Leremonies In Suresnes American soldiers. THE CENTRE & Ohio railroad. fey, California, from floods. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Scores Killed and Hundreds Injured by a Tornado at St. Louis, Mo. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ETWEEN seventy and one hundred persons were killed and about six hundred injured by a terrific tornado that swept through St. Louis, Mo, Thursday. An area of six square miles in the city was ravaged by the wind and heavy rain, and the property damage may exceed £75,000000. More than 5.000 homes were destroyed, as well as numerous business bulldings, The storm's path was northeast, across the Mississippi river, and in the Illi nois towns of Granite City, Venice and Madison several persons were killed and much damage done. Governor Baker of Missouri ordered out the National Guard to patrol the storm area in St. Louis, and the local Red Cross as well as hundreds of members of the American Legion turned out for relief work. Mayor Victor Miller issued an appeal for cash contributions to ald the thou sands who had been rendered homeless, and a citizens’ commitiee was organ- ized to co-operate with the Red Cross in raising funds, INANCIERS and many other per sons are still immensely interested in the recent action of the federal re serve board reducing its rediscount rate, and it seems certain that the af fair will be the subject of a congres- gional investigation. Members of the board. it is sald, expect such an in- quiry and are prepared to defend their course. It is charged that the rate was reduced at the behest of the governors of the British, French and German central banks, and at least one Federal Reserve bank governor, George W. Norris of Philadelphia, frankly admits that the action Was taken for the purpose of aiding Euro pean finances, and thus benefiting the United States. He explains this as follows: “Great Britain has just recently gone back to the gold standard, Ger many, Austria and Hungary are sta bilized. Poland is about to be stabil ized. while France and Italy are not The United States, with half the gold in the world, is vitally interested In the preservation of the gold standard among nations. “The situation in Europe Is such that several of the great banks in Eng. land and on the continent saw that they would have to raise their dis count rates unless the rates over here wore lowered. If they had been com: pelled to advance their rates, it would have thrown a chill on business throughout the continent and in Eng land. ‘This in turn, would seriously affect ‘our export business with those nations just at the time when volume shipments of cotton, wheat and other commodities are beginning.” It is said the visit in the summer of Sir Montagu Norman, governor of the Bank of England, who was accom: panied by Schacht and Rist of the German and French banks, respective ly, was for the express purpose of in- ducing the federal reserve board to reduce the rediscount rate and thus bring about the flow of money to Eu rope, where higher rites were main tained. Norman succeeded In this and the immediate result was what he simed at. With the American rate 1 per cent below that of London funds began to flow back to the British mar ket and sterling exchange began to advance, being now at par, an unpre cedented situation at a time of year when there is heavy British buying of American cotton, grain and other products, — pr ADMIRAL THOMAS P. MA- GRUDER, commandant of the Philadelphia navy yard, stirred up 2 lot of discussion by a magazine artl cle In which he severely eriticized the navy as “overorganized and run on wasteful lines.” Though the admiral might have been disciplined for pub- lishing the article without first sub- mitting it te the Navy department. Secretary Wilbur has taken what most of us will regard as the wiser course and has called on Magruder to “submit te the Navy department promptly a full and detailed state- ment embodying his plan for reor- ganizing the navy and the Navy de partment upon more economical lines’ “Of course, I have no such now.” said the admiral, “and I have so informed the department.”To make such a plan would require the expert assistance of a number of officers and the necessary clerical help over a long period.” Admiral Magruder charged that the navy supported many admirals and too few enlisted men, was tied up with red tape, was overorganized ashore and afloat, that uneconomical methods begun in war time were con- tinued and that the pavy had failed completely to demobilize following the World war. He asserted that many of the navy yards would be discontinued were it not for political Influences. {oo EARING on the navy situation comes a statement from the White House that President Coolidge wants first-class army and navy establish. ments maintained in this country and has no intention of asking any reduce tion In the amount of funds now ex pended annually for national defense, The President is convinced that country is well able to meet the taxes imposed by present expenditures of £700,000,000 annually, for the army and navy, and his main desire is to insure that the best possible military and naval establishments are ob tained with the funds voted by con- gress, MERICAN Legionnaires, traveling about Europe close of their convention, ceived everywhere with great glasm. So far the only unpleasant ness was the attempt to bomb the train on which Commander Savage and his party were going to Italy. This was laid to the Communists and fortunately was frustrated by the fact that the train was running behind time. King Victor Emmanuel received the party in the royal palace at Pisa in most democratic fashion, lome the Legionnaires were by the city officials and immense throngs of cheering citizens, They marched to the grave of the Unknown Soldier and laid a wreath upon it, then changed to evening dress and were received In audience by the pope Meanwhile another group of the Legionnaires was having a fine time in London and elaborate plans were made by the English for festivities and a reception by King George this week, when the party with Mr. Sav age were due there, REAT BRITAIN won the Schneid- er trophy in the seaplane race at Venice when Flight Lieut. 8. N. Web- ster in a Napier supermarine plane whirled over the gourse of 31% miles at an average speed of 281.488 miles an hous or about 47 miles a minute. This broke all existing speed records, and on the stralghtaways Webster flew at a rate of five miles a minute, His average time for the closed course was five miles an hour faster than the average of Maj. Mario de Bernardi in a land plane over the open course two years ago, when the Italian estab lished a world’s speed record. Motor trouble forced all the Italian entries to quit before completing the course, The United States did not participate in the race this year be cause its only entrant, Lieut. Aiford 1. Williams, crack navy fiyer, did not have time to complete preparatory tests in his specially constructed sea- plane, greeted —— NIMANA citizens who are trying to clean up the politics of the state were considering measeres last week to foree from office Mayor Duval of Indianapolis, who was convicted of violating the eorrupt practices act, The mayor tried to forestall such ac tion by appointing his wife city con- troller, According. to Inw that official becomes mayor if the mayoralty be comes vacant, It was revealed, also, that eight relatives of Duval hold po- gitions in the city government. Ar- thur Gilliom, attorney general of In- diana, addressing a gathering of Re- publican workers, warned them that unless they killed the klan in the state they would kill the party. He declared the Democrats were partly responsible for the government rule there, but this warmly denied by R Earl Peters, Democratic super- was state chair anarchy seems about to 11 China south of the Yangtse The Hankow Nation- alist government virtually collapsed when the Cen tral Bank of Canton, the lank of China and the Bank of Cum- munications declared a two months’ moratorinm. They have a total of £64.000,000 in paper currency issued in Hupeh provinee alone, Tang shi, military head of the governs fled aboard a warship. The Nanking government of the moderate National- seemed about to fall, and the Communists are forming councils of the workers and peasants and call. ing on all of arms, An official Russian dispatch Eugene Chen, former Chinese Nation. allst foreign minister, and Mme. Sun Yat-sen, of the founder of the Chinese republic, were married re cently in Moscow, river, Shen. nent ists, also those classes to take Rays widow ICHTENSTEIN, the ‘pean principality which tween Switzerland and Austria, suf fered severely from that fol- lowed three days of torrential rains Its villages were almost wiped out and many lives were lost. Bavarian, Austrian and Swiss troops all crossed the borders to help rescue the little Euro lies be foods people, in neighboring regions and railway service was interrupted. REECE is having a strenuous time trying to prevent a coup by agents of Pangalos, the former dicta. tor who is in a fortress awaiting trial on a charge of treason. Many arresis have been and all the police have been armed with guns, Enemies of Mussolini assert that the trouble in Greece 1s Tomented by the Italian premier, who gets blamed for almost everything in that part of the world ARON AGO VON MALTZAN, Ger. man ambassador to the United Stated. was killed In Germany when an airplane in which be was traveling to rejoin his wife, crashed. He had made himself very popular in Wash ington and was considered one of his country's hest diplomats, Lew Shank, auctioneer and former mayor of Indianapolis. one of thé most pleturesque figures in Indiana public life, died suddenly. Another notable American who passed away was Ed ward T. Jeffery, former president of the Niinols Central and widely known for his achievements in the railroad world. made ERNARD J. DOTY of Memphis, Tenn., has been pardoned by the President of France after serving part of an eight-year prison term for deser- tion from the French foreign legion while on active duty in Syrian. He was ordered to rejoin his regiment in Al- geria, Doty had served in the Amer fean army daring the World war and his ease attracted much attention both in the United States and in France. His desertion in Syria was brief and was caused merely by homesickness, — EXICAN troops fought two, en- gagements in the state of Jalisco with rebels described as “Catholic fanatics” and killed 84 of them, In one of the combats Father Sedano, a Catholic priest, was captured, courts martialed ag the leader and promptly executed, * The long-distance telephone line be. tween Washington and Mexico City was formally opened last week by a personal conversation between Presi dent Coolidge and President Calies, As neither understands the other's langunge the talk was interpreted at hoth terminals, Other distinguished persons were at each end of the line, and the United States army band and the Mexican national band played the national anthems, Most Important Industry on Specialized Farms. 'repared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) In spite of the growiag importance of the specialized poultry farm and the commercial farm flock the general farm flock is still the backbone of the poultry and egg industry from the standpoint of volume of production, nccording to Roy C. Potts, chief poul- (ry marketing specialist, United States Department of Agriculture, Small Farm Flocks. The farm flock Is rather small In gize and Is only a small part of the activity on the general farm, often not being considered a very important part. But in the aggregate, more than 80 per cent of the total production of poultry and eggs comes from just such flocks. Because of its minor Impor- tance the general farm flock is likely to be subjected to some neglect al times, to be cared for at all times, and to consist of stock that has pot been highly improved. Specialized poultry farming, ever, hns heen on the Increase less how. during years and con- tinues to become more and more im- portant, Specialization Is mainly along the lines of egg production, On specialized farms poultry Is the sole or main business and the owner Is de- nendent upon it almost exclusively for his living, Generally the most up-to date methods are employed and the most improved stock used. Commercial Flocks, ‘he commercial farm flock, on the other hand, is not an exclusive enter. the farm but is one that Is more than usual attention in The poul- egg crop of the country Is given and produced by these three primarily ferent of flocks or farms, important of which Is still dif. the the types Alsike C lover Thrives es On wel, impossible alsike clover can be made to produce large quantities of valuable feed, says F. I, Davis of Alsike clover grow and produce well on sour where the common red wouldn't make a stand. It Is the one variety of clover that tolerates acid The most important reason for ad- slsike clover Is that It will are poorly adapted does not feed the land down to such Greater yields of crops are grown alsike clover than other An extended experiment at the cabbages, mangels, rutabagas, millet, oats, timo onions, red clover, squash, respect, Alsike clover produces almost Machine Shed Essential Any implement house is better than none—even the simplest. most inexpensive type pays for itself In a season or two, But from the stand machine sheds, and a floor of some kind is a good feature. If of wood, the floor should be of two-inch planks, laid on joists or beams, which in turn should be kept oft the ground by flat stones or con- crete blocks. Such floors last quite long, especially If there be wventila- tion beneath them to keep the wood dry. . Conerete makes the ideal floor for a machine shed, of course. It can be tald right on the ground, If it is well drained, ROP Oe Os OsOROIOHO+O+ON § Agricultural Notes Crop rotation Is the surest method of weed control. . & » Save the straw. It will help to take the place of hay this Mn and winter, Canada field * peas * probably make the heaviest cover—and to stop wash. ing they are hard. to beat, . » In silo building, the first and most important consideration is its size In relation to amount of stock kept. LA Early planted corn may not grow much larger than later planting, but the early planting will mature first. *.- 8 » Weli-rotted barnyard manure ia a good fertilizer for the garden. It should be applied at the rate of 20 tons to an sere and should be worked into the soil. . ® @ At least two cultivation for soy beans which have been planted solid nnd at least three cultivations for those grown In rows will ald in in creasing yields and profits, | Growing Demand Methods in Production Is More Pronounced. of Agriculture.) ods In producing the public ply becomes more and nounced as time goes on, Posson, fst of the United States of Agriculture, or hecome more As cities grow largel numerous, the supply must necessarily be ported from greaer distances handled in larger quantities, stand such treatment duced under the ditions, more and To with it must he pro most sanitary con Furthermore, says Mr. Possen, there fs an Increasing demand for milk on the part of the consumer, health officials are requiring that proved sanitary methods be used in 1s production. Unless taken in producing it, therefore, great may result from the rejection of milk by dealers or health departments and from the demand for low. grade responsibility for clean placed squarely on the of the milk producer Produce Clean Milk ly observing certain clean milk can be produced with very little effort than milk which Is not clean. These precautions are cussed by Mr. Leaflet 3, Improved Banitation in Milk duction, just issued hy the ment. The first equiremes milk Is a herd of health it Iz determined hy free from otherwise hea eB % clean and im- care Is lOEges lessened milk, The milk at the source is shoulders precautions, more dis. No, Pro. Posson in depart- it for clean COWS, {ince test ‘that the cows tuberculokis and are uid be before are sho taken to clean they are mil pdders with a damp cloth danger of contaminatin the milk hy fal halr and teria cause mill be kept means, them thoroughly Wiping the removes the ked ling Further precau tion of clean i healthy people be employed In a dab that they that mii r he performed with clean dry hands The is recommended Ing the amount of impurities that fall into the milk, clean clothing, wear use of small-top pails as a means of reduc Every dairyman should be certalr sufe iter sup hiioh the high- Wells should be ed on available ground A house or milk room should he Milk to be sold should never he handled In 8 dwelling as there Is too much chance of est separate dairy dangerons ©on- urs In Clean Utensils. Milk utensils which are aot prop erly washed or sterilized may be the source of contamination, They should be rinsed inside and out side with lukewarm or cold water as scrubbed with a brush {not sterlizing washing powder rinsed placed in a and thoroughly steamed. to prevent muitipil- soap, cabinet, The best way get into the milk is to cool! the milk lacteria are like warmth to tiny gingle-celied plants, which, most other plants, require grow. If milk Is cooled to 50 de- grees F. or below and held at that temperature, bacterial development is very much retarded. Milk should not only be kept cold until it leaves the farm but should also be protected from the spn and warm air while be ing transported from farm to city. cured by writing to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washing- ton, D. C. Value of Wood Ashes as a Fertilizer Will Vary | lizer varies considerably, depending | upon whether or not they have been fn a i lo ¢ of the middle West, was a discouraged woman. For four monthsshehad been in such poor health that she could not stoop to put on her own shoes. Unable to do her work, unable to go out of doors or enjoy a friendly chat with her neighbors, life seemed dark indeed to Mrs. Daugherty. Then one day, a booklet was left at her front door. Idly she turned the quickened interest. The little booklet was filled with letters from women in conditions similar to hers who had found better health by taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. “Il began taking the Vegetable Com. pound,” Mrs, Daugherty writes, “and after I took the third bottle, I found re. lief. I am on my eleventh bottle and 1 don’t have that trouble any more, and feel like a different woman, I recommend the Vegetable Compound to everyone 1 see who has trouble like mine, and you can use these facts as a testimonial. I am willing to answer any letters from women asking about the Vegetable Compound.”—Mgzs. Eb, Daveuerty, 1308 Orchard Ave, Musca- tine, Iowa Are you on the Sunlit Road to Bet ter Health? Turned Rain Into Ink It rained ink arte of Har and isterns Jefferson Open and in the $25 000 - and gin counties Texas, wells were inky fluld stood over de area. puddles of the fields und oil tank | the was ignited light i soot and as Hancock Sulphur “Compound 1f you suffer from rhevmatism, gout, eczema or hives, or if troubled with pis ples. bisckhesds, freckles, blotches or other skin eruptions, your blood and skin need the purifying and healing effects of this tried oid remedy. Physicians agree that sulphur is one of the best and most elective blood purifiers known to science. Hancock Sulphur Cosnpound ir the most efficacious way to use and benefit from Bulpbur. Ass jo tion, it soothes and heals; taken inter. nally. it gets at the root of the trouble, 0c and $1.20 at your druggiet’'s. If he cannot supply you, send his name and the price in stamps snd we will send you 8 bottle direct Hawoocx Ligurd Svuratve COMPANY Baltimore, Mary and Baweosk Suipher Compound Ointment — 800 ond son ~~ Jor wee with the Laguid Compound. You feel it hoo heal, op po Ah in this quick reli relieving liniment. ening coughs Seda Shrug Read the directions with every bottle now. Use t today b_ y. 'Boschee’s Syrup from. method of burning, ete. Good quality wood ashes contain 5 to 7] per cent potash and 1.5 to 2 per cent of phosphoric acid, If the ashes have been leached by lying out In the weather they may contain not more than 1 per cent of potash and an equal amount of phosphoric acid The ardount of calcium will vary from 20 to BO per cent but it usually runs between 30 and 85 per cent By wae of comparison high grade ground limestone may contain as much as 98 per cent calcium compounds, Blanching Celery While Growing Is Best Method If celery is not blanched while growing the green stalks can never be fully blanched. The common meth. od of blanching and perhaps the pest way Is to bill up the growing colery as It grows with earth, It will blanch slightly when stored In a cellar or if grown in pots and placed in the cellar, but when stored for winter most of the white stalks are new growth made by moving ma terials from the older stalks and feaves to form the newer stalks and loaves. This new growth will he practically white when the =un does not shine on them. | for mixty-one years, ‘Soothes the Throat loosens the phlegm, promotes expecto- from coughing. 30c and $0c bottles Buy it at your drug store. G. G. Green, Site Woodbury, N. J.
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