The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18

memorial services for Woodrow Wi
son, Representative La Guardia, Re
publican, New York, introduced
resolution to authorize payment of
$4,000 annuity to Edith Boiling Viii
son, widow of the war time president
This would follow custom.
John F. Hylan told the board of es
innate in New York that he would
be mayor of New York another term
IF anybody has got any thought in
their mind that / intend to retire, let
them get rid of it," he said. 81 will
be on this job until am 60 years of
age"
Jack Johnson, negro, former heavy
weight fighter, was fired upon and
halted by Gary police officer in
Gary, Ind, who alleged that the pu-
gilist was driving his automobile
seventy miles an hour. He first gave
his name as John Smith, but when
he presented as bond watch inscrib-
ed Presented to Jack Johnson by the
King of Spain," he admitted his iden-
tity. He paid fine of 81 and costs
and was released.
Oregon's appeal in the case involv-
ing its compulsory public school law
was advanced by the supreme court
at Washington and will be argued
February a.
Government construction of $780,
100000 flood condition dam at Bould-
er canyon on the Colorado river was
proposed in bill introduced by Rep
resentative Fredricks, Republican or
California.
Samuel Gompers, who for nearly
a half century led the labor ranks
of the country was buried near the
graves of some of the wealthiest
and most prominent men of Ameri.
ca. The Gompers plot in Sleepy Hol- I
low cemetery at Tarrytown, N. Y. is
within 200 feet of the grave of An
drew Carnegie and about the same
distance from the mausoleum of VIII
lam Rockefeller. Also near by are
he graves of John D. Archbold, once
president of the Standard Oil com
'any, and Carl Schurtz. Mr.. Com
'ers purchased the burial plot about
900 square feet in area, five or six
ears ago. No member of the family |
las heretofore been buried in the
lot.
Representative Cotton of Utah in
reduced measure under which jur-
'diction would be conferred on the
ourt of claims to adjudicate all
aims between the United States and
he Uinta and White River tribes
Ute Indians.
A bomb. explosion demolished the
ont porch of the home of Franklin
orraco, who had received threaten
g letters demanding $4,000. Orlando
organti, who lived on the first
DOR had received a warning that he {
lould move, as the building was to
!, destroyed
FOREIGN I
1t was officially announced that
'ueno Matsudoria has accepted the q
st of ambassador to the United z
ates from Japan. He will sail for h
nerica early in January. 1t is semi O
ficially intimated he will reopen the O
migration issue outlining a new s.
otest on the stand taken by the v
lited States regarding Japanese i'm b
grafton.
Chi Hsieh- Yuan, the deposed mill
y governor of Kianksu province, Il
reported to be prisoner of de- al
hment of his own troops in Nan CT
g capital of the province, accord W
to advices at Shanghai. He is ~
to be held for a ransom of $500 "
be paid to each one of the mem '"
s of the detachment holding him. a. ..
he English Labor amendment to
Kings address expressing regret e,
the Conservative governments at IT
de on the housing problem, was ca
Gated in the house of commons. &C
ihSCutC DldSCO lDdIieZ, Tile spanish CIV
hor, who recently from Paris has M
n attacking the king and govern 10
1T of Spain in pamphlets which va
e scattered in various parts OF Tn
in by airplanes, has been sum- Sd
led to appear before a military ~
&c in Madrid to answer charges w
lie against him. Ibenez is at pre- ~ ~,
!. in France. Wv Wv
lillian Van Anden Hester, presi- sla
of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle cor full
alton died of heart failure at his oft
mer home at Glencove, after an sai
'ss of several months. He was col
ears of age. Mr.. Hester was the ,
of Colonel William Hester, for FIR
president of the corporation, and wa
lew of Isaac Anden who founded 1t
paper in 1841. Lee
dispatch to La Nacion from Rio ~
,iro says the Brazilian govern .S'
has decided to lift the state of 30. s
: in the state of Sac Paulo. ale