The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-30

shore OF MorehOuse parish iahes
comnany OF the Louisiana National
Guard bent upon mission proDaD'
" UNPARALLELED In the history OF the
nation. faces the prospect OF spend
ing the Christmas holidays dragging
the waters and affording protection
10 professional divers in an effort 10
recover the bodies OF two well known
citizens OF Mer Rouge, who are De
lieyed to have been murdered by
masked and white-robed men OF three
states.
Two days of effort by the soldiers
and some rs men and boys OF the
parish have been fruitless. Unsuc
cessful in their efforts to recover the
bodies in Lakes Cooper and Lafourche
the search will be extended to othei
lakes in the vicinity.
I'VE will drag every lake in the par
ish until We find them" Capt. w. W.
Cooper, commanding officer OF the
company, said.
Machine guns were planted al
strategic points on the lake shores
as precaution against the possibili'
ties OF sniping by those aligned with
the mob that swooped down upon five
Mer Rouge men last August while
they were returning from celebra'
ton and carried them off to a pun.
ishment ground" where they were Sc
verely handled Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards have been missing
since that night.
That the killing Of the two men
was not premeditated is conceded
Young Daniels resented the merci
less flogging administered to his 10
year-old father and tore the mask
off one of the men, and recognizing
him, called out his name. This was
heard by Richards, and both men
were slain in the fight that ensued
according to a story credited to mem
bers OF their families. The bodies
are believed then to have been weight
ed down with wagon wheels and
thrown into one Of the nearby lakes
Department OF Justice men, work
ing on the case for many months, are
said to know the identity OF many
members Of the mob, and upon the re
covery Of the bodies, which will es
tablish that murder has been com
mitted, wholesale arrests will follow
and court will be established al
Bastrop, the parish seat, where open
hearings under direction of Governor
Parker and other state officials will
be established, 1t is expected.
Soundings by professional divers al
Lafouche ferry landing, which inves
tigators had charged the most prob
able location Of the bodies, revealed
Donaldsonville, La.-Chief Deputy
Sheriff Louis Leblanc reports that
poll tax payments are being received
very slowly this year. Unless there
record this year will be far below
last year.
Alexandria, La.-Sylvester M. Null
key. skidder foreman for the Vernon
Parish Lumber Company at Kurth
wood, La, according to advices re
ceived here, was struck by the skid
der tongs at the saw mill OF that
In
Franklin, La--Word has just beer
received here that .'~'~- Albert l.
Loustalot, a native Of this city. no Y
In the coast artillery corps on dutv
in Germany. has been appointed mill
hary attache to the Maltic provinces
and Findland, with headquarters al
Riga, Lativia.
Morgan City. La.-Morgan City
Elks have installed a modern radio
equipment and they and their friends
are enjoying concerts nightly. There
are several radio fans in Morgan City
and several sets are now In operation
Donaldsonville. LA number oil
the local business men met recently
to discuss ways and means OF hold
ing next years fair. The entire
matter OF holding the fair. its in.
debtedness and other matters were
Tentative plans were out
lined for financing the organization.
Thibodaux, LA packed house
greeted the local talent taking part
In the comedy entitled "Pollyticks,"
presented at the Grand Theater un-
der the auspices of the Ferdinand Le-
Tort Post. American Legion.
De Quincy. lathe Rev. r. Waller
Blain OF New Orleans, field worker
" the Presbyterian Church, has been
lere with a view to organizing q
.hurch Of that faith in De Quincy.
Lafayette, La.-Among the matters
|ecided upon at the meeting Of the
lone Relief Association was the
Gliding Of quarterly membership
during the coming year In
lead OF monthly meetings As hereto
,re. One Of the first projects OF the
ssociation win be to establish . ju-
smile court here.