The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-05
WARRINGTON

ACTIVE negotiations with various
foreign governments looking 10 tn,
adoption of liquor treaties similar tt
the one aimed at rum smuggling re
Gently signed with Great Britain will
be deferred pending senate action or
ratification of the British-Americar
pact. Constitutional phases are ex-
pected to enter prominently into the
senate discussion of the pact.
The Fort Wingate military post in
New Mexico is to be converted into o.
| school for Indians. Plans announced
call for the education there of Nava-
jo children from New Mexico and
Arizona.
An organization fight in the senate
against confirmation of Silas IL
Strawn and Atlee Pomerene as special
government counsel in the oil cases;
promises to furnish another dramatic
chapter to tile rapidly unfolding story
Of the naval oil leases.
William G. McAdoo announced that
he would leave to the leaders of his
movement in each state the question
whittier his employment as counsel by
the e. L. Doheny oil companies had
made him unavailable as a candi-
date for the Democratic presidential
The largest peace-time appropr!a-
ton bill ever before congress-the
annual treasury-postoffice supply
bill, carrying approximately $729,OOO,-
OO0-was passed by the house by
viva voce vote. The measure goes
10 the senate practically as drafted |
by the house appropriations commit
lee, only few amendments of i'm
having been adopted by the
house.
While the senate continued to de-
'ate the resolution calling for the re-
naval OF Secretary of the Navy DENLY
he navy oil lease scandal developed
TILL more qualifications and main
aimed the center of the national
tage unchallenged for popular in
srests.
Tribute was paid Sunday to the
lemory of Woodrow Wilson in the
entral Presbyterian church at Wash
lgton. where he had worshipped in
Is vigorous days. President and
RS. Coolidge and many high gov {
'nment officials were present to
ear the Rev. DR.. James H. Taylor I
oliver his sermon, "A Great Man 6
as Fallen" I
FOREIGN
The greatest discovery in the his 6
ny of Egyptalogy, even, many I
aim in archaeology, was made this l
eek in the sepulchral chamber of :,
,tankhamen in the Valley of the .
ngs. In the presence of gather =
8 representing the lights of Egypy- D
'gy, the lid of Tutankhamen's -
eat pink sarcophagus was raised y,
d a stupenduously magnificent y,
lmmy case covered with plates or 4,
Id gold was brought to light. n,
In calm atmosphere, though not "a
7old OF excitement and in circurn- a. q.
noes which few months ago -
uld have been regarded as impos- =.
lie, the new Labor prime minister, ~
Ramsey Macdonald, of England, o.
bounced the policy of his govern br
mt to a crowded and interested m,
Use. His speech was characterized or
able and well reasoned, and it BIZ
ned compliments from two form Pa
premiers, Stanley Baldwin and an
II. Asquith, leaders, respectively, an
the Conservative and Liberal par SUI
/. fus
ter
'olygamy and the harem may DIS vol
ear from Turkey, if the recon- "
idations made by the Turkish par VIII
lentary commission are adopted sys
the national assembly. On the ant
ands of economy, and because of tro
growing scarcity of marriage allie
women, members of the commits lie,
believe that the modern Turk Blu,
aid be content with one wife. sun
and
isasters from avalanches of snow viii
ughout Switzerland are reported eau
ughout the country. The dead the
said to number over 80. At Hier- and
a passenger train is buried I'm
30 feet of snow but no bodies :.
been recovered thus far. .
lie frlnce of Wales broke his col nicl
bone while exercising one of his mar
ers at Ellington manor. near Eve
u last week. The prince was 100
ing his mount over fence when prof.
horse fell, throwing his rider QUITE
lily on his shoulder The nr,roo laws
Up and was remouting with diff stat'
when his equerry said: 81 be. pala
you've broken your collar bone IONS
l have" Wales replied. did
all
e government of France has pre- but
"a Dill in the chamber of de- and
IS providing for ratification of an ever
ID whereby the United States and
he Daid Ss;1C non mn e.. 49,. ouDT,