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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-15
A WORLD EVENT
BIG FOUR SIGN
UNITED STATES REACH
PACIFIC PACT

Washington. Dec. 13.-(By the
Associated Press.)-The new quad
ruple treaty to preserve peace IN the
Pacific was formally signed tuesday
bv the plenipotentiaries of the Uni
ted States, Great Britain, France
and Japan.
The signatures were affixed at the
ante room Of the office of the sec
retary of state. There was no for
NAL ceremony and no one was pres
ent except the plenipotentiaries and
advisors. The American delegates,
first t. sign under an %alphabetic ar
rangement Of the powers, put their
names To The document and affixed
scars a few minutes after II o'clock.
he approval of the United States
was given, however, subject to a
written understanding with the Jap
anese people that the American
japanese treaty regarding zap must
be consumated before the four power
agreement is binding.
Subject to Ratification
Except for this reservation, which
is expected to be erased within a few
days by signature of the zap treaty,
the new Pacific agreement now re-
quires only parliamenta ratifcation
by the various governments to make
it effective.
The American Office copy of the
document now goes to the White
House for transmission by President
Harding to the senate. The new
pact, it was generally believed Tues
day, would be forwarded to the SEN
ate within a very short time.
The American delegation began
at lila a.. m. At II :46 the
British followed, Arthur J.. Balfour
signing twice, once for the British
empire and once for the Union of
South Africa, which has no dele
gates here.
The French followed the British
and the japanese, last to sign. COM
pleted approval of the treaty at
1920 o'clock.
Without Ceremony
The signing was wholly without
ceremony and devoid of historic set
ing except for the portraits of .
core of former secretaries of state
which looked down from the four
walls of the ante room.
The long table which usually oc-
uples the center of the room had
cen removed and a smaller one put
its place.
The American delegates first took
nelr places at the table and signed
names while the other dele
ates stood about informally chat.
lng. There was a hum of CONVEX
alton throughout.
When the Americans were tbroupb
gave up their places to the
rltlsh and then the French and
apanese followed in order. All the
BOULDER of each as he signed stood
ddIe Savoy, the picturesque door
seper of the secretary's office, with
otter IN hand for use on the newly
ade signatures.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-15
Ferry Is Rescued
Runs Half a Day


The Missouri river and the Little
field ferry are still playing the "off
again, on again" game. The quick
~freeze-up and equally quick breakup
resulted in landing the big boat high
and dry on the island a mile down
stream. Mild weather, open water,
hard work and willing helpers put the
White City off the island and on the
bosom of the noble stream.
She came back to her landing and
started up business again today
Thursday. But the lower temper
allure and the snow storm caused the
notional stream to rum slushy and
the boat was compelled to put in and
quit business at two this afternoon.
Mr.. Littlefield is well pleased to
get his boat back into it's hole as it
looked at n time as if it would have
TO be abandoned and the machinery
taken out to place in a new boat. It
was no small task to get the boat
iaunched 1t was on a mass of ice
several feet above water and 125 feet
the waters edge. 1t was jack
I'd up, stripped of the ice that chung
its bottom, skids put under it, and
~ means of a capstan it was sledded
o the water by nan power. Aside
rom a few planks on the wheel the
'oat was entirely unchanged.
MI. Littlefeld wishes to convey
is sincere appreciation and thanks
or the assistance given him with the
ig job.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-15
"HELP A CHILD TO
FIND A HOME


F. R. Brown visited Wolf Point
this week in the interest of the Mon
tana Children's Home, located at
Great Falls. This is a most worthy
institution that deserves and is great
ly in need of the support of the gen.
eral public. Many have received
from the Home the little red Christ
mas stocking sent out each year. The
accompanying letter tells of the ex-
IRENE need of the Home for funds
and how much faith is placed in the
result of the Christmas appeal to
the emergency. 1t would seem
that almost everyone will be able to
spare something toward helping a
child TO find a home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-15
STOCKMEN'S MEET
HERE DECEMBER e

Last summer, due to emergency
problems, a number of the farmers
on the Reservation got together and
organized temporarily a Stock Grow
ers Association. Since that time
there has been very little, if any
thing done towards furthering the
resolutions and program drawn up
at that time. A constitution and by
laws committee was appointed and
officers and executive committee e.
lected but no further action was tax
en-. In order to continue the good
work which the association started
out to do, there will be a meeting of
theh committees of this association at
Wolf Point on the morning of Fri
day, December %. After lunch
there will be a meeting Of the Assoc
iation as a whole.
All the farmers who raise livestock
on the Reservation should be pres
emit at that meeting. The place in
Wolf Point where the meeting will
be held has not been decided, but will
be as soon as possible.
D. B. Noble, County Agent
I'll G--I-- L.- how nfTnxY-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-15

Wolf Point visitors from nearby
towns registered at the Sherman the
past few days were ]. L. Warren, NJ.
]. Long and Mrs. Noah A. Mann of
Oswego, T. H. Shipstad, H. J.. Wick
and K. B. Holland, Scobey, Mrs.
Margaret Williams of Poplar, l.. E.
Haven of Frazer.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia, partly cloudy tonight and to-
morrow. probably local thundershowers
not much change in temperature; mod
crate southwest winds.
west Virginia, unsettled, with thun-
dershowers tonight or tomorrow; no
change in temperature.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, go: PM, IS:
Il midnight. "A; am. 72; s am. IS.
Barometer-4 pm, 1888; pm.
1901; II midnight, 1898; 4 am, 29.9s:
am, $685.
Highest temperature, 90, occurred at
4 pm. yesterday. Lowest temperature.
II, occurred at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. IA: lowest, SO.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of the
water at am: Great Falls-Temper-
ature, 79; condition, clear.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 2.54 am. and 2 20
pm; high tide. 8 AT am and 8 II pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3 :46 am. and
;0s p.m.; high tide, 9:3S am. and
1902 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Ioday-Sun rose. 5:3S am. sun sets,
6 :36 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 40 nm. s,n
sets. 6:35 pm.
Moon rises, 7:20 am; sets, 7:2S pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Up-River Waters.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va, Septem-
Der 3.-The Potomac and the Shenan-
doah rivers both clear this morning.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
MOHAMMEDANS BUILD
MOSQUE IN DETROIT
First Edifice of Kind in u. S. Gift
of One Man-Community
Work Planned.

Mohammedans in Washington are
interested in the recent completion
in Detroit of the first Mohammedan
r,osque ever erected in this country.
1t was erected by Mohammed
Kauroh who has made a large for
tune in this country.
Theological Seminary. who was in
Washington today, and who is
working iN the interest of educating
the Mohammedan immigrants into
American citizenship, explained that
there are about $4,000 Mohammedans
in the United States at this time.
The majority of them are Albanians,
Arabians. Turks and Persians. He
said it was not until last year that
the discovery was made that these
immigrants, whom the Americans
thought were Syrians and Armenians,
were Mohammedans Mr.. Lamas
said he made Investigations of these
faculty and Rev. Mr.. Burgess. foreign
secretary of the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
J Mohammed Kaurob, who gave the
funds for the erection of the mosque,
came to this country as a lahorer
Sixteen years ago he secured en-
ployment in an automobile factory
in Detroit. He saved his money and
later entered the real estate busi-
ness. He is now said to be worth
about half a million dollars. He is
regarded as the richest Mohammedan
in the United States.
Mr.. Lamas is planning to create a
community center in Detroit. he
stated, where he can reach all the
foreign people and do social work
among them and give them oppor-
tunity to become associated with
Americans, to study American Gus
toms language anA American
religion.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
SUPPORT OF NEW CHURCH
IN WASHINGTON URGED
International Convention of the
Disciples of Christ Will Sup
port Structure Here.

wINONA LAKE, Ind. September 3.
The international convention of the
Disciples of Christ. in session here.
passed a resolution requesting the
United Christian Missionary Society
to cooperate with the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church of Washington
in it's campaign for raising funds to
build a representative church of the
Disciples Of Christ in the capital of
the nation.
= Rev. DR.. Earle Wilfley. pastor of the
Vermont Avenue Church. will preach
the convention sermon tomorrow
morning. A male quartet from the
Vermont Avenue Church. composed of
William q. Braithwaite, Paul G. Ledig,
w. 8. Haynie and Benjamin A. Line
back. sang at the convention.
More young men and women are
showing interest in religious educa-
ton than ever before, it was shown by
reports presented to the convention by
the general education board. There
has been a real awakening during the
nast three years, and our thirty COL
leees and universities now have three
times as many students enrolled as
they had three years ago." the report
Support was pledged to. the move
ment for raising money through the
United CHRISTIAN MlSSlOndTy oOCiety
for the purchase of 100000 or more
Bibles for distribution in Russia.
Resolutions which included ap-
proval of a proposal that $5,000,000
be raised for new churches within
the next five years and that $1,000, 900
of this amount be obtained Immediate
ly were adopted. Chaplains in the u.
S. Navy were commended. The Lord 8
Day alliance was indorsed and the
workday half holiday was approved
The convention authorized $4,000 for
improvements in a new Jacksonville,
Fla. benevolent institution conducted
by the Disciples. Proposals for erec-
ton Of a new building in Walla
Walla, Wash. and an appropriation
Of $4,000 for a new home in At
lanta, Ga. were favorably voted on.
A budget of 100000 for the sup
port Of missions and benevolences for
the coming year was authorized. It
also was recommended that four
Bible chairs conducted in connection
with state universities in Michigan,
Kansas, Virginia and Texas be turned
over to the board Of education as soon
as possible.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
WILL OF SAMUEL KRAUS
is DECLARED FORGERY
Referee Reports Woman Named as
Heir to Million Is His IL
legitimate Daughter.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 3.-The will
Of Samuel Kraus, vice president Of the
Eagle Pencil Company. leaving his
million-dollar estate to Mrs. Adeline
Thomas of this city. Is a forgery; de-
clares a report made today to Surrogate
Foley by Referee John Godfrey Sake.
The referee reports that Mrs. Thomas
is the illegitimate daughter OF Mr..
Kraus. and as such Is not entitled to
the estate.
The referee bases his opinion that the
will was forged upon the change in the
character of the paper used in the first
and second sheets Of the will and the
typewriting, and it is alleged that the
first sheet was substituted years after
the will was made.
The will was filed for probate by Mrs.
Thomas and her husband, Oscar B.
Thomas, a New York lawyer. 1t re-
ferred to Mrs. Thomas as my daughter
Adeline." Contest was made by Bert
Kraus of Brooklyn, nephew of the tes-
tator, on the ground that his uncle was
Of unsound mind, had been influenced
unduly by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas and
had never married.
Testimony was given before the
referee by Franklin Quinby. a lawyer,
that the mother of Mrs. Thomas was
Mary Gertrude Bromel, who met Kraus
in 1889, while she was earning SIS a
week as q forewoman in pencil fac
tory at Yonkers.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
NEW YORK MAY BE LARGER

New York has a valid claim against
London for classification as the larg-
est city in the world. according to the
National Geographic Society. Dis.
cussing the recent announcement OF
the British census that Greater Lon.
don" has now population Of 7,476,168
persons. q society bulletin questioned
the right of London city proper to
claim all that population, and sug-
gested that New York's $500. 048 souls.
actually within one municipal unit un-
der ono municipal government, may
A "Greater New York" modelled on
the Greater London lines, taking in
ali suburban cities within fifteen
mile radius from the city center. as
the English capital does. with New
Jersey towns included. would pass
London's population well within a
like area the bulletin concludes.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
SHIP COMPANIES WARNED
Declared to Be Disregarding~Law
Regarding immigrants.

Efforts of certain steamship lines to
bring in more immigrants each month
than are permitted to enter under the
3 per cent immigration law has led
Department of Labor officials to be-
lieve that an effort is being made to
bring the law into disrepute, Assistant
Secretary E. J. Henning said today.
Unfortunately" Mr.. Henning said.
"the law has no teeth, and the only
way the offending companies can be
punished is to compel them to take
back aliens who are not admissible"
This is being done. he said, adding
that the department had exhausted
it's milk of human Kindness" When
the offenses first were committed, the
aliens who were brought to ports
were admitted under bond, but all
will be sent back in the future, the
assistant secretary said.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
SUED FOR SHOOTING.
Girl Claims Damages for Injuries
From Bullet.

Suit was filed in the Municipal Court
OF the District Wednesday by Elsa r.
Howell of 613 22d street northwest
VINO was seriously wounded by a
r.He shot while riding in rowboat +
in the Eastern branch on October IL.
as20. against James W. Meredith. for
1913 Tor alleged personal injuries. It
was alleged in the declaration that
the plaintiff, in company with a com
pan1on. was in rowboat when they
heard shots from a different direc-
ton of the river
Although they gave a signal that
they were in the range of the firing. II
as charged, Meredith paid no atfen-
ton to the warning and a few min
utes later the plaintiff was struck by
a bullet Her condition was so seri-
GUS. 1t was stated. that she was con-
nned to local hospital for several
several hundred dollars for medical
1Teatment. q Throurh Attorneys Leo
The plaintiff charged that Meredith
was negligent in handling the weapon
and was violating the law by firing
a rifle within the city limits.
Evening star., 1921-09-03

a trap. He ran back to his bedroom
and there he sat all a-shake with
fright. He always had looked on his
home as the safest place in all the
Great World Now, without any warn
ing, it had become a prison, trap.
He didn't understand it at all And
this really was the reason it fright
ened him SO.
Frightened people seldom do any
real thinking. 1t was just SO with
Striped Chipmunk for a while. "Oh,
dear. what shall I do? What shall l
do?" he kept saying over and over to
himself. And SO he did nothing.
But by and by Striped Chipmunk
began to really think and when he
did that he was no longer afraid.
You stupid thing!" said he to him.
self. "If you can't get out 2ne way
try another. There can't be stones
ali around. Just make a new tunnel
in another direction. AS long as you
have two hands to dig with nobody
can make you prisoner in your own
house for long"
So, feeling much better. Striped
Chipmunk began digging again and
this time he started right from his
bedroom, and the new tunnel was
headed in quite another direction
from the old one.
Copyright, 1921. by T. W. Burgess)
Evening star., 1921-09-03
tIIILESloRlEs
6rBEDTInE
A Prisoner in His Own Home.
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Look through the cloud; see what's behind it.
'''' '0' Will n'' Striped H ed chipmunk.
When Striped Chipmunk moves he
moves quickly. That is his way.
There isn't anything slow about
Striped Chipmunk. not a thing. Hav-
ing made up his mind that he would
peep outside and see If the great
storm was over, he started to scamper
along the hall from his bedroom, and
because he always kept it clear and
clean he scampered fast. He had
gone but very little way when he
bumped his nose and bumped 1t hard.
"Ouch!' cried Striped Chipmunk.
'Chipmunk was more hurt than sur
prised. Never before had there been
anything for him to bump his nose
against in that hall. 1t was hard to
believe that there was now. But his
aching nose told him that there was.
What is was he couldn't see, for 1t
was dark down there, wholly dark.
But he could feel.
Very carefully he felt with his
hands. 1T is stone. a great big
stone" said he. talking to himself
Now. who could have put that here?
When did they do 1t and what did
they do it for? 1t is right in my
way. 1t fills the whole of my hall.
can't get 1t out
1t was a fact. Striped Chipmunk
was prisoner in his own home. That
stone. which was one Of the stones Of
the old wall, had fallen into the hole
made by the lightning and the heavy
rain had washed in and packed the
earth around it. OF course, Striped
Chipmunk didn't know this. All he
knew was that a stone blocked his
way and against 1t he had bumped
his nose. If he wanted to get out he
would have to dig his way out.
He did want to get out. He wanted
to get out right away. He felt that
he couldn't get out quick enough. 1t
frightened him to have such strange
things happen, things he couldn't un-
derstand at all. So he started to
work as fast as he could make his
hands fly to dig out around that
stone. You see. he didn't know what
a great stone it was. He thought it
only a small stone around which he
could dig in few minutes.
But he soon found out his mistake
He dug first at one side. then at the
other side, then tried to dig under
that stone. Always that stone blocked
the way. Striped Chipmunk began to
be frightened. 1t was like being in
Evening star., 1921-09-03
HOSPITAL COST, 1921 ,536.

Award of a contract, to the North
eastern Construction Company of
New York for erection of a public
health service hospital at Norfolk.
Va, at a cost of $321,536 was an
nounced by the Treasury. The new
hospital Is to consist of seven build
ings sand is TO be completed within
eight months.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
THEATER CLOUDS PASS.
No Danger Of Tie-Up in Local
PIayhouses, Says Conciliator.

Announcement that Washington
need have no fear of a theatrical tie
up on account of labor troubles was
made bylJohn B. Colpoys. conciliator Of
the Department of Labor.
Although the situation between To-
cal theatrical managers, musicians.
and stage hands was tense
a few weeks ago on account OF re-
ports that contracts would not be sat-
isfactorily arranged for the coming
year, Mr.. Colpoys said that all diff
culties were Strengthened out, and
that tie men were continuing at work
tending the signing of new con-
tracts in the immediate future.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
PRESIDENT MAY ATTEND.
Pohick Church to Have Homecom-
>. ing Exercises Tuesday.

A Homecoming day is to be cele-
brated at, the Pohick Church, Pohick,
va, Tuesday. President Harding has
been invited to attend and told Rev.
e. W. Mellichampe, the rector. ne
would be present IL he Is in the city.
A band concert is to be given in the
afternoon and moving pictures will be
shown In. the evening" It will be the
annual pilgrimage for members. when
old and young will attend.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
SAYS WIFE STRUCK HIM.

Harry G. Hines has filed suit in
the District Supreme Court for a
limited divorce from Jean Hines, al:
leging cruelty and desertion. Through
Attorney William o. Ashford. the
husband charges that his wife ex-
pressed a desire to live alone, and
on many occasions struck him and
refused to prepare his meals.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
II MORE POISON CASES.

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. September 3.
Eleven new cases of fungus poisoning
have been reported here, making a
total of thirty cases in the city. Ten
persons in one family are affected. The
family of A. C. Williams of Chicago,
occupying a beach cottage, and Council
man Earl Cavert are among the persons
stricken.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
RAISE LANDLORDS TAXES.

CHICAGO, September 3.-An investi-
cation of high rents being charged ten
ants resulted in an increased tax as
sessments against a score of landlords.
In one case the valuation of a piece of
property was raised from $4,000 to
SIS, 900 when 1t was shown that the
owner was receiving $4,000 a year in
rentals.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
HOLD THIRTEEN cHlNAMEN

LONDON, September 2.-Fear that
smuggled into England aboard ships
has resulted in special vigilance being
taken by the police at seaport towns.
Thirteen Cinnamon are being held at
Liverpool charged with entering the
country without passports or the
thorities.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
breaches FIRST SERMON.
Rev. Dr. W. n. Hilbish Comes to
Local Church.

Rev, DR.. W. H. Hilbish OF Sunbury.
Pa, will preach his first sermon as
pastor of the Georgetown Lutheran
Church, Wisconsin avenue and Volta
place northwest, tomorrow.
DR.. Hilbish is a graduate of Sus-
ouehanna University, both depart
ments, and received his doctors de-
gree from Oskaloosa College after
having taken a postgraduate course
He has served several congregations,
and at one time was director Of the
Rock River Chautauqua. He served
in his last charge at Sunbury, Pa
Evening star., 1921-09-03
SHIP BOARD PROPOSED.
British Committee Suggests Central
Supervision.

LONDON. September 2-control of
British shipping would be placed
under the supervision of the imperial
shipping board if the report of the
imperial shipping committee, made
public here. should be adopted
The board, the report says, would
inquire into complaints regarding
ocean freight rates and the conditions
OF inter-fmperial trade, which would
be referred to the board by the vari-
GUS governments of the empire for
decision. 1t will also exercise it's DOW
ers of conciliation between Interim
perfal shipDin interests to promote
coordination in regard to harbors
and other facilities.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
NICARAGUA IN REVOLT.
Republic overrun With Govern
,ment Forces.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September
2.-Nicaragua has been for nearly
ten days operating under a govern
rIent declaration that a state of war
las existed. The republic is over
run by government forces, schools
are closed and the salaries of gov
crnment employees have been reduced
Concrete reports of an enemy worthy
of the name being in the field, how
ever, are entirely missing.
The government. evidently, fears
some trouble that has not as yet
materialized.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
FOOD PRICES ADVANCE.
Fourteen Cities Show Increases
Oyer July Figures.

Retail food prices in August showed
increases over July prices in fourteen
principal cities, according to statistics
made public today by the Department Of
Labor.
In Philadelphia prices increased
per cent; in Chicago, Washington, New
Haven, Bridgeport and Providence,
per cent; Kansas City. per cent: st.
Louis, Springfield. ILL.,, and Birming-
cent, and Salt Lake City, Denver and
Little Rock, 1 per cent.
Evening star., 1921-09-03
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.
Virginia Cattlemen Seek Aid in
Order to Avoid Bankruptcy.

Ofuef co AVU1u 0aHn1 0PeSy'
Because of what they term unnec-
essarily high freight rates, the high
cost of feeds and farm implements
and labor, more than Is per cent of
the cattle raisers in the southwestern
section OF Virginia are going bank
rupt in a short time unless they are
given relief from more than one
quarter, according to a delegation Of
cattlemen from that section which
appealed to President Harding at the
The delegation was headed by J. w.
Flannigan Of Radford, Va, a promi-
nent cattle raiser in that section, and
who was a delegate to the republican
national convention in Chicago last
wear. He declared that the situation
is serious and that some form OF i'm
mediate relief is necessary.