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, 1923-04-12

ing 10 the tleup OF rail- ana steamer trans
portation as a result of winter storms
anG ice blockades. To meet the Difficult
ties. the Government had entire lists of
electors in the more remote districts
telegraphed to St. Johns, to be printed
for use in the elections.
Paris, April 9th.-FiVe Ministers of
the P .ncare Cabinet journeyed to dis
tant parts of France yesterday and stand
ing beneath monuments dedicated to the
war dead and unveiled in their presence,
sOlemnly informed thousands of French
citizens that the Ruhr will be evacuat-
ed only when Germany has fulfilled her
PREPARATIONS obligations. The war cross
was affixed to the 'oat of arms of vari-
ons cities which e lantIy withstood the
German occupation for The four years.
The statement respecting the Ruhr is
interpreted generally and in political
circles is said to be intended as the off
cial reply to the suggestions made in
certain quarters opposed to the present
policy in the Ruhr, that NJ. L~oucheur's
visit to Great Britain, where he met Mr..
Bonar Law and Mr.. Lloyd George. fol-
loved by a conference with President
Millerand and M. Poincare, was the be-
ginning of a change in the French atti
tude and that the French Governmer g.
was wavering and willing now to t. (
with Germany.
London, April 9th. An Imperial Eco
nomic Conference and a meeting of the
Imperial Conference of Premiers, similar
to that held in June 1921, will sit concur
rently in London, beginning October 1st,
it was announced today in the House of
Commons by Mr.. Stanley Bald vim. 1t
is anticipated, he said, that India and
the DOminiOns will be rer scented in the
discussion of affairs v;.dI to the Empire.
In answ"- to d supplementary query, the
chancellor said that questions relating to
the Imperial defence would most certain
~ be discussed. He said that all the
Dominious and India would he repre-
scented at the proposed Imperial Econo-
mic Conference in London and with the
exception of New Zealand they would all
be represented at the Imperial Confer.
ence of Premiers. He was sorry to state
that the Prime Minister of New Zealand
d d not expect to be able to attend the
latter Conference, but the Chancellor
hoped that all the other Prime Ministers
would be present. A member asked
whether, since the Prime Minister of
New Zealand would be unable to attend
the conference Of Premiers if the Chan
cellor would consider the propriety of
inviting the New Zealand High Commits
sioner to attend in the PremierS place.
Mr.. Baldwin replied that he would leave
tho question RI tho Primo Minjotor RI
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
Injunction Asked on Oil Land

Washington,-Suit for an injunc-
ton to prevent issuance Of federal
permit to private interests to pros
pect for oil on a tract of 1870, 100
acres in the state of Utah was filed
by the state Thursday in the District
of Columbia supreme court against
Secretary Work of the interior de-
partment and Commissioner Spry Of
the general land office. The state
claimed in it's suit that the tract,
known as San Rafael Swell, belongs
to the state by right of a grant made
for school purposes when Utah was
admitted to the Union.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
Explosions Battle Police

Winchester, Mass,-Mysteriou ex-
pIosions which have been occurring
almost continuously since last Friday
behind the bedroom walls in the
home of William Hudson have baf-
fled state and city inspectors. The
explosions, described as similar to
exploding machine gun bullets, have
been heard by Major Paul B. Moldton,
a state chemist who lives next door.
Plaster has been knocked from the
walls. The chief of police, head OF
the fire department and building in
spector spent one night in the house
without hearing anything unusual.
1.-THE spirit won't walk for u.s." said
the chief of police.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
Bow Is Fourth Husband

Jersey City, N. J.,-Burton Tucker,
16, is the fourth husband of Susan o.
Simpson, who incidentally is SO years
old, counsel for the couple disclosed
Thursday. Meanwhile Mrs. Tucker
and her husband were in seclusion,
following announcement by Public
Prosecutor Mcmahon that he will ask
their Indictment for perjury, alleg-
ing they gave false ages, when the
grand jury meets Tuesday.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
May DisquaIlfy Judge

Oklahoma City, Okla, = District
Judge George w. Clark, refused Mon
day to disqualify himself in the trial
of j. G. Walton, former governor,
charged In indictments with diverting
state funds and preventing a meeting
of the state legislature and counsel
for Walton announced that mandamus
action would be. brought at once in
the state criminal court of appeals to
force Judge Clark from the bench.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
Ark to Sail AGAIN

San Pedro, Cal.,-The Rev. J. F..
Lewis. builder of the Ark of the Liy-
ing God, which sank during its launch
ing here three years ago, has left for
San Francisco to purchase the old
navy collier Brutus, which he saws
Will be used as the nucleus of a fleet
to carry members of the black race
IN America back to Africa. The
Brutus, he explained will sail from
this port next February for Monrovia
on the west coast of Africa with 2OOo
tons Of freight and 200 passengers.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
Tax Reduction Suggested

Washigton,-The treasury depart
ment already has drafted and sent to
the capitol bill embodying Secre-
tary Melons suggestions for tax re-
vision which will serve as a basis
for committee consideration in the
house.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
SQUIBS

Camels sometimes live to the age Of
100 years.
OF short-sighted people more are
to he found in the cities than in the
country.
The manufacture of wooden heels
In Chile Is an industry of increasing
Importance
The quality Of the product is being
improved by Madagascar graphite pro-
ducers in preference to increasing the
quantity
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

Hong Kong,-Marines from foreign
warships anchored off Shameen, the
foreign settlement of Canton, have
landed on the Bund and taken pos
session of the custom house, fortify-
ing themselves with machine guns,
according to advices received here.
Six foreign gunboats are known
to be anchored off Shameen. They
include the two American vessels,
the Asheville and the Pampanga; the
British ships Cicala and Moorhen,
and the French gunboats Maliciense
and Craonne.
The British flotilla has been
strengthened by the arrival of the
gunboats Magnolia, with Admiral
Devenson aboard and the Tarantula,
according to later advices received
here.
The Japanese gunboat Matsu and
the destroyer Sugi also have arrived
at Canton, the advices state.
Admiral Frochat of the French
navy is aboard the Craonne.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
When He Hit His Thumb.

Stirkins Ia neighbor)-Hello, Jones
What are you doing? Laying a car
pet? Jones (who has just struck hi,
thumb)-No, you idiot! The Garnet
was here when we moved in. I'm lust
putting the floor under 1t.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
Better Measure Of His own.

Tommy-"Mother, can't the cook
put up my lunch instead OF you doing
itf Mother-"It's no trouble, my
dear" TOMMY know. But cooks
got better appetite than you got."-
Boston Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
THE FAMILY CIRCLE

OF course every husband knows how
to manage his wife, but
Solomon was the wisest man Of his
day, yet he was hopelessly married.
II woman Is In a position to SUD
port q husband she can afford to do
without one.
The man who forgets to kiss his
wife good-by is, however, no worse
than the wife who fails to notice the
omission.
When d woman is sick she takes 4
good deal Of pride In thinking Of the
miserable life her husband would lead
II she were dead.
RUSSIAN SAYINGS
An untried friend LIS like an I'M
cracked nut.
Man carries his superiority insidet
animals theirs outside.
He who is on horseback no longer
Knows his own father.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

In mems fashions everything has to
ask, Is 1t comfortablef before it asks,
Is 1t stylish?
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
Sounds Reasonable.

A critic Of our churches says that
they are dominated by lot of old
hens" Does he refer to the lay mem.
bers?-NashviIle Southern Lumbe,
man.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
Point Of Cure,

In the history Of man II has been
very generally the case, that when
evils have grown insufferable they
have touched the point Of cure.-E.
n. Chaplin,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

Does the old-fashloned woman who
sang at her washtub now turn on the
graphophone?
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
CRUMBS FROM A CYNIc

Goodness is the only investment
that never fails.
Hurt ne others with that which
pains yourself.
The serpent In ourselves u the
snake that stings u.s.
Pluck is always trying to forget that
It was beaten yesterday.
Absence destroys trihing intimadee
but It invigorates strong ones.
Be not lenient to your own faults.
keep your pardon for others.
The secret of success Is to do an
you can without a thought Of fame.
The highest learning Ia to be wise,
and the greatest wisdom is to be good.
Ignorance Is anything but bliss to
those who are compelled to be it, A.
sociates.
Put the test Of power and respon-
sibility on a plain, ordinary man and
he viii frequently develop the ability
to meet 1t.
The wise individual never stumbles
over the same stone twice. When he
passes that way the second time II
isn't there.
What IL ones greatest fault? Yes
Of course, there Is the absence Of some
Of the standard virtues; yet 1t may
be most Of all. the fear Of taking
chances.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

To make both ends meet, 10 a GOOD
deal of stretching In between.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
MANY ARE KILLED
AS BANDITS RAID
BANDITS SCALE WALLS AMI
LOOT AND BURN TOWN IN
SEARCH OF TREASURE
Marines From Foreign Ships axe
Possession of Custom House
and Fortify Themselves
With Machine Guns

Picking, scaled the walls
of Likwankia in southeastern Honan
province. and looted and burned the
town some days ago, according 10 au-
vices received from mission station
at Lachokow, in Hupeh province,
across the boundary line from the
burned town.
Two thousand dead and wounded
were left behind when the bandits
abandoned the smoking ruins OF the
town, the advices said.
Although the attack occurred IN
November details of it were de-
layed in reaching the rest OF the
world by the isolated position OF Lik-
wankia, far up a tributary OF the
river.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

Take care Of this world properly and
the next world will take care Of It.
self.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

Did you have bad luck yesterday
Perhaps finishing 1t alive WEE your
good luck. Be thankful.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
WISELY SAID

From people who arc fond of M,
hattery Is sweet.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

People who live in glass houses learn
to pose all the time.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

The serpent In ourselves Il the
snake that stings us.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

II woman is In a position to sup
port 4 husband she can afford to do
without one.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

Pluck is always trying to forget that
II was beaten yesterday.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

Man carries his superiority insidet
animals theirs outside.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

OF course every husband knows how
to manage his wife, but
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

Solomon was the wisest man Of his
day, yet he was hopelessly married.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19
RUSSIAN SAYINGS

An untried friend Is like an I'M
cracked nut.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

He who is on horseback no longer
Knows his own father.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

Absence destroys trfiing intimaces
but It invigorates strong ones.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-12-19

Be not lenient to your own faults
keep your pardon for others.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-10
u OF c ALUMNI ENJOY
THEIR ANNUAL OUTING

The eighth annual celebration Of the
Gunnison County Alumni association
of Colorado University at Boulder
was held last Monday, about % former
students going to Cebolla, where a do
licious chicken dinner was served at
J. J. Carpenters hotel. w. w. Gaunt,
travelling representative of the Uni
versity was present and gave a talk
on the ideals and progress of their
alma mater. Election of officers
resulted in the selection of DR.. F. p.
Hanson as president of the local as
ISOLATION and Miss Norma Collins as
secretary. This is the fifth year that
DR.. Hanson has been elected to this
position.
After supper and the speeches were
finished the party enjoyed pleasant
dance. starting for home about mid
night.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-10
As OTHERS
BEHOLD Us
Charley Adams Writes
in Montrose Press of
His Old Home Town.
the Celebration and
Pioneers.
(By C. E. Adams)

On o recent motor trip to the
eastern slope, one of the very inter-
esting things seen along the way, is
the progress being made on the Blue
river, where the steam shovel is being
worked to great advantage in widen
ing the road ont of the Blue canon.
The shovel has now reached q point
nearly two-thirds Of the way out Of
the canon on the east side, and il will
not now be long until it will be closer
to the top, widening the road to such
an extent that car may pass any
place on it in safety, whereas, now
they have to watch their step or they
may jam into one another.
When once out Of the Blue, the
shovel will be used to great advant-
age along the road in other places
put the road on easier grades.
l noticed that work was starting on
the new bridge across the Lake
Fork, spanning that river between two
perpendicular walls of rock. They
had the road about completed to the
top of the ridge, starting close to the
bridge that now crosses the Gunnison
river just west Of Sapinero, where the
Lake City wagon road leaves the
main Rainbow Route. Quite a num-
Der of teams were at work on the
grading Of the road and hauling up
supplies and material for the COM
mencement Of construction. The first
thing that will be done is to erect
the concrete abutements and the
frames are now being made for
these. It Is expected that the steel
will commence to arrive for the bridge
soms time In September.
Stopped 1t Gunnison on Wednes-
day, the 18th, for the big first day Of
tina annual Cattlemen's Celebration, an
event that has been succe5sfully pull
ed of each year for the past % years.
The celebration opened with a parade
of pioneers in which were depicted the
scenes of the early days in the Gun
nison country-scenes that were typi-
cal of all mining camps at their in
ception. The intrepid frontierman in
the lead, fighting and chopping his way
thru the new country; the horsemen
following with the prairie schooners
close behind; then the stage coach and
the modern wagons and buggies; then
the automibile. The parade started
at La Veta hotel and slowly meander-
ed its way up thru the business dis
trict. There were 22 wagons in line,
all covered with the old boxes and
wagon sheets as in the old days, and
rs automobiles followed. Numerous
Of the wagons carried pioneers who
blazed the trails into Gunnison county
in 1878-79-60 before there was town
in that beautiful valley, soon after
the news Of the discovery Of ruby
silver at the mining camp Of Ruby,
north Of Gunnison spread to the camp
Continued on Page Sevea)
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-10
Dairymen Study Matter
Of Tubercular Cattle

The tom council held special
meeting last night with DR.. Chas. G.
Lamb. state Veterinarian, aud DR..
Howe, FEDERAL cattle inspector, the
occasion being q discussion Of means
Of preventing tuberculosis among the
dairy herds selling milk in Gunnison.
Fifteen or twenty of our local dairy
men were present, and agreement was
finally made BY which an association
will be formed to secure regular state
inspection of the cows for tubercuio-
sis. In case the animals are condemn
ed and slaughtered, the cost will be
borne by the state and federal govern
ment, under new law passed by the
last legislature.
The dairymen present elected Ell
mer England to represent them in
formulating proper rules and regula-
tons with the town attorney.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-10
OIL co. WILL
BUILD BRICK
Ten Thousand Dollar
w ar ehous e to Be
Erected on Tornichi
Avenue by Continen-
tai Oil Company.

The Continental Oil company will
shortly erect $4,000 brick ware
house and office in Gunnison, the site
selected being just west of the
Crested Butte tracks and facing on
Tomichi avenue. This building will
be some 30 by SO and the six tanks
OF the company will be further south
on the tract consisting of Lots to z,
Block LAG, West Gunnison, and will
face the track. Work will start prob
ably this fall, and must be completed
within a year, according to the per-
nit granted Tuesday night by the
town council, which has had the mat
ter under consideration for some time.
Members of the council refused the
permit some months ago, thinking the
location too near the center of town.
but upon showing of the blue prints
OF such an excellent structure, the
fact that no adjacent property owners
objected and that H. w. Endner,
principal owner of adjacent lots, APP
pcared as an advocate of the permit,
decided to rescind their action. w. r,
Smiley, official from the Denver Office
Of the company, and Mr.. Mcintyre,
district manager were present to ex-
plain the proposition. J. Ross Black
stock is local manager Of the CONT
mental Oil company, which evidently
considers Gunnison and the Rainbow
Route as In the coming business terri
tory OF oil and gasoline consumption.
1t is also persistently rumored that
the Tcxeco Oil company will also open
. wholesale station in Gunnison with
In few weeks.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-10
Local Movie Is
Sensation of Week

"Where the Gunnison River Flows"
which was taken on Cattlemen's Days
and has been running ut the Unique
Theatre the past week, has been vot-
ed decided success, both in its dis
play Of local actors and scenery. The
acting by those taking part in the
movie picture was very good, that
Of X. j. Potter and Mrs. p. J. Hurley
being exceptionally well done, as was
also that Of A. &. krause, who rs
the william" in the plot, brought out
numerous amusing situations.
T. w. Gray, as the pathfinder"
Peter Mcdowell, looked and acted the
part, and the scene in front of the
Palisades when the prairie scnooners
make camp for the night, was partic-
ulariy interesting. The old-timers,
Lon Hartman. John Outcalt, H. b.
Hirdman, c. w. Shores and others,
lent much color to the story, which,
though deficient in plot, had a real
heart gripping appeal.
Giving the entire parade pulled of
on Cattlemen's Days, the picture
showed up some of the characters
even more plainly than they. we're
seen in the parade itself. Pictures
of "Doc" Shores DR.. Hyatt and many
Of local celebrities were loudly APP
plauded by the audience.
The acting of the two little tots,
Junior McCully and Little Miss Ben
mes, was the best ever. The young
lovers, Leonard Lashbrook and Miss
Margaret Owen, were all that could
be desired in a movie hero and his
lady love. However, quite the best
and at the same time rather amusing
part of the two-reel story was the
"close up" of the old-timers of the
county at the Dos Rios ranch. For
once some of US "saw ourselves as
others see u.s."
At each showing Of the picture, the
theatre was crowded to the doors.
Gunnison is indeed to be compli-
mented on the success of her first
movie and the hope is expressed, by
many that this picture, TO be shown
MI over the West, will be such an
advertising of the opportunities here
that it will be the first of many to
be made here.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-10
Discussing the
Black Mesa Route

Fred Mendenhall, district engineer
o the Forest Service, was in Gunnisau
the fore part Of the week, IookinR 90
the proposed Black Mesa road wieh
the local rangers, from Sulida to Crys-
tai Creek. The roads ON Taylor Riv-
err, from Baldwin to Irwin over Ohio
Pass, and from Crystal Greek to the
ranger station were also gone over.
Mrs. Mendenhall and Mr.. Menden-
halls father and mother rom Florida
accompanied him on the trip TO Gun
nison and like our city SO well that
they plan to spend some weeks here
next summer. Leslie J. Savage, CASH
Ter Of the Crawford State Bank, was
here Monday and Tuesday, discussing
the Black mesa road with Mr.. Mem
He represents Delta county
in the project.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-10
Auto Goes Up
In s m o k e

The FIRE whistle sounded and q hur-
~ up nun of the fire department re-
suited Sunday evening when the car
Of Oscar Doyle caught fire as he was
under It making some repairs. Attic
the fire boys showed speed they were
unable to save anything from the fu-
neral pyre but the engine and wheels.
Oscar declares the fire was caused
by the gas lead pipe slipping out of
place, and then gas dripping on the
hot exhaust pipe burst into flame, and
denies the report that ms he lay under
the car he Lit = match to discover the
trouble.
In the course Of things his eye was
badly burned and his shirt caught
fire before he could scramble from un-
der. However he was able to put
the fire out on his garments and thus
avoided what might have been serious
damag to himself.
Not being covered by insurance,
the car is practically total loss.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-10
RIO GRAhDE RECEIPTS
THREE-f0URTHs MILLION

The amount of money taken IN BY
the Grnnison Rio Grande Office Is
not thought much aheslt until son,e-
one makes statement as to how
much business is being done there,
and then everyone realizes with a
shock that Gunnison is not so slow
in some respects, after all. It seems
that the business of this office has
been increaing year by year at a
surprising rate, jumping this year
about ten per cent ahead of last
years returns. The total amount Of
money taken in, from passengers, ex-
press and freight, comes to something
like $4,000. almost three quarters
of a million, which means that 81, 955,S
and more has been paid out every day
for the last year to the D. & r. G. w.
railroad thru the Gunnison office.
About twelve hundred dollars was
included in the baggage returns, ON
the average Of $1,000 a month for
tickets, and the remaining $685. 900
for freight. Even bigger years
business is looked for next year, ac-
cording to A. w. Hogan, express and
passenger agent at this point.
This is far in excess of the belief
Of those unacquainted with the facts.
The figures Of three-quarters Of q
million are for the fiscal year, ending
July 1, 1923.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-10
MINING ON
LAKE FORK

II Is rumored that the White Iron
mine on the Lake Fork near MADEIRA,
has been sold to Denver parties, who
are developing a deposit of arsenic
and Fred Hay went back TO the
Lake Fork Wednesday, driving down
with an outfit and are going to sink
further on the b. & S. claim adjoin-
ing the White Iron, which is also an
arsenic proposition, altho first locat-
ed by Mr.. Shaw and associates for
its anthony values.
Just what the outlook is for arsenic
ore We are not informed, altho the
Denver business men looking into the
enterprise believe they have some
thing well worth while on the Lake
Fork.