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Show f. r i TELEGRAPH BREVITIES OaLaH 1 . v. ALAMOSA. Colo . Feb. 21 The. loot obtained by two masked bandits who robbed tho express car of a Denver Ac Klo Grande Weatern pasac-ngtr train near here iMt Saturday, was estimated tod a) by milroail officiala at $11,000 in cash and bonds. The search for the bandits! continued today but no new developments were reported by the authorities. Several Sev-eral suspects are being detained. Mar-MUls Mar-MUls Gomer, express meanenger who whs ahot and seriously wounded when tho hnnHlt ntrrt (Ha r -, - I I i. , . , His condition la critical. GERMANY INFORMED PKRM.V. Feb 21 The French government govern-ment today informed Germany that lt .had requested Italy to postpono the Hfnn economic conference for the reason Mnt-sd Mnt-sd In rremter Polncaren recent mcmoran-. mcmoran-. dum. ARRESTS ASKED SPRINGFIELD. DL, Kcb. 21 v petition peti-tion for a writ of mandamus din.-tlng 'sheriff Peters of Cook county to nrrf-?t , members of the Chicago school board, who were recently pardoned by Qcmt OOr Small, was asked of the supreme ourt today by Attorney General llnm-dage llnm-dage FOR DISABLED OFFICERS I W lClllnT,"V f.-AK 1 1 T-W - Yl .v.ii..uivt., vw i . fi7 j-u:uiiii hill giving disabled emergency officer of the TiiTf-an e-irfittionary forces the vir-.'- retirement privileges as r, i.-u'..-ir orniy officers was passed today by the (enate. 50 to 14, and transmitted to tho, house. ARMY LEADER ELECTBfD BBL7A8T, Feb. 21 Field Marshal a r Henry Wilson, former chief of statf of tho British army, wns returned unop-voaed unop-voaed today as Vnlonist member of the hoiif".- of commons for North Down. (Note Announcement was mvi,- on February 0 thut Field Mamtnl vY,i,.m would Join the Ulster party upon his retirement re-tirement as chief of staff. . Three day. later ho was endorsed as the Unionist candidate for the vacant seat In parliament parlia-ment for North rown. Indications In p-- j i i dispatches have been that he will bs a strong supporter of the policies Of Sir James Craig, premier of Lister. MOVIES IN SENATE. WASHINGTON. Feb 2A. Injtalkition 1 of a s:rcen and moving picture machine I In the senate chamber to aid senators In flchat wns enggf sted today liy Senator France, Republican, Maryland He said '. wa: unfavorable thnt senator could not supplement their speeches with ' mov- les" but he honed tho time might come when It could b done. Senator France f made thla observation in announcing a 1 ' speech tomorrow on the soldiers' bonus. M DAVIS CUP ENTRY. k NEW YORK. Fvb. 21 France Is the H latest challenger for tho Davis cup, pre- H mler tennis trophy of tho world. Julian I B Myrlck. president of the United Stateo f Iviwn Tennis association, announced to- ly day he had received a formal telegram H I French Lwn Tennis federation. Great Britain and Australia previously had made known thc-tr Intention to attempt to wreit , H the trophy from the hands of the tennis play-ra of this country. H REBEL PLOT BREWING SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Feb. 21. Rami- 1 I flections of a huge conspiracy against the Obregon government In Torreon and be- J I H lief thut a conferenco of revolutionary, H -vena held In San Antonio Monday attend- H ed by Estafean Cantu, were the develop- mentrt of the Mexican situation toda A H While every effort to locate Cantu failed H and ro one admits participation In a, con- fcrence, tho rank and flic of the old Cai - H ! rnnzlstas wen." very much In cvtdcnco I about the hotel lobbies Monday. H SMOOT ON DEBT BOARD 1 I ADiiinuiu,, r co, n. nomination h of Secretary Mellon. Secretary Hughes, ' jH Secretary Hoover, Senator Smoot and H Representative Burton to bo members of H the allied debt funding commission will H be sent to the senate today, lt was an- H nounced at the White House. 1 FUTURE OF NAVY ll I WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Secretary 4 H i Den by Is preparing for President Hardin.: M H n sLateim nt coerlng the exact effect on ti jH navy Dinstrurtlou of the Washington H rH COmarsnoe treaties. It was said loda nt f 'H the WhltS House The president will lay it 1 it befoia eongress probably with recom- M il i OS ta the navv (l . i rtni. at I program. t IAVAL. COAL ACTIVITIES. WASHINGTON Feb 21. Transfer to r VH the interior department of the activities Uj JM of the run' department In connection Jj H with development of coal for naval pur- liall poses in Alaska, haa been cecommend. d Sl by Secretary Denly The board Of nava' HMLkkH Officer! engaged In the work. Mr Denb;. rl 1 r.ald todajr, would complete Its report In K April, nnd he added that he had suggest X 1 ed to the houfe committees that ncre- 9 JI after the project, including? expenditure W 'kkLV of tho appropriations Involved, be turned S H over to the Interior department Kg-Skkkkl |