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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-19
Corona

E. Pool has bought the Harm Korfe
farm.
b. Westerman, J. Johnson and
Ben Bohlen, all of Dell Rapids are
here this week doing their blowing on
their farms.
Our land man is q busy man these
days he sold the Jake Bruins farm to
Bert Veen Of Dell Rapids and B.
Begeman Of Marvin, the Boon quart
er northeast of town also the Fred
Cross farm.
NJ. Verheuls and family and Wal
ter Brown Of Wilmot we're in town
Tuesday.
Gladys Roerger came up from Mil
bank Thursday for a few days visit
with friends.
Dick Van Horn, Sr. moved his fam
lily to town Friday into the house
which he lately bought of Geo. Clark.
John Miller and family arrived this
week from Canastola, this state and
have moved onto the Lon Fuller farm
which he has purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Taylor and little
Soh 1uflo lVlui LiCu itoll At n
Monday after a few days visit with
relatives.
Rev. Ansberg. wife. and little son
We're arrivals Wednesday from Chi
cago for a three weeks visit with Rev.
Herseh and family, Mrs. Ansberg and
Mrs. Ilersch are sisters.
Mrs. Geo. Phillips and two grand
| aIt1lpAe NIa1 ,-i, ~ ~l Itto -nn nn11
ing on Wilmot friends Saturda y even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Herrick and
Mrs. Chas. Schultz visited a couple
Of days this week with the latter's
sister and family near Hankinson.
N. Oak.
w. w. Stapleton and family return
ed from a weeks visit with relatives at
Hitchcock Monday.
Felix Mortonsen and family spent
Sunday with relatives in Wilmot.
Recka Benting and Frank Var
Horn were Wilmot visitors Wednes'
day afternoon.
Laura Schmidt and Minnie Schwand'
went to Milbank Tuesday for a few
days visit with friends,
Mrs. T. A. Belgium went to Wilmo'
Friday evening returning Saturday
morning.
Delbert Cummings and several lady
friends were callers in Jul town Wed.
nesday evening.
Mrs. Oscar Beaver and Hazel Bret.
IKE we're down from Wilmot Sunday
for a few hours visit with relatives
and friends.
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Mrs. Otto Thiele has been quite sick
<hn ~>a ->~t

Mrs. Otto Thiele has been quite sick
the past week.
The Chas Chauvet family are enjoy
ing . visit from relatives who came
by auto from North Dakota.
Mr. Enoch Lindquist and his family
Are now nicely settled in their new
home.
Miss Hazel Brown spent a few DAYS
with friends in Ortonuille the first of
the week.
Miss Title Engleson went to Mil
bank Wednesday and took in. the fair.
Mrs. Olson and daughters were
Milbank visitors Wednesday.
Lorin Whipple and family returned
to their Canadian home BY auto last
week.
Charles and Ed Ellington have
moved in their t%hreshing machine for
the close Of the season.
JOHNSTON-HOF.
Mr.. Robert w. Johnston, of Kill
born township, and Miss Nora T..
Hof, of Big Stone City, we're quietly
married at the Evangelical church in
Big Stone % Aug. 81. The groom
was born on the farm to which he
brought his bride. He enjoys the
confidence and esteem of all his friends
and we all wish the young people
many years of happy married life.
Harry shaffer is happy with his new
Fordson tractor, SAYS it ''goes some
and his blowing looks fine.
Gilbert Engleson was here last week
making his mother a visit.
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way and was blazing merrily when
the freight pulled into Milbank.
The chemicals were taken to the
scene, but the engine had unlocked
and extinguished the fire before its
arrival. The cause of the fire is
unknown and the damage was
slight.
The older residents of Milbank
will be interested to hear that Mrs.
]. @. Thayer, writing from Alham-
bra, CAL. says that she may possibly
go to Ohio, to spend the winter with
her daughter Carrie, who is married
and living in that state. Her
daughter Mrs. Ida Gilruth with
her son arrived from WatertoWn,
last week, making a very success
full auto trip.
The Dacotah Oil Company, which
has its Offices in Madison, S. D.,
has located one of it's branches here,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-19

installing oil tanks. D. 0. Mel.
son, will have charge Of the sta
ton. The company is . stockhold.
ing concern, and a list Of the stock
holders and resources of the COM
pany show it to be we'll financed
and a sound business. They have
several branches throughout the
state. Plans have been made to
install a filling station within the
next few months.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-19
Food Value Of u (

Pound for pound. walnuts or butter
nuts equal in food value a Juicy steak,
contain more protein Tissue building)
food than white bread and but me
third less than eggs. In these days
Of food scarcity and high prices 1t is
likely that the vast crop Of native
American nuts will receive the rec
ignition that they deserve.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-19
Summit

Mrs. B. F.. Wilson entertained the
Methodist Ladies Aid last week.
Miss Linda Steenberg came from
Morris, Mimi, where she has a posi-
ton, for a visit with her parents.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Trude, Tuesday, Septem-
Der 9th.
| Mrs. w. H. Fister Of Iowa is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Sween-
ey.
Rev. Tollefson is repairing and re-
modelling his residence.
Several Summit people we're on the
flats this week after apples and tOma-
toes.
A. r. Trude returned this week
from a business trip in North Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Coffitt returned
Friday to their home at Fulda, MINI.
Mrs. f. r. Leffingwell entertained
the Methodist Aid this week.
NJ. L. Nicholson has purchased the
p. E. +. Lee residence and will move
in soon.
| IlCIIv lIotlpoOu VIZ MI, Giu MID.
Hanson OF Rame, N. OAK, spent a
location in the farming line.
Rev. Crandel! accompanied Rev.
Rinearson on his circuit Sunday and
addressed the different congregations.
Oliver Tenney stopped in Summit
Wednesday evening on his return
from the Minnesota fair
Mrs. Chas. Tenney returned Thurs
day from the Minnesota State fair.
Gilbert S%laathaug underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the
Webster hospital Friday. Miss Ma
bel Larson is assisting in the store
during his illness.
Rev Crandell and wife Of Olivet,
III, who have been visiting with Mrs
CrandelIs father, Rev TOlhefson and
other relatives here left Monday for
their home Rev Crandell gave a very
frank address about some of our
social evils at the M f church Sun
day evening to . large audience He
has been engaged in missionary work
IN the prisons and slum districts
Miss Ada Tollefson is one of the la
dies ia charge Of the "New Store put
in the past week by Lovenstein OF Mil
bank
Frank ] Wilson moved into the
property he recently purchased from
Cola Bros this Week
E Wortte has purchased the Haug.
sjaa building and moved his family
into the upper rooms this, He intends
to move his butcher shop there next
spring. The lower rooms are at pres
ent used as a cream station
Chas Arnold and wife of Candy,
Minnesota, and Mrs Fred Alexander
Of Sioux Falls, all former residents of
Summit, visited old friends ana neigh
bors this week
Theodore Thoreson and mother au-
toed over from Flandreau, SO OAK,
and spent a few days visiting with old
neighbors and friends
Mrs Ruth Reynan of Denver,
Colorado. is here for a few weeks visit
| with her father, Rev. Tollefson and
sisters, Ada, Carrie and Clara.
Miss Margaret Burk of Bristol is
spending a few days here with old
school friends
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Twin Brooks.

Mr.. and Mrs. Devries left last week
for Nebraska to spend several months
visiting relatives.
A. r. Brown has purchased an
Overland car from Chas. Chavet.
Mrs. Dell Shields, of Maiden,
Wash. spent several days at the G.
A Runge home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-19

WANTED-Express wagon driver.
Depot Agent.
FOUND-A baby bootie and sock
on Main street, owner call for 1t at
Mrs. Bert NixsOns.
See Mrs. Smedley's splendid
line of Worlds Star Mills Under
wear and hosiery.
Mrs. A. B. Smedley.
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For Sale-Hunting boat and cart.
F. c. Rockwell.

For Sale-Saxon Six auto in good
condition, cook stove and hard-coal
heater and a number of other house
hold articles. Apply to
VIM Jennings
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-19

The fire siren was started Thurs
day evening about 1920. A fire
had started in a gondola loaded
with lumber somewhere along the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-19
Bentley Grand Program

Sunday, Sept. 21-Heart of the Sunset, a Rex Beach story and
a Ford Weekly. 2Oc-3Oc
Monday-Cupids Roundup, featuring Tom Mix lOc.2oc
Tuesday-A mortgaged Wife, featuring Dorothy Phillips
10000
Wednesday-The Strange Woman, featuring Gladys Brock.
well. 100000
Thursday and; Friday-The Fire Fingers, featuring Rurers
Julian 10000
saturdsy-When Men Betray soc-ooc -
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Artist Weber of World-H Herald,
at Sight of Weapon, Admits
He Struck City Executive
With it, Then Faints.
POLICE Do NOT LET
EVEN WIFE VISIT HIM
Is Held lnCommuniCado With
out Bonds-Business Mana
ger Of Paper Makes State
ment on Case of EmpIoye.

Leonard Weber, $3.50 South Nine
teenth reet,~designing artist in the
advertising department of the
World Herald, arrested Monday
night for completely in the riot of
September % that resulted in the
lynching of Will Brown, negro, the
burning of the court house and the
attempted hanging of Mayor Smith,
has been refused an interview even
with his wife, because of the seri-
Gus nature of his activities in the
riot, police say.
According to his confession to
Chief of Detectives Dunn and De-
tectives Troby and Bolar, who
arrested him, the police declare,
Weber admitted he was active in
the attempted hanging of Mayor
Smith after the mob had dragged
the chief executive out of the court
house with rope around his neck.
Struck Mayor With Gun.
A written report of Weber's al
legged activities in the riot, together
with his alleged Confession to the
detectives, has already been sent to
Police Captain Haze, 1t was learned.
\ Weber is said to have confessed
to having struck the mayor over the
head with gun which had been
taken out Of the desk of T. G. De-
vaney, also employed in the adver-
tisingr department of the World
Herald. The mayor is still wear
ing medical dressing over the injury.
Mr.. Devaney denies knowing that
Weber took the gun from his desk.
When the arresting detectives, act
ing upon a "tip," placed Weber un-
der arrest in the artists room of the
World Herald, he steadfa silly denied
any completely in the riot. The gun
which Weber is said to have used
that night, was found in Devaney's S
desk. Several shots had been fired,
the. detectives said. Devaney told
Bee reporter that he fired the
shots on the Fourth of July.
Faints on Seeing Gun.
When shown the gun in his cell
at the police station Monday night,
Weber said, That's it," then tainted.
The detectives said Weber then
gave them confession of his ac-
tivities on the night of the riot.
He said he was with his wife early
in the evening and after the fire
broke out in the court house, he
lefAsher at Eighteenth and Farnam
streets, the detectives said.
He then went to the World-Her-
aid and obtained the gun, the de-
tectives said. Later Weber ap-
peared about >theS east entrance OF
the court house in time to see
Mayor Smith dragged out, he told
detectives.
1t was not until the officers con-
fronted him with evidence that he
Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Yudenitch Making
Staggering Success
Against Bolsheviki

London, Oct. 14.-"The success of
General Yudenitch against the boil
sheviki is so complete as to be al
most staggering" says the Daily
Mails Reval correspondent, tele-
graphing Monday. "His advance
guard took Koloshova, 50 miles
from Petrograd, Sunday and his
army recovered almost the advanced
point of the Jubo offensive. A
thousand prisoners, IS guns, many
machine guns and an armored train
were captured yesterday.
"A force detached from the north
ward seized Goonontova and 600
prisoners. Pskov was retaken this
morning. The Russians also are
close to the important station OF
Luga.
"The bolshevists everywhere are
in panic. The bolshevik ministries
in Petrograd are said to have been
closed Thursday.
General Yudenitch's offensive is
continuing under a wave of patriotic
enthusiasm on a front of 100 miles,
T Copenhagen, Oct. l4.-The posi-
ton Of the bolsheviki is declared in
a report from Russia to be critical
owing to General Denikin's advance.
One newspaper claims that Denikin
will enter Moscow within month
and that the reds" no longer hope
for victory,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
EX-SERNCE MEN
ORGANIZE AERO
CLUB OF OMAHA
Purpose to Make This City
Center Of Aerial
Activities.

Fifty-two former service men ban
quoted last night at Hotel Fonte-
nellie and organized the Aero Club
of>Omaha as step toward the pro-
motion of aerial navigation here.
All the men at the gathering were
former members of the army or navy
air service.
Fhe definite purpose of the organ
ization will be to form in Omaha a
body similar to the Missouri Aero
nautical society. That will mean the
location If balloons and airplanes
here, the selection of landing field
and the ultimate spread Of the club
into socia' life.
Former Captain ,Maener, 1t. Earl
w. Porter, 1t. George Harrison and
1t. R. G. Conklin were chosen Of
hcers OF the new organization.
The same group of men will meet
in the banquet hall of Hotel Fonte-
nellie October 28, at which time a
set of regulations and bylaws now
being drawn up will be acted upon.
At the hext meeting also it will be
considered whether or not to allow
civilian members in the club.
Speakers at last nights meeting
pointed to the advertising features
of the club. when properly or
ganized," said Lieutenant Conklin,
this body will be one of the great
est advertisements Omaha has ever
had"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Planes Sold for $500 Each on
Bakers Order Held at $4,000
Old Machines Were Sold to Nebraska Co. for S756-
Rank Discrimination Claimed by Reavis Is Ex-
posed Fully by Frear Committee Government
Lost $611 900, at Least

braska company shows up so much
better is because the air service had
a real inventory and we could dc
business on business basis" replied
the witness.
why were you forced to sell at
that fine before a proper inventory
could be prepared" inquired Mr.
Frear.
"You will have to ask the secre-
tary of war;" replied the witness,
who continued:
The director of sales made a
good many kicks about making a
sale at that time. We felt there
should be no sale until we had a real
inventory. But Mr.. Keyes, vice
president of the Curtiss company,
got Secretary Baker to order us 20
make the sale. %E
when we began negotiations for
the sale we supposed that there
were no new planes included, but
before it was consummated we
found there we're many new III
planes in the lot In fact. only SO
per cent OF the planes solo to the
Curtiss people were old
"Of the planes sold to the Ne
braska company for three and half
times the price paid by the Curtiss
company 80 per cent were old
planes, while the Curtiss people got
all new planes. No new engines
Continued on Page Two. Column Two,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
ANARCHIST PLOT DISCOVERED
ARBITRATIONPL PLAN
TO END DISPUTES
CREATES TROUBLE.
President Wilson's Industrial
Conference Adjourns in Con-
fusion Tuesday Afternoon.

Washington, Oct. 14.-After a
hated all-day session devoted almost
entirely to discussion of labor's pro-
posal to arbitrate the steel strike,
during which two attempts at post
ponement and substitute resolution
byi Thomas L. Chadbourne of the
public group met with defeat, the
national industrial conference ad-
journed without having taken other
definite action than the appointment
of three subcommittee.
Another attempt to obtain action
in the steel controversy. however
will be made by members of the
public group, headed by Bernard M.
Baruch, through new compromise
proposal, when the conference re-
shines its sessions Wednesday.
The labor resolution was laid be-
fore the conference without recon-
mendation by the central commit
tee, but with an amendment. pro-
posed in committee by Samuel Com
pers, president of the American
Federation Of Labor, providing the
arbitration committee be chosen by
the conference groups from mem.
bers or nonmembers" "of the confer.
ence. In reporting the resolution
Chairman Chadbourne announced
that while the resolution was ia.
vored by majority of the members
Of the committee it had received the
negative vote of two groups ano
therefore could not be favorably re,
ported.
Fails Of Approval
A substitute resolution offered by
Mr.. Chadbourne failed to receive
the approval Of any Of the three con.
ference groups, although it was
framed SO as to avoid mention of the
steel strike. The substitute pro.
posed acceptance of Mr.. Gompers
committee Of six to adjust all "seri.
Gus labor disputes" its decision to
Continued on Page Two, Column Sky
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
] 0R!EF,a REF
Is RIGHT
- R EEZY
DEMAND FOR LIVE
STOCK INCREASING.
BITS OF NEW S

Lincoln, Oct. a.. Especially y
Seorge E. Tracewell Of Cherry
county, in attendance as member
OF the legislature at the special ses-
sion, is live stock auctioneer and
tells some interesting incidents in
connection with his profession.
Colonel Tracewell has participat-
ed in 81 stock sales in his county
since the close of the last session
IN April and the demand for live
stock has been greater than in any
previous years. Just before the\re-
cent drop in prices Colonel Trace
we'll says, he cried sale where
there were 600 head OF .rade Here
ford cows, ca = with calves for sale.
These cows re eagerly sought
and brought on u average Of $3.50
zach. Three registered Herefords
! brought at total Of $4,000.
All of which indicates that Ne
braska live stock is a pretty good
investment and that it always
brings good prices wherever it is
placed on sale.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
By E. c. SNYDER,
Special Correspondent Of The Bee,

Washington, Ost. 14.-Rank dis.
elimination in favor of the Curtiss
Aircraft and Motor company of New
York and against the Nebraska Air
craft corporation of Lincoln, Neb.
was disclosed by Capt. ]. w. Disette
an officer under the director of sales
of the War department, who has
special jurisdiction over the sale oi
aircraft.
Captain Disette, testifying before
a subcommittee of the special com.
mittee of the house charged with
the investigation of expenditures i'll
the War department, of which Con
gresham Frear is chairman. ateG
that in April of this year a sale OF
planes and engines had been made
10 the Curtiss company totalllne
$2,700,000. the sale including 2,71t
planes and. 4,608 motors, of which
l,l00 planes of the standard il type
were sold at 5000 each.
The director of sales sold to the
Lincoln concern 2S0 planes of the
il type for S756 each. he said.
Why the Difference7
why was there such discrep.
ancy in price between the sales OF
the same type of planes" asked
Chairman Frear.
The reason the sale to the Ne.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
CROWN PRINCE TRYING
TO PURCHASE CASTLE.

{, Amsterdam, Oct. l4.-ThA fornler
German crown prince is endeavor-
ing to purchase the castle Of Ech-
ted, in the province OF Geldtrland
according to the Handelsblad. This
is situated near Tiel and about 70
miles from Amerongen and poorn.
The matter was discussed 4, the
time OF Frederick Williams visit to
Amerongen. Because OF the delay
IN repairs and rearrangements at
Doom, il is believed that the re
tuoya! Of the former emperor will
BE postponed until early in 1920.
Although the restrictions Of the
Dutch government on the Tree
movement of the exiles are still
noininally | effective, the former
kaiser is now permitted to motor
through Doom and, Anerongen
territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
WILL USE AIRPLANES ,
TO CARRY MILLINERY.

London, Oct. IA (Via ,Montreal)
Paris millinery for Canadian buy
ers is to be carried by airplane to
London and from there shipped
across. the Atlantic with all speed
in order to meet American competi-
ton.
The Canadian Express and Grand
Trunk companies have entered into
such an arrangement with British
airplane company. inNcompetition, it
is explained, with New York serv-
ices. These companies have also
established an arrangement under
which Canadians arriving in Eng
land can receive immediate trans
portation by air to the continent OF
any part Of Englap
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Military Authorities and Fed
eraI investigators Unearth
Plan to Destroy Abandoned
Army Cantonments.
.ALLEGE "RED~ LEADER
DISCOVERED IN GARY
500 Federal Troops on Duty
in Steel Town Dispatched
to Protect Property Endan-
gered by Radicals.

Chicago. Oct. Military au-
thorities and federal investigators
assigned 70 follow the trails OF rad
icals who have been spreading their
propaganda in connection with the
strike of the steel workers an
nounced today their discovery OF, an
anarchistic plot to destroy aban-
doned army cantonments and other
government property.
The plot is said to have been un-
earthed in connection with the dis
covery in Gary, Ind, of Anton Cor
ski, alleged radical leader, who is
said to be under surveillance in con-
rection with the explosion OF q
bomb in the Chicago postofhce in
September. 1918, in which four per-
sons were killed and 80 injured.
Information gained by the military
authorities at Gary indicated that
the radicals have pletted against
government property in middle
western states ranging from West
Virginia 10 Colorado. During the
day 500 Of the federal troops on duty
at Gary entrained and it was said
they. were being dispatched to pro-
rect endangered property. =
Drastic Measures Arranged.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. conf
nandirg the central department of
the United States army, was in con-
ference with Col, w. S. Mapes, COM
inander OF the troops at Gary, to-
day. Drastic measures to combat
the "red" plots are said to have been
arranged by the military leaders. y
Colonel Mapes announced tonight
that no confession had been OBJ
tanned from. Gorski in regard to the
Chicago federal building bomb plot,
but it was intimated that Gorski
would be federal witness.
The federal officers are now
searching for Alexander Ivanon.
Gary steel worker and electrician,
who is said to have been implicated
by Gorski as maker of the 36
bombs which were sent to promi-
nent men through the country in
forged wrappings of Girnble
Brothers store in New York.
Search for Literature.
;, Intelligence officers continued
their raids at Gary today in search
of radical literature. They reported
finding quantity of radical propa-
ganda printed in German and large
German flag.
A platoon of federal troops was
stationed near the steel mills I'm
Gary today after reports had been
made that bricks and horseshoes had
been thrown through the windows
of the plants by strikers.
The strike bulletin issued by the
steel workers today disavowed the
proclamation issued yesterday BY
the communist party Of America"
calling on the working men t. estab-
lish a dictatorship" and wrest con-
troll of Gary from the federal troops.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Pilot Burned to Crisp
When Airplane Falls;
Mail Also DESTROYED

Baltimore, Md, Oct 14,-His air
plane striking tree when the ma
chine was winging its way through
mist that hung low over this city,
Pilot Lyman w. Doty of California,
flyer of the air mail service be-
tween Washington and New York,
was burned to death when the plane
fell to earth and caught fire. Only
his charred remains were left. ar
The machine and four bags of mail
were destroyed. Many silver coins
were found in the debris by a post
Office agent.
Charles Stanton, superintendent of
the air mail service, eastern division.
and G. Q. Norville, chief inspector.
hurried from Washington and, after
an investigation. gave orders to have
the body removed to Washington.
Mr.. Stanton said that Doty was =
native of Biggs, Cal, and that he
began flying in 1912 in machines that
he had himself built.
He gave a number of exhibitions
along the Pacific coast and was
noted for his daring. He was
sergeant in the air service at Kelly
field, Texas. Last December he en-
tered the air mail service.