Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-05
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Professor Thos. G. Masaryk has re-
signed as president of Czecho- Slovakia,
according To a Prague dispatch. Ill
health is given as the reason. DR.. Ed
ward Benes, the foreign minister. will
becomme premier and acting president.
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Increased charges for loading and
unloading livestock at public stock
yards at Chicago and other western
points and inclusion of such charges
in transportation of livestock were or
dered by the interstate commerce COM
mission. The charges were fixed at
a uniform scale of 81 car. The
previous scale had ranged from so
cents to 81 at various stockyards.
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Australians expenses for its repre-
sentation in the league of nations from
Its inception to the end OF the present
fiscal year will approximately total
S34OOO0 according to a statement by
the federal minister of the treasury.
Nine indictments have been returned
in connection with the lynching last
January of Jim Roland, a negro, at
Camille, Ga, said to be the first of
such findings in the state under what
is known as the mob violence act. -
The charges are murder and mob VIC
lence and all of the indicted men. ex-
cept two, have been arrested and re-
leased on $4,000 bond.
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Guarantees against a return to the
Hungarian throne of former Emperor
Charles are being prepared al Belgrade
by JugoSlavia, Czecho- Slovakia and
Rumania and will be presented to the
Budapest government In a few days,
says the South Slav News agency.
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Twenty-slx thousand persons are al
the point OF starvation in the coal
fields of northern Alabama. Gov.
Thomas e. Kilby was told in an ap-
peal by the Salvation Army, south
eastern division, with headquarters al
Birmingham, Ala. The organization
said it was helping to the limit of its
resources.
Ireland will ask American sympa-
thizers for loan, probably 100000
900, in addition to some S1OOOO.OOO al
ready subscribed, to finance its fight
against England, Harry J. Boland. per-
sonal representative of Eamonn De
Valera, announced at the first annual
convention of the American association
for the recognition Of Irish republic
in Chicago.
The nomination of former Represen-
tatiye Esch, of Wisconsin, to be a
member of the Interstate Commerce
commission was confirmed by the
senate after unsuccessful opposition by
Senator LaFollette, (R.), Wisconsin.
The vote was So to 3.
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Declarations that Belgium's finan-
cial and economic future are entirely
dominated by the question of German
separations was made by Premier
Wharf in an address in Brussels. He
asserted that the problem of Belgium's
restoration was incapable of solution
unless Germany paid the sums levied
against her.
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Prices Of meats, butter, cheese and
sugar increased during the period from
February IS toi March 10, while retail
costs of many other commodities max
Ing up the average family food budget
decreased, according to the monthly
index issued by the department of la
Dor. An average decline of ! per cent
In the retail cost of food was estimated.
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President Harding has accepted the
invitation of Secretary DENLY to re-
view the Atlantic fleet April IS off the
Virginia capes on its return from Gu
ban waters.