The Dolores star., 1923-06-15
FOREIGN

Rome.
The French government has con-
ferred the order of Chevalier of the
Legion of Honor upon Conte Mast,
publisher of periodicals in New York,
Paris and London.
\ son and heir was born to the here
ditory Prince of Monaco. The child
was named Rainer Louis Henri Max
ence Bertrand. \ salute Of twenty
one guns was fired in honor of the
event
Word was received in Berlin that
three persons were killed and thirty
wounded in fight between Eavarian
Fascist and Socialists nj Feucht near
Nuremberg. The trouble began when
Fascist broke up Il Socialist meeting.
The advance to Rumania of 100000
600 francs by the French government,
which was criticized in the Chamber
of Deputies by the Socialists and Com
munists, was decided upon two years
ago. ii was explained ut the foreign
office in Paris,
The threat Of stokers and foremen
on French steamers 10 strike unless
assured they will receive their usual
daily allowance of wine when in New
York harbur has raised IN issue that
probably will be made the subject Of
diplomatic correspondence with Wash
ingtou.
The building of 4 radio station In
Warsaw. which will he one of the most
powerful in the world. has been under
taken with view to giving Poland the
opportunity of direct communication
with western countries without having
TO rely upon communications through
other states.
The labor unrest in the province OF
Tucumun caused by the strike of
sugar mill workers, is increasing in
gravity and further attacks upon the
mills by the strikers are reported. The
owners decided 10 close all the mills
numbering 20 because of inadequate
protection from the authorities. thus
paruIyzing the entire Argentine sugar
Industry.
llaAt AIAtlll~lil IA VI fFAl ID 4AsltLl -
passing through anxious times. The
membership during the last uEo years
has decreased more than 100000 and
The accumulated funds which had
reached nearly S}ouuoDG00 have been
exhausted by the heavy dram OF un-
employed benefits. The general cuun-
ciT of the Trade Union Congress is
planning Il Back Io The Union" cam-
paign in an euGpuyor To make up the
loss In membership. The statement Of
tie council is tIut there are l5,@OO,OOJ
wage carriers in Great Britain, of
whom only G,5UU,UOO are members OF
trade unions.
GENERAL
Mrs. Nanette Anderson, VINO was ar
rested when the automobile she was
driving crashed into another ear, is
lhe first Chicago woman to be sent to
jHl for speeding.
~ Lindsay Craig, general passenger
agent for the Union Pacific railroad
at Omuhu, and well known in railroad
circles OF the nation, died ut Omaha
today from sleeping sickness.
Hurting herself from an eighth
story window in Philadelphia, Miss
Laura Pahl, 80, a steno=rapher, was
dashed to death. \ note in her type
writer begged forgive me-"
Frederick G. Dewitt, who figured in
the double tragedy at Denver Il few
,,-h., L.T I..,,
known in New York for many years,
was spectacular figure in one of the
most bitter of the continual political
fights that took place twenty-five
years ago in New York City, when the
municipality was consolidated into five
bOroughs. Dewitt was swept into of
flee as district attorney of Queens
county in 1908 by the Log Cabin par
ty," strong body of Democrats who
had rebelled against the leadership of
Borough President Joseph Cassidy,
boss of the Democratic party in
Queens county.
Fire in the hold of the freighter
William A. McKenney, which arrived
in Los Angeles recently from New
York, was eXtingushed after it had
burned twenty-seven hours and caused
| damage estimated at SljU,OOO.
The Eleventh district of the Associ-
ated Advertising Clubs of America
chose II. H. Fawcett of Colorado
Springs president. The district in,
cludes, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and
Wyoming. Last year Mr.. Fawccrt
was vice president. Under the ruling
of the associated clubs the office Of
vice president of districts has been
eliminated and district presidents have
been created.
Although there is little Indication of
any widespread movement to store up
| coal, bituminous production in April
reached i20OO,OOO tons, the largest
April tonnage in recent years except
1918, according to the May business
conditions report of the Federal Re
serve Bank of Chicago. Some pro-