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from Chinese governments,
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Mr. Hoover Offers Flood Re-
lief and Control Plan
to President.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
LOOD relief and control work by
Po raress: covering a period of ten
years and costing more than $150,000,
000 is recommended by Secretary of
Commerce Hoover in the comprehen-
sive report on the Mississippi valley
disaster of this year which he laid
pefore President Coolidge at the sum-
mer White House, His control project,
besides providing for taking over and
improving the levee system, embraces
a plan for completion of the naviga-
tion program of the Mississippi and
its main tributaries Says
can be carried out
cost of fifteen to
he
additional
millions a
which
at an
twenty
year.
Mr. Hoover declared that the flood
control program must the
following principles:
1. Higher and
and the
responsibility
the tributaries,
2. A safety upon the
system by the provision of a spillway
or by-pass to the gulf to protect New
Orleans and southern Louisiana—
most probably the Atchafalaya river
for this purpose.
3. For further safety measures the
encineers are examining the possible
extension of the by-pass to the north-
from the Atchafalaya toward
the Arkansas, possible erection
of emergency flood basins, and the
possibility of store in the tribotaries,
Concerning the relief work Mr
Hoover sald in part:
“The financial
that complete all these pro-
grams food, furniture,
animals, house construction, sanita-
tion By the first of November we
estimate we shall have spent 213.400.
000 Red Cross funds, $7.000.000 equip-
ment and from the federal
government, $3.000000 free rallway
transportation, and provided $1,100.
000 for eounty health cleanup units,
We zhould have left $3.000.00%) from
the $16.500,000 subscribed to the Red
Cross with which to face continued
necessities after November 1. It Is
impossible to determine what the ne-
cessities wiil be after that date™
embrace
consequently
extensio., of federal
levees
for levees in some
valve
ward
the
situation on
we can
seed food.
supplies
NOTHER caller on the President
A wane Senator Smoot, chairman of
the senate finance committee, who
presented his plan for tax reduction.
This program is based on a tax cut
of 2300.000,000 includes the fol-
lowing items:
Reduction of the corporation tax
from 1345 to 12 per cent lopping off
£150.000.000 annual revenue.
Elimination of taxes on
and club dues cutting
income $£37.000,000 yearly.
Reduction of tax on passenger auto-
mobiles from 3 per cent to 115 per
cent, costing $50.000,000,
Graduated senle reduction on
comes between S$15.000,
N ICHAEL, a golden-haired child
not set six years old, is now
king of Rumania, for the picturesque
King Ferdinand succumbed on July
20 to the malady that made his death,
imminent for many months, Until the
new monarch reaches his eighteenth
year the country will be ruled by a
regency comprised of his uncle,
Prince Nicholas, Miron Cristea, patri-
arch of the Rumanian orthodox
church, and Judge Duzdugan of the
supreme court,
In announcing the death of Ferdi.
nand the government issued an of-
ficial statment saying it will not
waver from the decision of the crown
council on January 4, 1928, at which
Prince Carol was disinherited and
Prince Michael, his son, proclaimed
crown prince, and that the govern
ment will support the regency, and
“If necessary, resort to arms to pre
vent the reinstatement of Carol”
The commander of the Second army
rorps, stationed in Bucharest, lssued a
statement informing the country that
the state of siege continues, and
warning newspaper men thf if they
and
admissions
the nation's
in-
and 260.000.
spread false alarms they will
liable to court-martial,
Prince Carol, at his home of exile
in Neuilly, near Paris, received word
of his father's demise and at once se
cluded himself, sending word to the
press that be expected to be recalled
died
were:
Ferdinand's last words, as he
in the arms of Queen Marie,
“I am feeling tired.” His body lay in
state in Cotroceni outside
Bucharest until the
state funeral was held, Then the cas-
ket was placed in the family
at the monastery of Curtea Arges,
palace
Saturday, when
vaults
Premier Brutiano took strong mens.
ures to prevent any uprising, public
buildings and strategic points being
occupied by troops and meetings be-
ing forbidden, Queen Marie received
messages of condolence from oll over
the world, including one Presi-
dent and Mrs, Coolidge. and the Brit
ish and DPeligian went
mourning,
from
courts into
AKING advantage of a strike
protest ordered by Vienna Social-
ists because of the acquittal of some
Fascist slayers, the unist
tators there tried to control
the city up a
ment. Mobs, stirred to riot,
through the city, looting publie build.
comn agi
get
set soviet
and govern
marched
burning the palace of 18
and
and
t
fighting the
contingents of troops
fire the
the Seipel government ealled in
from provincial
with the help of
crats, soon gained
uation, and civil
communists were trying to
was averted,
The strike had all
portation, and threats were received
from Italy that if Italian trains were
not permitted to through
country, troops would be sent into the
Austrian Tyrol, occupying
line up to the
government of Austria
it
ereely
tice, police 6
bone al
disinclined to on crowds, so
troops
These,
Demo-
the
which
gurrisons,
the
control of
Social
sit
the
the war
stir
stopped trans
pass the
the rail.
German border,
The
ened to take radical steps to end the
strike, and the nationalist
the anti-socialist peasantry
villages,
and the
Premier Sepel full support. So the
labor unions and Socialists of Vienna
yielded and the strike was called off,
The flurry, however, to
Austria In several ways, During the
rioting scores of persons were killed
and hundreds wounded; the destruc
tion of property was great, and in the
burning of the palace of justice all
the pation's financial records were
lost. The government was fearful
lest the disturbances might keep
many tourists away from Vienna.
was costly
OWN In Nicaragua one rebel
D leader, General Sandino, refused
to submit to the peace terms imposed
by the United States, and last week
he led his brigand band of 500 in at-
tacking a small detachment of Ameri-
can marines and native constabulary
at Ocotal, Capt. G. D. Hatfield was
in command and his little force
fought back desperately, Marine
scouting planes carried word of the
battle to Managua and five bombing
planes commanded by Ma), Ross E.
Rowell flew to the rescue through a
severe tropieal storm. With bombs
and machine guns they speedily rout-
ed the rebels, of whom about 300
were killed. The marines lost only
one man. Sandino. still defiant, fled
to the mountaihs and a column of
troops was sent out with orders to
get him,
Delegates to the fifth congress of
the Pan-American Federation of La-
bor, in session in Washington, de
nounced this killing of Nicaraguan
citizens, and President William Green
of the American Federation of Labor,
who presided at the opening of the
congress, sharply denounced Ameri.
can intervention In the domestic af.
fairs of Latin American countries
and wrote a letter of protest to See
retary of State Kellogg, In reply Mr.
Kellogg warmly defended the action
of the marines, and set forth clearly
the conditions In Nicaragua which
had resulted in the outlawing of
Sandino, who had neither the support
nor the approval of any of the lead
ers of the political parties In Nica
ragun. The resolutions committee of
the Pan-American labor congress
adopted a resslution asking the tm.
mediate withdrawal of American
forces from Niearagun.
Brigadier General
Felund, come
manding the
has recommended
guished service medal
Major Rowell, who, he
the little garrison at
great loss of life and
Niearagua,
the distin-
be awarded
saved
from
certain
marines In
that
BAYS,
Oecotal
almost
ERITAIN
some
anag
sort of
Japan
on
the cruiser question in the conference
nt Geneva and the
ed to the Americans,
SOC PSX y pleased with
the Dritis! called
count Cecll Bridgeman
th the cab
reports
i acenrd
plan was present
not
who did
it
government
and W. C
ation wi
fo
London for consult
inet, and at once
that
there were
the conference was on the
breakdown
London,
spokesman
verge
rongly
foreign
asserted the
stronger
since the conference
This was st
denied In where a
office
hope for an agreement was
than at any thine
The
also were optimistic,
that
Japanese delegates In
3
predict.
be
began,
an would
agreement
had
demands
before leaving Geneva
qd to
thelr
consents redoce
for cruisers and destroyers from S00.
insisted
Japanese, and hoped this
the
bar eight-inch
cru
MX) tons to MXXX) tons, as
Americans to
hut
Gibson
induce agree
guns on all 10
but Mr,
this point.
KOs:
surrender
transatiantie flyers—Dyrd,
Noville, Acosta, Balchen and Cham-
berlin-—-returned United States
by steamer and were given New York's
usun! nolsy reception, with parade, pa-
per banquets and medals
to the
confettl,
distinguished flying Lieuten-
ants Maitland and Hegenberger, who
flew to Honolulu, had a triumphant
trip across the country on their way
to of
government
They
will receive the distinguished fiy-
Cross
Washington, where
Kellogg
Secretary
and other
warmly,
President Coolldge re
Colonel Lindbergh up his
“Spirit of St. Lot at Mitchel fleld
and started on a tour of
the country to tell the people of the
and the needs of
larger airports. His first
stop was at Hartford, Conn., where he
spoke at the Hartford club.
Capt. F. T. Courtney, British avia-
tor, was all ready for his attempted
flight from England to America, with
a stop at Valencia, Ireland, but was
delayed by unfavorable weather, He
was to carry a crew of two men and
intended to fly from the Irish town dl
ple ked
pis"
ACK DEMPSEY, former heavy.
weight champion, “came back" In
the fight with Jack Sharkey in New
York and won the right to challenge
Gene Tunney for the title, He
knocked out the Boston lad In the
seventh round with a hard left hook
to the Jaw. The battle was lively and
aroused the enthusiasm of 83.000 per.
sons who were present, Sharkey
claimed that he was fouled In the
final round, but this was denied by
Dempsey and by Referee O'Sullivan,
OWA'S Lowden-for-President elub
1 announces that more than 100.000
persons in that state have signed the
petition asking Frank O. Lowden to
ination and pledging him thelr sup
port. Among the signers are Gov.
John Hammill and more than $0 per
cent of the employees In the Towa
state capitol building. Action of the
governor In signing the petition nulli.
fied the hopes of his friends that Mr
Hammill, who, like Mr, Lowden, has
been a kader in the farm relief fight
might become a vice presidential ean
didate next year on a Coolidge ticket
INOR items of nows:
Aaron Sapiro has dismissed
his million-dollar libel sult against
Henry Ford, accepting the automobile
manufacturer's apology and a “sub
stantial sum” of money.
Standard Ol Company of New Jer
sey announces It will have no busi.
ness relations with the soviet govern.
ment of Russia so long as that gov.
ernment declines to recognize private
property rights,
Hankow and Hanyang, China, were
occupied by Gen. Ho Chien, a Conserv.
ative southern leader, Mme. Sun Yate
sen, widow of China's first President,
retired from political Mife,
IS OWNED IN
e a
SOUTH CAROLINA
The millionth Jersey has been reg
istered by the American Jersey Cattle
elub, New York This incident brings
lo light the story of a South Carolina
man who placed his faith in
and has been most successful In
Ing up an outst
Tad {pier
auairying
anding pure-bred
from dest beginning
Jersey,’
Bess
owned by L. E. right
.. who started a
with pure
Erom thi
Jersey
the nse
Vetch Is One Legume
That Seeds Freely
Let Some of Pods Ripen B
fore Crop Is Cut.
I% neces
the lower seed
and vetch
vetch It Is necessary to Keep the
ture
together,
stirred] or the veteh, bein
jer, will settle the
“id It Is to the
vetch seed from the oats and rye, ad
vantage may be taken of the fact that
the veteh seed are round and will roll,
Kling a shovelful of mixed
peross a wide floor and the vetceh
roll to the farther edge, while the
grain will stop about half way. A
long porch will be an excellent place
for this work, If boards are set up
to keep the seed from rolling off the
edge
“The spiral vetch
bottom
to
desired separate
seeds
will
separator makes
of thiz principle. In running
down the spiral trough, the vetch
rolls to the outgide edge of the trough,
and out through a different spout
from the or rye, Veteh seed
nay also be separated with an ordi.
nary seed cleaner, equipped with suit.
able screens.”
The ease with which a supply of
seed may be secured at home
should make it possible for Increased
acreages of the crop to be planted
next fall, states Mr. Blair. It is an
excellent soil improving crop and well
adapted to some eoilz where clover
does not seem. to thrive. Mr. Blair
urges farmers to save a supply of
veteh seed this season,
se
oats
vetch
for Use on Implements
The use of white wash is not com.
Prob.
tried
keep
and other
few
metal equipment,
farmers have ever
implements to
the early winter will be highly effec.
ftve for this purpose, and If they are
under cover a simple mixture of lime
and water is sufficient. Then when
the implements are put Inte use in
the spring the whitewash quickly
wears off and causes no trouble,
A whitewash for preventing rust ls
pot the same as oll paint. Oi paint
keeps alr and moisture away from
the surface of the implement. but
whitewash on the ether lLinnd, lwing
haline In character, serves to new
tralize the acld which normally ennses
ric t, nud therefore prevents (lie rust
Ed
forts.
1021.
that
ber, the herd
upe
Inspection of
shows each generation is
rior to the previous one both in
ability
type
and also In milk, producing
ht presented
his
Time to Introduce New
Queen to
Bee Colony
" :
there is
itn queen
tablished six weeks
r
ryt
RUs
rst
soon to make a
the
requeen
is no honey flow, wit'gut feeding a
day or so before, as well gs during t
attempt.
There are numbers of methods for
introducing queens and the selection
start,
however, for aver bheelie per
to undertake when there
of the one to be tried must rest with
the beekeeper. Queen breeders almost
invariably send for intro
duction on the shipping cage.
directions
Or Orr Ov ORO Ov Ov edd
Agricultural Items
lant a tree,
CI a
Put In a short row of carrots every
two weeks,
. eo»
Low-grade
yield crops.
fertilizers mean low
LE *
Mow pastures to ‘destroy bitterweed
and wild onions,
- » .
There ig no limit to the demand for
the best in farm products,
LI
The first commandment of farming:
Thou shalt not let thy land get poor.
. » *
High-priced land and ordinary pas.
ture grasses do not cooperate for
SUCCess,
* - .
A silo saves a third of the value of
the corn which Is
largely wasted.
crop,
It’s a wise farmer who encourages
his boy to take up club work-—and
he'll be wiser still afterward.
. =» »
For hay sow soy beans at the rate
of two bushels per acre with a grain
drill on a well prepared seed bed.
* » -.
Doves are important weed destroy.
ers, it is sald. One dove was found
to eat D200 weed seeds at a single
meal, ;
«se
Try a row of French endive to store
in the cellar next fall for winter
salads. It is a big monny saver and
the finest of salad materinis, It is as
‘ky to raise as parsnips,
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