VERY city, town and hamlet in the
United States and most of the cap
tals of the world pald tribute to the
character and achievements of George
Washington on Mon-
day, the two hun-
dredth anniversary of
his birth, The cele
brations, fostered by
Congressman Sol
Bloom's commission,
will continue in this
country through most
of the year In one
form or another. Of-
ficially, the bicenten-
nial doings were
opened In Washing:
ton when President
Hoover delivered an
address before a joint session of con-
gress which was attended by all high
officials of the government, the mem-
bers of the Supreme court and the dip-
lomatie corps.
Standing before the brilliant gather
ing. Mr. Hoover called cn the Ameri-
can people to rededicate themselves to
those principles befitting a free peo
ple of which Washington was a living
exponent. “We have need again,” he
sald, “to bring forth the picture of the
glories and the valor of Lexington and
Concord and Bunker Hill, the suffering
and fortitude of Valley Forge, the vie
tory of Yorktown. We have need to
revive the meaning and the sheer mor-
al courage of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, the struggles of the conti
nental congress, the forming of the
Constitution.”
No part of these great events, the
President reminded those who packed
the galleries, “can be uted from
the name and th mi i
of George Was
There were m
in and near Wi
dent laid a wreat)
tomb at Mount Ver :
Light Infantry Bloes
mond Grays marched in a colorf
rade through Alexandria: the Na
Education association In convention
were addressed by Mr. Hoover; and
in the evening there was a grand co
lonial ball in Washington and a “birth-
night ball” at Gadsby's tavern in Alex-
andria duplicating as far as possible
the last birthnight ball Washington
attended there, in 1708,
President
Hoover
tional
*T ErovacH the medium of a letter
to Senator Borah, ary of
State Stimson served notice on Japan
and the world at large that the United
States still stands by the open door
policy enunciated by John Hay in 1800,
recoznized by the Washington confer
ence of 1021-22 and Implicit in the
nine-power treaty and other agree
ments concerning the Pacific. These
pacts he declared to be interdepend.
ent, and the malntenance of the In
tegrity of China necessary for the wel-
fare not only of China but of the whole
world. In effect Mr. Stimson's state
ment is a threat by the administration
that the United States will abrogate
the Washington treaty limiting the
capital ship strength of the naval pow-
ers and restricting American defenses
in the western Pacific If Japan per-
gists in disregarding the nine power
treaty guaranteeing the territorial in-
tegrity of China. He said if the Pa-
cific treaties had been faithfully ob
served such a situation as now exists
could not have arisen.
———
OACHED by skilful German sol-
diers, the Chinese troops in the
Bhanghal battle area successfully with-
stood a terrific attack by the Japanese
that lasted three days
and cost uncounted
lives. The Invaders
shelled the positions
held by the Chinese
along the line to the
Woosung forts almost
continuously and re
peated attempts to ad-
vance the Infantry
were made, but at
the close of the oper
ations the Chinese,
badly battered, were
still there. Two days TV: Soong
later the Japanese airmen made a fu-
rious attack on Kiangwan, showering
down huge bombs on the defenders:
and then the troops again attempted
to rush the Chinese positions, withont
any success, Reinforcements were
called for and the Tokyo governmen®,
which had Just won a victory in the
elections, “decided to send two mote
army divisions, and na full general to
supersede Lieut. Gen. Kenkichl Uyeda,
The Chinese government, encour
aged and determined to resist to the
Jast, was hurrying more troops to
Shanghal and the energetic T, V,
Soong was making marked progress
fn his great task of raising money to
keep up the fight, Large contribn.
tions were received not only from all
parts of China ‘but from Chinese In
many other lands,
As the week neared the close
the Japanese, enraged by the resist
ance they had met, launched a new
offensive that was reported to be driv.
ing the Chinese back In disorder. This
Keeret
was the bloodiest battle so far In the
Shanghal conflict. Japanese planes
dropped cans of gasoline on Klungwan
and Miaohungehen, bombs Ignited the
explosive and conflagrations resulted.
APAN'S reply to the latest admonl
tion of the league of Nations coun-
cil was recelved In Geneva and was
found to be a stiffly worded snd re-
sentful retort, ‘The Japanese govern-
ment, It sald, could not understand
why the appeal of the twelve powers
was made to Japan, Instead of to
China, the real aggressor. The league
pact, It added, does not exclude self-
defense, nor does ft leave China free
to attack everybody in sight. Tokyo
told the league that its observations
are “obscure” and “superfluous,” for
Japan entertains no territorial or po
litical ambitions in China. Japan, sald
the note, cannot consider China as an
“organized people” In the sense used
by the lengue covenant, and declares
It 1s impossible to treat the chaos In
China as If It were order. Altogether,
the reply from Tokyo was little less
than a slap In the face for the league
council,
NE seeming result of the war In
the Orient was the approval by
the senate naval affairs committee of
the Hale bill authorizing the expend!
ture of $775,000.000 for the building of
our navy up to tonnage parity with
Great Britain and to the treaty ratio
with Japan, its attitude of
several weeks ago, the committee voted
unanimously to report the measure to
the senate with a recommendation
that It be passed at once. A similar
bill is still in the house naval
affairs committee
|} POR LE getting too far away fro
na, the latest developments
Mane
the
leversing
stuck
huria must be recorded.
assistance of friendly C!
cluding General
who formerly fought
them, the Japanese
have carried out their
plan to make Man
churia a state
pendent of Chinn,
They created a new
state of Ankuo—which
means “land of peace™
-—and it was an
nounced that It would
be ruled by Henry Pu-
Yi, the young man
who for a time was
the “boy emperor” of China. Chang-
chun was selected as the capital of
Ankuo and public bulldings there were
being prepared for Henry's installa.
tion which was set for March 1. It
was believed he would be declared
president or dictator for life. Of
course the government of Ankuo will
be quite subservient to Japan,
‘his new state will not be permit.
ted to exist unchallenged, however, Al
ready rebellious forces have been col
lected and are reported to be mov
ing’ against Hs! Hsia, governor of
Kirin province, and one of the lead-
ers who organized Ankuo. Their at.
tack was directed primarily st Imiem-
po, 90 miles from Harbin,
inese,
inde
Henry Pu.Y.
ELEGATES to the disarmament
conference In Geneva will just
talk until the Easter recess, which will
begin March 19 and last probably two
weeks, Then the subcommissions will
get busy with all the proposals for
armament reduction that have been
made by the various nations. Mean
while the delegates can mull over
these thirty-five plans and the draft
convention offered by the preparatory
commission. Such was the decision of
the steering committee, which appar.
ently thought the delay would give
things a chance to turn for the better.
Ambassador Hugh Gibson and his col
leagues of the American delegation
didn’t like this arrangement at all and
sald so, but they were overruled for
France, Germany and Great Britain
were in no hidrry to bring matters to a
decision.
RANCE'S new premier is Andre
Tardieu, and his ministry and pol-
{eles have been promptly given a vote
of confidence by parliament. Tardieu
will make no change in the French
disarmament and reparations policies,
he told the deputies. The government,
he sald, will participate In negotiations
with a view to adjusting the repara-
tions schedule, but it will not permit
repudintion of existing agreements.
In the field of disarmament the new
ministry agrees with the last that se
curity 1s a prerequisite to reduction
of arms,
One change made by Tardieu, how.
ever, was the subject of hot debate
He has united the army, navy and avia.
tion ministries into a single ministry
of defense, the portfolio being given
to Francols Pletrl, The premier de
fended the plan warmly, pointing out
that the unified ministry gave France
a tremendous advantage over other
countries In discussing any scheme of
disarmament and would enable the na.
tion to make drastic cuts, both
budgetary and direct, In certain
branches of armament without sacri
ficing defensive strength,
Ov. WILLIAM H. MURRAY of
Oklahoma is now a full-fledged
candidate for the Democratic Presi.
dentinal nomination. Calling the news.
paper men to the ex-
ecutive mansion in
Oklahoma City, *“Al-
falfa Bill” handed out
a statement to that
effect, In It he de
clared he would “make
no trades, form no
combination nor coms.
promise on any prin.
ciple” for delegntes or
for the nomination.
“If successful my
hands will be free of
baneful Influences,”
he sald. “I feel reasonably
of the election If nominated.”
Thereupon this spectacular gentle-
man departed for Indiana where he
made a number of addresses calculat-
ed to further his ambition.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Mon-
tana wrote to Governor Murray ask-
Ing his opinion of the senator's bill
to establish a bimetallie currency, and
the governor's reply shows he thinks
as did William Jennings Bryan,
“There
Gov. Murray
certain
can be no
both gold and silver
value, even without
value a8 money,” he wrote, “Since a
sound currency should represent =a
limited proportion of value, plus a re
dispute about
representing
is not sufficient gold to do this with
out a diminution of the money in
circulation, It would seem essential
that sliver should be added, as
Intended by the Constitution,
“The government should coin a suf.
ficient amount of money, gold and sil
ver, to take eare of normal business,
und, In addition, a sufficient per cent
to become the basis for token’ money,
through bank currency. The world
will suffer until that Is done”
SPEAKER CARNER'S plan for an
economy committee to survey the
possibilities of a reorganization of
the government and reduction of fed
eral expenditures was accepted by the
house, the
by a sur
jority. The ¢«
report by April 15
gan Its work by asking
Hoover for his detalled vie
organization and economies
Drafting of the revenue hill
ing taxes to meet
ih by the house ways
gee. The meas
manufactures snles ax
oi to bring in
of the Treasury Milis told the
mittee that he didn’t wholly apg
of this feature but that the treasury
would prepare a workable plan for
assessment and collection of such an
impost. It is ed te apply the
tax at the point of final i
before the article goes to the whole
galer. The same tax Is to he levied
on Imported articles in ion to
the thrifl,
lepresentative
vanla made an eloquent
the house to refuse ti ation
of $11.300.500 asked by sppropria-
tion committee for the enforcement
of prohibition during the fiscal year
1933. The house applauded him gen
erously and thea voled to susinin the
appropriation,
resolution being
risingly large blips
mmitiee, whicl
was named nt
I're
ws on
that is
LOK O06 (KX)
Colne
rove
propos
procs
addit
Beck of Penney!
appeal to
ie ap propri
the
AMON DE VALERA’S flanna fall
party won the ire
innd and he Is almost certain to He
the next president of the Free Siale
With seven districts
set to elect, he and
his labor allies
77 seals In the new
dall elrann, to 68 for
the government party
and its independent
supporters. President
Cosgrave sald he and
his party had decided
to go Into epposition
and not to seek any
alliance to keep the
fianna fall out
power.
The Irish Labor
party, according to its leader, Thom
ng Johnson, will go along with De Va.
lera in his program of economic re
construction, but It stands by the
{reaty with England, and if De Valera
tries to abrogate this, the Laborites
slont Liss $
$iecilions in
Eamon de
Valera
| Keep (Close Track
of Farm Expenses
Some Simple Budgeting
Form Js Imperative for
Good Management.
Organization of the farm for more
economical management and the use
of a budget to determine the needs
and income of the owner are two
{tems to be considered by every North
Carolina farmer In 1932,
This thought was developed by com-
mittees on farm management and re-
organization at the regional meetings
held by the agricultural extension
service of the Biate college.
“A simple form of budgeting in
recommended for farm and family re-
celpts and expenses for the next year,”
gays the report. “This budget should
consider first those Items which the
ftems as feed, seed, food, and fuel
Second the budget should consider
those items which must be purchased
hired labor,
the like.
medical care and
be studied so that
enough to meet these needs
Jy using average ylelds per acre
every farmer
ean approximate what he may expect
H. Rogers, farm man-
specialist at the State col
Cash crops should be restricted
in 1032 to meet budget require-
ment of minimum cash for the year
he
The coming year is also a period
might be made in the farm
equipment, Much terracing, ditching,
repair work and other Improvement
might be made at little eash outlay.
Mr. Rogers says the coming season
will not offer much In the way of cash
income and it is imperative that the
suggestion of the farmers’ commitiees
be carefully followed.
ments
Good Farmer Will Not
Allow Manure to Leach
Farmers who woul tt}
Ing commer
do not hesitate
into open §
remain for mor
ing by every rain,
Ohlo agron: “Ten tons of fresh
mixed ma ¢ from horses
will contain about 90 pounds of nitro
gen, 40 poun
d ne ink of pil.
ial fertilizers om
to throw n
ards where it is al
of doors
inure out
lowed to
ted to leach.
AM. Salter,
the sub led
stntes IT
mist
and eattle
is of phosphorie acld an
70 pounds of potash™ he sags. “To
carry an equal amount of fertility it
would require HO pounds of nitrate
of soda, 225 pounds of 20 per cent su
perphosphate and 150 pounds of mur
ate of potash
“A 16.5ear test at Wooster, Ohlo,
shows that four tons of manure ap
plied to corn In a four-year rotation
bas given increased crops per rotation
worth £505 at farm prices,
while an equal amount of chemical
fertilizers gave a¢ ditional crops worth
$0.08 per rotation”
cause one-half of the
and phosphorus and nen all the
potash are soluble in water, farmers
should protect manure from leaching
and get it on the fields as fresh as
possibie.~Prairie Farmer.
Rye in Pig Feeding
Covering & 50-day feeding trial, 75
pigs fed on coarsely ground rye and
grazed on alfalfa pasture gave a re
51% cents per bushel on 200.7
bushels of rye, according to C H
Plath, superintendent of the Hettinger
substation. The co-operative hog feed:
ing trial with the John Monroe herd
of hogs was completed recently as a
rest nit
nitrogen
riy
that was conducted a year ago.
The gains In pork during this trial
with pasture free cholce to make 100
pounds of pork. The market value
ean do this, holding the balance of
power. In Dublin it Is belleved the
life of the new government will be
short,
von Hindenburg for the presidency
of Germany. The nomination of Adolf
Hitler, lender of the Fascists or Na
tional Soclalists, was formally made,
as was that of Theodore Duesterberg,
head of the steel helmet organizndion,
he being the Nationalist candidate.
The Communist nominee Is Ernst
Thaelmann, The entry of Duesterberg
and Hitler Indicated that their attempt
to unite on a candidate to run against
Von Hindenburg had broken down,
Hitler's headquarters recently had de
nied he was seeking the presidency.
OVERNOR ROOSEVELT of New
York took the bull by the horns
defied Tammany and ousted from of
fice Sheriff Thomas D. Farley of Nea
York city. The governor said he was
not satisfied with Farley's explanation
of his Income ns reveared by the leg
isintive Investigation committee,
Farley has sald he would give his
support to Roosevelt's candidacy for
the Presidentinl nomination, regard
fess of whut action the governor might
take In his case, [oliticians did not
agree on the possible effect of the gov
's action.
(©. 1931, Western Newspaper Uslen.)
welght amounts to $108.82, making the
value of the ground rye 51% cents per
bushel. While this feeding trial was
In progress all pigs were thrifty and
In good condition, and apparently
were well satisfied with their ration, —
Lime for Steers
Tests conducted at Kansas agricul
tural experiment station over a three
year period indicate that the feeding
of 1.10 pounds dally of ground lime
stone to a sfeer was more beneficial
than the feeding of two pounds of al
falfa daily. The lime-fed steers netted
$0.00 per steer over feed costs, while
the alfalfa-fed steers netted only $2.81
per steer. Both groups in each fest
were fed a basal ration of corn, cot
tongeed menl pnd silage. The lime
fed steers gained 2.34 pounds each
daily, while the alfalfa-fed steers
gained 2.25 pounds each.
Clover With Alfalfa
Alfalfa and red clover are gown to-
gether for hay mixture by Steve Won
nink, Porter county, Indiana, He
sowed two parts red clover and one
part alfalfa, 12 pounds an acre on 20
acres. Barley was used as a nurse
crop. The first fall the mixture was
pastured with dalry cows The next
June Mr. Wozniak cut 28 loads of ex:
cellent hay. Mr. Wozniak keeps the
meadow through the second year after
sowing and then piows. it under for
corn.—Capper's Farmer,
3y-Products of Rice
for the Live Stock
Splendid Fattening Ration,
Experts Declare.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Arricalture }—WNI Bervice
Rice by-products as feeds for live
stock are coming Into more
use in the United States now that the
production of rice is increasing. The
process of milling rice for human
consumption remecvss about 10 per
cent of the protein and 85 per cent of
the oll content of the kernel in the
form of rice bran and rice polish
These by-products and another known
ns brewers’ rice make excellent feeds
for live stock. The proteins of rice
are similar in nutritive value to those
of other grains and oil-bearing seeds,
brewers’ rice
same feeding
have practically the
alue as corn In fatten
ing rations, according to E. WV. Sheets
and A. T. Semple of the bureau of
animal Industry, who conducted expe
riments. The only exception is the
hog ration, in which the quantity of
rice polish must be limited because of
its tendency to produce soft pork
When fed In limited quantities rice
polish may have 25 per cent more
value than corn because of its high
fat and protein content. Rice bran,
which also has a high feeding value,
apparently is valuable In preventing
nutritional leg weakness In growing
chicks, Rice hulls, on the other hand,
have practically no value as feed and
are commonly used for fuel by the
mills,
Miscellaneous Publication 132.MP,
“Rice and Its By-products for Feed
Ing Live Stock,” published by the de
partment, gives specific information
regarding the use of rice and rice by-
products In feeding horses and
mules, hogs and chickens, Suge
rations rice or rice by-
products are also included for various
kinds of live stock
obtained on application to the office
of !
partment of Agricul
DC
cattle,
ested
containing
Coples may be
information,
Hog-Cholera Outbreaks
drought Under Cont
in many of the
exnerionce
fiks of
An est
of the iI Stat {
of Agricuita indicat ! re
losses were aboy winal to those
ed in some
ak of 1020
the rate
ment es tha
cent
experiend
the
disease eau
sections during
severe outhre when the
sev] losses at
70 hogs In each 1.06%,
The outhre 8 last year how
the
era serum nn
December show
diminished rapidly with
use of anti-hog-chol
advent of winter,
a marked reduction in the preva
of the in some states the num.
lence
disense,
ber of outbreaks receding almost 50
per cent. This 1001
reminder thn
means oon
ment, and that
be made
waves of hog cholera.
is a
no
depart.
experience
disease is hy
gays the
fforte sh
to prevent these
Hay equipment helps John
Jacobsen. Hamilton county, Neb. fo
get feed out of his silo. The silo is 12
by 40 feet. Ten feet of it is above
ground and 30 feet below the surface
Mr. Jacobsen Ingtalied a track
carrier at the top with the track ex
tending
of the silo. Last summer when pas
ture was shor, a feed bunk was
placed under the track and the dairy
herd was given its silage there.
track is high enough s0 a wagon may
be run under it for filling. The silage
is lifted with a horse. A bucket with
false bottom is used. Cappers
Farmer,
The Mortgage Debt
The farm mortgage debt in the Unit.
ed States Is estimated at £0,241,000,000,
January 1, 1930, which Is a decline of
24 per cent from the peak of farm
mortgage debt in 1028 according to
the United States Department of Agri
culture. The farm mortgage total In
1020 was $7T.857.000000, It is pointed
out that substantial amounts of the
decrease since 1928 have been due to
foreclosure of mortgnead farms and to
sealing down of loans as a condition
of renewals,
and
Around the Farm
A farm business without records is
fike a clock without hands. You cane
not tell whether it is gaining or los
ing nor even where it stands at any
one time.
" s. »
Sixty-sizs management demonstra:
tions conducted In as many communi
tiles under the supervision of the state
college extension service during the
past year brought better methods of
handling sheep to the attention of
1.500 Pennsylvania farmers
. - *
Wisconsin produced 208500 bushels
of certitied seed potatoes in 103L
» * »
On twelve farms in Ohlo In 1031 the
official yield of corn was in excess of
100 bushels to the acre, according to
it. D. Lewis extension professor of
crops at the Ohlo State university.
. = »
The dust treatment of seed corn
does pay, according to results obtained
during 1981 in ten counties In lown,
involving 120 plots. The average gain
a enst of § cents per acre.
Has Right Idea
Within a few
months there will be
no more feverish, bil-
fous, headachy, con-
stipated, pale and
puny children, That
prophecy would sure-
ly come true if every
s | mother could see for
herself how quickly, easily, and harm-
lessly the bowels of babies and chil-
dren are cleansed, regulated, given
tone and strength by a product which
has proved its merit and reliability
to do what is claimed for it to mil
Hons of mothers in over fifty years
of steadily increasing use,
As mothers find out from using it
how children respond to the gentle
influence of California ¥ig Syrup by
growing stronger, sturdier and more
active daily they simply have to tell
other mothers about it. That's one of
the reasons for iis
sales of over four million bottles a
year.
A Western mother, Mrs. Neal M.
Todd, 1701 West 27th Et, Oklahoma
City, Okla, says: “When my son,
Neal, was three years old he began
baving constipation, 1 decided to
give him California Fig 8 and in
a few days he was all right and
looked fine sgain. This pleased me
so much that I have used Fig Syrup
ever since for all his colds or little
upset spells. It his
trouble quick, strengthens hi
bim eat.”
Always ask
Byrup by the full name and see
the carton bears the word “Call
nia.” Then you'll get the
overwhelming
vry
JTaup
always siops
for Californi
v vif
genuine,
Another Hero, Eh?
“Yes, before we
saved wife
marked the first marr!
were married }
my fro ah
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now keeping i
ens it to the s
pl le as bru:
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easy directions,
Correction
“Do
school T°
they ring two
asked a man
niece,
“No, uncle,” was th
bell twice”
ring oue
Putting It to Use
Badlsbent— Wha you burning
in the furnace?
Deadbroke—The garage,
are
u Mentholstum Tuy
cools, heals and softens
chapped lips, face and hands. It
Is an inexpensive and valuable
aid to a good complexion.
Jars and tubes,
"Nothing ‘New in the World
Pepperell-Anything new in the pa-
per?
Salterini-—Naw. Same old thing
just happening to different people,
that's all
Economy supplies old age with an
easy chair,
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PAINS WITH HEAT
OF RED PEPPERS