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NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Powers Are Busy With Plans for Limiting Armaments and Insuring Peace By EDWARD W. PICKARD REDUCTION of armathents and other plans for insuring the peace of the world and so saving the lives and money’ of its inhabitants are occupying the international mind these days largely to the exclusion of other matters. Chief of the week’s developments in this line was the virtual conclusion of the conversations between Ambassador Dawes and Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain with enough agreement reached to make certain the calling of a fivepower conference on naval reduction. England will issue the invitation, it was announced, to the United States, France, Italy and Japan, and the meeting probably will be held in London, starting in the second week In January. Mr. MacDonald completed his arrangements to sail for the United States on September 28 to confer with President Hoover and Secretary of State Stimson, and it was assumed that this consultation would result only in furthering the plans for the big meeting. i from Washington asserted that President Hoover already had agreed to accept a limitation of the number of 10,000-ton cruisers the United States may build, in addition to a limitation of aggregate cruiser tonnage, which is the point for which the British contended in the futile Geneva conference of 1927. Whether America’s big cruisers shall number 18 or 21 Is to be decided later. It may be, too, the British will put over their former proposition that there shall be no replacements of capital ships before 1936, when the Washington treaties expire. The extremists in the matter of national defense are rather worried by these reported concessions, and cannot see how the United States is to attain naval parity with Great Britain, but Americans In general probably regard the negotiations with complacency. President Hoover in a radio address sought to reassure those who might be apprehensive for their country’s safety. He declared that naval and land armaments should be held down to the barest necessities for defense purposes, in the interests of peace, and that unless this policy is adhered to, preparedness may become a threat of aggression and a cause of fear and animosity throughout the world. The proposals now under discussion by the great powers, he said, “would preserve our national defenses and yet would relieve the backs of those who toil from gigastic expenditures and the world from the hate and fear which flows from the rivalry in building warships.” Dealing with the troubles that may confront the five-power conference, the London Daily Telegraph says: “It is from France and Italy, rather than from /apan, tha*t the greatest difficultiek2are feared. These two powers may draw together temporarily for the purpose of objecting to holding tfie conference in London and of weaving causes for delay, but they have been engaged since 1920 in a naval race of a very strenuous and severe character with one another. “It is not generally appreciated that France has been working on a building scheme which does not reach its maturity until 1942 and which comprises 18 cruisers, 90 destroyers, 67 ocean-going submarines and 48 coastal submarines. Italy’s building program was further increased only last year by the addition of 13 ships to cost an additional $45,000,000, but its principal strength lies in its fast destroyers and motor torpedo craft.” Lord Robert jcecil presented to the disarmament committee of the League of Nations the British plan calling for reopening of the question of trained army reserves in any scheme for world disarmament, and was supported by the German delegation. The French, Italians and Jap-

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anese argued that this question had been definitely laid aside last spring and that the present time was inopportune for reopening it. Since the great powers in the League of Nations have rejected France’s proposal for an international standing army, and Great Britain refused to help form an international navy, the league is now thinking of forming an international air force to help in compelling the world to be peaceful. Col. Clifford Harmon of America, president of the International League of Aviators, suggested the scheme last December and was sharply rebuked by Lord Cushendun of England; but he did r^Lgive up, and seems to have gained some support from Premier Briand of France and other diplomats. Last week both the French and the Germans introduced before the disarmament committee resolutions defin ing the juridical status of the planes of such an international force over various countries. The French measure said that the international commission for aerial navigation is preparing plans and urges the freedom of flying over all states, granted that they are the league’s machines. The German resolution said that, having learned that the international commission for aerial navigation is studying the legal position of league aircraft, the question must give rise to an important issue that the various governments will require an op portunity to study after they have received complete information on the project. Count von Bernstorff for Germany thought the French viewpoint could not be accepted. Harmon’s plan provides for a fleet of bombing planes to attack and break up mobilization in an aggressive country by smashing bridges, tunnels, railways, and othet lines of transportation in order to prevent the attacker from invading a neighbor country. The league assembly shelved until ne£t year a proposal to assist nations threatened by war with international loans guaranteed by all powers in the league. Qne of its committees also carried toward completion plans for lowering of customs barriers and reductions of economic impediments to trade, an essential preliminary being a world tariff truce of three or four years. BRITISH and Belgian troops quietly began the evacuation of the Rhineland, and some of the French troops were withdrawn, though it is expected France will maintain a rather large force there up to the last minute. Wiesbaden is to be made the headquarters of tlie interallied Rhineland commission, whose staff will be greatly reduced. CHINA says it is getting tired of the Soviet Russian raids on Manchurian border towns and that unless they cease the Nationalist government will drop its defensive tactics and adopt other measures, confident that it will receive the support of world opinion. The Chinese troops are »enraged by the tales of atrocities practiced by the Russians, as brought to Harbin by fugitive Chinese merchants from the border regions and cannot be restrained mlich longer. Fu~eign Minister C. T. Wang has protested through the German government against the internment by the Russians of Chinese who are not Communists or members of Russian trade unions and demanded their immediate release. While' gathering large bodies of troops and quantities of munitions on the Manchurian frontiers, the Chinese are collecting a mass of evidence to prove to the world that Russia has been violating the Kellogg pact. Denials of this by Moscow do not have great weight with those who are aware of the Russian propensity to misrepresent—to put it mildly. SOON after Col. R. W. Stewart was ousted by the Rockefellers from the chairmanship of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana there were rumors that he was going to form a combine to fight the American oil kings. These have been revived now, for the colonel sailed for Europe last week and it was admitted he would visit Sir Henri Deterding, oil magnate of Europe and director general of the Royal Dutch Shell company whose products already are sold all over America. If a combine of Standard’s

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competitors does result, it may bring the Royal Dutch Shell and Its ramifications, the Sinclair companies, the Prairie Oil and Gas and subsidiary pipe line company and the Continental Oil company all under a unified control. Rumors in American financial circles were that Stewart had enlisted the Morgan interests. It looks as if a merry oil war were in the offing. Harry M. Blackmer. the American oil magnate who fled to France to avoid testifying in the Teapot Dome cases and is still over there, was fined $60,000 for contempt of court by Justice Siddons of the District of Columbia Supreme court. His lawyer gave notice of appeal, and Blackmer’s SIOO,OOO in Liberty bonds, seized some time ago, remains in the custody of the federal marshal in Washington. CAPT. JOHN M’LEOD brought his motor vessel Shawnee of Nova Scotia into Halifax with two shell holes in its hull, and declared these were caused by two of four shells fired at close range by the U. S. coast guard cutter No. 145 when the Shawnee was 26 miles off New York, bound from Bermuda to Halifax in ballast. He said the No. 145 had all Its lights doused and that after the firing it called the coast guard Gresham, which later was relieved by another vessel, and that he finally outdistanced his convoy. McLeod said he would make formal protest through Ottawa. The Shawnee is alleged to have been engaged in rum running. ryOWN in the Carolinas the inhabitants apparently are determined not to have Communists from other regions interfering with their labor troubles. The radicals from New York who went down there to aid the striking textile workers are having a rough time, what with kidnapers and whippers, and in a mob attack on persons on the way to a strikers’ rally at Gastonia, N. C., one woman was shot to death. For this murder and for various floggings numerous Srrests have been made, and the state authorities seem to be doing all in their power to restore order; but the Carolinians are in an ugly mood and further bloodshed is expected. PRESIDENT HOOVER’S appointment of Henry F. Guggenheim as ambassador to Cuba to succeed Noble B. Judah, resigned, meets with general approval. The new ambassador is one of the leading figures in American aviation, being president of the Guggenheim fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics. During the war he served in the naval aviation forces in both France and Italy and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. Brig. gen. lytlf. brown, one of the greatest of American engineers, was appointed chief of army engineers with rank of major general to succeed Major General Jadwin, retired, and simultaneously with making known this selection. President Hoover announced plans for the reorganization of the office Brown takes. High ranking officers will be placed in entire charge of important projects and held definitely responsible for the successful completion of these special assignments. General. Brown is fifty-seven years oJd and was born at Nashville, Tenn. NW YORK is to have a lively iruyoralty campaign with five candidate. Congressman F. H. LaGuardia, extreme wet, won the Republican nomination, but the dry Republicans began laying plans to put up a dry candidate. The Democrats renominated Jimmy Walker, and Richard Enright, former police commissioner, was put up by the Square Deal party, attacking Tam.nany control of the police department. The fifth candidate is Norman Thoncjs, running as a Socialist, and he is ejected to be stronger than his party because of dissatisfaction with both LaGuardia and Walker. MERGER of two of New York’s biggest banks, the National City and the Corn Exchange, was arranged and approved by the directors. The consolidation brings together total resources of $2,386,066,401, making It the »*.rrest bank in the world. <©. »»29. Western Newspaper Union.)

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Improved Uniform International Sunday School ’ Lesson ’ <Bv REV t* B KHZWaIEK D.D.. Dean Mootiy Bible Institute of Chicago.! Cel l»?9 Western Newspaper Union.» Lesson for September 29 REVIEW: SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EXILE AND THE RESTORATION GOLDEN TEXT—The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that feat him. and his righteousness unto children's children. PKIMAKY topic—Stories Keloid. JUNIOR TOPlC—Stories Ketold INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC —Some Great Men of the Period YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—Gori s Providence in the Exile and the Restoration. The grade of the class, the aptitude of lhe scholars and the genius of C»»* teacher are factors which determine the method of review. For adult classes the followiug suggestions are made: I. Study the lessons of the quarter as Illustrating the philosophy of history in God's dealings with His |>eople in their captivity and restoration. Assignment of topics should t>e made at least one week in advance, only adult scholars should be expected io use this method The following sub jects might be assigned: Why God i’ermitied Israel to Go into Exile. Os What the Exile Cured Israel. What Changed Views of Lite Resulted from the Exile. The Bearing of the Exile Upon Prophecy. I'he Relationship of Divine Chasten ing to Divine Love. 11. Character Study. Assign the outstanding heroes of the quarters lessons to members ot the class to nave them report. This assignment should be made ut least a week in advance. Some ot the outstanding enaracters tor consideration are: Ezekiel. Daniel, Nehemiah, Ezra, Zerubbahel and Malachi 111. Summary of Contents. This method is usable at all times and can be adaped to most of the grades. The following suggestions ure made for carrying out this method: Lesson for July 7—-Before Ezekiel was eommissioneil as a prophet he was given a vision of the Almighty. After this vision he was given an experimental knowledge of God's Word. He ate the book, appropriated and digested its contents. Lesson for July 14— Ezekiel sets forth personal responsibility as bear ing on the prophet ami upon the |>eople to wlkhu he tninistenei. Ezekiel’s responsibility was to hear God’s Word and to sound forth the warning. The peoples responsibility was to hear and obey. Lesson for July 21—Ezekiel is the prophet of hope. He ministered to Israel in captivity. God sent him to show to Israel the fullness of His plan for the world through them. Lesson for July 28—Because Daniel made the Lord the arbiter of his life, he was able to make known rhe king’s dream, with its interpretation Lesson for Aug. 4—While Belshazzar and his lords were engaged in drunken revelry, a mysterious hand recorded divine judgment. There is a coming day of judgment. Lesson for Aug. 11—Because of jealousy certain wicked men plotted Daniel's downfall. They trumped up a charge against him on the ground of his foreign religion. Though the so. IIsh decree of the king was executed. Daniel was delivered and his accusers were *cast into the den of lions and destroyed. Lesson for Aug. went into captivity as a chastisement of the Lord, in due time He restored tliem. God’s covenants and judgments are sure. Lesson for Aug. 25—In the restoration of the people to their own land, the first thing necessary was the provision of a place for the worship of God. As soon as this work was don®, violent opposition was in eviden<e. That which God sets out to do shall be completed in spite of all that the Evil One can do. Lesson for Sept. I—Through Zerubbabel the people were brought back and established in their own land, but they had gone far away from God. There was now need of a religious leader. Ezra was moved by the Spirit of God to lead them back to fellowship. - Lesson for Sept B—When Nehemiah heard of the distress of his brethren in Jerusalem he took the matter r«the Lord in prayer. Their sorrow ami distress were his also. The Lord gave him cavoi with the king, who permitted him to go back and build the walls of Jerusalem, even giving the credentials of authority to be presented to the rulers of the country. Lesson for Sept 15—The method used in bringing hack rhe people to God was God’s Word. Because God’s Word was made plain to the people, they repented of their sins and rendered obedience to God. Lesson for Sept. 22—Malachi as an aid to Nehemiah in effecting reforms pointed out the sins of the people, namely, base ingratitude, a corrupt priesthood, mixed marriages, and robbing God by withholding tithes. He pointed to a Day of Judgment when righteous retribution would be meted out to the wicked and rewards would be given to the faithful. Faithfulness in Trifles It is only by fidelity in little things that a true and constant love to God can be distinguished from a passing fervor of spirit To be silent, to suffer, to pray when we cannot act, is acceptable to God. A disappointment, a contradiction, a harsh word received as in His presence is worth more than a long prayer.—Fenelon. The Seed of AU Sina There is the seed of all sins—of the vilest and worst of sins—in the best of men.—Thomas Brooks.

Chinese Have Armored Trains in Manchuria BL x \ v --c -< <. x' t. mi i WWwr ■ '"Wlis Not to be caught unprepared, the Chinese military authorities have rushed a number of armored cars, such asthe one shown in the picture, to the scene of the recent encounters with Red Russian troops, near Harbin in northern Manchuria. Remember When the Ladies Dressed Like This? - v - o These members of the California Federation of Business an(J Professional Women's Clubs in convention at theHotel Huntington. Pasadena. Calif., added zest to their proceedings by adopting costumes of three decades ago for “Gay Nineties” day.

New Wind Beacon for the Airmen I --7 I » * ; o ,i - ■ - ■••• — Ml ~ r aoMIB &t'. ®.. -1 ilwl / fi HI « :sg; sw -• Uy Ir ft * I Jf. * rmP - J' B Maj. Francis Boyle. Chpt. L. H. Palmer and Capt. Dudley Howard, left to right, inspecting the new windage beacon undergoing tests at Bolling field. This revolving beacon with the wind direction indicator was invented by J ajor Boyle and is so designed as to throw a colored beam down wind for a distance of from one to two miles as an aid to pilots making landings at night. Jackie, Crippled, Uses Wheelchair ' <■ 77. W w i '' >♦.B^8 WWfflß ' > * - “Jackie,” pet of a Dallas (Texas) family, recently run over by an automobile, pulling himself along the “road to recovery” in a wheel chair contraption built especially for him. SHORT ITEMS OF INTEREST

is considering imposing a gasoline tax. The thickness of the ice sheet which covers the center of Greenland is unknown Brooklyn’s population now exceeds that of the borough of Manhattan by 600,000. Massachusetts was the first state to adopt a compulsory school attendance

Chemicals such as aspirin do not prolong the life of cut flowers. Minnesota plans to spend $2,000,000 in two years to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. Gila monsters, of the lizard family, are more poisonous than many venomous snakes. Beetle trapping is a new sport introduced in Virginia to Annihilate an influx of Japanese beetles.

TO PROTECT BANKS WR'W I i ! p n Hector Fuller is here holding a Thompson submachine gun at theBankers’ Industrial exposition in New York. The baby machine gun weighs but nine pounds thirteen ounces, but is capable of “spitting” a stream of 300 bullets a minute. JACK QUINN QUITS R || ML i F gJM Illi 1 ttsmssamr Jaek Quinn, one of Connie Mack s veteran pitchers ami who aided materially this year in bringing the Athletics to the top. has announced hisK retirement. Mad Woman’s Achievement A square of rag, inscribed in ex quisite needlework with a clearly readable message nearly 1.000 words long, was among the exhibit at the pathological exhibition at the British medical congress at Manchester. The worker was a madwoman who imagined that she was Eve. and the needlework describes her hallucinations. The most astonishing thing about it is that it was all done under the coverlet of her bed, to conceal it from the nurse. She intended it as a message to God. Lafayette Relic A draft from congress presenting Lafayette with S2OO.<MK> tn “appreciation of his sacrifices and services’ and receipted by the general Is on display tn the main lobby of rhe Treasury building tn Washington Urgent Need Wanted —Somebody who will Invent a well-ventilated but soundproof room that will exclude the noise from the neighho'-’s loud sneaker.—Detroit Free Press.