Evening star., 1926-05-30
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many of the European nations and
from Asia as well.
The Crown Prince and Princess Of
Sweden arrived in the United States
as unofficial guests of the Nation last
week and came to Washington, where
they attended ceremonies yesterday
surrounding the unveiling of a memo
rial to one of their countrymen. John
Ericsson, who designed the Monitor Of
Civil War fame. The representatives
of Swedish royalty were given a
hearty welcome wherever they went.
and were entertained by the President
at dinner given at the White House.
Interest surrounds the Crown Prince
as. in addition to being the successor
to the Swedish throne. he Is a re-
nowned scientist and has done much
for archaeology.
The corner stone Of a great memo
rial temple to Warren Harding. late
President of the United States. was
laid last week in Marion, Ohio. The
memorial tomb, in which his body will
lie. will be erected at a cost Of $500, 900
Mount Tokachi, a long -slumbering
volcano in the Island of Hokkaido, ia
pan, came to life Monday with an
eruption which cost the lives of 200
people of the island, property damage
Of nearly million dollars and de-
stroyed the homes Of 5000.
Abd.elKrim Riff1an chief, long the
foe of the French and Spanish forces.
who fought against the combined
strength successfully, surrendered
himself to the French last week short
ly after his forces had capitulated.
With the capture Of the noted tribes
man, the French are now in possess
ion of about half the Riff country. the
other half being inhabited by tribes
whose attitude toward the invading
French Is not definitely known. While
they refused to come to the aid OF
krim before he surrendered, the
French are of the opinion that they
may offer opposition on their own
account.
Charles Edward Russell. Socialist
candidate for Governor Of New York
in 1910-12. and author Of numerous
works on Socialism, was barred from
entering Englans last week by British
immigration authorities, who declined
to cite the reason for their refusal to
let him land. He was about to leave
the steamer at Plymouth. Mr.. Russell
attributed the attitude of the British
authorities to a speech he delivered on
St. Patrick's day in this country. in
which he stated that England's foreign
policy was menace, and in which he
attacked England's treatment Of Ire
land. American officials, 1t is stated,
will make no protest, and Senator
Borah. one Of those interviewed on the
matter In this country, stated that the
United States had no room for pro-
test, and American immigration au.
thorities had set up foolish standard
through which they had prevented
the entry Of British subjects.
President Coolidge last week signed
the public building bill, which will
authorize the construction of $50. 0.000,-
600 worth of buildings in the District
of Columbia in the next 10 years.
Immediately after the bill became law
the United States Public Buildings
Commission, which will decide the or
der of construction of the buildings,
met and announced that the first
building to be considered was the long.
needed archives building, in which
will be housed the valuable records of
the Government. Such records are
now stored in buildings which are
not fireproof. The archives building
will be erected at a cost of about
$4,000, 900. it was announced.
Economic.
The State of Florida, which has
made itself popular with wealthy peo-
pie because it has no Inheritance law.