The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-09

In prosecuting lumber manufacturers
and the International Harvester COM
pany under the antitrust statutes.
Senator Walsh and his Teapot Dome
committee didn't seem to be doing
much, but the special grand jury be-
gan Its work of investigating criminal
charges growing out of the oil inquiry.
Former Secretary of the Navy Daniels
was the first witness.
THE senate made considerable head
L way with the tax bill, and at this
writing the principal parts Of 1t to be
decided on are the normal and surtax
rates, over which the biggest fight II
being waged. Senator Simmons Of
North Carolina proposed, a. q substi-
tute for the Mellon plan, q schedule
calling for reduction Of the maximum
surtax rate to 40 per cent and for a
so per cent cut In the normal taxes on
incomes below $1,000. The Democratic
senator's in conference formally ap-
proved Of this schedule.
T Asst winters maneuvers Of the
IL American fleet demonstrated seem
ingly that It is far below the ratio
provided by the Washington confer
ence treaties, according to the report
made by Admiral Coontz, its COM
mander. The two main lessons learned
were that the feet - unable to
maneuver as a unit at q speed Of even
ten knots, because Of the slowness Of
the auxiliary vessels, and that the sub
marines completely failed to function
for fleet work. The admiral makes
many recommendations designed to
remedy conditions, these including con-
struction Of airplane carriers, subma-
rine and destroyer tenders. new cruis-
ers, modern submarines, destroyer
squadron leaders and airplanes for use
with the fleet. The report also ad-
vises that eight Of the older battleships
be moderniEed, including an Increase
In the elevation Of the turret guns on
these and several other ships, to re-
duce the disparity In range that now
exists between our fleet and those Of
Japan and Great Britain.
VXTARREN T. MORAY last week
w lost his position as governor Of
Indiana and his liberty for a decade.
Convicted Of using the malls In a
scheme to defraud, he was sentenced
by Federal Judge Anderson to ten
years In the penitentiary at Atlanta
and to pay fine Of $4,000. The
Judge In pronouncing sentence ar
raigned the culprit scathingly, dsclar-
Ing that II Moray 'livsd to be a. old
as Methuselah, could not mete out
enough punishment" NcCray within
q few hours was on his way to his
cell.
TERRIFIC storms that reached the
L proportions of tornadoes swept
across the Southern states last
Wednesday, killing lib persons. inJur-
Ing a thousand others and doing vast
property damage. In South Carolina
the dead numbered GO, In Georgia ID
and In Alabama IL. The American Red
Cross instantly went to the relief Of
the sufferers and was aided by many
other organizations.
a FTER being delayed for days at
"A Chignik, Alaska, by storms, Major
Martin, commander Of the world-cir
cling squadron, left Wednesday to re-
Join his comrades at Dutch Harbor,
but up to the time of writing this he
had not been heard from, and II was
feared he had come to grief In a new
storm. Fishing boats were searching
along the route for his plane.
EFFORTS of the United States to
IL bring peace to Honduras are bear
ing fruit. The Central American gov
ernments united In q conference which
has agreed that Gen. Vicente Tosta
shall be provisional president Of Hon.
duras pending the holding Of new cleo
tons. Meanwhile one faction Of Hon
durans has captured Tegucigalpa. the
capital, after twelve hours Of bloody
fighting.
~ REAT BRITAIN, Belgium, Italy.
" japan and Yugoelavis have ac-
cepted the Dawes report on Germany.
but France still Is jockeying for alter
atoms, However, the prospects are
bright II Germany makes q prompt
start 20 carry out it's provisioas Pre-
mier Theunis and Foreign Minister
Hymans Of Belgium are In Bnxland
discussing the matter with Prime MIN.
lister Macdonald, American bankers
stand ready 30 furnish half OF the