The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-02
GENERAL.

lOute 10 san Francisco declared Ill Il
statement that there would be mot
less than 100 delegates in the Demo
cratic national convention in favor of
Il modification nf the VolStead act. per-
beers in such states MS wish To do so.
with state control Of regulation under
a general and liberal federal act
Police are trying to solve the my>-
terry If the death of n man whose
body WAS found in the kank:lkee river.
in the heart of kankakee. III. Tw"
paving stones We're tied around h.S
neck. two heavy rocks wired To his
belt. every pocket was filled with
stones. and the bottoms Of his trousers
filled with rocks. The man was about
~ years old The only clew to his
identity is IL gold stick pin bearing the
letter Il"
The builders subcommittee Of The,
mayors housing committee of New
York announces it will ask the state
legislature and the board Of estimates
To stop all construction of buildings
considered non-e>Sential. including of
flee buildings. 1t wa> pointed out that
under census recently taken. the
city is 10000 apartments short. and
that 6oWN families are living under
conditions considered in>antary and
immoral.
~, s., - II
tobacco out uf the country We're re-
ported 10 the convention at Atlantic
City of the Tobacco association of the
United States by f.. G. Webb. its >e,'-
retary-trea>urer. He said il did not
constitute being IN alarmi~t to realize
that Il serious danger conrron,> the
tobacco trade.
Eighty-five aliens half nf whom are
alleged anarchists. have arrived at Ell
lis island from the west for deporta-
( tion. They We're gathered from Port
land. Ore. Chicago and intermediate
points by special train under the direc-
tion of T. NJ. Kline. special agent Of
the bureau of Immigration of the de-
b
por1eeS are from federal prisons.
Mathew Lynaugl. the Madison Wis.
policeman who killed Carl f. Iandorf.
university student. when Il body of stu
dents were playing FRANKS. at pre-
liminary hearing was held for trial.
Bail Of $4,000 was fixed and fur
niShed by the defendant. I.ynaugh
will be tried on the charge of first
degree murder. it was announced He
previously had been charged with first
degree murder and second degree man.
slaughter.
Recent declines in the price of few
commodities are not to he regarded as
isolated instances hut are part of a
gradual and general movement tina,
has been under way for a considerable
time. the National Bank of Commerce
of New York City declared in state
meM lust issued. TT is not To he eX.
pected that the Industrial community
could maintain the high tension under
which it had worked during the wal
years. and ii is very doubtful as to
whether the maintenance of this ten
sion would have been desirable" the
statement said.
County farm agents in the tliSrric,
of Cadillac. Mich. estimate the dam
age to crops caused by the gras>hoppe,
scourge at S1.NOWO. Wheat. bean an,
corn crops. it was said. had beer
);rvl, h,. =,
: places hedges also We're being leveled
Little damage had been reported to 90
taloes. Other crops. farmers declared
!. We're doomed
The death of a 17-year old youth Il
Galveston after a brief illness prob
: ably was due to hubonic plague" &C
cording 10 a diagnosis made public b.
DIR. NJ. F. Boyd. professor of bacteri
ology ut the state medical college. A
I Il conference that diagnosis was cor
0 Cured in by federal. state. county an
city health officers. An immediate ri
: fort for the determination of rats an
: mice was decided upon.
The American labor party. it VIA
y announced at headquarters in Ne,
York. will remain a distinct labor part
and will not sacrifice its identity in
third party movement. The CONVEX
ti0n TO be held in Chicago on Jul
-. 10. il vas stated. will he attended h
= almost 4.Nn delegates representa-
more than 2WNl.OOO organized worker
Martin :. Mcl,nn"uyh. proSecutir
attorney Of Iron county. Michigan wi
=, attained prominence through his sd
:, fiance' Of Mai. 4. Y. Halrymple. in II
, recent ''whiSkey revolt" in thar cou
". has announce ed his candidacy f,
- the Republican nomination for rep,
sentative in congress from the Twelf
~ Michigan district
!, Walter +. FulkerSOn. ST. Joseph. NJ
banker. is building a row of houses
20 rent to families in which there a
II children. Newly married couples al
T., Will be allowed to occupy the houSt
j., with ,hp prpyiSiou that if there a