The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
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England is more interested in secur
ing exemption from Bolshevik propa
ganha in Asia Minor. Persia and India
than in establishing actual commercial
dealings with Russia.
President Wilson's health is said by
White House officials to have shown
improvement since the election. and
the consequent removal Of the anxiety
shown by the president over the de-
cision Of the electorate. Despite the
cold weather. Mr.. Wilson spends some
time each day on the south portico Of
the White House. He also is devoting
much time to public business and to
the preparation Of his annual message
to congress.
GENERAL
The National Grange. in session in
for the open shop and in favor Of col
lective bargaining. I'VE disapprove Of
any system the resolution said,
(which denies to any individual the
right to work in any place where there
ia need of his industry at any time
and at any wage which is satisfactory
to him. and to quit his employment
whenever and for whatever reason
may be to him controlling. subject
only to such contract obligations AS he
may willingly enter into and as may
he imposed in an American court Of
Justice
nisintegration Of the contractor
dealer-labor combines forming New
York's alleged building trust" has be-
gun and prices Of construction materi-
ais have dropped since active warfare
against these interests WAS opened. 1t
was revealed by witnesses before the
joint legislative committee conducting
the investigation. Increased produc-
tivity Of labor also has been apparent
since the committee began exposing
one scandal after another and the
grand Jury started returning indict-
ments. employers testified.
Announcement that the contest over
the will of Edward +. Sears of Me.
thuen and New York. involving many
millions of dollars. had been settled
out Of conr! has been made in BoS-
ton by Charles F. Choate Jr.. counsel
for the executors. and Sherman I.
Whipple. counsel for Albert V. SearleS
OF Boston II nephew Of the testator
who contested the document. They re-
<,,e <@ AZ <bo tnvs sNF In
settlement.
The government was arraigned for
its alleged mistreatment Of Indians
in resolutions adopted by the Society
of American Indians in convention in
st. Louis. The resolutions urged that
Indians he placed under the laws Of
their respective states and thereby
give them the opportunity to follow
their peaceful pursuits unhampered
and unrestricted by the most malig-
nant and un.American system Of SUI
pervision Of the Indian bureau"
Prices Of canned goods will he no
higher and may he somewhat lower
in the coming months. W. ]. Sears Of
Chillicothe. Ohio. president Of the Ma
tional Canners' associati \ declared In
Chicago. I'VE are hopeful of maxine
prices lower" Mr.. Sears said. Canned
goods have advanced less than anv
other staple and prices are just about
as low as they can he. The present
decline IN the prices of canned goods
is due to financial conditions, not to
any overrroduction."
Sentences ranging from seven years
in the federal peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth to six months in
the county Jail and fines from $1,000
70 $4,000 We're imposed on eight Of
ficials and agents of The Consumers
Packing company in Chicago The de
PENDANTS were recently convicted of
conspiracy to use the mails to de-
fraud Former Rabbi A. J. Messing
a director. was sentenced 70 three and
a half years and fined $500. Ed
ward J. Adeer. secretary. must serve
seven wears and was fined SlO,".
Formal approval of the new Chinese
cnnSor'iu,n by the governments Of the
United STATES. England. France and
japan has been announced in New
\ or'I ny !. T. Morgan & Co. in behalf
Of the American banking group.
CorsetS have joined the list Of ar
ricles of apparel selling at reduced
prices. A large Chicago concern has
announced reductions of from 20 to
- per cent on cotton. silk and elias
tic corsetS.
s. Glenn Young of Fast st. Louis.
enforcement officer was
attacked and beaten by q number OF
federal prisoners in the county jail at
H.. when he was incar.
cerated on an indictment returned at
Madison county. charging him with
murder. Young was placed in the
bull pen" of the Jail until writ Of
haheas corpus could he secured for his
release. a number of the prisoners
who held him responsible" for their
ba;po iu iaiJ fo, yinlotion Of the prO.