The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-01-02

Pittsburg IN 1914 must expend
$4,000. 900 on its public school system.
New York's death rate thus far ills
year Is 1887 in the thousand, nearly
as low as that Of London, England.
An organized band Of It's unem'
ployed men, who have been at Fresno,
Cal, continue marching south.
Americans should stop spending
$50, OOO. 900 q year for chewing gum
and $4,000. 0OO, 900 for i~ntoxicants, and
build 200 battleships with the money
said Hudson Maxim at a peace ser
vice" in New York.
DR.. Henry Wishard. through whose
| efforts the first order for the removal
OF sick and wounded soldiers to north
ern homes was issued by President
Lincoln during the civil war. died at
Indianapolis. He was 81 years OLD.
The number of deserters in the sec
end division Of the United States
army, including those apprehended
and punished is greater than the num-
Der of r~eservists in the Division, ac-
cording to the annual report OF Major
General Carter.
Life insurance taken out in Geor-
gia is void if the policy holder in his
application has stated any material
fact ~untruthfully, W. unknowingly.
Such decision by the supreme court
of Georgia was sustained in effect by
the supreme court.
Mrs. Helen W. Stearns, a success
full candidate for the Waltham, Mass.
school boardi, has filed a statement OF
her campaign expenses. She d~isbursed
1886 for advertising, $1.25 for car
fares and $1.52 for crackers. cheese
and hot coffee.
Mrs. Delva Lockwood, who is now
past 80 years Of age, is one OF tie
most active women in the suffrage
movement in this country. Besides
she is the only woman who has ever
been a candidate for president Of the
United States.
Nearly a thousand employees OF the
William s.. Taubel hosiery mills in
| KensingtOn, Pa, most of them girls,
have gone on strike. Notices an
nouncing a 2 per cent reduction in
wages after January ! was said to
have caused the walkout.
Prof. Henry Landes, state geologist
and dean OF school of sciences at the
University Of Washington, has been
elected acting president OF the uni
versity to succeed DR.. 7. F.
Kane, who was removed at a special
meeting Of the Board of Regents.
Stolen goods valued at $4,000 were
| recovered and seven men and one
woman were arrested in two raids on
West Side Chicago houses. Elizabeth
Baker, 80 years old. was the woman
arrested and the police said she was
the directing figure of the men to
whom many robberies were traced.
The revenue cutter Miami has re-
ported the rescue OF the master and
seven Of the crew Of the British bark
entine Malwa, abandoned at e a The
Miami took the men to Key West.
They had been transferred from the
steamers Cestrin and Concho, which
were nearby when the Malwa was
abandoned.
State Senator G.. A. Hobbs. testify.
ing at his trial at vicksburg, Miss,
on charges of receiving and soliciting
brides, denied that he ever received
money from Stephen Castleman as
the prosecution charges. He admitted
he had met Castleman several times
and that bribery was discussed. but
said no money had passed between
them.
Every American -warship will be q
school ship, with the advent Of the
New Year. Secretary Daniels has
promulgated an order putting into eft.
feet his new educational system in
the navy January 1. and thereafter
for an hour and . quarter each after
noon every enlisted man on tie war
ships will be engaged In self-improve.
ment under the watchful eyes Of his
commanding ofacer.
F0Rel0N.
Al = result Of the ti-Colombia
demonstration in Panama, when rev
eral houses occupied by Colomblans
were stoned. Sanchez Rambirez. the
CONFIDENTIAL agent OF the Colombian
government Ia the city Of Panama,
sailed for home for reasons Of safety.