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or the manifestation Of anger by per
sons with grievances or political pro-
test of some Irish irreconeilabies
against their countrymen's hobnobbing
with British royalty and British min
isters
CENATOR SMITH BROOKHART
~ (Rep.. Iowa. will lose his seat in
the upper house in favor of his Demo-
cratic opponent, Daniel F. Steck, If the
senate elections committee upholds
the report submitted by a subcommit-
tee which holds that Steck was elected
by majority of 1920 votes. The
subcommittee report was presented by
Senator Caraway (Dem., Ark). 1t was
unanimous, the other members being
Senator Ernst (Rep, Ky), who is
chairman OF the full elections com
mittee and the subcommittee Senator
Watson (Rep.. Ind), and Senator
George (Dem., Ga.).
In holding that Steck is entitled to
the seat the subcommittee took the
position that the intent of the voters
in the November, 1924, election should
be recognized. Iowa election authori-
ties threw out hundreds of ballots
which were marked by arrows which
were designed to make it clear that
the voters desired to vote for Presi-
dent Coolidge and at the same time
vote for the Democratic senatorial
nominee. Arrows of this sort had ap-
peared in newspaper ballots, and many
voters, not being aware that such ac-
tion might invalidate their votes.
copied the marked ballots, arrows and
ALL
Senator Brookhart is one of the four
members of the La Toilette group read
out of the party by action of the Re
publican senate caucus If he Is I'M
seated he will be free to enter the
primaries as candidate against Sen
ator Cummins (Rep., Iowa. and 1t is
regarded as certain that he will make
the race.
m HE United States and other pow
i ers delivered an ultimatum to
Chinese factions demanding that block
ade of the port of Tientsin be ended
and all impedlments to harbor and
river traffic be removed. The ulH
matum, signed by signatories of the
protocol Of 1901, was handed to the
commanders of the forts at Taku and
Chinese vessels outside of Tientsin.
The United States, Great Britain,
Japan and Italy have a dozen or more
naval craft in these waters. The pro-
tocol of 1901 made stipulation concern
ing the disarmament of forts at the
mouth OF the Pei river, on which Tlen-
tsin is located, and also guaranteed an
open way to the sea.
The blockade has been preventing
access to Peking from the sea and
recently resulted iG Chinese troops
firing upon two japanese destroyers.
L vLDENCE that the law has not yet
II caught up with the radio Is shown
by peculiar case of radio SANDER
that has occurred in Chicago. States
Attorney Robert E. Grove was sitting
at home the other night, listening to a
radio program broadcast from down
town cabaret. He was startled to hear
the stations announcer tell the world
that Mr. Grove and some of his
friends at that moment were seated
at n conspicuous table at the cabaret,
enjoying the entertainment.
Mr.. Grove ordered the arrest of the
announcer. who was held in Jail for
twelve hours before he was formally
charged with disorderly conduct MIR.
Groves assistants spent much of the
intervening time trying to find some
more serious charge to place against
the prisoner. but there were none. The
law has not yet caught up with radio.
Mr.. Grove can sue the announcer for
damages, but presumably cannot indict
him. If, instead of telling thousands
of listeners that Mr.. Grove was hav-
ing a night out, the announcer had
published a handful to the same effect,
he could have been charged with the
crime of libel. The law makes that
distinction between the spoken and the
printed word. To defame a man by
word OF mouth Is slander and no
crime; to defame him by means of the
printed word may be criminal libel.
Prosecution Of the case against five
defendants has been set for April "a
and the decision Of the court may set
an important precedent in bringing the
laws of SANDER and libel up to date in
this radio age.
A MOTHER Important event In the
"A radio world was the passage in
the house Of representatives by vote