~~ 12h 1—Duke Schiller, nf the Bremen. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Flood Control Bill Fought by Coolidge and Others as “Extortionate.” By EDWARD W. PICKARD HAT the flood control bill passed by the senate and, with certain amendments, under debate In the house last week, is the most extortionate measure in the history of the govern- ment is the opinion of President Cool idge. His remarkably outspoken view of this bill created something of a sensation in Washington and it en couraged a group of representatives led by Mr. Frear of Wisconsin, in a determined fight on the measure re- ported by the house committee. The main issue was the question of local contribution upon which the President had insisted. “Contribution is a cardinal prio ciple in federal, state, and municipal aid,” said Mr. Frear. “This case pre- gents no exception. Thousands of cor- porations and large individual owners under this bill will enjoy enormous financial benefits through flood protec- tion. They should contribute toward the expense. If we pass this bill and adopt the plan of giving away ihe tax- payers’ money without limit to re habilitate or benefit great Interests that can bring political pressure to bear on congress, a hundred other flood control projects now knocking at committee doors will all demand the same treatment without contribution.” Reid of lllinols, chairman of the flood control committee, said in reply: “There is In the bill no provision for local contribution. There can be gone if congress intends to protect the lives and property of its citizens from these destructive floods, No levee sys tem can be effective unless it Is uni- fied. co-ordinated, and complete, and should any levee district fail to pay a contribution necessary under the ree- jamation theory the whole plan would fall. Nearly every levee district Is pow or will soon be bankrupt. There is no possible way for them to get money, as they are unable to sell any bonds becanse of the default in the bonds already issued.” There were conferences of house and senate leaders for the purpose of modifying the measure so that the President would sign it. Senators Ransdell and Sackett talked with Mr. Coolidge and reported that he would approve a bill similar to the Jones bill originally reported from the-sen- ate committee. This draft, while it eliminated local contributions, econ- tained various safeguards which were pot in the measure as passed by the senate and approved by the house flood control committee. : — Y HOLDING up action on the $304, 000,000 naval appropriation bill the radical Republicans forced the sen- ate to adopt the resolution of Blaine of Wisconsin demanding from Secre- tary Wilbur Information as to the cost in lives and money of the operations of the marines in Nicaragua. Mr. Wil bur Informed the senate that mainte nance of the marine expeditionary force in Nicaragua bad resulted In the death of 21 marines and the wounding of 45 others. He set extra cost to the government of marine activities In Nicaragua at $1,530,170, The total cost of maintaining the expeditionary force, Mr. Wilbur fixed at $3.530,000. It was explained, however, that more than $2,000,000 of the total cost would have been expended on the marines even if they had remained in their home stations. The secretary sald it was known that 202 Nicaraguansg had been killed in fights with the marines, —— \A/ASRINGTOR, New York and Chi. cago were making plans to give rousing welcomes to the Germun-Irish transatiantic aviators, and were as, sured that the fiyers would visit those cities after getting away from desolate Greenly Island Io Belle Isle straits The stories of their flight show that they lost their way because their con pass failed in the dark and the snow- storm, and they wandered far to the north of their route, Relief and ald a 3 Tadorvnst 4 id 7 who flew to Greenly Island for the government . and they were busy repalring the | Bremen so they could continue thelr flight to New York. James Fitz. maurice, promoted major by the Free State government, was taken to Lake Ste. Agnes, Quebec, by Duke Schiller, Canadian aviator, to get a new propeller with which he intended by fly back to Greenly island Baron von Huenefeld, Koehl and Fitzmaurice will be entertained In New York for five days, and then, proceeding to Washington, will be the guests of President Coolidge, the Irish minister and the German ambussudor The wives of Koehl and Fitzmaurice will soon join them in this country. to UMBERTO NOBILE of fifteen left Milan, ltaly, in the dirigible Italia on the way to the North pole, and on the first lap of the journey ran into a fierce storm over Germany. Finally the airship, somewhat battered, came down safely at Seddin airdrome, near Stolp, Pom- eranin, where repuirs were made and further trial flights begun. Two more hops will take it to King's bay, Spitz, bergen, which will be the base of op- erations. Nobile, who piloted Amund- sen over the North pole two years ago in the dirigible Norge, intends to make several flights over the pole, taking scientific observations. He carries a crose given by the pope which will be planted in the Ice at the top of the world EN. Crew and a DMIRAL J. K. ROBISON, former chief of the navy engineering bu- reau, was the do fense in cunspiracy responsibility a siar Sin wilhiess Teapot he assumed full in the conserving for the fair Dome and for the government's policy from the navy's oil reserves to storing feel ofl in sesboard tanks and that ! rial change e fn vored the opening pp of the whole re serve. “Sinclair asked wanted If a contract wus entered into,” declared Robison. "1 told me what we give ns the largest possible share of his production. The more he got, the more 1 got for the navy “I wanted to get the absolute maxi mum for the navy, and I got It.” Rob {son almost shouted at the jury, as he banged the rail of the witness closure with his fist. Under crossexamination Robison was compelled to admit a close friend. ship for Sinclair. He disclosed that he traveled for a week in Sinclair's pri- vate ear and was Sinclair's dinner guest at the exclusive Lotus club In New York. He also admitted he had played poker with Sinclair the very night that Sinclair secured three val uable contracts, one of them to sup- plement the Teapot lease, The defense sought to show throogh Former Secretary of the Navy Denby that the scheme to lease the Teapot Dome regerve was conceived in the Navy department, but Denby's testi mony was shut out by a government objection. Before the senate Investigating com- mittee C. C. Chase, a son-in-law of Albert B. Fall, made admissions that were considered extremely dawpaging to Sinclair's cause, and he was sum moned by the government us a re buttal witness in the trial, money en- PRING in China brought a resump- tion of the Nationalist campaign against the Northerners and according to latest reports the Southern armies gander Chiang Kailshek are making great progress In Shantung province, where the miseries of war are added to those of famine and flood. Foreign military observers in Shanghai predict the collapre of Marshal Chang Tso-lin and his withdrawal to Manchuria with. in a few weeks, Japan expresses re newed fear for the safety of ber na- tionals and her Interests in Shantung and therefore has landed marines nt Teingtne and Is preparing to send a large body of troops. It is almost cer. tain that what Japan especially de- gires is to nssure the status of her large interests in Manchuria In case Chung is defeated there, OV. AL SMITH was formally en tered ae a candidate for the Dem: oeratic nomination for President by the New York state Democratic com: wittee at a meeting in thé National Democratic ¢lub In New York city. reached them by plane and otherwise i His name was presented by former -— ald transatiantic erew in Statuary German-lrish Lieut. Gov. George R. Lunn, and the laudatory resolution was seconded by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. joth speakers centered the hopes of their party on oll scandals, Senator Blease of South Carolina, who is strongly against Smith, has put into the Congressional Record his opinion of the situation In his state Sum- marized, this is that South Carolina will opposé Smith for the nomination to the last ballot: that If Smith gets the nomination in the regular way by the two-thirds rule, South Carolina will not initiate or join in any rump convention: and finally, that if Smith gets the nomination. some South Caro- lina Democrats, though not a great many, will vote the Republican ticket, while a considerable number of them will remain away from (he polls, but pot enough, in any event, te throw South Carolina into the Republican column, oth Republicans and Democrats of Illinois held thelr state conventions, the former being strong for Lowden and the iatter turning the delegates to Houston over to Smith. Republicans of Colorado refused to Instruct their delegates at large for Hoover, Those of Delaware and Connecticut chose un instructed to the Kansas Clty and it Is ted these delegations will do their best lo *“drafr” of Ohio, tional convention, will be the duty of Mr. Coolidge to ar cept the nomination if a deadlock real and not manipulated, develops, Meanwhile one national ticket al ready is In the field. ‘The Socialists held their pational convention in New York city and nominated Norman M Thomas of New York for President and James IH. Maurer of Reading, Pa, for vice president. Thomas is a min Maurer Is a mem city and State the delegations convention, ex Peg Senator Fess of the Coolidge na bhelleves it temporary chalrman gays he ber of the Reading council the Pennsyivania of Labor. of Federation UBLICATION of the government engineer's allotments for river and harbor work during the fiscal year 1920 discloses that Eastern and South ern waterways, together with the Mis sissippl, Missouri and Ohio rivers, have the lion's share of the items running over $1,000,000, Of the big allotments $7,225,000 goes to the Mississippi river between the Ohio and Missouri rivers and between the Missourl river and Minneapolis, $4.500,000 on the Ohlo river, $3.0630000 on the Missouri, $1. 700.000 on the Hudson river, $1200. 000 on the East river, $2,150.000 on the Delaware river, $1,000,000 on the in- land waterway from the river to Chesapeake bay, £300,000 for the Savannah, Ga., harbor, for the watervay from Beaufort to the Cape Fear river, N. CG, $650,000 for Miami harbor, and $1,025,000 for the Sabine-Neches waterway, Texas, The Illinois river is allotted $575,000 for improvement work with the develop ment of the INlinoiz link of the lakes to the gulf route, RESIDENT COOLIDGE, in an ad. dress at the opening session of the annual convention of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution in Washington, criticized federal en eroachment on the rights of the slates and the growing interference of gov. ernment in business and the life of the individual. He was warmly ap plauded when he asserted that the American theory of society “rests upon a higher level than communism,” and uttered a plea that the nation re turn to the high ideale for which the American Revolution was fought, EN. OSCAR CARMONA, dictator of Portugal, was Inaugurated President of the republic, having been elected by regular suffrage without opposition In March. Violent earthquake shocks, extend ing over several days, caused the loss of many lives and vast destruction of property in the Dalkans, mainly in Balgaria. There were also destruc. tive temblors in Pern and in Oaxaca state, Mexico, Ellsworth Milton Statler, sixty-five, who rose from bellboy to ewnership of more hotels than any other man in the world, died of pneumonia at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, which he op- erated, Forty persons were killed in West Pining, Mo. by a mysterious explosion thut wrecked a dance hall, | | > By PAUL H. SEYMOUR { Author of “Highlights on Auction Bridge” cots elias $F wo lwo) ret copy (Copyright, by Hoyle, Jr.) Article Thirty-Three. Unblocking by Declarer ‘ERE are two deals illustrating un. blocking by declarer in his own hand. The bidding of the first deal also is of interest: South deals and as his hand is so very strong in hearts and weak in spades he decides to preempt. In de termining how high( to go he counts his sure tricks-—adds one for his dia- mond suit and two to eome from his partner and bids four hears, All puss, 4 2 ), 9.6.5.8 - er | Al 10.02 N } ©.» ww pt 8 + 2. A, K 8 ¥ 1 i 16.2. 6.8.8 { i 1.8.2 £6 K,0,10,9. 4.8 5.7 West leads the Ace of clubs, dummy is spread, and declarer examines the hands. His only chance of discarding his losing spades.is upon dummy's His only pos sible way of getting into dummy is in he Jack ig one entry ‘that if the adver- all exhausted In get into dummy n witht the seven spot provided he «innll one in his own hand. He avr accordingly as follows: and he Sees fire ' can agai | 8 C2 He ne HA na H2 Cs £6 Cl S23 52 Hie H4 £9 £3 ns 64 5 0 0 a GOWAN ' - Dl HO HE 2 00 0000 eh en «4H 0 Declarer wins five odd iricks that West adverse At trick 2 declarer finds the anv remaining hearts, the six the eight: there cards, At trick 6 declarer high trump, saving lead must the fou put in the eh my o make naining clubs In diamonds » must lead up te «t’ major and so loses two tricks sith oblaIns { one heart: the is spread declarer ex- In order to finesse West ‘leads mmy holds it he is likely to have to lead How can it be done? his Queen because he holds all of the ecards: therefore, If he in this way get through East. a second lead To do this, however, he and save the deuce with which to duck under the nine. He now w N rE | SA 4 we 53 <2 se sR 57 S10 £9 £5 ie [£21 DA De Ds Hae He Ha He He ny Hs 123] Hs 0s HK HA Cs C2 Cs CA Ce Cs 0 CK cio Cy De C4 De Cs Die De Dl CT SJ no SQ Dr DK HO Declarer wins five odd tricks. SATs 02:0: 0 ¢ v4 % ¢ 49 CAEP ob ee een 4 0 50 580 sn It so often is necessary to have a small tromp for use as illustrated in thig hand that many players make it a rule to save the smallest one when trumping in for the first time in a deal whether or not they can foresee any need of doing so. There can be no harm in it when holding so many high ones, and the need for it often develops after the first play. This Is a point well worth remembering and incorporating in your practice, The Bitter Truth Conversation during lesson time was strictly forbidden, but the eaglewyed teacher, long past her first youth, de tected a girl speaking to her neigh bor. Immediately she haled the cul prit forth and demanded that the sub. Jeet of conversation be revealed, The pupil maintained a stubborn sk lence. Neither threats nor cajolings would shake her determination, and finally she was sent back to her seat, Before class was dismissed the teacher again tried to enforce her authority, “You shall tell what you said, if we both stay bere until midnight” she declared emphatically, “Well,” confessed the culprit re inctantly, "1 was only telling Mary that you dyed your hair”-Vancouver Provinces Treat Seed to Increase Yield Gain of 1 to 12 Bushels of Corn Per Acre Reported in Corn Belt. of Agriculture.) For five centk an acre, farmers In the central portion of the gorn belt treat thelr seed with a dust that will largely pre losses eaused by seed-borne seedling blight erganisms, necording (i. Johnson, cereal the United States Agriculture. Jn Lests Holbert of the corn pathologist Department of eondueted by department in of Experiment Hinois gricaltural treatment has resulted in In an acre Treatment Explained, consists’ in. mizing with the dry, of twee ounces Johnson esti treating a for eight 403 con { dust Is The treatment the dust disinfectant ghelled seed at the rate to the bushel, Doctor total 1 wee, the cost of bushel of or exe enough sicres, will not ee] tg. or H The machine whent with for smut A be home if are available, An ordipary barrel drum mounted on an axis will gg a mixer, or a barrel churn be psed. The dust should be every ker with a thin cenis an acre, applied ype copper mixer mixing of the treating dust at made others not covered econting. he treated hut ince because any time be glored dost is planting, should be in n safe p poisonous Althourh ants have been tested, only Line sinfect are present Cireular numeroes dust «di three allahlac » agiiatide at ny the time, They are described in 84-C, “Chemical -Dust Seed Dent department and are wn as dust mproved Semesan, Jr. reatments by the Bayer and the are Corn,” just i=stied rosses of se | JURE trent ay not healthy, kit ms and will DreRe n many nee through. to be Bn Appre- Ath cor thin tes Luc? mend muy res plar is and yield paras; 3 1 & poor stand, in blighted in plants that fail to grow Yield of Diseased At the Mlinois AK to pleld bushels Seed station wings] that known gave a 45 and be diseased of when gave a increase At the pro 3.2 when an in per acre when treated yield of 505 Ed i bushels, or an bushels to the acre game siation, seed that was good made a yield of ty bushels ent, but treated yielded 65.1 bushels or erease of 1.0 bushels per acre The fact that f diseased seed was benefited by seed treatment should not a% an argument in favor of inferior seed. says the de. partment. Rather, It the im portance of treating inferior seed when seed has to be used, In or der to yields as pos sg bhle, The low eott, saves Doctor Johnson the ease of application should seed treatment appeal to all without trent corn from be taken shows such socure as high make belt. where its beneficial ef. of Circular by writing Department A copy 34-C may be to the United of Agriculture, Often Quite Successful On land that is not very foul with weeds and when handled properly, and the season is not very wet, hroadeast soy beans are often successfully grown, especially if to be used for hay. There is more risk in growing them broadeast, however. A better way to grow them is to sow the seed in rows so they may be cultivated One difficulty that comes from broad. casting and covering with a drag Ie that seeds as large as soys are not likely to be covered well with a drag, and this gives a poor stand The seed costs too much to be wasted In this way. Kays may be double planted with a corn planter. that is set for wide rows of eorn. Cultivation can be done with a one-horse harrow or cultivator Tuberculosis Testing and Killing of Reactors Evidence that tuberculosis testing and slaughter of reacting animals Is baving un important effect on the health of cattle generally in this coun: try Is found in animals slaughtered ander federal! inspection. In 1917 the average, exclusive of reactors, was 2.4 per cent. In 1027, after ten years of testing and killing of rescting animals, the proportion detected by the meat inspectors had been reduced to only 11 per cent, indicating that in the enttie shipped for slaughter there Is tess than half ns much tuberculosis as there was ten years ago, Farmers’ Elevators Doing Big Business Grain Handled Had Value of About $460,000,000. (Vrepsred By the United Biat of Agricuiture.) More than 5D0O0000,000 wheat, corn, rye, and were handled by 3.331 tors repofting to the cultural economics, partment of Agricu 27 marketing season, his grain had a sales value of approximately $400, 000.000, and was handled for approxi- mately 840,000 farmers in the five fm portant grain-producing of the United States The 3.431 associ the elevators reported paid-up eapital to the amount of 857.000.0000 and sur- plus of nearly $25,000000., The total investments in equip ment amounted nearly $60,000 000 The associations have about 420,000 stockholders, most of whom are farm em Many of the associations buy farm supplies for their this business in {ines totaling nearly $170,000 04x) year The reports show tha 1926-27 about G1 the associations puid capital stock, In addi per cent of those patron: refunds es Department bushels of other grains farmers burean of agri- United States De for the Y026- eleva ureas ations eperating bullidings ans to patrons, wide last ®Reason repr t ge to Considering fact ers’ thene that K3 per «¢ elevators facts {fu “§ while but 17 cits, there is statement a whole eondition that farmers’ fare in at the satisfactory present time, Raising Dairy Heifer Outlined in a Leaflet Keep them 2 This genersi ers is gard to reached “Raising by of : and developing! i stork grow. asized particularly in re- “fre vpn emp! the dairy heifer the age of six the Dairy lished ment 14-1. an income until department Kinre iiberally velop re ening at 1 The summer and turing and f legume hay, der various condi ing. It girable In suggests the pre ter quarters, proper age f« - i. gion It mer gliso gis yed-grait handling 1 and teact! is not when is wise 1 likely she and sianchior time trouble after calving and to make the Leaflet No free on app » Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C often cow gentl \ ractable. pel 14-1. ms lication to procured Good Yellow Corn Very Needful in Mash Feed How Good ve corn in mash and scratch feed. experienced with grains ha caused not use it wise be the corn cracked, it should be and finer parts put Into the mash. The remainder should then used as scratch grain. Moldy grain should always be discarded. If fine parts of cracked grain are pot fed in the mash, it will pot be eaten and will mold on the floors and other damp places where fed. Corn can be unsed liberal ly when properly balanced with other feeds. I is rich in vitamines, ofl and carbohydrates but lacking in protein and minerals is very important Difficulties xed to Cras coarsely ve sOmMe people nue ar would other When gifted much case, is the he deeded fefededegeiededeeded Hints for the Farm diritti t Be sure to tie your wool clip with paper twine. * » » Prepare comfortable shelter for all classes of live stock. * * » Sow a row of summer radishes and learn bow good radishes can be in August, - - . Fertilizer may be put on mwns, rhubarb, ssparagus and around per ennial plants * . » Wateh for the first flight of plant Hee and shoot them quick with nico- tine preparations. Get the QOrst ones and the rest will be easy. * * * Onions, the vegetable that was once the outcast of soclety, have at last been restored to the high position they should occupy. Plant plenty of them. . . 0» What tastes belter than the first few meals of new potatoes? You can have ‘em two or three weeks sooner by starting 40 to 50 hills in thc de” bed, in berry boxes . os» Plant onlon sets or the young green onicos that you can buy most every. where mow for that purpose, to use early. Plant seeds for your main crop. Those from the sets don’t keep so well |
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