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Pithy News Notes From All Parta of j IDAHO Pocatello—Governor I». W. Davis h»» complet«*! « scries of graduation iepceclic« nt Preston, Weston and Mb. 1ml, where he was greeted by large delegation* with much enthusiasm. In the course of his talks the chief exe cutive said that the great desire of the land deportment is to exchange 1 K 5 ,<x*i m res of isolated school lands for lands more adapted to the use of the schools, and that the prospect Is good for a favorable ruling. Pocatello. Wholesalers and par ents are hacking the mundete of the state welfare department In prohibit ing the sale of paraflne or penny licorice confections, while some manu facturers are said to Is- using every effort to have the order rescinded. Pocatello.-—Utah Power A Light company Is planning another large «lain along the Hear river above «»race. The company has bought ap proximately 050 acres of land at $100 an acre. The land vvll l>e flooded eventually hy the hacking of the water In the «him The dam will ho erected between Grace and Alexander. *> Moscow.—More than fifty students Mid professors of the University of Utah, together with representatives of most of thew stern universities, will leave Salt Lake June 10, for the Uni versity of Mexico, at Mqxco City, to take special summer work at that In stitution. The party Is under the dl recllon of Professor <!. Oscar ltussell of the modern language department of Ihe University of Utah Those mak ing the trip are t<> !><• furnished 2fi per cent of their railroad fare both ways on this side of the Unlt«sl States* Mexican border, and 50 per cent of the fare both ways Iwtween the border and Mexico City. Three parties will leave Salt Lake for the Mexican In stitution during the summer. The first of these will leave on June 10. the second on July f> and the third on August lo. About 1500 Amerhan stuilents and professors ure expected to attend the University of Mexico this suiumer, according t« Professor Itusell. Two terms will he conducted. The first is scheduled to Is'gln July 0 and It will last five and a half weecks, ending August 15. The second term will end September 12. Halley.—New rates on wool In sacks from Idaho tsdnts to eastern markets show a marked decrease under the rates now In effect. Buhl.—The ltuhl Highway district has flits I suit against the United States Fidelity Guarantee * I>ei>oslt company to collect $72.000 the amount for which ltuss \V. Allred wus bonded hy the COOptlf. The suit alleges mis application of the funds of the dis trict. lluhl.—A number of auto* carrying members of the Old Oregon Trail as sociation passed through Buhl. The purpose of the excursion was to pre sent to tourists on their way to the northwest the beauties -tnd advantage* of the route, especially ns a high road to Portland fair. Glenns Ferry.—11. II. McMasters has been retired hy the railroad company on a pension. Mr. Mi-Masters hn* worked for the Union Pacific rail road for 30 years and lets been agent at Glenns Ferry for over 17 years con Unously. Boise.—Spray for the prevention of codelng moth should he applie«! to or rhurd* In southern Idaho at once. State horticultural laws rtspilrc that on-hardtat* shall spray their trees so many times during the season for the control of this pest. Caldwell.—Krndlcatlon of weeds Is being urged by the local farmers. 11 apart--4 Veil M Adams, commander of the local post of the American 1-eg .m. appeared liefere the city Coun cil at the hist meeting and was gtveu permission for the Legion to hsndle all concessions In connection with tbs celebration of the Fourth of July. Pocatello Kïpl'isleti ln welding plant blow* Henry Myers through open window without serious Injuries Twin Falls. Juries In the present term of the district court bsre will In clude no farmers, unless thev thsm eelves waive claim for exemption on the ground that fanning «q-eruth u* de ntand their attention Idulwi Falls.-"The pro'-osod bond Is sue for the erection of a frtration plant has .hern unanimously Indorsed by the l*«n«*t of directors of the chant 1er of commerce Pocatello. Plan* were made for the; organisation of a stat«» stM>rtsruen a**«elation nt a meeting her- attend **d by flftv r>*i«r«-seiuatlve from south e«»ieru Idaho Th«- ue-eting was pre sided over hy President Chartes G. Sumner <>f the tlanmx'k County 8|«ort». men * ass'M-latkNi. The permanent or. giinlxatlon will he efr«v-ted at Twin Fall* u|K«n Invitation of thu a|M«rtsmen of that county, on July 12. Hint eu count \ will be s«s»or»led on delegato to vote at the meeting. News Happenings of tha Great Intermountain States BESTS .« »'«•' A.IA t ... .............. Salem, Ore.—Oregon has tin- highest per capita attendance at universities In the United States, according to the report to Iir. George F. Zook, special ist In higher education. The report reeeals that 7,020 residents of Orgeon are attending colleges and universités or one to every 112 persons in this state. Portland, Ore.— Portland folk, now that the biennial primaries are over, ure centering their attention upon the annual Itose carnival, to be held lute this year, June 'JO to 23, inclusive. Th« three prettiest maids of each Ore gon <-ity or community entering floats In the grand floral pageant will he Invited to officiate us members of Queen Harriet's retinue during the worthy sovereign's arrival reception entertainment and coronation. Victoria, It. C.—Headed hy n group of Chinese of British nationality main ly of the younger set, a Chinese Hy ing school Is to be opened In Ks«]ul tuuult. Vancouver, It, ( '. <i,(M8,0dH buulicT* of western Canadian wheat have been shipped through this port to Itritnih and foreign markets this season, aa against 6-10,000 bushels in 1920-21, ac cording to the Vancouver Mendiants' exchange. From October l, 1021, to April 8 this year, shipments to Japan amounted to 2,858,070 bushels ; to tin* United Klndoin, .'{,180,37 busli,ols, and to the United States 0,660 bushels. Omaha, Neb.—The fifth murder this week occured here Sunday when an unidentified man, beleved to be u gambler, was shot and killed by a lotto bandit. According to reports, the dead man hurl between $800 and $ltxx> in IiIb possession when held up After robbing tin- body the bandits escaped. Yosemlte Lodge, Util.—The over hanging rock ut Glacier Point, on which tourists from all part» of the World risk their lives to get during pictures, has been fenced off with an iron railing hy the park management, to stop needless endangering of life. A sign su.vb: "It is three thousand feet to valley floor. There Is no undertak er to meet the foolhardy." Victoria, It. C.—The police commis sion has refused to revoke its order for the strict enforcement of the lstrd'a day act in Victoria. Althougn the Antl-Hlue Sunday league wus armed with documents showing that the voters had gone on record by a 7 to 1 vote against closing stores on Sunday, ns provides! In the act. Mayor Mart-hunt and commissioner Stane lttnd remained firm In their determina tion to enforce the law. Salt loike.—Frunk P. Kelsey, of ixew Harmony, Utah, Is under arrest at St. George, chnrged with attempting to kill the family of Francis Prince. Ho uppenred before Justice Kills J. Pick ett and was hound over to the district court on a ÿdtino bond. He Is alleged to have cntisod |>otson to he placed In a can of coffee. The members of the futility tasted the coffee, hut did not drink sufficiently thereof to cause death. San Francisco. Four men wer«» ar rested, charged with manslaughter. In eonniM'tlon with tin* dentil of R«>t> hert Turney, a boxer, who died Sat urday from Injuries alleged to have been suffered In a boxing bout. Pivatello.—Andrew Thacker, prom inent farmer of Itohln, thirty tulles south of Pocatello, died this morn ing from a sudden attack of hruln hemorrhage Mr. Thatcher crime to Idaho about thirty years ago, and was one of the first men tn Un» state to make a suceas of dry farming. Hpokane.—A resolution protesting th«< approval by the federal govern ment of u school of chiropractors as u uie«»ns of vocational training for disabled former service men w-as In troduced In the house of delegates of the American Medical association con vention nt St louts, together with a resolution for numerous reforms In medical practice. Including the lessen Ing of restrictions on the sale of j whiskey for medtcnl purpose* Knit t-akc May was a notable j month for Ftah metal producers In j that tue local settlement price of l.- id 1 touched the highest point attained tn months Quotations for copper und ! foreign silver were also Increase«! I Twin Fall* Sections «»f Fa*t Twin .Fall* vv era struck by halt nn»l rain Storm which observers «(«stare the j most destructive in ye.ir*. Seattle. W . sh A n«»w -egton. term. >'•! a v Cri«abb- s ou, ■ ■ batP-ry of norms and « aim*, will be opened p. investigation tiv t n-ie Sam , \\«>.,tr«,.r man when Captain K«aM vmun ts.m * aril«* * ''U'tf i>X|w»'titl->n t-egtivs Its tong «sistward dr'ft with ttie polar tee (■.o k «luring th*» civndng Kummer Com plete meteorological report*. Including temperatures, harotuelrlc pr**«ure* and wind and mo-s ure data, will he Hash«*«! to M ..dil: gain «tally hv wire less for the benefit of the forecaster*, •the explorers announce I. ; j ! ( « ; no Hill UNIOKS TAKE STRIKE ACTION Maintenance Employes to Vote on Walkout Effective July 6 Follow ins Wage Reduction Detroit, Mich.—The executive coun cil of the United Brotherhood of Main tenance of Way Employes and Kail way Shop Laborers has unanimously adopte«! a retaliation Instructing E. F. Oroide, the president, to send ««it strike ballots to all members of the organisation and hII nonunion -workers In th«» crafts affected hy the wage cut ordfred hy the United Stat*# Railroad labor hoard recently. President Grnble announced the tail lots would he sent out Immediately and that If the workers decided to strike In protest against the cut, the walkout would he effective July 5. He estimated 478,000 members of the union and about 72,000 nonunion workers would he asked to vote on th« matter, virtually every railroad In the country, with the exception of short lines and electric roads, being affected. NEW LOAN BANKS CREATED WILL GIVE FARMERS AIO Institutions Will Extend Finance Over Long Period With Easy Repayments AVnshlngt«»n.—Issuance hy the feder nl farm board of charters for four Joint stock land hanks whose combined territory will embrace practically th« entire Pacific coast. Is announced by W. H. Joyce, acting secretary of the board. The four Institutions eharter«>d will begin loaning operations Immediately. They have been organized by 10 of the lending hanks of the west coast. The combined capital and surplus of the four Joint stock land banka Is $1, 100,000 and as tinder the federal farm loan act they may loan 15 times their cupltnl and surplus, their immediate loaning capacity Is $10.500,000. When this capacity Is reached, th*- bunks by increasing their capital may extend their loaning privileges without limit. Loans are made to farmers at low rates of Interest on first mortgage on farm loan with easy repayments through a long period of years. U. S. Win* Anti-Trust Suit Washington.—The government has won In the supreme court In Its suit tn have the Southern Pacific com pany's ownership of the Central Pa cific railway declared unlawful. The court In deciding the «is«»-—thp last of the great trust dissolution eases brought to the supreme court—re versed the deelslnn of the federal enurt In Utah, which hnd held against the government. The division of the supreme court. Justice I>ny stated, menus that the Southern Pacific will be required to di vest lts«»lf of all stock ownership in the Central Pacific lines or other control It ha* held since 1885 by lease and 1899 by purchase. CASPER VOTES $500.000 HIGH SCHOOL BOND ISSUE Casper, Wyo.—The proposed bond is sue of $500,01X1 for *i new high school building carried here In the special school election hy a vote of 175 to 50. Construction of building, which will he three stories In height and 200 by 200 feet In size, will be started by fall, and will require about a year to com plete. Admit* Killing Salesmen Everett. Wash Donald E Steven son, railway brakeman, bus conf*»ssed here Mint he killed A. A. Almour, Se attle salesman, whose body whs found In « patch of wood* near Stnnwood, Wash. Stevenson says he killed Al mour with a club «luring n fight over the question whether or not they would rob n farmer In the vicinity to pr*«-ure funds to buy "moonshine." Jail 332 In Fight Raida Springfield. Mass. Two men were ahot, 2<Xt other* were arrest*-«!, HXt game cock* sei tied when «fate con atahles nn«l Agarnm police surronniled and rattled th«- three-ring circus *tage<| In a tobacco barn In Feeding llllls. Rochester. N Y State trooper, from Itatnvln nn<! humane society agents from this city made 132 arrest* and .«iptnre«! s5 blooded game ,•«>«•'** In a mid on n cocking main near here Begin* Prleon Term Nee P« ■ 1 ■ ... w . ; man, president of the defunct Kamlsh State hitnk, ha* b.vn taken to the j Idaho state penitentiary to common.-.» ! hi* sentence of IS mouth* to three y.arx Waterman wi* recently Tamil ( guilty of falsifying hank Maternent, t. cover ex.«»«*« loan*. Seven Killed in Collision Portlan.l, «»re Seven «aller« were klM«»*l and two firemen ««»re Injured In « the collision In the Columbia river off i ; Alti'onah. W ash , l«*t\veen the st t »ani- , era Welsh Prince and the Iowan Unveil Lincoln Memorial Washington V nietnor «I to Abra ham IJnotn was unveiled here Memo rial dsv t>ef.»r»' n gathering ,»f th,iu «and* of Americans. Pr.»s dent Hard Ing accepted the shrine In the nant«» of the p«*>ple, an«l in nn addres* euloglie*) th* life of the great emancipator. i , MINERS REJECT OPERATORS PLAN DECLARE OWNERS PLAN TO SEEK PRESIDENT HARDING'S AID OBJECTIONABLE OPERATORS FOR ARBITRATION Spurn Proposal That Both Sides In vite President to Appoint Tribunal To Settle Anthracite Coal Strike New York.—A proposal that Presi dent Harding be asked to appoint a tribunal to settle the anthracite coal strike submitted by the operators be fore the Joint sub-committee on wage contract n*.*r»*tiationH, has been re jected by the miners. Philip Murray, vice-president of the United Mine Workers, declined to state ou what grounds the proposition wus turned down, except to d«»<-lare it "ob jectionable." The invitation to President Harding to which the miners refused to sub scribe, asked him to "appoint a com mission to find n practical method by which prompt operation of the mines may he resumed pending Its ultimate decision, and also to seek nml recom rnend a method by which further sus pensions or strikes may be avoided." At the miners' headquarters, the op erators' proffered solution of th«» strike was looked upon as nothing more than a counter proposal to that which strik ers' delegates submitted a short time ago, find which the employers refused to sign, namely that Mr. Harding em power the federal trade commission and the Interstate commerce commis sion to begin ut once a complete inves tigation of the Industry from wages to prices of the product. AMBUSHED PARTY FIRES ON UTAH MINE WORKERS Bullets Strike Cars Used by Miners; Sheriff Orders Men to Disperse Price, Utah.—Persons ambushed in the hills above the Kenilworth mine of th*» Independent Coal & Coke company, where a strike Is In progress, fired be tween 50 and 100 shots at miners em ployed by the company while the men were traveling from the mine to the town of Kenilworth. None of the min ers were struck, hut the cars used by the men In coming from the mine on the "man trip" were hit In many places. Sheriff Kelter Immediately sent n posse of 12 deputies to the scene. Al most colncldently with the arrival of the deputy sheriffs, approximately 150 striking miners from Helper reached Kenilworth ln automobiles and these men were ordered by deputy sheriffs to disperse Immediately and keep away from the property lino of the coal com pany. FIXES ARMY AT 133.000 MEN Senate Boosts House Figure 18,000 In Record Time Washington. — Carrying an appro priation of $341.750,000, the annual army appropriation hill wus passed by the senate. It fixes the size of the nrmy for the next year at an average ef 12.530 officers and 133,000 men. Passage of the bill, which was with out a record vote, followed quickly af ter n test vote by which the senate accepted. 40 to 21, Its committee's ac tion In Increasing the house figure on the size of the army from 115.000 to 133.0.x) enlisted men. The strength of 12,530 officers compares with 11,000 as voted bv the house. Packer* Offer Price Premium Chicago.—The "big five" Chicago packer»—Swift. Morris. Wilson, Ar m«»ur anti Cudahy—and many small I «ackers have agreed to pay 10 cents « hundred above the market price on all hog* shipped to the Chicago livestock market providing they are free from tuberculosis and come from a farm where neither cuttle nor hogs are In fecte«! with this disease. Washington. - Th.» deadloc federal good r«*a«ls between th« and h.*u«e was broken when a mt*e hy which $f«0.o«*i,iNin xr ||| j able during the next fiscal > continuing fcteral and state è tiou In road development was i China lVklnir hu» ro>.icnt Without a President President Hsu Shih Chang Boat Turn* Over. 7 Drowned * le hlum. " as!. Seven mendiera a crew working on u city pipe Un.» the « te Limn river, were drowr when a rowboat In which they w, attempting to cross the river was OV turned. Posse Captures Bj Decatur, Nebr Three I captured, two of them t*. wounded and $30.«xxi rev posse that came upon the were robbing the State b* tur. : Vl IN FUEL OUTPUT Million Nonunion Miners Bring Five Mi Tons to Surface Despite Gen eral Strike Washington.—Reports from the bi tuminous coal fields still operating In spite of the general mine strike, showed a general and notable increase in production during the week ending May 27, the geological survey reports. The survey estimated a total pro duction of more than 5,000,000 tons for the week, as compared with a high previous week since April 1—when the strike was called—of about 4,500,000 tons "The increase Is largely in response to higher prices and more active de mand," the report said, calling into production mines which have been hitherto working only part time, in districts not affected hy the strike." Anthracite production remnlns al most completely stopped by the strike, the report indicated. CHICAGO LABOR CZARS ARE RELEASED ON BAIL Murphy and Mader, After Short In carceration, Are Liberated on $75,000 Bail Chicago.—"Big Tim" Murphy and Fred Mader, described as the czars in what the police term a labor war, have been ordered released from Jail bonds of $75,000 each. They had been confined In cells for 11 days after their am»st and indictment for the murder of Police Lieutenant Terence Lyons, one of two policemen shot to death May 9, while investigating bombings believed to be in protest of the Landis building trades wage award. The order was issued by Judge Har ry B. Miller and ended a 10-day litiga tion, in which the state heretofore had been successful in frustrating the ef forts to release the two labor leaders. Reporter Is Shot Accidentally Casper, Wyo.— R. E. Stapleton, a re porter for a local evening newspaper, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded In the office of the sheriff here, when Deputy Sheriff Devlin accidentally dropped his revolver to the floor and the weapon exploded. The bullet struck Stapleton In the left side and entered the abdomen. He was rushed to a hospital w-here an operation was ordered at once in an effort to save his life. Agree on Arbitration Washington.—A definite basis of ne gotiation, understood to contemplate a resort to arbitration, at last has been formulated by the Chilean-Peruvian conference. As now under discussion, the arbitration proposal Is said to cen ter upon a settlement of the long-stand ing controversy over Article Three of the treaty of Ancon, without prejudice to other differences which have come to the surface during the conference conversations. Henwood Is Liberated Canyon City, Colo.—Pardoned hy Governor Oliver II. Shoup after serving approximately ten years of a sentence of life Imprisonment for the murder of George E. Copeland in a Denver hotel bar-room, Harold F. Henwood was liberated from the state prison here. Under the provisions of the pardon granted him by the Colorado executive, Henwood can never return to Denver. Fires Sweeping Cascade Forest Everett, Wash.—Forest fires raging In the Cascade mountains have swept over 1.000 acres, according to reports reaching here. The fire started In holdings of the Wallace Falls Lumber company near Gold Bar. Several bridges are reported burned out and two or three automobile par ties are believed to be mar«x>ned in the mountains berattse of the fire. Reduction of Navy Begun Ran Diego. Cal.-Slx United State* destroyers, representing a total con struction cost of $9.000,000 and com prising the eighteenth division of the iHrific destroyer force, have been erased from the active list of the navv n one of the most dramatic ceremon ies ever seen In these waters. 2 Killed as Train Hits Car Raymond. Wa*h.-Two person, were kille, a ml a third probably famllv tn bire». «alien a train crashed Into an automobile track In which they were riding at Miles crossing near here. ht» Bryan Gives Land to Hospital Lincoln. N«»h.-P w<v , tatIon T L nco ' n • "Fairvlew : ;"u board the \iethi«V * " :1 ' announced in .J«»th, >«!,*» church pulpits here. Will Conte,t Primary Election ÂÏÎT"««« Oregon primär!« nomination fo Will A r«v taken at n the recent - f*'r the Republican Plurality hv *» ^ small , ; OV( : rTmr w. Cleon at ' sr th *' election. e* '"'W T>e under prosent p'-,r* ro Mr - Hall's ' -hnt he - ' ' ' Vl 'te In manv precine»« W h ' t ,:rate t!v * be has eve: ' he tars reason to be'iev*» ,v VOte was not Properly made. f McCUMBER TO URGE SEN*. ; GIVE BILL RIGHT OF OVER TARIFF BANK LDAN CLAUSE Important Change* in Hou*» » Senate Include Abandon«*, Reclamation Program; ^ Advanced to January,' 19 * Washington. — The house bonus bill, amended In severa* tant particulars, but with th. - discussed bank loan provision r iras approved by the senate - committee by a vote of 9 to 4 man Mr Cumber proposes to renmli measure to the senate wlthtnTfl. days and said he hoped to get Jpg! on It before the passage of th. jS hill. m The more Important akeg-/£ made in the house measure »ereil Changing the effective date « • legislation from next October Uv J uary 1, 1923. Removal of the time lhnktt!«l filing of applications by world ■ ' veterans for adjusted service im» satlon. Abandonment of the reel»®. plan and substitution of a jmx <s tinder which veterans would he« preference In making entry on • or Indian lands when opened to« Elimination of the forfeiture - vision, under which veterans to repay loans made by hanks *] government on adjusted servi« tificates would have forfeited I certificates. Under the amended bill euch » ' ans could reclaim their certifie»»« any time before their maturln years from the date of Issue. oc-,J ment of the sum they ware In dfCp! pins Interest at 4% per cent «rni* ed annually. GERMANY GRANTED DE1A1 IN REPARATION PAYMEI Berlin Answer to Ultimatum Re» Approval; Moratorium for 1922 Granted I aris.—The reparations com* has fully approved the German s: to Its ultimatum and definitely did I to grant Germany a provisional ■ torlum for the year 1922. Th; decision was unanimous. The action taken by the Gemutf • eminent to put its finances onaw basis and eliminate as much as post the wholesale printing of paper mi constitutes a "serious effort to e the commission's requirements.'' decision says. In its letter to Gut lor Wirth, the commission states? In view of the importance of an; eision on the question of postpone» of payments, the commission feltx , fied in tnking prompt action nov standing the fact tlmt on several!«! Germany's answer require« ftc elucidation. Robbers Blow Safe of Shoshotii ï Shoshoni, Wyo.—Robbers whokfig the safe of the Sboshoni Statt ^ here secured $3.500 in currency a*t| raped leaving no clue to Damage to the safe and interior«» bank will amount to $600. One package of money t«k« V tained $1,000 in new Wyoming hank (Casper) bills, which <st|| identified, It Is said. War Fraud Probe Open« Washington.—Investigation of 1 so-railed war fraud cases began t'd'j special grand Jury when Ffl States Attorney Peyton Gordon ' Rented, ns the first of the govern®*] series of rases dealing with contracts, that involving disp» ; surplus lumber by the quarter®^ corps of the United States arm; I Pickford Divorce Affirmed | «"arson City, Nev.—Mary Plctfj divorce from Owen Moore «v* s jjj taine«! when the Nevada suprera^'jl affirmed the order of District Frank P. I .an can quashing senr; *J summons in the action brought toraey General Fowler to set aside •. decree granted the movie star, j War Bonds Sell at Par N*»w York.—For the first tinted the date of Issue, all liberty bo«* centl.v sold at par or better, trading in liberty bon«1s at _ prices and transactions embraclnîl oral lots of $l.(X\l.tXX) arc the^ standing features of the bond o*-" Sell* 14.000,000 Bushel* Spixkane.— Slightly more 000.1XX) bushels of Washingtv>n, 0^ 1 Lhiho and Montana wheat, more than $20.000.000 "'ere through the offices of The >»' ,,r , " beat Growers, associated, durisf f *ral year «»n«1ing May 31. Waltff inson, manager of the Wask* 1 Idaho Wheat Growers, anno* Only a small part of the 1021 pool remains unsold. Trustee* 1 association will meet In Portia*^ to outline policies for handlmgd**^H crop of its members.