1—President Hoover C I Charles Lindbergh being land alr meet. 3—The Junior rifle s ship, y/ & Dr. Hugo Eckener ou the world «} of the nay ¥ liyers at t of na Is were Instructed in murksman- NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Anglo-American Agreement on Naval Limitation Getting Nearer. By EDWARD W. PICKARD AMSAY MACDONALD, pri I f Great { the Le: ister o assembly gue of Nations in \ Ambassa conversations nt lin sew Geneva Dawes In their ma concerning naval ar had reached an of the twenty points under considera- tion, and that he hoped to very soon to announce a full s ment. But dispatches from ton and Geneva three points important and that on Bri and the United They in and the comparative fighting of armed General accord on be able ettie- Washing- that th vitally indicated e unsettled were Great were cruiser these States age vi 8 vessels and S-inch guns. Dawes sent a long communication to the department and it was a White House breakfast attended by Secretary of State S State considered at imson, Seq retary of the Navy Adams and the mem. bers of the navy general board. Ci er tonnage figures were not made pub lie, but it was learned that DBrit- ish cruiser requirements, though less than in 1927, were still far tonnnge figures favored by President Hoover and would not give parity for the United States even if all our fit teen built. The British insist they must have a large num. ber of small erui outside of the parity figures, to the world's sea lanes and protect British ping. loth Mr. MacDonal American offici were hopeful that the points ference could be adjusted, prime minister sald that as this was accomplished he won Iy announce his Intention of visit. the United States 'sident Hoover son. the above the cruisers are rs ’ protect 2 Ing to confer and Secretary Aristide Briand, premier of Ir Invited the chief delegates of ropean nations in league meeting for the purpose of hearing his plans for a political, economic and federation of European pow- era. He wished the delegates to sub- mit the scheme to their governments and ask fer their suggestions. Briand made It clear that the proposed fed- eration Is not aimed against the in- terests of the United States of Amer. fea. Joth Ramsay MacDonald and Dr. Gustav Stresemann seemed to like Briand’'s plan. the social HAT the League of Nations we uld adopt . the Kellogg pact outlawing war as its policy was a probability, made strong by the fact that such a course was said to be favored by Great Britain, France, Belgium, Ger- many and Japan. In his opening speech before the assembly Premier Briand declared the pact was really framed fu the ideals of the league ; and, following him, Forelgn Minister Hymans of Belgium advocated a closer linking of the pact with the covenant of the league. He held the former was infinitely stronger than the covenant because it interdicted all wars of aggression while the cove. nant of the league left the door open for war when the council was un- able to reach unanimity as to the identity of the aggressor. “The cove. nant is already old,” he sald. “The Kellogg-Briand pact embodies prog- reas.” DHERENCE of the United States to the World Court for Interna. tional Justice came a big step nearer when delegates of forty countries be. longing to that tribunal unanimously accepted the Root protocol, which was later approved by the fssembly of the League of Nations. The United States government wag officially noti. fied of this action, OREIGN MINISTER STRESE- MANN of Germany and his fellow delegates to the reparations confer. ence at The Hague reported the re- sults to the German cabinet and re- ceived the unanimous approval of the other ministers. The cabinet agreed to take all necessary measures to make the German people realize that The Hague agreement really repre- sents a step forward, and not a de. feat as the German nationalists are trying to label it. In his address before the leazue ns. sembly Premier Briand of France de- clared that at t) ence he would peace and concore 4 eral ons confer miiiion VY IG0R0US brought nl of the there » Moslem 1 § Oo + frontier. London from Tientsin saving Sovie diers had Inv: Manchuria, and were match. ing on 1ii. In the region about Man- the Chinese were establis 300) Sinkiang, chouli their first line of defense, but it believed that f serious Rus. sian will fall back on the passes in the Great Khingan moun. tains, which have been sirongly fortl- fied. Several thousand Russian troopa were moved two miles across the bor. der in the vicinity of Manchouli, and there were repeated clashes In that sector, Both the United States and Great ritain have rejected the Chinese de. mand that they surrender their extra territorial rights In China, but in both the prospect is held that such action may be taken later when the Nationalist government has prog- ressed so far that there will no longer be need for the foreign courts, Hing in nvasion they cnse «¢ CRses out AUGHT in a terrific storm over the waste lands of the Southwest, the big Transcontinental passenger plane, City of San Francisco, bound from Al- buquerque to Los Angeles, was de- stroyed probably by a lightning boit and its five passengers and erew of three were killed. The dead were Mrs. J. B. Raymond of Glendale, Calif. ; A. B. McGaffey of Albuquerque, M. N.: Campbell of Cincinnati, Harris Liver. more of Boston and Willlam H. Beors of New York, passengers: J. B. Stowe and A. E. Deitel, pilots, and C. F. Can- field, courier, Another aviator killed by lightning was Maj. John HH. Wood, noted gpeed pilot and president of the Northern Airways company. His plane exploded over the desert south of Needles, Calif, and he went down to his death with its wreckage, His mechanic escaped with a parachute, Pitot T. G. Reid, at the Cleveland alr races, set a new record for solo endurance fifing and then presumably fell asleep, for his plane erashed and he was Instantly kitted, Lady Mary Heath, who also crashed at Cleveland and was terribly Injured, was reported ns for recovery. Laving a chance } fiver af the Jimmy Doolittle, crack army corps, was practicing for stunts at the Cleveland show when, in a tre- mendous dive, both wings of his plane crumpled ; his parachute and landed unhurt. Piloted this time by Ernst Lehmann, the Graf Zeppelin made the return to Friedrichshafen speed and safety. The huge welcomed by premiers the he went over the side with Capt, trip German from two f » ships in operat R EPUBLICANS { finance committe fo th SUpervis board esident Hoover, be ( WHICAGO mourns the death of her best citize ns, Judg Comerford of the Superio William E. Deve r, former mayor, as one of the city’s most valuable ists—courageons, honest and a determined upholder of the dignity of Fleeted to the Ilinols leg when but yours old, Comerford was expelled from that body because ef his attacks cor. rupt members, but he ek by his constituency, Physical disabil- ities kept him out of the army when war was declared, but he was active In other ways In his country’s service, He was elected to the bench in 1020, and presided In several notable ences Mr. Dever, who lived most of his life in Chicago, was classed ns a truly great citizen. He was a leader of Democrats for many years and his record both as judge and as mayor was excellent, Frederick F., Proctor, builder of New York's first vaudeville thenter and originator of the vaudeville chain, passed away In Larchmont, N. ¥. He rose from errand boy and circus per former to the high position in the the. atrical world which he relinquished last May when he sold his chain of more than twenty theaters to another corporation. wise, the courts, iglature twenty-six on was sent be i ——— MRs- CALVIN COOLIDGE was gly. i en the honor of christening the new light cruiser Northampton Thurs day, when it was launched at Quincy, Mass. The name of the 10,000-ton vessel was selected to honor the for. mer President, whose home is In Northampton, Mass, He was unable to be present, however, Secretary Adams represented the Navy depart. ment, and Mrs. Coolidge was accom. panied by a large delegation of Northampton citizens. (®. 1929, Western Newspaper Union.) Cornstalk Tests | Show Deficiency | Farmer Is Enabled to Iden- | tify Faults in Plant I'ood and Soil. red by the United States Departinent of Agric tu ) Cornstalk testing by chemical methods has proved valuable by en. abling the farmer to identify deticien- the plant food In his potassium, and phosphorus the plant fcods most often in soll, gen, cles sults found to | N. Hoffer, partment the symptoms and the chemical tests by «x hh the farme ny of nitrog Nitrogen. are George De- describes it the erop yields, of the United Sintes Agriculture, establi potassium, starvation, Hants growing under soil he to nlks, conditions of nitrogen star says, ' lay ye leaves and and ap. drops of HHowish green yellow color o sl By splitting to the tissues Ww solution of centrated sulphuric corpstalks dying in eon presence henylamine ncid the is Indicated by the color. The ab- nitrates in. produces is the of reserve nitrates blue reserve in nemical 1 he Halk lie « chemicenl between indi but it usually hap- in sinm fs not test, starvatl by wn discovered that fron act Joints of the stalk. um on directly chemical umulates the Pots in pens de. ficienc) isunlly shows marginal tendency of the or to Iron Valuable Constituents Lost From Manure Pile anure pile under A gaseous gaseous ni gmell which every farmer has in i ia close, ventilated horse stables Is due ping ammonia produced by king down of nitrogen compounds, hot fermentation which ace in dry, loosely.packed litter, the emperature may rise high enough te “fire fanging,” when as much as of the nitrogen may be Phosphoric acid and potash are not lost through fermentation, but heavy losses of these constituents may fakes * Cnysoe 0 per cent orcy 1 leaching. com—— Agricultural Hints Alfalfa Is profitable! » » * hy y lightning roda » at a thunder storm. - - - land plowed barn protected can laugh for al. firm and beat is is soil Fall falfa: : compact. plowed the * » . Soy beans are more prolific growers than cowpeas and would benefit soll nore in proportion, » * - Most weeds have little or no feed. ing value while sone sre poisonous and some flavor the milk, ® - - Quack grass, Cavada and sow | thistles, and leafy spurge may be killed by spraying the foliage several times with sodium chlorate, . eo» | Contrary to former belief and prae- | fice, continued cultivation of corn, | potatoes and similar crops on most | soils is unnecessary after weeds are eradicated, The growing of legumes, such as sweet clover, previous to the grow. ing of wheat is a method followed by many farmers that Is resulting In wheat of higher protein content, CE Trimming, removal of« diseased leaves, and discarding injured or dis- eased specimens are necessary to give the bunch or pack bf vegetables a neat appearance and to check the | spread or development of disease A Germany, on fitted with It is not uncommon for pr irs in Hmousine out thelr « Germany, FOR AUTOMOBILE loudspeaker on Lai BE PPLE SBA LS by Each Automobile Owner in 1928. Cost $1.14 Per re oq Year uavyerage From t key PO the ' i r Cemparing Cost. ‘omparing the cos f op 1028 and 1927 the as show that last per cent nn he averag Comparative figures, betwee years, however, pointed ou Bi. Mayer, presides Club of lilinois the A. M. A. do not eration re ing, the primarily by the fa highways available average autolst proportionately more, of that op and vice president indicate Coste n increas. necess: being that each Year explained with better the difference uses automobile Change in Automobile Front Is Now Advised Because of the high wortality of pe destrians being hit by automobiles, Dr fimothy Leary, medical examiner of Suffolk county, Massachusetts, gests that the front of present motor car be changed so that it would not mean death to every human being who came into its path. He says the vietims of skull fractures who do not die frequently show mental deterior- ation, sometimes with a complete change in character, and may be con- verted from intelligent, capable char- acters Into Ineflicient semi-Invalids Crippling injuries other than those due to skull fractures add to the indict ment, sug the Cooling Fluid Favored for New Motor Vehicle There is a chance that when the au- tomotive enginrer starts thinking se riously of reducing wind resistance in the design of the car, one of his first thoughts will concern the new cooling fluld developed for airplane engines of the water-cooled type, A tremendous reduction In the size of radiators for this type of plane eq gine has proved entirely feasible. That such an eventuality might come In motordom Is by no means out of the question, It will mean leaving the anti-freeze In the radiator the year around. Some motorists do It now, through indiffer once, not wisdom ! | Preventing Front-Spring Breakage in Light Cars Fre ont 3 oe of front 0% } ’ “ } £xTH2 mi PO A on Extra Leaf, Axle, Supports Fron Car. Spring Practical Suggestions for Curing Sick Auto * lacks its usual snap and for the f “ Check followi f = i =a sket leaks Inp or and poor get-a tent al i the a search engl: ion oo SH iio AUTOMOBILE NOTES A wrong tilt of the front axle will cause hard steering and wheels to shimmy. . * * Sticky valves and a Jean mixture make a poor combination and often a dangerous one, . Somehow we cannot see that equip. ing autos with radio is going to make driving any safer, - NN * A man never knows how careful he can be until he starts breaking In a new automobile or wearing a pair of white shoes, - * - A jaywalker In an automobile. congested street ought to be grateful for the euphemisin under which his case is ticketed at the hospital. . - » The number of automobile tire casings increased in the United States from 6000000 in 1018 to 7,900,000 In 1028, the Rubber Manufacturers’ aspociation reports,
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