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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-17

row from the Peoples National
Bank the sum of $4,000, secured
by promissary note payable six
ty days after date in favor of the
Peoples National Bank Of New
Iberia, with interest at the rate
Of eight per cent. per annum from
date until paid and signed by the
Parish of IBERIA" per F. Diet
lein. and all the members present
at this meeting. Unanimously
adopted in regular session this
day.
The following resolution con
corning the Road District No. I
was adopted as follows:
In order that there be no mis-
understanding with the voters of
the Seventh Ward, at the election
to be held to vote a bond issue for
the building Of the proposed he
ria-V ermilion road, it is resolved
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-17

by the Police Jury of the Parish
of iberia that the said proposed
road will follow the course of the
present road now leading to De
rouen P. O., then in the direction
of Bob Acres and Delcambre
eliminating short turns. The
above resolution, moved by Mr..
Decuir, seconded by Mr.. Miguez
and unanimously adopted this
day.
The financial committee Is
unanimously instructed to meet
as soon as the assessment roll of
the Parish be completed and es-
tablish a budget for the year 1918
to be adopted by the Police jury
of the Parish of Iberia, who will
assemble in special session at a
future date previous to the LIST of
December, 1917.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-17
BACK BAD TODAY?

Backache is usually kidney ache
and makes you dull, nervous and
tired. Use Doan's kidney
for weak kidneys-the remedy
recommended by your friends and
neighbors.
George Pefferkorn, rs Fifth
St, Lafayette, La, says. "Three
years ago | strained my back lift
ing a barrel of sugar. After that
my back caused me a greal deal
OF pain and it was always stiff
and lame. Ny kidneys were weak
and the kidney secretions calded
IN passage and were very an
noying. My general health was
poor. i tried different remedies.
but got no relief. / heard 10
much about Doan's Kidney Pills
that I finally got some. After I
took a few doses, l began to feel
like myself against. took three
boxes Of Doan's Kidney Pilhe md
since then my back has 1been
strong and I don't know what It
IS to have kidney trouble"
Price 6Oc. at all dealers. DONE
SIMPLY ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Rlls-tha
same that Mr.. Pefferko{n had
foster-Milburn Co., Props, But.
falo. N. Y.-Adv.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-17
Opinions from
Folks Who Know

For malarial headache, Granger
Liver Regulator entirely relieved my
trouble.-J. Height, Wetumpka, Ala.
Had heavy headache. Vomited
twice to six times a day. Four doses
of Granger Liver Regulator made me
well.--LOundas p. Brindley, Somer-
vile, Ala.
Mother had sick headache. Granger
Liver Regulator did her more good
than all the medicine she had taken
before.-Pearley Davis, Pacio, Ala.
/ never expect to be without it in
my home.-Jenie Usey, Gadsden, Ala.
1t is q great saver Of doctors bills.
Louis N. Kent, Honoraville, Ala.
There is none better.-Dr. T. e.
Cothram, Alexis, Ala.
All druggists sell Granger Liver
Regulator-25c. Try it.
Enthusiastically
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-17
|92 S :''!|!{!!| s.!
GAMERS 1an-Black-White
DRESSINGS SOLD IN the BEST STORES
LOREAUVILLE SCHOOL GIRLS
ALL KNIT FOR SOLDIERS.

Baton Rouge, La, Nov. 13.-The
first report in response to cir.
cular addressed to the public
schools of the state by c. A. Ives
state high school inspector, in
which he endorsed knitting by
pupils for the soldiers. has been
received. It is from the Loreau
vile high school and says that
practically every girl has enlisted
in the work of supplying the sol
diers with knitted articles.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-17
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic Is equally valuable as 4
General Tonic because il contains the
well known tonic properties Of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives
out Malaria. Enriches the Flood and
Builds mp the Whole System. 60 cent?.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-17
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.

New Iberia, La, Nov. oth, l9I|
The Police Jury Of the Parish Of
Iberia met this day November oth
1917, in regular session with Mr.
Theriot presiding and the follow
ing members present, to-wit:
Messrs. Gary, Romero. Decuir
Gonsoulin, Derouen, Theriot
Dietlein, Miguel, DR.. McGowan
and Moresi.
Absent, Mr.. v. J. Erath.
On motion Of Mr.. Gonsoullr.,
seconded by Mr.. Gary and unan-
imously carried. the reading OF
the minutes of the previous meet.
ing were dispensed with.
Mr.. Jules Dreyfus appeared
before the Police Jury and read
correspondence exchanged be-
tween the State Board of Affair
and himself, relative to State as
sessment on open accounts. The
contention of Mr.. Dreyfus recites
the open accounts are the direct
results of advances made to far
mers. thus enabling them to cul-
tivate their lands and harvest
their crops and inasmuch as his
bill payables are far in excess OF
his bill receivabIes, as per his
sworn statement before notary
public, said open accounts should
not be assessed. In view of these
facts Mr.. Dreyfus do hereby en-
ter protest with this Police Jury
for his general relief in the mat
ter.
In consideration Of the above
protest. be it and it is hereby re-
solved by the Joliee Jury OF the
Parish Of iberia, assembled this
day in regular session that the
Secretary is hereby instructed TO
serve a notice to the Assessor OF
the Parish Of iberia to the effect
that he must not assess open ac-
counts in the books of either Par
ish or State assessment.
This resolution conforming with
instruction given the Assessor OF
the Parish Of Iberia by the Police
jury Of the Parish Of Iberia, in
their first meeting Of July 1917,
when sitting as Board Of Review
ers.
The above resolution presented
this 9Th day Of November 1917 by
Mr.. Gonsoulin, moved by Mr.. De-
rouen, seconded by Mr.. Gary. was
carried unanimously.
Approved:
A. A. THEREOF, President.
PAUL BASSIN. Secretary.
A delegation from the Village
Of Loreauville, composed Of Mr..
Gonsoulin, Mayor and L. Ranso-
net. Marshal, appeared before
this Body in connection with the
controversy in regard to the Lo-
reauville Public Bridge.
After some discussion it was
evident that the residents of the
West Side of Bayou Teche could
not realize the amount of money
necessary to pay one-half Of the
repair and maintenance of the
Iloreauville bridge when it was
moved by Mr.. Miguel, seconded
by Mr.. Moresi and unanimously
carried that the Police Jury ap-|
propriate and do hereby approp-i
rate an additional sum of One
Hundred Dollars over the sum Of
$4,000 already appropriated, as,
per resolution passed at their
meeting Of Aug. I'd. 1917, Minute
Book No. 8, page 1924.
Moved by Mr.. Decuir, seconded
by Mr.. Gary that in the event
that said amount be insufficient to;
meet the repairs and maintenance
Of the Loreauville public bridge,
that the Police Jury appropriate
another amount equal to one-half
of any surplus Of the sum already
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-17

;, appropriated, the cost OF repair
ing and maintaining the said
! bridge not exceeding $4,000, said
motion being defeated by the
following Yeas and Nays votes TO-
wit:
Yeas-Four votes.
! Nays-Six votes.
! And said motion was declared
defeated.
Mr.. Husville Gonsoulin, Mayor
of Loreauville, stated that a res
olution passed by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the Village
of Loreauville, in special session
assembled October the 10Th, 1917,
obligating the Village of Loreau-
vile to pay one-half of the salary
OF the bridge keeper Of the Lo-
reauyille bridge, after the COM
pletion of the repairs on said
bridge up to and including the
month of December 1918, has been
adopted and make a part Of their
records.
Mr.. Adrien Gonsoulin, member
, of the Police Jury of the Parish
of Iberia, for the 4th Ward, is
unanimously authorized to buy
the material necessary to repair
the Loreauville bridge and take
the supervision Of said repairs and
have it completed and restored to
traffic at an early date.
"Mr. Sampson, representing
the Morbihan Refinery of Morbi-
han, La, appeared before the Po-
lice Jury Of the Parish of Iberia,
and protested in behalf Of his
Company of the excessive State
assessment placed On Morbihan
Refinery when in fact and accord
ing to average figured out Of the
records Of the past three years.the
daily capacity Of said Refinery is
700 tons, thereby placing same in
Glass A, and demand that the
State assessment be reduced to
$1O5, 10000"
In view Of the above facts, the
following resolution presented by
Mr.. Gonsoulin, moved by Mr..
Gary and seconded by Mr.. De-
rouen was adopted unanimously.
to-wit:
Be it and it is hereby Resolved
by the Police Jury of the Parish
of Iberia, assembled this day,
November 9Th, 1917 in regular
session that the Secretary Of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed
to serve notice on the Assessor Of
the Parish of Iberia and inform
him that the capacity Of the Nor
bihan Refinery is TOO tons per day
and thereby must fix the ASSESS
ment for the State on said Re-
fincry in Glass A, at $105, O0O.0O,
ia accordance with schedule oil
the State Board Of Affairs.
Approved:
A. A. THEREOF, President.
PAUL BASSIN Secty.
Mr.. Frank Beasley, undertaken
of Jeanerette, requested the POI
lice Jury that costs Of burial Of
paupers be paid cash. IMAM
imously carried and Treasurer au-|
thorized to issue check in pay
ment of such indebtedness.
Moved by Mr.. Romero, second
ed by Mr.. Derouen and carried
that Mr.. Dietlein, member of the
Finance Committee Of the Parish
of Iberia, be and he is hereby au-
thorized to enter into a contract
with the Sherwin, William Co. Of
New Orleans for the purchase Of
the preparation named Kiltik A,
in connection with the dipping Of
cattles. Unanimously carried.
Moved by Mr.. Dietlein, second |
ed by Mr.. Miguez that the Treas
urer Of the Parish of Iberia be
and is hereby authorized to bor-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-17

THere UtIHg no IuTIHer JUST
ness, on motion Of Mr.. Gonsoulin,
seconded by Mr.. Romero, the
meeting adjourned.
A. A. THEREOF, President.
PAUL BASSIN, Secty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26

gountry's salvatation hinged on him,
und he shows hiss Spooch printed in
der Congregational Records to proof
idt. Dere ISIS we're der spooch comes
in und Wy idt is necessary. Off course
in der meantime der president iss
biting hiss finger nails, und der Cher
man soldiers vOt are nodt on vaca-
ton blow oop a few more boats, und
der Belgiums continue to starve, und
U-poats continue to U, but vot can We
doo Congressman half job, und der
dignity off Congress must be oopheld,
und regardless off vot Sherman saidt.
dot spooch MUST be wrotten und
printed in der home bapers. for no
pody knows ven der var will end. but
We do know dot anoder election will be
held in der course off human clients.
und self preservation ISIS der main
spring off bolitics. Heine, idt ISIS
shoost like gedting tooth pulledt.
Idt must be did anyway, so vots der
use Wasting so mooch time. Wy nodt
quit kicking und chewing der rag, una
ledt dem gedt busy
We half hadt der Bankers Conven-
tions nit us dis week. Dey vos fine
lot off chentlemen, but, Heine, vot
does a Banker want nit Convention
anyway? He has all der money vot
community hass, und locks it opp und
lets idt breed interest und shouldt be
satisfied, but ISIS he? He ISIS nodt.
Each year he must haff a Convention
und tell all der oder bankers how to
run DER hanks as better as dey know
how demsellufs. I thought vile all
der bankers vos in town together I
would see dem und stadt plainly, dot
in der efent you don't choin der army
you vouldt go to Skollege gain next
year, und see iff init der united eff
forts We could raise enough money,
but I didn't gedt der chance because
haff been pretty busy all week oper
ating on dandelions und shampoOing
der lawn nit der hose to keep der
grass allie. Hoping you are der same,
Your fader,
LOUIE SCHNITZ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26

Mein dear son Heine:
Check ENCLOSED. Since "brevity ISIS
der spice off life'' 1 will shut opp
apoudt idt before I said someding.
Veil, Heine. see der United States
ISIS now going to send some armies
to France, or some oder country
''somevere in France" vich ISIS der
same only nodt so definite. We hadt
der tickenS off a time gedting into der
var on aggount off Congress, but Pc
already go some. You see Heine,
Roosefeldt vunce vos in Chermany
und toldt der Kaiser all apoudt how
der Governmental off dis country iss
handled, So ven We declared var
translated from der Cherman SECRET
Code means dog gone" Den he call
ed in Cheneral or two und saidt:
Tell a bunch off der soldchers to
shine DER shoes und wash DER faces,
und go Offer puy der Russian line ware
dere isn't any fighting und take a va
cation for a few months till Congress
gedts busy" Now, We will take most
any Congressman for example. Maybe
declared, but reads apoudt idt in der
bapers. Den he rushes to der post
office und sendts a kilograms to hiss
home Stadt und asks a friendt vot der
peoples think apoudt var. Hiss friendt
und political adviser says der beople
want var. und den der Congressman
says "Puy Golly, I guess me 1 must
wrotten a speech"
Now, you see ;dt takes time for all
off der Congressmens to wrotten
speeches und gedt chance to readt
dem, but idt must be did for diss rea
son. Ven dey go home idt ISIS usual
for Congressman to stick oudt hiss
chest und say, Look vot 1 half did
for der common beoples.' und dey say,
"Vot did you did ?" Den he must be
in a position to explanation how he
Inadt var on Chermany. und each und
efer vun off dem must be able to show
in hiss own respectif district how der
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26
TOpekan Discovered PrOwlers
in the Back Alley.
One Had Flashlight and An
other a Big Knife.
METAL GRATED On METAL
Then Voice Said: "COme On, i
Spotted Another"
Dotted Line on Tin Can Solves
Deep Mystery.

The day died and night spread over
the southwest part of Topeka. Blanket
ed with clouded sky. the very atmos-
phere seemed to forebode something
impending. A resident of the neigh
borhood, under the cover of outside
darkness and drawn blinds, read the
evening paper while the first fly of the
season clumsily buzzed in the warmth
of the chandelier
A door slammed. Footsteps APP
preached, hurried footsteps they were.
The residents wife entered, breathless.
Someone's in the back yard" she
told him in a hushed whisper. May
be burglars. You know we've heard
lot of after-night prowling in the alley
just after dark!'
The man of the house remembered.
There had been prowling thru the
neighborhood recently.
Made Investigation.
Silently he slipped out the back door
and stood listening. Something rus
tied just behind the building in the
and stealthily approached the spot,
stopping just behind a tree. Muffled
voices came from a few feet away.
Look here! Here's one." whisper
startled paling slightly He was dis
covered. While he hesitated, seeming
uncertain whether he would be hero
and boldly advance or run, the voices
seemed to come no nearer.
A f1ashlight appeared.
In the ribbon of light an arm ex-
tended, the hand holding a wicked
| looking knife with a four-inch blade.
| Blood trickled like icicles in the veins
! of the Topekan. There followed a
sound of metal meeting metal and a
voice said:
II spotted another one up the al
! ley farther. Let's go get it,
Solves Mystery.
Receding footsteps faded as the To-
| pekan drew a breath of relief and I'M
| easiness. Some dark and deadly crime
may have just been committed only a
few feet from where he stood. With
the voices gone. he approached the
| spot from where they came.
| A pile of old cans were the only
| things in sight. He picked up an old
can. The label had just been re-
moved. A part of it lay on the ground,
and a part was missing. He picked it
up. Along a dotted line which had
just been cut by a knife blade was a
| line of print 1t read:
Cut along this line. Coupons good
| for valuable premiums"
From up the alley came a boys
shri1l voice.
Hi. Bill. got five, how many ye
got ?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26

the officers who will train them, now
being made here and in other camps,
will have to be ready to go their pupils
one better in all forms of endurance,
except perhaps in carrying the pack.
Observation of the men now here
brings home the fact that they have
been picked out of the flower of the
country. There are big, husky chaps
and little wiry ones. but they all show
stamina The most notable thing
about them is the general stamp of
refinement-the prize fighter type is
almost negligible. All are ready to go
love to fight. Few also are there who
look to the army as a permanent pro-
feSSion-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26
IN HIGH FINANCE
200 Per Cent Profit Is Common
Among Trade.
One House Has Made Its Capt.
tai Five Times Over.
Facts About Leather

The present exorbitant prices of
leather were caused by unnecessary
speculation, tho the public and the shoe
trade were told that the great scarcity
OF hides and skins was the cause.
Shoes for men and women which re-
tailed in 1915 from 81 to 81 II bought
on present prices of leather, would re-
Yet We imported in 1915 IL per cent
more hides and skins than in 1915. which
year s imports were much greater than
previous years.
Shoe manufacturers had all the
leather necessary to manufacture 61,
OOO,OOO more shoes than in 1915 which
was the banner year in the shoe and
leather business, owing to the millions
of pairs of army shoes and feathers ex-
ported to warning nations which, at
present, has nearly ceased.
England has recently put an embargo
adding $35,00OOO0 to the shoes and
leather supply here that we exported to
England last year.
The civil population of the warning
fighting forces and are not consuming
half the leather they formerly were,
owing to the excessive cost of living.
The shoe and leather trade, with
come to believe that the cost of hides,
skins and shoes do not count so long
as they can market their goods at I'M
usual prices.
Shoe retailers and jobbers have on
hand the largest stocks they have
ever carried. Retailers have enough
stock on hand to take care of SO per
cent Of this years business. Eighty
five thousand retailers in the United
States are carrying approximately co.
100000 more pairs of shoes than year
ago.
The retailers hold the whip hand. If
brilliant prices the jjrices will go
down.-ThOmas G. Plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26
CLIPS WAR STORY
High School Instructor Uses
State Journal Pictures.
Scrap Book of Events Arranged
by Miss AIdrich.
FORECAST.

State Journal press dispatch clip
pings, magazine articles half tones
and other illustrations relating to the
World War and other historical mat
tiers are used in what Miss Ethel M.
Aldrich. of the high school history
department, calls History Scrap
Books" The clippings and other data
are collected and pasted in suitable
books by the students of Miss Aid
richs classes as part of their work,
thus aiding them to learn history in
the making.
The World War, and pictures of the
countries and rulers involved form
the greater part of the scrap book of
one of the students. The illustrations
include a picture of Serjeyo where
the war lid was pried open when
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Aus
tria was shot by a cheap man with a
cheap revolver about three years ago
and his satanic majesty "Attila'
Wilhelm hurried home from vaca-
ton, and got busy with blood and iron.
Some of the illustrations in these
scrap books recall personal exper-
fences to Miss Aldrich, as before the
war she conducted touring parties
over Europe during the summer vaca-
tons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26
IT'S RED CROSS WEEK
President Proclaims Period for Giving
tn Relief ORGANIZATION

to Relief Organization.
Washington, May 26.-President
Wilson today fixed the week begin
ming June rs as Red Cross week. Call
ing upon the people of the Onlteo
states to "Give generously and in q
shirt of patriotic sacrifice" to the Red
Cross during that week, the president
issued the following proclamation:
"Inasmuch as our thoughts as a
nation are now turned in united
purpose towards the performance to
the utmost of the services and
duties which we have assumed in
the cause of liberty and Justice;
''Inasmuch but a small proper
ton Of our people can have the OPP
portunitv to service upon the actual
field of battle, but all men, women
and children alike may serve and
serve effectively by making it pos
sible to care properly for those who
DO serve under arms at home and
abroad:
And inasmuch as the American
Fed Cross is the official recognized
agency for voluntary effort III be-
half of the armed forces of the ma
ton and for the administration of
relief;
Now, therefore, by virtue of my
authority q president of the United
States and president of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. l. Woodrow Wilson,
90 hereby proclaim the week be-
ginning June rs, 1917. as Red Cross
week during which the people of
the United States will be called
upon tc give generously and in a
spirit of patriotic sacrifice for the
support and maintenance of this
work of national need.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26
DISHES ON THE TABLE
House Stands a Year just as Mother
Left 1t.

When Mary ]. Raymond died sud-
denly in Little Russia a year ago
she left no kin in this part of the
country but she did own a little house.
After the funeral it was locked and
boarded up and has stood that way for
a year. For some reason neighbors
have been looking askance at it lately.
There were some bills to be paid and
this week the probate court appointed
F. NJ. Ward of North Topeka as ad-
ministrator with instructions to ap-
praise the property and sell it 1t was
up to Ward to so inside and look
things over.
In the house he found things just
as they were when Mrs. Raymond
died. The dishes were on the table,
skillets on the stove, a refrigerator, and
groceries in sacks. That is the sacks
were there Rats had eaten every
eatable in the house. There was
hole in the bottom of the meal sack
and every grain was gone. The bread
wrapper was there but the bread was
gone. The limburger cheese was safe
from the rats but when Ward opened
the refrigerator door he wished they
had taken that also. The house and
its contents will be sold to pay the
bills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26

present camp is showing itself. The |
instruction officers say they want eff
ficiency in understanding and i'm |
parting information rather than per /
lection of drill in the present COM |
panies AS a fact, they want both. The |
present school is one of teachers
teaching the pupils to teach and de-
veloping this feature even beyond the
West Point standard.
It was SELECTION that gave the
camp its high grade in character and I
physique. 1t will be selection under
the CONSUMPTION law that will give the
body of the new army very high gem
eral physique. The new privates will
be trained up to the limit of their en-
durance, which will be very great, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26

Fort Riley. May 26.-The officers
training camp at Fort Riley, one of the
biggest of it's kind in the country
is now in full swing. Companies have
been formed, duties assigned, pro-
grams arranged. The men are being
given all the work they can stand.
To undergo such a regimen as is
prescribed means much strengthen
ing of the constitution. These men
must soon be ready to take raw re-
cruits, lick them into shape, harden
their bodies and fill their minds with
accurate military information and at
the same time be ready to march with
the swiftest and endure the utmost
fatigue without showing it.
Already the normal feature in the