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Evening journal., 1917-04-30
ARMY DRAFT BILL
Caught TODAY IN
TANGLE Of RULES
Senate Faces Possibility of
Longer Debate If LaFol-
lette is Balky
House Will AGREE
after BRIEF DEBATE
BY ROBERT J. BENDER


WASHINGTON. April 3O.-Rules of
Congress have precipitated a tangle
that again throws the conscription bill
into a doubtful state.
Forced to vote again on the meas
ure through one of the most unusual
parliamen,ary situations in the his
tory of Congress, the Senate faces the
possibility of further prolonged de-
bate on the bill before it passes.
Democratic leaders. however, will
make a determined effort TO get action
today and say they are confident OF
success. Senator LaFollette is the
stumbling block. He is ready, i'm
mediately the bill comes up, to intro
duce his amendment calling for a
referendum on cOnscription. IL will
take an hour to read his amendment
and he may devote hours more to dis
cussion of II.
Senator Gronna also has an amend
ment providing the stopping of grain
distribution to breweries and distilleries
another subject which may take hours
In other words, the bill today Is in
the same position IL was a week ago
subject to the introduction of all
amendments which have been introduced
and discussed Tor hours during the last
week.
Senator Chamberlain, however, who is
in charge Of the bill in the Senate, is
confident that many amendments pre-
viously introduced will not be re-intro
duced because the vote went agains
them before and that whatever amend
them before and that whatever amend
ments are offered will be disposed o
with such dispatch that a vote will b.
secured late tonight.
On the other hand, there are som
who think with the oratorical pet cock
again opened the Senate may devot
several days or more to discussion. Their
is possibility of the Senate bill bein
sent to the House for action because
rule could be secured there limiting dc
bate and assuring the dispatch of tn
bill 70 conference within few days. lr
cidentally, this would spoil Ia Toilette
scheme to precipitate discussion @
his amendment.
Evening journal., 1917-04-30
{. 5. VAN BURKALOW DEAD.

Special % THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MAGNOLIA. Del. April 3O.-The fu-
neral OF Caleb s. Van Burkalow was
held here yesterday afternoon from
his late residence. The Rev G. r. FL
lis. pastor Of the NJ. T. Church. had
charge Of the services. BY special re-
quest Of the family. the Dover Glee
Club which furnished music for the
funeral Of Mr.. Van Burkalow's wife
,.1,.,,. N ,...,. 900 o1s, .,.o-,s.. ,-,,..,,.,l d
selections yesterday az the house and
also one selection ar the grave at Bar
rats Chapel, whore interment was
made. ..l'. So.
Evening journal., 1917-04-30
THIEYES HAD SWEET TOOTH.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. April 30-Thieves en-
tered the confectiOn store of James
". Wheatley. on South Governors
avenue, Saturday morning and stole
candy. cakes and chewing gum valued
at S25. Entrance was gained through
a hack door.
Evening journal., 1917-04-30
SIR RURAL POSTOFFICE.

Postmaster English announced this
morning that he had ordered the
first sub-station on a rural mail de-
livery route in this State 10 be opened
at Centreville. This Office is on Route
A and will be in charge Of Bernard
Dalton The office is located in the
general store OF Mr.. Dalton
Evening journal., 1917-04-30
FRESH EARrnOuAKEs IN ITALY.

ly The United Press
erch today the same district lad vase by earth remors
las, week The King headed subscription list
WITH a siOOo0 contribution.
Evening journal., 1917-04-30
MIR. SMITH TO ASSUME OFFICE.

Samuel X. smith newly-appo!nted
Police Commissioner. VIII assume
that Office tomorrow. He will succeed
William II. Bowers.
Evening journal., 1917-04-30
THREE MEN NLLED IN Explosion.

BY United Press.
PH1LADEI PHIA April go Three men krlaa and
six others injured when sixteeu-inch the
Fort Richmond plant Of william cramp ship and
gine builders. exploded this
Evening journal., 1917-04-30
mlITlA MAr lleur N FRANCE.

BY Tnc Uated Press
WASHINGTON April SO.It will only be a matter OF
days teoro Untod MI unis mobnzed in this
country are on way front and less than
m weeks they actually emhated with the Germans
On the Euror can fron if Allies recommendations
he American Government Of the adj
msnisraton.
Evening journal., 1917-04-30
AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS
Go DOWN WITH VACUUM
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN U
Captain S. Harris, Lieut.. Thomas and
Many GunnerS Among First Of Americans
to Sacrifice Their Lives in COuntry'S War.
Nine Men Missing From Saturday Sea
Horror in the Murder Zone.

By the United Press
NEW YORK. April 3O-OnIy three of the American naval
aboard the Vacuum sunk by submarine,
listed saved cabegram received the oil company Offices
here today.
The message follows
Vacuum orpedoed tweny-eighh 40 miles west of Bana
No. eboat with captain and Others drowned No 3 with chief
officer and following, saved
Simpson and Williams engineers; Legren carpenter; Lotes,
qusrtermaer; Wzn Gssos oilers Pade, stoer; By Sngos
Vmegaphsm Da and Andrews, Stewards Hatton wire
less; William Oe and Nichoa Hson and Lasker, Naval"
She had delivered cargo taken New York Liverpool
and returning home in ballast
The abegam received by the oil company and cabd advces
the United Press indicated that Of men, including Cap
tain Harris and the American probably lost The
Vauum numbered 81 eighteen reported landed
in the reports from London Fifteen members of the
Americans With the gmners and the lieutenant charge the
Americans aboard numbered rs.
By the United Press
NEW YORK. April 3O.-Captan S. Harris residing at Lenp-
ston " command Of the Vacuum when she
sunk and Lieutenant Thomas u s. NJ commanded the American
CONTINUED d
Evening journal., 1917-04-30
WEATHER

Increasing clOudiness prob
ably followed by showers late
tonight and Tuesday; mod
crate temperature; moderate
variable winds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
EUCEN|CS BILL
HOUSE ADOPTS ABERDEEN So
ClEL SCIENCE CLUB MEAS
URE.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Pierre
BY a Note Of 70 to Il the House
passed tie eugenics bin drawn by the
Aberdeen Social Science club, which
requires a physical examination OF all
applicants for marriage license II
forDids the issuance OF a license un-
less health certificates for both OF the
proposed contracting parties are pre-
scented to the clerk Of courts. TWO
years ago the same bill was made a
joke in the House and voted down
with only a handful of Affirmative
votes. This session it received only
serious support III the discussion on
the floor and not a single dissenting
argument was made against it. The
general support was that the state had
for years peen passing laws for the
breeding up OF live stock, and it was
about time to begin some action look
ing to the bettcrmeat OF the popula-
tlon Of the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Sues for $500 DAMAGES.

Howard.-One Of the most impor-
tant damage suits to be tried during
a term Of circuit court for Miner coun-
ty, which will convene February 10,
Will be the ease of George w. Merry,
by his guardian, George S. Merry.
against John Daley. by which dam
ages of $500 are sought from Daley.
The complaint sets forth hat on Sep
TENDER 16, 1916, while George w. Mer.
~ was riding a motorcycle the de-.
PENDANT ran into him with his ay!cmo-
bile and seriously inquired him. The
plaintiff claims hat his skull was in
jured and that he was bruised and
cut. He also alleges that his motor
cycle was wrecked. Five thousand
dollars is asked for mental and physi-
cal agony alone. Both sides have en-
gagged leading attorneys Of eastern
South Dakota. and the trial Of the
case will be holly contested.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Dakota Woman 1ce Years Old.

Ttfcn.-Mrs. Frank Killion. a Bohe-
mian woman residing near this place,
probably is one of the oldest persons
in this part of the country. Mrs. Kill
lion is considered to be about los
years Of age, also her exact age is un.
known, she being too old to remem-
Der the exact date OF her birth. Mrs.
Kill{on spent the first forty years Of
her life at hard labor in Bohemia, be-
ing a cleaner. She came to this Jul
try at the age of forty, landing in Bal
%tiInore, whore she met and was mar
ried to Frank Kiliion. Twenty-fcur
years ago they came to this vicinity,
where they have since made their
home or the farm of Frank Lane. a
nephew. most of the time. Fol many
years Mrs. Killion mas been confined
to her bed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16

Carthage.-An interesting event
here and i'll this v"iciaity was a rabbit
roundup, in which two teams Of MARKS.
men from Carthage participated. III
was decided that the team which kill
ed the smallest number OF rabbits
should give the members OF the win
ming team a banquet. Captain Ear-
yey and IS men in his party. while
Capt. A. r. Lee had an almost equal
number, TIE party directed by Cap
tain Harvey killed 10 rabbits and i
coyote. While the party under Captain
Leo killed 81 rabbits and therefore
were declared the winners OF the con.
test. The losers rendered the winners
the promised banquet at a local cafe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Prcccdcs Mother in Death.

Salem.-To die only a few hours
after her daughter, was the fate of
Mrs. Margaret Burroughs, aged 70.
wno with her husband came to South
Dakotn in 1889 from Missouri ard had
since been residents Of this state.
The husband died some years ago.
The daughter, Miss Hattie C. Bur
roughs, had for years tenderly cared
for her aged mother. About a week
before her death she was taken sick.
but remained at her sick mothers
bedside until her own strength was
spent and she gave up and took to her
bed, dying a few days later. The
mother died only a few hours after
the death Of her daughter. and three
days after the funeral of the daughter
the funeral OF the mother took place.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Second Election Bill,

Another election cas- of the mi
tiated variety was presented by Rep
resentatiye kaas, in which he pro
vides that to carry an initiated bill as
a law it must receive a majority Of all
the votes cast at the election at which
it is submitted, and that to stop the
operation Of a law through the rcferen.
dunn will require a majority of all
votes cast at the election against it
In many such elections the vote Oh
initiated and referred laws is far be-
low that cast upon the head of the
ticket. and this law, if enacted, would
require a much larger number Of
votes to carry it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Offer Prize for Plans.

A cash prize of SIS is offered by the
graduating class Of 1917 OF the North
for the best plans for a memorial
gateway which the class expects II
erect at the Jay street entrance to
the campus. The total cost OF the
memorial will be about $500. If posi-
BILE and consistent with the design.
the central portion of the gateway
The inner distance between walks is
AZ feet and the two walks are each
five feet vide. Pans must be sub
mitted TO Miss Naylou Rogers, presi-
dent of the class OF 1917. N. N. l. S.
Aberdeen. s. D.. on or before May /.
1917. The contest is open to anyone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Bills Passed ny t!c1se.

S. B. %, making bond on appeal dis
cretionary with the Judge.
II. b. II, giving county boards or
equalization power to equalize and as
sess real and personal property, it
necessary.
H. b. rs, providing for the cancella'
ton of all live stock brands.
H. b. "a, repeating provision requi'~
ing county auditors to make certllled
list of voters for secretary Of state.
II. -. Iii, fixing the legal rate OF
interest at ten per cent.
Fl. b. 1O1, providing for admission Of
wives and widows Of old soldiers TO
the soldiers home.
Fl. II. 1876. providing for county dip
ping watts.
S. 3. IS, appropriating $4,000 for a
memorial monument to soldiers u
sailors of the Civil War.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Will Not Accept Warrants.

Pierre.-1t appears that the settle
ment between Stanley county, on the
one side, and the new counties OF
Haakon and Jackson. which were
carved out Of a part Of Stanley coun.
ty is not SO near completion as was
supposed when the commissioners Oh
the three counties came to an agree
ment last fall. Stanley county refuses
to accept the warrants OF the new
counties in payment of their share OF
Indebtedness. on the ground that their
outstanding warrants are up to the
debt limit allowed by law. This is
likely to make another tangle in the
matter which will take court adiudi-
cation to straighten out.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Drastic Hunting Bill.

Byron OF Day put a bill in the
House making it unlawful for any
person to aunt or trap on the farm Of
another without first securing written
permission from the owner Of that
farm so to do. The penalty for viola
ton is fixed at $40 to $50 fine and i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not 10
exceed five days. This measure
aiong with the Lyon bill authorizing
the creation oi game bird preserves
where land owners may 50 petition,
are both brought about through the
ruthless lack Of consideration Of
many hunters coming IN from outside
the state. CT another county, who uIs-
regard the property rights and the
wishes Of the wne Of the land or
which they hunt.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Favors Latin and German.

That It works an injustice upon the
student to eliminate Latin from the
high school courses ard that every
teacher should know at least the ele-
ments Of Latin and German, which
she terms the two foundation stones
OF the English language. was pointed
out BY Miss Ida b. Moore, dean OF
women and instructor in Latin at the
Northern Normal and Industrial
School. in a talk before the faculty
Il do not claim that eyery high schoul
student should be required or ever
urged to study Latin said Miss
Moore. but | do MAINTAIN that it is al.
injustice to any one of them to deny
him the opportunity"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Named ~PostmasterS,

Chancellor.-W. J. Drake. a promf
ncnt Chancellor man. has been off
cially advised Of his appointment as
local postmaster. He did not make
application for the office until after
it was known that Mrs. A. F. Brown,
who recently received the appoint
ment would not qualify for the posi-
ton. dad" Drake. as he is known,
will Il the duties Of the place in
the near future and has the Gualiica.
tions to make a good postmaster.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
T. n. Teton Dies,

Pierra.-In the death Of T. II. Tcl
ton Of Fort Bennett at the Pierre hes.
pital, another Of the pioneers of Sui,
and Stanley county is gone. Tolton
was one of the boomers of the early
days in Sully county, when the town
Of Fairbank was an aspirant for posi-
bic capital honors. and was one Or
the mon who helped to make that
place q live town while it existed
Later he moved to Stanley county
when that county was opened to set
tlement. and has held the position Of
county commissioner Of that county
several times. He leaves Z family at
the ranch homo near the location Of
old Fort Bennett.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Eetter StlipninG Facilities.

Newell.-The local commercial club
has taken up the matter Of having the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
company provide facilities. and the
company will be asked to enlarge its
shipping pens and otherwise increase
the local facilities. The club also has
officially selected two stock trails
leading to Newell. provision for the
selection Of such stock trails being
contained in the new 640-acre home.
stead law. The trails viii be utilized
by stookmen in driving their cattle
and other animals to Newell for ship
ment BY rail from here to eastern mar
kets.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
FOR THE BUSY MAN
NEWS EPITOME THAT CAN SOON
BE COMPRISED.
MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Home and Foreign intelligence Con-
dense- Into Two and Four
Line Paragraphs.
WASHINGTON.

The supreme court took no action
on the Adamson eight-hour law. The
court took a recess until March D, so
an opinion before that day is impos,
sible.
The Alaska ~'bone-dry' prohibition
bill, already passed by the senate,
was passed by the house without a
roll call after an unsuccessful fight TO
prevent its consideration.
An emergency appropriation OF
100000 for relief, protection and
transportation CT American citizens IN
Europe was asked Of congress by Sec
rotary Lansing.
Secretary Wilson Of the Department
of Labor ordered all immigration
officials to suspend the deportation OF
undesirable aliens because Of the I'M
settled condition of American foreign
affairs.
The house interstate Ommerce conf
rnittee reported favorably the Adam
son railway bill providing draft OF
railway employees into military ser
vice in time of war.
Construction OF three coast guard
c..tters. to be stationed at Beufort, N.
c., Detroit and Honolulu Is authorized
In a bill passed by the senate. An APP
preparation of s1.35O,000 is made for
the vessels.
By a vote Of IS to 5 the senate
adopted a resolution submitted by
Chairman Stone of the foreign rela-
lions committee endorsing President
Wilson's severance of diplomatic rela-
lions with Germany.
To insure quick construction Of man.
ufacture Of naval vessels and manu-
facture of ammunition and equipment
for which private plants are under
contract, Secretary Daniels has asked
congress for authority to commander
such plants II necessary and operate
them in the public service.
The senate, by a vote of 65 to 10.
passed the immigration with the
~literacy test provision over President
Wilson's veto. The house had previ-
ously taken the same action. Thus
ends q long-fought contest of twenty
years, during which the bill has been
vetoed by Presidents Cleveland and
Taft and twice by President Wilson.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
WILL HUNT WOLVES
MARION MAN WITH THOROUGH
BE10 HOUNDS WILL GO TO
MONTANA.
HAPPENINGS OF The STATE
Wat Is Going On Here and There
That Is Of lnteres. to the Read.
ers Throughout South Ia.
kota anG Vicinity.
.tern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Marion.-Abraham II. Dirks, a Ma
iicn man. has purchased a pair ot
thoroughbred wolf hounds, which will
be shipped to the Wolf Point territory
in Montana, where they will be util-
lied in running down and killing the
wolves which iniest that part OF the
northwest. 4 bounty Of $40 per wolf
is offered by the cattle and sheep
raisers of that part of Montana, and
tho Marion man expects his wolf
hounds will prove a valuable invest
ment for him and give him a large
revenue. The two wolf hounds will
be in direct charge Of an expert In
dian wolf hunter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
New Dry easure.

The new temperance commission
bill was introduced in the House
which is along the same prohibitory
general lines Of the original prohiti.
ton bill, with the exception Of chang
Ing from the right to purchase limited
amounts by the individual to absolute
prohibition OF use as we'll as manufac-
ture and sale. The only other changes
agreed upon in committee we're those
to meet the objections found BY deal.
ers to the requirements placed upon
than in the first bill.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Dakota Pioneer Is Dead.

Y~anhton.-J. r. Hanson, a pioneer
figure in the early history of South
Dakota. is dead. Maj. Hanson was
chief clerk Of the first territorial leg
islature, territorial auditor and Judge
advocate. He was appointed Indian
agent by President Lincoln and in
1885 was a delegate to the state con-
stitutional convention at Sioux Falls.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
"SmoEe" Nearly Costs life

Sioux Falls.-Smoking a pipe up to
the time he went to sleep nearly cost
the life of W. D. Flayhart, a Beresfo,d
man. When he fell asleep there must
have been some live embers in his
pipe. for the bed clothing was set on
fire. When the swiftly spreading
flames awoke him he was nearly suffo-
Gated. but managed to crawl to a win
dow and shout for assistance. A pass.
erby went to his rescue, throwing the
burning bed clothing from the room
and thus preventing the flames being
communicated to the building. Flay-
hart was badly scorched.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
In Second Place.

Chamberlain.-The local postofsice
has again been placed in the second
class. The office was second class for
q time during the most prosperous
years. when a United States land Of
flee Yves located here. but dropped
back to third class several years ago.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Buys Herd Of Cattle.

washington Springs.-L. A. Pinard,
one of the largest breeders Of Here
ford cattle in the northwest, has par.
chased the herd owned by w. T. Nc.
Cornell. president of the First Ma
tional bank Of this city. This gives
Mr.. Pinard a herd Of nearly 800 head
md is probably worth aver 500, 900
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
DOMESTIC.

Sailing OF the American line steam
ships st. Louis and St. Paul, now in
the port of New York, have been in
definitely postponed.
While en~deavoring to reach home
during a blizzard. Mrs. G. NJ. McCon-
nell and three children were frozen
to death near Vananda, Mont.
The American union against militar-
ism has undertaken a nationwide. post.
States should 90 to war to uphold the
rights OF its citizens to go into the
war one. n. S.
By an almost unanimous vote the
Ohio house of the state legislature
passed q bill to put quail or the song
bird list and prevent hunters from
killing them. The measure now goes
to the senate. Under existing law
quail may not be killed until 1920.
Four known dead and fifty injured,
n probably fatally, is the toll OF the
wreck OF train No. 10. Chicago. Bur.
lington & Quincy. which ran into a
broken rail east of Cromwell, Ia, left
the track and toppled down a sixty.
foot emtankment into a frozen slough.
The refugee German steamer Kron-
~prinzessin Cecilie, now in the Boston
harbor, built ct Q cost Of $4,000, 900.
has been rendered useless for months
By the disabling Of her engines, 1t
was discovered by Captain John 3.
Coyle. an engineer Of the United
States coast guard service.
All distilling plants n Kentucky
were placed at the disposal Of the
United States Tor the production OF
alcohol to be used In the manufacture
0k munitions. There are 2O3 distil-
tories IN the state.
Albert Campbell. the Cree halfbreed
q L.. Pas. Manitoba. won the 509.2
dr. race from Winnipeg to st. Paul.
The three other leaders followed the
winner closely punched, Bill Grayson
coming n second. Joe Metcalf third
and Gabriel Campbell. brother Of the
winner. fourth.
"A ! serious emergency nearly 49, |
o0o.o00 men are available for military
oe1yice A. the United 6tAtes, accord
4lleI ~ ~ estimate made BY . ommit-
o - nat4onal defense. appointed
e1oonyoF Nitchsll q New York.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
S3.538 for as Cattle

Salem.-Renjamin Fendrich Of this
city has received a check for SO. 53s.4O
in payment for Is head of cattle which,
he sold to a packing company. TIL.
is one of the largest checks ever re.
ceived by a local man in payment for
live stock.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Fire Near Utica.

Utica.-The home OF c.. Rolls. a
farmer residing three and a half miles
south of here, was burned to the
ground. In making their way to the
homes OF neighbors two Of the Rolls
boys froze their noses and cheeks and
a daughter froze her feet.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
More Power to Commandment.

The Senate passed a bill empower
ing the board of managers of the sol.
diers' home at Hot Springs to suspend
or expel members Of the home guilty
OF attractions OF the rules. The com.
mandant at present has no means OF
enforcing discipline. The bill pre-
vides for a final appeal to the governor
On expulsion.