The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-09-22


dent at the age of 80 is the record o
Oioyd Heck Marvin, NJ. A., Phi. ID
for more than three years dean ant
assistant director of the University o
California. southern branch, who wal
given a farewell luncheon by the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce prior t
his departure for Tucson, Arizona t
become president of the University Of
Arizona.
Thomas Miles of Los Angeles, presi
dent of the International Boys League
has been invited to attend the session
of the commission of labor of the
League of Nations in Geneva, Switzer'
land, Oct. $3.50. as an adviser on mat
tiers relating to child labor and has
accepted. according to an announce
ment from the offices of the Boys
League.-Miles was elected to office at
meeting of the Boys League in Chi
cago July 10. The organization is
said to have about 100000 members
Parl-Utah Mining company is max
ing a great mine in its property on
the east side of the famous Park City
district With bonanza mine already
opened the company's property has
hardly been scratched and the two
main detectives for exploration have
not yet been reached.
Reductions in freight rates on
variety of commodities shipped under
class rates by way of the Southern
Pacific from Salt Lake and Ogden to
western Utah and Nevada points to
range approximately % per cent, have
been announced at the Salt Lake Of
flee of the road, to become effective
November 1. The tariffs applying to
stations from the summit of the Sierra |
Nevada range eastward to Utah points |
will be completely revised as a result
of the announcement.
The establishment of Victory high
way through Steamboat Springs, in
Routt county, Colorado has increased
motor tourist travel through that city
by 100 per cent, and has resulted in
the construction of one of the most
enticing tourist camps to be found
along the entire highway at that place.
James l.. Purcell, 80 of Louisville,
ILL.,, shot and killed Mrs. Anna ID. Balm
es. % and then killed himself at Cliff
ton, eight miles east of Grand June
ton. Colorado. The tragedy occurred in
q hotel where Purcell went to see Mrs.
Baines on his return from Illinois. II
was reported that Purcell's attentions
were resented by Mrs. Baines, who is
survived by husband and three child
rem.
GENERAL
The anthracite wage agreement
sending the miners back to work at
once, after more than five months
of idleness ratified by the tri-district
of the hard coal diggers of
Pennsylvania. Under the agreement
$4,000 mine workers return to work
at the rate of wages they received
when they suspended mining on March
31st
Sleeping cars constructed with seven
rooms to each car, each room accom-
modating five persons. will be placed
In the Chicago-California service of the
Santa Fe railway for fall and winter
travel, road officials announced. There
will be eighteen of the new style
family accommodation cars. Each
room win contain lower and upper
iOuble berth, day lounge and bed.
yih full lavatory and toilet equipment.
Walter Matthews, attorney, who
vas defeated in the recent primary
n his race for nomination as state
was seized by thirty
masked men and given a coat of tar
nd feathers after severe flashing
{ Cushing, Okla. His assailants, ,
fatthews told the police, advised him
not to talk any more against the
Iu Klux Khan"
Prison sentences as the only ef- q
ective means OF checking accidents
ue to the carelessness of motorists c
fere advocated for traffic law vio-
atOrs by James w. Inches, Detroit IL
commissioner Of police, in an address
t the International Police conference.
About 1880 persons are killed in ,,
utomObile accidents yearly in this Is
ountry,' said Commissioner Inches. :,
and about 100000 are injured. Pris- :,
n sentences are being given in Detroit X
or traffic violations and we are find &
az that 1t is actually checking the OF
Dy riding and reckless drivers" n,
Henry Ford has issued a formal
tatement attacking the interstate NJ
Ommerce commission for it's failure -,
} see that coal was delivered to the
ublic.
Nine men. trapped by fire which 4
estroyed the Georgian gardens at q
ansas City, Ieaped from second story G
indows 10 escape the flames. Ben III