The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-16
The WORLD IN
PARA G R AP H S
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EIGN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DOlNGS AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE
WESTERN

WESTERN
The national elimination balloon
will he held at San Antonio, IeNas'
April %, 1t was announced In Wash
Ington by b. Russell Shaw, wee
chairman of the contest committee OF
the National Aeronautic Association.
A cablegram from President Ebert
of Germany expressing regret ut the
"deplorable misinterpretation' OF the
German embassy flag incident and eX-
tending to the American people deep
sympathy on the death of former
President Wilson was made public by
Mai. Gen. Henry II. Allen, chairman
of the American committee Tor re-
lief of German children.
Resolutions criticizing the federal
immigration bill recently introduced
by Representative Johnson of WASH
ington, before Congress and protesting
against the proposed allotments OF I'M
migrants, were adopted at San FRAN
cisco by members of the italian Fed
Grafton of California. The bill, ac-
cording to speakers, is deliberately
favorable to the Nordic races"
Assertion that the law firm of
McAdoo, Cotton & Franklin capital
lied William G. McAdoo's position as
Secretary of the Treasury during the
Wilson administration subsequent to
his retirement to private life to re-
ceive large sums from industries,
were made by Representative Foster,
Republican, Ohio, in an address eX-
tended in the congressional record.
Nothing can be done by the State
Department of Education in defense
of a public school teacher, temporarily
employed or on probation, who Is no
titled she cannot be reappolnted be-
cause of having bobbed her hair, Sam
II. Cohn, assistant state superintend-
ent of public instruction at Sacra-
mento, Calf, stated. He referred to
the case of a probationary teacher In
Santa Paula, Ventura county, on
whose behalf letter was received.
Resolutions urging Congress to en-
act the American Legion program for
adjusted compensation for world war
veterans and demanding congress
-.slonal investigation of an alleged
powerful campaign by big business
interests to defeat the measure by
methods of misinformation and inti-
midation" were adopted at mass
meeting in Seattle of western Wash
inpton ex-service men. Virtually all
the thirty-two American Legion posts
of western Washington were repre-
sented at the gathering.
WASHINGTON
Two men were lost and a third was
rescued when boat belonging to the
steamer Elkridge upset in the Pacific
Honolulu while the men were engaged
in repairing tow line, according to
advices received by the Columbia
Pacific Steamship Company of Port
land which operates the vessel. The
missing are Johannes Nansen of
Portland, Ore, second mate of the
Elkridge, and Nels Erickson of Gal
weston, Texas, able seaman of the
Elzridge.
Chief Justice Taft has recovered
from his recent attack of indigestion.
The House defeated a resolution
proposing n constitutional amendment
to prohibit issuance of taX-exempt Sc
curlt:cs. The vote, which came after
two debates, was PAT to 1873, or seven
less than the required two-thirds.
Recommendation of more frequent
grain crop reports during the growing
season and enlargement of the per-
sonnel of the federal crop reporting
organization was made to the Depart
ment of Agriculture by a group of
grain growers dealers, threshers, mil
lers and representatives of boards of
trade called by Secretary Wallace to
suggest improvements.
Secretary of the Interior Work has
recommended to Congress that the
of the reclamation bureau no longer
be charged against the water users
of reclamation projects of Colorado
and other Western states. Secretary
Work believes such legislation would
tighten the burdens of the water
users. This is one of several plans
Secretary Work Is proposing In the
interest of farmers of the reclamma-
ton projects.
"As soon as special counsel can ad-
wise me as to the legality of these
oil leases and assemble for me the
pertinent facts In the various trans
actions" President Coolidge stated
after the Senate resolution calling for
the resignation of Secretary Edwin
DENLY was presented to him, 81 shall
fffal
for the full protection of the public
interest 1 shall not hesitate to call
for the resignation of any official