The Dolores star., 1924-09-19
FOREIGN

troyed and 1900 damaged
President Arturo Alessandri of Chile,
who rendered his resignation after u
group of young army officers had
forced him to re-organize his cabinet
was sheltered in the American EN-
bassy ut Santiago.
Brazil has Joined the other nations
in dedicating herself TO the determin-
alton expressed before the League OF
Nations assembly henceforth to make
compulsory arbitration the foundation
of International law and the very bat
sis of human socisty.
Great Britain stands by the league
covenant which provides for military
and naval assistance by all the sigma,
tories tn preserve peace. This decln'
ration was made in Geneva by Lord
PurmOor representing the British gov
ernment after the disarmament com
mission debate on arbitration, secur-
ity and disarmament
Twenty persons dead unnumhcred
injured lying in hospitals. officers
under orders to shoot strikers as they
approached. distracted widows with
children. trucking from jails to hoSpi-
tails and morgues in search of missing
strikers this waS the aftermath of II
clash between cane strikers and work
ers ut Hunepe, Island of Kauai.
With the casualties of both sides in
China's Civil War now estimated ut
more than 1000 killed and 5000
wounded, an increasingly serious
problem is being presented in the care
of the wounded. The Chinese Red
Cross is functionlng well but is hundi-
capped by shortage of hospitals,
supplies and physicians. The seven
base hospitals ut Shanghai are
crowded to capacity with 1000 ser
iously wounded.
The 100 million dollars credit eX-
tended by ]. T.. Morgan and Co. 10 the
Bank of France six months ago has
been renewed for six months upon
conditions similar to the preceding
credit According to the bank, the re-
newaI was ohtained simply us pre-
caution for the future. as there WAS no
need or intention to use the credit at
present. The credit was originally eN-
tended TO assist in the fight against the
depreciation of the franc.
Following out the ldead that the
league of nations is a mechanism for
holding successful international confer
ences, officials already are directing
their thoughts to plans for Il great in
ternational gathering for the reduction
of armaments, which, it is expected
year The officials pointed out that
the league council has nothing what
ever to do with the deliberations or
the conclusions Of the disarmament
conference, once it is started.
GENERAL
The army's around-the-world flyers
reached Mitchell field from Boston.
The Prince of Wales was among those
waiting 10 greet the flyers. 1t is
doubtful whether the world flyers
ever had such an audience as that
which witnessed their arrival in New
York.
The coOlidge-Dawes caravan, whose
route is TO carry it through 300 cities
and towns from this village to the Pa
cific coast. started its coast forecast
trip at Plymouth. VT, in downpour
of rain. 4 scheduled outdoor meeting
was transferred 10 the village church
across the street from the homestead
of Col. John Coolidge.
Nathan +. Leopold, Jr., and Richard
Loeb, youthful sons of Chicago mil
lionaires, must spend the remainder of
their lives in prison for the hideous
murder of Bobby Franks, 13-year-old
son of another Chicago millionaire,
May 20, last. Such was the sentence
pronounced by Judge John r, CaverIy,
in the criminal court of Chicago.
Loren Murchison of the New York
A. c. established new worlds re.
cord of 0:2i 40 for the 2jO-yard
dash at the final day of competition
in the national A. A. U. champion
ship at West Orange, n. j., undel
direction of the Newark Athletic club
The time cut 0 :00 40 from the marl
made week ago by Charles Pad
dock.
INT. picric acid and other high ex
plosives, 1t is asserted. will be shot of
with greater speed and make war more
deadly as the result of the invention
of a new booster detonator of wild,
! application in both peace and war
described in ithaca. N. y, before tn,
American Chemical Society by the in
ventor, Bennett Grottao of Tamaqua
| Pa.
Main Republicans rolled up plural
! ity of $1,000 votes in the United State
/ senatorial contest and plurality o
$4,000 in electing a Republican gov
ernor. continued tabulaton of unoffi
ciaI returns from the recent election
! Indicated. Figures showed that Sen
ator Bert NJ. Fernald had beef re