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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-21
ATCHAFALAYA BASIN
LANDS.

! New Ibrria, La. April II, 1Dl7
| To the Editor of The Times Plea
yune:
In this critical epoch Of ouV
country's history we should by al
means provide an abundance OF
food for our own army, the armies
of our allies and for our own peO
pie A plentiful supply of food
stuffs lowers prices thereof; short
age raises prices; and discomfort
ment, rearing it's head at home,
soon is reflected in the army
Therefore, it is with pride and u
sense OF security that | read Of
the Southern Gut.Over land con
ference, which offers the nation
five million acres TO meet the ex
ira demand for foodstuffs. The
nation needs the products of these
lands; the state aud national gov
ernmeDts should assist in bringing
them into instant cultivation.
Here, IN the Atchafalaya basin,
are over four million acres of the
most fertile lands in the world,
rendered useless by yearly tloods
Thousands of acres in cultivation
within The recollection of the peo
pie of this generation have been
abandoned. Although the sugar
district pays the bulk of the taxee
to the state, and these lands pay
ten mill tax and acreage and pro
du0e tax, annual foundations from
the Atchafalaya drive back the
farmers, who are forced to aban
don homes and become tenants on
other lands. Cooperation between
state and nation can, with little
cost, bring this huge acreage into
cultivation for 1918 or at least
1919
This war may last long. ls it
not worth while for state and ma
ti0n to make possible the cultiva
tion of the Atchafalaya lands and
the cut-over lands, which combin
cd can feed the armies of the
United Statesi
l suggest that Louisiana's news.
papers take up this matter at once
with view ot securing the attep.
tion and efforts of our state admin
istratiOn and the Louisiana dele. |
cation at Washington. The ma.
tion needs the products from these
lands. We should meet it's de
Il. s. BROUSSARD.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-21
CITIZENS AND ALIENS
Given Stern Warning Not to
Abet Treason.

Washington, April IS. Al
persons in the United States. clti
zeDs and aliens, are warned in q
proclamation issued today by
President Wilson that reasonable
acts or attempts to shield those
committing such acts will be Wig.
orously prosecuted by the govern.
ment.
Far.reaching importance at
tacbes to the direction of the
warning to aliens and the deolara
ton that "resldeDt aliens owe al
legiaDce to the United States" and
therefore are equally subject to
the laws against treason and like
crimes.
At war, the United States is in
very different position from y
neutral. Bomb plotters now may
be gripped with an iron hand.
Not only are coDspirators them
selves subject to heavy penalties
but any one, even a German resi-
dent. who has knowledge of trea-
soDable acts and fails to make
known the facts to the authorities,
may be sent TO prison for seven
years and fined $1,000 for mispri
sion of treason.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-21
FOOD PREPAREDNESS

Excerpts from the procee dings
Of the STATE FOOD PREPAR.
EDNESS COMMISSION OF
LOUISIANA, April 14tb, 1917.
In response to summons from
Governor Ruffin q. Pleasant, the
STATE FOOD PREPAREDNESS
COMMISSION met at the Istrou.
ma Hotel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
IL: A. M April 14th, 1917, to ar
range their work looking to a
state wide preparedness to meet
the possible food shortage that We
may face in the near future. Mr..
Harry ID. Wilson was designated
as chair man, and Mr.. w. II bod
son was designated as secretary.
The Commission divided the
work before it into seven groups
with q committee to take charge
of each group, as follows:
Committee on Production and
Labor.
Committee on Distribution and
Prices.
Committee on Economy and
Utilization.
Committee on Finance.
Committee on Mobilization of
Teachers and Children
Committee on Publicity.
Committee on Negro Work.
1t was the judgment of the Com.
mission that there should be a
commission In each parish similar
to the State Commission. This
Parish Commission to be formed
as follows: The Parish Superln
tendent of Schools and the Presi
dent Of the Police Jury, and to as.
sIst them q public spirited woman;
these three to select nine other
men and women to compose the
Commission of Twelve, one of
whom shall be the Parish Demon
stration Agent, If the Parish
should have one, and one of the
women shall be the Woman DE.
monstration Agent, il the parish
| has one.
This general Parish Commission
shall have entire charge of The
work in the parish, forming sub
committees in the various commu
mites a. might seem necessary,
and in other ways stimulating III.
terest and efforts 10 the ways OF
increasing food production In the
parish.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-21
HOW TO SELECT
AND USE FOODS

The following suggestions OF
getting the most food for one't
money are from Farmers Bulletin
o0S, U. s. Department of Agrlcul
tuTe.
Use cereals (6our, meal, cerea
breakfast foods, etc. freely, TAX
ing pains TO prepare them will
great care and to vary the kinC
used from day to day if necessary
to keep people from firing OF
them.
Remember that quart OF
whole milk day for each child,
to be used as beverage and in
cookery, is none too much.
DO not be ashamed to plan close
ly. Thrift in food means provid-
ing enough food, neither too little
nor too much.
Notice carefully how much of
such staples as -four, sugar, milk,
cooking fat. etc, ia issued each
week for a month, and see if there
are any ways of cutting down the
quantity needed.
Buy nonperishable materials in
quantities if better prices can be
obtained. Neigbbors can some
times club together to got lower
rates.
Try to make the dishes served
OF such size that there will be
enough to satisfy the appetite OF
the family and no unnecessary ia
ble and plate waste.
Many inexpensive materials can
be made attractive and the diet
can be pleasantly varied by a wise
use of different havorlngs.
Good food habits are an lmpor
tant part of personal hygiene and
thrift. Children get such habits
by having suitable amounts of
suitable foods served them and
then being expected to eat what ia
set before them.
True economy lies not only in
buying wisely but also in making
the fullest possible use of what is
bought. Il. s. u Press Bulletin.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-21
FLAG DAY

Wednesday was flag day for tn,
New Iberia Public Schools. Ths
pupils of the various distrIc,
schools gathered at the OeDtra
High School, corner of st. Peters
and Weeks streets, to take part il
the ceremonies of uDfurliDg the
flag. The gathering was large
and interesting one.
| Prof. g. M. BahoD, the Princi.
! pal of the High School presided al
! the gathering. In bls brief open
ing address he took occasion to
express the thanks of the schools
to all who had contributed in any
manner to aiding the making pos
slble this days festivities. lie
then announced that Miss Ber
tram had been elec ed to the hon
or of unfurliDg and Christening
the American Flag, by her school
mates---a mark Of esteem and a
great honor on such an occasion.
At the proper moment the young
lady stepped forward and pulled
the halyard which freed "Old
Glory" from it's confinement folds
to a snail bundle at the top of the
m ast pole. As the flag gave it.
self TO the breeze proudly the
school children joined in mighty
chorus, singing "The Star Span
gled Banner" The breaking of
the bottle of champagne at the
foot Of the pole proved task OF
greater exertion than the fair
sponsor seemed able TO muster
Col. II. S. Broussard promptly
volunteered his assistance and the
wine was split as programmed.
Prof. Bahon then successfully
introduced Hons. 4. T. Weeks, Il
). Broussard and w. j. Burke,
who. each, made splendid and ap-
proprlte to the occasion addresses,
abounding in patriotic sentiments
When the last speaker concluded
his eloquent speech the chorus
tuned up again and sung the last
verse over of "Star Star Spangled
Banner"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-21

The following patents were just
issued to Southern clients, report
ed by ID. SWIFT & CO, Patent
Lawyers, Washington, ID. G., who
will furnish copies Of any patent
for ten cents apiece to our readers
Mississippi. w. e. Frady,
Grenada, Boil weevil collector; J.
p. Treadwell, Walden, Harrow;
Louisiana. e. Bragg, Farmer.
vile, Milking stool; A. j. Chau'
win, Morgan City, Non sinkable
boat; A. q. Hauser, Pelican, Fan
attachment for chairs;
Arkansas. J. M. Basket, Uu.
d IRA, Branding iron; J. w. Max.
we'll, Waldo. Combined rule, level,
try square, and calipers.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-21

Bad breath, bitter taste, dizziness
and a general mo account feeling is
a sure sign of a torpid liver. HER
BINE is the medicine needed. It
makes the liver active, vitalizes the
blood, regulates the bowels aud res
torres fine feeling of energy and
cheerfullness. Price SOC.
Sold By ESTORGE DRUG co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-21

To have fine health complexion
the liver must be active, the bowels
regular and the blood pure. All this
is brought about by using HERBINE.
1t thoroughly scours the liver, stom-
ach and bowels, put the body in fine
condition and restores that clear, pink
and white complexion so much desir-
ed by ladies. Price 50c.
Sold BY ESrORGE DRUG co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-21

China, Russia, America and
France az republics constitute a
pretty large proportion Of the hu-
man race.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
The Fort Lee Enqineer.

AS this is campaign Of education
in Fort Lee Borough, special atten-
ton is called to an article elsewhere
in this newspaper on the absenteeism
of Engineer Mason.
The fact that the Borough Engin-
eer never comes around, and is abso-
lutely unknown save to favored few,
including the Mayor, makes the stu
alton at least interesting.
A Borough Attorney must be on
hand now and then Generally most
of the time), but the Engineer-Oh,
well, he isn't necessary except to take
big slugs of money right along
Mayor White may say that the en-
gineer's fee, AS A FEE, is only five
per cent, but the ENGINEERS DE-
PARTMENT is several times five per
cent. Yet Mayor White got many
votes because he told the public that
the engineering was to cost only five
per cent. All engineers know this
can't be done.
What the public would like to know
is, why did Mayor White send to
Perth Amboy for an engineer, and
why does he hide him?
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
Turn o. The Year.

We are at the first signs of beauti-
full Autumn-the turn O. the year
Nature never assumes a more invit-
ing aspect than at this season. To
the man in the city it comes along al
most unknown, for the lavishness of
the appeals in color are seen only
where trees and shrubbery flourish
The city dweller nowadays, however,
gets into touch with nature far more
readily and more often than former
ly. The automobile has been a great
redeemer for the poor man in town
But country folk watch the stately
approach of Autumn with eager in
terest as evidenced in the following
corn, the cleaning orchards in red
splashes everywhere, the purpling
grape, and the Haunting heralds of
the golden rod" Country wives plan
their big days when the turn O. the
year comes. They get out their
fruit jars, cleanse them, pack in the
fruits and lag them in the cellar pan
try for winter eating. Corn nova
days is the housewives joy, for she
finds ways to make September yield
many fine meals in February.
Your city man knows Autumn
mostly by the turn of the calendar
leaf and not by tree leaves. The bill
for the fall hat is reminder, and the
coal bunker is another.
In what striking contrast, there
fore, does the countryside invite the
aature-lover at the turn O the year!
The tang of leaf smoke lures us; the
russets and browns of oaks, the
scarlet naples, the yellow hickories,
the glinting corn sheaves, the soft
evening twilights, growing shorter
and shorter, the early evening lamp
the new dreams-old dreams! Ad-
tumn once more! All! the joy of it.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
The Private.

Some people think that the most
important thing about house is it's
trim. But it is the foundation.
So with the building of an army.
1t is the same as in the construction
of a house. If the foundation is
good the house stands. And no other
part of the building can go up till
the foundation is laid.
The foundation of an army is the
private soldier. The trim is the of
ficer. Both are necessary, but the
private is the force that wins battles.
The skill of the directing army Of
ficer must be reco gnized, and he
must not be underestimated. But all
that makes an army efficient is the
private. He is the foundation stones.
On their ably; on their strength
everything depends. No general could
sustain hims i unless his soldiers
backed him up with their power, dar-
ing and strength. The stern stuff OF
the real patriot beats in the heart of
the private. When general storms
height he is heralded, but the pri-
vate hero is killed in the charge or
wounded and gets none of victory's
honor. He bears the brunt of battle;
he does the drudgery of trench and
camp He is not conspicuous as a
unit of the great machine, but he is
it's most important cog.
To what everlasting obligation,
therefore, is the country under to the
private! The general plans battles but
the private wins them. All hail the
private. Laud him, crown him!
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1917
Is rs - Us n vs. IS
Il Word For The Husbands.

Married women who pout and mel
into tears every time husband seems
absorbed and in a brown study or
his return at night are making a big
mistake.
"Abstracted and disinclined te
talk is he?
Doubtless your husband has some
weighty problem to solve.
Competition is keen and many
bright minds are concentrated on the
questions of the day.
The man who outdistances the rest
must spend time in focused thought
Focused thought may make a
man seem like an automaton, but what
do you care, little woman, if your
husband is sober and honest?
Too many women set this abstrac-
ton down to interest in some other
woman and suffer accordingly.
Even the truest of husbands if de-
cused too often of infidelity in thought
and action will rebel.
The struggle to better themselves
and their families will become weari
some because so little appreciated, and
the very thing dreaded will come
about and another happy home be
wrecked
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
COrker Ticket In Fort Lee.

Elsewhere is presented the personal
side of the ticket nominated by the
Republicans with Samuel J. Corker
leading for Mayor. It is very
strong array of some of the best men
in the borough, and as these gentle
men have been nominated on a plat
form with Commission Government
plank, it stands at least unique in the
political annals of this section. Cen
orally when Commission has been vot-
ed upon, it has come from a general
movement at time when other cleo
lions were not on the calendar. The
Corker plan does away with the real
necessity of set campaign on Com
mission, as there has already been
presented many strong arguments
why it is the best form of municipal
government.
But aside from this, the ticket is
one of the very best that has ever
been presented in this section. One
of the chief sources of strength in
the Corker ticket lies in the candi-
dates for councilmen, Messrs. Marx
and Kerwein, who do not represent
any special interest, such as big NOV
ing picture plants, or any other for
which they might be seeking special
borough favors, the burden of which,
would, after all, fall on the taxpayers
at large; on the contrary, the inter-
ests they represent, is that of every
man, woman and child in the Borough
Of Fort Lee. They are known by
every man, woman and child, because
they have lived in this Borough for
many years and are not comparative
ly recent arrivals here like the candi-
dates for council on the Democratic
ticket. If they are elected to Coun-
Gil they will SO conduct the business
of the Borough that the taxpayers
money will be used to the best advan-
tage consistent with economy, and
they will not be asking special favors
of anybody, or for anybody, but will
give a square deal to all. In short,
the Republican ticket has been most
Carefully selected with view to CIV
ing this Borough a careful, business
like administration, and it is deserv-
ing of the support of all the voters in
this district.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
Sacrifices.

No man may with any degree of
safety claim that he is making a
sacrifice in any cause if there is the
least degree of selfishness behind the
action. Real sacrifice must be volun-
tary.
The great sacrifices of Bible history
were voluntary offerings in honor OF
God. Men have sacrificed time by
way of service, money and valuables
for cause they wished to benefit.
Jacob served seven years of devotion
for Rachel.
The one charm about real sacrifice
is that it must come from within to
be genuine. There must be heart In
it, or it descends to sham. Neither
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
When liberty is gone, life grows
insipid and has lost it's relish.-Addi-
son.
Controlling III Temper Temper.
Why permit little things to annoy

Why permit little things to annoy
you SO much?
There are enough big problems to
worry over, enough serious vexations
to NEE without permitting those of q
trivial nature to get the best of you
These outbursts of temper battling
with matters of small Importance I'M
fit you for mastery in matters OF
great consequence.
Using too much nervous energy.
Proof? That it requires so much
less tor ouse you to an irritable state
than it did few months ago.
Warning enough this should be
What about ten years hence?
If you find yourself in state OF
nervous collapse consult a physician
and let him find a remedy.
If it rests with yourself, realize be-
fore it is too late that you are losing
power as an ndividual-losing just
that sort of power which is requi-
site to your happiness and success
in life.
Just little more patience and a
broader outlook, and you won't poison
your mind and health by these to-
no-goodpurpose frenzies.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
A Challenge.

Having now made an investigation
as far as it believes it is necessary to
go, "The Palisadian" has come to the
conclusion that the recent appeal sent
out by Mayor Ropes, President of the
Eastern Bergen Improvement Asso-
citation, and Vincent B. Kelly, its
secretary, in justification of Judge
William M. Seufert's bill for services
in the Water Company case, is without
the suggestion of warrant for its
issuance, and is an imposition upon
the public credulity. This appeal by
Messrs. Ropes and Kelly is so mis-
leading as to facts, and is so I'M
mitigatedly false in it's statements
generally, that "The Palisadian'
hereby openly challenges both of
these gentlemen to- prove their case
before board Of citizens of Bergen
county. In. order to make the issue
plain, and easily understood, if
Messrs. Ropes and Kelly will name
man, "The Palisadian" will name
another, and these two will select
a third, for the purpose of sitting the
facts in possession of the parties in
terested, with the end in view of
proving whether there has actually
been one cent saved to the taxpayers
of Bergen county by the so-called
Water Decision.
If this arbitration committee should
find that "The Palisadian" is right in
is contention that there has been no
saving to the taxpayers, Messrs.
Ropes and Kelly are to openly apollo
gize to the people of Bergen county
for their misstatements. The Editor
of "The Palisadian" will publicity
apologize to the two gentlemen,
Messrs. Ropes and Kelly, for the
stand it has taken against them in
the controversy in the event of los
ing the decision.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
A Dangerous Experiment.

When recently "The Palisadian''
announced that the great moving
picture industries of Fort Lee were
being developed into a political ma
chine for the benefit of the admins
tration, it did not tell half the story.
No one but a fool would decry the
great value of the movies to Fort
Lee. They form the borough's best
asset, so far as industries go, and
give employment to great number
of people many of them living in the
borough. So no one wants to dis
parage this industry. 1t must and
should be given every encouragement.
At the same time, while everything
must be done to foster and encourage
this great business that is all the
time growing larger, the necessity
does not exist for making it subserv-
lent to any other interest, especially
personal political interest. From ap-
pearances the administration is MAX
ing an unfair appeal in behalf of its
ticket in trying to give the movie in
terests dual representation on tn coun-
Gil board. Mr. Hirliman is at present
on the board and Mr.. Murphy will
be another, if the White ticket
is elected. 1t may be that Mr.. Muir
ply is perfectly all right as man.
He doubtless is everything that a citi-
zen should be- But he himself should
see that to have the council chamber
dominated by the movie interests
smacks too largely of the purely poll
teal to be allowed. 1t is not a safe
thing to do, and is violation of the
spirit of proper government. 1t
might mean, among other things,
that with two men representing the
movie interests, anything they might
want, they could have. Anything the
borough might impose upon them
that it thought to be right, and the
movie men did not agree to, would
have a hard time passing. Thus the
rights of the people become at once a
negligible quantity.
Besides, there is no justice in MAX
ing politics part of any one set
of interests. 1t is the old story of
favoring the predatory interests that
the whole country has fought against
for the past quarter of a century.
This hing of showing favor to any
element of community is not only
sheer nonsense, but deadly wrong
to the people. Right now there is
every evidence that politics with the
moving picture inerests is the very
biggest asset Mayor White has in the
election. If he can pull out 200 or
more certain votes from that direc-
ton, he will feel safe, because he can
not longer hope to carry Palisade as
lie he has III the past past The ole, Of
the Southern end of the borough are
getting tired, weary, in fact, eating
out of other peoples hands. They
should have the right, at least, of CIV
ing expression of their wants in
their own way.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-10-06
An Inactive Tariff Commission

Congressional discussion within re-
cent months has been mixed to an
extent hitherto unknown. But now and
then wise word is spoken. A prom
inent high tariff senator recently
showed his wisdom in supporting the
war tax bill in spite of his own views
in normal times. He said the coun-
try was dealing with a fact and not
a theory, and that we needed the
money now to prosecute the war.
Levying protective tariff now would
not fill the treasury very full at this
time. 1t may be, he said, that after
the war necessity may force high
tariff talk, but not now. 1t must be
remembered that if we are going to
control big part of world trade when
the war is over we shall have to look
after our own fences. We must
build up something akin to recipro-
city or other countries cannot afford
to trade with us, and will not.
Perhaps conservatism will rule af-
ter the war, and happy middle
ground will be occupied that will pro-
tect the manufacturers and furnish
revenue as well. That is the sensible
thing to do. The people will not
stand the present high cost of living,
that is certain. The Tariff Commits
sion at the moment is wholly inactive
and rightly so.