The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-02-03
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eminent. Queenstown is to be known
as "cobh."
Pussyfoot Johnson, famous prohibi-
tion advocate. predicts that the entire
world will be dry" by 1850.
Germany has accepted the Allies in
vitation to the International Economic
Conference at Genoa on March s.
The number Of freight cars idle be-
cause OF business conditions increased
27.s9S between January l and January
0.
Postmaster-G General Hays win not
leave the cabinet before March 4, at
which. time, he will complete one years
service as acknowledgement.
Chile and Peru have accepted the in
vitation of the United States to send
delegates to Washington to arbitrate
their boundary dispute.
Thirty-five one one half per cent Of
all conyicts in the Alabama peniten-
tiary were sentenced for murder. ac-
cording to figures made public last
week. ssa
Col. Robert I. Reese, of Houghton,
Mich. has been appointed assistant di-
rector of the Veterans Bureau in
charge of all rehabilitation activities.
DR.. Hubert Work, now first assistant
postmaster general. will succeed Mr..
Hays as postmaster general, 1t is stat
ed In high administration circles.
There have been lie deaths from
yellow fever at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
since the present epidemic started.
There have been 217 cases fthe fe-
yer recorded
Sale of the Muscle Shoals plant to
Henry Ford was advocated in petitions
from the Private Soldiers and Sailors
Legion presented to Congress last
week. -
Scattered throughout Europe, the
members Of the House of Hapsburg
are all living in relatively poor cir
cumstances-some Of them In pover-
ty.
In outlining his platform IN the
chamber of deputies Premier Poincaire
advised close relations with America
and an uncompromising attitude to-
ward Germany.
The nominations OF Henry p. Fletch
err to be ambassador TO Belgium and of
William j. oToole to be minister to
Paraguay have been confirmed by the
Senate.
Every government hospital in the
country is thrown open to seriously i'll
veterans under an executive order just
issued by the directo rof the Veterans
Bureau.
George Baldwin Selden, inventor of
the first gasoline propelled vehicle and
pioneer in the present automotive
industry. died at his home n Rcches-
ter, N. W January II.
Failure fthe premier to secure a
vote OF confidence at the opening ses-
sion of their parliament on January 20
resulted in the resignation of the en-
tire Roumanian cabinet.
The Arms Conference in Washing
ton finished Its tenth week of inten-
sive work last Saturday. 1t is esti-
mated that II will take two or three
weeks longer to complete the work.
William E. Hally. clerk of the Ohio
State Senate, is being mentioned as
probable successor to the late Clarence
e. Miller as secretary of the Repub-
lican National Committee.
Secretary Hughes has received tel
egram from Premier Poincare, of
France, pledging his sincere desire to
cooperate in the work of peace being
carried on by the Washington Confer
ence."
Services of the government are to be
rendered again In an endeav-
or TO bring about arbitration of the
packers strike now on nthe larger
mid Western centers fthe meat
packing industry.
What is said to be the first train
load of news print paper to go to the
interior of the United States through
d Pacific port was shipped from AS
toria, Oregon, last week. The paper
was manufactured in Norway.
Germany wants the United States to
interest herself in European affairs,
economic reconstruction.
This is the attitude of the German
government as revealed by Chancellor
wirth in recent speech.
German cotton mills were operating
at twenty five per cent capacity at the
fthe year, with twice as
much cotton on hand as at the same
time last year. The mills operated at
seventy per cent capacity during 1921.
1t will be fully year before the
United States can arrange funding
terms for the $1,000. 100000 foreign
debt and probably longer than that be-
fore interest payments begin coming
in, according to Treasury Department
officials.
DR., John Bassett Moore, only Amer
lean member OF the International
Court of Justice and Arbitration Gre
ated by the League of Nations, sailed
for Europe on January is to attend
organization meetings of the Court at
The Hague.
Surplus army medical supplies not
exceeding 100000 in value are to be
turned over to relief organizations for
nthe famine districts of
Russia, under bill that has gone to
President Harding for signature.
The Navy Department has announce
ed the assignment of two officers of
the naval air service to France and
Germany for duty in connection with
by Germany Of aircraft
Of the Zeppelin type for the United
States.
Representative A. B. Houghtop, of
New York, is to be the new ambassa-
dor to Germany, that country having |
Notified the government at Washing |
.on that he would be acceptable. 1t is
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