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Show MS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Another Earthquake Disaster Disas-ter Takes Heavy Toll of Life in Japan. pHE earthquake that took a toll of A more than 2.000 lives in Japan on iiarcii 8 will go down in history as one of the catastrophes of the times. The total number of killed and injured was close to 6.030 people. Dispatches ironi Ango described the pitiful condition condi-tion of the refugees, homeless, hungry, end cold. In some places, at the time lhe disaster occurred, the snow was from one to live feet deep, and hundreds hun-dreds of men, women and children, possessing but a few blankets, found neager shelter behind great snowdrifts. snow-drifts. The suffering of women and children was considerable, although 41re efforts of troops, police, and young .oen's associations alleviated the misery. mis-ery. Efforts to bring aid to the devastated region were retarded le--cause of lack of railway trailic, only motors and wagons being available, iu addition to a few airplanes, which carried car-ried some relief supplies. The roads and paths were badiy cracked. The number of houses in ihe district which collapsed nas set at ;!,oJ0 and the number num-ber burned at o,0-10. The principal damage tool; place in lie towns of Miuejama, Amino, Kayetsu, and Jlab-Jto. Jlab-Jto. The damage and casualties at Miyazu and Kumihaiua were light. Following the damage by itiake and fire, Hoods added to the misery of the 70.U00 homeless people, and seriously interfered with Ihe relief efforts of the government. Warm weather, anil 3ieavy rains turned I lie deep snow into raging Hoods. The waters caused the "Weakened railway embankments lo (rumble and prevented the movement of relief trains. The government met the situation by inaugurating trains of pack animals for carrying provisions pro-visions Into the devastated district. I '.IE Mexican argument continues from week to week, with evidence "i a firmer stand on the part of ihe administration at Washington since the close of congress. The sudden departure de-parture of Jlexicau Ambassador Telle, for Mexico City caused rumors of a diplomatic break, but these were seemingly seem-ingly wiihotit foundation. From Mexico Mex-ico City the ambassador said his return re-turn to Ids home was caused purely by perroual matters, and that lie would agnin be in Washington within a couple of weeks. On March 0 the State department made public testimony testi-mony that was given to the senate foreign relations committee in February Feb-ruary in which it was stated that 2:2, -K: 1,000 acres of land, much of it owned by Americans, had been seized "by tile Mexican government. During tlie absence of Secretary f State Kei-logg Kei-logg the Mexican situation was being handled directly by the 1'residont. IN NEW YOKK on March S Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodian, was sentenced lo serve IN months in Atlanta penitentiary and pay a $5.00u tine by Judge Knox in Federal court. Sentence was passed after Judge Knox denied motions of counsel lo set aside t lie verdict and direct a new lrial. Miller was found guilly of conspiracy to defraud the government of his unbiased services by a jury which failed to reach an agreement on Harry M. Daugheity. former attorney general, on trial with Miller. The maximum penalty was two years iu prison and a SI 0.00 J tine. IT HAS been practically decided that Ihe President will spend his sum-' sum-' incr vacation in the West, though t he exact location has not yet been selected. se-lected. South Dakota and Wyoming are bidding for the lienor of entertaining entertain-ing the nation's Chief Executive, and It is probable that the summer White llotrse will be either the State Game lod::o in the Black Hills. '21 miles from Douglas, or the Coe ranch near Cody. Wyoming, bordering on Yellowstone National park. Political wiseacres see In (his move of the President an intention in-tention on his part to be an avowed candidate for i e-noiuination. with the expectation that bis visit to I lie West will go far lo offset the dissatisfaction among the farmers caused by his reto of the farm relief bilL PROFITLESS wars Is to be the pro- gram for France In the future. The French chamber of deputies has passed Paul Boncour's project for the mobilization of every man, woman and child and the conscription of capital In the event of war. Only the communists com-munists dissented. Paul Boncour's plan, fouuded on socialistic ideas, calls for mobilization of everybody in France, "without distinction as to age or sex." M. Shaumie, Radical Socialist, deputy, warned against the danger of this plan. "in mobilizing the entire nation," he said, "we will automatically deprive ourselves of the protection of the international in-ternational conventions of The Hague and Loudon and give the enemy justi-lication justi-lication to deport women and children, since they are combatants, or to sink unarmed passenger ships." The deputies, however, modified the article to read: "Every Frenchman, without distinction as to age or sex, 'whether combatant or non-combatant,' must participate in the country's defeuse." r ESPITE the failure of the senate to pass the deficiency appropriation appropria-tion bill before adjournment, thus leaving leav-ing many departments of the government govern-ment crippled for lack of finances, the President has declined to consider an extra session. The largest items in t lie deficiency were 837,200,000 to the pension bureau for pensions to veterans vet-erans of the Civil and other wars prior to the World war and their dependents; depend-ents; $.'!S,000,000 for veterans of the World war and $25,000,000 to the veterans' vet-erans' bureau for loans to veterans on soldiers' bonus certificates. Announcement was made by the pension pen-sion bureau that present appropriations appropria-tions will be depleted about May 1, so that it will not be possible to pay during dur-ing tlie months of May and June the 500,000 beneficiaries. On July 1, however, how-ever, when appropriations for tlie fiscal year J92S become available, the accrued pensions for a three months' period will be paid. Some arrangement arrange-ment will be made by which veterans receiving compensation under tlie veterans' vet-erans' bureau will not suffer much inconvenience. As to loans to veterans on bonus certificates, tlie veterans will have lo depend upon the banks until next winter. FRANCE will mnke a $10,000,000 payment on its debt to the United States this year. This does not mean that the Freuch government has accepted ac-cepted the terms of settlement of the debt as proposed by this country. It is merely a temporary agreement pending pend-ing rut ideation of the debt accords. The action of Premier I'olncare in providing pro-viding for this temporary arrangement was tlie subject of a bitter debate in the French chamber of deputies, but was finally approved by a vote of 350 to ISO. The socialists and communists voted against it. These annual payments pay-ments are expected to continue until .such time us France ratifies the debt accords. During February the Fnited States received SI, -1:50.000 in reparations from Germany according to ttie agent general gen-eral for reparations. This brings the American receipts, in the third annuity an-nuity year, up to SO.OtO.lHX). which is approximately tlie same as France received re-ceived in a single month. Germany now has paid, under the Dawes plan, a total of S0-J2.tHHl.OtX). THAT there will be a three power naval parley held on the invitation of President Coolidge is practically assured. as-sured. Japan and Great Pritain having hav-ing assured tlie I'nited States that they would accept such an invitation. France and Italy will be asked to as sign observers to the conference to be held at Geneva, and it is expected they will do so. That the President Is making concessions con-cessions to the attitude of Japan was disclosed by the character of the revised re-vised proposal of a three-power contort con-tort nee Mr. Coolidge has nia.de to Tok!o and Londni. In this latest overture over-ture the President said nothing about extending tlie 5-5-3 ratio to auxiliaries. He men ly proposed that the throe powers get together at Geneva to see whether any further naval limitation could be a-reed to. In bis original invitation in-vitation to the five naval powers, the President suggested extension of the 5-5-3 ratio to auxiliaries. Japan re plied, accepting the Invitation, but rejecting re-jecting the suggestion as to the ratio, clearly Indicating that parity with the United States was desired. AN IMPORTANT decision of the United States Supreme court Involving In-volving primary elections was handed down on March 7. The decision Invalidates In-validates a Texas statute forbidding negroes to vote In Democratic party primaries. A negro sought S5.000 damages dam-ages from election oflicials for refusing refus-ing him the right, to vote in the primary pri-mary of the Democratic party, of which he is a member. "If the defendant's conduct was a wrong to the plaintiff," said the court, "the same reasons" that allow a recovery recov-ery for denying the plaintiff a vote at a final election allow it for denying a vote at the primary that may determine deter-mine the final result." It is believed this decision will have a direct bearing on the defense offered by Smith and Vare in their fights for senate seats. Supporters of Smith and Vare contend that th8 senate cannot properly exclude them for excessive expenditures in the primaries iu which they won their nominations because the federal government hks nojuris-diction nojuris-diction of primary elections. In support sup-port of their argument they cite the Supreme court decision in the Newberry New-berry case invalidating the federal corrupt-practices act of 1011 in so far as it pertained to primaries. Senator Borah interpreted the decision de-cision as indicating the conviction of the court that the primary is an inseparable in-separable and important part of the general election and therefore within the jurisdiction of congress iu the case of election of senators and representatives. repre-sentatives. This interpretation would destroy the basis of the arguments in behalf of Smith and Vare that what they did In the primaries is outside federal jurisdiction aud control. 'T'lIE revolution In Nicaragua goes merrily on. President Diaz has decided de-cided tlie peace efforts were fruitless, aud that it will be necessary to fight it out with the rebels outside of the area controlled by United States marines. ma-rines. In the meantime the United States is sending more troops into the country. 1,000 landing on March 7. On March 4 1,200 United States marines ma-rines were landed at Shanghai aud paraded through the streets. This was the first landing of American forces iu China. There has been no formal protest pro-test made to the American government govern-ment by the Chinese because of this action. On March 6 500 Japanese sailors sail-ors were landed and quartered iu the Japanese owned cotton mills. Efforts to patch up some sort of a peace Detweeh the contending Chinese faction have been made during the past few days, but up to the time of the writing of this review they have been fruitless. Chang, acting for the Peking government, offers to consider terms of peace If Cantonese will first oust the bolsheviki representatives in an advisory capacity to tlie Cantonese government. SENATOR REED, of Missouri, contended con-tended in the closing hours of the senate that the life of Ids slush fund investigating committee did not depend de-pend upon tlie passage of the resolution resolu-tion over which the senate deadlock occurred. After tlie adjournment of congress he applied lo tlie sergeant at arms of the senate for $1,000 wilh which to continue recess sessions of his committee. Senator Ilejiry W. Keyes, New Hampshire, chairman of the committee on audit and control of the contingent expenses of the senate, lias refused to allow tlie expenditure of any money for Ihe purposes of the committee, and thus blocks any fur. llier investigation. It was the purpose of the committee to continue the in vestigatiotis in Illinois and I'ennsyl vanla. anil to extend i! to other states, especially Colorado ONE of the most remarkable lights to save a human lif,- was waged at St. Frnm-is hospital. ICvanston. III. For 10s hours 00 comrades of Albert Frlck. .Trod twenty-two stricken with paralysis of the diaphragm and respiratory re-spiratory muscles, labored in pairs in shifts of 15 minutes in, In --in; a-tili-cia! respiration. Four physicians. lea-Mug specialists In that type of disease, dis-ease, were in constant alter. i.-:m-e !'.! an so of the desperate I'ght pm up to save ti e young man's bfe the ease attracted inieniiitioti.il attention. |