The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-22
FOREIGN

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outlaws who have recently been caus-
ing disturbances. have scattered
into small bands and probably will re-
turn to their homes In few days.
The constabulary in the Moro region
is now chiefly concerned with Selling
u few small rifles the Moros are be-
lieved to have in their possession.
1t Is estimated In Toxic by the Chu-
gal Shimbun, an authority on finance,
cess of imports over exports of 6O0,-
OOU,OO0 yen, which Is record. The
paper does not look for II great de-
mand In America for raw silk, the sea-
son now being late. while foreign COM
petition. the low price of silver and
the anti Japanese movement tend
against an increase In the cotton goods
trade with China.
Indignation and surprise were re-
ported in French official circles over
the report from Brussels that Berlin
had granted passports to the former
kniser to return to Germany. If VIII
helm Is allowed to return to German
soil France may seek united ally de-
mand for surrender Of the kaiser for
trial. Foreign office officials pointed
out that under article 227 of the Yer
sailles treaty Wilhelm may be placed
upon trial before an International tri-
bunal.
The production of tobacco Is fast
supersedlng wheat growing In But.
garia. Once almost exclusively a
wheat-raIsing country, today Bulgaria
has ten acres in tobacco against one
in the cereal. Bulgarian farmers
were taken into European Turkey be-
fore the war to work In the tobacco
fields. and learned the business
thoroughly. Unsettled conditions have
killed the industry In Turkey, so the
Bulgarians are returning to their own
country, bringing the Industry with
them.
Maurice Conrad, Swiss engineer,
and his alleged accomplice, Paul Polo
nine, Russian, were acquitted by d
jury at Lausanne of the assassination
of vaslov VOrovsky, soviet envoy to
the second Lausanne conference, who
was shot and killed at Lausanne on
May 10, last. The trial had been in
progress since Nov. 8. Conradi admit
ted on the stand that he fired the shot
which killed Vorovsky, but pleaded
that he had just provocation through
the fact that his uncle and several
members of his family had been killed
by the Bolshevists.
GENERAL
Four West Virginia, Virginia and
federal officers were wounded in bat
tie with moonshiners In the Allegheny
mountains on the West yirginia-vir-
glnla border last week.
A "reaffirmation of faith" in the
virgin birth Of Christ and the Apos-
ties creed" has been made by the
house Of bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the United States
In session at Dallas, Tex.
Bankers, industriallsts and railroad
leaders Of New York were in hearty
accord with the proposal for reduc-
ton In taxes on earned incomes by
Andrew w. Mellon, secretary of the
treasury. Figures In New York's fl
nanclal district, while for the most
part preferring to withhold their
names in connection with opinions on
the subject, believed the proposed re-
duction would prove greater boon to
national industry and prosperity than
any one single act that could be
passed by Congress.
Agricultural depression in Iowa
since the war was pictured as caus-
ing an unprecedented number of mort
gagged farms and enormous bank. fail
ures, by ]. F. Coupe Of Des Moines,
assistant secretary of the Iowa Farm
Bureau federation, who testified at a
hearing on grain freight rates before
the interstate commerce commission.
Coupe's testimony was introduced to
show that a revision of freight rates
is necessary to alleviate the depres-
sion which has existed among Iowa
farmers since the war.
National legislative plans of the
American Legion, including renewed
effort for the passage of the bonus
bill, were outlined in Chicago few
days ago by Capt. John II. Quinn, new
national commander Of the legion, In
connection with his announcement of
the Legislative committee personnel.
The platform of the legion for the
coming session of Congress includes,
passage of the bonus bill, cessation of
immigration for five years, American
izatiOn of aliens now in the country,
relief for disabled reserve officers,
and amendment of rehabilitation laws.
BY virtue of scant nose victory
over In Memoriam, the Rancocas sta
ble's Zev holds the 3-year-old turf
crown resting squarely on top of his
head. In what seemed destined long
to hold place as the closest and most
thrilling finish in the annals OF the
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