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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-05-10
ENTIRE CITY
THREATENED

Motor Cav Plant Flre Men
area Lafayette.
Twenty Two Autos lnnsuW
cd When building Burns.
Other Structure. Are Nls"
Prey of Flames, and Loss
Ia Esl,mated From SEQ 600
to $40. geo.
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Nj Veto, E,ath. Proprietor vt
the New lbetia leo and Bottling
Works. was \ viaitur 10 st LOula.
Mo, this week.
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PIERRE ,tl'plN

Aa -t~Sa-~
The lheriau il authorized to at
ncunce
PIERRE JuBlN
Al A candidate for the office oi
Trustee Of Finance Of the City ~
New iberia, La, subject to the
decision 81 the vsters ~ this city
A will I've EXPRESSED at the polls
on Monday, June End. 1913
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Masses Constance Br"uaaatd
aud lrma LeRlaac left on We'd
neaday for take Charles
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

ron TRUSTEE OF NNANCE
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PERSONALS.

Mr. aud Mre w. ~. Reynolds
went tn New Orleans on las' Mon
day Afternoon
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Ot the city ~ New iberia.
OF the Carish School BOARD,
~ the CITY Board ~ Health.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-21

New York, Aug. 21.-Lawrence
Rupp, a mere man" and a very
diminutive person at that, spared a
match with new woman" -suf-
fraget first and his wife afterward-
and though she weighs almost twice
as much as Rupp, and is a very de-
termined lady, the mere man" won.
Rupp came home to supper one
night after a day of toll, and was
startled when he entered his abode to
see not a vestige of a dish on the
table nor smell a smell of cooking.
In surprised he questioned the chill
dren, but they could give no satisfac-
tory answer, so RUpp wandered forth
to seek consolation at the place
where men find consolation, and as
it happened he passed a hall where a
suffrage meeting was in progress.
Rupp looked at the hall in disdain.
''What are women coming to?" he
muttered. eff 1 had woman that
went into such things and neglected
her house, Pd-Pd-
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08
Would lndict Risk Men.

Jefferson City.-Gov Major 10 OF
the opinion that the heads of foreign
fire insurance companies who agreed
at Pittsburg and Philadelphia TO quit
business in Missouri and did quit
could be proceeded against criminalIy
by indictment. The governor says. 10
the light Of the recent decision of the
Missouri supreme court holding that
the antitrust laws were not repealed
by the oliver rating law. the heads
Of the insurance companies who
agreed and voted to quit clearly vio-
lated the criminal provision OF the
Missouri antitrust act. The Cole
county grand jury will convene July
2S. Whether the governor or attor-
ney general will take steps to lay be-
fore that body the insurance situation
and alleged unlawful agreement has
not been determined.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08
ESPECIAL ATTENTION is CALLED
TO THE STATES PEACHES
OF BOTH KINDS.
ASKS CLUBS TO Be FORMED
Commonwealth Does Not Rank High
for Output Of Dried Variety, Meth
er Those Frc:n Trees or Those
Clsssed "cllnaina vInes."

Jefferson City.-The bureau Of 10.
Dor statistics has gone In the whole
sale advertising business for the state
of Missouri with the slogan, Boost
Missouri" on all printed matter Is
sued by this department, including en-
velopes.
The bureau has asked the booster
clubs" OF the state to furnish It with
county maps, for use In its forthcom-
ing publication. already well adVer.
tlsed over the state and elsewhere, en-.
titled the Missouri Booster Pam
phlet"
Among the future bulletins to be is-
sued by Commissioner John T. F1tE-
patrick are Missouri Is a Honey
State" Missouri Is Watermelon
State" Missouri is a Cotton State,'
Missouri, Its Resources and Advan-
tages," Peaches; Fresh. Canned and
Dried"
THE latter bulletin does not In any
way apply to the female population
OF Missouri although the subject
would cover that fascinating neces.
sity," the latest bulletin announces.
The state Is full of heavenly cling
peaches, ranging in age from 16 To
40"
Missouri does not rank high for It's
output of dried peaches--this re-
ierring both to the variety which
grow on trees and those which are
classed as 'clinging vines It does
not care to, but occasionally dried
peaches are encountered and mado
the best Of With proper treatment
the latter variety can be made palat-
able. Canned peaches have their at
fractions.
"Elberta peaches are generally pre-
ferred, not alone by Missourlans, but
all over the East, North and West,
the state shipping out many carloads
during the month when they are fully
developed and ripe. Tasty aud appe-
tizlng, they attract attention every.
where. The skin is the creamy color
that makes them attractive, and blush.
ing tint. and soft. downy appearance
adds TO their beauty. All orchards Of
Missouri produce peaches In more or
less abundance, but the Elberta varie.
ty chiefly come from Oregon, Howell
and other Ozark counties"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08
Mayors Proclamation.

Whereas, the Governor of out
state, having in view the i'm
provement Of the public high
ways of the commonwealth, has
by his procla nation, set apart
Wednesday, and Thursday, Aug
ust 20 and 81, 1918, as "Good
Roads" days, and has called on
all able bodied men in the conn
try and towns and cities OF the
state to donate the two days 70
work on the public highways:
and
Whereas, great benefit to our
state can be obtained by a COM
Plianoe with the request Of the
governor, and for the purpose oi
aiding in carrying out such a re-
guest,
I, Andrew ]. Rouse, Mayor oi
the City oJ Doniphan, proclaim
said Wednesday and Thursday,
August 20 and 81, as "Good
Roads" day in said city, and
urge that all business within tbs
corporate limits Of the city, Other
than public highway work, b
suspended, that business houses
be closed and that ell able bodice
men and boys work on the pub.
lie roads or streets OF the city OF
said days.
Witssss my haad, this Angus
l5, 1918 A. i. RoDsE.
Mayor.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Last week DR.. J. D Rafter oi
Huntsville, John and Mike Raft
er of Bevier, assisted by former
state mine inspector, R. s. Thom.
as, of Bevier, sold 4,500 acres oi
coal lands situated in Charlton
township principally in the
neighborhood of Thomas Hill to
c. E. Christy of Kansas City, re-
presenting eastern capital, for
s25O,OOO.
Moral dissertation from the
Miller County Autogram; "We
are glad to hear that Mr.. and
Mrs. Herod Williams, who were
shot by one their neighbors last
week, are recovering. We hope
this case will serve as q lesson to
all others to remember the pas
sage in the Holy Bible where il
says BE slow to anger and Thou
shalt not kiln"
"Of the 1900 churches OF our
denomination in the state of Mis-
souri, one thousand are not worth
a darn" said an eminent divine
in addressing big church gath
ering in central Missouri the 9th.
er day. And the good doctor is
said to have uttered it with an
emphisis that would have sue
cessfully put that last word
across even il it had been the
other one that begins with q big
big D.
Arthur Spaugh, serving 3 fifty
fire years. sentence in the penit'
entiary for completely in the mur.
der of sheriff John W. Polk ol
Iron county, made a confession
that it was he, and not his brother
William Spaugh, who fired the
fatal shot. He said his brother
was not a participant in the
shooting and had his hands
above his head at the time the
sheriff was killed. William Spaugh
was sentenced to be hanged, buI
in July, 1907, his sentence wa:
committed by Gov. Folk to lifs
imprisonment. He has been g
victim of tuberculosis the last two
years, and it is not expected he
will live another month, as he il
now in the last stages of tht
disease. For almost two years Et
has not been able to leave thu
prison hospital.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Let US labor with a pat sm
aud interest never felt bef' At
the lowest estimate, the in. we.
ments placed on our roads and
highways during these days will
total 81, 500, 900.
BY this simple procedure a
million days work will be placed
upon our highways, benefitting
the present, and in the coming
yearswill bring a return of an
hundred fold, and give the good
road movement an impetus which
llnot cease until in this respect
we stand first among the states.
AS the Missourians have ever
been the pioneers in western ac-
chievement and civilization, let
US now lead the way to a new
day in road work and improve
ment.
In testimony whereof, l have
hersunto set my hand, and caus-
ed to be affixed the great seal Of
the State of Missouri. Done al
the City of jefferson, this 21st
day Of July, A. D. 1918.
ELLIOT W. MAJOR.
Governor,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08
Ozark Dam site chsnued.

Springfeld-The Virgin Bluff pro
ject, involving the erection OF dam
across James river and the digging OF
tunnel which would shorten the
course Of the river nearly 80 miles.
has been temporarily abandoned,
pending the possible obtaining of leg
islatiye authority to construct a dam
near Hollister, the proportions Of
which would treble those OF the one
at Powersite. II is understood that
the project here will be cAnpisted
within time
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08
Girl Swimmer Home In Sack.

Jefferson City.--While two young
women OF Jefferson City. one Of them
married. we're swimming In the Mo-
reau at Idylour park here, misehlev-
Gus or malicious man burned the
clothing of one Of the women aad she
was compelled to make the trip back
to the city clad In gunny sack and
a coat. While the women were doing
some fancy swimming the smell Of
burning cloth smote their nostrIls.
They hurried TO the shore to find the
clothing Of one consumed by hrs. A
gunny sack finally was found, uhich,
with q coat. served as covering for We
unfortunate swimmer.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Crazed by jealousy, George Ehals-
sin. aged AZ, a well.to-do miner OF
Trotter. Pa, shot and killed his wife,
three children and himself.
In answer to a senate resolution on
the subject, Secretary Daniels urged
an investigation by congress of the
cost of a government armorplate fac
tory, which he holds could be built
and economically operated at a saw
ing OF $40 per ton for armor. the
plant to cost ss.46s.o0o.
Senator Smoot, Republican member
Of the finance committee, introduced
a Substitute for the wool schedule OF
/ TIE u nderwood.Slmmons bill, propos-
ing rates based directly upon the re-
port Of the tariff board and adopting
IN e1ch grade the lowest rate.
Revolutionary reform of the ancient
senate rule permitting unlimited de-
bate was demanded in a speech by
Senator owen Of Oklahoma. He
frankly advocated a measure to
"choke Of dilatory debate by the mi
nority.
There will be no strike Of 100000
employees on the railroads east OF Chi
cago, as has been threatened. This
was admitted by both sides to the
controversy.
The victorious Greek army has ad-
vanced into Macedonia almost to the
old Bulgarian frontier. One Of the
greatest walkovers of the war was the
! taking OF Strumnltza by the Greeks
, by a beautifully preconcerted night At
tack.
In a semi-rear-end collision Of two
Pacific electric trains returning from
Venice and Santa Monica to Los An
geles, Is people we're killed and about
q hundred we're injured.
Secretary Garrison ordered Col.
Edwin P. Brewer, Of the fourteenth
cavalry at Fort Mcintosh, Tex. to de-
mand the release OF ive Americans,
together with $50 cattle and 80 horses,
held by Mexican revolutionists at HI
walgo. Mexico.
John l.. Sullivan's pugilistic achieve
ments are causing him great concern
He needs farmhands, but they refuse
10 work for the ex.heavyweight cham
pion. "We can't fight" they all plead
Secretary Of State Bryan will leave
Washington July 10 for a six-weeks'
lecture tour. His engagements are
principally in Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa.
| President Wilson granted uncondi
tional pardon to william F. Ketten
bach and George II. Kester, each sen
tenced TO Ave years imprisonment for
making false reports to the comptroi
Ter OF the currency on the condition
OF the Lewiston (Idsho) National
bank, of which they were president
and cashier.
The Borah bill, allowing entrymer
under the enlarged homestead act tf
make ;240 worth Of improvements an
nually az a substitute for putting
specified number Of acres under cul
tivation In the second and thirt
years, was passed by the senate.
Secretary Bryan made apology Z
the Paraguayan government through
its minister at Washington, for tn'
insult to the Paraguayan flag In sar
francisco July T. f
Open and public committee meet
ingS, but secret Democratic confer
ences. This was the program adopte'
for consideration in the house by tn
administration cnrreaey reform bill
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All interesting Reading
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ssS8ssesSSsssSssssSS8

Clyde expects 100000 bushels
OF wheat this season. Twelve
machines are running in that
vicinity.
Several hurglaries occurred in
Liberty last week, among the
homes entered being that of
Sheriff White.
Up in Warrensburg the Sheriff
is looking for Louis Loveall. The
charge against Louis, however,
is disturbing the peace, not big
amy.
Eugene Stauffer, citymarshalof
Braymsr, vas stabbed in the neck
by a knife in the hands Of J. r.
Dalby q leading merchant OF that
town. He will recover.
Fashion note from the Gallatin
Democrat; IA Gypsy girl wore
q skirt around the square here
last Saturday evening that was
slit from hem to neckband. She
was three years old.
In Columbia a negro was fined
81 for wife beating recently.
Noighbors testified that he was
an industrious and long suffering
man and didn't give her half
what was coming to her.
You have heard, of course, OF
men being snatched bald headed,
but IL remained for two Kirks-
willie women To tear . home made
sss Of false whiskers from the
face Of an Amsture robber there.
The total number OK births re-
ported from Missouri for May was
5,658, and the number OF deaths
3,199. OF the births 2,S70 were
male and 2,78S femal. OF the
deaths .765 were male and l ,444
female.
The Dixon Pilot reports the
death of q gray goose owned by
Uncle Tack Wiseman. The goose
was AZ years old, and ought to
be a mighty good buy for some
frugal boarding housekeeper in
that village.
"Glassgow has an infant named
Thirteen Yaney," says the Mob
erly Democrat. "He is the thir-
teenth little shaver of Will Yaney,
the town barber. He was born
June 13, 1918, thirteen minutes
before 8 o'clock in the morning"
AS q result OF the recent audit.
ing of the county books OF the
county Offices of Pemiscot county
eight suits were filed in the Cir
cult court of that county July 3,
against ], W. Mcfarland and T.
H. Patterson and their bonds
msn.
Gov. Major Tuesday began
signing the issue of s3,500,000 Of
state capital rsfunding building
bonds, which the stats fund com.
missioners will issue under the
Casey act. These bonds will take
ur the entire Issue Of capita
bonds.
The Liberty Advance tells OF Q
rssidant OF the town who stopped
. friend on The street TO tell him
ave have . fine. healthy boy Al
eur house nov, and the neighbori
ell say he looks exactly like me-
swell said the friend, southingly
"aen't worry about that as Ions
as the boy 10 hsalty."
Four brothers and sister hels
q reunion tn Richmond last weel
and thsircombinsd agessmountsd
to Ats years. The i've are william
6hotwell. 90 years old. and JohI
W. shotweil. IS. both Of Rich
mend; Jabsz Shotvsll Of Odessa
o.; Dr.. @. II. 6hoswell Of Gains
-
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08
A PROCLAMATION.
Missouri Good Roads Day.

ways of commerce, constituting
the strongest link in the chain of
commercial greatness; and,
Whereas, No achievement can
bring quicker, surer and more
lasting benefits to our citizens
and pay heavier dividend than
the construction and improve.
ment of our public roads; and
Whereas, The state will this
year contribute and pay to the
people for good road purposes
more money from the public
funds than the sum total paid in
any three years in the past; and,
Whereas, Every citizen is di-
rectly interested and benefited
by road construction and better
ments;
Now, therefore, /, Elliott W.
Major, governor of the State of
Missouri, do hereby set apart
Wednesday and Thursday, Aug
ust 20 and 21, A. d. 1918, for
road work in the State CT Mis-.
souri,, designate these two days
as "Good Roads Day." and de.
clare the same AS public holidays
and request that all other busi-
ness be suspended as far as pos.
sible, and that every able bodied
citizen labor upon the public
highways Of the state during
these two days, and that the
work performed be such as will
make u lasting and permanent
improvement, such as road grad
ing, culvert building, ditching,
graveling, dragging, etc.
| call upon the county court OF
each county to issue q proclama-
tion calling upon the people to
turn out and labor, and see to il
that the county is fully and COM
pletely organized, SO the work
will reach to every neighborhood
and be conducted in a systema-
! tic and business way, to the end
that when the sun shall have set
upon the second day there will
be left no community in all the
state where the hand of progress
and toll has not left its mark in
permanent road improvement and
the progressive spirit to impress
in the hearts and minds of the
people.
call upon the country and
city press to assist in organizing
and bringing to the roads for
work, an army of labor volan-
teers, grander far than the brill
liant pageantry of martial splen-
dor, and whose song of progress
i've achievements will be swesteI
than the rattle of arms.
also call onthe road overseers,
road associations, commercial
and booster clubs of the common
wealth, to give US their active
and united support in carrying
tc a successful completion this
undertaking.
Let the women of Missouri
share in the work and glory. l
therefore call upon them TO pre-
pare dinners and see they are
served the lsborers along tht
way. These two road days vii
make q new epoch in the history
Of Missouri, and in our zeal fol
road building. II will be tn,
most stupendous two days public
| work ever given in the histor,
Of the republic, and will stans
unequalled, anique and abselut'
| ely alone.
| Let every Missourisn show b,
} his work he is for the interna
: improvement Of the state. lie
|, US labor that we may enjoy TIL
} fruits today, and our children
| fuller fruitstion tomorrow. Ther'
. is no more certain way OF sdvan
, cling our state and the interest
OF all than through our roads
u Around the history OF an aneien
Rome still towers the Appisl
lWsy.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Secretary Bryan made apology to
the Paraguayan government through
its minister at Washington, for the
insult to the Paraguayan nag In San
Francisco July L.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Open and public committee meet
ings but secret Democratic confer
ences. This was the program adopted
for consideration in the house by the
Administration curresey reform bill.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

The Borah bill. allowing entrymen
under the enlarged homestead act to
make ;240 worth Of improvements an
nually az a substitute for putting u
specified number Of acres under cul-
tivatlon In the second and third
years, was passed by the senate.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Prince Taro Katsura, former pre-
mier and foreign minister of Japan,
is seriously III with cancer OF the
stomach.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Senator Smoot, Republican member
OF the finance committee, introduced
a Substitute for the wool schedule Of
'tta Underwood.Slmmons bill, propos-
ing rates based directly upon the re-
port OF the tariff board and adopting
IN each grade the lowest rate.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Mrs. Barbara Gerby. who saw Chi
cago grow from a village Of 600 to q
city of 2.2s5. 900, died here. She came
to this city In 1884, and was IS years
old.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Revolutionary reform of the ancient
senate rule permitting unlimited de-
bate was demanded in a speech by
Senator owen Of Oklahoma. He
frankly advocated a measure to
"choke off, dilatory debate by the MI
nority.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

President Wilson granted uncondi-
tional pardon to william F. Ketten-
bach and George II. Kester, each sen
tenced to Ave years imprisonment for
making false reports to the comptrol-
Ter Of the currency on the condition
OF the Lewiston (Idaho) National
bank, of which they were president
and cashier.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Crazed by jealousy, George Ehals-
sin. aged AZ, a well.to-do miner OF
Trotter, Pa, shot and killed his wife,
three children and himself.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

By flight from Paris to Berlin. Le-
tort becomes the nonstop record
holder. The distance covered was
about $50 miles.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-08-08

Six members Of the family Of Carl
Huffman, OF Caruthersville. No, were
killed instantly when Southern Pa
cihc switch engine struck Huffman's
auto near San Gabriel. The dead are.
Carl Huffman. his wife and four chill
dren.
Indicative OF the approach Of the
opening of Panama canal is the notice
by the commission that the gigantic
steel cranes used In placing the 2.600,.
900 cubic yards Of concrete in the
great locks are soon to be offered for
sale. The loeks now are practically
completed.