The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-03-27

Special Correspondence to The Tribune Giving the High Light at the
National Capital

hand the rural and suburban popula-
1 ton is becoming the greatest OF al
benehciaries from the development Of
l the new wonder worker. The United
I; States Department of Agriculture has
made a success in its efforts to utilize
the mystic forces of ether 10 broad
cast market. crop and weather reports
While they have been doing this il
has also been demonstrated that no
class of people receive more enjoy
ment and real benefits from radio than
the farmers. Automobiles remark
that the farm house with a wireless IS
where folks are having a good time.
Thousands of farm homes are adding
receiving stations. and up to date this
end OF radio is the milk in the cocoa
nut" when the practical application Of
radio is inventoried. II would seem
as though everybody should be salts
fed with a federal system OF licensing 4
broadcasting since the only effect
would be the elimination of nuisances !
that are growing in numbers to pre-
vent the logical use of the great sci ,
ence.
Coal and Oil
Most OF the official troubles about a
Washington now seem to alternate be-
coal and oil. A few months "
lgo the railroad problems doomed high "
there now appears a disposition on :
he part Of the transportation lines to
II least remain on speaking terms m
With the public. The result is that 7
abroad matters have been displaced a
y the troubles that the country has "
D face by reason Of the alleged mon en-
poly of oil by the Standard Oil in
and the SCOT and muss spread r'
over civilization by poor grade coal
nd exhorbitant prices for it. The vi,
enate Committee that investigated
nd reported on the oil industry has a'
icceeded in getting a sufficient rise" "a,
II of the Standard so that it is likely las
will carry on an advertising cam ma
Iign throughout the country to show
cir lack of guilt. Some consolation ~
that, at least for newspaper own Os
S. But if there is any relief in sight sea
the coal situation it has not
own up. The %"facts" with regard me
the industry are again being "es- inc
olished" by a Federal investigation, ing
I up to date no remedy for the in |
EASING intolerableness of the coal ga
ming situation is in sight. and
Lo, the Poor Indian 'a'
When Fennimore Cooper chron- ppes
THE Last of the Mohicans." for
re were still plenty of tribes left. thei
4 there remain 81 different kinds
tribal Indians in the United States
lay. A recent census. OF Indians
,ws their population in excess of
1000. AS usual the photographers
about "the vanishing race" 81
as a matter OF fact the numbers her
redskins have nev decreased, al NJ
ugh there has long been intermix- al n
e of races and increasing OF the ,,ao
nber of the part-white. A discov- Nj
of great oil wells in Oklahoma Rob
other parts OF the Indian country MI
produced many rich Indians. and CHI
indications are that they have, as Mi
ule. sought to better themselves. day
the present time there are nearly MI
90 Indians attending the schools ~
ntained Tor them by the govern itor
It. and the public schools. There N.
$4,000 Indian farmers in the Unit iioil'
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