The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-05-19
THE WORLD

San FranciscoeThe lowest price
for refined cane sugar since Deem
Der, 1915, $500 a hundredweight,
was quoted by the ~refineries last
week.
Madison, Wis.-Acceptance of a
reduction from SLIP to 81 an hour
for bricklayers and from 81 to 80
cents for carpenters brought the
building tieup here to an end.
Waterfowl, S. D.-Mrs. Gerland
Johnson, 100 years old, believed to
have been the Oldest woman in South
Dakota, died here after a three-day
illness. She was born in Iceland on
September %, 1920.
Washington-More than sixty OBJ
solete forts and military posts of
no further military value, have been
recommended to congress by Secre-
tary Weeks for abandonment. Many
of them are intimately identified
with the early history of the coun-
try.
New York-Two seaplanes which
for eight weeks have been dropping
bombs on dummy battleships near
the Rockaway Naval station, arrived
at Hampton Roads, Va, where this
week two German battleships are to
be made targets in an aerial bomb
ing test.
INSTRUMENTATION H. Steven
son, director of the experiment sta
college, has been named permanent
delegate of the United States to the
International institute of agriculture
at Rome, the department of agricul-
ture announces.
Albany, Ore.-Cyrus H. Walker,
declared to have been the second
white child born west of the Rocky
mountains, died at his home here
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Ell
zanah Walker, came west in 1888 to
assist DR.. Marcus Whitman in his
missionary work, and the son was
BORN on December Z, shortly after
ward.
Los Angeles-Production of an al
eyed German-made film in a down !
own theater was stopped by the {
management after a crowd, including
bout a score of sailors, had attempt |
d to force an entrance to the build
ng, protesting against the perform
nee. The sailors were stopped by g
squad Of police and a naval pro- S
lost guard. 1
Milwaukee-When one of it's
struck a tree on the take-off {
f what was to be the maiden trip, .
he Lawson airliner Deluxe, valued z
t $4,000, crashed SO feet to the a
round. -Four passengers, including Il
fired w. Lawson, the designer, es- |;
aped uninjured. Damage to the t.
lachine was estimated at about 49, a
90. a
Hull, Eng.-Sixty thousand pounds t
nd a ranch in Queensland, Austria Y
have been inherited by Masie Ma t
n, a ~19-year-old girl of this town, IL
a the death of Captain Donald b
onds, of the Australian air force, le
whom she became engaged during b
arried last August, but the girls e.
objected on account of her II
ruth.
Tokio-Secretary Hughes note in H
eating that the United States re- q
rived all her rights on the DISPOSE ia
of German possessions overseas M
owing out of the war brought forth in
UGH newspaper discussion all of tn
lien recognized the great import Vi
.ce of the points raised. The gem pc
al opinion expressed was that it IL
meant a ~re-opening of the ly
ace conference. an
San Francisco-W. f. Forsee, 68, in
superintendent of the Pin
rton detective agency and for 35 ST
ars one of the best known opera tn
'es in the agency, is dead. For Pc
rs work was solely among confid- tie
ce men, pickpockets and gamblers.
was intimately known in police '"
detective circles in virtually
cry city of any Importance in the ~
tied States, according to the "a.
sncy. re