Show WA now garfield county co nty news nw w A comprehensive chronicle of kinport important t review of special happenings designed for the busy worker who does not care to read many pages for state and world events 9 a few facts 1 sav news 6 1 review i deview of current events the world over Cin congress gress and administration compromise over relief appropriations terrible earthquake in new zealand by EDWARD V W PICKARD compromise C on oc the drought relief program raio was reached b by y t the h e republican A anil and democratic lend lead era in congress con gress after days of argument recrimination and threat the settle nicut of tile dispute was virtually a n victory for president hoover over those who oho rep tilson imd had insisted that flint the government should adopt what would be really the dole principle in relieving the distress of the people unless radical republicans carr carry y on oil a nil jill buster against regular appropriation bills tile danger of a special session seems to be passed under the compromise there will be a broadening of the credit machinery set net up for the drought area the alie sum aum of will bo be added t to 0 tile alie alre already idy appropriated the money will not noi he be available for charity but will be loaned to individuals or to agricultural credit corporations and secured by liens kens on crops or other security the loans loana may be used for agricultural in addition to seed feed and fertilizer to which the money provided by tile the original aut act was limited under the gulso guise of agricultural rehabilitation some of the money may be used by farmers for food and clothing but it will not lie be intended as clin rity or asa as a dole the plan wits was incorporated in tin fin amendment to the senates amendment to the interior department appropriation pria tion bill appropriating for the ase of food and medical supplies and fo fop other rother farms of relief the amendment was rejected by tile the house after which thi the bill was waa sent to conference the procedure will be for the conferees of tile the senate and house to the compromise as a substitute for the senate amendment technically the conferees will report it disagreement representative J TJ 0 Cra cramton inton of alach igan then will move in the house that Aliat the substitute amendment be accepted tills this I 1 will be followed by its acceptance by t the he senate the final touches on the agreement were given at conferences participated in by senator james E watson of indiana majority leader of tile beneto senator charles L mcnary of oregon assistant majority leader speaker longworth and representative john Q tilson of connecticut another compromise also acceptable to the a administration strut ten was in prospect tit in the matter of soldiers bonus legislation the house ways and means committee planned to report a bill increasing borrowing privileges for world war veterans holding bonus certificates from 22 per cent as at present to BO 50 per cent of their face value this was tile the suggestion of owen D young and apparently was approved by secretary of 0 the treasury motion it was estimated that the cost to tile the government would be ba upwards of ct 7 0 official F F A 1 announcement K no was made la in that the alon of the virgin lalands islands was wag being transferred I 1 from naval to I 1 civilian rule soon k afterward president hoover 1 I 0 0 v e r up appointed p eluted paul martin pearson Ie urson of swarthmore penn ienn paul M sylvania syl vanla to be the pearson first governor of the territory mr pearson la Is well known as an educator lecturer and author la Is a native of illinois and Is fifty nine years old the virgin islands were purchased from denmark in march 1017 1917 udd nod since then have been under the control of the navy department capt W evans was the last naval governor D E earthquake shocks of 1 great severity wrought havoc in the hawkes bay province of the lie north island of 0 new zealand and were fol lowed by conflagrations and tidal waves wates that thai added to the destruction Th the elarge large towns tons of napier and hast ings inga and at least leas three other towns were ere virtually ruined the number of the bendwill dead will not be known for some time but it pro probably bibly Is nearly a thou eurid other thousands of persons yere vere injured all mema of communication anthe stricken aren area were dei ii troyed and tho the only news reached 1 i t wellington and the world fron from ship wireless wl relea station elation and eyewitnesses who had tied fled from tile the scene at napier the of the ince which has a population of 20 ull all the stoup and brio brick buildings fell alth a ter terrific rifle roar oil oll tanks exploded and flames consumed most of the re inal ning structures bluff aluff hill which stood high above the city collapsed and toppled into the sea een and the bottom bote of the hai fuse 18 feet th the e anchorage pool becoming an Isla island nl lin hastings stIngs a plains town 12 miles froin napier where in most ost of the buildings vere of af wood ann razed by temblors and tire fire the hospital and nurses home on the Iiii inmates nates the towns of Wal roif and also vere wrecked the flaw kes bay province is a rich agricultural pastoral anil and fruit district and has fins at one of new zealanda Zea lands largest hydroelectric hydro electric devel i op ments napier which la Is miles northeast of wellington Wellingt dri Is an imbor tant export and manufacturing city martial law was proclaimed for the ravaged district unit and the immediate evacuation of napier was ordered by the authorities because of the danger of an epidemic tile the cites water and drainage systems were entirely destroyed st several british cruisers reached napier harbor and commodore blake took charge of relief measures other vessels carried many refu refugees gees to auckland property damage in the napier area alone was estimated at 0 r NE of those fa leaky cun cone gressional gress gres luna siona trunk cases that amused th the country some thile line ago Is going to get it I 1 further justice josiah van of the district of columbia court of appeals has made a ruling that representative E H de E denison ward R denison lson of illinois must go to trial on an indictment charging him with illegal possession of liquor in his otalee on capitol hill representative be denason tilson was indicted by the district grand jury on november 19 1029 1929 eleven mont months lis after a leaking suitcase addressed to him wits was discovered by federal agents in fit the union station in was washington Ii Ington an aai investigation invest ign tion led to the discovery of it a trunk containing liquor in sir mr Dent sons office and in spite of the lie representatives assertion that both the trunk and ly delivered to him an indictment was brought 1100 HOOVER was advised P PRESIDENT by it 0 stephenson of 0 south bend ind president of odthe them american bunkers bankers association that hat business conditions are improving in all parts of the country and should cont continue ibue to get better during the rest of the year mr stephenson expressed the opinion that the business depression struck bottom on oil Dece december inbe r 20 and that c conditions have been on the up grade since that thai time lie said also that it if there were less talk of unemployment ment those who are employed would spend more WHEN maj oen gen smedley D but ler A vas as philadelphian Phila delphias director of pu public bile 1 safety six years ears ago he naturally roade made enemies tit of a number cumber of f bootleggers it Is reported that one of these disgruntled individuals divi duals first called tile the of the italian government to general butler the generals speech in which premier mussolini was depleted as a hit unc aw run motorist and which Is causing the gallant so much trouble general butler will go on OD trial before a court mureal board in philadelphia illa february 10 and the public will be admitted to tile the proceedings meanwhile Atean whIle he fie Is tree free to go where he pleases in preparing his he defense lie ims ills engaged roland morris former anibas ambassador to japan and a prominent democrat as ills his chief coun counsel sl mr morris Is ass assisted sted by maj henry leonard col A M holding tind and col jesse F dyer from close friends of butler tt it was learned that he will argue that the mussolini story was simply an illustration used in n military preparedness speech it will be 11 urged tint that no offense against the lie italian p ethler ier was intended Es CANNON JR appeared B BISHOP in washington before twelve traveling Dt elders elden of the methodist I 1 church south to answer to grave ch charged urged the he exact nature of whit which li was wu not made pd public filic if the eldera find the accusations have suf merit they wilt order A trial which will be held at the next general conference or wice church in ID 1034 1934 the bishop who to Is undergoing treatment et at ft hospital for arthritis was waa ac accod com panned by two of his sons ona for FOI some y years e a r a 7 mra biro mary lien ilea derson ninety beur old social tender in washington ly widow of john U B i henderson Uen deron who was a 4 senator from missouri hua has grieved because uncle sam does not provide a residence for the vice prest dent ehe has made mrs mr mary henderson henderon several attempts to remedy this at tier her own kofl D expense once offering a fine hou house se when cabin Calvin Coolidge was vice d dent ent its upkeep was too expensive and tie declined now mrs hire henderson Ue la Is trying again offering to present to tile the government a handsome residence valued at something flke ike and situated on oneff one of the exclusive streets of tile the capital city at the writing congress had not decided whether or not to accept tile the gift but mrs airs hendersons grand daughter mrs airs beatrice Who leall line has asked the district of columbia su preme court to top prevent reent the aged lady from disposing of any of the rent real estate belonging to the estates of tier her fornier former hubband and son nan according to mrs airs her grandmother Is mentally incompetent properly to perform her duties and functions as aa trustee trusted under the wills of her husband and son and her removal as trustee Is asked FOR the second time the senate voted rioted ou the appointments of smith garsaud and proper draper its as anem tiers bers of the powei c commission 0 minIs sion and the democratic radical republican coalition rejected smith by a vote ote of 40 to 33 the two others ot liers however were conf confirmed irined the administration considers all three are legally members of the commission tile the lenders leaders of the inid that this latest action perfecto the senates een nes record in case the matter Is taken into court AMERON at 0 it 11 C CAMERON rison alson appointed recent recently li it to oi succeed die late lee S overman aa as senator from north nort Cn carolina rolina disregarding tile the senate tradition that new members I 1 clug must t sit bit silent for mont months lis arose to yarn warn ills fellow democrats that the lie democracy of the south Q S n morrison would not submit subunit to the wet viet wing af pf of the party unit and to call for the appear appearance anve of if it a dry leader for the patty party said he her 1 11 I aro am a party damoc democrat nit arid and I 1 am also a dry I 1 belleve that millions of democrats in this country feel its as I 1 i do if tile w grent greal city in array against the amendment seek to capture the democratic 1 party and put a wet pla plank in its ita plat pint form they will in binl I 1 us resisting we will not he be driver out of the party part Y neither wilt will be submit to such BUI daml nation they will bever override ld out our I 1 consciences on that matter or force us ue to bow ta party decree Y T NO means meana with the B prospects for self rule in india held out by the ahe british go government goverline vernine III and an the plans devised ly by tie the 1 round table conference conf crenic Alah mahatma atnia and his lieutenants tits have decided that their campaign oi 01 civil disobedience shall h be contIn continued tied A resolution to this effect was adopted tit lit a nit ine eting 0 of f the working committee of the file all india national congress the in members embers of which were released from jail when Gaind lil was set free it looks now nou as it if they alie and the lie holy lint wan will be in durance again before long the nit na decided that all poll political aleal prisoners must be freed before they hlll I III treat with the government and that meanwhile the picketing of for eign cloth narcotic narcot lt and liquor shops and the illegal making of suit shall hall be continued G GERMANYS bit big flying ship the DOX DO X which Is on its way wicy to south america nade made the first jump from spain to tle the canary islands without mishap but in attempting to take off on for the cape verde islands it was damaged by bi a wave repairs it was believed would take bt at least two weeks as it was necessary to get new cew parts from germany lil 1931 yea tern newspaper paper 13 union |