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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24
WRITE TO THESE MEN.

The chief defects, or places Wheio
waste is apparent in the CONDUCT U
the business of the government. that
l have pointed out In these articies'
have been. first, the excessive propor-
ton Of the government income that
went for military expenditures Sec
opd the chaotic condition and lack
of ADEQUATE supervision and cohtroi
OF expenditures. which have been Al
part remedied by the introduction OF
the budget system and third. the nap
hazard organization Of the govern
ment departments and the morgan
lied condition that prevailed In gov
eminent employment.
The remedy for two OF these conol-
lions I have treated briefly IN the
two Immediately preceding articles. l
come now to the matter Of reorganiza-
ton OF the departments and the re-
classification of government EN-
ployees. A beginning has been made
on both Of these matters.
A Joint committee Of the two houses
of congress, with Walter F. Brown as
chairman, Is studying the whole ques-
ton Of organization Of the government
and the function Of the various de-
partments and bureaus and independ-
emf establishments. cannot too
strongly advise you to keep yourself
in contact with the work that joint
committee II doing.
have given you the names OF the
members OF the committee In another
article but / will repeat them here.
They are Senators SmOOt Of Utah.
Wadsworth Of New York and Harrison
Of Mississippi Representatives Reavis
Of Nebraska, Temple Of Pennsylvania
and Moore Of Virginia. Write to any
OF them or to Mr.. Brown. the chair
man Of the committee, who represents
the President, with headquarters In
the house office building here at Wash
ington.
This IL the third or fourth attempt
that has been made to effect q generai
reconciliation of the conduct OF the
business Of the executive departments:
They have all failed through lack OF
interest. There was lack Of public In
terest, and consequently lack Of inter-
est In congress.
This Joint committee Is at work now
It Is collecting facts. It Is finding out
the actual condition. 1t Is studying
the departments. Presently 1t will
make q report to congress. II you
will show an active, insistent interest
In the work that 1t Ii doing, congress
will take action. If you do not show
this interest, there Is every chance In
the world that no action will be taken
and that things will remain much al
ever.
Hundreds Of special interests arr
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24
Used Insects to Fieht insects.

Control Of destructive insects by
the introduction Of their natural en-
emies has become an important tech
niaue during the last generation.
writes Paul Popenoe In Science But
II competent observers are to be trust
ed. the southern Arabs employed the
same method more than 100 years ago
in the culture Of the date palm.
In his Relation dun Voyage dams
rYemen," P. f. Botta says:
" was able to verify the singular
fact previously observed by Forskal,
that the date palm in Yemen are at
tackled by a species Of ant which would
cause them to perish II each year the
growers did not bring from the noun.
tains and fasten In the tops Of the
palms branches Of q tree that I did
not recognize which contains the nests
OF another species Of ant which De
stroys that Of the date palm"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24
CORRECT dope" ON RICE
MILL DEAL.

Last week we published an article
telling of the leasing of the Carver
Teche Rice Mill to the Consolidated
Groceries Company. While we had
gotten this information from very
well informed parties, it now de-
velops that it was only in part true.
A move is on foot along this line,
but not concluded yet.
On June 9th the stockholders Of
the Carver Teche Company held their
annual meeting, at which time the
Board of Directors for the ensuing
fiscal year was chosen, as follows
w. H. Carver, President; H. w. Car
yer, Vice-President; L. ]. Barrow,
Second Vice. President; E. j. Dupre,
Secretary Treasurer, and Messrs.
Fritz Dietlein and julius Scharff,
completing the Board.
At this time a proposition was
placed before the stockholders for
the leasing of the plant. Not, how
ever, to the Consolidated Grocery
Company, but to a stock company
that would be known as the Teche
Rice Milling Company, Incorporated.
In this proposed company some Of
the stockholders of the Carver Teche
Company would retain an interest.
Definite action has not yet been
taken in the matter up to the pres
out time.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.

Newton C. Blanchard, former gov
ernor Of Louisiana, died Thursday
morning at $50 o'clock after long
illness.
Louisiana's veteran statesman was
born in Rapides parish January 20,
1849. His early years were spent on
his fathers cotton plantation and
his education was acquired, first,
from private tutors, later in private
schools and he subsequently attended
the Louisiana State University. He
received the degree of bachelor of
laws from Tulane in 1870.
The following year he was admit
ted to the practice Of law before all
the courts of the state and opened
his Offices in Shreveport which was
to be his home for a half century
and more.
Brilliant Political Career.
His first incursion into the politi-
cal life of the state where he was
active for more than four decades
came in 1879 when he was elected a
delegate to the constitutional con-
vention from the parish of Caddo.
In 1880 he was nominated by the
Democrats Of his district to serve in
the 47th congress and this was the
beginning of a service of IL years
terminating in 1893 when he was
appointed to the United States SEN
ate to fill the seat vacated by the
appointment Of Senator Edward
Douglass White to be justice Of
the United States Supreme Court.
At the next session Of the legisla-
ture he was elected to fill the re-
mainder Of the unexpired term and
served until March 4, 1897.
He retired from the Senate to be-
come q member of the Supreme
Court of the state where he served
until 1904, when he was elected to
be governor for the term from 1904
to 1908.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24
MINUTES WOMEN'S COUNCIL
OF THE NEW IBERIA CHAM
Der OF COMMERCE..

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Women's Council took place at
the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce on Tuesday, June 13, MISS
Louise Taylor presiding and mem
bers present being Mesdames For
teus Burke, c. w. Cultivate, Wal
ter Carstens, Chas. Provost, d. A.
Dimitry. Ledoux Smith, A. b. Muir
raw and Miss Mary Taylor.
Mrs. C. w. Cultivate submitted
report of the work Of the LADIES'
committee for the Convention OF La.
Travellers Association of which she
had been Chairman. report accepted
and thanks returned Mrs. Cultivate
and her committee for their assist
ance.
Mrs. Estorge for the Committee on
Play Grounds, reported that the
swing is expected to be in place next
week, the work nearing completion.
She reported that tall grass and
weeds on the grounds had been cut
| by order of the Mayor but that it
has now become expedient that some
plan must be put in operation by
which the Play Grounds should be
kept in good condition and free from
weeds and trash.
1t was suggested to appoint a
permanent Play Ground Committee
| for this purpose. After discussion, it
was moved by Mrs. Provost and sec
onded by Mrs. Murray, that such a
committee be appointed. The motion
was carried and Mrs. f. l.. Estorge,
Mrs. w. G. Weeks and Mrs. Robert
Perry were appointed. A small APP
| preparation was made for keeping
! the Play Gruonds in order, said ex-
pense being left to the judgment of
the members of Committee.
Mrs. Cultivate introduced the sub
ject of financial help to be given the
Community Service by the Women
Council. She and others considered
one hundred dollars as being proper
tionate to the Councils ability to
contribute. There was some discus
sion, some considering $4,000 at one
time would be fair provision. Fin
ally motion was made by Mrs
Cultivate, seconded and carried that
the $4,000, results Of a Picture Show
and Dancing Entertainment given in
conjunction with Miss Hunter, ant
S51 90 fines collected for violation OF
the stock laws should be appropriat
ed towards the Community Service
work in New Iberia.
| 1t was moved by Mrs. Murray anc
seconded by Mrs. Smith, that DR.
Carstens, as Health Officer, be aske,
. to complain to the City Council re
lative to vacant lots which are over
grown with weeds. Mrs. P. r
: Burke, Mrs. Murray and Miss Tay
lor were appointed as committee.
| Moved by Mrs. Smith, seconded b,
Mrs. Burke, that courteous notices
be sent by the Secretary to member
who have neglected paying their due
asking them to send the amount ne
cessary to the Council in order t.
retain their membership in the AS
ISOLATION.
Suggestions were made as to how
much could be afforded by the Coun
ell to help in the work of maintain
ing our Public Circulating Library
and it was finally moved by Mrs
Burke, seconded by Mrs. Dimitry
and carried, that $500 a year b.
appropriated.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned.
1 NaDC n nTNTTTDV
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24

Presbyterian Church Choir prac-
tice will be held at the church every
Thursday evening at Z o'clock.
This week there were twenty.
eight present. There was singing
competition, the boys losing had 10
furnish the materials for a lemon
ade for the crowd which was served
at the Manse following the practice,
when delightful social hour was
enjoyed.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24
|ANER!1CAN,
s

Doughboys, gobs and marines who
attended the American Legion ma
tional convention in New Orleans,
October Is to 81, may obtain
"bunk" for $3.50 day, as result
of an agreement between represen-
tatives of seven leading hotels and
T. Semmcs Walmsley, chairman. and
other convention officials.
The hotel men have consented to
establish rate of $3.50 rooms with
out baths and $3.50 with baths. This
rate is based on a minimum of three
person to the room. If the service
man prefers to dwell in solitary
granduer he will pay $3.50 or $3.50,
dependent upon whether his room is
equipped with bath.
All reservations for hotel rooms
during the five days of the conven-
ton will be made through the forty
eight Legion state adjutants, who
will forward the reservations to the
hotels and houseing committee of the
convention.
Some of the most famous hos
telries in the South are party to
the agreements for reduction in
rates. Included in the list are the
Grunewald, St. Charles, De Soto,
Lafayette, Monteleone, Bienville and
| Planters. Legion officials obtained
assurances from all hotel managers
that all rooms, excluding those oc-
cupied by permanent guests, will be
turned over to the convention visi-
tors.
Reports coming into national Lee
gion headquarters from every sec
ton of the country indicate that
American Legion Membership Day
July /, will be eminently successful
Each Legionnaire has been asked by
National Commander MacNider to
get at least one new member TO,
the service mems organization on
that day.
A squad of her comrades of the
American Legion fired last volley
over the grave of Lillian Russell
world famous opera star, at her
burial in Pittsburg. BY official war
rant in the world war, Miss Russell
held the rating Of gunnery sergeant
$3.50
A sheet, pillow case or towel was
the price of admission to an enter
tainment given by the American lie.
gion Auxiliary at Wildwood, N. j.
to acquire needed linen for sick and
wounded soldiers confined in New
Jersey hospital.
Planning to cover q total distance
of $500 miles, Donald F. Chase
prominent American Legion worker
of Reno, New, has started to New
York on bicycle. He expects te
visit American Legion posts on tn.
way.
Ex-service men and women wht
should be considered for medals Of
honor, distinguished service crosses
and distinguished service medals fol
meritorious services during the worle
war will be considered for these
awards until April 1923, by specia
act Of Congress passed upon the re
commentator of the Military AT
fairs Committee of the American
Legion.
An island in the Maumee river
twenty miles from Toledo, Ohio, will
furnish the setting for many Robin
SON Crusoe outings Of Toledo pos,
Of the American Legion. The post
has bought the island outright and is
erecting thereon tents and barracks
so that Legionnaires and their fami.
lies may spend their week ends and
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24

After his term expired, he retired
to private life only to emerge in
1913 when at the demand of the
state at large he consented to 60 to
the constitutional convention.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24
POLLYANNA SHOP.

Fancy work Of all kinds, Art
Pieces, Bridge Sets, Lunch Sets,
Breakfast Sets, Embroidery threads
and needles. Scarfs, Runners, Baby
Dresses and Shoes. If you do not
know how to embroider. We teach
you. Temporarily located in Room 4.
GlOri0so Building. "Come see."
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24
A Peculiar View.

Howell-He has some queer ideas.
Powell-Yes. ne believes that the
history of the world would have been
changed II he had married different
woman.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-06-24
Where Your Taxes Go.

of articles where Your laxes
- Hon Edward Lowry magazine writer Watch
10 Wy AAo' !; Tho Harlan
xnon.o failing eywilbe interest to readers
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Services will be conducted this
Sunday at Ii A. NJ, by Rev. Pierre
DAMS. The public is cordially invit-
ed to attend.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19
BOMBED INDEBTEDNESS UP
Big Increase in Kansas Shown For
1921

Big Increase in Kansas Shown For
1921
The bonded Indebtedness of Kan
sas counties, cities, schOl districts,
and other, local units leaped forward
in 1921 with q total of $26,819,-
666.11 new bonds issued, just slight
ly less than the total for 1920 which
was the record year. These bonds
provided funds for paving, read
building, schools, electric light
plants, waterworEs, sewers and other
public improvements.
The total amount Of bonded in
debtedness outstanding in Kansas. in
1920 wass Approximately 72 million
dollars, according to reports received
by the state auditor. At the estab-
lished rate of issue and retirement
this total is now probably around 85
million dollars. OF the 1920 tetal
about 10, million dollars had been
Dated by counties, 16 million by
school districts. and 40 million by
cities.
The issues in the m@nth of Deaem-
ber and. the first week in january
include: Paving bonds in Heringron
for $26y150 and road bonds for Dick
inson county tn the amount Of $217,-
600
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19
ENJOYED "FIRE CLOWN"
School Kiddies and GrOwn-Ups
Heard Him at SeeIye

Hundreds Of school kiddies, and 9
good number Of grOwn-ups focked tt
the Seelye Friday afternoon to wit
ness the performance of the "Firt
Clown"
Mr.. "Fire Clown" in his striking
suit of black and white and wearing
fireman's red helmet, talked to the
children in very simple and effec-
tive manner of fire dangers and fire
preventiOns.
The kiddies were startled to hear
that fire took place every minute
in the day in the United States. The
frequency of the fires was demon
strated to them by bell that tingled
every time the big "fipe clock" spec
ial property Of the clown, checked OF
a minute. Greater was their wonder
ment when they learned that seven
out Of every ten of the fires were
caused through some ones careless
ness.
Good and bad qualities Of gasoline
were talked of. The danger Of one
gallon of gasoline equals that Of 81
sticks of dynamite. Hereafter,
Mamma" will be told, when clean
ing her clothes with gasoline to go to
the back porch, to do the job.
Mr.. Merchant will have hard
time fooling the little boys and girls
about matches after listening to the
Fire Clown yesterday. They will
demand the match with the head OF
two colors, which is safe. and will
refuse to take the match with solid
red head, for it Is the dangerous
kind.
The children were also instructed
in how to turn in fire alarm cor
rectly, by calling Central and tell
ing her the correct address Of the
place where the fire IS, and leaving
the rest to her. Also they were told
how fires may originate in closets
where are oil mOpss or old clothes
especially if the clothes have oil OF
them.
Each youngster went home deter
mined to play fire marshal at his
house in the futrue, and to do away
with all the fire dangers Immediately
He is also going tso remember to tel
Daddy" on the first day of schoo
each year, about cleaning out thu
chimney.
These are only a few Of the prac
tical facts the clown brought In al
impressive way ts the children. Chic
Rogers of the Marion fire depart
ment is playing the part Of Fir
Clown" for the Kansas Association
of Firemen.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19

of the library board, and who faith
fully attended all meetings OF tn
board and worked for the best In
terests Of the community.
Other gifts not cited above wer'
$40. thirteen more scenic folders,
framed copy Of John Martins mott'
my Ship" a framed cpy Of Lin
coins Gettysburg address. the Out
look for the years 191S-1921 inclu'
sive. and Lutheran Woman's W0rk
for 1920.
Following are the names Of don
ors during 1921: Mesdames C. G.
Wyandt, 8. Kirk, J. M. Gleissner, G.
X. Alexander. T.. s. Perry, b. N.
Gleissner, X. J. Long, l.. A. Fronkier,
NJ A. Whitehair. w. II. Barber, w.
w. Davis, G. A. Rogers. II. Il.
Ackers. Il. l.. Morse. X. NJ. White,
J. 4. Nicolay. +. Parent, II. Bender,
Misses Elizabeth Wyandt,' Martha
Blayney, Mary Giles, Esther Roop,
Lois Bennett, Ethel Giles, Bessie
COulsOn, Rose Ryer. Gertrude Par
man, Darlyne Olive. Mabel Cuth-
bert, Mace King. Mary Smith, Ruby
Miller, Dorothy Taylor; Messrs. J.
B. Case. Paul Hoffman, Milton Jones,
John Dean. Wayne French, James
c. Carlson, Noble Brewer. Arthur
Capper Otto Kahn. j. ID. Haskell,
Earl Simpson, C. q. Murphy. W. A.
Stacey, ]. q. Strong, ID. r. Ackers.
H. d. FOcht, II. J. Hodge
Those who contributed to the sue
cess of story hours were: Mrs. B.
G. Hurd, Mrs. p. H. ROyer, Mrs. Fl.
A. Hockensmith; Misses Bessie
COulson, Eleanor Platz, Mabel Platz,
Frances Fuller, Dorothy Harger,
Aileen Davis, Harriet Shockey, Mir.
am Picking, Mary Virginia Averill
Catherine Johntz, Janet Hurd,
Martha Anderson, Lois Bennett, Mar
orie Geoffrey, Bernice Rogers, Mary
Elizabeth Wyandt, Marian
seelye, Dorothy Atwood, Charlene
Dorothy May Green, Ill
ian Graff, Ruth Brannaman, Ber-
lice Franks; Harry Fritz, Stanley
tObb.
Those firms and organizations that
contributed to the growth Of the IL
rary were the Reflector company,
chronicle company, Presbyterian
Society, Woman's Home
Society Of the Methodist
hurch, Citizens bank, c. A. Case
Company, r. L, Eshelman. J. L.
.ruger, G. L. Hubbard, w. H. Burn
am, J. G. Carlson.
About fifty state and out Of town
tate organizations sent pamphlets
nd booklets.-Lida Romig, Librar-
In.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19
NEW SCHOOL FOR HOPE
VIII Dedicate Handsome Building on
January ~

The new public school building at
Hope, one of the handsomest In the
county, viii be dedicated January
%, with this program:
Inspection Of Buiding....7 p. m.
Piano Morse .-.erling
Orchestra. d. Hoel, leader
Invocation. Rev. j. Russell Jones
Presentation. ..Supt. w. w. Clawson
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19
KANSAS. RANKED SECOND
Legion Has Total Paid Up Member
shin In State Of 24,614

The Kansas department Of the
American Legion ended the year
with a total paid-up membership Of
244,e14, as compared with s3.506 in
1920, Adjutant Frank E Samuel an
nounced today. Kansas ranked sec
ond In the entire United States In
number of new posts formed with q
total of 81. The present number OF
posts Is S5T. Texas led the list with
go new posts organized in 1921. Ohio
was third with IS.
The American Legion Auxiliary
also made big strides in the year just
closed. The number Of units In
creased in this state from 90 to 2OS
and the paid-up membership from
$3.50 to 10,715. The goal Of a unit
for each Legion post is now about
IS per cent realized.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19
WAS DRY. WARM YEAR
Rainfah In This Section Only zI.4s
Inckes

The year 1921 averaged warmes
In the history Of Kansas, yet hat
one of the most destructive freeze,
ever known In spring when on Easter
Sunday, March 27, and again OF
April 10 and II, severely low TEN,
peratures for the season ruined prac.
tically the entire fruit crops, except
In the southern counties. The year
began with the mildest weather eveI
recorded through January, February
and March. had some exceedingly
fine crop weather through June and
the fore part Of July, and closed
with the driest sixty -one days with
which any year has ended since che
record began In 1887, according to
daily observations at 1873 stations of
the weather bureau, summarized in
the annual report released today by
S. ID. Flora, meteorolgist for Kansas.
Every month, except November
averaged above normal in mean
temperatures, though the summer
was not especially hot. The highest
recorded was III degrees at Salina
on August % and the lowest de-
Grees below zero at GOodland on
December "a.
The distribution of the years
moisture over the state was almost
as freakish as Its temperature. While
several Of the extreme eastern coun-
ties had between three and four feet
of precipitation and Pleasanton re-
ported 57.43 inches-alnost FIVE feet
and near record breaker for any
and Reno counties,
in the heart Of the wheat belt, had
only little more than fifteen inches,
which is scarcely so per cent of
their normal and less than several
in the western end Of the
state received.
The average fall Of moisture over
The eastern third was 31.62 inches
The middle third, in which is Dick
nson, 21.4S inches; the western
-hird, 17.49 inches; and for the en-
ire state, 24.93 inches, which is
276 inches below normal and the
east since 1917.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19
Hope Playing Whist

The Hope whist players jouTneyed
to Marion last week and played the
Marion whist club, defeating. them
rs toa go, after which they were
treated to "scrumptuous" oyster
supper.
The MariSn club members are
royal entertainers and have. at their
disposal modern club room-
A RETURN engagement will be
played in Hope in the near future.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19
MONEY TO II. S. DISTRICTS
Are Reimbursed From County Higf,
School Fund under New Law

All districts in Dickinson county
which have four year; accredited
high school course WIFI be reini-
bursed from the county high school
fund in proportion. to the valuatfon OF
the district, in accordance with the
provisions of a. law passed by the
1921 legislature. Based on levy
of .OOO75 the apportiopment will be
as follows: Abilene, $5,745. 15; Her
ington, $2,57O,09; Enterprise, ST.
29S.O6; Solomon, $T,40G25; Wood
binefi $8S1.74;. Hope, $953.s7.
This pays back into the districts
the money which has been paid by
them for the support Of tine county
high school.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19
BIayney Monument Here

The monument to the late Rev. Or.
Blayney has been erected in Abilene
cemetery. II Is q massive granite
and win have q bronze tablet with
an appropriate inscription The
whole is paid By voluntary snbserip-
fsons from frienas Of Dr. Blayney.
ne list uf1l close January 81
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19
COURT WAS TOO LARGE
Abilene Was Defeated at Manhattan
20 to "a in Basket Ball

Manhattan high school defeated
Abilene high school in a basket ball
game there Friday night by a score
of 20 to IA. Skinner, a X. s. A. c.
student refereed Abilene played a
hard game, according to Coach
Vaudeville but the college court on
which they played was larger than
they were accustomed to and thus
put them at disadvantage. Rice,
Oliver, Gish, Carnine, Fr0elich,
Byers and Stoffer played on the local
team.
Tonight Abilene will play the
county high school at Chapman and
next Thursday night Lawrence will
"Dlay here.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-19

AuureSs
Dr. Raymond A. Kent. Dean of the
School of Education. University OF
Kansas
City Team W.. High School Team
Basket Ball ..........l..................-.
Physical Drill by Grades Between
Halves