The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-01
FOREIGN

| Railroad traffic throughout AUSTIN
has been completely tied up by strike
and thousands of visitors from all
parts OF Europe are marooned In
\ Vienna.
Three new nations, Esthonia, Llthu-
ania and Lntvia have been admitted to
membership in the League of Nations.
This brings the membership of the
League to fifty-Une.
| The heirs of Enrico Caruso, noted
tenor, who have been meeting at Flor
ence, lnventoryng the fortune gar
nered I'm America by the famous singer
lestimated that Caruso's Italian for
tune would amount to 30,000,000 lire,
or $1.345,000. at the present low rate
of Italian exchange.
A pack of 5,SS4, 900 cases OF canned
Hawaiian plneapples for the 1921 sea-
son is the advance estimate given out
by officials of the Pineapple Packers
Associat ation, in Honolulu. Last years
pack ran over 6,000,0O0 cases, but poor
growing conditions combined with Ia
Dor troubles, is cutting down the pack
for the current year.
A conspiracy on the part of num-
ber OF petty chiefs to slay the high
chief of Samoa because of their loyal
ty to the American administration of
the island, has been broken up by the
island authorities and seventeen of the
ringleaders have been sentenced to
prison for terms ranging from five to
seven and one-hnlf years.
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new issue of 100000, 100000 and
100000 ruble bills, good only until
July /, 1923. These large denOmna-
tions are necessary because of the i'm
possibility of carrying millions of ru-
bles in small bills, 1t was announced.
At the present official rate the dollar
is worth a little less than 10000 rubles.
great military demonstration was
held at Munich at which the Duke of
Brunswick, former German emperor's
son-in-law, and several Bavarian
princes were present, says n Berlin
dispatch to the London Times. When
Crown Prince Rupprecht appeared on
the parade ground in field marshals
uniform, there was a scene of wild en-
thusiasm.
Federal troops clashed with revolu-
tionists near Moyobamba, in the de
partment of Loreto, where the govern
ment last month closed the port of
Iquftos and other harbors, because of
revolts, according to meager advices
lreceived. Twenty-three federal sol
diers were killed or wounded and the
bodies of fifty-two insurrectionists
were found after the clash.
President Obregon of Mexico has is
sued an appeal to the press to assist
him in stamping out gambling. Several
months ago he issued a decree forbid
ding operation of gambling houses,
but, according to his appeal, some 40
cal authorities have invoked their SOW
ereignty in the NATTER" and are per-
hitting games of chance. Newspapers
announce they will support the presi-
dent.
GENERAL
Prof. Z. Giraudet of the University
of Paris and Loyola University, New
Orleans, has announced the discovery
of process for the manufacture of
synthetic camphor from turpentine.
Application has been filed for patent,
whiclI1 will relieve the government
from the present japanese monopoly,
he states.
i Charles G. FltZmorris, general super
intendent of police of Chicago, assert
ed in letters he sent to John III. Alcock,
first deputy, and Charles Il. Clyne, dis
trict attorney, that he is convinced
that SO per cent of the members of
the Chicago police department are in
volved in illegal sales and transporta-
ton of liquor.
The order of the White Horse
knights, whose announced purpose is
to oppose the spread of the Ku Klux
Klan and to autlaw the existing order
of the klansmen, has been organized
at Conehatta, Miss. National head
quarters will be opened at Jackson.
James C. Johnston, West jackson, was
elected grand chief.
1t costs Sn00 to ''hire and fire. an
Office clerk, according to figures made
public by the National Employment
Board of Chicago. 1t was also shown
that employers lose $50 by discharging
n common laborer, ranging from
trucker to machine hand.
Police of Chicago are investigating
the strange case of dual personality of
Frank Sinnick, chief or police of Riv-
erdale, a suburb, who was arrested
while holding up a Chicago saloon.
Sinnick has been police chief of the
suburb for thirteen years. His arrest
disclosed that, after enforcing the law
during the day, he became bandit at
night He was identified by two sa-
loonkeepers as the robber who held
them up, according to the authorities.