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Show TELEGRAPHIC TALES FOR BUSYREADERS A RESUME OF THE WEEK'S DOINGS IN THIS AND OTHER COUNTRIES important Events of the Last Seven Days Reported by Wire and Prepared Pre-pared for the Benefit of the Busy Reader WESTERN A camera which can photograph by fcloonlight an starlight has been perfected per-fected by James Wortliington, Car-mel Car-mel sicentist, Oxford graduate and fellow in the ltoyal Astronomical society, It was announced by Worth-lngton Worth-lngton at Monterey, Cal. A woman believed to be Mrs. Florence Flor-ence Bloodgood, 40, former wife of Harry E. Bloodgood of Buffalo, N. Y., was found dead in her apartment at Long Beach, apparently of natural causes. Police who Investigated said they found in the apartment upwards of $50,000 in stocks, bonds and jewelry. Twenty thousand dollars of tills amount they said, was represented by Buiffallo Transit company securities. Judgment of $3000 against the Famous Tlayera-LasUy corporation was obtained in superior court at Los Angeles by Ernest Stunt for the death of his 6 year old daughter Velma, who, according to testimony introduced intro-duced in court, was killed last September Sep-tember by a bear belonging to the film company. Because, she says, he put a dimple in her nose where the bridge ought to be, Mrs. Minnie Chaplin, wife of the motion picture actor, Sydney Chaplin, filed suit for $100,000 against Dr. Kobert Griffith, plastic surgeon in the superior court at Los Angeles. According Ac-cording to the complaint, Mrs. Chaplin's Chap-lin's nose was permanently disfigured by tile defendant's attempt to beautify It. The West End Mining company ha3 filed an amended answer and cross complaint in the district court at Tonopah, New, claiming that the Tonopah Extension Mining company has extracted more than $1,000,000 worth of ore from apexing veins of the California claim of the plaintiff. General Eaoul Madero, who recently recent-ly renounced his candidacy for the presidency, declared in a statement at Nogales, Ariz., that there was "little doubt as to the outcome of the asserting Governor Angel Flores of Sinaloa is "leading the republic in popularity." Raymond Gonzales, Jesus Gonzales and Francisco Garza of Los Angeles have began serving jail sentences of eight, two and four months, respectively respec-tively for using fin El Paso-Los Angeles An-geles stage line operated by them as a means of smuggling aliens into the United States. They pleaded guilty. GENERAL. President Coolidge has commuted from one year and one day to one one year the sentences of Dr Edward A. Itumely, former owner of the New York Evening Mail ; S. Walter Kauf-mann Kauf-mann and Norvin R.. Lindbim, who were sentenced after conviction for defrauding the alien property custodian custo-dian during the war. Charles Teter of Salt Lake City, president of the International Mascot Mining company, with properties near Hailey, Ida., was held in $25,000 bail at New York on a charge of grand larceny in connection with alleged stock swindles. His operations were said by witnesses to have covered a period of nin0 years, to have extended extend-ed from New York to California and to have caused suicides, insanity and destiute homes. Upon default of bail Peter was locked up in the Raymond street jail. A chain of forty "speak easies," controlled by one man who recruits bis bartenders from a secret society bound by oath not to reveal the name of the "Maestro" If they are arrested, exists in New York, it was charged by Assistant United States District Attorney Siegel during the arraignment arraign-ment of Michael Brutto. a bartender. Thirty to forty persons were reported report-ed seriously injured in a wreck of a Worcester to Providence express train ut Whitesvillo, Mass. Ninety-nine Indictments were returned re-turned by a grand Jury which has been investigating conditions in Iier-rin, Iier-rin, Illinois. Tlie jury's report made r number of recommendations to bring about conditions that would avoid recurrence of riols in Williamson William-son county. Plans for a comprimlse to avert an actors' strike June 1 are under consideration con-sideration at New York. The Actors' Equity association has threatened the strike June 1 for the "closed shoD." WASHINGTON Legislation to encourage new reclamation re-clamation projects in the West was proposed to congress by Secretary Work. Should the federal government fail to authorize construction of the proposed pro-posed Boulder dam before ratification by all states of the Colorado river compact, the house irrigation committee commit-tee was told the damsite may fall Into control of private water interests. The soldier bonus bill, providing twenty-year paid up endowment Insurance In-surance policies for the veterans of the world war, was ordered favorably reported by the bouse ways and means committee. Grand jury investigation of criminal charges Involving two members of congress has begun as a house committee com-mittee attempted to get its bearings and chart a course of procedure. The subcommittee of the house ways and means cdmmittee charged with drafting of the soldier bonus bill, started work Tuesday on the heart of the measure the provision for paid up life insurance policies. Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals, pending before congress for more than two years, was approved Tuesday by the house. The supreme court refused to permit per-mit the Italian government to bring a case against the National Brass Copper Tube company, involving money paid for copper discs destroyed de-stroyed in the Baltimore fire in 1917. Senator Wheeler (Dem.) of Montana, Mon-tana, in his role of "prosecutor," plunged into final preparations for opening of the senate investigation of Attorney General Daugerty's administration. a rauter severe earmquaue auuui 2000 miles from Washington, in a southerly direction .was recorded early Tuesday on the seismograph at Georgetown university. Secretary Wallace told the house agricultural committee that he "heartily "heart-ily indorsed" the Haugen amendment to the packers and stockyards act, which wx)uld authorize suspension for thirty days of any marketing agency or dealer for violation of the act. As the oil committee opens up new fields of inquiry this week, special government counsel will institute the first of the court proceedings looking to the recovery of the naval fuel reserves re-serves from the Sinclair and Doheny interests. Whether the senate investigation of Attorney General Daugherty will begin be-gin this week with Mr. Daugherty in or out of office appeared as uncertain as ever. FOREIGN The electrification work of the Swiss national railways has passed the halfway point. About 300 miles have been completed with about aa much more to be electrified. Tewfix Pasha, minister of interior of Mesopotamia, has been assassinated assassin-ated according to an Exchange Telegram Tele-gram dispatch from Constantinople, quoting a message from Angora. General Eduardo Lovo, rebel leader has surrendered to the federals with GOO men. He was allowed to retain his command joining the government forces says a report from Vera Cruz. The lower house of parliament at The Hague approved the treaty concluded con-cluded at Washington, February 15, extending the arbitration pact between be-tween The Netherlands and the United Unit-ed States. A dispatch from Janina, Athens, reports re-ports a cabinet crisis precipitated by the stabbing of an Albanian deputy in a parliamentary chamber by Mufit Lymbochova, leader of the Itlophile party. The fact that the deputy is not expected to live has made the political situation critical. Many American and British tourists are held up in Egypt and Palestine by the suspension of railway traffic, owing to floods. , King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena will probably arrive in London Lon-don on May 20 to return the visit of King George and Queen Mary. It is said the crown prince will probably accompany the sovereigns. The rebel forces under Abd-El-Krim opposing the Spaniards in Morocco total 80.000 men and are operating in two divisions, according to the Tan-giers Tan-giers correspondent of the Daily En-pres. En-pres. Archbishops Hayes and Mundelein, who are to be made cardinals, will receive a great welcome when they arrive at Rome. Preparations are being be-ing made by the American Catholic colony. Archbishop Hayes intends to stay at the American college wliilo Archbishop Mundelein probably will take up his quarters in a hotel. The latter knows Rome well, having received re-ceived part of his ecclesiastical training train-ing here. |