Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-06-30

per dCjS W COfcT lHt COolS VI LUG " VI n
Uncle Sam Is making money out OF
his naval radio equipment. The com
mercial business carried not only re
duced the cost to the government of its
own business, but brought into the
United States treasury more than
$4,000 in cash in a year.
. Passage of the Dunn act, signed by
President Harding, makes it possible
for Utah to count on an additional 50,
1914 of federal aid for Utah roads,
within the next three fiscal years, ana
will stir good roads enthusiasts of the
tate mp to proportionate ACTIVITY. The
bill as passed provides. s5O,OO0,0OO for
fede nj aid in he construction of roads
on the feleral highawy system in the
fiscal year begun July l, $50 100000
the following year and S75.00O,00O in
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1925.
The amount appropriated for the fiscal
year now ending was S75OOO,OO0. In
Guiding federal aid previously approp-
rated and still unexpended, Utah be-
gan the present calender year with
about $2,250,000, in round numbers, tG
be allocatel to Utah road projects, in
addition to part of S1,1OOOO0- which
had already been. allocated and had
been partially expended in road con.
struction.
The coal strike, almost forgotten by
the public until'rhe bloddy outbreaks
in Illinois and West Virginia brought
it forcibily to mind, has resulted dur,
ing the twelve weeks of its life in cut
ting down available stock piles to with
100000 tons of the danger line
according to reports to the geological |
survey and the department of com
merce. These agencies estimate thai i
the industries of the country can con
tinue operation at their present rate
or about four weeks more and will
hen have to curtail operations to
sis of four or five days week, gen
orally because of the approaching coal
shortage, now regarded as certain.
CNPPCAt VI t4AC lIOFtlHeul III COu-
gress for reduction of second-class
postal rates will not receive official
Endorsement of the postoffice depart
ment, it was said at the department
until a thorough investigation has
been completed and the department 10
assured that such proposed reductions
will not impose additional burdens
House and senate conferees on the
army appropriation bill have agreed
on maximum of 1900 officers as the
permanent strength for the army for
the next twelve months.
FOREIGN
Oxford university has no academic
gown large enough to fit the ample
of William Howard Taft
so the former president had a tailor
take measurements for a new robe, in
which, he received the degree of doc
tor of laws.
Japan has sealed her pledge to pro-
mote world peace taken at the limita-
ington by declaring her final decision
to withdraw her troops from Siberia
and announcing to the world policy
of non-aggression. The diplomatic adj
visory council at Toxic fixed October
81 as the day when the last japanese
soldier must be out of the maritime
provinces of Siberia.
With the murder recently of DR.
Valter Rathenau German foreign min.
ister, who was shot down by unknown
ssass'ns, political consequences, radi
cal in their scope. are forecast Tur.
'nent scenes were enacted in the
"eichstag following the assassination,
Socialists attacking Nationalist men,
hers trying to drive them from the
chamber.
The Spanish Steamer Renalic is
t to depart from Spain through the
Panama canal. The steamer will car
" cargo of various Spanish products
or commercial propaganda.
more recently foreign
minister for Sun Vat Sen in the dis
rupted southern republican government
Canton is dead
Madame Marie Louise Bessarabo. !
writer Of feverish verse and sensa- [
t'onal stories under the name of Hera I
Murtel. was convicted nj Paris of the g
murder OF her husband ead shipping d
the body away in trunk. GOD SEN I
fenced TO- twenty years hare labor ),
upon confession made In omen /,
'oprt by her daughter, Paule Jae lues
u1ed joiniiy with her. but acquitted !
when the mother who had just been ,
condemned BY her daughter, became /,
her daughters defender; she implored !.
TIE Jurors mercy for her daughter. !
and later, when she MAS convicted ana