The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-08
UNITED STATES NEWS
Student Volunteer Convention.

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Student Volunteer Convention.
Representative from Student Mis-
sionary Volunteer Bands of America,
numbering about 5000 young men
and women, are holding a conven-
ton in Kansas City, Mo. Addresses
by w. J. Bryan, J. r. Mott, J. Camp
bell White and others.
The total foreign missionary con-
tributions of American Protestant
churches for the last year were si6,-
$4,000. For the home missionary
purpose the contributions were
much larger.
Money Trust" Adjusts Itself.
J. p. Morgan & Co.. the leading
American banking firm, has with
drawn from more than score OF
great corporations.
The necessity of attending many
board meetings has been serious
burden and this move seems to in
dictate a movement toward the end
ing of "interlocking directories"
and the adjustment of big business
along the lines Of present public
sentiment.
Foreign Potatoes Barred.
Secretary Houston of the Depart
ment of Agriculture issued regula-
tions against the importation Of po-
tatoes from foreign countries into
the United States, to guard against
potato diseases.
The countries now barred are
Newfoundland, the Islands of st.
Pierre and Miquelon, Great Britain;
the nations of Europe and the DOM
iniOn Of Canada.
American potato growers are wOr-
ried against the use of secondhand
sacks unless they have been thorOly
sterilized.
Record for Submarines.
Four little submarines completed
the 700 miles between Guantanamo,
Cuba and Cristobal, Panama, without
single mishap. Altho the sea was
rough and under the trade winds,
the small boats maintained their
speed and position for the five days
of the trip. The Navy Department
declares this to be the longest trip
on record for any submarines under
their own power.
First Aeroplane Service in U. 8.
The first daily aerOplane passeng-
er and express service in this coun-
try was opened Jan. list between ST.
Petersburg and Tampa, Fla.
The first flight was made in twen-
ty-three minutes at an average
height of eighty feet, and the return
trip was made at the same speed.
A fare of five dollars each way is
charged, or ten dollars round trip,
Rural Students Good Matthew aticans
. Prof. David ROthrock of Indiana
University says rural students are
better mathematician than city
scholars. $50 students were grouped
according to parentage.
The students from the farm aver
, aged 1914 on their final examinations
the professional class averaged 7i5
and the business class averaged $3.50
Only per cent of the farm class
| failed to make a passing grade as
compared with 1874 per cent of the
professional class and II per cent OF
the commercial class.
: The young women excelled the
men in the class. The women made
an average of 80 while that of the
men was 67.5.
Rural Mail Carriers.
The reports of the 10000 rural mail
carriers show that they cover i,OO3,-
2S9 miles of highway, not including
any portion covered twice.
1900 miles are paved or con-
structed of crushed stone, flag or
, shell; 1904 miles of gravel, over
100000 miles improved earth and
over 275,0OO unimproved earth.
100000 miles of road was bad part
of the year and $4,000 all the year.
10000 carriers use one horse vehi-
cles; 1000 two horse vehicles; i00
automobiles; $50 motorcycles; ITO
horseback and five bicycles. APP
proximately 100000 families are
served.
President Doesn't Appoint Relatives,
Henry w. Woodrow, President
Wilson's uncle, died Dec. Goth, 1913,
at his home, Chllicothe, o. Mr..
Wilson was prominent Democrat
politician. and was an applicant for
appointment as Internal Revenue
Collector for the Columbus, o. dis
trict. The appointment however
went to Benah Williamson. Mr..