The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-02
THE WORLD

ing and Refining company has re
duced the price of lead from 6 1-2 tt
. cents a pound.
Denver=Representatives of tn
western Pacific railroad bought the
properties of the Denver & Ric
Grande railroad at foreclosure sale
here. The price was $5,000,0O0.
New York-An appeal for contri-
buttons to make up a deficit of ST.
100000 in the campaign fund of the
republican national committee, was
sent out last week by Will H. Hays,
its chairman.
Washington-All breweries manu-
featuring beer containing more than
one-half of M per cent of alcohol
will be seized by the federal govern
ment, it was indicated at the bureau
OF internal revenue.
Austin, Tex.-Legislation design
ed to prevent Japanese from acquir-
ing ownership of land in Texas will
be introduced in the next session of
the Texas legislature in January,
State Senator w. Fl. Bledsoe of Lub-
bick announced here.
Denver-Immediate repeal of the
war profits and excess profits taxes
was urged upon congress in a resolu-
ton presented to the twenty-third
annual convention of the American
Mining congress here by resolutions
committee.
San Francisco-The Zellerbach
Paper company and associated inter
ests have invested $1,50O,O00 in the
Washington Pulp and Paper corpora
ton of Port Angeles, Wash, it was
announced here. Newsprint is to be
manufactured at the plant.
Washington-The Western Union
Telegraph company has applied to
the District of Columbia supreme
court for an injunction to restrain
Secretary of the Navy Daniels from
interfering in the construction OF a
telegraph cable between Miami and
Miami Beach, Fla.
Louisville, Ky.-George L. Martin
IS under indictment here charged
with embezzling $260,000 of the
funds of the German Savings Fund &
Building association, of which he
was secretary, and about $4,000
he was connected.
OhAO-lU view VI luS flIultuC0 VI
influenza in Japan last fall, which
caused so many deaths, the govern
ment has established a special society
to investigate preventive measures
against a new outbreak. About 49,
100000 persons suffered from influ-
enza last year, and $4,000 died.
Geneva-A kind of sleeping sick
ness is said by medical authorities to
be spreading throughout eastern and
central Europe and the international
Red Cross is seeking to have pre-
ventive measures adopted. In Swift
zerland, statistics show 991 cases
of the malady have been treated in
the first half of the year.
Los Angeles-Charles F. Van de
Water of Long Beach, congressman
elect for the ninth California district,
and his secretary, Miss Janice Leubin
Long Beach, we're killed in an au-
tomobile wreck at Walnut, 20 miles
east of here. Mrs. Van de Water
was taken to a hospital suffering
from a fractured skull.
Los Angeles - Japanese newspa-
announce the completion of a
lew treaty between Japan and the
United States, and stated it was sac
,eptable" to Japan, according to a
from Toxic received here by
he Japanese Daily News. 1t was de-
,lared the treaty would not affect
Hawaii.
Washington-The army tank corps
las suffered from many designations
nd few re-enlistments because SOL
liers trained in this arm of the SER
ice find 1t easy to obtain lucrative
in civil life, says the an
lual report of Brigadier General S.
Rockenbach, chief of the corps.
Paris-What is believed to be the
mallest airplane in the world has
been assembled at the Bourget
Walton field and has made several
The wing spread Is only is
eet aud its motor has only 16 horse
The entire plane weighs only
90 pounds.
Washington-More than 500 Rus
radicals remain to be deported,
was said at the department Of la
or. All except 40 of these are at
berry on bail. The others are held
t Deer Island, Boston and Ellis
sland, New York, as they are re-
arded as too dangerous to be allow
/ liberty.
Sioux City-Attacked by thous-
nds of crows while duck hunting on
lie Missouri river ear here, M. L.
of Sails killed and wounded
ore than 500 of the angry birds in
Tree hours of constant fighting, US
lg about 200 shotgun shells. The
,ming of darkness gave him an OPP
ortunity to escape.
Dallas, Texas-"The country will
We to regret what it has done in the
scent election" Thomas r. Mar :
lall, vice president Of the United
,ates, declared in an address at the
rminal railway station here. ut is
Ie greatest injustice of a century,
Id will bring one of the worlds
figures to In untimely =
the speaker said.
BerIin-One hundred eminent per-
ms, including Crown Princess Cecil
2, Prince Eitel Frederick, Prince
ugust Wilhelm, the late Prince
Count Radolin and Princess
ianda Radziwill, have struggled to
olland money a~ggregating 25O,000,-
10 marks, asserted Herman Muel-
r, former German chancellor, in the