The Colorado statesman., 1924-07-19
FOREIGN

vices, the government forces have been
badly defeated.
Kalgan, province of Chilli, the
Peklng, has been destroyed In part by
a flood along the Yangho river. The
damage to the city is unofficially es-
t!mated at $1,000,000.
In South America, the largest tin or
ganization in the southern hemisphere
has been formed by Chilean and Boliv-
ian interests. They have put'in about
$50, ,000,0O of capital and will have an
estimated output of $4,000 metric tons.
Great satisfaction was expressed
throughout British officialdom over
the results of Prime Minister MacDon-
aids visit to Paris and confidence
semed to be felt that the allied con-
ference on reparation would open
soon.
Heat so intense that 1t has been de-
scribed as "a wave of fire" has been
sweeping the widespread vineyard dis
tricts near Alglers 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
The United States government has
officially informed the League of Ma
tions at Geneva that it cannot adhere
to the draft of the treaty of mutual
assistance which the fourth assembly
of the league voted should be circu-
lated among all the governments with
the request for expression of their
views.
Prime Minister Macdonald told the
House of Commons that he under
stood from conversations with Premier
Herriot of France and others that if an
American were appointed to the rep
arations commission to safeguard the
creditors of the f40,000,000 loan to
Germany, France would undoubtedly
insist that the extra appointee to the
commission should have his purpose
confined. to safeguarding creditors of
the loan, although he would be allowed
to speak and to vote"
Houston, Texas, will be the scene of
the 1925 international advertising con-
vention. This place was the unanimous
choice of the board of club presidents
at the meeting in London and it was
given approval by the general meeting
of the delegates as it was the only
city placed before the convention. Lou
Holland was the choice Of the board
for reelection as president of the AS
sociated Advertising Clubs of the
World for next year and Jesse III.
Neal was also nominated for reelection
as secretary-treasurer.
GENERAL
Ceremonies in Chicago of notifying
Gen. Charles G. Dawes of his nomina-
ton to the vice presidency August 10
will include an old-fashioned torchlight
procession.
Federal authorities in New York
considered lbelling the Italia-America
liner Duilio, after 100000 narcotics
raid at her pier and the arrest of nine
of her crew.
Within few yards of the Houston
(Texas) municipal golf course fairway,
upon which few twosomes and four
somes still fingered. John Kendrick
and his wife shot themselves in a sui
eide pact.
Preliminary to a campaign in Mary
land for Senator Robert NJ La Fol-
lette for president, a statewide con-
vention of delegates of all the progress
sive political organizations in Mary
land has been called for August in
Baltimore.
Albert =. Fall pleaded not guilty,
waived preliminary hearing and re-
fused to make any comment whatever
when he was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Schmid at El
Paso on charges growing out of in
dictments returned by a special grand
jury in the District of Columbia.
Nearly 900 persons were taken into
custody or given summons 10 appear
in court in violation of traffic ordin-
ances in Chicago during forty-eight
hours in the safety or sorrow" cam
paign instituted by the police depart
ment. The majority of those who ap-
peared in court were charged with
speeding.
While his mother watched him,
George Speckt, years old of New
York, took a silver colored ball about
six inches in diameter, placed it on a
chopping block and hit it with an AK.
The ball, fireworks bomb, exploded
and George was killed instantly. His
chum, Walter Rollicski, also 8, who
was standing by his side, died ten min
utes later.
| The courtesy which prompted DR..
Sentaro Honda of Japan, director of
the Buddhist Salvation League, to