The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-04-15
THE WORLD

HonoIulu-The population of Ha-
wall is 249,992, an increase of S.
0S3, or 80 per cent over 1910.
Montreal-Coon skins, which used
to sell for a 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 e~migrating 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, 900, 900, including s10,000,0 900
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Technology here.
New York-Mr. and Mrs. William
G. McAdoo last week announced the
birth of a 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-
cation bill passed by the house pro-
vides for $4,000 men and 1890 Of
ficers. Full strength will not be OBJ
tanned for some time and army APP
preparations will be computed for
1S0,0 00 men and 1900 officers.
Boston-Fifteen thousand bales
of Egyptian cotton, valued at about
$1,000 a bale, arrived here last
week. This $4,000 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 un-
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 or :
San Francisco bay, and authorized !
he appointment of a naval commits |
sion to decide on a site and submit
and recommendations by Octo- l
)er 1, 1920. !
Washington-The bureau of mines :
avs it is doubtful if the gasoline .
can keep pace with the
of motor vehicles, of which !
here will be 10, 900, 600 in this coun- y
~ by the end of this year. There :
S a big shortage of crude high grade U
Ill. :,
Washington-Bullet-proof glass, 4
designed for use in banks to protect !,
and also to be used on air l
and d~estroyers, is being test :
I'd by the army ordnance department :,
The glass is three-quarters of an inch =
hick, and from a distance of 10 to !
10 feet revolver bullets fired point =
flank could only crack it. 1
New York-Nearly 1000 evicted :.
enants were assisted by courts last /
week on one day under new laws |
Ed4ASJ 4SAI plOAlIcSIl4Ss LII mOSt A,
either the landlords agreed to u
Ielay eviction until the tenants
whose rent had been raised, could '
indother apartments, or the magis- )
rates summarily granted stays of L
Iviction varying from one to six :
"
Tokio-Japan plans to build 6,400 r
of railroad. There are at =
PRESENT only 5000 miles of railroad . D
Japan, of which the government !
WINS $500 miles. Proportioned toIae
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 =;
in Germany, 5 in Austria and :
england: and 8 in Italy. "