The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-04-01
the WORLD

New York-Enough money has
been raised in China to save the lives
of million famine sufferers, the
American committee for the China
famine fund announced.
Syracuse, N. Y.-Unalterable oppo-
sitiOn to any working basis less than
the 48 hour week was re-affirmed
in resolution adopted by the New
York state publishers associat ton.
Pennington, Mo.-Mrs. Parsons,
Is years old, who was married a
week ago. was charged with first de-
gree murder in connection with the
death of her six-year-old stepdaugh-
ter.
New York-The worlds champion
ship match between Georges Carpen-
tier and Jack Dempsey will not be
held in Europe, but on the American
continent, Tex Richard, promoter,
announces.
st. Paul-Mrs. Rosa Larpenteur
Harrison. said to have been the first
white child born in st. Paul after 1t
had been laid out as a townsite in
1S47, died here from pneumonia.
Two sons and two daughters survive.
Dubuque, I0wa-When the city
council of Oxford Junction, Iowa, in
keeping up the general movement for
! wage reduction, cut the salary of
Mayor E. I. Magruder from $40 a
month to 81, the mayor resigned.
| Chicago-Henry Barrett Chamber
lin, operating director Of Chicago
Crime Commission, says 10000 Chi
cago men and women have taken up
crime as profession. In 1919 this
crime trust" did a $12,000,0OO busi-
ness in Chicago.
! Washington-Plans to divert i'm
migrants from the cities and indus
trial centers and to coordinate agen-
cies Of the departments of interior,
agriculture and labor to place the
newcomers on small farms were an
nounced by w. w. Husband, COM
missioner general of immigration.
i Chicago-Thousands of tenants
Joined In a parade and mass meeting
called to protest against high rents.
Led by squad of mounted police
and military brass band. the mar
cheers paraded through the north side
residence section. Torches and red
fire lent color to the procession.
WashingtOn-George Harvey, Of
New York. editor of Harvey's Week.
~, is understood to have been defin-
itely selected by President Harding
as ambassador to London to succeed
John W. Davis, who now is return
ing home. The nomination may 20
to the senate before the present ex-
traordinary session ends.
Palm Beach, F1a.-FlOrence Zieg-
field, Jr.. and J. Leonard Replogle
battled for eight hours with q giant
ray. or devil fish, that towed two
boats 40 miles from Palm Beach and
II miles to sea, and then escaped
when the cables broke, although its
body bore four harpoons. eight rifle
bullets and Is wounds from lances
Kansas City. Mo.-Denny Chester
alleged slayer of Miss Florence Bar
, ton. society girl, who was shot tc
death here last fall while motoring
was bound over to the criminal court
, for trial on a charge of first degree
murder at the conclusion of his pre-.
liminary hearing.
Wichita Falls, Tex.-Miss Frances
Villa, daughter of Francisco Villa
former Mexican bandit chief, will
appear in roping contest in the an.
nual Rodeo here in May. She has
challenged Lucille Mulhall Barnett
a roper and horsewoman, and the
challenge has been accepted. A side
bet of $4,000 is soon to be posted.
Lakeland. Fla.-Declaring that his
airplane made total of % revolu-
tions in one minute and fifteen sec.
onds in dropping from an altitude Of
$500 feet to 500 feet, George W
Haldeman, former air service aviator
claims he has broken the worlds tai
: spin record. The official tail spir
record is 1000 feet.
Kansas City-Madame Schumann
Heink sang TAPS" at the funera
services Of Captain Arthur A. Ker
ner, local newspaper man and worli
T war veteran. In the crowded little
{ chapel of downtown undertaking
, establishment filled with soldiers. ex
service and newspaper men, the con
tralto stood beside the casket Of thu
dead man and sang.
| Spokane-Union building laborer.
and hod carriers of this city voted t
accept voluntary reduction Of 81 {
day in wages, 1t was announced b,
their officers. The action was taken
| it was stated, to stimulate building
} activities here. Wages of building
laborers under the new scale will b,
IS a day. and those of the hod car
. riers IS.
Washington-Average grade pillow
lands in the United States are valued
at $63.78 an acre, as compared will
$1,000 a year ago, the department
| of agriculture announces. Although
showing decline from the peak o
1920, the average still is higher thai
any of the preceding years. TIL,
values shrunk more heavily in tn
cotton and tobacco states, while tn
sma Hest decline was shown in the ia