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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
bALFOUR PRAISES
SERVICE Of LEAGUE
DECLARES LEAGUE OF NATIONS
q AID TO THE Comfy
OF NATioNs.
IN Future No Contracts Between Ma.
tlons Will Be Valid Unless Open to
inspection, He Informs the
House Of Commons.

London.-A. J. Balfour, lord presi-
Gent Of the council, outlining in the
house OF commons, on June II, the
work done towards setting up the or
ganixation Of the league Of nations in
dts present position, and it's prospects
In the immediate future. said that the
league had already been able to per-
form considerable service to the
comfy Of nations. The secretariat
was now. broadly speaking. complete
and adequate for the immediate duties
Of the council, and an office had been
established for the registration Of
treaties.
Probably the most important aspect
Of the pact, said Mr.. Balfour. was that
In the future no contracts between ma
lions would be valid unless open to In
spection and the change to open d.
plomacy, he thought, would be bene-
kicial.
III the league falls to promote a
dlminutiOn In armament" Mr.. BalfOur
continued, "much Of its value will be
gone and we will have to admit that
It has failed to carry out the great ex.
pectations entertained with regard to
its future activities"
Previous to Mr.. Balfour's state
ment, Cecil Harmsworth, undersecre-
tary of foreign affairs. answering
question, said that f170,OOO had been
contributed for the use of the league
Of nations by Its members to June Is.
No information was Forthcoming as to
the amount contributed by each mem.
Der.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Idaho Democrats for HawIey.

Lewiston, Idaho.-At a prolonged
evening session the Democratic state
convention reelected by reclamation
Robert H. Elder of Occur d'Alene as
national committeeman. Senator j. F.
Nugent, ex-GovernOrs J. H. Hawley
and Moses Alexander and State Chair
man Jerome J. Day were selected as
delegates at large by reclamation. The
convention delegates were instructed
to vote for former Governor Hawley
as vice president. Hawley declined,
but was overruled by the unanimous
sentiment of the convention.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Her Wholesale PRAYERS.

Lucille, who is Ave., does not like to
say her prayers at night when she is,
sleepy.
Did you say your little prayer last
night?" her mother asked her one.
morning at breakfast.
NO." said the little girl, II was too.
sleepy last night, mamma, but Sum-
day night, when you put me to bed
before l was sleepy, 1 prayed seven
playcrs-enough to last me all this
week."
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Famous French Actress Dead.

Paris.-Madame Rejane, famous
French actress, is dead. Madame Re-
james performances in Madame Sans
Gene" in 1893 made her as we'll known
in England and the United States as
she was in Paris, and in later years
she appeared in characteristic parts in
both countries, being particularly sue
cessful in Zaza and La Passerelle.
Madame Rejane was born in Paris in
1857 and made her debut in 1875.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
PALMER ORDERS COAL DRIVE
lnstruets District Attorneys to Take
Action Against Coal Profiteers.

lnstruets District Attorneys to Take
Action Against Coal Profiteers.
Washington.-A drive on profiteers
In bituminous coal was ordered on
June II by Attorney General Palmer.
All federal district attorneys were or
dered to give special attention to
charges Of such profiteering and to
seek indictment where investigation
warranted.
1.-THE department Of justice" said
Mr.. Palmer's instructions, "is receive
ing a number Of letters In which COM
plant IL made that bituminous coal
prices at the mines now range from
" to $11 ton, with further increase
imminent. The writer's say that opera
tors are attributing the advances to
car shortage and export demand, en-
phasls being placed upon the export
demand.
Production cost figures gathered by
the federal trade commission from
a058 bituminous coal operators in the
principal producing mining districts
number roughly about 90 per cent of
the annual output. show that during
January. 1920. their costs per ton
average $2.82 at the mines. Since
then there has been an increase Of q
per cent In the cost of labor. enhanc
ing the production cost to $2.79 per
ton.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23

Heavy Wlndstorn IN Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg-Three persons are known
to be dead, many others were injured.
and thousands Of dollars Of damage
was caused by heavy electrical, wind
and rain storm that swept over west
ern Pennsylvania.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Robbers Tie Victim to Rails.

Excelsior Springs, Mo. - George
Underwood. Carrolton, Mo-, was forced
by two men to enter a motor car here
Wednesday night, was taken to a spot
near the Wabash tracks, half mile
from Excelsior Springs, robbed Of $40
and bound to the rails with a barbed
wire. A passenger train passing half
an hour later cut off his left foot and
hand.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Dempsey Accepts chalIenoe.

San FranciscO.-Jack Kearns, man.
ager of Jack Dempsey, heavyweight
champion of the world, has accepted
the Wichita, KAN, challenge of
Georges Carpenter, European cham
pion, for fight any time after Octo-
Der TO-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Two Killed In Feud Fiaht.

Bristol, Va.-Feud spirit between
the Fee and Berry families Of Esser-
ville, near here, found expression in
a pistol fight in the streets of the
town. AS result Robert Fee and
George Polly, the latter member of
the Berry faction. are dead, Dewitt
Fee and baby are seriously wounded
and Tom and George Berry are
slightly wounded.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Easy to Remember,

"POp?"
"Well, Junior"
Il want you to help me with my let
ter"
"All right"
Il get all mixed up in two words:
missile and missive."
II could easily straighten that out
for you"
"GOod."
"A missive Is the one that is sent be-
fore marriage. Tele-
gram.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Bomb Explodes in The.tr.

havana, Cuba.-Several members of
the chorus and number of members
OF the audience were injured, one Of
them seriously, when bomb was ex.
pioded during a performance at the
National theatre Sunday afternoon.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
ALBANIAN CHIEF KILLED.

Former Provisional President Shot
Down on Streets of Paris.
Paris.-Essad Pasha, head of the
Albanian delegation in Paris and for
mer provisional president of Albania,
was assassinated here Sunday. Three
shots were fired at him by an Alban-
ian student, two of which took effect.
The assassin was arrested and de-
clared the crime was not premYlitated.
Recognizing Essad Pasha, whom he
held to be responsible for the suffer
ings of Albania, he said he felt sud-
den impulse and fired the shots. Rus
TEN termed Essad Pasha the "Alban-
ian dictator"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23

Montreal. The recent railroad
strike was condemned by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor as 'seces-
sionist movement" to discredit the
recognized organizations In the rail-
road service. Any union giving moral
or financial aid to such walkouts was
threatened with revocation of charter.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Whipping Post Put In Action.

Vancouver, b. C.-Lashings with a
cat-O'-nlne-tails administered Mt a
whipping post in connection with a
penitentiary sentence for robbery was
melted out here by Police Magistrate
Shaw. two men being sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary and 10
lashes each with the cat-O'-nine-tails.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
lutherans End Session.

Decentralization of officers, ap-
prevail of conditions of gift of ST.
100000 to the Lutheran synod for the
care of incapacitated pastors and
preachers and plans for reOrganizing
synodical finances wound up the con-
vention of the Lutheran laymen's
league here Tuesday.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Red.headed Girl Bandit.

Los Angeles.-The "red headed girl
bandit" who has been credited with
numerous robberies in Los Angeles is
under arrest. the police say. The sus-
pect is Margaret Johnson, 25 years
and pretty.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Demand Government Ownership.

Montreal Government ownership
and democratic operation" Of rail-
roads was demanded In a resolution
passed on June II by the annual con-
vention Of the American Federation
Of Labor.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23

Aid For Western WoolOrowsrs.
Chicago. Establishment Of fund
Of 500, 100000 to extend financial aid
to Western woolgr0wers. awaiting the
reestablishment Of the wool market,
was considered at conference Of
westerp--bankers and sheep ranchers.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Bubonie Plague In Florida.

Pensacola, Fla.-A rat killing drive
was begun here on Wednesday with a
view to stopping the spread of what
local physicians have pronounced
bubonic plague. Two deaths have or.
CURED from the disease since Friday
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Maddened Man sIays Worker.

Chicago.-Philip Prusen, 50 years of
age, a laborer, became demented by
the heat, shot twice and fatally wound.
ed John Ford. an electrician, who had
spoken to him sharply about some
work on which they were enyapad
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
HARDING to Take Vacation.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Harding, the
Republican presidential nominee.
hopes to make rapid progress in
cleaning up an accumulation Of mail
and senatorial work in preparation for
his departure from Washington with
In few days for vacation Of two
weeks or more.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Four Killed at Crossing.

Richmond, Ind.-Two young men
and two women We're killed instantly,
eight miles east of here, when a west
bound express train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad struck the automobile
In which they were riding.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Italians eombard Albanians.

Rome.-ltalian warships are bonn
harding Trionaro on the Albanian
coast. The Italians have evacuated
Porto Palermo, on the Albanian coast.
after destroying the munitions found
there.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
prye win Appeal to pemocrats,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. advocates
will ask the Democratic national con-
vention at San Francisco to adopt 4
plank declaring for rigid enforcement
Of the eighteenth amendment and the
enforcement act.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
FRECkLES
Now b the Time to Get Rid Of
These Ualy Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed OF your freckles, as Othins
Edoubie stTength-is guaranteed to remove
these homeIy spots.
simply get an ounce OF Othine-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply .
little of 1t night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
nave begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to com
pieteIy clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
BE sure to ask for the double strength
Othine. as this IL Did under guarantee OF
money back II It fails to remove freckles,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
senator Aehuret ImprovlnQ.

Observation-Disclosures Ashurst Of
Arizona. who was operated on Mt a
local hospital last week for . minor
ailment, returned to his home Thurs
day. Attending physicians said he
would be fully recovered in another
week.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
eubonlc Plaque In Texas.

Galveston, Texas.-The death Of .
17-year-old youth after brief illness
''probably was due to bubonic plague:
according to diagnosis made public
by DIR. NJ. f. Boyd. professor Of bac-
terlOl0gy at the state medical college.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
b. .,or.ee For chicken Feed.

Ogden.-Wild horses from the Tiy-
obe National forest in Nevada are to
be used for chicken feed in Petaluma,
Cal. according to word received at
the Ogden forest office from the
supervisor In Nevada.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
THREE eather. Drowned.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-T. w. Wood
son, real estate dealer; his brother.
in-law, ]. L. Green, and Green's t-year
old daughter Bernice, all of this city,
were drowned Sunday night while
swimming In Q lake near Norman.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
e.,.. Fund For Baby Hunt.

Norristown, PA fund which, It ID
hoped, will approximate $4,000 70 pc
ung raised By friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. .Coughlin to conduct
nationwide search for their 13-months-
ola baby, who was stolen on June Z
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23

With your fingers! You can lift of,
any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin CAL
fuses from bottom Of feet.
A tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs
little at any drug store; apply few
drops upon the corn or callous. In
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or CAL
lous right off, root and all, without
one bit of pain or soreness. Trulyt
No humbug ADV.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
craxed Woman Jumps from Train,

Omaha.-Mrs. Hattie Johnson, Chi
cago, jumped from a Union Pacific
train near here. She fell into muddy
ground. due to heavy rain. and was
not seriously injured. Hospital au-
thsrities say she q demented.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
MarshalI on Platform COMMITTEES.

San Francisco. Vice President
Marshall, who Is resting here after a
trip from Chicago, will become the
Indiana member Of the resolutions
committee at the Democratic national
convention, 1t Is believed.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
JACK DEMPSEY NO STACKER
Jury Renders Verdict Of Acquittai Of
Draft Evasion Charge.

Jury UeuoerS VeroiCt OF AcQuottal OF
Draft Evasion Charge.
San FranciscO.-William Harrison
(Jack) Dempsey. worlds heavyweight
champion, was found not guilty on a
selective draft evasion indictment by
a jury in the district court here on
June Is.
Following the verdict Dempsey. his
parents and his attorneys were
stormed by friends wishing to offer
congratulations.
After the verdict had been returned
the jurors congratulated Dempsey,
and Dempsey thanked the prosecutor
for his fairness and the Judge for his
conduct of the case.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
The Cuticura Toilet Trio

Having cleared your skin keep it clear
by maMng Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse
and purify. the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
rune. No toilet table Is complete
without them. 25c everywhere.-Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23

instead Of marrying a man to re-
form him, the average woman marries
a man to inform him,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-23
Matchinn The Casa

Ihat is such loud engagement
ring Will gave Bessie" "Yes, but then
she Is such a big BELLE"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-07-08

Mr.. Burleson, the gentleman who
conducts that slow-going government
tai institution known as the postoffice
has issued orders that
letters may be attached to parcel post
packages sent to British Honduras
when each carries the required amount
of postage. This privilege was also
recently extended to Canada and Mex
leo. We presume the letter may be
attached to the package by any
means which suits the fancy Of the
sender-se wed on, glued on, tied on
or tackled on. What is more impor-
tant, however, is whether the combi-
nation will be forwarded at the letter
or the parcel post rate Of speed.
Where letter, for instance, would
reach it's destination in couple of
days parcel post package may take
two weeks to cover the same distance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-07-08

Democratic leaders fear that most
Of the women who go to the polls in
November will vote for the republican
candidates for president and vice
president. And why not? Have not
democratic legislatures of the country
treated the women in most shameful
manner by refusing to ratify the nine
teenth amendment? Women are now
inclined to pin their faith to Tennes-
see-which will hold special session
Of the legislature this month-to rati-
fy the amendment, which would give
sufficient number of states to insure
the full right of franchise, but Ten
nessee is state upon which they
should not bank too heavily. Its
legislature seems to have more OPP
ponents to the amendment than advo-
Gates, and at this time the outlook is
not particularly encouraging. How
ever, with a delegation of cookbook
ing suffragist lobbyists from the
north working along the crusty old
southern solons and pinning bouquets
on their lapels, they are liable to see
the error Of their ways and vote right.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-07-08
SHINING the Farmers

Bert Cole, the ousted president of
the Cooperative Wholesale Society of
America, managed by members of the
nonpartisan league, testified that the
management was active in selling
stock to establish consumers retail
stores, and then after the stores were
established, they were left to shift for
themselves; that the wholesale COM
pany was not able to buy goods to
give the retail appendices any advan-
tage in selling over competitors, and
that the overhead cost was too great
for the volume Of business transacted.
1t is claimed that when the socialist
statesmen invaded the farming terri
tories of North Dakota and sold stock
at the rate of 500 per farmer the
agreement signed by the farmers was
that all money raised above the
amount of $4,000 for each store
could be used for "nonpartisan pur-
poses" It has been charged that in
some. counties in North Dakota
from $4,000 to 100000 was subscribed
by farmers giving their notes, that
these notes were discounted at the
banks for IS cents on the dollar.
Something like $4,000 to 81, 900 was in
vested in each store, and the SUPPOSE
ton is that the balance was used by
the league for political purposes. All
the farmers get for their coin is the
privilege of trading for ten years at
these stores, which are undersold by
their competitors. If these allegations
are true, it is time the "blue sky"
commissioners get busy. It is about
as bold an article of skin game as the
selling of gold bricks, without even a
thimbleful of gold that glittered.-St.
Cloud Journal Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-07-08

elected delegates can make party nomi-
nations and draw up platforms. Ex-
cept for the state convention called by
the republican state central committee,
Townley would today be in control of
the republican party and the socialists
would be ready to grab control of our
state. The convention system is neces-
sary to enable the majority to rule the
government present primary sys-
TEN fosters rule by the minority, an
unthinkable condition in democracy.
The lesson of the states narrow es-
cape from socialism is plain amend
the present primary law to restore
party conventions. Make political
parties responsible for their candi-
dates and for their programs. There
is no reason why a political convention
cannot be made as responsive to the
popular will as legislature. The con-
vention system can be abused, no ques-
ton about that-but the history of
Minnesota politics since the conven-
ton system was abolished proves that
the convention system is essential to
political progress and that the wise
course is not to wipe out the system
but to correct it's faults.-Long Prairie
Leader.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-07-08
After challenging Senator Hamer

After challenging Senator Hamer
to debate on the contents of red cir
cular published by the national nom
partisan league, and the senator hav-
ing acceded to the proposal, the edi-
tor of the Townley sheet at Milaca
backed out and refused to debate.
He, of course, had reasons, the princi-
pal of which was, perhaps, that it was
impossible for him to put forth any
argument in defense Of the red circu-
lar, the contents of which Mr.. Hamer
would have proven to be tissue of
misrepresentation. 1t also goes to
show that Cravens' promiscuous chal-
lenges, which he has apparently is
sued at random until the people have
characterized them as jokes, are mere
buncombe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-07-08

For a long time the American peo-
pie have realized that man Of more
than ordinary ability was necessary in
the white house to unscramble the
mess in which college professor has
involved this country. Under Profes-
sor Wilson the nation has had to suf-
fer period of bullheaded theorization
in which the whims of the professor
have been carried out by his lick
spittles cabinet officers-in accor-
dance with his commands. With the
election of Mr.. Harding, which is a
foregone conclusion, there will be no
rubber stamps in the cabinet.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-07-08
OPINIONS OF EDITORS.
Tropical Conscience.

The Chicago deputy commissioner
of public works says the girls must
consult their consciences with regard
to the costumes they wear at the
municipal bathing beach. The COM
missioner will find lot of maidcns
with South Sea Island consciences.-
Detroit Free Press.
X * *
Received What They Asked.
The women have received in the re-
publican platform just what they have
asked and the declaration that an
American woman ought not to lose her
citizenship upon marrying foreigner,
recognizes sex equality in way that
should be peculiarly gratifying to the
suffrage workers.-Houghton and Cal
umet Mining Gazette.
X X TX
A Dangerous Suggestion.
The chairman of the San Francisco
convention is too old a bird to be
wheedled into adopting the suggestion
Of the Indianapolis News that out of
compliment to the women delegates he
use rolling pin for a gavcl. He
knows that at any minute one of the
complimented might take it away
from him and enforce an objection to
one of his rulings Paul Dispatch.
* * \:
An Ace in the Hole.
To revert to the parlance of the
pastime that was once said to be ma
tional, Townley has "an ace in the
hole" in the farmer-labor party. He
was badly beaten with his nonpartisan
league candidates, camoufaged as re-
publicans, but has the farmer-labor
ticket to fall back upon at the general
election. We do not believe it bit
too early to commence to educate the
people Of Minnesota as to the real ma
ture of this so-called farmcr-labor
ticket. Mr.. Townley is the man be-
hind this rather fictitious organization,
just as he was and is the man behind
the nonpartisan league. -Winnebago
Enterprise.
* X *
Convention System Necessary.
The election result shows the wis
dom of convention at which properly