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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
EASTIN WINS FIGHT FOR
POSTMASTER AT ST..
MARTTNV1LLE..

, Washington, Aug. 24.-Oppo.
sition to the confirmation. of Geo.
+. Eastin as postmaster at. st.
Martinville has been Withdrawn
by Senator Broussard, it was an
nounced at the office of the COM
mittee on postoffices and post
roads today. For months tiiu Sc.
lection Of a postmaster at ST. Mar
tinville has been the source. of DO
iitical contention in st.. Martin
parish. Mr.. Eastin had. the. sup
port Of Wade Martin, the Demo
cratic leader, while the appoint
ment of Joseph Broussard to the.
office was urged by a number Of
Promihent men, among wnom
were b number of Progressives.
Senator Ransdell indorsed. Mr..
Easti4 and Senator Brouxssml in
dorsed Mr.. Broussard. It may be.
said incidentally that Mr.: Brous-
sard is only distant relative. OF
the junior senator. H."
The President acted upon, the
recommendation of Senator Rams
dell and nominated George. s.
Eastin for the postmastership.
Senator Broussard, at the request
OF certain patrons of the office.
ssked the Senate committee to
withhold the confirmation until
those opposing Mr.. Eastin's op-
polntment could have the oppor-
tunlty to present their objections
to the committee. This was two
months ago and as no case has
been made against Mr.. Eastin. Mr..
Broussard wrote the committee
his objection.
Senator Broussard, however.
did not withdraw his objection to
the confirmation of Mrs. George
W :Declouet as postmaster at La
fayette. 1t is understood that
this position will be maintained
until Lieutenant Governor Fer
nand Mouton has an opportunity
70 appear before the Senate com
nlttee in opposition to Mrs. De-
,louet s appointment.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
QUEEN AND CRESCENT
BOOSTING CUBAN
TRAVEL.

T. F. Steele. Vice President of
the New Orleans and Northeast
ern announces the appointment Of
H. F. Bell a. Commercial Agent
in Havana, which will be fol-
lowed by organized efforts to d.
vert travel to Cuba via New Or
leans and more particularly the
development Of freight tonnage
to and from points on the Queen
and Crescent to Havana. The
appointment followed a recent
visit q one Of the Queen and
Cseeeea1 = ssiale = ~ Island foe
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
Cure for Cholera Morbus.

when our little boy, now seven years
old. was . baby he was cured of cholera
morbus by Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy" writes Mrs.
Sidney Simmons, Fair Haven, N. Y.
Since then other members Of my fam
lily have used this valuable medicine for
collie and bowel troubles with good sat
isfaction and I gladly endorse it As a
remedy Of exceptional merit" Obtain
able everywhere.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
8-HOUR DAY Is ACCEPTED.

Washington, Aug. 24-tAftel
continued conferences today be
tween President Wilson and tn,
select committee of railroad eX
ecutiycs the situation surround
ing the threatened strike wa,
described as having narrowed
down to the following:
The railroad presidents. at least
the subcommittee of eight, are
willing to accept the eight hour
day insisted upon by President
wilson and the trainmen.
lnreturn they ask that they be
assured as fully as possible that
all proper support be given and
proper means be used to assure
them freight rate increase from
the interstate commerce commits
sion.
They ask also that congress
create a permanent board or com
mission similar to the Canadian
commission to handle future
labor difficulties.
A commission Of this character
would be empowered to investi-
gate when labor troubles threat
Ell and no strike could be called
or strike vote taken pending it's
investigation, full report Of
which would be made public at
its conclusion.
At the end of the investigation
arbitration would be suggested,
but if not accepted opportunity
would be given to the men to take
a strike vote. The balloting
would be secret. |
These proposals were commun-
icated today by Commissioner
Chambers Of the federal board of
to the representatives
Of the men who apparently re-
garded them favorably. Judge
Chambers then reported to Pres
dent Wilson and the sub-com-
nittee Of the railroad executives
vas summoned to the white house.
None of them would say after
wards whether President Wilson
eported the men would accept the
but it was said that
ome encouragement was felt as *
result Of the negotiations.
President Wilson is understood
o feel some sympathy for the :.
ounter-demands of the railroads =,
nd not averse to having the men
ccept them, A vote by the labor
representatives. here will prob.
bly, be necessary for endorse I
,ent. In the meantime the ex-
cutives will continue their con-
erences among themselves and
mother white house visit may be-. !,
lade later. {
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this papof viii Be pleased 70 lean
that thsre Y at least dreaded dssase that science
- hesa able 70 cure ell ~ stages. and that 10
CAtenA HANS CAtarA Cure = IL only positive
euee nv Known % tAo medical fratenity Catarrh
nene ceastieuesanA dissass. requires . eonsttu-
tIonal a0atmsnt nAll0 CAtArTh Cure 10 taken M
tosoany. acting DIRECTLY upon the blood and mucous
g1sfseo u ~ syessm. thereby destroying the
1ondaeea q ~ disease. and giving tie patient
Desoooth ~ building up ~ eoustisutoa and assist
nc natsre q doia6 IL vosk. The proprietsrs have
y neeA iaite h ~ curative powse1 that they Offer
o. HD0Tod Dollar for any oAao that u iAus 70
oure. 0s01 1o9 ~ OF teoeimo0iaIA
Addreo ?: J. CHENEY CO.. Teas1o. O.
0oid ~ On Druggists. SSe.
TAKE 0nl1u Family Puo Tor eunotipet3eo.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
DEATH OF EDITOR DAVID.
SON.

The distressing death Of the
veteran and beloved editor Of the
FLORIDA Parishes" Captain j.
Burton Davidson was a shock to
the editorial fraternity of Louisi-
ana and brought grief to his in
Vulnerable friends within and
without the craft. He was buried
in Amite City and was followed
to his last resting place by a
great concourse Of sorrowing
friends.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26

Do colds eeelle - your ehese q In your
bronchial tubesf DO coughs hang on, Or
are you subject b Throat tsouhleel
Such troubles should have Immediate
treatnent with he strengthening pswest
Of Scott'e Hmulsion . guard ;ea,inst
consumption which 20 easily 5ollows.
Scott Emulsion contains pure cod liver
Oh which peculiarly strengthens the res
pdratory tsact and improves the quality Of
the blood; the g1ycefiue In Il soothes and
heals the tender memhsanes Of the throat.
Scoet's b prescribed b. the best special.
-. You can get Il ct any drug store.
0colt Z Bovine, Dloo0Aeid, NJ.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
FREE SUGAR.

1t was, not surprising that Can
didate Hughes in his, campaign NJ
the Pacific coast should, at Sa1
Diego Monday, assail Wilson anc
Congress acting under his order
for placing sugar on the free list
under the Underwood tariff bill
The mistake was a serious ona
that struck down a great industry
and caused heavy losses in Lou
isiana, Colorado, Michigan and
other states; and, it was, all the
more inexcusable because the. OBJ
jections to the proposition and tn.
harm that would be- done. wcre
thoroughly and fully presented to
the President and: Congress- by
the people, senator's and congress-
men of this and otherstates, while
Democratic leaders, Throughout
the United States pointed out that
the legislation was q mistake !;
that it would ruin OF. hurt those.
engaged in this industry; that it
would cripple the government,
leaving it without sufficient rev.
enue to meet it's growing needs,
and that it would not prove, Of,
any advantage whatever to the
people by reducing the cost Of a
prime article of food.
1t was a mistake-that1 is, not
now denied-but it is to the credit
of the President and Congress
and the administration generally
that they saw their mistake and
it, as soon as they could !;
indeed the free sugar schedule of
the tariff bill was repealed before
it actually went into effect. The
Democratic members had to face
some very sarcastic gibes and
1ings from the Republicans on
heir surrender when the repeal
If their former action and confes-
zion Of their mistake was consid-
,red-and they deserved all they
cot. But an issue that has been
settled, wrong that has been
Ipologized for, an injustice that
las been righted cannot very well
'e made a leading issue in a pres
Dental campaign. If the mis-
axe had been persisted in, it
night have proved a very live
nd hurtful issue but having been
DIRECTED the Republicans will
ave to try other and liver ques-
ions to elect their candidates.
There have been few presidents
+ rulers or legislative bodies who
ave not made similar mistakes
t one time or another; but it has
lways been counted to their
redit that when these were point
| out and explained to them, they
t once set about their correction.
Judge Hughes had best confine his
ttacks on the President to those
lips-that if, from his point Of
levin which Mr.. Wilson per-
SITS rather than those which he
as made but afterwards helped
, correct and set right.-Times-
icayune.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
Communicated. y
A SUGGESTION

The newspapers tell us that "
are on the eve Of paper famin,
which would be natural calam
ity effecting every branch of in
dustry. 1t is claimed that the ex
haustion of the supply of Woo
fibre is the cause of the presen
condition. Now. if wood ibr,
was the only material out o.
which paper could be made W,
would be indeed in sorry plight
but thanks to bcnefcent. Prov
ldence this is not the case. Now
IS the opportunity for Madam
Necessity who is the mother of
invention to get busy in the vast
! fields of the South where the bv-
products of rice, cotton and cane
if utilized for the manufacture
Of paper would supply the entire
nation if not the world. Rice
straw has already been male into
a certain kind Of wrapping paper.
but there is room for impro, e.
ment in it's manufacture. 1t is
claimed that very superior kind
OF white paper can be made from
the cotton stalks, and the field is
open for experiment in convert
ing bagasse into paper. What
a marvellous change would be
brought about if these waste pro
ducts could be so utilized in this
way. Then it would come to pass
that agriculture which is now the
chief industry Of our South land
would go hand in hand with man.
ufacture and march onward to
success, such as we can only now
dream Of. In the mean time
what has become of the Tag
Man. In a town in Old Ken
tueky where was born, the Rag
Man was quite an institution, his
song, rags, Old Iron, Old
Stoves" is among my childish as
sociations with molasses candy.
The kind we could buy with a
penny, don't You know! In
every well regulated house, there
was always two rag bags, one for
white and the other for miscel-
lapeous rags. The white rags
brought the highest prices. The
children were encouraged to pick
up stray rags about the house
with the promise Of the cash re-
turns. This was a lesson in con-
as well as thiness.
Why not in the present immerg-
sncy call up the remains Of the
1efunct rag man and put life in
linn by promising to save all the
rRs and waste paper for him ,
vhen he makes his rounds. We
AYE seen in the daily papers
not to let any paper or
aos be burned or thrown away.
Now to point a moral and make ,
personal, there is a paper mill ,
I or near New Orleans. ! am told. .,
You'd it not be worth while to :
tart a rag and paper saving
here in New iberia
nd perhaps some enterprising :
ian would take up the matter of .
ollccting and shipping or better :
till we MIGHT start the move ,
lent and if all the neighboring !;
owns would follow suit, we :
Dnld supply material for a mill :,
lght here in New Iberia and be 7
q hand when Mother Necessity 6
3s completed her experiments a
18th the rice, cotton and 'bagasse, =
aste material. -
-Wide-Awake. q
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26

l0-toe. Ao91. e5Doe1vo laxsovU & llsw Ioa)e
ooos NJ en- ~ olstnb ~ Sto0oeA.
In addition 10 other properties, Lax. Fos
contains caocass in acceptable form, .
stimulating LAXATIVE and Tonic. LAx-Foe
ects effectively and does not grippe nor
disturb stomach. At the same time. Il aids
digestjon, asouses the liver and secsetions
and restores the healthy functions, SOC.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
KINDERGARTEN.

Those interested in sending
their children to kindergarten.
please call telephone No. 247. or
address Mrs. r. G. Robertson, ia
Jefferson Street.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26

FOR RENT-Attractive and
modern Bungaloo on Duperier
Avenue. Price reasonable. See
Imperial Furniture Co.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-24
Commercial Preparedness Necessary if
Would Hold South American Trade
By JOHN H. FAHEY
Former President the Chamber Of Commerce Of the United States

With the of the United States with Central and
record Of than for
the last fiscal year. and prospect the figure will be $780,
corresponding the question naturally arises
Can hold it?
opinion hold large part if not all of it about
for the United
States class with temporary munon contracts 1t IS
the kind Of business of it represented by increased
old customers due to the fact that their are cu
off from of supply in Europe
What we hold what have and further expand
South American business real commercial
study out reach our own conclusions as
what the situation will be, and plan for it.
be seriously studed their size and
must realized tremendous most of them have seen
the last 80 years appreciated connection with the fact that
the main their business of character because they deal
oodss staples the world must buy Here at home our
manufacturers in understand what increase values
the West has meant to during last years. and what they mean
od,v The South American business exactly the
thing This field permanently valuable to if develop it.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-24
OTRANTO AND ITS STRAITS
italian City and Expanse OF Water
Have Seen Many Important
Historical Events.

Across the Straits Of OtrantO, where
an Austrian cruiser Is reported to have
sunk several armOred British patrol
boats recently, have sailed some Of
the greatest historymaking expedi-
tons of ancient and medieval times,
says bulletin issued by the National
Geographic society. This 5O-mile ex.
panse of water, which joins the Adri'
attic and IOnian seas, separates the
southeastern extremity or heel OF the
Italian peninsula from that purt OF
Albania which was known in ancient
times as Epirus.
It Is 60 miles from OtrantO, the
beautifully situated Italian fishing vii.
lage which gives its name to the
straits, to AvlOna, the nearest port IN
Albania. Four hundred miles to the
northwest are Venice and Trieste, at
the head of the Adriatic, while three
hundred and fifty miles to the north
west, beyond the Ionian sea, is the
British possession, Malta.
At the beginning Of the war Otranto
was n town Of scarcely more than 2,OU
inhabitants, but Of some Importance
! as the Italian terminus Of the cable
and telegraph line to COnstantinople,
| via AvlOna. 1t also had cable cOnnec-
ton with the island of Corfu. The
towns historical associations date
back to GrecO-Roman times, for 1T oc-
| cupies the site of the ancient Hydrus
and was one of ROme's ports Of en-
barkation for Apollonia, the famous
Greek center of culture and city in
which the future emperor, Augustus,
was completing his education at the
| time that he was summoned to the
| capital following the assassination OF
julius Caesar.
Otranto was one of the Calabrian
towns captured in 1868 by Robert Gus.
card (the sly), that resOurceful Nor
man adventurer who, at the high tide
of his career, gave promise of dupli-
| eating in southern Italy and in Greece
the triumphs won by his fellow coun-
tryman, William the COnqueror, who
during the same decade was subduing
England. Four hundred years later
the seaport was again raided and this
TING fell under the hands Of the
Turks. From this setback it never
recovered. Among the points Of in
terest in the village today are the cas-
tie, built by Alphonso Of Aragon, and
the cathedral, which dates back to tho
eleventh century and in which are to
be found some of the columns that
once graced the temple Of Minerva q:
San Nicola, near by.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-24
Universal Military Service Would Do
Much Toward Leveling of All Classes
BvLEUT GEN. S. B. NJ YOUNG
BvLEUT. CEN. S. B. M. YOUNG

influence the young men
f Tho n than to training shoulder to shoulder under
nroner military dscpne system the gulf between
and the poor is growing wider and despite all our pe
equality class distinctions are rapidly omnghe elbow touch has been
lost There melting pot in this country in which national p
being fused drifting rapidly toward commerciam There
seems to impression that patriotism can be bought Our young
beno taught that money anything and that they under
no obligation We pride ourselves upon having
the greatest country the world and ready render less
service to it than the subjects Of monarchs
No national spirit being developed The true spirit of patriotism
being crushed maasm will have naton IN ths
highest sense all render equal national service
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-24

the TOdas number only a little over
thousand, and are said to be steadily
decreasing, which may be partly &C.
counted for by their custom OF po-
lyandry. They have preserved their
traditions to an extraordinary degree
without any written language, and 1t
is only to the complex ritual OF their
customs and ceremonies that they
show the ,east servility. With an alb
solute belief in their own superiority
over the surrounding races, 1t would be
difficult to find Il people more 1nnately
conservative, but Mr.. w. II. Rivers,
during his mastery study of this most
interesting race, came to the conclu'
sion that they were far from lacking
in intelligence. Their life is chiefly
concerned with the keeping OF their
buffalo diaries, and in his records OF
their mythology Mr.. Rivers thus trans
lates their own account of Toda ori'
gin:
Behind On's buffaloes there came
out Of the earth a man, holding the tail
Of the last buffalo, and this was the
first Toda. On took one of the mans
ribs from the right side Of his body
and made a woman, who was the first
Toda woman. The Todas then In
creased in number very rapidly, SO
that at the end of the first week there
were about hundred"
One of the finest views In the
Nilglris Is that Of the Droog from the
rocky bluff called Lady Cummings
Seat, about four miles from Coonoor,
which Is 1000 feet lower than Ootaca'
mund. TO this drove through the
woods, one morning just after sum
rise, along a road bordered Mt first
with roses and wild hellotrope, past
villas and tea plantations, past tall
tree ferns and tree rhOdodendrons
crimson with blossom. Suddenly round
ing q corner Of the road came on
wider landscape. Grandly from the
plains rose the DrOOg, from the steep
summit of which Tippoo Sultan is said
to have thrown his captives. This,
and other cloud-Grt heights beyond
were all Of that deep blue color that
gave the Nilgiris their name.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-24
Heavy T ak Placed on Big Incomes Merely
Equalizes Sacrifices People Must Make
By JAMES J. HOPPER
Preden, Association for An Equitable Federal Income Tax

Every family the United States income tax though te
great majority pay Indirectly All taxes buildings on tood on
clothing and services paid by the consumers or users w
indirect tax SYSTEM however, COSTS
the poorer the country least tenth to an eighth OF ner
incomes while it costs the enefca Of privilege only at
most onetwh of their incomes including the present tax OF
6 ner cent net on incomes in of $5OO,O0O
The direct designed to reduce the inequality OF cr
flee involved in tax system An increase OF the
incomes Of $4,000 to $2oooo from per cn'
n cent apparently pretty heavy To approximate the equality OF
sacrifice or usc the tax between $5OOOOO and o
600 should per but least 20 cent and on net
in excess 100000 80 1, with corresponding rates on Incomes
f e5O 600 enecav on incomes investment Then the
profits from munitions Oh Wal
would be
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-24
whv Orchestras Tune Up.

"Why," asked a visitor to the the
alter the other day, "dO members OF
the orchestra always worry people
possessing nerves, like myself, by tun'
ing up their instruments"
It is all matter Of thermometer,
according to a musician. The tenn
perature in different parts Of the
building is different and the instru-
ments have to be tuned in which they
are played. AS a rule, the air in a
theater becomes warmer as the per-
Torrance progresses and so the in
struments have to be tuned several
times.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-24
United States Should Play Big Part in
Framing New World Policies After War
By DIR. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER
President of Columbia University

and justly enough; for while fix our eyes on the
stars we must keep our feet on the firm earth. We
must deal not with facts as we would like them to be,
but with facts they But there is aspect OF
this important question that has hardly been touched
That question is this: What is to be the object Of
your preparedness? What to be the policies that you
going to teach to defend and to extend over the
earth? What are to be the ideals that you going
to hold up before yourselves and then before the other
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-24

earth? Armies not ends they
what end? For what going prepare?
going make this nation first model nation at
abroad? If going to do this then
policy If going to do this then have policy
but only proposal for expenditure.
The world ready for step forward 1t is ready for step for
along path which the American people have already od and
people WE'LL It ready for step along the path of
application the federaive principle which has
This problem form to be worked
out solution whole part will be the next great step to
the worlds international policies To aid in this nation
possibly make larger contributions than
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-03

She Ito popular aqthor) - What
do you mean by saying in your new
book that the hero had well carved
features?
He-That he shaved himself. /,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-03
COULD FILL THE BILL

He had told her the age-old story,
and, torn with emotion, waited for
a few short words that would decide
his fate.
George" she answered, before
1 give you my answer you must tell
me something. Do you drink any
thing?"
Proudly, triumphantly, he clasped
her in his arms and whispered in her
shell-like ear:
''Anything," he said.-The Medi-
cine Man.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-03
ToDAY's BELLRINGER

The late I'D joke: A man drove up
to an Office building and entered his
lawyers office. what do l owe
your" he asked the lawyer 1.-TWO
fifty" replied the lawyer. "AIl right"
answered the client, my I'D is down.
stairs. You can keep that to apply
on the bill and I'll mail you a check
for the balance"