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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. X. Z. Richards and daughter
Miss Sarah Richards OF Augusta ar
rived in town Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Rose Dow Eaton Of North
Cornville was in town Thursday for
the day.
Miss Bessie Croker Of Canaan is
a patient at the Kennebec Valley
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Wakefield Of
East Madison were business callers
in town Friday.
Mrs. Leroy Walton Of Cornville has
gone to GreenvilIe where she is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Carleton
Luce.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Kelley and two
children Of Gardiner arrived in town
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Turcotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Seamans Of
North Cornville have gone to Aroos-
took County in their machine where
they are guests Of relatives for sew
eral days.
The following pupils from Malbons
Mills have entered the Skowhegan
High school this term Misses Eliza
beth Earl and Alfredo F1ewelling and
Joseph Plourd.
Miss Grace l.. Russell who for
some months was employed In the
Editorial Department of the Kenne-
bee Journal Company at Augusta and
who since the LIST of September has
been the guest Of her sisters, Mrs.
Maurice r. Wheeler of Jewett street
and Mrs. Ruel r. Copp Of West Front
street will leave Saturday morning
on the 4.45 train for Tarmville, Va.
where she is to be a member of the
faculty of the State Normal school
for Women for the coming year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-16
Grand Jury

The following men have been
appointed to serve on the grand Jury
for the September, January and
April terms of the Somerset County
supreme judicial court: w. j. Raf-
rey, Pittsfield; Charles Hunnewell.
Embden; Lee r. Hussey, Bingham;
William Jackson. Scion; c. A. Lam
der, Madison: A. w ingalls,, Madi-
son; Scott Lord, Canaan; Elton
Nichols Norrdgewock; w. H. Rus
sell. Hartland; Samuel Sawyer, Cam
bridge; Fred Tan, Arson Wallace
Tracy. Cornville: Eugene Wescott.
New Portland; w. D. Snow. Skowhe-
gan: Mrs Adelaide Whiting, Show
hogan; Gideon Pooler Fairfield, :.
L. L. Wilcox. Fairfield.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
LIBRARY NOTES.

Donations to the Library for the
49,. two weeks have been slow ana
+bo circulation of books very much
on the increase. aoo
ONLY GA of the required 200 pa
irons have subscribed. Surely you
,,,art f. be a part of this activity
.hat ;s meaning so much to the
moral and intellectual life OF inc
community. 800, fo,
hooks to Mrs. John 7. White, A. D.
Murray, Mrs. Joe Courage mi,.e.
Marie Cage, Annabel Jagot' Eo"ii
Greene and Joe Cordova.
New Subscribers at 81 year ai'
Mrs Edward T. Weeks, Mr.. Laur''
Lemaire. Total "a.
LOUISE TAYLOR, Secty
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
Consider Their Qualifications.

the entire course Of study in the
public schools.
They will also be the governing
authority over our State Normal
School and Ruston and Lafayette
Institutes.
These are only few Of the duties
devolying on the State Board OF I'd
ucation. one member Of which the
voters of the Third Congressional
District must select on September
18th
What kind Of qualifications should
our representative on this Boafi
have?
Would a high grade education,
over twenty years experience IN on
public schools, and several years a
instructor, secretary, and treasurer
Of one Of our large State lnstltu
tions be of invaluable service to oul
member of this State Board? Woult
they. or would they not, better qua
lify man, than a like period e
years spent in political and com
mercial pursuits?
The Iberian is not in politics.
We have only expressed these 1eN
opinions to assist our readers an
friends in making their choice b
tween the two candidates for mem
her of the State Board of Edueatio
for the Third Congressional DIS
trict. Both are good men. Either on
would fill the position with credi
, Rut if one is better qualified ina
the other, for our own sakes, let
elect the better Of the two.
o We do not attempt to say "hl'
Won should vote for. That's YOU
business. The majority should, al
will. prevail. Our only wish is tn
g this majority vote may be cast
r diligently, open-mindly, and alt
o due consideration.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
TO THE VOTERS OF THE Third
DISTRICT.

wish to announce that | am a
candidate for member Of the State
BOARD of Education, in the Democra-
tic Primary to be held September
18th.
have been connected with the
schools Of this State for twenty hve
wears in an official way, ana Zee
certain that this experience will en-
able me to represent you on the
State Board in a most acceptable
manner. =,
Your vote and your support VIII
be appreciated.
C. E. CARNES.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
IADIES-NOTiCE!

If you did not buy Coat ou'e'
Dress or Cape last year then this IS
one season that you will be able to
make a purchase of such a garment
at prices never never heard OF De-
fore in New Iberia.
Schwing and Carstens wish to an
nounce that they have just received
their first shipment Of these goods
which were bought by Mr.. Carstens
on his recent trip to market and you
will be surprised to see the line OF
Readv-To-Wear they now have to
the trade.
Come in and see these garments
and be convinced that they have th'
goods at the right price this year fo'
you.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19

To insure the perpctuation OF Am
merjcan ideals and American inst-
tyiions in politics and government,
hath local. state and national, It IS
,,.caeearv that the Individual voter
cats away from the idea OF casting
hig ,ota for a candidate because OF
bis nolitical affiliations, and comes
back u the Ola practice Of selecting
. "nublic servant" because OF ms
snecial fitness by character ana
training for the Office he seeks to
fiji. !.
Some Of our best politicians-best
yota oattars-are numbered among
our poorest public officials. On inc
other hand, some of our citizen'
who would make the very best OF
nIblic Office holders are kept out OF
office because Of the voters habltual
method of measuring candidates by
political rather than mental
gauge. :,
Elsewhere in this issue OF Inc
Iberian appear the announcements o
two candidates for member OF th'
state Board Of Education.
Read them Study them. Seiec
your candidate after due deilbera
ton.
Forget political lines, and dlsre
gard everything except experlenc
and training that would especiaii
fit the respective candidates Tor TN
highly important position.
In making your choice bear
mind the duties Of the office to D
filled.
The State Superintendent OF Edl
cation will be appointed by u
State Board, as the new Constit'
ton changes that office from an eie'
tive to an appointive one.
The State Board will have chare
of the selection and adoption OF OF
public school text books, and outiil
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
ro THE VOTERS OF THE THIRD
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

7 desire to announce my candidacy
for member of the State Board VI
rdr.a+ion from the Third Congress
sional District, subject to the Demo-
cratic primary to be held oep'e'''-
III 12th 1929. and to solicit your
favorable consideration at the poii'
on that day.
became a candidate after mucfl
elaboration over the requests q
MANY leading men and women OF 1he
various parishes, who seem to oeiiese
that nv long experience IN puoi''
affairs as State Senator, Lieutenant
Governor and member Of the state
BOARDS in past years, together win
NV intense interest i'll the schools %
the state and promotion OF the cause
of increased school facilities, quail
fas mo to serve the educational IN
terests successfully and lntelilgeh'iy
! Our schools are of paramount Iii
torest to every man, woman aht
child in the state, and | believe ina
every child should be given equa
and full opportunity to gain an edu
cation ample for every ambition II
life. It shall be my policy as
member Of the State Board to Sc
that this is accomplished, and to tina
end shall favor a liberal, generou
financial policy in the extension o
every possible educational facliit
throughout the state, consistent wit
a wise, businesslike administrator
Of school affairs.
90 FERNAND MOUTON.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

DR.. Bowling Of the State Board OF
Health has again examined the City
Water supply, and has notified the
City Board of Health that our water
is not fit for drinking purposes.
We therefore notify the public &C.
cordingly, and suggest that the City
water be boiled before being used
for drinking or cooking purposes.
New Ibaris Beard = HealtA
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
WHY THEY WENT.

AS the Sunday-school teacher en-
tered she saw leaving in great haste
little girl and her smaller brother
"Why, Mary, you aren't gong
away?" she exclaimed in surprise
"Pletbe Miss Anne, we've got tc
oo" was the distressed reply. JIM
NV thawallowed hith collection.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL

New Iberia, La, Aug. IA, 1922.
The Board of Trustees of the City
of New Iberia convened this day in
regular session with Mayor Ed. La
presiding, Messrs. Broussard and
Villermin present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were dispensed with on motion
of Mr.. Villermin, seconded by Mr.
Broussard and adopted, and ordered
approved.
Taylor appeared before the Board
with a petition and offered the fol
lowing communication:
Hon. Board of Trustees, City OF
New IBERIA, La.
A protest against the paving Of
| jefferson Street.
| First: protest against being plac-
ed in the position of being opposed
to progress or in any way interfer-
ring with the progress of our City.
At the time being | resent the idea
of any man or set of men beng
progressive at my expense, against
my will and contrary to my desires
Secondly: | am against the paving
of jefferson Street for the reason
that the property owners ON tha'
, street do not want it paved and car
in afford the additional tax whic.
will be placed upon them.
Thirdly: The paving ordinance
that requires the property owner
to paw the entire cost of the paving
: without giving them an opportunlt,
to express their will by vote, vest
t the City Commissioners with unjust
arbitrary and autocratlc powers
such powers are inimical to our fire.
institutions.
HENRY A. KING, nj. d
After the reading of DR.. King
/ lprotest with reference to paving 0
J. jefferson Street, Trustee Villerml
. read the two ordinances with refer
ence to paving Of streets, first bein
! Ordinance No. 312 giving notice 9
intention to pave said streets, whlc
Ordinance is published thirty. day
" to give property holders ample TIM
5 to object by referendum, or acquies'
e, by their silence. :.
$. There having been no obJeetlor
\ raised within thirty days the Ordl
: ance No. 318 ordering the Board
Is advertise for bids was published, ar
'r the property holder was given thir'
j. days time to make known the
choice Of several bids received.
The following petition was recel
Is ed and read: 100,
IN New Iberia, La, Aug. Ia, 1922.
To the City Commissioners, ne
Iberia, La.
Gentlemen !,
y We, the following property hol
ers do hereby petition your homo
ne able body to pave jefferson Street
IL front of our property with gravel
h. Yours truly,
Signed, M. f. Church, Rita \
Soulier, Episcopal Church, DIR. /
r A. King.
We The petition being out of ordt
. the legal delays having expired,
10 was on motion of Mr.. Villermi
seconded by Mr.. Broussard, and ca
or ried, that the petition was order
ic. tabled.
- The following communication W
~ received and ordered spread on Z
X minutes on motion of Mr.. Brou
e. sard, seconded by Mr.. Villermin:
New iberia, La, Aug. IA, 1872.
To the Mayor and Commission
Public Property and Finance, Nc
iberia, La.
Gentlemen
oeI The paved street on Duperi
Avenue is getting to be in hor1
" BILE condition, not yet year old.
he Unless your Honorable Body Sc
err fit to have this Street repaired,
will refuse to pay my share
pavement on said Street.
C. Yours respectfully,
tvl J. G.. DUPERIE
al Messrs. Luke Bertrand. Clet G
ard and L. G. Porter appeared
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
FOR SALE.

Mrs. N. P. Millard's home place.
corner Main and R. R. Avenue.
Two so foot lots, corner MAN anu
Vine Streets.
Two so foot lots, corner ST. feeef
and Vine Streets.
Apply to Mrs. P. DAMS. 4ol T.
st Peter st. Phone I'll. -
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
HOME FROM NEW YORK.

Mr.. E. Elias got back Tuesday
from New York City, where he had
spent the past two weeks selecting
merchandise for The Fashion Store.
He says that the styles and TAB
RIGS are both exceptionally beautiful
for the coming Fall and Winter sea-
sons.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
MY FLINNER

have little motor car, ~ , lily
annie of my eye If you know me,
voull easy guess the kind OF car
I'd buy 1t rattles like the very
Dutch, its radiators brass; now yon
know what kind it is, you VIII not
need 10 ask. bought it second hand
ed. had it two years, more or less
| and in that time it's been in almost
every kind of mess. The top ,s
Matched. the cushions torn, the tires
all wrapped with wire; It's peeh
turned over thirteen times, and twice
it's been afire. | sprung the axle
badly once. in runnin DER cat; the
hoods been lost for most SIX months,
7 don't know where it's at. One fen
der's torn completely off Il ran INTO
tree(: the fan won't work, put
don't care, that doesn't bother me-
For when she feels exactly right,
, and everything's in trim, she'll hit a
! speed of forty per, that's true, 50
helm me jim! Every one knows tha
dear old bus for many miles around
and she's been stalled in each muf
hole from my place into town. Inc
its expenses keep me broke, am
takes most all my yen, If any gen
should steal the thing, I'd send hin
to the pen. But | am not at all a
fraid that such fate will befall; TO
4 there is no one else but me can maxi
her 90 at all A nd tho to get he
started off is sometimes quite task
v she takes me there and brings M
n back, so what more could l ask?
ID ~?
. Jack-You should have seen Hele
N run that quartermile.
:. Delbert-What did she run it IN -?
"a Jack-I1l be darned if | kno'
!, what you call 'em.
I'd ., ,,
H. IF a bee can sting like the devil o
a diet of honey what would ne do
OF diet of lemon juice?
- John D. says he wants to live VI
&C. til he is 100 years old because III
ed is so filed with interest Most me
er- want to die for the same reason
y they get tired paying it.
o
,sf It is not for us to criticize tho
es. birds who insist that their ancesto
hg were monkeys.
son
an K. OIL went up the Hudson t
ich a rest during the vacation and N
a most beautiful girl
~ @. Kitten what?
no X. O-You can imagine the re-
lity >
'stS Some newspaper men are \
u.s., Fords. Everybody drives 'em.
rec %
"Woman Always Pays" says
ID headline. Not when she can have
- charged.
min 0
fer THE LEARNED PUP
ing LAY down, pup. Lay down. TIL;
,;eh good doggie. Lay down. | tell yo
laws Mister, you'll have to say,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Christian Science Service Will oe
hold in the Masonic Temple, Sunday
morning at 100 A. M. Subject:
"Mind." Everybody welcome.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19

All the popular songs and sheet
music. at The Brownie Magazine u
Music Store, Barrow Hotel Bldg.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
NEW IBERIA GETS PUBLICITY

first we told Of visit to tins city
Of Mr.. David Livingston, Special
Feature Story Writer, and Mr.. +. II.
Gammage, Feature Service man Tor
Fox Films Corporation.
These two publicity men called at
The Iberian Office to get line on
possible stories and pictures OF New
iberia and the surrounding territory
Mr.. Gammage succeeded in getting
some wonderfully interesting PIE
tures. and Mr.. Livingston compiled
some stories that did full justice to
their subjects. and have been read
with interest by hundreds OF thous-
ands of people all over the unitea
States.
Mr.. Livingston writes us under
date of August Is that his story OF
the Avery Salt Mines is publishea
in the September issue of Popular
Mechanics. This magazine reaches
readers by tens of thousands IN ev'
cry state in the Union. Mr.. Levings
toms story is worth to New IBERIA
from a publicity stand point, actual
" thousands of dollars-if we 1oi
low It up with more, and deVeiol
our natural possibilities to thei
fullest extent.
We print Mr.. Levingston's lette
that our readers may see the amour
Of advertising New iberia has al
readv gotten from this one visit O
these two men.
editor. The Iberian,
Dear Sir:
I'm the September issue OF Popl
lar Mechanics, published in Chicag
YOU will find on page All. my stor
of the Avery Salt Mines, which
think will interest you.
USince my visit in New her
last January, the salt mine story M
appeared in Beaumont Enterpris
DALLAS News and Popular Mechanic
The paper mill story has appears
in Beaumont Enterprise, Arkans'
Gazette and perhaps in Popui'
Mechanics have not heard de
nitely.
~ am sorry you did not let
know Of the Evangeline stunt
July 1Ath.
Sincerely yours,
DAVID LIVINGSTON
When we get our Road to t
Sea- we will get volume OF pub
city stories that will turn the neig
boring towns green with envy.
Such articles are read with cage
ness by tourists, who are alwa
looking out for something new
see. some new attraction to visit.
There's harvest of dollars I
Iberia in the nations tourist trait
The Road to the Sea, added to o
other advantages will turn the trio
Be a Booster for The "Road-To-Th
Sea.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19

motner-Now, Victor, what does Il
clever. nice little boy do when he Is
in a tramcar and sees an old lady
Who has to stand up?
Son-He prctends he i3 asleep
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA,
$3S7,228.43

G. W. G. Weeks, Secretary Of the
somny all the foregoing of
of ending
knowledge belief
A. MODINGER C. P. A., Auditor W. G. WEEKS Secretary
subscribed before this Fifteenth day OF August
A. D., 1922
EDWARD WEEKS, Notary Public
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-19

THE LEARNED PUP
LAY down, pup. Lay down. That's
a good doggie. Lay down. tell you"
Mister, you'll have to say, Lie
down. He's a Boston terrier"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-29
TULSA FOUNDRY
TO BE ENLARGED
S180,000 Addition to Be
Built to Iron Works
at Sand Springs
Special to The world.

Special TO The World.
SAND SPRINGS, June ga. c.
spitanageL president Of the Tulsa
stove and Foundry company Of Sand
Springs, announced Wednesday
plans for a $1SO,OOO addition TO the
present plant, which will make the
works represent total investment
OF approximately 100000.
The addition is to be a complete
building so by 290 feet, and Will be
Of all steel construction.
At present the stove 1and foundry
company's plant covers approximate
~ fifty thousand square feet, ana is
all steel Tho addition will give the
company about seventy-five thous-
and square feet of floor space and
make Of II one of the largest manu-
featuring institutions I'm the south
west. About ono hundred more
men are 70 be employed as soon as
the addition is completed
Work is to be started on the new
building September /.
Tho equipment In the addition will
be OF the latest design, with each
machine driven by individual motor.
with electric travelling cranes for the
economic handling Of its products.
The addition as a whole Will be used
for the manufacture OF oil field
pumps, engines and fittings of all
description.
Contract for building the addition
has been given the Tulsa Structural
steel company
Announcement OF this important
enlargement OF one Of the leading
Industrial plants OF Sand Spring.
comes shortly after the Tulsa stove
and Foundry company celebrated rg
tenth birthday. The plant was es-
tabhshed I'm 1912 by Mr. Spit2nagcl
who is still its owner ana manager
Starting I'm small way. its chief
product being stoves, the business
has grown along with Tulsa. For
several years its main work has
bccn the manufacture Of supplies Of
all kinds ana repair parts for the oil
fields and rcfincrips, and the max
Ing OF stoves has become n second
arY matter
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-29
SOVIET MAY YET PAY
hcAdy 10 Inform Allies Prc-WAr
Debt WIN BE Settled on Condi-
tiOnS Russians Prescribe.

- THE HAGUE, June 2S.-Soviet
russia Is prepared 10 inform the al
HIed powers that she will pay the
russian pre-war debt on certain
conditions. IL was learned this af-
Irtnoon from source close to the
International conference on recon-
NLnction OF Russia.
me Russians stand pat on their
ue'Slons announced at Genoa that
m,y would not pay their wartime
u'nlS II was learned.
Members of the Russian delega-
uuh conferred with the allied sub
,,.mittoe on debts headed by NJ.
Alphand, Frenchman. The French
are understood to have received pre-
so0s Instructions from Paris to lay
uo"n hard and fast conditions
Nh'ch Russia must accept If the
'"nIerence is "a continue.
- owing TO the large number of
FI'nchmen who own Russian gov-
rhment bonds, France il insisting
war the soviet recognize the whole
russian national debt contracted
rnolh before and after tho war. The
russians have consented 10 recog-
NE the debt in principle but claim
80 cannot pay IL. The outcome OF
fuo discussions today should show
c"nat chances the conference has Of
continuing.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-29
GET NO TRACE OF
OFFICERS SLAYER
Muskogee Posse Fails in
Search for Fleeing
Negro and Wife

MuSKOGEE, June 2s-Posses
continued to scour the wooded Sec
tion near Brushy mountain today for
John Welch and his wife. negroes,
who shot to death Deputy Sheriff
Homer Teaff near there Tuesday
night when he attempted to arrest
Welch on a larceny charge.
Sheriff Jim Robbins directed all
efforts at blocking the negroes es-
cape across the river where their
getaway would be made easier. All
boats and skiffs along the river were
collected and are being closely
guarded.
Varying reports were received
throughout the day to the effect that
the negroes had been seen. but all
led nowhere. The negroes are be-
lieyed to be in hiding in the hills,
either in the home of friends or In
the underbrush awainting a chance
to make another dash for liberty.
A reward of $500 was offered to-
day by Sheriff Robbins for the ar
rest OF Welch and his wife. Blood
hounds brought from Fort Smith
were unable to follow the trail be-
cause of an early mornin. rain ii was
said. 1t was said u relief was started
today for Teaff's widow and two
children.
Investigation today showed that
after Tcaff had been killed he was
robbed of his watch and keys, the
latter presumably to release hand
cuffs he had placed on WEIGH as
Teaff and Deputy Sheriff W. O.
Manley, the negro, after being band
cuffCd, knocked Teaff down with
hoe and disarmed him while Manley
was shooting at his wife who ran to
a Clump Of weeds where the negroes
had concealed "A rifle. Manley says
he emptied his gun at the woman
who opened fire on him and Teaff. b
While Teaf was lying PROSTATE
on the ground the woman fired
twice at him. One shot took effect
in Teaff's heart, killing him Instant
ly.