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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
UNITED STATES RETAINS
CONTROL SUGAR MARKET
Licensing Power 10 Continued and
This Will BE Used to Prevent
Profiteerine by Distributors

Washington. Jan. c.-President Will
son has signed the McNary bill con-
tinuing the United States sugar equal
ization board through 1920. 1t was an
nounced yesterday at the White House
that his signature had been attached.
Secretary Tumulty. in making the
issued this statement:
1.-THE president has signed the sugar
control bill. The bill confers discre-
ton on the president in the matter of
purchasing sugar from Cuba. 1t Is
doubtful whether 1t will be practicable
or wise for the president to exercise
the power conferred 80 far as the pur-
chase and distribution Of sugar are
concerned"
Some of the Cuban sugar has already
been purchased and there Is no central
control over sugar in Cuba rs there
was last year and 1t might therefore
be impossible for the government now
to step In and purchase the sugar
without increasing the price to the con-
sumner. The bill. however. continues
the licensing power also and this power
may be used to assist In controlling
the profiteers among distributors.
Much Cuban sugar is coming in now
and the indications are that prices
have reached their peak and that there
will be tendency for prices to fall
in the next few weeks.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
CENSUS OF U. s. STARTS:
$4,000 ENUMERATORS BUSY
Counting Of Noses Will BE Completed
In Two Weeks, but Figures Not
Available for Four Months

Washington. Jan. 3.-The 14th de-
cennial census began yesterday with
5000 enumeratOrs engaged In count
ing the men. women and children of
the United States and collecting data
on the resources of the nation. The
census Is expected to be completed
within two weeks. hut the compilation
of the figures probably will require
four months. The population is esti-
mated at between 1O7 100000 and 112,-
600, compared with 100000 in
1910. When the first census was TAX
en- in 1890. during George Washing
toms administration. the population
was reported at 3.OOO,OOO.
The work is being done under the
supervision of Sam l.. Rodgers, chief
of the census bureau. Officials here
expect to be able to estimate the popu-
lation of the larger cities by the mid
die of March.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
Oil Production Heavier,

Washington. Jan. 5.-Production of
petroleum in the United tSuteS in 1919
was approximately 376OoO.OO barrels,
an increase of 2OVO.O 900 barrels over
production in 1918. the geological sur
vey announced yesterday. Stocks of
domestic petroleum held by producers
and marketing companies at the end
Of 1919 are estimated at l3o. OOO, 900
barrels over the stocks held year ago.
Excess of imports over exports in 1919
amounted To approximately 1900. 600
barrels.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
200 PRISONERS FORCED 70
WITNESS CHICAGO HANGING
.vvhen % We Gat?e Yolle Audience
In County Jail When Sheriff rrlss
Psychological Experiment"

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Out at the county
Jail in the grizzly dim hour Of dawn.
IN experiment in psychology was made
yesterday morning when 200 prisoners
were forced to witness the hanging Of
Rafael Outrage, convicted murderer.
Hardened criminals-Other murderers
and felons whose expiation is not vet
the gallows-were placed in cells, tier
on tier of which surrounded the square
in which the scaffold had been built.
1t was the contention Of Sheriff
Peters that the sight of the grewsome
trappings, the watching of the moose
adjustment. the listening to the ad-
ministrntion Of the last rites, the
sound Of the click of the spring trap
and the jerk of the rope as its slack
was snapped up by the falling body
all these would have most salutary
effect upon those in whose life might
come future temptation to Stay or to
rob or to burn.
And Sd firmly did the sheriff believe
in the efficacy Of this idea that he
persisted in it despite protests from
numerous other persons who thought
the scheme was unnecessarily brutal.
Accordingly. the stage was set in
the death chamber.
Outrage was led forth. the quiet in
he death chamber became absolute
for a moment. Then the moose was
slipped over the murderer's head.
From one of the higher tiers came
strident shout:
when do we eat?'
Tier by tier, cell by cell. the cry
went up. 1t became roar above
which the warden's voice could not
be heard.
The trap was sprung. Durrage
dropped into the space beneath the
scaffold-dead.
when do we eat?" was his requiem.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
Anarchists Almost Home.

New York. Jan. 81 Emma Gold
man. Alexander Berkman and the
other deported radicals who make IN
Ruford. now on its way TO Russia. OBJ
served the passing of 1919 and the
advent Of 1920 on the high seas. A
wireless message from the ship. filed
New Years day. gave her position as
approximately two-thirds Of the wav
across the Atlantic. As the ship sailed
December q, the promise of a slow
and ''meditative" passage 10 being full.
filled.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
Floods Threaten kaiser's Home.

The Hague. Jan. 5.-The Rhine has
reached its highest stage in many
wears in the vicinity of Amerongen,
and threatens to overflow the dyke
home of former Emperor William.
Workmen are busy strengthening
the dyke to meet the emergency and
advices report the ex-emperor is aid
Ing them in their task. Should the
river rise few more inches its level
would be high enough to permit the
water to seep into the grounds and
0o0d the lower story of the castle.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
CANDIDACY DECLARATION
MADE By GENERAL WOOD
Files Acceptance Of Republican Presi-
Dental Nomination With South "a.
kota Secretary Of State

Pierre, s. D., Jan. Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood yesterday filed formal
announcement of his candidacy for the
Republican presidential nomination
with the South Dakota secretary Of
state.
In his message of acceptance Cen
eral Wood said:
II do hereby declare that II nomi-
mated and elected l will qualify"
The formal announcement from
General Wood came on the last day
that candidates for presidential in
dorsement may file their acceptance.
General Wood, Senator Hiram john
son of California, Gov. Frank O. Low
den of Illinois and Senator Miles Poin-
dexter of Washington are av0wed can
didates for party Endorsement Mt the
March primary.
The Democratic state convention In
dorsed President Wilson for third
term III he desires to become can
didate." James w. Gerard of New
York, former ambassador to Germany,
filed his petition as an Independent
candidate for the Democratic indorse-
ment.
Gov. Lynn J. Frazier. North Dakota,
who was Endorsed for president by the
Nonpartisan league state convention
December >, has not filed a notice Of
acceptance.
Major General Wood gave his home
city as Bourne. Mass, and his present
address as Chicago.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
SELLING Hun Liners.

Washington. Jan. 3.-Thirty former
German passenger ships seized when
the United States entered the war. in
Guiding the I.eviathan. the largest YES
sci afloat. the AgamemnOn, the George
Washington and others which were the
pride of the German merchant marine.
were offered for sale yesterday by the
shipping board. Proposals for the pur-
chase of the vessels. which may be fill
ed up to January 20. will be received
only from American buyers and must
include a pledge to use the ships on
lines designated by the board.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
UkRANlANS WILL FIGHT.

Cleveland. Ohio. Jan. 1.-Two hun
dred EkranianS registered for army
service in their native land at II me-
mortal service and mass meeting here
yesterday. This brought the total num-
ing transportation to 5000. Announce
ment of the registration brought pro-
test from Polish residents. who oppose
the movement because they claim it
is to join with others from over the
country to make up force to fight
Poland.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
BLAST ROCKS FRISCO.

San Francisco, Jan. with a roar
that was heard for many miles, two
tons of black powder stored in mag
ozine of the Hercules Powder com.
pany's plant near here exploded yes.
terday. No one was injured. The
force of the blast shook surrounding
towns in the bay region.
Officials of the company advanced
the theory that the powder was ex.
ploded by stray bullet from hunt.
er's rifle. The plant was shut down
tor the New Year holiday.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
Allie. to Run censtant,neple

Paris, Jan. 1.-Internationalizat
Of constantinople ard thu. Dardanelles
has been decided upon along the lines
laid down by Premier Lloyd George OF
Great Britain in a recent speech. &C.
cOrding to the Matin.
1t seems certain, the newspaper says,
that the seat of the Turkish govern
ment will be transferred to Asia-A Minor
and be located either at Brusa or KO-
nieh. Details Of the form of the inter-
national control which will be estab-
lished over Constantinople have not
become known.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
COAL COMMISSION
STARTS on JAN. z
START 70 DELAYED UNTIL AFTER
MlNERs' CONVENTION ~
CONCLUDED
DATA IS BEING COLLECTED
Cost Sheets viii ee Requested % Mine
Companies, and Miners and Opera
tors viii ee Summoned 70
Washington 70 Testify

Washington. Jan. 1.-The three
commissioners appointed by President
Wilson to represent the public, btu
minous miners and operators will start
hearings In Washington on January II.
Representatives of miners and oper-'
ators in the central competitive fields
have been invited to present their
cases on that date. In the meantime
the commission will collect available
data from the government depart
ments.
Delay in opening of the hearings.
the commission said, was due to
desire to permit the miners to COM
plete the work Of their special con-
vention called to meet in Columbus,
Ohio, January 8.
After preparing the way for begin
ming its investigation the presidents
commission adjourned its sessions.
Tentatively the commission has de-
operators In person to testify, and it
also has decided not to visit the prin-
cipal coal mining centers.
Instead it will send out formal in
quiries to representative coal mining
concerns in all districts asking for cost
sheets covering operations in 1919.
These will be analysed.
When this data has NIL been assem-
bled the representatives of the miners
and operators in each field will be
called in to present their arguments in
open hearings.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16

Combination Sugar Sales Barred.
Philadelphia, Jan. 3.-Sale Of sugar
or other food staples only with other
merchandise in combination sales"
was declared illegal by United States
District Attorney Kane.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-01-16
Raise Not Justified.

Chicago, Jan. l. Committees ap-
central competitive field yesterday be-
gan formulation of plans to put the
entire soft coal industry on a stable
basis. They will report early in the
new year.
The operators agreed that any raise
in the price of coal used for domestic
purposes would be unjustified and
would be due solely to the retailer.
One operator stated ttlht the prices
on a few grades of steam coal only
had been raised IA per cent.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
SMUGGLING FOOD IS
 COMMON IN VIENNA
Money Values Down and ''Left-
 HanderS' Are Active

Vienna. March 5.-Smuggling of becomes a daily increasing scandal in this hungry city.
 As the crown approaches the dis appearing point in value the opera tions of these illicit or "lefthand" traders become bolder and more ex- tensive. IT is an old story now that anything can be bought for a price in Vienna. The only new phase is that the price goes up daily. While the city finds it difficult to supply the bread ration of a loaf Of coarse black stuff, the components of which il would take a chemical analysis to de- ternine, at nearly double the price of early autumn. while flour can be bought 'by the Iefthand" at about 100 crowns the lIIo (2,2o pounds).
 American and Argentine timed cOrned beef can be had, but delivered to ones room, if costs about 80 or 90 crowns the pound. White loaf sugar from Czecho- o-Slovallia. is avail able at a price that means about one weeks wage of the average office man or woman for a. kiIo.
 NeniSon, mutton chops, soosc, duck and other meats are here but they represent three figures or crowns for one portion in restaurants. Seventy thousand pcrsous fought for 5O,OOo pounds of salt meat in q market sale the other day.
 For such things as shoes to order, tailored clothing and similar things, the price is no longer quoted in crowns. The dealers charge in dol lars, pounds sterling or francs, all though this is illegal. They say they must pay in foreign money for mate riaIS and cannot sell ill crowns. The correspondent bought a suit in Octo- Der for 2,2O0 crowns. This week the same tailor asked the equivalent of 5000 crowns in pounds sterling.
 Is the shops price marks have been removed from articles. Tine whole retail trade is trying to adjust prices to foreign exchange and that fuctu- atcs so rapidly that each sale is cal Zurich (tho Swiss franc rate governs local Quotations).
 When the passenger train service throughout tho country was suspend ed for ten days tho bills of fare in the restaurants and hotels furnished evidence of the extent of the snug gling business. Not only did meats disappear, as well as green salads, but the prices went Up correSpondingly Motor cars are scarce and gasoline government controlled so even the
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
ORDER OF THE BATH
solemn Installation Will Take Place in Chapel of Westminster Abbey During: the Month of May.

London, March 5.-A solemn in- stallation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath will take place with all the historic cerem onials in the Henry WIT chapel of West minister Abbey during May says the Express.
 The Chapel holds 56 stalls and the scene when the King revived the ceremony seven years ago was one of magnificent splendor surpassed only by a coronation ceremony.
 An outdoor procession from the Princess Chamber in the House of Lords, where the Knights and Com panions put on their crimson robes and white plumes. to the Abbey, will be followed by a complete process sional and rendering of the re Deum. The solemn Bath monies in the chapel include the redemption of their swords by the Knights about to be installed, the actual installation by the Sovereign as Grand Master, and the taking of the solemn oath of the order.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
THIS STATE TRYING
 FARM EXPERIMENTS
Hampers Used in Carrying Pro-
 ducts to City

Kew Haven. March 5.-An experi- mcHt in use of the hamper for carry ing products of the farm from the farmer 10 the city householder. is be- Ing tried out in Connecticut. The de- paftm"nt Of agriculture has approved tnc idea which is patterned on that Of tn" parcel post rural service. The street railway express is the medium of transportation, not the mails
 A farmer may take orders by tele- phone or mail, fill up a hamper and deliver it to the street railway com- pany which maintains an auxiliary express service along it's lines with automobile delivery in the cities f,GGS. poultry, potatoes, apples and othcr farm products. ordered over the wire, may be delivered in d few hours with as much care as a market man in town gives to his city cus tOmCr
 The New Haven county farm bu- reau. which for a year has studied local mark kcting, by a survey found the possibilities of the trolley express were such as to develop a farm to table" delivery bH means of a nome hamper" Connecticut is gridironed Wish trolley lines. Tens of thous- sands of farmers can see cross coun- try lfOlCN hnes5 pass ELNpfeSS cars pick Up waysde freight or express matter at any stopping place. Ham, } pers made up in Milford were deliv- cred in New Haven and Bridgeport within two hours. or in as short an interval as a city merchant makes his local deliveries.
 -hc plan contemplates use of uniform hamper of varying sizes. easI,y handled as express, recognized by car crews and automobile drivers. as containing foOdstuffs with the pos . sibiitN of pcrishable articles, like dressed poultry, or breakables, like eggs.
 Experimental hampers hold enough food o last Il family several days. Success of tue plan depends largely upon the initiative Of farmers in se- curing customers who are willing to have delivery made in this way.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05

sold before a single pair of the same shoes at s9 a pair had been disposed of
 This tendency to extravaganza, in which, of courSe many take no part, has been aggravated by the changed attitude of numerous wealthy people During the war they set an example of economy, avoiding any display Of fine apparel. and wearing old clothes. But these self-imposed restrictions were cast off when the war ended. Dr. Henry Van Dyke. in a letter to me on the work we are undertaking, says: '"The display of extravaganza in dress, which may be seen. in all our great cities. is not only an exhibition of folly, but also n direct indictment to envy and unrest among the poor. The latter, however, show that their objection to this kind of display is not truly philosophical by initiating it themselves soon as they get 8 little money'
 Tt would be 8, great help in check ing extrava gance if the rich would set the example they followed during the war. There is just as much need of this sort of thing now as there was when the fighting was going on.
 To Play Up Necessities.
 The National Retail Dry Goods association, at q meeting held recent ]y, agreed to cooperate with us in directing attention 10 necessities in contra st to luNuries. Places will be set aside in their stores for the dis play of articles plain but substantial at reasonable prices-things that will appeal to the buying public. This plan in itself, widely adopted in the stores of the country, will have the effect of turning the attention from luNures to necessities, The retail deal lerS also agree. by the adoption of resolutions, to feature in their show windows a complete outfit of clothing, suits. shoes, hats, underwear. that could be bought for S100, plain but substantial. This is to be done for both men and women.
 What we have had is q wave of extravaganza. The ideal was cX- travagance. What we need is a smi- lar movement for economy, with the ideal of economy, as the first neceS- sity in the change, taking the place of the ideal of eNtraNagancc- I think women more than men were rcspon- Siblc for the heavy spending period, and through them I expect the change in attitude to be brought about
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
ART IN RUSSIA
Bolshcvi>t Russia Appoints Council o&.%Scvcn to Give Liberal Rewards For Approved Pictures.

London. March 6.-"-Art," so far as the production of pictures is concern ed. is said to have had a great boom in bclSheviSt Russia owing to the fact that the government pays a liberal ai9ount for all works approved by EolftoiaI experts.
 1 The whole Gom:,in of art has been kp!aced under th" control Of d coun- ci of seven D."mheT@. four of whom are apostles Of futUrisul. Artists earnings have been increased through d. rule established by the council un- ter which al pictures Chat pass the judges are to D" paid for att the uni fo1oN vlte or ..C"uU rub!C& each.
 Whether tn" artist has devoted m onths of assiduous labor to d pie |turC or whether it is d daub which has taken q few hours to paint, the reconlpense is the same. With such len coura cement the number of artists in Russia is Increasing rapidly.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
MOVEMENT IS SPREADING
ToIio University Students Start Some- thing When They Launch Drive For Universal Suffrage, Paper Says.

Honolulu, T. H.. March 5.,-The movement recently launched in Tol1io by university students for uni versai suffrage in Japan has spread to all parts of the country and to Korea and Manchuria az we'll, &C., cording to Tokio advices to the Hawaii Hochi, -a local Japanese language daily
 The police bureau of the home af- fairs department has instructed pre- fectural police chiefs to restrict suf- frage agitation, the Hochi's corres- pendent adds.
 Two of the opposition pa ties in the lower house of the Japanes, Diet, the Kokuminto and kenseikai, rec entity introduced a universal suffrage measure in the Chamber of Deputies
 Fresh eggs 69c dog. Russell Bfos-ad
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
CHANCES IN LIBERIA
Gern,ans Expelled During War Time, and Spaniard~ Rapidly Migrating to Fill Their Places.

London, March 5.-Liberia is said |to Slayc been the only state at war
 with Germany which expelled every German from within it's gates and
 seaucstrated all their property. Be-
 fore tho war there were about 300 German citizens in MonrOVia, the |Capitaf, and Liberia was rapidly be- looming a German protectorate, says Man Bourclier Lethbridge, in the De ly Telegraph. The Germans. he fdds. controlled giant wireless ! plant and evidently had made ar Engagements to use Liberia as a link lin the chain of colonial possessions. Their places now are being rapid M taken by Spaniards and Mir. Leth- bridge predicts that if Spanish immi- Ezra tion into Liberia, continues, Spain twiii~have the largest foreign colony in hn (countrN
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
LABOR CANDIDATE
English Party Selects Miss "Maggi Bondffeld to Oppose Charles NfcCIrdy, Libera1ist.

Northampton, Eng, March 5.- labor has selected Miss Marga r Bondfe1d to oppose Charles A. M Curdy, liberal member of parliame e from Northampton and parliamentaI secretary to the ministry of food, the next election.
 Miss Maggie as she is general called, is reported to be one of u most capable women in the lab, movement. She is an able speak, and has helped to organize tI women's cooperative movement.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
H. (. L. IN AUSTRIA
As Value of Austrian Currency De- creaSes. Social Unrest Increases TaiIors Strike for More Wages.

Vienna, March 5.-The effect of the diminishing value of Austrian cur rency is shown in the great increases in wages demanded here. There was a strike of tailors the other day to enforce a demand by master tailors for an income of 65,7S0 crowns year. Their pre-war earnings were about 2.1o0 crowns. Assistant tailors. that is plain sewers asked for about 36,0OO crowns a year. Before the war they averaS aSed roo crowns
 In all recent strikes and demands of other class of workers a sliding scale allowance was asked so as to meet the advances in the price of ne ccSSitieS.