, 1923-05-17
FOREIGN

gu thcy WClc Unacceptable
The Free State government contin-
ues to proceed as II Eamonn De
Valera, the Republican chief, had v
er made his proposal of peace.
Clad in a glittering robe and mitre
OF white, red and gold, the revolution
airy priest, Vedensky was Installed by
the AI-Russian church conclave as
Archbishop of Moscow.
The Irish Free State government
has refused the peace terms of
Eamonn de Valera and has declined
to communicate further with the Re-
publican leader. Heavy fighting be-
tween Free State troops and irrep,-
lars has been reported from County
wicklow, the home of Eamonn De
Valera.
Photographs of Clara Phillips, the
hammer murderess, which were
brought to Honduras from Los An
geles, show a marked resemblance to
the woman held as Mrs. Phillips. In
addition, both the blouse and large
scarf pin worn by the prisoner are ap.
parentiy Identical with those depicted
IN the photographs taken in California.
The Chinese government has
ordered the governor of Shantung to
accede to the demand of the bandits
and obtain the immediate release of
all foreigners who were kidnaped
The governor is ordered to pay the
ransom If necessary. This action fol-
lowed an ultimatum sent by the
lOrplpn InCDfinnG tn thn Cbt-or.
demanding the Immediate re-
lease of all prisoners held by the
Shantung bandits.
In a curt note Great Britain in
formed the soviet government that
unless a series of demands were full
filled 1t will that Russia does
not desire to maintain present rela-
lions. The note gives Russia ten days
to carry out Britain's demands un-
condltionally. Dispatches from Lon
don to the United States recently In
dicated Britain was particularly in
censed at the seizure of a trawler by
Russia and the execution and lmpris-
onment of priests.
GENERAL
Approximately $4,000 in currency,
part of the loot stolen during the
holdup of the Federal Reserve truck
in front of the Denver mint last year.
has been recovered to date in Mime
apolls by secret service agents.
Sweeping denial of charges against
the House of David and Its leader
King Benjamin Purnell, was made in
the cults answer to quo warranto pro-
ceedings instituted by the state Of
Michigan, filed at Lansing. The state
started action to force the colony to
cause why 1t should not be dis
solved.
Six Italian immigrants attempting
to enter the United States were shot
down and killed and the seventh MEM
bero of the party wounded when sew
eral Mexicans hired to assist them in
their flight across the Rio Grande
fired upon them, according to reports
received at Laredo. Texas. from Co
lumbia, Nuevo Leon.
When an airplane flew over n herd
of cattle grazing by the roadside near
Luray, Iowa, the animals stampeded
dAd llbAlthCh Il lUuI-lOTSt team
driven by Wallace Perry, a farm hand.
The horses ran, dragging Perry some
distance and lnjuring him severely.
He was badly bruised and was uncon-
scious for u half hour.
An advance In wages amounting to
$2,500,000 a year for 1900 employees
Of the Standard OIL Company of In
diana uronfad ku Tho hnnrl 80 t~1ot
ors of the company, INT the theory
that the existing economic situation
warranted II, we're announced In Chi
cago by the oil company officials. An
increase OF 8 cents an hour, effective
May 10, will apply to a great majority
of the employees working In refiner-
les of the company.
Danville, Ill, abandoned itself
Fundamentally a few days ago to the
business Of celebrating the eighty-sev-
enth birthday Of its most distinguished
citizen-Uncle Joe Cannon. From all
over the Eighteenth Congressional
District, which Uncle Joe served for
more thar half II century, the farm
folk wended their way to Dnnvllle.
Thirteen Identified bodies and three
skeletons smoldering In a lake of fire
300 feet across was the known toll
Of death from the explosion of the
gusher Of the j.. X. Hughes Develop
ment Company McKle No. / well near
Corsicana. Texas. The fire was wish
BILE for fifty miles. The smoke ex-
tended to Corslcana from the scene OF
the disaster, eleven miles away.
Charges hat Leighton Mount, stu
lent Mt Northwestern University. was
killed by hazers during n clnss fight
in 1921, were branded rs a "trame-up"
by William Is. Campbell, Northwest