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Show News Review of Current Events the World Over International Tariff Truce Seems Assured Progress Toward War Debt Settlement Senate Passes Bill for Control of Securities. By EDWARD W. PICKARD r v N. H. Davit ence In London. I ONE of the busiest men In the world these days Is Norman IL Davis, American ambassador-at-large Id Europe, and It would ap pear tnat ne is ao-lng ao-lng bit multifarious multifari-ous Jobs very well. It was op to him to persuade the British government to accept the proposal pro-posal of President Roosevelt that there be an Inter national tariff truce pending the outcome out-come of the world economic confer- Thls he accom plished, according to an announcement announce-ment by rrlme Minister MacDon-aid MacDon-aid In the house of commons, although al-though Great Britain made Important Impor-tant reservations providing that the trade pacta now being negotiated by Britain should not be affected. The text of the agreement between Davit and MacDonald was cabled to Washington for the final ap proval of the American government. which was promptly given. Trance, 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 depreclatet further. Favorable Fa-vorable responses were expected in Washington from Japan, Germany, Holland and China. PRIME MINISTER MAC DONALD In hit speech to parliament also took op the subject of war debts and world disarmament, throwing considerable light on the negotiations negotia-tions between his government and President Roosevelt He declared that the world economic eco-nomic conference cannot be fully successful unless the war debt difficulties dif-ficulties have been removed before it comes to an end. He said that on this "there Is complete union of opinion." The premier asked parliament par-liament to bush op discussion of this question and not ask embarrassing embar-rassing questions concerning his negotiations with the . United States. He said that If the world disarmament disar-mament conference was to come to anything like a satisfactory conclusion, con-clusion, the United States would have to take part In a consultative pact, "the effect of which would be to Increase the security of European Euro-pean nations and the safety of threatened nations against war." The United States, he said, had so agreed and an announcement would soon be made In Washington to that effect. President Roosevelt presumably agrees with MacDonald concerning the necessity of settling the war debts. He sent to congress a message mes-sage asking that he be given authority au-thority to deal with the other nations na-tions In settling the debt Issue, at least temporarily. Secretary of State Hull admitted that the debt matter would be taken up concurrently concur-rently with the Issues before the economic conference, but both he and MacDonald insisted It would not form part of the conference discussion. MacDonald said the June 13 dua date on debts was "an awkward hurdle" and asked parliament parlia-ment not to make It harder to surmount sur-mount by premature debate. France hopes for a moratorium or Its equivalent on the payment It ewes June 13, and the cabinet con-rmed con-rmed Its decision not to pay the nineteen million odd defaulted In December unless It Is granted, rejecting re-jecting Hen-tot's proposal that the debt Interest due be paid Immediately. Imme-diately. In Washington It was said the administration felt strongly that do consideration should be given France on the June 15 payment pay-ment onless she first paid up the sum that was due In December. In his message to congress President Presi-dent 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. fPURNIxa back to the matter of world disarmament, we again find Norman Dava active He had a long talk in London with Dr. Alfred Al-fred Rosenberg, who is Chancellor Hitler's chief adviser in foreign affairs, af-fairs, and is said to have told him flatly thnt the United States is utterly ut-terly opposed to any increase In armaments by anyone, and that America regards Germany's present pres-ent policy of demanding a larger army at an obstacle to the success f the disarmament conference. He let the German know that the United States government thinks Germany Is tending to become a disturber of European peace. Rosenberg In return, it la said, Cisclalnied any intention on Germany's Ger-many's part to disturb peace, but reiterated Germany's claim to equality of armaments, preferably to be obtained Ty disarmament of other nations to the present German Ger-man level than by Germany's rearming re-arming to their leveL TUB Wheeler resolution, urging American delegates to the world economic conference to work for an agreement to remonetlze sil ver at 16 to 1 with gold, was ap proved by the senate. The resolution merely calls on the delegates to work unceasingly for an interna tlonal agreement to remonetlze sil ver on a basis of a definite fixed ratio of not to exceed sixteen fine ounces of silver to one fine ounce of gold." THE international wheat confer- A ence opened in Geneva and the American delegation was on band, Its members including Henry Mor-genthau, Mor-genthau, Sr. ; George 0. Haas, member mem-ber of the federal farm board, and Frederick E. Murphy, publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune. THE Simpson price-fixing amendment amend-ment to the farm bill was rejected re-jected by the house by a decisive vote-2S3 to 109 because Chairman Chair-man Jones of the agriculture committee com-mittee declared the President was opposed to it and Majority Leader Byrns urged the house to stand behind be-hind the administration. The senate agreed to the report on the measure by the conference committee after vain protest by advocates ad-vocates of the price fixing amendment amend-ment It also yielded to the house by agreeing to broaden the power of the secretary of agriculture to lnl tlate and approve agreements for marketing farm products, without regard to the anti-trust laws, and to license the handlers of agricul tural commodities. Under the bill as finally passed the secretary may include under these provisions not only the seven basic commodi ties embraced by the benefit and production control portions of the bill but all agricultural products processed and marketed in this country. pWJSM "MllW'MHfc.-V "MllW'MHfc.-V f V Sumner Welles T. V. Soong DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT con- tinned his economic conversations conversa-tions with foreign statesmen, and the most colorful of his visitors was T. V. Soong, the youthful appearing ap-pearing minister of finance of China, who was presented by Minister Alfred Sze. Doctor Soong naturally was especially espe-cially Interested in what stand the President might take In the Slno-Japanese Slno-Japanese quarrel, and he stated In de tail the position of China. No Information In-formation was given out indicating nr. Roosevelts inteutlons In the matter, but press dispatches from Washington were received In Felp- Ing quoting Soong as saying he had been assured of American Interna Hon In Chlua If Japanese troops cap tured Pelplng. These dispatches probably were misleading If not en tirely false. Viscount Klkujlro Ishil Is on his way from Japan to Washington, and when he meets the President he, too, will be concerned mainly with the American attitude toward the Far East embroglio. ne is prepared to defend the Japanese conquest of Manchuria and will urge American recognition of the puppet state of Manchukuo. One of his Important tasks will be to learn how far the idea of a consultative pact to lm plement the Kellogg-Brland anti-war treaty has developed. As was said above, Mr. MacDonald told parlla ment that the United States had agreed to take part in such a pact Others who consulted with Mr. Roosevelt were Dr. HJalmar Schacht, president of the Reicha- bank, who brought up the question of German equality at arms and boundary revisions; and Albert J, Pant, finance minister of Mexico. OOINQ ahead with the President's J program for federal regulating of most things, the senate has passed the administration bill for the control of securities sold In Interstate In-terstate commerce. Differences between be-tween the senate measure and that already put through the house were mostly slight and easily compromised. compro-mised. The former, however, contained con-tained an amendment offered by Senator Hiram Johnson of California Cali-fornia setting up federal machinery to aid holders of foreign bonds that are In default Under the bill, the federal trade commission will become the governing govern-ing body of the securities trade. Persons Per-sons 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, commis-sion, together with detailed Information Informa-tion concerning the Issue, Urge groups of securities are exempt, ex-empt, such as short term commer cial paper, government, state, and municipal bonds, securities of railroads rail-roads and other utilities subject to federal regulation, national bank se curities, and securities Issued by educational ed-ucational and benevolent organizations. WAR against Bolivia In the Gran Chaco dispute was formally declared by President Euseblo Ayala of Paraguay, the peace negotiations negotia-tions conducted by neutral South American nations having failed. The warfare has been going on unofficially unoffi-cially since June, 193Z Neither nation na-tion shows any signs of yielding. The Paraguayans hailed their President's Pres-ident's action with Joy, and the Bolivians Bo-livians said they were ready to fight. SUMNER WELLES, the capable new American ambassador to Cuba, was received at the dock in Havana by a few officials and about 100 other persons who were permitted permit-ted to pass through the strong guards established by the government to prevent pre-vent a demonstration. demonstra-tion. Along the sea wall drive on his way to his hotel he was cheered by thousands who hope he can help in reetoring pros perity and peace in the Island republic. re-public. In a statement handed to local newspaper men the ambassa dor referred to the historic bonds between the United States and Cuba. "I will give my most earnest consideration con-sideration to the fundamental prob-blem prob-blem of regenerating the healthy flow of trade between us, he said. "I hold the sincere conviction that it is to the prime Interest of Cuba, as well as to the Interest of the citizens of the United States, that there be considered at an appropriate appro-priate moment the bases for an agreement which will stimulate the advantageous Interchange of com modities to an equal extent be tween both countries," Concerning the Cuban political situation, Mr, Welles said: "The government of the United States reiterates the (Ellhu) Root interpretation given to the Piatt amendment In 1901: that is, that the Piatt amendment Is not synon ymous with intermeddling In the domestic affairs of Cuba." D EPORTS from Washington that AX President Roosevelt planned to provide emergency relief to avert a food shortage In cities were Ignored Ig-nored by the National Farmer's Holiday association at Des Moines, and an appeal was Issued by it to every planter and cattleman In the country to Join In the farm strike. Mllo Reno, president of the asso ciation, said that when the house of representatives killed the Simp son amendment to the farm relief bill, which would have guaranteed production costs, all hopes of cancelling can-celling the strike were shattered. The other four points of the as sociation's demands are: Settlement Settle-ment of mortgages on a low-inter est, long-term basis, lower property taxes, free silver and payment of the soldier bonns. Meeting In Montevideo, Minn., members of the Minnesota Farm Holiday association voted to Join In the strike. They also demanded demand-ed that the president remove Sec retary of Agriculture Wallace from office because he opposed the Simp son amendment. The 4,000 delft. gates decided they would not pay Interest, taxes or other debts until the dollar became an "honest measure of value." The associa tion demanded federal operation of banks and other credit agencies and a national Presidential mora torlum on farm, city home and per sonal property foreclosures, and oth er relief measures. R. L. Rlckard, president of the Oklahoma Holiday association, predicted that 90 per cent of the farmers of Oklahoma would withhold their products from market LI ARVARD adds Itself to the list or universities witn young presidents, the corporation having selected James Bryant Conant, for ty years old, to succeed A, Lawrence Law-rence Lowell. He Is Sheldon Emery professor of organic organ-ic chemistry la the university and is widely known i among scientists for his research work In special fields, jT ter, Mass.. March J' f' 20, 1S93, the son of Conant James Scott Conant and Jennett Bryant Conant he entered Harvard Har-vard college In 1910, after preparing prepar-ing at the Roxbury Latin school Completing his college work in 1913, after three years In which he attained high honors, Conant was graduated with the degree of A. B. His degree of Ph. D. was con ferred In 1910 and the next year he received an appointment as instructor in-structor at Harvard. After serving during the war with the bureaus of chemistry and mines, he returned to Harvard In 1919 as assistant professor of chemistry. chem-istry. In 19C3 he became an associate asso-ciate professor ami two years later a full professor. His present position posi-tion of Sheldon Emery professor dates from 1929. A Kit. WMlcr Ncwttwpsr Cnlo Intermcuntain Hevs Briefly told for Busy Readers CRICKET WAR LOOMS W ORK TO BEGIN SOON A GAIN FOR FARMERS CAMP NUMBER RAISED LOWER WATER SITPLY OGDEN, UT. Authorization for Immediate construction of the first six civilian conservation corps camps of the 82 proposed In region No. 4 has been received from Wash ington by R. H. Rutledge, regional United States forester. POCATELLO, IDA. A drive to exterminate crickets on the Ft. Hall reservation must be started at once if an invasion similar to that of last spring Is to be prevented, W. E. Hull, acting head of the department of entomology of the University of Idaho, has reported following a survey. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The annual American Legion poppy sale will be conducted In Salt Lake Saturday, May 27. OGDEN, UT. The midsummer meeting of the Utah State Realty association . will be held here on July 15. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Values of Utah farm products have been enhanced more than a million dollars dol-lars by the recent rise in commodity commod-ity prices, Joseph Anderson, president presi-dent of the Utah State Farm Bureau Bu-reau federation, reported after the completion of a state-wide survey. For the first time In several years, he says, farmers may expect to realize real-ize a profit this year. Substantial price increases will bring compensatory compensa-tory returns on wheat, wool, sugar, poultry and hogs. BOISE, IDA. Idaho will have 1G4 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, con-ducted, and 31 will be placed on state lands as part of the general forest conservation plan. BOULDER CITY, NEV. Inde pendent concession holders operat ing business houses here greeted with pleasure the word from Washington Wash-ington that the secretary of the In terior had notified the Six Companies, Com-panies, Inc., to cease the issuance of scrip at noover dam In lieu of advance wages in cash. GARLAND, UT Lee Cody Fors- berg, 14, was drowned while at tending a swimming party with a group of 55 Tremonton grade school pupils at Udy Hot Springs. PROVO, UT. Permits for build ing work in this city are showing a substantial increase over figures for last year. CEDAR CITY, UT. The doctors of southern Utah have formed a unit of the State Medical associa tion. ELY, NEV. The sheepmen of this district have suffered heavy losses from the sin-ing snow storms. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The accounting of pledges for the Reno- vizlng campaign to furnish employ ment for idte labor shows that good progress has been made. iiii.AU, xsev. Formation of a new bank to replace the old Wing- field group which collapsed last No vember seemed assured when it became be-came known that a majority of. de positors In all but one of the clos ed institutions had approved a con solldatlon plan. CARSON CITY, NEV. Ogden L. Mills, Hooverlan secretary of the treasury, has purchased the Virginia Vir-ginia & Truckee railroad from Reno Re-no to Virginia City, "the billionaire billion-aire town of the '80's. A. rich silver-gold silver-gold discovery was made under the railroad property recently. POCATELLO, IDA. Rodent abolition ab-olition will be the objective of a drive to be made in the forests of this district during the present summer. MONTFELIER, IDA. The Bear Lake valley has experienced the wettest weather for this season that has been recorded for many years. BOISE, IDA. Gov. Ross of Idaho, Ida-ho, according to reports, has assured as-sured Postmaster General Farley he will call a special election In Idaho this fall to select delegates to a convention to jmss upon' repeal re-peal of the eighteenth amendment. OGDEN, UT. Grade cow dairymen dairy-men have a better opportunity now than ever before to get bulls from tJtah breeders and promote home Industry, the western representative representa-tive of the Holstein Frlesian association asso-ciation reported to local dairymen. IDAHO FALLS, IDA. Federal funds were assured the Bonneville county relief council for continuation continua-tion of their relief program here during May and Jane, according reports from Boise. Scenes and Persons in the Current News i Lnnrence A. Stelnhardt New York lawyer, appointed by President Roosevelt to be anht. J den. 2 Soldiers of the regular army arriving in uucngo w Bcrvo na a uouor at ron.,. the Century of Progress exposition. 3 Mile, Francoise May, daughter of the ambassador from Befe throned as queen of the tenth apple Diossom resuvai ai mncuesier, u. New Aquatic Sport Is Brought From Hawaii to BOISE, IDA.-Idaho and Utah produce shipments for the first four months of this year exceeded those of the like period a year ago by 427 carloads. TWIN FALLS, IDA.-Loeal firm la Laundry business announce an Increase in wages. mm. MHUbUfiUaiM... .jW A '"4k. i lili i II III iiilllllMH On Lake Los Angeles, at Venice, Calif., a new water sport has been Introduced. It's called h paddle boarding, and found Instant favor with the 7,000 enthusiasts in the grand stand. The huge be! imported from Hawaii, have previously been used on the coast in livesavlng. ANCIENT BRONZE LAMP Tf r I t 4 .-1 " i Russian Devises Real Cancer Te i v M 38 J 1 1 " - . '1 1 f jAw v - v ' A bronze lamp on a standard, one of the objects recently discovered discov-ered in a Byzantine-Nubian cemetery ceme-tery at Ballana in Egypt, dating from early Christian days on the Epper Nile, Growth iB Knowledge Things that we eat usually grow In one season. But a man needs to go through a longer period of culture. cul-ture. A scientist says that we do not pass the period of infancy until we are thirty years old. An eminent emi-nent educator believes that we never are anything but Infants, no matter how long we live, and that we must always be students. The short-cnt to knowledge does not ex-W- became to the wrong planet ir we .re looking for a course In education that Is "short and snappy. snap-py. -Montreal Herald. dW ta HPrbablythe "est wo lenn it weighs ten tons. fi rirnn niim airrtvn m r -TUTrimin-- - f nrk. - . . .... MrQt i " l rcKaruea as one ol the most remarsaoie o ments ln man's war upon cancer has been made by this Sen f ; Prot M. F.,Sitovlch, a graduate of the Military Academy of bearer of the title of "Udarnik,- one of the highest tonori the Soviet union. Professor Sltovlch'g test is based upon tie T chlorine by the patient He says that the blood of a healtWI! Invariably hemollzed after chlorine Inhalation, while thai ; mctea witn cancer has not hemollzed in any of the tests newj How Germans Dodge the Vehicle If. ; ft 4F' . If h . T v.. oi me model nere pictured have become P"n because hin n, . . Mrrcie'ti .-.k T 'JJ " ""cc"eeiea, mey are ciassea u" taxable. The car holds two persons and attains a speed of an hour. |