Show NEWS REVIEW OF OE CURRENT EVENTS I Implications and Incidents of the Great Victory of Hoover Over Smith B By EDWARD W. W PICKARD O victory for the Republican party in the national I election Is old stuff by this time but I Isome some of ot the surprising not to say lay I startling features of ot that victory will remain fruitful topics for tor conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion for tor a long while To say that Hoover captured forty states with WWI electoral votes while Smiths Smith carried car tied ried only eight states with 87 electoral elect elec toral Loral votes tells only the record record- breaking triumph ot Hoover On the tho theother theother other hand Smith received a total popular vote ote in excess of ot that given Riven en enany any successful candidate for tor the Presidency Pres in former elections This Is III accounted for tor by the tho tremendous total vote brought out by the tho unprecedented ed cd interest in the election and by tho the fact tact that Smith materially reduced the normal Republican majorities Inmany in inmany inmany many states though he be could not win In those states Despite this the Democrats Demo Demo- Democrate crate crots as a party had little tittle of ot which to boast for Hoover smashed the solid olid South by winning Texas Texan Virginia Virginia Vir VIr- ginia North Carolina and Florida while Smith carried only two Northern North North- ern frn states Massachusetts states Massachusetts and Rhode Island in both of ot which there Is la n 0 huge to foreign born born and Catholic lotion lation The case of ot Virginia Is in in- The I Democrats of ot that state never tor forgave e Tammany for tor knifing the Roose elt Davis elt ticket in 1924 1024 and this year they quietly went ent out to get revenge Smith was supposed by the tho wiseacres wiseacres wiseacres wise wise- acres to be the tho popular candidate of ot tho the urban Americans yet et Hoover er carried eight of ot the tho country's fourteen fourteen four tour t teen n largest cities Including Chicago The farmers of at the Middle West Rest were alleged by various arlous prophets to be in revolt against the Republican party and led to Smith by the bolting of ot Senator Norris and others Hut Hoover hoover Hoo hoo- ver carried every state in that region without difficulty The prohibition and religion l Issues suI the former declared bunk by lIy Charles Charlt's f. f fans Evans ans Hughes and the latter ostensibly ostensibly bly disowned b by both patties parties cut rut hath both ways was as DS was long lung ago ngo predicted but each loch candidate profited h by one or or other other oth oth- er of ot these issues ul's In certain states i It does docs appear to be demonstrated that the time American people do du not wish at this time to e have u a President who lio Is wet and a n Catholic Sober of ot the vote ole show Iho s io s II above e all that Americans realize Ihl they lire are the most pr prosperous nation on the globe and I believe e the continuance of tit their prosperIty prosperity pros pros- perRy Is la 1 best assured l It by v continuance of ot Republican rule rille That prohibition as a n 1111 national I Issue sue must now disappear disappear pear is the v Ie of ninny many Others see Bee Beethe seethe the prospect of at a u new alignment of ot the Ule electorate wet et and rul dr dry In the not lilt fur far distant ll future since the Ihl vital differences differences dif dif- between the Republican and Democratic parties are lire fast hiding fading Into nothingness U Republican control of ot the neat t congress congress con on r gress ss 1 I is assured The party purt gained seven seats in the senate un and l made madea a net gain of ot S seats scats In the tilt lower house returns gh gl e e this as us the complexion of the two IUlus houses bouses lI S Senate Senate nale Republicans fO ra Including vacant are Vare seat scat In lu D Democrats III OT SA P Farmer Labor 1 I Re Ik Republican e. e publican au majority Id House Hous Republicans Co e m Demo cruts lC S L' L majority P. 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W Many states pi elected ct Ill I'll governors go last week and often the result was wis not In accord with the states state's vote vote- on the residency Presidency An Au outstanding Instance In ot of if this was the victory of tit Roosevelt noose who curried carried d New cw York with ea ease e though AI At Smith lost It to hoover or r b by nearly phs vens H I n was amazed by hy the magnitude of ot his hi victory I tol but displayed no unseemly exultation In a statement to till the press he said be he hit dt th there re had hud been hen Imposed on him bin u cease of ot solemn responsibility of tit the hI future lUll and of complete depend enre ence upon divine guidance for tor the i task which the tho greatest electoral offic of- of I fic Oc in the world Imposes That task I Is la to give the best within me to interpret in interpret In in- the common sense and the time ideals of ot the American people said Hoover I J can only succeed Iq In my part by the i cO-i operation co-operation and unity of ot spirit of ot the leaders of ot opinion and of action for the common lI service of ot our country While the President-elect President has haa decided decided decided de de- upon no details of ot specific plans plana for the future bo ho has stated emphatically emphatically em em- that his induction Into office office of ot fice will be attended by a simplicity equal to that of ot any inauguration that has bas been held lIe He expects to remain remain remain re re- main In California for several se weeks and to spend the Christmas holidays in Washington Speculation now turns on the makeup makeup makeup make make- up of ot Hoovers Hoover's cabinet lIe He has told tho the public nothing about this yet et but It Is believed Mellon will continue as secretary of the time treasury If It he lIe so 60 de de- e- e sires S Secretary of ot State Kellogg is said to wish to retire and Ambassador a. a dor Ilor Dwight Morrow Is most roost fr frequently frequent frequent- ly Iy mentioned for that portfolio though some believe e It may many be offered to Senator Jorah Borah Go Gov AI Smith took defeat with a smile and promptly wired his congratulations congratulations con can to Mr 1100 Hoover r receiving an appreciative message in reply The Time governor told toll the reporters that he was all through with running for Cor public office but is undecided as os to his future business or professional ac- ac The New York Herald TrIbune Tribune Tribune Trib TrIb- une said he was to be offered alTered the chairmanship of ot the board of ot directors directors tors of ot a new Wall street bank bunk when be he retires from the governorship governorship gov gov- ov on January 1 IlS of ot Arkansas had bad something something some some- VOTERS thing else plse to decide on besides candidates for tor office The so called ape law was on the ballot for tor ac ac- acceptance or disapproval III and unofficial cial returns show that it was accepted accept accept- ed by a considerable majority Thus the fundamentalists score another victory victory vic vic- tor tory for the law makes illegal the time teaching of the theory of ot evolution in schools supported by public taxes The fhe act will affect textbooks now InI In Inu u I use e in tho the various various' high schools as aswell aswell aswell well as in the state coll colleges es end the university It It will cause revision of ot the university textbooks in biology geology zoology 11 psychology and possibly possibly pos pos- sibly English crises occurred In seY several ral vj countries last lust week Ilk In France Premier and nUll his ministry r resigned when the Radical Socialist party ty adopted a n resolution condemning condemn condemn- ing his finance bill and amI l' l especially Its religious articles which pros provide ide hie forthe for tor forthe the return of Roman Catholic monastic moons monas tic tlc orders In III France Prance Financial circles circles cir clr cles ells were eie and confusion lolI reigned In Pill resisted resisted re Ilsted the tin demand denand that he bo form an 1111 another another an- an other ministry nod mill It was con considered probable that If It he be persisted Foreign For eign Minister would be do pr premier Vintila premier of lIt Rumania and his cabinet nII forced out at the demand of ot the regency regene re Il gene gency council which Insisted that the time National Ilu Peasant party should participate par par- freely In III the celebrations lI of ot Rumania annexation of ot vania Julin the famous peasant peasant peas peas- ant 1 leader was blie believed 11 the tilt natural successor or to tn and time the peasants peas lIas ants lints of ot the country prepared to b become be- be come Its ret real rulers but Jut complications complies tons that mire are of ot explanation prevented presented this Lila consummation fur for or the till prevent present The lime South African government government govern govern- ment IIII of It Premier Hertzog resigned to get 11 rid of ot one member and sus a new neww ministry was at Ht once formed d b by llert- llert roc zog In III Portugal the Lie en cabinet l gave a up lUkl e and Its lis president Ill I'll Iol el Vincente formed a new nl 10 government 1 ii In his address open open- Ill tug Ins parliament expressed his bis great preat with the tIl lie signing of ot the Kellogg pact part to renounce e w 11 war nr r In III opening the debate delte on the address Ramsay MacDonald party leader strongly criticized the governments government's governments government's gov gov- action with regard in to the now discredited 1 l rench e hul hIn it with hamperIng hamper hamper- In tag Ing till the activities II Ii'S of cot t the hi League of ot ota Nations Nations Na Na- unit and putt putting In obstacles II In ht thew the tho w a way ay of tit d ii lit miTa ulal rent Next 1 day dav this attack rl resumed b by others and aos drew from Lord Cu acting foreign secretary a vigorous defense ot of the tho compromise the confessed assassin of ot elect President Ob Obregon gon of ot Mexico was sentenced to death by a II firing squad Mother Maria Moria Concepcion the tho nun accused of ot being the intellectual author of ot the crime was sentenced to 20 years in prison The verdicts wet went appealed T UNDER the supervision of ot an American commission headed bended by General McCoy tho the election in Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua Nica Nica- passed off orr quietly and Gen Jose Marla Maria Moncada Liberal ral was Will chosen President defeating Adolfo Renard enard Conservative by about votes The polls were guarded by American marines and commanded by Gen Logan Feland and there was no serious disorder anywhere l- l Each Kach voter oter was required to dip his finger In a ch chemical stain ashe as ashe aslie he lie cast his ballot banot to prevent pre repeatIng repeating repeat repeat- Ing and in submitting to this regulation regulation regula regula- tion President Diaz Dluz other high officials officials om- om and the time two candidates led the way MT ETNA is In violent eruption again and ond while It Is furnishing furnish ing a magnificent spectacle for tor tourists tourists tour tour- to Sicily it Is bringing destruction destruction destruction tion and terror to the tile Inhabitants of ot cities and villages magIs on the slopes of at I Ithe the time volcano Before the end of ot the week two or three towns had hud been al almost almost ul- ul most completely wiped out by the time rivers rivers riv riv- ers era of ot molten lava flowing from the crater and the time entire zone was Isolated Iso Iso- so- so lat hated d from the outside world Volcan- Volcan said this eruption wa was likely to be long continued HIROHITO the emperor of ot Japan in an unbroken lineage older than that of any other reigning family was formally enthroned on November November No No- November vember 10 In Kyoto Koto the ancient capItal capital capital cap cap- ital of at the Island empire Ills lIIs progress progress ress from Tokyo Toko to Kyoto Koto consuming several days duys and the ceremonies ot of enthronement nt were accomplished with solemn rites so ancient that no one knows what they originally meant and andall andall all an the festivals were picturesque In Inthe Inthe inthe the extreme The emperor and his empress and ond all an the dignitaries connected connected connected con con- with the affair were attired in the time old traditional costumes Thousands Thousands Thou Thou- sands antis of 01 t Japanese and mid a great throng of at foreigners gathered in Kyoto Koto to see all th they could of ot the ceremonies and to shout as Hirohito mounted mount mount- ed Id the throne of ot his anC ancestors ALLEGED embezzlement of A AN iono of ot the time funds of ot the Loyal lIl Order lr of Moose school at lit Mooseheart rt III was WIlS disclosed when war warrants luts were issued for tur the arrest t Of ot Hugo Doebler controller of ot th the school and aud Harold Cook his n assistant E. 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N said bald an nn audit of ot the tho books might raise the amount charged In the warrants to Cook luok was arrested but Doebler Is In Germany visiting I his Ids wife The school Is time the national children's childrens home of ot the Ord tinder Order r of Moo Moose e t and those who know of ot the till excellent work done there w will be Ie sorry to learn of ot It IU its financial I lo loss s D DK R n H 1 PRANK CRANK I one of at the thebe be known beat mt-kau mt vim Institutional inspirational writers writers writ writ- ers of tIe the United States Slates and formerly u a prominent pastor In III Chicago tiled died hd In Nit Nice Ital Italy of ot cerebral hemorrhage With Ith Mrs Crane and aud a II party part of 01 friends be hi was on un a n tour of ot the world Doctor Ductor Cranes Crane's syndicated writings reached an n estimated audience audi audi- t ence ente t of or lIe He wits was also editor of ot Current Opinion and the author of ot ofu u II number of ot books Another r author thor who died last Ilist week was ns Eliza Elba St Id d inure who gained fame tame b by her auks ous on Oil the time lur Kast dc-ath dc overtook Capt C. C n. n Collyer pilot seal Harry Tucker of at the passenger owner monoplane Yankee Yau e Doodle In which I they hi hud had made grade two recurs-breaking recurs ii lII o across s the continent While en route tram from Los Angeles to New fW York tilt the aviators were caught ht In a n rain anti and to fog In the mountains of ot Arizona and strum struck k the wall willi of nt Crunk ik ran canyon on 23 miles mile south of nt Pre cott T l' e p heavy quad load of j.-a j. gasoline apparently exploded ex cx- with II Hie tle impact and the lime plane place was uns 5 blots bo ii I to lu o bl's his |