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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-12-16

1.-The women's convention, which
was held the wrong time, adopted
a generalized policy and pledged
itself to an undeclared platform.
The debatable thing was not
whether women would stand by
women, but by just what political
policy women could best aid
women. Until this could be de-
cided no convention should have
been held. Afterwards there was
a smaller convention in Colorado
which declared for Hughes but
which did not represent the real
voting women of the country.
The latter were saner. They
could see no sense in damnlng
Wilson merely because he did not
believe exactly as they did. They
thought the matter out. They
saw on one side Hughes. offering
promise, with party behind
him with a forty-vear record Of
refusal to listen to women's APP
peal. On the other side they put
the wonderful progressive leeis-
lation of Wilson, all representing
ideals for which women were
struggling. and they were i'm
pressed by Bainbridge Colby s
description of the President . as |
the foremost Progressive in the
country today"
Women as a political rnit. the
al oued, have gone farther Under
the Democratic Administration
than they ever have before. Why
such progress to the
sinister tolerance Of a
party openly in the blockade bus
mess for forty years?
So the intelligent women Of the
West accepted the substance and
passed up the shadow. They re-
used to be confused. They !
'purDed the bribe. And they
7oted for Wilson with their eyes
pen, knowing that he promised 1
ess than Hughes but supremely
confident that his measure Of full
ilment would be infinitely greater. I
Says Mrs. Keyting in conciu- /
ion: d
The feminine vote was not, in b
he past election, and never will
'e, a collective, commercial Z
hing. It Ks born of the individ- {
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-12-16

Dr. Kings New Discovery is q
soothing, healing remedy for
coughs and colds that has stood
the test Of nearly fifty years. For
that cough that strains the throat
and saps the vitality try DR..
Kings New Discovery. The
soothing pine balsams and mild
laxative INGREDIENTS soon drive
the cold from the system. Have
. bottle on hand for winter colds,
Group, grippe and bronchial af-
fections. At your druggist, Soc.
(Advestisemsut)
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-12-16
According to the figures cor
(A.7ertisement

According to the figures com
piled by the Association Of Re-
search. the losses of the Entente
Allies during the war amount to
$4,000, 900 men, distributed among
them as follows: Great Britain,
1900, 900: Russia, 8,5OO.OOO
France $780, 900; Serbia. 4SO, 900 /;
Belgium 200, 900 and Roumania,
2QO, 600 men.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-12-16
Corgh Medicine for Children

Mrs. Hugh Cook, Scottsville
N. Y. says: "About five year.
ago when we were living in Gar
butt, N. ~, l doctored two oi
my children suffering from colds
with Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy and found it just as repre-.
sented in every way. It promptly
checked their coughing and cured
their colds quicker than anything
I ever used" Obtainable every.
where.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-12-16

of the horrors abroad thev1
sidered only as a factor in 3
ing their conclusi after
and intelligent deliberation. 1
to vote for Hughes was to-
the hands of the clock back
and to vote for Wilson We
face the sun. with a surer
of the ultimate attainment q
universal suffrage for WHICH
are struggling.-States.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-12-16

Mr.. E. M. We'll. well known
fraternal insurance organizer,
died at his home in New Orleans
last week. Mr.. We'll was a fire.
quent visitor to this parish, and
Is well known here having worked
in his capacity Of organizer for
the Woodmen Of the World and
the Benevolent Knights Of Amer
ica.-Ex.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-12-16
Is THERE A SANTA CLAUS?

Many years ago. the late Frank
J = Church was an editorial writer
on the staff of the Now York Sun.
His reply to a question from lit.
tie tot is there a Santa CLAUSE"
has ifnmorta,izcd his name. for the
English language boasts of no
prose composition in which the
romance Of childhood is so fitting
lv and beautifully expressed. It
is regrettable that we cannot pub
lish the entire article as written
bv Mr.. Church at that time but in
the second and fourth ragraphs
If his tender response. the reader
may find beauty Of thought and
expression that characterizes but
few Of our present day prose com
positions. The paragraphs men
toned:
Yes, Virginia. there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as
1--we and generosity and devotion
'o3ists, and you know that they
SQhOund and give TO your life its
Highest beauty and JOY. Alas!
anow drearv would be the world
'4f there were no Santa Claus! It
would be as drearv as if there
were no Virginias. There would
be no childlike faith, no poetry,
no romance to make tolerable
existence. We should have no
enjoyment eXcept in sense and
sight. The eternal light with
which childhood fills the world
would be extinguished.
"You NAV tear apart the
babv's rattle and see what makes
the noise inside. but there is a
veil covering the unseen world
which not the strongest man,
nor even the united STRENGTH of
ali the strongest men that ever
lived, could tear apart. Only
faith. fancy. poetry. love, ro-
nance can push aside that cur
ain and view and picture the
supernatural beauty and glory \
'eyond. Is it all real? All. Vir- q
!inia. in all this world there is b
lothing else real and abiding" n
To those who have not read v
he complete editorial, there is e
ut one bit of advice to give: $,
cad it; ponder over it: digest it i! G
T YOU have reached that station II
n life where love and youth and T
'oetry and romance CRATE upon "
our nerves, read the words of
fr. Church, not once. but twice, d
hree times-ave, a hundred
ines. until you have immerged
rom that state of lethargy in
7hich all men find themselves at a,
Dme time or other. r
It is q splendid thing to prac- m
ice youth occasionally; and Fl
here is no better time in the b,
hole year than on December 25. G
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-12-16
JACKSON, MISS. \
Tells How To Cure Chronia

xe118 x1OW 10 VuI0 V0f0010
jackson, Miss.-"I am . e.
and the Grippe left me with : {
cough, rundown, worn out an1
I took all kinds of cough syrups q
help. read about Vinol and dec153
try It. Before / had taken . -
felt better, and after taking two ~
my cough 10 entirely cured. and I &
gained new vim and energy.-Jopw
DENNIe.
Vinol 70 . delicious non.seuuk ~
which 70 guaranteed for cousAa p
and bronchitis and for al WI. r
down conditionA
.jno. r. Taylor & Bro. Druseia
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-12-16
Study Food Values

Food provided for the family table de-
serves the careful thought ct every house
wife. Do you use thought VIXEN buying
baking powder?
The quality of cake, biscuits and all
quickly raised flour foods depend 1H
upon the kind of baking powder
Royal Baking Powder is made 6Qu
cream of tartar derived from grapes. s
absolutely pure and has proved is exceas
lence for making food of finest quality and
wholesomeness for generations.
Royal Baking Powder contains no alr
nor phosphate.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER 60.
New York s~@ 11
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
ANIDON
May Be
RAISED
Possible That Federal Judge
Will Go to Circuit Court
of Appeals
RECOMMENDATION IS MADE
Dakota Senators Approve
ChangeFisk and Burke
Candidates Here
RECOMMENDATION IS MADE

The elevation of Charles F. Amidon.
federal judge, of Fargo. to the circuit
court of appeals, to the vacancy Great
ed by the death of the late Judge
Elmer B. Adams, has been recon-
mended to Atty Gen. r. w. Gregory,
of the department Of justice.
The North Dakota senators-Porter
J. McCumber. and A ]. Gronna-who
made such recommendation to Mr..
Charles j. Fisk, chief justice Of the
supreme court of North Dakota, to the
federal position, In the event that
Judge Amidon Is moved up. .
Burke q Candidate.
John Burke, former governor OF
North Dakota, present United States
appointment to the North Dakota dis
trict bench, In the event that Judge
Amidon Is advanced.
The judicial story has been simmer
ing for some time. and shortly after
the recent election, a story emanating
from Washington, indicated the posi-
bility that Mr.. Burke would be made
a federal Judge. =
A dispatch from Washington relat-
ing to the prospective judicial change
indicates that Mr.. Amidon has the
of the North Dakota bar in the pro-
posed change.
The same dispatch declares that
John Burke's candidacy is somewhat
hampered by Opposition to his APP
pointment among Democrats in the
state"
Judge Amidon, at the present time,
is sitting on the circuit court Of ap-
peals at st. Louis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
SERBS AGAIN VICTORIOUS.

Secretary McAdoo telegraphed from
Hot Springs Junction, Arizona, regret
ting his inability to attend. .-
Comments on Loan Plan.
Secretary McAdoo commented on the
new federal farm loan system, stating
that ut was in this spirit OF mutual
helpfulnesS and power of cooperation
among farmers that the system was
created"
He scored high interest rates also,
declaring "if the farmers of the United
States cooperate intelligently with the
federal farm loan board at Washing
ton, they will have to suffer no longer
from insufficient credit and excessive
and frequently extortionate rates of in
terest because the new system will
make credit available to deserving
farmers, big and little, in all parts Of
the United States on long time mort
cages"
Food Embargo Opposed.
Former Congressman J. e. Kelly Of
Pierre, S. D., who was made permanent
chairman of the convention which will
continue for three days. aroused the
greatest enthusiasm OF the morning
session when he declared: II am op-
posed to any such measure as an en-
barge, even though it is advocated by
Congressman Fitzgerald, chairman of
the appropriations coprm'tt'- Of th''
house.
II predict that he will never put that
measure across, If for no other reason
because believe we. have a man in the
White House who will prevent 1t be-
coming a law.
Not Properly ProoeG.
"The farmers Of the country --u not
getting too much for their products.
Congressman Fitzgerald has not prop
erly investigated the situation. Labor
in New York city is not getting rea-
sonable wage.
who are chiefly responsible for the
high cost of living, or at least con-
siderable portion of it? It's the middle
men, These fellows have lot to do
with this high cost problem. On De-
cember 2, the speculative grain inter-
ests of the country made on every
bushel of corn, with every possible cost
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
SUIT IS
STARTEDBY
B. GUILD
Demands Performance On
Contract by Messrs. Marsh
and FentpeSS

Performance on a contract which he
says he had with Charles Marsh and
E. s. Fentress. former owners of the
morning newspaper, is demanded by
Bart Guild, in a suit started against
Messrs. Marsh and Fentress. sum-
monses in which have been served.
Mr.. Guild. holder OF twenty one
shares of stock in the morning paper
corporation maintains that under his
contract, the two former owners OF
the paper are bound to buy his stock
at par value, at any time he retired
from their service.
Such service was concluded Monday
evening, and the legal action Is the
result. Mr.. Guild has a 30-day con-
tract for services as well.
otherwise, the morning paper legal
tangle seems quiet today - develop
ments simmering rather slowly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
DECLARE HElRESSES
ART FREED OF TAX
(By Associated Press. !


Philadelphia, Dec. 6. WhethsR
titled American heiresses living abroad
and having sources Of income In this
country are exempt from the ooIiga-
tions Of the federal income tax statute
was a point of law raised by Countess
Emily r. De Candy, of Paris. daughter
Of the late John Jacob Ridgway, Of
this city, in the u. s. district court
here yesterday through counsel. Judge
Dickinson reserved decision.
The countess contends that as q
French subject by virtue Of her
marriage and q resident OF France
she is exempt from the assessments
Assistant U. S. District Attorney Stci-
rett said that the securities from which
the, countess derived the income and
on which a tax of $1,776.62 was paid
under protest in 1913, have been con
tinuously in the possession Of the
trustee and that the countess incoms
has been paid in American money.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
new CIVIL SERVICE
REFORM PLAN LAUNCHED
(By Associated Press. }

New Haven, Dec. Ga definite, con-
structive policy. which will embrace
new ideas. new money and new men,
was announced by the National Civil
Service Reform league yesterday at
it's thirty-sixth annual session here.
The policy. 1t as explained, provides
for a legislative agent at Washington.
a publicity man. and a research man
who will assist the civil service COM
mission in carrying out the civil SER
vice law. and the use Of $4,000 in pro-
motion OF legislation"
The money has already been con-
tributed.
The constructive program. 1t was
announced, would be to work for a
change in the law, which requires con-
Ifirmation by the senate OF presidential
appointments to offices in which the
functions have no bearing upon gov
ernmentaI policies. substituting there
for the direct appointment by the
president on the basis OF merit and
without partisanship.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
FORKS IS
FORFARGO
BANK PLAN
That City Endorses Estab-
lishment of Farm Land
Bank in This City
STATE SOLIDLY LINED UP
Montana and South Dakota
Also Tender Support to-
= Local Movement
STATE SOLIDLY LINED UF

Grand Forks has approved the es-
tablishment of federal farm land
bank in Fargo. .t@
Such action was taken by the Grand
Forks Commercial club directors Mon
day, being communicated 20 the Fargo
Commercial club today,
The Grand Forks action places North
Dakota cities solidly in line for the es-
tablishment of the rural credits bank In
Fargo. ....
With the contest narrowed to St
Paul and Fargo, all other northwestern
cities being declared out of the race
by the federal farm land board, the
Grand Forks Commercial club threw
it's interests with this city, to bring the
bank within the state, seeing tremen-
dous benefits to North Dakota by the
location Of the bank here.
The Fargo Commercial club commit
tee In charge Of the bank movement
has been given splendid support by
cities in North Dakota South Dakota
and Montana, and there is q very gen
eral sentiment in favor of the creation
of the socalled Spring Wheat District
to comprise those three states and
Minnesota s..
Washington Agencies at Work.
According to word from Washington
active work is under way there to es-
tablish the bank in Fargo. John Burke
treasurer Of the United States, is lend
ing his influence to the general plan.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
LARGEST
/. CRUISERS
AFLOAl'
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 6.-The Newport
News Ship Building & Dry Dock Co.
and the Cramps ship building con-
Germ, in proposals submitted to the
navy department today offered to
build four battle cruisers at cost, plus
10 per cent for their profit. The Union
iron Works, San Francisco and the
Foreriver Shipbuilding Co. offered to
build the ships at cost. plus Is per
cent. None Of the companies made fat
bids.
Bids for the four battle cruisers.
authorized at the last session of con-
gress and the first vessels of this type
to be designed for the American navy
were opened today by the navy de-
partment. They will be the largest
and swiftest fighting craft built SO far
as American officials know. They will
have q maximum horse power of $780,
600 which Is expected to drive them
faster than 35 knots an hour AS
against 30 knots for the fastest
i European battle cruiser afioat now.
When fully loaded. they will displace
over 80 900 tons, will be $50 feet long
and each will carry ten fourteen-inch,
long. range guns.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
American Steamer Was !
Sunk Without Warming
lRy Associated Press. }


6The steamship, Lambert listed In the
Maritime Register American vessel heed and sunk with
outw Isle Wight Novem
according members here
The Steamship
The Lamb wason on
According
to
there.
the Isle the
said. I. s..+. II
ships bridge firing continued, taking
Twelve shots fired in ALL
Tho numbering sixteen all whom arrived here today
the
being the Shortly after
and a bark.
Lambert
in the Espange today
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06

Herbert Henry Asquith became
premier OF Great Britain in 1908. sue
ceeding Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-
man. Mr.. Asquith at once began a
policy of reform-parliament So
cial and constitutional-of a radical
nature aided by David Lloyd George
with whom he today apparently Is at
odds.
Shortly after tho outbreak OF this
War the Liberal cabinet of AsquIth
began to be assafled by its political
enemies, mainly on the conduct of the
war and particularly with regard to
the naval branch of the British forces.
So bitter was this campaign that on
May rs. 1915. a coalition cabinet was
formed with Asquith. however, retain
ing the portfolio of prime minister.
The present political crisis in Great
Britain apparently had it's origin in
similar situation, especially on ac-
count OF the governments postpone
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06

Chicago, Dec. 6.--Of1cials of FIVE OF
the largest storage warehouses in the
city were questioned by representatives
of the United States district attorney
Yesterday in the Investigation begun by
the federal government in the recent
rise In food prices. Michael L. Igoe.
stated that the officials conceded that
the recent unorganized and sporadic
boycott of housewives on butter and
eggs had forced prices down all over
eral boycott would knock the bottom
out of the market.
Ten warehouse officials were sub
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
Bonar Law, Offered
Premiership But Is
Said to Refuse the
Heavy Responsibility
(By Associated Press)

London eThe Westminster says
Law, Unonist declined
cabinet and that presumably David Lloyd George would be called
Exchange Telegraph
that Law will decline the offer TO form government.
Premier Asquth night
ministers commission.
The public waiting greatest step
the political crisis Ordinarily selection by the king
such as sonar Law to form the ministry would the solution
but the first there
could succeed the task whether he could the
support OF majority in the house Of he did cabinet
The king for Lloyd George a
Nationalist who withdrew their
of failure
George for bringing homo Immediately
In which Sir Edward Carson is included.
1t has suggested that their
granting their demands regarding Ireland
Edward this
supporters In Belfast Denial that
and undated to hem." -
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
new |. ". ". CAMP AIGN
IS ON In new YORK
But 1t Is Given Over to the "I Walk to
W0rko Class, I'm Cfty-wide
Health Effort.
fRu Aasooiatad Press. !

IBy ABB0cIatau FT6BS.J
New York, Dec 6.--As many as $685.
497,S61, ,423,772 disease germs already
have met death from exposure TO Iresn
air as a result of New York city's Open
window week, according to a state
ment issued yesterday by the city
health departments bureau Of vital
statistics. The bureau estimated that
4.752.322 windows in tho greater city
were kept open as a result of the move
ment and that 10000 colds have been
prevented in the twenty-four hours
"Tubercule baccili pneumococci, and
other bacterial foes were reported as
retreating in disorder" the bulletin
said.
Today is Walk to Work day.
ut Is hoped In this way says the
health department, "to form a large
army OF I. W. WIS, an army composed
of persons able to say. L walk TO
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
STOPPED SLAYEH
Orchestra Leader Who Barred Booths
Escape, Dies at so.
tBy Associated Press. ,

| =. Hby xASSOOtGIoO ISs''J
New York, Dec. Cool William
Withers. who was leader of the orches-
ira in Ford's theatre in Washington the
night Abraham Lincoln was shot, died
here yesterday after a long Hines.
When Booth 1imped down the back
escape after he had fatally wounded
the president, Mr.. Withers blocked his
way Booth turned on the musician
and stabbed him TN the neck with q
knife.
Colonel Withers, who was so years
Old was widely known as composer
and musical director until mis- retire
ment several Years ago
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06

ment of consideration of the British
air boards demand for fuller powers
to meet the situation created by Ger
man air raids on England; the recent
change in the command of the British
feet by which Vice admiral Sir David
Beatty was made head of the grand
fleet, and especially Mr.. Lloyd
Georges demand for a smaller war
council, which should have powers to
act independently of the cabinet.
Mr.. Asquith IN parliament Monday
admitted that there was trouble in
his cabinet and that he had asked
King George to permit a reconstruc-
ton OF it. Just how It was proposed
to change the ministry was not stat
ed, but the prime minister said he de-
sired to make it perfectly plain that
whatever method of reconstruction
was effected 1t would involve no de-
parture from the policy already an
nounced and pursued by the govern
ment since the beginning of the war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
''Humdinger Of a Dinner
Says Trooper; May Be
Ordered Home Dec. Is

nenbered also. but mono az
generously as we were. You can
always bank on Fargo and it's citi-
zens doing things up right"
In the big manouvres, and long
marches last week, the letter
states, Company 3, was at it's best,
and every man came through In
fine shape.
IL 10 rumored in the camp, the
letter also says, that the First
North Dakota regiment will be
ordered north about Dec. 10. That
means Fort Smelling, near ST. Paul.
How soon after that the company
would be mustered out, the writer
did not say.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
French Official statsmsn

Paris Dec. 6.-The bulletin issued
by the war Office last night reads:
"a minor German attack directed
yesterday morning against our posi-
tions north OF the village Of Vaux,
completely failed under the fire of our
machine guns. We took some prison.
ers. In the course OF the day there
was moderate artillery activity at
various points along the front"
Belgian communication:
Artillery fighting took place at yari-
GUS points or the Belgian front, es-
pecially i'm the sectors of Ramscapeile.
Diklnude a,ld Steenstraere. North of
Dixmude We took under our fire enemy
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
COLBY
WOMAN
GUILTY
fBy Associated Press, ,

Thompson Falls. Mont, Dec. g.
Miss Edith Colby, newspaper re-
porter. was found guilty of murder in
the second degree her. today for
shooting and killing A c. Thomas. a
politician. The penalty is ten to twelve
years In the penitentiary.
Miss Colby, A years I'D, shot
Thomas last September, al-.f Thomas
passed her on the street without heed
ing her demand that he apologize for
an alleged insult the preceding day.
Miss Colby alleged Thomas called
her a RED Light Woman" when she
reprimanded him for withholding news
wher. she visited him in her capacity
as q reporter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06

poenaed in the district attorneys Office
and five of them were questioned al
length yesterday.
None of these will go before the
grand jury" said Michael L. Igoe, as
sistant district attorney but from the
ones questioned we have obtained the
names of their bookkeepers and cash
iers and these employees with papers
and documents will be taken before the
grand jury Thursday"
1t also was said that James e. Wet
will be summoned today to explain
whether he really is the owner of 72,-
100000 eggs in storage in his name or
whether he is merely acting as an
agent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-06
Big BONUS FOR
ORE MINERS
(By Associated Press.)

Houghton, Mich, Dec. 6.-Approxi-
mately 1900 of the $4,000 employees
of copper mines in the Lake Superior
district, will participate In bonus to
be distributed on the first pay day of
1917. The bonus is an increase OF rs
cents over the regular wages for every
day to all employees who worked from
July 10 to Dec. 81. steadily.