The Colorado statesman., 1923-01-27

Dy IL Vi Ope--
ating from Macroom, County Cork.
The "wets" are breathing trif1s
easier now that 1t is impossible for
"bone dry" bill to be considered by the
present regular session of Congress in
Mexico City, which adjourned sine die
recently. Although there was small
fear that such a measure would pass
the lower house it was expected in
many quarters that the dry" element,
receiving inspiration from certain high
government officials, would attempt to
have such bill at least brought up
for discussion. But other legislation
interviewed, and a new liquor law was
forgotten
GENERAL
Eveline Booth, q negro woman of
Oglethorpe county, Ga, is dead ut the
age of 125 years, 8 months and IL days
according to information made public
by Dr. William A. Davis, director of
the department of vital statistics of
the State Board of Health.
Charles p. Howard, vice president of
the International Typographical Union,
appeared before the committee on
printing of the national House of Rep
resentatives in Washington to urge
| that action be taken on measure to
increase wages of printers in the gov
ernment printing office, 1t was an
nounced ut headquarters of the union
at Indianapolis. 1t was stated ut head
quarters that bill is pending in the
House to Increase the pay of govern
ment printers to $1.O4 an hour.
The joint subcommittee Of bitumin-
Gus operators and union miners few
days ago resumed their discussions Of
| 1923 wage scales to become effective
| April l. Before entering the confer
ence, Phil III. Penna, Indiana operator,
| issued u statement in which he re-
newed assurances of his fellow opera
tors that there would be no strike in
the bituminous industry this year.
John l.. Lewis president of the United
Mine Workers of America, and other
labor members of the subcommittee
| of seventeen, were equally optimistic
Declaring that the debt question
was too delicate to discuss at this
time, members of the British debt
Funding Commission sailed for home
on the Olympic from New York.
Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the
British exchequer, and Montagu =.
Norman, governor of the Bank of
England, both paid glowing tributes to
the fair treatment they had received
from the American press. Il am
particularly grateful" said Mr. Bald
win. "for It's personal kindness and
the fair way 1t has handled this mat
ter. The temper of the American
press has been a model of what Il
respectable press should be. hope
I will find on my return home that
the British press conduct has been
similar"
Four men and woman are in Gus
tody for investigation in connection
with the shooting to death near W ACC,
Texas, or w. e. Holt and Mrs. Ethel
Denecamp.
Nine men will be tried on charges
of murder in connection with the Her
rim mine killings at the next trial in
Circuit Court, beginning Feb. Il, 1t
was announced by Assistant Attorney
General G. K. Middlekauff in notice
sent to the attorney of the defense.
These nine meI: will be tried on a
charge of having killed Antonio Mol
kovitch of Erie, Pa, one of the EN-
ployes of the Lester strip mine who
were killed during the rioting June %
| last.
I'm some ways l am sorry to leave
| this place." Alexander Howatt, de-
| posed president of the Kansas union
coal miners, told John Huntington,
sheriff, as he prepared to leave the
Crawford county Jail few days ago.
| with five other deposed officials who
had been, like Howatt, serving SEN
| tence of one year for contempt or
| court In calling a strike, Howatt was
paroled by Judge d. III. Woolley at
Pittsburg. They have been in Jail 266
| days.
Mrs. Charles Despard, secretary of
an Irish woman's association for the
defense of prisoners, has sent a cable
gram TO Mrs. Gertrude Corless, presi-
| dent of the American Women Pickets
for the Enforcement OF Americas war
Aims, asking her to request President
Harding's Intervention in favor of
Irish Republican prisoners.
One of the largest recovery works In
the world is in ruins as result OF
fire at Alvarado, Calf. The plant,
owned by the California Salt Company,
was valued at 100000. Intermittent
| explosions endangered lire fighters.