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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - December 20, 1929, Mitchell, South Dakota Weather fair and cold the evening Republican third edition volume Xxxvii Mitchell s. Fourteen pages number 69 Franklin dare Miller knife victims plot against mate ghost Ozark jury decides foreclosures of farm land Arsenal bared by slaying Loil com Belt states show healthy conditions land lower than in �?T13 declines evening Are less Republican Bureau the Albee building Washington. i Washington d. dec. 20�?decline in the number of farm foreclosures and related defaults last 5 ear was of a substantial proper j according to the report of i the u. S. Department of Agricula j lure Here today. A in the period ending March 15.1 on the average of 19.4 farms out of i every 1,000 farms in the United states the term farms including ranches and plantations,1 the re-1 port stated a went into foreclosure. Were sold for delinquent taxes or went otherwise into default. This figure of 19.4 per 1,000 is the Low i est since and including 1926, when the Bureau made its first Survey of this kind. The ratio for the period j ending March 15, 1928, was 22.8 per 1.000. West shows improvement a a la most states the number of distress transactions was less in the year ending March 15, 1929, j than in the year before but there was considerable variation As Between localities in the same state and some communities reported j More foreclosures than previously. A the department notes continual i decline in the records of the West Ltd states where the rate of former j years has been very High. A voluntary transactions also decreased in number in most states in the 1928-29 12-month period. For the United states As a whole 135,000 ownership units or about 24 per 1,000, changed ownership in j this manner As compared with a d cf1 if cd canc in country wide figure of approx Bill Leal Ort be id mately 26 per 1.000 for the preceding 12-month period. In general the farm realty Market continued comparatively inactive according to the Bureau. A although farm real estate values generally continued downward during the year ended March i last. As a Rule the declines were com neighbors ire roused by old family feud a it sex wife sought to have husband declared insane it is Learned feeling was bitter Al Smith will have own Sun Tannery High in air former new York governor builds Glass House on top of new York sky scraper wont have to go to Florida for Violet rays 4 Hills men Are freed of murder of a int at it j Mommm-.,. The above picture shows a collection of sub machine guns rifles shotguns and ammunition found in the $25,000 Bungalow owned by a Fred Dane of St. Joseph mich., who is believed to be a Fred burkes wanted in connection with the St. Valentine Day gang murder in Chicago. Below is a rouges gallery picture of Burke. In addition to the Chicago crime Burke or Dane is wanted for the slaying of Charles Skelley a St. Joseph traffic policeman who sought to arrest him Fol lowing a traffic Accident in that town. I brands Arnold pontiff leaves i As indecent Vatican today Caraway says Tariff lobby drives in Auto to St. John is use a million on i later on to celebrate himself Low mass new realty Mark Washington d. C., dec. 20�? pm Rome Italy dec. 20�?op a Pope a scathing arraignment of the ac-1 Pius i ending nearly 60 years of Tivi ties of j. A. Arnold manager of j self imprisonment of the Popes in to 3 Southern Tariff association was the Vatican made his exit at Dawn i made today in a report to the sen today from the pontifical quarters ate by its lobby committee while and entered italian territory questioning of witnesses continued it was the first time since 1879, in the committee room and the War when the kingdom of United Italy main Street property department promised an inquiry in was formed and the papal state Des transferred to Newberry a to testimony that general Enoch troyed that a Pope had left the for $1,500 front foot i Crowder retired had Given inter Vatican. Ests working for a lower sugar tar. Notifying hardly anyone his holi j creation 01 Iff information on War plans of the a 3 a a Eithun by Vincent Hoyman associated press staff writer Miller s. D., dec. 20�? pm a while hand county officials continued their investigation of the knife slaying of mrs. Anton Lapke 51 year old farm woman neighbors told today of past discord in the family life of the slain woman her 65-year old husband and their four unmarried sons who live together on their farm 20 Miles North of Here. Trouble several years old was recalled As neighbors discussed the finding of mrs. Lapke a body near Here monday with a knife wound in her Throat. Mrs. Lapke. They said liked to go to dances and join in the neighbourhood life. Her husband a stolid German Farmer was Content to stay at Home. Quarrels followed and became a neighbourhood gossip. Bare old plot then about four years ago met. Lapke and Alphonse 30, the oldest son made an attempt to have or. Lapke sent to the state Hospital for the insane. The Effort was discouraged by local officials but it aroused the ire of neighbors who hinted they thought it was an unfair attempt to gain Possession of the family farm. Official investigation disclosed no outward sign of trouble in the Lapke family during the last few years. Alphonse said he is sure it had i nothing to do with his mothers death. A there was a Little trouble four years ago Between Mother and dad a j he said a but it did no to amount to anything. Like the other three boys Conrad. 21. Harry 17, and Martin 8, he has Seldom been away from the farm i and has had Only an elementary i schooling. An occasional visit to Miller to visit mrs. William Nuhring a married sister was his usual rec new York n. Y., dec. 20.�?having always been in the Public Eye Al Smith is going to live in a Glass House that is he is having a Glass House built to live in when he feels the need of a bit of extra Sunshine. Completion of a solarium Sun parlor or bit of Palm Beach is being rushed today High above fifth Avenue in the former governors Penthouse apartment. It will be ready in a week and the Quot weather Man is hereby Given notice to turn on the rays. Architect Thomas w. Lamb has designed a Many a size Glass enclosed Sun Tannery covering the whole of the apartment roof big enough for a rpm with everyone of the former governors grandchildren and a swell place to stage a Christmas party. According to or. Lambs specifications the Smith family will have All the comforts of a tropical front Yard right on or Over their own roof. Al has begun to gather his Tropi Cal plants that have been presented to him from time to time on his trips Down South. Other a Semi tropical decorations for the solarium will include three cats two dogs two canaries a Parrot and a Monkey. The proper kind of Glass to permit the proper kind of rays to enter has been fitted into the Smith Sun Bath and or. Smith will not have to go to Florida this Winter to get a Tan. He can put on his tammany bathing suit and douse himself in Violet rays right on his Ourn roof top and that is exactly what he is planning to do these december mornings. This is an $80,000 Sun filtered the former governor is building but according to his friends he expects it to for itself in health to himself his family and pets. Alas a Glass House has three exposures Northern Southern and Western. The former presidential candidate is not going to depend too much on the Southern exposure. Congressman is Berg of Baltic killed by plane Heads n. U. Coop 5 others die in worst crash president capital has Ever known has of t is r manual to d. T. Becker proprietor Beckers big clothing House today army Quot general staff. I Ness drove at 6 45 a Man an Auto i officials did not disclose if the of Light and in a number announced the ale of the business a n0ld in the report presented by Mobile from the Vatican to St. John i Fer of a $50a Reward for information a presented the smallest property now occupied by that chairman Caraway of the commit-1 Lateran the Palace or Church where i ?,a1�?~ns to the Agest an 7>svtctis company at 206-208 North main tee was described As Bema without last february i the treaties were Slayer or slayers had brought a j metre Etc 10 the j j Newberry com a veracity and As apparently having signed solving the so called roman Olny valuable clues a month period j Pany of new York. While the con no sense of a self respect a Arnold question. Even in in value recorded the Bureau found. A in the values per acre of All farm lands Ira iteration is not mentioned. Or. Idling the improvements on them. Declared that the Price set aimed slightly less than i per a new record a main Street prop most of his in wha is also manager of the americ courage knew nothing of the de an taxpayers league was said by the j part lire. Report to have collected a million j Jug celebrated Mas ? at St Johns to averaged for the United states erty Mitchell. It is known tha dollars during the past few years commemorating the fiftieth Anni a whole. Few of the Sharp state consideration is Well Over and it was asserted that he i Ersary of his ordination As a priest. So unassuming was the departure and so unforeseen that the Public. _ i him in Monraz rites a i up lines of recent years were shown. 500 los was particularly True of the m Belt states which As a Rule owed decreases of less than i r cent. This represented the Pliest annual loss in values needed there Bice the depression asserted that he used a front foot. At the same most of this Money for the Benefit time or Becker announced the of himself and a Small group con-1 Chase from a irs. Elizabeth by 1 nested with him in the Organiza nor did they i change their theories of the killing i thought to have taken place Satur Day night in a shed near the House we Here mrs. Lapke is said to have j gone to Cut meat for the sunday dinner. Detectives were aiding Grant Washington d. C., dec. 20�? i five persons including a member of Congress his Secretary and three others were hurtled to death today in the worst air crash in the history of Bolling Field. Representative William Kay nor of Massachusetts Enro Ute by air to his Home in Springfield along with Stanley Lowe his office associate passengers in the plane were killed. Captain Harry a. Dinger Pilot of the plane Arthur a. Mcgill a civilian a a employee and Vladimir Kizma an army private also lost their lives. The big plane reached a height of about 400 feet when it seemed to hesitate and turn downward crashing with tremendous Force. Bolling Field officers immediately closed sources of pending an inquiry. Years experience in s. Farm affairs of Minneapolis Minn., dec. 20.�? up a a South Dakotan a. L. Berg of Baltic is president of the Northwest Grain cooperative the regional marketing Agency for the Federal farm boards Farmers National Grain corporation. Or. Berg Wras elected president of the Northwest cooperative yesterday As a week of organization meetings Here were concluded. He though Many other residents judge halts applause announcement of acquittal verdict new charges filed Mountain View ark., dec. 20�? a jury a verdict has wiped away charges of murder against four Mountaineer Farmers w7hose chief witness testified he was the Connie Franklin they were accused of slaying. The acquittal after a trial which added $8,000 to Stone county s already heavy debt offered an expensive answer to the question of the identity of the 33-year-old farm hand upon whom he defense based its Case. S. M. Bone presiding judge who estimated the Cost of the trial stopped a burst of applause after the verdict. He asked the Community to forget the bitter feelings which arose when the Man appeared to Challenge the Story of Tillar Ruminer 17, who said Franklin her Lover had been kidnapped by night riders and presumably slain. Deliberate a Day the jury received the Case late wednesday night and its deliberations were extended until late yesterday at the insistence of judge Bone who said the county could j hardly afford the expense of a retrial. Its citizens will in taxes almost one Dollar per capita for the trial As the last census listed 8,877 inhabit ants. A murder indictment against a fifth Man Alex Fulks was dismissed those on trial Bill younger Joe White Herman Greenway and Hubert Hester were freed from jail but the latter two were placed under $2,500 Bonds to answer charges of attacking the Ruminer girl. The girl and a deaf mute who said he saw the defendants bearing the body of a Man toward a Brush pile steadfastly refused to accept the Star defense witness As Franklin Al i of is a Veteran Leader in the Grain c iterative movement and is serving As president of the Farmers elevator association of South Dakota. Maddock c it Post j. R. Maddock of Maddock n. D., vice president of the North Dakota farm Grain dealers association was named vice president and g. W. Connell Minneapolis manager of the Minnesota wheat Pool was information chosen Secretary treasurer at a i formal meeting of the directors of Cavnor Only recently had been i the new corporation which has a placed on the House military committee and today a tragedy ended j his first journey in an air plane. Captain Dinger was considered j one of the most expert aviators in i the army. He personally piloted i chairman James of the House military committee recently on a trip of capitalization of $2,, and pro vision for a Reserve fund up to $1,-000,000. A general manager for the cooperative is yet to be chosen. It was announced however that w. J. Kuhrt farm Board economist who assisted in the organization would cheaper than before War a in comparison with pre War Levels the countrywide averaged acre value stands about 16 per cent higher than before the War. In 1920 the corresponding position was 70 per cent above pre War. When is made for the lower was unaware that history had been on of the property now occupied j tons. _ i made until issuance of a bulletin b., the Larrison Bros. Drug store. I questioned nine Days by the com announcing the event by the Stefani or. Becker said today that he Mittee Arnold was said in the Rene a Agency at 9 55 a. In. Would continue to occupy his pres j p01 have no connections i a. A. Lateran is the a Mother in location until some time in the enable him to influence legis-1 Christendom a and is con time next or summer of 1930, at which i11?1 and surer set Lurf a scr a Sticks i Side red the Cathedral of Rome. It ill move into the building 1 was therefore natural that the Pope door North while tile Berry company will completely remodel the Becker building to make a a a a it More suitable for their business. Should contribute to the Organiza new �------1 a that had lion. Several concerns who is Bishop of Rome should go j there. He was the first Pope to Given $2,000 or $1,000 were listed in celebrate mass at St. John Lateran Arnold a activities were described b4r. Becker announced plans to reprehensible and legislation purchasing Power of the Dollar j remodel the building occupied by against them was recommended farm real estate in 1929 was Worth i Lorris and declared he would John Henry Kirby of Houston on the average about 20 per cent continue in the clothing business Texas president of the Tariff assails than before the War. With More floor Opace at his Dis elation was also criticised in the in addition to data on values and postal than he has in his present j report. His statement that he con foreclosures voluntary sales other types of transactions since Pius in. Phone managers hold Parley Here routine business matters were and location. He owns to erect a 62 tribute $2,000 yearly to the support being taken up by area managers for foot Extension on the rear of the of the organization w As described As of the Dakota Central Telephone Parrish states attorney and Sher i 20,000 Miles Over the country for in-1 not be a candidate. Iff a. G. Mohr of hand county in the investigation of the Case. Parrish yesterday asked the state sheriffs office to Send a Man Here and expected to recheck the scene of the crime As soon As he arrived. The states attorney declined to predict when any arrests would be made. There have been conflicting rumours and unexplained details but none officials Are sure will serve to Clear the mystery. Blood spots under a pile of thistles in a Field near the Straw stack where mrs. Lapke a body was found indicated that the body might have been moved Between the night of the slaying and the time it was found but this offered no possible solution. Washed death knife Finger prints taken from a shed Section purposes born in Iowa representative Kaynor was serving his first term in Congress having been elected in november a year ago. He was born in Sanborn la., in 1884, was a graduate of Yale in 1912 and was manager of the football team there. Prior to his election to Congress he had served As postmaster at Springfield mass., for six years and formerly was chairman of the Republican City committee tile general manager will be selected by an executive committee composed of Berg Maddock and five directors l. J. Larson Outlook Mont., Thomas Connolly Havre Mont. J. W. Evans Montevideo Minn. J. Heisler Fargo n. D., and Frank Roberts Pierpont s. Dakotas on Board other South Dakota members of the Board of directors Are c. W. Croes Aberdeen h. E. Covey Ham ill of m. Brown Selby and f. Haven Mellette. Six directors Are each state the bureaus report re building and in addition Wall occupy j untrue a although he very modesty company from the Southern part of. Quot a is the tax situation and Outlook j a l us i basement with mens fur admitted he was Worth $30,000,000.�?� the state today at _ meeting held i Post a pm mortgage conditions act Licul Nis hings. A Gage conditions a cultural incomes and other factors bearing upon the farm real estate j situation. The report of the Survey j has been printed As circular no. J 101. A copy May be obtained free i from the Bureau of agriculture dec j Ono Mies department of agriculture Washington d. Hoover names group senator Caraway said that of All i in Mitchell. The session was held a value but might have been the Money collected by Arnold a Rev at the office of George Phifer i at other time. The sup j. A Norri or map or Iviah Mac t onto Harris raps Hoover enforcement study Washington d. A. Dec. 20�? a it a predicting the Law enforcement commission would withhold a report for the last four years. Senator Harris Democrat Georgia told the Senate today he would seek to Ai end the dry Law appropriation Bill to withhold funds for the commission unless it held open hearings. Twi democratic dry senators Georgia and Glass Virginia gave notice in the Senate that a not another dollars Wall be appropriated to the commission unless it sub Des. Ery Dollar that Wasny to put out Toi District manager. At noon there some people in order to keep his was a dinner at the elks club. Tad Caa Ai it tiny organization alive went into his own those in attendance were Law Ruk Julial mud Urence Nelson Salem r. G. Caldr of t mar pm nip i he said Arnold had a a an utterly Wenj Marion John l. Snyder a fan min up riven reckless regard of human decency. Parkston Frank Lounsbery Tripp he added. A double arc d cer w m. Hahn Tyndall Neil Ander i or us _ had a serious conversation with any Json Wagner a Earl Bailor ged Washington d. C., dec. 20.�?un amp Nator a to dete Miri the striking Chang yes that Modem influences have wrought in american life pies by s Dent Hoover has appointed a committee of note sociologists and Given it the task of conducting an exhaustive Survey. Such questions As the effect of City life upon mental and physical health changes in family life problems arising from increased Leisure and a lost of Kindred subjects will furnish material for a minute scientific research that is expected to require two or three years for completion. The purpose of the Survey is the Law is upheld Swap now who would think St. Paul Minn., dec. 20�? a a Minnesota a newspaper suppression Law was upheld today for the time when the state supreme that rive building lots in court ruled a he statute co Ruitu Missouri would be easy to tonal. The court reaffirmed its j first decision on saturday press a Minneapolis publication from a permanent writ of t posed death knife which mrs. Lapke took to the shed to Cut meat was washed by members of the family before officers arrived removed the possibility of Finger print tracing. The family needed the knife to Cut bread. Officials said they had nothing j to substantiate the theory of or. Lapke that a thief killed his wife to escape detection. Alphonse said he thought the Slayer was some one familiar with the farm. He remarked that a dog which usually barked at strangers had not been heard the night of the slaying. Lapke said yesterday he was con Rickering offering an additional Reward. The Neath of representative j from South Dakota seven from Kaynor marked the second of a Minnesota eight from North a member of Congress in an air plane Accident. A year or More ago representative Thaddeus Sweet was in a fatal crash in new York state. First arrivals at Bolling Field after the Accident were met at the Gates by sentries who had orders to allow no one to enter but even these precautions failed to prevent Kota and four from Montana. Or. Berg is a Farmer and Bank president at Baltic. In addition he is manager of the Farmers cooperative Creamery company of Baltic the largest cooperative Creamery in South Dakota. It does an annual business of More than $450,000. _ weather forecast news of the Accident from leaking m _ _1lt by the associated press a rant details so the dak0�?~a mostly fair to the assistant secretan of War in m?? saturday continued cold. File assistant . 01 War in Nebraska a fair tonight and rat charge of aviation f. Trubert a except in say Vison was one of the first to be Treme South portion continued informed Cut in the confusion j cold. Which ensued even he had Only incomplete information. Likewise word was transmitted to i used cold. Iowa a probably fair tonight and saturday some cloudiness Contin the Peai of the Trade off but you never mile wide fire can Tell what double service ads will do. The lots and Admiral of Byrd Washington d. f dec. 20�?mpi a a Bill advancing commander Richard e. Byrd to the rank of Admiral on the retired list of a he Navy for his South pole explorations was passed today by the Senate and sent to the House. Injunction. The Law. The court decided Doe Quot j Ebright of Pukwana not violate the states cons Titu a i tonal provision for the Freedom of advertised the press and does not violate the wrote due process of Law guaranty con a a ton a i i a trained in the state and Federal top to Deal. I made a constitutions. Swap. The Mitchell re pub kers accused lican want ads Are a great Washington. C., dec. 20�? pm medium. If there is any perils los Angeles the White House but we Ith the exception of names of those killed no details were available. Weather conditions were perfect for flying with hardly a Cloud in urday. The sky when the plane ascended. Minnesota a probably fair tonight and saturday but some cloudiness slightly colder tonight in Central portion continued cold sat local temperatures maximum and minimum temperatures As recorded by the official government thermometer from 7 a. Captain Dinger Wras a resident of i m yesterday to 7 a. In. Today the cause of the Accident therefore must be attributed to other than atmospheric conditions. Nits some sort of report on its first j production of a body of systematic ight months of work. Fact about social problems hither Cvito inaccessible that will be of fun 1 or in a f l a mental and permanent value to u oui make Quall stud its and workers in the Field of social the Cost of the investigation will be borne by the Rockefeller foun Dation. Point me it a a Llou a ,. White House said that important the mechanical mfg. ., of Chi j you want to get rid of just water department Mayport pa., while Mcgill said to be a close Friend of Kaynor left los Angeles cal., dec. 20�?op i warding address always fire sweeping before a 30-mile an taken at the Field when civilians hour wind through the Brush of g0 int0 air As in care of mrs Sulli the dry foot Hills in Griffith Park. A Burgess of Scarsdale new City recreation preserve today and Ork Vance on i. Mile front toward the los Feliz fashionable residential Section threatening the houses and causing firemen to order the houses evacuated. In announcing the a Ormai complaint charging two of j it p of the committee the facials of Swift amp co., packers Ani s a it Al a i three men were killed As an in you want or anything direct result of the fire when a the crash occurred some ground observers said when Captain Dinger attempted to Bank his plane with the wind. It seemed to come Down As if such a Man Euver was intended and then it failed to Rise at the proper time. The wrecked machine was a Fok maximum 4. Minimum 0. At 7 a. In. Today 3. Roads Good. Precipitation 0 precipitation since january i 24.92 inches precipitation excess since january i 5.83 inches. O the Community identified him. He often attempted to convince the girl he was her former Lover Sang plaintive Mountain songs at her request played them on a a French Harp for her father and related details of their courtship. His Mother recognized a newspaper photograph came Here and disclosed that he was married and his real name was Marion Franklin Rogers. She said he assumed another name to prevent being located by his Wile from whom he was estranged and by authorities of a state insane Hospital from which he had escaped. Bones not conclusive the principal evidence offered by the prosecution was a Small Quantity of Bones but efforts to identify them As those of a human failed when a physician said that a Temple Bone which had been among the others some time ago was missing when he examined them on the witness stand. Further grand jury investigation had been contemplated but the grand jury was dismissed yesterday precluding an inquiry until next Spring. Defense counsel said they would seek to prosecute those who brought the Case and declared a an old feud was responsible for the charges. The Ruminer girl said Greenway and Hester attacked her on the night last March. She asserted Franklin was seized by a band of men. At the time she sai4 she and Franklin were on their Way to be married. Follies girl takes up life in Home in negro Quarter los Angeles cal., dec. 20�? it put a Helen Lee Worthing former new York stage Beauty resumed her place today As mistress of her Home in the negro Section of los Angeles after effecting a reconciliation with her husband or. Eugene c. Nelson from whom she separated because oaf a a a Ajo Luss Tao inn because of a a jealous the former Ziegfeld follies girl who dropped from sight in 1927, said she was married to or. Nelson in Tia Juana in june of that year. For a time they lived in an exclusive Hollywood neighbourhood but later moved to the negro Section of los Angeles where or. Nelson has an extensive practice. Of army flier Dies when Chute fails preliminary work had been done Capo with practising unfair meth. I i it Edelki can to the scene overturned and pinned by the social science research cd of Competition was made today Quot a a a Flthe Driver and two others beneath lit. Truck speeding Ker tri motored plane known As i Council by the Federal Trade commission. Ads. the �?oc-5�?T. Ual Power. Killed. Sioux Falls Huron Aberdeen these ships have unus Watertown i of Tii Ose aboard were rapid City i Pierre weather and roads Good fair by the associated press 7am Hilo of roads 4 7-8 2 3-13 0 1-4 i 0 -4 to 0 la -5 Good -5 5 -6 a Good san Antonio Texas dec. 20.�? pm lieutenant Elmer r. Miller of Dodd Field. Fort Sam Houston was killed today when his Parachute failed to open on a jump from a plane at an Altitude of 2500 feet. The plane piloted by Lieut. Leroy Hudson had circled Over the Field for the jump. The 9ffieer wore two parachutes. The rip Cord fair i on his regulation Chute had been fair i partially pulled. He pulled the Cord of the emergency Parachute just before striking the ground. T

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