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Show POTATOES REFUSED BY AID COMMITTEE Commercial Club Told Canned Goods Are Desired for Belgian Relief. Apples and potatoes are not bein accepted ac-cepted by tho ltelginu relief committee in New York, according to a telegram received by the Commercial club yesterday. yes-terday. " L think they aro making a mistake barring potatoes." said President W. F. Jensen. ''Potatoes form a S00'! staple and will keep a long whiJ". They are frequently shipped across the water. wa-ter. Our potato crops in Utah ami Idaho Ida-ho are exceptionally good this year aud we could send some lino ones abroad.'1 The telegram did not answer the club's question about transportation. The club asked the liockcfeller Foundation Foun-dation to endeavor to arrange free transportation of Utah Idaho gifts to the Belgians. Advices from the relief committee will not materially alter tlie ndief plans of the Commejc i:i i club. What supplier sup-plier collected that are not acceptable to the relief' committee, will be sol, I and the cash turned over to the lied Cross. ! There have beeu no meetings this wpr'k of the Commercial club v:ir re- I j lief" committee. The club is still ne- ! gotiatmg nith the railroads for an ad-vantae.-His rate and when replies from all the lilies are iceeived. they will be co m-id e red by the comm ittee. |