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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - August 1, 1922, Mitchell, South Dakota The evening Republican third edition cd. Xxxviii. Mitchell South Dakota tuesday August i 1922 number 25coal conference called bootleggers terrorize whole town in minnesotan citizens use arms it Olavo n of stills r is by agents a. The Twenty a a dry n former dynamited ver of Tow site Hundred Hiles above St. Paul. Will St and fight it out h Kingsdale. Minn., aug. to. Death War with rifles revolvers. A and dynamite is being waged in Little Community Between an or nixed gang of 25 bootleggers and a Jill group of Kingsdale citizens. J leading the citizens is Charles Race. Community Leader and staunch of Law and order. Cts of terror nation which the it per a does have committed include the burning of Grace s lumber Alps. With a loss of $2000 the dynamite no of his $14,000 hound business Block endangering a lives of himself and his family. The a shooting up Quot of the town with evolves and rifles and a three hour eign of terror. The driving of four preachers rom Kingsdale. Open threats of death against Raee and his family. _ they Are not going to make me i nit save Grace. A mine was the Arend family to Settle Here. It is my town. They May a get me but Vins Dale will be Here when i m in armed Camps Grace has appealed to the Gover a r and to Federal agents for Aid. Meantime the two factions face each St her from armed Camps. The bootleggers have established themselves in an almost inaccessible in the dense wods along he Minnesota Wisconsin Boundary Lear the Junction f the St. Croix and Tamarack Rivers. Sentries with ing Range rifles stationed at tar jut posts guard All approaches. The gangsters Are familiar with All the wet passes a knowledge not possessed by dry Law enforcers. It is believed that nothing but a strategic tack and a pitched Battle can Dis Odge them. Here in Kingsdale is the other amp that of Grace and his supporters. They also have armed themselves with revolvers Ond Long Range files. Before the Entrance to graces Lotel and business Block continually hands an armed sentry. In his general store his son. Chester and his free daughters Elizabeth Florence my Lida go about their business but Juns Are within easy reach and they Iii know How to use them effectively. The War started when Grace was reported to have tipped off dry agents to the bootleggers activities. There cd is a raid upon 20 big stills near a re. And 2ooo tons of sugar and thousands of Gallons of Mash were seized. Dynamite building seeking revenge the Moonshiner Rode into town in Masse. Placed dynamite in front of the store and set it off there was a blast when Shook he country for five Miles around. Grace and his family were hurled from their Beds. His songs a k was wrenched and a guest and the hired Man. John Jacobson were severely Cut by flying Glass from re Zered windows. yet with the exception of or v and his Little band of follow i he can almost count them on Landon one could be found who knew anything about it. They i at the debris which littered the a tree a and kept mum. The blast failed to shake the Eour-nv1 of the Little group. A we will stay and fight to tile finish a Grace announced. A my Farn a ill not desert me. They will in k terrorize town then a few Days later. 15 of the c a g Rode into town firing As they i to the inhabitants fled before into the shelter of their Homes three hours the raiders Rode up <1own the main Street spreading Nida Tion and terror. We will again announced o. Following the raid. Race bought the Kingsdale town nine yearn ago moving Here with family. The Little town situated us too Miles North of St. Paul. On Wisconsin Boundary grew into a i Little orderly Frontier Settle i a of Stone 150 inhabitants. The rest town Pine City the Cun to to 4 i Miles away. Intimidate Brea oilers for six Yeai s. Grace ruled Over the town peacefully. Then came Proton. And. According to Grace of Cay turned their efforts to making h Shine for smuggling into St Filiti Minneapolis and Duluth ree years Ango an attempt was to Start a Church to counteract jul effects of Moonshine but first meeting a band of in Vin uttered the schoolhouse where Seeling was being held and Deled in forceful terms that the r us ter leave Tow n. He left. Be other ministers who came j to k Esdale. Also were driven from w by threats of the opposing ele i Merit Industrial court is Eig Issue today in Kansas primaries by associated press leased to ire Topeka. Kart aug. In candidates nomination for the scores of pub Lewis starts i. A for lie in Kansas today a waited Booths unusually do co the returns from. The indications were that an heavy vote would be Cai i the Indus trial court has prob ably the most important Jiuji of the j Ruberna or a. Race at Loam irom Tho Point of of Orja Mcd brr. I Nae a or. A stand a and f w. Knapp for candidate he and Tom Mcneal Are the Only two masculine Republican candidates for governor who have declared themselves definitely opposed to the court. The democratic candidates have All expressed themselves As antagonistic thousands walk in Chicago As trolleys Stop end big strike joint wage cor.5erer.cefi be tween men and operators to per. Monday nation is in Azat ened eve eke Etc out in Alade to Leonard slows up in his training for bout with Hammer saturday by associated press leased wire Michigan City ind., aug. In Benny Leonard. Light weight pugilistic Champion will not Start boxing in preparation for his bout with Ever Hammer of Chicago next saturday afternoon until wednesday he announced today. He said he was fraid a sparing partner we Ould reopens the Cut Over his right Eye he received in the Lew Tendler fight at Jersey City last week. He we ill Box Only with his brother Joe. A in my fight with Tendler Tho blood streamed Down from Over my face continually and blurred my vision so that i saw two tenders most of the Leonard said. A i brought my Mother and sister with me so they worry about me. Mother has never seen me Box in training quarters and says she never will. It is her one Hope that i will retire As the undefeated Light weight Champion and i have always tried to do just what my Mother want?.�?� Hamme. Is going along nicely in his daily a it rout. Preus Mascall extra session rail walkout to end at once belief today women voting today for first time in primary in Missouri conferences based on ing plan expected bring peace hard to by associated press leased wire Chicago. Ill aug in the Railroad j strike today entered its second month with meetings at Chicago and new York which were expected to cad the walkout immediately. Union chiefs were Here and railway executives in new York to consider president Harding a plan for a settlement. At Chicago Yvere most of the ninety Central chairmen of Tho shop Craft workers and several Ether leaders including in Al. Jewell president of 4 by railway employees de pal Imen of the american federation of labor end Timothy Healy held of Tao it King firemen and Oil mar. Jewell presided chairman b n w. Hooper of the United states Railroad la a Bor Board also was on hand find it was understood he bore authority to for president hard a in Case ii became necessary. The new York j meeting included executives of 14% loading railroads. The presidents plan Union Olti Oil Minnesota governor Likely to ask legislature to handle Coal problem associated press leased wire Paul. Minn., aug o. Preus according to a Story struck we Ould lose Assurance of steady Quot i a a/.4 o to to o i i it it w a a t a a a a. A by St. J. A. Published today by a local paper p considering the calling of a special session of the Minnesota legislature to Deal with the Coal situation and probably the proposed state policy. According to the newspaper matters that would he considered in event of a special session include a proposal for a Public safety commission to handle the Coal situation in conjunction with a fuel commission govenor Preus Lias made no Public announcement in the matter and efforts to reach him Early this afternoon were unavailing. Hoover May not Row in Golden Jubilee meet on Schuylkill i Cia is said. Included redux ratio a tent to Sty Kef. Sub oct to i the rights of men who stayed at work. Old employees who remained in uth Ltd Job would gain such additional rights As they acquired during the strike. As men at the foot of the seniority lists Are the fir Laid off in j Slack times Many workers who St. Louis. To. Aug. In Missouri polls opened this morning for the first primary election in which women of the state have taken part the weather prediction is fair and hot. Nominally because of the Harvest season the Rural vote would be j Light hut political leaders Are looking for a fairly heavy ballot be j cause of the activity it the women voters and the bitterness with which j the Campaign has been a waged. The democratic race for United j states senator Between senator James a. Reed and Breckenridge j Long third assistant Secretary of state under president Wilson. Has i overshadowed every other isue. There Are four parties in the Field j a Republican democratic. Socialist i and socialist labor. The Republican ticket alone in St. Louis is six feet Long and carries the names of 210 i primary candidates and 52 commit i teemed. Under the strip ballot is tem in use the voter must draw a line through the names of All Candi i dates not voted for instead of put j Ting a Cross in front of the names of the men of his Choice. In a took a newspaper Man who who he wanted to vote for minutes to Cross Oik the names of both sides in rail War take up peace plan Hoover presents Harding proposals to Hail Heads a unions meet in c hic ago entire surface and elevated system is tied up by new strike reject one Point by associated press leased wire new York n. Al. Aug. In Railroad executives today rejected the proposal of president Harding that striking showmen May be reinstated without forfeiting seniority lights hut accepted Condito ally the other two suggestion.-. Made by the White House for settlement of the nation wide strike. By associated press leased wire new York. N. Y., aug. I a the conference of Railroad presidents assembled Here today to discuss president Harding a proposal tor settlement of seven other employment. Men hired by the Road since the strike began would be Given Only rights acquired by them would not have rights a a ? old who went on strike. Other provisions of the Pone were that the showmen would a the recent wage reductions of Railroad labor Board pending a by associated press Toad of wire Philadelphia. A. Aug. In Hilton Belyea of St. John. N. S., one of the first out of town entries to arrive for the Golden Jubilee regatta of the National association of Amateur oarsmen on the Schuylkill River thursday Friday and saturday planned to take his first work out Over the course today. He arrived last night. Belyea is entered in the association senior singles on Friday and a Victory would qualify him for the championship singles on saturday. There Are la other entries in the qualifying event. Belyea a most formidable opponent being w. Garrett Gilmore of this City Over whom be already has three victories. The Winner of the association singles will meet costello of the Vesper. B r., Philadelphia Zoha. New York bohemians and possibly Walter Hoover. Duluth Tho title Holder in the championship event Hoover is entered but it is possible that he Row Only an exhibition. It was and in Flap rpt the re j hearing by the Board and that to Kyj would agree to abide by decisions of i the Board in future the railroads were to discontinue a farming but of shop work. The question of National i and regional adjustment Boa Ala Toj expedite settlement of labor disputes would be discussed further. Reports of violence were confined to one from Columbus. Ga., when a party of negroes working in the Cen i trial Georgia shops were attacked by a group of Whites and one negro 1 beaten and the arrest of a strike Leader at Amarillo tex., on a charge of assault with intent to murder in j connection with the stabbing of Al non Union worker. Tencha hurry still fifteen die in train collision Many others injured when wreck occurs in neighbourhood of Cincinnati pm Oyes vision the Cincinnati. Of. Aug. In fifteen persons were reported killed find 25 to 30 injured in a head on collision today Between a northbound negro excursion train and southbound passenger train number la from Dayton on the Cincinnati Lebanon and Northern Railroad at Lester station a suburb of Cincinnati today. The v southbound train no. La composed of five cars behind the locomotive. Crashed into the northbound special excursion train of three cars carrying several Hundred negroes to a picnic at Highland Grove the two trains came together with a terrific Force telescoping each other. The splintering crash and the whistle of the steam were follow. By the screams. The cars were entangled. Twisted into each other and presumed a terrifying aspect As those within the scene of the crash ran to Render Aido test it i the nationwide rail strike adjourned j knew until this afternoon without taking action after Secretary of Commerce j Hoover had presented the administration position. The president s proposal for settlement of the rail strike made Public today were three in number. The first sets Forter that the pm should abide by the wage de reached by the labor Board. Mould Stop Law suits second would provide that All Law suits brought by either Side in connection with the strike should be withdrawn and that disputes arising out of the walkout should be left Quot with the labor Board for settlement. The third proposal and the one calculated to provoke the most discussion when the conference meets again this afternoon for a vote of acceptance or rejection suggests that strikers be taken Back on the basis of seniority which they enjoyed before they walked out. By associated press in Impi wire Chicago 111. Aug. thousand motor men conductors and guards on surface and elevated lines went on strike at 4 o clock this morning and the greater part of the working portion of Chicago a nearly three million persons was forced to seek improvised transportation. As usual All rolling Stock available including every variety of wheels pitiable pus Hable or motorized vehicles was inadequate and the Brunt of the traffic fell on a a Shanks thousands started Early afoot and from Well before Dawn streets and avenues leading to the business and manufacturing districts seethed with pedestrians. Streets in the Down town District with the calling of the strike automatically in ame one thoroughfare. But even that action by the police department was not enough to avoid tangled jams of traffic. Hundreds of Jitney buses from surrounding towns wee on the Job with the break of Day. They were summoned Days ago by Charles c. Fitz Norris t Hief of police when a strike appeared to a inevitable negotiations have teen under Way Between the surface line workers and the surface line employers for several Days after posting of an order for a wage reduction of approximately it percent. 0 gets new players by associated Tress Leasol wire Sioux Falls. Aug Ca Rise h of the Sioux has signed two new players a pitch.�4 Aud an outfielder both were obtained from the Moline club in the thre i league. One is a Pitcher named Gardener. A former College Star and the other an named Vieser who is said to be a heavy hitter. Coo. Sister slays sister in amazing Triangle and says she is glad t Dieci a is Wirt Philadelphia a. Aug. Jolly wage conference of operators miners of the Central competitive by turn in Oum Fields to be held in Cleveland next monday for the purpose 1 of negotiating a Basic agreement do i signed to terminate the present Coal j strike was called today by John a Lewis International president of ii United mine workers. President Lewis also summoned the general policy corp in it tee of the Union to meet in Cleveland at the same j time for the purpose of acting promptly upon developments As they May occur in the joint wage conference. All men will remain on strike until an agreement or a definite understanding 1ft reached. National life menaced i in connection with the Call for the interstate conference president i, j gave out the following statement a in issuing an invitation to Fri Coal operators of the Central compe j Totive Field to assemble in joint conference in Cleveland on August 7 j am actuated by the highest Konoid a oration of Public welfare and the impelling necessity for an Early and Judi Atlon of the issues involved or i bituminous and Anthracite Fields. A this strike unparalleled in it magnitude is now in its High tent week and constitutes an Industrial a convulsion which menaces the financial and Industrial fabric of our nation. Besides the tremendous personal sacrifice so bravely endured by the mine workers the strike is exacting penalties from every citizen of our kind and is closing Down the Chan i be is of Commerce and disturbing the Ealons of finance and credit thru i out tile civilized world. Its effect will continue to be Felt Long j 3 of a. Ruination and the Burden will fall j heaviest upon those least Able to Bear it. Would save Public a a in consideration of these facts and notwithstanding the powerful position of advantage now enjoyed by the mine workers we have resolved to again attempt to assemble a conference where passion vill be Al i played and reason predominate we Are Able to fight indefinitely but much prefer the pursuits of peace to the ills of Industrial warfare. We feel j that the american Public will sup a port our offer to meet at the conference table and will encourage the i corporate interests involved to Jiava j their representatives present a sock Fri sic agreement it is expected the make up of the conference will follow As nearly a possible those of her years. The miners will probably be represented by eight men from each of the foul states. The representation of the operators will depend upon the number that respond to the Call. It hat been repeatedly stated by leaders of the Union a conference would be called As soon As assurances were had that sufficient tonnage would of represented to make possible a Baste wage agreement. Nothing could to Learned As to the amount of tonnage pledged to attend the meeting. Unable to hit verdict Baker arrested when Broadway restaurant patrons Are poisoned by associated pro leased wire i of Angeles. Calif aug. In will ing to remain out a a week a month a year if necessary but admitting that a Quot verdict is impossible m e paddock of Long peach Foreman of the jury which today was to attempt to decide the Fate of mrs. Madalynne Obenchain. Tried for the second rime for the murder . Belton Kennedy led the deliberate is into what promised to be another protracted session. James m. Rhoden said to Lead the jurors favouring acquit a1 thought a May it verdict would be reached. A Wear a taking up certain lines of testimony he does not feel he has had sufficient which have not be a considered by training since his Victory in the bsh Henley to get in condition. Eng officer who played Stei Lar role during Appomattox is dead by associated Washington. Press leased mire aug i a brigadier general Edward a. Whitaker who As 3 in on officer 13 Tail to have carpet the message which halted the prepare Union charge at Appomattox a sch resulted in the unconditional surrender of Leeds array died Sunray a his Home Here he was Ai Holder of the congressional modal of Toner and during president Grams ministration served As pos Mast or it Hartford Conn. O weather report tonight Many be said. Foreman paddock stated to the court the jury stood seven to five and the impression about the Hall of Justice was that the majority favored acquittal. North dak5ta7ubge adjourns suit against committee of fort five new York. N. A. Aug . A Baker who had been discharged from a Broadway restau rant was arrested on a homicide a charge today following an i Vestiga j to it a of the poisoning of More than too persons three of whom arc dead i a who ate in the restaurant yesterday. Officials of the medical examiners office reported that a Quantity of Berry j ides baked before Abrahamson left j the restaurants employ. Had been j heavily charged with arsenic. A t0days8aseball Hooper goes to meet of Federated craftsmen by Assoria cd Lnch Leac i Wirt Chicago 111., aug. of the six Federated shop crafts went into session today to consider president Harding a proposal for a settlement of their strike. Chairman Ben Hooper of the labor Board was present at the meeting. He was met at the train on his return from a con j Ferenee with the president and is j coned to the conference by a. O Wharton labor member of the Board and b. M. Jewell head of the shop j crafts. Or. Hooper said that originally he had no intention of being present at the conference but had agreed to do so when urged by or. Worton and or. Jewell. He said he had no message to transmit from president Harding and refused to discuss the strike other than to say that he did not plan any immediate session of the labor Board in connection with it. J Previ is to the conference or. J Jewell informed newspaper report-1 a Charles that they a might As Well take a vacation for a Day or asked to amplify the remark he said he a Pete i no action from the meeting before tomorrow at the earliest. Other shop Craft leaders say however. That their meeting would i e finished by noon tomorrow at the latest. Of he w it in Indiana miners wont attend. Official says Indianapolis ind. Aug. operators will not attend the conference called at Civ land by president John l. Lewis of the miners Union for the purpose of be Gofin Tilv a wage agr a joint for that Central competitive Field. Morton l. Gould president of the Indiana bituminous Coal operators association declared. In h ass Illinois operators to consider Lewis offer Chicago. 111., aug. Coal operators will pass on John l. Lewis invitation for a Central competitive Field conference when the state operators scale committee meets Here today or. F. C. Honnold. Secretary of the Illinois Coal operators association said today. Or. Honnold added that his personal opinion was that the sentiment in Illinois would be in line with that expressed by Indiana. Quot a a a i in Pittsburgh producers refuse to talk wage a Pittsburgh. Aug. In the Pitts Bure Coal producers association today declined the proposal of John l. To it a wis of the United mine workers for a four state conference to nettle the Coal strike but declared in a message to or. Lewis but it was willing to meet the mine organization in this District a to negotiate amp wage scale for the District a american league new York Chicago. Jones Mays and Schalk. Smuggled rum and car taken. I on. 104 and Shang Tabor Washington. 200 Cleveland. Oot Francis. Zachary and Picinich Bagby and o Neill. Cuth Dakota fair probably wednesday change in temperature. Not and much by associate pros leased wire Minot n. A. Aug. John c. Lowe at noon today adjourned until two p. In. This afternoon the hear ing on a motion to quash the Tempo Jary restraining order against the com Mittee of 45 issued on the petition of Frank o. Hellstrom of Bismarck. The main Point on which the defendants seek to have the order quashed is the fact that there never has been any i summons issued or served the defendants alleging that from this fact there i is no action pending therein. Of Atli a is in Camp by associated press leased wire Des Moines la. Aug. In Moro than j too civilians High school and College a students from Kansas. Nebraska a to South Dakota and Iowa began a a Why is this wrong i month intensive military training at it the answer will be found among fort Des Moines today at the annual today want ads. Civilian military school of the United Philadelphia. Of Detroit. To Naylor. Hasty and Perkins Dauss and Mainor. National league St. Louis Brooklyn. Postponed rain 200 Pittsburgh. New York Cooper and Mattox Jonnard and Snyder. 700. Too too Gooch. Ryan. Chicago to Philadelphia to Alexander and of Farrell Dows. Singleton and Henline. First game Mea Cincinnati too Boston .008 020 too too Fox Donohue. What a a Blunder do you suggest states army. Marguard and Keck and Gowdy. It % Hargrave. Cargo of scotch captured but bootleggers escape after gun fight at Huron by Askia cd press Loa Sixl wire Huron. D., aug. and state prohibition officers and members of the City police Force raided the dram farm three Miles North of her#5 and took a Load of scotch whiskey. Said to have been run in Here last night from Canada valued at $2,500 and the run runners automobile. Two men. Known to hav a been the owners of the whiskey and the Drivers of the car were fired on by the officers although several shots were fired at the fleeing men. There was no evidence to show that any of them had been effective a poise in now searching for the smugglers. O Gillette resigns by associated press leased wire Minneapolis minn., aug. of the resignation of George m Gillette As president of the Minneapolis steel and machinery company was made today. Or Gillette remains a member of the executive committee and of the Board of director. It Southern Ohio mines object to of French Columbus. Ohio aug. Ohio Coal operators will not parti Fly Pate in the conference at Cleveland next monday Between miners and operators of the Central competitive Field it was indicated today at the offices of the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange definite answer probably will be made to president Lewis invitation either tomorrow or thursday. Eastern Ohio operators previously had indicated that they would attend the Cleveland conference. Case against Union railway strikers is indefinitely delayed 0m miss Bertha Katz 28. Above was shot dead in a Brooklyn apartment. Mrs. Minnie realer 43, her sister told police she had killed the girl because the latter had stolen the affections of her husband. A John the Barbera re sier. Prize fight promoter. By associated press Lead d wire Sioux Falls s. A. Aug. hearing of sinking employees of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad before judge j. Elliott in Federal court on charges of violating the injunction granted by the court to the Railroad restraining strikers from interfering with the employees or business of the Road was indefinitely postponed this morning when it was Learned that p. J Pratt a striker who is alleged to have assaulted a. W Hervin an employee of the Road. July 25. Had disappeared. None the 28 other Union men appear before the court ing in Cochu it Tion w the so. Of order to this to ruths affair did

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