The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-08-27
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comes which do not equal the present
minimum cost of living. The mark
today, he reckons. has a purchasing
| value equal to only about One-twelfth
that Of pre-war times. He shows that
in 1914 the minimum cost of rental,
| food, clothing and other neceSSaries
| for man. wife and two children was
1900 marks year. Now this mini
Walter Winans. widely known Amer
lean resident of London, collapsed and
died while driving his horse. Henri
eta Guy. in Il race ut parsloeSpark
says London dispatch. Mr.. Winans
called ont for his horse to be stopped
hut before this could be done he fell
off the sulky. He was dead when
picked up.
The opposition Of British labor to
assistance in the war against Russia
was voiced with unanimity at Il
conference representing all elements
of the workers. Resolutions adopted
''hailed with satisfaction the Russian
government declaration in favor Of
the complete independence of Poland"
and pledged the British labor party
to resist any form of military inter-
ventiOn.
The Freeman'S Journal. published in
Dublin. announces that r. Wylie. le-
gal adviser to Viscount French. lord
lieutenant Of Ireland. has presented
his resignation. Rather than accept
it. the newspaper says. Andrew Ronar
Law. government leader in the house
Of commons. has promised to pledge
the government immediately to domin-
ion home rule with full fiscal author
ity. OF course. comments the news.
paper. the question Of Ulster will be
subject to discussion.
The International Seamen'S congress
in convention in Brussels adopted a
motion to the effect that in order to
prevent future wars. the seamen will
refuse t" transport troops and NUM-
lions. The measure is applicable to
the Russo-PoliSh conflict. The sea-
mems delegates refuse to transport
troops and munitions.
WEST EkN.
| General c. A. Woodruff. Z. $. A..
retired. is dead ut his Berkeley Cal.
home. aged -. General Woodruff
served as a youth in the Civil war.
was graduated from West Point in
1871. joined the Seventh infantry dur
ing the Custer campaign. and was
wounded three times in the battle Of
| Big Hole. when he was decorated for
gallantry and was then made a cap
tain.
Ames Baker. 30. and Ira Martin. 81.
lost their lives. and Mrs. Armstrong
was seriously injured in fire which
destroyed the farm house of James
Martin. near WeSer. Idaho. Explosion
OF Kerosene lamp started the fire.
Reports from Summit House on
Pixies Peak said seven inches of snow
a new record for August storms. fell
last week. Snow plows got busy on
the cog railroad and the automobile
highway. Two inches of snow fell in
Colorado Springs.
Nick RaptakiS. hotel proprietor Of
Portland. Ore. was sentenced to $50
days in the county Jail because he was
found guilty in municipal court Of
maintaining a fire hazard Raptakis
manages the GlenwOod hotel. in which
there was a fire. endangering the lives
Of many guests. Fire fighters found
one entrance to the hotel locked. The
conrt said it would make an example
of Raptakis in an effort to prevent a
repetition of hotel fire in Portland a
week ago. in which four persons lost
their lives.
Fire believed to have started in a
rooming house at Front and n streets
in Sacramento resulted in the destruc.
ton Of the rooming house and three
other buildings all in the block. The
total loss was estimated in excess OF
$500 600.
Governor Oliver Fl. Shoup Of Colo.
RADIO has refused request from the
Colorado State Federation of Labor
that he bring pressure on the Denver
Tramway company to cause discharge
Of strikebreakers and reinstatement OF
striking carmen. Explosives under the
rails on the Stout street car line in
Denver damaged the track and Grip.
pied car. No one was injured. A
switch at the stockyards was molested
also. Police say it was the work OF
striking carmen or sympathizerS.
A petition asking for flat increa sc
of So a month in all classes of fire
men is under consideration by the
Spokane city council. IT was filed by
members of the fire department. who
say increased cost OF living is the
basis of the request.
The Lethbridge Brewing and Malt
ing company of Alberta. and Hiram
Walker and Sons of Walkerville. Ont.
are named as principals in the impor
tation of liquor valued at 5000. con
fiscated by the Silver Bow county at
torney'S dry squad at Butte. in com
plaine filed in the district court there
Il gain>t three men arrested ut the time