, 1922-11-09
FOREIGN

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death calmly.
Alfred Capus, editor of the Figaro.
member of the French Academy and
one of Frances best known writer's on
political and literary subjects, died in
Paris recently.
A world fight against prohibition,
with the United States as the center
of the wet campaign. was planned at
the closing session of the secret con-
ference of anti-prohibitionists ut Brus-
sells.
Lord Hardlnge has resigned his post
as British ambassador at Paris. Ac-
cording to the newspapers his success
now the British ambassador TO Brus.
sells.
The cooperation of the United
States with the labor bureau of the
League of Nations IA declared high
ly desirable at Geneva ut the internn-
tional labor conference in Il resolution
presented by the delegates of the jap
anese government.
II am not trying to take away any
ones beer; l want to give the voters
Il eedom 10 control the drink trade"
Thus speaks Lady Aston in an election
address issued in which she denies
that she desires to impose prohibition
IN the people by some act or bill.
An attempt was made recently to
blow up Oriel House. Dublin, the head
quarters of the governments criminal
investigation department, II Dublin dis
patch states. Several people were
slightly injured and many windows in
the Merton Square district were
broken.
A fierce fight took place recently at
Clifden, Ireland, forty-five miles north
west of Galway. between National SOL
diers and Il force of irregulars. Eighty
of the Nationals were captured after
II ten-hour battle. One of their bar
racks was burned to the ground and
another was blown up by "A mine.
An urgent call for help was received
by the Federal government at Mexico
City a few days & from the governor
of Quintana Roo, eastern province of
Yucatan, who ~telegraphed that the en-
tire coast has been dashed for the last
week by severe storms. which have de-
stroyed property and crops and caused
some loss of life.
The American occupation authori-
ties in Coblenz have offered a reward
of 100000 marks for the apprehension
of the assailant OF former Major j. A
Sourwine. who was taken from u train
arriving in Frankfort, suffering from
wounds inflicted by IA robber. The re-
ward offered Is in addition to the
$4,000 marks offered by the German
authorities.
GENERAL
Tyler Longstreet Redfield, business
man and publisher of Newspaperdom,
died at his home in Greenwich. Conn,
after a weeks illness.
Three persons we're killed and five
others seriously injured when South
ern Pacific passenger train No. 100
crashed into the ear of a special train
carrying the G.. a. Workman Shows at
Adeline, La.
Mrs. Ruth Schermerhorn. of Des
Moines. Iowa, 2+year-old widow. who
recently offered TO sell herself for
$1,000 that she might be able to re-
owe from paralyzed nerve centers.
sustained when shot by her husband
three years ago, has accepted an offer
of Il Chicago banker.
The lives of former Governor Alfred
Il. Smith and Governor Nathan n.
Miller. of New York. have been insured
for $4,000 each by IA firm of Wall
Street betting commissioners who are
handling a large number of wagers on
the New York state -gubernatorial con
test. 1t has been announced. The poll
cies were taken OUT TO protect the firm
against loss In handling the bets in the
event Of the death Of either candidate,
which would invalldate these election
wagers.
Fifteen persons-men, women N
c~hildren-left Cleveland. Ohio, re-
Gently on a special train for New York,
where they will be deported.
The ankle-length skirt was officially
and permanently removed from the
NAihlbbt9 Va oVpfVVV ANtN AOAh NOhlth
by the action of delegates to the con-
ventlon of the New York City Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs in voting unan-
imously TO wear dresses no longer than
seven inches from the ground.
Miss Blanche Adella Hawkins, uni
versity student at Berkeley, Calf,
holds the distinction of being the first
person In the United States TO be
granted II license for teaching whist
ling in the public schools. She be-
lieves whistllng a real musical ac-
c~omplishment.
Henry Werblow, acting manager Of
the Picking, China, branch of the Asia
Banking Corporation, vas arrested up
ON his return to New York from China
ON a charge of grand larceny In con-