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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28

MANY Of these agencies have been in
active for number of years, but they
are kec;iag Up their personnel in anuc'-
patton OF work in the future. We could
save $500 100000 year, in my Judgment,
by doing away with useless bureaus and
duplication of activities.
Some Of the Implications are ridicu-
lous and absurd For instance. the gov
eminent seeks to protect the wild animals
In the national parks. IT a brown kadiak
bear has twin cubs one brown and one
black, as often happens, and one should
shoot the brown cub he must make ms
settlement with one department. but II
he shoots it's full brother. the black cub.
he must settle with another department
II YOU were to shoot fox in Alaska your
settlement would be with the Department
of Agriculture. while If you trapped the
same fox you must make your settlement
with the Department Of Commerce.
The government issued last year
through its several bureaus and depart
ments 16 cookbooks. The last one that
was issued was published by the board
OF vocational education This Is board
organized by the congress for the purpose
OF rehabiitating crippled soldiers of the
World war, to prevent. as far as possible.
their becoming derelicts In life. 1t
NAV be of interest to state that while the
government has been issuing 16 coolIbooks
paper in these and similar useless publ
cations 1900 country town newspapers
have suspended in the last three months
because they could not secure print paper
Mr.. Reavis and great many others
have sensed the feeling In the cOun-
try and In congress that the time has
come to put an end to all this sort
Of thing He gives reasons for his
belief:
One of the reasons is that the people
demand that their taxation be reduced.
For many years we have been collecting
the revenues Of this government through
systems Of indirect taxation. The reve-
nues have been collected through a pro-
tective tariff and by excise taxation on
intoxicating liquors Indirect taxation OF
this kind prevents the people from realiz-
ing fully just who Is paying the expenses
Of the government. There was time
when the expenses of the government
amounted to only u cents per capita per
year. Today the annual per capita ex-
pense exceeds so. This tremendous ex-
pense has made 1t necessary to resort to
direct taxation. and the people have sud
denly become painfully aware of who
pays the expenses Of the government
I am very certain that the elimination
Of Implications and overlapping in the de-
partments will result in the saving Of
millions Of dollars. There Is no reason
why it should not be done.
There Is every reason, in the presence
OF the strife and turmoil that prevail in
this country and of the unrest occasioned
by the high cost Of the necessaries of life,
that the government should be put upon
a sane. efficient and economical basis.
Whoever by public clamor or other
means can induce congress and the
executive departments to organize the
routine business Of the national gov
eminent will have performed a great
public service. Note that I say Tor
ganize" and not "reorganize," for In
no proper sense has the federal bust
ness ever been organized.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
RICE LAND FOR RENT.

One hundred twenty five arpents
OF fresh land, all can be planted
Six inch pump in position ready for
work. Apply to JAS. w. WYCHE,
New Iberia. La.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
Jud8e Jack on ''Booze. "

moonshiners and bootleggers who ar.
growing rich on the weaknesses O
our laws and weakness of human ma
ture that will flirt with white mule
liquor in spite of the fact that hund
reds are dying daily from its poi
sonous effects.
AS Judge Jack states in the above
article, the successful breaking, will
immunity, Of one law, tempts mar
or class Of men to disregard all con-
stituted laws, and as result con.
tempt for our courts and legislative
bodies grows rapidly. This, spreading
can only make Of us nation of law
violators as an ultimate outcome.
Drunkenness on our streets is quite
common. Transporting of moonshine
booze about our town from illega!
distillery to outlaw saloon" is al
most daily occurrence.
Men are coming into this city ev-
cry day from neighboring towns and
returning home again loaded with
their weeks supply Of liquor.
This stuff is being made, being
drunk, being sold, being transported,
in New iberia and other parts Of Ibe-
ria Parish.
That is the situation as it appears
to us. As we are not on the streets
nor around town any more than the
average individual, we therefore sup
pose that most everybody in town
knows as much as we do about the
matter.
The editor of The Iberian is not
in the employ of the United States
government nor of the State of Lou
isiana, nor of any subdivision, and
so does not regard it as his duty to
volunteer any information to any Of
ficer that will lead to the arrest of
any violator of the Eighteenth A
We merely state that it
was easy for us to find out what is
going on, and are Of the opinion that
most anyone can find out as much if
he tries hard enough and in the right
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
666 quickly relieves Constipation,
Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and
Headaches. due to Torpid Liver.
FOOLISH QUESTIONS.

Any fool can ask questions, but il
generally requires wisdom to answer
them.
For instance
Why do we find fault with this
town without advancing a remedy
for the condition of which we COM
plain?
Why do we look upon others as
grasping when we are doing all we
can to grab everything for ourselves ?
Why do we feel resentment to-
ward more favored people while we
perhaps feel ourselves just little
superior to those who are less for
tunately situated than ouselves?
Why do we kick the dog out of the
way and then expect it to refrain
from biting us when we get in it's
way?
Why do we stretch the truth in
putting over business deal and then
roar when some other fellow hooks
us in the same way?
Why do we spread the faults of
others while using every endeavor to
cover up our own?
Why do we consider other peoples
children "fresh" while the same
faults in our own are generally look
ed upon as an early indication of
high order of intelligence?
Why do we double up with mirth
at the discontinue of others and then
become peeved when the joke is on
US?
Why do we so freely criticise our
nelghbors and resent their criticisms
of us?
Why are we always right and 9TH
ers wrong?
Of course, an answer to these
questions would reflect upon the
other fellow-we could hardly expect
it to be otherwise-but why?
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
our.oF.DATE MACHINE

A committee made up of three mem
bers Of the senate and three members
Of the house is now considering the
whole problem Of the organization OF
the executive departments of the gov
eminent with a view to flndlng out
how to reorganze them so as to IN
crease their efficiency and decrease
their cost Of operation. 1t is about
time. The great executive depart
ments Of the government have not
been recognized or greatly modern
lied since Alexander Hamilton's day.
Representative Reavis of Nebra ska
Is one Of the members Of this joint
congressional committee that Is max
ing the present investigation. He put
the resolution through the house that
brought about the appointment of the
committee. He is a part Of the ma
tional government machine and he
ought to know what ne is talking about
when he says that "while the gov
eminent Of the United States is the
worlds biggest business, 1t IS likewise
the worlds worst managed business
That Is an indictment and state
scrutiny and the most unsparing
analysis. But listen to Mr.. Reavis:
"Why should the Interior department
run an insane asylum and college for
negroes and a school for the deaf?
How did It get that way Why should
one personnel in the pension bureau
in the Interior department be caring
for the disabled soldiers Of the Civil
war and the Spanish American war,
while another personnel in the bureau
Of war risk insurance of the treas
ury is caring for the veterans Of the
World war? Why this hodgepodge Of
totally unrelated purposes which is re-
sulting in endless duplication and ap-
palling expense?"
will let Mr.. Reavis so on without
further interruption. AS a member
Of the house he has his share of the
responsibility for the conditions he de-
scribes:
There are 80 separate governmental
agencies handling engineering, architec-
tural and public works functions all of
related kind. There is no good reason why
al these agencies should not be co-ordi-
mated in one department and about 80 of
the useless organizations done away with.
There are rs government agencies engaged
In surveying and mapping; there are u
separate and distinct agencies engaged in
public building operations; there are Is
agencies authorized to build roads: there
are - engaged in hydraulic construction;
there are 16 doing work on rivers; there
are 10 engaged in public land functions;
there are L. doing chemical investigation
connected with public work operations:
there are q doing engineering and re-
search.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28

ing a ice cream freezer so | went IL
& offered my assistants. But then J
discovered it was new kind of Il
mop bucket. But | was game d stuck
till it was done. & she give me a
nickel. All the same | got fooled for
ice cream cost 10 cts. dish.
Sunday-pa TUX his friend for a
drive & when he cum home & we asst
him how the henry got long he sed
it seemed to be suffring frum infii-
nation of the inner tubes. His friend
cum frum away out west d is very
rich man & has had wifes broken
arm & a operation for appendicitis.
Monday-ma sed they wassent
very menny moths in the close up
stares. pa sed the women was i
wareing such short skirts they was
starveing the moths out & they wood
soon be thing of the past. went tc
the hardwear store & asst the price
of new bysickle.. 80 s and a 10. it
diddent hurt nothing to asst the price
of bysickle.
Tuesday-pa stepped on a tack &
punchered his heal & cussed & ma
sed You shud ought to use a little
self restraint & pa answered & re
plyed They is no use of ennybuddy
useing self restraint with all the
queer laws congressman is passing
Wednesday telefoned down
to the store & sed to send her up a
dress to put on a round the house &
the smart click of a clerk asst her
how big was the house. my she was
mad. if she ever gets that mad with
me l think | will begin takeing les
sons on the harp.
Thursday-A book agent tride -
sell ma a book on politeness G. she
sed if it wood make pa polite she
wood by it. The agent sed Madam
this book will make him so polite he
cud kidnap the Queen of Sheba &
get by with it. but ma new the queen
of Sheba issent liveing so she did
dent by it.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
REGISTERED JERSEY BULL

Sadly Missed by Minnie.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28

SopyrlxuI, W esuern newspaper Union
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
MISS ROBBIE CARTER.

In fond and loving remembrance
Of my dear Chief Operator, who
passed away only week ago today.
You babe no one last farewell,
You said goodbye to none,
Your loving heart has ceased to beat,
Your CHEEKY smile and kindly ways
are pleasant to recall;
You had kind word for each one
and died beloved to all.
Oh! Miss Rob you are gone but
not forgotten nor will ever be. AL
though l loved you, but God loved
you best and took you home to be
at rest.
Sadly Missed by Minnie.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
Federal Judge Jack Warns Against
Disrespect of Statute.

Alexandria, La, Jan. 24.-1n dis
cussing the subject of the enforce,
ment of the prohibition law, Federal
Judge G. w. Jack, principal speaker
at the weekly luncheon of the Ro-
tary Club today, asserted that if dis
respect for law is permitted it will
create in the minds of certain
class Of people disrespect for all
laws.
Judge Jack spoke on the necessity
for all good citizens assisting the
officers of the law in the enforce
ment Of the prohibition law.
at matters not whether you disa-
gree with the government with what
it has done," said Judge Jack, "but
it remains for you to show whether
you are a good citizen or not, If you
do not uphold this law, and you al
low the lawless element to enrich
themselves by the violation Of this
law, they will next violate your pro-
perty rights, for no mans property
nor his life will be safe.
1.-THE spirit of Bolshevism and |.
w. W'isms has been rife in the land
since the great war. It is important
that all good citizens and substan-
tial citizens, such as the Rotarians,
uphold the laws of the land. The law
less element will hesitate at nothing.
The Rotarians' motto is service and
/ know that / can count on your
hearty support"
As the party wrote, who sent the
above clipping to US to be published:
We know very well how the Eigh-
teenth Amendment is being violated
in Iberia Parish and New iberia ev-
cry day. We see evidences of it very
frequently. From general converse
ton on the streets and about the
clubs we judge that almost every
body knows just what is going on.
It is possible that the officers know
It too, but are merely waiting to get |
the necessary evidence before maxi
|ng the much needed raids on the
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28

The following clipping we reprint
from the Times-P icayune Of the 25tfl
Inst. on request of one of our loyal
subscribers, who mailed it in to US,
stating that she knows that the edl-
tor of The Iberian Stands for all
that is good in our town" and that
everybody knows how the Eighteen
tn Amendment is being broken.
The -Picayune says:
BREAKERS OF DRY LAW, boil
SHEVISTS, /. w. w. LINKED.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28

nv " iits1 AiS y
the reason unles
she has ben a
playing tutch &
go-that is when
she tutches pa q
then goes to the
store & spends it
for things. Jake
cum down tonite
& sed he had a
empty tikket to
the pitcher show
so | went along
for his cumpny
and occupied it.
Sat.-as | past
mrs. Davises hou-
Sc | seen her turn
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28

Jewel, Bessie's Sultan, No. 1857
Registered Jersey, Steel Gray. Blood
comes from Cooper & Sons, Jersey
Breeders and Importers of Pennsyl-
vania. Best in America. Services Of
fered to any one wishing to improve
their herd, and raise some real Jer-
seys of highest quality.
W. D. REYNOLDS,
Jersey Farm,
u New Iberia, La.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
NOTICE.

My Insurance business is now be-
ing conducted in the Jacobs Building,
where l can issue any kind Of Insur-
ance. Your patronage solicited. Your
business given my personal attention.
Phone No. 3.
WILL BAUMANN, Agent.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
Where Your Taxes Go.

of of articles Where Your Take
writer Water
tbon zach
expense feeling will be of interest to our readers
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28

PICTORIAL REVIEW HAS DROP
PED TO 15c COPY. Get yours. Fred
eric News Stand. Carlos Bodin Prop.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-28
STATS DIARY.

Friday-ma has ben in a mitey
good yumor here of lately don't
no yvbot * y1ct |
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Barnes .. C. . Lohran
Jones .. G Johnston
Navy scoring Goals from court =
Scheihler. 4; Barnes. 1; Craig. ,
Harris. 2; Jones; goals from fouls.
Mckee. ont OF z: Craig. out of
10. Washington College Goals from
court, Carroll, 4: Darlington. 8:
schott. Gordy, Lohran Goals from
fouls Carroll. out OF s; Darlington.
6 ont Of 5. Referee. Mendon. Loyola
College: umpire. George Hoyan. Dart
mouth. Time OF halves. 20 minutes
each.
Navy Substitutions-Crai for Nc
Kee. Mckee for Harris. Opis for
Scheibler. Rhodes for Barnes. Wash
ington College Darlington for Dunn
schott. Darlington for Carroll. Car
roll for Darlington. Darlington for
Dumschott, Bankert for Gordy, Fiore
for Lohran. Lohran for Johnston.
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Married Saturday At
Presbyterian Church

Gus p. Meyer. of West Pleasant,
Md, and Miss Ethel NJ. Westphal, OF
Washington, ID. c.. were married in
this city Saturday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed at the par
sonage of the Presbyterian Church by
the pastor, Rev. Silas e. Persons.
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Dinner For Mrs.
Franck Taylor Evans

The superintendent of the Naval
Academy and Mrs. Wilson were hosts
al an informal dinner on Friday night
for Mrs. Franck Taylor Evans, wife Of
Captain Evans, U. S. ~. who is visit
ing Lieutenant-Comma and Mrs.
William c. Wickham, the latter for
merIy Miss Credilla Wickham. OF Bal
timore. Other guests besides the
Wickhams were Lieutenant Com
mander and Mrs. ID. A. McElduff and
Commander Paul j DashieIl
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Guest OF Lieut..Com.
And Mrs. McElduff

Mrs. c. S. Kilbourn. of Washington
wife of Major Kilbourn, U. S. A., is
spending. a few days with Lieutenant.
Commander and Mrs. ID. A. McElduf.
Mrs kilbourn is a sister of Mrs.
Franck Taylor Evans, who is visiting
acknowledgements and Mrs. Will
liam G. Wickham. Last night Mrs.
Wickham gave supper party in honor
of her guest.
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American History
DAY BY DAY
By I. p. Green
DRCFNBER rs

Francis Dana appointed
Minister to Russia by Con-
gress on December is. 1850.
New Jersey ratified the Con-
stitution on December Is.
1887.
George Washington buried
az Mount Vernon on Decem-
Der is, 1899.
United States and Russia
singed commercial treaty on
December IS. 1882.
Thirteenth Amendment pro-
claimed law of the United
States on December IS. 1865.
Peace treaty with the
Netherlands signed by the
United States on December Is.
1913.
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Social and Personal


D. -.
y, ward Dresbach, IN the Ne
York HeroldJ
APO does 3be thrush go
N.Y., .te leaves are gone?
G,rt,o shining places
where pring water races
,sa olads that blow
c-.e, from Weakened dawn.
Re- tho seeds 90
rse, ,he winds can sting?
9.rs 70 earth hat presses
warmth and long earesses
o., them and so
Ee.as hcm Tor the spring.
-. DID tie dreams 20
of.n 100 cold is truth?
7ark 20 musky bowers,
wsful paths, and hours
4. shoI and glow
Inc heart OF youth.
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In Washington
For Funeral

Mrs. Anna Brewer and her sister
in-law, Mrs. George T. Feldmeyer, are
in Washington today to attend the
funeral of Doctor 0lin Leach, who
was widely known in Annapolis. be-
ing son of the late Rev. George v.
Leach. one of the early pastors of the
first Methodist Church in Annapolis.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18

Commercial production of tomato
seed in 1922 totaled 23S.0o0 pounds,
an increase of 200 per cent. over 1921
and 10 per cent. over the 5-year aver
age. according to the United States
Department of Agriculture.
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indulgence in narcotics it is a matter
to he prayed over The poor boy
should be dealt with as diseased
person-not to be censored, Stunned.
Rather let us all sanely endeavor to
help him Try 10 restore him to
aealth.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18
Here To
See Sister

David. George and Ernest Parlett
came from Baltimore and Washington
yesterday to visit their sister. Mrs. r.
j. Linthicum, whose husband, Post
master Linthicum, is seriously i'll. Mr..
Linthicum's condition remains UNI
changed today
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18
kiere1 IN
lemr lhpel

,aeriek Vallotte McNair, Jr., son
,,wanaer and Mrs Frederick "
II of 4 Maryland avenue, was
I'll Yesterday afternoon at =
I'm he Naval Academy Chapel
cbap.aiu. the Rev. Sydney X.
He was named for his father
Grandfather. The late Rear
hal f. y. McNair. at one time
Irntendcnt of the Naval Academy.
.o9nscrs were Mr.. and Mrs. John
of Baltimore. and Admiral Sir
|. B.yly X. G. H.. X, G. NJ. G.,
The haby's father, Commander
Ir TODD for Admiral Bayly. who
present on his way TO South
IT,
Rowing the baptism which was
lied by the immediate family and
close friends, Commander and
|NcNalr entertained a number OF
az 4 christening party. Mrs.
|lrs mother. Mrs. Adgate Duer,
here for the christening. as were
sisters. Mrs. Daniel Hayward
|loe OF Baltimore. and Mrs. Will
West. of Philadelphia, Before
|aafrage. Mrs. McNair was Miss
Il D0cr, of baltimore.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18
Bridge Club
Meeting TOmOrrOM

The 1918 bridge club will be en-
tertained tomorrow afternoon by Mrs
Thomas J. Doyle. Lieutenant and
Mrs Doyle are occupying the Blue
Lantern bungalow in Cumberland
Court this season.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18
Going TO Norfolk
For Holidays

Lieutenant and Mrs Clifford G.
Richardson, OF ] Randall Place. will
go to Norfolk for the Christmas holi-
days. Mrs. Richardson was before her
marriage, Miss Hemingway. OF Nor
folk.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18
Normal School Students
Here For Weekend

Miss Elizabeth Duvall. OF Prince
George county. was the weekend
guest of Miss Mildred Lee Duvall. at
the home of the latter's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. c. Ashby Duyall, near Pa
role. Both young ladies attend the
State Normal School at Towson.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18

Ierlhg either from condition OF com.
plete exhaustionsor from influenza.
Not Directly Due To Drugs
The physician, describing Mr.. Reds
illness. said:
His present illness has no connec
ton with oyer-indUlgence in alcohol
or narcotics. although such indul
gences have undoubtedly undermined
his strength and system in months
gone by"
Mrs. Reid in describing her hEs,
bands condition just before his pres
ent illness, said that he wept and said
How did l happen to let myself go?
Why couldn't | have stopped long ago.
thought Twas so strong; thoagh.
knew myself so we'll; / can't under
stand it,
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Reporls Of eOrgles~ penied

Indignant deniaIs of published re
ports OF orgies in the Reid home
were made by Mrs. Alice Davenport,
mother-in-law Of the actor. to whom
the statements are attributed.
viii II. Hays. directing head Of the
motion-picture industry. commenting
on the actors illness. said:
IF Reds condition Is a result of
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Coming For
Christmas a

Mrs. F. c. Grandy. OF Baltimore.
will spend Christmas with her son-in-
law and daughter. Lieutenant and
Mrs Wallis Gearing.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18
General And
Mrs. Parker Here

General and Mrs. James Parker, who
have been spending the past 10 days
in Washington, are stopping with their
son and daughter-in-law with whom
they will spend the greater part of the
winter.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18

Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. A. Talbot, of New
York. will spend Christmas with their
son-in-law and daughter, Commander
and Mrs. II. ID. Cooke.
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Sold The Samples

Farmer-Hey. what did you go and
sell them apples fer?
New Hand-Ain.t they fer sale?
Farmer-No; them was the sam
pies we take out to our automobile
ustomers.-Boston Transcript.
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lr,.r Ruthie. who is III wash
4 10 attend The conference OF
I,ors called by The President. was
'o,.eon guest Of President Hard
0lay
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18

~ Advertising In The Evening
Capital brings results.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-18
Mldshipmen Dances In
Washington And New York

The midshipmen Of the Naval Acad-
envy will give Christmas dance in the
small ballroom at the New Willard in
Washington, December %. About 400
guests are expected.
number of members of the first
class Of midshipmen are arranging to
give dance at the Plaza Hotel in New
York on December 26.
Mrs. w. o. Stevens has gone to New
York for three-day visit.