The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-04-16
THE WORLD

Honolulu-The population of Ha-
wall is 249,992, an increase of So
0S3, or 80 per cent over 1910.
Montreal-Coon skins, which used
to sell for few cents apiece, sold
here last week for $50 each, a new
high record.
Stockholm-Bank notes issues by
General Yudenitch for the northwest
army are being converted into paper
pulp at an Esthonian paper plant.
San Antonio, Texas-Mexican la
borers are emigrating to the United
States so fast that in places whole
towns are being left without men to
carry on necessary work.
Brest-The United States trans
port Mercury left here last week for
the United States with the bodies of
315 American soldiers who died in
France.
Boston-George Eastman, presi-
dent of the Eastman Kodah company,
has given away during the past year
$26,000,000, including $10,000,000
to the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology here.
New York-Mr. and Mrs. William
G. McAdoo last week announced the
birth of daughter, Mary Faith Nc
Adoo. This is the second child born
to Mrs. McAdoo, who was Miss
Eleanor Wilson, youngest daughter
of the president.
Washington-The army reorgani-
Nv 1,a
vides for $4,000 men and 1890 Of
ficers. Full strength will not be OBJ
tanned for some time and army ap-
preparations will be computed for
10000 men and 1900 officers.
Boston-Fifteen thousand bales |
of Egyptian cotton, valued at about |
$1,000 a bale, arrived here last
week. This SIS, 100000 cargo is the
ninth to be received in Boston this |
year. 1t is to be used principally for
automobile tire fabrics.
New York-Baby carriages block
ed traffic in front of a Brooklyn |
court house, so great was the throng |
of evicted tenants seeking relief UNI
der new laws designed to curb prof
iteering in rent Whole families went
to court, the babies being left out
side.
Washington - The senate naval
committee has voted to establish an
extensive deep water naval base on
San Francisco bay, and authorized
the appointment of naval commits
sion to decide on site and submit
plans and recommendations by Octo
Der 1, 1920.
Washington-The bureau of mines
says it is doubtful if the gasoline
production can keep pace with the
output of motor vehicles, of which
there will be 100000 in this coun-
try by the end of this year. There
is big shortage of crude high grade
oil.
Washington-Bull glass,
designed for use in banks to protect ,
tellers, and also to be used on air.
planes and destroyers, is being test
ed by the army ordnance department.
The glass is three-quarters of an inch
thick, and from a distance of 10 to
Is feet revolver bullets fired point ! !
blank could only crack it.
New York-Nearly 1000 evicted .
tenants were assisted by courts last
week on one day under new laws =
against rent profiteering. In most :
cases either the landlords agreed to
delay eviction until the tenants
whose rent had been raised, could
iindother apartments, or the magis-
rates summarily granted stays of =
eviction varying from one to six
months.
Tokio-Japan plans to build $500 r
niles of railroad. There are at l
present only 5000 miles of railroad = =
n Japan, of which the government !,
owns. $500 miles. Proportioned to e
Zach 10000 inhabitants, Japan has
| IA miles of road against "a miles :,
or each 10000 inhabitants in the n
United States; 8 miles in France; 6 .;
niles in Germany, 5 in Austria and u
England; and in Italy. IT