The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-02-16

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Of North America and Europe, in 1921.
was cited in the Panama canal record,
as the most conspicuous feature OF the
canals traffic history for the year.
The stimulation was largely attributed
TO increased rail rates on lumber.
A legislative program, contemplating
ratification of the treaties growing out
Of the arms conference and passage
of the tariff, soldier bcrus, farm credit
and merchant marine bills, with ad-
journment of congress about June l,
was said 10 have been agreed upon at
White House dinner conference, with
President Harding, attended by mem
beers of the senate and house steering
committees.
Preparation of a deficiency appro-
priation bill will be begun shortly by
a subcommittee of the house appropria-
tions committee, Chairman Madden an
nounced. The measure, he said, wiz
be ready for the house in few weeks
and passage will be expedited 10 re
lieve urgent DEFICIENCIES which have
arisen in various government depart
ments.
The largest offering of farm loan
bonds ever made WAS announced by
Secretary Mellon. The II federal land
banks will make a combined offering
OF s75,OOO,OO0,O00 of 5per cent
federal loan bonds at lO2A and
accrued interest at which price they
to the cnllable date and . per cent
will yield approximately 4.70 per cent
thereafter.
Authority for the navy department
TO accept without cost TO the govern
ment the sites offered it In San Pedro,
Cal, for a sumarine base; az Alamo
da, Cal, for naval base, mad at Sand
point. Wash, for a heavier-than-ail
naval aviation station, was requested
of congress by Secretary DENLY.
Belief that the results achieved ps
the arms conference cannot fail tc
have effect in other countries wa
expressed by Secretary Hughes, chair
man of the American delegation. IN
replying to an address by Ambassador
Matthew of Chile at a meeting OF the
board of governors of the Pan-Ameri
can union.
Secretary Weeks, as the first Wit
ness in the hearing before the house
committee on military affairs Into the
offer of Henry Ford to purchase ant
operate the Muscle Shoals, Alabama
nitrate project and announced that he
expected to forward two other offers
for Muscle Shoals" to congress betcc'
many days.
Construction work on fourteen cap
ital ships has been suspended hy orde
of Secretary DENLY under Hrccuon o
President Harding. The step was fa--
en- in anticipation 81 ratification of th'
naval limitation treaty which resulted
from the Washington conference mt
under which only three of the vessels
involved Will be comreieted ms war
craft. The other eleven viii be scrap
ped or converted TO merchant Ship
under the tresty
FOREIGN.
A crisis an the Cerk rail war strike
is expected 10 he res-ched soon TN
strikers having announced their in
tention Of taking charge of the linei
and running them themselves.
An autostie plsfd 10 each hand, Bat
tista Pestalaeci. suddenly crazed. ter
rorized the picturesque Swiss town o
BelItnzona near Lake Maggiorc, XIII
ing rhree persons. w-ossndIng 0'others
and then cosssiaittiag suicide.
Two Belgian women who bough
several pairs Of shoes Ia Cologne, Ger
many. were arrested and sentenced q
three months imprisonment each. Theii
conviction Was based on regulationi
forbldding foreigners to buy certain
articles In the occupied areas.
Prime Minister Lyod Ceers,e. speak
ing M rne opening session Of the hous'
OF commons. termed the Washington
conference one Of the greatest achieve
NETS ever registered ia the htstory 81
fine world.
The permanent International court Of
justice elected Judge Charles Andre
Weiss OF France as vice president
Judge r.. II. c. Loder Of Holland was
elected president last week. Jsdge
Weiss is a professor of international
law in the University OF Paris and Is
legal adviser to the Frech foreign Of
fee.