The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-17
WASHINGTON

and efforts to control the liquor traf-
fic under the prohibition act formed
the principal work of the revenue de
partment during the last fiscal year.
Commissioner Williams says in his an
nual report just made public. The tax
collection was the greatest in the his
tory of the nation. he added. while in
the prohibition enforcement the hui
reau was faced with the creation of
an organization which embraced all
states and Hawaii, Porto Rico and
Alaska.
The Invitation of the league of ma
tons that the United States name a
delegate to act in Il consultative ca
pacity with the league commission on
ornaments has been received ut the
state department. Officials there said
the government had not yet come III
a decision on the question Of repre-
sentation on the commission.
Elimination of Senator's Lodge of
Massachusetts. and New of Indiana,
as prospective officers of President
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to he development of the visit in
Washington of Harry NJ. Daugherty OF
Ohio. friend and adviser Of the presi-
dent-elect.
Immigration would practically he
suspended for two years under a bill
submitted to the house immigration
committee by it's chairman. Represent
ative Johnson Of Washington. The
measure would permit the admission of
only blood relatives of citizens or
aliens who had declared their inten.
ton Of becoming naturalizetl. and the
entry period Of not more than six
months to travellers and of otherwise
admissible" aliens.
All records for flying between Chi
cago and New York were broken last
week by the air mail service. says an
announcement by the postoffice de
partment. J. r. Christensen. plotting
a singlemotored De Haviland plane.
made the distance of 142 miles in five
hours and 81 minutes actual flying
time.
Title to valuable waterway rights in
the harbor of Seattle are involved in
the case which will head the docket If
the supreme court when ii reconveneS
this month. The area in dispute is
claimed by both the Oregon and Wash
ington railroads and the port of Seat
| tie. II is described as Lying within
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way" of the hmrbor itself
The fourth inStallment Of 1919 in
come taxes must he paid December
Is to avoid penalties. according to
warning given out by the internal rev
enue bureau. The ten day grace pc
riod allowed in former years was re-
voked by the last revenue act. and
payment must he in the offices Of rev
enue collectors by midnight on the
date stated. or the tax is declared de-
/ linqnent. the statement said
| Every army nirplane purchased dur
ing the war will he rated as unsafe.
for flying by July l. next. according IL
the annual report of Major General
Mennher. chief of the air service. Urg-
ent recommendations are made for q
continued building program for air.
craft to stimulate the industry and en-
able the service mot only to meet it's
operating needs as n cOmbatant
branch. but in its present response
bility rs the prime governmental
agency to cooperate with the other
bureaus or departments of the govern
ment of the use of aircraft for their
purposes"
WESTERN.
Department of justice agents at
Eagle Pass. Texas and at other nearby
Mexican border points have instituted