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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14
FOOD SHORTAGE.
To the Editors of Louisiana.

To the Editors of Louisiana.
We are officially advised by the
United States Department of Ag
riculture:
THAT the worlds food supply
IL seriously short;
THAT the South has been
drawing one billion dollars worth
of food supplies from elsewhere
each year.
3--That traffic congestion for
war purposes may prevent food
importations by the South, and
that army needs, and the food the
United States Government will
have 10 send the Allies will make
it Impossible for the South to get
food from elsewhere.
4--7Hot unless the South prepares
to feed itself the South acW certainly
90 hungry before The mag comes to
on end.
5-Tbat a radical increase in
the quantity of corn, potatoes,
meat, beans, etc. produced by the
Sonth is absolutely essential to
| the SOuth's own welfare.
Hon, Carl VroomaD, Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture has Off
cially placed this information be
fore us and has requested us to
| give it to your readers as promptly
as p0sslble.
Very truly,
New Orleans Association of
Commerce..
Walter Parker, General Manager.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14
RECIPROCI1TY-7
The Soul of Political
Allegiance
Allegiance
New Iberia, La, April II, 1917.

New Iberia, La, April II, 1917.
Editor Iberan,
Dear SRA letter addressed to Mayor Seay, publish
ed in of the local papers, the of last week along
with the minutes of the meeting of the Board Trustees
this city has caused comment in political circles TO
Just where stand in regard the coming for mayor
Regarding that letter have this say 1t was letter
OF appreciation written to the for the courteses he
had extended to the delegates of the w O. w convention
and to the local camp during that convention 1t came
from the arrangement committee and with their
ton There nothing personal in it. 1t was not po-
tical document in any of the word The Woodmen
of the World not in politics, is the local camp 20
litical machine, some prone to term it,
In regard to my position in the matter have hest.
fancy In making it known to any In fact Mayor
Seay himself was of the first told that sup
porting him. am strong believer in reciprocity and
took too many long trips this parish during the last
campaign with Albert Broussard to know with whom
to recprocate.
Very truly yours,
E. S. Fulton, M. ID.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Have you an Annuity Certificate
with THE .MASON'S ANNUITY
II not, get one NOW. With it, your
wife and children are safe against
privation and want.
No possibility of Charity, Or
phanage, Woman's Home or other
form Of chilly aims confronts then
with humiliation-aI due to youl
improvidence.
See our Beneficiary List-the
FIVE HUNDRED widows and ONI
THOUSAND children without hrn-
ger or tears. Income secured, safe
guarded by Law and personally
under shield OF Masonic obligation
and association.
Which group Is to be the destiny
OF your loved ones9 Your life i,
no more certain than any mans
you know. For further particular
Adv. See Il. +. MILLARD
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14
SAYS BOARD HOLDS
TITLE TO FAUSSE
P0INTE TERRITORY
Walter J. Burke Protests
Leasing of Oil Rights,
Denying State
Is Owner.

Baton Rouge, La. April II. Claim.
ing the Fausse Pointe Lake territory
in Iberia parish ~ owned by the Atcl-
afalaya river levee board and not by
the state. Walter j. Burke, of New
Iberia, has filed with Governor Pleas
ant formal protest against the leasing
Of oil rights in that section.
The protest, coming on top OF the
opening Of a large number of new bids
Tuesday by the governor, not only has
bad the effect of stopping all future
leasing until the question of title can
be settled, but OF rendering null and
void all existing leases Of oil and min
eral rights in the territory In question.
Mr. Burke contends the state ceded
these lands to the board, and he liz
coming here Thursday to personally
represent the board in it's claim IT. r.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

The Good win- Buquor Motor 20,
beginning with this week changed
the front of their garage, putting
In very neat show room where
the entrance was, and shifting the
entrance to the north side OF the
building. These alterations ne
cessited considerable tearing ont
and rebuilding.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Mr.. II. b. Snider was called
back 10 Lake Charles the early
part Of this week. Mrs. Snider,
who went to New Orleans last
week expectitg to undergo sur.
gical operation, was pronounced
by the physicians as being unable
to stand the ordeal. Therefore
she returned to her home in Lake
Charles.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Every family that has children is
liable to have Group; invariably at
night. IL BALLARD'S HORE-
HOUND SYRUP is kept in the
house, it saves going after the
medicine at an announcement time
and checks the attack promptly.
Price 25c, SOC and S1.0O per bottle.
Sold BY ESTORGE DRUG co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Ragged wounds are painful and
cause much annoyance. Ii not kept
clean they tester and become run
ming sores. BILLIARDS. SNOW
IMMINENT is an antiseptic healing
remedy for such cases. Apply It
al night before going to bed and
cover with cotton cloth bandage.
1t heals in few days. Price 25e,
soc and S1.00 per bottle.
Sold BY ESTORGE DRUG co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14
ROOMS.

Furnished Room. with board, Ia of.
fered for q gentleman and wife. or for
two gentlemen who will be willing to
occupy the same room. For terms
and further particulars, apply at
as No. $40 West Main street
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Messrs. Edward b. Kramer
Harry Winter, jr.. Arthur Provost
and others spent Easter Day with
their respective parents. They
left the next day, Monday, foI
Baton Rouge to resume their stud
les at the l.. s. u.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

NJ Luke Trainor suffered the
.lp1tation of his foot, just above
- ankle, on last Saturday. Our
seet Information OF his condition
s.oates that he IL doing about ~
= could be expected.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Miss Marie Romero came home
to spend Easter with her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Octave
Romero Miss Romero attends
the l.. S. U. in Baton Rouge.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Poirson and
little daughter Of Jeanerette at
tended the special services at the
Epiphany Church on Easter Sun.
day.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Wistaria Chapter, O. E. s. No.
81 held its regular meeting on
Monday, April 9th.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Neal on Sunday, fine boy.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

1.-THE Devils address was Hea
ven-before he knocked his home
town."
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14
Wednesday and Thursday were

antlthesis in weather conditions.
Thursday morning this section
was visited BY . cold and heavy
rain, which continued throughout
the forenoon.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

DIR. and Mrs. +, f. Courts, Miss Myr-
It's Courts aud Mr.. Will Bauman made
the trip to New Orleans from this place
on Sunday last.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fish of Alb
bevllle were visitors here on last
Sunday.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14
, GET YOUR RENT RECEIPTS
At THIS OFFICE.

Excursions from all directions
over the Southern Pacific railroad
will come to this place tomorrow
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14

Sash, Blind and Door Factory, spe-
cial work OF all description.
Cisterns and Tanks.
II BERTRAND LUMBER co
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14
PERSONALS
Very truly yours,
E. S. Fulton, M. ID.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cultivate Wis
tied IN Morgan City on Monday for a
few hours.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

freedom and democracy and are Ell
~deavoring to make loyal citizens OF
all of those who come to our country
to make it their home. In the public
schools their children, along with ours
are taught to salute the flag and are
given frequent lessons In the line of
patriotism. If seditious speech is al
lowed it has the effect of breeding dis
loyalty in many of those who have
not, as yet, become true and loyal
Americans. If a man had a field Of
grain already started from the purest
of seed and should catch an enemy
sowing tares and thistles in his field
some night, he would undoubtedly re-
sort to harsh measures to prevent the
spoilation. This is just what our state
and national authorities are trying to
do n these strenuous times when so
many interests are at stake. Those
who seek to stir up trouble may tx
peot 10 be called to cou at any
time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

ceived into the church thirty-two new
members. The return of Mr.. Harget'
has been asked by the members oil
the church and unless something un'
foreseen arises, he will be the pastor
the coming year.
The following are the new members
received on Sunday: Grandma Bar.
ton, Mrs. Mary Buholtz, Mrs. Caroline
Blakeslee, Geo. Blakeslee, E. j. FL
lis, Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Eldridge, Helen
Eldridge, Mr.. and Mrs. T. |. Flittie,
Mayme G. Holbrook, Florence John
son. Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. Klinefelter
and three children, Victor, Vernis and
Vivian; Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Landen
and daughter, Edith; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Lundeen and daughter, Flor
ence; Hannah Rice, Otto Reed, Mrs.
Sibert, Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Shearon,
Lawrence and Bernice Shearon, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. c. White.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
REGARDING

Alexandria Herald-If auy religious
organization is opposed to sending
Smokes" to the soldiers who are
fighting for world liberty, humanity
and democracy. that is their own af-
fair. If they choose instead to send
testaments and religious literature to
the boys who are doing the fighting,
that also is their affair, and it is most
certainly a commendable move. But
when such organizations condemn 9th
ers for sending tobacco to the sol,
diers, and attempt to belittle those
who are trying to furnish comfort for
the soldier boys, the members of those
societies are taking in too much ter
ritory and are interfering with mat
ters which is none of their business.
If the soldiers had nothing but tesla
ments and religious literature to while
away their time they would become
a very dissatisfied bunch of men in a
short time. Too much of any one
thing, no matter how good it may be,
will prove ~nauseating in time, and the
soldiers should receive a mixture of
good things from home-including
good tobacco.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

satisfactory. Senator Sterling has
urged upon DR.. Garfield, the national
fuel administrator, the Importance of
appointing a state coal administrator
without further delay in order that
the amount of coal needed at each
station In the state may be learned
as soon as possible and distribution
made accordingly.
According to the plan announced bv
the war department for the third
series Of Officers Training Camps to
be held for three months beginning
January 9Th, the number of graduates
and undergraduates to be admitted
from universities, colleges and schools
having a course Of military training
is 2490. On inquiry Senator Sterling
has been informed that the State Col.
lege at Brookings, the only institution
in South Dakota which has maintained
a course in military training, is en-.
titled to a quota of twenty-three.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
DICK HAClIDAY'S VIEWS

The Iroquois Chief has come to see
that you canno run a newspaper or
promises, and that money is what
talks. Dick has raised the price OF
his paper to $500 per year, payable
strictly in advance. This is the pol
icy of the Register and we find that
it pays out in the long run.
Dick further expresses himself on
the question of free advertising in the
following vein:
Monday mornings mail brought
two interesting items to the editors
desk. One was a request from the
government to donate nine columns of
Chief advertising space, regular rates
for which would amount to $27, to adj
yertising the second Liberty loan;
this in addition to boosting the loan
The other item was the news that
congress had agreed on the wal rev.
measure and that the bill in
an increase in newspaper post
axe rates and put a tax on all adver-
ts.nE carried in newspapers and peri
osiCalS. We are just wondering what
Tie average merchant would do if the
government asked him to donate $27
worth of goods and at the same time
notified him that an extra war tax had
been levied on his stock"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
AS DENSE AS EVER

The following editorial from the
Aberdeen Daily News is evidence of
the fact that our old friend, Stacy
Cochrane, once publisher of the
Brookings Individual, has not yet
swept the cobwebs from his brain.
STACY Cochrane takes up some
thing like a column of valuable space
in his Columbian, complaining be
cause an eight line editorial in the
News was too deep for his compre-
tension. The News is sorry. Instruc-
tons to reporters in the News Office
is to so write their news items that
they can be as readily understood by
a grade school pupil as by the presi-
dent of the normal school. The edi-
torials are written on the anne prin-
ciple, so if Stacy fails to grasp their
meaning, it really isn't the fault of
the News"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING

Kimball Graphic-As is generally
known and acknowledged the liberal
subscriptions to the last liberty loan
bonds was only made possible by the
liberal advertising given gratis by the
newspapers of the country. They not
only gave freely of their stock in trade
display advertising-but pushed the
sale of the bonds editorially. But the
newspapers are becoming weary OF
giving the United States government
advertising gratis. and there is a wide
spread disposition on the part of the
press to cut 1t out. There is no rea-
son why newspapers should donate
advertising to the government and
charge everybody else for it-even IN
war times. The government pays for
everything else 1t gets, and a pretty
stiff price at that. The newspaper
publishers. big and little. are called
upon to contribute cash for the Red
Cross, the liberty bonds, the Y. M.
c. A. work, the soldiers funds and
everything else that's going to finance
the war. Just why they should be ex
pected to give in addition advertising
space that costs them money to pro-
vide. nobody is able to answer. How
ever, the newspapers themselves are
blame for this, especially SO far
the government goes. They have
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM

This week opens the appeal to the
patriotism Of the people of the north
west for their support and money tc
make the great second Liberty loan
a big success. AS the first loan APP
pealed to the national pride of the in.
diyidual in a general way, this sec.
ond n makes an appeal in a more
personal and direct way. Hardly a
person but has some loved one, rela-
tive, friend or associate who is train
ing hard to take part in the active
work at the front. They must be
made the most efficient possible. They
must be equipped with the best that
there is. They must be fed. clothed
and supported until they have done
the work they have undertaken TO do.
All this brings the need of the money
in the hands of the government. closer
to us personally than did the other
appeal.
Now the farmer has finished his
crop for the year. He can give his
attention to the needs of the hour as
they depend on him for support. He
car see that his future demands that
he provide for its safety. As he looks
on today's prosperity, he can contrast
the lean years gone by and realize
that it Is only by the maintenance of
the government of our country that
he can hope that prosperity will abide
with US and with him. Now is the
time for him to take out an insurance
policy for that prosperity, just as he
takes out a policy 10 provide recon
pense In case of fire or wind loss. A
Liberty bond is a policy of insurance
against a condition in this country
based on the level of the farming con-
ditions of king ridden Europe. Safety
at home first appeals TO the farmer as
well as to the banker. the business
man and the manufacturer.
Shall the want of money bring death
or suffering to the thousands OF Amer.
lean soldiers who will be fighting on
the front? Shall those we love and
honor be the sufferers, when we can
come to their relief without the loss
OF a cent? This is no gift, 1t is a safe
and sane investment. Patriotism must
be OF a cheap and flimsy kind that
will stop when called to exchange the
commodity of money for a commodity
just as valuable. This is no time to
hesitate. to be small or captious. You
will not change the worlds advance
by holding back. And then If you are
a true patriot, you will even go 10
some sacrifice personally to make this
loan bigger and the appeal of the ma
ton fully unanimous and more re-
sounding. Oversubscription to this
loan means another nail in the coffin
which will eventually enshroud the
of government by divine
right. Let the people speak, and the
peoples will is bound to be done.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

made the practice Of publishing no
tees sent out from Washington with
out charge-more particularly the
country press, The big city dailios
don't do it-they are conducted on
better business lines. If a federal no
tice gets into one Of them it's paid for.
postmaster to get this and that notice
into the local newspapers and gener-
ally he succeeds, because he is a good
fellow and stands in with the local
newspaper g Until recently con
gress has never appropriated a dollar
for advertising in the country press.
But when Secretary McAdoo stated
that there was not enough available
money to extensively advertise the
next liberty loan bonds congress came
promptly forward and made the ap-
preparation, and gave him more than
he asked. The amount that can be
apportioned to each of the smaller
weeklies Of the country isn't big
enough to make il worth while to
bother with, however, and so far as
the Graphic goes it wouldn't cross the
street to get the business. But the
principle is right, and the newspapers
of the land should stand pat and cut
out any more free advertising for the
United States government or else open
their columns free to everybody.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
THE CALL OF COUNTRY

Brother c. j.. Webb, publisher OF
the Washington Springs Republican.
has been drafted and had to leave
even before he could dispose of his
newspaper plant and the newspaper
has been suspended. In his farewell
to his patrons he dwells on Thoughts
of Tomorrows" and says |editorially:
when I. left washington Springs it
was a prosperous town of twelve hun
dred splendid citizens; progressive,
industrious, appreciatiye, friendly and
patriotic. The town itself was max
ing wonderful strides in development
and Improvement and the country
around was keeping pace with the
town. Land was low in price but il
was producing crops that compared
well with those of much higher priced
land and a boom in real estate values
seemed inevitable. Prosperity and
partment of the community life.
| left innumerable friends there;
(not an enemy to my knowledge real
friends whose warm-heartedness Il
thoroughly appreciated. | loved my
work as publisher Of the Republican
and prospered. 1t was there /
started in business for myself and
against odds. | could never have
made the success | did in any other
but washington Springs. the best
town | ever knew.
1T was there | met my wife. a true
hearted, loving woman, TO whom 7
cannot pay fun tribute IT these
columns. ! launched out 70 build 8
home there but this was -.7ge1 i
The bud.
u left there al the cal. g: ~ co-n-
a yolunteer-thls honor -. Go
not claim as Il Is for Others; To-
would I not have been derided as 3
fool TO turn ny back on the result OF -.
five years and more of hard work
building up a permanent and prosper
Gus business? | have gone where a
others have gone. | do not
20 unwillingly for to Uncle Sam-the
S. Ado | not owe everything? {
This country received me with open
arms ten years ago, an alien from I
practically penniless, with g
,nly a determination to work and work t
lard. And when the freedom of the t
of my adoption was imperiled t
md that country called me, was it not I
duty | could not forego, to surren-
Ier all and go? '
Eyes, | went; and l will return. | {
now not what the future may bring. {
simply commenced another chapter '
n my life and | went to give my ser
ices to a cause | believe to be right s
nd for which | am willing if neces- 7
airy, to give my all. t
But nothing now stands out so |
PROMINENTLY as the pleasant memo I
les of washington Springs and her a
eople: a town | hated to leave; the a
90 subscribers to my weekly paper; S
he many business associates; the t
lany true friends and the nucleus v
{ a home. S
You, m readers, | bid goodbye, at e
his my entry into another sphere G
Goodbye and thank you"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
II CROW'S-NEST

.
Good morning, have you bought your
Liberty Bond yet?
O o o
We hear much about the suppress
sion Of free speech nowadays. Speech
is always free il it is the right kind
of speech. In this country we have
been trying to inculcate the spirit of
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
WASHINGTON INFORMATION

While the hard coal situation in
South Dakota is somewhat improved,
according to a telegram received by
Senator Sterling from Charles II. Ely
Ter, secretary of the Farmers Cooper
alive Association, 1t is still far from
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

The Peoples Council claims that
they met in Sioux Falls yesterday and
the police says they did not. Based
on actions and associations We are in
clined to take the word of the police
rather than that of one Rempfer. He
may be a Russian as he claims, but he
don't train with the right kind OF Russ.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

Twin City street car strikers only
got out eighteen per cent of the men
and the strike has failed. Strikes
In war time don't draw the accus
toned amount of sympathy. Little
RIFLES do not stem the ocean waves.
Individual wrongs must wait and not
block the general welfare.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

The world war is slightly obscuring
the world baseball championship. but
the score stands two for Chicago and
one for New York. The White Sox
look . little the best.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

The Reichstag asks the kaiser where
the empire Is going and what are the
ultimate war aims, and he politely
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
NOT NECESSARY

Mrs. Barton Ito small daughter
saying prayers)-"A little louder,
dear. | can't hear"
Daughter-"Yes, but I'm not speak
ing to you.-New York Times.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

German sailors on warships mutiny
and the kaiser orders them shot.
They must have been half shot when
they tried to pull that stunt on the
Most Highest.