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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04

states have a two cent passenger rate
and whatever loss is incurred is recov-
cred through freight revenue The jus
tice of such procedure was recently
passed upon by the Supreme Court
of West Virginia and the decision is
SO far-reaching that we have asked
l.. e. Johnson, president of the Nor
folk and Western Railway whose road
contested the case to briefly review
the suit. Mr.. johnson said in part:
Some ten years ago. passenger
fares were fixed by the legislatures
Of a large number of states at two
cents q mile. AS a basis for such
economic legislation, no examination
was made of the cost of doing the
business 50 regulated, nor was any
such a rate would yield to the rail-
way companies an adequate or any
net return upon the capital invested
in conducting this class of business.
"Such a law was passed in West
Virginia in 1907. The Norfolk and
Western Railway Company put the
rate into effect and maintained It for
two years. Its accounting during
these two years showed that two
cents mile per passenger barely
paid the out-of-pocket cost and moth
ing was left to pay any return on
capital invested 1t sought relief from
the courts. Expert accountants for
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Ill. E. johnson
On Two-Cent Passenger Rates

+ both the State and the Railway Com
pany testified that the claims of the
railroad were sustained by the facts
Two cents did not pay the cost OF
! carrying a passenger mile. Inc
State, however, Contended that the
| railroad was earning enough surplus
| ON it's state freight business to give a
| fair return upon the capital used in
it's passenger as well as it's freight
business. For the purposes of the
case. the railroad di,i not deny this,
but held to it's contention that the
State could not segregate its pas
senger business for rate fixing with
out allowing rate that would be
sufficient to pay the cost of doing
business and enough to give some
return upon the capital invested in
doing the business regulated. This
was the issue presented to the SUI
preme Court It's decision responds
to the judgment Of the fair minded
sentiment of the country. The SUI
preme Court says that, even though
a railroad earns surplus on par
ticular commodity by charging rea-
sonable rates, that affords no reason
for compelling 1t to haul anOthers
person or property for less than cost
The surplus from reasonable rate
properly belongs to the railway com
pany II the surplus is earned from
an unreasonable rate then that rate
should be reduced. The State may
not even up by requiring the railroad
to carry other traffic for nothing or
for less than cost.
The decision Is a wholesome one
and demonstrates that the ordinary
rules of fair dealing apply to railway
companies. The fact that one makes
a surplus on his wheat crop would
never be urged as a reason for COM
polling him to sell his cotton at less
than cost It would not satisfy the
man who wanted bread to be told
that its high price enabled the cotton
to get his raw product
for less than cost In this case the |
court reaff1rmed the homely maxim |
that each tub must stand upon its
own bottom"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04
DUPUY-RODRIGUE.

Loves old sweet song, yet ever
new, was rung again by wedding
bells on Thursday evening, the
End instant, when at st. Peter s
Catholic church was performed
the marriage of Mr.. Henry Cleve-
land Dupuy, deserving young
man Of this City and Miss Elida
Rodrigue, the pretty and charm
ing daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. Rodrigue; Rev. j. M. Langlois
officiating. The bride looked re-
markedly handsome in a white
silk costume and was led to the
altar by her father. Miss Lucy
Broussard was the Maid of Honor
and Mr.. Hubald Romero the Best
Man. AFTER the ceremony a re-
eeption was rendered to a limited
number Of relatives and friends
at the home of the bride.
They were the recipients Of
quite number of handsome pres
ents. May their life boat be
freighted with the fairest flowers
and may time sing a song as sweet
as the music Of the murmuring
waves.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04
Contributed.
AN OLD FASHIONED SCHOOL
PARTY.

| "A very delightful and novel en-
tertainment took place at tn,
home of Mrs. E. s. Daniels il
honor of her two charming sisters
Misses Lois and Grace Bentley O.
Texarkana, Texas. Turning tn,
calendar back hundred years
become, one brief evening, young
folks Of long ago in the Pumpkin
Center School, where interesting
lessons were recital from the pro-
gressive arithmetic, Anagram
geography and a primer concoct-
ed, containing tongue-twisters
which kept the party in an uproar
of laughter. After these contests
the pupils were dismissed for re-
cess and requested to visit the
old fashioned well (which was hid
among beautiful ferns) for a re-
freshing drink. The pupils as
sembled again in the school room
at the top of the bell to complete
their lessons and which would
not be complete without the old
fashioned spelling-bee and singing
lessons. The diploma was award
ed to Mr.. J. Trotter. Delicious
harvest home punch and cake was
served. When the time came for
bidding their hostess adieu,
many wished that they had lived
in the time Of their grand parents.
Those on the roll were Misses Lois
and Grace Bentley, Edna Rey-
maud. Grace and Elsie Monk. Res-
sic 'Purnam, Maud and Joe Le
maire, Miss White of Crowley,
.Verna Trrner, Pearl and Francis
Simon, Carrie and Amelia Pharr.
Carrie Lauehlin. Make TAYLOR.
katheline. Laurine and Tucile
Gilbert. Elsie Calhoon. Minnie
Parthe, Winnie Snyder. G. Pac-
shaw Alice Phillips. Lauella Har-
vel. Miss LYONS Fern and Vera
pebert Myrtle Winters. IT.. and
Mrs. F.. s. Fulton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Love. Mr.. end Mrs. LYONS Mrs.
Tom Monk. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wall Messrs. Hull
laurence Lemaire. James and Leo
Monk Harry Winters. John Trot-
ter. Guy and Beverly Hebert.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04
THE GYPSY CAMP.

The Gypsy Camp under tn
auspices of the Presbyterian La
dies Aid Society at 6 p. NJ. las
Friday night where they cast
their tents on the Alma House
grounds was big success and
from that time on until closing
time there was something doing
all the time until Late at night.
Excellent refreshments of various
kinds were served by beautiful
gypsy maidens, and they were
well patronized. The mysterious
Gypsy Fortune Teller was there
in her tent, which was equipped
with all the paraphernalia neces-
sary. The Gypsy was well patron
lied. and many went away mysti-
fed at her reading Of their palms
and her revelations through the
crystal. The event of the even
ing was the excellent vaudeville
program which was staged in the
dining room Of the old Hotel at
s o'clock. The room was filled to
oyerfowing, and far back in the
hall many were standing. These
numbers were drilled by Mrs. Hull
and from the opening number by
the New Orchestra until the last
number the program was car
ried out without break. Those
taking part were Mrs. Winnie
Phillips Love in beautiful solo;
Miss Cecile Briganti and Mr.. Ed
win Lassalle in a song and for
encore the stately Court Minuet
of sye olden time A song by
Miss Lettie Grace Decourt and
Mr.. Lassalle with chorus; the Old
Church Choir appropriately CO.'S
tuIISu ny MI. lII1 iudIl Ia uStE anu
chorus. A beautiful ballad by
Mrs. Blanche Lyles and Mr.. Geo.
Renoudet, with encore 'Sympa-. /
thy closing with scene from
The English Rose with Mr.. Rem
udet, Mr.. Lassalle and Miss Bri-
CAN'T in the cast. Miss Exa Sea-
", Miss Martha Johnson and Miss
Peal Taul added materially both
with beauty and song to the Of
fectiveness Of the program. The
Numbers Of the Orchestra under
the direction of Professor Sheldon
interspersed throughort the pro-
gram were well received. ard the
New Orchestra will be a big adj
d'tion TO the attractions of our
CITY. The whole affair was well
carried ont and the ladies are to
be congratulated on the social
and financial success of the
Gypsy Camp
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04

thirds of it's appraised value, al
the principal door of the Court
House in the Town Of Iberia on
Saturday the 9th Day of October,
A. D., 1915,
between the hours of II o'clock
A. NJ. and I o'clock p. NJ. all and
singular the following described
property to-Wit:
1st. The undivided one-half of
a certain lot or piece of property
together with the undivided one
half of all buildings and improve
ments thereon, lying and being
situated in the Town Of Jeane-
rette, Parish of IBERIA, bounded
ON the North by street, on the
South by an alley way; on the
East by property of Martin San
ders, and on the West by street,
and being the deceased, Clovis
Lyons undivided half interest in
the above property purchased by
him during the eXistance of the
community between deceased and
his wife Theodore BONN.
ID. The undivided one-half Of
the following: One Victoria
bed. two mattresses, one drawer,
one washstand and one armoir.
THEODORA BONN.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04

| Next week, Sept. 9Th is tn
date of the big mass meeting a
Washington, La, in the interes
of opening up Bayou Courtablea
which connects with the Teche
st. Landry Parish. The audi
ence will be addressed by Sena
tors Ransdell, Broussard, Con
gresham Lazaro, Edwin IBrous
sard. Henry Locke, John W
Lewis, E. S. Vuillemot and other
and the attendance promises t.
| be exceedingly large. Delega
tions to the meeting have been ap
pointed in nearly every hamlet
along the Teche and Mayor Sealy
Of this City has appointed the fol
lowing gentlemen to represent
New iberia: Messrs. Jules Drey.
fus, Edward Estorge, P. "A. Ian
dry, Fritz Dietlein, Emile Simon
V. J. Smith, R. P. Ribbeck, E.
7. Weeks, H. A. King, Lazard
King and M. w. Fisher. This
movement should it. meet with sue
cess in Congress will give the
Teche at this point fresh water at
all seasons Of the year and omen
up navigation as far as Washing
ton. The undertaking is a laud-
able one and it will be remember
ed many years ago was one Of the
pet hobbies of Senator Brous-
sard, but for some reason or other
the people Of Opelousas and
Washington raised objection to
the movement and the matter was
dropped. 1t is hoped that the
strong delegation from New Ibe-
ria will be present at the meet
inc. Since writing the above the
President Of the New 1be~iq
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Es-
forge has also selected these gen
tlemen to represent New Iberia ::
Mayor Sealv. w. J. BURKE, Geo.
w. Dallas. Alphonse Davis, G. L.
Provost J. r. Perrv. Geo. Corsin,
s. G. Harry. Alexis VOORHEES,.
Fritz nietlein. A Deigre. Alfred
Renoudet. Dr.. w. F. Carstens,
Hr. Fl. A. King, DR.. !. w. San
ders and luke L. BERTRAND.
Messrs. Jules Olivier. Willie
Patout and SIDNEY Landry were
visitors here on THURSDAY.
Mr.. Chas. L. Provost. the vice
president of the Peoples Nation
al Bank of this CITY made h,'-.-
ried business "trip to Baton Rouge
Yesterday for the purpose Of hav-
ing the installment of $4,000
worth of bonds issued by the Ba-
you Carlin Drainage Board prop
erly recorded. This Drainage
Board is undertaking some i'm
portant drainage work in this Par
jsh which will be of great benefit
to many farmers south of New
iberia
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04
SHERIFF SALE.
PAUL J. HEBERT.
i CHEESEMAN'S SONS
We

| j Az IL y. IlEDIhI
State of Louisiana, Parish of lbe
ria, 10Th Jud. Dist. Court.
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of and Order of Seizure
and Sale, issued out of the above
entitled and numbered cause and
to me directed, |, Geo. Hender-
son, Sheriff, through J. F. Breaux
Deputy Sheriff, duy sworn and
qualified in and for the Parish of
Iberia, La, have seized and will
offer for sale and will sell at
Public Auction FOR CASH, to
the last and highest bidder at the
front door of the Court House in
the Parish of Iberia, La, between
legal sale hours on
Saturday, October 9th, A. D., 1915
the following described property,
to-wit:
A certain lot of ground with all
the buildings and improvements
thereon and thereontO belonging
and all appurtenances thereof, sit
uated in the City Of New Iberia,
Parish of Iberia. State Of Louisi-
ana, on the Southeast corner of
Washington Street and Hopkins
Street, measuring forty (40)
feet front on Hopkins Street by
depth of "a feet on the East Side
of Washington Street and IS feet
among the rear line and bounded
as follows: On the North by Hop
kins Street, on the South by Mrs.
Renoudet or assigns and Paul
Danna, and on the West by Wash
ington Street, being the same
property acquired by Jules Drey-
ful from Marcel Blame on the 18th
day Of August, 1914.
To pay and satisfy the sum of
Seventeen Hundred ($170O.OO)
Dollars with eight per cent. inter-
est from August 18th, 1914 until |
paid and ten per cent attorneys
fees on the principal and interest |
and all costs Of these proceed
ings.
Given officially the 4th day of
September. A. D.. 1918.
GEO. HENDERSON. Sheriff.
Per J. F. Breaux, by Shift
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04
SHERIFF SALE.
Mrs. Ruby Janlison Merrick.
Eugene H. Landry.

Eugene II. Landry.
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, /, Geo. Henderson,
Sheriff through J. F. Breaux. Dep
uty Sheriff, duly sworn and quail
fed in and for the Parish of Ibe-
ria, La, have seized end will offer
for sale and will sell at Public
Auction FOR CASH, to the last
and highest bidder at the front
door of the Court House in the
City Of New Iberia, La, between
legal sale hours on
Saturday. October 9th, A. D.. 1915
the following described property,
to-wit:
"A certain tract Of land with all
the Buildings and improvements
thereon and thereonto belonging
lying and being situated in the
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisi-
ana, containing and measuring
forty-nine (4o) arpents more or
less and bounded north by Public
Road, ON the South by the prop
erty OF John Bourgeois end Gle
bert Leblanc and on the West bv
property of Euzebe Landry
TO pay and satisfy the sum ~
Seventeen Hrn.dred and F:e4v
(Slf50.o0) Dollars With 3 ra,.
cent interest from Nor@h 2ep
= nslo. subject to credit Of
Two Hundred and Twentv Dol
lars. ($22O.o0) paid on re princi-
pal on January 1st, 1915.
Given officially tb;s atb dav &c
September A. D.. 1915.
GEO. HENDERSON. sber;e
Per F. Breaux, by Sheriff.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04
SUCCESSION SALE.
Succession of Clovis Lyons, De-
ceased.

18th Judicial District Court. Par
ish Of Iberia, State of Louisiana.
BY virtue of an order of sale
issued by the Hon. 10Th Judicial
District Court, in and for the Par
ish of Iberia, State Of Louisiana
bearing date the 9th dav Of
August 1915, and to me directed
in the above numbered and en-
titled estate. | will offer for sale
for the purpose of paying debts.
to the last and highest bidder.
FOR CASH, for less than two
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04
Make Your Own Healing Rem
edy at Home.

Buy a soc. bottle of Farris
Healing Remedy, add to it pint
Of Linseed Oil to make a healino
oil, or add to it pound of lard
or a pound of vaseline to make
an ointment. You will ten have
sixteen ounces of Healing Remedy
for harness and saddle gals.
barbed wire cuts. scratches. or
anv hrrt' or sore where the skin
is broken. Positively puaranteed
the best made. Make it at home.
Rv 81 doino Won have $500 worth
for soc. Q. RenOudet.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04

The farmers of
this nation are
vitality interested
in railroad rates
and equity be-
tween passenger
and freight rates
is especially i'm
pOrtant to the
man who follows
the pillow for the
farmer travels
very uttle put ne
is a heavy con-
tributor to the
freight revenues.
Som q Of I n q
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04
KATE PAMELA MIGUES.

The numerous friends of Miss
Kate PAMELA Miguez. the onlv
daughter of Mrs. Alphonse Mi
CUES, were grieved last Tuesday
afternoon when word reached
New Iberia that the young lady
had succumbed in the city of New
Orleans at four o'clock that dav.
Miss Migres had been in wretched
health for several months and was
taken to one of the sanitariums in
the above mentioned place for
medicaleattention and instead of
improving, continued to grow
weaker until she finally passed
away. The remains were brought
to, her home and on Wednesday
afternoon the funeral services
were held at st. Peters Catholic
church at 5 o'clock, after which
hundreds of sympathetic friends
escorted the remains to the Cath
Ollie cemetery for the inteiment.
Miss Miguel was born in this City
in the year 1877 and from early
childhood was always held in
great esteem by all who knew her
lovable character. She leaves to
mourn her demise grief-strieScn
mother and three devoted broth
ers. The family have the sympa-
thy of the community.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-09-04

Orders taken for engraved
embossed letter heads let us
snow you our samples. Keen
your money at home by placin.
your order with the ENTERPRISE.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-02

very pretty wedding on Wednesday even
ing, March 25th, when their youngest
daughter, Miss Florrie Elizabeth, became
the bride of Emile Harrington Sapp, of
Harrington. Promptly at 7.30 O'Clock,
the happy couple marched to the strains
of Mendel ;sohn's wedding march played
by Mrs NJ. Leland Wyatt, of Denton,
sister of the bride, from the upper floor
to the parlor, where Rev. ]. Thomas
Price, pastor of the NJ z. Church, was
waiting to perform the ceremony, which
took place under an arch of white
trimmed with lockwood, with banking
of potted plants. The bride wore hand
some gown of white silk crepe de chine,
and carried shower bouquet of BRIDE
roses and nlaiden-hair fern, while the
groom wore the conventional black. They
were unattended. Following the cere-
mony a reception was held and over one
hundred guests were served. The bride
was the recipient of large number of
useful presents. Mr.. and Mrs Sapp will
reside in Burrsville.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-02
GREENWOOD.

There are two new hardware stores.
which will be completed in the near fu-
ture. M. F. Bennett has his store half
completed and Townsend Russ, OF Dover
who purchased a fine corner lot of c. w.
Parker, is here and is going to start
building this week. He is keeping hard
ware in the building just vacated by r.
Jones the first of the year.
{. w. Andrews was in Philadelphia
and Wilmington last week on business
trip.
Rhoda Wiley who has been home on
her vacation the past week, has returned
to her school at West Chester
Miss Olive Wiley is sick again
Rev. W. w. Sharp, of Wilmington.
spent few days here with her sister.
Mrs, Chas. Andrews.
Mrs Alex Hamilton is a little inn
proved from her recent illness.
R. r. Wiley has returned from nsi- !
ness trip to Baltimore, where he did his 1
iinal purchasing for his new store. winch |
be will open soon. We wish him PROS /
'erity in his business, as he, with many
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-02

THE Annual Wilmington Conference
sessions held at Laurel, Del, ended
last Monday night, and the appoint
ments were read out at a late hour.
This ended one of the most enthusiastic
sessions of the Wilmington NJ. f. Con-
ference ever held. The reports showed
the greatest number of new professions
of intention to live christian lives and
| identify themselves with the Methodist
Church, which was ever recorded on
this peninsula About ten thousand
persons in all were converted in this one
conference limits during the year just
closed, and the greatest contributions
for church purposes ever known were
made. In addition to this, two large en-
dowment funds were started, and will
undoubtedly be raised; the Wilmington
Conference Academy coming in for an
endowment of two hundred Thousand |
dollars. The attendance at the daily |
sessions were capacity of the church at |
each session, and on Sunday last Laurel |
was swamped with automobiles and a
crowd which overhowed into Seaford
and neighboring towns for entertain
ment. Surely this is an evidence that
the people of this peninsula are aroused
to better moral and religious conditions;
that the civic life of not only the towns,
but the rural communities are receiving
more attention from the moral people
al the time, and that the next two years
will witness general advance upon the
iisorganizing things and people who are
pulling down, rather than building up
'ur communities. The liquor interests
lave recognized this already. and are b
ighting against better education, against \
Vomans right to vote and against ali the =
rt g7essive measures which go towards /,
plifting the general body of citizenship. "
here is an awakening of the people on
his peninsula as to the moral conditions, "
nd it is as sure as the fact that the dav Al
blows the night that all the great re- y,
1rms of prohibition, and the moral up $
# generally will win recognition at the =,
ands of the people. All that is needed
enlightenment of the people, and that o'
coming fast. The session of the OF
1ilmington Conference Just closed ~ ~
early proves thisin its reports, and in
S enthusiasm. in
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-02
BURRSVILLE

Mr.. J. T. Price left on Thursday of last
week to attend conference in Laurel.
Mr. and Mrs. Salisbury Russell and
Arthur and Robert Russell, of Philadel
phia, were guests last week of Miss Iva
A. Russell.
Mrs T. P. Rust has returned to her
home in Dover after spending some time
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A
Porter.
Mrs. VIM. Pedrick, of Philadelphia
has returned home after a weeks visit
at the home of her brother, Mr.. r. II
Dill. While here she attended the Sapp
Dill nuptials
Mrs. Willard Layton, of near town. is
critically i'll at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Smith, of Colds
boro, Nd. were guests of relatives near
town last week
K H. Stafford went to Cambridge Hos.
pital Saturday for treatment.
Mr.. Collins and Mrs Nellie Smith. of
Harrington, and George Thawley, OF
Concord, were guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs John Stevens
I. Wesley Porter, Mrs. F. A. Porter
and Miss Iva Russell, are numbered upon
the sick-list of our town.
Mrs Elizabeth E. Russell, widow of
the late John Russell. died at her home
in town on Friday morning. March 18th,
OF pneumonia, aged s6 years. She is
by seven children. Funeral
services were held at her late home in
town on Tuesday p m, at 2 O'Clock,
conducted by Rev. ]. T. Price, pastor of
1er church. Interment took place in
he cemetery adjoining the church.
The sad news reached town on FRIDAY
morning, March 18th. of the sudden ,
leath of Mrs Henry X. Lewis, of Denton {
hrs. r. H. Dill, of town. and Mrs. T ,
Sipple are sisters of the deceased. Z
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II.
'Il, OF Burrsville, was the scene Of /