The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-07-12

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22S acres situated on the Hudson riv-
er. was acquired at cost Of $780,.
coo and the hospital will be erected
theme and turned over to the veterans
bureau. to be used in the care of sol.
der patients from the metropolitan
district of New York.
Approval of 80 advances for agri.
cultural and livestock purpose aggre-
eating $878.O0O is announced by the
war finance corporation. Distribution
of loans included: Idaho 5000; Mon.
tana. $4,000.
Government ownership Of every
pOstoffice building in every hamlet,
town and city in the United States,
advocated by Postmaster General
Work, as an economy measure, was
said to have received the approval OF
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and
members Of congress Interested In
postal development.
BY vote of 3S to IL the senate
approved q tariff of 80 cents a bushel
on wheat. Democratic leaders de-
clared during the debate which pre-
coded the. vote that this rate would
cost the American people $1O0,OOO,OOO
Senator McCumber, Republican, North
Dakota. in charge Of the measure,
stating frankly the purpose of the
rate was to keep above the world
level the price of northern spring
wheat from the DakOtas and Mime
sofa. said he did not think the tariff
proposed would be carried on to the
consumer, but even If 1t was it would
not amount to two dollars year to
each consumer.
A new "dry" move to tighten up
prohibition enforcement and plug up
one of the biggest leaks in the Vol
stead act was launched by Senator
Willis, Ohio. Republican, one OF the
authors. of the recently enacted anti
beer act. Senator Willis introduced a
bill designed to check the flow of
liquor from government warehouses
into bootleg channels through fake
permits. 1t provides penitentiary SEN
fences for persons convicted of cOun-
terfeiting or being in any way con-
cerned in the Illegal use of forms used
by the prohibition authorities charged
with the enforcement Of the Volstead
act.
President Harding and 5000 marines
visited Gettysburg battlefield, as a
part of Independence day activities.
FOREIGN 's....
The Japanese admiralty issued
formal statement fatty denying re-
cent reports that Japan was evading
the Washington naval treaty by In
creasing construction Of auxiliary yes
sells.
American drunkarls are wilder and
more disorderly than those of Europe,
but where there is one intoxicated
man on the street in an American
city there nre hundreds rolling around
In an European town, according to
Robert HeroOd, director of the Inter
national Temperance bureau, Lusan'
ne, Switzerland.
Independent members of the hand
tag at Munich, Bavaria, have intro.
duced motion demanding legislation
to expel from Germany all male mem
bers of the regning and princely fam
lilies. The measure provides speifi
cally for the immediate expulsion
from Bavaria of all male members of
the Wittelsbach family, and make
them liable to Imprisonment OF from
three months to five years If found
in the country after it took effect.
The United States naval transport
Henderson, bearing Secretary of the
Navy DENLY and members OF the An
napolis class Of 1881 to their class re-
union in Toxic. received a typical ma
val welcome on it's arrival ut YokO-
hama. The Henderson was met at
the mouth of the bay by japanese
aeroplanes and destroyers and escort
ed to her dock while the shore batter
les doomed their salutes.
Advices from GleiwitZ, Silesia, re
port fifteen killed and twenty-five
wounded In collision between Ger
man civilians and detachment OF
French troops. A state of siege has
been proclaimed. French armOred
"ars are patrolling the streets and
rifle firing occurred In some Of the
streets.
Six persons met their death when
the Spray. st. Lawrence river tug
at Quebec. was side swiped by the
steamer Cairndhu, OF the Robert Re-
ford line. The Spray sank almost
Immediately all on board being
trapped in their hunks. Five men and
woman were victims.
Two men attacked Maximi,ian Har-
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