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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-14
THE GIRL WAR WORKERS.

From Mrs. Julia Truit Bishop,
State Director Publicity Depart
ment, Y. w. c. A.. New Orleans,
La. /.
More than three million women
ere registered for war service IN
this country. Two million OF
them will be called upon before
next summer. 1t is said that more
than half million women are
holding positions that have been
held by men who are now at the
front.
This means that a wonderful
army of women and girls is pour
ing into cities and town, into Of
fees and munition factories, or 20
homelier labor on the farms.
1t will readily be seen that con-
ditions might easily become in
tolerable; but the Y. w. c. A. is
proving equal to the mighty
emergency. The government has
called this splendid organization
into the field, though it would
probably have come uncalled-and
has set it's seal of approval on the
plans which have been matured
and are being carried out.
The Y. w. c. A. has organized
a club house i'm every thronged
community which is filled with
women workers; and that
means that the workers have a
big. jolly room for a meeting
place, with comfortable chairs and
music and pleasant company; that
they can entertain their friends
there; that they have sings and
games, and those who work till
midnight have refreshments at
that hour with setting-up drill; :!
that thew have regular military
drills led by army officers; that |
they have Saturday afternoon
hikes. and are given as fine and
normal life as girls could ask, |
This is one of the MANY ways
in which the Y. w. c. A. has met
The grim emergencies Of war, and
is turning them into blessing for.
The women war-workers.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-14
LIEUT.. IRENUS JOSEPH
LETTEMEYER

Far across the sea, on the
battlefield in France, Lieut..
Irenus J. Liettemeyer, has
given up his life, as holo-
caust, that the world might
be made safe for Democracy.
He was a native son and a
resident of Iberia, and we
Of Iberia feel a poignancy
Of grief over his tragic end.
But, Withal, we rejoice that
in these times-when heroic
souls throughout this land
are called upon to consecrate
their lives to eternal prime
iples of justice, Iberia Par
ish. in a signal way, re-
sponded and in the heroic
death of Lieut.. Liettemeyer.
has given, like a Spartan
mother. one Of her most
precious jewels.
Our hero boy entered into
the military service of our
Country through the urge
of his patriotism and love, ot
the cause at stake. He waS
beyond the drafted age
when he enlisted and his
business career was most
successful and alluring. He
entered the first Officers
Training Camp and was 7
given a commission as End
Lieutenant upon the compile
ton of the course Of training.
but soon thereafter was pro-
noted to 1st Lieutenancy.
After his assignment to his
regiment-he went over
seas and with his regiment,
was soon in the thick Of the
battle on the Western front.
Magnificent type of the
American soldier-he proved
to be of heroic mould.
In personality. he was
charming. and in courage, he :
WIS stout.
No greater legacy has ever
befallen iberia than that
Irenus J. Liettemeyer was
her native son.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-14
YES! LIFT 4 CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAINT
Cincinnati authority tells how 70 dry
Up corn or callus 20 Il Ilfts
Of with fingers.

< d > = =
You corn-pestered men and women
aeed suffer no longer. Wear the shoee
that neerly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because . few
drops OF freezone applied directly on :
tender, aching corn or calhs, stops sore
ness ct once and soon the corn or
hardened cailus loosens 90 it can be
lifted out, root and all, without main.
. A small bottle Of freesoue cost yerv
little st any drug store, but will posi-.
lively take Of every hard or soft
corn or callus. This should be tried.
= It 10 inexpensive and is said not 20
initiate the surrounding skin.
II your druggist hasn't any ffeezone
tell him to get small bottle for You
from his Wholesale drug house. e II
fns stu6 and ects Ike charm every
tina
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-14
Nv. .. C.--
THE MERCY DRIVE.

The call Of the Mercy Drive
for the benefit Of the Allied hos
pitfalls in France met with a
splendid response in New Iberia,
Friday, Sept. 9th. The sum Melted
being $271.0O. The thanks Of the
La Secours Louisianais a. la
France are extended to all who
helped in the drive and especially
to the following ladies who did
such good work:
captains Mrs. G. Kahn, Mrs. j.
Scharff, Miss Katie Terrell. Miss
Pearl Davis, Mrs. Chalaron. Mrs.
8. Cousin, Mrs. Frank Decuir, Miss
Sis Renoudet. Miss Nina Gates,
Mrs. Byron Rand.
Lieutenants Misses Rita, Ada
and Marie Renoudet, Inez De-
Blanc. Hattie Carver, Muriel
King. Theda, MARKETS. and Katie
Murray and the eight young girls
from the four public schools.
The ladies Of Jeanerette under
Mrs. P. A. Boykin sent in $130.50
and the ladies Of Avery Island
under Mrs. Don Dufonr sent in
over 5000 as the result Of their
drive Saturday. making a total
for the Parish Of $412.77.
MRS. ED. ESTORGE,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-14

Highest price paid for pecans
See Chas. Kahn, New iberia, La
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-14

Groves Tasteless chill Tonic
destroys the malarial germs which are transmitted
p the blood BY the Malaris Mosquito. Price Coo.
advertiser ent.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Improving Wheat Conditions.

Perhaps the most gratifying news that comes
out of Washington these days is that furnished
by the Department Of Agriculture in its monthly
crop review For three months steadily in
creasing improvement in conditions on the farm
has been, noted, especially that Of wheat. The
hope Of the world has been centered on this
cereal as mans fortunes never before rested on
4 single substance 1t is so vitality necessary to
life, and civilized man has come to depend upon
it so exclusively, that anything affecting it is of
tremendous interest. At present Secretary
Houston's department forecasts yield of o3l,-
100000 bushels for the farms Of the United
States for the current year, with the expectation
that favorable conditions may increase this esti-
mate, even to the hoped-for billion. But with
the present prospect maintained, the crop will
provide amply for home use, on pre-war basis,
and leave more than 400000,000 bushels for ex-
port or plenty to provide for the needs OF our al
lies and leave something to feed the hungry OF the
neutral nations. Canada will also have large
surplus for expectation, and the improvement in
the shipping situation may be such as will make
the enormous quantity Of grain now stored in
Australia available. While Americans must con-
tinue to voluntarily restrict themselves in the
consumption OF wheat, II is encouraging to know
that any danger Of losing the war for want of
bread will soon be over.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
FOURTH or JULY IN ENGLAND.

As one Of his predecessors assisted in es-
tablshing the day as one OF peculiar significance,
it Is quite appropriate that the present king Of
England should engage in celebrating the Fourth
Of July. 1t might do no great harm if the Eng
lish were to adopt The occasion in lieu Of Guy
Fawkes day or some similar anniversary, the
meaning of which is purely local. No people has
derived greater benefit through the independence
of the United States than have the British This
has been both direct and collateral The War of
independence gave rise to new birth of freedom
In Great Britain, stimulating to activity the DEM
ocratic impulse that was being smothered under
the toryism of the time. Certain restrictive in
auences of ultra conservative origin, lingering
from the then much-nearer time when important
Engishmen still chung to the divine right"
theory, were broken down by the revolt OF the
colonies and liberty came to>its full flower in
both countries as result No Britisher, clingng
to the Magma Charta with absolute fidelity, can
question the Declaration Of Independence, even
in its EXTREMIST statement OF the rights Of man.
Therefore nothing could be more completely
harmonious with the democratic life Of the en-
pire than that its people join with their Yankee
cousins in observing July as the birthday of
liberty for all mankind
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Iz, R75.y-m
Pe0ple and Events

During the summer season Princeton Uni.
versty will become esentially military col
lege. A complete course in military science
will be given, covering three academic years
and two summers, and graduates are ex-
pected to qualify for commissions as second
lieutenants in the army.
Political joyriding enlivens the daily
routine OF municipal affairs in Chicago. Joy
in large chunks comes from the eagerness OF
the city council in overriding the vetoes OF
Mayor Thompson. The way the majority,
about 3 to ], jumps on Big Bills objections
looks like clear case Of schrecklichkeit
Minnesota lines up with the states which
are making idleness crime. An order is
sued by the State Public Safety commission
make it mandatory upon every malesin the
state who has passed his 10th birthday to be
engaged in some useful occupation. A max
imum penalty OF three months in Jail or $l00
fine emphasizes the order. %~
Maryland boasts OF pair OF seasoned
kings unlike any other royalties on a war;
ring planet. Tiny are genuine producers.
Like his royal nibs, King Aksarben, they de-
liver the goods that fill artistic and lesser
souls with the essence of Joy. just now my
Maryland" salutes the strawberry kings, who
are on pinnacles Of public favor. Soon they
will abdicate and the peach kings come to
their own.
Six cent fares are the rule in ST. Louis and
are likely to be the rule in alLMissouri cities
where street cars circulate. Application for
increases are pending before the State Public
Service commission from the street railway
companies Of Kansas City and St. Joe As
this body approved the higher rate in St.
LOUIS, like action Is looked for in all cases.
Meanwhile the question of jurisdiction is be-
fore the state stforerne court
Distillers< and whisky spectators are
rolling in high clover these days The gloom
, OF last October vanished months ago and .
rainbow Of gold now spans the distance from
retailer to bonded warehouses. A Kentucky
syndicate controlling 100000 barrels Of AZ gal
Ions each stand to clear $3s000,000 at current
prices which are rising steadily toward S. a
gallon, wholesale. Should the drys succeed
in outlawing beer the whisky syndicate would
be swamped with money
A revised version Of the 4own meeting
plan of sizing the canddatessfor local offices
is a Seattle innovation. The plan consists OF
gathering candidates into corner of larbe
hall and subjeeting each to vigorous public
quiz as to ability and competency for the job
sought. Mere ability to cash pay check is
omitted from the quiz, that being generally
conceded. Preliminary tests Of the quiz
swelled the ranks of the alsorans, but fur
ther tests are needed to determine whether
Seattle can thus double-cross the windjan-
ming vote getter.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Sidelights on the Wal
The British army smokes 4. ooo oo

The British army smokes 1900, ,00IV'-
| 600 cigarettes year. II.
Nearly 1000 gauges are required -. ~
measure the various parts Of Max IN
gun. L.
More than 5000 Canadian Indi1 lns lns
have gone voluntarily to fight the Gie''
mans.
Thirty-three members of the s. AN ~
and faculty of the University of Wal
tngton are now In war service.
Il There are now 20 aviation train ny
fields operated by the government -
different parts ct the United Sta aies.
An order for 100000 pairs OF w w
length rubber boots for the Fret !.
army has been placid with Ameri on
manufacturers.
Airedaies and Irish terriers ,hlave
been found to be the best dogs loI oI
war service, on account Of ttPeir
courage and Nigh intelligence. H.,
The University Of Illinois rnedfsa
school. to meet the governments NJ
mand for more Ynedicai~men. viii CT
tinue In session the year round. ~.
Ofilcial statistics show there is -.
poverty IN England At the presn'
time than there was before the VI ~.
When q census Of homeless person4 y =
London was taken recently, only MUS
caAes were discovered, against clPse
upon 500 In 1919. l..
One Of the fAvorite tricks Of ttne
willy Hun in the early part Of the W.T.
until 1t became so familiar to SD
farers as no longer to be scrviceabte =
was to use an overturned boat In d .
der to cover up an anchored mine, co
fixsd that directly the boat was al.t..
tempted to be riEhted the thing wedl'
on
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
V1ews, Rev1eoUs and Interviews
Some anecdotes of the Late Vice President Fairbanks
How He Was Misunderstood

before making way for me, and, beside:
firing out the people, hardly left anything
for me to say"
At his next meeting Mr.. Fairbanks spoke
of this incident in conversation with the
man who was to preside and as conse.
quence his introduction that night consisted
i-of the following:
Ladies and gentlemen. it gives me great
pleasure and / have the honor and the
privilege to present the vice president OF
the United States, who will speak for him
self"
Let me say word about another public
man who has now passed away, James S.
Clarkson, who was commanding figure in
republican politics z quarter of century
ago. General Clarkson was a newspaper
man, who, with his brother, edited and pub
lished the Des Moines Register up to 1889
after which he held several political positions,
being first assistant postmaster general in
the Harrison administration, and later, under
Roosevelt collector OF customs for the port
Of New York presumed to be the fattest
job within the gift of the president. General
Clarkson was fine old man, with whom
used to visit in his Office in the customs house
vixen / happened to be in New York, and
found q kindly reception, with interesting
"reminiscences of his active political career
and helpful suggestions based on thorough
knowledge of men Of the hour and remark
able insight into current political develop
ments. General Clarkson represented Iowa
as its member of the republican national
committee for several successive terms and
became chairman Of the committee as the
successor Of Matt Quay when he retir-n
after his break with Harrison, whom Qaay
claimed to have elected and wanted .tr con o.
troll. General >Clarkson, as chairrc-.n 81 .ne
national committee, opened -tts repuGhca;n
national convention helA in Minneapolis In
1867 a. which Prrs;,.ent Harrison was IRE.
NOM nominated HarriSon's defeat, took Clark.
cor nnt of Office, but as INhave' said, he went
b.ct again rAder Roosevelt. In the 1912
conv.rt;on y had the opportunity to accord
4',ae h;,,, ,raaeeo.aniton as former national chair
man. mar fos which he manifested sincere ap-
preciat1on.
4 came across the other day one of the
y, shibers of the party with which / toured
Mexico at the time Of the Mexican centen-
gfial--a man who is thoroughly familiar with
Mexico and has written at least one book
about that country AMI the life of its people
what is doing in Mexico?" he asked
repeating my question. IF my sources of in
formation may be relied on, there will be
new president Of Mexico before the end Of
another six months"
He mentioned two names Of whom one
or the other is expected to bear that title.
will wait with curiosity to see how this fore
cast works out.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Yncompstens Automobile Drivers.

Chicago Judge finds in his own court sup
WI Tor bis demand that all automobile drivers
NJ required to undergo satisfactory tests as to
cky1ical and mental competence. In one in
1l1ace he had before him man OF g. so nearly
1selt of hearing that It was with difficulty he
<@uld - made 70 understand the questions put
M Him. This man had ignored signals at a
G<<4osing and almost caused wreck. The in
npetent. the careless and the deliberately reck-
~ drivers are the greatest nuisances as well
II ths eravest Of menaces in city traffic today.
Wofst 81 them is the man who persists in maxi
I hg HE own traffic rules; taking chances he
eorrectly calls his habit Of pushing in ahead OF
@thers IN . jam, cutting across in front OF street
40. and otherwise doing things no sensible
5<fson would undertake. Following him come
ke others, all more or less undesirable on crowd
) NJ etrests, but even more dangerous away from
( ~ downtown district. on the lboulevards and
Esnues, where they "step on her tail, '~and give
l&atio1s Of famous drivers. Closer regulation
: q theae must come.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Riqht to the Point

Minneapolis Journal: Nebraska has
had from two to flve inches of rain
and the wheat down there is fairly
climbing the fence corners like morn
ing glory vines.
New York World: with all the
obstinacy OF q vain and narrow man.
Kaiser Wilhelm remembers that he
set out for Paris As months ago and
did not get there; so every little while
he makes q fresh start.
New York World: The congress-
man who ID content to stay In Wash
ington all summer II need be and goes
to his constituency on the. single issue
OF sWin the War" Is the man who is
going to be serenaded on election
night.
more hell and less corn-Lonce q
slogan of party Of protest in this
country-+is said to be the trouble In
Ukrainia where the unsettled state Of
the people has interfered with the
planting OF grain crops.
Minneapolis JournalS Secretary
Baker II reported to have said to
General Wood: "Pershing doesn't
want YOU" Mr. Baker. 80 tar as we
have been able to<learn, has not de-
MED the report. We'd like to hear
from Pershing. and think it not un-
likely that we will
New York Herald: without at
tempting to pass judgment upon a
case now in the courts, may we not
remind members Of the Industrial
Workers Of the World, who have
threatened to 60 into the army and
shoot their. officers ..in the neck that
there Is no apprsoiable shortags OF
hemp In this. country
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Postwar Education.

An eastern editor says that great honors
await the man who will be able to foresee the
reforms to be accomplished in educational meth
DDS when peace comes again. and so prepare
the way to meet them. But who has prescience
to that degree? None dispute the proposition
that great changes will take place in our educa-
tional methods, Just as all our social customs
and relations will undergo some notifications.
1t ID not possible nor desirable that we will re-
turn to the things we have left. Most of the
debate as~to the future OF education turns on Its
relation to industry. Earnest and conscientious
men favor such system as will train the youth
Of the land in productive methods, while others,
equally sincere, argue with quite as much fervor
and reason for the greater development OF the
cultural phases >of education. 1t is likely that
somewhere between the two the solution will
be found, and that postwar education will show
such combined quality of usefulness and en-
lghtenment as will produce results neither of the
contending groups can now foresee. Also, il is
reasonable to think that many years will elapse
before stable and settled conditions of life are
established, for the problems growing out of the
upheaval are not to be adjusted off-hand. Out of
the vast aggregate of speculation and expert
mentation now put forward, good will come, but
time alone can fix the values. Fundamentals, es-
tablished by human experience, will not be lost
to sight, but their application to new conditions
will engage mans best faculties to the end that
progress be not checked.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
QuaM BITS Of Life

italy has recognized the Boy Scout
movement as national institution.
Eight Of the olive trees in the his
toric Garden of Olives, near Jeru-
salem are believed to be more than
!, 900 years old.
: In a book a Minneapolis ms vas
invenSAd foS children pictures Of 49,
mails which, jump out in lifeiihe
manner as the pages are turned.
Some Of the monks of Tibet are
still printing books in the nanner
followed a few hundred years ago,
when printing was done from carved
blocks of wood
To make badly broken bones re-
unite more rapidly an English sur
geon has invented a system Of screws
to be passed through the fragments
and press them into position.
The rise in the price of silver has
given to the Peruvian sol value in
bullion greater than the. value it has
|An coin and the result has been the
disappearance Of the coin from circu-
lation.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Around the Cities

| Savannah, Ca, claims to be the
birthplace Of the Girl Scouts OF
America.
Kansas City ordains that elevators
run by women must be supplied with
seats for the operators.
Hartford Outlines all New England
with skyscraper tower 525 feet high.
lit tops the Travellers Insurance BUILD
ing and bestows a thrill rivaling the
annual policy bill.
New York City In Its capacity to
house and feed the stranger within its
gates, is said to exceed Chicago about
Is to 1. Reverence for past tradi-
tions forbids making it fS to /.
By a unanimous vote the Salt Lake
Typographical union endorsed the re-
port Of war conference board requr-
ing arbitration and conciliation in all
disputes between labor and capital
and barring strikes and fockouts.
The board of education of Minne-
apolis sharply draws the line against
socialists using the schools and civic
centers for agitators. Permits hither-
to granted have been revoked aad
further meetings in the schools for
hidden.
a new crop of Belgian hare milliont
aires whose accumulations failed to
swell the towns income tax score,
Federal revenue sleuths take the
hunch seriously and are scouting for
the excess. N
Winnipeg restaurants make every
day wheatless day and conserves the
cereal war winner in q way that fills
Canadian Hoovers with JOY. A hot
baked potato takes the place Of white
or brown bread. A small cube of
butter and dash Of salt rubbed IN
makeS-thA "sub" an inward charfher.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
Hair Made Beautifully
(WaUy While You Sleep!

Just think. sirlsi You apply little liquid
simerine at bedtime and in the morning
your hair has a prettier wave and curl than
probably it has ever had. The waviness
looks perfectly natural. and the hair Is slesk
and glossy, like plush. II viii remain ii
curl the longest time, regardless Of heat.
continually fussing with loose strands or
flying ends.
Liquid silmerins il, Of course, entirely
harmless. It leaves no sticky. greasy Of
streaky trace. It has the peculiar quality
Of drying In beautiful waves, creases and
s1irls. Il Is aso an excellent dressing for
the hair, keeping IL delightfully."- soft and
silky. A few ounces from your druselst
will last for weeks. IL 10 best applied with
q clean tooth brush, drawing this down the
full length Of the hair.--Adv. q.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
THE LOOMS OF NEWS.

I We swing the headlong Looms that weave
| The tales of human earth
| Spun by the troubled continents
| In agonies Of birth.
We watch the steady turning globe
| Upon Its spindle hung; ...,
Mems lives are az q twisted flax
| Whose thread to US Is flung.
We weave! We weave! The sky may fock
| Lands pass as smoke away;
| We gather in the warps and weave
The Garment Of the Day.
We braid their bliss. we braid their pain,
We braid>men's hopes and fears.
| We knit their silks Of Joy and make
A pattern Of their tears
Lo, we are old that once were young!
But never, east or west,
Has ons of all the cireling suns
Beheld our Looms at rest.
The world was vast, the world was dim,
When first that We were young, IA
And in The half-light OF his time
Man walked dim fears among.
He walked dim fears among. and saw
His brothers in the glooms
Lurk as haif-devils till we broke
His terrors with our Looms
We snatched the scattered threads and tied
The races face to face.
We tied the sundered lands that once
Stared blind across blind space.
We knit mems hates, we knit mems loves,
We make the pattern whole
OF loves and hates. Behold! It's ons!--
Humanity's great soul.
Throw us Your spoilA o Turkestanl
Ye tropics! Send your glows.
D ruined towns! Our pattern needs
Your somber thread Of woes.
Strike, ravening armiesl Flame, o fleets
Rise, nations! Rise and spring!
High, high above your camorsk-hark
Our Looms are thundering.