The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-04


Miners are stampeding to AlasIa l.!
lates, gold strike. The new district 1.
On a small creek approximately twenty
miles from the city of Fairbanks. Ad
vices from the interior indicate that |,
Is the most important gold strike II
recent years.
Mrs. Isabella Cora Orthwein
Divorce, must stand trial for the
murder at Chicago of Herbert =. Zeig
Ter, district manager of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company.
Caspar Didia. IA years old, con
fessed, according to the police al
Grand Rapids, Mich, that he helped
his mother club to death his step
father, Joseph Scalbaus. Then he and
his brother James, 8 years old, placed
the body in toy wagon and carted
1t to the railroad yards, where
they left 1t. =
WASHINGTON.
The United States railroad labor
board has dismissed appeals for in.
creased wages filed with it last fall by
fifteen railway labor unions against
sixty-seven "short lines throughout
the country.
President, Harding announces that
he will in future confine his appoint
ments to Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays in order to have time to APP
ply himself to the work Of his office.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts is
to be chairman of the Republican
steering committee. as well as senate
floor leader, for the majority, accord
Ing to plans made by the Republican
organiza tion.
Secretary of State Hughes has mott
fled soviet Russia it would be i'm
possible to resume trade relations un.
der present conditions.
I'VE are going to get Bergdoll if it
is possible to get him." Secretary of
War Weeks declared in discussing the
case Of the Philadelphia draft evader
now In Germany. Il don't believe we
will recognize any statute of limita-
ton in his case if one should exist"
Farm labor is relatively plentiful
this year, reports to the department
OF Justice are said to show. This
situation, it was declared, contrasts
with a year ago, when the labor sup
ply was far below the demand.
FOREIGN.
The Ford plant at Cork, Ireland,
has closed down indefinitely, it was
announced Monday The plant
handles tractors ana employs 1909
men. q Lack Of business due to dis
turbed conditions was the reason as
signed for the shutdown.
Japan will withdraw troops from the
former German islands assigned to
her, the japanese foreign office an
nounced Monday. The statement de-
MED Japan is fortifying the islands.
which 1t described as economically
and strategically unimportant."
Those interested in cotton cultiva-
ton say that there Is a potential cot
ton belt in northern Argentina, south
ern Paraguay and Bolivia as large as
the cotton belt Of the United States.
Cotton growing in South America is
still in its infancy.
Alarmed at the growing depOpula-
ton of Turkey, the Turkish nationalist
parliament at Angora is considering a
dill to compel all men aged % or more
20 marry unless prevented by health
Bachelors over that age will
De heavily taxed.
Police armed with riot guns have
'een placed around all cigar factories
Effected by the cigarmakers strike at
Manila, following complaint to the
police that number of workers desir-
ng to return to work were threatened
With violence by strikers. Ten thou
and men are idle as a result of the
trike.
Statistics based upon unofficial re-
urns from Polish sources concerning
he Upper Silesian plebiscite indicate
majority for the Poles of 50 per cent
n the Industrial district, which is the
principal bone Of contention between
Germany and Poland. The district
comprises about One-third of the dis
'uted territory.
Plans are being considered by an
American commission which arrived
n Paris from New York several days
go for identifying the four perma-
tent American cemeteries in France
nd the one near London.
PandemOnium prevailed at West
'ort, County Mayo, Ireland. Saturday,
vhen crown forces engaged in repris- |
Is for recent ambush near there. |
here was continuous gunfire in vari-
us parts of the town for several |
ours. Houses and shops were
wrecked with bombs and furniture and !
Their effects were burned.
President Porras of Panama has
allied special session Of congress to
onsider Panamas attitute toward the
emand made by the American gov
rnment that Panama accept as final |
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