Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20

three-year cruise around the world
top speed despite the fog, and that the
liners officers failed to give an ade-
quate idea of the extent of the acct
dent in early radio messages. Capt.
5. ]. Brooks Of the Fairfax asserted.
according to a federal steamboat in
speetor, that D. c. Mcneil, vice presi-
dent of the Merchants and Miners
line, instructed him to send the mes
sage to the company's offices in code
instead of broadcasting an S o S
call.
CONGRESS has finally disposed Of
~ the tariff bill after months of hear
ings, debates and discussions. The
measure passed the senate by a
mighty slim majority, Senators Reed
and Grundy having decided to vote
for it despite their belief that it was
unfair to eastern industrial interests.
The bills passage through the house
was VI COuTSS IuuCu easier.
r ISHOP CANNON of the Methodist
Church, South, and of various dry
organizations, probably will not be pun
ished for contempt of the senate COM
mittee on lobbying, but his conduct has
been reported formally to the senate.
He appeared again voluntarily last
week and repeated his refusal to an
swer questions relating to his political
activities in the 1928 campaign. He
already had explained that he did
not intend to express contempt by
walking out Of the hearing without
being excused. The committee in pri-
waite conference decided 1t would be
fruitless to attempt to punish the
bishop for an alleged contempt COM
mitted before less than a quorum of
the committee or to seek additional
authority from the senate to pursue
the inquiry and perhaps force Cannon
to testify.
n ISCUSSION of the naval treaty
~ was complicated by the Presi-
dents refusal to let the senate foreign
relations committee have all the docu-
ments concerning the pact and the
London conference on the ground that
this would be incompatible with the
public interest. Senator Johnson Of
California was especially insistent
fbot tho oommittoo oho,,Id hova tbaeo
papers since the senate has equal
power with the President in the max
ing of treaties. After much talk Sem,
ator Reed of Pennsylvania, one of the
delegates to the conference, offered!
to turn over the secret correspondence
on the treaty to johnson on condition
that the documents should not be
made public. The Californian re-
jected this offer, and the committee
adopted resolution setting forth the
contention that it is entitled to ex-
anime all documents relating to the
London treaty. Chairman Borah said
the dispute would have little effect on
the outcome of the treaty debate.
THOUGH the house appropriations
L committee reported favorably the
second deficiency bill carrying an in
itial appropriation of $10,660,000 for
the Boulder dam project, the action
was taken only after changes in power
contracts had been made which would
give greater protection to the govern.
ment.
Members of the committee obtained
admissions from Secretary of the In
terror Ray Lyman Wilbur and other
witnesses that while the contracts
with the city of Los Angeles and the
metropolitan water district required
the government to furnish specified
amounts of water and power, there
was no specific requirements on the
part of the municipalities to buy a
minimum amount of water or power.
Amendments were made in the con-
tracts to meet these objections.
PRESIDENT HOOVER nominated
L w. Cameron Forbes of Boston to
be ambassador to Japan, and reap
pointed Chairman Legge and G. G.
league members of the federal farm
board.
D OCULAR Republicans of Wiscon-
IN sin held their state convention
in Oshkosh and Endorsed Gov Walter
]. Kohler for denomination. The dele
gates adopted a platform embodying
what is called the new progressivism,"
the aim of which is to provide COM
mon meeting place for folks in the
middle of the road between reaction
aries and radicals. 1t reiterates the
petition of the Wisconsin legislature
asking congress TO authorize a ma
tion-wide referendum on prohibition.