The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, May 26, 1932, Image 2

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    LLONEL LINDBERGH'S stolen
baby was murdered, probably
goon after the kidnaping. The body of
the Infant, badly decomposed and
with fractures of the skull, was
found, partly covered with leaves and
debris, near a road in the Sourland
hills less than five miles from the
Lindbergh estate. Physicians sald the
little boy had been dead for at least
two months. He was stolen from his
pursery on the night of March 1.
The finding of the body was accl-
dental. It was discovered by Willlam
Allen, a negro truck driver, and three
companions who stopped by chance at
that particular place and, stepping in-
to the discovered the little
skeleton, Identification was soon es-
tablished by the fragments of cloth-
ing, the nurse, Betty Gow, assisting
in this. The skull was fractured on
both sides, one break possibly being
a bullet hole,
With the finding of the baby's body
the authorities were freed from all
restraint in their efforts capture
the kidnapers and murderers. Col. H.
Norman Schwartzkopf, head of the
New Jersey state police, said they
had a group of persons under Ssus-
picion and that immediate steps would
be taken to accomplish their arrest.
The search for these cruelest crime
finals is country-wide and It is certain
no mercy will be shown them If they
are caught,
woods,
to
NDOUBTEDLY senators and rep-
resentatives have been hearing
from the home folks as well as from
President Hoover on the matter of
legislation designed to
reduce government
expenditures and to
balance the budget.
In the senate at
least, politics began
to give way to com-
mon sense and recog
nition of the national
peeds, and Mr, Hoov-
sr was highly grati-
fled with the develop
ments, The senate de
cided to set up a new
economy committee,
proposed by the Democrats, and on
it were named three members of each
major party. Senator Wesley Jones
of Washington, Republican, was made
chairman, the other members being
Bingham of Connecticut and Dickin
son of lowa, Republicans; and Byrnes
of South Carolina, McKellar of Ten-
nessee and Bratton of New Mexico,
Democrats,
The President ediately Invited
these gentlemen to breakfast with
im and they all discussed plans to
salvage the economy bill which the
house ruined and to speed up the
passage of the revenue raising bill
which was being debated in the sen-
ate.
Savings of more than $230.000,000
are regarded necessary by the ad
ministration above its cut of $300.
000,000 In the budget estimates for
next year. This curtailment should
permit the $1.000000,000 tax bill to
make ends meet In 1033,
Mr. Hoover re-emphasized his be.
Hef in the furlough plan of “stagger-
ing” federal employment as opposed
to the house provision for a straight
11 per cent cut In federal salaries
above £2,500. nder his proposition, he
believes, $55,000000 will be saved
next year while thousands of workers
will be enabled to hold their positions.
Senator Watson of Indiana, Repub.
lean leader, put his full influence be-
hind the tax measure and sald he was
confident that it, as well as the econ-
omy legislation, would be passed by a
dominant non-partisan combination,
The revenue bill was reported to the
senate by the finance committee In
the form agreed upon after a confer.
ence with Secretary of the Treasury
Mills. It raises the income tax and
corporation rates above the Increases
voted by the house.
Sen. Jones.
SENATOR ROBINSON, Democratic
leader of the senate, put forward
his scheme for providing £2.300,000,000
for the relief of unemployment, and
President Hoover indorsed it In prin.
ciple. The President then outlined his
own proposals in this line, under which
the Reconstruction Finance corporation
would loan not to exceed $£1,500,000,000
for the various purposes contemplated,
Of this amount, from 8250,000,000 to
£300,000,000 would be loaned to states
for the relief of unemployment distress
and the remainder would be loaned to
public and private agencies to aid In
the financing of “income producing”
construction projects.
To procure funds for this undertak-
ing the Reconstruction Finance cor-
poration would be authorized to sell
debentures In the amount of $1,500.
000,000, For this purpose its borrow-
ing power would be Increased to $3.
000,000,000,
Neither the Robinson nor the Hoover
plan was enthusiastically received by
Democratic senators.
Ss——
N THE interests of economy and
falrmess to all civilians, President
Hoover vetoed a bill providing hos-
pitalization and the privileges of the
soldiers’ homes to clvilians who served
in the quartermaster corps during the
war with Spain, the Philippine insur
rection and the China relief expedl-
tion,
ARTER GLASS, the strenuous sen-
ator from Virginia, fighting to put
through his banking reform bill, cre-
ated something of a sensation by as
serting that certain Chicago bankers,
whem he did not name, had “hired
some congressmen” to oppose the Me
Fadden branch banking bill several
years ago. and also had employed a
skillful lobbyist at a high salary. He
declined to name the congressmen,
too. Hepresentative Morton D. Hull
of Illinois, who was active In oppos-
ing the McFadden bill In the behalf
of the Chicago banks, would not dis
cuss the Glass charges but indignant-
ly denled having been hired. The lob-
byist in question, E. N. Baty, said he
acted as executive secretary of the Chi.
cago and Cook County Bankers’ asso
ciation and received only bis regular
salary.
Jjeus MOTLEY MOREHEAD, Amer-
ican minister to Sweden, appeared
before the senate judiciary committee
and recommended madification of the
Eighteenth amendment to permit a form
of state liquor control similar to the
Bratt systema which has been in force
in Sweden for fifteen years, Since his
appointment to the Stockholm post in
1080 Mr, Morehead has made a care
ful study of the system and is
vinced that it is successful and
factory. The State department
sented to his appearance before
committee.
The minister labeled unwise or Im-
possible all proposals for nullification
of the liquor laws, repeal of the Eight.
eenth amendment and modification of
the Volstead act, He argued that sat-
isfactory enforcement of the present
liquor laws was virtually linpossible,
con
satis
con
the
RANCE'S elections and the assas
sination of President Doumer
gave the republic a new chief execu
tive and there will soon be a new
premier. Albert Fran-
cols Lebrun was elect
ed president and In
stalled at Only
a Communist and a
Socialist opposed hi
and he received
of 824 votes In
the Joint of
the chamber of depu-
ties and the senate.
Premier Tardieu,
whose support was
riddled in the elec
A. F. Lebrun tions, immediately
tendered his resignation, but was per-
suaded to hold on until about the first
of June, when a new cabinet will be
formed.
There is little doubt that the new
premier will be Edouard Herriot, lead-
er of the Radical Boclalist party,
which was the biggest winner in the
elections, The Socialists also made
considerable gains, If they do not
work In co-operstion with Herriot, he
may have to make a deal with the
moderate right wing headed by Tar
dieu. It might be well again to call
attention to the fact that Radical So-
cialists of France are really neither
very radical nor actually Socialists,
but are liberals with a program for
the ald of agriculture, industry and
commerce, It is not likely that there
will be any decided change In France's
international policies under Herriot.
once,
633
the
session
ULFILLING expectations, President
Hoover vetoed the so-called Demo-
cratie tariff bill, which transferred
from him to congress the power to
make changes In tariff rates as recom
mended by the tariff commission. The
roll was called In the house and it
was found the preponents of the meas-
ure could not muster the two-thirds
majority necessary to override the
veto.
RS, HATTIE W. CARAWAY, sen.
ator from Arkansas—the only
woman ever elected to the senate—has
announced her candidacy for a full six-
year term. The polit.
feal leaders In her
home state were sur.
prised, and Gov. Har
vey Parnell gave up |
his ambition to wear |
a toga, declaring he
would retire from pol
itics at the end of
his term. However,
Mrs, Caraway has
plenty of opposition
in the primary of Au-
gust 9, for there are
six other candidates
for the Democratic nomination for sen-
ator, The winner, of course, will be
elected In November. Some of her ri-
vals are veterans In public office and
prominent In state politics,
The other day Vice President Curtis
wished to leave the senate chamber,
and he called on Mrs. Caraway to the
chale, thus making history, for never
before had a woman presided over the
senate, She sat In dignity but had
nothing to do.
Sen, Caraway
LBERT B. FALL, former secre.
tary of the interior, has served
out his time In the New Mexico peni.
tentiary and returned to his ranch
home at Three Rivers, N. M, To a
reporter Mr. Fall declared that time
would vincldate the naval oll reserve
plans he made when in office and that
were the cause of all his troubles, It
only needed some war scare like the
Sino-Japanese situation, he sald, to
teach the people the value of the
Honolulu oll which chame-
ploned,
base he
ASTON B. MEANS was Indicted
by the grand jury in Washington
on charges of having swindled Mrs,
Edward B. McLean out of $104,000 by
promising to procure
the return of Colonel
Lindbergh's kidnaped
baby. While the grand
jurors were hearing
that story, there came
out a tale of another
possible victim of
Means, also a wealthy
and prominent wom
an~-AMrs. Finley Shep
ard of New York, the
former Helen Gould,
The Lindbergh baby
did not figure in the
alleged swindling of
Mrs. Shepard. The story, hinted at by
District Attorney Leo A. Rover while
arguing over Means’ bond In the Me-
Lean affair, was that Means was paid
by the New York woman after he rep-
resented that he could give her infor
mation on Communist activities which
might threaten her daughter or her
fortune.
Gaston B.
Means
IEUT. AND MRS. MASSIE and
Honolulu, despite the efforts of the
of the men accused of attacking
Prosecutor J. C
self determined
notwithstanding absence
complaining He
did not appear In court on May
nsk a warrant for
to
the
witness,
press the
of
sald If
om
-i)
she
he
would her arrest
fod
which,
on the
ENATOR
Neva
himself
and
ns
post
TASKER L.
the wrath
some of
the
chi
he
tion
senate's
urged
ding
{o
rescir
order
the treasury a
office
10 per
intim:
appropr
cent,
esnec
in saving
several thousand
customs
an wat
and postal
would be
yy Sen, Oddie
to the Republica warty durin
campaign,
t was brought out that
die had taken it
man of the apg
on
roo)
ropriati
office bill to decide that a 10 per cent
cut was “impossible.” Senators Ken
neth McKellar (Dem. Tenn.) and Car
ter Glass (Dem... Va.), both of whom
have contended the savings could be
made without discharging an
ployee, asserted that for two
Senator Oddie had refused to call the
subcommitfee together. When Mr. Od-
die maintained it was his right to de.
termine when the committee should
meet he was heartily Jeered.
N AJ. GEN. ENOCH CROWDER'S
i distinguished career came to an
end with his
hospital, Washington,
em
Stimulation of Nodule For-
mation Advised by
Ohio Expert.
Legumes lacking nodules rob the
solls of valuable nitrogen in much the
game way as do corn or oats, according
to H, W. Batchelor, assistant professor
of soils at the Ohio State university,
who finds that nodule formation may
be stimulated by inoculating the seed
of such legumes as clover, alfalfa, soy
beans, etc.
Inoculation of such seed, he says,
tends to enrich the soll and may be ac-
complished at very little expense by
using properly chosen fleld soll. Boll
from fields producing soy beans hay-
ing of nodules on their roots
should be used in Inoculating soy
beans. Alfalfa may be Inoculated
with soll from flelds producing good
yields of either alfalfa or sweet clov-
er, however, neither of these crops can
be inoculated by soll from a field pro-
ducing red clover.
After the desirable soil has been
obtained, Batchelor suggests that the
#0il be sieved free from sticks and
coarse sand or gravel, placed in the
fertilized box of the grain drill, and
sown at the rate of 100 to 150 pounds
per acre in the row with the seed.
This method has given very good re
sults with soy beans.
Some farmers, he points out, do not
gatisfactory source of soil to
use for Inoculation, or prefer to use
preparations, Such prep-
tions vary considerably in their ef
lots
have a
ar:
fectiveness,
Kansas Farmer Has Way
to Fallow Sandy Soil
ids of wheat stood side by
taller than the other,
for twice as
Teagarden, extension
Kansas, won
difference, #0
afford county
ide the
and asked Ralph Suitor,
ned Mr.
] it bi
I know
wi
hat fleld In pe
planted in es
ws were far enough
increase
Feeding Pigs Cream
in 12
Kansas associa
tosters
a0 tors In Decem-
tested
nd found it were leaving
of fat
assoc
wer O05 per eent in the skim-
where ten
ation
tested, two were In the 05 per
of fat a
That's too
or more
50 pounds
Reparators should be tested—espe-
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United States In the World war.
also was judge advocate general
provost marshal general. In 1023 he
was appointed ambassador to Cuba
and resigned in 1927,
——
the wet column, and may mean
endum plank In the Republican na-
tional platform.
Attorney General Gilbert Bettman
easily won the Republican nomination
If you don't know how to do it,
or don't have equipment, get your
county agent or separator dealer to
do it for you. Then adjust the sep-
grator and replace worn parte. Bet
ter get a new separator than operate
the old one at a loss —Farm Journal
Soil Tests Important
It is important that farmers have
recent study Indicated that there is a
difference between different
types of soll and their ability to hold
the lime after It has been once applied
On one soll type,
a moderate application of limestone
may suffice for many years, while, on
another type, frequent applications
even though the
both cases. It seems, therefore, that
65.000 votes, Next November Bettman
will face Robert J. Buckley, wet Dem:
ocratie Incumbent, whe was renomi-
nated without opposition.
David 8. Ingalls, assistant secretary
|
repeal his Issue, won the Republican
gubernatorial nomination from Secre
tary of State Clarence J. Brown, dry,
and his nearest opponent in a four
cornered race. Ingalls will run in No.
vember against Governor White, Dem:
ocrat, who favors a prohibition refer.
endum. The governor will be the fa.
vorite son of the Ohlo Democrats for
the Presidential nomination.
HERE is no longer any doubt as
to Germany's intention concerning
reparations. The reich does not mean
to pay any more. First Chancellor
Bruening in a public address declared
Germany could not continue paying
reparations, and explained at length
why this was so. The next day
Finance Minister Dietrich presented
budget recommendations to the reich
stag, and in them there was found no
provision whatever for reparations
pa, ments, though $166,000,000 was ear
marked for interest and amortization
on funded floating debts and repara
tions loans. ‘The new budget is ba)
anced at nearly $2,000,000,000,
® 1932, Western Newapaper Union.)
4
kave samples of soll tested for lime
needs Rural New-Yorker,
Nation's Beef Cattle
Total number of beef cattle In the
United States, January 1, 1031, was
85.080.000. The figures are taken from
the 1081 Yearbook of Agriculture,
As the population of the United
States is 122.0608,100, this gives one
beef cattle to every three and two
fifths persons,
The 11 far western states have
7.024.000 beef cattle, or 23 per cent of
the total for the United States,
These 11 states have one beef
cattle for every one and one-half
persons, as against an avercge for the
United States of one for three and two.
fifths persons, or over twice the aver.
age.~Idaho Farmer.
Cornborer Parasites
In the last 10 years 20 different
kinds of cornborer parasites have
been imported into the United States
from Europe and the Orient. Of these
12 have been recovered in the field,
indieating that they have become es
tablished. So far control by this
method has not had time to become
effective, but In some flelds as much
as 15 to 25 per cent of parasitism
has been found indicating that there
ts opportunity for further contro}
shrough this method.~Paririe Farmer.’|
in Farm Management
Means More Than Increase
in Production.
The function of a fertilizer is to
supply such plant food as the soll,
unaided, 18 unable to supply. Fer
tilizer 18 a tool of crop production,
to be used, like aay other tool, when
a profit can be made.
There are solls and conditions
where other factors are so limiting
that a profit from fertilizers is hope
less. But the majority of farmers
who will combine the use of fertiliz-
ers with other good farm practices
will find that fertilizers have an im-
portant place In 2 farm management
program to production costs
and to give a greater labor return,
While Increase in yield is usually
the principal effect of fertilizers, oth-
er effects, such gs improvement in
quality, earlier start, earlier maturity,
and greater disesse resistance are
frequently of value. Harder,
more
er small
toes,
reduce
equal
grains, better grading pota-
of eabbage, bet-
ter tobacco—these are common, rath-
er than unusunl eects of good fer-
tilizer treatment.
heavier heads
Few Agricultural Pests
Without Bird Enemies
United biological sur-
Farmers’ Bulletin 10682.F, de
scribes the “Usefulness of Birds on the
Farm.” W. L. McAtee, in of
the division of food habits
research, says that hardly an agricul
The
vey, in
States
charge
bureau's
tural pest exists but has effective bird
In Utah during an alfalfa
outhreak biological survey
species of
ENeIes,
weevil
gelentists
attacking pest,
i (ne
stomach ined in this investigation
Yesal
vidual
contained weevils,
the cor brewer's blac
gtomact i that the bird had eat-
ing 96 per
1 .
ning insects of
cance than
that the cotton-boll
nies, the gypsy
43, leaf hop
heetle
gral New-Yorker.
Inoculate
eR
Legumes
Although legu
thi vear than they have been, yet com-
ared wit}
t results
oY toe * mw
an important I
There
| Inoculants on
14 be need aceon
of the manufac
who wish to use «
he easiest plan Is to
1 from a field
SOCUTe 80
oculated |
Thi
the
g dirt i= then no
of
consistency cream
of the mud
then
inoculation
that some
seed], The
After
gets
soed Is
SOW.
be kept out
Farmer,
Salt Box for Sheep
at the time tar to
noses of the sheep as described hy
authority Is inches deep,
inches wide and four feet Jong. A
board three and one-half inches wide,
placed flatwise at the back of
game apply
fous
tom. runs the entire length of the
trough. A strip of sheepskin, wool side
out, is tacked to the edge of the three
and one-half inch board Thiz Is
smeared with tar. The sheep, when
they protrude their noses through this
two and one-half inch gpace to secure
the salt get their noses tarred. An A.
shaped rocf over this box high enough
g0 a8 not to Interfere with easy
access to the salt will make It weather.
proof. —Indiana Farmer's Guide,
Agricultural Squibs
Dead and weak colonies in the bee
hive often indicate the presence of a
disease called American foul brood.
» - -
Plan the farm garden with rows
wide enough to be cultivated with a
horse-drawn cultivator rather than
with a hoe.
*® » .
Apple trees in sod need about one
quarter pound of nitrogen fertilizer
annually for each year's growth, up to
thirty years,
- - Ld
If the garden 1s carefully planned
two vegetables a day will be provided
for summer use and two vegetables a
day can be canned or stored for winter
use,
» ee »
Deep and thorough preparations of
the soil is required for sweet peas.
Barly planting is essential,
- # -
Tt is estimated by the American
Tree association that there are 120.
000,000 idle acres in the United States
which are suitable only for trees
- * .
Siloge Is good insurance against a
period of scant feed. If the rainfall
is sufficient to keep the pastures grow.
ing the silage may not be needed. In.
that case It can be kept over for the
next season.
IN OTHER WORDS
Doris used to embarrass her mother
every time she called on ber friend by
asking for something to eat. She was
requested not to so again. The
next time they called on that friend,
just before lunch time, Doris piped up:
“Mrs. Exith, are you hungry?”
“Nor, Doris,”
‘I'm not hungry.”
“Well” said Doris, with a sigh, “1
wish 1 was you"—New Outlook,
do
answered the hostess,
Obeyed to the Letter
“Now,” sald mother Frank, “if
they pass the cake a second thine, you
must say, ‘No, thanks, I've had plenty,
and don’t you forget it.”
All went well with Frank until the
hostess sald, kindly, “Won't you have
another plece of cake?”
“No, thanks, I've had enough, and
don't you forget it.” was the astonish
ing reply ~Tit-Bits,
10
Conscientious Yegg
Bty-Eyed Stymie—Gus sure is a con
sclentious guy—he just returned $2,000
that he had stolen from the bank.
leary Barney—What's grand
idea?
Sty-Eyed Stymle—The morning after
the robbery the bank president report
ed $18000 stolen. Gus had really
£20,000, so he sent back the extra $2.
XX) so the bank's books would balance
the
HAD CUT THEM OUT
you like to play
nore?
I cut them out
When Words
Son—What de
mean?
Fail
word *“
¢8 tlhe
ather—T
r.
it's thought)
ame you gave to
the driver of the car that nearly ran
over you yesterd ill Street Jour-
nal
Each to His Own
Husband-— Would like to go to
the movies tonight, dear?
Wife—I'd love to, darling.
Husband—Righto! I'll go to the
club. ~Humorist,
you
Only Way to Get It
Saphead—]1 say, OGwennle, what
would 1 have to give for just one little
kiss?
Gwennle—Chloroform.
ON THE STAGE ONLY
“You act as your wife's
man, 1 believe”
“Yes, but only on the stage.”
leading
Chance to Make Good
“Hello, is this the Better Business
bureau?”
“Yes”
*Well, how'd you like to come down
and make ours a little better?" —Wall
Street Journal.
Going It
Mother—I'm afraid Robert is buro
ing the candle at both ends
Father~Huh! That boy has cut the
candle in two and lit up all four ends
~ Boston Transcript.
Twe Charwomen Chat
“One thing, Mrs. Wages, my hus
pand will never go to jail for embes
zling money.”
“How do you know, Mrs. Taggs?”
“Nobody would trust him with »
dime, Mrs. Waggs.”
The Usual Procedure
Diper—You haven't given me wy
usual two pieces of steak.
Walter—That's right, sir. ['ll bring
it right back to the cook to cut it Ia
half, as be usually does.