The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-08-05
General News Briefs of
The Week
Supreme Convention KS. c.

San Francisco, Aug 2.-Kneeling o
the lowered square in the conven
gardens of Mission Dolores (the mis-
sion of sorrows) where the Francis
can padres intoned their first hig
mass more than a hundred years age
Knights of Columbus from all part
of the United States and Canada, Mex
leo, Cuba, Hawaii and Porto Ric'
opened the th~irty-ninth international
supreme convention of the order Tues
day.
The visit to Mission Dolores which
marked the end of a big pageant o:
military and other features staged b.
the knights, was for the purpose Of
receiving the potentifical blessing with
which the knights began their annua
meeting.
Britain Wins Second.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Aug. l.
yacht race for the British-Americar
to Is. This, with the first race last
Friday at Ryde, puts the British rae
ers ahead of the Americans, AZ points
to %.
New Era of Peace.
Plymouth, Mass, Aug. IA hope
that the disarmament conference call
ed by the United States may bring
to the world a new era of peace and
freedom was expressed by President
Harding today in an address here at
the Tercentenary of the landing of the
Pilgrims.
Characterizing the international sit
uation as more than promising" the
president asserted that the seed of
common tolerance and understanding
plated by the fathers here was begin
ming to bear fruit a thousand fold in
the relations between nations.
Delayed in House
Washington, Aug. 1.-The bill to
create an additional federal Judge for
Montana was called from the unani-
nous consent calendar in the house
today, but was refused consideration
upon objection of Representative Gar
ret of Tennessee, acting Democratic
floor leader. Chairman Volstead of
the judiciary committee announced
that an omnibus bill would be intro
duced soon providing for Is additional
judges, including one for Montana.
Lightning Kills Lady.
Lewistown, Aug. Mrs. Harry E.
Lay, wife of the manager of the DEM
ocrat-News, of Lewistown, was in
stantly killed early Sunday afternoon
when she was struck by a bolt of light
ming as she left the grounds of the
Country club, neal here. Mrs. Lay,
according to several spectators, had
placed her hand upon the gate leading
to the club house, when she received
the electrical charge, whether by
means of the barbed wire of the fence
is not known.
She was popular in society and club
affairs of the city and lived here a
number of years. She was known to
a large circle of friends. Her husband
survives.
Northcliffe Denies.
Washington, July 29.-Lord North
cliffe made public today the follow
ing cable gram sent to Lord Stamford
ham, private secretary to King
George:
please convey to his majesty, with
my humble duty, my denial of ever
having ascribed to his majesty, word
or words as stated by the prime min
lister today. | gave no SUCH inter-
YIew.H
e Catholic Prelate Promoted.
Helena, July 2S.-Bishop John p.
Carroll has been officially informed
that Pope Benedict XIV has created
the Rev. J. c. Willging, chancellor of
this diocese, an honorary private
chamberlain with title of monisgnor.
Mellon Gets Power.
Washington, July 28.-Favorable re-
port on the administration bill giving
the treasury department. blanket au-
thority to conduct negotiations for
funding the allied debts was ordered
today by the senate finance commit
tee. The bill carries a committee
amendment requiring the funding be
completed within five years.
Butte Jail Empty.
Butte, July 29.-This week for the
first time since last summer, the city
jail was empty. The remaining pris-
oner was released and when he went
the jail was as silent as anything can
he silent. Last summer the Jail had
plenty of business until the fellows
who usually get into trouble left
town for the hay fields.
Farmers Kick on Taxes.
Great Falls, July 30.-That irrigat-
ed land, taken up as homestead. on
which the wner has not procured pat
ent, should not be assessed any higher
than homestead land which has no
water is eontended by land owners
under the United States reclamation
service ditch at Fort Shaw.
Brother Fails to Save Him.
Billings, July 30.-While wading
with a younger brother in a small
creek on their ranch mean Shepherd,
Clarence F. Shrupp was drowned and
his brother narrowly escaped a SINH
lar fate in attempting to rescue him,
according to word brought here, The
older boy stepped into a deep hole re-
Gently washed in the bed of the