The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-04-25
WASHINGTON

developed as the revenue bill, carry
| ing the rates in this plan was order
ed sent to the senate by the financ'
committee.
A bin designed to prevent a mono
poly Of radio communication was
passed by the senate 1t declares the
air to be the 'inalienable possession
of the people and prohibits licenses
extending more than two years.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has denied permission to the
Northern Pacific railroad to abandon
the Rimini or Red Mountain ranch
and the Marysvile branch in Lewis
and Clark county, Mont. Such action
the commission held would destroy
mining investments in the district.
States cannot compel interstate
railroads. the supreme court declared
to join in the construction of union
stations, and cannot compel them to
abolish grade crossings.
The end of the Teapot oil inquiry
seems in sight. Senator Walsh said
he hoped to conclude the investiga-
ton this week as examination of the
several witnesses now under subpoena
would not consume a great deal of
time.
With Senator La Toilette of Wis
consin well on the road to recovery,
his office gave out the text of the
radical platform which his recently
elected delegates from Wisconsin will
submit for adoption at the Republican
national convention in June.
Headquarters OF the De la Huerta
Mexican revolutionary group an
nounced receipt of wireless reports
from Frontera that General Sanchez,
revolutionary leader, again was men,
acing Vera Cruz.
Action was had at both ends of the |
,apitol ON a bill authorizing the pur-
,hase OF Fort Hall reservoir site at
cost of about 100000. The house
indian committee, before which the
ill has been pending for weeks after
tearing Representative Smith, re-
ported the bill favorably. Soon there
fter the senate passed the identical
Ill which had been introduced by
senator Gooding 1t now remains
My to pass the bill through the
ouse and work can then begin on the
american Falls dam as the new APP
reputation becomes available July !.
FOREIGN
Two of the bandits who murdered
.obert Lewis Coleman and George r.
'eLong, American citizens, in AL
ania have been killed in a fight with !
posse of gendarmes, says a Stefani
gency dispatch from Tirana, Albania
[ Rome.
M. ]. Smith of Boston has been ap- j..
ointed league of nations high COM ,
issioner for Hungary. taking the
osition which w. p. G.. Harding, !.
overnor of the Boston Federal bank, !,
as unable to accept owing to Ill !,
salth.
The News of the World says that a
a result of a serious talk" with b
S father, King George, the Prince c
Wales has promised to give &
dangerous steeplechasing in the C
ture and confine his riding to less a
vigorous events. The newspaper
DIS that the prince lost three front -
eth when kicked in the face in his !,
test accident, In addition to other :.
juries. :,
After ten years In office, Mayor b'
,rtin of Montreal met defeat in the Of
cent city election, his campaign IL
lnagers conceding the election to st
aries Duquette after an unofficial m
unit of the votes cast in SS7 of the pa
VS. 1853 polling places gave Du- &c
cite 3943 majority. al
impending dissolution of the South
rican parliament is recognized at re
ndon as holding possibilities of be
sat Importance for the British en- vi
e. &C
The red flag must be set up at the
nth Pole not later than September"
ssinsky the Russian airman, who -
an aerial expedition to -
top of the world in June. Ac-
ding to Rossinsky some ten per-
is. Including scientists will parti- mi
ate. The airplanef to be used, he an
d, would be of the hydroplane av
e. specially equipped to carry fol
| supply for forty eight-hour w
mt and will be specially construct We
he allied council of ambassadors or,
Paris referred the latest German de-
e relative TO the disarmament Sc,
troll commission to the allied gov me
ments. col
pproximately $4,000 deaths from clio
que occurred in the Punjah, India.
ing the month of March. and the ers
iemic is expected to continue for 2
Their six weeks. The virulence is moi
great that Punjab university has cor
tponed its annual examinations M