Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, November 17, 1922, Page 5

F. W. B. COLEMAN Bese) F. W. B. Coleman of Minneapolis, who has been appointed to establish the American legation in Latvia, ANGRY CITIZENS CONFISCATE GOAL Scranton, Pa—Angered by the fail- ure of the federal state fuel commis- sions to furnish them coal, more than 2000 citizens of Olyphant, near here, Marched to the yards of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad company Sunday and confiscated four cars of coal. The: fuel was loaded into auto trucks and wagons and to the nine churches and ten public schools in the borough. The schools have hauled been closed for two weeks because the coal companies have refused to sell coal in Olyphant borough, although thous are mined there daily Shortly after 6 o'clock Sunday morn- ing the blown signal for the seizure of the coal. Fire trucks loaded with firemen raced through the streets and got the citizens up Scores of vehicles including auto trucks, wa and push carts joined in the raid Hundreds of men and boys, carry shovels formed in line Hundreds ¢ women lining the streets yelled words of encouragement to the marchers. “Get us coal for our schools and churches!" “Fight for fuel if you have to!" These the of the w nds of tons tire gong in Olyphant was This was the ns were some of cries men, BRIEF GENERAL NEWS President Harding celebrated his 57th birthday last Thursday The population of Greater London diselc by the latest census, gives the total number of inhabitants as 7,480,201, the highest on record Elaborate have prepared for the unveiling and dedi and, Or., of a Roosevelt ceremonies been cation in P¢ equestrain statue Armistice day Officials of the United States Vet erans’ bureau in Washington, Ore gon and Idaho held a three-day con ference in Seattle beginning Wed- nesday. Two persons dead, two missing, sev eral injured and property damage up- ward of $50,000 was the toll reported in the and thunder southeastern Colorado. Thomas De Witt Cuyler, a director of the Pennsylvania Railroad company and chairman of the Railway Execu- tives’ association, was found dead in the p ear of President Rea of the Pennsylvania in Broad-street sta tion, Philadelphia New capita! flotations i States during September reached the high total of $5 For nine months to the end of September the total was $4,329,405,184, ed with $3,016,498,804 in the sponding period of 1921, $2,976,438,218 in 1920 and $2,892,544,548 in 1919. wake of a series of tornadoes storms which gripped the compar corre Trans-Atlantic Record Broken, New York.—The steamship Maure- tania dashed into harbor Friday with a new record of 5 days 7 hours and 33 minutes for the trip from Cherbourg to New York. This was nearly hours than the previous record of 5 days 9 hours and 20 minutes set by the same ship two years two less go Last Grand Ronde Indian Is Dead. Salem, Or. — Information here Saturday that Mary Metcalf, said to be the last surviving member of the old Grand Ronde Indian tribe, died this week on the Grand Ronde reservation years old reached Filipinos Urge Nava! Defense. Manila. — Warships to defend the | coasts of the asked for in a in the Philippine house ot representa- tives. The United States congress is petitioned in the resolution to auth- erize construction of vessels. Philippine islands are She was more than 100 | resolution introduced | CONSTANTINOPLE NOW |@, S, ARMY SUPREME = | UNDER TURK CONTROL | Mudania Pact Torn Up and Evacuation By Allied Troops ls Demanded. Constantinople. — The nationalist government has seized control of Con stantinople, Rafet Pasha has been made the new governor and Hamid Bey, the representative of the Angora government, has ordered the allied troops out. In a note to the entente he has demanded evacuation of the allied forces. The Turks have torn up the Mu- dania armistice convention and have begun advancing into the Chanak area, | occupied by the British, and other neu- tral zones, Since noon Saturday, the nationalist administration is declared to have been established and in celebration of this masses of excited Turks have been engaged in disorders. The government authorities issued orders that all disturbances should be rigorously put down. The allied high commissioners accepted the new re gime and there was nothing left for | the sultan’s ministry but resignation An allied extraordinary council de cided to refuse categorically the na tionalist demand for the allied evacua- tion of Constantinople, LAUSANNE POSTPONED London.—As a result of the new situation created in Constantinople by the demawd of Rafet Pasha, that the allied military oceupation of the city e, the peace conference called to be held at Lausanne November 12 has been postponed, possibly for a night, it was announced here. It is stated in authoritative circles that in no circumstance will the Brit ish point of view regarding the pres ence of allied troops in Constantinople fort. | be changed. The British intend to up- | hold the Mudania armistice agreement and remain in the with neutral zone their troops If the Angora government, however, desires to send civil administrative officers to Chanak, Gallipoli and Con- stantinople, there will be no objection, it is declared. So learned, the sultan not abdicated. It is the British authorities are taking meas: ures to protect him and the prince, his heir. far as has believed COAST HEALTHIEST PLACE Has The Lowest Infant Mortality In the Country. San Francisco. — Californla, Wash- ington and Oregon are the three | sion that a preliminary healthiest states in the union from an} infant mortality standpoint, while San Francisco carried off the palm three consecutive years, ending with for | 1921, for having the fewest deaths of | infants born alive of any city of its size in the nation, the state board of | health stated in a special report. Washington and Oregon even excel California when it comes to an ab- sence of health risks to infants, the report Although the were two for each 1000 the San the Washington in- said. deaths year, whereas deaths were 51, fant has ed “the best chance in the world" for gurgling his or her way into the pink last | Reuss were IN AVIATION FIELD Army Plane Feat in Non-Stop Dash Puts America Ahead of All Other Nations. Washington, D. C. — The United States army now stands supreme in aviation among the nations of the world. The remarkable flight of Lieuten: | ants MacReady and Kelly, from San | Diego, Cal, to Indianapolis, Ind. a cross-country trip of 2100 miles, took | from the British flag the world’s rec ord for distance in an airplane and ; marked up another triumph for the urmy air service. The army now holds the world’s rec. | ord for distance, duration, altitude and speeding in the air, in addition to sev eral high marks for speed over meas ured courses. An official statement said the dar ing pilots had traveled 2100 miles be fore engine trouble forced them to de scend at Fort Benjamin Harrison, In diana. The previous distance record was sald to be 1936 miles, established by the British flyers, Alcock and Brown, when they flew across the At lantic. The air service stated that another non-stop flight from coast to would be attempted in the near tu ture. CHANGES ARE ASKED Washington, D. C.—Applications to the tariff commission for action under the flexible tariff provisions of the coast new Fordney-McCumber taw now total nearly 100. More than half of th have been received since the publica tion of regulations governing proce dure before the commission last week Most of the applications are changes in duty under Section 215 of the new law, which authorizes th¢ president to increase or decreas« duties by not more than 60 per cen There are a few applications for thé imposition of the retaliatory duties un der Section 316 relating to unfair methods of competition in the importa tion of foreign goods and under S¢ tion 317 relating to discrimination of other countries against commerce of the United States. It was stated by the tariff commis. tor fe investigation of some of the more important appli cations may be complesed about a week. No hearing on any of the applications within are in prospect be fore December and possibly not before January Several months will elay before the commission is prepared to make recommendations to the president for changes in duties any EX-KAISER IS MARRIED Princess Hermione of Retiss Bride of Former German Emperor. Doorn, Holland.—The amperor and German ex. Princess Hermione of married Sunday at the iouse of Doorn, where the lord abides n exile. This second venture was 2 strange cohtrast with that day in Seattle | Francisco | what might be literally term. | est and healthiest sort of childhood. | In Portland there were but 48 infant | deaths to each 1000 of the population last year, and the state of Oregon at large is almost “neck and neck” with Washington in the race for first hon ors as the infant's paradise. Apple Growers Ask For Cars. Wenatchee, Wash—Four fruit growers, representing practically all of the 4000 orchardists in north central Washington, met here and after discussing present critical condi adopted resolutions addres dent commerce commission, asking that steps be taken to save 500 carloads of apples endangered by failure to obtain cars for shipping. Ex-King to Be Accused. Athens.—Ex-King Constantine will be charged with responsibility for the recent disaster to Greek forces in Asia Minor and will be given an opportun ity to come innocence. Lloyd George Unopposed in District. London. — Former Prime Minister | David Lloyd George was returned un | opposed as member of parliament for the Carnarvon district. Mary MacSweney Arrested at Dublin. {881 when, as crown prince, he wed led Augusta Victoria, daughter of 3rand Duke Frederick of Schleswig Jolstein, Several of the offspring of that first inion were present to set the seal of ‘amily approval to the new alliance There were two ceremonies, a civil sontract drawn up and signed by “Wil aelm Il” and “Hermione, Re * as hey affixed their names; the second, a religious ceremony, conducted by the ax-court chaplain, Dr. Voy accord | ng to the Lutheran rites. hundred | | allowed ed to | Harding and the interstate | Bank Deposits Will Be Paid Back. Olympia, Wash.—the supreme court claims of Northern Pacific vailway employes against the Scandi aavian-American bank of Tacoma for leposits made on their personal ac counts January 15, 1921, the day be- ‘ore the bank closed. The decision af- ‘irmed original findings of Judge KE M. Card of Pierce county and reversed trial iis order granting a new on | 2rrors of law. | illion to Greece to prove his | | since August 31, 1919, wh Dublin.—Mary MacSweney, sister of | the late Lord Mayor MacSweney, who Bied on a hunger strike, was arrested Free State ‘ities. = bate-quiher U. S. Debt Cut Three Billion. Washington, D. C.—In the past three years the American public debt deen reduced by over three and a half dollars. A tabulation made yublic by Secretary Mellon shows that n the debt .701,468.01, almost unin in its reduction un 1921, it has veached its peak of $26, he treasury has made errupted progr il on October $23,077,783,935.86." stood al Tornado Kills Four and Injures Fifty. 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