The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

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Boris of Bulgaria. combating a re-
In the city of Ferdinand and the near
by village of Berkowitz where the COM
munists and their agrarian allies were
surrounded by government forces. The
rebels are armed with rifles and ma
chine guns supplied by Russia.
ITALY has evacuated Corfu accord
L ing to promise, but first Premier
Mussolini compelled Greece to pay the
100000 lire indemnity for the MUIR
ders at Janina without waiting for the
apprehension of the assassins. On the
demand of Mussolini the council Of
ambassadors ordered this payment.
Lord Crewe, the British ambassador
to France, held out as long as he
could, but stood quite alone in the
council.
president PRIMO RIVERA of the
L Spanish directorate and his able
assistants are putting into effect re-
forms that bring joy to the people.
Thousands of grating politicians and
superfiuous Office holders have been
dismissed; the cost of living has been
reduced and profiteers are being pun
ished; banditry is being ended by
court-martial and prompt execution;
syndicalism and its terrorism have
been abolished.
1t is understood in London that the
proposition to swap Gibraltar for
Ceuta is being seriously considered by
both the British and Spanish govern
ments.
N ISASTER and death attended the
~ international balloon race for the
James Gordon Bennett trophy which
started from Brussels, Belgium. The
aeronauts assembled during a violent
storm-the rules of the contest for
bidding postponement-and half a
dozen Of the balloons were destroyed
by lightning and collisions. Five of
the balloonists were killed, including.
Lieuts. r. c. Olmstead and j. w.
Choptaw of the U. S. army. whose
balloon was wrecked by a bolt of
lightning in Holland. The race was
won by DeMuyter of Belgium, winner
of last years contest.
EULL responsibility for the catas-
L trophe in which seven destroyers
were lost on the California coast and
% members of the crews persisted was
assumed by Capt. E. H. Watson. com-
mander Of the squadron, In his testi-
mony before the naval OF of in
quiry. He admitted that the east turn
was made by his order, and that he
took no soundings. The commanding
officer of the Delphy, which was lead
ing the squadron. admitted the dis
aster was due to an error Of judgment,
but thought a contributory cause was
the unusual northerly current near
Point Arguello where a %southerly cur-
rent was to be expected.
- WALLACE believes he has de-
vised a way for the government to
help the farmers. In a report to Pres
ident Coolidge he recommends the es-
adjustment by the government Of an
agricultural export commission or
corporation with broad powers. He
does not suggest details. Mr.. Wallace
reiterates his opposition to government
price fixing of any n crop, and ex-
presses the opinion that while the
buying and holding Of a large part of
the surplus wheat might be OF tenn
porary benefit such action also would
make conditions worse unless produc-
ton of the crop could be controlled.
AS part of the effort to stimulate ex-
ports of wheat Secretary Wallace de-
clares there should be a reduction of
at least % per cent in freight rates,
and that the entire structure of freight
rates should be analysed.
HENRY FORD has disappointed the
IL South and many Of those who
have been booming him for a presi-
Dental nomination. He seems to have
lost interest in his proposal to take
over the governments water power
plants at Muscle Shoals, Ala, with a
view of developing a great Industrial
center there. His present apathy is
brought about by the fact that the
government, compelled to act promptly
in the matter of the Gorgas steam
plant down there, sold 1t to the Ala
hama Light and Power Mr..
Ford had not come forward with any
modification of his original offer that
would include the Gorgas plant. Pres
ident Coolidge believes the project
should be as attractive to Mr.. Ford as
it ever was.