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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
EXPLOSION Hurls Man Fifty Feet.

Bisbee, AriZ.-A spectacular blaze
brought about by the explosion of al
oil stove consumed the t~wclve-roon
house of John \eScdkin and severely
burned it's owner. According to Messed
kin's neighbors, who were passing the
house at the time Of the blast, the
conclusion was 50 violent as to hurI
Ncscdkin through the front door of
.he house and into the street for a
distance of fifty feet. Nescdkin is now
in Il local hospital, where it is thought
by the physicians that he has a chance
for recovery.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

WaShiLgtun-On motion of the APP
pellants the supreme Court dismissed
the suit brought against the city of
Oakland. cal. 10y the Samuel Merritt
hospital to prevent condemnation of
extensive waterfront properties for
use in construction of a system of city
docks. The land involved was valued
by the hospital at more than 100000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
PRINTING Bogus Whisky Labels.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. service men
raided a printing plant here which is
alleged TO have turned out thousands
of counterfeit internal revenue stamps
to be used ON cheap whisky and color
ed alcohol in bottles of standard
brands. Cuts for counterfeiting Of
fetal government franked envelopes
and whisky labels bearing the names
of a Baltimore distillery were also dis
covered. Three men who were arrest
ed in connection with the raid were
held in $1,000 bail each.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
VIII Explore Amazon River.

New York.-A large party of Amer
lean scientists next January will ex-
plOre about 1000 miles Of almost I'M
known territory in the Amazon basin
along eastern Ecuador and Peru, il
has been announced at Columbia uni
versity. The ground to be covered in
cludes "a portion traversed by the
Roosevelt expedition along the Made
ira river. Among the members Of the
expedition, which will take an entire
year, will be Henry ii. Rusty, dean of
Columbia School of Pharmacy, who
will head the party.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

The Castle School Of Las Vegas, N.
Mex, has organized an orchestra un-
der the direction Of Mrs. Adolphine
Kohn, supervisor Of music in the
public schools. The orchestra is conf
posed of sixteen pieces and has been
playing In the city for some time.
N. A. Cook of the Myndus country,
New Mexico, picked and delivered the
first bale Of cotton In Dsming and re-
csived the prize Of $3.50 which had
been Offered by the merchants Of the
cty. The cotton IL said to be of the
,nest quality ever raised In ne Valley
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
20 Killed in Train Wreck.

London.-Twenty persons were
killed and thirty others injured i'm n
collision in which the N~enice-NIilan ex-
press was involved. according To an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Rome based on advices to the Giornale
d'Italia. The three rear cars nf the
express were smashed in the collision.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

Chicago-wheat-No. 2 red s2.34;
corn~No. . mixed. s1.27oL.so: No. Q
yellow. s1.2sG1.30h.
osts-No. 2 white. 55g a57Ee; No. 3
White RseSsS SI !. 4iiisu. eaOsM.
Barley-s3cd 800.
Timothy Seed-ss.00 d7.50.
Clover Seed-f1b-00 q 25.00.
Pork-Nominal-
Lard-f1e.1B.
Ribs|s1s.6o6 1875.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
Uncle Joe Injuries Arm.

Danviile, Ill.-Congressman Joseph
G. Cannon, 81, suffered considerable
pain from the fracture of n of the
bones of his left wrist at his home
here. The injury was received when
he stepped on a piece of coal in the
basement and fell on his arm.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

CONGRATULATIONS. Creamery,
44G5sc.
Poultry-Alive. lower. Fowls. gem
eral run, csc; springs. 29hc; turkeys.
45c,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
RUSSIAN SUBS ON
WAY TO DANziG
BRITAIN THREATENS TO TAKE
CERTAIN ACTION UNLESS PRlS-
ONERS ARE RELEASED.
IS HOSTILE MISSION
reds VIII THROW A M Y
AGAINST GENERAL WRANGEL
IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA.

.,-teIu Sow paper JuiuE News Service,
Washington. oct. 1.-Two EolshryiSJ
submarines, supposed Ia be bent on in
|rrerptu- munitions shipments to Pc
auI haze been reported off the
'~.houiau coast, presumably bound for
,anzi2, according to an announcement
~ The State Department. The infor-
nation came To the Navy Department
and also lu the State department from
jt~ own agents along the Baltic.
"Iuslructious have been sent by the
Navy Department. the announcement
tl.d, TO Vice Admiral lluse, com
maudiug the American naval forces
now in the Baltic, that the United
States is moi at war with Russia and
that the submarines in question are
not To he treated as hostile vessels"
Admiral Iluse has his flagship, the
cruiser p%ittSburg, and several destroy
rrs in Baltic waters. Apparently the
warning not to treat the Russian sub
marines ms hostile craft was intended
as Il precautionary measure in case
they should appear IN Inc vicinity Oh
American naval vessels. '
Since the signing of the armistice
hctWeen the soviet forces and Poland,
hostilities have supposedly ceased, but
il was apparent HAT the reports re-
ccivcd here left NO doubt that the mis-
sion of the undersca craft was a hos
tile one
The Russian soviet executive coun-
eli has determined upon an early peace
with Poland, in order to concentrate
its army against General Wrangel i'm
South Russia, in an effort to retain
control OF the rich coal and oil lands
ia that section, according To an of
iic,al dispatch received by the Amcri-
can government.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
aoIt Kills $50 spsrrows.

Hagerstown, Md.-A bolt Of light
ming struck a cherry tree in front Of
the home of ]. william Small, neal
Martinsburg, and killed 160 sparrows
that were roosting in the tree.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
Losing at Sword Fight,
Boy Hurts a Penknife

Angered because he vas losing
a wooden sword fight with a
chum. Leo Chlppi. 10 years old,
Alter street, near Thirteenth,
drew a penknife and hurled 1t
into the leg of his opponent, in.
ficting a deep cash. The sword
duel was being held In the public
square at Eleventh and Whar-
ton streets. Philadelphia.
The injured boy. Albert Bran
chini, s years old, 1929 Alter
street, was treated at Mount
Sinai hospital. Chippi was ar
rested and sent TO the House of
Detention.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
Fr;obtened to Death by "BuroIan."

Hoboken, N. J.-Paralyzed by fear.
Mrs. Catherine Lahey dropped dead
recently, when she heard what she
thought were burglars in a saloon be-
low her apartment. Martin Brennan,
proprietor, said he permitted two men
TO remain In the saloon for the night.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
AILwoman jury Aided Newiy~eds.

Akron, ohio.-A jury composed OF
IL women saved a newly-wedded cOu-
ple from being evicfed from their
home, when it ruled against a land
lord in an eviction case.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

London Great Britain has threat
rucd to take certain action against
soviet Russia if steps are not taken
at once for the release of British pris-
oucrs held 10y the BolSheyistS, says the
Herald, organ of labor, which prints
what purporls Ia be- the text of notes
exchanged 10y the British and soviet
governments.
Lcon.d Krassin. head of the Russian
BolShcNiSt trade mission here, has re-
piled ON behalf of the ~l;olShevist
regime that il viii promise to fulfill
the conditions required by Great
Britain when the latter carries out her
part Of the bargain made last July for
the mutual release of all prisoners and
cessation of hostile action.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
Jars 10 Battle Bandits.

T~okio-Japan'S intention TO forward
additional troops to Manchuria towns
near Korea il announced in official
communiqucS, nn account of bandit
raids that are 'errorizing the popula-
lions. The Chinese residents of the
district. the cummuniques say, desire
the presence Of Japanese troops.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

Observation-Disclosures insurrection-
lists, consisting of a group of General
Zellegousky's army, have occupied Viii
ma, the Lithuanian capital, in protest
against the declaration of the Lithu-
anian and Polish peace delegate that
Wilma shall be included in Lithuanian
territory.
The insurgents contend that the
Wilma and Grodno districts rightly be-
long TO Poland.
Earl CurZon points out that he pre-
viously sen Il communication regard
ing n submarine launched in the Black
sea in which he said that in view of
repeated declarations of leading mem
bers of the soviet that that govern
ment considered itself in a state of
war with Great Britain and in view of
the impossibility in these circum-
stances of waiting TO ascertain wheth-
er the intentions of the submarine con-
trolled by the soviet government were
hostile or not, there was no alterna-
tive but TO issue orders TO British
ships to attack the submarine should
it be encountered on the high seas.
Upon hearing rumors that subma-
rines of the B~olshevist fleet had put to
sea in the Baltic, Earl Curzon sent his
note. To it NJ. Tchitcherin replied that
Leonid Krassin, soviet representative
in London, would receive instructions
in the matter.
Earl Curzon also demanded compen-
sation for the widow and son OF
Charles Frederick Dawson, who is al
legged to have been murdered in cold
blood with no charge preferred against
him." by the soviet authorities in Jan
uary last.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

Chicago-Potatoes-Strong. Minne-
sofa. Michigan and Wisconsin round
white, sacked, sl.s0d2.00; long white.
s1.ssG1.e0; Minnesota Kings. s1.e0.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

Metal Market.

Colorado settlement prices: Bar sill
yer CAmerican), 99%c; bar silver tfor-
eign. SIC; zinc, 1887; copper, 1sc; Lead
sT75. tungsten, per unit, $500 to $I.5O.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

LondOn.-A Warsaw dispatch con-
corning General Zellgouski's rebellion
and occupation Of Wilma says:
'The Polish government does not as-
sociate itself with this incident and is
determined not to c~Ountenance any
willful act on the part of army detach-
ments. The Polish government is tax
ing all measures in its power to assert
its authority
In connection with the British note
to soviet Russia giving notification
that any Russian submarines encoun
tered on the high seas would be at
tackled on sight by British naval forces,
it appears the only information the
British admiralty has that Bolshevist
submarines are cruising in the Baltic
comes from BOlshevist ources Brit
ish units which have been doing rOu
tine patrol work in the Baltic for some
time report they have seen no evil
dence of submarines.
1t was stated at the admiralty that
the patrols would not be extended to
hunt for submarines.
The Russian soviet government has
sent Il delegate with peace proposals to
the headquarters of General Wrangel,
commander of the anti-Bolshevist army
in southern Russia, according to n
Warsaw report received here by wire.
less from Berlin.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

Direct
Station ............'... 80.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
BRITISH Navy
| To FIRE ON REDS
BOLSHEVlST UNDERSEAS BOATS
WILL BE ATTACKED ON
SIGHT, SAYS WARNING.
WILMA is CAPTU RED
POLES DO NOT RECOGNIZE TREA.
TY BETWEEN LiTHUANlA AND
SOVIET RUSSIA.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Oct. 11.-Any Russian sub
marine encountered on the high seas
will be attacked on sight by British ma
val forces, according to a note sent by
Earl CurZon, British foreign secretary,
To NJ. Tichitcherin, Russian Bolshevist
foreign minister, which is published
along with other correspondence re-
Gently exchanged between Great Brit
ain and soviet Russia.
Polish forces occupied wilma, but de-
tails are lacking, says the kOvnO cor
respondent of the London Times.
There was an exodus of the native
population of Wilma, the correspondent
adds.
Prince Sapieha, foreign minister, an
nounced that negotiations with Lithu-
ania concerning an armistice and a
line of demarcatiOn between the
armies of the two countries had been
concluded. The Polish delegates, he
added, had refused TO recognize the
treaty between Lithuania and soviet
Russia.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15

Warsaw.-General Z~ellgOuski, whose
forces occupied Wilma, the Lithuanian
capital, has established a provisional
government in wilma, according to re-
ports from Grodn0.
The Polish authorities assert it was
ascertained after the Reds were driven
eastward that more than 1000 Poles,
old men, women and children, had been
killed by the Bolshevists in the wilma
region during the occupation.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-15
REVOLT BEGINS
AGAINST REDS
OUTBREAK OCCURRED ON LAND
AID SEA SIMULTANEOUSLY
is REPORT.
SOVIET FLEET IS TAKEN
ADMIRAL RASKlLNIKOV is DE.
POSED BY MUTlNOUS SAILORS
ON REDS WARSHIP.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Oct. 12.-MutinOus sail
ors of the Bolsheyist warships in the
Baltic have deposed Admiral Raskil-
nikov, commander of the fleet, accord
ing to reports received at the State
Department.
Apparently the outbreak occurred
simultaneously in the fleet and on
shore, but the revolt on land was put
down by armed forces.
Disorders reaching the proportions OF
revolts also were reported to have Oc'
Cured at SaratOv, TambOf, Wiasma
and Smolensk.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-05-05
PREYS ON HARMFUL RODENTS
Ascending 70 This Writer, the Owl 10
Really a Good Friend Of the
AorlculturioG

Superstition still clings to the owl,
due largely to ignorance and lack Of
discrimination.
When twilight falls the owl comes
forth from some remote recess where
1t has spent the day in sleep. and ut.
tering peevish cry. hurries out upon
Its foraging expedition. As the tired
farmer is lost In refreshing sleep, this
bird. against which the hand Of man
has been raised for centuries, com.
mences Its beneficial work which only
ceases when the frst rays Of the
morning sun come slant.ng over the
hilltops. binding it, eyes and sending
1t quickly to cover.
The great orbs u the owl are ~
markedly developed and are keenest
In the early hours Of the night .aae
Sts &Stt active. Marvellous indeed. is
the sight that enables 1t to strike the
Tiny mouse in the darkness.
Owls are the natural check upon
this multitude. and thus are Of ines
Unable value to agriculture. From
an economic standpoint, It would be
hard to find a more useful bird.-Los
Angeles Times.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-05-05
CAVALRY READY TO
CROSS into MEXICO
MAY 40 OVER THE eoRpER At
ANY MOMENT IF AMERICANS
ARE THREATENED.
with Continued Reports That the
Revolutionary Forces Are Gaining
Ground, Plane are Being Made to
Protect Citizens Of United States.

Ell PasO, Texas.-The flame of rev.
olution IL sweeping across northern
Mexico. From the American border
down to Mexico City revolutionary
leaders have assembled strong forces
and President Carranza's regime is
threatened.
The Seventh United States cavalry,
stationed here, was ordered to the In
ternatiOnal bridge at o o'clock Wednes-
day night. The troops took up favor
able positions and will cross the Rio
Grande to protect American lives and
property In Juarez II the revolution
results in hostilities between the Mexl-
can factions there. 1t Is expected,
however, that the Carranza garrison
would 60 over to the revolutionists
without fighting.
Juarez has been crowded with Amer
lean tourists. Many of them were en-
JOying winter vacations there and sa-
looms and places Of amusement attract
ed Americans from all parts of the
country. 1t is estimated that more
than 700 Americans are in Juarez.
Dispatches from Jimenez and Parel,
two of the principal cities in Nhe state
Of Chihuahua, said Carranza soldiers
were deserving to the rebels. More
than 5000 troops were said to have
gone over to the rebel cause within
the last few days. General Il. Elias
Gales, commander of the Sonora state
troops, was said to be commander in
chief of the deserving Carranza forces.
Gales was reported to have sent 1900
Sonora troops to Chihuahua City to
take over the Carranza garrison there.
villa forces were said to be operat-
ing in northwestern Chihuahua. They
were acting under the personal direc-
ton of Pancho villa, but 1t was said
he had signified his intention of join
ing the Sonora independence move
ment.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-05-05
PLAN ATTACK UPON
MEXICAN CAPITAL
OPPONENTS OF cARRANzA RE.
PORTED TO BE RECRUITING
SUPPORTERS DAILY.
More Than Five Thousand Soldiers
Rally to Support Of Rebel Leaders,
Nearly Half Of This Number
Being In Sonora.

Aqua Prieta, SOnOra.-General Al
varO ObregOn is reported to be at
lguala, in Guerrero, gathering forces
and supplies for march with the
rebels against the City of Mexico.
Guerrero, 1t is claimed by General
Gales, is the state toward which the
revolutionary forces marching south
through Sinaloa have as an ultimate
objective. They plan to join forces
with the rebel troops in Guerrero for
the assault on Mexico City.
Operating in Guerrero are Generals
Fortunate Maycotte and Cipriano
jams. Under Maycotte is battalion
of 600 Yaqui Indians from Sonora, di-
rectly commanded by Colonel Alfredo
Martinez.
Governor de la Huerta of Sonora,
temporary commander in chief of all
the revolutionary forces, has announced
the appointment of commercial agents
in the United States. They will serve
as consuls for the revOlutiOnists. HO-
berto Pesqueria, former confidential
agent for the Carranza government at
Washington, was named as CONNER
cial agent ut San Antonio, Texas, and
Carlos Felix Diaz at Ell Paso.
More than 5000 soldiers in Mexico
now are In revolt against the Car
rama government, it was announced
at military headquarters here. Nearly
half this number, it was said, have
joined the revolutionary force in So
nora.
Mexico has been divided into four
military zones, the first of which in
cludes Sonora, SinafOa and Nayarit,
according to General p. Elias Gales,
commander of the army of the north
west. Commanders for the central
zone, gulf coast and southern zone
have not been named, it was said, mol
the boundaries definitely fixed
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-05-05
AMERICA EXPECTED
TO AID ARMEN|ANS
COUNCIL REQUESTS THE UNITED
STATES TO TAKE MANDATE
FOR STRICKEN COUNTRY.
President Wilson's Solution Of the
Adriatic Problem Preferred by Italy
to Pact Of london.-Turks
are Claiming Erzerum.

- San RemO.-The supreme council is
sending formal request to President
Wilson that the United States govern
ment take the mandate for Armenia.
The council is leaving to President
Wilson the arbitration of the differ
ences over the boundaries of Armenia
The council awarded a mandate for
MesopOtamia and Palestine to Great
Britain and a mandate for Syria to
France.
| There seems to be division on the
part of the council as to whether the
region of ErZerum and it's vicinity
should be included in the territory of
the Armenian republic. The Turkish
nationalist are strongly claiming
Erzerum for themselves.
In placing Palestine under British
mandate the council established with
in the ancient limits of the Holy Land
what is called ''the national home for
the Jews
The terms of the mandate protect
the national rights of Jewish citizens
of other countries. That is to say, q
Jew of American, British, French or
other nationality may retain his ma
tionality, although he is also citizen
of the state of Palestine. The rights
of Arabs also are protected, there be-
ing 100000 in Palestine and 100000
Jews. The mandate is limited gen.
orally by what is> known as the Bal
four declaration. British forces have
been in occupation of Palestine since
the defeat of the Turkish forces by the
British field marshal, Viscount AL
lenby.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-05-05
NEVER PUT. IN CIRCULATION
Dean swIft's Notable Victory In Cam
paIsn Against Unpopular Colin De-
sl0ned for ireland.

WOODS halfpence, which was b
have been placed for use in Ireland BY
Great Britain about 200 years ago. was
never circulated In Erin. a. q result
Of the efforts Of Jonathan Swift, at
the time dean Of st. Patrick's in Dub
lin, where he was In "exile," and who
had for ten years previously been at.
lacking the attitude Of the British
toward Ireland.
Swift's fight against the circulation
Of the coin came when Great Britain
decided to farm out the contract for
their manufacture to q certain VIII.
Ham Wood. on condition that he
should pay the government 1000
pounds year for II years. In his
famous Drapisr letters Swift gradual.
u built up picture Of the ruin which
Woods halfpence were destined to
bring upon Ireland. The government
became alarmed. A report to the
privy council made In July, 1924, de-
Tended the patent to Wood. but recon-
msnded that the amount to be coined
should b reduced.
In the end Lord Carterst was sent
b ireland - lord lieutenant to On.
deavor to settle the matter on the
basis Of this compromise. Lord Car.
teret offered q reward Of 300 pounds
tor the discovery Of the author Of the
Drapier letters. and ordered prosscu-
ton against the printer upon his AZ
rival. Swift boldly approached him
with his tyranny. then looked calmly
On while the grand jury threw out the
bill against the printer In spite Of all
the efforts Of the chief Justice to &C.
cure it, return. The next grand Jury
presented Woods halfpence a. a null
sancs which marked the end Of It all,
the coin never circulating in Ireland.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-05-05
GOVERNMENT WINS
IN COAL TRUST SUIT
DISSOLUTION OF COMBINATION
HAS BEEN ORDERED By THE
SUPREME COURT.
Governments Charges Of Combination
in Restraint Of Trade is Sustained,
Bench Being Divided in
Opinion.

Washington. Announcing Its de-
cislOn in part Of the long pending
anthracite coal trust cases on April
20, the supreme court in four to
three opinion sustained majority OF
the governments charges of illegal
combination against the Reading COM
pany, Pennsylvania holding corpora
ton, and certain Of itsxyailrOad and
coal subsidiaries and ordered their
dissolution. Chief Justice White and
Associate Justices Holmes and Vande-
vanter, dissented, while Justices Nc
Reynolds and Brandeis took no part.
The majority opinion held the hold
ing company guilty of violation of the
Sherman antitrust act, and reversed
federal court DEGREES rendered In
Philadelphia in 1915, refusing to sus-
tain the governments charges of
monopoly, but directing separation of
the Central Railway of New Jersey
from its subsidiary coal company, the
Lehi & Wilkesbarre Coal company.
Dissolution was ordered by the SUI
preme court of the Reading company.
the Philadelphia & Reading Railway
company, the Philadelphia & Reading
Coal & Iron company, the Central Rail-
way of New Jersey, and the Lehlgh &
Wilkesbarre Coal company, maintained
through the holding corporation; so
that they would be entirely indepen-
dent of each other. Disposition Of
the stock and bonds of the companies
held by the Reading company also was
directed.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-05-05
MEXICAN TROOPS CLASH.
Opposing Forces Meet Near Border,
Revolutionlsts BEING victors.

Aqua Prieta.--Carranza troops and
revolutionists had their first clash In
the mountains dividing the states of
chihuahua and Sonora on April 20. 1t
was announced at military headquar-
tiers here that advance detachments
Of thet two forces elashed near Pulpito
pass.
j The Sonora troops captured eleven
Carranzistas, 1t was stated. One man
on each side was reported killed.
Pulpito pass Is the opening through
the mountains which 1t was expected
that Carranza troops being concentrate
ed on the Chihuahua side would use
in their efforts to enter and subdue
Sonora. The pass is about 40 miles
southeast of here.