The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-03-15

seph Hofstadt, while bantering about
gunplay.
New YOrk.-Believed to be implicit
ed in the holdu2 of the Niagara Trust
company at Niagara Fails and the
theft of $4,000 in cash and $62,5OO in
securities, Martha Fuller, aged IS, was
held without bail.
Chicago.-Safe blowers representing
themselves as government prohibition
agents, blew open a vault in the home
of Joseph Wolff, a former wholesale
liquor dealer, and escaped with fancy
liquors valued at thousands of dol.
lars.
Sporting
New York-Johnny Buff, bantam
weight champion, is to get $4,000 for
defending his title against Joe Lynch,
former champion, in Madison Square
Garden, March 20.
New York-Harry Wills, heavy
weight fighter of New Orleans, knock
ed out kid" Norfolk of Baltimore in
the second round of their scheduled
fifteen-round bout in Madison Square
Garden.
Chicago-The University of Chi
cago gymnastic team defeated Mime
sofa gymnasts in a dual meet 1,1S3-
40 points to Lis 2-10 points. Chi
cago gymnasts placed first in five
events while Minnesota won enc.
New York.-Great Britain will send
a team of golfers to America this com
ing season to compete in the interna-
tional match for the G.. Herbert Walk
er cup, it was announced by M. F.
Byers, president of the United States
Golf association.
Los Angeles.-Tommy Milton, win
ner of the 1921 national speedway
| championship under the American
Automobile association contest rules,
was the possessor of 500 points toward
the 1922 title and $4,000 prize money
as the result Of his victory in the ESQ
mile race at the Beverly Hills Speed
way.
New York.-Bab. Ruth is the high.
est paid athlete in the world. With a
contract to call for a fiat salary be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 a year,
with an additional bonus Of $500 for
each home run, Ruth has put himself
in the position of making more than
any player in the game for three years
and more than a good many Of the
! major league clubowners.
Northwest
Waterloo, Iowa-Proposal to adopt
the city management, form of govern
ment was defeated by 95 majority.
Winnipeg.-The Manitoba legisla-
ture unanimously adopted a resolu-
ton urging the dominion government
to negotiate a trade reciprocity pact
between the United States and Can
ada.
Seattle-To the memory of four
young veterans of the World war kill
ed while on peaceful parade by mem
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World, a monument is to be erected
in the city of Centralia, state of Wash
ington, the scene of the tragedy.
Observation-Disclosures Of 1S6 adj
vances for agricultural and livestock
purpose ~aggregating S4,S02, 600 was
announced by the War Finance cor
poration. Among the loans were Min
nesota, $467, 900; Iowa, $340, 900; North
Dakota, $500 600; South Dakota, $497,'
900; Wisconsin, $4,000
Foreign
Berlin-Reports from Frankfort
state that American 81 notes have
been raised to 500 notes, fooling even
the bankers.
Manila.-Eleven s%ergeants and cor
porals Of constabulary were sentenced
to death by the supreme court for par
ticipation in a riot Dec. Is, 1920.
London.-Because of demonstra-
tons last year, the city council of
Melbourne, Australia, according to the
Melbourne correspondent of the Lon
don Times. has decided to prohibit the
ST. Patrick's day procession.
Copenhagen.-Japan has expressed
readiness to open direct negotiations
with the government at Moscow re
lating to common measures that will
hasten the economic recognition OF
Siberia, says a Moscow dispatch.
Mangua, Nicaragua.-Twenty Amer
lean Marines found guilty Of engaging
in a fight with city police, in which
three policemen were killed, were sen
fenced to eight years at hard labor
three to 10 years at hard labor and
three to IL years at hard Tabor.
Paris.-April 10 has been definitely
settled on as the date for the opening
of the Genoa economic conference
Italy, from which a request for delay
had been expected, owing to the cabi
net crisis last month, informed the
foreign office it would be ready.
London-Lloyd George has wealth
cred another political crisis. "Di'
hards" in the ~union;st ranks wht
would have forced the resignation o.
the. premier. or a general election
were checked by leaders Of the con
sentative party at stormy meetings,
paris -Garmany has nas1 in caSl