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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
Bow scout. Movement GROWS.

Homer, La-Two troops comprising
more than forty boys were recently
organized under direction Of Rev. 8. n.
Frazier. They have been recognized
by national Boy Scout headquarters in
New York.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
Tax Roll Approved.

Monroe, La.-Ouachita parish tax
roll, with an assessed valuation of $751;
157,48O, has been approved by the
state tax commission.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
But That's Her Work

Here is new definition of flap
per-: "A young girl with no ednca-
ton and a distinct aversion to any
thing like work, who seems somehow
or other to annex men. salem News
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
To Rebuild Hotel.

Vaudeville. Lat is reported that
the Marigny Hotel will be demolished
soon and a new building erected In
~ place.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
What's in a Name7

Knicker-What is this peace dollarf
Bocker--A misnOmer-try giving
Just one to your wife.-New York
Herald
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
Like His Versa

1.-The lines of mine you have just
read are poetic picture of my
fiancee." Poor girl She must limp
terribly"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
Good Roads Necessary.

Good roads are as necessary to the
farmers as schools and telephones,
saws Kansas official.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

Political vindication frequently
means that tho people have been fooled
sgain.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

Charlotte t'ronte'S writing was so
small that II appeared 10 have been
traced with u needle
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
saxina In Mud cuards.

Part of the vast sums that the coun-
try is spending for hard roads It will
save in mud guards.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
Painful Then.

"Do your shoes ever hurt you"
mot until ] have tn pay the BILL
New York Sun.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

"Whot's the weather torecr So"
Both parties are freely predicting
hnrlnuay
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
Roads IN psnnsyIvanla.

Pennsylvania has 91,658 miles Of
highway, Of which 900 iniles, or 80
Der cent. constitute the state highway
system.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

lay Much Concrete Read.
Pennsylvania laid eos miles Of con-
crete roadway during the past season.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

The most Justice some men get the
more they don't want.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
Nothing Serious.

Nothing Serious.
Prosecuting AttOrney-Have you
ever been convicted of anythingt
Witness-Yes, sir, once.
Prosecuting Attorney-All right, tell
the jury what you were convicted OF.
Witness was Just convicted Of
waiting on myself In a grocery store !;
that's all.-New York Globe.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

Late CockereIs Are Dear.
Late Matched cockerels are not good
breeders In their cockerel year. These
are dear at any price.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
Feminine Friendship.

as Bessie friend of yours?"
"Yes--what has she been saying
about me now fudge.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

Many a married couple could save
money ont of what bachelor spends.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

Women Taking Part.
Women are becoming prominent In
the supervision Of highway construc-
ton In the United States.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

flermits are not the only torpid
livers
Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
THE BUDGET
sY DR.. FRANK CRANE
copyright, 1921. BY Frank Crane)

Not only school children average good
deal Of primary and simple explanation what 10 meant by the
budget
In nutshell the budget the nation s
careful much the country needs to spend
during the
Every private individual business trss to
find his income going be for the coming and
business house does the thing II
figures general mainenance depreciation
advertising, overhead and so forth
Although this nothing but plain Il only
States Previous 70
that Congress made approximations BY the pork barrel msthed
That each Congressman grabbed all he could Tor ms own %
his constituents and get elected again
These appropriation bills rushed through the last part Of
cause soahoa
we'll infinite waste
often found that there
were not enough funds TO pay bills
the passing what known deficiency bills, In
voting that remained be collected Any
private followed this method would have
the bankruptcy courts.
The bill which Washington affixed
1889 but $63s00o The amount kept on grow
year the Armistics $s 4es695s Thus in een
half the of the Government rose from about
half mi to five billions for
this that the President called in Mr. Dawes,
effort made to put the expenditures OF the country on
business footing. .
1t does Indirectly
that each citizen the township and county
merely to support his County and State and none O
Federal Government what paid IN the income Tax
Federal Government gets its money from Internal
such tobacco and uxue from corporation
and from the sales Of public lands
gets great deal Of its income also from Customs
imported from foreign countries
into the The idea of the tariff not only to sup
bort the keep American manufacturers from
competition with manufacturers abroad, who can make
favor high pro-
tective tariff however the the price
the does not favor the Pre-
4ecv Thus the tariff question has always been an m
portant political issue
the whole matter shall begin with cearness
Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
The Fight Is Not over

It is not TO be supposed that the railroads will
now .1is down" with the recommendation for the
denial of their application for fourth section relief
1T is possible that their hope Of the final granting
of it has not been slightly shaken We know
throughout the series Of hearings they professed
absolute confidence of final triumph and we have
reason to believe that that confidence not smu
lated They appeared to regard the hearings as
tvexing and delaying formaity.
Toward the last in the hearings they hardly took
the trouble to attempt showing in support OF their
application contentng themselves for the most part
with an effort to disclose inconsistencies in the
made by the opponents of the applications They
stuck mainly to fact that they needed the traffic
which water competition taking from them with
out troubling themselves with denying that they could
handle this traffic except at loss which tney would
shunt to the shorter haul traffic
Since this application mads, whatever might
have then been the confidence OF the roads Of the
final granting of it. another thing has developed
which will probably have an influence upon the fina
settlement-the growing sentiment throughout the
country in favor of merchant marine-partly for
the sake of the merchant marine itself and partly
because Of the necessity of turning the governments
vast accumulation of shipping to some use.
The government win probably hesitate to handicap
borne traffic in the slight degree It would do
so by enabling railroads to greater share
of the Panama canal traffic which the rSads could
handle at rates which not reasonably conpensa-
tory" but which would have to be made up by
higher discriminatory rates interior traffic. Not
only would the injustice of these latter rates be
apparent, but the effect of them in retarding the
development of the interior would be equally ap-
parent.
Great as the roads and great as the party
they have played in the development of the country
a point has been reached at which they must be
subordinated to the public good.
Gustave LindenthaI in current Golfers briefly
touches upon this point in an article the future
OF transportation. The development of inland water
ways of truck lines for shorter haul traffic he
predicts must result in the elimination Of roads
which are not parts of unit systems wen Of
some branches of trunk lines. It is important
that the public should be served cheapy than that
railroads which no longer perform this service
should survive.
A comparatively small part Of the people would
be served well by lower railroad freight rates from
coast to coast on commodities which could as well
be borne by water, while vast number of people
outside the narrow territory favored by such rates
would be taxed to supplement them.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
Tn. Russo German Treaty

GERMANY and Russia must despair OF making any
sort OF treaty that will be satisfactory to the aies
Certainly the -Litovsk treaty did suit them,
ana though the recent Rapallo understanding wipes
that out though circumstances had long since wiped
1t out in effect, the allies would prefer that the
form of treaty imposed coilapsing Russia
five years ago should stand.
The objection Of the allies TO the treaty is
that it was entered into at the wrong time place.
but the same objection would be raised to any un-
derstanding between Russia and Germany. While
the treaty provides only for friendly relation be-
tween the two countries, 1t is one which might
develop into something closer-a combination against
the rest of Europe something that has been dreaded
ever since the readjustment OF European affairs
begun
The Genoa conference was called for the
nomic rehabilitation of Europe and not for change
of the political status which the Rapalo treaty
is intended change at the point where change
is least desired
The complaint Of the allies of the treaty does not
60 to the possible political effect of it but to the
introduction through Of the question OF reparatons
into the conference in the agreement the part of
Russia to renounce its claims against Germany.
That was a subject which it was definitely under
stood should not be brought up. controversy over
debts which admittedly the debtor unable to
pay could not put De embarrassing 10 conference
which was called TO consider not impossible, but
matters susceptible of accomplishment
without money. with two-thirds OF the gold in
the world already in America, the chief creditor,
the question OF reparations, and the discharge of
debts which the impecunious debtors
other, would be plainly waste Of time and possibly
more than that cause Of disagreement upon
matters concerning which the conferees hoped to be
brought into accord
Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
SEEKS CUSTODY oE CHILD

Can the soul OF a child properly develop in a tiny
apartment Of room one sun parlor and bed!
Mrs. Mary c. Robbins, divorced wife OF Cutler n.
Robbins, former ice-president of Armour & Co.,
doesn't think and has taken steps to stop 1t.
She has asked the courts for absolute custody OF
her infant son, she believes such an environ
ment harmful to him.
Baby Robbins, years DID, who bears the name
OF George B. Robbins. Ill., is living, according TO
his mothers petition, in a single room apartment
in a fashionable district of the Chicago North Sloe
under the care Of
Il want the courts give him back to me en-
tirely so that give him the best care-the care
that only mother give her child" she said In
that one-room apartment he sees no one but ms
nurse except for occasional visits from his father II
isn't right"
Charges counter charges extradtion proceedings
warrants and subpoenas fttered about the head
OF the millionaire baby in storm of litigation
since the divorce of his parents.
The most recent court action occurred IN January
when Mrs Robbins caused the arrest of Frances NC
Lean pretty divorcee who taking the baby to IT'S
father In California a charge of KIDNAPPING. but
Miss Mclean released
Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
Timber Tax Results
In Destruction OF
Forests Is Claim


CHICAGO. April 9.-Elimination
Of taxes on standing timber was
urged upon delegates Of seven middle
western states attending a forestry
conference here today by Governor
]. A. o. Preus of Minnesota, who as
serted such a revised system waa
necessary to encourage reforestation-
"At present standing timber -
taxed on an ad valorem basis the
same as any other property" Cover
nor Preus said. IF a man has to pay
a tax on timber he owns, the natuIN
thing for him to do is to cut atd Lsn
it and get rid of this tax burden.
This winter the Minnesota confer
ence went on record favoring e
change in the method of taxing land
classified as forestry land so as
to encourage reforestation.'
Governor Preus said that there are
only 100000 acres Of virgin forest
in Minnesota now in comparison with
81. .OO0 900 acres at the time that pio-
neers first came to the state. LuIla-
bering at one time was the second
industry in the state, but last year
the people of Minnesota paid $3O,0o0,-
600 for lumber grown in other states,
he said, and forest fires during the
last 30 years eeve cost the state Va
00e,00 a year, he said.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
The Original Star SpangIed Banner

chors aweigh. and the British fleet
headed down Chesapeake Bay. away
from Baltimore as fast as possible.
Key sent a copy of his poem to a
printer in Baltimore, Captain Ben
jamin Edes. Captain Edes was in
, structed to have the poem printed
and copies distributed about the
streets to the citizens of Baltimore.
One Ferdinand Durang, young man,
first sang the song when it was just
off the press. The tune put to it was
that of "Anacreon in Heaven"
Captain Edes, who had won consid-
erable reputation as a soldier, took
one OF the first copies off the press.
and dashed with it in his hand to a
little tavern kept by Mrs. Berling.
Here the soldier printer found Cap
tains Warner and Long, Major Frail-
ey, young Durang. and other OF his
| friends.
First of all Captain Edes read the
| printed poem aloud, his friends
| cheering Justify at the end of each
| verse. Then it was suggested that
Durang, who enjoyed considerable
| reputation as singer, be called up
/ on.
| Durang. who was possessed OF none
/
many who verge on being vocal ar
! lists. mounted chair and put his
heart into singing "The Star
| Spangled Banner for the first time
| After he had sung it once. everybody
| in the little tavern sang the song
under his leadership. This singing
| was kept up for several hours. SC
! great was the enthusiasm and pa
| triotic feryor moving the people OF
| Baltimore because OF the recent re-
! pulse of the enemy fleet Of British
ships.
Song Sung in Theater.
The little tavern owned by Mrs
Berling, which was the setting foI
this historical scene, was right nexi
door to the Holiday Street Theater
| When the theater opened for the sea-
| son. the song was made part of ev-
cry performance. However. instead OF
i playing the anthem just before tht
| beginning of the performance, as was
/ the custom in all American theaterf
i during the World War; the song was
| rendered afterward. 1t was not mere
ly orchestral, the entire company oil
| actors leading all of the audience ir
shouting the immortal words to the
very heavens. One Paddy McFar-
I
atrical company then playing at the
Holiday Street Theater. and he 1t was
who led the singing.
The tattered old flag now in the
National Museum here was carefully
preserved. chiefly because it was the
| inspiration of the famous anthem
Probably it would have been KEPT
somewhere as treasured reminder
of the repulse Of the British at Bal
timore, but the whole nation took al
interest with Keys inspired patriotic
poem.
Despite the fact that the old flae
was mounted on net and carefully
mended. it still reveals the signs Of
age andwear. and plainly shows thai
it has been through strenuous times
The old emblem of this nation ha:
little in common with the flag of to-
day except the general plan or
which it is made, with the blue fielC
dotted with white stars in the corner
Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
Packing the Gun

While the practice OF toting guns has been de-
pored in articles printed in newspapers by the ton
and while states have made laws against the prac-
tice. we have never until now encountered an argu-
against the anti-revolver propaganda. And It
comes from man, correspondent who claims to
be a peaceful citizen and not stockholder in
arms factory.
He writes: "Among the stock arguments of the
revolver propagandist is false that suf
ficent skill to handle revolver safely and eff
cently Is beyond attainment by the honest man,
while every crook is, ipso facto, dead shot This
is mere rot Intelligence and industry the only
essential prerequisites to mastery of the revolver.
Does thief possess them in greater degree than
an honest manG II vicious nature and vile life are
necessary for pistol proficiency why does woman,
practice and instruction being equal, make faster
progress in revolver craftsmanship than man?"
The weak point in this argument in favor OF the
public arming itself for protection against thieves
and hghwaymen and depending upon that rather
than the disarming Of the thugs. is that every
SO armed Is not proficient and will make himself
proficient In fact, very few would do so. In
majority of cases the only pistol practice the honest
citizen could be induced to take would be night.
awakened from sleep, he would have burglar for
target after he had fumbled about in the dark to
locate his forgotten weapon.
But we viii suppose the honest man is prof.
cient and "quick on the draw" He has not then
an equal chance against the burglar the footpad.
The latter is ready always while the honest citizen
is not. Though apprehensive Of an assault and,
maybe holding his revolver in his hand, uncertain
as to the point from which the assault may come,
he suddenly finds himself looking into the barrel of
q revolver while his own weapon is at his side. The
fraction of second required to put him even
terms with his assailant apt to be fatal to him.
He forces the thug to shoot-something the latter
does with reluctance, for he had intended to scare
only and to kill.
moving about in another room, the citizen enjoys
a certain advantage If he is armed. If the honest
man is both calm and proficient, he make the
burglar his But in burglaries the citizen
apprised OF the of the burglar or OF
his approach until the latter has surprised him
asleep
We do not know whether it is possible will
ever be possible keep out of the hands
of thugs or others who want to acquire them sur
reptitiousy; we suppose not, so long weapons
are made But it is possible by the strict enforce
ment of the against carrying concealed weapons
to keep fools from carrying them against possible
brawls in which they may become engaged.
LIore people are killed injured by revolvers in
and burglars.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
Ripley

and the alternate red and white
stripes. However, where today there
are as stars, in horizontal rows of
5 stars each. there are In the old Fort
McHenry flag but 10 stars all told.
Beginning at the edge which would
be next to the flagpole. there are
three stars in a row, then row Of
two stars, then three then two. three
more, and two more.
Old Flag Has is Stripes.
In the early days it was customary
not only to add star for each adj
ditional state admitted to the Union,
but to add a stripe to the flag as
well. When this country reached its
days OF real expansion, this had to be
stopped, and the stripes in the flag
were reformed into the United States
of America when this country freed
itself from British rule.
However, the country had not gone
back to 13 stripes for its flag In 1914
and there were just as many stripes
as stars in the blue field and the old
inpiration for Keys poem has 10
stripes.
Key was not a Baltimorean. but
was born in Frederick County, Mary
land. He was a lawyer, practising his
profession In Washington and the
town of Frederick, later became fam
Gus as the home of Barbara Frietchie.
Key was buried in the little ceme-
terry at Frederick. His home in Wash
ington was one of the sights of the
city for long time. being torn down
not long ago in order that big new
bridge connecting Washington with
Virginia might have its Washington
end on the site of the old Key home.
The bridge is known to Washington
ians as the Key Bridge because of
this fact.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-21
Bv FREDERICK ]. Haskin.) J

washington, d. c., April 19-Prob-
ably the most interesting flag in the
world to Americans is on exhibition
in the National Museum in this city
the original Star Spangled Ban
ner," the bit of bunting which in
spired Francis Scott Key to pen the
immortal lines now popularity accept
ed as the national anthem OF the
United States.
The old battle flag. ripped and
frayed. is being carefully preserved
for the eyes of Americans of today
and generations to come. An emblem
of the many struggles through which
this young country had to go, any
visitor to Washington who fails to go
to see this inspiring flag, now over a
hundred years old, is making a re-
grettable mistake.
The way in which Key happened to
write the hymn is interesting. Under
a flag of truce, young Key visited
the British fleet lying off Baltimore
to discuss certain features of law af-
fecting a proposed exchange OF pris-
oners. The American emissary went
aboard the "Minden," flagship of the
British Admiral Cockburn.
AS it happened. the British battle
plans called for bombardment OF
Baltimore, the time for the opening
gun set for shortly after the time
Francis Key came aboard the vessel
For obvious reasons, the British nav
81 commander decided that it would
be better to keep Key aboard the
"Minden" during the engagement
virtually a prisoner.
According to the British plan. the
bombardment began at sunset on
September 1S, 1914. and lasted until
Z o'clock in the morning of the fol-
lowing day. During the time this was
going on the ardently patriotic Key
was forced to watch his own comDa
triots under fire in Fort McHenry
and Baltimore.
All through the night Key natur-
ally was unable to tell which way
the fortunes of war veered. The night
was rainy, dark one. and the flash
es of guns from the ships and shore
batteries were no indication oi
whether the British attackers or the
American defenders were getting
the worst of the engagement.
Keys Virgil Rewarded
But with the long awaited an6
prayed for dawn, Key, in the uncer-
tain light, saw the Stars and Stripes
still floating proudly over Fort Mo
Henry. and knew that his comrades
We're undefeated.
The experience of waiting through
the long. wet night for the news o.
the outcome of the bombardment
and the rush of joy when his eye:
saw, across the stretch Of water II
the first faint light of early morning
the American flag still waving ovel
the fort. were the inspiration for thu
poem which is known by heart to-
day by every school child Throughout
the land
Soon after the cessation of tht
bombardment. Key was conducted
ashore, under a flag of truce. and
Immediately. while the glow Of in.
spiration was still fresh in his mind
penned the immortal words of "Th'
Star Spangled Banner At the verI
time that Key was putting them OF
paper Admiral Cockburn ordered an