The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
FOREIGN

receiving government unemployment
relief, official figures show.
DIR. William J. Mayo, the American
surgeon, received the honorary degree
of NJ. d. from Dublin university re-
Gently. ~
The British destroyer Splendid has
seized in the Sea of Marmora Tur-
kish transport carrying a cargo Of
guns from Thrace
The wages Of the miners in the Ruhr
valley have been increased on an
average of 25,0OO marks per shift. by
the ministry Of labor.
The Senate voted fayorably on
President De Alvear's message to Con-
gress in which he requested an APP
preparation Of $4,000 gold pesos for
undermining the Argentine navy.
Establishment of daily newspaper
for the camps Of the Mayo silver min
ing district, 200 miles east OF Dawson,
Y. T., is announced by the Dawson
Daily and Weekly News. Installation
Of radio station at Mayo City by the
| government is to provide world news
for the publication.
The French seized ITO locomotives
and 1900 freight cars on branch lines
between Dortmund and Essen, thus
virtually completing French control
of the Ruhr transportation lines. The
| food situation at DOrtmund, BOchum
and other points is growing more Sc
rious daily as the result of the
French seizure.
1t Is reported that 1900 Wahabi
warriors have attacked and annihiliated
the garrison ut Karlatilmilh. Dis
patches say the trans-Jordanian gov
| ernment requested the Benz -Sacher
tribe to attack the Wahabis, but that
the tribesmen refused to act unless the
government forces co-Operated with
them.
Prohibition will not be an issue in
| the American presidential campaign
next year because both the Republican
and Democratic parties are afraid to
| make an issue of it, former Secretary
of the Interior Albert b. Fall of New
Mexico declared recently. Mr. Fall, at
one time United States senator from
New Mexico, is in Europe on his va
cation.
Ale Jandro Pulido, Journalist, was
mortally wounded in the corridor of
the chamber of deputies at Mexico
City. He was shot, according to wit
nesses, three times by Col. FilibertO
Gomez, member Of the chamber. Pu-
lido recently published stories attack
ing Gomez, who is brother Of the
governor of the state of Mexico. Com
ez was not arrested because of parlia-
mentary immunity.
The radio craze will not spread to
Japan If officials Of the Navy Depart
ment can prevent 1t. Fearing that the
japanese people will get the radio
bug" and listen in on ultra secret mes
sages from the powerful naval sta
tions, these naval officials were re-
ported opposing the new 1000, ,000-yen
Organization planned to correspond to
the Radio Corporation Of the United
States. 1t Is backed by H. Hattori,
wealthy Toxic jeweler, and planned
broadcasting on big scale. All Of
the details had been worked out even
to musicians who have been ap.
preached to appear on the radio pro-
grams.
GENERAL
The American Red Cross offered full
services to the Italian government in
aiding the people In the town stricken
by the eruption Of Mount Etna.
Marcus Garvey, self elected provi-
sional president Of Africa, was SEN
fenced to the Atlanta penitentiary for
five years for fleecing the public
william 3 (Pussyfoot) johnson is
going to Egypt to examine the tomb of
King Tutankhamen in an endeavor to
establish definitely how the ancient
monarch stood on the dry question, he
has announced. Pussyfoot will sail for
England on the George Washington.
Later he will go to South Africa and
work his way up overland to Tut's
tomb in search of historical dry data.
Charles E. Ashburner, city manager
of Norfolk, Va, and the first man to
hold that position In the United States,
resigned to accept the city managership
Of Stockton, Calf, at salary of $780,
| 900 year.
Members Of the international execu-
tive board of the United Mine Workers
of America, which ended its session in
indianapolis after more than ten days
deliberations on the affairs of the or
ganization have returned to their
homes. One of the most important de-
velopments of the meeting, 1t was said,
was the Instructions to bring to trial
any members accused of spreading
''red" propaganda within the union.
Fourteen armored cars, each carry,
ing six armed men and a machine gun,
passed through the streets eof New
York in pairs recently with $2OO, O,0O0,-
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