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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24
Membership Drive Continues.
New Board Active.
chamber of Commerce To Assist In Pushing
Street Paving To Completion.

Tho new Board Of Directors OF
chamber OF Commerce held
.ss;r 49,. regular monthly meeting
r."ssdsy .s evening at 6 o'clock
n.t Of q membership of fifteen on
~ ~ Roard all but two were on
hand for the transaction Of bust
sacretary Manager Frank Noel
..sd \ statement of the financial
leading of the organization at
.hs close Of fiscal year on July
XII showing that the new Board
.,srts the new year practically
.vep with the game.
After checking mp the amounts
..,,sived from all active aud
...,ainipg memberships for the
..n.Inp twelve months 1t was
'Sovn that at least fifteen hundred
I.,,ars more must be raised TO
.s,,v on the work on the scale
80 MANNED, no az to derive the
s.s.tsat benefit for New Iberia
IA its citizens and merchants
gsusrally
rhere are still q few firms that
A.,s not come in with their pro
80 and the Board is going TO try
i cat action on all these names
vtbin q short time.
Ant Q large part Of the remaining
,,,as will have to be raised from
,.dividual membership at ten
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24

their widows in civil service appoint
mcnts. Special preference for dis
ahlcd men.
The Legion drafted and put be-
fore Congress the four fold optional
compensation bill
Il by cooperation with Federal,
state and local employment services
obtained work for the thousands Of
'eX-scryicc men Just out Of the uni
form
7 The Legion on May 3Oth decora-
ted the graves of every comrade' who
sleeps on the fields of the A. EF
The Legion publishes live. al
crt, interesting magazine The Week
ly goes to the Legion members and
the public. through news stands. No
additional charge is made to members
for the Weekly. In this State we
have our own Weekly paper, free to
all Lcgionaircs.
8 The American Legion is the
most powerful force for 100 per cent.
Amerlcanlsm IN existence to-day. 1t
has met every crisis without ninching,
always on the side of law and order.
1O-Thc Legion is not opposed to
Union Labor. Samuel Gompers says
there is no reason why union man
should not join the Legion, as tens Of
thousands of them have.
II The Legion does not attempt
TO interfere with the rights of citi-
zens in any way.
II The Legion does not act in the
selfish interest of it's members. The
Legion has never asked whether
man or group Of ex-service men,
who needed help, were actually Le-
gion members. In fact most of the
disabled and needy it has aided were
not Legion members Mt the time the
Legion aided .thcm.
l3-The Legion stands for GOD
and COUNTRY to uphold and defend
the Constitution Of the United States
of America.
1.-The Legion will put you i'm
touch with men you want to be uni
ted with. II will give you place in
patriotic community interests. All
Legion posts have certain social adj
vantages.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24
The American Legion Again
EntertainS.
Will Bring Big State Convention Here Doing
Good Work.

The local post of the American Lc-
gion staged another of it's enioyab 9
local talent shows on last Friday
night at the Elks Theatre
In the two shows given this month
the organization cleared $4,000,
This amount is to used in entertain
ing the State Convention Of this great
body of cx-soldicrs when they meet
here this fall.
This will be one of the largest Con
ventions probably ever held in our
City, and will surely be full of life
for it is composed of all young men
full Of life and energy.
The New Iberia Orchestra furnish
ed the music at this entertainment,
and number Of local artists per
formed like professionals in songs,
dances and other features A Span
ish dance by Miss Mitchell was fca-
ture Of the evening. Miss Alfano,
soloist, Hauscr and Laperousc, black
face comedians, Van Harry. piano and
voice. T.. j. Carstens as a High
Brown ballet dancer, and numerous
other features rounded out splendid
program.
The Officers Of the local Post of the
American Legion request us to pub
lish the following so that the public
and all ex-soIdiers may know what
important work they are doing.
Many ex-service men are asking
what the Legion is doing and just
what it expects and intends to do.
In order to assure prospective mem
bers that they are not being asked To
join an organization without some
mighty good reasons. the following
fourteen points and advantages of
belonging to the American Legion are
herewith given:
THE Legion has obtained from
Congress increase of base pay to
$4,000 per month from $4,000 per
month for disabled men.
2-Thc Legion through it's service
division at National Headquarters and
risk officers in every State, has co
operated with the war risk insurance
department. thereby adjusting thou
sands Of claims for compensation for
dependents of men who have died and
disabled men. The Legion cooperatcs
to the fullest extent with the Red
Cross.
3-The Legion first disclosed the
failure Of theFcdcral Board Of Voca-
tional Education to do its duty to-
wards disabled men. II brought n
bout Congressional investigation of
the Board and subsequent reforms.
Through the National Vocational Of
iicer at headquarters and state Voca-
tional officers it has devised plan Of
cooperation with the Board which
should speedily solve the vocational
problem.
4The Legion helped to obtain
preference for ex-service persons and
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24
RrTTER WATCH YOUR "LlZZIE.'

Mr.. Hubald Romero had most un-
fortunate event happen to him the
Arst part of this week.
II seems that on Saturday Mr..
Romero purchased brand new Ford
Touring Car, and on Monday night
No nut II in the garage at the rear OF
hIs property on Duperier Avenue.
when the family retired at about
i, o'clock the car was still where he
nd placed it, but the following morn
IN when he went to start it up the
Ford was gone. !.
Police officials were at once notified
and all the garages in this part of
tle country were told to be on the
lookout for It, but up till the present
tme no word has been heard from 1T
IA no clew found to throw any light
cn the Identity of the thief.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24
SOME PUMPKIN"

There has been on display in the
show window Of John r. Taylor's
Drug Store this week, large pump
kin. which grew in the yard Of Mr..
W. G. Lapcrouse, who is occupying
the Nick Muller property on Duperier
Avenue.
This immense specimen is one of
half hundred that grew without
cultivation or attention Of any kind.
in a little plot of ground perhaps
thirty or forty feet square.
The one on display weighs thirty
three pounds, and measures thirty
seven inches in circumference one
way and fifty two inches around
measuring from tip to tip
If made into nice pumpkin pies it
would probably furnish big lunch
for a whole regiment of hdhgry Boy
Scouts.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24
TAX EN UP.

Red Calf with white spots on left
side. About q mo old.
Taken up on July Ind.
The owner can have same by prov
ing ownership aud paying expenses
and costs. Otherwise calf will be sold
on August 2Sth at my property in the
md ward of Iberia Parish.
Gustavc Broussard.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24

Swelling caused by insect bites can
b reduced by using Ballard's Snow
Liniment. 1t counteracts the poison
md relieves the irritation. Three
Vines, 30c, 60c and $1.20 per bottle.
Sid BY ESTORGE DRUG co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24

Whenever you hear the Omen
saying all sorts Of spiteful things
about some other woman, set IL
down in Your memorandum thst
that Other woman IL very pretty,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24

A teaspoonful of Herbine will pro-
duce copious and purifying bowel
movement, improve appetite, restore
mental activity and fine feeling of
vigor and cheerfulness. Price, 60c.
Sold by ESTORGE DRUG CO.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-24

When quality ana price are the
considerations, we believe 1t is to
your interest to let us figure on
your printing. We do for others
why not for Won?
IBERIAN PRESS JOB PRINTING
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-20

II ACHARY TAYLOR was the firss
IL army man to be president, the
second being General Grant. A dozen
presidents, from Washington to Roose-
welt, had seen war service, but only as
citizen soldiers.
AT twenty-three he entered the army
as lieutenant, and he remained in it
40 years, until he was inaugurated
president. Yet he had seen only a lit
tie fighting with the Indians before his
campaign in Mekiso, where he COM
manded perhaps not many more than
5000 men and fought half a dozen en-
gagements, ranging from the opening
skirmish at PalO Alto TO the battle of
Buena Vista. In this last, his little
army of raw troops was Outnumbered
four to one. But he spurned Santa
Annals demand for his surrender, and,
with a little more grape" from Cap
tain Bragg's battery he defeated the
| Mexicans.
The commanders in the two Mexican
campaigns, Zachary Taylor and Win
! field Scott, were as unlike as their
popular nicknames would Indicate
odd Rough and Ready" and "Old Fuss
and Feathers" "Old Rough and
Ready" remained throughout his army
service a simple American soldier, a
capable officer in peace and resource
full one in war.
Obedient always to the civil author,
ity, he retained a truly American dis
like of military ceremonial and man.
ners. =
He was as plain in his private life
and with wife as unaffected as him
self. This devoted companion made her
home with him in military stOckade
and tents, sending her children as
they came along back to the care of
relatives, but refusing to be parted
from her husband.
Like every man who has heard thu
seductive suggestion of his name for
the presidency. Taylor was not long
in yielding to it. Revising his own
poor opinion of his qualifications In
the light of their higher appraisal by
Others he came TO regard himself as
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-20

to congress for IA years, in the course
of which he became first the Jackson
leader Of the house and finally speaker.
Next he took his seat as governor of
Tennessee for a term. After having
been twice defeated in his effort to
obtain a second election to the COVER
| Worship, those defeats were immedi-
Rtely crowned with the Democratic
domination for president.
1t was in the first year of the tele-
graph, and when the name of Clay
was licked off as the nominee of the
| Wing convention at Baltimore those
wiseacres Of Washington who still re-
garded Morse as an impostor said that
| the trick was easy, since anyone could
have guessed who the Wing nominee
would be. Three weeks afterward,
when the inventor at the capital
spelled out the name of Polk as the
Democratic nominee the doubling
| Thomases were convinced that he was
q fraud. They scoffed at such an alb
surdity and were not persuaded of the
truth until the arrival of train from
| Baltimore.
The obscurity of Jim" Polk. which
that SNUG, unsmiling, uninspired little
man of respectable abilities had pre-
served on the Cminence of the speak
er's chair, was deepened by the shin
ing fame of Van Buren,, whom he had
| displaced at the convention, and of
Clay, against whom he was matched
before the people. Those two states
men had taken it for granted that
they were to be the champions of their
respective parties. History suspects
that they TGncocted in friendly visit
two letters which appeared suspicious
1y close together and which were sus-
piciously alike in discouraging the an
nexation of Texas at risk of war with
Mexico.
Van Buren, stood by his guns against
annexation, going down in the Demo
cratic convention under the displeas-
ure of the southern shareholders and
the alarm of northern doughfaces Clay
faltered in the campaign. Quibbling
qualifying and taking a back track,
he went down at the election under
the indignation of the abolitionists,
who polled enough votes for their
third ticket to ca1sI his defeat.
Polk lost Tennessee at the polls, and
is the only man, with the sole excep-
ton of Wilson in 1916, who has been
elected without his own state. For
several days the national election was
in doubt, with the result hanging on
a complete count in New York. AT
last it was found that Polk had car
i ried the state by 5,0o0-thanks to the
Liberty party, which had drawn away
more than that number of votes from
'the great compromises" Henry Clay
had compromised his last chance for
he presidency.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-20

the peoples candidate and he au-
nounced that he would run as such
even If no party should nominate. him.
The party preference of the old SOL
der was in doubt. with no other clue
to it except his brothers illuminating
remark that Zachary liked Henry Clay
and American-made clothes. The
Wings nominated him without knowing
where he stood on any question and
they made no platform for him to
stand on. 1t was merry game with
the great problems that confronted the
nation.
After they had nominated Taylor,
the Wings became fearful for time
that the joke was ON them. While
they waited and no word came from
their nominee at Baton Rouge, they
took alarm lest he would not accept
the honor from their party. But he
had not received their letter of notifi-
cation. For they had neglected TO pre-
pay the postage on 1t, and "old Rough
and Ready" was refusing TO receiSa
all unpaid mail.
Copyright, 1929, by James Mosgan1
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-20

TAMES KNOX POLK was the first
- dark horse to win the presidential
race, and his figure remains among
the pale shadows in the procession Of
presidents across the pages Of history.
When he was yet boy the family
of James K. Polk moved from North
Carolina to Tennessee, where he was
too frail for frontier farming and was
put to work behind the counter of a
crossroads store. After time In that
excellent preparatory school of life he
returned to his native state to enter
college, and he graduated from the
University of North Carolina.
Becoming country lawyer, he was
sent to the Tennessee legislature; mar
ried Sarah Childress, daughter of d
well-tO-dO man of business. and went
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-20

MarEaretta Wade
9 a m p b ell vas
born at Allegheny,
Pennsylvania, Feb.
23, 1857. when
only 10 she went
to New York to
. I u dy drawing
and design and
later taught them.
In 1880 she mar
ried LOrin DeIand,
famous Rs some
time foo I b all
Btrategist against
the enemies Of
Harvard.
In 1885 appeared
GESThA old Garden. =
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-20
THE FIRST DARK HORSE

17e5--Nov. 2, James Knox Polk
born In MeekIenbura
County, NJ. c.
1s23-5-Member Tennessee leg
isIature.
1825-39-Member Of congress.
1s39-4f-Governor of Tennessee.
1s44-Nominated for president
by the Democrats and
elected.
1s45-Mareh 4, inaugurated eIev-
enth president, aged forty
nine.
1s4s-Juiy II, Oregon question
settled.
1s46-z-The Mexican war.
1s49-Greatest territorial con-,
quest in American history.
1s49--June IS, death Of Polk,
aged fsty-three.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-20
OLD ROUGH AND READY

tzs4-Novemher "a, Zachary
Taylor born in Orange
county, Va.
17s5-Remoged to kentucky.
1sos-Lieutenant in the regular
army.
1at2---Flahtina Indians in In
diana.
1s32---ln the Black Hawk war in
Illinois.
1a36-7-In the Seminole war in
Florida.
1e4o-6--ln command of the de-
partment of the southwest.
1e4s-May 8, opening engage
nnent with Mexico at Paio
Alto.
May 9, Battle of Resaea
de la Palma.
September "a, capture OF
Monterey.
ts47-February %, 23, "a, Battle
Of Buena Vista.
1s4s-Nominated for president
by the Wings.
fs49-March S, Inaugurated
twelfth president, aged
sixty-four.
1s50-JuIy 9, died In the White
| house, aged sixty-five.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-20

q collection OF verse. 1t In q charac-
teristic tftleJ Tor many years Mrs. De-
land has each winter grown In her own
house in Boston great numbers Of
Dutch bulbs, which she sells mt an
annual function to her friends and the
public, for the benent of her fayOrits
charities. AS she does all the labor
herself, 1T Is n singularIy personal form
of good works.
Only two years later came "JOhn
Ward, Preacher" a book which won
the author wide recognition. There
have been many others between that
and ''The Awakening of Helena
Richie" In 1906, including "Old Chester
Tales" in 1898, in which she made
famous her childhood home. '"The
Iron Woman" appeared in 1911.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

John E. Morse of Williamsv;lle is in
town today on business.
Mrs. Edwin f. Lindsey is confined by
illness % her rooms III the lery build
ing.
Airs. Wesley Irish, clerk in the Hunt
ress Adams store, is confined to her home
by illness.
Mrs Ada Bruce was in Marlboro yes
terday to attend the funeral of Mrs
Lura (Goodell) Plumb.
Mrs. A. w. Montgomery, who had been
in Washington, D. G., is now spending
some time in Virginia.
Miss Elizabeth Shaffner went yester-
day to Granville, n. y, where she will
visit week with relatives.
Horace Goodenou9h began working to-
day for John Olson at his woodworking
shop in the Ullery building annex.
Earl Brooks, son of Mr. and Mrs Ray
Brooks, is i'll in his home on Clark street
and is under the care Of physician.
Miss Elsie and Miss Ellen johnson,
who had been visiting friends in Green
field several days, have returned home.
Emil Anderson has finished work for
the S. 4. Smith Mfg Co, and has begun
working for the Crystal Springs Ice Co.
Mrs. Charles LeFever of Philadelphia
| is visiting her mother, Mrs. John Knight,
at the English Tea rooms on Terrace
street.
Mr.. Nolin of Winchester, n. H., who
had been visiting in town several days
in the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. j.
Filion, has returned to his home.
Mrs. II. B. Chamberlain is expected
to return tomorrow from Scotia N. Y,
where she has been spending several
months iii the home Of her sister, Mrs
Frank Field.
Mrs. J. c. Murphy of Canal street left
yesterday for Hartford, Conn. where she
was joined by her sister in-law, Mrs. I.
F. Banning. They viii 90 to Atlantic
City, n. j., to spend two weeks.
DR. and Mrs. George II. Gorham OF Bel
lows Falls, who had been spending the
; winter in Florida. We're guests in town
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Howe. They
will return to their home in Bellows
Falls today.
Miss Evelyn Harris is expected to re-
turn tomorrow from a visit in East @"
lance. y. H.. where she had been guest
| Vi VI - Aldf - pGIttiitb. fNlit 'tiSp NlS-JSN
over today in Greenwich Conn, viii
0 Miss katherine Pomeroy.
l Charles A. Harris, treasurer Of the Brat
= tleboro Savings bank, and F. c. Adams
i treasurer of the Vermont Savings hanl
viii 90 tomorrow night to Boston to at
! tend Friday national conference o
3 savings bank representatives.
:, Mrs. Fremont Hamilton. Miss Florene
+ II. Wells and Miss Bessie L. Farnun
went to Montpelier today to attend
conference of Vermont women with Gov
I p. w. Clement at the state house thi
O afternoon. The purpose of the gathering
4 is to try to induce the governor to call
special session Of the legislature to rati
, ~ the woman's suffrage amendment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
DYE OLD, FADED
DRESS MATERIAL
Diamond Dyes Make Shabby Ap
parel Stylish and New

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use {" Diamond Dyes" guaranteed to
give a new, rich, fadeless color to any
fabric, whether it be wool, silk, linen,
cotton or mixed goods - dresses
blouscs, stockings, skirts, children S
coats. feathers, drapcries coverings,
The Direction Book with each pack
age tells SO plainly how to diamond
dye over any color that you cannot
make mistake.
To match any material, have drug
gist slow you Diamond Dye" Color
Card-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
SPORTING
sTANDING.0F THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Washington at Philadelphia.
New York Mt Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21

Button calculated that. if a nair of
herrings could be left to breed md null
tiplv undisturbed for period of 90
wears. thew would yield an amount of
fish equal in bulk to the globe on which
we live
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
National League.

At Brooklyn, II innings.
Brooklyn, II Q
Boston, O
Galore and Kruger, Elliott; Oesch-
ger aud O'Nehl.
At ST. Louis.
st. Louis, 10 Is
Chicago, ; 3
SchUpp Haines and Clemens; CAV,
Turner, Martin, Newkirk and Kill
lifer, O'FarrelL
y New York.
Philadelphia,
New York, 0
Rixev. Smith and Wheat; Benton and
Mccarthy.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, postponed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
National League.

National League Games Today.
Boston at Brooklyn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
VERMONT NEWS.

Nine people were hurt when the rear
truck OF the baggage ear came off, pre-
cipitating the baggage car down a nine
loot embanlnent on tile Oxford Mountain
branch of the Canadian Pacific railway
between Eastman, p. @, and North Troy
at 1890 O'clock Monday morning Con
ductor Charles Willard was cut about the
face and bruised and George Dequette OF
Bolt, Can, had three ribs broken. Most
Of those injured were from Mansonville,
p. G.
DR. Don D. Grout, head Of the State
hospital for the insane at Waterbury
for II years, and one Of the original trus-
tees. died suddenly Monday evening
Of neuralgia Of the heart His death was
very unexpected as he had Eecn able to be
| about as usual and since his refinement
from the hospital in January |, 1917 he
had conducted a general practice here. He
was a member Of the legislature in 1888
and a member of the legislative commit
| tee on the insane and bad charge of the
| bin providing for the present State hos
pital. He was nlaced in charge OF the
| construction Of the hospital building and
| the removal If nHtients from the Bratte
| horo hoenjtal. He served four years as
one of the original three trustees. DR.
Gr""t was prominent Mason and was
member Of many medical societies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21

At Boston.
Boston, } 10
New York,
Pennock and Walters; Shawker and
Ruel.
At Philadelphia.
Washington, 8 10 )
Philadelphia, 5 II
Zachary and Charity; Martin, Kin
ney, Hasty and Perkins.
At Cleveland.
Cleveland, Il -
Detroit 10 9
Caldwell. Myers, Faeth, Morton,
Uhle and O'Neill; Allen. Cox, Glaisier,
Okrie, Ayers and Ainsmith.
St Louis at Chicago, called end of
second, rain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
American League.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21

Sclect rour tires ac-
coroi18 10 the rods
they have to travel:
Il sandy OK billy coun-
try, wherever the going
is apt to be heavy-Tke
U. S. Nobhy.
For c-d:n2ry couatry
rcads-The U. S. Chain
or Usco.
For fnoct wAcels-Tao
u. S. Plan.
I or best results
here-U. S.
Royal Cords.