THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL, PA.
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they sell out of the popular ‘AA
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“I obtained an unusual yield for this
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the acre. This I consider extraordi-
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on tobaceo soil. As a matter of fact |
know that “AA QUALITY" Fertilizer
increased my yield 15 bushels per acre,
The quality of the wheat was exception.
ally fine and I am selling it for seed
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CURRENTEVENTS
Smith, Resenting Preacher’s
Attack, Challenges Him
to Public Meeting.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
OV. AL SMITH, Democratic nom-
inea for the Presidency, does not
propose to be hit in public without
defending himself, and his capacity
for self-defense is considerable. Rev,
John Roach Straton, militant and
fundamentalist pastor of the Calvary
Baptist church of New York city, saw
fit to declare from his pulpit that Gov-
ernor Smith was “the deadliest foe in
America of the forces of moral prog-
gress and true wisdom.” The governor
promptly challenged the preacher to
repeat the statement In his presence
in the church during the week of Sep-
tember 2 and give such proof as he
might be able to advance, and permit
Smith to reply In full He suggested
that the meeting might be conducted
by question and answer if the pastor
wished. In his letter to Doctor Strat-
on the governdr sald:
“l do not know why you should
make a statement of that kind, but I
do know that I will never permit it to
go unchallenged, I have spent 25
years In the service of the state in
elective office, and the record of that
service Is open to the publle, I do not
feel that I should charge you with
making this statement for any politl-
cal purpose, as It was made in a
church devoted to the teachings of
Christ, one of which was “Thou shalt
not bear false witness against thy
pelighbor.”™
Doctor Straton sald he would give
Governor Smith the satisfaction he
sought, and suggested the meeting be
hgld in some auditorium larger than
that of his church. He also proposed
that he and Smith should tour the
South In a series of debates,
After reviewing two New York Na-
tional Guard regiments In camp at
Peekskill, Governor Smith devoted
most of the week to his executive du
ties. Among other things Ls ordered
the officials of Saratoga county to
clamp the lid tight on gambling and
other forms of vice prevalent at Sara-
toga Springs. Then be journeyed to
Chicago for the Brennan funeral.
IX THE death of George E. Brennan
of Chicago the Democratic party,
both of the nation and of the state of
Hlinols, suffered a great loss. Mr.
Brennan was natiopal committeeman
and, since the death of Roger Sulll
van, had been the undisputed leader
of the Democracy of Illinols; and for
years he was high In the councils of
the party. Always frankly a “wet,”
he was one of Al Smith's strongest
friends and most valued advisers. He
worked for the nomination of Smith
in 1924 and largely brought about the
selection of Davlg when it was seen
that Smith could not win. This year
he was among the most determined
advocates of the nomination of the
New York governor, Mr, Brennan
was an example of the best type of
practical politician, the kind that
makes lnnumerable friends within and
without his party and that plays the
game hard but cleanly, keeping his
own reputation for honesty un-
smirched. He sought office but once.
In 1926 he ran for the United Siates
senate and came not very far from
defeating Frank IL. Smith, Republic.
an, whom the senate refused to seat.
ATURDAY was the big day for
Herbert Hoover and the Repwyplic-
ans. The candidate received the for-
mal notification of his nomination In
the great stadiom of Stanford univer-
sity at Palo Alto, Calif, and deliv-
ered his eagerly awaited speech of ac.
ceptance, The ceremony was preceded
by a concert and stunts by the stu-
dents, Mr. Hoover's speech was
heard by many thousands who wer
present, and by yet more millions all
over the country who were served by
the hookup of 100 radio stations. Par-
ty leaders from practically every state
went to Palo Alto and for several
days before and after the notifiea-
tion the candidate was busy discuss
dng with them details of campaign
work. Friday was the fifty-fourth an-
niversary of his birth and he was the
guest of newspaper correspondents
who accompanied him across the
continent at a birthday dinner at a
Palo Alto hotel.
EPRESENTATIVES of 31 dry or-
ganizations who attended the
Kansas City and Houston conventions
as observers made public a report in
which they denounce Governor Smith
for his attitude on the liquor question
and call on prohibitionists to disre-
gard thelr political or religious amili-
ations and join in defeating Smith by
supporting Hoover,
Drys gained a victory In Missouri
in both the Republican and the Demo-
cratic primaries. The Republicans
nominated Roscoe CC. Patterson of
Springfield for United States senator
and Henry 8S. Caulfield of St. Louis for
governor. The Democrats put up
Charles M. Hay of St. Louls for the
senate and Francis M. Wilson of
Platte City for the governorship.
Hay's opponent, James A. Collet, is a
wet and a protege of Senator Reed.
In the Kansas Republican primaries
the farmers scored by nominating
Clyde M. Reed for governor over five
other aspirants. The Democrats nom-
inated Chauncey B. Little, former
congressman,
NE more attempt to fly the Atlan-
tle ocean from Europe to Amer
ica failed when Majors Idzikowski and
Kubala, Polish airmen, were forced to
come down In the water because of a
faulty gas feed pipe, Fortunately the
German steamer Samos was near by
and picked them up. The aviators had
started from Paris for New York and
reached the vicinity of the Azores
before they were compelled to turn
back. Their plane was wrecked when
it struck the surface of the ocean 60
miles off Cape Finisterre,
OOR Florida was struck by another
flerce tropic storm during the
week. The central east coast towns
storm swept across the state to the
gulf, doing vast damage in the south
central portion, Houses were un-
roofed, orchards ravaged and roads
made impassable, but strangely there
was no loss of life,
Belated reports from Java tell of
the destruction of the Island of Paloe-
wen, Dutch East Indies, by the erup-
tion of the Rokatindo voleano and re-
sulting earthquake and tidal wave, Six
villages were wiped out and the death
loss was believed to be about one
thousand.
SUBMARINE Fl4 of the Italian
navy was sunk by collision with
another vessel during maneuvers in
the Adriatic and for 84 hours rescue
crews labored heroically to raise the
craft and save the crew of two officers
and twenty-five men. Most of this
time the imprisoned men were in com-
munication with the salvagers by
telephone, but their messages ceased
suddenly and when the submarine was
finally hoisted to the surface it was
found the entire crew had been killed
by chlorine gas liberated when salt
water flooded the storage batteries.
N ONE respect the future of Gene
Tunney is now settled. The follow-
ing announcement was given to the
press last week:
“Mrs. George Lauder, Jr, of Green
wich and New York wishes to an-
nounce the engagement of her daugh-
ter, Mary Josephine Lauder, to Mr.
Gene Tunney of New York. No date
has been set for the wedding, which
will likely take place in New York in
the late autumn or winter.”
Miss Lauder is listed In the social
register and Is heiress to a large for-
tune, She Is twenty-one years old
and was educkied In fashionabie
scliools In this country and France,
She Is an Episcopalian, while Tunney
is a Catholic. The retired champion
already has purchased a residence In
Greenwich, Conn. His departure for
Europe for a walking tour with Thorn.
ton Wilder was set for August 16,
HINESE Nationalists were ealled
to time sharply in a note from
Americon Minister John Van A. Mae-
Murray concerning the continued oe-
cupation of American mission prop-
erty by Nationalist troops. The note
paid that China has not heeded re.
pefited past protests and declared
that “the American mission property
in China Is treated as though .it be-
longed to an enemy warring with
China rather than as the private prop-
erty of a friendly nation.” Mr. Mac-
Murray cited gspecifie
declared that this action by the Na-
tionalists had caused an unfavorable
was painfully disappointing to the
American government.
TEFAN RADITCH, leader of the
Croatian peasants, who was shot
in the Belgrade chamber of deputies
some time ago, is dead of his wounds,
and observers In central Europe be-
lieve there is a chance
in Yugo-Slavia unless
ences are exerted strongly. The
Croats bitterly resent the Serbian
domination over the government of
the kingdom and recently set up =a
separate parliament in Zagreb, their
own capital.
outside Infln-
HOUSANDS of British men and
to the battlefields of France and Bel
glum to mark the fourteenth anniver-
sary of the beginning of the World
war. They were led by the prince of
Wales, Lord Jellicoe,
other notables,
AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN,
be able to go to Paris for the signing
on August 27 of the Kellogg anti-war
treaty. His place will be taken by
Lord Cushendun, sppointed acting
secretary by the king. Germany is
perturbed by Chamberlain's prolonged
illness for it had been hoped the ques
tion of the early evacuation of the
Rhineland could be brought up by
Forelgn Minister Stresemann at the
Paris meeting and settled at Geneva
in September. The German press does
not like the appointment of Cushen
dun.
finding no capable leader In its
its general secretary has announced
Calle. This gives Calles a free
hand in carrying out his reconstruc
tion program, which includes agrarian
laws, rehabilitation of haciendas, re
creation of agrarian credit and agra
rian banks and the encouragement of
forelgn capital and Immigration,
Congress, which Is 85 per cent Obre-
gonist, Is supporting Calles. It Is still
considered likely. that Aaron Saens
governor of Nueva Leon, will seek the
Presidency in succession to Calles,
Bishop Miguel de la Mora of Mexi.
co City Issued a signed statement re-
pudiating the charge that the clergy
was responsible for the murder of Gen
eral Obregon. He sald the fact that one
Catholic priest and one nun were in.
volved In the crime did not mean that
the clergy as a body was responsible.
The statement asserted that it was
publicly known that the Mother Su
perfor Concepcion Acebeda de
Liata was mentally deranged and that
several cases of Insanity have been
reported In her family.
Executive on government department
estimates. They discussed especially
the anticipated Post Office department
deficit, which was predicted by Post.
master General New when the Inter
gtate commerce commission ordered
increased payments to railroads carry.
ing department mail. In the Presi.
dent's opinion this deficit comes be-
cause of postal laws enacted by the
last congress over his vetoes.
N THE Olympie track snd field
games at Amsterdam the United
States won first place with a total of
173 points. Finland was second with
102 points, and Great Britain third
with 46. In women's competitions
Canada stood first with 24 points and
the United States second with 28
The Marathon race of 20 miles was
won by El Ouafl, a young Algerian
metal worker from Paris. Manuel
Plaza, a newshoy from Santiago,
Chile, finished second. Jole Ray, the
veteran American runner, could do no
hetter than fifth,
at £2.00 per bushel.”
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Need of Nourishment
of Trees Overlooked
More than half of the trees in the
world are sick. Many of them are
afflicted with incurable diseases, Like
of numerous ills, declares a writer in
Thrift Magazine, They are constant
ly the prey of deadly parasites which
attack every part from roots to top
most branches and werk into the very
heart of the wood,
Millions upon millions of fine trees
every year die needlessly because
their owners fail to appreciate their
mute appeals for help,
Seventy-five per cent of all shade
ard frit trees are afflicted with V-
shaped crotches, which are sure to
spread and kill the trees unless taken
care of In time.
Many trees die of hunger or thirst,
or both, Trees are living things and
they must have water and nourish-
ment. The top of a tree Is a perfect
tality of the trunk and branches, al-
though the health of the top has no
direct connection with internal decay.
Good rich green foliage indicates, as a
rule, excellent vitality and an active
Insect Assassin One
of Nature's Oddities
A remarkable Insect assassin that
lives In the Dutch East Indies is de-
scribed by a British entomologist, W.
TT. China, in a report to Natural His.
tory Magazine, an official publication
of the British museum, The creature,
which belongs to the insect group
known as the Homoptera, secretes a
fluld which apparently tastes very
good to certain black ants, They scek
it eagerly, and “milk” the insect by
manipulating certain hairs atfached to
its body. But their potations are fa-
tal, for the drink contaips a poison
which soon paralyzes them, As soon
as the bug Is aware of the snt's weak-
ened condition, it ceases to be passive
and stabs its victim through a chink
in its horny armor, sucking out the
Jifeblood with Its sharp beak, The
drained bodies of the assassin's vie
tims fall to the ground beneath fits
lurking place, and sometimes accu
mulate In large numbers. The car
casses are dragged off by another ant
species, a red one, which does not
scruple to make a pseutio-cannibal
feast on the remains of its fatuously
bibuleus relatives. - .
Uncovering Old City
| © Encroachments of science
| doubtless agitate the spirits of the
| Hesperides, those beautiful maidens
| who in Greek mythology guarded the
| golden apples which Gaes, the Earth,
produced as a marriage gift for Hera,
wife and sister of Zeus, In Morocco,
near the legendary gardens of the
Hesperides, archeologists are making
fresh excavations of the ruins of an
cient Luxus, This city was founded
more than 2,000 years ago by the le
gions of the Caesars on a hillside of
Larache. There is profound interest
among scientists In what valuable
remnants of the old Roman civiliza.
tion may be brought to light, A group
of prominent French and other arche-
ologists just completed an inspection
of the parts of Luxus already uncov-
ered. »
Lawyer Vs. Witness
A lawyer recently engaged in trying
a case nsked one of the witnesses his
name. The witness gave it, but the
Inwyer did not catch it. He repeated
the question, and the man on the
stabd promptly repeated the answer.
Still falling to get any clear idea of
the name, the lawyer demanded, rath.
er impatiently, that the witness spell
his name. He did so, saying, “O-doun-
ble tidouble you e-doublel-double
you-double o-double 4.”
The spelling conféunded the attor-
torney ; and, amid the laughter In the
courtroom, he quietly conducted the
witness to one side, and learned that
his name. was “Ottiwell Woodd.”
3
Old London Church
The old parish church George
the Martyr in Loftidon is visited by
many because of ion with
Charles Dickens, who mad erence
to it in his stories several tim Up
to the Eighteenth century it was the
custom for the bell of the church to
be tolled as a signal for be
put out, cattie locked up and appren-
tices sent home, Malefactors who died
or were executed at King's Bench
prison often found their last resting
place in St. George's crypt. One of
them, Richard Banks, execuled in
1610, was taken to St. George's In the
belief (hat he was dead. After being
three hours In the vestry, “he did re-
vive again,” whereupon he was taken
back to the prison to suffer a second
execution. The present church was
built in 1734, and stands on the site
of the first one,
of St
ita associatic
oR,
fires to
Pointed Question
Before the women's golf champion-
ship was played, a certain course was
for some days infested by practicing
indies. This gave much disgust to an
old gentleman who went out daily to
bave his hundred up.
One morning, discovering that places
were booked for two hours ahead by
women players, he observed loudly
and for the benefit of a crowd of the
other sex, “Simply disgusting. 1 shall
Join a club for gentlemen only.”
A bright young thing standing near
gave him a smile and observed, "What
makes you think you'd be eligible? —
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