Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-12-01

annual message 10 congress-, renew ~
recommendation for reclamation e,
tension.
Acquisition OF the Midvale stes
plants by the Bethlehem corporatio
VIII be taken up for formal considers
ion by the federal trade commission
was said by Chairman Gaskill. Whn
further action the commission ma,
take. II any, VIII be determined.
The way was opened for the with
drawal on January l OF the Unitet
States postal agency in Shanghai
China, through the Acceptance OF China
of the terms of a. special money order
convention with this country. Word
OF the acceptance was received by
Postmaster General Work in a cable
from Director OF Communications Des-
telan of China.
President Harding will have also an
Oregon turkey for his Thanksgiving
dinner. a twenty-five pound Tom,
grown on the country place of the Rev.
William A. (Billy) Sunday. The bird
was expressed to the White House. A
twenty-one pound bird went to George
Christian, secretary to the president
Ed. Sunday. brother of the evangelist,
who has charge of the place, said that
billy" and MA" Sunday cared for
the turkey flock last summer them
selves.
Chairman Vostead of the house ju.
dietary committee was requested by
Representative Hill, Republican, Mary.
land, to hold hearing early in De-
cember on his bill to transfer investi.
CATION and prosecution OF Volstead law
violations to the department of JUS
tice.
Representative Johnson of South |
Dakota. reintroduced in the house the /
soldiers bonus measure vetoed by |
President Harding at the last session |
Of congress.
An offer of the Mexican government
to cooperate with American prohibi
ion enforcement agencies In guarding
he long border was reported to Com.
missioner Haynes.
Investigation by the senate public
ands committee of alleged oil monop-
lilies in Wyoming and Montana was
proposed in a resolution by Senator
Walsh of Montana. He said reports
howed that the Midwest Oil company
controlled from SO to 81 per cent of
private Wyoming oil lands and that
Excessive prices were charged for pipe
inc construction.
FOREIGN
Italy is mourning the passing OF
aaron Sonnino, who was twice her
remier and her foreign minister dur
az the world war. Death came after
n apolexy stroke.
AT q recent cabinet council the ia
an government decioed to appoint a
peciai investigating committee to
tudy the question Of universal suf- ..
age. Mr. Rentaro Mizuno, home
was chosen to head the
ommittee. Appointments Of members
nd secretaries were also announced.
The largest wireless receiving radio
alton In the orient Is nearing COM
letion In the village Of Kizure. near
saka. Japan. This station. II is an e
will be able to receive from 6
! parts OF the world.
Henry p. DuBellet Jr of New Or n
ans, La. 20 years old. who was con- a
'ripted into the Russian navy in 1919 C
,cause he could not show papers prov p
& non-Russian citizenship. has been "
to leave Russia upon repre- Il
ntations made by the American re-
81 administration
Competition in supplying Sweden =,
lth oil. including gasoline. for use in =
Itonobiles. has resulted in price re- =
Ictions until the liquid is cheaper in a.,
10 country than In New York City. =,
! result tho motorcar agencies are l.,
joying a period OF extraordinary A.
osperity. American. Russian. Dutch :,
d German oil companies are active =,
the competitive field. !.
The Russian textile industry in Just az
~ passing through crisis and in
der to save 10000 workmeD from o
employment, the government has
fmitted the state cotton committee q
d the textile syndicate % import ~
10000 pounds or 5000 tons OF eot- III
}, assigning Tor this purpose six n}
'nths' loan OF 200o0oo0 gold rubles. "a
Paris The French senate avoided ns
eei vote 90 the woman suange bnl 20
technical vss o. tho senate reEuia. "a
o. "a FIRST voted urgently fog fhe NJ.
'asure Than tho senators voted 81
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