Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Murder of Obregon a Great Misfortune for Mexico Gossip of Politics By EDWARD W W. PICKARD IS I'S the greatest misfortune 1 that could happen to Mexico at this time lime was was the murder of Gen Alvaro Alvaro Alvaro Al- Al varo Obregon Quite aside from the heinousness of at the tho crime the assassination assas assas- of ot the president elect removed from the scene the strongest and most of the republics republic's leaders and ond not only threatened the Ibe country with renewal of the chaotic conditions that have ha held It back for many years ears but also Imperiled the recently restored restored re reo stored friendly relations with the government government gov gov- of the United States The excellent work done by by our our ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- Dwight Morrow In the tho latter regard was given powerful aid by Obregon and his administration which was to have been Installed on December December Decem Decem- ber bar 1 would have carried It on to the utmost t. t w was as as shot to death at nt a banquet banquet banquet ban ban- In the fashionable resort of San Angel 12 miles mlles south of Mexico City I by a n young oung man who has been Identified tied fied as Jose de Leon Teral an art student The assassin was arrested but refused to name his accomplices or the Instigators of the crime A score of ot suspects were taken In custody custody custody cus cus- tody Alberto Cruz was Immediately supplanted as minister of police by General Zertuche one of ot Obregon's closest friends and both lie he and President Pres res ident dent Calles promised that the murder would be cleared up and nod those guilty punished bed In a signed statement Calles laid said the assassin bad had admitted that the motive moth of his crime was religious fervor fenor and the president added that the authorities had obtained much In Information Information information In- In formation Implicating directly clerIcal clerical cler cler- ical teal action In n conclusion Calles laid said Finally I want to announce that the government will continue as ns heretofore within constitutional paths and Ind with the requisite calmness and ond ener energy This was taken to mean that he lie would not attempt to continue In office after November er as u the Mexican Mexican Mex Mex- ican lean constitution forbids direct succession succession suc suc- cession of the two terms In However that constitution has bas been altered before to fit tit circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances end and may be changed again Despite the words of Calles It Is II scarcely conceivable that the Catholic church In Mexico as an organization or any of Its responsible members can have Instigated the murder of ot General General Gen Gen- eral erol Obregon The relations relation between the church and the government gO had been steadily Improving and Obregon though pledged to carr carry on the policies poll poli ties cies of Calles Culles was I looked to as os the theman theman man to settle fettle the trouble finally The best guess at this time Is that the as- as was prompted by political enemies of th the president elect who utilized a weak minded religious fa to- Telegrams deploring the crime were sent lent by President Coolidge Vice ke President Pres lies ident dent Dawes and Secretary of State Kellogg I In n Washington Ambassador though terribly shocked said he was certain the tragedy would bring about the unification of all men In his country sweeping away the disturbing disturbing dis dle- and fwd reactionary elements He lie expected the old congress would l he e called In to prepay for tor a special special cial election The permanent commission commis commis- I lion sion of congress already had been I summoned to meet to consider the pI political political po po- situation I I g TUlL mourning Mexicans were x V taking the body of ot General gon to his native state of Sonora fur for forI I burial Americans Americana were sending home lionte I I with all possible honors the remain of Capt Copt be til Mi i i good will will flyer nyer who wa was killed when hl I the hl plane crashed In New terse lug a storm After II It bin hail lulu lul In its Instate state 1111 In New ew York the body wa Will I tin run III IIII e eyed to Mexico on a funeral I twain train that carried curried silo the Ihl aviators aviator's father falser an American s rai r. r tta rI ul nt honor honor and Mexican 11 Tin Tin- hed plane also wax was Ink taken lake t II All AU alon along the route the of f r flu ilic I train wn was watched by hv cities tho the major generals general's of 13 guns was wal t r tired fired d. d WHOLESALE bolting from either tho the or the tho Democratic national ticket does not seem to bo ho getting tUng much encouragement In the country The most ambitious attempts attempts at at- tempts to bring this about are aro being made In Texas There Thero the Smith anti I Democrats have o organized with the avowed owed Intention of getting nil all the Democrats the they can cun to vote oto for Hoover cr and they are led by several men hlen who have ha been beell rather prominent In to the party In that state They are ore making no attempt to defeat detent the state Democratic ticket which disappoints some of the tho smaller fry who are arc dis dis- affected On the other hand there Is also In Texas a n group of Hoover anti Republicans who are throwing what Influence they have to the Smith ticket In llIe Asheville Bishop Cannon of ot the Methodist church South gathered about men and women omen to plan Illan for forthe forthe forthe the defeat of Smith In the tho Southern states Nearly early all 01 the delegates were were preachers preacher of ot the tho Methodist lt church South or paid workers of church or prohibition agencies Sixty six were from Buncombe count county North Carolina Carolina Caro Caro- lina of which Asheville II Is the tho county ty seat No r Democratic party leaders were present and It was noticeable that the Baptists held aloof except for Dr Arthur J. J Barton Marton who was made chairman of or the meeting The press was excluded from the real sessions Leaders of farmers farmers' organizations In Inthe Inthe inthe the corn com belt still hope they can cnn In Induce induce laduce la- la duce the agriculturists to to- oppose Hoover and their meeting In Des DesMoInes DesMoines MoInes adopted a n series of resolutions condemning the farm relief plank Inthe la to lathe the Republican platform and commending commend commend- tag log the tile plank Inserted In the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic platform Most of those attending attending attending at at- tending this meeting declared their In Intention Intention intention In- In of ot supporting Smith but there Is still little reason to believe that their stand will Induce very many farmers to change their political affiliations af af- next November No The Iowa Republicans large numbers of whom are ore corn belt farmers held their state convention last week and rind unanimously Indorsed the Hoover and ticket and the tho Kansas Kansal City platform IncludIng Ing lag lt Its farm relief plank The Mato state tat platform condemned Al Smith for his hU attitude on nullification of prohibition and end alluded to effort efort to fasten Its elf upon the nation I Earlier In the day Governor Go Hammill of Iowa had bad had a talk tolk with Her Herbert ert Hoover Hoo on the letters letter's train and he told the convention something of what the farmers might expect from Hoover If he were elected President Governor Go Mc McMullen of ot Nebraska 1 also had a chat with Mr Hoover and afterward after afterward ward said the candidate had hod a comprehensive comprehensive comprehensive com com- understanding of the farm problem but the governor did not seem to have ha been heen won over o to Hoovers Hoover's support President Coolidge W was S Hoovers Hoover's host for n R couple of days a at at- atthe t. t the Bummer summer summet sum Bum mer met White House and they fi fished hed and talked politics together after which Hoover er resumed his trip to California It was saddened by the news of the death of ot Mrs Hoovers Hoover's father Charles D. D Henry In Placer Calif o S SMITH was busy as a abee abee abee G GOVERNOR bee In Albany with political conferences con con- and picture makers Among his callers was Congressman Byrns of Tennessee who assured him he would carry not only the solid South but also the border states Al could see nothing to worry about In the stories of Democratic revolt In Texas or elsewhere The report that Smith had selected Owen D. D Young chairman chairman chair chair- man of ot the General Electric company and end colleague of Dawes In the reparation lions tion work to he be the Democratic can candidate can can- candidate an to succeed him as governor was flatly dented denied on behalf of both the gentlemen S eC Kl KELLOGGS KELLOGG'S war anti war treaty goes marching on toward 1 i victory J tor Last ast week It was m In b by great Britain Unit Brit ain 1 n n I the 1101 dominions of ot Canada Au New 11 Zealand eHland Union of Simil uh Hint cwt by lIy the Irish Free tree Stale Mate situ Mini India 1 Acceptances also sere rp received at Washington troth 1 Pa mud Czechoslovakia All II ll lit th IIII It was wan believed ed VIIU 10 I l I be e f fin l satisfactory b by the li L nn tim eminent nt Approval nl had hall air h l I I. I v ii n Ih the pact by hy Gerens Ger Ger- ens 01 I i free I Italy and other nations nations' and that of ot Japan was c considered i tain If It tho the various arlOUf reservations er of ot sumo sonio of of i s the tho governments go which are not radical can be bo accepted the final success of the tho great plan to outlaw war seems virtually assured The treaty Is to be toe signed during the coming com corn lug ing fall by hy the principal powers and will go Into effect with the of deposit the ratifications It will remain open for tor signature by other nations CB between Poland loland and Lithuania PCB P ania anha Is still an unaccomplished fact and It U is reported that Premier of Lithuania relying en tm the tho support of Russia Hussla Is preparing to defy the League of Nations at nt tho the September September SEPtember Sep Sep- meeting ting of or the assembly or council of tho League The Tile roles Poles have notified Sir Austen Chamberlain that they thy hold the League responsible for forthe forthe the existing state of affairs and demand demand demand de de- mand full tull support In whatever measures meas mens- urn urea they may deem n necessary ceIl ry American members of the world court of arbitration at Geneva Genera nominated nomInated nom nom- hated Charles Charle livans Hughes for the Ule vacancy created b by the resignation of ot John Bassett Dusett Moore Dr Walter WaIter Simons SimonI Is second choice for tor tho the place Observers Observer In Geneva Genova were quite sure Mr Hughes would be elected of ot France rance RI REPRESENTATIVES England Spain and Italy last week signed a new accord on Tangier which gives Spain full command of ot the gendarmerie In Im the International zone of that tint country A special commission commission com com- mission w was 08 os created to watch for and suppress intriguer Intrigue against the Spanish protectorate Italy was given Increased increased In la creased representation on the legislative legislative legisla tive body of the tho International zone and was also given ghen representation on the courts and ond similar tribunals doubt concerning the death ot of ALL A Capt Copt Alfred Belgian Bel nel glen gian financier who disappeared from his hula airplane while crossing tho the English English Eng Eng- lish Ush channel was dispelled by the finding of his bis body near Cape Nez r III Jacksonville scale as a n basis baits T THE for wage negotiations In th the tho bituminous fields has been abandoned by the United Mine lUne Workers of America Amer ica ice according to the action of the policy polley committee of the union and hereafter each of the districts has hu the right to effect settlement with operators upon upon a basis mutually sat eat Action taken by district officers must be submitted to the minera min min- era ers of the district for ratification The policy committee also authorIzed authorized authorized author author- all district organizations to permit permit permit per per- mit any ony coal company or any mine to employ all the men It may require for maintenance repairs development construction or production ot of coal providing the existing wage scale Is U paid temporarily until a district agreement agreement agree agree- ment Is reached The new policy 1 Is Interpreted as a gesture by the union toward bettering the depressed conditions conditions condi condi- conditions In the bituminous coal Industry A G those claimed by death during the week were Giovanni Italian statesman and foe of ot Mussolini D D. C. C Davies director ot of the Field museum In Chicago Henry R. R Rathbone congressman at large laree from Illinois and William E. E Harmon of New York who ns nl Tingle Tingle Tin Tin- gle had given gl large sums sunn to unrecognized hero heroes good children and deserving deserving de de- serving authors R RECKLESSNESS RECI In prohibition enforcement enforcement en en- has again humiliated the American government According to announcement by Secretary Kellogg Kellogg Kel lCd logg we have ha sent a note to the British British Brit Brit- ish government expressing regret and apology for the violation of the sovereignty sov sovereignty of the Bahama Islands last September when 4 commanding a coast const guard chas rum Ing boat seized lei zed two boats off oft the Bahama ahama coast towed them Into no a Bahama Mahama Ba Ma hama port and then removed the liquor and prisoners to Miami Mr Kellogg promised that the coa coast t guard would not again offend In that way that the boats and liquor would be restored re to- stored to their owners and that Chris Chris- would be transferred transferred to another another an an- other part of the country Prohibition administrators held their tbell annual conference with Commissioner with Commissioner Duran Doran and other Treasury department officials In Washington Among other topics considered was the In Increased use of or airplanes In n enforcing dry taws laws i. i I |