Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-11-24

Unannounced and unidentified,
s fat Berkshire Shoat arrived at tn
White House attended only by an e,
press messenger. White House a
taches are puzzling as to whether tn
animal was destined to grace tn
Thanksgiving table of the president o
as an addition to the White Hous
4 livestock.
: The interstate commerce commits
sion has denied the application of sh,
r American Railway Express compan,
to increase interstate express rates. A
| general express rate investigation i.
now under way
One hundred and twenty-nine new
members will sit in the next house
and the senate membership will in
clude eighteen serving their first
terms, according to an unofficial list
of members of the Sixty-eighth con.
gress just compiled.
Proposed federal legislation to es.
tablish traffic regulations for the air
about the country is urged by the
committee on the aircraft safety code
which was in session at the commerce
department
1t was said at the capital that with
in the last few days he president.
in conversation with friend, had
stated that he now believes the coun-
try wants the soldiers borus, and,
this being so, that there is no reason
to delay the passage of the bill until
the new congress meets.
Reduction of one cent per hour in
the basic pay of employees in all
trades at the Washington navy yard
was recommended to the navey depart
ment by board which has been study.
ing the wage situation.
Contracts for 100000 barrels OF
fuel oil to be delivered by the Stan
dard Oil company of New Jersey. and |
l 100000 barrels to be delivered by the |
Texas company, were awarded by the |
shipping board. The prices fixed rep
resent an advance of about 80 cents
a barrel over that paid in the last pre-
vious purchase.
FOREIGN
Agitation against the law requiring
that all business bookkeeping in the
philippine Islands be done in either
Spanish or English, which is due to
90 in effect January ]. 1923, after a
years suspension, has been resumed.
The law, said by government officials
20 he necessary so that taxes may be
from the Chinese.
Twenty-one destitute former soldiers
If the American army seventeen OF
whom were accompanied by German
wives and their children, left Coblenz
or Paris on the way to Cherbourg,
when they will sail for the United
states with a contingent of other
tranded Americans who are being re-
'atriated by the American Relief as
ociation in Paris.
Senator lie Jeune will sail from !
'herbourg for New York ON board the
teamer Mauretania to present on De-
ember 4 statue to Herbert Hoover ,
s token Of the gratitude of Bel
'ium for Mr.. Hoover's WORK during
be war.
Discovery OF the mutilated body of
'uca Gonzales Lisea, the 5-year-old
Thite child OF Camaquey, Cuba, who
isappeared a week ago and an autop.
y performed disclosed that the little |
irl WAS the victim of witch doctors.
he authorities express the belief that |
he child was kidnapped and her I
cart torn out to be used in voodeo I
ractices.
Great Britain's new parliament will
e opened by King George next week.
mid the customary Respondent
Genes and with grave questions in
diving Englands future before 1t for !
onsideration.
Eleven non-commissioned officers in
lie Philippine constabulary will be c
anged unless Governor General Wood
ardons them. The men were SEN
need following riot in which the {
onStabulary members attacked tho S
ty police OF Manila. c
The soviet governments change OF
'onomic policy In the spring OF 1921
Is been justified in every way. Pre-
Ter Lenin declared In an address
fore the congress of the third .
ternationale.
w. Il. johnson, the American tenn p
rance advocate. recently passed v
rough Sydney on his way 20 New 4
aiand. 70 help the antiJlquor fight !
ere. D
From clerk In a general country N