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r- t- tee. a 1 W' 1 IW THE SUES NOTIFIES CONGRESS THAT HE #AXNOT LOOK AFTER OTHER Itl'SIKKMH. Washington, D. C., July 14—Pres ident Harding, with the problems re sulting from two great strikes on tils shoulders, today sent word to congress by Senator Lodge that re publican leaders there must settle their own legislature tangles. The president, frankly informed the sen ator in conference at thf White 'House that he was too busily en gaged with rail and coal strikers to discuss the legislative program. Washington, D. C., July 14—The -f. «mse of federal troops in the railroad Strike will be strongly opposed by jp the American Federation of Labor. ^•^Denunciation of Secretary Weeks' Chicago, July 14—A strike of sta tionary firemen and engineers em "™Tloyed by railroads was authorized by union heads today. Practically the entire membership of this union ts now on strike in sympathy with the shopmen. Authorization of tli«• v •t V» •56, A: !&' I of a K $ K fe itV* atrv- USSIISSItt ATTEMPTS TO KILL MILLESli FRENCH PRESIDENT ESCAPES THMi£*: SHOTS WR£R UX ANARCHIST. Barter JWy —An "atia»p§ was made to assassinate President Mil lerand, of France today on the ^'hamps Elysiea as he was returning from a military revie wheld in con nection with the celebration of Bas .tile Day. Gustave Bouvet. 23, who fired three shots into an automobile "-in which he thought Millerand was Riding, was arrested after an attempt f^iwas made to lynch him. Bouvet con .^jteased he was an anarchist and in :tended to kill Millerand. Shots were •^jTired Into the automobile containing jUiiet ol Police Nat.dins, which was A100 meters behind Millerand's open icarriaga. No one Was hit bytfce bul lets. Mine *3" oWiiers Protest hid., htiy i *=union coal mine owners of America ."-ijprotested to to President Harding ^today against his plan for ffttliag i?the nationwide strike. lSFind Dead Bodies -p I of JVf ait and Woman u~m* Woman Murder bodies man and a woman, believed to ~:be Charles F. Comstock and his di- f^vorced wife, were found in an auto -Tl.near Minnetonka Mills today. Both -had been shot through the. tempi with revolvers. -IpB 4*g«lee, -Cal:, July 1#—-A *7^ woman, believed to be Mis. A. L. Phillips, arrested in Tuscon, Ariz., •i Sj today, is wanted here for beating Mrs. Alberta Meadows, widow, to death with a hammer after accusing her of intimate relations with ber husband. O w Two Killed^ •V ...1 -1 in, Auto Accident V mm» mte. A I land Smith, of Minneapolis, and Miss jChrlstine Macintosh, of Brainerd, Were killed and four companions in *fured at an early hour today when a Buick roadster in which they ware riding turned over six miles east of here on Oak street road. H. E. Toms, of Crosby, driving the car, said he was traveling not more than 15 miles per hour when the car slipped off the road. He suffered a crushed hand. ACCUSED Of H^f-IN-I'AW HELD FOR |)olicy in making the army promptly! ahly latallv injury of his wife. Aug livailable for strike duty is certain to be voted at the specially called meeting of presidents of labor unions in session today. Strike is effective July 17. There are about 14,000 members of this Union. Most of them work on con struction and repair jobs. Railroad managers said their% walkout will have no serious offact on train TIOMNG AT Al »TH^ MINNESOTA. Austin, Minn., July 14—One man was held here today in connection with the brutal ax murder 'of John Wagner at Grand Meadow and prob- ust Deetloff. 35, of Austin, a son-in law of the aged and wealthy retired farmer, was taken In custody by Deputy Sheriff Ira Hyck, at a dance hall in LeRoy late last night and brought here for questioning. The a«ed pair were found in their home by a daughter late yesterday. Bloods hounds trailed the murderer three quarters of a mile to a vacant lot where he apparently took an auto and escaped. Deetloff when told of the murder at a dance apparently ap peared unconcerned. Th e authori ties said Mrs. Wagner probably will die within a fe whourg. ARE RESUMED injcNcttox is gtUxted thi: NORTH WESTERN ROAD. and injunction within two days against the striking railway shop men in Sioux City was granted Wed nesday in United States court by Judge George C. Scott, on petition of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway company. Aside from the fact that the sec ond writ makes the national officers of the strikkig shopmen defendants, as well as the local officers, the re straining order is similar in character to that procured Tuesday by the Chi cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail way company from Judge Scott. The scope of the injunction grant ed to the Chicago and Northwestern railroad includes Sioux City, Mason City, Eagle Grove, Cedar Rapids, Belle Plaine and Hawarden, division headquarters of the Northwestern. The second writ follows that granted to the Milwaukee railroad in that it forbids violence and sets a limit of one picket at any particular point in the railway yards or shops. It also forbids Interference with any employes who return to work or ajay new men employed to take the pjac* of the strikers. All the writs against the striking shopmen issued in Sioux City and other places follow a decision an nounced in 0nlted States supremo court by Chief Justice Taft, in which lie declares that to place more than bne picket at any one point consti tutes an intimidation of employes at tempting to worIC --I 1 ii"*1"1.1y.rv 7*. "i-'s ,j« State Auditor Report for Distribution Pierre, JTV 2 Suspect Arrested July 14—Volume otto of jthe state auditor's reports which covers every item of expenditure byfes. finy department of the state, show ing who sent the money and just how {much he paid out for anything, and when and where he spent it, has been delivered by the printer, and is now ready for distribution to any one who cares enough to ask for the report. ——o Tourist Travel -a -W-. Is Heavy City, July travel to and through the Black -Hills Is the heaviest In the history 0f this region. It ll estimated that either camped at or visited the tour 1st park In this city since it was op ened to the public the latter part of MINES ACCEPT K COMPLETE APPROVAL GIVEN ON CONDITION THAT PUBLIC OPINION IS FAVOBASlll John L. Lewis, president of tfcft United Mine Workers of America, and other officials pf that organiza tion, called on Secretary Davis today and were understood to be endeavor ing to induce the president, to make the arbitration proposals apply to all the partly unionized territory, as well as the mining area shut down by the bituminous strike." So far as the wjllingness of an thracite operators to settle was con cerned, Mr. Lewis and "arbitration in the anthracite fields would be con sidered by the mine workers along with the bituminous arbitration pro posals at the general policy commit tee meeting Saturday." Meantime they agreed to the pres ident's suggestion of paying the wage rate of March 31, though protesting that this "would embarrass rather than assist the efforts to re*tore nor mal conditions^* Declaring that the anthracite in dustry had no problems of part time employment but had entirely differ ent conditions of work and ^ing ihan In the bituminous fields and 1 hat a commission now appointed to operate should be required to set up a permanent method by which "wag es and working conditions in the fu ture can be automatically adjusted." the operators asked the president to name three representatives of the public on the board, and only one miner and one operator. This, it was held, would assure a nonpartisan ad judication. A decision from such a commission, they declared, they would accept, "without reservation or Qualification.' 11*i.~i» Million Dollar Loss Auto Accident Causes Death J' -2:\ SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDA\ MADISON JULY 1—An Washington, D. C., July 14 thracite mine owners have Submitted a response to the government's af ter of arbitration in'the coal situa tion that President Harding was said to regard as a complete acceptance. Meanwhile the miners union add to a degree, the bituminous coal op erators, continued to pursue a poll* cy in which officials said adisposi tfcon to reject the governments set tlement plan if public opinion would approve such a course. .. tn a Kansas Storm Wichita, Ka*., July 14—Wind, rain and hail caused damage esti mated at $1,000,000 in territory within a radius of 60 miles of Wich ita Monday night. Reports received here indicate greatest damage to property and growing crops was In the Eldorado and Augusta oil fields, where more than 500 oil rigs were demolished. tkt-n liM'l'i't 01 1)11 I V/hJi ij Spot, July 14—Walter Mar better known as "Jake" May, was fatally injured in an auto accident between. De Smet and Lake Preston when the car in which he and four other men were riding turned over ^wice. May was not driving. The driven of the car was trying to overtake a car which had just passed them and it is thought a front whe,el Oollapsed, throwing the car into the ditch. May was wedged in between the seats so tight that he stayed there even when the car was upside down. The other occupants were uninjur ed except a few bruises and scratch They removed the car from his body and summoned a physician, when it was found he had a hemor rhage of the spinal oclumn, being paralized from the waist down. Death followed the next day from these injuries. The injured man was a little over 30 years of age find leaves a mother and brother. -nr (Will Gravel Yellowstone Trail -A, Aberdeen, July 14 By late fall the Yellowstone trail through Brown iounty and the greater part of Day approximately 3,000 tourists have county, a distance of nearly 70 miles, the time having passed when he can Mhith y* way from Webster, Day county, to tke Wfsf line of Brown county. The trail from Webster to Groton has been graveled since last fall. Th*» stretch from Groton to James, east of Aberdeen, has just been com pleted and the last contract from James to the west line of Browift county will be started soon at a coat Of $57,000, When th# improvement ia com pleted it will be possibl for traveler* to go from Aberdeen to the twin cit ies almost ^utirely on gravqlad rotdfl to,OOO IOWA SLUMPS LESft ACRES TO BG HAR VESTED THAN LAST ml, UWOUi? HAYS. Des Moines, la., July 14—Less corn by approximately 200,000 aeres, will be harvested in Iowa this year than last, according |0 the prelimi nary report on acreage prepared by United States bureau of agriculture economics today. Correspondents of the bureau report a growing condi tion of 91 per cent of normal on July 1, or about the 10-year average. This forecasts an average yield of 39.1 bushels per acre, or a total produc tion of 395.S09.000 bushels, com pared with 444,190,000 bushels har vested last year and 473,800,000 har vested in 1920. Dry weather up to July 1 in the West central and northwest districts caused uneven stand and germina tion. Oats Buffered from heat and drought in June to the extent that the percentage condition fell 11 per cent to 75 per cent, the lowest since 1911 and 17 per cifet below the 10 year average. Winter wheaf*be1nn deeply rolled and well advanced before the drouth and heat began, has held its own well the percentage condition July being 21.4 bushels per acre. Spring wheat fell off 7 per cent tn condition during Jnne as a result of the heat and drouth. The condition July 1, 79 per cenk is next to 1894, the lowest on recorw. Flax in Iowa this year is estimated at 10,000 acres. The condition July 1 was 84 per cent. To Spend Millions fe for Buildings li ii •••jjfc,v^," "y* ,V A'liranric tTly, July 14 —Mil lions of dollars are to be spent for building during the ensuing year by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, according to the report of retiring Grand Exalted Ruler Wil liam Wallace Mountain, present at todays session of the grand lodge. The assets of subordinate lodges now amount to $58,099,234, and the elab orate building program for the year shows that there are to be erected in various parts of the country 31 new homes. This is exclusive of the Slks national memorial and adminis tration building which is to be lo cated ia Chicago, the new center of Blkdom. o ""'ify. §tete Surveyosr Wqi£ Nch •*»v A*--, W Volga, July 14—Surveyors in the employ of the state of South Dakota, who are surveying the Big Sioux riv er, at present are wprking out of Volga. While nothing is known as to the exact purpose of the survey, it is be lieved that a part of their mission is to ascertain the best way of straight ening the river in order to carry off flood waters in the spring. The straightening of the river in the Volga district also would reclaim thousands of acres of valuable farm land which !B annually flooded by the spring freshets in the river and for the most part rendered unfit for the production of crops. viv FEW TEftCKERS BETWEEN 96 AND lOO 4 -f T® Make Race Against Joluuon j* Aberdeen, July 14—E. C. Ryan one of the prominent democrats of northern South Dakota, has an nounced his candidacy for congress man from the Second district against Congressman Royal C. Johnson, re publican. will be graveled. Work will be file as a regular democratic candi atarted in a short time on the gravel-, date, He did this, he announces, lag of the last stretch of 22 miles, merely to keip the democratic nomi- will nuAt an excelleflL nktiop from sftoc by irtialt w* .. 4 He will run as an Independent, 4' -ft' NBEDED SMALL TOWNS AN* tiLHAL IH&UUCTS* Watertown, July 14—Between 9r, and 100 teachers are needed in the small towns and rural schools ot Codington county, If the schools are to be supplied for the fall terms. Thi was learned at the county sTTperin tendent's office when a survey of the county schools showed that only few districts have signed contracts for the coming school year. While there is a shortage of appli cations from teachers of experience holding first grade certificates the county superintendent's office has 011 file some applications from teachers of splendid ability and wide experi ence. Miss Minard fears that a large percent of these will go outside of, Codington ocunty to teach unless the various boards assume a different at titude in answering applications. There has been a tendency this year according to the superintendent, for boards in districts which are de manding experienced teachers, to de lay in signing teachers or acknowl edging the applications. Miss Min ard said the office That many are leaving the teach ing profession, while yet others are taking adavneed work at the normal to fit themselves for positions in the city schools, is causing the present shortage of experienced t«wi»ers Miss Minard believes. Dartt sustained a consuccion of the brain, in addition to a broken le^ and a lacerated ear, while the girl had one of her ribs fractured and her collar bone broken, in addition to numerous bruises and cuts. Daily Market Report MAM80N GRAM NARRMT. At 3 p. m. today—Corn, 45e bai ley, 40c oatc, 2Cc rya, 44c No. wheat, $1.17. Mhuieapolls drain MarkaC Minneapolis, July 14—Com Firm to l-2c higher offerings light. No. 2 yellow 5 to 5 l-2c under Chi cago September. No. 2 yellowcloa ed at 58 1-2 to 59 l-2c. No. 2 mix ed at 57 1-2 to 58 l-2c. Oats—Oats steady. NO. 3 whites 1 to 3c over July demand fair. No. 3 whites closed at 32 1-2 to 33 l-2c. No. 4 whites at 31 1-2 to 32 l-2c. Rye- Firm. No. 2 at July price to 2« over offerings light. No 3 rje closed at 79 3-4 to 81 3-4c. Barley—Demand fair to good choice wanted. Prices closed at to fiOfc. '*4 5 Fifty-seven Are Drowned in Iowa 1 Des Moines ,1a., July $4^*—Fifty- "S seven deaths by drowning* In the 5 streams and lakes of Iowa so far s this season, a much greater num#lr than for the same period last year, has caused the state board of health to issue a bulletins on the rules of S resuscitation for drowned persons, which will be distributed over state. When applied promptly Ffaher and & the Black Hawk, ,luly Dart, a well known rancher of th'* part of the Black Hills, and his 1T I year-old daughter, Miss Wiima, had 15 a narrow escape from death and were seriously Injured when the horses hitched to a wagon in which they were returning from a berry picking expedition, ran away. I Oily Uve Stock Sioux City, July 14—The bulk ot the lights sold at (10.50 to$l0.60 8ou"1 D*k0U" [company 1 & I WE WRITE a ^lllllllllllllilllllfllllllllllllllllMilli m- stands ready to help any district in securing a teach er to fit the position and urges the districts to co-operate and to notify the office when a teacher has been secured. enterprise of her people. ,35 the 5 method, known as the "Schafer lS method," has proved most sucecss jrT, ful In restoring liftf'ta persons over come in the water. 0" .1... 4' •ft 5 mm mm Ji0 1 PHONE 234$ s light mixed and choice butchers, s LtU&ip $10.25 to $10.50 medium mixed :g .X"" and good heavies, $9.58 to $lo 5 heavy mixed, $8.50 to $9.25, and |S packing grades at $7.90 to $8.50. |s Tlie entire bulk was quoted at $8.2r |E $/*' to $10.50. Thin sows sold at $8.25 is and plga at $10.50 to $10.75. Three Is loads of pigs arrived from Colorado !gf 'i & fV "en"" SlHIUHHUWUlMMMIIIWilllilUt I LIFE v FiRE LIGHTNING TORNADO, HAIL LIVE STOCK| v COMPENSATION :-cV AND ALL OTHER KINTW? OF INSURANCE AND BONDS. ),. 'IF YOU WANT IT, WE HAVE IT. State Madison, S. Dak. Fundamental .'V Resources America it endowed by nature with many soils, and many resources. She is fundamentally sound in her institutions and firmly entrenched in her possession of the basic essen tials of life and happiness. From her mountains and putins. her forests and sea coasts, spring those things that are needed by the world. Prosperity, like the tide, rises and ebbs, but the wealth of this country is the wealth that en dures and cannot be long depreciated by surface influences. 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