The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-15
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Twenty tive states have ratified tna
suffrage amendment and IL more arc
needed TO complete ratification, To sc
con,plish this, 10 states win have to call
special sessions. The legislatures OF Ken
lucky, New Jersey, Rhode Island and
Maryland meet this week, Oregon has
called a special session to rattfy the
amendment next week, being one OF nine
states with republican governors and leg
islatureS which are pledged 20 rRt!tS II
called in special session. There are about
IS. 600. 900 women of voting age In the
United States.
Announcement was made by the state
department that II has received All adj
dress to the people of tho United States
signed by the yors, lord-provosts
and mayors OF cities and towns OF Great
Britain and Ireland expressing apprecia-
ton OF the cooperation OF the American
army and navy In bringing the war TO =
victorious end and regret at the departure
of the American military and navy forces
from the British isles.
A community OF 500 men, women and
children in the state OF Maryland and
no physician within mailing distance Is
the strange circumstance that brought
to the attention of the state board OF
hsacth. ]: had T. :s;r!ca! country doctor.
but when the country entered the war
against Germany he was one of the many
M~arylanders who lost no time in re-
spending to the call and Is still in the
service.
England Is confronted with q serious
shipping situation, in spite OF her great
ly increased number of ships. Labor
troubles and the shortage of cars are
holding up cargo movements and con-
costing the docks. until 1t Is sometimes
impossible for a ship to unload for moro
than n week after its arrival.
Agents of the Russian bolshevists at
Tarnplco have proposed the assassina-
ton of managers Of oil companies. super
intendents of all oil camps and other
high personages. with the object Of
bringing about international difficulties"
according to Fridays issue OF Ell UNI
Versal. u Mexico City newspaper.
Considering the fact tina any in
crease in freight rates affects directly
the farmer. both as a producer and q
consumer, we condemn the Plumb plan
OF railroad legislation as being radical
and contrary to all sound business
principles" says a resolution passed by
the farmers of Washington, state.
Three women tainted and police had
to hold back the crowds when the mu-
nicipal stores. with which the city OF
Phoenix is endeavoring to reduce the high
cost OF living, opened their doors to
the public for the first sales of food
and clothing. The city is selling army
excess supplies.
There Is possibly more potential Ian
ger to world, and certainly to
lean. peace in the prolongation of fric-
ton and misunderstanding between Mex
leo and the United States than in delay
over ratification of the Versailles treaty.
says John Barrett, director general of
the pan-Amertcan union.
~ Thu fajara1 r,ar,,, 49,. III.
flooding tho country with money" Is
largely responsible for the high cost OF
living, President T. II. Carver, profess
sor OF economics Of Harvard university,
told members OF the American Economic
Association. THE country has gone ON
a bat of extravaganza"
lndiana boasts That she has the Oldest
railroad conductor in service in the
world. He Is John Bils, aged 50. He
Ia alert and active, and makes three
round trips a day on his run. which IL
~ miles Long. In rush times he helps
out as brakeman beside doing his rexu-
lar duties.
An export duty of 10 per cent per ton
on crude oil was fixed by Mexican presl-
Dental decree January L. The name de-
cree fixed an ad valoram duty Of par
cent for refined gasoline and kerosene
with a s per cent ad valorem duty on thu
anrefined product. Tho treasury depart
ment will fix the value per ton OF crude
Oil every two months.
Mr.. Chamberlain, British chancellor az
the eSche9uer. explains that the unem-
iIoyinens dole was justifiable to tide
oyer a national crisis, but that II In
not a permanent policy. ut Ia by In
creased production that the world VIA
fiisss saaTassoa. he says
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