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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - December 23, 1921, Mitchell, South Dakota The evening Republican City edition it a. Xxxviii Mitchell s. D., Friday december 23, 1921 number 71freed from United states Penitentiary meaty removes Mance of War Okahashi says Janes Premier declares that new Pacific pact opens new epoch criticizes China i o Mph ii Mion with Tow is i w Savi her from Hir it ill. Of thinks when the heart of a Community Speaks pod Italy h lated or rvs loaded wire France. Dec. 2 3�?baron of Lipan is quoted by the pendent of the declaring a the Tonto. Which for Japan a Nalo. The est Alliance wider in bearing. And of a re in say to continued. Washington conference cd a new epoch in the Pacic world. I the not Only he a the entente will result in japanese people happier will lighten their Burden or that by reason of the we obtain the position of sir n St honed in the Farto China Tho Premier d is saying an advanced stage not it will be an a plea on fur Japan and a mis i Hina. If As the result of it to does net co operate Send la Powers seeking o it Lier aka Hasili characterized the ii Japan had designs on the do Ltd Hina As an a absurd Lipan had not beep Given motion treatment there but that a commercial Barree is subject would Streng Goral relations Between a Fra Nee. Insists that her demands necessary to her Security. Ated. But is disposed to Coch the United states As far Ody to lie in Southern vault l l i i list in s Rem hns wll a of i \ i i Irrer i Bdl next Spring its Oci ated press a Censed Wolff of he Sonville. Fla. Pee. 23�?�?~mars in Quot Watterson. Content with the in. Of his life. Rested today from labors. To on the members of his in family present. And with the r a lie serve e unannounced the of the venerable Kentucky win died Here yesterday seed in a vault to remain until ? g when it will be taken Home be giver a final resting place beside t my Sci and father in Cave Hill Dory at Louisville. It a ise of the grief of his Mother or and for fear Many persons m i attempt to attend the Brief and service at a mortuary Chapel preceded laying away of tile Henry Watterson .lr., arranged e hour of service not be made and the family requested tha to Floral tributes desiring a a service and everything Oon to with it be a simple a possible. J t Boone pastor of the St san Church Here. Of which Ion mrs. Watterson is a French still Check action at arms meet failure of delegation to receive injunctions from Paris retards work submarines discussed italian says nations not represented c Ould Caise serious trouble embodies socialist plan workers Pauta of America is to of organized in new York London extremists 4. In fashionable end shakes Puebla lev officiated. Americans escape injuries in wreck on Venice express by a vol rated pro Loard wire it i Ltd a. Hug. Dec. 23�?several re of were on the Venice a Ltd we collided with the Trieste a do pres at san Dona. Italy on wednesday night but none were cording to the times Milan Rry pendent. Five person were i a Ai thirty injured in the crash. Uge pile of Armor plate now puzzles officers of Navy by associated pres leaded wire new York. X. Y., dec. 23�?unification Cfall revolutionary forces in the ranks of american workers is contemplated by Radical delegates gathered Here today for a convention calling for announced purpose of organizing the workers party of America. It was Semi officially declared these element might be defined a those accepting the leadership of the third communist internationale in the struggle to establish an american workers Republic. It was expected that representative of the following organizations would be present during the convention. Which will close monday the american labor Alliance the workers Council of the United state of America the jewish socialist federation. The German workers educational society the finnish socialist federation the jewish workers federation. The scandinavian socialist federation the greek socialist Union. The Irish american labor league. The hungarian workers federation and the italian worker s federation invitations to appoint the delegates to the convention were sent to the proletarian party having Headquarters at Detroit the Bohemian of Ciali to federation. Chicago the left Wing elements of the italian socialist federation the socialist labor party and the Jugo slav socialist federation. By a of i a Ted press leased wire in it Ndon. Fug. Dec. 23.�?an extremist group of the unemployed in London was declared in an announcement by Scotland Yard today to be planning to create a disturbance today or tomorrow in the West end of London. The West end is London s fashionable shopping District which is crowded these Days with Christmas shoppers and is frequented by numbers of the unemployed who Are soliciting Money from the Holiday buyers. Increased film Tariff sought Erman Competition is i losing out amoebic a fac tories Senate told. Quot a York. X a. Dec. 2 ii some 13.0 00 to what to of steel r elate purchased at a Cost of a a o to and now stacked in the n Navy Yard is the problem officials of the Plant in View r expert Ted decision of the Navy to Lent to scrap several Warvi a a it Conia Nee with the t ennui of Ament conference treaty. 1 Uge amount of steel was or for tim two 43.000 ton dread South Dakota and Indiana. Are about one third completed 7 too additional tons of a mate have Bern contracted for plete tile five other big War a now under construction the Virginia. Iowa. Montana North t and Massachusetts. Ork pa., thieves loot Bank of big sum at Early hour Rev a mate Rev a leased wire. Pa., dec. 23.�? burglars Early d broke into the mount Wolf no and stole $100,000 in Security re safety safety Deposit boxes. A boy forced a window and Cut thru vault door with acetylene Torch j looks on eighty Deposit boxes broken with a Hammer. One family traps 400 muskrats near Canistota lakes Canistota. S. La. Dec. 23.�? members of the Stalding family who live in Lii Vicinity have had excellent Success in trapping at a Lake nine mile East of this City thus far bagging Over 400 muskrats. Muskrat bides brine r Good Price this year. Some trappers stating that they have deceived a High As $1.50 per hide. New use is found for deadly Mustard in rather Region by associated pro. Be Axil wire new York. X. Y., dec. 23.�?second 4 oms headquarter at governors Island today received from Husum. Wash., details of an Experiment conducted by the department of agriculture to rid the state of venomous reptile by Means of Mustard Gar. The a was forced into a bed of lava Rock which previous had proved an impenetrable fortress for rattlers. Soon there appeared snakes ranging from infant a few inches Long to rattlers nine feet in Leng h. Dazed and blinded they easily were clubbed to death. By pre let a Al wire Washington. Ithe. Dec. 23.�?increased import duties on motion picture films sensitized hut not exposed was urge before the Senate Fiti Ance committee today by Charles ii. Cole of Boston speaking for he Bay stale films company. Boston the vast Man Kodak company. Hel Asco company and the Powers film products All of Rochester. X. The witness said foreign Competition. Largely German Hail already resulted in he closing of two of the five film making factories in their country. J Iii place of the Twenty percent and Valorme rate in hic Fordney Hill. Or. A Ole asked for a specific rate of three quarters of one cent a foot on positive fillies anti me and or e Quarter cents a foot on negative films. Of specific rates Are not granted he urged an and Valorme rate of 35 percent of american valuation or fifty percent on foreign valuation but provincial official denies soviet Kule h As been established by associated pre leased wire Mexico City. Mexico Doc. 23.�?a report circulated in the United states that a soviet Republic had been established in the City of Puebla Mas denied last night by Alberto j. Pant Secretary of foreign relations. It was explained that there had been trouble at the Mayoralgo Hacienda in Alti co District of the state of Puebla where a factory had reduced its froce leaving 400 persons without work. Several families were ejected from the House. Furnished by the factory without a court decision. The ejected families assisted by the other workmen. Built shacks on the land belonging to the Mayoralgo haul Ida upon which the factory is situated. Agitators from Puebla circulated among the unemployed hoisting a red Ami Black Flag. And tried to induce the workers to seize the factory. General Gustavo Elisondo military commander of the at of Puebla sent troop to protect the Plant and later general Jose Sanchez governor of Puebla convinced the unemployed of the Wisdom of changing their attitude. Or a dated today that order and quiet prevailed Burch Case to have Holiday by associated proms leased wire Washington. A. Dec. 2 3�?failure of the French delegation to receive the expected additional instructions As to auxiliary naval Craft from its Home government promised to Lead to further discussion of the submarine question by the Washington conference in the single meeting Likely to break a pre Christmas Lull. The meeting of the full naval committee was set for 3 p. In. While the various delegations prepared for the afternoon meeting suggestion came from the italian representation through an authorized spokesman that another conference he arranged soon after the adjournment. Made the Point that a number of nations having submarines either built building or planned were not represented at the present conference and unless brought into agreement with the spirit of the present gathering might at Rympa rat ii Ely Small outlay construct sufficient submarine tonnage to menace the feeling of Security of the Powers Here represented. The italian suggestion was brought up for consideration before adjournment it was said. Physical circumstances were said to be holding up the further influence of the French delegation. Premier Briand. Arrived in Paris Las night and was said to de ire presentation of the matter at a Cabinet meeting to be held during the Day. A Oiler quotations Proesch nod reverting to the suggestion relative to the holding of another conference the italian government spokesman said there would be other subjects than submarines to engage its attention. For instance he said. There was the question of naval ratio in regard to other countries not represented at the conference. Secretary Hughes declaration in his original speech the spokesman said of course could not bind countries not represented Here. It was True these matters might he arranged diplomatically but experience has shown such meetings As the Washington conference a re far More effective in reach i ing speedy agreements than the old process of exchanging diplomatic notes. The spokesman expressed the opinion there we Ould he no Diffie a whatever in obtaining the approval of the italian chamber of deputies n any agreements reached at the present conference. Other War prisoners also freed by press leaded wire Washington d. C., dec. 23�?the sentence of the years imprisonment imposed upon Eugene v. Debs. Socialist Leader following his conviction of violating the espionage act was commuted today by president Harding. A Debs who several times was a candidate for president was convicted on three counts growing out of his alleged obstructionist activities during the War but when his Appeal reached the supreme court that tribunal acted Only upon one that dealing with the interference with recruiting. Which the government charged resulted form the speeches of the socialist Leader. The president also granted pardons to five former soldiers effective Christmas Clay. Debs and his Fellows will be released sunday. 23 c milers released Deb was ordered released from Atlanta Penitentiary by president. Harding along with t Wenty three other persons convicted of similar offences. A number of other cases involving military crimes committed by american soldiers still Are awaiting consideration by the president. Pardons Are Likely in their cases of the civilian offender released today about one third it was said were officer or members of the i w. W., who had indicated a change in views. One egg dead one captured now Chicago police Keer to identify prisoner As train robber Christmas tree shortage acute even St r Ket decorations Ake sold to individual families for sunday such a shortage of Christmas Trees a caused in Mitchell thursday because of the unusual demand Thi year that the Christmas tree Decora-5 tons off the sheets were sold Thi morning to Supply Homes which would otherwise have to go without their tree. Wholesale houses and retail stores in the City ordered about the usual Supply of Christmas Trees thus year but the Large number used to dec orate the com Palace and the streets rut Down the Supply available for the general Trad. A Hundred tree were used on the Light poles on the Street and More than that i number used in the Corn Palace. When the shortage became known today. Members of the Community committee which arranged for the Street decoration met the emergency and sold the Street decorations to the grocer so that their customers could be supplied. More depositions. Tending to prove i is \ my. Submitted this morning minister shortage among episcopate is growing grave by Voi i Grid press leased w ire new York. X. Der. 23�?the episcopal churl in the i United state faces a real problem through the steady decrease in the number of recruits for the ministry a commission appointed to investigate the subject declared in a report made Public today. This situation the commission stated a is More grave than seems to be the Case with other Reb i pious tile report prepared by the Rev. T or. George Barthell. Philadelphia. I Dean Fosbroke. Of the general Seminary. New York and Rev. Harry Nichols said the seriousness of the situation was heightened by the rapid increase in membership. Their investigation showed a general average of Only one ministerial recruit to 2, 251 communicants los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 23.�? Reading of depositions relating to the sanity of the defendant was resumed today when the trial of Arthur c. Burch a called for the closing Day of its fifth week. Burch is charged with the to harder of j. Belton Kennedy a Young broker who was shot and killed at Beverly Here. Last August. The deposition of William e. Starne. Evanston. 111., was the first to be taken up before the jury. It was being read when court adjourned yesterday. Attorneys said most of the morning session if not All. Would be devoted to further depositions for the defense. Court convened at 9 30 today earlier than usual and it had been announced that adjournment would be taken after a single session until next tuesday so that jurors and court attaches might prepare for and enjoy Christmas. Of rear Admiral Duad. Philadelphia. A. Dec. 23.�?rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton 69. U. 8. A. Retired former Engineer in chief of the United states Navy died at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Hospital today. A. Negro pugilist dead new York. N. � dec. 23�?sam Mcvey. Negro heavy weight pugilist died today in a local Hospital a victim of pneumonia. Lakota Creamery at Centerville is to be reorganized Centerville. S. D., dec. 2 3.�?experts from the state agricultural College at Brookings will come to Centerville in the near future for the purpose of organizing a co operative Creamery company among the Farmers of this territory with the object of purchasing and reopening the Lakota Creamery in this City which has been shut Down for some time. It is expected that not less than too Farmer of this Vicinity will become members of the co operative company. B a Dit prisoner admits series of bold robberies Chicago. Iu., dec. 23.�?clyde Timmons who a companion. Earl Timmons. Was shot and killed last night. After they had kidnapped and robbed mrs. James j. Callahan Lier daughter and brother confessed to the police today that he and his partner had participated in several holdups including a Utah train robbery last August and Tho sudden interruption of a card party at the Home of Jacob Loeb in Chicago last june. Following the confession police took into custody miss Mary Roberts 23. Who is said to have been an intimate acquaintance of the dead robber. The train robbery Timmons said Wax on the Oregon Short line train on August 31. When the two collected $4 50 from passengers. I ast Friday the pair held up j. F. Walsh in Chicago according to Timmons confession robbing him of his automobile and a $5 watch. The automobile was later recovered. Timmons told the Hyde Park police that his Home was in Hammond. Ind. He said that his companion alone had staged the Loeb lard party if eld up when several wealthy men were robbed. A $300 Diamond Rig taken from one of the victims was found in his pocket last night the police say. The captured robber was also known As Claude Thomas and his dead companion was sometimes known As Carl Gilbert. Fire destroys Home inmates barely escape or. And mrs. Klinger living three Miles West driven out in night fire origin mystery smoke awakens woman Only after rear of Hoise is m ass of flames by associated press i cased w ire Chicago. Iii., dec. 23�?victims of the Che Ter Fieldian Bandit who robbed several passengers on the Haiti j More and Ohio flier tuesday nigh today called at he police station for the purpose of identifying Claude Thomas. 33. Of Seattle who was captured last night after his companion Carl Gilbert. 30, of Omaha had been killed by a policeman. Thomas and Gilbert had kidnapped mrs. James j. Callahan wife of the former manager of the Chicago american league baseball team. Her daughter. Margaret it and George i Hardin her brother just after they had entered a taxicab in front of their Home on he South Side. Policeman William Mcnaughton leaning from the running Board of a pursuing car. Commandeered by or. Callahan killed Gilbert and forced Thomas to surrender. After a wild Zig Zag drive which ended when the Callahan car was wrecked by the robbers. The occupants were unhurt j Thomas was Well dressed and when taken to the station had $100 in his pockets. Officers said he resembled the Bandit who held up the bait More and Ohio train on tuesday night the night he said he arrived in Chicago. He said he met Gilbert j a year ago in san Francisco an came with him to Chicago from Omaha. A neither of us had any Money a j said Thomas a and Gilbert had a gun so we decided to Holdup j or. And mrs. William Klinger Nar Rowdy escaped from their Turnini farm Home last night with their lives the House which was located on wha is known As the Michelse farm was totally burned and they lost All o their household possessions including All their clothes with the exception of an overcoat each wry sch they were Able to seize As they fled from the burning building into Tho subzero weather outside Clad Only in their night clothes. Fire origin mystery the origin of the Are is an absolute mystery As it appeared to hav started from the outside of the Hon or. And mrs. Klinger retired before nine of clock and the fire in that House was almost out when they Wen to bed. So the Blaze could not have started from the stove. Mrs. Klinger was the first to notice the fire. She awakened when she began to choke form the smoke or Klinger immediately arose and found that the Kitchen a in Aamoth front door a locked Anil they Wen unable to get at the key. Their Only exit was by the Kitchen door. When the flames checked their Way there they were obliged to get out through the window. They saved practically nothing except the Coats which they wore. Neighbor a Olievan them after they left the burning build ing or. Klinger immediately took i wife to the Horny of f. T. Bailey More than a half mile away Goine in their automobile. He and or Bailey immediately returned to the Michels farm hut the House was almost burned Down. No insurance a carried on Thi household Good lost in the fire. The House was covered by insurance however. Bandits raid Bank in Iowa escape with $2.100�?< is Hokl a plea Sayes them from airtight vault. By associated press a Cawl wira Conn i buffs la. . 23�?fivt men Beld in and robbed the Bonk a1 i Gnu a today and Esea a a i with $2.hk a rid an Unest mated number of Liberty Bonds after forcing the cashier his assistant and three customer into a rear room of Lite institution the bandits at first intended to lock those in the Lank up in a vault hut relented when the cashier explained that they would die from Lack of air according to reports received Here the men escaped in an automobile and five Council Bluffs police Wert sent out in an Effort to apprehend them. 200 die daily in Russ state american Relief already d feeding by t death rate rises. Moscow. Russia dec. 23.�?Thi death rate in the famine districts of Russia is rising rapidly. More thar 200 victims Are buried every Day in Region. To my american belief administration is now feeding More than 800 -000 children and the number is expected to pass the million Mark by i Christ Mas. Distribution of food draft packages will be started at Kiev Short ithe first being sent into the Kharkov and Odessa District. Church convicted sentenced to hang by Atolia i cd Ica Ltd Ltd hire Chicago. Dec. 23.�?harvey Church. Charged with the murder of two a j temo Hile salesmen was found guilty this morning and sentenced to death i Church kill Carl Asmus. And Bernard Daugherty when they delivered i a car which he had arranged to buy weather report South Dakota unsettled tonight and saturday probably Snow South and Central portions colder tonight local tempera ii res. By the republicans recording i thermometer Thyr slav Friday 3 p. In. Ii 3 a. In. -3 6 p. In. 8 6 a. In. -4 9 p. In. 8 9 a. In. -6 12 p. In. I 12 in. -4 3 p. In. I maximum at 3 p. In. Thursday. I minimum 6 at 9 a. In. Friday. I by the official government thermometer from noon yesterday to i today maximum 13. Minimum 4. At noon 4, Santa Claus flans visit to a ships whole world Over lid is clapped on for future sitting of French assizes new York. N. A. Dec. 23�?santa a Laus today had reserved passage on ships the world Over. The old gent with White whiskers and red raiment who conventionally is pictured dropping Down chimneys ashore is just a nimble in descending smoke stacks afloat. Purses of almost every passenger j liner that cleared this port this week put in requisitions for Christmas a Trees Mistletoe and Holly. Ship of-1 flyers were Busy planning a program of music for Christmas eve and a Bountiful feast for the following Day. Paris. France. Dec. 23�?Only wit nerves and such newspaper men Ai Bear official permits with their photographs attached will be admitted t French courts of assizes hereafter minister of Justin a Bonneval ruled in the Senate yesterday. Press photographers will be barred absolutely. The ruling came after an interpellation by senator Philip represent ing the department of Gers on wha measures the government intends taking to prevent recurrence of the scandalous scenes and incidents in the Versailles assizes during the i Andru trial. Senator Philip insisted that a scandalous behaviour on the part of some War profiteers of both sexes was Manifest both before and lifter the

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