The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-11-26
NEWS OF THE
WORLD in BRIEF

II
final message to Congress,
The Mexican government has placed
orders in Canada for thirty-seven
ships.
There are twenty-five thousand
Americans who are permanent resi-!
dents of Paris,
The treaty between Italy and Jugo
slavia was signed November ~ at
hEpallo.
ing not to scrap the League OF Ma
lions, but to modify 1t,
Alfred Zayas, newly elected presi-
dent OF Cuba. promises far-reaching
reforms for that republic.
The regular army is nearly 10000
short OF the authorized strength OF
$50. 900 officers and men.
The hunger strike of the nine Irish
prisoners in the Cork Jail was called
off on the ninety fourth day.
Germany's treasury faces a deficit
OF SIS, 800, O00, 900 according to d.. Karl
Helfferich. formeg vice chancellor
Iceland proposes to- use her many
waterfalls in carrying out an extensive
program of water power distribution.
American farmers broke production
records OF five crops this year
namely, corn, tobacco. rice, sweet po-
tatoes, ana pears
Bulgaria's request for admission to
the League OF Nations has been re-
ceived at the headquarters OF the
League in Geneva.
Mexicos 1920 production OF petro-
leum will amount TO l40,00O,0OO bar
rels. This compares with production
OF ss,0O0,0O0 barrels in 1919.
Arrangements have been made to
export $4,000 Texas cows TO Germany
for the purpose OF rehabilltaing the
depleted dairy herds OF that country.
Holland has established great cor
don along the German frontier to pre-
vent the influx OF large numbers OF
! Russian Bolshevist agents from Ger
many.
The bodies OF nine thousand Ameri-
can soldiers Uh. died Ia France have
been shipped home, and eighteen hum
dred others await shipa at French
ports.
Japan Is proposing a monopoly In
the petroleum production OF that coun-
| lry. $Japnn produced only one lnaf. Of
onenper cent OF the worlds petroleum
In 1919
Thomas a: Edison has been awarded
a distinguished service medal. The
citation accompanying the decoration,
which was sent through the mails
reads: FOR DISTINGUISHES service IN a
position OF fesPohslpii'tS as iresiueh'
OF the NaVai consulting hoaro
George Silker, who has Just died AT
Ayr. Scotland. at the age OF one huns
dred and Two, claimed lnat us tailor
IN America ne maze o'othes 'or aura
nam Lincoln
The New York World has announced
the successful transmission OF four
phoiosTapsis by wire hetSeeh ~ "'i nc
IN New fofk anu we oIliee ol 'ho y
Louis fost-pispateh'
| Republicans are planning TO spend
S5,000,000 yearly on buildings in the
District OF Columbia IN order 10 hons'
All government ae'lNitieS III govern
fneht-oWhep pu'iuihsN'
| Thirty-five governors and twelve
| governors elect have signified their In
iention OF attehuihs me tnirseen'n m
nual convention OF soFefhoFs ~ ih'ti
risourg' december -
Prohibition officers throughout the
country have been instructed to prose
cute persons selling hops ana matt II
connection with other 'hgreuiehts io'
nome brewing Oh Deer
Secretary Colby Is TO visit Brazil ano
Uruguay as the official representative
4 OF President Wilson In returning the
visits OF the presidents Oh those WV
republics 10 TINS country,
The total number OF Jews In tho
world. based on estimates made be-
fore the war, is 1b.T44,6e2 II Is also
estimated that there are now l'boo,oo'
Jews IN New fork ely
Should this country decide to be un-
officially represented at the League o.
Nations meeting at Geneva this week
one OF the American diplomats In
Europe will be designated
The Duchess of Marlborough, form
erly Consuelo Vanderbilt, daughter OF
the late W. X. Vanderbilt, OF New
i York. has been granted n decree OF
divorce from the Duke of Marlborough
1 plans for Joint, maneuvers and q
south American trip for both the At
Iia,tic and Pacific fleets have beer
| made nv Secretary Daniels. The two
/ Naat, min Yneet In January at Panama