The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-28
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torney General Stone took office las
month, but the last Of them has beer
separated from the service.
Favorable report Of the Hoch re
solution to direct the interstate com
MERGE commission to investigate the
railroad rate structure with view to
general readjustment was ordered
by the house commerce committee.
BY unanimous vote the senate COM
mittee investigating the indictment
in Montana of Senator Wheeler,
Democrat, of that state, decided to
close its inquiry without taking fur
Their testimony.
President Coolidge's veto of the
Bursum old soldiers pension bill,
the first of series of vetoes expect
ed to feature the windup of this SEES
sion of congress, was sustained in
the senate by a hairsbreadth-onl
one vote to spare.
The extradition treaty signed be-
tween the United States and Bull
garia at Sofia on March 9, 1924, has
been ratified by the senate.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur is
preparing to take up with congress
the question of the pay of sailors.
Steps already have been taken to in
crease the pay OF firemen and machin-
lists mates, but enlisted men claim
there is still much to be done. The
whole enlisted pay schedule, II Is
believed is certain to be reviewed
and ultimately revised. upward. Secre-
tary Wilbur is expected to lay the en-
tire matter before the next session OF
congress.
With the tax reduction bill practi-
cally out of the way, senate leaders
have laid plans to clrar the calendar
for early action on farm relief meas
ures to insure adjournment June Z.
Major Frederick Z. Martin. round
the world flight leader is safe. He
and bis mechanician, Sergeant Alva
L. Harvey reached Port Moller, Aleu-
tian isands (Alaska) last Saturday
night. The coast guard cutter Algon-
quin has been sent to their aid.
Navy yards would be given an OPP
portunity on repair jobs of more than
100000 on shipping vessels under a
provision restored by house and SEN
ate conferences to bill carrying the
boards annual appropriation. The
provision passed by the house was
by the senate.
Representative Hammer, Democras,
North Carolina, objected to being
called "garrulous old grandmother"
by Representative Blanton, Demo-
crat, Texas, at a meeting of the house
District of Columbia committee, and
it took good deal Of effort by other
committee members to keep them
apart.
Evils which they believe would at.
tend the Equalization of 2.75 per
cent beer, as proposed in number
Of pending bills, were described in
fulsome testimony by dry leaders at
hearings before the house judiciary
committee.
Announcement OF the location of
vast tracts Of land in the Philippines
with soil well adapted for rubber
was made by Secretary
Wallace.
cNpE,cM
Premier Poincare and his recent
" reorganized ministry will step
from power June 9. The premier
the majority given to the
parties of the left in Sundays parlia-
elections as reputation OF
MS government and forthwith decid-
I'd to resign.
Execution of General Furtunato
one of the three leading
generals in the De la Huerta revolt,
was officially confirmed by the war
department at Mexico City. The reb-
Il was executed at Ayutla and his
body taken to Pochutla, Oaxaca,
where it is awaiting claimants.
Seventy persons are believed to
lave persisted as result of the cap
izing of the motorboat Kinga Maru,
lear Keeling, Formosa, Japan, stated
,ress dispatches received from that
BORT. One hundred persons includ-
ng passengers and crew were aboard,
md 1t was reported there were only
hirty survivors.
American fur buyers who annually
purchased millions of dollars worth |
" Russia's finest skins in German |
markets will be forced in the future
o go to Moscow as result OF the |
ioviet's withdrawal from the Leipsiz
ur market, where Rutsia last year
old furs to the value of more than
., 100000.
Franco-Japanese negotiations look
ny toward an economic understand
ng between Japan and Indo-China
las opened at Toxic. Vice Minister
f Foreign Affairs Matsuaiaira is re-
Presenting Japan. France is repre-