The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-25
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
! One hundred and sixty accident and
injury claims were filed at Los An
geles. California Tuesday with the
workmen's state industrial commits
sion by motion picture actors and ac-
tresses who took part in a battle
scene that was photographed last
week. OF the claimants by far the
larger number were women, and more
than 30 of them filed compensation
claims
A great balloon of black smoke the
roar of an explosion, flash of flame
that SCARED everything within thirty
yards, left Broad and Wall Streets,
New York City, heart Of the worlds
financial district, shambles at noon
Thursday For full minute, it seem
ed, after the terrible blast there was
absolute silence in the two busy
streets. Not a living soul was to be
seen. Dead and wounded lay in their
blood on the steps Of the United States
sub-treasury, on the richest corner in
the world.
Louisiana is producing almost half
of the country's 52,152, 0-bushel crop
of rice this year, according to the de-
partment of agriculture's forecast.
Louisiana's total is 25,200,000 bushels,
Texas has 1904 900 bushels, Arkansas.
100000; South. Carolina, 101. 600;
Mississippi, $4,000; Florida, $4,000;
Georgia. $4,000; Alabama, $4,000;
North Carolina, 10000.
The story of French woman, said
to be of noble birth. wrongly commit
ted to the Kansas State Asylum for
the Insane in order that others might
obtain control of New Mexico mining
property, reached Governor Allen Fri
day The story was told in letter
in the treasury department at Wash
ington, ID. c., and has to do with Mrs.
Rubye de May, a French woman who
has been a patient in the state hos
pital the last thirty years. Governor
Allen ordered an investigation of her
case
The Humble Oil and Refining COM
pany's No. 2 Gallagher well at Damon
Mound Texas, was completed Thurs
day, flowing 1000 barrels of pipe line
oil by heads.
Joe Snow, sheriff of Brazoria Coun-
ty, was shot and instantly killed We'd
nesday, near Angleton, Brazoria Coun-
ty. Texas. Residents of the country
south of Angleton were quickly in
formed of the killing and posse cap
tured negro named Oscar Beasley
He was later 1ynched by mob.
Jack Johnson, former worlds heavy
weight champion, was sentenced to
one year and day in Leavenworth
penitentiary and fined $1,000 Wednes-
day, at Chicago, ILL.,, by Federal
Judge George A. Carpenter for vio-
lation of the Mann act. The sentence
reaffirmed that passed on Johnson In
1913. when he was convicted of trans
porting white girl from Pittsburg to
Chicago for immoral purposes.
Chester Terrell, aged 3S, former
speaker of the house of representa-
tives in the Texas legislature, and the
youngest man to hold that office, died
az his home in San Antonio, Monday.
Governor Hobby. following a confer
ence Monday with DR.. w. ID. Hunter,
member of the federal horticultural
board, and Commissioner of Agricu-
ture Fred w. Davis, issued a procla-
nation declaring a special quaran-
tine district in a portion of Brazoria |
County, Texas. to prevent the spread
of the pink boil worm.
Mrs. Charlie Chaplin, n. J. Gold !
smith, her attorney asserts, has decid- |
ed to drop the divorce action she insti- /
tuted against her husband in Los !
Angeles last month. Instead, acting !
under Mr.. Goldsmiths advice she will |
seek TO establish title to one-half of !
al. her husbands property, both real
and personal, which has come into his I
possession since their marriage on /
October %, 1918.
It required three rounds from five /
army rifles to kill Snyder, trained |
elephant belonging to a circus show |
ing at Salina. Kansas, Monday. The !
animal had gone mad just as the cir |
Gus was about to open and hundreds
of persons were massed about the
animal tent. The elephant upset |
many animal cages and threw one
cage, containing four lions, 30 feet.