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New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
New Jersey Acts
To Bar German
In Public Schools
State Board of Education
Recommends Local Bodies
Exclude Language

TRENTON, N. j., June 1.-The State
Board of Education to-day settled the
German question so far as it relates to
the teaching of that language in the
schools of New Jersey. The board did
not place an absolute prohibition on
the teaching of German, but it did pass
a resolution under the terms of which
it will be possible for every local board
to prohibit the study of the language
The resolution adapted by the state
board unanimously is as follows:
THE State Board of Education recon-
mends to the boards of education through
out the state that they rigidly exclude from
the schools under their administration any
teaching of any kind, any textbook
magazines, language that in any way.
establish German propaganda or exalt
German Kaiserism Kultur. existing
German aims or ideals"
The passage of the resolution was
the result of a discussion that has
lasted through several meetings Of the
board. The resolution was presented
by DR.. John c. Vandyke, Of Rutgers
College, and it was accepted as salts
factory by Colonel D. Stewart Craven,
Of Salem, who has insisted for some
time that the study of German be alb
solutely prohibited.
DR.. Vandyke has heretofore been op-
posed to the prohibition of German on
the theory that the question involved
was one of education rather than one
of patriotism, and he held that it would
be unwise for America to prohibit the
study of the only language by which
they would have knowledge of what
their enemies were doing. The ques-
tion, however, became so acute that the
state board was virtually forced into
the action taken to-day.
Following the passage of the resolu-
tion Colonel Craven made a formal
apology to John P Murray, of Jersey
City, for calling him an obstructionist
at the last meeting of the board.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Railroad Earnings
Show Gain; April
Total $4,000,
Roads Making Up for Def
icit Caused by Demoral-
ization Last Winter
Income Nearly Normal
Freight Traffic Heavier Than
Year Ago, but Expenses
Have Increased

WASHINGTON. June 1.-Railroad
earnings in April improved considera-
b!y, amounting to about $4,000, 900, an
Interstate Commerce Commission re-
port to-day indicated.
This is within s5,0O0,O00 as much as
net earnings in April last year and
about S17,000,000 more than in March.
Actual net operating income for 149
Of the 1876 irst-class roads, as reported
BY the commission, amounted to s62.-
o36,00O, and later reports from other
roads are expected to raise this to
$50 100000.
For the four months. ending with
April net operating income is estimated
at nearly $4,000 900. as compared
with about 1882 100000 in the same
period last year. This decrease of
practically one-half was caused by de-
moralization of traffic in January bv
bad weather. Earnings since that month
have improved steadily, however, and
now are nearly normal
If the same rate of earnings were
continued throughout the year def
cit of about S400,000,O00 would be re-
corded. This is not expected, how
ever. owing both to- the natural i'm
provement under government operation
and to the increased revenue, estimated
at more than Ss0O,000,0O0. from the
higher. freight and passenger rates.
In April freight traffic was greater
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

work of this committee. but II shames
the thousands of devoted men % Demo.
ciaIs sr;'a; and Republicans alike, who are
talving 81 themselves so wholeheartedly to
Inc committees work. attach here
49, Hl.n ist showing the political affilia-
.lons OIL my division heads, and / beg
~ ~ say, SIR, that not until I asked for
snls hst yesterday was this subject
ever brought up in this committee, or
even thought Of.
Whether in the issuance of PAM
phlets, prepared by 5000 leading his
sorlans, or in the speeches of $4,000
Aour-mlnute men, or in the generous
contributions of the artists, advertis-
ing experts and writer's of America, or
IN .he formation of organizations to
express the loyalty of the foreign born
or in any other of our myriad activities
challenge any one to prove single
act even remotely soiled by political
prejudice.
"Please consider me absolutely at
your service, either through CORE
spondence or, preferably, directly and
personally
"The work of the Committee on Pub
lie Information is now so far flung,
reaching into every community of the
United States and into every country of
the world, that understanding is a vital
necessity, and it is this understanding
that | am willing to advance by any
means that you or your associates NAV
suggest"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Air Mail to Boston
Starts Tomorrow
First plane Will Be in Charge
of a French
Pilot

The first delivery Of mail from New
York to Boston by aeroplane will be
made, it is expected, tomorrow. While
all plans for the flight have not been
definitely arranged, Postmaster William
F. Murray, of Boston, was notified yes.
terday by Alan R. Hawley, president of
the Aero Club of America, that an
aeroplane mail delivery will probably
be made to him on Monday.
The flight is to be under the joint
auspices of the French Aviation Mis-
sion and the postoffice authorities at
Washington. The machine is to be
piloted BY Lieutenant Vanel, a member
of the French Mission. He will carry
one passenger and 1000 pieces of
mail.
Lieutenant Vanel will fly Breguet
biplane, and expects to make an early
star, sm r ws, sas nas rsal st hs
Clnb last night. is in the nature of a
pathfinder. If it demonstrates a sytfi- H7
cient time saving to warrant, a new
York Boston mail service by air will be
Immediately established.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
| ca and Auction Will
Aid Navy s Festival
Mines. Baylies, Putnam. Stotes.
bury and Hartman Among
Ritz-Carlton Hostesses

A tea and auction in the Japanese
Tea Garden of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel,
with Mrs. Edmund T. Baylies, Mrs.
James Lowell Putnam, Mrs. E. T. Stotes-
bury and Mrs. Oliver Hartman among
the hostesses, will be Curtain raiser"
next Thursday to the United States
Navy Musical Festival at the Metro
politan Opera House on June 10.
At a tea, the diamond horseshoe"
boxes of the opera are to be sold to
the highest bidders, The feautre will
be series of tableAux, in which debu-
tantes and matrons of society will pose.
Ben Ali Haggin, the artist, has charge
Of the tableaux, and among the artists
participating will be Ethel Barrymore,
Enrico Caruso, John Mccormack,
Frances Aida and John Philip Sousa.
Among the women who have volun-
teered to take part in the "liyying pic
lures" are, Mrs. Lydig Hoyt. Mrs. Oil
yer Hartman, Mrs. Augustus Kountze,
Mrs. Charles de Loosely Oelrichs, Mrs.
Oliver Perrin, Mrs. Marshal Russell,
Mrs. William S. Rogers, Mrs. Cornelius
Tangeman, Mrs. Felix Doubleday, Mrs.
Herbert Shipman, Mrs. Walter Brooks.
Mrs. J. Philip Bernhard, Miss Sue
Dresser, Mrs. A. d. B. Pratt and Mrs.
Allen Gouyerneur Wellman.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Pullman Co. Will
Raise Overnight Fare
Railroad Administration Con-
siders Establishing Mileage
Books, Good Everywhere

WASHINGTON, June lin line with
the increase in passenger fares to
three cents mile, the Pullman Com
pany shortly will raise the minimum
overnight rate for sleeping perths from
S1b0 to So. Other Pullman rates will
not be changed materially
Passenger fares for travellers in
Pullmans will be raised higher, than
ordinary fares, under Director General
McAdoo's recent order. Commuters
tickets, it was announced to-day, will
be honored until used up, although
railroad fares are raised beginning
June 10.
The railroad administration is con-
sidering establishing universal mileage
books good for all parts of the coun-
try, at three cents mile, the standard
rate.
Rates of interurban electric lines
soon will be revised to a basis of
nearly three cents mile
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
War Brings Relief to
Columbia Freshmen

The war has offered to the first-year
man at Columbia relief from the
bothersome freshman rules of the past
Every student in the college will wear
a regulation uniform next year, under
the system of compulsory military
training which has been established,
and since freshmen look no different
than sophomores or seniors when
garbed in khaki, the problem of being
able to recognize yearling in order
to show him his proper" place is dis
turbing the minds of the sophomores.
The student board at meeting yes
terday appointed committee on rules
whose duty it will be to decide just how
newcomers next fall are to be branded,
if at all. The sacred freshman rules
are imposed by the student organiza-
tion and enforced by the sophomores.
A number of suggestions have been
made, one of them being that all first
year men wear large brass name plate
on their breasts. Another suggestion
calls for distinguishing hatband. 1t
is possible, however, that the rules will
be set aside altogether.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
New Job-or-Jail
Law Chiefly for
downright Lazy
Compulsory Work Measure
Expected to Put 'tBack-
bone" in Men of Ability

Not all the "sons of rest" woh will
be forced to go to work by uly /, are
undesirable citizens. Many of them
are possessed of qualities of manhood
and might be made a credit to any
we'll ordered industrial establishment.
The only thing that has kept them
from work in the past is that they are
little bit lazy or they have not made
connections with the right sort of a
job.
This is the opinion expressed by
Commissioner Henry D. Sayer, of the
State Industrial Commission, under
whose general supervision the enforce
ment of the compulsory work law falls.
Commissioner Sayer issued state
ment yesterday to assure employers
they will not be drawing on an unde-
sirable class.of persons if they put on
their payroll a conscripted industrial
soldier.
Law Is Misunderstood
"There seems to be considerable mis-
apprehension as to the scope of the So
called anti-loafing law and it's pur-
poses" Commissioner Sayer stated. "a
vast deal of emphasis, it seems to me
has been placed upon the prosecution
under thelaw of lounge lizards, white
slavers, race track touts and other un-
desirable citizens.
"There always has been sufficient
authority in law to rid the city OF
these pests, for any person who has
no visible means Of support is a va
grant and may be arrested and sum-
marily dealt with by city magistrate
"The purpose of this new law is to
increase the productive labor of the
state as a war measure. Too much en-
phasis cannot be laid upon this fact.
Fears Public Antipathy
"My personal fear in the matter is
that the emphasis being laid upon the
point Of social regeneration will defeat
the very purpose of the law, for feel
very sure employers of labor will be
most unwilling to place orders with
the Bureau of Employment for appli-
cants under this law if they feel the
only persons to be procured are the
undesirables of the classes mentioned.
"There is large class Of persons
out Of employment whose only vice is
laziness or an unwillingness to seek
jobs. These persons are not moral de-
generates, dope fiends or crooks. Un-
UcT CuC uISc VI CIllo law, tuCoO POA
sons may be placed at useful employ
ment where they can contribute their
share to the productive labor Of the
state.
Seek Jobs for Best
"The purpose of the law will be de-
feated if these persons are not sought
out and made to work, and if the only
efforts that are made relate to clean
ing up the muck that necessarily
abounds in any large and populous
centre.
"The efforts of the Industrial Com
mission will be to get jobs for able
bodied persons who are capable of
work. Employers may be assured that
if they place their orders for help with
the Bureau of Employment they, will
be provided only with employable and
capable workers."
Commissioner Sayer invites coopera-
tion of employers and those willing
to work, and urges that both classes
write to the Employment Bureau of
the State Industrial Commission, 230
Fifth Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Scouts to Get Uniforms
Wool Restrictions Do Not Af-
feet Boys Organization

Members of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea and youngsters about to join that
organization, who read recently that the
American Association Of Woollen and
Worsted Manufacturers had voted to
restrict all orders for khaki 10th to the
government, have been reassured by
James E. West, chief Ccont executive.
In a sta atement sent to the 344,286
Scouts and the 1928 Scout officials
Mr.. West calls their attention to the
fact that their uniform has been spe-
citically legalzed by provisions in the
army reorganization law He also
points out to them that while their uni
forms are similar in appearance to the
khaki of the army, they are not woollen,
but cotton fabric, and consequently
do not come under the embargo of the
woollen dealers.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Alien Soldiers NaturaIized
Made Full Citizens Under the
New Law

Seventy soldiers and sailors of the
United States forces who were aliens
were naturalized in the Supreme
This action was taken under a recent
act Of Congress making it possible for
men of alien birth in the army or
navy to become full citizens without
having to wait five years from the time
of their arrival in this country. The
men are soon to leave for active SER
vice.
Justice Platzek sent the seventy
soldiers and sailors on their way with
congratulations and wishes for their
military success.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
kitchin Refuses to Retract

WASHINGTON, June Majority
Leader Kitchin declined to-day to re-
tract his charge that a newspaper pub
hsners' lobby, seeking repeal of the
zone postage system. influenced the
Admlnistration to insist upon revenue
legislation at this session of Congress,
Secretary McAdoo, in a published let
ter. denied he Ind been influenced or
approached by any lobby, and asked
Mr.. Kitchin to retract.
=, nave nothing to say now." said
;nr. hitcnln to-day, 'and 7 have moth
to say now"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

since the war began, the internal reve-
nue. bureau explained.
An intense campaign against tax
dodgers will be started about July /,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

than last year, operating revenues for
l4s roads amounting to 1926, ,767, 900,
about s45,000.00 more than in April.
1917: Expenses, however, increased pro-
portionately
Of the roads reporting, those in the
Eastern district earned s21, $50 900, as
compared with S22,454, 600 in April,
1917. Western roads earned s2S, ,9l5,-
o0O, as compared with S31 ,034 900 in
April, 1917 Southern roads earnings
were greater this year, amounting to
sll ,o69,e00, as compared with S9,881 900
in the same month last year
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Marine Corps Band to Play
Will Give Nightly Concerts in
Madison Square

Beginning Tomorrow night, concerts
will be given nightly in Madison Square
by the forty -two-piece band OF the
United States Marine Corps, OF Phiia-
delphia. Famous artists will assist
each night, this weeks list including
Anna Case, Mabel Garrison, Marcia
Van Dresser. Maud pGwe,, owe and sGRn,e F'nr
ence Macbeth.
The recruiting division of the Marine
Corps announces that the concerts are
not exactly a recruiting Stunt" but
rather mark Of appreciation for what
New York has done for the Marine
Corps, the city having far exceeded its
enlistment quota.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
20 Years for 81 Robbery

NEW CITY, N. Y, June Twenty
years in Sing Sing was the sentence
victed of highway robbery in Orange
County. His crime netted him only
$46.
Wisher, who was sentenced by JUS
tice Tompkins, was convicted of way
laying Edward Jordan, of Goshen
knocking him unconscious and then
robbing him. When arrested Wisher
was on probation. for burglary.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02

POTATO DR. YINC
ISPROMISED
HERE
LOCAL INTEREST GROWING AND
EFFORTS BEING PUT ORTIZ

Crisp county potato growers are
more than likely to have an opportuni-
ty to dry their potato output in house
provided for them in Cordele. There
is a movement we'll under way at pre-
sent which promises warehouse here
for 100000 bushels.
County Demonstration Agent J. M.
Turner and Commercial Agent H. w,
Tuckeraof the A. E. & A. Railroad were
busy today IN the interest of the po-
tato warehouse and have assurances
that place will be provided which
can be used.
The effort will be made to have a
great floor space provided so that the
potatoes may be kept through the en-
tire winter winter. There are general
demands the country over for sweet
potatoes which it is now certain, will
justify the effort to cure them in shape
for market when they will bring most
money.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
GEORGIA SPENDS
nine MILLION
in 1919
ONE MILLION DOLLARS MORE is
APPROPRIATED FOR COMING
YEAR THAN WAS SPENT LAST
YEAR

Atlanta, Aug. 1.-The general APP
preparations bill introduced in the
Georgia house of Representatives yes
terday provides for the expenditure
of million dollars more than the APP
preparations bill of last year, the total
of the appropriations amounting to
1896, 62S.64.
1t was offered by the appropriations
committee after several weeks of siren
uous investigation. In addition to the
appropriations named in the bill,spec-
ial appropriations that have been re-
commended amount to 100000, the
entire amount being little less than
nine million dollars.
The largest increase in the list is
for the common schools of the state,
recommendation being made for an
increase of 100000 over the appro-
priation of last year.
The senate devoted much time yes
terday to the consideration of the bill
to repeal the Neill primary law, but
it was tabled because of lack of votes
for majority.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
GERMAN CONR CROP
HAS BEEN REDUCED

New York. July 31.-The yield of
the German corn crop has been reduc-
ed and is barely sufficient for the
feeding of the population, according to
a statement made Privy Councillor
Kleinert of the Imperial German bu-
reau before the Food Committee of the
Reichstag, according to the Berlin Tag
blatt of June IA.
In reply to demand by thebourgeo-
sic parties that the farmers be allot-
ted larger supply of certain kind of
corn (called in German Hinterkorn,
black CORN as this would be a con-
ciliatory effect in view of the many
enforced deliveries and numerous COM
Dulsory measures. Kleinert said that
he sO-called "Hinterkorn" could not
be released in general for fodder pur-
poses, for the reason that unfavOra BILE
experiences had been made in that re-
spect in 1916. Notwithstanding a care
full system of control, extraordinary
great difficulties were experienced and
these difficulties would increase now
that 'the situation as a whole is more
tense than in 1916 and that the total
yield of our crop has been further re-
duced and barely suffices for the feed
ing of the population"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
WILL DOUBLE MANY
OF SPECIAL TAXES
SMOKERS FURTHER AFFECTED
BY NEWLY FRAMED REVENUE
BILL AGREED ON BY HOUSE
COMMITTEE

Washington, Aug. doubling OF
the present special taxes on manufac-
.tsnasssaof-- tobacco, iGars.. aud cigar.
cites and increased taxation of brok-
ers, theatres and other amusements
billiard and pool parlors, bowling alleys
and capitalization of corporations were
agreed on by the House ways and
means committee today in framing the
eight million dollar revenue bill. A
new tax of 1 percent on sales OF mail
order houses doing more than $780,
900 annual business was adopted. Pull
man seats and berths and passenger
rates will be subject to uniform tax
of eight percent. Stamp taxes were
undisturbed.
The special tax on mail order houses
was unoffcially estimated as capable
of yielding several million dollars of
revenue and was adopted with prac-
tically no opposition proposals that
a tax of one half of one percent be i'm
posed on gross sales of chain stores
and a five per cent be laid on goods
manufactured by concerns employing
child labor, under certain standard
ages were rejected.
Tax on Cotton Rejected
A proposal to tax cotton was re-
iected almost unanimously. Repre-
sentative Moore of Pennsylvania pro-
posed a tax of So per bale, which he
contended would produce $33,OOOGOO
year revenue, but its opponents i'm
mediately suggested tax on grain
and anthracite and similar articles
produced in the north. Only Repre-
sentatives Moore and Fairchfld of New
York voted for it. Mr.. Moore also
proposed a tax on dogs, which the
committee voted down.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
DIR. YUMELY AND
HUFFMAN INDICTED
FOR ALLEGED PART in PURCHASE
OF NEWSPAPER

New York, Aug. Federal indict
ments were returned today against
DR.. Edward A. Yumely and S. Walter
Huffman former counsel for the Ger
man embassy in the United States
as alleged participants in the purchas-
ing of the Eevening Mail for the Ger
man government.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
A SAD CASE.

A builder and contractor in Phila-
delphia, who had just now a consid-
cradle amOnt of work in hand for
the government, visited the plant one
day and discovered a number of
things he didn't like. Of one particu-
lar he spoke to his foreman:
81 have just caught a fellow hang.
ing around smoking during working
hours. So | ordered them to give
him weeks wages and told him to
clear out"
Yes" said the foreman, with a
grin, 81 know all about it, for l have
just seen the man leaving. Why, sir,
he wasn't employed here-he was
merely looking for a job!"-Harpers
Magazine.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
Almost General Retirement

On the French Front in France,
AUG. 1.-(Noon)-The battle on the
front north of the Marine has resolv-
ed itself this morning into almost a
general retirement of the enemy north
of the Ourcq River with the Allies pur-
suing with the greatest zeal and sue
cess.
The Allies took the towr Of Hart
ennes-Et-Taux and the wood south Of
this important place. The French and
British took conteremain and then
crossed the Chateau Thierry-Soissons
Road.
The Germans are burning the vii
lagos as thew retire.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
says today's official report.
American Fighting

London, Aug 1.-The tide of battle
on the American front drifted some
what eastward on Wednesday with
the most severe fighting in the vicini-
ty of the villages of Sierges, says Reu-
ter's correspondent on the American
front. Telegraphing Thursday even
ing he says Sierges itself is unoccu-
pied, neither side having any wish to
be in there. The village is in deep
cut in which tn gas lis tn ftcmfwi'hrd
cut in which the gas lies ten feet deep.
Meanwhile the battle circles around
the high ground north of Roncheres
and down from the hills near Sergy.
The fighting here was of most bit
ter nature Thursday.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
PEACH GROWING
PROMISES
LARGE
LOCAL FARM DEMONSTRATION
AGENT TURNER HAS WON
OVER 500 ACRES TO
PEACHES

Local Farm Demonstration Agent
j. NJ Turner with great satisfaction
announced to day that Crisp county
promises to take up peach growing in
the proper manner for the next sea
son, Over 500 acres have been set
aside for planting this fall, if plans
of big farmers who are thinking about
it, are fully carried out.
Quite general interest is shown
in peach growing. Mr.. Turner has him
self has given attention to- this and
as result there will be peaches plant
ed Jerry Slade thinks of planting
100 acres; ]. o. Slade. rs acres; ]. A.
Sloan rs acres; Fred Fem 100 acres:
and o. T. Cover 100 acres. There will
be quite general interest shown this
fall in peaches in Crisp.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-02
ship SAILINCS TO
BE KEPT SECRET
PAPERS AGAIN REQUESTED NOT
TO PUBLISH INFORMATION

Washington, Aug. 1.-Secretary Dan
iel today asked the newspapers to elm
mate any mention, either in adver-
Using or news columns,of the sailings
of departure of supposed location of
any ships, not only in American wat
ers but in any waters.
In thus amending the previous re-
quest which applied only to American
waters, Secretary Daniels said his ex-
perience had shown that the publica-
ton of information about ships in for
eign waters was dangerous. The pur-
pose is to keep form enemy subma-
rines operating on this side of the
Atlantic any information relating to
the movement of vessels