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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
SWEET POTATOES AS WELL
AS CORN MAY BE PLANTED
AS LATE AS JULY.
West Raleigh, No. c.. May 6.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.,
Richmond. Virginia.

West Raleigh, No. c.. May 6.
Vlrglnia-Carolin Chemical Co.,
Richmond, Virginia:
Gentlemen-"For week have
tried to find time to write an
article urging the farmers to
plant heavily Of sweet potatoes.
If the war continues for another
year the production of human
food crops will be serious prob
lem not only in the South but
throughout the world. The North
west has annually been supplying
the South with hundreds of mil
lions of dollars worth of food ne
cessities to feed the people of the
South. The enormous quantities
Of food that the United States
have been shipping to Europe
must continue, and hardships are
inevitably coming if the war con-
tinues six months longer. There
is no crop grown in the South
that will furnish as much food
value per acre or SO cheaply as
will the sweet potato. A dollars
worth of sweet potatoes used as
human food has practically dou-
bic the food value of dollars
worth of wheat and corn. An
acre of average land in sweet DO
tatoes will produce more food than
two acres of corn and more than
four acres of wheat in the cotton
belt.
Sweet potatoes may be plant
ed as late as July and yield twice
as much human food as corn on
land of average fertility. 1t is
the most important crop that the
South can now grow, and there
remains May, June and part of
July in which this crop may be
planted.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY
M. w. FISHER.

Business Property-Buy now il you want
10 at 500 front foot the most central
vacant business property in the City.
Between the Opera House, and the
Imperial Furniture Company with q
an old price on this property, and now
there is the IntsIsrban. and the Paper
Mill, and in prospect the Lake Canal
and the Intercoastal, and perhaps a
great Oil field The price above writ
ten is good until SEINE prospect per-
forms, and then don't imagine you can
buy 1t at the same figure. An Oil field
of large production would double the
population of New Iberia, and every
body knows that the land owner gets
all the increased value. NJ.
For Sale-Nice residence property cor
ner Vine md Washington Streets.
Lot measures 50x170 more or less.
House consist Of six rooms, hall and
perch. Large barn and cistern.
al 600 90 cash. N.
Tract of land with Improvements
Fsusse Pointe on west side Of Teche
known as the Moore Farm. containing
123 acres Price 100000. Will oe
sold for part cash, balance on long
time If desired.
A new Bungalow, situated on Marie ST
and Duperier Avenue, containing }
bed rooms, dining room. kitchen, bah
room and outhouses. Price $4,000;
S35000 cash. and balance can be paid
monthly at $500 per month if desired
Occupied now by a $500 tenant
A large new Bungalow on Trolley line,
miles from the Court House, con-
tanning acres of ground. House is
modern in every particular with san
ita1y fixtures. Price $4,000. 5000
must Be cash and balance suitable -
purchases.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
ENORMOUS WAR TAX AT
FECTS EVERYBODY.

The finance committee of the
house estimates that there will
have to be raised hy taxation
within twelve months 81. ,00o,
GOO IN addition TO the immense
bond issue. to dcfrav the rNpcn-
Ses Of the war which amounts
practically TO thlrty4hrce dol
lars per capita Of the population
OF the United States.
TO raise this enormous sum, it
IS proposed to increase the taxes
on everything. necessities as well
as Injuries, 50 that none will cS-
cape taxation, no matter how
poor nor how rich.
The increased postage on news
papers will drive hundreds Of
newspapers out Of business and
deprive thousands Of persons, men
and women, Of daily employment.
Protests to this great injustice
are going up from all over the
country, It, means deprivation,
and starvation to thou
sands of persons.
Such disruption Of business and
industry threatens to result in
disastrous social and industrial
disturbances and riotious out
breaks all over the country, if it
does not paralyze industry and
the entire country.
Taxation that reduces people to
want is no light matter.
1t is useless to talk Of the heavy
taxation imposed on people by
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
FAIR PLAY,

One of the most essential things
to the peace and tranquility. of
the nation will he fair play in the
matter Of conscription. If the
poor and working classes are
made the goats while the rich
man S son escapes there will no
doubt be internal strife which will
greatly hinder the United States
in its conduct Of the war against
Germany.
Governor Pleasant, of this State,
has been entrusted with the full
power of registration Of the elig-
ibles for war service. 1t is most
sacred trust and on his shoulders
rests the responsibility Of render
ing satisfaction to all classes. The
men whom he chooses for regis
trars. should be of the highest
moral characters, men imbued
with the spirit Of fair play and
justice. Politics should play no
part in this grave matter. Wheth-
err the son Of a rich man, a student
of the l.. S. T., a politician s boy
or a pauper, all should be accord
ed the same treatment. If this
is done, satisfaction will be grant
ed to all, the people will work in
harmony. with the common end
in view (thc crushing of Ger
and Governor Pleasant will
90 on record as one of the wise.
just and honorable sons of Lou
.. Advocate.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

"The sweet potatoes has high
err food value than the Irish po-
tatO, and it IS now too late to plant
the latter with any assurance of
success. and then there is prac-
tically no seed available. There
is ample sweet potato seed avail
able, and a bushcl of sweet pota-
toes will produce plants enough
to plan tfrom six to ten times
much land as a buSheI of Irish.
An acres Of land that will pro
duce IS or 20 bushels of corn. g
to II bushels of fheat, or 100 to
200 pounds of lint cotton will pro
duce 90, and may produce 50 or
100 bushels of sweet potatoes. de
pending upon the good prepare
ton of the soil and good fertiliz-
ers. No crop will yield so much
per acre of so high food value
on SO poor land as will this high
~ nutritious root crop. Sweet
potatoes may follow the various
early truck and farm crops har-
vested in May and June, such as
cabbage, Irish potatoes, etc,
small grain, crimson clover. etc.
I'm view of the scarcity of
potash j would recommend for !
sweet potatoes between 600 and |
200 pounds of a fertilizer analyz-
ny 8 to 10 per cent of phosphoric |
lcid, and 2 to 4 per cent Of nitro
zen. On very thin land | would
Use the higher per cent of nitro
zen, and on better land the lower
,er cent.
Yours sincerely.
c. L. NEWMAN, NJ. s.,
Professor Of Agriculture.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

Washington. May 23.-Vice.
Pdemier Viviana, Marshal Joffre
and the French mission sailed
from New York Tuesday, May Is
unknown except to few officials
and many American newspapers.
SO well was the secret kept by
the volunteer censorship by which
American newspapers are coope-
rating with the government, that
the French commissioners gen.
orally were supposed to be still in
Washington and up to yesterday
invitations to them to visit various
sections were received in great
number.
The party slipped away on the
same steamer which brought
them over and conveyed by a
French warship.
The departure was attended by
as much secrecy as the govern
ment could throw around it.
On Monday, May II, the French
men returned to Washington on
special trains from their tour.
1t was presumed they were re
turning to take up their conf,r-
ences, but they in reality returned
to make their farewell visits to
President Wilson and other off
Gals. Their special train was
held in waiting and late that aft
ernoon the mission sped away
AGAIN, reaching New York befort
midnight
Tugs were waiting and he
Frenchmen were taken to the liner.
in midstream. The ship sailed
out through the harbor guards in
the early hours of the morning.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

If people would spend only
half as much in teaching the
world lessons in the peaceful Dur-
suits-agricuIture, mechanical
arts, science, constructive instead
of destructive industries, ard all
the instructions that adFancn, ele-
vate and refine the people, ) they
do in the construction II .pllr-
dcrOus inventions, in Destroying
the works of industry and impov-
erishing the people, what a won
derful world and happy people
we would soon have.-EX.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
z
DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE

The average duration of human
life is about thirty-three years.
One quarter of the people of the
earth die before the age of six
one-half before the age of sixteen,
and only one of every 100 lives to
the age of sixty-fve. The average
age. however, is slowly increas-
ing. probably owing to better san
itary conditions, and greater
medical skill.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
VIRGINIA FARMER
Restored To Health By Vinol

Atlee, Vat was weak, rundown,
no appetite, my blood was poor, l could
not sleep nights and was rapidly los
ing flesh, but l am farmer and had to
work. Medicines had failed to help me
until / took Vinol. After taking three
bottles my appetite is fine, l sleep well.
my blood is good and ! am well again.
ORLANDO w. BoRKEY.
Vinol, which contains beef and cod
liver peptones, iron and manganese
peptonates and glycerophosphates, ia
guaranteed for rundown conditions.
John R. Taylor, Druggist, New Iberia, La
ADVERTISEMENT
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
An AGED WOMAN
Tells How Vinol Made Her Strong

In her eighty-second year Mrs. John
y, Mickersham, of Russellville, Pa, says:
was In a rundown, feeble condition
and had lost flesh. A neighbor asked
me to try Vinol, and after taking two
bottles my strength returned; / am
gaining in flesh, it has built up my
health and l am feeling fine for q
woman OF my age, so l get around and
do my homework"
The reason Vinol was 90 successful
in Mrs. Wickersham's case was be-
cause It contains the very elements
needed 70 build her up.
John r Taylor. Druggist. New Iberia, La.
(Advestisement.l
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
Come on Over, See
My Corn Fall Off"
I Put 2 Drops of 'Gets-It on Last
Night-Now Watch"

"See-alI you have to do is to use
your two fingers and lift the corn
right off That's the way 'Gets-Tt'
always works, You just put on
ABOUT drops, Then the corn not
only shrtvels. but loosens from tho
toe, without affecting the surround
ing flesh in the least Why. it's al
most pleasure to have COINS and
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
Larry Liver is Spring Fever.

Same old symptoms-coated tongue,
bad breath, headache, dizziness. Brighten
up' Don't let sluggish liver dull your
brain. fo-Do-Lax, natures liver reguls-
tor made from the may apple makes
work easier for you River II stimu-
slates the flow of bile and by its mildly
laxative quality removes the impurities
that clog your intsstines. Clear up that
snuddy complexion, chase out that tired
feeling with Po-Do-Lax. Get bottle to-
day ct ysss druggist SOC. ,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
FRENCH MISSION ARRIVES
IN FRANCE,

Paris, May 23.-Marshal Joffre
and Former Premier Viviana ar
rived at Brvst last night on their
return from the United State,
They reached Brest at ilid-
night and are due in Paris to-
night.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

Here's pleasant cough syrup that ev-
cry child likes to take, Dr. Bells Pine
Tar-Honey. If your child has a deep
hacking cough that worries you gire
him DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honev. the
soothing pine balsams relieve the cough
loosens the phelegm and heals the irri-
tated Tissues. Get bottle to-da vat your
druggist and start treatment At once
2se. 4
(Advestisement.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

bladder troubles. dissolvss gravel cares
diabsees, weak anA lame backs, rhsuma-
ll@ and al irrsgulafisies efths kidneys and
b. ysux druggist. will b seat 81 nall On 70
eslpt Of u. One small hotsle 10 two month";
fsstmsnt and seldom fails - perfect curs.
xend for testlmoniels from this and other
b Louis. No. Sold By druggists--Adv.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
THROUGH THE SHADOWS.

This war presents several Re
culiar phases that must be meas
urcd at some time. This is he
coming a military nation, an We
are just making the start, and the
end must come by the sword and
the rifle.
Germany was safe from any IN
reference from this quarter, if she
had displayed the proper quantity
of brains and judgment. by let
ing American vessels alone in the
pursuit of their own business. 1t
would have given the Fatherland
n wide open field, and none but
the French could have stopped the
march of destruction inflicted by
the land of the kaiser.
Russia has gone to pieces. Eng
land tried to check the onward
march of the Germans and failede
Italy has accomplished but little
in the way of bringing results, and
here is the situation.
Our armies are about to 60
across to fight for humanity and
democracy. We are going to
dismember the country that be-
lieves ode Yacht Am Rhine"
comes before the Lord s prayer,
and that Hohenzollern is one de-
gree higher than God Almighty.
And we are going to do this for
Others benefit.
If Russia stays in the game to
the finish, that country will want |
the Dardanelles; England wants
German east Africa; France wants
Alsace and Lorraine Italy wants
Trieste, and each Of them want a
large indemnity besides Presi-
dent Wilson says that America is
not going forward for conquest,
which practically cuts us out from
any claim to the spoils' of war;
even though this is the nation to
bring the squabble to a close.
And i'll summing up the final
rewards and results we are con
fronted with this looming posi-
bility. We are going to break
down the military power to one
nation to insure 'the peace of
the world, - and we are building
up the naval power of another,
as greedy, if not more so,
for land around the sun. None
can tell what the final outcome
will be, but the future looks dan
gerous for us, in either event.
navy has been pre-
served, guarding the Kiel canal,
where Germany's war vessels are
bottled up, and she will emerge
from the scrap with considerably
ess ocean commerce carriers, but
still larger number of those with
guns, covering every g
deck, ready and prepared to en-
force whatever demands that
country may make, and she has
1een making them for the past
,hree hundred years for more =,
ground and more money.
Added to this condition, Japan
wants the PHILIPPINES, and we !.
want the Monroe doctrine, but it u
'emains question whether or not, d
We can hold it midst the greed and p
yrab or business after the U-boats -
Iuit lining the floor of the ocean y
With other country's ships. ~
There is no question about the =,
act that we are going to fight, =.
nut in the settlement of that trans ", !"
Iction this country will be in need ~
# some brains and ability to pro- -
est it's interests, to keep the 9TH e. :.
rs from walking off with all that - -
emains Of what is sometimes -
allied Gods green earth.-Week- ~
v Waterman. Al
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
EXCELLENT FARM PROPERTY FOR

bout mile from of
pc C u w
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Ouiuine. II stops the
Cough and Headache and works OF the Cold.
Druggists refuud money il IL fails to cure
Il. W. GROVES signature Or each box ESe'
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

PLANTATION be let favorable terms
Would sR
ante careE New beri
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-26

see how 'Gets-It' gets them off in a
hurry and without the least pain. I
can wear tight shoes, dance and walk
as though l never had corns."
Gets-It makes the use of toe
irritating sa1ves, bundling bandages.
tape. plasters and other things not
only foolish. but unnecessary. Use
this wonderful discovery. "Gets-It."
Tor any soft or hard corn or callus.
1t is the new. simple. easy, quick
way, and 1t never fails. You'll never
have to cut a corn again with knives
or scissors. and run chances of blood
poison. Try "Gets-It" tonight
"Gets-It" Is sold everywbere. 9so
q bottle, or sent on receipt of price by
Z. Lawrence e. Co. Chicago, III.
Sold IN New Iberia ana Iecom1n ended a
the worlds best corn remedy by Estorg.
Drug Co.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
CREDITORS MAY ATTACH
MINES OF THOMPSON

WASHINGTON, March 8. -
Creditors of Josiah V. Thomp-
son, wealthy mine operator, of
UniontOwn, Pa, by a Supreme
Court ruling today may proceed
to attach his extensive West
Virginia coal lands for their
debts.
The court refused to review
dismissal of a suit brought by
Jacob S. Hayden of Wheeling,
w. Va, to appoint receiver for
ThOmpson's West Virginia prop
erty and to prevent it's attach
r1ent and forced sale. Thomp-
sons holdings are estimated to
be worth $7O,OOO,OOO and his OBJ
legations $22,OOO,OOO.
Many West Virginia, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and
banks and individuals
are creditors.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
COURT news

Monday was the opening of
the March term of court. It was
featured by the hearing of the
quarterly returns of the cOnsta-
bles of the county and the de-
livery of an important and
lengthy charge by Judge j. N.
Langham to the grand jury, de-
failing the general and special
duties of this body called to pass
on the various matters of public
interest as we'll as to consider
the bills of Indictment.
In the course of his address
Judge Langham gave many
helpful suggestions which if re-
ligiously followed, will tend to
make the Grand Jury a more
efficient body and will facilitate
the work in hand. The Court
again calls attention to the con-
gested and unsatisfactory con-
dition of the county jail, and re-
commends the remodeling and
enlargement to provide a proper
classification of the prisoners.
The charge of the court is pub
lished in detail on page 2 of this
issue.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
CUBAN REBEL Chief
And ENTIRE STAFF
TAKEN PRISONERS

HAVANA, March 8. - The
revolution in Cuba is apparently
ended. Capture of Ex-President
Jose Gomez and his entire staff,
leaders of the inSurrectoS, was
expected today to be followed by
sentence of death on these con-
spirators.
At the same time there were
reports current here today that
the remnants of the rebels in
Camaguey had been forced to
Havana gave itself over to ju-
bilation today at the coup. All
last night the city rang with
gayety, celebrating the Govern
ment's battle by which Gomez
was captured, officially stated to
have been one of the biggest in
the history of Cuba.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
GERMAN AGENTS STIRRING
VILLA To ATTACK j. 5.

men, secure ammunition and al
so to build up his shattered fore
es.
After orders from Foreign
Secretary Zimmerman reached
Mexico City for an attempt to
arrange an alliance with Mexico
and Japan, the Villa scheme was
one of the first moves. One Sec
ret agent was sent north from
the capital to Ian Luis Potosi,
where he met another. From
Parral, both travelled by horse
back to Bustillo's ranch, about
40 miles west of Chihuahua
City. At this point Villa was
making his headquarters at that
time.
The Villa plan was to be used
chiefly in the event of failure to
induce Carranza to enter into an
intrigue against the United
States and as a possible means
of bringing pressure to bear on
Carranza. 1t was hoped to in
volve the de facto government
and the United States in new,
serious complications, making
the retention of a large part of
the army along the border neces-
Sary.
That friction between Carran-
"a and the United States would
tend to weaken the de factO pow
er was pointed out to Villa by
the German agents.
Already the German cabal in
the Mexican capital had set ac-
tive underground influences to
work upon the First Chief and
his advisers to induce them to
consent to an alliance. The fam
Gus note sent by Carranza to the
neutral powers, asking them to
unite in refusing to furnish sup
plies to belligerent countries was
engineered by the German pro-
pagandists.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
OPERATORS BELIEVE
Triple DESTROYERS
RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE

PUNXSUTAWNEY, March z.
The tipple of the ParduS Coal
Mining company was destroyed
by fire thought to have been of
incendiary origin today with a
loss of $4,000. The tipple had
a capacity of 1900 tons daily
and $50 men were thrown out of
employment by it's destruction.
According to officials of the COM
pany the fire originated in much
the same manner as the fire that
destroyed the tipple of the J. &
C. Coal and Iron company last
Saturday. Coal mine operators
believe that a group of tipple de-
stroyers is at work in the dis
trict.
With the arrival here today
of Carmino Cataleno, aged 35,
who was arrested in Philadel-
phia yesterday, authorities be-
lieve they have captured the
man who dynamited the tipple
of the Anita Coal Mining Co.,
at Horatio in October, 1915. Sub
sequent to the blowing up of
the tipple an attempt is alleged
to have been made to assassinate
officials of the company.
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LAREDO, Texas, March 8. -
Germany is playing Villa
against CarranZa. Great sums
of German money are pouring
into the bandit leaders hands,
inviting him to activity against
the United States and against
Carranza, while at the same
time German agents work thru
officials of the Carranza gov
ernment seeking to align that
side against the United States.
Just back from a trip into the
interior of Mexico, 1 can state
these facts on the highest au-
thority:
Agents of the German gov
ernment in Mexico approached
Francisco Villa at his headquar-
ters at Bustillo's ranch, about
February IL, with proposition
to renew his raids on the bord-
er in case of a declaration of war
between the United States and
Germany. Two German agents
reached the bandit leader. The
conference extended over two
days.
At first Villa demurred against
any attack on the border in force
under any circumstances. At
length an agreement was reach
ed that in case of war Villa
would send small bands as unat-
tached bandits to operate at
widely separated points along
the international line and to
make sporadic forays to harrass
American troops.
Under the terms of agreement
the German agents promised to
pay Villa 100000 pesos $780,
0O0) in gold at once to seal the
compact. He refused to enter
into the plot until the first pay
ment was handed over. They
agreed to pay a large amount
each month thereafter in case of
war to enable Villa to pay his
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