The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14

| OHristopher Vi 1reece, ana 1Ormeri
Mrs. William b. Leeds, widow of the
American tinplate magnate, died IN
her London home Wednesday. She
passed peacefully away at II 100 with.
out gaining consciousness, Prince
Christopher the queenmother, Olga
William b. Leeds, Jr.. and his wife
! Princess Xenia, and other members
OF the family were at the bed side.
A dispatch to Reuters from Flush
ing says 1t was not the Maharaja
Gaekwar of Baroda, the richest prince
OF India, who died on board train
near Flushing Wednesday night while
on his way to the Holland city. but
the Maharaja's son. Jaisingh Rao,
who was educated at Harvard uni
versity.
1t is reported at Toxic that Baron
Shimpei Goto, former mayor of Toxic,
has accepted the office of foreign
minister in the new Yamamoto cab
met
+. Il. Scobey. of San Antonio, Tex
as. director OF the mint and close
friend of President Harding, has ask
ed President Coolidge to permit him
to retire to private life. 1t was said
at the White House Thursday that
Mr.. Coolidge had acceded reluctant
ly to the request.
J. A. Miller, a Presbyterian mis-
sionary from Illinois, returning to his
station at the important railway
town OF Shuntefu, Chilli province,
while driving from the railway to the
mission with his wife and daughter
was fired upon without challenge by
twenty Chinese soldiers. The driver
was wounded. requiring amputation
of his arm. The Americans were not
injured.
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania,
leaders of each side in the
controversy around his Of
flee table Monday told them bluntly
that the proposed suspension of min
ing Sept. l could not be allowed.
After conference lasting most of
Monday night. physicians attending
James Kirkwood, film actor, who was
unconscious Saturday when
he was thrown from a horse, stated
HAT the actor would live, as ths
,risis has apparently passed.
Colonel Launcelot NJ Purcell, U. S. |
A.. retired, OF Seattle Wash, former
.hief of the surplus property division
John G. Skinner, chief of the sales |
livision of the quarter masters corps, |
Bertrand Weiss, Herman Miller, were |
Indicted Thursday charged with con-
piracy to defraud the government.
After firing five shots from a re-
oliver in an attempt to kill himself
n his apartment Thursday, and suf-
ering only three slight scalp wounds.
,harles Bowman, New York broker.
1as arrested on charges of violation
{ the firearms law.
Federal officers arrived at Paw
uaka, Oklahoma with ten men cap
lred in the Usage hills. Wednesday.
HON they charge are members of the
audit gang which early Tuesday held
p passenger train near Okesa and
scaped with registered mail.
Edward Kelly one of the Republi-
ans whom the free state authorities
ave been hunting, was shot and criti-
lilly wounded by government troops
aturday, near Belfast. Kelly and a
are said to have been en-
iged in posting republican literature.
FOREIGN
The Italian government has de-
anded a formal apology from the
reek government, an indemnity OF
100000 lire and that full honors be
lid by the Greek fleet to the Italian
eet IN Piraeus, because of the assas-
nation of the five Italian members I
the Greco-Albanian boundary mis-
On at JANA, Alheuia, Monday.
Rev. w. A. Whiteside and Rev. f.
Watt, British missionaries of the !.
urch missionary society were shot
ID killed by bandits when travelling :
Szechwon province, according to I,
ord received at Shanghai.
A lively outgreak of rifle and ma c
inc gun fire occurred in Dublin
,nday. The shooting was not ex-
lined. Balloting in the Dali cleo
ms proceeded with national troops u
trolling the streets. =,
All the members of the Free State In
were elected to tile Dali fc
rann in Mondays general election fl
was stated. So far tho count d.
)ws only one republican elected. ii
france is standing pat upon her re- a.
rations demands, it was revealed -
en- the foreign office officially pub tl
ned the note sent to London in re- Il
to the British reparations COM et
nication OF Aug. u. 1t is a 80
re document, laying all Frances
DIS upon the table. and answering
British document point by point. st
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