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Show NEWS STORY OF THEPAST MEEK A Complete History of What Has Been Happening Throughout the World. WESTERN The last of sixteen carloads of rofl fjovpar has bean shipped from Great FoJl.i by the Anucouda Copper company com-pany wire mill to Ixmlon, It baa heen announced. Thu shipment will total 1,000,000 pound and will toe the first ghlpmont ever made from the Groat Falls ms.u to ).: ... . : "One thousand pairs of twins." Thin It the estimate mado concerning the lamh crop of souttveastern Idaho by 3. K. Johnson of Kupert, Idaho, who alto al-to states that the lumb crop along the lower Snake river on tlie Twin Falls branch will run about 30 per cent bovo normal. He states that contracts con-tracts for June deliveries for January and February lambs are being signed In that section at 11 cents a pound. Word fnoni the adjutant general at JVashlngton bo boon received announcing an-nouncing that the headquarters de-tachioent de-tachioent of Uhe 18Gth Infantry, stationed sta-tioned at I'ocntello, Idaho, has been recognized officially. California lettuco growers are being be-ing urged not to plant lettuce at a time to bring It Into competition wflth lettuce produced In Idaho. This information in-formation was received ut Iihiho farm bureau offices this week. The California Cali-fornia Vogetubla union is the organl-fatlon organl-fatlon through which members of the JMnJio luttuco growers, who have contracted con-tracted Choir production with the Idaho Ida-ho Producers' union, will market tlieir cropd. A lurgo shipment of frozen oranges was found In cars In the railroad yards at Ogden, Utah, by federal food ln-ptors, ln-ptors, cooperating with state officials. offi-cials. Ekiuiples seized will bo forwarded forward-ed to Denver for testing. According to the officials, the oranges were frozen froz-en before they were plcfcod from the trees. Tire Utah fish and game department, depart-ment, represented by "Jack" Tlngey, chief deputy warden in charge, has Just completed the planting of 70,000 flngerllng rainbow trout, ranging in longth from five to six Inches, and about 100,000 small flngerlings about and Inch and one-half long, In the Bprtn ruivB of Salt Lake oounty. The Dish should be in shape for providing fcort for tbo anglers next year. The government looks with favor on the American Falls Irrigation project In Idaho ; thinks It is mot only feasible, but gives promise of being a great uccess, but the government Is nor committed to the building of that project pro-ject and will not obligate Itself to build that project unless the settlers under the various irrigation companies compan-ies coming within the project make good their promises and meet their obligations to the government. The project has reached a point where further fur-ther progress depends upon the settlers set-tlers and tlie irrigation companies." Baseball WtH not be played Sunday on the Lincoln school field at Twin Fnlte, live board of education of Twin Ftalls school district decided m voting vot-ing to deivy an application of the Twin Falls Twilight League Baseball clubs. GENERAL Reports from Helena, Ark., that approximately ap-proximately 150,000 acres, pr 235 quare miles of land In the lower part of Phillips county, were covered by flood waters from the White and Arkansas Ar-kansas rivers, which are backed up by the high stage of the Mississippi river, riv-er, gave a more serious aspect to the flood situation. Railroad and all vehicle ve-hicle traffic has been stopped In the flooded area and few people have remained re-mained in their homes. The strangely welded bodies of Roea and Josefa Blazek, the "Siamese twins, H were separated at Chicago and burned. The operation, which surgeons sur-geons were rsot allowed to attempt while the twins lay dying, wirs performed per-formed by John T. Ohrastku, an undertaker, un-dertaker, after relatives had abandoned abandon-ed a plan to return them to Czechoslovakia Czecho-slovakia In a specially built coffin. "Babe" Rnth, with the gates of American league parks closed to him for thirty-eight days, has been offered $100,000 for his playing services if he- will Join a semlpnofesslonal team at Chicago. The California Industrial Welfare commission has anounced a reduction of tht mlnmum weekly wage for women wo-men from $16 to $15. Alleged by Psychologists at Bellevue hospital to have a "fifty-fifty," mentality mental-ity Harry A. Warren escaped a 5 years' sentence for bigamy, after wife num-cme num-cme bad made a strong plea for him and he had told the court that ne was Intoxicated when he mnrrled the econd time. Wben he was intoxicated intoxi-cated he got "matrtmonnl fever," Warden claimed. WASHINGTON Closing of the bourse and the National Na-tional Bank of Greece was reported In cable dispatches to the commerce department. Senator Frank R. GoOtCDfl on receipt of word from southeastern Idaho that farmers of Unit section whose crops last year were destroyed by drouth wore unsuccessful In their efforts to secure se-cure assistance from tlie appropriation of $1,500,000, recently made for the relief of MKfe farmers, er.tored pro-te.st pro-te.st with the secretary of agriculture. Me stresrif-d the fact that congress. In making that appropriation, had not confined Its benefits to North Dakota and Montana, but had so framed the bill as to apply to all drouth-stricken fanners, and he insisted that fanners of that class In Idaho be given a fair share of benefits. The department promised to send telegraphic instructions instruc-tions to C. W. Wnrburton at Grand Forks, N. D. In charge of the distribution, distri-bution, telling him to honor reoueats for loans from farm bureau organizations organiza-tions 4n southeastern Idaho. Newspaper golfers of the capital, representing locnl and out-of-town papers, pa-pers, are turning up their sticks preparatory pre-paratory to flie annual turnout of the scribes for golfing honors. Last year President Harding won fourth prize in the golf tourney of the newspaper men. The postoff ice department has entered enter-ed Into an agreement with the British postal authorities for the delivery of regular mail matter and parcel post packages to various points In Russia, t Is announced. Three thousand government .employes .em-ployes of the Panama canal and the I'anama railway must pay the govern-nent govern-nent rent for the use of their houses n the Panama cannl zone. The United Unit-ed States circuit court of appeals decided de-cided in denying the petition of Harvey Har-vey McConnaughv. representing the orkers, for an Injunction to restrain the government from collecting the rent. The house has gone to work on the 1923 naval bill, which indicates at Wit: start a stormy fight over the committee commit-tee provision limiting the enlisted personnel per-sonnel to 65,000 plus 2,000 apprentices. appren-tices. Members fighting to have the number Incrensed to 80,000 prevented an agreement to limit general debut to 12 hours. FOREIGN When Miss Gertude McCollan was arraigned In London for stealing anu lildlng a pair of stockings under her handsome fur coat, her attorney pleaded plead-ed in defense that she suffered from neurasthenia. Sir John Collie, a famous physician, testified for Miss McCollan and when the evidence was all in the court discharged her, finding the defense of neurasthenia was sufficient. suf-ficient. The Prince of Wales has arrived at Yokohama, for his official v'sit to Japan. Thousands greeted him as he landed from the British battle cruiser Renown, which brought him from India In-dia "Give us fewer admirals and more university professors" Is the demand of one ef the Parisian weekly political reviews. The paper cites Le Journal as to the plentiful crop of admirals In t3ie French navy. Fr. Lorenz, Austrian snrgeon, who treated thousands of cripples during W visit, at first was forced to curtail his operations because of the opposition opposi-tion he met fnom members of his own profession throughout the country. He finally conducted free clinics under tlie guidance of New York's health department, de-partment, until he secured a lleense from the state. Later he held clinics in New York, New Jersey ami Detroit. He left for Vienna but is coming back to stay in September and will bring his family. The German reJehsrar, or imperial council has adopted a bill admitting women wo-men to a 1.1 branches of the legal profession. pro-fession. Including judgeships and the bar generally, and also to the posts of pnbV'c prosecutor, attorney and notary no-tary public. Mrs. Mary Ryan, 102 years of age, went to the polling place at Chicago and voted. There are marriages In the spirit world but no Wrths, Sir Arthur Oman Doyle declared. The celebrated English Eng-lish creator of Sherlock H'lmes. Who has come to America to lecture on matters psychic, made this statement. Twenty-three French soldiers and me German foreman are reported killed and ten others Injured In an isrploslon at the Huetten Silesia. Russia Is said to be anxious to pen business relations with the United Unit-ed States. The report that Ellpthertos Venlzelos lias been Invited by King Constanttne to resume rhe premiership Is cnarnc-rerizod cnarnc-rerizod in responsible circles as '"mere conjecture." It has been hoped, it was stated, that the former premier wonld dewte Ws activities while nhrood to supporting the national cause. In tlie general effort to obtain an honorable peace with the Turks and safeguard the national interests. His sudden return to Enrope was tltomylrt to be In connectioo with thla movement. |