The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-09-12
NEWS Of The week
CONGREGATIONS or GREATER or
Lesser IMPORTANCE.
4 BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and Other
Matters In Brief Form for All
Glasses Of Readers.

Glasses Of Readers.
WASHINGTON.
The house passed the Hetch Hetchy
reservoir bill, granting San Francisco
use OF the Hetch Hetchy basin.
The foreign relations committee re-
ported nomination OF Henry Morgen.
thau as ambassador to Turkey.
Representative Humphrey OF Wash.
angton denounced the Industrial
Workers Of the World as responsible
for the Seattle riots.
The house has passed the senate
bin to raise the American legation in
Spain to the rank of an ambassador.
to receive ST. 500.
Senator Cummins has introduced
an amendment to place 10 per cent
on stocks, bonds, cotton and agricul-
tural products sales.
Secretary Bryan has selected DR..
Edwin M. Borchard, law librarian of
congress, as one Of the assistant so
~licitors Of the State, d. partment, sue
.ceeding Edwin Fl. Hart, resigned.
Representative Johnson OF Washing
ton has introduced a resolution re.
guessing the president to negotiate
with British and Canadian govern
ments for railway connections be-
tween the United States and Alaska.
The general deficiency bill, carry
ing $3,784,379, was reported in the
house providing $100, 900 for Ameri-
can refugees in Mexico, 100000 for
physical valuation Of railroads and
elimination Of commerce court
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.
Representative Levy has introduced
a bill to require railroads to install
automatic train stops and a resolu.
ton to direct the attorney general to
suspend further proceedings in disso-
luton suit against the United States
Steel corporation.
DOMESTIC.
On receipt Of a wireless message
from President Wilson the first IA
conservation associations was formally
inaugurated in Nashville, Tenn.
Frederick Moeller, q shoemaker,
confessed to the st. Louis police
that he was one of the two bandits
who killed Stephen Lukos, a saloon
keeper.
Lola Norris admitted in the trial Of
r. Drew Caminetti for alleged viola
ton OF the Mann white slave act that
she had given false testimony about
her relations with Caminetti. She
stated her object was to shield him.
/ M. r. B~evington. chief naturaliza
ton ofacef at st. Louis. ruled that
candidates for America citizenship,
who left the United States to fight in
the Balkan war, must wait five full
years after their return before they
can be naturalized.
The estimated population Of Chi
cago 10 1855. 800, an increase OF g.,
since September 1872, accord
ang to the city directory for 1913. The
names Johnson leads numerically in
the new book, appearing 1913 times,
with the Smiths In second place with
800.
Tho nominations OF Charles j. vo-
picka OF Chicago to be minister to
Rumania, Servia and Bulgaria, and
Thomas III. Birch OF Burlington, N.
y, to be minister to Portugal, will
be sent to the senate by President
Wilson.
DR.. E. 3. Gordon. q prominent ply
Gician OF Carlo, ILL.,, was shot and
killed BY Harvey R. Fields. an insur-
Rnce solicitor. About ten days ago
Gordon operated on Fields mother.
Her subsequent death, the insurance
man declared, was caused by the ply
Gician's carelessness.
Among the richest women In this
country il Mrs. Frederick @. Penfield.
wife OF the new minister to Austria.
She 10 the richest woman In Philadel-
phia, and the next to Mrs. George D.
Widener.
Mrs. John Kelly Of Portland war
Killed and ! haj3{ dozen persons we're
ssriou1ly in1ured ~ Qswego. Ore,
when ! IL q slShseood fsll frdGa1
- q VI frssight train and
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