The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-29
FOREIGN

FRANCISCO MauerO, revolutionary pres
ident of Mexico, Is the latest person
age to announce his candidacy for 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 Internationally.
Bulgarian government forces have
lost 700 dead and more than 1000
wounded in attacks against the agrar-
ian insurrectionists, according to dis
patches from Salonih received in Ath-
ems. Messages from PhillppOli 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 reactlonaries preferred to make an
issue of the nations "honor and dig
nity."
Since the German government form
ally announced its inability further to
finance the passive resistance in the
Ruhr and Rhineland there has been n
marked cooling of the ardor of the reg
listers and one of the immediate effects
of the withdrawal of official credits
TO the industrialists, 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 at 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 Shoptaw of the
United States army S-6 are among
those who perished, but the United
State navy A-6699 made safe landing
at Putten, Holland.
Order has been restored in major
ity of the disturbed districts of Bull
garia, says u semi-Official statement
issued in Sofia. The only important
center where the Communists have not
been subdued is Ferdinadnovo, but re-
pressive measures are proceeding nor
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
S. 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 legis-
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
u reporter for the Omaha World-Her-
aid that the worlds championship had
thus far netted him more than $1,000
600.
One million German marks are worth
seyen-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-
ceived severe upset when the War
Department announced the sale of Cor
gus bleulu piuht " Hietoeho VIVA
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
n catastrophe nearer home. A prelim-
mary allotment of $4,000 was made
from the regular Red Cross disaster
Fund tn tho Rod Cross organization Mt
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 Nittl Crudelle, who muir
dered her first husband, has been