Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08

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Dewey on the shore of Manila bay.
The United States Congress will be ask
ed to appropriate half the funds and the
Philippine legislature to appropriate
half.
BERN.-The Swiss federal council has
written to the executive council Of the
labor bureau at Geneva
that questions relating to
agricultural labor be withdrawn rom
the agents Of the international labor
which is to meet at Geneva
in the spring.
Prisoner Was "Pantless."
MONTREAL.-Becaus the police ap-
his sole pair of trousers on
the ground that they bore important
marks Of evidence, Albert Lonahan ap-
peared in court painless in connection
with a charge Of appropriating $1O,oOO
worth of negotiable securities from the
American Plumbing Supplies, Limited,
on Christmas day: For modestys sake
the court loaned him an overcoat. the
first covering for his neither limbs in the
last two weeks.
Get Train of Red Cross Aid.
BIJDAPEST.-A train of thirty one
carloads Of American Red Cross sup.
plies. valued at 100000. has arrived
here from Paris for distribution among
the hospitals and destitute children;
Wool yarn will be given to 25.00O school
teachers to make their own garments
Schools, which now are closed owing to
the lack Of fuel
New Mexican Oil Find.
MEXICO CITY.-Petroleum has been
discovered at San Andres. Tuxtla, hfty
miles south of the port of Vera Cruz,
according to advices from that region.
which say that preparations are being
made for extensive development OF the
field. This is the first indication OF Pc
troleum in that section.
Will Boycott SPain's Goods.
BARCELONA, spain-All revolu-
are required to start on January Is
materials coming from Spain. in
ucts and to refuse to load and unload
Spanish merchandise, or work with
materials coming from Spain in a
manifesto issued by Syndicalist Cen
eral Confederation Of Labor. Among
the organizations to which the mani,
festo has been sent are the Industrial
workers of the World, New York;
the General Workers Federation,
Buenos Aires, and Russian. German,
Portuguese, Dutch, French. Italian
and English SoCetleS.
Men in Burning Mine.
MADRID.-Twenty three coal miners
were imprisoned in the lower galleries
of O. pit in the Locarolina coal fields,
which are af1re, says a message from
the governor Of Jaen province. He
fears all the men will be lost as the
pit is not equipped with adequate TIRE
apparatus. An explosion Is said to
have occurred in the pit on Thursday
when forty-five men were below.
Of them escaped. and ex-
perts believe some Of the others were
overcome by gas.
coo Quake Deaths
PARIS-Dispatches to the Albanian
indicate that the recent
disaster in the Elbassan
district was far more serious than was
shown by earlier reports. The shocks
were especially heavy in the area be-
tween Tepelini and Elbassan. Fhe
latter city was almost completely
razed. Near Tepelini. which is about
ffty miles south of Elbassan. noun
tains crumbled away. Six hundred
uerf,ons are said to have been killed,
fifteen villages were destroyed and
20 900 persons have been made home
less.
Death BY Natural Causes.
LONDON.-A verdict Of death due
to natural causes was recorded by the
coroner at an inquest over the body
Of Elmer J. Felt Of Tacoma Wash.
who died at q prominent hotel in
London.
Japanese Cadets Are Guests.
SANTIAGO, Chile.-A contingent of
700 naval cadets and sailors of the
japanese cruisers Asama. and Iwate.
which now arc at Valparaiso, visited
this city. The minister Of war ten
dered a banquet to the officers of the
cruisers.