The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-21
FOREIGN

The London conference OF allied
premlers, called to arrange the basis
for an allied financial and repara.
tions conference In Brussels. has
broken down. The premlers had tax.
en- adjournment until Jan. 2.
Two arrests have been made in con-
nection with the shooting Of Mason
Mitchell, American, consul at Valetta,
Malta. Mr.. Mitchell Is suffering from
a flesh wound In the left side which Is
said to be not OF serious nature.
One hundred workmen were killed
or injured in boiler explosion which
wrecked the Estrella sugar mill. near
Camaguay, Havana. Most OF the VIC
tins are SpanIards. Two Of the sugar
centraI's big battery Of boilers are re-
ported ~ have exploded slmultane-
Ously.
Twelve persons were reported miss
ing from the French hospital ship
Ninh-Long, which caught fire In the
Sea OF Marmora. Earlier In the day
the United States destroyer Bainbridge
which had gone to the rescue Of the
French ship, had reported oil on board
saved.
william Pepper, an EnglIshman en-
plOyed by the Canadian Pacific Rail.
way Company In Its trans-Pacific
steamship service, was stabbed to
death on the main street Of Yokohama
by japanese whom he had dis.
charged as member Of u launch
crew. The slayer surrendered 10 the
police.
The Nobel peace prize has been
presented TO Dr. Frldtjof Nansen Of
ChristIuna, Norway. The award was
made for DR.. Nansen's work In re-
llevIng the starving populations Of
Russia and Asia Minor ON behalf Of
the League Of Nations and for his en-.
deavOrs to promote u brotherhood Of
nations.
President Gabrielle Narutowlcz OF
the Republic Of Poland was assassin
ated at Warsaw. lie was elected one
week before, being the first president
Of the republic. President Nurutowicz
was shot to death at the opening Of
| an art exhibition. Three shots were
fired, all entering the president S body.
! Death was instantaneous.
The Near East peace conference was
saved from collapse when lsmet
Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation.
announced ut Lausanne that Turkey
would join the League of Nations. A
compromise plan was submitted by
the Turks for safeguarding Chris
tians In Asia Minor. The backdown
of the Turks means peaceful con
tlnuation Of the conference, the Brit
Ish delegates said.
GENERAL
John Wunamaker died in PhiIadel
phla recently.
BainbrIdge Colby. secretary OF state
In President Wilson's cabinet, has an
nOunced that his law partnership with
the former President would terminate
Dec. 81, at the expiration Of their co
partnership agreement. The IN
nouncement was nude from the New
York offices Of Wilson & Colby.
Frank Leroy Chance, who will man
age the Boston club of the Americas
League, before leaving Los Angeles re
Gently for tic East, signed OrvIe over
all, formerly pitcher for the Chicago
club of the National League, TO becomt
his assistant In the lIed SUx manage
mcnt, according TO statements pub
lished |. los Angeles.
The Transportation Brotherhood'
National Bank, the sixth Of It's kid II
America, opened for business In Min
neapols recently with Initial deposits
of more than $4,000 during the frs
hour of business. The bank is capl
talizcd ut 100000. and Will be opcr
ated on plan similar to The Engineer
Cooperative Bank Of Cleveland. TIT
stock is held by members of the fuu
transportation brotherhOods OF th'
Northwest.
Five thousand American Indian
who have lived near Grand River
Ont. since 1884, and who insist tina
they are sovereign people not an
swerabe to the Canadian government
have appealed to the League OF Nh
tions through the Dutch governmen
for settlement of their dispute will
Canada, It was learned In New iorl
City.
A verdict for the defendant conclud
ed a suit In Federal Court al Oxford
Miss, for 100000 damages, filed b.
Miss Frances c. Birkhead, stenogra
pher, against Lee NJ. Russell, Missls
sippi's chief executive. Miss Birkhea'
had asked for $4,000 on each Of tw'
counts-one charging seduction ant
the other impairment of health as th'
result OF an alleged operation.
Menlfee county, Kentucky's moon
shine war has ended after n week O
campaigning In the hill country. Fed
eral prohibition enforcement forces
emerged ylctors, but not until three
agents had been slain In clashes witt
| tho nutlnws To balance their lOSSe,