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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22
Mrs. George N. Williamson (Flor-
] I. 81 acc

Mrs. George N. Williamson (Flor-
ence Ford) who had been visiting
here and at Reinersville, left We'd
nesday for Artesia, n. M, where
they are proving up a section of
government land. Mr.. Williamson's
health is now very good, and after
their claim is proved he and his
wife plan to return here and live on
Kennebec hill Mrs. Williamson's S
parents Mr.. and Mrs M. D. Ford
and family -who recently arrived
from Alluwe, Okla, where they
made their home, accompanied her
as far as GAINESVILLE Wednesday.
The Fords will not return to Okla
homa, but have purchased the Mel
lott property near the fair grounds,
and will make it their home for the
present. Miss Annie Mcbride. who
spent the winter with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ford in Oklahoma, returned here
with them.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22
Help One Another club met at thu

Help One Another club met at the
home of Nettie Robinson Thursday,
June /, with nine members, six
children and three visitors present.
Meeting was opened by singing and
repeating the Lords Prayer. An in
teresting program was rendered.
Candy, ice cream. cake and lemon
ade were served by hostess, assist
ed by Mrs. Tillie Swingle. Next
meeting July 6. will be at the home
of Mrs. Nellie Rex-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

At New Concord Summer School
Quite number of teachers, and
teachers to be, and those who will
make up high school work, left
Monday for summer school at New
Concord. Among them were Clifford
Osborn of Malta; Clair Lowe, Lois
Hill and Rita Smith, Manchester;
Faye McFerren, Center; Kenneth
Ray Bristol; Gladys Osborn. East
Bloom: Edythe Reed of this place;
Vera Davis, Windsor; Margaret
Sheridan, Nola Scott, Bristol;
Blanche Spears, Malta.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Miss Ruth Henne, who is a stu
dent at Sweet Briar school for girls
in Sweet Briar Va, will leave the
latter part of this week for New
York City, from which city she will
sail for Europe accompanied by five
other school chums, chaperoned by
DR.. Mary Harley, school physician
and teacher. They plan to visit Ice
land first, then Norway, Sweden,
France, Germany, and will witness
the Passion Play. Their tour will
constitute two months.-Marietta
Register-Leader.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22
Raw Hogsett Dies i'm Lima

Ray Hogsett. aged 80 years, died
Wednesday morning of last week at
the Lima state hospital, as result
of tuberculosis. He was the son of
A. J. and Maria Coulter Hogsett of
Homer township, this county, both
of whom survive him. He also
leaves brothers and sisters as fol-
lows: Mrs. Jennie Hambel and Mrs.
Bertha Duncan of Elliott; Mrs.
Fqossie Ball of Wrightstown; and
Clye, Earl, and Nellie Hogsett of
the home. A brother Russell is de-
ceased.
Funeral services were held Fri
day at Lima, and interment was
made at that place.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

The late word form T. M. Glid-
den of Malta who was in a critical
condition following an operation at
Columbus, for gall stones, is to the
effect that he seems to be getting
along fairly we'll His wife has
been with him, also their son Mr..
Harold Glidden. The latter who is
in the railway mail service, return
ed to Cleveland Wednesday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Atty G. o. McGonagle left Mon
day to attend the annual meeting
of the I. o. o. F. Grand Lodge which
is held in Cleveland. He went as the
representative of the 49th district
which comprises all the lodges OF
the county, and some of the lodges
of part Of the adjoining counties.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Mr.. Harry Miller of GAINESVILLE
came down Saturday evening and
returned Sunday afternoon in the
taxi, taking with him his little
daughter who had been visiting her
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
Miller. He has been employed in
the tile works, but is thinking of
moving back to this place, in which
event he will be employed with the
Cochran Bros cigar factory.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Mrs. Anna Heald and three chill
dren of Chicago came Saturday for
visit with Mrs. Heald's parents DR..
and Mrs. J. B. Naylor of Malta. Mr..
Heald will join his family there in
a week or so for visit. Others
at the Naylor home over Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Robson
and daughter Barbara of GAINESVILLE,
and Mr.. Robert Naylor and wife.
Robert Naylor is a prohibition Off
Ger, and has been at Cleveland and
Youngstown, and other places in the
vicinity of those cities.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Atty Frank Cobourn, wife and
daughter Carolyn of Toledo came
the latter part of last week, and
have since been at the home of
Mrs. Cobourn's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. S. G.. White. Mr.. Cobourn is
one of the attorneys in the in
junction case of Stacy Deaver VS..
The Tropic Mining Co.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Miss Lena Hanna of Quaker City
was the guest last week of Miss
Florence Gatewood here. Thurs
day Miss Gatewood and Miss Hanna,
accompanied by Misses Rosa Wilson
and Nola Scott and Mr.. Vernard
Hindman, motored to New Concord
where they attended commencement
exercises Miss Hanna went on to
her home from New Concord, and
the others also returned to their
homes Friday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Saturday of this week the follow
ing from Wagon Co. 124 leave for
Camp Perry: Herbert Lewis, Russell
Ashton, Pearl Savage, Ted Mcbride,
and Tom Aber They go to receive
certain military instructions. Dur
ing the absence of Mr.. Lewis, Miss
Josephine Birch will be employed in
the post office.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Rev. Mckinley Pierce and his fl
ancee Miss Harriet Farnsworth Gu
lick of Boston, Mass, came Saturday
afternoon for a visit of about week
with Mr.. Pierce's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. H. Pierce of Kennebec hill.
Mr.. Pierce receives his diploma this
year from the theological depart
ment of Boston university. Miss
Gulick is student at Radcliff col
lege, and before going there attend
ed Oberlin college, this state. Both
will be engaged in camp work dur
ing the summer, and this fall Mr..
Pierce will assume pastoral duties.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Mr. Kenneth Robinson, who re-
Gently finished his years work at
the Denison university, since which
time he has been at his home here,
left Saturday for Detroit, Mich,
where he will be employed for the
summer with J. French Paddock, a
civil engineer. For the past three
summers he has been employed
with this same firm.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Miner, Of Ok
mulgee, Okla, are spending three
weeks with Ohio relatives. They ar
rived in Lowell June 9. Mrs. Mil
ner is a sister of Mr. E. j. Riecker
and they were guests at the Riecker
home when il Beverly. They are
also visiting at the George Miner
and Bingham homes
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Mr.. John r. BoZman has been
spending several days here looking
after business matters Mr.. Boz
man who spent the winter in Flor
ida, recently returned to Columbus
from a seven weeks trip to Los An
geles, Cal. On their way home they
visited Mr. Bozman's sister Mrs D..
w. Richards at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Mr.. Byron Whipple and his moth
er Mrs. Clara Whipple, who have
been living in Athens, returned here
the latter part of last week, and
will make this place their home for
the present. Mr.. Whipple graduated
last week from the o. u, with the
degree of Bachelor of Science in
Education. During the past year he
also gave manual training in the
college, and has been asked to take
the same position for the coming
year, but he has not fully decided
whether to accept the offer. Tues
day he went to Cleveland with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Walker who
had been here visiting their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. w. Dover for a
short time, and he expects to go
July 1st to Camp Knox, KY, where
he will attend the citizens training
camp.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Prof. George Carr, superintend
ent of the Hamilton township high
school, near Columbus, will attend
the o. S. y. this summer, taking
work that will lead to the Masters
degree He together with his wife
and baby has been visiting their
home people at Pennsville and near
Stockport.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-22

Miss Vera Roberts who taught
the past year in Cleveland, came
the first of the week for a short Wis
it with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Roberts. She left Wednes-
day evening for Athens where she
will take special summer work. She
has been re-employed 70 teach in
Cleveland the coming year.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
THEN HE LEFT TOWN.

Once every SO often a story goes
around among newspapers as to
why the editor left town. Here it is
for those who haven't heard it.
Someone sent the editor of GER
tain paper few bottles of home
brew. The same day he received for
publication wedding notice and an
auction sale ad. Here's how it came
out in the paper: civilian Smith
and Miss Lucy Anderson were dis
posed of at public auction at my
farm one mile east of town. She
wore beautiful cluster of roses or
her breast and two white calves, be-
fore background of farm nipple.
ments too numerous to mention ir
the presence Of about seventy guests
including two mich cows, six mules
and one bob sled. Rev. Jackson tiec
the nuptial knot with 200 feet oil
hay rope and the bridal couple left
on one good John Deere gang pillow
for an extended trip with terms t.
suit purchaser. They will be at home
to their friends with one good baby
buggy almost new and few kitch
en- utensils after ten months from
date Of sale to responsible parties
and fifty chickens"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
INCOMPETENTS ARE KEPT

The annual turnover in the govern
ment service is something almost IN
credible. No business corpofatleh'
however strongly established, eotlu
long endure the heavy annual dram Oh
its resources. Hundreds Of men leave
the government service daily; anu
new. unframed people have to be taken
on and taught TO do the work, rms
costs money, rs every employer
knows.
The designations from the govern
ment service are chiefly from the SUI
pervisory and most highly paid posi-
lions and from the very lowest grades.
The men at the top, If they have any
initiative or ability or ambition to
make a name for themselves, are OF
fered private employment at double
or treble or more what the govern
ment can pay them. The people IL
the lowest grades leave for private
employment when opportunity affords
because in too many instances they
actually cannot keep body and soul
together on their government pay.
1t is the people in the middle class
who stay on the longest. The whole
constant process makes for steady
deterioration in the quality of the
government service and tends TO re-
tain the mediocre In public employ
ment.
The civil service commission, through
which the great bulk of government
employees are brought into the serv
ice, IL acutely aware of this condition
Its reports give emphasis to the diff
Guilty constantly experienced in secur-
ing and retaining competent employ
ees. The rotation in office has become
increasingly frequent and vitality i'm
pairs the efficiency of the service.
During the war there was lower
rate of turnover in the mechanical
forces than in outside establishments.
The proposition of separations, how
ever is excessive In clerical. profess
sional and technical positions, in
which the rate Of turnover sometimes
amounts to q third of the force in a
year.
During the nine months preceding
the armistice more than 10000 APP
pOintments were made In the civil
service and about $4,000 separations
occurred-that is, for every two ap-
pointments made one person left the
service. For period of similar length
following the armistice only 60 per
cent as many appointments were made,
but there were nearly 33 per cent more
separations. In this period almost as
many positions were vacated as were
flied.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
LICENSE MONEY RETURNED.

Baton Rouge, La, March 6.-The
automobile department Of the state
secretary's Office has been compelled
to return all money now received by
mail for vehicle licenses because of
failure on the part of the applicants
to include the penalty costs. The law
imposes a penalty Of 25 per cent on
all licenses not paid on or before
March 1st
1t is estimated that there are about
10000 delinquents, and $614,496.11
was turned into the state treasury
Monday for licenses issued during
February. This makes total of
$840, 1888 with complete reports to
come from the New Orleans and
Shreveport Offices. 1t is estimated
the sum will total 100000 from
the sale Of licenses for January and
February.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
PAYING FOR FOLLY.

Only a few weeks have elapsed
since the Roma collapsed and snuff
ed out the lives of many brave men
Yet the incident is practically for
gotten.
We use the word "incident" pur
posely.
That which affects our pocket
books or our pleasure is vital, anC
is remembered.
Most everything else is incidental
including the Roma and its i'll fatec
victims
The government paid italy large
sum for the leaky old gas bag, wher
we should be building our own dirl
gibles and keeping our own people
employed.
That it was defective at the TIME
cf it's purchase appears to have peer
known, yet Italy got the money, an'
we got the bag. and the widows an'
orphans of the victims got left
But that, as usual, is incidental.
What we want to impress upol
the minds of the people is the fac
that we should not buy abroad tn
things that we should be making II
this country.
We have the money, we have TN
materials that go into construction
we have the man power, and some
where we have the brains necessar,
to coordinate and put them to prop
err use.
We've been crawling long enough
Let's learn to toddle.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
MRS. HORTENSE WE'LL.

Mrs. Hortense We'll, one of the old,
est and most highly esteemed of New
Iberia's citizens, passed to her reward
Thursday night at eight o'clock.
Mrs. We'll was a native of Alsace-
Lorraine, but came to, America in ear
ly life, living for time in New Or
leans. She has resided in New Ibe-
ria for many years, during which,
time she had won large circle OF
friends.
She is survived by one daughter
Miss Carrie We'll, and two sons, Sam
and Gus We'll. all we'll known in this
city.
The funeral took place Friday af-
ternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
HOW THEY DISARM.

It is already developing that Jap
an and perhaps other powers involv-
ed in the Washington treaty and
resolutions, are arranging to place
the money salvaged from the war
craft to the development of just that
many more bombing and combat ar
planes.
In other words, while these pow
ers entered into an agreement to re-
duce their armies and battleships,
they are proposing to center atten-
ton and money on the greater ex-
pansion of the new and more I'M
portant war agency-the airplane.
Battleships have been cut out and
armies reduced, only to be replaced
by the more effective war machinery
in the air. And it seems probable
that more attention will be paid to
fostering the poison gas industry.
Any nation we'll fortified with ma
chinery for air service and gas for
military operations can afford to
laugh to scorn the battleships and
military forces of any nation that
might become the subject of its
wraths.
The Washington conference adopt
ed an agreement to limit the num-
her Of battleships and to reduce the
size of armies, but it did nothing to
make war less destructive and it did
nothing to reduce the likelihood of
wars in the future. And the people
are just now beginning to find this
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
NEW CIVIL ENGINEER in NEW
IBERIA.

On Wednesday, March 9Th, a new
Civil Engineer and Surveyor located
in our city, probably attracted by
the great amount of canal and road
construction on the local program.
For the present he will be associat-
ed with Mr. Kirk Frantz, and Kirk
states that although he is a husky
young man, he will not undertake
any actual work for some time. He
is the fourth son to arrive at the
Frantz home, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frantz are receiving congratulations
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
THE GOLDSTEIN LECTURE.

In spite of the heavy rain on Mon
day night, quite a large audience
gathered in St. Berchman's Hall to
hear Mr.. Goldstein's lecture on "His-
tory In The Making 1t was lit
erary treat, and it is indeed unfor-
tunate that the weather prevented
many more of our citizens from hear
ing it. The Knights Of Columbus
are to be congratulated on bringing
a lecturer Of this caliber to our city
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

get mex to sum OF
the things. They
was sum foxes
ship rocked which
diddent have nu
thin only there
close & they was
was pritty few .
The Hero bilt q
a fire & used a
ole peace Of glass
& let the sur
shine threw it
In the mex ack he
rolled a cigaret q
reich in his peck
ct and pulled out
a box of matches
& lit ]. W here
did he get the
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

matches.
Saturday-Rained hard all day K
| wassent sorry cause ma got me a
situashun a working in the store or
Saturdays. Had a awe full big bis
ness on over shews on acct. of tht
rane But they was out of them.
Sunday-Had roast Pork & the
preecher for dinner. pa asst him What
salry did he get & the preecher tolc
him. 1t wasscnt much. ma sed after
he had went home How can a mar
live a Christian life on that amt. OF
money & pa replyed e. sed He cud
dent live emmy other kind of a life
cud he
Monday-over herd pa tawking tc
| a friend of hizzen today. He sed Wei
| run things at are house | beleavt
its mans place. Mebby he does
The only things that pa runs at are
house is errands.
Tuesday was telling ma of q
married man which was speaking OF
the street today. She sed How did
know he was married. | am not blind
He had dander on his collar e. but
tons off his coat & dirty finernales
Wednesday is a trying to get
a job passing the Basket at church
don't know why unless he wants tC
pass the basket to keep the basket
frum passing him. Mebby. Hope he
never reeds this direy.
Thursday-we went 2 a neybors
house to see there new baby which
| was born las week. II was still very
yung yet. It's pa is a dentist & yet
it hassent no teeth yet. Mebby he is
too bizzy in his shop to wait on his
own famley.
Just what you want in the Hard
ware line, at prices to please you,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
I|!Elz [lil
Eys.s'ss 'ss:s a3S
NOTICE.

The next examination for teachers
certificates will be held April II, IS,
10, (White), at the Office Of the
Parish Supt., Masonic Building, New
Iberia, La, at 8 A. NJ, and April
20, 81, %, (negro) at the New Ibe-
ria Colored School.
The examination upon books Of
the Reading Course will be held Sat-
urday, April 22nd, ct A. H., 1t
the Office Of the Parish Supt. A16.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
EVERY SUNDAY SCHOOL
THE PARISH VISITED IS
OUR AIM.
On Sunday School Association Day
Sunday, March 18th, 1922.

The purpose Of the Visitation is:
To create Sunday School Senti-
ment.
To learn the conditions under
which others work.
To know and appreciate the work
ers in other Sunday Schools.
To announce and leave Registra-
ton Cards for the 36th Annual State
Convention of the Louisiana Sunday
School Association at Shreveport
La, April 11A14, so that every Sum-
day School in our Parish may have
the privilege Of sending a delegate
to the great gathering Of all Sunday
Schools of Louisiana.
You can help make the Day One
Hundred Per Cent worthwhile BY
welcoming the visitor to your Sun
day School. Let's make it a great
day for OUR Parish.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
TABLETS OR LIQUID
SOLD EVERYWHERE
TO THE PUBLIC.

This is to announce my candidacy
for the State Senate from the 18th
Senatorial District consisting of the
Parishes of iberia, Lafayette and st.
Martin at the special election called
for Tuesday, March 21st, 1922, to
fill the vacancy created by the resig-
nation Of Hon. J. r. Domingeaux.
JAMES D. SIMON.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
Where Your Taxes Go.

of Of "Where Your Taxes
CO. Watch
We secured them at quite
will be of interest to readers
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

For Hardware Of all kinds you can
save money by coming TO our well
stocked Store.
n BERTRAND LUMBER co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11
STATS DIARY.

Friday went to q pltcheF s',o"
tonite and seen pitcher ap0ul oeS.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

The exigencies of the war required
a great expansion of the clerical
forces at Washington and elsewhere
and this was accomplished by labor
turnover several times above normal.
The percentage of destinations of ap-
pointments among eligibles on the CIV
II service register increased In many
instances from 30 to more than so per
cent-that is, more than half the men
and women who successfully passed
civil service examinations and were
offered jobs under the government re-
fused to take them. 1t Is estimated
that more than $4,000 of those who
met the test were appointed during
that time.
The civil service commission says
fatty:
"Those familiar with the federal
service Mt Washington know that the
service is now hampered by the re-
tention Of incompetents whose re-
moval is rendered difficult by influences
which are incompatible with the eff
cheney of the service. Preferences
and exemptions increasingly clog the
departments with persons who. no
matter how inefficient. are difficult to
remove, and whose retention tends to
destroy the discipline Of the service"
Among these ineflicients. Of course,
are the superannuated and the phys
ically incapacitated. The bureau Of
efficiency estimated. before the pass
age of the approximation retirement
law, the number Of employees in the
civil service Of the United States sew
enty years of age and over as follows ::
Number
Railway postal clerks................... 1877
Rural letter carriers. .................... "a
City letter carriers. go
Post office clerks. Observation-Disclosures. 367
MecnanlcS --...................-. $40
General employees, Dist. Columbia i. 4S4
General employees elsewhere. ........ 1.613
-
Total Observation-Disclosures. -, 6S3
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

The commissioner Of pensions sup
plies the following compact statement
of the age Of the employees In the pen
sion bureau:
Number I'm the classified civil serv-
ice, S74; age of the Oldest employee,
eighty eight; number over eighty years
of age, %; number between sixty-flv
and eighty, 266; based on age of sixty
five, number eligible for retirement,
292; percentage of employees eligible
for retirement. 1874; average age Of all
employees. July 1, 1919, fifty-eight.
These old men and women bear the
burden of the administration Of the
complex, intricate and involved pro-
cedure under the pension laws having
to do with the disbursement Of 1902
1922 in 1920 to 100000 and some
odd beneficiaries.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

Foreigners who come over here and
criticise us are not entirely to be
censured. How else can they camou-
flage their own inferiority?
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-03-11

Forget it. The other fellow cal
growl enough for both Of you.