The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-21
FoREIGN

Terrence MacSWeeney, lord mayor
of Cork, was deported to England
aboard q destroyer after having been
found guilty OF sedltion by courtmar-
tial.
The British light cruiser Vindictive,
which was sunk In the entrance OF
Ostend harbor May IL, 1918. has been
refloated and the port 10 again open
for traffic.
A general strike has been declared
ut all Italian ports, according to dis
patch from Rome. No steamers are be-
ing unloaded at Naples, Genoa or other
important Italian ports.
Four hundred persons were drowned
in the floods in Sakhalin island, II was
announced In Toxic. The floods in
Sakhalin island have also destroyed
crops and demolished 200 houses.
Twelve million children In Europe
lost one or both parents during the
war, 1t is shown by compilations gath
cred by the representatives of the
American Red Cross In eighteen coun-
tries. Russia leads with 100000,
Germany follows with 100000 and
France has 100000.
Walter Winans, widely known
American resident of London, col
lapsed and died while driving his
horse, Henrietta Guy, in race at
Parsloes park. Mr.. Winnns called out
for his horse to be stopped, but be
fore this could be done he fell off the
sulky. He was dead when picked up.
The news of the attempted assassin.
alton of Premier Venizelos in Paris has
resulted in excesses in Athens, such as
the wrecking the plants of opposition
newspapers and the residence of for
mer Premier Skouloudis. Many of the
opposition leaders were arrested. M
Irngoumis, former Greek minister to
Petrograd, was shot dead while trying
to escape from military escort
Henry B. Warner, of Raleigh, n. c.,
former president of the National Edi-
torial association, reconnaissance OF
labor and printing and now chairman
of the state prison board, has brought
suit for 100000 against II. Baxter Nc.
Rary of Lexington, perhaps the best
known negro in North Carolina, for
alleged alienation of Mrs. Warmers
affections. He has also sued his wife
for absolute divorce.
Esteban Cantu, the governor OF
Lower California, is willing to aban-
don his rebellion against the govern
ment if he is permitted to remain In
office until December, when he
agrees to surrender office to the sue
cessful candidate. His proposition.
it is believed, will not be accepted,
because it would give him chance
to benefit from the export taxes
from the new cotton crop and from
the gambling concessions.
GENERAL
Woman suffrage strobe half way
to victory in the special session OF
the Tennessee Legislature when the
Senate voted, 25 to 4, to ratify the
Susan B. Anthony amendment.
The first aerial mail plane from st.
Louis to Chicago completed the trip
in 3 hours so minutes actual flying
time. The Chicago plane made the
trip to st. Louis in hours 40 minutes.
Assurance that no further bank clos.
ings are likely to result from the col.
lapse of the financial dealings OF
Charles Ponzi was given ut Boston by
Charles c. Allen, state bank commits
sioner.
John ]. McGraw, manager of the
New York Giants, told the district at
torneys office at New York his mind
was "blank" as to how John G. Slavin,
musical comedy actor, received IL frac.
tured skull while in his company.
The Dominion Board of Railway
Commissioners at Ottawa granted in
creases in through rates TO United
States roads in Canada to conform
with those recently approved by the
Interstate Commerce Commission AT
Washington.
Damage estimated at S5,0O0,000 was
done at Toledo by IA severe rainstorm,
which flOated away great stretches OF
city paving, flooded cellars and para
lyzed traffic. 1t was one of the most
severe storms that ever struck that
city.
Ray Chapman, star shortstop of the
Cleveland American baseball team,
died in hospital in New York as q
result of n fractured skull received In
Il game there when he was hit by
bail thrown by Pitcher Carl Mays of
the New York Americans.
Tony Bannock set out to break his
record of loading sixteen coal cars in
one day at the Troll Coal Company's
mines, Fair Point, Ohio, and paid for
the attempt with his life. After load
ing six cars in less than two hours, he
died of ruptured heart, according
to the coroner.
Edward Ray of England won the ma
tional open golf championship of Amer
lea ut Inverness, Toledo, Ohio, with