The Ordway new era., 1920-06-11
FOREIGN.

house relief system and Its successful
work was expressed TO the Hoover
committee In Berlin by Chancellor
Mueller
Gen. Cnndido Aguliar, governor Of
Vera Cruz and son-in-law OF the late
President Carranza. has surrendered to
the new government and will be al
lowed to leave the country.
Edward valpns, editor nnd leader OF
the Finnish Socialist party and Of the
Finnish revolution In 1918, has been
sentenced to prison for life. He was
tried on the charge OF high treason.
Clifton Crawford, internationally
known actor. was found dead in Lon
don in an areaway Of the hotel at
which he was stopping, having fallen
five stories from the window Of his
room.
An explosion during experiments in
the chemical laboratory of Muenster
University resulted in the death of six
students, says a wireless message from
Berlin. Several others were seriously
injured.
Germany hns submitted statement
to the allied control commission de-
ciaring that 2a,OOO pieces OF German
artillery remain to be destroyed and
that 800 have already been broken up,
according to the Echo de Paris.
Resht, an important city In Persio
sixteen miles southeast of Enzeli. the
most important Caspian seaport of
that country, and about $50 miles
northwest of Teheran. has been occr-
pied by Russian Bolshevist troops, ac-
cOrding to advices received by the Per-
sim legation at COnstnntinople.
The Ukrainian mission has addressed
n protest to Premier Lloyd George, to
council, claiming for Ukrninia II pro-
pOrtiOnai share of the gold which the
mission understands Gregory Krnssin,
Russian soviet minister Of trade and
commerce, proposes to use to buy sup
plies for soviet Russin.
Applause from large audience re-
sounded In the little thenter of Ser
bruck, near Geneva, while a gigantic
python slowly crushed its trainer, II
Hungarian girl. to death. The girl
shrieked for help as the coils OF the
serpent closed about her. but the audi
ence believed her cries We're part OF
the entertainment and cheered loudly.
Seventy Argentine soldiers are re-
DOrted killed and many wounded in IN
encounter with n tribe of Pilaga In
llans in the Chaco Territory of North
ern Argentina. Dispatches say the
troops were ambushed by superior
numbers of Indians, who attacked Them
in reprisal for the alleged destruction
of one of their camps and the seizure
of arms and ammunition from the In
dlGH3.
GENERAL.
Fire destroyed section Of pier at
Galveston owned by the Morgan Steam
ship line. The loss, including pier,
warehouses and their contents, was es-
timated ut $2,OOO.OOO.
The Lincoln hotel fire in Seattle In
which four lives were lost. WIS pr0ba-
bly, the work of an incendiary. Fire
Marshal Harry w. Bringhurst as
serted. Ten fires In that city during
the last month were of like origin, ac-
cortling to the fire marshal, and six of
these were set In the basement of ho-
tells.
More than 100000 gallons of whisky
have been withdrawn from bonded
warehouses in the Pittsburg district
since January 10th, last, with bogus
and forged permits. according to an
announcement made by w. III. Hind
man, federal prohibition agent for
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Hindmnn said cases
under suspicion run into thousands.
Neutrality-suspicious. and Senate con-
ferences on the army appropriation
bill tentatively agreed to fix the ap-
preparation for the army mir service
Mt S33,O00,0O0, of which SG.ON,,O ,OOO
would be used for new equipment and
$3.50, 900 for research work. The
House bill fixed the appropriation nj
S27 ,255. 900, and the Senate increased II
20 $4O,OOO,O0O.
The John A. Roberts Corporation of
Uticn, dealers In wearing apparel was
fined $55.OOO by Federal Judge Har-
land Is. Howe. following its conviction
syracuse, N. Y.
Although Luther Davis, giant negro
admitted to Oakland police of having
robbed hundreds of spooners In ''lov-
ers' lane" only two of tile holdups
were reported to the police. Davis had
'em hypnotized, police say.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation OF Labor. de-
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States and Mexico would result II the
recommendations of the Senate COM
mittee which investigated the Mexican
affairs were carried out.