The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-03

mittee a bill to require net weight OF
food packages to be stamped thereon.
The list of dead in the Illinois to-
nado Is placed at se%venty-two.
The development Of Alaska coal
fields was the subject of . conference
at the White house.
A bitter indictment of Bruce Is
may was made in the senate by Ray.
ner Of Maryland.
A body thought to be that of George
w. Widener was found near the scene
Of the Titanic sinking.
In North Carolina Roosevelt said n
he got the nomination he proposed 70
break into the solid south.
The senate will insist on its amend.
ment to the house resolution for elec-
ton Of senators by direct vote.
An unknown steamer, 1t was testi'
fed, saw the plight of the Titanic, but
failed to stop and proffer aid.
The German government will make
no official protest against the closing
Of the Dardenelles by Turkey.
Officers, crew and passengers OF
the Titanic who persisted are descrit-
ed as acting the part of heroes.
William ]. Bryan conferred with
senators and representatives regard
Ing popular election Of senators and
other legislation.
Wichita, Kan.-Three persons are
reported dead, the result Of one OF
four tornadoes which did considerable
damage near the Kansas-Oklahoma
line Thursday afternoon.
Representative Norris of Nebraska
introduced a resolution directing the
president to transmit to the house a
copy of any charges against Judge
Archibald Of the commerce court.
Chairman Norman e. Mack of the
democratic national committee issued
= call for the committee ON arrange.
ments for the national convention to
meet at Baltimore Saturday, April q.
Two Americans have been imprls.
oned at Chihuahua, Mexico, since
March 16, according to a message re.
ceived at the state department from
Marion Letcher, the American consul.
The annual report OF the Chicago
Railways Company, Just issued, shows
that the city of Chicago will get $751;
906 al its share Of the 1911 net earn
ings under the terms OF the franchise.
John Vorrept, the well known Bel.
gian airman, who had participated in
many Of the leading sporting events
In Europe, was killed while making a
flight at the aerodrome in Versailles,
France.
But for the unparalleled self sacri.
fee and heroism of Captain Smith
and the Titanic's officers the sea
would have claimed an even greater
toll when the gigantic ship went
down.
Simon SENEGAL, q Montreal mer-
chant, who was a passenger on the
Carpathia, said that after his vessel
had rescued boatloads of women. a
life raft on which were about twenty.
four persons was seen.
The iceberg which caused the Tita-
| mic disaster was q giant, one-quarter
10 one-han mile in length, rising 400
feet out OF the water, according to
confident belief OF government marine
ot1icers
American men and m eat too
much and enjoy life too little, says
Paul Saundray, a Wholesale dealer in
fancy groceries, whose home is in
Paris and who is in California to pro.
mote trade relations with the United
States.
William Jennings Bryan was best
man at the marriage in Philadelphia
" Mrs. Catharine Carlson of that city
10 w. ]. Dryer. q newspaper man OF
Washington. D. c. The latter and Mr..
Bryan have been friends for many
Years.
The massacre at Fee, in which a
large number OF French officers, sol.
lders and citizens were killed and
wounded, has given rise to consider.
Ible criticism Of the government
authorities for not f~orseeing and pre-.
venting it.
Herman Hirschfeld OF Bay City,
Mich, who is held at Centerville, Ia,
rs a leprosy subject by order of Mich.
Igan state board Of health, said he
would spend 800, 900 in efforts to pre-
rent the authorities sending him to a
leper colony.
The steamer Mauritania brought
news to New York of the suicide at
sea last Sunday night OF Houghton
Walker, said to have been a wealthy
merchant at st. Joseph, Mo. Mr..
Walker, who was a f1rst-class cabin
passenger, jumped overheard from
the after quarterback.
Senator Percy and Representative
Humphreys Of Mississippi introduced
in the senate and house, respectively,
resolutions to make Immediately avail
able $1.500,000 for repairing the
breaks In the Mississippi levees SO
that the farmers may plant their
crops before the June rise adds to the
distress of the situation.
Personal.
The Oregon delegation Is instructed
for Roosevelt.