The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-09-13
NEWS HISTORY OF
THE PAST week
A Complete History Of What Has
Been Happening Throughout
the World
WESTERN


selected to make q study Of the silver
situation with view Of evolving some
plan for the sterilization Of the prices
Of silver after the Pittman act ex
pires. met and selected Senator Pitt
man Of Nevada. chairman, named Sec.
rotary Callbreath of the American
Mining congress az secretary. II wa.
decided to AXE NO immediate
action on the plan of stabilizing silver
b. international agreement, pending
Ne return and report Of Professor
jerks Of Cornell university, who 10
new investigating the European silver
situation for the department of COM
merce.
A report issued by the department
OF commerce at Washinton shows q
higher death rate for the first quart.
Or of 1922 than for the corresponding
Quater of 1921 and q lower birth rate
for the same period over that of the
corresponding period Of the year be-
fore. The highest morally rate for the
quarter is shown for the District of
Columbia, with 17.8 per cent, and the
lowest for Wyoming with 90 per cent.
The highest birth rate for the quart
er IL shown for North Carolina, with
20.2 per cent, and the lowest for the
state of Washington, or a percentage
Of 1876.
The first safe ever used in the state
OF Montana was exhibited at the state
bankers convention ut Missoula.
A human circuit formed by members
OF the family holding hands, at the
direction Of a physician, drew electric
lty gradually from the body of Henry
Besel of Wenatehee, WASH, after he
and his father. John Bese, were
struck by tightening on their ranch
at Waterville. Three horses were
killed by the stroke, and the Besels
were severely burned. When the
doctor got shock on taking hold of
che pulse of Henry Besel, 10, he order
u formation of the human circuit.
Two airplanes have been added to
the western division Of the United
states air mail service to handle mail
congested at Reno. New.
GENERAL
Mike vedovick, white, landlord of an
apartment occupied by negroes, was
shot and killed and Mary Biskup was
wounded In the arm and hand in a
dispute over rent at Gary, Ind.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, former
war ace and now automobile man.
ufacturer. announces his engagement
to Mrs. Il. G. Durant, divorced wife of
the automobile manufacturer.
Emerson Hugh, author who il spend.
Ing the summer In Colorado and who
is suffering from threatened nervous
collapse Is reported much improved
and no serious results are expected
from his illness.
Farmers Of three states-Kansas,
Missouri and Nebraska II are at
LeavenwOrth. Kansas, attending the
decennial celebration Of the Kansas
Farm Bureau federation. One hun.
dred and fifty motor carloads Of the
kansas City (MO.) livestock exchange
arrived Monday morning.
The first Of what Is said to be a
series OF warrants for the arrest of
publishers and speakers in Oklahoma
tor alleged libel0us statements regard.
Ing the present administration. was
Issued by Governor Robertson. A dep.
uty sheriff was sent to Chandler to
arrest L. b. Nitholse, publisher of the
Lincoln County Republican, on war.
rant charging criminal libel citing an
editorial alleged to have conveyed the
impression Governor Robertson used
his office for personal gain.
Inc anthracite operators in reso-
iutions adopted by the policies CON-
mittee. accepted the proposal made BY
Senators Pepper and Reed Of Pennsyl.
vania to resume the production of coal.
In the resolutions the operators agree
to extend the wage contract in force
March 81. 1922. to August 81, 1923. The
proposal had previously been accepted
In principle by the leaders of the mine
workers.
Lieutenant James II. Doolittle.
Eighth aerao squadson. arrived at
Jacksonville, Fla. after nonstop
flight from Kelley Field. Texas, pre-.
paratory to the beginning of his at
tempt to fly from the Atlantic to the
Pacific ocean at San Diego. CAL, with
one stop and less than twenty-four
hours.
America's toll Of accidental deaths
during 1920 was 10000. a life snuffed
out every six minutes, according to a
report Of the national safety council
at the annual safety congress at Do.
troit.
James, infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs