The Benson signal., 1920-03-20
FOREIGN

A sapphire eight inches long and
weighing more than five pounds is re-
ported to have been, found at Mogok.
India, by Burmese It's value is es-
timated at between $175,0O0 and $780,
900.
The movement recently launched in
Toxic by university students for uni
versal suffrage in Japan has spread to
all parts of the country and to Korea
and Manchuria as well. according to
advices received.
The Special Trade Union Congress
in session in London, voted Overwhelm-
ingly against the strike policy and in
favor Of continued efforts, by consti-
tutional means, to effect the natiOnali-
aztion of mines.
Constable Scully was shot and in
stantly killed at Glenmire, County
Cork, Ireland. He was the twenty
sixth policeman murdered since Janu-
ary 21st. Two soldiers and number
of civilians were killed by gangs in
the same vicinity recently.
| IOI CuG tIOuUICS IAdt AC NC
Ling experienced in settling the Turkish
problem were laid at the door Of the
United States by Earl Curzon, the for
1yeigne secretary, in explaining the peace
| conferences negotiations to the House
of Lords. in. London.
| Sowing Of the devastated areas of
France has been expedited by deliver.
i$fes from Germany of oats and barley,
according to orders Of the Preparations
Commission. The minister Of liberat-
ed regions reports that this seed Is Of
excellent quality.
Fifty-two members of the Egyptian
Legislative assembly recently met at
the house of Said Zagloul Pasha, who
headed the Egyptian mission to the
peace conference, and adopted resO-
luton proclaiming the independence Of
Egypt and the Sudan, according to a
dispatch from Cairo.
| Frederick Wilhelm, former German
crown prince, is now a 'pretty good
scrapper," says w. La Croix, Dutch
lightweight, who for the past four
months has been giving Wilhelm les
| sons. "The, former crown princes fav-
orite blow is an uppercut," La Croix
told an Associated Press correspond
ent.
The royal telegraph department Of
Sweden has requested that the govern
ment appropriate funds with which to
build high power wireless station for
commercial communication with Amer
ica. The Swedish station, if the funds
are forthcoming, will be located near
Falkenburg on the Swedish west coast.
The approximate cost is 100000 kro-
ner.
President Deschanel of France is ad-
vertising for first-class chef. 1t has
been revealed that the former famous
cook at the Elysee palace was dis
charged by EXPIRES. Poincare because
he was too expensive and was replaced
by a second rate "maitre dcuisine," "
who was able to prepare simple meals
at minimum COST M. Deschanel,
who, like.his wife, is wealthy in his
own right, purposes to spare no ex-
pense to make the palace menus the
most exquisite in the land.
GENERAL
| Plans to convert the roof of the new
airplanes were presented to the Chi
cago air board by William j. H. Strong
of the American Association of En-
gineers. The roof will have an area of
more than two city blocks, he said, af-
fording plenty of room for low-Speed
+ planes to land q
| Recipients of shell souvenirs brought
by former doughboys from France hur-
ried to have them inspected at Chi
cago as the result of the explosion of
a three-inch shell which killed Albert
BIumberg and injured two Of his com
panions. The explosion occurred when
Blumberg began tinkering with the
shell, which he believed, ;"dud." The
Fdetonation shook buildings for blocks.
The estate of Harris G. Fahnestock,
banker, who died in June, 1914, is val
ued at SIT, ,775, ,667, according to an ac-
counting filed in New York with Sur
rogate James A. Foley, by executors of
the estate.
Two inmates ..qf Clinton prison at
Dannemora have died, five have gone
totally blind and twenty-five are vic
tins of partial loss of vision as the re-
suit, Of the outbreak Of some mysterl-
Gus n1alady which is battling state of
ficials and medical men.
Antonio Lopez Gutierrez, brother Of
the president Of Honduras, has been
reappOinted minister to the United
States, the Honduran consulate has an
nOunced Nh Gutierrez was envoy at
Washington during the Bertrand re-
gime, but resigned when his brother
headed the revolution which depOSetl
that government
Charles Diamond, editor of the
Catholic Herald, whose trial on Il