Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-02

the federal reserve board by Presi-
to declare itself bankrupt because of
s chemist in Chicago Analysing some
forces in western Thrace, has called to
the colors all the Turkish reserve
classes, % in number, according to
dispatches from Smyrna. A large dele
CATION of East Indians is at Angora
proclaiming its object to be the solidif-
cation of the Islamic world; and an
Egyptian delegation also is there ask
Ing Kemalist support for the struggle
for Egyptian independence.
ILLINOIS is still blushing for the
L verdict in the Herrin mine massacre
trial. But the state senate has made
what amends 1t could by voting an
ample sum to enable the attorney gem
eral to continue the prosecutions. The
verdict at Marion might be considered
as based on either the alibis offered or
the defense presented that the killings
were justifiable under p~rovocation. IN
fortunately for itself, organized labor
has chosen to accept the latter inter-
probation. The murders were not COM
mitted in the heat of conflict the men
were massacred in cold blood after
they had surrendered.
DEACE in the bituminous coal field
L for this year and probably longer
is assured by the new agreement signed
by the operators and officials Of the
United Mine Workers Of America in
New York. The agreement covers the
tristate competitive field Of Ohio, In
diana and Illinois and will be used as
a standard in the rest of the bituminous
territory. The terms are not vitality
different from those Of the existing
agreement.
THE War Department has appealed
l. to the senate to restore to the army
bill for defense the appropriations re-
jected by the house for the Oahua and
Panama canal defense projects and for
maintenance of power works in Manila.
The amounts asked by the department
were cut by the house from $SS6,99O to
S313.5OO. General Wells, speaking for
the department, said the original sums
were not excessive, being based on
fundamental principles of defense.
TEARINGS were held last week by
the senate committee on immigra-
ton on several proposed measures.
One, introduced by Reed of Pennsyl-
vania, increases the percentage of i'm
migrants admissible from 3 to 8 per
cent. Instead of using the number OF
aliens of the different n~ationalitieS resi-
dent in this country under the census
Of 1910, as is the case in the present
law, the bill provides that the census
of 1890 shall be the basis. The effect
of the proposal is to increase quotas
for northern European countries and to
decrease those from some Of the south
ern European nations.
~ ESPITE strenuous opposition, the
~ house adopted by a vote of 233 to
1O1 the Green resolution proposing an
amendment W llG OOlollluIlOh nAiNAA
would prohibit further issuance Of tax
| exempt securities. 1t had the approval
Of President Harding and Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon, but the vote was
not partisan. Twenty-four Repub-
licans opposed it and % Democrats
voted for it. The resolutions chances
for adoption by the senate during this
session are doubtful.
PRESIDENT HARDING sent to the
L senate the nomination of Federal
Judge Edward II. Sanford Of Knox
Vile, Tenn, to be associate justice of
the Supreme court to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Justice
Pitney. Judge Sanford, who Is a ma
tive Kentuckian, has written and lee
tured much on legal and other topics.
CHARGES by the Washington police
that some foreign ENJOYS are using
their diplomatic immunity to supply
liquor to b~ootleggers have aroused the
i federal prohibition agencies, and an
inquiry has been set afoot. Published
reports named the Cuban legation, but
Doctor Padro, the charge d~'affaires,
went to the State Department and
stated that he was in entire ignorance
Of "any alleged selling of liquor" at
the legation.
THE open hearing in the atrocities
L and murders by masked mobs at
Morehouse, La, came to a close on
Thursday and indictments are expected
to follow. Before adjournment of the
hearing Attorney General Coco made a
statement concerning the outrages in
the parish, charging the Ku Klux Khan
with responsibility for them.