The Benson signal., 1919-01-25
FOREIGN

Temesvar, Hungary, according to
Budapest dispatches.
President Wilson will avail himself
OF the first opportunity between the
meetings of the peace delegations to
visit the devastated regions of France.
The Southport Miners Federation
has unanimously adopted a resolution
demanding that miners in the British
army be demobilized Immediately and
given employment.
Princess Charlotte, sister of Grand
Duchess Marie, has been chosen as the
latter's successor by the Chamber Of
Deputies, which met Immediately after
the abdication of the Grand Duchess
was announced
The armistice, it develops, pre-
vented the use of a British naval
gun made at Sheffield which would
throw a she'll fifty miles with ease
and probably cause damage at ninety
miles The gun. was eighty three feet
long and with it's carriage was 1874
feet long.
Immediate withdrawal from Monte
negro OF all Italian troops is demand
ed by the Montenegrin National AS
sembly. The assembly alludes to the
presence of Italian troops in Monte
negro "now a part of the new state
| OF Serbs, Croats and Slovenes," as
mot dictated by any military neces-
slty, as stable peace reigns in the
country"
American and British representa-
tlves will hold a conference with Ger
men admiralty authorities at Treves
for the purpose of acquiring posses
sion OF German and Austrian passen-
ger ships for the transportation of
troops. The United States will be
represented by E. N. Hurley, chair
man of the Shipping Board, and Ad-
miral w. S. Benson
A. regular aerial passenger service
between London and Paris in con-
nection with the peace conference has
been inaugurated. A number of air
planes have been fitted up for the
service. They have a comfortable
cabin for two passengers, including
cushion seats and table entirely en-
closed with glass. The airplanes will
make the trip in two hours.
SPORT
Michael McDermott of Chicago es-
tablished what is said to be new
worlds record for the 75-yard breast
stroke when he swan the distance in
At 2-5 seconds in an exhibition match
in Minneapolis.
George Hallas, former University
of Illinois star, and one of the main
stays Of the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station football and basket
ball teams, will get tryout for the
outfeld with the New York American
League Club next spring.
An affiliation between the National
Federation and, the American Indus
trial Athletic Association was accom-
plished at the morning session of the
annual convention of the federation in
Cleveland. A working agreement will
be arranged between the two organi-
cations.
Francis O'Loughlin was compe-
tent business man when his duties as
umpire in the American League did
not require, his attention and he had
number of paying investments. His
will, filed in Rochester, indicates he
left his wife an estate valued at least
at $4,000.
The sale of the Giants to Charles
Stoneham, Judge McQuaid and John
McGraw was still being discussed. 1t
ranks as the greatest baseball deal
in history, and although the new
owners and the retiring officials have
| refused to name the exact sum in
volved, it is said on good authority
that it was $1,350,000.
GENERAL
A city labor party has been or
ganized in Chicago and John FitZpat-
rick has been nominated for mayor.
James M. Cox, AZ, a Democratic
newspaper publisher of Dayton, Ohio,
Monday was inaugurated governor of
Ohio for a third term.
Naval officers at Mare Island ar
ranged to take over ST. Vincent's
Catholic school, and operate it as a
free hospital for influenza.
Armour & Co.'s annual report, is
sued in Chicago, showed record vol
ume of 1851 100000 for the fiscal
year of 1918, compared with $685.
100000 in 1917, and net income of
$15,OO0,000. The report declared that
record low profits were produced.
Americas largest dirigible, the CT,
terminated it's successful flight from
Far Rockaway, N. Y, naval air sta
ton to Key West. The distance of
approximately 1900 miles was covered
in twenty-nine hours, an average
speed of orty-eight miles an hour.
Prices for standard wide sheeting
has dropped 1917 per cent, while huck
towels, damasks and quilts were re-
duced 10 to 20 per cent in New York.
Prices from three cents to four cents
less than asking figures for spot
goods were obtained at an auction
sale of burlaps ordered by the Textile
Alliance.
The Presbyterian Church in the
United States has provided in it's 1919
budget for fund of $1,000,000 to
increase the salaries of those among
it's pastors who are not considered
adequately paid. This was announced
by the national headquarters of the
"new era movement" of the church in
New York.