oA xed grYILiLyY Fro EG 5 1 A 2 war. 2—"General Von Steuben” eant at York, Pa. party. Neuve Chapelle, France, to of New York, new national army of India that fought in World chalrman of the National Women's NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS President Is Informed of Good Business Condi- tions in Nation. By EDWARD W. PICKARD CONOMIC conditions in the Unlit- od States are fairly good, busi- the E ness seems to be improving and outlook for the future is encouraging. That Is, in brief, a summary of the reports submitted to President Cool fdge by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Secretary of Labor Davis, Secretary of Agriculture Jardine and Hoover, The ye 8ed itl I of Commerce highly reports, and conclud- satisfad Secretary President these optimistic ed the present situation Is tory. In the reports on tions it was stated that the construc- tion program of the country shows no material let-up. While there has been a falling off in receipts of the rail- roads, the President is of the opinion that any diminution in volume of rall- road business due to development of motor transportation and the gen- eral use of automobiles reflects pros- perity rather than otherwise, The amount of coal transportation was not quite so great this year as fast, but the President the fact that last year stocks of coal was witn condi- business attributes this to were accumulated In anticipation of a strike. A considerable Increase in the duction of automobiles is In prospect, the President advised. The rall roads are to be in the market for a rood deal of new equipment. The tex tile industry Is In than It was, and the steel industry is show- ing progress. * Exports are keeping up as well as last year, it was stated. Imports have not been quite so large in value last year, but Secretary Hoover gave as a reason that this was due mainly to the fact that American consumers are wetting Pritish rubber prices, Secretary the labor situation, said that ent there were only twenty-seven in- dustrial strikes In progress com- pared with fifty at this time last year. teports presented by Secrelary Jardine caused President be- lieve that agriculture is in a some- what better condition than it has been, and that this will be reflected in a greater buying power. Crops with the exception of cotton were stated to be fully as good as last year. Despite the encouraging business conditions, President Coolidge let it be known that in his opinion taxes cannot be reduced by as much as $350,000000 or £400,000000, as Is urged by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. He has not In. dicated that the reduction could amount to even $300,000,000, and In Washington It was believed Secretary Mellon would advise congress fo make a cut of between $200,000,000 and $250,000,000. T WAS understood in Washington I that Henry C. Hall would soon re- sign as member of the Interstate Commerce commission, and that Amos A. Betts of Phoenix, Ariz, would be named to succeed him. Mr, Betts is a member of the Arizona corporation commission and Is a Democrat, pro was better shape ns at lower Davis, In commenting pres- on at as the to BR HICAGO'S night life .is on the eve of being dried up completely as a result of the action of the Su. preme court of the United States in declining to interfere with the issu. ance of injunctions closing several cabarets in that city because some of thelr patrons drank liquor on the premises and were served with the accompanying fice and soft drinks, And there is no apparent reason why eabarets and roadhouses everywhere else should not be in equal peril with thoze of the Chicago district, The prohibition enforcement agents were making preparations for great ac tivity, and the proprietors of cnfes and hotels were in a quandary, de elaring they could not insult thelr them before drinks, patrons serving by searching them with soft ENATOR NYE of North Dakota, J as spokesman for the radical Re- publicans, has called Frank ©O. Lowden to make plain his stand on various issues which are of especial interest the West, and intimated that if he fails to satisfy the radicals in these matters, they will give thelr support to Senator Norris of Nebras- ka for the Presidential nomination. “There are such problems as those involving freight rates, discrimina- tions in freight rates, inland way improvements, permanent Im- provements growing out of any flood control program, the conduct of the federal reserve banking system, the the federal farm these problems upon the measure of which mus agricultural states” Nye, “Then, there tional problems in whi vastly interested. “Upon problems West knows well the position like Norris, but it does yet fully know position of ernor Lowden, except that he is a be- on to water administration of land banks—all of hearing prosperity directly the Senator great West facerue to i said are I the t00, whole of these the one not (3Oov- Senator the liever in and an advocate of farm re- lief legislation such as in the McNary-Haugen bill" Senator Walsh of Montana ig involved Demo erat, prophesies a political “revolu- tion” in the Middle West if the Re- publicans nominate a man whose views on farm relief are the same as those of President Coolidge, Two other Copeland of New York and Pomerene of Ohio, have indorsed the candidacy of Gov. Al Smith. With the backing and support of the South, said Cope land. Smith's nomination and election are assured. He declared that south- ern opposition was “not so strong as it has been represented” and looked hopefully for from Dixie, He believes Republicans will nominate Charles E. Hughes, Pomerene's indorsement Democratic senators, nssistance the in a magazine article in which he praised Smith's accomplishment in New York and defended his attitude toward pro- hibition. He declared, however, that there were so many able leaders that he did not want to seem unequivocal iy committed to Mrs. Florence Atkins of Georgia, a leader among Democratic said the nomination of Smith would mean “party suicide,” since the South would support him if were named. was Smith, women, not he RIAL of Albert B. Fail and Harry F. Sinclair in Washington on charges of conspiracy to loot the navy's ofl reserves got under way before a jury which included two young women. Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene are handling the case for the government, and the former made the opening statement for the prosecution. Edward C. Finney, firs assistant secretary of the interior now and during Fall's regime, was the first important witness. He described the unusual secrecy which distinguished the Teapot Dome lease transaction trom dozens of others in the depart. ment, and asserted that the transac. tion was taken entirely from the hands of himself and his associates and conducted personally by Fall His testimony purported to show fur- ther that for days the lease itself lay locked In a drawer of Fall's desk while members of congress and other offi- cials asked in vain for information as to whether such a lease had been executed or was in contemplation, —— IGHTY thousand soft coal miners of central Germany went out on strike last week, and many industries were threatened with disaster be- cause of the lack of electrical power. The men had been earning an average of 88 a week and asked that this be increased to $8.04. The ministry of labor approved the demand but the mine owners would not grant it unless they were permitted to increase the price of coal accordingly. This the minister of economics vetoed. The cen- tral German chemical Industry, the sugar Industry and the paper mills began shutting down, and the beet sugar refiners told the government the entire Industry: would be ruined un- leas the strike were stopped. Food prices In Berlin and elsewhere began soaring, and the cabinet spent many hours trying to devise some means of righting the troubles, Southern Colorado also had its coal 4.000 miners quitting the order of the Industrial of the World. industrial commission warned the strikers that picketing was the law, and the sheriff at Walsenburg, center of the affair, told them man caught picketing would arrested. In spite of this the strikers, headed by IL. W. W. ers, began picketing the mines, men were not permitied to carry arms but Paul Seidler, I. W, W. organizer, “We intend to conduct this strike peacefully, but If a striker is killed our men will be carrying ean- them.” non around with Five more mining companies in Ohio strike, some work on Workers the state against every he said: the Federal court $1 i the have obtained from in Colun United Mine the ninst them mbus tions in operating popunion basis. - ARL CARROLL, the theatrical man of “bath-tub party” fame, came the Atlanta prison last week on oll out of parole, after paying his fine and sign i m intoxicat- bad company He had re than four wonths Car- generally. day sentence. or his the many prisoners caused order his personal left: for their includ- ing an expensive radio set and a sum of had at the latter he used Snook friends him to possessions among of use deposit ordered Warden money he on The to help his friends prison. nx saw fit, Other objects of the federal parole during the week were Gaston Means, notorious in many ways, and Colonel Forbes, once head of the O board's clemency veterans’ burean VER in Peking Some China merrily the After retreating distance, the Shansi troops slipped back pasi Chang's forces and for a time seriously threat ened the city But at last re- ports they were being pushed back, owing to their inability to reinforce their positions, The fighting was ex- flerce and on. LOPS goes again. ceedingly bloody casualties heavy. The Nationalist ceeded government suc pose financing a new campaign against Marshal Chang. and an- nounced plans for the drive north- ward in full co-operation with Gen Feng Yu-hsiang and the tupan of Shans province, of to the League of Nations for in- tervention in its quarrel with Poland, and the matter will be placed on the agenda for the December meeting of the council, The note from Kowno complains especially of the suppres- slon of Lithuanian schools im Vilna by the Polish government, and It points out that a state of war exists between the two countries, the fron- tiers having been closed for years and all relations prohibited. France has been frankly supporting Poland, and uania because of its Russian connec tions : but it is believed Germany will warmly espouse Lithuania's cause in December, OSTES and Le Brix, French avia- tors. successfully made the flight from Senegal to Port Natal, Brazil, being the first to fly across the south- ern Atlantic without a stop. They continued thelr journey down to Buenos Aires with several stops. Mre. Frances Grayson and her fel. low aviators of the plane Dawn made one start from Old Orchard, Maine, on their projected flight to Denmark, bat were forced back because the plane wns improperly loaded and nose heavy, Then they waited day after day for favorable weather for another take-off. 1, 2Ros numbers of Alabama klans- men have been indicted for the floggings that have disgraced that state, and the trials will begin in Jan. unary. Attorney General McCall, who was elected on a klan ticket, has re signed from the soclety and denounces it scathingly. PA. Find True Value of Dairy Sires Records Are Now Being Jsed to Determine Real Worth of Bulls. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Dairy-herd-improvement-association records are now being used to deter- mine the true value of dairy sires as well as test cows for production, br, J. CC. dairy husbandman, and Wintermeyer, associate dalry hus- bandman, bureau of dairy Industry, United States Department of Agricul- ture, have made an exhaustive study of the avallable records and have drawn striking con- clusions concerning the use of proved sires In herd improvment. to economical McDowell, Mr. W. E association some In Circular No, 3-C, entitled “Proved Dairy Sires,” just by the partment, the authors discuss the issued de in- fluence of dairy sires on the produc- tion of their daughters, comment on the problem of keeping the bulls un- til their value been determined through the records of their daugh- ters, and point out the economy in the use of feed by high-producing cows, Dairy Sires Proved. has Up to the present 270 dairy bulls have been proved by com- about time, records or more paring the of five sire h f the of each w purt ily proved through son of the records of a of daughters shows producti produc tion 4 ¢ 4 . daughters ever thei at the berd- improvement g ErG-amprovyesiens BARRO ved i. hut proved puch more lected pros i every herd nilk and butteria Sires to Rely On. Only best rel proved Pres «I on to increase the iaghiters over {1 butierfat, The double t= product enerations by good | girex, High-producing COWE Are eOoOnoOm- use of feed, say ti tabula We an- 4 fr ion of than individual-cow records of feed for cf TEM ENN) showed the cont ws produc. ing 9.000 pounds of milk a year per was only about 40 per cent more ww cows producing but half A « tained hy writing opy of the circular may be In Agricniture, ited Wasl to the Sta of ton, D, C. Badly Damaged by Rust As crops this knows badly damaged rust Black stem rust oats | and crown rust of oats have material- ly reduced the yield of late varieties, Early varieties of oats were not near. Ivy so much affected, although in some loca'ities they also suffered consider abl. The wheat crop did not suifer very munch from black rust this year, but it was injured considerably by lenf rust. The crown rust of oats, the one which is commonly known as leaf rust, in one of its stages grows on buckthorn, the same as black stem rust of wheat starts its growth in the gpring en the common barberry. In sections where the buckthorn is very numerous, leaf rust of onts may be re. duced by getting rid of this hedge plant. Some varieties of’ grain are less re sistant to rust than others and am ef- fort should be made to secure vari etles that are as rust resistant as pos sible. everyone small grain by ’ of were year, Alfalfa Hay Excellent Feed for Laying Hens Hens are not usually considered as consumers of roughage, but recent feeding practices have demonstrated that good leafy leguminous hay is one of the Important winter feeds for poultry. Green feed is recognized as one of the most Important parts of the ration for laying hens, The leaves of alfalfa or clover hay constitute an excellent substitute for green feed. In tests recently conducted at the Ohio Experiment station alfalfa, clo- ver and soy bean hay all proved good substitutes for green feed. It is rece ommended that hay be put into a rack where the birds can pick off the leaves ns they eat them rather than to put the hay on the floor. When used for litter, hay will mold more easily than straw or chaff, which is the product usunily used for litter, \ Outbuildings Need Coat of Whitewash Fall and Early Winter. and machinery is the may be timely. period of work This slack on the portunity to “dress up” whitewash has proved preservative, it plays part many farms, Neglect of exposed “penny wise and pound few be saved, cents BeCeEKary his place, an “an O11 surfaces cents may in usually cost dollars very soon. but saved posed surfaces may be protected applying a coat of whitewash or cold witer lime paint, In building whitewashing the best tained when the work is done in dry weather. ed should be other loose muterial by brushing with = stiff brush, scraping and then brushing outside silts are The surface to Le treat cleaned of dirt, scales or well or by first The final of elean, 144 results and the Increased lide o : ii new coating if more gate for the time be su hat the surface is in good Reasonably Cool Cellar potatoes in the dark ably dry, am Dove i Zing tempera. ture hk eon reason. » 10 De ivr § 10 yinie: « results In panied by i and grecanie T rvs ¥ i0 prevent more at- storage, igh the temperature is pot im- very held temneratur temperature and of Decem? TOD & storage shoul ¢ between 30 $0 degrees hy U1 { the temperature is above 40 degrees after the middie of December, the po- tale } may wes will tf and the si I sprout be serious, Days Is to Repair Mow good job fo rainy Jdavs is to put Fin have a good Con. r under the . not only for reasons of safety but woe] wr from and lit the live stock below, An inspection should be made of the Joists and other mow floor supporis to | that they are holding If any undue strain is noticeable any- up properiy. | ix remedied. If the floor loading boards, of heavy new If there or dry rot, put SOM remains a mass filling, clean it out it inte the poultry yard, letting chickens pick it over, or spread over the pastures and lots, which will benefit from the seed IT contains carefully ; BOO OO J i Agricultural Notes 3 BO +OeOnO ORO OeO+ON It wastes labor te leave goed ma- ehinery scattered around the farm. - * -» Farmers seldom have trouble get- ting good prices for high-grade prod- uce. - = » The biggest factor in preparing gar den soil in the fall is plenty of ferth Iyer. - » - A heavy rain falling on a sloping field will carry away soil to an aver age depth of one-sixteenth of an inch. - - - Poultrymen usually make the most money when two-thirds to three fourths of thelr flock are pullets each year, » - » Better breeding, better housing, bet. ter feeding, and culling are the step- ping stones (0 Success in poultry raising. La A good way to store seed corn ears Is to cover them with dry threshed oats In a bin. They may be left until spring. . 0» A good time to cut alfalfa is in the late afternoon because the sun will not wilt the leaves too quickly and cause them to shatter, . MOTHERHOOD Iowa Woman Found Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable me pound Always Helpful Vinton, lowa~"When I was seven. teen years old I had to stay at home from school, I finally had to quit school, 1 was so weak, 1suffered for about two years be- fore 1 took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege- table Compound, then 1 picked up one of your books po jand read it, I be- if gan taking the medi- cine. Now I am a : housekeeper with six children, and I have taken it before each one born. 1 can- not tell you all the good I have re- ceived from it. When I am not as well as can be I take it. I have been doing this for ever thirteen years and it al- ways helps me. ¥ read all of your little books I can get and I tell everyone I know what the Vegetable Compound does for me"—Mps, Fraxx Seiiess 610 Tth Avenue, Vinton, Iowa. ’ Many girls in the fourth generation are learning through their own per- sonal experiences the beneficial effects of Lydia FE. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound. Mothers who took it when they were young are glad to recommend it to their daughters For over half a century, women have praised this reliable medicine, Foo an Not Himself Jones tell Brown? that off “Perhar iy he wasn’t him self todas Loosen Up That Cold With Musterole Have Musterole handy when a cold etarts. It has all of the advantages of grandmother's mustard plaster without the burn. You feel a warm tingle as the healing ointment penetrates the pores, then a soothing, cooling sensation and Quick relief. Made of pure oil of mustard and other simple ingredients, Musterole is recommended by many nurses and doctors. Try Musterole for bronchitis, sore throat, stiff neck, pleurisy, rheu- matism, lumbago, croup, asthma, neu- ralgia, congestion, pains and aches of the back or joints, sore muscles, sprains, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest. It may prevent pneumonia and “flu.” Jars & Tubes Better than a mustard plaster ‘Makes Life Sweet For seven generations the National Household Remedy of Holland for kid- ney, liver and bowel troubles has helped make life brighter for suffering men and women. Begin taking them today and notice how quickly your troubles will vanish. At all druggists in 3 sizes. QOD ek pa Quickly Checks Coughs and Colds and is good for so many ail. ments man’ dozen es a year. Get the circular wrapped around bottle and read it NOW, Use it today from coughing. 3e and $50c bottles Buy it at your drug store. G. G. Green, Ine, Woodbury, N. J. WHAT CAUSES BOILS. 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