The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-09-02

sell and take a loss, he said, to meet
long deferred debts. The testimony
was given in connection with the in
vestigation of rates on grain and hay
in western states.
Unless carriers reduce the rates on
grain, however, the movement will be
curtailed greatly after this year be-
cause many farmers are abandoning
their farms, Mr.. Prickett said.
Peculiar Accident.
Harlem, Aug. 29.-Hopes are now
being entertained that William Jor-
genson, who is being treated by a spe-
cialist in Butte, will not entirely lose
the sight of one of his eyes as was
thought at first.
Mr.. ~Jorgenson was the victim of a
most peculiar and distressing accident
last week when an automobile tire ex-
ploded and a piece of it struck him i IN
the eye.
Complete Agreement.
Washington, Aug. 30.-Complete
agreement on the question of food re-
lief in Russia was reached at Riga,
Hoover announced.
Negotiations between Walter Brown
and M. Litvnoff, soviet representative
have been practically completed, Hoov-
er said, although it may be a day or
two before the formal document is
drawn.
Report Conspiracy for BergdoIl.
Washington, Aug. 3O.-Samuel T.
Ansell, former acting advocate gem
era of the army and of the prisoners
legal counsel; Colonel John E. Hunt
and Colonel C. C. Cresson were charg-
ed with conspiracy in connection with
the escape Of Grover Cleveland Berg
doll, draft evader, in a report signed
by three of the five members of a
special investigating committee filed
with the house. Characterizing Ansell
as the master mind" in a plan by
which Bergdoll was released from a
military prison under guard to dig up
a pot of gold, the majority report re-
commended that he be disbarred from
practicing in the courts of the nation
"above whose safety and integrity he
has placed gold" The minority report
held nothing to show Anscll's motive
improper.
Cloud Burst Destroys Town.
Las Cruces, Aug. 30.-The town Of
Hatch, N. NJ, SO miles north of here.
was destroyed today by a flood fol-
a cloudburst early today, ac-
cording to information received bv
the chamber of m here. The
800 residents escaped to the hills, most
of them in their night clothes. No loss
of life was reported.
Burns Heads Investigating Bureau.
Washington, Aug. 3O.-Appointment
of William j. Burns as director of the
of investigation of the de-
partment of justice was announced bv
Attorney General Daughterty today.
No Extremes Permitted.
New Orleans, Sept. 1-Bobbed hair.
lace stockings, rolled-down stockings,
short skirts, lattice work sweaters and
makeup" were included in the pro-
oHu ISSCI lCllOHS placed on
the girl employees of one of the city's
largest department stores today. 1t
is stated other department stores will
make similar regulations at an early
date.
Lives Lost in Hotel Fire.
Macon, Ga, Aug. 25.-Fire broke
out in the Brown house, near the CEN
ter of the downtown business district.
1:3O o'clock this morning. The fire
followed an explosion that could be
heard for several miles.
Forty or fifty persons are reported
trapped in Railways at the rear of the
burning Brown house.
The fire was started by the expios-
ion of a gasoline tax at a filling sta
ton alongside the hotel.
The Brown hiuse is the oldest hotel
in the city and is a frame structure.
Senate Will Not Ask Open Session.
Washington, Sept. because of
the opposition of Senator Lodge, one
of the delegates to the disarmament
conference, Senator Harrison, Demo-
crat, Mississippi, today withdrew his
amendment directing the American
to demand omen sessions.