The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-05-20
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Interest to All the People
Everywhere.
Washington

Shriners.
owe Saturday in honor of the 85th
birthday of Uncle Joe" Cannon.
MISUNDERSTANDING Edwin Dem
by characterized as rot" the charges
made before congress by three Haitian
delegates.
Washington Unemployment in
creased four-tenths of one per cent in
April. according to department of la
Dor figures.
Washington The administrations
policy toward Mexico has been very
well determined" It was stated author
itatiyely, but officials are not yet ready
to enunciate it.
Washington-A conference OF ship
peTs. railroad men and members Of
the interstate commission
TO discuss reduction of freight rates
was called for May 10.
MISUNDERSTANDING of the
clothing industry and trade by the
Senate labor committee is proposed in
a resolution introduced by Senate
Borah, Republican, of Idaho.
Washington-President Harding has
asked Attorney General Daugherty to
investigate charges of proiiteering in
contracts and purchases made by the
war department during the war.
Washington Jules w. (Nicky) Arm
stein and four others were found guilty
Of bringing stolen securities into the
District Of Columbia, as a sequel to the
5 1000, 600 bond thefts in New York.
Washington Coinage of peace"
dollars of an appropriate design to con
memorate the termination of the war
is proposed in a bill introduced by
Chairman A. II. Vestal of the house
coinage committee. .
Washington Preference to former
soldiers in employment in government
reclamation projects would be given
under a bill by Senator Gooding. Re
publican of Idaho, passed by the Sen
ate and sent to the House.
Observation-Disclosures Wilson's or
der for selection Of first, second and
third class postmasters under civil
service requirements was modified by
President Harding to give a wider field
from which -postmasters may be
chosen.
Neutrality-suspicious. to the govern
ment in operation OF the railroads un-
der federal control will be about
$1,000, 900 900, or $500, 0OO, 900 more
han estimated by former Director Gen
eral Hines, according to an estimate
by Director General Davis.
Washington-Proposals looking to
naval disarmament will be pressed in
the Senate, Notwithstanding the ex-
pressed wish OF President HARDING
that Congress take no action on the
subject at present, Senator Borah, Re-
publican of Idaho, announced.
Sporting
started real hard training Monday tor
his bout with Georges Carpenter at
Jersey City July 2.
Misunderstanding Gibbons of St.
Paul, the old master, showed his class
as a fighter and boxer when he forced
frankie Mcguire of Williamsport, Pa.
to take the count in the sixth round.
New York Stanislans Zbyszko of
Poland won the worlds heavyweight
catch-as-catch-can wrestling champion
ship here by defeating Ed (Strangler)
Lewis of San Jose. Calf, with a neck
lock after twenty-three minutes Of
wrestling.
Grand Rapids. Mich.-Mike Gibbons
OF St. Paul, decisively outpointed
Chuck Virgins here in 10 straight
rounds. Virgins, although he was
badly cut by the advances OF the
Phantom, was able to stick out the
length of the match.
Domestic
Huntsville. T~enn.-Berry Bo1ing,
was taken from the county Jail and
lynched by SO armed men.
Chicago-The first passenger and
freight carrying airplane arrived ron
New York, having maze the trip in
seven hours and 80 minutes flying
time.
Rosedale, Miss.-Authorities have
been asked to search for Assistant
Cashier CLANCY of the Valley bank,
WuO IS dIiC6Cu " HdNC lnlOdppl OpI ldl-
ed $4,000.
Sacramento, Gala prohibition en-
fOrcement bill, which adopts for the
state of California the provisions of
the Volstead act, was signed by Gov
ernor Stephens.
Jacksonville-Rev. Sidney ]. Cats.
whose term as governor of Florida ex-
pired Jan. 8, was indicted In connec-
tion with bribery charges by the Brad
ford county grand jury at Starke. &C
cording TO advices received here.
Little Rock. Ark. Measures were
taken to AFFORD relief to residents OF
the Bayou creek region. where a break
in the White river levee resulted in
flooding more than 100000 acres OF
land.
Boston-Nearly 5000 900 has been
spent OH relief work in Ireland by the
American committee for relief in Ire