The St. Johns herald., 1922-01-19
FOREIGN

nOunces that the British government
 has authorized completion of a loan to
 Greece of 15,OO0,OOO pounds sterling on
 condition that the greatest part of the
 amount possible be used in the pur-
 chase of English products.
 A dispatch from Innsbruck says that
 the TyrOI Diet at Geneva, after seS-
 sion of thirty-three hours, broke down the Socialist obstruction and voted the 1922 budget, amounting to 1,930, 100000 kronen. When the vote was taken a number of the Socialist members fell asleep. Other Socialists had gone home.
 The exchange of ratificatiOns of the treaty between the United States and Colombia is expected to take place within a few days, it was learned at the State Department The depart ment was officially advised that the pact was signed by the acting presi- dent of Colombia and the minister for foreign affairE on Dec 24.
 The men who served under Gen. Francisco Villa, former revOIutiOnist, are soon to receive from the govern ment tracts of land in accordance with the agreement made with Villa by the Huerta government at the time of his surrender in July, 1920. The Depart ment of Agriculture has appointed a commission of engineers to divide the land.
 General Frunze, chief of the Ukra- nian mission, will leave Angora, seat of the Turkish Nationalist government, soon with the draft of an agreement for consideration by the Kiev soviet. It is reported that the treaty provides for military assistance to the Turks by Ukraine against Rumania in the event the Rumanians manifest an intention of assisting the Greeks in Thrace.
 It is possible to prevent river from freezing over by supplying a small amount of heat, the American Associ- atiOn for the Advancement of Science at Toronto was told by John Murphy, engineer of the Canadian Department of Railways and Canals. The Rock river in Illinois, a navigable stream, has been kept from freezing for five winters over thirteen miles of it's length by spilling tepid water into it at the rate of two barrels a second. GENERAL
 An athletic stadium with 10000 ca- pacity will be built by the University Of Detroit, officials announced Work is to start immediately.
 Madison Square Garden, New York, yielded to the federal and state gov ernments from Aug. 8, 1920, to Dec 22, last, $535,317 in property and amuse- ment taxes, according to compilation made by Tex Rickard, lessee of the building.
 The rum-running schooner, Romance, recently intercepted with a cargo of liquor was sold at New Bedford, Mass, to settle claims. Morris NJ. SederhOlm bought her in for $6,75O. The schoon- CT was owned by the Hurvitz Trading Company.
 A bargain party for the exchange of undesired Christmas presents was held in New York at the WOman'S City Club. It was merry party and every body got rid of their misfit gifts. This trading scheme, when first proposed by women who maintained that Santa Claus was human and liable to mis- takes, drew loud protests from senti- mental folk, but bold practicability won.
 Two Chicago banks with resources of more than $S5,OO0OOO were sold aft er the Chicago clearing house commit tee had conducted an examination and found their assets had been impaired by bad loans and investments. After two days negotiations the Fort Dear born National Bank and the Fort Dearborn Trust and Savings Bank were purchased by the Continental and National Bank and Conti- mental and Commercial Trust and Saw Ings Bank.
 Deaths from cancer in the death reg area of the United States in 1920 tOtaled approximately 73.000, ac- cOrding to a report by the census bu- reau, which on basis of proportional estimates the total of deaths for the entire country at 5000, or an increase of 5000 from the esti- mate for 1919
 The body of Charles Swinney, for mer soldier, has been found near Kings Mill, Tenn, after a search, ac- cording to advices received. The top 1 of Swinney's head had been blown away. Officers attribute the crime to robbers. Swinney is said to have left | home with $500 in cash. Nothing was found in the pockets when the body | was discovered.