The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-03-23

currence was also refused In senate
amendment authorizing the purchase
for Si.500.000 of land in Washington
TO be used ror an addition TO the gov
eminent printing office.
Sergeant Eugene Riylere. holder OF
the worlds altitude record for a para.
chute drop. and Sergeant Roland Blake
were seriously injured ut Michel fielc
when their hirplane crashed TO the
ground frm height OF 100 feet anc
buried them I'm the wreckage. Riyiert
suffered q broken leg and nose and
serious cuts and bruises. Both of
Blake's legs were broken and he SUI
fered internal injuries.
Investigation of the cause OF the
fire which destroyed solid block OF
thickly tenanted office buildings, caus
ed loss OF more than S5.O00,000, re
suited In the death OF one man and
made 10000 workers idle. has begun
by state. city and insurance officials
Appropriation OF funds sufficient 10
continue without interruption the fed
eral aid highway construction program
was urged upon congress By William
c. Markham. representing the AmerI-
can Association of State Highway OF
ficials and the American Farm Bureau
federation, before the house roads
committee. Representative Woodruff,
Michigan, member of the. COMMITTEES,
would make the appropriation $50.
O00.0O0 so5.000.0oO and S75O0O.000 for
for the next three years.
The senate Judiciary committee split
on the question OF the eligibility Of
Senator Smod. Utah. and Representa-
tive Burton. for membership ON the al
lied debt refunding commission.
minority OF the committee held them
eligible and a majority Ineligible. Both
The demand by the United States for
reimbursement TO the extent OF S241.-
100000 for the expenses OF Its forces
in the Rhineland before any repara'
lions are paid has provoked surprise
and perplexity I'm French official cir
Giles. There is also some pointed com
ment in several newspapers.
FOREIGN
Gerrnany's potash industry disrupted
by the war. is rapidly getting ON Its
feet again. Within the lasi few months,
according to recent announcements.
Germany has concluded arrangements
for resunlEh II OF her potash trade
with all European countries. except
Poland, and els, u number Of oversea
The value of the total potash output
In Germany la 1921 ID estimated at =
J00.OO0.000 marks.
Greeted by the cry Of "German kill.
err as he entered a Nish cafe In Bel
grade, Serbia. Baron Richter Won
SclJJeiruanl drew a revolver and shot
five men ut a table nearby.
Ignace Jan Paderewssi. former pre-
mier OF Poland and a worid-famoui
pianist, gave out recently what was
regarded In some quarters as an In
tiinntion that he might run for the
presidency OF that country.
With all sectors OF the disaffected
ar,-a IN South Africa cleared Of rebels
except certain portions OF johannesburg
or the central region OF the Rand, the
struggle apparently has entered 10
final phsse. Jeppestown. In the east
end Of johannesburg. seems to be the
principal remaining center OF resist !
ance. Artillery. tanks and airplanes
were used in the capture of Fordsburg
from the neyolutfDnaries.
There ia huge decrease In the |
number OF bankrupts In Germany. For |
the whole Of 1921 the number was only !
300. compared with 1900 ia the 1
year Of 1913.
The faculty of sofia university de- |
-iared a strike and declined To hold |
classes until the ministry Of education
assures It's liberty Of action. The dis i
pufe over the attempt OF the ministry /
to ellmInne one lefter from the BaI- /
xarisn alphabet. which was announced
some time ago ls nov developing into I
an Organized protest by the Intellect
,lsis against alleged class distinctions
By the government The situation Il
.ausinx the cabinet much anxiety.
Followers ~ Mary MscSwinsy
smashed the platforms from which the
supporters OF Airh~al Collins Intended
% address the large gatherings IN
Cork. Ireland. q few days. ago. Despite
he efforts Of the opponents OF Collins
% prevent the meeting. II proved TO
,e thu largest political gathering ever