The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST PREPARED
IN CONDENSED FORM
AND CLASSIFIED
COVERING the PAST WEEK
important Happenings In Washing
ton, Foreign News and What All
Our Own People Are Doing,
Told in Few Words
WESTERN

youths. have been arrested in Portland.
Ore. charged with the murder Of HAIR
ry Dubinsky, Il chauffeur who di>ap-
peared last week and whose blood
spattered automobile was later return
ed to its stand by Il man VII" walked
away. according to witness. and dis
: ppeared. Police officers say Moore
..a> confessed. placing blame for the
Ectual murder on Brake.
The city council Of Pocatello. Ida.
has passed an ordinance requiring all
merchants to affix the cost price I"
each article offered for sale AS IN
optional arrangement Il merchant may
keep an invoice book which shall be
placed in a conspicuous place which
may be subject AT all times to peru>al
by a profit regulating inspector. The
ordinance becomes effective in 30 days
lation.
Within "a hours after condemnation
and closing by the city commissioners
Of Everett. Wash. an old wooden
bridge forming street intersection
over 60-foot ravine. collapsed with
crash of Spintering timher>. y"
one was injured. due to the timely in
reference of the law. The only dam
age done was the breaking of the city
pipe line. the fumes from which nearly
Overcame a gas company empl"ye.
Tacoma policemen. who had unani-
mouSly voted to walk out rather than
work overtime. will not strike. IT is
announced Chief Of Police Smith re-
vised an order calling upon policemen
TO work four extra hours Saturday.
Sunday and Monday The new order
permits those who so desire to work
overtime at extra pay.
WASHINGTON
A coal shortage next winter which
may curtail production of iron and
steel and seriously affect other indus
tries is fOreseen by the federal re-
industrial and financial conditions for
the month of May. The situation is
already acute in some districts. &C.
cOrding to the board. and production
in many lines is being held down.
Ludwig G. 4. X. Martens. who. for
more than Is months has been in the
United States as the Self-Styled Rus
sian soviet ambassador. has been re-
called by the soviet authorities. il has
been learned in official circles.
The United States government had
no connection with the recent pur-
chase of $4,000 tons of Argentine
sugar beyond lending its Influence to
have export restrictions removed. How
ard Figg. special assistant to the at
torney general. announces. FIRST re-
ports that this was ii government pur
chase. Mr.. Figg said "have caused
considerable confusion in the public
mind as we'll as in official circles"
The water power development bill
10 years in the making. finally has be
come a law. Announcement that Pres
iient Wilson had signed the meaSur.
prior to June II was made mt tn,
White House At the same time !
was announced that he had failed I.
sign the Joint resolution repeating mos
of the wartime laws and the Under
wood resolution providing for negotia
tions with Canada relative to the em
barge on the shipment of wood pulp I,
the United States.
State public utilities commission
will he asked by the bureau of mine
to pu, into effect before October
1879 certain regulations for the use q
natural gas lin order that the hes
possible use may he made of the raj
idly waning natural gas in this c"u1
fry.
FOREIGN.
The American Federation Of Labor
endorsement of government OWNERSHIP
Of the railroads. nj its annual conve,
ton in Montreal. was declared by lab,
lenders to have been the first genuin
defeat Samuel GIompers. its verrra
president. has suffered in years. tn
final vote was 19.Ooa for governmel
ownership and S.2249 against.
Notwithstanding orders from III
Mexican central government thar Il
gambling in the republic must reas
public gambling has re-opened
Juarez with an American holding n
concession. Fifty thousand dollars al
upwards a month has been offered fl
the privilege Of opening games
chance.
Plans are being made 10 stop II
emigration of Mexican lahorerS 10 Il
United States. according 10 Gilber
Valenzuela. sub-secretary of the int
ior. in an interview published in Me
leo City newspaper.
There are persistent rumorS
IAoorn. Holland. that the former &c
man emperor has been assaulted by
Belgian. who. showing a forged pas
gained admittance to Doom castle.
is asserted that the former emper
was wounded in the jaw and that q
Belgian was arrested. 1t has been il
posSible thus far to confirm these 7