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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - December 8, 1924, Mitchell, South Dakota Twelve Page the evening Republican to xxxix Mitchell South Dakota monday december 8, 1924. Number 57fviercury drops Wear says Finger prints Are forged revelations of designer peril police methods demonstrate How any desired Finger print can be transferred got the idea in prison my grrr Emik endeavouring t it a a doctor a set of Finger Fhi its by Roy j. Gibbons Nea sorrier writer a Leago. Fee. of a sur prints is challenged by Albert h Ehde nationally known designer my engraver Here. Exports any that there 1st Only one Trice in several trillion of two fingerprint being exactly alike. Now Wehde claims Sui cd ident Flea on can be forged and he convince Day demonstrates How the forgeries i in be effected by Means of a comparatively simple process. What he has done threatens to urn a so the whole fabric of fingerprint a a tory and practice. Wehde became interested in Finger ints while confined in the Federal in tertiary at Leavenworth during 121. He was sent there for attempting a he transport of arms to East Indian evolutionists before the United rates entered the War. President Landing freed him after he had serv i six months. Saw print doctored at the prison he was assigned to Laboratory work in the fingerprint f Tion because of his expert know it it de in photography and engraving. There he says he saw a visiting Tahoma detective endeavouring to a doctor a set of fingerprints later a tiered As evidence in a sensations rain robbery trial in which a 33,-� no Reward figured. This started Wehde thinking. From current gossip around the Orison he Learned that at least two in had been led to execution in America within recent years solely on be strength of circumstantial Evi j once built about the fable of the nce print. Infallibility. Wehde made a few experiments. Be was successful in transferring or raring his own Finger print to a Ratch cover. Then he tried duplicating the same i Tiger prints so that they could for Cample. Be photographed from a a lass Goblet in jew York and later iced on a bloody murder Hatchet san Francisco. Persistent trial brought about the a weird effect. A i first obtained Possession of a Mume fingerprint which was easy. No smooth surfaced article can be indeed without leaving digital Ark he says. Quot these Marks i then a a eloped and brought into bold re by dusting powder on them. A i photographed this imprint Mak a i negative the exact size of the Reginal. An etching is made from s negative preferably on Copper. A be it hmm serves As a die. Transfers any print Vul anyone has to do to Transfer a a a Quot a reprint thus made is to take a p of any heavy correspondence pc moisten the paper slightly and a it into the ridges of the etching Libbing the Back of the paper Ive with any hard smooth instr a i when the paper is lifted off it Al by found that the portion which a res the exalt t Finger impression is us j to exact replica of the skin de i on the Pitiger involved. Moisten a his paper Transfer by touching o any perspiring part of the human my or slightly greasing it with any a or oily substance then pressing Cains any surface capable of aiding a direct fingerprint you a replant an exact copy of the orig Finger impression including a detail and muscle Shoals solution near Coolidge urges building up of leaders think Aerial Industry Underwood accepts weeks amendments and offer them to Senate today president sends report of committee on aeronautics to Congress today lease time extended question grave one measure also pro vibes for executive concurs in. Or. To to t no sliding scale upward in nitrate production Washington d. A. Dec. 8 amendments meeting the major of recommendations made by advisory body report Milwaukee Bank bandits make off with huge amount Milwaukee. We. Dec. 8.�?five robbers entered the Northwestern National Bank Here shortly after to a. Rn., today he d up th1 cashier and escaped with $10,000 in Cash and Bonds estimated at $300,000. Hary a. Dingman cashier was struck Over the head by one of the robbers and knocked unconscious when he offered resistance. Three other tellers on duty at the time were covered by pistols. Washington d. C., dec. 8 a Lack of an adequate aircraft Industry is a sections raised by Secretary weeks to. The Underwood muscle Shoals Billa mater of grave concern t0 thee a a were offered today in the Senate by Crement in the judgment of the a the author of that measure. Senator tonal advisory committee for Aero i Nderwood Democrat of Alabama. Nautis As expressed in its annual re with the More important of the and ministration s objections to the Bill port transmitted to Congress today by thus removed leaders on both sides president Coolidge. Albert Wehde and his fingerprints. All Are genuine save one. Can you Tell which is the forged one its no. 4 either Way you look a t the Chart. Buffalo Hunt on at Pierre to last week first animal killed today Cowboy nearly killed in Stampede of animals Pierre s. D., dec. 8.-�?in the first Snow storm of the season capt. Billy Fawcett of a Whiz bang Quot Fame and j. E. Dickey Minneapolis and Clarence Parker Minot n. D., shot the first Buffalo in the annual Hunt on the Phillips Buffalo ranch near it. Pierre sunday afternoon. The Hunt will continue All week with a number of Hunters on hand to take their first shot at a real live Buffalo. Among those Hunting today Are Berry and w. T. Stephens Scoby mont., w. H. Wiggonton and Tom Pomeroy Minot n. D., and miss Sylvia Caughlin Columbia n. The Hunting party on the Twenty thousand acre Buffalo ranch was different As the shooting of yesterday made the Herd of one thousand animals much More difficult to come up with. The Hunting is being pictured by Pathe people who Are following up the Hunters. Quot Baldy Mathieson Cowboy on the 1 Phillip ranch was saved from injury a previously been a member of Norbeck Given place on Pilot body of Senate Curtis in naming steering committee ignores Ladd and slaps Lafollette Washington d. A. Dec. 8.�?rsenat-or Peter Norbeck senior senator from South Dakota has been placed on the Senate steering committee by senator Curtis Senate Leader. The recent Republican caucus gave senator Curtis Power to appoint his com Mittee which will have to go through the formality of Sanction by the majority group in the Senate. The appointment of senator Norbeck to this committee gives South Dakota representation on one of the most important standing committees of the Senate. In selecting the members of the steering committee senator Curtis followed the example set by the Republican conference in Reading senator Lafollette of Wisconsin and his supporters out of the Republican party. He left senator Ladd of North Dakota in the Senate Are hopeful of an Early vote. One amendment extends the time for the leasing of the Plant by the War Secretary from next july to next that will not be forgotten is that it Quot an aircraft Industry is absolutely essential to National defense Quot the report declared. Quot one lesson of the War takes a great Deal of Money to develop hastily an aircraft Industry Al sept. I. Another changes the requirements As to the production of nitrates for fertilizer so that instead of 10,000 j tons the first five years there would i most from nothing. The american be 10.000 tons in the third year. J people can 111 afford to pay that Price provides sliding Seale. I a second time senator Underwood explained that a fertilizer Plant would have to be constructed and that in the usual course this would require two years. The government is concerned that there should be at least a an adequate nucleus capable of rapid expansion to meet War needs the report con in the fourth year the Lessee would tinned. To that end it recommended be required to turn out 20.000_ tons of Steps be taken to remedy substantial nitrate in the fifth year 30,000 and thereafter 40,000 tons annually. Secretary weeks report on the Underwood Bill suggested a number of amendments and declared a unless careful and thoughtful amendments such As pointed out in my report Are adopted the Underwood Bill is one among the objections raised by the Secretary of War dealt with the by a the existing bad conditions but declared that proposals either to increase the volume of government or Des for aircraft or to allot such orders without regard to the competitive bidding would not meet the necessity. Suggests four moves the committee suggested four moves to produce the necessary types me sure Saiy i finances of the operation of muscle of aircraft at reduced Cost and also this morning by the prompt action of Quot Elzie Tibbs another Cowboy when the latter divided a Herd of five Hundred charging buffaloes after Mathieson had been thrown from his horse in front of the oncoming Herd. Mathieson was Riding in front of the Herd trying to turn it toward a Batten of motion picture cameras when his horse slipped in the Snow and threw him. As he fell. Hie foot caught in the Stirrup and he was dragged along the ground by his horse. Tibbe who was nearby attempted to throw himself across the neck of Mathieson a horse to save the prostrate rider but in the attempt Tibbs own Saddle turned and he was thrown heavily to the ground. He grabbed at Mathieson and Man. A Quot the fashion . I 10 this foot from the Star Oll odium into tho Copp Erand but mar Dara a j�ntajwe4 Stead of the paper and thus i on the r0�?ond As the Buffalo Herd mire an artificial Finger sur past a thar a of a oth Iran a ii can be worn and used to Cap a with minor a identification in caching j i��1kt anyone Dishi firstly Moti j of jvc2ht ays he is moved to give his a t tile world to preserve the and property of innocent parties a rigid be sentenced to death and under the administration of the a print Law As now practice in courts. O entire family of Tiree killed when automobiles crash in a. Minn., dec. 8.�?an entire ily consisting of three members instant death and four men were rely Cut and bruised last night n their automobiles collided on i Shway number 35, one fourth East of Here. The four injured arrested following the Accident. He Chad James Lang 35. S. James Lang. 22. X months old daughter of mrs. 2 million won in chewing gum suit chips Aro. Ii dec. judge Wilkerson today awarded the l. T. Larson. Jr., company a judgment of $1,741,000 against the William Wrigley. Jr., company in a Trade Mark suit that has Long been pending Between the two chewing gum manufacturing concerns. He injured who Are being held police Are James Kemp. 35, exp Kemp 24, William d. Pariseau my Joseph Connaker 24. Hibbing he Force of the collision demolish he Lang car. He four men in the car driven by 1p received severe cuts and Bruise after being attended at a local a Tai. They were taken into custody olice and win be held pending the a me s inquest a Luca stated for the children Christmas is children a Day. Buy your presents of. Republican advertisers for the kiddies now. Excellent Stock of toys in the Mitchell stores. Bring them to Mitchell that body off the commute. It is asserted that the real reason the committee was re organized was to get rid of senator Ladd. The Complete personnel of the new committee follows senator James w. Wad Worth of new York chairman William b. Mckinley of Illinois George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania Frank b. Willis of Ohio Frank r. Gooding of Idaho Peter Norbeck of South Dakota and William Butler of Massachusetts. The old committee consisted of the late senator Lodge and senators Curtis Wadsworth Fernald. Mccormick Watson and Ladd. Senator Curtis retired from the steering committee because As he explained he did not think the committee should to influenced by the presence of the Leader on it. For the same reason senator Claude a. Watson vice chairman of the conference and assistant Leader was left off. The i significance of the selection of senator Butler is that it was Felt desirable to have a representative of the administration on the committee. Senator Curtis pointed out that the West and the agricultural states were rep seemed by four of the seven members of the committee Mckinley Willis. Norbeck and Gooding while the East and the Industrial states also were Well represented. His Only comment on the omission of senator Ladd was that senator Norbeck and senator Gooding were Good representatives of sentiment in the Northwest and in the agricultural states. To a a a a Kerrigan Hurt in Auto wreck near Dixon i. Dixon 111., dec. 8.�?j. Warren Kerrigan moving picture actor with a party of friends figured in an automobile Accident near Here this morning. Kerrigan was the Only member of the party to be injured. Kerrigan was thrown through a window of the Sedan receiving a deep Gash Over the left Eye. Extending from the hair to the eyebrows numerous minor cuts and painful bruises. He continued his trip to Chicago by train. O Dies of wounds Washington d. C., dec. 8.�?the death of vice Consul Henry a. Dayton shot several Days ago in Belgrade was reported today to the state department. It Shoals and said unless the Bonds which should be issued Are guaranteed by the government they would be practically worthless. He declared that he believed it would be unwise to require the operator to attempt to produce a maximum of 40,000 tons of nitrogen within the four year limit set by the Bill unless it was first Learned that the fertilizer could be told profitably. The Secretary said the a a it july i was too Short a limit to obtain a suitable Lessee for the property. Coolidge presents views president Coolidge is understood to have presented his views on the in to assure manufacture of adequate peace time markets. The Steps to be taken by the aircraft builders were to re adjust plants to peace time basis immediately and for specialization in particular types of ships with a View to Quot gradual recognition of proprietary rights in new those suggested for the government were to fix a balanced production program for the army Navy and Post office which will have needs and types made known a year in Advance and to place orders for different types at a such intervals As to insure continuity of production and the gradual development of special facilities and a a j a Viv a a Ca pm Viii a Viii Vivo Derwood Bill directly to the Alabama pm by each manufacturer in the pro aerie tho inn Ria mils on a auction of a Given Type of a while the air mail service particularly with its present efforts toward night flying was classed As a the most important development in aviation to senator during the sunday cruise on the Mayflower on which senator Underwood was a guest. Announcement was made at the White House today following the presidents return that he would Send j. A a no letter to the Senate setting Forth iday a far As stimulating developed views As had been expected by Felt. Republican senators. O Many Sites Are considered for new vet Hospital ment of commercial aviation goes the report pointed out that the chief reason for faster commercial flying pro a Gress in Europe was a military consideration. Europe pushes development a they realize More keenly than we do in America the vital necessity of aviation to National defense a the com a Mittee said adding that commercial aviation had been encouraged Over mrs. Porter is dead As result of Auto smash los Angeles calif., dec. 8.�?gene Stratton Porter novelist arid Short Story writer died Here saturday night from injuries sustained when her automobile collided with a Street car in the Early evening. M a. Porter has been a resident of California for the last five years during which time she continued her writings and reproduced some of her books in motion pictures. Mrs. Porter was born on a farm in Indiana in 1868, the daughter of Mark and Mary Straton. In 1886 she married Charles Darwin Porter at Wabash ind. Mrs. Porter was noted As an author and Illustrator her two most noted works being the a girl of the Limber St and a freckles 1 she was the author of More than fifteen books among them being several on Birds and Bird life on which subject she was a recognized authority. For two years she was on the natural history staff of Outing Magazine and for four years was specialist in natural history photography on the photographic times annual almanac. Southern part of state my hit by Sto i schools closed and bluing 1 practically at standstill Yankton 4 inches fall Here West of White Lake Only about two and a half inches reported by Milwaukee Frazier placed in Hospital to mend memory Snow driven by Strong North winds was piled High and drifted in All parts of the City today and temperatures in Mitchell during the night fell to six. The lowest recorded by the official government thermometer so far this Winter. At 8 of clock this morning the Mercury had risen one degree and by noon it was to above. Mitchell s delightful weather was a shot to places last thursday with the second Snow of the Sason and yesterday the heavy Laden sky was filled with storm eddies and Snow fell throughout the Day ceasing for a few hours during the night to commence again Early this morning with lighter flurries. The City Street department was Busy today Clearing the Crossings and residents of the City were out Early in the Day shovelling their walks. Reports from the Milwaukee dispatchers office state that the storm East of Mitchell is continuing the snowfall being about the same a far East As Mason City the divisional Point of the Road As it is Here. West the storm was not quite so heavy reports say and West of White Lake it amounts to Only about two and a half inches. Temperatures at rapid City and Murdo Are eight above Zero. The Railroad tracks Are cleared and the trains Are arriving on scheduled time. At the Dakota Central Telephone company reports from the South say there Are eighteen inches of Snow at Tyndall and Yankton and that it was snowing this morning at Watertown and Huron. Roads throughout the territory Are drifted making travel rather difficult. Sow ties up traffic _ Yankton. S. D., dec. 8.�?the Wor t Minneapolis Minn., dec. 8.�?op a a torm of the Winter was in Progri Arthur Frazier the Indian Veteran of a tej e win Drift the world War the establishment of whose identity is baffling both the War i avid Sun eau Ucucu Mvusi cd Minneapolis Minn. Dec. 8-Mem-1 seas a practice Way Princi of the re Ltd Nutly appointed vet pay by by common carriers hers Erans Bureau committee to select a site for the proposed tenth District disabled veterans tubercular Hospital who have been in session in Minneapolis for three Days considering proposals for Sites left sunday night for by Quot in the United states a it was added Quot direct subsidy appears to be out of the question because of our adherence to a traditional policy. In our country aviation must take its own Northern Minnesota where they will _ r spy m # lock Over several of the Sites offered. The party will include colonel Boyd Wales Pierre s. A. Member of the while Speed and Maneule ability might be prime military factors fora a to Quot v a aircraft civil aviation required More South Dakota land settlement Board. I f in operation and William Stern. Fargo or. E. B. A a Dougherty of St. Paul and Byrl Osborne of Minneapolis. They will go to Duluth Bemidji and 4itken and return to Minneapolis thursday after which they will go to North and South Dakota to look Over other possible Sites. A the committee also has Sites located at Way Zeta Minneapolis. St. Paul Northfield Little Falls eve Leth and other Points under consid Low Cost of equipment and maintenance the report said. The Point where these economic factors with air Craft justified Genera use of air routes had not been reached in the United states it added. As general recommendations the Board suggested the continuous prosecution of scientific research work. Continuation of the air mail ser Lum onut Iii i i a ii Iio Uijun Vii Oil i ration. A decision will not Likely ice under the Post office department be reached for three weeks for night of the group said. I flying from new York to san fran of i Cisco. Ivc a tuck Eft or act Steps to increase the reliability and runt Asl Economy of operation of commercial Iowa unsettled tonight probably i aircraft with reasonable regulation of Snow in Northwest portion much fliers an it Fields and necessary colder in East and Central portion aids to Navidi nation along designate tuesday fair cold wave in cast por-1 a Onai airvv�?Ta3rs Tion tonight. I continued Stuffy of the air defense Minnesota partly Cloudy in South Prol Lem Anc continued support of West Snow in East and North Poi-1 aviation development in the army and tons tonight much colder fair colder in East portion. J Coolidge concurs North Dakota unsettled with in transmitting the report pres probably Snow tuesday and in ex-1 ident Coolidge concurred in the Gen Treme East portion tonight not Era recommendations and agreed much change in temperature. A that in the last analysis substantial South Dakota partly overcast to progres8 aviation is dependent upon night probably Snow tuesday or continuous prosecution of Scien tuesday night not much change in Tiftic temperatures. Quot through the work of this commit Nebraska fair tonight tuesday he Gard a the Talent of America increasing cloudiness and slightly hag been marshalled in the scientific warmer. 1ing Snow that fell All Day yester no and was still falling today. Nine inches p 0f Snow. In addition to the 13 which department and United states. A a few i thursdays storm made be veterans Bureau has been placed. ,. ,. Hide traffic almost impossible we Hil under observation in a government 1 the me t0�?z h Hospital at Knoxville la., c. I degrees above Zero. Bard manager of the Minneapolis c a j ,. Bureau off a said today school was suspended Here today and business was practically at a in the meantime or. Or. Ii. A i 14 a i standstill. Taxi service in the City was Burns of the Bureau is continuing ,. ,. _ lacking this morning owing to deep his investigations on the Indian. A i Ai. A a i drifts and mail service. City and reservation in Nebraska and South a a ,. Country was suspended. Bus lines Dakota to obtain the Early history 7 # ,. _. Suspended operations. Numerous a of the Frazier family. A a. A a i to mobiles were reported stalled in this the Young Indian who has been j ,. K. L r. . Railway service on the Mil recognized by former army a a. Waukee and great Northern lines was is suffering from a partial loss of. _. ,. In. Maintained on delay Ai schedules but memory. His admittance into the a ,. A Ai 1 t t a. The Yan k t on cent Xvi i in line of the government institution in Iowa is be-1 _ 7. I Northwestern was closed today by Long made for the purpose of Rector. / j. Drifts. Wire service Here did not seem ing his memory and of obtaining some Light on the veterans actions Between the time of his alleged death on the Meuse Argonne Battlefield and of his appearance in the United states after the War. The investigation has been in Progress for approximately a year and during that time the War departed be seriously affected. Roads badly drifted Sioux Falls s. D., dec. 8.�?-Snow which fell All Day yesterday brought to Inch As More of Snow to Southeastern South Dakota following a Simi Lar fall a few Days earlier. A Light i snowfall was continuing this morning ment has steadfastly refused to acknowledge the identity of the living Man As that of Frazier. Of Charnock named Road supervisor of Minnehaha co. And the temperature fell during the night to within five Points of the Zero Mark the lowest this season. The roads were reported to be drifted badly in some country districts. Motor bus service out of Sioux Falls was abandoned this morning after busses bound for Huron and Aberdeen had ploughed their Way i through the drifts As far As Quot Penitentiary Hill a North of the City and returned with the report that the roads were impassable. Railroads reported that their Sioux Falls s. D., dec. 8.�?c. T. Charnock member of the state Highway commission has been appointed county Highway supervisor for min \ Rains were running somewhat behind Netaha county subject to the Ratific j schedule Tion of the state Highway commission it was announced today by the Board of county commissioners of Minne 6 above at Huron Huron. S. A. Dec. 8.�?Light Snow Hama county. Acceptance of the Post accompanied by a Twenty five to Thor by or. Charnock would involve i. To mile wind is a Lvene this pan of resignation from the state Highway a tae a taste of Winter today. The commission which it has been re j temperature which dropped to its ported will be offered at the end of it a we Lnu thus far this season rest the Mcmaster administration Jan. 6. I Edet is above Zero at 8 of clock this morning with Little indication of a cold in Iowa change for several hours according Sioux City. La., dec. con to a report from the local weather tinted to fall Here today greatly in i Bureau station Here ter Fering with traffic of All kinds. Fifteen inches has fallen since thursday. It was 8 degrees above this morning the coldest of the season. Local temperatures i study of the problems of flight with the result that today America occur i maximum and minimum terrine the Resus a la a Tures As recorded by the official inv pies a portion in the forefront of eminent thermometer from 7 a a i progressive nations in the technical yesterday to 7 a. In today i development of maximum 22 minimum 6. At 8 a. In. Today 7. Snowfall 4 inches. Weather and roads Sioux Falls snowing lightly. 8 roads drifted to inches new Snow. Pierre Cloudy. To roads drifted. Huron snowing and blowing. 5 inches Snow. 6 roads drifted. Mitchell snowing 7 roads heavy. Aberdeen snowing. 8 roads heavy. Watertown snowing 14 roads drifted. Yankton snowing and How my. To Road drifted i Ian fes new eats raisins then drinks water Dies from asphyxiation Winnipeg. Man. Dec. 8.�?Post Portem examination today revealed that Mary Holliday 20, who died i while attending a party Early saturday morning was killed by asphyxiation after eating a Quantity of raisins. Doctors said liquid the girl had i drunk had caused the raisins to Fer i ment forming gases which suffocated Quick Sale Kimball s. � dec. 4 1924. The evening Republican Mitchell s. Dear sirs the want and you inserted for my mules and horse sold them for me with the first rime it ran. Yours truly Roy e. Bides Snow in North Aberdeen s d. Dec 8 a Snow which continue to fat accompanied by a Bleb from tar nor a a brought the fire touch of in this to calf v. The Enow v sunday afternoon and ont Lri a rat. Be nut a Man a of the or four inches Over the Norte in a the state. And re or Watertown. So. 8 �?1 a Snow which Fem a Watertown night is Jonm null a noon to. Moderate wind with a increase in vet Nouv is Drifting the Snow and tar path nine to 1nerrunf both rail and Highway traffic about six inches of a now covers the ground the first fall of any consequence this season. Postmaster named Washington d a. Dec 8.�?the Folio song remasters were named today by the president. Avon. Ezra f. Lamkee Garretson. Loretta m. Steer on Gary. Robert h. Benner Herrick Adam f. Glaser Hurley. Harry r. Sanborn Irene. Oscar d. Hansen Parker Leland k. Stoddard Platte Fred Chealey Salem. Joseph w. Gibson Agar. Matilda Peterson Athol Nellie m. Anderson Hetland. Harry o. Star kaon

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