The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-04-29
CITIZEN REPUBLICAN
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worst offenders. Ii is not necessary
that a person who registers n tradi
mark in that country be the aetna.
manufacturer OF The goods, but onct
registered, a trade mark can be used
by no one else. There are individuale
who make IL a business to appropriate
the trade marks of foreign concerns
reading magazines and newspapers to
decide what products are likely to find
n market in Argentina. They can
then register the rad marke OF the
foreign country and then extort a
price for surrcn6ering them to the
owner. One United States corpora
ton is said to have paid $4,000 to re-
cover its trade mark from q pirate.
If the world war veterans are en
titled TO q bonus, the Spanish war
veterans do not understand why they
are not also entitled to one. A move
ment has started in South Dakota to
grant Justice TO those who took part
In the fight with Spain" 1t is main
tanned by the Spanish war veterans
that they do not ask any bonus OF
either the government or legislature,
but they Eel that they should be
given one II the boys OF the great war
~JS 80 iSWdtoSO- lNey poilII O0t tisaN
every one in the service at that time
was go voluntarily N that in the -
years which have elapsed since then.
they have never sought any material
reward.
Next July, British Columbia, with
the exception Of Vancouver Island.
will adopt the right hand turn as a
rule OF the road. Hitherto the left
hand turn has been used, As in Eng
land. 1t is explained that the turn to
the left custom is the survival OF ar
ancient habit whereby men could
shake hands as they passed each
other and at the same time keep their
weapons out Of the reach of the n
they passed. But when vehicles came
into vogue, the driver sat on the right
to better guard the wheels in passing.
A fine of $4,000 imposed recently
upon the American Socialist society
by the federal district court of New
York has been affirmed by Judge
Henry G. Ward. OF the United States
circuit court of appeals, The society
was convicted of violating the espi-
onage law by publishing and circu-
lating a pamphlet entitled the Great
Madness written by Prof. Scott
Nearing. Judge Ward set aside the
she contention Of the society thai the
espionage law does not apply TO cor
porations because OF the word who
ever" in the statute,
Brain workers have organized in
Great Britain, men who are supposed
TO do their work In black coats and
Rfayahnl rnI1o &c IL in p~~. -, =, IL ~
ed the BLACK Coat Combine" but
technically 1t is the National Feaega-
ton Of Professional, Technical. Ad-
ministrative and Supervisory Work
ers." II will not affiliate with the La
Dor party, or Join the Trades Union
Congress.
When nearly 500, 900 railway men
went on strike in Great Britain ON
September &c, 1919, the British public
did not content itself with writing let
tiers to the Times protesting the
"holdup." Nor did it run AROUND to
somebody looking for an injunction
Under the aggressive leadership ct
h government, an army Of voluu-
teers. from dukes to dray drivers,
ann forward to man all available
means of improvised transportation
and in just zine days the strike was
Mt an end, says the New Yok Evening
Posts Washington correspondent.
The citizens Of Wakefield, Mass,
have instructed the municipal light
board to make a contract with an out
of town corporation for the purchase
of gas. The local gas plant has sup
piled the town for the last &c years,
hut losses have aggregated $14, 600
since the town bought the plant and
that the shortage last year was $4,000.
Rumors are in circulation that
American bankers in Switzerland
ave within the last few days pur-
chased extraordinary amounts Of
German marks. tho figure reaching
100000 in one day. To this in part.
IL attributed the rise in the exchange
value OF the mark from 8 to over 10,
while the dollar fell from b68 to $50
Swiss francs.
Leading temperance societies OF the
country will make every effort to have
the present congress pass a Law with.
drawing the protection Of the Ameri-
can flag and consuls from persons
who enter foreign countries to do bus
mess, which is against the law in the
United States.
Deportation proceedings against
William Q Brineken, former mill
tary attache OF the German consu-
late at a Francisco, who was sen
fenced in 1917 to two years In fe.Ieral
prison for conspiang to fomepI rev.
olution against British rule n India
have been cancelled by thu depart
menf OF labor. 55s=79
"A large consignment Of clothinY
made in the United States and EXPORT.
ed to Norway before the war car,o
back to this country today on tha
Steamship, Bergensfjord, the owners
expecting q substantial profit ~
cause of the great increases in price.
here says . news item from New
York.
The government campaign 10 -.
duce thu cost of living = about q
come 20 q close. because IL = too q.
psnsise . luxury to be maintained q
the present time.
IIhe American Legion legislative.
3Ss5aEsissitSss declares that an fmYnp64.
ate appropriation must be made for
the care OF 1000 mentaM. s=-s.,Sl4
FORMER soldiers.
Birmingham newspaper puhi.her.
nave iiatly denied the reques of !