The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-25
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N'ttti~ w HVl. dC'ufitluS W the teStl-
mony of Tommy" Fitzgerald of Salt
Lake City. in the trial in San Francisco
OF the pugilist for alleged draft eva
sion. The letters. according to the
prosecution. were those on which the
government depended partly to prove
its charge that Dempsey made false
statements about dependency in his
QUESTIONABLE.
The federal trade commission hear.
ing of the charge that the Ctah-ldahO
Sugar company unlawfully absorbed
independent refinerieS to remove COM
petition WAS adjourned in San Fran
else" after Il fOur-day session, to be
resumed in New York City on June e.
The proposed Pacific Northwest IT.
rigalion congress at which delegates
from Oregon. Idaho. Montana. and
Washington will discuss the Columbia
basin irrigation project and other
minor projects for reclaiming arid
lands will be held in Seattle Septem-
Der is. il was tentatively decided by
a committee of Seattle. Tacoma Spo-
kane ana Portland representatives
meeting in Seattle. The congress will
be i'll session for two days or more.
Announcement that it had nut an
allotment OF sugar on the market for
So a hundredweiylt. Il reduction of
Sl."o from the previous figure. has
been made by the California Hawaiian
Sugar company in San Francisco. The
Western Sugar Refining company pre-
viou>ly had announced IL similar re-
duction.
According to word received by Hell
ena mining circles from New York.
Montana silver producers are entitled
10 81 per ounce for their product re-
CARELESS OF the market price. II is
said 81 is guaranteed under the Pitt
man act.
Appointment of John l.. ConSidine
as supervising federal prohibition
agent for the Pacific department has
been announced by Prohibition Com.
missioner Kramer Mr.. Considine is
now chief inspector in the office of fed.
eral prohibition director for California
Wharve> and a tipple for the direct
coaling of war>hipS in Anchorage
AlaskA harhor will he constructed
shortly, it is announced by the Alaska
Coal commission.
GENERAL.
Billy Miske of st. Paul Knocked out
Jack Moran of ST. Paul in the second
round OF scheduled lO-round go at
The men are heavy.
weights. Mi>ke knocked his opponent
down three times in the first round
ana tour in the second. before Moran
took the count.
The pink boil worm. more deStruc-
tive 10 cotton than the boil weeyil is
TO he steamed. Poisoning has failed
to Kill the pest hut il is expected that
>teaming will do the job and make II
possible for oil mills to handle seed
from infected territory. This decision
was the outcome II a conference in
New Orleans between superintendent
of cotton seed mills in Louisiana and
other places where seed has been pur
chased from areas known TO be in
fected with the worm.
Thirty-f"ur million pounds of sugar
Will be available for commercial can.
ners aud preservers during the five
months from June l to October I. 4.
W. Riley. special assistant to Attorney
General Palmer. announced in New
York. Assurances that the sugar will
he provided were given. Mr.. Riley said,
ny representatives Of the leading re-
timers.
Rationng Of sugar as in war time
will go into effect in hotels and res.
throughout the country June
Il, Armin W. Riley. special assistant
TO Attorney General Palmer. announc.
ed in New York.
The New York American announces
that the price of the daily paper is in
from two to three cents. The
American is the first New York morn.
Ing paper to increase its price to three
cents.
Warning to be on the lookout for
Grover Cleveland Rergdoll. millionaire
draft evader from Philadelphia, was
flashed last week to Officers all over
north Texas by federal officials at
penison. Texas. following receipt of in.
formation that Il man answering Berg.
dolls description had passed through
that place.
The Schon- Stevenson company.
wholesale grocery concern at Hunting.
ton, W. Va. WAS fined $4,000 upon
conviction Of profit 'ering in sugar. in
federal court at Charleston. Judge
Pritchard said he was imposing the
heaviest fine the Lever law permitted,
Indictments charging profiteering
against the American Wooden COM
panies Of New York and Massachu-
sets and William NJ Wood president
of the corporations. We're auashed by
Federal Judge Mack in New York,
Judge Mack sustained demurrer in.
terpoSed by Charles +. Hughes. Spp-