The Colorado statesman., 1924-06-28
FOREIGN

miership.
That Mallory and Irvine, members
OF the British expedition to the roof OF
the world, atop Mount Everest, were
overwhelmed by an avalanche at an
altitude of 27,000 feet is the general
belief of Alpinists in London.
Former Premier General Jan Chris.
tian SHUTS and the South African
party have been defeated in the Union
Of South Africa general election upon
the face of incomplete returns received
in Capetown.
An appeal addressed to "the entire
japanese nation" not to molest Amer
leans now in Japan was published
over the signature of the Taikosha, or
great forward society,"" in seven
leading newspapers Of Japan.
New ways to a peace understanding
in Europe, with the experts report on
reparations figuring prominently were
discussed at Chequers court, London,
by the British prime minister, Ramsay
Edouard Herriot.
Archbishop Edward Hanna of San
Francisco, who has been visiting
Rome, will sail home September 10.
He will leave Rome by motor for Flor
ence and then will go by slow stages
to Lourdes, Paris and later to Eng
land and Ireland.
Private Marcus Dinwiddie of the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard,
broke the world record at Rheims for
22-caliber rifle craftsmanship shoot
ing in the international match which
precedes the Olympic competition.
Dinwiddie, who is II years old, scored
396 out of a possible 400.
The United States is not only will
ing but anxious to assist Europe IN
pushing the settlement OF her repa-
rations problem but does not intend
to participate in any political diff
culties overseas, n spokesman for
President Coolidge said in Washing
ton in commenting on the proposed
interalled conference in London next
month to consider means of putting
the Dawes plan into effect.
Under threat that he would lombard
the city of Wanhsien, on the Yangtze
river in Shechwan province. the com
mander of the British gunboat Cock
chafer compelled the highest military
leaders there to walk to the cemetery
in full uniform behind the casket con-
tanning the body of Edwin c. Hawley,
the American killed there by Chinese
junkmen, and to attend the burial ser
vice for him.
The first photograph ever transmit
ted by radio was printed a few days
ago in the Paris Matin. The picture,
Of Gen. Gustave A. Ferrie. director of
the Eifel tower wireless station, was
an excellent one, but it bore several
vertical smudges. which, however,
were easily eliminated by retouching.
The picture was sent by the process
of Edouard Belin, the inventor of the
method for transmitting pictures and
photography by wire.
GENERAL
The world record for sustained flight
in a seaplane-11 hours and 81 min
utes-was beaten by Naval Lieut. #.
w. Wead and j. ID. Price in Washing
ton.
Lieut. John A. MacReady, veteran
of the American nonstop cross-country
flight, escaped death by making a par
achute jump from his airplane when
it burst into flames at an altitude of
1900 feet, near Dayton, Ohio.
A violent windstorm, which reached
velocity of fifty-two miles an hour,
swept the southern section of Omaha
few days ago, unroofing buildings
leveling light and telephone wires and
wrecklng a number of houses. Several
persons were hurt. Property damage
was heavy. There was some loss of
livestock.
The $10,000000 Agricultural Credit
Corporation has made loans to more
than 200 Northwest banks, which have
aggregate deposits of more than $780,
100000, it was announced in Minneap-
oils.
B. II. Bigelow, millionaire president
OF the BroWn-BlSelow Company, llth-
ographers, printers and wholesale
manufacturers of advertising novel
ties, was sentenced to two years in
Leavenworth penltentiary and had to
pay fine of $4,000, when he ap-
peared before Judge w. A. Cant in
the United States District Court at
st. Paul, Mimi, and pleaded guilty to
defrauding the government out of
$14S,0o0 in income taxes.
Louise Drafka of New London, Wis,
who is said to hold the key to the
solution of the mystery of the where
abouts of S3,Ooo,ooO loot of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul mail train
holdup near Rondout, ILL.,, was held by
United States commissioner at Chi