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NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENT
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Flood Loss Tremendous—
Hoover in Command—
Beveridge Dies.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
HREE hundred lives lost,
thousand men, women and
dren driven from their homes, material
damage running up into the hundreds
of millions. * That, roughly. is the
price paid by the Mississippi valley
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, al
the instance of President Coolldge,
_took personal charge of the situation
at the beginning of the week, going
New Orleans, On Thursday,
thought, the worst was over for the
region north of Vicksburg, but condi-
tions south of there were growing
more serious as the crest of the flood
passed on south, The return
frem the levee breaks In Arkansas,
northern Mississippi and northern
Louisiana were getting back into the
river and the peril of New Orleans
with its 400,000 inhabitants was
great that Mr. Hoover and Major Gen-
eral Jadwin, chief of army engineers,
also on the ground, recommended that
the levee be cut near Poydras,
miles south of the Crescent city,
relieve the pressure. The War
partment gave its consent to this rad
feal action and the break was
The immediate consequence the
flooding of St. Bernard and Plaque
mines parishes by the waters rushing
across to Lake Borgne, an inlet from
the Gulf of Mexico. The hundreds of
farmers In those parishes had
ordered to move out with their fam
flies and live stock, but of course their
property loss is immense. The entire
National Guard of Louisiana was or-
dered out to help In the evacuation of
the region and to suppress the threat
ened resistance of some of the inhab-
itants, Mr. Hoover apopinted Col
John M. Parker director of the flood
situation in Loulsiana, with dicta-
torial powers. Both the secretary and
General Jadwin were greatly con-
cerned by conditions along the west
bank of the Mississippi between Vicks
burg and Natchez where Immense
losses were expected unless the work
of strengthening the levees could
avert them,
Urged on by President Coolidge,
measures for the relief of the flood
sufferers were carried out efficiently
and swiftly by the national and state
governments and by innumerable or
ganizations, All contributions were
made to and the work done by the
Red Cross, and the federal and state
troops gave efficient ald. Steamers
and other boats plied up and down
the river removing refugees from the
levees and high spots and concentrat-
ing them in camps and towns, Steps
were taken to check the threatened
spread of malaria, pellagra and other
maladies, and vast quantities of cloth-
ing, food and other supplies were re.
ceived by train and boat. President
Coolidge had called on the nation to
raise a fund of $5,000,000, and hy the
close of the week almost the entire
sum had been collected and turned
over to the Red Cross,
Secretary Hoover volced the opinion
of all thinking persons when he de-
clared the nation should take a les-
son from this diseaster. “The floods
of the Misslssippl river and its tribu-
taries can be controlled if adequate
engineering works are Installed,” he
sald. These would cost a minor part
of this single loss. Thirty states
have contributed water to this flood,
but of more positive interest is the
fact that no part of the nation can
suffer a loss without that loss reflect-
ing onto every other part. The peo-
ple in this vast region who contribute
so much to national wealth and pros.
perity should be relieved of this anx-
fety and terror. It Is a national prob.
lem and must be solved nationally and
vigorously.”
waters
soy
ten
to
de
made,
was
been
PEAKING in New York at the an-
niversary dinner of the United
Press, President Coolidge outlined the
attitude of the government toward
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Stop Corn Pest
Cornstalks Infested With
Borer May Safely Be Fed
to Live Stock.
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
Live stock do not mind a few cater-
pillars in thelr food, especially after
it has passed through a shredding ma-
chine or a silage cutter. One method
of disposing of cornstalks infested
with the European corn borer, and
thus aiding In the control of this pest,
is to feed them direct to cattle, or
use them as ensilage. The value of
corn and other plants for fodder is
not materially lessened when infested
by the corn borer, says the United
cept under conditions of extreme in-
Rio, expelled from Mexico with other
Mexico,
made an
canism.
of
China and
pure Ameri-
there Is no
the foreign
Nicaragua and
appeal for
He declared
imperialism
trace in
those policies deserve the undivided
support of American publishers. Con-
Mexico, he sald our govern-
stands squarely on the under-
standing with Obregon, but he does not
expect any armed cBnflict since Mex-
that the confiscation of
property Is not intended.
presence of American forces In
American
President
Chinese question,
of the
then took up the
He said final dispo-
Nanking Incident rests
American government, The
reiterated that the United
States is ready to negotiate a treaty
giving China complete tariff autonomy
und releasing extraterritoriality rights
as soon as China is prepared to giye
protéction American citizens amd
their property. Mesntime he insisted
“are in China what
itself would do If pre-
to
our forces
China
valled”
to do
peace
NEuS from China
> obscure, but it
three-cornered contest
trol of the Nationalist
Chiang Kai-shek,
advancing his troops toward Hankow,
and the Communist faction there was
“digging in” to them Mean
while the Nationalists at Canton had
declared thelr independence from both
somewhat
is certain that a
is on for
party.
was
CO
Cien,
resist
those factions,
the
The northern forces at
Pukow on porth bank of
an
Nanking and
with heavy
the
heen
fo
to
x
ORs,
attempt Cross river near
have
It was said the bat
teries at Nanking sank every boat of
the northerners. From both banks of
American jritish war
were gunfire and
wounded on
and
subjected to
Americans were
gunbost Penguin. leports were
of the movement of séveral
armies In various parts of China, but
their exact affiliations and destinations
were unknown,
President Coolldge's seeming reluc.
tance to join the British in taking
drastic action against those responsi
ble for the Nanking outrages has en-
raged the British residents and press
in ‘Shanghai and Peking. They assert
he and Secretary Kellogg are delib-
erately ignoring the reports and ad
of American consular
the river
ships
several
the
received
vice
there.
Dispatches from Peking sald Mar-
shal Chang was seeking alignment
with certain elements of the south
China Nationalists, and that he might
assume a dictatorship under the title
of provisional president and call a
constitutional convention. He Is form-
ing nine new armies to combat the ad-
vance of Feng Yu-hsiang, the Chris
tinh general, down the Yellow river.
EACE in Nicaragua Is In sight, for
Doctor Sacasa, liberal leader, has
accepted the proposal for a conference
in Managua, made by Henry IL. Stin-
son, representing President Coolidge,
and has sent three members of his
cabinet to the meeting.
FATH came suddenly Wednesday
to a man who had been one of
the most interesting and prominent of
Americans of his day In politics and
who had in his later years achieved
distinction In letters. Albert J. Bey
eridge succumbed to a heart allment
at his home in Indianapolis, and two
days after his body was laid at rest
beside the grave of James Whitcomb
Riley, the beloved Indiana poet. Born
and brought up on an Ohlo farm, Mr.
Beveridge made his way through
grade school and Depauw university
and adopted law as his profession. He
became noted for his eloquence and
when he entered politics soon was
recognized as a leader. He repre
sented Indiana In the United States
senate for twelve years, from 1800 to
1911. He was one of Roosevelt's
strongest adherents In the Progressive
party. but became “regular” agaln in
1916. His most notable literary work
is & monumental blography of John
Marshall which is considered an au
thoritative history of the early years
of the Supreme court. At the time of
his death he was engaged in writing
an equally ambitious life of Abraham
Lincoln. His passing is a serious loss
to American public life and literature.
Cut Infested Plants Close.
Wherever practicable the infested
plants should be cut close to the
dignitaries. 2-+Air view of
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WO more aviators perished last |
week in the preparations for at- |
tempted nonstop flights across the At
lantic from New York to Paris. Lieut
Noel Davis and Lieut, Stanton
Wooster of the navy were testing the
giant plane “American Legion” In
which they hoped to make the flight.
when some trouble developed and it
landed in a marsh near Newport News,
Va., and flopped over, killing both
flyers, The tragedy has not deterred
others from going on with thelr plans
for trying Yo win the Orteig prize.
Flyers will start from both New York
and Paris,
WLM WRIGLEY, JR. of Chi-
cago, sald he had been led to
believe that President Coolidge had
decided to accept his offer of the beau
Wrigley summer home on Lake
Wis, for his vacation resi
The lake Is eighty miles north
of Chicago, and the Wrigley homé
“Green Gables,” 1s of the finest
of the establishments in the so-called
“millionaires’ row.” The
the shore
Geneva,
dence,
one
house, situ
in beautiful
woods, has twenty rooms, all exquisite.
iy appointed. A private bathing beach
and Mr. Wrigley's of sail and
power boats would be at the disposal
of the President's household. In addi
close to
fleet
smaller incind
ing a lodge at the gates, dot the prop
erty.
bulldings,
NKISTING that the Catholle eplsco
I of Mexico primarily
the recent train mas
Jalisco and that it heen
fomenting continual revolt against
pate was re
for
in has
the
President Calles has de
Some
of them came across the border into
the United States, The federal troops
also went after the bandits who com-
and at latest re
ports had killed some sixiy of them
several other conflicts with rebel
the government forces were
and in case priests
leading rebels were
mitted the outrage
each
were the
killed,
——
HERE will be no general interna-
tional disarmament agreement this
year, anyhow. This was made certain
when the League of Nation's prelim-
inary commission adjourned without
having come to an understanding. It
sembly in September showing the dis
agreements of the various nations,
most of which listed a number of
reservations. Count von Bernstorfl.
the German delegate, In a private
statément’ sald: “The value of the
conference has been In showing clear-
ily the different opinions, Disarma-
ment is the true role of the League,
but the Instructions of the various
governments to their delegations show
little desire for actual disarmament
The public certainly is disillusioned.”
OVIET WAR MINISTER VOROS-
SILOFF told the all-union soviet
congress in Moscow that Russian
women as well as men must undergo
some sort of military training, and
was warmly applauded by the many
women delegates. The minister de-
nied the British “fairy tale” that Rus-
sla has the world’s largest standing
army, with 10,000,000 reservists. The
real number of the Russian forces
under arms is 000,000, of whom 100.
(00 are permanent noncommissioned
officers, he said.
ILLIAM GIBBS MADOO has
been visiting New York, and
when he left he was copfident that he
had assisted the dry elements in the
North and West in so consolidating
that the nomination of Gov. Al Smith
for the Presidency by the Democratic
party would be impossible. The
Antl-Saloon league leaders felt: the
same way about it. McAdoo's de-
mand that Smith withdraw from the
race for the good of the party Is
naturally ignored by the governor, for
he has not declared himself a candi.
date. On behn)f of Smith It Is said
he is only walting for an opportune
time to meet the challénge of those de-
manding a further expression of his
views on prohibition, His close friends
assert he is not nearly so wet as he
has been painted and will be able to
satisfy the law enforcement group of
his party. Washington has invited the
Democrats to hold the convention of
1928 in the national capital,
Any
are destroyed by the conditions exist
The reason
for cutting as early In the season us
possible is that there Is a
movement of the borers to the lower
part of the stalk during the latter end
of the season. When corn fodder Is
fed direct it should be shredded;
otherwise this practice aids very little
in the control of the corn borer. Also
tive stock relish corn fodder which has
been shredded, and this promotes con-
sumption of the fodder. Mature
plants, especially cornstalks too dry
should always
be shredded or cut into short sections.
All uneaten portions left after such
material has been fed direct should
be collected and destroyed, preferably
by burning.
Burn Infested Material,
If any stalks, stubble or other In-
rested material remain in the field
after the crop has been cleared by
plowing is
In New England,
pean corn borer occur, fall plowing
is preferable, but in the Middle West
clean plowing at any season Is effec:
tive,
External Parasites Not
Hurt by Internal Cures
In for simple means
repelling or destroying external para-
sites of animals, many have
come to put faith in claims for
internal So numerous and
usually so worthless have the claims
been, when subjected to scientific test,
that the of animal industry,
United States Department of Agricul
ture, has Issued a statement entitied,
“Inefficiency of Substances Fed to An
to Repel
Parasites”
About 25 years ago the bureau car-
ried out experiments in feeding sul
phur to cattle or giving them water
with sulphur or sulphur compound to
ascertain whether such procedure had
any effect on external parasites. No
effect was ever observed. Similar
tests were tried with sheep as far
back as 1008 to ascertain any effect
on sheep scab. The Investigators
found that internal remedies were use-
the quest of
laymen
false
remedies,
bureau
imals or Destroy External
At various times the bureau has re-
celved claims that certain drugs given
to animals internally will protect the
animals from filles. The bureau of
entomology likewise has tested prod-
ucts recommended for chickens, In
trol lice, mites, and other parasites,
The results of such tests have been
uniformly negative,
In view of the many dips and other
extérnil parasités when applied to an-
imals externally, much cruelty may be
avoided and best results obtained at
least cost by using only tested and
proved methods. The general rule is:
External remedies Tor external para-
sites, most of which are worms. In
best to obtain the services of a trained
veterinarian or other person having
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A silo is the lighthouse on the farm,
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Weeds need no watering ; they grow
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The farmer who plants legumes to
way.
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Gardening keeps down the cost of
Hiving on the farm. It's no longer just
a job,
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The home vegetable garden is In-
complete unless it contains the peren-
nial vegetables.
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Yes, a good sire Is half the herd,
but then the other half is 50 per cent
and should be well selected,
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Some of the farmers who once sald,
“I wouldn't milk a cow for anybody,”
are now glad to get their timely milk
check.
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Investigators have found that to
run a tractor nine hours, one hour
should be spent in caring for it. Oil
ing, greasing, refueling and the like
take the time, .
Jfficient Poisons
Be Practical.
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ing for the garden Is spraying.
pleated and bulky contrivances
not always necessary. Dusting has
been found to be practical and a very
The Ohio experiment station
the first institution to
the fact that a combination of
the cucumber beetle but also
plying the dust and
on this method. Juckets with
punctured through the over
which loose boards are placed so that
later Improved
bottoms
when the pails are given a slight ro-
tating jerk the dust works its way
through the perforations and drops on
the plants are often used,
Some farmers have used combina-
tions of caleium arsenate and nleotine
sulphate with gypsum, iy this means
increased efficiency Is secured und
aphids as well as leaf-eating Insects
are controlled.
Agricultural gypsum as
excellent carrier of various other in
sect polsons.,
REeTrves an
Combinations with paris
green and nicotine sulphate are fre
quently used with telling effect, and In
some cases agricultural gypsum Is
used alone as a repellant of worms,
leaf eaters and plant lice,
Close Scrutiny Needed
to Detect Cattle Mange
Acting on statements from the leath-
er trade, which reports serious losses
in hides owing to demodectic mange,
the bureau of animal industry, United
States Department of Agriculture, has
requested its Inspectors throughout
the country to be on the alert in de-
tecting this aliment,
Demodectic or follicular mange, as
the same trouble is sometimes calied,
affects principally cattle, hogs and
goats, though sheep and horses are
sometimes attacked by the mange
mites. One tanner reported that from
4 to 35 per cent of hides from year-
ling cattle showed visible injury from
mange,
Since the external lesions in live
animals are often small, obscure, and
covered by hair, the symptoms and di-
rect economic losses
nounced,
ers and
have
are pro-
This may explain why farm-
even
not
veterinarians
adept In
may not
detecting the
their true na-
become
As a means of determining the
ex-
this live stock
the bureau of indus
animal
public stockyards to furnish
reports showing the number
Other
from
on request, directions
for detecting demodectic mange
live stock and for obtaining and mail-
ing samples of mites, eggs, and secre-
tions for laboratory examination.
The studies are belng condacted by
the zoological “division, bureau of an-
tmal industry, United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
Protect Trees Against
Depredations of Mice
Fleld mice may seriously damage
fruit trees If other food materials be-
come scarce. They girdle the trunks
and sometimes the larger roots where
they are close to the surface of the
ground. Old trees as well as young
may obtain
in
depredations.
One pian used by orchardists to pre
trunk for a radius of three feet. Aft-
tamped to make it difficult for
mice to burrow close to the trunk.
Sometimes repellant washes
found to be effective. Concentrated
the
used for this purpose.
material stick better and
the repelling effect.
to stop depredations.
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365 days in a year, a bull has a splen-
did chance to think over the mean
treatment his owner gives him. Very
often he gets the left-over or waste
feed. Such rations soon ruin any bull
Dalrymen at Purdue university offer
as a feeding guide for bulls In service,
the suggestion that they be kept In a
vigorous, healthy condition free from
excess fat and paunchiness. A good
grain mixture consists of 3 parts
ground corn, 3 parts ground oats, 3
parts wheat bran apd 1 part linseed
oll meal, Ground odts are especially
good, but cottonseed meal is suspected
of causing impotency,
Legume hays at the rate of 10 to 20
pounds a day are recommended. When
they are nat avallable, it Is necessary
to feed more linseed oilmeal. Silage
fed in large amounts has a tendency
to cause paunchiness, but 10 to 15
pounds daily may be used with other
roughages. Water at least twice daily
and provide some exercise,
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