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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
two new JUDGES ON SUPRE NE BENCH

appointments would ordinarily come
from present incumbents Of the circuit
bench, that would mean the appoint
ment Of at least two new circuit Judges
to fill vacancies by promotion.
East of the river the names OF
Judges Whiting, Marquis and Smith
of Yankton, are being discussed as
possibilities. West of the river the de-
mand would be for a division which
would place part OF the old established
counties in each district. This would
leave a problem In tat section. Judge
Ccrson would be left In one of the dis
tricts, and the other would have a
Democratic circuit judge In Levi Nc.
Gee, the only Democrat in the state
on the circuit bench. And that might
bring an appointment other than from
the circuit bench.
The matter of redistricting the ju-
dicial, and adding tenth circuit will
also be up, and in that case there will
also be an appointment 20 fill the new
circuit until an election. This plan
was started two years ago, but too late
IL the session to get it through, and 1t
will come early enough in the coming
session to receive full consideration.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
RUFF is SULKY AT THE BAR.
San Francisco Boss Declines to Stand
Up When Ordered to by Court.

San Francisco, Dec. 8. One five
charges of eXtortion found against
each of them by the grand jury, Mayor
Eugene E. Schmitz and Abraham Ruef
were yesterday arraigned in Superior
Judge Dunne's court. At the urgent
request of counsel for the defense the
case was continued until next Monday
for the purpose of giving the accused
further time to plead.
A dramatic scene was presented IN
the court room as Mayor Schmltz ana
Mr.. Ruef appeared before the bar.
mo. 303, Eugene E. Schmltz ana
Abraham Ruef, for arralgnhenl'
Judge Dunno announced as he took his
seat on the bench.
Breathless silence fell on the auol-
tors as the mayor arose and faced the
clerk. He listened attentively as
the formal indictment was read IN mo-
notonous monotones. Ruet decilheo
to arise until the third indictment was
read, and then only after he had peen
commanded to do so by the judge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
MAY NOT STRIKE.
Miners Mass Meeting Does Not Vote
on Question,

on Question.
While there may be strike at the
Homestake mine yet there is a post
ponement, caused by the action of
$500 miners assembled in meeting
Sunday. The strike question itself
was not put to vote, both sides fear
Ing the consequences.
A resolution favoring an eight-hour
day was passed without dissenting
vote, and will be submitted to the di-
rectors at their meeting in San Fran
cisco on Tuesday. This is the nature
OF an ultimatum, but no further action
will be taken by the miners until 4
reply is received.
The hall was packed to it's utmost
capacity and the interest was intense.
Tho men were all quiet and orderly.
All saloons were closed during the day
by order OF the mayor, and the only
word that could be heard among the
crowd Of men that lined the streets
was strike"
Both sides claim a victory in the
postponement. Strong opposition to
the strike comes from the Homestake
veterans, an organization composed of
men who have been in the service Of
the company twenty to twenty-seven
years. At meeting of that body last
week resolution was unanimously
carried approving the policy Of the
company, Its attitude toward the men.
and hoping for q continuation OF the
pleasant relations.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
kAUFMANN CASE Is CONTINUED.
Court on Showing That She 10 III
Grants Petition for Delay.

Court on Showing That She 10 III
Grants Petition for Delay.
Judge e. G. Smith of Yankton, who
was called to Sioux Falls to preside in
the case of Mrs. Emma Kaufman,
who is charged with the murder Of
Miss Agnes Polreis, sixteen-year-old
girl employed as domestic in the
Kaufman household, heard the argu-
ments for and against continuance OF
the trial Of the case until the April
term Of court and granted the motion
for q continuance.
The case therefore will, If nothing
unforeseen occurs, be called for trial
the latter part of the April term,
which invariably runs well into May.
1t II believed by many that by that
time Mrs. Kaufman will be in condi-
ton mentally and physically to with
stand the strain of a trial. The prose-
cution resisted the motion for con-
tinuance, but afidavits OF physicians
were to the effect that Mrs. Kaufman,
IL forced to trial in her present con.
dition, would be in great danger of
suffering physical and mental collapse.
The prosecution contended that with
the serious charge hanging over her
there could be no material improve
ment and that she was in as good con-
dition to stand the strain of trial now
as next spring. Judge Aikens, for Mrs.
Kaufman, assured the court that II q
continuance was granted the defense
would be ready for trial at the spring
term of court.
Mrs. Kaufman was not in court at
the adjourned hearing, but was repre-
sented by her husband and attorney
The spectators section of the court
room was crowded and many were
compelled to stand. Among the spec
tators was a liberal sprinkling OF
women.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
DUPONT GETS DECREE.
Millionaire Powder Manufacturer d.
vorced at Sioux Falls.

Alfred l. Dupont, millionaire powder
manufacturer, who formerly resided at
Wilmington, Del, but who has resided
in Sioux Falls since taking up his res
idence in South Dakota early in the
present year, and who holds the office
Of vice president of the Dupont Pow
der Company of Delaware, has been
granted divorce in the state circuit
court from Bessie G. Dupont.
Records in the case show that w. G..
Porter, Sioux Falls, assistant United
States attorney for South Dakota, rep
resented by counsel.
The divorce decree was granted
upon the grounds of extreme cruelty
and inhuman treatment. The couple
have four children and the matter of
their custody and question of alimony
was amicably adjusted out of court.
Mr.. Dupont was generous enough to
voluntarily agree to provide for the
support and education Of the children.
Mr.. Dupont is a cousin Of Senator Du-
pont, new United States senator from
Delaware.
Upon coming to Sioux Falls he pur-
chased an attractive home, in which he
has since resided He has made a
number Of trips to the Black Hills.
Mr.. Dupont is crack shot and took
particular pleasure on several occa-
sions in accompanying hunting parties
to the interior Of the state for the
purpose of taking advantage of the
excellent prairie chicken and duck
shooting.
Mr. Dupont has become very popu.
lar in Sioux Falls and has formed ex-
tensive acquaintances through the
state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14

lar school devoted to the special lines
of study 1t is desired to take up. The
normals would be arranged so that one
would be devoted to more advanced
courses of study
This is only general outline OF the
proposed plan, which has many details,
and is In line with the proposed plan
for governing the principal state
schools of Iowa at the present time.
Such plan would eliminate instruc-
tion on parallel lines at different state
schools, and would allow each more
fully to develop along the lines to
which 1t would be especially devoted.
schoolmasters Call for Reform.
The Black Hills Schoolmasters' club
held it's annual meeting in Deadwood
and elected as president F. L. Cook
of the Spearfish normal school, and
secretary and treasurer. F. Kelly OF
the Lead high school.
Resolutions were adopted urging the
legislature OF South Dakota to provide
more room and better equipment In
the manual training department and
In the laboratories in the normal
school at Spearfish. Resolutions also
indorsed the action Of the school board
and city superintendent of Lead in en-
deavoring to enforce the compulsory
school law, and it was further re-
solved that the chair appoint COM
mittee to urge upon the legislators
from the Black Hills counties the
great necessity of strengthening the
compulsory laws of the state along the
following lines: First, the children be
required to attend school the entire
time school is in session in their re-
spective districts, and, second, that
cities be allowed to establish separate
rooms for persistently incorrigible
children.
The question of the child labor law
was discussed, but as such law is al
ready on the statutes of the state, al
though not enforced, no action was
taken concerning it. The question OF
the adoption of rules covering basket
ball sport Was discussed and was final
ly referred to the athletic committee.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
ELECT HEADS OF STATE SCHOOLS
Bill Abolish Political Control Of Institutions Will BE Introduced
In the Legislature.

The management Of the state educa-
uonal institutions has been severely
criticised in the last few years on the
ground Of alleged political influence be-
Ing injected into the management.
This criticism will bring out at the
coming session of the legislature the
Introduction Of bill to make the re-
gents of education elective instead of
appointive officers. Such selections
might abolish the claims Of political
control. but to place these oficia,s d.
rectly as political selections might
fail to accomplish the desired end, al
though that is what is claimed for it
by it's hackers
Another proposition for the state in
stitutions is to give each institution q
specific tax levy instead of the direct
appropriations which now are provid-
ed. This plan is proposed to do away
with the lobbies from the various in
stitutions which are at Pierre every
session asking for more money for ev-
cry institution than the legislature, AZ
q uAO, oCOo III W give IACiA. LAS pl0A
was proposed several years ago, but
did not receive any great encourage
ment at that time.
Put All Under One Head.
A third measure for control of the
educational institutions which will
probably be sprung at the coming ses-
sion is one which was advocated about
ten years ago, but did not meet with
any great encouragement at that time.
1t would place all the different educa-
tional institutions under the control Of
a board headed by a chancellor as the
general managing officer Of all OF them.
The plan comprises the retention of
the present heads of state institutions
as deans of the faculties, but all Of
them to work under the one general
head. The benefits claimed for this
plan is that it would save duplication
of work at the different institutions;
would centralize certain lines at each
of the different schools, and would al
low pupils at the close Of the freshman
year to be transferred to the particu-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14

ing constantly. Then he varied the
monotony by singing and carried 1t tc
such an extreme that other prisoners
shouted repeatedly to him to be quiet
When Chief Wade went to Hohf
mans cell to give him his supper the
reason for his merriment became ap
parent. Much to the surprise of the
chief the cell was empty. Al investi
CATION proved that while Hoffman
had been 30 merry he was at work OF
the lock of his cell with small piect
Of wire. with which he succeeded n
plcking It.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
ANNEXATION EXPECTED.
Senators Postpone Action on the Isle OF
Pines Treaty

Washington Dec. s. - The annexa'
ton of Cuba to the United States
seems to be regarded by Republican
leaders in the senate as only ques-
ton of time. Many believe that this
step will be taken within year. SO
general is the impression that annex
alton is inevitable that decision was
reached by the committee on foreign
relations not to take up the sover-
eighty treaty dealing with the question
of sovereignty over the Isle OF Pines
at this session of congress.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
Currency Hearings.

Washington, Dec. s. Ihe mousse
committee on banking and currency
decided that 1t will hold hearlilss 20
elastic currency beginning 1uesuay'
Dec 1.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
Postmaster : aujcide.

Faribault, Mimi, Dec. IL. - J. @.
Drozda, postmaster at Lonsdale. q vii
lage northwest OF here and manager
Of the Waterman & Drozda Lumber
company, committed suicide. No cause
can be found for the deed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
To stop Exodus Of RuIo,r;.n.

Sofia, Dec. flowing to the great
increase of emigration from Bulgaria to
the United States the government has
introduced an amendment to the pass
port law. with the object of restricting
the exodus.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
kiIied in q Wreck.

Rochester, N. Y, Dec. .. Two
freight trains collided here last Night
An engineer and a brakeman were
k,l,ed and the cars were piled up three
deep.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
Three Killed in a Mine.

wilkesbarre, Dec. 8. = An explosion
- aae in the Buttonwood colllery re-
s,,,tad in the death of three men and
the serious injury by burning OF elen'
others.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
Desborouuh May Be Envoy.

London. Dec. 8.-The name OF Loru
nosboroueh (William Henry Grenfelll
is among the latest mentioneo as s,, poss
Bile appointee to the British embassy
at Washington
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
Superintendent Crushed.

Chicago, Dec. 11.-Tracey Kilgallen.
superintendent OF the Chicago Heights
Terminal Transfer railroad, was crush.
ed to death when a switch engine ON
which he was riding collided with !
car.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

Department of Insurance
Company Certificate of Authority
Whereas, The Bankers Reserve Life In
surance Company, corporation organ
lied under the laws of Nebraska, has
filed in this Office sworn statement ex-
hibiting its condition and business for
the year ending December 81, 1905. con-
formable to the requirements of the laws
of this state regulating the business Of
Insurance.; and
: Whereas, The said company has filed in
this office a duly certified copy of it's
charter. with certificate of organization.
In compliance with the requirements Of
the insurance law aforesaid;
Now, Therefore, 1, John c. Perkins,
Commissioner of Insurance of the State
Of South Dakota, pursuant to the pro-
visions of said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
empowered through its authorized agents
to transact it's appropriate business of
Life Insurance in this state, according to
laws thereof until the 31st day of Decem-
ber A. d. 1906.
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and official seal at Pierre.
this 9th day of February, A. d. 1906.
(Seal) JOHN c. PERKINS,
Commissioner of Insurance.
BY Fl. E. WalSeth, Chief Clerk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
METHOD IN HIS MERRIMENT.
Sioux Falls Prisoner Broke jail Wn''e
He Played and Sang.

A man giving the name OF Jonn
Hoffman. who was arrested at Sioux
Falls on the charge Of larceny from a
business house. made his escape from
the city Jail by singing mouth organ
IN order to deaden the sound when
picking the lock Of hin cell. When
placed In jail It was speedily seen he
Wa ono Of the jolliest of prisoners.
|lfe had . mouth organ and kept It 60
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
THE SOUTH DAKOTA OFFICIAL VOTE

Semi-official returns secured by
State Secretary Wipf show that the
total vote cast for governor at the
election this year was 74,505, of. which
Crawford received 4S,709. giving him
a clear majority of 22,913 over all, and
a plurality of 2S,776 over Strarsky, the
Democratic nominee. This vote shows
a heavy falling off from that OF the
1904 election, when the total vote cast
on governor was 1O0,39l. The total
votes received by all the candidates
on the state ticket is as follows, the
order of the ticket being Republican,
Democratic, Socialist and Prohibition:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-14
ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the Year Ending December 81
a. ID, 1906

VI the condition and affairs OF the
BANKERS RESERVE LIFE iNSUR.
ANCE COMPANY.
Organized under the laws of Nebraska,
made to the Commissioner of Insurance
or the State of South Dakota, in pur-
suance of the laws Of said state. Presi-
dent, Bascom HI. Robinson; Vice Pres
tdent, Robt. l.. Robinson; Secretary,
Block, Fifteenth and Farnam streets,
Omaha, Neb Attorney for service of
process in the State of South Dakota
unformation furnished by Commissioner
of Insurance). Incorporated March %,
1897. Commenced business March %,
1897.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-11-23
She Merely Wanted BiII.

A dear old lady who had never
left her native village before decid-
eel last summer 10 pay a flying visit
to Portsmouth 10 see her son, a sail
or. The excursion train landed her
ut the harbor station. Wandering
down to the pontoon In u dazed
fashion, she was hustled into a boat
by an entertaining boatman and be-
fore she had recovered from her as-
constituent found herself by the
side of the Victory.
Looking up In awe at the impos-
ing old hulk, she spicd a sailors
face bcaming at her from a port
hole, Immediately light dawned on
her puzzled brain, and she yelled
out, "ls this the nayyy"
"Yes, num-" was the apologize
reply.
"'rhen tell our Bill | wants i'm"
she commanded.
"Your Billg" ~wonderingly que
ried the tar.
ayes, my Bill. He's in the navy"
was the lucid reply.-Dundee Ad-
yertiser.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-11-23
NEGRO BRAIN SMALL
Chances Of Development In the Pure
Race Therefore Limited.

The negro ace Is now considered
to be one of the Oldest races in the
world, evidences Of its existence in
prehistoric times having been dis
covered throughout Africa, Austria
Lin and Oceania. In historic times
negroes are depicted on the monu-
ments of Egypt thousands of years
before the Anglo-Saxon had emerg-
ed from barbarism. They have been
in contact continually with the
highest civilizations of antiquity,
but have never risen to the en-
%incnce of other nations, having re-
tanned their primitive condition,
even as is now apparent in the
southern states, where they are iso-
lated in large masses.
Another significant fact is that
The negro brain is smaller than the
Caucasian, the difference in size be-
ing represented in both gray matter
(nerve cells) and white matter
nerve fibers). Brain cells
are the basis of brain power or
mental ability, and their number is
known to remain constant through
out life, SO that there seems never
TO be a degree Of mental develop
mcnt beyond the possible expression
Of the brain cells inherited. Devel-
opment of mental activity by expe-
%rience, education, etc, is considered
to be correlated with the develop
ment of sheaths around the nerve
fbers ny they become active in the
transmission Of impulses. The eff
cheney of the brain depends upon
the number and position Of such
nerve ibers, just as the efficiency Of
n telephone system depends upon
the number Of it, various connec-
tions and ramiiicntions. The negro
brain, having fewer nerve cells and
nerve fbers, assuming that gray
matter and white matter respective
" represent these numerically, the
possibilities Of developing the negro
are therefore limited. except by
crossing with other races. This has
been done to such an extent in times
past that IL is difficult to determine
whether n pure negro really exists
in Amcrica.-Robcrt Bennett Bean
in Century.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-11-23
WORKING For Luck,

An occupation which does not fg-
urc in labor statistics, nor in the
social economy at least Of America,
is discovered in the following ad-
yertiscment, which appeared in the
B~lackpool Times. Nh English news
paper, a few years ago:
"loung man, dark complexion. is
prepared to let in the New Year at
any house in Blackpool between is
and . a. m. at 2 shillings each with
out refreshments" The explana-
tion Of this cryptic notice lies, it
seems, in a local superstition that
the first visitor 10 a house in the
new year, if he happens to be of a
dark complexion, brings it good
luck.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-11-23
Queer Language.

When he was in Egypt Mark
Twain hired two Arab guides TO take
him TO the pyramids. He was ia
miliar enough with Arabic, he
thought, TO understand and be un-
derstood with perfect ease, To his
CONSERVATION he found that he
could not comprehend n word that
either Of the guides uttered. At
the pyramids he met a friend, to
whom he made known his dilemma.
II was very mysterious, Twain
thought, "Why, the explanation is
simple enough" said the friend.
"Please enlighten me, them" said
Twain. "Why, you should have
hired younger men. These old fel-
lows have lost their teeth, and, Of
course. they don't speak Arabic.
They speak gum-Arabic,"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-11-23
S%CHUBERT'S SAD LIFE.
VI Shall Have TO Sneak From Door 10
Door TO Beq Ny Bread"

W.
One of the bitterest disappoint.
mcnts in Schubert's life was
Goethe's indifference. In 1918 he
sent a selection of his compositions
to the poets songs to Weimar.
What precious pearls of music were
among the collection-the songs Of
"Mignon" and "The Harpist,' those
from Faust" the sad melodies
Longing" "Nightsong," "The
Wanderers Nightsong," "The Earl
King" "Haideroslein," "The Fish
erman," "Tho Bard" "The King Of
Thule" and the music to "Claudine
u Villa Bella" Goethe, who had
an car only for the stiff compost
tions of Zumsteeg and Reinhart,
then in fashion in Weimar, took no
notice of Schubert's music and left
his letter unanswered. Not until
1S30-after Schubert's death-did
Goethe learn to appreciate the ex-
traordinary value of the compost
tons that lay neglected in his
drawer. 1t was then that Wilhel-
mine Schroeder Devrient sang "The
Earl King" to him.
1t was Schubert's greatest delight
TO make some little excursion with
his friends to the p%icturesquely sit
uated villages in the Wilnerwald or
on the K~ahlcnbcrg, and it was in
the arbors of the small inns, with a
glass Of pure country wine before
him, that inspiration came most
easily. But even these modest de-
lights were imbittercd by the malice
that pictured him as a drunkard
who composed his songs when he
was full Of wine. II is an absolute
fact that he did not lose the faculty
Of artistic work ever under the sad
dcst circumstances. He composed
the greater part Of the miller
Songs while he was lying i'll in hos
pital in 1923.
lie was quite right when he
wrote to his friend Kuppelwicser in
March, 1924, "Those Of my compo-
sitions which have been inspired by
pain seem to please people best"
And in n letter TO Bauernfeld he
complained: "What will become OF
poor mep Like Goethe's harp
player, | shall have to sneak from
door to door and beg my bread"
The only ray Of light that fell into
his dark life was when, through the
kindness Of Count Johann Ester
Hays manager, Unger, the father
Of the famous prima donna, Unger-
Sabaticr, he was appointed music
master in the counts household in
Zclccs. whore he spent some happy
summers, the happicst Of his life.
II was in Castle Zelccs that no Is
supposed to have fallen in love with
Caroline, his patrons beautiful
daughter, who was his pupil and
who probably neyer learned the
secret of the musicians heart,
though il is strange that n so
gifted and so beautiful should not
have married before she was well
into the thirties. Bitter disappoint-
ment followed this short spell OF a
life free Of care.-London Tele-
graph.