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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - January 17, 1922, Mitchell, South Dakota The evening Republican City edition vol , South Dakota tuesday january 17, 1922 number yanks Honor. Italian hero in Rome today u. S. Troops to participate in services for unknown Soldier you think they a be ready to go to sleep by now bestow Honor medal am Kilt svs Mikki l to i with strains of Star spa no i Lei Banner on arrival. By associated press leased Wirt Rome Italy. Jan. outbid itself today in extending a Welcome to the american troops who a Aine Here to participate in tomorrows ceremonies attending the Bestowal of the congressional medal of Honor upon Italy s unknown Soldier. Th4 american composite company from Coblenz a under major general Henry t. Allen was greeted on its arrival by the strains of the Star spangled Banner from the band of the Royal carabiners by a picked company of the grenadiers As the guard of Honor by scores of be pedalled generals and by a brigade of infantry and by cheering throngs of the populace. General Allen was met at the station by Richard Washburn child the american ambassador and general Diaz who recently returned from America. King Victor Emmanuel was represented by an aide. Colonel mor Ozzo Della Korea and Admiral Mola. Rome Italy Jan. It american rooms under command of major general Henry t. Allen arrived today from Coblenz to participate in the ceremonies at the grave of the italian unknown Soldier which will be Beld tomorrow. The american ambassador Richard Washburn child will then bestow the congressional medal of Honor. General a get Luca representing the italian ministry of War. Greeted the americans at the Swiss Frontier and accompanied them this City and official and civilian Rome made great preparations to Welcome the Yankees. News papers Here were filled today with glowing accounts of Tho deeds done by the american army during a he great War. La Follette acts to ban packers farm tenant problem up for consideration National agricultural conference to study increase in renting $1.45 per a. Average Soith Dakota i arms bring of m is rim in of by t 2.52 pkg cent. By associated Prus leased wire Washington. Ltd Jan. It the tendency towards increased farm tenancy in the in red states probably will be included among the subjects to come before the National agricultural conference which opens Here next week. Census reports on 133,000 farms estimated to be about one third of those rented for Cash in 1010, gave an average value per acre of $153.67 Ami an average rent of $1.45. Returns from different sections of the country were found by the department to show striking variations. Cash tenant farms in selected North Central counties brought an average return to owners of 2.80 percent Pacific counties 4.26 percent new England and Middle Atlantic counties 4.40 percent Mountain counties 6.3 5 percent and Southern counties 7.26 percent. State highest averages were Given in Arkansas and Mississippi both Over ten percent and the lower in North Dakota with 2 17 per cent and South Dakota with 2.52 per cent. Efforts of the departments economists to reach some basis for appraisals of american farm lands May be told to the delegates. Waterway plan is in for Battle with Congress commissions report urging imprisonment St arts Row at once in the Hoise May have to import Snow for Illinois ski tournament Cary. Ilk. Jan. ten thousand loads of Snow to make Winter sports possible. With the National ski tournament Only five Days away and no Snow on the new slide Here members of the Norme ski club Are confronted with the Possi Brity of having to bring Snow from Iowa unless the weather Man responds immediately to their plea. The officials in charge already have arranged with the Northwestern Railroad to haul Snow from the nearest Iowa Point. Of Power company says Gas has Standard heat manager Sherwood says p be. Tests 450 units to the foot Harding 0. Kos. Bill for Farmer on Bank Board Mease re with Compromise amendment is Dee for passage by san Ste today other rates higher a _ other i Iti is in state we ii n paying in to Hsi statement a Vvs i c ii Gas wasted Washington. A. Jan. \ the Senate late today Defeated a motion to Send Back to its banking and currency committee tile Bill to put a Farmer on the Federal Reserve Board. The motion made by senator Mclean Republican. Connecticut was voted Down. 37 to 17. Washington. The Jan. 16.�?the Senate will probably vote today to put a Farmer on the Federal Reserve i Board leaders of both parties said tonight. Such action would be taken on a Bill amending the Federal re j serve a so that in making appointments to the Board the president j must have a due regard for a fair representation of the financial Agri j cultural and Industrial commercial in j Teress and tile geographical sub division of the the measure is a Compromise to which president Harding and most of the senators have agreed. Senator Norris Republican of Nebraska while saying lie was eager to t do anything which would Aid the Farmers warned that a the Farmers j Are about to be fooled a they think a or. Dorris said a that this legislation will work wonders that it will give immediate Relief that a sort of millennium will be produced. But it wont and the reason i it won t is because by no legislative i act can Congress take away tile Dis exe Wisco n is \ sen Ator would Block Daigh fifty s scheme to change court decree. By associated press leased wire Washington. A. Jan. 16.�?Congress would take a hand in the enforcement of the Consen dec ree reached Between the Federal government and the big five meat packers. Rider a Resolution introduced today by senator Lafollette Republican. Wisconsin. The measure went Over under the attention that attorney Gen Daugherty recently had referred to a special committee appointed by himself a proposal to modify Lite concent decree in such manner As to enable the packers to re enter the wholesale grocery Field. Senator la i Toilette said his Resolution would demure in the sense of tile Senate that Here would a no modification without Spe Ifica authorization of Congress. The Resolution would direct the Senate agricultural committee to a in a St Gate. This entire matter and recommend to the Senate what Ai Tion it seems necessary in the asserting that the consent decree was a inextricably involved in the a her and Stock Yards act of last a in the administration of that act and in the administration of our anti Quot is Laws a senator Lafollette said be questions involved in the propos a modification were vital questions f Public policy which Congress alone should decide. They should not be settled by any a oni Mittee of departmental sub Ordin a a. He said. A my Resolution propos a a rather that this matter shall be erred to the Senate committee on Cri culture to the end that the sen May take appropriate action to a asure the enforcement of tile present is and decree in Force against the bikers or to enact such additional in skit Ion As May be necessary. It appears to me particularly inappropriate at this time when the Sec try of agriculture is about to bunion a conference to consider the de Ora Hie conditions among the farm of the country due in Large part a one control exercise Over the ors Market by the a big five it is that another member of the should have under cons id Era h measure which can Only result future injury of agricultural in a and incalculable evil to inde a font grocery dealers and the be Public As defense pact with Britain new e Rench Premier suggests minor changes pledged to in forge Versailles treaty Paris France Jan. It Premier s first official act upon assuming control of the ministry of foreign affairs today was in the direction of straightening out Points in the Anglo French pact As agreed to by m. Briand and Premier Lloyd George to which he objects. He had a conversation lasting two hours with lord Curzon the British Secretary for foreign affairs. And lord Hardinge British ambassador with the purpose of having the pact ready As amended to present to the chamber of deputies when he reads the government s declaration on thursday. It is understood that m. Poincare requested lord Curzon that the pact be amended to make the military Protection clause Mutual. Namely that France should come to the assistance of great Britain should the latter be attacked and also that the general staffs of the two countries should meet at the earliest possible moment after the a t is ratified to draw up a plan of defense in which the British and French armies would co operate in Case of an attack from the East. Concerning the governmental declaration. No information is forthcoming beyond the statement by m. Poincaire to the correspondent today a i wish that the engagements taken at Versailles be fulfilled nothing More. My task accomplished. I Snail Groton. S. D., Jan. 17�?mrs. Yuk Palmer of this City is easily the pie and doughnut Queen of this part of Northern South Dakota. During the past year she baked 11,000 pies alone. During the fall season she bakes 4 5 to 50 pies each Day and never bakes less than 2 5 pies per Day throughout the year. She conservatively puts the daily average at 30. Which makes the year s total about 11,000. Her doughnuts Are also popular for she bakes 15 dozen every Day during the year making a total of about 60.000 doughnuts made by her during the year 1021. The pies and doughnuts Are sold at a local restaurant conducted by herself and husband. The next Best pie making recon in this District was made by mrs. Hewett. Of Conde who during 1921 baked nearly 4,000 pies. Now they carry booze by plane air plane parrying 120 bottles mexican tequila is seized on Border by associated a a Rev. Leased wire Washington Jan. 17�?seizure, of the first rum running air plane this year was announced today by prohibition Headquarters. The plane with 120 bottles o mexican tequila the prohibition Bureau stated was seized on the mexican Border at Del Rio Texas and the Pilot and two men arrested. One cent in Chicago today Twenty Tou la ounce loaves to retail at 14 cents each by associated press leased wire Chicago 111, Jan. prices were reduced one cent Here today. Russell j. Pool Secretary of the City Council committee on living costs announced. Pound loaves now Selling for ten cents will he sold for nine cents and 24 ounce bread sob for 15 tents will be sold for 14 cents. Chic go cats 1.250,000 loaves of bread a Day according to or. Pool and therefore will save $1 2,500 daily. Miners wont take wage Cut by associated press loaded wire Washington Jan. 16.�?a bitter and perhaps protracted fight in Congress i Creti onary Power vested in the Over the loosed improvement of the Cutie Over a %srsir5 Quot ass a a great lakes was forecast today by Quot he h he said Moville Fie offered to the the House after the Compromise measure but that in mor declaring that the Mitchell Poteet company was forced to lower the Quality of the Gas sold in order to give Good service a the Price of $1.75 a thousand cubic feet. Ii. J. Sherwood manager of the company today replied to the statements made concerning the company monday by mayor ii. V. Bold. A a or first and primary desire is to give the Best of service of a fair or. Sherwood said a we were unable to give As Good ser vote As we wished when the prices of materials Anil labor were from 150 to 200 percent of what they were previous to the War. With the $1.75 rate per thousand feet we lost Money on the Gas. We cannot operate at a loss Ami were compelled to take some Means of securing an adequate hates More elsewhere raises in rates on Gas have been granted at Aberdeen. Yankton and Huron or. Sherwood said. A the rates in those cities went As High As $2.50 a thousand or. Sherwood explained a and i believe they a now about at $2.25 per thousand. That should be explained f believe before judgment is passed on the rate charged in Mitchell. A so far As heat units Are concerned a or. Sherwood added Quot we make an attempt now to run at 450 heat units for each cubic foot of Gas. In Canada the 450 units is the Legal Standard. There is no set Legal Standard Here but the tendency on the part of the companies now is not to make the Gas As Strong As they did some years i neb As wasted women of the City could keep their Gas Bills lower by careful use of the current according to or. Sherwood s opinion. A we do not know a great Deal about the Way housewives wast their or. Sherwood said. A but we have found that in Many cases the women have used Small utensils Over Large burners wasting a great Deal of a a i Mer n ath it a president workers will not consider reduction this Spring abit Home building drive started Senate moves to bar Newberry of future elections coh dwellings Orting from $1,000 to $4,200 textured it lumbermen s conv int Ion so year old woman mayor starts War on masculine vamps magnetic Springs. Ohio. Jan. 17.�? Wenty four hours after assuming a duties of mayor of this health pm Ort Village mrs. Mary Mcfadden to Genii so said to be the oldest woman Vyora in the United states today announced that she intends to give town a Little her policy she said. Would be a a on male vamps. Enforcement of the turf a lava. Strict enforcement of prohibition j is. Harmony with mrs. Mcfadden was appointed to As mayor of the Village by mayor o. Brown who will spend the inter in Florida. Her appointment s popular scores of townspeople King to Lier Home to congratulate let. By associated pros lax no wire Washington. A. Jan. 16.�?questions raised in the Ford Newberry senatorial election contest decided by the Senate last week. Found expression today in two resolutions present i by associated i toss a As dire one by senator Pomerene demo Minneapolis. Minn Jan. I mod Ruht Ohio would embody in Senate Erate priced houses to Cost from j Ruig that portion of the corrupt pro i $1,00 to $l2�?~b> Are being featured tires act held invalid by the supreme in miniature displays at convention court in the Newberry Case. Bead qua Rte is and in the official Cata the other by senator Willis re Logue of the Northwestern lumber a pub i can Ohio proposes an Amend j menus association which opened its ment to the Constitution giving con thirty second annual meeting Here i the Power to regulate the use of today. Money in primaries or elections in i anticipating a building Boom the solving members of Congress. Lumbermen have planned a a build Homes Campaign. J delegates from Minnesota. North j a Pav South Dakota. Iowa. Nebraska Prat pays $350 for Shamokin. Pa., Jan. It it is Idle to talk of reducing the wages of Coal miners of the country. International president John l. Lewis of the United mine workers told the Anthracite wage convention which opened Here today. He recognized he said that there Quot is an organized pre Uganda to reduce the wages of the but added that there could a a a no backward step in the Progress of the United mine workers of an Erica. Will i Bibl a Elf an Industrial conflict Rii ust come to protect the interests of the mine workers and guard their or. Lewis exclaimed a then an immediate conflict must come the mine workers of the country president Lewis said stood ready an willing to negotiate new wage contracts in the bituminous and Anthracite Fields to replace Thote that expire March 31 and if the operators of the country would not respond to the invitation then there would be no contracts and the peace would not rest with the United mine workers. 500.000 Idle a it is Idle to talk about reducing wages of the men in Falt a of the fact that approximately 30,000 miners in the soft Coal Fields Are Idle and Many other thousands Are working broken must trave a living time. The Miner roust eat and he developments in report of the International joint com Mission which investigated the pro i acct had been transmitted to speaker a Gillett by president Harding. Instead of immediately referring j the report to a committee As is us 1 tingly done when communications Are received from a he president the speaker withheld reference and announced he would determine at a hearing wednesday which of three committees should take charge of it. I there is divergence of opinion As to whether the report should go to the merchant Marine foreign affairs or ways and Means committees. Proponents of the project Declar a Oil they would oppose any efforts of 1 the merchant Marine committee to j have the report referred to it because several members of the commit tee had expressed opposition to the proposition. Once referred to a com Niit tee lengthy hearings in an of i fort to obtain the opinions of experts i appear certain. Iii the Senate the report of the commission which recommends that improvement of the new Welland i i a anal Between Lake Erie and Lake 1 Ontario and Montreal was sent to j the foreign relations committee. The says j commission recommended that the Cost of the improvement for navigation purposes be borne by the United states and Canada in proportion to the benefits derived by each country. Tile report advised that during the five years following the completion of the project the ratio be determined by certain known factors such As the developed resources and the foreign Ami Coastwise Trade of each country within the territory economically tributary to the proposed waterway. And that thereafter the ratio be adjusted every five years on the basis of the freight tonnage of each country passing through the water Way. The commission was of the opinion that Canada should proceed with improvement of the new Welland a anal a in accordance with plans already decided upon by that the United states should it decide to co operate with carrying out the project would pay its proportion of the canal improvement. The commission s report emphasized the necessity of further study of the project by engineering experts and recommended that the United states and Canada enter into treaty be got int ions Over the proposal.�?T. Cases his vote would be a in protest _ against Diat he described As nearly a maladministration of affairs by the Reserve Board. Senator Glass offered official statistics showing he said that while prices of agricultural products tumbled last year. The regional Reserve Banks actually had increased the volume of currency and enlarged credits. He emphasized that the Reserve Board had no Power by Law to increase currency or order credits restricted and defied anybody to show that the Board had a even so much As hinted such a policy to the Reserve Banks. It i lower rates to s. From Pacific coast reductions announced today in c Harges on vegetables c Annex Eri los. And similar products in stewing or boiling we think is tile Hest Way to tiring the a Ito a boiling Point Over the i m sized Burner and then keep it boiling Lover the Small simmering Burner. A it does not require in Deli heat to keep a Kettle boiling Tift or it. Is brought to a boiling Point. Til fact that a Large Burner requires much More Gas than a Small one does not seem to be understood by some to. air. Sherwood said that an official of the St. Louis company which own the Plant will be in Mitchell within a Short time and that further statements May be made at that Barr Case to i open Here tomorrow selection of jury in murder trial expected to begin wednesday morning Pierre Jan 17�?the state Board of Railroad commissioners announced today the receipt of information tile railroads have agreed to make reductions in rates on canned fruits vegetables and similar commodities from Pacific coast Points to South Dakota jobbing Points East of the Missouri River including Aberdeen. Watertown Huron Pierre. Chamberlain. Mitchell. Redfield. Sioux fall. Yankton and other Points. The reduction will amount to a saving of Between $93 Ami $125 a car. This action is the result of pressure which the Board ba1 been exciting for some t me. Rates to Western South Dakota cities Are also receiving consideration the announcement states. Harding lauds Road system president tells Kun roads Congress that la in Hwy development is biggest single in prox Emen t considerable interest was aroused today we Hen it was Learned that the Case of dab Barr Wessington Springs who is charged with the murder of that j George Clifton would be the first to be heard at the january term of circuit court. Court convened today and the Barr Case will a started wednesday morning. The alleged Crim Nee u red last october and the Case was transferred from the Jerauld county court when it was shown that there was considerable prejudice against Barr in that Vicinity. Selection of the jury for the Case is expected to Start at a a. In. Wednesday. Rail profit question up companies a a a on Tini not of my pud ent r m e Xiii r i x id h i and add Montana will attend the convention. Of weather retort South Dakota probably Snow to night anti wednesday colder tonight fresh northerly winds. Local temperatures by the official government thermometer from noon yesterday to noon today maximum 35 minimum 6 at noon 11 i cutting Spruce Trees for Christmas party by associated pres Bav a Yire Madison. Xx�?Tin., Jan. 17.�?cutting two valuable Spruce Trees on the property of Magnus Swenson president of a he norwegian american steamship line in order to decorate fora Christmas dance Cost lie a Jpn Bers of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity Here $350. When settlement was made today. Why not sell it if you have some piece of property an Odd piece of furniture a used car or anything you Are not now using Why hot turn it into Cash a want and in the Republican will do it at a Cost of Only two cents a word. W. C. T. U. Mark dry u a. Homes Star in tue window to designate houses where no liquor is consumed by associated prowl encased Yire Chicago. Iii. Jan a to the woman s Christian Temperance Union on tomorrow the second anniversary of prohibition will launch a a Star in the windows Campaign. Star flags similar to the service flags of the War. Will be put up in every Home where no liquor is consumed. If the Campaign is successful. The Flag will Bear the inscription a we Are americans. Xxx a support the Constitution Chicago. Iii. Jan. 17.�?no single Public improvement has done More Good for the Public than the development of the Highway system president Harding a a cd the delegates attending the National Good roads Congress which opened today in a personal message brought to Chicago by colonel l. H. Bowlby president of the american Road builders association. The message said a there is now pretty nearly Universal agreement that no single Public improvement has one in recent years or will do in coming years More for the general Good of the country than the development of our Highway system. The task is an enormous one but better method both in physical construction Ami in relations of the Community to Highway developments have been taking form in a most encouraging letters were also read from brigadier Jenera i Charles e Sawyer and United states senator Lawrence i. Phipps of Colorado. By associated prs leased xxx ire Washington. A. Jan. 17�?the question of what capital returns the railroads would be entitled to Carn after March i. When the rate of six percent fixed by the transportation at goes out of effect was discuss today before the interstate Commerce Coni missions rate investigation. Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio urged a continuation of the six percent rate. He was opposed by Clifford Thorne shippers representative who suggest that cheaper rates for Money were now liking established than obtained when the present rate a president xxx Filar to tid of Money r. 1 a fixed. Insisted that the could not be now arid added in the new fun clearly det rom that Railroad a Lur would be foiled to finance expansion by Stock i aes rather than Bomi issues because the rate of Bonds to stocks had already grown too High for financial Security. These Stock issues might have to i a dividend rate of x percent or it r. A said. F the railroads we a find a Market for them. Ben bet to

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