The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-02-12

81 was very much discouraged and sur
pr!sed when / got back from France and
I locked over the aviation situation in
Washington l found we hadn't profited
bit by our experience on the western
front, and We didn't seem to want TO-
was not asked 10 make report and
did not volunteer Nobody took any IN
terest- Nobody cared. 1t was like the old
story of the lost advantages of the pioneer
work that American inventors and avia-
tors did Is years ago says Eddie Ricken-
hacker we GO think that the govern
nent. If 1t won't give some slight assis-
lance. might AT least refrain from antag-
onisnl, SAYS Reed Lands.
The gold medal OF the National Institute
of Arts and Letters, offered this year for
music, was awarded to Charles Martin
Tornov Loeffier, of Medford Mass, mu-
stefan and composer. Ten new members
were elected Irving Rabbit, author; Irving
Bachelor, novelist: Ray Stannard Baker
David Grayson), author and editor; John
Erskine, author David jayne Hill,
author: Charles Moore, author: George
Sterling, author; Charles Webster Haw-
thorne, painter; Edmond T. Quinn. sculp-
tor, and Paul II. Maunship sculptor.
Montenegro's hast hope of restoration
TO its former status of an independent
Kingdom is gone-dispelled by pen
stroke. secretly applied during the recent
conferences of Lloyd George, Clemencean
and Nitu, during the secret diplomatic
SESSIONS surrounding solution OF the
Fiume middle, says a cable from Paris
Without permitting the question TO be dis
cussed by the supreme council. Mon
tenegro is to be made part of the Serb
Croat-Slovenian state.
prediction that the institution OF
private property never will be permanently
Or even long oyerthrown by socialistic
programs was made at the meeting OF
the New York State Bar Association to-
day by Nicholas Murray Butler president
OF Columbia university. The instinct of
progress Is too deeply rooted In the human
race.
Governor Smith, of New York, in let
ter read a, q mass meeting presided over
by cannon De Valera president of the
Irish republic" expressed regret that he
was unable to be present when the free
dom of the city of New York was con-
ferred on Valera. 1t was announced that
&, $50. 900 had been subscribed in New York
TO the Irish loan.
Because of the recent activity of the reds
IN the nited States, the original manu-
script of the Declaration of Independence
end the constitution were brought out of
esse.- S:.aa!! hiding places last week for an
hour, to be photographed by movie men,
and shown all over the United States on
the screen. 1t was the first time in Is
Mexico has been getting war supplies
from Japan Is the statement made by
agents gathering information for the gov
eminent, and evidence is now in the gov
ernments hands, according to them, that
recent shipment of arms 20 Mexico was
escorted by Japanese cruiser.
Boring square hole has been called "a
mechanical impossiblity,' but mechanic
OF Peoria, Ill, after IA years of effort,
ec Hn.l
chine which will bore not only square
holes but stars, crosses, hexagons, tri-
angles. ovals and holes of many other
shapes.
Russian prisoners returning to Russia
from enemy prison camps are obliged to
enlist in the bolshevist army on penalty of
death, according TO Polish government in
reply to the vatican which had asked the
Polish government to allow Russian pris-
oners still in Germany to pass through
Poland for repatriation.
The Steele bill, permitting business con-
Germs TO file declaration of intentions
before launching a new enterprise, as a
defense against the inflexibility of the
antitrust laws, is endorsed by William B.
ColveN Of the federal trade commission.
The transport Northern Pacific bringing
home the last members of the American
Expeditionary Forces from France, will
morning.
The departure from Detroit of seven
radicals to Russia has been delayed by
the internal revenue collector there. who
says he wants their overdue income tax
usIore they leave.
With the visit of General John j. Per-
shing. every officer of that rank in the
United States army with the exception OF
General Washington. has been the guest
OF Fort Leavenworth.
Children benefit from the sugar short
age declares DR.. George Keller. Brelsford,
Of Dayton, Ohio. The general health OF
everybody would be better Il there were
always sugar restrictions.
blacksmiths at Rotterdam was SO
overcome with joy on hearing that he had
Won No. 900 in lottery that in his excite
ment he lit his pipe with his ticket and
Was unable to prove his claim.
Pussyfoot' Johnson, in response to a
telegram OF sympathy from the United
said the liquor traffic put out 60, O0o pairs
81 eyes every year.
Two veteran carrier pigeons-one minus
IN eye and the other legless from contact
with Hun shells are to be feature exhibits
~ the New York annual poultry show
this week.
More than 400 warrants have been issued
IN Berlin for the arrest OF communist and
independent socialist leaders, as result
q the government moves toErestore or
der in all districts.
OF 5oo.o0o goats examined at the Kansas
Esty stock yards by the federal meat In
spectors, none was found with diseases
that could be communicated to human
beings.
An American motel man, with New York
and Paris rapfYa1 q r,Ia r,pgreS ~ h,.ild