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Chicago go-Roger Sullivan of Chi
cago, democratic "boss," left an es
tate of $1,500,000, the bulk of it t.
his widow and children.
LondOn-Hamburg port, formerly
center of half OF Germany's s, ,0OO, ,0O(
tons OF ocean-going vessels, now has
no ships above 1900 tons and its
!. wharves are virtually deserted, ac.
cording to special dispatch.
New YOrk-The blockade on New
York city's waterfront, caused by the
strike of longshoremen since early
last March, has been broken by the
l"Citizens' Transportation Commit
tee' operating non-union trucks.
/ Washington-Winter wheat prom
ises to supply only 483,617,00O OF
needed 800,000,000 bushels in 1920,
according to the department of ag-
Iriculture. Last year the winter
wheat crop was 731, $4,000 bushels.
Chicago-Railroads of the country
are suffering from too much regula-
tion and should be divorced from po-
litics, according to Herbert X. Twit-
chell, chairman of the board of the
Chemical National Bank.
New York-British coal dealers
are buying anthracite coal in United
States to supply foreign customers.
The scarcity of anthracite in Great
Britain has caused price for export
to advance to $20.69 a ton.
Parts-The indemnity to be paid
by Germany will be fixed at between
110, 900, 100000 marks and 20,000,-
100000 marks gold, to be paid in 81
annuities. Payment in no one year
shall be less than three billion marks
| Paris-French exports from Jan.
to May 80 totaled 5,970,00O,0 700
francs, more than double last years
figures. Imports increased 1921
100000 francs. Imports of food
100000 francs.
Paris-France intends to press be-
| fore interallied conference at Brus-
sells plan to re-apportion the total
war expenses, which would result in
the United States surrendering re-
payment of part of what the allies
borrowed.
Washington-The department of
labor announces that food budget of
average American family attained a
new high record for May, index
number being 235, an increase of 8
per cent over April and z per cent
over January.
Vienna-The Anglo-Austrian bank,
in its monthly report, declares indi-
cations point to satisfactory harvest
in Central Europe this year, with i'm
provement in the food situation, and
that "hopes of valuable contracts are
entertained" on arrival of American
financiers in Austria.
London-Douglas Fairbanks and
wife MARY Pickford) were featured
on the first page of all newspapers
upon arrival from the United States,
but Colonel House, who went over on
the same boat, received no publicity.
Douglas had to carry Mary on his
shoulders from the ship to avoid the
mobs of autograph seekers.
Boston-A $10,000,000 corpora
zion, to be known as National Chain
Motor Service Corporation, with
many Boston business men and bank |
ers on its directorate, has been form
ed. It's object is to establish a chain |
of about 1000 unified garages and |
service stations throughout the Uni |
ted States.
BostOn-President Wood of the |
American Woolen company says that |
"the high price Of clothing is due in
no substantial degree to any profit |
which we have made on our cloth.
The profit of this company on the
cloth that goes into an average suit
of clothes, selling at retail for from
$50 to $65 a suit, does not exceed
$1.50."
Paris-The French general staff
has information that the Krupps are
still making arms and ammunition
despite the peace treaty conditions.
A new model machine gun, air-cool-
I'D, with special sights and other feat
lres, has been produced. The French
believe the German general staff is
still in existence, although camou-
Tagged.
Washington - Senator Jones of
Washington, speaking in defence of
he Jones shipping bill, declared that
'oreign nations would use fair means
Ind foul to defeat the American ma
ion in its effort to develop great
merchant marine and obtain its share
If world trade, and that the United
States must flight back and fight !
,ack hard" {
New York-Lincoln Eyre says the :
making extent to which Germany has r
Tiolated the military clauses of the
'eace treaty is revealed by the min +
stry of foreign affairs and General r
Toch's intelligence department. The q
orces the Germans continue to main +
ain in the Reich proper are more G
han twice as large as the treaty per- +
lits. Germany's total forces amount
0 over 440, 900 men under arms. +,
San Francisco-Governo Stephens1 II
t California, has approached Secre- q
ary of State Colby to enter into i'm r,
lediate negotiations with Japan to n
lake impossible any further evasion
existing immigration agreements :
nd to make such agreements as rig +
rous as possible. Ten years ago
alifornia had about Al, 900 Japan-
,e and recent survey showed SILL
70.
Washington-The 1919 American
heat crop was produced at an aver
ye cost to the grower of $2.15 bu-
lel, according to the department of
rriculture The survey revealed the