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New Movement to Offer Education to Foreign Born of
All Ages--Of 5000, 900 Aliens 10 Years Old and
Over, 900, 900 Now Unable to Speak English

enterprise will he started this fall.
In these eight communities there are
altogether over 100, ZOO foreign born.
at least one-fourth " whom. 1t is esti-
mated, cannot speak English.
The services of the schools Of New
York city, Buffalo. Rochester. Syra-
cuse and other places II fully appre-
ciated. But the similarity OF the
problem in these n~eighboring cities of
eastern New York and their proxi-
nifty makes the capital district" an
unusually good place in which to try
out methods and various cooperative
cheme on a large scale. Thus this
effort will also he so localized that re-
suits can be watched easily. SO this
district during the year will he the
States experimental laboratory in i'm
migrant education.
Large extensions Of supplementary
public school education in behalf Of
new Americans in New York State
may be expected to follow. These CO.
operating cities. moreover, have been
more or less active in this kind OF
educational effort and thus have con-
siderable local experience at hand for
guidance.
Public sChoo programmes and fa-
cilitics for immigrants should become
increasingly better. DIR. Finley and
Others associated with him in the new
movement would also the
work Of other institutions such as the
Young Mems Christian Association.
churches. missions. civic clubs. settle.
! fnpnfg aud nihnr ,raari.l aW...
hut experience shows that cooperation
II needed. Better methods than have
generally obtained should he adopted.
more concentrated and sustained work
should he done and larger appreciation
OF the difficulties Of the task and Of its
large social significance should be
developed.
Citizens committees are being or.
ganized in the various cooperating
communities. \ weakness OF public
education Is the meagr interest which
most citizens apparently take in il.
The new movement in behalf of better
and finer American citizenship re-
quircs the support and cement
OF every ne.
The new educational programme
provides for three things: instruction
in English, training IN civics. health
sanitation and home making. prepa "A
ton for naturalization and cit .zenship
Anything short Of the latter. however
Is considered Inadequate. Such train.
n IS for both men and women. Wher
ome are admitted to the vote IL wi
be important for them To he trained
for duties Of citizenship as well n!
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the foot Of the falls and in back OF
the curtain. 1, might he possible t."
work out such a method So that he
apparent effect from the scenic stand
point would he merely 10 increase tho
amount Of spray at the foot NJ the
falls. This effect. II seems TO me,
would he to increase their beauty
rather than detract from II.
Another method which could he
studied would be 10 collect the air
carried down 10y the falling water un-
der pressure AZ the foot Of the falls
or from the pool in which the water
falls and utilize this compressed air
MS a source az power. In othe: words.
to use the falls themselves as a giant
air compressor. The details Of either
Of these methods and possibly of other
methods Of utilizing the power VIII
undoubtedly suggest themselves 10
our inventors on carefully studying
the problem.
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The AESTHETIC Aspect.
~ TUONAS IWNu\.

NV first Thought when pr Norton
outlined 10 me- MS plan to utilize The
great forces of TN" Mascara River for
commercial purposes and thereby
Interfere wen temporarily with tine
sublime flow " water over the falls
was one of genuine au,agouiSm tu the
whole schemc, lie. however. urged
me To consider all the facts as he
stated them, and | confess Ia the real
izatlon Of a sense # scltshuosS IN my
first attitude.
II the inventor of an ld"a presents
one h II recognizes the aesthetic as
well as the commercial values If a
scene wonder, cannot a workable plan
b" found I" meet the ideaS Of the
artist and the engineer?
This country is fun Of wonderful
natural n ana fun "f wond .lfll
men who need the force thus hrlutI-
fully clothed, Each needs the other.
There are thos" among MS who love
Nature levotedly and would have all
phases of Il left untouched, and there
are those who would reap benefits rs
means Of the forces wl!rh Nature
holds stored up, even though It's use
destroy both beauty and charm,
These two parties seem To- h" Lat
mttrically opposed ana ~ tdtcl cam
not he reconciied. i.ut in this uIrS-
ton Of Niagara IS there TO middle
ground or comprnmiso whore ia" NJ
turr lover may dr,lk his cup ~ joy
unta!nted II where IN" lir&cr ma
ioritr II his hr"'h"rs may hr sGrp..,i
with the necessary power hy means #
which they can develop their ideals
believe that DR., Norton has pointed
the way to this solution.
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or older. and only about $500 are Fl
years of age or more. But II happens
that New York city has had over
100000 foreign born students in her
schools. Buffalo has had about A.
900. and Rochester something over
1000.
In spite OF large settlements of
foreign born within their limits most
of the cities of the State make reia-
lively little effort to meet real condi-
tions and needs. This table gives fig
ures for a few representative places.
These are for 1910 and are the latest
available statistics.
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Some Unique Features.
~ WOICOTT &. FOSTER.

The suggestion Of developing the
power represented by the curtain OF
water going over the falls without
destroying It's scenic effect Is a novel
one 70 which considerable study would
have to he applied. II the tremendous
power going Ia waste can he developed
So h a IL can he put To commercial
use It will undoubtedly prove of cuor-
Gus benefit - the country.
The development of this power
might Ice studied from several view
points. Dne might be the utilization
Of the energy in the falling water by
placing impulse water wheels similar
in principle to the Pelton wheel at
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of this amount would be required on
this dam.
With the Improvements in trans
forming n transmitting electrical
energy Il may soon he possible to
distribute current to Points more than
POO miles from the generating source.
The largest transmission line in the
world NV exists IN San Francisco and
Is about 200 miles long. The ontario
Power Company now transmits a like
distance. The possible benefits ult!-
mately To the entire country and I'M
medIateiy to n reg. covered by a
radius of this length can not Ice cs-
tIma,ed should NIAGARA Fails be utll-
izcd as pr y rton suggests.
y great Door to navigation. too.
could be provided at Niagara Falls 10y
the construction 4 enormous lift locks
ON each side of the river, and thus
the hlthcrto interrupted traffic could
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IN America have become more and
more serious.
The steady stream of the foreign
born into large cities and into denscly
populated industrial districts coinp.i-
Gates the processes %. social assimila-
ton. America first" in ideal and
;, "'imcnt IS ~ he attained through
sir" development of a common con-
sCiDusncss of unity.
"iIut how ear this he accom-
p.i,hcd." ask educational and social
,,,Gcrs Of the new educational move
mont in the state i'm behalf Of the for
c.vrrr. when the biz city and the In
dIst,ial district, foreign settlements.
crowded tcnemcnts and construction
camps isolate the newcomers from
real contact with American llf,"'
Efforts have beer made time and
tim" again to distribute the foreign
born generally through the population
III order to remedy social isolation n
to prevent the continuance and ever
g.catcr development OF alien patches
In American communities. But such
efforts have been inadequate and gem
orally unsuccessful. The foreign born
CONTINUE iiNNtdllN ~ l''N t'CtNllfls
to Increase ,lIr SIC and strength Of
allen settlements and to throw bar
! r,crs. uuconsciousiy, against real
Amcrlcan.2ation
There is also a naturalization prob
lem. More than % per cent. t6,6t6,-
$50 f the men OF voting age in the
United states are foreign born. But
ouiy l5spcr cent. are naturalized. In
New York state in 1910 Of LEI .0l3
foreign born white men of voting age
al older only AL per cent. were nat
Il allied. 10, per cent. had taken wi
FIRST papers. 3s.a per cent. were regis
tered as wholly alien and % per cent.
mad no citizenship whatever reported.
Nor is there any evidence that con-
ditions now are particularly different
from those of five years = Other
States. like Massachusetts. Connect
cut. Pennsylvania, ohio. New Jersey
AVID Illinois. have conditions much the
same. Il sccms that We are jus; be-
ginning 10 appreciate the social and
political Disadvantages and even the
possible dangers in such n situation.
If most If the for, ign lbrn'who are
laloring under disadvantages of Hitter
acy. inability to use English and lack
of Preparation for citizenship were in
school, matters would not he So diff
ficu,t. Americin.2at.on would then be
relatively easy. Rut the very reverse
obtains.
II. ii. Wheaton. specialist on immi.
grant education for the United States
Bureau of Education at Washington
calls attention To- the fact that onl,
80 per cent Of the total foreign borr
population N the country in 1910
years Old or older were in school. In
GLIDING children under 10 years o. age
only about one-Courth Of the immi
grants unable To speak English wei,
in school. AS far rs a he dlscov
erred the litu1tion is no better to-day
because immigration has more ina
oUtStripped facilities offered for edu
cation and help.
New York state heads the list wit
h'r difficulties. Figures for inabilit,
Ia SPEAK English and illltcraCy wer
gwen earlier IN this article. Now loo
a school attendance in the State.
only about 10000 foreign lor
white men. women and children |
N,trs old or older ar" in school on
about one-third III thcs" are - year
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FOR say S2.jOo.Ooo \ series Of rock
iluf"ls similar 80 those constructed
a. the bottom IF the Panama Cana,
locks, for inlet and outlet OF water
f. m the locks, or like the New York
city aquoduct tunnel, over 200 feet
below Broadway, would lead the water
I" The power houses helow the falls.
The construction of this dam would
no he as great an engineering prob
I'm as was the construction If the As
s"uln dam IN Egypt whish has a
maximum height If 1870 feet and 4
total length of about one and one-
n lrtcr mics.
The difference Of level above and
below the .\SspuAu Dam Is ali az
sixty seven feet, while the difference
+ = ths dam would he only about
twenty feet. Something like 900 900
tons of masonry was used on the As
s,lin dam, while less than one-third
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it'Sh.
Marco shIcs,d express
-iN,iy. Tony hung his head
n tN'$tci MS cap.
tic no write, no read da, da what
" call? ON. yes, boss orders he
'o"sl ia l"h.
Marco told tn" wh"'c story. We un-
d'IN'"" u rem mhor'd the other
half million and m'rc Tones. Alex
and.i~. f'iiiS. Mares. b.Gas, f"rdi-
hdh"s' N~i'h".a.'" ana Mrhacla !
New N"'h who r'Hn"t read write or
sp"'k I'm .ish. Handicapped from the
start "s new Americans, slowly, pain
iuIIN u win great emo on'y can
th'N 81 a working knowledge of the
al th'lr newly adopted coun-
tfE' sometimes they never do Mean
wh'i" they SiiIcr unncrcsSi Try hard
SHIPS ana thr'r real worth IS iarSe.y
lost L" IN" country.
Oh almost 3,ooo,oo0 persons OF
i"f'iIh hirth ~ years OF age or older
IN New >"fN sat" upward Of 600,
w" are "A'Il' I" speak English. tn-
u""''odN "A mu'h 'arg'r number are
man" I" r''i or write English
Easy "n'-iltih ot the states foreign
porn population cannot use the com
MOI language of trade, business indus
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have a continuous path from lake TO Il
lake. u
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
Methodist Protestant Notes

The Trllium Class held their month
ly class meeting in the church parlors
on Monday evening A good crowd OF
boys were in attendance to the delight
of their teacher, B. S. Jennings.
Services morning and evening at the
usual hours. Christian Testimony is
the subject for the morning service
Justice, Kindness, Religion" the
theme for the evening service. The
public will receive a cordial welcome
The Junior Enedavor Society will con-
duct the service at 80 p. m.
The aannual meeting of the minister
ial association of the second district
was held at the church on Tuesday and
Wednesday, twenty ministers were in
attendance, besides a number of guests.
The papers given by the ministers were
instructive and beneficial to all present.
Discussions followed each paper Rev
+. +. Kunsman preached the sermon
on Tuesday evening and Rev. J. A.
Witham on Wednesday, While the
evangelical services were not largely
attended, great interest was manifest
A special male quartette composed OF
the ministers sang several selections
Instrumental duet by Rev. Harry Cod
sell and Rev. c. w. Greene, and solo
by Walter Wilson. The pastor of the
church rendered an important paper on
Sunday School work. Rev. +. +. Kuns-
man of Owosso was reelected chair
man of the District and Rev. Howard
Hescott of Flint, Secretary. The next
annual meeting will be held at New
Lathrop M. p. Church.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
Great Future for Tropics

A civilization greater than that now
in the temperate zones will be built in
the tropics as result of conquering
disease, according to Surgeon-General
Gorgas, of the United States army,
This prediction was made by him in an
address before the Alabama Medical
association.
"The valleys of South America are
greater in fertility than any other
region known to the world" DR.. Cor
gas said.
Il believe in time to come we will see
more intense civilization in these
great tropical countries than we now
find in the temperate zone.
''This movement is commencing now
and will affect the southern states first.
The Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea
will prove to the south what the Medi-
terranean is to Europe"
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
Rice-LaDue

A wedding in which the many friends
of the principals find cause for felicita-
ton occurred at the home of Rev. J. B.
Goss, in Flint, on Friday, May z, 1915,
when Mr.. Albert A. LaDue was united
in marriage with Miss Margaret G..
Rice, Rev. Mr.. Goss performing the
ceremony. The groom is son of Mrs.
Roxanna LaDue, of this village and is
favorably and generally known through
out the state by reason of being re-
cent recipient of Carnegie hero medal
which was awarded him for saving the
life of little Lillian Carter. at Saginaw,
when he pulled her from the track in
front of fast moving car on which he
was the motorman. The medal also
carried with it beneficiary fund of
$4,000 for home, which has already
been purchased and, of course, will be
enjoyed by the happy couple. as well as
being source of much satisfaction
to their friends. The bride, who is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. S.
Rice, graduated from the Clio High
School with the class of 1908, and
until recently was clerk in the post
office, where she made many warm
friends by her courteous and obliging
ways. Mr.. LaDue is now employed by
the Saginaw & Flint Ry, is held in
high esteem by the officials Of that
company as well as being highly re-
spected by all who know him at Clio.
The happy couple are spending a few
days visiting friends and relatives at
Detroit, Jackson and Lansing and ex-
pect to be at home in Clio about June
l, where every one will hope they may
enjoy happiness and prosperity to the
full.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
M. E. CHURCH NOTES

Church, Sunday school and +. L. SER
vices next Sunday at the usual hours
1t has been necessary to cancel the
service at West Vienna next Sunday
afternoon, owing to the funeral of Mr.
Hamer.
The local auxiliary of the w. H. M
5. feels very much satisfaction over the
success which attended the district
convention. Eighty-nine delegates and
visitors registered every district officer
was present, as were also three bureau
secretaries and three conference Off
GERS. The program was given prac-
tically without change and altogether
the meeting was one of the most sue
cessful ever held. Mrs. H. d. Gage
was elected one of the district secre-
taiies forNthe ensuing year.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14

1915, aged 76 years. Mr.. Racine was
exceedingly we'll informed and was
greatly esteemed in the community
where he had resided so long. He was
prominent in Masonic circles, being a
member of Vienna Lodge, +. & A. NJ,
Flint Chapter, r. A. NJ, and Saginaw
Commandery, X. T., of which latter or
ganization he was one of the oldest
members. Surviving are the widow and
one son, who will be the recipients OF
deepest sympathy. Funeral services,
under auspices of Saginaw command
cry, we're held from the late residence
OF deceased on Thursday afternoon, in
terment being made in Woodlawn GEM
etery at Clio.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
CHAUTAUQuA EVENTS
WILL Be NOTABLE
SERIES WILL BE HELD IN CLIO.
SOMETIME IN AUGUST
Advance Information Gives Some OF the
Entertainers as Outlined
Below

recent announcement from the Lin
coin Chautauqua Office says that Harold
Morton Kramer, traveller, author and
orator, noted particularly on account of
his most famous book The Chrysalis, :"
will speak the afternoon of the fifth
day. He will follow the Beverly En-
tertainers, company from the Lyceum
Arts Conservatory of Chicago. Mr..
Kramer is still young man but is de-
clared by Judge Lindsey, and men of
his stamp. to be one of the foremost
popular and yet literary platform
speakers in the country. Indeed, he is
said to be in class by himself in his
ability to entertain and inspire the peo-
pie.
Reno Welbourn, a spectacular scien-
tist in scientific demonstration, is an
nounced for the evening. Mr.. Well
bourn will fill the stage with interest
ing apparatus and proceed to illustrate
the most marvellous modern scientific
phenomena, such as liquid air, wireless
telegraphy, lighting fire with a stick
of ice, knocking down block building
with the shadow of his hand, etc. This
is an entertainment which is more than
spectacular-it is actually scientific and
exceedingly instructive. No child, man
or woman who is interested in the pro-
gress of this wonderful age but should
hear Mr.. Welbourn, according to our
information.
The Beverly Entertainers are one of
Elias Days productions which is saying
as much as Chicago can say for chau-
tauqua entertainment.
Our readers will perhaps remember
that the Lincoln Chautauqua Associa-
ton will put on splendid series of
entertainments in Clio sometime dur.
ing August. This will be, it is expect
I'd, the highest grade event in the
amusement and literary line that. has
ever been stageG in Clio and the attend
ance is expected to be yery large.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
Dissolution Of Partnership

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing under
the firm name of DAILY & Labby has this
day been dissolved by mutual consent.
Mr.. DAILY has purchased the interest of
Mr.. Labby in the business heretofore
conducted by them, and will continue
the same, all bills receivable as well as
all indebtedness owing by said firm be-
ing assumed by him.
Signed: Nelson Labby,
j. E. DAILY.
Dated. Clio, Mich, May IL, 1915. 16
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
HAMER

The people of Clio have been mex
pressibly saddened this week through
the death of Floyd Hamer, young
man who had speni his entire life
here, whose future seemed bright with
promise, and whose illness and death
occurring within the short period of a
week, brought to the community an
extraordinary sense of sorrow and of
the incongruity with which the grim
reaper too often selects his sheaves.
Floyd Henry Hamer was born in
Clio, June 3, 1894, and died May IL,
1915, being at the time of his death 20
years, IL months and 9 days of age.
He passed through the various grades
of the public schools of Clio, gradual
ing with honor only last June, in the
class of 1914. He was boy of ex-
emplary habits, a musician of unusual
ability, who by his art contributed to
the happiness of many occasions, and
was intuitively and always gentle
man. Possessed of a kind heart and
agreeable personality, his memory will
ever remain green in the hearts of his
schoolmates and friends, to whom,
Notwithstanding his untimely DEATH his
life will seem to have attained to the
motto of his class 81 came, saw,
conquered"
Floyd's death came almost without
warning for while his health had not
been of the best for several weeks,
nothing serious was apprehended by
himself or his parents. He was con-
fined to his bed but about week prior
to his death, diagnosis disclosing that
he was afflicted with Bright's disease,
and in spite of all that medical science
could do. he rapidly grew worse until
Tuesday morning, when death came to
relieve his suffering. 1t is thought by
his parents that the seeds of his fatal
malady were sown in his system about
FIVE years ago when he was very sick
of scarlet fever. Surviving deceased
are the bereaved parents, a brother,
Charles, and sister, Matte, who mourn
the loss of a dutiful, loving son and
brother, all of whom will have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire COM
munity.
Funeral services will be held from
the family residence on Sunday after
noon at 200 o'clock, Rev. L. c. c..
Benson, assisted by Rev. c. w. Greene,
officiating. Interment will be in
Woodlawn.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
LEASIA
(From Arbela Correspondence)


This community was shocked by the
sudden death of Mrs. Margery Leasia,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Powell,
on Saturday, May Sth. Cause of death
was diabetes. She had been in poor
health for some time but the serious
ness of her condition was not realized
until the day before her death. De-
ceased was aged 81 years, mo. and IL
days. She had been here caring for
parents for several months and was all
ready to start for her home in Oregon
when stricken by the hand of death.
Beside her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Powell, she leaves one son, William
Bogart, and one daughter, Mrs. Goldie
Clark, both of Oregon; five brothers,
Jason, Arthur and Ben, of Oregon,
Harvey, of Lapeer, and Miles, of
Brown City; and two sisters, Mrs.
Emma Thomas, of Lapeer, and Mrs.
Gertie Parrish, of this place. The fun
eral will be held at the Mari School
House on Friday, May 14th, with burial
in the Birch Run cemetery beside her
first husband, Charles Bogart.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
Peach Crop Fine

The peach crop calamity bowler must
get busy right away or forever hold his
peace-or at least for this year. The
monthly state crop report shows that
the condition of the peach crop at pres
ent is SO. as compared with 49 just a
year ago. Other fruits are also re-
ported in good condition as compared
with other years.
The outlook for grain and forage
crops is about the same as last year,
while live stock has come through the
winter in good condition. Two per
cent of the wheat was winter-killed,
and 5 per cent ruined by the Hessian
fy.
The Clio messenger., 1915-05-14
Auto on Rampage

Crashing glass drew crowd run
ming to Glenn Williams office, We'd
nesday evening, when it was found that
an automobile driven by man who
gave his name as William Berkett, OF
744 Cornelia ST, Flint, had been rur
straight across the street, breaking of
one OF the new iron hitching posts and
caving in the whole front of the Will
liams' office
When interviewed, Berkett said he
was green driver and that in at
tempting to turn around he had lost
control of the car, which was new
one and which did not appear to be
greatly damaged despite what it did
to the hitching post and the building.