The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-03-14
WASHINGTON

served NOTICE on lne Armour anu
Morris packing interests that the
amalgamation OF their properties will
be In violation of the packers and
stock yards act, 1t was announced at
the department of agriculture.
A federal investigation of alleged
irregulart. es in the sale of anthracite
fuel famine was ordered by the
senate.
Speaker Gillett OF the house is
suffering from an attack of influenza
at his home. His condition is said
not to be serious.
The supreme court refused to hold
up the mandate of lower courts Or
dering the Imprisonment at Leaven-
worth Of big Tim" Murphy, Chicago
labor leader, en- charges of robbing
the mails In that city.
Mckenzie Moss of Kentucky has
been nominated to the assistant Sec
rotary of the treasury.
Selection of Postmaster General
Work to succeed Albert Fall as Sec
rotary of the Interior, and Of H. S.
New Of Indiana to become postmas-
ter General was announced from the
White House.
The cause of the great American
straphanger Is to be championed
anew In congress. Cities that have
been trying ever since the war to get
car fares back to something like the
prewar level are watching with
much interest the light that is being
waged In congress to bring back 81
cent fare in the District Of Columbia.
The naval scrapping program I'M
der the Washington treaty will en-
tail direct cost to the government
of about S55,OOO,OOU according to a
report by the house appropriations
committee.
Senator Underwood of Alabama has
closed his service as Democratic
panied by Mrs. Underwood, he has -,
left here for four months Europ-
can tour, following the completion Of
all the regular appropriation bills of
the session and assurance from Pres
ident Harding that there would he
no early call. at least, for an extra
session of the new congress.
President Harding has asked the |
Senate to make the United States q
full fledged member of the perman-
ent court OF international Justice at |
The Hague which was established |
under the league OF nations covenant. !
Tentative agreement was reached !
by the house banking committee on |
n rural credits bill which both Chair
man McFadden and Representative
Wingo of Arkansas, ranking Demo-
crat, said they believed would he up
proved by the various groups in the
row which has attend
ed consideration of the subject.
FOREIGN
Scores of Greek Christian and OF.
toman refugees in the detention camp
1t Scutari are dying In the plaques Of
typhus and smallpox which are raw
aging the fugitives. Two hundred
and ninety-seven refugees died In
his camp within the past seven days.
Tutankhamen's tomb was finally
closed to visitors. Several hundreds
Of persons have inspected the tomb
since the inner chamber was opened.
Carpenters are busy saving lengths
Of heavy timber with which the
whole shaft will he filled.
The first official execution by the
irish Free State since expiration OF
he governments amnesty offer came
when Thomas Gibson former soldier
n the national army was shot for
reason.
Pope Plus has appointed the Rt.
Rev. Sofronio Hacbang Gaborni.
itular bishop of Ansmurio, as bishop
If the diocese of Calbayog, Phillip
zine islands.
Lord Desborough, president Of the
British imperial council of commerce,
viii 60 to Rome shorty to propose to
he congress of international cham
'ers of commerce a resolution favor
ng a fixed date for Easter. Suggest
ne the second Sunday in April as Il
Easter day.
Blood has again been shed in the
curse of a French digging IN pro-
ess. One German civililn was kill
d and two others seriously wound
d ut Bochum Friday when two
'rench soldiers fired upon a crowd.
Earth shocks characterized rs eX
remedy severe were recorded Sum-
ay by the University OF Hawaii
eismograph at Honolulu.
An organized attack was made
afternoon on various gov
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