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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Gas Field Uncovered
In Northern Louisiana

New Orleans, LA natural gas
field with tremendous production po-
tentialities" has been uncovered IN
Northern Louisiana according to re-
port made public Sunday after an in
yestigation by engineers of the United
States bureau of mines, conducted for
the state on request of Governor Par
ker.
A productive area of PIP square
miles, or roundly $4,000 acres in
solid block located in Union, Ouachita
and Moorehouse parishes, near the city
of Monroe, and designated as the Mon
roe gas field, is outlined in the report.
The report estimates that the total
amount of gas remaining in the reser-
voir is roundly four trillion and seven
hundred and fifty billion cubic feet, or
80 cubic miles, calculated at eight
ounce pressure above atmosphere, with
indications that the volume is much
greater because the limits of the field
had not been fully determined at the
time the investigation was concluded.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Couple Married in Airplane.

New Orleans, La.-New Orleans had
its first airplane wedding Monday,
when Miss Marie Blanchard of Oak
dale, La, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. NJ Blanchard and niece of former
Governor Blanchard, became the bride
of Lieutenant Henry TOncray OF
Shreveport. Only the young couple
and the Rev Philip Deschner pastor
of the Franklin Street Methodist Epis
copal Church, were in the plane which
lowered thousand feet above the avi-
alton field at Peters and Claiborne
avenues when the ceremony took
place Far below them. the witnesses,
Albert E. Hollowman and Daredevil
Chubby" Watson waved cognizance OF
a white signal for the promise Of the
bridegroom to take a wife for bet
ter or worse blue signal for Miss
Blapchard's consent to be Mrs. Ton
cray, and a red signal when the min
lister pronounced them man and wife.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
A Fair Substitute.

Hey there" shouted an acquaint-
ance, peering in through the open door
way OF an Arkansas domieie. wherein
the head of the family was beating
on tin wash boiler and yelling at
the top of his voice, while half
dozen or more dogs sat around and
howled In admiration What in tor
ment is coming OFF: Have You lost
your mfnd?"
"Noper' replied Gap Johnson of
Rumpus Ridge Ark. But wife has
took the children to visit their gram
nav over beyond Mount Piggy, ami
I'm so lonesome that I'VE just nacher'fy
got to do observation-disclosures City
Star
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
AGE-OLD WISDOM

Be careful Of your thoughts, for they
are liable 10 break OUT into words
or deeds at any time.
The woman who always tells the
truth tells about nine unpleasant ones
out OF possible ten.
A thrifty wife saves her pocket
money by taking her husband along
when she goes shopping.
The world yet seeks man. 1t is
easier to be anything else in all the
world than to be man.
Husbands and wives should never
lead n cat-and-tlog life. The odds are
9 TO l in favor of the cat.
II young man can't decide what
kind OF work he wants to do, circuiil-
stances will decide for him.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Preventing Disease.

More and more, disease Is kIE|
cured before II begins. Typhus. vAt|
drove Napoleon from Moscow and U
stroyed his army, is now being Wpt
out by soap and hot water. Smd4d
once with measles as q deadly NJ
inevitable child's disease, Is M4
ended by tiny tubes Of vaccine la
poisoning in pOtteries Is being nas
edly checked by the workmen ead4
outside their w0rkrOoms and wash4
the lead glaze of their hands Osm
eating at all. Children BY thouah'
are being saved from slow stafyand
bv attention to their teeth, WHICH =
ables them to eat and to digea 'aa
food. Wherever modern public nsan
work is In progress, lives are onF
and safer than they were.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Louisiana Fixes Automobile
License Rate on Next Year

Baton Rouge, La.-Here are the IL
cense taxes, which under the he"
highways bills automobiles, trucks and
other vehicles will have to pay in the
State of Louisiana, beginning January
l, 1922 Pleasure Automobiles Sixty
eight cents per horsepower with a Sl5
minimum. Pleasure cars used III the
livery to hire business, CSC per horse
power, plus 81 per seat for seating ca
pacity up to seven passengers. FROM
seven passengers up to twenty-five,
So per seat, plus the csc horsepower.
Trucks and Other Vehicles or
1000 pounds up to 1000 pounds, Slo
per 1000 pounds and CSC per horse
power. Trucks over 1000 and up TO
5000. CSC per horsepower, plus Sl2.oo
per 1000 pounds Trucks over 5,00O
pounds. up to 5000 pounds, SD per
1000 pounds and Csc per horsepower
Trucks over 5000 pounds and up to
5000 pounds, $40 per 1000 pounds and
CSC per horsepower. Trucks over 5000
pounds and up to 10000 pounds, so
per 1000 pounds and CSC per horse
power. Trucks over 10000 pounds
must pay an additional $3.50 per 1,ooo
pounds. Trucks located in cities OF
over 10000 in population pay only
flat rate of $40 per 1000 pounds, plus
the Csc per horsepower.
Floats and horse-drawn vehicles pay
Csc per hundredweight, with mini
mum license of $3.50.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Several Men Naturalized.

Plaauemine, La-John A. Hendry OF
the federal department of immigration
has approved the application OF the
following persons for their final nat
uralization papers Charles TortorIch,
Italian; Antonio r. ROdesta, Italian;
Yosef Ameen Shaheen, Syrian; Rev.
Peter Mes, HoIlander; Rev. Andrew de
Maurizi, Italian; John Valentine, Coe-
che-Slovakian. The oath of allegiance
was administered by Judge c. *.
Schwing
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Negro Confesses Crime.

Shreveport, La-Seventeen minutes
after Sheriff Darby sprung the trap
Friday, Will Curry, negro, alleged STAY
err of Mrs. John S. Harper of near
Many, La. was pronounced dead.
Curry, who said he had made peace
with God and requested forgiveness of
The murdered woman's husband, admit
ted that he killed Mrs. Harper with
a knife and an ak in order to pave
the way for an assault upon her IA.
year-old daughter who, however. was
unmolested
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03

Peanuts figure largely In recent I'M
portations from Asia.
Thirteen million persons attend mo-
ton pictures daily In the United
States.
Tests show that piano wire is at It's
best acoustically at tension Of $50
pounds.
Chaucer was the first poet to be
buried In the Poets Corner" West
minister abbey.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Exit Columbus7

Did Columbus really discover Amer
lea?
The question has arisen as result
of the termination after thousands OF
years of seeds Of the moon flower OBJ
tanned from bridal wreath found on
the head OF the five-thOusand-year-o
mummy Of an Egyptian princess.
Questions on the subject Of the seeds
were addressed to the secretary of the
British Royal Botanic society by a
correspondent who declared that these
seeds had grown and lowered.
The answer of the curator was that
the story WAS an improbable one. The
moon flower is native of tropical
America, and for a wreath Of 1t to
have been found on the head Of an
Egyptian princess of that time would
mean that America must have been
discovered by the Egyptians 4,6OC
years before Columbus.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03

HpireSS Ia Il fortune estimated as
high as S5O,OO0,WW and yet without
sufficient means to spend for her prop
er education and support. This is
the plight of poor little rich girl'
I'm real life-Jacqueline Lebaudy-as
revealed by application made to Sur
rOgate Howell I'm Nassau county. New
York. for $4,000 from her fathers
estate. The siXteenyear-old daughter
Of the eccentric Jacques Lebaudy, self
styled Emperor of SAHARA. who was
Slain by his wife in their home at
Westbury, Long Island. in January OF
1919, is one of the richest girls in the
world. The estate is tied up in SEEM
ingly endless litigation.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
.o.na Of Giants caussway

The north coast Of the County W.
trim. in Ireland. is notable " /. |
nromontory of eoiumnar basa'' sno
is called the Giants Causeway iHs
niIIars are close-iitting, irregular n =
CONS in section, and made up o rs !
ed lifts varying from few lnens 4, !
height to some few feet. ines ~ '
tiops are convex or conc'se :. y
upper or lower ends, 50 that Ts. 'l r.,s i,
neatly into one another. Iae .' .s's
way may he characterized as s',,sa
in origin and layatie ~ e ,oa ',.,s
lust what induced the lne''e' , -
TO soldify in this CURIOUS w. s 4 /,
form. however, Is more q s'
mystery.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03

Or. Francisco X Sanchell of New
York city has written to President
Harding giving him details OF his
"hygienic" hand shake, which has
been adopted by various persons who
have much Of the gripping" to do.
The doctors method Is based on the
theory that having your hand shaken
lars the entire nerve system and
causes not only muscle strain but
strain of the entire body. The idea,
he says. is to shake the other persons
hand. As to the proper grip: Clasp
the right hand of the person greeted
and then place your left hand over his
right. Thus the exertion will be even
~ divided and the strain lessened.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Normal Extension Body.

Natchitoches, Lam extra-m mural
class in primary education has been
formed in ST Landry parish under the
direction of the Extension Division of
the Louisiana State Normal College.
Forty teachers, headed by Supervisor
E. B. Robert, have enrolled for the
course which will begin December 8.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
PROCEEDINGS OF
LA. LEGISLATURE
Program Laid Down By New
Constitution Is Carried
Out.

Baton liz
nary session of the Louisiana legisla-
ture adjourned sine die at l O'CLOCK
Saturday morning, November 10, con-
Stunning the seventy-five days fixed IN
the call issued by the constitution.
The closing scenes were along the
usual lines When the lawmakers I'M
ished their serious business, the two
houses faced long period. The two
bodies had to wait on the enrolment
room in the enrolling of bills and on
the governor signing of measures. 10
put in the time members OF the house
INDUCED in fun making. Speaker wal
ker surrendered the chair to Represen-
tatives Parent, Pitcher, Prophlt ana
others and the members romped and
pulled off burlesque stunts on each
other.
After closing their calendars OF Fri
DAYS business both houses adjourned
until 1905 a. m Saturday for the
purpose of making legislative day.
This was done to comply with constr
law requires appropriation bills to be
in the hands of the governor five days
before final adjournment, and II was
to protect these money measures
AGAINST the possibility of attack that
a Saturday session was held
Lieutenant Governor Bouanchaud,
acting governor in the absence of Gov
ernor Parker, who is attending the
arms conference in Washington, re-
NAMED in the executive offices until
the close of the session for the pur-
pose of signing bills as fast as they
were enrolled and presented to him
for his signature.
Secretary of State James j Bailey
also kept his office open. and number
ed the acts of the legislature after
they had been approved by the gov
ernor.
When the session closed, 11S acts OF
the legislature had been given their
proper numbers by the secretary.
Eight bills remained in the governors
office for further consideration. These
made a total of 1926 laws enacted dur
ing the extraordinary session.
The most important work of the ex-
ira session was the passage OF bills
carrying into effect the "pay-as-you-
go" road-building program laid down
in the new constitution. Six bills deal
ing with this subject were passed,
these being;
/ The creating of a state highway
commission, composed OF three men,
appointive by the governor from the
state at large. with overlapping terms.
@ Levying of license taxes on motor
vehicles, with minimum of SIS and
graduated upward, based on horse
power and carrying capacity.
Imposition of a tax on gasoline
andsmotor fuels.
/ 4. Authorizing the highway depart
ment to accept federal aid in road con-
struction.
5. Designating the secretary of state
as collector of motor vehicle license
taxes
! g. Authorizing the formation of road
districts and sub-road districts.
/ Next to road legislation, from con-
structive standpoint, was the enact
ment of a comprehensive drainage
and land reclamation law. The drain
age statutes of the state had been
changed and amended so often that
they had got into a chaotic condition.
The Dymond bill, passed at this SEES
sion, in effect codifies all of the drain
age and reclamation laws and is in
tended to simplify that class OF work
in this state.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Trees Know Winter.

The great buds of the horse chest
nut have a most elaborate arrange
ment for the winter protection OF the
delicate parts within, says the Anferi-
can Forestry Magazine. The baby
flower cluster is covered by the downy
growth of the undevelOped leaves. The
latter are surrounded by the tough,
hard scale, and these are vanished
over 10 keep out the water.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
ALL AROUND THE WORLD

Sunlight does not penetrate the sea
to a depth Of more than 200 feet.
Miss Hortense 8. StolinitZ, worlds
champion typist, takes flve-mile walk
each day.
Two million bicycles are ridden in
Holland, country with population
Of 100000 persons.
Chicago produces more band and
orchestral instruments than any other
city In the Union.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Civil War Veteran Dead.

Baton Rouge, La.-Henry Skipworth,
Civil war veteran and at one time
leader in state politics, died at his
home Tuesday at the age of rs years.
Mr. Skipwith served at the siege Of
Vicksburg After the war he was hon
ored with public office several times.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
BETTER Than Water.

An invalid whose noun y, =
dry and parched during tl' ssa n.y. Z ]
a fever patient, will ma 49, = ~
q cut Into small pieces ana . !. - y
within easy reach Of the 0 4. -
a pie, piece may be held y t t'.,, = 81
from time to time, will Dc ~. y. ~
fetal than water. y 10 =. ,asle
advantage that a patient e .ss,, i
he could a glass Of watef
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Glacier Movements Differ.

The most rapidly moving glacier OF
the Alps. the Mer de Glace, travels
at the rate of 351s inches Il day. The
slowest Alpine glaciers travel less
than an inch a day. Much faster
movements are found iii the polar re-
gions. The Upernivik glacier. In
Greenland, travels 90 feet Il day near
the end where Il reaches the sea.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Prominent loujsjanian Dies.

New Orleans, La.-John T. Michel,
prominent in Louisiana politics, died
Tuesday from heart attack He was
So years old Since 1912 he was Louis.
lana railroad commissioner in the
first second and third congressional
districts
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Water Front Workers Strike.

New Orleans, La.-Approximately
$4,000 men affiliated with the twenty
four unions employed along the water
front went on strike Friday in SYM
patty with the Sarewmen, who quit
Monday because Of wage cuts.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Bell Wins JudoeShip.

Shreveport. La.-Virtually complete
returns showed the election of Judge
T. F Bell for the Caddo District Court
vacancy over r. H. McGregor and
George Thurber, who ran in the order
named Bell led by two to one ma,
jority over both opponents.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Thibodaux Postmaster Reappointed.

Thibodaux, La.-Postmaster Albert
Bordeaux has received notice from
Washington that he has been reap
pointed the local postmaster for an
other four-year term. beginning No
vember s. He competed in the re-
quired examination against four other
applicants
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Lines to Be Remember red.

The only fountain in the wilderness
of life where man drinks of water to-
tally unmixed with bitterness is that
which gilslies for him in the calm and
shady recesses of domestic life.-Wil-
liam Penn.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Killed in Gun Fight.

Haynesville, La. p Barker, so
years old, farmer and land owner of
near Haynesville. was killed, and E.
M. Burton. 35 years old, tenant on
Barker's place, was seriously wounded
in gun fight Friday.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
oracuIar.

MIR. rompleigh has :. % s,,. I'D, !
way of delivering the s
ion." ,.o,,n,eigb rs'fv
ayes. When Mr. Pon,p's'. : 10 J
that he thinks IT'S going las,a !, ! ID
t tan' like a man who wo'''S
i ilv ofreaded if it didn't
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
New President Civic LEAGUE.

Patterson, La.-At recent meeting
of the Civic League, Mrs. Raoul La
cour was elected president to succeed
Mrs S. P. Vetter. who has moved to
Lafayette.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Shinqle Mill Reopened.

Plaucheville, lathe single mill
that was closed two months ago has
started operating, giving work to a
number of men, thereby adding to the
prosperity of this place.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Literally.

stake a double handful of interest
In everything. That is the best rec
Inc for happiness" says noted states
man. Now we know why money lend
'ers are such CHEEKY crowd FIX
change.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Child Burned to Death.

Morgan City, La.-Roma Olivier,
aged years, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Olivier, was burned to
death Friday while playing with fire
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Out of Proportion.

Chicago Judge-So you murdered
your whole family, Ell? Thirty days.
Prisoner--DOn't be so hard on me,
your honor. 1t was just small fam
lily.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Extensive Ammunition.

"Must be some millionaire In our
neighbOrhOOd."
"Heh?"
"He throws golf balls at cats.
Picked up four in the alley this morn
ing"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
ThIbodaux to Get lncinerator.

Thibodaux La.-Thibudaux is to
have an incinerator, this decision hav-
ing been reached at meeting of the
town commissioners recently
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
Strawberry Planting at Hammond.

Hammond, lathe rains of the
past few days has made possible the
planting of acres of strawberries. The
season for planting is late, due to the
long continued drought.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
True.

Customer-What' good for II bald
head?
Rarber-Hairi
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03
AM. M,,,t ,s in the hosp

Why Mutt Is IN ~ Nut.
Nov. ! wonder h,u ~, poIt
wonder WON, wiatr asked aa ss', :
"If lady cashier -, esu "
D ISnr, sk ,r, queried Nut.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03

Saved Just : ~, sssl %,
.This talk about = =, married y
pensive to live when e. g I'D ~
when single is all ~, married 4,
ley. why ,.uch as !
" .H"th,n ma.- Store.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-03

Must Have :, 49,, : 4, Y
$50 you've picked '''
What's her aee' ala ~.
"Forty, What's 9
, 1921-08-05
SEIZE 10. 900 DRINKS NEAR YAUCO

Ten thousand drinks of rum-500 liters
probably the biggest single capture
made by the officers enforcing the Vol
stead Law were captured last Sunday on
one of the coffee plantations of Luis
Natal, near Yauco, by officers under the
direction Of M. r. Pesquera, the new
prohibition director.
The Volstead officers had information
that there was a considerable quantity
of rum being stilIed near Yauco and that
Natal was the chief distiller. He is
said to have a dozen or NOR coffee
incas and his operations were carried
on first on on" nca and then on anoth-
err. The officers were successful in ind
ing 500 liters of prohibited liquors, part
Of which was newly distilled and part
was ready for distribution. -
* do not expect to make Porto RW
absolutely dry" said Mr.. Pesquera,
but | believe | can reduce considerably
both the manufacture of rum in the IS
land and the importation of liquors into
the island. | tam here to enforce the
law snd am going to do my best to en-
force it . Porto Rico Progress, 2%md
July.
, 1921-08-05
REMOVE AMERICAN DEAD IN GER
MANY

Berlin, July TO- The work of exhum-
ing the bodies of the American soldiers
who died as prisoners of war in Ger
many has developed such difficulties that
some uncertainty attaches to the ldenCl,
ty of the few which have been unearthed
from among the unnamed Germans ana
other dead in the cemeteries near the Olo
prison camps.
Many of the graves were unmarked
and the names of the men were buried
in some places were unknown, so that
much guesswork entered into the task OF
the American Graves Registration ser
vice, in charge of two american army
officers, which has superintendent the
operations.
1.-The bodies exhumed comprise what
are thought to be the remains of Amer
can soldiers who died in Germany, said
a member of the Registration Service.
I'VE have sent Is from Leipslg to Ant
Werp for transportation to America.
To exhume and remove The single sol
der buried near Hindenburg-ln a flow
e%r-covered gra Ie shaded by chestnut
trees-it was necessary TO obtain per
mission from the lnteraElied High Com
mission at Oppeln, the POLISH represent
ative there, the head Of GermaN Sell
Defense organizations, and the leader OF
Polish insurgents, for the grave was
in territory held by Polish insurgents
and the trucks of the Americans had to
pass between lines of fighting Germans
and Poles. A member of the American
military mission in Berlin negotif ted
and obtained assurances that the A
can party would not be mOlested.-
, 1921-08-05

'+~N fNON 49,
Country or Farmers" party voting with
the labOur opposition. The legislative
assembly is made up of this single seat
constituencies with a total adult vote
enrolled of 816, 1852. There is an upper
house somewhat answering to the Cana
dian Senate. the elective onsisting of
"a members being 2 members each from
the II provinces Of the states half of
these retire every third year being elect
ed Tor SIX year term.
CoWes Isle of Wight, Aug. End. The
King presided tonight at the annual din
ner of the Royal Yact Squadron. The
monarch was accompanied by The Duke
of Connaught. 4 brilliant company sat
down to the table among those present
being Vice Admiral Niblack, commander
London, Aug. 3rd. Sugar in stock on
the Goth ult. was 1877, 900 tons, Last
year 165, 900 tons.
London, Aug. 3rd.-After an all night
sitting in the House of Commons gave
the third reading to the much discussed
licensing bill regulating the sale Of intoX-
lcating liquors in England and Scotland.
A new clause was added providing that
certain liquors not containing more than
two percent of proof spirits sn0nId not
be treated as intoxicating. Ii an excise
license was not required for its sale. the
Attorney General did not object to this
clause. He gave it as his opinion that
the making OF light beers should be en-
%couraged. Despite considerable opposi-
ton an amendment was passed fixing
the number of hours for the sale of in
to~xicants under t e bill at 8 outside of
the City of London.
New YORK, August 3rd. 1921.
Flour, Blended Clears St. Lawrence brand
pr. brl. $500.
Meal, Kindred per 100 Tbs 81. 95
New Seasons Pork per brl. $1,000
Heavy Mess Pork per Dbl. $24.00
Sugar--Crystals maximum per 100 lbs.
$4.86
Molasses Sugar $50 test, no quotation.
Cotton, Middling Upland, at liverpool
per ID. 8 27-10Od.
Exchange. New York and London, 60
days sight So. 81
Exchange New York and London, sight
S3.565
LONDON, August 3rd 1921.
Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per cwt. 45s.
SIS
Muscavado per cwt. 37s. 0.-46s.0.
German Beet $500 fob. no sales
White Java sugar elf United Kingdom
28s. June shipments.
Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal.
Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Red no.
minal nor cwt 56s 52S. nominal.