The Colorado statesman., 1924-07-12
FOREIGN

tie raging in Morocco" is contained in
an official statement. The Spanish
casualties exceed 400. The seriousness
of the situation is becoming more ev-
ident.
Heat so intense that 1t has been de-
scribed as "a wave of fire" has been
sweeping the widespread vineyard dis
tricts near Algiers during the last few
days and has been badly burning the
heavy wineg rape crop. The thermom-
eter registered as high as 149 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Lieut.. Lowell II. Smith, command
ing the three United States army
planes flying around the world, frac-
tured a floating rib on his right side
in fall near the flying field at Cal
cutta. Despite the pain, he an
nounced he would continue flying
The planes hoped off for Allahabad
at Z O'Clock Tuesday morning.
For the seventh time since coming
into office, the Macdonald Labor gov
ernment was defeated in the House of
Commons on n conservative motion to
amend the finance bill on minor point
in the committee stage. The amend
ment, which was supported by the Lib
erals, in spite of Chancellor Snowden's
opposition, was carried by 900 to 165.
The Richmond Petroleum Company,
subsidiary of the Standard Oil Com
pany of California, after spending ST.
100000 searching for oil deposits on
the Bondog peninsula in the province
of Tayabas, has announced its deci-
sion too discontinue drilling activities
in the Philippine islands for the pres
ent. All the company's drilling equip
ment will be dismantled and stored in
Manila until needed for further drill
ing.
Both houses of the japanese diet, at
the first sittings of the current ses-
sion in Toxic and almost as their first
business, passed resolutions strongly
opposing the action of the United
States in enacting, as part OF It's new
immigration law, a clause prohibiting
the entry of japanese. The passages
of the resolution in each instance fol-
lowed the presentation of addresses by
the premier, Viscount Taka-Akira Ma
to, and the foreign minister, Baron XII
juro Shidehara.
With view toward curtailing the
Importation of luxuries, encouraging
thrift and balancing foreign trade, the
government of Japan introduced in the
diet bill providing for an ad valorem
duty of 100 per cent on go articles
listed as luxuries. Among the articles
are cameras, films, monographs and
records. precious stones, liquors, wool,
woolen textiles, gold, platinum, watch
es, other jewelry and leather goods.
The effect of the proposed heavy duty
on American trade with Japan would
be comparatively slight, inasmuch as
Japan purchases from the United
States principally staple articles, sucn
as cotton, machinery and iron, it was
pointed out.
GENERAL
communities in which l have worked
throughout the United States, 1 have
never seen more complete devasta-
ton made by n tornado than here in
Lorain," Henry NJ Baker, Red Cross
national director of disaster relief,
stated. TT will be impossible to send
in too much money for the relief of
this stricken city," he continued. Red
Cross officials have started to make
reimbursements to Lorain's homeless.
Approximately $4,000 is in hand for
that purpose and purchase of material
and employment of labor to repair
damaged buildings will begin at once.
Replies to nationwide appeal sent
to 1,4C0 cities by Mayor George Hoff-
man are being received, practically all
of which promise cooperation in the
mayors appeal for assistance.
A profit of more than 10 per cent
was realized by the government in the
first trip eastward from San Francis
co of the air mail service planes, Post
master James Power of San Francis
co reported to Second Assistant Post
master General Paul Henderson, in
charge of the air mail service. An at
tache at Mr. Henderson's office here
stated tllat the report showed 9z,ooo'fo
paid in revenue for the more than s.
600 pieces of. mail carried on the in
itial trip east
A warrant charging an attempt to
do great bodily harm was issued by the
prosecuting attorneys office in st.
Louis against Paul Farina, who was
arrested on complaint of Howard
'Ducky" Holmes, who asserted that
Farina had struck him in the eye. The
warrant was applied for by Attorney
Patrick Cullen, retained by Ban John
son of the American League.
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., celebrated
his S5th birthday on Tuesday, July s..
He did not meet reporters and photo
graphers as has been his custom on