Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-02-09
WASHINGTON

versing its former attitude material
S ly amended the Smith bill providing
relief for settlers on government ir.
rigation projects, and then reported
the amended bill as an amendment
to the McNary bill, previously passed
by the senate.
Fees for grazing livestock on the
national forest ranges will not be
changed at the close of this year,
but viii continue us at present until
the end Of 1925.
In letter addressed to Secretary
of Commerce Hoover, Senator Nc
Cormick. Illinois, urged that the de-
partment of commerce investigate
the possibilities Of developing rubber
production in Latln-Amer1ca coun-
tries with view to encouraging
American investments.
Repeal OF the Interstate commerce
act, with all its amendments, and
the wiping off the statute books OF
the transportation net of 1920, was
proposed In bills introduced by Rep
resentative Mclaughlin.
Railroads were ordered by the in
terstate commerce commission to re-
sumo the practice of selling inter-
changeable mileage books good for
$500 miles of travel at reductions
OF 20 per cent from the regular
passenger rates.
Ernest C. Smoot, son of U. s. Sen.
ator Iced Smoot OF Utah, was mar
ried at Rockville, Nd, to Martha e.
Gearing.
Inc proposed amendment to the
constitution prohibiting issuance by
states and municipalities OF tax
'Nempt securities, which recently was
approved by the house, was turned {
'ver by the Senate judiciary commit ..
ZEE to subcommittee.
The annual army appropriation bill. :
arriving a total of S34O,341 ,396.2Y was
eported to the measure as passed by g
he house. i
Inc state department may be asked q
y prohibitionists in congress to an q.
cal to Great Britain for cooperation
stopping the great flood OF SNUG
ed liquors coming into this coun- b
y from the bahama islands.
IL
FOREIGN c,
exhausted from exposure aud pri- -
ZION after the loss of their vessel. ~
shipwrecked crew of the four ;,
asted bark Nal was picked up off =.
pc Horn from small boats by the :,
rman liner Cap Polonlo, according %
u wireless message from the
amer.
Six hundred miners are entomhed c.
the Heintz mine Mt Bethen. Polish fo
esia, In consequence of an explo.
Of firedamp. 81
trent Britain has decided 70 ar
t the American offer In regard I, q
FUNDING OF the British war debt
the United States. The terms are
er cent FOR ten years and 10
cent thereafter. No reservation to
made regarding Great Britain ex
'g allowed to pay the total sum du
IT the ten year period. be
that n snec,a, su
inittee De named to investigate
adverse agricultural conditions -
canada was made by Baron Bvnp ~
my. governor general of the Dr.
lon IN his speech from the throne
ne opening Of the fourteenth mr..
mt.
lrdfnal Logue issued an amman,
In Ireland and Ameri,,
~ IN the pence drive" which has
ed In Ireland to end the arson
Ter ana ruin which is following
Re wake of civil war against the
State,
cause OF the Franco-Belriap M.
IN occupy ng the Ruhr. Hmm
les mas discontinued Deliveries
the contract for reconstruct,on
IN the devastated area Of
&c which he concluded several
rs ago with Marquis de Luber.
ed Moore Woolworth, prominent
mean business man, who had
seriously Ill in London for some
died at the Ritz hotel. Mr.
worth, who was the London di.
OF the chain store organization
nary to the Woolwo-th store
'ration In the Unit d States,
la'en III last October.
former British soldier. suffering
shell shock. attempted to at.
King George with his crutcb AT
t. panehras RAILWAY station.
dispute between Great Britain
furiey ovr the frak Frontier
ing oil fields OF Mosul has heen