davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-18

at not less than par value of said stock
or for such other valuable considers.
tions or service actually rendered al
the Board OF Directors OF said corpora
ton may determine, provided that nc
stock shall be issued until the consid.
Grafton therefor has been received by
said corporation. and it being the in.
tent that the greater part of the Capt..
tai stock of this corporation shall be
issued for property to be given and
exchanged therefor, There is attached
and annexed hereto and to be read In
connection herewith an accurate and
detailed and itemized description oil
such property SO taken as to it,
amount, location, extent, character
and state OF improvement together
with a statement of its value az ap.
praised by the Directors Of said corpo.
ration, the said statement to be depo.
sited, Fled and recorded In the Office
of the Secretay of State and in the of.
fee of the Clerk Of Court of Iberia
Parish, Louisiana. Every sale or
transfer of the capital stock of the
corporation shall be made on the
books OF the Company at its Office and
on the surrender of the certificate
therefor, a new certificate shall issue
to the proper holder thereof.
The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased to Five Hundred
thousand Dollars in the manner pro.
vided by law.
This corporation shall commence do
ing business as soon as Nine Hundred
5000 shares, of the capital stoch
thereof shall have been subscribed az
required by law, and by this charter
and one half of the subscription
paid In.
The names and post Office addresses
of the subscribers of the articles of in.
corporation, and the number of shares
each agrees to take are az follows:
Edward A. McIlhenny, Avery p. o.
Iberia Parish, La. Three Hundred
and one (30l) shares.
John Lyle Bayless. Anchorage,
Kentucky, Three Hundred and one
GOD shares.
Lawrence Jones, Louisville, Jefer-
son County,. Kentucky, Three Hun.
dred and one 1901 shares.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpo-
ration shall be exercised by q Board
Of three directors who shall be stock
holders ia this corporation and who
shall be elected by the stockholders
anpaally at general meeting 70 b
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-18

A franchise granting New Iberia &
Northern Railroad Company the right
to intersect Main Street at a point be.
tween Lewis Avenue and the property
of the iberia Cypress Company, LII
mited, tor period of twenty five
years.
Section One: Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
City of New Iberia, that conformably
to Section Ten OF the Charter Of the
City of New iberia, franchise is here.
by granted unto New Iberia & North
ern Railroad Company, railroad cor
poration domiciled in the City of New
Iberia, to cross and 1ntersect Main
Street with q railroad spur or track at
point between Lewis Avenue and the
property Of the iberia Cypress Com
pany, Limited, which spur track is
designated more especially to serve
an industry or industries that might
be located on contiguous property or
properties.
Section Two: Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that this ordinance take eff
feet from the date of it's passage, thirty
days publication hereof having been
given conformably to Section len of
the Charter of the City of New Iberia.
H. s. SEALY, Mayor.
i. F. VILLERMIN. Clerk.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-18

Read the NEW ORLEANS ITEM for
the QUICKEST news.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-18

Costing, good and competent witnesses
who have signed these presents WIN
the said incorporators and me, Notary,
after due reading of the whole
w. w. Carver, 9s9 snares
II. w. Carver, l snare
by w. H. Carver.
f. H. Dupre. snare
by w. H. Carver.
M. Berlinger, snare
by w. H. Carver.
L. J. Barrow, l snare
Gordon A. Sandoz l share
All New Iberia p. o., La.
Witnesses:
II. ). Sealy,
W. C. Costing.
NATHAN DAVIS, Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.
liza. Gonsoulin. Clerk of Court
and ex.OHicio recorder of mortgages
for the Parish of Iberia, State OF Lou
istana, do hereby certify that The
above and foregoing charter OF CAk'
vER'S TECHE RICE MILLING
COMPANY, Inc, was filed for record
in my office on the 26th day OF Tue
month of April A ID. 1918. ana tnat
same has been duly recorded IN Omar.
ter Book No. |. at folio ana ina,
the above and foregoing is true and
correct copy Of the said charter.
In faith whereof. witness my sigma
ture an al of Office on this 26th day
of April A. d. 1918.
ia. GONSOULIN,
Clerk. 10Th Judicial District Court
Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-18
Other Taxes Are Raised.

necessary revenue IOT lilc dululuiStin-
ton of the city and county govern
mentS.
Other Taxes Are Raised.
On the other hand, take dead town.
Property values are low. Merchants
stocks are small and they have little
money in the bank. Industries which
ordinarily pay large part Of the taxes
of community have closed down.
There are vacant store buildings which
were formerly filed with stocks of
merchandise upon which the owners
paid heavy taxes. Who pays the taxes
that were once paid by the mechants,
the manufacturers, the bankers and
the men who had large holdings of
high-priced property! The taxes to
conduct the city and county govern
ments, to maintain the schools, to build
and repair the roads must be collect
ed from someone. Who pays them :!
The man who owns his little home or
the vacant lot or two upon which he
has been planning to build his home
must pay double or triple the amount
which he paid in the times when the
town was prosperous, to make up for
the taxes which are not paid now by
the merchants, the bankers, the manu-,
facturers and the big property owners
who bore the heaviest burdens Of tax.
alton when times were good.
The farmers In the country sur.
rounding the town are also among the
heaviest sufferers from the ebbing OF
the towns prosperity. "A certain
amount of money must be raised by
taxation to provide for the expenses
Of the county. Roads must be built
and kept in repair. Bridges must be
built and maintained. Salaries OF
county officers must be paid. County
Institutions for the care Of the sick
and the poor must be mainsalned. In
counties which contain one or more
thriving towns, large proportion OF
the taxes for the county are paid by
the towns The greater the wealth
of the towns and the higher the prop
| erty valuations, the lower the tax levy
for the entire county. When the ta1
levy is low the burden placed upon the
| farmer IL lipht
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-18
Burden Falls on Farmer.

When the county contains no pros
porous and wealthy towns, the greater
part Of the burden Of taxation for the
county falls upon the farmer. The
value of the farmers property does not
fall in proportion to the value of the
property in the town and the higher
tax levy that results from the lower
property values in the towns makes
his taxes higher.
The farmer fOrgets at times that he
is vitality interested In the prosperity
Of Ibis town." He thinks that it Is up
to the town to take care of itself and
that it is up to him to take care of
himself and he overlooks that fact that
the prosperity Of the town means as
much to him as 1t does to those who
live in it. The farmer who is inclined
to overlook this fact has only to think
Of the matter of taxes and he Is likely
to change his point of view for taxes
are one thing that neither he nor any
one else. can escape, and they are one
thing in which the farmer ordinarily
taxes very nVely interest.
How Farmer Can Help.
There is just one way In which the
farmer can best promote prosperity In
the town near which he lives and that
10 by spending his money in that town
instead of sending 1t away to the far.
distant city. Every time the farmer
sends an order to mail order house
he helps to destroy the prosperity of
his own community and to boost his
own taxes. When he sends dollar
away from home he gets none Of II
back. When he spends a dollar at
home, part Of that dollar comes back
to him in some way. 1t helps the town
where it is spent to provide a profit.
able market for his products and II
helps the town pay large part of his
taxes.
The farmer Is the one man in the
community, above all others, who
should have no love for the mail order
houses for they are doing more to add
to his troubles than any other one
agency. ~nx..
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-18

Thus done ana passed at my OIuCe
in the City of New iberia. Parish of
Iberia. State of Louisiana. on the day.
month and year first above written in
the presence of Marcus DeBlanc and
William Baumana Witnesses, who
have signed as such with said appear
ers and me Notary after due reading
Of the whole.
f. A. McIlhenny
Three hundred and one shares
j. L. Bayless
Three hundred and one shares
Lawrence Jones by J. l.. Bayless,
Agent
Three hundred and one shares
Witnesses:
Marcus DeBlanc
William Baumann
WILLIAM g. WEEKS
Notary Public
State of Louisiana,
Parish of iberia,
I, the undersigned. j. A. Gonsou-
lin, Clerk of Court and ex-Oficio re-
corder in and for the Parish of Iberia
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy from and Of the Charter OF
the Jefferson Island Company, incor-
porated, duly fled for recordation in
my Office on the 18th day of May 1918,
and that the same has been duly re-
corded in Charter Book / at folio No.
289 Of the records of my Office.
In faith hereof witness my sigma.
ture and seal of Office on this Fiji.
teenth day of May A. D. Nineteen
Hundred aud Eighteen.
]. A. GONSOULIN,
Clerk 10Th Judicial District Court,
Iberia Parish, La.
8 70 M tXZE W
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-18

farmer FEELS THE EFFECT
Is Inclined to Forget, at Times, That
He Is Most vitality Interested In
Prosperity Of Nearby
Cities.

Copyright 1917. Western Newspaper Union)
Taxes are always heavy-to the man
who has to pay them-but taxes in
some communities are much higher
than In others. II you have ever
stopped to investigate the matter you
have discovered that the lowest taxes
are found in the most prosperous COM
munities. And there's a reason.
The prosperous community has the
lowest taxes because there is large
amount of wealth in the community
against which the taxes may be as
sessed. There are prosperous mer-
chants with large stocks Of goods up
on which taxes are levied. Property
values are high and there are thriving
industries which pay large proper
ton of the taxes.
The higher the property values and
the greater the wealth Of the commu-
nifty the lower are the tax levies, for a
lower tax on each hundred dollars Of
valuation Is required to produce the
necessary revenue for the administra-
ton Of the city and county govern
mentS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26

new Barber building, ete.,-were
brought before the court. They were
questioned closely and made number
of admissions, and after being talked
TO by the court and state S attorney thev
were placed in the custody of their
parents with the warning that further
offenses would be dealt with in a diff
ferent manner
This class out of the way, three more
boys were brought up to the court s
desk Two of them, Wilfred and Ma
poleon LaCross, were ordered sent to
the industrial school for the remainder
OF their minorities. The family came
here from Montpelier. The father is in
the hospital and of the several children
IN the family these two decline to obey
their mother, and told the court they
had no desire to be good.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
MUCH BUSINESS
IN PROBATE COURT
Report of Regular Session for February
Two Estates of Fair Size Come
Before Judge Schwenk.

Business in large number of estates
was transacted at the regular session
of the probate court for February.
Judge A. f. Schwenk presiding, as fol
lows:
Adeline F. Randoll estate of Brat
tleboro-Will presented by Frank l.
Dunklee
Mary Newton estate of Newf9ne-
Will allowed and William II. Newton
appointed executor
Sophia f. Sutherland estate of DIat
tleboro-Will and codicil allowed and
George II. Fletcher appointed executor
f. j. Bartlett estate of Dover-Win
allowed, Wallace f. Bartlett appointed
executor and T. T. Snow and F.. J.
Grout appointed commissioners.
Bell c. Knapp estate of Newfaue-
Motion of l.. B. Gordon, administrator.
for final settlement allowed
Charles H. Holland et4ate OF Brat.
tleboro-Will allowed and c. L. Stick
ney appointed executor with bond Of
i ltt-ttt)o
Genevieve S Darrell estate Of Yer
noa--Final account of A. A Dunklee,
administrator, allowed
Timothy NJ. Allbee estate OF Rrattlo-
ooIo- W III alloWed ana EIlZa a. Ailbee
APPOINTED executrix with bond OF SIS
coo.
Catherine Guiheen estate Of Brattle-
boro-License granted to II. B. Haus
administrator, TO 1ell real estate
Sophia y. Chamberlin estate of Brat
tleboro-Will allowed and Morris L.
Chamberlin appointed executor.
Samuel B. Chase estate of Whiting
ham-Account of c. S. Goodnow, ad-
ministrator, allowed
Patrick Gregg estate of Brattleooro
Account Of Brattleboro Trust com
pany, administrator, allowed
James B. Read estate of Dummc.ston
Will allowed and Adm +. Miller ap-
pointed executor.
Abbie d. Pond estate of Newfane-
Will allowed
Martha 5. Carter estate of f3r- tile.
boro-Iohn F. Gale appointed admins
traitor and W. J. Hawkins and Henry
Stoekwell appointed appraisers.
Sumner Ellingwood estate of Vernon
John L. Gale, executor, filed a peti-
ton to sell real estate to pay debts and
hearing was set for March so.
Charles II. Holland estate of Brat.
tleboro-A. l.. Harris and f. S. Knigh.
appointed commissioners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
EATON STILL IN
VILLAGE LOOKUP
Windsor County Officials Expected to
Come Here for Him at Once
State Prison Sentence.

Edward K. Eaton. formerly of Hart
land, who was convicted of n statutory
ofensc and sentenced to four to five
Years IN the state prison at Windsor
and who petitioned the supreme court
for a re-hearing has been in the Brat
fleboro lookup since the session of the
supreme court in the Brooks House last
week Tuesday and Wednesday, because
of the failure of the Windsor county of
heers to take the necessary steps to
nave hlm committed to the state prison.
1t Is expected, however, that he will be
taken to Windsor in a dav or two.
When 1t became known last week that
the case was to come before the supreme
court counsel for Eaton was asked TO
have the respondent in court, which was
done. When a decision in a similar case
was rendered Eaton S petition was with
drawn and he was ordered delivered in
to the hands of the sheriff for safe
Keeping until a mittimus arrived for his
removal to the state prison. Sheriff
Frank l.. Wellman placed him in the
lookup and has been waiting ever since
for the expected mittimus. When he
returned last night from trip out of
the state and found that Eaton was
still here the Windsor county state s at
torney, who was present when the court
order was gipen last week was mott
fed by telephone that Eaton was still
being kept here at the expense of the
village, and he agreed to have the neces-
Sary papers made out at once.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
Five Air1nen Among Those Who Die
Private Killed in Action.

WASHINGTON, W Feb. 26.-Dcaths of 4
lieutenant and four cadets resulting from
aIplane accidents were reported to the
war department by Gen Pershing. The
leans, \. Y; Cadets Clark b. Nichol.
dead are; Lieut.. Leland j Hagadorn, Or
Philadelphia; j, S Stilman, 36 East
Ihlrty-ninth street, New York: Donald
= Carlton, Providence, r. l., and Arthur
II. Wilson, Philadelphia.
Sullman, who was attached to the Brit.
Ish Flying corps. died OF injuries received
when his machine came into collision with
that of another aviator
Gen. Pershing also reported that PR.
vate Ralph Il. Spaulding of Madison, Ne
had been killed in action Feb Is. tha.
two other privates were severely wounded
Feb. 10 and one slightly wounded Feb %
Private Paul Crabtree of Portsmouth
Ohio, died from wounds received in az
ton Nov 2l; Lieut. Thomas W. MeCo,
of Elkhart, Ind, died from wounds re
sllltlng from the explosion of a bane
grenade and Private George G.. Clarke d
Holyoke, Mass, died from Academia
gunshot wounds
Private Charles A. johnson of More
", Col, was reported accidentalh
drowned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
AMERICANS ARE
UNDER HEAVY FIRE
BOmbarded Last Evening
With Gas and High Ex-
plOsive Shells
OUR ARTILLERY'S
WORK is EFFECTIVE
Twenty-six Picked U. S. Soldiers Joined
the French in the Highly Successful
Raid in Which Many Prisoners Were
Brought Back

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Feb. 25, by the Associated
Press-The artillery duel in the Ameri-
can sector northwest Of Toul grows more
intense daily. The Germans fired a hun
dred or more shells during the last a
hours and late this evening began to BON,
bard violently some OF our batteries with
gas and high explosive shells. The Amer
lean artillery has replied constantly. do
ing most effective work against the en-
emys front line trench battery positions
and wire entanglements. Numerous en-
eny working parties also were sheled
American machine guns last night and
this morning fired many thousand rounds
IN the rear of the German positions.
where marked movements of men and ma,
terials progress
Details of the Franco-Amelican raid in
the Chemins des Danes Saturday show
that % picked American soldiers partic-
lpated after every member Of their bat
talon had volunteered The Americans
moved forward easily to the attack be-
hind a barrage fire, the first time this has
been done by our troops. Some Of the
Americans made captures and others
chased Prussian troops through the
trenches as far as go metres. going be-
yond the objective sought The raiders
and prisoners started back across no
mans land on schedule time. but were
caught ina German counter harragc. One
enemy she'll wounded five Cer,napS and
SIX French but no Americans The pris-
oners were from l6 TO 40 years in age
All apparently were undernouriShed but
said food was plentiful in the trenches
The similarity Of their stories aroused
slLsplGl4D- Most of-the prisoners former
ly worked in factories or on farms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
WASHINGTON SEES
SITUATION CHANGED
Germany's Policy Toward Russia, It Is
Felt, VIII Modify President
Wilson's Course.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Comment
from official sources on Count Won Hert-
lings speech in the reichstag is not Oh
tainable in Washington.
1t was made apparent earlier in The
day, however, that since Presiden. Viii
son delivered his address 20 congress OH
Feb. II, 10 which the German chancellor
refers. the situation with respect to peace
has been materially changed oy the Ter
man advance into Russia, coin, dent with
the Berlin governments demands for tine
surrender by the Bolsheviki authority of
large portions of Russian territory and
the acceptance of humiliating conditions
There is now a general feeling in Wash
Ington that the German attit:de toward
Russia has made it impossible for the al
he'd nations to put faith in German as
surances. Germany has violated her
pledges TO the Russians and has put her
self farther beyond the pale of interna
tlonal dealings. On that account ii was
generally accepted here that any further
move toward peace with Germany would
not meet with kindly reception by the
government Of the United States
Furthermore, important essentials oi
Count Won Ilerthng's address appear to
have been answered by President Wilson
in his remarks To the congress on Feb
II. Count Won Hertling still seems to
adhere 10 the principle that Germany
Will discuss peace only with the separate
units OF her enemies and not With the
allies rs q whole His reference 10 peace
with Belgium brings out this idea Presi-
dent Wilson rejected this proposal and
insisted that the only peace that couAl
come would he peace in which al the
elements involved IN the war against
Germany participated
Count Won EIertIing practically invites
the British. French and It,Ian govern
uents to iudorse the prinr.Dlr3 lid down
by President Wilson in lis address oi
Feb. II. In tins ,ui.Iz-.-oi the tScrrnan
chancellor Is seen an effort to draw a line
o. clevage between tie United States and
her allies. and particularly between Pres
ident Wilson and Prime Minister Llo1l
George
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
ARREST is IMPORTANT.
Capture of Lawrence Strikes Blow at
Smugglers Syndicate.

BURLINGTON, Feb. 26.-It is ex-
pected that with the arrest of Jack Law
renee, who for the last IS months has
eluded the government agents, a power
ful blow has been struck at big syndi-
cate of opium smugglers which has been
rcaping tremendous profits by obtaining
DOPE in Canada and disposing of it
to wealthy drug addicts in New York
city.
Lawrence is alleged to be the owner
OF l95 ounces of heroin discovered some
time ago in the linen closet of parlor
ear on the Central Vermont railroad,
the porter, one Williams, having been
arrested at the time
Lawrence stepped off the train during
the excitement. He was later indicted
III New York. He was arrested on a
warrant issued by District Attorney V.
A. Bullard of Vermont and will be tried
at the February federal court, which
"Opens Here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
ASKS TO BE
INDICTED INTO ARMY
Brought from Springfield by Sheriff
Wellman-Said He Had Not Re-
ceived QUESTIONABLE.

Frank Gonyer, one of the Brattle-
boro delinquents whose names recently
were placed in the hands of the Sheriff
tor not having filed questionnaires, was
brouht here last night by Sheriff Frank
i. Wellman from Springfield, Mass.
where he was arrested last week by
Springfield officers, The fact that Con
yer had not filed a QUESTIONABLE came
TO the attention of the officers when
Gonyer was asked TO show his repis-
tration card. In Springfield, as in 9th
er large places, the officers are follow
ing up closely matters relating TO reg
lstration cards and questionnaires, and
when they learned that Gonyer was de-
llnquent they notified the Brattlcboro
officers.
Gonyer was taken before the local
board this morning and after being
asked few questions bv F. d. f. Stowe
of the board he filed out a question.
nalre and asked to be inducted into the
army. He will be examined this after
noon and if he passes he will be sent
to Camp Greene.
1t has been understood by the local
baord that Gonver recently was in
White river Junction and was notified
lhere that he was wanted in Brattlc.
bofo and that he agreed to come here
but instead went to Springfield Con.
yer denied this, however, and il ap-
peared that he was telling the truth
Whereupon the local board was more
iement with him than otherwise would
have been the case. Gonyer said he
had never received any QUESTIONABLE
which was his excuse for not hayipo
filed one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
THOUSANDS JOIN
IN TRENCH RAIDS
Hundreds Of Prisoners Have Been Cap
tured Recently in Operations on
the French Front.

FRENCH HEADQUARTERS, Feb. 25,
by the Associated Press.-Trench raids
along the French iront have increased in
intensity during the past month to such
an extent that they have become in some
Instance battles in which thousands Of
men have been engaged and hundreds OF
prisoners taken The artillery Is throw.
ing unheard OF quantities of shells The
objects oi the raids vary widely. Some.
times a raid is undertakne in order to
identity enemy units and at other times
to improve the line OF capture observa
ton points. Again raid may be made
to destroy the cnemy's work and prevent
him from attacking