The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-05-06

New Orleans--Cocaine estimated to
be worth $4,000 at persent retail
prices was unearthed by federal Of
fcers from a hiding place beneath
piles of coal in the bunkers OF the
American steamship West Totant.
Battle Creek, Mich.-The Advance
Rumley Thresher company announced
a 10 per cent reduction in the price Of
al farm machinery it manufacturers.
The cut was made possible, it was
said. by the recent reduction in steel
prices.
Northwest
Seattle-King Sylvia, Holstein bull,
valued at $106, 900, owned by the Car
nation stock farms here, died Of pneu-
monia.
Sioux City-Charles +. Christensen,
convicted Of shooting his wife to death
Jan. Is, has been sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
kalispell, Mont.-Marshall Jellison,
"a years old, who fought through the
World war unscathed, was killed here
while blasting stumps.
Boise, Idaho-Three hundred and
fifty million feet of timber on the
Payette river may be purchased from
the government by an eastern lumber
concern.
Helena-Spring has brought great
activity in Montana oil fields, not only
in prove areas, but in all sections
where there is hope of finding the
liquid gold
Correctionville, Iowa - tornado
which passed over here destroyed
buildings at the county sandpit. Build
ings constructed at a cost Of $150,0O0
We're destroyed. Several persons were
injured.
Browning, Mont.-Cattle rustlers are
again active in Montana, and losses
frequently have been so heavy that
ranchers have organized a %vigilantes
association and will hire detectives to
stop the rustlers.
Billings, Mont.-Salaries of police,
firemen, the engineer, city clerk, sew
eral minor officials, and all laborers
on the city payroll were reduced IN Nv
erage Of 10 per cent by the city council.
The cut was to solve a deficit Of $4,000
a month.
Foreign
Paris-The general amnesty bill
covering ~otfenses committed during
the war, was passed by the chamber.
Liege, Belgium-Four barges carry
ing about 100 Americans dead from
Verdun were paid notable honors by
Belgian officials.
Stockholm-Enormous quantities Of
copper have been found in the kanda-
bag district. The annual estimate OF
output is 100000 tons.
Berlin-The next German offer of
Preparations will be SO, 900, 600, 900 gold
marks, it va reported here, following
a session of the cabinet.
Paris-Radical socialists have start
ed a movement of protest against cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary OF the
death of Napoleon, May 4 and 5.
Dublin-The Mayo brothers famous
surgeons of Rochester, will be given
honorary fellowships in the Royal Col
lege Of Surgeons, the Dublin council
unanimously resolved.
On board the U. S. S. Pennsylvania,
Guantanamo, Cuba-Theodore Roose-
welt, assistant secretary of the navy.
has arrived at Guantanamo bay aboard
the destroyer Leary for the purpose
Of inspecting the feet.
The Hague-The second chamber Of
parliament approved a bill in favor of
liquors, except wine, containing less
than % per cent and other beverages
containing less than Is per cen.
Brussels-rWomen voted for the first
time in the history of Belgium in the
municipal and communal elections.
The number of women who registered
exceeded by 100000 the men. There
were only a few women candidates.
Vienna-Guarantees against a re-
turn to the Hungarian throne of for
mer Emperor Charles are being pre-
pared at Belgrade by Jugo-Slavia,
Czech-Slovakia and Rumania and will
be presented to the Budapest govern
ment in a few days, says South Stay
News agency.
Tokio-After five days delay by
pump trouble, the passenger liner
Wenatchee on her maiden voyage to
the orient, arrived bearing Major Gen.
eral Leonard Wood and his party en-
route to the Philippines to investigate
conditions there as the personal repre-
sentative Of President Harding.
~Tokio-Japan has decided to assent
to a second discussion Of the question
as to her mandate of the Island Of zap
by the Supreme Council at Paris. it 10
understood here.
Stockholm-In 1920, the Swedish
mint smelted 10 tons of bolshevik gold
into gold rules and ingQts. mart of