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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

Some Of the biggest and oldest Of them are IS fee
in diameter and at least 5000 years old. So 20,
see many Of these Big Trees in Sequoia and Yosem
lite national parks were not even middle-aged wher
Christ was born In Bethlehem.
This particular Sequoa Christmas tree wa,
planted in 1890. From a Seeding it has grown
to height Of more than 60 feet. A Thousand
years from now 1t Will probably be nearly 800 fee
tall and have diameter Of Is or 20 feet.
One wonders If there will be similar Christina,
celebration in Yosemite valley then-a Thousand
years from now. Why not? Christmas will still
be celebrated then-k the world endures. Ane
our nineteen national parks have been set apar
by congress as public Fairgrounds for the people
forever. So. II the United States Of America en-
dures why not Christmas celebration In Yosem
lite A. D. 1922? All that seems to be necessary
Is the planting Of SeQuoia Seeding every thirt,
years or 50.
Christmas and mince pie Nobody ought tt
have to tell anybody that Christmas is the time FOL
mince pie. Why, the two go together-just like
Thanksgiving and pumpkin pie and the Fourth Or
July and spring lamb and green peas The first
mince pie Of the winter should grace the Christmas
board; any housewife who gives her family even
a TASTE Of one before Christmas day should go with
out a Easter hat-that's the punishment tt
fit the crime. And any man who eats mince pie
at a restaurant at his club before Christmas du,
should go without mince pie all winter.
However If he should, his punishment would
likely fit the crime. For nowadays the making OF
mnce pies Is largely a lost art The ordinary
restaurant mlnce pie Is nothing but minced fruit
There is saying that every really good woman
cook must have a temper Maybe Certainly she
should be nice and plump-as If she ate her own
mnce pies and thrived them. And it's eusy
to tell by watching woman make mince pies
whether not they're going to be a success II
she goes at It, you know, as II 1t were sort OF a
religious rite-as If the fate of the nation hung
on ner work-why, all is we'll
"Pies like mother used to make =" Tenderloin of
beef and Northern Spy apples and real cider and
everything else to correspond! Maybe mother used
to bake her pies dozen at a time and set them
away In cold store room to freeze Maybe
mother got her mince meat ready and set II aside
In big stone Jar to ripen. It doesn't make anv
got to the Christmas dinner The looks Of than ,
The smell Of them! The taste Of them! Yum
yum! There's a memory fellow can carry With
him to his grave.
DO you remember Izaak Waton's friend DR.. Rot
teller and his famous appreciation Of the strawber
ry? Well, It's quite evident the good doctor never
sat down to just the right kind Of Christmas
dinner or he would have ignored the strawberry as
unworthy OF his cleverness and would have said in.
stead that doubtless God could have inspired Soma
neaven-Dorn cook to make more appropriate doc
sert Tor December % than mince pie but that douh
less God never did
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16
TO PLANT UNIFORM 1hAOG VT
~nrrON SEED

Alexandria, LA resolution EN-
dorsing the planting of a uniform or
standard staple Of cotton, one that
is tenderable on future market ana
ana discouraging the planting OF what
is known as half and half staple was
adonted at meeting OF the RapideS
narish branch of the Louisiana farm
bureau here.
James F. Seip, a planter of Bayou
Rapides. who presided at the meet
ing advocated the planting OF Aeala
cotton. Mr.. Seip said he had made
governments with this staple OF cot
ton and found it to be the most sue
cessful that he had yet grown. lie
urged the planters composing the
membership of the farm bureau TO
secure this kind of seed and plant 1t
next year.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

appearing on earth at Christmas time with mes
sage to all mankind? Certainly he has mes
sage well worth delivering. And certainly 1t is
message we'll worth listening to. For from his
experience he could say to us:
"YOu have served God only as you have served
men,"
The Christian citizen should be serving God
IN relation to his home, his community and his
nation There are those who are serving God by
trying to improve the conditions under which their
less privileged fellows live and work, by trying to
bring more Of justice, beauty, peace and love into
the life OF the world It Is to be feared that most
OF US fall far short here But he is a poor Chris
tian and poor citizen indeed who. having can
pass Christmas without doing something In keep
Ing with the day for those who have not.
Everywhere In our modern Twentieth century
life we meet the very people whom Jesus painted
in living words 1900 years ago-the prodigal son.
who "came to himself; the elder brother. who
was angry and would not go in; the PRIEST and
the Levite, who "Eassed by on the other sde": the
good Samaritan who was moved with compass
SION; the Pharisee, who thanked God that he was
mot as other men are"; the publican who cried
God be merciful unto me. sinner!'
At Christmas time, If at no other, it is well for
us to be the publican and the good Samaritan.
Without Christmas tree, holly and mstletoe
Christmas would strange indeed to most
Americans The balsam fir Is most used for
Christmas trees but doubtless almost any kind
OF evergreen can be used in an emergency And
some Of the municipal and community center
Christmas trees nowadays are Of great size espe-
cially when they are set up outdoors
The photograph Of the Christmas tree repro-
duced herewith is worth studying as something
quite out OF the ordinary in several respects In
the first place, in the original photograph three
separate exposures Of the plate were made-tbe
first for the building and its lights the second for
the Christmas tree and its lights and the third
suit the dit.erent degrees Of briance
And where do you suppose this unusual photo.
graph was taken? Why. at the annual Christmas
celebration In Yosemite valley. Yosemite National
park. California. Most people think mat all the
national parks are closed In the winter time Well
they not. Rocky Mountain National park in
Colorado has carnival Of winter sports In Febru-
airy. Mount Rainier National park in Washington
has winter sports and ski tournament as late as
July And Yosemite Is open the year round And
YOsemites Christmas celebration includes fat
jolly. fur-clad Santa Claus who drives up In the
oldfashioned way In his sleigh and distributes his
gifts to the village children.
But that Isn't all about this unusual picture
What kind Of a tree do you suppose the Christmas
tree Is? You could not guess II your Christmas
gift depended upon your guess. That's because 1t
Is the only one of its kind In the whole world
This Christmas tree Is nothing less than living
Sequoia tree. The Sequoia (Sequoia gigantea) Is
the oldest and biggest living thing in the world
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16
GET THE WRONG MAN

Shreveport, La-Whtle one or tAer
party. armed with a pistol. Stoou
guard over persons who happened 10
be in the lobby Of the como Hotel
within sight of the City Hall, i've
unna sked men abducted Robert +.
Rovster, local painter from a room
Of the hotel and, with their victim
blndfolded and clad only In his uA-
derclothes, carried him in an automo-
bile TO an isolated spot several miles
from the city.
Upon removing the bandage they
discovered he was not the man want
ed and then immediately returned
him unframed to the hotel. where
they informed him his clothes were
at the police station nearby. ii re
CURED about an hour and halt Tor
the trip to and from the country and
during that period the guests in the
lobby of the hotel were held under
guard by the silent armed man With
out even the privilege of smoking.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

est library Of which any record 4,
available was discovered In Assyrta q
rev years ago and consists Of Babv.
lonian books inscribed on clay tablet.
supposed to have been prepared 70,
public instruction about ESQ B. G. I,
IL said that Pisistratus founded a II
brary at Athens about 537 B. G. al
though there Is no clear evidence q,
the fact Strabo says that Aristotle
was the first known collector Of q II
brary. which he bequeathed to Theo
phratus S22 B. c. and this library a,
length found IL way to Roma
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16
ARE IN CONSTANT FEAR OF DEATH

long; there was too much revolution
and intrigue for that.
Once, says Mr. Curle. there was q
banquet at Tegucigalpa, the capital.
The man who happened % be presl-
dent on that day attended II and sat
next to the consul Of the United
States In the midst Of the banquet
the electric light failed. and the room
was plunged Into darkness. Fearing
. plot the president sprang to his
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

feet. but the consul seized his arm.
Sit DOWN. he whispered. 1T Is
safer"
The light returned a few moments
later. The consul was sitting calmly
In his chair; beside him sat the preS-
dent wiping the sweat from his brow !:
every other man In the room was on
his feet, guarding himself with drawn
revolver.-4outh's Companion.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

New Roads LA resolution can
ing attention of the Louisiana hlgh'
way commission to the commission 10
resurface that part of ROard Pro1ect
No. of Road District No. 1, ex-
tending from Main street in New
Roads to the iron bridge across the
Portage drainage canal, distance OF
one mile, has been adopted by the
Pointe Coupee parish police jury.
Shreveport, La.-Mrs. May Scott
Wilkerson OF Shreveport, one OF three
women members of the recent state
Constitutional Convention, became
Louisiana's first woman juror when
accepted on jury to try negro
who was convicted of forgery and ut
tering.
Monroa La.-Guy Berks and Geo.
Sampson battled with knives at the
end of the Lee avenue car line near
the southern corporate limits OF Mon
roe. Sampson was carved In a dozen
places and was sent to st. Francis
sanftarium for treatment. BerRs was
arrested.
Shreveport, lathe Protestant
Pastors Association has elected DR..
H. F. Brooks, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, president for the
ensuing year; ]. f. Mckenzie, pastor
of Dunlap Presbyterian Church, vice.
president; DR.. r. S. Walton, pastor
of the Texas Avenue Methodist
Church, was reelected secretary.
Monroe, La.-Adjutant c. E. McKen-
xie of the Leonidas Barkdull Faulk
Post at Monroe has been notified by
the War Department that headstone
in honor of Alonzo Kilson, negIQ, sold
der, who died in the war, has been
sent to Monroe. 4
Lafayette, La. W. Will erson,
district agent OF the state extension
department, Baton Rouge, will ar
rive during the next we TX for the
purpose of organizing a cotton grow
ers' cooperative association in Lafay-
4te parish. !
.Ba4trop, La-New buildings are
gkip& up on every hand. Work be-
gan bn the new double-story brick
beina.erected by Judge F. NJ. Odom
and Fo new residences. Contracts
were let for three more.
Monroe, La.-John H. Breard, as
sistant cashier Of the Central Savings
Bank and Trust Company, has re-
ceived a commission from Governor
Parker appointing him delegate to
the eighteenth annual session of the
national rivers and harbors congress
in Washington.
Crowley, Lap. H. Derr, a farmer
living two miles west Of Crowley, has
purchased a 325 acre farm from Mar.
tin Guidry thus rounding out his farm
lands to 1000 acres. Mr.. Derr came
to this country thirty years ago with
nothing but his hands and a will to
use them.
PlaQuemine, lathe charter Of
the Plaquemine Ferry Company, In
corporated, has been filed in the dis
trict court. The company is capital.
lied at $4,000 which may be increased
at any time to $4,000.
Lafayette, LA total Of $4,000
has been subscribed to the Catholic
Orphanage Fund. Final arrange
ments were being completed In pre-
paratton for the active canvass which
is to open throughout the diocese Of
Lafayette.
Crowley, lathe home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Loeb was entered supposed
ly while the family were absent On a
pleasure ride and from a chifforobe
drawer that was locked and. the kew
five diamond rings and a few
ether little articles were stolen,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

Aousanne.-The treaty makers at
Lausanne seems to realize that a few
more hectic sessions would braak
down the conference. and postnone
Near Eastern peace indefinitely.
The allied leaders held long con-
suitalons to frame common pro-
1ect Tor dealing with the Dardauedles
and are reported to have succeeded
IN Drafting a proposal permitting war.
snips TO use the straits under inter.
national control
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

New Roards. lathe Pointe Cou-
pee parish police jury has appointed
J. P. Gosserand, Albin Major, Joseph
Samson P. E. Berthier, A. l.. Glynn
and H. P. Mounger as members or the
board of trustees Of the Poydras AGA
DENY.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

HREE WISE MEN, as everyone
knows, paid homage to Jesus
at his birth. Their story is told
in part thus In the Gospel &C
cording to st. Matthew
Now when Jesus was born
In Bethlehem of Judea in the
days Of Herod the King, behold,
there came wise men from the
East to Jerusalem.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16
Incident Shows Dread and Suspicion
That 10 Part Of the Lives Of
South American Rulers.

The proverb Of the crown and the
uneasy head might well be twisted to
apply to a Central American presi-
dent. Certainly the president Of
Honduras that Mr.. ]. H. Curie de-
scribes in This World Of Ours" could
~ have felt q his ease Tor vsEy
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

Crowley, La.-Acadia Post No. ID
American Legion, is active in Amer
lean Education Week campaign. Com
mander ]. l.. McHugh issued an invi
tation to the schools Of the parish u
cooperate and meetings have beel
arranged for.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

New Roartls, lathe Pointe Cou-
pee parish police jury has appointed
7. P. Gosserand, Albn Major, Joseph
Samson, P. E. Berthier, A. l.. Giynn
and Fl. P. Mounger as members OF the
board of trustees of the Poydras AGA
denny.
Crowley. La.-Acada Post NO. ID,
American Legion, is active in Amer
ican Education Week campaign. Com
mander ]. l.. McHugh issued an invl-
tation to the schools Of the PARISH 10
co-operate and meetings have been
arranged for.
New Roards, lathe road work
around False river under the super
vision of William Bonner, is about
completed All concrete work has
been finished and Mr.. Bonner states
! that only about 200 feet remain to be
graveled. Work on the Jefferson
Highway extending from Burke to
Melville is still progressing and the
road will be ready for use in about
thirty days, weather conditions per-
hitting, according to r. M. T. Hunt
err, highway engineer, who has charge
of the work.
Lake Charles, La.-Samuel R. NAL
lette, Confederate veteran, is ex-
hibiting an old Bible which he car
ried through the war between the
states The Bible Is slightly larger
than the pocket editions of today, and
has only the twenty-seven books OF
the New Testament. It was given
him by his mother when he left in
the early sixties to fight for the
Southern cause.
Shreveport, La-An increase Of ST.
563,444 since January 1, 1922, over
the same period OF 1921, is shown by
the report Of the local building in
spector in the matter OF building OPP
erations. During the eleven months
of this year the total reached $5,-
265, 761.
New Roa,ds, lathe charter Of
the Morris Ice Company, Incorporat-
ed, recently organized, has been filed
with the clerk of court and recorder
of this parish. The home office Of
the company will be New Roads.
DeQuincy, La-With plenty OF work
for all who desire to work and an act
ual shortage Of common laber, crime
and law violation are almost unknown
in DeQuincy. Gambling resorts and
fbotlegging are not thought of since
a spectacular cleanup" inaugurated
by local newspaper, took place here
"a year and half ago.
Il.
~ Lafayette, La.--An invitation has
tysen extended to the regional confer
ehce of Red Cross secretaries Of South
louisiana to 1heet in Lafayette in
January
tMonroe, LA special election to
vote on the proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds to the amount OF
100000 for the purpose of erecting
and equipping a school building in
School District No. 16 Of Richland
parish has been ordered by the parish
school board to be held January 9.
OpelOusas, La.-With the date for
the intercity meeting drawing near
the local committee of Rotarians is
preparing to entertain the 500 visitors
expected. An interesting program is
being arranged for the occasion.
Opelousas, lathe membership
campaign of the trade extension hui
reau is almost completed, and the
finances raised assures a sufficient
sum to carry out the work OF the or.
ganization along the most effective
lines.
Lafayette, La.-Officers are to be
elected at a meeting OF the South
west Louisiana Fair Association to
take place here. 1t Is announced that
the thirteen parishes in this district
WILL be represented =, -. . -,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

Libraries.
The word library u taken from the
Latin word ~fbsr," . book. The old
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-01
SPORTING NOTES

The Bennington American Legion
five is gong to Rutland Saturday
evening to play the Rutland Legion
quintette at the armory,
Edmund l.amy, the famous profes.
sional skater and barrel jumper, Is
to take part N the caruivals to be
held in Troy February 6 and z
Because they took pert in, pro
fessioual football game at Taylor.
VILE Ill., last November seven stars
of the Noue Dame team o. 1921
have been disqua ihed from partici.
patmg in college athletics
The Druy high sG'ool girls team,
which badly trounced bennington
high school q rls on the Bennington
basketball court yesterday, adminis.
tered an oven more crushing dceat
upon the Dalton Y NJ c. A. Saur.
day evening. Drury won by q score
Of il TO 4.
Several from bennington are pan.
ming to 20 to Bratteboro Saturday
TO witness the contests for tho State
amateur sN-mmpmg champonshlp
Governor Hartness has officially rec.
ogni2ed the event by designating
Lieut.. Gov Abram s, Foote as the
CHI Of executives representative,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-01
FEBRUARY OPENS FAIR
Hoped That Unusually Plea5ant Day
Means Mild Weather.

Today is the FIRST day OF February,
and IS all that could be asked for
Almost everybody knows the Slgnia
canoe OF the other months, but Febru-
AIRY is not so easy 1t seems likely
that the word comes from the. Latin
iebruarl' sienlfying to purify" A
festival Of purity used TO be held by
the old Romans on the 18th OF the
month
People Who believe in signs and
\mens think that il is uulucky to have
Id. spring like February. But that
seems fairly likely Last Friday, the
calendar day for the ensuing month.
was fine fair day So far the win
tor. with the exception OF q few days.
has been comparatively mild and
nearly on par with last years mild
winter.
The older farmers say that when
the prevailing wind is south when tha
sun Gro ses the line IN the fall that II
is almost sure 3 gn OF a mild winter.
It was IN the south this year when the
san crossed the line and SO far the
winter has been about all one could
ask for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-01
TO EXPLORE SOUTH SEAS
Iowa Msn to Make Collection for
State University

Iowa City, IL. Feb l.--Museums
and collections of scient hc material
at the University Of Iowa arc to be
enriched By an expedition to the Sonth
Seas, New Iceland, and possibly Japan
which ha1 been projected and which Is
being financed by f. W. Brown, Des
Moines, who VIII turn over any spec.
mons obtained 10 the University az
Des Moines AS now planned this ok.
pedit on win leave the United States
IN about year and viii spend several
months cruising southern Pacific wat
ers.
ProL Homer r. Dit, director of the
uuiyersi;ys exhibit Of yertebrates and
member OF the stan Of zoology de-
paytnent. ha bcsu invited by Mr.
brown to represent the university on
this TIP and to serve as the scientist
Of the party Robert Brown. son
will be an ass stant Mrs Brown. the
wife and mother. WIN lend her ability
as painter to the success cr the ax
pediton, pal lticumrly in reproducing
the natural co oring OF the brilliant
fish which swarm the seas IN tropical
oiimel few other members OF the
party VIII probably be announced later.
The course OF the cruise Is not yet
definitely outlined, but II IN stated that
the party Will prohab y visit the Mar.
quesas. Soe.ety, Friendly. Samoan. and
Fiii Islands Il is also planned to stop
&c New Zealand and II time and other
arrangements permit the party may
visit Japan. this at the invitation Of q
japanese scientist who was IN Hawai-
at the time the party listed those Is
lands two years ago. Collections Of
dsh will be sought primarily, although
il Is expected that many birds and a
few mammals will he added TO the
university museums, as q result of the
trim
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-01
PHILIPPINE WEAPONS.
Gen. PershIns Contributes 70 Nebraska
University Museum.

Lincoln Neb., Feb. Cen John
j Pershing has augmented his contri.
button of Philippine bird skins pre-.
scnted to the state museum Of the
University of Nebraska several years
ago by collection of Philippine war
implements, accumulated by the gen.
eVl during his various maneuyers in
the islands
The first shipment OF the collection
has been received and the major por.
ton. which H. stored in Washington.
viii be forwarded later. General Per
shung attached his compliments with
the collection when they we're pre-
scented
Included among those pieces al
ready received aud described by the
museum custod an as OF more value.
are:
Three long-shafted and ornamented
spears. made and used by the Moros
of the southern Philippine islands
\ large solid brass helmet made by
the Moros IN imitation of the style of
the Spanish OF the sixteenth and sey.
eutecnth centuries
A rare and valuable heavy caste
helmet OF unusual size, weight and de
sign. also likened after the Spanish.
\ coat of mail Of heavy brass links
and Plates, In thick cast brasy; each
plate be ne inlaid with copper in vari
GUS designs
A set OF ten large cast brass gongs.
turned and set together 10 make a
musical instrument akin to tie tubi
/ hone
Two richly ornamented cast brass
lantakas, or native canon. They are
five to six feet long. weight lao to 200
pounds each have bore OF about one
inch and throw one-mch projectte.
set of dagger kris, straight and ser
pentne kris, broadbladed harongs used
by Moro tribes, behead ny swords and
similar weapons. Some of the swords
are elaborately wrought with heavy
handles of carved ivory, trimmed,
wound and iulaid with silver
The blades in some instances are in.
laid with metal and etched In intricate
designs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-01
ELECTION Of POPE
NOT Of INTEREST
To Governments
Italy, France and Spain Waive
Right to Veto
NO FAVORED CANDIDATES
New Irish Free State Not Vitally
Concerned, Says Cardi-
nal Logue

Rome, Feb (By The Associated
press).-The sacred college eonvenes
tomorrow In conclave for the election
Of successor to the late Pope Bone
dict.
The Italian, French and Spanish
governments, which formerly claimed
the right of veto, have informed the
Holy See semI-onlcially that they have
no desires in the matter and the Ital-
Jan government, in addition, has IS
sued u denial OF the report that II fay-
ored the election Of Cardinal Main,
archbishop OF Pisa The Italian govern
Inent has no candidate according TO
the statement.
The Irish Free state is not particu-
larly concerned as to whether an ltal.
ian or foreign cardinal is elevated to
the head of the church. according to
Cardinal Logue. primate OF ireland