The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-30
FOREIGN

! Gently.
The wages of the miners in the Ruhr
valley have been Increased on nm
average of 25,000 marks per shift bv
the ministry of labor.
A new oil trust, capitalized at 100.
100000 gold marks, has been formed
by the SHINES interests and the Rle.
beck mining works ut a joint meeting
| held at Halle.
The Senate voted favoraby on
President De Alvear's message to Con-
gress in which he requested an an
preparation of 9,500,00 gold pesos for
undermining the Argentine navy.
| 1t is reported that 5000 Wahabi
warriors have attacked and annihillated
the garrison at Kariatilmih. Dis
patches say the trans-Josdanian gov
ernment requested the Beni-Sacher
tribe to attack the Wahabis, but that
the tribesmen refused to act unless the
government forces co-operated with
| them.
Lord Astor, speaking before char
tty organization on the subject of pro-
hibition, said that ever since the Unit
| ed States had inaugurated its great ex-
pertinent that British liquor trade had
been carrying on anti-American propa-
gandu. He objected to the deliberate
attempts to misrepresent everything
associated with the United States
Prohibition will not be an issue in
| the American presidential campaign
next year because both the Republican
and Democratic parties are afraid to
| make an issue of it, former Secretary
of the Interior Albert b. Fall of New
Mexico declared recently. Mr.. Fall, at
| one time United States senator from
| New Mexico is in Europe on his va
cation.
Mt Etna's fury has so much sub
sided that many peasants in the
threatened districts are returning to
their homes, according to dispatches
received in Rome from Catania. The
flow has lessened to about sixteen
yards an hour. Premier Mussolini an
nounced that plans were under way for
the rebuilding along modern lines of
the city of Messina which, with Reg
gio and other towns, was destroyed by
the earthquake of 1909.
Canada, within the next two weeks,
will enter into negotiations with the
United States to consider the possibil-
ity of cooperation to check rum snug
Cling over the border, it was learned
at ottawa from an official source.
Premier Mackenzie King admitted
that the Canadian government had re-
ceived communication from Washing
ton asking if it was possible for the
dominion to assist in preventing export
of liquor into the United States from
Canada.
Damage estimated at several million
dollars was caused by severe cleo
trical and wind storm that swept Il
strip fifty miles wide through the
province of Ontario. Owing TO destruc-
ton of telephone and telegraph lines,
reports of damage have been meager,
while trains have been halted by brok-
en- telegraph poles on the tracks Many
buildings in the vicinity of Toronto
were struck by lightning ana destroyed
by fire and dozens We're unroofed by
the siXtymile gale.
GENERAL
The French liner Paris, the third
vessel challenging American dry laws
to be visited by federal officials, was
deprived of her excess beer and wine
by New York officers. Thirteen kegs
of beer We're dumped overheard and
several thousand bottles of VINE were
carted away to government ware
houses.
Babe Ruth faces fine and possi-
BILE suspension, according to reports
from Boston, for his failure to appear
in the lineup of the New York Yam
KEGS at an exhibition game with the
New Haven Club of the Eastern
League His absence cost the Yankees
50, 600, which the New Haven Club has
announced will be refunded to disap-
pointed fans.
A petition signed by citizens of
Savannah, Ca, indorsing Henry Ford
for President, having been forwarded
to Detroit, the general secretary has
replied in a letter acknowledging re-
ceiept of the petition: IN view OF
the interest displayed, Mr.. Ford can
have no objection to their further ac-
tivities in this direction"
Down flag-draped Nicollet avenue in
Minneapolis, disabled American veter-
ans of the World war marched, greeted
with the same fervor that attended
their departure for France six years
ago. Nearly 5000 veterans were in the
line of march, and those whose disa-
bilities prevented them from joining in
the procession on foot, rode an auto
mobiles close on the heels of their
more able buddies.
Members of the international execu-
tive board of the United Mine Workers
of America, which ended its session In
Io,J;o-,.ol;e oftar mora than fen lnyS