The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-08-02

third semiannual business meeting
were called upon by President Hard
ing for the utmost economy" of ex.
penditure during the current fiscal
year and the use of their pruning
knives" upon the estimates for the
succeeding twelve months. The pres
ident further urged economy by fed
eral officials as an example for the
states and municipalities whose
mounting debts he described as
menace" unequaled in America to.
day.
Books Of the war finance corpora
ton showed total OF $237 100000 in
loans outstanding at the close of the
fiscal year June 80, according to n
summary of operations issued by Man.
aging Director.
After years suspension, recruiting
for the navy, under orders published
will be resumed. Sixty-five thousand
men will have to enlist or renlist In
the coming year in order to keep the
navy up to the $4,000 men authorized
under the naval appropriation bin.
Senator Bursum, Republican, New
Mexico, has been directed by the SEN
ate reclamation and irrigation COM
mittee to report favorably to the SEN
ate the house bill authorizing the
sale of surplus power developed under
the Salt river reclamation project in
Arizona. The measure would author
lee the secretary of the interior when
ever surplus power Is created to en-
ter into contracts not exceeding fifty
years in duration for its sale.
Senator Kendrick of Wyoming has
introduced bill amending the oil
leasing law by providing that royal.
ties may be paid to the states quar-.
terly instead Of annually. The sena-
tor suggests this change because of
the desire Of Wyoming State univer-
sity to raise funds for new construc.
ton work.
Hunger and undernourishment un-
dOubtedly will prevail in many dis
tricts in Russia after the coming har-
vest, but actual famine is now on the
wane and soon will have vanished,
except in isolated districts, according
to reports which have reached the
American relief administration in
Moscow from its workers in the field.
appointment of joint cOngression-
al committee to Investigate the practi-
cability of creating a government farm
insurance bureau would be authorized
under terms of resolution intro
duced by Senator McNary, Oregon.
The insurance bureau would protect
farmers against crop losses, fires and
other hazards, McNary explained.
Herr A. H. G. Fokker, designer and
builder Of the monoplane used extern
siveley by Germany in the World war
for pursuit and combat duty, is COOP
Grating with American naval design
ers in experiments looking to the de-
velopment of new torpedo plane, the
navy department announces.
FOREIGN
General Luis Terrazas. former Chi
huahua cattle king, and the Mexican
government have agreed definitely up
on the transfer Of his vast estate, ap-
proximately 6,5OO,OOO acres, for which
the government Is to pay 13,60O,OO
| pesos, little more than $6,O0O.O00 I'M
der the present rate of exchange. The
general will receive in cash 70 per
| cent of the purchase price, while the
remainder will be paid for with pa
per issued by the Mexican govern
ment.
Maria del Phar MOrena, the 15-year-
old daughter of the editor OF the
Herald of Mexico City, who was muir
dered few weeks ago by Deputy
Llorica, shot and killed the slayer OF
her father as he was leaving his home
on Tonala street.
Twentythree persons were killed
and thirty injured when an express
train collided with mail train in the
vicinity of Palencia. Entire families
are reported to have been wiped out
as the trains were crowded with holi
day folks. In one case a mother ant
three daughters were killed, while In
another n father and baby were the
only ones who escaped out Of fam
lily Of eight.
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that tentative program for evacua
ton of Santo Domingo by American
military forces had been agreed upOr
with a group Of Dominican leaders
who have been In Washington SOM
months on their own initiative in con
ference with department officials. Thu
program will be carried out, the state
ment said, "as soon rs it can be as
certained whether It meets with tn
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