Evening star., 1922-10-15
BY HENRY W. BUNN.

~ HE following is brief summary Of the
most important news of the world for
the seven days ended October II:
United States of America.-On October 6 the
President ordered the Secretary of the Treas
ury to give effect to a ruling OF the Attorney
General which holds possession or transpor-
tation Of intoxicating liquors In American
waters whether by American or foreign ships,
to be, contrary to a recent decision OF the
Supreme Court.
Under the ruling foreign vessels may not
enter American ports with liquor on board.
even in sealed bars. OF course. foreign steam
ship companies taking steps to test the
legality of the ruling. The effects. should it
be sustained, promise to be important and
perhaps not entirely agreeable to the United
States
The membership Of the fact-fnding coal
commission has been announced as follows:
John Hays Hammond, Thomas r. Marshall,
Judge Samuel Alschuler, a United States cir
cult Judge; Clark Howell editor of the Atlanta
Constitutions: George Otis Smith. director Of
the United States Geological Survey; DR.. Ed
ward T. Devine Of New York, social and
economic writer and investigator, and Charles
p. Neill of Illinois, one-tme commissioner Of
labor.
The University of Pennsylvania archeologi-
cal expedition in Palestine has discovered two
There arc millions of e,n in this country
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The British Empire.-The Roman Catholic
hierarchy of Ireland. meeting at Maynooth on
October 10, issued a stern denunciaton of the
guerrilla warfare waged by the irregulars and
the sundry crimes committed by them.
"All who. in contravention of Catholic teach
ing. participate in such crimes guilty OF
the gravest sins and may not be absolved in
confession or admitted to holy communion. 1t
is said that there are priests who approved
this irregular insurrection. If there be any
such they are false to their sacred Office and
guilty Of the gravest scandal and will not be
1t is said that there has been no response
Except perhaps. increase of outrages) to
government Of the Irish Free State
Forest fires have been causing terrible de-
Quebec. Canada. Upward Of 5000 have BEEN seu
made homeless.
serum, which they call "insulin" for diabetes.
which is said to give extraordinary relief
Bands Of Turks and Kurds have been
making freauent raids into northern Meso-
fields The lumber Of British troops m Es9 in Meso S,l
potamia had been. for reasons of economy, re-
being considerably reinforced. but recent de-
Telopments caused dispatch of terrestrial
sponsbility of the Angora government for
the lncursions has not been established. but
is a strong pro- Turkish party in Mesopotamia
which is delighted with the triumphs Of the
sword OF Islam which, to put it mildly. de-
tract from British prestige in Mesopotamia
twenty-year treaty has been concluded
between Great Britain and the Kingdom of
1rak. Under 1t King Faisal accepts British
guidance In international and financial mat
ters and the British government promises
such armed assistance as Irak may REQUIRE
No important official Of other than Irak ma
ttonality is TO be appointed by the Irak gov
ernment without the consent Of the British
government. and 1rak territory Is to be
ceded or leased to any foreign power (other
than Brittany. King Faisal engages to submit
constitution to a constituent assembly. con-
tanning clause guaranteeing religious
freedom