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Show .- fed sJ j Yourself Showing How and How Not to Carry " ' - pis , , s iH!rsr.jv- - Retiring President 1 of Amherst college (right) greeting Arthur Stanley .Pease, the new president, Scene In Becket, Mass..typlcal of the destruction wrought by the New England 3 Sheldon Clark, prominent Chicago sportsman and Sinclair company official, who Is involved in the jury scandal In "Washington. G. B. Olds floods. . 2 Fall-Sincla- ir NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS e Election Day Results in New York, Detroit and PS. Elsewhere. 1 Cy EDWARD W. PICKARD AL SMITH'S stock as a GOV. nominee possibility, already pretty high, took quite a Jump as a result of the elections In New York state. The Democratic organisations elected nearly all their candidates la the metropolitan district, but the party's biggest victory was In the vote on the nine proposed constitutional amendments. The governor opposed the sixth of these, to lengthen the term of the governor to four years and hold the state elections in Presidential years, and this was defeated by a huge majority. The other eight proposed amendments, all supported by One Bmith, went over by big votes. of. them raises the debt limit of New Tork city so that additional bonds for 1300,000,000 may be Issued for new subway construction. The adoption of this was considered a personal victory for Mayor Walker. Detroit's exciting mayoralty election resulted In the defeat of Mayor John W. Smith, an avowed enemy of prohibition, by John C, Lodge, the candidate of the league and ether reform organizations on a bone dry program. However, the glee of the drys was somewhat tempered when Mr. Lodge, who had maintained ilence during the campaign, asserted thnt he was absolutely free from obligations and pledges, and continued: 'Thls wet and dry matter was dragged Into the campaign. It was never nn Issue. We can have orderly law enforcement without asking the aid or advice of the professional drys. with the emphasis on 'professional.' There will be positively no 'snooping.' " In Ohio the league met with defeat when the voters rejected the Marshall bill which would place Justices of the pence, on a fee salary basis and thereby give them authority, to hear and decide cases Involving Infraction of the prohibition laws. Lovers of horse racing and those who like to bet on t le ponies rejoiced In the victory of Judge Flcm D. Sampson, Republican, over J. C. W. Beck-haIemocrat, for governor of Kentucky. The winner made his campaign as a friend of racing, and the loser was opposed to It and to betting, and the Kentucky Jockey club took a most active part In the tight. Senator-elec- t William S. Vure of Pennsylvania scored In Philadelphia, .where Ills campnign manager. Harry A. Mnckey, was elected mayor, defeating J. Hampton Moore, t'itl-eP.ut this party candidate. may Involve Mr. Vare In a new lush fund scandal, for the Citizens' party council asserts that the Vare forces expended "approximately $!. iKKI.ndO" and crowded the polls with watchers and workers, "some of whom not only Intimidated voters but doled ut copious allowances of $10 notes nd dispensed liquid refreshments Wherefore the council may Keek to Invalid, ite the election. At this writing It appears certain that James Rolph, Jr.. was mayor of San Francisco, defeat log James E. power. Indianapolis has a new mayor, who will serve tintil V.'.'.'M. when -- the city mannger system guvs Into effect, lie Is L. F.rt Slack, former tinted States district attorney, ncl he was elected by the city rouricif to Till the unexpired term of John I .iv;i!1. who after conviction of corrupt practices. Sl.uk nt times has served as en attorney fur tie kin ej sml for the Anti r.il'ien 1eii'"lP. lie I pi ron i frn-- l tin! out litally n !M". is nt a M(itimnn. fend tV-- t l ' pole Income h always been Id !,, il fees Anti-Saloo- n Anti-Saloo- n ' parl-mutu- ," 1 OH. f iiM I' ) i ii2 io trtiit.il j try fi i pit re( II. vcr the in 'iVfikliii iiM.li. i n- - where the wl S'tx iaif le-n fi the Jury or to '.ib'tt "ip Jtiro-- s to It:i proper tlr elilarice, Willi -irit 4 r.urris 'fn v Rl.tw lica'l of Hie detect vp tty person jeiiiilve " t rc eini'-yecI ntte-ep- u (l- d acting for the defense, sought to Justify the actions of his men, asserting that the defense had the same right to shadow and observe Juries as the prosecution has., An apparent atwas the tempt to start a back-fircharge made by Burns' men that a young assistant attorney general had had improper contact with one of the Jurors, but this fell through. A. Day and Sheldon Clark, Sinclair company ofli'clnlg who were charged with directing the operations of the detectives and receiving their reports, refused to testify before the grand jury as to who actually hired and paid the Investigators and what relationship existed between them and Harry Sinclair. Both Day and Clark were arrested and held under bonds. Every Burns operative who was sent to Washington for the Teapot Dome Job was quizzed by the government prosecutors In the effort to establish the Identity of two strangers who approached Jurors J. J. Costlnette and G. P. Grenfall, as related by those two men to the grand Ma-eo- n Jury. of the SEVERAL thousand residents with Mayor valley, of Chicago and a big delegation of his admirers at their head, went to Washington and presented to the house committee their demands for comprehensive flood control legislation. Mr. Thompson, Governor Small of Illinois. Mayor O'Keefe of New Orleans and a number of others addressed the committee, and while no specific legislative program was proposed there was agreement among the speakers that the federal government must assume complete responsibility for the adoption of a program to avert future flood disasters on the Mississippi. Willingness was expressed for the most part to support whatever program might be recommended by the army engineers. There was Insistence that other legislative projects, which might be attached to a Mississippi flood control bill, be kept separate. While In the national capital Mayor Thompson reached an agreement with General Jadwin, army chief of engineers. In Chicago's water meter dispute with the government. Thompson floods, which NEW ENGLAND'S disaster and death throughout several states, are subsiding, but the conditions In the stricken regions are so serious thnt President Coolldge and the Ked Cross were asked to go to the rescue. Bitterly cold weather. Impassable roads, shortage of food supplies and threatened outbreaks of pestilence combined to render the situation of the people desperate. Abont 1.K) lives were lost In the floods, and the damage to property probably will run far Into the millions. Farmers lost great quantities of live stock and In many cases all their buildings were swept away. In cities and towns along the rivers the losses of both lives and property were heavy. for the CONTRACTS calling eight Atlantic cargo airplanes, similar to the one piloted across the Pacific to Hawaii by Lieutenants Maltland and Hcgenberger . have been let by the War department The planes will cost approximately SXV'KiO apiece. They are iiionopl i"c. with a capa'ity of ten person to each plane. native sources comes the F IMM k'ory of the heroic fight and irnic of Lieut E. A. Thomas and Frank Dowdiii. American marine avintors who were killei! t.y Nici ir.ro rrizunn rebels several we, U l When their plane they unhurt and m; de ihelr wav toward .Tlenro. capturing two met nhotn (ine of these men suddenly ott I' Ueri one of the inar;nes with B teai bete, severely woies'Tri? him. The other taurine shot ti e roh"l d.'Mil tail trie i" her prisoner Med and carried wnrd of the ha po'iin- to :in. ilaio Tic maliiw leader enf n f. that frappeil the tnar!te in enc to !), th ,!,.;,. ratf fkrM It at MVi d :i tinnier of the Americans Biierrilliis before they were t hot to death. ileulS pij-onc- rs .r-- p.rssn Svi;:t Anniversary rated the of the Holstwvlk revolution with great deiiinnsTutions ch-t- , ;s ittr JsK 4!cV . nea u. oy most remarkable exhibition Is being held In Berlin Germany, demonstrating the science oi at wor and at of play those persons in Skeletons rather grewsome models. positions simulating A of s the proper and Improper methods of sitting, walking, etc. In Moscow and other cities. In the capital a wild, cheering throng of! a million men, women and children marched through the streets, passing before the tomb of Lenin, on which stood President Kalinin of the soviet anion. Thirty thousand troops under General 'Voroshlloff took part In the parade. In Shanghai, China, and Harbin, Manchuria, the White Russians staged counter demonstrations and there were bloody encounters between the two factions, which were finally ended by the consular guards. v What Chicago's Big Aqiiarium Will Lock Like - :,: A V C EYMOTJR PARKER GILBERT, the Q American agent general for repa- rations payments, scolded the German federal states recently for their lax administration of finances, and part of the German press and public was greatly offended by what was considered dictatorial Interference. Especially was Bavaria angered, and that state and Wurttemberg threatened to separate from the German republic and Join Austria. It developed later that Mr. Gilbert issued his warning at the Instigation of the government' in Berlin to open the way to administra tive reform and financial economies. Chancellor Marx planned a trip to Munich to calm down the Bavarians. rrRANCE has arranged for th dtspostal of $75,000,000 in government B per cent bonds to the Swedish Match company and thus will be enabled to retire the balance of the 8 per cent Morgan loan of 1020. Financiers In Paris believe , the Swedish concern expects sooner or later to get the very lucrative French match monopoly. From the start the Swedes will win Important commercial advantages by the deal. The French agree to buy millions of francs worth of match making machinery, which the Swedes alone manufacture, In the hope of try Ing to make a good thing out of the the potientlal value of monopoly, which Is evident from the fact that everybody In the world wants to ex ploit It. This Is a drawing of th3 new $3,(KX),00() John G. Shedd aquarium for Chicago, work on which lias started in Grant park near the Field museum. It will contain one of America's greatest exhibits of marine life. Gymnasium Class in a Los Angeles Bank T foruii'd These 8'J girls, employees ol a Los Angeles bunking Institution, are charter nietuncrt of the new gymnasium class tinder the direction of Mrs. Phyllis Barton of the bank's trust department. The young ladies are all employed in outce worn, ana the root top gymnasium cutset's are nciu ;;:.iy. ENGAGED TO PRINC" ARNULFO GOMEZ, candidate In Mexico, and chief of the late Insurrection, was cap tured with a number of his supporters in the mountain region of the state of Vera Cruz by Gen. Gonzalo Esco bar. Gomez and his nephew, Francisco VIzcarra, were summarily tried and executed. Later by several of the military officers who had followed his fortunes were condemned and shot. Generals Mutus and Espinosa, lead ers of the Yaqui Indians lately In rebellion against the Mexican govern ment. have surrendered and with CtKi of the Indians were taken to Mexico City. The Yaquls were lodged In bar rucks to await forced enlistment In various sections of the army. The en tire tribe will bo dispersed In accord ence with the plans laid by General ohrcgon some time ago. GEN. "s f Kancas FJag Given to Post Ofnce r, 1 I court-marti- strike seemj out, for tiie men havtj lost nearly all their leaders. Thirty of them were arrested by the state police In a concerted drive designed to put an end to Illegal picketing, and though new leaders sprang up, the men appeared to have lost heart and were reported returning to work In considerable numbers. On the other hand there were stories of plots to storm the Jails at Wulseiihurg and Pueblo and release the Imprisoned agitators, and at the former plai a mob of 4iH strikers attached n squad ef state policemen and severely beat 'x National Cuard oC'.cers COLORADO'S coal-min- e Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderb.lt ml mits that she is engaged to Pi nee Ilohenlohe-Lnnceliourg- , nephrw id the queen of Rumania. Mrs. Vafder-blltit will be remembered, w.n left a fortune of ?7.(HHUK)0 by the late Rcfnlald G. Vanderbllt. t , TOOTH SCANDAL m l:n;i,-, ..,..m. ... A-, I fc r,Hm''lm'M Kansas presented to Postmaster Octienil Hurry New Its state flag to hang beside fags of other slates In the Post Office department. Left to right : Postmaster General New mid Secretary of Agriculture Jardlnr, nn ox Kansan li l;s. ilanuirer ol f Henry II llo.-york. who recently divorced Count Sttlm sou I lon;:st aeti h n as tmirrleil lust veck to Art'iro l eralta Rui'ios f Ar the bride Cent if n. It was rMr:e?."JsVKIt from h r fat' or as n weil 'i am t'Tt. The cieriie iP d fur M t tjA.jaVi.A.., LcnQwcrlh 4 tl.LHTNT d 1. . cra-lei- ' ' inI'm ts- at the letter's inauguration. ''l,Mmi' Mr .it I h Mcv; a Boy Scout Z - J'T'l1 f v!""" "T-- 1 :: 1 i if - t ie Ci'ootn's nt!ni- - in Sourh An... N(if!il:l: hhMiub. ; ' :'i"i'' 1 1" x if'- - , ( ir.. of m. re Inter est III Luropc. was thai of Prtii ess A htie of France. !,.. ni'.tei of tbf (juke of iui pretender to H- i- ihroni if I 'ranee, find I'ntue Ate :!. L'm ti Tfo. duke of Apulia mid e dn CI t ie kidi of Italy The o y wut performed In Naples and w h wit rieysed hv a brii'Lant sMtl.eih g that l ichnlid he king ef Italy mnl Spall. Bud tunny members f the m h:.ity. ' - IL 1 Mothers of Forest Hills, Long Island, tip in arms because in a best teeth c ntest the Judges nwnrded the cup to tils cute girl, Patricia C Wilson, nine n onths old and possessor of jnly two ti elh. ate When Speaker of the House Nicholas I.nngwortli arrived hotne the tilher day to take part lit local tied Ion affairs, he was tnndo a boy scout, John Strlttmntler Is shown inducting Mr. Ingworth Into Troop 4 |
