The Colorado statesman., 1921-09-03
FOREIGN

for mnny years royal chaplain nt
Windsor castle, died in London at the
age of 40 years. lie was chaplain 10
Queen Victoria, later to King Edward
and Queen Alexander and to the pres
ent royal family.
The minister of the interior has pro
hibited the publication of n number of
nationalist organs, including the
Deutsche Zeitung. In accordance with
the decree issued by President Ebert
barring publications "likely To encour-
age scditious movepents.'
Government officials would he au-
thorized to send lO,OOO,OOO pesos worth
of food to relieve famine sufferers of
Russia under provisions of Il bill in
trOduced In the Chamber Of Deputies
by Senor Muzio at Buenos Aires. So
cialist members of the chamber have
ndorsed the measure.
National lands in the territory OF
Quntana Roo, which have stood idle
since 1906 are to be divided into small
tracts and sold on easy terms To farm
ers who can give suitable financial
references. The distribution of these
lands was suspended ON Dec. rs. 1909,
in order to allow for complete sur
vey.
The deficit of the French telephone
service, which is run by the state, will
amount to more than 220,O00,OOO
francs for this year, according to Louis
Deschamps, who ought to be well in
formed, as he was under secretary of
state for the department of posts, tel
ephones and telegrnphs in the previous
cabinet.
Native Moroccan villages along the
coast southeast of Melilla have been
destroyed by bombardment by the
Spanish warship Boniface, according
to II message from Chafinas island, off
the Moroccan coast. The fire from the
warship also caused numerous casual
ties and forced the Moors to flee to
the Interior.
Fire worshippers have inaugurated
headquarters of their own in London.
Generous donations from rich Indians
have secured for the Parsee Associa-
ton of Europe large house in the
west end. where Zoroastrian religious
ceremonies are TO be conducted and
where bodies of dead Parsees may find
Il resting place before burial.
GENERAL
Mrs Betty Brennan and Jacob Pain
were killed at ST. Louis when the
speeding automobile in which they
were riding overturned at sharp
curve. Three other occupants of the
car were seriously injured.
one dead. two dying and ten others
for whom physicians hold out little
hope, and two more with only n des-
perate chance for recovery, are vic
Tins of toadstools eaten by mistake
for mushrooms at La Porte. Ind.
Edward Barnes. A. merchant was
found shot and killed in ward at the
rear of his home at Cape Girardeau,
Mo His wife said $1,000 he had was
missing Mrs Barnes is held by police
pending an investigation. Fred Foeste,
20, son-in-law, is sought by the pO-
lice.
The largest crowd that has attend
ed memorial service for returned sol
dier dead gathered on the army piers
Mt Hoboken, y. j.. to honor the bodies
of 5.T95 soldiers that arrived recently
on the transport Wheaton. More than
10000 attended the ceremonies, ii was
estimated.
Los Angeles was selected as the
1922 convention city for the lnterna-
tional Rotary clubs. The selection was
made by the board of directors in ses-
sion nj Chicago, after II strong invi-
tation had been presented by William
Stephens president of the Los Angeles
Rotary club.
An attempt to fasten an electric
light bulb into Il socket while she was
dressed in wet bathing suit caused
the death of Miss Beatrice Schwartz
ler II, at her home on City Island. a
pool of water collected about her feet
and when her wet hand came in con
tact with the current she received II
shock which proved fatal
Dirigib!e balloon Dc. the largest
American naval aircraft of its type,
and the kite balloon AP were de-
Stroyed by II fire which also raZed the
hangar ut the Rockaway Point naval
air station. An explosion of gasoline,
from an unknown cause, started the
blaze. Although IL number Of men
were in the hangar, only one man was
slightly burned.
Petroleum expectations from Tam
pico, Mexico, totaled during the month
of July Approximately 100000 bar
rels or one-fourth the amount shipped
during the month of June, according
to information given out by oil COM
panies. II was stated that August eN-
portations will show IL decrease from
those of July, despite that drilling is
almost as active as early in the year.
,rhn ,lnntI of Miss MnrX InniSp