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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
MOTHER READY
TO Sell BABIES
Husband Dead, Widow With Nine
Children Driven to Last
Ditch of Poverty.
IN PATHETIC APPEAL
Heart-Broken Parent Willing to Sac
rifice Only Thing OF Value That
Misfortune Has Left Her
to Save Others.

Clarence, Pa.-Her husband dead,
her relatives and neighbors too poor
to help, and her efforts at elfsupport
paralyzed by business depression,
Mrs. J. L. Martin, widow and moth
er OF nine children, living In a three
room shack In this little mountain
village, offers to sell two of her chill
dren so that she and the other seven
may live.
Driven to the last desperate ditch OF
poverty, this mother Is willing to
sacrifice the only thing of value that
misfortune has left her and is ready
to part with her two youngest and
prettiest babies. With hand that
Jagged at every letter and eyes that
scarce could see, she wrote her ap
peal as follows:
Willing to Make Sacrifice.
For Sale-Two blue-e eyed, light
haired little girls, four and a half and
two and a half years old. i would
like to sell them as | have no way TO
support family Of nine children and
myself. It's sell my babies or starve.
| have spent my last cent. i am will
ing to work myself. but there is no
place here for me to work. | do not
want to steal or beg, for that Is
against the law, and / do not want to
stain my hands with my child's blood
SO there is no other way but to sell
my dear little girls or starve."
Mrs. Martin said her husband came
from Russia 10 years ago She also
came from Russia and speaks four
languages-Lithuania Slavish, Polish
and English. They were married In
Shenandoah. Pa, in 1902.
Stricken With Influenza.
"Yes, we were happy them the
widow said, but we were not happy
long because my husband could not
make enough money for us to live on
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16

I'm the hard coal mines, so we came to
Clarence. That was In 1917. The
next year, 1913, my husband was
stricken with influenza and died The
day he was buried, our tenth baby
was born-Clara."
The heart-broken mother said that
her husband left her only 500 One
Of the boys begged to work and he
was sent to brickyard. Another boy
sold newspapers. and 1t was his money
that has kept the family from starva-
ton. The mines have closed, and
there Is no work for the older boys.
Her relatives are too poor to help her,
she said.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
ALL
DRUGGISTS

A full pound bread is hard to get,
but Lopez & Dough-, Bakery, makes
EN-. All grocery stores handle EN-
Demand Lopez & Dougin's bread.
Ring Phone AIT and we will deliver.
Cakes and pastries of all kinds. Give
us a trial order.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16

Saturday. don't like Saturdays rs
much as when skool is a going on.
Now gcnerelly | half to NOW the
grass & run Grants but ] druthor
that than to 90 to skool. ! ana dred-
ding mex fall all reddy. | wisht us
kids cud do like other animals 4 go
to sleep for all winter kept when
they was coasting or either skating
ON Saturdays But mite as well
wish for set of angles wings.
Sunday-went to S. Sko9l witch
was pleasant & cool & theE teacher
diddcnt asst many quc,tionA it mite If
made her hot Ma IL in the house
trying to rite a pofhc:. to read at her
club but She il haveing a awful hard
time trying to find a wird to rhine
with April
Monday has got are dog tran
ed to run out & bark at the eollek-
tors witch Gums to the house but it
costed him a s today The dog tax
iman cum along g. pa had neglected.
to pay his dog tax.
Tuesday went to a party g. we
danced vile Sugar played french
harp. Jane & me was dancing & we
got over where it was dark. she sed 7
don't like to dance in dark corners so
| scd Well less set down & she left
me cold. ! cess shes sore
Wednesday unhappy. don't want
to see mother girl long as | live.
But ! xpect | will marry sum body
sum day. It runs in are family pa
got marryed & his pa did & his gran
pa & the same on the other side of
the family.
Thursday-saveing up money for
the forth. IF ma don't remember of
the change comeing from the beef
stake ] have got 13 cts to start on
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
Children CrY
FOR FlETcHER'S
CA . TORIA

FOR SALE-Kiddie Koop, So inch
es long, Trimble make. Can be adj
justed. Perfect condition. Phone Mrs
Will Bauman, 445.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16

t'it not blt@t
laveiu
peace If Iiu o
MS le)oou l
mite when 1t Wa
hot & we had a
bic supper made
up Of Ice cream
& weeners & Len
onade. Finely ma
sed | cud go for
nebbv a hr But
it sure dussent
take long to spend
a hr. at a circus
4, tL,+ ,,ra, al /
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
Official Minutes City Council

cial Journal and City Printer.
The following bids were received
and spread on the minutes.
Board Of Trustees.
Gentlemen
l hereby tender this, my applica.
ton, for the appointment as City
Printer, and to have the Weekly Ibe-
rian designated as the Official Journ-
al Of this City.
find it impossible, under the con
tinual advance of printing costs, to
do this work of publishing your pro-
ceedings for less than fifty cents per
hundred words, which price name as
the amount of my bid herewith.
Yours very truly,
R. w. FRAME, The Iberian.
To the Mayor and Board of Trustees,
Gentlemen
Having received a request from
you to submit bid to act as your
City Printer for the term Of four
years, beg to state that will pub
lish your minutes and ordinances in
the New Iberia Enterprise on basis
Of Sixty cents per each one hundred
words.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
Goods to Learn Etiuuette.

Bloomington, nd.-Women students
at Indiana university are to receive
instruction In proper etiquette in priv
ate and public life.
The instruction will not be given as
regular classroom work, but through
lectures by Miss Agnes e. Wells. dean
of women. Attendance at the lectures
will be voluntary.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16

Rub-My -Tism il q great pain kill
er. Relieves pain and soreness,
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, &c.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16

If it's good reading matter, news
papers, cigars, cigarettes or any pc
riodical published, just simly call up
Bodin, the man of service, phone 527,
and he will attend to your wants.
Hotel Frederic News Stand.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
STATS DIARY.

Friday -They was a circus IN town
oday and / asst to go bat pa sed ]
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16

Han.n New IBERIA La, June Goth. 1921
a. 49,. !. Board Of Commissioners,
Naaen-- ~ louisiana
D nd partial reports covering the following funds
no. nn FRONT FOOT FUND.
my BOND ISSUE FUNDS
nps nm WALK BOND ISSUE FUNDS
armalER IBERIA and CENTER STREETS BOND ISSUE FUNDS
sasarST1s' ~ MILL SCHOOL TAX COLLECTIONS AND Dis
pn WIRING remaining funds will be Forthcoming quickly as
and will be presented to Honorable Body on your
l,s ~ Jay, or prior thereto if desired.
hang herewith the Indebtedness OF
~ IS open Accounts concerned, but wish to qualify TINS
@hR that compiled from and based on bs on
trustee of Finance. information furnished me py
u - ~ mr. Vilemn that there bills Outstanding
me IN said Office which have not been remembered py
4 ~ a above mentioned
IN ny oy which the account indebtedness OF the
may be ascertaned accurately, by crcuiarlzlng eacn
mousse with which the City has purchased goods etc. and
for Of their accounts against the City
ne accounts statements, when received This viii
r.. Z than thirty days time
TACT that repeatedly, expressions OF opin-
Of the City, varying from $4,000 90 to $l25.
tnued last mage
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16

WANTED-To buy, few Liberty
Bonds, at market price.
]. &. HAIR,
S1S Fulton st.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16

New iberia, La, July Sth, 1921.
The Board Of Trustees of the City
d New IBERIA convened this day in
special session at a o'clock p. NJ,
With Mayor Ed. LaSalle presiding,
Aessrs. Broussard and Villermin,
PRESENT; the purpose of the meeting
bang to transact any and all matters
aeedng attention.
Bids having been asked for the
FISCAL Agent for the ensuing term,
ne following bid was received and
rad.
New iberia, La, June 6, 1921.
y the Hon. Mayor and Members Of
the Commission Council,
City Of New Iberia, La.
Csntlemen:
i"e IeoPeS National Bank OF New
R''a' La, beg leave to apply to your
aanorable body to have said Bank
Saenated Its Fiscal Agent for the
asaeing term.
U consideration of its appoint
ssM as Fiscal Agent the bank will
y interest on your daily balances
ns rate Of 3l-1O per cent. per
''aan'' said interest to be computed
Y PAD semi-annually. We will make
:" '0ans from time to time to an
''aa' not exceeding the amount
~ " Federal or National Banking
~ We will furnish you exchange
w orieans or New York free Of
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16

666 quickly relieves Constipation,
BiIiousness. Loss of Appetite and
Headaches, due to Torpid Liver.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
Respectfully yours,
M. w. FISHER,

New iberia Enterprise.
The bid of Mr.. X. w. Frame being
the lowest, it was on motion of Mr..
Villermin, seconded by Mr.. Broussard
and adopted unanimously, that it be
accepted, Mr.. Frame being hereby
designated the City Printer and the
Weekly Iberian the Official Journal
Of the City Of New Iberia, for the
following four years, at the bid price
of 80 cents per hundred words.
The following Final Report from
Auditor r. G.. Robertson was ordered
spread on the minutes and published
in its entirety.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
respectfully submitted,

4 VhAS. L. PROVOST. Pres.
~ . |. Of Mr.. LaSalle, second
80 Z ~. Broussard, and adopted
I. s'0usly, there being but one bid
4 .s, saa Its being considered good.
~ : ''u o. the Peoples National
4as'ng been asked for an Off
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Continued on last page
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-16
Stricken With Influenza.

"Yes, we were happy them" the
widow said, but we were not happy
long because my husband could not
make enough money for us to live on
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

for the chance was never given, This
was the navy's uudyiug regret. Admiral
Beatty Expressed the feeling when, ~
his farewell address 10 Admiral Rodman
on the departure of orr battieahipn from
the grand fleet. he said y know quite
wol that you. az well as an ~ your
British comrades, were bitterly diHaD-
pointed ot not being able - give effect
to the efficiency that you have ~ yell
maintained"
Both countries pursued what naval
officers considered the best poaalble
course under the circumstances. Tn
queatonabiy the existence ~ these two
great ieets. and the French and Italian
forces. held the German fleet in check
and compelled its oventful surrender.
But personally { have little patience
With the policy ~ depending on . feet
in being" The policy ~ watching and
waiting irks men ~ the naviea that
produce Nelson's and Farfaguta, John
Paul JoneHea and Dpwrys. ! neither
blame the British admiralty. nor y
use our own. but in ny soul J believe that
If commanders like beatty Mayo. Rod
man and Wilson could have i0iued IN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
If Ruptured
Try This Free
Appl! Il 20 Any Rupture, Old or Re.
cent, Large or Small, and You Are
on the Road That Has Con-
vinced Thousands.
Sent Free 10 Prove This

Anyone ruptured man. woman or
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j. &c 523 Main street Adams, n y. for
free trial of this wonderful stimulat-
Ing application. Just put il on the
rupture and the muscles begin to
tighten they begin To bind together
- that the opening closes naturally
and the need Of a support or truss
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Don't neglect TO send for this free
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Of gaugrcne and such dangers from
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Write at once for this free trial. as it is
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

for whole fleet to ride NJ mnsho''
with dofensea at the entrance 10 1heha-
paake bay and nets and patrols aofosh
York river. no submarine couih aV''
hope 20 penetrate this safe haven
Not There TO Hide.
II should not be supposed that th'
fleet went into the York river eithet -
reat or To hide Far from 1T. DurihE
the entire war there were few buaiei
plnccs in the United States than this
base. Every ship waH carrying on N
tcnaIve training dny and night~trhin-
Ing giinnere, engineers, Bremen. d"ck
officers and crews. armed GUARDS i"'
merchant vessels. men of every rank
and rating to man transports. destroy
ors. patrol craft and nll the many
veasels put into European and trans
Atlantic service.
In addition to new men In their own
crews. the battleshipR trained more
than As 900 officers and men for service
IN other vessels.
Every man from Admiral Mayo 70
the stokera wanted to get into action.
Not man IN the navy but know in his
heart IL would be all over With the
Germans If only titcy could give the
Atlantic fleet chance.
The Germans. probably knew It too
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

influence on the human system as that
the morning follows the night That tins
Is proven COnclusively II Is only necessary
for one to read the statements gIven hN
grateful people who Catl daily NJ the head
quarters OF The Pant .Iuice Man. at The
Miller Drug Store. 404-406 Market street
One of the most interesting Is that Of Mr.
VI G. Foraker Of No l00l Kirlgwood
street. and has many friends in Wilmington
rs he has lived here for number Of
wears He stated
Il must say that Plant Juice does more
than Is claimed for it. as ! have been able
to prove this for myselt For years have
been troubled with constipation which
had become chronic: my stomach was IN
such q weak condition that | could not
digest the hghteSt kind Of food and il
would ferment ~ nay stomach and cause
terrific pains aud a heavy. hloated feeling.
my liver was out of order and my skin was
the color o. q lemon my kidneys also
troubled me good deal. had dizzy spells
and black spots came up before my eyes
] was 50 nervous that | could not sleep
AZ night and when ] got up in the morning
] was Just as tired rs when went 10 bed
| was very depressed and the least little
thing irritated and disturbed me All this
mas changed since TOOK rant juice 1
can now eat any kind of food. sleep fine at
night am not nervous and feel fully 10
years younger; IN fact, never felt so well
in my whole lfe and will be glad 10 tell
anyone who is skcptical, of the wonderful
experience had with Plant Juice"
The Plant Juice Man is at The Miller
Drug Store, 404-406 Market street where
he IS daily meeting the local public and
introducing and explaining the merits Of
this remedy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
HOW ATLANTIC FLEET
VANISHED FEB. 5. 1917,
is TOLD BY DANIELS
Continued from page I

Although at tn, time we did not
know the identity of this daring ana
successful raider. we learned later tha'
II was no less a ship than the famous
Moewe. which had captured twenty-siN
prizes on that voyage, sinking all but
the Hudson Maru and the Yarrowdale.
on the latter they carried 496 prisoners
including about sixty American sailors
back to Germany.
Runors were rife of J'-boat bases and
L '-boat activities i'm West Indian waters
IT was no time for taking chances. we
had not forgotten how in the hrst
weeks of the war the British cruisers
Cressy. Aboukir and IIogue had been
sunk in the North sea.
have told elsewhere in these articles
how the fleet went on war basis the
day Bernstorff was dismissed
Defense Plan in Operation.
At the very moment when the presi-
dent was delivering his message To Con
grcss and the German ambassador was
receiving his passports. Admiral May"
was putting into effect the plan Tor de
fcnsc Of the fleet in Guantanamo bay.
At s.45 that afternoon Admiral Mayo
received my order 20 mobilize naval
communications, III bitth ~ l'''''' ''''
communications on a war basis.
Al lOth that night he received the
"alnav availability order. and tho vari-
GUS force commanders began work at
once on their reports showing the con
dition of every vessel and its readiness
FOR war These reports were sub
mittcd to Admiral Mayo tho next day,
and transmitted immediately to the
navy department
Naturally enough Knowing what had
happened in Washington. and receiving
tn, mobilization and availability orders
Admiral Mayo's mind turned TO what
should hc the next step.
Guatanamu hay was exposed and
easily accessible Everybody knew fhnt
The Atlantic fleet was there Germany
know II,
>o Place 10 IinRcr.
Guantanamo bay was no place g.
lngcr
IN Washington wc reached the sam,
conclusion s,t tho same time.
The old adaEc about q paralIrlism Of
thought hrtwvru great iutclcCts may
apply or perhaps YOU hclIovc in telcp-
athA and prefer the theory that May"s
miud n Bcnsous hcat tho wireless. and
s, NJ it's suggestion to the mind ~ th'
oth,r without using amy mechanical
medium
Whatever th, explanation thc fact j,
that Admiral Mayo sent a dispatch t,
Washington "A 2.19 ON the afternoon oi
Feb 4 19t7 which was crossed 10y !
dispatch from Admiral William $ Ilcu
son. in tile Navy Department. 10 Al
Iniral Mayo
And the two dispatches proposed th,
shifting Of thc.rcct 70 new ami sc,r.'
rendezvous ana named the sam" ron
devious
Hcrc is tho message ~ont bv Aduira
Mavo from the flagship Fonnsyl,an.
at Guantanamo
"t -ultes instructions arc received Z,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

Rocker 1e pictured M HIgh
vide and comfortable Iaf back.
and large. roony and comfy double
woven rattan eat On ale Just
for Wednesday AZ the prt~e
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
Whefe Is suacanayabol

Ask the average man where or what
Gucanayabo Is and YOU will have him
guessing.
Take "A large scale map of Cuba and
look at the southern coast of the island
Between Santa Cruz del SUR and Cape
cruz you will nnd sizeablc body OF
water. extending in IA sort of a semi
circle for some seventy miles II is
about fifteen miles across at it's widest
part. This is the Gulf of Guacana yabo
Long before II had been thoroughly
surveyed by our own hydrographic
office. and the survey had asccrtnined
that there was ample depth of water
for the biggest ships. The main chan
mel had been carefully sounded and
marked out by huoys. We had used It
for years for special maneuvers We
knew how to get in and how to get out
again when we wanted 10: but the
great consideration was that once in
we could close the door. and nobody
else could get In without running ok
traordinary dangers
Across tho mouth of the gulf are
many small islands and pcrlous shoals.
When the main channel was closed
against intruders only a navigate tor.
thoroughly familiar with the intricate
turniugs and vary ing depths of the
other channels could afford 90 venture
an aft"nipt to enter Tho chances were
heavily against amy boat coming
through white submerged and a
boat that failed 10 subm"rEc
yyc could taky care of Acroplnncs
made complete rcconnatssanc"
1T tho quit ana adjacent waters
tvt.e ever, day. whit, pi. kcf boats
guarded an chanucis aud d"sirnN"rF
ratrollcd ihr waters nuteid, thc gulf
mon, ,.I,.. cll1 81 i.aNi4s1 bani
safe n~ Jewels in y Vault
when Admiral Nayo had placed his
l,irs in this mud-l lsvd harhor. had
sr,!t fhr door aud tutnr1 the key they
,,,rc as p,C. AL u,v Ialy g iewola IN a
safety d.posit vault.
Thorc The hrct continued It's work. go
,nr otlt 10 sca (ot bntuo practice. and
t.nr rams, r,Inncry in the daytime, md
r.ttiruinf ~ night ia conduct night is
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
Plant Juice All
That Is Claimed
A Wilmington Man Suffered
for Years Prior to Taking
Plant Juice.

You should try Plant Juice the new
herbal stomach medicine and YOU viii
then nc on tho road e. good health The
action oi this remedy is just as direct. just
a. positive and just rs certain IN rs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

n general assault ~ the fnfcee ~ az
the allies. Sa would nave found sOfnf
way 10 smash through ayd destroy ~
German fieet--in suite ~ bell and 10
gDiand
(Anotber article ~ former Hrsv~f~r
Daniels N1ll be- printed fomofTow.D
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

the contrary, propose to shift fleet base
TO Gulf of Guacanayabo. after spotting
practice February s: then proceed with
schedule of all gunnery exorcises.'
The message from Admiral Benson to
Admiral Mayo. which was dispatched
from Washington "A few minutes later
than that from tho flagship. but before
its arrival, read as follows
Position of fleet well known to every
body lf considered advisable on ac-
count of submarines, shift base to Gulf
OF Guacanayabo or elsewhere ut dis
erection. Inform department conf.
dCnttally :"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

ing with secondary batteries, torpedo
tack and other exercises. There was
even room In the golf To carry on tor
pedo firing and defenscs at 10000 yards
distance
Guacnnayabo was safe enough, but in
case of hostilities we wanted our tieet
nearer home so few days before war
we concealed II In home base even
more inaccessible To- the enemy.
Before this final base was determined
for the Atlantic feet however. If WIS
moved from Guacanayabo TO Hampton
roads The order 10 steam north was
given March 81. 1917
Ready for Submarines.
The possibility Of submarine attack on
this voyage was clearly recognized. and
Instructions were given that for tho
greater safety of the fleet the larger bat
tlcshipa and destroycrs should proceed
at maximum speed via Cacos channei.
while the train. mine force and old bat
tleshipa all slower vessels should go
In company via the Crooked island pas
sage.
The dreadnaughta and destroyerH
reached Hampton roads nj $40 o'cloek
on the morning of March 81. The slower
ships arrived three days later.
Hampton roads was most convenient
and desirable base i'm many ways. but II
WAS too we'll known and too much OK
posed. We brought Admiral Mayo 10
Washington. and the whole mattor was
discussed Charts were examined and
new base selected. to which the admiral
was given orders TO shift the fleet
ON the very day on which President
Wilaon delivered his war message TO
congress the fleet sailed from Hampton
Roads for this new rendezvous.
This was base 3 Throughout the
war II wna never called anything else
In conversation and dispatches II re
manned thus mysteriously designated
The newspapers were requested If they
should hy chance discover where the
fleet WAS acqucstcred 10 keep it aa pro
found n secret as tho navy department
had tried 10 make It.
Keep Nnyy's Secret.
Necessarily persons residing IN the
uciEhhorhood Of the hase became aware
or tho presence of the battleahipa, hut
fot tn, most part like good Americans.
they hold their tongues II was months
before there was any general KNOW
edge or whrt, the fleet spent its days
during thoat early weoita of the war
3asc ." wae ono of the most historic
arota in America-Yn Ynrltown. Na.
Throughout the var our battleships
we're almost IN alRht ~ the place whore
,ornvallia surrendered to Genrge
Washington.
The York river affords wonderful
harhor. with wntei deep enough for the
largest hattIeshipa and spacious enough
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
Noah's Ark Ladies' Night.

Noah : Ark No. of the Wilmington
cod Fellows VIII entertain the women
relatives and friends Of its members at
q Indies night celebration in the New
Century club. tonight.