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Show Expansion Of National Defenses, Farm Board Favored By President ,Tax Reduction Essential, but Matter for Body' to Use Own Judgment; Flood Control, Farm Relief Policies Outlined. Still Opposes PRESIDENT COOLIDGE McNary-Hauge- n Bill WASHINGTON Calling upon the people to continue a stern In national expenditures, President Coolidge laid before congress a moderate program of expansion the naself-deni- tion's defense and natural resources. In a message which touched upon virtually all of the legislative issues which have aroused interest and speculation, the president presented views differing only in minor details from those he has previously outlined on the major problems of farm relief, taxation, flood control, foreign relations and the state of the army and navy. It is gratifying to report that for the fourth consecutive year the state of the union in general is good. We are at peace. The country as a whole has had a prosperity never exceeded. Wages are at their highest range, employment is plentiful. Some parts of agriculture and industry have lagged; some localities have suffered from storm and flood. 3ut such losses have been absorbed without serious detriment to our great economic structure. Stocks of goods are moderate and a wholesome caution is prevalent. Rates of interest for industry, agriculture and government have been reduced. Savers and investors are providing capital for new construction in industry and public works. The purchasing power of agriculture has increased. If the people maintain that confidence which they are entitled to have in themselves, in each other, and in America, a comfortable prosperity will continue. Without Constructive economy in government expenditures we should not now be enjoying these results or these prospects. Because we are not now physically at war some people are disposed to forget that our war debt still remains. The nation must make financial sacrifices, accompanied 1-' Jn ntihltn nmn, by a ditures, until we have conquered the disabilities of our public finance. While our obligation to veterans and dependents is large and continuing, the heavier burden of the national debt is being steadily eliminated. At the end of this fiscal year it will be reduced from bout 126,600,000,000 to about Annual interest, including war savings, will have been reduced from 1,055,000,000 to $670,000,000. The sacrifices of the people, the economy of (the government, are showing remarkable results. They should be continued for the purpose of relieving the nation of the burden of interest and debt and releasing revenue for internal improvements and national develi-- $17,975.-00,00- 0. opment. Not only the amount, but the rate, of government Interest has been reduced. Callable bonds have been refunded and paid so that during this year the average rate of interest on the present public debt for the first time fell below 4 per cent. Keeping the credit of the nation high is a profitable operation. Informing congress that he had not Changed in his opposition of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill, With its equalization fee, he recommended a federal farm loan board with revolving fund to build up cooperative marketing and aid in the disposition of crop surpluses. On tax revision he stood by the treasurys program. The navy, he said, should be expanded by the addition of cruisers, ih-ete- submarines, airplanes and carriers as Kell as the development of the merchant marine as a second line of defense. He recommended that flood control be confined this year to the lower river, with provision for adequate dikes, emergency spillways and aids to navigation; cautioned that this problem should be met by viewing it as a separate national question without attempts to link it with other proposals for river control and expansion; and suggested that the people enjoying the benefits of land reclaimed by ' government-buil- t dikes share a partial, although perhaps lighter, burden ' of its expense. Construction of a dam at Boulder canyon, in the Colorado river, was favored by the president, who cautioned, however, that every other possibility should be exhausted before the federal government becomes engaged in the power business. Muscle Shoals, he said, should be sold to private interests, providing the revenues dedicated to agriculture,, through research for methods of more economical production of centralized fertilizer. Preference should be given to proposals to use all or part of it for nitrate production and fertilizer manufacturing. Contending that the country had attained a prosperity never exceeded and therefore was in a position to enjoy some of the benefits which result from economy. Mr. Coolidge presented the specter, nevertheless, of a large Mis-sisip- the department of agriculture and especially through the banks and others who supply credit refusing to finance an acreage manifestly too large. It is impossible to provide by law for an assured success and prosperity for all those who engage in farming. the If acreage becomes government can not assume responsibility for it. The government can, however, assist cooperative associations and other organizations in orderly marketing and handling a surplus clearly due to weather and seasonal conditions, in order to save the producer from preventable loss. $212,-000,00- ;M, national debt and warned that until the revenues now directed toward its reduction could be diverted to inter sal improvements and national devel opment, the people must continue to sacrifice and the government must continue to economize. The secretary of the treasury," the president said, has recommended a measure which would give us a much better balanced system of taxation and without oppression produce sufficient revenue. It has my complete support. The president reiterated his belief in a high protective tariff, declaring that any reduction of the levies would work a hardship on industry and agriculture alike. Although but one paragraph of his measure was devoted to prohibition, the president emphasized the need for both the people and the public officials aimvUvM cl 4.U1S COH fvKaaw stitutional provision and its resulting laws. Recalling that congress and the states, "with one or two notable exception, have passed adequate laws for enforcement. Mr. Coolidge declared that the federal authorities proposed to discharge their obligation for enforcement to the full extent of their ability." Railroad consolidation is necessary to the welfare of both agriculture and industry, the president said in recommending that further legislation to facilitate this under the supervision of the interstate commee commission be passed without further delay. He also restated his desire for legislation which would permit him to act during coal strikes. Although the message was devoted almost exclusively to domestic affairs, the president did inform congress again that American intervention in foreign lands was merely for the purpose of protecting the lives and property of this countrys nationals. He defended the administration's policy in China and Nicaragua and expresed the belief that the controversy with Mexico over oil and land laws, by "a firm adherence to our rights and a scrupulous respect for the sovereignty of Mexico, would be solved without The secretary of the treasury has recommended a measure which would give us a much better balanced system of taxation and without oppression produce sufficient revenue. It has m complete support. Unforseen contingencies requiring money are always arising. Our probable surplus for June 30, 1929, i3 small. A slight depression in business would greatly reduce our revenue because of our present method of taxation. The people ought to take no selfish attitude of pressing for removing moderate and fair taxes which might produce a deficit. We must keep our budget balanced for each year. TLat is the cornerstone of our national credit, the trifling price we pay to command the lowest rate of interest of any great power in the world. Any surplus can be applied to debt reduction, and debt reduction is tax reduction. Under the present circumstances it would be far to leave tlv fttes a thpy than to enact a bill carrying the peril of a deficit. This' is not a problem to be approached in a narrow or partisan spirit. All of those who participate in finding a reasonable solution will be entitled to participate in any credit that accrues from it without regard to party. The congress has already demonstrated that tax legslation can be removed from purely political consideration into the realm of patriotic business principles While our army is small, prudence requires that it should be kept in a high state of efficiency and provided with such supplies as would permit of its immediate expansion. The garrison ration has lately been increased. Recommendations for an appropriation of $6,166,000 for new housing made to the previous congress failed to pass. While most of the army is well housed, some of it which is quartered in wartime training camps is becoming poorly housed. In the past three years $12,533,000 have been appropriated for reconstruction and repairs, and an authorization has been approved of $22,301,000 for new housing, under which $8,070,000 has already been appropriated. A law has also been passed, complying with the request of the war department, allocating funds received from the sale of buildings and land for housing purThe work, however, is not poses. impairment of friendly feeling. While the presidents adherence to his former pilocy regarding agricul- completed, so that other appropriature did not come as a surprise, it was tions are being recommended. noticeable because neither political repercussions nor his summer in the HIGHLIGHTS IN PRESIDENT west seemed to have affected his viewpoint. Any sound and workable proposal to help the farmer, he said, would have his earnest support, but he laid down the principle that it should aim to assist the farmer to work out his own salvation, socially and economically. Taking the position that the farmer already has been assisted by a reduction of federal taxes and that agriculture was showing signs of improving, Mr. Coolidge said: It is useless to propose a temporary expedient. What is needed is permanency and stability. Government price fixing is known to be unsound and bound to result in disaster. A government subsidy would, work out In the same way . . . Price fixing and subsidy will both increase the surplus instead of diminishing it. Putting the government directly into business is merely a combination of sibsidy and price fixing aggravated by political pressure. These expedients would lead logically to telling the farmer by law what and how much he should plant and where he should plant it, and what and how much he should sjll and where he should sell it. The most effective means of dealing with surplus crops is to re duce the surplus acreage. While this can not be done bv the individual farmer, it can be done through the organizations already in existence, through the information published by i COOLIDGES ooooocxxoooooooocxxxxxxxxx (ffl. 1927. We fund to help cooperatives. Flood Control of Construction dikes, emergency spillways and aides to navigation on the lower Mississippi. Taxation Moderate reduction as recommended by the treasury and retention of certain excise taxes. Army Large enough for national defense with a generous supply of officers. Navy More cruisers, submarines and airplane carriers, but no participation in a naval building race. Prohibition Strict enforcement. Coal Legislation permitting the president to act during strikes. Foreign with other nations toward outlawing war and negotiations of c vonants no out of harmony with the con .titution Philippines Congressiona super vision of revenue expenitures an visit to the islands every two years by a congressional committ" Panam Canal Cmst of a Relations--Understandin- at Alhaj' protection. Merchant Marine building, torn h o' capital as Inland ' the gulf h through th- Si Law. $12,000,000 dam - - floo Union. tern Newspaper 1 t "Dine well and wisely and the cares of life will ellp from you: i (Prepared bj the United State! Department of Agriculture.) GUEST THE UNEXPECTED After having a few expei lences of unexpected quests and little in the larder for an extra two or three, the housewife will forestall any more of such unpleasant conditions by providing for just such emergencies. Most housekeepers I have a few easily prepared dishes which may be made from material! at hana, but often even the simplest recipes will be spoiled in the flutter of preparation. An emergency closet or shelf is one of the great comforb. of the woman who enjoys having her Menus drop In In at iny time to take pot luck. the closet there are cans of various foods such as salmon, shrimp, lobster, olives, canned soups of various kinds, and also in her fruit closet will be found delicious jams. Jellies unrt pickles, which always add to and make a meal attractive. It is unwise to let the cake oox or the cooky Jar get empty if one has many visiting friends, though a shortcake may be quickly prepared md that4 is always a delightful dessert, using any canoed or fresh fruit. An orange shortcake is especially luscious. When the main dish is at hand, salad materials may be gathered. If pastry is left ready to add the cold water, a pie can be prepared rather quickly, if there is time for the baking. Fresh fruit, nuts, dried fruits like dates, figs and prunes, are always enjoyed. An especially delightful lessen is prune shortcake Of course the prunes will have to be and stoned and stewed ready, chopped. Top with whipped cream. A quick supper dish which Is well liked Is: Cheese Custard. Spread slices of buttered bread with a haif-Inclayer of fine cut, rich cheese. Lay the pieces of bread In a baking pan. makCover with a ing a layer or two custard using one egg to each cupfoi of milk, a little salt and a dash of paprika Be sure that there is milk to well cover the breao. Bake In a moderate oven until puffed and the custard is set Serve from the caking dish Panneft Have a large Icon frying pun smoking hot Drain the oysters and toss Into the pan. shake quickly and add to each twenty-fivoysters a tahlespoonful of butter, a dash of cayenne, ten drops of onion iuice and a half teaspoonful of salt When boiling hot and the dges . I b e nrled ervp n hut'erpd toast Sandwiches for School. At this time of the year when ninches must be prepared each day. the following will be helpful: Pepper Sand wichea. the two Remove seeds from peppers Chop flnp and simmer ten min ntes in two table--po- . Add s dash of n fuls ot buttei n It and spread on lightly buttered bread; covet with a layer of grated rmrii-acheese Ham Sandwiches. Mince fine some old hoiled Im in. chop fine some pea outs or use the peanut mtter one unit as much hs ham For each cup ful of him add a heaping tablespoon fill ot chopped sour piekle and one naif cupful , chopped celery Mix t a paste with salad dress ing then use as filling for any kirn f buttered bread Cheese and Almond Sandwiches. mince fine itliinch twenty almond idd a cream cheese and a dozen olive whit Spread on buttere hopped well-hlemle- trend Fish - Use Sandwiches leftovei fish removing ail the tone md skin, flake and add such season ng hs Is needed; add two hard cooked srgs chopped, two tahlespoonfuls ot 'Hiileil hopped atiers or nasturtium seed nd enough satad dressing to make a mooth paste Snread on bread and over with watercress Cf3& Sandwiches. Mix the mashed talk of a hard Hiked egg with on Add easpiHinful of softened butter ot a can ot deviled crah md one tahlesMHinful ot lemon Juice Mix to a paste Spread on buttered urown bread Cut Into triangles Spanish Sandwiches. Spread slice t oread with a 'itfle prepared mils light layer of cheese, mltu-emrd .,ive and a thin slice of Spanish slice of buttered nion Cover with end Cream Cheese 8 mdwichea. hop h mindful of hickory nuts pecans at walnut meats mix with a cake ot heese which has been softened with ream nnd seas died with paprika inroad on brown hutiered bread Pineapple Juice Is a pleasant eu-The pineapple con bi Indigestion a'ns a vegetable pepsin. saves time by One 'housekeeper Keeping cheap spoons In the soda and baking powder cans; they are then This la ilways reaily for measuring 4 good Idea for the coffee can. too Wren and Nighthawk Are Particularly Valuable in Eating Insects. Birds in general are useful as well ns beautiful. Without birds to keep the Insect pests In check It would be more difficult to grow food. They also eat many weed seeds and so give a better chance for the planted seeds. The biological survey finds, however, that some birds are not beneficial and this branch of the Chited Slates Department of Agriculture studies the birds in order to be able to inform farmers and legislators as to their comparative merits. Eats Bugs and Weeds. a As general rule, the birds that eat largely of Insect foods for example, the wren and the nighthawk are particularly valuable. On the other hand, the gray grosbeak and the brilliantly colored painted bunting are valuable because they depend for a great part of their food on troublesome weeds, such as the foxtail and pigeon grass seeds. The barn owl, like other owls, commonly is shot on sight, but ought not to be, for it is one of the most serviceable birds in destroying small rodents, particularly the pocket gophers in the West. For Its size, the house wren is one of the most effective bird enemies of the insects. Wrens usually rear two broods of young each year, and the parents keep busy from morning to night bringing food for the hungry young. The wrens diet is almost exclusively animal, and a pair of wrens will account for an enormous number of insects in a season. One Harmful Bird. The grackle is one of the few birds that do more damage than good. It Is fond of corn in all stages, from the first ears to the ripened grain, destroys much rice, anti gets most of its animal food from the small marine animals along the seashore. boat-taile- d Lighter Soils Produce Highly Colored Fruit The lighter soils produce earlier, more finely flavored, and more highly colored fruits than do the heavier soils. This is particularly true with such fruits as the grape, and citrus. On the other hand, the heavier soils contain more plant food and have capacity, and greater water-holdinhence give greater growth and higher vields for the amounts of Irrigation water and fertilizers used. From the standpoint of physical structure, therefore, a fruit soil should be selected on the basis of the kind of fruit to be grown and whether It Is to be shipped, or sold on the local market. Obviously, where earli-nes- s plays such an important part In the financial returns, as In our warmer fruit districts, a soil which will magnify this feature is desirable. The Increased profit from very early fruit of high quality is such that the grower often can afford to use the lighter soils for vineyard and orchard purposes even though more fertilizer and manure must be used to main tain fertility. g Feeding Young Boar to Use in Breeding Season Did you buy a boar pig at the fair and, if so, what provision have you made to bring him up to breeding season In tiptop, thrifty condition? As a rule, less attention is given a boar 'han his importance requires. Too ften any kind of a pen that will hold a boar is the kind he gets. Exercise and correct feeding are of greatest Importance Enougli exercise Is usually induced by plenty of range in the place he Is kept. A boar pig to be used late in the fall should have (he same combination of feeds used ror gilts. Green feed and limited corn uppleinented with skim milk or a mixture of tankage 70 parts, linseed meal 15 parts, and shorts 15 parts Is Close confinement and good feeding. too much corn is a bad combination. -- Agricultural Items ) ? Next to wheat, potatoes are the most Important crop grown for human food. me-th!r- -- I News Notes Lioti in It's a Privilege to Utah .AAA! SALT LAKE Mild weather and precipitation was general, though eastlight, in southern and ern portions of tho state, according to the weekly weather, crop and range report from the offices of J. Cecil Alter, government weather observer tot the week ending November 30. The Brigham BRIGHAM CITY Utah-JdahCity sugar factory of the, Its:, camfinished has company Sugar mdU havpaign for this year, the big ing been in operation for more than forty-fiv- e days. The campaign was a most successful one this year, according to Superintendent A. C. Pearson, day run more and during the forty-fiv- e were sliced beets of tons than 46,500 The men are now busily engaged in cleaning up the factory and finishing up the adds and ends of the campaign. Approximately 200 men have been' employed at the factory during the beet100 cutting period, with an additional men working at the beet dumpsi-OGDE- N ly Its vexations and annoyances will dwindle Into nothingness. The worlds mine oyster which 1 with sword will open. MESSAGE Farm Relief Creation of a federal farm board to administer a revolving Some Birds Act as Crop Savers J While it is probably impossible to secure this rAsult at a single step, and much will have to be worked out by trial and rejection, a beginning could be made by setting up a federal board or commission of able and experienced men in marketing, granting equal advantages under this board to the various agricultural commodities and sections of the country, giving encouragement to the coperative movement in agriculture, and providing a revolving loan fund at moderate rate of interest for the necessary financing. Such legislation would lay the foundation for a permanent solution of the surplus problem." Any attempt to revise laws affecting the federal revenues, Mr. Coolidge de dared, should be approached with a desire to sustain the national budget. The immediate fruit of economy and the retirement of the public debt is tax reduction. The annual saving in interest between 1925 and 1929 is Without this no bill to relieve the taxpayers would be worth proposing. The three measures already enacted leave our government revenues where they are not oppressive. Exemptions have been increased until 115,000,000 people make but 2,500,000 individual taxable returns, so that further reduction should be mainly for the purpose of removing inequalities. V,Y4 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOgOOOOOOOOOq No one can afford to spend a dollars worth of time to save a half dollars worth of goods. Seed that is grown locally may have the advantage of being acclimated, but If It contains foul weed seeds, It may be expensive at any price. The Agronomy farm at the Iowa ex perlmcnt station, Ames, Iowa, has more than 600 concrete fence posts on It These were placed more than nine years ago. farm machine that stands out all not only depreciates In value, but requires a lot of extra time and patience to get It ready to run when it is needed again. A winter Chickens, as a rule, will not go any great distance In search of feed un less they are half starved, and It la not profitable to keep them In that condition In order to save a little feed. o -- Indications .arA thhf more students of college grade will enroll at Weber college for the winter quarter when registration for this ivork begins, it wa3 Stated by President Aaron W. Tracy Final examinate held tions for the fall quarters-Kilsoon. Instruction for the winter quarter will begin the morning of Decemthan 400 l "i ber 6. PROVO .. 'r-- v . Decision to refrain' from further consideration to launcli a new hospital in Provo for the present was reached at a meeting of representative The consensus'- AfVopinion citizens. too was that the financial burden much for Provo City to undertake at this time, without help from the county authorities. BRIGHAM CITY The local sugar factory si just completing a forty-fiv- e day campaign, during which time more than 46,500 tons of beets were sliced. The campaigfi was a success and from the 3680 acres pjpted to beets In the BrighSm BUgar: factory district an average of mpre4)(en thirteen tons per acre was harvested. MURRAY For the sec.Orfd time within two weeks Salt Lake Qity and Its immediate environs received tha greatest amount of precipitation ol any locality in a storm area generally covering the northern states,". 'Precipitation for the past twehty-fou- r hours up to 9 oclock Tuesday, morning of last week totalled .86 of an Inch, as computed by J. Cecil 'Alter, United' . States meteorologist HEBER CITY Seven Inches of new snow fell on the city watershed at Brighton on Sunday and Suricfay night Inches making a total of twenty-eigh- t of snow on the ground, a toot ding to information received at waterworks department Monday.'4 4 ' BRIGHAM CITY Whiiemt Clifton,-Idaho- . Robert H. Stewart, .fpunty agricultural agent, of this city, and Ralph Richards Riverside of purchased twelve head of cows and heifers and one young bull from the purebred dairy farm of James Skelley. There is perhaps no herd in the entire' wesl which shows breeding baefk' Vo the extraordinary foundation of the United States more than this herd, according to Mr. Stewart. OGDEN Highest price ever paid al the Ogden Union stockyards' for bulla was recorded recently, comtkg after a succession of records for high prices in the steer market. ol ,B. Child, Clinton, sold an individual ! bull for $7, while several animals, weighing from 1250 to 1500 pounds, sold for from $6 to 6.25 a hundredweight. Previous bull prices fyave hovered about the price of $5.75. ' MYTON The aftermath , of the recent flood when the Fai'nsworth dam broke recently., reveals,, the; fact that there will be a heavy loss to tha farmers jt. .'The loss to the Uintah. Power- - g,nd jL,ight com pany is placed at $19.09 Ajatprehousa filled with tools and supplied was taken. T. C. Gwyn of My ton, local engineer of the Indian; irrigation project, estimates the lagg to. the government at from $3000 to $5000.'' To tha county the loss will be heavy because of bridges damaged.,,. Ranches along the course of the flood the Laks Fork river werA diniagd and several farmers-ri- ll have a heavy loss. SALT LAKE Estimates by forest officials show there are 500,000,006 board feet and 3,000,000v conis of aspen wood on thi- national. iorests ol Utah. This wood is used in the manufacture of excelsior, wood pulp, matches and boxes for butter, cheese and chocolate. MYTON Several of the sheepmen who range their flocks .of sheep In tha Nine-mil- e district, and Green Rivet county south of Myton have begun to move their sheep in that localitiy foi the winter. Among those already gona are Coleman brothers,. Murdock brothers, Ray Dillman and Mr. Lewis. Other will utilize this section In ths 1010-poun- - ' near future. - , SPANISH FORK Sugar beet ship ments from Salt Lake and U.tah counties have almost doubled, thus far this season, last years production, according to word from J. Al. Anderson, general traffic manager for the Salt Lake & Utah railroad. A total of 1700 cars of beets hfis been moved to date, whlls last years crop was' easily accommodated In 1000 cars, it Is expected that an additional 500. cars will be delivered to the Utah-Idahat West Jor.plants ' dan, Spanish Fork, Mapietoa and o Springville |