The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-09-13

in. says the federal reserve board
review of business conditions in Au-
gust Not only are some foodstuffs
declining in cost to the consumer. but
the price of wearing apparel, such
as textiles and shoes, also has been
affected, the review says. Business
continues al an extremely high level,
and confidence Of a satisfactory solu-
ton OF the wage and price problems
was reported from all sections of the
country.
S. Abbott McGinnis OF Salt Lake
! City, Utah, was nominated Friday by
President Wilson to be minister to
Bolivia.
An ivory gavel made from the tusk
Of a walrus by an Eskimo near Nome,
| Alaska, was Friday presented to Vice
President Marshall by Miss Mabel
Miller, the adopted daughter OF w. r.
Miller, formerly Of Enid, Ok. The
young lady is an Eskimo and was
|
The prohibition enforcement bill
was passed by the senate Friday with
out a record vote and virtually in the
form it came from the committee.
In the first speech of his trans-con-
tinental tour, President Wilson, at Co
lumbus, Ohio, Thursday, urged the
American people to exert their influ-
ence for acceptance by the United
States senate of the peace treaty
signed with Germany and predicted
that the senate would ratify the
treaty.
without a record vote, the senate
Wednesday, after a twelve-hour SEES
sion, passed the bill to make possible
the leasing of public lands having de-
posts of OIL, coal. gas. phosphate and
sodium In passing the measure, the
senate approved amendments offered
by Senator Morris, democrat, of Geor-
gia. which would provide that under
the Clayton antitrust act oil COM
panies may not charge different prices
in various parts of the country.
President Wilson left Washington
Wednesday night for countrywide
speaking trip to tell the American peo-
pie first hand of his part in the peace
negotiations and to make personal
appeal that the peace treaty be rati-
fled without amendment
Congress was asked Wednesday to
appropriate $2,500,OO0 for fighting for
est fires in the West. The department
of agriculture in requesting the appro-
priation explained it had already spent
more than $2,000,000 for this purpose
and that expenditures. were continu-
| ing at the rate of $4,000 day. Fur
| Their appropriations will have to be
made in addition to the S2,500,0O0 I'M
| less rains set in within ten days. the
! department said.
OF the $50,00O,0O0 war fund granted
to President Wilson last year by con-
gress for his discretionary use, $685.
| ABS. 80 remained on last August 5, the
house appropriations committee was
informed Wednesday in a report from
| the president.
! The war department announced
Tuesday that General Pershing had
awarded the distinguished service
cross to Lieutenant S. M. Hawkins.
Quanah. Texas; Privates Graviel Gar
Houston, Texas.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
That Lieutenants Frederick Water
house and Cecil H. Connolly the Rock
well Field pursuit pilots who have
been missing in lower California since
August 81, lost their heads and ran
wild" when they discovered they had
lost their way, was the opinion ex-
pressed Thursday by Colonel II. l..
Watson, commander of Rockwell
Field, San Diego. Cal.
Proclamation was issued by the gov
ernor of Texas Friday proclaiming
standards for loaves of bread to be
sixteen ounces, twentyfour ounces,
thirty-six ounces and forty-eight
ounces
The Texas state highway depart
ment has approved plans for a stretch
of gravel road running from Bowie,
Montgomery County to the Wise Coun-
/ ty line; contract for Is miles Of
gravel road running across one corner
of Red River County to make connec-
ton with other roads; q contract for
a gravel road from Luling to the Cald-
well county line
A population of 163,73O is estimated
for Houston, Texas, based on the new
city directory issued Friday. This is
| figures.
The actors strike, which started
nearly four weeks ago in New York
and resulted in the closing of nearly
200 theaters in that and other cities.
was called off Friday under an agree
ment which was declared to be
victory for the Actors Equity asso-
citation.
President r. e. Vinson Of the Uni
versity OF Texas has received from