The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23
THE WORLD

Kit
chin, democrat, of North Carolina
has informed the ways and means
committee of his intention of resign
at an early date because of ill health
Keno Nev.-Nevada is considering
increasing the cost of divorces. A
plan is under way in Reno for sub
mission to the next legislature to in
crease the filing fee in divorce cases
from $40 to $25, to meet a pro-
nounced increase in salaries for dis
tr1ct judges and to defray the cost of
an additional judge.
sheridan, Wyo.-Flames from a
holy candle burning at her bedside,
where her death had been momentar-
lily expected, set fire to the bed COW
erlngs and fatally burned Mrs. Anna
Gancarik, aged 10, it was disclosed
at a coroner's investigation here.
Rome Marquis John Anthony
Della Chiesa, brother of Pope Bene-
dict, died suddenly here. He was
born in 1853.
Chicago-Nicholas Viana, former
choir boy, was hanged in the county
jail here or his 10Th birthday. He
was the second member of the Car
d1nella gang" of robbers to die on the
gallows. Viana was sentenced for
the murder of a saloon keeper.
Washington, ID. @. - For many
years Representative Small of North
Carolina has by agreement been pre-
senting to r. G. Bland, a Carolina
farmer and one of his constituents,
a new suit of clothes for each addi-
t1onal child in his family. Having
presented 13 suits, and being recent
ly notified to send the fourteenth,
Representative Small has informed
Bland that the contract will be "off"
with Smalls retirement from con-
gress on March 8.
Los Angeles-For what was said
to be n of the first times in the
history of aviation in America a
flight was begun from the top of a
downtown office building here by
Frank Clark, 20, Los Angeles ayia-
tor, who has learned to fly in the last
two years.
Observation-Disclosures Woodrow
Wilson, in his letter accepting the
Nobel peace prize, which was read at
the presentation ceremonies at Chris
tiania, said that if this were the last
peace prize to be offered he could
not accept it "for mankind has not
yet been rid of the unspeakable hor-
ror of war"
Washington-A one-year ban on
imports of a number of agricultural
products is proposed in a bill intro
duced by Representative Blanton,
democrat, of Texas. The measure
would stop importations of corn,
wheat and wheat flour, oil cake, cat
tie, sheep, hogs, hides, beef, veal,
mutton, lamb, wool, mohair, rye,
flax, peanuts and oats.
Lincoln, Neb.-Stephen and Will
Der Boblit, aged % and IS, brothers,
Of Osceola, Mo-, confessed here to
the holdup of c. l.. Galloway in his
jewelry store at Laurel, Mont, and
the taking of-$8,00O in jewelry, ac-
cording to the local police.
New York-The motion picture in
dustry in America pledged itself to
Herbert Hoover to raise $4,000, 900
20 succor starving children in Eu-
Nashville, Tenn.-John R. Gentry,
2:00k, ono pacing champion of the
world, is dead of old age. Had the
lorse lived until January 1 he would
lave been 80 years old.
MISUNDERSTANDING of values
If the country's farm crops has
placed their total worth this year at
Utmost $4,000, 600, 900 less than last
ear, although the 1920 harvest
vas one of the most abundant in the
lation's history, with half a dozen
breaking records.
Rome-King Victor Emmanuel
keenly interested when told by
the airplane inventor, of a
rejected giant plane which would
AIRY 800 persons acros the Atlantic
n about So hours. Plans for the ma
hine are being completed and provi-
ions are being made for dining and
accommodations.
New YOrk-Testimony that the :
Steel company, the United
tates Steel corporation and manu-
acturers of fabricated steel are
locking building operations in New
'ork and other cities by attempting 7
} force their "open shop" policy on {
uilders who employ union men,
as heard by the joint legislative
ommittee Investigating the alleged r
building trust" I
Neutrality-suspicious. Walsh an /
ounced he would hold competitive 7
in Montana on January
for candidate for admission to An +
The examinations will be :
cid in all the cities where applicants
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