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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08
SHALL BUSINESS MEN BE
HELPFUL IN PREVENTING
FUTURE WARS?

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. S.
Voting on the report OF a special
committee of the National Cham
ber dealing with economic results
of the war and American business,
the principal commercial organ
izations Of the country dissented
but slightly to the proposition
which received the endorsement
of forty-four principal nations OF
the world at the Hague, in favor
of the establishment of an inter
national court. 1t was the elev-
enth referendum which has been
conducted by the Chamber OF
Commerce Of the United States
with the purpose Of ascertalnu&
for the benefit of Congress and the
President, the business opinion
prevailino throughout the country
on questions Of immediate impor-
tance. Two hundred and eighty
two commercial organizations,
chambers of commerce. and
boards of trade located III forty
states, the District Of Columbia
and Hawaii, filed ballots. The
American chambers Of commerce
in Berlin mad Milin were among
those which voted. Each organl-
zation voting was entitled to from
one to ten votes according to the
size Of its membership.
There was also d large major
itv in favor Of the special commit
tee S recommendation that, for
consideration of questions which
arise between nations and which
do not depend upon established
rules or upon facts which can be,
determined bv an intcrnationa
court. the United States should
take the initiative in joining with
other nations IN establishing a
council Of cancellation.
Economic Pressure for
Enforcing Peace.
The dissenting votes of sufficient
number to attach significance to
them were found only on the =
propositions as to the methods rec
commended for enforcing peace.
The first method. that Of bringing
economic pressure to bear up
any nations which resort to mill
tarv measures without submittin
their differences to an interna-
tiOnal court, was carried however
by considerably more than two
thirds vote necessary to bind the
National Chamber. According |
to the preliminary count. attested
to by Elliot II. Goodwin, secre-
tary of the Chamber. $50 votes
were east in favor Of this method !
and 157 opposed.
On the use Of military force in !
the event that cone erted economic 7
pressure should not be sufficient.
the dissenting vote was large /
enough to prevent the Chan'-l
ber from being committed in favor
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08

dent Of the Associated Advertls-
ing Clubs of the World; ii.
Meldrum. president Of the But
falo Chamber of Commerce; Geo.
+. Roberts. Assistant to the presl-
dent Of the National Citv Bank,
of New York formerly director OF
the Mint: and Paul H. Sat nderS,
president of the Mortgage Securl-
ties Company Of New Orleans.
After the referendum had .ccn
ordered the following committee
was named to assist in the pre-
aration Of the important docu-
ment: Hon Charles Nagel. OF
st. Louis. former Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor; Joseph II.
neirees. Of Chicago, formerly
President of the Chicago AsSor.a-
ton Of Commerce: Il. g. Rhctt,
formerly Manor Of Charleston. :.
c.: Howell Cheney, silk manu-
facturcr. Of South Manchester.
Conn; and John Joy Edison, pres
ident Of the Washington Loan and
Trust Company, of Washington.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08

of this proposition, although the
balance necessary was slight and
may be Oolitcrated in the official
recount. The bylaws require
two-thirds Of the votes cast to be
in favor in order to commit the
Chamber. Seven hundred and
one votes were east on this recon-
mcndation, Of which 452 were in
favor while the tWo-thirds vote
required 46S.
Arguments for Economic
Pressure.
Referring to the first method
the report Of the committee, of
which Edward a F'ilene Of Boston
is chairman, says, in part:
In considering such use OF
economic pressure, it should be
borne in mind that it already
comes TO pass automatically with
in d more limited area when ma
tons 90 to war. Warning ma
tions promptly boycott each 9th
cr. This is important to keep
in m:nd because confusion on this
point sometimes prompts the argu-
ment that 'non-intercourSe would
be more expensive weapon than
war, as though the fact Of going
to war in some way avoided non
intercourse. What your commit
tee really means by its reeommen-
dation is that. in the future, ar
rangements for international en-
forcement Of the economic boy
cott should be organized on a
world wide scale, and that in these
worldwide arrangements nations
better fitted to cooperate with
economic than with military pow
er could also have a part in the
application Of the pressure need
to preserve the world prosperity
and progress.
"The boycott could be Of pro
gressivc severity. In the first.
and what would probably usually
be the effective stage. the sigma
tory nations would refuse to buy
from or sell to the offending ma
ton. If the offenses, however,
were aggravated and persistent,
all intercourse could be suspend
ed, and if that proved insufficient,
then. as the last step, recourse
could be taken to military force.
cit is the deterrent effect Of
organized non-intercourse which
would make war less likely. since
it would be terrible penalty to
incur, and one more difficult, in ?
sense to fight against than mill
tarv measures. Further, its sys-
tematic organization would tend
to make any subsequent military
action by the cooperating ma
tions more effective"
Besides Mr.. Filene, the mem
bers of the special committee were
p. II. Gadsden, lawyer, president
Of public utility companies in
Charleston. S. c.; Edward Hid
den. president Of the St. Louis
Business Mems League; IIerber'
S. Houston, OF New York. presi-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08

concerted economic pressure ex-
ercised by the signatory nations is
not sufficient to compel nations
which have proceeded to war to
desist from military operations
and submit the questions at iS>uc
to an International Court or a
Council of Cancellation. as cir
crmstanccs make the more a
propriate.
- in favor. 30 opposed.
The Committee recommend,
that the United States should
take the initiative in psta5Iish-
inc the principle Of frequent m-
ternational conferences at eN-
prcssly stated intervals for thc
progressive amendment Of inter
national law
100 in favor. l} opposed.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08
P. l.. RtNOUDET, Cashier.
New Iberia, La, Dee II. 1918

New Iberia, La, Dec II. 1918
The regular annual meeting of the stock
holders of the 2 ople's MAI ional Bank Of
New lbOIia, to elect Board Of Directors
for the ensuing year, will be held at the
banking house, on Tuesday, January II.
1916 between the houls of 10 A. M and
4 Z. Nj.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08
T. f. DELHOMMEk, Cas- Ter.


New Iberia, La, Dee, II, 1915.
The regular annual meeting of the State
Nationa. Bank Of New Iberia, to elect q
Bosrd of Director for the epsuirt year.
will be held at the Barking house, on
Tuesday. January II. 1916. between the
hours Of 10 A. NJ and 4 p NJ
j. X. PERRY. Cashier.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08
BANK ELECTION NOTICES
New Iberia, La. Dec. II, 1918

New Iberia, La, Dee. II, 1915
The regular annual metti z OF he stock
holders of he New Iberia National Bank
OF New Iberia, to elect n Board Of Directors
for the ensuing year, will be held at the
banking house, on Tuesday, January IL :.
1916, between the hours of 10 A. NJ. and
T. NJ.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08
Bette Protection
Of Life on Seas.

Bette Protection
Of Life on Seas.
The treatment Of shipping in the
course of the present war went as
mioht have been expected with
the largest vote Of the country S
commercial organizations in
favor of stronger and better de
fined rules for the protection Of
life and property upon the high
seass. Again there was practical
unanimitv in favor Of the United
States taking the initiative in es-
tablishing the principle Of rcquent
international conferences for the
progressive amendment Of inter
national law.
Preliminary count of ballots
filed on Resferendum No. II on
the report Of the Special Com
mlttee on Economic Results Of the
War and American Busincss' is
sued November Is. 1915. For,t-
five days were allowed for voting
and the referendum closed al
midnight December 80. 1918, The
vote will be finally canvassed by
the Board Of Directors Of the
Chamber at its next meeting.
The Committee recommends ac-
tion to secure conferences among
neutral countries. on the initia-
tive Of the United States. for the
purpose of defining and enunciat-
ing rules which will at all times
give due protection Of life and
property upon the high seas.
763 in favor. % opposed.
The Committee recommends
that for the decision Of questions
which arise between nations and
which can be resolved upon the
application Of established rules or
upon a determination of facts the
United States should take the
initiative in joining with other ma
tons in establishing an lnterna-
tional Court.
733 in favor, 81 opposed.
The Committee recommends
that for consideration of ques-
tions which arise between nations
and which do not depend upon es-
tablished rules or upon facts
which can be determined by an In
ternational Court the United
States should take the initiative
in joining with other nations in
establishing a Council Of Concilia-
ton.
IA in favor, % opposed.
The Committee recommends
that the United States should take
the initiative i'll joining with 9th
er nations in agreeing to bring
concerted economic pressure toI
bear upon any nation or nations
which resort to military measures
without submitting their differen-
ces to an International Court or
a Council of Cancellation. and
awaiting the decision of the
Court or the recommendation Of !
the Council, as circumstances
make the more appropriate.
500 in favor, 81 opposed.
The Committee recommends
that the United States take the
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08
An Argument Against
Economic Pressure.

The latter committee filed argu-
ments against certain Of the spec
ial committee recommendations.
Commenting upon the economic
and military pressure proposal IT
declared. finally:
'PoWer to cOerce by economic
or military force. once created. Is
apt to be employed. The pro-
posed league is almost sure to
have within itself the elements of
separate combinations, based upon
distinct interests and aims. The
opportunities for the exercise 9
such power are innumerable. They
may find occasion in the circum-
stances Under which controversies
between nations arise or are IN
duced. in the manner in which dis
putcs are submitted and dcterm-
med. and. above all in the effect
that will be given BY malorlty
of league to a councils S recon-
mpndatiGn. however arrived at.
It is not clear that a powerful
league would rest content with
the moral influence Of the pro-
posed councils' advice" "
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-01-08
SHERIFF SALE.
JOSEPH NORRES, ET AIS
VS.
MRS. FLNIRE MELANCON. WIDOW OF
EKASTE COMEAUX, EFT AIS.

State of Louisiana. Parish Of Iberia, 18Th Judi
cal District Court.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
COLONEL CASPERSON ON
THEtPENNSY HONOR ROLL

Among the Pennsylvania Railroad
employees whose names were recently
added to the railroad Roll Of
Honor were the following from VII
mngton:
Colonel James F. Casperson, agent,
after fifty three years, eight months
Of service.
James p Devlin. railroad carpenter,
forty three years, five months.
William Morris. conductor. forty
years. eight months
All we're employed on the Maryland
Division
Colonel Casperson entered the SER
vice OF the old Philadelphia. Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad as rail
road clerk. February 1. 1868 He was
promoted to the position OF freight
agent at Wilmington, August /. 1875
where he remained until March 81
1912, when he was transferred to the
agency Of the Wilmington Freight
Transfer. On July 1916. he was
assigned TO special duties in connec-
ton with the commercial development
OF Wilmington, which was always the
uppermost thought in his business
life.
Mr.. Casperson received the title OF
colonel in 1876, when he was APP
pointed aide on the staff Of Governor
John P. Cochran OF Delaware.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
JOHN NEICS TO MAKE
CITY HARBOR SURVEY
Well Known Engineer OF
Philadelphia Engaged by
Chamber of Commerce
IS AN AUTHORITY ON
TERMINAL PROJECTS

The Chamber of Commerce has de-
cided to employ John Meigs Of Phil
adelphia. to undertake the work of
making a survey of local harbor Ia
cilities and report with detailed plans
including cost estimates for the de-
velopment thereof, together with
recommendation as to the most IA
vorable location for a system Of ter
minal Improvement.
Mr.. Meigs expects TO commence has
engineering work at once. in order
that there may be no delay in the
campaign now being waged TO give
Wilmington a modern harbor in every
respect.
Mr.. Meigs addressed the luncheon
meeting Of the Chamber OF Commerce
on Tuesday on the topic. can VIII
mington Become a Seaport2'
Mr.. Meigs was formerly assistant
director of the Department of wharves.
docks and ferries In Philadelphia. He
was also formerly an assistant
United States engineer. and is now
consulting engineer on many Of the
large terminal projects, including
Jersey City He is regarded as one
OF the leading authorities on terminal
development in the country.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
"FAR AND WARMER,

Selwyn and Company will present
their latest and greatest farce sue
cess Fair and Warmer" at The
Playhouse on Monday evening and
Tuesday afternoon and evening, No
vember and z. Fair and Warmer"
is the merr.est Of tales. d'vulged in
three acts OF mounting drama and
high-pitched comedy. IL begins with
a revelation OF two highly respectable
aud domestic persons-a husband
above reproach and below interest.
and a wife, a perfect paragon of in
nocent domestlcty, that their respect.
i've spouses have been having a time
more gay than creditable. The very
good pair vow a revenge. and decide
on counter-naughtiness as suitable
course. They discover that getting
into trouble is far easier than getting
out Of t.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
HIGH School ALUMNAE
ENJOYS Halloween FUN

one OF the most delightful masquerade
Halloween parties of the season was
given last night in Gilbert Hall by the
members of the Alumnae Association Of
the Wilmington High School. One
hundred and fifteen members were pres
emit The affair started with a grand
march following which there were for
tune telling and dancing. The hall was
attractively decorated and refreshments
of sandwiches, cider, peanut brittle, gin
ger cakes and apples were served. Prizes
were awarded TO Miss Pauline Dettlng
and Miss jeanette Mammelle for being
the best dressed while Miss Lille Souder
and Miss Helen Sasse won the prizes for
having the funniest costumes.
The November meeting OF the Alumnae
Association will he held on Monday even
ing. November p at the High School
Arrangements for the annual dance will
be made at this meeting. a card party
will be held in the near future and OF
next Tuesday evening a meeting of th'
card party committee will be held AZ thu
home OF Miss Edith Bakey. No. 0ls Ma
olson street.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
N'CLOSKEY SQUEEZED
when Boiler SLIPS

Caught between the wall Of a building
md a section of boiler weighing sew
oral hundred pounds, T. Morgan Nc
Closkey. Of No. 2304 Carter street, en-
Dloyed by Biddle Brothers, plumbers and
heaters, was painfully injured this morn
ny He was removed to the Physicians
md Surgeons Hospital and treated by
Dr. John NJ Stadter. His condition is
not considered serious.
1t is not believed that any bones were
broken. but to determine the exact in
juries an N-ray photograph was taken
of Mr.. AlcCloslSey at the Homeopathic
Hospital before he was removed TO the
other institution.
McCloskey was helping to install a
one ton boiler in the new home Of F. d
Lackey, near Claymont. In some man
ner the section Of the boiler which was
the heaviest slipped, falling against Nc
Closkey's hip and tanning him against
the wall
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
makes 975 Mile
drive THROUGH AIR
CarlStrom Covers Chicago
New York Trip in
Record Time
ITO MILES AN HOUR
HIS AVERAGE SPEED
By The United Press.

So NAAANNN tN"Hf
NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-Victor Carl
strom swooped down from the sky to-
day. landed on Governors Island and
closed his lightning-like journey
from Chicago. He had hung up a
new American nonstop record yes
terday, and had made his journey at
an average speed Of more than 10
'miles an hour.
Little more than a speck, he soar
ed near the island just before a.
m, after quitting Hammandsport, n.
Y, 3l5 miles away at 6.35 a. m. He
circled. going beyond the island.
while New Workers from their sky
-scraper galleries. watched. Then he
swept down from the air. glided
gracefully across the parade ground,
and came 10 an easy stop.
His actual time for the journey OF
about 975 miles was s hours, 81 minutes
lie left Chicago at 600 o'clock yesterday
morning. Yesterday, he made Erie 49,
miles from Chicago and then had To
come down because just one little loos,
nut made further journeying impractic.
able This shattered his hope OF Chi
cago to New York nonstop trip But
he swept on TO Iammoudsport, put NJ
his monstrous 200 horsepower biplan'
for the night and then arising early did
his 3l5 miles here in , hours and =
minutes.
In breaking his own American non
stop record he was about $50 miles be.
hind the European record, approximate
ly-S0O mil 3, a journey from the French
lines to Chelm, Poland, by a French
military aviator.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
AT THE GARRICK.

Douglas A. Flint and his company
are giving a clever comedy sketch al
the Garrick Theatre this week. en-
titled THE Merchant Prince which
shows young man bidding for the
hand OF the daughter OF an important
business man. The father has little
faith In the ability OF the youth to
maintain a wife in a proper manner.
whereupon the youth puts over" a
big business deal. In which the father
is a victim This wins the admiration
Of the elder man and incidentally the
hand OF the daughter. There is plenty
OF opportunity in this act for comedy
and clever dramatic work and the
members OF the occasion are fully
equal to the task Mr. Flint is as
sisted by Marguerite Goods and Frank
Lucy.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
accuse SIX MEN
IN DYNAMITE PLOT
New York Police Say One
Has Confessed Subway
Crime
SUSPECTSARE OFFICERS
OF GARMENTS UNION
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. Six men, said
by the police, 10 be former subway
guards. we're arrested today in con-
nection with the 10th street Bronx
subway explosion. October IA. Mich
ael Herlihy. said to be financial sec
rotary Of one OF the striking unions,
confessed. police say, that there was
a plot TO place bombs in the subway
at Times Square and elsewhere.
The explosion shook up two sub
way employees, did some damage to
the subway station and shattered
windows in the block above. The
police said they had been led 10
round up the six after finding per
cussion caps in a pond in Harlem
Park. and learning that man Civ
ing the name. T.. f. Johnson, Cald-
vel, y. j.. had bought fifty sticks of
dynamite. 100 caps. and 100 feet Of
fuse from the Hercues Munitions
Concern. Kenvl. \. J.
The arrested men were put on the
police grill in an effort TO sweat more
details of the alleged plot They
game names OF Michael J. Herlihy,
?
Lawrence Kulle. James Merna,
Thomas ]. Mcclure. Caldwell. y. j..
The police said Hamilton is bush
ness agent OF a local of the street car
workers union; Pollock, assistant
financial secretary, and Nulle secre-
tary.
Mcclure and Merna we're arrested
last night and sweated until morning.
When Herlihy was taken to headluar-
ters and faced the two, he exclaimed.
according to authorities:
"I'll tell all. see you know every
thing"
AS the police revealed the alleged
plot. it ran thus
THE idea of using dynamite was
discussed by the executive committee
a week before the explosion and II
was pointed out that this means had
been used successfully in Philadel-
ph.a and Albany. Fiftw dollars, ap-
propriated to buy the explosive was
taken from contributions To the strik
ers and passed through several hands
Merna said he knew a man (McGuire)
IN New Jersey who could help out. so
two days before the explosion Herlihv
and .Merna went TO Mcclure at Cald-
we'll. Enroute to the Kenvil works
the party saw the name of Johnson
on a wagon and decided to use that
So they sad they were from JOhnson's
and wante dthe dynamite to blow up
stumps.
Returning to Caldwell, they tested
the dynamite and fixed up forty nine
sticks in a suitcase.
The nthey went back to New York.
AS the story goes. Herlihy and another
man, whose name is withheld, engaged
the 10th street. guard in talk while
Merna lighted a fuse and dropped The
dynamite on the track. Then they
disappeared in the park, throwing
away caps into the pond. Yesterday
Mcclure and Merna went back for
more explosives and this led 10 a
roundup OF all the six.
According to Herlihy, they thought
of putting dynamite at the City Hall
station. but decided that either Times
Square or Fifty-ninth street would be
better. The president of the union
he said. knew nothing OF the plans.
Hamilton denied knowing anything
about the case, while Pollock and
Kulle. the police say. admitted they
had heard the explosive matter dis
cussed. but knew nothing Of any ac-
ton taken.
A charge Of committing felony in
placing dynamite was lodged against
each.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
G. d. CONNER DEAD.

Funeral services for Charles d.
Conner. who died yesterday at the age
of II years. will be held at the home
of his brother, Joshua Conner, No
$40 West Eleventh street. at 2.SC
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. The Of
ficiating minister will be the Rev,
Herbert F. Randolph, pastor OF Grace
NJ. e. Church. and the pail bearers
will be George Cam, Charles Hud-
son, Robert d. Morrow, James L.
Taylor. Samuel Murphy and l.. A.
Bowers. Interment will be made in
the Wilmington and BrandywinC
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
barn NOT RESIDENCE
APPEAL court RULES
Haggerty and Price, Farm
Workers at Bear, Want
Vote This Year
OTHER NAMES GO
OFF THE LISTS

Registration appeals were again
considered in Superior Court today.
The first appeals called were those
of Joseph Haggerty and Samuel Price.
registered from the McElwee farm,
near Bear Station. II was disclosed
by Patrick Mundy, owner Of the farm,
that the men had been employed by
him to work on the farm and had
made their home in the barn after
their shack aid been razed. The
court held that barn could not be a
mans residence and ordered the
names OF the registration list.
The Republicans also appealed on
Roland Lyons. Second district New
Castle hundred, on the ground of
nOn-residence. The name was ordered
OF the list.
The appeal on Wesley Russell,
Fourth of the Seventh district, was
dism ssed. The appeal on Patrick
Michigan in the Second district of the
First district was dismissed.
The appeal of the Democrats on
Jesse A. W. Francis in the Third dis
trict of the Fourth representative dis
trict was dismissed.
Thomas Rogers and Charles d.
Henson, appeal dismissed.
J. r. Cunningham. whose name was
taken of the list yesterday, was rein
stated this morning when he appear
ed in court. II was shown that there
are two numbers on the house at No.
701 Bennett street.
AS a result of the appeals, twenty
two Republicans were ordered on the
list, while three remained on. Twenty
five Democrats were ordered OFF, Civ
ing the Republicans gain Of 6.
Judge Rice thanked the counsel for
the Republicans and Democrats for
the assistance given the court.
Evening journal., 1916-11-03
he Il Think OF NEGLECTED.
FAMILY While IN JAIL

Protesting he didn't know what would
become of his wife and child if he
went to the workhouse, Harry A. Bryant
in City Court this morning pleaded
with Judge Churchman for another
chance and begged that he be allowed
TO 20 TO work.
Bryant was arrested on charge Of
non-support. II appeared he had been
placed under a non-support order on
October p and failed TO comply with
It. Previously he had been arrested
-Four times for breach of the peace and
drunkenness "Under the circumstances
think you had chance enough" said
the Judge and sentenced Bryant to six
months in the workhouse