The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-01-28

Secretary Work has denied the az
] ton and power district of Arizon
for another years extension of it
, permit to finance and develop 100,
900 acre project.
The New York Daily Graphic hal
instituted proceedings for an injunc
ton to restrain the Bronx Home
News from publishing probable solu
tons to prize crossword puzzles ap
pearing in the Graphic. The Home
News also is publishing probable ans
wers to prize crossword puzzles APP
pearing in four other newspapers.
A bill to promote production and
conservation of helium gas by the
government was passed by the house.
The measure contemplates acquisi-
ton of the gas especially for use of
the army and navy storage of re-
serve supply. Export of the gas
would be prohibited.
Mrs. Bertha Ledbetter, 35, among
whose 16 children are triplets and
three sets of twins, has been declared
insane by a commission of doctors,
according to the county court records
of Carbonate, III. Charity organiza-
tons in Hallidayboro are caring for
the children. Refus Ledbetter, the
father is 81 years old.
First contributions by legion posts
to the American Legion endowment
fund were received from Eugene post
of Eugene, Ore, and C. H. Berry
post of Tamaffua, Pa, it was an
nounced at national headquarters at
Indianapolis. The contribution from
the Oregon post was SIS and Tama-
qua $3.50.
Three carloads of alcohol, said to
be valued at 100000, and which are
alleged to have been taken secretly
from Philadelphia distillery were
seized at st. Paul by the federal pro-
hibition enforcement agents from
headed by Maurice Sill
verman, acting prohibition director
for the northwest.
Several lives have been lost and a
large property damage occurred as
a result of swollen streams in Geor
gia, Alabama and South Carolina
,aused by heavy rains of the past ten
lays.
A horse sold at auction at Beggs,
OKLA, for cents. Another horse was
old for 10 cents, and a third for 30
'ents. These were animals surren-
Tered on mortgages after the former
'wners had starved them rather than
)ay for expensive feed. The live
took auction was started by farmers
Ind stockmen to place stock in the
lands of men who would properly
are for them.
FOREIGN
The commonwealth ministry will
commend that the Australian parli-
nent reject the Geneva protocol be-
ause the "white Australia" idea
,ould be jeopardized by it.
Ambassador Kellogg bade formal
arewell to the American newspaper
len in London when he had a party
them to luncheon at Crewe house.
t is believed that this is the first
me that an ambassador in big for
ign capital has shown his apprecia
on of the friendship and relation
nip with newspaper men by enter
aiming them in his own home.
The reign of the gambler is ended
Mexico President Gales is deter
lined to put an end to gambling in
lie republic. Robert L. Newborn, an
merican of Fort Worth, requested
emission to establish slot machines
Mexico, but President Gales in
ructed the secretary of the interior
advise Newbern that Mexican laws
-ohibit gambling. A number of
her requests of similar nature
i've been denied. The famous gamb- ,
* dens of Lower California have I
zen hard hit by the rulig of the I
esident. {
After months of negotiation, Japan
ID Russia have signed treaty can- +
ling all agreements under the ,
artist regimes except that of Ports t
outh, which ended the Russo-Japan- d
e war, and providing for recogni- q
IN of the soviet government by ia
n when the present pact is ratified. p
Seven officials have been arrested r
Indore, British India, including the n
lie de camp of Prince Holkar, the Il
aharajah of Indore, in connection S
tn the affair in Bombay week o
o, which resulted in the death of IL
= wealthy merchant, Abdul Kadir d
ula, says an Agency dispatch from A
mbay. The maharajah's chauffeur r.
s also taken into custody. e'
Although the chamber of deputies r.