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NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
President Goes to Cuba and
American Marines Bomb
Nicaraguans.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
RESIDENT COOLIDGE left Wash-
ington Friday by train for Key
West, Fla., where he boarded the bat-
tleship Texas and steamed across te
Havana, Cuba, thus leaving the United
States for the first time in his incum-
bency of the Presidential office. With
him were Mrs. Coolidge and the dis-
tinguished gentlemen comprising the
American delegation te the Pan-
American congress, It was to partied
pate im the opening of that assem-
blage that Mr. Coolidge made the
journey, and his stay on the island
was te be brief.
There were unmistakable signs that
the leadership of the United States in
the affairs of the continent was to be
contested by the delegations of some
of the Latin American nations, this
being precipitated by resentment
against American intervention in Nie
aragua. In order that the President
and his delegation might not be em-
barrassed by eriticism at home, the
senate committee on foreign relations
decided to postpone its investigation
of the Nicaraguan situation until af.
ter his return. Such an Inquiry was
enlled for by a resolution introduced
by Senator Wheeler of Montana and
a majority of the committee seemed
to favor it but deferred action for the
reason stated. Protests against our
course in Nicaragua have been rather
frequent, the latest being in the form
of a cablegram to President Coolidge
from the editors of papers in Bogota,
Colombia.
Meanwhile American marines num-
bering 1.000 were being hurried down
to Nicaragua from both the Atlantic
and the Pacific stations and General
Lejeune, commander of the corps, also
went down there to look over the sit-
uation. The announced intention to
break up the rebel band led by Gen-
eral Sandino and give the country
complete peace has not been altered.
The bandits, who are sald to be
trained by a former German officer
named Muller, are active and enter-
prising and have made several at-
tempts to ambush detachments of ma-
rines. In one Instance, at Somotille,
a number of native troops deserted
their allies and helped the rebels In
an attack on a patrol commanded by
Capt. Paul W. Payne of the marines.
Outnumbered, Payne retreated to
Villa Nueva, obtained reinforcements
and returmed to Somotilla, but was
again driven off. A larger body of
troops was rushed the=e from Chinan-
dega, but the bandits and deserters
had fled to the mountains. Lieut. F.
C, Schilt, marine aviator, discovered
about 200 bandits lying In ambush
awaiting a column of marines which
was marching from Quilall to Jicaro.
With bombs and machine gun the
lieutenant put the band to rout, killing
fourteen and wounding others. Bombs
dropped from another marine plane
north of Quilali killed nine rebels,
breaking up a concentration.
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SENATOR DAVID A. REED'S com-
mittee that has been investigating
the alleged Mexican documents that
were published In the Hearst papers
made a partial report In which were
these findings:
1. There is not a scintilla of evl-
dence that any United States senator
has accepted, or was promised, or was
offered, directly or indirectly, any
money or other valuable thing, by any
officer or representative of the gov-
ernment of Mexico.
2. The pretended document show-
ing that $1215000 was withdrawn
from the Mexican treasury and sent
to the Mexican consul general In New
York to be paid to United States sen-
ators, is not genuine, but is spurious
and fraudulent, and, in so far as It
purports to be signed by the Presi
dent of Mexico or the secretary of the
treasury of Mexico, it Is forged.
The committee sald it had not yet
been able to determine the identity of
the manufacturer of the spurious doc.
uments, Senator Reed told the sen.
ate he believed “Miguel Avila, who ob.
tained the papers for Hearst, and
John Page, who acted for the publish.
er, had testified falsely, and he criti
cized Hearst severely.
OLONEL LINDBERGH'S success
ful flights are becoming almost
monctonous, and some one has sald
that if he did not land safely some-
where, that would be news. However,
his tour still makes interesting read-
ing and the Latin-Americans de not
weary of receiving him tumultuously
and heaping honors upen him, Monday
of Iast week the lone eagle dropped
down eon the flying field at Panama
that was bullt nnd named for him, af-
ter & four hours’ fight from Costa
tica. The huge crowd almost mobbed
him, and President Chiari received
him warmly. For twe days there
were fetes, banquets, reviews and
other functions, and Lindbergh took
President Chiari and Vice President
Duque up im an army ation
plane. Then the flyer had several
days, busy but more restful, In the
Canal Zone. He announced that he
would fly te Venezuela next, al
ing at the army air field near Mara
cay, where President Gomez
Then he planned to proceed to St
Thomas, one of the Virgin islands,
next to San Juan, Porto Rico, where
there Is an excellent army fleld:
thence to Santo Domingo, where there
also is a good marine-constructed
fleld; then to Port au Prince, Haiti,
which has the best field In the Carib
bean, and then to Havana.
ohsers
lives.
PROBABLY Pope Pius XI will be
known In history as the author of
the encyclical rejecting movements
favoring the unity of the Christian
churches regardless of form or creed
It was Rome
most important Vatican
sued since the World war,
ean be no doubt that its
be great and widespread. It was con-
sidered specifically as a rejection of
the efforts of the Anglo.Catholics of
the Church of England to bring about
an entente with the Cathoile chureh,
but its terms are general.
The pope declares the sole religion
was revealed to the Catholic church,
which has maintained® itself one and
Identical throughout the centuries,
Of religious conferences and con.
gresses for unity to which all are in.
vited the encyclical says: “Such at-
tempts cannot obtain the approval of
Catholics, These movements are
founded on the false theory presup-
posing that all seliglons are good and
meritorious; therefore all, although
in a different way, manifest and sig
nify equally that sentiment, inborn in
us, to be carried to God for reverent
recognition of His dominicen,
“Followers of such a theory not
alone deceive and err, but repudiate
true religion, distorting concepts,
tending little by little to naturalism
and atheism, whence clearly those ad-
hering to such theories detach them.
selves from the religion revealed by
God. Under the appearance of good
they more easily hide deception when
they try to promote the unity of all
Christians.”
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declared in to be the
document is.
and there
effect will
ECRETARY OF THE NAVY WIL.
BUR apd Admiral Hughes, chief
of naval operations, appearing before
the house naval affairs committee in
behalf of the new 8$725.000,000 con-
struction program, told the congress.
men flatly that the American fleet is
now Inadequate to the defense of the
country. They asserted that the
building of 72 vessels, including eruls
ers, submarines, destroyer leaders and
akreraft carriers, would fulfill the sea
defense needs of the United States.
While denying that the. program
ean be considered as placing the
United States in competition with oth.
er nations, Secretary Wilbur admitted
that In working out American needs
the size of other navies was taken
inte consideration. He sald the pro.
gram would put the United States
well within the 6-5-8 ratio as far as
Britain Is concerned and slightly
above the ratio with Japan,
Admiral Hughes said the comple
tien of the program would give the
country “reasonable security.” but
would not give the United States com-
mand of the sea.
URPRISINGLY, the Democratic
national committes In session In
Washington selected Houston, Texas,
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the opening date for June 26. The
contest was between Houston sand
San Francisco and the fifth and de-
ciding ballot was 54 to 48 in favor of
the Texus city. Houston offered $200,-
000 for the convention and promised
to build a new hall If the city aundi-
torium, which seats 5,000, were con-
sidered too small, The place has
hotel accommodations for 10,000 to
12.000 persons,
The Jackson day banquet
tended by most of the party
and harmony prevailed, at least on
the surface. Al Smith of New
York was not present, hut a letter
from him was read and evoked long
and loud applanse.: To observers In
Washington it begins to look as if
Smith might get the Democratic nom-
ination almost without a contest
On th
was at-
leaders
Gov,
¢ Republican side {t an-
pounced that Frank O. Lowden would
enter the North Dakota Preside
to be held March
first to be held in the Middle
In the East Hoover was
growing and his cause was
helped by the fact that Thomas Al
Edison and Henry Ford both doc! red
for him. Senator Jim Wat
diana sald he had not yet decided
whether to be a contender, but that
if he entered the race it would be in
earnest and not ax a stalking horse
wns
West.
the boom
glen
son of in-
EORGANIZATION of the
Milwaukee & St. Paul
having been approved by the Inter
state commerce commission, Federal
Judge Wilkerson in issued
orders for the transfer
the company organization,
and at midpight Sanday the old com-
pany passed out of existence, ace
being the Milwan-
kee, St Paul & Pacific railroad.
Henry A. Scandrett of Omaha is pres.
ident and H. E. Byram, former presi.
dent, becomes chairman of the board
The reorganization was
through by Kuhn, Loeb &
During the receivership of near.
ly three years the property has stead-
ily improved, according to Mr. Byram.
Chicago,
raliroad
Chicago
receiver to
to the new
its pl
taken by Chicago,
of directors
carried
Co,
EPLYING to Secretary
suggestion of a
treaty renouncing war, the French
government proposes that the ban
shall be restricted to “aggressive
war.” This Is not agreeable to our
government and in a second note Mr,
Kellogg shows it clings to its original
stand that the treaty's declaration be
against war without any qualifying
or modifying definition attached. and
also that other world powers be asked
to unite in signing it. The new turn
In the discussion is not consitered by
the State department to bar the way
to ultimate negotiation of a treaty
between France and America, and ul-
timately with all powers, declaring
Kellogg's
multilateral
tional relations,
HOMAS HARDY, dean of English
literature and the last of
great Victorian writers, died Wednes.
day at his home near Dorchester at
the age of eighty-seven, after a
month's illness. Of late years the fa-
mous novelist of Wessex had devoted
himself to writing poetry, but wheth-
er any of these poems will be put into
print is doubtful.
Among other deaths of the week
were those of Louis F. Post of Wash-
ingten, author,. editor and adherent
of George's single tax theories: Mar.
vin Hughitt of Chicago, ploneer rail-
road builder and executive: Sara A.
Conboy of New York, labor leader,
and Dr. Julius Grinker of Chicago,
eminent neurologist,
S—
LBERT D. LASKER, former
chairman of the United S‘ates
shipping board, and Mrs. Lasker have
given $1.000,000 te the University of
Chicago for medical research direct
ed toward establishing the nature,
causes, prevention and cure of degen.
erative diseases. In other words, the
alm is to Increase the life expectancy
of men and women who have reached
middle age.
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DEATH in the electric chalr in
Sing Sing brought to a close the
tragedy of Ruth Snyder and Flenry
Judd Gray, murderers of the woman's
husband. Resourceful Inwygers tried
up to the last minute to prevent or
delay the execution, but all thelr ef
forts were futile, ,
Bora totally deaf, Eugene F,
tuning
Through years of training
| with sutomoblles,
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INATTENTION 1S
to Most Crashes, Says
Official.
Inattention and
ment
of motor vehicle accidents by
tin Baughman,
aetieralls
genera
are ciiedd a8 outs:
ed conditions arise
lead
an accident
“In statistics of mo
ttention | }
Aevording 1
until extreme
occurs
dents ina
fis 8 Cause
ing
mental
traction of attention are,
motor vehicle accident terms
the same thing
Keep Eyes on Road.
“While driving, attention to any ex
trancous particularly dan
gerous, It is dangerous to look for
{ any length of time at any object other
than traffic conditions and the high
way. Trying to read signs or
similar mental activity should be ta
boo while driving. If the sign or oth
er object of interest is of suflicient im
portance to require the driver's at
tion the car should be turned to the
side and stopped.
“The distressing part of this type
of driving is found in fact that
| consequences of a careless act do not
niways fall upon the person guilty of
the inattention”
oblect is
ans
the
| Inflation of Balloon
Tires Quite Important
One of the most important items in
| the care of tires Is the matter of
| proper inflation, :
dalloon tires especially must carry
right amount of air In them or
they will break down quickly. Their
walls are thinner and the of a
few pounds of the slight inflation they
do get will cause the walls to buckle
and break under the weight of the
car.
If the tires are underinflated,
constant flexing of the walls under
the heavy strain causes undue heat
to be generated. That separates the
plies of the fabric and opens it to
quicker breakage,
The obvious preventive ig to keep
the tires properly inflated, checking
up on them every week,
Sub-Square Garages Are
Now Proposed in London
With the number of English motor
i#ts increasing at the rate of 2000 a
week, the parking question has become
serious. In this connection the sug:
gestion of garages under some of the
London squares has peen revived,
It has been decided to place before
the royal commission on London
squares a proposal for the building
of garages under certain squares. Ae
cording to this idea the squares ex.
terngdly are to retain all their pres
ent features except insofar us re
construction would be necessary to
provide ramps or inclines for cars en.
tering and leaving the underground
garage,
the
loss
niso,
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Austin (Texas) mechanie, has
“hear” what's wrong
Small Portable Crane
Is Garage Convenienc:
The crane shown in the accompany
drawing has a wide range of trave
and Is capable of transferring heavy
units from the bench to the machines
and to the several cars being re
paired. It uses the same track as
employed to support the anging
doors at the front of the garage. "The
provision of such a track around tix
four wall ¢ the main support foi
ing
anger with
conting
» traversed on a «
OUs ronways
rack
Crane Handy in Garage,
is supported
unt to the
rom these
Mopula
Women Better Drivers
Than Men, Says Captain
Women are better drivers than men!
he women of San Francisco have
the word of Capt. Henry Gleeson,
chief of the trafic squad, as author
ity for this statement.
Women and club leaders of
San Francisco who gathered in the
offices of the California Development
associntion to discuss plang for as
sisting In pedestrian control when it
is finally put into effect under the
regulations of the new trafiic ordi
nance, also heard from Captain Glee
son why the male of the species does
come up to the driving standard
of the women,
“The so-called superminded
inclined to be absent-minded while
driving,” said Captain Gléeson. “His
thoughts are on so many things far
away from the matter at hand.
“I made the statement years ago
that women were better drivers than
men, and the records compiled in my
office since have not: caused me to
my mind.”
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fot
man is
change
AUTOMOBILE ITEMS
The man with the most dominating
personality is the one who selects the
detours,
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“The lighter car is gaining popu-
larity,” but it isn’t light enough yet,
for the pedestrian,
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The greatest grass may always be
on the other side of the fence, but
the best automobile is always in our
own garage.
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There is na very sinister ring In
that declaration by one of our lead:
ing car manufacturers that his 1928
product will be of striking design.
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Motorists running through Califor
nia with lights in violation of the Cal
{fornia vehicle act must appear with
in 24 hours with lighte properly ad
Justed.
.
It you carry your spare tire on the
rear of your car, turn {t around once
in a while. This will keep one side
from being constantly exposed to mud
water and oll thrown up from the
road.
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Winter’ 8 Colds
and Chills
Throw Heavy Burdens
on the Kidneys.
OLDS put extra burdens on our
kidneys. When the kidneys slow
up, impurities remain in the blood
and are apt to make one tired and
schy with headaches, dizziness and
often nagging backache. A common
warning is scanty or burning secretions.
Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, in-
crease the secretion of the kidneys
and aid in the elimination of waste
impurities. Are endorsed by users
everywhere. Ask your neighbor!
DOAN’ PILLS
60c¢
ASTIMULANT DIURETIC 2% KIDNEYS
Foster Milburn Co. Mig Chem Buffalo NY.
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Acts Quickly in
Constipation
When the system becomes clogged with
poisons as the result of chronic constipi.
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sary to avoid serious results At such
times too many folks resort to strong
mineral purgatives or harsh “salts ™ A
better and safer way is through the use
of Wright's Indian Vegetable Pllis The
natural bowel action thus established
cleanses the aymtaln . At druggists or 372
Pearl Bt N
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Mr.
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No mother in this enlightened age
would give her baby something
did not know was perfectly harmless
ially when a few drops of plain
Castoria will right a baby’s stomach
and end almost any little {il. Fretfal
ness and fever, too; it seems no time
vutil everything is serene,
That's the beauty of Castoria: Its
gentle influence seems just what is
needed. It does gil that castor ol)
might accomplish, without shock ft¢
the systom. Without the evil taste
It's delicious! Being purely vegeta
able, you can give it as often as
there's a sign of colic; constipation:
diarrhea; or need to ald sound, nat
ural sleep.
Just one warning: it is genuine
Fletcher's Castoria that physicians
recommend. Other preparations may
be just as free from all doubtful drugs
but no child of this writer's is going
to test them! Besides, the book on
care and feeding of babies that comes
with Fietcher's Castoria is worth its
weight in gold.
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