Show 01 A nl S k 19 q I 1 i 1 ak xa a ho A 7 y I 1 view in chen chow china center of fl fighting biting between nationalist and northern troops which foreigners have been disked to evacuate acsunte 2 deverly hills calif eele celebrating brating its lend lead among swiftly growing american cities 8 john new poet laureate of england Iaela nl 4 owen J roberts ot of philadelphia no tor for associate justice of supreme court by president hoover IIo oer REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS senate votes for transfer of prohibition Bure bureau auto to law department by EDWARD W of the prohibition bu T reau from the treasury depart men t to the department of justice was voted vote d by the senate I 1 this ills measure the alist anil and one of the lie most lindor tant of the law enforcement hills bills recommended om mended by tile the WIckers barn commission ml slon and urged hy by the administration was passed without a record vote and having previously pre loudly been put through the house it went to th the e pre president adent for signature after a few willo minor changes had been concurred in by tile the house several of the senators criticised criticized certain fen features tures of the bill especial ly the dual control of industrial alcohol by the treasury Tie and justice departments part ments but of TAl mariland aryland was nas the only one to offer amendments and his suggestions were ere speedily voted down mr tydings argued earnestly in favor of an amendment to permit the use of only nonpoisonous denaturants in industrial alcohol asserting that present practice was in effect giving the death penalty to a man who commits no greater crime than violation of the tha prohibition law but a large majority of the senators evidently believed the statement of 0 f sheppard eppard Sli of texas that poisonous matter put in industrial 4 alcohol Is not used tn in sufficient proportions to kill senator carter glass of virginia said the transfer of the prohibition bureau should have been made years ago but lie he attacked the wickersham commission for wasting nearly and asking for that much more lie ile said lie he would propose a resolution calling for a statement of the conin commissions jis expenditures before any additional money Is anted lie ile asserted that the commission had bad been spending its time inquiring into delinquents the depth of automobiles automobile and such lucli things under the terms of the hill bill dr james M 11 doran present commissioner of prohibition will remain in the treasury deportment department alth the title of commissioner of industrial alcohol alco liol attorney general william D Al matchell itchell Ml will have the appointment of a new commis aloner of prohibition in the department part ment of justice in connection with tydings attack on 0 a the poisoning of alcohol alco liol it should b be e stated that commissioner doran says lays his chemists have found that the many cases of jake paralysis afflicting the drin drinkers kerit of take fake jamaica ginger are caused hy by creosote and not by isopropyl iso tso the industrial alcohol denaturant prescribed by federal re regulations u SCOTT mcquide general super F In of the antl saloon league was before the senate lobby committee several days and was MIS an interesting and combative witness It ness despite the vigorous attacks of sen ator blaine of wisconsin and some rather damaging admissions he upheld his side of the controversy fairly well at one time lie he admitted that the league does not interest itself greatly in the economic views of a candidate that its principal alin aim Is to insure the election of men w who he will vote right on prohibition and that it sometimes supports dry vo voting t ing wet ct drinking candidates for office rians plans to force a showdown vote on pending proposals to authorize a r national in dional referendum on repeal of the eighteenth amendment or legalize leffall ze the manufacture and sale of per cent beer were agreed upon by members of the house wet bloc lamination of the london naval streaty examination treaty occupied the time of the senate committees on foreign relations and naval affairs and the hearing before the former body attracted capacity audiences secretary of state stimson and admiral william V pratt were the main witnesses heard by that committee both of them defending the alie pint pact vigorously answering objections to the cruiser pro inions of the treaty which limit tile the united states to eighteen S 8 inch gun cru cruisers bisers pad and require tile the con s tru ct ton of 0 inch gun bessels essela if this country Is to build up to the pact tonnage nage levels mr St linson said vint the e american neilian Ai delegation delt gatlon had followed tl alie e wisest course when it it decided ou on a larger percent percentage of the smaller crul cruisers sers ily by building a larger proportion ofa of 0 gun crul cruisers seri sir air astlin son asser tod the united states had a better chance of obtaining actual parity than it if ull all 8 inch gu gun n cruisers were hullt built before the naval affairs committee secretary of the navy adams undertook to reply to the attacks of chair man hale on the treaty mr adams said that japan had insisted upon tills this coi mys coming down from its proposal for twenty one S 8 inch gun t cruisers and that tile the american dele aele gatlon pushed its demand as far as possible without breaking off on degoti nations with great britain and japan the llie naval secretary becic tury added that lie cons considered the delegation made a fair compromise with japan in england and in japan there are groups opposing the treaty each in as do the american objectors that the other oilier nations got the best of the deal with arthur henderson enderson II british for eign secretary as aa mediator conver sit baylons were held nt at geneva by aels tide artand and dino grandl looking to a solution of the franco italian deadlock over naval parity satisfactory progress was made and further negotiations will be carried on through diplomatic channels OVERS bomin nomination atlon president of owen oen J roberts ri to fill 1111 tile vacancy on the supreme court bench was referred to a subcommittee of the senate committee on judiciary and it was believed a favorable report would be made soai n to the full committee continuation by the senate also was anticipated since little opposition was voiced certain of tile dry senators lit at first objected because mr roberts ts was said to have made a speech against I 1 the lie eighteenth amendment severa several I 1 ens cars ago but afterwards appeared satisfied d with explanations of that occurrence un ence president ireen ot or the american federation of labor indicated ell eed that organized labor was content with the appointment Y A vote ot of 34 to 27 the senate BY bussed the third of the bills sp sponsored ol 01 I 1 by wagner of new york for the purposing of relieving nent through federal aid this me measure as provides for nn an appropriation tio n ot of for tile alie creation of a federal bureau of unemployment headed hy by a director who would operate cooperate co N uth ith stute state and local unemployment agencies the other two bills provide for the gathering of labor statistics ic s and for a joint commission to ex federal construction work another important measure passed hy by the denute places mexican lin in gration under the national origins quota system and if it becomes law will reduce the number of mexican Blex ican immigrants from a year to fewer than 2000 OV WALTER J it of GOV wisconsin was acquitted by a jury in sheboygan of the charge of having violated the state corrupt practices net act during hla his primary campaign in 1028 the attorneys for the he state prepared to carry the case to the state supreme court but the governor and ills his friends consider that tie he has bits been fully vindicated D DWIGHT WIGHT W MORROW in a speech opening hla his campaign for tile ro lie publican senatorial nomination in new jersey declared lie he favored repeal of the eighteenth amendment aud and restoration to to the states of the power powen to determine their policy toward tile the liquor traffic lie ile thinks nat national ionni prohibition hibi hibit tion lon Is a mistake because it Is not but he Is against the return of the saloon SAM SABI wishes to know whether U UNCLE or not the radio corporation of america westinghouse electric general electric and seven animated affiliated concerns are violating the sherman antitrust law in pooling their patents patent and operations lu in the of radio equipment manufacture therefore the department of justice tins filed suit against these companies owen U D young head of 11 C A professes to welcome this action hoping it will clear up a confusing con patent situation in the radio industry ADMIRAL RICHARD B D HYRD BYRD returning from his epochal exploration of the antarctic regions landed in the canal zono zone lost week with five members of his expedition they were gl glien venan an enthusiastic welcome at balboa and again at panama and planned to remain on the isthmus about two weeks in another month the admiral will come back to virginia and ills his home state will greet him in richmond with highest honors gov john garland will present to him a sword purchased pui chased by more than ton ten thousand of his fellow citizens and d there will be banquets and recep receptions reception tio ani s the sword designed in sliver silver ari and gold commemorates the famous flights over the north and south poles ano an tile the atlantic crossing L LAST AST week saw the passing of another famous arctic explorer dr fridtjof nansen who died of phlebitis at his home in oslo norway at the age of sixty eight years for many years he be had been devoted to eclen title explorations in the far north the most important of his trips being the expedition of the fram in 1803 aut doctor nansen was more than an explorer having gained distinction a a teacher author humanitarian statesman and diplomat during the tha war he wa was shigh hilgh commissioner tor for repatriation of prisoners and later late r was Nor ways representative to the tb longue league of nations and hend head of a russian relief commission th these ese activities tivi ti ties won hira him the nobel peace prize L of the civil disobedience diso bedl campaign in india passed last week into the hands of mrs sal honji a distinguished hinaut poetess and sho she proceeded to lead her forces against the government salt works at the police pro veil tented ted the mid by blocking the road tind and once ince arrested tha poetess but released release tier lier in tile northwestern part of india the revolt was increasing in seriousness and the situation in lahore and 0 ther other important cities was said to be growing biow ing worse dally daily A great mob gained possession of Shola pur after severe fighting with ft ath the troops but later the soldiers ousted tile the natives and martial law was proclaimed there to add to the trials of the british they are having trouble with the wild border bolder tribes along the afghan frontier and have hae subjected them to aerial bombing TIE S cala cheang n g kal kai shek of china a to Is proceeding proceeds edi ng with the utmost vigor to crush the rebellion of the northern provinces and his german troops are reported to have gullied gained it a great victory in anh wet wel province in a six day battle taking prisoners and killing many pursuing the rebels the National nationalists lite captured their new base at lit lif clonan province capture of that city the nationalists asserted would force the northerners to full fall back upon ica felig t to 0 consolidate their sli shattered tittered ranks ran k so all foreigners were naked asked ty by their consuls to get betout bout of the city of cheng chow in nouan which has been repeatedly I 1 peat edly bombed by nationalist planes and was expected to be the center of severe fighting SUCCESS S crowned the efforts of 0 the first of this years atlantic ocean flyers flyer a jenn jean of france franca and two companions carrying mall mail from paris hopped off on from st louis senegal africa and landed fit at natal brazil 20 hours and 16 minutes later having flown the 1973 1975 miles across water unerringly despite a terrific electric rainstorm through which they passed col pablo aldar star aviator of the Blex ican aminy adelly a and nd I aleut cut carlos Riv isora who started on oil a nonstop flight from mexico ale oro to aires were killed when their plane crashed into ohp son sea off OH port limon hinan costa nico illes they were attempting to land durins during a sudden storm stani IS OD 1110 1930 wearn newspaper union |