The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-05-04
THE WORLD


Yakima wool valued at more thar
100000 and representing the cliI
of four companies has been shipped
to Boston. The average price paid pei
pound was 80 cents.
New York-Henry Ford's cash bal
ances still exceed $20O,O00,0 900, in
spite of his recent large purchases OF
coal property, timber lands, water
sites and other investments.
| Geneva-The Irish free state has
applied for membership in the League
of Nations. If the application is &C
cepted, next September, the league
membership will consist of SO coun-
| tries.
Washington-A tract of 1000
acres in Carson county, Wyoming
has been opened to entry by former
service men of the world war under
orders issued by the interior depart
ment.
Washington-Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook of Pennsylvania was elected
president-general of the Daughters
of the American Revolution after one
of the bitterest election contests in
the history of the society.
Moscow-Senator B. K. Wheeler
of Montana, accompanied by his wife,
has arrived here for short stay. He
will reside in the mansion provided
by the soviet government as a guest.
house for distinguished visitors. He
is the first of number of members
of the American congress expected to
visit Russia this year.
Washington-A new narcotic drug
enforcement division has been estab-
lished with headquarters at Seattle,
Wash. 1t includes four states, Wash
ington and Oregon, of the San Fran
cisco division, and Montana and
Idaho, of the Denver division.
Fort Worth, Texas-Ninety-two oil
promoters have been indicted by the
federal grand jury on charges of
using the mails to defraud. The oil
companies involved in the indict-
ments have taken in over $1,000, 900 |
in cash.
Paris-The loan of 6O,000,000 |
pounds sterling made by the Bank of
England to the Bank of France on
April %, 1916, which fell due this
year, will be repaid in installments
covering period of seven years, I'M
der an agreement just reached by
the two banks.
New York-The Standard Oil of
New Jersey reduced the price of tank
wagon gasoline one cent gallon in
New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and the District of Colum-
Dia. The Texas company met the cut
by announcing similar reduction.
st. Louis-Two million dollars
worth of bonds and securities includ-
I'd in the loot taken in a holdup of
In armored mail truck were found in
/ home several miles west of the city
Salem, Ore.-A permit to operate
n Oregon has been issued by the ]
tate corporation commissioner to the
Order of Camels of the
World, which has it's headquarters ]
It Butte, Montana.
New YOrk-Juanita Hansen, screen {
.ctress, who predicted when she was {
rrested last January on a charge of [
possessing narcotics, that her career {
would be ruined by this frame-up,"
las filed petition in bankruptcy.
The listed liabilities of $11,057 and
70 assets.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-An unusual sit
alton may develop in the Salt Creek =
IL field as a result of the action of ,
he Wyoming land board in awarding =
he lease on section So of that field p
. Midwest Refining company on a 7
5 per cent royalty basis and then p
cling the states royalty oil to the Ii
[utual, rival of the Midwest.
Washington-The amount of coal
lined in the western states in 1922 =
n government owned land was 1872
70 tons, nearly doubling the pre-
ious years output. Wyoming pro-
uced 100000 tons, Colorado 165, 900
ms, and Montana 5,454 tons from
overnment lands. 81
Fresno, CaIif.-One man was kill =,
|, one man had his hand cut off y
it'll cleaver and one man had his =
m crushed in fight at Yettem
hen 20 raisin growers, soliciting M
ew contracts for Sun Maid Raisin
rowers' association, clashed with a
cup of Armenian raisin growers.
ne Sun Maid concern is a co-opera- =
We marketing association. -
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