Ii, Greater Rockford in which 3—Pllots Hassell and Cramer, Bert NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Two Italians Fly From Rome to Brazil, Establishing New Distance Record. By EDWARD W. PICKARD WO Italian aviators, Captain Fer rarin and Major Del Prete, starting from Rome in a Fiat-motored Savoia monoplane, headed for South America on a nonstop flight, reached Brazil in safety, establishing a new record When they landed near Port Natal they had flown about 4,485 miles, bet. tering the distance record of 3900 miles made by Chamberlin and Levine by about miles. These aviators already held the duration flight rec- ord of 58 hours, 38 minutes and 26 seconds. When the flyers passed over St. Vincent, Cape Verde nds, ap proximately 3,000 miles from {lome, they had been up 22 hours with the re- markable average of more than 135 miles an hour, They made the 1,600 miles from there across the south At- lantic ocean ai almost equal speed On the way they were in radio com- munication with the steamship Philarus and said all was well with them. The flight was made under the auspices of the Italian military aviation service, ne oil isla NE of the extraordinary tragedies of aviation occurred last week over the North sea. Capt. Alfred Loew- enstein, world famous Belgian finan cler and rated as one of the wealthiest men In the world, disappeared from bis Fokker plape In which he was crossing from Croydon, England, Brussels. It was believed that he had mistaken the door by gers left the plane for the one to the washroom, and, opening the former, stepped off into space and fell into the sea. Loewenstein's wealth was est to be only less than that Ford and the Rockefellers, He controlled steamship lines, one of the chief stockholders Jelgian railway system, owned ganese Iron in Silesia, furnaces in the north of Spain, coal properties In the Saar basin and in the Ruhr, aud immense rubber plantations in the Congo Two years ago he startled the world by offering the Bel. gian goversment a loan of $30,000,000 for two years without Interest in or. der that the Delgian france might be stabilized. The offer was refused. Bhortly after this he offered to lend France a like amount at interest of 2 per cent. Quite recently Captain Loewenstein spent several weeks in the United States and Canada on business, traveling most of the time by airplane. He was an enthusiast on aviation and owned a number of hig planes which were equipped with office desks and carried a staff of secretaries so he could work while flying Immediately after the capitalist’s disappearance was reported there were rumors that he had committed suicide because of financial embar rassment following his recent failures to obtain large loans. These stories were denled and were succeeded by reports that he was secretly landed in France from his plane and had been met by an automobile which took him to a place of retreat. On Euro pean stock exchanges the Loewenstein shares fell rapidly. ECRETARY oF COMMERCE HOOYER spent Independence day in rest and quiet recreation, but gave up the rest of the week to prepara tions for his departure from Washing ton, winding up with a conference on Baturday with prominent eastern Re. publicans for the purpose of establish ing a campalgn organization In that section of the country. It was an nounced that Mr, Hoover would de liver his resignation from the cabinet to President Coolidge nt the summer White House on the Brule river. Fur ther than that his plans were not made public. His notifieation and speech of acceptance will be made In California, the first week In August Governor Smith made two speeches on the Fourth of July, one at Tam. many ball and the other ‘from the steps of the city hall In New York to which passen- imated of Henry wns in the man- mines steel city, but In both of them he avolded partisan politics, making only passing allusion to nomipation for the Presidency. Then he went to Albany to attend to state business. His plans called for a campaign conference with Senator Robinson, his running mate, and the Democratic national committee this week. Governor Smith also will be notified of his nomination early in August, and It Is asserted that in his speech of acceptance he will make a further pronouncement on his position in the matter of prohibition. Until then he declined to reply to Josephus Danlels, who, while calling on all Dem- ocrats to support Smith, sald Al had not been given any leadership by the Democratic party to seek to change the Volstead act and that any at tempts to weaken the prohibition laws must be fought in congress, Ernest H. Cherrington, general sec retary of the World League Against Alcohol and a leader in the Anti Saloon league, Issued a summons to of prohibition to Smith, asserting that the coun- try faces “what promises to be the greatest ‘wet and dry’ battle that the nation has ever seen.” National Pro hibition party chiefs seemed to be at outs as to the party's national conven- tion called for July 10 and 11 in Chl- cago. Some desired to nominate some prominent Democrat, preferably from the South, while others believed it would be best to Indorre Hoover. The Anti-Saloon league, scheduled to hold a convention in Asheville, N, C, at the same time, was sald not to be co-operating at all with the Prohibl tion party. If there Is drys, there is still ment among the men be the leaders of th farmers. Gov. Adam publican, of Nehraska; Peek, chairman of the corn belt com. mittee formed in 10206, and some others declared the Democratic plank on farm relief was satisfactory to agricultur ists and far superior to the Republican plank, and they predicted the corn belt farmers would vote for Smith, A counterblast came promptly from Sen ator Brookhart and Governor Ham mill of Iowa, who accused Peek double crossing Lowden and denied the assertions that the farmers were going Democratie, Meanwhile men who think they know the mind of the farmer continue assert that those who have been Republicans in the past will support Hoover, and those who have been Democratic will cast their votes for Smith, his all friends unite against dry the Tee. dissension among greater who profess to e Middle West McMullen, Re George N disag of to EAN LAUSSIER, thirty-six years old, a French Canadian salesman from Springfield, Mass., achieved no- toriety and perhaps fame last week by going over Niagara falls in a rubber and steel ball designed by himself. Taken from the river a few hundred feet below the cataract, he was found to be uninjured beyond a few bruises on face and shonlders, He was the third person to perform this feat and live. The others were Bobble Leach and Annie Edson Taylor, both of whom performed the stunt In barrels. Laus- gler's rubber ball was eleven feet In diameter. Inside the outer covering was a canvas lining. Then came a steel framework and another canvas lining, and inside all a harness-like arrangement in which the occupant strapped himself, He carried In tanks enough oxygen to keep him alive forty hours. ERMANY'S model of a treaty for strengthening the means of pre venting war was adopted by the com- mittee on security and arbitration of the League of Nations in Geneva, and was ordered sent to all governments in preparation for a general discussion of the subject at the September assem bly of the league. The essence of the so-called German treaty Is that the nations will bind themselves In ad vance to accept the recommendations of the league council in the case of a threat of war and to refrain from mensures likely to aggravate the dis. pute, Its object Is the same ae that of the proposed Kellogg pact—namely : the outlawry of war. a HIEF feature of the celebration of the Fourth of July by Americans in Paris was the dedication of the beautiful triumphal arch In Pare Vil lencuve L'Etang In memory of 67 young American members of the La fayette Escadrille who fell In the sery- ice of France. Paul Palinleve, min- ister of war, delivered the address to a great throng that included Ambas- sador Herrick, Marshal Foch and other notables. Ten French army planes droned overhead and as the last salute was fired and taps blown, tribute was paid to each grave in the marbie-lined crypt, where the dead birdmen lle four by four In the order In which they fell. Americans in Shanghal had as a part of their celebration a Wild West rodeo given by the marines, the first ever seen In the Orient. Czecho- slovakia made the day, which was also the tenth anniversary of its own In- dependence, the occasion for the dedl- cation of a monument to Woodrow Willison in Prague. (CROATIA'S threats of demanding complete separation from Serbia because of the killing of two Croatian deputies In the parliament resulted in the resignation of the Yugo-Slavian government. The king began negotia- tions with party leaders with a view to forming a coalition government that would satisfy the demands of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina fo: equal rep resentation with Serbia. an- pounced that she would refuse to ac- the ratification of the disputed Nettuno treaty unless it was approved by the Croatian deputies, NCOURAGEMENT of foreign im migration and capital are the aims of a bill drawn ‘up by officiale of the Mexican government for the pur pose of rehabilitating Mexican na- tional finances. The measure has been approved by President Calles and also by Alvaro Obregon, who was unan- imously elected President of the re public. The proposed law throws over: board most of the disabilities of for- eigners find foreign capital. General Obregon's election was unopposed, ag he was the sole surviving candidate, His supporters will be In control of the senate, chamber of deputies and state legisiatures, H ERMANN MUELLER, the new So- clalist chancellor of Germany, an- nounced to the reichstag that Germany Is ready for a final discussion of her full reparation debts. “The Dawes plan has been carried out for almost four years and has prepared the ground for a definite settlement,” Chancellor Muel- ler stated. "The exact date of the final agreement remains vague, but matters have progressed so far that all parties concerned are convinced that a definite debt settlement is not only desirable, but also possible” In stating his policies Herr Mueller sald: "We will give up all thought of revenge, This is the foundation of our policy, and starting from this stand point we shall endeavor to reconquer for Germany the same rights that other nations have.” OUNG CHANG HSUEH-LIANG, son of the late Marshal Chang, has succeeded to the dictatorship of Man- charia and has made overtures to the Nationalist leaders at Peking looking to the unification of China, General Chaing Kal-shek, commander of the Nationalist armies, says that Nanking will become the capital of the country immediately, even if the foreign dip- lomats should refuse to move there, EVISED but unofficial figures give first place in the international bal. taly py cept to the United States army balloon, with the French bag Blanchard second and the German balloon Barmen third. The bags all landed In Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina, EHABILITATION of disabled World war veterans, as a govern. ment activity, came to an end last week when the last of the 128,500 men who have been trained to be self-sup- porting, or nearly so, at a total cost of more than $600,000,000, received thelr diplomas. The number of men who took advantage of the training offered them far exceeded the original esti. mates. A total of 834,404 applied for the benefits offered them before June 30, 1923, and of these 210,431 were rated as entitied to full courses. Out of the latter number, 68,873 dropped out. Besides paying for tuition and books, the government provided $100 a month for single men and $185 a month for married men with additional allowances for other dependents, | Diary Makes Garden value in should A diary Is of Inestimabl caring for a garden. eles be made every day not only of the work done, but Its results ns well as weather conditions, Experience Is the most valuable teacher, but its lessons often are wasted on poor memories, A diary makes Information on all dis coveries and observations readily and permanently avallable for reference, In plunting the wise householder uses a stake and line to make rows straight and strives to give the garden an attractive appearance as well as making it productive. By the skiliful use of vines, flowers and a littie land. with pergolns and arches, it Is possible to add immeasurably to the There is such a thing, however, a8 overnicety, For example, some gar- deners in planting green and wax beans go through the ordeal of plac- ing each eye down, Despite their claims to greater success by this meth- od the improvement is not sufficiently trouble, Germination may be covering the seeds with covering them with earth. as In the case of parsley, which is slow to germinate, it is profitable to gonk the seeds In warm water 12 min- utes in the house before planting them hastened by water before Sometimes, Commercial Asset Indiana, with 7,804.71 acres in city and county parks, stands tenth among the 25 most populous states in the nation In such park space, according to a pational survey by the Play ground snd Recreation Association of America. California and New York 10,415. Following nesota with 9,030 ac with 7,733. Of 64 Hoosier cities reporting to the survey, Indianapolis had the larg est total park area, 2500.10 acres, and Evansville was second with 623 acres The smallest town to report a park was Fowlerton, population 225. *arks are promoting salth and child safety and reducing enile de. as well as fo the communities, says L. H tor of the study. The use parks for active recreation most significant trend io hough 20,858 acres, slate is second with Indiana are Min res and Missouri leads with linquency, beauty of Weir, direc of city has been the recent park development. a billion dollars have been in the United States to acquire and equip municipal and county parks, few cities as yet adequate park facilities and hundreds of small towns have reserved no park space, the survey revealed, In urban com mur children’s playgrounds and neighborhood recreation felds are the greatest lack, Mr. Weir pointed out. more than spent rovide sities, Hedge Worth Consideration A well-cared-for hedge adds a touch of privacy to your home and is more pleasing than a wooden or wire fence, The most commonly used shrub for hedging is the privet, The best re sults will be obtained If three-year- plants are used. They should be cut back about one-half their size and set several inches deener than they were planted in the wursery. For single row planting, the plants should be set 12 inches apart in a row and placed about one foot back from the lot line to allow for the old If double row planting is done, the plants should be set 18 Inches apart. No two plants should be opposite one another. This will give a zig-zag ef. fect. Shrubs as Screens Often in planting the garden, some sort of screen effect Is required to hide an unsightly object: something for quick growth with sufficient height and foliage density. For this purpose there is nothing better than the tall, quick-growing shrubs Deutzia, Rose Weigela, Smoke Bush, Mock Orange, Rose of Sharon and Bush Honey. suckle, If several varieties of these plants are planted around the yard, they not only afford beauty, but also a feeling of privacy and seclusion, Pays to Plan Garden In the creation of your garden, however, be definite, practical. Plan the garden with a fair degree of definiteness be fore going to the seed store, or sitting | down with the catalogues to actually Details That Improve Home Nervousness, Nervous Dyspepsia, Wel send a generou Dr. Miles Medical The Muggletonians r Hu 1 { unded nmied My i Iu Genii of Good and Evil The purifying power of the ig 80 great that the attain it gives rise to & destruc y sitiel Hire truth mere struggle better at- mosphere, tive power the lie is ister that the mere tendency i - Arthur Sleep All Winter Long When ra« . Forestry is not whole 1 hie of some Neuralgia, . HNeurasthenia mpany, Elkhart, Ind, | “SUPREME AUTHORITY” WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY - THE MERRIAM WIBSTER Because Hundre Judges concur { the work rsities la rge dictionar sclec a Webs tional. The Schoolbooks adhere to the Merri system of diacritical mas The Go Wernme Handy to Have in Store When Original Plans Fail. (Prepared by the United States Depariment of Agriculture.) ' shelf a He emergency hag or should have--a can two salmon reserve, Then is never at & loss if unexpected company ap pears, or If the grocery order is de. layed, or any other familiar house- hold situation prevents the original plans for from being carried out. Canned sal can be used In different ways, according to the other materials one has on hand, the time available, and so on, One of the best dinners you can produce with a can of salmon ns a basis centers sround a plate of croqueties, The method of making them is given by the bureau of home economics: ways or of ih one dinper on 8 cups canned sal 1 egg and 1 the mon cold water 1 cup milk 1 ths chopped 3 the. butter parsiey i cup dried sifted 1 ths lemon bread crumbs % tsp. malt § tha Cour Juice Prepare a cream sauce of the but- ter, flour, and milk and Jet it cool Drain the salmon, remove the small particies of bone, and break the fish into small pleces, Mix the cream sauce, fish, lemon Julce, parsley, bread crumbs, and seit. Form the mix- ture into croqueties, Dip into the beaten egg which has been well mixed with the water. Roll in very finely sifted bread crumbs and place on a pan or board. Let stand for an hour or longer for the egg coating to dry. Heat in an iron kettle any desired fat until hot enough to brown a bread crumb in 40 seconds. Then carefully place the crogquettes in a wire basket, lower them slowly into the fat, and cook until a golden brown. As the croquettes are removed put them on a paper to absorb the excess fat and keep warm in the oven until all are prepared, Serve with a garnish of parsley, Raspberry Flummery Is Delicate and Wholesome Fiummery is an old-fashioned des. sert made of fruit juice thickened with cornstarch or farina. It is served cold, with plain or whinped cream. and is delicate and wholesome. Rasp berries and blackberries and other fruits with seeds which become prom. inent when ihe fruit is cooked may be enjoyed in flummery., “Rote grutze” or red grains, is the German name for raspberry flummery. The same gen. § { { i the steps, walks and driveways, And | nothing can detract more than worn, | uneven or shabby approaches. Up to Community Public health is purchasable within natural limitations; any community can determine its own death rate Hermunn Biggs. i i lemon may need to be increased or decreased according to the acidity of the berries, Raspberry Flummery. 4 tha cornstarch Julce from canned 3% cup sugar (if or cooked fresh Juice I= un raspberries sweetened) 8 tha farina or i tsp. malt 2 tsp. lemon juice Heat the raspberry juice. Mix the | sugar and farina or cornstarch and | the salt, and add to the raspberry Juice. Cook in a double boller for mixture thickens and the raw, starchy Florida Woman Makes Income From Flowers. {Prepare nited Ftates Department Although Mrs £ F. ter Haven ‘olk her rose of Wine neide 88% 8 COmM« 3 Uy § % a great de it out of Ht ite char Pogle Counts &ia., C1 arden garde ers mercial venture, of personal masses of acteristic garden county he she 3 of 101 agent, is now able come by selling plants or cut The varieties roses suitable for pls is depend garden as this and cli the north varieties jocation mate, as lowa, that i ¥ 1 There 1s Nothing Lovelier Than a Rose Carden. well, according to the United States Departinent of Agriculture, are: for pink blooms, Radiance, Killarney, Mrs, Wakefield, Christie Miller, La Tosca; for white, Kaiserine Augusta Victoria, white Killarney, Cochet ; for red, Red Radiance, Gruss an Teplitz; for yel- low, Marie Van Houtte, and for cop- per, Mrs, A. R. Waddell. Information on the planting snd management of a rose garden may be obtained by writ ing to the department, Homemade Confections Occasionally it happens that a jelly, is too stiff or “tough” for the house. keeper to be proud of, for table use. As a confection, cut up in blocks and dipped In the sweet chocolate that comes for the purpose, the unsatisfac- tory jelly is more than redeemed, sug gests the United States Department of Agriculture. Figs, dates, raising, puts and marshmallows can also ba dipped in chocolate to make wholes some confections for the children. Sweets of this Rind gre sapecialy good as surprises In the monotonous school taste disappears. lunch box,
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