Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-03

not be taken up in the house unless
acted on by the senate, it was con
sidered practically dead so far as this
congress was concerned
In its intervals OF real work the
senate passed the house bin authoriz-
ing the veterans bureau TO make loans
to veterans on their adjusted service
certificates. The house passed the
James bill authorizing an appropria-
ton Of $S,491 900 for new barracks at
various army posts. President Cool
idge signed the radio act and the army
appropriation bill
yNHEN Samuel insult of Chicago
w appeared before the Reed COM
mittee In Washington he answered
most OF the questions concerning his
contributions to the Illinois primary
campaign funds, but fatty refused TO
tell TO whom he gave $4,000 for local
political campaigns. Nor would he
permit his attorney to reveal this.
The public utilities magnate was in
structed to return to the committee
room at the end of the week, and it
was expected that he would persist in
his refusal to reply TO the question.
Then, probably he will be cited for
contempt. as will be Thomas w. Gun
ningham of Philadelphia, who would
not reveal the source of $4,000 he con-
tributed to the Vare-Bedleman fund.
States Attorney Grove of Chicago
avoided citation by answering all ques-
lions.
CENATOR LA TOILETTE Of Wis
~ consin took the occasion of Wash
ington's birthday to introduce in the
senate this resolution:
Resolved, That it Is the sense of
the senate that the precedent estab-
lished by Washington and other Presi-
dents of the United States In retiring
from Presidential Office after their sec
ond term. has become. by universal
concurrence, part of our republican
system of government and that any
departure from this time-honored Gus
tom would be unwise, unpatriotic and
fraught with peril to our free instjtu-
tions.''
In the house Representative fair-
child of New York introduced resolu-
tion for amending the federal Constitu-
ton so that mo person shall be eligible
to the Office of President who has pre-
viously served two terms. whether by
| election or by succession due TO the
removal, death. resignation or inability
| Of the President where the term OF
| succession shall have continued for a
| period of two years or more"
! Under the terms of the La Toilette
resolution, Mr.. Coolidge would be in
| eligible for reelection next year I'm
der the Fairchild plan, he would be
eligible.
| COMMANDER FRANCISCO Dl
~ PINEDO of Italy, for the glory Of
Fascism, flew across the Atlantic
ocean last week. He started from the
Cape Verde islands, off the coast OF
Africa. and flew direct TO Fernando
| Noronha island, Brazil. He passed on
| with the intention of making the main
land but encountered heavy seas off
| the coast and was forced to return TO
the island After his plane is repaired
| hi Pinedo plans to fly to Jamaica.
Cuba, New Orleans, st. Louis, Chicago
! and New York.
TOR two days and nights the North
! Atlantic seaboard was swept by
| furious winds and tremendous seas.
and before the storm subsidized it had
taken nearly two score lives. Boats
were wrecked, beach structures RACED
and sea walls smashed. Far out At
sea the transatlantic shipping wax
crippled and the great liners were ali
many hours late.
/ GOAL operators and miners in con.
- ference at Miami failed III pyra.,
on wage scale for the bituminous
field. The workers consisten,Iv =,
fused TO consider reduction Of wages
II Is supposed generally thai ,h;s
means strike on April J., but autbo.,l
ties assert there will not be cop,nl..t.
cessation of production in the field
OHIO lost one of her MOST dis,,,,
- guished sons in the death of ia
son Harmon, who passed AWAY ,,,,1x
pectedly in Cincinnati at the ana =,
eighty-one years. Mr.. Harmon ya
twice governor of Ohio. once attornay
general Of the United States. and sav.
eral times a prominent possibility a.
The Democratic Presidential oomin.
ton.