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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-09-02
THE SUGAR TRUST AND THE
COMING LOUISIANA
CROP,

The attitude of the American
Sugar Refining Co., commonly
known as the Sugar Trust, to
wards the Louisiana sugar indus
try, the control Of which has beer
practically monopolized by that
corporation for more than a
quarter Of a century, has excited
considerable inquiry this season
among those who control consid.
cradle amounts of sugar and who
have expressed fears that there
would be no buyers in the Louis
lana markets should the custer
proceedings against the American
Sugar Refining Co. not be quasked
and their threatened expulsion
from the state abandoned.
With the grange of administra-
ton in this state this year and
the new administration only just
come into power, the inquiry as
to the attitude Of the new admin
istration in relation to the custer
proceedings would be very nat
ural to those concerned therein.
The president of the corporation,
Mr.. Earl ID. Babst, has been care
fully questioned time and again
as to what the trust intended to
do in the matter of it's Louisiana
business, and he has always
answered with equal care in a
non-committal way that con-
veyed no information whatever,
excepting that they were disposed
to discontinue their former OBJ
jectionable methods of procedure.
and intended to buy sugars in the
open market in New Orleans,
presumably in whatever way they
could buy them to the best ad-
vantage. Mr.. Babst abandoned
the somewhat domineering and
blunt methods of the older regime
and since his advent into the pres
idency Of the American Sugar Re-
fining Co. he has given out, or is
said to have given out, the word
that any abuses committed by
his corporation in the past would
certainly not be permitted or COM
mitted under his control or sane
ton.
The trouble with the sugar
planters Of Louisiana seems to
have been that they scarcely ap-
preciate the wonderful power
that the American Sugar Refining
Go. had finally secured to itself
BY the methods that it had adopt
ID during previous years, were |,
hey odious, or criminal, or be
they might. The new admins. !,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-09-02
The Is arpent farm Of Edward LIZ Blanc

The Is arpent farm Of Edward Le Blanc
situated about 4 miles west Of New
iberia 20, acres from the beautiful
Spanish Lake, ,, miles from Hegura
k.fisery, l3 acres from Public School
House. for sale at bargain. Large
story and half house on property. in
good condition, 3tennDnt houses. 3 crib,
large barn AK 5S feet. building fotmt1
" used a. blacksmith h shop, one buggy
and store house. 100 OrerEe trees,
some bearing fruit pecnn trees. 20 fig
trees, plum and pear trees. oak trees,
and several outhouses, ) single plovs.
! cultivators, double plows. Fifteen
acres of this land has been in pasture
for 20yrsrs Price 81 500; - COO cash,
balance negotiable notes.
For sale or rent a house and lot situated
ut No. l2S Prairie Avenue, known as
the Daniels property, the lot measures
about ll2 by 207 feet Price &ll00. can
be rented at SIS per month.
A track of land with improvements at
Fausse Pointe on west side OF Teche.
known as the Moore Farm, containing
l23 acres. Price $4,000 90 Will be
sold for part cush, balance on long
time il desired.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-09-02
DEMOCRATS ENTHUSIASTIC
NOW.

So many good reports have been
coming in to Wade o. Martin, the
Creole Sheriff of St. Martin, who
is the Democratic candidate for
Congress in this the Third Dis.
trict, that he is more than enthus-
iastic and feels confident of carry
ing Democracy's banner in the
third to victory again. Progress
sivcs who are dissatisfied at the
manner in which Roosevelt deliv-
cred what was once a party to the
Republicans, and others who are
dissatisfied at one thing and the
other has caused Bull Mooscrs to
tender their support in many in
stances to Wade Martin, unsolicit-
ed. The tenders of support have
been most gratifying to him.
Wade 0. Martin is a strong fac
tor in his own parish, St. Martin,
in Lafayette. in Vermilion, and in
Iberia, and he is going to win.
There was a gathering Of Third
District Democrats in New Orleans
Wednesday, and they Iare very
enthusiastic since the conference.
The people see and realize that
the Bull Moose as a party cornts
for naught, that if sugar expects
to get any help, the Democrats are
the only ones that can presently,
and for many years to come assist
the sugar industry. It is Of course
a matter to be considered by the
producers themselves. as to wheth
er they will tie themselves to a
dead party, unable, and by no
Of the imagination capable
Of helping sugar, or any other in
or whether they will help
themselves by tying to the live
party, the party in power, the
Democratic parity Thibodaux
Journal.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-09-02

Factories for. Thibodaux that is
the cry Of the hour, the need OF
the day. If we want to keep our
good people at home and attract
thrifty and desirable citizens we
have naueht to do but encourage
or build factories to employ peO-
ole at living wages. The town
(; can not depend on the adjoining
sugar plantations. that is out of
the question, as each plantation
has a store. commissary, or bust
ness place of its own, to which it
is obligated. as it were to send it's
trade. Therefore. regardless Of
the justice or injustice of this fca-
'ture. it then behooves the town
to make itself self sustaining. The
first step would be. as we have
repeatedly suggested years back.
to find some interests to give a
tract of land suitable for factories
near the railroads. The Catholic
Church has considerable property
it might donate for that purpose.
Let the town give free lights, free
electricity for specific period.
for motive power. and free water.
with exemption from parish taxes,
and license for ten ears at least.
With these concessions capital
can be secured. either locally or
elsewhere. to build creamery, a
moss ginnery, a grits mill, a broom
factory, and any and all such like
with minimum un-
skilled labor wages at one fitv
per day. Care should be exer-
cised to eliminate from these con-
Germs those interests or influences
who are prone to oppose paying
labor what it is worth. Until this
is done we can expect an outpour-
ing of our population. The time
10 call halt. to put a check, is
low. To hesitate or wait is to
ose.-Commercial Journal.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-09-02

is further authorized to execute
the obligation of the City Of New
Iberia in favor Of the Peoples Ma
tional Bank Of New iberia, for the
sum Of Two Thousand Dollars pay.
able on December 18th, 1916, bear
ing eight per cent interest per an
NUN from maturity until paid.
On motion of Mr.. Villermin, Sec
onded by Mr.. Suberbiclle, the
meeting adjourned.
Fl. s. SEALY. Mayor.
Il. F. VIIILERMIN, Clk.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-09-02
J. A. 0ON6OULIN.
Clesk Of Court.

petition to be published in English in
the official journal Of the City once q
week for four weeks, and if At the ex-
piration of said publication 30 made of
said petition, the owners of 4 majority
of said adjacent and abutting property
shall not, by petition signed by the Pc
titioners and addressed to the Board of
Trustees object to the same, said Board
of Trustees shall, by resolution or other
wise, order the opening, widening,
realigning, re-arranging or Strengthening
of the street so petitioned for under and
in accordance with existing laws, and
the whole cost thereof shall be borne by
the owners Of the property benefited by
the same.
In addition to the powers and author
;ty granted to the Board of Trustees un-
der any Of the provisions of its charter
to sell or change the destination of any
street or property under the conditions
herein stated, the Board of Trustees shall
also have the power and authority, by
two-thirds vote of all the members
elected thereto, if the Board of Trustees
deem the same for public benefit, to al
low substitution of new street or streets
OF equal or greater width for an existing
street or streets, upon petition signed
by every person owning real property in
the square of which said existing street
is one Of the street boundries, or in the
square Of which said existing streets are
street boundries, the entire improvement
to be made and extra cost thereof, in
cluding intersections to be borne by the
owner Of veal property fronting or such
existing street or streets, all work TO be
done according to plans to be approved
by the Board of Trustees and upon lines
and lewis to be furnished by the Trus-
tee Of Public Safety. The cost of pub
lication of petitions required by this
section shall be borne by the signers of
the same. The majority of property re-
ferred to in this section shall be con-
strued to mean a majority of the as
sessed value of the property to be af-
fected by the proposed improvement.
Sec. IL. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the provisions of this ordinance
shall not apply to contracts which the
Board Of Trustees shall have entered
into for the paving, repaving. banquett-
ing and rsbanqustting Of the streets in
the City Of New Iberia prior to the dste
hereof.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-09-02
AMENDnENT TO CHARTER.

State of Louisiana. Parish Of Iberia.
BE it known that on this 25th day of
August, 1916, before me, Fred w. bAu-
man, a Notary Public duly commiss iesed
and qualified In and for the Parish of
Iberia. State of Louisiana, and in the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came
and appeared MIR George w. Dallas. a
reside Mt of the Parish Of iberia, Louisiana
President Of tho Corporation; Miss Alice
| Bernard, resident of the said Parish Of
Iberia, La. Vice President and Mr. J.
Agenor Leblanc, = resident of the Parish
of VermiiOn. State Of Louisiana, SecIe.
tary and Treasurer of the corporation.
Nil OF full age Of maj GRITTY. who de claied
, and said that they constitute all Of the
officers aud Stockholders Of the "Vermi-
lion Jswelry Company. Ltd" organized
by Notarisl set before the nforenamsd
Notary on the first day Of September.
1911. A. and that, at n stockholders
meeting duly convened and held on the
2%th day Of August 1916, Articles lone
and Two of the Charter Of said Corpora
follows. to wit:
Article 1.-The name and title Of this
corporation shall be"IBERIA JEWELKY
COMPANY. LIMITED
BY this name the corporation shall
have the power to exist for fifty ,ears
from the da,e hereof. To contract. rue
AND be sued TO purchase, hold, sell, lease,
mortgage. and pledge real estate and
personal property; to appoint such dirse-
tors. officers and agents as the interest
of this corporation may require and gen
orally to de all acts necessary and pro-
per for the accomplishment Of the pur.
poses herein stated.
Article 1.-The domicls Of this sorpor-
alton shall be the City of New Iberia.
Parish Of iberia, State Of Louisiana. 81.
tation OF other legal operations shall b
served upon the President, or in his ab
sencs, upon the Vice President.
Thus done and passed At ny Office in
the City Of New Iberia, Parish Of Iberia.
State OF Louisiana, on the day. month
and year fret above written in the pres
epee OF Messrs. H ssard Vaughn and
Frask Bertram. competent " illnesses Of
lawful age and residents Of this City.
whe hereto sign their names together
with said parties and me, Notary, after
due reading.
GEO. ". DALLAS. President,
ALICE BERNARD. vics-P
J. A0ENOD LEBLANC, Bee. Tres.
WITNESSES: 1
HAZARD VAUGHN, a.
FRANK BERTRAM.
+. w. BAUMAN. Notary Public.
hereby certify that the foregoing IL .
rue and correct copy OF amendment on
lie with original Charter recorded in
;harter Book No. 1. at folio 1877.
In faith whereof. Witnsss my onicial
eel and signature this seth Of August 4.
D., 1916.
ATTEST:
J. A. 0ONSOULIN.
Clesk Of Court.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-09-02
Official Minutes Board of T rustees
New iberia, Aug. %, '16.

New Iberia, Aug. %, '16.
The Board Of Trustees of tn
City Of New Iberia convened thi
day in regular session with Mayo
II. S. Sealy presiding, Messrs. Sui
erbielle and Villermin present.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved
on motion Of Mr.. Sealy, scconde,
by Mr.. Villcrmin.
The following ordinance was in
troduced by Mr.. Sealy:
Ordinance No. III.
Be it ordained that it shall b.
incumbent. upon any and all per
sons. corporation or companies
passing upon the streets or thor.
oughfares Of the City of New The
ria, with heavy trucks, wagons OF
vehicles. so as to damage, or des.
troy said streets or thoroughfares,
bridges, ETC.. by the weight or i'm.
pact Of said trucks or wagons, to
repair said streets. thoroughfares,
or bridges, without delay and
That the Mayor of the City of
New Iberia is hereby authorized to
enforce said ordinance and in the
event that said repairs should ne
cessitate any delay, the Mayor of
this City is authorized to accept
bond or surity from said persons,
corporation and companies, con.
ditioned upon said repairs. in such
amount as he may deem sufficient.
Stoned II. s. Sealy, Mayor.
The following resolution on mo-
tion Of Mr.. Villermin. seconded bv
Mr.. Sealy was unanimously adopt
cd:
Whereas. It is to our knowledge
that Mr.. r. J. Lockwood, vice
president and general manager Of
the New iberia & Northern Rail-
road Co.. is about to leave our City
and we are to lose a valuable and
enterprising citizen:
Therefore. he II resolved, that
the Board Of Trustees Of the City
OF New iberia. recognizing the
value of the services rendered to
the City bv Mr.. Lockwood, in a
cooperating spirit deserving of
much praise. meeting the trying
problems always en-
countcred in the building of rail
roads, with fairness and considera-
fion.
We do hereby extend our very
best wishes to him in his new ven-
lures, our loss will he someone s |,
rain. |
Re il further resolved that these
resolutions he inscribed in our
Rook. and published in the
ocal press.
The following resolution was Of
erred hv Mr.. S'rherbielle. second
ID bv Mr.. Villermin was unani-
nonsly adopted:
Whereas. the City Of New iberia
3 in need Of funds with which toI
meet current expenses.
Therefore. be il resolved. that .
ither the Trustee Of Public {
'afetv, or the Trustee Of Finance !
e and he is hereby authorized +:
nd empowered to negotiate loan
( Two Thousand (42000. 0.0M DOL
ls. and the Trustee Of Public :
afety or the Trustee Of Finance
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-09-02

A large new Bungalow On Trslly line, 2
miles from the Court House, contain
Ing : acres Of ground. House 10 med
esn in every particular With sanitary
fixtures. Price o4oo0 %. olOoO mast be
essh and blasee suitable % purchase
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25
Declares President Murray
Butler, Of Columbia Uni
verSity in An Article.

~
NEW YORK, Aug o'-InG ,"t, =
weekly bulletin puDI'sIgu ,, tCT1 W.
their headquarters at 81 ., r,t,a If
nue. by the women C ,IIIdIaa oon-
the National hughes A Az, so bean
sists of an edition "nlcn ,. n1s : tba
printed in BULK ~ lle iV !. We, ue'' ,o ~ nse
Maine Republican coinl4llllee lO' O'
in the campaign ID tAa' "'"I n-;a.rt
The leading arllcie Wy ra1',m' hin
Nicholas Murray Butief Of 1oiu ma a.
University attacks the pLtstn' a NV
ministration as lncoHlPelen. az"
vacillating while MISS + Fanc,S ~, ~
EelIor chairman OF me % oHieu .
committee, takes issue WIN tIe - 80,
dent on the Nck OF ha'toN"! ~
paredness for the lheHIt"pig .'o No
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25
Says the Geography Society in
An Article Descriptive Of
Dorian Town.

WASHINGTON, August 25.--Doiran,
the town at which the F'ronco-British
forces from Saloniki began their long
expected drive recently, is described
in the following war geography bulle-
lin issued by the National Geographic
Society from its Washington headquar-
tiers:
Situated on the frontier between
Serbia and Greece. and only about ten
miles south Of the Bulgarian boundary,
Dorian, also known as Polianino, is
forty miles northwest of Saloniki on
the southern shores Of the almost cir
cular lake OF the same name, 1t was
doubtless chosen as the point OF first
attack by the Allies because it is con-
nccted by rail with SaioniN, the road
from the Greek port to Constanunople
here making great loop to the north
west and then returning eastward by
way Of Sores, an important town about
fOrty-fve miles northeast fthe Salon
Xxi base Of operations,
Not SO Thrifty
Lake Dorian, nesting under the
southern declyities Of the Belasit2a
mountain range, is probably the Lake
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25

WHEELING Whcellngs fire loss
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1916. was $GS,l7liS, an unusually low
figure. according to the annual report
Of Fire Chief Edward r Rose, made
public today. Two hundred and TWEEN
ty-four alarms we're answered, OF
which thirty-nnc were false The re-
mort recommends large Increase in
the number Of Gremen in the city de
Dartment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25

CHARLESTON: A certificate Of in
corporation has been issued by the
secretary Of state to the Wheeling Box
Exchange Of Wheeling; authorized
capital $4,000; incOrporators, William
Witsberger, Albert A Witsborgcr vii
liam Garrett. A. w. Witsberger, Min
ME Witsbergcr and Louis Witsbcrger,
all of Wheeling. The concern proposes
TO deal in boards and logs and manu-
facmre wooden boxes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25
West Virginia Briefs

WILLIAMSON: Andrew Wise, GO
alias Jackson, has been arrested on
request of the sheriff Of AshayliIe'
N. c. Wise, father of Eve children
is charged with the murder Of j. g.
Rogers at Asheyille. "a years ego
notice say.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25
GONE, ALL GONE, !"
SAID MRS DULIH
Serious Ills of the Flesh DiSap-
pearGd Before Nerv-
Worth.

Local and ncighborhOod endorse
mrnts OF this wonderful family nerve
tonic continue to have marked effect
in increasing Nery-Worth sales at
Burke's drug store And note that
the endorsers sign their names to
these statements. This is the kind
TINT counts
II have taken one bottle of Nerv-
WORTH Before taking the medicine
would have dizzy spells and would
fall. My work was hardship At
tines | could not do my homework.
I was pale in the face, no color, no
ambition, nothing would cheer me.
/ was blue and despondent often
thought hadn't friend on earth,
M fooa would not digest Consti-
pated. The conditions above de-
Bcnbed are all gone. recommend
Nery-Worth to everybody.
MRS f. NJ, DUNN,
"l24 Virginia Ave
Cumberland. Nd.
Your dollar back at Durke's drug
store. Clarksburg, if Nerv-Worth
does not observation-disclosures.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25

CHARLESTON; Response to the
call of the colors of the Wo5t virginia
Young men is made moro readily now
than at any time since recruiting
parties were sent out into he state
TO get new men to scrYo VIII me
second West Virginia infahtry zen
men a day are excited to be the aver
agn for this week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25

ITO rent" was the sign hung out
recently on Philadelphia bird
house. Then one day tenant came,
so the sign was changed and now
reads "Wrented.'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25

MART1NsBURG Arthur Mosby, a
nogro living near Gerrardsto"n mas
been brought to Jail mere to a"aa'
- trioi on a charge Of crimjnoily as
sauting Mrs Van Mosoy' ',s' or
negroes, and cousin to Mosby' ~ nF'
home in the absence of her bUsO"hl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25
PRESENT WOMEN
NOT VERY THRIFTY

Prasias mentioned by HcrOdotus whose
description of the Paeoians. living in
hounses built over the edge OF the wat
err, fits in ameasure the modern fisher
folk living in huts in this vicinity Tho
women of present-day Doran are not
as famous for their industry, however
as were their noted fOrerunners Of
whom the Greek historian relates a
typical story to the effect that Darius
seeing beautiful PaeonIan girl carry
ing a pitcher Of water on her head
leading a horse to drink, and at the
same time spinning flax, Immediately
ordered his Thracian general to send
two tribes of these Paeonians into
Asia in order that they might instill a
similar spirit of thrift among the Per
slams.
Eight miles west of Dorian is the
Vardar river, which rises in the Shar
mountains, flows throubh the Uskup
plain and enters the Gulf Of Salonik
thus constituting for hundreds Of years
the principal route from central Eu-
rope to the Aegean sea. Between the
Yardar and the Struma river Ito the
eastD extend the Belasi2a mountains
a range some fifty miles in length
forming part of the southern boundary
of Bulgaria
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-25
narrowing Episode.

THE name of these mountains will
always be associated with one Of the
most narrowing, episodes Of the Middle
ages, for it was at the battle Of Bella
sitza that Samuel, the Bulgarian car
who had conquered practically all Of
the Balkan peninsula and whose sway
extended from the Danube TO Morea
met defeat at the hands Of the re-
doubtable byzantine emperor, Basil IL,
surnamed BulgaroktonOs (Slayer Of
Bulgarians.) Basil had laid the fOun-
dation for his success quarter of a
century previously when he rode out
in front of his troops at Abydos and
challenged his rebel general, Bardas
Phocas, to single combat PhocaS
wheeling his horse preparatory 10 ac-
cepting the challenge, fell from his
charger and when picked up by his
soldiers was found 10 be dead.
During the battle Of Belasitza in
1914 Basil captured $4,000 Bulgarians
He blinded the whole number, leaving
but one eye 10 every hundredth man,
SHARED to this extent in order that he
might act as a guide for the pitiabe
host Of warriors thus returned 10 their
ear. When Samuel bcheld this help
less army of his mutilatcd subjects
marching toward him he tainted and
two days later died OF grief, With him
died the layonic empire Of the Balkans
and for a century and half thereafter
the Rulgarlans were subject to the
Byzantine rulers"