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MR. DWIGHT MORROW'S AMBITIONS.
DENIAL OF DESIGNS ON PRESIDENCY.
[UNITED PRESS.]
New York, May 23-Mr. Dwight Morrow was understood today to be preparing a public denial of rumours that be aspired to the Presidency in 1939.
It was reported that Mr. Mor- row felt that he had been misrepre sented by the many rumours which kad gained currency in connection with his sensational chmpaign for the New Jersey Senatorship.
GUILT OF LIQUOR PURCHASERS.
"DRES" DIVIDED OVER POLICY.
[UNITED PRESS. Washington, May -Congres ference to the proposal to enact sions! "drys" are divided with re- a law making buyers of illicit liquor equally guilty with the sellers following yesterday's
Supreme Court decision that prosent laws do not so provide.
Some of the probibition support- ers fear that to pass such a law would result in complete breakdown of the enforcement machinery, due to the large number of people it would throw into the criminal date- gory, but others believe it only just and logical.
|BOLSHEVIK ARMY PRAISED.
FIGHTING QUALITIES IN CONFLICT WITH CHINÄ,
Moscow, May 28. Speaking at the Red Army Conference today, the Assistant Chairman of the Re- volutionary War Council, Comrade Unshlicht, eulogized the splendid morale of the Bolshevik troops and their fighting qualities during the however, that "the Red Army must recent conflict with China, adding
but must perfect its efficiency by not rest on its Far Eastern laurels
pressing into service all achieve ments of moderu :technique."
Continuing Comrade Uushlicht pointed out the progress made by the Supreme War Council in pre- paring for and against chemical warfare. The development of nir flects was also progressing satisfae- torily, he · ́anid. The artillery equipment, however, was not up to the standards set by the authorities who were now paying special at- téation to the machine and anti- aircraft guns, according to the
Mr. Morrow's fame as a BUCCESS-, ful financier of the "Liberal," "as opposed to the "hard-boiled capitalist," category had already Senator Morris Sheppard of risen high when he was named Am-Texas, one of the most pugnacious bassador to Mexico by former
of the "dry" forces, declared to President Coolidge; his record in day that he was determined to press Mexico City was highly successful, a bill providing equal guilt for he gained further newspaper pub buyer and seller. Observers belas- licity as father-in-law of Col. Charles ed such a move might provide one A Lindbergh and as chief drafter more strong cause for rendering of the London Naval Limitation prohibition the outstanding politi-speaker. Treaty, and his recent declaration cal issue of the approaching elec- against the prohibition amendment tions was construed in many quarters as a bold bid for support from the "wets" of the Republican party.
At the same time, Mr. Morrow is a close friend of President Ho. over and he is known to be most averse from any appearance of un- dercutting Mr. Hoover's chances for a second term.
SENSATIONAL ARRESTS
IN NEW YORK. MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF JEWELS RECOVERED.
[UNITED PEZS-]
New York May 27.-Following the arrest of four men and one woman, the police seized jewels valued at G31,000,000 from the vaults of four New York banks.
The quintette was arrested in the Commodore Hotel while in the net of dividing up jewellery valued at G$300,000, according to the police.
Arrests are expected to follow in other cities of the country.
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Legislation which is intended to de for American merchant airships what the Jones-White Law is doing for the merchant marine was in- troduced in the Senate last month. Senator MacNary, of Oregon, ¿pon- sor of the Bit, said that the de- velopment of airships had now reached a point at which commer- cial caterprise, with reasonable en- couragement and assistance from the Government, was prepared to apply a new vehicle of transporta tion to foreign commerce.
American airships, in order to be eligible for mail contracts, must be capable of carrying not less than 10,000lb. of mail and a suitable commercial load over great dis- tauces. Three projects, Senator MacNary said, had been announce ed, contingently upon the passage of the necessary legislation. These were the Pacific Zeppelin Trans- port Company, to provide a service between the Pacific Coast and the Hawaiian Islands, with a possible COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES later extension to the Philippines and the Orient-a 38-hour service IN AMERICA.
to Honolulu and an 82-hour gervice COMMITTEE APPOINTED
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Development Corporation, which would operate in the Caribbean, Washington, May 8-Mr. Nicho Senator MacNary added that Dr. las Longworth, the Speaker of the Hugo Eckener, who is now return- House of Representatives, has aping to Germany, has arranged for pointed Representative Hamilton American Government cooperation Fish, Jr., of New York, as chairman in connexion with his fight next of a House committer to investigate alleged Communist activities.
It is expected that some further attention may be paid to "revela tions" of auch activities by Mr. Grover Whalen, New York commis- sioner of police, who recently re- signed..
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. VETERANS.
INCREASED PENSIONS BILL VETOED.
[UNITED PRESS.]
. Washington, "May 28.--President Hoover to-day vetoed a bill which would have provided increased pen-
'pensions.
"It is the height of injustice," said the President, "that citizens less well placed should be called upon to support, from their taxes, those whose station in life enable them to support themselves or to live in independent security.'
THE PROHIBITION ISSUE,
menth to South America and the United States, and for an alliance with American business interests in the establishment of a regular Transatlantic service.
One section of the Bill now be fore the Senate permits the com missioned and non-commissioned personnel of the Army and Navy on the active list to volunteer for ser vice in connexion with. the flying or maintenance of any domestic airship or other aircraft engaged in foreign commerce.
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