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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
Louisiana Oil Fields Called Best
in the World-Sulphur and
Other Minerals are in Pay
ing Quantities

Asserting the Louisiana OF
! fields are without doubt the great
est in the, world and that this
State has greater resources in this
respect than the people fully
realizes. |. 5. Sweeney Of Okla
homa City who IS at the st.
Charles Hotel at New Orleans
takes exception to adverse crlti-
ciSm which has been made of the
fields. Mr.. Sweeney arrived in
the United States from Europe
last July. and has established him
self in Oklahoma City. Since
coming TO this country, he has
been engaged by some Boston in
tcrcSts to investigate Louisiana oil
fields have concluded as a re
suit of this investigation and my
experience has ia ken me to the
leading oil fields Of the world that
Louisiana is without doubt the
richest State III the world, in both
oil and sulphur and have in my
possession indiSputablc evidence
that there are other minerals in
paying quantities in different por-
tons of the State that will cause
the civilized world to stand
amazed. have been more or less
identified with the oil business for
many years. and was one Of the
pioneers in Spindle Top. | have
drilled wells III Batson, Sour
Lake, Humble, and Saratoga. and
have been in business for myself
and also connected with some of
the largest oil companies of the
United States. ! visited the
fields, the Jennings,
Hines and Dancey and also the
great sulphur mine located west
IF Lake Charles. | investigated ;
he Calcasieu sulphur and oil ,
ield, the creosotc district and I
Vinton oil field where they are $
5000 barrels of oil +,
lay and have prospects of a
,reater quantity. This trip has ,
'een a revelation to me, and | I
tate positively that any adverse a
rltlcism of Louisiana s oil and g
ulphur possibilities, is without g
and untrue. -
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
PUNISHMENT AND CRIME

In the City of London records
OF 1864 1t is stated that certain
John Penrose, a taverner. was con-
vlcted of selling unsound and
unwholesome wines to the deceit
OF the common people, to the con-
tempt of the King, to the shame
tul disgrace of the officers of the
City, and to the grievOus damage
OF the commonalty." His sent
ence was to be imprisoned for a
year and a day, to dring a draught
OF the bad wine. to have the rest
poured over his head. and to for
swear the calling of winter in
the City of London for ever.
Our ancestors had fine sense
OF making the punishment fit the
CRIME. "A man who surreptitious-
ly tapped London water con-
dult in 147S was set on horse
with vessel like a conduit on
his head. Out of the vessel.
which was constantly replenished
with water, ran a number of small
pipes. These played merrily upon
the offender as he was led round
TO the nine conduits Of the CITY.
where dis crime was publicly pro-
claimed. u
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
A MIGHTY CHANGE.

In its issue of February 17th
the Financial World says: eth,
Wilson administration has never
been more unpopular in Wal
Street than now, and that is say
ing a good deal, inasmuch as Wal
Streets enthusiasm for what NAV
be called the Washington view
point has never been rampant
The trouble is that Wilson will
not take Wall Street into his con-
fldence about what he wants in
the way of the sinews of war. All
the big bankers have been on the
qul vlve ever since the German
crisis developed eager to learn
about the probable extent of the
! governments borrowings. the rate
OF interest on the bonds to be is
sued and the probable terms of
the sale. But not a word has
been whispered into Wall Street s
ear, and the average bank mes
senger has known for two weeks
as much as any leading banker
about the government s borrow
lngs. The invariable reply which
representatives Of the Financial
World have received when ques-
tlonlng bankers is that all they
know about the loan is what thew
read In the newspapers
This is, of course, perfectly
monstrous-from Wall Streets
point of view. But is there, after|
all, any good reason why Wall
Street should know more than the
people-about the peoples bus |
mess And, again, is there anv
good reason why Wall Street |
should get advance information
about loan which the people
under the powerful and unselfsbI
leadership of the Federal Reserve
banks, can absorb with perfect
ease and without "rakeoffs' of
any sort? 1t may have been nee
essary to coddle high financiers in
he days before Congress was
wise enough to create the Federal i
Reserve System, though even then !
he coddling seemed foolish toll;
provincials. " But much water
las meanwhile passed beneath the Il
ridges. and the Wilson admins
ration will, we may be sure, ap-
zeal to the masses, through the
egional banks, if warloan or a |
cries of war-loans, must be float
d. The regional banks them
elves could easily absorb bonds|
or $2OO,OOO,00O, and that sum
-ould surely suffice for the i'm /.
rebate future. Let Wall Street
1erefore, continue to "blirst in :
Times Picayune. !
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
Published by request
IN MARCH.

March is rapidly a coming,
And our people are a humming
There is going to be work for al
the men,
On that, | am sure we can depend
For there is going to be lots OF
work done
When all of these improvements
have begun.
wr-
The sewerage, lots of men it,
employ
SO many family that II bring joy
will be quite a benefit to our town
And also to all the people around
Will add to our health great deal
1 am sure that s the way our peo-
pie feel.
They are going to run the big saw
mill
For the past year it has been ly-
ing still
awe Ill all De glad Tor wood is
scarce,
The kind we are buying now is
fearce. ="
"A large swamp this mill has lately
gotten
And it's the best of timber and
none of il rotten.
Tomorrow is the time to come buy
cheap,
Before property gets too high and
prices too steep,
For when the oil begins to flow,
And saw mills begin to blow,
And the sewerage begins to run.
The paper mill starts, you'll see
the fun.
F.. Y. B.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
CALOMEL SAL|VATES
AND MAKES YOU SICK
Acts like dynamite on a sluggish
liver and you lose a
days work.

There's no reason why a person should
take sickening, salivating calomel when
90 cents buys a large bottle of Dodson'p
Liver Ione-a perfect substitute for cal.
omel.
1t is pleasant, vegetable liquid which
will start your liver just as surely as
calomel, but it doesn1 make you sick and
can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is per-
fectly harmless.
Calomel is dangerous drug. II is
mercury and attacks your bones. Take
q dose OF nasty calomel today and you
will feel weak, sick and nauseated To-
morrow. Dunt lose days work. Take
. spoonful Of Dodson's Liver Tone in.
stead and you win wake up feeling great.
No more biliousness, constipation, slug.
gishnees, headache, coated tongue or eour
.somach. Your druggist says Il you
don't ind Dodsoo's Liver Tocn aoAa -
q sa.a hesriole ssleu& yonr popv :
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
WHY WORRY GIVES US
GOLD FEET"

When we accuse a man Of be
ing afraid to do something W,
frequently say he has "cold feet,
but few Of us realize the actua
physiological connection which
exists between fear and the temp
erature of the feet.
There is, however, very def
mite any good reason why the ex-
preston "cold feet" came to be
connected with the emotion OF
fear. Worry and fear are very
closely allied in their general
meaning and their effect on hui
man beings. Fear is an exaggc.
rated form Of worrying.
OF all the physical ills which
we needlessly and unconsciously
bring upon ourselves the most are
doubtlessly caused by worry.
"Hurrying through our daily
tasks and pleasures at breathless
speed is bad enough, but to worry
about future ills is far worse.
1t is well enough to look into
the future and provide to our best
ability against misfortunes, but
when this foresight amounts to
seeing only the phantoms in our
path, it is nothing short Of slow
suicide.
Worry and fear have a very
detrimental action upon certain
glands Of internal secretion which
control our health and poise.
Physicians are fast accommodating
important data to measure and
induce the healthy action of these
among which the thyroid
S one of the most important. But
s one of the most important. But
t seems impossible to hope for ,
my remedy that will repair all
he harm worry can do these
Glands.
1he heart action becomes irreg-
lar and intermittent when you
1orry; and the symptoms of heart
isappear; the respiration is re-
ressed the entire digestive tract
ecomes paralyzed for a time, and
he circulation of blood to the ex-
entities diminishes. The hands
I'D feet become actually cold to
lie touch.
To tell a man that he has "cold ,
et'' amounts to telling him that 4
lacks courage to take a GER ,
in step which he things he would !.
Re or ought to take. In consid- :
alton of the subject he under
'es q nervous strain known as
,rry and this actually causes j,
ysical GOODNESS of the extremi- .
.. .Watchman. ~ i.exEsE il
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24

FOX RENTAL up-to-date
store building, with modern plate
glass front and comfortable resi-
dence IN rear, located in heart of
business center, in thriving town
or Jeanerette. possession by first
OF April. Address Lock Box
1o6, Jeanerette, La. 2-17-6w.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
LICENSE DEBTORS.

Are hereby notified that all
Licenses, not already paid, are
now due, and. to avoid the pen
alties imposed by law, should be
promptly paid before the first day
of March, 1917.
p. A. LANDRY.
Shift. and ex-officio Tax Collector.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
FOR SALE

House and lot. measuring 100
by 800 feet, Located at No. 915
Centre Street. Apply to
HENRY HORTON.
40 Irving Ave. Beaumont, Tex,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24

FOR RENT-Two rooms. one
upstairs and one downstairs.
conveniently located on East
Main Street. Apply to this office
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
Application for License.
New Iberia, Feb. "a 1917

New Iberia, Feb. "a. 1917.
Notice is given that 7 have an
pied to the Board of Trustees Of
1he city of New Iberia for per-
mission to conduct a retail liduor
business in the Hotel Frederic
building on West Main Street
during the year 1917.
j. L. ROY.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
To Cure q Cold In One Dav

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money II IL fails to cure
Z. w. GROVES signature on each box. Csc
ADVERTISEMENT
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24

III Il you wish to sell your prom.
erty at what it is worth nlane =
listed if fictitious value Is n1aes1
upon y. See n st once. 1
The Washington times., 1917-03-31

cable and sent by radio to Commander
Pollock. commanding the Hancock,
and the formal transfer Of the island
was made.
The Danish flag was saluted and
taken down and the American nag
put up In st. Thomas.
Next to Largest Warrant.
The warrant for s2s.Ooo.Ooo was. next to
the Panama Canal zone warrant, the
largest ever drawn by the United States
Government 1t was indorsed by secre-
tary Of the Treasury McAdoo, United
states Treasurer Burke, and Comptrol-
Ter OF the Treasury Warwick.
Tne warrant was preseVted to the
United States Treasury for payment by
Minister Brun later In the day.
Although the treaty provided for pay
ment In gold coin. Secretary McAdoo
found this would be imptacticable. since
Treasury officials advised him S25.O00.Oo0
In gold coin would weigh forty-eight
tons. Treasurer Burke, therefore.
authorised q credit Of the entire amount,
divided in three parts between three
New York banks. The City. National
Bank and the Bank Of Commerce were
two Of the banks named. The name Of
the third waS-not announced.
The Federal Reserve Bank Of New
York was instructed to place $20.0O0.000
In gold at the disposal OF the three New
York banks against their credits. The
additional 100000 In gold will be paid
out Of the $7o0.00o.0o0 gold bullion stock
Of the New York subtreasury.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
UNCLE SAM TAKES
OYER DANISH ISLES
Minister Brun Receives s25,-
100000 and Virgin Group
Become American.

With the delivery OF a United
states treasury warrant for $25 5,O0O,-
600, the equivalent Of forty-eight tons
OF gold, to Constantin Brun, the Dan
ish minister, the United States today
formally took over the Danish West
Indies, hereafter to be known as the
Virgin Islands.
Immediately after delivery of the
check. cabled instructions were sent
by Minister Brun to Acting Governor
Konow at St. Thomas to deliver the
islands to the United States in the
name OF the King, and instructions
were sent by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels to Commander Z. T. Pollock
70 take over the islands in the name
Of the United States.
The delivery OF the treasury war
rant to the Danish minister was ac.
companied by considerable ceremony.
Secretary Of State Lansing, Secretary
OF the Treasury McAdoo, Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels, and Admiral oliver.
the new governor OF the islands.
acted for the United States. Minister
brun represented his government. re-
receipt.
Transaction Il Filmed.
The payment Of the 5000. 900 pur-
chase price was made in the dipIo-
matte reception room Of the State De-
Dartment while the officials involved
IN the transfer faced q battery of
and motion picture machines.
As soon as the payment was made
and the receipt signed. formal mes
sages to the American and Danish
at st. Thomas were
placed on the wire. A direct wire had /!
been run to the cable company's office |
n New York.
The two messages were sent by ca
Die to Porto Rico, were taken on the
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
GIRL SCOUTS OUT
TO GET PLEDGES
Four Hundred Members Scour
City for Signatures Prom
ising Loyalty.

Have you signed your loyalty pledge
yet?
II you haven't. watch out for the
Girl Scouts, for they're out In force
today.
Early this morning hurry-up call
was received for more pledges from
the Girl Scout headquarters. Already
they had received from The Times
enough blank pledges to carry more
than 10000 signatures, but such is the
intense rivalry between the various
troops in the Girl Scout organization
that more pledges were necessary.
Into the schools, churches, homes.
stores,s and offices, the Girl Scouts
have gone with their pledges, asking
everyone to prove their loyalty to the
nation.
Only four hundred girls have done
this. Have you done as much?
Many Sources
The zeal of patriotism, deep rooted
in citizens of all walks Of life, found
expression today in many sources in
pledges forwarded to The Times.
which placed the signers on record as
standing behind President Wilson and
the Government.
Edmund NJ. Sullivan, fifteen-year-
old pupil of the Hyde School, brought
to The Times office today the sigma
lures of 1889 individuals. This list
represents pupils of the NTH, sixth,
and eighth grades OF the
Hyde, Curtis and Addison Schools In
Not content with merely securing
the signatures of his neighborhood
friends and schoolmates, Edmund
carried the pledge to other quarters
today.
Travellers Approached.
He visited the Union Station. Every
traveller he could catch was asked to
sign and none, he said. refused.
One Chinese, Han Lee, OF George
town, affixed his name to the list
with the quaint Oriental hierglyphics
and told Edmund at the same time
he was ready to do anything in his
power to defend the interests Of his
adopted country.
Another communication was re-
reived from the F street office OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company, where officials and clerks |
signed the loyalty pledge.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
NINE GIRLS SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT
Pledge Their Loyalty In Crisis
in Resolutions to Be Present
ed BY His Daughters.

Loyalty to the President Is pledged
by nine Of the leading American col
leges for women in resolutions adopt.
ed for presentation to the Chief
Executive by his daughters, Mrs.
Francis B. Sayre, graduate, OF
Goucher, and Miss Margaret Wilson,
who attended the same college.
The resolutions follow:
ITO the President of the United
States: We, the undersigned presi-
dents and deans Of the nine largest
colleges for women In the United
States speaking for ourselves and
authorized by. vote to speak also for
the faculties OF the colleges which
we represent, hereby respectfully Of
fer you our loyal service.
Although we believe that the set
tlement OF international difficulties
by war Is fundamentally wrong, we
recognize that IN q world crisis such
as this, II may become our highest
duty to defend by force the principles
upon which Christian civilization is
founded.
ain this emergency, Mr.. President,
we wish to pledge you our whole-
hearted support in whatever meas
ure you may find necessary to up
hold these principles We wish TO
assure you OF our fun approval Of
such action.
"Any Service which we and ESQ far
As we are able to speak for them)
any service which the thousands Of
trained women whom we have sent
3ut from our colleges, may be able
10 render, we hereby place at the dis
Dosal OF our country"
The resolutions are signed in be-
lalf OF the following colleges by the
president or dean OF each. vassar.
smith, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Mount
7olyoke, Goucher, Radcliffe, Barnard,
women's College Of Brown Univer-
Iity.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
.T0MMIES PLY THE HOE
British Soldiers Home on Leave
Turn to Gardehlna.

turn 70 Sdroeninos
LONDON, March 3l.-The British
Tommy, home on leave from trench
digging and guarding the line, now
passes most of his time digging and
hoeing truck gardens in his native
land. In doing this he is augment
ing the land army OF civilians at home
and the thousands Of soldiers in train
ing at the various military camps in
England who f1nd time to do their
"bit" in the gardens.
Throughout the length and breadth
of this island, around the>smilitary
camps and especially along the rail-
way lines, well laid out gardens or
may be seen. The first OF
February there were $4,000 of the
plots under cultivation in this coun-
try, thus giving some idea OF the
speed with which the people have
taken to the spade and plow since
the authorities have tried to arouse
them to the danger of starvation as
by the submarines. The
threatened to comman-
deer idle land unless 1t was cultivated.
The result was that farmers every
where got busy and there is now lit
tie land going to waste"
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
PATRIOTIC. SPIRIT
FIRES SCHOOLBOYS
Georgetown Youngsters Drill,
Showing Readiness to
Serve Country.

They have no uniforms and hardly
time to don them-even IL supplied
with khaki gray-but patriotism
takes the place OF both uniform and
side arms with the miIitary-like
marchers of the Hyde, Curtis and Ad-
olson Schools, in Georgetown, who
have formed a pupils regiment to
manifest their loyalty.
At the lunch hour everyday, "The
Woodrow Wilson Loyalty Marching
Club" a coed Organization, parades
the streets and sidewalks In George
town, in the vicinity of o and Thirty
Third streets northwest. The pupils
call 1t a fife and drum company;
teachers describe 1t as a patriotic
organization, but William A. Hickey,
custodian OF the Hyde School is au-
thority for the statement that It is
q group of loyalists inspired by The
Times loyalty campaign to organize
in a military fashion and display
their patriotism and willingness to
do their "bit" In q national crisis.
Drill without Officers.
''They have no captain, no lieuten-
ants, and no director, except myself"
said Mr.. Hickey today, but you
won't find better marchers anywhere
outside of the army"
'"The purpose of the marching Is to
teach the children to drill. We have
all ages here and these little fellows
will be the soldiers of tomorrow, so
/ guess. it's best they begin at once.
"As soon as lunch is over they
form in line, eight abreast. and lead
them. l served three enlistments in
the army and am ready to go again,
IL needed"
Mr., Hickey said that the pupils
began organizing a club after Ed
mund Sullivan, a Seventh grade stu
dent, began last week to obtain the
Of citizens to loyalty
pledges.
Edmund sent a letter today to
President Wilson, informing the
Executive that the Juvenile club has
been named in his honor.
Girls No Whit Behind.
The drills will continue daily, ac-
to Mr.. Hickey. Three boys
have snare drums, half a dozen are
equipped with flies and small bugles
Girls, as well as the boys OF the
Hyde, Curtis, and Addison schools, are
daily. II plans of student
leaders are carried out, the girls will
carry small Red Cross flags in future,
their willingness to do
heir bit" as nurses.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
WANAMAKER OFFERS
AIR CRUISER TO US.
Amateur Aviator Tenders Huge
Craft, With Trained Crew.,
for War Purposes.

NEW YORK; March 81 A huge air
which was about to attempt q non
stop flight across the Atlantic ocean
when the war interfered, will be i'm
mediately placed at the disposal Of
the Government for war purposes by
Rodman Wanamaker, through whose
generosity the America was built.
The offer will be made through the
Aero Club of America, to whose pres
ident, Alan r. Hawley, Mr.. wana-
maker wrote yesterday authorizing
the gift.
II accepted, and there is little
doubt that the defense agencies OF the
Government will welcome it, the new
cruiser will furnish New York city
with its first real aerial protection.
Urges Aviation Portfolio.
In Mr.. Wanamaker's letter to Mr..
Hawley he makes the suggestion that
aeronautics have become so intensely
important in war that IT would be
Wen to gather all the aviation infor-
nation, all responsibility and dIrec.
ton In aeronautics under one capable
man, who should be made q member
OF the Presidents Cabinet, with the
utle OF Secretary OF Aeronautics, who.
understanding business methods and
aviation matters, can formulate and
organize q substantial air service
without loss OF unnecessary time at
TINS intense moment
Mr. Wanamaker has already do
mated to the Government the use of
ms aviation training station at Palm
Beach to train men for the Govern
ment aviation service.
In March, 1916, he furnished the
Army and Navy departments with
oiue prints and full details of the sir
cruiser he now offers to the Govern
ment.
OFFER Includes Two Experts.
A skilled pilot and an expert me-
cnanic, both familiar with the new
cruiser and now in Mr.. wanamaker's
employ, are included in the offer; also
Ar. WanamakeTs aviation station at
Port Washington. The cruiser will
carry pilot mechanic, and gunner.
Ar. Wanamaker assumes that the |
Government will prefer to furnish its |
own gunner.
The new cruiser will be fitted with |
TWO 2Oo-horsepower motors, a suit.
able aeroplane gun and the pilot and
mechanic. Mr.. Wanamaker says of
his gift:
This Will give to the Government
The first coast patrol station in Amer.
lea equipped with an armed air cruis- !
er capable of hunting submarines. To-
catinS mines, and conveying war
ships, and will give New York city its
nrst real aerial protection" |,