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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
THE GERMAN CREDIT
PLAN TO Be REVISED
NEW BILL gToIa ElMTRoDucED
If WAR CORPORATION RE-
vIVAL is VETOED.
Commission Would Have Authority 10
Accept Bonds Of the German
Government as Security
for the Credit.

Washington. introduction in con.
gress of revised bin authorizing a
credit TO the German government for
the purchase of American products Is
awaiting action by President Wilson
upon the resolution for the revival of
the war finance corporation.
William Wallace Brauer, New York
exporter, agent Of the German govern
ment in negotiating loan from the
United States and In making pur-
chases If 1t is granted, said that in
case of the veto of the war finance
corporation resolution, the new bill
will provide for the appointment of a
commission by the president. This
commission would have authority to
accept bonds of the German govern.
ment as security for the credit and
TO sell debentures as means of OBJ
tanning the money needed.
In case of veto Of the war finance
corporation resolution, 1t is presumed
that President Wilson also would veto
any German credit measure, inasmuch
us Secretary of the Treasury Houston
is against both propositions. In that
case the bill probably will not be
passed until the new administration
comes in.
If President Wilson signs the war
finance corporation resolution the
German credit bill will provide that
the matter be handled by that body.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
THE PUNY PAST

CIT HINk of being a Chinaman."
n exclaimed gunnery officer
the other day, "and not being able to
shrow eggs at your ancestors I"
million examples of what he
meant are at hand. Take the Kearsarge
and Alabama, two Civil war dread
naughts which fought off Cherbourg,
France, fifty odd years ago. Our coun-
trymen thrilled with the spectacular
details of the great engagement.
Each vessel boosted about 500 horse
power in her wheezy old engines. We
make no undue comment when we
hear that 10000 horsepower will lam
basic the stern-sheets of our new bat
tie cruisers.
The combined armament of the two
monsters was one finch, one S-inch
and six 32-pounders. (Alabama) two
11-tnch and FIVE 32-pounders (Kear-
sarge). All fired together wouldn't he
the bite of sick flea alongside SAL
vo from the dozen 1S-fnch rIfled skv.
smiters Wei be buying picture post.
cards of to send our sweethearts be-
fore long.
In that gigantic enterprise, that
bloody duel of hot blood and cold
steel, the Kearsarge threw 173 nro.
jectiies and the Alabama, $40. Had tba
pair been Goth century model heavy.
weights they might have slammed
some 10000 explosives shells against
one another's armament. And the
weight of each shell, about 1900 lbs
would have been three times a whole
broadside from the old smooth-boras
The doughty pair sailed circles
around each other at distances from
400 to 1000 yards. Seven completa
circles they made. like a connie ~
hghtweights sparring for knockopt
oh Holy Tiddledy-wfnks we shout
when we picture this years Sea
Lion crashing over the horizon .,
20 knots speed and 10000 yards distant
from her antagonist.
When the Alabama looked HE .
loser Captain Semmes struck his col,
ors, threw his sword Into the sea ana
jumped In after Il so that he conf
swim unhampered to a neutral Yacht
the Deerhound. The modern skipne,
wouldn't give tinkerts d--n whethe,
his eolors were up or not so long q,
his vessel fioated He would be I'm
prisoned In the steel coming towe,
and couldn't jump overheard II +,
tried. And his sword would be dow,
under his bunk mattress where i
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
RAILROADS BREAK
TRAFFIC RECORDS
LARGEST GROSS TONNAGE AND
GREATEST HAULAGE PER CAR
IN HISTORY is ATTAINED.
Chairman of Executive Association
Makes Report of Achievements Of
Railroad Of the Nation for Year
Which Is Most Satisfactory.

y
New York. Thomas Dewitt Cuyler,
chairman of the Association OF Rail-
way Executives, authorizes the follow
Ing statement reviewing the railroad
situation for the current year.
This is the record year of American
railroad operation. Not only has a
larger gross tonnage been moved than
ever before, but new records have been
established In the amount of transport
tation gotten out of each car. Even
during the war year of 1918 the high
est performance was 494 ton miles
per car per day, while for August 1920,
the average was 557, and for Septem-
Der and October, 565.
In the nine full months since the
government turned back the railroads
to their owners on March /, the rail-
road companies under private opera
tion have:
Increased the average movement per
freight car per day 6.3 miles--from
22.3 to 2S.6 miles.
Increased the average load per car
IL tons-from 2S.3 to 80 tons.
Made substantial reduction in the
number of unserviceable locomotives.
Reduced the accumulation of loaded
but unmoved freight cars from 103, 237
on March / to 21,991 on December 3,
of which only $3.50 were detained be-
cause of the inability of the railroads
to move them.
Relocated approximately 10000 box
cars from the east to the west for the
movement of farm products.
Relocated approximately 100000
open-top cars from the west to the east
to keep up the production of coal.
Moved the third highest coal pro-
duction in the history of the country.
Spent over $500,000,OO0 extra on i'm
proving the maintenance of tracks,
bridges, cars and locomotives.
Contracted to, spend about $250,000,-
900, largely out of earnings, for addi-
tons and betterments to promote the
movement Of cars.
Made arrangements to purchase APP
proximately $4,000 new freight cars,
1900 new locomotives and 1000 new
passenger cars.
Begun the reconstruction of thou
sands of old cars.
Moved-with q deteriorated plant,
under disturbed labor and business
conditions-the largest volume of traf-
fic ever known in single year, with
the highest efficiency yet achieved,
and with a minimum addition to the
value of the property on which the
public has to pay return through
rates.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
HARDING MAY REsueMlT PACT
Senate Circles Are Stirred by Report
Coming From Marion.

Washington. persistent reports are
reaching the senate from Marion to the
effect that President-elect Harding has
been persuaded to return to the idea
of ratifying the treaty Of Versailles,
including the league of nations coven-
ant with reservations clearly dis.
entangling the United States from all
undesirable obligations. This was the
position which Mr.. Harding took when
the treaty was last before the senate.
According to these reports the
change Of attitude by Senator Harding
has been brought about by his confer
ences with such men as former Presi-
dent Taft, Elihu Root, Charles e..
Hughes and Herbert Clark Hoover, who
have gone to Marion by invitation and
emphasized to the president elect the
serious difficulties that would attend
the discarding of the Versailles treaty
and the setting up of a new world as
ISOLATION of nations.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
VOICE PIPES

hb marry savage has legends
u about his gods and spirits. The
navy is not so different. In the fInet
there are stock yarns about every.
thing, from radio ticklers and secret
codes to rubber boots and swabs Tho
innocent voice pipe has come in for
its share.
First what is voice pipep This
piping is brass or composition (that II
Will not rusD, from two to four incbes
In diameter, depending on the length
and there may be. 10000 feet Of n on
a single slip. 1t is used to commun,.
cate from one place to another when
telephones, bells, buzzers, and other
systems are shot away.
On a certain up-to-date f1pht,no
craft-so the legend runs-there was
voice pipe from chart house to on
gineroom, with a branch to the chief
engineers cabin. For the admiraps
or captains curiosity this arrange.
ment was great qualification.
Two points about this pine mako tho
story possible. First It led and onenod
straight just above the middle Of Tho
chiefs bunk. In emergency he conId
be called at night Secondly tha mo
chinist in charge Of the starboard on
gineroom was an artist on an bor-
monica. 1t Is worth adding that fba
admiral abhorred a harmonica fatr,v
ioathed its iethal winnings.
One quiet night at sea the old ma =,
was INDUCING in nice hot cup Of tea
in the pilot house. Said lethaI wbin.
ings sifted up through the voice nine
'"That did caterwaul again ~ he er.
claimed. And Just the way he said
again" was a hymn of hate by Itself
Such a peaceful tropical nigh, i,
was. Warm too. And she chief Inv
face downward on his bunk, bare ana
cool, bare as the day he was born Face
| down
"W0Wilp He leaped naked Into
the night. Clutching himself behInd
he fairly screamed up the tube. VIVA,
he said was indistinct except nj tbe
end came; "just walt, YOU" and ]
gurgle.
Three minutes later he was In tbs
charthouse. II was empty. So wa,
the. admiral's teapot. Another ten soc
onds and he was on the bridge. a.
was the admiral.
Each said good evening That's all
one says to an admiral
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
POWDER TESTS

~ nee upon time chemist was
~ sitting with his feet cooked up on
the table smoking his pipe. It was an
of day for the bad-smell artist.
The door opened and In walked a
boy He handed small jar to the
artist mean chemist. In the Jar
were several Jumps of yellow dough.
One was streaked purple like rum
listers nose. Mac says he thinks
you'd oughta see this" began the boy.
A terrific explosion was the answer ne
got. The chemist seemed to shoot In
to the air. His pipe landed in the
corner. The boy picked 1t up, stuck 1t
into his teeth, and went away. He was
safe because of the purple streaks on
the yellow Jumps In the glass jar.
The Jumps We're smokeless powder.
TIE jar was the visual-test jar In
which samples of powder brands are
kept In laboratories. The purplish
streaks told the chemist that this par
ticular brand was disintegratlng, was
becoming dangerous might at any
minute break down, ignite, and blow
its whether battleship or
box--into smithereens.
So he exploded. He wired all ships
having that particular index" of pow
der aboard what had happened. And
he took pains to bury safely all of 1t
that was within danger distance Of his
own back yard.
That was years ago. Nowadays
every man-of-war keeps her eye on her
own powder by series of iron-clad
tests and inspections that befit the
seriousness of having thousand lives
TO guard. Indeed the tons of explosive
aboard one warship is sufficient to
destroy feet If properly placed.
The powder is slowed In bags, the
bags In alright tanks, the tanks In
watertight rooms called magazines.
Magazines must be kept at less than
100 degrees f. always, and, as rule,
at not more than 95 degrees F. Each
has a little shelf on which stands the
glass Jars, one for every brand of
powder in that magazine. About ten
o'clock In the morning the chief gum
ner goes about the ship recording all
magazine temperatures and scrutiniz-
ing the little yellow Jumps in the jars.
A purplish hue which so excited the
chemist is caused by action of freed
acid on the indicator This Is added
to powders in order to provide safe
ty signal when there is danger of ex-
plosion due to chemical decomposition.
The gunner looks carefully for any
such signs. Litmus paper is stuck into
the necks Of the Jars. 1t is saturated
with an indicator and changes color
In the presence of acid.
Besides this daily so-called "visual
test" there is held twice year the
semi-annual surveillance test" Sam
pies from all the powders are heated
to a temperature of 65.5 G and kent
there for sixty days or until they
break under the strain.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
uehida Predicts New Pact.

Toxic. - Addressing preliminary
meetings of the diet here, Viscount
Uchida, the foreign minister, express
ed the opinion that new Japanese
American treaty will be concluded
leading to notification of the Cali
fornia land law. He said he expected
such action to result from the negotia-
lions which have been in progress at
Washington between Ambassador
Shidehara and Roland S. Morris,
United States ambassador to Japan.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
MAY REGULATE FOOD sALa
Establishment of Central Markets h
.PerishabIe Food Advocated,

sr-FE RaTCFlSIlaDIC FOOu NuNVSaSSu, M
Washington Establishment Of go
trail markets for perishable food pr9l
ucts in all large cities and the settiR $
up of federal licensing system u
pIieable to all dealers in such fOoS
at those markets is proposed BY Oh
federal trade commission In its annHa
report to congress.
The commissions conclusions aa
based on an investigation GOVERN.
many months and it declares that tef
eral action is necessary to Obtain g;
fective regulation and to avoid unlai
and wasteful practices with the coH9
.quent effect on prices. In the presep
system the commission sees as hlna'
rance TO the proper passage Of perlsl'
ables from the producer to the eOa'
srmer certain intertrade dealings
which it believes should be ellmlnalq
aud suggests that the handling Of thes'
products be surrounded by nulnerOp
regulations and restrictions sucn
the recording of available suppae'
the dating of cold storage peflous ~
provisions for auction marketing
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
ACCUSED GIVEN FREEDOM.
Alleged Slayer of Jake Hamen Sur
renders and Gives Bail,

Ardmore, Okla.--Miss Clara Smith
Hamon, who has figured prominently
in the newspapers of the nation for a
month following the shooting of Jake
L. Hamon, Republican national COM
mitteeman of Oklahoma, is enjoying
the freedom provided in a $4,000 bond
after her sensational flight into Mexico
and her voluntary return to Ardmore.
In the office of the sheriff of Carter
county Mrs. Hamon, who returned
here at noon Friday to answer a
charge Of murder In connection with
the death Of Hamon, was released on
bond shortly after / O'Clock Saturday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
"TlNo" ASSERTS AMlTY POLICY
Restored Greek King Hopes to Live
on Friendly Terms.

Athens.--King Constantine, dressed
in the uniform of a general of the
Greek army, apparently still wearied
from his trip home from Switzerland,
called In the American correspondents
ON Friday and gave them his first in
terview since he came back to Athens.
lie said he appreciated the courtesy
of the American officials In calling on
him.
Constantine said that, as far as he UNI
derstood the situation, the Greek gov
eminent would follow a concillatory at
titude toward the allies and that he did
not expect a change in the cabinet at
present. He smilingly shrugged his
sholders regarding the uncertainty as
to whether the British and French
ministers would remain in Athens.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
sANT0 D0NIl|l
run Own IFII
STEPS ,.,Fs, BEING TAKEN 4,
WITHDRAWAL Or Sn N.Y., toaN
MILITARY lNTERv gasss
Commission viii Formula.
ments to Dominican coa',i. \
and Draft New El.,,i.. 'V'sts
Before Natives Take cs ~

Washington.-By direction
president, initial steps wers Y
December "A for Withdrawal J,
lean control over affairs ot Nh
lean republic.
A proclamation annonooI.
purpose was issued at San n.
ny Rear Admiral Thomas y,
military governor. Its text Il,
pubic here BY its terms The 4
purposes of American mlBto,s
Vention i'll the island in 1918 Il
clared 10 be "substantlally M.
and simple processes. inausrr,s
rapid Withdrawal from the rs,e
bilities assumed in connectla,
Dominican affairs"
A Dominican commission MAJ
an American adviser, will be DspaI
Admiral Snowden to formulate N.
ments to the dominican eOnst.n.
and draft new election laws NJ
approved by the military gOys.
these will be submitted to a COM,
tional convention and the DonT.
national congress. as a prelimtmr
the erection of a Dominican go,
ment to which the affairs Of ii.
public will be turned over.
An accompanying ann0uncemen
the state department said tranol
prevailed in the republic; that
ninican finances had been place
a. stable basis: education and s
ton advanced and the people 70
first time in many years had beer
to devote themselves to peacefa
suits.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31

dred years ago.
Then people trav-
eled on foot or on
horseback, and a
short journey was
a serious matter !;
there were no tel
ephones, no cleo
trio lights, and
none of the con-
veniences we are
used to-"
at is true there
were no alleged
conveniences in
those days." re.
pile q II a m o g
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
President Has Quiet Holiday.

Washington.-President and Mrs.
Wilson spent Christmas quietly at the
White House, surrounded by few
relatives, including Miss Margaret
Wilson, daughter of the president, and
DR.. Stockton Arson, his brother-in-iaw.
On account of the absence of the presl-
dents grandchildren, there was no
tree.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
NueENT RESIGNS FROM SENATE
Idahoan to Quit Upper chamOsf
Take Federal Board Place

Neutrality-suspicious. Nugen
Idaho has forwarded to Goyelnu'
Davis his resignation from the sn
ate, to take effect January 70 u
which date he has decided TO ahe
up his duties as member q ~
federal trade commission II alsV n
understood that the president Va X
designate Nugent as chairman q NV, -
commission to succeed Victor M0'
dock. vacant
The retirement of Senator Nus ~
paves the way for the appo sm tns.
of Senator-elect Cooling TO ~ M
vacancy so that he may begin ms =, I'd "a
atorial career seven weeks y hos
vance of the term for when ~ a.i,l
been elected. Such appolntmen. tors
give Gooding seniority over
who begin their terms March +
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
Failure to Keen Treaty Protested.

Neutrality-suspicious. has been
made by the Jugo-Slav government to
the council of ambassadors of the al
lied powers against failure of the allies
to appoint an intetrallied commission
under the treaty of Neuilly to inquire
into property returnable to Serbia by
Bulgaria.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
plan stewardship camoaion.

Chlcago.-A united stewardship
campaign in all Methodist Episcopal
churches In the United States from
January II to February 20 Inclusive
has been announced by the Rev.
Luther r. Lovejoy Of Chicago.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
Clara Refuses to Admit Guilt.

Ardmore, 0kla.-Clara Smith Ha-
mon will enter plea of mot guilty"
to the charge of murder filed against
her in connection with the death of
Jake L. Hamon, Republican national
committeeman, when the case comes
to trial.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
Monk Eastman, eansster, MHrd' e,

New York. Monk Eastman hss
yor,E,s most notorious gangstef, n,'
gone ewest" and with his ooo.s
He was shot and killed late gu. home
night as he was making his way w., t is
ward. Five bullets were FREQ ~, nao,nel
body; one hit him in the aOa - NE
while he apparently was isiNs 80 fire.
ground attempting to return 'hs
and il spelled his DOOM
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
Reprisal Threats Not Worrying =.

Washington Threats Oh raentiua
against the United States by A &c 81, Is
If the Fordney emergency tafi =, eahled
nut into effect, as contained in will viii
dispatches published s"luru a'5sration
have no influence upon coisi4 ss,1pers
Of the proposed relief for the , a ac-
and livestock men by the sena'e'
cordlne 10 congressional leaders
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
He started Early.

Mozart began composing at an ear
Her age than anybody else on record.
At four he was exhibited as an infant
prodigy, and at Ave he composed con-
certos. When he was eleven he wrote
an opera bouffe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
chamorro s New Nlearauaua chIef

Panama.-The Nicaraguan legation
at Panama has given out message
from the Managua foreign office stat
ing that the national congress has de-
ciared Diego Manuel Chamorro and
Bartolo Martinez eonstitutionally
elected president and vice president
respectively OF Nicaragua. The new
executives are to take office January
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
Eamoun Actrsaa Dead

Pasadena, CaI.Mrs. Sophia Mon-
son, once an actress Of world fame,
died at her home here December "a,
aged 7e. Mrs. Monson was the sur
viying member Of the original cast at
the Norwegian National theater.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
Man volcano nIscouered-

Buenos Aires.--What possibly may
be new volcano In lonely unvisited
section Of the Andes is reported by
prOspector, J. Weimar, who has just
returned to Mendoza, according to q
report published here.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
says Germany Has MANY Guns.

Paris.--Andre Lefevre, former min
lister of war. in explaining to the cham
Der of Deputies his controversy with
his colleagues in the cabinet which led
to his retirement from the war minis
try, said; Il believe Germany still has
100000 machine guns
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
GOOD OLD TIMES

esTDRoF. WINDYSPIEL delivered a
i fine lecture last evening" said
Mrs. Jamesworthy. "He held up to
scorn the pessimist who says the
world isn't getting better, and de-
scribed conditions as they were hun
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
s.nator chamberIaIn Under . h1.Iel

Washington .n,ent FRI
Of oregon successfully under~ under" rnacessl..
day the first OF two operations , a said
lated by his condition. IL ~a ,s,etans
n his office that attending ply
,rara aot,sf,ed with his progress
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
prxa vYln putch Flaht.

The Hague.--The dry forces sue
ceeded in putting through the Dutch
parliament after hard fight law In
ereasEng the Internal revenue tax on
spivfts 10 per cent and on beer 100
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
That Demands

"You know, my dear fellow, we
really gain by our trials in life"
"That depends on the kind of law
yer you employ"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
A NdvqcIa
aI Bu Lieutenant in the
United States Many
~@M csrgas @~
- o...a.a.
- sssss;ssa

wouldn't be furnished by nitric fumes
from smokeless powder.
But mark me- worthy contempora-
ries, the next generation are already
gathering their eggs for us.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
woman AspIres to senatorsn ! :,

Jackson, Miss,-Miss Bel'e ,srraglst,
OF Flora. Miss. promihen. "a traveller,
prohibition lecturer and world ana,dacy
has formally announced ne, ne 10 sue
for the United states sen .,r,,s,.......uuuzuG
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
Coed a. the scar.

OF the three oldest universities In
western Europe Salerno, Bologna and
Paris-two were open from the first
TO women. Those were salerno and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-31
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