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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - December 16, 1924, Mitchell, South Dakota Sixteen pages the evening Republican City edition vol. , South Dakota tuesday december 16, 1924. Number 65cold wave costs to lives Rock pictographs May Tell of old race a Quot Ross lans i Sample ceremony lettering May be thousands of years old archaeologists believe characters May Tell of ancient inhabitants chinese reads them old Indian deciphers of Iii ideographs in Nevada Hiles by Nea service. Reno Nev. Dec. Rock pictographs throughout Nevada Are puzzling the scientific world. They May be the works of indians mongolians or egyptians just which archaeologists disagree. But All admit they Are hundreds perhaps thousands f f years old and probably represent tribes Long since extinct. They extend from Las vegas. In the Southern part of the state to the Northern county in Elko and have been found in sheltered regions close to famous Hunting and fishing grounds and on rocks which formed a part of the burying grounds of extinct races. Aged pintos and Washoe Indian. Wio can Tell of the Early coming of a so White Man. Shake their Heads and their shoulders when shown pie t ires of these writings. In the Walker River Region a j it urologists claim to have found Ltd rings More ancient than those in i earthed in Egypt and tho a Hill of a thousand tombs halt Given lip the1 ashes of a mighty tribe that once j Dweller in the shadows of the Sierra Nevada mountains they think. A Devil Glia Rill a in Paradise Valley there is another Bitch of them in a secluded spot there believed never to have been visited by White men. Frank Crutcher. Chief of the Paradise piste indians so friends to show them writings similar to those which attracted so much a or Region. These Are on a Rocky foothill at the base of the Santa Rosa mountains for inauguration Cheyenne wyo., dec. Taylor Ross governor elect of Wyoming widow of the late gov. Ross has invited no one to witness her induction into office on Jan. 5 and will Issue no invitations she said today. She desires that the inauguration ceremony shall be As simple As is possible because of the a tragedy of the circumstances which were responsible for my election to the governorship. The induction ceremony according to present plans will consist merely of a prayer probably by Bishop n s. Thomas of the episcopal diocese of Wyoming and administration of the oath of office to mrs. Ross by chief Justice c. N. Potter of the state supreme court. It will take place in the governors office. Power company willing to Aid packing Plant Norris bitter in opposition to Shoals Bill nebraskan declares legislation will be styled a rape of Treasury bad As Teapot dome employee is near death Bankers meet in Huron to discuss proposed Laws Huron. S. Dec. 7.�?for the i purpose of determining what the j Bankers of tho state themselves want in the matter of banking legislation a conference of Bankers called by i tho officers of the South Dakota j Bankers association is in session in Huron today at a local hotel. Of blasts of Snow and ice cause of fatalities six die in Montana in fire an accidents four killed in Colorado senator says Underwood Bill will make Doheny look like a Piker Northwest hard hit Coart avd mountains suffer a Snow on desert�?14 below at Calgary Washington i. C., Doc. 17.�? Obi senator Underwood Democrat Alabama obtained unanimous consent of the Senate today to strike out Section 9 of the Underwood Bill which authorized the construction of dam no. 3 the request of senator Underwood came after Bocc Tiona had Wei made by senators Howell Republican of Nebraska Ami Walsh Democrat of Montana. After Accident Chicago. In. Dec. 17.�?opt�?tobogganing temperature today heralded the movement East and southward of a cold wave that Cost ten lives in tho Rocky Mountain states and brought sub Zero blasts of Leo and Snow to Northwest. The far West and the regions of tho rookies wore hardest hit. Snow and Low temperatures prevailed along tho Pacific coast from the Canadian bord George Ritz of Sioux Falls an employee of the Dakota Central Telephone company is in a serious condition at a local Hospital suffering Avith a fractured vertebrae As a result of an Accident which occurred near of clock this i Quot t0 the normally warm sections of California. Bellingham wash., some of Nevada a Rock pictographs thought to Tell tue i11stouy of some ancient tribe. Bingham wins Senate Battle Washington C., dec. 17. Asserting that the Underwood muscle Shoals Bill would make a Teapot dome look like a Pinhead a and a do 1 Heny and Sinclair look like it. R. Sui a n vice president of chairman Norris the Senate Aff it the Albert Emmanuel company the Parent company of the Northwest Public service company which is Elf n later seeking a Gas and electric franchise a the rape of the Treasury. In Mitchell at a special election to it a a of. Presiden Coolidge. S Morrow declared this morning that a Nebraska senator of can it a. Hts company would be Only too Wil ust a or receiving in.? to offer several thousands of Dol Ricu Tural committee held in the Senate today that enactment of the Legisla known As in Connecticut inauguration set for noon on january 6 political honors heaped on former editor with it to Utu no rapidity new Haven conn., dec. 17.�?cl�? Cantlon in the Walker Riv Hiram Bingham. Republican Long i a professor at Yale now la Lieut in reception will be ant governor governor elect and j United states senator elect. In a j Pierr held in rile evening in Rotunda of the Capitol Way up a ledge crops out fac ast and South in a sort of Semi a special election yesterday he de a eat Here on a Reddish coloured Hare re Hamilton Holt Democrat by More some ancient tribe has left in i that 40,000 votes for the seat made jars the construction of a packing Plant in Mitchell. A it or Sullivan declared a the policy of the Albert Emmanuel company and its subsidiaries to help build up towns in which they Are financially interested. When the Mer Idan Bridge was being constructed at Yankton the company took $25,000 Worth of the Bridge Bonds. I believe that Mitchell would be a logical place for a packing Plant and the Albert Emmanuel company is ready to do anything within reason to assist in making such an Effort a in addition to the Cash support which or. Sullivan declared his company would make to a packing Plant project he said that the Northwestern service company would be glad to n Ake a special Low Power rate to such a Plant when completed. Tidence from the people offer this great position to such a proposition at the oars and heading this great ship straight into Wall warns Coolidge White Lake about 9 morning where he and other work Zyp ers were replacing a Telephone pole. The Telephone pole had been saw cd in two and the lower piece rest ing on the ice slipped and struck i Gritz knocking him backwards Over a barbed wire Fence. He was brought i to Mitchell in an ambulance where a j physician was summoned immediately. If the injury can be reduced without an operation. Gritz has every Chance of recovery. His physician stated but if an operation is necessary. He will have but a slight Chance for life. At two of clock today Gratz was conscious but paralysed from i his shoulders Down. Schools were closed because of cold which hovered about Zero Points and Snow was falling on the Mojave desert in Southern California. Drifted Snow blocked trains in the Northern Rockies where the Mercury dropped As far As 32 below at great Falls Mont. Elsewhere in tho Region temperatures ranged from 20 to 2g below Zero with Small Prospect of any change for several Days. Six die in Montana Montana had six deaths yesterday indirectly attributable to the storm. Four persons were killed when a Tram car was struck by a great Northern j passenger train in a blizzard. Two children were suffocated in a fire at Gritz was formerly a resident of Bozeman Wuh. Their Mother was the Nebraska senator declared the Parkston is Twenty two years old Christmas shopping. An ice coated and unmarried. His parents were to wind shield was held responsible for arrive noon. From Sioux Falls this Arter in May Tell the history of of tits waen s race. The Cliff is about the height a Man s head and covered with a Kings. The old Indian was nervous while owing his friends the pictographs i when they were photographed asked for a picture of a certain Lara ter he wanted to put in Ain a to keep away the Hinex deciphers them aug ural in state opening j 7.�?the in Ball Long a social feature House circles attending the of legislative sessions will Hough taken to it Madison to begin term to vacant by the death of Frank b. Brandegee Republican who represented the state in the Senate for nearly Twenty years. After his inauguration next month coronal Bingham will resign As governor. Ile will then go to Washington to take the oath As a member of his i the Senate. The office of governor will automatically fall upon the newly elected lieutenant governor John practical identification and partial if. Trumbull. During the Brief per translation of Many of these were j led that colonel Bingham holds the made by William i. Fong a chinese office of governor he will be cx-of-1 indent attending the University of j fido a fellow of Yale University from la Nevada. A a a Den at the Entrance of the the faculty of which he resigned a Valley in which the Rock writings of month ago. Cur first attracted his attention. Heno Man in the political history of declared it was identical with the j Connecticut has had so Many honors sign used by modern chinese to Charm j placed on him in so Short a time i at away the Devil. J As colonel Bingham. After to that led to his investigation of j service As lieutenant governor he other writing and he found Many was nominated for governor and on j that corresponded with chinese Char the ticket with president Coolidge i last month lie was swept into office by i pre me court. Each House will then of eld next month when governor elect Carl Gunderson is induct i cd into office it was announced yes i ter Day after tho final drafting of i plans for inaugural ceremonies by a i committee headed by George it. Eerily Secretary to gov. W. La. Mamas her. The abandonment of the inaugural bail was made necessary by tho of facilities for it every available Hall having been engaged for other activities. The inaugural ceremonies will be Capitol on Jan. 6, when tile years j legislators will Convene at noon to receive the oath of office which be administered by justices of the air mail phase of service up in House today an ancient dictionary o was tho chinese sign actors m among the for Wolf. Through this dictionary which contains characters in use before tho of the Chin dynasty More than Ever Given a f in connect a pm a try seven of translate Ulici Cli Ara it irs ago he was Able to Iden j Ham the ideographs and ice with certainty. The he translated he declared in a ant thousand sky. Earth wooded Vale or Valley Mountain and Center. Ile believes whole sentences can be worked out from the numerous characters but slates it would take a Long time As his dictionary contains fifty thousand characters. The fact that a highly educated chinese student and an illiterate Indian. Neither of whom had Ever heard of the other within a weeks each interpreted a sign a reds of Miles apart exactly the same has caused considerable comment As the connection Between the men the largest plurality gubernatorial nominee Cut. Within three weeks after he had been elected governor. Colonel Bing was named by a convention As the Republican nominee for senator Over congressman tip son and Washington a dec. Bills pertaining to the postal Sci vice among them a measure giving the postmaster general wide Powers to establish and maintain air mad routes had right of Way today in the House. As a result the naval appropriation Bill taken up yesterday. Was Laid aside for the Day. Chairman driest of the Posto fico committee who had authority under the rules to Call up proposals Given committee approval planned to bring up first a Bill to prohibit transportation of firearms through the mails. A permanent organization after and then to plunge into the air mail will e Sun skids had been greased and the steam roller brought up to renew his own Bill. Providing government ownership and operation. The opposition to his ? lire he said planned to turn muscle Shoals Over to some private corporation. A giving president Coolidge credit for his i priest a in every move a he said a and giving senator Underwood the same credit it seems the inevitable conclusion we be that if this Bill is enacted it will be known As the rape of the he compared muscle Shoals to a a great ship with the american Flag swinging at the Mast and the a Coolidge republicans tugging away the general electric company would get the property if the Alabama Power company obtained it. He asserted. Believe Way is Clear believing the Way cleared for Pas j Mckinney of Herrick s. Sage of the Underwood muscle Shoals j Hough maintained the aural Irre Bill by the defeat of the Smith am j Spons Lve Demeanour toward his sen end ment. Senate supporters of the Tynce. Jail attaches said which he measure today were bending their j had displayed throughout the trial efforts Coward mane vering it into j near the depot where he embark position for a final vote before tho cd for prison is an Arch on which Are i Christmas recess next saturday. J the words a Welcome. Come although opponents of the Bill in a i can t take that for what it is heated they item de to continue Worth its hoping too much a a Hough their fight against it with the Uso of remarked to his keepers As they pass tactics which have brought charges cd the Arch. Of filibuster from its supporters Theo latter regard the vote of 49 to 32 by i in a m i Ali a. The Smith amendment propos Olal Lwy a Silica ing to eliminate entirely its leading j i feature was rejected yesterday As virtually assuring its final passage. Both senator Curtis of Kansas the Republican Leader and senator Underwood. Democrat of Alabama author of the Bill said they believe ath a n s the aver the 2 Merritt both it Branch of Congress. Holt carried Only the cities in the state and few of the towns. His Home town of Woodstock was in the Republican column. Every county showed a plurality for which the ministered to All Elc ears. And gov. Mama Ccu Tive. And govern son will deliver their to the legislature. The inaugural recept held on tuesday Evenin hoi Rotunda with go Ive will be and question it under my tho receiving line and a musical pro Gram and grand March to conclude j the ceremonies. Members of the Senate and House few Hun Bingham. The to one half of that election. A1 vote was about will caucus on monday evening. Jan off i j one of the measures reported by it a. Retiring sex the committee and pending on the. Elect Gander Calendar would authorize the nost real messages office department to operate what j Ever air routes the postmaster Gen a Hon will be eral fit the extent of the service in the Cap j to be limited however by a proper Vorine reference of the entire mus and mrs. i rom Congreve. Another pro j Shoals question to a con ression a in Rosa i would empower the postmaster a commission also was endeavouring general to contract for air mall de t0 Jay to develop strength for such a livery the routes to be operated addition to or instead of govern a,.ma. Assistant Republican Leader ment operated lines. A third Bill in line for consider Pierre. It d., dec. 17.�?governor cd it would be passed by the Senate a. If. Mcmaster has re appointed j. Before tile Holiday recess. The Lead a v were planning night sessions however. If necessary to make Progress the deaths of two Young men and two Young women at Sterling. Colo., where a Burlington passenger train struck their automobile As they seeded homeward after a dance. Rotary plows were used to Clear the tracks in the Glacier National Park Region where drifts ten feet deep blocked trains. The icy blasts extended into Utah. New Mexico and Colorado with Snow falling or forecast for today. Stockmen were reported As leaving an a a undies of Hay and losses were sex peered to be held to Normal in to Bedford. Ta., Doc. 17.�?sheriff regions most affected. William Parrish last night took Carl j Snow and sleet general Hough to tho state Penitentiary at i the Plains states in the path of the fort Madison to begin a sentence of cold were feeling tinges of sub Zeri life imprisonment for the murder j weather today. Snow and sleet Ava near Here last summer of Lillian general Over Kansas and Missouri with Railroad trains delayed and Road travel rendered dangerous by the sheets of ice Nebraska thermometers hovered about the Zero Point after a drop of a score degrees within a few hours. Snow was forecast for today and tomorrow in Iowa Des Moines had a fall of 14 degrees in four hours last night Sioux City had 4 below today and Mason City registered near the Zero Mark. In the great lakes Region Rains last night had Frozen leaving an icy coating that was being covered by Snow much colder weather was forecast with Snow predicted for tomorrow. Dozens of automobile accidents occurred Iii Chicago As a result of the sleet covered streets. Ice on elevated trains hampered transportation but no injuries resulted from any mashups. Wire communication in the mid on Park Board by governor my master a. Stanley. Lead publisher to the Custer state Park Board and Homer w Smith of rapid City to the state West was not much affect Al a til with the Bill. Senator Robinson. A Board of agriculture it was Anontine Chi Kansas. Democratic Leader is Coop j crating with the majority Leader to bring it to a final vote. To probe Herald charges and element of the opposition Fa-1 of today. Mrs. W. K. Wickerham of i Mission has been appointed to the state child welfare Board succeeding mrs. Ruth b. Hippie resigned. Of at the presidential nominate candidates for tho legislative offices. To eolian race and the indians of West in United states. Weather forecast Iowa Snow probable tonight and thursday not much change in temperature increasing Northeast winds thursday. Minnesota partly overcast North Snow probable Iii South Central portions tonight and Day continued cold. North Dakota generally in i and thurs a of ii not Proba Hie in fair in South por d thursday Contin eur tonight an used cold. South Dakota Snow probable to j night arid thursday continued cold. Be Bra Sita Snow probable tonight and thursday continued cold Strong northerly winds. Lineal temperatures maximum and minimum As recorded by the official government thermometer from 7 a. In. Yterdal to a. A today. Maximum 5 below. Minimum la below. At 8 a. In. Today to below. Of v weather and roads Cloudy la below roads Cloudy. To below More you Tell More you sell f. R. Bierce i. Vernon ran this want and in the Republican Huron fair. Sioux Falls roads fair. Pierre Cloudy a i r. Aberdeen Cloudy Snow roads fair. I Yankton Clear 6 below roads fair Watertown Clear to below roads Good. Mitchell partly Cloudy to below roads fair. To below roads s below Light for Sale Good husky Hamp Shire boars of tho Best blood lines also some extra Good gilts. F. R. Bierce bit. Vernon s. D., route no. 2 there were no results. He was advised to rewrite the and and give Mere information. He did so and ran the following Hampshire boars for Sale weighing 200 pounds sired by Draper Roy a grandson of Hawkeye lad and King Jim. A grandson of de Kalbs King 160th, these boars Are from one of the Best known herds in the state. Will Only keep them one week longer. Of r. Bierce r. no. 2, it. Vernon s. A after this was published or. Bierce wrote a from this last want and i have had Good results. Have sold nearly All of my boars and they said they saw my and in the it always pays to give full details in want ads. 44the More you Tell the More you Tion would authorize tho trans Continental air mail service train new York to Boston. Committee members however said passage of this measure would not to necessary if either of the other two air mall proposals were enacted. Proposal Wun then air Waita Diana assistant Republican leading the movement. Tomorrow Lias been fixed As the Emrich pleads not guilty to Daniels murder Exien Siun of Date for the first meeting of the sub Minneapolis. Minn., dec. 17.�?hen had influenced the editorial. Lyman county Bond Issue for $100,000 Charters for four sold in Mill City new state Banks kennebec.17-one issued at piste Hundred thousand dollars Worth of Bonds offered to raise funds for the erection of a Lyman county court coir Virhue of the Senate judiciary j by p. Emrich. Roseau Farmer plead committee authorized to investigate. not guilty to an indictment charge the Washington Herald editorial last ing him with the murder of Harvey week attacking senator Underwood it. Daniels when arraigned before Anc his muscle Shoals Bill. Senator j judge j. To. Molyneaux in county j Underwood charged on the Senate District court today. Judge to Iveaux door yesterday that fertilizer interests fixed Jan. 12 As the Date for the trial. I Emrich a defense will be insanity his counsel indicated. Cold in Nebraska Omaha nebr., dec. 17.�?th� cold i wave was ushered into Nebraska yesterday with Snow and sleet reported from various parts of the state. The thermometer Wen Down to Zero and below in a1 a a St a try Section of tho state the lowest temperature recorded this Hinter. In Omaha the Mercury Send at five degrees below at Midnight. A drop of More than thirty degrees was reported from Lincoln tho temperature tumbling from nearly 3 j degrees above to below Zero. Wire communication nor Railroad traffic has yet been disturbed by the storm. Gregory is named to succeed Sanks As state sheriff 44 below at Calgary Calgary alta., dec. 17.�?at 10 3> of clock last night the temperature of clock last night the temperature As Reau thermometer Here was forty four degrees below Zero the coldest. Since Jan. 13, 1911. It was predicted the Mercury would sink to a still lower Point. Pierre. S. D., dec. 17.�?charters i for four new state Banks were author House Here were marketed yesterday f sized yesterday by the state Bank to the Minneapolis Trust company of j guaranty fund commission. The new Minneapolis at five per cent and with institutions chartered for immediate a $2s5 Premium plus incidentals a operation were the Beadle county Pix imaging $500, twelve companies Bank of Huron with capital Stock of Ujj presented bids. J $50,000 the Parker state Bank with a it. Work on the Structure will begin a capital of $25,000 the Bank of Gann t next Spring As soon As weather con Valley with $l�i,000 capital and the Pierre s. D., dec. 17�?��?governor-elect Carl Gunderson today announced the appointment of e. E. Gregory of Bryant. S. P., of state 11 Balow it Ere temperatures Here reached another t Low record Mark for the season last i evening when the Mercury registered la below in tho official government thermometer. This Mornin demand is keen and better of clock the temperature from that office on Jan. Jut one Sci at 8 risen Light Snow flurries Early last evening accompanied the fall in temperature and this morning tho Sharp new York n. A. Dec. 17.�?cross editions permit and tile court House Community state Bank of Lake pres Worcy puzzles have caused Manv read North wind had abated t a a pm. I it in a _ Jan a a a f ill aaa Quot ers who formerly left their newspapers in subway trains to take them is expected to be ready for occur Jon capitalized at $40,000. Pancy by fall. The court House will face the main Street of Kennebec from the South. Of store for women to be turned Over to men for night Battle Creek. Micah. Dec. 17 a a Battle Creek department store catering exclusively to women will be Oplt a tonight to a men Only men clerks will be behind the counters the proprietor announces and no women will be permitted in the store in any capacity. The theory under which the proprietor is proceeding is that men who seek to Purchase Christmas gifts for women Are embarrassed when obliged to shop Anions women body of Gompers to lie in state until tomorrow Home. New York. N. Y., dec. 17.�?the body of Sampel Gompers. Late president of the american federation of labor arrived Here at 7.95 a. In. Today from Washington accompanied by his widow members of the family and a Large delegation of Union officials. The Bronze casket was placed on1 an artillery Caisson drawn by six horses and conveyed to the elks club. The remains will lie in state there until s of clock tomorrow morning. State members of the elks the masons and other fraternal orders wll \ Servo As guard of Honor. I Beautiful decorations the streets of Mitchell Are gorgeously decorated in Honor of Christmas. Bring the family in enjoy the sight. Shop in Mitchell Sioux Falls fire fighters Battle flames in cold Sioux Falls s. A. Dec. 17 a firemen battled in sub Zro weather Here last night to conquer a fire which smarted in a he Chain mercantile store in the business did Rich Pom an overheated a Tove. The loss estimates at $15,909. Is two thirds covered by insurance the proprietor said Hughes to wed los Angeles. Calif. Dec. 17.�?rupert Hughes novelist and motion picture director and Elizabeth Patterson dial. Known to the screen As Patterson i Al will be married Here Earv next year it was announced i by relatives of Mijs dial

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