The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-02-05

Andrew MELON, OF the
treasury, has accepted the ambas-
sadorship to Great Britain, sue
ceeding Charles G. Dawes. 1t is
understood that Ogden L. Mills
will became secretary of the treas
ury, a position held by Mr.. Mellon
for eleven years,
Albert B. Fall has lost his last
hope Of freedom before the end of
his sentence for accepting a $780,
900 bride from E. L. Doheny. He
will have to serve until May s at
least, and possibly a month long
or. The parole board in refusing
his plea for freedoms, said that now
was no time to be showing special
clemency on account of Falls in
firmities, and commented that "cor-
ruption Of public trust in high
places was akin to treason, and af-
fecting the entire nation, cannot be
tolerated or condoned."
The disarmament conference at
Geneva, Switzerland, got under
way Tuesday, with Arthur Hender-
son of Great Britain, president of
the world disarmament conference,
making the opening address. This
was broadcast owe the National
network.
Three men were killed and a
score of others fatally injured
when No. 2 Great Northern EN-
pire Builder crashed into a Mil
waukee freight train at a crossing
near Wahpeton, NJ. Oak. Sunday
afternoon. Both trains were late.
An investigation Is under way, but
it is believed that one of the trains
must have run past a block signal.
A, bill, sponsored by Senator
LaFollette of Wisconsin and Sena-
tor Costigan Of Colorado, to appro-
pirate s375, 000, 900 for unemploy-
ment relief, has been the subject
of lively debate in the senate this
week. A showdown vote is predict
ed for the end of the week. The
democrats are split three ways
with regard to the bill. Some
would send it back to the commit
tee, others are for it, while still
others, including Senator Walsh
Of this state would substitute for
it a road construction bill totaling
the same amount of money. Con-
sentative republicans oppose the
bill as does President Hoover,
while the western independent re-
publican group are for it.
Winnie Ruth Judd, on trial for
the murder of Agnes LeRoi, has
put on several insanity demonstra-
ions during the last week. Testi-
nony of a number of alienists, her
parents and her husband are to the {
effect that she is insane, and that
she did not know right from {
wrong when she killed Mrs. LeRoi. Y
Prosecution alienist experts are ex-
,ected to be just as positive that
he is sane. !
While playing bear Thursday,
he eight year old son of Mr.. and
Hrs. Bruce Christianson Of Willis
was fatally shot.
After a weeks search and drag 1
ing the Channel, the British sub 9
marine M-2, missing for a week, t
las been located five miles off the
hore from Portsmouth, England. e
1 officers and men were on board. T
Hope of finding any of them alive t
7as abandoned several days ago.
Governor George H. Dern OF Utah +
as issued a general letter to heads
( all state departments, urging
Immediate economy, and saying :
hat a 90 per cent reduction in ex-
enditures will be expected, be-
Immediately.
Two more of Chicago's public b
nemies" have been rounded up. b
rank Lake and Terry Drugan have n
aen 1antancad RI aauanuorth for n
iolations OF the federal income
LIZ law. Lake was given Is months h
nd a $2500 fine, while Drugan ],
rev two years and a $4,000 fine. d
The death OF two democratic D
ongressmen within the last two t;
avs leaves the democrats with a "
of only one in the House. G.