The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1924-02-23
FOREIGN

dictator, has resigned and General
Won Lossow, commander of the
Hawaiian reichswehr, has Adered his
resignation.
Fires in four sugar plantations in
| Camaguey province, Cuba, caused an
estimated loss of 100000 pounds of
sugar cane rs 1t stood in the fields.
While cane fields burn easily ut this
season and accidental fires are COM
mon, investigations are being made on
the theory that some of these fires
were of incendlary origin.
Owing to what he characterized as
the "dlscourtesy" of the Egyptian pub
lie works department, Howard Carter,
head Of the excavation work ut Luxor,
closed Tutankhamen's tomb and aban-
doned operations. 1t Is understood the
crisis was precipitated by the refusal
of the Egyptian government to permit
the wives of the excavators to visit
the tomb.
A decree prohibiting expectation
from France of cotton and wool has
just been published in Paris. Most of
the combed wool produced is sold
tories will be forced to close. The
Lille Wooden Trade Association has
telegraphed to Premier Poincare de-
claring the measure is likely to throw
$4,000 persons out of employment.
The committees of experts who re-
Gently returned to Paris from Berlin,
where they investigated the repara-
ton problem, have begun the formu-
lation of their reports. DIR. Schacht,
president of the reichsbank, still is to
be heard regarding the details of the
organization Of the proposed gold
bank. The members of the commit
tees are now exchanging texts setting
forth their individual opinions with a
view to a final agreement.
GENERAL
Funeral services for the Rt. Rev. AL
exander c. Garrett, presiding bishop
of the Protestant Episcopal Church of
America, who died at his home in Dali
las, Tex, were held last Friday.
A renewal of the present bituminOus
miners wage scale for term of three
years was approved unanimously by
orators of the central competitive
field at Jacksonville, Florida.
Judge William NJ Morning of the
Court of Domestic Relations and Wal
lace G. Wallick, well digger, are dead
and Minor Bacon, court reporter, is
suffering from slight wound under
the right arm, the sequel to a tragedy
enacted in Judge Mornings court at
Lincoln, when Wallick, appearing to
answer charge of nonpayment of all
mony, drew revolver and began
shooting.
Successful flotation of the $150,000,-
600 Japanese loan overshadowed all
other developments in the bond mar
ket last week. Substantial over-sub-
scription of the issue, which took the
form of thirty-year Ga per cent,
priced at 921a to yield ITO per cent,
was reported by ]. p. Morgan and Co.,
head of the nationwide offering syn
dictate, within two hours after the
sale was opened.
Joe jackson, former outfielder for
the Chicago club of the American
League, emerged victor in his salary
suit and S1S,500 bonus claim, when a
jury in Circuit Court in Milwaukee
brought in verdict awarding him
S15, 700.40 Judge John ]. Gregory,
however set aside the verdict after
severely scoring the jury for the YER
dict in the face Of the evidence pre-
sented and dismissed the action.
James ]. McGrath, a promoter, was
fined $1,000 in Chicago by Federal
Judge Cliffe on n plea of guilty to
transporting motion picture films of
the Dempsy- Gibbons fight at Shelby,
Mont, in interstate commerce. The
pictures were brought to Chicago from
Shelby and shown there, the federal
statute providing for penalties for
transportation of fight films between
the states, but not for showing the pic
lures.
French francs dropped to new re-
cord low level at 4.25 cents in New
York, a decline of twelve points. The
fall was apparently based on the diff
ficulties of the French government in
forwarding its fiscal program.
Lieut.. Corliss Hooven Griffis, the
Ohio boy who went into Germany
after Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
draft dodger, and was imprisoned for
six months and depOrted as an I'M
desirable for his pains, couldn't have
received a more rousing welcome If
he had succeeded than the one given
him in Chicago. Travelling from New
York in n special car, he was ac-
corded the honors Of a conquerlng
hero.