The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-03-07
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eligible for American citizenship &C
cording to a decision of Judge Bled
soc, filed in the United State supreme
court at Los Angeles.
Mrs. Matte Hull, aged 50, known
throughout the United States and
Canada as the founder of a school OF
spiritualism, died suddenly at James
Vile, Wis.
Cooperation between coal operators
and miners in six states to force higt
prices for soft coal by restricting pro-
duction was charged by federal
grand jury Indictment at indianapolis
on February %. The defendants live
in Missouri, lllnois, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON.
President Wilson has approved the
Winslow bill allowing immediate pay.
ment to railroads of part Of the funds
due them under the guarantee clause
of the Esch- Cummins transportation
| act.
Use of the interest on the $4,000
100000 If American war loans to the
allies in financing adjusted compensa-
ton for former service men is one OF
he plans under consideration by con-
| ,ress.
The army appropriation bill, carry
.ng 1852, 100000 and providing for an
army of an average strength of 49,
zoo men instead of $50, 900 voted by the
house for the next financial year, was
passed by the senate, February 20, and
sent to conference.
It Is announced that the influence of
President-elect Harding will be thrown
behind the big navy program of the
senate naval affairs committee major
ity and against the stand of the house
for decreased appropriations for the
naval establishment.
Appropriation of 100000 to provide
ocean transportation for American re-
lief supplies to China has been ap-
proved by the senate appropriations
committee and immediate enactment
Of the legislation is planned by leaders.
The army appropriation bill carry
ing $31 ,006,694 more than allowed by
the house was reported to the senate
on February % by the military affairs
committee.
FOREIGN.
President Porras of Panama has
signed proclamation declaring war
against Costa RIGA, but is holding it
temporarily in allegiance. The presi-
lent, assured that the entire country
is behind him, contemplates taking
over dictatorial powers for the de-
Tense of the republic, relying upon
the national assembly to confirm his
action.
The Irish plan to carry their war
for independence into England, it was
revealed Saturday. Official documents
captured in a recent raid on Irish re-
publican army headquarters in Dublin
were made public by the Irish office,
showing widespread preparations for
operations abroad"
Foreign Minister Matte has con-
frmed reports published at Santiago,
Chile, that German interests have &C.
quired thirty years concession Of
nearly 300,0O0 acres of land in Chile.
He declal ed the concession was given
to two German engineers.
The first attempt to sovietize large
plant in France, when the red flag
was raised over big electrical works
under construction at Gennevilliers,
ended in dismal failure, according to
police and military authorities.
Railroads in the Warsaw district are
being operated under martial law, fol-
lowing a strike of mechanics for high
er wages and better food. Russian
soviet prisoners Of war are being used
as strikebreakers by the Polish army
in operating the lines.
The strike which has stopped river
and coastal steamship traffic in Ar
gentina for more than year through
a boycott of the Mihanovich Steam
ship company, tying up more than 200
vessels, is about to be settled as the
result Of an agreement reached be-
tween representatives Of the company
and the wOrkmen.
In an order issued at Dublin alluding
to the killing Of two. soldiers at Ran
don and three at Woodford, General
McReady, the military commander in
Ireland, says that there is no doubt
that these crimes constituted DELHI
crate attempts to exasperate the troops
and tempt them to break the bonds of
discipline.
Nine hundred German emigrants
sailed from Hamburg, on February'25
for Brazil A majority of them are
penniless. Their passage money was
advanced by the Brazilian government,
in view of the fact that they had been
waiting for many weeks for transpor-
tatiOn.
Saloon interests in Juarez, Mexico,
are preparing to send delegation to
Chihuahua City to protest against
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