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IL tH? V THE EVENING MISSOURIAN m. I f t f-V TWELFTH YEAR U COUNCIL WILL OPEN . T New Paving Proposals to Be Passed Upon at the Ad journed Meeting FIREMEN1 TO . WAIT Raise Question Held Over Until the First Meeting in September. Dida'for the paving of alleys in the business district of Columbia between Broadway and Walnut streets will be opened and passed upon by the City Council at their adjourned meeting to night Bids for the paving received here tofore by the council were not accept ed because they were above the esti mate of John R. Silver, city engineer. The question of a raise for the city firemen will not come before tonight's meeting of the council: The matter has been laid over unUl the first meet ing in September in order to provide a reasonable amount of time for an swers to the city clerk's letters in quiring of other ciUes of Columbia's size in Missouri the amount of pay their firemen receive monthly. CAUSE OF FIRE STILL CXKIOWS Sigma Alpha EpsBon Leases Heme at 1IW Rosemary Lane. There is small probability that the cause of the tire that destroyed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house will be discovered, according .to John L. Whttesldes. chief of police. A negro who was questioned yester day morning as to his whereabouts on Monday night has established an alibi, proving thathe left the house at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon and did not return that night. Miss Ida Potter, chief operator of the Colombia. Telephone Company, today repudiated ell responsibility for the 'delay which Is said to have caused the fire to get beyond control. C B. Ttolllns said today that he was able to reach the telephone operator after "a little delay." He had some diffi culty In explaining to her the loca tion of the fire. The adjuster for the company that insured the house will arrive-tonjfcat and will mak his investigation of the Are tomorrow, it was stated at the office of the Columbia Rental and Insurance Agency today. Tom Walden, fire chief, said that be knew no knew developments and that he had not been at the scene of the tire since yesterday morning. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraterni ty has leased a bouse at 140 Rose mary lane, formerly occupied by, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and" be gan preparing the place for occupan cy this afternoon. A member of the fraternity said that, according to tentative plans, a new house, built on the same design as the one destroyed Monday night, will be erected within a year. He said that the new struc ture would be larger and would hare several improvements. AMERICAS SWIMMERS WIS TWICE United States Entry WUs Ma-Meter Swim for Women; Breaks kccotb. Ry United Press ANTWERP, Aug. 25 Hhelda Dleibtrey of the Woman's Swimming Association of America won the 100 meter swTm for women here today in the Olympic Games and set up a new swimming record for that event of one minute thirteen and tbree- nrtn seconds. Irene unesi m nm delphla'was second. Frances Shroth of San Francisco was third. TILLISTAS BEIXG DEMOBILIZED Report That Bandit Hat Flea I OaMallr Dealed. Br United Pfaaa MEXICO CITY .Aug. 25. Demobili zation of the forces of Francisco vil la Is taking place at Tlahoallalo and will be completed by Saturday, a statement to the State Department said today, nte reports which were given ou a San Antonio that Villa bad gone Into the mountains were denied. It was stated that the army bad re ceived six months pay. MAC05 MAX HEADS STATE G. 0. P. John 0. Hughes Eleetei Caairaaui at BepaVHcaa Caawmee. ST. LOUIS. Mb Aug. 25John Q. Hughes, president of the State Ex change Bank of Macon, was elected chairman of the Republican state committee which met here today. This election was brought about by the resignation of W. L- Cole of Un ion, Mo. Seed Company Xow la Caster BH. C. WlUhlte. manager of the Will Seed Company, who baa been located at the corner of Tenth and Cherry streets, has moved his place of busi ness to 24 North Eighth street In in the Guitar Building. H waa lo cated In Vernon County as a dealer m seeds, before coming to Columbia laat spring. THE WEATHER Unsettled, Far riBBu -.! tii. .. dandy aarf aaaaeatkat warttled Uolafcl aa Tkanaays altcbtlr warmarr laalsht. Missouri: Partly clonitr tonight and Tnnraday: aomrwhat unsettled In the vest sod central portions. WaaJher Caadtllaa.. f!ainrlllw fall VIU .-. 1. a. DMiij all, state Ijlnr at of tb Iturky MuMtalu across the country to tlw At- . "" ,ow prwsnre corer. me If HML With ttaninw Maaau!.-. !... T weather. Temper to. rr hare liaen Mimvwhat In all middle western grain states, but ttaer till are below the seasonal arrrajtv. In Xflaasiairl ik Jlat ..- - a. n - .-.-,.. ar- iu luauw rc ruuRo in pots and there are mndboles here and tlUM . .t. n .-". "i ir mrr uv rrry nati or ini paasable places. The weather will warm up a bit and there will be aome unaettled weather hot no rain of consequence In exported In Mla- aourl dnrloe the next 36 boura. Laeal Data. The Mgbeat temperatarp In Columbia yesterday waa 78: and the lowent laat nlsht waa 50. Precipitation 0.00. A jrar ayo yraterday the highest temperature waa 90 and the loweat waa (H, Precipitation ooa Snn roae today 5:31 a. m San et -.! p. m. Moon aets 123 a. m. The Temperatures Today 7 a.m. 61 12 noon 75 8 a, m 64 1 n; m. 77 9 a. m 67 2 p. m 3 p. m .77 10 a. m 70 11 a. m 73 3:30 p. m.. BUSY SEASOJ, BEGINS With Hundreds of Students Already Here, Columbia " Is Getting "Brisky" With the return of the atnrfOTim nr the University. Columbia today is getting -nruky. Every train that comes In brings newcomers. Fami liar faces and new faces are an everywhere while hording houses are Being Kept busy by the room-seekers who have not as yet been accomodat ed. The Y. M. C. A. and the student and the Commercial Club co-operative of fice at the University are doing valu able service to the Incoming students. By the aid of thee two Institutions It is believed the usual congestion that occurs annually due to a race for rooming houses will be properly handled this year and that every stu- dent will be given proper attention .in lindlng a suitable room. Almost all the houses having roms to offer for for student accomodation have already given .notice .io, the University office. and it Is hoped that a complete list of rooming houses will be compiled be fore the end of the week. The students who have arrived in Columbia are merely a vanguard of the expected record enrollment of the University. Hundreds of them are here already but the great rush has not yet begun. It is expected that the greater ipart of the students will be here by ,the endi of the week. With more than a week's time be. fore the formal opening of the Uni versity, many foreign faces can al ready be seen In the city. Students from Argentine were the first to ar rive among the students from foreign countries since then several students from other countries have been continually coming in. Several Filipino students besides those who were here last year are expected to arrive in Columbia for the fall term. Two Chinese students will come from China to attend the School of Jour nalism. A Korean from 'Hawaii reached the city several days ago to enroll In the University and students from ether countries will be here this year. With the number of foreign students already In the city, the for eign student enrollment for this year is expected to break the record of the University. That many pew students will be in Columbia, by the beginning of the temt is presaged by the great number of new faces one meets among the In coming students. Very few of 'those who were here last year have arrived. SAME PLACED IK HALL OF FAME Inveatmr Was Oaee a Watcl Eaptoyea by GeTeraaaeat. Directors of the American 'Newspa per Publishers Association, at a re cent meeting in New York City, adopt ed a resolution proposing the name of Ottmar Mergenthaler, Inventor of the linotype, for enrollment In the Hall of Fame. Mergenthaler was born in Wallen bergs Germany, May 10, 1854, and died in Baltimore, Md, October 28, 1899. At the age of 18 Mergenthaler came to this country and entered the em. ploy of the government as a watch maker. In 1876 he removed to Balti more where he devoted himself to perfecting a typesetting machine. His efforts were successful and over 39, 000 linotype machines have been made br the firm bearing Ills same. Type may be had for forty different languages. American built linotypes re now In use In sixty-three different countries. Ha-i-1- Stadeats Beat llemse. t itatauw- a ranlon Masonic fraternity, haa arranged to occupy a boose at 605 Sooth Firth street oegin nlng with the opening of tha fall term of the -Unlwratty. At preaeat there . MMtvijMEsbera. moat of whom are from Kansas City. Tfcey wUI be enrolled In tie freshman, ciaas .COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2b, 1920. DECREASE OF 887 .IN BOil com Census Report Gives Popula tion of 29,646; Decreases 2,970 in" 10 Years 30,533 RESIDENTS 1910 Settles Says Difference Is Caused by a Shortage of Building Materials. Ily United Press WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. The Bu reau of Census announced -the follow ing figures here today:. Butler Coun ty, Missouri. 24.106, an increase of 3,482 or 16. per cent: Boone County, Missouri, 29.645. a decrease of 887 or 2.9 per cent. The dcrease in normlatlnn In Bxme County Is caused by the shor tage of building materials which throws peaple out of work and they nave to leave to seek employment, said Duskin Settles, census taker of Boone County. "Also manv of th anl. dlers returned to stay only a short time. They went to other places to take positions." Statistics show that In 190(1 nnnno uounty bad a population of 28,642; ism. a population or 30.533 or an in crease of 1.891 or 6.6 per cent. VETERANS ADTERT1SE RE.UMOX Local Posts Arrange for Gathering Here September 1L Boone County road-crossings and villages were being posted with an nouncements of the re-union to be held in Evans pasture at the east end of Broadway Sept. 11, by members of the local posts of the American Le gion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, under whose auspices the events will be held. A delegation visited Centralis this afternoon to obtain the co-operation of the American Legion post of that city. Efforts will be made to have an excur sion train from Centralis to bring the service men from that section of the county and from the -country about Hallsville and other centers to the celebration. Carl Gentry. William Allen and O. R. Johnson are members of the joint committee for the Veterans of For eign Wars and T. Vl TllOohn Noweli and George Mulllns for tha American Legion. VACANCIES IX COOTT SCHOOLS C E. Jiortheutt Holds Special Examl. nations for Teachers. C. E. Northcutt. County superintend ent of schools, is holding a special ex amination for rural grammar school teachers at his office In courthouse today. He has eight vacancies to fill in the County rural schools. "I do not expect much trouble over a teacher shortage in the County this year. We have raised teacher's wage 35 and 40 per cent In this County," said Mr. Northcutt. He explains that teachers getting 160 last year now re ceive J 100. Salaries in the rural dis tricts range from S75 to 1140. When asked if small salaries was the sause of the scarcity of good in structors he admitted that such1 was the case. He said, however, Boone County paid salaries that would com pare favorably with those in the maj ority of counties In the State. MRS. ELUAH READ DIES She Had Lived la This County Most of Her Life. Mrs. Elijah Read, a widow, E9 years old, who lived nine miles east of Co lumbia died at her home test night. Death was due to complication of diseases. Mrs. Read was born In Camden County In 1861 but has Urea In Boone County most of her life. Funeral services and burial will take place at Old Cedar Church at 11 o'clock tomor row morning. Mrs. Read is survived by a brother, Thomas Polndexter of Mlllersburg. a half sister. Mrs. John Stewart of Co lumbia and four children. COMMUNITY C0U5CIL TO MEET Final Reports of Coauilltee to Be Heard Tomorrow Night. The Community CouncU will hold a meeting tomorrow evening' at 8 o'clock at the Commercial Club rooms to hear the final reports of its committees for the work done during the past year. The chairman of each committee will be asked for a report on all his work and possibly suggestions for the com ing year. Important matters concern ing the library, sanitation and other matters of vital interest to the com munity will be discussed. MrsEmlly Harshe. President of the Council, will preside. "aBted bf Traak Miraer'Caie. By United Press RIO DE JANIERO, Aug. 25. The British steamer Dryden arrived here last night carrying Eugene Leroy who Is wanted in New York In connecUon with that xw York-Detroit trunk mu'- der reported some Ume ago. He was under arrest. POLISH MCE ON mam. stop United States Will Stop the Poles' Food Supplv Should They Continue RUSSIA MAKES GAIN Second Report Says Russian Army Is burrounaea jno Chance for Escape. By Called Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.1 The Po lish armies cannot hope to rout the Bolshevik! as they might desire, it was announced here today by the Po lish legation because any major ad vance on the part of Poland may pre judice ber chances for the mainte nance of her food supply which is coming from the United States. The federal government some few days ago Issued a note to the Polish gov ernment that a long advance Into Russia would not be allowed by this government. Kusslaas Make Slight Gain. By United Press BERLIN. Aug. 25. The Russian north army which began a counter attack north of Warsaw yesterday is reported to have, met with little suc cess. Terrific fighting is reported an dthe Poles are said to have been driven back a few miles. Warsaw Hears Basslaas Are Circled. By United -Press WARSAW, Aug. 25. According to an official dispatch received here to day the north Russian Army north of here has been completely surround ed and all chance of escape cut off. HOSPITAL F0ODATI0X LAID Math of the Material far Xew Balld. lag Has Been Received. ' The foundation of the Boone County Public Hospital is finished and the walls are up as far as the second floor. Since the contract calls for completion of the building by September 1. 1921. the builders are not rushing work at the present time. AH the Ule and brick for the walls, the cement for the floors, the boilers, and most of the woodwork Is on the ground. The -pearmg of the-Srst Boor bTdelayed by non-arrival of cut stone and reinforc ing steel. , Davis and Phillips, the builders, said today that they had purchased their materials ahead of Ume to avoid de lay because of tardy shipments. Quarters for help, a large dining room, a kitchen, store and drug rooms and an emergency operation room will be on the first floor. On the second floor will be most of the rooms for pa tients and a sunroom at Jhe east end. Two operating rooms, an anasthetic and recovery room will be at the east end on the third JJoor. The materni ty room will be in the center of thei third floor on the north side. A sola rium will be built, over the center of the building as a fourth floor. On pleasant days patients may sun them, selves on the root outside the solar ium. The shade 'trees about the property have been protected against damage during the building of the hospital by fences. I'ONZI MADE M0XKY ELSEWHERE L. J. Hall Says Maalpalation ot Postal Reply Coupons Is impossible. Postmaster L. J. Hall does not be lieve that the Italian money wizard. Ponzi, made his money as he alleges by buying international reply couponr in this country. It would be Impos sible to buy a vast number of the coupons without causing immediate in vestigation by the postal authorities. he believes. "I know it is impossible from now on. Here is the new ruling the pos tal guide for August." said Mr. HalL According to the ruling postmasters are Instructed not to redeem interna tional reply coupons of any country i presented in quanlUes ot more than ten. When more than ten reply cou pons are 'presented, postmasters are instructed to ask the holder to submit a statement in writing as to the origin of the coupon, the purpose of sending them in large amounts and the use proposed to be made ot the stamps in the desired exchange. The answers are then forwarded to Washington be fore action is taken. These coupons are only to be used to prepay interna tional reply postage. 'TO JOIX STEPHENS FACULTY Mb Olivia Pound Considered For Position Here. Miss Olivia Pound, assistant princi pal ot the Lincoln. Nebr., high school has been granted permission by the board of education there to consult President J. M. Wood of Stephens Col lege regarding the acceptance of a position on the Stephens College fac ulty. According to the Lincoln pap ers the position will pay $3,000 tor the first year and 83,600 tor the second. Miss Pound Is a sister of Dean Ros cbe Pound ot the Harvard Law Scboql. HAWAHAXS TO EXTEK M. V. Two Foreign Students Cone to Enter jne iniversHy. "Columbia Is like the tamoaa t waiian city of ilo for its resem blance In scenery and climate." aid Tasuke Yamagata, a Hawaiian born student who came to the city three days ago In company with Soon Hahm Ann, a Korean student. These new atadents are already fa miliar with American life, especially with that of Columbia, because two Missourians had lectured to them on the "Wonders of Missouri" before they started for America. "I was born under the American flag in Hawalia. consequently I am full-fledged citizen of Uncle Sam," said Yamagata today. Although. I am Japanese by race yet I know very little about the empire for was only there once on a visit." The Ann added: "I'm also an American naturalized citizen; I got my papers when I was discharged from the Students' Army Training Corps at Honolulu after the war. I spent flften years in Hawaii. Previous to my S. A. T. C, experience I served In the (Hawaiian National Guard. I also taught in the govern ment high schools of Honolulu. The lure ot America is too strong for me to resist. -I am going to specialize in Education at tra Lnlvershy." Both students speak English flu ently. They came to the University ot Missouri upon recommendation of U R. Klllam and Charles F. Loomts, Missourians who are engaged in Y. M. C. A. work in Honolulu. SUFFRAGE WINS Mill Supreme Court Justice Re fues to Restrain Colby An nouncing Ratification. By United Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. The suf- tl-suffrage fight 'was transferred to lory here today when Justice Slddork of the Supreme Court of the District ot Columbia refused to issue an order restraining Secretary ot State Colby from Issuing a proclamation that the Nineteenth Amendment has been rati fied by the Tennessee State Leglsla ture. By United Press WASHLVGTON, Aug. 25. The an U-suffarge fight was transferred to WaaWngton-today whea'a'ln!t'-'wair tiled in the United States court in the District or Columbia enjoining Secretary of State Colby from declar ing the Ninteenth Amendment a part of the Constitution ot the United States. ,.'o further acUon is report ed. OFFICE WORKERS ARE UXEASV Summer Brings Blue Envelope to Many. - By United 'Press CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 25 Office workers and clerical men arefeeling the pinch ot the summer depression In business, according to F. M. Smith, attending the convention of the Nat ional Association of Technical, Edu cational and Commercial Employment Agencies which opened here today. "White collar workers have not the grasp on their Jobs they had six tmonths ago; office managers are wielding the axe unsparingly, and shirkers and Incompetents especially are being weeded out," he declared. "In times of depression the banks sense the emergency first and act by cutting down on credit to business concerns. In the mercantile world there follow special sales and bargain offers, efforts to obtain quick money, Supplementing this comes a campaign for the reduction of operating expen ses, and blue envelopes to white col lar men become common. Such a con dition exists at present David Hallimam, secretary ot the II linois Employment Agency associa tion, stated that the return of large numbers of clerftal wcrkers from Washington. D- C- to their former lo caHties has resulted In an oversupply ot applicants for positions. "Furtherlnore." he declared, "salar ies for office Jobs are on the decline, especially where applicants are assur ed that the positions are permanent." WILL HOLD EXAMISATIOX Applicants for Mall Clerk-Carriers A civil service examination for clerk-carriers will be held In tne Swtngroom of the postofflce Satur day. "Anyone desiring to taxe me wxam i..iin. afcmM inntalre al once at the money order window for Instructions and application blanks as the appllca u. ... ha matt in Kt. Lonlsln tune lor the applicant to receive permission to take the test- aaio i j- ". postmaster today. The minimum number of clerk carriers to be placed on the civil ser . .jiviM reiacer after the exam ination Is three, according to the postmaster. Hiss Mary H. Qaian Visits Parents. mi., iarr Helen Ouinn. who has a government position in Washington. D. C la vislUag her parents Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Qulnn of 16 College avenue, NUMBER 305 i - EUROPETflREATENED Russia Given 48 Hours Answer British-Ital to ian Note. ALLIES ARE READY Will Execute Plans Prompt- iy u n-ussians Make No Reply to Ultimatum. By Cnlud Pms IX1NDOX. An- !: w.,..i .. - " - uiutcr tuts ma Jor part of Europe will again be In- u.veu in war will depend upon the answer of the Russians to the note sent to them hv nra.t t.i..i- .. Italy. Russia was given 48 hours In mcn to answer the note or until Fri day. Arthur Balfour has sent a mes sage to the Russians telling them that unless they grant the demands of the Allies, Great Britain will will change her policies toward them. Italy. France and Belgium are report ed to be backing Great Britain in all her statements. If the Russians fall to answer the note Germany will likely be Involv ed as the sentiment there Is known to be pro-Russian. The Bolshevist representatives" In London have been given their passports and wjll leave there Friday If the Russians fall to answer. Word has been recehed from Minsk that the Poles have defi nitely refused the terms of the Rus sian peace delegates in regard to de mobilization. This is said to be the last session of the peace delegates at Minsk. The Allies are said to have all plans ready in casethe Russians fall to answer. They say these orders will be executed with great prompt ness. The British nary Is reported to be ready to establish a blockade within twelve hours after orders have been sent. SAYS EXGLAXD FAVORS COX Illinois Congressman Charges Britain Voted to Aid lo Campaign Fund. By United Press CHICAGO. Aug. 25. "England is ready to pay for election of another Democratic candidate for president," said Congressman Britain of Illinois here today. He said that the BTltlsh Parliament aad -voted $87,500 for; an entertainment fund which ran tn w turned over to the Democratic na tional committee. He also said that Great Britain was readv to nnnlv ten times more that amount K it was seen that another disciple of Wilson could be elected. By Called Press ST. LOUIS Mn. Anr SI. Auckland Geddes, British Ambassador who is here to attend the convention of the American Bar Association, said today that he would issue a pub lic denial of the charges that the oruisn liovernmeni was supplying funds to the Democratic -oaru- In this country to aid in the camnalrn nf Governor Cox. Britlak- Aid' to Democrats Is Denied. By United Press . ST. LOUIS. Aur. 25. Sir Auckland Geddes. British Ambassador to the United States, declared here today before the American Bar Association that the charges of Fred A. Britain of Illinois that the British Rovern. ment has given funds to the Demo cratic campaign committee -were "absurd" and that tber wera wlte. out foundation. -' a SUGAR PRICES WILL X0T DROP, ' Will Sell for 19 Cent a Pound for Next " 0 Days. Sugar will not drop In price for the next sixty days. It will sell for nine teen cents a pound during that time, according to local grocers. This is one cent higher than it was yesterday. One grocer says that the sugar spec ulators have "Just about cleaned up." The reasons of the varying prices is the speculators have been able to buy sugar cheaper than the refineries have been able to sell 1L The refineries sell it from sev enteen cents to 2214 cents "a pound. The cheapest a grocer can now have it delivered in Columbia Is 117.78 a f hundred pounds. The nineteen cent price Is not ex pected to drop until the new crop is on the market. Spaa for Hartsbarg Bridge Arrives. The County Court was notified to day that the steel span for the bridge to be built over Jamison creek, a mile north of Hartsburg. had arrived today. The work of erection will begin im mediately. The span cost $1,000. It is forty-live feet long and will be erected on concrete abutments. The roadway will be fourteen feet wide and will have a concrete surface. Mrs. A. M. McAfee's Coalition Same. Late this afternoon the condition of Mrs. A. M. McAfee, who was stricken for the second time with paralysis last' Saturday morning at her home, 1112 East Broadway, jras reported as un changed. Hope of h'er recovery is slight. v I.V .1 X v M ; !- ' t y 3-5 .i' :