The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-02
THE WORLD

Salt Lake-A fruit cake 46 years
old, baked by the mother of D. C.
Walker of Anaconda, Mont, was
served at the wedding breakfast
here, following the marriage of Mr..
Walker and Miss Laura Ice, of Butte,
Mont.
Partisan alleged swindle, estim-
ated by different newspapers as
amounting from 100000 to TO-
100000 francs, was disclosed here in
the arrest of Philippe Simeoni, of
Italian origin, and Prince Henri de
Brogli-
New York-Resolution calling
upon President Wilson to take i'm
mediate steps for the recognition by
the United States of the governme Mt
of the kingdom of Poland were
adopted here by the Polish national
defense committee.
New York-The secretary Of the
National Association of Ice Cream
Manufacturers states that the United
States, in 1916, paid $291 GAS, 900 for
ice cream and consumed $500, 900
gallons. New York alone consumed
34,OOO,O00 gallons.
London-The war office announces
that all youths from Is years of age
up have been called to train for
home defense until they reach the
age of 19 years. Hitherto youths
have not been called until they
reached the age of 18 years and Z
months.
st. Paula brief prepared under
the direction of the st. Paul assocla-
ton and the Equity cooperative ex-
change, setting forth what are called
the advantages of this city as site
for state-owned elevators, has been
completed and will be submitted to
the legislatures of North Dakota and
Montana. Fargo is rival of st
Paul for the North Dakota elevator
New York-The giving of an extra
daily meal to 250,00O Belgian schoo
children was the greatest accom-.
plishment of the American commits
sion for relief in Belgium, in the
opinion of it's chairman, Herbert G
Hoover, who has arrived here from
Liverpool. Mr.. Hoover has begu1
with his colleagues to devise relic
plans for another year.
BOston.-After having been for II
years in solitary confinement, Jesse
Pomeroy at the age of 81 has beer
granted equal privileges with othe1
prisoner at the state prison a
Charlestown. When he began his sen
tence he was poorly educated, bu
now he can read in seven languages
and is studying Arabic. He has mad'
several sensational attempts to es
cape.
New York-Through a suit file'
here it has been learned that the in
ventors of a new machine gun ar
| negotiating for it's .ale to the wa
: department. 1t weighs IL pounds
can be regulated from the shoulde
. and can discharge 400 rounds min
ute of service cartridges. 1t !
claimed that this rate can be KEEP
up indefinitely as the barrel canno
become overheated and the gun can
t not be clogged by dirt.
WASHINGTON - Chairman Kitchl
! of the house ways and means commit
tee, says there is sure to be a bon
issue to take care of the Mexica
border expenditures. These, it is es
timated, will reach 100000 b
r next June. The bond issue will ais
y take care Of the purchase of the Dar
: ish possessions in the West Indies, t
i cost 25,oOo,O00; armor plate pre-
ject, to cost $11, 100000, and tn
: Alaska railroad, to cost $21, 1,S3S,OO(
v Ell Paso.-Export duties on siss
fibre from Yucatan and crude o
e from Tampico are the chief source
of income of the Caranza govern
]. ment, according to a financier jus
out of Mexico. Owing to reduced in
9 portations, the ordinary customs al
a minor source, he explains, Will
0 the suspension of work in the mine
4 and factories and the unprosperou
condition of the ranchers have m;
terially reduced the amount receive
/. in taxes.