THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL. PA. ELL HITCH-HIKER IS ame or RON PLAGE TO SUE Inquiries From Eight Generous Driver Is in Bad Soy Beans Win ~ Fame for Illinois lr lr rl pp rp rp lp rp ip prs Invention Perfected Prevents Accidents D. Nettenstrom, of has perfected an Invention for automobiles which he believes will prevent a large percentage of the ace soooed ¥ Chicago, POPP Na a idents now eauged by eee, Ca Just formally NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Goddess of Peace Is Busy in Many Lands—Kellogg Pact Is Proclaimed. By EDWARD W, PICKARD RENE, that goddess of peace, who has become familiar to all cross- word puzzlers, was the star performer of the week. Her gracious presence was manifest In Washington, London, Paris, Rome, and Mexico; and over in Manchuria she could be seen peering through the fast thinning war clouds, Our own National Capital was the stage for the more formal peace pro- ceedings, for there President Hoover In an Impressive ceremony declared effective the Kellogg-Briand treaty for the renunciation of war as a national policy of the 40 nations that have de- clared thelr acceptance of the pact. In the East room of the White House were gathered the representatives of 42 of those countries, together with former President Coolidge, former Sec- retary of State Kellogg, Senator Borah, and a few other Invited guests. At the central seat of a long U-shaped table was the President, with Mr. Coolidge at his right. When the diplomats had entered while the Marine band was playing and had been Introduced and seated, Mr. Hoover arose, and in a rather cautiously worded address, con- gratulated the assembly and the na- tions represented on the coming Into force of “this additional Instrument of humane endeavor to do away with war and to obtain by pacific means alone the settlement of International disputes.” He expressed the thanks of the nation to Mr. Coolidge, Mr. Kellogg, Senator Borah and Representative Swanson for thelr diplomatic skill, de- votion and high service. The Presi. dent then read his proclamation mak- ing the pact effective, There were no other speeches. and the assemblage adjourned to the state dining room where luncheon was served, OINCIDENTAL with the ceremony in Washington were announce- ments from London and from the White House of action looking toward real curtailment of naval building pro- grams by Great Britain and the Unit- ed States. Declaring that his govern- ment Is determined to secure a redue- tion of naval armaments through agreements with America, Prime Min- ister MacDonald told the house of commons that work had been suspend- ed on two cruisers now under con- struction and contracts for a subma- rine depot ship and two submarines had been canceled. This, he indicated, was but the first step in an extensive program which would Include not only canceling of contracts for ships con. templated and actually under con- struction, but also scrapping ships al- ready built, Of his conversations with Ambas- sador Dawes, Mr, MacDonald said: “We have agreed on a principle of parity, and that, without departing in any way from that principle, a meas- ure of elasticity can be allowed 80 as to meet the peace requirements of each nation. We have arranged that we shall not allow technical points to override the great public Issues In- volved In our being able to come to an agreement.” The prime minister sald that Oecto- ber seemed to be the most likely month when his contemplated visit to President Hoover would take place, The house of commons rose on Friday and was told by the prime minister it would not be summoned to sit again until October 26. RESIDENT HOOVER'S response to Mr. MacDonald's announcement was Immediate. He gave out word that construction of three crulgers, the keels for which were to be lald down in American navy yards this autumn would be held up pending econsidera- tion of disarmament proposals. In a formal statement the President sald in part: “lI have read with real satsifaction the statement which the prime min- ister has made in the house of com- mons, The American people are great- ly complimented by his proposed visit and he will find a universal welcome. “Mr. MacDonald's statement marks a new departure In discussion of naval disarmament. The prime minister In- troduces the principle of parity, which we have now adopted, and Its summation means that Great Britain and the United States henceforth are not to compete In armament as po- tential opponents but to co-operate as friends in the reduction of it. “We have three cruisers In year's construction program have been undertaken in the ment navy the detailed ings for which are now In preparation. The actual keels would, in the ordinary course, be laid down some time this fall. Generally speak- the British cruiser siderably American at the time and the i construc these three cruisers would con- this which govern yards, draw course of ing, strength con exceeds present tion of ; i not be strength actual ikely in themselves to produce inequality in the flual result. “We do not however, to have any misunderstanding of our actions. and t shall not lay keels has been an tunity consideration of effect upon the final f parity which we expect to though our hopes of relief from struction lle more largely In the ter years of the program under law of 1828." wish, herefore we until there for full agreemen reac WAR between China and Russia probably has been averted at least for the present. Reminded by the United States, Great Britain and France of their obligations as signers of the Kellogg treaty, both govern- ments declared their Intention to abide by the terms of that pact; and then at the suggestion of China representa. tives of Nanking and Moscow began a conference at Chang Chun. This, it was believed, would lead to direct negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the controversy over the (Chinese Eastern railway, There were uncon- firmed reports of several clashes along the Manchurian border, and Russian diplomats declared there could be no mediation between the two nations un. til China had restored the status quo. jut the atmosphere was more peace- ful, nevertheless. Japan, which has vast interests in Manchuria, was striv. ing bard to prevent warfare, and both China and Russia insisted they had no desire to resort to arms. Secretary of State Stimson in Washington was os pecially active in the cause of peace in the Far East, REMIER POINCARE of France tri umphed in his endeavor to obtain from the French parliament a ratifica- tion of the debt agreements with the The chamber of deputies authorized the action by a vote of 300 to 202 after a long and stormy debate which sent the premier to a gick bed. The senate dis cussed the question more quietly and then concurred. Ratification by France was so long deferred that congress will have to take action on the agreement all over again next fall. The louse ratified it two years ago but the sen ate refused to consider it until France had acted, Meanwhile a new house has been elected and the representa- tives must pass on the agreement again, ONSEQUENT on the signing of the Lateran treaties that ended the long quarrel between Italy and the Vatican, the pope, for the first time since the destruction of the papal state In 1870, emerged from the Vat ican, and entered the portico of St Peter's, ending the self-imposed im- prisonment of the head of the Catho- lic church. However, Plus XI did not leave the boundaries of the sovereign Vatican state established by the trea. ties, for St. Peter's Is included in its territory. The occasion was a great one not only for Rome but for the whole Catholic world. Thousands of Italian soldiers, Fascisti and city po- lice guarded the plaza of the church while perhaps three hundred thou- sand devout Catholics knelt as the procession moved from the Vatican in close resemblance to the Corpus Christi processions, Pontifieal gen. darmes, with the papal colors, the Palatine guard and heralds with trumpets led large bodies of various clerical denominations, and after the chamberlaing and the cardinals came the pope himself, on a platform borne by twelve men and earrying the Eucharist. On the portico of the great church the ceremony of the benedie tion performed, With the assistance of the [talian officials the whole affalr was given a holy and solemn aspect that kept It from being merely an immense spec- tacle. The crowds were asked to re. frain from cheering, and the making of photographs, moving or still, was forbidden, NJ EXiCo's part in the i peace concert was the ending of the Catholie rebellion by the der of the “Cristeros” and thei ers in states, and houncement by the prosecuting ney general that all tuted ag bellious activities in the n ——— general several legal suit ISL persons accus church, sedition and furnish rebels, have been s ispended out the tw territ Preside T BREE banking sal MN. 1. 3 owned Securities company, whose presi rd I. Edwa ate is former Senator Edwa were closed by the st of banking because, he sald. thel ital has doubtful been Impaired by value. The affair is mysteri ously tied gp with the recent ki! ing of the executive vice president of one of the concerns and his nation after he was released Three Florida banks have closed. They are the First National of St. Augustine, the Phifer bank of Gainesville, and the Pank of Ormond, winter home of J. D. Rocke feller, They shut their doors because of excessive withdrawals and for the protection of depositors. Announcement was made of another huge bank merger In Chicago. The institutions to be consolidated are the Foreman National bank and the State Bank of Chicago, with the Foreman National corporation as an went subsidiary, The institutions will have total resources of nearly $220.000.000 inap resig maore State invest: ERMANY captured champicnship of the the speed Atlantic ocean when the rew liner Dremen ar rived at New York 4 days, 17 hours an minutes out from Cherbourg 8 hours and 5 held for som Mauretania, German Lloyd records for a single day's ing made 713 the day. It maintained an speed per hour of 27.83 knots, or al most 33 miles, for the entire trip. } miinnt s liner miles on _average M EMDERS of the federal farm A¥2 board held a conference in Chicago with 30 Invited officials of grain grow ers’ co-operatives, the purpose being to acquaint the board with the prob lems now existing in the marketing of wheat and coarse graing and to ob tain opinions of the grain growers as to the methods to be adopted by the board under the terms of the farm re. lief act. From Chicago the board went to Baton Rouge, La, to attend the annual meeting of the American In stitute of Co-Operation, A/ 1LiaN HOHENZOLLERN is now free to return to Germany from his exile in Doorn, Holland, for the bill for protection of the republie, a clause of which excluded him from the country, has expired and the reichstag refused to renew It. It is reliably stated, however, that the former kaiser hag no intention of re entering Germany, ONDON experienced a “political -4 sensation” when it was announced that Lord Lloyd, Beitish high com missioner of Egypt request because of his opinion with the Labor government over Egyptian policy. Lord Lloyd has been the actual dictator in Egypt and he is held responsible by the Egyptian Nationalists for the coup d'etat by which the last parliament was dis. solved and (ae present Egyptian gov. ernment constituted by the flat of King Fuad. J) ISPATCHES from India say the troops of Bacha Sakao, the self made king of Aghanistan, were defeat ed in a 16-hour battle by an army raised by Nadir Khan, and that the lat. ter was preparing to march on Kabul with fair chances of ousting Bacha from the throne. Different States. Vhat baked beans did for Boston, Ing her famous, says J. . Hackleman, crops extension specialist of the col lege of agriculture, University of Nil Because of the widespread rep Illinois as n bean pro- due ter, Hackleman recently re- ceived within the short space of a few nois, £OY Hg of inquiries regarding soy bean seed utiliz: the for- days commercial ition of ight states and one wr the from « untry, Brighter Day for .Beans. Incidentally he considers the letters ns additional that an brighter day Is dawning for soy What popularity the crop already has gained in this state Is indicated by the fact that lilinols last year produced slightly more than 3,000,000 bushels of soy beans, which was more than any other two states and about a third of crop eign o« E evidence even beans, recent which the col- lege has received about the crop came from Montana, Nebraska, Indian: inquiries sourl, Wisconsin, Olio, Arkansas as and Porto Rico. Riding high on now sweeping Hlinols the wave of soy bean popularity the lini veloped by plant breeders in the ex- 1 of the Universi of Agriculture proved variety, a new th yleldes ment station gain rieties grown ation and produ ver recorded the station ed. Sced Distribut the new va in ‘ Walls and Footings walis and foot t with Con. with This also wndation be cheapened somewha the quality of the ling in to some extent field stones, means of disposing profitably hard, clean, at otherwise is more or less of a nHEance The forms piled In and worked among them, as is sometimes but a layer of concrete should the forms, then stones stones should not be th the concrete done ; other. Then an. and another The stones the forms or each other layer of concrete . ‘ stones, and so on. should be thoroughly water soaked an hour or so before they are to be used, Larkspur Poisoning Is Cause of Large Losses gees of cattle from larkspur pol which are heavy each year on ranges, and occur to a lesser extent in the East, may be largely pre- keeping cattle away from De until States Not the United Agriculture, tured, partment of says period and are in seed are larkspur safe for cattle. Many cattle. men in the West keep cattle away from infested areas by riders or by the use of “drift” fences. can be destroyed where It grows In masses by grubbing, including from six to eight inches of the root. Agricultural Hints ole tototototateltotalototototototototototototatotels) Plans make the money go farther on the farm and in the home, - » - gilos stand empty the They ought to be filled Too many year round. or torn down. * * » use weed-killing prep- eradicating weeds In Some folks arations for successfully put in the mow the same Is an bright sun and a free movement of air. * = » The pocket gopher and ground squirrel will bother garden crops, such ns cabbage and tomatoes, Ordinary moles will also cause some damage to these crops. «eo» Vegetables that are not good when they leave the field are never any bet. ter. It does not pay to put poor vege. tables on the market, for they lower the price of the whole shipment, . + » When blasting stumps be careful of hang-fires, Instead of risking life and Hmb by immediate Investigation, look at the chinrge the next day. The elec. tric method of firing Is the safest and surest. Position in Case of Accident, Few ear owners L when they “pick up” a hitch-hi fire aware legal relationship hetween themselves and the er that of host are linble trian be and guest, and that they n the tained through the driv pede to the “guest event of Injuries gus er's negligence, points out the Kk department of the Liable for Accidents. 8 que {100s Chie: g " ity fu avoid liab the motor club sta states he is lab! ligence, hut in the ‘ity of he is lable if from his iilure to an of exercise the accident results the de ordinary under Ee dence would cirenmstanees, other reasons, should be “There are which selves to pers sufficient In tos rides too often does the at from giving produce a pi factor of his ly n who had siven him a lif . Grave Possibilities. senerosity Is certain youll ag aan eee eed qe > THE (How Al MOTOR QUIZ trac oR Owner as § Q.— Whi of the ope dered a good t iency of the emer- gency brake? Ang ~The bring the car to a con plete stop In feet from Q.— When a ear or truck loses power driver shou! a speed of 20 miles an hour, on long runs at high speed, on hills or bard pulls, what should be Ans. —First examine Often a ches kup of the ol major repair bills Q.—How many United or more cars? Ans There than 3.000.000, the en: he spa Ugs States very long ago there was a concerted effort throughout the coun ite a uniform signaling a motorist could know what abiend intended to do be- fore he changed his course. This code fellow geems lo have died a quiet Motorists do and do not signal thelr intentions, And when they do the signal most uncertain that the man confused than he <a mpn inn death, likely 1s so behind is is helped. A hand sticking out of the left {r auto may meanings than a chorus girl's blush. The with extended arm may merely be off his ont driver the licking ashes pretty piece of scenery or he be testing for rainfall, And even If he does intend to sig. may of traflic he may mean anything from Intending to turn left to backing up. The extended arm, held loosely be. everything Perhaps some day an ingenlous in ventor will concoct a device that will of the driver. shearing off the pin bolt that the springs of a ear. In positive locking is a rg holds invention at WNT a 8 pave wana te ate Ct pr pp en pl pp a nll lind ¥ Air Intake Important on Tractors and Métor Cars Te & we » ts u by the depar t most tractors sind Recent conting of § air Intake of tractors thie Cf faced ng to the effect irhuretor air irward, three First Motor Taxi The the streets fret Average Daily Cost of Maintaining Automobile According to f I 1byt American Motorists’ ayerage Americas RUNES Con Heo 5 0 eee eros AUTOMOBILE HINTS CR pe pp Cp pp oly Be courteous In traffic. The fellow has his driving problems too, . . ® other Even after they lay him in the am. bu¥ince, according to traffic the pedestrian’s right of way continues. * r * law, A tolal of 4341,138 people are em ployed directly or indirectly by the au- tomobile industry of the United States, * . - Some of us want to hang on anoth- er 15 to 20 years to see whether they will eventually put a ten-ton dirt truck on the market in a sanitary waxed- paper package,
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