The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-04-28
18th the arrest of the three hitch-
brothers who advertised to make

lie famous as authors and sont
8ht ers postal authorities believe they
-. Ik unearthad q very novel and eX-
\ " Ssss Ms live swindling scheme carried or
s,,,.-Jugil the mails. Authors bureaus
IA other schemes. were carried on Ii
ns} 'Tshington. Baltimore, New York Chi
8, o and other cities.
ID he extreme scarcity of housing ac-
& .nmodations in Europe is causing
zen ny people In the Italian lakes dis
1t to become cave jewellers again
Y Wutereong Lakes Como and Maggiore num-
fhioNcers have dug out dwellings, and many,
@SI ling themselves Children of ma
re-" have discarded many clothes
re the police force will allow them to
, sTA scard. They pay no taxes or rent. but
1--we established a joint reading room.
Y. COuring the day the cave dwellers work
Ter fields or factories.
r ~, nWorkmen engaged In construction Of
90 IN hips in several German seaports have
~ etitioned the German government to
Ct bandon the policy of naming new ships
- Iter famous generals In the war or
uTHhe who won renown for military ser
OF or,,ice before the war. The petition says
III oEIhat such procedure i'll becomes the
:. AT servants of the new republic. The uniors
u A nave threatened to quit work unless the
i, practice ceases
3 81 Hawaii's latest labor union is a COM
!, TObination of Japanese house servants
rk1 and yard boys. The organization is said
i, ~ to have rated the various houses OF the
+ CEcity. and If Mrs. AS house is rated at
81 week. no Japanese maid or man
will work for her for less than that
70 sum. If housewife dismisses a
want, no other Japanese will take the
l'S position.
w A new type of wood frame house,
XIV much less subject to damage by fire
than those In general use, Is being de-
VI veloped and tested at the underwriters
al laboratories In Chicago. The type in
m cludes a covering Of metal lath and
:. plaster held in place by wires surround
ing the beams, which continue to act
:, even after the wood beams have started
=. to char.
fhe Porto Rico-Amercan Tobacco
r Company has announced an open shop
h policy, after having dealt with the I'M
ions since the beginning of the war.
and are offering employment at last
j years wages to 5000 Of the IL, 900 en-
(. ployes. The unions are demanding work
for all or none. and nearly all of the
company's factories are closed.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween representatives Of Bryn Mawr
college, and representatives Of New
York working girls organizations
whereby 70 girls are to be given a two
Il months course In general collegiate
subjects during the summer. Women
workers in all parts Of the country are
eligible TO compete.
In vetoing the bill to enforce stric,
party registration in primaries Gov.
ernor Allen of Kansas said women's
enfranchisement must, for some time
increase the proportion of independent
voters. "They are a valuable asset to
the state or to any state, since they con-
stitute a distinct body that cannot be
controlled or herded," he said
The nurnber Of illegitimate children
born j Berlin during the past year
was 50 per CENT. larger than that for
the preceding L months. Fathers OF il
legitimate children are taxed a few
marks each week for each child's sup
port until it has reached the age Of IS
'.The Gas Hawk" according to Chi
cago social workers. .is thing that
wears trousers. prowls about at night
In an automobile. snares his victims
with the knowledge that young girls
like automobile rides. and carries them
off,
An egg of the passenger pigeon is
now estimated to be worth $1,000 by
the University of Illinois. which pos
sesses one. The bird is believed to be
extinct. There is standing offer of
$1,000 to anyone proving the existence
Of a nesting pair.
Because the short line of the San
dusly, Norwalk and Mansfield railroad
In Ohio was in debt $4,000 for power
and receivers fees, operation of the
s.4ss- zig, = has haan atznnad hy judicial or
der. AS a result. more than 100 power
users are without service and two fac
tories have been compelled to close.
A New York state housewife has de-
vised an "ad' for a home worker that
his obtained her all the help she has
needed. and at 20 per cent. reduction
from the usual rate. 1t reads: General
Housework-Young maid wanted, small
family. Attractive police force and
moving picture shows. Two nights out"
Wall Street bankers say that instead
Of borrowing money to carry on his
business as 1t was reported he was
about to do. Henry Ford has recently
liQuidated loans there amounting to
1914. 900. several of which were paid
before maturity.
To help carry out recent determine
ton to enforce prohibition laws in New
York city. the district attorney asks the
appointment Of two additional grand
juries to give their entire attention to
liquor cases.
The people OF Ulster county propose
TO erect memorial to John Burroughs
ON top OF Slide mountain the highest
peak Of the Catskills. the cost to be
raised by popular subscriptions In the
county.
Less than half tho total number OF
physicians practicln9 In Minnesota
have permits to prescribe intoxicating
liquor. and the bulk Of the prescrip-
lions arc written BY about one-nfth
81 those having permits.
"a New York hospital which has been
making study OF the sleeping sick
ness'' announces that though many
cases seem to follow induenxa, the TIVE
diseases are distinct.
To offset shortage Of officers, Rrad-
uation Ct Annapolis has been advanced
midahiDmen will be graduated next De-
cember.