The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-27

Oh MTS. mary BAKER Eddy 10 De SOlu.
Railroads in western trunk terri
tory pleaded for a right to raise
rates.
Senator Elkins left an estate valued
at $50, 600. 600.
Governor Carroll. in his message,
pleads for less political strife in Iowa.
Charles F.. Johnson. of Waterville.
Me-, a democrat, was elected United
States senator.
The census taken in December
shows that the population in Jenna
numbers 2,O04, 291.
Virginia wants the supreme court
to shift part Of her staggering state
debt on West Virginia.
Governor Colquitt OF Texas says
the question of prohibition should be
submitted to the people.
n fire in the pension office at Wash
ington burned records, but caused
only minor financial loss.
There is a movement among house
democrats to frame a new code OF
rules for the next congress.
Paul Morton. president OF the
Equitable Life Assurance society,
died suddenly at New York.
At a democratic house caucus
Champ Clark was made the nominee
for speaker by reclamation.
The plan OF refunding the Hondur
an debt is regarded as amounting to
a United States p~rotectorate.
Senator Fletcher in an address de-
clared Secretary Ballinger an unfit
man to remain in the cabinet.
Andrew Carnegie is giving ten mil
lions more as an endowment to the
Carnegie institution at Washington.
The legislature of North Dakota
elected Porter J. McCumber and AISLE
J. Gronna United States Senators.
The French press is much exer-
cised over the Netherlands govern
ment's proposal to fortify Flushing.
The Michigan house and senate,
voting separately. chose Charles E..
Townsend I 0 succeed Senator Bur
rows.
A bill providing for the physical
valuation of railroads was introduced
Ia u HOuSt vi tI6 N,iliSdS iC5
islature.
The Iowa house of representatives
endorsed New Orleans as the loca-
ton for the 1915 Panama exposition
over San Francisco.
Senator Hitchcock, in a speech be-
fore the Nebraska legislature, was
optimistic with regard to the pro-
gressive work OF lawmakers past and
future.
Among the nominations which the
president sem to the senate was:
Joseph E. De Olivares OF Missouri,
consul at Madras. transferred from
consul at Managua.
At Danville, ILL.,, j. s. Mead. an am
bulance driver, and Robert Shut, a
veteran of the soldiers home, were
shot and instantly killed by Howard
Tucker, another veteran.
The reign of martial law which was
instituted in the disturbed sections Of
Rio Janerio after the recent revolt in
the navy had been crushed, was end
ed by the government decree.
What is declared to be the most
nearly perfect counterfeit bill that
has been made in Is years came to
Chief Wilkie in the secret service,
from Wichita. Kans. It. is a $40 bill.
There is concern almost approach
ing panic in the ranks of New York's
four hundred, due to an epidemic of
scarlet fever. which has claimed as
its victims some of the leading So
Colorado's cities having a popula-
ton in exces of 5000 increased 1876
per cen in the last ten years and
contributed AZ per cent increase of
the states total population of 1924.
Millions Of spindles in cotton mills
will be idle one-quarter of the time
from now on until markets improve
IL a recommendation made by the
Arkwright club in Boston is general.
~ accepted.
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich's long
awaited plan for the revision of the
national banking legislation" as he
calls it., was submitted to the ma
tional monetary commission at a
meeting called for the purpose.
The naval affairs committee of the
house which is to vote on the mat
ter soon, will probably provide for
the two battleships and two Golfers
and all of the program OF Secretary
Meyer.
During last year f~orty-nine men
were sent to the pe%nitentiary and
566 to jail for selling liquor to In
dams. The facts are stated in a re-
port by Special Officer William E.
Johnson.
The house committee on judiciary
reported favorably a bill providing
that there shall be nc retrials grant
ed in civil or criminal ase On tech
nicalities, unless they are such as, in
the opinion of the trial judge. would
change the verdict
Personal.
The new governor Of Alabama de-