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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-08

warrant.
/ The furniture and fixtures through
out the entire building is obsolet,
and unsuited for the present use
Necessary furniture should be sup,
piled to the several offices in the
Court House.
The Parish Jail was found in the
most satisfactory condition and the
building kept in a sanitary condition
the inmates are comfortably cared
for, the food dispensed to them is of
very good quality and neatly served.
The Court House yard seems to be
the storage grounds for trash, old
barrels, tin cans, road machinery, the
neighbors fuel, and other such rub
bish, this through no fault of the
Janitor. We would therefore sug-
gest that the road grader, the old
barrels, the fuel Of the neighbors,
the tin cans and all the rubbish on
the Court House grounds be ordered
removed therefrom Immediately and
that the Janitor be instructed not to
permit the parking of automobiles,
wagons, buggies, graders, road ma
chinery,s ETC., on the Court House
grounds.
Violation Of Game and Fish Laws.
The Grand Jury after a lengthy
and exhaustive examination of a
number of witnesses, mostly en-
ployees of the Conservation Depart
ment, and the head of this depart
nent and several local citizens, would
feel that it had not performed it's
sworn duty, if it did not declare that
rom the evidence adduced that the
Fish, Game and shipping laws of the
State Of Louisiana had been violated :
or several years past.
1t has been shown that live and
lead game birds were shipped con-
rary to law. In some cases true ,
ills have been found and the guilty
'arties have been prosecuted and
entenced for the violation of the
anne laws, however, the persons con- !
erned in the most serious violations .
f these laws could not be indicted :
y reason Of the fact that these vi :
lations occurred some years ago and
nese violations have been prescribed .
y the limitation Of time.
The Grand Jury desires to say that t
the violators Of the Game and t
ish laws have not been brought to
'ial for the violation of these laws, J
is through no fault of negligence
officers of the Parish of Iberia,
1T through the fault of the Conser-
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vation Department, it's officers, agents
and employees. This matter is one
that should be investigated by some
one in authority.
The Grand Jury desires to thank
all the officers of the Court for their
efficient and courteous treatment of
the Grand Jury, and more especially
to Mr.. George Colgin the Deputy
Sheriff in attendance on the Grand
Jury during their investigation
Respectfully,
j. P. SUBERBIELLE,
Foreman.
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,,n.t, REPORT IBERIA PARISH
fD LAND JURY, JANUARY, 1921,
w. CRIMINAL TERM.
:. rloases the Court:

: = uleases the Court;
u. YOUR Grand Jurors sworn and
..relled to inquire into the viola
eDr '''as Of all laws, State, and Parish
ll0'' boon in session since Tuesday,
n4' s.rv ath. 1921, since we were en-
''' s,lod we have examined eighty
p4 ! some cases presented to us by
= - District Attorney, we have
wa AZ true bills, and 81 no true
bills.
Justices of the Peace
Tho Grand Jury finds that a large
.,,har Of trifing cases reach the
c,,nd Jury, and take up the larger
!, # the time in making investiga-
.ous Of these matters, some method
's.rld I be adopted whereby the JUS
-. If the Peace could avoid send
sncb matters to the Grand Jury,
Il save to the Parish considerable
..,srse and the Grand Jury consi-
drable time.
| City and Parish Health Officers.
No recommend that the City and
p,rish Health officers make a survey
the sanitary conditions of the
,,v,, and Parish with view of a
,sdiur possible spread of certain
mtagous diseases, this can be done
| \ having all private and public pla-
i uroperly cleaned and kept in a
unitary condition.
We further recommend and urge
nat the proper authorities maintain
more tidy condition of streets and
nblic places, more especially in the
mns and villages to help decrease
d. ERE hazard.
Law Enforcement.
The Grand Jury recommends and
rges that the Sheriff, his deputies,
IL Constables, City Marshals, and
plee officers throughout the Parish
4 IBERIA, rigidly enforce the auto
Mobile license plate law, and insist
hat all motor vehicles have two ne
ssary license plates properly dis
lhyed, as required by law.
We further recommend that the a
hVe named officers strictly enforce
\ traffic laws, ordinances of City
nj Parish and State laws more es-
Eially the ordinances with refer
ne to DINNERS and the speed ordin-
uns.
Sunday Law.
Tie Grand Jury calls the atten-
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The Iberian,
New Iberian, La.

New Iberian, La. ?
Gentlemen:-
The enclosed letter, addressed l7
me, to Mr.. E. Vuillmot, speaks X
itself.
1t is an answer to the meeting RI
ported IN your paper of certain me
In New Iberia, which meeting too
place on Dec. 10th, and I trust yo
Will give my letter to Mr.. Vullmo
all of the publicity necessary, i
other words, copy it verbatim in tn
next issue of your valued paper.
Wishing you a happy and pros
porous New Year.
Yours very truly,
E. A. McILHENNY
Avery Island, La, Dec. 81, 1920.
Mr.. E. Vuillmot,
New Iberia, La.
Dear Sir
This letter is addressed to YOU
not In your individual capacity, but
as Chairman of the large mass meet
ing held on Thursday, December 16
in New Iberia, and composed of Ed
win Kyle, Sidney Harry, Jr., DR..
Liable, Leon Landry, j. l.. Bayliss,
Sllvio Broussard and DR.. j. H.
White, and yourself, and it applies
to each and every member of the
On reading in the New Iberia pa
pers of Saturday, December 18th,
the report and resolutions of the
large mass meeting composed of
eight people during which criminal
charges were made against the State
Department of Conservation, and it's
Chairman, Mr.. M. l.. Alexander, and
against me. |, at once telegraphed
md wrote to Governor Parker, urg-
ng an investigation of your charges.
Under date of December 22nd, he
eplied, in part, as follows:
"Mr. E. Vuillmot, was in my Of
ice this. past Monday announcing,
hat he desired public examination.
am ready and willing to render any
ssistance at my command to make
S thorough an investigation as pos
ible, but based on statements to me
y him do not see where the inter
SITS of the public would be served"
Since the Governor will not order
n investigation of your very serious
harges, | beg to now submit the
blowing offer.
If you will put up bond in the
mount Of One Thousand Dollars. I
ill put up a bond for the same a.
ount. One Thousand Dollars of
lis amount to be used to pay the ,
'st of the investigation and attor- :
eys fees. 6
/ understand you have openly stat |
that you have been paid two thou I
nd five hundred dollars to carry on I
is persecution of the Department q
Conservation and me, and | have
en- affidavits of two reputable men, r
whom you have made this state v
ent, and other reputable men have i
ID me of your making the same a
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legal eprosecution and my one thou
sand dollars, is used to pay the cost
i | yill suggest that three investi
gatolss, of your charges, be chosen
men of high standing, preferabl,
Walter j Burke, F.. T. Weeks, Of
New Iberia, and John Dymond, Jr.
of New Orleans, and that the investi-
cation be conducted at New Iberia
at as early date as possible.
There are a number of misstate-
ments IN the report of your meeting,
ard perhaps you would like to get
these statements corrected before
this investigation begins, if so, I
have all of the papers and docu-
ments covering shipments of birds
from Avery Island to other points
during the past twenty years, and /
will be glad to show you my con-
secutive files and allow you to make
notes from them, if you will be
good enough to appoint day and
come to Avery Island for this pur-
pose.
do not attempt to offer any de
tense OF your attack on Mr.. Alex i
ander, and on the Louisiana Depart
ment of Conservation, for this attack
IS unworthy and will have no more
effect on his standing, both State and
National, as Conservationist. than
the vapid yapping of a lot of COYOTES
on the moon. But | will point out
to you as fact that due to YOUR
probable absorption in petty local
affairs, you have evidently overlook
I'd the fact that throughout the Uni
ed States and Canada, wherever a
Meeting is held for the discussion of
ne Conservation of Natural Resour-
es, Mr.. M. l.. Alexander is spoken
II as one of the four great Conser-
'ationists of America, and the State
Il Louisiana, is cited as a model A.
nong the States, in Conservation.
nd her Conservation laws are consi-
ered ones for the more backward
'tates to adopt.
1t has been reported to me that
ne from your mass meeting of eight,
tated that it would be a good thing
OF the public if someone took shot
t me. / urge that the one who :,
lade this remark is the one who !.
hould be requested to carry it out :
for ethe public good" and | would
lggest that an automatic shot gun ;.
aided with buck shot be used. and :.
lat an approach from the rear would !
. his safest and surest method of :
tack. | would also suggest that
select a place for the shot at 9.
'lnt where there is ample cover in y
fneh he can escape unobserved, for = =
due to nervousness the shot fail. =
though | never go armed, used =,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-08
GRAND JURY REPORT FINDS GAME
LAWS FLAGRANTLY VIOLATED.
Offenders Not Eapsed
NV" Violations of Which Documentary Evidence

tlon OF he Sheriff, his deputies. the
several c,nstables, the City Mar
shalls, the Chief of Police, and all
other officers Of the law to the non
enforcement of this statute. 1t is
the opinion of the Grand Jury that
this law sbuld be enforced strictly.
Gambling.
The Gram Jury realizes that gam
bling with crds, dice, slot machines.
punch board, and other devices is
being openlyand flagrantly conduct
ed in severalparts of the parish of
Iberia, that lws have been enacted
to suppress cabling, that at the last
session OF theState Legislature the
Higgins bill ws enacted prohibiting
gambling in al its forms, this sta
tute seems to De dead letter. so
far as the officiss to whom the en-
forcement of tn law has been en-
trusted
GAMBLING INIBERIA PARISH
MUST BEsTOPPED!,,.
Fake Benevolet Associations.
Evidence has ben furnished to the
Grand Jury that several persons.
mostly negroes, al engaged in the
operation of unaut,rized Benevolent
Societies, and ther,y fleece tho TO-
norant, uneducated md helpless ne
groes. These SO allied societies
should be suppresse or the proper
charters secured foithe operations
OF such associations. All officers are
requested to give thr special and !
immediate attention the suppress
sion OF these lllegallyionducted So S
cieties.
Police Jur, II
The Police Jury are auuested TO 5
have the canals, ditchesand drains t
draining the public roads, the Par
ish of Iberia cleaned andhave all
distractions removed theron and t
kept cleared, more espelly the
drains crossing the Southe Pacific, p
Salt Mine Branch, and t, Frisco S
Railroad. ,g
Court House and Jai c.
We have examined the Col house o
and Jail and find that theCourt b
House is an old building, it h been o.
permitted to go to decay, Il the tt
entire building should be rented, b.
that the Court Room should re-
modelled to better accomodat4he if
public. We recommend however, ,at r
no great amount be spent for at tt
purpose, in view of the necessitf II
a larger building as soon as circ- OF
stances and financial conditions 81 b,
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FINAL WEEK FOR HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Graduation Exercises To
Be Held Next Friday NIGHT

Following an established rule those
students who attained an average of
ninety per cent or over in all sub
Jects and an average Of eighty five
per cent or over in department were
excused from school for the two
weeks devoted to review and final ex-
aminations.
Those studnets are: Kitty Brown.
Lillian Hughes, Lizima Mestayer.
Nivicn Mestayer, Alne Villermin.
Antlmc Landry, Lexina BONN. AL
bcrta DeBlanc. Fern Hebert. Janice
Scharff, Bertha Sullivan. Jacob Lam
dry, Una Barthe, Claudia Borcl, Hill
da Harkins, Marcclle Muller, Irene
Dumesnil, Anita Dupuy, Viola Hughes,
Blanche Segura, Norman Colgin.
Leslie Turner.
The New Iberia High School will
hold its commencement exercises
Friday, January fourteenth at the
Elks Theatre. There are fifteen
students who will receive diplomas
that night. The class has elected to
wear the formal cap and gown for
this ceremony which holds the first
place in the program that the Facul-
~, Graduating class and studnets
If the New Iberia High School will
present.
In brief the program will be as
ollows:
Commencement Exercises
Song Chorus
yourselves" .E. J. Carstens
Glass Representative
Woman Suffrage. Alne Viller-
Min, Faculty Representative
of the Diplomas. -.
Supt. l.. G. Porter.
Farewell Song .. Graduates
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to be a baseball pitcher and can
still throw pretty straight and should
there be pebble or piece of brick
around | might be tempted to use it,
Trusting you will see fit to carry
out the suggestions offered in this
letter, which are made in the fullest
desire Of fair play.
Yours trly,
Signed" E. A. McILHENNY.
Comments on the above letter,
written by the Editor, who was at
the meeting under discussion, will be
found on the Editorial page.
In view of the report of the Par
ish Grand Jury, which appears on
this page, wherein the charges
brought forth at the mass meeting
are found true by the Grand Jury,
we wish to ask:
CAN GOVERNOR PARKER STILL
TO INTEREST HIMSELF
IN THE GROSS VI
OF THE CONSERVA-
TION LAWS?"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-08
MR.. f. A. Mc|LHENNY STIKES BACK
IN LETTER To DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
Copy Mailed To The Weekly Iberian With Request
For Publication In Full.

statement to them,..so yosl can easil,
appropriate one tJqusans-Iotss OF
N!hN fund as earn$f m1ng.o b,
pasAf~on # the irllestigat.ns groves
:..yout. charges agaira-me 4 az, vio-
'ati' false. If Your eh1rNl are
proTet tr]ss- then you paS<Ass.l 81 lhins
and jh~e !. established grosslsssS- for
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-07-14

For Sale-High grade Holstein
Copeland, Idaho. jun9july17pd
DR.. n. A. Curry, of Porthill. was a
business visitor in town Monday and
remained over for the drainage meet
ing Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farnsworth left
Sunday for Spokane where they
planned to spend a week on COM
bined business and pleasure trip.
LOST-Beayer cloth hat at the
drainage banquet at International no
tel Monday night. Initials m p. D."
on sweat band. Please return to Her
aid office. Ito
Mrs. J. Bert Cowen will entertain a
company of lady friends Friday night
at her home in Park addition, at an
auction bridge party being given in
honor of Mrs. o. S. Davis
Mrs. w. F. Gay arrived here Satur-
day from McCloud, Alberta. She is
the mother of A. c. Gay, one of the
proprietors of the Service Garage and
expects to make her home here with
him.
Howard Kent returned to Spokane
Sunday to resume his business course
at the Northwestern Business College
after having spent a few days here
visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. j. Kent.
The Cynide Gold Mining Company
has leased the front office rooms in
the |. o. o. f. building and moved into
the new offices this week. A meeting
of the directors of the company was
held Tuesday and was attended by
A. H. Sweeney and John Kendall both
of Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. c. b. Van Alstine and
daughter of Copeland, were visitors in
the city Tuesday. Mr.. Van Alstine
recently sold his Copeland ranch and
is now preparing to move. 1t is pos
sible that he will not leave this dis
trict and he may decide to improve his
ranch property near Naples, making
his home in Boomers Ferry.
Senators Borah and Gooding have
jointly recommended the appointment
of Col. Elias Marsters of Meridian as
federal prohibition director for Idaho.
Col. Marsters was the choice of Sena-
tor Borah under the plan by which the
senators are distributing patronage.
and Senator Gooding joined in the in
dorsement. The office pays $4,000.
Charles Roesler, engineer for the
Bonners Ferry Lumber Company,
plans to leave soon for Spokane where
he will take an electrical engineering
course of study in the government vo-
cational school Mr.. Roesler received
notice Monday that his application to
take vocational course had been ac-
cepted. Mrs. Roesler will probably
remain in Boomers Ferry until the
first of the year when she will join
her husband in Spokane
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-07-14
"A GIRL NAMED NARY AT REX

Marguerite Clarks new picture. "a
Girl Named Mary" will be the attrac-
ton at the Rex theatre ON Saturday
next. 1t is a perturbation of Juliet
W1lbor Tompkin's magazine story of
the same name and is said to be ideally
suited to the talents of the little star.
The plot centers around the search
OF wealthy widow, Mrs. Jaffrey, for
her daughter, who has been missing
since the railroad wreck in which Mr..
Jaffrey was killed. In the course of
her seeking she becomes acquainted
with vivacious little person named
Mary Healy, the role played by Miss
Clark. Later it develops that Mary.
who lives quite plainly with a foster
mother am is loved by a youth named
Henry Martin, is the missing girl. Mrs.
Jaffrey is overjoyed at the discovery
but her attempts to inject the girl into
luxurious environment are at first
failures. When the widow at last sees
the light and consents to Mary's mar
riage to Henry, the happy ending is
in sight.
Kathlyn Williams in the part of the
widow heads a good supporting cast
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-07-14
local Piek-ups

Wanted to buy-vicious cattle dog
Inquire Herald office. adv1t
Lost near old hospital-Lady's black
pocketbook containing two trunk keys
and trunk checks. Reward for return
10 Herald office. adv1tc
G. ID. Thaxton. a wellknown citizen
of the Porthill district, arrived here
Tuesday to visit friends and attend
to business matters.
C. F. Wolfe returned Monday from
Standpoint where he had spent cou-
pie of days on a combined business
and pleasure trip.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-07-14

Good safe for sale. Inquire Bound
airy Dry Goods Co. june9tf
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Peterson and two
children left Saturday for Standpoint
by auto to spend a. few days visiting
with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Doolittle came
home from Bonners Ferry to spend the
Fourth, accompanied by Misses Laho-
ma and Carol Aldridge.-Priest River
Times.
Mrs. George Bush arrived here from
Spokane last Thursday to spend a
week or two visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Bush. Her hus-
band is now located in Sacramento,
Calf, and Mrs. Bush plans to join him
there upon the completion of her visit
here
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-05-05
WHAT THE WORLD OWES US

The worlds debt to the United
States is reported to be estimated
by Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
as follows:
Approximately $4,000, O0O, 600 ad-
yanced as war loans; this is due to
the United States, chiefly advanced as
war loans.
Three billion dollars due to the gov
eminent for surplus war materials
sold abroad.
Two billion dollars due to American
investors in bonds for foreign govern
ments and in stock of foreign cor
porationS.
This amount is increasing daily, it
is said, at the rate of about so, 900, 600
in interest. Prompt payment of inter
est would give the United States gov
eminent and citizens approximately
81, 600, 600 900 a year, or an amount
equal to ~one-Quarter of the total
estimated expenditures Of the govern
ment for three years.
approximately one-third Of the en-
tire gold supply of the world is in the
United States, according to the latest
report of the treasury. Gold within
the boundaries OF the United States
is said to total $3,001, 000, 1000.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-05-05
WEEKLY CROP REPORT

The weather conditions in the north.
west during the past week have been
generally favorably for the grain
corps. There is plenty of moisture
throughout the territory. Seeding is
about two weeks earlier than last
year. 1t is believed that the total
wheat acreage for the northwest will
not be greatly reduced from last year.
Owing TO the early spring, farmers
especially in South Dakota, MinnesO-
able to get their wheat in the ground
early. Fol- this reason they have sown
more than at first anticipated. AS pre-
viOusly reported, wheat seeding is
eastern North Dakota and the south
ern half of Minnesota. In the north
west quarter of North Dakota, north
ern and eastern Montana and north
ern Minnesota there have been delays.
Probably not over 500 of the wheat
seeding, in these district has been CON,
pleted. With favorable growing wealth
er much of the early wheat should es-
cape black rust. Indications point to
a heavy increase in durum wheat and
a reduction in bread wheat.
The barley acreage will probably be
about the same as last year. A mum
Der of reports have been received that
the corn acreage may be reduced and
oats increased. The acreage of fax
will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.
There is very little new ground being
broken this year. Later, however,
should conditions be favorable, farm
ers may decide to seed a small addi-
tional acreage of fax.
There is plenty of labor everywhere,
but the farmers are doing all they can
without employing outside help. The
general complaint from the grain pro-
ducers is, that commodities they buy,
have not declined as much in price, as
their products. AS a rule farmers
are holding their stored grain, and
selling only what is necessary to
raise money from time to time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-05-05
MRS. WILLIAM COULTER

The San Diego, Cal, Union Of April
IS, bears an obituary note that sad.
dens the hearts Of many Brookinss
county residents:
Died, in this city, April 16, 1921,
Emily J.. Coulter, beloved wife Of Mr..
William Coulter and mother of Miss
Zaida Coulter of this city, sister of
Mrs. J. p. Balm of Great Falls, Mont;
Mrs. G II. Townsend. Highwood,
Mont; Miss Elzada De Lany of Square
Butte, Mont, and Mr.. Clarence De
Lany of Highwood, Mont; a native of
Wisconsin; aged IS years, 4 months
and % days.
Funeral services to be held at the
Benbough funeral parlOrs, corner Sew
enth and Date streets today (Monday).
at 200 o'clock p. m. Interment at Mt.
Hope cemetery.
Pioneer resident of the county will
especially regret to hear of Mrs. Coul-
death for she was among the
early settlers in the northern part of
the county near Bruce. About two
years ago the family removed to San
Diego.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-05-05
SEPTIC TANK is BEST

THE septic tank is the only sure
way of d~isposing of sewage for the
individual home where the soil is
heavy and the only safe way where
the soil is light says r. l.. Patty,
State college extension engineer. "The
homemade tank is exactly as efficient
as any patent or commercial tank on
the market.
"A short time ago a homemade
tank in Faux county was opened and
investigation made as to how it had
been working. This was a simple,
two-compartment tank which had been
installed six years ago and had never
been opened since that time. The in
vestigatiOn showed that the septic ac-
ton in this tank had been perfect
and hat it will be another six years
before it is necessary TO remove the
sludge.
Several complaints Of teaching
c~esspOols falling to work in this same
type of soil have been received. The
eason for this is the fact that
greases entering the cesspool are not
broken up and eventually seal up the
pores of the soil"