YC yy ey gy wy ay yy “The George Washington White House, 3—Architect's NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Inland Waterway Projects Are Being Pushed to Give Work to Unemployed. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ORK for the unemployed was the thought in the minds of the thousand or more members of the Mississippl Valley association when they gathered in St. Louis for their annual convention. Consequently the speakers urged that the inland water- ways program be speeded up by the government so that the projects in the valley now authorized might be com- pleted In five years instead of fifteen. This would mean the expenditure on them of $100,000,000 a year for the next five years. Secretary of War Hurley, who was present, agreed with others that quick completion of the Illinois waterway was vital to the progress of the pro gram and said the War department would include in the deficiency bill in congress next month an item that would permit work on that link to start this winter, “President Hoover,” said Secretary Hurley, “has given me permission to ask congress for a $22500,000 de ficiency appropriation to carry on the increased work on waterways this year. It will enable speeding up for the winter months. “As to the Illinois waterway, 1 am anxious to get the shovels rolling and to get going. When we get that proj ect completed, connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippl, it will be a tremendous step In the 9.000 miles of Inland waterways so long talked about.” It developed that If the government goes ahead speedily, as Mr. Hurley wishes, the state government of Ili nois must get busy with the construc tion of five bridges at Joliet and sev- en below that city, for the water could not be turned in before those bridges are built. Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of en- gineers in charge of the valley pro} ects, thus set forth the attitude of the federal engineers: “Here Is what we have in view now in the valley: “l. To drive the Illinois waterway to completion with all speed. “2. To prosecute with vigor the im provement of the Missouri from Its mouth to Sioux City. “3. To execute the flood control work on the lower Mississippl as the law contemplates, looking all the time for more perfection in the plans, “4. To push the Ohio improvement out from the main stem as rapidly as the means available will permit, “1 believe in the St. Lawrence wa- terway to the sea, but I am convinced that the [Illinois waterway Is more vital to our prosperity than Is even the St. Lawrence waterway. Chicago is the most Important place on the lakes, and there Is on the lakes an aggregation of industrial and popula- tion centers such as even now ls not matched on any other trade route on earth.” RESIDENT HOOVER 1s anxious to have the government do what it can, under existing laws, to help state and local authorities in thelr war on gangs and racketeers, but he vigorous ly denies the published report that he will propose to congress any extension of the federal criminal laws for this purpose, “Every single state,” sald Mr. Hoo ver, “has ample laws that cover such criminality. What 1s needed is the enforcement of those laws, and not more laws. Any suggestion of In creasing the federal criminal laws in general Is a reflection on the sover. eignty and the stamina of state gov: ernment. “The federal government is assist ing local authorities to overcome a hideous gangster and corrupt control of some local governments, but 1 get no satisfacticn from the reflection that the only way that this can be done is for the federal government to convier men for falling to pay Income taxes on the financial against state laws. “What we need is a more wide spread public awakening to the fallure of some local governments to protect their citizens from murder, racketeer ing, corruption and other erimes, apd their rallying of support to the men of these localities that are today mak- ing a courageous battle to clean up these places.” product of crime ENTRAL and western Europe were swept by disastrous gales that were followed by serious floods of scores of rivers. Thousands of per- sons were rendered homeless and there was widespread suffering, but the loss of life was not great. The worst fatality was the foundering of the German steamer Loulse Leonhardt in the estuary of the Elbe. Its entire crew of thirty-one men was lost. All over France, Belgium, Germany and Holland the lowlands were flooded, river boats were sunk, winter crops were ruined and rail and telegraph communications were Interrupted. The swollen river Seine threatened much of Paris with inundation and troops were called on to bulld sandbag para- pets, Great Britain suffered almost as much from the storms as did the con- tinental countries. Overflowing rivers flooded the countryside and the coasts were lashed by terrific gales which Im periled the fishing fleets and all other shipping. JAPAN had another earthquake early v Wednesday morning that rocked an area of some 600 square miles in the central region and took several hun- dred lives. Probably a thousand or more persons were injured. Following the temblor there were landslides and tidal waves that added to the dis aster, The village of Nirayama was wiped out, 69 persons being killed there. Nagoka, a hot springs resort, also was destroyed, 22 having perished there. A group of small villages In the south. ern part of the stricken area reported 80 dead. IGHT of the 2,000 persons arrested in Moscow for participation in the alleged international plot to overthrow the Soviet Union were put on trial for treason while a million men, women and children paraded the streets de manding the death penalty. All the defendants pleaded gullty, and their leader, Prof. I. K. Ramsin, repeated and elaborated his previous confession. Many loud speakers were placed In the court room and the proceedings were broadcast throughout Russia. Ramsin told in detail how engineers had started the conspiracy because they were poorly pald and placed in the ostracized class; how he person- ally went to Paris and received from the French general staff and from Russian emigres there contributions of $2,800,000 to carry on the plot. The other defendants were heard afterward, and the stories of all of them served to bolster the Soviet government's ac- cusations against foreign nations and Individuals who were to be repald by territory and concessions, In a copyright interview with a United Press correspondent, Dictator Stalin Is quoted as denying contempt. uously the recent rumors of revolts and mutinies. He gave a special mes- sage to the United States, saying: “If it cannot establish political ties with the United States the Soviet Union at least desires to strengthen its economic ties with America. And America, being a great, wealthy, tech- nically progressive and developed country, must appreciate the ad vantages of such economic intercourse as much as we do” — WENTY-FIVE years ago King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were enthroned as the rulers of Norway after the dissolution of the union with Sweden. On Tuesday they and thelr loving subjects celebrated the snni- versary in Oslo with a simple service in the principal eburch and festivities in the royal palace. Representatives of other reigning families were In at- tendance, —— EMBERS of the federal farm board held a long conference with the senate committee on agricul. ture, afier which Senator McNary of Oregon, chairman of the committee, announced that the ten members of that body In attendance seemed unani- mously in favor of supporting the policies of the farm board in its effort to stabilize grain prices. This was taken to mean that the commiitee members, many of whom opposed the administration farm relief legislation, will offer no obstructive tactics during the coming session of congress and will approve all requests of the board for appropriations. It is expected that the board, which already has received $250,000,000 of the au- loan fund, will ask for a large part of the remaining $250,000,000 in the com- ing session. Fertile Soil Is Need of Alfalfa Farmer Should Have His Land Tested for Lime and Phosphate Wants. Alfalfa is a crop that demands much of the soil, says M, F. Miller, chair- man of the department of soils of the Missouri College of Agriculture. The three or four crops a year demand a fertile soll or one that is well treated, It Is idle to think of growing alfalfa under any other conditions. Soil Must Be Treated. sometimes sald that every It Is corporations and thirty-two film boards of trade were dealt a severe court In Mr. Justice Reynolds. two decisions delivered The tribunal some soils It more treatment than worth, As a rule land that is sufficiently drained to grow 50 or 60 bushels of corn under favorable and which at the same certain that on require grow alfalfa without difficulty. When land Is not of such a nature it must be treated so as to bring it up to this standard by the use of manure, ferti- lzer, lime and drainage, If necessary, Most soils require lime first. Every man who is Interested In growing al- falfa should have his soll tested for Its lime need. Usually the land re- quires some phosphate, although not always. Application of 200 to 250 pounds of the 20 per cent superphos- phate Is often recommended. In some cases potash is also beneficial, and In most cases, nitrogen helps, so that a high-grade mixed fertilizer such as a 412-4 may often be the best fer. tilizer to apply. Tests With Top Dressing. Experiments at the Missouri experi- ment station have shown some inter top dressing oid alfalfa with nitrate of most of these trials results These experi- also shown the marked value of cultivating alfalfa with a dull spring tooth harrow about three times during the growing season In of In stands soda, ness in violation of the Sherman antl trust law and were guilty of eon- spiracy In restraint of trade. The charges against them were on two grounds, exhibit contract under which exhibl- tors were required to take films, the other referred to the operation of credit committees which act, It was alleged, to restrict sales and pur. chases, The corporations Involved are the Paramount Famous Lasky corporation, First National Pictures, Inc. Metro- tion, Universal Film Exchanges, Ine, United Artists corporation, Fox Film corporation. Pathe Exchange, Ine. F. B. O. Pictures corporation, graph, Inc., and Educational Film Ex- changes, Ine. Wickersham law enforcement come Has Only Limited Space Probably the greatest fault in feed- feed too much milk. Under natural The enif's An re. This holding a large amount of milk. nearly always For the four to five quarts, or Less would be better. the second week unless the calf shows the amount should not be increased Keep the calf help It to Feed little and often. will investigation of the wet and dry prob- lem. Last week It began drafting the document, endeavoring to co-ordinate the Individual views of its members, which were put in written form. The best guess at this time Is that a ma- Jority of the members favor some form of modification of the prohibition law, agreeing that the present system Is wrong and unworkable. Some of them believe the Eighteenth amendment should be changed, others that the Voistead act should be revised EVEN hundred delegates represent. ing the five principal trainmen's unions of the United States and Can- ada, in session In Chicago, indorsed the six-hour day for ratiroad workers fas a means of relieving unemploy- ment. They want the shorter day with no reduction in pay, But falling to agree on a plan to bring this about, a second conference with fewer dele. gates was arranged for December 4 in Cleveland. INAL census figures given out by the census bureau show that the population of continental States for 1930 1s 122.775,046: and for outlying possessions it Is 2,151,023; a total of 124,920,000. The Increase for the decade was 16.1 per cent. In percentage increase California leads the states with 65.7 per cent, Florida is second with 51.6 per cent, and Michigan's 320 per cent makes it third. California also led In total gains with an increase of 2.250.300 in- habitants, New York state gained 2,202,839. Michigan, Texas and Ii nois were the only other states to gain more than 1,000,000. HARLES H, MARKHAM, chair. man of the board of the Illinois Central system, dled at his winter home In Altadena, Calif. He rose from the position of a section labor er to become one of the most able and farsighted rallway executives in the country. During his career he did a great deal to develop better re. lations between the rallroads and the public, and he is credited with having doubled the assets of the llinols Cen. tral in 15 years. John G. Price, former grand exalted ruler of the Elks and a close friend of President McKinley, passed Away at his home in Columbus, Olle, @, 1990, Western Newspaper Unfon.y During Winter Is Best Since the modern farmer 1s so de engi riculture. The farmer cannot afford done, but must provide a comfortable place to work and do them at home. Any machine, whether housed or neglected, Is sure to need repair and adjustment. If these repairs are left to be made In a busy time, they are expensive and cause much trouble and delay. Some form of comfortable build. ing that can be utilized as a repair and workshop during the winter will mean a valuable saving In time dar Ing the rush periods of summer work. Keeping Rodents From Granary With Concrete To build a granary floor and founda- tion to prevent rats getting under it. one should put an eightinch founda. tion wall of concrete about 15 inches into the ground and about a foot above the ground. Use reinforcing rods around the corners. Fill inside this with cinders or coarse gravel until it Is eight or ten inches above the ground surface outside, tamip ft down well while It is wet and then lay down roll roofing or waterproof felt with cemented joints and put a four-inch concrete floor on top of this. You will have a granary floor which will be dry after the first season and which will not allow the rain to get under it, Prevent Rabbit Injury by Wrapping Tree Trunk Washes such as soap suds, white wash and the like ~pplled to young peach tree trunks may tend to pre vent Injury by rabbits, The surest and safest method, however, of pre. venting Injury consists of wrapping the tree trunks with newspapers, wool veneer wrappers, or chicken wire not. ting. In every Instance the tree should be wrapped to a height of 18 to 20 Inches, Moreover, the application of ordi nary house or barn paint, axle grease, tar or pitch may do great Injury and even kill the trees Alfalfa Is Superior in Dairy Feed Tests Protein and Lime Are Need- ed in Liberal Amounts. Alfalfa hay contains about three times as much protein and about six times as much lime as timothy hay, according to chemical analyses, says Edward B, Meigs, of the bureau of dairying, United States Department of Agriculture, joth of these substances are needed In liberal amounts by growing and milk-producing cattle, Alfalfa hay, says the department dalry specialist, is far superior timothy hay for dairy animals, cattle in experiments been fed for several years with other feed than alfalfa pasture and alfalfa hay, and have grown well and given fair yields of milk, Other experiments have shown that the life and usefulness of dairy cattle is not more than a year when fed on grain and concentrates and poor roughage such as straw, or upon grain and concentrates alone; but dairy cattle have thrived long periods on rations of grain and concentrates combined with alfalfa or timothy hay of fairly good quality. These trials raised the question: Will dalry cows do as well on rations of grain and timothy as on rations of alfalfa and grain, provided the tim- othy Is fed with a grain mixture high in protein and supplemented with a calcium salt? Further trials to an- swer this question proved that cows give 85 to 40 per cent more milk and fat on rations containing anifalfa than on rations containing timothy hay. several Mulch Is Valuable to Winter Strawberries Strawberries with a winter mulch yielded 713 quarts per acre more than berries not mulched, In an experiment conducted at the Michigan State col- lege. It was observed that the mulch conserved moisture, kept the berries clean, smothered weeds during the harvest season, and protected the plants winter injury. Im. proved conditions with respect to these factors raised the yield from 2,275 quarts per acre on the test plot, to 2088 quarts per acre on the mulched plot. The difference In yleld was $00 per acre. This experiment was conducted on a strawberry patch grown In well.matted rows. The mulch was left on the plants until the close of the following harvest season. The mulch was put on thickly enough so that It was three or four inches deep In the spring. Of course it was opened over the rows to permit the plants to grow through, against Corn Root Rot Fungus Control Measures Vary Fall plowing of corn land where all stalks and shucks are turned under, longer rotations and lower soll tem. peratures are Important factors that influence the root rot fungus, accord ing to R. E. Vaughn, University of Wisconsin, Farmers in the main corn belt who grow corn closer together In the rotation, plant it In the spring when temperature Is higher and leave the cornstalks exposed to act as shel ter for the root rot fungus, which farmers farther north handle differ ently Vaughn recommended the kiln dry- ing of seed corn, but where this was impossible a dry attic gave good re sults. Rapid drying is Important, as the sooner dried, the less disease next year, SOOO OOOO OOCUDODODOOOODOOOD Farm Hints SOVVOOVVLVOVOVVOVDVVVVLOOD Much silage is likely to spoll If the top Is not properly sealed. * - * The dairyman who 1s after high grade cream In the winter will pay at- tention to the cleanliness of his cows. . * * Alfalfa, one of the best hay crops for late seeding, should be planted only on those fields known to be adapted to its production, * . . Experiments at Wisconsin univer. sity show that running the silo filler faster than manufacturers direct not only fs dangerous but that much power is wasted, ® & » If the stand is to be kept over for hay or pasture the second year, alsike makes an excellent mixture with sweet clover by keeping the latter from getting too rank. » * =» For summer pasture, oats seeded with sweet clover, or crimson and mam- moth, will make very favorable growth and provide a palatable pasture of heavy carrying capacity. * & © The great object In plowing under green crops is to Increase the amount of vegetable matter In the soll. The actual plant food these crops furnish Is not very great, except in the case of clovers, "0 There is a lot of argument as to which kind of clover Is best. On soll that is limed, sweet clover will add more plant food in a hurry than red clover, If your soll Is not so very rich in lime you shoud use red clover, . 0. Silage cutter tests show that the cutter elevates the cut corn by throw ing rather than by blowing. It was found that elevating fans with a low air pressure were the most efficient The man was In the hospi his first serious train off the tracks, “1 fear 1 can be sistance assured by | nary surgeon.” | “Ah!” exclaimed the victim, “yo | Just the man for my | Jackass for ever attempti the track ahead of that train.” ft ott attemp vot orl. i're wis a Crooks HOW SHE WOULD DRESS ———— Witie—1 ought to dress according te the fashion book, I think, Hubby (sternly) —You'll dres cording to my check book, my On Exhibition A horse she Observant people know That in reality it is A human being show Ws what they ¢ Population Reducers “How did China come densely populated ¥ tive person. “Because,” answered the always knows the an its civilization so long before the In. vention of automobiles and street cars.” be so asked the inquis! man whe swer, “it started Music in the Making A schoolmaster caught a small boy scribbling on a slip of paper. It con tained the words: “Blow, blow. draw. blow, draw, blow, blow.” “What's the meaning of all the schoolmaster asked. “Please, sir,” the youngster replied “it's the music for my mouf organ” this?" Tell-Tale Mary—DBess never tells anyone her age Marjorie—Yes, I've noticed that. Bot | her age 1s beginning to tell | Answers, on her.— It Seems So Parson Tenthiy—And there are times when we have heaven right here on this earth, my dear brother. Deacon Duttons—Yes: but most of the time It's the other place, parson POACHED EGGS DEFINED Mrs. Newlywed—What are poached egns? Mr. Newlywed—Ones that are stol en, I guess, Of Course Not "I'm going to make a parachue jump from 10,000 feet tomorrow.” “What If the parachute n™ “Oh, that won't stop me ™ doesn’t Nothing New Balesman—Huve you seen the latest fountain pen, sir? Absolutely impos sible for Ink to escape from it any- where, Customer—Yeah! I've tried to write with that sort for years! Impossible Teacher (to young Jim)—How Is it that you haven't made more progress? At your age I cou'” read fluently, Jim—DProbably you had a be'ter teacher than I, sir.—Moustique, Going Crabbe—Today, for the first time, 1 really was delighted to hear my nolgh- bor's piano going. Friend—Something worth listening to, I suppose. Crabbe—1 should say so. 1 heard the Installment men taking it away. Force of Habit Moll—And what did your poet do when you turned him down? Doll—Ah, the poor dear threw Lim. self into the waste paper basket.
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