The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
FORKIGN.

to q wireless from the sovist govern
ment At Moscow.
A crowd estimated to number 2O0.-
the Socialists in protest agninst the
action Of King Christian In dissolving
the Zahle cabinet.
Socialists representing all industries
In Germany have declared q war on
the government owing to its attitude
towards tho Ruhr workers, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Berlin.
Rumnnia Is appealing to Japan to
help in the reconstruction of the coun-
try, and II hoping to obtain something
which Rumania desperately needs,
said Grown Prince Charles to tho cor
respondent Of the London Daily Mail
at Cairo.
Prohibition party leaders of British
Columbia are to ask the provincial
government for a referendum on the
question of bone dry" prohibition. AT
present liquor can be obtained In Can
ada on prescriptions and under the
permit system.
One thousand residents OF Rizal
province, twenty miles from Manila,
marched to Governor General Hnrri-
sons office and presented protest
against the sale Of 10000 acres of su-
gar plantation lands to japanese cap
italists. The sale price was reported
to be 500. 200.
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
members of the French commission In
the dining-room OF the Hotel Adion,
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
satisfactory.
Three thousand five hundred three
inch field guns have been found by the
interallied commission in the vicinity
of Berlin alone. and altogether 12,00o
OF these guns have thus far been dis
covered throughout Germany, as well
ms 6,0OO airplnnes intact. According
to the terms Of the treaty Of Versailles
the German army should now have
only 2O4 three-inch guns and NO air
planes whatsoever.
GENERAL.
The Pacific Mail Company's steam
er Columbia, reported ashore on q
sand spit in the harbor of Yokohoma,
has been refloated without damage.
Capt John NJ Foote of Chicago. an
army pilot during the war, was killed
when n monoplane he was flying fell
1000 feet to the ground near Rooee-
welt field, Mineola, N. Z.
Earnings of the National Leather
Company. organized last year to take
over the tanning properties of Swift
& Company, were 4,eO3, ,2OS in the last
six months of 1919. according to the
first report of the concern made pub
lie at Chicago.
General Pershing was a member of
the party that witnessed the launching
of the army transport ChaumOnt at
Philadelphia. Miss Julia C. Stinson
of Washington, selected by General
Pershing, Was the sponsor. She served
In France as an army nurse.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy
young Philadelphian. recently court
martialed for desertiOn because of his
alleged failure to report for military
service under the draft, wns sentenced
to five years in prison, according to a
decision of the court in New York.
Capt. John NJ. Foote Of Chicago,
chief test pilot for the l.. w. F. En-
cheering Corporation Of Long Island,
was killed in n fall of 1000 feet near
Roosevelt field. He was flying 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
backstop now is within forty games of
that mark. This record has been made
In less thnn 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 a tent, In which they