1—President Coolidge presenting
complishment in aviation In the past
steamship at Shanghal.
Butler university of Indianapolis.
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2—Refugees from Hankow and
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
President Asks Powers to
Agree on Further Cut in
Naval Armament.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
N INSTRUCTION from President
O Coolidge, the American ambas-
sadors at London, Paris, Rome and
Tokyo presented last Thursday to the
governments of Great Britain, France,
Italy and Japan a memorandum sng-
gesting that they “empower their dele
gates at the forthcon
the preparatory com
ing
for th
ssion
and conclude at an
agreement further limiting
naval armament, supplementing the
Washington treaty on that subject,
and covering the classes of vessels not
covered by that treaty.”
The President in a special message
to congress explained the considera-
tions that moved him to take this ac-
tion, and included the text of the
note to the powers. In this he sald
the American delegates at Geneva
would have “full powers to negotiate
definitely regarding measures for fur-
ther naval limitation, and, if they are
able to reach an agreement with the
representatives of the other signa-
tories of the Washington treaty, to
conclude a convention embodying such
agreement, in tentative or final form
as may be found practicable”
The American government and peo-
ple, the President sald, “are convinced
that competitive armament constitutes
one of the most dangerous contribut-
ing causes of international suspicion
and discord, and Is calculated event-
ually lead to war"
Despite the hope of the
States to complete the work of the
Washington treaty and extend limit-
ing treaties to cover cruisers, destroy-
ers and submarines, the message con-
tinued, “farssaching bullding
grams have been laid down by certain
powers, and there has appeared in our
own country, as well as abroad, a sen-
timent urging naval construction on
the ground that such construction is
taking place elséwhere.”
negotiate
date an
to
RESIDENTIAL campaign politics
and the third term problem came
out into the ho last week, and prob-
ably will stay there for some time to
come. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
_ dent of Columbia university, a wet
Republican and for long a potential
candidate, started things with an ad-
dreks in New York in the course of
which he asserted that In his judg-
ment Calvin Coolidge would refrain
from Injecting the third term issue
into the campaign of 1928 and would
nat be a candidate to succeed himself,
He declared that other Republican
leaders throughout the country felt as
he did and that Mr. Coolidge's com-
mon sense would keep him from seek-
ing a renomination. Doctor Butler's
speech dealt with issues he believes
will have to be met in 1028 and told
the Republicans that the party would
face the fight of its life and that vie-
tory would go to that party which
stood squarely on three issues—pro-
hibition, farm relief and foreign
polley. .
The lid thus being taken off, Beck
of Wisconsin, Insurgent Republican,
introduced a resolution in the house,
declaring it to be “the sense” of that
body that congress is opposed to a
third presidential term, Speaker
Nicholas Longworth, who Is supposed
to have presidential ambitions, in an
address before the women's patriotic
conference on national defense in
Washington, caustically criticized the
administration's economy program, es-
pecially as it affected the navy.
“The leading argument of those In
the house who opposed any appropri
ation for the cruisers was that another
limitation of armament conference
might be held in the comparatively
near future, and that, under the cir-
cumstances, we should proceed with
no new actual bullding program,” said
Mr. Longworth. “To my mind, that
argument refutes itself, I have not
an——— x
doubt that it
strength and
make great
the success
the
commanding
slightest was our
generous
sacrif
that brought ful re-
sults of the Washington conference,
ices
to
about
of Inferlority,
the question of a new conference on
the limitation of armament, not
nation willing to make great
a8 a
nation begging others to make sacri-
fices themselves.”
Butler's challenge concerning prohibi
tion by admitting that was a proper
issue In the coming campaign and
that Republican
itself unmistakably
He said tl
vols
as
serting the party
on that
is would be done
and ti
resented
the sr8 themselves ore
the issue should he on
states and districts prior to the
might be chosen
with the popular view,
pecordand
This propos
©"
Republican leaders,
Henry Ford contributed his bit by
visiting the White House and then in
forming the that he
had told the the coun
try generally is “solid as a rock”
that existing prosperity will not only
continue but increase,
he considered the President
popular with the people of the United
States than ever before,” but he
fused to discuss the President's
chances for renomination.
correspondents
President that
“more
re
T THIS writing it appears likely
that MeNary-Haugen farm
relief mehisure will be passed by
gress and that it
President Coolidge
it a
therefore
the
will be vetoed by
because he still
considers
and
The President was said to favor rather
bill, which
fee
pricefixing
economically unsound
contains
no equalization
which Frank O.
provision
Lowden condemns for
that reason as “wholly misting the
point of legislation which have
been advocating.” Farm bloe leaders
in Washington sald if Mr.
vetoed the MceNary-Haugen
we
Coolidge
bill, the
the Presidential nomination,
One emergency agricultural relief
bill was passed by congress and signed
by the President. It appropriates $10.
000,000 to be expended in co-opera-
tion with the states in the eradication
of the corn borer.
N ALL likelihood the world court
has ceased to be a political issue
and the United States is definitely out
of that tribunal.
department received from Great Brit.
ain and two other major powers, not
named, notification that they were not
prepared to accept the American res.
ervations unconditionally. President
Coolidge announced in his Kansas City
speech that unless all the nations ad.
hering to the court protocol accepted
the American reservations without
change he would not again submit the
matter to the senate and the United
States would remain outside the court.
It was stated at the White House Mast
week that Mr, Coolidge had not
changed his mind in regard to this
EMBERS of the senate commit-
tee on privileges and elections
again failed to agree on a report In
the case of Frank IL. Smith, senator.
designate from Illinois, A majority
of the committee seemed to be In fa
vor of recommending the seating of
Smith, but several, including the Dem-
ocrats, thought that evidence as to
the facts in the case should be pre
sented before a report was made to
the senate. One may repeat the pre
diction, made several weeks ago, that
the matter will not be settled before
the present congress comes to an end
on March 4.
For the second time President Cool.
idge withdrew the nomination of
William J, Tilson of Atlanta to be
federnl judge for the middle district
of Georgin. The senate was about to
vote on the nomination and rejection
was certain, Senator Harris of Geor-
gla led the opposition, saying that
Tilson was personally obnoxious to
him, The judiciary committee had
twice reported adversely on the nomi.
nation,
eB.
China, disembarking from
P
IRTUGAL enjoyed one of its pe
riodic revolutionary movements
The revolt sthrted
the military in Oporto and spread to
week, with
Lisbon, the capital. There was fight
in both and considerable
bloodshed, aud before the week ended
it was announced that the affair was
practically over, the government hav:
ing suppressed the rebellion. During
the fighting In Lisbon the American
legation was riddled by bullets and
Minister Fred M. Dearing was forced
to abandon it. The revolt was direct.
ed primarily Car.
mona, the
ing cities
against General
president-dictator,
INDETERRED
hoth the Car
Chinese, Great B
by from
tonese and the north
protests
srr
rn tnin went ahead
with preparations for the defense
concession
at
the Gloucestershire and
tional
reached
as
Durha regiments, having
to Shan
of® British
Hankow,
sald Eugene
foreign minister,
ns with Owen
Hongkong, pro oeded
did a number
warships
from headquar-
of the Cantonese,
Chen, nationalist
the British charge d'affaires,
One reason for this may have
Cantonese troops in Cheklang
province, which halted thelr progress
toward Shanghai. Marshal Sun Chuan
fang, allied with the northerners, was
sald to have captured Chuchow,
Much of the speech from the throne
was devoted to the Chinese tan
and both ki and
Minister Baldwin gave assur
that Britain
i eaceful by n
the govern
determined protect
and would land
if this made
conditions, regard
gle, while the
Prime
ance Great desired =a
settlement egotiation,
latter made It plain
ment was to its
China
Shanghal
by
nationals In
at
advisable
troops was
jocnl
of
effort to soive
State Kellogg made an
the problem of Shang
hal by proposing that that city be ex.
cluded from the zone of warfare be
the Chinese factions, but this
not considered favorably by
ists or the northern
Secretary
tween
was
Premier Mussolini
announced that Italy would support
Great Britain's program and sent a
warship and marines to the scene of
action. The transport Chaumont, car.
rying 1,26 American marines from
San Diego, arrived at Honolulu and
proceeded eastward, for either Guam
or China. About six hundred Ameri
can missionaries have taken refuge In
Shanghal and more arrive from the
interior daily.
gave it approval,
sat
HERE was heavy fighting In and
about Chinandega between the
Nicaraguan government forces and the
rebels. The thtter occupied the city
but were driven out after Lee Mason
and William Brookes, American avi
ators in the service of President Diaz,
had raided and bombed them. The
city was practically destroyed by
bombardment and flames, A dispatch
from Managua said Doctor Sacasa,
leader of the liberals, was preparing
to accept the government's peace
terms or withdraw from the country,
OR some two months following
March 1 President Coolidge and his
personal and official household will
occupy the Patterson mansion on Du-
pont Circle, that residence having
been selected as the temporary White
undergoing repairs, The house is one
of the show places of Washington and
is now owned by Mrs. Elmer Schlesin.
ger, the daughter of the late Robert
W. Patterson, editor of the Chicago
Tribune,
OSHIHITO, the late emperor of
Japan, was buried last week with
all the prescribed ancient rites, last.
ing for several days. A million and
a half persons gathered in Tokyo to
see the funeral procession, and in the
crush two were killed and hundreds
injured, After the ceremonies In a
specially constructed pavilion, the
body was taken by rall to Asakawn
and placed in the tomb at the foot of
a nearby hill,
Treat Oats for
Smut Control
With Weak Solution
of Formalin,
The smut diseases of oats can be
largely controlled by treating the seed
vy
will
yields.
The treatment
sure clean oats and bigger
There are nine Important points to
observe when treating the oats and
these as outlined by G. W. Fant, ex-
tension plant disease specialist at
North Carolina State college, are as
follows:
1. Seed
of formalin,
be treated should be
placed on a hard-surface floor (cop-
crete or wood) where the moisture
from the treating solution will not be
injurious,
to
Solution Required,
2. One-half gallon of treating solu-
tion is required to treat each bushel
of grain.
8. The amount of solution needed
for treating the seed is calculated
from the amount of seed to be treated,
4. Prepare the solution In the pro-
portion of 1 pint of commercial for.
malin to ¢0 gallons of water. 1f, for
instance, 10 bushels of seed are to be
treated, § gallons of treating solution
will be Prepare this by add.
ing % pint of commercial formalin to
0 gallons of water (propertion the pint
to 40 gallons water).
needed,
Sprinkle on Grain,
Better-Ordered Life
apd beauty In are
Secretary of Agriculture
Comfort homes
believed by
on the grain as it is shoveled from one
plle to another. Use the
sprinkling can and scoop shovel
this purpose. See that all
is wet in the sprinkling.
6. After the sprinkling is over, stir
the seed with a shovel 80 as to insure
all the grain
7. Cover with sack
hours In
Then
to dry.
8 The
stronger wilh
ordinary
for
the graln
being
order to
Spry ad
solution gr
4] ETOWS
because of
evaporation of water, Do not
been
the
use a
sointion which ns allowed to
stand for
Make
of the "grain by regula
several days.
o. allowance for the swelll
as to sow the proper amount per acre.
Five Essential Parts
Complete Hen’s Ration
A complete rayon consists of five
essential parts:
1. Grains and thelr by-products.
A protein concentrate, as skim milk,
buttermilk, meat scraps, vegetable oll
meals. 3. Minerals, as supplied by
milk, meat scraps, bone meal, or a
mineral mixture. 4. Vitamines, ns
found In yellow corn, green feed, and
immature cut clover or alfalfa hay.
5. The anti-rachitic factor, as supplied
by direct sunlight, and
to some extent by green feed and Ime
mature cut clover or alfalfa hay.
When it to the vitamines
and anti-rachitic factor the path is
straight and narrow; either the birds
must be permitted out of doors where
they can get direct sunlight and green
feed, or if confined Indoors, cabbage
or alfaifa or clover hay must be fed.
and as much dipect sunlight admitted
into the house as possible, If profitable
egg production is to be maintained
and high mortality of birds is to be
prevented.
a
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sd? 11 y i
cod-liver oll,
Comes
Wise Poultry Breeder
The wise poultry breeder will now
be prepared for the spring months
It is advisable to breed from hens that
have completed at least one year's
lay.
Hens must be good producers ts
pass rigid culling; broody individuals
can be marked as pullets and discard
ed for breeding; hens must be phys
ically strong to lay heavily In thelr
pullet year; undesirable characteristics
larger eggs than pullets in the spring.
and hence produce larger and better
chicks.
The ideal fowl for the breeding
flock should be early maturing, good
broad head, bright red comb, bright
| feathering for the breed.
Good for Chick Mash
Ground oats and bran would be
| pecially if you sifted the hulls out o.
| through mosquito netting. Rolled oats
| are also acceptable,
i rubbed
steel-cut oats. The addition of corn
meal to the mash would make the
mash a little more palathble and
would Improve it. Keep it before the
chicks all the time.
Protect Young Trees
Young fruit trees must be protected
from rabbits at all seasons of the yeat
and the best method Is to use a guard
of galvanized wire screening or hard
ware cloth about six inches in diame
ter around the tree. Force it into the
ground two or three inches and allow
it to extend up the trunk at least twe
feet. This will guard against mice
‘as well as rabbits. The use of cloth
paper, or corn stalks Is undesirable as
insects accumulate under them and
they harbor rodents,
/
cant indications of progress In rural
life.
The secretary
advisory council of Better
America of which
is honorary chairman,
which follows, was
letter Dr, Ford,
director of that organization,
has just launched its sixth nationwide
better homes campaign :
meriher of the
Homes
President Coolidge
is a
in
His statement,
B
executive
contnineg in
to James
which
homes are
indications
“Comfort in
nt
ation,
and beauty
among the most sig
of in To
concerned as 1 am fe, the
Increasing Interest in the improvement
of the farm in
A comfortable, attractive
home on the farm makes
life, young people
sounder outlook, and helps
fation } the HS i va
Progress Civ me,
with rural li
home most gratifying
well-ordered
for happler
with a
insure
develops
10
appre« ues
of rural life
than any othe
a bi
home
1sines
must
Wastefulness Laid to
Wrong Building Codes
The campaign to beautify American
cities and to adapt urban bu
the {
demands of mw
peered by
building
ogern ile
waals
d
ated in
yvetemat
the building
aecording 1
cod
United
ports 0
has publi
nlaining recommenda
been adopted
which have
municipal bullgi
ng codes,
Contractor Is Important
After you have selected a house
fin
pian
that suits you and arranged to f
your ome bul i
select the m
work of erect
man who assembles
terials and equipment is
for,
to
their
and he employs
the
a house bull
lans and specificat]
The role of the contract
important Obviously
be chosen In
one,
a hurry A
home owner should consider carefy
Drosectls
$e je :
some of the things one ought to think
about when awarding the contract to
build his house. Since the contractor
ures those materials sand kinds
of equipment which are called for
the specifications, some study should
be made as to the materials one may
use to build a house,
only
ir
in
Property Preservation
Property preservation through paint
iz a big factordo the banker or money
lender in safeguarding the security of
loans, It should be written into every
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& vour horse
has a Cough, Cold or
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essential as fire and storm insurance.
Certainly, a person owning well maln-
the person whose property is rum
down.
ular “clubs” to encourage “saving for
Christmas shopping,” “saving for tax
why is If not just as admirable to en-
courage “saving systematically for
ye
property preservation?
Beauty Along Highways
Some day it may be considered a
legitimate and wise feature of the
community's recreational program to
provide, not only shade trees beside
the highways, but ¥rult trees, flower
beds and complete landscape garden
ing as well. This country Is young
yet, but when it is convinced of the
value of beauty, It will
necessary investment to obtain it.
Lawns Have Distinct Value
A well-kept lawn and a neatly
trimmed drive form the setting for
the house. They provide the frame In
which the picture Is set.
and neat drive can make an ordinary
house extremely attractive, They add
many dollars to the value of the prop
erty.
“Charming” Means Different
The word “charm” means more than
mere beauty of harmony or color. It
indicates a certain originality of de
sign and treatment that goes beyand
these. To make your home charming
it must be a jittle different from every
other on the bleck,
Beyond Dispute
Jimmie—It's shaky business,
Hugh-—-What is?
“Playing with dice.”
Don’t Fuss With
Mustard Plasters!
Don’t mix a mess of mustard, flour
and water when you can relieve pai
soreness or stiffness with a little
white Musterole.
Musterole is made of pure oil of mus-
tard and other helpful ingredients, and
takes the place of mustard plasters.
Musterole usually gives prompt relief
from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsillitis,
croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia,
stion, pleurisy, rheu-
raatism, fumbago, pains and aches of
the back or
ints, Sprains, sore Wrath
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds
the chest (it may prevent pneumonia).
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