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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - December 12, 1924, Mitchell, South Dakota Sixteen Page the evening Republican vol xxxix Mitchell South Dakota Friday december 12, 1924. Number 61take up third party Fate princes weds mail order spouse Marie Louise finds peace in Florida Home Royal austrian woman accepts proposal mailed her by american end of lurid career last m Arri age by Justice contrasts with first Royal ceremony by Nea service. Melbourne. Fla., dec. 12.�?�?oi have found peace. To these words the one time princes Louise of Witt Elsbach writes her epitaph on a life that made her the most talked of woman in Vienna court circles. Here in the Mellow warmth of a Florida farm. She takes on in her Dewing years the role of wife to w. H. Myers a Plain and prosperous american citizen. Fortuitous circumstances rescued her from the poverty that has visited vouch of Europe s Royalty. She had Boon forced to work As a servant her daughter had taken the nuns veil and her son was a suicide. Life was brew inc a Wormwood cup for her wrinkled lips. And then came a lonely and kindly Florida Man who read of the plight of the once colourful court lady and penned a Wistful love note to Here the sort of letter one mighty expect from a somewhat Bald a fairy Prince upon whose life Romance has brushed her hand Ever so lightly. I proposal cames a Why should you be so poor Over Prysi Dext there when i have so much and am a1 alone wont you come to America and marry me that a a a portion of it direct and without equivocation. Princess Marie Louise or the countess Larisch. If you prefer is accustomed to having the unexpected happen. Court intrigue is never written in terms of the commonplace Aud there was a time when polite intrigue was her hearts Delight. To Marie Louise it is All in a lifetime. She arrived recently they were married in Connecticut arid now Are settled Down in Florida. A and i am so Happy to find peace and quiet. She sighs. A when one has lived through what i have it is wonderful to find peace. T am getting old. The exciting things a youth Are no longer of interest except As memories. So in the warm Florida afternoons memory will Fly Back to the Gay court Days and probably she will spin such tales to her fond and proud hushed As will make time and place a it it Ern to cease. Was favorite of Empress and if she does she May Tell of How the f Princess Marie Louise Berri me favorite of her aunt. Empress Elizabeth of Austria. In this role she stood second to the throne in a Jai life. Lier marriage to count Larisch aristocratic member of the to hapsburg dynasty was arranged by the Empress and was staged with ail the splendor of court ceremony in making contrast to the marriage in a Connecticut Justice s courtroom and she May Tell of How her love life Bogan at 15 when an old roue bogged her to Elope and of the melodramatic events that came in the Wake of the scandal at reverting in a having the clashing Crown Prince Rudolph son of Francis Joseph and i he countess Vetsera. Count Rudolph had been married to the Princess Stephanie but chose to find his love in the countess Vetsera. One Day the Mory was Given out. The bodies Rudolph and Vetsera Side by Side suicides. At the time it was reported Marie Louise had had a hand in the intrigues surrounding the Young lovers and was banished from the court. This she now denies As she denies that the pair committed suicide. She bits a plot and says the countess j Mary Vetsera is alive today but her f ire is terribly mutilated that she Riding in a Herman . Of such thrilling disc has aplenty. Or. And mrs. William h. Meyers Coolidge seeks to beat postal Bill in Senate confers with leaders to Stop passage Over veto Washington d. dec. 12.�?an Endeavor to bolster up id ministration forces in till Senate opposed to an car vote on overriding the execute be veto of the postal employees my Bill was made by president Coolidge today at a conference with a dozen Republican senators. Tho president summoned the senators mostly of the Republican steering committee and discussed with them the possibility of staving off a vote on the Bill until the Post office department can Lay before Congress a plan for raising More postal revenues by increasing postage rates on practically All classes of mall except the first class. Postmaster general new conferred with the president after the senatorial conference. He expects soon to Send a letter to chairman Sterling of the Senate Post office committee embodying tho general features of the departments Revenue plan. Cash requests oversize say budget makers so department and in stitch. To Onais Heads Are asked to ise pruning knife my Coits sister is witness at murder hearing mrs. Thomas labors under great emotional Strain when called to stand kid Sticks to Story form Al ring Star refuses to accept counsels claim that mors killed wife Loa Angeles calif., dec. 12.�?�?� kid Mccoy on trial hero charged with tho murder of mrs. Theresa Mora was responsible for paving tho life off George Wattsr Pon a fellow prisoner in the coun jail when to attempted suicide by hanging Early today. Mccoy was awakened by the gasping of Watterson and assisted by another prisoner removed Watterson from his improvised noose. Watterson was removed to tho general Hospital in a critical condition. Pierre s. D., dec. 12.�?revenue which will be derived from All sources by tho state of South Dakota for the Der a Fie Altous name. In this respect lop Angeles calif., dec. 12.�?up a kid Mccoy erstwhile Star of the prize ring came out of his Corner in the county jail this morning for another round in his fight for life in Superior court on a charge of murder As a result of the killing of mrs. Theresa Mora in her apartment Here aug. 12. The kids attorneys were prepared to defend him from the Rush of pros Section witnesses with the statement tile Contention that Mccoy killed mrs. Mora in the night plucked Lier jewels from her body and then stole away to the Home of his sister mrs. Jennie Thomas and left her the jew Els in a hastily scrawled will. The defense counsel was ready to counter on Cross examination of prosecution witnesses with the statement that mrs. Mors was killed by her divorced husband Albert mors an antique dealer. Sticks to suicide Story kid Mccoy has not changed his original Story that mrs. Mots committed suicide in his presence while she occupied an apartment with him in of were found that Veteran Bureau Hospital Board inspects Sites next biennial period will reach $?.-250.000. Appropriations asked by the various departmental head and the Heads of the various state institutions amount to 58,621,364. These Are the totals complied by the budget Board which has been in session in Pierre this week. As a result of their investigations the budget Board has determined the requests for appropriations Are oversize and they feel they Are unable to stretch seven millions to do the work of eight millions. Furthermore the members of the Board believe that the cuts in the various requests for Cash should be made at the source and therefore the Board passed a Resolution yesterday. Which will in effect Send the various items of tho budget Back to the place of origin for pruning. The Board it was pointed out is undertaking to be eminently fair Iii the re arrangement of the budget and for that reason incorporated the following statement in its Resolution of yesterday a be it resolved that the several boards of the state having institutions under their control be notified of the findings of this Board and that such i governing boards be asked to make a such adjustments As they deem most advantageous to the institution under their supervision and control to meet the above condition acid that the departments of state be considered in making such adjustments As May meet their share of the above disparity be Sioux Falls s. A. Der. 12. Committee representing the United states veterans Bureau in the inspection of Sites for a tubercular veterans Hospital to be built in the tenth District at a Cost of $1,500,000 spent the Forenoon in Sioux Falls and left this afternoon for Watertown j tween the available funds and re next week they w ill proceed to he f quests for appropriations. Ion and the Black Hills. The com o Muttee has inspected Sites in Minne j sofa and will go to North Dakota i later next week to look Over Sites j there. The Dakotan and Minnesota comprise the District. Agricultural Bill carrying big sum passed by House tales Washington. C., dec. 12.�?the Mario j agricultural appropriation Bill carrying $124.w0, of which $80,000.-but they All Are of her youth. Now i would be available for Road con p would be a Nice old lady ending a i Das Mel lowly in the Sun. A i have found a wonderful peace e says. Weather forecast Iowa overcast and somewhat untitled tonight and saturday warm or in extreme East portion tonight Ider saturday or saturday night. Minnesota rain turning to Snow in Bable tonight and saturday cold of saturday and in West portion tonight. North Dakota Snow probable to ight and saturday much colder w rids becoming Strong Northwest by urday. It uth Dakota overcast and somewhat unsettled tonight and saturday much colder. Inocal temperatures maximum and minimum temperatures As recorded by the official government thermometer from a. In. Yesterday to 7 a. In. Today maximum 4 2. Minimum 30. At 8 a. In. Today 42. Weather androids Mitchell Clear. 42 roads fair. Aberdeen Clear 30 roads w it Huron Cloudy. 40 roads fair. Watertown Cloudy. 40 roads fair. Cankton Clear 43 roads fair. T struck Ion was passed yesterday by the House. The Bill As sent to the Senate would appropriate about $59,000,000 More than last year s measure but carries several million dollars less than the budget estimate. The Bill was passed after less than two Days consideration by the House fewer than a dozen amendments were offered and those adopted represented Only minor changes. New York puts embargo upon s. Poultry in Washington a. C., dec. 12.�?the department of agriculture has asked j transportation of illicit liquor is Pun the defense appeared at Cross purposes. Chief among those called to the stand yesterday to Tell of Mccoy a weird and various appearances at widely separated places during the night slaying was mrs. Jennie Thomas his sister and the beneficiary named in his will. Mrs. Thomas Labouring under great emotional Strain and testifying in a faint quivering voice failed to remember exactly what her brother said when he came to her Home shortly after the slaying dishevelled drunk and despondent. Sissies is questioned before the grand jury which indicted her brother mrs. Thomas was reported to have testified in effect that he told her he had a killed a woman. Under the persistent questioning of the prosecutor now seeking his conviction on a murder charge she insisted she could not remember having so testified. A the did not say he thought he killed her a she declared. A the said she was a the impression he gave asked the prosecutor a was that to had murdered some one a a i did no to know anything about it a she replied. Deathblow is struck at line traffic in rum Gompers lives but condition is dangerous aged labor Leader crosses mexican Border and is hurried to Hospital vitality a marvelous cheerful descent from High Altitude of Mexico City beneficial to sick Man Minneapolis minn., dec. 12.�? up a United states authorities today struck Border ruin running a cd Euth blow in Minnesota by placing smuggling charges against two men arrested at the Canadian Border by Ini migration officers who said they found seven cases of whiskey in an automobile. Conviction of a charge of smuggling is punishable by imprisonment for to o years and $5,000 Fine under the Tariff act of 1922. Conviction of Large assortments Mitchell merchants advertising in the Republican have larger stocks of Christmas goods this year than Ever. Come to Mitchell and look Tjiema Over. Mitchell invites you new York authorities for specimens of poultry declared to be diseased shipped there from the Middle West and against which the state has declared an embargo. Specimens from Chicago have been examined by officials of the Bureau of Anima Industry who today said that disease was caused by an in Settable by a maximum Fine of $500 under the prohibition Law. Under each Law the rum running automobile or truck is forfeited to the government. A if customs officers exercise the Power they now have it Means an end of Border rum running Over the Minnesota Canada Boundary a s. B. Known germ. It is generally de Qvale. State prohibition director de scribed As infectious bronchitis and it Ciare j today. A they have promised is contracted mainly while the Poul try is in transit or in fattening pens. Tho specimens from new York Are expected to show whether any other disease is there. Us the utmost cooperation As have the immigration cooperation of customs and immigration forces with prohibition causing poultry deaths a ends Means that Border rum runners stand three chances of being the action of the department of Laredo tex., Dee. 13.�? a Samuel Gompers american labor Leader was Able to sit no on tho Side of his bed and take slight nourishment As his train left Ija redo tills morning on its Way to san Antonio. In addition to the milk he was also Given a cup of Tea Laredo tex., dec. 12.�? a a president Samuel Gompers of tho american federation of labor arrived at the american Border hero at 7 30 this morning in a critical condition suffering from bronchial infection. I is to be rushed through to san Antonio this morning and will be taken to a Hospital there this afternoon. His physicians said his life would be in danger unless the aged Leader could be Given Hospital treatment shortly. He Sank Low yesterday on the trip from Mexico City where he had been attending the pan american labor federation meeting but with remarkable vitality rallied last night and this morning was noticeably improved. Is bronchial affliction or. Gompers condition is described As a bronchial trouble complicated by a recurrence of his illness of some months ago. It has not been definitely diagnosed ills physician said and whether there were evidence of pneumonia he was not prepared to say. The federation officials with the party were up All last night waiting telegrams to the United states on their chief s condition but few of the messages went through it was said. Reports of or. Gompers death caused a flood of messages to pour into Laredo yesterday and last night and the Gompers train was besieged by anxious labor officials and friends when it arrived on the american Side. An official medical statement issued shortly after the trains arrival said that the patients respiration was 94 and his pulse Normal at 7 a. In. No one except his physician and his Secretary or. Giles was permitted to see or. Gompers on Board his train. He Lay in his berth apparently resting quietly dozing occasionally. Altitude affected him or. Giles wired to san Antonio to Havo ten rooms ready in a hotel there for or. Gompers and his party. The first plans were to take the patient to the hotel but these arrangements May be changed Enro Ute and it is possible he will go to a Hospital immediately on arrival in san Antonio. The High Altitude of Mexico City affected the aged Man to some extent. His physician said and it was believed that he would improve As he neared the lower atmosphere of Texas. His kidneys have been bothered by a change of drinking water and it was thought a return to the water he was accustomed to drinking might bring Sorrye improvement in this regard. Despite his advanced age the patients ability to Battle for his life was said to be remarkable. Or. Gompers condition improved slightly As he read of the american Side and his cheerfulness was More perceptible. He was remitted to Converse with some members of his party but was unable to take any nourishment except milk. Labor leaders of the american federation in new York were re Quested by his Secretary to come to san Antonio to be with their Leader and apparently his counsellors were preparing to keep or. Gompers in san Antonio until his condition definitely improves. The stricken Leader of Many a hard labor Battle passed a few jokes to his friends from his train sick bed and appeared to be the most composed of All his party. The Strain of a sleepless night and. Anxiety Over Gompers condition visibly a affected his Secretary. Labor Leader said to seek abandonment conference is held in Washington today behind closed doors congressman Nicholas Longworth Republican Leader May Well smile now that he is considered a probable Winner of the House speaker ship and arrangements Are being made to receive the Stork at his Home. Former Garretson Man shot Down in Mill City office Minneapolis minn., dec. 12.-�? Henry p. Emrych roseau.dnn., Farmer who shot and killed Harvey t. Daniels president of the Northwestern mortgage company Iii his office Here wednesday waived examination today when he was arraigned on a of Large of in first degree murder and was held without Hail for grand jury action. La Follette is absent Effort to disband organization is said to Lack popular support Yankton contest Over sheriff Post starts in court Ca Yankton s. D., dec. 12.�?-the hear in amp a the Johnson Foley election con ought at the Border instead of one is or sheriff of Yankton county be and enforcement of the new customs agriculture follows an announcement act Means that first offenders Toby health authorities of new York Stead of getting off with a $500 Fine that chickens from Missouri. Illinois i a Piea of guilty May have to serve Nebraska North and South Dakota j a Ong Penitentiary sentence and pay Indiana Iowa and Kansas were of a Fine of $5,Dod As Well. Filleted with a contagious disease that apparently developed Enro Ute East. The state authorities of new York declared an embargo on shipments of chickens originating in the states named. No other sort of poultry apparently is afflicted with the disease. Mitchell veterinarians and produce men declare that As far As they know the disease mentioned to the new York and Washington dispatches has yet to make its appearance in this state. Local veterinarians think that the new York embargo May be the result of a disease similar to pneumonia which is always prevalent in poultry flocks in this Section second confession of Hight admitted at murder trial it. Vernon 111., dec. 12.�?a second confession of Lawrence of. Hight former Ina 111., minister to the mor Gan before judge r. B. Tripp in circuit court this morning with a Large array of witnesses to be heard. The chief fight promised to Center around the admission of ballots from the third Ward City of Yankton num Bering 528, which the canvassing Board had thrown out alleging that the tally books did not agree and the intent of the voters was not Clear. A motion for judgment in favor of the defendant Foley Democrat Winner under the decision of the canvassing Board was overruled by the court. A o of the country at this time of year. The woman defendant. Attempts suicide Sioux Falls s. D., 13.�?w. A. Der of Wilford Sweeting husband of Swanson labourer attempted suicide mrs. Elsie Sweetin. On trial with him a cutting his Throat with a razor was admitted As evidence today by judge j. Kern who ruled however that it seas not competent As against at his rooms in a downtown business Block today. Illness and inability to obtain work is believed to have been responsible for the deed. Minneapolis minn., dec. 12.�?harvey t. Daniels president of the Northwestern mortgage company and a former realtor of Garretson. S. D., was shot an killed to his office to the and us building Here late yesterday. Henry p. Emeieh of Roseau minn., 46 years old. Was taken into custody the police after the shooting and charged with the crime. Daniels was slain at his desk during the Rush hour. Hundreds were leaving offices for the Day or passing through the corridors when the shots were fired. The reports resounded through the Are away in the Center of tho building into w hich the windows of Daniels office faced Holiday would. Trade Cash for smaller term Chicago Iii., dec. 12.�?herbert Holiday sentenced to 25 years in the Penitentiary in connection with the $2,000,000 Rondout train Holdup admitted last night to Federal agents that he has $100,000 of the loot concealed somewhere. He is reported to have offered to turn Over the Money and Bonds if the sentence imposed by judge Cliffe is reduced. Holiday received the same sentence which was meted out to William j. Fahy former postal inspector and James Murray Chicago politician who stood trial. Holiday confessed to the robbery but refused to testify for the government or admit until yesterday that he had concealed any of the loot. A sure in be got the Money a he told Grant Miller chief Post office inspector. A a in be got a 25 year sentence too. Now what Are you going to do about it a Rockefeller to give in too to Minnesota u. Minneapolis minn., dec. 12.�?a gift of $1,2&0.0,00 from the general education Board Allied with the Rockefeller foundation for completion of the medical school at the University of Minnesota was announced today by University authorities. The gift is an important step toward improvement in the medical school which will make the University of Minnesota the a Vienna of american As regards medical education according to e. P. Lyon Dean of the Washington d.c., dec. 12.�?�?Tthe future course of tho conference for progressive political action the body which endorsed Robert m. La Follette for president at its Cleveland convention last july was brought up for consideration today by leaders of the movement at a session called by William in Johnston chairman of the conference National committee. Resolutions adopted at the Cleveland meeting called for a gathering in january to consider plans for procedure and today a meeting was decided on to consider Means of carrying out those instructions. The convention will decide whether the organization will continue in the National political Field members of the conference in attendance said senator Lafollette was not expected to attend the meeting. Robert m. Lafollette. Jr., appeared As a member of the conference. His Mother is undergoing an operation for removal of tonsils he informed the meeting and senator Lafollette was consequently unable to attend ail members of the executive committee of the conference were emphatic in declaring that the meeting would result in the calling of a general conference of the supporters of the third ticket in the last Campaign. Most of them declared they would personally support a program of keep tog the organization permanently in the Field. The discussion proceeded behind closed doors but one of those present said a representative of one of tho Railroad labor organizations who backed the la Follette candidacy had introduced a proposal that no meetings or other action be undertaken by the conference for progressive political action. The effect of acceptance of such a proposal would be abandonment of the entire Ento prise looking to creation of a new political party or maintenance of an organization to Back a National ticket in 1928. This View. However apparently was not the majority idea of the conference. Representatives at the meeting who discussed the question outside the executive chamber believed the committee would Call a general convention to january to pass finally upon the question of maintaining the 1 organization arid continuing its activities. Representative John my Nelson of Wisconsin who was the la Follette Wheeler Campaign manager declared his opposition today to formation at this time of a new National political party. He expressed the opinion that followers of senator. La Follette should seek to increase their strength in the House and Senate in 1926 and be guided by the results then As to w Hether a third party should be organized with a View to having a providential candidate in the Field four years hence. Or. Nelson did not participate in today a conference As he is not a member of the National committee Kellog hands Britain note on ardent Washington d. C., dec. 12.�? ambassador Kellogg reported to the state department today that he had delivered to the British foreign office the american reply to the communication from the London government questioning the right of the United states to Cou fact War claims from Germany fro a benefits received by that country under the Dawes plan. The reply drafted by Secretary Hughes is understood to firmly support the position that the Washington government has every right accorded to the allies and associated pow ers to make its collections under the Dawes plan. The american reply to the British note of dec. 4, which itself answered the american note regarding reparation for War damage claims was received by the British government this morning. It will not be touched How i Ever until the arrival of foreign Sec medical school. Dean Lyon also de dared that completion of plans now rotary Chamberlain from Rome. Or. In mind would take care of the mod Chamberlain is expected to reach ism Feil study at Minnesota for the next Don saturday night. 50 years. J of the gift carries the proviso that j f i the University obtain elsewhere $2, j 111 s3. Filly i 103 of 350.000 which will Complete the $3, 600.000 estimated Cost of the pro posed expansion Lotus d. Coffman j president of the University said today in announcing the gift to the Board of regents. Of mrs. Coolidge is Given degree at Boston University Boston mass., 12.�?mrs. Calvin Coolidge and or Marion Talbot Dean of women at the University of Chicago received the degree of doctors of Law today from Boston University at the induction of mrs. Lucy Franklin As Dean of women. Defense made in Gilbertson Case Flandreau. S. A. Dec. 12.�?testimony to support the defendants pie of insanity was introduce today by the defense in the trial of Gilbert Gilbertson Moody county Farmer for the slaying of Avon Nordlie last August. The state rested its Case late yesterday. Hjalmer Gilbertson brother of the defendant and who was shot and the altercation in which Nordlie woe wounded himself by his brother in killed testified that Gilbert had been irresponsible for a number of year and described incidents to Indi it his brother Slack of Baian

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