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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17

presented in varied materials, and
even those airy and colorful affairs of
lace and fabrics that reach the limit
Of sheerness and suppleness, are quite
moderate in price. 1t is so little
work to make them. One such mooel
is pictured here. Of thin, plated crepe
de chine with an overgarment of lace.
1t has long, flowing sleeves, and satin
ribbon in three colors, is braided to
form the girdle This model is he
coming to everyone providing the right
choice in color is made. The furore
Tor black has invaded the realm
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17

The set here described employs one
stage Of transformer coupled radio fire.
quency application with regenera.
ton.
To make the receiver selective with
out increasing the number of controls
an untuned aerial circuit Is used.
There Is only one tuning condenser
and the ticker to manipulate.
For the tuning unit of the first tube
one of the commercial tuning units
with a rotor used as ticker, a grid
coll and an aperiodlc primary wound
on the stator tube may be used to good
advantage. You must however, choose
unit the ticker coil of which Is either
much smaller than the primary or one
the primary.
At any rate, there must be con-
siderable space between ticker and
primary, otherwise the set will not
operate smoothly.
1t will also be necessary to take a
few turns Off the ticker. About zen
turns are. enough and to spare. II Is
pest 10 Try tne SET nrSt with the orig
inal windings and to take off one turn
at time.
With all the turns on the ticker
the set will be found to squeal unmer-
cifully Mt the slightest provocation.
AS more and more turns are taken
on 1t will be necessary to turn up the
ticker to obtain regeneration. At the
same time the operation Of the set will
get easier and the adjustment more
positive. Reception will be clearer.
To get the right number of turns tune
the set to some long wave station.
such as WEAF or WOO and take turns
Off the ticker until you get just enough
regeneration with the ticker parallel
to the grid coil.
AS to the grid coil. there should be
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17
SIMPLICITY IN NEGLIGEES;
SPONSORS VOGUE FOR BLACK

EGLIGEES, following the lead of
y other apparel, have reverted 10
simplicity In design and long unbrok-
en- lines. There is something about
this simplicity that keeps women Of
good taste devoted to it. Everything
from the gingham house frock to the
brilliant evening gown, merely Grapes
the figure and looks to details of finish
or management. Of materials, or orna-
mentation (used with considerable re-
stralnt) to make 1t distinctive.
Negllgees profit by this vogue and
are more beautiful thereby. They are
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17

behind this choice for the demi-SeasOn.
The Parisienne goes along her way,
morning, afternoon and likewise often
in the evening. in black attire. Two
costumes approved by her are shown.
At the left the dress for street
wear, has touches of white, but the
dinner or afternoon dress Is entirely
black and untrimmed. They both merit
attention, the coat dress because 1t
presages pipings and ornaments In
color later on and the continued use
Of scarf attachments. The dinner
dress is a fine example Of adrolt
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17

der may be used for this purpose.
Strips of lead. or in fact any lead that
can be readily found and can be sol
deed or camped tightly to the ter
linals will fill the bill. The most I'M
portant point Is to keep the copper
leads away from the battery, using the
ncn-corrosive metal where it Will be
exposed to the fumes arising from the
lottery.
AS an added precaution. coat the
connections the terminals Of the bat
terry and the connection strips with a
thin film Of lubrcating grease. This
will prevent any possible corrosion Of
any impurities that happen to be pres
eut in the. metals. and will tend to pre-
serve the appearance of the battery
L.iGio News.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17

The other end Is embedded in piece
of sealing wax which entirely closes
one end of the tube. Another brass
strip is also inserted In this end of the
tube so that 1t will make contact with
a quantity of mercury which is placed
In the tube. This mercury should be
of such bulk that 1t will almost COM
pletely cover the thread when the tube
Is placed In a horizontal position. After
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17

able place In the world of changing
fashions.
For coat dresses-and for other
dresses just now-black is in great
demand. 1t is a logical and sensible
choice for this between-season's Pc
riod, when summer is passing and
women are not inclined to anticipate
winter. This black vogue paves the
way for colorful clothes when the
time comes to wear them.
Besides these very good reasons for
deciding on black, when III doubt about
color. there is the authority Of Paris
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17
Mercury Variable Grid
Leak Is Easily Built

An excellent variable grid leak may
be made with piece Of glass lube
about two inches long. A heavy thread
IL soaked in India Ink and run through
the glass tube close to the inside wall.
This thread Is held at ONT end by
short piece of brass or copper strip.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17
The cuticura Toilet Trio.

Having cleared your skin keep it clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without em.-Advertisement.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17
Beware of Unknown Voltage

Never touch. or go near, any wires
that you do not know about. They
may be harmless bat still they may
carry dangerous voltage, Never take
chances with electricity.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-09-17

Fruit of life is not success, but ex-
perience; and too, much of that is
apples of Sodom-dust.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
BILLS
ARGUED IN DETAIL
Government Workers Appear
Before Joint Senate and
House Hearing.

The bills proposing amendments to
the civil service retirement act were
! discussed in detail today by George
actuaries under the existing law, at
a joint hearing OF the Senate and
House civil service committees.
Mr.. Buck submitted to the COM
mittees figures showing the estimated
cost. In percentages Of the govern
ment payroll, Of the various plans
proposed.
House resolution 705, known as the
|Stanfeld- -Lehlbach bill. he estimated.
would cost 6.46 per cent of the pay
roll, of which the government em-
ployes would contribute 2.50 per cent;
Fairchiid bill, which contains the
recommendation of the board OF ac-
tuaries, he estimated would cost IN
the neighborhood OF sos per cent OF
the pay roll. with the employees con-
tributing ESQ per. cent; House reso-
luton 4978, introduced by Mr.. Lehl-
bach, containing the recommendations
OF the pension bureau, would cost
SOC per cent, with the government
employees contributing ESQ OF that
percentage.
Cost Now 3Is:.
cost is $50, with the employees con-
tributing 250 per cent of the total
Mr.. Buck told the committee also that
owing to the fact many employees would
be retired who had contributed COM
ment act did not go into operation un-
paratively small sums since the retire.
til 1920, over a period OF thirty years
there would be deficit which had 10
be made up by the government; He
bill No. 100 would equal AS per cent
OF the pay roll; under House bill No.
201. 3 per cent; under House bill No.
4s78, 3.33 per cent. and under existing
, ID Discussine II. r. 7os, Mr.. Buck
pointed out that the provision OF that
bill authorizing employees to retire
after thirty years OF service, no mat
| ter what age. would result in remoy-
ing an incentive to stay in the sery-
ice after the expiration of the thirty
year period. since the employe under
the terms of that bill could not re-
ceive higher annuity than he would
years service. Mr.. Buck told the
committee that under the other bills
F, an employe who continued in the
| service would receive the benefit OF
| greater annuity, determined by the
| length of his service.
| Argues for Increase.
| William A. Mcdonald of Boston,
| representing the metal trades depart
i ment Of the Boston navy yard, ar
| gued for an increase in annuities.
| saying that the employees he repre-
| sented would be willing to pay an
| Increased contribution IL necessary
I to ,ring about the increased annuity.
The present annuity, he declared,
was entirely inadequate.
| John III. Bosche Of New York, rep
| resenting the post office laborers, also
recommended Increased annuities. IL
| urged, too, that the law be amended
so that the post office laborers should
retire at SIS years of age instead of 10
The Joint committee adjourned to
meet again on Monday at 10 o'clock,
when the hearing will be resumed.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Arrives in New Orleans, But In
reviewers Are Barred.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, January IL
Albert S. Fall. former Secretary OF the
Interior, accompanied by Mrs. Fall,
arrived in New Orleans from Florida
yesterday. and were quartered today at
a local hotel. where the former Secre-
tary was reported by Mrs. Fall to be
Ill.
When newspaper men called at the
hotel to inquire II Mr.. Fall wished TO
say anything regarding the attack yes
terday in the Senate on the former Sec
retary by Senator Caraway Of Arkan.
sas In connection with the leasing of
the Teapot Dome Oil reserve, Mrs. Fall
Informed them that her husband was
fatigued by the journey from Florida,
and was too i'll to see them. She said
however. she did not think he would
care to make = reply to Senator Cara
ways remarks.
It was said the former Secretary had
engaged rooms at the hotel for sew
eral days and was under the care Of z
physician.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

limited. and therefore he just took
along the cash. He wound up with Q
burst of indignation by saying:
""rhe gentleman from whom ! oo-
tanned it'-referring to the Sl0o.ooo-
an snd H.h who msn tas eas of Wash
"imm ediately after that the Hon.
Edward b. Mclean hired himself Two
lawyers and made 4 statement. One'
Quote Mclean Statement.
"'Mr. Mclean Is now in Florida
main there owing to the condition. Of
his own health and that OF hts wife:
He has requested me to say that II
you desire complete statement from
him In reference to said loan for the
glad to give It. He has Just tele-
graphed me as follows:
"'"1n 1921 loaned Fall 100000 on
his personal note. ! have never met
Doheny or any Of the so-calied oil
That is tho substance Of the tele-
gram. The investiEating. committee
sent down to Florida the senator
from Montans tMr. Walsh), who took
a. first hand statement from Mr..
Mclean. Incidentally. Mr.. McLean's
| real lawyer. Mr.. Lambert. went along
to advise his client. to enable him TO
| remember Just exactly what did
lawyer he remembered that he never
| loaned Fall 2 dollar in his life. but
| he said that Fall came to him and
wanted to borrow some money. and
afterwards Mr.. Fall gave him his
notes. and that these checks were
| in day or two returned to him un-
cashed. with the statement by Mr..
| Fall that he had gotten this money
fore did not require II.
The senator from Montana then
wrote to Mr.. Fall. who is now also
| down In Florida for his health. put
ting up at the Same hotel with that
his attention to the fact that Mr.
Mclean had repudiated the state
| ment he made TO the committee and
asked him II he would care to make
to do it. except that he wrote q let
ter, In which he said:
| Mclean told the truth. never
got any money from him.
I Question secrecy Caus~.
'If there was nothing wrong with
| tho source from which Fall got this
money. why did he not tell the source
| willfui and deliberate falsehood, as he
did, to the committee?
Then why did Mclean. from his
| sick bed In Florida, wire q lawyer
here overnisht in Westminster to say
that money and then Mclean under
| his oath said. ~ did not let him have
a dollar. I did write two or three
checks, and gave them to him.
II know that there is something
wrong with 1t, and ! know that every
reading man and woman In America
| will know that Albert b. Fall, the
Secretary OF the Interior. sold every
gallon OF the American reserve fuel
| to oil spectators, one Of whom boast
! ed that he was going to make a
hundred million dollars out Of his
share OF tho loot.
| "Of course, ] rather imagine tina,
| II IL were not for my distinguished
| friend, the present Attorney General
| all these men would be indicted.
FALL ILL IN HOTEL.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

far aE Aujlis and silva oases, but for
the long trek to Kufra guides are
difficult to obtain, and often they
lose their way and the party Is never
heard OF again. One of the eonmon-
est forms OF marking the trail en-
ployed by the Bedouins is to tie a
string or strip Of their garments to
the occasional bushes that dot the
landscape, but even this is impossible
south OF Aujila, as there is no vege-
tation. The Arabs have q peculiar
way OF cautioning desert travellers:
If one goes too far west or too far
east, one goes to hell
Despite the tumbled-down walls Of
it's mud houses caused by a combtna-
tion CT lack OF funds and the Mo-
hammedan antipathy toward keeping
property in repair. Aujila is one of
desert towns. 1t has nine mosques
whose only roofs are the sky and
the occasional shadow cast by palm
branch, a. 'qubba.' or domed tomb. OF
the prophets clerk, and square
watch-tower. The gardens in this
desert are irrigated. and pumpkins.
radishes and onions grow in neat or
derly rows.
"One Of the most startling features
of the Libyan desert to the person
unfamiliar with desert travel Is the
place during twenty-four hours.
From 113 degrees Fahrenheit dur
ing the heat of day the thermom-
eter falls to few degrees above
freezing point during the night. and
often strong cold winds blow out
of the south. Indeed. the Bedouins
may we'll be classed as to dislike of
cold weather with the 'snow-dodgers'
of the United States who hit southern
trails as soon as winter comes. De-
spite the intense heat caravans make
most of their distances during the
before sunset and travelling through
the night to make their camp two
hours after dawn.
South from Buttafal, which lies
just to the southeast Of Aujila. there
Is a seemingly endless waste of fiat
sand. the monotony of which Nature
has not chosen to relieve with sticks,
stones or even a blade Of grass. Few
are the individuals who can recog-
nize landmark beyond an occa sional
Parties which become hopeiessly lost
sometimes await a mirage. which
brings the country from fifteen to
fifty miles distant into sight for a
brief moment. to reveal to them some
irregularIty. in the Landscape they
may identify. The Arabs say the
country Is turning upside down
Ripples Nodded in Clay.
One scientist who has made a
Epecial study of the sand dunes in
the Libyan desert reported that he
observed in certain portions of the
desert clay ripples. So hard and
: compact were they that q fairly
strong wind did not disturb their
outward appearance, and they gave
the impression that they were formed
at very early date.
Besides the brilliant electrical
storms that take place over the Lib
yam desert, other interesting electri-
cal phenomena have been noted. A
woolen burnoose or woolen blanket
which has been left Out during a
sandstorm will almost blaze with
electrical sparks when II Is picked
, up and shaken, and brush discharges
OF lightning SIX or eight inches long
have been noted on the ears of cameIs
during sandstorms."
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Sand MAKES MUSIC
IN LIBYAN DESERT
Haunted by Queer Sounds and
Peopled With Animals and
Insects.
TO BE CROSSED BY PRINCE
Wild Region 400 Miles from Oasis
iii the Sahara.

THE Libyan desert. the most In
hospitable portion of the sequestered
Sahara. which an Egyptian prince
between the Nile and the western
Sahara, Is tho home of the song of
the sands.'" according to a bulletin
from the Washington headquarters OF
the National Geographic Society.
This Is a distinctly musical but
very faint sound given out by the
sands Of the deserts. which some-
times seems to be composed Of two
distinct parts. One desert traveller
described the one part as resembling
tho signing OF the wind in telegraph
wires. and the other as a deep, throb-
bing sound that strongly resemblel
the INSTRUMENTATION of the chimes
or q large clock. 1t took place after
day. followed by frequent vivid sum-
mer lightning. and was explained by
him as probably being caused by the
sand pouring over a low scarp or
decltvtty somewhere In his vicinity.
Among the Musical Sands.
''It IL hard to realize that an utterly
barren desert could be haunted by
absnd.ns sounds nama1 and Ssr with
treads upon the hard crust on the top
OF the sand II breaks with a hollow.
almost beli-hke sound. and 1t Is said
that there 10 q place on the top OF q
plateau near Kasr Dekhl which gives
out musical note when struck.
1T supports. mysteriously, num-
oers OF birds, snakes. lizards and
some very unusual varieties of moths
and insects. Foxes and jackais make
their ways out into the desert to a
misht be explained. as they "oa i've on
the snakes and mice. but 1t is almost
Impossible to explain how the mice
live. as there Is practically no vege-
der the circumstances Is to fall back
upon the old Bedouin explanation
that they live upon the stones
/, Bi4gest Blank Patch.
The Libyan desert may easily be
found on. a map OF Africa by looking
for the largest blank space on the
cpntinent.s 1t is bordered on the
running down to the Mediterranean.
on the east by populated area in the
valley OF the Nile. on the south by
Darfur. and on the west by Tibesti
and the Great Sahara 1t overIaps
into Egypt. the Anglo-Egyptian su-
dan, and Italian Libya.
THE Kufra oasis, 400 miles south
Of the. nearest point on the Mediter-
ranean coast, is an important stop
ping place on the caravan routes
from Darfur and the Lake Chad re-
gion. Before the war camels groan-
ed under the loads of feathers, ivory
and hides which they brought into
the settlement for barter and ship
ment TO the coast.
Few attempts have ever been made
locate definitely the fresh. bitter or
salt water holes in various parts of
the great expanse. The trails are
fairly we'll known from the coast as
Evening star., 1924-01-17
CALLS CENSUS WRONG.
Senator Objects to Cotton Report
Methods.

Methods used by the census bureau
In estimating the cotton crop We're
criticized in the Senate today by
Senator Dial, democrat, South Caro-
lima, who asserted the recent report
was packed" by the addition in one
item Of 100000 bales under the title
of city crop"
IT thought this meant cotton grown
In city gardens and back yards" said
Senator Dial, but ! find it refers to
samples taken from already counted
bales. This should be deducted ra-
ther than added. because the collec-
tion of samples can never be sold as
1rst-clasS cotton. 1 hope it will not
be necessary to pass legislation in the
form of an injunction to force a ces-
sation Of these practices"
senator Trammell. democrat. Flor
Ida. said he had similar objection
against estimates which are made an
nually of citrus fruit crops.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
SHENANDOAH SAFE
' IN HANGAR AFTER
WILD NIGHT IN GALE

Continued from First Page.>
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Customer Had One.
-,o,, .hs sydney Australia, Sun,

Yes. sir said the barber. my
moor brother Jim has been sent to an
asylum. He got to broodin' over the
hard times and it finally drove him
crazy. He and I worked side by side,
and we both brooded a great deal.
No money in this business now, you
know. Prices too low. Unless a Gus
toner has a shampoo it doesn't pay
to shave or hair cut. I caught Jim
trying to cut a chaps throat because
he declined a shampoo, 80 / had to
have the poor fellow locked up.
Makes me sad. Sometimes I feel
sorry I didn't let him slash. 1t would
have been our revenge. Shampoo.
atrr'
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Health Precautions.
From the Berkshire Eagle.

veal four people out ot five have had
a struggle with tuberculosis at some
time or other in life. This is shown
by scars in the lungs, indicating that
the dread disease had been overcome
by the body's power of resistance.
Keep the general health In good
shape and there aren't many diseases
that person need worry about. Ex-
posure to bad weather. strain. over
work. lack of. sleep and overeating-
these are the chief things that lower
the body's powers Of resistance.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
What They Were Saying.
From .,C.mvs.,, s,nu.ru.,."my A. sp.,

Fronh ONmpUeV USuuerW1us % .. u. Sp<nuef
'One day when King Edward and
Campbell -Bannerman were snapped
the picture was circulated under the
legend Peace or WARRIOR they were
guessed to be discussing the Euro
pean situation.
&C. B. looked At the picture and
said to his secretary: Would you like
to know what the king was saying to
mo? He wanted to have my opinion
whether halibut Is better baked or
ho{1edpD
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-09
Restoring Rheims

Whether or not the cathedral al
Rheims was, as one authority on Go.
thic art has said, "the browning glory
of browning civilization" it is GER
tain that the edifce was one which
was held in high admiration.
By thorough and premeditated eff
forts of the Germans during the war
shells dismantled the roof and walls
and shattered the colored panes OF
the rose windows, so that but little
remained to indicate the grace of the
arches, the force of the buttresses,
and the beauty Of the whole struc-
.ture. A gift of $1,000 900 has beer
given by Mr.. Rockefeller to restore
the building.
Had the cathedral of Rheims been
destroyed by any other agents than
the guns of war perhaps no such gift
would have been made. More signi-
icance than the mere wish to restore
an admirable piece of Gothic architec-
ture attaches to this effort; there is
in it, in addition, the desire to remake
war-swept area.
Sentiment, in this instance, goes
hand in hand with scholarly apprecia-
ton. Every endeavor to remove from
the world the surface blemishes Of
the recent horror should be encour-
aged.
1t is incentive to peace.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-09
Seaforth

Geo. S. Davis and family spent
Sunday with old friends and neigh
bors at the Sioux Agency.
F. l. Parish of Redwood Falls was
business visitor in this vicinity one
day the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. frost transacted
business in Marshall on Thursday.
Pete Schmitz delivered the mail on
the route on Saturday.
John Knudson of Redwood Falls
was writing tornado insurance for
the farmers in this vicinity the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Johnson were
business visitors at Redwood Falls
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. S. Davis attended a,
shower on Miss Alma Dickmeyer at
the lower Sioux Agency on Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Blethen drove to Gary, South
Dakota on Thursday afternoon to
visit his married daughter and fam
lily. Mrs. Blethen who has been
guest in her daughters home for sew
eral weeks returned home with Mr..
Blethen on Sunday.
Rev. Mcleod is taking a six weeks
vacation during which time he will
visit his aged mother who resides in
the East. There will be no services
in the Presbyterian Church until the
second Sunday in August on Mr.. Nc
Leod's return.
Auctioneer j. M. Stewart Of Red
wood Falls was caller in this vicin-
ity one day the past week.