The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-19
FOREIGN

cesslon.
The sum of 100000 francs soon
will be available for use as advances
towards the building of hotels In
France, and improving those that al
ready exist. A law passed last June
authorizing government advances to
the. hotel industry has just been pro-
mulgated
The French cabinet, acting in the
financial crisis caused by the phe-
nomenal fall of the franc, decided to
Increase all taxes, direct and indirect,
by 20 per cent. 1t also decided to re-
duce the recoverable budget in 1924
to 5,000,000,000 francs, which will be
met by this new taxation.
Henri La Fontalne, vice president Of
the Belgian Senate, has made a state
ment to the correspondent explaining
his illusions to Americas obligations
to Europe in his Senate speech recent
ly. In his address he said: "It cannot
be denied that we fought for America
and that we saved her; consequently
we are entitled to expect effective help
from her. Our government ought to
have the courage to tell this to Amer
lean people" -..
The secretary of finance has sent
to New York scrip covering the diff
ference between $16,000,000 delivered
as first payment under the Lamont
De la Huerta agreement and the $685.
125,000 which should be the amount
delivered yearly to the international
bankers in payment of AIeXicos in
debtedness. According to the agree
ment, the Mexican government should
increase the payment 100000 pesos
each year until the $23,000,000 has
been reached, the balance, MEANWHILE
being paid in scrip until 1928, when
the payments on the foreign debts
shall become normalized. The Mexi-
can government then will issue 3 per
cent gold bonds for the amount held
in scrip by the international banks.
GENERAL
Adj Gen. Carlos Black has returned
to Springfield, ILL.,, but without order
| ing the return of the troops summoned
to Marion, ILL.,, by threat of factional
trouble growing out of wholesale dry
raids.
Jack Dempsey, worlds heavyweight
champion, and Tommy Gibbons of St.
Paul will fight return title match in
New York, probably early in June,
| Promoter Tex Rlckard announced in
New York, after a conference with
Eddie Kane. Rickard came to a def
mite agreement with Kane after an
hours conference at Madison Square
garden.
Louise Salerno, young wife of Tony
| Salerno, nephew of the italian consul
| at Omaha, shot and killed Peter STE
ras, whom she accused of attacking
her and threatening her life If she at
tempted to expose him. The shooting
occurred as Sferas, who leaves a wild
ow and three children, was entering
| the door of the woman's home. He
died almost at once.
Albert Miller, 20-year-old bad man
who officers declared fired the shot
| that killed Deputy Sheriff Fred Baker
| at the camp Of the notorious Ashley
| gang in the Florida Everglades, twen-
| ty-five miles north of West Palm Beach
was captured by deputies and lodged
| in Jail at West Palm Beach. Four al
legged associates and intimates of the
| gang also were taken into custody by
| officers and placed in Jail.
A word chosen from more than
$4,000 suggestions as the one best cal
culated to "stab awake the conscience
of the lawless drinker" was an
nounced by Deloevare King of Quincy,
Mass, who offered a prize of 5000 for
| the most suitable epithet. The word
| is "scofflaw." Two contestants pro-
posed this word and the prize was
| divided between them. The winners
are Henry Irving Shaw of Shawshen
village, and Miss Kate L. Butler of
| Dorchester.
Charles A. Stoneham, former brok-
er and part owner of the New York
| Giants, entered a plea of not guilty
| to a general Indictment charging use
of the mails to defraud in connection
with alleged bucketshop operations
The Sioux Falls Trust and Savings
Bank, with deposits of $5,000,0o0, was
placed under the supervision of the
state depositors guaranty fund COM
mission and will temporarily suspend
payments on deposits, it has been an
nounced First reports were that the
bank had been closed, but these were
corrected by the subsequent announce
ment that the institution would re-
main open under state supervision.
e. B. Mclean, Washington newspa-
| per publisher lent former Secretary
A. B. Fall 100000 but the checks for
| this amount were subsequently re-
| turned uncashed with the statement
that the former interior secretary had
arranged to secure the funds else
| where, Mr.. Mclean told Senator Walsh