{Boulder canyon in the Uncle Sam's first squad of of J. C. Penney estate, ’ bullet. 2m View American tour, aivul dain shall be NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Bolivia and Paraguay Take Mediation Instead of War Over Gran Chaco. By EDWARD W. PICKARD OLIVIA and Paraguay led not to have a war over the disputed Gran Chaco distriet, to the great re lief of the Western heml and the league of Nations, Paraguay was the first to agree that the quarrel should be submitted to the mediation committee of t fean conference In session in Wash ington, and le hesitation Bolivia followed suit. The latler re public, however, asked that the in- quiry be confined “in the first place to the sttack on Fort Vanguardia with out involving In the minary in- quiry the the dispu to Eran within the procedure es- tablished by the Argentin of December, 1027, and w! cepted by both countries” dec phere sphen special he Pan-Amer- after a litt 34 pre; tions at the cht ave been intrusted The mediation committ Pr. Victor Maurtua of Peru, got busy at once, and sent communications to hoth governments asking them to out- iine the type of mediation machinery they wonld Ike to have set up. Both governments were asked If they would agree to withdraw troops from the danger zone and If they wished to sign a protocol ending the fighting. A spirit of friendliness and cordiality pervaded the committee conference room. Dr. Eliglo Ayala, Paraguayan delegate to the conference, and Diez De Medina, the Bolivian minister, both of whom had attended the first meet Ing, walked away arm In arm. While, as said ahove, t Nations council was peace move, it was cause the South Am did not submit Geneva, for t! the power of the Monroe Doctrine. However, ell claimed the eredit vented the threatened warfare, guay stopped its mobilization ures, though the enroll of volun. teers continued, The of the Balivian coalition war eabinet was eompleted, to be ready for gencies, Pp YOHIBITION enforcement was the tople of hot debates In both the senate and the house of representa tives Inst week while partment action, wet of ernment shot ee, headed by relieved by disappol eriean their is wns leagne despite the the estun for having pre- Para meas ment formation emer the Treasury de ippropriat fon hi Senator Bruce, Maryiand, il was an for nent gov the em declared tld make “one honest of fort” to make the Volstead tive, Prob sioner Doran had declared this wonld require at least 2200000000 annnally, Bruce moved to Increase hy £270.000 000 the 212.500,000 originally voted hy the house for prohibition netivitios, The Marylander had a long speech prepared. and In order to shut him off, his amendment was accepted with out a vote, It was certain the con ference would knock this out, and 1t did. reinstating the house figures. The conference report was adopted hy the senute by a vote of 28 to 25 after a lot more lively Interchange of opin- fons and recriminations: and next day the house also accepted it, without a roll call vote. The Democratic dry leaders made eapital out of the admit. ted fact that prohibition enforcement has been a fallnre during the last sev. en and one-half years. Comparatively smooth going for the Kellogg antl.war treaty in the senate was assured when the committee on foreign reintions voted, 14 to 2. In favor of the pact, agreeing that the resclution of Senator Moses of New Hampshire Interpreting the treaty should be reported simultaneously but without recommendation. Moses elim. inated from his resolution all ita pro- visions except the following: “That the treaty does not impair or abridge the right of the United States to defend its territory or other vital Interests In necordance with ite tra. ditional American policies. “That the treaty imposes no obll gations on the United States to re the nw effec. and since ihition Commis. sort to coercive or pubitive measures against any offending nation. “That the treaty does not the United States to the conditions of any treaty to which the United States is not a party.” Senator Hale, chairman of the naval committee, tried to get action on the administration cruiser bill, but was blocked temporarily by the “small pavy group, who threatened an “ex- tensive debate” amounting te a fli. buster. RE 0. WEST, the Interior, hers of the ser ate committee on pnb. lic lands before it voted, not quite unanimously, to recommend that the senate confirm his appointment. Mr. West's professional and financial past and his reputed connections with Sam- uel Insull, utilities magnate, were the matters given chief consid eration. Senator Nye, chalrman of the committee, continued his opposition to although he admitted obligate the new secretary of was subjected to a publie the appointment, grounds for its rejection had been sub stantiated. ‘ongress adjourned Saturday until January 3 for the holiday recess. HAT hmarine, the 8-4, which forty men to their deaths a has been recon ditioned and is being used for experi mentation with safety devices. Last week It was sunk 085 feet to the bot. tom of Salt Pond at Block Island, R. 1, and was then brought to the sur. face by the use of new apparatus. The raising, however, was too slow ts suit the navy's experts so the test was not entirely successful. The lifting hooks r “padeyes.™ submarine amidships, were found ae for attachment to pontoons by divers though the divers worked against a list deliberately created jut only the how could be brought to the surface, as a leak In the motor aft held the vessel down by the stern. N HOOVER had a pleasant jour. PP ney on the U, 8 8 Utah from Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro, reach ing the Brazilian metropolis Friday Hig reception and enter talnment there were all he econld ask in the way of friendliness and en thusiasm. He a the war «hip that he would leave Rio Decem- ber 23 and would proceed directly to Florida, His to cut the projected vieits to Havana, Santa Domingo and Mexico City was due to his desire to get back to the United States and In touch with the situation here. Whether he will land at Key West or Miami was not announced. The President-Elect will occupy the J. C. Penney piace, a beautiful estate on a small Island at Miami Peach, and there rest up and prepare for his ine augnration. The Cubane were especial- ly disappointed when they heard Mr. Hoover would not visit them. FElab. orate preparations already were under way in Havana. Radio dispatehes from the Utah sald Mr. Hoover wonld go to the Cnhan eapital before taking office, and might also go to Texas and Mex- ico before March 4 ING GEORGE gained steadily, if slowly. througheut the week In his brave fight against death. The phreleinns said both general and local conditions wer2 better, hut they warned the public agninst over opti. mism with the reminder that the ruler's recovery depends. on a econ tinned Improvement rather than iso- lated gains. That there was some re. laxation In the tension of anxiety was shown by the faet that the prince of Wales went to the Bath elub to see the squnsh rackets finals, and the queen, Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles visited the London soo, In the Lancet, leading medical jour nal, appeared a technical review of the king's illness which concinded with this paragraph: “It will be apparent to medical men that not only the severity and length of the infection bat exhaustion result. Ing therefrom must make progress slow and difficult. At the same time the dangerous phases of the [liness have been surmounted and there are increasingly solid grounds for hoping for his recovery as a result of this long and anxious struggle.” The statement reveals that the king has had periods of delirium. The em- ployment of ultraviolet rays is be unlucky =u carried year ago, cessible even room afternoon. nounced on decision out Heved ficial, to have already proved bene FING AMANULLAH of Afghanistan is having a hard time introducing occidental customs ntry. A considerable part of his people is In rebellion aguinst his westernization program, and In the castern district of Jelalabnd they also are revolting against taxes and laws requiring cern tain of the tribesmen to carry ident! fication papers. The pews from Af ghanistan te rather vague, hut Dell heard that the rebels had captured two forts overlooking the capital Kabul, into his con American min presented credent'nls last and the States thereby new royal regime of Zogu, who made himself king. The ceremony, in shabby litle eapital, Tirana, d with military pomp at king's palace, wed formally reco Wis oon SL EGATES to the int aviation conference and of air-min journeyed te Kitty Ha wk ) *. to do Orville Wright, the in a powered lay the cornerstone for a gover: memorial to Wright brot top of Kill Devil hill at the spot which they took off first flight twenty huge granite bowider with ate Inscription was unveiled first mont the five years appropri Tribute of War Davis, Gov. Angus Mclean of North Carolina and Senator Bingham, president of the Aeronautical association, ahout a crisis Joseph A person, finally brought in New York police affairs, Warren, forced out of office and Mayor Walker appointed Grover A. to succeed him. The new official start ed In by making many dismrinsals and demotions of commanding officers Whalen was secretary of May for a time, and ever since been chalrman of the mayor's commit tee for the reception of guests. In that aimost continuo streets In parades with prongnent per sonages. police commissioner, he has been Ales er eapacity sly ri about ARRY F. SINCLAIR filed In United States Supreme brief presenting arguments should not be required to three-months' jail sentence for con of a senate committee on the oll lenses. Sinclalr contended that ment, having initiated proceedings against him on charges of conspiracy to defraud In connection with his Teapot Dome lease, could not compel him to give Information before the senate committer which might be used to his disadvantage in the trial of the ense. He alto asserted the senate had lost Jurisdiction he, Sinclalr, refused to answer. APAN'S first national parliament elected under the new manhood suffrage law is about to meet, and the government prepared for presen. tation the largest budget jn the coun try's history. For the fiscal year. 1020.30, it totals 1.753.000,000 yen (approximately $800.380000), repre senting an increase over the current year of 43.700,000 yen. The budget for the navy calls for 268,000,000 ven, an increase of 5,600,000, and for the army 232,000,000 yen, an Increase of 7.700,000, There were prospects of a bitter political conflict in the diet over the empire's relations with China and on domestic tax Issues. Premier Tans ka's majority In parliament is so siim that his government may fall at any time LINOR WYLIE, wellknown poet and novelist and the wife of WH liam Rose Benet, poet, died In New York of fyparalytic stroke at the age of fortydtwo years. Bhe was the daughter of Henry M. Hoyt, solicitor general under President Taft. and wan previously the wife of P. A Hichborn and of Horace Wylle. HIS LAST QUESTION tired dumb The tourist He had to questions , “And just boulder came numbskull, The guide politely replied glacler brought fit down. Then up spoke the inquisitive one again: “And where did the glacier go? “Aw.” sald the guide, after another boulder.” guide was getting answer too many this one where did from?” you say inquired that a “jt went back individual Efficiency me Pa : i As life For Ev a Who goes ahead and does No Credit lufus, aren't you feells “Nosguh, ab “Have yi “NOogs U Const and Ah “What's the trou willing to trust him?” {ih ussuh, but i together willin' to trust m Miss Chameleon Firs Merchant ] who have 8 bookkeep office has gone service Second Merchant——That's Ind Miss Smith there hrown. blonde and Titian service. ~London Passing Show, nothing red in my These Girls Murie— Hello Jae th | of your nmrriage | inte Jane fu=t yesterday heard hope I'm not tow you to congratulate One Not Often Accepted “Fu. what is “Th> lok 8 soung mar who is the street car. son” a standing invitation? jred woman gives the sitting LEAD UNNECESSARY Witie the pantry Hieve Hubby Do you think so? Then it wont’ be necessary for me to give him a dose of lend {rweorge, theres a eating burgin: in my ples | do be Heopy Histrion A statesman has to take a chance in apeaking for a cause The kid who doer a song and dance Is sure of his applause Not a Timorous Girl Lady (engaging maid) - Regarding your evening out, I'm quite prepared to meet you half way. Mald—That'll be all right ma'am ; t aint a bit worried © coming home in the dark Gathering His Own Congtatle—~How did you come by hat pt of honey? Trump Well, ‘I admit | don't keep Dees, but wot's to step 8 bloke squees tn’ it out of the flowers bisrelf? Now, Youngster Ardemt Swuin-—-The frst time | moked inte your eyes you set my laps racing. Little Brother (breaking cover) 1 «uy. Mr Jones. which of them ont Passing Show o- Heap Big Chief Stranger So you are the postmas- wr. Btorekewper, justice of the peace nd constable of this town. Native Yaussir! You might say i'm we Mussalinl of Buckeye (Corner. Jayer Aspirin! tonsilitis. No for colds, neuralgia, der is that anyone tablets! They rel heart. They ha Icve qui cl tions. Why not put it to the winter without these no effect whatever on the pirin is marvelous ; doctors it, with proven direc- of Mao leylicseld it ar k t requis Cuticura,’ Drop in Temperature Explai ned by Culprit Hig re when ! in Boyle Heigin toinary gale ter played on running back an the thermometer This wis little chap an seriogy felt to report i nevertheless bouse and = “Nhat is suessing something “I was plas Walter, “and down,”- { Elcetric Lamp Progress In 1900 it was said th descent an t wae 80 perfect a device that it could never he it was about tly search was ing “11 { in the elec. justrial re ¥ trical industry Since then the offi clency of the been the artificial cheaper ligh has approximately quads and inerense intensities of le poss hile by the incandescent inmp uplied, great in the new applications have had a industrial few effect on lamps our far-reaching prosperity “Phantom Ship” Uncanny German tists are taking great interest in the demonstration on Am: mersee lake near Munich of an un manned mystery boat It a motor aunch., which, on receijt of a ce~anln eignal from the station, immediately returns to shore in a straight live, if the transmitter is mounted on naother scien the distance between It and the towboat can be adjusted at will, A large doll of uncanny appearance fastened with its hands to the steer ing wheel caused the natives to nick: name the craft the “Phantom Ship.” Resord Birth of Lambe? Five lambs at a birth is the unusual record established by a crossbred Rambouillet-Cotswold ewe owned by George Rust, of Victor, Idaho. Twin tambs are common, triplets occasional ; but more than that is very unusual according to J BE. Nordby, of the Uni versity of Idaho, who reports the oe currence in the Journal of Heredity. The lambs were permitted to remain with their mother for a few days, after which three were removed and reared as bottle lambs, Popular Word Study The period in world history known as the dictionary epoch refers to the great interest that ig now being taken in Hving foreign tongues as well as in our own, Crossword puzzles, too, have stimulated the study of words, She Remembered Father (of popular daughter) That young man seems to take + long time to say good night, Mother (woprllv) «Men havent changed much.--Capoer's Weekly, Sweet end Dainty ny emollient for the ] scaly afieCtions of the ment for fifty years, | 2 Soap, for softening natural dainty Sample cach free Massachusetts Beulth Giv ing an nl All Winter Long Write Cree & Chaffey CALIFORNIA ? 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