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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
Ether Good for Plants.

An experimenter for the United
States government has discovered that
plants may be made to grow at any
time by injecting ether in them with a
hypodermic needle. A dozen drops
'shot" into the base of a rose bush
will make new leaves and buds ap-
pear.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
FOX ASSESSOR

| wish to announce to the vo-
tiers of Custer County that l am
a candidate for the nomination
of Assessor on the Democratic
Ticket at the Primary election
to be held iN the various pre-
ciTcts of Custer County, on Tues
day, August 5th.
Don't forget to register and do
Tbt forget to vote.
Your support will always be ap-
reciated
DAN M. BURNETT.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04

Everything in the paper line at the
Messenger office.
We ask that all those owing for
subscription or otherwise kindly call
in and settle. We cannot pay our
bills unless we get what is coming TO
US. Thanks!
Subscription accounts are too small
to spend Money to collect them. They
are, therefore, debts of honor. Happi-
ly few people are without funds in
that bank. May we not expect your
check at once? Thank you!
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
FOR PROBATE JUDGE

| wish to announce to the vo-
tiers of Custer County that l am
a candidate for the nomination of
Probate Judge at the Democrat
ic Primaries to be held in the var
ious precincts of the County, on
Tuesday, August 9Th.
solicit your support and assure
you that anything you may do in
my behalf will be greatly appre-
ciated.
FRANKLIN CAMERON
Challis, Idaho
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
Marry Earlier In Country.

The country girl is able to put one
over on her city cousin in at least one
respect. According to statistics, the
country and small-town girls marry at
an earlier age on the average than do
the girls who dwell in cities.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT NO. 1

l wish to announce to the voters
of Custer County that after being
urged by many friends to make
the race for County Commission
er Of this district, I have finally
decided to do so.
My name will be found on the
ballots at the Democratic Primar-
les to be held in the various pre-
cincts of the County on Tuesday,
August 9Th.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
ALIAS SUMMONS

In the District Court of the Sixth Jul
dicial District of the State Of Idaho,
in and for Custer County,
Northwestern National Life Insurance
Company, Corporation,
Plaintiff,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
NEAR CHALLIS

Manufacturer will sell fine player
piano at a big sacrifice. Write to
FRED THUNELL, 1912 So. IL East,
Salt Lake City; wholesale representa-
tive of The Baldwin Piano Co.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04

Henry D. Gerrish, Noord Amerikaan-
sche Hypotheekbank North Ameri-
can Mortgage Company, a Copper
alton, The Geo. MCGOWAN Company,
Ltd, Corporation, The First State
Bank of Challis, Idaho, a Corpora
ton, Karlton Gerrish and all of the
Unknown heirs and Devisees of Mar
garet M. Gerrish, Deceased, Thirza
H. Michael, Earl j. Michael, Julia
Kobelin, Edna Henniriger, and all
! of the Unknown Heirs and Devil
sees of Idalene Michael, Deceased,
and all of the Unknown Owners
and Claimants of any Part of the
| Following Described Premises Sit
| uated in the County of Custer, and
| State of Idaho:
The West Half of the Southeast
Quarter of Section Eight, and the
West Half of the Northeast Quarter
lof Section Seventeen, Township Four
teen North, Range Nineteen East of
Boise Meridian, together with all Wa
ter Rights bitches, Canals or Laterals
thereto belonging or in any way ap-
pertaining,
Defendants
The State of Idaho Sends Greet
ings to the Above-Named Defendants:
You are hereby notified that an a
mended complaint has ben filed a
gainst you in the District Court of
the Sixth Judicial District of the State
Of Idaho, in and for the County of
Custer, by the above-named plaintiff.
This action is brought to foreclose
that certain mortgage mentioned and
described in plaintiffs amended COM
plant, to recover the sum of Three |
Thousand Dollars ($3,0OO) with inter-
est thereon from December 1, 1922 |
until judgment at the rate Of six per |
cent C per cent? per annum, the sum |
of One Hundred Eighty Dollars ($1S0) |
with interest thereon from December |
1, 1927, until judgment at the rate Of !
seven per cent per annur, the sum
of One Hundred Eighty Doll - (sF0ol ,
with interest thereon fror" NNcember
/. 1922 until Judgment ct the rate Of
seven per cent e per cent? per an
IN, he sur, e i've Hundred Fifty
SIX Dollars ali "N~o Cents (s55602),
taN-s Il r. ,;'r.4T, with interest
= e"eon frof1 .>rgist 81 1923, until
'1gment at the rate +cr per cent
10 per cent? per an.Nm and for
costs of suit Plaintiff prays that
he said mortgage be foreclosed and
he premises described in the CON-
,leint be sold in the manner pre-
cribed by law and according to the
practice of this Court, end that the
proceeds of sale be applied to the
payment of the amounts due plaintiff I
IS aforesaid, .cgether with costs of 9
uit; that the said defendants and all n
ersons claiming. under them, or eth t
r Of them. subsequent to the execu- {
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04

Write Fred Thunell 1912 So. IL East
Salt Lake CITY Wholesale represen.
tative of the Baldwin Piano Co.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcements run under this head
will be published until the Primary
Election for the sum of $1,000. All
announcements must be paid at the
time they are sent or handed In.
FOR SHERIFF
want to announce to the vo-
tiers of Custer County, Idaho, that
/ am cadidate for the nominal
ton for Sheriff at the hands of
the voters at the Democratic Pri-
maries which are to be held in
the various precincts of Custer
County on Tuesday, August the
fifth.
l have no promises to make
other than that If elected I will
attend to the duties Of the office
to the very best of my ability.
ask my friends to be sure and
attend the primaries and assure
all that their support is apprecia-
ted.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04

Card of thanks, original poetry, reso-
buttons of sympathy, etc, charged for
at regular advertising rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
ARMAMENT OF VICTORY
NelsOn's Ship Carried 1O4 Guns, Some
 Of Them f8.POunderS

Nelson's ship, the Victory, is being restored, and will shortly emerge a brightly painted. changed vessel, prob ably more like the original appearance than at any time for century.
 The Victory was laid down at Chatham in 1759, the year of Wolfe's capture of Quebec, was floated in 1765, and first commissioned for service in rel. The two principal actions of her history were St. Vincent, 1797, and Trafalgar, 1895, where the great Nelson met death in the hour of victory.
 The Victory was no mean ship in her day. She carried 104 guns in her Trafal- gar period, from 12-pounders to 6S- pounder carronades. Her total broadside amounted to l ,165 pounds of shot; the guns at their extreme elevation would carry the surprising distance of 9,100 feet, or about one and two-thirds miles. They were most effective, however, at 300 feet, and point-blank range (that is, dead leveD was 320 feet. At this range the 24-pounders would pierce two and one-half feet of solid oak and the 32-pounders five feet. The Victory carried 35 tons of gunpowder, 120 tons of round shot, grape, canister, etc., 20 tons of anchors, 800 to 600 tons of ballast-pig iron and stones-and 50 tons of coal, charcoal and firewood.
 Provisions she carried in abundance, for her official complement was S37 officers and men. There were 45 tons of bread or biscuit, two tons of butter, nine or ten tons of floor, If or 15 tons of peas, 25 to 30 tons of beef and pork, salted, 90 tons of beer, 300 tons of water and 20 tons of rum.
 Her greatest draught in sea-going trim was 24 feet inches, yet her dis placement was only 2,162 tons, and her length 22G feet, , inches. The original mainmast was IF feet high. weighing 23 to 117 feet high, weighing 23 to 24 tons, and built out of no fewer than sevne tine trees.-Toronto Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
FOOD FOR A WORLD CRUISE
Big Refrigerator Of Liner Stores 1m-
 mense Quantity of Supplies

In these days, great ships have elab- crate refrigerators that will take Tn the equal of thousand cattle and sheep, and many thousands of game birds, fish and the like, to say nothing of milk, cream and butter. Through a system of the pipes of these refrigerators at all times, glistenng white. and every thing is kept at proper chilled temper ature. At every port of call the sup ply of perishable foods, fresh vegeta- bes, milk and cream, is renewed. In some of the tropic ports eatables are taken aboard that are unobtainable at home-the genuine natur luxuries ot which one reads, but never sees until he circles the globe.
 A few of the main items taken from the stewards records will give you an idea of the immense quantities of sup plies needed for world cruise. Eighty four thousand pounds of beef, 52,OOO pounds of mutton, 1000 pounds of veal, 30OO OK tails, 50,000 oyster, l1,OO0 spring chickens, COCO roasting chickens. g. zoo duck, 500 turkeys, 1000 pheas- ants. 2,000 cartridges, 1S,00O squabs, 5000 quails, 5,-i00 sweetbreadS, 12O,OO0 pounds of potatoes, 6500 quarts of ice cream. 34, ,4S0 pounds of sugar, 2.l0O pounds of tea. 4.G0O pounds of coffee. LAC pounds of jam, 2,1O0 pounds of marmalade, 800 tins of asparagus tips 2.5OO tins of peas, 00O tins of French beans. 1000 tins of spinach. 2,G2S tins of biscuit, 800 barrels of flour, lI,O0O bounds of bacon and 1SO000 eggs.-The Ocean Ferry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
The WeU-Dressed Man By Beaunush oorxrCr CLOTHES TO
SIippered Ease

You know the "nice-wea ther- we re- having" type of talker, who utters plati- tudes in stained-glass attitudes and who never says anything to disagree with, because he never says anything. Brother to him is the amiable cipher who, affecting to have a contempt for correct style, dresses in a null, nonde- script way. He seeks, with the in- growing canity of small natures. not to be looked over. He succeeds too well by being overlooked. He doesn't stride through life and bring his heel down with a brisk clump-he fits through like a shadow. He is a person without personality, because he has never cul- tivated it.
 A mans dress is more than a cover for his frame. It is the frame that sets off his taste and character. It is the sign of his standing; the symbol of his success. Do not look upon the acquisition of a correct and complete wardrobe as an expense, but as an ex- tension of your opportunities for per sonal, social and business advance ment. Moreover, don't dress hurriedly and perfunctorily. Take deliberate pleasure in matching clothes and colors. Study what most becomes you. Change off from one effect to another. There are fun and fascination in making what you wear express the individuality of the wearer. It grows into daily habit. It brightens the morning and lightens the days dull round. The con- sciosness of looking and feeling fit, from hat to boot, is finer tonic than ever came out of bottle.
 House slippers, either for one's own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
POSTAL REPORT
 AIMED AT PRESS,
 BALDWIN AYERS
Publishers Representa- tive Charges Document
 Framed
(By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-In seek ing to make the post office department self sustaining, the government is un- dertaking to make certain classes of mail users pay for special privileges granted by congress to other classes, Arthur J. Baldwin, president of the Ma tional Publishers association, declared today before a joint congressional post office subcommittee.
 Appearing in behalf of publishers of magazines to oppose the increase in sec ond class mail rates recommended in the bill to provide revenue to cover ad- vances in the pay of postal employees, Mir. Baldwin also charged that the cost ascertainment report had been "framed' with the one idea in mind of showing a great expense to the government of handling the second class mail.
 R. F. D. Costs Assailed
 Rural free delivery and parcel post costs as outlined in the cost ascertain ment report were especially attacked by Mir. Baldwin. He asserted that the first service had been anaugurated for the specific benefit of the rural popula- til and that congress should tax all the people for its maintenance instead of attempting to make only certain classes bear the cost.
 Citing computations made from a previous survey of the parcel post serv- ice by the government, Mir. Baldwin declared the estimate in the cost re- port that only one billion, one million pieces of parcel post were handled in the last fiscal year manifestly was er- roneous. A greater increase in the cost of handling this service, he con tended, should have been proposed when the department computed the rate ad- vances necessary for it to bear its pro. portionate share of the increased salary cost.
 .4any Desert Mails
 Asserting that rates on magazines now are so high that many of the larger ones are deserting the mails as a means of distribution, Mir. Baldwin told the committee this class of matter already is paying too high rate. He suggested that the post office depart ment arrange through freight service for handling the magazines, now being sent by commercial friends and provide deferred, delivery in cities as a means of keeping them in the mails. Incident ally, the publishers association presi- dent called attention to the report of the post office department that only 4,6OO000 was Host" in handling mag azines as mailing the falsehood" that the magazines are enjoying a large subsidy" amounting in the case of the Saturday Evening Post to $25,000,O00 a year. He said he had heard this statement with respect to the Post stated on the floor of congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
GASOLINE STOCKS
 SHOW DECREASES
Daily Production Increases For
 Week Ended Dec. 20

NEW YORK, Dec. 25. - Gasoline stocks decreased to the extent of 629,- 719 barrels during the month Of De- cember, according to reports received by the American Petroleum institute. covering approximately 62 per cent of the operating capacity of the United States. Pipe line and tank farm crude oil stocks east of the Rocky mountains decreased 4,156,0 ,0O0 barrels in November.
 The daily average gross crude oil pro duction of the United States increased 9.1OO barrels for the week ending De- cember 20, totaling 1886, 400, according to the weekly summary of the American Petroleum institute, The daily average production east of California was l. 375. .OOO barrels, an increase of 1,600. Cal ifornia production was k10,5O0 barrels, an increase of 7,500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
INTENSIVE STUDY
 OF MOON PLANNED
Will Be Made In Cennec- tion With Eclipse
 Of Moon 2

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. Dec. 25.-A world campaign to observe the path of the moon in the sky is being carried on by astronomers all over the globe in connection with the total eclipse of the sun on January 24, next. Prof. Ernest w. Brown of Yale university, speaking for the American astronomical society, says this campaign has been joined by England, France, Germany, Russia, Australia, South Africa and other countries.
 The league is charged with the duty of finding out how much the moon deviates from the narrow path laid down by the law of gravitation, during the month before and the month after the eclipse If the moon moves away ever so little from its predicted path the astronomer believes that there is some cause for the deviations. He hopes to be able to find out the cause by measuring the deviations from day to day.
 The measures are going to be made in different ways. The Washington, Green wich and Cape Colony observatories will observe the moments when the moon is exactly south. Harvard will photograph the star and moon on the same plate and Princeton will measure the distance on these plates. Other observers will record the exact moments when the moon blots out the light of various stars as it moves over the sky. Thou sands of persons in the eastern states are going to help to lay out the shadow track.
 "This time, if anything goes wrong, Mars won't be at fault" Prof. Brown said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
BISHOPS FUNERAL
 SET FOR SATURDAY
George H. Bickley Expires In
 Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25.-The fu- neral of Bishop George H. Bickley of the Methodist Episcopal church, who died Christmas Eve in the Methodist hospital after a long illness, will be held Saturday. Many prominent clergymeH are expected to attend.
 Dr. Bickley, cousin of Bishop Charles Burns of the San Francisco area, was elected bishop in 1920 and assigned to Singapore in the Straits Settlement. His health failed and he returned home last spring, but attended the general conference of the church in Springfield, Mass. His health did not improve, and he was granted long leave of absence, since which time he had been in different hospitals trying to regain his waning strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
THE WEATHER

Extreme Northwest Florida, Alabama Generally fair Friday and Saturday; con- tinued cold Friday; rising temperature Saturday. day; Saturday fair with rising tempera- t0re: North and South carofin., Georgia: Fair and continued cold Friday; Saturday fair with slowly rising temperature.
 Florida: Cloudy and colder Friday; possibly local rains in south portion; Sat urday probably fair with little change In temperature.
 Mississippi: Generally fair Friday and Saturday; rising temperature Saturday and in north and extreme west portion Friday
 Tennessee and Kentucky: Fair with slowly rising temperature Friday; Saturday fair and warmer.
 Louisiana: Friday and Saturday gen. orally fair rising temperature.
 Arkansas and Oklahoma: Frioay ana Saturday fair. rising temperature.
 East Texas Friday and Saturday partly cloudy, rising temperature.
 West Texas: Friday fair. warmer ex- cept in southwest portion: Saturday fair' warmer in east portion.
 Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States weather bureau during the "A hours ending at p. m, 9Oth meridian time. Thursday, December
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
KID M'COY SOON
 TO KNOW HESITATE
Murder Case To Be In Jury's Hands By
 Friday

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 25.-Kid Mccoy probably will know Friday whether or not he is to be declared guilty of the Rurder of Mrs. Teresa Mors.
 With only the final instructions of Judge Charles Grail to the jury re- maining to be given, the nine women and three men who will decide McCoy's fate will begin their deliberations Fri day morning, both prosecution and de- fense attorneys have stated that they expect a speedy verdict.
 There are six possibilities for the jurys findings. They may adjudge the fighter guilty of murder in the first de- gree, without recommendations as the state demanded in it's closing argument |; they may find him guilty and recommend life imprisonment. Then there is the possibility of a verdict of second degree murder, which carries a penalty of from 10 years to life. It is also pos sible that Mccoy would be convicted on a manslaughter charge, with it's penalty of from one to IA years. Again the jury may acquit him. The last possibility is that the jury may dis agree.
 Scores of Christmas presents have been delivered for Mccoy, but jailers did not allow any of them to reach him. Friends visited him during the day to wish merry Christmas, Kid," but the prisoner was depressed and did not talk with his usual eagerness.
 Four of the former prize ring cham pion's eight wives have sent him greet ings, but they left little impression.
 "The only two women I ever loved are dead-my mother and Tress," he said.
 q live only for the day may meet them m ahova"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
IRON TRADE REVIEW

| CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 2o-(Spe- ciaI)-Iron Trade Review today says:
 The iron and steel industry is wind ing up 1924 with production on a nlgn plane, bookings heavy and active ana with prospects altogether the most nromising of any year since the war. Mills and furnaces are filled with orders to the extent that the present or greater gait of operations is assured TOT the first quarter at least. In some lines, certain mills are obligated with oo per per cent more tonnage than one year ago, Compared with 1923 and 1924, which also began with promises that were not fully realized, the new year is starting with an unusually favorable combination of fundSBhental factors. Works activities have continued to expand and their normal modification at the holiday season will be less this wear than usual. The Carnegie Steel company is putting on three more blast furnaces, making seven in all added ID two weeks. Three more stacks have been started at Chicago, where ingot output is averaging S7 per cent. Youngstown sheet mills will reopen De- cember 29 with 100 per cent of capacity actiye General steel production IS placed at 80 to 85 per cent.
 Building steel awards again have gone to a high total this week, or 54,795 tons. Three jobs alone call for 37,000 tons, in cluding 1S,OOO tons for a bridge at Pittsburg and 10000 and 9,0O0-ton build ings at New York. The volume of work actively pending or definitely planned is heavy, aggregating several hundred thousand tons. At least 7o,OO0 tons Is in prospect at Chicago.
 Indications are at least 10000 more cars will be placed before January by the Missouri Pacific, Burlington, Bal timore and Ohio and other awards. New car orders include 2,00O by the Louis vile and Nashville. The Baltimore and Ohio has inquired for 5000 cars.
 Semi-finished material has grown scarcer for first quarter delivery and has advanced $2 or more. Plates are firmer with $1 advance this week by a leading Pittsburg producer.
 Iron Trade Review composite of IA leading iron and steel products closes the year with another gain which raises it to $40.70, the highest point since June. One year ago the com posite stood at $43.O3 and two years ago at $40.65.
 Higher coke prices have given pig iron another boost and further ad- vance of 50 cents to $1 per ton is gen eral this week. Buying is pressing for ward into second quarter, the most mo- able instance being the 60,0O0 tons, placed by the American Radiator com pany, but on account of the uncer- tainty over coke costs, the furnaces are acting warily so far ahead.
 Scrap buying has been active at higher prices. Heavy melting steel is bringing $22 at Pittsburg and Youngs- town, where sales the past week are estimated from 100, ,OO0 to 125, 900 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

T XPORT trade during 1924, as evil
 K. denced by figures for eleven AA months, has been well above the trade for 1923 while the value of imports has Geclined. Exports through November were valued at $4,- 145, ,726, ,294, sum of $404,S9S,733 greater than that reported for the same month of last year and, in fact, an amount only one-half of 1 per cent less than the total value of goods exported dur ing the entire twelve months of a year ago. Meantime, imports declined in value from S3,5O3, ,761, ,197 during the first eleven months Of 1923 to $3,276.6 1887 this year.
 Furthermore the figures for 1924 have exceeded those of the year 1922 insofar as exports are concerned, while imports, despite decline, have remained more valuable than at any time since 1920. The expansion of exports, particularly, is welcome, and cannot be laid at the door of higher prices, since the aver