The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16


100000 was announced at Dulut
Mimi, by Henry furnish, lumberm,
and capitalist. The Clearwater Til
Der company, a Weyerhauser subsi
larry, will use the timber for the m
to be constructed at Lewiston, Idah
and will be served by firty-one mi
line OF railroad to be built jointly
the Northern and Union Pacific RAJ
roads.
Percival s. Hill. president of tn
American Tobacco company died su,
denly at New York.
Two Philadelphia girls are tourin
Japan with team of Japanese colleg
baseball players. They stayed benin
when 10 other girl players, strands
on tour directed by Eddie Ainsmitl
came home on funds provided by
benefactor.
The Rev. William Atkinson, known
as the bishop of Wall street" is deat
after long illness. News Of his deatf
was flashed Immediately to the stock
exchange.
A plan to straighten the Chicago
river across the entire city has been
given final approval by nine railroads.
The project will cost in the neighbor-
hood Of $8,000,000. The strengthening
OF the river will open several streets
now closed as through streets be-
cause of blockage by railroad termin-
ais, tracks, stations and yards.
The budget for the Presbyterian
church in the United States for 1926,
totaling $15,0O0,OOO was approved by
the general council at Atlantic City,
N. j., after two-day session in which
demands totaling s1S,000,O00 were
pared down. The 1925 budget cor
responds for the most part with that
Of 1925.
Further needs of road improve
nents in national parks to meet the
'equirements Of increased travel was
emphasized in the annual report of
he national park service, made pub
ic by Secretary Work.
Four persons, an itinerant horse |
raider and his three children, were
ound dead in their covered wagon
t their camp near Whitehall, Ill.
'eath was due to asphyxiation, caus-
d by an oil stove left burning in the
Chilly closed wagon.
The die proof Of the new Woodrow
'flson 17-cent stamp was completed
the bureau Of engraving and print.
g and Postmaster General New an.
that work will be rushed
have the first issue placed on sale
ecember %, the birth date of the
ar president.
FOREIGN
The United States, Germany and
lssia have been invited by the '
ague council to join In the work of
g special commission which will
range for an international disarm-
lent conference. The decision to- I
ute the United States was reached /
ly after a lengthy discussion by q
} council. 4
The National Railroads of Mexico, =
1cials announce, may soon enter
J oil business. Wells on railroad
d are now producing more than the =
3 can use for fuel. AS soon as :,
rage, pipe lines and other neces- :,
y facilities can be established, the =
department Of the railroads will =,
nmence to sell oil. :,
uli A. Mella, 22-year-old student tc
the University of Havana, who fc
! put in Jail several days ago for Ell
ged connection with the throwing tn
'everal bombs last September, has
9 on a hunger strike. He de- tn
es he 10 innocent. bi
he appointment of Senator Victor "
Try Berenger as French ambassa-
to the United States has been ap- :.
red by the council of ministers.
lille Manila is declared free from ~
era, it still is prevalent in the ~
inces Of Bulacan, Panuanga and 40
va Ecija. ~
ven hundred years old and having wo
'pulation Of four millions, Berlin
lst about to acquire its first sky
per. lv
it'll the approach of Christmas n ne'
Its attendant shopping season ~.
with society active in both Paris ~.
London, there has been a large -.
'ase in the number OF London
en- who fly to Paris one day and
n by the same route the next.
fashion parade, which the queen ma,
reece was to have attended in of
on. was delayed when the mod. f0rt
ID not appear. 1t was found they
stopped at Victoria station by "
ms officials who held them up to
count Of the new silk tax spon. sucl
by Winston Churchill. dics
vas reported at Geneva that the 'ne
appointed by the league
lions to investigate Greek and '"i'
rian conflict has found that =,
g was at fault by invading Bull
territory without submitting oui