Williams news., 1922-05-26
FOREIGN


 of resolution each state pledging it. self to respect it.
 The council of the League of Ma tions refused to take up the Russian problem and referred to the Genoa conference the Norwegian govern ments request for an immediate in- quiry by the league into the general situation in Russia and the effect of the famine on economic reconStruc- tion in Europe.
 Austen Chamberlain, government spokesman, denied in the House of Commons that France is preparing to extend her military occupation of Ger many. Indirect threats had been made by France to take over addi- tional German territory unless the Germans accepted the new demands of the interallied separations commis- sion by May 31.
 Silver by the ton, gold by the hun dredweight, pearls by the bushel and diamonds by the peck, dumped into wooden boxes, jute sacks, pasteboard cartons or merely wrapped in parcels all this treasure hoard awaits open ing and sorting at the storehouse for va1uableS confiScated by the soviet gov ernment from the churches and syna-
 
 famine sufferers.
 Peking.-Chang Tso-Lin's campaign to obtain control of the north China is regarded as definitely crushed with the retreat of the main body of the Manchurian army north of the Great Wall The Manchurian forces headed by General Chang, are presumably on the way to Mukden. General Wu de- clared that Chang Tso-Lin is now left to his own devices, and whether he would establish the independence of China proper was a problem to be solved later.
 The American Memorial hospital for children, the gift of the women and children of the United States, was ded- icated at Rheims by Myron T. Herrick, the American ambassador, in the pres ence of a distinguished gathering. The hospital will be built with a fund of $3O0,OOO and will have a permanent en- dowment of S6OO,O ,OOO. now in the hands of the committee. The fund was raised the United States, and hun dreds of beds were offered by individ- uals, clubs, schools and organizations. GENERAL
 Gang terrorism was held reSpOn- sible by Chicago police for an outbreak of incendiariSm in Chicago recently in which three fires caused $25O,OOO dam ages
 Maj Edward D'Ardery, engineers corps, United States army, has been by. President Harding to be a member of the California debris 
 Miles G. Buckingham, Memphis, Tenn, clubman, has been arrested, with staying his wife, Mrs. Lorraine Harrison Buckingham. He was on $15,O0O bond.
 Leconey, star field and track athlete of Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, broke the intercollegiate record for the dash in a dual field and track meet with the Annapolis midShipmen at Annapolis, which was won by the latter by a score of 771s to 1S2s points. Leconey negotiated the distance in 3 7-1O seconds. one-tenth of second better than the former record, which stood at 9 4-5.
 State Finance Commissioner Hughes las announced revocation of licenses ,f a number of corporations 70 do business under the 'blue sky" laws of Missouri Some of the revocations are 1ue 10 unsatisfactory reports filed by
  o file as required by the statutes, it vas announced. The list includes: Columbine Mining and Reduction Com ,any. Pueblo, Colo; California Hotel Company of Delaware, Pasadena, Calif, and the MeIroSe Mining Com | ,any, Denver A new record paid for seat on the | New York curb market was paid re- .ently when Joseph H. Hirshorn pur- .hased a membership of William F. | 2eardon, deceased, for S7,OOO. The | previous record was $6,SOO.
 Earl E. Gordon, 25 years old, stu | lent of Miami, Okla, must stand | rial on charges of murder for the | B. Birmingham, Ala: This was the decision after Gordon had been given l preliminary hearing.
 A thousand convicts braved death nd acquitted themselves like men vhen the levee broke at the prison arm at Angola, twenty miles from the tate capitol at Baton Rouge, La They the bravery of men who ave never been called upon to wear he stripes of shame or serve time in ayment of their debts to society.
 Carrying cargo of more than 5000 are specimens of African jungle denf- .ens, the Dromore Castle has arrived n port at New York. One of the odd ,st creatures aboard was thorn ailed lizard, a survival of prehis- oric periods. When angry this crea- ure becomes a mass of bony spikes, ind he was highly indignant when the