The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-02-04
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"a preliminary hearing and refuse
to make any comment whatever whe
he was arranged before Unite
States Commissioner A. J. w. Schmi
on charges growing out of indie
ments returned by a special gran
bury in the District of Columbia q
Fl Paso, Texas.
Fire which broke out in the west
srn section OF the Signal Hill OF
field at Long Beach, CAL, threaten
ID destruction of scores of producing
wells, was pronounced under contro
after burning four derricks to tn
ground, damaging others and con
Stunning approximately 5000 barrels
of oil contained in three storage
tanks. Oil company officials estimat
ID the damage at upward of $40,
boo.
Captain Edward j. Ralph, former.
" of the United States army and aide
to the assistant secretary of war at
Washington, d. c., filed suit in the
federal court, at Los Angeles, against
the Curtis Publishing company of
Philadelphia asking $4,000 damag-
IS for alleged libed based on an arti-
Gle published in the Ladies' Home
Journal for May, 1924.
Walter Muir, twenty-one year old
American youth, was hanged at Val
ley Field, Quebeck for the killing of
Henri Laviollette, following quar-
rel over a dog. When he was hang
ed the roof of an adjoining factory
Eroaned beneath the load of specta-
tors.
Private Frank c. Black Of Provo,
Utah, a member OF C battery of the
t45th field artillery narrowly escaped
serious injury at Camp Lewis, Wash,
when horses drawing a gun timber
became scared and he fell, the wheel
Of the timber passing over his chest.
Although unconscious for some time
following the accident he was revived
In the camp base hospital, and physi-
clans after hours of examination,
tailed to find any serious injuries.
Fire of undetermined origin des-
royed the warehouse of the Basche
Sage Hardware company at Baker
oregon with loss estimated at $780,. |
300. The warehouse was filled with
heavy hardware, farming implements
and paint.
Rudolph Sprecl1les, San Francisco
banker and political reformer has is
sued statement indorsing the can
didacy Of Senator Robert La Toilette
for the presidency on an Independent
ticket, and called upon all progress
sives to give the Wisconsin senator
their support
Sheriffs records of Portland, Ore
gon show that Ernest Rohlfing held
In Boise, lda on murder charge Is
wanted there on warrant charging
larceny of registered letter. Rohlf-
Ing was porter at the Campbell ,
Hill hotel. He is alleged to have
taken letter containing $3.50 In
Liberty bonds given for delivery to
q guest.
GENERAL
Governor G. w. Bryan, Democratic
vice presidential nominee has reiter- |
ated his previous approval of the {
plan of holding the formal notifica- 5
ton ceremonies in Lincoln. He de- y
clared himself unable to approve
that the notification be
given in some other city than this :.
his home town.
Pierrepont B. Moves, who was a
Rhineland commissioner for the Uni t
led States has predicted the doom of a
the Dawes report and continued dead r
lock between France and Germany
unless the United States representa- E
i've at the coming conference Of pre- 9
niers in London is instructed by the n
government to inform France that q
he United States desires that coun- q
;ry to give up its independent poll I,
"" in the Ruhr. :,
Parents of Nathan Leopold, Jr., 81
md Richard Loeb of Chicago admit Ia
heir sons are guilty of kidnapping
md numbering little Robert Franks IL
md attorneys for the defense have Of
announced the parents would not t.
eek acquittal for the murderers on Y
hat account. What they hope to ac- II
omplish through the employment of u
Ugh priced attorneys and ailenists B
! to save their sons from ignomil- W
Gus death on the gallows. L
John w. Davis, Democratic nomin-
e for the presidency, will make an II
intensive campaign for election, in ii
luding speechmaking tour which p,
vill take him into practically every h,
arge city in the country. ri
The Republican national campaign tt
I'LL get under way August ID, when
President Coolidge will be notified c.
ormally Of his nomination as the et
'arty's presidential candidate and ir
ill accept in an address to be broad T