The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-12-15
HRKE WINS

Eggs are selling in Budapest at
twenty-five for one cent. -:
The first act of the Turks after en-
tering Adrlanople, was to make the
city completely dry. .r. -"
John p. Bushnell, acting American
Trade Commissioner in Mexico City,
has been recalled to Washington.
The first private bank in Soviet
Russia, the Russian Commercial Bank
at Moscow. begins operations this
month
Canada's wheat crop this year was
the largest since 1918. The total har'
vest is estimated to be 39l. 42b,O0O
bushels.
Radium has dropped $4,000 gram
in price following he finding of vast
deposits OF pitch blende in the Bel
gian Congo,
Prisoners in Federal penal insti
tutions in the United States tnCreas
ed one thousand In number the year
ending June 30, 1922. 49,
The first shipment of Florida straw
berries reached New York last week
and brought the record price OF $3.50
per quart
Discovery of two lakes of oil in
Alaska has been reported To Alex
ander Nj. Smith. arctic explorer, who
has just reached Seattle
Larger numbers Of women than men
are leaving the farms in search OF
more lucrative work, the Census Blu
reau announces.
Two pupils died and thirty eight
were injured in fire which destroy
ed the school building at High Point
Ga. November rs.
immigrants from Italy will not be
permitted to enter the United States
until June 30, 1928, the yearly quota
having been exhausted,
1t is estimated that Philadelphians
spend about $4,000 week for shoe
hines, while New York spends APP
proximately S150,O0O.
The Dyer antilynching bin was de
feated in the Senate last week by the
combined Democratic and insurgent
Republican tilibuSter.
Newborn, y. C., suffered million,
dollar fire on December !, in which
al fortunately twelve hundred per
sons were rendered homeless.
The public debt OF the United States
was decreased S4O.G52 900 during No
vember. The gross public debt on
November 30 MAS S22,624, 7S6. I59.
The American soldiers on the Rhine
are making up purse OF many mil
lion marks with which 10 give Ger
man children a real Christmas.
Representative James h. Mann. OF
Illinois, died in Washington Nuvem-
Der 80 Mr.. Mann had served for a
quarter of a century as member of
the House. ...
Work is to be begun next spring on
the S20O00,0OQ waterway linking the
Great Lakes with the Mississippi Riv-
er Ii will Tequlre three years to
complete the work.
France Great Britain and Italy have
joined in protesting against the sum
mary execution OF former State and
military officials Of the Greek govern
ment at Athens.
Hsuan 1ung, the lI-year-oid depos,
ed emperor Of China was married with
much pomp and ceremony on Friday,
December /, to Princess kuO Chi IN 81.
IA Picking.
The Liberian loan OF $4,000 900.
which has been supported by the adj
ministratiOn was rejected by the Sen
ate voting ~ to 80 to recommit the
measure TO the finance committee.
As result of the disarmament
treaty signed in Washington year
ago, one thousand officers and eight
Al nj
the Japanese navy December g.
Mayor James COuzens. OF Detroit.
has been appointed by the Governor
OF Michigan as United States Senator
to fill the uneNpired term of Senator
Newberry, who. resigned recently.
Commissioner David c. Lamb. who
is to take over command OF the Sal
walton Army in the United States
from Commander Evangeiine Booth,
has reached New York from England
George H. Scidmore, Consul Gener
al OF the United States at Yokohama,
died there November 81, aged sixty
seven years. He had been in the dip
lomatic service since 1876. 49,.
A water famine In the city of Mex
leo, for which the aldermen were said
to be responsible, led to a riot on the
night OF November 80, in which seY-
enteen people were killed and many
injured. ...".
The inventor of the tin-edged dust
pan, Edward A. Eper, is dead at West
Vile, N. H., at the age of 81. He in
vented the utensil in 1885, and ped
died it from Maine to the Gulf of Mex
ico@ ~, ......E- .... &C.
President Harding has granted
commission as major in the military
Intelligence division of the Officers
Reserve Corps to Irwin s. Cobb, writ
er and author, as a reward for his
work In the World war. 9..:
Ambassador Houghton resorted to
display advertising In the newspapers
to announce that he and Mrs. Hough
ton would hold open house at the en-
bassy in Berlin Thanksgiving Day for
all Americans in the city.
Formal notification BY the new Ger.
man government that It intends to
uphold the Preparations policy of the
With cabinet, as outlined In the Ger
man note of November IA, has reach
I'd the reparations commission.
Fines collected in Federal criminal
cases disposed Of in the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1922, totaled S3,531