The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-05-15
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
INTELLIGENCE HERE GATHERED
COVERS WIDE AREA.
GREATER or LESSER IMPORT
includes What u Going On at Wash.
Dnoton and In Other Sections Of
the Country.

lnnton and In Other Sections Of
the Country.
WASHINGTON.
The house adopted the Heflin res
olution designating the second Sun
day in May as mothers day.
Interstate m committe has
favorably reported the bill to control
railroad issues of stocks and bonds.
The judiciary committee has favor
ably reported the senate bill to Gre
ate additional federal ~judgeship in
southern California.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis
spoke in eulogy of the American blue
Jackets and marines who fell in the
drst fighting at Vera Cruz.
The rules committee reported spe-
cial rule for expediting senate bill
providing temporary method OF con-
Quoting the nomination and election
Of United States senators.
George Otis Smith, director OF the
geological survey, advocated federal
ownership of water power rights be-
fore the public lands committee.
Representative Hay of Virginia has
introduced a joint resolution author
izing the president to detail Lieuten-
ant Frederick Means of the army IN
locating and constructing the Alaskan
railway.
Rapid growth of ikndergartens IN
the United States is shown by the
TACT that during the last ten years they
increased from 1924, with an enroll
ment of 205,0o0 children to 1851
with 364,189.
Representative Frear, Wisconsin.
introduced resolution to investigate
the character and value to the general
public of the river and harbor project
ITO which the government is now
committed, ~aggregating $3o5,ooo,O0o.'
Democratic leaders in the house
anxious to get congress out OF Wash
ington by July 10, have called q party
caucus, through which they hope to
expedite consideration and passage OF
the antitrust bills on the administra
ton program.
The senate woman suffrage commit
tee has voted to recommend favor
ably the senate and Shafroth constr
tutional amendment requiring a state
t o vote on m suffrage when
per cent Of the voters petitiOned fol
such a vote.
Representative Heating OF Colorado
has introduced a bill to provide fol
retirement of Philippine scouts ant
officers who served in civil war
Spanish war or Philippine insurrec
ton or five years in the regular
United States army.
Establishment of a parcel post sys
tenn between the United States ant
Greece, to become effective at once
has been announced Twelve cents
pound will be the rate from the Unit
ed States. Packages must not weigl
more than eleven pounds.
Hereafter the second Sunday Q
May will be National Mothers day
The senate has agreed to the hous
resolution requesting the president t
issue approximation naming next Sur
day as Mothers day, designating p
Mothers day In the coming years tn
secorA Sunday each May.
Arguments In the last case to b
heard by the supreme court unit
mex October have been made. 1t
understood an attempt will be mad
to decide the $50 8 before &C
fournnent Tor the summer. Tn
court probably will hold sessions I
announce opinions May II, May Il
June / and June Is.
DOMESTIC.
MrA Anna N. Bruen OF Belvider'
n. J., who celebrated ner ninet.
second birthday recently. has been
Sunday school teacher for eight
years.
The bodies OF ninety-six OF the Il
miners entombed in mine No. 5 OF Il
New River Golfers Co, wrecked /
u explosion last week have bee
brought TO the surface.
One more Juror has been ecure
q New York to try Charles Beck
Tor the murder Of the gambler. He
man Rosenthal. He Il Dwight Y
Custer, : retired printer. He is Il
slxth man selected.
:
~ sequence to the acQuitt
zhusn1ay 1t 1Terre Haute. Ind,
1ayor Don y. Roberts Of tho chars
= eonspiracy - primary and Gle
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