Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-07-28
FOREIGN

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The 1921 Nova Scotia apple crop VIII
be between 100000 and 100000 bar
rels, according to estimates made Dy
the United Fruit Company OF Nova
Scotia.
The capture of Eski-Shehr, the in-
portant railway junction In Asin Min
or, by the Greek army, was celebrated
enthusiastically in Athens. great
crowd, after holding demonstration
at the home Of Premier Gonrnarts,
marched through the streets acclaim
ing King Constantine and the Greek
nation.
A compromise has been effected be-
tween France and Great Britain re-
garding the Silesian issue as n result
of new exchanges. Premier BRAND, 1t
is announced, will probably agree 10
meeting OF the supreme council ana
withdraw his demand for meeting Of
experts. In return for this Great Rrit-
ain has asked to join with France, in
requesting free passage OF reinforce
ments through Germany.
Myron T. Herrick, the American Am
bassatlor in Paris, is likely to find him
self homeless after Oct l, unless he has
the good fortune in the meantime to
find house such as lie needs. His
son searched long time before the
ambassador arrived, but found only
the small villa garches, ten miles from
the embassy. which Is just large
enough to hold Mr.. Herrick's family,
with no room for guests.
Following the lead Of American.
French and Austrian scientists and
doctors, in grating a portion of an AMI
NAL gland into the interstitial gland
of the human body to produce renewed
vitality, the Imperial University in
Fukuokn, Japan, will soon start ex-
periments of that nature. The work
by the school will be departure from
first institution in the world to ere
ate a department for such work.
Private advices received in London
from Madrid Indicate that a critical
situation obtains on the Barbary coast
owing to what Is unOfficially charac-
terized as a Spanish disaster in bat
tie with the attacking rebels ut Melilla.
Morocco. The officials in Madrid, the
advices said, declined any information.
BY way Of Paris. however, committee
reports that the Spanish lost heavily
in a desperate engagement, and that
Spanish reinforcements are being sent
TO the scene.
GENERAL
Nine thousand carpenters who had
been on strike in Philadelphia since
May have accepted the terms laid
down by their employers, including a
material reduction In wages, and re-
turned to work.
Reports from practically all pOr-
tions of the cotton belt indicate there
is an unusually severe boil weevil In
festation this year in nearly all sec
tiOns of the South, according to the
Department of Agriculture. The In
festation this year is the heaviest eX-
pericnced in seven years, except 1916.
John A. Gustafson. suspended chief
of police of Tulsa, Okla, was found
guilty by jury of having failed TO
take proper precautions for public
safety on the night and day of the re-
cent riots ut Tulsa, and also guilty on
another count of conspiracy to free
automobile thieves and collect rewards.
Thomas d. Randolph, n business
man of Sharon, Pa, who was believed
to have been kidnapped and held for
$4,000 ransom but who returned to
his home and was accused of having
planned the proceeding himself,
pleaded not guilty to four charges.
When bail OF $1,000 was not produced
he was returned to his cell. The
charges preferred were: Attempt to
obtain money under false pretenses,
attempted blackmail and extOrtiOn,
and a statutory charge against Ran
dolph, while a postal inspector pre-
ferred charge of using the mails in
scheme to defraud.
Four negroes were killed and Mon
roe Ferguson, business man, severely
wounded in n gun battle between u
posse and a number OF negroes near
Ruyville, La. The battle resulted from
attempts of deputy sheriffs to arrest
two negro women charged with beat
ing some white boys who were swim
ming In stream near I,ayville.
Capt. Beverly Grayson Chew, court
martialed on fifty-Odd charges, includ-
ing forgery and desertOn, was found
guilty at New York by an army trial
board. He was sentenced to seven
years at hard labor, involving disllon-
Orable discharge from the service. He
had defended his acts on the plea of
insanity caused by wounds In the
world war. Flfty-one specific for
geries were shown.
Agreements have been reached by
Chicago building contractors and build
ing labor that mean the end of the tie
up Of tens Of millions of dollars worth
Of construction In Chicago. The new
move was made before Judge n. NJ.
Landis. arbitrator In the controversy.
Officials of the contractors and of the
1ahOr bOdipS nre declared TO have