The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-29
CITIZEN REPUBLICAN
p. A. RLlss, Pub.
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Engineers arc pe-zieo by . etcpNs
found In Syria recently. 1t Is 50 feet
long, u broad and II deep and
weighs 100 tons; and Is doubtless
the largest ever quarried. The en-
Eineers have no idea how the an
Gent workers moved 1t. In the ruins
OF the ancient temple Of the sun are
to be seen great slabs of stone which
by actual measurement disclose a
length Of 6s feet and a height of Is
feet More wonderful il the engineer
ing feat which placed them In the
position where they are today, 10 feet
above tho level Of the ground. No
sign Of any cement is to be found
anywhere to bind tho stones Of this
ancient structure The slabs have
been squared so precisely and pol
ished, that only after careful search
can the Joining be found.
Following liz the unique scheme pro-
posed by the allies relative to letting
the United States pay Tor the war
The proposition is that the United
States csncel the interest payments
on the debts owed her by the allies,
which Gskts are: England 1920, 0oo.-
900: France, $685. o0o. 900; Italy. 81
Gil, 100000; Belgium, S33s, 900, 900:
Russia sls8 100000; Serbia, $4,000
600; and to others, $136,o0o,000 Eng
land loaned her allies IS. 1916, GOO, 900, and
France loaned 81 $780, 0e, 600. 1t is not
proposed that these countries cancel
their interest. Financial experts fig
ure that, abould the United States
consent to The proposition, the United
States will lose 1855, 0o0. 600, and Eng
land stands to gain sl2s000. goo and
France 3120.s0o, 600
Declaring their business to be
threatened with destruction, repre-
sentatiyes Of nearly a dozen industries
have asked the Interstate Commerce
commission TO revoke or modify its
order requiring railroads 10 accord
preference to coal mines east of the
mississippi river IN the assignment
OF open top cars. There were no in
dtcations. however, that the commits
sion would make any change in the
order, which was issued two weeks
ago for the purpose of relieving coal
shortages throughout the eastern
etatSe.
June made the high water mark in
weddings IN New York City, when
6,0o2 licenses were issued The mar
rage license clerk comments on the
TACT that although Brooklyn has many
more citizens than Manhattan, twice
As many marriages occurred in the
smaller borough. But he reflects:
People have TO wait ~ hours 70 be
married in New Jersey and four or
hve days to be married in Connecti-
sut after they get their licenses Here
as seon as they get their licenses they
can hurry upstairs TO the marriage
shapes and have II all over
Mr.. Bryan Ia quoted by a reporter
who asked IL he were not going to
make speech. as saying: "Oh no.
This is not my kind OF convention.
-Four years from now it win be my
Kind Of convention When asked il
n could not change it TO his kind
Il convention MT. Bryan replied:
The leopard cannot change its
spots"
PcHeewornen who have been on q
years probation, have proved of very
real service 10 England, according to
the annual reports of Sir Leonard
Dunnlng, inspector OF constabulary.
There is no doubt that with regard
70 TWO evtls-5upenile crime and I'm
mosaaftS-the preventive work of the
policeman can be better accomplished
~ . policewoman.
A Kansas farmer has lived four
months with broken neck without
knowing y. The case il said tn he
unIHecso0ted. The sixth vertebra
was crushed when he was struck
from behind by an automobile, and
me column qf the neck moved at
ieast an inch of center.
The Dublin county council has in
stIucted its officials not to supply any |
Information to the British income tax |
authorities nor to allow these au-
Sperities to examine books or docu- !
henta. The Sim Fein executive in !
Cork has circulated among the Cork |
merchants similar warning not to |
lyrntsh income tar information.
There were sos Hampton Institute
xnen In the service OF tho army ana /
navy during the war. and SIX In tho |
service Of the Y. III. C. A. Three I
hundred and twenty three went eyer |
seaS. and 10 died there. Hampton |
hea n disabled soldiers In training. !
Four years without having tasted |
= oise o. meat or drop OF tea, and |
stx Year, Of almost continuous fight |
1ng A bleak Siberia on awage of Il |
= month are two features Of the tales |
Of deprivation told by Czecho Slovak
pr1vafes en- route home via Panama
abroad the United States transport,
EAellyn.
Coiumbus correspondent says |
that HenAfcr Harding telegraphed to
Governor Cox: Z recall much re-
marked cartoon which portrayed you
and mo ~ newsboys contendfng for
~ White House delivery. II seems
q have been prophetic.
1t = stated that NJ Balfour, at ono
q the recent sittings Of the council Of
The League Of Nations, proposed again
that the Vatican 10 admitted to the
leAxue. The proposal was not ac-