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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
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launched only short time before
and which the Notwithstanding world
hailed as the latest word in luxurious
oceanic comfort. was the President
Two hundred and siXty-eight feet in
length, "a feet wide. and with "a dis
placement Of 1880 tons, this liner
was not as large as many Of the ships
which ply the inland waterways to-
day-but she was the marvel of the
hour in 1910, and when she sailed
from New York on her Inflated vOy-
age In March, 1S41, every craft in the
harbor paid tribute to her size and
her superior ability.
In April, however, reports began to
filter in from Liverpool that the Pres
ident was overdue, and throughout
the spring and far into the summer
there was an agony Of suspense In
England as well as in the Jnt,ed
States-particularly as the passenger
list Of the missing ship contained the
names OF many prominent in public
life. including Tyrone Power, hailed
as the prince Of American comedians,
and George Glugston Goodman. whose
eloquence was claimed to be superior
to that Of Henry Clay or Daniel Web
ster. The latter carried with him the
first dispatch which Webster. as sec
rotary Of state. had written to Eng
land, and the superstitious Of both
| sides Of the Atlantic claimed to see
Il hpf
the first President of the United
States to die in the White House
William Henry Harrison-had passed
| away at the time when the ship
which bore the name OF his Office be-
gan to be missed.
The fate Of Power and Goodman.
as well as that of the duke Of Devon
shire, and a hundred other passen-
| gers, has never been settled. The only
| ray Of light that was shed upon the
mystery was that Portuguese brig
| had reported sighting large steamer
moving slowly under sail, but, as the
steamer did not hail the brig nor dis
play any signal to Indicate that she
was I'm distress, no assistance was Of
| fered. As memorial, stone bear
ing the name of Capt. Richard Rob-
erts, commanding the President, ap-
pears in little churchyard near
Queenstown, concentrating "the first
| officer under whose command steam
vessel ever crossed the Atlantic
ocean" SO far as Great Britain is
concerned, this honor belongs prop
erly to Captain Roberts, but ahead of
him by 10 years, was an American,
Capt Moses Rogers Of the Savannah.
Whether the President foundered In
some violent gale-a theory which
hardly appears to be tenable, as no
other vessel reported trouble at this
time-was crushed and sunk by an
iceberg in the same manner that the
Titanic came to her fate some seventy
years later, or was utterly destroyed
by flre-no man to this day has been
able to tell; for not even a splinter
or wreckage, or lifeboat was ever
found.
The President sailed from New
York.
She failed to arrive In Liverpool.
That Is all that is known.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Maintained Monopoly by Murder.

The glass-makers Of Venice used
TO guard their secrets by numbering
all renegades who tried to escape to
other countries with their trade-skill
and thereby threaten the monopoly Of
Venice. Emissaries used to be sent
by the state to assassinate workmen
who took the glass-craft abroad. Two
men from Murano, the little island at
Venice, where glass makers still live,
were induced by the Emperor Leo
pold of Belgium to migrate to his do
minions. but they were killed by or
der OF the Council of Ten.
ANY artisan caught attempting to
20 to foreign parts was sent to the
9alleys. A state policy Of prevent
ing unemployment was given as ex-
cuse for the murder0us policies by
the Venetian government. 1t was
claimed that workmen had been
thrown out Of work for two and half
months by spread Of glass factories
in Spain.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
GOOD.
ROADS
TRACTIVE ROAD RESISTANCE
Initial Results Secured Show That In
formation Will Be Of Big Value
to Engineer.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
Initial results secured from an in
vestigation of the tractive resistance.
of roads indicate that information
will be secured of great value to the
highway engineer and the user of mo-
tor transport The Investigations are
being carried on under the auspices OF
the advisory board on highway re-
search of the national research
council with which the bureau of pub
lie roads, United States Department of
Agriculture, and the quartermaster
corps, United States army are coop
Grating
One phase of the investigation shows
that there is a great difference in the
power required of the engine when
truck is travelling over different types
of surfacing, the amount being more
than twice as great on some or the
lower types when compared with that
on higher types. 1t is also shown that
the power required to overcome the
TOiu TtSlSlduCt 10 IoL piopoitio /"
the speed of the vehicle, and after
certain speed is reached increases
very rapidly.
The investigation when complete
will cover tests with various types or
motor vehicles with the load, tire and
spring equipment varied on different
types of surfacing and at varying
speeds. The data will include gaso-
line consumption, internal engine re-
sistance, wind resistance, and road-sur-
face resistance.
When carefully analysed 1t will ala
the highway engineer in determining
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Texas Rail Earnings.

Austin, Tex.-Net revenue from op-
Grafton of Texas railroads for seven
months ending July 81, 1922, as COM
pared with the same period of the
previous year was $15,8S1,373, a de-
crease Of $1,05S,8O5, or SIS per cent,
according to statement issued Fri.
day BY the railroad commission. The
total operating revenue was $103,64S.-
246, q decrease of $22,152,s6 or 1851
per cent: total operating expenses
$S7, -766,S73, a decrease Of $21 ,094, eS3
or 1888 per cent.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Coal Production Breaks Record.

Washington.-Coalp production start
ed off last week at record breaking
rate, according to reports compiled
this week for the car service division
of the American Railway association.
Bituminous mines on Monday produc-
ed 1886 carloads, the largest amount
mined in any one day since December,
1920. and 14,1O1 cars more than were
mined on Saturday, last week. The to-
tai tonnage for the day as indicated by
the carloads would amount to more
than 100000 and would result in a
weekly production of well over 13,000,-
600 tens if maintained.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
State Warrants Called.

Austin, Tex.-State Treasurer c. v.
Terrell Friday made call for pay
ment of 416 warrants issued on the
general revenue fund prior to Septem-
Der l, up to and including No. 64.841,
there being now available $68,237 for
such payment. Terrell said he prob
ably would issue another call within
10 days.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

when his capital came to an end. Bar
ing and l had happened to be the
only members in the club at the time,
and he expressed the greatest indig-
nation at what he called an outrage
He concluded a furious outburst By
saying t. me, I'll take good care he
never gets into any other club I've
anything to do WITH
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
HIGHWAY FOLLOWS AIR LINE
Association Formed to eulo na'o'
Surfaced Road Between CHI
eaao and Omaha.

The proposed Chicago-Omaha Short
Line Highway association, formed IN
Des Moines, Ia, proposes to Duiio 2
road that will follow the air mail
route between Chicago and the Ne
braska metropolis. The highway, &C.
cording to plans, will be a hard-sur.
faced highway. Robert N. Carson OF
Iowa City, Ia, has been chosen secre-
tary and general manager.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Woman Stunt FLYER Killed.

Cleveland, Tenn.-Miss Eva Moss Of
Chattanooga was killed Friday while
attempting a stunt in an airplane She
had lowered herself from wing and
was holding on by her teeth and, be-
ing unable to climb back up to the
plane, it was forced to land. She was
killed by the impact.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Never Again.

One of the best English club stories
Is the following: THE best ciuD chal'
man ever knew was Colonel Barring.
well known as Bob. At the Travellers
we once had q case Of suicide. one
OF our members had passed most on
his life in Japan, and had acquired
that indifference to life which Il
supposed to be a characteristic OF its
inhabitants. To add to the enmitieS
Of life he deliberately lived on his
capital, and blew out his brains ID
the top-floor billiard room Of the ciuu
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Poultry Mite Plague.

Every poultry man who has not al
ready done so should make an imme-
diate investigation Of the roosting
quarters and inside walls Of the hen
house. to make sure there are no
mites there.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

Bio Warehouse Burns at Athens.
Athens, Tex.-Damage estimated at
| $4,000 was caused by fire which
swept the warehouse of cotton COM
press company and an ice plant Fri
day
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Feed Some Grain.

The best authorities agree tnat
while under some conditions dairying
may be made to pay profit from pas
ture alone, that the feeding OF some
Rrain is necessary to sustain high pro
duet1on-
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
u,obxav, AFFECT Milk Supply.

It is the condition Of the highway
which determines whether the milk
which is brought to our door In Tue
morning is fresh and whether we snail
receive it regularly.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Wrath 10 Preferable.

A soft answer turneth away wrath
hnt II will encourage bore to hang
around your desk all the afternoon.
kansas City Star.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

Nothing great was ever acCom
pIiehed without enthusiaam.-Emer,
son
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Listen and Obey.

We need only obey. There Is guild
ance for each of us, and by lowly
listening we shall hear the right word.
r. w. Emerson.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Raises Farm Values.

Have you noticed how good road
raises the value Of a farm 1t fronts7
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

When . boy starts out in the sve.
ming, the "whiri II gayety" begins WIN
N oyster STEW
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

Good Ribbon Cane Crop.
Center, Textile ribbon cane crop
is reported in good condition over the
country.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
municioa, Camp Grounds.

Nebraska has u municipal camp
grounds along the Lincoln highway rof
automobile tourists.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21
Daily Thought.

Daily Thought.
oh God, that bread should be -
dear and flesh and blood 70 cheap
Thomas Hood.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

Great Oinerence IN FoWeT nequ"eo
Of Engine When Truck 10 Travelling
Over Different Types Of Surfacin0.
under a given set Of conditions what
type of surface should be built for a
given volume of traffic to result In the
least total cost for road and vehicle
operation. The same sort OF study
will be made as to expenditures Tor
grade reduction to reduce operating
costs.
The truck operator will be given
valuable information on the effect OF
tire and spring equipment, fabrication,
size of load and speed Of vehicle on
fuel consumption which should aid
him in producing cheaper transpprta-
ton.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

The Better Plan.
,au think she should have
/, ,see cultivated! ;. TO-,
- Dcwed under."-Llfe'
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

Dubious Compliment.
Wife-Whenever sing the deg
bowls.
Hub-The instinct Of imitation, my
dear.-BOst0n Evening Transcript.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

-" Texas.-T used Dr.
~ snicnlo'. prescription ana IL
,srs Fa'o psry much in feminine NINE
"a pe IN am glad to tell o'. .s,s'
rsbs an 11.sor &C one can obtain TINS
I'm when .,p,Ion' at the drug
s.,Ss Pres. 80 nae suffering. MIS-.
ls.srfe Z sl 10 s, Flores St.
So osiv woman suffering with
" are Is neclliar to your sex
! II feakneses, ad by "Favorite Pre-
as~
se -. famous Prescription
| pIn , tlus or liquid. or write Or.
b tsole ,aor, Inyalids' Hotel IN
~ Pres'' .nr free medical advice.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-10-21

...,ul men possess either ability
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
Farm Conference Humorous
But Really Means Business
Industrial Leaders Cooperate in Effort to
Reach Economic Adjustment Says Sulli-
van-Predicts New Political Dominance.

that line, as to whether his brin-
die calf has been weaned yet.
You could imagine farmer Will
liam Jennings Bryan making a
solicitous inquiry of farmer Clifford
Pinchot about that lawsuit before
a New York squire to break his
grandfather's will for couple of
millions
Roy Chaplin. who owns the Hudson
automobile factory. Is here to get
pointers about keeping the lice out
of his chicken yard, and farmer
Nelson Updike, who owns the
Omaha Bee and a good deal of the
rest of Nebraska besides making
a nefghborly inquiry of farmer C.
ii. Mcdowell, president OF the Ma
tloRal Fertilizer Association, as to
whether the ticks had done much
harm 90 his yoyng cattle.
You could fancy Mrs. Farmer A
ID. Lasker advising Mrs Farmer
sam Gompers that pennyroyal Is
better than plaintain leaves to cure
chickens of the gapes.
You could picture farmer Henry
Firestone arguing with some othel
farmer as to the relative merits
of sheep or hen manure for the
asparagus bed. and farmer Ton
Wilson, that horny-handed coupon
cutter, whose name heads the third
largest packing industry in Chi
cago, speculating with farmer jim
Bell, whose dress-coat is not as
dusty as YOU might expect to find
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
Germany Having
Plague of Crises
Secret Political Meetings Re.
suit From Tense Reichs-
tag Atmosphere.

BERLIN. Jan. 24.-That political
life in postwar Germany is just
one crisis after another has again
been proved. The tense atmosphere
in the Reichstag has caused secret
meetings. all day and midnight
sessions, for the purpose OF arriv-
ing at a decision on the German an
swter to the entente as to how
Berlin intends to restore its inner
financial equilibrium. the first es-
sential % fthe entente for casing
the reparations bill.
The answer to the entente is due
on Friday. but at this late hour no
decision has been reached. Expe-
rienCed observers, however. are not
moved. being convinced that the
solution rests with the bourgeois
parties granting concessions in eN-
change for socialist support. The
present government coalition prob
ably will be widened. whether Il
the left or right is uncertain as
vet. Even the parties of the right
are afraid to kick over the inner
political bucket at present on ac-
count of Chancellor wirtth's sue
cess in persuading the entente OF
the good faith o fthe German gov
ernmcnt and because of the giving
of a temporary moratorium at
Cannes.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
THOUSANDS VIEW
FAMOUS PAINTING

LONDON. Jan. 24.-English art
lovers are having their last look
upon the famous painting, Gains
borough's Blue Boy as protests
ring out. some of them unreason-
ably harsh on America. against
what is viewed by many as a ma
tional loss.
Many thousands of persons
have filed past the painting IN the
National Gallery during the last
two weeks and there was a great
rush to vieY>Gainsborough's mas
terpiece today. which was to be it's
last day on exhibition for the Eng
lish public Tomorrow there will
be no Blue Boy in the gallery. By
the end of the week II will be on
its way to America guarded by the
most elaborate secrecy in custody
of q lieutenant Of Sir Joseph Duveen,
who will never go out of sight Of
the painting. day or night. until IT
is delivered in New York. The
public wills not kndw, the identity
of this man or on what ship he
sails.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
Americans May
Settle Claims
With Germany
Plan, Agreed on at Conference
OF the President, Hughes,
And Representatives.

Claims OF american citizens
against Germany VIII be settled by
direct negotiations with the Ger
man government.
This was. determined last hIsht
at a conference at the White House
among the President, secretary
Hughes and Congressional leaders.
II was decided that this method
would be better than settlement
under the Treaty ofsversaiiles.
America could have named rep
resentative op a mixed tribunal for
the settlement OF war claims wh.ch
is to operate under this treaty.
The policy Of negotiating directly
with Germany will permit the
American government to proceed at
its leisure. Immediate action would
have been necessary IL America had
operated under the international ar
rangement.
May Establish Court.
A court will be established, II
is thought, to adjudicate the claims
although this. will be determined
during the negotiations.
The American claims against
Germany are of two classes. the
principal class Is that OF persons
who suffered from the illega: srb-
marine warfare before America be-
came a belligerent The claims OF
the Lusitania victims are included
In this group. second class OF
claims Is for damage TO American
property and business during the
war.
The question of extending a sS.-
900, 900 loan to the African republic
of Liberia was considered, and u
was determined that the question
should come before committees IN
both the Senate and the House. Ne
gotiations for this loan were ar
ranged by the Wilson administra-
tion. which established a credit and
made a small advance. Payment OF
the remainder was held up, however
because Liberia had not agreed to
the terms. which involved putting
American agents in charge of the
Liberian revenue system.
Genoa Not Discussed.
The question of American partici-
patton in the Genoa conference was
not discussed.
Attending the meeting were Sec
retary of state Hughes, Senator
Lodge. chairman OF the Foreign Re-
lations Committee; Senators Nc
Cumberland, Lenroot, Brande eCct
and KELLOGG. members aOr the For.
ciCn Relations Committee: House
Leader Mondell. Representative
Fordncy. chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee; Representative
Porter. chairman of the Foreign AZ
fairs Committee, and Representative
Burton. member OF the Foreign Al.
fairs Committee.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
POLICEMAN KILLS
NEGRO BANDIT
LOOTING STORE
Shot From a Bluec0at's
Revolver Halts a Man
Terrorizing ThrOng.

Attacking a policeman In the near
beer saloon of Benjamin Acker, 70s
Florida avenue northwest, after
routing the proprietor and a score
of customers by threatening their
lives with a pocket knife and a bot
tie, a negro bandit. said by the po-
lice to be Edward Edmonds, 1872
Oregon avenue northwest, was shot
through the chest and almost in
stantly killed shortly before. 10
o'clock last night.
The policeman. +. Il. Dempsey, at
tached to the Eighth precinct sta
tion, had rushed from the station
house about a block distant when
was proceeding behind the bar
when the attack was made. One
shot from the policeman's gun
felled the negro.
Crowd Watches Looting.
The excitement attracted consid-
erable attention in the section.
More than 500 people watched the
negro filing his pockets with
money from the cash register prior
to the arrival of the police. They
also witnessed the shooting.
The negro was rushed to the
Freedman's Hospital in the patrol
wagon where without regaining
consciousness he died half an hour
later. His identity was learned by
means of an automobile operators
permit found on his person. Bills
and change amounting to $40 said
to have been taken from the saloon
was found in his pockets.
Threatens Lives of Customers
With an opened pen knife in his
right hand the negro entered the
saloon and grabbing "a bottle.
who resisted him. After smashing
at least a dozen bottles and making
several jabs at the proprietor and
customers, the negro succeeded in
forcing them to flee to the streets.
Eighth precinct police were noti-
fed and Policeman Dempsey and
Precinct Detectives Poole and
Burke were rushed to the scene.
AS they entered the saloon with
Dempsey in the lead the negro
was rifling the cash register.
stand back there officer
shouted the negro as Dempsey
dashed to the entrance of the bar.
When atbut ten feet apart the
negro reaching for his hip pocket
made a dash for the officer but
his leap was cut short when a
bullet from the police gun pene-
trated his right chest. Still clutch
ing the opened knife, the negro
was picked up unconscious.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
By MARK SULLIVAN.

II you wanted to be funny about
1t. and didn't have any deeper sense
of responsibility. you could be right
humorous about this Farm Confef-
ence~>
When you see farmer Ogden Ar
mour. chatting with farmer Bernie
Baruch. you could imagine them
discussing the best way of curing
the hoof and mouth disease in
young heifers
You could picture farmer Sena-
tor Arthur Capper. who owns one
of the most profitable agricultural
publishing businesses in the United
States, making ,neighborly in
quiry of farmer Secretary OF Agri-
culture Henry Wallace. who owns
the next most profitable house in
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
AMNESTY SOUGHT
FOR SO PRISONERS

Hoping to expedite disposal OF the
cases of ninety-nine political prison.
crs still behind bars. three lawyers
OF Washington. Philadelphia and New
York called on Assistant Attorney
General John w. II. Grim yesterday.
According to the General Amnesty
League.c these attorneys presented
pleas for amnesty and were assured
BY Grim that his investigation of the
cases would proceed as quickly as
possible.
The lawyers are Jackson II. Raj
ston. of Washington: Albert de Silva,
Of New York. and Francis Fisher
Kane. of Philadelphia. They said
their visit was based upon personal
analyses of the cases which involve
so-called l. W. W. prisoners.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
AMERICAN VIEWS CLASH
WITH JAPAN ON QUESTION
'0F REPRISALS in SIBERIA
ADMITS GOLD
HSTORY FALSE
Yale Professor Misin-
formed About Ger
mans Making Gold.

BERLIN, Jan. 24.-Prof. Irv-
ing Fisher. Of Yale University.
who recently gave out a state
ment that he had been reliably
informed Germans were max
ing artificial gold. today ad-
mitted that his informatio
had not been reliable.
The professor had been
handed an unartificiaI gold
brick and he bitterly arraigns
the man who gave him the
original Information, having
been informed that his in
formant had a jail record. The
professor still refuses to give
the name Of his original in
formant, but he offers voIumi-
nous explanations Of his cur
rency schemes.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
WaIIop in Cigarette .
Produced by "FmfuraI''

CHICAGO. Jan 24.-"Furfural" Is
the new waIlop in cigarets, says Lucy
Page CASTOR. She says an analysis
shows there is sufficient furfural n
one cigaret to deliver a Jolt equal
20 two ounces of whisky.
Because of this furfural, with its
attendant and pleasant punch, /the
use Of cigarets is increasing at an
alarming rate, even among girls in
small country towns. The introduc-
ton of this poison may explain the
passion for the pills Miss Cas-
ton says:
Young girls do not seem to re-
aIize their dangers and are SnoA-
ing as they never smoked before
Conditions arc worse than at any
time in twenty years"
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
G.. o. P. STILL OWES
DEBT OF $707, ,131

CHICAGO. Jan. 24.SThe Republic
an National Committee still owes
sTo7.131 for the campaign of 1890,
which elected President Harding, ac-
cordihg to figures made public by
Fred w. Upham. national treasurer.
This amount will be reduced this
week. however, Upham said. when he
meets with the New EnkIand finance
committee in Boston.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
Births in One Day
Exceed Deaths, 3 to /

Births exceed deaths in this city
approximately three to one yester-
day, according to the report issued
by the Bureau OF Vital Statistics OF
the health department. which gave
the number OF births as 50 and the
deaths as 1s. OF the 50 births re-
ported. 2s were boy babies. Six boys
and six girls were colored.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25

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