The Benson signal., 1920-01-24
FOREIGN


The United States, because of it's
failure to ratify the peace treaty, will
not be represented on the tribunal of
five allied powers to try the former
kaiser, it has been learned in Paris.
The. prince of Wales will probably
leave England for Australia about the
middle of March on board the battle
ship RenOwn. 1t is believed he will
go by way of the Panama canal
Many marine mines which were car
ried away by the heavy storm which
prevailed over the North sea for sew
eral days are floating through the
Scandinavian straits, according to re-
ports.
Hamburg no longer ranks in the
class of cities having population Of
100000 and more. The war and the
blockade have reduced it's number of
inhabitants to 9S5,OOO, as compared
with 1,O35,OO0 recorded in the last year
before the war.
Paul Deschanel was elected presi-
dent of the French. republic by 734
votes of the SS9 members of the
national assembly voting. His ma jor-
ity was the largest since the election
of Louis Adolph Theirs, the first presi-
dent after the fall of the empire, who
was chosen unanimously.
single lock of hair from the head
of Napolean realized 500 at sale of
Sotheby's the other day. The curl
was presented by the little Corsican's
valet to Capt. Henry Hollingsworth,
captain of the twentieth regiment
which was on guard. at ST. Helena, at
the time of the emperor's death.
Explaining that it is impossible for
the German government to take an Of
ficial stand on the question, an official
of the foreign office said Germany
necessarily must adopt hands-off
policy in the event the Bolsheviki in
vaded Poland. Emphasizing that this
was a personal view, he doubted such
an invasion would take place.
F. J. Roney and Earl Boles, Ameri-
cans, who met death in the TampicO
region early this month, were killed
by rebels after having disregarded
warnings from local authorities who
advised them not to venture into law
less regions alone, according to infor-
nation from state officials at Tampi-
co given out by the Interior Depart
ment.
The last will and testament of Ade-
lima Patti, the famous singer who died
recently, reveals that she failed to be-
queath her throat to a London hos
pital as she had promised years ago.
She said at that time that she would
be pleased to allow surgeons to ex-
anime the wonderful structure Of her
vocal organs for the benefit of stu
dents.
GENERAL
George Sinclair, Chicago's oldest
settler, is dead, aged "a. He was
brought to Chicago when Is months
old on the brig Illinois, from Buffalo,
in 1885.
FOrty-three physiciansso the public
school staff have been dismissed in
Chicago by order of Commissioner of
Health John Dill Robertson. Lack of
funds was given as the reason.
Jack Britton, welterweight champion
OF America, will accompany Promoter
Cochrane to England in order to ac-
cept a $12,5OO offer to box the winner
of the Kid Lewis-Johnny Basham
match.
A real funeral ceremony, with cof
fin and pallbearers and with "Billy"
Sunday presiding, was held at Norfolk.
Va, over John Barleycorn. The taber-
nacle was jammed when Sunday
preached the funeral sermon.
The United States Steel Shipbuildine
corporation, $2,5O0OOO war industry.
in which numerous Chicago city hal!
officials and eX-officials invested their
funds, foundered financially before
any of the three vessels it was to have
constructed for the government left the
ways .oaa.4
JOIlI -. IlOCkClCllCI is WOTCu 1lUO,-
100000 in Standard Oil stock alone, ac-
cOrding to the estimate of leading Wall
street authority.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Payne, Sc years
old, first cousin Of Abraham Lincoln,
was buried in Ogden, Utah. She died
of heart trouble Mrs. Payne, who was
a daughter of William Hall, was born
in Louisville, Ky. Her features bore a
striking resemblance to those of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Sir George Paish, British financial
expert, said that Europe would re-
quire a loan of $2O,000,0O0,OOO for it's
financial rehabilitation. He proposed
that the League of Nations float the
loan through bond issue underwrit-
ten by the United States, the loan to
cover a period of from five to ten
years.
Miss Clara Schwartz. 10, committed
suicide at Peoria, Illinois, by ty-
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