The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-11-18
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week
Wheat sold on the Chicago Board
OF Trade last week at ninety-nine cents
a bushel.
The school population of the United
States is Ss,25o,S7o, the Census Bureau
has announced,
Eighty eight persons were killed by
autos and motor vehicles in New York
City during October.
\ The daisy was adopted as the official
flower of the American Legion at its
convention last week
4 King Alexander who has Just re-
turned to Belgrade from Pars, assum-
ed the throne of Jugo- Slavia on Nov
ember g.
Jews and Arabs clashed in Jerusa-
lem on November 2. Four Jews and
one Arab We're killed and a number
Injured.
The House has adopted the confer
ence on the bin appropriating $4,000,
900 to aid States in building good
roads.
A reduction Of about S465, 900 900 In
the public debt during October has
been announced by the Treasury De-
partment.
A bomb placed on the staircase OF
the American Consulate at Lisbon
Portugal. November l. exploded with
out damage.
The Hungarian National Assembly
has passed a bill dethronlng former
King Charles and ousting the Haps-
burg dynasty.
The Prussian ministry resigned on
November 1, after the failure of at
tempts by Premier Stegerwald to re-
construct the ministry,
The work OF assembling the iirigibie
Roma, purchased by the United States
from Italy, has been completed at
Langley Field Va.
Orders for several hundred freight
cars and ten passengers cars for Chill
have been received by a company in
the United States
Miss Matte A, Boone, a direct des-
cendant of Daniel Boone, died of the
infrmities of old age at her home In
Hopkinsville, KY November 4.
Oscar C. Strauss former ambassador
to Turkey, has been made chairman OF
the recently ormed general committee
on limitation of armament.
The Japanese delegation to the Ar
manent Conference is the largest of
any of the powers. The British dele
cation is approximately one hundred.
The government of Salvador has
prohibited the expectation of gold |
coins, pending the outcome OF negotia-
tons to obtain loan in the United |
States.
Default by the Chinese Republic OF !
the s5,500,00 loan made by the Con-
tinental and Commercial Trust and |
Savings Bank of Chicago, due Novem-
Der /, has resulted, II is said, in the |
abandonment OF a proposed loan to
China OF s16.000000.
Congress- will be asked for $4,000,
900 TO enforce prohibition during the
next fsca! year, an increase OF So,
100000 over the appropriation for the
current year.
Elk Emporer Charles of Hungary and
his wife and children are TO be exiled
ON the Island OF Madeira in the At
lantic Ocean off the northwest coast
OF Africa.
Premier Lloyd George Cancelled his
passage to the United States on Nov
ember s. He will attend the Arma-
tent Conference at some time during |
Its session.
More than s22, 900. 900 in credit has
been extended to formers and stockmen
since Congress recently authorized the
war finance corporation TO make such
loans
Premier Hara, of Japan. was fatally
stabbed at the railroad station in
Tokyo on November 4, dying an hour
later His assassin was a young boy.
said to be demented
Congressman Cordell Hull OF Car
thage, Tenn, has been made chairman
Of the National Democratic Committee
to succeed George II. White of Mar
ietta, Ohio. retired.
More than twenty millions barrels Of
petroleum are stored in tanks and be-
hind dams in Mexico, OF which two
thirds is American owned. according
to figures made public in Mexico.
In two thousand word note the
Chinese government has notified the
Japanese government that its latest
proposals relative to the Shantung
matter are not acceptable to China.
Gold holdings OF the United States,
the worlds sole creditor nation reach
ed the sum of $1,000, 100000 last week,
which is estimated to be thirty-five to
forty per cent of the worlds supply.
Greece has sent to America dele
gate charged with negotiating with the
United States Treasury for the release
of credits amounting to $33,000,0O0
made to Greece by the United States
during the war.
Considerable trouble was experience
ed in getting the Chinese delegation to
the Armament Conference satisfactor-
lily housed. All beds had TO be ar
ranged to face east, according TO
Chinese custom.
Madam Kali YAKIMA, ninety years
old and for thirty years President Of i
the Japanese w. @. T. u, is on her |,
way to Washington bearing a message
OF peace from Japanese women to
President Harding.
Gen. Peyton G. March, formerly chief
of staff, who has been ON leave OF
absence in Europe since July l, was
retired from the army November at /
his request. He had served more than /
thirty years.
Twenty seven persons. eight OF
whom lost their lives wfrile attempting /