The Raymer enterprise., 1920-08-19
FOREIGN

lnlTIy-tWO perbonb were kIheu uuu
several wounded In the explosion Of a
munitions depot at Florence, Italy.
The explosion resulted from fire.
A general strike has been declared
at all Italian ports, according to dis
patch from Rome. No steamers are be-
Ing unloaded ut Naples, Genoa or other
important Italian ports.
Private advices from Danzig predict
that Great Britain will In all probable.
ity be forced to proclaim state OF
siege over the territory Of the free
city should the soviet army threaten
to enter the Polish corridor.
The American mOtorbOat Miss Amer
lea, owned by Garfield A. Wood Of De-
troit and representing the Detroit
Yacht Club, won the first race for the
Harmsworth trophy, the International
motorboat prize, contested In the So
lent off the Isle Of Wight
Brigands who have tcrrorlzed the
upper reaches Of the Yangtsze river
In recent months found sudden check
put upon their activities when Ameri.
can and British gunboats were dis
patched into the upper river from
Shanghai, according to reports from
Shanghai.
Walter Winans, widely known
American resident Of London, col.
lapsed and died while driving his
horse, Henrietta Guy. In race at
Parsloes park. Mr.. Winnns called out
for his horse to be stopped, but be
fore this could he done he fell off the
snlky. He was dead when picked up.
Governor Esteban Cantu has offered
to surrender possession Of the execu-
tive office within two weeks, on con.
dition that Provisional President de la
Huerta stops sending troops into Low
err California, according to an an.
nouncement by Juan Plat. personal
representative Of de la Huerta ut
N0gales.
Esteban Cantu. the governor Of
Lower California. is willing to aban-
don his rebellion against the govern
ment II he is permitted TO remain in
office until December. when he
agrees to surrender office to the sue
cessful candidate. His proposition.
1t is believed. will not be accepted.
because 1t would give him a chance
to benefit from the export taxes
from the new cotton crop and from
the gambling concessions.
GENERAL
Woman suffrage strobe half way
to victory in the special session OF
the Tennessee Legislature when the
Senate voted. Is to 1. to ratify the
Susan B. Anthony amendment.
Assurance that no further bank clos.
ings are likely to result from the col
lapse of the financial dealings OF
Charles Ponzi was given AT Boston by
Charles c. Allen, state bank commits,
sioner.
Charles Wilson, negro bandit. died
Of starvation In the prison at Potts.
vile, Pa, after fasting for forty-three
days. Wilson took his last food on
June 20. He had not spoken to jail
attaches for days
Conrad Janke, brought 10 Hartford,
Conn. by federal officials from New
York city, charged with draft evasion,
hanged himself by his hecktie from
the bars of his cell He was dead
when found by the jantor.
Champion Jack Dempsey will prob.
ably fight Bill Brennan on Oct II at
the Polo grounds in New York, accord.
ing to reports, Articles for the figh:
have been signed by the managers OF
the two heavyweights, the place and
date of the bout remaining to be
chosen.
Tony Bannock set out TO break his
record of loading sixteen coal cars In
one day at the Troll Coal Companys
mines, Fair Point, Ohio, and paid for
the attempt with his life. After load.
ing six cars In less than two hours, he
died Of IA ruptured heart, according
TO the coroner.
The railway labor board at Chicago
handed down decision increasing
wages Of employees Of the American
Railway Express Company S30,OO0,0O0
yearly. Eighty thousand men not pro.
vided for by the recent 5000. 100000
railway wage award are affected. The
award is retroactive to May l, 1920.
The Dominion Board OF Railway
Commissioners at Ottawa granted In.
creases In through rates TO United
States roads in Canada to conform
with those recently approved by the
Interstate Commerce Commission at
Washington. These increases apply to
all commodities except coal and coke.
Five sailors were severely wounded
and a score Of men received minor In
juries In battle at Revere Beach,
Revere, Mass, between Metropolitan
park police, whe were barricaded in
the police station and several hundred
attacking sailors marines and soldiers.
The battle, precipitated by the at.
tempt Of n police officer to arrest q
sailor on n charge Of drunkenness,