The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29
THE WORLD

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Minneapolis-John H. Rich, chair
man of the board of directors ant
agent of the ninth federal reserve
bank here, died at his home after ar
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withdrawn by counsel representing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 sane 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
made no selection but has several
persons in mind for the post.
Observation-Disclosures of a num-
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.
was on a visit to his daughter-in-
law at the time of his death.
Los Angeles-Jack Dempsey, the
heavyweight boxing champion, has
adopted" SO children from a Los
Angeles o~rphanage 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 un-
officially estimated at 100000 Heat
from the flames caused a~cety1ene
tanks to explode, the blast shattering
windows in nearby buildings.
st. Paul-Approximately 305,7O0
,ars will be needed to move the total
grain crop of Minnesota, North Da-
zota, South Dakota and Montana
his year, according to a report of the
grain committee of the northwest re-
sional advisory board, which met
lere. I
Vancouver, B. C.-Pleading guilty
o a $128,00O bank robbery at Ian {
Ira, B. c., Smiling Johnny" Reid l
vas given a suspended sentence of
years. Reid, who was credited s
With the recovery of 100000 in
money and bonds stolen in Canada =
nd Montana, recently received a
imilar sentence at Lethbridge, Alta. \
Chicago-Sickness among indus
rial workers in the United States
auses a money loss each year of
early three-quarters of a billion
ollars, John B. Andrews, secretary
f the American Association for La
or Legislation, told the secretary of
ne association of government labor
f~ficials. One-fourth of this loss, he
aid, a be prevented.
Springfield, Mass.-Reversing for
ne second time it's former decision,
lie Methodist Episcopal general con-
erence voted to keep intact the
umber of bishops and to elect five
!, fill vacancies created by death and
etirement. A recommendation of
le ~episcopacy committee that Hell
IA, Mont, be eliminated as an epis-
opal area was amended to restore
lat center and was passed as amend
l with only a few dissenting votes.