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Show 1-l'i-ocession of "red" strikers in Canton led by cadet ollicers from Whampoa Military academy 2 Archie Boosevelt. son of the former President, being sworn in as a member of the Disabled Veterans of the World War t Spokane, Wash. 3 Marguerite McNulty, dancer, who has sued William Andrews Clark III grandson of the late Montana senator, for $2o0,000 for alleged breach of promise. NEWSREVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Mississippi Valley States Demand Completion of Waterway Projects. By EDWARD W. PICKARD PRESIDENT CO.OLIDGE, in his address ad-dress before the New Tork state chamber of commerce, put development develop-ment of the country's waterways in tne roreiroiu oi ins piunim. uu last week the Mississippi Valley association, asso-ciation, in session in St. Louis, elaborated elab-orated on this with the utmost enthusiasm. en-thusiasm. The delegates, who comprised com-prised the leading men of the Middle West, served notice on congress that they have ceased to beg from it for the carrying out of such great projects proj-ects as the Chieago-to-the-Gulf waterway. water-way. Now they are demanding, and demanding loudly, conclusive action on the funds necessary to carry out the inland waterway plans, a fixed policy for their completion witnin nve years, and a national plan by which such a policy could not be thwarted by any bureau or department. The association put itself on record to that effect, and in discussion of the last clause some of the delegates took occasion oc-casion to say some very severe things about the director of the budget. President James E. Smith in his an--. oual address said some of these things, and so did Senator James Reed and Roy Miller, vice president of the Intra Costal Canal Association of Louisiana and Texas. The congressmen from the 26 states represented in the convention were asked to urge the President to put waterways wa-terways completion in his annual message. mes-sage. The association also decided to put on a campaign for the purpose of showing to the public the practical benefits of waterways and to urge cooperation co-operation with the railways. Division of rates is desired, but not railroad ownership of the water lines. Chicago's right to divert water from Lake Michigan came to the front and was warmly defended by Congressman Newton of St. Louis, though he based It on the needs of navigation rather than of sanitation. He declared a permanent per-manent flow of 10,000 cubic feet a minute through the Chicago river and the drainage canal was virtually needed need-ed to raise the levels of the Mlssis-slppi, Mlssis-slppi, and he told the delegates the. 26 states must get behind Chicago in this battle for their own salvation. He asserted that there is no longer a lake level problem involved, for the lowering lower-ing of that level is now complete. Later in his lively address Mr. Newton New-ton said : ! "The bulk of protest in this country comes from representatives of cities located upon the Great Lakes, who Insist In-sist that the depths of their harbors are being impaired and the most ferocious fe-rocious protest conies from Milwaukee. Milwau-kee. "It is Interesting to note that when diversion beean at Chicago the har bor at Milwaukee was approximately five feet deep, while today it is more than twenty-one feet. This increase In depth was made at the expense of the whole country from funds appropriated appro-priated by congress. "I find that many who are most strenuously opposed to the diversion at Chicago have no qualms of conscience con-science about advocating far more extensive ex-tensive diversion from Niagara Falls for the manufacture of electricity to be used by Canadian and American power interests. "The Impression Is made that Chicago Chi-cago is violating sacred treaty obligations obliga-tions between the United States and Canada. The truth is we have perfect per-fect understanding with Canada regarding re-garding diversion, and I am fully persuaded per-suaded that no protest would ever have been raised had it not been for the big power Interests who want to use this water at Niagara and down the St. Lawrence." President Smith was re-elected Dy the association, nnd Thomas F. Cunningham Cun-ningham of New Orleans was made vice president at large. POL. WIl.I.lAMMlTCnELL took the stand In his own defense in his court-martial trial and reiterated his accusations against the air services, serv-ices, elaborating on the statements he has made frequently In articles and speeches. In the expansion of his charge that the War department's ad-.mi'nistration ad-.mi'nistration of the national defense was "almost treasonable," Colonel Mitchell said : "There are two definitions of treason trea-son the one in the Constitution, which defines it as levying war against the country and giving aid and comfort com-fort to its enemies, and the other definition defi-nition of it as the giving up or betrayal be-trayal of a trust or confidence. I believe be-lieve the department's system is almost al-most treasonable, because it does not give its proper place to air power in the defense of this country. It's a question of the system, not of individuals." indi-viduals." He repeated his charges that high ranking officers of the army and navy have given false or misleading Information Infor-mation to investigating committees, nnd insisted that the D H planes still in use are "flaming coffins." Major Gullion, assistant Judge advocate, cross-examined the colonel and there were frequent hot exchanges between him and the witness and also with the latter's counsel, Congressman Reid. Next day Mitchell was led to admit that many of his sensational charges were based on hearsay and general belief. Major Gullion undertook to show that page after page in the colonel's colo-nel's book, "Winged Defense," was cribbed from other writers, but the court refused to go into charges of plagiarism. Representative Perkins of New Jersey, who examined the witnesses before the Lampert aircraft Investigating committee last spring, said that three navy lieutenants who were before him for preliminary examination ex-amination said that If called they would not tell what they knew because be-cause "it's a long way to Guam." Then the defense came to the subject of "propaganda." It submitted a copy of an official letter, dated March 21, 1925, concerning the navy education film, "The Eyes of the Fleet," on which was this indorsement: "The object of this film Is to combat com-bat the effect of General Mitchell's testimony (meaning his testimony before be-fore the Lampert committee) and to belittle the value of the airplane in war It Is to be spread by the navy ,;,,itin? service-probably this sum mer and fall, before congress meets. One of the marginal notes was: "Battleship bombing: Prints made of pictures showing misses only are to be used for this." Tames T Mitchell, Jr., editor of the Bosn American, testified that accounts ac-counts of the Mitchell trial prepared nv the War department and contaln-"fg contaln-"fg dit rial comment unfavorable to Slftchell were "available to the press. FRANCE is undergoing another of F he? frequent ministerial crises and -r ti ls writ ng the outcome Is In doubt. Premier Palnleve put his financial pro--gra before the chamber of deputies nnd at a critical moment enough of Communists deserted him tc .cause a moratorium. 1,. ,,., Pre3. minister, prompt tQ nsk doned the attempt to o. m a Paul Doumer fgave up. Herriot In turn trieO, an d ft and at this wr.t ng tremists, ninklnB the endeax or 11 e flre KUMANVS relchstag has voted treaties by a Pmm. ( the -.,tion-(he die.hard opposition of t alists, Communist, and ; C emann -t the pacts up .Minister btre " flS the oue t0 the reiclwt. t. tr. E . gaf(fly wny of fr' gntP ratifying the ',th. d rerm, n entering an -,reaties t.erm "- la StreSeniann llance against tcn declared our said: "We h aye oft a (hnt peaceful intentions to ard It is time to cU.se e fhat rssllheaec,ares Ireful inten- tions toward the rest of Europe." When later he exclaimed : "We have confidence in France. We are not dealing with the France of Poincare," the chamber and galleries cheered for France! Herr Wels, leader of the Socialists, declared Germany had only two roads before it European peace based on the Locarno treaties, or an alliance with Russia, which must lead to war. He solemnly warned Russia to amend its ways, end its voluntary Isolation, take up the road to the League of Nations Na-tions and finally give up its system of political terror. The Russophiles In America and elsewhere who have condemned the Locarno treaties because soviet Rus sia was not included and taken Into the League of Nations can cease their wails, for one of the highest officials of the Moscow government has Just declared Russia has no Intention or desire to Join the league, and stands aloof so far as the pacts are concerned. con-cerned. SETTLEMENT of the Tacna-Arlca dispute by the commission headed by General Pershing is not proceeding well. Senor Edwards, Chile's representative repre-sentative on the plebiscite commission. withdrew from its negotiations; the Chileans are angry because the commission com-mission called for control of the residents resi-dents In the plebiscitary area; and former President Alessandrl of Chile In a speech accused the Americans of stirring up "conflict, discord and hatred" between Chile and Peru Instead In-stead of trying to solve the dispute. The United States cruiser Denver has been sent from Balboa to Arica. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE BLAIR last week revoked re-voked all exemptions under which householders have been permitted to make not to exceed 200 gallons of homemade wine without payment of tax. General Andrews, the Treasury department's prohibition enforcer, found there were hundreds of thousands thou-sands of these permits outstanding and that much of the wine made under un-der them found Its way Into bootleg channels. Results of enforcement of the Volstead Vol-stead act since its passage five and one-half years ago 154,772 convlc-no convlc-no in which fines aggregating $20,- 033,659 "and Jail sentences totaling nearly 12,000 years were Imposed are summed up in a Department of Justice Jus-tice report to Attorney General Sargent. Sar-gent. At the end of the same period, June 30 1925, there were 24,684 cases pending pend-ing in federal courts throughout the country, 30,213 cases had been dismissed dis-missed and 7,414 violators had been acquitted. An increase of 4,865 In the last fiscal year over the record of the previous year is shown. The average lall sentence has increased from 21 days in 1923 and 34 days In 1924 to 43 davs In 1925, an increase of 25 per cent in the last year. The average fine for 1925 was $200. GOVERNOR MIRIAM FERGUSON (j of Texas is having a hard row to hoe these days and the threat of Impeachment Im-peachment Is growing more menacing. U, h members of the legislature to demand an extra session have made that demand, and they announced that unless the governor Issued the call the speaker would be petitioned to do so The worst of "Ma's" troubles are concerned with the highway contracts. Recently the American Road company confessed $000,000 Judgment for excess ex-cess profits on 1,000 miles of road surfacing contracts and there are suits against another road construction company. The governor demanded and obtained the resignation of ( hair-' hair-' F v Lanhnm of the state high-" high-" commission and of Joe Burkett a member; but the lenders of the light eslnt her administration declared this action would not deter them In their plans. A I L Great Britain was In mourning J iat week because of the death f Dowser Queen Alexandra, for she was deeplv loved by the people. The bodv lav In state for some days In the Utile church of Snndringham and then vvas borne on the gun carriage ued for Queen Victoria to Westminster Ul,v where the funeral service was conducted by the archbishop of Canterbury. |