The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-08-08
FLASHES OF NEWS
FROM EXCHANGES

Potenza, Italy.-New earthquake
shocks were felt Monday in SOU
thern Italy, terrorizing the people
of that section.
Chicago.-Chairman Alexander
Legge urges the feeding of grain
to cattle to avoid a surplus. Short
age of hay and forage crops will
NEAR that beef and dairy cattle
will be dumped on the market in
Fgreat numbers at a sacrifice. The
hay crop over the United States
is the smallest in several years
and in some places the corn crop
will be reduced so per cent.
Helena.-During the IL months
ending June 30, Montana spent
$6,377, $3.50 pushing its state
road program to completion, ac-
cording to figures made public by
the office of the state highway
commission. Gasoline tax receipts
furnished the greatest part of
this sum, s2,976,095. S5. The fed.
eral government participated in
Montana's program to the extent
of $2,628, 089. 80. Construction costs
represent 1877 per cent of the
expenditures.
Topeka, Kans.-Senator Arthur
]. Capper, seeking a third term,
won the republican nomination
without opposition, in the Kansas
primaries. In a race with three
other contestants for the senator
ial short term Henry ]. Allen had
a long lead.
Summit.-Barbecued meat will
be served to President Hoover
and other guests at the time of
the dedication of Roosevelt high
way here. The date is still tenta-
tive, depending upon the plans Of
the President, but details Of the
program are being arranged. A. L.
Jordan of Columbia Falls is sec
rotary of the highway association.
Missoula.-Forest fires in western
Montana and northern Idaho which
have been raging during the past
week, have been checked. Fires
in northeastern Washington are
said to be under control, and
primise of rain gives hope of put
ting the fires out entirely.
Florence, Ariz.-Nine convicts,
armed with improyised knives,
sawed their way out of the Ari-
state prison. They are being
sought by 200 peace officers.
Zurich, .Switzerland.-The Dor
nier DO-X, great German flying
boat, carried 20 passengers on a
successful flying trip. A prelimin-
airy trip to Great Britain, via Hol-
land and France is planned be-
fore the flight across the Atlantic
10 America in October.
Great Falls.-Reduction in nat
1ral gas rates of from 10 to II
per cent will go into effect on
August 10. The present scale
'anges from IS cents to 1926 cents {
per 1000 cubic feet. The new
schedule will be from 67K cents
25 cents per 1000 cubic feet.
Palo Alto, Calif,,-Death ended {
30 years Of writing for Isabella {
VI. Alden, who gained fame as
'Pansy", the pet name she signed I
,yer her first story when she was S
,nly eight years old. This story Y
.ppeared in a Gloversville, N. Y, q
newspaper. During her life she
grote more than 100 books. Her s
asst volume was an autobiography
cal work, Memories of Yester- c
a
Great Falls.-The Rt. Rev. Ed :
vim V. O'Hara, a priest experience
d in the Northwest, will succeed
he Most Rev. Matthias C. Leni
an, d. D. as Bishop of Great
'alls. The appointment was made
y Pope Plus XII. The installation
robably will not take place for t.
everal months.
VOLT FAIR SEPT. 20
The Volt community fair will be
cid on September 20 this year.
'eople in the neighboring com
lunities are urged to keep this
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