Show 77 cwi wwi jd r arts cl I 1 p Y I 1 owl gig 6 Z M 7 1 v az sa KU atz I 1 scene on the deck of the whaler 0 alansen A larsen at new york which brought back the dogs and some of tile the taw men of the byrd antarctic expedition 2 enterprise contender for place of defender of the americas cup having ha ving its iti A first ra t spin under command of commodore vanderbilt 3 mrs leila morse rummel hummel placing wreath at statue of her father samuel morse inventor of the telegraph on one hundred thirty ninth anniversary of hta his birth NEWS REVIEW F CURRENT EVENTS farm board and chamber of commerce of U S in open warfare by EDWARD W PICKARD worm WARFARE between the federal farm board and business as aa represented by the chamber of commerce of the united states readied reached its climax at the annual meeting of the chamber in washington stung by bitter criticism of the boards policies alexander legge its chairman scathingly As aa a member of the board he be uttered a challenge clial lenge to match any other member dollar for dollar in financing a permanent nonprofit peaking organization to work tor for farm betterment a challenge that was waa later accepted by julius H barnes chair nian nan of the board of the chamber and wheat director under herbert hoover during the war mr legge lege indulged freely in sarcasm in his address 1 I am suro sure that most of you will agree that you ion know about the agricultural situation and how hov to meet it than lhnn I 1 do lie he said A considerable percentage of your membership have made that quite clear and perhaps the best answer I 1 can matte make is 13 the statement that if tills this la Is true and you really know so much about it the situation presents a very severe indictment of the organization which having full Inform information atton of the facts lias has roade rinde so BO little effort to remedy the altu Itu atlon ailon when it became apparent that a had been provided that really would help the former farmer get organized operatively cooperatively co so BO that he like other producers would have some voice in determining the sale price of his commodity the effort was branded as government price fixing putting the government in busl business ness etc 1 I do not recall in years gone by b y of hearing you business men making any such complaint against government aid that was extended to the manufacturing industry to transportation and to finance daniel A millett an investment banker and stock man of denver made mad e the chief speech in criticism of til the e policies of the farm board as fantastic attempts nt at stabilization without regard tor for the law of supply and demand and was loudly applauded his own formula in the interest of the farmer and business man alike he be said aid was 1 1 I I repeal the agricultural marketing g act and cease any such governmental attempts and 2 revise our tariff downward not upward with its elimination save in a few respects na as speedily as aa possible as our idea ac secretary cretaro of agriculture hyde an ex x member of the farm board defended its notions actions and the discus xion became general IV C mccabe of duluth representing the grain exchanges and dealers IL alers contended that the independent grain merchant chan cannot hope to meet the created by the form farm board it la Is the ruination of hla his bustness business he said it is unfair and un american and we demand that the marketing act be modified modI fled harrlson harrison jones jonea of chicago said he represented a four dollar poultry butter and egg merchandising industry lie ile deni a policy of modification whereby american citi zens tent may remain in business without outlawry by government interference the chamber at Us its closing session ses ston adopted a resolution condemning the policies of the farm board and urging repeal of provisions of the agricultural marketing act which autho authorize the use of public funds for the purpose of participation in business in competition with established d agencies the resolution advocated continuance of m the farni farm board as a proper agency for gathering fathering information and ami for advice and assistance toward the solution of the farmers fan nert business problems president hoover speaking at the chambers banquet banau at said the country bad passed through the worst of its trade slump and with continued unity of effort would rapidly recover corer re S of state stimson ac J ca compan palled led by two of his colleagues in the london coi conference derence arrived in washington and an d were received by 11 resident president hoover II in a brief ceremony on the lawn of the executive mansion mr handed to the president a certified copy of the naval treaty and was formally thanked for tho ef forts of the delegation save for the presidents aides the only spectators at this affair were the operators opera tora of talking picture ma machines eldnes the london agreement Is now in the hands handa of the senate for ratification or rejection sir mr hoover expressed the destro desire that it be acted on at this session senator joseph T robinson of arkansas the only democratic member of the delegation was given a hearty reception by the senate which ref recessed essed so that he might he greeted and congratulated upon his services in london speaking informally he said the treaty marks a distinct advance la in world relations lie ho advocated a building program program calling for tho the construction of all the warships necessary to give the united states a navy built up to the tonnage limits set by the pact asserting that a year should be expended expanded for this pur pose during the life of the treaty it if such a sum bum Is necessary to stop atop building now the senator said would place the united states at a distinct disadvantage in the next nest naval conference five or six els years hence I 1 TALY always rattier rather contemptuous 1 of the efforts to conclude a naval reduction loa treaty has embarked on a building program that seems to make likely it a navy construction race with france A few days after launching four cruisers and one submarine the council of ministers decreed the program for 1830 1930 it comprises 29 19 units totaling tons all to be laid down within a year the warships to be built embrace one ton cruiser two ton scout cruisers four our destroyers and 22 submarines A feature of 0 this program la Is the large arge number ot of submarines in which arm the italian navy Is especially deficient deB clent as compared with france four of the submarines are to be of 1400 tons six of tons and 12 of tons and adapted tor for coastal activities la in home waters EVOLT of the indian Naton nationalists allsta ahas REVOLT has assumed such threatening proportions that the british goic government rn has agreed to bade back the jovern government of india in any action it may deem necessary to suppress the movement it was reported in london that the arrest of mahatma gandhi was waa imminent although influential native leaders have urged upon viceroy lord iraln iral n the view that this step would render the situation much graver they thought a re might be readied reached it if both sides retraced their steps lord irwin replied that as long as the bawls law ls openly defied neither the viceroy nor his govern government meM can d do 0 anything but resist its subversion b by y whatever means may be in their pd power seel and in whatever way may seem appropriate meanwhile the clashes between the natives and the police and troops are becoming more numerous and a number of deaths have resulted despite the elie censorship rumors have come of the virtual mutiny of some of the sikh troops two platoons of the eighteenth royal Garli wal nines refused to tire fire on a mob at peshawar Pe and were r removed to Abbott abad incidentally ci the revived censorship law caused the suspension of twelve newspapers in dellit delhi the editors refused to put up the cash security of 1800 which the law provides every paper I 1 must deposit as a guarantee to r refrain 0 from publication of seditious matter Gand his campaign an important feature of which Is propaganda against foreign cloth ts Is having important economic effect the cotton manufacturers of manchester are especially concerned in the ohio penitentiary C CONVICTS at columbus who had been in a state of more or less passive rebellion since the fire that killed of their fellow inmates broke out into revolt last week they maden made a massed attack on the barred doors and the guards ocene opened d fire on them wounding two A detachment of the state troops was waa then called la in and machine guns were mounted six hundred of the worst nien men were put in a barbed wire stockade where tents were placed and will v ill be confined there until the burned part ot of the buildings has been repaired several others othera were transferred to other state prisons the convicts had refused to work since the conflagration but it was stated the tha prison workshops would soon be reopened notion action on the law enforcement legislation recommended by the wickersham commission and the department of justice was asked ot of congress by president hoover and there were indications that his appeal would be heeded the president enumerated the prohibition elbit hibi tion lon bureau transfer bill which has been passed by the house and recently was approved by the senate judiciary committee bills tor for the relief of congestion in the courts which ba have v e bec become 0 m 0 involved in controversy in the house hous 0 judiciary committee the prison pilson bills which have been passed by the house and approved by the senate judiciary committee committe 4 the border patrol bill on which hearings were commenced before the house bouse committee on interstate and foreign commerce and the district of columbia prohibition ea enforcement bill on which hearings have been held before the senate district committee senator jones ot of washington washl agton a leader of the drys called at the white house to urge that the president call a special session of congress if necessary to get action on the administrations trat ions program of law enforcement legislation UTH HANNA mccoemick McCOn MICK appearing spearing Rp RUTH before the senate campaign funds committee te testified stifled that she spent fromherz from her own pocket in her successful campaign tor for the republican senatorial nomination in illinois she said she received no contributions except from somo some members of her family faintly she added that she was supported by only two organizations in cook county the voters progress club and the ruth hanna mccormick volunteers senator deneen informed the committee that his losing campaign against sirs mrs mccormick cost him a total of sirs mrs mccormick read A statement in which she sha urged that legislation be enacted to provide a closer scrutiny of all campaign activities by senatorial candidates M MAY AY DAY demonstrations were of various kinds la in the various great clues of the world in moscow as might be expected the reds put on an immense parade nearly a million proletarians following the army through red ned square singing revolutionary hymns all buildings were decorated and the marchers barchers mar chers were reviewed by the highest officials ot of the soviet union theatrical companies compan lea gave tree free open air performances and bands were everywhere next day the soviet government demonstrated its lt technical achievements with a parade of automobiles motorcycles armored motor cars fire engines tractors busses and tanks in paris the radicals were kept from disorders by the activities of the police and in berlin they had parades and aad a huge meeting but refrained from all violence the same was true of american cities japanese officials forestalled trouble by making hundreds C of f arrests but the demonstrations were notable for their size and enthusiasm thusia sm MISS belle sheral a of cleveland ohio was reelected elected re president of the league of woman voters at its convention la in louisville this was arranged ra n ged under a leave of absence plan under which all the vice presidents will take turns at the headquarters in washington miss bliss marguerite M wells of minneapolis becomes fifth vice president in place of mrs NV IV kamsey of chicago all the other vice presidents were elected reelected re they are miss bliss katharine ludington of lyme conn mrs roscoe anderson of st louis mo miss ruth morgan of nev a 10 york city and miss eilzabeth J bilaus er of girard ohio M 1110 1930 W tr N cpr |