The Tomahawk., 1919-12-04

A revision Of sevo:a1 in,uort;n
laws probably vii. be the subject C.
legislation at the special session O.
the North Dakota legislature now IN
session.
q. Injuries received when a gun he was
carrying was accidentally discharged
caused the death of Oliver Hahner,
aged nine, son of Mrs. H. E. Peck,
living on farm six miles from huron.
Major Charles l.. Sheridan is or
ganizing headquarters at Helena OF
vocational training in Montana; OF
which he has been named state super
intendent Major Sheridan is also IN
charge Of the war departments en-
ployment bureau for veterans in the
state. .E.
A. Mitchell Palmer, United States
attorney general, will attend meet
ing of the fair price committee of each
city and town of South Dakota, &C
cording to E. w. Fiske, United States
district attorney. The meeting is to
be conducted at Pierre early in De.
cember. - ~ -
Coal miners in the Musselshen
county field, meeting at Roundup,
Montana, voted formally not to return
to work, in compliance, with instruc.
tions sent from Washington by Dis
trict President Henry brennan. Min
ers in the Carbon county region also
voted not to return to work. 4. ,
Washington y
Embargos on wheat and -four will
be lifted Dec. Is, it is announced by
the United States Grain corporation.
The Mexican government has re-
fused the demand of the United
States for the release of Counsular
Agent Jenkins, which may result in
the sending of an ultimatum from
Washington. 1.v
The food shortage in Petrograd now
has become so acute that food is only
distributed upon prescriptions OF
physicians, according to unofficial ad-
vices to the state department from
Helsingfors. s~ ~
Secretary Robert Lansing, the Prince
of Wales sent dispatch from his
ship saying he could not thank this
government enough for it's kindness
and hospitality.
Secretary N. y. Baker, with Cen
eral ?. C. March,, chief of staff, and
Senator G. E. Chamberlain Of Oregon,
will leave New York on the transport
Great Northern for Colon, where the
secretary will formally open the
Panama canal to the commerce OF the
world. .
Foreign " -
Vienna.-The first year of the new
Austrian republic has closed with
deficit of 100000 crowns.
The British government expects the
trial of former Emperor William to
begin in London early in the new
year, says the Daily Mail. e
Tolls collected from ships passing
through the Panama canal in October
exceeded those of any previous month
and amounted to $66--,00O.
Those members of the Clemenceau
ministry who were defeated for re-
election to the chamber of deputies in
the recent elections, have. rendered
their designations to the cabinet
cotncil. a'.,....-
Jesus Renteria, famous kidnaper of
Lieutenant Harold Peterson of Hutch
inson, MINI, and another American
airman several months ago, is re-
ported to have been shot to death at
Carrizoso Springs, Mexico. -
Colonel J. A. Frazer, chairman OF
the eastern committee Of the Canadian
wheat board, said that no steps would
re taken to interfere with exporta'
ton of wheat to the United States,
as the boards function was to get the
highest prices wherever obtainable.
Trial of eight leaders Of the general
strike in Winnipeg last spring, who
are charged with conspiracy to-, com.
nit sedition has begun. It is alleged
by the prosecution that the defendants
conspired to launch the general strike
to paralyze industry and, if possible,
to overthrow the government.
The former Austrian emperor,
Charles, denies the report that he has
asked the French government for a
pension, but it is known the royal
family and the archdukes are greatly
embarrassed financially. Unless funds
arrive from Vienna the former En-.
press Zita, it is said will be obliged
to sell some Jewels to meet necessary
household expenses.
Domestic - 4
!, Lieutenant Robert Stocker, Wash.
ington, D. c., and Fred Thompson,
Dover, Maine, a civilian aeronautic in.
spector, were killed when a naval
airplane, piloted by Stocker, dropped
several hundred feet into the Della
Countess Primo Magri, known to
the general public as Mrs. Tom
Thumb, and one of the best known
Liliputians in the world, is dead at
her home in Middleboro, Mass, after
a long illness. She was n years OF
age and had travelled around the world
several times under the management
of the late p. T. Barnum.
With all persons in the building at
the time accounted for, the complete