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Show ZJiTfk - - . , i . . 1 r: j ,CX " ft : r ' ns i.X '""Hr It' - -' 3 . .ft -v l"; , v- , , i s l niBrlill -Wtrfc-fcTlt(tii i i rilMIMIIHMMlllMllll In IMUMI mill IMMlimi III.IIIKI.IM Mill IIWII I llll HUB IITM III 1 U. S. S. Langley, great airplane carrier, moving out of New York harbor loaded with planes, to take part in the "game" of attack on and defense of the New England coast 2 Capt. Charles Lindbergh (right) showing to B. F. Mahoney and S. S. Lawrence, his backers, the plana "Spirit of St Louis" which he was grooming for the New York-Paris nonstop flight. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Demented Michigan Farmer Dynamites a School, Killing Forty-Four. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ONE of the most extraordinary aud shocking crimes of recent years was committed at the little town of Bath, near Lansing, Mich., resulting in the death of 44 persons. 37 of whom were children, and the Injury of some forty others. Andrew Kehoe, farmer and school district treasurer, his mind unbalanced by financial troubles which he laid to the necessity of paying school taxes, planted a big dynamite mine in the basement of the community commu-nity school, wired it carefully, carried another load of explosive to the building build-ing in his automobile and set both off. The north wing of the school was destroyed and the ruins were full of the shattered bodies of the little pupils. pu-pils. The principal and one teacher also were killed, as were two men who were passing the building. Kehoe himself him-self was among the dead. Before blowing up the school he had killed his invalid wife and burned his own house and farm buildings. State troopers from Lansing, who took charge of the situation, found in the basement of the undestroyed wing of the school dynamite planted in eight places. Had this been exploded the death roll would have been doubled. Hundreds of pounds of the explosive had been stolen recently from a contractor's con-tractor's store house, presumably by Kehoe, and the plot had been worked out carefuly during a number of days by the Insane farmer, who was considered consid-ered to be an expert electrician. PROTECTION for the Mississippi r valley from future floods will be demanded and planned at a great conference con-ference of representatives of the 27 states, called by Mayors Thompson of Chicago, Miller of St. Louis and O'Keefe of New Orleans. The meeting meet-ing will open in Chicago on June 2 and will be attended by senators, congressmen, con-gressmen, army engineers, bankers, lumber trade members and other business busi-ness leaders. Secretary of Labor Davis Da-vis will represent President Coolidge. Secretary of Commerce noover has told die President a special session of congress is not necessary to deal with the flood situation, as the Red Cross will be able to care for the refugees efficiently. The relief fund is still growing, and the continuance of contributions con-tributions Is urged. Last week the most serious development was the Inundation of the town of Melville, La., on the west bank of the Atchafalaya river. The waters broke through the levees during the night and about ten of the Inhabitants were drowned. The rest took refuge on the levees, where they soon were Isolated. The Bayou des Glalses levees gave way, as was expected, and hundreds of persons In that section, northwest of New Orleans, Or-leans, were driven from their homes. The Mississippi fell slowly along the lower river, the weather bureau at New Orleans estimating that half of the wafer from the Tensas basin was being diverted into the Atchafalaya j liasin through the cravass. The crest ' of the flood still was in the Tns:is i basin, far above Bayou des Glaises. VIOLENT storms In Iowa. Illinois and Indi;:& In the middle of the week caused some loss of life and the injury of many persons, especially in Peoria and Indianapolis. Rain, hail and wind resulted In severe property lo.-es. Eight lives were lost when a wall of j water from what Is known as the I "slide" dam in t',e fires Ventre river j swept over the little town of Kelly, I 2." miles from Wi'.son. Wyo. The dnm. created wl-en Sheep mountain shifted several feet two years ago. ! had collapsed. SEVERAL there-, riemher of the Amer'ean M ' rl - -:i 1 aso'-:;'.''en at-t at-t tended the se-.-.-rirv-e;--:.!!! amnn! rer- Ing of t! oTg;T;r-':en :n '';'tl1;n'-!on and were v.-i-!i-n:aed hy !'re:il--nl Cool idge. The house of delegates of the association directed the trustees of the organization to co-operate with the internal in-ternal revenue department and the Treasury department In the preparation prepara-tion of a bill to be. submitted to congress con-gress in December, modifying the "unfortunate" "un-fortunate" Volstead act provision which now limits the amount of whisky whis-ky which may be prescribed to one pint in ten days. Among the important announcements announce-ments made before sectional meetings was that of Hidyeo Noguchi of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Re-search, that he had at last succeeded in Isolating the micro-organism responsible respon-sible for trachoma, an eye disease that has baflled physicians. Dr. William S. Thayer of Baltimore, Md., was elected elect-ed president of the association. ILLINOIS lawmakers took another swat at prohibition when the house of representatives voted, 79 to 64, to submit the repeal of the state prohibition prohibi-tion act and the state search and seizure seiz-ure act to a referendum of the people. The expressed view of some of the members who voted for the referendum referen-dum was that prohibition has been worse than a failure, a sumptuary regulation that has brought more harm than good to society, to the nation, and to the state. The drys put up a strong fight and argued well, but were outvoted. Several weeks ago the Illinois house adopted a resolution calling upon congress to call a constitutional con-stitutional convention for the -purpose of revising the eighteenth amendment. Vacating a disbarment order against a Nebraska lawyer, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals at Kansas City held ln effect that the manufacture manufac-ture and possession of liquor for personal per-sonal use in the home Is not a felony and cannot serve as ground for disbarment dis-barment of an attorney. The decision said that "a court has no regulatory power over the private life of a member mem-ber of the bar." DISARMING the warring Nicarn-guans Nicarn-guans Is turning out to be not all play for the American marines who have the job In hand. At La Paz Cen-tro, Cen-tro, near Leon, a guerilla band of Liberals Lib-erals attacked a small detachment of the marines and a battle ensued In which Capt Richard B. Buchanan and Trlvate Marvin A. Jackson were killed and several other leathernecks wounded. wound-ed. About fourteen of the "Liberals" were killed. Brig. Gen. Logan Felnnd said: "I am glad to state this marine detachment under most difficult circumstances cir-cumstances and although outnumbered ten to one, has upheld the reputation of the marine corps. Captain Buchanan Bu-chanan and his detachment showed bravery of the highest order." GREAT BRITAIN and Russia were on the verge of a break last week, and the rupture of relations was expected ex-pected almost nny day. The Soviet government made a formal and Indignant Indig-nant protest against the raid on thp Soviet trade headquarters ln London, declaring continuance of commercial relations with Great Britain was possible pos-sible only on the condition of exact fulfillment ful-fillment of the provisions of the commercial com-mercial trea'y of 1521, free from violations vio-lations growing out of "Interpfi-fy maneuvers and the fantastic be'iefs of one minister or another." Furthermore, Further-more, Moscow declared It reserved the right to make claim for violation of the agreement by the British government, govern-ment, for the Insult offered thereby and for material looses growing out of the raid. The note concluded: "The absolutely, uncalled fur raid en n government Institution of another state, pnnrt from the question of treaty rights belonging to It, Is a mosf serious and hostile net. without doubt jeopard'zing the further preservation of relations between thft Intoreted ptafes, with all the ensuing consequences. conse-quences. The faet that the trade delegation dele-gation hy Its activity rave no j'tMfl-catlon j'tMfl-catlon for su'h n raid can be proved by the olreumsfrnre that the P.r'tlsh government hits not made a slng'e renreentaf Ion or complaint about this aetivity." The oeiel version of the raid was rivn In tr-e bonce of commons by S'r WPliam .Ternen-nie:s. home secretary, secre-tary, rnd s d' bate on the question involving in-volving relrtlons with Russia began. The documents found by the rui'iee ave not been marie puMie, hut there ws reasert to believe they were do- ! cldcdly Incriminating. The government govern-ment officials prepared three notes as replies to the Russian protest, the choice depending on the decision of the cabinet and the parliamentary debate. de-bate. One of them denounces the trade agreement on the ground of its flagrant violations by the Russians. The second says a final break off of diplomatic relations between Britain and Russia must come if the Soviets do not amend their conduct The third announces a direct break of diplomatic relations Immediately, laying the whole blame on Moscow. The Russian government already has played a strong card ln the quarrel quar-rel by announcing the grant of special trade privileges to Germany, Latvia and Lithuania, which 6tates have signed or initiated neutrality treaties with Moscow. In the Soviet capital there were carefully staged demonstrations demon-strations against the English trade mission, the members of which ven so closely guarded by political police that they were virtual prisoners. BRITISH officialdom was very busy entertnlnlng President Doumergnn of France and Foreign Minister Bri-and, Bri-and, who made a state visit to London. Lon-don. There were banquets, parades anil other colorful functions, and l'.rland and Chamberlain took the opportunity to hold an important conference concerning con-cerning immediate evacuation of the Rhine'and. NAVAL experts of England say their government has decided to propose, pro-pose, In the Coolidge naval conference, confer-ence, the reduction of capital ships from 35,000 to 20.000 tons and cruisers from 10.COO to 0,000 tons, apportioning a tonnage of 100.000 tons each to the United States and Great Britain and 70,000 tons to Japan. According to the Pally News expert, Japan has decided de-cided to back this program. TWO editorials in Osservntore Romano, Ro-mano, organ of the Vatican, express ex-press the pope's opposition to Mussolini's Musso-lini's charter of labor and the Fascist doctrine which places the right of the state above the right of the individual and practically denies that Individual rights exist when Important necessities necessi-ties of the state are involved. The relations re-lations between capital and Inbor, according ac-cording to the doctrine expounded In the editorials, are ethical problems and as such must be approached, discussed dis-cussed and solved on the basis of ethical eth-ical principles which "the centuries old experience of the church and Its superhuman knowledge dictate." Mussolini sought to demonstrate his friendliness to the church by having placed ln the Colosseum a gigantic cross, which was unveiled by Queen Elena at an Impressive ceremony. This cross replaces the one torn down by Mayor Nathan 03 years ago, and Its dedication completes the Fascist plan to return this Christian symbol to the schools, courts, and public buildings, from which they were removed re-moved during the anti-Catholic days following the unification of Italy. TWO well-known figures In tho amusement world died lust week. Sam Bernard, German dialect comedian, come-dian, who was on his way to Carlsbnd, snccutnhed to apoplexy (in board the liner Columbus. Maurice Mouvef, known the world over as Just "Mnur-lce." "Mnur-lce." noted ballroom dancer, filed of tuberculosis In Lausanne, Switzerland. He had been III for several years but did not quit his work until two months ago. GOVERNOR GENERAL WOOD has dealt successfully with another dangerous aiTalr In the l'hIllPT,n"s. Entrancherndo, nn Insane fanatic, started a revolutionary movement on Prnay Island and was Joined by n large number of followers. Wood went there himself and persuaded the e. cited natives to disperse, nnd their crpzy leader was wnt to an asyltnn In Manila. EXPOSURE of the alleged rorrin-tlen rorrin-tlen of Tndlpna politics by the Kn 7C!ux klan was furthered by the arrest of Mayor Pnvall and Contro!Ii- P.:i -er of Indianapolis on charges of enn-;;cr-acy to commit a f.-Iony. DuvnII ii n-rouscd In six other f!ldavlts of vt--!at!::g the corrupt practices act, per Jury, aud other offenses. |
