The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-17
FOREIGN

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trations averaged twelve daily.
Tile London Mirror recently quoted
an arrival at Liverpool from Cork as
saying that Eamon de Valera has been
wounded in Cork.
The ratified copy of the Washing
ton t0aties WAS signed by King
George a few days ago. 1t is now en-
route to Washington for the exchange
of notifications.
Officers and crews of inter-lsland
vessels who struck recently against
proposed wage reductions have fatty
refused to accept government arbitra-
tion. Foreign steamers are using spe-
cial permits and supplying a limited
passenger and freight service.
A violent clash between Socialists
and Fascist caused suspension Of
the session OF the Italian Chamber OF
Deputies, said Central News dis
patch from Rome recently. Anger rose
to fever heat Revolvers were drawn
and there were threats of killing.
Deaths in the typhoon of Aug. at
Swatow. a seaport 200 miles northeast
of Hongkong, now are estimated at
$1,000, the American consul at Swatow
has reported to the American legation.
The consul added that 100000 were
homeless and relief was needed urg-
emily.
A law to enforce the prohibition Of
absinthe by shutting the lid equally
on all absinthe Substitutes has been
passed by the chamber in Paris. In
the course Of debate the United States
was cited as country where "mor-
phine and cocaine have replaced al
cohol"
All the villagers of Baddeck, N. S.,
trudged to the peak of Benin Bhreagh
mountain and stood in reverence at
sunset while the body of DIR. AleXan-
der Graham Bell was laid tenderly to
rest after a life of seventy-five years,
in which he gave to the world the tele-
phone and other inventions.
The congress of the International
Federation of Miners recommended
that q message be sent to- every ma
itional organization of miners urging
them to contribute $4,000 apiece for
the support of the coal strike in the
United States. At the same time the
congress decided not to cut down pro-
duction of coal In Europe as a means
OF assisting the American strikers.
News of the approval of tariff
rate Of % cents pound on sugar by
the Senate at Washington has been
received with jubilation by Philippine
planters. The protection they consid-
er the figure affords them has put
damper on political agitation against
continuance of free trade relations.
Opponents of free trade have charged
that 1t Is designed to make the islands
economically dependent on the United
| States.
GENERAL
| William b. Stewart, assistant clerk
of the Senate finance committee snd
for many years familiar figure at the
| capitol, died suddenly at his home
few days ago.
Earl P. Burman, %, of Detroit was
killed in collision on the Jackson
| (Mich.) speedway. Robert Burman,
brother of Earl, was killed In 1916 at
Corona, Calf, in similar accident.
Once the bright-eyed Carmen, whose
voice thrilled opera lovers forty years
ago, Minnie Hauk. now the Baroness
Won Hesse- Wartegg, is totally blind at
her home in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Maj. Harry M. Kenderdine, 80 years
old, died ut his home at Elwood, Kan,
recently. He was reputed to be the
last survivor Of Gen. W. 7. sherman's
staff on the march from Atlanta to the
sea.
Two men are dead at Stevenson,
WASH, as the result Of raid on
moonshiner's still. w. e. Rorlson, dep
uty sheriff of Vancouver, WASH, and
Paul Hickey, moonshiner, are the VIC
tins. ]. A. Morgan of Tacoma, fed
eral prohibition officer, who conducted
the raid on Hlckey's camp in the hills,
was seriously wounded.
George L. Hossfield Of Paterson, N.
j.. won an all-American typewriting
speed contest at the pageant of prog
entrants by writing 126 words min
ute for thirty minutes.
Efforts are being made to learn the
identity of blackmailers who placed
poison in the food of DR.. w. I. Statler,
veterinary surgeon of Lanark, ILL.,, and
his wife, after un effort had been made,
to extort money from him.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fs
railroad has submitted proposition
to other transcontinental roads to re.
.duce regular one-way passenger fares
SO and sleeping car charges So be-
tween Chicago and California, 1t has
been announced.
Fourteen-year-old Helen Krawgoff
sailed off alone from New York on the
last lap of 12,OOO-mile journey that