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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
no REsUMPT|0 Of
| TRADE WITH RUSSIA
aol sHEvlK TRADE HAZARDOUS
SECRETARY HUGHES INFORMS
SAMUEL eoMPERs.
Soviet Russia is a Gigantic Econo"''
Vacuum, With No Evidence Inat
Unfortunate Situation is Likely
to Improve, Says Hughes

Washington. - Secretary Hughes,
writing to Samuel Campers, VINO askeu
for 4 statement of 1.-THE facts regard
ing Russia. indicates definitely that
there is no prospect OF resumption
Of relations with the United States
while the soviet political ana eco
nomic system remains.
The letter replies to various STATE
ments characterized as propaganda
which contend resumption of relations
with the soviets would open a great
current of trade of advantage TO the
United States and that large ship.
ments of Russian gold have been
made to other countries in payment for
goods.
Soviet Russia, the secretary declares
is Gigantic economic vacuum, ana
he adds that mo evidence exists that
the unfortunate situation is likely to
be alleviated so long as the present
system continues"
nave DCCH SlhIC ACSNNAhpNt 80
Secretary Hughes says, no restrictions
on financial transactions between the
United States and Russia, although
there is no assurance that the mint or
the reserve banks will accept Rus
sian gold.
In reality, the secretary says, trans
fers of Russian gold to other cOun-
tries have been small and at the most
liberal estimates the sOviets have not
more than $175O0O,OO0 gold. Even i'm
mediate expenditure of the whole
amount in the United States, he says
would have no lasting effect on Amer,
lean trade or industry and it might
take away the Scant hope left of a
sound reorganization of the Russian
system of currency and finance"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
RAIL AGREEMENT IS
TO Be ADVOCATED
THE RAILROAD LABOR BOARD
ISSUES ORDERS EFFECTIVE
ON JULY FIRST.
Decision Affects All Employees Elk
cept Those in Train Service Who
Are Under Separate Agree
ments With Railroads.

Chicago, National agreements de-
filming working conditions for EN-
ployees ON all American railroads I'M
der the federal railroad administra-
ton on Thursday We're ordered abro-
gated, effective July /, by the rail-
road labor board.
The board called ON the officers and
system organizations of employees of
each railroad to select representatives
Ito confer and to decide" as much of
the rules controversy as possible.
"Such conferences shall begin at the
earliest possible date" the decision
said.
While the decision did not specific
ally say so, members of the board said
that all disputes as to rules and work
ing conditions automatically were re-
ferred back to individual conferences
between each individual road and Its
employees. This method of procedure
had been sought by the railroads,
whereas the labor side had favored a
national conference between represen-
tatives of all roads and all unions.
The decision affects all railroad en-
ployees except those in train service,
who are under separate agreements
between the railroads and the four
big brotherhoods.
In connection with the conference
negotiations, the board laid down set
of sixteen principles which are to serve
as foundation for any rules which
may be agreed to. The present general
rules hearing before the labor board, in
progress since January 10, will con-
tinue until both sides have completed
their testimony, following which the
| board twill promulgate such rules as
1t determines just and reasonable as
soon after July l as is reasonably pos
sible and will make them effective as
of July /"
The sixteen principles outlined by
the board were drawn up by Henry T.
Hunt of the public group and upheld
the right of the employees to organize
for lawful purposes, the right of EN-
| ployees to negotiate through their own
representatives the right of seniority
and the principle of the eight-hour day.
II was specified that eight hours
work must be given for eight hours
pay" Espionage should not be prac-
ticed by either side, the decision said,
and employees representatives should
have the right to make an agreement
applying to all employees in the craft
or class of the representatives.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
||ANY MEET DEATH
IN SUNNY SOUTH
FRIES or ToRNADoEs BRING
DEATH AND OBSTRUCTION
TO FIVE STATES.
twenty Persons Reported Dead and
Several Hundred Injured, While
!. Property Loss ls Enormous as
Result OF Widespread Storm.

Memphis, Tenn. Seventyiiye per-
ms reported dead, several hundred
jured and property damage rough
estimated In the millions made the
ll OF a series OF tornadoes which
'oke late Friday In northeast Texas
nd swept eastward Saturday over
ectlons OF five states Into Georgia.
Arkansas, with fifty persons report
IA killed In Hampstead and Miller
9unties. reported the heaviest loss of
&c. In Alabama the number Of dead
as estimated at ten seven were
liled IN Texas and six III Mississippi.
ID Tennessee no fatalities were re-
sDrted Relief parties are still search
Ag the storm area.
The storm apparently broke In Smith
Dunty, Tex, swept sections of Good,
regg. Case and Bowie counties, and
assed Into Miller and Hampstead
Dunties, Arkansas, where the report
81 death list had reached fifty. Six
"a the seven persons killed In Texas
ere crushed TO death when their
.omes In Avinger were wrecked.
Crossing into Arkansas, the storm
kIrted Texarkana and cut swath
half mile Wide through heavily
CODED section of Miller and Hemp
cad counties.
Near Hope, Hemstead county, the
st of reported dead had reached
wenty, fifteen others were said To have
9st their lives near Prescott and a
ko number near Texarkana. Five
ersons We're reported killed at Steen,
ear Columbus, In eastern Mississippi,
nd one at Sontag, sixteen miles east
Z Brookhaven.
Leaving Mississippi. the storm
wooped down again IN northern Ala.
anna. In the Aycoek community sew
n persons were reported killed and
hree others lost their lives In Ralph,
tuscaloosa county.
In Birmingham ten persons were In.
nred and hundred homes In the
Iuburbs damaged.
In Memphis torrentlai ralnstorm
damaged sewers and drainage canals
AT Rome, Ga, several persons were
Injured and property damage estlmat
~ at 100000 was done,
The rainfall In Mississippi was re
ported the heaviest on record.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
A Specializing Parrot.

Are you the man who sold nae this
parrot yesterday"
Mrs Giddigad appeared to be great
" excited and very angry.
YES Hemmandhaw admitted.
And you told me it was great
ralker, didn't your"
why, yes" s
Wen, sir, the blamed old thing
wont say word until after have
gwen 1t half dozen crackers"
forgot to mention one thing"
WHAT'S that?"
rms parrot is strictly an after-din-
her Speaker."-Youngstown Telegram
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22

Iocoma.-Roland P. POthler, chnrg.
eu with Staying Major Alexander Conk.
hite at Camp Lewis in October 1918
confessed to federal authorities that he
was ordered by his superior Officer
Captaln Robert Rosenbluth to bring
OUT Il loaded gun and get" Conkbire
1t was announced Saturday by Prose.
cutor j. W. Selden, who disclosed five
"l'eseu confessions made by Pothier
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
frlends' Report on Ireland.

New York. The American commit
zee for relief In Ireland has made
public a report Of an Investigation of
conditions IN Ireland by unit Of the
Society Of Friends, In which the
Quakers asserted that material damage
inflicted by the British forces within
Twelve months amounts TO approx
mately $20,000,000,n
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
Railway Accident in Idahn

Boise, ldaho.-A man believed to be
John Stevens Of Los Angeles was
Killed and c. ]. Hart of Seattle. Mar.
shal Bievin and Carl Jackson of Boise
slightly injured Sunday morning, when
eleVen freight cars were derailed on
Medbury hill, near Glenns Ferry
Head Brakeman J. NJ. CLANCY was
riding atop the train when the acci.
aent happened but was only slightly
injured.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
ArtIsts q Form unlon.

( Parls.-Paris artists are threatening
o form a trade union to protect their
naflenable right TO paint truthful por-
rats" The decision OF the artists was
aid TO have been taken following the
biggest artistic row OF years which was
Eicked up over Van Dongen's portrait
~ Anatole France In the spring salon.
which critics universally assall as
being a 'haggard libel"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
FUNERAL AT DooRN CASTLE
Former Kaiser Follows Body of Wife
to Stations at 1t Leaves for Germany.

Former Kaiser Follows Body of Wife
to Stations at 1t Leaves for Germany.
DOorn.-Never was contrast between
former glory and present humiliation
more aCcentuated than when Wilhelm,
the former kaiser, followed the body of
his wife, Augusta Victoria, to the sta
ton at Maarn, Sunday morning, where
he entrusted his faithful companion
to his sons and friends to take back to
the fatherland.
The former emperor and the former
crown prince and other sons present
were all attfred in full uniform of the
PrusSian guard, their helmets creme
covered.
A service in mourning was held in
Doom Castle Sunday morning. During
its progress former Emperor William
frequently sObbed and at one point
seemed to break down.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
l ast SURVIVOR d kearsarae pasaes.

Omaha. Daniel Bartlett Sargent,
81, last surviving member Of the crew
of the "Kearsarge," union frigate
which engaged and sunk the eonfed-
crate blockade runner Alabama in the
historic encounter off the port Of Cher
bourg, France, June 10, 1864, died at
his home here Sunday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
mountain oondltIens Improylno.

Detroit. According to complied
statements by secretaries Of more than
a score OF Michigan cities, the states
industries showed recovery of 40
per cent from the low ebh Of the re-
adjustment depression during the first
two months Of the year in the num-
her OF workers actually employed
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
certifleates ouers,,hsnrll,..,

N"Shlngton.-Subscriptlon for treas.
atS Sertltleates of Indebtedness dated
april 10 and maturing in October total
eu $32o,o36,OOo and the amount a,Iottad
announced. ,N''o' i'''S
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
As la Toilette Sees II.

Washington. great issue be
fore the American people today Is con-
troll Of their own government, Senator
la Toilette Of Wisconsin declared In
AN address Saturday night TO the
Founders Of the Peoples Legislative
Service"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
Gems Hidden in Chewing Gum.

Topeka. Kans.--Concealed in wads
of chewing gum, ten diamonds, valued
at more than $1,000, were removed
from their hiding place behind II lock
on an inside door of his home by
Virgil Helm, former Rock Island night
haggageman, who is under arrest,
charged with completely in the recent
$51,O jewelrS robbery here.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
Iowa Bank CLOSED.

Sioux City, Iowa.The First Ma
tional bank of Marcus, Iowa, closed
it's doors Thursday, Inability to real
lie on loans is given as the cause.
The directors asked federal examiner
to take charge of its affairs.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22

Observation-Disclosures will refuse
10 enact sales tax legislation, Repre.
sentative Mondril of Wyoming. Repub.
mean leader Of the house declared Sun.
uaN' Mr.. Mondcll also reiterated his
r.. ue'laroti"n that there should
oe lifting" instead of IL "shiftjnc"
of tax burdens
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
Confirm Appointment Of Harvey.

Washington. senate In execu-
live session Saturday confirmed the
nomination of Colonel George Harvey
to be ambassador to Great Britain, by
vote of AZ to 20. One vote was cast
against his confirmation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
wIdow Eaees crave charae.

Paw Paw, Mieh,-Mrs. Lydia Ora
ham, pretty 22-year-old widow Of De
catur. Mich, is being held in the
county jail at Paw Paw. charged with
making five attempts to set fire to the
home of George Steele, retired bust
ness man.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
plan to Fight crop Pest.

Regina, Sask. Appointments NJ ,
permanent organization to be known ux
the northwest international committoo
on crop pests was announced oftor
a meeting of entomologists from tho
dominion and the United States
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
TORNADO TAKES TERRIBLE TOLL
Thirty.nine Deaths as Result of Storm
In South.

In South.
Little Roek.-Reports received here
give a total of thirty-nlne persons dead
as result of the storm In southwest
ern Arkansas, April H. Twenty-six of
these were said to be white persons
and a large number OF them We're un-
identified.
Especially heavy damage is said to
have been caused at the Boyce, Potter
and Sims plantations near Shiloh. All
Of them are extensive estates, with
many tenant houses. Five members OF
the family of Charles Jones, tenant on
the Boyce plantation, were killed,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
LIE sentence for ROBBERY

Kansas City.--Convieted of taking
part in the robbery of drug store
which netted him less than $40, James
Fl. Asher was sentenced to life impris-
onment in the state penitentiary, under
the habitual criminal act.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
penlea Gonzales rs m Mexloo.

San Antonio. Texas.--Denial that
General Pablo Gonzales had entered
Mexico was made by Domingo Com
zales, brother of the former Carranza
general, to correspondent of the San
Antonio Express, on Friday,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
German Gold Arrives.

New York.--Nearly $5,000,o00 in
German gold coin, the first such ship
ment since the war, arrived here on
April IA on the steamer Stockholm
from Gothenburg consigned to Kuhn
Loeb & Co.. bankers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
Winter Good to Elk.

Washington.-A good increase from
the survivors of the southern Yellow
stone or Jackson Hole elk herd is
looked for this year by officials of the
bureau of biological survey of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, in view of the unusually favor
able winter just passed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
Retired Officers Offer 10 eio.4

Mexico City. - Numerous retirea
army Officers have requested presi.
ueiit "oregon that they be sent into
o o service against General Pablo
uoLNaleS' should his reported revom.
tlohary movement prove serious
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
A Chance of r,,ne

Quite large number of young men
who were loudly singing few months
ago How va Gonna Keep En- Down
on the Farmf' can be heard now in
me mournful chant, "How We G0nmt
stay in Town and Eat ?"-Detroit
Journal
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
coal lmports Increase.

Bdenos Aires.-The United States
Chamber Of Commerce in Argentina re-
ports that coal imports into Argentina
from the United States during 1920
were seven times greater than those
from Great Britain,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22

Edward J. hennina has been APP
pointed assistant secretary OF labor.
He was born in Wisconsin and lives
In Gan Diego, Cal; he Is a lawyer
and q high officer in the Loyal Order
OF Moose, as ia his chief, Secretary
Davis.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
One Of Noted Triplets Dies

Fond Du Lac, Mlch.-Sidnev Min
decker, a, one of the 'Windecker tr,r
let's" who for seventy,flve wears colo
brated their joint birthday, is dead
The only survivor of the trio is Mra
Sedate Pier of Wausau, Wis WIG"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
PEERS ARE AFFECTED BY STRIKE
British Artstocracy Has Big Interest
at Stake in Coal Strike

.London.-Many of the most promi
nent British coal mine owners who
are engaged in the present controversy
over the drastic wage cuts and whose
property will be badly damaged if the
mines are allowed to be flooded are
members OF the peerage. Four repre-
SentatlYes of this coal-Owning aristoc
racy are the Duke of Hamilton. Lore
Londonderry, Lord Gainsford and Lore
JOicey.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22

Or. G. |. Alsberg, chief of the bu-
reau OF chemistry of the Department
OF Agriculture, has received the 40.
pointment as director of the food r..
search institute established at Leland
Stanford university by the carneois
corporation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
simpIifed snellino

wonder what the allies are think
ing about Germany now?
PROBABLY they're wondering whether
the end of the chapter Will be, "bilE
reeeinted" or "BIll reseated."--Judge
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
uL0 REPEAL DRY AZ

of Liquor Traffic.
Washington.-Re of the Volstead
prohibition enforcement act is pro-
posed in bill introduced on Thurs
day by Representative Hill, Republi-
can. Maryland. The effect of repeal,
he said in statement, would be to
leave the enforcement of the nine
teenth amendment to the concurrent
power of the states. He declared he
was for real law enforcement" but
not for ''farclcal evasion"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
A Temporary Measure.

This is designed as temporary mea-
sure to remain in effect only until the
permanent tariff bill is enacted into
law, the present plan being to incor-
porate In the permanent bill pro-
vision for the basing Of import duties
on the American valuation instead of
the present foreign value, thus ellmi-
mating the foreign exchange factor.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
Rates Are Increased.

The bill as passed provides Increased
rates Of duty on score of different
agricultural commodities, this portion
Of the measure being identical with the
bill as vetoed by former President Will
son. The new parts Of the bin, which
may cause some difficulty In the SEN
ate, are anti-dumplng provisions, de-
signed to prevent the sale Of foreign
goods below the fair value in the home
country, as means OF destroying
American industries, and provision
for the regulation Of foreign exchange.
The anti-dumping provisions, and the
scheme TO regulate foreign exchange
apply to the present Underwood act,
as well ms to the rates Of duty pro-
yided in the new emergency measure,
Under the scheme to regulate foreign
exchange, collectors Of customs, in
computing import duties, Will consider
that no foreign currency has depreciat-
ed Ia value more than 60 2-3 per cent,
the effect of this being to boost inn
port duties on goods from Germany 500
per cent
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
EMERGENCY TARIFF
MEASURE PASSED
PROVIDES INCREASED RATES OF
DUTY ON A. SCORE OF AcRi-
CULTURAL COMMODITIES
Anti Dumping and Foreign Exchange
Sections Included in Legislation
Designed for the Relief
Of the Farmer.


Washington With party lines fair
IL Glossy drawn, the house Friday
night, April 10 passed the emergency
tariff bin by vote Of 200 TO III, with
two recorded as present. Half dozen
Republicans voted against the bill and
nearly Il dozen Democrats supported
IT, but the OBJECTIONS on both sides
were fewer In number Than when the
measure was under consideration in
the last session.
Action on the blu came at the end
of five hours consideration OF the
various sections under the fiye-min-
ute rule. Numerous amendments were
offered by the Democrats and few by
Republicans, but all were voted down
upon The inslstence of Chairman Ford
ney OF the ways and means commit
4aa
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22

are maen la,asns and machine sn0p.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-22
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT

commercial information furnished free
OF charge. Catalogues supplied and COM
mercIal inquiries cheerfuily answered.
write any firm RboVei Do il nowi
Arizona republican., 1921-11-13
PREPARATIONS TOR ECONOMY
 RUN SHAP| IN G

with the idea of calling attention tc the importance of the Phoenix TucSoa- -\ocales highway. the Auto mobile Club of Arizona is arranging Hn automobile excursion to the bor- Ser which will be known as a socia- hnfcw run and the dates of November ea. q and ss have been set for the event Road signs for this routing a-r on the way from the factory and wall be placed by the club along the entire route in time for the run.
 All auto owners are invited to par rscEpzse in the pleasure of the trip the sightseeing and entertainment in- rAsr-sal thereto. As a separate and ssSssnct featu-r though staged at the same time there will be an econ- c-nv run for dealers cars. and this win be stared under the rules of the American Automobile association
 The chambers of commerce of R.osh Npxales and Tucson are CO., s-nr-a-irr toward the success of the affasr and many splendid entertain rrc-t features are promised. A side rrsn win be made into old Mexico and st is thought probable that a series of Sranish sports will be put on Tn~ the entertainment of the the visitors
 The excurSionists will leave the S4xre offices of the auto club at crcsock on Sunday morning. They val arrive 8t Florence at 1O:3O ana nr Tucson at 1-3e. The party will seawe Tucscn at 3:3o and arrive at NorN1cs al ( D. m-
 This will be the first run ever -r~arrsea under the auspices of the Automobile Club of Arizona, and the a-rourcencnt Of the event in local auto circles is already creating big Interest. among private car owners nS well as dealers. Autoists from rnarv outside points are expected to -ar4scfpate in the run and avail tee-rses~es of this splendid oppor- su-g-v for a good time and an inter- eS1snE trip
Arizona republican., 1921-11-13
CYCLE DEALERS
 JET TOGETHER
 IN WINDY CITY

The annual cycle snow and cycle dealers convention was held at the Coliseum in Chicago last week. The show-convention opened Nov. and closed Nov 12 Every manufactures of motorcycles, bicycles and accesso- ries in the country took exhibitors space at the show and according to cycle folk the display is the best ever gathered under the one roof of their wares. Mote cycle and bicycle dealers and jobbers from all over the country attended.
 The cycle traGe organizations rep resented are: The Motorcycle and AL lied Trades association, the Bicycle Manufacturers association, the Cycle
 Jobbers Association of America, the
 National Cycle Dealers association and the Cycle Parts Association of America. These bodies have for sev-
 eral years past been united, form ing the Cycle Trades of America. An elaborate program for the week activities did not permit an idle min- ute for any of the delegates. A cur rent of sincere optimism is preVa- lent in the cycle trade which largely accounts for the success of the show. | It is felt that a return to normal in all branches u e trade is due for the coming season A number of the | larger manufacturers are already ex- periencing brisk business.
 | In speaking of the possibilities for | better business in the trade which 1 he believes will be the certain out | come of the show, F. J. Weschler, I vice president and general manager ] of the Hendee Manufacturing com i pany of Springfield, Mass, says that | he is convinced that no better me- l dium for insulting confidence in the minds of business men can be had
 at this time than a general get to-
 gether for the purpose of discussing
 the problem of the day.
 Going off into a corner with ones | problems continues Mir. Weschler
 lis productive of nothing more than
 gloom and pessimism. We have Weathered the severest part of the depression p>riod and are facing 1 new set of conditions on which ev- ] cry man interested in his own busi- | ness welfare needs all the enllght'
 enment he can gather"