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PLANTS Studies Native ted to United States Jaf the exploration und tit which the United lent of agriculture la Ita search for new plants Cultivation in this coun itahed by the recent y.oan. I or m? trip taken b> Dr. II. agricultural explorer, hot the office of foreign seed and Platreductlon, with the Smith ^Afrkan ,*xpl nation. ^ Atter .New tarictlc*. principal purpose of Dr. Shats'a lo study the native agricul lh an eye for new fruits. ' nut foruse crops (especially those to our south and west I new turns, and ?specially wild sor gruasea of types similar to Hu wblch has proved such tent for.tu?- crop in the aem ?lets of the western part 1'nltcd States that tlO.OnO, th of It was grown last year, party which left New Yor< . Itlt. soiled directly to th Verde Islands oft the coast of end from there to Cape Town, they arrived August 13. Krom shsj Journey or nearly S.OOii wss ma?te almost entirely the heart of Africa, ?onie I.090 miles inland, with occur UUons to the coast for Ot of Zunibar and otK*.r an-1 . and at l?urenso Marques an I Of the country which Living anlnfully traveled something than hahf a century ago Is BOW to the traveler with eoiaaara* fort on the South African There are nttlt fastnesses, Where the party was com gW 7fn? Off ISO mlleii uway railway* and often througa tie where Improved roads in. to Cairo road is still to .* as mach a creature of it ten as when first con IP mind of the South Afrl 4*ecll IthOdee. Lon,r covered by staamci. primitive transputta-4 Whe? the traveler it passage, providing taed, shelter, food, and ?'W|th which to cook It. hat? given to the de ? agriculture a rather In ^Mstte St the igrlculture. While but the native region? visited. Many or lhjere observed will re helpful la connection *ln, thit? country. Dr. formed the acquaintance my aaTtcuUurists and men in ft* sections of the Dark ?onti t.Wai* car la the future be useful earpartinenr by sending in plant? desirable and a hich could be oevUrcd. The direct feeaIt* consist of *>cd* or eaaterlsl of inore than l.aon speeiee or varieties of plant?, of which had not previously Imported talo lbs l'nited Stetes. CrasW whl^h It |i only reasonable ? some important grain, or fruit cr>ps may be de ?nd for such lellef is furnished records, notably the work of tte Frank- N. Meyer, who sent of plants from China, many even now rsnk alnong our liable products. The large pet slg/mon from china commonly met on the market [he Chinese jujube, are among trophies, while from Africa w< secured the long staple Kgyp< cotton and Sudan grass, Rhodes and many of the more import Kafir corns and sorghums, crops lieh mean approximately fifty mll? Of dollars In crop values to the d States eav h ear and the de? tent of seat lurid lends not ted to previously grvwn agrlcul jral crops. ? In ("ape Colony, in Hhantz went ast to Port Kllsabeih. where the f.? nous Addo bush cceurs. Many plants rera secured, one o" the most Inter Interesting l?etn? the Speck boom, ?bleb Is one of the moat important ?of the elephan' h covers whole lee with Us succulent growth, 'attle and sheep are fond of it. and la a chance of Ita heocmlng of In southern Cgltfof ata. ftueck will grow under practically the ime condttlona as the utterly worth SM ehspparsl of southwestern < It* then paused northwest over the Utrroo J>eaert hi tiliar ours In the Bag Basin, but littering In the beet that moat of the plants form seellent forage for sheep, cattle, ami Rtrlrkea. mid it a>*?*m* probable ?hat mw*? of the more desirable of these eeert plants may he utilised in our rountr\ 10 Improve Iru range. The route Uy cist and norili trovgh the Kimberly diamond realon ad th* gold mining* country of Johan esbce-g and Pretoria, the government Mgg|SMrtera of Colon South Africa, here lie vhated the agricultural de? triment for rornpaiiaon of notes S the aartculture ?>' the two contl ente and to arrange ? mutual ex* aarrge of plants. This section la the center of the raavt Tranavaal agricultural area, ami rrm earn, known as mealies, is th*? *tef nop. One of the most Import? St varieties Is our own Doone Coua ' Whtts. a gift from America of eon derable earns to lbs farno-rs of ih. rwneva.il In the low vsldt at Nelsprult are res arebarda of subtropical tre< ?4 frulte. many varieties of whii h ire not be^n grown In the l'nited SAe> D in hoped that an nrange eat will t>a made *hni'lt\ they cm ? ? rt 'or test In tlila country m them are aome paitnularly Sjt e mangoes, adaptable to Klor e. The route then lav to th* sewroa?! eJgWrsnco Man pars and by ocean steamer to Belra. Dr. Schantz ar? ranged with the agriculturalists there to get some desirable East African mangoes which the department hus wanted for sc eral yeurs. the ?i traveled over the highlands* of Portuguese East Af? ?ca, which have been developed b ythe Mozam Skins company Into one of the most important agricultural sections of | East Africa. He then proceeded ucross South ein Khodesia to Bulo'vayo and Vic? toria Falls. At the latter k point many of the fruits concerning which Livingstone wrote enthusiastically were found and tested and the seeds SCnt to the department in. the hope that they might prov useful here. In Shantz spent 10 days there and a month at Kufut. a little farther north In Northern Khodesia, where a delay was caused by the sickness of two members of the party. At this point word was received of a railway wreck on the Congo railway, in which two members of the original party were killed and two injured and forced to return to America. This news, coupled with the sickness in camp, was tlte dgrll4Si part of the trip and threat? ened at one time to terminate the ex? pedition, so fur as Central Africa wr.s concerned. Mr. Haven, of the Smithsonian In? stitution, und Dr. Shantz decided to I keep on through the Congo. Here I for the tirst time tile party encounter? ed a lack of adequate provision for traveling. From there on practically n?? hotels and no provision for food, for travelers were found, although In some cases the captuins on the ships on the <'ongo were kind'enough to allow the travelers to mess with them, and at certain points grass huts had been provided as temporary quarters f?>r tiavelers. This section was particularly in? teresting to the agricultural explorer becHUse of the immense number of wild sorghum grasses which were found all along the line, as well as Interesting vegetable and food plants us.?d by the natives as well us their rather unique methods of agriculture. The two men proceeded downt as far as Klndu. which is situated about midway between the Atlantic and th? Indian Oceans and about three de? grees south of the Equator. From here they proceeded to l?t,ke Tanganyika by way of Albertsx ille. This was interesting country because here was located UJlJl, where. Stanley found Livingstone, and a few miles north, Kigoma. the terminus of the 1 railway line leading from the Indian Ocean at Dar-es-Salum. Here were found the du est mangoes yet encoun? tered*, fruits of unusual size and da? vor, as well us many interesting types of beans, castor-beans, cassava < tap? ioca), and many wild grusses which may prove to be of forage value In the southern parts of the Cnited States. A visit to the new Belgian terri? tory of Irundi ?ftere?! opportunity to study probably the finest grazing land in all Africa, a region which supports mlllh ns of native*, who rely almost entirely upon catti- which graze upon the natural grasses of this great up? land country. A* Tabora, farther east, known as the home of the .mango, wonderful trees and fruits were found. At Dar es-8alam the eoeoanut palm is one of the moot important crops and has been planted on the sandy lands which extend lur many miles back from the coast. In Zanzibar, principally noted for the production of cloves ami for the extensive groves of coacoanut pal an and many tropical and subtropical plants, Dr. Shantz obtained and sent home seeds and plants of a number of Important fruits, and also many of the staple groihs and legumes grown In various parts of the East Coast of Africa and sold on the Zanzibar mar? ket. Returning to the mainland at Tan ga. Dr. Shantz proceeded across <Jer man Gast Africa to near Kiliman? jaro, one of the most wonderful mountains in the world, at the base of which Is a v jry rich agricultur? al country Her? are great planta? tions of sisal, rubber, and coffee, and many Important forage grasses. From here the party passed through Voy and from Voy to Nai? robi, the seat of the agricultural de? partment for Kant Africa, and here much help was secured front the lo? cal authorities. An extensive* trip was also made into the desert coun? try north and east of Mount Kenia, and the principal varieties of tropical crops grown by the natives in this MM tion were secured. Dr. Shantz also secured here a notable nut plant call? ed telfaerin. which forms a .large gourd 2 or It feet long containing a large number of seeds of a delicious nutty tlavor. about 1 inch In diame? ter and one-quiuter of an inch through, which taste something like our buttcmut Although this plant has not yet been tried In this coun? try. It seems proba de that it can be grown here, ai least In the Philip? pines and possibly In Hawaii and Porto nioo, The trip west to Like Victoria across Cganda nn,| down to the Su? dan was through a region compara? tively little known by our department, but in which nu?ny ?^f our CTOp plants Sie ;;iow,i. ami which undoubted!* can supply man) native plants ofl Importance In the future development of our agriculture. The trip down the Nile from tin* very headwaters at Kipon Palls WS I must interesting because of the im mease development of native grass? es an<l grain sorghums which almost ? serywherr hue the banks o; tile Nile. Seeds of these plants were secured at many different stations. The agriculture, methods of Irrigation and cuitivaicn. especially In the upper ami lower Sudan. wei/e Ol espoolsl in? terest to mi Am? i i< an agriculturist. The African expedition ended at I port snditn geptembor 2, 1026 fir. Shanty, brought with him about J, 1000 photographs lit addition t.? the saasjjf plant specimens sent or brought ba< k. The living plant material is now growing in the various plant IntrodtlC* { Ihm gai *1 * as or the department prop* , i atory tu being distributed later !<j 01 perlment stations and special ex perl 1 SSI liters In different pail* of the rountry, lit k * REVISION LAW Calls For Repeal of Excess Profit Tax und Reduction of Surtax New fork, Dae, l'<). -Rocdmntenda lions for a radical revision of the fed* cr.-il tax laws, culling for a curtail? ment of more than $ 1,000,000,000 a year, were made public today by the lax committee of the national indus? trial conference board. The report, expreeelnff the opinion of only the committeemen themselves, will be submitted as a basis lor dis? cussion of the third national in? dustrial tax conference which will Convene here January > 1--l\ The report of the committee pre? sents the following recommendation which would reduce federal revenue: Repeal of the excess profit tax which would diminish the federal taxes to the extent oi* 1000,000,000 per unnum. Reduction of surtax rates, which would ental la loss of $100,000,000 an? nually. A provision that business losses for any year should be deductable from the income derived during the sue-5 oeedlnf year or the preceding year if the income of the succeeding year is Insufficient, which would curtail taxes $60,000,000 yearly. The committee opposed a sale or turnover tax in the recommendation for remedial changes. These changes, the report stated, would have but lit? tle effect i n the gross revenue from taxation. The committee declared in its report that the proposal for an excess tax Oil the privilege Of hohl Ing land and natural resources is uu sound. "Sincere ami vigorous retrench? ment in public expenditures must I itand behind any tax system aimed to work permanent public improve? ment," the report says. The report calls on the business rnen to act together to remedy a dt nation that the committee believes lo be working private injustice and pnolic harm. "Business agreement win accom? plish a public benefit," the report states, but ?'business disagreement on this important subject will merely intensify and multiply the Injurious factor.*, of a bad situation." CLAKION C ALL. (By Jane Priest). The. world needs a song? NOW sing, if your gift be stuffing! The world needs a song To set men's pulse ringing. Over the Ultimate seas The jubilant strains must carry To lift up the heavy-hearted, So their feet may lag not nor tarry. '' * i Th world needs a prayer? Now pray, if your gift be praying! The world needs a prayer That will mean what all are saying: dive us a ray of hope? Something to lessen the sorrow Faith that It's all tor the best, And courage to rise tomorrow, The world needs a Ibjht? Now see: if your gift be seeing I An all-pervading light To send the darkness fleeing. BhaW us the viefon divine And no not dare conceal it! You ,oh the mountain-tops, if you see truth, reveal it! ?(load Housekeeping for January stocks OF CAST OFF LUXURIES LA/1 VIA IVTALEIts HAVE LARGE l.ibau. Latvia, Nov. ?8?The ap pearancc of the shop windows here Indicate that the Li bau tradesmen have received some of the plunder taken by the various armies that have swept over the Baltic states. They are piled high with antique furni? ture from country estates. Statu* ary. silver and bronze ornaments, sil? verware and Jewelry also abound in the commission houses. Kngiish dealers in antiques overran the Baltic states after they first pick? ed themselves of the Bolshevik re? gime and picked up touch of the val? uable furniture and the jewels, ori? ental rugs an?i ohi silver, Conse? quent!) the shops now offer fewer rare pieces than they did a year ago. Besides the loot, the shops carry an amazing lot Of second hand wares I which were the property of persons UnpOVeHShed by war who must now convert them into money. Luxuries went first but now furs, fur coats and all sort cd* wearing aparel are being sold in the shops. These stores look like American rummage sales. Ii is common for prosperous look? ing strangers who are Inspecting shop windows to be approached by owners Of rare old furniture <>f works of art who, desire to offer their precloUSj possessions at private- sah- where their friends will no! reoognlsc them. The shops in Ltbau are mach the same as those- in Riga, Windau and the cities of Ksthonia and Lithunia. Conditions wer?* tlo- same in MOSCOW ami Petragrad until the Soviet <a>>\ eminent Hosed all the private shops, seized their stocks end forbade trade government PRESIDENT OF FRANCE PURCHASES AIRPLANE, Paris. Dec. 8?President MUlerand. despite the earnest contrary advice of Madame Mtlllerand, Is reported lo have Ordered an airplane llmnus.no for me uipe.se? of making official Visita Ic? foreign capitals and ?Hier? in the provinces, should the report prove to be- true it Will mein Ii departure- in the mode of traveling of preside nts In Prance and the permanent sldetracklni of the presidential train. a regular Squadron win have t<> ie provided tor in. Presidential suite and the :>o or i so Journalists who accompany 'he. [president on .ill his trips from Paris, Some newspapera calls the tve-si dent's attention lo the fact thai a i fall from the window ?> 1 his ftOr|al Ilimoualne would have more terrible results than )e;niinu !?><? far out of the train window, refer)ng to the aeci dent to tin- former president Paul De -shanvl, Sjitflitess .school For Soldiers A fully equipped Instituel for soldier pupils has been established In the Army Is the announcement made to? day by Major General P. c. Harris, The. Adjutant General. The chief difference bet wren it ami ! those In civil life is thai the soldier Is paid at leant $:h> a month while at? tending while in the outside world Hie student pays his tuition, and supports himself in the bargain. This new mercantile school is part of the Fifth Division, at Camp .lac k won. Columbia. S. C. which is now re? cruiting up to full strength, under telegraphic orders from the War De partmenh. As Major General John L rllnes, commanding the division, says: "Soldiers are given the training which will cnahie them to perform efficiently the clerical duties of the several branches of the army, at the ?am time qualifying them for worth? while positions in the business world. Special effort Is made to develop self reliance, Initiative perseverance, and judgment." In the army's school of business every student has a desk and lixingy similar to those in the office of a business executive. Typewriters comptom'otcrs, filing apparatus, art adding machines of late model arc 1 part of the machinery of the well lighted ami ventilated class rooms. Soldiers in the business course take ?ither stenography and typewriting, bookkeeping ami typewriting, or the army clerical course as preliminary to advanced work in either tin- acountlng or evecutnve fields. The Gregg sys? tem of shorthand is taught, and the touch method of tpyewwrltlng. Courses in penmanship, spelling, and the use of English are given to all students. in bookkeeping, after the tsudent has reviewed and is proficient in arithmetic and penmanship, hi- acts as bookkeeper for a store, where he must meet and solve all the prob? lems he would find in a similar po? sition in civil life, lb- buys and sells, does business with a bank, a whole? sale house, and Individual consumers; he makes records of actual transac? tions, and determines the progress of his business, its costs, and profit o'" loss. In addition, there is training in ordering goods, Invoicing, advertis? ing ami salesmanship, time-keeping And costs. Instruction in business law and ethics is also part of the course. THE YEAlt'S BIG iUMXIISS. Our nation is not thai territory which extends north and south, east and west, but the human beings who on this territory have established Lholr homes. The nation lives in homes industry is to supply homes. Cut in the morning a'.ld home at night goes the nation, men and women and children, and govern i ment's real business is always the. home and the people in it. The things that make u good home are the things that make a good nation. I have seen houses Into which too much material prosperity brought Idleness, tuckering, and discontent, and oven reduced the standard of health. And sometimes I think that Something of this sot bris happened to us. it is only temporary, If wo face the situation. Wealth newly ac? quired often bring: c ,'amity in its rain, hut after a time there develops i sense of responsibility with it. it is that period which We have reached, and it is largely the women of the country Mho must accept the respon? sibility of restoring to tin- national home content and happiness, health and well-being. ?Mary Roberts Rincharl in Janu? ary Good Housekeeping. SOCIALISTS IN til.i M WY ON Till. WAR PATH Berlin, Do--*, i?Social is? newspa? pers ami communist ojgitat ?rs are making much of the misery ???suit? ing from unemployment, high c< st of necessities and the winter, and an contrasting tin- condition of tho i.oor with the prodigal spending <>i the profiteers. There Is perhaps less ex? travagance than there was b'fore ?he war. but the number Of id'e and very poor is said to be greate*, and emphasises present conditions. Workers tor the "red revolution" with the slogan of "poverty an?' prof? iteer." the ammunition they most frequently employ, are urging th s ov? erthrow of the government and tin establishment of a dictatorship of the proletariat to relieve the conditions they call Intolerable. .\s the misery of the workless Increases with the ad? vancing winter they expect to g.tin strength to make an effort to over? turn the present regime, which they blame for the trouble ^ economic con? ditions. Die Freiheit, organ of Ihe Inde? pendent Social democratic party Is? sues an "earnest warning" to the gov? ernment that conditions are coming to a head and thai it will he ill for the administration it some tangible effort Is not made to relieve idleness. It adds: "It is time for Ihe capitalistic. regime to take heed. The proletariat has not lost its strength; it is grow? ing stronger against thai tune when [the hour of decision shall strike." CLERGYMEN ASKED TO 8TVDY MEDICINE London, Dec. 3 A controversy is on among the poorly paid section of clergymen who rind themselves hard hit by the high cost ?f living over : povel suggestion put forward bj i>r Robert Itentoul a prominent f?ivcr I pool practitioner, th:et the clergymen could augument then- incomes by aet | ing as doctors as wc II as parsons. Dr. Rentoul advises young i lofgj - men to study medicine, take their de? gree and combine bod> curing with ?oul-saving work. Many clergymen do not look with favor on the Idea. The> argue that the) have pient. to do n I read 3 und that local practitioners would bitter? ly resent ocmpetltlon from them. ?>nc v. nits to know where o poor curate is to raise the 250 pounds sterling net - esarj to qualify for n medical degree ami others hold that "within s month tin- rlerico-mcdtco's sermons would be thin, ami that ihe BOUl would sutler at the expense; of tic kf?pV' a PROFESSOR SUED FOR DIVORCE _ Prof. John Broadus Watson Chief Figure in Sensational j Case Columbia, Dec. 4.?South Carolln lana will read with considerable Inter eat ??i* the divorce proceedings against I Prof. John Broadaa Watson late of iiie faculty of Johns Hopkins Univer? sity, a native of Greenville. The suit is filed by Mrs. Watson and the pro? fessor has resigned from the faculty , of the Institution. Prof, Watson was at our time prin? cipal ,u* the Batesburg Institute. He [la prominently connected In the Pied? mont sect Ion of the state, j The following account of the divorce proceedings Is from the Datllmore t Sun : The daughter of one of the mos; 'prominent and wealthy nun in the city is name;| Indirectly in the divorce action as the professor's alleged af? fin it y. t Letters bearing mesaagos of love to the alleged affinity are understood to huve been used to prove the af? fection of Professor Watson for the young lady. The divorce suit is I pending 'n the circuit court. Thai Professor Watson was the de? fendant in one hi* the most sensational divorce suits In many years became known today. The suit was Hied on I November 4 by Mrs. Mary Ickers Wat? son, and the papers are now In the hands of an examiner, the testimony I having been taken outside of court I which Indicated that the defendant I has not contested the proceedings. The name of the alleged affinity has been carefully guarded and it does not appear In the papers, w hich were filed by Benjamin i.. Freeny, counsel for the wife. Tht co-respondent Is ! referred to only by the name of "l losnlle." Professor Watson, w ho was a major I in the aviation department of the l'nited States army, is alleged to have been unduly intimate with the co-re? respondent and it is said that one of the meetings occurred In an apartment In New Voik city. It |a said thai Mrs. Watson was aware of the affection of her husband for "Rosalie" for some time, gaining her knowledge from letters found in ' his pocket. Mrs. Watson knew of the girl's lovi for Professor Watson but wanted tc know whether he returned the love 1 Acting as her own detective, she de? 1 termlned to seek further Information and In order to accomplish this, enter? : tained "Rosalie" at her home on sev? eral occasions and was frequently tin mies) of the young lady. While at the home of the hitter, al a ? week-end" party, Mrs. Watson i> .said to have suggested to her husband [and "Rosalie*' that they might deslr? to discuss scientific matters and they j went, off to another place. The- wife ! after they had left, complained of a sick headache and retired to "Rosa? lie's" room. She is said to have made a search In which she was- awarded by the discovery of love letters. One letter was as follows: I must (lose for this time. I have made enough (love for one day to a girl so young. It makes me Just mad when 1 come to the end of your let:eis. I)ocs it do you that way?-Could you kiss me tonight for a few hours without growing weary? J could kiss you j for 24, and then find fault with the universe because the days are J not longer. Let us go to me North Pole where the days and nights are six months long. Your own. John. The co-respondent is described as "as S young' woman named Rosalie. I brown-haired, blue-eyed, ? feet 10 inches tall and attractive." Dr. Prank G. Goodnow, president of the Johns Hopkina Cniversity. said j that Dr. Watson offered his resigna? tion, saying that his family affairs were In Stich condition that lie felt he should resign and that the univer? sity agreed with him. "We were extremely sorry to lose him." said I >:?. Good now. '"lie was a very valuable man.1 The larper number of Dr. Watson's associates in the Hopkins faculty did not learn until about a week ago that he had resigned. During the last few days, one member of the faculty- asked about a course which I>r. Watson had. been accustomed to give and only then learned thai he had left the univer I sity. 1 >r. Watson had held his position at the university since 1908 and had made a national reputation for his research work on the behavior of ani? mals, especially monkeys, ami terns, the latter a fowl resembling the sea gull. He made many trips to Dry [Tortugus Islands, off the Florida Coast j in pursuit of the latter work. Dr. Watson was born in Greenville, 8. c. January 1878. lie was prin cpal of Batesburg Institute lor a short time, took his degree of doctor oC I philosophy in the Cniversity of Chlca ! go in 190S and was assistant in experi? mental psychology in the Cniversity of Chicago In 1903 and 1904 and in? structor from 1904 until 1908, when be came to Baltimore, He is a member of the Sigma XI, Phi Bctta Kappa, Phi Delta Sigma and Kappa Alpha fra? ternities. dices Have Not l allen in Called l\ Insgtloiii. London, Dec. 2 7 -There is no abatement In the high cost of living in the l'nited Kingdom. The average level of retail pricesa including food, i lothing, fuel, light and rent, on No? vember I was about 17S per cent above that of July, 1914, as compared with 164 per cent on October I, the official Labor Gazette states. |*ast mouth's 12 per rent Increase is mulnl) dm- to the higher prices of Hour and bread. XOTIl'R All persons indebted to und all per? sons bidding claims against iho estate of Ales Nofa! deceased, will please make settlement with w. i!. BARf M >DY, (Special Ad minist ra i pr. GERMANY'S l'NIQVE TECHNICAL CX>RPS Berlin, Dee. 2?The backbone of tin German government today is thti Tcchn sehe Nothilfe, a technical cm ergency aid association suported by the government, Dr. Berwit, one of - the leaders of that organization told the correspondent of the Associated Prem the other day. Dr. Bcrwit's state menl was made as the "alarm" went i ut for the Technische Noth? ilfe to mobolise to take charge of the electric lighting plants hero, left idle by a sudden stl ike. Ele considers his organization more potent than troops or police for the welfare of the coun? try. ?Two or three hundred irresponr Bible radicals here can terrorize 4,000,000 people," the doctor said. "Troops cannot prevent it, the elec? tric lighting plants are dark, the streets are dark, the trama art: still? and what call soldiers do? They can? not operate these plants, which rc Iquire highly skilled labor. There is I only one organization that can as ISUme control and that in the Tech J niachc Not hilfe." The Technische Nothilfe went in ! and began filing the furnaces and I then the strikers voted to return to I work. The Technische Nothilfo moved out "Wc are skilled workmen, not strike I breakers, not labor union men; we really are the represontativoo of a j public that iu tin s'- days is more or lets at Hl? mercy of a few agitators," said I>r. Berwit "We never interfere In a strike for wages; all we do is step in and operate public utilities, j prevent sabotage, and furnish the people just the bare nccesaries of a ! daily existence. We step into the 1 breach when chaos threatens." i In Berlin is is understood tho Technische Nothilfe has lU.ooo men recruited from every business and listed ao that there can be no confu? sion. Arrangements have been made whereby they can drop the work they are doing and answer the Technische Kothtlfe'd call. "All Ger? many is as carefully organized as Berlin," Dr. Berwit declared. "In the case of disputes between employers and labor we have nothing j to hay. Wage demands may be ex? orbitant, or legitimate, we do not con? sider them. We merely see that people are not terrorised, that de? struction tit public Utilities, sabotage, la held to a minimum. The leaders of I union labor are not opposed to us. j They art. in fact, with us, for they ' realize 'hat it is essential to the life of the state to keep cerium indtis I tries functioning. They aTrs not ai jways able tu do that ihemsetvCi*. "There is no longer git* gr'jat danger from a general sir: . I any ! where in Germany, for mind you all i this agitation you hear so ittttCS about Is not a general agitation; its the howling of a few of the cltra . radicals, ready to do anything, spread* j ing discontent wherever t.uey can, j working for the destruction of r. ery I thing that Is, and offering l. ..hing worth while as a substitute. N IVY-HARVARD s i t Dl.M s WORK WAY THROUGH COLLEGE Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 10?Half the Harvard University student body of about 1,000 is working its way through college In whole or In part. a survey of student employment just conpleted at the graduate school I supplemented by 'figures from the j student employment office shows that ; those obtaining regular and casual J employment running from profession i al house-hunting to instruction (Hi } languages to an inmate of an in-< I sane hospital earned more than $77, 000 toward the expenses of the aca? demic year V If-lOtO, O'.ts men registered for work last, [year. 3S2 obtained it. The number of positions available |S always less j than the number of seekers. Occupations in term time include thai of Wolters, chauffers, choremcn. i furnace tenders, hotel clerks, window cleaners, university guides, and play? ers in ja/.z orchestras; Boms students ?pend Christmas holidays chopping Wood In the forests of Maine. One man is reported working nights, sleep? ing live hotirs,OUf of the twenty-four, and cariiing fifty dollars a week. Tutoring Is the mosr popular em? ployment in term-time and iu one form or another it is also remunera? tive in the summer recess. One man 1 last summer earned $!T?0 a month and expenses as supervisor of Chil? dren's play. Another spent his morn j ings with a group of children at a j popular resort tut the Maine coast land made $1,200 in two months. Sev Icrai took ocean cruises as tutors, com? panions or cooks. Another man pick? ed up several weeks expenses posing S for an artiat. _ The Fishermen Arc Alt ? Hard lid St. Johns, X. p., Dec. IS. ?Several J thousand fishermen have lefl New? foundland owing to the comparative failure of the colony'a fisheries this year i nd the low price received for the product They have gone chiefly J to Canada and the United States. The total catch of herring in the season which ended in the middle of last winter was only about half the average of previous yearn and, be? cause of renewed competition with Scotch. Dutch and other foreign mar? kets due to the return of peace con? ditions, the value was greatly reduc? ed. The early spring fishery for t od off (he soiit li coast and the seal lish ery ort the Bast coast wen failures. The main Cod fishery around the" Coast of the island and Labrador re? sulted in an estimated catch of l. 300.000 tiulntals tof 112 lbs.) as against 1,700.000 for last year. The price dropped from ?1- to |lf a quintal for Newfoundland tish and from $Ki to $8 foi Labrador cod. The decline in prices of cod <?n. lobstsm, salmon and other subsidiary pro? mts has been .'<> great that the iish ermon Will not receive more than halt the amount which the - obtained last year. Another factor tending to emigra? tion is the curtailment In the iron mines, where forces of 1,000 havo i>. en reduei d by one-half. Although tin pulp and paper mills are making an exceptionally large nit of wood, they oaonol si worn all the men at ok iuo work cross them this winter^