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EXPERTS GERMANY'S CASE
OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume Most Important
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Events of Noted People, Governments
and PaciGc North west, and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
Two women and throe children, all
members of the Biimo family, were
hilled In a flro that swept through
three lirooklyn apartment houses lato
Wednesday.
The execution of Geo John and
IIuKhle Sing by the administering of
lethal gas was fixed by Judge Walsh
In the district court of Mineral county
(it Hawthorne, Nov., Wednesday, for
Friday, February 8.
The health of ex Premier Venlzelos
of (Ireece, who was takon ill early
this week, In continuing to Improve.
Ho was able to resume his confer
ences Tuesday with tho political lead
ers, Including tho royalists.
A Spanish royal decree was Issued
Tuesday dissolving tho chamber of
deputies and dismissing the elective
members of tho sonata. Under tho
decree llfo senators nro deprived of
their parliamentary Immunity.
Details of the round-tho-world flight
of United States army aviators, start
ing from Seattlo April 2, wero made
public Monday by Major Henry H.
Arnold, commander of Kockwoll field,
and Lieutenant Virgil Hlnes, post ad
jutant. Announcement was mndo In the fed
eral court in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday
that the suit for $1,000,000 filed by the
American Trust company of Nashville,
Tenn., against tho Plggly Wiggly cor
poration bad been settled by com
promlso and that tho suit would be
withdrawn.
An official bulletin says the acute
ness of tho malady of Leon Trotsky,
I lie Russian soviet war minister, which
resulted from an attack of Influenza
and from which ho had suffered since
November G, makes It deslrablo that
ho Immediately cease work and take
absolute rest In a milder climate.
Itlght of Presbyterian clergymen to
exercise liberty of thought and teach
ing Is maintained In an affirmation
signed by 150 Presbyterian ministers
in all parts of tho United States, Is
sued Wednesday by a committee bead
ed by tho Hev. Murray Shipley How
land of tho liuffalo, N. Y., Presby
terlau church.
The United Stales has deti rnilned
no lunger to bo a dumping ground for
undesirable aliens, Representative
Vail of Colorado, member of the house
committee on immigration, told the
Women's National Republican club
Tuesday, lie said restriction of immi
gration was favored by every member
of the committee,
Mrs. Henry I.ange, 75, of Meriden,
Conn., has been discharged as cured
from the Meriden hospital a ft or watch
lug Hie surgeons remove half her
stomach and cut a large growth from
her Intestines while she was under
I tin Influence of local anaesthetics
only. The operation took two hours,
during which Mrs. I.ange conversed
with the surgeons.
Ira Sparks of Peru. Ind., who ar
rived In Honolulu a year ago from
San Francisco In a packing box, hav
ing consigned himself as "freight en
route In tho orient," Wednesday sailed
for the far east In a n foot dory. He
announced that ho was bound for the
Holy I .a ml to "seek tlin true word or
(led." A crowd estimated at 1500
witnessed his departure.
Two men were killed and a woman
was Injured Wednesday during a clash
between olficera mid citizens nud a
bund of outlaws In the Florida Kver
glades, miles north of West Palm
Peach. The officers, using machine
guns, opened fire on the outlaws' camp
about 2 A. M. The fight raged ull day
and posses of several hundred citizens
and officer nro searching tho swamp
lands for escaped members of the
band, known us the "Ashley gang."
An alligator seized and swallowed a
man named League while ho was
bathing In Five Mile creek, near Card
well, North Queensland, Wednesday.
Tho party was bathing In a deep pool
when the alligator, which was lit feet
long, selied Leuguo before the eyes
of his cempanlons and sank with him
beneath the water. Tho party search
ed tho banks, found Ilia monster and
shot It. They dragged the body ashore
and cut It open, recovering Lcskuc's
body.
Dawes Puts Real Life Into Repara
tion Session.
Paris. Brigadier-General Charles G.
Dawes, U. S. A., chairman of the first
committee of experts appointed by the
reparation commission to consider the
resources and capacity of Germany
looking to a solution of the repara
tions problem, delivered a straight
forward, hard-hitting speech at the
opening of that body here Monday.
He declared he could speak neither
for the government of the United
States nor for the American people,
but as an individual. After reviewing
the situation from the standpoint of
an American business man, he made
an earnest plea for common sense and
practical co-operation among the na
tions, so that Germany's productive
ness could be restored to her that
she might meet her obligations.
With characteristic forcefulness
General Dawes denounced "the Inces
sant misrepresentations and Intoler
able Interjections of those foul and
carrion-loving vultures the national
istic demagogues of ull countries who
would exploit their pitiful personali
ties out of a common misfortune"
The Amorlcan plan, as briefly out
lined by the chairman, consists of sta
bilization of Gorman currency and bal
ancing tho German budget, and, he
declared: "As the economic processes
of Germany under a Btable currency
and with a balanced budget are re
vived there will be demonstrated the
capacity of Germany to pay. Let us
first help Germany to got well."
"The experts got off to a breezy
start." This expresses the general
sentiment In reparations and diplo
matic circles of the beginning of the
work of tho experts.
General Dawes' "legendary energy,'
ns M. linrthou put It, seemed to send
a druft of fresh air throughout repara
tions headquarters, which had not ap
peared to shelter so much activity be
fore since the commission was organ
ized. "Can ho keep them up to It?" was
a question asked repentedly around
tho buildings, when It became known
that General Dawes would propose
that bis colleagues work night and
day until they got somewhere with
the Inquiry. Other members of the
delegation wero heartily with General
Dawes In the desire to make as short
work as possible of their task, but
some of them are rather frightened
at the lilua of three sessions dally.
Tho general has conceded a point by
agreeing that tho night meetings
should be merely Informal personal
exchanges of views among the mem
bers.
Tho Impression mndo by General
Dawes' speech was In every way fav
orable, Inside and outside of repara
tion circles, excepting In extreme na
tionalist quarters, where his reference
to "nationalistic dcmifluigucs" caused
some slight emotion.
One of tho llritlsh delegates said.
The Impression was most favorable;
the beginning of tho discussions
augurs well,"
Colonel James A. Logan, American
unofficial observer on the reparation
commission, expressed himself to the
sami! uffect, while M. linrthou, presi
dent of the commission, declared that
e committee could not have got to
work under better auspices.
Root in Surgeon's Care.
Now York.- F.llhu Hunt, ex secre
tary of stale, Monday underwent what
was described ns a successful opera-
lion at the New York hospital. The
nature of the operation was withheld
by the physicians, who simply said
that Mr. Hoot was resting comfort
ably. Later It was learned that the
operation was for removal of a stone
In the kidney. It was said Mr. Hoot
would be at tho hospital for two or
throe weeks.
Warmers Cause Death.
Klamath Falls. Or. -Two old plow
shares, heated and placed In her bed
for foot warmers. Ignited bed clothing
ntnl resulted In tho death of Nellie
Moody, Klamath Indian woman, 82,
who died hero Monday. The aged
woman was rescued from tho flames
apparently without Injury other than
partial strangulation from smoke, but
Immediately contracted pneumonia,
which proved fatal.
Body Found Mutilated.
lllnffton, Ohio. The body of Mrs.
Kalherine Mohlcr, TO. who disappear
ed several weeks ago, was found in
an abandoned cistern at her home,
one mlln south of hero, Sunday, The
head, legs and nrms had been severed
and were found with tho torso. Wil
liam Mohlcr. 7S, husband of tho dead
woman, was arrested.
Farmor Admits Killing.
Lima, O. William Mohlcr, 7S, weal
thy farmer, late Monday confessed he
had killed his wife. Mrs. Katherlne
Mohler, tS, dismembered her body and
hid It In an abandoned cistern two
weeks ago. Mohler confessed after
"i hours of third degree.
IN BUSINESS URGED
$180,000,000 Cash on Deposit
Available.
CUSTODIAN REPORTS
Revival of Commerce With ex-Enemy
Countries and Profit by Gov.
ernment Held Possible.
Washington, D. C. Creation of a
federal agency to utilize In productive
enterprise the enemy funds on de
posit in the treasury to the credit of
the alien property custodian was pro
posed in the annual report of Colonel
Thomas W. Miller, the custodian,
made public Sunday.
Colonel Miller suggosted that two
ends would be served by returning the
funds to active enterprise revival of
business and commercial relations
with the former enemy countries, and
the reaping of profits by the federal
corporation which, if desired, could be
applied to settlement of claims which
later might be adjudicated by the
mixed claims commission.
"There Is approximately $180,000,-
000 of cash on deposit' in the United
States treasury to the credit of the
alien property custodian, which sum
will increase as the liquidation policy
Is carried out," Colonel Miller said.
"It is suggested that a plan be con
sidered whereby that portion of the
remaining alien property represented
by cash In the treasury may be util
ized In reviving trade and the com
mercial relations which formerly ex
isted between this country and the
former enemy powers.
"To all Intents and purposes this
sum represents available capital re
moved from the channels of trade and
should be put to a useful purpose.
Such a governmental agency, similar
to the War Finance corporation, hav
ing a capital of several hundred mil
lion dollars, would be capable of earn
ing enough on this sum to not only
settle American claims, when they
are finally adjudicated, but return In
full the property or Its equivalent to
tho former enemies when the affair
of the alien property office are finally
terminated.
"Thore are a number of enemy cor
porations whose assets were seized
and liquidated by this office which
would thereby be encouraged to re
sume business In this country."
Colonel Miller said there were two
divergent schools of thought with ref
erence to disposition of the alien
property. One side, he said, would
utilize Immediately the private prop
orty of our former enemies for the
puyment of the debts of the former
enemy governments when they are
adjudicated by the mixed claims com
mission. The other would return Im
mediately all property seized under
ho trading with the enemy act. He
did not comment on the merits of
either programme, but reiterated that
some use should be made of the Idle
funds which hnd been withdrawn from
active business.
FARM LOAN BOARD
TO ISSUE BONDS
Washington, D. C. The federal
farm loan board, preparing to meet
the late winter and spring demand for
money cxpectod to be made on the
federal loan banks, announced Satur
day that it would Issue $60,000,000 in
federal farm loan bonds.
Tho bonds will be offered through
federal land banks, national farm loan
associations and other distributors nt
100'i with accrued Interest from Jan
uary 1, the date of Issue. Maturity of
the debentures will be fixed at 30
yenrs with tho callable privilege after
January 1, 1934. They will boar 4.
per cent Interest.
"Tho 12 federal land banks," snld
Commissioner Cooper of tho farm loan
board, "have, during the Inst year.
Increased their cnpltal to H3.597.320
and their assets to JS76.232.007. With
this continued growth and continued
evidence of their solidarity, It is an
ticipated that the present offering of
securities will be promptly absorbed."
Chinese Cabinet Filled.
Pekln. Tsao Kun, president of
China, has Issued a mandate, accept
ing en bloc the resignations of the
old cabinet, which was In office when
ho was elected. The reconstructed
cabinet was made possible when th
low house of parliament formally ap
proved the appointment of Sun Pao
Chl, after several months of political
maneuvering. Approval of the bouse
was not needed for the other mem.
bers of the cabinet.
ALL THE WAY
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
r ET us And our Joy today,
. Not await tomorrow.
There Is little, anyway,
In the Joy we borrow,
There Is Joy around us here,
Very lovely, very near;
Looking far ahead, my boy,
You may miss a lot of Joy.
Let us find our Joy around,
Not on yonder mountains;
Near us now 1 hear the sound
Of the crystal fountains.
What the road a fellow goes,
You will always find a rose,
Ev'ry season, ev'ry hour,
lias Its fruit or has Its flow'r.
Let us find our Joy we can
Yesterduy forget tin,,
For we never find It, man,
Yesterday regretting.
Whut is done, my lad, Is done,
But today unother sun
Makes the sky as blue again
As the sky was ever then.
In the present, not the pust,
Let us do our living;
Heaven we shall find at last
Giving and forgiving.
Not ahead and not behind
Let us look, and we shall find
Joy Is always all today,
All around us all the way.
bjr McClura Newipapar Syndicate.)
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Something to
Think About
bj F. A. WJLKER
OUT OF DARKNESS
TO THINK rightly Is to sharpen
nernentlnn nml senann tnrtfrinenf.
Ho or she who Is always blunder
ing, getting In trouble with employers
and friends, never remembers Impor
tant events accurately, Is In constant
danger of failure.
As the mind directs so goes the
body.
The shambling, irresponsible crea
ture, misguided by a rusty mind Is
much like a vessel nt sea which has
unshipped Its rudder. He may be
towed to port by a friendly hawser,
or sent to the bottom by an opposing
storm.
To make sure of your destination,
keep your mind on the splendid things
you would like to accomplish. Ponder
them at every opportunity. The
thoughts to which you cling hourly are
transforming you into an earnest, use
ful person, or a man or woman of
no account.
If you want friends, be friendly.
Cultivate the right mental attitude to
wards others and all will be well.
Take a contrary stand, let the rust
accumulate, exhibit cowardice, dis
trust, disloyalty. Irritability, habitual
morosenesR, and nothing can save you
from wreckage.
Lay hold of the great, potential
forces of the universe and move along
with them, ltesolve to become a part
of them.
Keep your mind bright by rubbing
It against minds that are brighter,
more capable, more alert than yours.
Open the door to Industry Instead of
Idleness, to thinking Instead of brood
ing, to faith Instead of doubt, and you
never will lack the energy with which
to press forward and take your place
among those who are making the
world pleasanter and better.
I!e frank, good natured and cheer
ful. Grip your load, whatever It may
be, and pull with all your might. Have
no fear of failure no fear of any
thing or anybody but yourself.
lie patient and persevering. Put
Jealousy and hate In a weighted bag
and throw them overboard. They will
wreck the stoutest ship and blight the
fondest ambition.
lie not disturbed about rivalry, ex
cept the rivalry existing between your
fffwwl. anil v!l ttelf !
It Is only the mortal who overcomes
himself who has the power to uplift
humnnlty and lead others from dsrk-1
ness to light; capable at all times to
measure strength with the mental
Gollaths, and equipped to hold his own
In the sternest strife when storms heat
hardest against him.
( by McClura N.w.pap.r Syndicate)
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QUITE EVI
DENT.
I understand
Mlaa Whin la
suing you for
breach of prom.
I didn't
know aha was la
love with you.
That's t a
trouble, she
wasn't,
Um of Gas.
There are In the United States T,
000.000 rooking appliances, 1,800,000
water heaters. 1,300.000 spsce or room
heaters and 8,X).000 Incandescent
burners furnished with (as service.
Partly So.
Qulster How did Flyter corns
through that slrplane acljentt Calm
and collected. I presume.
Whluer He's calm, nil right, andj
they're collecting Um now.
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