The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-09-05
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LATE EVENTS BOILED DOWN
Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting to tho
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WASHINGTON.
Representative Nolan has intro
duced a bill to prohibit interstate
shipment of convict-made goods.
duced a bill proposing more severe
penalties for offenders against the
Sherman antitrust law.
The house passed a bill appropriate
Ing expenses of the American dele
CATION to the International Alcoholic
conference at Milan, Italy, next month.
Chairman Clayton Of the House Ju-
dietary committee introduced a reso-
luton asking authority for the IN
vestigation OF charges against Federal
Judge Speer of Georgia.
Postmaster General Burleson has
signed an order which provides that
pre-cancelled postage stamps may be
sold to the public, on and after Sep.
TENDER is.
Representative Johnson Of Washing
ton has introduced a resolution re-
Questing the president to negotiate
with British and Canadian govern.
ments for railway connections be-
tween the United States and Alaska.
An effort by Postmaster General
Burleson to extend the postal money
order system came to naught when
Comptroller Downey decided that
money orders may be paid only by
the offices on which they are drawn.
Attempts to increase the limit OF
the proposed income tax on the larger
incomes failed in the senate when
Senators Borah, Bristow and Cum
minis led an effort to amend the in
come tax section of the democratic
tariff bill.
An insurgent movement among
democratic senators that threatened
to break party lines on the income
tax was headed off by the leaders by
an agreement to revise the tariff bill
90 as to levy a heavier tax on the in
comes from large fortunes.
Defective roadway and defective
equipment Jointly caused more than
20 per cent Of all the derailments OF
steam railroads Of the United States
during the quarter ended March 81
last, according to statistics announced
by the Interstate Commerce commits.
sion.
Representative Underwood, demo
cratic house leader. has issued a
statement deploring the delay the
administration currency measure has
met in the democratic caucus through
the absence of a sufficient number Of
majority members to bring the meas.
IRE to a final vote.
Clark McKercher, special assistant
attorney general who conducted the
governments prosecution Of the lum
her trust, the cotton pool case, the
Eastman Kodak company and many
6thar Of the most important anti.
trust cases for the Department Of
Justice, has resigned to enter private
practice as counsel for several cor
porations in New York.
President Wilson has nominated
Henry M~orgenthau Of New York to
Be ambassador to Turkey. Other
nominations which have been sent to
the senate are: Minister resident and
consul to Liberia, George w. Buckner
81 Indiana, Agent and consul general
It Carlo. Egypt, Onley Arnold. q
Rhode Island. Collector Of customs
Tor the district or Laredo, Tex, Frank
Rabb OF Texas. Collector Of custom
for the district Of Ell Paso, Tex. Zacl
= Cobb Of Texas.
DOMESTIC.
A. punishment for alleged political
activity, Norman B. Conger, weather
bureau inspector at Washington, wal
reduced in grade and pay and made