ETTER in Europe, worse in Asia, little change in America, might be summarized the political and economic weather report of the week for the world, First place among the events In Europe goes to the friendly visit to lerlin of Premier Laval and Foreign Minister jriand of France. They were in the German capital two days, and out of their conversation with President Von Hin- denburg, Chancellor iruening and For- eign Minister Curtius grew a permanent mixed commission to pool the economic activities of the two nations. This body will be con- sultative and will Include both em- ployers and employees, and according to the official communique its general purpose Is “to fight the economic crisis and to call for co-operation from other nations whenever necessary, This aec- tion will be the first step to co-opera- tion which has become the need of the hour and in which all are called to participate,” When one considers that France and Germany have been bitter rivals for centuries and often active enemies, this result of the Berlin visit is re markable. The commercial entente that is being forced may well make future wars between the two nations Impossible. The commission will geek to promote trade and export agree ments that will bring on a joint search for new markets, Its sponsors aver that no increase of customs tariffs is expected and that no third party is aimed at by the pact. The Immediate object 1s co-operation in finance, In- dustry, shipping and aviation. When President Von Hindenburg was told the French statesmen were to call on him, the old warrior at first balked hecause his name is still on the allied list of World war “criminals” second only to that of the ex-kaiser. Finally Bruening and the French ambassador, Andre Francois-Poncet, persuaded him to receive the visitors, and the meet- Ing passed off without friction. Premier Laval, when he comes to Washington in October, will submit the Franco-German agreement to Presi- dent Hoover. It was intimated in Ber- lin that Chancellor Bruening also may come over to see Mr. Hoover and lay before him Germany's viewpoint on war debts and reparations, President Von Hindenburg. beginning November 1, Is the pres ent aim of the League of Nations dis armament committee. Modifying the Italian proposition to meet the objee- tions of the majority of the league members, the committee adopted this resolution: “The assembly requests the govern- ments invited to the disarmament con- ference (to be held In Geneva next February) to prepare for this event by means of an armaments truce and accordingly requests the council (of the league) to urge the governments convened to said conference to give proof of their earnest desire for a successful issue of efforts to (nsure and organize peace, and without preju- dicing the decision of the conference or the programs of proposals submitted to it by each government, to refrain from any measure involving an In- erense in their armaments, “It likewise requests the council to ask the governments to state before November 1 whether they are pre pared for a period of one year, as frots that date, to accept this truce in armaments.” UT in the Far East the dove of peace was getting hard usage, Prospects for warfare between Japan and China were little lessened by the efforts of President Hoover and the de. cided flabby doings of the League of Nations council Japan, through its league del- egate, M., K. Yoshiz- awa, turned down flat. ly the plan for an in- ternational commis- sion to inquire into the facts in the Manchurian row, the delegates’ words be. ing: “Foreign partici © T. Wang. pants In the discussion are useless and my government does not think it necessary to call in outsiders.” He as serted Japan desired to withdraw its troops to the railway zone as soon as it was convinced its civilian popula. tion would be safe without their pro. tection, and added that Japan did not want war with China, Neither does the Chinese govern. ment want war, apparently, but the Chinese people, especially the students, are clamoring for hostilities and for a nation-wide hoycott of Japan as a preliminary, Because they thought Foreign Minister C. T. Wang had falled In the effort to get help from the League of Nations, the students in Nanking invaded the foreign office and attacked Mr, Wang, injuring him eeverely. After this outrage the min. v ister carried out his long cherished desire to resign, Alfred Sze was ap pointed to succeed him, The young Chinese, gathered In big mohs, assailed Japanese civillans in various cities, the worst of these outbreaks being In Hongkong. The British garrison there was called out and charged the mobs repeatedly, killing and wounding a number of the rioteis, Throughout the country the students were organiz. ing and volunteering to serve at the front against Japan. Meanwhile the Canton rebel government continued its negotiations for the union of all factions to meet the emergency. NV coming home to the United States, we read that President Hoover Is hard at work pruning down the cost of the federal government in the effort to meet the prospective treas- ury deficit of between a billion and a billion and a half dollars, According to Wash: ington dispatches, his program contem plates a limited in. crease In taxes, ri gorous economies In government expendi tures and Congres sional appropriations and continued bor- lowest Interest rates In many years. The interest rate on the public debt, It was pointed out, Is much higher than the rate that can be obtained on treasury paper at the present time, On Tuesday it was announced that Mr. Hoover had decided to eliminate the naval building program for the 1933 fiscal year und. In tion, to cut down the destroyer pro gram, already appropriated from eleven ships to five. Reductions for the navy over the next three years, | was stated, stand to run as much as one hundred million dollars This certainly will be a terrible blow to Senator Frederick Hale of Maine, chairman of the naval affairs commit and those of his colleagues who belong In the “big navy” Wheth er they can do anything about it re mains to be seen. Navy officials, with- out wishing to be quoted, point out that if Mr, Hoover's economy plan is carried out, our navy will sink to third place by the end of 1032, when it will rank below that of Japan in all but capital ships. It may be re marked, too, that it doesn't do much good to the steel concerns, the ship yards and their employees. Sen. Hale. rowing at laid ou! addi for, tee, class ENATOR JAMES E. WATSON of Indiana, majority leader of the senate, has called to the attention of President Hoover the fact that higher tariff rates may be necessary to pro tect American Industries from the de preciated currencies of nations that have abandoned the gold standard. these now Including Denmark, Nor. way and Sweden. Mr. Watson says he belleves that If the depreciated cur rency program continués for any length of time, the tariff rates of the Hawley-Smoot tariff act will he abro- gated and It will be ahsolutely neces sary to raise the rates from 20 to 25 per cent to overcome the lower pro duction costs In countries now on the double currency standard. Canada ai- ready has taken such action. There is still a lot of agitation for the sales tax which Senator Need of Pennsylvania advocates, but treasury officials are quoted as saying there is small chance for congressional ap proval of the plan this winter, though they admit it might be workable. The treasury Is opposed to balancing the budget through borrowing over any ex- tended period of time, or to even tem. porary suspension of the sinking fund, which provides for an “orderly retire ment” of the public debt. jrouowing the example of United States Steel and other big corpora- tions, the Aluminum Company of America announced a 10 per cent re duction of salaries and wages effec tive on October 1, throughout the com- pany and all its subsidiaries. This concern Is owned almost wholly by the Mellon family. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, still a stockholder, is sald not to have been informed that the cut was coming. He declined to make any comment, This action by the Aluminum come pany further aroused Congressman Wright Patman of Texas, who already had announced he would seek during the next session of congress to have Mr. Mellon removed from office be cause of his stock ownership In core porations. Patman says he has been working all summer gathering data to support his resolution for the impeach ment of Mr. Mellon. The secretary, he asserts, is “directly interested In the business of trade and commerce” within the meaning of the old law he will cite. “Mr. Mellon relinquished hig posi. tion on the board of directors of the Aluminum company,” Patman sald, “but, as a stockholder, he directs the board. His brother represents him.” Among the other large concerns that have just reduced salaries or wages or both are the Delaware, Lackawan + 5 Te United States Envelope company snd Fair banks, Morse & Co. The Norfolk & Western railroad has taken a step that will win wide approval. I1lereafter it will not employ any married women, and any woman employee who mur- ries will automatically lose her job. GY SMEDLEY BUTLER was not the only eminent American soldier to retire from active service nt the end of September. Maj, Gen, Willian Las siter also went on the retired list, after more than forty years of military service, his last post being commander of the de. partment of Hawall, He had served his country in so many foreign lands that he wns known as the army's premier globe. trotter, Born in Petersburg, Ma). Gen, Va, 064 years Lassiter when the ago, Lassiter, eight. teen, was appointed to States Military academy, where he graduated four years later. He first faced fire during the Spanish-Ameri- Cian war, An unusual amount of Lassiter's service has been abroad. He has served three times iu the Philippines, He was inspector-genepd! of Cuban pacification in 308 and In 1910 he visited China, Korea on leave. During the World served in France, war From 1923 to 1929 partment. At the end of his there he was ordered to South lea as president of the plebiscitary commission on Tacna-Arica., In the sume year he visited Europe and shortly afterward was assigned to the Hawaiian department, duty ERTAIN politicians who have heen trying, usually for their own ends, to for the next sel fish nomination of ( year by the Republicans received a quietus In the shape of an article by the former Presider it publishe : Saturday Post. In quite sly denled seeking the nomination or of ing It if offered, and orged Republicans support for a reno create a boom alvin Coolidge definite nocept- that all Mr. Hoo mination, good ver's candidacy (3 oyEnNon GENERAL DAVIS of J the Philippines has decided not . as he had intended, but to leave of absence Instead. This to resign take an was urged on him by iers of the Fi Senator Os other lend Mr desired to vigit his wife and Mre. Davis Is fll and ean. the I" So for there wi mena and pine nationalists Darisg has long in Paris, not live In the present of giving his Roosevelt, now Rico. \ EXICO'S new ambassador to ‘ Washington, Dr. Jose Manuel has received the ap- the American grata and already Is way to his the National Capital_where he suc- ceeds Benor Tellez, Dr. Puig Cuasauranc is considered one of hia country's ablest statesmen, and he has gerved at home as sec retary of education and secretary of In- dustry, commerce and labor. It is not likely that he will find in Washington any problems at present that will give him trouble, for our re lations with Mexico just now ure en tirely satisfactory. Hippines, il be ol. no more talk post fo Theodore governor of Porto Puig Cassaranc, proval of a8 persons probably on his post at government Dr. Puig Ca sauranc, TOCK exchanges of ths country, warned by Senator James E of short selling and hear raids. “Many senators” continued Senator Watson, “are of the belief that brok.- erage houses should not be permitted to lend the securities of their cus tomers unless either expressly ordered obtained for that purpose. of the opinion that an order of that kind by the stock exchange itself or failing in that, that some legisla. tion might be énacted that would com- pel the adoption of such a course. “They further believe that all short transactions should be thrown open to the public; that the light of day should be permitted to shine in upon all their deals; that the names of the individuals and the brokerage houses ghonld be made public; that the stocks dealt in should be made known, and that all the details of each transaction should be subject to publie seruting.” ONDON heard that the former sultan and caliph of Turkey had agreed to resume the duties of the caliphate with certain temporal pow- ers at Jerusalem. The plan, which was conceived by the pan-Islam lead: ers, it was thought might wreck the Indian conference and also revive the Arab-Jewish quarrel in Palestine, LECTION of Robert D., Johnson, Democrat, to represent in cone gress the Seventh Missourl district, succeeding the late Sam Majer, gives the Democrats 214 seats in the house, the same number now held by the Re publicans. There Is one Farmer Labor member, (@, 1931, Western Newspaper Uslon.) | Turn Wheat Into Pork, and Profit In Some Ways Better Than Corn, According to Expert. Wheat can be converted into pork more readily than Into any other meat, although it can be used in almost any live stock ration, says H, B, Osland, associate in animal investigations at the Colorado Agricultural college, What is equal to corn in feeding value, pound for pound, many experi- ments have shown, while several ex- periment stations report that it is even more valuable than corn in the hog-fattening ration. Shriveled and shrunken wheat Iz usuoally richer in protein than plump wheat, and if not too badly damaged, is fully as valu- able for feed as sound wheat, it is stated. “Tankage should always be added to the wheat ration for maximum gains and economy of production” Osland says, “Wheat is somewhat richer in protein than corn, but it requires the addition of protein to balance the ration for plgs in the dry lot, “Wheat should always be coarsely ground or rolled for swine, Experi- If ground too fine, wheat pasty, indigestible mass Soaking wheat may in- value slightly, but not that practice. becomes a when fed crease its enough to justify “It is possible to use whent grain in the ration, but corn is available, a mixture of corn und wheat, equal parts, is very desir- able for fattening hogs. Barley or used in the ration a part of the grain feed along with It will take from 450 to 550 pounds of wheat or produce 100 pounds of pork, as the where its equivalent to depending Steps Now to Avert Plague in 1932 nd the United to Cn operate 0 Hopper Farmers of Ca Kintes a nuda a re being urged check a threatened in 1032 using destroy the season would normal, work is grasshopper plague devices to A rainy peRls io mn-made mill ons of egos keep down the It is asserted, bul preventive advoentedd, Two methods have b One is to plow the In ees now being ald In the gre will not hateh, The other is to vate the surface of the grou t 0 expose anc een suggested nd go deen tha: the fall 80 as the eggs Eces ppon millions, ex the entire area today, ies to the Great Lakes and Saskatchewan river to the southwest United become ground for hoppers and some of the country districts this year vigitation of the Insects has heavy that they have plugged ators of motor cars driving through, are now heing lald in writs state from the from the north the prairies of Riates has fertile breeding locusts in heen wry up radi Fattening Steer Calves Ground barley In the fattening rm. fon in the place of shelled corn gives very good results, It was found in » feeding experiment with fattening Other checks from a two pounds of cane mo- corn in the ration of shelled corn, lin- seed meal and alfalfa hay, the tholasses failed to equal corn pound for pound value and resulted in lower profits, Dy substituting two pounds tion the consumption of feed was slightly increased anc the profit was nlsa slightly increased. Adding two pounds of mollasses per steer per day to the ration of ground barley (full linseed meal and alfalfa hay falled to improve the ration in any way except to increase total feed con- sumption and resulted in lower profits, Hogging Down Corn Oh some dairy farms spring litters of pigs are turned into cornfields where they may help themselves to ns much corn as they want, Other dalrymen who also raise swine could well consider the economies in this practice, One can make mistakes In hogging down corn. It Is not good economy to turn a few hogs into a large fleld of corn, They will get too much of It ot the ground and not c¢!san it up. Small fields or fenced off portions of large fields are better, One can waste corn in another way by not having the proper protein sup- plement avallable, It takes too much corn for 100 pounds gain in this way. A simple mineral mixture Is also help. ful in reducing the feed for 100 pounds gain, Help Your Own Business The price of soybean meal is now on & comparable basis with linseed ol) meal and cottonseed meal. Dalrymen and cattle feeders who usually use either linseed or cottonseed In their feeding program will be doing serv. fce to the soybean growers if they will substitute soybean men! for the other protein concentrates during the fall and winter, Careful tests have proved that soyLean meal is equal In feeding value to either linseed or *iteaged meal, Prairie Farmer, Effective Way to Fight Quack Grass Plow Shallow in Fall, and Drag Frequently. A single hard-fought battle may cripple quack grass temporarily, but victory comes from continual sniping and strategy rather than from heavy fighting, according to H. B. Hartwig of the New York State College of Agriculture, The weed has fleshy creeping roots and when these roots are cut and cov- ered with earth they sprout like so many potato eyes, In addition, the plant grows seeds. With these two ways of spreading quack grass maln- tains Itself persistently once it 1s seed- ed, he explains, The first move In the campaign is to plow shallow in the fall. The ground is then dragged, and the dragging is repeated often enough 1o keep the green leaves from showing. Do not disk, Mr, Hartwig, warns, for disking cuts and buries the root pieces and only spreads the quack. When the quack is dragged often enough and no leaves appear the plants have no op- portunity to store food and the con- tinued dragging belps starve and weaken the plants. The exposure to sunshine also helps the starving process, Repeated draggings in spring should weaken the quack so a smoth- er crop should complete work. ut many rely much on the smother crop without weaken! the quack first, he says, A tivation stimulates worse than none, work, well timed, to complete the rout after the quack the the persons too It is the with a smot! continued er ore n is weakened that does the job. Get Only the Highest Grade of Aifglfa 3 “Much of the hay has been due to unhn sald Dr, L. W, Durnell ricultural college, at a recent meeting. He where the seed Is produced be buy it for thelr conditions. He expls plair of al £0 a bushel wl Seed trouble wit said that growers should learn fore they and be sure the svod dx i i ANKIVEIR seed boug for wed only 1 his ntained 40 per iabora- one-hs weed wd as alfalfa ard 90 Ale Je different The cent germination seed, tory tests prove i ree ds of weed purchaser got or Is Gi oe sepds % of Yeats 4 - nlf: & i and actun ad 4 4118158 BOG ANG a8 un: paid 34 tried Cow ; s 0 Feeding Ga rbage to Hogs Where garbage 8 aval ble In cot amounts, it can be used as a feed for hag Tests 0 pounds of ar siderable « with some success have shown that bage will produce a pound hogs Analyses of weight of grain In garbage on a dry hasis the sults: DP hohydrates, 31.08 per ce nt: per cent ; ash, 16-76 per cent. The danger give following re 15.18 per cent: ear. fat, rotten 13.33 in feeding garbage is In having some injurious substance pres. ent such as glass, paper, soap, saw dust, ete, or in exposing the hogs to hog cholera through the presence of rinds from hogs that had the dis ease. Hogs fed on garbage should be immunized against hog cholera. and some arrangement should be made so that objectionable substances will not be put in the garbage. The garbage is sometin cooked, to prevent disease, but this makes it difficult for hogs to pick out and leave injurious sub stances that they will not eat when it is not cooked, Safety Bull Pens The Orange County (Va.) Dairy Herd Improvement association reports that all the herd sires in the association are now housed in safekeeper bull pens. The bureau of dairy industry, United States Department of Agricul. ture, asks, “Are there other associa. tions that can duplicate this record?” If there are, the bureau would like to hear from them. This report mesns that all the herd sires in this associa- tion are being kept under conditions which should insure long breeding life, as well as safety for the herd owner and his family, Agricultural Squibs The smaller the keel or breast bone of a fowl, the less breast meat. . . . Common sense and experience will raise more chicks to laying age than the advice of a dozen neighbors. » . - Turning stock on pasture hefore the grass has a wellestablished top and root growth may damage the pasture and reduce the season's total feed from It, . & » Legume hays of good quality are high in protein and calcium, They are the best source of ealelum and if homegrown are usually the cheapest source of protein, Pl Scenting pigs with kerosene Is sug- gested as a means of inducing a sow to adopt the young of others * + In the form of butter, milk fat Is easily digested, is unequaled In con- centrated energy value, palatability, flavor, and vitamin content, claim stu. dents of nutrition, . ; The Most Important Apple Insects, a revised edition of Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1270-F, just Issued, may be ob. tained free from the Department of Agrieniture. Washington. LETTING HIM DOWN The new member of the city council felt very proud of himself, and nod ded amicably at any passerby whom he thought he had seen before. “Excuse me, sir,” respomied man to whom he had given 8 partic ular affable bow, “but I think I saw your likeness in the papers.” “Er—yes, my photograph has been rather prominent la ," gushed the new member, “1 thought I could again,” continued the other. you know, I've tried that medicine for my rehumatism hasn't cured me” one tell your face “And, do very and It game OCTOPUS DEFINED t's an octopus? think it's = instead of y Cal -Wi Fe Po as only eight Dad- lives He Couldn't Imagine d un wer, whispered aside to tors Johnny when the pie Is passed. you to say don’t want any Johnny obediently, Iater)- . who ha expecied vis you any mt 1 want As Usual Explorer—Ah, woman. ~-How can you tell it is a woman? Can't First there is the Second the skull of First see the you mouth is pen ?-—Pathfinder. Disturbing 1 haven't even a shirt to My word! Whar do your collars Leipsig, you fasten to?—Das Klein ¢ Progressive Archie—~Why do call me “Pil grim?” Mabel-—Well, make a finder Magazine, you every time you call Progress, — Path teed tlie A Kindly Assurance talked all through my solo” said the musician, a littie resentfully. “Oh, that's all right,” said the self- sufficient sage. “I wasn’t saying any- thing you would care about hearing” “You GREAT SPOUTER First Fish—That whale ought to make a good politician. Second Fish-—-Why? First Fish—Because he's such a great spouter! Poor Papal Wife—How do you like my new gown? Husband Terrible. of hooking at it That's my way Or an Automobile Commercial Traveler—The idea of forever is so vast that men scarcely comprehend it, Listener What? Have you never paid installments on a piano?—Pages Gales (Yverdon). Conservative Spender Mra Waggs--Is your husband thrif- ty, Mrs. Taggs? Mrs. Tages—He must bel only give him half my wages and He's ale ways got money In his pocket. # The Girls Nowadays! Girl—The heck with a career. I'm going to get myself a boy friend. « Music Instroctor (pleading) But, my dear, your art is so promising! Girl--Sure, but I can’t use it for breach of promise, can 1? Young Webster Teacher—~What do you understand by the word “deficit,” Johnny? Johnny—It's what you've got when you haven't as much as you had when you had nothin’. .
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