The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-04-23

| Denmark. which before had been re.
ga,led rs placid, busy, and Opulent
from profits accruing through the great
war. shows a strong disposition to get
into the limelight Of disturbance. So
cial democrats have been active for
abolition Of the monarchy, a general
strike and the Inauguration If re-
public. A strong display Of military
force enabled the government to meet
the first outbreaks Of trouble success
fully. Coming as 1t did with other
European uprisngs. the assumption
that it is connected with them and
part Of general plan is not unwar.
ranted. The prosperous condition Of
the country Is the principal augury
for lack Of success Of any radical de.
signs.
Daylight saving has become a local
is>ue throughout the country. with
the prospect of rather chaotic condi-
lions in regard to time reckoning and
many consequent dilemmas. New
York city. which by the sun is only one
hour ahead Of Chicago and other mid
western points. by the adoption Of
daylight saving becomes two hours
ahead. Communities which, turn the
clock ahead one hour wiz he that
much at variance in time with others
in the same longitude which do not
take the same action. Railroads Of
course will stick to standardized
schedule. hut that portion of the pub.
lie moving from one place to another
is sure to encounter confusion. So
far the difficulty asserts itself in the
financial relationships If different
parts Of the country. with the hank.
ers hamperel by the varying condi-
tions. The only alternative II New
York persists in the new schedule
seems tn be for mid-western and west
ern bankers to arise an hour earlier.
The freak tornado which visited Ala
hama. Georgia. Illinois. Indiana. Michi-
gan. Missouri and Ohio took n toll Of
nearly POO lives, with hundreds more
In the injured list. Chicago and vi.
entity suffered heaviest. with Georgia
next in the number Of casualties. The
| storm was not only unusual in the
area covered. hut in the shifting of
the centers OF intensity and the fact
that It visited regions which were con.
Sidered ordinarily immune from such
dangers. The latter was especially
true in the vicinity OF Lake Michigan.
where scientists have always claimed
the existence vt such a body Of water
neutralized the menace of severe wind.
storms. Another freak OF the storm
which has affected scientific theories
and established a new precedent was
its coming so early in the year Such
vi>itatiOns in the United States had
before been almost exclusively con.
fined to summer months and generally
followed severely hot weather. The
late demonstration is regarded rs one
of the vagares Of the month Of March,
The international monetary situation
has been eaSed considerably through
the shipment Of British gold to the
United States. This has lt.SSpned the
strain on British credit and white it has
depleted to some extent one Of their
most valuable home resources. It has
improved their position abroad and in
creased the standing In iEternatiO
markets of the British pound. This
has been reflected IN advanced QUOTA
tons for pounds sterling. With every
advance their purchasing power in
creases. France shows an improving
position in the evident intention Of the
nation to ec,nOmize and to finance
itself from it's own resources The
great confidence II the French nation
and its latent financial strength are
seen in its ability to float huge loans
at home.
Defeat OF suffrage in Delaware leav.
ing the amendment short One state Of
the :s6 necessary for ratification. puts
the issue in the delayed class Tor the
present. The National WOman's Marty
and others prominent in the cause. pin
slight hopes to favorable action In
Louisiana. North Carolina. Vermont.
or Connecticut. In Louisiana the leg.
isIature meets May 10. Governor
Rickess Is said to he favorable to q
spet'iai session of the North Carolina
Legislature In July. Suffrage adher-
ents will en'leavor to gin both states,
although they have received little en-
enlargement as yet In 'he South. The
governors Of Vernon md Connecticut
have refused to call special sessions Of
their legislatures and to get consider.
alton in either Of those states. suffrage
forces will have to overcome the an.
nOunced objections Of the governors