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The Washington times., 1917-10-13
Elizabeth Jordan Writes
On ''DoWn and Out

~ NE Of the most successful
men in America was de-
- scribing, the other evening,
to an interested group Of his
friends, his early struggles as
newsboy.
At eight years Of age he began
to deliver newspapers to subscrib-
ers in a Western city. His route
took him all over town, and, of
course, he had to walk.
He had no home. At night, in
summer, he slept down on the
river front. In the winter he
crawled into cellars, or doorways,
or empty barrels. The first time
he remembers having enough to
eat was at a "Newsboys' Thanks
giving Dinner" given by one Of
the city's philanthropists.
But the sharpest memory of his
early privations was connected, not
with his empty stomach or freez-
ing little body, but with his tired
feet.
81 was down and out once" be-
gan another capitalist. 81 had had
a big job. / threw it up because
my chief made a mild criticism
Of some Of my work. Probably /
was developing a "big head" and
needed a lesson. Anyway, ] got
the lesson.
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A Lesson That Cured
One Case of |'Big Head

81 had an idea that I'd be offered
a dozen big jobs as soon as was
known to be available, but / was
wrong. 1t was the dull season.
No position was offered me, and I
felt that / couldn't go out and
hustle for one. If / did that I'd
jeopardize my market value. I
must be sought after, and not the
seeker.
II hadn't saved much money,
and the way my little fund melted
was appalling.
"At last, one night, ! was down
to six dollars. There was still no
prospect of a job, and / was feel
ing mighty blue. / was walking
up Fifth avenue at dinner time, en-
vying the crowds around me be-
cause they seemed happy and
prosperous, when l noticed that I
was passing my favorite restau-
rant.
"On a sudden, crazy impulse I
went in and sat down at a table.
1t was several months since / had
eaten a good, well-cooked meal.
In the reckless mood ! was in l
persuaded myself that l might as
well spend that So on good food
as in any other way. 1t might
brace me up-and give me a more
chaerful uiaxuno;pf
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
Mrs. Wilson WoodrOw's
Article on Chicken Folks
is coming by the

W. HY . chicken crosses the
w rOad-and one refers
here solely to the barn
yard fowl-remains a perpetual
riddle. But how q chicken crosses
the road is known 10 all who ever
travelled a country turnpike
The chicken may be peacefully
pecking in the ditch at one side or
may be indulging in a dust bath in
the center Of the roadway; it
makes little difference. She pays
not the slightest heed to the ap-
preaching juggernaut-motor car
or horse-drawn vehicle, as the case
may be-until it is fairly upon her.
Then, at the last minute, with a
sudden squawk of alarm, she lifts
her head and scuttles for safety.
But never does she choose the
rational or convenient way to get
there. The longest way around is
always the shortest way home for
her.
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evil-smelling one-into non-smok-
ing cars or the seats where It is
prohibited.
See Her in the Swinging Door
of q Department Store
and Dodge. .
and Dodge.

Freddie, however, Is easily dealt
with. All one has to do Is to lean
forward, smile sweetly and say.
Would you mind transferring your
cigar to your other hand? The
smoke affects me unpleasantly, as
I'm not wearing my gasmask to-
day." or, "Will you kindly let me
pass? l am on my way over the
top" And Freddie, nine cases out
Of ten, will step aside like a Ches-
terfeld. or hurl his deadly hand
grenade out OF the window.
But Isabelle! / cannot cope with
Isabelle. / would rather face the
Flying Circus" of the Huns than
Isabelle about to let fly the swing
door Of a department store.
1t was but yesterday that I was
standing before a counter looking
at some bracelets. They also in
terested Isabelle. Instead Of de-
Gently waiting until the saleswo-
man was at liberty to attend to
her she leaned over my shoulder
breathing heavily In my ear and
fired questions ard criticisms at
the very courteous girl who was
showing the articles until finally
in the effort to seize one Of them
for closer inspection she caught
her foot around my ankle and
nearly threw me down. And she
had not the grace even to muir
muir. "sorryl"
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A Meal That Used Up
His Last Six Dollars

81 ordered the kind of meal I
liked. A queer little chill ran
down my spine as / did 1.-THE
sort of thirg we think is a pleas
ant thrill when we get it in a
theater, or when we are hearing
music. But it wasn't pleasant
then.
However, | dismissed the men,
ory Of it and fell upon my dinner.
That meal tasted mighty good.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13

John Philip Sousa II here today
with the United States Navy Band,
playing its best to advertise the LIB
erty Loan. There are lot Of rs old
Washingtonians who remember when
John Philip Sousa lived on Capitol
Hill, on B street southeast, near
Fourth street, and we are all glad
to see him in town.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
People Who Ordinarily Are
Civility Itself Become
Wild In a Crowd.


public manners are due to the
chicken qualities in human beings.
Very few persons are purposely
uncivil. On the contrary most Of
US are inclined to be kindly, SYM
pathetic, and helpful. 1t is won
derful to what an extent utter
strangers will put themselves out
to assist one who is in trouble.
Suppose you have lost your way,
or are uncertain how to reach
your destination; the busiest per-
son will stop and even go a block
out of his way to set you right.
Let some frolicsome breeze snatch
of your hat, or a pet dog escape
from its leash; a dozen persons
will drop their ordinary avoca-
tions and Join in the chase.
But the very same people who
will run to pick you up when you
fall, or chase your pet "chow" a
half dozen blocks, may be little
better than savages in a crowd,
showing and pushing their way
through, needless Of the injury
they inflict. They simply do not
stop to think. They go after their
object or purpose pell-mell, with
out regard to circumstances or the
rights of others.
Their intentions are usually
good enough, but so are the chick
ems. And hell is paved with good
intentions.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
CadOrna-One of Many Italian
Giants

"Se Necessario 81 FaccG Is This Italians Motto-and
He Lives Up to 1t.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13

Deep in my brain was the notion
that perhaps it was my last meal
that since / was such q failure
- But / didn't let the notion
get any more definite than that.
Il ate as slowly as / could, but
at last the dinner was over. ! or
dered coffee and a cigar, and was
just lighting the cigar when q
man came to my table and clapped
me on the shoulder.
we talked Of q dozen trivial
things. Then, Just as the man rose
to go, he said suddenly:
"T hear you've left the Max
we'll Company. Gone In with any
one else YETI"
mo l told him. I'm taking
my time to that And I added. in
q large way, I'm going to be sure
I've got the right thing before I
sign another contract
1--WE got the right thing for
you,' said the man. Come to my
office at eleven tomorrow morning,
and we'll talk 1t over
II went. II was the right thing"
ended the speaker.
One Woman's Experience
In Being Down and Out"
Up till then the women Of the
party had listened with becoming
Difference. Now one OF them, a
writer. was moved to contribute to
the symposium.
when / came to New York,
years ago." she began, II had all
the struggles one reads about. |
had an attic room in a lodging
house on the East Side. There /
wrote all day and half the night
But l rarely sold anything / wrote.
"The time came when was lit
orally starving. / had not a cent.
i hadn't eaten for two days. The
few friends / had were out of
town. / had nothing left to pawn.
THAT night stood staring down
on the hot August street. had
come to the end of my string.
Suddenly ! saw a servant come out
of the house and empty a pan of
something into garbage barrel
on the sidewalk. | knew it was
the scraps of food left from my
landlady's dinner.
THAT food drew me downstairs.
/ crept along the halls and out on
the street, looking to the right and
left to be sure no one was watch
ing me. But before / could get to
the garbage barrel, a half-starved
cat leaped upon it from the gutter.
81 left the cat clawing the food.
1t was hers. She had beaten me
to it.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13

Do you know why people are shak
ing hands with John Poole, presideni
of the Federal National Bank, thest
days? NOT Well, he has just beer
elected vice president Of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13

Some anonymous person dropped
this on my desk:
Paul, In his Epistle 70 the Corin-
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
cowardly Man Refuses to Take
Such Chances as His
Fearless Sisters.

And here, perhaps, is another
reason why she is accused Of
"chickenitis." Mans cowardice
often serves to conceal his lack of
q balance wheel. He sits tight
and refuses to take a chance. But
intrepid Isabelle, ulunging reck-
lessly ahead, inevitably advertises
her deficiency.
She may have all the time in the
world at her disposal, yet it is ten
" one that if she comes to a street
crossing she will never wait for a
break in the line Of sraffic. but will
dash half way to the center Of the
street and then will chassez for
ward and back as if she were
dancing an old-fashioned quadrille,
until the drivers are utterly de-
moralized and the air is blue with
profanity.
Her counterpart is Freddie the
fumador. who in defiance Of known
rules and printed instructions car
ries his cigar-always cheap and
The Washington times., 1917-10-13

Librarian George Bowerman wants
more money for the library and the
chance to start in with his favorits
plan of setting up branch libraries
in the thickly settled parts Of the
city. have never bs able to un-
derstand the viewpoint Of those
members of the Appropriations
Committees Of Congress who think
the library estimates should be cut.
Andrew Carnegie made the endow-
ment for the library on the assump-
ton that its uses would be developed
to the utmost power. So far Con-
gress has failed to 20 his. Here il
one way to help m;''le Greater
Washington" Let the library light
shine in every neighborhood in the
District Of Columbia
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More Women IN Sight ALI the
Time, Hence More of the
Chicken Minded.

Women are generally regarded
as the sex which furnishes the
greatest number Of human proto-
types of the chicken and which
most largely shares its peculiar
characteristics. But this may be
for the same reason that the "fliv-
yer" is said to figure in more acci-
dents than any other make of
automobile. There are simply more
"iivvers" and there are more
women in evidence usually in the
places where people do congregate.
Individual for individual, there
are quite as many chicken-brained
men as chicken-brained women;
and chicken-hearted men exceed
the chicken-hearted women by a
large majority.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13
HEARD AND. SEEN

thians, chapter 8, verse 2, says:
II have fed you with mix, and not
With meat; for hitherto ye were not
able to bear meat; Leither yet are ys
able" s'
Perhaps this refers to Commis-
sioner Gardiner's view Of suffrage
for the District of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1917-10-13

~ NE Of the most successful
men in America was de-
- scribing, the other evening,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12
SHERIFF SALE.
Nineteenth Judicial District Court, State
of Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia.
ALFRED VIATOR
VS. No. 1924
JOS. E0RRES AND JOSEPH MIGUBS

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
OF an order of Seizure and Sale issued
out of the above entitled and mum bered
cause and to me directed, |, P. A. Lam
dry, Sheriff, duly sworn and qualified in
and for the Parish of lbeYis, La, have
seized and will offer for sale and will sell
at public auction For Cash to the last and
highest bidder, at the frsnt door Of the
Conrt House, in the City of New Iberia,
La. between legal sale hours ON
SATURDAY. JUNE 9th, 1917,
the following described property, to-wit:
A csrtais tract Of land with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, and
all appurtenances thereto belonging, sit
uated at Cotesu, in Iberia, Parish, La,
and measuring more or less IS arpents in
superficial area, and bounded en- the
North by Clifton Norres, South by public
road, East by Edward Leblanc, and West
by Henry Landry.
To paw aud satisfy the sum of One
Thousand aud Eighty Five Dollars with
eight per cent. interest per sunum from
March 18th, 1910 until paid, with ten per
mt. attorn Us fees on the principal and
interest and the cost of these proceed
ings. 'ts
Given se,cislly this 2sth day of April
A. D. 1917.
P. A. LANDRY, Sheriff.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12
Notice of Homologation.
succession of Joseph Delcambre.
No o0l2

No. 2O42.
10Th Jud. Dist. Court, State Of
Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia,
Whereas, Nicholas DeIcambre, a
resident Of the Parish Of Iberia,
Administrator of the above en-
titled and numbered Succession
has filed in this Honorable Court
his final account as Administrator
of said Estate, together with his
petition praying that the same be
homologated and approved.
Notice is therefore hereby given
to all whom it doth or may con
Germ to show cause, if any they
have, within ten days from the
first publication hereof, why the
prayer of petitioner should not be
granted.
Witness the Honorable James
Simon, Judge Of our said Court,
this 9th dav of April A. d., 1917.
J. A. GONSOULIN,
Clerk of Court, Iberia Parish.
f. s. BrOussard. Atty.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12

The prices of foodstuffs climb
higher day by day, and what the
poor of our larger cities are to do
is a probe mconfrontlng us at
this very moment. With flour
$14 to $15 a barrel. red beans
and rise double the cost of a few
months ago and other foodstutfs
equally high brings the question
seriously to the attention of every
thoughtful man and woman in the
land. Now is the time to plant
gardens and grow food. The
season is here, while little later
the time will have passed. Those
who heed this solemn warning
now will reap the reward, while
those who do not must take the
Observation-Disclosures Demo
crat.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12
Call For Election to Elect Three
Trustees of the City of New
iberia, June 4th. 1917.
Ordinance No. 119,

Be it Ordained by the Board of
Trustees of the City Of New lbe-
ria that an election be held i'll the
City of New Iberia, in conformity
with the City Charter, being Act
1877 of 1910, of the General AS
sembIy of the State Of Louisiana,
on Monday, June Fourth (4th) =,
1917, for the purpose Of electing
Board of Trustees, comprising
a Trustee of Public Safety, a
Trustee Of Finance, and a TruS-
tee of Public Property. to serve
during the ensuing four years, in
accordance with the provisions
of the said City Charter.
Be it further Ordained, That
persons desiring to become candi-
dates for any of said offices, and
who shall be duly qualified cleo
tors under the laws Of the State
of Louisiana, shall file their writ
ten notification of such intention
with the City Clerk CTrustee Of
Public Property on or before
May First, 1917.
Be it further Ordained, That
the polls for said election shall De
opened at six o'clock a. NJ. and
be closed at seven o'clock ?. M.
and the location Of the polling
places for said election shall be
as follows:
First District Precinct-At the
station house Of Fire Co. No. 6.
Second District Precinct-at
the Court House Of Iberia Parish
Third District Precinct-At the
Station House of Fire Co. No. l..
Fourth District Precinct-A5
the Station House of Fire Co. No.
Seven.
Fifth District Precinct-At the
Station House of Fire Co. No. 2.
Sixth District Precinct-At
Goodwin s Veterinary Hospital.
Be it further Ordained, That
the City Clerk (Trrstee Of Public
Property. shall publish IN the
official journal of the City, in the
first issue following the closing
of the nomination notices, the
names of the candidates and the
offices for which they Offer
Thus done, read, adopted and
signed and the seal Of the City of
New Iberia affixed at New re
ria. La, on this the End dav Ct
April, 1917.
II. S. SEAlY.
Trustee Of Public Safety (MayorG
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12
ADVERTISEMENT

War gardens are not finding
favor with food speculators-the
middlemen, commission mer-
chants and the whole caboodle,
who have been bleeding the pub
lie. They regard the movement
to raise your own vegetables y
as foolish 1t may bo so, but in
the meantime the people who
have been gloriously robbed are
not going to forget the price Of
onions, beans and other things
st. Bernard Voice.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12
SHERIFF SALE.
Dumas Judice
vs.. No. 7172.
Harriet Melville, Widow of
Aristide Vital.

Nineteenth .Iud. Dist. Court, State
Of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia,
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of an order Of Seizure and
Sale, issued out of the above en-
titled and numbered cause and to
me directed, |, p. A. Landry,
Sheriff, duly sworn and qualified
in and for the Parish of Iberia,
La, have seized, and will offer for
sale and will sell at Public Auc-
ton FOR CASH to the last and
highest bidder, at the front door
Of the Court House, in the City
of New Iberia, La, between legal
sale hours, on
Saturday, May the 10Th, 1917,
the following described property,
to-wit:
That certain tract Of land sit
uated in the Parish of Iberia at
a place commonly called Fausse
Pointe. with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, and
appurtenances thereof, containing
so superficial acres, more or less,
and bounded on the North by
property of Sosthene Breaux, on
the South by that of P. l.. Rem
oudet, on the East by Bayou Teche
and on the West by property OF
Henry Steckler, Jr.
To pay and satisfy the writ in
this case: Say the sum of Thir-
teen Hundred Dollars, with inter
est thereon at the rate Of 8 per
cent per annum from January
Goth, 1914 until paid with ten
per cent additional on the ag
gregate of principal and interest
as attorneys fees, less the fol-
lowing credits to-wit: The sum
of Eighty Dollars and Forty
Cents. paid January 2Sth, 1914,
the sum of Fifty Dollars paid
18th, 1915, the sum of
Twenty Dollars paid March the
9th, 1915, the sum Of Fifty Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents paid Jan:
10Th. 1915 and also the sum OF
Twenty Eight Dollars and Seven
" Cents, and all costs, as we'll as
your own costs and charges.
P. A. LANDRY, Sheriff.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12
LA. DAIRYMEN'S ASSN.

Baton Rouge, April 30, 1917.
Fellow Dairymen-Notice IS here
by given that there will be a meet
ing of the Louisiana Dairymen S
Association and all milk produc-
ers, Tuesday, May Sth, 1890 A.
NJ. at the Cts Hall, Baton Rouge,
La.
Since the prices of all feed
stuffs, labor, and equipment have
so greatly increased in price with
in the last few months, many
dairymen assert that they cannot
continue in the business at the
present prices of milk. A >aeelal
committee from the Association
made a trip to New Orleans to
ascertain why milk should be re
duced in price when IDEALLY
every other commodity has gone
up in price. We were led to De-
lieve that this is proposition
that the producer must solve for
himself.
1t is your business as a dairy
man to see to it that you are NIX
ing at least a small profit or quit
the business. 1t is up to you, 1r.
Dairyman, to help solve your own
problems. If you have your bus
mess at heart, come to this meet
ing and do your part. Talk Will
avail nothing. Come to do busl-
ness.
The Association is made up Of
dauymen and people directly IN
terested in dairying, and the AS
ISOLATION will be of just as much
help or assistance to them as they
make it of assistance by giving 1t
their support. Since the begin
ming Of this year not one fourth
of the members have paid their
dues to this Association. The AS
ISOLATION was the direct cause OF
an increase in the price OF milk
from I'VE CENTS " NV anu q nun
cents per pint per gallon last fall.
This in round numbers amounted
to $54, ZOO in the SIX months. The
La. Dairymen's Association has
also been instrumental in reducing
the rates and bringing about bet
ter shipping conditions, and 1t
will be of still greater benetlt,
provided the individual producers
give it the proper support.
\ Remember the date, May oth.
Nn interesting program is being
,l55rtspared and a chance will be CIV
en- for every dairyman to enlist
in the fight for an adequate price
for milk.
Yours for more dairying,
w. H. RICHARDSON.
President
h J. M. CADWALLADER,
r. Secty-Treas.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12
10Th judicial District Court, State of
louisiana, Parish of Iberia.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of . commission to sell property at public
auction. to affect a partition issued out
Of the above entitled and numbered
cause and to me directed, |, P A.
Landry, Sheriff, duly sworn and qualified
! in and for the Parish of Iberia, La, will
offer for sale and will sell at public auc.
ton for cash to the last and highest bid
der, at the front door Of the Court House.
in the City OF New Iberia, La, between
legal sale hours on
SATURDAY, MAY THE 18th, 1917
the following described property, S-wit ::
LIST. Twenty superficial arpents. bound
ed North by vendor, South by jos. Prs-
dos, East by Norbert Thsriot, and West
by purchaser, acquired by Joseph Ro-
nero. and recorded in conveyance book
Ia, folio GIG.
Cd. Ten superficial arpents, having a
front on the west line of something less
than two arpents, with sufficient depth
to give an area of ten arpents, bounded
north by Nerval Huval, south by Time
court Viator, east by vendor and west by
purchaser. Acquired by Joseph Romero
from Cleveland Romero and recorded ia
Conveyance No. 7, folio 60.
Sd. Twenty six arpents, more or less,
bounded north by G.. Romero, south by
A. Theriot, east by purchaser, and west
by Cleveland Romero. From Widow EIo-
die Viator, and recorded in. Conveyance
book 10, folio $50
4h. A certain tract Of land two arp
ents front by arpents in depth, bound
ed north by vendor, south by purchaser,
east by purchaser and west by Cleveland
Romero, and being the property acquired
by Joseph Romero from Mrs Mathilde
Romero wife of Norval Huval, and re-
corded in Conveyance Book 10, folio 354.
5th. Forty two and one half acres,
bounded north by Hubert, south by ULCER
Norres, east by Mace Green and west by
Oscar Vistor, being property acquired by
Jos. Romero from Adam Theriot. record
ed in book 20, folio l6S.
Said above described five tracts of land
being situated in the Parish of iberia,
La. and together withessid lands sre-in-
cluded all the buildings and improve
ments.
9Th. A certain tract of land contain
ing fifty six and $1,000 arpents in the
Fifth Ward of Iberia Parish and bounded
norm anu soutn Dy Joseph frduOS, east
bv Joseph Prsdos and west by Timecourt
Water and Cleveland Romero or assigns.
Being property originally acquired by
Mrs Joseph Romero and Msthilds
Theriot from heirs of Roselie Romero.
wife of Hubert Theriot. recorded in
Book 10 folio 356, and later
Joseph Romero acquired the interest Of
Msthilde Theriot as recorded in Book Is
folio 1852.
7th certain tract Of land contain.
ing forty nine arpents, seven front bv
seven in depth, more or less, bounded
North by public road, South by Comsaux,
East by public road, and West by pro-
psrty of Joseph Bouillon. acquired by
Mrs. Joseph Romero and her children. in
Gliding the mother of the minors named
2 hove in the partition of lands inherited
from Cleveand Romero. the father of
Joseph Romero. recorded in convysncs
book So folio 875.
P. A. LANDRY, Sheriff.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12
PRAY FOR PEACE BY JUNE
POPE'S LATEST APPEAL.

Rome, May Pope Benedict
tonight made another plea for
world peace.
He issued a plea to all belli-
gerents to make a speedy and
Just peace" and invoked the
people Of all countries to work to-
ward that end. He urged all peo-
pie to pray for peace to be de-
clared by June.