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Show Nevs Review of Current Events the World Over 'Assassination cf King Alexander and Louis Barthou Alarms All Europe Spanish Revolt Suppressed CCG Will Be Continued. By EDVARD V. PICKARD by Wextern Nwpapr Union. '"S'.'.'U men of grout Importance in A tlic maintenance of peace In En-rone En-rone were removed from the scene by the LuIletB of the assassin, I'etrus GOVERNMENT crop benefit ch'ecks for more tlian $:;."2.0W,-CWO $:;."2.0W,-CWO have teen paij to farmers participating par-ticipating In the production adjustment adjust-ment program, according to figures compiled by the AAA. Some S57.V OOOJM additional is scheduled for payment under programs now In effect, ef-fect, nearly CO per cent of it before the end of tli Is year. Thus the farmers' farm-ers' slake In the AAA approximates $1KKJ,(X0.0K3. Payments already made or to be made before January are Included In the estimate of the bureau of agricultural economics which places lO.'M cash farm income at about $0,(KM).Oi)0,000 compared to $5,000,-000,000 $5,000,-000,000 last year, and $4,333,000,000 In 1932. THERE Is an interesting report circulating In Wisconsin, especially espe-cially In Madison. It Is to the effect ef-fect that President Glenn Frank of the University of Wisconsin Is looking look-ing toward the Republican Presidential Presi-dential nomination in 1930 and that this Idea explains his refusal to permit Lloyd K. Garrison to remain in Washington as bead of the national na-tional labors relations board. The .Madison Capital Times said It understood Doctor Frank feels the Republican party Is in need of a "liberal" candidate, yet not a "dangerous" liberal, and believes he Is In a position to qualify. To Interviewers Doctor Frank declined de-clined to comment on the newspaper newspa-per story. He said his insistence that Garrison return to his duties as dean of the law school was solely sole-ly In the Interests of the university. DELEGATES to the American Federation of Labor convention in San Francisco adopted unanimously unani-mously and with cheers a resolu- t ' ' . - . Kalemon, who slew King Alexander of Jugoslavia and Louis Barthou, French foreign minister, min-ister, In Marseilles. "Another Rare jevo?" was the question In every mind, and, Indeed, In-deed, there was some slight danger that the crime the presidential palace. Reinforcements Reinforce-ments for the government forces arrived ar-rived swiftly by land, sea and air. Then the artillery opened up, and after the palace had been thoroughly thorough-ly shelled. Companys and his colleagues col-leagues surrendered and were marched to a prison ship In Barcelona Barce-lona harbor. The revolution was over and the new Catalan republic went out of existence. It was rumored ru-mored the collapse was partly due to a dispute between Companys and former premier Manuel Azana, a co-leader In the revolt. Azana was found In hiding and arrested. .Surrender of Companys did not end the fighting In northern Spain, for the revolutionists In various regions re-gions continued their desperate efforts, ef-forts, but the government considered consid-ered the revolt really had been suppressed. sup-pressed. There was no telling how many had been killed or wounded, but certainly the casualty lists were terribly long. For a long time Catalonia, a hotbed hot-bed of radicalism, has sought separation separa-tion from the rest of Spain, and there Is no reason to suppose that the stormy Catalans will now be submissive. But for the present they are beaten. Z"1 EN. DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR, -J" chief of staff and now In command com-mand of the G. H. Q. combat air force and also of the ground forces, Is planning to develop a fighting lleet of super battle planes. Tiie first step will be the organization organiza-tion of the G. H. Q. air forces of at least 1,000 planes grouped in five "wings' based on both coasts and In the Middle West. This would bring the army corps up to about 2,300 planes, making an aerial fighting fight-ing fleet approximately the equal of any in the world. "All air forces, in spite of the incessant in-cessant talk of disarmament and the efforts made at Geneva to curtail them," General MacArthur says, "are increasing. The whole trend throughout the world has been to Increase aerial forces. Weapons of war have a certain need and necessity ne-cessity and are very sensitive to relativity. That is to say, every one wants what the other fellow has, and the trend has been up." lOV. GIFFORD PINCHOT of J Pennsylvania has in the past been In sympathy with much of President Roosevelt's program, but tinn proposing legislation for a six-hour six-hour day and five-day five-day week for all workers, private and government. A committee appointed ap-pointed to investigate investi-gate possibilities and merit of shorter short-er work periods reported re-ported favorably. would slart anotner King great war. Alex- Alexander under was just beginning be-ginning s "good will" visit In France, which was closely tied up with Barthou's plan for accord between be-tween France and Italy, and Barthou Bar-thou was soon to go to Rome to further fur-ther the scheme. Jugoslavia is allied al-lied to France, but is not at all friendly to Italy, and Alexander hated Mussolini personally, believing believ-ing that the duce gave moral support sup-port to the rebellious Croats. But tiie king did not want war, and was willing to help along the proposed accord if it was not inimical to his country. If trouble does follow after the assassination it probably will start with revolution In Jugoslavia. Only by assuming and exercising dicta-toria dicta-toria powers was Alexander able to keep peace in the hodgepodge that comprises the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, otherwise Jugoslavia, and it Is not certain that there is anyone else there who can do it. Civil war might tempt some other nation to Intervene and grab part of the realm, and In that case a general conflict might be precipitated. Alexander's eldest son, Peter, who was at school In England, was promptly proclaimed king and, being be-ing only eleven yeirs old, will rule under a regency of three men who were named In the political will of the murdered monarch. Whether Wheth-er these three can hold the kingdom king-dom Intact Is a question. OnV the Serbs are really loyal to the royal house, though all the people had admired the strength and bravery of Alexander, whose llfe had been attempted four times before. The death of Alexander was held especially important to Germany by the statesmen of that country, for they had looked to him to curb to a considerable extent the alleged ambitious of Mussolini. He was considered a close friend of the reieh and a potential ally. France was not only worried by the possibility of trouble In the Balkans, but also deeply mourned the death of Barthou, one of her ablest statesmen and, indeed, one of the ablest in Europe. He had bee working assiduously on his pet scheme for a security pact for eastern Europe ; and, although Germany Ger-many had scored him for trying to build a diplomatic and economic ring about the reieh, last June he personally negotiated an accord between France and Germany that wns believed to give assurance of peaoe. Petrus Kaleinen, the assassin, who was quickly killed by the French police, was found to have been traveling trav-eling on a forged Czech passport. Two men who accompanied him on his mission of death were captured near the Swiss border, and another was being hunted down In Fontaine-bleu Fontaine-bleu forest. Where they came from and what organization was back of the assassinations had not been learned at this writing. The police po-lice thought they belonged to a secret se-cret Macedonian revolutionary society. so-ciety. CIVIL war In Spain was precipitated precipi-tated by the radical elements, starting with a 24-hour general strike which was declared by the he has now definitely defi-nitely broken away by coming out in favor of the re-election of Senator David Da-vid A. Reed, anti-New anti-New Deal Republican, Repub-lican, whose defeat de-feat would be most welcome to the administration. ad-ministration. Immediately Imme-diately after Pin- ' .' aA asc.J.'i.iA-i'.sasw William Green, wiiam GrM president of A. F. of L., made an impassioned speech In favor of shorter work periods during which he said the federation can be expected to mobilize its economic eco-nomic strength to make a concerted drive on industry and owners of industry in-dustry for adoption of a six-hour day and five-day week and that legislation leg-islation by congress would be sought at the forthcoming session so that there will be enforcement of this economic reform, not to make less work for those already employed, but to create work opportunities oppor-tunities for more people. Resolutions as adopted provide for no reduction In wages to result from shorter work periods. Also resolutions opposing inflation of the currency, demanding equal representation repre-sentation with employers on NRA boards and viewing the "crushing national debt with alarm and misgivings" mis-givings" were adopted. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, won a victory vic-tory when the convention voted unanimously for the organization of workers into single unions embracing em-bracing whole industries, as distinguished distin-guished from craft unions limited to particular trades. Tiie executive execu-tive council was instructed to issue charters for the creation of national na-tional and international unions In the automotive, cement, aluminum and other mass production industries. indus-tries. The council also was ordered to inaugurate organization campaigns in the Iron and steel industries. The federation also went on record rec-ord In favor of pensions for the aged, for mothers of dependent children chil-dren and for sickness and unemployment unem-ployment benefits. 'TpHE voice of Hauptmann Is 1 the voice 1 heard in the cemetery ceme-tery that night when the $50,000 ransom was paid," said Col. Charles A. Lindbergh to the grand Jury In Trenton, N, J., after he had listened to the suspect In the kidnaping and murder case. The grand jury accepted ac-cepted this as clinching testimony and returned an indictment against Bruno Hauptmann, charging murder. The words "Hey doctor. Over here, doctor" were spoken by the man who got the ransom money from Lindbergh's Intermediary, Dr. John F. Condon. They were spoken In the cemetery where the payment was made. Lindbergh heard them and remembered the voice. CONFERRING with the full membership mem-bership of thg new national Industrial In-dustrial recovery board headed by S. Clay Williams, President Roosevelt Roose-velt let it be known that he was far from satisfied with NRA enforcement enforce-ment in the past and asked the board to devise more vigorous and effective methods. Price-fixing and production control con-trol were discussed, but not al length, and with the general understanding under-standing that, although price-fixing policies of the Johnson regime would be reversed on paper, nc sweeping action would be taken tc upset existing codes and any action ac-tion at all would come slowly. HUEY LONG scored another po litical victory In Louisiana Lieut. Gov. J. B. Fournet, the sena tor's candidate for judge of tlx State Supreme court, won ovoi Judge Thomas Porter, whose cam paign was based on bis opposititi to the Vklngfish." chot announced his . stand in a speech Gov' Pinchot at Wilkes-Barre, Postmaster General Gen-eral E'arley conferred with Mr. Roosevelt and then, as chairman of the Democratic National committee, gave out a stinging attack on Pinchot. Pin-chot. In it he referred to Senator Reed as "perhaps the most outstanding out-standing foe of the President's policies," poli-cies," who, if elected, would "do everything in his power to hamper the President's program and to make a misdeal out of the New Deal." II is said that the Pennsylvania Democrats are importuning the President to take a hand personally, and perhaps make a speech in the state. In an effort to win over rock-ribbed rock-ribbed Pennsylvania and retire Senator Reed in a defeat which could also be construed as a slap at Pinchot and Andrew W. Mellon. DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has made it plain that the Civilian Conservation corps, one of the least criticized features of his recovery program, is to be continued lndefi nitely. He wrote to Robert Fech-ner, Fech-ner, director of the corps, saying: "1 have been greatly interested and encouraged by the fine report from your visits to CCC camps in many parts of the country. "This kind of work must go on. I believe that the nation feels that the work of these young men Is so thoroughly justified and, in addition, addi-tion, the benefits to the men themselves them-selves are so clear that the actual annual cost will be met without much opposition or much complaint." com-plaint." The present authorized enrolled strength is 3G9.S3S, and enlistment of 11X1,000 is now under way to fill vacancies resulting from discharges. dis-charges. Fechner said 10,000 were dropping out each month to take private jobs. RHODE Island Republicans are quite satisfied with Felix He-bert He-bert as senator and have renominated renom-inated him. For governor the state convention named Gen. Luke II. Gallan, veteran of the Spanish-American Spanish-American and World wars. Socialists and Com-mttnis-ts Ib answer Hi he formation of a conservative government gov-ernment by Premier Alejssdrs Lerroux trHlej the domination domina-tion of reactionary GatiolicB. Within a few hnnrs bloody cooSicts broke out in many - regions, and (Catalonia, the nerttwast corner of Luis Companys the eountry. decided this was the time K establish itself as an inde-penriot inde-penriot republic. Luis Companys, president of the state announced: "Catalonia Is breaking off relations with rbe rest of Spain. I demand complete discipline from every one." He CKiled on Gen. Domingo Batet, cojnmiuidor of the garrison at Barcelona, Bar-celona, t swear allegiance to the new regime, but that wily soldier sparred for time, and before an hour bad passed he received orders from Madrid to declare a state of siege. His tiOops battled with the Cutalans, and soon had Companys tnd his fellow leaders cooped up in |