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News Review of Current Events the World Ove of liibor. for the ftror is In the cabinet. ‘He- is of Keliemil Hlld is iiixl slate fttr the ciibrnN^s. i Red Cross, Rejects Proposed Federal Aid of *825.000,000 for Drought Relief and Opposition Senators Threaten a Filibuster. J. B. Payne. F KDKUAL aid is not rW*oded and not wanted by the Amer ican lied Cmtw. ac- cordius to the state ment made by John Kart on I'ayne, rhalr- man of titat orfanl- zafion. to the house subcommittee* that waa eoiisitleririK lite Interior det>nrttnent appropriation bill. Mr. I'ayne said the cen tral committee of the Ited Cross had adopted two resolutions, as follows: “That it is tlie sense of the central committee that the ited Cross is In a position adequately to complete the task it has undertaken In the dronpht stricken areas, and It hereby assumes the responsibility of completing said task without public appropriations.” “That it is the sense of the central committee that the Ited Cross cannot accept the administration of the funds for general relief purposes, ns pro- | vldcd for under the terms of the hill which has passed the senate and l» now ponding in the house.” , Senators who upheld the senate’s J attempt to give the Ited Cross a 000.000 relief appropriation rallied to the defense of that plan and. led by Itohlnson of Arkansas, denounced The Hed Cross, President Hoover and the administration generally. They gave notice that they would filibuster against flie general appropriation hills unless what they consider to he ade quate ndief for the drought areas is granted. By EDWARD W. PICKARD • J \ r~ - dor de Martino, who promptly lodged a protest at the Department of State. ■ negro ise Diagne retary of B KFORR he e mitred suicide by looting himself at home In Jersey: City, Kdwurd -1^ Ed wards. former go nor of . New Jersey and former United States senator, wrote Wnote to his daughter Barnwell Legislator la no l£ss flourishing busineFg than it I is doing today." ^ 7 Backs Wet Movement < R. C. H Iman, T. W. Higgins, of Georgetown, A. B. Holmes, Of Char T R. C. Holman Is Elected Vice-Chair-‘ *P° ke ’ voicin * their opposi - tTon' to the amendment and especially man of Statewide Anti-prohibi tion Orgahixatibii^ < E. I. Edwards Secretary of the Navy Adams called a tes knew he had been despondent. on General Butler for an explanation, and when this was received Secre tary Stimson made a formal apology to Italy for Butler's statement.^ At the same time Mr. Adams ordered that the officer be tried by court mar tial. . _ Columbia, Jan. 28.—An anti-prehi- bition movement in South Carolina was launched here today by a rep resentative graiip .H. delegates ’from which gave no ex- all paits of the State. A Statewide planation of his act. | organization program wa.* adopted, .loweypr.^is 'plans were laid to organize every county, cany on educational work, proposals to, byTegislative means, try to bring about some relief 'ir-om the mid S ENATOR CABBER’S )oint resolu tlon authorizing the federal farm board to make 20.000,000 bushels of tlie wheat it owns, available for emer^ gency relief was passed by the senate. The board’s revolving fund Is to he credited with the cost of the grain at prevailing prices. and that he was suffering from an in curable disease, so they were less surprised than shockefl. In the senate Mr. Edwards was a pioneer of the wets, thougli he never took a drink of liquor. In 1924 he was mentioned as a Deniocratic presidential possibility on u wet platform. _ In 1928, Mr. Edwards was railed hack from the convention in Hous ton, Texas, by the fatal illness of his that they believed South Carolina sentiment opposed to prohibition. in Deaf-Mu^e Robs Postoffice. -Jt' " Allendale, -Jan. 31—The' postoffice at Appleton, was robbed of $25 Thurs day by a boy called “Dummy," who is A.deaf-mute, and a son of Ben Wil liams, colored. * - , Dummy was employed to make fires, sweep and do odd job?, and although deprived of the powers of speech and hearing, hjs eyes were ever on the alert, ^md he bear s the reputation of being very bright. While Mrs. E. W. Flowers, post- H CEDING that as attorney general of the United States lie has the right to pass on the profes sional and ethical fit ness of candidates for W ILLIAM HOHENZOLLERN, who used to lie emperor of Gerinany, celebrated the seventy-second anui- places on the federal versary of his birth on Janm£y 27 at ~ his home of exile In Doom, Holland. I NCRKAS1NG pressure in behalf of the plnn^o make Immediate rash payment of bonus cerlificutes to World war veterans was met by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon with a statement to the senate finance committee that such payment was neither needed nor economically sound, and he more (ban Intimated that legislation to that effect would be vetoed by the Bresldent." Both he and Undersecretary Mills told the committee that the proposed bond ,Issue of *3.400,009.000 for the retire ment of the 20-\ear bonus certificate* would not only disturb government finances, but would prolong the busi ness depression. Next day ttiey re- l*eated their arguments before the house ways and menus committee. Attorney Gen eral Mitchell. ^HE Democrat radi*?** 1 Republican coalition in the senate Is still after those thtxfr members of the fed eral power commission, 'Smith. Gnr- saud and Draper, and It appeared cer tain that Walsh’s motion to lake quo warranto action to uist them would be carried. The mailer came tip in the lower house on a motion to cut out the appropriation for their salaries, but the representatives decidtal the quar rel was none of their business and defeated the motion hym vofo of fu to 102. Harry , E. Rowbottom. AUUY E. ROW- IjoffoiTT. RSpfiB-' I lean congressman from the First district of Indiana, was ar rested In Evansville a ti d placed under y 10,000 bonds by Unit ed States Commis sioner E. Harmon, lie is charged with having taken $750 from Walter G. and Aaron Ayer in rettirh for the promise of appointment of Gresham A.ver ns a rural mall carrier at Uockport. Ind. Rowbottom’s term in congress expires on March 4 next. He was an owt standing member of the 1920 Indiana bouse of representatives when the Ku Klux klun began to show its great political Influence. The Boat Office department In Wash ington announced on January 5 rhe dismissal of tour postmasters and the suspension of a rural mail carrier. ail In Itow hot tom’s district. The of ficlal statement of the department' at i|at time said that report* prevalent ii^radiana that "certain postmasters and others who were applicants for positions in the Bost Office depart- . ment had been paying and causing to lie paid various sums of money to a congressman t6 .obtain the appoint ments desired” were brought to its attention by Senators James E. Wat son and Arthur Robinson. bench, William D. Mitchell has openly and vigorously at tacked the qualifica tions of Ernest A- Michel of Minnesota. . recommended for ju dicial appointment by Thomas Schnll. Idind senator from that state. Schall has retaliated by questioning the good tasle of Mitchell’s action and declar ing thpr* unless Michel is nominated the post will remain vacant. The attorney general in this state ment asserts that Michel is not quali fied for a judgeship and Infers that Schall’s recommendation was in pay ment of a pollrieni debt. “President Hoover,” lie adds, "has raised a stand ard of judicial appointment in which political ‘usefulness’ does not enter. He has refused repeatedly to he bent by such motives. I am sure that the people of Minnesota approve of ids attitude. IVhen it comes to Judicial office they want men about whose quaftfivniions there Is not room for difference of opinion, not men up* pointed to pay political debts.” Senator Schall accepted the Issue and replied: "I am forced to the conclusion that the attorney general displays less than good taste to say the least when lie makes reference to the payment of political debts. It Is an inferential insult to the people of our state to even intimate that they woul<| consul-’ er political expediency rather than sound qualifications and integrity In their choice of a judicial appointee.’’ wife. Broken with sorrow, he entered bis campaign for re-election and was defeated by Hamilton F. Kean. Then came financial misfortunes, a break with his lifelong f rl end. M ay or" Fra n k Hague of Jersey ^€3ty, and not long ago the death of his favorite brother,. David Fv-EO^ards. Evidently, life held nothing more for him. rt present situation', and a ma-s meetin at an early date is t6 be called, J. Heyward Jenkins, member of the State house of representatives from Beaufort*, was elected permanent m ’ s ! ress > an ^ express agent, went -chairman; R. C. Holman, of Barnwell, to meet ' ^ train^“Dummy extracted also of the general assembly, was nK)ne y f rom fts hiding place, chosetr vtee=Chairman and Romulus The ten-year-old boy is being held and Reese, campaign and publicity mana- mone y has not been recoy^ ger of Ashton Williamg last summer, ere( ^- secretary. Every .section of the State from Georgetown to Pickens was represen ted. Only invited delegates were present. *' ^ Williams’ Statemetit P OSSIBILITY of another controversy with Canada loomed when it was announced that the two masted auxil iary schooner Josephine K., of Novae Scotian registry, had Iveen captured by it coast guard cutter after a live mile chase in lower New York bay und her skippef, Cnpt. William P. Ciueit of Luuenberg. Nova Scotia. ” TiMefi by tt stmt Tminf* it rme-ponhAer.' On the schooner and on a garbage setov which was in tow* of a tug and also was captured the officials found a large quantity of liquor. After a conference in the White House. Assistant Secretary °f the Treasury Lowman cave out the state- ment that the const guard was per forming its statutory duty • in- pre venting smuggling. “it is regrettable the captain lost -his Jife, but it was simply an inci dent to tlie transaction," he continued. ”1 feel sure the coast guard did not lire with intention of taking life, hut to prevent lbe rum runner escaping. Apparently tlie Canadian was violating Hie laws of the United States, which ’it is the duty of the coast guard to enforce under mandates from the con gress of Hie United States. 1 ’ Lowman said a coast guard cutter caught the rum runner transferring a cargo of'liquor to a scow and a small motorboat well within the 12- tuile limit and just outside New York .harbor. He said the cutter hoisted her pennant, whereupon the rum runner tried to escape. Several warning shots were fired before the shell struck the pilot house, killing the captain and bringing the Josephine K. to a stop. M AJ. GEN. ’ SMEDLEY D. BUT ler, commandant Of the marine base at Quantlco, Vp., whose propen *ity for speaking his mind freely has made trouble In the past, has been talking again. This time, before the Contemporary club in Philadelphia. ! General Butler, according to press re ports, made a speech in which he severely criticised Premier Mussolini of Italy, calling v him “one of "those fellows who are waiting to start an- potbffilhg up alt the brass hats in v Italy. He is getting very Roman." He also said Mussolini ran over a child with his automobile. Mussolini cabled a flat denial qf the i automobile story to Italian Ambassa- -a P IERRE LAVAL. only, forty-seven years old, became premier of France and got together a cabinet to succeed that of M. Tardleu. It Is a ministry of the right whose political complexion does not differ greatly from that of its predeces sor. The “radical So cialists refused to participate hut- politicians In Paris be- Ifeved* the new government would sur- vlve. Tardleu accepted the ministry. It was not a gala event and there was Utile of the pomp that marked the day before tlie World war. William attended divine services in the morn ing. then received the congratulations of his Immediate relatives and pre sided'at a family dinner. In the aft ernoon he received • delegations of German monarchists, and in the eve ning there was a formal dinner at which the ex-kaiser appeared wearing tlie uniform of a German field marshal and his decorations. W HEN the king and queen of Siam pay their offi-^ clal visit to* Washing ton in April they are to he provided with a residence that wUI have nil the luxuries of a royal palace. Our government has. no official home for dis tinguished visitors “The gauntlet is down, the very foundations of our State and national government are being threatened, tho?e rights that South Carolina has always held dear are being trampled, racketeering i 8 becoming rampant in our country, the liquor traffic though one of the largest single-businesses in the country is being carried on un taxed, the law has failed, something must be done, and it is time a fight j was made,” was the sense of the opin ion voiced at the meeting. --A statement by Ashton Williams, who campaigned for governor on the wet ticket last summer, was read. He did not discuss the merits or demerits of prohibition, but stated the purpose of the meeting and asked for some concerted efforts by those opposed to the law in South Carolina. He sug gested that the meeting wholehearted ly support the plan put forward a few day? ago by the American Federation of Labor in favor of 2 3-4 per cent beer.' Thi s would give a million and a half men work and enable the States and so always bor- . _. rows one w hm the 9 OT ° T t<y raise revenue. He also reedmmend- occaslon arises. This time it? lias ac- ed that the State laws be amended sp cepted the offer of Larz Amler'son. former ambassador to Japan, of his great castle-like house on Massachu setts avenue, and therejjie royal cou ple from the Far East and their suite will by housed. Tlie Anderson*bouse was used once bofoue for foreign visi tors. in 1918 by.the. Belgian war mis sion. ^ I NVESTIGATIQJf-wf. tlie administra tion of law in the federal courts throughout the country is to lie car ried on under the supervision of a committee of which Dean Charles E. Clark of Yale’ law school has been appointed chairman. Plans for this study were approved by President Hoover’s commission on law observ ance and enforcement. • 1 jVBflflMrN'R*-" Philip Snowden Pierra Laval -TT the MacDonald government remains fn power, Great Brit ain is likely soon to imitate Italy in one respect. Philip Snow den. chuncellur of the. exchequer,' and his associates are plan ning a drive to reduce «'osts and help the British manufacturer to recover his su premacy iii^ the world!*• export markets.-The scheme proposed includes a 10 per tent cut in wages and a similar reduction in the prices of all \oods and commodi ties. Tlie Britisi?. working man, ac cording to officials, would be as well off as ever though receiving less for his work. Mr. Snowden has been sound ing out the large employer* on the plan, and in a letter,, to prominent manufacturers ha* Intimated that the government in its next budget would set the example by, making a cut of 10 per cent in the salaries of all gov ernment employees. The trade unlonf have been consulted and have given the scheme their approval. /CARRYING out the policy and plans ^ of the British government. Lord Irwin, viceroy of India, decreed the-f unconditional release from prison of tyihatma Gandhi and his chief lieuten ants, all members of the working com mittee of the all-India national con gress. The ."“holy man," desiring to avoid demonstrations.; did not leave the Yeruvdjitrjail until eleven o’clock at night. Clad only In a loin-cloth, he took a train for Bombay, where he was met by immense crowds of ador ing and rejoicing native*,—- ^ Gandhi told interviewers that he emerged from jail with an absolutely open mind unfettered by enmity and prepa red j o. st udy the whole situation^ and tlie statement of Prime Minister that medical liquor could. behold .and a tax imposed. He estimated South Carolina would receive three-quarters of a million dollars yearly from this source alone. His last recommenda tion was that South Carolina go on record favoring repeal of the eigh*- teenth amendment and thereby in some measure restore some of her State rights which were taken away by. it* Enactment. - Explains Labor,,View. Earl Britton, a representative of the South Carolina branch of the /American Federation of Labor, al though not speaking in an officia. capacity, explained the labor, view i rise of racketeering due to the pro fits accrued from the liquor traffic. * W. E. Enter, of Charleston, also of the labor organizations, also spoke in an unofficial capacity. 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