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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-23
! THE RED LOCK
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

had come the flick Of an instant toe
late, the knife had found his flesh
grazed the left side of his neck, ripped
through collar and tie and gashed his
shoulder halfway to the armpit.
Right there the FlatwoOds showed
| its teeth. Fifty pistols leaped into
view. AL Counterman, far back In the
crowd, snatched a long-barreled six
| gun from somewhere under his blouse
and his lanky body stiffened to bal
ance, a light in his one eye no man
there ever seen before. Uncle Nick,
with vigor that set at defiance his
weight of years, hurled younger men
aside and sprang into the cleared
circle.
But with so many women and chill
dren present pistols were out of the
question. The desperate doubtless
counted on this very fact. Stung to
madness by the blow, he leaped up
and lunged again with the knife.
This time he ran square into the
preacher. With a readiness and cour-
age hardly looked for in one Of his
cloth, he had stepped in front Of Jack
Warhope, his tall figure erect and SUI
perbly dominant.
Fifty fiatwoodsmen, half crouched
and straining forward, stood staring.
The eyes OF the dark-faced man
stretched so wide that they appeared
to bulge from their sockets. He lifted
dirty hand, brushed it across the
wiry stubble of his face and, like a
man half dazed, slowly shut the clasp
knife and put it back In his pocket.
Fifty fiatwoodsmen relaxed, straight
ened; fifty pistols went back into
hiding.
The preacher slowly raised an arm
and pointed toward the open door.
The desperado's eyes dropped; he
rubbed his lips together as If to loosen
them; turned and stalked from the |
room.
'Mebbe we ortn't t let i'm git |
away" muttered voice.
Jaw leave i'm CO." grunted Uncle
Nick, curlously puzzled expression
IN his face as he gazed at the open
loor through which the renegade had
zone. He's licked-an' e amt wo'th
langin'"
The old man turned away, still with
he puzzled expression on his face,
notioned Jack to chair at the side
# the room and began examining his
urt
AT that moment Texie slipped
through the crowd, some white strips
t torn tablecloth in her hand, and
pproached the woodsman. A smile
visited his lips, and the girl, dipping
ne of the strips In the cold water
unit Liza brought, began to wash the
lood from the gashed shoulder and
lake 1t ready to be bandaged.
The preacher looked on a moment,
lrned away and went back among
he women who were gathering again {
bout the punch bowl. The elaborate 8
'ock coat and stiff neck stock had
gain asserted themselves. The stoop r
I'D GENE back to his shoulders; the
are had left his eyes. 7
The girl, with fingers trembling,
anced through the open door into
e square of darkness that had swal- a
wed up the desperate; bent low =
'er the bandages, and brought her
ce close to the woodsman's ear.
"Jack-he looked like-like-Ken
ould "a looked"
The woodsman started; looked into
e square Of darkness; and then into
e girls face.
mo, mol" he whispered. Even II
was alive, he wouldn't "a come
wn that-low-I"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-23
THE NAKED KNIFE

sYNOPSre-On the banks of
the Wabash stand Texie Colin
and Jack Warhope. young and
very much In love. Texie is the
only daughter of old Pap Simon.
rich man and money-lender. Jack
is the orphan bound boy of Pap
Simon who had foreclosed a
mortgage on the Warhope estate.
At first Texie and Jack talk sadly
OF Ken Colin. the girls missing
brother. Then Jack says that in
ten days his servitude will be
over. that he Will ride out into
the big world to'seek his fortune.
Both know what that will mean
to them. Texie and Jack talk of
the red lock of RED Colin" In
herited by Ken. And Jack says
he's coming back as soon as he
finds gold in California Then
arrives the new preacher. Rev
Caleb Hopkins. Pap Simon in
PRODUCES the villagers to the new
preacher. who was college mate
OF Ken. At supper at the Colin
home the preacher tells how the
boy killed a gambler and disap-
peared. His father attributes
Ken's fall from grace to his red
lock Of hair. Then Pap Simon
has sort of stroke, brought on
by reading a letter from Ken,
somewhere In New York" who
curses his father on his death
bed. A postscript by another
hand says he is dead. At the VIII
lage store and post Office Loge
Relden. a newcomer. says he saw
the now parson with his arm
arour1 Texie. Jack ticks him,
shoots pistol from his hand and
makes him say he was mistaken.
The preacher and the villagers
go nshing. Jack discovers the
preacher carries n slx-gun. A
footprint on a concealed house,
boat f1ts the preachers boot.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-23
Colorado Had Tsetse Flies.

Several species Of tsetse flies, insects
which today carry the germs of the
African sleeping sickness, existed in
what is now Colorado more than a mil
lion years ago.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-23

We must maintain a true and I'M
swerving adherence to promises ard
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-23
"Why don't y'u try seine day
trap your-fairyT
(To BE CONTINUED,
Sea Water N Cure

Sea water Is at its best FOR curative
purposes 20 miles from shore and al
depth Of 30 fathoms. Its beneficial
properties are derived from tb@
'hslogea" h confirms u solution.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-23

This world is incorrigibly senti-
mental. None but that kind of songs
become immortal.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-23

The author whose books are popular
enough for paper cover can afford to
cover himself with broadcloth.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
GENERAL MOTORS
EARNS $62.065.526

New York, March 25.-General
Motors corporation and It's subsidiaries
earned net income of s62 2.os5,52e in
1928. compared with sol. SOFAS in
1922, the annual report showed to.
day. After dividends on the debenture
and preferred stocks. there remained
s55.1so.l55 for the common stock. or
s2.eT a share.
Included In net income. The REPORT
said. was only such proportion OF the
profits OF the Fisher Body corporation
and the General Motors Acceptance
corporation. as was received in cash
dividends. The corporations share
in the undistributed earnings Of these
two subsidiaries was s9.e41, ,s29. which
II added TO net income would repre-.
sent total of s72, ,oos.s55. Net profit
from operations and investments
totaled s7s.e42 .963.
The corporation did the largest
business In its history. 79s.55s cars
and trucks being manufactured and
sold, compared with 456.1e in 1929.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
STORM CUTS DAKOTA Johnson VOTE
Presidents Prodigal
Pet Cat Held Under
Guard at White House
BY niyersal Service.

Washington, March 25.-"Tige.
the pet cat of the president and Mrs.
Coolidge, was a prisoner in the White
House tonight and every precaution
was taken to prevent his escape.
He was returned this morning after
four days of truancy. Three times
during the day he made a darink
break for liberty and once the White
House police guard apprehended him
only after an exciting chase across
traffic. jammed streets and the green
plaza.
Secret service men had been quietly
iEquiring for him and last night the
radio broadcasting stations and the
press were appealed to. An army
officer located "Tige' in one of the
government buildings a mile away.
For awhile he was quite contented.
He took a nap in the letter basket
on the presidents desk and visited his
friends In the executive offices. Then
some attache rewarded the prodigal
with a bit of cat-nip. From that time
until late tonight he showed every in
clination OF again going A. W. o. l.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
MANNINCTON WILL
TESTIFY, HE SAYS
by International News Service.

Paris. March 25.-Howard Manning.
ton of Columbus. O., confidential
friend OF Attorney General Daugherty,
whose testimony is desired by the
Wheeler senatorial committee inves-
tigating the attorney generals actlvl.
ties. told international News Service
In an exclusive statement today that
he is willing 10 testify voluntarily.
Il expect To return to the United
States as soon as my business here ia
complete said Warrington. THAT
viii probably be within n month
II am perfectly willing 10 testify
before the senate committee IL they
call me-"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
The Day in
Washington.
Debate OF the Daugherty case oc-
cupled the house while the investi-

Debate OF the Daugherty case oc-
cupied the house while the investi-
eating committee was In recess.
Secretary Hoover's special COM
mittee ON cotton census reported
numerous recommendations for
counting the crop.
A commission was appointed by
President Coolidge to ascertain the
best means OF conserving the ma
tion's oil supply.
The certificate in the senate's
contempt procedure against Harry
+. Sinclair was forwarded to the
district attorney.
The senate finance commission
laid aside the revenue bill tempo
rariIy TO study estimates Of costs
Of the soldier bonus bill.
The Austrian and Hungarian gov
ernments approved in principle
proposal for cancellation Of a mixed
mission to set the war claims.
The house irrigation committee
decided to ask Governor Hunt Of
Arizona to testify regarding charges
that Secretary Week was favoring
Colorado in the Boulder canyon
dam matter.
Secretary Mellon denied having
Influenced the international revenue
bureau in tax matters and invited
the senate investigating committee
to examine the accounts Of all com.
panies In which he Is personally In.
terested.
The Western Petroleum Reflners
corporation and the Sinclair Re
fining company protested to the
shipping board against application
to petroleum products OF the prefer
entiai through export rate clause
OF the merchant marine act.
Senator Hefiin, democrat, Ala
bama. protested against the manner
in which the investigation OF al
legged land frauds in the lower Rio
Grande valley Of Texas is being
conducted and threatened TO carry
his fight 10 the senate floor.
Inquiry into the financial affairs
Of Albert u. Fall occupied the sen.
ate oil committee. A resolution
looking to impeachment Of G. L.
Chase, customs collector mt El Paso.
Tex, who refused b. testify, was
adopted by the senate. Chase, IL
was said later. had submitted his
resignation to the treasury.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
British Off ON
World Flight
Single English Plane in Unof.
ficial Race With Amer
ican Pilots.

Calshot, England, March 25.-Great
Britain entered the air mail around
the world against America at 1910
.. M, today when an amphibian
plane manned by a trio of royal air
force aviatcrs rose from Southamp-
ton water amid an escort of land and
sea planes and turned its glistening
nose toward the coast of France.
Officially. of course, there is not
any race. Three British flyers of
long experience in the air merely
wanted to try to fly around the
world ION their own" and the air
ministry gave them leave. Official
ly. 1t is merely coincidence that a
group Of American planes happened
to be trying to accomplish the same
thing at the same time. Unofficial
ly. however, every one in England
who cares anything about flying
looks upon the venture as race
against the American planes which
left California, flying in the opposite
direction last week.
With a single plane ION its own."
in competition with four American
ships, the British are putting their
trust in the Kipling phrase-"He
travels fastest who travels alone"
Squadrons Leader A. Stuart Mac
Laren. modest Scotsman of 32. who
Is navigating the plane. is acquainted
with his route from here to India.
having been the first to make an air
voyage between the home country
and its eastern empire. But from
India through the orient and across
the Pacific, Canada and the Atlantic,
he will be flying over strange lands
and water
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
Keisers Listen
to Repetition
of Testimony
Attorney for Son, Harry
Call Same Witnesses
Who Appeared in
County Court.

Wahoo. Neb.. March e5.-Levi
Keiser. 70. and his bride. formerly
Irene Buell. of Ashland. were today
forced to listen to a repetition of
testimon taken in county courty
when Keiser was adjudged incompe-
tent TO handle his property
Before District Judge Frederick
Shepherd. who has come here from
Lincoln to hear Keiser's appeal from
the county court, attorneys for Kei.
ser's son, Harry who brought the ae-
ton, marshalled the same witnesses
that appeared before.
Again Mrs. Lizzie Matzen told the
court that she could have married
keiser and accompanied him TO Cali
fornia had she said yes" TO his pro-
posal of marriage; again Eli keiser.
6t-ycar-old brother said Kelser had
been n shrewd business man before
he became enamoured Of Mrs. Buell.;
and again the story was told of Mrs.
keiser's warning to her husband to
keep his mouth shut delivered on
an Omaha street car.
Attorneys for Harry keiser have
announced that they will call at
least ~ witnesses and the case will
probably be continued for two more
days.
The courtroom was less crowded to-
day than during tho county court
trial. but the impossible condition Of
roads leading into Wahoo was as
cribed as the probable reason for the
apparently diminished interest. Dur.
ing the county court proceedings the
courtroom, anterooms. and corridors
were packed and spectators stood 10
deep inside the rail-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
Crowded
at Funeral for
Convict's Wife
More Sinned Against Than
Shining" Says Pastor
Who Delivers
Address.

Columbus. Neb., March 25.-Declar-
ing society commits a greater sin in
the condemnation of the sinner than
the one who commits sin. Rev. T. NJ.
Pyle. pastor of the First Baptist
church, delivering the funeral sermon
for Mrs. Elizabeth Justis, IS, In the
chapel at the Gass Undertaking COM
pany's mortuary today. pleaded for
a greater sympathy sf mankind for
the sufferings Of this worlds unfortu-
mates.
The chapel was crowded to ca.
pacity with men and women from
every walk of life. In the front oil
the room stood the casket OF the girl
mother. A load of flowers weighed
down the coffin lid.
Rev. Mr.. Pyle's address was a plea
against the condemnation OF the un.
fortunate and a commentator OF
those who had made the last mo-
ments OF the girls life pleasant and
whose kindliness had enabled the
body to be given decent burial.
'oh let US remember Judge not
tnat Se shall be judged Remember
how woman was brought to the
master. Taken in sin some of those
responsible for her condition sought
TO stone her. Jesus said, Let him
that Is without sin cast the first
stone"
The Rev. Pyle pleaded for more
flowers to the living. less criticism
and a greater spirit OF helpfulness
He urged them to invoke the bless
ings of the divinity on the father OF
the little boy that the man the girl
had loved. might when he left the un.
fortunate confinement OF the prison
walls take into his life the little
motherless boy Garry. that he might
become living monument 10 the
mother who had virtually given her
life for him.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
FARMER AND WIFE
HURT IN RUNAWAY

Beatrice, Neb.. March ss.-John
Welgand. farmer. living eight miles
southwest of Beatrice. suffers a
broken nose and other injuries. and
his wife was cut and bruised when
their tenn ran away on South Sixth
street. throwing them on the pave
ment. The buggy was overturned,
pinnlng Mrs. Weigand beneath the
wreck. The horses freed themselves
from the vehicle and were caught two
miles south of tho city.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
MEN LEAVE JOBS;
FIND THEM TAKEN

A number Of workers who walked
out of the Armour packing house kills
ing department Saturday when re.
Quested TO work two hours overtime,
came to work Monday to find their
jobs filled
There are LIS men employed ia
the department. f. :. Waterbury,
general manager, estimated that "A
men quit. 1t is said that the men
OF the department had been working
overtime several days last week. The
objection is alleged TO have been
working more than eight hours On
Saturday.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
IDAHO DELEGATES
BACK COOLIDGE

Lewiston. Idaho. March ss.--The re-
publican state convention here todavs
passed resolution instructing tho
Idaho delegation to the national con-
vention 10 vote for the nomination OF
President Coolidge as presidential
candidate. Another resolution en-
dorsed the administration Of Governor
Moore and the reelection Of the sn-
tire present congressional delegation
was demanded.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
]. Zac Spearing Leads

New Orleans. March sS.-J. zac
Spearing, New Orleans attorney. ON
the face of early returns nom today's
democratic primary TO select sue
ctssor TO the late Representative
pupre Of the Second congressional ssls-
iriot. was leading hts two opponents.
Genevieve Clark Thomson and r.
Semmes Wamsley. by several hundred
votes.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
Senator and
Coolidge in
Close Race
Early Reports Show President
Leading in City Precincts
johnson Ahead in
Rural Districts.
McAdoo Believed Victor

Sioux Falls, IS. d., March s5.-
Among the early reports Of the Soutl
Dakota primary, rural precincts gau
majorities to Senator Johnson. Will
the first Sioux Falls reports wer,
favorable to the president. Four locaf
and two rural precincts gave Coolidge
594 and johnson 535.
The republican senatorial confess
between Governor w. II. McMastef
and Senator Thomas Sterling alss
showed a close vote in first returns
seven precincts-four local and thret
rural-giving Sterling $50 and Nc
Master 604.
Sixteen Minnehaha county precincts
gave Coolidge 1912 votes, johnson
1.084. Sterling 1873 and MeMaster
1.l66. In Yankton county. three pre-
cincts gave Coolidge 207. johnson 14s.
and five precincts gave McMaster 304
and Sterling 1874.
The first 20 precincts reporting, in.
cluding Is from this county. gave
Coolidge 2,19i and johnson ,498.
By Universal Service.
Yankton. s. d.. March e5.-Three
precincts i'm Yankton county out Of
the 25, including two i'm city of Yank-
ton, give Coolidge COZ; johnson, 146.
Five precincts, including two i'm
Yankton. give McMaster 334: Ster-
ling. 1s3.
Platte, 5. d.. March s5.-Johnson
dQf1ofpA GnnIfH0n a ii
nomination and Sterling defeated Nc
Master for the senatorial nomination
at this place today. Totals follow:
johnson. 40: Coolidge. 81: Sterling.
1e5; McMasfer. IS.
Natertown, $. D.. March IS. -
Hiram johnson. w. H. McMaster and
Royal c. Johnson swept Watertown
and Codington county in today's pri.
mary. Totals in Wstertown.
Hiram Johnson. l.eo5; Coolidge,
4j4; McMaster. sss; Sterling. AL.
Sioux Falls. s. d. March as.-
When the polls closed tonight it was
estimated not more than so to so per
cent of South Dakota's voters had
gone to the polls in today's presiden-
tial primary. The counting OF ballots
started at 3. The count was slow.
Hiram Johnson. senator from CALI
fornia. and President Coolidge were
contenders for the republican presi-
Dental endorsement.
William G. McAdoo was the demo-
cratic candidate. opposed by faction
seeking TO send an uninstructed dele
cation TO the New York convention
Mr.. McAdoo is believed 10 have won
the party endorsement.
Up TO the hour the polls closed and
through early stages Of counting the
ballots. supporters Of both johnson
and Coolidge claimed the election fer
their favored candidate.
Senator Johnson was handicapped
because OF a storm which swept over
the state. There was rain and snow.
The storm kept hundreds OF rural
voters from the polls and IL was in
the rural districts that Senator John
son expected his strongest support. II
had been admitted President Coolidge
probably would carry the larger cities.
where republican officeholders have
strong grip on local politicians.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
CANDIDATE AT HIS
MOTHERS BEDSIDE.

A George Collins for Municipal
Judge" club has been organized TO
conduct the Collins campaign while
the candidate and his sister, Flor
ence. are at the bedside OF their sick
mother in Rochester. MINI.
II. l.. Beveridge was elected presi-
dent at meeting OF the club Mon
day. william Ritchie. jr., was made
vice president and Miss Irene Peter
son. secretary and treasurer.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
Nebraska Girls
HusbandCallnot
Recall Wedding
Willard Holt, Returned II
Omaha for Alleged Pass
ing of Bad Checks,
Loses Memory.
Twelve pictures of beautiful women

Twelve pictures of beautiful women.
A lapse Of memory.
These are the puzzling features
to the case OF Willard Holt. now
under scrutiny of Omaha police.
And while Holt languishes in the
city Jail unable, as he says, TO re-
member whether he ever married any
of the women whose pictures were
found in his trunk. his bride formerly
Miss Marie Faulkes is in seelusion at
the home of her cousin.
Holt was returned TO Omaha from
Winona. MINI. A trail Of worthless
checks through Iowa and Nebraska
led to his arrest.
And the bride, native English girl,
now Is endeayoring to unrayel her
romance from the tangled threads of
her husbands business affairs
ei-Hour Courtship.
"I married him after a 24-hour
lcourtship," she said. II met him in
Hastings. When we found we must
post 10 days notice OF our license
We went to Sidney, Ia. and were
wed.
II knew nothing of the check
charges against him. He paid all our
travelling expenses with currency"
A check alleged TO have been passed
IN Holt bore the countersign OF Henry
Baldwin. 4s3s woolworth avenue. hus-
band of the brides cousin. Gertrude
Haskin. her girlhood chum. also suf-
fered from some OF the checks, accord
ing TO police.
Police throughout Iowa and Ne
braska have sought Holt on check
charges for the last two weeks. His
description vase broadcast by radio
and he was arrested while he waited
outside the winona bank for his
wife.
wv. w. Davis" Receipts
In his effects were found receipts
from the Santa Barbara Cali Tele.
phone company. made out to w w.
Davis. for phone calls.
Police are attempting to establish
that Holt and Davis are the same
person.
Mrs. Holt declared she will take no
action agaipst him In divorce court
until settlement OF present charges.
She told her experiences in Brit.
ish accent.
Lapse Of memory is the explana-
ton given police by Holt. who was
confronted with the pictures of the
women found in his baggage.
Il don't know whether I've been
married TO any OF them or not" he
said. Il was under care Of doctor
in 1905. l can't remember what for,
but he must have been treating me
for some mental disorder"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
Lift Victim Sues.

Charglng that he was injured IL
the extent of Si.sos.sS when he stuna-
hled when leaving an elevator In the
Wickham building, Council Bluffs
Anker Bert has filed suit akainst +.
A. Wickham. contractor
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
NEW JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL PLANNED

Beatrice. Neh.. March 25.-Upwar,is
OF 40 bids from contractors I'm BE.
atrice. Lincoln. Omaha, ST. Joseph
Kansas City and other points have
been filed with the board OF educa.
tion here for the construction Of the
new junior high school building 10
cost s4o0 600. and the repair OF a
number OF ward buildings. Bids will
be opened on April ?.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
QUITS
GERMANY, BELIEF

Eherhach. BADEN. March 20. -
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. the Amer.
lean draft evader. left here th,s
morning for an unannounced destin.
alton. As he carried considerable
luggage, IL Is generally assumed he
is quitting Germany
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-26
ALLEGED TROUSER
ROBBERS HELD

George Smith and Tony Marines.
Atlantic hotel. are held by South
Omaha police for breaking and en-.
tering. They are alleged to have
been discovered packing trousers in
a suit case at tho store Of II. Kolinck.
49o1 South Twenty-sixth street this
morning.