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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
Chemical Experts Have Found
Way to Make ServiceabIe Tai
fetas From Spruce Pulp.

New Haven.-A warning to the silk
worm that certain chemical COM
pounds, which are his chief business
rivals, are inclined to combine against
him, and hint for him to study their
modern efficient methods, was given
by w. o. Mitscherling Of Baltimore, In
his address on "CellulOse Silk" be-
fore the American Chemical society.
"While the silkworm turns out
high quality product and Is justified
in a certain pride Of SKILL" Mr.. Nit
scherling said, "his stubborn refusal
to heed the entreaties Of the sales de-
partment to speed up Is playing havoc
with his market. The modern wom-
an cannot be bothered to wait for him,
and SO the spruce tree and the cot
ton plant are gobbling up the big or
ders. These producers are willing to
stand for the introduction Of scien-
tific methods. For instance, cellulose
(Which Is the technical name for
spruce pulp and cotton linters) Is very
reasonable.
1.-THE most recent discovery In artl-
fetal silk manufacture Is that cellu-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
GIANT STEEL HANDS WILL
GROPE FOR LOST MILLIONS
Will Paw Ocean Depths in Effort
to Recover SIS, 900, 900 in Gold.

embellishments steel hands will
reach down through IS fathoms of wa
ter and seek out the $5,0O0,0O0 in gold
which sunk with the p. & o. liner
Egypt six months ago off Ushant.
= Cropping through the silence of the
water, these almost human machines
will feel their way to the vaults of
the ship where the gold was stored.
A Swedish engineering firm has
agreed to spend 100000 to raise the
gold. They are confident Of success.
If they do they will keep $3,OOO,OO0
and Lloyd's, who met the heaviest
loss In the shipwreck, will get the re-
mainder.
specially equipped submarine will
be sent to the bottom when the wreck
has been definitely found. The hulk
will be explored from all sides and
accurate charts made. Targets will
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
RESCUED LADY IN DISTRESS
indianapolis Citizen Probably Won.
dered Later Just Why He Obeyed
Order to BEAT It."

One night several weeks ago a non.
frivolous citizen. in his quite proper
sedan, was driving sedately along on
his homeward way. The shades Of
night had fallen. No air Of mystery
9ervaded the city and all was well,
Bangety-bang-bangety began the
hood over his engine. Something was
coming loose. He drew up to the
curb and opened the door to get out
to see about the thing.
He opened the door to get out. He
didn't get out because-a woman tore
open the rear door of the car on the
opposite side. and sprang into the
back seat, whacked him on the shout
der, and cried:
"Beat it, honey, beat 1t, they're
raldin' me again!"
A few minutes later, about twenty
blocks away, an automobile with a
loose hood ratified up to the curb. 1t
contained a man In the front seat and
a woman In the rear seat. The man
was heard to say to the woman:
"Now you beat it-and get out Of
here i''-Indianapolis Star.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

rivaling the dreams even of Jules
Verne, Is In preparation for the work
All that is known is that the human
hand is the underlying motif of the
scheme.
The hands, attached to giant arms
will reach into the ship and CRASH ths
chests Of gold. The steel fingers will
not relax even though the water at
that depth would crush a divers he'll.
met. The treasure will be lifted at
the sea bottom and then brought to
the surface.
Details of this romantic undertaking.
have been threshed out by hard
headed business men who are bebInd
it and work will begin In Nav. u
will last three summers. II the nrot,
ect succeeds 1t will open up the pros.
pect Of recovering untold millions now
at the bottom Of the sea.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
DARES LION FOR HIS SISTER
Lad, Aged Fifteen, Enters Beasts
Cage to Earn Money to Pay
for an Operation.

London, England.@The happiest,
proudest boy in London Is fifteen-year-
old Alfred Garcia, the son of an omni-
bus conductor.
Alfred recently was offered $3.50 IL
he would enter a cage OF circus lions
with the trainer. For two days the
boy considered the offer, his thoughts
constantly turning to the thirteen
year-old crippled sister, who would be
benefited UNNECESSARILY by the opera
ton the money would make possible.
Lions or no lions, I'll do It," he de-
cded, and engaged a first-rate sur
geon. Then he fulfilled his part Of the
bargain.
The surgeon, however, learned Of the
circumstances and insisted upon Civ
Ing his services without charge, where
upon Alfred promptly turned over tho
$3.50 to his sister.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
Save StOWaWayS
from Icy Waters

Emden, and then, not seeing any OF
the fugitives. ran around Inshore, and
In the darkness failed to discern the
two who were heading toward the
Staten island docks. Then Byrne or
dered the vessel offshOre, and as she
swung about, probably a quarter of a
mile from the anchored freighter, the
lookout picked up the three stow
Always. They were swimming close to-
gether and headed ofrshore. AS the
Manhattan raced toward them the trio
set up a call for help. They had had
enough.
Arc Revived In Hospital.
The trio found by the police boat
had lost their lone life preserver. Un-
conscious, suffering from cramps, ex-
posture and too much sea water, they
were stretched on the quarantine dock
and revived. All five were taken to
Marine hospital and turned over to
the immigration authorities at Ellis
Island for deportation.
After working for hours over the
i've at the hospital, they were revived
to give their names.
through an interpreter, though they
declined to reveal informa-
Hon about themselves They gave
heir names as Adolph Miehe Joseph
Scherber, Bruno Schrauber. Kark
Cottder and Paul Harold. !
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
What to Eat and Why
Making Big Word an Easy Part of Your Diet

Carbohydrates make up about
so per cent Of the average diet.
They produce heat and energy.
They are largely secured from the
grain and vegetable starches.
In the long, slow baking by
which Grape-Nuts Is produced
from wheat and matted barley, the
grain starches are partially pre-
digested. They are changed to
@dextrins" and ~maltose"-forms
Of Carbohydrates 50 easy to di-
gest that they form the basis Of
the most successful baby foods.
Many people have digestive
trouble caused by tho food-starch
IN its original form, but Grape
Nuts has BEEN famous for . quar-
ter-csntury for its exceptional. ease
d Digestion and assimilation. and
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
WAS BY NO MEANS SATISFIED
Modern Girl Made That Clear by Her
outspoken Opinion Concerning
WeII-Meanino Parents.

~Did you tell her that she could not
90 to that party?" N
II did"
did you explain to her that we con-
ddered 1t not fit place for our daugh-
ter to be seem"
Eyes"
"You know 1t Is not enough merely
to deny a young persons request. You
should always explain your reasons. 1
trust you told her Of the dangers of a
promiscuous gathering?"
II did"
"And warned her Of the folly of late
hours; the hurt of gosslplng tongues !;
IN short you did your best to make her
see that 1t is for her welfare that we
are denying this seeming bit Of pleas
urer
~ did all that" ~
"And Is she now satisfied to forego
this needless amusement and remain
eontentedly at home with us?"
'-She is not"
''What does she sayT
80, gee ma, you and pa are so far
behind the times you don't know any
thing. Detroit Free Press.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

its splendid, building nourishment.
1t is a food for strength and en-
ergy, delightfully."- crisp and appe-
tizing, made today by the same
formula which first brought this
charm for taste and aid to health
to the worlds dining table. Grape
Nuts contains the iron, phosphorus
and the essential vitamin, 70 Of
ten lacking in modern, refined"
foods.
Many servings Of real food
value In . package Of this eco
nomical food. At your grocer's to-
day = ready to serve with cream
or milk. Grapc-Nuts - the Body
Builder. There's Reason." Made
by Postum Cereal Co, Inc. Battle
Creek. Mich.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

stopped their motor and let the boat
drift. 1t drifted until Friday after
noon throughout a great blizzard.
Suicide Pact Suggested.
The only provisions they had were
some raw potatoes, a gallon Of drink
Ing water and pie. For three days
before they were picked up they had
no food nor water. Matthews drank
sea water and became delirious. While
In this condition he tried to persuade
Smith to split a bottle Of iodine in a
suicide pact. At least one ship passed
every day, Smith said, but always too
far away to hail until the schooner
passed Friday afternoon.
The boat began to leak badly before
the men were picked up by the schoen-
er and they took the Innings out Of their
overcoats to calk the seams.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
SilkWOrm Has
Business Rival

lose and acetic acid combine under
the proper chemical circumstances to
make very good silk. One Of the
most favored efficiency devices of the
chemist Is the use Of what Is known
as 'catalyst.' The catalyst is the
efficiency man of chemistry. In the
case of the cellulose acetate silks, the
pulp or cotton linters and acetic acid
naturally combine very slowly. But
the presence of sulphuric acid or a
zinc salt speeds up the reaction to a
great pace. The sulphuric acid or
zinc salt, whichever Is used, is the
catalyst. 1t does not become a part
of the product, but it stirs the cellu-
lose and acetic acid to great activity"
Doctor Mitscherling said that the
cellulose acetate, formed after the
catalyst has introduced the neces-
sary punch" into the process, is then
dissolved in acetic acid or some other
solvent, and discharged through a noz-
zle containing exceedingly fine holes
into water and Immediately becomes
fine thread.
Silk Worm Falls Behind.
There are three other processes Of
making cellulose silk, and last year
they were made to produce per cent
more taffetas, crepe de chine, stock
ings, etc, than all the sllkworms In
the world. The total was approx
mateIy 23OOO,OOO pounds.
While Doctor Mitscherling said that
cellulose silk will never entirely re-
place genuine silk, the textile mills
are showing less and less patience
with the laziness and Indifference of
the silkworm, and he had better
watch his steps or he will soon be los
ng a nice lot of his business to su-
oerior American ingenuity and prog
'ess.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
PENIS Words of Wisdom.

Lend not beyond thy ability, nor re-
fuse to lend out of thy ability; espe-
cially when 1t will help others more
than 1t can hurt thee. If thy debtor
be honest and capable, thou hast thy
money again, If not with increase,
with praise. If he prove insolvent, do
not ruin him to get that which it will
not ruin thee to lose; for thou art
but steward, and judge-Penn.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
FISHERMEN LOST
week ON OCEAN
One Pie and Raw Potatoes All
They Have to Eat While
Adrift in Storm.
TELL EPIC OF THE SEA

New York.-The two Freepvrt Il.
u fishermen who disappeared week
ago have returned with an epic Of the
sea. Caught In a snowstorm that lso-
lated their little motorboat 20 miles to
sea from Freeport, their compass went
wrong and they began a drift that
ended when a schooner from Nassau
picked them up 65 miles southeast of
Ambrose.
Capt. Bergen Smith, an 1S0-pounder,
and Harry Matthews are the two men
who spent five days adrlft. They were
landed at Long Beach by the schooner
Catherine NJ, which had picked them
I'D after the men had drifted for a
week.
One Still Sleeping.
The men went home to Freeport In a
taxi from Long Beach and straight to
bed. At noon Matthews was still
sleeping, but Smith was up and told
the story Of the terrible week.
Smith said he and Matthews went
fishing. They started back at 1920 a.
M, when something went wrong with
their compass and they found them
selves heading out to sea. Soon they
realized they were lost. Then they
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
Hawaiian Volcano spouta | ,v,

Hilo, T. H.-Kilauea volcano ia mora
active than it has been for years. The
glow in the sky is visible for miles
With 40 acres Of fire less than 300 feet
from the rim, ten fountains are spout.
ing an amount Of lava estimated at
100000 cubic yards weekly.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
Faithful Dog Gives
His Life for Baby

Van Nuys, Calif.-A dog
owned by V. A. Sastian lost It's
life while searching a burning
barn for its masters baby, safe
In the house at the time. The
dog had been taught to search
for the child when asked. where
is babyT Some one asked that
question while the flames were
destroying the barn and the dog
dashed into the burning build
ing.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
Man Falls 300 Feet;
Walks to Ambulance

Life for Arthur Schneider,
steeplejack, has resolved itself
into one fall after another.
While painting smokestack at
New Haven, Conn.,, the rope
broke and he fell 300 feet. At
the end Of the plunge he struck
the roof Of an engine house and
bounced over the edge for a fur
Their drop Of 20 feet.
AS the ambulance reached him
Schneider regained conscious
ness, scanned the distance he
had fallen, and walked to the
waiting vehicle.
Physicians say he will be in a
condition to complete the Job In
a few days.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

King Tut is certainly raising cain
In the fashion world. Ever since the
old boys coming out party craftsmen
In all lines have loaded the feminine
sex down with garments of the Egyp-
tian period. The latest to fall INTO
line is the coppersmlth. The king
Tut anklet" Is the result.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
Youth, "a, Kills Tormentor With stone.

'outn, ~, Kills Tormentor With Stone
Chestertown. Md,lThrown to the
ground twice by Floyd Frisby, colored.
fourteen-year-old John Wilson, white
boy, killed his tormentor by hitting him
with stone. A coroner's jury TO
turned verdict Of death caused BY
wilson. The boy surrendered to police
and is In Jail.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

Best Things Beyond Price.
The older We grow the more fully
we realize that the greatest things in
the world are entirely outside the
realm Of price.-H. w. Sylvester.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
Germany Increases Relief.

Berlin.-The number of unemployed
In receipt Of relief In Germany In
creased In January from $1,000 persons
to $4,000, according to an official an
nouncement.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

then be selected in the Egypt's hull
and large holes made with torpedoes.
Exactly what will happen then is
dark secret, except for the fact that
q monstrous engineering device,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
Friendship.

Friendship throws a brighter luster
on prosperity, while 1t lightens adver-
sity by sharing Its griefs and anxi-
eties.-Cicero.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

When we say that wisdom Is better
than riches, we mean our wisdom and
other peoples riches.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

At your peril. acquiesce when man
relates HIS faults to you.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

TWO Killed Trying Out Now Motorcar.
Baroda. Mich.-Trying out new
motorcar, Harry Smith and william
Nimtz were killed when their automo-
bile was struck by a train.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

A new bride sweeps clean.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
Poor FIshl

Poor Fish,
Consider the fish 4. If he didn't
open his mouth, he wouldn't get
aught.-Jack-o-Lan
Evening star., 1923-02-12

original site could not be contra
verted." Representative King says.
Star Sponsored subscription.
The furore resulting from the re-
moval aroused the ire Of Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, who took the matter UP with
the Loyal Legion. The Grand Army Of
the Republic, the Aztec Club mem
tion and the District of Columbia
pioneers voiced their protests.
Gen. Miles arranged for touch
ing scene when more than 100 veter-
ans CT the civil war called upon Presi-
dent Harding In a group, together
other prominent women, and urged
the re-erectfon of the statue on it's
original site. The Washington Star.
which had sponsored the original
popular subscription for setting up
the statue. Joined in demanding the
re-erection of this replica Of the as
sassinated President"
President Urges Restoration.
Reviewing what resulted. Repre-
sentative King points out that Presi-
dent Harding wrote to the library
committee of the House, stating:
pealing sentiment about the restora-
ration of this statue to its original
position that I think Congress might
well expedite the reconsideration of
the action previously taken SO that
this memorial may be restored to the
place 1t SO long occupied"
On May 20, 1921, the library COM
mittee of the House favorably re-
ported the King bill for the re- erec-
ton of the statue on it's original site
Then. as technical delays held up the
passage of the resolution in the
House, public clamor for the restora-
tion of the statue grow.
On April 26, 1922, the resolution
passed the House and short time
later 1t received the approval of the
Senate and was signed by the Presi-
dent
To-day the statue. re-erected on a
pedestal more In harmony with it's
surroundings. looms up before the
District courthouse" says Repre-
sentative King, prfdefully, "and scores
OF persons, who in years past had
quietly honored the historical marble
again pay tribute to 1t and to the
man who saved the Union"
Evening star., 1923-02-12
Representative King Says Hero
Worship of Lincoln Gr0ws
Years Add to His
illumination for
"HOnest Abe."
Calls Discurdine
]. of Old Statue
Sacrilege.

The earliest recollection of Repre-
sentative Edward J. King of Illinois
show him sitting as a small boy with
worshiping eyes in A small office in
the prairie town of Galesburg. while
a veteran Of many battles of the civil
war, his father. told him of the
greatness of Abraham Lincoln.
"As we sat together in that small
room. heated by an old wood-burning
stove" Representative King recalls,
my father would dwell at length on
his particular hero whom he termed
the United States Greatest Presi-
dent He was wont to contribute to
my education by relating Incidents OF
the civil war, picturing the kindly
sympathy. the far-sighted ability and
the keen intelligence of the mar
tyred Lincoln
Read Much of Lincoln.
'1n my fathers eyes," continued
Representative King. mo man ever
lived who compared with the inn
mortal Lincoln, and amidst these
talks / matured. Being a citizen of
Illinois. ]. too, developed a hero wor-
ship of Lincoln and as ! grew older
] read voraciously whatever could be
found on the subject of Honest Abe"
1t was one of the happiest moments
OF his life. the thrill of which has
stayed with him through two score
years, when the youthful King won
n Life Of Lincoln" in an oratorical
contest at Knox College.
With this background of devotion
to Lincoln's memory, 'it was with
horror" In the spring Of 1920, Rep
resentative King says, that he learned
has stood in front of the courthouse
in the National Capital, and the only
replica chiseled by an artist per-
aonally acquainted with the mar
tyred president. was removed during
the rebuilding of the courthouse
and was lying in pile of rubbish
down by the tidal basin."
First Statue of Lincoln.
at was a sacrilegious act to me to
remove that grand old statue" Rep
resentative King explains his feel
1ngs. "In the first place, the statue
had been erected by personal friends
and intimates of the President
through popular subscription. 1t was
the first statue erected to Lincoln,
tist who had carved 1t and many OF
those who had contributed to its con-
struction were still alive"
Representative King mediately
introduced resolution in the House
of Representatives for the restoration
of the statue on it's original site
Shortly afterward the library COM
mittee of the House had hearing
on numerous bills making disposition
of, the statue and, "of course, the
right of the statue to remain upon its
Evening star., 1923-02-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. February 12.-Abraham
Lincoln and Pericles were linked as
the greatest champions of democracy
the world has ever known" by T. ).
Lambros, publisher of the Greek Star
of Chicago. in an address prepared for
delivery today at the Hamilton Clubs
observance of the Hath anniversary
of the birth OF the emancipator. He
took as his subject "Pericles' Funeral
Grafton and Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress. the Worlds Most Notable Lam
entation." Mr.. Lambros believes he Ia
the first in America to make COM
parative study of Lincoln and Pericles
Lincoln Inspires Patriotism.
"Lincoln's birthday Is a lesson that
teaches us to be more patriotic. bet
ter Americans. TO let US have faith to
believe that right is might, and firm
in that conviction. let US, to the end.
dare to do our duty as God gives us
TO see it," Mr.. Lambros said after
telling of his arrival in America
thirty-three years ago.
THE duty to our country, the value
of Americanism, the devotion to our
religion. no matter what it is. and the
true spirit of love to mankind. have
been expressed in the above quota
ton of Abra ham Lincoln"
He declared that the Gettysburg ad-
dress, translated in all languages. is
universally known as the greatest
lamentation in history. and that, al
though it is in a class by itself, his
torical records showed another notable
by Pericles 1000 years ago. In his
study the speaker said it was not his
intention to compare Lincoln and
Pericles, but the striking similarity
in the two orations. one representing 8
THE glory that was. Greece" ana. the
other the glory that is America"
Originator of Democracy.
I'm making a comparison of the
democratic ideals of both men we can
safely say that Pericles was rhe
originator of democracy, and Lincoln
was the perfector," he said, and con-
tinued:
In making further study and analy
sis of the events that occurred In
361 b. c. and the facts that occurred
III. 1861 n. ID. we note that the events
which took place between the 1000
years were really the same. The two
great crations, delivered by the two
great men to pay tribute to dead
heroes. were delivered for the same
purpose. Both speeches were funeral
orations, delivered to inspire democ-
racy. PericleS' funeral oration stands
RS the old testament of democracy.
while Lincoln's Gettysburg address
Stards as the gospel of democracy.
"PeriCles delivered his famous ora =
tton upon the graves of Greek heroes