The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-10

said to be ready to seize the rich coal
region about Pernik which Serbia
covets. Bulgaria wants an outlet to
the Aegean across Grecian Thrace. and
Serbia wishes to gain possession Of
Saloniki to make up for the loss Of
F'iume to Italy. In order to save that
port 1t may be that Greece will feel
compelled to support the Belgrade ul-
timatum to Bulgaria.
In Greece the stage is set for the
establishment Of new forp, Of gov
ernment. On Wednesday, after Colonel
Plastiras. chief Of the revolution, had
delivered to the national assembly n
vigorous justification Of his actions
and retired to private life, the cabinet
resigned and all powers were handed
over to the assembly. Next day NJ.
Venizelos arrived to assist in settling
the country's affairs, and was given n
tremendous ovation. AS to whether
Greece shall be republic or mon
archy, Venizelos has said he favored
plebiscite but his republican sup
porters and most of the army officers
insist this shall be determined by the
assembly. British influence, which is
strong in Greece. is supporting the
royalists and the Bank Of England has
just refused to float n Greek loan
mainly because Of opposition to re-
public.
THERE 10 no longer any doubt that
L the big French dIrlgible Dixmude
was lost In the Mediterranean during
storm. for the body Of her com
lnander and fragments Of wreckage
have been picked up by fishermen. The
disaster has caused much of a political
scandal In Paris, the air ministry be-
ing bitterly attacked.
In this connection 1t 10 worthy Of
note that Captain McCrary. COM
mander Of the American dirigible
Shenandoah. 10 outspoken In his op-
posltion to the plan to use that airship
In arctic exploration next summer. He
believes 1t to b unsulted In coustruc-
tion, equipment and cruising radius
for such . trip a. has been planned.
The builders Of the Shenandoah do not
agree with NcCrary. but they advocate
the use Of hydrogen to obtain greater
bouyancy and advise making q direct
dash from Lakehurst to the polar re.
sion instead Of the long detour by way
Of southern California.
CONGRESS has resumed work after
~ the holidays and the house ways
and means committee 10 again strug-
Cling with the treasury tax reduction
bill. After this has been disposed Of.
which may be about January Is, the
committee will take up the soldiers
bonus measure. Chairman Green be-
lieves no part Of the revenue measure
should be reported until after action
Is taken on the bonus bill. The Demo
Gratis have not yet decided on their
program In relation to the revenue bill.
but the farm bloc through Representa-.
tive Dickinson Of Iowa has offered a
compromise. agreeing to accept a cut
In surtax rates from the present maxi.
mum Of 50 per cent 70 maximum
somewhere between 81 and ~ per
cent. He thinks nearly all the Repub.
licans In the lower house except the
La Toilette radicals would support
such reduction and that many Demo-
Gratis also would favor II.
ID REPRESENTATIVE UPsHAW has
Nmade up his mind that liquor drink.
Ing by congressman and high govern.
ment oficials must stop and that there
must be no more leakage Of booze
from the stores Of foreign diplomats
into bootleg channels. Consequently
he has embodied these ideas In
resolution and introduced II In the
house. following with y speech In Its
support. He thinks the State depart.
ment should respectfully request that
nil foreign governments discontinue
sendlng to this country diplomatic and
consular representatives who exert n
demorallxing influence upon our of'icla'
md social life by dispensing from
InelI TeNlutuEVH '"'"S''"s
INK liquors prohibited by our laws to
American citizens" lie also suggests
that all feterni nppointees be required
to mike II pledge Of total abstinence
and that all intoxicated congressman
should be ouxted.
NOW Leonard Wood. Jr.. son OF
~ Gen. Leonard Wood. and his m.
socIntcs In four oil companies are nm.
der hre because II Ia said many *.
service men lost money by investing In
the stock Of the concerns. The federal
government IL inquirinx into the mat
ter, and II also nny he aired In con.
sress when Congressman Frears De-