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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
THE GREAT BLIZZARD,
We should be Glad that We
live in Louisiana.

The weather on Tuesday was
playing with summer tempera-
lures nearly all day, notwithstand
ing that the Signal Service had
everybody on the watch for = cold
wave. Late that afternoon, fol
owing a shower. . Northwestern
drove the mercury down the col
umn about 20 degrees, resting .
while at the 80 point. During
that night the mercury dropped
some 1S degrees further, barely
touching the freezing point for 9
short while.
Thus, We escaped the force Of q
record making blizzard, which
came out Of the Rockies and
swept over a large territory, GOV
cr,ng the State Of Texas with q
sheet of snow aud ice.
IN southern California the cold
est weather known in the past a.
years was experienced, effectine
damages running ~. into the mil
lions to citrus groves. The l0se
to California by the cold is esti
mated from SIS, 100000 to $40,
1000
All Salt Lake City water wat
sold about the street, all supplies
being solid.
The Arkansas river ut Tulsa
Okla. froze solid, forcing th'
shutting down Of the city's water
works.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
TROLLEY men
IN ALEXANDRIA.
La. Traction and Power Line
May Reach There.
Believed That Alexandria
Street Railway May Be
come Part of Traction Sys-
tom

Saturdays Alexandria Town
Talk said:
Three very prominent men III
electrical and power circles IN
south Louisiana were in the city
today and az a result Of their visit
Alexandria may benefit IN u very
substantial way both locally and
M regards outside propositions.
The outside proposition has 70 dc
with the Louisiana Traction 4
Power Company which proposes
to link a number Of South l,Ouisi
ana cities together and Alexan
dria will he included in the sys
TEN. There ls also chance that
the big company may take Ovel
the local street car system, but
these gentlemen would give no as
surance that this latter was il
positive contemplation, stating
that it was a matter that could b'
taken up later. These gentlemen
accompanied by Manager |. y
White Of the local street railway
company made a trip over thu
lines and properties Of the com
pany this morning.
The party which T. here Is com
posed Of Louisiana men, who arr
prominently indentitied with sncl
interests at several points in th'
state. and was az follows: J. A
Landry Of Lake Charles. presiden
Of the Louisiana Traction Il Pow
er Company Mr.. Landry is als'
president Of the Lake Charles Ice
I,ght Il Water works Company
and also of the Lake Charle'
Street Railway Company. Mr.
Paul q. Moss ~ secretary Of th'
same companies. Il. +. Shack
ford Of Lafayette, La, general sn
periutendent Of the LOuisiau'
Traction & Power Company. MIR
Shackford was formerly superin
tepdent of the Southern Pacifi
lines in south Louisiana and /
one Of the best known men In rall
road and commercial circles u
Louisiana.
The Louisiana Traction Il Pow
er Company is u corporation wit
its domicile at Lafayette, La, o'
gained 4 short time ago for I'd
purpose of connecting by electrl
railways ethe following cities !
south Lonisiana:
| Lafayette aud Abbeville, Lafa.
elite and Alexandria, Lafayett
aud Morgan City, Lafayette an
Lake Charles to the Texas line.
The company will furnish ele
trical power to every kind Of po'
er plant, factory, gin or aDythln
else along their lines.
1t is probable that entrances
: the e.ty Of, Alexapdria will 4
made over the lines OF the Alexa
!. dria street Railway by the Intg
urban cars, which will Iun up
the center Of the city and dsliv
J. their passengers.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11

\ EMITTING
n!ERIAN 0ftice,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11

The career OF Robert i. Brous
sard is similar to that Of many Of
the other new Senators lie has
wo, ked h,s way NJ from the ranks,
overcoming almost insn, mountatle
difficulties, but finally landing the
toga lie was l,oln on the sugar
plantation Of h g father in 1861.
Both his father and grandfather
were officers in the Confederate
army. During the war his people
lost everything exceP' some few
acres Of land, and when the war
was over did not have money
enough 10 buy seed with which 70
plant crops.
lie went to work ID . drug store
IN New Orleans at $50 4 month to
earn money IL buy seed After
that he tried plantation work
again. Then after struggling
along for several years he got the
old plantation in fairly good shape,
but he was again put out OF
business by the operation Of the
Wilson law. The family lost
nearly everything they had IN the
world III the following crash.
Young Broussard was glad to re-
turn to his job 10 the drug store,
where he was compelled to devote
all his energy to earning sufficient
money to keep his brothers and
sisters from starvation. Finding
that his meager salary as drug
clerk was not enough to pay for
necessities, he took up work on
the leyees Of the river front IN
New Orleans at q 20 y day. Aft
er working twelve hours every
day he attended night school and
at the same time managed to pay
for the tuition Of his younger
brother and sister. About 4 yea,
later he entered the government
| service during Oleveland's second
term at the same wage BY hard
work he secured several promo
t,ous, aud IN a short time was
| earning 800 month as inspector
or customs at New Orleans
Mean W hile he continued his night
studies in the law school, aud i'm
mediately upon receiving his diplo
ma resigned and moved TO thu
county seat uf Iberia, where b.
took up the practice OF law
shortly sfterward he was elected
to Congress, where he has servet
ever since.
The above sketch appeared j
last Sundays Times Democrat
Il was at such variance with ou
under landing Of the history Of th'
events Of the early life of on
friend, that We went back INTO ou
old tiles for The sketch which AZ
pears below, aud which made IT
appearance in the Iberian Of DC
tober 18th, 1896, when "Bob" live'
in this city and was tillIDg the of
| Ace Of District Attorney for th'
Judicial District.
The District Attorneys Office j
the Ps,ish Of Iberia has been fill
| Cd since 1892 by MIR. Robert /
| Broussard, who was elected dn'
ling that year to the impOrian
neot. ..BOb," ~ he familiarl
known throughout Iberia, IL th
oangsst Of I'll our Parish ofiicial'
nIpg bof1 90 Augost Nth, 1866
making him 81 yesfs on Die fatl
q, john Dorville Bronssard, y ala
4 --Continpod On page l.->
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11

To prevent pneumonia, cold
settled in the lungs should he at
tended to al ontr. Put A HER
RICk'S RED PEPPER POROUS
PLASTER on the chest and take
PALLARD'S HOREHOuND SY-
uRUP internally It's a winning
combination. Roy the dollar size
Horehound Syrup you get por-
ous plaster free with each bottle.
Sold by ESTORGE DRUG co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11

America Fire 60. No will
give y grand Mardi Gras Ball on
Tuesday, Feb'y 1. The public IL
cordially invited. Masknrs will
he admitted under the usual rules.
Music and refreshments.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
'lREACHER'S TALK
ON LOUISIANA.

We are Of The opinion that the
'oposlet' who borrows All the
splendOr Of his nttera,cts from
se'Ne, ~ more tn i, deai,vd hy
IVY community than the "eroak
VIZ bnt tins preacher takes our
Ssea'h, paral, zes onl imagination,
ssd s,aggets Thought Ilc must
I'VE tasted of the waters Of the
a'Islunl, listened 70 the songs ot
'ae serAphic choir, smiled The
s"o'ilg Otofs of Elrn's most do.
asalial llowcrs, felt the ecs,acy Of
.Nses nfst kiss, aud thrilled Will,
Paooranic glimpse Of a,aaise =
!" s'thlil one brief moment. intox.
na'lag his fancy and looscning
~ tongue, when he uttered the
.0D~'Ng, which IL credited to a
I N c's'n minister hy the Lake
Aafles American
uent'en'eb: II all the cypress
~ssche'l ttom til. forest VAS con
H s.l 0'v'' INTO one great ark. this
N, soald carry every living AMI
~ y the world, If All the yellow
~. ~ sawed into lumber and
80 u oaalt Into a straight wall one
eu feet high, it would ex.
"a .'ouuM the world. If all her
,..,. ~ poured into one stream, il
III ~ y. make the Mississippi rive,
wy = bubbling brook: she
4. .'sed enough sulphur 10 run
..s ssss Of hell for u thousand
NV |. W 4 all her sugar vas placed
lasa - efsat heap, i, would make
Nh ;nst y Mpunia.n look like an an,
~ y W Tho cattle IN I,unisiana
''.s - converted int, one steer. il,
. utihk the Gulf OF Mex,c,
oae slp; With one sweep oI
| " would complete I'll.
csl.l; his horns woul,
leM Maine 10 California
Ns.clt 1t his tai b,
ssp w Milky Way from
iiils, gentlemen, Il
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

On and after December llth, pend.
inv street paving Of Main Street oi
Jeanerette, and until farther noeice,
cara of this. Com pany viii fua 0nly -
lar as Lewis Street. Cars will leave
there for New iberia every hosf or
the half hOar.
SOUTHWESTERN TRACTION 4
POWER CO.,
+. w. Crosby, General MAeG0k
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11
DOnalhsonville wants the Com
mission Form Of Government.

The Fairbanks Steam Shovel
Co., of Marion, Ohio, is building a
powerful, steel dredge at VintoD,
La. This drcdge Ii to have a
steel hull aud il to cost SIC 600.
It will be employed in that terrific
~ cutting canals and clearing up
natural channels.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-01-11

N every home where there afe
children there should be d bottle
Of WHITES CREAM vERMIFUdE.
II destroys fwOrns~dfid acts ~as
tonic in the~11 ebilitated system.
Price 25c Per bottles
sold ~ 4sToRdE DRUa CO.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
BY Lady Duff-Gordon ('Lucile").

says that to convey this tendency
in his design would be vulgar. but
to convey II In color is art. and true
art is never vulgar or suggestive
In his paintings Bakst dyed his
colors to match the soul of the char
acter he portrayed. and In his ballet
costumes he did the same For In.
stance. his Cleopatra was a wonder.
full. gloriously daring conception
OF the great queens character Her
righteousness. her passions. her
uncertainties Of temper are all
shown in her clothes. One feels
that they are alive.
With tremendous discrimination
and the subtlest art this master Is
doing this same thing In his fashion
designs. When he decided to enter
this new field he became imbued
with the idea that to create the per.
feet costume for woman he must
build II on her most prominent char
acteristic Long and many we're his
discussions on this theory with me
In my atelier. and finally he evolved
the theory that the chief character.
istic Of the modern woman was her
"sportiveness." as we would say in
England. but which you In America
would call interest In sports.S
With "sportiveness" the character.
istic OF modern woman and her
great inclination to advance. Bakst
biased his new costumes ON woman.s
desire for INSTRUMENTATION Of soul
as we'll as Of movement.
AS he said one day to me over the
teacups when this idea was filling
his mind. 81 think l can best explain
my aims by saying that ] wish to
express the springtime Of the earth
sartorially To me the springtime
ID the futurist season OF the year
Nature at. that season is striving
after the best Also ] wish for
something frank and unconven.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06

tional. The modern woman. you
know. has both these qualities to a
marked degree
And now. do you no, agree with
me that he has achieved that for
which he strove7
In Isis" he shows the ultra moo.
ernity Of woman. a freakish cos.
tune. you say? All. not 80 Every
line. every bit Of drapery has q
meaning OF It's own to its creator
Every shading Of color has It's mean.
ing.
My own conception Of this same
Idea differs from that OF Bakst. but
after all. as you will see. the same
thought is there. The same outline
Is suggested. have made a greater
concession perhaps to the feeling
that IN everyday life we cannot be
too extreme. that our clothes must
after all be made so that we can
wear them on ordinary occasions
But while may make concessions
as to form and design never do az
TO color feel that my own color
creations are superior to all Others.
and never do ! allow any criticism.
Do ] not spend my days. the hours
OF the night as well as those OF the
day. In this ever fascinating search
Tor color7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
& Ess EON BAKST. the Russian
x EH painter and designer of
u SM the Russian ballet cos.

@ EsssI EON BAKST. the Russian
81 ES3aA painter and designer of
III ESM the Russian ballet cos.
Ea.HzaD tunes, has entered the
world Of fashion and has. proven
that after all to design a woman's
costume Is as artistically important
as to paint a great Madonna. In
the other days no artist, no painter
OF worldwide reputation would have
dared descend" to the designing of
fashions. but tp-day's standards are
changed. and no painter feels that
he is descending" when he creates
costume that compels attention
and admiration from all the world.
am delighted to be able to send
you three pictures OF designs just
made by the painter. Each differs
from the other. although each is per.
feet In its way. And at the same
time ! am sending you my own con.
ceptions of the same ideas
Naturally Bakst, above all others.
understands his own Importance In
the art world. and ne adopts rather
pleased patronage toward the very
women for whom he Is now Great.
ing. Just what development in our
modern life Is responsible for the
present great Importance of woman's
wear cannot decide quite to my
satisfaction. Perhaps It is the ire.
mendous increase in our wealth, but
there were great fortunes In other days.
There must be some sensualism in
every great painting, else 1t would
not be great. BY sensualism ] do
not mean the sensuansm of the flrst
paintings Of Bakst, but the merest
hint con Ioyed by color FIAT gives
richness and removes the austere.
Bakst's theory Is that certain shades
of yellow and red convey the idea Of
passion, and therefore he uses these
ohades when he wishes to portray
sensuality In his costumes. He
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06

In this first design have allowed
for the freedom Of movement that
Bakst deems so important. The
fabric used Is satin charmeuse.
and the shade Is rare and glorious
blue that produced in my own
workshop. spending long hours over
the dye pot to achieve it,
The hat that desire worn with
this costume Is plain, and has a
wide brim. The only trimming ia
sash Of blue dyed to match the
garment Is there not beauty and
grace as well as usefulness iu this
costume?
But to return to Bakst. "Philo.
mele" Is costume that epitomizes
the springtime Of the earth and the
reaching out into the future to it's
creator. who says that he was IN.
spired BY the period when the race
was young. when civilization was at
its BEST There is more than a sue.
sestion OF the Egyptian In this cos.
tune. not only In color. but In form.
And 1t does convey the idea of free.
dom Of movement to great degree.
] think.
In "lolante" there Is a wonderru,
clarity of outline and. oh. the won.
der OF the color! 1t ia my one re-.
sret that while you are able to see
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06

ness. but again my conception d1f.
fers from that OF the artist. Per.
haps because am a woman first
and an artist afterward. I firmly be.
ueve that 1t takes a woman to un-
dsrstand g. woman. Men may have
wonderful theories as to our thoughts
and aspirations. wonderful reasons
for our being what we are, but only
a woman really knows the soul of
woman.
Therefore am sure that my con.
ceptions of the modern woman WIN
be more pleasing to woman than
those OF Monsieur Bakst, but who
can deny the glory and beauty Of his
work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
ls Leon Baksts Conception Of the Futi.t Costume for the
OltTa-Nlodem Woman. Designed to Give Freedom
Of Soul as Well as Of Movement

ADY DUFF-GORDON the famous Lucille OF
London. and foremost creator Of fashions IN the
world. writes each week the fashion article for
this newspaper presenting all that newest and best IN
styles for addressed women.
Lady Duf-Gordons Pans establishment, bnng, her
into close touch with that centre Of fashion
Lady Duf-Cordons Amencan establishment is at
Nos. 81 and 80 West Fifty-seventb street. New York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
'Iolante. Second Conception Of
Bakst. Symbolizlng the Sport
ing Interests Of the
Modem Woman

the design. 1t is Of course Impossible
for you to have the real colors re.
produced. While this third figure
appears attenuated when compared
with the others. 1t is not so In real.
ity. 1t is the outcome OF the rest
lessness OF the modern woman:
Woman. like the earth. is at her
most restless period at this time.
The second picture of my own ia
conception Of the same restless.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-25
Chairman of Race Committee
Hanley Brings Greatest List
of Entries for Val
ley Races.
VANGUARD COMES TODAY
New Worlds Record Expected
on Finest Course in Amer
lea for Motor
boats.

Everything is in readiness for the
opening of the regatta of the Missis-
sippi Valley Power Boat association
here tomorrow afternoon, an event
which is expected to set new worlds
record for speed boats Chairman of
the Race Committee Charles p, Han
ley of Muscatine, was here last night
and reported the greatest list of en-
tries ever secured for a Mississippi
valley regatta two days before the
first race.
There never has been a regatta
where there is as much wide spread
interest as. this. said Mr.. Hanley. In
Chicago all the boatmen were talking
about 1t. We have list of entries
which cannot be surpassed and | ex-
pect to see new worlds record set
up ct this meet"
The race course was laid out yes
terday and buoys placed It will be
roughly the shape of square with a
half mile stretch directly in front OF
the grand stand and slightly longer
] stretch in front of the grandstand a
little farther out in the river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-25
ST. Louis Gets Walker.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. LOUIS, No, Aug. 25.-C. Walk
er. Kansas City Blues outdelder. to-
day belongs to the Browns, following
the biggest baseball deal ever pulled
by President Hughes, in which he
says he gave Mack Allison, Pete
Compton and Bunny Brief and wad
of cash, estimated at $4,000 for the
outfelder. The deal was closed last
Thursday while Geo. Teabeau was
here visiting Walker, a Washing
ton discard, is champion extra base
slugger of the American Association
He has made 513 hits and scored
eighty-three runs in 504 times at bat.
Tom Jones leads the A. A. in sticking
but the difference between the two
lies in Walkers extra bases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-25
Championship Boats.

Among the entries are the greatest
boats ever produced in America and
there are several disputes to be set
tied between their owners for cham
pienship honors which insures a
struggle for supremacy never to be
forgotten. Chief competitors for the
speed honors, it is expected, will be
II Fl. Timkin. owner of Kitty Hawk
Y. and John ]. Ryan. owner of Baby
Reliance III Last year Ryan's boat
set up worlds record of mile a,
the rate of 53.7 miles an hour at the
( Davenport meet and he promises to
better this at Keokuk. Timkin' )
Kitty Hawk trimmed Ryan at Toledo,
but this may have been due to an &C
cident which stopped the. Ryan boat.
Some of the notable boats entered
are: Kitty Hawk V, Kitty Hawk, Jr.,
Barnacle, Teager ", Peter Pan v,
Hydro Bullet, Water Bug. "P. D. O.
IL" Speed Demon Reliance, Ankle
Deep, America and number of 9th.
ers just as famous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-25
MUSCATINE MAN
PREDICTS HIGH SPEED
Believes That Time Made at the Re.
satta Here VIII ExceII That
at Chicago.

MUsCATINE, Iowa, Aug. 25.-That
better time will be made in the races
at Keokuk this week than was record
ed at the water carnival at Chicago is
the belief OF G. P. Hanley OF Muscat,ne,
who was one of the Judges at the
Chicago meeting. THE rough sea
makes motor boat racing at Chicago
almost entirely a matter of luck"
stated the local riverman. who Is chair
man Of the race committee for the
Keokuk meeting. Attention was call
ed to the many mishaps which mark
ed the Chicago races and were due to
rough water. Lake Cooper is an ex'
celIent race course and some surpris,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-25
First Auto Polo Game Today
New York and Chicago Teams Will Clash in
First Big Battle at Hubinger Park

The first game in the four game
series Of auto polo between the New
York and Chicago teams, will be
played at Hubinger park at $50
o'clock this afternoon.
Thus auto polo, the most fascinating
of outdoor sports, will be introduced
to Keokuk peoplesand visitors; for the
celebration week. The Chicago and
New York teams are the fastest in
the country. and are the undisputed
leaders OF the sport in the world.
Auto polo is the fastest game ever
invented and has more thrills than
auto races and is more dangerous
than airships. The game is played
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-25

like any other kind of polo except
automobiles OF high power and capable
OF great speed and ability to make
sharp turns here and there, are used.
The autos rush about the big field at
the rate OF forty and fifty miles an
hour
The game is played with an eight
inch reinforced basket ball. Two
players are seated In each car, one
who does the driving and the other
plays the ball.
II you have never seen auto polo.
don't miss the big series at Hubinger
park. Cars take you right out to
the gate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-25
Association Meetinq.

The annual convention of the Mis-
sissippi Valley Power Boat association
will be opened at the Elks' club at 8
o'clock Wednesday morning, with a
probable second session Thursday
morning. At this meeting the next
regatta city will probably be chosen
and new officers elected.
Wednesday evening the Barnacles,
the new secret society of boat bugs,
will hold a big initiation and ban
quet, while the association banquet
will be held the evening of Thursday.
Advices from both up and down the
river show that there will be an un.
usual large fleet of visiting boatmen,
while several large Mississippi river
packets are bringing in excursions
from less distant points.
Many boats arrived here yesterday
and this morning and were unloaded
with derricks on Lake Cooper. The
/ fastest boats arrived direct from Chi
cago where they participated in the
harbor races at which the Disturbel
! III was chosen to represent America
in the international races. Better
time than that made at Chicago is ex
pected because of the smoothless Of
/ Lake Cooper here Over $4,000 In
prizes have been hung up by the loca
motorboat club for the races.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-25
BIG REGATTA STARTS ON
LAKE COOPER. TUESDAY
PISTOL CRACKS FOR THE
SPEED BOATS TOMORROW

Wednesday, August 27-1:S0 o'clock
second heat of class A, miles; 2:30,
first heat of class D, Is miles; $3.50,
second heat of class B, 10 miles; 4:30,
first heat of class e, 20 miles: 5
o'clock, third heats of classes A and
B If necessary.
Thursday, August 2s-1:3o. second
heat of class E. 20 miles; 1880, sec
ond heat of class C, 15 miles; $3.50,
second heat of class D, Is miles; 4
o'clock, third heats of c, D and E. II
necessary; O'Clock, Webb trophy
free for all, 20 miles; $780, mile dash
against time.
The arrangement of the program is
such that the events work up gradu-
ally to the climax. Glass A Is the
slowest class while class E and the
free for all take In the great boats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-25
Elgin National Trophy Race, Saturday
| Aug. 80.

The famous Peogot number one with
which Jules Gouth won 500 miles In
dianapolis speed way race this year
was nominated as an eleventh hour
entry after the officials of the meet
had given up hope of seeing It in the
race. Ralph De Palma expected to
start car but feared 1t could not be
rebuilt In time.