The Dolores star., 1919-02-07


sion by the French government to
represent France at the annual ban
quet OF the Aero Club of America on
Feb. 10 in response 10 request by
the foreign service committee of the
club.
That Apaches OF all nationalities
dressed in American uniform We're
mainly responsible for the acts of vio-
lence which have caused broadcast
publicity to be given to an alleged
American crime wave in Paris was
shown by an investigation conducted
by the newspapers.
SPORT
Shortstop kopf and Outfieldcr Grif
fifth of the Cincinnati team have been
traded to the Brooklyn club in ex
change for First Baseman Daubert,
according to an announcement made
by President Hermann of the local
club at Cinch>aat
Dave Robertson, who was star bat.
ter in the worlds series OF 1917. has
refused TO sign a 1919 contract with
Manager McGraw of the New York
Giants 1t was learned that Robert
son, at a conference with Manager
McGraw in New York. said he was
through with the National League.
Directors Of the Joplin Baseball As
sociation. announced that Sll. 900 for
purchase OF the Joplin franchise is in
the Western League has been raised
and that the club will be taken over
from John Savage in Kansas City.
Business men subscribed Tor the stock.
Rudy Hulswitt OF Louisville. KY, was
reelected playing manager.
GENERAL
The struggle between Prussia and
Bavaria for leadership OF the German
republic is growing intense.
The Brownings are to replace the
machine guns and automatic rifles
with which all the troops o! the Amer
lean expcditionary forces have been
armed. =
Concerted action to obtain from the
public protest against the so-caIled
luxury tax upon clothing and many
other articles in common use was
started by department stores, dry
goods stores and many other retail
stores in New York.
Fifteen persons were injured. four
seriously, when the rear coach of pas
senger train No. 106 of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway Jumped
the track and crashed on its side near
Burbank, S. ID.
The exploration ship Endurance.
formerly the sealing steamer Ninrod,
which Sir Ernest Shackleton used in
his explorations in the Antarctic and
which had been engaged in the coal
trade between France and England.
was dashed to pieces on the sands off
Yarmouth.
Anti-American feeling in Mexico,
according to adyices received by the
State Department, has been increased
by agitation in the Senate and South
western states for acquisition by the
United States OF Lower California. as
proposed in resolution introduced
by Senator Ashurst of Arizona.
Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Chica-
go sounded the keynote of the Meth
odist Episcopal church's plan for
missionary and educational campaign
which contemplates the raising of
fund of sl15,000,000 in five years, in
an address delivered before the Joint
centenary committee of the derofin-
alton.
Proposed constitutional reforms.
some of them adding to the powers of
the chief executive. are among the
most important matters before the
Mexican Congress. The formation OF
a National Bank of Mexico. to be the
center of new currency system and
take over the old banks Of emission
also is being discussed by the Coun.
Gil of Ministers and may be sent tc
the Legislature for decision
A fire in the Wholesale district at
Los Angeles caused an estimated dam
age Of $125.000. The burned-over area
covered two city blocks.