The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-01
FOREIGN

sorbed by the Evening Standard. The
| original Gazette was founded In 1903
PIundering and violence nave sud
denly become so general and menac-
ing throughout the Ruhr that both the
French and German authorities are be-
ginning to realize that something dras-
tic must be done to remove the eco
nomic causes Immediately
Premier Poincare In a speech at
Sampigny. France, declared that
France wouidrefuse TO allow the rep
aration commission to be divested of
Its functions or replaced by some 9th
| er body. He said that France could
not agree to any reduction in the Ger
man debt
The American and allied diplomatic
delegations have been officially nnti-
fled that Angora NO longer considers
them as high commissions and that
they will hencefOrfh he designated ns
representations The American at
Constanfinople Insists upon retaining
the title of high commission.
NikOiai Lenin. premier OF Russia.
has completely recovered the use Of
his paraiyzed leg and Ia ahie to mount
the stairs to the second floor Of his
residence unaided. according 10 u state
menf made In Moscow few days ago
| by DIR. N. Safnashko coinmissary Of
public health, who is one Of the pnys..
cihns attending Lenin The premier Is
| anxious to begin work and the physl-
clans are having difficulty in restrain
| ing him.
GENERAL
| George B. Kimbro. Jr former
grand goblin in Texas for the Ku KIux
Kian. has filed in stute District Court
at Houston, Texas. nm action for $lOU.-
600, alleging libel against DIR. Hiram
Wesley Evans. imperial wizard Of the
| khan.
Republican headquarters In Dublin
issued a statement claiming there are
6,262 Sim Fein prisoners ON hunger
strikes In Free State jniis Demobil-'
izatIOn Of the Free State army is p.o-
| ceeding at the rate of .t)O men weekly.
The army strength was put Ut 3S,9OO
men,
The peak Of daredeviltry In aero
nautics was reached ut Mitchell Field,
N. Y. a few days ngo by First Lieut..
NJ. L. Elliott. who not only flew upside
down on a straightway course for
half mile. but hung by safety belt
for the benefit of photographers. The
| stunt was performed in treacherous
wind.
The Kansas City Blues ciubbed
their way to victory over the Baltimore
International League champions in the
world series at Baltimore. Md. for the
championship of the minor baseball
leagues, by the score of 5 to 2. Two
home runs, one by Skiff in the third
inning with BranOm ON second buse,
md another by Bfief In the ninth in.
ming with Becker on first. won the
game for the American Association
champions.
Marcel Ruellan. veteran of the
French wartin flying service. sacri-
ficed his life before l2OOO spectators
at Port Golden, N. j., in attempting to
stop an airplane that had made Iund-
ing and threatened to plunge into the
| crowd after the pilot had been tossed.
out. Realizing that disaster was I'm
minent, Ruellan sprang straight at the
whIrling propeller. grasped 1t with,
both hands and sought by main
strength to still the engine. but the
| powerful blades sliced out OF his grip
and one smashed his skull.
The Shuberts vaudeville interests
brought suit for $10,00O,OO0 damages
| against the Il. +. Keith vaudeville ex-
change In New York recently. bill
of complaint filed in the United States
District Court charges restraint of
| trade and conspiracy.
The dissolution of the Cement Man
ufacturers' Association Oh the ground
| that 1t was trust was ordered by
| Judge Knox In United States District
Court. Judge Knox extended the dis
solution to include the association and
all its corporate and Individual mem
bers. He further ordered tbe so-called
| trust to discontinue the practice of in
| terchanging statistics regarding pro-
duction and granted all other DEGREES
sought in the government suit.
Another move In which II was de-
clared to be action Intended to rid or
.ganized labor in Nebraska OF radical
ism was made in Olnuha last week
when the executive committee of the
State Federation Of Labor Withdrew
Endorsement of the Midwest Labor
News, labor paper published in Oma-
ha. The action was taken. committee
members said, ON the ground the paper
has published views deroeatory to the
policies of the State and American
Federations.
Judge John C. Pollock In Federal
District Court at Fort Smith, Ark, d.
rected the return of n verdict for the
defense in the retrial of the suit OF
the Coronado Coal Company and other