The Benson signal., 1920-03-06
FOREIGN

Ignace Paderewski, who recently re-
signed as premier of Poland, will re-
turn to America soon and resume his
musical tours, according to William
Hemphill, manager of Paderewski's
ranch and other properties at Paso RO
bleS.
Lieutenant Brakpara of the Italian
army established what was said to be
a new worlds record when he arrived
at Turin in an aeroplane. Brakpara's
machine, carrying four passengers, at
tanned maximum speed of 1852 miles
an hour.
Winnipeg, Canada, doctors issued
more than 100000 prescriptions for
liquor, permitting the holders to Sc
cure 156,719 gallons of liquor during
1919, according to j. N. MacLean, ad-
ministrator of the Manitoba temper
ance act.
ViScOunt Uchida, foreign minister,
announced to the cabinet council that
Japan had advanced to China thru the
Specie bank 100000 yen, part of
the $25,OO0,OOO loan agreed upon by
consortium of four great powers, in
Guiding Japan.
The Italian government has ordered
greater restrictions in the feeding Of
the people than during the war This
is because of the diminished food i'm
pOrtatiOns.' In addition, rationing by
card for all neceSsaries has been re-
established. Two meatless days have
been ordered, as well as the closure of
all restaurants hotels, at II O'Clock at
night.
A Moscow wireless dispatch says
General ToistOy's army, defeated at
Guriev, in the government of Uralsk,
southeast Russia, has fled to the Cas-
plan sea, retreating under terrible con-
ditions. The dispatch adds that 1000
of the men lay down to die in the wa
terless steppes beside their horses and
camels, and that nothing remains of
the white army.
Great Britain, which within a year
or so hopes TO get off the red ink side
Of the national ledger, faces an out
look until April l of a daily deficit of
$892,00 From England's standpoint
that is quite an Improvement over
1919, when the national expenditure
was $6,252,0OO daily more than income.
These figures presume the pound to
be worth $500. 3
GENERAL
Ten persons were held for depOrta-
tion at Cleveland following a radical
raid in which twenty-six persons were
rounded up. Sixteen were released. +
large amount of radical literature was
confiscated.
Stealing milk from babies is beyond
the limit of human endurance" accord
ing to a decision of Judge C. w. Hunt
at Lacrosse, Wis, in finding Melvin NJ
Nutson, dairyman, $50 for selling
milk in short measure.
Seven armed bandits entered the
headquarters of the United States
navy food supply bureau in New York,
while DR.. Jonathan G. Day and his
seven assistants were preparing to
place $4,000 in bag preparatory to
taking the days receipts to a bank.
The workers Obeyed the command to
stand against the wall, and the intrud
ers took the money and sped away in
an automobile.
A pipe line to carry Oil from the Kan
sas, Oklahoma and northern Texas
fields to Chicago, with a distributing
center at st. Louis, will be constructed
and in operation in the next twelve
months, two petroleum journals an
nounced in Chicago. An organization
composed of independent oil dealers
will construct the line at cost Of $780,
100000, according to the announce
be the longest carrier of refined oils
in the world.
Excessive speculation in leather and
big profits reaped by the leather man.
ufacturers are the principal causes for
the high cost Of shoes, according to the
report of the Massachusetts commits
sion on the necessaries Of life, made
public in Boston.
Immediate appropriation by Con
gress of a $5O,OOO,OOO food credit for
the relief of Central European cOun-
tries is urged in a cable message re-
ceived at New York by John McHugh,
chairman of the commerce and marine
committee of the American Bankers
Association. The message was from
Fred l. Kent, a member of. the commit
tee, who for the past seven months has
been studying conditions in Europe.
Chapel cars, each equipped with liv-
ing quarters for a minister and his
family, and with seating accommoda-
tions for ninety persons, will be built
for every railroad out of Chicago ''as
money is available" according to an
announcement made by the Northern
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