The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-09-29
THE WORLD


acclaim when he landed here a few
days Ago..
Washington-The federal govern.
ment is considering the advisability
of investigating the activities of the
Ku Klux Khan.
Wasington-The American relief
administration has decided to extend
its work to all portions of starving
Russia.
MISUNDERSTANDING that the
making of intoxicating "home brew
is illegal has been issued by Prohi-
Dition Commissioner Haynes.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS w. F. Massey
of New Zealand talked by wireless
telephone from aboard the steamer
Niagara at sea to Honolulu.
Observation-Disclosures Sims denies
that he said that America should not
go into the merchant marine in COM
petition with Great Britain.
Washington-Surplus copper on
hand in the United States is estim-
ated by experts of the geological sur
vey at between $50, 600 and L.
25O,00O,000 pounds.
Iron Mountain, Mich.-Crazed by
moonshine, Arthur Woods, %, shot
and seriously wounded his mother,
then turned the gun upon himself
and fired a bullet into his head.
Chicago-After paying the balance
due on his graveyard lot, Herbert
Hall, 80, an official Of the Waxley
Manufacturing company here, drank
poison and killed himself.
Denver-George Loury, a collector
for the Piggy Wiggly Co., which
operates a string of grocery stores
in this city, was held up and robbed
of $4,000.
Washington-Retail food prices
increased an average of 4.3 per cent
in August as compared with July, ac-
cording to figures made public a few
days ago by the department of labor.
Mayence, Germany-Twelve hun
dred persons are reported to have
been killed and many injured by an
explosion in the Oppau chemical
plant.
New York-Too much paper cur
rency is running the money of Ger
many. Ten thousand marks, former
ly worth $4,000, sold in New York
recently for $91.
New York-Constitution day, com
memorating the adoption of the Uni
ted States constitution 134 years ago,
was celebrated by many patriotic
societies here.
New York-Film producing COM
panies will hereafter insist upon a
morality clause in all contracts with
film artists in order to protect them
from loss from episodes like that of
Fatty Arbuckle.
Tampico-Men employed by Mexi-
can oil companies, the wells of which
were shut down because of differ
ences with the Mexican government,
and which are about to resume, are
striking for pay during the shutdown.
Washington-The number of per-
sons employed in nine major indus
tries showed increases in August over
July, while decreases occurred in
five, according to figures made pub
lie by the department of labor.
Page Pago-Seventeen petty chiefs
have ben sentenced to long prison
terms because of their part in a
conspiracy which had as it's purpose
the murder of high chiefs who were
loyal to the American administra-
ton of American Samoa.
Chicago confession that he
had planted and fired more than 60
bombs during the past year was OBJ
William G. Smith, one of five men
arrested in the act of bombing the
shoe repair shop of David Kremen.
Washington-The tax revision bill
will be sent to the president by the
part of October, Chairman
Penrose predicted in announcing that
the senate finance committee had
formally approved the house measure
amended.
CaIicut, India-Reports from Nil
ambur, a town about rs miles east
Of this city, state that Chief Kun
manned has proclaimed the districts
Of Urnad and Walluvanad an indie
pendent Moslem kingdom. He is
said to threaten the massacre of Eu-
there.
London-It is announced that Mr..
Lloyd George and Lord Curzon will
lot attend the Washington confer
on the limitation of ornaments.
LOTu "OfIuCIlll6 Qedu VI Tile news
paper world of Great Britain, bitterly
their selection as delegates
the conference.
San Francisco new profession
las appeared in San Francisco. An
expert "enoligist" adyertises his SER
in a local newspaper for the
benefit of heads of families who are
under the law to manufac-
.ure a maximum of 20 gallons of
lon-intoXicating wines.
Indianapolis-Coal workers of the
United States, in annual convention
lere, have declared for higher wages,
he naturalization of coal mines, re-
ease of Eugene V. Debs, and the rec
of soviet Russia. The de-
nand for increased pay will be made
February, when the country is in
he grip of winter.
Columbus, O.-Andrew Dayey, SO,
vas el%ectrocuted at the Ohio peniten-
larry a few days ago for the murder
# his wife, more than a year ago.
)avey was sentenced to die without
jury trial, the first case of it's
ind in Ohio courts. He chose to
AXE his chances with the court and
ntered a general plea of guilty of
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