The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-08-31
PERsoNAL

merer Coal company mine No. i, q
Frontier, Wyo., was brought to tn,
state mental hospital at Evanson
Wyo. Saturday. He is insane as
result Of his experiences.
Jack Russell, held by the chief o.
police OF Minneapolis, MINI, on su
spicion OF being an escaped convic
OF the Utah state prison. has beer
identified as Joseph ID. Rose alias
Russell, who escaped from the Utah
Prison road camp in Washington
county, April 10.
The appointment OF C Bascom
Slemp. former congressman from Vir-
ginia, as secretary to President
Coolidge, Wednesday brought an end
to the political armistice which has
existed since President Harding's
death.
Dispatches from Berlin Wednesday
say it is reliably reported that the
name of former Chancellor Wilhelm
Cuno is being mentioned as successor
to DR.. Otto Wiedfedlt, German am
bassador to the United States, who
will resume his direction OF the
Krupp works.
Following a weekend OF rioting in
various parts of Germany in which
20 to 80 persons were killed, Gus
tave Stresemann OF the German peo-
pies party began Monday the task of
forming a government to succeed the
Cuno cabinet which resigned Sunday.
President Coolidge transacted off
cial business at the White House
Monday for the first time since he
became the nations chief executive.
Awaiting him at the White House was
a huge pile of governmental business
which was sent to the Pacific
coast a few weeks ago for President
Harding's attention.
Jesus Salas, the member of the
Durango legislature who is in Jail
following his voluntary confession
that he led the band which killed
francisco Villa, has announced that !
he will donate the rewards offered
'or the death of the former bandit |
eader towards the establishment Of |
/ charitable institution for the fami-
les of Villas numerous victims.
Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison.
Harvey S. Firestone and Mr.. and
hrs. George w. King of Marion drove
lp to the Harding residence Friday
morning to pay their final respects to
heir dead friend Just two years
go about this time Ford, Edison,
'irestone and the president were on
camping trip together In Maryland.
FOREIGN
One of the most disastrous ty-
oons In the history OF Hongkong
truck that city, Friday, causing tre-
lendous property loss, and, 1t is
Jared, many lives. The British
lbmarine 10 was sunk in the har-
'rce of the storm. Many steamers
ave been wrecked.
l. nc lChNh ltPlJ W tiiC Atiitloh 4
'paration note was sent to Brussels
II the information of the Belgian
,vernment and will probably be de-
Vered in London at the beginning
next week.
An earthquake Of considerable vio-
nee shook the town OF Catania,
city, Friday morning. 1t produced
great panic among the populace, {
1t caused no damage. I
Tidal waves. combined with
we're storm, have submerged $4,000 7
uses along the Yalu river and on 7
e west coast of Korea. No esti- e
ate of the loss of life has yet been 4
ceived, but it is said the damage to
ops and the lumber industry will +
heavy. q
The Belgian authorities, it was an e
unced Thursday have imposed a o
lie of three billion marks on the
y of Duisburg as a penalty for the =,
NIB explosion on a train near that {
y late in June. Ten Belgian sol r.
RS were killed and two score g,
lers injured.
stormed the city hall h,
Datteln, 10 miles northeast OF IL
sen disarmed the police and took a,
session of the town. Militia which
s summoned from a neighboring
vn also was disarmed. Many cas- u
ties occurred on both sides. III
u Er-Heng, former head of the n,
dents Self-government association m
the Hangchow Normal school, and
, cooks, Chen All Ii and ri Ho-
lg were sentenced to death Mon w
by the Hangchow district court us
participation in a plot to poison III
entire student body at the school
'welve persons were killed and ,o
re than eighty were wounded at a.
La Chapelle Monday night when -
wds attempted to storm the po-
headquarters and rescue prison. alb