The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-09-17
WASHINGTON

Poland has declined to jeoparliz'
her military operations against thu
Bolsheviki by binding herself to regart
the artificial boundaries" laid dOwr
at the peace conference. Replying Il
Secretary COlby's suggestion that Pc
land remain within the lines specified
by the peace conference. the Polish
government states its position as fol
lows: Notwithstanding the sympa
thetic attitude of our allies, the Polish
nation had to face the danger alone
and political events proved that II
must in the first place rely upon its
own military strength"
Prosecution of 3o4 contractors and
contracting firms. marking the begin
ming of a move by the government t.
clean up its war contract controversies
has been ordered by the department,
Of justice. The proceedings will In
clude both criminal and civil action
and involve millions Of dollars" de-
partment officials declare. Practical
~ all Of the cases embraced by the
prosecution were turned over by the
war department. but there were indi.
cations that similar cases would be
received from other government de.
partments. The shipping board is un,
derstood to be planning to request
criminal prosecution in half dozen
cases. in addition to those already in
the hands of the attorney general
The contracts Oh which action will be
pressed were said to involve amounts
ranging from a few thousand to a
! few millions EACH"
Gold imports continue to exceed ex.
ports. according to figures made pub
lie by the federal reserve board for
the 10 days ending August 70. I'm.
ports OF $2,113,OOO, against exports of
81 .766.OOO. were reported for the pc
Rod. Silver imports aggregated ST.
264,O 900. while exports of tina, metal
continued t" decline. the figure for the.
10 days being $426.755.
Postmaster General Burleson has or
dered the removal Of IL clerks in the
Chicago postoffice for soliciting or
causing to be solicited sums Of money
from the public. and for publishing
or causing to be published false and
slanderous statements relative to the
postal service"
Sale OF the naval ordnance plant a,
Dayton, Ohio. TO John +. Ormer uf
Dayton. for Sl4+.OO0 is announced by
the navy department. The plant was
purchased by the navy department dur
ing the war. for the manufacture of
fire control Instruments.
Cotton production this year is fore
cast at 12.tS3,UO bales by the depart
ment Of agriculture. which based its
estimate on the condition of the rrop
August %. which WAS announced as
60 per cent of normal.
official confirmation of the MeNi-
can governments intention TO install
Immediately 30 new wireless stations
has been obtained. according to ad
vices to the department of commerce
from Trade Commissioner Cunning
nam .hVAlto ! tN. Inc COST VIII LIE
approximately S2.oOoo.
WESTERN.
Population growth in Washington
state in the last 10 years WAS little
more than one-third of it's numerical
Increase In the previous 10 years. The
total 1920 population was l.3I6.316. as
just announced by the census bureau.
AS a result, Washington. which rank.
ed as thirrieth state 10 years ago.
now is outranked by Connecticut, thir-
tyfirSt state in 1910
+. c. Lilly is charged with first de-
gree murder in connection with the
death of William B. Woodwork. wide
y known Alaskan. who persisted when
The gasoline boat Seabreeze burned at
sea week ago. Lilly. who admits
having been with Woodwork when
he boat caught fire. was picked up in
I boat on the open sea two miles
rom the burning Seabreeze.
W. Baker (Rabe) Borton. former
'irst haseman of the Vernon. Cal.
cam of the Pacific Coast league. has
lied suit for $4,000 damages for al
eyed libel against William Essick.
Vernon manager. The suit is based ON
statements asserted to have been made
~ Essick regarding Borton's charges
hat Vernon players contributed to
'und tn aid their team to win the
$40 pennant.
Plans for an intensive campaign in
he interests of the proposed ini,ia-
i've measure to deny Asiatics or their
progeny the right 70 buy or lease Cal
fornia lands We're drawn up at Il meet
ng in San Francisco of number of
organizations in the state favoring
'hanSe in the present anti-alien land
md immigration laws.
Ten Sick Poo and r. ]. Jut. said to
'e wealthy sugar planters of Java.
we're killed near Spokane when large
curing car in which they We're en-