The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-23

Nhethcr " VIII De nn0lly disposed on
before next spring.
The plan Of the senate COMMITTEES on
Interstate commerce IL TO be ready TO
report railroad return bill as soon as
the treaty Is out Of the way. This may
mean that bill will be submitted TO
the senate by the first Of next month.
but senators as rule are not very
sangulne that such good progress can
be made with the treaty. Unless the
house committee on interstate and for
eign commerce shall change its mind
u will report its conception Of what
railroad legislation should be before
the end of this month. Then If the
hopes Of the house leaders are real
lied the house will take n recess until
about the middle of November.
Each House Has Railroad Bill.
This would mean that so far as the
house is concerned, railroad legislation
would not receive much. II any, atten-
ton before the opening of the regular
session on the first Monday in Deem
her, TO a considerable extent the
senate committee on interstate COM
merce and the house committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce are
working along the same lines in pre-
pairing railroad legislation. but 1t is
foreseen that each branch of the legis-
lative body will pass its own bill and
that the responsibility for perfecting
the legislation will eventually have 10
be assumed by a conference commit
tee representing the two houses.
The only thing definitely settled
about railroad Legislation ut this time
is that 1t will not provide for govern
ment ownership. The roads will go
back to their owners for private man
agement under stricter federal restric-
tons than existed prior to the war,
but the precise nature of these restric-
tiOns remains to be determined
II is not the first time congress has
been confronted with a demand for
legislation creating federal budget
system, but there is an lnslstence
about the demand this time that was
never noticeable before. The subject
has recently been taken up in both
senate and house in committee. The
leaders in congress realize that If the
new system is to be introduced the
necessary legislation should be en-
acted as soon as possible. Under ex-
listing law 1t will be necessary for the
secretary of the treasulS 20 submit the
estimates for government expenditures
for the fiscal yeai- beginning July |.
1870, to congress when il meets in
regular session in December. So If
the government is to get the benefit of
the budget system in 1920 the system
must be provided between now and
the first Monday in December.
School Garden Work Wins.
OF the numerous activities of
the federal bureau of education
the school garden work is prov
ing most popular. School supervised
gardens could be found during the last
summer in nearly every city, town and
village In the United States and its
across-ocean possessions. While the
tangible results of the work of the mil
lions of children enlisted in the U. 5.
S. G. A. in the United States. Hawaii,
Porto Rico and the Philippine islands
are of great magnitude, yet the In
tangible results are infinitely greater.
Secretary of the Interior Lane said
the other day:
"As matter of fact the United
States school garden army of the bu-
reau of education, department of the
, interior, has been raising citizens In
school supervised gardens"
1t is estimated this year that the
more than 100000 children produced
approximately $4S,OO0.000 worth of
vegetables and small fruits. These
food products will be consumed where
produced, without loss In handling or
cost of transportation. In several cities
in these states last year the average
produced was more than $50 per child
enrolled in the U. S. S. G. A.
Possibly the biggest, and certainly
the most outstanding feature of the
work of the school garden army is the
spirit of national cooperation that II
has developed. Governors of states
who differ widely in political beliefs;
parochial, private and public school Of
ficials; chamber of commerce and la
Dor organizations the General Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs, and the Ma
tional council of Women have united
in working for the development Of the
child through the medium of school
gardens and school-supervlsed home
gardens, organized on the plan of the
United States school garden army.
Helps Reduce II. C. Of L.
School-directed home gardening. as
promoted by the United States school
garden army of the national bureau Of
education, Is having a decided lnfiu-
ence in reducing the high cost of liv.
ing in many city homes in southern
Virginia, the Piedmont section OF North
Cdrolina and eastern Tennessee. Three
years ago one Of the specialists in the
bureau of education was stationed In
this territory to direct the garden ac-
tiyities of the public school children
Of the upper grammar school grades.
Local boards Of education In Lynch
burg and Danville. Va; Greensboro,
Durham, Raleigh, Salisbury and other
towns I'm North Carolina and Chatta.