommittee,
which has the schedule in hand The
decision to equallze these schedules. it
also was reported, had been reached with
without his approval
No Ground for Report
When Senator Williams was told of
report in circulation that his committee
had decided to put all live stock and
grains on the free list in keeping with
their products as they are treated in
the Underwood bill, he declared there
was no ground for such a report
But" declared the senator, there is
this much about it. If cattle sheep and
hogs are to remain dutiable In this bill
then their products viii carry a duty.
The same is true of wheat, oats flour and
oatmeal. There will be no discrimination
between these raw materials and their
products in this bill. But we have not
determined whether they snail be du-
table or undutiabe"
The fight over this feature of the I'm
derwood bin began in the House and there
was considerable democratic opposition to
the free listing of farm products, while
the raw material was left dutabe. Some
democrats predicted during the debate
that the Senate would change the sched-
ule, most of them asserting that live
stock and grains would go on the free
list
Whatever the subcommittee does in
the matter is expected to meet with the
approval of the finance committee ma
jority. 1t was learned today that sem
ator Walsh of Montana plans to intro
duce an amendment in the Senate to
put cattle on the free list If the bill Is
presented without such a chaneg
The Underwood bill puts a duty of
10 per cent ad valorem on all live
--->>--------->>- -7-~>>----~--~>--->~-~~~---
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22

tions in the Paint creek region preced-
Ing, during and after the strike. The
committee would be authorized to con-
duct hearings either in Washington or
West Virginia and to subpoena wit
nesses. 1t would investigate questions
of alleged peonage; Interference with
the malls; violation of the immigra ton
laws violation of the laws for the trial
OF accused persons, violation of the
sherman act by the coal operators and
the causes that led up to the conditions
existing in Paint creek. The scope of
the resolution is so broad that the COM
mittee can ask absolutely anything
concerning West Virginia miners, op-
orators or mines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
TOXIC GOVERNMENT
RECEIVES j. s. REPLY
IN ALL GOOD SPIRIT
Favorable Turn of Events
Most Satisfactory to the
Washington Officials.
Gist of Reply

Washington, May H.-Reassuring ad-
vices reached the state department from
Japan late today. indicating that the
American reply to the protest against
the California land law was received in
good spirit by the Toxic government and
that the situation had taken a much more
favorable appearance than at any time
since negotiations began. Officials here
admitted their satisfaction over the turn
of events.
The dispatches related also that the
japanese government realized fully the
difficulties under which the Washington
administration had labored In handling
this situation, understanding the dual
system of the United States and the
powers of legislation by California
Today's advices were of a preliminary
character and made no prediction of en-
suing steps, but in general they reflected
favorable view on Toxic OF the Amer
lean note replying to Japan's protest.
Wilson's Part
President Wilson, who had no small
part In the writing or the note, is said
to have described in most complimentary
terms what he believed to be the real
feelfng of the majority of the American
people toward Japan. The communica-
ton, 1t is said, pointed to California
and only part of California too, as
having given evidence of a discrimina-
tory disposition and insisted that the
United States as whole admired the
Progress that Japan had made in the
last half century. respected the achieve
ments of the Japanese people, and was
sincerely anxious to show that 1t regard
ed Japan on basis of equality with all
other powers and nations.
The note was about 1000 words long
and dealt chiefly with the spirit of the
American people toward Japan, making
technicalities Of the new law or the
treaty. but discussing Japan's contention
that the California agitation was in reali-
ty an act OF unfriendiness and discrimi-
nation toward the japanese.
Officials here were not in the east
opposed to publication of the document
but decision on this point was left with
the Toxic government.
Acute Stage Passed
While the situation tonight was regard
ed as satisfactory in official quarters,
the Japanese are watched with keen in
terest. Officials generally. however. were
inclined to hope that the acute stage In
the negotiations had passed
The President. realizing that speeches
in Congress at this time might embarrass
the situation, requested Representative
Sisson of Mississippi. who had announced
his intention of king on Friday on
the allen land question, to handle S del
icately as possible diplomatic phases OF
the case.