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NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENTEVENTS
Structural Weakness Apparent
Cause of Tragedy of the
Giant Airship ZR-2.
FAULTS KNOWN IN ENGLAND
Congress Takes Thirty-Day Recess
After Discarding Anti-Beer Bill—
Panama Yields Coto to Costa
Rica at Uncle Sam’s Com-
mand, and Goes Into
Mourning.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
“The hull structure is, in general
principles, of standard type such as
used in Zeppelin airships and in
earlier British types, but a very con-
siderable saving of structural weight
has been effected by a large number of
Improvements in details."
This excerpt from the official British
■description of the ZR-2 seems to ex-
plain the disaster wlich befell the
giant dirigible while on Its trial trip
last Wednesday. The saving of struc-
tural weight was effected at tlie ex-
pense of the entire airship and the
lives of 4f> of the men who manned
her. According to survivors, an ab-
rupt change of direction when the ves-
sel was above Hull strained the frame-
work beyond its strength. It broke In
two In the middle and fell into the
Humber river with terrific explosions.
Included In the dead were Commander
T.ouls H. Maxfleld and 15 more of the
American crew which was to bring the
airship to the United States, and
British Air Commodore I. M. Maitland
and 2D of the English crew. Only one
American, a rigger, was among the
survivors.
ZR-2 was the largest airship ever
constructed and was built by the Brit-
ish government for the United States
navy. The price was to be $2,000,000.
Of course, ns slip had not yet been
turned over to the Americans the
financial loss does not fall on the Amer-
ican governments The catnstrophe was
not a great surprise to those in Eng-
land who had watched the building
and tests of the nlrship. On several
preliminary trials defects and weak-
nesses were uncovered, and the final
trial flight whlcji ended so disastrously
hnd been postponed repeatedly though
the weather seemed entirely favorable.
Tt is said that enlisted men of the
British air service stationed at How-
den bail offered to bet ten to one that
the dirigible never would get across
tbe Atlantic; that they declared it was
structurally weak, and Impossibly
large, with unreliable engines and a
framework incapable of standing the
strain of Its own 33 tons of dead
weight while In the air.
News of the disaster reached Wash-
ington while a congressional commit-
tee was listening to arguments In
favor of an appropriation for the com-
pletion of ZR-1. an American-built
companion ship of the 7B-2, on which
more than a million dollars alrendy
has been expended. Officers of the
naval bureau of aeronautics are confi-
dent that the navy will be permitted
vto continue Its rigid airship building
program notwithstanding tbe loss of
7R 2.
which the house has passed. Among
the bills passed at the closing session
were the agricultural credits measure,
the shipping board deficiency bill of
$48,500,000, with Its amendment car-
rying $200,000 for expenses of the dis-
armament conference, and the meas-
ure extending the dye embargo until
January 1.
Chief Interest in the senate centered
about the nntl-lieer hill, which was at-
tacked at length by Senators Reed and
Stanley. The dry leaders found by
test votes that the measure could not
be carried, so they allowed it to be
thrown into the discard. They failed
even in their effort to have it made
the unfinished business when the
senate reconvenes. The more fanat-
ical of the prohibition leaders are to
he blamed for the failure of this bill,
for they rejected all compromise and
by their stubbornness led the wets
to form a temporary coalition with the
agricultural bloc. The members of
the latter helped kill the anti-beer
measure In return for the support of
the wets for the farm export credits
hill which was In danger of being
caught in ttie Jam and held up in-
definitely.
This credits hill empowers the War
Finance corporation to issue $1,500,-
000.000 of its own bonds and to lend
$1,000,000,000 for financing agricul-
tural exports. The house refused to
agree to senate provisions which
would allow the corporation to lend
directly to European purchasers of
the commodities, but the compromise
will allow the Finance corporation
to lend to anybody, provided satisfac-
tory collateral is fyrnished to It for
tbe sums advanced.
each or a total of $430,000. Although
this was less than the estimated aver-
age cost of one of the siiips, tlie board
agreed to accept the offer. Most of
the vessels have been lying Idle tn
the James river and It has been cost-
ing the hoard almost $50,000 a month
to care for them. Twenty ships were
reserved to he sold at highest prices
and fifty others may he kept for use
ns pontoons for the building of the
proposed bridge across the Hudson
river.
The peace treaty with Germany has
been completed and last week was
shown to the members of the senate
committee on foreign relations, and
also to other senators. All who saw
It expressed their approval of the
pact, and it was to be signed In Ber-
lin. It must now be ratified by the
senate and the relclistag. The treaty
provides for the resumption of diplo-
matic and commercial relations be-
tween the two countries, awards the
United States the fruits of victory
specified in the Versailles treaty, and
provides for the payment by Germany
of American war damage claims. A
similar treaty has been negotiated
with Austria and signed at Vienna.
IN THE SHOP.
“All,” said Mr. Goldfish, “we add
to the beauty of this shop. Some of
our family have been put in the win-
dow which looks out upon the street
so that when people pass by they can
see the beautiful members of the Gold-
fish family.
“Of course, I do not mean Hint they
ore in the window without any water.
They are in bowls of water swimming
about. And there are weeds anil peb-
bles in tho bowls of water too, so that
the Goldfish family will feel at home.
“Goldfish would not feel at home in
tiie window unless there were some
water for them, for Goldfish like wa-
tery homes.
‘And here we are. ready to he sold,
and to be taken home; to add to the
beauty of people’s homes.”
“We're here, too,” said Mr. Turtle.
“And some of our family are in the
window, too, along with some of your
family, Mr. Goldfish, to add to the
beauty and Interest of the window.
“We’re all showing how attractive
home is with some Goldfish and
Turtles In It.
“The shop Is showing off some of
Its fine summer furniture and beauti-
ful summer curtains, but to make the
window look really beautiful they hud
to add to the beauty by having us.’’
“Yes.” said Mr. Goldfish,” and we’re
swimming around this tank here to
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Japan has formally accepted the in
vitation to the Washington conference
and Its embassy is obtaining accom
modations for a delegation of about
eighty persons. A large residence, an
office building and a section of one of
the hotels have been rented. Since
tiie meeting of (he Japanese diet prob-
ably will keep Premier Ilara at home,
the Japanese delegation is likely to he
bended by either Foreign Secretary
Uehidn or Viscount Chimin. In its
note of acceptance the Japanese gov-
ernment expressed the hope that the
agenda of the conference on Far East-
ern affairs would be arranged prior to
the meeting In accordance with Its
suggestion that matters concerning
only n few nations, or which nre ac-
complished facts, tie not brought Into
tbe discussion. So far nobody has
shown any Intention of supporting this
proposition of the Japanese, which, of
course. Is put forward solely in be-
half of their own selfish interests.
They do not wish to be asked about
Shantung, or Yap. or Manchuria.
Great Britain also accepted the invi-
tation to the conference Inst week in
a graceful note that contained no re-
strictions or qualifications. The rep-
resentatives of the republic of South
Chinn nre still nsking recognition In
Washington and a hid to the meeting.
They assert thnt the people of South
China have set up n government of
their own that owes no allegiance tn
the Peking government, and that they
constitute a full half of the popula-
tion of Cldnn.
Unless the Dublin correspondents
are wrong, another Impasse in the
Irish peace negotiations has been
reached. De Valera, Dni! Eireann
and the Irish republican council, after
long debate, have drawn up their re-
ply to Lloyd George's offer and dls-
pntchod it to London. Presumably Its
contents will lie made public before
this reaches tiie render. It is assert
ed now that the British offer has
been rejected and no counter-proposl
tion made by the Irish, hut that the
way is left open for further negotia-
tion. Tiie Sinn Fein leaders believe
the premier is not sincere when he
says Great Britain lias made its ulti-
mate offer; they think the truce will
not he broken by their rejection and
that Mr. Lloyd George will make fur-
ther concessions.
The Roman Catholic church Inter-
vened in the Irish controversy last
week with a message to D«* Valera
“from the highest authority,” deliv-
ered by the lord bishop of Dromore.
Tbe source of the message and Its
purport were not made puldic.
Federal officials have punctured a
$50,000,000 financial bubble, they as-
sert, in the arrest of Charles W. j
French, partner of John W. Worth- I
ington, already In custody, and a num- j
her of his associates in various parts |
of the country. These men, it Is
charged, were selling stock .In 20 j
companies, all organized by French, 1
and having a total capitalization of
more than $21,000,000. The federal
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A Healthy Looking Pork Family in an Alfalfa Field.
“May I Sit Here?”
show the people who come Into tlu
shop what a fine shop it is and liow
much the shop people care about hav-
ing their shop look handsome.
“It is greatly Improved by having
us about.”
“I’ve heard,” said Mr. Turtle, “that
we make people enjoy coming here.
For when they get tired of looking at
yards and yards of ribbons and laces
and lots uiul lots of dresses and lints
they can look at us and feel rested.
“Surely we must make them feel
rested,” said Mr. Goldfish, “for we
swim about so slowly and show that
there is no sense in hurrying all the
time.
“We tell them that rest is a most
Important thing, and taking tilings
easily is another important tiling
“Of course we don’t tell them that
by talking to them, but we show them
what we think by the way we have
of acting.
-»ve shake a fin at them and we try
to say:
’• ’ Don’t hurry and don’t get all
tired out. The Goldfish family never
does that, and see how gay and bright
and pretty are the Goldfish family.’ ”
“I don't suppose, though.” said the
Turtle, that all creatures would care
to be beautiful just as Goldfish are.
They wouldn’t care for fins and for
glassy eyes and for fancy tails as
members of your family do.
“But then, of course, all the world
can’t be made up of Goldfish and
(Prepared by the United Slates Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
The irrigated areas of the south-
western United States can produce a
high market grade of alfalfa hay, hut
there are several difficult problems
that must be solved in order profita-
bly to market the bay, say specialists
of the bureau of markets and crop es-
timates. United States Department of
Agriculture.
Method of Baling.
Tiie first step which has a direct
hearing upon tiie marketing of alfal-
fa is haling. The rainfall in the South-
west Is exceedingly light during tlis
hay-milking season, and for tills ron-
son much of the hay is baled out of
the windrow nr cock.
When hay Is haled from the wind-
row in sufficiently green state to save
all the leaves, it cannot tie pressed
tightly because of the danger of
heating, and shippers therefore fre-
quently experience considerable diffi-
culty In loading cars with the mini-
mum weight for which they pay
charges. Hay which has been stacked
and allowed to dry can lie baled more
compact, lint in baling stack hay many
of the leaves shatter because of the
dryness. According to the application
by many Inspectors of the present
grade rules, this liay is of a lower
grade than when the leaves cling to
the stems, notwithstanding the fact
that the leaves may be contained In
the bale.
Sources of Trouble.
Bleached hay, together with weeds,
causes considerable trouble in mar-
keting alfalfa. It Is well known that
alfalfa hay bleaches quickly when ex-
posed to bright sunlight, but there la
a wide difference of opinion as to Just
the amount of nutrient that Is lost
In bleaching.
Commercial grade rules, however,
are based In part upon this factor.
Producers and shippers In these sec-
tions contend that too much weight la
given the color factor In the present
commercial grades for alfalfa and not
sufficient weight to Its feeding value.
From Investigations recently made
by the bureau of markets and crop
estimates, it appears thut when tiie
present grading rules are rigidly and
technically applied, as is frequently
the case on declining markets, it is
Impossible under the most Ideal condi-
tions to produce “choice" grade alfnl-
fu.
The presence of a weed, a blade of
grass or of a blenched stem will pre-
vent a hale from grading “choice,” and
It Is practically Impossible to obtain
hay which Is entirely clear of any of
these things. Considerable hay is
bought and sold on this grade, how-
ever, but tiie use of It, and sometimes
also of the grade No. 1 causes the ship-
per a heavy loss.
The specialists believe that commer-
cial grades for any kind of hay should
be made so that the physical limita-
tions in production and preparation
will he properly recognized, and that
such grades should be uniformly ap-
plied, and not influenced whatever by
the state of the market.
Causes of Wide Margins.
Most shippers in the irrigated sec-
tions seem willing to handle liny at a
gross profit of $1 per ton if the chance
of losses on account of rejections
could be eliminated. Tiie rejections
are almost always based upon Che
claim that the hay Is not up to grade,
but occur almost entirely upon a de-
clining market. With only the meager
protection against this practice and
resultant loss, furnished by inspection
services maintained by the trade or-
ganizations of the various markets,
he Is compelled to raise his margin of
gross profit to $2 or $3 per ton.
When the producer notes the wide
difference between the price which he
has received for his hay and the price
quoted at the adjacent market, he
feels that the sli!pi«r.or dealer is tak-
ing advantage of him and Is making
too large a profit. The producer’s de-
sire to share In this supposedly large
profit Is one of the principal causes
of the co-operntlve wave that Is now
agitating southwestern alfalfa grow-
ers. When this desire Is stimulated by
an enthusiastic, prospective manager
It seems to be not a very difficult mat-
ter to form an organization of pro-
ducers to ship and market hay.
Co-operative Marketing Aeeociation.
Co-operative market associations
can no doubt market their own hay as
advantageously as the Individual ship-
per, provided their manager Is as well
trained and possesses equal experience
and business ability, but they are sure
to meet the same marketing difficul-
ties. and will have Just as many rejec-
tions and losses which must be de-
ducted from the proceeds of their
sales.
Many of the Irrigated sections of
the Southwest do not ship more than
from 2.000 to 3,000 cars of hoy each
year and this business Is In some In-
stances divided between two or three
shippers, who also conduct other busi-
nesses in connection, thus greatly re-
ducing overhead expenses. Co-opera-
tive shipping associations are being or-
ganized In several of these projects.
The cure for the present marketing
difficulties in the alfalfa sections of
the Southwest would seem to be along
the line of better standards and tlielr
Impartial applications, say the market-
ing specialists.
FIX FARM INCOME BY
VOLUME OF BUSINESS
Turtles though I can imagine that ,
agents tmve seize*! about $27,000,000 | noth|ng cuu|(i ,(e lovelier than a world Si*«
in suspicious "paper” and arc getting of G))1,iflsh all(j 0f Turtles, especially !
confessions from several of the gang, j Qf -purties."
Developments in the case are coming
of business Is at least potentially
present, as evidenced by tillable land
or by markets for Intensive crops on
smnll areas.
That the volume of business can be
achieved by economical methods,
j That the volume of business that
can he conducted on the farm Is such
thnt It will yield an Income large
enough to provide a comfortable mar-
- gin. after paying the absolutely nec-
of Business Is Most Important essary expenses of operation and pro-
Must Be Margin Above Annua?
Maintenance Charge.
daily.
of Goldfish,” said Mr.
Factor to Be Considered in Select-
ing a Place—Three Things
to Remember.
The republic of Panama Is officially
In mourning. President I’orras has or-
dered the flag display***! at half-mast
on nil public buildings for one
because Costa Rica gets the disputed j to the federal • government. State
territory of Coto. Panama will not j child labor laws are adequate to care
seek by force to prevent Its neighbor for the situation nnd provide n pen-
from occupying the district, because nlty. .not n tax. ns Is proposed by the
the United States Inst week told her net of congress, the decision said.
Plans for the'7.R 1 call for an air- that the terms of the White award The nttempt of the federal govem-
shlp of slightly smaller size than the must be accepted and that warfare ment to regulate labor within the
ZR-2, n length of 070 feet, diameter , t*efween Panama nnd Costa Rica
about 80 feet, nnd gns capacity of np-1 would not ho permitted. Porms then
proximately 2.2DO.OOH cubic feet. The hnd no other course than to yield,
total cost is estimated at $2.500000. though his political foes prohnhly will
Her designers have adhered more . take advantage of his plight nnd nt-
Hoeety than the British to the struc- | tempt to oust him fmtn office. It Is
turn! plans of the Germans, who were j snld they are »rylng to organize a
the original builders of rigid airship*. | revolution, and this may give some oc-
The naval gas extracting plant at Fort mpathm to the battalion of American
Worth alrendy lias stored enough j marines that was sent down to the
“Especially
‘"’Tve"heard." said Mr. Turtle, “that j o*f ffiuUura7
they have some of our families in tiie j jt re«niircs a farm business of at
children’s shops because they know | |east f„|r sj7.,. to provide an Income
that the children will want to come and tliat wm merely cover maintenance
get their clothes and sh**es in a shop cl|,lrut,s aIld these charges nre
where they have such Interesting erea- | relatively higher for small farms
tures as Goldfish and Turtles.” j fj,an for large ones, say special-
“And," said Mr. Goldfish, splashing |ats nf the United States Department
a bit. “I’ve heard of a shop where Df Agriculture. A farm may be of
riding an adequate living for the
fnrmer and his family, for saving or
future demands.
DAIRY COWS LIKE VARIETY
helium gas to fill the envelope of | Isthmus ostensibly to protect American
ZR-1. fieftmn Is far less dangerous
than hydrogen ga*. being noninflamuia-
ble.
property and lives If the Panamans
did not give In.
I .ate Wednesday night congress ad-
journed far a 30-day recess, or until
September 21 The senate finance
committee remains on the Job to con-
tinue Its work on the permanent tar-
11* and the tax cession measures
When hid* for the "wooden fleet"
were opened by the United State*
Of concrete Interest In the South
nnd at least academic Interest In the
rest of the country Is the decision of
Federal Judge Bovd In Greensboro,
N. U.. holding unconstitutional the
federal Inw imposing a tnx of 10 [>er
cent on the profits derived from prod-
ucts on which child labor is em-
ployed. Regulation of labor. Judge; . ... __. - ......
Bovd ruled. Is one of the power* “.ey have everything one .u<* „ize to furnish most llviug
month ! talned by the states and not delegated «•“ "aut’ even tw °w,dfish aud LtW“ , of ,,ie farn“*r’ “ch
Mowers.” — * —------
“What are lawn mowers for?” asked
Mr. Turtle.
“1 asked the fish who told me he
had heard this piece of news if he
knew what they were and he said
they were things which cut the lawns.
And lawns are made of grass.
“Of course they have nothing to do
with the water and they have nothing
to do with the Goldfish family. For
they don’t have water mowers or any-
thing foolish like that.
“But It shows that people had come
dealing j to the shop and had asked for Gold- i absolutely necessary running cx-
fish and so the shop had sent out word ' nen«e*. Often the Income l* Insuffl-
that they had Goldfish too.
“I'm glad to hear a piece of news
like that, for It abows that people
have a lot of tense when they want
Goldfish in their homes.
“It makes me think better of people,
much better of theta.” ended Mr. Gold-
fish as he shook a fin at Mr. Turtln
state Is a usurpation of authority and
a violation of the sovereign rights of
the state, the Judge decided.
The Pennsylvania Railroad com-
pany has again challenged the right
of the federal railway Inbor lumrd to
dictate the road’s policy In
with Its employee*, and has renewed
the fight for the open shop. The
Pennsylvania, in nn application filed
hy Samuel Rea. president, denied the
legality of the board’s refusal to rec-
ognize a recent election of representa-
tives of the railroad's employee*. The
ballot* which selected them made no
shipping hoard there was hut one hid- provision for union* a* such, an*) the
der for the entire fleet—the Ship Con- hoard ordered a new election, prewrrih-
•tnictlon and Trading company of , ing the form of the ballot*. Agree
New York This concern offered to ment* entered Into subsequent to tbe
take tb* SB wmil “ns 1*" at $2,100 t first election were declared void.
ns vege- >
tables and fruits, a* well as enough In- ,
come to pay the taxes and running j
expenses, but unless there Is a mar- j
gin above this annual maintenance
charge no progress can he made to-
ward accumulating a surplus.
Thls (stint Is often overlooked, and
thousands of men fail to understand
why they do not get ahead faster, j
when, as a matter of fact, the1
size of their business is such
thnt there Is only a slight I*”*
nihility of any margin being left after
obtaining a hare bring and peylng
Few Speckled Apples. Beets, Carrot*
and Other Worthless Foodstuffs
Are Delicacies.
A dairy cow appreciates variety tn
her ration almost as much as does a
human being. Hay, grain and silage
are good ami certainly should consti-
tute the main part of the ration. But
a few speckled apples, beets, carrots,
small potato*"*, and other worthies*
foodstuffs all are delicacies to the
cow. The dairyman who thinks of
his cows In this way, not only keep*
them In flourishing condition, but is
repaid Immediately by an Increase in
milk yield.
STAR BOARDERS NOT WANTED
Milk Flow Is to Be Kept Up Cow
Must Be Persistent—Other-
wise Discard Htr.
ponies. • men me imume ■» The cow that milk* heavily for •
dent even to dr. this, and the farmer 1 short time or for four or five or *1*
and his family have to go without months
He
She
Something.
-I’ve an awful cold In my bead.
-Well, that'* something.
some of the comforts of life.
Thu* It Is that the size of the farm
holiness Is ooe of the moot Impor-
tant. if not the most important, factor
to he considered tn selecting a farm.
In determining the value of a farm
In this regard It la essential, special-
ists say. to make sure of three things;
That you have an opportunity; that
U, make sure that the desired volume
and then drop# off. perhaps
entirely drying up. is never to he seri-
ously considered when annual record*
are being competed. Naturally If
ooe la to keep up the milk Bow be
must have a cow persistent In her
makeup. If she proves otherwise. It
la probable that tbe belongs to tbe
Haas of atar boarders that have no
place ou any dairy farm where burn-
ers# methods are practiced.
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