The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-26
FOREIGN


blackened by the magistrate, who end
ed the incident by imposing SO fine
Tie Bulgarian frontier has been
closed TO prevent pnnic-stricken
hordes of Greek Christian refugees
from swarming into that country froIn
| Thrace.
Frederick Miller. %, was arrested in
New York charged with attempted
blackmail on complaint brought by
Mark Kleeden, an oil dealer at wichita
Falls, Texas.
Lord CurzOn has Informed Premier
Polncare that on account of the p0lit-
ical situation In England he thinks 1t
impossible that the Turk peace con-
ference can, convene before Nov. H.
the meeting place.
One dead, sixty wounded, including
five policemen, and fifty persons IN
jail were the net results of recent
clashes between Nationalists and Com
munists, the first bloody skirmish on
the eve of the winter Of fate" to
which all Germany. is looking with
|
republic.
| David Lloyd George has resigned as
prime minister of Great Britain. He
presented his resignation to King
George at buckingham palace after
the Unionist caucus which met at The
Carlton club repudiated his ministry.
| This marks the end of the coalition
overnment-composed of the Libersl
and Unionist parties-which came into
| being during the World war.
| The first payment by amy of The al
lied powers upon war loans OF approx
imately $1O,OOO,OOO,OOO advanced By
the United States was made by Great
Britain when the Treasury Depart-
| ment turned over $5O,UOO,UOO to the
| American government through j. r.
| Morgan 4 Co. at New York, American
fiscal agent of the British govern
| ment
Chinese bandits have taken Anton
Lumder. an American missionary,
prisoner and are holding him for ram
som, according to reports to the Amer.
ican legation at Peking, China. For
mai protest has been made to the Chi
nese government. He was a member
of the staff Of the Augustana mission
in HOnan province. Three women and
two children ut the mission are re-
ported safe.
Criminals can be forced to tell the
truth regarding their offenses while
under the influence of scOplamine am
esthesia, or as it is better known, dur
ing twilight sleep" according to DR..
Il. Il. House, Ferris, Texas, physician
who has asked the endorsement Of the
Medical Association of the Southwest
for proposed experiment on thou
sand prisoners in the LeavenwOrth,
Kan, penitentiary, to demonstrate his
theory.
GENERAL
American, British and japanese ma
fines have been landed to preserve or
der at Foo Chow, seat of the latest
outbreak of fighting in China.
Checks ranging in sums from $50 to
$4,545.71 were mailed from the office
of Judge X. Nj. Landis. Chicago. to
seventy-four men wifo participated in
the 1922 world series games.
The cost Of living for typical
workingman's family of four in Mex
leo City is 279.73 pesos per month, ac-
by the Department of Commerce and
Industry.
Seven Free State troopers motoring
near, Castletown Roche, County Cork
were ambushed, but they fought SO
| well that the Republicans who attack
ed them retreated, leaving three dead
and nine wounded.
Arthur A. Hanna, contractor, was
acquitted Of charge of murder in
connection with the Staying Of his
wife, by jury in criminal court at
Lexington, Tenn. Hanna shot his wife
in their home near Lexington and
claimed that her death was acciden-
tai, as he had fired at her in the
belief that she was a burglar.
San Francisco was awarded the 1923
convention of the American Legion by
acciamation at the convention in New
/
| place for the convention reported that
delegates from thirty states signed
the report. A delegate from New Jer-
sey moved that the report be ap-
proved and delegate from Oregon
seconded it.
State troops have been sent to Rock
Island. ILL.,, to put an end to violence
in the underworld, following the kill
ing of two policemen, the shooting of
a third and the fatal wounding of the
murderer. The triple Staying brought
the death list in Rock Islands under
world war;" which began with the fa-
tai shooting of John Looney, Jr, up to
| six. s.H
Automobiles valued ut more than
$5OO,OOO were stolen by gang of auto
thieves from Chicago during the last