The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-03

desires to retain the friendship Of
Great Britain.
! One OF the first acts Of Admiral
Coundouriotis after assuming the
regency was to turn over to the Amer
lean Near East relief model hospital
which the government Is erecting on
one OF the finest sites In Athens. A
portion Of the hospital was built with
funds collected by Admiral Coundou-
riotls from Greeks In America.
CHARLES G. DAWES and Owen D.
~ Young who will represent America
on the committee OF experts named to
investigate Germany's fiscal condition
for the reparatiOns commission, con-
ferred with President Coolidge last
week. and on Saturday they and their
aids sailed from New York. The
second committee. which will examine
German funds in foreign lands, will
meet week later. The American
member Is Henry NJ. Robinson. bank
president OF Los Angeles.
Premier Poincare Is growing more
and more lenient toward the Germans
and Is expected soon to agree to hand
over to them the operation Of the
Ruhr and Rhineland railways. merely
maintaining formal control Of the
transportation system. He also Is like
ly to consent to an ameliOratiOn Of the
customs control barrier between occu.
pied aud unCccupied Germany.
CCARCELY In accord with the state.
~ ments Of those who assert that
France Is running herself il the budget
for the next year, submitted to the
senate by Its finance commission. 1t
shows surplus Of 5GS,OOO.0OO francs,
the receipts being given us 23.9JO.O0O
francs and the expenditures as 1882.
100000 francs. The favorable balance
is obtained by II steady increase 10 tax
collections, attributed partly to the &C.
tivity Of business through low ex.
change. which Is tending to Increase
exports.
NJ. Berenser, reporter for the finance
commission. directed the governments .
attention 10 the rising living costs and
the necessity OF doing something to
stabilize the franc. the depreciation Of
which Is regarded us out Of tune with
Frances favorable commercial aud eco
nomic balance sheets.
A n ATTEMPT to assasslnate Prince
"A Regent Hirohito OF Japan was
made on Thursday by u youth dressed
as a laborer. He fired one bullet from
cane gun which Just missed the
princes head. Hirohito proceeded
calmly to the upper house OF the diet,
read u speech to the members and re-
tired. The assassin. who was arrested.
is believed to be insane. but the au.
thorities are conducting u rigid inves-
tigaton ana are guarding all Social.
istic ccnters Home Minister GotO re-
signed. assuming ull responsibility for
the attempt Oh the life Of the regent.
DOPE Plus In secret consistory ap.
! pointed two Italian cardinals and
two American hIshops. The latter are
Mgr. +. j. L.. Beckmsn OF Cincinnati
rs bishop Ct Lincoln. Neb.. and Rev
!Alphonse J. Smith OF indianapolis q
bishop Of Nashville. Tenn.
FORMER Secretary OF the Interior
L Fall has lled with the public
lands committee OF the senate IA de
tailed statement OF his real estate ant
cattle investments. II declares thai
II 100000 loan advanced 10 Mr.. Fal
by Y. u. Mclean. the Washington pub
Usher, enabled him to purchase add
iIonnl ranch holdings IN recent year.
IN New Mexico.
Mr.. Fail said he never had ap
preached Mr. Sinclair or Edward l.
Doheny for n loan. advance or othe
assistance. Referring to shIpmen
OF bloodcd cattle To his place by Mr.
Sinclair. Mr.. Fall snid he had insiste,
that the live stock be paid for ut ful
market value.
Harry 4. Sinclair was y witness be
fore the committee. which is invcstI
; eating the leasing OF Teapot Dome nn'
| other naval oil reserves. but he re
, fused to testify concerning "privat
K. business transactions" A ballot Il
, the committee resulted four to thrc
4 In favor OF compelling" the witness
, to reply 10 all questions, but when nd
y journmcnt was taken. subject TO tn
u call Of the chair" the members ha,
$ not discussed any program designed &
:. carry out this decision. Mr.. Sinclai
p was excused until the next meeting
$ when he promised to supply da,n re
o lntInr to corporate ind co.purtnershil
Q groups which have grown out Of hi
Z possession Of the lease