The Holly chieftain., 1922-11-23
FOREIGN

The French consuls at Mersina and
Adana in Asia Minor have been ex-
PEELED by the Kemalists.
Measures for the immediate release
Of the foreign missionaries kidnapped
by Chinese bandits were demanded of
the Peking government by the Amer
lean, British, Italian, French and Swe-
dish ministers, who acted under In
structlons Of their governments.
Premier Poincare of France, Lord
Curzon, British foreign secretary, and
Baron Avezzano, Italian ambassador
to France, reached complete accord
at conference In Paris on the gem
eral outlines of the attitude to be TAX
en- by the allies toward the Turks at
Lausanne peace conference.
"There Is no bolshevism in Mexico
and consequently there Is no reason for
a Fascist movement in the republic"
President Obregon told the newspaper
correspondents in Mexico City recent
ly when questioned relative to reports
that such movement had been inau-
gurated in Jalapa and Vera Cruz.
Wilhelm Cuno, director general of
the Hamburg-American Steamship
Company. has accepted the offer of
President Ebert to organize new Ger
man cabinet. It is believed Cuno's Sc
lection of associates will be made from
Industrial ranks and that he will In
vite into the cabinet men high In the
business world.
Investigation Of the Philippine Ma
tional bank of Manila by committee
of six members of the Legislature Is
proposed In resolution introduced
Jointly In the Philippine Senate aud
House. The resolution instructs such
committee ''partlcularly to ascertain
the truth Of the reports of fabulous,
exorbitant salaries paid bank officials
and employees"
The government of the Far Eastern
Republic of Siberia has been abolished.
The assembly voted to unite with the
soviet government of Moscow. A res
OlutiOn was also adopted by the as
sembly handing over to the Moscow
government control of the entire Far
Eastern territory which will form part
of Soviet Russia. This makes Siberia
an integral part of the government Of
European Russia.
A bank for farmers, sponsored by
the federal government, is one of the
projects now being considered by the
Chamber of Deputies Of Mexico City.
following the presentation of bill to
that effect by the Co-operitista party,
the dominant party in the lower
House. The bank is designed to aid
small farmers and will be modelled
after similar institutions In the Unit
ed States.
Terrific havoc was wrought by fire
which broke out In the Italian fleet in
the harbor ut Naples. said Central
News dispatch from Rome, received in
London. The light warcraft Marsala,
Russo and AQuila were sunk. Two
gunboats were entirely destroyed. Four
torpedo boats were also burned. The
fire spread from the shipg to the
shore, destroying waterfront buildings,
narves and barges.
GENERAL
Georges Clemenceau, wartime pre-
mier of France, has arrived in Amer
lea on mission of peace. The fiery
old tiger earnestly voiced the purpose
of his tour in brief response at city
hall in New York City to an address
Of welcome by Acting Mayor Hulburt.
The Illinois Supreme Court has or
dered William Bross Lloyd, million
aire Chicago communist, to Joliet pris-
on for five years for violation Of the
state anti-syndicalism law. Judge
Thompson denied Lloyd's plea for a
thirty-day stay to permit him to ar
range for the handling Of his 81 ,6OO.-
600 estate.
Government officials have reserved
decision with regard to the proposed
consolidation of Armour and Company
and Morris and Company. two of the
"big five" Chicago meat packing con-
Germs, which was placed before them
by ]. Ogden Armour. 1t was indicated
there would be no final opinion for
some days.
Frank Bacon, one of the most widely
known actors on the American stage
as the result of his extraordinary sue
cess in the part Of Bill Jones in
'Lightnin'," which he helped to write,
died at his hotel in Chicago. After
four and one-half years in the role,
Bacon was compelled by Illness to re-
tire from the cast Of the play week
before his death.
The three-masted schooner Samuel
Hart Of New York was sunk In col
lision with the sea-going tug Wyoming
at the entrance Of Casco bay, near
Portland, Maine. Captain johnson Of
ne sailing vessel and three members
Of his crew were brought to this port
by the Wyoming. A haze Is said to
have been responsible for the collision.
The Wyoming was not seriously dam
aged.
G. v. Toner, oil field worker, was
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