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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-09-09
Starting in Younx

Betty came running into the house
in a state Of great excitement
Bobby Smith kissed mel" she an
nounced at the top Of her shriH voice.
~why. Betty" cried her mother,
what did he do that ferr'
"Well-Im not sure-but I think
have the stronger will. American Le-
gion Weekly.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-09-09

north Of Toronto. The statue, the
work Of Vernon March, Is 80 fee
high and weighs 10 tons. 1t was I'M
Yelled on Dominion day by Rudolphe
Lemieux, speaker of the house of com
mons of the Canadian parliament.
The groups at the base of the monu-
ment respectively show the taking of
Christianity to the Indians by the
missionary priests and the trading of
beads for furs by the coureur des bois.
Apparently the Champlain statue
Commentaries period rather than
any specific event or date. Champlain
assembled the st. Lawrence to Mont
real In 1903 and founded Quebec in
i0H But 1t was not until 1915 that
his trip of discovery to Georgian bay
took him into what is now Ontario.
incidentally, Etienne Brule, to whom
memorial was not long ago dedi-
Gated at Sault Ste Marie, may nave
discovered Lake Huron in 1910. By
100, however, the white fur trader
was In Ontario, the Recollects (Fran-
ciscans) had established missions and
'ne Jesuits had been called to their
aid
Inc dedication of the Orillia memo
iiai should really be regarded as an
International affair. For the people
VI tnis Side of the boundary line nave
abundant reason for being interested
~ Cnamplain. Suppose some loud
'oiceo person had forced his way to
'ae front during the dedicatory exer-
uses and shouted this, before being
'O,e,oiy removed as a crazy man:
"nat are you French Canadians |
uvins here, applauding with all your
n mlsht The Founder of New France?
n naYent you read any history at all?
DOn you understand that Champlain
-, = responsible for Canada's being Brit
'Sn instead of French today?
:, and why are you British Cana
u,ans cheering the name of Cham
p'aln Haven't you read enough his
,ols 10 know that because of him the
Nson country was lost to Canada?
:. aug you Yankees-instead Of look
IS : VI Ike mere outsiders, you ought
=, &c parading around behind the Ma
e oand OF Washington, D. c., U. s.
= SWING thanks to your great bene-
actor, Champlain!'
WY II Champlain, when he dis
!. u Lake Champlain, hadn't used
= alqueous on band Of Mohawks
~ me lroquois Confederacy-r
-. Dououess such remarks would have
!. inappropriate, to say the least.
= .ouio the speaker Justly be called
=. Let US read between the
=. - Oh history and see. t
ampiain, 1t should be kept in I
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-09-09

More than 10000 people along the
North sea are engaged In fishing.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-09-09

The Suez canal yields an annui<
profit of nearly $15,0O0,0OO.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-09-09

Not the Best Crop, Though
About the easiest thing to grow In
I garden r tired.-Boston Transcript
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-09-09
WUWAnNlV0ESarV
Of Coming Of White
Race to Ontario
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

AMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
in bronze to commemo-
rate the three hundredth
anniversary of the com
ing of the white race to
Ontariol An heroic
statue of the Founder
of New France" now
graces the thriving little
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28

100000 for construction purposes,
there still remains &49 miles Of the
1909 bond issue upon which no
wcrk has been done and 22I miles
partially improved Of the roads
under the 1915 bond act, there re-
mains l60 miles upon which no
work has been done 221 miles only
partly improved. Of the 1919 bond
act there remains 1897 miles with
no work done and 279 miles partly
finished. OF the especial Act1
73S miles remain unimProved. Of
the entire system there remains
2I84 miles upon which no work has
been done and 1893 miles only par
tally improved.
The engineer stated that the i'm
portant thing to consider in con
nection with the above figures is
that of the 1882 miles Of state high
ways voted to be built by the pco-
pie in 1910, 1888 miles remain to be
improved after Il years. He asked
Continued on Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
WHETHER GIVES
$1,000 BAH. In
INDICTMENT
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2S.-sena-
tor Burton X. Wheeler apneared
personally before the district of
Columbia supreme court today and
furnished $1,000 bail for his ap-
pearance for trial on the indict-
ment returned here yesterday
against him and two other Monta-
ma men charging conspiracy TO de-
fraud the government out of val
liable Montana oil lands.
Trial will be by jury and probably
will be held some time this sum
mer. The former Independent vice
presidential candidate will confer
with his counsel and colleague,
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, to plan
to meet this indictment as well as
the pending indictment in Montana.
If possible they will procure trial
of the Montana charges first.
Wheeler has charged repeatedly
that the indictments are frameups
instigatcd by former agents of the
national Republican committee to
discredit his investigation which
rcspltcd in investigation of former
Attorney General Daugherty.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
WILLIAM TONDRO
VOTED MEMBER
SCHOOL BOARD

William Tondro yesterday defeat
ed DIR. r. l.. Palmer for member of
the Ell Centre school board. the fin
al result of the vote showing 232
for Tondro ana 5o for DR.. Palmer.
TondrO will succeed Attorney Charles
l.. Childers as member of the board,
the latter not seeking u reelection
The other members of the board are
DR.. Forrest $. Kutz and Fred j.
Gianola.
Attorney j. Stewart Ross and
Charles E. Sones were reelected
members of the high school board.
there being no contestants appear
ing against them. Ross received
l24 votes and Sones 127.
Elections were also held vestcr-
day in the following districts:
Acacia, Elm, Eucalyptus, McCabc,
Seeley and Silsbcc. The results of
these elections, which were not com
pleted todaN,5 will be printed in
Mondays Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
CHANCE FOR new
PRESIDENT IN
GERMANY Slim
BY United Press Leased Wire

BERLIN, Mar. 2S.-Germany will
go TO the polls tomorrow to choose
q successor to the late President
Ebert.
However, the election. which is
the first plebiscite for president
under the post war republic, will
be unavailing, according to present
indications, because with seven
candidates in the field the chances
of any one receiving the requisite
majority are decidedly remote.
This means the battle must be
re-fought at the polls April 26.
Tomorrow S candidates are:
DR.. Karl Jarres, burgomaster of
Duisburg and joint candidate Of the
parties of the right.
Former Chancellor Wilhelm Marx,
Ccntrist (Catholic) candidate.
Willy Helpach, state president of
Baden, Democratic candidate.
Otto Braun, former premier of
Prussia and Socialist candidate.
Ernst Thaalmann, member of the
Reichstag, Communist candidate.
General Ludendorff, Fascist can
d;date.
Heinrich held.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
TENNIS PLAYERS
QUALIFY FOR
FOUR EVEN IS

The final tennis tournament{ to
decide who will play in the qham,
pion playoff next Saturday. -sws1s
held at the Brawley high school to-
day. Brawley, FL Centre, Calexico
and Holtyille were represented and
spirited playing marked the event.
Central covered herself with hon
or by qualifying for four out Of
five events as follows; Girls dou-
bles, Central and Brawley; girls
singles, Imperial and Central; mix
ed doubles, Holtville and Imperial
or Calexico (not finished az time
of writing); boys singles, Central
and Brawley; boys doubles, Cen
tral and Holtville.
Those participating from Central
high school were Jimmy Brown,
boys singles; Bert Fawcett and Ed
gar Starr, boys, doubles; Ray Gale,
and Thelma Voyce, mixed doubles;
Lula Sue Pope and Callibelle Pc
tiers, girls doubles and Maggie Sue
Marsh, girls singles.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
Auto Club Engineer Cites Reasons
Why Proposed Gasoline Tax Undue
Burden on California Motorist

A number of interested valley
motorists gathered at the ch<ber
of commerce office on Thursday
night to discuss the state highway
situation with f. E. East, chief en-
gineer of the Automobile Club of
Southern California and member of
the California highway advisory
committee.
After reviewing briefly the his
tory of the state highway building
in California, Mr.. East asked for
questions which puzzled the motor
lists of the valley in regard to the
present situation. In answering,
Mr.. East first stated that in his
opinion, if the people of the state
were ever to see the completion of
the state highways, as they should
be completed, it would first be ne
cessary to take "highways out of
politics. "
He stated that in spite of the
fact that there has been spent from
all sources, in round numbers $105,-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
NO SUCCESS IN
EFFORT TO HAVE
OFFICE RETAINED
Petition on Land Office
Gets But Scant
Attention

Apparently f, Centro's efforts
to retain the United States land
office in this city WI not meet
with success, judging from the state
ment made by Secretary of the In
terror Work at the Barbara Worth
hotel last night that the recent
order to abolish the local office will
stand.
A petition, signed by a number
Of civi: organizations in the val
ley was presented to the secretary,
who glanced at it hurriedly and
assured the members of the com
mittee who presented it to him that
he knew what it was. He then
Stated that the order for abolishing
the office will stand without change.
R. w. Hoover of Hoitviile, who
presented the petition, attempted
TO point out that the petition sim
ply asked the secretary to withhold
the closing order until an investi-
cation could be made, to which the
secretary replied that he does not
issue orders unadvisedly and rciter-
ateG once more tnae the order. will
remain as issued.
Evidently the secretary consider
ed the matter a closed inciden,,, and
he was not pressed further by the
committee, which submitted the pc
tition. Present plans call for the
local office to be closed, and conso-
lidated with the Los Angeles office
on Nav /.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
TO TRY AND HAVE
CALEXICO RETAIN
HER MEMBERSHIP
Travers Again Chosen as
Treasurer; Much
Business

Gordon Schneider of Holtville was
elected president of the Associated
Chambers of Imperial Valley at the
annual meeting held in Heber last
night. Other officers were, Ben
Hulse, Imperial, first vice presi-
dent; P. n. Meyers, Calipatria, see
ond vice president, and Dale Coop
er, Holtville, secretary.
Jasper L. Travers of FL Centre,
who has been treasurer of the asso-
ciated chambers since its formation,
was chosen to fill that office for
the coming year, the vote being
taken informally before nomina-
tions We're called for, all present
rising, and making the vote unani-
nous.
The much. talked of action of the
CaleXico Chamber of Commerce in
recently withdrawing from the asso-
ciated chambers, came before the
meeting in the form of letter from
Secretary w. f. Harmuth, of the
CaleXico chamber, asking that the
associated chambers accept the re-
signation of the Calexico body.
There was no formal resignation
rendered, and the meeting voted to
table the letter until the next meet
ing.
In the meantime the president is
to appoint committee of three to
wait upon the Calexico chamber and
ask that organization to reconsid-
er its move in withdrawing from
the associated chambers.
The meeting endorsed a resolution
protesting against the adjustment
of the United States land office at
Ell Centre, and instructed the see
retarv to send telegraphic notice of
the protest to Senators Shortridge
and johnson, Congressman Swing
and Secretary Work, of the depart
ment of the interior.
Ask L. A. to Help
1t was also voted to send notice
of the action to the chambers of
commerce in San Diego and Los An
geles, requesting their help to keep
the land office in Imperial Valley.
The meeting also endorsed a reso-
luton protesting against the unre-
stricted sale of oleomargarine as a
Continued on Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28

night but little damage reported.
Demand limited trading limited,
market weak. Carloads fob cash
track-5s and larger l.l0-1.25, most
shipments rolled unsold.
CHICAGO APO clear. 10 Calf
arvd, 50 ON track, Supplies liberal,
demand slower, trading slowed, mar
ket about steady. Imperial-3s fair
4s-5s 3.25-3.50 few special marks
high as 400 some fair 2.50-3.00, 6s
2.5O-2.75. Ariz-slack packs mostly
2.75-3.00.
KANSAS CITY: 49Z cler, . Calf
arvd, diverted from team track.
10 on track. Supplies moderate, de.
mand slow, market dun. Imperial---
4s-5s 300-3.50.
FIT. WORTH: 43' cloudy. Cars
stored. Opening prices Saturday
supplies liberal, demand good. trad
ing, good, market steady. Brokers'
carlot sales, FIT. Worth basis, Calf.
rs mostly around 2,50.2.75, IS most.
ly $50. "'o''
PITTSBURGH: 36' cloudy ~
carlot arrivals. Opening prices Sat
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
Cities
Will Be Cleared
Of Vice, Claim

Mexicali s infamous cred light ;"
district will be a thing of the past
after March 81, according to an or
der issued by Governor Rodriguez,
of the northern district of Lower
California, accompanied by a state
ment that he proposes to hold the
police responsible for seeing that
the order is rigidly complied with.
The order also effects similar
places in Tijuana, EIsonada, Algo-
dones and Tecate, instructions hav-
ing been issued to the police of
those cities simultaneously with the
order received at MeXicali.
This move on the part of Gov
error Rodriguez is said to have
been under way for several months,
but it was not definitely decided
to take action until this week. The
governor, in his statement accom-
panying the order, declares that the
order is not temporary one, and
that it win be "made to stick, -
regardless of the pressure brought
to bear by politicians, and those
who profit from vice.
Bona-f -fide entertainers and thea
trieal people appearing in revues
are not included in the order.
According to border statistics, 50
per cent of the girls living in the
"red light district are Americans,
the remaining 20 per cent being di-
vided equally between negroes and
Mexicans. The Americans and col
ored girls are to be deported to the
United States, it is intimated, and
the others to their various coun-
tries.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
ENGLISH GIVEN
PROBATION in
CHECK CHARGE

Upon the recommendation of Dis
trict Attorney Utley, f. English,
charged with passing bad checks,
was granted probation for two years
by Judge Cole in the superior court
yesterday afternoon, following
plea of guilty.
Grady Harden, arraigned on
charge of forgery, pleaded not
guilty, through his attorney, w. E.
Abraham, and the court set April
l3 as the date for trial.
W. f, Fitzgerald, also arraigned
on Il forgery charge, was without
counsel, the court appointing Attor-
ney Ross T. Hickcox to defend him.
A plea of guilty was entered, and
petition for probation was filed
with the court, who announced the
case would be taken under advise
ment and decision rendered ON
Dril Z
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
''The Charm School, Proyesa Fine
Production, Very Ably Presented

From the opening numbers of the
orchestra to the final curtain, the
senior class play, "The Charm
School," presented last night at
the high school auditorium proved
a decided success. That much
thought and care had been given
to the selection Of the cast was
evident in the manner in which
the difficult roles were handled and
the ease and Stage presence of the
entire cast. There was an utter
lack of long, awkward pauses,
which put lit above the ranks of
an amateur production.
The role of Austin Bevins, al
though difficult one, was imper-
sonated by Gobel Hurst in such an
effective manner, that he won the
favor of the entire audience early
in the first act. ! B6}ans is an
automobile salesman who voices We
ry decided ideas about the way the
older generation conspiros to keep
the younger men down. When he
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
SEVEN MORE
MEXICANS ARE
ROUNDED UP

Seven Mcx,1ans, charged with
violating the immigration depart
ment regulations, by being in this
country without passports, are held
at the county Jail awaiting the re-
suits of deportation proceedings
which will be taken against them.
Five of the Mexicans were ar
rested at mdio. They gave their
names as Jcso Subtle, Tomas Her
nandes, Rojino Mendoza, Mmdah-
no Reinoso and Crederio Reinoso.
Hernandez has been in this coun-
try two years, Subtle and Mondo-
"a have been here IS months, and
tho Reinosos admits having been in
the country only eight days.
Arnaldo NJ. Gotta and Julia Gotta,
arrested at Imperial, claim to have
been in the United States nine
months and 16 years respectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
TEMPORARY HALT
IN BATTLE ON
CAS0L Inc TAX
Move introduced to Put
Oil Companies Under
Control

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Mar. 28.-
Temporary truce in the battle over
highway financing was in effect
today This was only on the sur
face, however, and due to the fact
the legislature had adjourned until
Monday.
Both factions involved in the one
and SO far only big fight Of the
10th session were not idle despite
the calmness that prevailed. Beneath
the surface opponents of the gaso-
line tax increase as well as the pro
ponents were mapping out the at
tack and defense for next week.
The situation was further com
plieatHi by tho introduction of
constitutional amendment which
would place the oil companies un.
der the supervision and regulatory
power of the railroad commission.
On top of this the resolution
adopted a resolution calling upon
the highway department to furnish
1t with budget showing where it
proposes TO spend the revenues it
will get during the next bienn:um
The purpose of tho resolution is ad-
mitted quite frankly a move to
amend any financing plan for the
highways to include the budgu:.
Whether this attempt will be ever
made or whether it would be sane
toned by the legislature and later
by the governor is entirely probe
matical. Governor Richardson has
already stated his position against
such policy.
The Breed bill proposing one
cent increase in the gasoline tax u
still in the hands of the revenue
and taxation committee with no in
dication Of its being acted upon un-
ill the middle of next week when
the committee meets again.
But with all the confusion over
the highway financing problem that
attended this week = session, the sen
ate found time to pass tho biennial
budget bill which now needs only
l.he concurrence Of the assembly on
the amendments and the signature
of the chief executive before be-
coming law.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28

i|informed that his aunt left him
4 girls boarding school. he deter
mines to run it according to his
own ideas, which consists Of teach
ing young women charm, tact and
feminine appeal.
Cleo Smith, as David MacKensic,
young lawyer who opposes the
ideas of Bevans on every hand,
drew many chuckles with his Sc
rious manner and droll retorts. In
direct contract ito the seriousness of
David, are the irresponsible twins,
Jim and Tim, enacted by Lawrence
Rumsey and Robert Allen respec-
lively. The twins arc happy-go-
lucky fellows, always out of money,
and Rumsev and Allen seemed to
have caught the spirit of the roles
in the clever way in which they
handled their parts.
The role of George Boyd, an ex-
pert accountant, gives Dennis Beck
ample opportunity to display his
Continued ON page q
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
MULLEN CASE
is ON AGAIN

Hearing on the petition of Frank
Birkhauser, counsel for Harry
Mullen, recently convicted of VIC
lating city ordinance prohibiting
the possession of liquor, occupied
the greater part of the time in
Judge Cole S count this morning.
Charles f. Scott, represented the
city OF El Centre, in opposition to
granting the writ.
After hearing the arguments of
counsel, the court announced that
he will reserve his decision in the
ease until next week, the defendant
in the meantime continuing at lib
erty on bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
CARMICHAEL AT
SECRETARY MEET

Secretary John s. Carmichael %f
the Ell Centre Chamber Of Rom-
merce, is in attendance tpdN at
the annual meeting of the CONNER
cial Secretaries Association of
Southern California, which is be-
ing held at Los Angeles.
Approximately $50 secretaries
are attending the meeting, which
was addressed by DR.. Rufus B. Won
klcinSmid, president of the Uni
versiAy Of Southern California.
James c. Metzger, secretary of
the Santa Ana chamber, is president
of the organization and presided at
today's session.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
Wheat Futures
On Downward
Course, Chicago

CHICAGO, Mar. S2.-Wheat fu.
lures continued on the downward
course in trading on the board of
trade today.
Current wheat rallied late on
short covering and buying attribut
ed to exporters and close unchanged
at the opening level. Reports of
rain triekled in from the south
west thus creating a better feeling
regarding the winter crop,
Corn was a trading market. Pro,
fcssonals bought for week end even
ing up was in appearance.
Oats followed corn and finished
higher.
Provisions weakened.
CHICAGO, March %. Cash
Wheat No 3 hard l57 a | a
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
REPORTS LOSS OF
VALUABLE NECKLACE
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Mar. 2S.-Margaret
Lloyd George, wife of the former
premier, reported she lost a $780,
600 pearl necklace during the voy-
age from Gibraltar, on her arrival
at Plymouth today.
Police are investigating in the
belief the necklace was stolen.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-28
MISS BROWNE BECOMES
1925 GOLF CHAMPION

BY United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 28.-
Miss Mary X. Browne, Los An
gelos, became Southern Califor-
MAS 1925 women's golf cham
pion by defeating Miss Rosa
mond Sherwood, Philadelphia, 5
and 4, in the finals of the an
nual tournament at Fhntridge
country club.
The championship was won
last year by Miss Edith Cum
Iaings, Chicago.