The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-08-20
bling ny middlenlen will be greatly
leSSened.

bling by middlen,en will be greatly
| leSSened.
The railways appear to be fairly
| we'll satisfied with the rate increa SEES
| authorized by the interstate commerce
| commission. and announce that they
are preparing to spend $7U.mUWU
this year for Improvements and bet.
terments. The increases granted are
in freight rates. an average of 3al4
per cent for the entire country; for
passenger. excess baggage and milk
rates. 20 per cent: for Pullman rates.
50 per cent. 1t is estimated the In.
crease IN earnings will amount to ST.
5S3.NNWW. and that the net operat-
ing income Of the roads will now he
81. 1874. 600. OOO-about $1OO.WO,OOO less
than the roads asked.
AS 10 the effect on the general pub
lie, there is difference Of opinion.
Some experts figure that the increased
rates will mean the adding Of more
| than 81 a day to the cost Of living OF
the average family. Others. equally
| expert. insist that the resulting better
transportation and higher rate Of pro
| ductiou will bring lower prices.
! After trial lasting many weeks
a jury in Chicago convicted William
Rross Lloyd. millionaire sergeant at
arms Of the Communist Labor party,
| and ~ other members Of that party,
of Sedition. and all of them were sen.
| fenced 10 Imprisonment. In addition
Lloyd was fined $1,000 and two others
| $1,000 each. Throughout the country
general satisfaction was felt in this
| result Of a case that was considered
one of the most important ever held in
an American court. AS Special Prose
cutor Comerford expressed II: 1.-The
verdict convicts the movement as well
as the men behind it. and establishes
a precedent which makes criminal
the meeting of men for the purpose of
eminent"
Something like 10000 Democrats
gathered in Dayton. o.. Saturday to
hear Governor Cox told formally that
lie is the party's nominee for the pres.
idency. The notification ceremonies
took place in the Montgomery county
fair grounds where temporary
amphtheater was erected. They were
preceded by a parade in which about
10000 persons took part. The town
was handsomely decorated and the
visitors
In his speech of acceptance Cover.
nor Cox declared that the United
States should enter the League of Ma
tons. immediately ratify The peace
treaty and state our Interpretation OF
the covenant as a matter of good faith
and as precaution against miSunder.
standing in the future; the interpret q.
ton clearly to show that the league
Is not an alliance and that its basic
purpose is peace and not controversy.
On the matter of prohibition he said
that any candidate for the presidency
who says he does not intend to en-
force HE law is more unworthy than
the law violator. He declared he ia.
vored the repeal of war taxes and the
reduction Of federal taxation. and sug.
gested a volume of business tax in
stead of the excess profits tax. In
dealing with other issues he followed
platform.
In the Missouri state primary Brock.
Inridge Long. who campaigned on q
League of Nations and law enforce
ment platform. won the Democratic
senatorial nomination. and the Repub-
leans renominated Senator Spencer.
In Kansas the Republicans renOmfnat-
ed Senator Curtis and Governor A.
len. According to incomplete returns.
Representative Scott Ferris was lead.
ing Senator Gore for the senatorial
nomination in Oklahoma. Former
Senator Bailey was an easy winner In
Texas.
New York's unofficial Democratic
convention put up n state ticket head
ed by Gov. Alfred f. Smith and select
ed Lieut.. Gov. Harry &. Walker for
senator. Its platform calls for motli-
tication Of the VOlstead act to permit
2.'5 per cent beer and urges recOgni-
ton of the Irish republic.
In aviation the weeks triumph was
the successful opening OF the New
York to San Francisco air mail route !;
its tragedy was the death Of Licuten.
ant Locklear. noted "stunt" aviator.
when his plane fell 1000 feet al Los
Angeles