The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-01
WESTERN.

in the ice ~ miles Oft Cape serge on
the Siberian coast. is in danger of los
ing his vessel and may be forced to
abandon his attempt to reach the pole.
according to Or. james II. Condit. SUI
in Alaska. who has just arrived in Sc
attic on the steamer Victoria from
Nome. Alaska.
The United States is ir grave danger
Of a huhonic plague outbreak because
foreign countries are attempting to
conceal the fact that they have plague
infected areas. Surgeon General ii. :.
Cummings of the United States public
health service told the forty ninth an
nual convention of the American Pub
lie Health association in San Francis
go last week.
TranScontinenlal wireless co,nmun.
cation is in effective operation. with
stations ut San Diego and Washington
working throughout the day aud night
on navy department business. it was
announced at San Francisco by Com
mander Charles Il. Clark. Pacific
! coast communication superintendent of
the naval communication service
| Resolutions recommending that con-
gress adopt II national reclamation
| program. to he carried out under the
direction of the interior demrlnie
and that S25oMN.OOo be appropriated
to begin work with. were before the
| Northwest Irrigation \ Development
| congress in session in Seattle last
week.
In Il cleanup crusade To rid ketchi-
kan. Alaska. of dope" pedder> and
illicit liquor operators. Mayor Dale W.
| Humid and Police Chief Hendrick>on.
heading the local dry squad. seized
opium. morphine and cocaine valued AT
raids conducted there.
Department of Justice operatives are
investigating the receipt by Contra
liza. WASH. newspaper of Il threatening
letter purporting to he from "Milwau-
kee radicals in which warning is Civ
on the American legi"naire> and bus
mess men of that city who escaped the
.Armistice day murders would be kill
ed "about October IL
| Wage increases al the rate of 81 II,
a day for men and :. cents for boys
employed hy the day in coal mines of
washington became effective last week
as the result of negotiations with op-
orators. the executive board of Dis
trict No. 10. United Mine Workers of
America. announced ut Seattle The
board is continuing conferences with
operators representatives ON Il de-
mand that the advance he made retro
active tn August Ii.
WASHINGTON
An attempted violation Of the Amer
lean consulate at Genoa. Italy, hy
workmen displaying red flags. who
sought to force the lowering IT the
American flag during II funeral of
workmen. has been reported To the
state department. The Italian nuthori.
ties promptly expressed regret over the
incident.
| strenuous efforts are being pl,t
forth in Great Britain to overcome the
lead the United States has maintnine
in the production of motion picture
films. according to Consul Calvin NJ
Hitch at Nottingham. in n report t.
the department of commerce. During
the past IL months several large. pro
ducing companies have been organized
in England. the consul said. He add
ell that about 50 per cen, Of the film,
shown in Great Britain are produced
in the United States.
| Declaration was made by I'rohih
ton Commissioner Kramer that dry
law enforcement machinery Is made
quate. Coupled with this was state
ment by the AntiSalo"n league tina,
the nation is confronted by Il gigan
tic and vicious conspiracy To 'liScreii,
and ultimately overthrow prohibitions.
Mr.. Kramer. in making his declara
tiOn in an address before the Anti
Saloon league conference in Washing
ton. added that in numerous communi
ties prohibition cases We're helm. drag
we'd into federal courts at Il rate oi
10 TO 20 a week. The result. no said
is damned court dockets and delay i,
the trial "f dry law volafor<.
The American Shiphuidinc compan,
has been authorized by the Shippin.
board TO sell Ia steel steamers of ;. 1N
lightweight tons each for transfer I,
foreign registry. This is the first an
rhority for sale Ia foreign account ~
American ships granted by the hoart
nnder the terms Of the new nprchnn
marine act. The boards announcement
said the American company had beg,
unable 10 interest Steamship cn!nra
MES in this country i'll the purchase %
the craft.
Few important changes In the form
for filing income tax returns will y,
necessary. the bureau of internal rev
enue announced after Il conference hn
tween representatives OF various h,lSi
ness organizations and n committee -,
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