The Dolores star., 1922-08-11
FOREIGN

tle dCllHS premiership VI SAiuu, shtea
the customary three refusals, 1t has
been announced.
By a sheer drop of 5000 feet into
crevasse three men and one wom-
an We're killed while climbing the
Jungfrau in Switzerland.
France will impose penalties Of an
economic and financial character upon
Germany because of her refusal TO con-
tinue payments on the debts contracted
by her nationals with allied nationals
before the war, 1t was said in official
circles ut Paris.
Horatio Bottomley, former publisher
of the anti-American publication,
"John Bull" was expelled from the
House of Commons, London, by
unanimous vote. Bottomley recently
was sentenced to seven years imprts-
onment for embezzling funds from pa
triotic organizations he organized.
The end of the season homeward
movement OF Americans has been ac-
CELEBRATED by an official announcement
by the French bureau of statistics that
the cost of living is doomed TO rise 2j
per cent within the next few months
Many who had Intended to remain for
some time have changed their minds
and the booking passage.
The body of City Receiver Clement
Denize, Port Au Prince, Haiti, was
found recently, wound in the head
indicating he had been murdered. This
follows closely the attempted shooting
uf Mayor Edouard Mandones, for
which minor city official is under
arrest, and which was regarded as
development from the mayors activi-
ties in unearthing alleged local graft.
Eugene Jova, acting American con-
sulur agent. captured by bandits at
Sagua In Grande, Cuba. and held for
$4,000 ransom, escaped recently. but
was badly wounded as lie made his
break for liberty. There were five dag.
ger wounds in the young mans body
when he was found in ranch house
in which he had sought shelter. but
he was able to give the authorities
Information which was expected to
ledd to the capture of the bandits.
Because of the technical state of
war still existing between the allied
powers and Turkey, the plan of the
British, French and Italian and Auier-
lean governments TO investigate joint
ly alleged Turkish atrocities in Ana
tolia has been abandoned and an in
qulry is to be made i..stead by the In
ternational Red Cross. The change in
plans was made at the suggestion Of
the British and French officials after
the United States had Indicated its
Willingness TO take part in "a joint gov
ernmentaI investigation.
GENERAL
Mrs. Angle NJ. Booth, widow of the
former head of the Ward Steamship
Company, left an estate whose value
will aggregate between SS,OOOOoO and
$12,OOO,OOO, it vas disclosed in Surro-
gate Court in Chicago.
A special commission of the grand
lodge of MasonS in New York state.
headed by Supreme Court Justice
Arthur c. TOmpkins, grand master,
sailed on the Frederick VIII. to con.
stitute the first Masonic lodge in the
republic of Finland. 1t will be located
at Helsingfors.
Report was confirmed by w. J.
O'Connor, assistant manager of the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany's smelter at East Helena, Mont,
that the wage scale at the plant would
be increased 50 cents day. The
iii ,I,,e h1 hn
scale which will prevail in other places
in Montana for similar work, said Mr..
O'Connor.
S. c. Freiden, president of the Citf-
zens' Ice and Coal Company of Council
Bluffs, was shot and instantly killed,
it is alleged, by Mrs. Linda Taylor.
wife of William Taylor. Mrs. Taylor
alleges that about one week ago when
Frelden care to her house to callect Il
bill he assaulted her; that county Off
clals refused to take any action and
that when Freiden again appeared at
her home she shot him.
Frank and VIII Brow, aged II and
1G yes, are in Jail at Bluefield, w.
Va, charged with having lied their
father, Elias Brown, as he was ~,eep-
ing in his cabin near Bradshaw. The
lads odd Il deputy sheriff that t',a
parent abused them and when he fell
asleep they obtained a shotgun and
killed him.
Three men on the wagon bridge
spanning the west end of Ray Yards
freight terminal at the outskirts OF
Denison, recently fired on Texas ma.
tional guard troops protecting tina,
section of the railroad property n;
Denison. An exchange of about fifty
shots between the men and the sol.
diers followed. No casualties were
reported.
Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight
boxing champion, successfully defend
ed his title against Lew Tender OF
Philadelphia in a twelveround node
cision contest ut Jersey City, n. j..