The Raymer enterprise., 1923-02-22
FOREIGN

du HOuT ~ OU-uoEsepo"ct -ieupost
machine. This passes the world rec
ord Of 3JS kilOmeters an hour, made
by the American aviator Mitchell. IRE
duced to English miles. 1866 kilOmeters
would be about 22G mlles).
Traffic through the lne-Herne ca
nal, an important artery for the trans
pOrtatlon OF fuel from the Ruhr, has
been blocked by the Germans. Ger
man workmen sank barge. The
strike situation and the accompanying
unemployment In various parts Of the
Ruhr are becoming more serious daily,
according to reports received ut Essen.
J. Ramsay Macdonald, one OF the
chief labor members OF the House OF
Commons, In a speech In Cardiff.
Wales, said It was erroneous to sup
pose the Labor party had any anrag-
onism toward France. But. he added,
II France was able to afford the ex-
pense Of sending soldiers TO the Ruhr,
she also was able to afford to pay Oft
her debt to Great Britain.
In u fight between Free State troops
and lrregulars In the glen Of Aherlow,
Tipperary, Commandant Dennis Lacey,
one Of the most prominent Of the irrcg-
ular leaders In Tlpperary, was killed.
Captain MacDonagh, also of the irreg-
ulars, was wounded seriously, and
twelve Of the rebels were captured.
Four Free State soldiers were
wounded.
Terror exists in some parts Of the
Ruhr with Germans attacking the
French, according to adyices received
In London. Germans seized dynamite
and gunpowder from coal mine maya.
zines for the manufacture Of bombs,
A dispatch from Dusseldorf said Ger
man natIonalisis were secretly concen'
trating In and near Gelsenklrchen, Es'
sen, Recklinghauhen and Bochum.
GENERAL
Former Governor j. B. A. Robert
son Of Oklahoma was freed Of charges
that he accepted IL bribe while in Of
flee to permit an Okmulgee bank 10
operate after 1t had become insolvent
A verdict Of guilty Of second degree
murder was returned by Supreme
Court jury In New York City against
Mrs. Lillian s. Raizen, who shot and
killed DR.. Abraham Gllcksteln In his
Brooklyn office Dec. ~, 1921.
Mrs. OnezIma DE Bouchelle, wealthy
New Orleans beauty, has filed suit In
District Court Of New Orleans fot
$500, 900 damages against Asa q. Can
dler, soft drink king, alleging breach
Of promise and aggravated damages.
What Is declared by veteran pack
ing men to be the most destructive fire
in the history Of Americas packing IN
dustry, razed the nine-story buildings
seventeen, eighteen and nineteen. In
the Armour 4 Co. plant In South Oma
ha. 1t caused an estimated loss Of 81,
OOO,UO0 and threw more than 1000 mer
temporarily out OF work.
As the elimination Of family quar-
rel In u remote village Of the fur n0rtt
Edward O'Brien Is dead; his son, Cllf
ton, Is dangerously wounded, and Can
adian police are searching for Fred
erick O'Brien, an lS-year-Old son an,
brother, who is alleged to be responsl
Bile for the shooting, according to re
ports received In Winnipeg, Canada.
An amazing story Of intrigue and de
ception was unfolded when Frank L
Walsh, attorney for twenty-five com
munists who are facing trial at 81
Joseph, Mich, for advocating crimina
syndicalism, began taking the deposl
tion of Albert Bailin, alias BalunOw
self-cOnfesSed spy ana agent proyaca
teur. By. Balanow's testimony Mr.
Walsh Is seeking to show that radica
organizations and red sCares wer'
invested at will by private detective
agencies to assist them in collecting
large sums of money from banking aat
other Interests for the purpose OF in
yestigating the imaginary radical men
ace.
Henry Ford, In statement prlnte,
at Williamson, Va. after he had In
spected his coal properties in Wes
Virginia, declared that unless the rail
roads furnish us with satisfactory ser
vice, | will build the Detroit, Toled'
4 Ironton railroad to this section, elec
trify II and haul my own coal
Charges that letter sent to tn
postmaster Of New York City in Octo
Der, 1920, threatening to kill him AM
blow up the WoOworth building wa
Inspired by I'm official Of the W. j
Burns Detective Agency were made b.
Albert Bailin, alias Balanow, confessed
spy and agent provacnteur, continuing
his sworn deposition for use by the de
fense In the trial Of twenty-five al
ieyed communists at st. Joseph, Mich
Feb. 20.
A rate war among stockyard coal
mission men was forecast with the an
nouncement bs the Progressive Lv
Stock Commission Company Of Chica
20 Of a 40 per cent reduction In thel
charges for handling cattle ana mos
in carload lets. The reduction take
effect Immediately. A saving to tn
farmer and live stock producer o
from 100000 to 100000 year will
be effected II the reduction becomes
general.
Albert Bailln, alias Albert Balanow