Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-10

felt, chief of the bureau of aeronau-
tics, said that the S25 900 GOO carried
for aviation purposes will allow the
navy to carry out virtually all the
provisions of the first year program
under the five-year naval air expan-
sion bill
IOWA has started the Lowden for
President boom in real earnest. Re
pubdcans from every congressional
district in the state met in Des Moines
and unanimously Endorsed the former
governor of Illinois for the 1928 nomi-
nation, sending him a telegram urging
him to enter the race. The meeting,
in which We're legislators, farmers.
business men and labor leaders. Sc
lected Frank J. Lund of Webster City
as manager of the movement and
formulated plans for the immediate
organization of "Lowden for Presi-
dent" clubs throughout the state To
date Mr.. Lowden has made no com
ment on the veto of the farm relief
bill and his chances for the Presi-
Dental nomination.
Charles -. Hilles, Republican ma
.tional committeeman for New York,
is making tour OF the country and
from California sends q prophecy that
Republican. victory next year Is GER
tain because of the excellent record
made by the Coolidge administration
II was notable in the statement that
Mr. Hilles did not predict that Mr..
Coolidge would be the party's nomi-
nee. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, who
also has been travelling. said he did
not hear much about Coolidge sue
ceeding himself, but that there was
mnch talk about Lowden and Dawes.
ana even of Beveridge. Governor Ham
mill of Iowa and Senator Capper of
Kansas.
As for the Democrats. Doctor But
Ter thinks Gov. AL Smith is about their
only choice He found the Middle
West especially interested in the pic
turesque New York executive. Sena-
tor Heflin evidently fears Smith may
lead his party, and in the senate
Wednesday he found chance to con
tinue his attacks on Smith ard the
Roman Catholic church generally. He
took slam at the British ambassa
dor because he is a Catholic, and pre-
dicted war between the United
States and Mexico.
EDWARD l.. DOHENY and his oil
- companies sustained severe
blow when the Supreme court of the
United States affirmed the cancella-
ton of oil land leases and contracts
awarded DoheDy by Albert B. Fall
when the latter was secretary Of the
interior, holding the entire transaction
was tainted with fraud The unani-
nous opinion Of the court not only
finally revokes leases valued at untold
millions on the famous Elk Hills naval
oil reserves. but also RECEIVERS for the
government approximately Sl1.OO0.OOO
paid Doheny's comprehensive Pan
American Petroleum and Transport
company-for the erection of oil stor-
age facilities at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii,
under contracts which the court held
Illegal because unauthorized by con
gress.
Two million dollars of the SILL OO.-
600 loss sustained by the two oil com
panies--control of which was lately
acquired by the Standard OH Com
pany of Indiana-must be borne by
Doheny personally.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE. having
signed the radio control bill. sub
mitted to the senate the names of
five men as members of the commits
sion that is to untangle the radio stu
alton. They are: Rear Admiral W.
H. G. Billiard chairman; O. Fl. Cald-
well of New York, Eugene o. Sykes of
Mississippi, Harry A. Bellows of Min
nesota and John F, Dillon of Califor-
MIA. The President is credited with
having ignored the recommendations
of politicians and sought to choose
radio experts.
7 TRAGEDY has married the tour of
4 the American good will'' aviators
in Latin America. While the squadron
was flying above Palomar field at
Buenos Aires. Argentina, the planes
Detroit and New York collided at an
altitude of 500 feet and crashed. Capt.
Clinton F. Woolsey and Lieut.. John
w. Benton of the Detroit were killed.
tie former being burned 70 death ia
the plane and the latter jumping
without parachute. Major Dargue.
commander of the flight. and Lieuten
ant Whitehead parachuted safely TO