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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

Mr.. Albert Courtois, who had
been employed at Angola, oame|
home this week to spend thd
Christmas holidays with homo
folks.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23
ASSISTS
stat. Of Louisiana. Parish Of Iberia

state OF LOUISIANA faftsn OIL IBERIA
!, Guy A. Shaw, M. D., President and /, J. d
Rose. Asst Cashier OF the aboVe-pamed Bank.
do solemnly swear that the above statement is
true 10 the best OF my knowledEe and belief.
GUY A. SHAW. Pres.
J. ID. ROSE. Asst. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, this lind
day of Dec, 1916
JNO. Q. BONN, Notary Public.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

MIR. Herman simon, the chief
engineer at the Bileaud refinery,
near Broussardvills, has come
home to spend the holidays with
his family. The refinery made .
most successful run this year,
farming out Il, 900, 900 lbs. in tbs
run o. ID dSys.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

The arrival of Hon. and Mrs.
Ledoux Smith OF Baton Rouge is
expected to-day. They will be
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Muir.
ray for Christmas.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

Get your JOB PRINTING
At the IBERIAN Office.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

Misses Margaret and Mildred
Weeks arrived on last evening
from New Orleans to spend the
Holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. =. T. Weeks.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

Mr.. John Delery, agent for the
Metropolitan Insurance Co. in
this city, left on Wednesday for
New Orleans to spend Christmas
Day with his relatives.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

The Iberiap wishes to each and
every one a merry Christmas.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

Judge Jos. A. Breaux, OF New
Orleans, came mp on Sundays
afternoon train to visit members
OF his family and his many old and
loyal friends here.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
OF the
BANK OF LOREAUYILLE
LOREAUVILLE, LOUISIANA,
Parish OF iberia.


Parish OF iberia.
Staten ent furnished 10 the State Examiner of
Banks by the above Bank at the close OF
Business on Dec. ~, 1916.
RESOURCES
Loans secured BY Mortsaee 80. 1868 ~
Other Loans and Discount. .......4.+.. 81, s45 9s
Overdrsfts. secured and unsecured. 4b
BANKING house, Furniture, 4 Fixtures, 1889 50 .
Checks and other Cash items ...... -. 1910
Due from Banks and Bankers ........ a., s3s o.
Cold Coins ...s.......t.+....s $3.50
Silver. Hiekels and copper
COINS ..,.s. ..t..t4...s. 4ff30S
Natl Blk. Fts. all Issues U. 8.
Cow. ......4.......t.t. l,SBH.VO
SOB 50
AS, ISL 10 |
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in anna. ..+....... 1gO00.o0
Surplus .4.................n.... 10000 90 J.
Undv'd Profits, less Exp. q Taxes pd !. i.ss7 IS =
Time Certificates OF De- post .......... $50. 20
Cashiers checks outstsndine.. $3.50
Individual Deposits subject TO
checks ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. p,S1964
Demand Certificates of Dep. lst65s.05
i07776. u |
Amt. due TO persons not Included In
foresotnf. .''..ss.-sst+t .....+.s.s..s. 31.9
f4s 1ef IA
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

Mrs. Roy Dean and little babe,
Of Opelonsas, arrived on Sunday.
She will he at Mrs. l.. Y. Melan.
sons for a week or two.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23
PERSONALS
Mrs. Willie CLARK left on Wed.
nesday for Houston, Texas. q,

Mrs. Willie CLARK left on Wed
nesday for Houston, Texas.
Mrs. T. l.. Hayes, of Avery Is.
land, was one of the visitors to our
town Thursday afternoon.
Miss Marietta Murray came up
from Berwick yesterday and will
be with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Murray for Christmas week.
Mr.. Fitshugh Murray will be in
from Baton Rouge to-day for .
visit to his parents. Fitshugh is
one Of the university Boys"
Miss Theda Murray, one Of the
teachers Of Independence, La, ar
rived on last night for the Holt
days.
MIR. Alcee Nereaux, OF vinton,
Ia o guest OF her sisters, Mrs. Jer
~ w. Taylor and Mrs. A. =. Max.
field.
-
Mr.. Edward b. Kramer will ar
rive to-day from Baton Rouge to
spend Christmas and New Year
Day with his parents.
Mrs. Yvonne leaves tomorrow,
Sunday, for New Orleans TO spend
Christmas Day with her son and
his wife.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

Mrs. L. l.. Hayes, Of Avery Is.
land, was one of the visitors to our
town Thursday afternoon.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

Mrs. J. r. Olivier and Mrs. r. Il.
Delabousssye, OF st. Msrtinville,
motored In to New Iberia on Wed.
nesdHy morning.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-12-23

Statement furnished TO the State Examiner o.
Banks by the above Bank at the close of
Business on Dec. ~, 1910.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28

MONTEvIDEO, Uruguay. Nov. 3d.
ASSOCIATED Pres. corre.pondenee.)

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. Nov. 3d.
Legislation of the most radical char.
acter is being discussed by congress
sional commissioners which have been
meeting regularly in this capital for
the past few weeks. The ordinary
sessions of congress are fixed by the
constitution to be held between Feb
ruAry Is and June Is of each year,
but the radicals have forced the issue
and their advanced ideas are being
considered at this time.
The most revolutionary of the pro-
pOsals is that Uruguay shall change
, its form of government so that a
commission instead of a president
shall be vested with the executive
power. Uruguay. one of the richest
and best governed, though one of the
smallest of the South American re-
publics, has q population of less than
100000 which the supporters of the
commission plan say would lend itself
to the new idea. Its 10 departments.
corresponding to states in the United
States of North America, are so close
~ welded by railways and waterways
that the governmental problem is
simpler in the little republic than in
any other entity of the southern con-
t1nent. The proposed commission
would consist of seven members. one
to act as executive chairman for the
period of a year. to be replaced at the
expiration of this time by another
member of the commission. The re-
firing executive chairman would leave
the post to be replaced by a new
member to be selected by the legisla-
ture. Only those who had served on
the commission for a period longer
than a year would be eligible to the
Craftsmanship.
Under the present constitution the
executive power is vested in a presi-
dent who is chosen by the general
assembly for term of four years
and who is forbidden to be a candi.
date for reelection for the term i'm
medlately following his own tenure of
office. DR.. Feliciano Viera, who heads
the present Uruguayan government,
is pronounced radical. but it is DO
htical gossip that the program of the
extremists of his own party has taken
him on his feet and he is doing what
ne Can to stem the tide. Already the
insurance business and the electric
light and power business of the capi
tai have been taken over by the gov
eminent and enthusiasts are calling
for state owned railways, bakeries and
street car systems. Here they have
met the opposition of the British
owners of the railways who have
threatened to withdraw their capital
If the proposed laws are put into eff
feet
Recently the sociologists have be-
come active and Domingo Arena, one
OF the most prominent lawyers of the
country. made a speech before the
commission advocating the enactment
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
introduced Wire Nails.

Wire nails We're first made in the
United States by William tiersei OF
New York, about 1851 In 1919 Father
Goebel. a Catholic priest. located at
Covington. Ky. coming from Germany.
where the art of making wire nails
was practiced. Goebei began the man
fracture of wire nails at Covington,
and in 1916. the American Wire &
Screw Nail company was established
under his leadership At first the
nails were made by hand but soon
french machine was imported For
a time the wire nails were made with
parks, that they might hold more Sc
curely, and the new industry grew but
slowly. In 1876 at the Centennial Elk
nloltlon in Philadelphia. the company
received a silver medal over French
ana German competitors This called
the attention of trade TO the article.
and other firms at once took up its
manufacture.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
Stop Before You Are Too Tired.

IN the Womans Home Companion
MargaIetta futile writes fiction story
emitted The Runaway Rest Cure
In which physician gives a patient
the following good advice.
1t is not the brain. nor the charac-
ter that suffers first from overwork.
out the body. and il Is not Intil after
the body has rendered up its excess
Vltallty-us youthfulneSs-t ha; the
nerves begin TO pay toll You are not
YET at that place. you are simply phys
lcaliy ured Eat this tire is danger
Gus, because it IS tie warning mat the
limit Of your physical support is nearly
reached. We are coming 70 learn the
value Of fatigue as a warniuS. Those
who do the best work stop JUS; before
they are tired"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
Making . Rug Antique"

row genuine antique rugs" are
manufactured and prepared for Euro
pean and American markets is told by
q writer who visited Bagdad
The shopping streets seem like tun-
nels. he writes. They are arched over
mead with brick to keep oUt the heat.
thus they run, like subways. up and
down the bazaar quarter Through
those long. sitting. family lighted
tunnels throngs the eternal crowd Of
men. mules and camelS Often YOU
Will see fine rug lying flat in the
Nth OF narrow street. ground be-
meath the tramp Of men and beasts:
out there is method in this Foreign
ers make Oriental rugs. bright and
new. in Persia, and sell them through
hagdad. Since an old rug is worth
more, willy brokers have hit on this
shameful way to make a new rug look
educational Geographic Magazine.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
When Ants Sleep.

A great many persons firmly believe
enat ants do not sleep This supersti-
tion arises from the fact that on moon
light nights during the summer ants
nave often been seen at work about
their nests. People Of almost all ma
tons have believed that ants Law IN
tood for the winter The alleged fact
Is mentioned many times in ancient
ana modern literatures and is direct
y stated in the Book of Proverbs.
Iney Go no such thing. During the
winter they remain in q torpid or semi.
torpid condition, reviving under the
genial warmth OF the spring sun.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
Perfumes Prevent Nausea

A New York physician reports thar
he has been very successful in mr.
venting the nausea SO apt to follow
an anesthetic by the application to
the nostrils OF the patient OF a pleas
ant perfume. preferably oil of bitter
orange peel. as the ether or ch!oroform
Is discontinued. He elevates the pa
TENTS head little and turns it To
one side, fastening little adhesive
plaster to the tip of the nose and sat.
urating this with cologne. Or il
Tue patient has a mustache the per-
rune may be placed on that. He saws
the result is not always efficacious in
preventing nausea after the anes,he,;c
out IN many cases it is.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28

of a divorce law by the provisions
of which a woman might be released
from the matrimonial contract upon
mere request to that effect before
properly constituted magistrate.
Under the proposed law a woman
would not be required to give any
cause whatsoever. In the case of the
husband a long list of limiting causes
is enumerated. The author of this
measure declared that the peculiar
conditions in Uruguay called for such
radical remedial legislation. His
speech was at first ridiculed but is
now receiving the serious cOnsidera-
ton of the law makers.
Senior Battly OrdOnez who preceded
DR.. Viera as president of Uruguay, and
who is one of the present chief ex-
ecutive's closest friends, is a leader
of one of the most advanced of the
radical wings. Through his efforts the
eight-hour law has already been
adopted in practically all parts of the
republic. The fact that the present
government cannot follow the pro-
posed program of this leader and that
of Senior Arena has threatened to
cause split in the radical party. This
could mean that the opposition might
come into power after being out for
a half of century. 1t is to avoid
this very thing that the compromise
Of commission form of government
has been proposed, the idea being to
find places for all wings of the radical
party
Uruguay is the only country in
South America where paper currency
is today at a premium. measured in
terms of American or English gold
The republic has gold standard, but
has never coined any gold pieces
Those which are in circulation come
from foreign nations. The unit value
OF its paper peso. however, is $1.O34
and at the money changers Offices it
takes $1.05 American currency to buy
one dollars worth of Uruguayan
paper. No matter how radical has
been the program of any government.
the lawmakers have always been ex-
tremely jealous of the republics repu-
tation for financial stability.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
Pretty Luncheon Idea.

FIJI q clear glass bowl such as is
used for goldfish with carbonated wa,
ter. In 1t place a bouquet Of nasturti-
ums and their leaves. The escaping
gas in the water creeps over each leaf
and flower. making the whole seem
covered with dew. 1t is q most re-
freshing bit Of GOODNESS on a hot dav.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28

G. G. johnson, = member Of the
American aviation corps with the
French army, photographed on HE ar
rival at New York on leave Of absence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-18
STATE ROAD
ACTIVITY IS
SOON TO LEAD
Since 1912 100000 in
Round Numbers Has Been
Appropriated for Roads.

MoRGANTowN, May 1s.-That
West Virginia is slowing assuming the
leadership among the forty-eight
states Of the union in the way Of per-
manent road building is shown by a
comparison Of the states in respect to
money appropriated.
In round numbers, there has been
appropriated in this state since 1912
tho sum of S1O.OOO,OOO, or s9,S65, 900,
to be exact. The greater portion of
this sum has already been spent in
building improved and permanent
highways. while the remainder is now
being used to accomplish that purpose.
In addition, the total sum Of $5,495 900
will possibly be spent or will be voted
upon within the near future in differ
ent counties and districts of the state
In other words, bond issues Aggregate
Ing the latter amount will be voted
upon before summer. Should all of the
bond issues now pending pass the total
sum spent and provided for good road
purposes in West Virginia will be $15.-
100000.
Since the legislature passed the law
making it possible to sell bonds for the
purpose Of securing money to build
roads over ninety per cent Of the bond
issues proposed have passed. Issues
aggregating $1,147,OOo have failed to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-18
A CONTRAST In NIct,,otls.

Under the recent Republican sd
miniatration there flowed into the
treasury oach month revenue amount
ing to approximately s45.506. 900.
OF this amount s22.900,O00 consist
cd OF customs revenue which. except
in rare ingtances, were paid by the
foreign producer, while $4,000, 003
WAS taken from American citizens In
the form OF customs receipts, while
the Wilson administration the re-
ceipts amounted to $53.1D0.0O0 a
month. but OF this amount only S1g,-
100000 is paid By the foreigner in
the form OF cusoms receipts. while
the balance, $4,000. 900, Is wrung
from American citizens in the form
of special taxes on incomes, voca-
tons, enterprise and thrift.
Those Americans who have been
compelled to pay taxes every time
they gave note or renewed one. to
put special government stamps on
every telegram they sent and to pay
a special tax on every long distance
telephone message they sent will ap-
preciate the truth of the statement
that for every dollar OF tax paid by
the foreigner in the form OF tariff.
the American citizen pays S1.79 in
special taxes. It is largely this
gross nlismanagement of the public
finances which has SO greatly dis
gusted majority OF American citi-
zens as 10 insure Republican vic
tory next November.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-18

gress who believe that an increased
income tax and I'm inheritance tax
will be popular, But they are in doubt
as to how tax on munitions will
work out. Others believe national
inheritance tax will prove unpopular
for the reason that this has thus far
been field left open to the state gov
ernments. most OF the states deriving
very considerable part Of their III,
come from inheritance taxation. In
the case OF the tax on munitions,
there Is little doubt that. could 4. BIO
no imposed as to insure its coming
out OF the pockets OF tho mannfnctur.
ers. It would command pretty gener-
al approval. But II, as some fear, 1t
will be merely passed on to the work.
ingincn In these hazardous undertake
ings, resulting in decrease Of wages
for those who perform the actual la
Dor, It also will doubtless prove high
ly unpopular.
In any event. its imposition will
serve primarily to bring homo to tho
people the woeful Incompetence OF
the Democrats In running tho govern
iaent AID their wsnton disregard Of
their own pledges OF economy III pub
lie expenditures.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-18
MEDAL GOES
TO CARTY OF
BELL SYSTEM
As One Who Has Done Most to
Advance knowledge of
Physical Science.

AT the Franklin Institute, Philadel-
phia, the annual presentation OF the
Franklin medal and Cresson medal
OF the institute were made Wednesday
afternoon.
The Franklin medal. which Is
awarded annually to those workers of
physical science or technology, without
regard to country. who have done most
to advance knowledge of physical
science or Its application, was awarded
to John ]. Carly, chief engineer Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, and. to Prof. Theodore w.
Richards of Harvard University. The
award to Mr.. Carly was made "in rec
ignition OF his long continued activi-
ties in the telephone service, his i'm
portant and varied contributions to
the telephone art, his work In the es-
Enlistment Of the principals Of tele-
phone engineering, and his signal sue
cess In directing the efforts OF the
large staff of engineers and scientists
to the accomplishment Of telephone
transmission Of speech over vast dis
tances:" The award to Prof. Richards
was made In recognition of his nu-
merous and important contributions to
inorganic, physical and theoretical
chemistry. and particularly his CLASH
cal theories Of redeteminations OF the
atomic rights Of the more important
chemical elements. Illness prevented
Prof. Richards from being present.
The Cresson medal which Is awarded
for discovery or original research add
Ing to the sum of human knowledge,
and, in part further, for methods OF
product embodying substantial ele-
ments OF leadership In their respective
classes. or unusual skill or perfection
In workmanship, was presented to the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, and was accepted by that
company by Theodore N. Vail, its
president
The basis Of the award in this case
was the constructive and far seeing
policy of that company in the develop
ment of the art Of telephony, In the
promotion Of telephone engineering, in
the establishment Of its telephone sys-
TEN in every part Of the United States,
and for placing all Of the states of the
union in speaking communication"
Following the presentation of the
medals the institute was addressed BY
Mr.. Carly and Mr.. Vail. and at the con-
clusion Of the presentation ceremonies,
demonstration of transcontinental and
wireless telephony was made in the
auditorium Of the institute. Telephone
communication by wire was estab-
lished with San Francisco and by
wireless from Arlington tower of the
navy deartment at Washington to New
York and thence by wire to the audi
torium of the institute.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-18
THE DAILY
NOiV.ELET
HERE COMES THE BRIDE.
1 am greatly perturbed.
And my minds not at ease;
For my sleep Is disturbed,
BY the bark OF the trees.

"No, Axel." sale Prunella SORROW
fully. I'VE dance wonderfully to-
gether. and all that, but I can never
marry a man until my father ap-
proves Of him. and you know father
thinks you Eighty"
II.
Axel Bender strobe into the Office
of the gas company. with whose chief
clerk he used to shave with the same
razor and all that sort of chummy
thing.
"Artie." he said. has old man
Ricketts's gas, bill BEEN sent YETI"
NO" said the chief clerk. Its a
hummer too-$39.50."
Then l want to pay $32zofiit and
you can send him n statement of the
remainder, as 1880 was the whole
amount Of the bill. and send 1t to the
old boy shortly after supper tonight
will your"
III.
"Hooray." yelled Papa. Ricketts,
"The gas company's made mistake
and made by bill seven-fifty insteae
OF about three times that much!
won't tell 'em, either! At last In
even with the swindlers! Hooray!'
Just then the door bell rang, ant
Ricketts,, in the delirium, OF his salts
faction rushed up and kissed him OF
tthe cheeks.
"oh. papa. how darling" cr1ee
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-18
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-sTATE
Latest Reports Of Operations 10
West Virginia, PennsY-
vania and Ohio.

In the West Virginia fields, Dod-
bridge county brings In good pro-
ducer. On Beech Lick run, in Green
brier district. Doddridge county, the
Hope Natural Gas Company has COM
pleted its No. ~ we'll on the Stall
maker farm and has a 1O0-barrel a
day producer from the Big Injun
sand.
In the st. MaIys field, in Union dis
trict. Peasants county, the Twlggs
OIL and Gas Company has completed
Its second test on the r. A. Carroll
farm, and after shooting has a forty
five barrel a day producer in the
Keener sand.
At Twiggs, in Lafayette district,
Pleasants county, the Twiggs Oil and
Gas Company has completed its sec
ond test well on the Smiley Wagner
farm and after shot in the Keener
sand Is producing twenty-five barrels
day. In Union district, Tyler coun-
ty, the Cole Oil Company g initial
test well on the William Neusench-
wander farm is drilling in the Big
lnjun sand and showing for a twenty
1--WE. barrel a day producer.
The Philadelphia Oil Company has
complied Its initial test we'll on the
3. w. Foley farm, in Central district
Doddridge county, and has a fair
gasser from the Big 1njun sand. This
location Is about LOO feet east oil
the Hope Natural Gas Company's
third test we'll on the j. 1
Htley farm. In the same district anc
county, the Philadelphia OIL Com,
pany has completed its initial test
well on the Deborah Garner farm ii
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-18

Northern District Of West Virginia. IS:
si this It'll day Of April, A. D.. 1910. on
Ordered by the Court that a hearing be
had upon the same on the 9th day of May,
A. D., 1915 before said Court ut Clarksburg
in said district at ten O'Clock In the fore.
noon; and that notice thereof be published
In the Clarksburg Telegram, n newspaper
printed In .said District, and that all
known creditors and other persons in In.
terest may appear at the sud time and
place and show cause, II any they have
why the prayer Of the said petition should
not be granted.
And 1t is further ordered by the Court.
that the clerk shall send by mail to ali
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order addressed to them at their
places Of residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Aston g. Day.
ton. Judge Of the said Court, and the seal
thereof. at Clarkshurg, in said District,
on the 18th day Of April, A. D., 1915.
Attest:
s. Il. HARRISON, Clerk,
U. 8. D. c., N. D. w. Va.