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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over Farm Board to Sell No More Wheat or Cotton This Year Iowa Farmers Still "Striking" Germany Demands Arms Equality. By EDWARD W. PICKARD 1 J. C. Stone SALES of Its wheat and cotton have been stopped by the federal fed-eral farm board until next year, according ac-cording to the announcement made by Chairman James a Stone. Be Bald the board and the American Cotton Co-operative association asso-ciation had agreed to the terms laid down by the Reconstruction Recon-struction Finance corporation for a loan of $50,000,000. stipulating that their holdings of nearly 2,000,000 bales of cotton be taken off the market until 1933. Mr. Stone also announced that the board had sold air Its stabilization wheat except 3,000,000 bushels. This means the gralr stabilization corporation corpor-ation has disposed of more than 254,000,000 bushels of wheat since July 1, 1031, and more than 180,000,. 000 bushels since November 1 laBt The stabilization corporation therefore, there-fore, Is no longer a factor In the grain market It still holds what Mr. Stone called "a certain amount of futures contracts" which will be held at least until after the beginning begin-ning of the next year. A loophole for the disposal of the cash wheat was left by the provision pro-vision that, though this wheat would be kept off the market until the new year, this limitation would not apply ap-ply to possible sales to foreign countries coun-tries not reckoned as Important buyers buy-ers of American grain. In making the announcement, Chairman Stone explained that the purpose of the arrangements was to make a better market for the farmers. The cotton growers, he pointed out, will get the full benefit bene-fit of the market for their crop of this year without the prlce-dulllng Interference of the hold-over crop. The Cotton Stabilizing corporation and the Cotton Co-operative association, asso-ciation, Mr. Stone said, would gradually grad-ually liquidate their holdings "during "dur-ing periods when more active demand de-mand Is anticipated." President Rodriguez IOWA'S striking farmers did not approve of the truce called by the head of their "holiday" association associa-tion and made preparations to renew re-new the picketing of the highways round the larger cities, y They also called on Got. Dan Turner to try to Induce the governors of several middle mid-dle west states, at a conference In Sioux City, to institute an embargo "upon all foodstuffs from the middle western states at less than production produc-tion costs." Tickets outsld Sioux City wrecked number cf trucks and Injured the drivers, but the sheriffs forces then got busy and dispersed them and re moved from the , rends the formidable for-midable obstructions placed by the farmers. In Nebraska the picketing was abandoned for the present. FINANCIAL circles of the country coun-try were Intensely Interested to read of the new plans for the Continental Con-tinental Illinois Bank and Trust company of Chicago, largest bank outside of New York city. The directors di-rectors voted to nationallie the Institution In-stitution and to set op special reserves re-serves of $40,000,000 out of surplus te cover losses Incurred. As a further fur-ther mark of conservatism they voted a quarterly dividend of $2 a share la comparison with $3 In each of the two preceding periods and with a former annual rate of $18. The bank's capital remains unchanged at $75,000,000. The directors explained to the stockholders that 'the development of a plan for nationalizing the bank was suggested by recent legislative proposals regarding the banking system of the United States, all of which indicates a distinct trend In the direction of a more unlQed national na-tional structure, strengthened and controlled by the federal banking authorities.n 17 RED DO VET ot Omaha, Neb., has been appointed head of the agricultural credit organization of the Reconstruction Finance corpor ation, and already Is busy In his office tn Washington. For many years Mr Hovey has been con nected with the Stock. Tarda National Na-tional bank of Sooth Omaha. He Is so familiar with condi- " iM-J'' tions and the nee-ls kV- -.' of the stock raisers fjyV,.'-of fjyV,.'-of the West that officials of the cor- Fred Hovey po ration feel be Is especially well fitted to carry out the live stock feeders' loan program. This Is to be the first work undertakes under-takes by the new Agricultural Credit corporation and Is looked on as ef vast Importance. THIS year's national air races at Cleveland wound np In a blaze of glory for Maj. James H. Doo-little, Doo-little, who won the free-for-all race and the handsome Thompson trophy tro-phy with his Gee Bee racer. His average speed for 100 miles over a triangular course was 252.680 miles an hour, and he broke all American records for speed around a closed course. Three days previously pre-viously Doolittle with the same barrel-shaped plane set a new record rec-ord for land places, his average speed on four consecutive laps being be-ing 292.28T miles an hour. , Mrs. Mae Halzlip of St Louis broke the women's world speed record for land planes by attaining attain-ing an average speed of 255.513 miles an hour In four dashes over the three kilometer course. She won the Shell gold plague. MEXICO has a new president in the person of Gen. Abelardo L. Rodrlgueas, who was chosen for the position by the congress after - Pascual Ortli Rublo resigned because be-cause of political differences and his 111 health. Rodriguez, Rodri-guez, who has been holding the portfolio port-folio of minister of war, Is one of the strong military figures fig-ures In the republic repub-lic and In 1929 suppressed the Escobar Es-cobar revolt On taking office he Issued Is-sued a statement In which he said: "Naturally I shall continue the same friendly, cordial relations with the United States that have existed." In the new cabinet Manuel Tellez remains as foreign minister and Alberto J. rani as secretary of the treasury; several others were reap pointed. Gen. Pablo Qulroga was given the war portfolio. The en tire diplomatic corps In Mexico City called on President Rodriguez, and hundreds of congratulatory messages were received by him, Including In-cluding one from President Hoover. BOLIVIA was reported to have flatly rejected the plea of the neutral Latin-American nations for a truce with Paraguay In their dispute dis-pute over the Gran Chaco. The Paraguayans assumed that this meant war was certain and went ahead with their preparations. It was officially announced In La Paz that a Paraguayan force had attacked at-tacked a defense post on the frontier fron-tier ami was repulsed by Bolivian troops. Brazilian rebels In Sao Ponlo state had an agreement with the navy that the latter would not In dulge In hostilities for the time being; but the rebels fired machine guns on naval planes dropping manifestos over Montserrat which seemed to end the seml-neutral attitude at-titude of the navy. Seven of Its planes flew over Fort Italpn at the entrance of Santos harbor and destroyed de-stroyed It with bombs. The fed eral forces were said te have made considerable gains from both the north and the south. WHILE the Germans were preparing pre-paring for the crucial session of the relchstag. called for Sep tember 12 by Hermann the National Socialist So-cialist president of the parliament, the Von Pa pen government govern-ment was keeping the rest of the world greatly Interested In-terested If not excited ex-cited by Its demand de-mand for the arms equality which Germany Insists was promised her In the Versailles treaty. The de mand has been submitted to France la the form of an aide tnemolre and some days later was given to the public by Baron Von Neurath.' foreign minister. min-ister. It Is really an ultimatum, announcing that unless the equality equal-ity In armaments Is granted by the powers, Germany will quit the world disarmament conference. , Before and after the publication of the note. Gen. Kurt von Schleicher, Schleich-er, minister of defense, declared In addresses and Interviews that If the demand were not granted Germany Ger-many would arm anyway, and ae was diost emphatic In his statements. state-ments. To newspaper men In Koenigsberg he asserted stormlly: "I mean everything I have said. We will no longer stand for being treated like a second rate nation." Premier llerriot decided that France's reply to the Germans should be a refusal to discuss their demands, and In this he was upheld up-held by the cabinet He also disapproved dis-approved mixing op modification of the Versailles treat with the disarmament conference, and In his answer said that If the Germans Ger-mans questioned the accepted Interpretation In-terpretation of the Versailles treaty and the League covenant the matter must be referred to arbitration ar-bitration by the League council or the World court Some stress was also placed on the fact that the military clauses In the treaty of Versailles form the basis of many other post-war treaties and that the entire edifice of post-war Europe will be Imper-lied Imper-lied If they are tampered with. VN SEPTEMBER 11, the eight- yJ eenth anniversary of the Battle of the Marne, a fine memorial cf that mighty struggle was presented present-ed to the French nation by America, Amer-ica, whose citizens to the number of 4,000,000 contributed to Its cost The piece of statuary, entitled 'France Defiant" rises 130 feet above a 60-foot pedestal, on an em Inence overlooking the battlefield. It stands as high as a seven-story building, and la the largest monu ment In France, It was designed by Frederic MacMonnles and Ed- mondo Qnattrocchl was the sculptor. The motif of the memorial Is a woman symbolic of France at bay, supporting a stricken soldier son. An infant emblematic of the future clings to the hem of the worn an's tattered robe. On the front of the pedestal is Marshal Joffre's fa mous message to the French army on the eve of the battle: "At this moment when a battle Impends upon which rests the fate of our country no one must look be hind. All must unite to attack. Any troop finding Itself unable to ad vance further must hold the ground and fight until death. No retreat l" JOSEPH V. McKEE, who became mayor of New York on the res ignation of Jimmy Walker, was in formed by the citizens' budget com mission that the city pays more than $1,000,000 every day in the year for employees' salaries. Therefore he got busy at once on economics in a way that made the politicians gasp. First he announced that his own salary was reduced Immediate ly from $40,000 to $25,000 a year. Then he served notice that after October 1, no city commissioner appointed ap-pointed by the mayor would receive more than $12,000 a year. And more of the same sort was expected to follow. The budget commission pointed out that tn the six years of the Walker administration 32,380 extra positions bad been added to the city pay roll at a total cost of $120,033,- 223 a year practically a third of the year's entire payment for per sonal service. QCANDAL concerning labor em ployed on government jobs has been transferred from western proj ects to the lower Mississippi river valley. Charge have been made that workers in river flood control construction camps down there are held by contractors In a virtual state of peonage; that the men are working 12 hours a day and days a week at very small wages. Since Gen. L. Brown, this falls in the province of the Department De-partment of War, Secretary Patrick J. Hurley took cognizance of the charges and sent Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of army engineers, to make an investigation. i Intermountain Hews -Briefly Told for Busy Headers WATER TRANSPORTATION URGENT NEED FOR HELP PEACn PRICE AGREED MEMORIAL UNVEILED $10,000 ROAD PROGRAM LEWISTON, IDA. Inland em pire wheat and fruit growers voiced an appeal to the federal government here to give them water transpor tation to seaboard, saving them mil lions of dollars In freight The ap peal was heard by a sub-committee of the United States senate Irriga tlon committee at a hearing on the proposed development of the Co lumbia and Snake rivers for navigation. navi-gation. ,. TOOELE, UT. Tooele county fair will be held here on September 23 and 24, with a full program of events for each day, Including county baseball league final games, sports for children, judging contests and demonstrations and horse-pulling contest PROVO, UT. More than 200 citizens of the north section of Utah county met with the Utah county commission, asking that something be done to enable needy persons to obtain food Immediately. BEAVER, UT. The Lion's clubs of Beaver, lng In an Scenes and Persons in the Current Ne ws i r inn ' 1 " ' . . . ' IN. i h" "h-'H k Ins Itli ;H i i V 1view of the Rio Grande flood, looking from Texas toward the Mexican town nt r .,.,. MiifoMiurir. ina how part of the Missouri & Pacific railroad bridge was carried away. 2-J. w. Hlldreth 1 lTjnll: LLn7flsLrIes for the state of New Tork; William H. Raye and Miss Margaret L2H nlirnwav from Tipnvei tn viv Knv ing 01 me ujotc koouu u rf j , - j. u.uiCa u. jjooutue miZJTZVs c?vl; Cleveland after he had set a new world record of 293.193 miles an hour for land planes. Goering, v; . i r " v L-A '"I Hermann Goering LOS ANGELES, the prolific source of tragedies, provided another the suicide of Paul Bern, moving picture executive and husband of Jean Harlow, a famous , screen actress. For reasons that at this writing are unknown, Mr. Bern shot and killed himself In the beautiful home he presented to his bride when they were married two months ago. He left a note that only added to the mystery. It said he was making mak-ing good "the frightful wrong 1 have done you" and wiping out his "abject "ab-ject humIliation,' and Miss Harlow Insisted she did no: know what he meant and that they had been perfectly per-fectly happy together. Mr. Bern, who was born in Germany 42 years ago. had been actor, stage manager and director, and In his work In pictures pic-tures was very successful and popular. pop-ular. His associates said he had been acting strengely of late, and that his mother and three of his sisters had committed suicide. , One possible explanation for Bern's suicid. was revealed when it was lenrnef that for years before his marriage to Jean Harlow he lived with another woman. Ills brother asserted Bern continued to support her In a sanitarium after she had a nervous breakdown, and that Miss Harlow knew all about It For ten years this woman lived at the Hotel Algonquin In New tork city a3 Mrs. Paui Bern and paid her bills with checks sent to her fortnightly fort-nightly from Hollywood by the movie executive She left the hotel ho-tel last winter and had her trunks shipped to San Francisco. 40ST widely known of those 1VJ who died during the week was Sir Gilbert Parker. Canadian novelist novel-ist traveler, lecturer and politician, who passed away lr. London at the age of sixty-nir ye&rs He first gained fame as he author of "The Right of Way" and other novels. C 1931 WHni Snrppr Cioa. advertise tho Lehman's caves as a scenic attraction for tourists Some portions are very poor roads. The Ely Lions club and Chamber of Commerce are at present endeavor ing to secure title to the grounds at the caves and turn It over to the government for a national park or monument LOGAN, UT. The policies of the Cache National forest will be chang ed to preserve as much of the na tural beauty of Logan canyon as possible, according to announcement In the future cabins will be built some distance from the road, so that they will be Invisible. Those cabins now visible will be obscured by the planting of trees, It Is contemplated. SALT LAKE CITY, UT Report ing crops to be In excellent condition in southern Idaho and northern Utah, Perry E. Burnham, manager of the salt Lake regional fanners' seed loan office, returned to his headquarters from a field trip In tnat section. Mr. Burnham during the past several months has visited central and southern Utah, the Uintah basin and various parts of Idaho besides the northern part of Utah and the southern portion of Idaho. Providing farm and livestock live-stock prices are reasonable he be lieves that farmers of the two states will have little difficulty repaying the seed and feed loans made by the government CEDAR CITY, UT. Nearly 60 per cent increase In registration Is shown at the Branch Agricultural College over any previous session. PROVO, UT.- In an attempt to protect their crop against the dang- ger of commodity prices below the cost of producton, more than 250 peach growers of Utah county signed sign-ed an agreement to place the mini mum price on peaches at 50 cents a bushel wholesale and 65 cents a bushel .retail, without the container. PRESTON, IDA.- A memorial to the last major conflict between the Indians and the whites was un veiled at Battle Creek, five and a half miles northwest of Preston, on the Bear river. The monument was constructed In the form of an obelisk obe-lisk from rocks brought from historic his-toric spots in Cache Valley, Alaska, Canada and Mexico. It marks the battle ground where a band of ma rauding Indians was defeated by the United States cavalry, under di rectlon of Col. Tatrick Edward Connor. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Salt Lake real estate sales during the twelve months ending August 31, totaled $1,841,440, according to Werner Wer-ner Kiepe, secretary of the Salt Lake Real Estate board. SALT LAKE CITY, UT.Author-Izatlon UT.Author-Izatlon of $40,000 of new highway work In Duchesne and Uintah counties coun-ties Is virtually assured as a result of conferences at Roosevelt and Ver-naL Ver-naL This announcement was made by Henry H. Blood, chairman of the state road commission. All of the work Is to be undertaken as a part of the state road program now being be-ing mapped out In Duchesne, a total of $15,000 of work will be done, completing the Roosevelt to Neola highway on a co-operative basis between the county- and state. The other $15,000 will be spent completing com-pleting the highway from Tabiona to Dnchesne. In Uintah county $10,000 will be spent on the Vernal-Lepoint Vernal-Lepoint highway. CLARKDALE, NEV. Reminiscent Reminis-cent of Wahmonle and Weepah, but credited by conservative mining men with more of a future, a new boom camp has sprung up in the Nevada bills here almost overnight Clark-dale Clark-dale owes its founding to the discovery dis-covery of a vein of gold ore more than 3,700 feet lone and 100 feet wide, all traceable on the surface. BINGHAM CANYON, UT. The Wg fire here -caused Injuries to aoout 40 persons. The property loss Is estimated at $150,000 Huge Plane for South American Service rV vv" j 'I. 1 1 'MMMMSHBJ&ll f W.JHMHu I The new Pan-American giant Sikorsky 40-passenger amphibian plane as It was placed la the water a first time at Bridgeport, Conn. It has four motors capable of developing 2,300 horsepower and can 1 a speed of 145 miles per hour. The ship, the very latest in construction, will be used for South Americas senger service. HONORED BY HIS CITY ' I s I New Miss America Is Chosen 1; -:;?c: 6 - V, Tom K. Smith of St Louis, Mo., president of the Boatmen's Nation al bank, was selected from 100 out standing St Louisans to be hon ored with the first award to "the resident of metropolitan St Louis who contributed the most outstanding outstand-ing service as to bring honor to the community." With the certificate award goes $1,000 which Is the first of Its kind to be Issued annually an-nually for the next ten years by a fund established by an unknown donor. Smith was chosen for the award as a "wise and humanita rian leader ef a great philanthrop ic cause, through whose rare devo tion and outstanding: ability as chairman of the citizen's commit tee for relief and employment thousands of men and women have been cared for." He donated the 51,000 award to charity. GOOD WILL ENVOY 1 1 i' y s . 2 -H w--'' 1 Vit Vis--,-?" - - - ;?1J Alarmed by persistent rumors of strained relations between the United States and Japan, the Jap anese foreign office ordered Vice Admiral Kichioaburro Nomura to sail for the United States on a fjood will" mission. - s- x ..AM- ,- 4" ? v 1 '7 1 . - w - ' I,-' " it r ' t ' - v - n J. I ; 5 i r AS0SW0w" , (H Mayor Bright of Wildwood. N. Se.Sll,(0 of Camden, N. J, the trophy emblematic of tteOtie she had been chosen from among the hundreo s , B fte for the honor of being the most beautiful andjhape Race Gar Wood's Boat Victor m S V Miss America X. Gar Wood s speeu -g bo. - - f Oair. Detroit fleieaujr-aowa to I DX Tie engines of the Engusn veswa race on Lake St |