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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - December 10, 1924, Mitchell, South Dakota Twenty pages City edition Mitchell South Dakota wednesday december to 1924. Number 59mortimer admits his guilt hijackers prey Oil rum runners Law Breakers exploited by More Lawless Tracy and High Waymanyr make traffic a contest of armed forces. Very one suspected operate bootlegging ships in Der Cov or of formed ble gun Foli pm unt by Bob Dorman aka service writer Nassau n. P., dec. Nung along die Atlantic coast is no Molly coddle a Job even though the Way is often made smooth by the Ald and Connivance of bribed officers of the Law. A rum runner must have a hard fist and a aready trigger Finger. For the coast abounds with maritime hijackers the Only pirates of the twentieth Century i have found Iii a Survey of the situation. These pirates have become so bold that almost every boat Here whether engaged in rum running or in legitimate Commerce is equipped for defense against attack. Booked like Arsenal i was aboard the p. J. Melau Gli in a Schooner just in from new Orleans with a cargo of lumber. It was truly a floating Arsenal the Cabin being Well stocked with High powered rifles and automatic pistols. Through the tales of the rum runners that one hears Here run touches of humor of daring of shrewdness. Sometimes of tragedy. Many of the men who Man the rum running boats Are descendants of the pirates who made history 300 years ago in these same Waters and whose carousels ashore left Many children As the results of Union with captive women seized from their victims or with the native women of the islands. The cunning the dash and daring of their fre Booter ancestors even ome of the brutal cruelty is to be found today among the rum runner who sail out of Nassau. Face double danger resourceful daring. And even cruelty must be characteristics the rum runners. For the Man goes without the Law faces a danger. Not Only must he Cope with the guardians of Fulte Law but must miso match wits with those others who like himself Are beyond the Pale. And who feel themselves free to prey upon Good and bad alike. But when it comes to hijacking t was the americans who invented this form of piracy and to Date most of it has remained their prerogative. Recently an american Schooner Bove to off great Bahama Island and purchased $20,000 Worth of whiskey. The Schooner sailed at dusk. Out of sight of the Island she again Hove to lowered a motor boat and five of be Crew returned to the Island. With drawn automatics they recovered the Mono they had paid for the whiskey and returning to their smiled away with both Money. Another Schooner was dispatched with a cargo of liquor to new or . Attain of buys baby but sea ratio says fails to gain one authority husbands love w. Shearer declares scrapping policy makes America one of 5-3-1 plan suit for divorce on discovering fraud Wilbur has program doctor exposes trick Landis with wife at Rocester will not talk baseball Rochester. Minn. Dec. pleased with reports from new York _ j that the National league at its an wealthy tui Tawyer presses meet a put Quot self in record a Doest know Why he want indicted says Forbes accuser declares he told whole Story to Frank Vanderlip Secretary submits proposal to House body building essential re thinks new Yon. N. Y., dec. Hallam d. Shearer naval expert Wil and a woman who sought to revive dying affection bitterly disappointed Memphis tenn., dec. a a borrowed baby that was to have held a husbands love has resulted instead inventor of torpedo and amphibians but for do Norco Asan let he tanks told the Board of directors of wh0 tried to deceive. The National Security league that mrs. Charlotte Dodd Patton Sher american a sentimental hysteria for Man and her husband Rober s. Sher scrapping naval armaments had left i Man a a prominent Law. A a yer 0 Tulsa. Okla., were estranged. Her at tho tall end of a 5-3-1 ratio the of yearned for the return of Abote is the p. J. Mclaughlin a typical three masted Nassau Schooner. Below is shown a scene at one of liquor wharves in Nassau showing rum being loaded on the Raven. The Raven was formerly a United states sub Chaser. Of who double turn. A you earned the $36. While the prohibition agents were watching your barn i ran the whole shipment Down tho main Rich try to run Gauntlet even the wealthy Winter reporters of the Florida coast Are not above taking a sporting Chance. In their i fast pleasure boats they run out to j Bemoni or gun key but 4 5 Miles from the american coast where the rum runners maintain Supply depots. There they take a few cases aboard for their personal use. And try to beat the blockade that Uncle Sam has established. And the coast guard men Tell me that when hailed As they Are creeping along without lights they will i Speed up taking the chances on a few shots while they heave Over Board the liquor. Then they will come to and when the officers search 1 reveals nothing become very indignant at being fired upon and threaten immediate reprisals from Washington. Nine women to sit on jury to try kid m Coy negro janitor scheduled to be first witness a state outlines its Case Schooner cargo and but direct one Rew fired f1r>t to Horton Island off the Southern coast she was to meet an agent of the bootleggers who was to direct the Captain where to land the cargo. Arriving at Horton Island a stranger met the Schooner explained that the regular agent was ill and had sent him in his place. He gave the Captain his sailing directions appointing a meeting that night just off the roast. The Captain was suspicious had no Choice but to follow Mons. He took the precaution however of stationing three of his Crew who were crack shots in places of concealment about the deck. At the designated rendezvous lipped a motor boat out of the dark and eight heavily armed men came aboard. They ordered the Captain and Crew to throw up their hands three spurts of fire flamed of the hijackers slipped to the deck a Bullet through his shoulder. The weapons of the others clattered As they dropped from suddenly up thrust hands. A1? were bundled aboard their boat and the Schooner returnee to Horton Island to be met by the regular agent who had been released from Captivity when the hijackers thought it was too late for him to warn the Schooner. The Captain received the proper instructions and his cargo was safely landed. Refuse to deceive agents another Nassau rum runner showed considerable resourcefulness in dealing with prohibition agents who Roux in t be fixed in time. He had to and his cargo at Coconut Grove just South of Miami. But the agents were watching the Road Over which he bad to transport his liquor from the exp i j a pleasant stranger visited a Farr re a some distance off the Road and a of red him $50 for the use of 1 1s in for a Day and a night. He frankly explained that he was a a Otle Ger and that As the Prohs by it a agents were keeping such a a watch on the Road. Fie wanted 1 hide a shipment of liquor in Thea Riners barn for 24 hours the Riner agreed receiving $20. The bal no to be paid when the liquor was taken away to ree Days later Hie stranger returned and handed the Farmer to a but said the Farmer a you Haven to 0�<j my of. That a1 right Quot was the retail prices of food soaring now figures indicate Washington d. C., dec. increases in retail food prices ranging up to three per cent during the month ending nov. 15 were shown in 19 out of 20 cities for which figures were announced today by the department of labor. The three percent maximum was reported at Rochester n. A two per cent increase was shown at new York Louisville new Haven Norfolk and Portland. Me. Ten of the 20 cities showed an increase in prices ranging up to three per cent during the year ending nov. 15. A weather forecast Iowa mostly overcast tonight and thursday warmer tonight and in Southeast portion thursday. Minnesota mostly overcast to night and thursday probably Light Snow in East and North portions warmer tonight. North Dakota partly overcast tonight and thursday preceded by unsettled in East portion warmer in Southeast portion tonight. South Dakota generally fair to night and thursday warmer in East and Central portions tonight. Nebraska generally fair tonight and thursday warmer tonight. Local temperatures maximum and minimum temperatures As recorded by the official government thermometer from 7 a. In. Yesterday to 7 a. In. Today maximum 18. Minimum minus i. At 8 a. In. Today 18. O los Angeles Calif. Dec. Ion up a nine women rounded out the jury in Superior court today and the presentation of testimony which attorneys for the state predict will prove kid Mccoy one time idol of the prize ring guilty of the murder of mrs. Theresa mors Here last August is expected to begin today. A negro janitor David Hiram by name was slated to give the first prosecution testimony. He found mrs. Mors dead of a Bullet wound in her head lying on the floor of the apartment she and Mccoy had been occupying As a emr. And mrs. N. Hiram a testimony and that of several other witnesses called to establish the fact of mrs. Morse death was expected to take up most of the morning session after which the prosecution planned to produce witnesses who heard screams from the apartment at 11 00 p. Rn., on the night of August 12, thus establishing the hour of the killing. In his opening statement for the prosecution yesterday Deputy District attorney e. J. Dennison told the jury that a a Mccoy a motive for the murder j was jealousy a that he pilfered the body after death and previously had stolen articles from the shop. Hoover zoning system backed by City Heads instead of on a with great Britain according to the 5-5-3 treaty. Or. Shearer said the limitation of armament treaty was no More than an agreement Between Japan great Britian and the United states to change to a Type of fighting ships which this nation did not possess. A your Battle Fleet of 13 ships was almost ready a he said a it would have ruled the seas. A America paid in Good Faith and in the interest of peace close to $500,000,000 and did not Lay Down one new vessel of War. Since the signing of the arms treaty other Powers have built and authorized 281 ships of or. Shearers report was referred to a special naval committee of the league for investigation. U. S. Must build Hwabur tells House committee Washington d. C., dec. Ion Cruiser for Cruiser submarine for submarine the United states must build in Competition with great Britain on a 5 to 3 ratio of superiority Over Japan if the Washington treaty 5-5-3 ratio of naval strength is to be maintained Secretary Wilbur has informed the House sub committee on naval appropriations. The Secretary submitted a rounded building program advocated by the general Board details of which have not been revealed but which includes Light cruisers of tho 10,000 ton Type Fleet submarine destroyer leaders and other auxiliary Era it tonnage which is not limited by the treaty. Since the statement Laid before the committee monday and made Public a St night was reviewed and revised her husbands love and her desire led her into a path of deception. She went so far As to a a buy a new born baby boy and employ a physician to record in due form a birth certificate. The amazing Story which was uncovered Here had its Start in Memphis last july. A baby born in am by i Anrew mrs. Sherman came to the Home of a sister Here. A report was sent out that she soon was to become a Mother. One Day an ambulance drove up to the Sisters Home. Mrs. Sherman was assisted to the ambulance by or. Harold Sparr recently graduated from a medical school. He Rode in the ambulance with her to the Hospital and it was on this ride the baby was supposed to have been born. When the ambulance arrived at the Hospital mrs. Sherman and a newly born infant were assisted inside by or. Sparr and or. N. K. Moody another physician who had followed the ambulance in his own car. Hospital attendants however had not been taken into consideration in the bit of acting and suspicion was aroused. Physician reports tile deception the a a Mother was taken from the Hospital to the Home of her sister or. K. Spaul whom mrs. Sherman had engaged to find an infant a for adoption found out about the Case and feeling he had been duped went to the City registrar of vital statistics and asked that the Sherman birth certificate be stricken from the records. Or. Spaul said mrs. Sherman had paid $100 to the Mother of the child an unmarried Arkansas woman. Recently w Hen confronted with the entire Story mrs. Sherman broke his support commissioner Landis refused to break the silence he has maintained regarding baseball poll i banker is subpoenaed examination at the Mayo clinic stated that he had no comment to make on the action taken by the National \ league baseball officials. Previously he had announced that he would not talk a a shop while at Rochester and he was determined to carry out that policy. Mortimer tells of visit to Harding to Stop affairs of Forbes with wife capital gets British note on War claims repeatedly by the general Board and other experts of the Navy department i Down and admitted everything before it was delivered by or. Wil a it want Money i wanted Bur it May be taken As the deliberate conclusion of the naval service not Only on the present status of the Navy compared with other fleets but As to the relative value of aircraft and submarines compared with battleships. Battleships Are still the a real measure of sea Power the Secretary told tho committee. But to have full value he Addid they must be prepared to resist every possible Means of assault including the submarine torpedo and the Aerial of a a insurance rates on jewelry stores jump 300 percent weather and roads Mitchell Cloudy 18 roads fair. Watertown snowing 22 roads drifted. Sioux Falls Clear 6 roads fair. Pierre Cloudy 16 roads fair. Huron Cloudy 14 roads heavy. Aberdeen Cloudy Light Snow 0 roads fair. Yankton Cloudy 23 roads fair. Huron s. D., dec. of the Hoover municipal zoning method Extension of greater Power to City Park boards and formation of a permanent organization were Foremost among recommendations voted Here late yesterday at the opening session of the first conference of City officials Ever conducted in South Dakota. The attendance while not Large was representative of All parts of the state. It comprised chiefly mayors and City attorneys of municipalities of the first class. Roy d. Burns City attorney of Sioux Falls presented the Hoover zoning plan after which the conference voted to follow the Lead of that City in urging a legislative enabling act to make possible adoption of the system. The following officers were elected today de m. Hall mayor of Aberdeen whose idea brought this association about president a. L. By Man. Mayor of Yankton vice pres-1 Huron s. A dec Ion a. Dent. And Carl m. Hall. City attorney i so Salon he cd do Chicago Iii., dec. increase in Chicago insurance rates ranging from 50 to 300 per cent has been announced by the National Bureau of casualty and surety underwriters which presented statistics to show that certain classes of business had been the target of burglars and Rob hers for months. Protection for jewelry stores was increased 300 per cent drug stores were advanced too per cent because of robberies of liquor stocks and drugs and amusement Parks were raised too per cent because of holdups of ticket Sellers. Insurance on churches was made 60 per cent higher since thieves have carried away sacred vessels and vestments. Trade secretaries work All night to finish schedules Mitchell merchants invite you to come to the Corn Palace City and investigate their Good and prices. Bring the children along. Shop in Mitchell with Republican advertisers of Huron Secretary treasurer. Annual meetings will be held the third tuesday in May the organization to tie perfected at the next meeting. Health condition in Minneapolis improving daily Minneapolis minn., dec. of a Large percentage of Minneapolis residents against smallpox is beginning to How results or. F. E. Harrington commissioner of health said today. The average of new cases of smallpox reported Dally for the current week have been below the Dally average for the last two weeks and health officials consider this is an encouraging sign. The Board of Public welfare today reported 15 new cases and six deaths for the preceding 24 hours in Minneapolis a a a o Moscow dec. In 4�?it is announced that War minister Trotsky is suffering from a fever and that it is imperative that he depart for it Milder climate she said. A it was my husbands love. Recently in the hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City he struck me. Id lost his love. But i wanted him Back. He offered me $10,000 Alimony for a divorce but i wanted him and refused baby is Iii Kansas City mrs. Sherman now is Here. The baby boy is with a daughter in Kansas fifty w to is said to be the wife of a wealthy and socially prominent Man there. Or. Sherman is pressing his divorce proceedings. The petition was filed As soon As he became aware the baby was not his or his wife a his petition alleges. Of a a a state to ask for bids for fifth Bridge Pierre s. D., dec. state Highway commission today adopted a Resolution to advertise for bids for the construction of a state Highway Bridge across the Missouri River at Forest City s. D., in Potter county. Plans prepared by j. E. Kirkham state Bridge Engineer Call for four spans 256 feet each and two Center spans of 300 feet each in the Structure. The engineers estimate on Cost is $395,000, but from the Cost of the Pierre Bridge Over the Missouri it is believed the Price of the Forest City Structure May be Cut to nearer $345,000. Bids will be opened Jan. 27. The adoption of the Resolution to advertise for bids follows closely up of the completion of the $215,000 in appropriations from benefited counties and cities in the Vicinity which Washington d. C., dec. state department has received a communication from the British government explaining the attitude of great Britain on the question of the collection of War damage claims from Germany by the United states under the Dawes reparation plan. The British communication now is being studied and will be answered within a few Days. In the Light of what has been said by administration spokesmen on the question involved it is considered certain that Secretary Hughes will insist upon recognition of the principle that american claims against Germany shall be treated As equal to those of other Powers. Would share in proceeds the Washington government always has taken the position that it in entitled to share to a limited sex j tent in the proceeds of the Dawes plan and expects to be Given the support of the Allied governments. It has been pointed out by authorized spokesmen that the United states is entitled to be paid under its treaty with Germany just As the Allied Powers Are entitled to payment under the terms of the Versailles treaty. In support of this position it is said that the american treaty with Germany furnishes both a local and an equitable right for the collection of War claims from Germany out of Benefit derived by that nation under the Dawes plan. Since the United states was a participant in a common Victory it is held that the Allied governments cannot take All the. Assets of Germany and leave the american government in the position of being unable to collect its Rhine army costs As Well As the claims which Are being adjusted by the German Amer can mixed claims commission. Position made Clear officials Here declare that when the Dawes plan was formulated at provided in so Many terms the pro-ceed6 should cover All the claims of the Allied and associated Powers. At the time of the London conference it w As believed that the position of the Washington government had been made Clear. In advancing the explanation of the american position to the other interested governments it also was made Clear that the United states had no desire to be oppressive or to make any other than just claims defensible on leg a1 grounds and having an equity apparent to All. Chicago ll., dec. a Eum h. Mortimer chief government witness in the Forbes trial on the witness stand today for the third Day of Cross examination was questioned by James s. Easby Smith defense counsel concerning his indictment in new York in May 1923, for violation of the volstead act. Charles r. Forbes former director of the veterans Bureau and j. W. Thompson Chicago and St. Louis contractor Are on trial for conspiracy to defraud the government through veterans Hospital contracts. Mortimer said he had furnished $5,000 Bond on the new York indictment and had later been released by order of Mabel g. Wildebrandt assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition cases. He can to remember a was the Bond released before you gave your testimony before the Senate committee a the wetness was asked. A i do not remember exactly when it was he said. A was it before you testified before the grand jury which returned the indictment in this Case a a i do not tho court proceedings were delayed by an argument in Chambers Over the admissibility of the testimony. A a Forbes men trailed me around and tried to get something on me and when i explained the Case to mrs. Wildebrandt the Case was disposed of without trial a Mortimer testified. Mortimer denied president Harding Ever had been a guest at his Wardman Park hotel apartment in Washington although mrs. Harding and mrs. Carolyn Votaw president Harding a sister had been guests of mrs. Mortimer at the hotel suite. Went to White House once a a How often did you direct your chauffeur to drive you to the White House a Mortimer was asked. A Only once a he replied. Mortimer said he took James m. Williams of Philadelphia and representative Edmonds of Pennsylvania to the White House on one occasion when Williams a wanted to protest to president Harding about the Way Forbes was running around with mrs. Williams is mrs. Mortimer a Uncle. A i had no business at the White House and never went there a a the witness asserted. A did you have a White House pass which you showed when you were stopped by traffics officers a Mortimer was asked. A i did he a answered. Vanderlip summoned the defense has issued a subpoena for Frank a. Vanderlip new York financier for examination As to details of a Story involving details of the veterans Bureau administration under Forbes which Mortimer test fled he gave to Vanderlip in Washington last March. The witness when questioned by the court As to Vanderlipp a identity Underwood is having his Way on Shoals Bill Washington d. C., dec. consideration of amendments to the Underwood muscle Shoals Bill again awas in order in the Senate today with a ,0"s interview with Vanderlip in leaders hopeful of speeding Progress i Washington in Larch 13.4. During replied a a Vanderlip was the go Between for senator Wheeler during the Senate investigations a. The Cross examination w As halted by the court until it was stated by the defense attorney the t a summons had been issued for Vanderlip. Gave Vanderlip details the witness denied that he had approached certain newspapers with an offer to sell material for an expose of the veterans Bureau. He had Given such information voluntarily and without a a Nickle of Reward he testified. He then told of mands before undertaking the structures erection. The necessity of meeting again today. I the state Highway commission de the South Dakota association of commercial Farr retries adjourned their convention Here this morning a with the re election of All old officers As follows president w. M. Shirley Watertown vice presidents w c. Happe of Webster. Rev. J. W. Zerbe of Colome. H. Kruse of Caneva Secretary treasurer. Ben Lawshe of Aberdeen. Time and place of the next convention was left to the executive committee composed of the above officers. Which he gave the banker a the Story of the veterans bureaus. He had previously Given details to newspaper writers in Washington and new York. Mortimer said he was a was guilty As Forbes and did not know Why he had not been indicted by the grand jury which indicted the defendants in the present Case. A i asked no special favors he said. Coal strike May end soon Leader of miners says Scranton pa., lev. settlement of the strike of 12.000 miners of the Pennsylvania Coal company was predicted today by Rinaldo Cap Pella no president of District no. I United mine workers. Despite the rejection of his peace plans by the general grievance committee Moody county Man is on trial for a killing neighbor of the measure to permit a final vote before the end of the week. Having so far turned Back All attacks on the Bill obtaining the rejection of amendments which he opposed senator Underwood. Democrat a of Alabama its author at the same time has been supported by the adoption without a record vote of All amendments he favored. Some opponents of the Underwood Bill joined with its supporters today gave none in predicting passage of the measure this week and senator Underwood j i it a Ali pvt himself expressed optimism Over the i we a Outlook. Congressional leaders however see j Little Prospect of final enactment of muscle Shoals legislation until Well after the first of the year. Its passage by the Senate they Point out would Send it to the House where of j reported out after reference to a com j Mittee it probably would carry amendments which if adopted a Ltd it a and when plane Falls into the Pacific Nordlie following an altercation at the Blensoe school near Here. Selection of a jury was still under Way today with Little Prospect of completing it before adjourned Man today. The defense indicated in its questioning of jurors that it would offer temporary insanity As a defense a i a a it i red Cross meets Washington dec. Ion chapter Dele of the rations from All sections of the coun strikers. He expressed the belief that try. With officials of the organization the committee would reconsider its Here today for the annual of action. J the american red Cross. Flandreau 8. D., dec. Gilbertson. Moody county Farmer went on trial Here yesterday in circuit court for the fatal shooting on last aug. 29 of Avon Nordlie and the then have to adopt the conference re wounding of his brother. Hjalmer port. Chairman Norris of the Senate agriculture committee plans to make a final Effort to Block passage of the Underwood measure which he steadfastly opposes by introducing a new muscle Shoals Bill As an amendment to the Underwood Bill. The first amendment to the Underwood Bill now under consideration to come before the Senate today was one offered by senator Mckellar which would authorize the Secretary of War to regulate rate charges on Power produced at muscle Shoals. S it Diego Calif. Dec. Navy airmen Are dead two Are missing and their bodies apparently Wash a de out to sea and three Are suffering a. A a Quot to from gasoline Burns As the result of House would result in its being sent. A to conference. Both bodies would a Tail spin fall by a big Navy h-16 Type air plane into the Ocen at the Entrance to san Diego Harbor this morning. Young klan dry Raider escapes jury indictment Golconda. To. Dec. To a s. Glenn Young former Kok ii tan liquor Raider was not indicted on a charge of assault to murder by a Pope county grand jury states attorney con the amendment was voted Down by a. Jey stated today. It has been report Viva Voce vote. Ley Bulich Lutiny. It. Nan i Cix i de that Young had been indicted. It

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