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New-York tribune., 1920-07-11


to Columbia House. Subsequent con-
ditions showed the need OF broader
educational scheme to foster appre-
citation Of American institutions and
to make loyal American citizens Of
aliens now here, or who may here
after come.
Elaborate Summer Program
The hrst director of Columbia Hou3s
was Professor w. "A. Braun, of Barnard
College,. under whom tho institution
acquired national influence. 1t Is nov
under the direction of the department,
announced an elaborate program fol
the summer, session In conjunction
with the University Of the State o1
New York.
These conferences will begin July
IL, when DR.. Robert r. Hill, director
OF teaching, training, immigrant educa.
tion OF New York State, will discuss
"A Survey Of Immigrants and Ameri-
can Conditions" as part Of the gen.
eral topic, "The Group To Be Edu.
Gated" On July is Dr.. Allan Burns
director of Americanization studies
Carnegie Foundation, will take ur
Immigrant Traits"
Merton A. Sturgis, Chief Examiner
ASuACAu VI STANDARDIZATION, NEW YOrk
City, will discuss, July 90, "The Way ts
Citizenship" Naturalization Papers
and Methods of Encouraging Naturali
cation" as part of the topic, "The Kline
Of Education Needed"
On July 20 Henry n. Goldberger
principal Of Public School No. 18. ane
who is in charge Of Columbia course,
on English for foreigners, will lecture
on "The English Language, Spoken
Written and Read"
Standards Of Living" "Home Keep
Ing, Health, Education and Training o.
Children" will be taken up by Mis-,
Elizabeth A. Woodward, state super
visor Of home and neighborhoot
classes for immigrant women. July 27
Free to Public
Under the general topic, "The Acen
cies Of Education" Miss Caroline
Whipple, supervisor Of factory classes
will discuss, July 20, "Industry ane
the Education of the Adult Immigrant.
= "The Extension of the Public Schoo
system" will be taken up August 8 b,
William c. Smith, supervisor of immi.
grant education.
On August DR.. C. c. Williamson
New York Public Library, will talk on
An Immigrant Institution--The Pub.
lie Library"
John Daniels, director Of the Home
Lands Exposition, will take up, August
~ Community Agencies
New-York tribune., 1920-07-11

Settlement, the Y. M. e. a., Y. w. C. A.,
Chambers Of Commerce., Trade Union
Activities, American Legion, and ether
agencies; their place, program and
progreaA.
These conferences are open without
charge to the students Of the summer
session and to the Interested public.
They will be held on Tuesday and
Thursday at 4 p. m.
day that more courses in German will
be offered this year than at any time
since the war began. The enrolment
in these courses at the present sum
mer session is larger than that Of last
year.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-11
Borah Speaks at Boise

BOISE, Idaho, July 10.--In his first
public speech at Idaho's capital city
since his return from the East, Senator
Borah declared that international
courtesy" built upon in the Democratic
platform, would prevent the United
States, if a member Of the League of
Nations, from making any decision for
small nations, or elf-determination of
peoples.
1t was his first public mention Of
the Democratic platform.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
WHEN IN DANGER Or r,,,
walk, but Don't Run, in b.,
Building or in Business F,,sr '''
Keep Cool.

Nhen some one shouts 'Fir.t. !.
tneater those most likely to h ,a'
pied down are those who sts,t a' n.
stampede. Those who keen tb,s. 'a
ana act nationally stand better css s.'
OF escaping injury" remsrk. E vSsaa
Magazine. The cry of Fire /" ss 80
Gently raised in the busjnaV. = ~. y
and started stampede in man, ~"
ters. Now, It cannot be doubted ' ~,
the war time frenzied hoor -
reached its zenith and that nr,n., '. '.
moving downward. 1t remain, n !.
seen however. whether 1t was Wis., !,
attempt to force goods on the n.....
at greatly reduced prices and = =,
Gel orders for fresh supplies on 4.
assumption that producers Womb j..
cut their prices drastically IA . m,s
effort to get from under. II ia VO,s
noting that wooden, shoe, sink "a
certain other manufacturers promntl,
curtailed operations, thus refusing h
gamble to the limit In futures. II un
duction be curtailed on all sides M,
some merchants may find that tbsy
oyerplayed the cancellation game
Goods cannot be produced for some
little time at any tremendously lower
cost than formerly because II takes
time for raw materials, labor, taxes
and other expenses to fall drasticalIy
The advice prominently printed 90
New York theater programs Is. in
case OF fire walk to the nearest exit
Don't rum"
This advice might be worth needing
by the business community at this
moment
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
REPLY TO
j. s. SATISFACTORY
DECLARES THAT STRATEGIC oP-
CREATIONS MUST GOVERN THE
HALTING OF ARMIES.
Insists That Polish Government Is in
Entire Accord With Americans in
Contention That Russ Territory
Should Be Respected. ...

Washington Entire satisfaction is
expressed by state department Of
ficials with the formal reply of the
Polish government to the American
note requesting a Polish declaration
to abstain from transgression of Rus
sian territory.
Poland Is understood to have re-
piled that strategic operations must
govern the halting of her armies in
their pursuit of the bolsheviki at the
frontier of Poland tentatively fixed
by the supreme council. Suggestion
had been made by the American GOV
eminent In its note that Poland make
clear that her intentions toward Rus.
STA We're not imperialistfc and that
her armies should not advance be-
yond the photographic line laid down
by the supreme council.
The first portion of the reply con-
sists Of an expression of gratitude
by the Polish government at the atti-
tude assumed by the United States
In the American note to Italy. The
second portion serves as the specific
reply of the Polish government to the
American note. .
While insisting that the Polish gov
eminent is in entire accord with the
United States in the contention that
Russian territory should be respect
ed, the note declares that Poland is
forced to consider the serious conse-
quences likely to ensue from the aban-
donment of the present offensive
against the bolsheviki upon fixed
line without satisfactory guarantees.
Officials of the state department
have described the position of the
United States toward the Polish ad-
vance as midway between that of
France and Great Britain"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
TENNESSEE HOUSE
RECONS|DERS VOTE.
ExPUNGES FROM ITS JOURNAL
ALL RECORD OF RATIFICATION
OF SUFFRAGE.
Action Taken by Anti-Suffragists in
Face of Advice of Attorney General,
Who Insists That Legal Recon-
sideration Is Impossible.

Nashville, Tenn.-The Tennessee
house of representatives, With a
quorum present for the first time since
August 20, expunged from its journal
on September all record of ratifica-
ton of the federal suffrage amend
ment, and voted, AZ to "a, with twenty
not voting, to non-concur in the ac-
ton of the senate in ratifying the
amendment.
Governor Roberts upon being noti-
fled of the houses action, declined to
make any statement other than to say
that the situation could only be dealt
with in a legal manner and was in
the hands of Attorney General Thomp-
son. The latter, in a letter read on
the house floor during discussion of
the matter of reconsidering the vote.
expressed the opinion that reconsid.
GRAFTON Of the resolution of ratifica-
ton was impossible, since the house
already had adopted it and Governor
Roberts had certified to Secretary of
State Colby this action by both house
and senate.
State officials and members of the
legislature expressed the belief that
legality or illegality of the ratification
would be decided upon the record GER
titled to Washington by Governor Rob-
erts and not on the action taken Tues
day.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Volcano Is a Lighthouse.

The city Of San Salvador, eapitai :,
the republic of Salvador, may De eai'. S
a city of earthquakes, for II mas sesD
disasters as a result Of many eiup
lions. and even today the many ".
canoes that surround the little cio
which has been shattered so nnn. ,
times again threaten it. kuniDnn
and grumbllngs are heard colnihs'
is supposed, from the Izalo volcano, !,
This cinder- covered peak nea :.
5000 feet high, has gradually Yin Yin
itself up, from what was lever p'a ri.
at the base of the Santa Ana w.
cano. It has long periods OF lhu' va
ity, throwing up clouds OF smoAe .,' "a
steam in great puffs. and at a"sS.
belching flames. Sometimes 10
ing effect can be seen far out AZ =,
and the volcano has become ny !,
along the coast as the lighthouse
Central America.-Detrcit News
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
HUERTA SEEKS To
CULTIVATE PEACE
MEXICAN PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS VOICES DESIRE
FOR AMiTY WITH ALL.
Declares That Despite Difficulties, the
Governments Efforts TO Protect
Lives Of Foreigners Have Been
Fairly Successful.

Mexico City Cultivation Of friend.
ly relations and creation of confidence
that Mexico Is anxious and capable of
fulfilling her obligations is the gov
ernment's policy in international af-
fairs said Provisional President de la
Huerta III llis message to congress on
September 2
He gave as examples Of the relations
between Mexico and the United States
mutual extradltion proceedings carried
on by the two countries and cOmpIi-
ance by the United States with the
Mexican request that airplane flights
over Mexican territory be forbidden.
Despite difficulties" the message
added, "the governments efforts to
protect the lives and interests Of for
eigners have produced good results. Z
Brief mention was made of petro-
leum legislation, 1t being stated that
a bill had been prepared for the pur-
pose Of developing Article XAVII of
the constitution, which nationalizes Pc
troleum deposits.
The case of A. o. Jenkins, former
United States consular agent at Pu-
ebla, against whom criminal proceed
ings have been brought, 1t was said,
was before the courts of the state of
Puebla and a verdict might be expect
ed soon.
The message discussed the pacifica-
tion of the country and gave details
of the governments success in dealing
with the Cantu revolt, the Yaqui In
dams and the dispute over the COVER
norship of the state of Vera Cruz. 81
Work of the commission studying a
new banking law was described as
being well advanced"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
FARMERS PLAN WHEAT POOL.
Gigantic Merger TO Control Marketing
of Nations Wheat crop.

Columbus, O.--Formatlou of gi-
gantic wheat pool in the United States,
whereby the farmers will virtually
control marketing and selling the
grain, is one of the more important
subjects planned here by farmers at.
tending three-day session of the Ma
tional Board of Farm Organizations.
The Board of Farm Organizations
now controls 1900 grain elevators in
the country and does yearly COOP
erative farm business of $2OOO,OOO.-
600, according to officials.
Plans are to take over or build
grain elevators at every point where
wheat is shipped. 1t will be possible
1t was said, to control 40 per cent of
the country's wheat output
Profits will be stabilized and prices
to the consumer greatly reduced" said
Charles S. Barrett, Union City. Ga.
president of the organization.
+. NJ. Pollard Of Nebraska. former
congressman, is chairman of a com.
mittee that is working out plans for
the wheat pool.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
HUNS PURSUE MIDDLE COURSE
Decline to Join 5olsheviki in War
Against Western Powers.

Berlln.-Dr. Walter Simmons, the
foreign minister addressing the reich
stag foreign affairs committee on
Thursday, declared he had been urged
to collaborate with the Russian boil.
sheylkl against the western powers as
means of breaking the bonds i'm
posed by the treaty of Versailles, but
that after mature reflection he had
rejected this course.
"1f we had followed these exhorta-
tons" said the foreign minister, Ger
many would Immediately have become
a theatre of war. Furthermore, the
disastrous consequences which boil
shevism might be expected to bring
with 1t would have fallen with double
force upon Germany"
DIR, Simmons said proposals also
have been made that Germany COOP
crate with the western powers against
Russia, which he considered an equal
ly impossible course. ,-
mo power at war with soviet Rus
STA" the foreign minister added, need
count on our support"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
FREIGHT RATES ARE
RIGHT, SAYS D|sQUE
RECOMMENDS THAT PETITION
OF iNTERMouNTAIN SHIP
PERs BE DENIED.
Holds That Commodity Rates In GEN.
eraI Are Not Unduly PreJudiciaI
to lntermountsin Territory or
Preferential to Coast Cities.

Washington, Commodity rates in
general, applying to the Infeunountaln
territory from all the country east Of
the Rocky mountains, are found by
Examiner William A. DLsque of the
Interstate commission, not to be un-
duly prejudielaf to lutermountaln ter
ritory or unduly preferential to Pacific
coast cities. In tentative report sub
mitted on September to the commits
sion In the trnnscoDtlDental westbound
graded rates cases, Examiner DIsaue
holds as above, and recommends that
the petition of the intermountain
cities and shippers for graded rates
be denied.
Az the same time Mr.. Disque rec.
ommends that the commission order
tire establishment of joint through
dass rates from points In official
classification territory TO points In
intermountain territory which now
pay combination rates based on Mis-.
sisslppi river Chicago or 81. Paul.
The tentative report of Examiner
Disqne will be submitted TO the de-
PENDANT carriers and to the CONNER
clal bodies, shippers and other com.
plainants, and when replies are re-
celeed, the whole case will be taken
up for action by the commission.
While II Is specifically announced
that the findings of the examiner are
not the findings of the commission, It
Us a matter OF fact that Mr.. Dlsque
has been assigned to many of the Inn
portant cases coming before the com
mission In late years, and the commits
sion has almost always concurred in
the essential features of his findings
and recommendations
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
OFFICIALS DISCUSS
RAILWAY PROBLEMS
TRAFFIC TANGLE AND THE LA.
Dor PROBLEM BEFORE HEADS
OF PRINCIPAL ROADS.
Situation characterized by Most Of the
Executives as Desperate, But Hopes
Are Expressed for Solution Of
Problem.

Chicago. -Presidents, vice presidents
and general managers of the principal
railroads of the country, comprising
the Association of Railway Execute
tives, held the annual convention OF
the organization at the Blackstone
hotel. While ii was given out that
the meeting was called for the purpose
of leading the nation out of the traf-
fic tangle and speed transportation, IL
is known that the railroad heads spent
most of the time in discussing the la.
Dor problem. The meeting was secret
and nothing in connection with the
discussions was made public.
The railroad situation was charac-
terized by most of the executives as
desperate. 1.-The railroads of the
United States have greatly depreciat-
ed plants" said Robert s. Binkerd. sec
rotary of the association. within
short time it is hoped that there viii
be complete rehabilitation, so that
our transportation system will once
more De ahead of the nation"
General W. w. Atterbury, vice pres
ident of the Pennsylvania railroad, is
chairman of the committee on labor.
The report of this committee was read.
hut its findings were kept secret,
Several speakers urged the appoint-
ments of national boards of adjust
ment, similar to those appointed by the
government when the roads were un-
der federal supervision, to settle all
disputes arising between the brother
hoods and the railway managers. This
plan, 1t is said, has the approval of
the labor unions and will assure uni
form conditions on all roads.
Secretary Binkerd said that ire
mendous effort is being made to give
the transportation the country needs.
but with s per cent money and earn.
ings limited TO per cent, a COM
plete rebuilding program cannot be
carried out at this time. "a more in
tensive use of our present facilities
is about all we can do at present." he
said, and great progress is being
made In that direction. ....
by using the $30O,o0O;O0O fund pro-
vided by the transportation act on
loans to the railroads, arrangements
have been made for total of 10000
new freight cars, 1850 locomotives and
100 new passenger cars. Some of
this equipment will be delivered this
fall" --
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
RUSSIANS ARE RErREATlNe.
Continue to Fall Back Before the Ad-
vaneina Polish Army.

Warsaw.-polish troops have en-
tered the city of Suwalki, nineteen
miles north Of Augustowo, and have
been given an enthusiastic welcome,
according to an official statement / =
sued here Friday.
General Budenny, the Russian boil.
sheyih commander, who has been at
tempting to break the Polish lines In
Galicia and who has suffered what
appears to be decisive defeat, is rap
idly retreating, II Is said. Along the
line from Sokola TO Brest-Litovsk, on
the northeastern Polish front, the
situation Is quiet,
brilliant service by avlators, among
whom are many Americans, Is espe.
cially mentioned In the statement.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Golden Coins Washed up.

Salina, Kan,-Three twenty-dollar
gold pieces washed up by Gypsum
flood on the farm of r. NJ. Herr, near
there, has brought the total of such
gold pieces found there within recent
years to fourteen and has renewed ex-
element In the vicinity. Old residents
Of Gypsum relate that many years ago
IL cowboy was dragged death at this
point and that u quantity of gold
pieces he carried was lost at the
place,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
SUBMARINE CREW RESCUED.
Saved From Death by Passing Steamer
After Hope Had Fled.

New York.-The plight of the dis
abled submarine So, whose crew of
thirty men was rescued early Friday
after being submerged for forty-four
hours, was first learned by the steam.
ship AlanthuS, which accidentally dis
covered the submarine off the Della.
ware capes with thirty feet of her
bow protruding above the water, Cap.
tain E. o. Swinson of the steamship
General George w. Cocktails reported
upon his arrival at Hobokeu. Earlier
reports were that the General Goethals
mad located the distressed underseas
vessel by means of telephone buoy
released from the submerged craft.
The crew of the submarine owe their
lives, he said, to the quick work of
Chief Engineer w. Il. Grace of the
General Cocktails and his assistant, r.
A. McWilliams.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
RECOGNIZES VALUE or PEAT
Its Use for Commercial Purposes 10
Becoming More Understood
.. Throughout the World.

Peat is extensively used as fuel In
northern Europe and as fertilizer IN
the United States. In Europe gas
charcoal, coke and a number Of valu'
able by-products are produced from It.
Owing to the scarcity Of raw mate
rails in Europe, peat and peat moss
are employed also as substitutes f0r
absorbent cotton in the preparation Of
surgical dressings, for wool ana tor
cotton and wooden cloth. In the United
States peat Is utilized chiefly as fert'
lizer filler, as stable litter and as an
absorbent for the uncrystallized resi-
dues Of beet and cane sugar rennefia
In the manufacture Of stock feed
Peat has long been used In fern,
liking the soil, having been either aP
piled as a direct fertilizer or useo -
a filler for commercial fertilizer. Anal
ysis of the peats Of the United states
show an average nitrogen content VI
about 2 per cent, a proportion some,
what higher than that found In sOn'
commercial fertilizers. -.
The value of peat in soil ferthha
S3en is found in its nitrogen eOn'sI'
and in the beneficial mechaniesi q
feet it produces upon certain ian s..
Black, thoroughly decompoSed pea.
are most satisfactory for fertill1er, a.
such peats are generally heavier anu
more compact and contain more u.
trogen and less fibrous material ui'D
the brown types.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Russians Fleeing to Germany,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1O0ooO
Russians have escaped into Germany
within the last two weeks, according to
an official estimate made by the Ger
man authorities and reported to Ber-
I'm Advtces received here Thursday
state that at least a portion of the
migration was ordered from Moscow
although fully half the number fled
into Germany to escape the victorious
Polish army.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Escaped Convict Kills Wife.

Big Heart, 0kla.--Ben Hickman, es-
capped convict from the Utah peniten-
tiary, where he was serving a life
term, is in Jail at Pawhuska, near here,
having been captured after he had
shot and killed his wife on street
here.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Barrett Drops Official Drt,.s

Westinghouse. L. S. Rowe IN
wednesday assumed the dirrctorsbtn
of the Pan-American union, snccaad,
ing John Barrett, who retired after
fifteen years service as directfna
head OF the union.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Yet 10 Be Determined.

London Punch declares ina. .osd
American newspaper has auno o.
the grating of tomato shoo' W. arm
potato plant so as TO oDtaih he
of fruit above ground with r0V' s,,cle
low. .But," says Punch, "tne enonld
doesn't state whether the plan "a.
be known as the 'pomato' or tns
tato.'"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Coal Shortage Threatened

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-The entire east
faces hard coal shortage unless
10000 insurgent miners in the Penn
SyiNama anthracite coal fields go back
to work Immediately. The strike has
spread to every corner of the hard
coal field and is gaining strength hour
ly,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Resort Hotel Burned.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-The Rock
land hotel, a four-story frame struc-
ture at Palmer Lake, was burned to
the ground and Oliver, Is, and Mil
dred, 16, son and daughter of Mrs
l.. E. Hill, prOprtetress of the hotel.
We're severely burned as the result OF
an explosion of the lighting plant in
the basement.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Ponzis Liabilities Are s6,s4s, 2e7.

BOston.-Charles Ponzi's liabilities
as result of his spectacular financial
dealings through his Securities En-
change company stand at S6,94S, 267,
according to Edwin l.. Pride, ac-
countant employed by the federal au-
thOrties.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
unrecoonlzed Genius,

The first literary efforts Oh ais
linek were attended by faitute re,-
first book of poems received ~ ..ou-
ognition whatever, and he was &,
PEELED to print twenty-five eop .snt.d
his first play, which were dis,s'Oe
gratuitously among his FRIENDS
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
Fire Destroys Famous RESORT

Iokio.-Iapans' famous resort. Ikao.
located in the lkao mountains west of
this city, was swept by fire and about
three,quarters of the town was de-
stroyed. Many people had narrow j..
'capes from death.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10

Colonel ou Bosch, military attache
OF the Belgian embassy, who served in
the Belgian artillery from the BEGIN
ming OF the war, was stationed with
the Belgian army on the Rhine at tina
time he received his appointment
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10

New York. Brooklyn Rapid Transit
strikers, at a mass meeting Friday
night, rejected the strike settlement
terms of Federal Judge Mayer. legal
custodian of the company providing
for their return with full seniority
rights and a 10 per cent Increase over
last years wages.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
former utah Resident kiIled.

Kittery, Me.-A former Utah man,
Carson #. Fleming, who has been pro-
prietor of small clothing and gem
eral merchandise store on the navy
yard road In this town, was struck and
instantly killed Thursday by truck.