The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-25

AuifOnuackS IN view loIh-tdot Wcth
Arthur Griffith. President OF the
Irish Dial Eiream, died in Dublin on
August H.
More than one million American
children between ten and fifteen are
engaged in gainful occupations.
Lieut. Gen. Sir John Asher, newly
appointed governor OF Bermuda. has
assumed the duties of his office.
Deaths in the typhoon at Swallow.
| China, on August 2 are now placed at
| $4,000. with 100000 made homeless.
Major Kenderdine. reputed to be the
asst survivor of General Sherman's
IAN. died at Elwood Kans.. on Aug
ust 10.
The Bureau of Census reports that
| Is $500 years, while that of women is
5741 years.
The balloon race for the James Cor
don Bennett cup at Geneva last week
was won by an American pilot. Mai.
Oscar MISSIONER,
Judge w. w. Brandon, OF Tusca-
| loosa, was nominated for governor OF
Alabama In the Democratic primary In
] that State last week.
Six lives were lost when the Raleigh
l UAkSuiP VI llC
ron, went on the rocks near Halifax.
! N. s., on August 10.
Prof. Charles Il. Bs5oosS, founder Of
| Bird Day." observed in schools in
many States. died at his home, in on
City. Ca, on August 10.
John G. Wooley, of Madison, Wis,
once Prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent of the United States, died on
1 A,,.r - 10 d.,
George C.. Cabell, OF Norfolk. Va,
was elected Supreme Chancellor of the
| Knights OF Pythias in convention at
San Francisco last week.
Applications from wheat and cotton
growers association aggregating sl7.-1
100000 were approved last week by
the War Finance Corporation.
Carmi A. Thompson, of Cleveland,
! Harding administration and Anti-Sa-
loon League worker. is the Republic
can candidate for governor OF Ohio.
Mrs. lima NJ. Olson. OF Minneapolis,
has been selected by the Minnesota
State Socialist party as its candidate
for governor at the November cleo
ton.
A will written in shorthand on a
telegraph blank has been admitted to
piOUdNC ia oOitiIiu l<OuuOn anu
Its validity upheld by the probate
court.
Former Emperor William has won
his suit brought in a Berlin court to
prohibit the presentation on the stage
or the sale of Emil Ludwigs Bismarck
ian play, The Dismissal"
George Curry. former governor OF
New Mexico, has been appointed as
no - 80.
international Boundaries Commission
Of the United States and Mexico
The result OF the first straw vote
ever taken in Germany on the ques-
ton OF prohibition was cast last week
and showed an overwhelming major
ity in favor OF abolition OF alcohol
The first large shipment OF coal
from England. ten thousand tons,
reached New York on August as the
result OF efforts to stave on fuel
famine among public utilities corpora
tons.
The Census Bureau is sending out
circular letters OF inquiry to all pris-
ons, jails, and warehouses; asking for
the number of inmates present on July
/, 1922, and July 1. 1877.
John w, Davis, of West Virginia,
lOIHitI AMERICAN AIlDdSSduOf 10 treat
Britain, was elected President OF the
American Bar Association at its an
nual contention in San Francisco
Mrs. Betty E. Coffey. aged SS, who
had been fasting at her home, near
Mount Vernon, KY. for 60 days, died |
on August without having given
reason for her refusal to eat
The Chicago street-car strike was
Id - Il. -.
ing wage reduction OF twelve and a |
half per cent. The company had d.
rected reduction OF seventeen per
cent.
The Soviet government of South |
Russia, Ukrainian Socialist Council |
Republic. whose capital is Odessa. is
buying $5,0O0,000 worth OF foodstuffs |
nd farm machinery In New York
The Association OF Missouri wo- /
men, opposed to Senator Reed, who |
was nominated last week has issued |
a statement announcing its decision to
keep up the fight and TO bolt" Reed
in the election.
Piqua, Ohio, with a population OF |
1900, has closed all gasoline stations,
motion pictures, restaurants, drug
stores, groceries, cigar and candy /
stores on Sunday and put ban on
Sunday newspapers.
The government is to begin an in
vestigation into the causes of cancer.
which, according to public health SER
vice officials, is responsible for one in
every eight deaths occurring after the
agove Of forty-five.
Mrs. Mary T.. Limberger, one humid
ed and three years OF age. cast her
first vote in the Arkansas primary
last week in order to vote for her
great-grands0n, Thomas A. Hill. for
for the Legislature.
The street-car strike which has
been in force since July / at Buffalo,
N. Y. has caused the coinage of
new word. Owners OF automobiles
vho have used their cars as jitneys in
the emergency have been called lit
leggers.'
The American group Of the Inter-
Parliamentary Union, an internation-
al organization for the promotion OF
world peace. sailed from New York
last Saturday to attend the annual
meeting of the JInion which haoina |