The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-20


convinced as ever that the work
should continue. The congressman
called to ask that the president, in his
annual message to congress, renew his
recommendation for reclamation ex-
tension.
Acquisition Of the Midvale steel
plants by the Bethlehem corporation
will he taken up for formal considera.
Ion by the federal trade commission,
t was said by Chairman Gaskill. What
further action the commission may
take, II any, will be determined.
The way was opened for the with
drawal on January of the United
States postal agency in Shanghai.
China, through the acceptance Of China
"f the terms Of . special money order
convention with this country. Word
Of the acceptance was received by
Postmaster General Work in q cable
from Director of Communications Des.
telan OF China.
President Harding will have also an
Oregon turkey for his Thanksgiving
dinner, twenty-five pound Tom,
crown on the country place Of the Rev.
William A. (Billy) Sunday. The bird
was express d to the White House. A
twenty-one pound bird went to George
Z Christian. secretary to the PRESIDENT
isd. Sunday, brother OF the evangelist,
who has charge of the place, said that
billy" and MA" Sunday cared for
the turkey flock last summer them.
selves.
Chairman Volstead Of the house ju.
liciary committee was requested by
Representative Hill, Republican, Mary.
land, to hold herring early in De.
'ember on his bill to transfer investi.
ratiOn and prosecution of Volstead law
violations to the department Of JUS
tice.
Representative johnson of South
dakota, reintroduced in the house the
soldiers bonus measure vetoed by
President Harding at the last session
of congress.
An offer of the Mexican government
% cooperate with American prohibi
ton enforcement agencies in guarding
he long border was reported to Com
missioner Haynes.
Investigation by the senate public
ands committee of alleged oil mOnOp
,lies in Wyoming and Montana was
proposed in a resolution by Senator
Walsh OF Montana. He said reports
'howed that the Midwest Oh company
controlled from 93 TO % per cent of
private Wyoming oil lands and that
prices were charged for pipe
inc construction.
FOREIGN
Italy 10 mourning the passing OF
3aron Sonnino, who was twice her
PREMIER and her foreign minister dur
ng the world war. Death came after
IN apolexy stroke.
At recent cabinet council the ia
ian government decided to appoint q
special investigating committee to
'tudy the question OF universal suf-
rage. Mr.. Kentaro Mizuno, home
minister, was chosen to head the
Appointments Of members
md secretaries were also announced.
The largest wireless receiving radio
in the orient is nearing COM
lletion In the villuge of Kizure, near
Osaka. Japan. This station, It is am
lounced, will he able to receive from
Ill parts Of the world.
Henry p. DuBsllet Jr. Of New Or.
leans, La, 20 years old. who was con.
scripted into the russian navy in 1919
because he could not show papers prov.
ing nun-Russian citizenship. has been
permitted to leave Russia upon repre-
entntions made by the American re.
I.ef administration.
Competition in supplying Sweden
with oil. including gasoline, for use in
automobiles. has resulted in price re-
AUCTIONS until the liquid Is cheaper in
his country than in New York City.
vs. result thu motorcar agencies are
enjoying period OF extraordinary
American. Russian. Dutch
md German oil companies are active
n the competitive field.
The Russian textile industry in Just
now passing through crisis and in
order t. slve 10000 workm.n from
the 20 eminent has
psrmitted the state cotton committee
md the textile syndicate to import
: 100000 pounds or 25.0O0 tons of cot
ton, rssirniny for this purpose q six
months loan OF 2O.00O 600 gold rubles.
Paris.-Ths French senate avoided n
direct vote ON the woman suff,nge bill
by technical use Of the senate regula.
tion. It first voteA ur-entlv for the
measure. Then the senator, voted
ia RI 1cl thnt thsv would MT dfaruso