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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
WATER 5 CENTS
PER GALLON

water, five cents per gallon"
Customers desiring bath must fur
fish their own water" These. are
two OF the things which greet the
traveller TO Nevada's latest desert min
ing camp at Gilbert, according to P
DONNA, former Elko druggist who is
now in Goldfeld. He was a recent
visitor to Elko, returning with his
family to Goldfield.
because of the great increase in
population, water which was origin
ally three cents has increased 10
nickle per gallon while the lone bar
Der shop which takes care of the ton
serial needs of the new camp admon-
ishes those who would battle TO oring
heir own water The barber furnish
IS the bath tub"
The above article was taken from
the Western Mineral Survey - min
ing paper published in Salt Lake
yity.
When one reads of the conditions
which exist in oother mineralized
sections, land let US say here that no
better undeveloped mining section
can be found in the West than we
have in Central Idaho) it brings for
chilly to our attention the blessings
which nature has placed at the dis
posal of the men who delye In Moth
er Earth for her wealth in Central
daho.
Water here can be had for the TAX
ing, and in any quantity the hills
furnish an abundance of timer for
mining purposes there is absolute
ly no veminous reptiles or insects to
fear and the climate is such that
nose working in exposed places DO
not suffer with the intense heat
which wears the life out Of a iaDorer
in less favored places.
Central Idaho is attracting the at
tention of the mining world as we'll
as the tourist whoturns this way to
enjoy the many scenic attractions. |
This is THE YEAR and we should |
get busy and make the best Of 1t.
If we sit supinely by awaiting what
the Gods may throw us and make no
effort to better our business condi-
tions - we may expect them to re-
main just as they are. There is not
a community in the State and Cen
trail Idaho in particular that is not
up and doing''-let's go!
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10

Survey of Mineral Areas
cided to make an exhaustive investi-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-06-10
IDAHO STATE WEELY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

| zine ldDOT IuOFtIuell III li4iS NOui
try is so far in advance of that in any
other country as to make compare
son impossible. says the Chicago
North Shore Bulletin. I'm European
countries, including Great Britain,
labor organizations and labor leaders
are still pursuing antiquated methods
that are comparable to the attempt
of a man to lift himself by his boot
straps. In this country instead Of
fighting capital they are beginning to
recognize it's power and to use it as
an implement for their own improve
ment.
Federal statistics show Idaho the
healthiest state, with death rate Of
only 81 per 1000.
Ame.ican Falls - Contract to be
let this fall for Pocatello-American
Falls road paving.
Emmett = Machinery almost all
on ground for Black Canyon power
plant. Idaho Power Company will
transmit and deliver power to farm
project.
Pocatello - Armour & Co. will
build large dairy and poultry plant
here.
Kellogg = City vacates one street
for site for $4,000 schoolhouse addi-
ton.
Bull = Bumper crop of prunes and
apples expected this year.
Idaho Falls = New buildings and
Improvements now in sight will cost
100000.
American Falls reclamation dam
will cover $1,000 acres and impound
4, 100000 acre feet of water.
Pocatello Work begins on $780,
600 girls dormatory for Idaho Tech
meal Institute.
Boise Historic Boise barracks
will be improved for national guard.
Upper Snake River irrigation dis
trict contracts for American Falls
storage, and sells ss5O,OOOO bonds in
payment.
Idaho is now building 100 miles Of
state highway.
New post office established at Nc
Gill on Clearwater line near Peck
American Falls = Removal of old
town to new townsite above reser-
voir level procede rapidly.
ShoshdEe - 800 volunteers build
road to Ice Cave, natural scenic won
der.
Idaho Falls = Elks' lodge buys
Eleanore Hotel for Clubhouse and
lodge home.
Bureau of National Parks will spend
$4,000 on road to Craters Of the
Moon Park.
Last link of Craigmont- Nez Perez
highway to be built at once.
Aberneen- Local potato shipments
for 1924 total $50 carloads, at price
of about 80 cents per 100 This years
acreage larger than 1924.
SURVEY of Mineral Areas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
OCEAN BEACH
DRIVE GIVEN
ENDORSEMENT
Committee Appoi nted
After Enthusiastic
Meeting, To Make De-
finite Plans for Road

Enthusiastic supnort Of the Boca
Chica to Corpus Christi ocean beach
drive project, which will be the Longest
IN tho "o"l|. and determination to car
ry the project, for many years under
consideration. to a successful conclus-
ion were features of the meeting held
in the San Benito Hotel last night
The menting was called following a
trip of the chamber Of commerce Off
cials and other interested persons up
the beach of Padre Island to Corpus
Christi last week. A. l.. Montgomery
of San Benito presided. and about %
persons were present. the Brownsville
deleation arriving after the banquet at
the hotel
All of the speakers at the meeting
were loud in their praise of the project,
and anxious to see it carried through.
At the conclusion of the meeting q
committee consisting Of James Bowie
of San Benito chairman; J. A. Seagrove
Of Harrington, H. B. Galbraith Of
Brownsville and La Feria member to
be selected later, with County Judge
Oscar c. Dancy as advisory member
"oS dppOiHlCu " carry OuI IuTtHeT
work in connection with the plans and
program of action.
This committe will meet in San Be
nito tonight.
D. E. Colp, chairman Of the state
parks board, and director of the Glacier
to Gulf Highway association, empha-
sized the Importance of the proposed
highway in bringing thousands of tour
lists to the Valley, and especially with
completion of the proposed short line
from Victoria to Corpus Christi bay,
which could be connected with the
ocean beach drive, putting Houston 1870
miles nearer the Valley, and diverting
thousands of tourists over the ocean
beach drive as well as being an in
centive for thousands to make the trip
who might not otherwise have done so.
Speaking from the angle of the com
missioners' court, County Judge Oscar
c. Dancy approved the project, but said
that in his opinion the county could not
now handle the road proposition to Boca
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
ATHLETICCAMP
HEAD ARRIVES
Littlefield In Valley To
Make Plans For Op-
ening Aug. 10

Clyde Littlefield, freshman football
coach and regular track coach of the
University of Texas, arrived in the Val
ley this morning to take active charge
in the organization of the summer foot
ball camp to be held for Valley football
players in Rio Hondo on the Arroyo.
Coach Littlefield is possibly the best
man in Texas at the present time to
have in charge Of camp of this sort,
the directors believe. Besides having
'been one of the best athletes ever pro-
duced by the University of Texas where
he lettered for four consecutive years
in football basketball, and track, he has
had experience in coaching under some
Of the best men in the United States
having attended many summer camps
and schools for coaches. He is a nat
ural leader of men ard boys and with
the slightest cooperation he should turn
out some Of the best football players
this season ever seen in the Valley, it is
believed.
Registration for the summer camp is
in order and any high school student or
student who expects to attend a high
school in the Valley lis coming fall is
eligible for admission. The school will
be free to the Valley with the exception
of fee which will be used for pro-
visions of the camp during it's tenure.
All equipment will be furnished by the
different Valley cities.
Besides the athletic feature of the
competent instructors have been secured
to coach the boys in the school subjects
in which they are especially weak in or
der to strengthen them in their fall
work. This will enable the boys to do
better scholastic work when school
opens.
Coach Littlefield expects to hold
meetings in all of the Valley towns in
terested before the opening Of the camp
on August 10.
These meetings will be for the pur-
pose of securing interest and attendance
tConrnued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
FORD'SBIDFOR
SHlPSACCEPTED
One Negative Vote Cast
In Awarding 200 YES
sells for Scraping
(BY The Associated Press.l J

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug 5.-The
shipping board has consummated deal
for disposal Of the major block of the
idle ships of the governments war built
fleet with the sale of 200 such vessels
to Henry Ford, chiefly for scrapping.
Award of the ships to Mr.. Ford on
his bid of $1,706,00O, as recommended
by President Palmer of the fleet cor
poration, was voted by the board yes
terday, four to one, with Commissioner
Benson adhering to his opposition to
the ship scrapping policy by casting the
only negative ballot. Chairman O.Con-
nor was joined by Commissioners Liss-
ner Haney and Hill in voting for the
award, while Commissioners Thompson
and Plummer were absent when the
vote was taken.
Most of the ships will be broken up
for junk, but it is understood to be Mr..
FOrd's intention to convert a few of
them to Diesel engine propulsion for
use in overseas transport of the prod
ucts of his own plants. This as well as
the expected retention of some of the
ship engines and equipment for use in
his own plants are both permitted under
the advertisement for bids.
Mr.. Ford's offer. the highest Submit
ted. was received when the board made
second call for bids, opened July 6 and
after the previous high bid of S1,370,-
600, submitted by the Boston Iron and
Metal company of Baltimore, in the
first opening on June 80, had been with
\ L
In a statement announcing the award
Chairman O'Connor declared that with
the scrapping of useless ships thus
put under way, the board would return
with renewed vigor to the task of find
ing American buyers for the govern
ment's active fleet. He expressed con-
viction that American common sense
had definitely defeated the propaganda
of the fore: :gn ship owners" against an
American merchant marine,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05

Valley from Mission to Point Isabel
floods, and if the protection measures
are not carried out, this opinion will con-
Time over the state, it was brought out.
And the fact that there is actually a
danger at all times of flood OF such
proportions was emphasized by Frank
S. Robertson, manager Of the San Benito
Water district, Judge Oscar c. Dancy,
and others, taking some Of the dis
astrous floods of the past as critera.
and showing that the river is higher
than practically all Of the lands in the
Valley.
If at anytime there should be exten-
sive rains over the watershed of the en-
tire Rio Grande system, including the
San Juan, Salado and other tributaries,
there would be flood which would in
undate practically all Of the Valley, it
was brought out.
HOuser .Presides
w. W. Houser, of La Feria, chairman
of the Cameron county flood control
committee, presided at the meeting, at
which there were about 30 present.
Frank S. Robertson, secretary, read the
minutes of the previous meeting, after
making a report on the handling of ex-
penses of the legislatures trip into the
Valley last spring, the report being ap-
proved, and the committee discharged.
County Judge Oscar G. Dancy, one of
the prime movers in flood control work
since it's beginning, explained the stu
alton to the committee, outlining the
work that has been done, the checking
that remains to be done by the Minute
Men," and the compiling of ballot lists,
and the necessity Of doing all that can
be done to insure the success of the
bond and maintenance tax elections on
August Is.
Legal points in connection with the
election were explained during the
general discussion which followed, by
R. B. Rentfro Of Brownsville, and Judge
Samuel Spears of San Benito.
Judge Spears explained that in case
the name of voter is left off the bal
lot because the voter is not listed on the
property tax paying list, and made no
effort to get on the list, this voter can
not contest the election unless he tend
cred vote and was refused, on account
of not being on the ballot list.
Have State Aid Now
In the event of contest of the cleo
tion the bond issue will not be affected
unless the election is so close that it is
shown that the votes of persons con-
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
-MATAMOROS MAN IS
KILLED BY ACCIDENT

Higinio Tijeriia, customs officer in
Matamoros, is being held by municipal
officers there in connection with the ia
tai shooting of Rafael Cara, age about
rs, Of that city Monday night.
According to the statement of tt
jerina and other customs officers who
were with him at the time Of the shoot
ing, the shots which resulted in Gar
za's death were fired due to mistaken
identity on hte part of both the man
killed and the officers.
A group of officers were waiting near
the bank of the river for some snug
glers they expected to cross with some
goods. They saw Cara approaching
on horseback, and called to him to halt
Instead of stopping the young man
started off, firing in the direction OF
the officers, they said. The fire was re-
turned and Garza was killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
BYRD NOMINATEDBY
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS

RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 5.-Piling up
a majority of more than twenty thous-
and votes, state Senator Harry Flood
Byrd appeared to have safe lead over
G. Walter Mapp for the Virginia gov
ernorship nomination on the face of
returns early today from more than half
of the precincts in yesterdays dem
ocratic primary.
Returns from 905 out of 1916 pre-
cincts in the state gave Byrd $3.50;
Mapp 42,160.
John r. Saunders, seeking renomina-
tion for attorney general, had an even
wider margin over Marvin Smithey on
those returns, the figures being:
Saunders 57,197; Smithey 20,250.
The race for state treasurer was clos
er, with John NJ. Purctll of Richmond,
incumbent, showing 1864 votes and
Archer Williams 1857.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05

celVed thlS morning gave the
stage at Mission as 1877 feet.
A telephone communication from the
Water District office in Mission this
afternoon was that the river is falling
the highest stage during the present
rise having been 16.4 feet, which is four
feet below flood stage
AT the San Benito pumping plant the
Rio Grande stood at 21.8 feet at noon
today, and was standing still Flood
stage there is 22.3, although the river
often goes above that point, higher
levees making this possible
At Brownsville the river was at 1876
feet at | o'clock this afternoon, a rise
Of four inches since s o'clock this morn
ing. The river here has been about
one-half full for the past few days, and
came up rapidly yesterday afternoon and
last night. 1t is still rising very slow
ly.
In the opinion of Mr.. Laurents, who
has checked rises in the river for many
years, the stream will probably remain
near the top Of its banks for Is or 90
days due to the fact that it is at flood
stage now. and the flood waters from
the main body Of the river will probably
reach the Valley before the San Juan
and Salado floods subsde.
No breaks have been reported on this
side of the river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
BIG NARCOTIC
SEIZURE MADE
Palatial Den Raided In
Chicago Nets Haul
Worth Fortune
(Bv The Associated Press)

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-A fortune in
narcotics. found in flat which had all
the fixtures of an oriental drug den
was seized by federal agents last night.
They arrested Kitty Gilhooley who
with her husband, Willie, they charged
with carrying on a wholesale traffic
that would handle nothing less than
$500 sales. The value Of the drugs con-
fiscated was variously estimated at be-
tween $144,OO and $25O,OOO with an ad-
ditional $4,000 worth of pipes and va
rious weighing and measuring re-
quisites.
Pat Roche, ace Of the special intelli-
gence unit of the internal revenue de-
partment, who led the raid, said the wo-
man had been the biggest importer Of
drugs in the middle west and could sup
ply any amount on short notice.
Four men were arrested as peddlers
and Roche said search would be made
for twenty more connected with the or
ganization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05

TO RIFF REBELS
France Denies Alleged
Terms AS Printed In
Paris Papers
(By The Associated Press.)

PARIS, Aug. 5.-The foreign office
denied the authenticity of ali account
published in Paris this morning Of
peace terms alleged 20 have been of
fered by Abd-El- Kri'n. the re5e; Mo'Cc'
can chieftain, bv France an Spain The
alleged ter:ns included administrative
autonomy or the Riff, Abd-El Kri:a S
recognition of the spIr tual authority
Of the Sultan OF Iorocco, and purported
to set boundaries for the Riff state.
In official circles here the account
published is attri ,uted to the Ritfian
leader himself. Officials admit that
the alleged terms are correct rs regard
an offer of autonomy to the RIFF but
the frontiers outlined in the account
as we'll as conditions relative to the
Riff army are declared to be either i'm
aginary or propaganda.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
new OFFICES FOR
E. OF c. SELECTED

Offices Of the Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce will be moved soon to the
location on Elizabeth street formerly
occupied by the Maverick Clarke Litho-
graphing Co. This location is between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, in the
heart of the business district. The
Chamber is at present in temporary
rooms at the Miller hotel.
Preparations are being made now to
move the Chamber of Commerce, and
the new Offices are being put in shape.
The interior of the Office space will be
remodeled to suit the Chamber of Com
merce, and fixtures will be put in.
The new location will probably be oc-
cupied early next week. This will be
the permanent home of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
c. OF REJECTS
SPINNING MILL
Finance Plan Considered
Not Feasible by Meet
ing of Members

The Chamber Of Commerce has defin-
itely rejected the proposal of Major S
M. Ransopher Of New Braunfels for
the estabis hment of a cotton mill in
Brownsville
The rejection of the proposal came al
the conclusion of meeting at the of
flee of the James Dickinson Farm
Mortgage company late Tuesday after
noon.
The meeting was in charge os Presi-
dent S. c. Tucker, Of the Chamber of
Commerce, who explained it's purpose
to the dozen men present. Mr.. Tucker
had personally visited some forty men
during the day urging them to attend
the meeting, but only about third OF
them appeared
Major Ransopher discussed his plans
after which he was quizzed by John G.
Fernandez, Judge J. G. George, c. G.
Wentz and others.
Mr.. Tucker, in announcing the decis-
ion not to undertake to put over the
mill, said that it was not believed il
could be financed under Major Ranso-
piers plan at the present time. How
ever, he told the cotton mill man that
Brownsville would be glad to consider
any other plan whenever he had one de-
veloped.
The proposition required s150,OOO Of
Brownsville in the way of stock sub
scription, S350,O0O in the Valley outside
of Brownsville, and $500,O0O from other
sources, the mill to have a capitaliza-
tion Of 81 100000 This was to be di
vided into 10000 shares of preferred al
S100, and 10000 shares Of common stool
share of common to go with eacf
share Of preferred, and the promoter
to retain 10000 shares of the common
at no par value, as his promotional fee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05

Mi11Mte-Men' Launch
Final Dyive To Carry
Flood Control Bonds

Stressing the point that flood control
is more necessary in the Valley now
than ever before, members of the flood
control committee in a meeting at the
San Bento Water district office yester-
day aftern DON worked out further de-
tails for successful prediction cam
palgn, and expressed assurance that the
election would be carried if all Min
ute Men," continued their diligent work
for the measure.
Flood control work is more import
ant and more necessary now than it
ever was before because the Valley, in
securing tax remission, has created over
the state the impression that the entire
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
LAST VICTIM
IS RECOVERED
IN KANSASCITY
Rooming House Of Three
Stories Collapses;
First Floor Partition
Is Removed
tBy the Associated Press)


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 5.
-Firemen today recovered from
a twisted mass of rubbish and
debris the last mutilated body
of the five persons who lost
their lives in the collapse Of a
three story brick rooming house
here late yesterday.
The dead:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Holiday;
William Banks, negro work
man; William Simpson, negro
workman, and an unidentified
carpenter.
Nearly dozen persons were injured
in the crash.
A construction company was remod
cling the first floor of the building.
A partition was being torn out on this
floor, with about dozen men at work
at the time Of the collapse. The weak
ened condition Of the walls and sup
ports due to the alterations, is believed
to have caused the two upper two floors
to cave in. The second and third floors
were occupied by roomers. among whom
were Mr.. and Mrs. Holiday, aged 70
and rs respectively. Their bodies were
recovered several hours later.
One of the other fatalities, Banks.
was buried in the wreckage at the rear
of the building.
The building. owned by Joseph G..
Cartella, had been leased to John Dis
alvo(, who was having it remodeled into
a cabaret. The weakened conditions of
the walls and supports, due to the
alterations, is believed to have caused
the two upper floors to cave in.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday.
East Texas: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday. Light to moderate east
to southeast winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Except for showers on the immediate
south Atlantic coast and in the south
ern Rocky Mountain region, the wealth
er region, the weather was generally
fair and temperatures near the season
al average throughout the United States
since last report.
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 90 at
Brownsville and San Antonio to rs at
Amarillo,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
Brookhart axes Lead
In Recount of Ballots
(By the Associated Press)

h. WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. s. Re-
count by senate committee Of uncon-
tested paper ballots in 33 counties OF
the 78 in Iowas senatorial election last
year, completed today, gave Daniel F,
Steck, democrat, 126,397 and Senator w.
Brookhart, republican. 13O,711.
In the same counties there had been
challenged 544 Steck ballots and 2077
Brookhart ballots.
In the recount today Steck made a
gain Of SIS in one precinct, ,offsetting
Brookhart's gains late ~yesterdF.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-05
Rio Grnnde Failing
At Mission; Expect
More Flood Waters

After rising within the top
points, and within few inches of the Others the Rio
Grande startedto drop this morning at Mission, and
standsl at San Beno at today although it continued to
rise slowly here
The flood waters which coming down the
from the San Juan and Saado according A. A.
of the Brownsville Ferry Co., here torena
have been reported the watersheds
flood in tn main body the Rio Gande which recently
Paso has not had time to reach the lower Valley he said
Reports from the San Antonio weather