The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-03-14

The government has awarded Iho
contract for building the battleshlp
Pennsylvania.
United States circuit court has ce-
,lared the Eastern States Lnmper
Dealers association to be an illegal
combination.
The town of Jolo, P. l., has under
gone incessant attacks by the Moros
for the last two weeks.
Richard c. Cushing, former mayor
of Omaha, died at his home at Los
Angeles, recently, at the age OF 10,
Yeggs recently blew the safe OF the
Orpheum theater at Des MONIES ana
got away with $4,000 and much val
liable jewelry.
Moving picture men, tcstifying Tor
the government in New YORK, De
scribed operations of the moving
picture trust" in opposing the busi-
ness Of an independent company.
Sixty-six of the crew of the Ger
man torpedo boat IS 11S' were
drowned when the little vessel was
rammed by the cruiser Iorck IN the
North sea.
New York health authorities have
given DR.. F. f. Friedman of Berlin
permission to test the treatment
which he claims is a cure for tubercu-
losis.
The department of state at Wash
ington has authorized Ambassador
Herrick to lease new offices for the
,z.. n~,J,r~,y ,t Pho IhalJl0T-
France.
An engagement Of ffty-two years
will be eliminated at La Crosse, WIS,
with the marriage Of John knlSht, ~,
and Lydia Reed, sc, of Elberta, Mich
The couple became engaged in 1861.
The governments 81, 900, geo claim
against Chicago packers and others
for taxes alleged due on colored oleo-
margarine sold as uncolored has been
compromised by Secretary MacNeagh
for SOL 100.
Arrested for a series OF small TOT
geries, A. j. Heinz, founder and Tor
mer president of a loose leaf DOCK
manufacturing company of Milwaukee,
gouged out both of his eyes III self
punishment.
Unless congress interferes, the or
ganization of the customs service VIII
be revolutioniZed beginning July l.
AS one of his acts President TAFT
sent a message to congress annouhc-
ing the redistricting of the service.
Representatives of the bathtub trust
convicted of criminal conspiracy in re-
straint of trade have given notice that
they will pay the fines imposed on
them if the government will cancel a
second criminal Indictment.
The first week Of Hucrta's admins
tration in Mexico has seen notable
improvements in the general situa-
ton, but it is apparent that many
weeks must pass before complete or
der is restored.
Leading a 22-yearold donkey and
wearing a khaki uniform, 3. Fl. An
derson of Butler, Pa, left for Portland
to settle an election bet made on
Theodore Roosevelt by walking from
that city to Portland, Ore.
The Rock Island has created a new
office, that of horticulturist and agrl-
c~ulturist, and appointed f. r. Ben
nett, professor of agriculture OF the
Agricultural College OF Colorado, as
the head.
BY a vote of pa to 95 the house
repassed over President Taft's veto.
the Webb bill, prohibiting shipments
of intoxicating liquors into dry
states The senate passed it over
the veto and the bill now becomes
law.
During the period of competition,
or before the International Harvester
company came into existence, the
price Of binders dropped approXi-
mately $500, but since 1902 the price
has advanced about IS, and the i'm
provements in the binder have not
been so great as prior to that time.
The Indiana senate has passed the
house corrupt practices act bill,
which makes it a crime in Indiana for
a newspaper to publish amy article
or cartoon" tending ito expose to rid
Guile, hatred or contempt any person
at any election, and providing a fine
of from $500 to $1,000 and imprison.
ment for not more than a yea for
each OffenSe.