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New-York tribune., 1919-04-15

A secret comprehensive survey OF
housing conditions and rent increases
of 25O0OO New York residents was be-
gun yesterday. This investigation is
being made by the housing committee
of the Reconstruction Commission of
New York, with the ala OF thirty volun-
teer civic organizations. This invest;-
CATION is so organized as to include
the positions of both tenant and land
lord.
Twenty-Five square blocks have been
selected in sections where the housing
by the commission that each block con-
tains at least fifty buildings with thir-
tv apartments, housing from five to
seven individuals.
The investigation Will show the num-
her of rooms occupied number OF ten
ants in them, number of boarders, num-
Der of children under five years, con-
dition Of sanitation, upkeep and re-
nair. name of landlord or owner,
whether the property is operated by
lessee, the present rent, previous reh'S
and time when the rents we're IN
creased.
Ready to Hear Complaints
Tho commission is ready to receive
complaints in writing from any source
which embrace those facts.
The commission also is conducting
an investigation among owners ia''o-
lords lessees, building and loan opera
tors and real estate men to learn 'ncli
side of the problem. Tins 1nfor'na'.ol'
,,;l1 include cost of operation. repairs
taxes and upkeep over per1od OF IlNe ~.
years. 1t is expected the 'oV WIN
nrs will complete the work wlth'h '"o
weeks. , +hor
Eve arc trying to get deeper Ma Man
tho moment" said Mrs. Henry MOS
tow;tz t@ secretary of the commission.
"Wc are irving to find If there are
houses enough and if they are IN ~ ~
aka condition. The survey IS not clty
wide. but the blocks selected w'll De
Characteristic of conditions where 'en-
ants formerly paid $40 month or IcSs'
"The housing problem rs worse 'hah
unom nlovmcnt because no temporary
relief is possible. The industrlal oe,
ve]opment of New York VIII be checheu
if building does not eaten UP WIN 'n.
demand 1t may mean the city must
do what the government did during the
war. that is, build houses at no matter
what cost.
To Consider Legislation
THE advisory committee to ire
housing committee will meet fr1day 70
consider the information gathered and
also the data already collected on cost
of material and labor. They also WIZ
consider legislation now pending at Al
banv. and when the report of the com
mission is prepared we Will be aole 70
make recommendation for Teeting inc
situation.' 80
The advisory committee consists OF
Walter Staber, controller OF the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Company
~ alter Lindcr, of the Title Guaran'ec
and Trust Company; Edgar A. Levy,
builder; Alexander Bing, bullder'
Frank G. Howe, Of the Queens,poro, I,
Housing Corporation, and q. Rlcharo
Davis, real estate operator.
"Thc increase in wages Mr. Mosko-
witz said, "has not kept pace with the
increase in rents. Wage earners who
formerly lived in s25 fiat now have
to live in cellars where half the WIN
dows are underground They pay from
ST to $40 a room in such places. The
situation among the colored inhabi-
tants is worse. The negro sections are
New-York tribune., 1919-04-15
Troy Methodist Conference
Changes Few PastOrates

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, April
14.-The annual session of the Troy
Methodist Conference was concluded
here to-day with the announcement by
Bishop William Burt Of pastor appoint
ments for the ensuing year. Few
changes were made in churches.
Robert L. Thompson, of Johnstown
was appointed superintendent Of the
Albany district
Pastors assigned to new charges in
cluded: Rensselaer,, Broadway Church.
J. H. Keep; Johnstown, G. M. Sturgess;
Troy, Memorial Church, M. A. Ham
mond.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-15
us. Home Loan
Bank MaySolve
Rent Problems
Bill Prepared for Submis-
sion to Congress Which
Would Make Building and
Loan Mortgages Bankable
New York Tribune
IEr,I, ot~.. I1,A.or,,

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April lathe addi-
tion of $780, 100000 to the home
building funds of the limited States,
with a marked effect on housing and
rent problems, will be realized if Con-
gress acts favorably upon the plan for
the creation of great system of home
loan banks, which was indorsed at d
conference to-day of representatives
Of the Department of Labor and the
United States League of Building and
Loan Associations.
A bill has been prepared proposing
to create new class Of banks to lend
on the mortgage loans of the building
and loan associations.
The paid up capital of the building
and loan associations of the country
is 40 per cent greater than the capital
of the national banks, being $780,
100000, and they have 3,85O,OOO mem
bers. Their unpaid mortgages amount
to about $4,000, 100000
Big Sum for Home Building
1t is intended to make it possible
for them to borrow on these loan con-
tracts from the Federal home loan
banks up to S1,5OO,OC0, 900, thus pro-
viding an immense accession to the
home building capital of the country.
The bill provides for the creation Of
a Federal home loan board, which shall
divide the United States into eleven
home loan bank districts, in each of
which there shall be a Federal home
loan bank, with as many branch offices
as it may establish with the approval
of the board.
Each bank is to be organized by an
association of ten OF more building
associations with aggregate assets of
not less than $5,000,000 and is to have
capital of not less than 100000 The
permanent organization of such a bank
is to consist Of six directors elected
by the member associations and three
appointed by the Federal home loan
board.
The central supervisory body is to
be board of five members, including
the Secretary of the Treasury, which
shall operate as bureau of the
Treasury Department. The salaries
of the four appointive members are
pIdCeO dC SJU,OUO ycuilN. HCoc SdI
aries and the expenses Of the central
organization will constitute the only
charge on the public treasury, as the
capital and expense Of the district
banks are to be provided by them.
No Opposition Expected
1t is said that there will be no oppo-
sition to this measure from national,
state or savings banl:s as with the ex-
tension Of the Federal Reserve system
to include them, less and less of the
funds of the last two goes into real
estate mortgages and the first class of
banks is not involved in this sort Of
business. New York City savings banks
first mortgage loans are reported to
have shrunk S165, 100000 within the
last year.
1t was voted to-day not to submit
this measure to Congress until the next
regular session, the interval to be
used in consulting and communicating
with the interested associations and in
improving the tentative bill.
Among those attending to-day's con-
ference were Charles O. c. Hennessy
Of the Franklin Society Of New York,
and K. V. Haymakcr, Of Detroit, who
was appointed to work out the propo-
siton.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-15
Kansas Pure Food Act
Upheld bv Highest Court

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Provis-
ions of the Kansas pure food act
authorizing the State Board of Health
to make regulations for the enforce
ment of the act were upheld TODAY
by the Supreme Court in refusing to
restrain the board from requiring
manufacturers OF proprietary foods to
state on the label the percentages Of
ingredients used by them.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-15
President of d. A. r.. Urges
Teaching of No Spoken
Language but English as
an Incentive to Patriotism
Annual Convention On
AmericanizatiOn of Natives.
as Well as Foreign Born,
Opening Session Theme

WASHINGTON, April 14-The teach
ing of any foreign spoken language in
the public schools of the United States
was characterized by Mrs. George
Thacher Guernsey, president general of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion, as one of the greatest barriers to
patriotism and amounting almost to an
act of treason.
Speaking at the twenty-eighth annual
New-York tribune., 1919-04-15
Assembly Takes fiction
On Citv Rent Problem

ALBANY, April 14.-The Assembly
adopted unanimously tonight reso-
luton providing for the appointment
of Legislative committee to investi-
gate tenement house conditions and
New-York tribune., 1919-04-15

he had been raised So month in No
vember and 50 in January. Unable to
find another apartment within his
means, he had to beg the agent to ac-
cept the rent and the agent fined
him So. Later, he said, the agent gave
him $40 toward his moving expenses
to get him out, as he could rent the
flat at a higher figure.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-15

rents throughout the state, and cspe-
clally in the city of New York. Simon
l.. Adler, majority leader, introduced
the resolution.
The state herald., 1919-12-19
WESTERN GLOW VALLEY

Mrs Waterman visited with Mrs
Stroud one day last week.
On account of snow and cold
weather there was not any school
for two days last week.
Our noted hunters Mr. Pratt,
Gardine and Crow enjoyed success
full rabbit hunts two days this
week.
Mr.. Roy Pratt and family and the
teacher enjoyed last Sunday after
noon and evening with Mr.. Fred
Gardine and family.
Mr.. Cooley Grow butchered fine
young beef Thursday afternoon.
Fred Gardine, Roy Pratt and Viii
bur Summers helped him.
Mrs Carlson arrived here last
Wednesday for an extended visit
with her son Fred Gardine and her
daughter, Mrs Erick Gustavson and
families.
Mr. and Mrs C. G. Ramsey and son
Ralph left here last Thursday for
The state herald., 1919-12-19
AMlTIE ITEMS

The coal shortage is being SER
iously felt by some families.
There was large rabbit drive
on Mr.. Patrick's farm Thursday.
Some neighbors and friends spent
II pleasant evening at our oyster
supper Saturday evening at Mr.. Dot
Harmon's home.
Mr.. Fred Miles has engaged deep
~ in the live stock business. He
has for sometime been feeding sew
eral thousand jack rabbits.
John Shultz, Floyd Keats, Wor-
ley Brothers, Arterbum Il Lock. kill
ed several hundred of Mr.. Miles
jack rabbits last Thursday.
Lorimer.
The state herald., 1919-12-19
PLEASANT VALLEY NEWS

Herman Poe was seen in Holyoke
Saturday.
Mrs Belle Briggs is on the sick
list this week.
Doch Norris and family are visit
ing at Ed. Hughes.
Mrs Paul Briggs is spending the
holidays at Haxtun.
Born to Mr. and Mrs Lee Chand-
Ter, December 14th. baby boy.
Mrs Emma Briggs has resigned
as teacher in Fairview District.
The state herald., 1919-12-19

Mr. and Mrs II. B. Gordon left
Friday for Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Ollie Hall and family and Mr.. C.
Brown spent Sunday at Ed.Hughes
Rev. Pickett of Lamar visited last
week at Ollie Halls and John Bar
bors.
Leo Walgren and family spent
Sunday with Grandpa and Grandma
Walgren.
The state herald., 1919-12-19

heir home in Oklahoma. They hav-
ing enjoyed a few months visit with
their son and brother Col. F. L. and
William Ramsey.
The Larkin Club were entertained
last Thursday afternoon at the
The state herald., 1919-12-19
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sabbath School at 1000 morn
ing.
Church services at II n. M. and
7:30 p. m.
Midweek Prayer service on We'd
nesday at Z 80 p. M.
Christian Endeavor at 6 80 Sun
day evening. All are cordially in
vited.
The state herald., 1919-12-19
COLORADO RATlFlES W0MAh'S
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT

Yesterday the House of Repre-
sentatives at Denver unanimously
passed the Senate resolution pro-
viding for ratification of the Wo-
mans suffrage amendment to the
United States Constitution, thus
completing such ratification by the
State of Colorado.
The state herald., 1919-12-19

home of Mrs Roy Pratt. Each lady
busted herself with the making OF
some Christmas gift as they ex-
changed many n valuable idea con
cerning same. An appitizing lunch
con was served at three o'clock. !.
pleasant afternoon is reported.
The state herald., 1919-12-19

Did You see your picture on the
screen Monday night. There were
some interesting pictures of our
townspeople shown, also pictures
of many groups of the kiddies.
The state herald., 1919-12-19

Mr. Otto Withers and Miss Helen
Withers arrived here Tuesday from
Grand Island, Nebr., where they
have been attending school, to spend
the holidays with relatives.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12

The Episcopal Ladies Auxiliary
met Wednesday afternoon at the
Lewis residence, Mrs. R. A. Pome
roy being the hostess. The mem
bers who attended were Rev. and
Mrs. R. R. Diggs, Mesdames j. P
Russell, P. F. Henry, F. Labee
j. Koch. F. F. Courts, j. Monk
R. Quezenberry. Misses Davies
Mrs. Grant and Mrs. E. Grant.
Misses Sarah and Mary Ann
McLarin of McComb, Miss. are
visiting at the home, Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Rand.
Miss A. DeBellevue and little
neice Inez are visiting relatives in
Marksville.
Mrs. Paul LeBourgeois and son
James spent Wednesday with rel
atives in Jeanerette.
Mrs. Rosenquest Of Weeks Is
land, was a weekend visitor here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pollard.
Mr.. w. O. Bunch will arrive
here on Sunday from Marlin,
Texas to visit relatives.
Mrs. J. w. Sanders returned
last Sunday to New Orleans, hav-
ing spent the weekend here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Estorge re-
turned home last Saturday from
a few days visit to Alexandria.
Misses Dorothy and Elizabeth
Shaw will entertain the jolly Glee
Club on Saturday. afternoon.
Mrs. Sidney DeBellevue and lit
tie daughter were visitors to Able
vile for few days this week.
Miss Julia Wyche entertained
her friends with dance at her
lovely country home on Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. G.. A.. DeGravelle, a young
gentleman from Jeanerette was. a
visitor in New iberia for a few
hours last Monday.
Mr.. Pat Markham and Mr..
George Rogers left last Tuesday
for Baltimore, Md. where they
will leave for Argentine Republic,
South America. They are in the
employment of the Standard Oil
Company. "a
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12

We had the pleasure last Sat-
urday of meeting Mr.. Tom Moore
Of Houston, Texas who was trans
acting business in New Iberia.
Mr.. Moore was then en- route to
Jefferson Island, having signed a
contract to drill for salt on that
famous Island which has already
come in such great prominence
due to it's former owner, the fam
Gus Jos. Jefferson. Some months
ago Messrs. Baylis and Jones, two
capitalists, from Louisville, KY.
took it over on their own account
and after remodeling the old win
ter home of the famous actor, es-
tablished game preserves thereon.
The new owners has recently or
ganized the Jefferson Island Salt
Co. and now we will soon have
another salt mine. According to
the geological surveys a vast salt
deposit lies under the Island and
very soon salts will go down and
the salt extracted in paying guam
titles.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12

DIR. Blake the Parish Dipping
Vat Inspector having left New
iberia some weeks ago, he was
succeeded by Mr.. j. Vincent Le-
Blanc who was sent here from As
cension parish. Mr.. Leblanc in
formed us that he intends to push
the dipping vat campaign just as
rapidly as possible so that by next
year the quarantine would be
lifted. By perusal Of the Grand
Jury report in another column of
this journal, it will be noted not a
single person accused Of refusing
to dip was indicted bv the Grand
Jury at its session this week. The
officers Of the Court was instruc-
ted however to arrest every one
that could not be pursuaded to dip
in the future and bring them be-
fore the Court for immediate trial.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12

Mr.. Zenon Boutte Of Loreau-
vile, member of the Grand
Jury in session here this week was
pleasant visitor in our sanctum
last Wednesday. Mr.. Boutte was
very pronounced in his assertions
that steps should Immediately be
taken to fix the dirt roads in the
Fourth Ward, unles it is the
intention of the Jury to imme-
diately begin the crawling. He
said that if the winter months
were a wet season it would be
impossible for the farmers in the
vicinity of Loreauville to haul
their crops to the mills, or
shipping points on the present
highways. This is a very serious
matter as Mr.. Boutte says, and
our Police Jurors should make
every effort to procure the money
to fix every bad hole on all the
roads of the Parish just as rapidly
as possible. It would indeed be
unfortunate if this important
work is not commenced and COM
pleted in some of the Wards at
least where there is such traffic
before the winter sets in.
On the other hand should we have
another Flu epidemic in this Par
ish and be confronted with the
same bad roads as last winter
there is no telling what the death
rate mrght be all for the want Of
better roads to haul upon. Steps
should be taken to- open up the
drains along every road where it
is known no gravel will be placed
this year, and We sincerely hope
our Police Jurors will do every
thing in their power to improve
the highways in the near future.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12
FIRST AID GLASSES AT RED
CROSS HEADQUARTERS.

Other classes are to be started,
one for the Boy Scouts and one
for men and women and boys and
girls. Any one wishing to join
apply to Red Cross Office. Miss
Julia Decuir, class secretary, she
will enroll you in the next classes:
The one now going on is very IN
teresting; all are taking intense
interest in the splendid instruc-
ton by DR.. Fulton. DIR. Shaw
will instruct the boys, and he has
volunteered to help DR.. Fulton,
he will organize q class at his In.
Urinary at FIVE o'clock P. N. next
week. Please apply to him or to
Miss Decuir, class secretary foE
enrolment card. No fee is st
tached to these classes. All abso-
lutely free, except q small charge
Of IS cents for students instruc-
ton books.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12

The Grand Jury having
finished their weeks work and
filed their reports with the Dis
trict Court next week will begin
the trial Of all who have been in
dicted for criminal ofenses. The
first case that will be on the
docket will be that Of the negro,
VIM. McGregor who last April on
Hope Farm shot and killed his
step-son for an imaginary griev-
ance he bore against the boy.
Judge Simon appointed to repre-
sent the accused Messrs. L. O.
Hacker and Isadore Gajan. while
District Attorney Vuillemot will
act for the State. From what we
learn the attorneys have asked the
Court to appoint physicians to ex-
anime as to his sanity. McGregor
had been confined at Hope for a
number Of years and had become
a trustee because Of his good be-
havior. When he shot and killed
his step-son it was all the officials
of the Farm could do to prevent
the other convicts from lynching
him, SO incensed they had become
over the shocking tragedy. The
second on the docket is that OF
Early Green q negro being charged
with having stabbed to death one,
Albert Alexander who was fighting
with an uncle Of the accused near
Loreauville in the month OF
March. Green deliberately walked
up and plugged his knife in the
body of Alexander from which he
died in q few seconds. The next
to be brought before the Court is
a negro girl of fourteen years Of
age named Bertha White who is
charged with having placed few
hours old infant in q stove and
cremated it. Her aunt, Louisa
King will also be given a trial
charges having been preferred
against her as an accomplice. 1t
is said their defense will be that
they gave the child to another ne
gro woman who had taken it of to
parts unknown.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12


Divine services will be held at
the Presbyterian church to-mor-
row morning at eleven o'clock by
Rev. Morrow. The public is
cordially invited to be present.
Mr.. Albert Laperouse, a son
of Mrs. Severan FLaperouse who
lives near New Iberia writes to
that his troop has been inspected
and will sail for the United States
in the very near future. He says he
his anxious to leave for home. He
sends his love to his family and
friends. Mr.. Laperouse is a men,
Der of Company B. 23d Infantry.
He is now in Neweid, Germany,
Deputy Sheriff Vic J. Poirson
will cry off to-day at the Court
House the Parish tax debtors
whose property has been adver-
tised for sale for taxes due for
1918. Those of our readers who
have neighbors whose property
is being advertised should call
their attention to.it so that they
can settle all taxes before their
holdings have been locked down
to the highest bidders.
Died, at her residence on
Weeks Street in this City on Tues
day. July 9Th. 1919 at 9 80 o'clock
p. NJ, the venerable Mrs. Belizsn
Hebert, nee Dudrozie BONN. Mrs.
Hebert was born in the Parish OF
Iberia on March 18th, 1921. She
leaves two daughters and one
grand daughter to mourn her de-
mise, namely Mrs. Alcide Roger,
Mrs. Louviere and q grand -daugh-
ter, Mrs. Parfait Romero. The
funeral was conducted from st.
Peters Catholic church on We'd
nesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
1t is currently rumored that
the owners Of the Teche Laundry
have decided to locate their ma
chinery in the building on Julia
Street owned by Mr.. Jules Drey-
fus. We understand a cement
floor will soon be underway as
well as the boiler shed. This ls
about as good a location as could
be found for this kind Of business
and we have reasons to believe 1t
will be Just as successful on that
Street as in the building they are
now occupying. As soon as they
remove to other quarters the jean
erette Motor Car Co. will then put
in q stock of automobiles and ac-
cessories.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12
NOTICE.

The next examination for teach
ers' certificates will be held at the
High School for white teachers on
August 4, 5 and 6, 1919, beginning
at 9 A. M. and at the High School
for colored teachers on August
z, 8 and 9th, 1919, beginning at
9 A. M.
The last examination on the
books Of the reading course usec
during the session 1918, 1919 will
be held August 18th at the High
School.
Il. r. MLLY, SUPP.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12
The second floor Of the Davi'

The second floor Of the Davis
building corner Of Main and Julia
Streets has been rented by the d.
rectorship of the New IBERIA
Chamber Of Commerce. In a few
davs the Offices will be fitted up
with nice furniture and Miss Rita
Soulier win be in charge. In the
course OF q few weeks it is more
than probable . secretary-manager
viii be elected to look after the
Associations business.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12
CARD OF THANKS.

July 18th, 1919.
We take this means Of thank
ing our friends and neighbors for
their kindness and words Of
sympathy during the illness and
death of our beloved mother.
Especially do we wish to express
our sincere thanks to Rev. Lang
lois of st. Peters Catholic church
and also to the operators of the
Cumberland Telephone Co. for
services rendered.
Children Of Mrs. Edmond
1.aperouSe.