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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
USE MACHINE GUNS .
ON KENTUCKY MOB
ATTEMPT TO LYNCH NEGRO
MURDERED OF CHILD RESULTS
IN BATTLE IN STREETS.
Hundreds Of Farmers Decide to Take
Law In Their Hands, But are
Prevented From Hanging Negro
by State Troops.

Lexington, Ky.-Five were killed
and fifteen wounded when state troops
fired upon mob here Monday. AS a
result of the encounter between the
troops and the members of the mob,
martial law prevails.
Rioting began Tuesday morning
when a mob bent on lynching William
Lockett, a negro, who confessed to the
murder last week of ten-year-old
girl, Geneva Hardman, was fired upon
with rifles and machine guns by state
militiamen as the mob was stOrming
the Fayette county courthouse to get
the merge during the trial.
The attempt to lynch LOckett was
made just after he had confessed to the
murder and as the jury found him
guilty Of murder in the first degree
He was sentenced to die in the electric
chair March IL.
Hundreds of farmers from the sur
rounding country arrived to attend the
trial and sullenly watched the prisoner
as he was marched from the train tt
the courthouse between lines of state
troopers. When the trial opened, thu
courtroom was crowded to capacity.
Everyone was searched for firearm:
before being admitted to the court
house. Hundreds gathered in the stree
in front of the courthouse.
The cry, Lets get him." from
brawny farmer on the outskirts of thu
crowd, turned the crowd into a mob
which began surging toward the build
ing. Soldiers and police dropped bacl
into close formation and trained thei
guns on the mob, which never hest
| tated.
Adjutant General Deweese, in com
mand of the militiamen, shouted a fina
warning to the crowd and then fired I
revolver into the air. 1t was the sig
nal for the troops to fire.
Soldiers and police fired point-blanl
into the crowd and nearby machin
gun ratified.
The mob, which had surged hal
way up the steps, pressed back an
broke. Quick action on the part Q
the authorities got the negro out Q
the building.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
WAR CRIMINALS AGREEMENT.
Decide to Stand Together and Fight
Extradition for Crimes.

Decide to Stand Together and Fight
Extradition for Crimes.
Berlin.-A secret meeting of army
and navy leaders a month ago.. in an
ticipation of the allies demand for
extraditions of those guilty Of war
crimes, complied set of regulations
for common action. These instructions.
which are signed by Generals Won
Heeringen, Won Kluck and Falken-
hayn, as well as others, declare that
it is a violation of honor for one to
place himself outside the pale Of seiz-
ure by his own government or the
entente. Therefore, they must refuse
to surrender, refuse to recognize the
legality of foreign court and do moth.
ing in the shape Of personal defense
or otherwise acknowledge such court
but make the following common decla
ration, in the German language:
II have merely done my duty as
German soldier. AS such refuse tt
recognize foreign court, and also de
cline to make any further statement
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
weather and the Daath Rate.

.ne general death rate Ia found to
80 ,,, win rising temperature, ana
20 diminish with a falling thermome-
Sn lnese conclusions are reached
ya,o "oe'or Ellsworth Huntington OF
.ho-. 'nu are result of q study OF
49,, vut 4oo'ooO deaths in New York
=. -. ~ connection with the weather
sasu r"e Jay OF death. The peculiaritie'
IN ~ ~ apply to all seasons. Variety
nl.t,n. Weather Is healthful and slim
Isriabii,t Sn :. It is believed that some
m,a,.u q - essential a. proper hs
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
LARGER Grazing Fees Defeated.

WashingtOn.-Althou western con-
gressmen, on technical grounds, were
able to defeat series Of amendments
to the agricultural appropriation bill,
designed to treble the fee for grazing
on forest reserve range, they failed to
prevent the adoption by the house of
representatives of an amendment to
the bill directing. the secretary of ag-
riculture to appraise all grazing lands
within forest reserves, with a view to
readjusting grazing fees, and basing
them hereafter on the actual value of
the ranges.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
TREASURY-|N GOOD
SHAPE FOR FUTURE
:
LAST REMAINING FLOATING IN.
DEBTEDNEss IS TO BE RE-
DEEMED At ONCE.
Nothing In the Financial Situation to
Regard az Extremely Grave, De-
ciares Secretary Houston In Re-
port on Nations Finances.

WashingtOn.-AnnOu that the
last remaining floating indebtedness
Of the government would be redeemed
In few days, Secretary Houston said
the position of the treasury was Every
bright" and that government officials
saw nothing in the present financial
situation which they would regard as
extremely grave.
Only about $6O,OOO,OOO of short-term
certificates requiring to be refunded at
maturity remain to be redeemed. Out
standing tax certificates, issued In an.
ticipatiOn of income and profits tax
installment dates for the purpose of
relieving the quarterly strain on the
banks, amount to $2,935, $40, 500, but in
no instance exceed the estimated
amount of taxes, and accordingly no
funds will have to be provided to meet
them.
/; people lose sight of the many ways
in which we have been assisting Eu-
rope since the armistice." Mr.. Houston
said. "In addition to government
loans, we have furnished. them $780,
100000 worth Of surplus army sup
plies, 100000, 600 for food relief, prob
ably $4OO.OOO,OOO in private loans to
foreign bankers, and considerable
amount of accrued interest on the
government loans, so that the total
probably would read $4,OOO,OOo,OO0. In
addition, Europe has been selling Sc
curities here"
Mr.. Houston said all reports from
Europe indicated that reconstruction
was going on while they were talking
about it, citing the rebuilding Of the
French railroads and bridges as not
able example Of what has bean &C.
cOmplished. AS to the domestic stu
alton, he pointed out that aprroxi-
mately $1.OOO.OOO,OOO would be spent
this year and next In road building
under arrangements made while h,
was secretary oNagriculture, and that
building permits, always good index
to business conditions, indicated that
the country was rapidly making up
the shortage Of houses caused by the
cessation Of construction during the
war.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18

INA! NOT beget undue attention.
out 24o,162943 needles were made in
."e united States last year. 1t would
w peasant mental recreation for
wing evening to figure how many hours
Vi amor based on the proverb that a
.'l'ch IN time saves nine, would have
Deen saved the women Of the nation
a" 'hese needles had been applies
II the psychological momont
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
GEES DANGER 70 COUNTRY.
Poindexter Fearful Of Movement by
Labor Leaders to Control Congress

Utica, N. Y.-Charges that behind
the announced plan Of the American
Federation of Labor to obtain the cleo
ton of congress and president fav-
orable to it's policies existed a sinister
movement of small cOterie of labor
leaders who have grown powerful by
the contributions they have levied up
on labor, to set up "a government
within government" We're made here
Thursday by United States Senator
Miles POindexter Of Washington, in an
address before the Union Republican
Club.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18

Soviet Backs Insurance Company.
New York.-The Russian soviet
government has assumed all liabili-
ties Of theNew York Life Insurance
company in Russia, according to a
statement issued by Darwin p. Kings
ley, president of the company.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Colorado Editor Called.

Denver.-I. N. Stevens, principal
owner of the Pueblo Chieftain, widely
known in banking and legal circles,
died Tuesday in Philadelphia, accord
ing to a message received here. He
was CO years Of age.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Relief Awaits U. 8. Action.

Misunderstanding to a question as
to what steps the government pro.
posed to take for the relief of central
Europe, Austen Chamberlain, the chan
cellor Of the exchequer, said in the
house Of commons Thursday that the
final arrangements could not be made
Nntil the congress Of the United States
had granted the necessary powers.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Blown Out BY Gale.

Havana.-Blown out Of the harbor
at Bimini, Bahama islands, by heavy
gale, while taking on cargo, the Amer
lean steamer Lake Ellerslie entered
the harbor Monday short of water and
without clearance papers.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Story Writer Dies,

New YOrk.-Julius Chambers, wide.
ly known newspaper man, short story
writer, explorer and playwright, died
here Thursday of pneumonia. He was
born in BelefOntaine, Ohio. in 1S47.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
RUSS REFUGEES DROWNED.

Vessel Sunk by eolsheviki and Four
teen Hundred Lives Lost.
LondOn.-A wireless dispatch from
the soviet government at Moscow says:
According to a message from Novo
Rossik. when the volunteer transport
Karantin, with officers and officials
and their wives and children aboard,
numbering 14OO, left MarinpOl Tin the
Russian province of Yekaterrinoslav)
on the approach Of the BOlsheviki, the
volunteer army, incensed at being left
behind, fred on the ship.
"A shell pierced boiler and the
transport sank with all aboard"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Treat ExanaelIst Rouah.

Lancaster, Pa.-FOrmer service men,
after services at st. Paul's Reformed
church attempt to mob Evangelist
Henry Slough for having declared in
an address that many men in khaki
were "riff-raff and scum"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Young Farmer Kills His Brother.

Camp Girardeau, MO.-JOs Thomp.
son, 10 years old. shot and killed his
brother, John, 20. at the THOMPSON
farmhouse seven miles north of here
The youth declares he shot in self
defense.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18

Herbert Putnam, librarian Of con-
eress, who has declined the Dlstln-
uuishsd Service Medal awarded him
BY the war department. Putnam was
chairman Of the American Library A.
eoelatlon which undertook the dIstrlbv.
tlon Of books and other reading
matter among soldiers In domestic and
overseas service.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
unrl.lno Reported In Korea.

London.-Northern Korea has been
evacuated by the japanese. 1t Is claim
ed in wireless dispatch from Mos
cow. quoting an Omsk message. The
population rose to aid Korean forces,
1t Is declared.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
confesses to Woman's Murder.

Cleveland.-Frank w. Whited, IS
year sold, of Pittsburg, former soldier,
has confessed to the murder of Mrs,
Frances Altman StOckwell, chorus
girl of Philadelphia, whose body was
found in the snow February /.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Cost 81 Livlno Show. Decline.

ChicagO.-The high cost of living Is
actually on the downward trend.
Prices Of eggs, butter and potatoes are
going down weekly, price comparisons
secured February II by the Interna-
tiOnai News Service show.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Wreek victIma Arr Saved.

LOndon.-M0st of the passenger list
Of 700 persons on the Russian steamer
Emperor Peter the Great, which was
sunk by o mine in the Black sea. were
saved, says a newspaper dispatch from
Gonstantinople.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Mexican War Minister Chosen.

San Antonio, Texas.-General Man
uel NJ. Dieguez, Carranza commander
in the state of Chihuahua, has been
appointed Mexican minister Of war, ac-
cording to newspaper received from
the city Of Chihuahua
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Accident Fatal to Jockey

New Urleans-Jockey Jack Sullivan,
10 years old, and his mount, Rory
O'More, were killed in a spill rounding
the last turn in the third race Mt the
fair grounds here Monday.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Investigate Murders.

Washington.-Rear Admiral Bristol,
American high commissioners at Con-
stantinople, has begun an investiga'
ton of the recent murder in SyriO of
two American citizens, representatives
of the Y. NJ. G. A.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
superdiriaibIes tor Navy.

WashingtOn.-Tw Two super-dirigibles,
the largest in the world, are planned
by the navy, and one Of them, now
being built in England, will attempt a
transatlantic flight next fall, it was
announced here Tuesday.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
PAYNE SUCCEEDS LANE.
Illinois Man Chosen az Secretary Of
the Interior.

the INFERIOR.
WashingtOn.-JOhn Barton Payne,
chairman Of the shipping board and
formerly general counsel Of the rail-
road administration, will become Sec
rotary of the interior March l, sue
ceeding Franklin X. Lane, whose resig-
nation becomes effective on that date
While White House officials declin-
ed confirmation, 1t was understood,
that former Senator John Franklin
Shafroth Of Colorado had been offered
the place to be vacated by Mr.. Payne.
Chairman Payne said that he would
accept the appointment to the cabinet
because 1t was the wish Of the presi.
dent, but my heart Is in the shipping
board"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18
Edison Celebrates Anniversary.

Orange, N. J.-Municipal buildings,
places of business and private homes
here were decorated with flags and
bunting on Tuesday in honor of the
seventy-third birthday of Thomas A.
Edison, who received many congratu-
latOry messages.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-18

Robert Boyer, German chemist and
Inventor, was the first adult German
to enter Boston since the war. Dy
hls own admission he 10 inventor Of
one Of the ingredients Of the German
poisonous gases used in the war. He
left Boston for Chicago.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Disclosures Of Crookedness In Organ.
lied Baseball Arouse Indignation
and GrIef-Poles and Baron
WraneeI Still Driving the
Reds-Moscow Eager



Wraneel Still Driving the
Reds-Moscow Eager
for Peace.
Cheers for the League of Nations
council on the ground that it had
stopped or averted hostilities involv-
ing four nations may have been pre-
mature or over-enthusiastic. Lithu-
ania and Poland, which were actually
fighting, have not ceased yet, though
they probably will before long. AS
for the dispute between Sweden and
Finland over the Aland islands, the
former nation protests that there new
er was any danger of hostilities, as
she always settles international dis
putes peaceably. Swedish officials
said the quarrel with Finland would
be amicably ended, though they added
that Sweden never would give up the
Aland islands.
Both the Poles and General Wrangel
continued their successful warfare on
the Russian soviet forces. The for
mer at last reports had captured the
important cities of Ida and Pinsk,
and were steadily advancing north
eastward toward wilma, whose fall was
expected soon. Ida Is the place
where Trotzky was said recently to
have established the headquarters of
new Bolshevik army of 10000 for a
Coll he DAln
Ukralnians, who are operating on that
front, have recovered Kamanetz-Po
dolsk from the Bolsheviki and are
said to be planning q drive to form
a junction with Wrangel's forces and
to sever the soviet line of communi-
cation between Kiev and Odessa
Wrangel, who is now well to the north
Of Alexandrovsk, is being aided by
Maxine, the Independent Ukrainian
leader, and is taking large numbers of
prisoners.
The soviet government has had more
than enough war with Poland, and at
the Riga conference is seemingly max
ing every effort to arrange an armis-
tice that shall lead to peace. Accord
ing to dispatch from Warsaw, Adolph
Joffe. head of the Russian delega-
ton, received instructions from Mos
COW to accept all the conditions laid
down by Poland, however hard they
may be, except those compelling Rus
STA to partly or wholly disband her
Red army. So far the chief matter in
dispute has been the line of demarca-
ton between Poland, White Russia
and Ukrainia.
There has been no cessation of the
guerrilla warfare In Ireland. Nearly
every day one or more members of
the British police or army are MUIR
dered by Sim Feiners, and in almost
every instance reprisal is swift and
bloody. Towns and villages are raid
ed and the homes Of well-known Sim
Feiners are burned, and often they
are taken out and shot to death. The
British government, though 1t has
started an inquiry into the killings,
seems rather helpless in the matter
Mayor MacSwiney of Cork is still alive,
and a London paper says 1t has
learned he is being given food in con-
centrated form.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15

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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15
Tuesday, Oct. 10Th

by Chairman Democratic County Executive Com
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-15

America met with defeat In the air
plane race for the James Gordon Ben
nett trophy in France. One of her
entries was thrown out by an accident
and the two others did not get far,
owing to defects Of construction Ia
their engines. The race was won by
a Frenchman, Sadi Lecointe, and the
trophy now remains permanently in
France.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-07-01
I FOR HELP IS
ALMOST UNBEATABLE
lean Jewish Relief Commission
lkes Tour of Stricken Lands.

Ellington, D. c. CSpeciaD-Being
ID under at times in the heavy
Lieut. Samuel Sehein, American
h Relief Commissioner in Pc
lowered in a recen. inspection
| ( % days the worst parts OF
la, Volynia and Poland's No
Land" east OF the River Bug, in
~ truck, administering emerg
elief.
'eport to the Joint Distribution
ttee, relief disbursing organiza-
r the American Jewish Relief
Ctee and its allied bodies, de,
Chat conditions are not improv'
lat, on the contrary, they are
8 worse in many places, owing
tack OF work and to the severe
Wand that a large percentage OF
thdren are not able to go to
Sewing to their lack Of shoes.
terrible conditions in Volynia
are times as bad as in Lithua
niawrote. THE cry for help Is
alnnbearable. l really can't see
hove people will pull through"
I, resulting from starvation,
While doctors call hunger ty-
phu sweeping through Volynia'
and ing a heavy death toll from
the ing population, according to
Lieuein. In his trip through Vo-
Eniare he reached places never
beforted by relief workers, Lieut..
SEIZED how men, women and
childeeing the American flag on
his t followed him through the
STRETCHING and crying that he get
word cir relatives in America TO
help t
Nod, once called The Beauty
Of Vo' has suffered more than
any otown | have seen in all my
trips tn Poland, and presents the
saddesat have ever Witnessed.
he dec. only 20 houses In the
entire are not affected by typhus,
which hing everywhere. The poor
people absolutely no clothing and
the chill are totally naked. When
| was tthe temperature was zero.
and of ,e it is much colder now.
Il Wis Several homes and found
the stuff people packed in rooms
as if there sardines. There are
now 3,0Gmeless families with abb
solutely leans of support and 1000
nomelesshans. There is not even
one drubre in the entire town,
while moi the houses have been
either wi or partly destroyed.
Food ot be gotten. In some OF
he housefound the people eating
boiled poi Feelings and thick hay
weeds fonp, and they said they
lad been ng such stuff for over a
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-07-01

Lielt Schein sad that in Bobrujsk
there were $50 women whose hus-
bands are In Amrica, who followed
him from one endof the town to the
other crying for lelp,
when l came lto Rovno, l had to
hide my car" he declared, 80 that the
poor children ant women, especially
those whose husbands and fathers are
in America, should not recognize me,
for 1t would hive been impossible to
have passed through them.
"In Korec, Elstern Volynia, found
only nine houses from from typhus,
The rest of tn, home have from one
to four cases. t is mostly hunger ty'
phus.' as the doctors call it. The day
I was there there were fourteen deaths.
The victims are mostly young people,
and the average daily death rate is
seven. Korec had an original Jewish
population OF 5000, but it has been in.
creased by 1900 refugees"
In Luch, the first city Lieut. Schein
visited in Volynia, he found the great
est need to be shoes for the children,
IS per cent of whom could not leave
their homes and attend school for lack
of them.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-07-01
Stanley.


SprnaIf0 ne Ne1es,
As it is raining so much to.day
will drop few lines to our worth,
paper. This is quite wet day for
Sunday, but the ram was badl,
needed for gardens and Irish pota
toes were suffering from the TIVE
weeks of dry weather,
Arley and Alvin Richie wer,
Chattanooga visitors Saturday.
We regret to pen the death Of
Henry RICHES two year old daugh.
ter, Alva. We extend our sympa.
thy to the bereaved parents.
Mrs. Jean Hughes is on the sick
list this week with chills.
Arley Richie visited his brother.
A. j. Richie, at Glendale Sunday.
If you want to see the Stanley
blues just look at Bertha Richie.
Don't cry, girl, it won't rain every
Sunday.
There were quite number of peo-
pie out to pay the last tribute of re.
spect to little Alva Richie last Tues
day.
Mrs. Mary Richie and daughter
visited Mrs. Martin of $50 w. 9Th
St. the 9th and Both of MAY and
reported nice time.
Jess Owens was seen Saturday
hunting for boat. Wonder if he
ever got across the river?
Wonder where John Farmer is.
He must be gone to France.
Arley land Alvin Richie have
their new boat nearly ready to be
put in the river.
Bertha Richie was seen padding
ler own canoe across the river last
Friday. Wonder where she was
going.
The singing at Bob Hughes was
veil attended Sunday evening con-
idering the rain and mud.
John Hughes and Bertha Richie
endered some excellent organ mus
, at the singing Sunday.
Well, "Tulip," of Kelleys Ferry,
(. G. Francis is usually at home.
Alvin Richie visited at w. M,
'rancis Sunday afternoon.
Bertha Richie was all gsmiles Fri
ay. Guess she got letter from
ast Chattanooga.
Sam Durham looked awful! sad
rlday morning Wonder why?
Dolly Dimple.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-07-01
SOddy.

Special TO tie Ne70s.
Foster Pickett went to Chatta,
nooga Sunday.
Mrs. Bob Roger called on Mrs. J.
c. Newman Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Pickett and
family went to church Sunday at
Sale Creek.
Mrs. Robt. May has been on the
sick list We hope for her speedy
recovery.
Miss Sallie lies called on the Pick
EFT girls Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Crawley went
to church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Lewis Gibson and
family called on Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
Pickett and family Sunday night
MFs Alma Crawley spent Sunday
night with Miss Ola Crawley.
Mr.. and Mrs X. C. Pickett went
to Chattanooga Monday.
A revival meeting started at the
Christian church at Sale Creek by
Rev. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. G.. Pickett and
family called on Mrs. j. c. Newman
and family Sunday.
Mrs. Jim Lee attended church
Sunday.