NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Wheeler's Fight for Honor and Toga—Dawes Again Hits Senate Rules. By EDWARD W. PICKARD S ENATOR BURTON K. WHEELER'S \J trial in Great Falls, Mont., moved swiftly toward its conclusion last week and it appeared probable that within a few days he would know whether he was to retain his honor and his official position, or lose both because he was convicted of misusing the latter Largely the government's case rested on the truth or falsity of the testimony given by George B. Hayes, a New York attorney, who swore that on March 16. 1923, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York, Senator Wheeler sought to get him to represent the Gordon Camp- bell land cases before the Department of the Interior in Washington and of fered to split profits, which he sald might run Into millions. Haves sald his attention was called to Wheeler and the Campbell case by Edwin Booth, then golicitor of the Department of the Interior, whom he had for years. Jooth, he asserted, him up by long-distance telephone. Under cross-examination Haves sald: “Senator Wheeler and I both went on the assumption that Booth had made the offer of fees. I think he said to me: ‘Booth may have suggested that I will split 50-50 with you." I re- plied that was satisfactory. I think stantial figure. 1 think he mentioned millions, the same as Booth did.” Senator Walsh, senior counsél for long-distance call was put in from Booth's office to Hayes' office during March, 1923. A. H. Furr, former secre- tary to Booth, admitted there was such a call, but could the date. affairs were entirely on the question of oil field. eral other government witnesses. He swore that he never met Hayes in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and never had seen him until Hayes appeared In the Daygherty investigation, when the law- yer was subpoensed ns a witness, As to his agreement with Gordon Camp: bell, he sald there was no discussion of permits at any time except once, when he was called into Campbell's office to hear the story of H. J. Cole. man, who had a controversy with Campbell over the Lincoln well permit. Under cross-examination, however, Wheeler admitted that after he had been retained by Campbell he was told about a certain government permit nnd son receivership complaint, which re- cited seven doubtful permit cases. He admitted that he told Campbell that after he got to Washington he would take up the permit in question and that he probably told him he was go- ing to take it up with Booth: but he asserted he was taking it up us his senator, not as his attorney, ICE PRESIDENT DAWES, being invited to address the members of the Associated Press at thelr an- nual luncheon In New York, found an excellent opportunity to renew his fight on the rules and general conduct of the senate, and took full advan tage of It. The editors present cheered him, and so did probably a rast majority of the uncounted thousands who heard the address through the radio. Mr. Dawes plead- ed for nonpartisan aid In the accom- plishment of the reform he urges. Sald he: “The issue Ig this: Shall the senate continue unchanged its existing rules which admittedly muke possible, at times, the exercise by a minority or even one senator of power to block the purpose of a majority of the sen- ate to legislate? “Of what material relevancy Is the «laim that this power of blocking leg: islation desired by the majority, act- ing under its constitutional rights, sometimes a check to mistaken lation, If that check involves the of power the existence of ! and Is Inconsistent with the principles of representative government? cause the power of unlimited its small membership was not abused, this power with (ts should have existed then or should ex- {st now?" Later he sald: not mean that the consequences “This reform does right to be in of Paris in general legion judge advocate peasant revolts and there that King Borls the country until Jugo-Slavia is contemplates the Muse storm ng troons to but intervention if borders, on the rendy i preserve frontier actually for munistys gain v the upper council of ambassadors thorized Bulgaria to in« armed forces by 7.000 until This ! Message action was largely to the from the Jug asserting the mennce shall be denied any senator. impossible the prolonging of debate to prevent a majority from question. The purpose is not prive a minority of the heard, but to hestow jority the full right purpose Ig not to interfere protection of all proper senatorial minority, the improper use of a under the senate rules the senate itself to right to upon the ma to legisinte, with of n ' rights but to preven minority rig! from render impotent every senator a square deal, hut it is im perative that they give the American people a square deal.” Elsewhere the vice president was a ast for he i week, of the distinguished one = the celebra- of of the the 150th anniversary le were hali In both historic batties again, Faneuil rededicated and Pershing made patriotic addresses out and saw Paul and Dawes, great-great-grand fore fought those over was and eloquent “hen Revere and went “shot world” the Red Incidentally, the them the the NW famous ride, heard wag heard around and Coats Concord bridge Dawes spoke and before told what great delight. N THE four years some six millions have been kept out gince of of the foreigners the that policy has proved but also to others that it will be permanent. Such In effect was the statement of President to the Daughters of the American Revolution, assembled in Washington in thelr thirty-fotirth continental, con. gress. The President warmly praised the organization for its educational and Americanization work. Mrs. Anthony Wasne Cook, presi dent general of the ID. A. ., devoted much of her address to the dangers of pacifism and the nedd of prepared. ness, HAT the attempt on the life of King Boris of Bulgaria and the bomb explosion In the Sofia cathedral which killed some 200 persons and mangled scores of others were a part of the Russian plot to establish a Soviet republic in Bulgaria is scarce. ly to be doubted, despite the angry denial of Techitcherin, Russinn minis. ter of foreign affairs. Some of the conspirators have made full confes- sions, telling how the whole affair was planned In Moscow and directed from there. Under the vigorous command of Premier Zankoff, himself wounded in the cathedral, the Communists are being run tn earth and so many of them have been summarily executed that some observers call the condi tion there a “reign of terror.” Three Labor members of the British parlia ment were In Sofin at the time of the explosion and they are severe in thelr condemnation of the ruthlessness of the Bulgarian authorities, It is likely that other nations, ex. cept Russia, will look complacently on the measures adopted hy the Sofia government, for It is realized that If the Bolsheviks succeed In thelr alm in Bulgarin, they can easily crush Rumania, and later seize Macedonia and Croatin in both of which the Com: munists are strong. The alleged wholesale executions In Dulgarin are said to have Saused the spread of be alded, MMTTING \ Calllaux, exiled ns a the war, the recent nesty, and selected be minister of silent and unmoved, Josep! trailor recipient of am Poul ginleve heard him the ih by the Fren to self abused wing of to have been He France's arn security mmente SOON What He guaranteed was stringent sacrifices briefly crease France of bonds would he lmrmful t the state. In June, he declared, Ipportant come nan tion to finances, Next Herriot after a fie in the of which acting knocked down ballots were strewn all over the monetary rehabilitate the country’ elected M chamber and ki l floor PrRIUGALS government under President Gomes has survived ar other revoly withi: attempted one military short-lived, 24 hours rebellious been shelled into statements from numbered 15 WHS for the troops 1} submission the wounded £ 1 saa dead “i K) Lizbon and the of the { the cause of monarchy in that country re ceived a big boost last week when former Crown Pridce Bavaria came out in favor of Von Hindenburg This despite the fact that Ruppreeht and Marx are both Catholics and the field marshal Is a Protestant. The Ba varian head of the Wittelsghach dynasty, rivals of the Hohenzollerns, and his announcement to prove the truth of the report that he and the former Crown Prince Frederick William have reached an agreement whereby the return of the Hohenzol lerng to power would mean the plac ing of Rupprecht on the throne of Bavaria. German royalists re. Joleing over this evidence that the two great dynasties have buried their dif ferences, A OUNCEMENT is made by the State department that an agree ment has at last heen reached with Canada on the program for official in- vestigation of the cost, practicability and feasibility of the St. Lawrence waterway project. At the same time Secretary of Commerce Hoover, chair. man of the Nt. Lawrence commission, appointed by President Coolidge, said he had instructed the American tem bers to begin work at once. Another special board Ix studying the feasibil ity of building a canal from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the Hudson river. tion against in Boes are a ma Go GREGARIO FERRERA. de feated candidate for president of Honduras, Is conducting a revoln tion down there that has resulted In several battles, To protect foreign lives and property, a detachment of 165 ofMicers and men from the United States crulger Denver was landed at Ceiba, where there had been fighting LEGISLATURE HAS ADJOURNE Legislative Days. Considered 2064 Bills, Voted Bond Issues. Harrisburg, Pa.-~When the 1025 Genera! Assembly adjourned it brought to au close a session unique in the leg islative Annals of Pennsylvania Convening on Januery 6, it met on forty legisiative days, establishing a record ns one of the shortest session since blennial meetings were started in 1870, and equaled only by those of 1903 and 1000 It considered 2004 Hs were Ben practically the was Of bills, 0nE wun introduced in 3 1423 General Assembly, which Session seventy 15363 days introduced Representu pas than 775 35,000,000. bills earry in the 701 in to the these were House of the Senate It tives and weed sent Governor more bills by State offi 135.000.0000 for ail IST.010.502.67 sral appropriatio depar Slate continued th emergency HRO tnx for two yea™ more and pass. i ging Hie as ir other revenue ¥ » is 5 » form of bilis amending ex NW One permits the 25 per cent of the fed another amends £0 500.000 the mone und. The esti wd of mle, £5 00 (i SAR (AW) OO) Kinre udes 35.000, £5,000 0060 for Sia first g S25, 0000 (0K) for nev Park {od for IED KIMI inu) (xx) ind Capltold &750 OK OED more Ftate wells % for o £ 1 £35 00 for build stitutions at OX0.000 for soldier ity smendment, a Dew ; of these am another lLegisiature one on its way All ndments must pass before they may b The ating a State's indebtedness Legislature also passed a comiuission to investig Many Amendments, Many other amendments proposed constitutional were Introduced Une passed for the second time and now to the voters, is designed to permit the State to do own printing Among others passed for the first time were gmendments permitting Philadelphia to increase its debt limit to fourteen per cent of the property valuation, per mitting Pittsburgh to levy special as spsxments against both abuting and non-abuting property for public im provements, providing tax exemptions or rebates to residents of other States which grant exemptions and permit ting the Asgenmbly make appropriations for old age assistance All but sever of than 600 re cogs appointments sent the Senate by Pinchot were confirmed ready for submission ftw aEReased General to more Governor were Lex N. Mitchell, John I. Stewart, Beth. Miller, Centerbridge, confirmation Punxsutawney : lehem: Fred J. and J. Henry of the Public Service Commission, and Charles C. McGovern, W. K. Hodgkin- son and Ida LL. Allen, three of the four The com. adjourn- Registr_ tion Commission, misssions all expired with ment of the Legislature, Among the measures defeated or which died without a vote were hills amending the Workmen's Compensa. tion Act, appropriating $100,000 to the Public Service Commission for rate. making investigations, repealing the anthracite tax and imposing a tax on capital stock of manufacturing cerns, Bills passed in the closing hours in- cluded one sponsored hy Representa. tive Edmonds for the State Tax Com. mission, providing for reciprocity with other states In the taxation of the transfer of property of non-resi- dent decedents ; abolishing the occu pation tax and imposing a poll tax in Lackawanna, Luzerne and Westmore. and counties; a code of poor laws, a hill providing for fingerprints or foot. printe of Infants born In other than private homes: increasing marriage Heense fees; licensing osteopathic nurses, and creating a state dental council, PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Sunbury. After seven weeks of des perate underground fighting the fire In the Cameron colliery of the SBusque hanna Coal Company was subdued b flooding. Lewistown hall dedicated The new assembly William Key's automo front of a theatre, destroyed by fire near Me Hazleton found Mrs, J M. 0th of Mr. celebrated and their Lewistown. wedding thelr drilled in gon Washington, —A well the Carnegle Natural Forest Murdock Eas by Gas Com pany Whitely reported on the farm, :reene 1.000.000 cuble towns county, Is to he making feet dally Rockview morelangd « the Wester der of his ber, 1924 out making attended of tute after he fs pronoun hecnause i . y creased West ( of Sugartown f holne Wilkes-Barre of Joss sult « Wit $i ar here Three a ted Is Corporat on or £250 000 wax built ! £1.000.000 differences develop holders, followes sale enabled f1teregt {ireensbu old, of Slicksville shot to Ie deat) ivania re he mem Curcio by ntered his hods ieved to have been waviaid bers of a black hand society Fina the T. M Franklin eR) and gporting goods store swept George cigar a few weeks Three persons, one a habs were almost suffoented £3000 Pittebhurgh injured ooded wns Four and men twenty-one were ously yard of Eber Brothers here of the explosion is a mystery scattered over the yard and burned the men at work Sunbury, her right of The junk oll lung, Pearl, Mr Mrs Northumberland, Fountain Springs ‘and was to State the The child was it. An X.ray photo ghowed the for in Hollidaysburg Twenty-two forest fires have burned over 6000 acres of brush and and timber land in Blair county thus far this season, Catawissa. This place played host to several hundred farmers from neighboring townships, band conceris, dinners and vaudeville featuring the program, Catawissa. John for complicity in a large number of holdups and robberies that terrified the coal regions for weeks, was ar rested here, Lancaster, Wanted for several months by the police on charges of for gery, felonious entry and larceny, Paul Kauffman wag arrested at his home. Harrisburg. Governor Pinchot an. nounced the appointment of Amos F, Geeseman as jusfice of the peace for South Londonderry township, Leba- non county. Berwick. ~~Thieves stole a heavy electric motor from a milk receiving station at M!Minville, near here. Bloomsburg. Assistant County Farm Agent Harry O. Wilcox resign. ed to become county agent of Dela ware rounty Yudiok, wanted FOR INDIGESTION Pe = Sure Relief SELL-ANS £54 AND 754 PACKAGES EVERYWHERE CORNS Lift Off-No Pain! 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