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Show News Review of Current ! Events the orld Over i i Opening of the feventy-Seeoii.l Cor.rre? President ! Hoover and Secretary Mellon Call for Higher Taxes Germany Reduces Ever thinj. i By EDWARD T. PICKARD I II T!TH :v. Pr- x-ri"? in c?z:rS. of the h.-use sid Jrhrj N-r.ce Gr- speiker, the ceve-:y seoor.J ccr.-rress ) tr.ia i'.s wori; ca j " - cf the n:.i.'o.;:y rar:y ce'.tl ra:-d tho.r cow status in the lower ekan.her with ni'l i "Z ctc-i-r'.v.z and rebel" , ' yells. But the se::a:e was ttir..:'.y more se- K date and its first ses- - slon was brief and " ( forma!. Next day the l' 1 fireworks herra.n in . that chamber with the epeaker J. N. am,ell,.ltcj revoU of Garn"" the progressive apain.-t the re-eloetion of Senator Hoses of New Hampshire as president pro tempore. Tliey have never for-given for-given him for calling them "sons of the wild jackass," so they gave their seven votes to Norris of Nebraska. The Democrats voted solidly for I'itt-man I'itt-man of Nevada but fell short of the required forty-five votes by three, so there was a deadlock that threatened threat-ened to last a long time. The most Interesting event In the senate was the swearing in of Mrs. Ilattie Caraway of Arkansas to fill the seat of her late husband. Introduced Intro-duced by Senator Koblnson, she took the oath of office, signed the register and quietly returned to her seat, almost al-most In tears, ner associates all gathered about to congratulate her, but there was no gaiety in the affair for the memory of her husband was ever present. In all, sixteen new senators sen-ators presented themselves to take the oath, nearly all of them being first term Democrats. Nearly one hundred new members of the house were installed, and so many of them were Democrats that Mr Garner won the N a speakersldp by the - 1 A - following vote: Gar- f ner 21S ; Snell, Repub- lican, 207; Schneider fe " of Wisconsin, pro- gressive Republican, I ls . 6. Kvale of Minne- J sota, the lone Farmer Laborite, voted for J J Schneider. Of course ' all the other otlicers of the house are now Mrs- Caraway Democrats. The' first actual work In the house was the adoption of new rules, so liberalized lib-eralized that It will no longer be easy for bills to be pigeonholed by the committees com-mittees to which they have been referred. re-ferred. Now 145 members can procure pro-cure the discharge of a committee and bring a bill to the floor for a vote. This change was made especially for the benefit of the proponents of modification mod-ification of the dry laws, and the stage was set for an early vote on some of their bills, which will put the representatives rep-resentatives on record though there Is no hope yet for the passage of the measures. While congress was assembling and going through the business of the first day, the Communist "hunger marchers" march-ers" who had traveled to the Capital by automobile and auto truck from various va-rious parts of the country besieged the Capitol building and the White House In vain efforts to lay their demands he-fore he-fore the legislators and the President. They were rebuffed, fairly, gently, by the police and other officials, and next day started home, still discontented and defiant. ECONOMIES in the navy and army which are urged by the President were the objects of further attacks. Early In the week President W. II. Gardiner of the Navy league came out with a new assault on the administration administra-tion policies In that respect, criticizing criticiz-ing a statement by Secretary Stimson. hitting back at the Hammond committee, com-mittee, assailing the President for slowing up cruiser construction and calling on congress for an investigation investiga-tion of Mr. Hoover's financial policy toward the navy. Next, National Commander Stevens Stev-ens of the American Legion conveyed to the President the legion's demand that he approve authorization of warship war-ship construction necessary to bring the American fleet up to the maximum tonnage limits of the London treaty. The organization also asked congress and the administration to rescind the economies for the military establishment establish-ment and to renew for the army. National Na-tional Guard. R. O. T. C and other military activities the same sums appropriated ap-propriated for the current year. Finally caxe the annual report of F.ear Admiral Frank B. L'phara, chief of the b-reati of navigation, which terms-3 the aixic'.st.-rr.ion policy of reduct-'on a severe tiorv to the ca-th ca-th ral e-fe-se. He said that f.f-rj fh.v3 t: at d-crecs-s In the rr;-.y eveit -i-ily rsv.lt in ex; r, ! i t " r rr.nr.y tlv.es gr-:-a:er than the te.; o-r-y s a rs. Mr. .Stev.r.? cf the A-erir, L-ri n eifo c-ll-' ;-r--:.".y a: t..e -e II -v. a:. I t i I Mr. H over the i-rr" z la L-.r u f-r aivv----e zzH-:z,l t fer.se ru: s.is.) is :r f.-.vr cf sv.hr.-.':-tivg to ti e A - : e r. :.::er of re-fv..i re-fv..i or rvl.r.,-!.::, j el the dry laws. ni'.'IS'.I'r.NT lUW;::? oa Tues.'.r.y tr.'.:.f-.:. to oo: -gross his v.us-sace v.us-sace en the s:..:e of the l':.;o:i. in w:h he sketched the eoey.e'.v.le oris.s ivr.f:vt'.:;r.i the cev.v.-rr-l rI.;:eJ in ovr.sld-J ovr.sld-J i v : ! ershle elet.i'i', the i-'- ' i: r. f..sv.res he has iviti-" iviti-" ated to a'.'.eviate the ' s:: business depression !' s 'i l: " 0 ' 0 -v !" 0 11 1 j " "J rece-.v.-.aeinied it! f . J-! general terms logisla- f . v ... f. non croat: its !!( :- ' tional ir.strunieutaH- : . t.es for the same pur- J pose and Increasing taxes to meet a tlu-eo President and a I'.alf billion dol- Hoover lai deficit this year and next. Regular Republicans declared the message represented constructive statesmanship of a high order, while Democrats and progressive Republicans Republi-cans took It as a challenge. Generally, it was accepted as the opening gun of the 1!:2 campaign. There was much comment on the fact that no mention was made of prohibition. On Wednesday Mr. Hoover sent In his budget message, containing the administration's ad-ministration's program of taxation nnd other measures of government financing. financ-ing. At the same time the annual report re-port of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon was made public. This called for Increased rates on personal and corporation incomes. Inheritances, tobacco to-bacco and capital stock sales. New levies would be Imposed on automobiles, radios, telephone, telegraph tele-graph and cable messages, amusement tickets, checks and drafts and realty sales. Postal charges would be boosted. boost-ed. Exemptions from Income taxes would be lowered to Include 1,7(10,0(11) new Individuals within the scope of the federal levy. The Democrats In congress Immediately Immedi-ately began an attack on this program, pro-gram, saying they would soon have ready one of their own. THIRD In the list of Presidential messages came' the one on foreign relations, which contained the request that congiress ratify the Hoover moratorium. mor-atorium. More important than that was the suggestion that the war debt commission should be reconstituted with power to reopen the debt settlements. settle-ments. Though Mr. Hoover reiterated his disapproval of cancellation of the war debts, such action, or at least a further reduction of the debts seemed, to many congressmen, to be Implicit In his proposal. So many of them object ob-ject to either course that a long debate de-bate was in prospect. JAPAN and China accepted the proposal pro-posal of the League of Nations council for cessation of hostilities In Manchuria, while a neutral commission inquires Into the facts, but both nations na-tions made reservations that rendered the agreement little more than a form by means of which the council saves Its face. Premier Wakatsukl's Japanese cabinet cabi-net decided to resign because of dissensions, dis-sensions, and It was thought a coalition ministry would he formed with Inuwal, leader of the Keiyukal party, as premier. HIS national socialists or "Nazis" now being In control of three German states and constituting the most powerful political party In the country, Adolf lliilcr has been talking free-ly free-ly to correspondents ''Ky.'-i on his Intentions. Briefly, he proposes, ; ' when his party Is In- vested with the gov- i' r tjj erning power by way ; fl, .$. of the ballot box. to v'?..,-;1j set up a dictatorship - l on the Italian model ; j to recognize and pay v .'-' J to the fullest of Ger- l- - SktSA manv's ability all her foreign debts con- Adolf Hi,:er tracted In business and normal transactions trans-actions but to reject "political blackmail"; black-mail"; to insist upon a new war d-;,t arrangement ; and to destroy communism commu-nism in Germany. He declares there will be no Nazi march on pf-rlin. and denies that he se:s the presidency. Hitler's challenge to the govern m-rjt brocght gxift response from Chancel-lor Chancel-lor Bnjeninz In the form of a warning warn-ing that Prt-si'If-r.t Von Hin'Ienh:;rg wo-:M Invoke martial law If rje-f-s-sary to save the cor.vitj'ion. At the same tirr.e the Pre.-hient slgr.ed r.d made p:jhile a drastic e.'.'.ergt-ncy rL cree cX-T-d to cloe up -haT F',r-T;e.a-i.-.g ceiled !i'.e deflation period l:n-sed l:n-sed c;.on Gerrr.ar.v." The d;-'-ree r-I ware ' .'-- to the levM of : jT a.--J c;-! r-.-.-s. food trices a.vj i . j a-o-:: a.i o :r j.: .:.g c--i. It a so re- c .c-'-s !r.ere- r's, i:- rL '-'-n co'.v ' r.er.-:---T tiV- cn '. ; ar.J ' s-r-r ::. --:ri Ev.i;.;t t:.e j of Gyr.V. ANVS n;i;:'T :.- 7i rr ;.rt iri f v.- ;-r .;. ::y :.- r:-.--- ;-...-.-.:-.: :t-: s-.v.-.r ir :o s:v ;-.: ry : .v.:- . :: of : t i' : f.-r '..:t--r- t..-.-i S: i-.-.c, :s : ::.l. S-..:;r-.i-L V. W. S;,-A::;: osv r.-ovl;-. ril,s.:-; :.- : tff ol ?. r- i;i ; :'. t.: y'.&re ..s f.vc; :o Vr. A I-.--: ':' . : ! .-c c'. Car". S:'th M;-..l' .r .-:s t"? :-.-: vrs-." n-rr. : v s. V s .s, :v .'(v.'.. tie o c- :v : s cf .-s :.. ... s cf j..: ; -: .cs- 1 v. : .-. v . :. : c N ,::'.! he fvr ti e evvr: c.chcv.-.:: e a v.; the .-.:-... I f.v. :::: lis: :h.-.r i:.s:-.g:-ew.-e:-.:s cf the p:s: cv. tVese rv:t::ors had toon sd;::s:c.:. A'.v.or. ! act to per::::: the farva hc.:-d te v.so those prlv.ciples will he iv.trcvlv.ovd '.'a the sc-.-.ate and hov.so see: :;:':er the holiday k.vss. The o"g.;::ira::e:'s w ill o:ter no oh.'cctiov.s to the pregvara of tho farm hoard ether thaa the staM-l'..-;:::on opovatiot-.s. The "h.arv.ovy" rgra:t has resulted result-ed from frequent oor.ferer.eos In rooont weeks between ll.iward A. O'Neal, head of the farm bureau: I ., J. Taher. master of the gran sto. and John Simp-son. Simp-son. who recently was reelected president presi-dent of the farmers' union, it Is their contention that the nature of the surplus sur-plus will solve the problem of which to use the fee or the debenture. TOU.UVO raisers of Kentucky don't Intend to let their product go for what they think are ruinous prices. , When the Lexington tobacco market, j the largest loose leaf hurley mart In . the world, opened the other day the ( low price of SI- a hundredweight was offered, and the growers at once start- i ed a riotous demonstration that caused abrupt suspension of sales with ten million pounds of leaf unsold. After fighting with warehousemen and the police, the planters, numbering hundreds, hun-dreds, held a protest nieollng In the city auditorium where speakers urged them to stand together and not "give their tobacco away to the trust." ONE of the Interesting department reports of the week was that of Postmaster General Itrown. U showed that the department camo out $1-UV OlUi.l S) behind In the last fiscal year, which Is almost $-IS,000,000 above the deficit of tho previous year. Mr. rtrown repeated his reooinmundntlon that tho loiter ralo bo raised from 2 cents to 2',.j cenls, staling that on tho present volinno this would bring In $.r)0.000.0(K) a year additional. "A 2Vj-cent rale would, however, obviously fall far short of producing adequate revenues at tho present time," tho report said. "The deficit for 10.'U allrlbulablo to strictly postal operations was inoro than $!1H,(XX),IK)() and If presold trends are mnlnlnlnod the net deficit for tho current year will he In tho neighborhood of $ir),-OOO.OOO. $ir),-OOO.OOO. "This raises the question whether, In view of the already overtaxed condition con-dition of tho general treasury, It would not be advisable, ponding tho return of noral conditions, to fix n 3-cent ralo for loiter mull. NOT long ago tho P.elglan government govern-ment Intimated to Archduke Olio, pretender to tho Hungarian llirono, that Ids presence In I'.elglum was proving prov-ing embarrassing, Ho LC.., " I ho young man went jfw -'' 1 : aver to England In-V"-'-"" oognllo to visit a ISrlt-I ISrlt-I i Ish ducal family. Now l it Is rumored In Lon- ' fiX ' don that, plaim are " afoot to put film on the throne through a v.-.t coup that will bo a "y reminder of the way "4 ' (;arol returned to Itu-... Itu-... U.,i nM miiniu 'pi,,) Htory Ih that a grouj) of Hun-Archduke Hun-Archduke Otto (,,)I(.Im.fli , England ostetislbly for hording, really went to accept delivery of a powerful seaplane which Is ready to carry the archduke to Lake Balaton In the center cen-ter of Hungary whore ho would take oath as king In a miniature chapel that litis been built In the plane and dedicated to St. Stephen. Monarchists believe that If Otto returns re-turns to Hungary the peasant Kupport of his cause will he strongt honed arid oilidih'ed and he can he e;irablitdied on the throne. Premier Miixfollnl In known to approve of the Map-burg roHtoratlan, which gives the frlendM of O:to lots of encouragement. MP'S JANE ADDAMH, founder of Hull House In Chicago, and Nicholas Nich-olas Murray Puller, president of Columbia university, were jointly awarded the Nobel peace, prize for Ih.'Il by the Nobel InslilUfe of Of.lo, Norway, The prize amount" lo S10,-Wj. S10,-Wj. Both of them have t.'-en Indefatigable Inde-fatigable workers for International pea op. PRI.VCK NICHOLAS of Human! puling love above titles and honor?, hon-or?, has renounced his roember-'hip In the royal family and declared be will fcar.d h7 his bride, the former Mm-. Jana ,: ':i l" '-'l He has glren i;p his eor.--,;:j:p,r.aI rlvhfs. Ms fl'ies and p.-erogr;'ives a.-.d b.s rr. I -i'.r.s in tie arr.':7, r.avy ar.d air for'e, p.:A prepared to g') l.'.'O eri.e. 7i-.e pri.'l'e'j ar.r.o e-;.e:.r. f.iloed opoa a dc-.-et; of tl.e I: ari -.;.r-r;.e ri.-.n .v r..i.lr.7 :..-' . ":.' "'.''''r lev;! had .! e.-.ed.-' Ki-I Carol, his h.-',i-.er, 't- '..Si V' cvri ::-rT 0'i:a.) |