Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-09
STATE INSURANCE
BUREAU FAVORED
TREASURER PAYS OFF $6o, 200
DELINQUENT SCHOOL AP-
PRoPRIATIoNS.
Relief FOR ARMENIANS
Movement For This Work Is Being
Backed BY Baton Rouge American
Committee For Armenian and
Syrian Relief.
Baton Rouge :

Baton Rouge
The next regular session Of the gen.
eral assembly probably win be asked
by L z. Thomas, chairman of the
Board of State Affairs, to establish q
state insurance department that would
carry risks on all public buildings, in
cluding courthouses, jails, school
houses, ETC.. as well as those owned
by the state The establishment OF q
state insurance department may re-
quire a constitutional amendment.
II is estimated that $150,00e is paid
out annually for risks on public build
ings. 1t is figured that, after accum-
ulatton of surplus fund OF $40, 900
should have been effected, the pre-
miums could be reduced to half the
total paid for such insurance now. This
would save about $4,000 per year.
Chairman Thomas asserts.
There being on deposit to date, to
the credit of the state treasury, more
than s4.000.00o in state and Ievee
taxes. the former including road and
veteran taxes, State Treasurer Hun
sicker has paid of 100000 on appro-
priations that had been provided by
the general assembly for the school
revenues OF 1915. One OF the checks
was for $37,500 for domestic science
and agricultural departments, a sec
ond was for 81, 2,499.S6 for high schools
and a third was for $4,000 for voca-
tional education in New Orleans. Be
fore the end OF the current year the
state is expected to pay $12,5O0.14
more in delinquent school appropria-
tions.
A committee of seven has been ap-
pointed here for making collections
and arranging other sueeor for suffer
ing ATmenians This committee con-
sists of Professor S. T. Sanders, Jo-
seph Gebelin, Father Drossaerts, Rab-
Clark and E. T. voolfolk Mr. Gebe-
lin has been selected as treasurer The
for this work is being back
ed by the local American committee
Tor Armenian and Syrian relief.
A wire to Governor Pleasant from
Provost Marshal General Crowder
says, it is reported to the Washington
office that local boards are giving per
mits FOR men within the draft age on
their registration lists to go abroad to
enlist in the forces of other powers.
This is erroneous, OF course, says the
provost marshal general, and the gov
ernor is requested to issue the neces-
sary corrective instructions.
4 committee composed of DR.. w. D.
Haas and Rabbi l. ]. Rothstein of
Alexandria has gone to Washington to
lay before the War Department the
situation with reference to the liquor
question in Rapides parish, and it is.
said will make an appeal to the de-
partment to issue an order closing the
saloons in the parish.
President H. P. Mitchell, OF the
Merchants and Farmers Bank and
Trust Company, Of Ponhcatoula, has
filed his quarterly statement with the
state bank examiner, showing indi-
vidual deposits, subject to check, 1885,
741S1; individual savings deposits,
$50, ,747.53, and time certificates of de-
posit, SIs,571.35.
The Hammond schools in their first
weeks drive sold a little over s400
worth of thrift stamps and war saw
ings certificates. Professor Dunn says
that the campaign has only just
started"
A Democratic primary election has
been called to be held at Pontehatoula
ON February for the purpose of nom-
mating mayor. 1--WE aldermen. a mar.
shal and three committeeman.
The budget for the town of Palmet-
10, La. St. Landry parish, for the year
1918 amounts to S72s. The budget for
the city of opeIousas for the year
1918 amounts to S15.146.0s.
Since the opening Of Gertsner's avia-
ton camp at Lake Charles, Welsh peo-
pie have been kept busy searching the
air for view of the many planes that
ay over every day.
The handsome school house at Kin
der burned to the ground together
with the contents recently caus-
Ing a loss Of $4,000. with an insur-
ance Of slo. 900.