The Dolores star., 1923-10-05
| FOREIGN


Raoul Madero, n brother of the late
Francisco Madero. revolutionary pres
ident of Mexico, Is the latest person
age to announce his candidacy Tor the
presidency of the republic in the forth
coming elections.
Chancellor Stresemann, in public
statement announced governments
change of policy in the German Ruhr
region Passive resistance is ordered
ended and workers are urged TO re-
turn to work. The policy is effective
Immediately and unconditiOnally.
Bulgarian government forces have
lost 200 dead and more than 1900
wounded in attacks against the agrar-
ian lnsurrectionists, according to dis
patches from SalonikI received in Ath-
ems Messages from Philfppoli said
the government forces were losing
ground over the whole of southern and
northeastern Bulgaria.
Chancellor Stresemann's most CON
vincing argument throughout his eX-
tended conversations proved to be the
official admission that passive resist
ance had been costing Germany eight
quadrilliOn marks weekly towards the
end. The mention of this promptly
mellowed the wavering doubters, but
the reactiOnaries preferred to make an
issue of the nations honor and dig
nifty"
Since the German government form
ally announced its inability further to
finance the passive resistance in the
Ruhr and Rhineland there has been Il
marked cooling of the ardor of the reg.
listers and one of the immediate effects
of the withdrawal of official credits
TO the industriaists, employers and
labor organizations is reflected in the
growing inclination by many workers
to return to their former posts.
The international balloon race for
the Gordon Bennett cup, held ut Brus-
sells, developed into an international
disaster. Five men lost their lives,
one is believed TO be fatally injured,
and no fewer than six balloons were
destroyed or badly damaged. Lieuten-
ants Olmsted and Shoptuw of the
United States army Sc are among
those who perished, but the United
State navy A-6699 made IL safe landing
at Putten, Holland.
Order has been restored in major
ity of the disturbed districts of Bul-
garia, says semi statement
issued in Sofia. The only important
center where the Communists have not
been subdued is Ferdinadnovo, but re-
mally. The statement adds that sew
eral chiefs OF Communist bands have
committed suicide and others have
been killed by their followers. 1t
states that large numbers of commun-
lists who surrendered carried rifles of
"a Russian pattern.
GENERAL
Minneapolis Is the driest city of its
size in the United States, according to
5. B. Quale, federal prohibition direc-
tor for the state of Minnesota.
The 1923 world series will open
Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the YanKee
stadium in New York City, home of the
three times American League cham
pions and greatest baseball park in the
country.
Prosperity in the larger cities of the
United States, but economic depression
in the rural districts, was emphasized
by members of the American Bankers
Association in annual convention at
Atlantic City.
Demands that Congress enact Iegis-
latiOn making it still easier to obtain
credit required by the industry were
contained in resolutions adopted by
the Iowa Farmers Union in annual
convention in Des Moines, Iowa.
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham
pion fighter, en- route from New York
to Salt Lake City to see his folks, told
a reporter for the Omaha World-Her-
aid that the worlds championship had
thus far netted him more than $1,000
900.
One million German marks are worth
seven-tenths Of one cent as currency
in New York, but one million of the
old one mark notes sold as waste-paper
would bring about 81.
Ford's Muscle Shoals proposition re-
ceiyed a severe upset when the War
Department announced the sale of Cor
gas steam plant to Alabama Power
Company for $500.
The emergency committee of the
American Red Cross paused long
enough in its ministration of Japanese
earthquake relief to give attention to
catastrophe nearer home. A prelim-
mary allotment of $4,000 was made
from the regular Red Cross disaster
fund to the Red Cross organization at
Berkeley, Calf, for relief WORK as the
result of the fire there.
The state of Illinois will not hang a
woman for murder on Columbus day
Oct. Pas it had planned to do over
vigorous protest from many sources.
Mrs. ISABELLE Nitti Crudelle, who mur-
dered her first husband, has been
granted a stay of execution until Feb
ruary, when the Supreme Court will
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