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ment" OF 1907. The problem, however
yexatious. 10 essentially an internal
one OF our own making. Interna-
tional relations are delicate at the
best and should be handled by ex'
perts.
IS A HOOVER MAN.
But the platform functions only
until November, while a President we
have with us for four years. More
over. the man 10 greater than the
, declaration, being really his own
platform. In the choice of a candi-
date the Democratic party has missed
Its greatest opportunity. for reasons
which need not be repeated. The peo-
pie wanted Hoover, Republicans and
Democrats alike, but party workers
on neither side take to him. for his
purposes and outlook are national and
international. not partisan to the
managers. His election would be a
victory, opening no doors to deserv-
ing wheel horses.
Democratic ranks, however. con-
tain their share OF statesmen, though
such men do not appear as "favorite
sons" The nance Of some OF these
are before the convention today.
Ofthe fne abilities and eminent Mt
ness OF Ambassador Davis, there can
be no question. McAdoo, who may be
nominated in spite OF himself, has al
ready shown administrative power
and intellectual keenness. Senator
Owen is one OF the wisest and most
genuinely progressive members OF
Congress. or Carter Glass, a man OF
substance, we hear little mention at
present. Cox, the excellent and popu-
lar governor of Ohio. seems well to
the front at present. Palmer has also
a large and active following not like
ly to increase. Behind the scenes
stands Bryan, the liking maker" with
an influence hard to estimate.
MUST GET INDEPENDENT VOTES.
In any case. to win In November.
the Democratic party must secure the
support of liberal or Independent Re-
publicans now alienated by the nomi-
ration OF Harding and the continued
dominance OF the Senatorial ring
For if the coming contest only sets
off one seemingly narrow partisan
against another. pitting a Democratic
reactionary against q Republican OF
similar stripe, the odds are all with
the latter.
That the Democrats will rise TO the
demand OF the hour Is the fervent
hope OF hundreds of thousands of
forward looking men and women who
care not a rap for party success, but
who want to see a man of vision again
in the chair occupied by Lincoln,
Cleveland. Roosevelt and Wilson.
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CANDIDATES BEING HANDLED

President Is out OF II, is to beat Nc.
Adoo, and SO do the managers Of Nc
Adoo, but the fear on the one hand
and the confidence on the other are
both based on expectation, not on ac-
tual accomplishment in the way OF
delegate getting.
Palmer and Cox could combine and
hurt McAdoo, or McAdoo and Cox
could eliminate Palmer. A Palmer
and McAdoo combination Is not held
TO be feasible. without a combina-
ton, these three may destroy one an
other. IL that happens. then will be
the logical time for Washington to
stop In
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iherepre, III the Democratic con-
Nention is to mark an epoch in Amer
lean history, II must leave the beaten
track IL must stand for something
bearer.
Victory next November would thus
be sought for the welfare of the ma
ton, and, through the nation, OF the
whole world. not as a mere prelimi.
nary for the distribution OF Offices.
SHORT PLATFORM BEST.
The work OF the convention falls
naturally into two parts, the writing
OF platform and the selection Of q
candidate. The platform, to be effec-
tive. should be short, direct, courag-
eous and forward-looking. The real
Issues may be covered In three hun
dred words--evaded in six thousand.
To score the shortcomings OF the
rival party Is easy and tempting, but
II serves little purpose unless done In
discriminating and convincing fash
ion. The chief Republican delin-
quincy-perhaps the only one worth
noticing-is the control OF public af-
fairs by a Senatorial cabal,- "A proceed
ing which has given a temporary
black eye TO democracy the world
over. Furthermore, no energy, IL
seems TO me. should be spent on side
issues, nor on facts accomplished. nor
In meddling with the internal affairs
OF foreign countries. for when wide
divergences open within a party they
cannot be closed by any juggling with
words. Silence is better form Of
evasion than verbosity. see little
gain ad much chance for loss in
platform declaration concerning alco-
hol. Ireland. Mexico or Japan.
As for the second, merely to ex-
press sympathy with Ireland, at the
same time commencing her to the
league OF nations, the arbiter OF self
determination, seems rather worse
than nothing: while on the other
hand a fiat approval OF Irish inde-
pendence. Sim Fein type. the virtual
dismemberment of the British en-
pire, would damn any party at the
polls in November.
AS to Mexico. while We should use
every honorable effort toward bring
ing about orderly and livablc condi-
tions there, the Democrats should
avoid playing into the hands of capi-
talists, who clamor for military in
tervcntion merely as means of
stabilizins property.
Concerning the Japanese menace, 1t
is to be remembered that nearly all
the agricultural japanese entered
of Hawaii. and, so far as known. none
at all through any official violation
of the so-called "gentlemen's agree
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never saw so many Anonymous
guys running for any thing before
in my whole life. and where some
OF them get the gall to think they
can be President OF the United States
do not know. Furthermore, / am
getting very indignant about this
matter. because the way ! look al
It. the President OF the United States
Is serious proposition. and people
are entitled to know who a guy is
and where he comes from, and what
his racket is, before they go making
him President.
MY idea of the President of the
United States Is a guy who is well
known to one and all, and who has
something of a noodle on him, and
while it is not always possible to get
such a guy. what with there being
only Republicans and Democrats to
pick from, l am much surprised and
Disguised to come around political
convention and find them talking
about guys l never heard of before
and who may not have enough brains
to grease gimlet. for all 1 know.
DOESN'T NATTER ABOUT THE v. p.
OF course n a guy is only candi-
didate for Vice President, II does not
make any difference one way or the
other about the brains, and nobody
is ever going to hear from him any
way, but / figure the President is
most important, and guys are very
wrong is going around clowning this
thing up.
l am talking to my friend Chelsea
Mcbride. and this goofy Baer, the
nut, about this matter last night, and
am telling them that / am going to
bawl lot of people out around here,
but Chelsea Mcbride says to me like
this:
mix, Cracking" Chelsea says, be
cause" he says, "if you do such a
thing you may be spelling some right
guys racket. Furthermore" he says,
"I am much surprised TO hear you
talking of turning copper at your
time OF life.
CANDIDATES BEING HANDLED.
"Thc way ! look at it." Chelsea
says, "the chances are these candi-
dates are being handled by some OF
the boys. The chances are" he says,
they are suckers who are built up
by the lads into thinking they can be
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100000 Fl. OF TIMBER
DESTROYED BY INSECTS

EUGENE. Orc, uns 28-ApproIi-
mately one million feet of timber In
the siuslaw national forest, in the
vicinity Of Yachaats and Cape Creek
on the coast, was destroyed by in
sects during the year 1919, according
20 a special report nled In the Sius-
law forest office here.
The investigation was made by one
Of the rangers who found that the
ravapes OF the insects, the nation of
which he was unable to determine.
covered a strip OF forest about a
quarter OF a mile wide and nfty acres
In extent ..
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GROWN PRINCE"
WORRIED
M'ADOO
SAN FRANCISCO. June as,

SAN FRANCISCO. June Is
j. w. Morrow, national COM
mitteeman from Oregon. told
delegates from that State when
they held q caucus yesterday
that William G.. McAdooIs an
nounced refusal TO accept the
Presidential nomination was due
to Mr.. MAdoo's desire TO elimi-
nate the crown prince" char.
acterization from his candidacy.
II was good politis." Mr..
Morrow said, for Mr.. McAdoo's
supporters TO bring about his
nomination without solicitation
on his part.
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NJ 'ADOO ANDCOX
SLATE SEEMS SURE
Sunday Conferences Result In
Tentative Program for
Nominations.
Continued from First Page.)

candidates after we have made a
platform for him TO stand on" he
remarked.
Nevertheless he held conferences of
his own last night and today with
other leaders of the party.
bryan's tactics as they stand re-
veaied are to use his position as
dry" leader and chief of the reserya-
Zionist group OF Democrats to at
tract to is>banner all the opponents
or the Administration within the par
ty. then to use this voting power to
Kill of any candidate obnoxious to
him and his group.
The great Commoner is doomed TO
defeat. II was said today. on his
Lodge-reservations plank,
no matter how furious the fight he
wages for II on the resolutions COM
mittee. Regardless OF such assist
ance as Senator David !. Walsh of
Massachusetts. Senator Robert l..
Owen of Oklahoma. and others might
give him either in committee or on
the floor of the convention, IL the
rough and tumble fight is carried
there, the vast majority of delegates
seem against him.
On prohibition he is expected to
fare better, though general opinion
here on the day the convention opens
would seem to indicate that the plat
form will go dry" by omission rathe er
than by any specific reference to the
problem.
wILsONIAN PLATFORM.
Bryan insists that the nominee de-
pends upon the platform, and the
platform. according to indications to-
day. will follow the Wilsonian idea
as to the Treaty and League of Ma
tions. with the liquor question left
where it Is. 1t will also contain a
strong right-of-free-speech-a
press plank and another liberal one
on labor. Several candidates would
thus be eliminated.
Palmer would go. IL is said. be-
cause of his alleged attitude toward
labor and so-called radicals" Cox
for his reported damp" inclination,
Edwards. ditto; Bryan for his opposi-
tion TO Wilsonian policies: Gerard for
his attitude toward certain foreign
countries, Owen because of his posi-
tion on the treaty, and so on. leaving
McAdoo alone among the favorites in
a position to maintain perfect equi-
librium on such a platform.
After McAdoo, in applying Bryans
axiom chat the platform will dictate
to the nominee. would come John W.
Davis, Carter Glass. and Bainbridge
Colby. or these three Davis is men,
toned today most often
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TWO Die AS BLAST
WRECKS TIRE PLANT

POTTSTOWN. Pa. June 2s.-Two
officials of the Nulcweld Tire and
Rubber Company were killed in an
explosion and fire which wrecked the
company's plant here late last night.
A third man was so seriously injured
hei is expected to die. The dead are:
William c. Walsh. thirty-three. presi-
dent of the company, and James A.
Nancy, thirty two, superintendent.
Frank Walsh. brother of the presi-
dent is the INJURED man.
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Democrats Must Pick
Man of Vision to Win,
DR.. Jordan Declares
: BY DIR. DAVID STARR JORDAN. -
tcopyrisR, isss ~ tSs S iatsrSsiosi ss~s ssryes3

SAN FRANCISCO, June 28.-The San Francisco con-
vention gathering raught with great possibilities which
may or may not Become actual If its deliberations bring
the front statesman it will take its place maker Of
history Otherwise it will prove futile assembage
OF small politicians built local temporary gains such
result would be to follow the line of least resistance course
for which there are ample precedents.
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Bugs Baer
Looks EN- Over
at Frisco
BIZ .BUGso nAER-
(copyrisht. 1900

SAN FRANClSCO, June %.
XlIHILE the tempest IL raging up
wv stairs near the lid a sinister
undertow Is developing In the Dem
oeratic teapot Bill Bryan Pull
named INTO the works wearing his
best Chautsuqua expression. which
portends disaster TO the sink VINO
tries to drop the robust yeast cake
In the anaemic home brew.
DILL'S red lights are set dead
- sgin the buffet car on the Demo
cratic express, and Bill 10 going 10
be around when the boys make up
the political train. His piankA are
all kiln-dried. Ain'l enough moIs-
ture on 'em TO NIL humming birds
eye dropper. There amt a laundry
mans chance Of any cuckoo slip
ping In o wet plank disguised as n
bonus for the returned heroes OF tho
home guard.
prohibition will continue. Leop-
ard prohibition means the country
is wet In spots, Bnd the old cat
changes it's freck;es every time II
spots a revepue sli:Aer. Bili has
down-grade pull ard H. amt No.
ing TO let go until coa,od tongues
and headaches are lost arts.
NENI. Vedi. Vichy. Meaning, /
came, I saw, now they're drink
ing mineral water.
TAME RUMOR also has II that the
- Left Wing OF the Democratic
diet is going radical over the pro-
posed tax on the gold braid on
bell-boys' uniforms. They've got
a nimble eye on the very near Re-
publican future, as all the delegates
may be bell-boys after the Novem-
ber vote. Bill hasn't pegged HIM
self out on this question, as he Is
waiting for Woody Wilson to de-
clare himself, whereupon Bill will
promptly be either for or agin
taxing gold braid.
TT takes two to make an argument
and Bill is both of 'em.
THE convention is also slightly
divided over sand dabs. The
Right Wing Is shrilling for Chinese
cooking, while there may be
chance of Bryan boiling the works
and establishing a Chautauqua cir
cult OF San Francisco waffle pal
aces.
IN the event of any politics filter-
ing in and spelling the conven-
tion. William will pick out his own
candidate and launch a convention
of his own. He is beautiful
speaker and master of the. double
negative. We heard him nominate
a bird once in a speech that a golf
player would appreciate. 1t was a
perfect stymie.
ONE thing we will chirp about
~ Bill is that he has the largest
private collection of bum ideas in
the world. And he makes 'em like
1t. If you hear rasping sound
tonight, you will know that II is
Bill winding himself up for eight
days. There is some sentiment
about operating on the convention
and sewing II up before the Fourth
of July as folks don't want to
hear the American eagle singing
second tenor in a Saengerbund of
CuckOos
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PPERSlAN CABINET RESIGNS.

The Persian cabinet has resigned
because of the Bolshevik movement
and other disorders, the American le-
cation at Teheran advised the State
Department today.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 28.-What am trying to
figure out about this Democratic convention is who
these people around here who running for the nomna
ton for President of the United States!
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Mr.. A. Mugg, Prize Nut,
Wakes Very Irate Over the Number of
Unknown Guys Running For Job
BY A. MUGG,
DeIeEate to the Democratic Nation nj Conyenten per

International News Servcc)
1920, the ternationaI News Service
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CONVENTION MARKS TIME.

Thus, pending word from Washing
ton and with brilliant and enthusias-
tic opening exercises, the convention
marks time. The situation has not
changed an iota in six months. Such
things as the President has said are
desirable to be done will be done,
Some OF them are done already. On
other matters, and particularly the
nomination, there will be nothing de-
cisive until the President speaks or
gives assent by continued silence. II
this elimination by resolution is tried
and 1t is not certain IL will be as
this is written-it may not be taken
as conclusively at the White House
as II is in the convention hall. The
word must be awaited; the real seat
OF this convention is number 1000
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington.
ID. G.
Meanwhile. Cox has gained nothing
and the mysterious McAdoo has edged
the Ohio man out of the lead. As al
ways in a national convention, the
politicians are frightened by the in
tangible and stiffened by the concrete.
The managers OF the candidates say
their initial problem. assuming this
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NENI. Vedi. Viehy. Meaning. /
came, I saw. now they're drink
ing mineral water.
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THE EVOLUTION OF FIRE
FIGHTING

The passing of the fire horses
from Manhattan Island and the in
stallatiOn OF high pressure water
system in Boston to eliminate even
the fire engine are further steps in
the stage of progress from the ro-
mantle days Of the picturesque old
hand-tubs," says a bulletin from the
National Geographic Society.
Some remember when citizens
tricked themselves out in red shirts
and glazed caps and carried torches
III the front of procession or form
ed part of the bodyguard Of the gal
liant old tub as it paraded the streets
On gala occasion. Then passion for
fire fighting ran to high pitch and
arguments were waged about the
merits of particular engines. Today
the throbs of a motor-driven engine
are taking the place of those heart
throbs. The horse that might have
clattered from their stalls, glided be-
meath their harness, and raced glori-
ously through the drizzly, night-dark-
ened streets before the fire-spitting
demon are drawing farm wagons or
blowing the fields. In those days
communities depended upon volun-
teers, and men from all social ranks
gave valuable time to qualify them
selves for the service.
Fire fighting in some sort of Or
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-10
ent to the senate.

ent to the senate.
February 13. Mr.. Wade. from the
enate committee on territories. re-
ported a house bill to provide tenn
porary government for the territoy
of Montana, without amendment. On
March 3, Mr.. Wilkinson moved to
take up the bill.
mr.. Wilson of Massachusetts
moved to strike out the name of the
territory and insert Idaho.
Montana is no name at ALL he
said.
The name of Montana was strick-
en- out and Idaho inserted. The bill
then passed the senate and came back
to the house as amended during the
last few hours of the session.
Mr.. Ashley was angry and insist
ed that the house should disagree to
the amendment, but the bill passed
as amended.
When in 1864 Idaho was divid-
Cd. the new territory naturally took
the name which came so near being
given Idaho. l think Governor Ash
ley selected the name or adopted it
as his own"
Montana is Spanish word, mean
Ing mountainous.
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THE RAILROAD GRANT

Considerable space is given in this
issue Of the Examiner to an article
pertaining to the railroad grant and
Its modern Interpretation. This coun-
ty should become a recipient of IA
vors at the hands of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company because as
sources, especially in oil and gas are
an unknown quantity. The Northern
Pacific Railroad company has the OPP
pOrtunity now of reciprocity by
living up to its moral obligation to
promote public interest and welfare
in this county. 1t is the concensus
of opinion Of all that oil and gas ex-
list somewhere III this county in COM
mercial quantities. but the cost of
proving this theory is too much of a
financial burden for an individual or
a community to shoulder. Reverse
upon reverse have met the efforts of
the people generally until now when
an oil boom looms in the distance
they have only their ears to the
ground. patiently waiting the advent
of someone to exploit the fields of
this county for oil. The Northern
Pacific Railroad company should I'M
dertake such Il mission here. 1t is
a known fact that vast areas of good
grade Ignite coal underlie the sur
face in large areas over the county
and in the absence of report to the
contrary we are Of the opinion that
oil exists mere as great or probably
greater than any other portion OF
the west.
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HOW MONTANA GOT IT'S NAME
while the original use OF the

word "Montana" in relation to the
region now comprising the Treasure
state is still largely matter OF con-
lecture, its application to this state
as a iolmal name and the fight for
il in congress, re established in the
letter of Governor Sidney Edgerton
to Colonel ". r. Sanders. which has
necr unearthed in the immense guam
ti,y OF date in the state historical Ii
brary.
Writing to Colonel Sanders from
Akron, Ohio. March 81. 1886. Gov
ernor Edgerton said:
In yours of February % you in
uuire who selected the name of Mon
tana. l can not tell who first men
toned the name, but the man who
fought more earnestly for the name
was the Hon. James NJ. Ashley, chair
man of the committee on territories.
When left Bannack to secure the
separation Of Idaho, it was we'll UNI
derstood that the name Of the new
territory would be or what at least
it should be.
1.-The history of the name as far as
l know is as follows:
lon December %, 1862, Mr.. Ash
ley introduced bill to provide tenn
porary government for the territory
of Idaho which was read twice and
referred to the committee on terri
tories. February II, 1868. Mr.. Ash
ley, from the committee on terri
tories. reported back house bill No,
626. to provide a temporary govern
ment of Montana, which was ordered
to be printed and recommitted to the
same committe, Fbruary IL. Mkt
day Mr.. Ashley, from. the COMMITTEES
on territories. reported hack q house
bill to provide temporary govern
ment for the territory of Montana
with a recommendation that it do
pass. The bill was passed and was
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NEED FOR HIGH SCHOOL

The need Of a high school in, this
county is manifest and the only de-
terrent is the lack of finances. The
Chamber of Commerce has fathered
the movement for high school in
BrOadus and should meet with every
in devising ways and
means in reaching this objective. The
institution started this fall should be
perpetuated if possible and made to
expand in its scope until it becomes
a full fOur-year accredited high
school. Along with the other devel-
Opments proposed, the educational
should not be neglected. We have
reached that stage where the per-
spective takes into account the adj
vantages which should be bestowed
upon the children. SO that they may
progress
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WILL. III Hid HOUSES
OF CLAY BLOCKS

To build dwelling houses of clay
blocks, that is the plan of a company
which is being formed in Miles City.
Such houses are not an experiment
as they are being built in Los Angeles
and other California cities and have
been found to be fire proof and
weather proof. 1t is believed that
the clay around Miles City will make
durable blocks. In California the
clay is mixed with chopped straw or
hay and put through a press which
has been constructed for this special
purpose. The company proposes to
use the Russian thistle intead OF hay
or straw. as it is claimed when this
is ground fine it will make a splendid
filler for the blocks. The houses are
coated with cement when finished,
which will make them stand the test
of time. will keep out the heat and
cold. and can be painted any color
desired by the owner. The buildings
will cost less than lumber and will
not require the repairs as frame
building does, it is said.
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\ DAILY MAIL SERVICE

A project now undertaken by the
Chamber of Commerce is for a daily
mail service between Miles City and
Broadus. Whether these efforts will
he successful in the near future is
Unknown, but the fact remains that
the transmission Of mail between the
two terminals has reached a point
now that would justify the postoffice
department in recognizing this re-
quest. In the south country from
Miles City 1t is estimated that fully
six thousand people would be served
by a daily mail service instead of
thrice a week as the mail is now
handled. Not only would Broadus
benefit by the installation of a daily
mail service but every other postof-
flee in the county would get results
in proportion.