The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-06-24

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/ spicuous feature of the financial stu
| alton.
A cross-country aeroplane flight
from St Louis to Kansas City will be
held July Is for prize of at least
$4,000 and probably more.
Beverly, Mass, is making ready for
the summer sojourn of President Taft
and his family.
Representative Martin demanded an
investigation of friar land leases IN
the Philippines.
President Taft formally received at
the white house the new Turkish am,
bassador Youssoufzia.
The first cloudburst in many years
caused hundreds of thousands Of dol.
lars damage in Berlin.
A large delegation from the trade
organizations of the Pacific coast will
visit China this summer.
Charles X. Hamilton made the trip
from New York to Philadelphia and
return in an aeroplane.
Outfielder Jack Dalton OF the Des
Moines club has been sold to the
Brooklyn National league club.
President Taft expounded the doc
trine Of a square deal to a delegation
of shippers at the white house.
Governor Haskell recognizes Okla.
homa City as the new state capital
and has established an Office there.
A bill has been introduced in the
Russian duma to abolish the Jewish
pale. 1t has the support of 160 mem.
bers.
Forest fires have swept over a sec.
ton twenty-five miles in length In the
Ojo and Manseanal mountains OF
Mexico.
In the course of a speech in the sen.
ate, Senator Hepburn spoke Of Ex-For.
ester Pinchot as an apostle OF fallacy.
theory and ignorance"
A cross country aeroplane flight
from st. Louis to Kansas City will be
held July Is for a prize OF at least
$4,000 and probably more.
Santa Barbara and San Luan ma.
tional forests in California will be
consolidated July / and will thereafter
be known as Santa Il, IRA forest.
The appointment OF Sir Charles
Hardinge. permanent undersecretary
OF state of foreign affairs, as viceroy
OF India. In succession to the Earl OF
Mimic. was officially announced.
Not since President RooseveIts
famous defiance message of the win
ter of 1908 h6 the country had a
political address so straight from the
shoulder as Pinchot's at st. Paul.
According 10 the official estimate,
the population of New South Wales M
the end OF March was 1,G55, $50. show.
ing an increase for the quarter of TO-
3S6, the highest for many years.
Cannibals who ornament their huts
with the skulls of their victims are
causing much trouble In the French
Congo, according to Captain Prakos,
who has just arrived from Africa.
With record of $50 bills, CARRYING
100000 altogether, fayorably report.
ed. and 200 carrying 100000 ad.
Verseiy reported. the house committee
on claims has closed its work for the
session.
More government witnesses were
heard In the bleached -four case in
the federal court at Kansas City in
support OF the charge that the process
OF bleaching flour adulterates it and
impairs its food value.
With s30,oO0.0OO provided for the
completion OF irrigation projects. and
various other amendments, the bonds
Dill authorizing the withdrawal of pub.
lie lands by the president passed the
senate.
Joseph G. Cannon has decided To
make an extensive speaking tour In
the coming campaign. He made this
known In the course of n conversation
with friends. Uncle Joe said he had
not decided just what states he would
visit. but he would go to a good many
Of them.
An appropriation of $500 for the
widow OF former Representative ID. A.
DE Almond is carried by the general
deficiency bill, which was reported to
the house. The same amount also ia
carried for the widows of three other
members of the house who have died
during the past year.
Vice President Sherman and Speak.
er Cannon must pay the salaries OF
their chauffeurs and buy their own
gasoline. The senate gave up its fight
for the appropriation OF $500 each
for the maintenance OF the automo-
biies OF the presiding OF GERS of the
two houses Of congress.
Attorney General Wickersham has
rendered decision In which he holds
that Richard Parr is entitled to re-
cover from the government the
amount OF his claim for information
given against the so-called sugar
trust.