Gilpin observer., 1920-11-25
FOREIGN

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been destroyed. The cooperative
stores there have been burned. Both
fires are believed to have been Of,
incendiary origin.
The condition Of the refugees aboard
the ninety or more ships strung along
the Bosporus near Constantinople 10
appalling and terrible catastrophe u
feared unless prompt measures are
taken to land the Thousands who are
writing in misery and pain.
The British government has pre-
sented to the government Of India one
hundred de Haviland and Avro aero
planes, the only conditions attached 10
the gift being that the machines should
be used for purposes of demonstration
and instruction and should not be
sold.
Young men of Cherbourg, France,
who did not receive invitations to q
dance given by the commander Of the
American destroyer Broome. banded
together to attempt to induce the
young ladies' of Cherbourg not to at
tend the affair. The girls, however,
objected, and, guarded by their fathers
and mothers. nearly 100 appeared at
the party.
Defeat Of the venizelos government
In the recent election In Greece has re-
suited in the Turkish government
formulating demands which are equiv
alent to request for revision of the
treaty Of Sevres. The Stamboul cabi-
net, through the Italian high commits
sioner, has requested the allies to sup
press the inter-allied police as being
Incompatible with the Turks sover-
eighty. 1t also has asked for the
abolition Of the allied control commits
sion and non-interference by the allies
in Turkish international affairs.
Divorces are decreasing in France
because of the lack of houses and
apartments. Before the war the
monthly list of divorces attained In
Paris a total of 1900. In October
there were only 945 applications.
and this month the total is expected
to be further reduced to $50. Ac-
cording to lawyers. hundreds of cou-
pies have accepted reconciliations
and agreed to go on living together
for the simple reason that they can
not find places to live apart, other
than in small hotels.
GENERAL
August Pascal, alias PasQuale, "the
crank" in the Coughlin kidnapping case,
|as sentenced to life Imprisonment
tOday by Judge Swartz. Pascal had
pleaded guilty to second degree MUIR
der and kidnapping for extortion. He
stole Blakeley Coughlin. the thirteen
months-old baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Coughlin, from their home
near Norristown, Pa, on June last,
and smothered the infant under his
coat.
The Chicago police have made an
investigation into the death of D.
Harris Cook of Plattsmouth, Neb.,
who dropped dead after a fraternity
initiation. Officials of the coroner's
office said death probably was due to
heart disease, supsrinduced by alco-
hollsm. Cook was being Initiated into
a secret interfrnternity organization,
which Is barred In many colleges. Stu
dents denied that he had been treated
roughly In the initiation. They said
quantities of liquor were served.
Equal suffrage for women means
that they must not wear their hats
when in his court room. Justice OF
the Peace F. p. airing declared when
he fined two women IS each for con-
tempt Of court when they refused to
remove their hats. The women paid.
When the justice called the court to
order he said: Everybody will
please remove their hats" Mrs. o.
car McCann and Mrs. Frederick Rit-
ter failed to do SO. The court hest
tated a moment. but the two contin-
ued to wear their hats. Five dol
lars and costs for contempt of court"
said the Justice. "If women can
have equal suffrage with men they
can also remove their hats In my
court room"
The firm of Cruiser & Philippson,
bankers, of Amsterdam, has sent o
lawyer to Berlin to investigator r the
charges made in the German capital
regarding alleged attempts to smuggle
the fortunes OF members of the Hohen.
zollern family from German jurisdic-
tion into Holland.
Three-fifths of the original supply
Of timber In the United States Is gone
and every year we are taking out
Of our forests four times the amount
Of timber that We are growing. The
virgin forests of the United StateA
which formerly covered S22, ,000. .0OC
acres, have shrunk to one-sixth Of
TINT area. All classes Of forest land
In the United States-including cul.
led, burned and cut-over areas-now