1—Captain C. A.
2—Chinandaga, Nicaragua,
[EL TAL
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SR An A hae a,
8—Admiral
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Another Exsthauaks Disas-
ter Takes Heavy Toll of
Life in Japan.
HE earthquake that took a toll of
more than 2,000 lives in Japan on
March 8 will go down in history as
one of the catastrophes of the times.
The total number of killed and injured
was close to 6,000 people, Dispatches
from Ango described the pitiful condi-
tion of the refugees, hungry,
and cold. In some places, at the time
the disaster occurred, the snow was
from one to five feet deep, and hun-
dreds of men, women and children,
possessing but a few blankets, found
meager shelter behind snow-
drifts, The suffering of women and
children was considerable, although
the efforts of troops, police, and young
men's associations
ery. Efforts to
devastated region
cause of lack of railway
motors and wagons being
homeless,
great
the mis-
to the
he
only
alleviated
bring
were
aid
retarded
trafic,
available, in
, which car
Ҥ
addition to a few airplane
ried some reli
ind paths
number of
collag
bu
ef supplie roads
were badly
houses in
wed was set at 3.5
3.646
place | he towns of
Amino, Kayetsu, and Mab-
damage
and Kumihama
Following the damage by
her roed sat
damage took
Mineyama,
ito. The
Miyazu
casualties at
i
1
and
were light.
quake and
fire, floods added to the misery
0.000 homeless people, apd ser
interfered with the relief efforts of the
government. Warm weather
heavy rains turned the deep snow
of the |
fast fe
iously
and
into
The waters ca
raljway embankments
crumble and prevented the
of relief trains. The government
the situation inaug trains
of pack animals for carrying pro-
visions into the devastated district.
raging floods
weakened
the
to
movement
met
used
by urating
HE Mexican argument continues
from week te week, with evidence
of a firmer stand on the part the
administration ut Washington since
the close of congress. The sudden de-
parture of Mexican Ambassador Tellez
for Mexico City of a
diplomatic break, but these were seem
ingly without foundation. From Mex
City the ambassador said his re-
turn to his home was caused purely by
permonal matters, and that would
again be in Washington within a
couple of weeks. On March 0 the
State department made public testi
mony that was given to the senate
foreign relations committee in Feb-
ruary in which it was stated that 22.
000,000 acres of land, much of it
owned by Americans, had been seized
by the Mexican government. During
the absence of Secretary of State Kel-
logg the Mexican situation was being
handled directly by the President.
of
caused rumors
ico
he
NEW YORK on March 8 Thomas
W. Miller, former alien property
custodian, was sentenced to serve 18
months in Atlanta penitentiary and
pay a $5,000 fine by Judge Knox in
Federal court. Sentence was passed
after Judge Knox denied motions of
counsel to set aside the verdict and
direct a new trial, Miller was found
guilty of conspiracy to defraud the
government of his unbiased services
by a jury which failed to reach an
agreement on Harry M. Daugherty,
former attorney general, on trial with
Miller. The maximum penalty was
two years in prison and a $10,000 fine,
T HAS been practically decided that
the President will spend his sum-
mer vacation In the West, though the
exact location has not yet been se
lected. * South Dakota and Wyoming
are bidding for the honor of entertain.
ing the nation’s Chief Executive, and
it is probable that the summer White
House will be cither the State Game
lodge in the Black Hills, 21 miles from
Douglas, or the Coe ranch near Cody,
Wyoming, bordering on Yellowstone
National park. Political wiseacres see
in :this move of the President an in.
tention on his part to be an avowed
candidate for re-nomination, with the
expectation that his visit to the West
will go far to offset the dissatisfacticn
among the farmers caused by his veto
of the farm relief bill.
PROrITLESS wars Is to be the pro
gram for France in the future.
The French chamber of deputies has
passed P'aul Boncour's project for the
mobilization of every man, woman and
child and the conscription of capital in
event of war. Only the
munists dissented. Paul Boncour's
plan, founded on socialistic
for mobilization of everybody
France, “without distinction as to age
or sex." M. Shaumie, Radical Socialist
deputy, warned against the danger of
this plan.
“In mobilizing the entire nation,” he
said, “we will automatically deprive
ourselves of the protection of the in-
ternational conventions of The Hague
and London and give the enemy
fication to deport women and children
since they are combatants,
unarmed passengs
the com-
ideas, calls
in
justi
or to sink
r ships."
The deputies, however, modif
article to read: “Every
without distinction
‘whether combatant
must participate in the country's
defense.”
ied the
Frenchman,
REE Or Rex,
non-combat
as to
or
ant,’
the
the
ESPITE
to
bill be
failure of the senate
pass deticiend ¥ appropria-
tion fore adjournment, thus leav-
ng nu departments of the govern
(FEL RA ri
President
lack of finances, the
for
declis ed
The largest
pled
has to cousider
session items
SEM KN)
the deficiend ¥ were 83%
pet
erans of the (
World war and their
ION (KK) for
io
sion bureau for pensions
:
ivi! and other wars prior
to
ents: veterans
World war and $25,000,000 to the
erans’ bureau for loans to ve
on soliliers’ bonus certifi
Announcement was ma
gion bur
enn that
tions will be
present appropri
May
to pas
depleted about
that it will not be possible
ing the May and June
300,000 beneficiaries, On July 1,
appropriations
year 1S become
months of
when
Yer,
fiscal available, 1}
accrued pensions for a three months
will paid, arrange
ment will be made by which veterans
receiving compensation under the vet.
erans’ bureau will not suffer much
inconvenience, As to loans to veterans
on bonus certificates, the veterans will
have to depend upon the banks until
next winter,
e
period be Some
FRANCE will make 4 £10,000.000
payment on its debt to the United
States this year. This does not mean
that the French government has ac-
cepted the terms of settiement of the
debt as proposed by this country. It
is merely a temporary agreement pend-
ing ratification of the debt accords
The action of Premier Polncare in pro-
viding for this temporary arrangement
wns the subject of a bitter debate In
the French chamber of deputies, but
was finally approved by a vote of 350
to 180. The socialists and communists
voted against it. These annual pay-
ments are expected to continue until
such time as France ratifies the debt
accords.
During February the United States
received $1,430,000 in reparations from
Germany according to the agent gen
eral for reparations. This brings the
American receipts, in the third an-
nuity year, up to $9,640,000, which Is
approximately the same as France re.
ceived in a single month. Germany
now has paid. under the Dawes plan,
a total of $662,000,000,
HAT there will be a three power
naval pariey held on the invitation
of President Coolidge is practically as
sured, Japan and Great Britain hav-
ing assured the United States that
they would accept such an Invitation,
France, and Italy will be asked to as
sign observers to the conference to be
held at Geneva, and it Is expected
they will do so.
That the President Is making con-
cessions io the aititude of Japan was
disclosed by the character of the re
vised proposal of a three-power con-
ference Mr. Coolidge has made to
Toklo and London. In this latest over.
ture the President said nothing about
extending the 5-5-3 ratio to auxiliaries,
He merely proposed that the three
powers getetogether at Geneva to see
whether any further naval limitation
ccald be agreed to, In his original in:
vitation to the five naval powers, the
President suggested extension of the
5-6-8 ratio to auxiliaries. Japan re-
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i
3
head of the new radio commission.
pled, accepting the invitation,
Jecting the suggestion as to the
but re
ratio
indicating that parity with the
United States was desired.
N IMPORTANT decision of the
United States Supreme court in
volving primary el
down March 7.
validates a Texas
to vote In
naries., A negro sought $3
election
ections was handed
The in
statute forbidding
Democratic party
3 O00 dan-
for refus
in the pri
party, of
on decision
Negroes
officials
to vote
ages from
him the right
of the
which he Is a member,
“If the de¢
wrong to the plaintiff,” sai
“the that fd recov.
plaintiff a vote at
den
may
ing
mary Democratic
Sfendant's cond was a
the court,
SANE reasons allow
ele allow it
the primary that
final result.”
lieved this dec
ion for ying a
vole at deter
mine the
It is bel
sion will have
Smith and
senate seats
Vire
Vare in their fights for
Supporters of Smith and
contend that the senate cannot
for
maries in which
CXCOSERIVEe
because
no juris
ninatio
nent
is
for
«eral
primar)
their
has
ions. In sup
of
they cite the
in the New
¢ federal cor
Supreme court decision
iating th
ff 1011 in so far as
reted
ating the
the primary is
part of
| therefore w
Cons
the
ithin
the
pre
and
ele
separable important
general tion an
$1 2x
UMOn OF Congress in
ection of senators and re
ion would
basis of the ar
nith
This interpretat destroy
behalf
} nif
what they
the guments
and Vare that
iil ries 8 out
side federal
HE
mern
revolution in
Presi
Wort
SOs
Nicaragua
jent Diaz h
were
Koes
iy on ns de-
the fruitless,
necessary to fight
it out rebels of the
controlled by United States ma
In the meanti the United
States Is sending more troops into the
country, 1.600 landing March 7.
On March 4 1,200 United States ma
rines were landed at Shanghal ane
paraded through the streets, This was
the first landing of American forces in
China. There has been no formal pro-
test made to the American govern-
ment by the Chinese becguse of this
On March 6 500 Japanese sali-
cided peace
it will
with
be
the outside
me
on
Japanese owned cotton mills
Efforts to patch up some sort of a
peace between the contending Chinese
faction have been during the
past few days, but up to the time of
the writing of this review they have
been fruitless, Chang, acting for the
Peking government, offers to consider
terms of peace if Cantonese will first
oust the bolsheviki representatives In
an advisory capacity to the Cantonese
government.
made
“+ ENATOR REED, of Missouri, con-
tended in the closing hours of the
senate that the life of his slush fund
investigating committee did not de.
pend upon the passage of the resolu.
tion over which the senate deadlock
occurred. After the adjournment of
congress he applied to the sergeant at
arms of the senate for £1,000 with
which to continue recess sessions of
his committee. Senator Henry W.
Keyes, New Hampshire, chairman of
the committee on audit and control of
the contingent ¢xpenses of the senate,
has refused to allow the expenditure
of any money for the purposes of the
committee, and thus blocks any fur.
ther investigation. It was the purpose
of the committee to continue the in
vestigations In Illinols and Pennsyl-
vanin, and to extend it to other states,
especially Colorado.
NE of the most remarkable fights
to save a human life was waged
at 8t. Francis hospital, Evanston, Ii
For 108 hours 00 comrades of Albert
Frick, aged twenty-two, stricken with
paralysis of the diaphragm and re.
spiratory muscles, labored in pairs in
shifts of 15 minutes inducing artifi.
cial respiration. Four physicians,
leading specialists in that type of dis
ease, were In constant attendance
Because of the desperate fight put up
to save the young man's life the case
attracted International attention,
| Birds Good ir in
Checking Pests
Of Great Economic Impor-
tance Because of Appe-
tite for Insects.
(Prepared by the United HSiates
ment of Agriculture.)
Without birds the country would be
pverrun with insect pests, in the opin-
lon of many ornithologists and en-
torfiologlists. Credit for eating obpox-
given to a
especial
Depart-
shrews,
because
Hzards, moles,
but of the
and their appetite
thelr powers
and their tend
wherever unusual
appear, they
importance
toads,
and skunks,
of birds,
to
stages,
locomotion,
ency to concentrate
of
economic
vertebrates,
insects ure
chief among
Gulls Destroy Crickets.
A historical and most picturesque
Call
Utah
Mor-
were devouring the
settlers, Since
been held
mona
was given
days
by
in
they swooped down on the
that
wheat of the early
time these birds have
sacred In Utah, and a
been erected to
rate thelr services, In
tion by the blologleal
United States Department
culture of 100 cases of satls
ontrol and 88 cases of local
of insects by birds, many
food habits were brought to
Contrary to popular belief,
the halry
those of the tus
moths, and
destruction
when
ment has commemo
an Investiga-
gurvey of the
of Agri
factory
suppres
sion inter
esting
va
types |
ight.
rious birds eat
of caterpi
sock, glpsy,
the tent caterpl
Sparrows
ants,
bugs, weevils,
caterpillars. Meadow
hoppers and crickets
even
Hars, like
and brown-tall
lars,
noted for feeding
bugs, cleadas green
are on
cabbage
alfalfa army worms and
larks eat
White
cheerved
grass
breasted
nuthatches have been to re
duce greatly the numbers of pear
codling moth, Gold
lice of several
psylia
finches
clos,
and the
like plant
Woodpeckers
most effect]
and wood
well as the Ex
they eat
spe-
are among the
ve enemies of bar
of var
corn borer, and
heet]eg
borers fous
ropes
and
also eopard
51 11
other woodiana
and many
moths 1
% hiacl
(‘row
of
Of
p IE, i
are fond » grubs in quanti
to get
a plow
Surplus Skim Milk
trol of Chicken Ills.
the United
of Agriculture.)
(Prepared by
ment
feed now being
plants where
milk
of
feed
made in many
there is a surplus
skim milk can be improved ag a
for poultry by the addition of whey,
thus increasing the milk-sugar con
tent, says the bureau of dalry indus-
try, United States Department of Agri
nlture,
Experiments in feeding have clearly
established the fact that milk sugar
definite function in controlling
digestive disturbances to infec-
tions of the intestines, Several
investigators have the
ficial effects of milk in combat
ing white
iry
cidiosis
*has a
due
lower
proved bene.
gugar
diarrhea and
Experiments
indicate that feeding chicks a dry
mash containing 20 parts of milk
sugar, or of skim-milk powder which
is DO per cent milk sugar,
reduced the losses among
heavily Infected with
The confentrated
product now
13
bac coe.
in chickens al
80
materially
chickens
coccidiosis,
sour-skim-r
made
being contains
about 9 per cent milk
skim milk only. Whe
tains about 5 per cent milk
bureau of dairy
a method of
Junction wit}
avaliable
SUgar wien
made of
The
has described
whey in con
t
sugar
industry
utilizing
h sk
to make a
when be
product thi
more than per cent milk
this way the feed value
be utilized and the value
it ry
HiLry
im milk
are
contains
sugar. In
whey may
the product as a
ised,
Not
»
erably Inere:
Begin Cultivation c of
Soy Beans Very Early
ultivation of soy beans should be
before the beuns a lanted and
ould be continued very
re p
BOON
wards, according to K, G, Harman
ol
the Missouri lege
But,
cultivate,
even at
If
soy beans are one
}
i 4
tims Lin
1
siertl « rop
a goo
ie £4
Where
them when
their rang
Mallard duck
used In
Red-eyed
by fall
form a large
lings,
help to keep down the nu
boll ny other pests
birds have
infestati
ponds
vireos
web ItwWorms
diet of sta
part
crows and lack
mbers of the
worm and n Spar-
and
gerved to col
mit oR,
According
birds mwas
been ob
ons of ter.
rows other
ean up
to the
be looked upon
biological
present force that automatically tends
to check outbreaks of Insect pests, 1
force that should be kept at maximum
efficienew by easures
that their
whenever possible,
protective m S50
services may be
When Partially Rotted
Surplus straw which cannot be nti.
ized as roughage can be used advan-
tageously as bedding In stables to ab
sorb the liquid manure, according to
F. B. Smith,
agronomy, Colorado Agricultural col-
lege. “The moisture will ald in the
decomposition of the straw, convert.
ing it Into a valuable farm by-prod-
uct. Practically all of the phosphor.
pus taken from the soil by the small
bat
is usually detrimental to succeeding
crops, This harmful effect is brought
chief of
which is the drying out of the soil
and consequent firing of crops. KEx-
that
mixed
shown
straw
periment station have
partially decomposed
not retard plant growth. The liquid
portion of manure serves as a cheap
source of nitrogen and the resultant
decomposition converts the straw into
a manure less likely to dry out the
soll.”
AR
The open head system of pruning is
best for peaches.
.
Sweet clover makes old land young
again, Sow it on the snow.
. * 0»
The present prices for mixed fertl-
lizer are lower than they were a year
ago.
. 9»
It's a lot easier to fix the fence than
to chase the hogs back in the pen
ench day.
ee *
One way for farmers to avold pay-
ing high prices for clover seed to get
legumes is to apply a little more lime
and sow alfalfa if the land will grow it.
a frat
Tt
are up is gin
rowers with
ind
ahead of
third is re-
quire
Described in Bulletin
the object of furnishing poul
with condensed informa-
popular breeds of chickens
With
{ry raisers
tion on
culture has lust issued a farmers’ bul
letin on standard breeds and verieties
For those raising poultry on a com.
mercial basis, it Is pointed out that
the American market shows a prefer
ry with yellow skin and
certain other characteristics. For per
raising chickens on a smaller
on the other hand, a brief de
scription of each breed, with standard
weights, proportions, etc, Is given to
pid the poultryman In selecting the
breed best suited to his needs The
author also gives suggestions for mat:
ing different varieties and discusses
important points in quality and type
of well-bred poultry.
The standard breeds and varieties
belonging to the American, Asiatic,
English and Mediterranean classes are
described and illustrated. *
sons
letin 1500-F, “Standard Breeds and Va.
rieties of Chickens, I. American, Asi:
atic, English and Mediterranean
Classes,” I18 a combined revisiop
available for free distribution as long
as the supply lasts. Requests for the
bulletin should be addressed to the
ture, W ushington, D.C.
Quack Grass Is S erious
Quack grass ig a most troublesome
fields. With its
stocks and drought-defying qualities
it is a serious menace on any farm,
still it has some Interesting qualities
Analysis shows it to be a very nu
tritious grass and live stock are fond
of it. The writer has seen sheep
standing in clover back-high, reaching
through the fence and feeding on
quack grass, nibbling it to the ground
It does not winterkill or summerkill
It 1s more than a success everywhere
Quick growing and aggressive all the
time. Its nutritive ratio shows it te
be a balanced ration, superior to tim
othy or red top and equal to the blue
grass. It gets onto the job early In
the season and is there late In the
fall, A valuable grass with very bad
habits,
| The School Girl's Health
Is Of Great Importance!
Wheeling, W. Va.~*1 had a year of ill
‘it looked as though there was
no help for me. | was
in such poor health
that for a year | was
not able to go to
school. Finally, my
father got me Dr.
Pierce's Golden Med-
ical Discovery and
by the time | had
taken close to a dozen
bottles | was well
and strong, my cough
disappeared and |
was able to resume my school work and
1 have never had any trouble of the kind
since.”—Mrs. Paul Bryson, 3935 Wood
St. All dealers, Tablets or liquid.
Write for free medical advice to Dr.
Pierce's Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
Enclose 10¢ if you wish a trial pkg. of
Discovery Tablets.
BABIES LOVE
MRS. WINSLOW'S SYRUP |
The Infants’ azd Childress Regulator
Pleasant to give~plessant to
take. Guaranteed purely veg
etableand absolutely harmicss,
It quickly overcomes colie,
diarrboes, flatulency and
other like disorders. vee
The open published
formula sppesrs on
every label,
by?
ont bh ¥ I
| today
If You
See the Safety “Baye Cross.”
Warning! Unless you see the
“Bayer” on package or on
are not getting the gen Woe
Aspirin proved safe by n
presc ribe +d by physicians for 26 year
Say “Bayer” when you buy Aspirin.
Imitations may prove dangerous. — Ady.
name
tablets you
Economy, Perhaps
Mae Was
day?
ghee shy her birth
Yeah,
*
3
Was
Special Offer
to Victims of
Indigestion
Your Druggist Says Pleasant to Take,
Elixir Must Help Poor Distressed
Stomachs or Money Gladly
Refunded.
so distressed with gas
and fullness from poor digestion or
dyspepsia that you think heart
is going to stop beating.
Your stomach may be distende
that your breathing Is short and gaspy
You are dizzy and pray for quick
relief——what's to be done,
Just one tablespoonful of Dare's
Mentha Pepsin and speedily the gas
disappears, the pressing on the heart
ceases and you can breathe deep and
naturally.
Oh! What blessed relief; but why
not get rid of such attacks altogetheg?
Why have them at all?
Especially when any druggist any-
where guarantees Dare's Mentha Pep-
ein, a pleasant elixir, to help you or
money back.
You can be
your
80
PORTER'S
Pain K
a Kin
An ecient and jok-aetd
pnt, made of wool fat Ganoline
bi with antiseptic,
relieving medicine.
Beciminend od for burns, cuts, sores,
wounds, bruises,
skin, bolls, plies gan, haywed dud
Used as a Jocal applioation to relieve
colds on the chest, Stony, Inmbago,
——
pain
cracked
DON’T LET WORMS
TORTURE CHILDREN
Children who have worms
have not a chance of being
healthy. Watch for the yp.
toms, Gritting the teeth
ing the nostrils, disordered
stomach.
Rid your child's body of these ruin.
cus parasites. Give him Frey's Vere
mif merica’s safe, able
worm medicina for 75 years. Buy it
today. wu drug stores.
Frey’s Vermifuge
yY g
Worms