The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-07-15
North Dakota Scrsr.

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Fargo, N. D., July 9.-Walter Mad.
dock, and H. H. Walker, minorit!
members of the state executive com.
mittee of the Non-Partisan league
will meet William Lemke, attorney
general at Valley City tonight to dis
cuss the situation growing out of the
publication in the Fargo Courier-News
of charges that the majority members
of committee had squandered $4,000
of the league recall election funds.
Belief that criminal libel suits
against George A. Totten, Jr., and G.
X. Gummerson, deposed business man.
ager and editor, respectively, of the
Courier-News, will be dropped, con-
tinued to grow.
Open Door Policy.
washington, July S.-Formal de-
claration of the intention of the United
States to continue its support of the
principle of the open door is contained
in a note from the state department
to the Chinese minister here in re-
spect to a contract entered into with
the Chinese government by the FEEDER
al Telegraph company, an American
concern, for the erection of wireless
stations at Shanghai and other points
in China. l
" Pen Investigation.
A hearing by the state board OF
prison commissioners in the matter
of the investigation of affairs at the
state prison will be held at Deer
Lodge within a week is the general
understanding at the state capitol al
though the board has not yet made
a formal entry on the minutes calling
the hearing.
Germans Being Whitewashed.
Leipsig, Germany, July 9.-Gener-
ais Won Setback and Won krusa were
acquitted today by the German su-
preme court which is trying persons
accused by the allies of war crimes.
They were charged with having caus-
ed, either deliberately or through neg
ligence, an epidemic of typhus among
war prisoners in the camp at Mlete-
~rawehren, near Cassel. Three thous-
and French prisoners are said to have
died of the disease.
Is State HOrticulturist.
Appointment of William L. Shovel
of Hamilton as state horticultural.
succeeding J. c. Wood. who resigned,
was announced Friday by Chester {.
Davis, state commissioner of agricul-
ture. Mr.. Shovel will take office at
once. owing to Mr.. Woods desire to
be released from the responsibilities
of the office. The appointment of Mr..
Shovel was made by Mr.. Davis after
a conference with Mr.. Wood and the
new chief has the endorsement of his
predecessor in office.
Cruiser Withdrawn.
Washington, July S.-Withdrawal of
the cruiser Cleveland and the gun
boat Sacramento from Tampico, Mex,
was ordered today by the navy depart
ment. In making this announcement
Secretary DENLY said that the order
had been Issued by mutual agreement
with the state department.
HOwat and Dorchy Get Theirs.
Columbus, Kansas, July S.-Alex-
ander Howat and August Dorchy,
president and vice president of the
Kansas Miners union, We're sentenced
to six months in Jail and fined $500
by Judge Frank w. Boss, in the Cher
okee county district court here today
They were convicted last week of vio-
lation of the Kansas industrial law
by calling a strike of miners last Feb
ruary.
Price Cut in Steel.
New York, July 8.-The United
States Steel corporation Friday an
nounced a cut in pipe and tube price.
ranging from 50 to $12 a ton, and
reduction of S. a ton in wire and wire
nails. A reduction in prices for 9th
err commodities was announced a few
days ago.
Twenty-One Million Bushels Short
Washington, July S.-A reduction
of twenty-one million bushels in the
nations wheat crop during the last
month, prospect of a record produc-
ton of corn with the condition of the
crop on July l better than it has been
in more than 20 years, and a tobacco
production four hundred million
pounds less than last years record
crop, featured the governments
monthly report issued Friday.
Lenine Pinches Trotzky.
Washington, July S.-European dis
patches received in semi-official cir
cles Thursday tended to confirm press
reports that Premier Lenine of Rus
STA has imprisoned Leon Trotzky. The
messages said Lenine was reported to
have ordered the detention of Trotzky
in the Kremlin on June 80.
$780, 0O, 900 for Railroads.
Washington, July 7.-Secretary Mel
Ion announced today that under the
provisional refunding arrangement
made with the railway executives, the
carriers would receive approximately
$500, 900 900 additional advances from
the federal government within the
next six months.
The government will receive for the
advances a six per cent security evil
dencing Indebtedness of the particular
railroads which receive advances, it
was explained.
Dupont Appointed Senator.
Dover, Del, July General T.
Coleman Dupont today was appointed
United States senator from Delaware
by Governor Denny to succeed Josiah
0. Wolcott, who resigned last week
to become chancellor of Delaware.
Carpenter and Gibbons.
New York, July Hope of getting
Carpenters signature today to arti-
cles for a bout with Tom Gibbons
October IL was expressed by Tex
Richard, who said he expected a visit
from Descamps, Carpenters manag-
er, during the afternoon. No trouble
is expected from the Gibbons side of
the contract.
Storm Wrecks Cabin.
Jordan, July FIRED Rainwater, a
school teacher at Valley View, was
knocked unconscious and suffered sew
eral fractures of the bones in his left