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Evening journal., 1920-01-02
EXAMINING WITNESSES

Examination OF witnesses in criminal
cases listed for the January term OF
the Court OF General Sessions, which
opens on Monday, was started by
Deputy Attorneys General Green and
Speakman this morning.
Evening journal., 1920-01-02
AMONG THOSE PRESENT: FINED

For being present at crap game, OF
to Andrick was fined s. and COSTS by
Deputy Judge Finger in Municipal
Court this morning. He stated that he
happened to be passing the game and
stopped for a moment 70 look on.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-09

, teen richer in booty. General Taylor
had only 5000 and 5000 men in the
most decisive engagements. General
Scott began his advance on the City OF
Mexico from Vera Cruz with 10000
troops. But he did not have half that
many. electives in his easy victories
ever a bankrupt, distracted Nation,
whose feeble governments tumbled
down every time We gave them
| tap.
The Mexican War was redeemed
somewhat from its military one-sided-
ness and from its bad political motive
| by the daring exploits of American
commanders. While Taylor and Scott
were advancing with their armies,
Doniphan with brave band was
marching across New Mexico to Chi
huahua City, and Fremont, with
| handful of men, raised the flag over
California and kept it flying.
We had hardly less difficulty in con-
quering Mexico than in prOpping up
Mexican government long enough to
give us title in a treaty of peace, to
the spoils of the war-522,56S square
miles, for which we made Mexico
consolatory gift Of $15,000,00O. Add to
| that conquest, the great State OF
Texas and the great territory in the
Northwest which was confirmed to us
IN the Oregon settlement, and we have
indeed a grand total of territorial
gains under Folks Administration.
Yet it profited the President himself
and his party nothing, because their
policy was tainted with a purpose to
widen the area of slavery.
| A grim, little, care-worn man, with
clothes two or three sizes too large
for him, Polk did not cut much of a
figure in the Presidency. Although
Mrs. Folks straight-laced religion
hanished dancing and cards from the
| White House, her popularity and dis
tinction Of manner shone in contrast
with the drabness of her husbands
personality.
Madam, have heard but one opin-
ion of YOU" Henyr Clay said to her.
"All agree in commencing in the high
est terms your excellent administra-
ton Of the domestic affairs of the
White House.
Indeed" Mrs. Polk beamed in re-
ply. Il am glad to hear that my
administration is popular. And I will
say that if the country should elect a
Wing next Fall, I know of no one
whose elevation would please me more
than that of Henry Clay"
Polk declined the reelection which
he could not have obtained. With his
always frail body broken under the
heavy labors of his term, this luckless
sutton of fame retired to his home in
Nashville. There he died in less than
fifteen weeks after leaving the White
House, and there, within a temple of
Tennessee marble, he was buried in
his own dooryard by the wife who was
to survive him forty-six years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-09

4 LTHOUGH Folks Administration
~ added more square miles to the
map of the Union than any other
except Jefferson's peaceable acquisi-
ton Of Louisiana, history and posterity
continue to look that gift horse in the
mouth. Why? Our deed to that i'm.
mense territory is much the same as
our title to all the rest of our country,
which was taken from the Indians on
the fundamental principle that land
rightly belongs to those who can and
Will use 1t.
What American today would wish
that our settlers in Texas had been left
at the mercy of Mexico. or wish that
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and
parts of New Mexico, Colorado and
Wyoming still remained huge, unde-
yeloped, semibarbarous wedge of
Mexican territory between us and the
Western ocean?
Nevertheless, qualms of conscience
over that conquest continue to disturb
us. And this is a wholesome symptom
of National scruples. Even if the eff
feet seems good, the motive was bad
For Polk was put into the Presidency
solely because he could be relied on to
lush the boundaries of slavery to the
Rio Grande.
The new President really went into
the White House with two land claims
to press. Besides Texas there was
Oregon Gncluding Washington
which was then our only foothold or
the Pacific and which we were occupy
ing jointly with the British. The
American claim in that unsurveyeC
region took in what is now the coast
of British Columbia, clear to Alaska
and the conflicting British claim rar
down as far as Portland and the
Columbia River.
Polk at once offered to compromise
but was rebuffed by the British Min
| lister Thereupon he withdrew his
offer, and the Americans demanded
everything, the parallel Of latitude t.
which they claimed being popularly
expressed in the alliterative phrase
"Fifty-four, forty, or fight!' But wher
we found our hands full with Mexico
the Polk Administration and the Brit
ish government agreed on the com
promise which the President had frs
proposed, and the forty-ninth parable
became the dividing line.
| Although Congress and Tyler hat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-09

hurriedly completed our part in the
annexation of Texas, the very day be-
fore Folks Inauguration, and Mexico
really had renowned the Lone Star
State, the boundary still was open to
question. The new Administration in
sisted that Texas extended to the Rio
Grande and promptly ordered General
Zachary Taylor to march to that river
with instructions to regard as invad-
ers any Mexican troops on this side
of it.
After year of challenging by us, a
Mexican general took up our challenge
and a skirmish occurred. Thereupon,
at Folks request, Congress declared
that war existed "by the act of Mex
leo"
1t was not much Of a war, as wars
go. But few military campaigns have
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-09
SHAW BASHFuL and
SHY, ST.JOHN IRVINE
SAYS IN ARTICLE

LSt. John IRVINE, in North American
Review
There is a kind of shy, embarrassed
man of merit, who can not keep or
even reach to his proper position in
the world without making some sort
of pretence about himself Bernard
Shaw is such a man. He has created
his legend with such extraordinary
skill that those who know him well
have great difficulty in persuading the
general public, which has neither the
time nor the intelligence to understand
a man of marked personality, to be-
lieve that the legend is legend, that
the reputed Bernard Shaw is not the
real Bernard Shaw. The common
notion is that he has an Unsuitable
craving for publicity, is immensely
conceited and self-centered, and does
not care what folly of thought or con-
duct he commits il by so doing he
draws attention to himself. The truth
about him is that he is a shy and nerv-
Gus man, singularly humble-minded
and sincere, very courageous and full
of quick, penetrating wisdom, and so
generous and kindly that he may be
said to be willing to do more for his
friends than his friends will do for
themselves. He Is a Don Quixote
without illusions. When he tits at
windmills, he does so because they are
windmills, and he wishes them to be
modernized and worked by electricity.
In print and on platforms, Bernard
Shaw brags and boasts and lays claim
to an omniscience that would scandal
lie most deities, but no one who has
the ability to distinguish between sim
cerity and mere capering is in the
l. al
oeit.
He is one of the very few men in
the world who can brag in public
without being offensive to his auditors.
He can even insult his audience with
cut hurting its feelings. There is a
quality of geniality and kindness in
his most vioelnt and denunciatory ut
terance that reconciles all but the COM
pletely fat-heated to patient submits
sion his chastisement; and his most
perverse statements are so swiftly
followed by things profoundly true and
sincerely said that those who listen to
him are less conscious of his platform
tricks than those who merely read
newspaper reports due to the fact that
the newspapers print only his flippant
and fantastic stuff and omit his vital
matter. | have seen reporters at one
OF his meetings sitting win their pen
ellis loosely dangling from their fingers
while Shaw spoke wisely and deeply
and then, when he uttered some trivial
or outrageous thing, coming to life
and hastily scribbling the jape into
their notebooks.
Shaw, because he is naturally graci
Gus, RECEIVERS himself more quickly
than Yeats, who has cultivated his
graciousness; and 1t may be said of
them that Shaw has the manners Of a
man instinctively gentle, whereas
Yeats has the manners of a man who
has practiced department before a
cheval glass.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-09

1s45-March 4, James X. Polk
inaugurated nth President,
aged 40.
1846-July II, Oregon question
settled.
1s46-7-The Mexican War.
1s4e-Greatest territorial conquest
in American history.
1S49-June IS, death of Polk, aged
So.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-03

Mrs. Jack Blanc, living on West
Main Street, and Mrs. Tom +.
Conrad, residing ON st. Peter )
Street. were the winners in the
bcautiful yard contest which was
decided by secret ballot by the
Board of Directors Of the Wo-
men S Council after their inspec-
tion tour of yards round about
town last Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Jack Blanc was awarded
first prize for the finest front yard
display Of Salvias and Mrs. Con
rad Was awarded second prize
for the Ioveliest display of zin-
Mas. The two winners will be
awarded their trophies Of victory
at the next meeting Of the Wo-
men s Council on Tuesday after
noon, July 13.
The Board of Directors of the
Women 5 Council met in the office
of the Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday afternoon, toured the
City i'll motor cars, making care
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-03
TRIP TO
VERMILION BAY

Last Sunday morning at the IN
vitation of friends, ye scribe en-
ioyed a delightful trip to Yer
million Bay with a number OF
other New Iberians. The trip was
made by auto to Avery Island and
at that point large boat was IN
readiness to take the pleasure
seekers ON a sail for the Bay. 1t
took about an hour to reach the
objective point. Camp was
pitched in one of the small houses
facing the Bay and several OF the
party dropped off to arrange a
dinner while the remainder con
tinued on to the Patout Club
House near Weeks Island. AT
that point a number of gentlemen
donned bathing suits and took
dip in the fresh water while others
were busy hauling sein for the
fnny tribe. After two or three
tcmpts sufficient fish were
caught to furnish a good dinner
and despite a rain storm and a
little wind the large lugger drlf-
ted back to the camp. Every one
was then in a frame of mind to
devour a good dinner, however,
little thinking that Mr.. Emile RIB
beck was thoughtful enough to
have a good meak prepared and
ready for the innerman. After
the meal was devoured by the
hungry. but jolly crowd the chef
was congratulated upon his eX-
cellent cooking even though, 1t
was under many disadvantages.
Fires were then again started and
a nice mesh Of fish prepared Tor
second meal which too was
Heartily enjoyed. after which the
boat was again headed for Avery
lIsland and by seven O'Clock all
had reached home. In the party
were Messrs. Emile Vuillemot, A.
IT. Gonsoulin, Sidney DeBellevue,
Silvio Broussard, W. c. Segura,
Leon Minvielle, Louis Brownson,
CYRUS DeBlanc.> Alphonse Davis
James Conrad, Francis Voorhies,
Sidney Harry, Jr., Donald Burke
j. Tauber. Lloyd Porter, Gus
Lamperez, Chester Aycock, Joe
Daigre, Nathan Davis and Mas.
ters Carl and Larry Conrad and
George Segura. Y
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-03
Mrs. ]. Blanc and Mrs. 7. {. Conrad
Winners in Beautiful Yard Contest.
Former awarded honors for salvias and latter
for zinrias-W Wcmen's Council Board prai-
zes New Iberia ladies.

fuI inspection Of the various dis
plays without fear or favor. In
order that no controversary might
arise it was agreed to cast a secret
ballot, the majority to decide.
The Board of Directors, how
ever, were enthusiastic over the
reception accorded them by the
coutcnders in the flower display
and the CONSENSUS Of opinion of
the ladies was that New Iberia
certainly is fast becoming the City
Beautiful, in fact, instead of
words.
There were so many beautiful
displays that the ladies of the
.oard fairly gasped with surprise
at the number of beautiful yards,
and a great number Of the con-
tenders for the prizes are to be
commended for their gallant eff
fort in making New Iberia a City
which will attract tourists and
send them away boosting the civic
pride of the fair sex.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-03
Members of Chamber of Commerce
Vote in Favor OF Open Shop.
Very Reverend J. M Langlois commends stand
taken by civic organization on question OF
capital and labor

deed glad that the United States
Chamber of Commerce is taking
the initiative and requesting a
referendum vote so that laws
might be passed to alleviate the
situation.
"Several other recOmmenda-
tions and clauses incorporated III
those two referendums regarding
the obligation of the employer
also are to be commended. The
employer has certain obligations
that he must take upon himself,
and the well defined paragraphs
contained in the referendums in
this regard show that brilliant
minds have centered their atten-
tion on both the employer and en-
ployee with a foresight that IS
meritorious to degree.
cit also proves conclusively to
the unprejudiced mind that the
Chamber of Commerce of the Uni
ted States in making this move
and entering its plea to have sane
and proper laws enacted to avert
all possible future troubles, are
taking both labor and capital into
consideration. "
Father Langlois excluded his
remarks by saying that capital
could not exist without labor and
labor could not exist without cap
ital and that both have obliga-
tons and owe consideration to the
public in general.
G. w. Cultivate appended
Father Langlois' remarks with the
remark that fomentors of labor
troubles would necessarily be
wiped out when proper laws were
formulated making it compulsory
for each and every labor organiza-
tion to become incorporated under
government laws.
Mr.. Outhwaite also advocated
that the Civic Committee of the
New Iberia Chamber of Comafnerce
wait on the City Council and re-
quest them to enact law making
It a misdemeanor to tack un.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-03

The Chamber of Commerce of
New iberia on Tuesday night at
the open meeting of the local civic
organization, went officially on
record as approving the open
shop and has since cast its vote
with the United States Chamber
of Commerce at Washington Off
cialIy confirming this fact.
AT last Tuesday night S session,
which was rather poorly at
tended, considering the import
ance of the issue, the entire ref
erendum numbers 81 and 81,
were read paragraph by pararaph
and each paragraph was voted on
separately and officially recorded
in the affirmative.
While the number which at
tended the session was small by
comparison it was enthusiastic to
a marked degree and not one
dissenting vote was cast on any
item of the fourteen as read.
At the conclusion Of the meet
ing Very Reverend Father J. M.
Langlois. V. G. congratulated the
organization on the stand it is
taken towards the regulation of
employment relations to public
service corporations and also the
stand taken on industrial relations
to public-service corporations and
also the stand taken on industrial
relations regarding employment
relations.
"When labor takes the position
that it is not binding upon it to
arbitrate and lay before a tribu-
nal their troubles, but take only
its own view Of employment rela'
tons it is time for the public to
wake up to the exigencies of ex-
isting conditions and take time
by the forelock and suppress such
demonstrations as has occurred
!, FIR the United States in recent
years. :
"In my opinion Bolshivisim and
Radicalism are both more to be
feared than anarchy and am IN
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-03

slightly 2igns on telephone poles.
especially as the PerShmg Way
is now marked through our City.
Hiram w. Carver, chairman OF
the Membership Committee,
spoke a few words relative to the
drive for membership and said
that he was much encouraged by
the attitude of the majority OF
the people solicited for member
ship; and that New Iberia boasted
of many loyal citizens within It's
enyirons.
President Alfred Lewald pre-
sided at the meeting and called on
several other enthusiastic mem
bers, who voiced opinions relative
to cooperation for the betterment
of the community in general.
Secretary Noel advised =--As-
semblage that the election, of a
new board and officers would be
held on Tuesday night, Jhly l3,
and that every member was elig-
ible to vote nd shat the election
would be an opeq affair, to which
every member w;as- urged TO cast
his vote as per the dictations Of
his own mind. He concluded his
remarks by reading the follow
ing poem:
BOOST.
Boost your city, boost your
friend, -
Boost the church that you attend,
Boost the street on which you re
dwelling,
Boost the goods that you are
selling.
Boost the people round about you
They can get along without you.
But success will quicker find
them,
If they know that you're behind
them.
| Boost Tor every FORWARD move
ment,
Boost the man for whom you
labor,
! Boost the stranger and the
neighbor,
Cease to be a chronic knocker,
Cease to be a progress blocker,
!, If you'd make your city better
Boost it to the final letter
| Last reports from the market
lcentefs indicate that the price OF
water has not advanced.
All men are foolish at times, but
onlv the wise man admits it.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-03
BOY SCOUT ENCAMPMENT.

The third annual encampment
of Boy Scout Troop No. | of New
Iberia was held this year at Lake
Arthur camp grounds, situated III
the suburbs Of the town of Lake
Arthur, La. The date of the en-
campment was June 22d to 18th.
Preparation for this encamp:
ent had been in progress in the
troop for several weeks. NAnd it
had been a subject of conversa-
ton and discussion for nearly a
year. Il has now become reg
ular part of the Annual Scout
Program of Troop No. !
The first of these encampments
lasted but two days and one night,
and was held in a fisherman s
shack in the vicinity Of Weeks Is
land on Vermilion Bay. The two
chief characteristics of this first
mosquitoes. In fact mosquitoes
fun, with most Of the emphasis on
mosquiots. In fact mosquitoes
were the chief cause Of the short
duration of the encampment. But
swimming, fishing, grabbing, and
trip to the salt mine made it a
pleasant occasion.
The second encampment- was
held the latter part of July, 1919
in company with Troop No. 2 at
Lake Arthur, and the readers of
the Enterprise are familiar with
the story of that encampment.
Observance Of Boy Scout week un-
der the direction of a committee
of which Mr.. Walter Burke was
chairman provided the nucleus OF
the funds for this second encamp-
ment. but this was supplemented
by funds raised by other methods
Arrangements for raising the
funds this year were delayed
though Mr.. Noel of the Chamber
Of Commerce had made elaborate
preparations for it, and plans to
put it on at some later date. But
as our plans had gone so far, we
could not well postpone the trip
without seriously interfering with
the vacation plans of some of the
Scouts, so each Scout deposited
given amount with the treasurer
to be refunded in case the treasury
at any time is in condition to bear
it. and from this fund the en-
eampment was financed.
We left New iberia on The
morning of June 22nd in the auto
bus of the Kahn Auto Service, anG
arrived at camp at 30 P M
Fl ON that time until 1:50 P. M
the following Tuesday there was
not a dull minute.
We were spared the drudgery
and the gastronomic difficulties
incident to doing our own cook
ing, having employed a colorec
man to attend to that part of The
camping work. The other parts
of housekeeping were reduced tt
their simplest terms, brooms ar
superfuous in a camp. and it il
possible to sleep in a bed that ha'
not been tidied up by mother o.
the housemaid. But what th'
boys lacked in the housekeeping
art, they made up in zeal fol
personal cleanliness. Bathins
was a REGULAR program twic'
| daily, and the nearest approach
Ito the guard house that any scou
came was for bathing out of reg
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-03

ular hours. Sunday was bur
densomc only for the reason that
swimming is not allowed from
the camp grounds on Sunday, We
also learned to wash our own
elOthes. If any Scout s mother
has difficulties getting laundress,
recommend the Scout for the
job at double pay.
occasions taught us the necessity
of regular hours for every part
of the daily program, and our
nugler, Jacob Landry, with his
taps. reveille, mess and assembly
calls, aided in having every thing
done strictly on time.
Military drill was dispensed
with on this trip, and study of
Scout principles and methods was
substituted Al Of the boys made
some units and several of them
made all of the required tests
for second class degrees in Scout
craft, and two or three of them
lack only one or two points Of
qualifying as first-class Scouts,
and they are studying hard for
these points.
The encampment this year had
its many pleasant incidents. We
met the Lake Arthur School
team twice in baseball games, at
the first we tied, five to five, at
the second we were defeated, and
showed our mettle by taking it
good naturedly. We were enter
tanned and treated to sherbet' by
the girls of the "Fun and Frolic
Club" of Jennings who wer }
camping on the grounds, and el >
tertained them in rNprn at
watermelon party, atVwhich our
Scouts displayed wonderful abil-
ity as public speakers and enter
tainers. We were treated to
lemonade and cakes after church,
Sunday evening. by Mrs. s. l..
Riggs. at the Methodist Parsonage
and Mrs. Riggs sent figs and cakes
to us at the camp.
Fishing, boating and games Of
redman and capture the flag, ar
other diversions made the til .
fly until we were ready for t /;
return trip.
Those who went On the trip were
Scouts Frederick Fisher, Francis
Hensley, Wilbert Theriot, Wof-
ford Sanders, Edwin Green and
Vaughn Taylor; Officers, Frank
Reynaud, Assistant Scoutmaster /;
| Carl Theriot and Marcus Fisher,
Patrol Leaders; Jacob Landry,
Bugler: Edward Ewes, Treasurer
End 10y Olivier Scout Scribe, pro
tenn aid II. y Brown. scout MAJ.
ter.
The Boy Scout movement has
become permanent institution
in English speaking countries, and
I think il is one Of the most eff
cient agencies for the training a.
manly virtues of the future eiti-
zenship of our community.
Through it the boys are learning
| that those vices common to most
boys are not at all necessary to
| the life Of an ambitious and red
blooded boy. They are learning
positive lessons along. lines that
| will make them self-reliant ind
helpful men. I believe that New
! iberia can spend liberal part of
its money to no better purpose
than by providing for boy scout
work In our midst.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-03

7 Last reports from the market
centefs indicate that the price of
water has not advanced
All men are foolish at times, but
nnlv the wise man admits it.