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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
What Each Collector Can Get.
In present-Day Figures.

Louisiana property assessment.
have been mounting into high mil
lions since Gov. Blanchard whipped
the parish and city assessors into
placing something like a fair valua-
tiOn on realty and personal holdings
The assessments or the State in 1870"
We're $f59,273.771; the total figure
for 1907 are S5OS.079,419--an in
crease of S43.322.6S3 These do not
include the assessments fixed on
corporation property by the State
Beard Of Appraisers.
With this data at hand, look at
the prospective fees of the seven CITY
tax collectors on the 1907 assess
ments. The State tax rate In 1906
was reduced to five mills. In New
Orleans there Is also one mill levee
tax
Capt. John Fitzpatrick, First dis
trict collector, for 1907 will collect
taxes on $109,274,256 worth of prop
eItF, MS collections should be $boo,-
6'5; extract per cent from this AMI
you hand $13.113 to the high-feei
captain for his services.
Mr.. John Brewster will collect on
@45,3S6.O72 for 1907; the collections
should be $272,376: deduct from
these figures per cent, and you pay
Nj Hrawster. the Second district col
5ie'tar. sl0.S95--a sum that places
nifa second in line among the we'll
iesl collectors.
Colonel Castleman the Least.
Fire Commissioner Herman Meis-
ter, the Third district collector, is
authorized to squeeze collections
''om the people on $16,O63,S59
worth OF property; the tribute thus
Nyled- Is $96.3S3. His fees are
~ cent. giving him an income OF
st4.sls.
= me Fourth district. Col. Robert
+ supposed to collect on $16.-
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
ARCHBISHOP At
ST. MART|NvILLE
fr, hhislop Blcnk Makes Tilst An
Kouncement Of PaTal Document
at St. Martinville.
(F'rom Fridays Daily }

st. Martinville, La, Nov. To
day the sacrament of confimat ion WI.
administered to a class of SEQ. HI:
Grace the Most Rev. J. II. Blens
reached here yesterday at I o'clorh
from LoreauyiIle Ia. He was ac-
coE1panied by the Dean, Rev W.
Teurlings; his secretary. Rev.
Father Jeanmard and Father Gil
rauIt The cauoi.tcal visitation of
the parish took place Immediately
tf:ei I'll. arrival Of the ascllc.isp
pal party. The knights OF Column
bus formed a guard of honor, carry
ing the canopy during the process
ion
His Grace spoke in French. He
sprung genuine surprise on the
good people of st. Martinville, who
ire known to speak the purest
French in the whole of the U. S. In q
'aw weil-chosen words His Grace
the parishioners and
lnd the Pastor for the noble work
lone during the last few years He
lso announced having received n !
etter from His holiness Pope Plus
(, thee Ontents Of which His Grace |
yas delighted to communicate to |
he faithful Catholics of the Attak t.
as in the Church of ST. Martin for
be first time, the letter just having
rriyed during the afternoon. 1t
Empowered the Archbishop to impart
the papal blessing to the faithful,
| grateful acknowledgment of the
eter's pence seat from the ArchdiO-
'se of New Orleans. 1t is useless to
ate that ST. Martinville felt proud
i'd elated that the first official an
of this paDaf document
ok place at st. Martins Church.
Besides the clergymen already
entioned, there were present in the
nctuary: Revs. A. Thebault, Pas Z
r.. r. j Sarrv assistant. r. r.
)essler, Iota: r. ROyer, Thibodaux:
Roguet. Youngsville; Z. Dros-
sw Iberia; J. Trainor, Franklin; ).
LanglOis. Breaux Bridge: j. X.
w Orleans r
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
N1 TRUCE WITH
The OPERATORS
Declares Col. Clowry-Strike Beaten
Strikers Crowd New York
Offices Asking Back
Their Jobs.
{ From Friday S Daily. !,

New York, Nov. In an inter
/ yloW to-day Colonel r. G. Clowry
! president Of he Western Union Tela-
graph Company, says that the state
ment made by IN officer Of the rele
graphers Union to the effect that n
truce or agreement had been enter
ed INTO between the Telegraph Gonna
ny aud the strikers is absolutely
untrue. The returning strikers will
only be re-employed on their indiyi-
dual application, and but small per
centage Of them can be given en-
ployment.
Following The official calling off of
The teleGraPAers' strike by the local
union the Offices OF the Western In
ion were crowded with applicants to-
day. who sought to regain their Old
positions None was accepted, how
ever, the company, according to its
having brought its force
~ to the original quOta.Tuesday by
! % o'cl2ck this morning the waiting
'iat we full and no more names were
taken.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
(From Fridays Daily }

Bordelonvile, La, Nov. 7.--Hor
Theodore S. Wilkinson opened hi
| tour of AvoyeIles Parish here Tues
! day with an enthusiastic and we'll
attended meeting. Colonel Wilkin-
son arrived at 3 o'clock on the L. X
and NJ The train was an hour late.
and a large crowd had already as
sembled. He was met at the depot
by a committee of citizens, composed
of Hon. K. Bordelon, G. Bordelon, A.
NOrmond, DIR. w. L. Horton, Placid
Bordelon, II. Selling, G. J. Selling, l.
9. Bordelon. Frank Bordelon, Adam
Bordelon Ben Meyeaux, Whitmore
Meyeaux and others Mr. Wilkinson
was Immediately escorted to the
home of Hon. r. Bordelon, whish he
had kindly given over to the purpose
of the meeting. Seats were arranged
in the yard. and the veranda was ar
tistically decorated with flowers,
moss and bunting and rugs. The
Bordelonville Band furnished music
for the occasion.
Hon. r. Bordelon called the meet
ing to order and called on District
Attorney w. J. JoffriOn to introduce
the speakers.
Judge G. II. COuvillon was intro
duced as the first speaker, and made
a very strong speech In French. re-
plete with humor, in behalf of Mr..
His speech was very well
received
Chairman JOffrion then INTRODUCED
Colonel Wilkinson, paying him 4
glowing tribute.
He opened his speech by stating
that while he had been in this parish
On brief trip several months ago,
It was on the special invitation Of q
Club, one of the first to
advocate his cause in the State, and
hat now he had come here to meet
rs many as possible of the voters
rom all sections OF the Parish o.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
DIES UNDER A
CHARGE OF BICANY

Baton Rouge, La. Nov. 6.-info,.-
nation was received in the city this
afternoon that Ed Gammons, charg-
ed with bigamy, who jumped his
bond here about eight months ago.
died yesterday in Jackson, Tenn
and that his remains would be
brought to Baton Rouge for inter
ment.
GaffAnons was a.painter here when
he married Miss Robertson. After
his marriage "A woman in California
claimed that she was his wife, AMI
GammOns was arrested. Awaiting
trial, he was rclased on bond. which
he jumped.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
COLEMAN TO Be
HANGED DEC.
(From Fridays S Daily J

Baton Rouge. La, NOV. 7.-Goyer-
nor blanchard Wednesday signed the
death warrant of Lee Coleman. con
victed in the District Court of Cal
casieH parish of the murder of Willie
and sentenced to be
Governor Blanchard set tn.
GATE Tor the execution on December
e.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09

In Louisiana for 1905 the State
collections were $3,O66,O91. The
city and parish over-lords took from
the tribute payers $14O,423 of this
money--a fortune in fees.
The collections in New Orleans for
1905 were $116,736, but Of this sum
the seven fold Collection Agency got
$39,63s.
The licenses and State tax cOllec-
tiOns of the seven district tax COL
lectors in the city for 1906 were
so3,251.
The country pickings are splendid.
The Total Pickings.
The aggregate tax collections in
Louisiana for 1906 were $3,O66,O91,
the tax collectors and parish sheriffs
extracted from the State treasury
$14O,423 for making the collec-
tions.
Remember, that this was for 1905.
The assessments for 1907 jumped
more than $43,OOO,OOO over the fig
ures for 1906; while those for 1906
mounted many millions over the to-
tails of 1905.
In round numbers the 1907 assess
ments to which the carpet-bagging
methods of making collections cling
are one hundred million dollars
greater than they were when the tax
collection agency-fee-fed ofncials-
got from the people more than one
hundred thousand dollars In per-
uutsites.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09

1t is admitted that st. Louis is tn
balloon headquarters of the United
States. Accepted But then, she
can't compare with Louisiana In the
consumption of gas when J. Y. start
on one of those flights of OratOry IN
answer to Caffery's D0naldROn
speech.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
q sa1-r
AGED LADY IS
LA!O TO REST
From Fridays Daily. i

Mrs. Leonise Morrough, who died
suddenly at the home of her son-in-
raw Mr.. w. J. Ewes, as told in yestor-
ha5 mornings Daily Ibefian. was lai5
10 rest yesterday afternoon
q large crowd Of friends were pres
ent TO attend the last sad rites and
witness the intermcnt. The aeaj
'aay rad been 4 resident Of this city
'or many years, and her friends were
numbered BY her acquaintances
ahe was much loved by those who
were fortunate enough to know nor
ana share in the benfits of her
Christian and charitable life. Her
many good deeds will i've long in the
memory OF the people OF this com
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09


1t is safe to state that the license
fees will not be less for 1907. So,
Mr. Taxpayer add about $4,000 to
the tax.collecting-research fees Of
the seven collectors. and what is
rakel off.'' on the corporation prop
,rty assessed by the State Board OF
Appra isers you have some idea
If why the tax collecting agency
pours a golden stream Of the peo-
ple's dollars into the pockets of Fftz-
patrick, Brewster and their five fell
low members of the Brotherhood of
Bossed Democracy
Some More Fees.
The total license collections Of the
State for 1905 were $749,945, and
the cost OF collecting them In the
form of fees paid the Collection Agen-
cy in New Orleans and the sheriffs
Of the country parishes was @2s.06f.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
GOVERNORS REFORM OF SPalS SYSTEM W0lD SAVE Nr.R,y
lHO shlNDs Or The PRESENT TAXATION FOR PUBLIC
HEEDs--s'LENI AND uNGlSY IS POLITICAL MACHINE
ENORMOUS COST OF PUBLIC pIlLAGE SYSTf
1907 ASSESSMENT TO WHICH CARPET BAGGNG METHODS CLING
ARE CNE HUNDRED MILL ON DOLLARS-Now GREAT
Err THAN THEY WER3 WHEN FEEFED
From Fridays Daily.)

New Orleans, La. Nov. 1-'rhe
collection Of state taxes IN Louisiana
costs The people in the np;ghborhood
nf 100000. The sroi.s-refor Il
movement OF Governor Blanchard. Il
continued by the spPcia! session of
The Legislature. aims TO cut this
gross abuse Of the public fund down
10 almost d third Of its present mag
nifcence.
Figures presented below show thai
II cost Louisiana $4,000 to collect
its taxes in 1905. Since then, The
assessments on which these taxes are
based have been enormously increa5
ed something in the near neigh
lorhood Of 10000 900 by Cover
nor Blanchard's expansive polirv.
This means that Notwithstanding the
slight lowering Of the rate, there has
been Il heavy rise in the amount LETT |
for the sheriffs and the city collec- |
tors. under the present political spoi $ |
scheme. The exact amount cannot |
be reached for the present year. !,
without close examination Of the
accounts of all the parishes, but II
can scarcely be much below $780,
Onn
rhe cost for the seven collectors
in the city alone. on taxes and IL
censes. last year was obtu SG5, 900. !
The Governors party expects to
squeeze this well below $4,000.
Silent uneasy and menacing is the
New Orleans today. II
Gov. Newton G. Blanchard's sum
mons to the Louisiana's legislators | /
seems to have striken the bosses. who
are the machine, dumb: not one ot
the fourteen tax collectors and as
of the city will even argue !
tiye's call for an extraordinary ses /,
son If the General Assembly.
Public sentiment and popular re-
scr.meat seem to be synonymous: L
9th Fave been famed by candidates Z
-os Offices into a gale, which prom Il
nps to sweep six collectors out Of
,f;iaiai position, reduce the fees OF {
,yerv parish sheriff and play havoc 70
With timc--hOnOrcd political re- II
'iMe throughout the State.
Revolutionary may be the Cover Il
lnr's demand that the long roll be y
allied.
What Each Collector Can Get.
Lets see what these tax cOllectine :,
oss..s have been receiving from the
oNpaycrs. The seven-fOld Collectinf
gency of the Brotherhood O.
losses Democracy" in 1906 turned
ito the State treasury through the
uditor Of Public Accounts $1,13O.-
80. On this sum the collectors got
80, 7O9 in fees. In 1905 the State
TX rate was six mills and the leycc
TX one mill. making seven mills in
Il-t0a tribute every property ~
older in New Orleans paid to the
otA
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09

| pS..362 worth Of property; the col
lections will be St00.124; he extracts
per cent fee FOR his services giyin,
him $5006.
The fifth district collector AR 4
=. Bonner, will make collections on
assessments OF $3,225,S73: His col
lections should aggregate $685.: on
these he is entitled to s1OS4. or :
percent
The Sixth district assessments are
}laced at $26,496,175: the collection
viii be lgS,977; on this the collector
gets a fee7of five percent. netting him
T91S. Mr.. Charles f. Babcock en-
Joys these emOluments.
IN the seventh district the proper
Is valued a. S.031 oO5: the co.,,
ectio> should reach s3O,fS1: the
per cent fee will net S2,113, going
10 Col. w. T. Castleman.
Thus we have the seven collec-
Crs reaping their reward to the ex-
tent Of $i4,g7S-on State taxes
alone.
But these figures do not include |
he fees on license collections dealt |
With in this article.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
More Not Included.

These calculations do not include
he property with which the State
Board of Appraisers deal with
namely, railroad, telegraph, tele-
phone, expenses and sleeping car
ronerties; these are assessed at sew
raj millions and the collectors get
heir regular fees on collections, thus
Increasing the income Of these OIL
cials.
Still there is another source Of
revenue researches" on property.
Collectors pocket one dollar for every
'esearch. State Auditor Paul Cap
leyieile told the writer that Ferd
cuaenhcfer, who stole nearly $780,
100 Of Third district citizens tax
,ribute, could pay the runnig ex-
oenses and clerical hire of his Office
ut of the researches If this were
/ fact. it appears that the research"
came is good all around.
Now. let's turn to another rich
ource of picking for the seven col
lectors in the city.
Licenses
DudeDhefer made good use of |
hese before he defaulted. The col |
ectors enjoyed the following emolu-
nents from license collections IN !
906:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-31
Cotton Seed MenI.

Cotton seed meal is the cheapest
form of protein for the feeder to pur-
chase, says Il bulletin by the Louisiana
station. Many of the manufacturers
are introducing considerable guam
tity of lint and hulls in their meals.
They grind these meals so fine that it
is often hard to detect the adultera
ton. Too great an addition of hulls
and lint lowers the value of this valu
able by-product for feeding purposes.
A good meal should have a nutty odOr,
bright yellow color, and should be dry
and finely ground. 1t should run at
least 43 per cent protein, not over 10
per cent fat, and not over per cent
fiber. On account of the Improvements
in the manufacture of cotton seed oil
many meals are showing lower fat
content than formerly. Too high fat
content is Objectionable. In general
the meals vary from 1888 per cent to
1881 per cent protein.
In purchasing meals for feeding pur-
poses avoid the dark colored samples.
Do not buy a meal just because it is
cotton seed meal. Purchase from re-
liable mill or agent, and demand
guarantee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-31
Wisconsin
Legislature.
sweeping Public Utility Mea.ur.

Sweeping Public Utility Measure.
The LIE Roy bill for the regulation of
all public service corporations is the
measure which will probably be the
piece de resistance of the session and
may give the Wisconsin Legislature of
1907 a name which will go down in his
tory and be heralded to all corners of the
globe as the first legislative body to pass
a comprehensive statute regulating all
public service corporations. The bill is
very simple 1t is entitled a bill to
amend chapter 262 of the laws of 1905,
enlarging the powers of the railroad COM
mission. 1t is a copy of the railroad COM
mission law with insertions and additions
which give that commission authority
over all railroads. transmission of COM
panieS or public service corporation as
defined in this act" and the term trans
mission company shall include any COM
pany, corporation, individual. association
of individuals. their lessces, trustees or
receivers, that now or may hereafter own.
lease or operate any telegraph or tele
phone company in this State. The term
public service corporation" shall include
all gas. electric light, heat and power
companies and ali persons authorized to
exercise the right of eminent domain or
to use or occupy any street, alley or pub
lie highway, whether along, over or I'M
der the same in a manner not permitted
to the general public. 1t is likely that
the bill will be made to include express
and sleeping car companies, so that it
will be a fully comprehensive measure.
including regulations of every form of
public service corporations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-31
All Around the Globe.

The Japanese budget for the next fiscal
year. which the government expects to
present soon, provides an expenditure of
611, 100000 yen (about $305.000,000).
The control of the New Orleans Item,
an afternoon daily for the past thirty
years, has passed to the hands of J. \.
Thompson, former publisher of the Nor
fox (Va.) Dispatch.
The sentence of W. c. Anderson. the
e.n5ezzling teller of the First National
bank of Kansas City. was reduced by
Judge Wofford from four years to two
years and nine months.
The Lackawanna railroad has decided
upon Scranton. Pa. as the location for
IT'S 100000 locomotive shops. Elmira,
Binehamton and several other cities were
anxious to secure the shop.
Two japanese. deserters from steam
slip. were arrested at Portland. Ore. on
suspicion of having murdered Dr. Philip
Edwards Johnson. the New York ply
sican who was found dead on the street
Thomas Stockton of Outcrop. Pa. was
arrested at Morgantown. Va. by Balti-
more and Ohio detectives on the charge
os removing danger signal lights from a
high trestle at Outcrop. one night las,
August fifteen minutes before the Pitts
tuIs and Western flyer was due.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-31
In
Killed. .jured

Nov. 12-Woodville, Ind. Balti-
more & Ohio, collision. 81 80
Sept. 1S-Dover. Okla. Rock Isl
and, passenger train,
through bridge ......- %
Oct. 2S-Atlantic City \. J..
West Jersey & Seashore
Electric open draw. 63 IS
Nov. 29-Lawyers, Va. Southern
Railway, Sam'l Spencer,
President of Southern,
among victims ...
Dec. S-DanvIle. Va. Southern
Railway, passenger and
freight collision 1900.
Dec 11-Vergennes, Vt. Rutland
Railway, passenger and
freight. collision ...... 8
Dec 23-Enderlin, \. D., Milwau-
kee & st. Paul and Ste.
Marie, collision 10 81
Dec 3O-Terra Gotta, ID. c.. Bal
timore & Ohio, collision. 53 60
Jan. 2-Volland, Kan, Rock ISL
and, collision ......... 33 90
Jan 13-Barney, \. NJ. Rock
Island. open switch . s
Jan. 15-Waldron. Mo-, Rock ISL
and, collision ........ )
Jan. 19-OSseo. Mimi, Great
Northern. rails spread. 5
Jan. 19-Fowler, Ind, Big Four,
collision ............-- n ~
Jan. 19-Sandford, Ind, Big Four,
powder explosion 40 %
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-31
state Faces Bankruptcy.

Secretary of State Frear surprised the
members of the Legislature by giving out
an estimate tending to show that the
State treasury will be bankrupt by Jan. L
next. He estimates that after making
allowance for the customary appropria-
lions for the maintenance of the admin
istration. educational, judiciary and other
departments of State government, there
will be balance of only $4,000 in the
treasury at the end of the present year
and that this will be more than swallowed
ND by a deficit of 100000 in the State
university fund. 1t has been generally
believed that there was so much money
in the State treasury that the present
Legislature would have difficulty in find
ing ways to put it into circulation again.
The big balance, however, has been eaten
up by large remissions of taxes and unex-
pectedly large expenses in the administra-
ton of State affairs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-31
Protection of Fruit Trees.

a successful fruit grower says: One
Of the most important points in pre-
pairing bearing apple trees for winter,
in my opinion, is to remove all rubbish
that may afford shelter for mice or
other vermin. Be sure there are no
declivities at the immediate base of
the tree \ slight mounding is good
At all events. leave no hOllows that vii
hold water to freeze at times of sud
den falls in temperature, thereby
greatly damaging trees. If mice or
rabbits are feared, protect with wire
netting into proper sizes, roll around
an old broomstick, or any round OBJ
iect, to give it a circular shape, the
stick removed and the wire will spring
around the trunk and hold itself in
place. See that all drains are in good
order
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-31
Pumpkin Sugar in Iowa.

Sugar from pumpkins will be the
next source of wealth which will be
developed in Iowa, for the authorities
at the agricultural college declare high
grade sugar will be made from them by
a process even more simple than that
required to make it from beets. Exper-
iments have resulted in the production
of a species of pumpkin which contains
4 per cent of sugar, and it is the pre-
dictiOn that in three years the sugar
element will be increased to II per
cent. This is equal to the quantity of
sugar found in the best variety of
sugar beet Because pumpkins are
easily raised and tonnage may be pro-
duced to the acre which will exceed
that of beetS, the new sugar pumpkin
will open up Il valuable field for the
Iowa farmers. The pumpkins may be
planted in the corn fields, and the same
soil which will produce corn may be
made to produce a crop of pumpkins
az the same time.-American Cultiva-
for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-31
To Keep Down Capital.

Senator Hagemeister's bill relating to.
the issue of stocks and bonds is codii-
cation of the Wisconsin corporation law
with amendments added which are intend
ed to put stop to over issues of stocks or
bonds. The Wisconsin tax commission is
authorized 90 ascertain the value of corpo-
ration property upon which stocks and
bonds are to be issued and it is provided
that no public service corporation shall
be permitted to capitalize its franchises
but must have the approval of the tax
commission before the Secretary of State
can file its articles of incorporation, and
a second approval, showing that actual
value was received for stocks and bonds
issued. before the company can be author
lied to transact business in the State.
Any future issue of stocks or bonds must
also meet approval of tax commission and
must be limited to actual value of corpo-
ration's property, save in an emergency
the commission may authorize an amount
not to exceed 30 per cent in excess of the
actual value of the property.