The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-05-26
THE WORLD

Observation-Disclosures employed
by the Curtis Publishing company are
on strike for the 44-hour week.
Washington - Blushing like a
bashful schoolgirl, Congresswoman
Alice M. Robertson of Oklahoma
made her first speech in the house.
Washington-Senator Walsh's bill
for an additional federal district
judge in Montana was approved by
the senate judiciary committee.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the
business conditions throughout the
country and an era of prosperity is
to be expected soon, according to
views expressed by Secretary Mellon.
Chicago-The United States rail-
road labor board has announced its
intention of revising downward the
wages of more than 100000 I'M
skilled rail workers by next July /.
New YOrk-Confident of victory in
his coming battle for the worlds
heavyweight championship, Georges
Carpenter, challenger of Dempsey,
arrived here to begin training for the
bout.
New York-The French govern
ment, it was authoritatively learned,
is negotiating for another loan in this
country. The amount of this under
taking, its terms and general details,
have yet to be settled.
Chicago-Herbert Prentice Crane,
son of a wealthy manufacturer, was
sentenced from one to 20 years in
the p~enitentiary. He was recently
found guilty of attempted assault on
13-year-old girl.
Victoria, b. C.-The British Col
umbia liquor moderation act, provid-
ing for the government control and
sale of liquor within the province,
will become effective some time after
July 1, instead of June /, it was
stated definitely.
Washington-The last political
plum available in Montana, that of
register of the land office at Billings,
been disposed of. 1t goes to E.
q. Fleming of Rosebud county, rec
,mmended by Congressman Riddick.
Observation-Disclosures, the human
pack horse" who claims to be lat
years old and still can carry 200
ife and health to hard work and
proper diet. He has always been a
carrier of heavy weights.
Spokane-Robbers dug through
he brick wall of the Bank of Lath,
removed 200 of the safety
boxes, sorted over the con-
and escaped with an unknown
amount of securities and other valu-
lbles.
San Francisco = The shipping
BOARD liner Golden State, operated by
he Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
,roke all records for the run between
yokohama and San Francisco, by
making the trip in s days, 9 hours
md So minutes.
TuscoIa, Ill. - M. T. Quick, 10
'ear-old president of the Arcola State
'ank, closed last week, and his son,
ohm Quirk, cashier, were held to the
rand jury on two specific charges of
orgery, involving notes aggregating
ess than $4,000.
Washington - President Harding
informed Governor Morgan of West
that he did not feel disposed
o use federal troops in the Kentucky
Vest Virginia strike until he was
lore definitely satisfied that the
lOlCCS udu CAuduotCd thCil ~
ources.
Mexico City-Frank Seaman, al
eyed to be an American agitator,
mother American whose name was
ot announced, two S%paniards and
our other foreigners were ordered
xpelled from Mexico as "pernicious
oreigners."
Washington-The senate military
fairs committee voted unanimously .
D report the army bill carrying a
otal of ~335,0O0,0 900 and providing
an army Of a minimum strength
f 100000 men at any time during {
he next fiscal year. The present
trength is 100000. !
Chicago-Six robbers armed with {
hotguns held up an American rail
7ay express wagon here, shot one
f the guards, kidnapped two others, l
nd escaped with a small safe sup |