The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-21
the WORLD

I South BEND - The Oliver Plow
WORKS announced cut in the price
OF all horse-drawn implements of
from eight to 20. per cent.
new Orleans Joseph Letter, Jr :,
aged IA, son of Joseph Letter. mil
uonatre Chicago and Washington
resident, was killed by the accidental
dlscnarge of a shotgun On a duck
hunt.
Fargo, N. D.-Stephen Herald, 10,
. prosperous farmer OF Mott. N. d.,
who died 40 minutes after he had
taken drink of home brew, was
forced to drink the brew by others,
his wife told q coroner's Jury.
WashfngtOn-Only cars made of
steel or other indestructible material
could be used by American railroads
after July l, 1924, under a bill in
tf0duced by Senator Robinson, demo-
crat, of Arkansas.
Fort Worth, Texas-Plans for ia
panese business men of Texas to fight
proposed anti-Japanese legislation at
Austin were discussed at q confer
ence here between representatives of
southeast Texas Japanese farm own
ers and members Of Japanese cotton
firms of north Texas.
1T. Paul - Approximately 1000
employees of the Northern Pacific
railroad will be laid off, John M. Re-
pale, general manager, announced.
They will include clerks, stenogra-
piers, station agents, telegraphers,
freight handlers and baggage men,
he said.
Washington-The railroads of the
country earned only about $780,
100000 last year, or 1856, 900, 900
less than in 1919 according to esti-
mates prepared by H. p. Parmelee,
director of the bureau of railway Geo.
Monies.
Bloomington, nl.-At her home in
Steelville, ILL.,, was celebrated the
Tooth birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Sarah Jay. OF her children, grand
children and great-grandchildren she
has Is descendants, all of whom were
In attendance at the celebration. She
10 q cousin of William ]. Bryan. Is
Lawrence, Mass.-The public atti-
tude is against maintaining the
wages of textile workers at high war
time rates, William Wood. president
OF the American Wooden company,
said in reference to the reduction
OF % 1-2 per cent in wages of opera
tives in the so mills of that company.
Detlham, Mass.-Fresh wreaths of
evergreen placed on tiny graves in
Pine Ridge cemetery for cats and
dogs bear testimony that former fam
lily pets are not forgotten. The ceme-
terry, the only one for animals in this
part of the country, is controlled by
the Animal Rescue league and now
contains 400 graves.
Portland, Ore.-Claude MCGEE,
driving an automobile with R. E.
Skinner as passenger, arrived here
from San Francisco, having made
the run in 20 hours and Is minutes,
or A minutes less than the time OF
the Southern Pacific company's
Shasta train between the two cities
McGee's speedometer registered over
$50 miles.
Lincoln, Neb.-Mrs. H. H. Wheel
er. delegate. and Mrs. Draper-Smith,
alternate delegate, elected by Nebras-
ka's electoral college to carry the Of
fetal returns from this state, may 60
to Washington by airplane. Mrs.
Wheeler announced she had engaged
a pilot to drive her and Mrs. Smith
to the national capital.
WashingtOn-Proh enforce
ment lis farce in every locality in
the country" Representative Wood,
republican, Indiana, declared in the
house in proposing that enforcement
be transferred from the bureau OF
internal revenue to the department
of justice. His proposal met with
instant rejection from Chairman
Volstead Of the judiciary committee
and heated debate ensued.
Observation-Disclosures in cat.
tie and hogs causes an annual loss
of $4O,000,000, which packers pass
on to the consumer, E. c. Brown
president of the National Livestock
exchange, told the house appropria.
tions committee. Brown urged al
appropriation of $3,3O5,OOO to be
used in conjunction with $4,000, 900
appropriated by the states to combat
the disease.
San Francisco Masao Sa
saki, %. a Japanese born in Homo
lulu, and who served in the 16tt
field artillery of the American army
was admitted to citizenship by Judge
Dooling Of the United States district
court. The naturalization examiner
remarked that under japanese law
Sasaki would still be Japanese sub
ject, but the judge said anyone wht
enlisted when the United States need
ed men deserved to become an Amer
lean citizen.
MONTANA MAN MARKETED 100
CARS OF APPLES IN NEW YORE