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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
BERNHkRDT FUNERAL SIMPLE
Last Horrors Paid Great Actress as
Paris Pauses-Crowds Sring Trib.
ute Of Flowers.

Paris-Par-g paused to pay a. final
measure OF respect to the great Sarah
Bernhardt. Crowds that gathered at
the Church of st. Francois de Sales
for the service and at the cemetery
Pere La Chaise moIrned sincerely for
her whom they Ioved so Well and they
bIulght in %profusion the tribute of
flowers she ~req-ested.
Bernhardt's body rested in the rose
wood casket which she ordered made
80 years ago. On the breast OF heI
White satin dress was pinned the cross
of the Legion of Honor, while about
her neck was the gold locket coltain
ing the likeness OF her son, Maurice
The ceremony at the church a
simple for Bernhard had expressed a
wish hat there be no e~ulOgies. The
vault that received the body also was
transformations.
On it one word Bernhard"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
U. S., Japan CANCEL PACT
Action Is outerowth Of New Policy on
"Open Door" In China.

Washington-The celebrated Ian.
sing-Ishii agreement by which the
United States in 1917 recognized Jap.
ans special interests" in China has
been cancelled by mutual agreement
OF the Washington and Toxic gov.
ernments.
Diplomatic negotiations between
the two governments have resulted in
a new understanding based primarily
on the provisions OF the nine power
pact written at the Washington ar
maments conference and regarded as
applying more effectnally the princi.
pies OF the open door or equality of
opportunity in China"
IN disposing of the Lans.ng-ishii
agreement and substituting for II the
principles of the document subscribed
to by the nine powers, the United
States, japan. China, Great Britain
France, Italy, Portugal. the Neither.
lands and Belgium. the American and
Japanese governments accept a parity
of interest in China and at the same
time do away with an agreement that
was a source OF controversy from the
day II was announced.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
SEEKSPEACE
Berlin Announces Readiness to
Seek Peace on Hughes Basis.
Washington Gets Bid.

Berlin-Germany is again stretching
out her arms. to America.
Baron o Rosenberg, foreign min.
lister in the German cabinet. made a
bid for the favor of the United States
when he told members of the reichs.
tag foreign affairs committee that the
government favored Secretary
Hughes suggestion that an interna.
tional conference be called to settle
the Ruhr and r%eparations problems
Germany. Rosenberg declared. is now
ready to participate in such a con.
erence which, he said, should ascer.
tain:
Ito what extent Germany has al.
ready fulfilled the terms of the Yer.
sailles peace treaty.
2-What further payments could
reasonably be expected.
BY what means the obligations
could be met.
Despite the decision of the cabinet
against capitulation in the Ruhr. Ro,
senberg's announcement is believed
TO constitute the biggest move toward
peace proposals yet made and has
caused a stir in all quarters Rosen
berg stated that in event the Hughes
plan Is adopted. the government is
prepared to sound OFT the information
al money market for the largest loan
possible. The minister said he fav.
ored bringing pressure to bear on the
rich industrialists to pay the balance
OF the reparations account.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
BANDITS MAKE
HANDSOME HAUL.
W~aterville, Mimi, Constable
Bound and .lmprisoned-Po-
lice Aid in Search

Waterville. Minn.-Four automobile
bandits drove SIS miles south of MIN.
neapolis, captured. disarmed and tied
up the night constable. looted the
Leauhold Clothing store Of $50 suits
OF clothing. valued at $4,000, and
drove away, leaving the constable in
the store basement, boInd hand and
foot.
The constable ~wriggled free from
his bonds within half an hour after
the bandits had left, and r~ousing citi-
Gems, gave chase, only to lose the
trail lear Northiield, Mimi, as the
robbers raced north toward the twin
cities.
Deputies and police gun squads
were sent out from Minneapolis to ard
in the hunt.
The robbery was staged shortly
after 8 a.. m. Two automobiles were
driven down the main street of Wa,
terville, two men in each car.
Spying the town constable, Sheridan
Bruth, they stopped their machines a
short distance from him and one man
jumped out OF each car. The two
walked toward Sheridan and when
about 20 feet away began a rapid
fire conversation asking him numer.
GUS questions.
Before Bruth could reply, the man
suddenly drew a pistol and placed the
muzzle against the night watchman's
s!se.
Keep quiet he said, "or you'Il ger
hurt"
Bruth was a spectator while the
four men worked for a minute on the
rear door, pushed it open and walked
in. Once inside the building they
disarmed the constable, tied him hand
and foot. and placed him on the floor
the basement.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
10000 VETERANS EXPECTED
National Gathering Of Disabled Ex-
Soldiers to Set Record.

ooluterS 10 SET RECORD.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS members
were working on plans for what Is
expected to be the greatest gathering
OF disabled veterans since the war.
Capt c. II Cock. Blffalo, N Y. ma
tional commander of the Disabled Vet
Grams Of the World war. is in Mime.
apolis making preliminary arrange
ments for the national convention Of
the organization to be held here June
cath.
I'VE expect the convention to be
the greatest assemblage of disabled
veterans ever brought together In
this country" Capt. Cook said. I'VE
had 10000 at San Francisco last year
and we expect to surpass that mark
with the Minneapolis convention For
several months we have been labelling
our correspondence with a Meet Me
in Minneapolis line.
The Buffalo delegation will number
100 and will be headed by the Buffalo
police band, Three delegations are
coming from New York and they prob
ably will bring the New York police
band"
Among those expected to attend the
convention are General John J.. Per
shing. Gen John A. Lejeune. OF the
marine corps. divisional commanders
and many military and naval attaches
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
FOUR ARE SLAIN
2 IN RUM BATTLE
Kentucky Moonshiners Shoot
Down Deputy Sheriff, Then
Die in Desperate Battle.

Marian. Ky.-County officers and
possemen returned from the mouth OF
Beech creek. in the hills OF Leslie
county, withSan account of the des.
perate last stand of the Strongs," a
fight in which three men and a woman
were killed.
Kelly Walker. deputy sheriff of TIE.
Jay. Ky, Isaac and George Strong and
Mrs. Isaac Strong were slain.
Carrying a warrant for the arrest
of Isaac on charges of liquor law
violations, 2 posSemen arrived at the
Strong home aud surrounded the
house. Deputy Walker advanced to-
ward the house with the warrant.
A hidden marksman fired and Walk
er staggered with a wound in the
breast. AS he ran for cover a second
bullet pierced his head.
Companions OF the. slain officer con
centrated a whitening fire from rifles
on the house from vantage points be
hind trees and lodges, AS he steel
jacketed slugs were sen ripping
through the walls of the building the
fire OF the defenders became desul-
tory and finally ceased.
When the officers the house
the two mel and Mrs. Strong were
dead. The woman, according to Off.
GERS, was fouLd with a repeating rifle
clutched in her fast stiffening fingers4
From their hiding place under a bed
the five children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Strong crawled out after they
had been r~eassured by the Officers.
They had escaped unframed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
AUTO WRECK TRAIN, s DIE
Filler Goes In Ditch After Striking
Motorcar at Grade Crossing.

Columbus, Ohio-Six persons are
known to have been killed, and many
injured. some seriously when a fast
Big Four Pullman train, en- route from
Boston to Cincinnati, struck an auto.
mobile at a grade crossing at the
north city limits.
The engine left the tracks and
turned over In the ditch. four Pull
man sleepers pilirg on top Of It. All
Of the cars in the train, with the ex-
ception OF a dining car. left the track.
The train. more than an hour late.
was running at an estimated speed Of
IS. or 10 miles an hour. II Is one OF
the heaviest and finest trains operated
by the Big Four. The automobile was
struck at the Oakland Park venue
crossing. the wreckage piling up at
the North Broadway crossing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
waterwa. Worth Millions.

Fargo. N. ID. North d kota farmers
would have received a~pproxima ely
$l5.I0o.00o for their 1929 grair
crop il the 81. Lawrence-to-the sea
waterway had been com leted. T. NJ
Crime. supervisor OF bridges anc
building ior . Fargo division OF the
Northern Pacific railroad told the
Fargo Kiwanis al at a meeting
here. He declared that the opening
or the waterway woald relieve tnt
railroads dsr:ng the peak OF tie Loaf
from the Northwest from May Il
November.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
INSISTS HIS SON WAS SLAIN
Smelling Inquiry Over Death Of Lieu
tenant Clay is Nearing End.

Smelling Inquiry Over Death Of Lieu
tenant Clay is Nearing End.
' ST. Paul-Lieutenant Colonel Charles
d. Clay. retired, of Lexington, Ky.
is expected to take the stand at the
resumed inquiry into the death of his
son at Fort Smelling. .
Lieutenant Charles Clay Of the
Third infantry was found dead in his
quarters at the fort on November q.
Colonel Clay, at whose instance the
inquiry into the death of his son has
been reopened after a verdict of sui.
eide. is endeavoring to establish that
Lieutenant Clay did not end his ,wn
life, but was the victim of a murder.
This opinion is being largely based
on the statement attributed 4 a de
serter from Fort Smelling who is said
{ o have declared. We'll. ! got even
with Lieutenant Clay"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
Teachers to -Four America.

London-That school children Of
England may be given a better under
standing Of America. a fund is being
raised here to provide annual saca-
ton trips to the United States for
teachers IN the elementary schools,
The idea was proposed by Mrs. AL
fred Lyttieton, who accompanied
Lady Aston on her tour of the states
last year. 1t is hoped that by next
summer the fund will be large eno gh
to send at least one teacher. As the
Foundation grows, the number will be
increased. Teachers will be selected.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
HOG PRICES ARE LOWER
Beef Steers Is to 45C Higher and
Butcher Cows Steady.

HAY: The hay market generally
remains firm with prices unchanged
Ligh: receipts and unusually cold
weather over the central and eastern
states are strengthening factors De-
mand active for current needs, Quoted
March S0th No. / timothy New York
s27, Chicago S23.
FEED: most reed markets very
qaiet. Scarcely anything doing, Scat
tered inquiries for transit wheatfeeds
but little demand for futures which
are sharply discounted. June shipment
bran offered at about 81 below pre-.
yailing prices. Both cottonseed meal
and linseed meal continue decline and
sales of "a per cent meal were made
F. o. B. Buffalo at SAL. Gluten feed
quiet, little demand at recently re-
duced prices. Production good, HON
my feed situation and prices TN
changed. Movement and receipts fair.
Quoted March SOth: Bran $27.75, mid.
dlings $3.50, -four middlings $27 rs
Minneapolis; gluten feed S40.65 Chi.
cago; white hominy feed SD st. Louis,
$3.50 Chicago; "a per cent linseed
meal SAB Minneapolis.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi.
cago hog prices ranged from sc lower
to l5c higher than a week. ago. Beef
steers 10 to 45c higher and. butche.
COW and heifers steady to Soc up.
Feeder steers steady to I5c higher and
veal calves $1.25 to IT'S lower. Fat
lambs 10 to 25c and feeding lambs
steady to 10c off. Yearlings steady
TO SOC and fat ewes steady to 25c up.
On March S0tE hogs were 5 to 10c
higher than Thursdays average. Beef
steers l5c higher: butcher cows and
25c lower; stockcrs and feeders
steady. Fat lambs steady to strong.
Sheep car March Both Chicago
prices: Hogs, top, SIS so, bulk of sales
IS to $40, medium and good beef
steers $S.45 To $50. Butcher COWS and
hcifers $4.35 to SIS; feeder steers
$685. to $50, light and medium weight
veal calves 81 to 9.75, fat lambs
$13.25 to. Is Is; feeding lambs $l3.25
to 14.75; yearlings $9.75ito 14.25. Fat
ewes $6.75 to 925. Stocker and feeder
shipments from I2 important markets
during the week ending March 23rd
were: Cattle and calves 80, ii, hogs
$500, sheep 10,33S. In eastern whole.
sale fresh meat markets beef was
to 81 lower, veal 81 lower to
81 higher, lamb steady, mutton 81
lower to 81 higher; light pork loins
weak to soc lower and heavy loins
firm to soc higher for the week On
March Both all classes of fresh meats |
slightly changed compared with
Thursday. March 30th prices good
grade meats: Beef; $13 to 1850, veal
SIC to 10, lamb $21,to %. mutton sl3
to Is, light pork loins SIS TO Is, heavy
loins S1l TO IA. l%' .''
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter. mar
kets weak and unsettled most of
week, although about steady at the
Receipts have been running
heavier than receivers anticipated
price declines have occurred.
Closing prices 80 score butter: New
Acc, Chicago 49hc. Cheese mar
barely steady, prices irregular.
reduced in some of the distrib.
lting markets in the hope of stimu.
lating demand. No export demand of
developed during the past
week. Prices at Wisconsin primary
cheese markets March 29th: Flats 23c,
Daisies 22Ac, Double Daisies 22c,
Young Americas 23kc, Longhorns
Square Prints 22kc.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
STRIKERS CAUTION FRANCE
Say They'll Stay OF Jobs Until Last
Soldier Marches Away.

Gelsenkirchen - Fifteen thousand
miners are on strike in the Gelsen
kirchen district at all mines occupied
by troops. according to estimates
made in German quarters. The men
quit work is a protest against the &C
cupation.
Five thousand men are out at the
Westerholt properties, 1000 at Rhein-
baden. 1000 at the Concordia mines
and 1000 at the Blumenthal plants.
They have served notice that they
will not return to work until the last
soldier
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05

The Woman has a friend who was
recently married.
"You didn't stay away quite a week,
did your" the Woman said.
NO; you see, every Friday night
Peter has had his friends up for
poker-he always has-and l made up
my mind that they needn't think a
woman was going to spoil Peters life.
So we got back Friday morning I'VE
were married OF Saturday. you know
-and l'eter's friends were so delight
ed that they went out and bought me
the most beautiful Of ten sets.
Poker players aren't so bad, after
all" she smiied.-New York Sun.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05

Waterfowl. S. D-Two business
blocks on Maple. the Lamb Hardware
and the Smith. Hcntagcs department
stores, had been destroyed and flames
spread to the Gilruth block which in
ciudes the Foto Play theatcr and the
Paris suit shop. In a fire which broke
out at 6 q, m.
Fire Chief Mclaughlin announced
sufficient control or the blaze has
been attained so that the damage will
be confined largely 10 the Lamb and
smith Hentcges blocks. Loss Is placed
Al approximately $l25,Oo
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
Federal Bank Board Member Against
Raising Surplus.

John r. Mitchell, member Of the
Federal Reserve board, returned from
a weeks trip over the Ninth Federal
Reserve district convinced more than
ever, he said. that the United States
must get out OF the wheat exporting
business in competition with the other
countries OF the world.
AS long as the foreign nations can
raise wheat so much cheaper than the
United States there is no use for
American farmers to continue raising
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
tmputatlon.

A young man with a pretty bun dir
tatious fiancee wrote TO q supposed
rival: "Tve been told that you have
been seen kissing my girl. Come to
my Office 1T II on Friday want
to have this matter out" The rival
answered: 1--WE received u copy of
your circular letter and viii be pres
ent at the meeting
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
TRoIsKY TO RULE RUSSIA
Lenine Near Death From Paralysis,
Says Finland Dispatch.

Helsingsors. Finland-The soviet
legation was conidentially advised by
Moscow that Nicolai Lcnine is on the
verge OF death and that q military die
tatorship, headed by VA Minister
Leon Trotsky.s probably win be pro-
claimed when he dies. Lenin's paraly-
sis was said to be spreading from his
right side.
Nicolai Lenin is holding his own.
but has made no progress towards
recovery in the past "a hours. 1t vas
announced The bulletin said his con
dition was unchanged.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
pauuherty's Son Called IN INQUIRY.

New york-Fer5inand Pecora. act,
ing district attorney. addressed a let.
ter to Major Draper NJ. Daugherty.
only son Of the United States Attor.
ney General, requesting that he lay
before New York Authorities all the
information he possessed concerning
a bisckmail conspira y Involving Dor.
othy King Hsnan and John Kearsley
Mitchell OF Philadelphia, sonin.iaw OF
E r. Stotesbury.
The district attorney declined TO re-
veal where he addressed the letter to
Daugherty.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices.

No. ] dark northern $1,20-1.28. No.
/ northern ,$1.1e-l 81. No. l dark hard
s1.17-1.1s. No. l bard $1.1551l7. No. /
amber durum $j.ifi 10. Mol drum
$1.e3-1.06.
CORN-No. 2 yellow Tic.
OATS-No. 2 white <1-43c.
BARLEY-Choice to fancy 5g.6lc.
RYE-No. 2 TIC.
FLAX SEED--No. 9 s3.22-?.25
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
South st. Paul Livestock.

BUTTER-Extras. 47c: firsts, 43c;
seconds. 38c; packing stock. Csc.
ECGS-Country receipts, rots out,
per case, $50; city candled. good ex-
tras. free from rots, small, dirty and
checks ont. free from rots, 22c: sec.
onds, small. dirty and held stock. rots
and leakers out, lee; checks, rots and
leakers out. doz., 15c. Quotations on
eggs include cases.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisite face. skin. baby and dust
Ing powder and perfume. rendering
other perfumes superhaous. You may
rely on II because one Of the Cuticura
Trio tSoap. Ointment and Talcum)
25c each Observation-Disclosures
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
FOSTER ON WITNESS STAND
Tells Of speech at ~6ridgeman conven
ton While Notes Are. Checked.

ton While Notes Are Checked.
ST. Joseph. Micn.-William z Fos
ter. charged with criminal syndicai
ism. took the stand in his own de-
tense to describe his work as secre-
tary.treasurer OF the Trade Union Ed
u~cational league. MIR. Foster ,estifed
he had been a member OF the |. w. W..
Seamen's union. Carmen's enian and
other organizations. lie qui, the l.
w. w. he scid. because no longer
agreed with IT'S policies and program"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
FIND BLOOD PRESSURE CURE
P~atholoslst Claims Remedy for II
Per Cent Of High Test Cases.

Per Cent Of High Test Cases.
New Yo:k--A discovery that win
cure 10 per cent Of high blood pres,
SURF cases and partly control Is per
cen OF the remainder. Is claimed by
Or. Henry Higley. New York pathoio-
gist.
After a series OF experiments
Higiey fornd. he said. that correct
analysis OF pressure a be made only
by inspecting a patients kidneys as
well as his blood.
The diagnosis completed. pre-
scribed diet cures.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05

The hurt OF . burn or q cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve to applied. II heals
quickly without scars. 9c and eoc by all
Co.. Rockford. m-AdvertisemenI
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05

A dying wife In New Mexico owned
up that she Ind g,'ne through her hus-
bands pockets regularly for nearly
thirty years. and fhnf 3 e had pur-
lolned about $1,000 from him for pin
money.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05

Knou-jt-ail kind OF people generally
DO knuw d Iot.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05

WANTED-MAN WITH AUTO
10 sell guaranteed TRES and TUBES. VIII
arrange salary and expenses with rlgnt man.
Amazon Products Co., Dept. A. Cleveland, o.
GREAT EASTERN ORGANIZATION WANTS
hEN WITH a for special work In this
community. Permanent to active men Of
good character. Box 1855. Aberdeen. \. D..
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05
Ancients Had knowledge.

The theory that the sun was the
center of the universe and that the
planets revoked about II was ad.
vanced 500 b. c., and many of the
proven factors in the knowledge we
now possess Of the heavens were
thrashed out centuries ago by Mea
whose works have become as bril-.
liant as the planets they studied.--Ex.
change.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-05

or the 25,OO9,OO0 more women than
men In Europe. Russia has the greatest
surplus. .:.s
The Washington times., 1923-03-04

Just before the war Beck APP
peared In q number OF successful
Broadway productions, as leading
man, and prior to that this young
associate producing Director OF
the Rams Head Players was
almost Ben Greet's other self in
the many Shakespearean REVEALS
made by the Ben Greet company,
playing practically every impor-
tant part In their repertoire. from
Romeo to Sir Andrew Aguecheek,
from Orlando to the Ghost In
Hamlet" from Stephano in ''The
Tempest" to Shylock. In which he
alternated with Ben Greet him.
self.
In their famous Coast to
Coast" tour in connection with
the Russian Symphony Orchestra,
Walter Beck played. at one time
or another. every male part In
both 1.-THE Tempest" and In "A
Midsummer Nights Dream"
But in "L'Enfant Prologue" for
the first time he has discovered
that dancing speaks louder than
words"
The Washington times., 1923-03-04
HOpwood WeaveS
Original Theme

I'm THE Demi-virgin.' which
A. Fl. Woods and George Mar
shall viii present at the Be.
lasco Theater, beginning next
Sunday. March II. Avery Hop
wood has woven q romantic theme
and a substantial study Of motion
picture doing in and around Hol-
lywood. Needless to say, the plot
has nothing to do with certain
weli-known incidents that focused
attention not long ago upon the
Gold Coast movie stars. The
facical romance, as it 10 called,
had been produced and had start.
ed on its New York run months
before Hollywood news began to
claim first-page position in the
newspapers.
Mr.. Hopwood recognized the
dramatic value Of movieland life
its intrigues and adventure and
colorful comedy-and made play
out Of 1t: a characteristic comedy,
with snap and spice, after the
rather Gallo fashion which he
has cultivated SO effectively since
his "Fair and Warmer" days.
Hazel Dawn and the original New
York production will be seen.
The Washington times., 1923-03-04
Gardening Is
Millions Hobby

mr. ILToN STILLS. who plays
Nv the leading role in 1.-THE
AVA Forgotten Law" the pho
toplay feature Of the Strands pro-
gram which opens today, likes
nothing better than landscape
gardening when he il not acting
before the camera.
Gardening means to me-" said
Stills. what painting does to an
artist-what harmony does to a
composer-what a beautiful rug
does to a weaver. The gardens
around my Los Angeles home,
with their color and foliage ar.
fragments, bring me perhaps as
much Joy and satisfaction as
Leonardo da Vinci felt when he
looked upon one of his own paint
ings. With observing eye watch
over the growth and development
Of each plant.
There In the garden II peace
and contentment. Was. it not Vol
taire who said that. after tasting
what the world had to offer, the
best thing was to cultivate q
garden?"