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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21
the PACKERS AND
REFRIGERATOR CARS
/

Whether refrigerator cars should be
owned by the railroads or by the pack.
ers--a point to be determined by leg.
islation now pending in Washington
may seem to be question rather re-.
mote from the interests of the average
person. But, inasmuch as these "ice
boxes on wheels" as one Of the pack.
ers terms them, are the conveyances
which bring our beefsteak to town, we
may assume that we have a certain
concern about them. If they have any.
thing to do with the price Of the beef.
steak our concern is deep one.
1t is maintained by some that these
cars give the packers who now own
thell an unfair advantage over com.
petitors. This is stoutly denied by the
packers, who offer as proof the fact
that they pay the same freight rates
as any shipper; and they assert that
the only advantage they enjoy is in
being able to get enough cars for their
needs by furnishing them themselves
instead of depending upon the rail-
roads to do so. In this they are backed
up by report Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, made after an in
vestigation Of gil privately owned
cars, to the effect that there were no
unfair practices and that a radical
change would adversely affect both
shippers and the public.
While not opposing, in principle.
railroad ownership Of refrigerator
cars, the packers maintain that there
are not enough Of these cars to go
around and that the legislation in
question makes no provision for insur-
ing that the railroads shall furnish
them in sufficient number. On the
other hand, to pool their cars and take
chances Of getting what happened TO
be available, would seriously handi-
cap the distribution of their perishable
meat products. The stream of shin.
meats from the packing plants would
be blocked, which in turn would block
the buying Of live stock, and the in.
dustry, which is founded on a basis of
rapid distribution, would be badly
muddled.
In these contentious pro and con.
there are three parties whose interests
are at stake-the packers, their COM.
petitors and the public. Only one of
these parties could gain possible ad-
vantage if the packers, cars were
taken away from them, viz, the pack
ers' competitors. The cars are now
admittedly handled on an economic
and efficient basis, and no change is
justified unless unfairness is definitely
and absolutely proved-which would
be in absolute contradiction to the re.
port that the Interstate Commerce
Commission has already rendered on
the subject. The public would pay the
bill Tor inefficiency in the packing in.
dustry, and it has no desire to pay this
bill In order to help few Of the pack.
ers' competitors.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21
NOTICE FOR REPUBLICATION
Qoria1 NJ 0oaoaQ


Department Of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office A. HALEY, Idaho, Decem-
Der 90, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Robert
P. Williamson, Of May, Idaho, who, on
July s. 1917, made Home stead Entry.
No. o23s3s, for NEA Mex, Secti. n II
Township IA Moth, Range 22 East,
Boise Meridian. has filed notice Of in
tention to make Final Three Year
Proof, to establish claim to ths land
above desc ibed, before Joseph II.
Horton. U, 8. Commissioner, at Chal.
lis. Idaho, on the 3lst day Of January,
1920.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Minor A. Brown aud Lawrence O'Nesl
OF May, Idaho, and Dewey J. Hesner
and John Eilers. OF Patters on, Idaho
dsS jls BEN r GRAY. Register
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21
In the District Court Of the Sixth Ju
dicial District of the State OF Idaho

dicial District of the State Of Idaho
Under and by virtue Of authority ia
me vested by the statutes of Idaho,
hereby fix the terms of court for the
Sixth Judicial District of the State of
Idaho, for the year 1920, to commence
and be held ID the couatics of said
District, as follows, to-wit:
Bingham County: January Goth;
May 3rd; November 18th.
Butte County: February e3ri; Sep
tember 7th.
Custer County: March Goth. Sep
TENDER Goth,
Lcmhi County: March sth, October
4Lh.
Said terms Of court to convene at
ten o'clock a. m, on the days above
designated.
1t is further ordered: That this or
der be fled and entered of record by
the CLERKS of said court in each county
of said District. and that the same be
published two consecutive weeks in q
newspaper Published in the respective
counties.
IL is further ordered, that tAe SEC
ond day Of each OF lhs foregoing regu-
lar terms shall be the dates fixed for
the hearing of applications for MATURE
alization in the respective counties a.
bove named.
Doxe at Chambers at Dlackfoot, Ida
no, this 27th day Of Dece IN Der, 1919
II. j. COWEN, District Judge,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21

Statement Of The Ownership. Manage
ment, Circulstion, Etc. Required by
she Act Of August "a, 1919, OF The
Challis Messeiiger, published weekly
at Challis, Idaho, for Ost. !, 1910.
Editor, Managing Editor, business
Mansgdr. Publisher, Owner, NJ A.
Dillingham;. Challis, Idaho.
Known bondhoiders, mortgages, and
other security holders, holding l per
cent or more OF total amount OF honda,
mortgages, or other securities: The
Frs State Bank, Challis, ldsho.
N. a. D.llir CHAM, On ner
Swerl to and slbst ribbed before me
this list day Of Oct, 1919.
p. W. liovEY, Notary Public
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21
NOTICE OF EsrRAY SALE

Notice is hereby given that the I'll
loving described estray animal will be
sold at public sale to The highest bid
der for cash ut my office at Challis, l.
dahl. on Friday. the Gard day Of Janu-
airy, 1890. NJ o'clock p. IN. OF said
day.
Three year old red aud white heller,
branded on The right ribs with a cir.
lec-bar, bar running p.rpendicularly
through circle; branded ON left ribs
with figure 4. Underslit In each ear.
Said animal will be sold to pay pas
ture and advertising bills aud costs Of
ale. f. w. Cummins. Sheriff DALAI
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21
No. 22,5
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y X ID T. L
In The District Court Of the United
States for the District of idaho,
Eatt.rn Division
Walter Gray, and Walter Gray, as
Trustee, Plaintiff, va.
Walter Gray Mines Corporation, r..
Wilson More, Il. Wilson More as Trus.
tee, seph g. lIedrict, John A, Rich
ardson, L. A. Pfeiffer, Karl j. Spain,
and Frank Cummings. as Sheriff of
Custer County, State Of Idaho, Defen-
dants.
In the above entitled suit commenc
ed In this Court. for the purpose of
removing cloud npon the title to real
property within this District of Idaho,
II sufficien ly appearing to the Court
that the defendant, r. Wilson More,
and R. Wilson More AS Trustee is an
iphabitant Of the State of Illinois, re-
siding at No 50 Washington Street In
the City OF Chicago, ssid State of Illl-
nois, and that the defendant, L. A,
Pfeiffer is an inhabitai t of. the State
of California residing in the city of
San Bernardlno, said State of Califor-
MIA, and that neither of said defen-
dants is an iuhabi,ant OF the District
OF Idaho, or to be found therein, aud
has not voluntarily appeared in this
suit or action; now therefore; Upon
motion Of J. NJ stevens, Esq, OF coun-
sci for the plaintiff herein, it is order
ed;
That the above named persons, de-
PENDANTS named IN said suit and each
thereof, are hereby directed to appear
PLEAD, answer or dsmur to the petition
OF complainant on file herein on or be.
fore the Goth day OF February. 1920;
that this order be served upon said alb
sent defendants, If practicable, wher-
ever found, and also upon the person
or persons in possession or charge of
the property described 10 the petition
Of complaint herein, If any there be;
aud, In the event such personal SER
vice upon the said absent defendants,
and each thereof, is not practice BILE,
that this order shall be published by
by publication thereof. in the Messen-
ger, newspaper Of general circula-
tion in and lear Challis, in the Dis
trict Of Idaho, aud in the United States
OF America, not less than once a week
for six consecutive weeks next pre-
ceding tie day and date for appear
snce herein above mentioned; that In
the event herein ordered, personal
service is not practicable, the above
ordered publication shall serve in lieu
of such service.
FRANK s. DIETRICH,
Judge OF the United States Court for
the Dist rict OF Idaho.
Endorsed, Filcl Dec 81, 1919, W. d.
McReynolds, Clerk. by Pearl E. Fang
er, Deputy.
J. NJ Stevens, residing at Pocatello,
w. w. Adamson, Milton A. Brown, re
siding at Challis, Idaho, attorneys for
Plaintiff d3l IA
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21

NOTICE is hereby given that all APP
Hlications for permits to Craze cattle,
horses and SIZE p within The CHALLIS
NATIONAL FOREST daring the seas
on OF 1920, must lie fled In my Office
at Chal!is, Idaho, on or before Fetru-
airy Is, 1920 Fall Information in re-
gard to the grazing fees to be charged
and blank forms TO be used in making
applications will be furnished upon re
quest DAVID LA1NG, Supervisor j72S
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21
ORDINANCE NO. %

~s-''s'es"SS 0Aeus'uH w W. W. huoW.
amson, His Heirs. Administrators
and AsaiRns, Permission 70 Construct
Operate and. Maintain . System Of
Electric Lixhts aud Power In the
Village Of Chall :. Along All Streets.
Alleys, Highways and Avenues With
10 the Corporate Limits Of Said VII
lags. Fixing the Time When the
Same Shall be Commenced and Com
pleted and Reservlng the Right TO
Purchase the Same.
BE Il ordained by the Chairman and
Beard OF Trustees of the Village Of
Challls:
]. That w. W. Adsmsoo, his heirs
and assigns, 10 hereby granted the
right to construct, operate aud main.
tain system Of electric lights and
power within the villag, OF Challis
end 70 use the streets. alley ., Highways
end avenues for the purpose OF con-
structiag transmission lines for such
Purpose, the same 10 be constructed In
such manner ~ not to obstruct traf
~ and TO be safe and efficient. subject
20 the following conditions.
2. Said grantee shall com menee the
construction Of such plant on or before
May LIST, 1920, aud shall complete The
Same within one year aud put It In 40.
tual operation. Said plant shall be
not less than forty horse power lily
dro- Electric plant.
Q. Said grantee shall furnish all
streets lights. a. required BY the Board
Of Trustees thereof, at actual coat and
shall charge such rates az may be fix.
ed by the Public Utilize. Co,nmls Ton
vt the State OF Idaho to the inhabi-
tants OF said Village. and shall furnish
light and power to supply their needs.
Z. The majority interest IN said
plant shall at al times Ie owned by
che grantee herein or otht resid ents OF
she Salmon river water shed In Custer
County, Idaho.
s. The Village u Cnsll,s shall at
Any time have the right 10 purchase
said plant and all equipmsnt " setual
value, aud TO determine the value
thereof the Village shall appoint one
d'sinteressel person, the grantee one
and the two shall select third person
and the tares shall az such price.
o. Should grantee his hsira or as.
signs comply with all the provisions
OF this Ordinance tLcn the franchises
herein shall remain in I'll force and
operation for period OF twenty 1--we
years. otherwise the same may be ter
minated BY said Village giving TO gran
tee q written notice specifying In what
particulars he has failed to comply
with the provisions OF this Franchise
and Ordinance, and should grantee re-
fnse. or neglect TO meet all the require
ments in said notice within thirty DAYS
from the time OF such service, tn. u
this franchise shall be fortified, bit
not otherwise
7 Should Indictment weatLe. or con.
ditions arise, over which grantee has
no contr.l, vhich would cause delay
on hi~parl in performing all the con.
d lions herein within the time required
th n such d. lays shall be AIDE l TO the
time herein required for such perfor-
mo nee
8. In order for this franchise and
or linance to De operative, the grantee
herein shall Ale with the Clerk OF this
Board his written acceptance OF sll the
herein within I've days from
the passage and approval Of this Or
dinance.
Passed and approved this 5th day Of
December, 1910. d. n. DRAKE.
Attest: q. w. BOyEY. Chairman
Seal Clerk
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21

Beware Of small Expenses. STOP
them with War Savings Clamps.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21
6LDERs

State Bank OF Challis,
idaho, will be held at it's
King room In Challis, Idaho, at 2
M. on January Goth l920-E. w.
|HOVEY, Cashier. dl7jl5
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL

The Luther league of the Swedish
Lutheran church win hold a regular
meeting tomorrow night in the vestrv of
the church. Refreshments will be served.
Hosea Fisher of West Guilford
brought to this village today several
cakes of first quality maple sugar made
from this year s run of sap. The sap
was boiled down on a kitchen range.
Twenty boys were sent from the high
school this morning TO help search for a
boy who was missing from the Austine
Institution. The lad was located in Bar
ber's music store. He evidently was
planning to go home.
Few men turned out last night to help
complete the job of clearing the street
railway tracks of ice. The tracks have
been opened, however, on the northern
end of Oak street and the regular Twin
State force is at work today on Chaplin
street. The rise in temperature yester-
day and today has rotted the ice to
some extent and where the ice is of
greatest thickness salt will be used to
thaw the ice in preparation for the work
men of the company to clear it away
and it is expected that the road will be
open for regular traffic in day or two.
A hearing is in progress today in the
/ municipal court before Judge a. f. Cud-
worth and a Brattleboro jury in the suit
of the National Engraving Co. of New
York against Don w. Felch of this place
/ The suit is to recover about $ll5 for
alleged breach of contract. Attorney W.
r. Daley is counsel for the plaintiff and
Attorney H. G. Barber represents the de-
fendant. In a statement to the jury At
torney Barber said the defense would try
to show that a representative OF the
plaintiff came here and induced Mr.. Felch
to sign a contract for an advertising cut
service for use in newspapers: that he
asked Mr.. Felch to sign a paper which
| he said was an application to have the
material sent for examination; and that
the paper which Mr.. Felch signed proved
to be an ironelad contract to take the
service. The defense therefore is based
on the claim of Misrepresentation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
EBERT GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO
NEGOTIATE WITH NEW LEADERS:
CIVIL WAR IN GERMANY LIKEL Y

the new revolution will quickly follow.
Details of the situation throughout
Germany are somewhat obscure but
there seems to be reason to believe the
Ebert government is still holding con-
troll in the southern and western see
tions while the new regime is rather
firmly entrenched in northeastern Prus-
sia and in Silesia where many towns
and cities are reported to have declared
their adherence to the new government
Fighting is reported at various points
Germany and it is said there
was bloodshed in the suburbs of Ber-
lin yesterday but it would seem the
clashes so far reported have been be-
tween militia units and disorderly
crowds So far as is known armed
forces of the two governments have
not come into collision.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
SPRINGFIELD WANTS
NEW r. r. STATION
Citizens Improvement League Asks
Mayor to Start Action for
Completing Plans.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. March 16.-
Another move for new railroad sta
tion for Springfield was made by the
citizens improvement league in a let
ter to Mayor Adams yesterday. The
communication asks the mayor to take
necessary action through the city
council towards consummation of the
new station plans announced by the
Boston Albany railroad in 1918. The
mayor is also asked to start action for
payment by the city of Architect A. w.
Cobb for his plans regarding the new
station. Mr.. Adams intends to Law the
letter before the city council next Mon
day.
The communication follows: "aWe
respectfully ask, in view of the en-
closed letter from the United States
railroad administration, that YOU insti-
tnte action through the proper chan
nels of the city government to learn
the status of the union station case as
published by the railroad in response
to our petition of 1918, and as to real.
izing said plans in construction; and
also action similarly for payment bv
the city TO Albert W. Cobb, architect.
for the plans by him now held at city
hall of suggestive value to the city
N the public Improvement Indicated
thereby.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
CRISIS MAY OCCUR
THIS AFTERNOON
Militarist Leaders Threaten
Strike Leaders With
Death if Utilities Are In
terfered With = Fighting
Reported from Various
Parts of Germany Today
ASSOCIATED Press. }

Civil war seems imminent in Ger
many as a result of the refusal of the
Ebert government now sitting at Stutt-
CART to carry on negotiations with the
reactionary regime which seized power
suddenly last Saturday morning.
Unconditional designations of the
men directing the new government are
demanded by President Ebert. who an
nounces he will continue to direct the
affairs of the troubled country.
The German national assembly will
meet in Stuttgart tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
Berlin is in the grip of a general
strike called by Socialist and Labor
leaders as a counter-stroke to the as
sumption of power by the new govern
ment which has issued decree threat
ening all strike leaders with death i
there is interference with vital public
services.
Extreme measures will be taken un
der the decree from clock this aft
ernoon and it is possible the crisis o
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
HORSEMEN DISCUSS
SHORT SHIP PLAN
About 25 Meet Roger Rourke of Green
field in Brooks House-Defnite
Action in Few Days.

About 25 local horsemen gathered in
formally in the Brooks House last eve
ming to discuss the question of putting
Brattleboro into the Bay State Short
Ship racing circuit. Roger Rourke of
Greenfield was present and told the
gathering of the experience of his town
IN the summer racing game He said
among other things. that Greenfield had
not yet found it necessary to use any
of the guaranty fund which it raised
at the outset, the receipts of the three
day to meet each year more than cover
ing expenses. Mr.. Rourke and F. A.
Larrow will meet the officers of the
Short Ship circuit in New York with
in few days and it will be definitely
determined then just what will be re-
quired for Brattleboro TO join the cir
cult.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
Ask unconditional Resignation.

STUTTGART, March Is. = Refusal
70 negotiate with the reactionary fac
tion headed by DR.. Kapp, head of the
new government at Berlin. was decided
upon here today by the council of the
old cabinet over which President Ebert
presided. Unconditional resignation of
the leaders of the new government was
demanded by the Ebert cabinet
Announcement was made that the
Ebert government is in contact with
almost all points in Germany. "The
constitutional government, reads an
official announcement. refuses to na-
gotiate being responsible TO the people
for the maintenance of the constitu-
tion and negotiations would only occa-
sion distrust and confusion and would
prolong disorders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
GERMAN BLUFF
COULD HAVE WON
Admiral Sims Declares 1t
Would Have ParaliZed
Troop Transportation
MUCH ALARM FELT
BY AMERICAN NAVY
Rumor That Germany Was Building
Two Cruisers to Raid Troopship Con-
voys Throws Department Into a Pan
ic-Fails to Prepare

WASHINGTON, March ia ETH
bluff on the part Of the Germans IN
1918 at the crucia point of the war
would have paralyzed transportation Of
this country and Europe Rear Admiral
Sims today told the senate naval sub
committee.
Information from authentic sourees
indicating that the Germans were build
ing two heavily armorcd modern battle
cruisers for desperate last hope raid
against troopship conveys was trans
mitted to the navy department. Adj.
miral Sims said and immediately he
was beseiged with cablegrams from
Washington outlining various plans of
action, all of which, he testified, were
although such contin-
gency had been under discussion for
nearly a year and there had been ample
time to prepare
eff the enemy had only known =
said Admiral Sims. fall he need have
done was to make a series of bluffs in
volving little risk to himself and we
would have done the rest. Shipping
would have been paralyzed. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
Cornelius Sullivan, Wreck
Victim, May Be Un-
der Grain
80 -,tr
HEARING BEGINS
TODAY IN RUTLAND
Thousands Visit Scene of Wreck Near
Bellows Falls Sullivan's Son Was
on Train = Acetylene Torch Used to
Cut Parts of Engine.
Cut Parts of Engine.

+ Up to this noon no trace had been
found OF the body of Engineer Cornelins
Sullivan of Bellows Falls, who was
killed Sunday afternoon when the pas
senger train which he was running was
IN head-on collision with freight
train from Rutland about three miles
from Bellows Falls on the Rutland rail.
road. 1t is thought that the body NAV
be under pile of grain with which some
OF the cars We're loaded, and searchers
are now at work on that theory.
1he number of dead remains at 10 and
1t IS believed that everybody has been
accounted for except Engineer Sullivan.
Arrangements were made Yesterday for
an investigation of the accident by the
public service commission in Bellows
Fails tomorrow morning, but the plans
subsequently were changed and a hear.
ing is being held in Rutland this after
noon. Attorney \. ID. Clawson and At.
torney Z. w. Gibson, both of this place.
are in Rutland for that purpose. Attor-
ney Clawson being clerk of the commits
sion, and Attorney Gibson counsel for the
state.
The Rutland railroad officials said last
night that they could offer no further
, suggestions as to why the freight train
ran past Bartonsville, where the two
trains were supposed to meet, until after
the investigation.
The bodies of Fireman William Farrell.
Fireman F. ]. Rafferty, and Brakeman
A. NJ. Granger were taken to Rutland
last night accompanied by relatives.
| Thousands of people coming from miles
around visited the scene of the calamity
yesterday and today. Wrecking cars
were at work all day yesterday and the
track was cleared so that the first train
reached Bellows Falls about o'clock in
the afternoon. No attempt has been
made TO salvage any of the wreckage as
/ the destroyed cars were simply picked
| up by the wreck train and thrown to
one side IN order to clear the track
| The contents of the cars are strewn for
several rods in every direction from the
wreck. The body of Engineer Cady of
the freight train was trapped in the
wreekage of an engine and acetylene
torches had to be used in order to cut the
metal parts of the locomotive in order
/ to take out the body. Both of the en-
gines are completely demolished and can
never be rendered fit for service again.
1t will be several days before the debris is
cleared up.
James Sullivan. the son of Engineer
Sullivan of Bellows Falls, was passen-
ger on the wrecked train and when the
collision took place he ran to the engine
and saw a dead man whom he thought
was his father, but he did not stop to
identify him and ran home to inform his
mother of the accident. 1t later devel-
loped that the dead man was not his ia
ther. No one in Bellows Falls talked
lanything but about the dreadful calam-
ity all day yesterday and many of the
stores and offices excused their clerks in
order that they might see the terrible
scene.