The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-19
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Cairo to London announces that
Turks and Arabs have occupied Al
exandretta, in southeastern Asia Minor.
This. it is believed. may indicate the
French forces in this region are stead
lions on the Aintas-Marash line.
The fight in Japan for universal suf-
frage resulted in the dissolution of the
Japanese diet by imperial decree. The
emperors action was taken ut the re-
quest of Premier Hara. cable advices
to Washington from Tokyo said. 1t
followed violent scenes IN the lower
house of parliament.
Sweeping investigation of the entire
federal reserve banking system, espe-
cially to determine if there is an in
fatiOn of currency responsible for the
high cost of living. was proposed in
a resolution introduced by Represent
ative King. Republican. of Illinois. IL
member of the banking and currency
committee.
Justice was meted out quickly to an
arSoniSt in Spokane. Wash. Mrs. Mar
tina Holman was arrested soon after Il
fire of supposed incendiary origin &C.
Cured in the roOming house which she
and her husband We're running. and
Immediately pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to from five to ten years in
the state penitentiary.
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DiscOntinuance of the offices of sur
veyors general in IL western states and
the territory of Alaska. June 80. has
been disapproved by the house, which,
by a vote Of 81 to 30. granted appropri-
atoms of $2OO.OOO for the expenses of
these offices for the next fiscal year.
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An order has been sent out by the
executive committee of the National
Federation of Railwaymen of France
for general strike of all rail men on
all roads in France. according to in.
formation reaching the Petit Parisien.
A dispatch to the London Evening
News from Melbourne says that Cap
tain Sir Ross Smith has landed ut the
pnfnt (rnnl nipr1rny,,A hAr
his flight from Sydney to Melbourne,
the last stage of his trip from Eng
land. In all. Captain Smith covered
more than 1900 miles.
Lou Tagh Tsiang and Che-Lu, who
recently resigned as minister of for
eign affairs and vice foreign minister,
respectively in China. have refused to
resume their posts, despite all efforts
to induce them to do so. Lou Tsgh
Tsiang is i'll and Chen-Lu. who is Mt
Tien Tsin, urges the immediate selec-
ton Of his successor.
Burglars rifled the mausoleum of
c harlotte-en-Burger castle Mt Berlin
recently. They forced the lid and re-
moved the jewels from Queen Louisa's
coffin, but failed to open the other
collins. They removed the gold and
silver and gilded crowns lying on the
collins of Emperor William l. and
Empress Augusta, Prince Albrecht and
others.
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Enita Whitney Of Oakland, CAL, was
to from one to IA years in
the state penitentiary on charge Of
criminal syndicalism. She was well
known as a social and charity worker,
writer and lecturer.
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Governor Edwards of New Jersey
has announced his intention of going
to the national Democratic convention
prepared to fight for an anti.prohibi-
ton plank in the platform. He said
he was convinced that both parties
must face the prohibition issue al the
,,v..t that vill come before the nati0n.