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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

The past year was of unusual interest
politically From the first day, when
President Taft held his last New Year
reception, and, il may be mentioned,
probably the last the District of Column
bia will ever see. to the departure OF
President and Mrs. Wilson and their
daughters for Pass Christian, something
has been doing in and around the White
House-political and social center of the
country-alElost every minute.
The eyes and ears of Washingtonians
and the world were busy from the be-
ginning OF the year taking notes of the
outgoing and the incoming administra-
lions. Politicians, Office seekers and the
socially inclined were absorbing all news
items from the White House and from
Trenton. where Gov. Wilson, soon to be-
come chief executive of the nation,
held sway While Mr.. Taft shook hands
with thousands of local people New Year
day. Gov. Wilson was receiving bar
rel OF apples by parcel post. just start
ing operation. Mr.. Taft was serenely
p-eps ring to lay down the responsible
ties OF his office. while Gov. Wilson was
wrestling with the New Jersey legislature
20 effect promised state laws and think
ing over who he should invite into the
cabinet with him.
lie showed then, as he has since dem
onstrated. that he would take his time In
handltnG DIX problems
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft decided upon their fu-
ture home in New Haven and during jan
uary and February had rounds of social
pleasure. President Taft spoke at many
banuuets. went out of the city a num-
Der OF times to fill engagements: kissed
several babies that were taken to him at
the executive offices and had to back on
from kissing many more after the fact of
the first kissing became pub ic; attended
n big dinner at the New willard given in
his onor by District citizens: spoke fare
well greetings 10 the newspaper men he
had kr own. entertained his newspaper
friends at dinner: talked to the Knights
Of Columbus and Georgetown College;
received. with Mrs. Taft, beautiful jewels
from intimate friends: vetoed the immi-
grafton bin. the sundry civil bill and sew
eral Others and. after luncheon with
President and Mrs. Wilson, March 4. de-
parted for Augusta for a months rest
before assuming his duties at Yale Uni
VerEitv
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II. +. ANDREWS,
President of the Warrington Retail
Merchants Association.
joyed specially fine results this year.
Some of the principal shops of the city
did not keep open of evenings at all be-
fore Christmas, and practically every
store in Washington was open only half
the time evenings this year as compared
with last year.
The association increased its member
ship so per cent during the year.
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CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS

Citizens associations Of the District
of Columbia will have cause to remem-
Der the year 1913 as one in which they
played a more prominent part in, the
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ceiving the unremitting attention of the
officers of the association.
The "shop early for Christmas move
ment, inaugurated by the association. en-
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ton and now is waiting reply from
the commission.
At several of the meetings during the
year special addresses of interest to men,
spoke before the chamber We're r. E.
auckland, Amos B. Casselman, William
NJ. Ellicott. Franklin T. Roosevelt, as
sistant secretary of the navy, and Sena-
Wilson and number Of other distin-
guished guests attended the meeting to
hear the address by Mr. Ellicott.
In connection with the Retail Mer-
chants Association the chamber held a
two-day excursion down the Potomac
river aboard the steamer st. Johns. The
Chamber of Commerce base ball team
crossed bats with team representing
the Board of Trade and was defeated.
The proceeds of the game were applied
to the fund for new Emergency Hos
pital
Endorsements of Chamber.
The chamber approved and Endorsed
the work of the clean city committee,
Endorsed a proposition for public golf
links on lower Potomac Park, CO.
operated with other organizations of
the city in the establishment Of a vo-
cational guidance bureau. approved
the plan to give the city mail carriers
a holiday Thanksgiving day and gave
Its stamp of approval to the work of
the charities Endorsement committee.
The Chamber of Commerce cooper
ated with the Board Of Trade and Re-
tail Merchants Association In provid-
ing q farewell dinner to former Presi-
dent Taft and q reception to the new
Board Of District Commissioners 1t
also co-operated with these organiza-
lions in the formation Of a joint COM
mittee to protest against the passage
by Congress Of the Crisp BILL which
would abolish the half land half plan
of appropriations for the District
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OF COmmerce.
When the interstate commerce commits
sion refused to restrain the roads from
disseminating the service the commits
sion, through the general counsel of the
chamber, appealed for a complete inves-
tigation of the entire local freight situa-
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urer; John b. Larner. general counsel.
and William M. Shuster, assistant secre-
tary.
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Projects Varied and Many.

Among the varied projects in which
the various associations interested them
selves were the fight of the Connecticut
Avenue Association to obtain express
service on the Chevy Chase line of the
Capital Traction Company, the George
committee taxation report, which the
Randle Highland association approved
and the Jones' Works excise bill, which
came in for commentator by the Pet
worth association.
The Federation of Citizens Associa-
j. V. Devlin. Second Lieut.. Edward f.
made to obtain a public utilities commits
sion. while the Piney Branch Association
adopted resolutions protesting against
the fact that the District Is without rep
resentation in the legislative bodies con-
trolling its affairs. Altogether, ii was a
busy year for the association, and one
in which they probably accomplished
more than in any previous period of
equal length in their history.
The associations generally maintained
representation in the clean city commit
tee and took an active part in the clean
city campaign waged last spring, which
resulted In removing tons Of filth from
the city and improving sanitary condi-
tons throughout the District.
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dent Taft, and also q reception to the
new board Of District Commissioners.
The organization co-operated with the
Chamber of Commerce and the Retail
Merchants Association In protesting
against the passage by Congress Of the
Crisp bill. which would abolish the half
and-half plan of appropriations.
A feature of the activities Of members
of the Board Of Trade during the year
was monthly luncheons held by the
membership committee at various hotels.
This committee held two outings: one a
barge party down the Potomac. and
the other picnic at Great Falls, Md.
! The Board Of Trade base ball team played
with that representing the Chamber of
, Commerce, and came out victorious. The
proceeds were applied to the fund for
building a new Emergency Hospital
Five hundred members of the Board OF
Trade and their friends attended the
nineteenth annual shad bake OF the Or
ganization, held at River View. May "a.
After an exhaustive investigation and
public hearings, the boards committee
on street traffic prepared set of pro-
posed regulations for the governing of
street traffic In the District In order
that the regulations might be better
understood, they were printed in the form
of a small booklet. which the committee
believes is best suited for the purpose.
The recommendations were submitted to
the District Commissioners with the re-
quest that they be adopted.
Vocational Guidance Bureau.
The Board Of Trade brought about the
formation Of joint committee, composed
Of representatives of the trade and other
organizations in the city, which since
has taken the shape OF a permanent or
ganization for the purpose Of establishing
vocational guidance bureau in this city.
While the floods were raging in Ohio
the Board of Trade-through its men,
bers-contributed literally in the form Of
clothing. food and money to the relief of
the sufferers.
At the annual meeting Of the board In
November directors were elected as fol-
lows: H. Clifford Bangs, Edwin r.
Brooks Walter C. Clephane. Edward F.
Colladay, William K. Ellis. William John
Eynon, William T. Galliher, John B. Lar
ner. Cuno H. Rudolph and J. H. Small.
The board of directors elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: Cuno H.
Rudolph. president; William H. Single
ton, first vice president; William John
Eynon. second vice president: C. ].
Gockeler. secretary; G. w. Harris. treas
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Vital Decisions Have Been Rendered and Cases
Filed in the Court of Appeals, Supreme
Court of District and Police
and Juvenile Courts.

canal were some of the years larger
activities.
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framing Of the Districts budget than
In any previous year. For 1t was dur
ing the twelve months just closed that
a new board Of Commissioners put into
practice, a new plan Of calling upon
these organizations Tor information as
to the city's needs in the sections
which the various associations repre-
sent. The budget. as transmitted to
Congress. provided for at least one
Improvement recommended by each OF
the numerous citizen bodies
Prior to the taking hold of the city
affairs by the new officials citizens as
sociations generally manifested much
interest in the question of the COM
missionership appointments and many
of them lined up In favor of candi-
dates.
Citizens Recommendations Asked.
With the final selection by President
Wilson Of commissioners Newman and
Siddons, the citizens bodies early in
Dictated q desire to become acquainted
with the policies and plans Of the new
officials. and many were the invita-
tions extended them to address the as
sociations.
Approaching the fact that the organ
izations represent the civic activity of
the residents Of Washington, the Com
missioners asked that they submit
recommendations for improvements
particularly desired for the sessions
which they represent The request was
complied with, and the Commissioners
utilized extensively the information
thus collected in the framing of the
annual estimates. The new plan was
generally pronounced a success. and 1t
doubtless will be followed again this
year.
Activities Of the citizens associations
were manifested during the usual
channels during the year Resolutions
looking toward the betterment OF
Washington socially, morally and
physically were passed and sent to
Congress-, the Commissioners and the
Federation of Citizens Associations
the latter body serving as q sort OF
clearing house for large number OF
associations that are affiliated with it.
ID. G. Edwards was elected for a second
term as president of the federation.
There were few. IL any. public wants
not touched upon in the numerous
resolutions passed.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09

ing town, with agricultural high
sche OILS to teach delta farming as
it should be taught, and to equip
new generation of scientific
farmers who will found their eff
forts upon economic certalntics
that bed their roots in the var.,d
possibilities of the soil.
This will mean a complete le-
vversal Of the present system,
where the factory has been de-
veloped out Of all proportion to
the development of the hides
tructible resources of the soil.
The Louisiana planter may boast
that he has achieved wonders III
chemistry and mechanics in his
sugar mills, but when he comes
squarely down to earth as a far
mer he can show very small prog
ress.
There is no better blood and
Grains in the country than this
rising generation Of Louisiana
sugar planters sons. but their at
tention and interest have been
led far afield from the arts and
crafts of agriculture, and that is
why we find them otday practical
" helpless when confronted by
disastrous changes, hoping
against hope that they may speed
up their mills to some new pro-
cess Of sugar refining. but total
" unable to meet the problem Of
agricultural readjustment that is
as inevitable as the overflow of
the Mother of Rivers from the de-
forested Mississippi Valley. $
This may sound like a desperate
state of affairs, and there is no
doubt of almost tragic instances
of distress here and there. Yet
there is firm basis Of the predic-
ton that it is only at temporary
condition. As I accompanied
Colonel Wilkinson over the great
stretches Of Myrtle Grove planta-
ton all the emphasis of his talk
bore upon the future possibilities
of .diversification and subdivi-
sion, of projected adventures into
sew realms Of farming.
He would plant 600 acres in
rice. following the experiment Of
Ex-Governor Warmoth. whose
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09

tons Of success and opened
another are of Investigation to
offset the calamity that has fall
len upon the sugar planer's hopes.
The assessed land values are
not one-third of the total book
values, so if we look at it from
one side Of the ledger the indie
structible asset of the soil is
bearing \altogether too heavy a
burden, wherefore the credit
foundations are far from secure.
Furthermore, it should be
patent at superficial glance that
the demand upon the sugar plant
err to readjust his great industrial
units amounts almost to summary
confiscation. He is equipped for
sugar production and sugar max
ing and for nothing else. Is it
any wonder, then, that the cane
growers associations have re-
sorted to the desperate expedient
of bringing suit against the Unit
ed States Government to restrain
the Treasury Department from
giving Cuban sugar twenty per
cent preferential under the sew
tariff law?
Every interest friendly to the
sugar planters is fighting in their
behalf; and while there seems the
slimmest sort Of hope for the
, defeat of the tariff measure on
the ground Of as alleged violation
of the treaty terms between the
| United States and Cuba. there is
| possibility that the planters
may delay the inevitable and OBJ
! tain more time within which to
work out their REIMBURSEMENT
plans. AS the Federal Govern
pent was primarily responsible
for the building up Of this pro-
tected industry it would seem
only a matter of fair play to
grant ample time for revising and
recasting their enterprise. AT
least you should not blame them
for looking ae it in that light.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09
THE PLIGHT OF THE SUGAR
PLANTER.

CONTINUED from page ~
pacity, 5000 bearing grapefruit
and orange trees, eleven large
barns and a syste moi roads with
1000 vitrified-tile crossings for
bitches.
Such a hard bottled inventory
as this may convey little to the
average reader. You must go
i, t. such a plantation and estab
lish some sort Of human contact
before you can begin to grasp the
magnitude Of the various CORE
lated processes, traverse it's
length over seventeen miles Of
railroad, visit the mammoth SUI
gar-making factory, the hugs
pumping plants and see the end
less fields of sugar cane waving
their green tops in the warm
early December sunlight.
Furthermore, you must meet
the planter himself-the man
who brought UP this anwieldly
giant from the raw products Of
the soil and now in his declin-
ing years sees it slipping from
his grip because Of economic
changes he did not foresee.
Here you have a million dolla,
plantation, with the owner i'm
poverished by the magnitude Of
his modern Improvement sand q
vain war with the elements. You
may wander for weeks over the
broad area of this farm and not
see half Of it; You may lose your
self in 2100 acres Of dense woods
or become mired down in $500
acres Of unreclaimed land unbc-
lievably rich in nitrogen.
Il you have my rosy vision Of
the future and my confidence in
thu progressive evolution Of the
Mississippi delta lands, your
minds eye may picture this and
many other similar great estates
divided and subdivided into high
powered farming units rich in di-
versified crops, citrus groves and
livestock, traced and intertraced
with trolley lines and hard sur
faced roads, with here pros
porous village and there a thriv-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09
Sheriff. through Frank J. Mestsvo

Sheriff, through Frank J. Mestayer n.
uty Sheriff, have seized and will offs,
sale and will sell at public auction. n ~
last and highest bidder. FOR CASH
the Court House in New IBERIA. In
tween legal sale hours
ON SATURDAY. JUNE 18th. 1914
the following described property. ,a.
Lot number five containing tii,ty ssv..
twenty one e-hundreth acres. mon. ).
less, being portion Of the commonI,
known "Bayside Plantation" accordine,.
the recorded plat thereof made by jam.
+ Kemper, Surveyor and Civil Engins.,
To pay and satisfy the sum Of nine hn,
dred dollars with interest thereon at n.
rate of six per cent per annum from n.
LIST day of March, 1913, until paid with Il
per cent attorneys fees on the princin.l
and interest and all cost S of these proceed,
ings.
Given officially this 9th day Of NAV
A. ID. 1914.
GEORGE HENDERSON, Sheriff.
per Frank J. Mestayer. by. Sheriff
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09

rouen and west by property of
Ovignac Bourque, being the same
property acquired by Martial
Bourque from Divide Bourque.
To pay and satisfy the sum OF
Three Hundred and Seventy Six
Dollars with eight per cent inter
est per- annum from Feb. 23d,
1912, until paid, with ten per cent
attorneys fees on the principal
and interest and all costs of these
proceedings.
Given officially this 9th day Of
May A. d.. 1914.
GEO. HENDERSON. Sheriff,
Per r. J. Messenger, by Shift.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09
SHERIFF SALE.
LAODTCE DELCAMBRE
VS..
DIVIDE BOUROUE.
DIVIDE BUURNIUE.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Ibe-
ria. 10Th Jud. Dist. Court.

ONulJE DOOh\EOE.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Ibe-
ria, 10Th Jud. Dist. Court.
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of an order Of seizure and
sale issued out Of the above en-
titled and numbered cause and
to me directed, I, George Hender-
son. Sheriff. through Frank j..
Mestayer, Deputy Sheriff, duly
sworn and qualified in and for the
Parish if iberia, State of Louis
ana, | have seized and will offer
for sale and will sell at Public
Auction, to the last and highest
bidder FOR CASH at the Court
House in the City Of New Iberia,
Parish Of iberia, State of Louisi-
ana, between legal sale hours,
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, 1914,
the following described property,
to-wit:
A certain tract of land with
all the buildings and improve
ments thereon and thereunto be-
longing situated in the Parish Of
iberia, Louisiana, measuring
more or less, nine and three
quarter arpents and being bound
ed on the north by property of
the Succession Of Joseph Bourque,
east by property Of George De-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09

The little truck patch back by
the road was a marvel Of skillful
cultivation and gave return for
the labor expended that should
glorify the dreams of the most
perfervid little-lander. And
near by was the citrus grove
5000 grapefruit and orange trees
asd little clumps Of kumquats.
The oranges were of a variety
known as the Louisiana Sweets,
which l had never heard of be-
fore and which scarcely ever find
their way into the markets of the
North. | had crossed over from
Florida to New Orleans after
having partaken of the best
Florida varieties ripened on the
tree, but none Of them could
boast the rare flavor and wealth
Of juice and meat of the Louisi-
ana Sweet.
The commercial production Of
this orange is in it's infancy and
you may count on the fingers of
one hand the highly trained
growers who are raising them.
They are just coming up out of
a long period Of experiment and
disaster and have barely learned
how to fight the frosts that strike
down upon the lowlands of the
delta. to destroy the white fly
and ward off the Argentine ant,
bu hit ey are confident that they
have firmly anchored the founda-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09
10 CENT "CAsCARETs"
FOR LIVER AND BOWELS
Cure Sick Headache, Constipation,
eIllousnsss, Sour Stomach, Bad
0reath-Candy Cathartlc.

No odds how bad your liver, stom.
ach or bowels: how much your head
aches, how miserable you are from
constipation. indigestion, biliousness
and sluggish bowels-you always get
relief with Cascarets. They imme.
liately cleanse and regulate the stom-
ach, remove the sour. fermenting food
and foul gases: take the excess bile
from the liver and carry of the con-
stipated waste matter and poison
from the intestines and bowels. A
1O-cent box from your druggist will
keep your liver and bowels clean !;
stomach cweet and head clear FOR
months. They work while you sleep.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09
TRESPASS NOTICE.

Patoutville, La, May Q, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that any party
or parties caught hunting or otherwise
upon my property, formerly
that of Homer CuviIlier and that Of h.
clair Landry will be prosecuted in aeeor
with Law. MRS. JAMES Fl. BURNS.
per w. Patout,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09
Get Prdtts 100 page Poultry Bo

For sale by Estorge Drug Co, o. Rem
oudet. Renoudet & Detlein and dealers
throughout iberia Parish. Marie Central
Factory X. r. Co.. Loreauville, La, and
J ohm r. Taylor & Bro.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09

It was stated that the steamer
Atlantis. from Galveston, may
not be allowed to land the re-
turning Americans at Tampico.
A severe wind and hail storm
which swept five Southeastern
States took toll Of two lives
seriously injured two men, and
resulted in heavy property dam
age.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
an order of Seizure and sale issued out of
the above entitled and numbered cause
and to me directed. l. George Henderson,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09
SHERIFF SALE.
MRS s. l.. FITZHUGH. WIDOW OF
GEO. N. FITZHUGH,
VS.
LUKE T.. HEINZ.
LUKE T. HEINZ

State of Louisiana. Parish of iberia, 10Th
Judicial District Court.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-09
REPRESENTING

Investigate the standing of the Company in which
you policy Give call whene1
you need insurance.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-08-21
4 DUTY FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

Mr. II. w. another column this presents
ling that this city drinks.
which the Mississippi
into settling basins, whence dispatched parts
south Of Sloan Creek which nothing than
between the Missouri Public Utilities
order that
reality the
School that
River less than hundred feet above the
take pipe s inserted into the stream
that this pipe pumps sewer
in
day there great gallons that
that n epidemic Of fever result time
The inadequate ngncance
the condition the water How Of fever
this water? How ill this
they drank it?
The people who the Missouri Public Company ought
violating municipal but it holding the
1t the at once What
is going to be done?