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area. in various districts of Rus
sia the shortage of food Is ap-
preaching or has reached the be-
ginnings of starvation. The
Crimea is officially designated as
famine district. All over Russia
the fuel shortage is causing dis
tress with no rarity of deaths.
If one may speak of grades and
distinctions of woe in the Volga
famine basin, then it may be said
that the Mongoloid peoples have
been hardest hit-the Tartars of
the Tartar republic and the Kirg-
hiz of the Kirghiz republic.
There is a new epidemic of Sleep
ing sickness in Russia, in Moscow
alone 100 cases have been reported.
The death rate of this disease is
7G per cent.
1t is reported that the all-Rus-
sian extraordinary commission Cor
"cheka") has been abolished or
transformed into a detective bu-
reau under the control Of the min
lister of the interior.
One recalls having heard similar
reports before, which preceded
fresh exploits Of the cheka.
Dispatches state that the GEN.
trail executive committee of the
soviet government has passed a
resolution empowering the minis
ter of justice to seize the wealth
of all religious organizations In
Jewish-ostensibly. at least. for
famine relief.
Taking a leaf out Of the Prus-
sian book, Trotsky> would main
tain the morale of his reorganized
red army by teaching the men
how to hate" This army Is esti-
mated to number at present 1,60O.-
600 men.
The Geonn conference.-the is re-
ported that the Italian government
has asked the other governments
which Joined in issuing the invita-
ttons to the economic conference
to agree to postponement OF the
opening date, the political situa-
ton in Italy making it out Of the
question to open at Geona on
March s.
Lloyd George has never formally
replied to Poincare's note Of Feb
ruary 8. in which Poincare ad-
vocated postponement of the Genoa
conference and made certain sug-
questions as to the agenda and
other matters connected with the
proposed conference. He has,
however, arranged to meet Poin-
care over the week end at Bou-
logne to discuss certain political
questions raised in the note. The
technical questions will be dis
cussed by experts representing
France, Great Britain, Italy and
perhaps other nations. in London
during the coming week.
There is a certain amount OF
talk of holding the conference not
at Geona, but at Geneva. and with
the assistance of the machinery OF
the league Of nations. Such talk
presupposes abandonment by talk
ers of the hope that the United
States will participate. as even a
moron can see.
1t is rumored that at the eco
nomic conference Lloyd George
will propose ten-year truce
agreement, to be signed by every
European government. pledging
the nations for the truce period
to respect each others frontiers. to
abstain from aggression, to devote
themselves to the work of re-
habiliation, to reduce their land
ornaments according to plan
made part Of the truce agreement.
But a portion of the French
press declares that France could
consent to drastic land arma-
ment reduction only on condition
that the league of nations have
an army.
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advantage in invoice valuation. the
President may increase the ad va
loren duty, not to exceed SO per cent
Of the invoiced value of the mer-
chandise.
or more countries. would be to m
crease the import duties OF certain
specified articles If similar articles
come from four or five countries. ana
depreciation of their currency IS
Eerater in one country tnam an n smant at
amendment might impose different
import duties on the same articles
from different countries;
The question Is: VIII such a law
on the statute books be a violatlon
Of the most favored nation, c'agne Wte
smcb an u a law impose different duties
on similar articles? This question
NAV involve the whole problem OF
Interpretation in commerclai trea.les
of the most clause,
and of the power OF Constsss ~
currency by arbitrarily raising the
tariff rates by presidential proc,a-
nation against countries having oe-
preciated currency.
How far does the "most-favored-
nation clause tulcl INV sAANs ff
lem? American statesmen have con-
tended for equality Of opportunity,
but not for identity Of treatment;
for the removal and prevention OF
determinations, but not for the same
terms to all states at all times and
In relation to all trade. Since 1890
the United States has employed the
most favored nation" clause less
regularly than before that date.
In recent years the United States
has made many commercial agree
ments wherein "most-favored-nat
clauses have not been included.
largely, perhaps. because of the
difficulty over the Interpretation Of
the clause. Will the 'most-favored-
nation" clause in old treaties be In
terpreted as a block to prevent the
United States from asserting its in
dependence and it's power to solve
new problems in the light Of reason
and self-determination? Will ancient
commercial treaties be interpreted,
for example, to prevent Congress
from pursuing any commercial or
domestic policy deemed wise?
Consideration of these important
questions discloses the complicated
BACKGROUND Of and approaches to a
sane and safe solution Of the tariff
question. The wisest counsel must
prevail to secure the best results for
the manufacturers, the producers ana
the wage-earners OF the country.
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having raised more corn than they
could sell or had livestock to feed to.
The nearest market of any conse-
quence was a large city some ITO
miles away. The freight and COM
mission and other charges to this city
summed up about Is cents bushel
for all expenses on the corn If ship
ped in carload lots. Also the farmer
was off the railroad some little dis
tance.
on this basis he could get 33 cents
per bushel for his corn, from which
was further to be deducted the cost
Of shucking and hauling the 500 to
500 bushels necessary to make up the
car to the railroad station. If. how
ever, he had to ship in less than car
lots, which is not usually done, the
increase in freight rates would be so
great that after all shipping and 9TH
er charges were paid he would have
gotten cents per bpshel net for his
corn, The farther away the farmer
is from a railroad or from market
where he can find sale for his
products, the more the prices he gets
for his commodities remind you of
the attraction of gravitation. which
decreases inversely as the square Of
the distance, and of the limited re-
semblance they bear to those gravely
quoted as the average" figures that
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was the danger that through de-
fection (there has already been
one such) the slender majority In
the dali eireann in support of the
London agreement might be lost.
and Collins had declared that the
provisional government would re-
sign in case OF an adverse vote of
the dali. Now the ard fheis agree
ment tells Collins not to construe
any vote in the dali as denial of
. confidence in his provisional gov
ernment. Collins has a breathing
space of sorts.
On the other hand, when the
elections are held, two issues will
be presented to the voters-that
of the constitution of the free
state. 1t certainly was the inten-
tion of the British cabinet and
hardly less certainly of Griffith
and Collins that these issues
should be kept separate. And how
now Is the constitution to be
framed? Apparently by the sup
alone. 1t was exceedingly shrewd
of De Valera to engineer that
While the supporters Of the Lon
don agreement are devoting their
energies to the framing of 4 con-
stitution. De Valera and his hench-
men will be devoting their ener-
giles to the preliminary election
campaign. The Sim Fein organi-
cation has been neutraliZed. But
already De Valera has his opposi-
tion party machine in operation.
Germany-The British govern
ment has accepted with certain
reservations" Poincare's proposal
to leave entirely to the reparations
commission determination Of how
far the London schedule of repara-
tion payments q. e., 2,000,000.00
gold marks per annum. in INSTALL
ments, plus an amount equal to 26
per cent of the value of expOrts)
shall be modified for the easement
OF Germany: !. g., the amount of re-
duction, the period during which
the Indulgence shall apply, the ex-
% tent to which payments in kind
may be substituted for gold marks,
etc. 1t remains to see whether the
British reservations (not yet made
public). will be acceptable to the
French.
Italy-The Bonomi cabinet,
which resigned recently, presented
itself to the chamber, at the in
stance of the king, on the 18th, and
asked for a vote of confidence.
The vote was adverse, 295 to 107.
The Catholic or popular" party
holds the balance in the camera.
The socialists. communists and re-
publicans form a block of 100
seats. The Catholic party has los
seats. With the present chamber.
the government must be supported
either by coalition of Catholics
and the bloc above mentiond, or by
a coalition of Catholics, plus sun
dry constitutional" groups. The
government just overthrown was
supported by a coalition Of the lat
ter sort. AS a matter of fact, the
socialists do not want to join in
the government, because to carry
on" they would have to repudiate
their characteristic doctrines Gn
action, If not 'in principle").
The task of forming a cabinet
with hopeful prospects looks to be
beyond any ones capacity. New
general elections seem indicated"
X X 4 X
Rusaia.-Snowstorm have block
ed the Siberian railways, cutting
off one important source of re-
lief for the famine area.
Apart from the great famine
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PLAN FOR COLUMBUS MEMORIAL
- TOMB REVIVED IN SAN7'O DOMINGO

a Columbus lighthouse memorial in
Santo Domingo, where 1t Is contended
BY many historical authorities the
remains of Columbus lie, was origi-
mated before the war by Mr.. Pulliam
and his wife. but the; project was
temporarily abandoned on account OF
the war. e..
There has been much discussion as
to where the remains of Columbus
really lie. Many authorities, particu-
larly those in Spain, have contended
that the bones were removed from
Santo Domingo to Havana in 1795 and
thence in 1898 to Seville, Spain, but
other historians, with whom Mr.. Pull
liam has declared himself in agree
ment, say that these were the remains
either Of Columbus son Diego or his
grandson Luis, and that a leaden
basket unearthed in the cathedral of
Santo Domingo in 1877 containing hu-
man bones has been established
through Inscriptions and historical
records as the coffin Of the 'discoverer.
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FLEET OF DANUBE SHIPS
TO CARRY GERMAN GOODS

Edwin C. Kemp, American commits
sioner at Budapest, reports to the De-
partment Of Commerce that, owing to
numerous obstacles to the expeditions
handling Of rail traffic through the
Germany is reported to be placing or
ders for barges Of 500 to 1000 tons
both in Germany and abroad for use
In transporting German goods to
states bordering on the Danube. 1t is
also reported that shipbuilding firm
Of Budapest Is working to full capac-
ity on orders for 'Rumania and Cxecho-
slovakia, for whom twelve barges and
four cargo steamers are said to have
been completed during last summer.
The opinion 10 expressed that the
SHINES group Will shortly have heet
Of ships on the Danube.
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SHIPS OFFICERS COAL >, 40 :.
STEAMER AS CREW QUITS
Bring Vessel Out of Hongkong
When Chinese Go on Strike. -,
1875 Boats Tied Up. as,iss
By the Associated Press.

VICTORIA, B. c.. February 25.-It
was only with the ships officers handzls
ling shovels in the stokehold and .,
sweating over the work Of the decamped
Chinese crow that the steamship PROT
esilaus, which was here today from the. 4!
orient, got clear Of the seamen's strike. ..
in Hongkong, officers of the vessel de-
clared. Four blue-funnel ships left the =
same morning, the few white men I,
aboard navigating them to Junk bay.
Chinese brought down from Shanghai
were picked up at Junk bay, the trans.,,r
fer being made with a feet of police
boats standing by. Hovering about
were dozens Of Chinese junks armed !.
with ancient muxzle leaders, used IN
ordinary times for protection from pi-
rates. but on this occasion primed With
ball shot for use in the cause of the
strikers II opportunity had arisen. 'it 8
was stated. ,.,rfs,.s
The original crew OF the Protesiiaus =
was forced ashore two hours after tha
vessels arrival at Hongkong by strikefz-
who threatened death. There Were Il, I.
ships and 10000 men Idle when the yes.
eel left Hongkong.
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Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
sANTO DOMINGO, February 1s-
Consideration Of the plan of William
E. Pulliam, receiver general Of Gus
toms Of the Dominican republic. to
erect a great tomb and lighthouse
here in honor Of Christopher Colum-
bus, was resumed last night A group
of prominent Dominican, leaders met
with him. and discussed plans for a
formal organization to carry out the
project.
A number of speeches were made
describing the projected monument as
a noble pan-American memorial to
the great discoverer. Intense interest
Is being shown by the Dominican
press and p1blic generally.
The movement Tor the erection Of
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NEW FLYING FIELD NAME.

DIBpatCH 20 D1aIs
FREDERICKSBURG Va, February
25.-The designation of Reid Flying
Field, in Stafford county. few miles
from this city, has been changed to
Brown Flying Field" in honor of
Lieut.. Walter v. Brown, the victim
Of an airplane accident at Colonial
Beach June 9, 1891. and the first Of
fcer Of the field to BE- Killed.
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Rays of Light Converted Into -.
Sound Enable Blind to Read

on my Braille typewriter as listened
and learned when some one told me
that / had made several mistakes, but a
had recorded the full sense of the
sentences.
Soon could take fifteen words a.
minute. .s;.s;,,
81 believe that any one could be
taught to use the optophone. It Is
a Godsend for the sightla~." -:
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lCOntlflueC from FlrSt 1dSe.)
that a third state is only entitled TO
obtain extension of the concession to
itself by granting similar concessions.
What is the relation between "for-
eign exchange and the problem of
formulating a tariff bill? Hitherto
imports from foreign countries have
been valued on the foreign invoice or
value placed on them by the producer
or importer. certified to by the Amer
lean consul or his agent. By an ex-
ecutive order, dated November 1S,
1919, the consular regulations provide
that when the invoice is expressed in
a foreign currency which is depreci-
ated as compared with the correspond
ing standard coin Of the country's ex-
portation, a currency certificate must
be attached showing the percentage
of depreciation. If the consul cannot
tell the depreciation, and If the for
sign currency is exchanged for United
Erates currency at rate lower than
the rate proclaimed by the Secretary
of the Treasury the consul shall at
tach a certificate showing the actual
toms in the United States. when the
goods arrive, shall reduce the ex-
change already made to the real ex-
change prevailing in the United
States. In other words, the collector
or his agent shall correct any error
made in the reduction Of foreign cur
rency into United States currency.
Four times each year the Secretary
of the Treasury establishes the rate
of exchange for the purpose Of maxi
ing this conversion OF foreign money
into American money. In other words.
the rate of exchange is re-established
ratio. Until the world war this rate
of exchange did not vary much.s
Now, another problem presents IT.
self In some cases this depreciation
amounts to so per cent, in others to
80 per cent Of the pre-war gold value
of foreign currency. In many cases
the real depreciation is not known.
Unable to ascertain this real depreci-
alton, some countries have enacted
laws providing that the conversion OF
foreign currency into home currency
shall never drop below a certain level.
Canada did this. This tended to main
tain the valuation of imported goods
somewhere near the Canadian value.
when expressed in Canadian dollars.
& 4 r
Senator Smoot's proposed amend
ment to the Fordney tariff bill is
designed to meet this situation. If
the depreciation of foreign currency
is more than g. per cent below the
gold value, thus giving foreign pro-
ducerS and American importers an
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INSTRUMENTATION
CLAUSES C0MPLlCATE
TASK OF FRAMING BILL

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:: : IS; g; :: :; !:
- until the spring comes.
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The movementf Tor the erection Of
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pie-Cast Wood Horns.

The demand for loud speakers has
brought about The development of all
kinds Of horns, some Of metals, others
OF fiber, 'and still others OF pressed
wood. II is the aforementioned type
with which we are momentarily inter.
cStcd. These are made of selected
wood which is reduced TO lis original
fiber and east in steel dies under a
pressure Of II tons and subjected TO
500 degrees of heat. This is claimed
10 form IN artificial wood many times
denser than natural wood. It's acous.
nc properties are remarkable. The
vibrations received through the phone
NJ the base Of the horn are ampliiled
by the rich. resonan. vibrations Of the
material itself. The metallic sound
which is 80 annoying In many types Of
loud speakers equipped with metal
horns is said to he entirely eliminated
Scientific American.
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SCHNEIDER CONVICTED
Guilty Of Periudy in tire Hall-Mills
Case

Case
New Brunswick. N. j.. Dec. 8 Ray
mond Schenidcr was found guilty Of
perjury BIZ jury here this afternoon
after Il rad bccn out Is minutes.
Schneider accused Clifford Hayes
his ehum. OF being responsible for
the murder OF Rev Edward W Hall
and hia cnor singer, Mrs Eleanor r.
Mills. HAYS was later v!ndicntea and
Schneider held for perjury.
The verdict was returned by the
Jury In 10 minutes. Schneider, who
admitted making three statements
blaming Hayes for the murders, testl-
fled today thpt he wes forced TO do
so in fear OF threats Of bodily injury.
He sprang sensation In the court
room Just before tho case went to the
jury when, ir answer to question
as TO who threatened him. he stood up
and pointed his finger at Corporal
Dickman, member OF the state con.
stabulary. Schneider told the court
that Dlckman threatened to bring in
troopers from New York to beat Inn
up
Schneider will be arragned for sen.
tence next week
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Jokes on st. Peter are pretty stale
and, generally speaking, ali OF the
changes have been ung on the heaven
~ gates. but Hollywood seems TO he
an exception TO all known rules. st
Peter babe y solemn welcome TO three
Whlte-robed men rs they approached
"Where are you from?" he asked the
first, Chicago" the man replied
You may go in Where are YOU
from" lie asked the second. "Fron
New York; he replied. You may Z,
in and where are you fromi' II,
asked tlV third. I'm from Holly
wood" said the man. "You may Z,
IN. hut I'm afraid YOU won't like IT,
said The sanity guard.
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New Motion Picture Idea.

A motion picture protector which
ran be used by anybody. anywhere,
making possible the projection OF
moving pictures under all conditions,
is IN use in France. The lantern and
film reels OF the protector are sup.
ported above an upright triangular
frame. Mt right angles TO which is n
second triangular frame supporting
seat and n large pulley driven by
pedals. Behind the large pulley is q
dynamo which supplies current for u
hlgh-powered lncandcsccnt lamp. Bs
means of belts the pedaled pulley op-
crates the dynamo, .he protector and
the film reels MI simultaneously
Popular Science Magazine.
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Clemenceau, former premier Of
France, octogonarian and self con-
fessed apostle Of the effort TO lead
the United States into the tangle Of
European alliance, probably hasn't
made many converts here but the old
statesman has had perhaps the most
cordial welcome given to aay foreign
visitor since the war. The American
people differ from the inhabitants Of
Europe In that they do not carry
their partisanship around every NON.
ent as concealed weapon. Real
Americans, not the brittle.brained
limitations 90 common nowadaya
fight their battles and then abide the
result until II is time TO fight again.
II is wiser for the United States and
better for Europe that We keep out
OF the League OF Nations but the de-
termination to keep out does no.
stand In the way OF giving Old Tiger
Clemcnccau the time of his long life
OF this side OF the pond
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Favorite Prescription gave me and
| am always ready to speak word
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suffer as did."-Mrs. VIM. Stephens.
29l Livingston Ave.
Women who suifcs from head.
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2iness, ialntlng spells, nervousness
or exhaustion should 20 ut once
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get bottle OF Favor!te Prcscrin.
ton. In tablets or liquid. Or write
Or Pierce's lnyalds' Hotel in Bur.
fao, \. Y, for free medical a,y:cc
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MONDAY, DECEMBER II, 1929.


The recent homicidc In Bennington
prompts people to lament that this
part Of. the state has many cases Of
this kind. Actually the astonishing
thing Is that there are 50 few muir
ders in proportion to the population.
With 50 many children brought up
without training IN self restraint,
with so many minds tainted by
disease, dissipation, or from heredity,
with hatred, jealousy and greed 50 Of
ten the moving spirit OF frail human
hearts, With y general slackness OF
morals and worldwide moratorium
in law enforcement the marvel ID
that homicide is so rare.
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Tie priacc'of Wales, according 70 4
journal devoted TO the tailoring husi.
ness. has given great popularity To
the braided morning coat. Quite
true. probably lIut royal,y-has never
Zone very much TO p0pulariZe working
clothes.
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More and more the opinion grows
that the only way cut Of the world
morass Is through following higher
Ideals. Surely the human race has
suffered enough TO convince it that
higher ideals are worth following
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1t would take 5S.333 days to reach
Mars in an auto travelling 30 miles an
hour, says a professor Of astronomy.
Perhaps modern uulolSI would be
content with 50 miles an hour, IL he
happens to he a professor OF astron.
omy.
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When a self-relant American used
to 20 out and shoot an arrow into n
bear TO procure his winter suit he
never had to worry about the high
cost of wool. All he worried about
was the bear.
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Once Ia ENOUGH.

It's ius Ms we'll that we can't liyc orr
lives over again. We might not make
The same mistakes, bit we would max 9
many others we avoided the first time
by sheer luck. rather than discretion.
Birmingham Agc-lierald
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Ral,v Wantsd II

How far j. Il to the moon, dudl"
About 2ic.p00 miles. so the aslron.
omrrs toll US"
We'll, I'm afraid you'll have TO take
taxi. baby wants IT,