, 1919-11-20

The American delegation to the
peace conference has informed the
Supreme Council of its intention 10
leave France during the first days of
December. according TO semi-officiai
information from the French foreign
office.
Flooding of the French shoe market
with 100000 pairs OF American army
shoes. bought from surplus stocks OF
the United States quartermaster, Is
expected to materially reduce the al
most prohibitive cost of footwear now
prevailing in France.
The increasing number of marriages
between French girls and Chinese la
borers in France has resulted in the
minister of the interior warning
French women that most of the cool
les already have wives in China,
where, upon arrival with their hus-
bands, they would be regarded merely
as secondary wives.
GENERAL
Edgar S. Paxson, Montana pioneer,
Indian fighter and distinguished as a
painter of Western life, died at his
home in Missoula. Mont. after an ex-
tended illness. He was 81 years old.
1t was officially announced in Tor
onOt, that Canada's $500, 0O0,OO0 Wet
DRY loan has been oversubscribed.
More than S29l, 100000 has bee re-
ported. with some provinces not yet
heard from.
Seven alleged swliIdlers. including
Mayor Rollin ii. Bunch of Muncle,
Ind. and Prosecuting Attorney Horace
G. Morphy of Delaware county, were
found guilty in Federal Court of con
spring TO use the mails to defraud.
Mrs. F. w. WoolwOrth, widow of the
late head of the chain of , and 10
cent stores. will receive an income %
S443,O0O a year from her husbands es-
tate. This was revealed whe,. Su-
preme Court Justice Geigerich signed
an order requiring II. T. Parsons,
head of a committee of Mrs. Wool
worth's property, TO file an additional
bono Of S2,60O.000. His original bond
was $4,000.
With a IN and two men under
arrest on charges of promoting an
archy through distribution of inflam-
matory literature, the Boston police be-
lieved they have broken up a well-or-
ganized red campaign in Boston.
Mrs. Marion +. Sproul, secretary of
the Communist party in Massachusetts (;
Israel Rossman, owner of n small peri
odical store, and Max Andelman of
Roxbury are the three alleged reds I'M
der arrest.
Former service men were with diff
Guilty prevented by the police from Sc
verely beating Meyer Fayerman at Ho-
bOken, n. J.. after he had been caught
searching the baggage of soldier dead
brought from Russia on the Lake OAR
aga. The offender was given a scath-
ing reprimand by Recorder Carsten in
Police Court and fined $40, which he
paid. The police had to escort the man
to the ferry which took him to Manhat-
tan to protect him from an angry
crowd.
Charges that agents of the Amalga-
mted Clothing Workers of America
nave obtained more thar S500,0 900 from
clothing manufacturers in Chicago and
other cities, led to raids on the Chicago
headquarters of the union by detec-
tives from the states attorneys office.
Books and records of the organization,
including bankbooks of the union and
individual officials, We're seized. Allie
cations made to the states attorney
were to the effect that union agents,
60. tb4F- oy,n nrnfit ooII1I nt,fIxo-
against manufacturers and threatened
and coerced them into payment of
sums ranging from $500 to $4,000.
Two German submarines cut the
cable between this country and Eng
land just outside New York harbor in
the spring of 1918, but the break was
spliced by experts within Twelve
hours. This fact was made known for
the first time by Col. J. j. Carly, vice
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, in an ad-
dress at a luncheon of the New York
Electric League.
Announcement was made ut Douglas,
Arizona, by the copper smelters of that
city that about 15,00O,0O0 pounds of
copper were produced at the W smell
tiers during last month. OF this the
Copper Queen produced 100000
pounds. about the same as last month.
The Calumet and Arizona smelter pro-
duced during the month 6,063,040
pounds, which was an increase over
the month of September.
Official denial is given reports that
the Chinese government co%ntemplates
opening direct negotiations with
Japan over the restoration of Using
Tau. The Chinese attitude is that
China's claims should await decision
by the League of Nations.
The German government has nd-
dressed to the Supreme council at
Paris a note protesting against the re-