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THE DROUGHT IN AMERICA.
SITUATION BECOMES
SERIOUS.
-ACTION BY GOVERNMENT,
[UNITED PRESS.)
Washington, August 3-4 meet ing of the President's Cabinet to day considered the increasingly serious aspect of the drought situa tion which threatens the Americas Middle Weat farmer with losses running into millions of dol.
lars.
Following the meeting, Presid
LAST NIGHT'S RADIO.
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A short play entitled "Split Peas was given by the Studio Players on the' radio "last night. The story dealt with the eternal triangle, but on this occasion the husband shot the intruder not for disturbing his domestic happiness but for bis had grammar. It was the best of the Studio performances so far, and there was the usual reticence to disclose names, though the writer auspects their identity. Perhaps the public, will recognise them from the following:-Harold wife (Tallalah Pankhead), and Guy (Ivar Jevello).
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd. ent Hoover announced that the (Gerald du Banrier), Barbara, his
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Government will do its utmost to afford relief in any way possible. The railways have been requested
solos in his usual delightful manner. Mr. H. Anniss rendered three to conduct a survey of the situaHe went on to oblige listeners with tion in their respective territaries, Take a pair of sparkling eyes! and to give recommendations as to how the Government can give "as- sistance.
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A hurried survey of all districts is being conducted by the Depart ment of Agriculture. The Depart- ment will submit its report next Monday.
Present information indicates that the drought extends along the Mississippi Missouri, Ohio and Potomac valleys Crops are metu.
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rays of the sun and only instant and dranching rains can save them. The President is convinced that unless urgent relief measures are taken, suffering must follow. Grain must be stripped into certain areas to save livestock. In many cases, livestock must be shipped to greecer areas where grazing can be bad.
Some Kellet in Middle West.
Chicago August 5-Rain through Middle West section to-day brought scattered relief to drought scorched, grain, but observers at most points reported that it came too late to save considerable portions of the growing crops.
Mr. Arthur M. Hyde, the Secret ary of Agriculture, at Kansas City to-day predicted that the corn crop hay been reduced 500,000,000 bushels Wheat and cotton have likewise suffered extensively."-
Vegetable crops in many sections have been completely ruined.
Abnormal temperatures continue, and both human beings and live stock are suffering from the intense heat.
Hectic Grain Market.
Cicago, August 8-Conditions of extreme drought continue in virtually all sections of the Ameri can middle West to-day despite sporadic rainfall at some points.
Farin leaders, however, are dis possed to take a not too pessimis tic view of the situation, voicing the opinion that the damage” to. crops will be offest by its solution of the problem of over-production. While there will be less produce, the farmer will get higher prices. Hectic activities in the grain markets reflect the uncertain ditions in the grain fields.
and Araby.
"I' Sing, Theo. -Songs of
entertainment with some violin Mons. Derenevsky continued the solos, which were very well execut
ed.
Mr. C. Bartlett, on the piano, accompanied the song and violin items in his usual capable way.
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KEEPING PEACE IN THE FAR EAST.
DEPENDS ON SINO-RUSSO- JAPANESE HARMONY,
(UNITED PRESS. ]..
Williamstown, Mass., August 4.- Mr. Yusuke Taurimi, member of the Japanese Diet in Tokyo, in ad- addressing the Institute of Politics said that the Japanese realize that on Russo-Japanese relations, to-day the peace of the Orient is. depend- ent upon the maintenance of har- mony between Russia, Japan and
China.
Therefore far-sighted people in to understand Soviet Russia and Japan and China are endeavouring maintain friendship, although Com- munist propaganda has been "res- ponsible for disturbances of this. friendship, he said.
Few Japanese generally believe. in Communism, according to Mr. Teurmi, and it can exert but little influence as a force in Japan. be- cause of the centuries of devotion of the people to the traditions of
their national life.
THE CASE OF LADY HEALTH..
NURSE'S PETITION FOR GUARDIAN.
[UNITED PRESS.] Cleveland, O., August 5.-The at- tending nurse to-day filed a peti- tion for the court to appoint a guardian for Lady Heath, the well- con-known English, aviatrix, on the
grounds of mental incompetence.
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Hearing on the petition; how ever, was indefinitely postponed.
An attorney said that Lady Heath was soon to sail for France. The nurse said that Lady Heath had never fully recovered from the effects of injuries suffered in an aeroplane crash last year.
NEW TRANS-AMERICA FLIGHT RECORD.
[UNITED PRESS.]
Coeln, August 6.-The new Ford factory for Central Europe which wag to open here on April 1, next, will probably be ready to start working at the beginning of 1831: daily production being fixed at 150 cars of which 23 per cent, will be Los Angeles, August B-Capt. trucks
Frank M. Hawks arrived to-day However, while formerly it was from the Curtiss Field after hav- intended to use this plant also ing made the first all-daylight merely for assembling Ford parte zeroplane crossing of the United imported from the United States. States and set a new record for it has now been decided to produce speed of crossing. locally all important parts includ He made the distance in 13 hr.. ing those of the motors and to use 35 min. 53 sec. actual flying time, German-made parts exclusively in the entire elapsed time having been order to save the import duties and 14 hr. 50, min. 43. 38g, five halta to be able to lower the price of having been made on route for the Ford car which in Germany is gasoline, oil and water. at present still about 50 per cent. above the price of the original Ford car in the United States.
PRESIDENT HINDENBURG.
NOT TO RESIGN.
RUMOURS DEMED.
Captain Hawks is a well known, airman with several previous re- cords to his credit. Last year he crossed from Rosevelt Field to Los Angeles and return, the east-to- west crossing being made in 19 hr. 10 min. His elapsed time from coast to coast and back wag 43 kr. 59 min.
Berlin, August 6-President von
TIT FOR TAT! Hindenburg has no intention of resigning nor has be ever consider-
RUSSIAN SQUARES HIS ed such an eventuality in case the
ACCOUNT. forthcoming general elections to the Reichstag do not come up to Berlin, August 5-A sensation bis expectations, was the statement was caused here to-day when the given by a politician close to the police arrested the general manager President
of the Soviet trading organisation; The only thing the President Russavatorg, Combrade 6moyloff, wishes and sincerely hopes for is on a charge preferred against him a stabilization of German politi-by the Soviet Government, of hav cal and consequently economic and ing defrauded the Soviet of 220,000. social life without regard for the. Bmoyloff admits having trans zombinationmander fored thannonkoski (puinaka nase which this might hooktared no the posto umb explazas that thy baska President in accordance with his ing account he formerly owned at constitutional position, is as in Moscow to an identical amount tent as ever to refrain from inter, was confiscated by the Soviet &u- fering in party politica Rumours thoritie, when he refused to return, and interpretations which do not The Case will now come up before, conform with the basic iden aught a German court when some interest- therefore to be regarded as not in ing points in international (aw will accordance with facts.
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