The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-07
WARRINGTON

A senate resolution to authoriz
} an appropriation of 100000 TO
the relief of drouth stricken farm
ers in New Mexico was adopted b,
the house.
Former Senator Fred T. Dubois O
Idaho, is actively seeking the ap
pointment to vacancy on the inter
national joint commission to SETTLE
disputes regarding use of boundary
waters along the Canadian boundary
line. Former Senator Marc Smith oil
Arizona Democratic member of this
commission, recently died. Commits
sioners draw $4,000 year and hold
two sessions annually.
Chairman Fairfield of the house
insular committee announced that he
would introduce bill for plebicite
of the Filipino people on independ-
ence at the end of twenty-five years,
and for election by the Filipinos Of
their governor pending such plebi-
cite.
Adequate flood control of the Col
orado river could be secured by a
200 foot dam at Boulder canyon, Will
liam Kelly chief engineer of the fed
eral power commission told the house
irrigation committee.
Challenging the constitutional au-
thority of the senate to investigate
former Attorney General Daugherty,
Howard Warrington, one time resi-
dent of the "little green house on K
street" flatly refused to appear be-
fore the investigating committee.
1.-THE senate is face to face with
two momentous decisions-whether
the Japanese exclusion policy is to be
written into law and whether there
is to be an open breach with Presi-
dent Coolidge over the subject of SEN
atorial Investigations of executive de-
partments of the government.
The Mexican rebel fleet, with the
exception of a small tug, the Tabasco,
has surrendered to the government,
according to official advices here.
Declaring the federal government
should take steps to put outdoor re-
irrational opportunities within the
grasp of the poor as well as the veal.
thy, President Coolidge announced ap
pointment of national policy com
mittee on out-of-doors life.
The United States has laid down
the definite policy that 1t will permit
Of no action by foreign debtor ma
ions that would make the position Of |
his government less favorable"
with respect to obligations due it.
The soldier bonus bill will join the
ak reduction measure on the senate
calendar this week and leaders OF
10th parties are prepared to clear the
bath for their immediate consider
ltion.
H. E. Miles, president of the Fair
Tariff league in a brief filed with
he tariff commission and made pub
ic recently, charged that body with
deliberately ignoring the domestic
of sugar beets and sugar
ane" as well as the consumer in the
ending investigation. He demands a
ew examination of the subject.
FOREIGN
Hugo Shines fortune is left to his
'idow, Claire SHINES, who is admon-
he'd to consult her sons and daugn-
RS in all things affecting the mag
ate's private and business affairs in
ermany.
The agreement between the Ruhr
inc owners and the allied "Micum"
-ganization regarding industrial op-
'ations and deliveries in kind in the l
uhr, which expires April Is, has
zen extended to June Is as the re-
lit of negotiations in Dusseldorf
'tween the two parties, it was an
,unced at Berlin. +
Prince Roland Boneparte,s noted q
plOTeT ana OIle OIL Tie DcSC lIleIuS | r
America among all the descend q
its of the family of Napoleon the
-eat is dead at Paris. '
The Italian airship No moored n
the airdome at Champion near t
,me was carried away by violent n
Ist of wind and two soldiers and a a
echanic who were unable to let go
the mooring rope were carried 300 a
ct and dashed to death. e
Action Of the American house of n
in passing a new i'm II
grafton bill abrogating the gentle q
ans agreement" between Japan and J.
3 United States and barring of the tt
panese from the United States, in W
tie of the vigorous protests of the e.
panese government and the objec- ,e,
ms of Secretary of State Hughes, Il
lde profound impression through m
Japan. OF