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’. .