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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER *"■*» * { * , r * •• ; VOL. LII. HAPPENNINGS OF THE WEEK NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Mexican Catholics A*k a Truce and Reform of , the Constitution. By EDWARD W. PICKARD MEXICAN Catholics are now seek ing a compromise of their con troversy with the government The episcopal committee, made up of arch bishops and bishops, last week pre dated to President Calles a petition for suspension of the religious laws pending constitutional reform "so that worship, education and charity may from now on enjoy due guarantees." The committee denies that the priests were rebellious in suspending public worship in the churches, and says they have given proof of their respect for the law as far as their consciences permit. The petition con tinues: "We answer the charge of nojfhavlng petitioned for reform of by stating that the governors, for one reason or another, did not enforce the objectionable clauses, so we are not called upon to demand a repeal of the clauses, which were a dead letter. Similar action With regard to the constitution of 1917 i we considered less called for since President Carranza himself qualified them (the religious clauses) as unjust and uncalled for and proposed the re form of certain articles that are con [ trary to liberties claimed by the Mex : lean Catholic people. TThese were not effected because of events known. Nor did General Obregon urge compliance with the ob jectionable laws. So we had no rea son to object. "Now, animated by a,most sincere patriotism, desirous of a true and last ing peace, we ask you to use your in fluence to reform said articles, effec tively, and also the penal prescrip tions lately sanctioned. "As a basis for- this reform, we re quest full independence of church and state, so that the constitution and organic laws and regulations be faith fully interpreted; that the state dic tate no laws prescribing any religious or legislative matters, as, for example, the fixing of the number of priests, or imposing conditions on the exer cise of the ministry, etc. "This Is the true conception of civil law as observed among people faith fully respecting the independence of spiritual and temporal power. Accord ingly, we ask the following liberties, to which we are entitled as Christians and citizens of a cultured nation and as men: Liberty of conscience, of thought, of worship, of instruction, of association, of press—all without oner ous restrictions destroying the sub stance of the constitutional princi ples." Though the Catholic authorities have repeatedly asserted that they do not countenance any revolutionary attempts, the government agents say 1 they have uncovered extensive plans 'or rebellion, and scores of arrests *ere made. The one actual attempt at revolution so far was scotched by agents of the Department of Justice of the United States when they nabbed Gen. Enrique Estrada and more than *f J °f his followers near San Diego, | Calif,, on charges of violating the neutrality laws. The band of insur re «°s had an armored truck, ma guns, rifles and lots of ammu tion and was on its way to cross «e border. Secretary of State Kellogg, calling on the President at White Pine camp, u him of hla discussion with the Wers of the Knights of Columbus 0 had presented that order's de 'or intervention In the Mexi dispute. Mr. Coolldge and Mr. °gg were in complete agreement ' no grounds exist for sufch inter im i° D ° r ' or any variation of the policy of dealing the Calles government ® f e has been but one specific P'alnt of infringement of American bro^ rty ri Bhts in the church em .P°i and not any complaints of f Injuries to American citizens. Bot # a^ mlnlstr atlon t it appears, has e 't warranted in interceding to ent expulsion of American An *ncan Farms Are w Not Losing Fertility "Uhlngton.— A widely belief y'elds per acre have been ttltr a " Dg ' due to lessened soli fer t*rme and , bad handlln & of land by * thpri ex P'°ded by economists ' of Agriculture. ®* araln atlon of the records of lilt h . on extending back over the L, . cen tury discloses that yields tDa t Pn r,Blng ,n Illinois during forty years. This also la true i'' k : ■ i • it .. ' » clericals from Mexico, Inasmuch as these expulsion measures have applied to all foreign clericals alike. In the controversy over confiscatory oil lands the President Is satisfied that the Mexican government has made large concessions. O ECRETARY KELLOGG took occa slon, In a speech at Plattsburg, N. Y., to state the administration's at titude toward the Geneva preliminary arms limitation conference, and the government cabled the full text to American diplomatic missions In all major capitals. Dealing with pub lished reports that the United States might withdraw from the Geneva de liberations, which have been compli cated by efforts of the French and other delegations to have a limitation formula which would cover land and sea forces, aircraft and even national economic resources and possibly man power, Mr. Kellogg declared that "we are now working to make the Geneva meeting a success," and expressed hope that "progress towards naval lim itation, as well fir toward limitation of land armament, will result." He made it clear that "what we de sire is result?," but left the door open, if the Geneva meeting should adjourn without constructive action looking toward reduction of military burdens, for the Washington government to initiate a conference among great naval powers with a view to extend ing the scope of the Washington limi tation agreements. YET another result of Mr. Kel logg's conference with the Presi dent was the decision to ask the Cana dian government to receive American officials for discussion of a plan where by the supply of bootleg liquor from Canadian sources can be completely shut off. The proposed agreement would permit American prohibition forces to arrest liquor smugglers Wherever smuggling was attempted. It was given out that the President was determined that national prohibition, being the law, should be enforced to the limit of the government's power. Gen. L. C. Andrews has been per suaded to continue in office at least until the present congress ends. He believes the agreement he negotiated with the British will stop the smug gling of liquor from British posses sions, and he expects congress to amend the Volstead act so the diver sion of industrial alcohol to beverage purposes can be prevented. WITHOUT waiting for the return of Carmi Thompson, his personal Investigator in the Philippines, Presi dent Coolidge has made It known that he still does not regard the Filipinos as capable of Independence at this time. He believes that they should make further political advancement before being trusted to govern them selves. But that the United States will be justified In granting them Inde pendence eventually, he has no doubt. POrNCARE'S government In France, of which Ambassador Herrick, home on vacation, speaks most op timistically, is putting into effect Its retrenchment program, the first step being to cut down tne wheat Importa tions to the extent of 28,000,000 bush els the ensuing year. Dr. Andre Queuille, minister of agriculture, told the cabinet that by Increasing the percentage of whole wheat in flour the country could dispense with 5,000,000 bushels this coming year. A further saving of 23,000,000 bushels will be effected by the obligatory use of 10 per cent of other cereals in bread making. WHEN Julius Rosenwald, Chicago capitalist, was in Europe re cently he was immensely Interested In the famous Deutsches industrial museum in Munich, and determined that his city should have a similar In stitution. Accordingly, last week he gathered t»gether_anumber of Chi cago's leading me n Mid announced that he would giW $3,'000,000 to equip such a museum, to be located In the Fine Arts building In Jackson park, a World's fair structure whose recon struction has been provided for Xtr® cost of $5,000,000. Mr. Rosenwald's guests were enthusiastic over the project and gave assurance of finan cial and moral support that makes Its carrying out a certainty. The museum with 'ail its Industrial exhibits in- of eastern states, thus disproving an other theory that farms In the older areas of the United States have been worn out. The outstanding feature of the In vestigation made by the department officials Is the discovery that crop Increases have been largest In states east of the Ohio river. ( The study was undertaken on the theory that if it is made worth while to agriculture to stimulate production the volume of the national harvest will be materially enlarged. Rising GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY, SEP™ffB£RV2, 1926. stalled will represent an Investment of $20,000,000. Another Chicago Institution that will be of national interest, the Shedd aquarium, soon to be built in Grant park, was given an additional $1,000,- 000 by Mr. Shedd last week, making his totaPglft $3,000,000. It Is planned to make this aquarium the greatest, from a scientific standpoint, In the world. T JNITED Spanish War Veterana held their annual encampment In Des Moines, lowa, and elected United States Senator Rice W. Means of Col orado their commander in chief. He served in the Philippines during the war with Spain. Mrs. Jennie R. Dlx was chosen president of the Spanish War Nurses. Detroit was selected for the 1927 meeting, and Havana, Cuba, for 1928. PROSPECTS for peaceful settle ment of the British coal strike are good, for the miners voted In favor of resumption of unrestricted negotia tions with the mine owners, and con ferences between the latter and the miners' executive committee were be gun. It was presumed the government would name a neutral chairman. Win ston Churchill, chancellor of the ex chequer, said the government's good offices were available to y both sides but that whatever happened, there could be no more subsidy. He added that the strike had already cost the taxpayers of the country £23,000,000, and asserted that If all the miners re turned to work at once additional tax ation could be avoided only with the greatest exertion, for funds needed for cultural and economic development had been consumed in the internal warfare. TROUBLE Is brewing In Tangier .and British and French warships are there to meet the situation. The population Is in a state of great excitement, due partly to the tor turing of native prisoners by the international police and partly to the statement of Gen. Prlmo de Rivera, Spanish dictator, that Tan gier should be Included In the Spanish zone in Morocco. This Is Spain's price for the relinquishment of her claim to a permanent seat In the League of Na tions council, and If It Is not conceded there is a chance, that she may veto the admission of Germany to the league or more likely follow the ex ample of Brazil and withdraw from the league. An Italian cabinet mem ber says any solution of the Tangier question which does not include con sideration of Italy's' rights as a signer of the treaty of Algeclras and as a Mediterranean power will be protested to the League of Nations. JACK DEMPSEY and Gene Tunney will fight for the heavyweight title iu Philadelphia on September 23, in stead of in Chicago or New York. Tex' Rlckard has made arrangements with the Sesquicentennial authorities for the use of the stadium and the contest has received the O. K. of the Pennsylvania boxing commission, Gov ernor Pinchot and Mayor Kendrlck. That's the status of this momentous affair at this writing. There may be a change any day. ALLIED armies of Marshal Chang and General Feng, after a siege lasting 112 days, drove the Koumln cliun or national forces out of their strategic position In Nankow pass. The losers, however, retreated in good order while their heavy guns slaugh tered the Manchurlans. Foreign mili tary observers say that In this cam paign the Chinese employed modern war methods with notable skill. i The Kuomlnchun are said to have received bolshevik support from Rus sia. The same Influence is said to be animating the march of the Cantonese government troops in southern China against the central provinces con trolled by Wu Pel-Fa. DR. HENRY WADE ROGERS, for mer president of Northwestern ( university and also former dean of the. Yale law school, arid since 1913 a Judge of the United States Clrcult | Court of Appeals In New York. dled| In Trenton, N. J., at the age of seven ' ty-three years. During his ten years! at Northwestern he raised that insti-' tutlon from the status of a suburban college to that of a metropolitan unl-' verslty. values of food products normally would result In Increasing Intensifica tion and a higher level of soil pro ductivity through the wide use of better cultivation methods. Victory over a multitude of Innu merable plant parasites would also be a tremendous factor In Increasing the food supply. Insects are estimated to wreak damage annually to the ex tent of more than $1,000,000,000. It Is the opinion that progress In combating pests will go hand In hand with other Improved farm methods. Mangy Hogs Not . in Much Demand To Obtain Top Price Feed ers Must Have Animals Free of Disease. (Prepared by the United Statue Department of Agriculture.) The raising and marketing of hogs Is now a more profitable enterprise than it has been for a number of years. On June 25 the price of hogs in tlie Chicago market ranged from $13.55 to $15.00 a hundred pounds. Swine growers and feeders are Inter ested In getting the top price. It Is Important, then, that the animals reach the buyer in good condition, well-finished, and, especially, free of disease. Depreciation In Value. The United States Department of Agriculture calls attention to the de preciation in market value of animals affected with skin disorders. It fre quently happens that hogs with mange are allowed to reach the market This condition often affects growth and fattening and makes the animals less desirable. The carcasses of such hogs have an unsightly appearance, the cuts of pork are reduced in value, and in some cases it is necessary to re move the entire skin In order to make the meat salable. Hogs affected with mange In the advanced stage are con demned as unfit for food under the federal meat Inspection regulations. It is only reasonable for the packer to pay less than market quotation for mangy hogs, or refuse to buy them at any price. Hog mange is caused by insect-like parasites called mites. The sores in the early stage, are found on the head around the eyes, nose, and ears, and from these parts they spread, accord ing to the activities of the mites, until the entire skin is involved. Prevent Mange. Mange may be prevented by keeping the hogs In clean pens or pastures, away from fifthy wallow holes and by the use of oilers or rubbing posts. Crude oil (petroleum) Is effective In keeping the animals free of parasites, Including munge mites. While there are various types of hog oilers on the market, a simple home-made one may be arranged by driving a post firmly In the ground and wrapping it secure ly with gunny sack. Oil is poured over the post from time to time to keep the cloth saturated. If a clean cement wallow is provided, the oil may be poured on the water and in this way reach the skins of the animals. A sand wallow may be utilized also in sections where hog lots are sandy. A space about 20 feet square is provided with side boards 8 to 10 inches high, the space filled with clean sand and VALUES OF OATS AND CORN IN FEED OF AVERAGE FARM HORSE Concentrates and Carbohy drates for Horses. (Prepared br United Bt*tM Department of Agriculture.) Oats are one of the best concen trates for feeding horses. The pro tein and carbohydrate contents of this grain are better proportioned for this purpose than In the case of corn, says the United States Department of Agriculture. The hull In which the oat kernel Is Incased, though of small nutritive value, greatly Improves the physical character of the feed by adding bulk. Oats shotild be rolled or ground for very young horses, but may be fed to the mature animals either whole or ground. In order to prevent ravenous feeders from chok ing It Is advisable to place a little chopped clover bay, wheat bran or a few whole corncobs In the feed bo* with the oats. While oata may form the entire grain ration for horses the substitution of two or three pounds of wheat bran will Improve the dally ration, provided It does not produce a too laxative effect. Corn U more generally grown than oats In many horse-producing sections and for this reason and because It is usually more economical to feed it 1« often given preference ovfcr oats. Be cause of the high carbohydrate con tent more energy per pound is de rived from corn than from .any other grain suitable for horse feed. Since corn is somewhat low in protein it Is well to supplement It with a legu minous hay. The combination of corn and alfalfa hay as a ration for horses Is growing In favor. Equal parts by weight of these feeds very nearly make a balanced ration. In the ab sence of legumes a little linseed meal or some other protein concentrate may be fed with the corn. Corn is not only fattening and heat-producing bat also very palatable. Horses un the oil spread over the sand. The hogs will get the benefit of the oil in the sand bath. The sand should be changed from time to time, otherwise some of it may become bard. If the herd has become affected with mange, dipping will be found effective In destroying the mites. Full Informa tion concerning mange, Its prevention and treatment. Is given in Farmers' Bulletin 1085-F, a copy of which will be furnished, as long as the supply lasts, upon application to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Scientists Join Battle on European Corn Borer Andrew Boss, vice director of the Minnesota experiment station, attend ed one session of the meeting of the corn belt committee on European corn borer control held In Chicago recently. Entomologists, agricultural engineers and agronomists Joined In studying and discussing the corn borer situa tion. The entomologists predicted that the pest would reach Indiana this year and that ultimate lnvasloil of the heart of the corn belt Is certain. Ohio experiment station men are co-operat ing with the European corn borer committee, manufacturers, land own ers and fanners In carrying on experi ments for destroying with mechan ical devices corn stalks and other ref use which shelter the barer. Several parasites of the corn borer have been Imported from Europe and, according to United States department entomolo gists, four varieties are becoming es tablished In this country. Grow Sweet Clover for Pasture and Help Soil Growing sweet clover for pasture and soli Improvement purposes Is very risky business where alfalfa seed Is produced. Properly managed, how ever, one ought to be able to keep them apart. Intentional production of sweet clover seed Is the practice which is so damaging. Some alfalfa growers plant sweet clover on land to prepare It for alfalfa. This is a good, practical method where the alfalfa will be used for hay and hog pasture. Alfalfa fields started this way, however, should not be allowed to produce seed for sev eral seasons, not until the clover plants are all killed out. If good scar ified sweet clover seed Is planted, two years of hay mnklng, following the year of planting, should be enough to get most of the clover plants. This Is mainly true In those regions which receive sufficient rainfnll to start all the clover seed to germinating. accustomed to corn must not be changed to It suddenly because of danger from colic or other digestive disturbances. Corn is generally fed on the cob or shelled, but sometimes Is used in the form of corn-and-cnb meal. This feed, which Is particularly suitable for horses which lack the necessary time or teeth to chew unground corn thoroughly, Is of about the same feed ing value pound for pound as shelled corn. Certain precautions must be taken In feeding It, however, as when stored for a time It has a tendency to generate heat with the consequent formation of mold. For this reason It Is best to grind the grain only as needed. Several Advantages in Fall Freshening of Cow Tbere are several advantages In having the cows freshen In the fall provided there Is a sufficient supply of labor available during the winter months. Oows freshening In the fall may be fed so that they will produce a good flow of milk during the winter months. During the latter part of this period the flow tends to decrease, but it will be increased with the stimulus of spring pasture. The period of smalleet flow will be during the latter part of the summer, when conditions are not favorable for high milk pro duction and labor can be uaed to ad vantage in other farm work. This tends to equalize labor to a greater extent than when the majority of the cows freshen In the spring. Calves born In the fall make good growth during- the winter and are able to make some use of the pasture in the spring. Calves born In the spring are not sufficiently mature to make much use of pasture even in the latter part of the same season, on ac count of the annoyance of heat and flies. Dairy Barn and Implement House That Saves Labor and Expense B IteJRAIR fff H Omjrra a- -*j f~ tt •p -"• prg ■ ■jj- —fj-jri"" -v -3—H S'B'MSt ~t\ x "" gjf|i dl B"^l|aln " I =^"=s=3 (Mtop sxtllPen| I I\K HA., , , Otp^PliEL 1« 34'-0* J Machine and Implementc3hed . o • I o o 3 - B —Jfc - ■ I—J v 5 LID IN J DoORi By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OP COST on all problems pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On ac count of his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he Is, with out doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. J827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Arranging the various units of a farm building group so that time and labor are saved Is an Interesting as well as a profitable study, one which farm engineers and practical farmers are constantly at work on to cut down time and labor in farm operation. In the fqrm building designs pre sented here, an Interesting arrange ment of two important farm buildings has been made. The barn Is t com bination dairy and horse barn. Ad- Joining it Is the implement bouse, wherein are housed the farm tractor and the farm implements the horses are expected to pull. It Is obvious that getting out the teams, hitching them to the implements and starting out for the day, is quickly and easily accomplished. It is just as apparent that the teams are put away with con siderable less labor and a great suv ing in time. The barn is the garobrel-type struc ture, SO feet wide and 42 feet long, ▲t the rear end are the horse stalls, while back are two rows of stanchions for ten cows. Besides there are a calf pen and a bull pen. The interior arrangement of the barn Is shown by the floor plan. The Implement shed Is of the gable type, 30 feet long and 24 feet wide. The front Is closed by a series of three sliding doors, while a fourth sliding door at the back enables the owner to get out Implements stored in the rear portion of the building. The arrangement of the barn Is ac cording to the modern Ideas of barn planning. The section for horses Is separated from the cow stable by t a solid wall broken with a single door leading Into the feed alley. There are two single horse stalls and a box stall. The stanchions ftjr the cows NO. 19. are ranged on two sides of the cen ter feed alley, while at the back of the stalls Is the litter alley. An over head track carrier takes the feed to the mangers, and the carrier over the litter alleys Is used for removing manure. The barn is well ventilated by a suction ventilating system. The extension of the gable over the hay door takes care of the hay-car rier track so that the hay is put away by a sling. The hay Is removed through the hay chute in the center of the barn at the front and opposite the door and carrier track leading Into the cow stable. The convenient arrangement of the. barn and the placing of the two build ings, make this grouping one that will appeal to the farmers who are Inter ested in cutting their labor costs and In saving time In the various farm op erations. Make Roadside Between Homes More Attractive One of the most valuable uses for our roadsides, but one that Is almost everywhere neglected in this country, is that of roadside planting. As the people come to realise the full value of this wayside planting our high way systems will take upon them selves an entirely different appear ance. Since the public is now coming to see the advantage of, roadside planting and the necessity for It, It Is fair to believe that we are on the threshold of new and extensive devel opments along this line. We are com ing to realize that roads possessing roadsides Intelligently planted will be more effectively protected against erosion than roads lacking such plant ing. Decorations The large pattern material should be selected only for large rooms, and then sparingly, as one Is apt to grow restless from seeing too much of it This does not mean that large designs are bad, but that they require extreme care and skill In their selection, where as a small pattern Is always safe.
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