The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-21

seek new ground. Evidently, the two
commissions were rather far apart in
their views on Belgium's capacity to
pay, which is the crucial point. There
was Still no doubt expressed that they
would finally come come to an agree
ment. 1t has been decided that Bel
GUM shall be granted brief mora
torium, but the problems of the inter-
est rate, the annual payments on ac-
count Of principal and the number of
years in which the whole debt is to
be retired are yet unsettled.
According to the government press
of Rome, Italy hopes the total of her
American debt will be made variable
sum, somewhat like the German rep
arations under the Dawes plan. Am
bassador de MARITIME will soon return
to Washington with the proposition
that Italy is ready to pay to the limit
of her capacity, but that the matter
should be considered in the, light of
possible participation of american
capital in Italian private and public
industrial enterprises.
Uncle SAM made public last week
~ his guess at the total Of crops
that the American farmer will raise
this year. At current prices the wheat
and corn crops, as forecast, will be
worth close to $4,OOOOOO,O0O. The De-
partment Of Agriculture places the
wheat crop at 679,O00,O00 bushels and
that of corn at 2,956,OOO,OOO.
The 1887, 100000 bushels OF oats, at
farm prices, is estimated at SAG. 000,-
600, the 214,OOO,OOO bushels of barley
at $12S,OO0,O00, and the 100000
bushels Of rye at $47,00O,000. This
would make the five grain crops at
close to $4,000, 100000.
Total for the FIVE grains-wheat,
corn, rye. oats and barley-was $685.
100000 bushels. or 183O00,000 more
than harvested last year and 67,00O,0OO
less than suggested by the report Au-
gust last year.
The most striking feature in the
winter wheat report is the smallness
Of the Kansas crop, 100000 bushels.
the poorest showing with three excep-
tions in the last 20 years. Kansas.
Nebraska and Oklahoma combined
have 121, 735,OOO bushels, al drop Of
more than 100000 bushels last
month and Of 141.00O.000 bushels from
last year.
A spring wheat crop Of 263, 900
bushels decreased 100000 from
July and 2O,OOO.0O0 from last year.
Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Mon
tanal have 1S7,OO0,OOO bushels, loss
of 100000 from last month and &c.
100000 from last year.
A corn crop estimate Of 1850, 000.-
600 bushels represented loss of $780,
100000 as a result Of heat and
drought last month. yet the promise
is 22,O00,000 above the average and
gain of 519,OO0,OO0 bushels over last
year. The nine rig states where the
surplus corn is raised have 1895, 000,-
900 bushels. loss Of S5,000,O00 from
last month and gain Of 454. OO0, 600
compared with year ago.
One of the big surprises Of the re-
port was the showing in oats, 1885,
100000 bushels. or 100000 bushels
more than last month and compared
with 1.542, 100000 bushels last year.
The lf1ve-year average is 1928, 600
bushels.
CHICAGO and the region round
~ about was much stirred last week
by the arrest of Col. viii Gray Beach,
chief narcotic agent there, and three
of his aids, on charges of traficking
in drugs. This action followed close
upon raid in which Kitty Gilhooley
"queen of the dope peddlers," was
arrested and great quantity of dope
seized. Later many opium joints in
Chicago were raided, and there were
fears that a new tong war would
break out because members Of one
tong accused those of another tong
| Of being informers. In the apartment
Of Colonel Beach were found many
Oriental treasures, some radio sets
and other articles of value which II
was suspected he had obtained in
trade for seized narcotics. He assert:
they were legitimately purchased BY
him from addicts. 1t is alleged that
the activities Of the government
agents in Chicago have smashed {
dope ring that operated Throughout
the country. and that the subsequent
revelations will involve politicians
lawyers and policemen in various
cities.
l0N THE northwest part of tn
~ fighting line in Morocco tn
French. moving northward from thu
Ouezzan sector. and the Spanish