New-York tribune., 1920-06-29
Many Notables
Arrive ON Two
Ocean Liners
Prince de Bearn ct de
Chalias, With Children,
Comes as Counsellor
10 the French Embassy
Chinese Diplomat Here
DR.. Wellington Koo Returns
After Having Been i'll
Paris Since Dec, 1913

Two steamships of the French Line,
the Lafayette and La Savoie, both from
Havre, arrived here yesterday with
1888 passengers.
Both vessels came across the At
lantic through unusually fine weather,
which was in contrast with the cold
and cloudy weather reported by liners
arriving here week ago.
Among the cabin passengers on La
Savoie was Prince de Bearn ct de
Chalas. former secretary of the Peace
Conference, VINO comes here as coun-
selor of the French Embassy. He was
accompanied by his daughter, Mile.
Beatrice, fourteen, and his son. CASTOR.
twelve. The Princess de Bearn,
mother of the children, died in St.
Petersburg when the prince was secre-
tary of the French Embassy in that
city.
Contempt for the Earth
Miss Lillian Samek, of this city, who
was a Red Cross worker during the
war, returned on La Savoe after a
short visit to the Red Cross stations
where she had served. Miss Samek
made q flight from zonGon to Paris
and described the voyage through the
air as one which made her feel utter
contempt for the earth and everything
on it. Miss Samek was met at the pier
by Collector Bill Edwards, who bade
her bon voyage recently when she left
New York for France.
Another traveller on La Savole was
Countess de Turenne, who is on her
way to visit friends in Texas.
On the Lafayette came DR.. Yelling
ton Koo. Chinese Minister to Wash
ington. who had been ,n Paris since
December, 1918, as a delegate to the
Peace Conference.
The American liner st, Paul left port
yesterday for Cherbourg and South
ampton with 400 saloon passengers, in
Guiding William Harman Black, former
vice chairman of the War Labor
Board. who is to investigate labor con-
ditions in England, France and Spain
The United Fruit liner Ulua brought
TO port yesterday from Cristobal DR.
Israel Kligler and Dr. Hideyo Noguch
of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical
Research, who had been on scientific
trip through Mexico and Peru to study
the sources of yellow-fever infection
particularly through the medium OF
water supply. The scientists said that
it could now be definitely stated thai
there is but one yellow-fever germ ane
that the disease has the same origir
wherever found.
Both doctors treated yellowfeve
patients in Peru with serum pro
duced from horses and said it was 81
satisfactory that it probably would b
used extensively in combating epi
denies.
Peru Purifying Water
The poor water supply in northern
Peru" said Dr. Kligler. "is the prin
cipal source of infection. which ha
persisted for the last few years in tn
district. In the city of Plea the waite
Is pumped seven miles from a mudd
river and sold to the inhabitants at tn
rate of 20 cents a barrel. The peopl
did not take kindly to our efforts t
eliminate the germ-laden water, bu
we received every assistance from tn
Peruvian government.
"In its desire to purify it's water sur
ply and establish sanitary sewerag
system the Peruvian government hs
awarded to the foundation company {
New York contracts for installing san
tary sources of water supply and sev
erage systems for thirty one Peruvia
cities.
These contracts, however. must
acceptable to Dr. Henry Hansen al
General Henry R. Carter, formerly
the United States Public Health Ser
ice. who are at the head of the San
tary Department Of Peru
Also on the Ulua came Mason Pete
and Charles Stoneham, owners of Il
Havana Post" who came north to b,
fOr nj NJ HaN