The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-11
| FOREIGN

Protection OF the western Canadian
coal industry by u high tariff on
United States coal was advocated by
Premier Charles A. Dunning Of Sas-
katchewan before the royal grain in
dustry commission.
Premier Zenkoff issued a decree re-
questing the people of Bulgaria to join
in the mourning of the American peo-
pie over the death of President Hard
ing. Bulgaria had suffered the loss
of n sincere friend, he said.
New volcanoes are developing In the
mountains of northern Spain, following
an earthquake which destroyed viii
lagos, said a dispatch from Berdun.
Hundreds of persons whose homes
were demolished are living in the open.
The latest royal parsonage to enter
the ranks of the mercantile world Is
Count Otto Seefried, grandchild of
the late Emperor Francis Joseph,
whose appointment as manager of the
Budapest branch of the Austrian Com
mercial bank is just announced
The war department made public
reports from General Martinez, chief
of operation in Chihuahua, containing
denials of stories published in the
United States that three uprisings of
followers of the late Francisco Villa oc-
CURED in the vicinity of Canutillo,
Hacienda, Durangos estate.
Quiet has prevailed in Amboy since
Aug. 3. Admiral Yang, representing
the Peking government, is moving on
Annoy with four gunboats and two
transports. By land troops are moving
on the city from Foochow. An attack
by land and sea is expected soon.
Annoy is defended by southern troops
friendly to sun Yat-Sen.
Senator Giorgio Bambich was killed
by two revolver shots through the
head, fired by Nittoria Calecchic, ma
tive of Fiume. AS soon as Calecchic
started firing, BOmbich attempted to
take cover behind Il trolley car stand
ard, but slipped and fell. His assail-
ant was upon him instantly and shot
him twice through the head before the
terrified onlookers could interfere.
Colecchic is believed to be insane.
The league of nations temporary
which is holding sessions in Paris to
discuss the pending plans, took up the
proposed compromise between Lord
Robert Cecil's plan and the French
project. The former provides for Il
general guarantee pact with general
reduction of armaments, and the latter
for partial guarantee pacts between
two or more powers with limitation
of armaments proportionate to the
security afforded by such pacts. The
compromise will probably form the
basis of the text of the treaty which
the committee will draw up to present
to the next assembly of the league.
GENERAL
Five people were killed at Glrard,
ILL.,, when an interurban car struck an
automobile. The dead are John and
George Walcopp of Chicago, two wom-
en- and u child.
Wall Streets confidence in President
Coolidge, which has been voiced by
many of Its banking and business lead
ers, found expression in the stock
market few days ago, the first full
day session since the death of Presi
dent Harding, when prices recovered
the ground lost recently and mounted
upward to higher levels than those pre-
vailing at the close of business Aug. 2.
American school teachers are going
to Mexico to work. Within the last
few days nearly 100 young American
women have passed through Laredo,
Texas, on their way to Mexico City
to attend the summer session Of the
University of Mexico. The majority
of them are teachers of Spanish or
those desirous of learning that
language. Many of them stated they
expect to remain in Mexico as school
teachers.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, through it's holding company,
the Brotherhood Investment Company,
will engage in the banking business in
Baltimore, the Baltimore News says.
An unidentified man dropped dead
of heart failure in the Times Square
subway station, New York, as he
glanced at the front page of news
paper extra announcing President
Harding's death.
Indians from the West and Middle
West will meet in Chicago from Sep
tember "a to 80 to attend the annual
meeting of the American Indian Soci-
ETY. and discuss means of preserving
their legal and land rights.
To handle crowds that attended the
late President Harding's funeral at
Marion Ohio orders were Issued by
Adjutant General Henderson of Column
bus, mobolizing 5000 soldiers of the
United States reserve forces of Ohio.
Application for increased pay ag-
gregating S22S,OO0 annually for 1877