Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-19

After July I the use of saccharin
will be prohibited as an ingredient OF
food products.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany will put the eight-hour working
day into effect on June /.
President Taft says we have all the
territory we need and will not seek
an extension of domain.
A house committee has begun in
vestigation of charges of graft in
awarding of shoe contracts.
Early resignation of Diaz Is expect
ed to be the first rock on which the
peace parley in Mexico will split.
Congressman Longworth says that
at birth man has his choice between
a bald head and brains. His own
choice. he says, is apparent
At Alton, ILL.,, Allen Soroggins was
sentenced in the city court to ten
years in the penitentiary on charge
of having enticed into white slavery
Grace Whaley. IA years old, of Alton.
Members of the Illinois legislature
defeated the initiative and referen-
dunn amendment to the state c0nsti-
tuition. The vote stood SO ayes and
10 nays.
Recent law passed by Illinois legis-
lature prohibits drinking of intoxi-
cants on trains and interurhans, but
allows drinking on dining and buffet
cars.
Robert r. Moore. who ran for
comptroller on the same ticket with
Mayor Gaynor, was appointed city
chamberlain to succeed Charles H.
Hyde.
The draft of the arbitration treaty
between America and Great Britain
has advanced SO far toward compile
ton that it will be ready for submits
sion to the British government with
in two weeks.
A bill aimed at the United States
Machinery company and its alleged
monopoly of the shoe manufacturing
,hinery business was introduced in
the house by Representative Peters
of Massachusetts.
Lieute- Roser, of the German
army, VIII. Gently obtained an ayia-
tion pilots license, fell with his aero
plane from height of $50 feet and
was so seriously injured that there
is no hope of his recovery.
The international opium conference
which was to have met at The Hague
on July has been postponed for one
year Germany, Japan and Portugal
are not prepared with the data which
Great Britain desired should be pre-
scented at the opening Of the confer
ence.
The Japanese have robbed con-
sulate at Algun, Chinese town of
Manchuria on the Amur. IS miles
from the Russian frontier, and this
has caused the Russian government
to inquire the reason for this step and
whether it was taken for strategical
purposes.
The Indianapolis & Southern rail
way was sold at auction for $780,
900 to the Illinois Central railroad.
The sale was a mortgage foreclosure
proceeding brought by Charles A.
Peabody and Alex G. Hackstan of
New York.
The independence of the Philippine
islands is contemplated in Joint res
olution introduced by Senator Gore
of Oklahoma
Robbers wrecked the private bank
of Alexander Pate at Wellington, H..
and escaped with $4,000.
Lewis NJ. Hedges, one of the most
widely known old-time showmen and
for years manager for the late P. T.
Barnum, died at his home in Chicago
The American Federation It Labor
issued an appeal for funds for the de-
tense of the Mcnamara brothers, in
Jail in Los Angeles for using dyna-
mite.
The Kansas state board of railroad
commissioners refused to permit the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad to
issue s1O2, 100000 in bonds on the
ground that the proposition is too in
definite.
At Oklahoma City the democrats
we're victorious in the first city cleo
ton under the commission form OF
government.
fnsurrectos made an onslaught on
Juarez, but commander of the feder-
ais in the city says he will die before
he will surrender.
Germany has warned France OF the
dangerous consequences likely to fol-
low the occupation of Fee by French
troops.
A curb on the leasing at high prices
of patented machinery by the manu-
facturers thereof was proposed by
Senator Gore of Oklahoma.
Prof. Fred Lemar Charles. associate
professor of agricultural education IN
the University of Illinois, committed
suicide by choking himself with
,ookstrap.
Personal.