The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-06-23
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Washington
Washington-The bill establishing q
budget system Of, government .expendi-
lures was signed by President Hard
ing.
Washington-The new shipping
board organized and elected T. v.
O'Connor Of Buffalo, N. Y, yicechair-
a
Washington-A new working agree
ment, embodying a Is per cent wage
reduction, was signed by the shipping
board and marine engineers.
Washington-The senate amended
the Townsend road bill to provide for
three instead Of five members of the
federal highway commission.
Neutrality-suspicious. Wood Of Green's
burg, Pa, has been selected by Presi-
dent Harding as ambassador to Spain,
succeeding Joseph e. Willard.
Washington-Republican members
Of the republican ways and means COM
mittee practically have completed the
free list Of the permanent tariff list.
Washington-A resolution proposing
an Investigation of life and fire insur-
ance companies by a special house com
mittee has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Kindred (dem., N. W
Washington - American coastwise
shipping would be exempted from pay
ment of Panama canal tolls under a
bill ordered favorably reported today
by the senate interoceanic canals COM
mittee. e.
Washington--H- use republicans, at
a conference, discussed the proposed
cutting down OF the representation n
congress Of southern safes ow ng to
the alleged Acknowledgement of Ne
groes, but reached no decision.
Washington - The United States
probably will not be represented at the
coming meeting Of the council of the
League of Nations, which is to take up
the question Of mandates for former
enemy countries, it was said at the
state department.
Washington-A big "~bootleggers'
trust" the operations Of which are ma
tionwide, has been formed with the
backing of certain brewers and men
prominent in financial affairs in ON
large cities, Wayne B. Wheeler of the
Antisaloon league charged before the
house rules committee.
westinghouse marked reduction
during the last decade in the number
OF draft animals employed in the larg-
est cities was shown by the 1920 CEN
sus. Figures made public by the cen
sus bureau showed $3.50 horses in
New York city as compared with 1885,
224 in 1910 and 30,3S8 in Chicago,
against 6S,122. = 81. '--.O"..
Sporting .'s.
Minneapolis-Mike Gibbons of St.
Paul knocked out Eddie McGoorty of
Oshkosh in the fifth round of a ten
round contest here.
Belmont Park-Goaler, a selling pla-
ter, and a 10 to / shot, established a
worlds record in winning the Bayside
handicap. He ran the mile and a fur.
long in 1:49 fiat, a fifth of a second un-
der the time set by Man o. War at
Aqueduct last year.
Leavenworth, Kan.-Jack Johnson,
former heavyweight champion, now
serving a sentence in federal prison
here and who will be released July Z,
has been offered $4,000 to meet Harry
Wills at Jersey City, N. j., Aug. 9, it
Wns declared here. +,
Minneapolis - Stanislaus Zbyszko
won a wrestling match from Henry
Ordeman in straight falls, winning the
first on an armlock and scissors in 50
minutes, 80 seconds, and the second
with a body scissors In 13 minutes, Is
seconds. Ordeman had a toe hold on
Zbyszko a couple Of times but the
worlds champion, who wears no shoes
on the mat, succeeded in wriggling out
Of the danger.
Domestic
Niagara Falls, n. Y.-Fire destroyed
nine buildings at Fort Niagara with an
estimated loss OF 100000. officers said.
Seattle-Thirteen soldiers were SEE
riously injured when q notorious carry
ing - ran into a stone wall at the en-
trance to Camp Lewis.
Pittsburgh-The degre Of doctor sf
laws was conferred upon Secretary Of
the Treasury A. w. Mellon by Ae,
University Of Pittsburgh.
st. Louis-TweiYe persons were In
tured when q Wabash passenger train
from Kansas City crashed into an On.
CINE just south OF st. Charles, No.
Oklahoma CityA-operation OF nov
ing picture shows ii Oklahoma on sun
day was upheld % legal here in seven
decisions Of the. state criminal court
OF appeals.
Chicago-A collection OF paintings
valued at nearly Il 100000 forms the
bulk Of the estate Of Mrs. Evaline M.
Kimball. so year old widow of William
W. Kimball, piano manufactures.
Chicago-Marahall Field III. has puf-
chased an estate on Long Island CON
sisting Of three tracts totaling 1850
acres. according To reports printed
here. S
Prescott, Arix.--Lieutenant Alexan-
der Pearson, flying IA an army plane.
from Williams, Ariz., crossed the Grand
Canyon, several times and later dew
into the gorge, according to word re-
ceiyed here.
Huntingdon ". Va.-Millard Meeks
Was killed and hin brother, Garfield.
and deputy 6herif Con Cheek werej
ssE;ose saanas ( Az 4 Epn atalssa