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BARKLEY ENTERS RE-ELECTIDN EIGHT Kentucky Senator An nounces Candidacy With In dorsement of President. ■» the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE. Kv., Jan. 24.—Sen ate Majority Leader Alben W. Bark ley ha* formally announced his can didacy for re-elaction to the United States Senate. His announcement yesterday fol lowed a huge testimonial dinner given In his honor Saturday during which Marvin H. McIntyre, secretary to President Roosevelt, read a ietter from the President praising Barkley's service as a Representative and Sen ator the last 25 years. The announcement issued for Bark ley described the Roosevelt letter a* “in effect, * * • a \igorous indorse ment of Senator Barkley." Although there has been no formal announcement to that effect, it is believed generally that Gov. A. B. Chandler will be the senior Senator's opponent in the Democratic primary In August. Text ef Letter. The Roosevelt letter, addressed to McIntyre under date of January 21 read: "My Dear Mac: "I understand that friends of Alben Barkley are giving a dinner in his honor in Louisville tomorrow night and since you are also a Kentuckian I wish you would go down to Louis ville and tell the home folks how much we in Washington think of their senior Senator. "Alben Barkley, during his 25 years In Congress—first as a member of the House of Representatives and now for more than a decade as a member of the Senate—has rendered dis tinguished service. Kentuckians have always borne a conspicuous part in our national affairs and the present senior Senator is not only the in heritor of a great tradition of public service, but the exemplar in modern terms of that tradition. Declared Critical Times. "There are critical times, times Which demand all that a public man ean command of resources and ex perience. Senator Barkley’s long familiarity with national affairs, his Integrity, his patriotic zeal, his cour age and loyalty and his eloquence in enunciating and elucidating prob lems and principles give him excep tional equipment as a legislator and as a leader. "For all that he has done in his country's service, his countrymen owe him a debt of gratitude which it is difficult to estimate but which I em brace this opportunity to acknowledge. I send him and all who gather in his honor my hearty good wishes. "Very sincerely yours, (Signed) "FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.’’ HEROISM FUTILE Woman's Effort to Save Trapper Prom Icy Creek Described. SANDPOINT, Idaho, Jan. 24 i;pj.— The futile fight of an heroic mountain woman to save a trapper from an ice filled creek was told today by Sheriff Warren Rapp. j Mrs. Fern Geisenger was alone in her cabin when George Ducommun broke through rotten ice on Thorough fare Creek and cried for help. She leaped into the water with an ax and tried to hack her way to him through cakes of ice. Faiiing, she swam ashore and cut a pole, but only In time to see Mr. Ducommun sink. Two trappers recovered Mr. Ducom Biun's body. — OPPOSES JENSEN SIOUX FALLS. S. Dak., Jan. 24 (/Pi—George J. Danforth, Sioux Falls ] attorney, today announced his candi- i dacy for the Republican nomination i for United States Senator. He will * oppose Gov. Leslie Jensen in the May 3 primaries. If nominated he would oppose the Democratic incumbent. Senator Her- i bert W. Hitchcock. --- I Roosevelt Sees W.P.A,ArtWork j In Smithsonian j President Roosevelt yesterday made , an unexpected visit to the Smith-! aoniah Institution to view the ex hibition there of handicraft and arts work under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration. The President was accompanied by Samuel Rosemann. chief justice of the Supreme Court of New York and close personal friend of the Presi dent, and Mrs. Rosemann. both of whom are house guests at the White House, and David Niles, assistant W. P. A. administrator. The Presi- j dent was enthusiastic over all that he saw and expressed the hope to! Mr. Niles that the exhibit could be taken on tour throughout the country. The President expressed great in terest in the exhibition of old re claimed art craft such as the early methods of weaving blankets and rugs. He was interested also in the art works and in the two volumes of Braille books for the blind. Regard ing the latter, he asked Mr. Niles If it would be possible to obtain more Braille books for distribution to pub lie libraries throughout the country. Jersey Senatorial Choice and Family John Milton (hands clasped). Jersey City corporation counsel, chosen by Gov. A. Harry Moore of New Jersey for the United States Senate seat Moore vacated to become Governor, with his family in his Jersey City home. Seated, left to right: Gerald O'Mara. son-in-law; John Mil ton, jr„ son; Mrs. John Milton, jr.; Mrs. John Milton, his wife; Milton. Mrs. Gerald O'Mara, Mrs. Charles J. Milton, daughter-in-law. Back of Milton is his son, Charles J. Milton. Milton has never run for a public office. _4. p. photo. Milton _^Ccmtimied Prom First Page.) of the State of New Jersey and the obligations of public office, which has looted the public treasury and which ; has enforced a reign of virtual die- j tatorship. We submit further that! John Milton's character, associations ! and the transactions in which he is engaged as an attorney or while hold ing public office are such that he fails to meet the standards of qualifi cations requisite for membership in the Senate.” The Senate Is the sole judge of the qualifications of its members. By i a two-thirds’ vote it can oust a mem ber of the Senate after he has been seated. The Senate has exercised this power of judgment on the quali- j flcations of members or applicants for membership on a number of occasions, i lorrimer Was Ousted. In 1912 the Senate ousted Senator Lorrimer of Illinois by a majority i vote, declaring that his election by j 1 the Legislature was invalid. This ■ i action was taken after a vote to “ex- : 1 pel" Mr. Lorrimer had failed. Frank j L. Smith of Illinois and the late Wil j liam S. Vare of Pennsylvania were both denied the right to be seated in the Senate tvhen improper and ex- j cessive expenditures in their primary ; campaigns and elections campaigns were charged against them. The j elections were held in 1926, although the action of the Senate took place in 1928 and in 1929. The demand for an investigation, if granted, would mean a congres sional inquiry into the conduct of af j fairs in Jersey City by Mayor Hague, who is a vice chairman of the Demo | cratic National Committee and re garded as the political “boss” of New Jersey. For the charge* made against: ' Mr. Milton are all bound up with I charges of corruption against Mayor Hague. They are listed in the peti tion, and include many alleged trans actions for real estate, in which it charged that Mr. Milton acted as pay master for Mayor Hague, using nis own checks to make payment, and 1 that he was reimbursed by Mr. Hague with cash. Cites Ban on C. I. O. Referring to the fact that Mayor Hague has denied the C. I. O. the right to enter Jersey City to organize workers, the petition said the city was under virtual dictatorship of Mr. Mil ton and the Mayor, "which has denied ■ civil and constitutional rights to citi- i zens of New Jersey and of the United States ‘and which has violated the constitutional guarantee of a repub- ' ’ lican form of government. The exist ence of this dictatorship has recently become a matter of wide public knowl-j edge and self-confession. This dic tatorship, however, has been in exist- I ence for the last 20 years.” It was charged, too, that ‘‘subservi ent grand juries issue indictments and iudges. frequently former personal counsel to Mayor Hague or corporation counsel of “Jersey City, impose severe sentences and issue sweeping injunc tions against any who dare to oppose this dictatorship.” Mr. Milton, the petition said, was appointed by Gov. Moore, “who was elected at an election where illegal and corrupt tactics were practiced.” Aberdeen branch of the Kilt So ciety of Scotland has decreed that the : kilt is for men only. "Even My Bone? Seem to Ache"; Don't allow acidity to creep up and Anally grip your muscles and joints ' without, mercy. For 75 years doctors have prescribed a natural, alkaline water that tends to neutralize pain causing acids. Just phone us for a case—NA. 8045. MOUNTAIN VALLEY From HOT SPRINGS, ARK. MINERAL WATER 1405 K St. N.W. NA. 8045 1 ======== WOMEN WITNESSES AT DOUBLE HANGING Two See Iowa Executions for First Time in History of State. * B? the Associated Press. PORT MADISON, Iowa, Jan. 24 — Two women were among the 100 Wit nesses at the second double hanging in the history of the State of Iowa today. Those executed were John Mercer, 29, convicted of the murder of Robert Sproat of Tipton, Iowa, w'hile fleeing from a hold-up. and Allen Wheaton, 21, convicted of murdering Henry Plummer, a Council Bluffs, Iowa, rob bery victim. The women witnesses were Mrs. Joe i Perry, wife of the sheriff of Potta wattami County, who sprang the trap beneath Wheaton's feet, and Mrs. Leo P. Woolworth, wife of a Port Dodge official. Neither seemed moved by the hang ings. "I believe they got what was coming to them." Mrs. Perry said. “I did not feel sorry for them at all." Mrs. Woolworth arose and chatted I with Mrs. Perry during the interval from the time the men dropped until ; they were pronounced dead. ---- •-■ JOHN CHARLES REMON - PASSES AWAY IN SALEM John Charles Remon, 84. father of John A. Remon. vice president of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. i here, died Saturday at his home in 1 Salem. Mass. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon in Grace Episcopal Church in Salem. Besides his son here. Mr. Remon ■ leaves two daughters, Miss Ruth Re mon, teacher in the Sheridan School at Salem, and Miss Marion Remon. director of elementary education at Melrose, Mass. ---- Senator Hughes on Floor. Senator Hughes, Democrat, of Dela- ■ ware appeared on the Senate floor to- ' day for the first time this session. ■ He has been recuperating from an operation. MANCHUKUOAN GUARDS CLASH WITH RUSSIANS Soviet Patrol Reported to Have Penetrated Nearly 100 Miles Across Border. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, Jan. 24.—A new frontier clash between Manchukuoan frontier j guards and a Soviet detachment was reported today in a Domei (Japanese news agency) dispatch from Seoul, I Korea. The report said a Soviet patrol had 1 penetrated Manchukuoan territory for : nearly 100 miles in Heilungkiang Province-and was mapping the terrain ! when it encountered Manchukuoan j guards. The lour Soviet officers and two soldiers making up the patrol. 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