The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-07
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and their commissions. established
their headquarters and announced NJ
time would be lost in diligently ant
, urgently undertaking legal proceed
ings, both criminal and civil.
Aided by group of Republicans
most of them insurgents, house
, Democrats Tuesday eliminated frou
the revenue bill the Mellon income
tax rates. BY a vote of 122 to 1856
a schedule advanced by Represents
tive Garner, Democrat. Texas, was
substituted.
Under the captain, utah Land
gressional Probe May Result From
Transfer of 10000 Acres by u. s.
the Washington Times Tuesday
printed a story which to uniformed
parties, carries the idea that the
Strawberry valley grazing area, con
nected with the Strawberry valley
irrigation project, gives promise OF
| Dome.
President Coolidge in approaching
the navy to succeed Edwin DENLY
will endeavor to obtain the services
of a man having some knowledge
of mining and engineering as well
as naval affairs.
An effort will be made to bring
President Coolidge and President
Obregon of Mexico together next May
at Albuquerque, N. M. as guests Of
the annual convention there of the
United States Good Roads association
and the Bankhead National Highway
association
Secret preparations for trans
Artic aerial expeditions are being
made in France Germany and Rus
STA, according to information given
navy department officials by Haakon
III. Hammer organizer in the United
States for Road Amundsen ven
ture OF his own this summer into the
north polar regions.
An appropriation OF 100000 to
the government dam on the
ella Indian reservation In Arizona
was requested of congress by Presi-
dent Coolidge. He transmitted COM
from the interior depart
ment saying that IL additional money
was not made available there was
great danger of destruction by floods
IF work already done.
Three once famous American bat
leships, which now lie sunk in Tan
gier sound, sixty miles below Old
Point Comfort, with their decks rip
bed open and their steel plating
shattered by bombs. will be sold at
auction at the Washington navy yard
IN March 10.
A nationwide inquiry by the federal
md banking industries was ordered
" the senate in adopting resolution
" Senator La Toilette, Republican
Wisconsin.
FOREIGN
There is no foundation for the re-
ort that Prime Minister Macdonald
I England contemplates resigning
he foreign secretaryship at an early
ate, and it is equally untrue that
is health is not good, the press as
ociation states, 1t is authoritatively
iformed. The premier had slight
old ten days ago.
Omar Pasha who. with his son and
rother, were arrested In Rome in
anuary 1923, has been found guilty
crimes against the security of the
allan state by military court and
to eleven years In prison {
In order to help them in their work.
,rtain London magistrates will at
nd lectures ON lunacy four days a
eek, commencing in March. The
PURSE has been organized by the {
entral Association OF Genital We'll
re and, after their lessons in the l
orning, the magistrates will visit /
rtified institutions for detectives,
'isons and remand homes.
The population of Sweden has in t
eased 20 per cent since $685. it is e
day In excess of 6,000,000 The CEN t
r OF population due to the develop S
emit of hydro-electric power and the t
ploitation of the mining and timber r
dustries In the northern districts, h
8 consistently moved to the north "
d is today farther north than ever A
fore.
Regarding the difficulties between u
)ward Carter and the Egyptian gov W
nment in connection with the tomb n
Tut-Ankh-Amen, the Associated
ess was officially informed Sun :,
y that the Egyptian government
d decided to take energetic steps
fulfill what it considers are its g
legations toward science and the ID
Bile fC
GLASGOW is to have the largest dock -
Great Britain 1t will cost SlO.0O0.- "a