The Holly chieftain., 1924-03-13
FOREIGN

the vote question of confidence. The
Senate finance committee had opposed
suppression.
Egypts first parliament under the
new regime was formally opened las,
week In Cairo by King Fuad. The
streets were crowded for the brilliant
spectacle of the royal procession from
the palace to the house of parliament
Colorum agitators have aroused the
Wild natives In northern Mindanao
and trouble is feared in Agusan prov
ince, where band of 200 is reported
preparing to surround the constabu-
larry detachment stationed there Re-
Inducements are being rushed from
the provincial capital.
The black pessmism of Inst week
hns been replaced. by optimism as a
result of the recent rout of the bears
on the exchange market, thanks to the
SlOU0.0O0 and f5,OOOOOO thrown in
TO the battle for the franc by Frances
American and British allies. Official
circles in Paris admit the allied aid
surpassed their fondest hopes
The mutlnous activity in the Irish
army continue to be- the absorbing
topic OF interest in Dublin. President
Cosgrave In the dali announced the
letter of General Tobin and Colonel
Dalton, written on behalf Of the ex-
'ecutlve council of the Irish Republi-
can army, demanding discussion
with the government OF the Anglo
Irish treaty provisions, was chal-
lenge the government could not ignore,
and that the government has taken
the necessary steps to deal with the
situation.
Suffering from slight conclusion
of the brain, caused by II kick from his
horse us he fell in a race at the Ar
borfield cross-country steeplechase, the
Prince of Wales was in bed at Alder
shot, Hampshire, as all England stood
aghast at his latest mishap. Riding
for the Welsh Guards of the army stee-
plechase for the trophy offered by the
Earl Of Cavan, the heir to England's
throne was hurled to the ground at the
second fence with such force that he
was knocked unconscious. He was car
ried to a first aid station on
stretcher.
Responsibility for the murders of Sa-
kao osugi, Socialist leader, and his
wife. Noe Ito, who were killed by Cap
tain Amakasu of the Toxic gendarme-
rie after the September earthquake,
has not proved costly to the chief af-
tenders concerned. Lieutenant Gener-
al koizuma, military commandant in
Toxic after the disaster, and Colonel
koyama, commander Of the Toxic gem
darmerie in the same period, were sus-
pended from active service as a result
of the murders. Now orders have been
issued reinstating them and the gener-
al is to be given command of an army
division,
GENERAL
Olive Belle Hamon, 16-year-old
daughter of the late Jake Hamon,
Oklahoma oil man and Republican pol
itician, returned to Chicago from
Washington, proudly bearing what she
termed "a letter Of apology" from
Leonard Wood, Jr. who recently
charged that Harmon offered 10 secure
the Republican presidential nomina.
ton for Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood In
1920 in exchange for appointment as
secretary of the Interior.
Stocks of wheat on farms were 21,-
603,O00 bushels smaller on March 1
than they were n year ago. while stocks
of corn, oats md barley were larger.
The Department of Agriculture's farm
reserve estimates placed stocks of
wheat at II per cent Of the 1923 crop
compared with the ten-year average Of
1872 per cent. Corn stocks were 59,-
$4,000 bushels larger than a year ago,
oats stocks 23,692 900 bushels larger,
and barley stocks 2,375,0OO bushels
larger.
jury in Decatur. Ga, awarded
verdict In favor of Walter I. Gambler.
Atlanta capitalist, growing out of
100000 suit brought against him by
Mrs. Clyde X. Byfield She charged
that Gambler attacked her on the
steamer Berengaria during the sum.
mer of 1922.
Gov. Warren T. McCray entered
plea of not guilty to charge of vio-
lating the national banking laws when
arraigned before Federal Judge Albert
Il. Anderson at Indianapolis. Amos ID.
Morris. cashier of the Kentland Dis
count and Deposit bank, of which Gov
ernor McCrny was president until
1t closed, pleaded guilty to the same
charge.
Circumstances linked up with state
ments in what Louisville, KY, police
held was suhstnntiation Of the strange
story of William Gates, that he killed
Richard Heaton, his former business
nSsociute 30 save himself from mufi-