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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
Hyoienic Sleeping Rooms.

A sun-bath, at frequent intervals,
is effective in keeping the bedding
healthy, sweet and wholesome. To
this is added, of course, daily airing
of the bed-clothes for not less than
two hours. Eiderdown quilts, though
tempting to the eye of the housewife,
are not as hygienic a covering as the
more easily washed wooden blankets.
AS at least third of our lives is spent
In the bedroom it behooves us to see
that ii is clean, airy and hygienic,
otherwise refreshing sleep will be inn
possible, and health will suffer.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
STUDY
TAXATION SYSTEMS
COMMITTEE TOURS FIVE STATES
IN SEARCH OF LAWS TO
COPY HERE.
RULES SHALL BE UNIFORM
Full Power and Authority Given To
the Legislature To Impose and
Levy On Income in the Man
ner Provided.

New Orleans-The taxation system
of five states-Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Massachusetts, Virginia and North
Carolina-are expected to furnish the
basis for the Louisiana Taxation Com
missions report to the Constitutional
Convention. A committee from the
Taxation Commission, composed OF T.
NJ Milling, j. w. A. Jeter and H. b.
Warren now are making tour Of in
vestigation in the states named, and
1t Is believed the commission ultimate
ly will formulate it's recommendations
to the convention on the committed
findings.
The five states were selected be
cause they have what many tax re
formers consider the latest models il
the way Of constitutional provisions
for raising revenue.
Minnesota has classified property
tax which, it is claimed is working
well in that state, having been in ope
ration since 1906, when the constitu
ton was amended. The Minnesota
clause bearing on classified Dropert!
follows:
The power OF taxation snail nevel
be surrendered, suspended or contrac
ed away. Taxes shall be uniform up
on the same class of subjects, ant
shall be levied and collected for public
purposes"
This clause had the effect Of placin,
all of the administrative features o
the classified property tax system II
the hands of the Legislature, and TIL
work can be changed as condition
may require.
The taxation clause in the Wisconsin
constitution is even more elastic thai
the Minnesota provision, as the follow
ing from the Wisconsin organic lay
shows:
THE rules of taxation shall be UNI
form, and taxes shall be levied upo
such property as the Legislature shal
prescribe Taxes may also be impose
on incomes, privileges and occups
tons, which taxes may be graduate
and progressive and reasonable e1
emptions may be provided
The Taxation Commissions commi
tee went to Massachusetts mainly {
study the income tax system in oper;
ton in that state Massachusett
amended her constitution in 1915 so a
to cover an income tax.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Estherwood-Capt Murphy, with
his 24-mule team, is working with the
grader upon the roads in the Third
Ward Of Acadia parish, The roads
are in bad condition in that section.
Patterson.-A playground has been
started here by the Patterson Civic
grounds. Apparatus received here is
being installed Sand boxes for the
little ones will be built
Patterson.-The domestic science de-
partment of the Patterson High
School has received kitchen equip
ment. and will take up that branch Of
study. Excellent work has been done
in sewing under the direction of their
teacher, Miss Mamie Davis.
Patterson. - The Anti-Tuberculosis
League held a meeting here recently
and decided to work Independent OF
the Red Cross. Miss Mueriel Schaus-
sci of Ohio will assume charge on Feb
ruary /, with headquarters in Morgan
City
Eunice.-N. A. Dawson, who has the
contract for grading and crawling the
streets of Eunice, has again started
work His forces had been laid off
for some time. He has three gangs
Of twenty-five men each at work on
the large concrete bridges over the
gullies and the drainage cuiverts
through the principal streets and an
other gang in laying gravel
Monroe. protest against an in
crease of Is per cent in express rates
will be submitted to the Louisiana
Railroad Commission by n. f, Man
ming of Monroe, secretary and treas
urer of the new organization, known
as the Louisiana Association OF Ice
Cream Manufacturers, and the traffic
department of the Monroe Chamber OF
Commerce. on behalf of the ice cream
manufacturers of the State.
Ration Rouge.-In charge OF Prof. II
w Stopher, the Louisiana State Uni
versitv Glee Club, 2S strong, will make
a tour of the State, beginning at Oak
| dale.
Ruston.-To combat the evils of toe
much cotton and to reduce to one-thirc
acreage the planters of Lincoln parish
hove organized the Lincoln Parish
Fruit and Truck Growers Association
ana are outlining program of Irisf
notatoes. cantaloupes, straWberr1e:
and watermelons, to be shipped in car
lot shipments.
Natchitoches.-Dr. r. A. Cummin'
| addressed the faculty and students OF
the evolution of educational ideas.
Patterson.-The Civic League o
Patterson will celebrate Carnival thi
wear with big street parade OF deco
r.tad automobiles and floats. Prize
will he given and upwards of 80 car
have entered King Joyful and hi
court will be entertained on that date
A dance in the Arcade Theater will b
Given Preparation for the big crowd
which will assemble here from the SUI
rounding towns are being made.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
To Revise Yiddish LANGUAGE.

Vienna.-A cultural conference of
Roumanian Jews has just closed at
CzernowitZ, Bukowina, says a dispatch
from that city.
The chief subject considered was
the Yiddish language, used by the
great majority of Jews and understood
by Jews Of nearly all countries. A
commission was chosen to effect vari-
Gus photographic reforms.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
A Man is just as Young and Strong
as his Blood

A Man is just as Young and Strong
as his Blood
No man can fight the battles of
life and hold his own if his blood
Is not pure, for rich red blood is
what strength is based upon. When
you see a strong, vigorous man, who
never knows when he is licked, you
may wager that such a man has
coursing through his veins rich, red
blood. Many people have thin, pale
blood. They are weak, tire easily,
become discouraged quickly, and
sometimes feel like giving up the
struggle. Such folks need Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
made without alcohol, and sold by
druggists in liquid or tablet form.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
Value of Home Experience.

''The middle-aged mothers who have
successfully managed large homes and
sent out their children as good citizens
have proven that such training is in
valuable in any national or public,
work. Any work requiring intricate
knowledge and care of detail can be
handled by such women just as well
as by the younger women who we
have been led to believe are the only
leaders of the new race" says a writ
er in the Independent Woman. 'Tht
middle-aged woman has countless OF
portunities for world usefulness"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
Draft DefIector Saves Fuel.

Operating on what is apparently a
sound principle, a fuel-saving device
for hot-air or water furnaces has been
placed on the market recently, accord
ing to an illustrated article in Popular
Mechanics Magazine. 1t consists of
a cast-iron plate which is placed in the
middle of the furnace CRATE to dimin-
ish the draft through the center of the
fire
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
OF Interest to Women,

A London zoologist tried to startle
the world by announcing that he had
discovered way to hynotize Holsters.
Ha, no. hum. Women have been do
ing this very thing ever since Eve
first set eyes on Adam In the Garden
of Eden.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
Plenty of Company.

"A cubic inch of air often contains
a million microbes declares a scien.
fist. And yet some people complain
of feeling lonesome.-Boston Tran
script.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
Knew Him Well.

4 Redd-Has Black done any deep sea
fishing?
Greene don't. really know. But
do know he's done lot of deep sea
lying.-Yonkers Statesman.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

Among recent visitors in washing
ton were a number of leaders Of the
Apache Indians. who live on the res
ervation in Arizona. Their chief, who
was with them. is Wallace Alfalfa,
whose portrait is given above. The
Indians desired to watch the workings
of the government machine.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
WHEN RHEUMATISM
HITS YOU HARD!
Sloan's Liniment should be kept
handy for aches and pains

VIIHY wait for severe pain, an
w ache, a rheumatic twinge fol-
W lowing exposure, sore muscle,
sciatica, or lumbago to make you quit
work, when you should have Sloan's
Liniment handy to help curb it and
keep you active, and fit, and on the jobl
Without rubbing, for it penetratss.
apply bit today to the afflicted part.
Notethe gratifying, clean, prompt relief
that follows. Sloan's Liniment couldn't
keep its many thousands of friends the
world over if it didn't make good.
That's worth remembering. All drug.
2ists- three sizes the largest is the
most economical. CSC, zoe, 81 40.
S1O as
LinifraerltG;!sssinn;))
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

Daddy's Child.
"Wot you dom, chile?" "Nothn',
nanny" MY, but you is gittin' like
yoh father"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

Death comes but once, but if ycu
have property the taxes come early
and often.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

A few cents buys ''Danderine." At
ter a few applications you cannot find
a fallen hair or any dandruff, besides
every hair shows new life, vigor, bright
ness, more color and COMMUNICATIVE.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

Setting the Pace.
"How is your hired girl about plates
and diShes?'
ooh, she breaks the record"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

There is no corresponding word for
''henpecked" TO describe a bullyragged
wife.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

Neutrality-suspicious. McNaspy OF
tho Southwestern Industrial Institute
addressed the student BODY on the
shirt of fairness in athletics. He paid
a very high compliment to the NOT
NAL student body for the courtesles
extended to his team while visiting the
Normal.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

acknowledgement Murphy, with
his 24-mule team, is working with the
grader upon the roads in the Third
Ward of Acadia parish. The roads
are in bad condition in that section.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

Natchitoches-All the photograph
work for the Normal annual 20
nourrir has been completed and tn
art and literary end of the work
wall under way. "Poutpourri prom
Uses to be the best ever issued by IL
Normal and is the first issue for t"
or three years, due to war times
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19

BATON ge.-Arrangements are
being made by the local Central
Trades Council to take care OF dele
qates to the convention of the Loulsi-
ana state Federation of Labor, which
10 to meet here April a. Due to the
Fact that the Constitution Convention
will he in session at that time, efforts
are being made to reserve rooms lor
the delegates to the labor convention
Samuel Gompers is expected to de-
liver an address at the meeting.
Eunice.ZParish Agent Mendoza, in
= circular letter to the farmers, states
that he has secured a market for rice
straw and can bagasse at 50 a ton
{. o. b. shipping point.
Eunice-Miss Minnie Carron has re
ceiyed a commission as notary public
being the first woman in this section
tn enter that field. Miss Carron has
beeu the secretary Of the Farmers
Union for a number of years and was
prominently mentioned in connection
with the mayoralty, Dut oeclneo u
consider the nomination.
Eunice.-Henry Holbrook, manager
of the Louisiana State Rice Mil, sit
uated here, has been busy collecting
rice for the Near East Relief Fund.
Natchitoches.-The Normal basket
ball team played two games here
Wednesday and Thursday with thu
team from S. L. l. 1. of Lafayette. win
ming both games with the scores re
snectively 33 to Is and 26 to Is. Stat
ford Gautier and Manning of the Nor
! NAL were the stars Of the game. Nor
NAL has won six out Of nine game
played this season.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30

should be based upon the following
principles:
l. That all existing lines subway,
elevated and surface should be uni
fled for purposes of future operation
and placed under the control of a
single supervisory authority in which
the operating companies and the city
shall participate upon equal terms.
2. That the railway properties still
held in private ownership, whether un-
der direct title, franchise, contracts or
leases, should, so far as required for
the purposes OF the unified system be
transferred to the city, theic owners
receiving in return new securities,
based upon the actual value of the
| lines for operating purposes.
}. That the continued possession of
any of the roads for purposes Of opera
i tion be conditioned upon the accept
| ance from the city. Of new leases,
granted for restricted periods, and
Grafton be used only for the payment
of actual operating cost and the inter
est and sinking fund charges upon the
new securities--plus certain limited
percentages of profit allowed when
| earned as an incentive to good man
agement.
4. That the new securities be amor
tlzed IN favor Of the city, subject to
the right of the city to retake any
specified one of the lines upon the pay
ment of any then unamortized proper
tion Of the securities.
S. That provision be also made from
the revenue of the roads for payment
in each year of the interest and sinking
fund charges upon the city's invest
ment in the dual suhways, as we'll as
upon all subsequent rapid transit in
vestments of the city.
=. That as u condition precedent to
participation in the proposed reorGani-
zation the preferential allowance of
profits granted tp any one of the COM
panies as consideration for rights
yielded under previous contracts or
leases, as we'll rs any claims based
upon the unpaid accumulation Of such
preferential profits, be given up; and
that all inter-compary leases or other
undertakings covering the use either
of lines or equipment be cancelled +
7. That the lines retained i'll the re-
organized system be, arranged. so as
to eliminate gradually all duplication
of service so that the rapid transit
roads will serve the long hauls and
the surface cars--or buses---the local
and connecting hauls.
8. That only such lines as in the
judgment of the commission are adapt
able to such system be acquired. or
accorded any value for purposes of such
acquisition.
9. That as rapidly as may be pos
sible financially full and continuous
service be restored upon all of the
lines, free transfers re-estahlished and
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30

count, therefore, will be. -. 10000 ,00(
(c) The cost Of eliminat-
ing double fares and Of
restoring free transfers
upon the surface lines will
be for each year not less
than ................ S,oUV,uot
(d) And ons~third Of the
cost of neglected repair
work and incidental rchabili
tation, If this expense can
be spread over three years,
would add not less than. 5000 Doc
The total thus required
(without allowance for tha
cost Of restoring full train
and car service, which can
not be estimated with any
exactness, and without pro-
vision for the full replace
ment of worn-out and obso-
lete equipment) would be. $41 900 ,o0C
Against this sum thefe may be
counted a reduction of $4,000, 900 to be
of month ago. This will bring the
net additional indicated need on the
present basis approximately to $780,
100000.
1t Is true that the above figures are
based upon the present accounts and
financing of the companies. In rate
case the intensive scrutiny of account,
undoubtedly would result in heavy cuts
But the net figure of S3S,000,000 indi.
Gates the size of the obstacle to be
overcome-after three years policy oi
drift--to re-estahlish and maintain the
tlve~cent fare.
1t will appesr that if the only meth
cd of relief was upon the basis OF
nj yoti Erao 10
structure the prospect for maintaining
the fve-cent fare would not be hope
full.
But it is the opinion of the commits
sion that if tho reorganization plan ii
presents be adopted, with (a) the re-
arrangement and more effective co-or-
dlnation of the transit system, (b) the
reduction of rentals and interes,
charges, from which the municipalized
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
The Financial Situation

The commission further finds the
following facts:
!. That the companies, notwithstand-
ing their savings through reductions of
service, are still failing in an increas-
ing ratio to meet their operating and
fixed charges. Statements covering
their operations for the three years
ended June 80, 1921, show the aggre-
gate deficits Of all lines after allow
ance for fixed charges and operating
| expense, as follows:
| For year ended Juno 30. laio... ys.57a55s
For year ended June 80, 1920. 11,423 1896
For year ended June so, 1921. 17,122.7sS
The greater part OF the increase Of
S5,698,862 in the deficit for the fiscal
year just ended, over that Of the year
before, is attributable to the advance
in wage schedules of August, 1920,
which, in turn, will be Offset largely
during the current year by the wage
reductioa of 10 per cent agreed upon
month ago. 1t will appear clearly,
however, under analysis, that up to
net change in the volume of loss re-
sulting from ordinary operation
1t is to borne in mind that the
progressive deficits shown are based
solely upon operating expense, routine
| rental charges, taxes and interest on
bonds. No doubt there are various
charges in the list that can be reduced
or that will disappear under a reor-
ganized and more economical plan of
operation. The figures as they stand,
however. offer a logical starting point
IN asccrtaining the amount of revenue
necessary adequately to carry the sys-
tern in the future
z. While the so-called preferential
allowances of the Interborough and
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit companies
under the dual contracts had not been
earned during the year covered by the
statements referred to, they are car
rled as n cumulative claim payable
from future surplus earnings before
any payments of interest or sinking
fund charges may be made on the
| cltys share of the dual investment.
On Juno 30. 1921, the accumulation
OF company unearned and unpaid
preferent,als Of this character
amounted TO the following:
Interhoroueh Company tsub-
| way account) ............ Sc ns,,ts
lnterborough Company (sian- '''''''4 -
haitian Elevated account) sss4ssts
Srooklyn r.. T. Company 1l'e7s 7s7
total OF. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $N.ssl4sS
Until an agreement has been reached
upon plan OF readjustment these
CLAIMS will, of course, continue to
mount and will be counted by the com.
panies as contingent assets. while tbo
corresponding deficits of the city. maid
from taxation as the additional lines
10 De placed under construction are
New-York tribune., 1921-09-30

whatever have been made for the build
ing Of additional subways, though the
fact that many of the lines Of the
dual system are already taxed to
capacity has been we'll advertised, and
the need of providing at once for a
system of extensions has been repeat
edly made clear.
Within the last five months even
the completion of the still unfinished
parts of the dual system has been
blocked at important points through
and Apportionment to approve pending
contracts or to vote the necessary
| funds
Ii the existing routes were in first
class condition and functoning proper
ly al intensive program of new sub
way building should already be under
way. The present rate of increases in
the volume of traffic carried is extraor.,
dinary, far exceeding in proportion
tho normal increases in population.
During the two years ended June 30
l92l, the number of passengers car
ried on all the lines, subway, elevated
and surface, increased by 419,970,0oO
over the number carried in 1919, or an
average of $4,000 in the number car
ried daily.
1t will be recalled that although in
1900 and 1902 the letting of contracts
for the first subways was hailed as
promise Of lasting relief, the con-
gestion had become deplorable before
the lines of the dual system were con-
tracted for in y91a. Nearly another ten
years have passed since these contracts
were negotiated and though the warn.
ings of disaster sre quite as clear,
there is total inaction. In the judg-
ment of the commission, at least $50
100000 Of new subway work should be
placed under contract annually for the
next five years. The city,. however. as
matters now stand, is unable to devote
anything approaching this amount of
capital to rapid transit purposes. Its
constitutional borrowing capacity, as
to the present margin of which there
appears to be much uncertainty, is
bound to be required, during the next
few years, for schools and a multitude
of other city needs, and cannot be
drawn upon to any large extent for
subway purposes.
The investment of s23o,ooo,ooo in
the 1913 lines already made by the
city is and will remain a permanent
charge against the debt limit SO long
as the city fails to take payment of
its interest and sinking fund charges
from the revenues Of the roads. The
way Is CnuS D}OCked 10 inc use OF IuT-
ther city credit. If these charges are
included, as they should be, among
the fixed operating costs of the future
system. the city's entire investment of
a quarter of a billion dollars in the
dual lines will be released and like
sum may be borrowed to cover the
work ahead. sY'tw
The commission, in one of the sep
arate reports it purposes to publish in
the near future. will present a general
plan for the building of those new
lines that, in its judgment, are imme-
diately required, together with its rec
concentrations as to the order in which
they should be undertaken. Before
ore thas he win of nss
paper, it will require the active CO.
operation of the Board OF Estimate
and pportionment, which continues to
hold the powers of consent and appro-
priation in the matter of subway build
ing