The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-21
HE WORLD

COvington-John S. Williams, the
plantation owner, was found guilty
by a jury here of murder in connec-
ton with the Jasper county peonage
cases. The jury recommended mercy.
Washington-The senate interstate
commerce commission will endeavor
to work out a plan to abolish the
railroad administration entirely and
save the government the large outlay
of none required for the mainten-
ance of this bureau.
Santa Barbara, Cal.-Two hours
after fire was discovered in the Am
~bassador, formerly the Potter hotel,
the structure, containing 5000 rooms
and one of the most widely known
hotels on the coast, was a flaming
mass of ruins.
Gillette, Wyo.-Frank Wilkinson,
35, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree in connection with
the shooting of James F. Carleton,
prominent rancher, and was Sentenc-
ed to life Imprisonment by Judge
Harry P. Ilsley. The trial, which at
held in a theater here to accommo-
date the crowds.
Chicago-First definite evidence of
cold graft paid to labor agents in Chi
cago's large building programs was
given the joint legislative committee.
The witnesses, whose names are with
held, said $4,000 in cash vas act
ually paid to labor agents who were
holding up work on the union sta
ton building.
MISUNDERSTANDING of War
WooEC hoe OF 00n 000 mounds of oop
ned meat which he wants to sell. He
cannot get rid of it in the United
States because there is no demand
for it. European countries want it,
but they cannot get it because con-
gress put a ban on disposal of sur
plus food products to foreign coun-
tries.
Washington-The farm labor stu
alton in the United States is "decid-
eddy easier" than it has been for
three years, it vas announced at the
department of agriculture. Reports
to the bureau of crop estimates April
l showed that while the percentage
of normal supply was 95.2, the rela-
tive demand was only 87.5 and the
ratio of supply to demand was 1888.
Washington-Claim to 14,0O0, 900
acres of land in Texas and Oklahoma,
including the cities of Tulsa and Ok
lahoma City and virtually the entire
Burkburnett oil field, was filed in the
court in behalf of the Cher
okee Indian nation, supported by a
government patent issued by Presi-
dent Van Buren, and certified as au-
thentic by the interior department.
Washington-Fifteen billions as
the sum Germany is able and prob
ably willing to pay in r~eparations, is
by B. M. Baruch, chairman
of the American PREPARATIONS commits
sion in the current issue of the Off
cial publication of the chamber of
commerce of the United States. Mr..
Baruch, who took a large part in
drafting the economic sections of the
peace treaty, also suggests, with them
conditional cancellation of ~inter-al-
lied Indebtedness.
Tacoma-For the first time in the
history of the civil courts of this city
army officer is to take an active
part in the defense of a mar charged
with a serious crime. Superior Court
Judge w. D. Askren has appointed
Henry w. Stiffness of the 4th
division, Camp Lewis, to assist in the
defense of Sergt. Charles M. Hamlin,
Camp Lewis soldier, charged with
degree murder in connection
with the killing of Charles w. Bar
on, Northern Pacific freight brake
man, during a hold-up here last