| Show news review bf current events the world over congress and administration reach a compromise over relief appropriations terrible earthquake in new zealand zealand by EDWARD W PICKARD on co t the he drought re relief 1 lef t program was reached resi clied by t the be republican and democratic lenders leaders in congress after days of argument re cr imitation Imi nation and threat ireat ll the settlement of the dispute van mas virtually it victory for president hoover over those who rep tilson allson iad had insisted that tile eo eminent should adopt what would be i really cully the dole principle in relieving the distress of the people unless radical carry on a nil fill buster regular appropriation bills tile the danger of a special abse session loll seems deems to be passed under the compromise there will be a broadening of the credit machinery met et up for the drought drou glit area tle the main bum of will bo be added to tile the already the money will not be available for charity but will be loaned to individuals or to agricultural credit corporations and secured by liens on crops or other security tile the loans may be used for agricultural rehabilitation in addition to seed eed feed and fertilizer to which tho the money provided by the original act was limited under tile guise of agricultural rehabilitation some of the poney money may be used by farmers for food and clothing but it will not be intended as charity or as a dole boje the plan was wali incorporated it in an amendment to the senates amendment to tile the interior department appropriation pria tion bill appropriating or the purchase of food and medical supplies and for other forms f relief the amendment was rejected by tile the house after which the bill was livas san sent to td conference tile tho procedure will be for tho the conferees of the senate bennie and house to offer the con coin promise as aa it a substitute for the senate amendment technically the conferees will ft report a disagreement dative L 0 cramton Cia roton of michigan then will move moo in tin tile holdso that tile substitute amendment be accepted this will be followed by its by the annale the anal touches on tile agreement were gl given ven nt at cl in by senator fi 11 1 catson of indiana majority lender ot 0 the senate senator charles L hennry of oregon assistant majority lender speaker longworth li and representative john Q ailion of connecticut another compromise also aiso acceptable to the administration was in prospect lit in tile matter of bonus legislation tile house lionso ways and comi committee planned to report a bill in creasing lne borrowing privileges for world war ve beratis holding bonus certificates tift entes from 22 per cent us as at present to 60 per nor cent of their face value this was wan the suggestion of owen D young and apparently was approved by secretary Secie tary of the treasury mellon it was waa estimated that the cost to tile the government would bo be upwards ol of orrI r V F I 1 CIAL 01 A L on an v no was made ln in washington that the dou of tho the virgin Is lunda was wn being transferred train from naval to rule soon afterward afe raid president 11 hoover oo 00 v e e appointed blaut martin geurson Ie urson of swarthmore penn ienn paul M sylva sylan la to be the pearson P it UIS on first rbt all governor I 1 I 1 of tho the territory mr pearson in h well known us as an educator lecturer and author Is a native of it kill and to Is fifty nine years old the virgin islands were purchased from denmark Dennin rk in march barcli WIT 1017 and since then have been under the coarl Co trl of the lie navy dopart department ment capt W evans was vas the last naval governor R 0 earthquake shocks of r great severity wrought havoc in the ans hashes bay province ot of the north h island ot of new nev zealand and were followed by anu and tidal wines waves that added to tile the destruction the large towns of napier and hastings and at least iciek three other towns were virtually ruined the number of the dealt dead win will not be chown for some time but st it probably Is near a thou sand other thousands of persons were injured all al of coul communication muril ip in i t the lie stricken jIl arpa rien were destroyed aitio fligl the only news nes reached wellington and tho outside world from ship wireless station ind eyewitnesses who had fled from the Ithe scene i I 1 at napier tile the of fhe brov lure ince which hns a population of ail all thep the stone tone and brick buildings fell with ni terrIfIc roar oil tanks exploded and clanies consumed most ot of the remaining structures bluff hill which blood ghigli above the city collapsed and toppled into the sen sea and tile the hot bol toul torn of ali alie bakia harbor rose IS 18 feet the anchorage pool it tin island hastings stings a plains ion 12 miles frovin r where mi the were of wood was razed by te temblors alors and ire fire tle the hos hospital pItol and n nur nurses ses home collapsed on the families the low towns ns of and also were wrecked the Ilaw hawkes kes hay bay province Is a rich agricultural pastoral and fruit frill I 1 district and lias has at one of new zealanda Zea lands largest developments oani ants napier ifsich Is miles northeast of wellington Is an important apor tant export and manufacturing city martial Alart lal law was proclaimed for the ravaged district and the immediate evacuation of napier was ordered by the authorities because of the danger afan of nn epidemic the cites witter an and drainage systems were wera entirely destroyed st several cruisers reached napier harbor und and commodore Comin blake took charge of relief measures I 1 other vessels parried carried many refugees to auckland property damage in tile the napier area alone was estimated lit at IDENT backed up p JL attorney general william D matchell Ml in tile the batters lat controversy with senator thomas 1 D schall of minnesota over oct the appointment of ernest michel to it a minnesota judgeship in a communication to schall the president called attention to mr air mitchells objections to tile the selection of for the judicial post and stated that in III view of the attorney generals report he would not send ills name to the senate in his letter tile the president suggested ed senator schall submit eight or ton ten names iiames of df men lie he thought would mak mike e fit it appointees and added from lucli bucl 1 a list I 1 shall hope to find some one with fitness for that position 1 lt I 0 C NE NC of those famous leaky con gress ionn trunk cases that aroused amused the coun try some bonie time OBO ngo Is going to get a further furt lier oleng justice joseah van of the ills erict of Coluni columbia bla court of appeals ims has ninde it a ruling thal 11 d 8 E denison art 0 Dk hendson tilson of must go to trial on tin an indictment charging him with illegal possession of liquor in ID tits his office on of capitol 1111 representative denison was ln in dieter dieted by the district di grand grandeury gran djury jury on november 10 19 1921 eleven months after a leaking suitcase addressed to him was discovered by federal agents in tile the union station in washington an investigation led to the discovery of f it trunk containing liquor it in mr Deni sons office and IN in spite of the representatives assertion that holh the trunk and suitcase were mistakenly delivered to mal him an indictment was brought hr ought hollert was advised by it 11 0 stephenson of ajl south it bend ind president of tile the american honkers bankers association that business conditions tire are improving in till all parts parta of the lie country and should continue to get better during tile the rest of the year mr air stephenson expressed the lie OP opinion anlon that the business depression struck bottom on december 20 and that conditions have halve becht on the upgrade since that thiet time ile lie said also that it if there were less leea talk of unemployment those thosa who are anra employed would open spend more W N uen lem smedley D buta ler vis ills director of public safety six years eara ago lie naturally made ien en P i aniles of a number ot of bootleggers bo it Is reported r M that one ot of these disgruntled in 9 first lerat called the of tile the italian government to general butter butler ahe lie generals speech in which premier mussolini was depleted us its at 11 hit ilk run motorist arid and Is causing the hie gallant marine so BO much trouble general lbutler will go EO on trial before it u court martial board in philadelphia february iary uary 10 and the public will be admitted to the proceedings binm ceilings meanwhile maunn title he Is tree to go there lie he li pleases leases lit in p sparing preparing his fits defense lie ile lias has engaged roland molls former ambassador to japan and a prominent democrat as his chief po counsel mr me morris Is assisted by maj henry leonard lol col A 11 holding ini ciul col jesse F P dyer der prom front close minds friends of butler it was learned that ho fie will argue that tile alie mussolini stor story wits was simply an all illustration used in a military preparedness speech it will be urged that no offense the italian premier was intended B BISHOP jaimini CANNON JR jn ap feared in washington ashington before twelve travel liti elders of the meth aleth idest church south to lo answer nn to grave charges the enca nature of which hii not mad it if the ides elders find the accusations have have sufficient merit they will order a tri trial il which will be held at the next general genera 1 conference of tile the church in 1034 1934 the bishop who Is undergoing treatment at a hospital for arthritis was nas panted by two of his sons ac 13 FALL tile the only man convicted 0 on criminal charges growing out of the oil off leasing scandals of tile the administration bases his hope of es cupin punishment on the claim ho he had no DO author ity from congress to 0 o make the leases the case was argued in tile the district court of appeals Ap peala frank logon clogan III his counsel in seeking in g reversal of the former interior see secre r of accepting a bribe faour fida rd L doheny said that since full fail ii lacked the proper a nu u dhority tic he could not ile be guilty of accepting ce biting a bribe to influence a lease 17 F or OH some years year B sirs mrs alary lien hen eo p derson derbon ninety year c old social lender leader in ai S washington wealthy widow of john it 11 P who mho was a senator from missouri has grieved because y uncle ae sam does not provide a residence r for the vice crabl rest she has made dent M mrs rs mary several attempts attempt to a henderson hen deron remedy this at her own oa e expense pense once offering a flue fine house when calvin coolidge was vice president its ito upkeep wits was too expensive and tic lie declined now mrs henderson Is trying again offering to present to tile government a hund handsome soine residence valued at something like and an situated on one of the exclusive streets street of tile the capital city at the writing congress had not decided whether or not to accept alj alie e gift but mrs airs nm flen dersons granddaughter mrs beatrice Wh olefin lias has asked the district Distri dt of columbia supreme court to prevent the aged lady indy from disposing of any of the real estate belonging to the estates ot t her former husband and son according to mrs her grandmother Is mentally incompetent properly to perform her duties and functions as trustee under tinder the wills of her hep husban bund and son and her removal us as trustee Is asked OR the second time the senate pivoted FOR voted on the appointments nt 4 smith garsaud and draper as members of tile the power commission and the Ite Publican coalition rejected smith by a vote of 40 to X m the rhe two others however were confirmed the 1 lie administration ration considers all tire legally members of tile hie commission tile 1 I lie leaders of 0 the coal lilon iid that this latest idest action perfects the senates semites in case the matter Is taken into court iton at 0 RC nc alson appointed recently to succeed I 1 the lie late lee iee S overman iiii as ns senator from north carolina disregarding tile senate tradition that now new members ibers 11 must musi sit allent for months mont li arose to warn vurn his fel fellow dein that icv the democracy of the south sen n morrison Morr lson would not submit to the wet wing of tile the party and to cull tor or the appearance of a dry lender leader for the party said lie he 1 I 1 am a party democrat and I 1 am also a dry I 1 belleve believe that millions of democrats in this country feel us as I 1 ao do if the great city organizations in array against the eighteenth amendment seek to capture tile the democratic party and put a wet plank in its platform they will in us resisting we will vill not be drivet out of the party neither elther fi will be submit to such domination they will bever override our consciences on oil that matter or forte force us to bow to party decree NO means satisfied with alth the BY prospects for self rule role in india held out by the british government and the plans devised by the round table conference gandhi and tits ills lieutenants have decided that their campaign ot 01 civil disobedience shall be continued A resolution to tills this effect was wi as adopted at a meeting of tile the wo irking committee of tile the all ail indan Nat national lonal congress the members of which were released front from jail when was set free it looks now as if they and the holy man man will be in durance again before long the na decided decide that till nil political prisoners ers must be treed freed before they will trent treat with the government and alint meanwhile the picketing of foreign cloth narcotic and liquor shops and the illegal making of salt shall be continued bit big flying ship the G TR DOX DO X which alch Is on oil its way to america maue made the first ju jump in p from spain to the canary islands without mishap but in attempting to take off for the cape verde islands it t was damaged by a wave repairs it was believed would take nt at least two weeks meeks na as it was to get new parts from germany MONG thos taken by death dur A AMONG I 1 ing ng the week were the duke of vendure of the roy roya roal A bourbon line phiiip 1 I hale american artist and son of edward everett hale mary ingv hampton hamilton veteran abress and lady deales the fornier former helen vivian gauld granddaughter of jay gould could ut t western ii ni N i paper union |
