The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-10-18
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Exports Of cotton decreased n vOl.
uine but increased In value during
August as compared with August.
1921, according to foreign trade re-
ports issued by the commerce depart
ment.
A tentative value Of $5.sa4.OOO was
fixed by the interstate commerce com.
mission upon the properties of the
Bingham & Garfield railroad in Utah.
The corporation estimated the value
OF Its own investments In land and
transportation facilities at $6,496.OO0.
An indictment against approximate
ly 30 per cent of the corporations,
firms and individuals engaged in pro-
ductng sanitary pottery in this roun-
try was made public by william Hay.
ward. United States attorney for the
southern district of New York. The
Indictment names twenty-three COM.
panies and twenty.four individuals.
Harrison Hebeck, Wisconsin farm
or. realized $10.S75 from 80 acres of
white clover seed. He averaged 500
bushels which sold for $21.75 a bushel.
an average Of 625 bushels per acre.
The cabinet decided to restrict pro.
hibitlOn enforcement operations with
In the three-mile limit at sea except
in cases where ships beyond that lin
1t are in communication with shore
through their own crews and small
boats. Prohibition enforcement of.
ficials. 1t was said, Authenticity
would be cautioned to observe this de-
cisiOn.
The unequivocal approval of the
Washington governme. t of allied pro-
pOsals to insure freedom of the OAR
danelles and the Bosphorus and also
to protect racial and religious min.
critics In Turkish territories involved
In the present Near Eastern situation,
was expressed by Secretary Hughes.
Unless Francisco Murgula, Mexican
rebel leader, returns to the United
States to appear before board of i'm.
migration inspectors his friends and
attorneys will be called upon to for
felt bonds which were deposited when
he was arrested upon crossing the in
ternational border some months ago
I'm alleged violation of immigration
laws.
FOREIGN
1t Is reported that opposition among
members of the family of the former
kaiser to his marriage to Princess
Hermine of Reuss is in no wise di.
minished. although the former crown
prince is declared to have yielded to
the arguments of his father and is
now disposed to give an unwilling con-
sent. The former emperor has defied
his family and insists on the marri-
age.
1t remains to be seen whether the
Turk Is willing to go on with a venture
of open warfare. 1t is understood in
military circles that the British have
nearly 10000 men already ut the OAR
danelles, and 10000 en- route, with
the whole Mediterranean fleet concen.
trated at strategic points. More than
100 airplanes are also doing duty over
the Kemalist lines, reporting the Turk
movements. A formidable fighting
force in floating fortresses and power
full bombing and combat aircraft. to-
gether possessed Of CREATED destruc-
tive power than the British grand
fleet at Scapa Flow, now guards the
great international waterway OF the
near east from the narrows to tho
Black sea. Great Britain's gigantic
armada In these waters is led by the
two 84,O00-ton superdreadnoughts. Re-
venge and Resolution.
Attachment Of funds carried In four
New York banks to the credit Of Hugo
SHINES, German Industrial magnate.
in connection with a $2.Oo5.1S5 breach
Of contract suit filed by James A TILL
man. promoter. revealed that SHINES
through various financial schemes had
made an attempt to float loans for
hundreds OF millions Of dollars in this
country.
An international conference to con-
slider Preparations, interallied debts
and loan to Germany will be PROB
ably be called for early in December.
1t is learned. The December date was
proposed so as to await tho result of
the Angio-American negotiations for
debt funding. and to afford time in
which to induce the United States to
participate.
Spurred to greater effort by popular
clamor for its resignation, the cabinet
of. Premier Triantafillakos is develop
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