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THE POLK COUNTY HEWS i - -a y. dfeM! jf' .IhUMi , fill i- V4 A 4: . S4L v far 1 don. 1'ieiru Badogllo, leading - r,svill... Ind, of CorporalJames B. , r iMf by army av,Htors- - the-o, tkesk IIS REVIEW OF ENT EVENTS Acceptance by Japan Makes Way Clear for the" Confer ence in Washington SILESIA CRISIS PASSING t f ranee and Britain-Reach Agreement md Germany Is Warned Hard, jng's Plan for Financial Relief of Railroads, Farmers and Cattle Raisers. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. With a mind not yet quite at ease in the matter, Japan has sent word that she will accept President Hard tog's Invitation to the Washington conference to discuss limitation of armaments and questions of the" Pacini- and the Far East. But this Is to tie with certain reservations. These are expressed in the closing part of Tokyo's latest note to Washington, which reads : "The Japanese government have teen made aware through the com iiunieations and the published state . sent of the American government and le conversations between the secre tary of state and Baron Shtdehara thai the proposition of the American government to discuss the Pacific and Far Eastern problems is based on the close bearing they may have on the question of limitation of armaments, ahich is the original and principal aim of the conference, and that, therefore, the main object of j discussing these proWenis is to reach a common under ttanrtimi in regard to general Princi pe and policies in the Pacific and Far East; "In order to Insure the success of the fonference, the Japanese govern ment deem It advisable that the agenda thereof should be arranged in accordance with the main object of the discussions s above defined, and that Introduction therein of problems such fi's are of sole concern to certain par-tif-ulur powers, or such matters as nay be regarded accomplished facts, should be scrupulously avoided." Of course, among what Japan con llers "accomplished facts"- are the session of Shantung to Japan and the lap mandate. But our State, depart ment is confident the Japanese can be atisnrt in the drawing up of the agenda for the conference, and there fle is now preparing the formal' in vitations to the powers. TVre is a chance that some of the British dominions, which ' consider themselves- full-fledged nations In most peots, will kick up a little trouble woause the British- empire is to be presented as a unit, with only -one vte. Australia already is walling that " Is entitled to a vote as a nation 0n the I'fldflr nrnhkmo DvaKoKIv Zealand, and possibly Canada tne same way. Rene Vivlani and A'rert Sarrault, minister of colonies, are tn . . .. - rpiHenc trance at the con- ren p ; and Premier Briand also may onie decided onnosttion tn hMincr tho nfeuencein Washington has devel nut the dnte of Its opening re- maInS tO he SPttlorl TV, TTH- Qtn. Tntively mentioned November 11, '' Mice day. because It would be -uumentally suitable, but again the th J i ,5ornlnIons protest. Many of r legislative bodies are in session unne the fall months, and as their 1st. , ;e tney are urging that. bln- t ted for Its assem-t hv f: may be thy can be satisfied 'bMvSlellm-lnary Infrmal consultations fible tV c Pwers which will en . them to put their views on rec- PVnn h. mutual concessions- i i rrnw.u Bin ,; ng thG most Great Brit Uersf'i n l! i cauicu nil uu1 rne - UDDer Sllesian thi J"' and the threatened break in a,vh i not occur Just yet. te&tw, raDCe abandoned her., la ot sending immediate re-en CURH aoiuier ot Italy, who Gresham. tno ih I 1, is making a tour forcements to the Sllesian trarrison and agreed to a meeting of the Inter allied supreme council In Paris Au gust 4. But she insisted the question of strengthening the allied forces In the region must first be settled, and also warned the British that any hos tile act agalnstthe French troops or the Poles In the disputed area would result in the Immediate occupation of tne Kuhr basin, regardless of allied action. Premier Lloyd George, on his part, consented to a meeting of experts to examine into the Sllesian problem, and also conciliated the French by giving the German government a share re buff. When France was preparing to sena more troops to Silesia, she asked the Germans to supply -the transpor tation. Berlin sent a note to London, asking if the British indorsed this demand. To this Downing street re plied curtly that it was an interallied affair and not discussible with outsid ers. British Ambassador Lord D'Aber non In Berlin also told the Germans that If the French ' or Poles were at tacked the British would help In the occupation of the Ruhr basin. For some time there have been ru mors that former Emperor Charles was planning another coup to' fegaln the throne of Hungary. Last week Roumania, Jugo-Slavia and Czecho slovakia signed a treaty providing for i declaration of war against Hungary if Charles should return. It Is offi cially announced In Madrid that ne gotiations, are under way for giving the ex-emperor and his family asylum in Spain. The consent of the other powers Is necessary. Having destroyed a considerable part of the Turkish nationalist army and advanced so far that even Angora, the nationalist capital, is threatened, the Greeks are restoring their lines of communication and preparing for the second phase of the offensive. Gen eral Papoulas, their commander-in-chief on the Smyrna front, says : "We jire not going to let up on Mustapha Kemal Pasha until we "have so com pletely dissolved his forces that he will never again be able to put an army in the field." Apparently Kemal re alizes that he is being thoroughly whipped, for he has appealed to the government at" Constantinople to In tervene and stop the warfare. How this can be done is not clear. Kemal's own government Is said to be aban doning Angora and -transferring Its archives to Sivas. Evidently Kemal has not been re ceiving the aid he expected from the Russian bolshevists. Lenin and Trotzky and their soviet crew are themselves in hard straits due to the rapid; spread ' of famine and cholera In Russia. They have appealed loud ly for help, but the governments they have so long flouted are deaf to their calls. ' Even the United States, al ways generous In response to the walls of the suffering, has told the soviet government, through a note from Sec retary Hoover, that any relief meas ures would depend largejly on the treatment of the Americans held pris oners by the bolshevists., This was re enforced by. a note from" the State de partment formally and curtly demand ing the release of those prisoners, and thP soviet rulers already had been told there would be no consideration of closer relations with Russia until the Americans were set free. The distress In Russia Is such that Trotzky has. been given dictatorial nnpra to handle the situation, and all government projects except those for relief have been suspenaea. rrv,- THh affair is still in status quo, De Valera and the Sinn Fein cabinet T.lntrrl Oeorce'S Of- nave uwu Diuujuift . . k hflvo let it be known that it cannot be accepted until the British have released the Imprisoned members of Dail Eireann so that parliament can have a full meeting to discuss Th British ffovemment is will ing to free these men if De Valera -in m.iro thP reouest. but the bum Wilt . , - . . .V.1 m.! -i that for him to do this would be in effect a recognition of the government's right to imprison r sentatl ves , of Ireland. : Lord High Chancellor Birkenhead in a speech In Jl sked that parlie meni ana the country nave p, ' ot tee United States. 2 funeral In lr' 3 Snapshot made send- with the trouble De Valera and his colleagues may be having in Dublin to reach a decision, and intimated the negotiations may continue several weeks. A recent rumor concerning Lloyd George's plan Is that It provides Ur two senates fin Ireland, one for CI ster and one for the rest of the island, each managing its own affairs but sub ject to an Irish parliament in Dubllr in which the members of the lower house shall be elected oh a popular representation basis and the uppet house shall have equal numbers fron; the two provinces. President Harding and Director Gen eral Davis of the railroad adminlstra tion having worked out a plan for the relief of the railroads, the President last week presented it to congress in a message and asked for legislative action. Briefly, he urged that the War Finance corporation be permitted by congress to purchase about $500,000,- 000 of securities deposited with the railroad administration as evidence of the railroad debts to the government, the railroad administration then to ap ply the purchase price against claims which the roads have against the gov ernment, thus giving the roads funds that they greatly need. "There is no thought to ask congress for additional funds," said Mr. Harding. "No added expense, no Investment Is required on the part of the government; there Is no added liability, no added tax bur den." ' . - Less definite was the part of the message asking cong ess to approve assistance to farmers and cattle men. But his plan here, too, rests on added authority for the War Finance cor poration, and later Senator Kellogg Introduced the administration bill pro-' viding that whenever the corporation is of the opinion that conditions aris ing out of the war have resulted In an abnormal surplus accumulation of any staple agricultural product, which is normally exported In substantial quantity, and that the ordinary bank ing facilities are inadequate to carry such products until they can be ex ported, advances may be made for periods not exceeding one year arid up to $1,000,000,000. Either the public health service has been receiving a lot of false informa tion, or the public officials of southern states refuse to admit the truth. Re cently Surgeon General Cummlngs re-, celved reports that the South is threat ened with an epidemic of pellagra and a resulting semi-famine, and thereup on President Harding called on the public health . service and the Ameri can Red Cross to Investigate at once, and devise measures of rellr-f. It was said th low price of cotton, with re sulting shortage of money, was to blame. The two agencies go busy at once, and at the same time In came the protests of the southern states. In all cases the state health officials took Issue with the reports of the public health service, most of them denjing vigorously that there was any increase of pellagra and all denying that the situation .was serious or that a sernl famlne threatened. The Illinois scandal, or comedy whichever way you look at It had nn amazing development when Governor Small, Indicted for embezzlement of state funds, decided that he was Im mune to arrest during his term in of fice and considered the calling out of state troops to protect himself. His lawyers, appearing before Judge Saith of Springfield as "amlcl curiae," ad vised the court that the governor yas immune, ridiculously basing their as sertion on the old maxim that "the king can do no wrong." The judge humored their solemn dignity, with a long and erudite opinion. In which he completely riddled their position, turned their authorities against them selves and made it quite clear that fn his view these friends of the court were offering decidedly unfriendly ad vice. He ruled that the governor, like any other man, wns, not Immune to ar rest ; and ' prosecution for crime, and ordered the sheriff to take him Into custody .; after giving him reasonable time to surrender. At this writing Mr. Small is still at large, conferring with his political ; friends, presumably trying to find some way out of the Ji Horticultural Hints PREPARE FRUIT! FOR MARKET : : V v ' ;. " , .i ' : 'V ' - - Tentative Standard Grades Will Do Much Toward Abolishing Exist, ing Confusdon. (Prepared by the United States" Pfcpart ment of Agriculture.) Good prices-ordinarily,-are not ob tained for inferior products, and the best of marketing facilities cannot overcome the handicap of . Indifferent handling and packing methods on the part of the grower or shipper. Con fusion, dissatisfaction and lack" of stability, in the markets are caused, in a-'targe degree, by -carelessness in the preparation of fruit for the mar ket, say specialists of the" United States Department of Agriculture, bu reau of markets. Success in marketing strawberries depends to a large extent upon proper picking, grading, and packing. Straw berries of a dependable grade and pack Inspire in the trade a confidence that Is reflected in a greater demand and higher prices for the product, It Is said. To furnish growers, inspec tors, and buyers with fairness to each other and to themselves, the bureau of markets has recommended grades, which Include what seem to be the best features of the grading rules found In use in the various shipping sections throughout the United States. The first grade, which-Is known as U. S. Grade No. 1, consists of firm strawberries of one" variety, with , the cap and a short stem attached. They must not be overripe, underripe, un derdeveloped, decayed, or moldy, and shall be practically free from foreign matter and from damage caused by sand, moisture, disease, insects,- or mechanical means. The minimum diameter is set at three-fourths of an Inch. In order to allow for variations incident to careful commercial grad ing and handling, 10 per cent, by vol ume, of the berries In any lot may be under the prescribed size, and, In addi tion, 5 per cent, by volume, of the berries In such lot may be below the remaining requirements of the grade. U. S. Grade No. 2 consists of straw berries that do not meet the require ments of the first grade and do not contain more than 8 per cent. by vol- Picket-. Bring Berries to Packing Sheds for Grading and Packing. ume, of berries that have been seri ously damaged from any cause. When packed and shipped In crates, the boxes should be well filled and the following Information plainly and neatly marked on the end of each crate : The grade name U. S. Grade No. 1, or U. S. Grade No. 2 the name of the variety, and the grower's name and address. Strawberries that do not conform to the specifications of one of these two grades ordinarily are not high enough In quality to be. shipped. When stock that does not meet the require ment of the U. S. Grade No. 2 is shipped, it can be 3old only on the basis of the general quality of each Individual shipment. The wide varia tion In value of the different lots of such undergrade stock Would preclude the possibility of placing them in definite grades. In the determination of grades for strawberries the factors to be considered are size and quality. The size of strawberries variei widely with the section and with the variety. However, as size normally would be considered as much as, or more than, any other factor In con nection with grades, the minimum size for the No. 1 grade must be definitely stated. In districts where two grades are recognized, size is usually the main difference between them. While It is not practicable to separate all the different sizes In the same man ner in which boxed apples or oranges are sized, more careful attention is needed in order to prevent boxes filled with small berries from being mixed with those of desirable size in the shipping crates. Berries that are watersoaked or have the least Indication of decay should not, be shipped, and those which In any way have become bruised, crushed, cut, or otherwise damaged for shipping should be kept out of the boxes. SOIL FOR RASPBERRY PLANT Will Thrive Best on Sandy or Clay Loam if Well Drained and Given Plenty of Plant Food. The raspberry plant will grew on almost any soil;; yet It has. Its likes and dislikes and will do best on a rich, sandy or -clay-loam soli if well drained and supplied with plenty of plant food and humus. It will fall If planted on soil that, lacks proper drainaee and on, which water stands for any considerable time at or near the .surface. ; , r4 ij Ok 1 n BOY.,' spmrrs (Conducted by National Council of the Boy -. Scouts of JLmsrlca.) WHY I AMA SCOUT The following statement, written by a boy scout, appeared in a Chicago newspaper in connection with a cam paign for scout funds: "I am a boy scout because I believe in the doctrine of the Boy Scouts of America America first. I believe in the service to others which the boy scouts have made the premier Issue, and I believe that the future of this government, if not tot the world, rests In the hands of the boy scouts of to day. " "But what have the boy scouts done And why should they be helped? Dur ing the war they were ready to an: cwpr thA Riimmnns nf their rnnntrv At any time. Being too young to shouiuer a gun, they set to work at home to raise money for the Red Cross, to sell Liberty bonds and war savings stamps, only in the last few days of the cam paign, to the few who were not touched before. They were ready to respond to their country in giving first aid, carryiag messages, or doing any thing they were called upon to do. For this they received only a iword of gratification from their government, but they were not after praise. "The boy scout is trained to rescue a person in danger, and to apply first aid to his wounds until the doctor comes. The doctrine of service is erer prominent, for the 'good,, turn dally', is put into practice all over. A scout can be trusted and will never breja.k his word or commit a theft. A scout is loyal and obedient to the right, kind to dumb animals, of service to man, friendly toward others and cheerful in his actions. He has to pass certain tests which give him a greater knowl edge and a broader view. "You are now being asked to con- tribute some money to the boy scouts in order that they may continue their good work. What is your return? A safe government for your children, based on the principles of love, un selfishness and common sense. There need be no fear for the future of America If placed in the hands of the uw.a ivioi.cu L " BCOUtS. 8COUT8 LOCATE STOLEN CAR. The new plan whereby police r- ports are sent broadcast by wireless every evening had an Immediate, in- foresting and worthwhile result. On a certain evening a large amount of police data ap.d reports were relayed to tne nign power raaio station or tne American Radio and Research cor poration in Medford, Mass., and hurled through the air in a 100-mile radius for the information of some 5,000 amateur operators. Among the items reported were the number, make, engine, etc., of a car which had been stolen from Harvard square, Cambridge, the day before. Among the "listeners in" was a boy scout named Barney, who wrote down the details of the theft, for practice in re ceiving. The next' day, walking along the street in his home town, the lad noticed a car tandlng deserted by the roadside which was of the make of the stolen roadster. He made a quick, mental note .of the number and ran home to compare It with his radio notes. The two tallied and he at once telephoned the police and the car was restored to its owner. SCOUTING A WORTH-WHILE JOB. B. K. Willow of Philadelphia, a ten- year scout man, says: "It has been a great pleasure to be associated in scout 'work through these past ten years. Whatever it may have meant to the boys it has meant a great deal to me. The seven years when I was actively engaged with the different groups of boys as scoutmas ter have brought a great deal of pleas ure to me. If every man could come in contact with boys thus intimately ne would find it helpful in many ways even thougn it taxes ume ana means the sacrifice of things men hold dear. "After the experience of these ten jrears in connection with work for boys I am convinced that tneie is no better program for character building than the scout program ana i nope that I may have a hand In It for years to come. STUDY MOSQUITO WARFARE. Boy scouts of Newark recently went on an inspection hike to the nearby marshes to observe the methods end practice of mosquito extermination as conducted by the local mosquito ex termination commissions. The boys will camp on the meadows. SCOUT REMEMBERS BROTHER. Among the many Memorial day ob servances in loving memory of those young men who gave their lives in the great war, perhaps none was more touching than that of the boy scout, whn sflvtd his Dennies faithfully for lAntr time until he had enoueb to hnv a fine wreath to dace on the grave of a neighbor, a hrd who nad Breeders must refrain also from too played a role of a "big brother to ieat a degree of fineness and smooth ie younger boy befoTe he went his ness in the selection. of- their breeding 'wrPAit. animals, or loss of breeding power will mil FAILURE OF SWINE TO MATE It May Be Caused by: Improper , Func tioning of System Brought About by Improper Feed. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Failure in the ability or desire of .swine to reproduce may be caused by any of several conditions, say special- ists of the United States Department of Agriculture. It may result from a lsease or injury that seriously af fects or destroys the secretory repro ductive organs. It may be caused by improper functioning of the system, which in turn is often brought about unsuitable feed Q faulty elimina tion oi waste proaucis, or it may ue due to a general lowering of body vi tality. There are also cases of sterility or impotence for which definite causes are difficult to find. Failure to breed ulte frequently occurs In boars and sows which have been fitted and kept in high condition for show purposes. In some instances the sow falls to come in heat, or perhaps Indicates that she Is In heat and Is successfully served by the boar without resulting conception. In other cases the boar shows no desire to mate, or acts in effectively. The first step in overcoming the trouble is to find a positive cause, when possible, by making a thorough examination. This should Include a search for physical defects, the pres ence of disease, the results of Injuries, or lowered vitality from any cause. When, from such examination, it appears that proper treatment will prove successful, remedies should b administered promptly. But if the cause is obscure, or if there is little likelihood of correcting the defect suc cessfully, it is best to remove the ani mal from the breeding herd. Boars may be castrated and fitted for slaughter as market hogs. Similarly, sows should be discarded when they bcconie uncertain breeders When there is no apparent cause tr 4 a flu vc. ef mnlna n mnta arnikPta nf tYtk rTniforl Sf o too Tlonu T-f monf nf AgrIculture freqUently' have observed a azy or sluggish temperament. These hogs generally are of the type knnurn at 4hnt.hlrwnia " Thov sro fat j . ., . I and show an unwillingness to exer- I A TJio tamlaniv la mnv ftnmmrkn in mature hogs and increases with nee. but is frequently found In younc stock. Careless and unwise lnbreed- ing practices tend to produce hogs of this type, but Inbreeding does not nec- essarily bring about the condition. When the lack of sexual vigor is seen in only an occasional animal it Pigs on Oat and Pea Forage. may be possible to recognize the fault in blood Hnes'or type. But when fail ure to mate occurs frequently and when the type is right, the indications are that the system of management is fundamentally wrong. Upon the appearance of this condi tion an effort should be made to cor rect it by a restriction or modification of the diet and an abundance of exer cise. The ration must have the fat- rrrrlinlntr ' f oario. 1 a r trpl v rr1iirfn' rfnHI I Af.,n - ,9 nwifniiv rniiini uri Pa,tures snould provided where pos- but when these are not avaU aWc then the ratIon snoul(3 conslat of alfalfa meal, alfalfa, soybean or clover hay to supply protein and vltamlues. high-grade tankage, fish meal, linseed nieal, or a good grade of white midr i dlings and whole oats with but small amounts of corn or ground barley, to gether with a good mineral mixture. In addition an abundance of dally ex ercise must be given. This will prob ably have to be forced by driving the boar or sow about the paddocks or1" pastures daily r until the animal Is tired. ' By maintaining the digestive func tions in a proper manner, by causing abundant exercise and by supplying proper nourishment, there will be brought about a proper elimination of the body wastes and a rebuilding . of the tissues. This should cause the reproductive organs to function prop erly and bring about a toning up of nit; sjraiem iu sum uiuuuer uuii ureeu- Ing operations will be successfully con-, ducted.. - " ' Swine breeders mnst be alert to the necessity for ruggedness in herd boars ! addition . to other qualifications. J ultimately develop in their herds. fit$ fir j
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