The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-01-07

: resolution to authorize payment of
| $4,000 annuity to Edith Boiling Will
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 il
their mind that intend to retire, LEI
them get rid of it," he said. 81 will
be on this job until l 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-
err canyon on the Colorado river was
proposed in bill introduced by Rep
resentative Fredricks, Republican OF
California.
Samuel Gompers, who for nearly
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-
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
liam Rockefeller. Also near by are
the graves Of John D. Archbold, once
president of the Standard Oil com
pany, and Carl Schurtz. Mr.. Com
pers purchased the burial plot about
1000 square feet in area, five or six
years ago. No member of the family
has heretofore been buried in the
plot.
Representative Cotton of Utah in
a measure under which jur-
sdiction would be conferred on the
curt of claims to adjudicate all
laims between the United States and
he Uinta and White River tribes
f Ute Indians.
A bomb explosion demolished the
ront porch of the home of Franklin
.orraco, who had received threaten |
lg letters demanding $4,000. Orlando /
lorganti, who lived on the first 6
loor had received warning that he {
hould move, as the building was to
e destroyed.
FOREIGN 7
1t was officially announced that
sueno Matsudoria has accepted the q
)st Of ambassador to the United r
tates from Japan. He will sail for Il
merica early in January. 1t is semi o
ficially intimated he will reopen the O.
migration issue outlining a new ST
'otest on the stand taken by the v
nited States regarding Japanese i'm b
igration.
Chi Hsieh- Yuan, the deposed mill
ry governor of Kianksu province, tn
reported to be prisoner Of a de- al
chment of his own troops in Nan Ct
ng capital of the province, accord VI
3 to advices at Shanghai. He is ~
id to be held for ransom of $500 I"
be paid to each one of the mem '"
rs of the detachment holding him. a. a.
The English Labor amendment to
J Kings address expressing regret r.,
the Conservative governments at II
lde on the housing problem, was ca
'eated in the house of commons. &C
Vincente Blasco Ibanez, the Spanish ev
shor, who recently from Paris has mi
m attacking the king and govern 10
mt of Spain in pamphlets which va
re scattered in various parts OF I'll
ain by airplanes, has been sum- sd
ned to appear before a military ~
ge in Madrid to answer charges w
de against him. Ibenez is at pre- ~ ~,
t in France. 80. 80,
William Van Anden Hester, presi- sla
t of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle cor full
alton died of heart failure at his oft
inner home at Glencove, after an sag
ess of several months. He was col
years of age. Mr.. Hester was the
of Colonel William Hester, for FRI
: president of the corporation, and wa
hew of Isaac Anden who founded II
paper in 1841. Lev
dispatch to La Nacion from Rio ~
GIRO says the Brazilian govern Wv Wv
It has decided to lift the state Of os s
e in the state of Sac Paulo. die
feha Rivas, famous Cuban actress 7
t to a horrible death in a vain eff ebl
to save the life of her pet dog Ia