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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-30

Messrs. R. B. Marshall and D. w.
Transou were visitors here from
Mason Monday.
Housewives. don't fail to read R.
7. Somervell's advertisement in an
other part of this paper.
Mrs. Farris Naifeh and children. Of
Hickman, KY. are visiting the family
of Mr.. N. A. Naifeh.
How about your fire insurance? See
Willis Walton. aug26tf
Mr.. John Fyfe, who had been spend
ing vacation with homefolks here
returned to Chicago Monday night
We can furnish framing, well curb
ing and boxing. w. p Simonton &
Bros. aug5tf
Mrs. w. F. Bringle left Sunday
for Gainesville, Ga, on a visit to hel
daughter. Miss Florence Bringle.
Most heaters waste half your fuel
Coles Hot Blast Heaters save and
use that wasted portion. Nv
Messrs. E. X. Johnson and B. H
Henry and Mrs. Ward were visitors
here from Union City Saturday
If your grocer shakes his head, ask
him to get Omega; you want gooc
bread.
Miss Leila Yarbrough, Of the 10th
district, is the guest Of Mrs. ]. Fl
Paine.
Only two deliveries a day. Read
my advertisement in another part Of
this paper. r. T. Somervell.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w, Ralph returned
Sunday from their visit to Littlefield
and other points in Texas.
Call 361-Fortner & Fleming's bar
Der shop-for C. W, White, plumber
30sep4w
Messrs. Sam T. Sheriff. and Battle
Shaw, of Brownsville, spent Sunday
with relatives in this city.
Don't forget that we have the
genuine (wide track Stoughtor
wagon. M. A, Walker & Co.
! Prof. A. M. Growden and Miss
Claire Raggli, Of the Robson Higf
School, were visitors here Monday
Let me put your plumbing in gooC
shape for the winter. G. W. White
plumber; phone 361. 30sep4w
Misses Annie May Faux AM
Myrtle Stevens, Of the 9th district
left Saturday for Memphis to entel
the West Tennessee Normal School
! Come to the Big Hatchie saw mil
for any grade of cheap lumber. Yol
will find Tuck Jacket there. 19agt
Mrs. ]. A. Hill returned to he
home in the Mt. Carmel vicinit,
Tuesday, after visit with relative
in Memphis.
It may be hard winter. Hav
your cut-offs fixed by G. w. White
phone 361, 30sep4w
Mrs. Ed Boyd, of Clarksdale, Miss
came up Monday night on two
days visit to the family Of DR.. j.
Boyd.
"T. R." has stood for great things
Tube Rose flour being one of then
Try it.
Rev. j. T. Myers, of Mayfield, KY
who was on his way to Memphis
spent Monday night with friends i
this city.
Best quality of horse collars an
other leather goods for contractors
use M. A. Walker & Co.
Mr.. L. W. Rose, Of Little Rock, Ark
after a visit of several days to Mr..
R. Fallin, returned to his home Tues
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Haskins re
turned Friday night from st. Louis
where the former attended the meet
ing Of the National Association 0
Refill Druggists, held there Septem
Der 20-24.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-30
NONRESIDENT NOTICE

Bertha Mydett VS.. John Mydett = In
the County Court of Upton C0un-
ty, Tenn, September, 1920. Term.
In this cause it appearing to the
court from the bill of complainant,
which is sworn to- that the defendant,
John Mydett, is a nonresident of the
State of Tennessee, and whose resi-
dence is unknown and cannot be as
certained after diligent inquiry, but
who is believed to be resident of the
State of Texas. 1t is therefore ordered
by the court that said defendant,
John Mydett, appear before the judge
of the County Court of Upton county,
Tennessee, at the courthouse in Gov
ington, Tennessee, on or before the
first Monday in November, 1920. the
same being the first day Of Novem-
Der, 1920, and being the first day Of
the November, 1920 term of said
court, and make defense to complain
ants bill for divorce, filed therein
against said aforementioned defend
ant in the above styled cause in said
court or same will be taken for con-
fessed and the cause set for hearing
ex parte as to him.
And it is further ordered by the
court that a copy of this order be
published for four consecutive weeks
in the Covington Leader, newspaper
published in said county.
This September is. 1920.
A true copy. Attest:
C. p. SIM0NTON, Clerk.
Simonton, Gwinn & Shoaf, Solicitors
for Complainant. sep17-4w
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-30

could devise?
Do they know, in the way they
should, the 100000, 900 necessary
to house their machinery would be
the best bond investment they could
make? They would be debtors on
the bond, but the cream of the in
vesbment yield would be their own,
instead of the skim milk they get in
short fodder and runty corn, and
half cultivated growing lands.
Have their journals told them that
investments. plus a brief period Of
daily care, would yield them return
equal to the invention Of a success
full weed-bug-rat exterminator.-Wall
Street Journal
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-30

Mr.. C. H. Allen, Jr, and wife. Of
Amarillo, Texas, arrived here Mon
day morning to attend the funeral Of
Mr. C, H. Allen. Sr.
Mr.. Claud Cole and wife, of Cleve-
land. Ohio, arrived here Thursday
night on a visit to relatives. They
expect in the future to make their
home in Memphis.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. York and son,
w. G. York, Of the Macedonia neigh
borhood, were visitors here Monday.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-30
PERSONAL MENTION

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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-07-23
DLAGzEGO DzIATWE zSYBE-
RYl UMIESCIG TRlEBA Ma a.
ks GAS " AMERYCE.
(Komunikat Urzedu prasowo-in-
formacyjnego Wydzia&u N. P.)

Podejmujac sic ackyi ratowa-
MIA dzieci, Komitet Polsh Ra-
nunkowy przyszedi odrazu do
przekonania. re wywiezc tie die
Ct do Polski bedzie mona tylko
przez Ameryke, ME zaS z Syberyi
wprost do Polski. Liczono sic
przytem nietylko z faktem, re do
Ameryki najblizej, re Polonia a
merykanska mole zapewnic dzia-
twie nalezyta opieke, lecz kiero-
wano sic tutai wzgledem ma oko
licznoSc nNdonioSlejszej wagi. IL
uznano "a rzecz w najwyzszym
stopniu niepozadana obarczac
nam ciezarem kraj skoro MONA
tego trniknac W jakikolwiek spo-
sob.
Me wolna nam BOWEN Zapo-
minaG, w jak krytycznem pohoze
niu gospodarczem znajduje sic O
beonie Polska, W przejsciowym
oczywiScie okresie organizowa-
MIA i budowania nowego pan
silva, Polska prowadzaca rowno
czesnie dfuga i wielce r~ciazliwa
wojne. w takich warunkach
przyjazd do kraju liczniejszej
grrrpy bezdomnej i osierociaiej
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-07-23

dziatwy polskiej z Syberyi mu-
sia1by obciazy6 Ekarb panstwa
polskiego, a z drugiej strony OBJ
ciazylby spoleczenstwo W Oh
czyinie O lyle, ileze koniecznosc
roztoczenia nalezytej opieki mad
TENN dziecmi pochlonacby musia-
la chocby czeSc sposecznej ener-
gil i tw6rczej silly, jake So
wprawdzie W Polsce, lecz ktore
ma razie nieodzowne So tam do
prac i wysifk6w ma innych polach
i " sprawach waznych i absolut-
ME najmniejszej zwioki niecier-
piacych.
Rodacy nasi ma Syberyi po-
Swiecajacy sic sprawie ratowaNa
dzieci p~ostanowili swe dzieio pre-
.prowadziG planowo i konsekwen-
tnie. Dzieci te bowiem ratowac
nalezafo nietylko cd smierci gso-
dowej, lecz gorszej jeszcze "a
gladly moralnej i narodowej. Ma
leialo ME dopuScic nadewszyst-
ko do znieprawienia tych dusz
dz;eciecych jadem bolszewizmu.
a wyplenic z ich umysiow wszy-
stkie oboe a ogromnie zle ma
leciatosci.
w tym celu dzatwa ia musi
otrzymaG polskie wychowanie j
wyksztaicenie, w warunkach mai
bardziej po temu sprzyjajacych,
by z mich wyrosli dobrzy obywa-
tele panstwa polskiego. TAX male
w i niewielkiej nawet grupie
dzieci, chocby ty1ko z kilkuset zso
zorej, zapewnic znosne pomiesz-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-07-23

genie mieszkaniowe, o ktore
dis w Polsce tax ogromnie tru
dino, jak rowniez wszelkie po-'
trzebne warunki wyksztaicenia
jak nalezyte warsztaty, materys
~, instrumenty i wszelkiego TO-
dzaju Srodki pomocnicze, jak
podreczniki, ktorych dis ma ra
zie tax samo brak W kraju.
Z jednej wiec strony powin.
niSmy dbac o to, ably ME PREY
sparzac W obecnej chwili cieza'
row krajowi, ME zwiekszac jegc
wvdatkow i ME narazac 60 ma
move truly, -podczas gdy Z dru,
giej strony ME wolno nam spus2
czac z Okla faktu, re obowiazkien
naszym zabezpieczye dziatwie
mozliwie najlepsze warunki Cd,
zywienia sic i wyksztaicenia, G
ktore znacznie fatwiej w Amery-
&c, anizeli w Polsce wyniszczonej
szesccioletnia wojna, zrujnowa'
nej przez wrogow i wciaz jesz,
icze wojowa6 zniewolonej.
Jezeli ratujemy dzieci polskie
ma Syberyi, celem przysporzenia
|Oiczyznie dzieNnych o~bywateli,
nusimy je zabezpieczyc nietylko
materyalnie, lecz takze jak maj
lepiej wychowac po polsku i wy
ksztaicic.
w przeciwnym razie Gala ak
eva ratowania tych dzieci ME po-
siadalaby znaczenia panstwowe-
go, gdyz chybi}aby cahkiem &C.
lu. z dzieci tych wyrosiby ola
Panstwa polskiego zywio{ W mai
lePszym wypadku bierny i ME
uzyteczny, a prawdopodobnie ma
wet szkodliwy, zamiast dobrvch
ohv1vAteli odrndzorei PoIski Drzy
sporzylibysmy Ojczyznie tylko
mole wsoczegow, ludzi zdegene-
rowanych przestepcow, ma kto-
rych z reguiy wyrastaja bezdom-
ne dzieci.
CaEkiem inaczej ma sic rzecz z
lima kategarya dzieci z Syberyi,
ktore posiadaja mianowicie ro-
dzicow niezamoznych Tub krew-
nych, a ktore z powodu marnych
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-07-23
Q JADWIGOWA

- Czoinkinie Stow. Kat. Niewiast
sw. Amy No. s62 L. c. B. A. z po-
wodu nadchodzacego swieta ich pa
tronki sw. Amy odprawi spowiedz "
sobote, a do wsp6lnej Komunii sw,
przystapis W niedziele dnia $500 LIP
ca, o godzinie t6ej rano. Ia nieobec'
nose kara. - Anna Nowak, PREF;
Katarzyna Przysiuda, sekr. prot.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-07-23

pod opieke ich rodzicow wzgled'
ME krewnych. Take dzieci mai
pierw bedzie MONA - bez lad
nego uszczerbku ola Mich, ami tez
ola spo}eczenstwa w kraju -
przewiesc do Polski, gdyz bezpo-
srednio ME stana sic one cieza-
rem ola rzadu polskiego.
PrzetransportowaG te dzieci
trzeba bedzie natychmiast, sko-
70 tylko nadarzy sic po temu spo-
sobnosc. Wysylka tych dzieci do
Polski powinna bye wstepem do
repatryacyi ogolnej.
TAX samo nalezy zaopiekowac
sic przewiezieniem do kraju die
CT posiadajacych ma Syberyi TO-
dziny, lecz ME majace dostatecz-
nych srodkow ma powrot do o.
czyzny. Wywozac ich dzieci do
kraju, dopomoze sic tym rodzi--
nom pozniej do powrotu.
Powyzsze kategorye dzieci, pc
swym powrocie do Polski, albo
wcale ME obciaza skarbu pahstwa
polskiego, o lie dostana sic ma
tychmiast do rak swych rodzicow
lub krewnych, albo tylko przez
krotki Gas beda musia1y bye ma
r%trzymaniu rzadowem, a miano-
wicie tax dSugo, zanim rodzice ich
ME powroca do kraju z wojennej
tuleczki. A do TO czasu molina
by tie dzieci rozmAsciG po r6znych
o%chronkach.
Absolutnie ME pozadanym
byiby jednakze ola ~spoleczeh-
silva polskiego w kraju p~rzyjazd
sybevjskich sierot i ca}kiem bez-
domnych dzieci.
Caikowite utrzymanie tel kate
goryi dziatwy musiatoby spaS6
niechybnie ma Rad Polski, a Z
drugiej strony, Ola powod6w u
peinie niezaleznych Cd Rzadu
spoieczehstwa polskiego W kra-
ju, ME moznaby tam dac tym
dzieciom warunkow prawidlowe-
60 wychowania i wykszta}cenia,
ami nalezytego pomieszczenia, O.
raz utrzymania.
Chcac te dziatwe uratowac Cd
wynarodowienia, uczynic z niej
dobrych i dzielnych obywateli
panstwa polskiego, chcac zabez-
pieczyc jej w kraju znoSne wa
runki rozwoju fizycznego, umy-
slowego i moralnego, trzeba
wpierw poczynic odpowiednie
przygotowania ola jej przyjecia. A
vice nalezy dIa niej zbudowac w
Polsce stosowne zakiady wycho-
wawcze, stworzyc kolonie rolne,
odpowiednie szkoly, warsztaty
rzemieSlnicze ftp. A wszystko to
powstac powinno staraniami spo-
i]eczenstwa.
Niema przeto innego wyjScia,
niema zadnego sposobu uratowa-
MIA tych dzieci ola Polski. jak
przewiezc je ma razie do Stanow
Zjednoczonych, gdzie staraniem
wychodztwa polskiego MONA /
trzeba koniecznie dac i'm male
zyte warunki wychowawcze do
chwili przewiezienia dziatwy do
Polski.
Jezeli chcemy przyczynic sic
rozumnie do wzrostu naszej pote'
gi narodowej i panstwoweJ, to
wszyscy razem i kazdy z mas z o.
sobna powinien zabiegac o to, a.
by ~przywoziG do Polski jak mai
wiecej zasobow pienielnych, jak
najwiecej m~ateryalow i produk-
tow. Zasady tel powinno pre-
strzegac nadewszystko nasze wy
chodztwo. A w danym wypadku
nadarza sic pc temu sposobnosc
wielka, ktorej ME wolno nam Cd
rzucic nj pominac, Otto zywy ma
rodowy materyai ludzki, Pc swie-
Gle rozpowszechniony, mozemy
zebraG i przewiezc do Polski, Cd
powiednio do zycia obywatelskie-
60 juz przygotowany zasobny
W hart fizyczny. wychowanie ma
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-06
RUSS MOBILES REACH
j. s. DISGUISED AS
SAILORS. DECKHANDS
Thirteen Members of Ships Crew
Former Officials Under Gar
Nicholas.

New York. June J.-Thirteen Russians.
signed as Officers and members of the
crew of the American steamship John
Lind. arrived here Saturday from Copert
hagen. are reported to be either escaped
members of the official family of the
former emperor of Russia, Nicholas Ro-
manoff. or former high officials of the
Russian army. The appearance of the
men indicated that they were above the
positions they were filling; one being
first officer of the ship, one boatswain,
and the others members of the fire room
and deck crews.
Efforts to interview them were pre-
vented by officials of the line to which
the ship belonged. and only a few ques-
tions were exchanged, but their bearing
and answers, delivered in good English
indicated that they were not average Rus
sian sailors
Local officials of the customs and i'm
migration departments who boarded the
ship professed to know nothing about
them, but from ether sources it was re-
ported that they had signed on the John
Lind at Copenhagen as members of the
crew with the knowledge and consent of
the United States government. 1t was
also said that the entire party will soon
go to Washington.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-06
BATTLE GAS FATAL
To LAD WHO FIRED
FIRST SHOT IN WAR
Corporal Osborne De Varila Dies
at Saratoga From Effects of
Poison Cloud.

San Francisco. June Corporal
Osborne de Varila, field artillery, the
red headed corporal who was accred-
tied with being the first American to
fire a shot at the German lines sub
seQuent to the United States declaration
of war, died Friday at Saratoga from
the effects of poison gas, army officials
announced Saturday.
Corporal de Narila was II years old
He was born in juneau, Alaska, but
had spent most his life in San Fran
cisco. In France he had been in com
mand of a squad assigned to a French 70
millimeter gun and personally cut the
fuse that fired the first American shot
in the war. according to newspaper re-
ports at the time.
Several days later he was gassed and
after weeks at base hospital was sent
back to the United States with a de-
tachment known as "Pershing's Vet
erans'' to tour the country in the in
terests of the third liberty loan. Sub
sequently he returned to France and was
gassed again on the second day after he
reached the front. After spending two
months in Denver sanitarium he re-
turned to California with his mother
for his health.
He will be given military funeral
Monday
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-06
THOMPSON THROWS
MONKEY WRENCH IN
c. D. P. MACHINERY
Won't Run for Committeeman
Again; Says Interests Would
Auction White House.

Chicago, June 5.-Mayor William
Hale Thompson. Of Chicago, tonight IS
sued statement IN which he declined
to be candidate for re election IA Re-
publican national committeeman. Mayor
Thompson action was taken. he said,
because he cannot and will not accept
election to an office the forceful admin
istration of which might make me a
party to the purchase of the high office
of president of the United States"
The facts disclosed within the last
few days through an investigation by the
United States senate of presidential cam
paign expenditures further impel M to
this decision the mayor says in giving
his reasons for his actions.
Regard for public decency should
rise about personal ambition for office or
power. 1t is apparent that certain in
terests would put the White House on
the auction block"
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-06
M0NDELL PRAISES,
GARRETT CONDEMNS
CLOSING CONGRESS
Accomplished Much Declares Republican Floor
Leader; Was ''Humating Failure Asserts
Tennessee Democrat.

piled. declaring that this congress had
been ''humiliating failure
Practically the only action by the
house during the day was to pass the
budget bill, after amending it to meet
the presidents objection that it took
from the executive authority to remove
the comptroller general and assistant
comptroller general, officials appointed
by him under the measure.
Republican leaders abandoned their
plan to call for vote on the resolution
refusing President Wilson's request for
authority to accept mandate over Ar
menia. The measure already had been
adopted by the senate. Chairman Por-
ter, in a formal statement. said Demo-
cratic members of the house would have
blocked transaction of all other business
had the resolution been brought up.
During the six months of the session
just ended, a total of approximately 90
600 bills and resolutions were introduced.
The senate approved about 315 bills and
joint resolutions and the house 37S bills
and joint resolutions. The former adopt
ed about 230 resolutions not requiring
house action and the house adopted
about the same number not needing SEN
ate action.
Much of the session was occupied bv
unsuccessful efforts TO get together on
peace settlement which would end the
technical state of war.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-06
JOHNSON CONFIDENT
Of HIS INSTRUCTED
DELEGATES, HE SAYS
Expects Their Support on Con-
yentiOn Floor Until He
Releases Them.

Chicago, June 5.-Senator Hiram w
Johnson has announced that he felt con-
fident that every delegate who came
from a state that has cast preferen-
tial vote in his favor would vote for
him. not only on the first or first few
ballots. but until he released them.
Il have no fear that a man will vio-
late his instructions given by the people
of his state. | fully expect delegates
in a state that east preferential vote
in my favor to vote for me-" he said.
When his attention was called to the
situation in North Dakota, where dele
gates reported favorable to General
Wood were elected, but where johnson,
who was the only candidate running in
the preferential primary. carried the
state, Senator Johnson stated that he
fully expecte dto receive the North Da-
kota vote.
Asked whether he expected to hold
all the delegates unpledged he answered
decidedly in the affirmative
Reports were called to his attention
that in several cases delegates who fa-
vored other candidates, but who were
instructed for him, intended to vote for
him on one ballot and then switch
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-06

Washington, June J.-The sixty
sixth congress ended it's second session
Saturday, adjourning sine die at 4 p. IN
Unless grave emergency arises which
makes necessary special session it will
not meet again until December 6.
The close Of the session was marked
by none of the hectic rush that gen
orally attends a getaway of congress.
but there was the usual applauding and
cheering in the house chamber after
Speaker Gillette's gavel had released
the members for the first long vacation
congress has had since the United States
entered the war.
The house cleaned up its work early
in the day and twice recessed to await
possible senate action on pending mea-
sures. The senate remained in contin-
uous session.
Final sessions of both houses passed
without the plethora of political speech
es which had been expected by many
since congress was quitting on the eve
of the national political conventions.
Just at the finish of the house, Rep
resentative Mondell. of Wyoming. the
Republican leader, delivered an address
praising congress for the work accom-
plished at this session. Representa-
tive Garrett Democrat, Tennessee, re
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-06
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
and LABOR PROBLEM
STUMBLING BLOCKS
Politicians Declare That Whichever Party Leader
Can Find Successful Solution for First Will Be
Able to Name Presidential Nominee; Indiana
Plan Accepting Covenant With Reservations
May Become Basis of Compromise.

Chicago June 5(By The Associated Press )The contest
between the various aspran for the Republican presidential
nomination is momenariy obscured by preliminary contest
the platform One the League of Nations plank and the
other the industrial relations plank The latter acknowledged
to be loaded with dynamite and the former surrounded by
claims and counter claims that has been arranged and that it
has not been arranged that the real truth of the situation
apparent.
Most all the practical politicians predicting that
the party leaders which successful solution the
League of Nations plank will be able nominate their candidate
for the presidency The League of Nations plank the Indiana
state Republican platform brought here by Senator Watson who
the foremost candidate for chairman of the resolutions commit
be the nucleus around which the discussion
tering and provide the basis for the agreement
declares effect that the Republican denounces the
League of Nations brought from Versailles
President Wilson, but does close the door the
with reservations At that the resevaonsts of
degrees and the reconcabes the elements be
brought harmony Compromise to be inevitable and
the predictions field marshas is that the compromise
have developed the candidate.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-06
AMPA|GN FUND
INQUIRY PROBE
MEETS JULY 3
Witnesses Still Unheard
Will Be Called Then
Says Kenyon.

Washington. June 5-After hearing
Colonel +. I'll. X. Green of Texas. son
of the late Mrs. Hettie Green, the senate
committees investigating preconvention
political financing Saturday adjourned
its sessions until July g.
Chairman Kenyon said that all wit
nesses still unheard would be called at
that time
Colonel Green said he had contributed
money TO the mixed" faction of black
and white Republicans in Texas. but
denied that he was working for any pre-
sidential candidate.
Chairman Kenyon announced that VII
liam Loeb. Jr.. who collected 900 900
for the Wood campaign; Alfred J..
Greenbaum, treasurer of the johnson
campaign in California and several
Missouri witnesses had not responded
to committee summons
An unfavorable report on Senator
Pomerene's resolution proposing TO au-
thorize the campaign investigating com
mittee to inquire into the Forthcoming
presidential and congressional cam
paigns was ordered by the senate ex-
pendItureS committee.
Senator Pomerene asked unanimous
consent to have the resolution consider
ed at once. but Senator Smoot, Repub
lican. Utah. objected, saying such mat
ters must lie o,Hr one day under the
senate rules. Senator Pomerene'S resOlu-
tion finally was adopted, however, with
out record vote.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-06
Beef Prices Decrease,
Producers Are Losing
Money, Packers Assert

Chicago, June 5.--Wholesale prices of
beef decreased from 3 to ) cents a pound
in May and at the end of the month were
not far from the level prevailing when
the United States entered the war. ac-
cOrding to a statement issued by the
Institute of American Meat Packers.
Livestock producers are losing money
on their cattle and many packers report
losses on beef" the statement said, .'ac-
cumulations occurring during the rail-
road strike exerted a depressing in
fluence on prices practically throughout
May. Other depressing factors were i'm
portations of New Zealand lambs shin
ped here by the British government. the
existence in Second hands" of beef
bought from the government and an over
supply of dressed beef in eastern mar
kets'
An improvement in the foreign ex-
change situation at many European
points was declared to have resulted in
a larger export trade in pork.