The Benson signal., 1920-04-10
FOREIGN.

"A crown oSllIudteu 10 hummer ZUO,-
900 attended a meeting organized by
the Socialists in protest against the
action of King Christian in dissolving
the Zahle cabinet.
Two hundred soldiers were killed
and many wounded in a mutiny Of the
troops in Anhui Province, according
The fighting is continuing and the in
habitants are fleeing in terror, the dis
patch adds.
Helen Keller, the deaf, dumb and
blind prodigy, has had the announce
ment made In Berlin that she has as
signed all her royalties and income
from the sale of her books in Germany
for all time to the Association of
Homes for Blind German Soldiers.
One thousand residents Of Rial
province, twenty miles from Manila,
marched to Governor General Harri-
sons office and presented a protest
against the sale Of 10000 acres of su-
gar plantation lands to Japanese. cap
italists. The sale price was reported
to be $200,O00
Germany has delivered to France,
in execution Of the armistice terms,
1888 locomotives, of which 697 have
been ceded by France to the allied
powers Of the 1886 locomotives re-
tanned by France 151 are in need Of
extensive repairs, according to an Of
ficial statement issued by Yves Le-
trocquer, minister of public works.
Members of the Jockey Club of
Paris, most exclusive of it's kind in
Europe, have resolved to boycott taxi
cabs owing to the extraordinary in
crease in taxi rates. Any member in
fringing on this covenant will be
fined $40. But this is one of innumer-
able instances showing what France
means to do to beat down the prices
Prince Joachim Albert of Prussia
cousin of former Emperor William and
who recently was arrested and incar-
cerated in the MOabit prison. charged
with having fomented an attack on
nIelnbe.s or the French commission III
the dining-room of the Hotel Adlon,
has been released from prison. The
prince has been forbidden to reside in
Berlin.
The allies have delivered a new note
to Holland on the subject of the ex-kai-
ser. They emphasize the responsibility
which the Dutch government assumed
in guarding Wilhelm. This note did
not, as reported, accept Hollands sug-
gestion that the ex-emperor be interned
at Doom, but let The Hague know
that such solution was not regarded as
satisfactory.
GENERAL.
The Pacific Mail Company's steam
er Columbia, reported ashore on a
sand spit in the harbor of Yokohoma,
has been refloated without damage.
Capt. John M. Foote Of Chicago, an
army pilot during the war, was killed
when monoplane he was flying fell
1000 feet to the ground near Roose-
welt field, Mineola. N. Y.
Patrick Tyrrell, 80 years old, who
was one of, the guards about President
Lincoln when the chief executive was
shot, is dead at Chicago. Mr.. Tyrrell
was connected with the secret service
for many years.
General Pershing was a member Of
the party that witnessed the launching
of the army transport Chaumont at
of Washington, selected by General
Pershing, was the sponsor. She served
in France as an army nurse.
Two children are dead as the result
of mistake on the part of a she'll
shocked ex-soldier employed by man.
ufacturing chemist at Edinburg, Ill.
The veterans mind wanders some
times. He packed strychnine in cal
omel bottle. A coroner's jury held him
blameless.
Capt. John NJ Foote of Chicago
chief test pilot for the L. w. T. En-
gineering Corporation Of Long Island
was killed in a fall of 1000 feet near
Roosevelt field He was flying a mon
oplane of the company at the time
Capt. FoOte was rushed to a hospital,
where he died During the war Capt
Foote was test pilot for the govern
ment.
Ray Schalk, the crack catcher of the
White SOx, American League cham
pions, expects to complete his one
thOusandth major league game before
the summer is over. The plucky little
now is within forty games of
that mark. This record has been made
in less than eight years. Few big
league catchers have reached the one
thousand mark
With their heads badly crushed and
their throats cut, five small children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer COwart were
found dead in tent, in which they
had been making a temporary home
three miles south OF Elk City, Okla.
The wife and mother lay beside the