8. Claude G, Houston, 2 Democratic convention in session NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Democrats Pick Smith and Robinson as Leaders and Adopt Dry Plank. IE WAS all “Al” Smith at the Demo- cratic national convention. The friends of the New York governor had the situation in hand at all times. Alfred E. Smith of New York and Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas were chosen the standard bearers of the Democratic party in the coming cam- paign. When the first roll call ended Smith was S824 votes short of the 733% nec- essary to nominate, Ohio led the switches that rolled up the governor's total to 84024, Jim Reed, Smith's outstanding rival for the nomination, took the platform and summoned all factions of the par- ty to unite in support of the nominee, The naming of “Al” Smith was merely putting the official stamp on the expressed choice of a vast ma- Jority of the party. The opposition which marched on Houston with the determination to fight the New York governor to the last ditch soon discov ered they did not have a chance, The tide toward Joe Robinson for second place on the ticket started even before the convention was opened. One ballot was enough, Those who were looking for a “wet” plank in the party platform were dis appointed. After a bitter controversy for days In the committee, a plank was agreed upon which declares for enforcement of the Eighteenth amend- ment. The plank sharply criticizes the Republican administration for what Is described as a failure to en- force the dry laws and also for plac- ing “political hirelings” in enforce- ment positions, thus making of pro- hibition a political football. The platform pledges the party to establish a farm relief policy modeled upon the federal reserve system, Two outstanding paragraphs read: “Creation of a federal farm board to assist the farmer and stock raiser in the marketing of their products as the federal reserve board has done for the banker and business man. “Credit aid by loans to co-opera- tives on at least as favorable a basis as the government ald to the merchant marine.” The Democratic plank does mention McNary-Haugen nor equalization fee, However, It does mention the prin. eiple of the equalization fee. It pledges the fostering and development of ec-operative marketing associations through appropriate government aid, Then it pledges the party “to an earnest endeavor to solve this problem of the distribution of the cost of deal- ing with crop surpluses over the mar- keted units of the crop whose pro- docers are benefited by such assis tance.” Other high spots of the platform were: Denunciation of Republican corrup- tion, Further reduction in taxation by limiting debt retirement to sinking fund requirements, Imposition of tariff duties which will permit effective competition, in. surance against monopoly and at the same time produce a fair revenue for the support of the government. Criticism of foreign policies of the Republican administration, Curbing of the Issuance of Injunc tions In labor disputes as sought by organized labor, Condemnation of excessive campaign expenditures, Development of the American mer: chant marine, Strict enforcement laws, The keynote speech of Claude GQ. Bowers was an appeal for harmony and a united Democracy. The flery orator from New York stirred the con. vention to wild bursts of enthusiasm as he assailed the Republican party on its record of eight years’ adminis. tration of the country’s affairs, The permanent chalrman, Senator Joseph T. Robinson, pet off some fire works when he declared that there would be no “wet” plank in the plat. form. He made a plea for religions not the of anti-trust tolerance, saying “Jefferson gloried in the Virginia statute providing for religious freedom.” This started one of the most noisy of the many demon- strations that marked this convention, ECRETARY OF STATE KELLOGG has called upon the governments of 14 nations to sign a revised and final draft of his projected anti-war treaty. The text of the slightly ified peace pact, together with a cov- ering note, has been delivered to Great Britain and her dominions, together with France, Italy, Germany, Japan and the Locarno powers. Each of the interested governments was urged to sign on the dotted line at once and to accept the treaty as written without qualification or reser. vation. This government, Mr. Kellogg stated, Is prepared to sign the treaty as it now stands without reservations. Mr. Kellogg brushes aside most of the oblections advanced by France and other powers and states frankly that his examination of their replies to his first note, Invi operate in the negotiatic n of a treaty for renunciation of war, has re vealed no reasons why they should not adhere to the final draft of treaty at once. He described changes in the treaty In making public his the matter of approving trenty draft squarely ested powers, State cials made it known that 12 of nations have signified, through their ambassadors, a readiness to sign the treaty at once. France and Italy are understood to be the only nations wh representa- tives have displayed reluc toward complete acceptance of Kellogg proposal. The confidence feit by Mr. Kello in the of his activities is expressed in the conclud- ing lines of his invitation. “My government is confident,” serts, “that the other nations of the world will, as soon as the treaty comes in force, gladly adhere thereto, and that this simple procedure will bring mankind's agelong aspirations for universal peace nearer to practical fulfillment than ever before in the his tory of the world™ mod- ng them to co the the the ae slight, note placing the latest inte - the up to the department ORE tance the rer mR nitimate success peace he as OBERT W, STEWART, chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, under indictment for perjury in connection with his testimony be. fore the senate committee investigat- ing the Teapot Dome scandal, will be tried in Washington October 8, Stew. art pleaded notiguilty and demanded immediate trial, but the district at. torney declared that the government was not ready to proceed. The Indictment charges that Stew. art lied when he told the senate Tea- pot Dome scandal committee he did not participate in the profits of the Continental Trading cgmpany, Ltd. Subsequently Stewart, recalled by the committee, admitted he had han- died $750,000 of the profits of the Con- tinental company and had held them intact for either the Standard com- pany or the Sinclair Crude Oil Pur- chasing company. The bonds were de- livered to the Sinclair company, ac- cording to Stewart. mm ERBERT HOOVER, the Repub- lican candidate for President, will resign as secretary of commerce with. in a few days, lo devote all his time to the national campaign. It Is expected that he will visit President Coolidge at the summer White House at Brule, Wis, to turn In his resignation. He will then proceed to his home In Call fornia to prepare his speech of ae ceptance which Is to be delivered the first week in August, Dr. Hubert Work, secretary of the Interior; who has been named chalr- maf of the Republican national com. mittee, 1s also expected to resign soon to give his entire attention to directing the campalgn, Chairman Work announced that President Coolidge will not be asked to make any speeches for the ticket and that it ls not expected that he will take any active part in the cam- paign. Henry J. Allen, former governor of Kansas and publisher of the Wichita Beacon, has been named as campaign publicity director. HICAGO'S gang killings go merrily on, The latest victim is "Big Tim" Murphy, former state reprosentstive labor leader and mall robber... Mur- phy was shot down on the lawn of his home late at night by gangsters in a passing automobile, Police killing was the result of an internal fight for control of the Master Ciean- ers and Dyers’ association, » ay th say the REMIER POINCARE'S bill to sta. bilize the franc at 8.93 cents and wipe out billions of wealth in French is of war and prewar issues was the chamber of deputies by 450 to 22. Many of the which will be redu 80 per were sold In America, favor of and 1s the vener- before bon passed by a vote of bonds cent in value, The senate later voted in the stabilization bill by the law is now in effect. Thi French parliament baried able old franc—the franc that the war held up its head other curren of the cents, It was 125 years of age, hav- ing been born in the days of the first later to become Napoleon I the emperor of the French. For more than a century it flourished of the powerful colpages of world, That before the day wi the nouveau riches, the dollar and pound sterling, aristocrats of the financial Ite downfa and the war, when though wanton with poured from the open wound In country's side, never feit inclined to tax themselves, as other warring coun tries did. They paid for the war with loans. Afterward they hid behind the illusion that “Germ J 8 ced gr . ot to 3, the the 20 among : cles world at consul, as one the wns en became the world, 11 dates 1014 al- in reality to the French the blood HE mailbag robbery, involving an estimated loss of £500, 000, w the ar rival in London of the 1 m sail Jamded at Southampton fre + Levia- than, is still shrouded in mystery. The mailbags arrived in London with seals intact and the robbery was not discovered until the post office officials prepared to sort the letiers, The mail was under supervision of the United States sea postal staff throughout the voyage and wae landed at Southampton under strict "armed supervision. It is believed certain the bags were not tampered with after they left the ship. When the bags were opened at Lon- don it was found that the registered letters had been split open and all negotiable papers taken, HARGING that the Aluminum Com- pany of America, its officers and others entered into a conspiracy to create an aluminum monopoly In this country to the detriment of others en- gaged in the industry, the Basch Me chine Tool company of Springfield, Mass, has filed suit in the Federal court at Boston against the company. The plaintiff company names An. drew W. Mellon, James B. Duke and others as having participated in the alleged conspiracy, but does not make them defendants, The bill alleges that, although Mel. lon resigned as a director of the Aluminum Company of America in 1920, he continued to participate in the policies and management of its af faire and has been a “dominating fac. tor therein.” sensational hich was discovered on —— ECAUSE he issued orders to his subordinates to fire on all cars not stopping for liquor inspection, a grand jury at Buffalo, N. Y., has held Boatswain Frank Beck, commander of the edast guard station at Fort Niag- ara, N. Y., partially responsible for the shooting of Jacob D. Hanson of Niagara Falls. Hanson was shot early on the morning of May 6 while he was driving back to the Falls from a visit to Lewiston. Jennings and Drew, const guardsmen, were patrolling the road on the lookout for liquor smug glers, They claim they ordered Han. son to stop and he refused, OHNNY FARRELL won the open golf championship by defeating Bobby Jones In the play-off of a tie by one stroke at Olympia fields, Chicago, Jones nnd Farrell were tied for first place at 204. The play-off was one of the most thrilling and dramatic 20. hole matches ever played anywhere, Birdies on the last two holes by both players is an Indication of how stub bornly the battle was waged. Farrell, Quaker Ridge professional, after seven years of striving and disappointment won the honor which, to a profes. sional, is worth from $50,000 to $100, 000 All Parts of the United States. i by the United of Agricul pasture of a States Depart ure.) ment Abundant gort the most economical raising of or even tanks of water may for the aquatic needs of and shelter may be the South and In the North open to the south is sufficient. be raised successfully all parts of the United but are more abundant in the West and the South. In 1020 with nearly 200000 geese followed by Missourl, Arkan- iowa led in production Kentucky, Tennessee, Minne- North Carolina and Texas fol- but this group of states was behind the four leaders. Closest Grazers. subsist largely on grass dur- growing season and are the of grazers,” says author of Farmers’ Bul Raising,” a revised edition by Department of Agriculture, Geese grow to much heavier weights than chickens, but the price per pound on the markets Is usually cents less than for chickens. the sold from the clalists In the fattening of and then go to market, largely cities where foreign popula ates a demand. Principal Breeds. bulletin describes the principal breeds of fcund In the United States, the Toulouse, Emden, African, Chinese, Wild or Canadian and Egyvp- tian. It gives directions for hous selection and mating, Incubation, and feeding of the ings, and prep- aration of stock for market. An ucre supply nearly if not all food for from four to twenty-five with per ten to an average. In the South keep for the their ald in keeping down geese, States, Middle Hlinois closely sas and geese, much “Coeese ing the closest lletin 767- F, “Goose the United States several Some of geese are the birds, in the lion Cre- The geese feyov ing, care gosl haps acre some geese of fields. Bulletin 767-F upon request to Agriculture, Wash oatton be ob De- ington, Farmers’ may free the partment of Sales instances Basis of Actual Produce agents in all to shippers on tl actually received in good declares the of agricultural economics response featur: The counting under the Produce Agency act Supreme Court of the United ns well as the state courts, held that an agent to sell eannot to himself. The point has been raised whether an agent who Is making sales on track, charging therefor a commis and who takes have own store for sale, must account on the store, or may account on the Obviously, under the policy outlined says, the agent must price received for sales through the store for the portion so sold, while returning on the basis of track price for the portion actually sold on track. The bureau points out that this does chants to bandle produce through their stores at 7 per cent, or whatever the track sales commission may be, but that such merchants are entitled to the commission that Is usual and proper for sales made through store, 3 0004002000000 0000 040400004 : Agricultural Squibs § PEEP 00000000001 A hen usually lays eggs like the one she was hatched from, * & =» Nothing Justifies feeding complex wineral mixtures to cattle all the time, PoP PPd . 0» Goor farming, plus the silo, are the main weapons of offense and de. fense against the European corn borer, . * * Beginning the first week, provide green feed for young chicks, or, best of all, let them pick their own food on the range, . 8s = Without a sweet soll and thorough inoculation with nodule-forming bac plete success no matter when it is sown, * 8 » Cod liver oll in mash or grain for young chicks prevents leg weakness and alds normal growth, Feed at the rate of one pint of the oll to 100 pounds of feed. ® © 9 The petted calf is the one that re sponds most easily to the care of the young stockman. When the junior club member feeds his ealf, the time that he spends in petting it a little is not lost time Nervousness, Nervous Dyspepsia Nervous Headache, Neuralgia, Neurasthenia aD R. 1 1 E Sy Sloop ldsetions | is usually due to a disorders ed condition of the nerves. Dr. Miles’ Ner- vine has been used with success in this and other nervous dis- orders for nearly fifty years. generous sample for be in Teas. Medical al Companys Elkhart, Ind. We'll send a Dr, Miles “Deflation . It isn't for n out in the epic poem difficuly man to start like an home at night E AUTHORITY” | typographical ea typog WEBSTER'S a | § NEW INTERNATIONAL They're Crazy | DICTIONARY Those Brit that crying ~THE MERRIAM WEBSTER plexion of on one after a hard morning feeling and return Hee a CEPOL, who for the had to gh physicians is good COUrsEe never cry, — Io RAY | «oom | put | dsville | Because Hundreds of Judges concur ir of the werk ¢ Times, Make Themselves Miserable It Is not patience that LE eall The Presidents of all le § versities, College pos- Schools ! go much happiness as im- | from we to men, and then thes themselves mifgerable time choose to | Biv ment. All large dicti selected Webs tional. The Schoclbooks of « adhere to the Merriam-V system of diacritical m The Gover at Washing —t thio o Goethe, States that have Misfortune Brings fappines? | “Even mi i said sfortt une brings Hi! Hoe, “It enn -— Washin ROMe ap- piness, Chinatown to rejcice the gage of | nies | toa bles our Sleep Antidote program awakened ad been as SONG A radic an who | Probably those mamms #2 wom iO hours leep for ginging one of | lullaby things one Never Thought of That A lover of errs guys | a fine antiscorbutic. Now, never thought the ecrant we zetle, By JUDGE K. M, LANDIS, Basebzsll Commissioner. Lack of pl ace in most large cities, which forces youngsters to play baseball on the streets, or else not play at all, is to be deplored ies which will do their 10-12-14-year-old boy of this generation. I have a lot of friends And T am inclined to think, whose friendship I would retain, ayground spa communit duty to the among boys; have a great correspondencs if called upon to choose the if I were privileged by som: , I would with them. element of decree to have the friendship of only one eler choos’ boys. And 1 de pot want to feel that my generation is cheating them. Re. member that the 10-12-15-year-old boy is pretty cute. He knows whethes or not he is being given a square deal. And if he is being denied a expression to his physical in lusion is that he is being cheated. he ] sor eli 3 where he can give clinations along lines, his cone ask you, is that a good foundation to build the citizenship of the next gencration? I do not ask you to tear down your business blocks, 1« take the property and make playgrounds from this time on, we will have places around the town for this purpose. You can get today for dollars years from now will cost thousands. And if it isn’t done today you will have to face the prob- lem ten years from now. It has to be done. dow Hiown . But 1 ask you to resolve that what in ten Farm Population Began to Decrease in This Country Forty Years Ago By DR. C. J. GALPIN, Federal Economist. Although accentuated by the recent period of agricultural depres sion, the farm exodus in America really started years ago, and in some etates during an era of great prosperity. Farm population decreased in » number of states forty years ago, and in others as long as ten, twenty and thirty years ago, with the exodus as marked in good years as in bad. There was an actual decrease in the strong agricultural states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Jowa and Missouri from 1900 to 1910. It coin- cided with an era of great agricultural prosperity and a still rising tide of farm tendency on the best lands in the Middle West. Explain the social phenomena as the result of the passing of these vo new outlet in agricultural processes for farm workers displaced. Loss of farm population may be expected to continue until the urban Inspiration of Imagination Necessary to Tide Over Periods of Depression By DR. 8. PARKES CADMAN. The force of imagination cannot be overlooked, even in the field of religion. The painter, the artist and the sculptor must all call on thes imaginations to aid them in the appreciation of the beauty that they will express in their work. Without this gift of imagination they would be vacant in expression. In the same way we must have the inspiration of imagination in our everyday life, to help tide us over periods of depression, when every! thing seems gloomy and the world is all wrong. In the same way, a purely mental religion can never be success ful. A mental theology could work out a mathematical religion for us, but it would not be convincing. It would lose all the beauty and love that characterize the Christian religion and make it rather a code of ethics than a religious doctrine. Jmagination fills out the skeleton that our mentality provides and makes it a living, breathing thing of flesh and blood. Imagination ie the thing that makes all the various purl of our existence function together in a complete whole.
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