Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-29
WORLD NEWS


erty damage estimated at $4,000
done at Burlington, Kansas, March %,
by a cloudburst which flooded Rock
Creek and sent it swooping- down the
city without warning.
Fauvic's Star, Jersey cow, has
set new world record of 20,616
pounds of butter fat produced in a
year. The cow is six years old and is
Canaan, Conn.
On the basis of reported collection
of income and profits taxes of the
March Is sinstallment a shortage of
$500, 100000 in the estimated revenu-
es from these sources for the calen-
dar year 1922, was estimated today by
the treasury.
Complete census returns show Ca
nada's population to be 8,769, 489 as
compared with 7,206,643 in 1911, an
increase for the ten years of 1852 ,846
or nearly % per cent. according to
figures announced by the Dominion
bureau of statistics.
Trusteeship of third of the world s
gold changed hands March 20 when
F. E. Scobey of San Antonio, Texas,
succeeded Raymand T. Baker as di-
rector of the mint. The total assets
of the Mint Service institutions is
estimated at over three billions of
dollars.
A complete tie-up of the nations
entire coal industry by 100000 nom
union miners joining the solid ranks
of half million union workers was
the program adopted by the general
policy committee of the United Mine
Workers of America for the the ma
tion-wide strike set for April 1.
It has cost Germany $2.63 to pay
every dollar of reparations so far
made, according to figures received
from Paris by the World Peace Foun-
dalton. The statement of inter-allied
German accounts shows that 62 per
cent. of total receipts from Germany
has gone for expenses.
A bequest of $35O,00O to the Little
Mothers Aid association for main
tenance of a summer home for chill
dren was included in the will of Miss
Anita Bliss of New York. Miss Bliss
died at her summer home in Manches-
ter, VT, several months ago, leaving
an estate valued at 100000.
/ Cotton production for 1921 was
7,976,665 running bales or 7,942, $50,
equivalent to 500-pound bales, the
Census bureau announced last week
in it's final ginning report of the sea-
son. The 1920 production was 49,
270,970 running bales or 10 ,439 SOB
equivalent 500-pound bales.
Commissioner General Husband Of
the immigration Bureau announced
that approximately 1900 aliens admit
ted into the United States under tenn
porary permits which would expire
March %, and leave them liable to i'm
mediate deportation, have been given
an indefinite extension of time for
their stay.
Adoption of the 40-hour week as
permanent policy in all plants of
the Ford Motor company was an
nounced Friday by E. B. Ford, pres
ident of the company. Under the
new plan the factories will be closed
on Saturday and Sunday and about
5000 men will be added to the force.
The change will affect approximate
the minimum Sc day wage.
Orders directing the return to the
United States by July 1 of all Amer
lean troops now on the Rhine were is
sued last week by Secretary Weeks.
I
| end of the fiscal year of the entire
force of approximately 1000 men ex-
cepted from the previous order of
several weeks ago under which the
homeward movement of the majority
of the American Rhine contingent is
now in progress.
The United States as well as Cen
trail Europe must be on guard against
| the intrOdIIction of cholera and tvnhI1s
through immigration of Russian re-
fugees, says warning issued March
% by the German Red Cross. Hordes
of these refugees are pouring into
Germany over the Polish, Letvian and
! Esthonian borders and many are
seeking passports to America where
they have relatives and friends who
are financing them for the journey
Already more than $4,000 cases ex-
list in Germany.