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Show THE HELPER JOURNAL, HELPER, UTAH cial paper, government, state, and municipal bonds, securities of railroads and other utilities subject to federal regulation, national bank securities, and securities Issued by ed- News Review of Current Events the World Over ucational tions. busiest men In the these days Is Norman ONE of the IL Davis, American ambassador-at-largin Europe, and it would Is do--' mjuiwjj pear that be ' i ing bis multifari- .. oil W S"" vua jiiub ..om ici; ' ..... It was up to him to persuade the British government to accept the proposal of President e ap-p- ;v V, Roosevelt that there be an International tariff truce pending the outcome of the world H. Davit economic confer- ence in London. This he accomplished, according to an announcement by Prime Minister MacDon-alin the house of commons, although Great Britain made Important reservations providing that the trade pacts now being negotiated by Britain should not be affected. The test of the agreement between Davis and MacDonald was cabled to Washington for the final approval of the American government, which was promptly given. France, Italy and Belgium have accepted the tariff truce, the two former stipulating that it be based on the present dollar valuation and that a superduty can be Imposed If the dollar depreciates further. Favorable responses were expected in Washington from Japan, Germany, Holland and China. N. d PRIME MINISTER to MAC DONALD parliament also took up the subject of war debts and world disarmament, throwing considerable light on the negotiations between his government and President Roosevelt. He declared that the world ecospeech nomic conference cannot be fully successful unless the war debt difficulties have been removed before It comes to an end. He said that on this "there Is complete union of opinion." The premier asked parliament to hush up discussion of this question and not ask embarrassing questions concerning his with the United negotiations States. He said that If the world disarmament conference was to come to anything like a satisfactory the United States would have to take part In a consultative pact, "the effect of which would be to Increase the security of European nations and the safety of threatened nations against war." The United States, be said, had so agreed and an announcement would be made In Washington to effect. President Roosevelt presumably agrees with MacDonald concerning the necessity of settling the war debts. He sent to congress a message asking that he be given authority to deal with the other nations In settling the debt issue, at of least temporarily. Secretary State Hull admitted that the debt matter would be taken up concurrently with the Issues before the economic conference, but both he and MacDonald insisted It would not form part of the conference MacDonald said the discussion. June 15 due date on debts was "an awkward hurdle" and asked parliament not to make it harder to surmount by premature debate. France hopes for a moratorium or its equivalent on the payment It owes June 15, and the cabinet confirmed Its decision not to pay the nineteen million odd defaulted In December unless It is granted, rejecting Ilerriot's proposal that the debt interest due be paid Immediately. In Washington It was said soon that the administration felt strongly that no consideration should be given France on the June 15 payment unless she first paid up the sum that was due in December. In his message to congress President Roosevelt also asked for a grant of blanket power to negotiate tariff revisions so he can carry out his program for stimulating world trade by breaking down high tariff barriers. back to the matter of we again find Norman Dav'ts active. lie had a long talk In London with Dr. Alfred Rosenborg, who Is Chancellor ITitler's chief adviser In foreign affairs, and Is said to have told him flatly that the United States la utterly opposed to any Increase In armaments by anyone, and that America regards Germany's present policy of demanding a larger army as an obstacle to the success of the disarmament conference. He let the German know that the United States government thinks Germany Is tending to become a disturber of European peace. Ilosenborg In return. It Is said, disclaimed any Intention on Germany's part to disturb peace, but reiterated Germany's claim to equality of armaments, preferably to be obtained by disarmament of TURNING Briefly told for Busy Readers jfy organiza- Eollvia In the Gran against dispute was formally declared by President Euseblo Ayala of Paraguay, the peace negotiations conducted by neutral South WAR International Tariff Truce Seems Assured Progress Toward War Debt Settlement Senate Passes Bill for Control of Securities. By EDWARD and benevolent Scenes and Persons in the Current News Intermountain News jS .... MI,,,)UMtl, 'w'l..liiiJt ;,,;, -- ,' j CRICKET WAR LOOMS WORK TO BEGIN SOON A GAIN FOR FARMERS CAMP NUMBER; RAISED LOWER W ATER SUPPLY American nations having failed. The warfare has been going on unofficially since June, 1932. Neither nation shows any signs of yielding. OGDEN, UT. Authorization for immediate construction of the first conservation corps six civilian W. PICKARD camps of the 82 proposed In region Presother nations to the present Ger- The Paraguayans hailed their Bo- No. 4 has been received from Washident's action with Joy, and the man level than by Germany's reington by R H. Rutledge, regional livians said they were ready to fight United States forester. arming to their level. POCATELLO, IDA. A drive to TMlE Wheeler resolution, urging SUMNER WELLES, the capableto exterminate crickets on the Ft. Hall ambassador American to the delegates was received at the dock In reservation must be started at once world economic conference to work Cuba, Havana by a few officials and about if an Invasion similar to that of last for an agreement to remonetlze siljuo otner persons spring is to be prevented, W. E. y ver at 10 to 1 with gold, was ap3 who were permit-f- " Hull, acting head of the denirtinent J9i resolution senate. The proved by the tej to pass through of entomology of the University of merely calls on the delegates to the strong guards Idaho, has reported following a sur"work unceasingly for an Internaestablished by the vey. tional agreement to remonetlze silgovernment to prever on a basis of a definite fixed SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The vent a demonstraratio of not to exceed sixteen fine American Legion poppy sale annual tion. Along the sea ounces of silver to one fine ounce In Salt Lake wall drive on his will be conducted of gold." 27. May Saturday, hotel his to way "pHE International wheat confer-ence opened In Geneva and the American delegation was on hand, Its members Including Henry Sr.; George C Haas, member of the federal farm board, and Frederick E. Murphy, publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune. he was cheered by thousands Sumner Welles hope who he can help In restoring pros perity and peace In the Island republic. In a statement handed to local newspaper men the ambassador referred to the historic bonds between the United States and Cuba. "I will give my most earnest conment to the farm bill was re- sideration to the fundamental prob-blejected by the house by a decisive of regenerating the healthy vote 2S3 to 109 because Chairflow of trade between us," he said. man Jones of the agriculture com"I hold the sincere conviction that mittee declared the President was It Is to the prime Interest of Cuba, opposed to It and Majority Leader as 'well as to the Interest of the Byrns urged the house to stand be- citizens of the United States, that hind the administration. there be considered at an approThe senate agreed to the report priate moment the bases for an on the measure by the conference agreement which will stimulate the committee after vain protest by adadvantageous Interchange of comvocates of the price fixing amendmodities to an equal extent bement It also yielded to the house tween both countries." by agreeing to broaden the power Concerning the Cuban political of the secretary of agriculture to Ini- situation, Mr. Welles said : tiate and approve agreements for "The government of the United marketing farm products, without States reiterates the (Elihu) Root laws, and Interpretation given to the Piatt regard to the anti-truto license the handlers of agriculamendment In 1901 ; that Is, that tural commodities. Under the bill the Piatt amendment Is not synonas finally passed the secretary ymous with Intermeddling in the may Include under these provisions domestic affairs of Cuba." not only the seven basic commodities embraced by the benefit and from Washington that production control portions of the REPORTS Roosevelt planned to bill but all agricultural products provide emergency relief to avert In this a food processed and marketed shortage In cities were igcountry. nored by the National Farmer's Holiday association at Des Moines, and an appeal was Issued by It to PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT economic conversa- every planter and cattleman In the tions with foreign statesmen, and country to join In the farm strike. the most colorful of his visitors Milo Reno, president of the assowas T. V. Soong, ciation, said that when the house the youthful ap- of representatives killed the Simppearing minister of son amendment to the farm relief of CM. bill, which would have guaranteed 1 finance a who was nrosented production costs, all hopes of canby Minister Alfred celling the strike were shattered. Sze. Doctor Soong The other four points of the asnaturally was espe- sociation's demands are: Settlecially Interested In ment of mortgages on a 3, .i.f tho - - . what- fltfllld long-terbasis, lower property President might taxes, free silver and payment of f take in the Sino- the soldier bonus. JaPanese q"a"e1' Meeting In Montevideo, Minn., T. V. Soong and he Btated In de- members of the Minnesota Farm tail the position of China. No InHoliday association voted to join formation was given out Indicating In the strike. They also demandMr. Roosevelt's Intentions In the ed that the President remove Secmatter, but press dispatches from retary of Agriculture Wallace from Washington were received In Pelp-Inoffice because he opposed the Simpquoting Soong as saying he had son amendment. The 4,000 delebeen assured of American intervendecided they would not pay gates tion In China If Japanese troops cap- interest, taxes or other debts until tured Pelping. These dispatches the dollar became nn "honest probably were misleading If not en- measure of value." The associatirely false. tion demanded federal operation of Viscount Kikujiro Ishil Is on his banks and other credit agencies way from Japnn to Washington, and and a national Presidential morawhen he meets the President he, torium on farm, city home and pertoo, will be concerned mainly with sonal property foreclosures, and oththe American attitude toward the er relief measures. R. L. Rickard. Far East embroglio. He Is prepared president of the Oklahoma Holiday to defend the Japanese conquest of association, predicted that 90 per Manchuria and will urge American cent of the farmers of Oklahoma recognition of the puppet state of would withhold their products from Manchukuo. One of his Important market tasks will be to learn how far the idea of a consultative pact to ImHARVARD adds Itself to the list anti-wa- r plement the Kellogg-Brianwith young has was As said treaty developed. the corporation having presidents, above, Mr. MacDonald told parliaselected James Bryant Conant for ment that the United States had ty years old, to agreed to take part In such a pact. succeed LawA. 1 Others who consulted with rence Lowell. He Mr. Roosevelt were Dr. Hjalmar Is Sheldon Emery Schacht, president of the Reiehs-bank- , professor of organwho brought np the question ic chemistry In the of German equality at arms and university and Is boundary revisions; and Albert J. widely known Fanl, finance minister of Mexico. scientists TPHE Simpson price-fixin- g amend- - ' if Lafvi d among ahead with the President's program for federal regulating of most things, the senate has passed' the administration bill for the control of securities sold In Interstate commerce. Differences between the senate measure and that already put through the house were mostly slight and easily compromised. The former, however, conOING tained an amendment offered by Johnson of Califederal machinery foreign bonds that Senator Hiram fornia setting up to aid holders of are in default. Under the bill, the federal trade commission will become the governing body of the securities trade. Persons or corporations about to sell securities in Interstate commerce and agents of foreign governments about to sell foreign securities must register each Issue with the commission, together with detailed Information concerning the issue. Ijirge groups of securities are exempt, such ns short term commer for his research OGDEN, UT. The midsummer meeting of the Utah State Realty association will be held here on July 15. 1 Laurence A. Stelnbardt New York lawyer, appointed by President Roosevelt to be minister to Sweden. 2 Soldiers of the regular army arriving In Chicago to serve as a guard of honor at functions during the Century of Progress exposition. 3 Mile. Francolse May, daughter of the ambassador from Belgium, en throned as queen of the tenth apple blossom festival at Winchester, Va, SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Values of Utah farm products have been enhanced more than a million dollars by the recent rise In commodity prices, Joseph Anderson, president of the Utah State Farm Bureau federation, reported after the survey. completion of a state-widFor the first time in several years, he says, farmers may expect to real5 ize a profit this year. Substantial i will Increases compensabring price -on returns wool, sugar, wheat, tory poultry and hogs. IDA. Idaho will have BOISE, 1G-emergency conservation corps Camps instead of the 100 originally allotted "the state. The 64 extra camps to be established in Idaho will be divided so that 33 will go to the timber rust areas of north Idaho, where a campaign against this white pine disease will be conducted, and 31 will be placed on state lands as part of the general forest conservation plan. BOULDER CITY, NEV. Independent concession holders operating business houses here greeted with pleasure the word from Washington that the secretary of the interior had notified the Six Companies, Inc., to cease the issuance of scrip at Hoover dam in lieu of 4 ." advance wages in cash. Fors-berLee UT. Cody GARLAND, at14, was drowned while On Lake Los Angeles, at Venice, Calif., a new water sport has been Introduced. It's called Hawaiian a with a swimming party tending found Instant favor with the 7,000 enthusiasts In the grand stand. The huge surf boards. and boarding, paddle Tremonton grade group of 55 from Hawaii, have previously been used on the coast In livesaving. school pupils at Udy Hot Springs. Imported FROVO, UT. Permits for building work in this city are showing a ANCIENT BRONZE LAMP substantial increase over figures New Aquatic Sport Is Brought From Hawaii e 'i Russian Devises Real Cancer Test for last year. CEDAR CITY, UT. The doctors of southern JUtah have formed a unit of the State Medical association. ELY, NEV. The sheepmen of this district have suffered heavy losses from the si.ving snow storms. ml SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The g accounting of pledges for the campaign to furnish employment for Idle labor shows that good progress has been made. RENO, NEV. Formation of a new bank to replace the old Wing-fiel- d group which collapsed last November seemed assured when it became known that a majority of depositors in all but one of the closed institutions had approved a consolidation plan. CARSON CITY, NEV. Ogden L. Mills, Hooverian secretary of the treasury, has purchased the Virginia & Truckee railroad from Reno to Virginia City, "the billionA rich silver-golaire town of made under the was discovery railroad property recently. IDA. Rodent abIOCATELLO, olition will be the objective of a drive to be made In the forests of this district during the present Reno-vizin- the-'SO'- ii I K i i i- j - h M What Is regarded as one of the most remarkable of recent developments In man's war upon cancer has been made by this Soviet scientist. Prof. M. F. Sitovich, a graduate of the Military Academy of Medicine andi bearer of the title of "Udarnik," one of the highest honors awarded by the Soviet union. Professor Sitovlch's test Is based upon the Inhaling ef chlorine by the patient He says that the blood of a healthy person hai Invariably hemollzed after chlorine Inhalation, while that of a person afflicted with cancer has not hemollzed In any of the tests he bas conducted. summer. MONTl'ELIER, IDA. The Boar Lake valley bns experienced the wettest weather for this season that has been recorded for many years. In work special fields. Born at DorchesDr. J. B. ter, Mass., March Conant 20, 1S93, the son of James Scott Conant and Jennett Bryant Conant, be entered Harvard college In 1910, after preparing at the Roxbury Latin school. Completing his college work in 1013, after three years 1n which he attained high honors, Connnt was FALLS. IDA. Federal IDAHO graduated with (lie degree of A. 15. His degree of Ph. D. was con- funds were assured the Bonneville ferred In 1910 and the next year county relief council for continuahe received an appointment as in- tion of their relief program here structor at Harvard. during May "arid June, according After serving during the war to reports from Boise. with the bureaus of chemistry and BOISE, IDA. Idaho and Utah mines, be returned to Harvard In fur the first four 1919 as assistant professor of chem- produce shipments of this year exceeded those months 19LT In assoan he became istry. a year ago by ciate professor and two years Inter of the like period a full professor. His present posi- 427 carload. TWIN FALLS, IDA. Local firm tion of Sheldon Emery professor In laundry business announces an dates from 19J9. ). 13J, Western Newspiipi-Increase In wages. t'nlon. f ' . - par V d BOISE, IDA. Gov. Ross of Idato reports, has asho, according sured Postmaster General Farley he will call a special election in Idaho this fall to select delegates to a convention to puss uion repeal of the eighteenth amendment. OGDEN, TT. Grade cow dairymen have a better opiortuuity now than ever lofore to got bulls from Utah breeders and promote home industry, the western representative of the Holstein Frlesian association reported to local dairymen. ..JftWw' ; A bronze lamp on a Btandard, one of the objects recently discov- cemeered In a Byzantine-Nubiatery at Ballana In Egypt, dating from early Christian days on the n How Germans Dodge the Vehicle, Tax Upper Nile. t- Growth in Knowledge Things that we eat usually grow In one season. But a man needs to go through a longer period of culture. A scientist says that we do not pass the period of Infancy until we are thirty years old. An eminent educator believes that we never are anything but Infants, no matter how long we live, and that we must always be students. The short-cu- t to knowledge does not exist We came to the wrong planet If we are looking for a course In education that Is "short and snappy." Montreal Herald. May Ba Largeit Sun Dial What is probably the largest sun dial In the world 13 In Lafayette, Tcnn. It weighs ten tons. 4t, - I- - V' if, i - Ctirs of the model here pictured have become popular In Germany because, being three wheeled, they are classed with bicycles and are not taxable. The car holds two persons and attains a speed of nearly 50 miles an hour. |