The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-03-21
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proposed in a resolution introduce
by Senator Brookhart OF Iowa.
r On motion of Representative Smith
the house of representatives passe
without amendment the senate bill
placing southern Idaho and extrem
eastern Oregon, as far as Hunting
ton on mountain time.
vigorous attack on Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming, the Repub
Ilican leader, and Chairman Campbell
Of the rules committee, for their al
lodged failure to allow the house t.
have a vote at this session on Henry
Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals, was
made in the house by Representative
letters (Dem.) of Alabama.
Intention of the shipping board to
continue the operation of all its lines
without change until detailed plans
are completed for transfer of its
merchant fleet into private hands was
announced by Chairman Daszer:
The Senate has passed bill under
which the property of aliens seized
during the war and valued at $4,000
or less will be returned to its own
ers.
President Harding has signed tho
Smoot-Burton bill under which Con
gress approved the plan by which
Great Britain will pay her S4,GOO,OJO,-
QUO war debt to the United States
during the next 62 years.
The administration shipping bill
was finally killed Thursday in the
senate. The move to recommit the
bill was supported by 2 Democrats
and Z Republicans.
Horace NJ. Towner of Iowa, for
years a Republican leader in the
house OF representatives, was nomin-
ated to succeed E. Mont Reilly as
governor of Porto Rico.
Representative w. Bourke, Cochran,
Democrat, New York, died suddenly
Thursday. Mr. Cochran, who cele-
Dated his Goth birthday Wednesday,
became i'll and died early Thursday.
de was on the floor of the house
Wednesday night and made a spirited
speech In opposition to the pending
arm credits bill. Mr.. Cockrans
leath, came as an immediate result |
u stroke Of apoplexy, It was said
It his home.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
ffic railroad applied to the interstate
commerce commission for authority
issue $1.000,000 in per cent gen.
raj mortgage bonds. The securities
I'LL reimburse the roads treasury for
Expenditures made on additions and
FOREIGN
Prohibition in Constantinople has
cen postponed because the authori.
es recognize the difficulty of en-
,rcing anti-liquor measures while
rye allied military and naval forces
re- here. Prohibition was to have
,ne into effect here last week.
Although the National assembly
olated presidents by holding ses-
on on the Moslem Sunday, it is be- [
,ved that decision with reference to
settlement will not be reached for {
lother week. Angora authorities as (
TT that there rs as much probable l
Y OF peace as there Is Of war" /
Owners of small sailing craft at {
srmuda are finding plenty of profit
lie use for their boats II they are q
ling to take the chances involved 8
running rum. during the last three s
lexis OF January approximately 5000 e
SEES of whisky were exported from t
rmuda, and the boat owners do not Il
state to say 1t ia destined for the n
lied States. "
Reports from the neutral zone state .
It the Lithuanians broke the truce
reed upon between the Polish To- II
authorities and representatives OF
, Lithuanian forces. Lithuanian
nds are reported to have resumed tt
dr attacks against the the Polish b.
lice, entering the territory assigned C
Poland. -
Damaged signals caused the derial- o.
mt of train near Coblenz. There q
re no casualties. The signal man m
S arrested. IN
Walter Tatum, held on the charge DC
attempting to poison Sir William
rwood, chief OF Scotland Yard, was
nd to be insane by jury at Lon oh
/. m
bareback of oil in the fire and LIT
Ter rooms of the United States des- lie
yer Hubert Thursday morning In OK
Mia harbor snuffed out the lives ar
six enlisted men as they were Or
nging shifts and passed by without &c
Try one other sailor who was In the
1e compartment.
'utankhamen's tomb was finally pl,
sed to visitors. Several hundreds pa
persons have inspected the tomb 70
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