The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-05-13

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ties to the Moscow soviet, according to
reports.
Miami, Fla.-John F. Robinson, re-
tired circus owner, died at his winter
home here of chronic bronchitis. He
was n year old.
ChicagO-James Eads Howe, known
as "the millionaire hobo" and his staff
are here for the international Unem-
ployed conference" which will be in
session for two days.
Chicago-Everett Harding, selfstyled
cousin of President Harding, was in
dicted for falsely representing himself
as a government official, President
Harding's confidential secretary.
Poplar Bluff. Mo.-Approximately
100 families were driven from their
homes in the East Poplar Bluff district
when the section was inundated after
the Back River levees gave way as the
result of heavy rains.
Naco, AriZ.-One Mexican is report
ed to have been killed during a clash
between Mexican line raiders and Uni
ted States immigration officers On the
American side of the border, about n
mile east of here.
San Professionalism G.. Petersen,
assistant postmaster at Honolulu, was
sentenced to six years in prison and
the payment of a fine of So 900 fol-
lowing his conviction on a charge of
embezzling $2S,OOO in postal funds.
Chicago-With the arrest of three
persons here, one of them a.woman,
and one in Milwaukee, secret service
operative were confident that they had
frustrated a conspiracy Of a counter
feiters ring to food the Northwest with
bogus currency.
San Diego, Calif.-A report that the
United States fleet tug Conestoga,
bound from San Diago to Guam ny way
of Mare Island, and Pearl Harbo.,, has
been missing for more than a month
and that grave fears are entertained
for the safety of the craft was received
here.
Chicago-Apartment mouse tenants
claimed a victory in the battle of rents
when David K. Cochrane, master in
chancery, handed down an opinion
that landlords could not restrain ten
ants by means of a writ of injunction
from displaying unfair signs in their
windows.
Jeffersonville, Ind.-Mrs. Bessie
Bryant is willing to sacrifice matri-
mony for political independence. it
was shown when she filed a cross-com-
plant to her husbands suit for di-
vorce. Mrs. Bryant's bill says she did
not promise to vote the way her hus-
band votes and that she informed her
husband, William Bryant, to that effect
on November 4.
Northwest
Seattle-King Sylvia, Holstein bull.
valued at s1O6, 600, owned by the Car.
nation stock farms here, died Of pneu.
monia.
Green Bay, Wis.-More than 1000
paper mill employees are now on strike
here as a protest against a proposed
16 2-3 per cent wage reduction.
Great, Falls, Mont.-Wooden bust
ness buildings in Neihart, one of Mon
tana's historic mining camps, burned
80 - 1883 SolllAAdlSu at PSlO.UOU.
George Roehl, one of the towns Oldest
residents, was burned to death.
Billings, Mont.-Cash, buried by
road agents 40 years ago, and now
sought in this district by O. w. Craw-
ford of Missouri, was removed from
it's hiding place in 1920 by a cow
puncher working for the Custer Cattle
l nnynnonv oncnrIiur tn ~, ,,c,;r~aJ I,%
ter from Ell Paso, received by the chief
OF police. Crawford claimed the
amount was $50, 900.
Foreign
Berlin-Soviet Russia has ordered
more than 900 railway locomotives
from German firms, the newspaper
Germania says.
Riga-What appear to be the final
results OF the recent election of the
Moscow soviet, resulting in a pro-
nounced victory for the communists.
reached here.
Observation-Disclosures of the mod
ern long range rifles and the depletion
of game is forcing natives of northern
Quebec into c%annibalism, Rev. Walton,
missionary, says.
London-Sir Edward Carson, former
| Ulster u~niOnist leader, has written ia
his Belfast friends appealing to them
to close up their ranks in view Of the
approaching elections.
Riga-The Moscow newspaper Eco.
nomic Life has been permitted to
print a lengthy article advocating the
restoration of the savings banks in
Russia and v the payment of inter
est.
Tokio-The plague is gaining In
North Manchuria and in parts of ST
IBERIA, according to press advices. The
number Of deaths at Hardin from the
plague since its inception has reached
1000, with 1913 in March.
London-Gold bars said to be worth
approximately SIS, 600, 900 have just
crossed Sweden and Norway from Rus
STA enroute to the United States, says
a StOckhOlm disnatch tn the