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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02

The Facts of the Telephone
Situation in Louisiana
The Service Situation
By J. ErPs Brown, President
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE 4 TELEGRAPH COMPANY
incorporated

Telephone servics should be adequate, ef-
ncient and dependable; sufficient in guam
tity satisfactory in quality and furnished
without interruption.
Adequate service is dependent upon ade-
quate facilities.
Eficient service is dependent upon a suf-
hcient number Of trained employees to
maintain and operate the facilities.
Dependable service is dependent upon
both adequate facilities and trained forces.
The facilities are paid for with the money
invested in the business. Trained forces
are paid with the money paid 70. the Com
pany BY the public for the service furnished.
In no other way can these essential req
uisites Of service be had. The needed facil-
tiles are never paid for out of the earnings
Of the company, and the employees are
never paid out Of the capital of the COM
psny.
Subsequent statements will show what
the Company has done to meet its obliga-
tion to furnish both facilities and forces.
Everyone knows tha4 this Company's
service has been dependable. Throughout
the war and in spite Of strikes and the most
abnormal conditions ever known, our serv-
lee was furnished without interruption.
While the service now is not adequate TO
meet the unprecedented demand, due to
causes which will be given later, the facts
show that the Company is now furnishing
far greater quantity Of service than ever
before.
The following figures show the service
furnished within the State Of Louisiana.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02
Mr., FRANK -N0EL'S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
,H< TUESDAY NIGHT MEETING.
New Iberia chamber Of Commerce Secretary Turned Over
~Affalrs Of Organization Friday.

without going into the merits
of the case, or discussing st this
time the pros and cons of the
nroposition, we will state as a
natter OF news that the connection
of Mr.. Frank Noel, as Manager
secretary of the New Iberia
chamber OF Commerce was rather
abruptly terminated at the Board
of Directors meeting Tuesday
evening.
Il is . matter of general public
information that the part taken by
M. Noel in the recent Senatorial
urinary election met with prac.
iiicslly universal disapproval, and
ithad been rumored very generally
that his resignation would be
presented to the Board at It's
earliest meeting.
Almost q full membership of
the Directors was present when
President Carver called the meet
Ing to order.
NJ. Noel then Immediately
handed in his resignation to the
Chairman. When the resign alton
Vas read II was most evident that
Il vas not in keeping with the
wishes Of the majority of members
prsssnt, as IL was 90 w0rded as to
iake effect on November 1st, and
strong sentiment was expressed
thst On immediate severance of
nr, Noel's connections with the
orgapizstion was imperative.
In the discussion that ensued,
Mating probably an hour or more,
tke sotion Of Mr.. Noel in mixing
n politics IN the Senatorial con
Ut vas variously described, the
uanss applied to it varying from
- slight indiscretion" through "a
display OF poor Judgment to
s<aoWarrantrd conduct.
While the Secretary had no
written contract with the organiza
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02

Official Journal
City of New iberia
and
iberia Parish School
Board.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02

tiOn, still he had "gentlemen'.
agreement" calling for twelve
months employ ment. However,
in view of the fact that he knew
how our former Chambers of
Commerce had been disrupted
through politics, and that the
candidate against whom he was
betting was member of the local
Chamber, it was held by some
that the "Rentlemen's agreement
had been violated by Mr.. Noel by
his actions, and was therefor no
longer binding on the Board.
Unwilling, nevertheless, to cast
him out without financial means
Of moving his household effects to
q new location, 1t was finally
decided to grant him his full
salary for the months of October
aud November, but making his
resignation effective on Friday,
October lst.
The necessary work of checking
up the business Of. the office will
be attended TO at once by the
Committee Of Finance, Messrs
George Cousin and AIphonse
Davis.
Pending the special meeting of
the Board on next Tuesday,
October 5th. Miss Rita SouIier,
Assistant Secretary. Will be in
full charge Of the office. :
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02
$2250 90

During The week the city anC
parish have been posted with
illustrations depicting the worn
now being carried on by this
excellent organization, and the
Advance Gifts Committee, com
posed OF "Go Getters", has been
turned loose with their lists of the
charitable citizens who always fall
in line to support such deserving
movements.
The year that has passed since
we have been asked to contrihute
to the 1919 Home. Service Fnnd
has seen The Salvation Army
carrying on, in larger, more
effective way than ever before, its
work of inducing men TO love and
honor God, binding wounds, assu-
aging hunger, bAnishing DakedDess,
squalor and misery, restoring the
waywaId girl, recOnsfructiDg men,
mOther,Dg neglected children, re
storing fire, hope, light and JOY to
the tireside, battling those forces
that tend 10 undermine our nation,
and making the xOrld ft and
desirable place in which 10 live.
True to it's promise. The SaIvD.
ton Army during that year has
abstaintd from promiscuoos solici
tation of funds, and has carried
on its labors in acOIdance wi b fhe
budget presented to the public at
the time the 1919 Home Service
Fund was raised, and within the
limitations of that fund.
With just little help from each
one the psrish will easily raise the
amount asked for by the State
Department.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02
GALVESTON DOCKS ARE
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Warehouses, Ships. and Many
Buildings Lost.

Galveston, Tex Sept. 30 "A
fire which caused hundreds O1
thousands of dollars damage alODl
Galveston water front today wat
declared confined to its present
limits by officials in charge ol
lighting the flames.
Further spread of the blaze
could be prevented, it was stated,
but little hope wac held out for
saving any Of the buildings or
ships burning.
The Ore was still raging a 9 a m
snd the fire fighting forces hsd
been unable to bring it under
control.
Two piers, . block of water
front buildings and seven other
blocks were burning. Three steam
ships were afire.
COTToN Loss GREAT
The great sheds Of the Cotton
Concentration Company, covering
nearly block and loaded 10
capacity with cotton awaiting
shipment, were destroyed.
The fire started in the Freeport
Sulphur company's pier. A high
wind whipped the flames from lbe
north and burning chemicals iv-
terfered with the fremen's tffel Q
to cope with the blaze 10 it's ear y
stages.
The sulphur compsny's plant
and docks were destroyed.
National gusrdsmsn on duty in
connection with Q strike Of dock
workers here were thrown about
the hre zone and spectators were
not permitted Within y quarter OF
q mile OF the scene. Mihtsry
officials declined to discuss details.
Consequently it was Impossible to
ascertain the exact amount Of
damage. Unofficial estimates,
placed the loss In excess
of 81, 100000.
The fire became especially
menacing when 1t swept toward
several large oil tanks A sudden
shift Of the wind. however, turned
the flames.
Wooden structures cr um, led like
boxes brfu Q the
flames, driven along By the wind.
Fear was expressed for other
parts OF the city. Sparks were
carried over y wide area and
we're taken TO prevent
q general conf sgrasion.
Citizens aud troops assisted
IL emen ID fighting the flames.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02
An average gain of 2.1o3 telephones per
Since 1918 the performance was:

An average gain of 2,103 telephones per
year.
Since 1918 the performance was:
Telephones Telephones
installed Discontinued Net Gain
1919 1850 6,392 7,458
1920 Is mo.) 5,966 2,519 3,447
During 1919 the net gain was 254 per
cent greater than the average gain for the
four previous years. If the rate Of net
gain during the first five months of 1920 is
maintained throughout the year, the 1920
gain will be 293 per cent greater than the
normal average annual gain.
The average number of calls made from
the exchange stations has greatly in
creased, so that the Company is now fur
nishing several hundred thousand more ex-
change messages, from the same number Of
telephones than ever before.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02

666 cures Headaches, Billiousness,
Loss Of Appetite, or that tired aching
feeling, due to Malaria OK Colds. Fire
Tonic.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02
TOLL SERVICE

The volume of toll service during 1919
was az per cent greater than during 1915,
and IL the volume of toll service for the
first five months Of 1920 is maintained
throughout the year, the volume of toll
service during 1920 will be SO per cent
greater than during 1915.
Does this record entitle this Company to
your support? If it does, youl interest de-
mands that you let it be known.
That every one cannot now be served is
due to the unparalleled demand, and the
abnormal conditions of the manufacturer
and means of transportation; ali Of which
will be shown.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02
EXCHANGE SERVICE


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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02

tion and Qnota Committee Monday
evening, az follows:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-04-24
GIRLS VOICE WINS HER
MILLIONAIRE HUSBAND
Lillian Krause, Once Stenographer,
Marries Philadelphia Mer-
chant, Aged IS.

NEW YORK, April 24-It was. as is
usually the case. the match making
instincts of a woman that started the
romance which resulted yesterday in
the marriage of Miss Lillian Krause.
the pretty twenty-six- year-old singer,
and the aged millionaire merchant,
George Allen, of Philadelphia, sew
enty-five.
They were married yesterday at
Green Gables, Spring Lake, N. j., the
estate which the bridegroom decided
to his bride.
1t was Mrs. Bernard Josephson who
introduced the couple two years ago
this summer, she said yesterday. She
had been the girls coach in singing,
Spanish and French, for several years,
she related, first meeting the future
heiress when she was a stenographer.
Here the singer had worked with
typewriter and pad for eight years,
until Mrs. Josephson, whoN discovered
Alma Gluck in somewhat the same
manner, according to her story. rec
oenized the beauty and power OF the
girls voice. She introduced her pro-
tege into musical circles.
Mrs. Josephson says that in the
summer of 1918 she spoke to the
multi millionaire about the girls
voice.
From his great interest in her art
he grew attached to her. Her musical
interest Is still lively, and Mrs. Jo-
sephson says the two will sail for
Europe today, and when the honey
moon is over the bride will continue
her studies. A daughter of Mr.. Allen
IL accompanying the newly married
pair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-04-24

man put on a womsn's garments.
Deuteronomy 1876.
OF the birds, Moses said: 'If a
birds nest happens TO be before thee
in the way in any tree. or on the
ground. whether they be young ones
or eggs. and the dam sitting upon
The young, or upon the eggs, thou
shalt not take the dam with the
young: But thou shalt In any wise
thee: that II may be well with thee
aud that thou mayest prolong thy
days" Deut. 22;07.
To prevent accidents among the
children OF Israel, Moses directed that
battIements be built around the roofs
OF the new homes they would con-
struct in Canaan. Deuteronomy 22:s.
Moses introduced into Israel stand
ard weights and measures. saying
Thou shalt not have in thy bag
divers weights, a great and a small.
Thou shalt not have in thy house
divers measures, a great and a small.
But thou shalt have a perfect and
lust weight, a perfect and Just meas
ure shalt thou have: that thy days
may be heightened in the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee"
Deut. 25:13-15.
Moses said to Israel: III thou wilt
not hearken unto the Lord thy God
the Lord shall smite thee
with a consumption, and with fever,
and with an Inflammation.
and with the scab, and with the itch
whereof thou canst not to be healed
The Lord shall smite thee with mad
ness and blindness, and many other
calamities that Moses told them would
be reversed IL they would listen to
the voice of their God, and keep his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-04-24
FLEET DISPERSAL
BRINGS PROTEST
Shipping Board Asked Not to
Disturb New South Atlantic
Routes.

The United States Shipping Board
held conference today with the
Merchant Marine Committee OF the
South Atlantic States Association on
the question of the threatened dis
persal OF the Shipping Board 1eet
now plying on new trade routes out
OF South Atlantic ports,
This committee. which was appoint
ed at a conference OF more than
forty Southern commercial bodies at
Greensboro, N. c., last March, urged
the Shipping Board not to disturb the
new trade routes which have re-
Gently been established out OF South
Atlantic ports, either by precipitate-
ly selling the vessels now engaged
on those routes or by interfering in
any other way with the service.
The Shipping Board was asked to
assign it's vessels for a definite period
of time SO that operators can be as
sured of service to carry the cargoes
for which they have contracted.
Otherwise by the precipitate sale of
United States Shipping Board vessels
and interruption of service. the new
trade routes out of South Atlantic
ports can be completely destroyed.
1t was in protest against such pos
sibility that the merchant marine
committee interviewed the members
Of the board.
A petition was presented to the
Shipping Board, signed by all the
Senators and Congressman. the gov
ernors, and chambers Of commerce
OF the four South Atlantic States,
asking for the creation Of south
Atlantic department of the Shipping
Board, with an assistant director of
operations in charge. Such action
would free the South Atlantic ports
from their present position as sub
siderary to Norfolk, a North Atlantic
port. and give them the opportunity
Of developing together as a ds0nite
shipping entity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-04-24
U.S.ROUND|NGUP
y WAR PR0F|TEERS
Duplication Of Pay Vouchers
Favorite Method OF Firms De-
frauding Government.

War pronteers. caught In attempts
10 rob the Government through vAri-
GUS dishonest schemes are now being
rounded up rapidly. after investisa-
ton covering many months. II was
announced at the Department Of Jus
tice today.
Duplication of vouchers was ia
-Vorite method OF getting Government
money, with the larger percentage or
offenders Many OF the offenders had
been operating under large contracts
for Government supplies during the
war.
Many millions OF dollars already
has been lost to the Government
through the dishonest practices OF
this class of profiteers. But the de-
partment of Justice stated today that
since the investigation was started,
the Government withheld payment
upon such accounts
Attorney General Palmer already
has proof to lay before grand turies
involving frauds against the Govern
ment under shipbuilding contracts.
Most of these cases will be tried in
the Federal court at Seattle. In this
group Of cases the Government stop
ped payment upon claims for many
million dollars.
In other departments, notably the
War Department. the facts developed
are startling. No accurate idea could
be obtained today of the amount In
vofved in frauds practiced by prof
iteers- One official said the amount
which will be saved the Government.
through proceedings impending. may
reach SOC, 100000. ....
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-04-24
9OOHARVARDMEN
COMING RALLY
Program Completed for Asso.
ciated Clubs Convention Next
Friday and Saturday.

With present indications pointing
to an attendance of approximately
900. members Of the Harvard Club Of
Washington are setting the stage for
the annual convention OF the Assoc
ciated Harvard Clubs, to be held here
next Friday and Saturday. This Is
the first time the Associated Harvard
Clubs have met in this city.
The various clubs. representing
Harvard's $4,000 alumni. will come
from thirty-one States, not counting
the Rocky Mountain and Pacific dis
tricts, which have not officially been
heard from. The delegates include
men from every class from 1854 to
1920.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements, headed by Clarence X.
Wilson, '96, has arranged program
including business meetings, drives
through the city. an outing at the
Chevy Chase Club, smokers and en-
tertainments, and a day OF festivities
on Saturday at Annapolis, featured
by a boat race between the Naval
Academy and the Union Boat Club or
Boston, which will send crew COM
opsed of Harvard veteran oarsmen.
The business program, set for Fri
day. will include discussion of the
endowment fund, which has now
reached a total Of over S12,OOO,OOO,
plans for a memorial to the Harvard
men who lost their lives during the
war, a memorial to Theodore Roose-
welt, 80, and other current problems
affecting the university.
Speakers for the annual banquet.
to be held at the Willard Saturday
night, will be as follows: President
A. Lawrence Lowell. of Harvard Uni
versity; Franklin X. Lane, former
Secretary of the Interior; Franklin D.
Roosevelt, 'O4, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy; G. c. Kimball, 90,
Of Pittsburgh, president of the AS
ISOLATED Harvard Clubs, ard James
Byrne, ~, OF New York. president
of the Harvard Alumni Association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-04-24
MORNING
CLUB ENDS SERIES
Women's Chorus Is Heard in
Admirable Program as
Season Closes.

The Friday Morning Music Club
closed its thirty-fourth season OF mt
sic in Washington with a finsl eve
ming concert last evening In the as
sembly room OF the Cosmos Club.
This club OF women has been one OF
the strongest factors in music culture
In the Capital. Each week programs
covering a broad range OF the best In
music are given by the active mem
bers of the club and by guest artists.
The club also has a chorus. and the
concert last evening was presented
by this woman's chorus. under the d.
rection OF Louis A. Potter They gave
a chorus scene. with sololsts. from
THE Crusaders" by Gade. The Chorus
OF Sirens is well adapted to women's
voices, and reminiscent as IL is OF
the "Rhinemaidens" in WaEner's
Ring" the chorus gave IL with ef-
fective color, feeling. and harmony.
In a closing group OF choruses they
diversified well the caprice in a light
chorus of Philip James. and Mr.. Pot
ter made the rhythm OF the lullaby,
I'm the Ingle-nook," OF Gordon Balch
Nevin, excellent, bringing the solo
voices in good relief against the back
ground OF the full chorus.
The assisting soloists were Mrs.
Flora McGill keefer, whose mezzo
voice was delightfully."- adapted TO the
Bach MY Heart Ever Faithful" and
she gave songs OF Brahms. Mcdowell
and Whelpley, disclosing the richness
OF her timbre and a broad and sure
range; and Adolph Torovsky, pianist,
who has an admirable technique and
a delicate facility, with appreciation
of the character OF his music. In a
Moszkowski Caprice Espagnol." he
accented this type, contrasting the
Spanish themes with a very eloquent
interlude in which his phrases spoke.
and concluding with the real seduc-
tive rhythm of this waltz tempo.
"Papillons." by Olsen. was fnely ng-
ured-
The cantata of Gade was sustained
in the solo parts by Mrs. Keefer and
Martin Richardson, tenor, with a
quartet of male voices composed of
George Myers, Herbert Aldridge, II.
Leroy Lewis and Fred ID. Schaefer.
Mabel Linton was notably artistic In
her accompanying for Mrs. Keefer.
and Virginia Bestor ably assisted the
club at the piano. J. Mach.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-04-24
DENIES j. s. PAID
FOR idle SHIPS
CONTINUED from First Page-)
Of our companies paid for by the Gov

CONTINUED from First Page-)
Of our companies paid for by the Gov
eminent. '.~
neutrality-suspicious. 30 per cent
Of our fleet was in military or foreign
service for account of the Govern
ment during the war.
"Fifth-Ships under $500 tons were
operated by and at the expense Of
owners.
"Sixth-s-Our lines were treated pre-
cisely as were all other steamship
lines that had ships suitable for over
seas or foreign service.
"Seventh-The writer's only connec-
ton with the Shipping Board was
during the war period-first serving
on an advisory committee with sew
eral other steamship men and later a
member Of the control committee,
acting jointly for the War Depart
ment and the United States Shipping
Board, and his service was without
any compensation whatever.
"Eighth-Mr. Clifford d. Mallory,
upon the urgent appeal of the direc-
tor of operations of the United States
Shipping Board, for patriotic reasons,
at a sacrifice to himself financially,
resigned his position with our COM
panies and accepted a subordinate one
with the Shipping Board, where he
served until some time during the
year 1919. From the date of his resig-
nation until the present time he has
had no connection directly or indi-
rectly with our companies"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-04-24
COMMUNIST LABORITES
DENY THEY ARE REDS
At Hearing Before Secretary Wilson
, Refute Charge They Would
- Overthrow u. s.

Members of the Communist labor
party. appearing before Secretary Of
Labor Wilson today. denied they are
affiliated with the Communist party
seeking the overthrow OF the Gov
eminent.
They said that they represent the
conservative socialists OF the country,
while the Communist party is the left
wing or extreme end of the socialist
following.
Secretary Wilson said that peru
sal of the documents of both the
Communist and Communist labor
parties had convinced him that there
is some distinction between them
Attorneys for the Communist labor
party protested to Secretary Wilson
against the deportation of any of
their members, saying that they had
not participated in anarchistic activi-
ties. H
1t was brought out that in the
roundup OF extremists in Boston by
the Department of Justice last win
ter, many members of the Commune
lists labor party were arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-04-24
PURL|SHERSELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Newspaper Men Ask That Ex-
cess Profits Tax Be Repealed
BY Congress.

NEW YORK, April PAT r. Will
liams, Of the Pittsburgh Press. was
elected president OF the American
Newspaper Publishers Association at
the annual convention here yesterday.
other officers elected were: Vice
president, Paul Patterson, Baltimore
Sun; secretary, John Stewart Bryan.
Richmond News-Leader; treasurer, G.
II. Larke, New York World; directors,
F. G. Bell. Savannah News; ". II. b.
Ter, Buffalo News: J. f. Atkinson, To-
ronto Star; Ebert II. Baker, Clevc.
land Plain Dealer; Hilton U. Brown,
Indianapolis News; Harry Chandler,
Los Angeles Times; d. d. Moore, New
Orleans Times-Picayune, and Charles
II. Taylor, tr., Boston Globe.
1t was announced that a number OF
large publishers had decided not to
buy paper in the spot market and
would pursue this course even IL it
ton in relation to spot paper was
taken by the convention, however.
A resolution was adopted opposing
union efforts to establish the forty
four-hour week in the newspaper
trades. The resetting in newspaper
composing rooms of advertisements
printed from matrices or cuts was
condemned as fragrant economic
waste"
Another resolution asked Congress
to repeal the excess profits tax, which
was described as detrimental to the
best interests OF every citizen" A fiat
tax on sales was suggested as pos
sible substitute