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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
Wants EXPENSES Reduced.

Senator A. H. Mouton of Evangeline
started a movement in the Legislature
for reduction of expenses OF govern
ment, both state and parochial. II
such thing is possible. To that end
he favors the appointment OF joint
committee to sit during the recess, &c
investigate where the pruning knife
can be applied, and to report At the
next session of the Legislature.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
Three Killed Attempting Arrest.

Hbbing, Minn-Police Chief Daniel
Hays, Chief of Detectives Gene Cas-
sidy and William hobart, traffic Of
flcer are dead as result of gun
battle fought at Nelson, south Of here,
when the officers attempted to arrest
John Webb on a statutory charge.
Hays and Cassidy were killed out
right by bullets from Webb's rifle,
and hobart died In a hospital Weop
Is now a fugitive.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
p;II For BUILDING Commission.

Building commissions having au
thority to investigate all conditions
pertaining to the cost Of building ma
terial and the shortage of buildings
and houses will be created by the
Legislature II bill introduced In the
Senate by Senator A. II. Johness OF
Jefferson parish is passed
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
postmasters Appointed.

Washington. D. C.-Postmasters
have been appointed for Arkansas OF
foes as follows: Maude NJ Lloyd at
Bear Creek, Searcy county, and LII
liam L. Pauley at Cerrogordo, LATHE
River county
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
Begin Tack Of Revising Revenue Laws

Begin Tack Of Revising Revenue Laws
The ways and means committee Of
the House has began the task OF re
vising laws governing the revenue and
fiscal policy OF the state. Members OF
the Senate finance committee have
been invited to participate in order to
save time The revnue bills must or
iginate In the House. Among the
bills TO be drafted is one revising the
general revenue act of the state and
another recasting the inheritance tax
law 80 as to fit the requirements OF
the new constitution.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17

Alexandria.-Joseph Levin, an old
and hlghly-respsoted citizen OF Alex
andria, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself with a revolver at his res
idence. His act Is thought to have
been due to dependency on account
Of Ill health.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
brlnglnq Back IA. a

Iombo-NIistah InterI0' ''','
am de diff-runee tween , ,s "
u beauty parlor an ana ~
toners? W
interlocutor-l don't KIM, /
what is the differencel
Tamho-0ne knows h..
and the other powders bsr I
lnterlocutor-N Mister lon..
sing Two Little Girls n n
In.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
German Mark Nearly VaIusIess.

New York-German marks fell 10
the lowest valuation ever given them
in the United States. At one time this
morning the best price obtainable was
one cent. The normal value OF Q
mark is $3.50 cents
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
Man.
Man Is hard to understand"

Man Is hard to understand"
whats the matter nowT
Hell 90 out In the woods for two
weeks and let the mosquitoes have a
million free shots at him, and never
once complain: then he'll come home
and Kick like steer If one mosquito
happens to find his way into the
house"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
Car Lima Shows Profit.

Chicago-Profits Of the Chicago
Surface Lines for the first seven
months OF this year reached $S,912,bls.
the largest In history.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17

Lincoln, Nsb Application of the
Omaha Street Railways Company for
an increase In fare has been tenn
porarily denied by the State Railways
Commission.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
Church Hymns, =.

,nS sweeping reforms ~. S'e /
chs cbnng ,ns ,n Church Of Tss,$''.
snnmo , Peace" and ' naa, !, |
s s"% MT hymns nm revision l' !" :, !,
s ANN 'o a, bringing bring in q 7 ~
o oq ". a" a,, science Lectures ny
b be- , c",,aS General hynnars.
T '"y ', ,ne u. suspended th,', I,
snno ,pe wal, war; but have n
Foundation" is to be a, sals|
nv Is , '''l' Of mixed netaph'e'p ,' |
oh,,u n"osteI'ow beginning ' N
p p,ano Of God appears' n
p rp"a.. Doc Doctor Blcterst,,,,
Pence. Perfect Peace !
because of the words ., ~"1
Jesus Whispers" lug
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
$50, 900 Fund for Law Endorsement

S6O,OOO Fund Tor Law EhfoFoeWeHt+
Memphis, Tenn.-The Public Safety
Committee, also known as the Vigil
ants, have fund Of $4,000 to aid IN
ending crime here. The fund WAS
quickly subscribed.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
THIS YOUNG |
MnI|
Tells Childless Wom.,I
Lydia E.Pinkham's ve,J
Compound Did for h
Millston, Wis. az want 70 \
Q word of praise for vour N

medicine, 4
very fonddl
and for . 4
able time n
married | u
would not ID
owing to ii
condition. II
taking III
Pinkhamg|
table ConpI
now | haNl
strong hesI1
girl. | can n
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
4, CATARRHAL

ment II telleved hy lam
h + z scsoons,,tiIiutSioDSsll rlAassSf n
c en-. Tube. 'W,TsC soNu iIaiSaa,
you have a rum men this sst = ]
Tearing. and willing sol, ,ae
ia''ainess is tbaa en It il o
Illumination can e result rlaas'
1 y. be destrou,e' redacsS N
blood 10 on esl'H tb.M uE,.DirtcfIsrf' ,',s
dttions. '''e In restor,.. 'Ns
r'rg q, A., free. An ~
J Cheney 3 ~ ~ Druss,,
WI Isement. w. F0ads
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17

Rayville.-The Richland Parish Fair
Association has named it's officers for
the ensuing year and has also selected
the heads of departments for the fair
to be given at Rayville for three days.
beginning October s.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17

each |
| AND |
IIlll, |
pIlle1l |
['0rIl1l |
king
Jos,
J illk,
he 4
is in
iity 4
! Def, |
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The Keota news., 1921-02-18
colketWa,

colt0etoea
did sou secure . new cookr'
NO." replied Mr.. Crosslots. zone
consented to call and look the place
ever. but she remained only half an
hour or So"
"She never looked at the kitchen.
She went straight to the phonogrsph.
After playing all the records left u
BY the previous cook. she remarked
that she didn't believe We had any.
thing she cared to add to her private
collection and departed"
The Kind.
"Clnderella charmed the prince
with her little slipper"
II wonder II you couldn't call her
. shoe vampf'
The Keota news., 1921-02-18
FROM all SOURCES
sAviNas. DoINos, ACHIEVE.
MGNTo. SUFFERINoo, HoPGo
AND FgARs OF MANKIND.
w~.., x.,v.ss us,ss ~. s.v,..
W8TI40

Bert Lunceford. q mining man. vel
known In Arizona. was instantly
killed near victorville. Calf, when hii
automobile turned over ON . grade
His wife and another passenger wefl
uninjured.
A bomb placed at the hack door oi
Patrolman Michael J. FinneSan's resi'
dence In 81. Louis exploded and In.
jured three members Of the family and
wrecked the hack part Of the house
Police blame liquor raid victims.
A bill has been passed In the Ne
braska House requiring county clerks
to file discharge papers for soldiers
II also passed bill Increasing the pay
of election boards from 80 to 50 cents
nm hour. making the compensation uni.
form for the state.
Authorization to conduct an exhaust.
I've examination and prepare plans
and estimates Of cost to dig Q channel
through the San Francisco bar has
been received by Colonel Herbert Dea-
kyne. United States district engineer
nt San Francisco. The cut would be
~ deep and wide an the entrance to
New York harbor.
Bachelorhood In Kansas viii b
taxed II bill introduced In the Legis.
lature by Senator Charles II. Ridge.
way becomes . law. The measure pro.
vides that an annual tax Of SO be lev.
led on all single males over q years.
The proceeds would be used by the
state treasurer In paying increased al.
aries to women teachers In the public
schools.
whipping posts for habitual GRIM
inals was advocated By william A.
Pinkerton. dean Of American sleuths
and head Of the Pinkerton Detective
agency, in Los Angeles. on q tour Of
inspection Of his western offices. the
probation laws In California and all
through the country are rotten" be DE-
clared. That 10 the only word that
aptly describes them. Abolish them
without delay and 60 one step farther
and establish whipping posts for high.
waymen and providers. II 10 the one
sure thing that will break criminals
Of the dangerous class"
WARRINGTON
Appropriation for S100.Oo0,O00 for
public roads during the next fiscal year
II proposed In q bin reported BY the
House roads committee.
The House agricultural committee
voted to take up the Senate bin for
regulation Of the meat industry, and
keep at It until disposed Of.
President Wilson IL having collected
and arranged for reference all papers
aud documents In his possession relat.
ing to the Paris peace conference, with
. view to the preparation Of q book. 1t
10 underyt0od that the President In
tends to begin real work on the book
shortly after his retirement.
Legislation proposing Q 80 per cent
reduction In the retainer pay Of mem.
bers Of the naval reserve force when
not on active duty would practically
sound the death knell Of the naval re.
serve. the House naval committee was
told BY naval officials and officers Of
~ reserve. rt"
The Keota news., 1921-02-18
FollIo01

saved q Rrit3oh sailor ft00 dS"woue
TIE sailor fell overheard from linSm
near Q pier IN the har6or. C0ustavs
climbed down The pier and rescued ne
aaitoe.
The sx.kaiser IL suffering from e.
aggeratsd absent mindednsas at h's
home In Doom and is often unable to
rseoguiss his visitors or 70 write with
q psn. according to Bsrne dispatch to
Paris.
Sunday passed without . recurrence
Of The food riots BY former soldiers
and the unemployed In Montreal. The
three soldiers arrested ~ the alleged
leaders Of the raids on restaurants
have besn freed on bail OF given sus-
pseded sentences.
A loan Of $4,000 900 has been nego-
tiatsA By the Belgian government with
the Guaranty Trust Company Of New
York, and the contract for II has been
slgDsJ. The loan win bs Issued In the
United States and will Be at an inter.
ct rate Of . per cent.
The Frankfort Gazette. relative to
the attempt to kidnap Grover C. Berg
dol and Isaac Stscher. In Eberbach.
Baden. says that the wild west' meth.
ods % practicsd By sheriffs In the bor.
der districts Of Kansas and Colorado
are hardly adaptable to Germany.
Gen. Ambrose Arrieta. one Of the
eleven Arrieta brothers reported to
have been leading an insurrsction in
Durango. has called at the headquar.
tsrs Of 0sneral Lopez. government
commander there. and denied that
either he or any Of his brothers ever
thought Of starting Q revolution.
Thirty thousand refugees from
Crimea IN the Caucasus. among whom
are twenty generals, seventy colonies
and Q nephew Of the novelist. Toistoy.
face starvatjoo unlses aid u sent BY
the allied governments. II 10 Learned.
Typhus and other diseases are ram.
pant and scores Of deaths are being n.
ported daily.
The State Department at Washing.
ton has seot IN emphatic note to Mex.
leo protecting against encroachments
on the rights Of American oil produc
err. NeHcans are alleged to have
taken advantage Of . dsaouncemsat
system put In effect in Msx1co whse
claims are contested to take American
on claims and reap profits from
them. II was learned, and II II this
practice which the State Department
has protested against.
01ll1RAL
A bin making refusal Of q landlord
to rent his property to families with
children . misdemeanos. punishable
By 500. fine and ninety days imprio.
enmeat has bsen introduced In tho
lower house Of the Nichisan LeGjsla.
ture.
Brick making companies With heal-
quarters at Ogden, Utah. announced q
cut Of from Is to q PER cent In The
cost Of brick, which they said brings
the price virtually to pre-war levels.
Common brick was quoted at e1960
thousand at the yards.
Ten Chinese, charged with violating
the Chinese exciusioa act, were OF.
hsred deported at Chicago By FEDERAL
Judge Paige. The Chinamen appealed
to the court not to send them hack to
their native country, because 10000.
300 were starving there.
Zemmes walmsley, chairman Of the
National Memorials Commissioo Of the
American Legion, announced bis CON-
mittee has decided to recommend &C.
ceptance Of the e6000y000 Offered ths
The Keota news., 1921-02-18
You must say ''Bayer"

WaninG Unless you SEE the name "Bayer" on tablets
physicians for II years and proved safe by millions
Accept only an 'unbroken package" Of "Bayer Tablets
Aspirin" which contains proper directions for Colds Headache
Pain. Toothache Neuralgia. Rheumatism Neritis Lumbaso
aa.dy Y, . -LArgw pakasa
The Keota news., 1921-02-18
All ThInee cenvsy . Lesson.

Al ThlnOo ce0vey . Lesson.
The courage Of the gnmecock far
surpasses that oe man and the per.
sisteoce Of tho spider totally ecl!pses
that Of bis tWo-leEged superior.
Be not above learning from those
below you. There II nothin. In Gre
alton which has not lts lesson. It's ser
mon and its worthwhile example,.
A. Walker In Chicago Daily News
The Keota news., 1921-02-18
psliease p,eeestien.

ooolooto 0Ioeeetlon.
'You did not use the form Merry
Xmas this year."
II avoided the * There II time
FOR everything. and I thought II would
be ~ well not to do anything which
might get article x mixed into the
holiday picture"
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03
INCOME TAX BLANKS ARE
ARE BEING SENT OUT

Fargo. Income tax blanks covering
all classes for the calendar year of
1920 have been received from Wash
ington and have been sent out by the
internal revenue department for North
Dakota, according to w. f. Byerly
chief Of the local office.
All persons who filed income tax
reports last year will receive blanks
and supply has been sent to all
North Dakota banks for new taxpay-
ers, said Mr.. Byerly There are prac-
tically no changes in the blanks, he
said. Reports on 1920 income taxes
must be filed not later than March Is.
Mr.. Byerly said that the North Da-
kota office is now provided with fed
eral revenue agent especially inform
ed as to income taxes for corporations
and that corporations desiring infor-
nation on how to make their reports
will be given aid. On March l three
more revenue men will be- appointed
for duty in North Dakota to assist
corporations in making their reports.
Fred D. Riley, who has been in the
employ of the department at Bismarck
and who was in the military service
during the war, has been employed
at the local revenue office as a field
man and starts his duties at once.
State income tax blanks can now
be obtained at any bank.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03

ed with others trying to do the same
thing.
5--Don't applaud the speaker. The
walters make all the noise that is nee
essary.
6--Don't dwell on the difficulties Of
your work Just because most any
kind of work is hard for you, it does
mt follow that your job is hard one.
BE unselfsh. Don't pick out
the best looking hat and overcoat when
you leave. Give some other fellow a
chance.
S--If you come late be sure to make
racket as you enter. You will there
by attract degree Of attention which
your personal qualities would not
otherwise command.
9-Always speak highly Of the Ad-
Vent column. You will thereby ac-
quire the reputation of being . de-
termined optimist who can see the
bright side of the darkest subject.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03

Well boys, am glad | am Town
Crier. Now don't get the mistaken
idea that am glad the job of editing
this beautifully named AdVents col
umn has been wished onto me, but be-
cause that you have given me the op-
portunity to be of assistance in help
ing along so good cause as adver
tising our city and community in gen.
eral. Of course, we always do have a
certain amount of advertising, any,
way. That comes to us naturally, And
if we were not a big city with lot
Of big minded, whole hearted boosters
we would not have as much favorable
advertising as we do, and if it were not
for the smaller minded and half-heart-
ed people who accumulate in every
city, we would not have as much un-
favorable advertising as we do, but
when you put it altogether it is all
advertising and all for the good of our
city in one way or the other, and as
the Town Criers is the organization to
which this column is devoted, and as
it is a strictly advertising medium,
and will not tolerate anything but
TRUTHFUL advertising, let us get
together on happy medium and all
pull together for the best interests of
all concerned, and with the assistance
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03

of every Town Crier in the city, make
this column one that will be looked for
the first thing every time person
picks up the papers in which it will
appear weekly. Thanking you in ad-
vance for your hearty cooperation
and assistance, am,
The Editor.
Send in all the news you can think
up for the next weeks issue. If we
don't like it we won't use it, and if we
do like it we may use it twice.
Some of the boys will tell you that
No. 13 is an unlucky number. Well ?
We are not so sure about it as we
used to be. Were you ever invited out
to dinner and after waiting around
until you were nearly starved to DEATH
hear the welcome call, "all ready,
boys then file in to the table and find
it set for twelve, and you are the thir-
teenth one of the bunch? Say! 1t
must be an awful feeling, but some-
times it is only momentarily. Ask
Secretary Jones to explain.
Sign your name to all articles sent
in for publication, or they will not be
used.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03
Ward and Williams Hail Losses to Be
Paid Soon

The total hail losses for 1919 were
So, ,492, ,321.l4 according to the treas
urers books. Since, the first of the
year warrants held in Steele, Stuts-
man, Towner, Trail, Wells, Ward
and Walsh counties have been called.
1t 81 expected that work Of paying
warrants biven for 1920 losses may
start in April The taxes will begin
coming in in March, says the treas
urer. Ward and Williams counties,
having waited longest for settlement
for 1919 hail losses, will be the first to
receive payment for 1920 losses.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03
Less Travel

With passenger rates lowering close
to four cents per mile travel has been
materially less than under the old
rates. In some small station near
Bushnell, town of about fifteen hun
dred population, the receipts have
fallen hundred dollars month and
this in spite of the advance in rate,
indicating that people have quit rid
ing on railroads unless it is necessary
to do so. 1t is very probable that the
railroads will in the not far distant
future, see the wisdom Of making a
rate that will induce travel and not
stop it. With their present plans of
reducing their pay roll and retrench-
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03
Says Mortality Rate Hixh

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The mortal
ity rate among prohibition enforce
ment agents is higher than that of the
World war, Wayne B. Wheeler, anti
saloon league counsel, declared today
before senate appropriations COM
mittee, urging better pay for the pro-
hibition field agents.
He said their work was being made
more dangerous "by the wet propa-
ganda now in circulation to encourage
law breakers"
Fewer than one-half of per cent
of the men under arms in the last war
lost their lives," said Mr.. Wheeler. "A
larger percentage of the men who do
the field work in gathering this evil
dence have been filled.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03
CHEF SHOT BY OFFICER
immigration Official at Portal Runs
Amuck in Restaurant.

Portal, N. D., Jan. 2s.-George Null
care, United States. immigration Of
ficer at North Portal, this morning
shot and seriously wounded A. F.
Nash, night chef at the 500 restaurant.
According to witnesses, Mulcare,
while paying for his lunch, got into an
alteration with a waiter over the
amount charged. He suddenly drew
a gun and lined up all the walters and
patrons, making them stand in line
and hold up their hands. The commo-
tion attracted the chef to the scene.
Witnesses say the chef picked up a
chair to hit Mulcare, who Immediately
fired shot wounding Nash in the
shoulder. He fired two more shots
without effect. The gun was empty
and Mulcare was overpowered.
He was taken to Bowbells for a pre-
liminary hearing.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03

| A. F. Bacon is undoubtedly the most
official Town Crier that ever cried for
the Town Crier criers, for he has the
ability Of making you want to cry for
shame, when he is only acting out a
carefully prepared part Of a Town
Criers program. Our last dinner, for
instance. He is some actor as we'll as
advertiser
Address all news items for this col
umn to Ad-Vents, Box 1908, City.
The buster you are the more you
have time to do, and the less you have
to do the less you can find time to do;
consequently, the less you have to do
the buster you are, and the more you
have to do the more leisure time you
have. Are you busy?
If you are not too busy, try to find
time to send in at least one news item.
We may be able to use it..
Plan for more than you can do
Then do it.
Bite off more than you can chew
Then chew it.
Hitch your wagon to a star,
Keep your seat and there you are.
Brookings, S. D., Cog.
'Tis said that any fool can tell who
| his mother is. 1t is also said that the
Association of Commerce is the father
Of the Town Criers as well as the Ro-
tary club. Question: Who is our
mother?
If our Dad (the Association of Com
merce) succeeds in putting over the
now talked-of emigration stunt it will
give Minot and the famous Mouse
river loop some of the best and cheap
est advertising that any community
ever got. Are you working for it?
If not. why not?
Some person said that there were
two or three Town Criers that had not
paid their dues. Am I one? Are you
talking to yourself?
Bill Jones must have happy time
AS he walks down the street,
And sees how all his shoes are filled
With other peoples feet.
Woodie dressed dummy,
And he dressed her up so fine,
Jimmy came along one night
And asked her out to dine
Is i Il |
The following letters have been re-
ceived by the Club Secretary:
l want to express my appreciation
for the kindness Of the Minot Town
Criers club in electing me as an Hon.
orary member of the Club. believe
my friends are all we'll enough ac-
quainted with me to know what my
feelings are, and that it would be un-
necessary to try to find words to ex-
press myself. l miss the many good
friends, and hope some day it will be
possible to drop in on one of your
Rousing, Rip-Snorting Meetings.
Please give my regards to the bunch.
Very truly yours. Ira D. Wight, N. E.
Corner 1st and Ankeny Sts., Portland,
Oregon. Care of Lang & Co.,
Your letter of JAN. 18th enclosing
the check for $25.OO, the prize money
for song written during the Teach
ers' Week last year, has been duly re-
:eived. wish to express to the Town
Criers Club my hearty appreciation Of
heir generosity and public spirit, and
sincerely thank you for the check.
Hulda L. Winsted, State Normal
School, Minot, N: D..
Hints on Town Criers Etiquette
Attend dinners regularly. If /
you don't you might miss a night
when the food was really good.
2-Shake hands with everybody. F,
This is very inexpensive way of ac-
luiring the reputation of being good
fellow.
3-Don't talk or laugh loudly while
is making speech. You may
awaken someone sitting near you.
4-Never try to sneak out of the
meeting early. The door is too crowd {
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03

"When organized attack is made
against the enforcement Of law,
neither money nor effort should be
spared in upholding the law"
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03

ment in other directions, the demand
for an increased rate does not appear.
Like cousinA Egbert, people can be
driven just so far.-Bushnell Record.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-03

A. +. Bacon is undoubtedly the most
official Town Crier that ever cried for
the Town Crier criers, for he has the
ability of making you want to cry for
shame, when he is only acting out a
carefully prepared part Of Town
Criers program. Our last dinner, for
instance. He is some actor as we'll as
advertiser.