THE CENTRE
Samuel F. B.
by the D. A. R. at a cost of $2,013,000.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Signing of Flood Control
Bill Stimulates the Mis-
sissippi Valley.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
EOPLE of the lower
valley threw up their hats and
cheered when” the news was flashed
over the country that President Cool-
idge had signed the flood control bill
and made it part of the law of the
land. Throughout the region especial
ly affected there were happy celebra-
tions, and New Orleans particularly
rejoiced, calling the day the greatest
since the end of the Civil war. That
city, relieved of fear of annual floods,
will go ahead with plans to take her
place among the big cities of the coun-
try and her industrial and real estate
men already are out after new busi
ness. In lesser degree the whole val-
ley up to the mouth of the Missouri
river is similarly stimulated, and the
rallways running through the area are
expecting steadily Increasing busi-
ness.
Under the provisions of the act a
board of three is to make recommenda-
tions to the President In connection
with the adjustment of engineering
differences between the Jadwin plan
and the Mississippi river commission
plan for flood control. Major General
Jadwin, chief army engineer, and the
president of the river commission are
two members of this board, and Mr
Coolldge selected Carleton W. Sturte
vant of New York as the third mens
ber. Mr. Sturtevant is sixty-four years
of age and wae recommended by mem
bers of the American Soclety of Civil
Engineérs. He graduated as a civil
engineer from the University of Mis
rouri In 1884. In his early years, Mr.
Sturtevant had charge of survey work
a8 a government engineer on the
Mississippi as a private engineer. He
was employed on the Panama canal
and had charge of engineering work
in South America and in Mexico.
The blll centers authority In the
hands of the President and the army
engineers. Actual construction work
will be handled by the present Missis-
sippl river commission under the di-
rection of the secretary of war and
the supervision of the chief of engi-
neers. An appropriation of about $25.
000,000 will be required for the first
year. The act authorizes a total ex-
penditure of $325,000,000, but the Pres-
ident and General Jadwin believe the
actual outlay during the next ten or
twelve years will be at least £500,000.
000, Mr. "Coolidge's fears that a land
scandal would arise were allayed by a
provision that the government shall ac-
quire flowage rights only on such land
as is not now subject to overflow,
Mississippi
WO more big pleces of legislation
were put up to the President when
the senate adopted the conference re-
ports on the farm relief and merchant
marine bills, That the former, known
as the McNary-Haugen measure, was
certain to be vetoed by Mr. Coolidge
was generally admitted, and its sup-
porters were not sure they could mus-
ter enough votes to pass it over the
veto. The report on the merchant ma-
rine bill was accepted only after a
filibuster conducted by radical sena-
tors who attacked it as a ship sub-
sidy measure in disguise, the postal
subvention and construction loan fea-
tures especially being denounced. Nine
Republicans and eleven Democrats
voted In the negative. Though a ma-
jority of the house rules committee are
against the Boulder Dam bill, the ex-
tremely active lobby boosting that
measure forced the committee to put
it up to the house and a special rule
was granted permitting its considern-
tion with eight hours of debate. This
may prevent the planned adjournment
of congress at the end of this week,
put it Is unlikely that the filibuster
against the bill, announced by Senator
Ashurst, can be broken down.
——
OTHING happened last week to
L change the prediction of the
Hoover and Smith boosters that their
respective candidates would have
virtual walkaways In the Republican
and Democratic national conventions.
Indeed, these predictions were strength-
ened, for Hoover gained 21 and per-
haps 29 delegates in New Jersey and
14 in Alabama, and Smith garnered
44, from New Jersey, Vermont and
Montana.
South Carolina Democrats in conven-
tion elected 18 delegates to Houston
uninstructed but directed to vote for a
dry nominee and a dry platform. The
anti-Smith faction lost in the attempt
to Instruct the delegates to vole
against Smith “or other candidates of
similar views."
The New York governor, according
to his supporters, already is assured
of 6031% votes on the first ballot at
Houston, or within 30 of the necessary
two-thirds: His opponents dispute 70%
of these votes, but there are few bold
enough to dispute the claim that Smith
is certaln of and that the
convention will be only a
feast.
committee on
nomination
Democratic
love Reports reached the sen-
ate campalgn
tures that the governor's campaign was
bemg financed by contractors who had
held fat contracts from the New York
state or city governments; but these
were denied by W. F. Kenny, one of the
contractors ig question who has con
tributed $70,000 to the Smith fund. He
said he had done, in eleven years, not
more than $243,000 of business with the
and he added he was ready to
add to his contribution to the limit of
his ability to pay. Other
contributors made similar pledges.
expendl
city
substantial
nomination is
and
cially disputed by Lowden and his fol
lowers. The Hooverites claim 382 in
structed and favorable and a
total of 467 on first ballot,
and give 26 to Lowden But the
Lowden figures are: Hoover
Lowden, 208% ; uncertain, 317.
Secretary of the
addressing the Pennsylvania delega-
tion, created a sensation by giving
Hoover as his cholce for the nomina-
tion provided President Coolidge could
not be persuaded to run again,
“Hoover seems to come closest to the
standards we have set for
office.” he said, but at the same time
he urged the delegates to remain un-
committed to any candidate until they
reached Kansas City and could de
termine in caucus what course was
best for the party and the country, To
reporters Mr. Mellon sald afterwards:
“It is not certain that Mr. Coolidge
will not consent to the use of his
name. The Pesident may be a candi
date.” In which opinion he agrees
with Charles D. Hilles of New York
and other Easterners. It was said in
Philadelphia that Mr. Mellon's declara-
tion concerning Hoover was prompted
by the knowledge that William Vare,
local Republican boss, was ready to
come out in favor of the secretary of
commerce. And this Vare did shortly
after the Mellon statement, Lowden
and Dawes partisans still insist that
some of the 70 Pennsylvania delegates
will be against Hoover,
Hoover's certainty of
more open to discussion i® espe.
voles
wobable
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3
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Treasury Melion
this high
HIANG KAI-SHEK, leader of the
Chinese Nationalists, rejected Mar-
shal Chang's proposed truce in the
clvll war for the purpose of uniting
against Japanese aggression, and both
the Southerners and their allies, the
forces of General Feng, resumed their
movement on Peking. Chang prepared
for the withdrawal of his troops and
himself to Manchuria but Feng inter-
cepted him at Machang where there
was heavy fighting. Early capture of
both Peking and Tientsin was fore
seen, and both American ahd British
forces in that region were made ready
to protect their nationals. The Jap-
anese, in full possession of Tsinan and
the zone along the rallway, decided to
send troops to Manchuria if necessary
to prevent disturbances there. The
American force in north China totals
4,400, most of whom are at Tientsin.
REMIER BRATIANO of Rumania
defles his enemies, and has told
parliament that his cabinet has no in.
tention of resigning or heeding other
of the demands of the peasants. Julin
Maniu, leader of the peasants, says
they will now boycott the government
completely and If that doesn't have
eect they will résort to active re
sistance In nonpayment of taxes.
Carol, former crown prince of Ru
mania, driven out of Eogland, took
refuge in Belgium, where he was told
he might remain so long ‘as he be-
haved himself, Friends have leased
for Carol and his companion, Magda
Lupescu, the magnificent Chateau
d’Ardennes, near Dinant.
R. GUSTAV STRESEMANN, for
eign minister of Germany, lay al-
most at the point of death most of last
week, but at latest reports his condi
tion showed a little improvement. His
illness created great anxiety in Ger
many and political enemies, the
Nationalists, took advantage of It to
gush their candidates in the general
election set for Sunday.
his
‘ECRETARY OF STATE KEL
WV LOGG'S anti-war treaty plan was
warmly indorsed by the British
house of lords when it unanimously
adopted Lord Reading's resolution call
the for
favorable consideration of
Premier Bruce of
ing on government “prompt,
these pro
posals.™ Australia
has given the proposals his hearty ap
proval, and Japan's reply is expected
to be an
enunciated It is
that Mr. given
year's Nobel peace prize by the
wegian parliament for his work in
warding world peace.
not be made until
J Hos from
the
a ©
acceptance of the principl
reported
Rellogg will be this
Nor
for
The award will
November,
sixteen countries, inclind
United attended
convent Cavrsel,
ing States,
ommunist ion at
Germany, held under the auspices of
the Third International snd presided
over by a nephew of Rykofl, gssistant
Russian commissar of foreign affairs
The discussion was mainly concerning
means of extending Communist activity
in the armies and navies of “capital
istic” nations and was extraordinarily
frank. Progress in this work in the
navies of England, France and Amer
ica was reported, but Moscow dele
gates were told the prospects of revo-
iutions In Europe were discouraging,
especially since the failure in Vienna
last year.
A NNOUNCEMENT ls made by the
+ Fairchild Aerial Camera corpora-
tion that it has bulit for the army air
corp® an aerial camera with a range
of eight miles, designed to photograph
arenas as large as four square
Picture taking at heights of 30,000 feet
or more will be possible by devices
which include an electrical heating
system to prevent the shutter from
freezing at temperatures as low as 60
degrees below zero, The machine has
complete automatic control and opera.
tion, including a device to record the
time the picture was taken, the aiti-
tude. the time of each exposure and
other useful data.
miles,
ASCISM'S new electoral law was
passed by the Italian senate. Jt re
forms the chamber of deputies and
abolishes demoeratic popular suffrage.
The new chamber will be madé up
from a single list of 400 Mussolini-
picked men, whom the people will ap
prove or reject in & special “yes” or
“no” plebiscite. No opposition list Is
to be presented.
NCLE SAM is going into the busi
ness of manufacturing and dispos-
ing of fixed nitrates and electric pow.
er, if the Morin resolution adopted by
the house is accepted by the senate in
lieu of a similar resolution by Norris
already adopted by the upper house
and becomes law. The measure, re
lating to Muscle Shoals, may be vetoed
by the President. In addition to set
ting up a $10,000000 corporation
for the operation of the obsolete
nitrate plants, and the disposal of
power, the bill authorizes expenditure
of sufficient funds to complete dam
No. 2. Estimates on the authorized
improvements run as high as $40,000,
000. This will be in addition to the
$140,000,000 which the government has
already spent om the Muscle Shoals
project.
UILTY on two charges of Im
prudent and unministerial con-
duet and suspended permanently from
exercizing the functions of a bishop
was the verdict of the Methodist Epis
copal ecclesiastical court in the case
of Bishop Anton Bast of Copenhagen,
tried during the general conference in
Kansas City. The court continued the
Danish bishop in his membership and
ministry and recommended provision
for hig support until the next meeting
of his conference, The charges against
Bishop Bast Involved misuse of charity
funda.
to Ask Farmer
Find Strong and Weak
Points in Farm System
and Make Changes.
{Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Mr.
Farmer, ask yourself these
questions, If you can answer all of
them accurately and satisfactorly yoa
are probably prosperous and contented
with your lot. If not—well, try to
answer them anyhow,
What is the size of your farm busi-
ness?
What part of your investmént Is In
land, buildings, live stock, machinery,
and other capital?
Are your crops properly
tioned for greatest returns?
propor-
Compare Yields.
How do your crop ylelds compare
with the average yields of the local-
ity?
What classes of live
you the most money?
How do the returns from your live
gtock compare with the average of
your locality?
How many acres of
alre per man? Per
Is your farm so organized that each
part of the business is yielding satls-
factory returns?
How much have you left for your
own labor after ‘deducting from your
total receipts your expenses, value of
labor performed by members of your
family, and interest on your invest
ment?
How much does the farm contribute
stock return
crops do
horse?
you
Strong and Weak Points.
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1138-F, pub-
lished by the United Depart
ment of Agriculture, is desig
gue to
help you answer these «
States
juestions intel-
1 are not
find
your
if the answers
You ca
questions
Thin
n request
Agriculture, Washington,
for Any Breeding Ram
The ram need not be with ti
od he will have had Ui
wice or even three times i
peri
ih ewes
flock
paint
ochre
turn him the
To test a
red or
with
ram
his brisket with
and
the same ewe twice by the mark he
leaves on the rear of the By
using a different color each week you
can tell just when a lamb
and can give her close attention,
The ram should be in good condi
tion. He ghould receive, at this time,
a regular of grain and a
good supply of clover or alfaifa hay.
A succulent ration Is recommended
avoid heavy
mangels since they
der troubles when
wethera, After "OR BON
is over it is only keeD
the ram in medium condition. In most
cases, 8 hay ration. will be enough,
but some juicy feed would be desirable.
Do not pen him up close but permit
him to have ample room for exercise.
Fellow
you can tell whether he serves
ewe
ewe 8 to
allowance
feeding of roots or
bring about blad-
fed to rams or
the breeding
necessary to
SOOQOOOOO DOGO 00D0DD000T
Agricultural Notes $
SOCOTOSOCOULDONROLULOO00OD
If you are buying flaxseed. be sure
to get a disease-resistant strain,
» * »
If there is land on the farm that Is
too poor or rough to cultivate, one
may establish a woodlot,
* * *
Only the best potatoes pay to ship
when a surplus of tubers exists in the
country, Feed the lowergrade* stuill
to live stock,
* . ®
It costs just as much to raise a 40.
bushel crop as one that yields 50
bushels so why not plant your farm
to adapted varieties?
. & »
Growing tomatoes by the staked
method for ordinary late summer
market or for the canning factory Is
entirely out of the question.
* »
Sanitation as a menns of control for
diseases of both pigs and chickens, Is
being advocated as the nearest thing
to “sure fire” that has yet been dis
covered,
ee & »
Millet makes very good hay for
eattle. It is not desirable for horses,
Use common millet. Sow after dan.
ger of frost is past, about 25 pounds
per acre,
eo»
Rape may be sown at the rate of
three to four pounds per acre in rows,
or five to six pounds broadcast, Where
rainfall 18 a limiting factor the mini.
mum row seeding Is preferable,
. * »
Cutworms are among the most tron:
blesome insects with which the gars
dener and the farmer have to deal
Their principal damage Ig done in the
gpring when they cut off young plants
at or near the surface of the ground.
Cut worms are not difficult te con-
The most effective and most
practical method Is to poison them
with poisoned bran mash,
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Historic Old Deed in
Archives of Virginia
the original
certificate of
igcovery of copy of
the birth Michigan
pmong the musty archives of Virginia
ut Richmoad, was made by Col,
W. Williams, clerk of the
house of delegates,
Joh
Virginia
This document is
by which Virginia co
west territory to
Luter the Northwest
carved to
diana
’
the original
i deed
nveved the North-
the United Stites.
ferritory
Michizan,
[inois,
handwritten and yellow
discovered in the mid-
dle of an ancient volume of papers,
the many which Wil-
liams has been indexing for years. It
bears the signature of Thomas Jeffer-
son, Hurdy, Arthur nnd
James Monroe, vdelegutes the
the
was
muke Ohio, In-
and
he deed,
with age,
wis
one of Colonel
Samuel] foe
for
commonweaith in the congress of
United States”
Probably the most
ture of the ancient document is
ginia's stipulation that the
be carved from the territory
“distinct Republican states,”
to he not than
than 100 miles square.—Detroit News
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