The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-09-10
THE WORLD

| Washington-Gord Woodbury.
formerly q member of New Hamp
shire legislature, has been appointed
| assistant secretary of the navy t,
succeed Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Mexico City-Thrse hundred mill
tary leaders and officers have beer
arrested for violating the regulation
lforbidding military officials to med
die in politics.
GAINESVILLE, O.,-Mrs. Sarah AM
Sewers, ITO years old, reputed to bt
the Oldest woman in the state, dice
here last week. Eight children, 81
grandchildren and three great-great
grandchildren survive. Mrs. Sewers
was born in Virginia.
Sherman, Tex.-Eight and four.
tenths inches of rain, the heaviest
precipitation in $40 years, fell here
In two days. Many families living In
the lower sections were forced to
move and chickens and stock were
drowned. Cotton was damaged.
New YOrk-Forty-two steamship
companies and freight brokers in
Guiding virtually all the big transat-
lantic lines, were indicted by the fed
eral grand jury here on charges of
conspiracy and restraint of trade in
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law.
South Norwalk, Commercially
baked apples ere served for break
fast from a tree owned by Mrs. An
ME E. Byrnes of this city. The tree,
heavily laden with early greetings,
was struck by lightning during the
night and the fruit thoroughly cook
ed.
Chicago-Warrants for seven men
were issued and three federal pro-
hibition agents were suspended as
the start of an investigation into al
legged conspiracies between federal
agents and wholesale whisky dealers
to evade the prohibition enforcement
law.
San F'rancisco-Shortag of gaso-
line in the Philippine islands, which
is verging practically on a famine,
with the necessary motor fuel quoted
retail at about $3.50 gallon has
caused the rushing of a big cargo of
gasoline to Manila at the instance of
the federal government.
Seattle, Wash.-Developm of
the wood pulp industry in national
forest areas of Alaska furnishes a
real solution of the news print short
age in America, w. B. Greeley, chief
forester of the United States declar-
ed upon his arrival after months
inspection of timber, water power,
and other resources OF the territory.
Washington-Due to war fnfluen-
ces, 10 European nations engaged in
the world war show a potential loss
in population of 35,320,000 persons
since 1914, according to a statistical
a. y~at I'D 1,x- %I,o lot fDv-
Studying the Social Consequences of
lie by the American Red Cross.
Tacoma-Seven thousand cases of
Christmas toys from Japan are being
lnloaded here from two japanese
steamers. The toys, packed in heavy
,oxes strapped with bamboo strips,
ire billed to almost every important
.ity in the Union. A total of $751;
100 toys of all descriptions are in the
hipment.
Trenton, N.J.-Reverend Freder- |
ok KOpfman, pastor of a Methodist |
hurch at Titusvflle, N. j., who has
cen recently endeavoring to drive |
he devil from the hearts of the i'm
lodest bathers at Washington's |
rossing," was greeted Sunday with
shower of overripe tomatoes when
e appeared at the resort to lecture
athers on the immodesty of their
tire.
st. Louis-Esta Enlistment of legal
i'd bureaus throughout the United
tates to give free legal advice to the
DOR was recommended as a means I
checking the spread of radicalism
Y speakers at the convention of the
Bar association, in session ;
ere. The speakers included Charles
vans Hughes of New York; Regin- ,
d Heber Smith, of Boston, and Err
,st L. Tustin, director of public
orks, Philadelphia.
Paris-The French Academy of r
,iences has formally approved the !,
'cking chair as the most hygienic
all seats, and recommends its gen.
al adoption, whether in the office r
the home. The position of a per- r
n seated in a rocking chair Is de- :,
ared to be physiologically the most
rect, since the normal position of II
e skull on the spinal column is pre- t
rived at all angles of inclination of
e chair. Al
Tacoma, Wash.-Dr. Allen Kay, :,
rmerly of Minnesota, instituted q
it against DR.. W. N. Keller, super p
.endent of the Western Washing v
4 state hospital for the insane, for I
1000 damages. DR.. Kay, who was
leased from the asylum last week G
.er a hearing on habeas corpus pro- Il
edings, charges that he was unjust II
held in the asylum for 26 months. /