SA ————— — CENTRE HALL. PA. in flight. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Senators Begin Digging Up Facts About the Doings of the Lobbyists. By EDWARD W. PICKARD NVESTIGATION of lobbles in Wash- I ington was begun by the subcom- mittee of the senate committee on judiciary, and Messrs, Walsh of Mon- tana, Caraway of Arkansas and Blaine of Wisconsin, the more radical of the inquisitors, made It clear that they intend to extract a lot of Information concerning the Individuals and orga- nizations that try to exert influence on congress in relation to legislation of various sorts, Alleged tariff first to be called, of them protested that information demanded was personal and not re- levant to the inquiry, the recollection of the contempt proceedings against others who in recent times had refused to answer senate committee questions was potent, snd the information sought was reluctantly given. On the opening day those quizzed included William Burgess, vice president of the United States Potters’ association; Thomas 0. Marvin, chairman of the tariff com- mission; E. B. Brossard, a member of the commission; F. L. Koch, chief of the ceramics division of that body, and Karl Langenbeck, his predecessor in that position. Burgess denied he was a lobbyist, saying he regarded him- self as a legitimate representative of industry, Most of the facts elicited from this group of witnesses had to do with quarrels among them over the furnishing of information to the fram- ers of the tariff bill, and to relations with Importers. Dropping the ceramics for the pres- ent, the committee took up the mestic beet sugar lobby, and the most interesting witness in this connection was H. A. Austin, secretary and treas- rer of the United States Beet Sugar association, He said hiz salary was $8000 a year and admitted that his organization spends £70000 a year in the dissemination of informa- tion concerning the industry and of propaganda. The latter, he said, was incidentally In favor of a high duty on sugar, Since the enactment of the 1922 tariff act, he said, the as- sociation has expended about S4X.000 for those purposes. Classifying lobby- ists in four groups, he claimed he belonged In the second class consist- ing of representatives of trade associa- tions who present the case of their industry in an orderly way. For the third day the main witnesses were C. Eyanson, secretary of the Connectl- cut Manufacturers’ association and Senator Hiram Bingham of the Nut- meg state, who had admitted that Eyanson was temporarily employed as his secretary and adviser during the consideration of the tariff bill by the finance committee and as such was admitted to execullve sessions of the Republicaon members of the commit. tee, were the though some lobbyists and do- about progress with the tariff bill in the senate was slow, and confer- ences between the Republican and Democratic leaders failed to speed it up. Smoot took to task the radical group for helping in the delay, and Borah, who wants to confine the tariff revision entirely to agricultural prod- ucts, retorted that the measure could be passed In ten days If revised to suit agriculture, HEN the genate taok up the con- firmation of the members of the federal farm board the radical Re- publicans and Democrats talked in opposition for some seven hours, but all the appointments were confirmed by decisive majorities after Robinson of Arkansas, minority leader, had an- nounced he would vote for them and let the entire responsibility for the board rest on the President. Thirteen votes were cast against Chairman legge, twenty-seven against 8, RR. Me- Kelvie, representing grain, and twen- ty against Carl Williams, representing cotton, Only Blease of South Carolina voted against the other five members. The attack on Legge was based on his former connection with the Inter- national Harvester company; McKel- vie was assalled because of his al- leged belief that most of the help in the grain belt must come from the farmers th>mselves, while the south- ern Democratic senators charged Wil. liams with lacking the proper views on boosting the price of cotton, N AN official report to the senate concerning the investigation of al- leged financial manipulations and crea- tion of monopolies by the power cor- porations, the federal trade commis. sion charges that Its efforts are being hampered by the withholding of vital records, Big holding company groups also are delaying the commission by slow responses to the comprehensive questionnaire sent to them more than a year ago, the report says. Senator Walsh of Montana, sponsor of the In- vestigation, indicated he would move to broaden the commission's authority if necessary. AFTER months of preparation a combined force of special treas- deputy United States New Jersey police ex- ury agents, marshals and ecuted a grand coup on the rum smug- gling syndicate that has been sup- plying New York and vicinity with its imported—and cut—liquor., Secret in- dictments already had been returned by a federal grand jury in Trenton, and then the surprise attack was car- ried out with speed and skill along the Atlantic coast from the tip of Long Island to Atlantic City. Thirty- five places were raided, many arrests made and great quantities of liquor seized. Among the places taken was the headquarters of the syndicate, near Highland, N. J, a mansion for- merly owned by Oscar Hammerstein, Jr. Its twenty rooms were fitted like a club, In the basement the raiders found tundels leading to underground valuts in which liquor was stored and where a number of machine guns and a quantity of small arms were hidden. The cupola on top the mansion was equipped with telescopes and was ap- parently used as a lookout tower from where the smugglers could watch for their craft. A mile from this mansion the rald- ers capiured a hidden radio station from which orders In code were sent to the fleet of liquor ships and speed boats operated by the syndicate. The federal agents already had learned the code and one of them took the place of the arrested operator, to lure more of the big rum vessels to points where they might be taken by coast guard boats. William J. Calhoun, prohibition ad- ministrator for New Jersey, who was in charge of the ralds in his state, sald the syndicate was a “million dol- lar outfit” which operated a fleet of six ships belween St. Plerre and Ber muda and an auxiliary fleet of ten speedboats, Unofficial estimates placed the amount of liquor brought in at 0000 cases a week, Ever since the interception and solution of a code message months ago, every operation of the syndicate had been under close observation by the federal agents and every detail of its business was learned. The liquor organization was elaborate and its personnel well trained, RANCE, Italy and Japan all have accepted the Invitation to a naval limitation conference issued by Great Britain, Paris and Rome consulted on the form of thelr replies, and the re- sult appears in the Italian note which wns made public in Washington, See retary Stimson called it an unqualified acceptance, but it does not commit Italy to accept any agreement reached in London as complete in itself and prior to an agreement on general land and sea disarmament. Indeed, the Italian reply says: “The aim of this conference, to which the powers signatory to the Washington treaty are invited, should be to elaborate a text to facilitate the task of the League of Nations prepara- tory commission and of the subsequent general disarmament conference.” As has been sald before, it is be. lieved neither France nor Italy will consent to the abolishment of the sub- marine, and France may not consent to naval parity with Italy because much of the French navy strength must be kept outside of the Mediter- ranean while Italy's is concentrated in that sea, RIME MINISTER MacDONALD, after a rest in New York and a visit to Niagara Falls, crossed over into Canada, where he was enthusias- tically welcomed, and became the guest of Lieut. Gov. W. DID. loss in Toronto. In a farewell message to the people of the United States Mr. MacDonald sald he was leaving this country “rich In the proof that while the Atlantic divides us, the cause of peace unites us.” In TT he ap- pealed to the American Federation of Labor to ald blm in his disarmament and peace efforts. Sot forces made the most ex- tensive raid of the present trou- ble with China, pushing far into Man- churian territory along the Sangari river, occupying Linkianghsien and threatening llan and Fuchin and even Harbin, The Chinese fleet on the Sun- gurl then got Into action In co-opera- tion with land troops and forced the reds to retire. The Invaders had sev en gunboats and twelve airplanes, China's latest Civil war threat was lessened by the news that Feng Yu- hslang, the disaffected general of 200. O00 troops, had been delained at the capital of Shansi province by nander Yen Hsi-shan whe, it had been feared, would combine with to overthrow the governmoant of Presi dent Chiang Kai-shek. Com him ABIBULLAH KHAN, the water boy king of Afghanistan, is out of It and the country has a new amir in the person of his conqueror, Nadir Khan. The forces of Habibullah were driven from Kabul after the had been reduced by heavy bombard ment and their master fled, after which various towns and districts made their submission to Nadir, who was report- ed to have been proclaimed amir. An- other dispatch, however, said he would call a national assembly to choose a king. citadel RITAIN'S new airship, biggest and probably best of all dirigibles yet constructed, took the air last week on ite maiden flight, and for an hour it circled, dived, climbed and zigzagged over the London region in an elaborate test of its powers. The trial was believed to have been en- tirely satisfactory to her builders and her commander, Mal. G, H. Scott. The huge ship carries 14 passengers and a crew of 33 men, It has five power units, each self-contained In a car slung beneath the bag and each com- plete in itself, and replaceable with. out stopping the airship, The R-100, sister ship of the R-101, also iz com- pleted and ready for trial flights, the R101, BY UNANIMOUS vote the American Federation of Labor, in conven- tion In Toronto, decided to embark on a campaign for the unionizing of the southern states, pledging the forces and funds of organized labor for the effort. All ~rafts unions were directed made by representatives of the textile and Tennessee. United States immigration approving of commuting across the border, The convention, tions on immigration. It also declared against universal conscription In time industrial struggles, A NRicas most distingulshed visitor of the week was Mme. Marie Curie, co-discoverer of radium and famous for her work with that element, She came over from France to receive from American admirers a second gift for the purchase of radi um, to call on President and Mrs. Hoover and to pay her respects to Thomns A. Edison on the occasion of the golden Jubllee of the electric light Madame Curie is In poor health and therefore no strenuous program for her entertainment was arranged, (@ 1929, Western Newspaper Union.) Self-Feeder Is Jest for Swine Unmannerly Greediness and Gluttony Done Away With by Device. {Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) “Hoggishness” and “eating pig” traditional phrases like a ure to de. the the When in that apply. Recent experiments of plgs suggest do nol always tony, feed. Dut, put hogs in n pasture Help Themselves. If, instead of feeding by hand, the want, when they want it, and in what- quantity they desire, they soon Commenting on a series of compar- self-fed and hand-fed, E. Z. Russell of of Az- noticeable fact about “there never was any crowding at the feeders, Searcely ever were there more than two or three enticg at the same time, even when a dozen or more sows were being fed from the one feeder. Only a small quantity would be consumed at one time, It was taken slowly and parently thoroughly and digested.” BOWS nf masticated g Lose Gluttony Ways. Probably eating and thorough digestion accounts for some the good results of The natural presumption of most per- sons who have seen hogs ent would be this moderate of The first thought would be to question whether of grain and would overeat, by feed, is, careful experimentation 1 balenced waste of 3 stead of tl t shows that the labor cost is only one saving from secif.feeding. Self.fed hand. the quantity of grain consumed pe of lower thar on a platform in a feed lot, When left to their own wv by from They iy cot make bette pound Bain is like a pig" » ing with a regulation sug #5 gov BUDE sr enyanct } Srowin Deficiency of Potash Harmful to Corn Crop Premature dying corn nts in $4q due to de. black sandy soils may be United States Departmer ture. The corn plants well during the seedling and early growth periods and attain normal size, but before killing frosts they bresk over, the leaves die suddenly, and the remain developed, » with soft cobs and chaffy graine. Such of Agricul > s it ma » ears incompletely ears suffer further losses from weath- ering and ear roils. todd dying of that residues and the use of fertl taining only phosphates aggravate the trouble, Control measures, says Department of Agriculture, fertilization to supply the needed pot. ash, changes In crop-residue disposal, Experiments con- where prevalent, vs Al y Indiana, corn is ue in showed of Zers con the continued removal Improve Cow Beef Experiments carried out by the food investigation board have recently shown that there Is generally a progressiva increase in the tenderness of all joints hung in a tem. perature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit, that this Increase is lees marked In the best quality meat, as in loin from prime animals; that coarse meat, such as aged cow beef, Is greatly Improved by hanging, and even after 17 daye' hanging meat Is still perfectly sweet and palatable, Agricultural Clover should supplant, or at least supplement timothy meadows, * - . Six posta to the tree, at a dollar a post, after twenty years growth, yields a good return on the investment in a locust plantation, . 8 » Many orchardists are centering on fewer varieties of apples, and re placing old trees with a few standard kinds demanded by the markets, - . » It is advisable to give dry cows ac cess to a simple mineral mixture, such ag would be had from a mixture of eqanl parts of salt, bone meal, and finely pulverized high calcium lime. stone. . "0 It iz advisable to keep Lrood sows away from hog wallows for at least a month before they are due to far row. Sows frequently become stiff and lame as a result of being in wal lows, . 0» It Is a wise plan to pinch out the tips of young canes of blackberry and of black and purple raspberry in summer—but not the red raspberry Shears or knife can be used to do the topping. This badly smashed ~ar, reads “Be Careful on the Highway” SPEED LIMITS ARE BEING ABOLISHED ' Five States Have Eliminated Maximum, Five Others Raised It. 8peed limits are slowly, If not sure ly, eatching up to automobiles, As to actually overtaking them, the | possibility seems rather remote for { engineering seems rather more speedy { than jut there are two things happening to speed laws that | are making the lot of the motorist bappy snd a third that probably | would make it bappler than the other | two. The | speed limits are being of elsewhere, legislation. first is that satisfying thing | virtually all quarters second Is that, removed liberalized in the country. they { The are being altogether. Siow Driver a Menace. The third and 11 more than that at present, is following the abolition of the trary mu um 1 may fur iry minimum speed. It is ig no that eventually, liere come ! Lo step and there i i motor. England days that ists in both th ountry and { who are not so certain these i the menace than In recent | officially gone { higher maxi.oum | highwasa linnesota has gone 1890 to 85: from New Mex'co, Ohlo, and 35 45. At the Indi S and slow driver is nore fntes have on record as favoring thelr fron 8 eds on Mississippi Ok same have the Ianhoma { from ww gone maxi | Tennessee | even | mum law altogether, | In this action, they have | the course of Connecticut, Michigan | and Montana. Anyway it is counted, that makes five states out of the 45 | that have gone to higher speeds. | Fix Minimum Limit, Just 43 states to gu then be arbit followed there um speed limit! next | logical step is to establish a minimum ! limit below which the driver may be arrested as dangerous, A minimum speed iimit | a brand-new idea. Several years ago, i John M. Mackall, then chairman of the Maryland state roads commission, sponsored a measure in the legislature | for the establishment of a low speed | limit of 20 miles an hour on state | highways, The bill failed to pass but it died a gallant, fighting death, | and its friends bave by Do means abandoned hope. | will no Then, many insis the aw is not Attention to Automobile During Severe Weather In cold weather the careful automo bile driver will see that his storage battery has plenty of water, that it is fully charged, and that the charging rate of the generator is increased, A storage battery is less efficient in cold weather, more energy is used in start. Ing the engine each time, the drives are shorter, and the lights are used more in winter than in summer, The ignition should be timed ex- actly right, for the power of the en- gine is lessened by a late spark. If the consumption of gasoline is high, the engine runs hot, and the car is sluggish, the ignition may be the cause of the trouble. Headlights should be adjusted to protect the driv. er and to give him the most possible light. Rotting Connection Is Caused by Warm Water Motorists whe have wondered why it is that the upper water hose con nection needs replacing more often than the lower one only have to know their engine a little better in order to understand the reason. Circulation of water 18 from the pump up through the water jackets to the top of the radiator or up through the water jackets In the samme direc tion in the case of thermo-syphon cool- ing. In which a pump is not utilized, This means that the hotter water always 13 rising and that the water is hottest when it Is passing through the top water hose to the radiator. This heat bas a disintegrating effect on the rubber hose connection. The con. nections at the pump receive cooler water from the radiator and generally last Janger. . | i on a base, is used as a The Japanese Tootle Their Horn and Shout “Hi, Hi” “Rules the Road and Hints in Tokyo, Japan, are . Lhe News sazine, as fol: of to Motorisis” print- ed in Time lows: 1. At the rise of the hand licemen, stop rapidly. of po- Do not puss or him, Ye. When passenger of the foot hove In sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet melodiously at first. Then with vigor and express by word of mouth the warning, "Hi! Hiv “3. Beware of the that he shall pot soothingly by. “ys space to the that makes sport in Avold entanglement of your wi “5. Go soothingly on the grease mod, ne there lurks the the brake of the foot as you roll round to and otherwise disrespect fowl ie horse take fright. Go wandering Give fest] the roadway. dog with ve dog the eel spokes, skid demon. Press the corners tie up.” the collapse save 1 Troublesome Automobile Clincher Rims Remedied An au bile clincher rim becomes Fie Of Pipe Straightening a Clincher Rim, ion and cause an acci- / The sketch method of remedying this trouble by the shows a simple use of an ordinary open end wrench and a ghort lo ‘ get ory iece of pipe to slip over it er leverage, a: Paris for Automobiles Plans have been placed the French Ministries of Interior and Transportation of a project linking Paris by an overhead automobile road with Nice, Marseilles, Toulouse, deaux, Brest, Lyons and Geneva. Ac cording to the scheme, the roads would be carried on reinforced con- crete pillars at a height of about 25 feet, and would consist of two one way tracks, each about 20 feet wide. A large proportion of the heavy ini- tinal expenditure, it was suggested, could be covered by the Importation of materials from Germany under the reparation plan and the upkeep could be more than met if motorists paid a special tax of 100 francs a year. before Jor. RANT R RAR AT RRR A RI RRR RE% ® AUTOMOBILE NOTES} REF ERHFFFEREERRE ERA REA EREES * ® ® ® sk There was nothing really similar to the rumble seat in the olden times, unless possibly it was climbing over a stile. - . » A traffic cop of Singapore, Straits Settlements, pulls strings to operate the stop and go signals attached to hig shoulders, - . 9 Language is wonderful, We heard a fellow say: “The trafic officer came after me to give me a tag, but 1 gave him the slip.” LE Our recollection goes back to the old horse-and-buggy days, when there wasn't more than one Dead Man's curve per state, . ® » Ninety cities in California, includ. ing San Francisco and Los Angeles, have adopted a standard code for traffic regulations, « 8 @ According to George A. Parker, reg: {strar of motor vehicle in Massachu- setts, a motorist, rather than improv. ing, begins to lose his ability to oper nate an automobile after ten years of driving. LE Do rot drive a new car too fast in the lower gears. This will ruin the engine, Be systematic when hunting trouble about the car, This Is about the only way to determine quickly the diMenity.
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