The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-16
THE WORLD

Paris-The French chamber of de
puties has voted to r~e-establish al
embassy to the vatican.
Boston-Cotton mills OF Lowell
Mass, will continue a t~hree-day-a
week schedule until further notice
over $4,000 operatives are affected
LONDONDERRY securities offered il
London for the present year to No
yember tota1ed e333,952,670, the
smallest of any year since 1914.
Lynn-Despite wage agreement fol
10 months Lynn shoe manufacturer:
have asked employees to agree to {
20 per cent reduction.
New fork-In nine months ending
September 80, 1900 per CEN of the
American export trade was carried in
American vessels against 5000 pei
cent in same months of 1919.
Washington-The secretary of the
treasury will ask for $1,000 900 fol-
enforcement of prohibition next year
as against $4,000, 600 allowed this
year.
HartfOrd-The American Thread
company mills at Willimantic, Conn,
Will be operated one day a week un-
til further notice. Over 2,700 opera
.tives are affected.
Washington - Republicans and
democrats in congress agree that it
is next to impossible to make any
general revision of the revenue act
of 1918 at the short session.
Boston-Blaekstone wooden mill
at Chepachet, R. l., started up full
time last week, the employees having
accepted 20 per cent wage cut. 1t is
estimated orders on hand will keep
the mill busy at least three months.
Mexico City - The government
owes certain banks of the republic
50,000,0 900 pesos, representing CON
fiscations in the last 10 years. 1t is
estimated the banks will be REIN
bursed within two years.
Washingt0n-The interstate COM
merce commission has ordered Illi-
nois railroads to increase passenger
fares 30 per cent and Pullman fares
so per cent on traffic within the state
to level of interstate rates, effective
on or before January 10.
New York-New York HeraId's re-
cent canvass of senators indicates
that formal peace with Germany
be had before Christmas if
President Wilson would reconsider
veto of the Knox resolution.
Washington-In his annual report,
Secretary Baker says the cost of the
war, SO far as the war department is
concerned, reached S15,7S4,245,576|
on June 30, last. Credits from the
and other source totaled ST.
O53,850,0O0, leaving net cost of S13,-
73~O,395,576.
WashingtOn-The proposal to es-
an income tax in Mexico as
4 method of raising revenue by the
new government met with such dis
that proposed budget for 1921
recently published had to be with
Drawn. Work has begun on a new
measure.
Ottawa-The estimated immigra-
ion into Canada for the present fis-
,al year will approximate 10000,
he newcomers being largely from
Great Britain and United States. In
'irst six months of Canada's fiscal
rear immigration was SO per cent
lhead of last year.
New YOrk-The Morgan interests
ire said to be engaged in active ne
sotiations for the flotation in this
of a $50,00O,000 issue secur-
ID by Cuban government bonds, fol-
arrival of delegation from
tuba with assurances that their con-
,ress, about to meet, will authorize
he loan.
Petrograd-A high official in the
russian ministry of finance, when re-
began, says that of more
han 5000, 5000 in gold in Russian
treasury before the war little re-
mains, although $25, 900, 900 gold is
till concealed in the interior of Rus
ia, which soviet authorities are still
earching for.
LOndon-An Athens dispatch says
terbia intends to break alliance with
if former King Constantine
eturns to throne. Said to be pre-
airing to keep northern Albania by
arrangement with Italy, with Alban-
ans being permitted to move their
south to include Greek
New York-The fall in the London
rice of silver this year from 80 IL
ence per unc to "A pence, its re-
overy to SO ga and its renewed de-
line to 46 IA, have been much more
lolent fluctuations than any in the
previous history. Price in
uly, 1914, was &c 1-8 pence, and
5 late as December, 1915, it sold
t 25 ga.
Boston-The "house of representa-
yes" of the Riverside and Dan River
otton Mills, legislating for 5000
ill operatives under the cooperative
stem which obtains in that section
Virginia, voted a Is per CEN re-
of wages and abolition of the
istomary 10 per cent weekly bonus
a ean of sharing with employers
results of financial depression.
Philadelphia-W. w. Atterbury,
president In charge of operation
the Pennsylvania railroad system, :
arms against efforts of labor lead
8 to join their forces into zone big
for naturalization of rail-
ads and industries of the country.
e is opposed to affiliation with any
.~ganization which might call for a
strike. The company
ands for the ''open shop"
Washington-At the recent cleo
IN the sum of s271,0O0,0O0 was
fed hv tha aIootarq of civ cfafps for