The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-10-19


( that event at Guctaria, Spain.
French labor circles are concerned be-
cause the French law provides that
sailors must be Given wine daily. All
American vessels, notified by wireless,
at once sealed their liquor supplies and
are turning them over to the auth0ri
ties on reaching port. Many foreign
vessels sailed with their usual supplies
Of BOOZE in order to bring about test
cases, and the Cunard and Anchor
Steamship companies began proceed
lngs in the United States district
court In New York to restrain govern
ment officials from seizlng their ships
or the liquor aboard them. These
companies attack the legality of the
Daugherty order on the ground that 1t
Is in contraventlon of the general coln-
mercial treaty Of 1915 and mlsinter-
probation of the Volstead act.
The International Mercantile Marine
corporation obtained from Federal
Judge Hand a temporary restraining
order enjoining New York officials
from molesting the liquor on the steam
ers Finland and st. Paul.
The American Steamship Owners
association decided to abide peacefully
by the ruling provided the prohibition
lists will reciprocate by giving their
support to the ship subsidy BILL 1t
cannot be denied that the attorney
generals decision met with general APP
prevail throughout at least the Middle
West and South and 1t is believed It's
effect will be greatly to improve the
chances Of the ship subsidy measure
when it comes up for passage In con-
gress.
n REAT BRITAIN, through Ambag
~ sador Geddes, has just paid to
the United States $50,000O00, which
Is approximately the amount of this
years interest on the British debt to
America. Sir Robert Horne, who Is
coming to help adjust The terms Of the
debt, is delayed by the unsettled state
Of foreign and domestic policies and Z
may not arrive before the end Of the
month.
1t is stated In Paris that France will
not be able to pay any part of her
debts for four years, since all receipts
for that period must be devoted to re-
construction Of the devastated regions.
When the interallied financial congress
meets in Brussels the French govern
ment will probably submit plan
drawn up by Premier Poincare. 1t
calls for revision of Germany's in
debtedness on basis of actual rep
arattons only, wiping out all charges
for pensions, war allowances and the
like. Frances claim would thus be
reduced by almost % per cent.
THE Irish hierarchy last week de-
L lvered shrewd blow at the rebel
ll0us Republicans in the form Of pas
toral letter strongly condemning guer-
rilla warfare against the Free State
government and declaring "the killing
of National soldiers is murder before
God"
JAPAN notified Washington last
y week that the official documents of
Of the Washington treaties
were on the way and that her EN-
bassy had been given full power to
exchange ratlfications. This was most
gratifying to the administration, which
IS beginning TO get a bit annoyed by
Frances long delay in ratifying the
pacts. Paris dispatches say action by
he French parliament Is not likely
Turing the forthcoming session be-
'ause of the great number Of domestic
ssues and the Near East affairs.
president Hatding has appointed
seven nationally prominent men
IS members of the coal fact-finding =
created by congress. They
re; John Hays Hammond, Callfor-
la and Washington, mining engineer.
'homas Riley Marshall, Indiana, for
ner vice president of the United
'tates and former governor of Indiana.
'amuel Alschuler of Illinois, judge Of
he seventh United States Circuit
curt. Clark Howell, Atlanta, editor Of
he Atlanta Constitution. George Otis
ninth, Maine, director of the United
tates geological survey. DR.. Ed
'ard L. Devine, Iowa, now Of New
,ork, editor, teacher and publicist.
harles p. Neill, Illinois and Washing
on, commissioner Of labor In Roose-
elts administration.
JEW YORK Giants, champions Of
the National league, won the
or,as series In decisive fashion, de-
'aling the New York Yankees, cham
Ions OF the American league. in four
'ines out of five, the fifth being
raw called on accnrnf ~ .'---ors.
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