The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-08
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important Happenings in Washing
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Our Own People Are Doing,
Told in Few Words
FOREIGN

and widespread property damage was
done by typhoon which struck the
eastern coast of Japan last week. The
storm centered around Iokohoma.
where A Japanese We're drowned or
killed by falling walls. and 100 were
seriously injured. Thousands of
houses were flooded in Toxic and five
persons were killed during the prog
ress of the storm. Reports from the
provinces state many have been
drowned.
The United States destroyer Kane
suffered damage to her engines while
outside Riga, Russia. but is not in
need Of assistance, according to a
wireless message received last week.
An editorial appearing in the New
Statesman. weekly review of poll
tics and literature. printed in London.
charges Premier Lloyd-George with re-
sponsibility for the "black and tan"
reprisals in Ireland. 1t says it under
stands upon authority which I'VE find
1t impossible to doubt that the policy
IF meeting outrage with outrage was
deliberately considered and decided
upon in Downing street four months
ago. shortly after the appointment of
Sir Hamar Greenwood as chief secre-
tary for Ireland.
Mexican petroleum companies have
completed payment Of their export
taxes for July and August. the amount
of revenue received by the treasury
totalling more than S,5NNN pesos.
Announcement is made that sums paid
to revolutionary leaders would he APP
piled to account as tax payments.
WESTERN.
Oklahoma coal operators have re-
fused demands of union miners for q
flat increase of - per cent in tonnage
pay. Dorset Carter. president of the
Oklahoma Coal Operators association
announces. The nien threatens 10
900 Oklahoma coal miners may go on
strike unless their demands are met.
Forty empty cars Of westhound
Milwaukee freight train broke loose
from the motor of the train at Noun
tain Grade Mont. and tore down the
steep grade AT a terrific rate of speed,
hitting gravel train near the siding
at Piedmont station. AS a result of
the collision. Engineer A. +. MUTT. Of
Three Forks. and five men alleged to
have been stealing rides from Three
Forks to Butte. lost their lives.
Fire which swept over a portion of
the waterfront at Galveston. Texas.
caused property damage amounting,
tween Sl.oaO,OOO and $4,000, 600
Whether the figures reach the latter
mark. il was said. depends on how
much. if any. of the 2o3. 800 bushels of
wheat aboard the Italian steamship
Etna can be salvaged. Her bulkheads
it was hoped by her agents. may have
saved a portion of the cargo from the
water which was pumped into her
holds by n fire boat
4 reward of 81 600 has been offered
of the Mormon church at Salt LAX
and general manager of the Utah- Idaho
Sugar company. for the apprehension
of the author of two letters received
by him threatening death unless he
placed $4,000 under an old building
near the Salt Lake railroad yards
Twenty-Five per cent reduction in
clothing prices by next spring was pre-
dicted by o. c. Graves of Seattle.
president of the Washington State Re-
tail Clothiers' association. in an ad-
dress before the Spokane Retail
Clothiers' association. Mr.. Graves.
who was enrOute home from the an
nual convention of the National Clio
thiers' association at Chicago. said he
saw mo immediate prospect Of reduc-
ton for fall goods this year.
Lawrence Meximer. Milwaukee, car
repairer at Miles City, died at a hos
pital there as result of having both
legs and an arm cut off by car wheels.
There were no witnesses TO the ncci-
dent and MeXimer was unconscious
when found. SO that the manner in
which the accident occurred is left to
conjecture. but two strings of cars had
been moved in switching over the
place where he was found
4 chain of dairy lunch rooms al
Portland has announced Il reduction
price of five cents on each item.
Mrs. Leila l.. Nicholson. aged 36. and
her 13-year-old son. Dennis. were kill
ed 10 miles south of Pullman. Wash.
when a high wind overturned a cook
wagon beside which they We're sleep
ing and they were caught beneath it.
The North Dakota supreme court
again halted an increase in freight and
passenger rates on intra>tate traffic
by continuing the Injunction granted
william Lemke. as special assistant
attorney general. until the state rail
road commission is instructed to grant
n new hearing Mt which Mr.. Lemke
may present evidence against the pro-
posed increases.