The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-04-02
WASHINGTON

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Henry Ford's offer for Muscle
Shoals, pending before congress FOL
more than two years, was approved
Tuesday by the house.
The supreme court refused to per
NIT the Italian government to bring
a case against the National Brass
Copper Tube company, involving
money paid for copper discs de-
stroyed in the Baltimore fire in 1917
Senator Wheeler (Dem.) of Mon
tana, in his role of prosecutor,
plunged into final preparations foi
opening of tile senate investigation Of
Attorney General Daugerty's admin
istration.
A rather severe earthquake" about
| 1000 miles from Washington, in
southerly direction was recorded
early Tuesday on the seismograph at
Georgetown university.
Secretary Wallace told the house
agricultural committee that he Heart
lily Endorsed" the Haugen amendment
to the packers and stockyards act,
which would authorize suspension for
thirty days of any marketing agency
or dealer for violation of the act.
AS tie oil committee opens up new
fields of inquiry this week, special
government counsel will institute the
first of the court proceedings looking
to the recovery of the naval fuel re-
serves from the Sinclair and Doheny
interests.
Whether tie senate investigation of
Attorney General Daugherty will be-
gin this week with Mr.. Daugherty in
or out of office appeared as uncertain
as ever.
The provision for a % per cent re
duction in income taxes, payable this
year, will rest on the fortunes OF the
revenue bill, house leaders reaching
tentative agreement not to attempt to
remove it from the revenue measure
and seek it's immediate enactment
in separate resolution.
Opening to homestead entry of 323,-
900 acres in five western states-tne
largest area to be set aside for that
purpose in a year-was announced Dy
the interior department. Dates Tor
filings will be announced later
FOREIGN
Many American and British tourists
are held up in Egypt and Palestine by
the suspension of railway traffic,
owing to floods.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena will probably arrive in Lon
don on May 26 to return the visit OF
King George and Queen Mary. 1t is
said the crown prince will probably
accompany the sovereigns.
The rebel forces under Abd-El-Krim
opposing the Spaniards in Morocco
total $4,000 men and are operating IN
two divisions, according to the Tan
giers correspondent of the Daily Elk
press.
Switzerlands customs revenues for
1923 amounted to 1S2,00O,OOO francs.
This is an increase of 100000
francs over 1922.
Archbishops Hayes and Mundelein,
who are to be made cardinals, Will
receive a great welcome when they
arrive at Rome. Preparations are be-
ing made by the American Catholic
colony. Archbishop Hayes intends
to stay at the American college while
Archbishop Mundelein probably will
take up his quarters in hotel. The
latter knows Rome well, having re-
ceived part of his ecclesiastical train
ing here.
Italy is addressing an inquiry to
Great Britain regarding the British
naval achievements that are being
concentrated in the Mediterranean, it
was learned late Saturday. 1t is
reliably reported that Premier Mus
solini is preparing to announce a new
program of naval expansion as a re-
suit of Great Britain's Mediterranean
policy.
A campaign to raise funds for the
treatment of 100000 lepers in the
British empire has been launched at
London. If sufficient funds can be
raised it is hoped that Great Brit
ain will be purged of the disease with
in a generation.
Radio broadcasting is to be com.
menced next month in Japan, where
hitherto communications have been
strictly limited by the government.
Like commercial radio the broad
casting will be under stringent gov
eminent regulations.
Excitement is growing in Dublin in
with the mutiny in the
ranks of the Nationalist army as dis
closed in the official communication
issued Saturday night, saying that or
iers for the arrest of Major General
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