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“Queen
in annual Mummers’ parade in Phil.
at his fourth inauguration.
NEWS REVIEW OF
Senate Ready to Exclude
Mr. Smith of Illinois—
Navy Controversy.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
® RANK lL. SMITH, senator-designate
from Illinois, will not be permit-
ted to take his seat in the United
States senate if the plan agreed upon
by apparently a great majority of the
senators is carried out. When and if
he presents his credentials, they are
to be referred to the committee on
privileges and elections, and whatever
may be the report of that committee
on his qualifications, it seems certain
that he will ‘be excluded on the ground
that he is disqualified for an office of
public trust 'by ‘his acceptance of
money from the public utility mag-
nates, whose properties were subject
to the regulation of the Tlineis com-
merce commission, of which he at the
time was chairman,
This program was adopted after the
senate had beard a long speech from
McKellar of Tennessee, Demoerat
vehemently demanding the exclusior
of Smith, Borah, Deneen and som
others indicated an intentiom eof con
tending that Smith sheuld be permit
ted to take the oath pending the In
vestigation of his qualifications. This
would permit him 40 defend himself
before the senate, and It was sald he
wins prepared to do this partly by
teliing the sources of Republican eam
paign funds in 1924 and arguing that
he is no mere disqualified for publi
office than is President Coolidge.
ONGRESSIONAL advoeates of »
bigger navy continued their efforts
toward that end during the week, bu!
the President stood so firmly on hi:
platform of economy that their ulti
mate defeat was predicted. The:
thought Mr. Coolidge had been forced
to modify his program when Repre
sentative Tilson, Republican flon
leader, introduced an amendment to
the pending naval supply bill for an
appropriation for the construction of
the three unbuflt light eruisers author
ized in 1924. But the President im-
mediately wrote a letter to Repre-
sentative French declaring that his
attitude advising against any con-
struction other than the completion
of the five 1924 cruisers now under
way, pending the outcome of negotia-
tions for another limitation of arma-
ment conference, remains unchanged.
Representative Britten of [llinols, who
had introduced an amendment for the
elevation of turret gung on 11 battle.
ships, thought the President was too
optimistic about that conference.
Another amendment, providing for the
construction of a new dirigible, was
adopted.
Of almost equal Importance In the
matter of national defense was the
Inquiry into the general state of the
army begun by the house military af.
fairs committee. Among the first wit.
nesses heard were Secretary of War
Davis and Ma). Gen. Fox Conner, dep-
uty chief of staff. They told the com-
mittee that the budget bureau's cuts
in the appropriations asked by the
War department would make neces
gary a reduction of 4908 in the army
personnel, which already is 8.000 be-
low the average strength of the last
four years,
In the senate the demands of the
“big navy” men were volced by Sena-
tor Johnson of California, who de
clared it the Leighth of folly to crip-
ple our first line of defense at a time
when our war creditors are hating us
and all the world is envying our pros
perity. Senator Hale of Maine, chair.
man of the naval affairs committee
and an administration supporter In
most things, followed with a speech In
favor of bullding the American navy
In all classes of ships up to the 5.53
ratio established by the Washington
conference,
ETS In both the senate and the
house opened up a vigorous at.
tack on the policy of the federal gov-
ernment which permits the use of
deadly polsons In the denaturing of al
cohol as a part of the enforcement of
the prohibition law, They had a long
Ust of deaths laid to the drinking of
Ea
poisoned liquor during the holidays,
and their denunciations were fierce. |
The senate adopted a resolution intro- |
duced by Edwards of New Jersey call-
ing upon Secretary of the Treasury |
Mellon to produce whatever
spondence may have passed between
the Treasury department and Wayne |
B. Wheeler, general counsel of the |
Anti-Saloon league, in connection
with the poisoning of industrial alco-
hol to make it unfit for beverage pur
poses. Several members of the house
introduced resolutions and other meas.
ures dealing with the use of poisonous |
denaturants. Mr, Celler of New York
raised a storm by asserting that con- |
gressmen drink to excess and refused
to retract though others declared the
assertion was “an utter falsehood.”
Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, who
fought the bootleggers and grafters of
Philadelphia for many months,
to have changed his mind about pro-
hibition. In an address in Oakland, |
Calif., the commander of marines on |
the Pacific coast denounced the
eighteenth amendment as class legis
lation, saying It reacted against the |
poor man and favored the rich one
Its principal demerit, he indicated, Is |
the manner in which enforcement has |
grown. out of ft.
Corre.
seems
ATTERS between Cantonese |
forces and the British approached
i real crisis last week when a mob of |
Chinese at Hankow, Infuriated by anti
attacked the Brit.
sh concession, took possession of pub.
lie tmildings, hoisted the revolutionary |
flag and foreed the foreign business |
houses to close. The British residents
fled to the French and Japanese con-
essions and all the British women and |
hildren in Hankow, Kiuglang and |
chang were removed by vessels, most |
f them being taken te Shanghal. The
Cantonese officials were appealed to
by the British consul and the inade- |
quate British forces there were with-
drawn, control of the area being sur
rendered to the nationalist command.
or. The British government ordered |
aval reinforcements from Hongkong,
nd American and French naval forces |
were held ready to land If the neces
sity arose. The hostility of the na- |
tives in the Yangtse valley so far is |
lirected almost wholly against the |
British,
OR the first time since their with-
drawal In August, 1025, the Amer.
fean marines are in Managua, Nicara-
gua, together with some American
sallors—1686 In all—commanded by
Capt. Julius C. Townsend of the navy.
Landing from the U, 8. 8. Galveston
at Corinto, the party went to the cap
ital by train and was warmly wel
comed by the Nicaraguan national
guard and the officlals of the Diaz
government. It was sent to Managua
ostensibly to guard the American lega-
tion and on the recommendation of
Admiral Latimer, who Is maintaining
the neutral zone he established along
the eastern coast of Nicaragua. Ac
tually one of the important factors
prompting this action by the Washing
ton government is the determination
to protect the proposed canal route
across Nicaragua, for which the
United States paid $3,000,000, and also
to protect our leased maval base on
the Gulf of Fonseca. Support of the
Diaz government is a part of this pol
fey. Fully as important as the land |
Ing of the marines was the decision |
of President Coolidge to lift the em. |
bargo on the shipment of arms and to |
permit Diaz to get the 1,000 rifles, 160 |
machine guns and several million
rounds of ammunition which he pur
chased In the United States. This was
not pleasing to Senator Borah, who de.
clared that under existing conditions
it was intervention. The foreign re.
Iantions committee of the senate, which
has before It a resolution by Senator
Wheeler calling for immediate with-
drawal of American naval forces from
Nicaragua, decided to ask Secretary
Kellogg to explain to It this week the
entire Nicaraguan situation.
RESIDENT CALLES of Mexico has
begun the enforcement of the pe-
troleum law, Involving the prosecu-
tion of the foreign oil companies op
erating on lands to which they have,
under that law, no legal right, having
failed to apply for concessions con.
firming their titles. The lands will be
forfeited to the government. It Is ex:
pected that the oll companies will
seek injunctions against the dispos
session proceedings. Automatically the
dispute between them and the Mexi
can government will thus be thrown
into the Supreme court. There It may
for many months, if for
Meanwhile, if they
oll from the properties they
egally, they face federal
for indemnification.
wage not
years,
extract
continue to
WO Important manifestoes
anated from Premier
Italy Inst week. In one
ders the prefects of all
suppress ruthl all
violence by Fas especially
em
Mussolini
the
provinces to
duce or
fllegalisin and
when
lessly
ists,
of foreign nations. Particularly
Mussolini referred to
word coined recently in Italy to de-
scribe the act of “squadristl” or little
bands of Fascist strong-arm men,
who, while Important In the days Im
mediately preceding the establishment
of the Fascist regime, have now
lived their usefulness
At the same
nounced that Fascism
meant the Itallan state, through
cabinet, further fascistized the
state by extending to all employees of
the public administration the law
viding for the dismissal of employees
hitherto applicable to the central po
out
time the duce an
henceforth
and,
pro
departments
GEN. R AF AEL CRAME, chief
Be
of the Ph
died a few dnvs ago
lippine constabulary,
, and another
cessor 1s due between
Wood and the Phil
under the leadership of
con
his su«
Manuel
certain that General
an American for the post,
says the senate will not
appointment of an American.
Crame, who was appointed by
Gen. Francis Burton Harrison,
was of Spanish-Filipino descent, He
was considered fairly efficient as chief,
but the organization, which is thor
oughly Philippinized except for about
field officers. is ad
the standard set
officers head
Quezon It is regarded as
Wood will name
and Quezon
confirm the
General
former
Gov,
not up to
when American army
Rresident., the
Lawrence river
N A report to the
United States St
commission advocated the Immediate
construction of the St, Lawrence ship
way as a measure of transportation
relief for the Middle West. The con
clusions of the commission are thus
summarized :
“First: The construction of the ship
way from the Great Lakes to the sea
area in the Interior of the continent.
“Second: The shipway
constructed on the St. Lawrence route,
provided sultable agreement can be
made for its Joint undertaking with
the Dominion of Canada.
“Third: The development of
power resources of the St
agencies,
“Fourth: Negotiations should be
entered Into with Canada In an en
deavor to arrive at agreement upon
all these subjects. In such negotia-
tions the United States should recog:
nize the proper relations-of New York
to the power development in the in
ternational section.”
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota in.
the
President to enter into the necessary
negotiations with Canada. It was in
dicated at the White House that Pres
ident Coolidge regards the reports
favoring the St. Lawrence project nas
representing the judgment of the
best experts available, but that he has
not yet given his own indorsement.
service
London was put In operation on Fri
day. The first communication was an
formal one between Walter 8. Gifford
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, and Sir G
Evelyn P. Murray, secretary of the
British general post office. After that
the “line” was thrown open for gen:
that, for applications had been com
ing In for many days.
OUTHERN California started in
the New Year with a series of 00
severe earthquakes that, while killing
no one, did a lot of damage In the
Imperial valley. The effects of the
temblors was felt also In northers
Mexico. The heaviest losses were In
Calexico and its sister town Mexioall
across the border,
| Factors Fixing
Price of Hogs
plies Are Among Domi:
nant Influences.
Higtes Department
ured
United
of Agricu’t
Financia} returns
depend to a considera
how wel! they adjust
production to the
the product, declares the
of Agriculture as a result of a
of the factors that affect hog
The dominant Inf in the
market, the are
supply of hogs and ex
pected to arrive on the market within
the next few months, the
hog produets In storage
price level, general
tions, the
products, The
and nbroad
ordinarily
hog producers
ble extent
the volume
demand
Hoh
prices,
fiences
the
BAavVs
department,
on the market
quantity of
the genern!
business cond
of
levels
and prices
af de
both Im
onl
genernl
here
brut
Hre
portant,
slowly,
change
Hog-Price Cycle.
“hog-price eycle” was
The
found hy
so-called
the
the tendency of hog
ghoot the mark in
tion the relation
In corn prices
too much
able. This ex
the departr
‘umulation
ing the int
creased hreedir
department to be due t
rs to over
produ«
hog price
and
it wag unfave
produce
increasing
of
favorable,
when
Wis
reduce wher
cessive reaction, savs
nent, resulted from the ne
of production changes dui
reduced or In
mar
erval before
1g began to offset
ket receipts and prices
Coupling the corn-hog ratio, It
ing what changes were likely
in breeding, with
cating changes In the weigit
idieat-
ather
of bh
CONSUMErs,
that
Oogs
the demands of the
department
forecasts
belle
of
eves very
good
the war, however, conditions
formula hing not
ory results,
Information Frcm Surveys,
The department believes that
plg surveys the
market with
a8 to prospective sup
available before the World war, while
the agricultural outlook reports of the
department and
mathematical
such satisfact
given
have
much better
provided
information
plies than
similar
change farmers’ reactions
Full detalls of the study
published in Department
1440-D, en “Facters Affec
Price of Hogs” which
obtained from
Agriculture, W
have been
Bulletin
itled ting
copies of may
he
ashi ngton, D.C
Diseases of Lambs Are
Discussed in Bulletin
With the increase in the lamb feed
made their appearance, and in
years losses have been ex
the winter feeding season ig in
force a bulletin published by the Colo
rado experiment station
of Colorado Feeding lambs”
particularly timely
This bulletin is prepared for
feeder, to whom it will furnish
able Information. It will also
veterinarians who practice In
feeding districts and
feeder will naturally
and counsel.
some
TeRKIVe,
¥
aon
becomes
the
valu.
serve
lamb
whom the
turn for advice
fo
loss In lambs on winter feed It deals
briefly with the following: Hemor-
rhagic septicemia, paratyphoid dysen-
tery, coccldial dysentery,
sore mouth, indigestion,
pneumonia, and
scab, ticks
others.
Vital Plant Foods Lost
When Straw Is Burned
Some small grain farmers still burn
their straw stacks apparently una-
Clean straw should be used for bed-
ding whenever possible. It may thus
add to the comfort of farm animals
and later replenish the soil by Its re.
ized that more straw is produced on
many farms than can be used for this
Where a large surplus of
sirable to scatter It over the land,
Sometimes soll moisture is
a limiting factor and means that the
straw would remain in the soil for a
long time unrotted. A good practice
would be to leave the straw stack to
rot and later haul the residue to the
land as manure. It takes a year or
more for the straw to rot, depending
on the rainfall, The stack should be
tocated where it will not seriously in.
terfere with cultural operations,
FARM NOTE
Bring in all the farm machinery and
store it
. »
Good foundations under buildings
are one of the most important things
about buildings.
. 0»
Keep plenty of fresh water before
the fattening hogs. Slop will not an.
swer the purpose,
.«
The man who departs from the beat.
en track of a good balanced ration
pays for it sooner or later,
.
A movable Stover house with a
conl stove In It Is an economical
means of raising a large number of
ahicks at one time,
Growers Warned to
Grades Being Set.
{Prepared by the United Biates Department
of Agriculiume.)
mny be sustained
this unless dam
aged corn Is culled from market ship
ments, the Department of Agriculture
says in a warning to producers,
The o¢frn crop.
of Minne
and Ohio,
lOSKeS
Heavy
«corn
by
RrOWEers Year
especially
sections
Indiana
sota, lowa,
contain
damaged ears,
of producers
grain
unts will be
accord
ing te
dealers and
reports grain
inspection records
assured
less shipments are free {rom
corn, the department
Damaged ears in
result in
uiseo un
damaged
BHEVE
the
low gra
when
des beine as
ter
by Ii
% pointed
corn
shelled
corn
markets
when it reache
and is
pectors, it wa
graded
ain ins
Low-grade corn takes a discount
in price in approximate proportion to
To prevent murket discounts
helled corn contains ds
Orn pre dueers ane
ury
at the tlme corn is busked In field,
when it is put into cribs, or when it
btain best results, the
should be removed at
three operations.
the damaged ears be-
the corn is shelled, says the de
partment, the remainder of the corn
can be stored with less danger of be
damaged, and such corn gen
erally will grade higher by one or
more grades, and sell more readily
fit a higher price by several cents per
bushel, The damaged ears, while
worthless on the market
fairly good feed on the
led. To «
damaged ears
af these
By
removing
make
Feed for Producing Milk
Clover, alfalfa and
make far better hay
and produce better milk
Hayden,
, Ohio experi
questions coming
other le:
for ds
SUMes
best
of
than
chief
ushe
tion Yet
department dally
farmers
ndry
to his
that
miik
stover
fact
their
the
feed
hay and
from
reveal
still
cows timothy
The milk
hay or stover and dry gr
Mr. Havden o«
is not as valuable
from cows fed bright legume hay 1f
timothy must be grown big it |
if cut
appear
corn
cows fed timothy
low in
18. and
as that
nins Is
nting
for ctilidren
Yery soon aile
If no clover or alfalfa
next
tutes are hay
and oats and
ed together as soon as the
be prepared and the
is coming on
best subst)
field peas
are
for use winter, the
soy bean or
The peas onts weed
ground can
soy beans are
Value of Lime Learned
by Progressive Farmers
We cannot grow legumes
fully without the use of lime,
SUCCPSE
and we
great extent without legumes Fur
thermore, legume crops, besides draw
® in solis for the benefit of other
crops, and supplying organic matter
which Is necessary to enrich the land,
the very best feed for live
stock.
It is an old saying that “a limestone
country is a rich country.” It is al
clover and the grasses and fine cattle,
horses, sheep and hogs. But any soil
plications of pulverized limestone, and
for this reason the use of lime i= on
the increase In all lime-lean sections
where progressive farmers have
learned something of its value.
Ohio Flocks Increased
Egg Production in 1926 |
The average production of the poul-
increased from 07
poultry year,
Flock owners co-operating In
ords. Specialists from the university
help the owners to keep their flocks in
best possible condition, These flocks
gerve as practical demonstrations of
what proper methods and care will do.
Demonstration flocks are expected to
double the state average
per hen this year,
each,
averaged 138 eggs each,
William Pitt’ 8S Advice
to Plant Trees Was Fit
The Aurora (Ill) Deacon News says
William Penn advised the colonists to
plant trees in one acre in every five.
When he sald It the country was
woods and not much else, and Penn's
advice sounded foolish.
But today we have 81,000,000 acres
of idle land in the United States, most
of it east of the Mississippl river, and
are confronted with a shortage in tim
ber.
The center of the lumber Industry
today is In the Rocky mountain coun
try. Forsthe eastern stgtes that means
big freight bills, It Is not too late,
even now, to take Penn's advice. We
need trees,
“Mother, we're hungry.
Give us some Monarch
Cocoa and Teenie
Weenie Peanut Butter
sandwiches.” Thou-
sands of mothers are
ready to respond to this
call when the kiddies
come home from sports
that whet the appetite.
Every genuine
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“Does your wife always look on the
bright side?”
“If you are referring
ror.” New Haven Begiser.
to her mir
FOr speedy and effective action Dr.
Peery's “Dead Shot” has no equal A
single dose cieans out Worms or Tapeworm.
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Optimism is simply hope.
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