The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-22

the farmers Of the northwest TO PIT
their grain and livestock on the mai
ket and to get at least the cost OF
lproducts."
Representative Siehlnan, Republi-
can. Maryland a former glass blower,
is the new chairman of the house la
Dor committee. He was selected by
the Republican committee on commit
tees to fill the vacancy caused by the
death recently of Representative No
Ian of California
Friday will be a "billion dollar day.
department ON that day will disburse
in cash or securities 500. 100000 to
holders Of Victory notes which have
been called in for redemption. 500.
100000 to holders Of maturing treasury
certificates of indebtedness and $780,
100000 in interest on the public debt.
The forthcoming conference of the
governors of the various states to dis
cuss prohibition enforcement will he
held In Washington in January it was
announced officially at the White
House.
A decision looping about s1.500.000
a year from the hourly rates of the
pay of 1000 telegraphers on eleven
western railroads was handed down
hy upi 1oh
board. The decision, effective Janua-
lry 1, 1923. was given at the request
| OF the railroads to correct existing in
equalities in tile rates of pay of en-
ployees in the station and telegraph
service on the roads affected
Friends of prohibition, in complete
control. in the house, made clean
sweep In knocking out amendments to |
the prohibition section of the treas
ury supply bill which they claimed
were designed to weaken enforce
ment of the Volstead law.
Railroad rates on classified freight
moving from Portland. Medford. Kali
math Falls and other jobbing centers
In Oregon to consuing territory in
southern Oregon and northern Califor-
MIA were held by the interstate com
MERGE commission to be unreasonably
high, and to constitute discrimin-
alton against the Oregon cities and in
favor of San Francisco. Oakland
Sacramento, Stockton and Marysville,
Cal.
FOREIGN
The government of the Netherlands |
plans to float soon a loan which will |
be placed largely in the United States
for the purpose, with other credits. OF
consolidating the nations floating debt
Of about 100000 forms.
The capital cities of the republics OF
Central America soon will be linked
together by airplane service for pas
sengers and mails. If ambitious plans
to this end encouraged by the gov
eminent of Honduras, are carried out
successfully.
Rioting in which there was injury
" ihsihl DCicOno ilii htu tiO vi CAnOLJ
Of the swearing in of Gabriel Naruto-
wicz as president of Poland. It is es-
timated that 10000 Nationalists mostly
students and schoolboys, sought to
prevent the inaugural ceremony. but
beyond pelting the new president with
snowballs the demonstrators accom-
plished nothing.
The conference Of allied premierB,
called to arrnnge the basis for an al
lied financial and reparations confer
ence in Brussels, has broken down. II
was announced from London that the
premiers had taken adjournment until
January ..
Free State troops rushed TO Sligo
night and prevented the cap.
ture OF the town hall by republicans
who had overpowered the sentry after
opening fire upon the building. accord
ing to advices reaching Belfast from
Sligo today. During the fighting one
volunteer was killed.
Angora. not Constantinople. will be
The seat of the Turkish national gov.
eminent, Turkish delegates at the
Near East conference said
Reports received say that Chinese
,nndts have taken control Of Using.
40. Shantung. the Kiaochow port
whose stormy career in war and d.
,lomacy was to eliminate in It's re-
urn to China. after twenty-four years
Il alien rule, the first sixteen under
Germany and the last eight under
Iapan. The population Is reported
lseing from the city. Trains from
'signtao are said to be crowded with
efngees. Chinese police sent from
'eking to take over the city are re-
orted to have been driven out OF their