The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-07-07
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China, on June %. ".
Fifty thousand workers in the mems
clothing industry went on strike in
New York last week ... .
The Democrats OF Minnesota have
nominated Mrs. Anna D. oleson for
the United States Senate.
What is believed to be the second
largest gas well in the world blew in
at Eldorado, Ark, last week. ......
The Prince of Wales reached Eng
land on June q, completing his 10000
mile tour, which lasted eight months.
Harvard University Is said to be
considering the exclusion or limiting
of Jewish students in that institution
House and Senate conferees on the
army appropriation bill have agreed
on a maximum OF 10000 officers for
the army, ... .. ...- 49,. ..
Take Jonescu, former Premier of
/ Roumania and one of the best known
of Roumanian statesmen, died in Rome
on July 81.
A loan OF $50 0O0, 900 to the Tobacco
Growers Conference Association has
been approved by the War Finance
Corporation.
The International Kiwanis Clubs.
which met last week In Toronto, Can
ada will hold their 1928 convention in
| Atlanta, Ga.
Gov. Len W. Small OF Illinois was
Quilted last week on charge Of EN-
bezzlement of State funds after a long
trial at Waukegan.
Imperial sanction has been given 10
the coming marriage OF Crown Prince
Hirohito. regent TO the throne OF ia
pan, and Princess Nagako,
appointed first American minister to
Egypt. He has been diplomatic con-
sui agent and consul general in Egypt.
Ecuador is trying to borrow $4,000,
900 in the United States on rum, &C
cording to report to the Commerce
Department from the consul at Quay
aqul.
II diplomatic relations are establish
ed with Eastern Europe by the Rus
sian Soviet the Russian government
will probably be moved back 10 Pctro-
grad.
DR.. Walter Rathenau. Minister OF
| Foreign Affairs in the German cabinet
and one OF the foremost economic ex-
perts In Germany was assassinated in
Berlin on June "a.
France Is to again take up the ques-
| nun VI NOHldu WHICH was
voted by the Chamber OF Deputies in
1919, but rejected by Senate COM
mission later in the year.
Secretary OF the Interior Fall will
leave in week or two for a trip to
Alaska. President Harding has aban-
doned his plan OF accompanying Sec
rotary Fall. ..'... ....
Reports received at Copenhagen
ata hnt
committed in the Ukraine. the entire
Jewish population in four towns hav-
ing been murdered.
Five thousand striking miners at |
Herrin. H., attacked the nonunion
men at work in the coal mines at that
place last week. More than forty non
union men were killed. ri.
Ten thousand persons have been rem
dered homeless by devastating floods
which inundated the suburban dis
tricts Of Sofia, Bulgaria, following tor
rental rains last week. IT,. g.. /
William d. Rockefeller, oil magnate
and younger brother OF John D. Rock
efeller. died at his home at larry
town, n. Y, on June "a OF pneumonia,
aged 81 years. VI. .. ....-.
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, formerly Pres-
NSiN "a NAlt A2OdbIl SAlIlAh lNtpuDiiII has
been taken prisoner by the United
China forces and Is being held on
Chinese cruiser near Canton.
Hungary's first delivery OF live stock
on reparations account consisted of
500 horses delivered to Greece and 100
horses and 1000 head OF cattle deliver
ed to Jugo- Slavia last week.
The zap Island treaty with the
TTnita1 ha hnan |
proved by Japan. The treaty fixes the
rights Of each nation on the Island of
zap under the apanese mandate there.
China's President, Ii Yuan Hung, !
has announced his intention to con-
tribute his monthly salary OF $4,000
and some other funds to the Depart
ment of Education for use in Chinese
schools.
The Turkish Nationalist government ,
will not permit a commission of In
quiry of Americans and representa- ,
tives OF the Allied Powers to go into
Asia Minor to investigate recent /.
atrocities there.
Poles in the United States has been !
presented to relief organizations in
Upper Silesia for widows and orphans ,
"a ~ biiC itSShN llVuDico
there.
Marconi has announced the inven- ,
ton of searchlight by means OF
which radio waves, which can be re-
flected like light waves, may be sent ,
in a given direction In beam instead ,
Of being scattered. /
Definite and substantial progress to- ,
ward compromise to break the Chi
lean Peruvian conference deadlock on
the Tacna- africa question has been at
tained through the mediation OF Sec {
rotary Hughes.
Legislation Is being prepared with
President Hardings sanction which
will return to approximately 10000 I
Germans and Austrians property ia
ken over by this country during the I
war in amounts Of $4,000 or less.
Although commencing the Philip {
pine aspirations to independence Pres {
Ident Harding has stated to the Philip I
pine mission in Washington that the
time has not yet come for the COM
plete independence OF the Islands. a
The cost Of living for wage earn ,
ers' families throughout the United u
States on May Is, 1922, was $40 per
cent higher than 1t was In July. 1915.
The highest point was reached In 9