The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-09-01


United States department of agricu
ture, and which can be done by pr,
% per feeding and selective breeding O
the Maryland government farm.
Payment by the government of 81
100000 to the person who discovers
permanent cure for any one of fiv
diseases was proposed in a bill b.
: Representative Sproul, Republican
i Illinois. The diseases enumerated ar
tuberculosis, pneumonia, epilepsy, de
mentia, praecox.
The crew of the giant seaplane Sam
paio Correia, which collapsed and fel
into the ocean between Cuba and Hal
ii while attempting a flight from
New York to Rio de Janeiro, probably
will be landed at Guantanamo, Cuba
by the U. S. S. Denver. All members
OF the crew were picked up by the
Denver after the plane made a bad
landing and was smashed.
The first infestation of mildew on
red clover in this country this year
has appeared east of the Mississippi
from Wisconsin to Georgia, says a
report OF the agricultural department.
| This mildew makes the plant look
white. Last fall it was quite pre-
valent in the South. and is worse there
this summer.
Rigidly restrictive immigration leg
islation enacted by congress in June.
1921, to dam the flood of foreigners
surging to American shores cost the
state department over 100000 in
passport visa fees during the past
fiscal year, and It's position as the
only self supporting department of the
government as welr
Running expenses of the govern
ment fell off by more than S157. OO0.-
700 during July as compared with the
same month last year. while public
debt disbursements were reduced by
$l9S,0O0,000, according to the monthly
statement of expenditures issued by
the treasurer.
The attention of farmers In all sec
lions OF the country to the free distri.
button of excess war explosives for
farm work, is called by the United
States department OF agriculture.
Since last fall the department, in coop
Grafton with the various state agri-
cultural colleges, has distributed
x ~ n,
plus explosive. which is very efficient
easy and safe to handle. In Minneso-
Ia the state agricultural college re-
ports; 1--WE feel that picric acid has
been great benefit to the state and |
has done great deal to stimulate land |
All reports are to the eff
ect that It's use has been highly sat
sfactory. The 774.000 pounds allotted
o Minnesota were distributed to 351I
armers, averaging ODD pounds per
armer. We estimate that this will
lear $4,000 acres OF land. and has
made a saving of over 10000 for the
armers of the state"
FOREIGN
Great Britain will hold an Inter-
ational Air Congress in London the
ast week OF June, 1923. The con-
erence will be open to all countries
'hich are signatories of the Interna-
onal Air Convention. The technical
nd scientific development of aero
autics in all its aspects viii be dis
used.
A bucket brigade CT 200 Armenian
rphan boys from the industrial school
saved thousands of Turkish
ONES at Beylerbey, on the thickly '
opulated Asiatic shores of the Bos-
horus, from destruction by fire.
England's policy ON reparations is '
;ored by Andre Tardieu in speech. 9
English clergymen score church as >
sing TO effeminate and not graphing
it'll present day problems.
An American steamer is fired on by :
hinese troops and the captain badly
ounded. c
Kink Alfonso wins 5000 francs at c
eauville races by backing American G
ckeys. Z
Austria bankrupt; credit is sole >
pc for rehabilitation.
Cyrus C. X. Curtis. Philadelphia -.
blisher, returned to the United :,
ites after seven weeks in Europe, :
h word from former Premier Glenn :,
,eau that French war leaders felt -
merica never finished her job" :,
Negotiations for a commercial treaty p'
ween America and Germany are ex- &C
ted to begin soon after the return
the German ambassador to Wash
ton. Ambassador Weidfeldt sails ~
New York with instructions to pe
e up the question with the state NJ
In circles close to the %
man government it is stated that pc
is disposed to grant Ger ou
ly the most favored nation" pc
se. ICE