The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-31
Exchange of ratification between

convention to protect the hailbut fish
, cries of the northern Pacific oceai
|. took place at Washington. The con
vention, signed at Washington OF
March 2, 1923, established a closed
season of the halibut fishery from
November 16 to February Is of each
year and provides for the appoint
ment of a joint commission of four
members to investigate and make rec
concentrations for the preservation
and development Of the halibut fisher
les in the north Pacific.
An audience of 5000 persons cheer
ed the playing of Deutschland Uber
| Allies" at New York theater, where
the officers and crew Of the ZR-3
were guests. There was no trace of
unfriendliness when DR.. Hugo Ecke-
ner, commander of the giant drigible
on her transatlantic flight, made
speech in German.
Further hearings on Pullman rates
will be held by the interstate com
merce commission November 6, at
Washington. The Order of United
Commercial Travellers of America is
contending that present Pullman rates
are too high.
The Production Managers associa-
ton, an organization of theatrical
managers, voted at New York to dis
solve, holding there is no further rea-
son for their existence. A resolution
was passed directing the board Of
directors to petition the supreme
court for legal dissolution of their
organization.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge sub
mitted to minor operation at Bos-
ton hospital, the second in a few
months, Dr. John S. Cunningham, who
performed the operation, said it had
been entirely successful.
R. F. Walter, of Denver, was dest
ignated as acting chief engineer of |
the bureau of reclamation to fill the
vacancy caused by the recent resigna-
ton of F. Z. Weymouth. Walters
new designation will take effect Nov.
l, when he will be located in the Den
yer office of the bureau. He is now
assistant chief engineer.
Yorktown, Pennsylvania celebrated
the ending of the revolution and the
surrender of the sword of Lord Corn
wallis to General Washington, Octo-
Der 18, 1871. A procession partici-
oated in by army, naval and marine
lnits marched over the historic scenes
md was viewed by visiting thousands.
representatives Of France
Class one railroads on October l
lad 1929 locomotives in need of re-
air, 17.6 per cent of the number on
inc, decrease of 429 under the num-
er reported September Is, according
0 the American Railway association.
n the last half of September, the
ailroads repaired and turned out of
he shop 1885 locomotives, the larg-
st number on record ever repaired in
ny similar period.
FOREIGN
The dissolution of the reichstag
nd the advent of new parliament
no way endanger the ffulfillment
Y Germany of the London agreement !
A the Dawes reparation plan, Chan t
,llor Marx told the Associated Press. /
The special session of the council
the league of nations, convoked to
Ike up the cntroversy between Great
ritain and Turkey over the Irak
,undary will open at Brussels this
eek. q
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, president OF the p
divisional government of South
lima, Is reported to have returned
ON Shiuchow, northwest of Canton,
ID to have taken refuge in the ar 2
nal there. The report says he is =
by a guard of 1000 :,
ldiers for his personal protection. :.
The 1920 candidates nominated for =
e English parliament comprise the n
flowing party classification: Con- a
rvatives, 532; constitutionalists, 7;
berals, 341; Laborites, SCI; coop l.
atives, 8; Communists, 8; independ- A
is, IL; republicans, z; Sim Fein, =,
stionalists and Prohibitionists, one =;
CHI. L,
twenty-five persons were killed and nj
yhteen injured in a stampede in
wing picture house in Athens :,
used by false alarm of fire. Most 80
the victims were children. 1t is ~
lieved the alarm was raised by pick ~
cketS. -,
Wahabi tribesmen have captured II
coca, holy city of Islam, and are vi
ting the royal palace, according to hi
Message to Cairo. Egypt. King Ali o: sill
} Hedjaz has fled. pr
The Russian communist party now
IbraceS CAT 200 members and can te