The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-09

place In the presence of the prefect
of Milan. The spokesman OF the en-
ployers said they were obliged TO bow
to 'impositions independent OF their
will"
GENERAL
Four armed robbers escaped with
$4,000 after holding UP the cashier
and bookkeeper of the American
Cigar Company in New York.
Mrs. Elizabeth Niles, 80 years old,
who with close clipped hair and uni
form that concealed her sex, b said
to have fought beside her husband
thru the Civil war, is dead at Rari-
tan, n. J.
Twelve members OF the crew of the
steamer Speedwell wrecked in a trop-
ical hurricane in the gulf, and one
passenger, were picked up in life
boat by the steamer Lake Superior,
according to radio advices received at
New Orleans.
Rosa Raisa, the italian soprano, an
nounced at Bangor, Me, her marriage
to Giacomo Rimini, baritone, who is
in Maine with her to take part in
musical festival. The wedding was
celebrated in Naples just before the
couple left for this country
Babe Ruth, worlds champion
home-run hitter, on his way to
Springfield in a new roadster, col
lided with truck in Meriden, Conn.
He landed in field. with his car
wrecked, even to the steering post,
but he and a friend. who was his
passenger. escaped unhurt except for
scratches from the broken wind
shield.
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
Chicago White Sox, sent checks for
$500 each to the ten members of
last years team who were not in
volved in the baseball scandal. Let
ters accompanying the checks stated
the money was sent to reimburse the
players for the amount they lost when
the White Sox failed to win the 1919
world series.
The will of the late Jacob SChiff,
Jewish multimillionaire and philan-
thropist, gave Sl,350,O00 to charity,
mostly to Jewish institutions on New
York's east side. The exact amount
of the Schiff fortune was not made
known in the will, altho friends have
estimated it at around $30,O00,000.
President-elect Alvaro Obregon, of
Mexico will be guest at Dallas and
the state fair on International Day,
October 10th, according TO an an
nouncement made at Dallas, Texas, by
w. II. Stratton, secretary of the state
fair. Mr.. Stratton said he was notified
by Consul Roberto Garcia of Dallas,
who received a message from General
Obregon stating he will attend the fair
on that date.
Charles Ponzi can pay less than one
dollar in three on the claims of
creditors of his shattered scheme of
high finance. The extent to which the
millions entrusted to Ponzi had been
reduced was revealed by G. N. Ritten-
house, auditor for the federal receivers
of Ponzi, at n hearing on bank
ruptcy petition against Ponzi in the
Federal court. To meet liabilities which
he set at $7,5OO,0O0, the auditor said
Ponzi had total assets of $2,195,6S5.
Lieut. Sidney Pedott of Chicago,
naval reserve officer, was drowned
when naval seaplane which he was
flying plunged into Lake Michigan
two miles off Lake Forest. Lieut.. A.
X. Bachelor of Saginaw, Mich, his
companion, was thrown clear and
swan back to the wreckage. He made
vain effort to release Pedott's life
belt before the wreckage sank.
The largest shipment of gold-$16.-
750,000-ever transported across the
Atlantic, was brought to New York on
the White Star liner Baltic, which laft
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