The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-15
PERSONAL

Washington's two brothers, John Au
gustine Washington on his father
side and Colonel Samuel Washington
on his mothers side
Minnesota's representation in tn,
United States senate has been turned
over to the Farmer-Labor party as the
result Of another political transition
the state went through in the specia
senatorial election Monday. Magnus
Johnson of Kimball, Mimi, "real
dirt" farmer, gained the coveted post
vacated by the recent death of Sena-
tor Knute Nelson, additional returns
Tuesday from the special election
swelling his plurality.
Ray Conley, United States secret
service agent at Manila, over whose
reinstatement by Governor General
Leonard Wood a political battle has
been raging for the past few days
between the governor general on one
sid and members OF his cabinet and
legislative leaders on the other, re-
signed Tuesday. Conley's exit is be-
lieved to have relieved the situation
TIL secret service man originally was
charged with bribery, an investiga-
ton followed, he was cleared and the
governor general reinstated him.
Carl c. Magee, Albuquerque, N. M.
editor, was found guilty OF contempt
on seven counts in Judge d. j.
Leahys court Saturday. Four cita-
lions had been issued directing Magee
to show cause why he should not be
adjudged guilty of contempt, one of
them on two counts and the others one
count each. Magee was sentenced to
nienty days in the county Jail on each
Of the four citations.
Ebert H. Gary Saturday made 1t
plain that the United States Steel
corporation, OF which he is head,
planned within six weeks to begin
eliminating the 12-hour day in its
plants.
Premier Baldwin, before the English
house of commons and Marquis Cur.
zon in the house Of lords, demanded
Thursday that the allies unite in fix
ing fair amount OF reparations and
asking Germany to pay it.
John D. Rockefeller, in quiet way,
celebrated his eighty fourth birthday
Sunday at his Tarrytown estate. Be. ,
cause 1t was the Sabbath day tho
usual band to mark another milestone
in his journey OF life was dispensed
with, nor did the oil king get his
customary round of golf. He never
plays golf on Sunday.
President and Mrs. Harding cele-
,rated Sunday one of the most mem
'rable Of their thirty-two wedding
by arriving in Alaska,
he first chief executive and first
ady of the land ever to visit the
:reat northern territory.
FOREIGN
A number of persons are reported
o have been killed and others in
ured and considerable damage caused
o buildings through the explosion
1onday of a large depot of artillery
at Kraguyevatx, sixty
lilies southeast of Belgrade.
There were no cases of murder, at '
empted murder, manslaughter, or {
lcendiarism in Ulster, Ireland, dur ,
IL the past three months Lord Chief !
ustice Moore, said in opening the
elfast crime commission. In the
anne period last year there were of -.
lese crimes respectfully 50, 60, 2 and /,
49,
Conditions resulting from the
hinese boycott of Japanese goods
lipped to Shanghai, Chwansha and !.
pper Yangtze river ports have so
approved at Changsha that Japanese /
no sought shelter in the Japanese r
and on board ships have
zen directed to return to their
omes, according to information to "
e foreign office Tuesday. c
A Belgian court martial at AK La p
lapelle, Saturday imposed the death ),
nalty upon three Germans-Count
On Keller, Ludwig and Kingender.
ID life Imprisonment at hard labor y
ION fourth, Lorbeer, on conviction ca
sabotage. C.
Four steamers, including a passen-
r liner, have gone ashore on the
'uguayan coast following the worst CT
lie in the south Atlantic in many CT
airs. The Munson liner Southern X
oss, from New York, was not able Il
dock a. Montevideo Wednesday and ga
IS forced to put out to sea to ride
I the gale. b,
Representatives Of five foreign ne
untries have cabled to their home st
vernments from Pekin, stating the
counts to be asked for individual OF
Tins Of the linching bandit for
, loss Of one life and the Ameri- w
, claim demands restitution for the in