The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-08-20
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OF simplifying prohibition enforce
ment appeared possibility with the !
announcement by Prohibition Commits.
sioner Kramer that the issue Of whole
sale permits in the future would be
''rigidly restricted"
For the first time since his long
illness. President wilson went driving
last week in q carriage. On all Of his
trips heretofore. the president used
the White House automobile, which
has become familiar to crowds motor.
ing through Rock Creek park. Mrs.
Wilson accompanied the president and
a secret service man sat on the box
with the driver. Other secret serv.
ice men followed in an electric run.
about. Few persons recognized the
president as his carriage left the
grounds in drizzling rain.
Collection of charges for unloading
livestock in addition to the rates on
livestock to and from Chicago stock
yards was found by the interstate
commerce commission 10 be unlaw.
full and unreasonable practice. In de.
Gliding the case brought by the Chicago
Livestock Exchange against the Atchi.
son. Topeka 4 Santa F'e railway COM
pany the commission held that unload.
ing and loading of livestock in the Chi.
cago yards was duty of the rail-
roads.
Railroads Of the country have been
authorized by the interstate commerce
commission to enforce the new freight
rates and passenger fares until next
November l without observing the
long and short haul clause Of the in.
terstate commerce act.
President Wilson in a proclamation
has suggested and requested that
December p he celebrated through
out the United States us the tercen-
tenary Of the landing of the Pilgrims
at Plymouth Rock in 1920. and ap-
pointed Samuel Mccall and Richard
Hooker of Massachusetts and George
Foster Peabody Of New York as men,
hers of the Pilgrim tercentenary COM
mission.
Representatives of navy yard en-
plOyes have begun presenting to the
navy wage board arguments in support
Of requests for wage increases. About
200 representatives Of the crafts were
in attendance and it was decided to
take up the trades in alphabetical or
der. blacksmiths. boilermakers. carpen.
tiers and other woolwOrkers being
among the first heard. The average
wage increase asked by the trades
board was approximately % cents an
hour over the present scale.
The sale of the liner Won Steuben
formerly the German commerce raider
kronprinz Wilhelm. to Fred Eggena OF
New York for $1.5d,O.OOO ~ announced
by Chairman Benson of the shipping
hoard The Won Steuben. which has
gross tonnage Of $4,000. is to bt
equipped by Mr.. Esgena for a round
the-world cruise to exhibit products
Of American manufacture.
WESTERN.
That "eight-dollar coal and two-dol
lar oil" will hasten the electrificatiol
Of the Great Northern system and 9th
er railroads. was declared by jackson
F.. Reynolds of New York, director O.
the Great Northern and other road!
and director Of the First Nationa
bank of New York. in an interview i,
Seattle.
Ten alleged members of the Indus
trial Workers Of the World. arreste,
near Spokane by federal. county an,
city officials and lodged In the count,
Jail. are to be, arraigned on charges o
violating an injunction issued las
winter in superior court in Spokane
fOrbidding l. w. W. organization a(
tivities.
The entire lower business sectio
of Fort Coquitlam. h. c.. was de
stroyed by fire which started in fir
department headquarters and sprea
through half dozen stores and Sc,
eral residences and the Canadian Pr
cific railway freight sheds. The dan
age is estimated to be in excess {
100000.
Reiterating his statement of the e,
istence of an organized system {
smuggling Japanese into the Unite
States, Representative Albert johnson
chairman of the house immigratio
committee. said at Tacoma that he wi
produce the evidence to the state an
labor departments of the governmel
first.
Damage amounting to $25O.O00 WI
caused In the lumber yards Of Edwal
DOnlan Of AfissOula and Ben Hende
son, near Pablo, when flames of u
known origin destroyed 100000 fe
# manufactured lumber.
Increase of three and One-half cen
gallon in the price Of gasoline HI
been announced In Seattle by II
Standard Oil company, raise of co
to consumers to % cents gallo
The gasoline ration remains unchan
etl-five gallons to pleasure cars al
10 gallons to trucks. The increase q
nOnnced Is effective up and down Il