Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-08-28
NEWS IN ABRIDGED FORM

The 1880 bank clerks of Boston are
organizing union, following the re-
cent lead of the bank workers in New
York city.
Roumania can export over 100000
truckloads of corn in 1919, according
to an announcement of the Rouman-
Ian press bureau In Berne.
State Representative w. II. II. Mil.
Ter OF Champaign, ILL.,, announced that
he would be candidate for state
treasurer at the next general election.
Railroad communication between
Belgrade and Saloniki has been discon-
tinued because of the destruction by
the Bulgarians of the bridge at Sernia.
Prohibition scored again. The SEN
ate at Washington passed bin pro-
hi5ting the sale and use of intoXicat-
ing liquors in the Panama canal zone.
Armas Herman Saastamoinen, the
first provisional minister from Fin
land, presented his credentials to
President Wilson at Washington
Cholera has broken out in Formosa
and the Tokyo government has de-
clared a quarantine against the island
More than 200 cases have been found
Increases Of approximately 100 per
cent In the prices of raisins We're
made public by the directors of the
California Associates Raisln company
at Fresno, Cal.
n4ba faJaraI troda nc,,,t,igafov,
Washington has begun an investga-
ton of some 80 complaints charging
the sale of wildcat" oil stocks ia the
Texas oil fields.
The army transport Dix, carrying
1900 troops for Siberian replacement
is swinging idly at army docks at San
Francisco, her departure delayed by
strike of her crew.
A Paris dispatch says Cadi Cher.
chell Taleb Hohammed has been APP
pointed French envoy plenipotentiary
to the king of Hedjaz, and will leave
Algiers for Beirut.
Enrico Caruso, the tenor, who viii
arrive at New York in a few days
from Naples, viii be met with an Of
fer of $4,000 night for ten nights
from the City of Mexico.
-Four Columbus (OhioJ baking com
panies, together with five officials of the
companies, were indicted for violating
the Valentine antitrust law by the
Franklin county grand jury.
Membership in the American Legion
has now passed the 100000 mark, it
was announced at New York. Char
tiers have been issued to 1888 local
posts.
The siberian army is retiring and
forming behind the Tobol TO give
warm reception to venturesome in
vaders Admiral Kolchak is visiting
the lines, according to an Omsk dis
patch.
Favorable report on amendments 10
the food control act imposing a $4,000
fine and Imprisonment for two years
for proiiteering was ordered by the
house agriculture committee at Wash
ington.
W III Mis- JbSSDllu6 IJdHAtlSs wiz
of the secretary of the navy pressing
the button that folded the structure,
the great Pearl Harbor dry docks at
Honolulu was dedicated by Secretary
Daniels.
walkout of the stage hands and
musicians, ordered in sympathy with
the striking actors, made performances
an impossibiity at Chicago. Every
theater was closed, except vaudeville
burlesque and movie houses.
Street cars have resumed operation
in Des Moines, IN. Announcement was
made after the striking motormen and
conductors had considered plans sug-
gested at meeting of citizens COM
mittee.
Without any change more important
than the insertion of semicolon, the
federal food control act was passed
by the house at Washington as pro-
posed by the attorney general. There
was no roll call on any of its provi-
sions. A penalty of $4,000 fine or two
years Imprisonment is provided.