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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - March 24, 1922, Mitchell, South Dakota The evening Republican third edition vol. , South Dakota Friday March 24, 1922 number 149 Auto show starving russians turn cannibals treaty to enemies unable to change pact Relief depots unable to care for sufferers miss Ruth Fry gives vivid picture of frightful calamity facing Russia children abandoned american woman Tel is of How father ended life so babies might be cared for Especial to the Republican London. Eng1., March 24�?cannibalism has become a Factor to be reckoned with in russians famine area. A shudder of dreadful memories was in the voice of miss Ruth Fry ppr Cestary of the friends Relief committee As she told what she saw in e tour of the starving Volga District. A people in Palm ova were eating Birch bark pounded grass and scrub Brush a she said. A a Here As in Many other places reports of cannibalism seem Only too clearly established. The Village population of 5077 last summer has dwindled to 3626�?and is still decreasing. A a Buzulak a place of 30.000 people. I a City of the dead. Streets Are empty. Houses Are shuttered. Ten or 12 out of every too people die a Ery Day in spite of Relief work. This town is in the heart of the District looked after by the american and British quakers. Only a part of it a if the ravages of famine continue r on of the 618.000 people in the District. Including 252,000 children will perish. And this is Only a tiny fragment of the vast Volga Region that is carving. Occasionally you see a Market place with real Brown bread and fresh cranberries. That is All. A there is a House of motherhood end infancy established by the so met in Buzulak. It is called the House of miss Fry. One of the few women who have had All the facilities for observation opened by the soviet government and other agencies said the High pea of the famine tragedy was the destruction of Homes. Children abandoned a children have been deliberately a hardened by their parents not in callousness but in the Hope that someone will care for them. A i saw a father bring three starving children to a Relief station asking that they be fed. He was told that Only orphans could be taken in. A a a then they shall be orphans he said and went away and committed suicide. A Relief stations Are overflowing with children. In one i counted 400 armed into three rooms wedged so tightly they could not lie Down. Filthy vermin us clothes patched their starved frames. Tots Iii torture the terrible sound of children trying is still in my ears. It is not the f by of a healthy child in pain. Hut the dreary hopeless helpless Wail a anguish a cry for food and warmth that becomes a moan As dreams Stab them in their sleep. A what shall we do feed children Only or sacrifice some of them that enough parents May be saved from starvation to help produce a whatever is done by Relief organization with the Best intentions in tile world millions seem certainly doomed to in april three Days to be Given Over to exposition postal department to improve handling of newspaper mails a air reconcile amp bless fail to Muster much strength on Early amendments Battle Over articles wage demands of rail Union Are attacked representative of roads de clares move was a coldly calculated strategy by associated press leased wire Chicago. 111., March 24.�?counter requests for wage increases by Railroad showmen at a time when railroads were asking reductions were characterized As a strategic move coldly calculated to interfere with and delay a new wage agreement by j. We Higgins representing Western reads before the Railroad labor Board today. Or. Higgins made the closing argument against the employees a charges preferred by b. M Jewell head of the shop crafts unions that the railroads had not held proper conferences with employees under the transportation starving russian children woman crushed in run on Bank solvent Chicago institution pays Deposit Krso wild Rumor started trouble Bonus passes House now to go to Senate Only to members in in War Branc h oppose measure a future is most Uncertain by associated press leased wire Washington d. C., March 24�?expeditious handling of newspapers is urged on postal employees in a statement by John h. Bartlett new first assistant postmaster general published today in the postal bulletin. A despite repeated instructions for the prompt handling of daily the statement asserts a Many complaints Are made of delay in the receipt of this class of thirty three votes most opponents can Muster during voting this afternoon treaty passes it. C., March 24�?the four pow or Pacific treaty was ratified today by the Senate. The vote was 67 to 27. Tills was four More than the necessary two thirds. The Roll Call showed 12 Democrat voting for ratification and four republicans voting against ratification. By associated press leased wire Chicago iu., March 24.�?several women were crushed and trampled in a scramble of deposited of the Northwestern Trust and savings Bank of the Northwest Side of Chicago this a a ,. I morning. The run was said to have a. Or or to their Wake Cut from requests to the Board. Mine Heads Pun to finance strike at meeting in Chicago or. Higgins declared the charges a unfair and unsupported a and scored the unions for asking wage increases a in the face of the fact that the labor Board recognized a downward trend of wages in its wage reduction order of july. 1921. And in spite of the continued downward trend since that knowing these conditions and also recognizing As i do. The keen discernment of the leaders on the other Side can we reason that such an extravagant request was made on the ground of Justice or reason a or Higgins said. A keeping in mind these conditions there is no escape from the conclusion that the inauguration of this program for a wage increase was to checkmate the proposed decreases of the railroads by requesting such abnormal increases As to make any sort of an agreement Noman sentenced to serve prison term for stealing Cattie by associated press leaded wire Cleveland of. March 24.�?the Gen policy committee of the United Aline workers of America met Here Nlay to Complete arrangements for cutting into effect w hat International Fri Biden John l. Lewis declared will a the greatest strike in history. The Quot meeting was held behind closed deers but it was understood Steps n a j he taken to finance and conduct l a a strike from the time it starts Arri i. One of the most important questions expected to be decided by the r Smittee is whether distinction shall allowed to enter into separate cements with the mine owners. I Schooner reported lost As reset of Collison in dark by associated press leased wire Cheyenne. Wye. March 4.�?mrs. Anne Richey the first woman to be convicted of a cattle rustling in Wyoming in Many years will Start for the Colorado state Penitentiary in a few Days As the result of action of tar Wyoming supreme court yesterday in denying a re hearing of the Case against her. Mrs. Richey is the daughter of a widely known Stock Man of Lincoln county. Her incarceration at the to of Orado Penitentiary is necessitated because Wyoming has no provision for women prisoners. A o woman Bootlegger ends her life when arrested for theft rumours concern ing the Banks financial strength. Bank officials were paying out Money As fast As the deposited could be served and other Banks were said to be ready to Supply All the Cash needed. John f. Smulski head of the Bank and a National polish Leader announced a Rew urd of $5,000 for information of the identity of the person responsible for the run. The crush became so great outside the Bank finally that too policemen Twenty five of them armed w Ith rifles were placed on duty there. Dozens of women were carried into the Bank in a fainting condition. The Federal Reserve Bank of which the Northwestern is a member sent $750,000 in an armoured car to the Bank. The Continental and commercial National Bank sent $100,000. Kish Moers by pros leased wire j Washington i. To. March 24.�? passed by the House la a yesterday by a vote of 333 to 70. The soldiers Bonus Bill tvs made ready today for the Senate. What would happen to it there was regarded As problematical but House proponent proposed to use every Effort to prevent it from being shelved As was the original Bonus measure. Whatever its ultimate Fate it appeared fairly certain that the Bill would slumber for quite a while at the other end of the Capitol where already the Calendar is congested Writh treaties and annual Supply Bills w Ith the permanent Tariff Bill yet to be reported. There were those what thieves that the Senate finance committee to which the Bill would be referred in the natural course would make Sharp changes in it. There was some discussion in the House yesterday As to whether the president would approve the Hill in its present form with a conflict in the opinions expressed. Representative Longworth Republican Ohio said that while he would not presume to speak for the executive he had reason to believe or. Harding w Ould sign the House measure if it reached him without change. On the other hand representative Snyder. Republican. New York who said he had talked with or. Harding last week declared he would be a exceedingly surprised if the executive signed it. Murder seven leagues bar All outsiders father and six sons a War ened. Stood against and shot in cold blood by associated press leased wire Belfast. Ireland. March 4.�?ar band of men forced their Way into the Horn of Owen Macmahon a Saloon keeper Early this morning and shot seven members of the family. News of the raid has stirred the City. Macmahon and three of his sons we Cre killed outright died of his wounds and leaders Are absent As session gathers and factional fight is delayed by associated press encased wire Fargo n. D., March 24�?delegates to the special called convention of the North Dakota nonpartisan another son league ended preliminary Organiza two others Tion Here last night with adoption of near death. The crime is thought i a toot on barring All hut members of to a. I the league from the meeting Hall. To have been in reprisal for Tho Hoot j Frank Elliott of Hillsboro after my of a number of Superia t on.-. J the delegates had been seated made Hies in May Street yesterday. Motion that persons not leagues be requested to leave. The motion by associated press leased wire new York n. Y., March 4.�?the United fruit company a Steamer met Han. Enro Ute to this City from Maridean ports reported by wireless to a that she had collided with an in Loam Schooner twelve Milos caste i of Barnegat Light. I the Schooner immediately began to Al a in and either Sank or drifted away v 10 darkness the Meta pan Rev yep its 8,10 5,31 1 lost touch with the disabled Craft. The Meta pan was not Oagood seriously. By associated press leased wire los Angeles. Cal., March 4.�?mrs. Emily Brittain was found shot to death in the air Shaft of an apartment House Here late last night a few minutes after she had been arrested on a charge of complicity in the theft a hrs of liquor valued at several thousand dollars. In the opinion of the police mrs. Brittain killed herself. Of Premier fact is Given support by italian deputies Jared at about 1 0 of clock the raiders who Are reported to have worn uni forms smashed the Doo of the Mac a Mahon Home in the North end of the i City and rushed up stairs where the occupants of the House were sleep tug. The male members of the fam-1 ily were taken Down to the living room. Lined up against the Wall and riddled with bullets. The shots w Ere heard by occupants of a nearby House who notified the Glen Ravel Street Barracks. Mrs. Mcmahon and her daughter rushed Down to the living room the attackers departed and found seven lying on the floor 3 of the bodies in a Heap. Ambulances took the victims to a Hospital where it was found Tho four already were dead. Another son who was ordered into the room escaped by throwing himself under a lounge and was Unin by afo Uitz a press leased wire Washington d. A. March 42�?the first qualifying declaration to the four pow or treaty to be voted Down in the Senate today was an amendment by senator Robinson. Democrat. Arkansas we hich would have pledged the treaty signatories against a any secret treaty arrangement or understanding with any other powder or pow ers during the life of this the vote was 32 to 61. Six democratic senators. Diahl South Carolina Meyers Montana Pomerene Ohio Ransdell Louisiana Underwood Alabama and Williams. Mississippi voted against the amendment and four republicans. Senators France Maryland Johnson California la Follette Wisconsin and Borah Idaho supported it. Recti is Defeated the Senate then rejected 27 to 65, an amendment by senator Reed providing that no nation should be a in any manner obligated to do any act of War because of decisions reported under the treaty. No further amendments were offered to article one of the treaty and on a Roll Call the article was approved in committee of the whole 74 to 15. Opposition leaders said the division did not represent the strength that would be shown on final ratification since Many senators based their a position on other sections of the treaty. Those who voted against article one were senators Ashurst Arizona. Culbertson. Texas Reed Missouri Harris Georgia. King Utah Robinson. Arkansas Sheppard. Texas Shields. Tennessee Stanley Kentucky and Watson. Georgia democrats j and Borah Idaho France Mary land Johnson California and la 1 Follette Wisconsin. Republicans. Robril on voted Down senator Robinson then offered and the Senate rejected an amendment to article two pledging the signatories against aggression against any outside Power and giving outside Powers the right to sit in conferences affecting their interests. The vote on this amendment was 33 to 59. The Only republicans supporting it were senators Borah. France. Johnson and la Follette and the Only democrats opposing it were senators Pomerene Ransdell Underwood and Williams. An amendment by senator hitch the conference provisions of article two apply Only to a a unprovoked aggression also was rejected. The Hitchcock amendment was supported by 29 senators and opposed by 63. The same four Republican irreconcilable voted for it and senators Broussard Louisiana Kendrick. Wyoming Myers Montana Owen. Oklahoma Pomerene Ohio rans Dell Louisiana Underwood. Alabama and Williams. Mississippi democrats voted against it. Another amendment Fauk. The Senate then voted Down an amendment by senator sheilds Democrat Tenn. Stipulating that the United states enters the four Power arrangements a for the sole purpose of aiding by its Friendly offices and efforts in removing friction and and with no in Tention of departing from its traditional policies. On the Shields amendment the vote was 13 to 73 with the four Republic can irreconcilable Agai standing i adds Inch to flood Waters Rise is Siow Eft however and engineers believe rec is Sion is Nemi today less than an Inch Rise occurred in the water level at the James River from yesterday at noon until today and engineers familiar with the action of the River said today that the water has probably reached its maximum height. It is a mum height. It is about 18 feet deep in the Quot Channel. Reports received today by Stanley Reeve of Mitchell who is making a Survey of the flood conditions of the River showed a. Drop of six inches in the water level North of Huron. The River has a slow current so the Bridges Are not endangered in any Way. Jury to act on briber y Charce conditions in Chic ago criminal c of its said to be without a parallel National manufacturers to Send their own exhibits. To Mitchell display will use Corn Palace april 20, 21 and 22 Mie set aside for City s first Auto show by dealers Chicago iu., March 24.�?wholesale jury bribing said to be without a parallel in the history of Chicago criminal courts was expected to result in the return of indictments by a special grand jury naming William f. Quesse of the Flat janitors Union and several other officials of the Union following an alleged confession of Fred Schmidt a lawyer. Quesse and his associates recently were tried on charges of extortion and conspiracy but. The jury disagreed. Quesse and other labor leaders were sought All night by detectives from the state s attorneys office. They said they Learned Quesse was in California. At the same time it was said that attorneys were attempting to obtain the release of attorney Schmidt who was believed to be under guard at a Down town hotel. Alleged member of freight car Bandit gang is captured a Mammoth automobile show in which will be displayed practically All the leading makes of cars manufactured in the United states is to be held at the Mitchel Corn Palace on april 20, 21 and 22, it was announced today. The Mitchell automobile dealers association is promoting this show in order to make it possible for people in Mitchell and Vicinity to see the various makes of cars Side by Side without going out of the state to do so. Believing that the general Public is interested in seeing All makes of cars the local dealers Are arranging for places in the exhibit for Many cars which arc not distributed fro m Mitchell. Manu fax hirer. Interested manufacturers of automobiles All Over the country have been invited to exhibit their cars in this show and replies we hich have already come in indicate that Many of them will take advantage of the Opportunity to show their cars in Mitchell in connection with the unusually larg Quot display of pleasure cars there will also be a showing of trucks tractors and automobile accessories. The entire main floor of the Corn Palace will be Given Over to the display of the cars. Tractors and trucks and the Balcony display space will be used for showing automobile parts. Many outside companies have already secured space for exhibits. To bring Rig orchestra As one of the novel features of the show it is planned to have music for dancing furnished each afternoon and evening by a urge orchestra the Best to be secured in the state. The dancing will be free. Many other entertainment features Are to be provided under the direction of an entertainment committee headed by Rya i Miller. Charles Blenkiron has charge of the decorations for the show and the entire Corn Palace auditorium a jul be decorated for the occasion. The Corn Palace is an Ideal location for such an exhibit As it is the largest auditorium in flt Outh i Wykota and has every facility for the staging of a Mammoth display of this kind. A. G. Bauer is president of the Mitchell automobile dealers association. Which is to have charge of the staging of the big show. J. Noble is vice president of the organization and c. L. Voss is Secretary and treasurer. Coucil Bluffs la., March 24.�?tom Haley caught yesterday in St. Joseph mo., was taken upon the advice and request of sheriff William Grone wig of this county who holds a warrant for his arrest in connection with the affairs of the alleged nest of Bank robbers and Box car thieves who had their rendezvous at the Schneider farm near Here and where the gun Battle resulted in the death of officer Charles Murray and the husband of the so called Bandit Queen Eva King. Cloudburst in Kansas causes death of four Burlington is floored without warning property loss is i t at $750,000 my master to go to Alexandria tonight on railway speeder London. Eng., Marco 24�?the italian Cabinet headed by Premier fact was Given a unanimous vote of Confidence yesterday by the Senate at the close of a the government policy says a Stefani dispatch from rom. Hospital gets funds Washington. C., March 24.�? the House today approved provisions of the army Bill allo Ting $55,000 for an additional Ward at Letterman general Hospital. Sun Francisco. Cal. Former emperor is in on Isle of exile London. Eng. March 24.�?former j emperor Charles of Austria Hungary a exiled on the Island of Madeira is ill Quot till fever says a Central news dispatch from Funchal today. His tem Grature is Given As 104 and a con so station of physicians has been Call Egan wont talk to reporter he a saving his hf.1,l�?� for the Republican for tonight passed. Leaders were absent. Governor Frazer did not make his appearance and John Hagen commissioner of agriculture and labor was also absent. Tho factional fight Between Dif Feren groups bad not been decided by j alone in supporting it on their Side of the chamber. Democrats who opposed it were senators Broussard. Louisiana Culbertson Texas Fletcher. Florida Glass Virginia Harris. Georgia Hitchock Nebraska Ken i Owen Oklahoma Pomerene Ohio it Delck Wyoming Meyers. Montana Ransdell. Louisiana Swanson Virginia Underwood. Alabama Pekin Alabama Mckellar Tenn Sheppard Texas Walsh Montana and Williams. I Mississippi. I on the question of agreeing in 1 committee of the whole to article two on which opponents of the treaty have entered their fight sixty six senators voted in the affirmative and j 28 in the negative. Continued on rage tfx governor w. Ii. Mcmaster was in Mitchell at noon today Enro Ute to Parkston where he was scheduled to speak this afternoon. He expected to return to Mitchell after the Parkston address and go to Alexandria in a railway a a speeder in time for an address this evening. The governor spoke at Aberdeen last night. Such a Large crowd of people attended the address that 500 had to be turned away. Any vote taken during the Day. Indications last night were tha the convention would continue All of today and possibly into saturday before the still untouched problems of the league in this state Arf solved. in Bulgaria cause of Cabinet crisis by associated press leased wire Sofia. Bulgaria March 24.�?two members of the Cabinet resigned yesterday As the result of difficulties in the ministry Over the governments determination to eliminate three letters from the bulgarian alphabet which was announced several weeks ago. M. Bourlakoff gave up the port Fol j to of finance and m. Onia Chevski that of education. It is expected that the ministry will be reconstructed rapidly. M. Stambo Ulisky continuing As Premier provision in army Bill aimed at men abroad is Cut out Washington d. C., March 24.�? provisions of the army appropriation Bill which would have required the withdrawals of certain regular army troops from China. Hawaii the Panama canal zone and Germany by july i were eliminated from the measure today by the House a motion to strike out the sections by representative Rogers Republican Massachusetts. Being adopted by a Viva Voce vote. George w. Egan promised this afternoon that Quot be Grill give the Republican a a hello tonight in his lecture atthe City Hall auditorium. When asked for an interview this afternoon or. Egan answered without a moments hesitation Quot no i Don t want to see you because i m going to give your paper hell tonight. You Haven t been fair and you Haven to been decent and i m going to Tell your readers so Attis Point or. Egan remembered that a feminine voice was addressing hint Over the wire for he added More q now i done to ant to talk harshly an organized protest by the Intel Lect als in Bulgaria followed announcement on february 26 of the governments plan to simplify the a j Tioy a orthography. Files for Congress Norfolk. Neb. March 24.�?mandeville havens retired banker. Has filed As a candidate for Congress in to you. But in a going to give your the third District on the Republican in Aper hell. It s just the ticket. Saturday want ads free with two other paid issues you can run your want and free in the Republican on saturday if you pay for two other issues. Three issues for the Price of two. Your message now reaches Over 7,000 families by associated press leased wire Burlington. Kan., March 4.�?with four persons known dead and property damage estimated at $7 50,000, Burlington today was recovering from a Cloud burst which last night flooded Rock Creek and swept Down on the City without warning. Tim dead a rec or. And mrs. T. Is. Mcgee mrs. Henry Ramsdell and miss Oetha failing. Only the body of miss failing had been recovered this morning. Nine persons reported missing last night were found today to foe unharmed. Ten inches of water fell Between 5 p. In. And Midnight. The water came on the City so quickly that the victims were caught before they could be notified. In some places it reached second Story windows. The big Concrete Bridge in the City was covered with water while Small houses out build Ings and barns floated by. At the Crest the torrent rant Quot a to twelve feet deep through the business Section. Two dozen families in Burlington and several others up Stream were made homeless. For several blocks store fronts caved in and about 5 Homes were swy ept away. Much damage was done also to Stock and cows in this District. Streets Here were piled High with debris. Although several other towns near Here reported heavy Rains none is believed to have suffered much damage. Burlington is the county seat of cof Fey county and has a rotation of about 3,000. Of weather report South Dakota probably rain or Snow tonight and saturday somewhat colder saturday. Local temperatures by the republicans recording thermometer. Thursday Friday 3 p. In. 4 4 3 a. In. 19 6 p. In. 35 6 a. In. 25 9p.m. 26 9a. In. 31 12 p. In. 23 12 in 37 3 p. In. 47 maximum 47 at 3 p. In. Friday minimum 19 at 3 a. In. Friday by the official government thermometer from noon yesterday to noon today maximum 62 minimum 24 at noon 40

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