The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-17
FOREIGN


alton and drilling for petroleum in the
Philippines in an endeavor to encour-
age oil prospectors in the islands and
the investment of outside capital.
Liam Lynch, Republican chief of
staff Issued proclamation in Dub
lin, declaring that "the war will go on.
until the independence of our country
is recognized by our enemies, foreign
and domestic" and calling upon the
army to continue activities with
vigor"
Six women and man, arrested at
Limerick, are reported to have at
tempted TO obtain the release of thirty
prisoners from the Jail there. They
bribed the sentry to allow the prison
ers to escape over the wall. This he
agreed to do, but soldiers in disguise
came over instead and captured the
waiting plotters.
A violent cyclone swept Portugal re-
Gently, causing numerous deaths and
great material damage. Numerous
wrecks along the coast and in the riv-
ers have been reported. Nine barques
loaded with merchandise foundered at
Oporto and hundreds of fishing boats
went down in the Tagus river with
loss of seven lives.
Roy III. Finch, assistant director of
Kilauea volcano observatory, in charge
of the seismograph at Hawaii, said
that he was inclined to accept the de-
ductions of those mainland scientists
who placed the origin of the recent
disturbances, which developed the
tidal waves that swept the Islands, as
somewhere northwest of Hawaii.
Metal and other products from the
Ruhr and the Rhlneland will not be
| permitted to go into unOccupied Ger
many. The French and Belgian gov
ernments served notice that in cOnse-
quence of the efforts of the Germans
to create difficulties for the occupa-
tional forces, this further embargo is
to be imposed on exports from the two
! regions.
Lieut.. Walter Hinton, the American
aviator, arrived in Rio Janeiro, COM
pleting his seaplane flight from New
York for Rio Janeiro, a journey of
more than 5000 miles, undertaken as
mark of friendship between the
United States and Brazil on the occa-
sion of the latter nations centennial
celebration. He was beset with diff
cultles almost from the start.
GENERAL
AS the elimination of "A family quar-
rel In u remote village of the far north
Edward O'Brien is dead his son, Cliff
ton, is dangerously wounded, and Can
adian police are searching for Fred
erick O'Brien, an 1S-year-old son and
brother, who is alleged to be RESPONSE
BILE for the shooting, according to re
ports received in Winnipeg, Canada.
A rate war among stockyard oo:n-
| mission men was forecast with the an
nouncement by the Progressive Live
Stock Commission Company of Chica-
20 of 40 per cent reduction in their
charges for handling cattle and hogs
in carload lots. The reduction takes
effect Immediately. A saving to the
farmer and live stock producer of
from 100000 to 100000 year Will
be effected If the reduction becomes
general.
An amazing story of intrigue and de-
ception was unfolded when Frank Z.
Walsh, attorney for twenty-five COM
munists who are facing trial at st.
Joseph, Mich, for advocating criminal
| syndicalism, began taking the deposi-
ton of Albert Bailin, alias Balanow,
| self-confessed spy and agent provaca-
teur. BY Balanow's testimony Mr..
Walsh Is seeking to show that radical
invested ut will by private detective
agencies to assist them in collecting
large sums of money from banking and
other interests for the purpose of in
yestigating the imaginary radical men
| ace.
Kansas City.-Coal miners and op-
orators negotiating new contract at
Kansas City, Mo-, for the southwest
ern coal fields have agreed on continu-
alton of the present wage scale for
one year, but Sle operators are seek
ing certain other concessions, +. W..
Lukins of Kansas City, chairman of
the joint conference subcommittee,
announced.
Chief Gabriel White Horse, u Cher
okee Indian, went to the happy hunt
ing grounds recently in New York City
by self-inflicted bullet wound
through his heart. He had just learned.
police said, that the pale face girl he
adored had been merely kidding" him.
The cause of it all, according to the
police, was Mrs. Norma Smith, 27 years
old, cashier in a lunch room.
Charges that letter sent to the
postmaster of New York City In Octo-
ber 1920, threatening to kill him and
blow up the Woolworth building was
inspired by an official of the w. j.
Burns Detective Agency were made by
Albert Bailin, alias Balanow, confessed
spy and agent provacateur, continuing