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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16
BIG PROHIBITION RALLY,

We are glad to call the atten
tlon OF all the people IN our rity
who ale interested in the great
cause Of prohibition that the Anti
Saloon League has arranged for 4
great prohibition rally to be held
IN this city on the 9th Of this
month i is also with great
Deal OF satisfaction aud pleasure
that We are able to announce that
the chief speaker Of the occasion
will be Gov. Patterson Of Tennes
see.
Gov. Patterson is one of the
noted speakers of the country and
it Will be an excellent opportunity
to bear great speaker in q great
cause
The rally will be held either In
the court house or the Pasfime
theater The particular place will
be announced later GU.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16
THE PLIGHT or THE
AMERICAN FARMER.

There ia one class of citizens
whose condition in worse thar
that of the most lowly railroad la.
borer and that is the farmer. We
have ~ this nation six and hall
million farms and they yield the
farmers who operate them. accord
ing to recent bulletin on farm
income lssned by the Federal De-
partment of Agriculture. 81 AZ
per day ont of which must be paid
the living expenses of the family.
There are four and half million
male farm laborers in the United
States who make 81 30 per day
aud million and half women
faim lab0rers who make 7S cents
per day when they board them
selves aud out of this meager earn
ing they must care for those de-
pendent upon them All those
who work upon the farm labor
from IL to Ia hours per day.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16
ROSE HILL SIDEWALK.

The sidewalk across the front ot
Rose Hill Cemetery was built q
year ago and the first payment
was then made. The second pay
ment, tor this year, becoming due,
Mr.. A. B. Murray, the Pres of
the Rose Hill Cemetery Associa
ton, took the matter mp personal
" with those who are interested
there and collected an amount suf
fiientIy large to meet the next
payment and interest promptly.
The sidewalk cost was 1886 OS.
The first payment, made last year,
was s110. This left balance of
f275.OS This balance was divid
ed into five equal annual pay
inenta of 55 OIL, plus. the interest
at 9 per cent on the unpaid part,
or sl6 90, making the payment
for this year STl51.
Mr.. Murray's idea is to make
the payments small and have ev
cry family interested in the ceme-
terry contribute their part, SO that
the sidewalk may become an i'm
prOvement shared by all. As
soon as an annual payment and in
terest can be collected. IL will be
% deposited as to be avaIlable on
demand to meet the next payment.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16
UNITED STATES WILL
GIVE LOUISIANA
Over $1,00O,000 for Good
Roods.

! Good roads enthusiasts through
out the state were kept M to 2
high pitch last week when Repre-
sentative ] w. Alexander Of
Rapides announced his intention
70 actively push Legislation for
good roads on big scale. The
country press from all sections of
the state commented on the uuee.
ton and the sentiment was over
whelming in favor af Mr.. Aiexan-
ders's plan to make good roads leg.
islation the outstanding feature of
the next regular session. That
the public may better understand
the provision of the SbackIeford
Bankhead Good Roads Act pass
ed by Congress and signed hY
President " ilson. President + Nj.
Miner Of the Louisiana Good
Roads Association advises that
he amounts allotted TO Louisiana
are "a follows: 1st tear-aG7 900;
2nd year-135, 900; 3rd year-2O3.
$50; 4th year-27l, 900; 9th year
--339, 100; total-S1, ,0l9.350 Toi
receive bhe benefit of this the
state js required 70 put up an
equal amount aud is further re-
quiied to guarantee maintenance
81 is for this reasonp said Mr. |
Alexander. "that lt is imperative |
for Louisiana to adopt bill that |
viii give us an amount EQUAL to |
and more than that put mp by the
government, for npon us is the |
obligation of maintenance. in
tend 10 push this matter for all II
ia worth aud have assurances of
backing from all over tthe state
Louisiana can aud must be the
equal of any state in the union az
to good roads. Money spent this
way will come back to us ten fold
and the farmers of the state will
be brought just 80 many miles
nearer to their selling markets."
While Representative Alexan
der is motoring TO New York
good roads enroute,
President Wilmer of the Louisiana
ghway Association ls motoring
to Kentucky on a similar mission
Both will be- back within thirty
iaya when the good roads move
nent will be actively revived.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16
HIGHWAY ENGINEERS
NEEDED.

] College and university student
who specialize In the highway en
gineering branches of civfl euei
neeFing courses VIII find upusua
opportunities hencefoJlh of se.pt
ing early employment and good
pay after winning their degrees
There has loug been p dp.iied
lack Of trained raad engineers and
the demand for fhpm is increasing
rapidly Probably uo other branch
IN engineering offers anch sure te.
ward at this time
Eighteen state highway com
missions ont of twenty four re.
porting 70 the National Au5on,o
bile Chamber Of Commerce iu
New York city state that there is
lack Of trained road engineers.
aud sixteen Say that preference
would be gwen 10 graduates
Of college highway engineering.
courses m the appointment of ad
dliionaI road engineers
Nearly 1000 engineers are now
employed ty The tventy-funf state +
commissions, and IN addition
about 2000 are employed as conn
ty and city engineers in nineteen
Of the states.
Salaries of highway engineers I
range from 5000 to S5000 year
The average is about $500
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16
FLYING FEATHERS.

Our two senators are not ez
ceptionally agreeable to each oihe
over The appointment Of Fedora
Judge TO take the place of old mar
Boarman, who recently died afte
many years service. Hungr,
statesmen have been waiting 70,
Judge Boarman TO take trir
across the dividing line for the
past twenty years, and many sug
gested the passage Of a law ID
place him on the retired list to
open the way for younger and
more vigorous genius. Years
passed by and the Judge did not
die; congress could not see its way
clear TO put through the retire
meDt act; and If it had. The Judge
would not have accepted it's terms
aud walked out Finally aud
after many years Of patient wait
lug as the aspirants died in con
tlnuous succession, death came
along aud took Boarman away.
and only few want his place.
among them beng brother Of
the present senator, and he is
twisting his bones to secure the
job Ransdell evidently believes
In the dDctrine to grab everything
possible FOR une's self, and If you
cannot get IL yourself, then give It
TO your brother.
Broussard objects, to this ad
vancement, and upon this PROPOSE
tlon, they are going 10 fight ii out.
aud we hope ouf junior senator
will convince Mr. Sissy Wilson
that the appointment of Senator
Ransdells brother n the position
on the Federal bench would not
contribute 10 the good service of
the people.
And we are told that Bob Ew
ing is chatting under the collar
the recommendation Of
Senator RaDsdell in thia respect.
and If this is 80, there will be
both smoke aud fire in evidence
Bob does not have much To say
about anything. Ge il neither
loisy nor handsome, but one who
opposes Bob Ewing in democratic
might as we'll find i0b
ilgging tatefs for somebody, or
iig something else, for ne will
nave them divided In about four
cen parts before one can cay Jack
Robinson If Bob III 8kes up bis
mind, Ransdell's official cushion
will slide from under him SO easy
hat he will be surprised about the
artistic manner ip which The thing
vas done Franklin IN afehman |
~-----------------------Az-
let your JOB PRINTING
4 m = ~
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16
GRAND OPENING OF
MT. CARMEL CONVENT,


conducted by the Sisters opened
with Banner EDrollment-as !,
leads in its number of Boarders
al other such Institutions. that is
Girls Academies.
New iberia is proud of this
the Sisters more so, as IT testifiee
TO the satisfaction of parents in
regard TO the Boarding School and
the manner in which it is conduct
ed Nine Sisters are employed as
Teachers Two Music Teachers
have lessons on the different in
struments, for all hours of the
DAY; 80 many pupils for Music
that outsiders, that ~, pupils of
other Schools must be rejected -
A Sewing Class has been organiz-
ed. The pupils are taught to
make their own clothes-also fan
cy work, and needle work Of all
sorts A Commercial Course of
two years standard has it's pupils
-graduates-w working in different
tirms-all giving satisfaction
not only by their Efficient work
bnt-by their becoming manners
as "ladies; the lack of which il
deplorable in this our Enlightened
but - "Forgetful Age.r = AM
these advantages are given TO Pn
pills Boarders and Day pupils
alike A magnificent Building
shelters them all; yet sad to say.
were the New Iberia Convent. less
popular abroad. were the Board |
ing School children Of other States
and towns to be eliminated-we
would stand "a very poor dilapi.
dated tShoic" Hence the Building
is being paid for by the Boarding
School The Convent is Re
source to the Town as the Sisters
purchase every thing, from the
kitchen TO the ward robe-in New
Iberia. Without these Boarders
but five Sisters would he needed
In this case il is Gods Help -
The Catholics of New Iberia are
very back wards when it comes to
1be proper Education for their
tho we love "New
Iberia" our adopted Home-and
near eli praised hearts are
towDcast-yet never a complaint
but "rigft here"-home-to all
We say. We are GrowiDg-the
Jnnvent ls PatronIzed-w have
riends from outside and-"God
lelps them that help themselves. y
The Boaruers will pass the half
hundred mark.
First weeks enrolment. New
Misses Anna jacob.
1eropica Haas, Mable Howorka.
edna Howorka, Roberta Lien
ard, Fabiola Lienhard, Rita He
'ert. Orange, Texas:-Miss Es-
lie Dozart. Houston. Lucille Bar.
our. Alexandria:-Mlss Maude
iuelfoe, Laurence Gueltoe. LA
ayette. Misses May Bonnet, Anna
DIVA Martin, Ethel
fernandez, Isabelle Gaude, Olive
Fande. Abbeville, Miss Odile
ade, Masters Fernand Dupuy,
gorge Dnpuy. Nicaragua, g. A. I
Iise Lucille Fagot. Ubarenton.
Iisses Lillian Richard. Yvonne
ichard, Hilda dravemberg, Roy
ravemberg. Patterson, Miss Ada
,ymel. Loreauville. Misses Jeanne
Louise GoDsouliD, An
atte GonsoullD, Odette Gonsou- "
b, Constance Berard, Martha I'll
raquet Kaplan, Miss Jeanne b.
esbotelD. aegnra, La, Misses b
ma Segura, Aimee Segura. M
ade, Misses Rose Romero, Irene ia
odiD. Cypremort-Masters Edou in
d Burguieres, Jules Bnrguieres. in
very Island, Miss Elodie Bfous b,
rd. Morgan city. Misses Louise D,
equet, Bernice Meguet. Patout. tI
lie, Master William Patont +
pw Iberia, Misses Florentine m
sges, Margaret Wallace, Louise 81
atlaCp. s.. s., A. ar
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16

A sore throat can be treate best
from the outside The thrgat should
be rqbbed gently with , :LLARDs
SNOW LlNIMEN1 App'v agniam
and cover with cotton baadaga
by morning the soreness viii dis
appear. Price 25e, soc and 800 rer
Sold BY FSTORGE DRU4 FO
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16
Use the TRAVELLERS
RAILWAYGUIDE
PRICE 25 CENTS
a3f 8. DEARBORN sr.. CHICAGO
WEST HAS ADVANTAGE
over SOUTH.

In far seeing political wisdom
the West has pnt it all over the
rest Of the country. 1t will have
exactly twice as much influence i'm
determining the election in No.
veinber as the same population in
Other states Wby7 Because men
oaly will vote in the East and
South, while men and women to
gether go to the polls in the west
ern states. Double the say so.
double the protection for The
western communities. The intel.
ligence seems TO be equal among
westerners. Why isn't it else.
wherei Are western men more
generous. or men of other sections
afraid of womeng
-7- -
Sash. Blind dnd Door Factory. special
work of all description.
Cisterns atdTanks.
nmfFTR AND Rim nm rMn
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-09-16

Take HERBINE for heartburn,
sour belchinE or constipation, it
cleanses and strengthens the liver,
stomach and bowels. Price 50c.
Sold BY ESTORGE DRUG co.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-17
Lusitania Settlement
Expected in Berlin

Berlin. Jan. l6.-The German For
eign Office believes that any announce
ments regarding final settlement T
the Lusitania case are slightly pre-
mature. No report TO this effect has
yet been received from Count Won
Bernstorif, the German Ambassador at
Washington. On the contrary, il is in
ferred here that negotiations are still
pending. but there ia not the slightest Il
doubt expressed that a settlement will
be reached, and in the immediate
future.
The Mediterranean problem is re-
garded here as absolutely settled, for
the German government, as has al
ready been stated in dispatches, be-
lieves that its submarines in this and
other areas which have not been pro-
claimed as war zones are operating
under all the recognized rules of
Cruiser warfare" these submarines
differing from regular cruisers only
in that they are travelling under water
instead of upon the surface.
When the distinction between this
Cruiser warfare" and the reprisal OPP
erations in the war zone around the
British Isles is comprehended in Ger
many, il is thought that this settle
ment Of tn Mediterranean problem
will be welcomed and appreciated by
all parties.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-17
Batteries of the E-2
Denounced by Expert

Frederick :. Gassaway. manager or
the Willard Storage Battery Company,
at 22s West Fifty-eighth Street, said
Yesterday that nickel-irOn storage bat
teries, such AS the E-2 was equipped
with, generate more hydrogen gas un-
der charge than do the old style lead
storage batteries.
"These new batteries were hailed as
the salvation of submarines" he said,
"but the generation Of hydrogen gas
il so much in excess of the old style
batteries that they would require a
special ventilating system TO carry
it off
81 have not the necessary data on
which 70 base an opinion, but the
thought has occurred TO me that pos
sibly. since the installation of these
batteries was in the experimental
stage, insufficient provision was made
for ventilation. OF course, | do not
even know yet that II was gas that
caused the explosion.
I'VE often have minor explosions
with storage batteries through the
carelessness Of workmen, who make a
short circuit and produce "a spark with
tool. Hydrogen thrown out under
charge, mixed with air and collecting
in the containers, is very infammaDle
and spark might set il of. Some
thing of this sort on larger scale
may have happened in the E.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-17
E-2 Batteries All Right,
Edison Expert Reports

Thomas a. Edison's chief engineer
and personal representative, DR.. Miller
/ Reese Hutchison, made q careful in
] spection of the wrecked interior of the
/ submarine E-2 yesterday. He re.
/ turned to LleWellyn Park to report to
/ his chief that he saw mo reason TO
| recommend any changes or alterations
| IN the theory. construction or method
/ of installation of the Edison subma-
1 rne type storage battery"
/ Dr.. Hutchson refused. however. to
say positively that. the hydrogen cas-
I generated by the batteries was not the
cause Of the explosion. 81 have formed
an opinion as 10 the cause of the ex-
| Ilosion. and transmitted this to Ad-
mira Usher" he said. When asked fatty
! if hydrozen gas could have done it. he
would only refer TO his statement, add
! ing: as not that saying enough -
THE battery in the E-2 does not ap-
| pear TO have been injured in the least"
| continued DR.. Hutchison. "for il is
not only intact and undamaged, but il
/ still is in working order. An ex-
[ plosion in one Of the cells is impossi
/ Bile. for there is in the path that the
/ hydrogen must follow 20 escape from
a cell water trap, similar TO the
|
/ the gas 10 bubble through, but posi-
lively denies admittance 10 any flame
A match can be held at the gas ex-
Laust of any or all cells and they will
only riff, pif.
and how could enough hydrogen
gas have accumulated in the tanks IN
which these cells are confined 20 have
caused the explosion? If the 200 cells
Of 700 amperes had all been only de-
composing water they would have
thrown off. under these most adverse
circumstances, only fifty-slx cubic feet
Of hydrogen and oxygen gas minute.
Our ventilation system swirls through
these tanks 1000 cubic feet OF air q
minute Twenty parts air 10 one OF
hydrogen is considered a cOrking good
proportion: we supply theoretically 40
TO /. and probably. in fact. 100 10 l..
In order for the hydrogen gas TO ex-
plode IL must fiji the air In a lower
proportion than 70 !.
"A test OF the air in the E-2 by an
air expert after nine-hour run showed
the low proportion Of siXty-four parts
air TO one of hydrogen. Up till the
end Of the fourth hour the oxygen con-
! tents of the submarine had been the
same as the outside air. By pumping
| the air down through the cells the
potash takes out the carbon dioX' de,
returning fresh air.
There are three European subma-
rines. not German. that were equipped
with the Edison batteries before the
war We know positively that one OF
them has sunk seventeen ships. 'nclud-
ing troop transport and her DESTROYER
escort. Mr. Edison has sold none since
| the outbreak of the war. because he is
not in the munitions business"
Dr. Hutchison admitted that in the
| first moments after being charged, as
in the first half-hour of the nne-mils
run test the batteries gave of q
greater than ordinary discharge OF
gas. 1t IVES suggested yesterday that
New-York tribune., 1916-01-17
TUSKECEE MEMORIAL
LAUNCHED BY LOW
Secretaries Daniels and McAdoo
Attend Testimonial.

Washington, Jan. ia plan 10
raise a $2,OOO,OOO fund to perpetuate
Tuskegee Institute at Tuskegee, Ala,
as permanent memorial to the late
Booker T. Washington was announced
to-day by Seth Low, OF New YORK.
president of the Institutes board OF
trustees, at a memorial service here
in honor of the dead negro educator.
Mr.. Low said that under plan adopt
ed by the trustees white people would
raise half OF the fund and the negroes
of the nat on the remainder.
More than three thousand people in
all walks Of life and of both races paid
tribute 10 the memory of DR.. Washing
ton At the service which was held IN
Metropolitan A. NJ. +. Church. Secre-
tary Daniels of the Navy and Secre-
tary McAdoo Of the Treasury were
prominent in the list OF speakers.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-17
PASTOR AND FLOCK CHANGE
Methodist, He Becomes Episcopal
and Congregation Follows.

An entire congregation, led by IT'S
pastor, left the Methodist Church yes
terday and was received into the foid
Of st. Marys Episcopal Church The
Rronx bv Bishop Greer, assisted by
Archdeacon Pott and the Rev. "liiiam
T. Walsh, rector Of the church.
The congregation was composed OF
sixty Italians, some Of whom formerly
had been Roman Catholics. Recently
they entered the Methodist Church'
under the leadership of the Rev. Alex
ander Luzzi. Not satisfied with. this
faith, their pastor asked to be relieved
of his work in the Mott Avenue Metno-
dist Church, and in a con nference pc
tween Bishop Greer and Bishop WiiSon
il was DECIDED TO make him an Italian
Episcopal missionary in The Bronx.
Yesterday his entire former congresa-
ton followed him.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-17
NORWAY SEAPORT
PREY OF FLAMES
One-third of the City Of Bergen
Destroyed. with a Loss
of Sl5,000,000.

Christiania, Jan l6. A third OF the
city Of Bergen. a thriving Norwegian
seaport. with population Of 10000
was destroyed last night by fire. Two
lives are reported TO have been lost
and two thousand persons are home
less. The property damage IS estimat-
ed at sl5,000,000.
The fire is said TO have been the
worst ever recorded in Norway. The
business section, with its old whole
sale houses, some of the largest OF the
hotels. several schools, the electro
plant and banks and newspaper build
ings. was the part burned.
The difficulties OF the two thousand
persons left homeless were increased
by the fact that the largest storage
houses, filed with provisions for sup
plying the surrounding country, were
burned. II is harder to obtain gro
ceries to-day than at any time since
the outbreak Of the war.
Bergen never was so fourishihg as
at the beginning of the present year,
these conditions being due largely 10
the increased merchant marine.
The battleship Eidsyuld has gone to
Bergen with provisions and clothing
and a corps Of engineers to build sheds
for the homeless people. The King and
the War Minister also have gone to
the scene.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-17
DRUG EXHIBIT OPENS TODAY
Cooperation Plan Sought TO Offset War
Increase in Prices.

At the Chemical, Drug and Food Ex-
position, which will be held in Madi-
son Square Garden from to-day until
next Saturday, the members OF the
American Druggists Syndicate hope TO
effect an arrangement as to cooperating
in manufacturing and buying on a
larger scale which will offset the in
crease caused by the war, in the prices
OF drugs and chemicals.
There will be series Of conferences
toward that end. the frs, Of which will
be held this morning at II o'clock.
District Attorney Swami will make an
address telling of the curtailing Of the
illegal traffic in narcotics. Subjects TO
be discussed during the conferences
will be the new Health Department,
regulation regarding the registering OF
all patent medicine formulas. the emer
gency war tax. as II applies 70 drug
gists, and the Stephens regulating bill,
now before Congress
New-York tribune., 1916-01-17
BRYAN AND WILSON
QUARREL LASTING
Continued from page J

10 find how powerful il is. Il is the
evidence that Bryan is preparing for a
zeal feht az the convention where VIII
sons hackers had expected victory al
most without a fight that Is causing
alarm.
Wilson men do not believe that
Bryan can win the nomination of any
other man. but they are seriously
alarmed lest he shall have enough
strength 10 hold a third Of the dele
gates. all that is necessary under the
Democratic two-thirds rule 20 prevent
the Presidents denomination. Even II
Wilson should ultimately win, they
fear that g. long fight in the convention
will seriously weaken him in the cam
paicn, the result Of which they admit
j. very doubtful.
There is a growing fear that Bryan
will not rest satisfied that he has done
HI. duty 10 his principles merely Dy
making losing fight I'm the conVen-
.tiou. wilson's friends rcassure them
selves with the recollection that Bryan
STAYED in the party during the Parker
campaign, when his pet theories had
been repudiated. and that he is a thor
ough party man. They believe, also,
that the Republican stand will be so
he will support Wilson rather than
divide the party and assure Republican
success. But as the increasing evil
denccs Of his bitterness toward the
President appear, the latter's friends
are less and less confident that Bryan
will accept defeat and stay inside the
lines.
In any case, the Wilsonites have
abandoned any hope Of effective sup
port from Bryan. With the RepubE-
can and Progressives reunited, the
most optimistic Democrats admit that
the fight Will be close, and each new
detection or weakness III the party
lineup is increasingly serious. Even
IL Bryan stays on the reservation, the
vigorous opposition he has already
shown and the still more vigorous
fight which Is in prospect viii rob what
ever nominal support he might give 70
the nominee of the convention Of any
real weight. And the disorganization
which has fallen on the Democratic
forces since his withdrawal from the
Cabinet has proved to observers here
that his following remains much larger
than the Wilson men had hoped.