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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
PROFESSOR &. LARSEN AND HIS
WORK.

Professor C. Larsen. who Is large
" responsible for pushing the Dairy
Train project. is one OF South Da-
kota's really valuable men. The
amount OF constructive good that he
has accomplished for South Dakota
by his untiring efforts to improve
dairy conditions Is almost beyond cal
culati0n. All W South Dakota
silos have sprung up al his sugges
ton. Hundreds of blooded livestock
have been shipped into the state &C
cOrding to his advice. Hundreds OF
letters are received and answered by
him every month from farmers and
dairymen who wish his advice on
troublesome questions.
One of the important things &C.
complished by Professor Larsen has
been his demonstration at the State
College Of the fact that an excellent
herd OF dairy cattle may be built up
from poor beginnings. Selecting or
binary cows. such as the average
farmer vas using. he bred them to
puIe-brod sifes. Using their heifers
enA the sires he went still farther
With the process until now the dairy
herd at the State College has . most
onviaoSo record.
Professor Larsen Il In constant
demand around the state % . speak.
er before various agricultural or.
Ganfsations. He 10 Z t~ireless work
or. 10 constantly On the job, and 1t
oil times accessible BY the ordinary
man.
Not willing to c0nfne himself en-
tirely to daily routine. he has seen
Mt to give to . much wider audience
the benefits OF his experiences by
writing books. He 10 the author Of
three important text books on dairy
Ing which are generally used BY A.
rieultural students throughout the
country. His most recent publica-
ton 10 "Exercises In Farm Dairy.
ing published by Jno. Wiley Z Sons.
n. Y. This 10 designed to furnish .
guide for field and laboratory stud.
ies In farm dairying for college and
high school students in agriculture.
AZ we'll A. q practical manual for
dairymen. The exercises ' All
phases Of farm dafrying. Professor
Larsen's other zee book is Dairy
Technology" and Is published In
collaboration with William White
Federal Dairy Expert. This book Is
q treatise on city milk supply. milk
as . food. ice req making. by-pro-
ducts OF the creamery and c~heesery.
fermented milks, condensed and
evaporated milks, milk powder
renovated butter and oleomarearine
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
Dramatic Progress.

what became nf that play you
wrote Eve years ago."
The managers decided 1t was too
daring to produce"
'Send 1t on again."
Il did. They say it's too tame now"
Pittsburgh Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
Corona

Mrs. T. A. BELGIUM after q weeks
visit with grand parents at Milbank
returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Schroeder and Miss Gems
who had been visiting the Wilde
families, departed Monday for their
hone In Wausau, Wis.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
A Cruel Diq.

Dolly-No. dear. l can't go any place
with Molly. ! hate her. the cat. Polly
with her. What did she do? Dolly
She told me a lot Of the nasty things
you said about me. dear.-Cleveland
Leader.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
Erudite.

"Oh, baby" exclaimed the Boston
mother, what does make you cry so?'
II really cannot say" was the unex-
pected answer. Il have INDUCED
In introspection."
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
cAsT|LLO's AID ARRESTED
GARCIA BURNED FREIGHT CARS
IN MEXICAN TUNNEL.
Had They Known, He Declares, Warn
ing Would Have Been Given In
Time to Prevent Disaster.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Emilio Garcia,
who says he, is one of the lieuten-
ants of Maxine Castillo, the bandit,
who wrecked and burned the great
Cumbre tunnel and then allowed q
Mexican Northwestern passenger train
bearing more than 80 persons to
plunge into 1t, has been arrested at
Hachita, N. NJ. by United States mill.
tary authorities. according to dis
patches. from there. Gen. Hugh l..
Scott, in command at Fort Bliss here,
indicated that he would order the man
brought here.
Garcia declares he was one Of the
band which destroyed the tunnel. After
the defeat OF Castillo's forces by con.
stitutionalists at Ell Vale, and the exc
cntion OF % bandits, Feb. 3, Castillo
feared pursuit by a rebel troop train.
He retreated toward the Cumbre
tunnel, and, hoping to stop the ex.
pected train, mined the bore, pushed
freight cars into it and burned them.
II the bandits had known the ap-
preaching train was an ordinary pas
senger conveying civilians, Garcia
said, they would have warned 1t. But
1t approached SO rapidly that they did
not have time. He declares Castillo's
band has fled to the American side of
the border and is just across the line,
ready. to join the rebel army under
certain conditions.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
NEW IBERIA AND NORTHERN
lts Sale 10 the Frisco May BE Com.
pletely Set Aside by Receivers.
western Newspaper Union New, Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
st. Louis, Mo.-The purchase by the
Frisco OF the New Iberia and North.
ern railroad, one of the feeder Ines
In which B. F. Yoakum was heavily
interested, will be completely rescind-
ed IL negotiations now under way be-
tween the Frisco receivers and the
st. Louis Union Trust Company are
successful. The plan provides that
the New Iberia and Northern shall be
turned hack to the syndicate which
built 1t, and that the Frisco obliga-
tons totaling more than S3,50O,0 900
shall be Cancelled. The amounts ow-
ing to the st. Louis Union Trust Com
pany also would have to be paid off
before the property was turned back
by the syndicate.
Former Judge James w. Lusk of st.
Paul, senior Frisco receiver, zorro.
borated the fact that the Frisco will
rid itself of the burden connected
with the New Iberia line by c~anceling
the whole transaction.
"The plan is for the Frisco to get
back what it put into the proposition
and for the other creditors to get back
what they put into it. said Judge
Lusk, thus leaving the New Iberia in
the hands of the syndicate"
1t is said on high authority tina.
both the Southern Pacific system and
the New Orleans, Texas and Mexico
railroad would like to acquire the New
Iberia property, which extends for SO
miles from Port Barre to Shadyside.
The agreement for the purchase Of
the New Iberia by the Frisco was
made Just three days before the Frisco
went into the receivership.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
SCHMIDT TO DIE IN MARCH
Former Priest Who Slew Anna Az
mueller 10 Sentenced to Electric
Chair at Sing Sing.

New Y0rk.-Hans Schmidt, q
former priest. convicted Of numbering
Anna Aumueller, a servant at st.
Boniface Catholic Church, was sen.
fenced to die in the electric chair at
Sing Sing some time in the week be.
ginning March, %.
Justice Vernon ". Davis in the
criminal branch Of the supreme court
pronounced sentence after Schmidt,
through his counsel, T. J.. McManus.
announced he had nothing to say.
Schmidt took his sentence with nc
show of emotion. He stood erect be-
fore Justice Davis and looked straight
at him, taking no notice whatever Of
any n else around him. Before SEN
'tence was pronounced, Attorney Nc
Manus moved for q new. trial and a
stay of sentence. Both motions were
denied.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
Art Exhibition in New Orleans.

New Orleans, La.-Announcement Is
made Of the formal opening, on Tues:
day, Feb. II, Of the New Orleans Art
Associations annual exhibition of
paintings and art crafts. Several
paintings from a number of local
artists have already been received at
the Delgado Museum of Art. and there
are also quite q number on hand from
ouside talent. Among the latter, Gu.
rator Charles W. Boyle stated that
two or three valuable contributions
had been received from De Voll, Of
Providence, r. l.; scenes in Spain, by
Mrs. Francis D. Jones, formerly Of
New. Orleans, and now residing sat
New York, and about twenty by Geo.
A. Clements, also a former resident Of
New Orleans, and now one Of the lead;
ing New York painters.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
.AS|AT|C INVASION
MENACE TO u, 5.
COMMISSIONER cAMiNETTI UR.
GEs EARLY ACTION TO CHECK
IMMIGRATION.
URGES ACTION BY CONGRESS
Number Of Japanese in United States
:. Said to Have Doubled in Six Years
Chinese and Hindus Snug.
sled Into Country.

Washington.-Despite a general I'M
derstanding that in Difference to the
administration Asiatic exclusion legis-
lation would not be agitated in con.
gress pending diplomatic. negotiations
with Japan, Commissioner General
Caminetti of the Immigration bureau
addressed a house committee, urging
early action to check the menace Of
Asiatic immigration"
It had been announced that a meet
ing Of the immigration committee
would he confined rigidly to, the sub.
ject Of exclusion of Hindus. Cant
nett's testimony came as a sensation"
The Chinese and the Japanese"
Commissioner Caminetti said, have
become SO acclimated to the United
States that Asiatic immigration is q
serious menace to the entire country.
The danger is greatest, of course, on
the Pacific coast, but It is general as
we'll.
"The Chinese have spread rapidly
all over the country and now the Japa-
rese have become SO acclimated that
no part of the country is immune.
japanese are coming In surreptitious.
ly. The, number in the country has
doubled in the last five or six years.
New laws to prevent smuggling
Of immigrants are an urgent need.
Japanese, Chinese and Hindus cross
the border illegally, l should like to
see legislative action at the earliest
possible moment to check the menace.
1.-THE people OF California have
waited patiently, for diplomatic set.
Element of the Japanese question and
! believe they do not want to wait
again for diplomatic negotiations. on
the Hindu problem. II YOU throw down
the bars TO The 35o,0oo,a0o Hindus, the
southern United S~tates,aassWell as the
Pacific coast, will gets its share Of the
immigrants"
Commissioner Caminetti declared
that In his opinion Asiatic exclusion
legislation. as embraced in the Raker
bill and other measures before the
committee, did not in any way violate
existing treaties wen under tho
"most favored nation clause"
predictions Of the fiercest revolu.
ton the world ever has known" II
the British government approves the
Hundu exclusion policies Of it's. colo.
MES, were made before the commits
tee by DR.. Sudhindra Bose, professor
in the University Of Iowa. He con.
tended that Hindus were an "Aryan
people," entitled to naturalization
here"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
POINTEAIAHACHE LOUISIANA, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY M, 1914,
|s9,7G8,000 TO AID LEVEES
$~43,227,5o4 FOR RIVER AND HAIR
Dor IMPROVEMENTS.
Annual Appropriation Bill Carries
100000 Less Than Last Year
$13,000,000 for New York.

Washington, D. C.--The house
rivers and harbors committee made
public Its annual appropriation bill,
carrying appropriations totaling $43..
49, 04.
The principal new projects provided
for are improvement of tie Mississippi
river by construction of levoes from
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, to Rock Island,
ILL.,, at a cost of $1,000, 900; authorize
ton of improvements in Greater New
York harbor, ultimately to cost $751;
100000; immediate purchase Of the
Chesapeake & Delaware canal for ST..
100000, and it's ultimate improvement
to the extent Of $S,0o0,000; a channel
from Norfolk, Va, to Newport News,
to cost $1,114,000 and improvement OF
the Sacramento and San joaquin riv-
ers, to cost ultimately $6,S60,000. The
bill this year is 5 100000 smaller than
last year.
Many Of the projects are. made con-
ditional upon local financial operation.
Among the principal appropriations
made are:
Cumberland river, $590,000.
Tennessee river, $550,OO0.
The appropriations for the MISSISSIPPI
pisriver' are as follows:
Between Head of. Passes and Ohio
rivers and levees from Cape Girardeau,
Mo-, to Rock Island, III, (under Mis-
sissippi river commission), 100000.
Between Ohio and Missouri rivers,
$%1,OOO;0o0.
Between Missouri river and st.
Paul, $1,5oo,Oo0. 81: :.
Between st. Paul and Minneapolis,
$4,000.
Between Brainefd and Grand Rap.
ids, MINI, $4,000. & !,
For the Misso>ri river. the appropri-
ations are $4,000, 900. from the mouth
to Kansas City; sr5o,ooo from Kansas
City to Sioux City, Ia, and $4,000
from Sioux City to Fort Benton, Mont.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
OFFICERS ARE NAMED
BY GEN. M'NEESF
J. E. EDMoNDS BECOMES FIRST
LIEUTENANT OF BATTERY B,
AT NEW ORLEANS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge.-Adjutant General
McNeese has issued his order of the
appointments and designations dur
ing the month Of January.
The appointments include ]. E. Ed
monds to be first lieutenant, Battery
3, New Orleans: Battalion Sergeant
Major Edwin M. Kurcheedt, to be sec.
ond lieutenant, Battery B; Sergeant
Thomas Harlie, to be second lieu
tenant Battery B, all of the Washing
ton Artillery; David Adiger,' first lieu.
tenant, medical corps; Pleasant D.
Ferguson, captain C, First Infantry;
Lieutenant Claiborne A. Duval, to be
captain Company H, First Infantry;
Lieutenant Richard A. Young, to be
battalion adjutant, First Infantry.
The designations during the month
were: First Lieutenant r. S. Win
gate from Company M, First Infantry;
Second Lieutenant Carl N. Hagius.
Second Separate Troop Cavalry. Cap
tain C. C. McCrury, adjutant of First
Infantry, was named as a member of
the 1ermanent examining board, vice
Captain L. A. Fitch, First Infantry.
resigned.
Adjutant General McNeese has re-
ceived information for the War De-
partment that the joint maneuvers Of
the regular army and the national
guard for the Southern department
will take place either at Fort Sill,
Okla, or Fit. Sam Houston, Tex. Two
provisional divisions will be formed
for the purpose of carrying out a
maneuver campaign, involving the
contact of two forces.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
NEWS OF THE STATE
MUSIC TEACHERS TO MEET
Arrangements Being Made for Annual
Convention at Shreveport.

Western Newspaper Union news Service.
Shreveport, lathe fourth annual
convention of the Louisiana Music
Teachers Association will be held at
Shreveport, April 16, II, Is, 1914, at
the same time as the annual conyen-
ton OF the Public School teachers.
Plans are now being formulated by
the Executive Committee for the va
rious sessions which promise to be
not only of unusual interest, but Of
vast Importance to all music teach
ers throughout the state. 1t Is ex-
pected that the attendance will be
large, as all members must realize the
necessity Of cooperation and the great
benefit to be derived from It,.
Standardization for Music Teach
ers" will be given a prominent place
on the program. 1t is planned to
devote one of the morning sessions
to the consideration Of this subject.
There will be special conferences for
piano, voice, theory and public school
music. In these as we'll as in tAe
general meetings, papers will be read
by teachers from Homer, Shreveport,
Pineville, Arcadia, Tallulah, Natchi-
toches, Lake Charles, New Orleans,
Monroe and other places. At the piano
conference Walter Goldstein will pre-
sent the report of the committee APP
pointed at the last years convention
to consider Grades in Pianoforte
Teaching"
A. series OF excellent musical pro-
grams will be given during the con-
vention, and special entertainments
for the visiting teachers will be ar
ranged by the Shreveport committee.
The officers of the Louisiana Music
Teachers Association for 1914 are:
President, Mr.. Leon. Ryder Maxwell,
New Orleans; vice presidents. Miss
Lizzie White, New Iberia: Mrs Helen
Yates Martin, Mr.. J.. Brownie Martin,
| N~atchitoches; secretary.treasurer,
| Miss Louise Favrot, New orleans.
Executive Committee, Miss Blanche
McCoard, Miss NJ. v. Molony, Mrs. J.
NJ. Gwinn, New Orleans; Miss Alma
Sabourin, Baton Rouge; Mr.. Darden
Ford. Homer; MI. Walter Goldstein,
Mr.. Henri Wehrmann, New orleans.
All those desiring information in
regard to the Association and its
work. may address Miss Louise Fav-
rot, 1911 Henry Clay Ave, New Or
leans.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
1918 DEATH RATE HIGHER
ALTHOUGH CONDITION OF PUB.
Lie HEALTH Is GOOD.
state Of New York Leads In Deaths
With Rate Of 15.2 per Thousand
Population, Says Report.

Washington, D. C.-The general
condition Of the public health is good,
although there were more deaths last
ear than In 1912, according to NOR.
lily statistics issued by the census
eau.
he indicated national death rate
for 1913 was 1873. In 1912 is was 1876.
OF the states in the registration
area, New York led In deaths with q
rate of 1872 per thousand population.
Minnesota was apparently the health
lest state, the rate being only 1917, and
Wisconsin was a close second, with
1913. These two states led in health
in 1912 and New York was likewise
the state with the heaviest death roll.
OF the cities in the registration area,
Memphis, Tenn, led with a death rate
of 22.9, and Richmond, Va, second,
with 22.4, occupying the same place as
in 1912. Portland, Ore, showed the
lowest rate, with only II per 1000.
Oakland, CAL, was second with 1873.
Minneapolis and st. Paul third with
13. Grand Rapids Mich, was fourth
with 1874.
st. Louis is ninth in the list. with
1872. The figure for Kansas City is
1873.
Death rates per 1000 for other cities
announced were: Los Angeles, 14.s:
| San Francisco, 16.7; Denver, 14.5; Chi
cago, 17.3; indianapolis, 1853; Balti.
more. 19.4a st. Louis, 1872; Omoha.
1873; Cincinnati, liz; Cleveland, O.,
1871; Columbus, O., 1862; Dayton, O..
1853; Toledo, O., II; Milwaukee. 14.2.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
MEXICAN WARsHIP IGNORED
Gunboat Zarasosa Was Not saIuted
as it Passed by jackson Barracks.

Te@-trrF<- 6rFN +f-f-|S- ~
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans, La.-When coming up
the Mississippi river to this port, this
Mexican gunboat Zaragosa saluted
with II guns as she passed Jackson
Barracks. The salute was. not answer.
ed by the guns or by any other man.
ner of recognition.
As the vessel passed the United
States immigrant station the Mexican
band played Maxican airs. buy the
'serenade also passed unnoticed by
government officers there.
At Jackson Barracks 1t was said Of.
ficers had %telegraphed to Washington
for instructions as to what action, if
any, they should take on the question
Of a warship of an unrecognized power
being in. this port. No answer was
received up to the time the Zaragosa
passed the barracks.
immigration authorities had not OK.
pected to inspect the Zaragosa on the
ground that she was a foreign warship
of: a friendly power, but it was report
ed from quarantine that three aliens
were aboard. Commissioner Redeem
gave instructions for an inspector to
meet the Zaragosa when she locked
and to ascertain If any attempt was
being made to bring aliens into this
country ,unlawfully.
Returning, the val department in.
structed the fort to salute the vesse'
as it would that Of any other power.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
TREASURER SHORT; RESIGNS
st. Joseph, Mo-, Official Declares Prac.
tice Of Advancing. salarles:t to En-.
. ployes Cost Him Thousands.

St. Joseph, Mountaineering In
formation that a shortage Of ap-
proximately $25,0oo existed in his
office, George H. Wyatt, city treas
urer, rendered his resignation to
Mayor c. A. Pfeiffer and turned over
the office to the city comptroller.
Wyat's shortage was discovered fol-
lowing an investigation instituted by
the mayor, who had been informed
that the treasurer's office was carry.
ing between $4,000 to 100000 over
night In the vaults, instead of banking
the funds each day, as ordered by law.
In a statement Wyatt says that from
time to time he has advanced the sal
aries Of city employees before pay day
in the expectation of being reimbursed
when they received their warrants,
Many Of them, he said, had not repaid
him and others had lost their jobs OF
died. u
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
ENDS LIFE IN IS STORY LEAP
K. c. st%enographer Pitches Head
Foremost From Fifteen Story
Building to CobbIestone.

Kansas City, Mo.-While hun
dreds of shoppers passed in the
street, a fashionably dressed woman
about 80 years old, later identified as
Miss Ella Zimmerman, a stenograph-
er, leaped from the roof Of the R. "A.
Long building, a History structure in
the downtown retail district here, and
was dashed to death on the cobble.
stones Of the alley in the rear Of the
building.
Persons in an office in a neighbor.
ing high building saw the woman
climb to the parapet, poise a moment,
clasp her hands and dive head first
AS she might have plunged into a
swimming pool.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
SIX DROWN As
A PACKET BURNS
MISSISSIPPI RIVER STEAMER GEM
Is DESTROYED NEAR
EVANSVILLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-Six persons were
drowned when the river packet Gem
was destroyed by fire opposite Hahn
vile, 40 miles up the Mississippi river
from New Orleans.
The dead: E. j. Comeaux, 20 years
old, son of Capt. r. j. Comeaux, and
clerk of the boat; w. E. Barre, one OF
the best known river pilots in the
New Orleans district: S. Larlox, an
old negro steward, we'll known to river
men; two negro roustabouts and a
negro woman passenger.
Those who succeeded in swimming
ashore from the burning vessel were
brought to this city by train. Capt.
Comeaux of the Gem was badly burn
ed. He was taken to his home here
in q serious condition.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
GIFT AIDED PASTOR TO WE'D
Wyoming Clergyman Marrles In New
York on Money Donated by
Late Millionaire Gates.

New York.-Miss Virginia G.
Meige, daughter of Mrs. Henry
Meigs Of 412 West Twentieth street,
was married in Calvary Protestant
Episcopal church to the Rev. Stephen
Mckinley, a young clergyman from
Cody, Wyo. The wedding was made
possible through the generosity Of the
late Charles G. Gates, .plunger, stock
broker and millionaire. who died last
October in Cody.
Shortly before his death Gates gave
$4,000 to the young clergyman for his
church. The ,yestrymen Of the church
were SO pleased that they gave $1,000
to the rector that he might come east
and marry Miss Meigs.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
COMPANY lNsuREs employees
.tYNttF
Blanket Policy Provides for Payn,snf
Of Years Salary to Family
Of Older Workers.

Pittsburg, Pa. D. Gallery,
president Of the PitAsburg Rail.
ways CO., announced that the CORPORA.
ton had taken out q blanket life in.
surance policy covering every employe
from president to Office boy, who has
been in the maintenance Of way, barns
and shops, overhead lines and substa
tons departments for more than a
year. The entire general office force
and the monthly employees Of the
transportation department also are in,
cluded.
Payment to the family Of a deceased
employe who served two years will
be one years wages, and for the one.
year men half a years wages, payahG1
monthly.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
CARNIVAL AT THIBoDAux
II Promises to be One Of the Greatest,
Outside Of the City Of New Orleans.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union news Service.
Thibodalx. La. - The ThibodanX
Carnival promises to be the grandest
Mardi Gras celebration ever given in
any town outside of New Orleans.
Mayor Frank Bergeron has received a
telegram from Geo. d. Hunter of the
Texas & Pacific Railroad, in which
he informs the people Of this parish
that special excursion rates will be
given on the Texas & Pacific between
Donaldsonville and Thibodaux with. q
special train running out OF Thibo4
daux at 10 O'Clock on the night Of
Feb. Gath. Those in charge of the
T%hibodaux carnival are planning to
make every minute of the Gath. a jolly.
one. There will be several parades
during the day aside from the regular
parade.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-21
FOR THE RIVERS
Bill Carries Larger Amount Than
Was Originally Intended.

Western Newspaper Union Newa Service.
Observation-Disclosures aggre-
eating $43,0O0,000 for waterway inn
provement projects all over the coun-
try are provided In the rivers and har-
bors bill, to be reported to the house
within a week. This total is less by
about $5,0OO,O00 than that Of last year.
1t is larger than was contemplated at
the outset of this session of Congress,
however, and comes as a result of ap-
peals from various sections urging the
commercial growth of the country and
the vital necessity Of the projects.
The bill is featured by a $1,000 900
appropriation for the Improvement of
the Mississippi river up as far as
Rock Island, iii.