The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-23
FOREIGN

rising In middle Germany, has been ar
rested
A Revolutionary court In Scolensk
has pronounced sentence on 800 peas
ants accused of having participated In
an uprising, according TO advices in
Stockholm.
Soviet Russla's debt to Switzerland,
according TO statistics OF the Swiss
federal government, amounts TO 1885,
100000 rubles, 129,000000 Swiss
francs, 100000 French francs, f4,-
100000 and 100000 marks.
General tightening of the conscrip-
ton laws by japan, including exten-
sion for the first time of the applica-
ton of universal military training to
japanese residents in the Philippines,
East Indies and the South Sea islands,
has been reported to official circles in
Washington.
The allies have sent a demand to the
German government for the transfer
of 1,000,000,000 gold marks (normally
$250,000, ,000), constituting German gold
reserve, from Berlin to Cologne banks
for "safer keeping" Cologne is the
center of the British army Of occupn-
tion on the Rhine.
The first execution of woman in
the strife in Ireland has been an
nounced in Dublin. She was taken
from her home in the Scotstown dis
trict of Monaghan and shot and killed
on the bank of the river. The wom-
an, who was Kitty MacCarron, be-
longed to the farming class.
The imminent collapse of the Con-
stantine government in Greece is fore
seen in receipt of news on the deplor-
able condition of the Greek army in
Asia Minor and the destitute condition
of the treasury at Athens. Seven
Greek divisions used In the last often
sive were smashed and their morale
weakened. The 5000 troops, sent as
reinforcements, are being used to for
| tify Smyrna, thus Indicating that the
forces around Ushak and Brussa are
preparing to retire.
GENERAL
An argument for more municipal ten
mis- courts in Philadelphia by William
T. Tilden II, worlds singles champion,
moved the city councils committee on
property and service to report favora-
bly, an ordinance authorizing the spend
ing of $4,000 for building new city
courts and for repairing thirty-two old
ones.
Penalties for men and women guilty
of crimes violating the moral code,
strict enforcement of prohibition laws,
equal citizenship rights for women and
Standardization of American schools
under federal supervision were among
the issues before the League of Wom-
en- Voters, in its second annual con-
vention, in session in Cleveland.
Mrs. Adah Bishop, farmers wife,
was painfully injured when tornado
demolished the three-room house in
which the family resided near Boone,
thirty miles east of Pueblo. Consider
able damage was done to small build
ings in the vicinity, and lumber yard
shed $50 feet long was demolished in
Boone. Several barns were unroofed.
Because she ate oysters with her fin
gers and couldn't tell brown from blue,
Mrs. Eliza Climer was of unsound
mind, according to testimony of her
sister. Mrs. Eloise Won Schrader, who
is contesting the will of the dead wom-
an in the St Louis courts. Mrs. Gil
mer's estate, valued at approximately
$500. 900. was left to her nephew, Dana
Won Schrader.
Reports in Memphis from six states
swept by recent storms showed ninety
seven deaths, with twenty seriously
injured and nearly 100 suffering
lesser injuries. Property damhGe, IL
was estimated, will run into the mil
lions and when reports come from iso-
lated sections 1t is feared that the
death toll will be higher. AS compiled
the death list was: Texas 8, Arkansas
50, Mississippi 8, Alabama Ia. In Ar
kansas the injured totaled &c.
Concealed in wads of chewing gum.
ten diamonds, valued at more than $S,'
900. were removed from their hiding
place behind lock on an inside door
of his home by Virgil Helm, former
Rock Island night baggageman, who
Is unuer arrest chui Beu wan S"''P'N
ity in the recent $4,000 jewelry rob-
berry In Topeka.
United States secret service opera
tives of Chicago revealed what they
declared was a plot to flood the CEN
trail West with smuggled diamonds
from Canadn, after arresting 1. Gittler,
a furrler, and his wife. The govern
ment agents said they had information
which led them to believe the couple
were the Chicago representatives OF an
organized band of smugglers.
Captain" Harry w. Devore is serv'