The Colorado statesman., 1921-05-14
FOREIGN

America.
Outlaws have captured British mis-
sionnry named Stevens near Fengh-
slen, In the province OF Shensi, II is
said In advlces to the British legation.
Dispatches indicate the object is to
bring pressure to bear on provincial
authorities TO abandon oppressive
measures.
Ruins OF prehistoric city have been
discovered by Prof. Carl Blegen of the
American Archaeological School at
Athens. The city was situated between
Corinth and Mycenae, In southeastern
Greece, and pottery and fragments OF
statuary unearthed fix the date of its
prosperity at about 1000 b. c.
Twenty-four patches of American
workmen and immigrants, totaling g.
December, 1920, to April 1, and during
the first part of April 1000 additional
persons arrived, says u Petrograd dis
patch. Most of the immigrants re-
mained in Petrograd. The others have
been sent into the provinces.
of the centenary of the death of Ma
poleon. A salvo of artillery at the In
valides marked the passing of CEN
tury since the death of the great war
rior at st. Helena and closed the
exercises. The celebration appeared to
have little appeal for the general pub
lie.
A mule is not horse, according to
an opinion of the Manitoba Court of
Appeals, which awarded 500 and costs
to Thomas Pople, mule dealer,
against the city of Dauphin, Man. Po-
pie sold twenty mules there last sum
mer, and was forced by town officials
to pay S5 a head tax, which is levied on
horses brought to the town for sale.
He sued to recover the amount.
A Moscow dispatch announces the
uuelling of the revolutionary move
ment in Tambov, led by General An
tonoff, a former Bolshevist command
er. The dispatch says: From Tam
boy the destruction of Antonoff' s
bands is reported. Antonoff escaped.
Many of the bandits were killed, among
whom were all of the main staff. All
the arms and transports were cap
tured."
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and w.
Cameron Forbes, former governor,
composing President Harding's special
mission TO investigate conditions in the
Philippine islands, settled down to in
vestigation work Immediately upon ar
rival at Manila. After a popular dem
onstration in the shape of a parade of
all civic organizations, headed by
Mayor Fernandez, in honor of the com
missioners, the mission started action
GENERAL
T. C. Brown and ]. w. Creole were
burned to death and several persons
were injured in fire which destroyed
a boarding house at Richardson, La.
Frank Miller is held at Muskegonr
Mich, on a charge of mayhem. 1t Is
alleged he twisted off his wife's ears
because of her relations with Jaseph
Romenoff.
! Charles Manzell, Ogden, Utah, patrol
man, on his first shift after leave
of absence for war work, was shot to
death by bandits when he came upon
them robbing clothing store there.
The board of directors of the Pitts
burgh Chamber of Commerce has
adopted resolution under which the
organization would form $2OO,OOO
corporation for the construction of L.
900 residences of moderate cost to be
rented at a reasonable figure.
Five thousand people are facing
semi-starvation in Cork, Ireland, and
10000 farmers are impoverished as
result of the wrecking of thirty-five CO.
operative creameries, according to ad-
vices received in New York by the
American committee for relief in Ire
land.
The theft of jewelry and money to-
talIing $10,555 while she dozed in
moving picture theater in Chicago, was
reported to the police by Mrs. Bessie
Morrison. wife of an oil operator of
Salt Lake City.
Forcing four clerks in the depart
ment store of A. j. Carlan to go into
rear room, lone bandit at Matea-
wan, n. Y, robbed the cash drawer OF
several thousand dollars and escaped.
The robber previously had called, seek
ing to buy pair of trousers. When he
returned he wore no mask. Police be-
gan a hurried search for the bandit.
The United Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employees and Railway
Shop Laborers, with its membership OF
about 100000, cannot be reinstated in
the American Federation Of Labor un-
til If has turned over to the building
trades union its members now engaged
in station construction work. Ihis de-
cision was made by the executive
l,-o;, Of tha building trades DEPART