| Show news review of current events the world over labors liberty legion out for modification of dry law governor roosevelt dismisses charges against mayor walker by EDWARD W PICKARD ABO RIS LIBERTY L LABORS legion leelon as it Is termed by Matt matthew liew vice president of the american federation of labor Is in action for the purpose of about modification of the Vol stend a act c t a n 1 il I eventually the of t the he ell eighteenth h amendment it con matthew A ii gigo of a nl committee of the organized trades and it held field a two day convention in philadelphia that was attended by about delegates from fill all parts of the country mr air was in the chair and lie did not mince words in stating the alms of those workers who are opposed to prohibition and a at t times his language was almost inflammatory flam matory lie declared the groups which forced prohibition on the country were the industrialists who were prompted by the desire to increase their profits through higher production ba b making machines of human labor and the church groups who have admitted failure fi to rule man by moral sun slon but seek to force their rule hy by the use of the big stick of the law asserting that hj hi did not nat believe in milk and water methods mr air continued there la Is too aluch law and order today I 1 want to are ve the shackles of injunction broken if not by lawful methods then through physical resentment it Is only by aggressiveness aggress gress gressi heness veness that states and communities muni ties will n ill regain their privileges arl dieges lieges our nation rame came into being through a violent disregard of law und or order the negro was freed by bloody str strife fe in complete disregard des regard of law i and ad order labor unions came into be being ng and won for american labor its ligh high standards of living ihling through strikes lockouts and other violent methods A report to the committee written by and 1 I if osborn president of the cigar makers international union held out the hope that the legalization galiza tion of light wines and beer might be enacted by the next congress it stated that only 17 members of the senate and 45 representatives represent athes were prohibition die hards and that some of them were listed among the most valued customers of well known bootleggers OT worth f further u arther N NOT consideration la Is in a nutshell the verdict of governor roosevelt of new york state in dismissing the charges against mayor jimmy i walker of new york torte city and thus tammany hall wins a point in its struggle with the citizens of gov p F 0 the metropolis who roosevelt roosvelt velt are warring on what ft hat they bellee believe to be graft and corruption the charges it will be remembered were filed by dr john haynes holmes and rabbi stephen S wise on behalf of the city affairs committee and al lebed malfeasance and misfeasance on the putt of the mayor whose removal was mag aclid walkers reply was hot and vituperative branding his accas ers as socialists though in later public statements he asserted the communists were to blame for the fight on him the governor in dismissing the charges said he did not find in the documents submitted sufficient clent justi fl fi catlon cation to remove the mayor or to proceed further in the matter there was waa no evidence he added that thai showed walker had failed to act on information given to him or that lie bad failed to keep himself advised as to the activities of the subordinates beneath him the city affairs committee promptly announced that the fight on mayor maior walker and on civic corruption would not be abandoned C CHAIRMAN ARTHUR W WOODS of the presidents commission for un employment announced his retirement from active work with the tion because he la Is going to europe to study employment conditions there ue ile also said that a perceptible im provement pro in general economic condl eions has been registered in recent weeks I 1 TF F PRESIDENT elt wants to be and its la Is generally supposed he does he will win by acclamation on the first ballot in the 1032 republican convention gi granting that the test of party sentiment made by the washington post Is accurate by the same token vice president vurtas will be it if he so BO esdres the alie post polled the approximately 1600 idoo delegates to the republican national dional convention of 1028 1023 about one halt half of them answered they were asked naked to state who in their opinion would be the pirty party nominees next nest year AW As to lo the presidential nomination the responses were distributed as n follows president hoover senator dwight morrow of new jersey 13 calvin coolidge 12 lowden cawes dorah borah and senator senater watson of indiana received one vote each theodore roosevelt was second in the list of drobil for or second place on the ticket IN tills THIS coati connection ecklon it if Is interesting and perhaps surprising to read the statement made by former gov W L L larding of iowa tc alie republican notional national committee to the effect that the farmers of the file midwest are solid in support of the file federal tann hoard board and of resident hoovers farm relief policies this mr harding says sas lie he learned in conversation with thou sanda of if farmers in my own and near by states sti iles ile he declared the demo bratle sped seed of discontent has fallen on barren soil oil and continued the american farmer today Is selling his bis wheat nt at 20 to 50 30 pet pel cent more than the fanner across the border in can ada ills his corn coin Is bringing SO 30 cents per bushel more than in the argentine the republican Republic nn tariff and the farm board hotl both of which the democrats would destroy are responsible for or this advantageous KING cinq j lv pok of slam accompanied compa com panted nied by queen rambal baral and her parents ronde made his 0 official visit to wash ington during the week they arrived in the capital city from new york on tuesday being met nt at the station by vice president curtis and king of slam other high officials were duly photographed and escorted in state to the larz anderson mansion on massachusetts avenue next day the royal roal couple coultre made their formal call at the white house just within the front door president and mrs airs hoover met them and led them to the file blue room where after brief conversation the king requested the honor of presenting his suite mr hoover giving consent the royal retinue entered and was introduced by the siamese minister the king and queen soon after hustled back bach to their temporary home and the return call by mr air and mrs hoover quickly followed queen rambal burnt has been having a great time shopping in new york purchasing quantities of femin ine gear especially hosiery and toot foot w wear or she has the reputation of being the prettiest woman of all the far royalty 0 OFFICIAL groups within the protestant episcopal church and the presbyterian church in the united states have recommended vital flat alter allons in the church codes that will surely cause long and loud discussion after six years of study an epis eals co commission advocates a re cannon creating ecclesias eccle ecclesiastical courts to puss pass on problems of marriage it would permit ministers to remarry communicants and divorced persons whose fitness had been up ap proved eliminate all mention of ground for divorce and remarriage and defining nine causes for annul wenta commission of the presbyterian church chur cli deploring the increasing divorce rate given its approval to birth control practiced only in oddity fidelity to the highest spiritual ideals of the christian home and suggests the es of courses of instruction in marriage the presbyterian report will be sub emitted to the general assen assell ildy ly of the church in pittsburgh may 28 the episcopalian revision will be presented to the general convention la in den ver september 10 E EMINENT educators from fro m it a 11 I 1 I 1 parts of the country gathered in urbana urbam ill friday to take part in the formal inauguration augu ration of dr 11 harry a r ry woodburn Wood hurn k q 1 chase as president of 1 1 the university of fill 1111 state offiel alumni and students went to make up a D r H W great throng and t the e cha ase lia program lasted all through the day and evening in the morning the procession formed nt at the library and marched to the mens g gym escorted by the famous military band president george barr of the board of trustees presided over the tha inaugural cere monies governor Hin emmerson merson extended greetings on liebali of the file state sam uel lesley stratton chairman of the curp corporation oration of massachusetts I 1 insel tute into of technology spoke for the un university world and president ram ilam mel kanip of illinois college tor for the schools in the state of 1111 illinois there were further festivities in the afternoon and in the evening president and mrs airs clease held a reception doctor chase who it was formerly pre dent of the university of north ca anro ro 1 una ina has been acting president sine bance dinst july juli when tie lie succeeded dr lav dav id kinley there was a note of sorrow in fridays celebration tor for dr B E A alderman president of the uni versify of virginia who was to have taken part in thi the program phased passed away away on the train on his big way to urbana and only a few days before w word 0 d ha had d co come m e of f th the e hid death e ath of mrs lira K kanley ln 1 ey ln in S shanghai h an glia 1 C china n s RESIDENT HOOVERS little trip P to cape henry virginia to take part in the celebration of the anniversary niver sary of the landing of the first pernin permanent nent english colonists wasand aasand was wa sand bad ty ly marred by a torrential rainstorm he land mrs airs hoover went there on the department of commerce boat sequoia and just as the ceremonies began the downpour came all were drenched to the skin and took refuge in the railroad station where tea was served the president tools took his wetting good natu sad and mrs airs hoover too laughed though her new hut bat was hii ruined neat D B H R I 1 T tta tl gains alda landed gentry never did like philip snowden much a and n d their feeling against him was in last week neek when he delivered dell ered his budget speech in parliament li the chancellor I 1 of the exchequer weak from illness and a severe opera philip tion stood arave bravely snowden before the british y lawmakers and announced that he intended to put through a plan for the taxation of land values the present land system B stein he said Is unjust and a burden to trade and industry and direct taxation 0 of 1 land values would pwe prove a remedy Us lie p proposed to set met up machinery for national valuation which probably would take two yinru when the valuation Is completed the tax would be one penny per pound on the capital value and liberals cheered wildly but the conservatives sat glumly silent the latter will oppose the scheme and it will be fought in the house of lords lorda but it if the labor party can continue in power it may be put through As for the present budget mr snowden announced only two changes both temporary devices the tax on gasoline Is raised four cents a gallon galion to twelve cents and there are certain alterations la in the payments daymen to of income taxes mr snowden snow den will get by withdrawal from the exchange stabilization fund that has been on deposit in new york S OVIET RUSSIA scored twice dur u ing the week by order of under secretary of state mills a cargo of russian lumber brought to providence R I 1 was admitted to the united states over the protests of domestic if producers mr air mills stating that there was no evidence that it had been produced by convict labor of great greater er importance was the signing of a new credit agreement between russia ant and italy which assures large purchases by the soviets from italians and the extension of credits by the latter worst railway disaster occurred I 1 when the calro cairo alexandria express caught fire while running at high speed at least 41 persons lost their lives an earthquake in killed nearly of the inhabitants ten men perished when an oil well near gladewater Gla dewater texas exploded and became ignited S ILVER has sunk so BO tj bowlin price the ratio in relation to gold being now about GO CO t ti 1 that many dersons think something should be done aboul it four senators are out to d discover what tills this something may be they are the members of the senate foreign relations sen pittman subcommittee on commercial relations with china the chairman key pittman of nevada has just started for china and will be joined there by arthur of michigan who I 1 Is on a trip to the philippines claude claud swanson of virginia anc henrik of minnesota will soon coon sall sail for europe pittman and will investigate vesti gate the possibility of a loan ol of some of the treas trea jurys surplus silver bullion to the nationalist government of china for coinage swanson and will consult with political and economic leaders of europe concerning a possible international con ferenee teren won on a plan to suspend the practice of de silver coins and disposing of them as bullion both these ideas were presented to the president in two resolutions by the senate but mr hoover made no response extradition of ex king alfonso emay may be asked by the spanish re public when he be settles down some gome where here he Is accused of grafting gen damaso berenguer dictator of spain until two weeks aso ago Is in prison awaiting trial tor for the part he played in the morocco military disaster of 1021 and for the execution of two officers after the revolt fit at haeft last decent decem her ber C valaile |
