The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-08
WASHING TON

WASHINGTON
The appeals Of Senator Newberry Of
Michigan and 16 other defendants
convicted last March at Grand Rapids.
Mich, on charges Of corruption in con-
nection with the 1918 Michigan sena-
torial election. has been filed In the
supreme court Mt Washington. The
applicants attacked the validity Of the
federal corrupt practice act and also
asked the court pass OH the authority
of congress to fix the amount that can.
Iidates may expend for campaign pur-
poses.
Further increases In express rates
averaging 1875 per cent were approved
last week by the interstate commerce
commission. The increases. which ap~
ply to class and commodity rates.
make a total increase Vt 20 per cent
,ranted the express companies within
ne last few months. The express COM
NAMES had asked for additional in
creases up to II per cent. The only
exceptions made in the new rates are
in the case OF milk and cream ship
tments.
Contributions to the League I" En-
force Peace during the past five years
have totalled 1851. 900. Herbert G..
Houston. the leagues treasurer. told
the senate committee investigating
campaign expenditures. Large con-
tributors were said Ivy Mr.. Houston t"
be Il. NJ. Radnch. x25MN: Charles NJ.
Schwah. $1,000. and former President
Taft. ]. =. Morgan and EdSel Il. Ford
5000 each. Mr.. Raruch ut other
times made two contributions. one Of
$4,000 and another of $500. the wit
ness said.
Federal announcement has been
made by the state department that
President Wilson has decided not to
carry out the instruction from con
greSS to annul existing treaties he
tween the United States and foreign
countries by which the United States
is prevented from granting special i'm
mort tariffs and transportation rates On
imnOrts carried in American bottoms.
| YVES G6N.
Mrs. frankie Hart Rirklund was
acquitted by Portland jury after
eight minutes deliberntion after trial
on Il charge Of having slain her huS
band, August Rjorklund. in their
apartments on May II. last. Persons
who heard the shot which took Bjork.
lund'S life rushed in to find him lying
on the floor. q revolver nearby and
his wife in Mysteries. Mrs Rjorklund
admitted they had Guarrele,l and that
she had intended TO kill herself. hui
denied having shot her husband
| Patrick III. porSney died of thirst
in Death Valley last week With water Il
half mile away on either side. accord
ing to 4. G.. Kirby. superintendent vt
the Death Valley mine in which PorS.
ney was Il foreman. Mr.. Kirby stated
Porsney went for Il walk hut failed Ia
return. The mine was closed and 2N,
employees searched for the missing
man. His body was found nearly nude
and men who know the desert and its
ways said Porsney had unquestionahly
torn off his garments in the frenzy
of thirst delirium.
| BY vote Of ~ to II the Oregon
Federation Of Labor, in it's annual con.
vention Mt Pendleton. rejected a pro-
posal for Endorsement vt the one big
union plan.
! May Golden, ~. was found guilty
Of burglary in the second degree by
Il jury in superior court in Seattle
She was charged by the police with
having entered local dwelling house
in August and Is said to have had in
her possession when arrested ring
reported missing from the house. The
defense rested without offering testi-
mony after the court denied motion
for dismissal
! In fight between IL Mexican liquor
smugglers and Texas rangers near
Conception. on the Texas-Mexico bor-
der four MeXicanS were seriously
wounded. four We're captured and four
escaped. according to information re-
ceived at Laredo.
| 4 warehouse Of the California Pack
ing corporation in the river front dis
trict OF Sacramento was destroyed by
fire last week. Company officials es-
| timnted the loss at about 81. 500. OtN.
The corporation had in storage about
2,NNON eases of canned goods.
! Four men. alleged 10 have been i'm
plicatel in the robbery Of the Sugar
| hank at Salt Lake City. have been ar
rested ut Orm. Utah. Only three men
entered the bank ut the time Of the
holdur. and the fourth man arrested
is believed to have been ii confeder-
! ate.
burglars who entered the store Of
4. e. Ranko mt Quincy. Wash. took
| from the safe notes To the value Of
$4,000. liberty bonds valued at S1.1OO
and 5000 in cash. according to informa-
| ton received at the sheriff's office mt
| Spokane.
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