The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
THE WORLD

Minneapolis-John H. Rich, chair.
man of the board of directors and
agent of the ninth federal reserve
bank here, died at his home after an
Illness of nearly four months. Mr..
Rich was 81 years old.
Rochester, Minn.-Rev. W. A.
(Billy) Sunday, the evangelist, has
apparently passed the acute stage of
the kidney attack with which he has
been i'll, it was announced at the
Mayo clinic, where he is undergoing
treatment.
Philadelphia-The motion for a
new trial to determine the sanity of
Harry X. Thaw has been formally
withdrawn by counsel representing
Evelyn Nesbit, Thaw's former wife.
Thaw was recently declared ane by
a jury in common pleas court.
Washington-The resignation of
Cyrus E. Woods as ambassador to
Japan has been accepted by Presi-
dent Coolidge. The president has
persons in mind for the post.
dSIlIuS VI q uu1u-
Der Of national farm organizations in
a letter sent to members of the house
and senate urged enactment of the
McNary-Haugen farm relief bill to
"save agriculture from impending
ruin"
Washington-The Montana flag
given to the post office department
by the Order of De Molay and the
Daughters of the Rainbow of Great
Falls will be presented at the Flag
day exercises June IA, by Congress
man Scott Leavitt.
observation-disclosures Sir Charles
B. F. Townshend, famous as the de-
fender of Kut-el-Amara, when he
was commander of the British forces
in Mesopotamia in the world war,
died here after three months illness.
He was on a visit to his daughter-in-
law at the time of his death.
Los Angeles-Jack Dempsey, the
heavyweight boxing champion, has
so children from a Los
Angeles orphanage and has started a
bank account for each one Dempsey
announced that every year he will
add a fixed sum to what the boys
have banked during the preceding
year.
Kearney, N. 1.-THE largest build
ing at the Kearney plant of the Fed
eral Ship Building company was Writ
ually destroyed by fire at a loss uni
officially estimated at 100000. Heat
from the flames caused acetylene
tanks to explode, the blast shattering
windows in nearby buildings.
st. Paul-Approximately 305,700
cars will be needed to 0 the total
grain crop of Minnesota, North Da-
kota, South Dakota and Montana
year, according to a report of the
grain committee of the northwest re-
sional advisory board, which met
mere.
Vancouver, B. C.-Pleading guilty
to a $128,0O0 bank robbery at Ian
dra, B. c., Smiling Johnny" Reid
was given a suspended sentence of
10 years. Reid, who was credited
with the recovery of 100000 in,
money and bonds stolen in Canada
and Montana, recently received a
sentence at Lethbridge, Alta.
Chicago-Sickness among indus
rial workers in the United States
a money loss each year of
nearly three-quarters of a billion
dollars, John B. Andrews, secretary
If the American Association for La
,or Legislation, told the secretary of
he association of government labor
officials. One-fourth of this loss, he
aid, can be prevented.
Springfield, Mass.-Reversing for
he second time it's former decisionn
he Methodist Episcopal general con-
erence voted to keep intact the
of bishops and to elect five
o fill vacancies created by death and
etirement. A recommendation of
he ~episcopacy committee that Hell
ma, Mont, be eliminated as an epis-
opal area was amended to restore
hat center and was passed as amend
d with only a few dissenting votes.