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New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
DIR. Mezes RESIGNS
AS Director of u. S.
Experts at Parley
President of G. C. of N. Y.
Would Resume Duties at
Home Now That Treaty
Work Is Near the End

PARIS, May 25 (By The. Associated
Press).-Dr. Sidney E. Mezes, presi-
dent of the College Of the City of New
York, who is director of the body of
experts of the American peace dele
cation, has asked to be relieved of his
duties in order that he may resume
his position in New York.
In his letter to the commission, DR..
Mezes expresses satisfaction at the
opportunities given the American spe-
clalists to perform useful work in the
formulation of the peace treaty. 1t
was expected that Professor Charles
H. Haskins, of Harvard University,
would succeed DR.. Mezes, but Profess
sor Haskins also is leaving shortly to
take up his courses in the Harvard
summer school.
Dr. Mezes said to-day that the work
of the experts virtually was completed
with the submission of the territorial
recommendation of the four treaties,
so that the members of the commits
sions were gradually being relieved,
leaving only a small body of special
lists for such small subjects as remain
for adjustment.
The work Of the American expert
body has won high commendstion
throughout the various foreign dele
cations, and DR.. Mezes says this was
largely due to the complete liberty of
action given them in forming their
decision. Virtually their only instruc-
tlons were to exercise fairness and
consider the interests Of the peoples
in the territories affected by their
recomm endations. DR.. Mezes will sail
SO. as to be able to attend the COM
mencement exercises at New York,
when the faculty will determine it's
plans for the coming year.
DR.. Sydney Edward Mezes was born
in Belmont, Cal, in 1868. He studied
at Harvard University, and became
professor of philosophy, dean and
president of the University of Texas,
when Secretary David NJ. Houston
gave up that position. Dr. Mezes is
| House.
President Wilson offered to make
him Ambassador to Spain, since he is
Of Spanish descent, but DR.. Mezes de-
clined. He also was offered the posi-
ton Of United States Commissioner of
Education, which he also declined. DR..
Mezes succeeded DR.. John H. Finley
as president Of the College Of the City
of New York in 1914.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

the Garden with about 500 policemen.
Shortly after o'clock, however, when
it was evident that the audience would
be small, he dismissed the greater part
of his force. The police made no effort
to interfere with the attacks on Presi-
dent Wilson, who was charged by one
speaker with the "betrayal Of his pin
ciples."
Pnchot Repeats Himself
Amos Pinchot, assailing the peace
treaty as imperialstic and as making
for new wars, repeated a statement
made in former speech, that, unlike
Napoleon's guard, President Wilson's
principles always surrender with regu-
lar rhythm" Loud cheering f,r the
speaker and boos for Mr.. Wilson
greeted this remark.
All the speakers-Mr. Howe, the
Rev John Haynes Holiness. Rabbi
Judah Magnes and Mr.. Pinchot- charged
that the Allied governments are in a
conspiracy to destroy the Russian
revolution and set up reactionary
government in Russia. They asserted
that the Allies are in deadly fear of
the revolution. Mr.. Holmes said:
"The Allies know that either they
will destroy the revolution or the revo-
luton will destroy them"
Mr.. Howe compared the opposition
of the European governments to the
Russian revolution to that of the Holy
Alliance against the French Revolu-
ton, and asserted that "the revolution
must be saved at all costs"
Mr.. Holmes regarded the soyets "as
a new form of social organization
which has sprung out Of Russia-the
most interesting and most promising
contribution to the science of democ-
racy since the adoption of the Con-
stitution of the United States"
An Unparalleled Experiment
"Lenine and Trotzky," l.. he said,
"have attempted an experiment in
craftsmanship unparalleled in history
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
u. S. Officer Killed bv
Slackers in Battle

WHITESBURG, KY. May 25.-A. P.
Burt, United States Deputy Collector
of internal Revenue, was shot and
killed, and two members of his posse
were wounded, near Pond Gap on the
Virginia Kentucky border, early to-day
while attempting to arrest twelve
mountaneers accused of evading the
selective service law. trail of blood
left in the wake Of the fleeing mountain
men indicated that one or more of them
had been wounded.
Previous attempts of the authorities
to arrest the alleged draft evaders had
failed and Burt, it was said, was de-
tached from the revenue service in
Virginia and assigned to the task with
five assistants. The party, while pass
ing through the mountains, stumbled
upon the men they sought, and at
distance of thirty feet the fusillade
began.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Gen. Eiggett Decorates
A Passaic, Phone Girl

coBLENz, May 25 (By The Asso-
ciated Press).--Before crowd of ad-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Rev. Wood Says President
Is Shifting Blame for
Continued War Prohibi-
ton on the New Congress
Gould End Measure Self
''Wets'' Rejoice That 1000
''Cot the Gospel at Rally
in Madison SquareCarden

"President Wilson's clerical power
to declare rehabilitation completed
would have been sufficient to dispose
If he had not desired, for party rea-
sons, to shift the business to the Re-
publican Congress-" declared the Rev
Andrew B. Wood, assistant superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, at
the Washington Square Methodist
Church last night.
Emergency prohibition enacted by
Congress was intended to save food,
and we do not yet have any surplus
of bread or sugar that the consumers
know about" DR.. Wood continued.
"Mr. Hoover said on March 10 that
there is not pound Of food anywhere
year. The Department of Agriculture
is even urging the brewers to manu-
facture maltese sugar from the grain
formerly used in beer"
DR.. Wood declared that the same
amount of money invested in the liquor
industry employs less than one-third
as many workers as it would in other
industries. Hence he argued that pro-
hibition would both improve labor con-
ditions and reduce unemployment. At
the same time, he declared, prohibition
would end some $4,000 deaths annually
traced in this country to the liquor
traffic.
Says New York Is Always "Wet"
Commenting on the anti-prohibition
mass meeting held in Madison Square
Garden Saturday night, DR.. Wood re-
marked that the "wets" always were
able to have large meetings in New
York City.
Their opposition is weaken;rg g, how
ever" DR.. Wood declared, "because they
are now up against the Constitution.
Many people who oppose prohibition on
general principles balk when it comes
to attacking the Constitution. The
heart Of the prohibition fight, of
course, is that there are lot of people
who like to govern but who are un-
willing to be governed"
According to James Arthur Seavey.
representative of the Association Or
posed to National Prohibition, the Mad
ison Square rally was "a very fair meet
ing"
eve had about 10000 persons in
hall that normally seats 12,OO0," said
Mr.. Seavey yesterday, "and a number
of overflow meetings on the outside.
"Some comment was caused by
number of people leaving. This was
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Wilson, Clemenceau, Lloyd
George and Orlando Tar
gets, While Lenine and
Trotzky' Get Only Cheers
Police Guard at Meeting
But Only $500 Come to Big
Garden to Hear Pinchot,
Howe, Holmes and Magnes

The names of President Wilson and
Premiers Clemenceau, Lloyd George
and Orlando were hissed and booed and
those of Lenine and Trotzky cheered at
meeting to demand "justice for Rus
sia" in Madison Square Garden last
night. About $500 were in the audi
ence. DR.. Frederic C. Howe, United
States immigration Commissioner at
the Port of New York, presided Reso-
lutions were adopted demanding the
withdrawal of American and Allied
troops from Russia and the lifting of
the Allied blockade of that country.
Police Captain James Post went to
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Machine Gun Fire Breaks Up
Berlin Parade of Wounded

BERLIN, May 25 (By The Associated
Press).-Downtown Berlin was thrown
into state of wild excitement at 4
o'clock this afternoon by machine gun
firing in the Inter den Linden. Those
in the neighborhood fed for safety,
but others swarmed to the scene. The
shooting was due to large group Of
wounded men insisting on paradins
despite the order of Gustave Noske,
Minister Of National Defence, prohibit
ing professions during the period of
martial law.
Government troops broke up the
demonstration by firing in the air.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

miring officers and enlisted men. Miss
Grace d. Banker, of Passaic, N. J.
received the Distinguished Service
Medal from Lieutenant General Hunter
Liggett, Commander of the First Armv.
at Army Headquarters, Thursday. Miss
banker is chief operator of the army
telephone service here and has been
overseas year at General Head
quarters and with the First Army.
The citation reads:
exceedingly meritorious and
distinguished service, and by untiring
devotion to her exacting duties under
trying conditions did much to assure
the success of the phone system dur.
ing the operations against the ST.
Mihiel salient and north of Verdun.H
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

and they hold the trust of 80 per cent
of the Russian people,"
81 demand" added Mr.. Holmes, chat
the Russian people be left alone to
work out their own salvation. | de-
mand that the revolution be not de-
stroyed. The Allies have refused to
deal with the Bolsheviki because the
Bolsheviki published the secret treaties
and hav e disclosed what so-called
democratic governments can do behind
the scenes of war. He who says the
Bolsheviki do not represent the Rus
sian people lies. If the Bolsheviki do
not represent the Russian people, who
does? Is it America, with her shame
full record in Nicaragua? Is it France,
with her attempt to carry out the rob-
berry of the Saar Valley? Is it Japan,
with her iniquitous performance in
Shantung? Or is it England, with her
shameful record Eof 800 years iii Ire
land?" ~
DR.. Magnes Assails Wilson !
DR.. Magnes charged the President
with hypocrisy and the betrayal of. his
own, principles. He called the entire
policy of the United States in Russia,
from the dispatch of the Root mission
to the present moment" series of
sad and grave errors, and charged the
President with unctuous hypocrisy in
failing to carry out that point, refer
ring to Russia in his fourteen points.
He called President Wilson and Pre-
miers Clemenceau, Lloyd George and
Orlando "children of a~.dying genera
tion," and said that "now that Presi-
dent Wilson has failed to make good
In his promises on Russia we must
make good for him."
A collection was taken up for a
fund to carry on a propaganda in be-
helf of "self determination for Russia"
and against the government of Ad-
miral Kolchak. The propaganda will
be waged throughout the United
States.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Gen. shanks Going Abroad
To Inspect u. S. Armv Port

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Army or
ders published to-day direct Major
General David G. Shanks, commanding
at Hoboken, to proceed to France and
report to General Pershing for inspect
ing the ports Of embarkation and other
facilities. Upon completion Of his
duty General Shanks will return to
his present station.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

per Kirby, chairman of the State Pro-
-hloitlon Committee. the prohibition
amendment to the state constitution
was carried at yesterdays election bv
about $4,000 votes. Of the 100000
votes cast, nearly 100000 are still un-
counted,
The equal suffrage amendment prob
ably was defeated, according to un-
complete returns.
The amendment providing for land
settlement by state aid was carried.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

'.fghan forces some weeks ago
ssed the border into India, but their
agress was slight. British forces
gagged them almost Immediately, and
G reverses which followed are no
rbt the cause of the request for the
mistice.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
/ ghans Ask Armistice
With British i'm India

SiMLA. May 25.-The Afghan COM
Gder in chief has written the British
tical agent at Khyber asking for
armistice.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

not a bit Of strategy on the part Of
the prohibitionists. A number Of peo-
pie in the top galleries could not hear,
and fire departm rules forced us to
prohibit smoking. Most of those who
left the hall got the gospel at the
overflow meetings in Twenty-sixth and
Twenty streets"
According to Mr. Seavey the prohibi-
tionists have a campaign fund back Of
their speaking campaign that is EEK
celled only by the Bank of France and
the United States Treasury"
Texas Passes Dry Amendment;
Votes Down Equal Suffrage
Special Correspondence
AUSTIN, Tex, May 25.-According
to statement issued tonight by Har-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-11-27

w. c. Haynes went to Mitchell on
business Monday.
Rev. DR.. Coles of Springfield was
in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Devine went to Nit
chell Monday to attend a couple cf
days of the convention.
Mise Lola Campbell, who is teach
ing in the Vermillion schools. came
Friday evening and vieited until Sum
day evening. She went from here to
Mitchell to the state teachers con-
vention.
Miss Ella Treick came home from
Aberdeen Saturday morning and stay
ed until Sunday when she went to
Mitchell to attend The S. D. E. A.
Mics Treick teaches one OF the fourth
grades in the Aberdeen schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spry Of Mitchell
visited the latter part Of the week at
the home of George Newell. Mr.. and
Ms. Spry were married on Tuesday
Of last week. the bride being former
" Miss Marie JUL Of Mitchell.
A family reunion was held at the
Thomas ardinburg home Sunday
! when all Of the children Of Mrs.
Thomas were home Tor the day.
Those present were MIR. and Mrs.
Clarence Thomas and three children
OF Yankton. M. and Mrs Roy Thorn.
az and three children and Mrs. Grim.
eha= u ii,erterviiie. T1ieo Thomas Of
Mentara. andJohn Jorgenson Of
Yankton. -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-11-27

MIR. and Mrs. Anton Birtic of Mill
Iron, Mont, have been visiting her
father, MIR. Gottlieb Muehmel. for a
couple of weeks They expect to re-
turn to their home soon after Thanks
giving.
A "Shadow Social with a pro-
gram. given by al entertainer, at
Pleasant Hill Dist % Thursday.
Dec. a, at 8 O'Clock p. m. Girls
bring untrimmed baskets.
Miss Aleckson.
A Rag Ball Social with a program
given by an entertainer at Rames
School. Dist. Is, Friday Dec. 5, at 8
O'Clock .. m. Girls make balls with
their name inside, bringing untrim-
med baskets. Miss Koch.
Mrs. G. F. Townsan and little
daughter arrived from Mitchell Mon
day and are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Haynes. Mr.. Town
san has sold his personal property at
Harold, and is trying to sell his
farm. and he and his family will
make their home with Mr.. and Mrs.
HAYNES until they decide upon a new
location. Mrs. Townsan has beer
visiting in Mitchell while her husband
was absent on business in Minneapo.
lis.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-11-27

Prof. Hardness Of the Avon school,.
was here Monday on his way to Mil.
chell.
Ray Zolnowsky was homo from
Sioux City to spend Sunday with his
parents.
Paul Landmann came home from
the University al. vermillion to spend
Sunday.
George Hanna has the basement
dug. preparatory to building q 6ne,
new home on his farm three miles
north of town in the spring.
Among the teachers from Scotland
ard surrounding country who are at
tending the convention at Mitchell
this week are Supt. r. E. Williams
of the city schools. Mrs. MA. Mason
and Mrs. Cora Moore of the Kaylor
school. and Mrs Hildegard Mueller
of the Hanna school.
Lost-Ladies' hand bag. Saturday
evening, Oct. rs. between Beckers'
store and S%tevenson's garage, con-
tanning coin purse with about two
dollars. q bottle Of library paste and
a few other articles. Finder please
leave at this office.
Mr.. Andrew Helm, Jr.
!. Clfvef SAD
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Schmierer spent
Sunday with relatives in Parkston.
WANTED-A Live Wire to handle
check protectors to farmers.
P. ]. HARDNESS.
Avon. S. D.
The W. R. e. will hold q special
meeting at the hall Tuesday. Dec. 2.
in honor of the inspector who will be
with US that afternoon.
Jake Schatz came home from Sioux
City Saturday but returned the next
day, He has been in a hospital in
that city. taking treatment for rheu-
matism.
A partial eclipse of the sun was
visible on Saturday morning. The
hazinees of the sky hid the u at this
place until the eclipse had almost
passed off.
Rev. C. W. Langdon was over from
Platte on Monday and Tuesday to at
tend the church meeting and combined
business with pleasure by calling on
his many friends in Scotland. He
says that they Jared much worse thar
we did in the recent blizzard and that
the streets in Platte were not YET
cleared enough for cars. He is muct
pleased with his new %pastorate.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-11-27

4AlndfeR44ann went tosBiant Mon-
dey 70 8 about the final settlement
sfor The lana which he sold there last
Marchs
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-10
RUMORS OF RAILROAD STRIKE
REDUCING PASSENGER TRAFFIC

Atlanta, Ga, August S.--lRumors of
general railroad strike which has been
threatening and which is considered
to have begun when the shopmen went
out a few days ago has seriously inter-
fcrcd with the passenger traffic, ac-
ccrding to information obta ned at the
general ticket offices of the rail ad
ministration here. People are afraid to
undertake long business trips or to
risk being marooned on their vaca
tons.
Shortages of ice are reported at
a number Of cities not operating
plants and which have been cut off by
the embargoes against freight
Rail Director Winchell, back from
a conference at Washington, reports
that the outlook is not encouraging.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-10
TOBACCO MARKETS
OF GEORGIA CLOSE
Strike Responsible and Warehouse.
men Meet Today at Fitzgerald
to Consider Crisis.

Ashburn, Aug S.-Tobacco ware
housemen of Georgia, facing a ser.
Gus situation as a result of the shop
mems strike, will hold a meeting at
Fitzgerald Saturday morning at Il
o'clock for the purpose of discussing
matters in connection with the threat.
ened suspension of freight traffic.
Telegraphic instructions reached buy
ers here today to stop buying tobacco
fer the season, as the strike situation
now was so acute railroads were un.
able to guarantee deliveries
There was today CT the fIon' Of
the AshbUrn warehouse $1,000 pounds
of tobacco, with more coming in by
automobile and rail This tobacco is
for sale, but growers cannot dispose
of ii at any price, due to the orders
buyers have received Telephone mas
sdges from Fitzgerald ,Abbeville, Tiff
ton, Nashville, Douglas and Vidalia in.
dictate conditions ara the same at all
markets in Georgia.
Unless something is done to relieve
the situation, tobacco growers of the
state Will lose millions, it is claimed,
as Il large part of the crop is now be.
ing prepared for market and unless
sold it will be a loss. Fenner &
Smith, the local warehousemen, after
comforting with other warehousemeil
over long distance today, arranged a
meeting at Fitzgerald and it is expect
ell every warehouseman in Georgia
will be present.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-10
WOODMEN SOON HAVE TEAM
WITH FINE NEW UNIFORMS

Woodcraft is taking on new life and
its membership is increasing at
greater ratio now than at any time
in the history of the order throughout
the United States, and Georgia bears
the distinction of rolling up a greater
increase in membershi than any
state within the last twelve months
Cordele camp always striving to
keep abreast of the time in advance
ment, has taken steps to have new uni
forms for full degree team, and as
soon as representative can get here
to measure the boys who will COM
pose the team as newly organized
the boys will soon have the privilege
Of DOMINIC a new and attractive AMI
comfortable uniform of which they
win ne proud and which will lenable
the team to make as creditable an
appearance as any in the state
There will be number of the boys
who went overseas, out on the border,
on the high seas. and some of them
"over the top" who aided materially
in winning victory for odd Glory"
who will be on the team.
All who have signified their inten-
ton of enlisting with Capt Barrow
On the team will be given several days
notice when to appear at the hall fol-
their measurement, and they viii
Please be ready to respond when call
ed upon that there be no delay in
getting off the order
Let all interested take notice and
act accordingly.
Fraternally,
]. p. HUGHES,
Camp Deputy
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-10
FIFTY THOUSAND DIE
o~ IN RIVER BOILING MUD

Singapore, June Olivia Tokia. July
2.-Correspondence of The Associated
Press The awful scenes which pre-
vailed when the volcano of Kalut in
Java burst into eruption of May 20.
destroyed 26 villages and caused a loss
of life estimated by some at 10000
are wildly described by Miss E. w.
Cramen who has arrived here from
Sourabay.
A river of boiling mud and lava
which overwhelmed the village of Bill
tar where Miss Carmen was staying,
she says, was ten milues wide and four
feet deep
The first symptoms of the coming
eruption. Miss Cranen said, were
sounds like the der and vivid flashes
in the sky. Enormous boulders were
flung from the valicano into the low
lands around it for immense distances
There was pitchy darkness owing to
rain of ashes.
Then came warning to the occup-
ants of the hotel at Blitar that the riv-
er of larVa and mud was approaching.
I'VE were almost beside ourselves as
to what to do to avoid hideous end"
she said. Twenty-four of those stay
ing at the hotel escaped death in the
boiling mud by fleeing aboard a mot
tor car tor car driven by the wife of
the Assistant Resident Commissioner.
According to Miss Cranen the river
ON mud ran for three hours and
wrought fearful damage to life and
property. 1t covered the railway sta
ton, buried the locomotives and cars
and destroyed virtually every house in
BBlitar, Wlingi and Srengat
| A Mr.. Boekhont managed to rescue
his wife and some of his children, but
owing to the velocity of the mud rv-
err was unable to save two of his little
ones who persisted before his eyes.
One European, while in bed in his
house, was carried away and deposited
miles distant.
A Sourabaya paper which places the
total loss of life at $4,000 says that Is
Europeans persisted, and that after the
volcano subsidized the arms and legs Of
the vistims were seen protruding
through the mud all over Kediri dis.
trict, in the vicinity of Kalut. Many
thousands of persons are reported
missing
1t is learned that three lava streams
flowed from the volcano all taking the
same course as in the eruption of 1901 |
One of these destroyed BBlitar Gov
eminent biologists who assembled to
the crater of Kalut after the eruption
found it empty.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-10
FIRST GERMAN BRIDES
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK

New York. Aug S-The first Ger
man war brides to come to the United
States since 1917 arrived here today
aboard the army transpor Great
Northern from Brest They were ill
cluded among 249 young women Of
various nationalities who married
American soldiers abroad. The Great
Northern also brought % officers, l.
500 troops and SO welfare workers
The. battleships Wisconsin,. Maine,
Kersarge, Alabama, Illinois and Ken
lucky arrived today with contingents
of midshipmen, recent graduates Of
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-10

Rembert Kettles, d brother, left here
Immediately for Farmville The tele-
gram stated that Kettles had only the
slightest chance to recover.
Kettles lived here up to 1911, when
he went with the West Construction
company paving contractors of Chat
tanooga, and has been with the cont
pany since that time. He proved
valuable man and was drawing a good
salary !,