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Show n -,1 News Review of Current Events the World Over Dawes Named Head of Reconstruction Finance Corporation Cor-poration Laval's Blow to Reparations Conference Confer-ence "Alfalfa Bill" in Washington. By EDWARD W. PICKARD INTO the Inp of Gen. CJmrlei (iati'n IiiiufH, or rather onto his shoulders, I) us fallen another big Job, and the country seems to feel confident con-fident that this Strong Man of business, busi-ness, finance and diplomacy will be able to handle It competently. He has been appointed by President Hoover as president of the Reconstruction Fl-nnnce Fl-nnnce corporation which Is to go to the resct:e of banks, railroads and other Interests whose as- force the dry law because the people peo-ple regarded the definition of Intoxicants In-toxicants as unscientific and dishonest. dis-honest. As a result Dyer said, federal fed-eral Judges have become real police Judges. Gen. Dawes NEWTON D. BAKER having refused re-fused to seek the Democratic Presidential nomination, besides having made himself almost out of the question bj reiterating his ad vocacy of American membership In the League of Nations, the party leaders of Ohio agreed to support Got. George White as Ohio's favorite favor-ite son. The state's delegates, however, how-ever, will be "free from any sort of control," which means they can sets and operations have been J wl,ch to "nJ otner candidate. "frozen" by the depression. Two billion dollars supplied by the government gov-ernment will be Rt the disposal of the corporation and It Is fondly-hoped fondly-hoped and txpected that this great piece of machinery will, under the direction of General Dawes, extricate extri-cate the country from the economic morass. President Hoover In announcing the selection of Dawes added thut Enjrene Meyer, governor of the federal fed-eral reserve board, would be chairman chair-man of the board of the new corporation. cor-poration. In a second statement the President Presi-dent announced that Secretary of State Stlmson would repluce Dawes as chairman of the American delegation dele-gation to the disarmament conference confer-ence In Geneva but would not attend at-tend the opening sessions, at which Ambassador Hugh Gibson would be acting chairman. Other members of the delegation sailed for Europe Wednesday, and the delay In the departure de-parture of Mr. Stlmson was construed con-strued In Washington as meaning that Mr. Hoover does not expect a great deal from the conference. Of course Mr. Dawes" resignation as ambassador to Great Britain was ponnptly offered and accepted. He said he would send to London for Ma family and his trunks and would get busy on the new Job at nce. South Dakota Democrats have declared for Franklin D. Roosevelt, and In Minnesota a movement has been started to secure that state's delegation for Al Smith, ( SENATOR SWANSON and Dr. Mary Emma Wool ley sailed on the liner President Harding and will be Joined In Geneva by Ambassadors Gibson and Wilson, who are already al-ready In Europe, and by Norman H. Davis, who preceded them on another an-other ship. Our delegates have been Instructed not to agree to further fur-ther reduction of American land forces. As for naval armaments, American officials see little chance that any other powers will be willing will-ing to make armament cuts which would materially affect this nation's na-tion's naval forces. The French government, through Premier Laval, has plainly Indicated Indi-cated that Its stand at the confer ence In Geneva will be unchanged. It will Insist on what France considers con-siders guarantees of security before consenting to disarmament. At the same time Laval, submitting submit-ting the foreign policy of his new government to the chamber of deputies, dep-uties, virtually doomed the reparations repara-tions conference at Lausanne. He declared, In effect, that France would not give up her right to rep-apanlons, rep-apanlons, adding that all France could offer was to try to adopt existing ex-isting International accords to the present crisis. Great Britain thereupon there-upon announced the conference opening had been postponed from Jnnuary 23 and that further conversations con-versations were In progress. It appeared evident the parley, If &eld at all, would be only a meeting of experts. CONGRESSMEN and other Inhabitants Inhab-itants of the National Capital beard a lot about the liquor Issue during the week rattier more than usual. Senator Itoyul S. Copeland of Now York, who is a Democrat and a physician. Intro dueed In the senate a bill which would amend the prohibition prohibi-tion act to enable patients who need liquor for medicinal purposes to obtain It In any necessary quantities on physicians' physi-cians' prescriptions. It also would enable physicians to prescribe such liquor without recording re-cording In governmental olllces the disease from which their patients are suffering. The scnut ninnufnetnre-9 stihcom mlttce continued Intermittently -It hearings on the Bingham -I per cent beer Mil. One of the Interesting witnesses wit-nesses was David Burnet, commissioner commis-sioner of Internal revenue. He declined de-clined to predict whether legalization legaliza-tion of beer would Increase consumption con-sumption over preproliililtlon days, bat said beer taxes would create a "substantial Increase" In revenues. Representative Dyer of Missouri testified that states refused to en- Sen. Copeland f ,wt A LFALFA BILL" MURRAY, governor of Oklahoma, who was In Washington In behalf of a bill to remove the 10 per cent tax on state bank note Issues, addressed the biennial convention con-vention of the Antl-Saloon Antl-Saloon league and rather staggered bis lua re I s by arguing ar-guing for a "zone control" system for liquor trnfllc. Though known as a prohibitionist, the governor said that prohibition "possl-Qov. "possl-Qov. Murray bly ,8 not tne flna, solution of the problem of control of the liquor traffic." Dr. A. J. Barton, chairman of the league's executive committee, replied to Murray Indirectly by asserting as-serting that "the South will not be misled by the hue and cry about state's rights," and will not support any candidate for the Presidency who Is either personally wet or runs ou a wet platform. The league went on record as opposing anything any-thing that might weaken prohibition prohibi-tion referenda, resubmission, state control, modification and beer proposals, pro-posals, as well as repeal attempts. J. C. Grew ONE of the State department's best "career men," Joseph C Grew, ambassador to Turkey, has been selected by the President to succed W.Cameron Forbes as ambassador ambas-sador to Japan, and the choice Is said to please the mikado's mi-kado's government. Mr. Cameron Is anxious to quit Tokyo but may be persuaded to remain re-main there for a time because of the complications of the Manchurlan situation. Mr. Grew, who was born In Boston, Bos-ton, has spent many years In the diplomatic service. He has held several Important posts and attended attend-ed various International conferences, confer-ences, and In 1923 be negotiated a valuable treaty with Turkey. He has been ambassador at Angora since 1027. Jefferson Cuffer.v, minister min-ister to Colombia, may succeed him there. For the Ixmdon ambassadorship vacated y General Dawes, Lawrence Law-rence C. I'hlpps, former senator from Colorado, Is being urged by his friends. As was predicted. James R. Beverly Bev-erly of Te.uis was appointed governor gov-ernor of Porto Rico to succeed Theodore Roosevelt, promoted to the governor generalship of the Philippines. Mr. Beverly Is now attorney general of the Island. ' I WO or three weeks may elapse before Secretary of the Treasury Treas-ury Mellon knows whether the bouse Judiciary committee favors bis Impeachment as demanded by Representative Wright Patnian of Texas. The hearings were adjourned ad-journed Tuesday until the official transcript of the testimony Is com ploted and printed. Just before this Alexander Cregg, counsel for Mr. Mellon, read to the committee n cabled denial from president Olnya of Colombia that he and Mellon had ever discussed the Bar-co Bar-co oil concession. "This Is (he most damaging evidence evi-dence vet Introduced." declared Representative La Guardla. "Mr. Patnian has been working for da s here to show us that the oil eon cession rnt discussed by Mr. Slim son urn! President (Maya. Why-did Why-did you get this cabled denial and why was It sen!? Why should President l Maya show so much solicitude for Mr. Mellon and the Stale department':" Mr. Cregg replied that he was certain no one In the State department depart-ment "as asked for the denial. Mr. Pallium read to the committee commit-tee a list of stocks he declared Secretary Mellon had put up as collateral with a Pittsburgh bank for $(10,000,000 bond Issue made by the Gulf Oil corporation. CONGRESS received thorough scolding for the way It has been squandering billions of dollars, bringing the nation to the verge of bankruptcy, In a memorial addressed ad-dressed to It by the Federation of American Business, a national organization or-ganization with headquarters In Chicago. The document was presented pre-sented to the senate by Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, and he asked that it be read from the desk Instead of being merely died, "The very existence of the nation is at stake and your constituents, alive to your every action In this crisis, will accept no excuses and no extenuations," was the conclusion conclu-sion of the demand voiced In the memorial for reduction of government govern-ment expenditures and reduction of taxation. -"The tremendous Increase In the cost of government Is the result of three major causes," the memorial contended. "First, government competition directly or Indirectly with the business activities of Its citizens, and the absorption by Increased In-creased taxation of losses thus incurred; in-curred; second, new regulatory or social services not contemplated In our scheme of political administration, administra-tion, but taken on In Increasing volume vol-ume In recent years, and, third. Independent In-dependent boards and commissions, under direction of no established executive department and frequently frequent-ly financed with revolving funds that free them of United States treasury supervision. The whole pattern of government Is being changed without approval or even discussion by our citizenship." Next day a representative of Industry, In-dustry, J times A. Emery, counsel for the National Association of Manufacturers appeared before a house committee to warn members that a sure wuy to delay restoration of the opportunity to work Is to divert di-vert too great a portion of private funds to public purposes. Public expenditures national, state, and local now total some thirteen billion dollars annually, Mr. Emery reminded the congressmen congress-men who have before them the task of drawing up the new tax bill with Its Inevitably higher rates. Of that huge total, Mr. Emery pointed out, only ten billion Is met by Immediate Im-mediate taxation, the remainder being met by continuous borrowing. GENERAL HONJO, commander of the Japanese In Manchuria, thoroughly avenged the recent killing kill-ing of a number of his soldiers by Chinese troops. He sent out three well-equipped expeditions which retaliated re-taliated by slaying several hundred soldiers and "bandits" In engagements engage-ments at Tental, Tungllao and Ylngkow. -Heavy artillery and bombing planes were freely used by the Japanese with terrible effect. The Japanese plans for establishing establish-ing an Independent government In Manchuria that Is, Independent of all but Japan went forward with speed. There were renewed reports that Hsuan Tung, former boy emperor, em-peror, would he set up as ruler of Manchuria, and so the Chinese government gov-ernment Issued warrants for his arrest X; LORD WILLING DON. viceroy, of India, Is not taking half measures meas-ures In suppressing the Nationalist revolt against British rule. Having Jailed Mahatms Gandhi and most of his chief lieutenants, lieuten-ants, be followed this up by putting in prison Mrs. Gandhi, the mahat-ma's mahat-ma's wife, and their youngest son. Mrs. Gandhi, a little woman sixty years old, was given six weeks In Jail because be-cause she bad undertaken un-dertaken to carry on her husband's campaign. She nsked a longer sentence, promising to resume the Independence work us soon as she got out. The Judge refusing, re-fusing, she picked up her Hindu Bible and her spinning wheel and entered her cell. Mr. Gandhi y I'RING the debate In the house ! on the Agriculture depart- i merit's JIT.'i.lHKl.OOO supply bill for the next fiscal year. Representative Wood of Indiana, Republican, made a demand for a reduction in salaries sal-aries of government employees. Mr. Shannon of Missouri asked whether President Hoover would approve a cut In his salary and what was the extent of Mr. Hoover's Hoo-ver's private fortune. Mr. Wood replied: "He has made a lot of money, but he has given It away. My information, informa-tion, from a reliable source. Is that the President today Is not worth $1.imK),(kI. have faith enough to believe that If the salaries of the. federal employees are reduced I'res-dent I'res-dent Hoover will reduce bis own salary." pv i:.M()('i:.TIC primaries In Louisiana were captured by Gov. Iluey Long s hand picked candidates can-didates headed by ( . K. Allen for governor, despite the vigorous efforts ef-forts of Long's brother and other relatives on behalf of' George Guion. There were many stories . about violence and Intimidation by ; Iluoy's henchmen, but that slates ; man, who Is also a senator elect, laughed them off and said the election elec-tion was quiet. IS J;j w ok rn Stnpti Union.) Intermountain News -Briefly Told for Busy Readers 6HEKP ARE LOST. JOBLKSSP ASK WORK. LOWER RATES MADE. PLAN NKW INDUSTRY. WOOL SOLD IN OREGON. CALDWELL. 1DA.-A new 80 thousand ess: capacity hatchery is to be opened here in February. BOISK, IDA. Recent snow falls took the life of ten Pr 06114 ot tb Utah snd Idaho sheep being wintered in the country nth of Ellco, Nevada. Forage Is trurled beneath be-neath heavy snow. Approximately 10,000 sheep are wintered la the area. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. As the first step in transforming the east side of Great Suit Lake into a freah water body, the engineers are arranging for a number of tests to deteindae the character of the bed. OODEN, L'T. A party of Utah canners attended the national con-vention con-vention of the National Canners' association In Chicago. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Steps to open u way for an agreement among the water users of Salt Lake county for a satisfactory method of handling the waters of Utah lake, whi'h are used to irrigate practically nil of this county as well as part of Utah county have been announced by the state engineer. en-gineer. NAM I' A, IDA Appropriation to build a school building at the state school and colony nt Naiupa will be asked at the next session of the Idaho legislature. IDAHu FALLS, IDA. Two hundred jobless men paraded thru the streets here recently demanding demand-ing work and not charity. Their leader voiced their demand to the city council. OGDEN, IT Initial steps were taken at u meeting of the Weber county Medical society to purchase a site a uil erect a medical and dental arts building for physicians and dentisis of the city. PROVo. L'T. Because he mis took a hot ile of poison tablets for one combining headache tablets, James McHrldc, 32, died here a few days ago. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. A new schedule of lower freight rates ou livestock in six western states, including in-cluding I'tub, and portions of the five other states in the western area, went Into effect recently, according ac-cording to local tra'flc officials. CALDWELL, 1 1) A. Possibility that teachers salaries in Canyon eounty school districts will be reduced re-duced and other reductions In expense ex-pense nwula was Indicated In a call for n meeting of school trustees. HURLEY, IDA. Last pool of turkeys of the Idaho-Oregon Turkey Tur-key Marketing association were shipped a few days ago, the birds bringing $975. BOISK, IDA A total of 310,000 pounds of Idaho wool held by the First National bunk of Idaho, of Boise, was sold in Portland. The largest sale was 470 bags, which Bold at sixteen and one-eighth cents per pound. PRICK, L'T. By ord.-r of the state board of health, uil dogs In Helper and vicinity are under the strictest quarantine for rabies and all jM-ace officers of the county have ln-en Instructed to enforce the quarantine. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Resources Re-sources and liabilities of the 03 commercial banks, three trust companies com-panies and three savings bunks operating op-erating as slate institutions, were $112.(J47,li(!2.((J as of last December 31, while the corresponding figure for Hie close of business of HUH) was ?i::t!.173,fl.fiO. LKWISTON, IDA. Because the laws are considered unnecessary In view of the federal statutes against liquor and are a burden to the taxpayers tax-payers a Htition to the Idaho legislature leg-islature asking rereal of the Idaho liquor Jaw will be circulated tlirti-om tlirti-om the slate In the near future It Is ieH.ilcil bete. SALT LAKE CITY. UT.-Every dejNirtn.ent of the Utah Poultry Producers' Co-operative association showed an earning hist year, according ac-cording to the general manager. It Is est i : f(i that earnings will In in a-e in ll);2. P.oIM:, IHA. During l.i::i, M fib", ins urdiased .Vil'n new cms mid l:.'s new trucks, according to Inf.. riu;, i: n on file with the shite diparimei.i of law enforcement. SALT LAKE CITY, IT. Ap proval i f the erecti..ii of 12 menu mi nts iliiriug the coming summer lias bi . ii voted by I be I'iah Pc In or Ti c's and Landmarks assm i ii!i"ii. Tw.i landmarks will be n. did in i 'pcration with Idaho, one at the i 1. 1 Fort Hall, and cue a I Snake r.ver crossing nt Mali. Kalis. A monument will be placed nt l'ie Springs in iiorileiu Ari zona i.e. I , nt liniefer, on tie obi Mm m. .ii trail. Rol.-T, IDA. I.'.is. :. us 1,1:,;,, pulat.i-s, idled v. I'll ld.il.o butler, l'i-- .it s made from t.l iho fl-.nr Co IT. .1 u ll Id ill. boll, v, M;,, ii PI ''' s. i- III-' mi nil v hi. !i featur ed tin- r.ialena, ( 'ali ' 'in ; . Ki wa ii : s i ,', n niiiiu.il 1 1 ; . 1 1 1 o p .tat., day !u :i. 1 i . -n bis mmi Ii. I'O: A I I 1.1,(1. !!i. I':i - C:.;! of tie I i.,,.n Pacific railway, I. al.n an . .! tbe co..perat i. -n of it. ro.nl in ,i campaign to le. ; p H:. resinir.es ..f Idaho. Markets f..r greater Idaho crops are to W en large. I. Scenes and Persons in the Current News -j ;Xki I a) VV A - - - . o ' k'. I 1 . i. ..1 n t; i id it t, i i P j) ;:i flUk J; v '-- - A . ' ' Jhi si ii v rrt ' "i.' k ! r-'l ... ,' vV 3) 1 Members of the senate finance committee hearing testimony concerning the sale of foreign 1 In (ho I'nltaH Stafna whteh Invnlvjul tha Rfnf riennrtment 1 Vtow In tuiiniu e it . T conference on reparations. 8 MsJ. Gen. Ewlng E. Booth who has been assigned to the cowmnnt On Their Way to Troubled City of Honolulu KM-wHiiiLisKsWsMMMAi These United States army soldiers, carrying heavy duiile bags thrown over their shoulders, are q UNVEILED IN RICHMOND Full length bronze statue, by Rudolph Ru-dolph It, L'vans, of Kobert 10. Lee, Confederate leader, which was unveiled un-veiled in lUchniond on January 111, the one hundredth and twenty-tilth anniiersary of tbP bim, f i.Pe 'eno heroic ligure Mauds on the exact spot where Lee stood when he took command of the Confederate forces. NEW HEAD OF DRYS I (i First Air View of the New Arlin ' . i i ..rrt ' ill i mil At"' ' jrjr re- . r- i rt Ji.'pw a rf . .... - J s-.JT , Kv . v S a' 1- MW v - - - - t ... .. A -a ; .. This first air view of the amphitheater at Arlington Nation! terj since the r?cent Improvements was mnde while 1'aiber Coa army of Jobless was holding services at the tomb of the 01 holdler. Randi Finally Reaches Salt Wa P.ish,,,, Kniesi (;. ;, bardson h.-nl I" M":""'-' l:i'c.,;,al ehurcl, "' 1 " :"l,':l ' i bo was elected '""7'" ! "f "t s ,,IK1U. ''' '' 'al ...iiicnii,,,, in Wasli "s,""'-' I'-ishop Thomas N" ' -"11 . ! Dct,-,. yj'. ; iiwis, I1 her wav to "sop snlf Butnr IIUo mv ancestors did,'' M!"3, Lend, I. f, iy clej,r, of Superior. Wis., Is shown as tdi" arrived J i'lenns on the tow boat Louisiana of the Mississippi Purge hncj began her Journey n n leaky 20 foot rowboat and spent two nr. it dr.fl to. from her bomn i,, I'nlm 111 shorn kIip was offend H t'.wb,,-,i. she declared upon nrrlva'l that she would soon fl'i to the icnf ,,f Mexico to see suit water. |