The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-06-30
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Secretary of the Cuban Treasury by
President Zyas.
Daylight saving in summer through
out the British Isles has been made a
permanent fixture.
Seven hundred buildings were de-
stroyed in fire at suburb OF New
York City on June 10.
1t is reported that D'Annunzio has
been invited TO Moscow to organize
the Russian air forces.
Johns Hopkins University, at Balti-
more received S7,759,65S in gifts DUR
ing the past school year,
The cost of living in Paris is 2l7
per cent higher at present than at the
outbreak of the World war.
Pullman car mileage in the United
states in 1921 was 709,572.465 miles
and carried 81 204,9s2 persons,
Sir oliver Lodge. noted English
scientist, hopes to make rain at will
by process of eleetrlfying the Fir.
Canada's agricultural wealth fer
1921 is placed at s6SS1 ,02e,0 by the
Canadian Agricultural Department.
Guarded by two lines OF men with
machine guns, sixty miners have be-
gun work in the coal mines at Herrln,
Ill.
Three hundred people were drown
ed by. the abnormal rise OF two rivers
| in the Republic OF Salvador last week.
There is no freedom of the press In
Soviet Russia, Private newspapers are
forbidden TO touch on political mat
tiers. &~
Coal miners and operators OF Penn
sylvania are estimated 10 have lost
$l45,ese292 by the present coal mine
suspension.
Secretary Of the Navy DENLY and
members OF the Annapolis class OF 1881
have reached Honolulu en- route 10 a
class reunion in Tokyo.
The conference to consider Russian
affairs opened at The Hague on June
Is. Sixty delegates representing a
bout thirty countries were preseat,
DR.. Wolfgang Knapp. leader OF the
Knappist revolution in Berlin In 1920,
died at Leipsic on June Is. He was
born in New York In 1854.
The ship subsidy bill, about 10 be
passed In Congress, was condemned by
the American Federation of Labor In
session at Cincinnati last week,
The world rights. both book and SER
ial, OF former Emperor William have |
been secured by an American syndi-
cate for sum OF approximately $780, |
600.
After being idle fourteen weeks.
British engineers have accepted the |
employers proposals, which win err
able 100000 workers to return 10 ;heir |
labors.
The steamship British Trade win
leave London In June on round the
world tour, carrying samples OF Brit
ish goods and visiting all the princi- |
pal ports.
The State Department at Washing
ton has given its approval to the terms
OF a s25,00o,000 loan by an American
banking group to the government OF
Jugo- Slavia,
Two negro boys. zen and fifteen |
years OF age, respectively. were re-
leased from Jail at Greensboro. Ala, |
when the boy they had confessed TO
killing returned to his home.
Because of his nervous condition, |
John Mccormack, the noted singer.
who Is now in London. has postponed |
for six months his American tour.
which was to have begun October s.
DR.. Hall, OF the Department OF Agri- |
culture, has announced the discovery |
OF what he believes to be a positive |
cure for hookworm in chemical
known as carbon tetrachloride.
During the strike OF bakers In Mex
leo City bread is being brought into |
the city concealed in baskets, In loads
of hay, and in pottery and distributed |
to hospitals and few restaurants.
With the purpose of interpreting |
American life and thought to the peo-
pie of France. newspaper of Paris is
to devote measurable proportion Of
its space to American affairs.
On June 16 Germany paid her reg
uiar monthly installrnent OF so. 900. 900 |
gold marks for reparations. Deposits |
aggregating that amount were made
in the designated banks in Paris, Lon
don and Brussels.
Marconi perfector of wireless teleg- |
raphy, who arrived in New York last |
week. claims that while in England he |
sent messages to the Antipodes, dis
lance of 1850 miles. the greatest that |
can be made on the earth.
Twenty-seven smaller vessels OF the |
Canadian government merchant ma
rine will be disposed OF. The merchant |
fleet Of the Canadian government COM
prises about seventy vessels and was
operated last year at a loss.
The draft of the new Irish consti-
tuition, just made public in London.
gives force of law to the Anglo Irish
treaty and places Ireland on PRACTICAL
ly the same basis as Canada. The
document grants female suffrage.
A triumvirate composed of Stain
Kamenev, and Rykov will take the
place OF Premier Lenine. OF Soviet
Russia, during six months absence
from Russia which his health demands
according to German socialist papers,
The largest shipment OF gold bullion
ever sent to the United States, ac-
cording to shipping officials, reached
New York on June IL. The shipment
was from Copenhagen and was be-
tween ss5,ooO.ooo and ss7,OOo.ooo in
gold.
About three-fourths Of the ambassa-
doris in Washington are going home or
to vacation places for the summer. a
condition almost without precedent
when the President remains In Wash
ington and Congress is in session.
Chief Justice Taft was presented at
court In London on June 81. Since he
ranks with the Lord Chancellor OF
England, he was allowed to appear in
judicial attire instead of the custo-
mary knee breeches and silk stock
ings
Henry Ford has been allowed by the