The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-03-15
Big Happenings of the Week
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Everywhere.
WASHINGTON

NaShlngtOn.-The three child
law test cases were brought up for
oral argument in the supreme court.
Washington-An increase OF more
than $780, 00, 0cC IN the public debt dur
treasury.
Washington-Fifty d~estroyers and
SO auxiliary ships have been sent to
the dry docks by Secretary of the
Navy Edwin DENLY to save fuel.
Observation-Disclosures Of F. e.
Scobey OF Texas to be director of the
mint was confirmed by the senate. MI.
Scobey succeeds Raymond T Baker,
whose term expires March 10.
Neutrality-suspicious. than $~2,00J,000
vas paid into the United States treas
ury during 1921 in royalties accruing
from the production of oil and gas on
government-owned lands in the West.
Washington.-The budget bureau
was preparing an exposition Of the
economy achievement effected since
inauguration of the budget system, for
transmission to the house appropria-
tons committee.
Washington.-The McNary bill ap-
propriating $3.50, 000,0 900 for develop
ment of irrigation and reclamation
including swamp lands draining was
reported favorably by the senate irri-
cation committee.
MISUNDERSTANDING on ship sub
sidy legislation probably will com
mence before the house committee on
merchant marine and fisheries and
the senate commission early
in the week Of March 10.
Observation-Disclosures approving
the policy of the administration for
aiding the nations merchant marine
were adopted by the National Mer-
chant Marine association and present
ed to President Harding.
Observation-Disclosures in the size of
the house from 435 to PIT members is
proposed in a reapportionment bill in
troduced by Representative ]. d.
Clarke, (rep., N. W. The new mem
bership would be effective March 3,
1923.
Washington.-Plans for distribution
Oh CdDIcS ldhtH ONCI liO1ll dCi many
under the Versailles treaty, were pre-
scented to the ambassadors Of Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan by
Acting Secretary II. p. Fletcher Of the
state department.
Observation-Disclosures Of civil
service laws to government agents en-.
forcing the Volstead prohibition law
was proposed in a bill introduced by
Senator Sterling, Republican, South
Dakota, who had charge Of the Vol
stead bill when it passed the Senate
Domestic
New York-Dr. George Harris, presi
dent emeritus of Amherst college, died
at his home here. He was rs years old
Chicago-Four Chicago labor chiefs
we're acquitted following trial or
charges to eXtort graft from contrac
tors.
Chicago-Tong war flared up in
Chicago's Chinatown resulting in the
killing of one and %wounding Of two
others.
Denver-Plans for the organization
If a national federation of wheat mar
keting associations on the contract
pooling basis were adopted by a con
ference of state associations.
Indianapolis.-The Rail-Miner De
fensive Alliance, formed IN the v oil
the threatened coal strike April l
was ratified by the international eX
ecutive board Of the United Mine
Workers.
Chicago-David Strauss, guard il
the Cook county Jail, was found no
guilty of charges of aiding Tommy
O'Connor, Chicago gunman, in his es
cape from the county jail here las
December.
Frederick, Md.-Summoned from
her seal at the family table where 8
meal was in progress, Miss Arta Jen
kins, aged II, was shot and killed by
Harvey Garrel, who, according to pc
lice, was a rejected sutton.
Los Angeles.-Several hundred
friends greeted w. G. McAdoo. for
mer secretary Of the treasury and di
rector general of railways, when h
arrived here with the intention of max
ing Los Angeles his future home.
San NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of sew
eral American citizens in the Tampic'
oil region is reported in a dispatch
received by La Prenza, Spanish Ian
guage newspaper In San Antonio. !
vas reported that the Americans me
their death at the hands OF the rebels
operating in that region.
New York.-Reaction following tn
war was blamed by the Save a Lift
league for the large number OF su
cides in 1921, of which 10000 wer'
estimated to have been committed il
this country.
Chicago.-Acceptance by the gov
eminent OF Henry Ford's offer fol- tn
Muscle Shoals project in Alabama wa
urged in a resolution adopted by tn
Chicago Federation OF Labor.
Waveland, Ind.-Fred Morgan, age
is. shot and killed himself at his .om