| Show News Review of ClIl Current l ent Events the tyre World WOl ld o Over vel King Albert of 01 Belgium Killed by Fall Pall While Mountain l J Climbing Succeeded by Leopold Three Leopold-Three Three Great Powers Protect Austria r By EDWARD Ann W. W I of the ho hest f a anti ami III must most II st helmed I o ONIC of the few lining s AI Al Albert hert bert I of Belgium Bel il Hint I t it ti tIa tragic liable lc sleuth death while r lr hl his hla favorite sport 1 climbing He Ile was attempting alone r to scale boale M mt tu foot no-foot pin uncle nude near neal anti rid y fell being probably y Instantly killed Hours later luter his body bolly was ns found and carried to Brussels Queen Elizabeth Eliza Eliza- t. t beth was ill III and was s r- r not told of the tic kings king s death for some hours lie Tho nel Belgian inn KI King g Leopold was plu l plunged ed In genuIne Ine Ire mourning and all the world 8 sym sympathized for Albert Alhert had won hl high h esteem esteem es es' esteem teem IJ by hl hh his heroism during dl the World war and his Just government rn of his people Albert Is succeeded sl by Crown Prince Leopold duke ule of Brabant his eldest i son Ron Leopold Is two thirty two years old nn and was married In 1120 1026 to Princess Astrid of Sweden They hive have a u daugh daughter Ia I h. ruler was ter and a R son f The lime new nets probably one of ot the youngest soldiers In the lie World orld war enlisting as a u Id old rate vate when he was thirteen years He lie was treated d as us tin mum ordinary soldier seeing active service f In the Hie trenches and was u a sergeant fant when the armistice was signed The Time dead deml klu kings king's s 's funeral was as of The procession course a stately affair from the Brus Brussels els palace In lace to the tore cathe Bathe cathedral dral of St St. Gudule was tuns led h by mounted rd by gendarmes who were follow followed British and French troops Then came the Belgian BeIlan troops with 1 draped crepe tings flags s. s Alberts Albert's personal colors were carried Just ahead of the tw gun carriage that bore the casket nt ar 1 1 I his favorite fa charger followed the sad sat saddie saddie die empty mill matt 11 Held field hoots hems ren reversed In lu luthe Inthe the stirrups Next Ni walked u Crown Prince Leopold his brother Charles and und their brother law her I law Iri-law town rown Prince Umberto of Italy time the latter carefully guarded b by police because of oC the attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to assassinate hIm In Brussels in 1 1020 In the throng of notable persons son In Inthe Inthe inthe the processions were representatives ls of all nations Ambassador Morris was there for the United d States Pres PresIdent I dent Ident Lebrun and Premier headed the large e French deJe delegation from En England land were the prince of Wales ales Field Marshal Lord Allonby Allenby and anel Admiral Sir Roger Ko Keyes es Germany Germany Ger Gel many was represented by Dr Friedrich Fried Fried- rich richon von on Keller and Poland by 1 Ignatz Pad l. Next day Leopold was crowned with Astrid on the throne beside him The parliamentary reply to the new now rulers ruler's speech from the time throne thanked the new queen for having given I en birth to two tWI children Insuring the time permanence perma nence of the time d dynasty nasty Kin King Albert Alhert was the third of or his line He lIe was born In 1875 and ns as tended the throne In lf 1009 09 Throughout Through Through- out the war r he was one of ot the most active members of ot the thc Bel Belgian lan army continually at nt the tho front to help his troops and often In Imminent danger of cl death l After the time armistice he got ot the tas task of reconstruction well under underway underway underway way an and then theD with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Leopold took Journeys to the United States England France Spain Brazil and other count countries rles to study trade conditions and find new new- outlets for for Belgian products APT ANTHONY EDEN N. N Is moving C CAPT In ing from capital to capital in Europe Eu gu- rope on the rather hopeless ml mission of reviving re the disarmament Deg negotiations In Paris he was told I b by the seven bl big men if of the French cabinet that France was unwilling unwilling un un- ti J willing to reduce her rte military power while the Nazi menace continues con con- and the Trench french government had al already Ill Ill- ready coldly refused refuse to discuss the mutter matter matterA 7 w wY wt Y A t Ith Hitler w h Ii II Li e es s i Continued on page two r f.- f. Germany Is rearm rearm- LL Anth Anthony Eden In Ing tg g. g Concessions recently recently recently re re- re- re offered to the German chancellor chancel chancel- lor had been met with Inconclusive arguments and with demands for or a aGerman aGerman German army of ot effectives which h France rejected The most the French statesmen would 51 say was that they looked forward In a most general gen er eral L manner toward the possibility of ot nn an International accord equally hoped for for forby by both parties on the question of ot Discouraged but persistent Captain Eden went on to Berlin and Rome nome for further conversations based on the n British plan for reduction of ot arma ments on 01 the time being tho the danger of ot a t F. F FOR European war arising from the Austrian Austrian Aus trian Socialist rebellion Is over Great Britain France and Italy have united to safeguard Austria's Independence r and while that holds no other nation e a attack Long Iong conversations were held In Paris by British Ambassador Lord Lurd Tyrrell Premier Foreign For eign Minister Louis Capt Anthony An thong thony Eden British lord privy seal and representatives of ot Italy and the outcome wai wat this statement to the world The uTIle Austrian government has hns in inquired of ot the governments of ot France Great Grent Britain and Italy as to their attitude at with regard to a dossier which It prepared with a view of ot establishing I German interference In the internal affairs of AustrIa Austila am and communicated to them The rhe conversations COD which have taken place between the three governments on on this subject have shown they take a R common view as ns to the necessity of ot maintaining Austria's Independence and Integrity In accordance accord once ance with the relevant ant treaties This pronouncement was proposed by lly Premier Mussolini who seeks to keep Austria Intact as a buffer state between and Fascism It Is of ot course directed to Hitler DItter who ho hopes that the government of Chancellor Chancel lor for Dollfuss may be overthrown if not I Iby by force then In elections T TREASURY reports reveal that all J- J sources of Internal revenue showed large larbe increases during the first seven months of ot the present fiscal year as compared with the same period of 1033 1933 with the exception of ot corporate Income taxes Total receipts for the seven months months' period ended January 31 amounted to a gain of ot as compared with the year before For the seven months the governments governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's collection of ot taxes on distilled spirits wines and beers amounted to as compared with GSG In the same 1932 1032 period S in favor mor of the immediate immediate imme imme- diate Hate payment of ot the veterans' veterans bonus Is so strong among the Democrats Demo In the Ule house that the promise of ot a veto by the PresIdent PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident did not deter lm wy a representatives from hr 4 signing a petition to take the Patman bill billS S from the committee I and bring it up for a ar r 4 vote on March l 12 Speaker Rainey had been to the whiteHouse White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse K House and antl returned ts with this message I am nm authorized hy hv Wright Patman the President to sa say that this Is not the time to pay the bonus and that he cannot approve aD any legislation to that effect Rut Put the members went right on sign In ing Mr Ir was visibly disturbed hut but said in reply to inquiries Were IVere going to let the house do Just as it pleases Wright Patman of ot Texas Democrat author of or the bill told the house the measure measure would provide the U tion n with the mechanism for carrying out the inflationary program it already already al al- ready rendy has embraced and that it would save sl the government billions of or dollars dol lars In interest It seemed most likely that the bill would be passed by the house and it may also get through the senate for the sentiment for tor it has has' be been m steadily growing in that body Y r O ONLY seven members of ot the house voted ote In the negative when the tax tar revision bill came up for passage It is expected the senate will make many alterations In Inthe Inthe the time measure for tor the purpose of ot further fur ther fortifying the statutes against evasion Of Ot principal Interest l to the average taipa taxpayer er Is the bills bill's readjustment of ot the Income tax rate structure to provide provide pro vide a new normal rate of at 4 per cent and find surtaxes starting at 4 per pcr cent centon on nn net Income above e and rangIn rang rang- In lag ing In graduated brackets to 59 riD 1 per percent cent rent on incomes of ot or more The rhe new tax tux rates however er will tin not be effective on 1933 Incomes Generally the bill Is designed to prevent such tax evasion methods as were disclosed during the recent investigations in of the senate banking and currency committee Into stock market practices JUSTICE USTICE finally has caught up with Roger Touhy of at Chicago and two members of or his notorious us gang Their second t trial for the of ot John Factor ended In n a verdict of ot guilty the Jury fixing the penalty at 99 years year s In t the e penitentiary One Charles W. W Ma Mayo o of ot Alabama with an an accomplice devised a fantastic fantas tic Pl t for tor the of ot E. E E P. P P Adle banker and publisher of at Daven LL por port Va o from a Chicago hotel ri Both th were were caught and confessed contesse and then the n a Ia 1 hanged banged himself in his cell Th The e snatching S1 game app appears ars to be about abou et t played placed out FRANCE was stirred by hy a mystery y murder that is 18 with th the J Sta scandal Alb Albert rt Prince counselor elor of at the thc Court of ot Appeals Ap penis peals and the key witness In the Sta- Sta Isk case was lured from Paris and slain and his bod body was tied tlell to a n railroad rail railroad road track tracIe near Dijon and mangled by a train In the same connection the Paris Purls p police lIce announced they had discovered disco evidence that Sta was an International Inter national spy as well as a swindler that ho lie was aided by a number of ot I women Tromen and probably had sold soM Information to the German goye gov goy e ment ent I A to the farm administration adminis A farmers had signed contracts to reduce their production production pro pro- of ot hogs and corn this year cal Most rost of these contracts were executed by Middle West Vest farmers In other states the campaign Is Just getting gelling well started Iowa leads with a total of ot 1 contracts representing more than SO 80 per cent of ot corn and hog pro producers producers In that state Figures for other other oth oth- er states are Illinois Missouri Mis sour Nebraska Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas Minnesota 1 Indiana Ohio Wisconsin 1 and South Dakota I 0 OFFICIALS of ot St. St Paul and Minne Minne- Minneapolis apolis were considerably angered by a statement made by Attorney General General Gen Gen- eral Homer S. S CummIngs In which he said the Twin cities were breeding grounds of ot crime Mayor Mahoney Mahone of St. St Paul telegraphed to Mr Cum demanding that he amplify his charges but the attorney generals general's only reply was to say that he meant what he said Thereupon the mayor mayorga ga gave ve the Ramsey county attorney alist alist a alist list of ot twelve persons including Mr Ir CummIngs whom he wished asked to appear before the grand Jury jur which Isnow isnow Is Isnow now In session It was said legal com corn complIcations complications probably would prevent the subpoenaing of ot the thc attorney general and other national officials AS S TIlE THE fighting planes of the L 1 American army with their guns removed began carrying the air mail over routes formerly covered by private vate vats air line compa compa- companies nies the senate comm com com- m 1 i It 1 t 1 t tee e e n Investigating air mall mail contracts resumed resumed re reo re- re its I Inquiry n quI r y The main witness was Val Walter t e r F. F B Brown r 0 V n postmaster g general e n e era r a l 1 under President Hoo Hoover ver vcr who has been accused ac ac- cured by his successor successor sor of ot collusion and favoritism in the let let- C Co o l I one onel I I L. L tin tInS g of ot th the e contracts LI Lindbergh n db erg g h Mr Ir Brown had denIed denied de- de nIed the charges in a long statement and in appearing before the committee he waived the immunity which generally general ly 1 shields a congressional witness from subsequent prosecution At the hearing Mr Brown again denied the accusations In detail but I made admissions that were not favorable fa fa- favorable to the defense Colonel Lindbergh more or less Involved Involved Involved In In- In the air mail IDall affair gave to the senate Investigators a statement cf Gt his aviation profits as follows 1 From sale of ot warrants to purchase purchase pur chase stock in the Pan American Airways Airways Air Air- ways 2 Salary from Pan American 10 a year ear eart S. S Salaries of ot in 1931 and In 1932 and 1933 from Transcontinental Transcontinental Trans Trans- I continental and Western Air 4 From Transcontinental Air Transport Transport Trans Trans- port predecessor to Transcontinental and Western Air In cash I reinvested In that company's stock and I later inter sold at a 75 profit 5 A a year salary as technical technical tech tech- adviser Iser to the Pennsylvania railroad rail rail- road rond for tor three years and a 1 a year salary since 1931 Losses 5 from Investments In other aviation companies prior to 1930 I GEN EN AUGUSTO SANDINO SANDING for years the leader of ot rebels In Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua Nica Nica- I until a year ago when he made peace pence with President was murdered murdered murdered mur mur- m I dered by members of ot the national guard at Managua His brother and two of his aides also were killed The crime was denounced by and an investigation was ordered for the government had guaranteed the lives of ot Sandino and his followers while Inthe Inthe in inthe the capital I EVEN VEN In a republic the people like to read about the doings of ot royalty royalty royalty roy roy- alty so there has hns been much Interest in the romance of ot Prince SIgvard twenty year twenty six year old n r- r f 1 son of ot Crown Prince 11 toft I Gustav Adolf AdoU of ot Swe Swe- t y t den SS SIgvard yard fell feU inlove in inlove it love with Erika Pat- Pat ii zek a German film Yo t. t ij 1 actress who is little y l' l k known now n and comes from a middle class fi t. t i- i family The prince was L l r determined to marry f. f j Erika but his grandfather grandfather grand grand- L m ii oNi- oNi father King Gustav refused his consent Prince SIgvard I and told SIgvard he would be disowned die dis owned if It he persisted in his plan Nevertheless the tho young man unable to get the necessary papers in Berlin Berlin Berlin Ber Ber- lin went to London with ErIka and It was reported the wedding would take place there on March 8 The prince is well aware that If It he marries the German girl ho will for for- forfeit for I felt feit his liIs royal roal rights and thenceforth will be Just Mr Bernadotte but he lie apparently is ready to to give up everything everything everything every every- thing for love In 1932 |
