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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - April 28, 1922, Mitchell, South Dakota The evening Republican third edition vol. , South Dakota Friday april 28,1922 number 179fear of French break Over minister held for treason miners9 witness Wilburn will Tell tale of terror reign pastor lowest Virginia Coal Fields has been in jail for six weeks in halted ran murder and trebon Little preacher maintains courage special to the Republican Charles town w. Va., april 28.�? counsel for Tho hundreds of West Virginia miners on trial Here for alleged treason and murder in connection with their armed March to Logan county last August Are Only waiting i Chance to put Rev. John e. Wilburn for five years pastor of the Baptist Church at Blair. Logan county on the stand As their witness. Rev. Or. Wilburn himself has been held in jail since March 14 without bail under indictment for both i rur Der and treason. With seven others who have also been held without Hail. He was i brought in Handcuffs to Charles town j from Logan. He is now in jail Here. J in court he is the Center of All eyes j reign of terror on the witness stand. Rev. Or. Wilburn will Tell a Story of the reign of terror in the Logan and Mingo county f Oal Fields of Tho a Battle of Blair Mountain a where men died on both sides of the alleged mistreatment of miners and their families by the deputies said to have been hired by the Coal operators and of his own mistreatment in the Logan county jail following his arrest. \ round shouldered tired Little Man with kindly Blue eyes a soft voice and an almost saintly manner a a that a Rev. Or. Wilburn. Not a word of complaint against anybody Bas passed Bis lips. Tells his sex per till ens Rev. Or. Wilburn told his Story Here in the Charles town jail. A i am 45 years old a he said. A and was born in the mountains of Tennessee. I received a Marnon school education and at 16 i join the Baptist Church. A Tho ambition of my life was to become a minister but we were very j poor so i went to work in the Coal mines to earn a living while i studied j a it was Miner and s Dent for nine j years before i was ordained a minister. That was 22 years ago. A i saw that my Field of usefulness j Lay with my own people in the mining Camps. But they were too poor to maintain their churches so i went on working in the mines to support thy family while t preached. Family prayer Dally by a i am the gather of five sons an i three Diug Titor Derrr Nas there passed a Day at our Home that we in Ven t had our family prayers. A Vivo years ago i became pastor the Baptist Church at Blair Logan bunty. At the same time i got a pm. As a track layer in a Union mine. Three sons also worked in this re was preaching at Blair during the trouble there in september vent Back to my old Home in to conduct it series of revival juices and it was not until january at i Learned that the Logan county a and jury had indicted me for a1of Cpd participation in tilt Battle of. Blair a a i Mas jailed at Logan. My two j Pons. John. I and Frank. 16, had been in jail without Bond since dec. Is. A third son. Isaac had been in jail but was admitted to Bond. I a i was nut in solitary confinement in the Logan jail on March 14 and a remained in solitary until saturday. April 22, when i was handcuffed to another Miner and brought Ocharles town. Hungry in prison a a in the Logan jail i was denied >11 communication with my sons of j other persons and was not permitted any exercise except what i was a Leto get in my narrow 12-foot cell. Quot my breakfast consisted of a bit j of Rice or Hominy a slice of bread j had a cup o of Toffee. For dinner and i Snipper they gave me a piece of Corn j. Read and some Beans. J a i Haven t the remotest idea Why i should be connected with the killing of any Man a the Little Man said sadly. A Why in All my life i be never had As much As an unfriendly argument with any Man. Aly whole life has been spent preaching love and peace. A but right will prevail. I Pray Tov those that him persecuting me and As Goon As i Ani free a shall Huir it Bac my wife and children Umi resume Harmony rules would transport All. To Rrt bibles in maus free Al Genua Mictl Barthou says differences Over russian position settled Over Long distance Telephone France compromises by associated press leased wire Washington. April 28�?free transportation by mall of volumes of the holy scriptures printed in rats de script for the use of the Blind and furnished to them without Cost is urged by representative Alice Robertson. Republican. Oklahoma author of a Bill to that effect before the House Post office committee. Dismissals in Federal Bureau Are held Legal assistant postmaster general declares president acted within rights plans for Western Kropes rein it a Strei to on formula i Edda Sib commission first picture of the trial a Tcharles town w. Va., where unit from Misdemeanour to treason crowing out of the March of armed Miner enough to hold the defendants Wlton esses and counsel. N Coal miners and their sympathizer s Are being tried on charges ranging h to Tho Logan county Border last a gust. The court room is barely Large thousands marooned by flood Vicksburg. Miss., april 28�?twelve thousand persons Are reported to have been Cut off in the Northern and Eastern sections of Issaquena county by Back water from a break in the Mississippi River levees. Six thousand refugees Alexandria la., april 28�?six thousand persons forced to leave their Homes in Catahoula and Concordia parishes Louisiana by the flood Waters of the Mississippi and other Rivers were concentrated today in the Vicinity of Jena Sicily Island and Holloway Louisania according to the local red Cross representative. Vicksburg miss., april 28.�?five Hundred persons Are said to have been caught in the town of Valley Park by tile rising Waler. The entire Aren in this Section cd Jim a a a a a a a a a a a a a a or in a break higher up in liver comprises a tract 375 Miles Long and 50 Miles wide. Calls for help also have reached Natchez it was said from Clayton and Lake St. John both in Concordia Parish. Water 9 feet deep Natchez mass., april 2 8.�?a Call was received Here for Rescue work at Clayton. Louisiana and in the Vicinity of Lake St. John in Concordia Parish where it is reported several Hundred persons Are marooned. Water is reported nine feet deep in Clayton. Trinity River Falls in it. Worth Vicinity by associated a res lenses wire Dallas Tex. April 28.�?the Trinity River is falling slowly Here today Rafter having reached a flood stage of 42.3 feet yesterday. Unless More rain Falls within the next Day or two. All danger is passed weather Bureau officials said. It is predicted the River will be Back in its Hanks in three Days. Below Dallas the Trinity continues to Rise. Outside of this area. Condition were improving rapidly. Forty five still missing As result of flood in Texas France is compelled to Bow to new Russo German entente and own isolation looms near special to the Republican i to after i for France s Sake Lier i Genoa Italy. April 28.�? having 1 Chance to get in with Germany on survived half a dozen crises in two Russia s a ground Short Ivoin in Lloyd a urge a alleged i England s growing impatience with economic conference fir restoring France culminated when Lloyd of peace and Industry in Europe still George said significantly that unless Rev. John e Wilburn Root analyses arms sessions for Mer Secretary of St ate says it did much to bring about world peace lives. But that is about the Best that can be said of it. The net result to a is a treaty Between Germany and russian under protest and in open Fla Nee of the allies. Admittedly this Trcay draws genially and Russia clued together not Only commercially but also politic in. Potentially it is a t treat to Western Europe that 225, germans and slavs Are out to Dominie the continent. Assuming to Gen Ratum of cooperation Between the germans and russians with the formers Genius for organization and the Latt re Man Power and natural wealth a step Europe will face at leftist 3go.oui, organized nod aggressive people. Attempts to break up the conference were stopped he would make a state j ment to the world a putting the blame s where it a break with the British is the one. Thing the French cannot afford if they j Hope to keep their position tis a first class Power Ami collect reparations from Germany. So they have submit a Ted to the inevitable and consented not to press their demand hint get Ryan Russiun treaty be abrogated. This was a bitter Pill for the French j and they make no secret of it. Cooperation is necessary. At the same time everybody in Europe. Excepting possibly the French realizes that permanent peace and restoration of Normal Industrial and j financial life is impossible without tin scow soviet tells Tchitcherine to hold All he has won so far by associated press leased wire fort Worth Tex., april 2 8�?although the total number of missing flood sufferers in 4 5 today it u believed that not More than ten of them lost their lives. Many families have been separated sine the flood and Are reported missing. Only three bodies have been recover cd but much territory yet ii to be gone Over red Cross off Cia la Boll eve moot of Tho missing will to found alive. The lied Cross chapter hero la carrying on the Relief work unaided by outside sources. Various Relief organizations Are feeding 2,500 Washington d. A. April 28.�?results of the Washington arms conference were Analysed by Elihu Root in an address Here last night As constituting not Only a great stride in Tho direction of world peace but also an important beginning in the work of giving to the family of nations an authentic and ind Sputa vile code of International Law. Z speaking before the american society of International Law. The former Secretary of state and delegates to the Washington conference declared that both in its decisions regarding to Hina and its agreement for regulation of submarine and Poison Gas warfare the conference had made important advances toward development of a virile Law of nations. China. He said had Ben brought a Stop nearer to full participation in the benefits of sovereignty while the authority of the great Powers had been pooled Eiviind an explicit submarine Law. The time has not yet come a continued or. Root a when International affairs Are sufficiently settled to make conference to consider clarify extend and strengthen the Law of nations but it is already High time for those who believe in a world controlled conference to begin their preparations for ouch a conference and the Washington conference on limitation of armament a a by product of its own special work 2raa contributed towards that on the tried Here is in court again in Soo Faus France has visualized tills from the j cooperation of the germans and Kus j first and Ever since tie treaty was j sinus. Sprung has Ben a Kina heroic efforts together they comprise More than to circumvent it. Thru it Iupe several Ujj half the population of the continent j times to leave be or p<p11�ireftk up land a much greater proportion of or a the conference new Gani Xing Genius. Industrial Anergy France none isolation and natural wealth. But France has been unable to undoubtedly the russians demand change then course of events Tor Tho 1 that the soviet government be fully j simple reason that the rest of Ell recognized by Tho Powers if the so j vier guaranteed payment of pre War j debts was worked out by the germans Anil russian together. Tile logic of this demand is unite j Sal Hie but it was a shot aimed directly it tile Friendly relations be j two Vii Hie British and French. Ltd i Ware dilemma most of this pre War debt. Amounting to $3,woo.., is owed to French peasants but the last tiling the present French conservative government wants to do is give full rec j Ogni lion to the soviet. On the other hand Hie British Nave no interest in j pre War debts. Their big interest is in j opening Trade relations with Russia on As Good terms As Germany got. I Lloyd George would rather not myth Price of full soviet recognition for this Trade bul of he jus to to prob j ably will. What Hie French w la do is problematical. But under t in pressure of millions of peasants holding pre War Bonds and the danger of breaking with the British it is hard to see How the Poincare government Ca live of it refuses to follow suit. By associated press leased wire a,, a International tree sin attacking leases of naval Oil re i serve lands declared in the Senate today the reserves a it tre being Quot scrapped in behalf of specially favored private his speech was in referent to leases recently made by the Interior cd Par tent in the Tea pot dome Wyoming Reserve to Sinclair Oil interests. The Wisconsin senator contended that the department in making the leases was Quot granting to favored individuals Public properties rope is fed up thoroughly French policy. Franco is isolation today than at any time since Hie War. Even England is showing Lep and i sympathy end a marked disinclination Oil lease hit by la Follette May order probe Washington d. A april 28.�? congressional investigation into the leasing by lie Interior department of die Oil rights in the Tea pot hmm Wyoming appeared in Prospect after a Long attack in the Senate on the leases by senator la Follette. Planted in capital daily. Of Dail adjourns to by associated press leased wire i Moscow Russia april 2s�?the fio i a let government has sent a wireless message to foreign minister Tchet j c Lerin in Genoa embodying a Resolution of approval of the russian delegates policy at the economic conference and giving instructions no concessions be granted he Alucs which would interfere with the rights or the political Freedom of Tho russian workers. Motion for a new trial for John Ross former City detective at Sioux Falls was argued Lief Ore judge Frnnk b. Smith of Mitchell this afternoon. Ross was convicted at a re reconvene wednesday rape Case against Henry a a Shijun and August Seibert of Sioux Falls. L. A Waggoner late attorney of Minnehaha county represented the rime the argument before judge huh this afternoon and Thomas ii. Kirby of Sioux Falls represented Ross. By associated Frere teased wire i Dublin Ireland april 2c.�?Tho flail Elrean today adjourned its pc. Pion until next wednesday Tho adjournment coming in the midst of of it motion that a committee of live should he appointed to bring Unity in the army. Street car crashes into trolley pole by associated press leased wire Birmingham. Ala., april 28 a Twenty persons were injured ave seriously Here late yesterday when a West end Street car. Unmanned dashed Down a Steep Grade left Tho tracks and crashed into a trolley pole. Three miners die bomb responsible by associated pre a lenses wire Appel la re. April 28.�?three miners were killed Ai d one Sevi Aurdy Injurer when a to til b was thrown Early today i to a bunk House at the Pat a �?�7of to Al ski Al com party near Here. Yesterdays net press run of the evening Republican wets 8,256 watch it grow Hooper Madi chairman Chicago i ll., april 28, i Hooper member of the Public group of the United Staten Railroad labor Hoard and former governor of Tennessee. Was yesterday elected chairman of the at the annual meeting succeeding chairman Barton weather Deport Fouch ast son Dakota mostly Cloudy to nigh and Patu Dayi probably showers West Pfilf tin slightly warmer South portion tonight. A a Loisulu temperatures by the republicans recording therm quieter. Thursday Friday a p. Pm 61 a a a. In 6 p. In. 57 6 a. M. 40 8 p. In. 50 8 a. To 56 12 p. I. 4 4 13 in. To a pub 66 maximum 66 at s p. M Friday. Minimum so at 6 k in. Friday. By the official government her Rometer from noon yesterday to noon today maximum 6 i. Minimum 38 hundreds of millions of dollars which belong to the hot i urged the adoption of his Resolution calling up on the administration for All facts j and documents regarding the Tea pot dome leases. The value of the ten pot dome Reserve was estimated at $500,000,000 by the Wisconsin senator who Declar j de that the Only reason advanced by Tho Interior department for the leases was the alleged danger of depletion by drainage from adjacent private Oil i Wells. Offers new a amendment iowan would change Law As to Tay income from Federal securities Washington d. To. April 28.�?an Quot International tree sponsored by to j men representative of 21 countries and dedicated in four languages was planted today in the grounds of the pad american Union. The incident Forth j Waji pal of the Celebration of the Semi Centennial of Arbor Day. Under a the auspices of the american forestry association. A Long life to this International was the dedicatory phrase in j uncoated in four languages by those who took part in the ceremony. Today baseball. National league Cincinnati. 003 002 of Pittsburgh. Too too 03 j Couch and Wingo Carlton \ cd Lowhorne and Gooch. J new York too 13 Boston. 120 of Nehf and Smith Watson and o -1 Neill. Philadelphia. A Brooklyn. Hubbell and Llen line Grimes a Maux. And Miller. I St. Louis. J Chicago a a a a Sherdel and Al Smith a Hetver j by a a iat cd pros Loa is wire Washington d. C., april 28.�?operations of the government clogged 1 without a Niit ional civil service Law and a civil service commission but some of the present employees of the i government Quot Are so partisan and so Friendly to the last administration that they do not want this admins traction to be a Success a assistant postmaster general Bartlett declared before a mass meeting of the National civil service Reform league last night. Tho meeting was called for the declared purpose of a checking the activities of members of Congress and High government officials who seek the destruction of the Merit system of tim civil and was attended by Leader in civil service Reform movements from various sections of the country. Samuel Gompers president of the american federation of labor m upfield Storey of Boston. Ami or. Bartlett who formerly was president of the civil service commission spoke. No need for alarm there is absolutely no cause for alarm on the part of the great body of civil service workers who do their i work Well. The assistant postmaster general said adding that a this pre j ent alarm is an apparition a phantom under the civil service who ought to a scare put in order the a few now be put out. May hide behind or. Bartlett declared that the president has the Legal right to remove officers from civil service when he deems it for the Public Quot he is not obliged a the speaker added Quot to give notice to discharged employees required of All others removing officers because of is Given the right under the fundamental civil service Law to make any exceptions to that Law which lie sees the president violated no Law when he removed the Bureau Heads or. Bartlett continued Quot nor has he in any part of his administration violated a single civil service i Bange mean Bange Quot when fhe people vote a change in the administration a he added Quot they mean a change in tile he add Chi not simply a change in the part Dent. An administration must embrace the High administrative officers. Moreover everyone knows that now blood brought into any great business is helpful. The extreme civil service View would not permit president to firing to Washington any new Mississippi High court holds rail Board is powerful by soc Lafed press leased wire it h Ira go. Iu., april 28�?decisions of the United stares Railroad labor Board Are As binding As jaw and can be enforced in the courts according to a decision of the supreme court of Mississippi received by the labor boar today. The Mississippi court reversed a yid remanded the decision in the Case of de Rhodes a track labourer who had sued the new Orleans great Northern Railroad company for Back wages and who lost his suit in the lower courts. Rhodes maintained he was paid but 20 cents an hour from january i. 1921, to june 30. While the labor Board had Given a wage award for such labor of 38 cents an hour. Rhodes asked for $239.08 he claimed was due him under the labor boards decision. Famous Cathedral in Petrograd is robbed of riches by associated press lenses wire Moscow Russia april 28.�?Tho famous tool Tekl of Dihedral in Petrograd has been robbed of Al hts valuables. Nil Lar depredations Are reported at other places but generally speaking Tho requisitioning of Church valuables is proceeding with Little difficulty. In addition to the two clergymen and one Layman sentenced to death by Tho revolutionary tribunal at shun for having taken part in a Church riot. Twenty one persons have been sentenced to imprisonment ranging from one year to ave years. Genoa Italy april 28�?vice Premier Banlieue head of of get French delegation Here. Conversed at length during last night Over the Long distance Telephone with Premier Poincare in Paris Ami As a result it was stated this afternoon that lie official View Point of France with regard to the reply to Russia had been harmonized. The Telephone communication resulted from a Telegram sent by Barnum to Premier Poincare. Asking permission to spend two Days in the French capital to Confer on the situation. Cooperation in of Sirj Many members of the French delegation seem to be convinced like prime minister Lloyd George of England. That unless Western Europe co operates with Russia and Germany those nations with their overwhelming preponderance of population would inevitably be driven closer together to the eventual detriment of the peace of Europe. French opinion at Home is pointed to As being influenced by numbers of deputies who fought in the War and who want full satisfaction for Frances terrible losses. They Are described As pushing Premier Poincare to stand absolutely firm both As regards German reparations and russian debts. M. Barthou it is declared has had to Premier Poincare bar i opus to do a lot of explaining with regard address which created the impression Here that France has determined to go it alone. This tended to increase the feeling that France was isolating herself form Europe and was not rendering that co operation so essential to the Success of the Genoa conference. Definite currents of conciliation meanwhile seem to be forming Here As an outgrowth of candid heart to heart talks among the delegates. Make Ruus traction plan plans for russians reconstruction were being finally determined upon today in the conference sub commission on Lussiar. Affairs and the indications were that a definite proposition would be Laid before tile russian delegation by the week end with the suggestion that the proposition be either accepted or rejected without further discussion. The italian press i of a 3&Quot give indications of what the Allied proposals Are first it is asserted to loan will be offered to soviet Russia but it will be suggested that an International consortium be formed to i Nancy Trade with Russia through combinations of firms and individuals of the various countries represented. Germany will be included in Tho consortium it is declared and provision made that the United states May join. Soviet autonomy guaranteed this plan includes the economic colonization of Russia with guarantees that the autonomy and sovereignty of the soviet will not be infringed upon. The division of Trade will be arranged in such a Way that the countries participating in the consortium will have the Opportunity of dealing with the sections of Russia situated nearest them. For example great Britain would be Given the Opportunity to Trade with Northern Russia through archangel and the Baltic ports while the Southern court tries would he Given advantages in the Black sea ports. Washington cd april 28�? Presan Talve Green of Iowa ranking Keene and o fat la. A Mihi i nun of Ihu House wave and i ame in a in a .002 of Republican of Tho House ways and Means commute today introduce re Chicago a joint Resolution promo along on Detroit amendment loth which would give the g6vfi�?Tfifl�?T.tnt authority after Raul a amp uen of Hie amendment to Taall Neame Davad from government seer Siepi a hot Gea Uritia a sued unde the Adt Herity of the St a Tea. R a Field Confer upon the i Philadelphia j Hie mum Law Iota Ullh am. Mobridge and of Warntj. To Aorta and up government purities or. Or in j Perkins said the proposal wan approved by Cleveland t it the Wayland win Pittee Ami rib Louis the Treasury. Of ii Heo urites issued mails and he Maui after ratification would be affected 0eysreid_ Davenport and Schalk Oldham Stoner and Bossier Boston. I new to re a a a a a a a a 1 i Warr and Knell Bush and Behan. I i la i Washington to shocker and want ads free tomorrow you can Lait about the things you have to sell want to buy or in to 40,000 readers of the Republican tomorrow free two ocher paid issues want ado Are Only a cent a word write out your and now. Bell polisher a Bensel hound who likes to linger in the Vestibule at i a no big 11 a it hdm com Pigmentary adjective describing a Young Man who supplies the Cigar ets a biscuits a pet table Bessel a game flapper by aah Apple sauce that is no Good. Blouse to leave or i r Barlow or anything take the air. Blow the joint to Blouse in a hurry boffo a dollars berries or Jack. Boiler factory an undesirable boy or girl. Book Legg Era a Man who deals in suppressed novels sold mostly to dumb Beil. Koza Hka a stupid girl. A a a tomorrow from Quot Brocks to Quot cow i sir Ltd emitter takes l a reply to Bussi \ Genoa. Italy. April 28.�?th conference sub commission on russian affairs today had Limiter consideration the draft Locum fit of the Allied Powers final propo5als to soviet Russia As framed at a Cater Day a notable run Ference in or. Lloyd Georges Villa. The sub commission was expected to approve the document which explains exactly what Powers Are prepared to give and what they must have in Exchange. In thus laying their cards on the table the Allied leaders Hope to put an end to the present Uncertain and Clear up the russian situation the most important subject remaining Hyner the conference. The document is the result of deliberations participated in beside the British prime minister by m. Bart hot of prawn a m Schanzer for Italy and m. J a spar for Belgium and Baron Hayashi for Japan. An indication that the russians will insist on maintaining the principle of nationalization of property in russian one of the most offi Chilt angles of the situation involving As it does the ownership of properties claimed by the nationals of the Allied and other countries even to Tho extent of withdrawing from the Ron Ferrence. Was Given in the or statement last night. While bending his main efforts to ending the russian deadlock or Lloyd George is not neglecting his plans for Nan Agar Nylon pact and several tentative outlines of such a document has been drafted. One of these would provide an International military Force to protect a to a nations from aggressive neighbors but this is understood to have Small Chance of adoption. South Dakota Given More Loans by War finance corporation Washington. I it. �?T., april 28.�?approval of 76 advances for agricultural and live Stock purposes aggregating $3,463,000, was announced late yesterday b the War finance corporation. Included among the Loans were South Dakota $110,000, o Gronna goes Home Rochester minn., april 28.�?former senator a. J. Gronna Ltd North Dakota who recently underwent an operation a re. Left for his Home in Lakota. N. D., yesterday or. Oreana has Artrist completely recovered from the operatic

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