The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-17
Washington
NezgS I'm Brief

The American government has not
Initiated any negotiations looking to the
settlement OF the Tacna AFRICA question
between Chile and Peru. nor has It been
asked by either OF those countries to use
Its good Offices 10 that end, It was as
serted at the state department.
Request for the recognition OF Lithu-
ania by the United States was made TO
Secretary OF State Colby at a meeting
here OF the Federation OF Lithuanian or
CARNATIONS In the United States.
A bomb was exploded in the building
occupied by the minister OF justice at
Santiago. Chile. last Monday night, the
state department was advised by the
American embassy there. The building
was damaged. but tire were no cas-
ualties.
Few important changes in the forms
OF filing income tax returns will be
necessary. the bureau OF internal reve-
nue. announced after a conference be-
tween representatives OF various BUSH
ness enterprises and committe on the
proposed revision OF income forms for
1920. The committee was appointed by
Commissioner Williams.
Negotiations between the American
and Japanese governments, regarding
the Japanese immigration and Saghalien
occupation questions, still are contin-
uing. II was learned that Kijuro. Shi-
dehara, the Japanese ambassador. is
empowered by his government to
conduct the negotiations directly with
Secretary Colby
First reports Of an analysis of
American freight traffic on railroads,
begun this year by the interstate COM
merce commission, were issued and
showed that during the first quarter Of
1920 railroads moved s.007.435 carloads
OF freight aggregating 1891 ,603 tons.
American commissioners TO the In
ternational Communications conference
to be held in Washington next moth,
held their FIRST meeting Wednesday at
the state department. They began a
study OF the entire cable situation with
nopoly OF cables by other nations.
Alabama's peanut crop this year Is
more than one quarter Of the country's
total production, according to forecast
by the department Of agriculture plac-
Ing II at 8S,8S0,000 bushels. Alabama
has 10, $4,000 bushels: Georgia, 405, 900;
Virginia, 6.2s3,oo0; Texas. 4.71O.OOO;
Florida. $4,000; North Carolina, 1885,
600; South Carolina, 968, 900; Tennessee,
$40 900: Mississippi, 102, 900. ana Louis
lana. $4,000
Sweet potato production this year
promises to be only 100000 bushels
smallev than the record crop of last
year. .accordInggto the department OF
agriculture's forecast with a total OF
10l, 779. 900 bushels. Alabama leads the
states with a production of about one
seventh OF the crop. Alabama's output
Is forecast at 14.137. 900 bushels: Geor-
gia's. 13.737000; North Carolina's, TO-
1000; Mississippi's, 9.3sOOOO South
Cardinals. S,066, 900; Louisiana's, 6.B27,-
900; Florida's 4,272. 900; Virginia's,
4.19a,ooo. and Tennesee's. $685., 900.
Louisiana is producing almost one-half
OF the country's 52.152. 900 -bushel crop
OF rice this year, according to the de-
partment Of agricultures forecast.
Louisana's total Ia $4,000, 900 bushels.
Texas has 1904, 900 bushels; Arkansas,
2, 100000; South Carolina, 101 900; Mis-
sissippi. $4,000; Florida. 1000; Geor-
gia. 1000; Alabama, 10000 and North
Carolina, 10000.
Alabama leads the country in produce
tion OF sorghum for syrup, her crop this
year being forecast by the department
OF agriculture at 10,164, 900 gallons, and
the country's total Of ss,b25, 900 gallons.
stands second with 6,lbs, 900
gallons. North Carolina has $3.50 900
gia, 1870, 900. $50 'N'