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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - May 25, 1921, Mitchell, South Dakota The evening Republican City edition vol xxxv Imitchell s. Wednesday May 25, 1921 no. 177cut City costs. Expert advises Black Art film bares trick of Check forgers Spital excursion Rains of fare and a half for the round trip to Tho twin cities will be effective May 31 to j Lune 2, it was announced today at state merchants discuss Cam ill 0rnah Railroad office. A d j i these fares will give people living pain against dad in North an a South Dakota Minne Sota and Montana and parts of Iowa and Wisconsin a Chance to visit St. Fare and one half Fricht r at will be excursion Quot full re a a rate to twin cities coast to East Cut 20 percent a i paper comedy Playas shown Market week there from May first artillery band will give concert on court House Lawn tonight after discussing Means tuesday afternoon of combating the worthless Check plague which has descended Wilh full Force upon South Dakota merchants during the past 12 in nub. J tin men id attendance of the South j Paul during Home which is being held 27 to june i. Under the excursion rates the round trip fare from Mitchell to St Paul will he $16.73 plus $1.34 War tax. The regular one Way fare in $ 12.0>\ making the Normal round Trio fare $24.10. Six dollars will lie saved under Hie special rates. Tickets will he on Sale at excursion rates from May to to june 2 incl canned Salmon dried fruits Beans peas and milk rate drops. Meets Panama rates Southern Pacific Starck move to reduce competing with water routes Dakota retail merchants convention in Sivo Villi Hie buyers of tickets sex Mitchell today witnessed a motion Ric Ture a modern Black Arfy which depicted vividly the Means used by criminals in carrying on their Wor it i. Is big checks Given by merchants. The discussion tuesday afternoon showed that every merchant in attendance at the convention is compelled to use every Means to protect himself against worthless checks. To a s pictures showed the needs of protecting the checks signed by the merchants themselves. Show Crooks at work actual criminals who Are now serv ing terms in penitentiaries played the parts of Hie Check raisers in the picture today. Clever forgers were shown at work raising checks often by the simple Means Ltd adding a few lines and curves to what was already written on the Check. Only merchants registered at the convention and other persons proved to be reliable were admitted to see this picture. The troubles of a Lima Nutt. A sit luge storekeeper were depicted in a play Given at the metropolitan theater immediately after the showing of the i motion picture. It i. Berdahl of Aberdeen played tile part of or. Nutt. Whose main troubles arose Over writing advertisements which would be effective. Too merchants Here preparations were being made Day for the arrival of the Minneapolis jobber Trade tour special train whih was to arrive in the City int this afternoon. One Hundred Minneapolis a business men. Together with the f j artillery band Are making the annual Trade tour and a varied entertainment is to to Given this evening. The first artillery band will give a concert in the Collat House Law a j 7 30 p. In. After which there will be an informal smoker for All Mitchell business men Ami visitors at the cite j Hall. A Buffet luncheon will be j by the Minneapolis men at the smoker. Special entertainment xviii f also in provided for the ladies co operation of the visiting merchant to secure better freight serv a ice or in the twin cities was urged j by Charles a. Ligget of the traffic i department of the St. Paul Assoria a lion of Public and business Altair. In a talk before the merchants tues a tags afternoon. Complaint from Mer j chants who fail to secure prompt peeled to Start their trip on the Dav the ticket is sold. The Date set for arrival at the town where the round trip ticket is purchased has been set at no later than june 4. No. Stopovers will lie allowed under the exclusion rates Between Minneapolis and the destination and the Passen it by x in Rock lenses ret Chicago 111., May 24.�?reduction of freight rates to meet water Competition has been decided on by the Southern Pacific railway it was announced today. The reductions approximate 20 per Cern. Permission to make the reductions will be sought of the interstate Commerce commission immediately according to g. A. Cluck freight traffic manager. The reduction Iii freight rates decided upon today will affect All transcontinental carriers. Among the items on which reduce Gers who travel under such must go directly from the twin cities canned Salmon Beans and pea rate Lions Are proposed Are dried fruits and ant to their destination. Bombers Burn $5,000,000 Irish custom House one of Dublin s finest buildings fired by sinn seiners in great outbreak shipment Paul Are of merchandise from investigated by or. Bigg h. Gun shots rattle through night in egyptian City it by is Oci Iileta a run i w ire Dublin ire., May 25.�?the Dublin custom House was set afire by a Large number of sinn Fellers at i rid of clock this afternoon says a state Merit issued from Dublin Castle a 31 p. In. By the time the fire brigade i attacked the flames they had taken i such a firm hold that it was doubtful if much of the building could be saved. Hie statement add. The fire say s this account started at 113 o clock. Hie flames breaking simultaneous in throughout the building which was totally destroy cd. It was one of the finest buildings in Dublin and Cost one million pounds. The occupants fled As the fire broke out. Another account states that the customs House was set on fire through bombs thrown in the building. Battle in Street the railway Bridge running past the building was occupied by a Large number of men. Upon whom a fusillade was opened. Others in the immediate Vicinity of the customs House also were fired upon. Lorry loads of the military were bombed As 1hey were driving up to the -.cene. The soldiers fired machine guns. Rifles and revolvers and several persons were Een to fall. So far three persons appear to have been killed. The affair seems to have been a most elaborately organized attack. Red men guarded All the approaches to the customs House to prevent the saving of the building. Liberty Hall fired condensed milk. Dried fruit in boxes would he reduced from 1-2 h Hundred to $1.23 in sacks from $2 to $1.43. Canned Salmon would he reduced from $1.16 to 93 rents a Hundred and condensed milk and other canned goods from $1.20 1-2 to $1.03. Propose West bound cuts reductions on West bound products also Are proposed by the Road and permission for those reductions Wilt also he a kid of the commis Don. Tills decision was reached at a meeting today of executive officers of All the roads affected. The reduction was decided upon to enable the roads to meet Competition of the water lines operating through the Panama canal. The West hound rates it was declared have Lorn checked to apply from Points in Eastern defined transcontinental territories groups a a a to a a a inclusive to Pacific coast terminals Only. Waives Long haul clause in addition to the concurrence of Eastern carriers it will he necessary to file application with the interstate Commerce commission for authority it to apply the rates to terminal Point Only which involves waiving of the Long and Short haul clause of Fri interstate to Moneree commission aet eastbound rate checked in will apply from Pacific coat terminals and intermediate Points to Eastern do j fined territories group a a a to a . Inclusive and will he made effective j As soon As concurrences Are obtained these rates win not he made to terminal and. Therefore it will not he necessary to make applications to the interstate Commerce commission for Waisure of the Long and Short haul clause. Money lust is cause of sunday cames and shows pastor claims propaganda for the commercialization of sunday would Stop at once if it were not for the monetary gain accruing to the motion picture theater owners Aud the promoters of various sports according to a statement in Ade tuesday evening by Rev. K. Sol a a of Madison in an address before the Sioux Falls circuit the norwegian lutheran Church which is in session in Mitchell. A this wide spread attempt to commercialize the Sabbath Day is largely a Money making move a said Rev. Sol Berg. A it is one of Hie results of the War As the War had a demoralizing influence on the whole about 40 visiting delegates and pastors Are in attendance at the convention which will last through thursday. The sessions Are being held at the presbyterian Church. Free Redfield club in sunday baseball Case Bobby Jones loses in close should slash race for British Golf title budget a third says audit Man c. J. Alexander executive state accountant completes audit recommends $130,000 instead of $195,000 appropriated in 1920 for municipal expense Bobby Jones left Chick Evans right and Francis Ouimet inset jury finds Secretary not Quilty of charging admission a deliberate to minutes red held s. In May 23.�?jacob Koerner Secretary of the local baseball club of the Dakota league was found not guilty yesterday afternoon of a charge of violation or the a Blue Laws Quot by charging fans admission to the grandstand to see sundays game Between Redfield and Wahpeton Breckenridge. Tile trial was conducted in the court of Justice \. J5. Iilah to. Where the complaint against i Koerner was sworn to yesterday by Rev. B. Kooney of Tulare and the verdict was found by a jury composed of six men. The defense contended that to charge spectators for seats in the grandstand and bleachers was not in violation of the Blue Law As upheld partially a by the state supreme court. Defense witnesses testified those who did not wish to pay to see last sunday s game were admitted free. If. A Warner states attorney who conducted the ease for the state declared that the decision did not necessarily lest the Blue Laws and that other arrests were liable to result. The jury in the Case was out ten minutes before bringing in the verdict. It is understood that no Appeal will he Laken. See big Job ahead Sioux Falls s. D., May 23 the states attorney said Fly v no it in to Ltd a re pm i. I ii Wirt a Hoylake eng., May 23.�?dr. Paul Hunter of los Angeles one of the two remaining americans in the British Amateur Golf championship tournament was eliminated in the fifth round this afternoon by b. Darwin of Woking by 2 up and i to play. This leaves Fred f. Wright of Boston As Hie sole american representative of the thirteen originally entered. Jones loses Hoylake eng., May 23.�?Only three americans were left As competitors in the British Amateur Golf tournament at 2 of Clork this afternoon the survivors at that hour being Frederick j. Wright of Boston or. Paul Hunter of los Angeles and j. Of. Douglas jr., on Wentla club Chicago. Robert t. Jones of Atlanta a. Who had been considered a probable contender for the British Amateur Golf championship was Defeated this morning by Allan Graham Royal Liverpool the score being Graham 6 up and 3 to play. Graham in his match with Jones played beautifully won four of Hie first six holes halving the other two Jones ran past the first Hole and missed ids putt Back and at the third pulled his second shot into the ditch. Jones out drove Graham at the fifth but the latter Laid a 20-Yard putt dead. Graham was four up at the turn. Became dormie six and halved the next Hole to win six up and five to Ltd play. Cyril j. Ii. Tolley English Amateur Champion followed Jones to defeat beaten by j. B. Beddard of Penn 2 up and one to play. Jones said his defeat was due merely to his own had Pfay. Jones a Evans and Francis Gunnel the Elm Knafl d american a big appeared together about the course Arm in Arni after Jones elimination. Jones and Evans Are also entered for Hie British open championship but they said this afternoon they probably would not compete. Wood and Auto tip into River american general and party escape unhurt in Accident in Philippines a by Amori annl i r a a a a a in hued wire Tuge Gario Bagayan province philippine islands May 21.�?the Aritomo if. As bile of major general Leonard Wood. Following one of the chief members of the mis sheriff foils jail delivery Huron officer catches three sawing cell bars two in jail for murder Hunt for Roo severs a River of doubt the acquittal of Jacob Koerner on tin investigating conditions in the charge of violation of the sunday Philippines islands at the request of statutes lie Case is in n Case. Then attorneys entrusted a i shortly afterwards Liberty Hall. The by Fco eclat re a pre. I the re Vav ire Headquarters of the Irish transport Alexandria egg it. A it 24 toe workers was set in fire and destroy was Only desultory firing on to streets of this City last night fo4>\\that four auxiliary to a i Beemen were wounded and a tiler on the City last night following the recent riotous disturbance to re in which nearly 30 persons in j Jan chiding twelve europeans were cd de and nearly 200 persons wound d. Looters and sulkers were responsible for this disturbance. Wires Are Cut i a Ouli n. Eng. M Ltd 23 wire Between Cairo and Egypt. Have been Cut. Says news dispatch from Cairo by fan Riate i l re a i a need xxx it new York City May 23.�?a group of venturesome americans including scientist expert explorer and motion picture men will Sui june i for Antofagasta. Chile the fir-1 station a an exploration trip to the headwaters of the Amazon. The expedition known As la. Millford biological exploration. Plans to pick in Hie lost Trail of the late Theodore Roosevelt a famed River of doubt. Or. Of. It. Run by. Professor of the even school of pharmacy of Columbia uni Witti the enforcement of the Blue Laws will have much to do. It was stated in a communication received last night to find any illegality in the plan just announced by the officials of the Madison club of the Dakota league. By Atnori fird i a wire i Huron. S. D., May 23.�?sheriff vein Miller foiled a jail delivery at the Beadle county jail last night when he caught three prisoners sawing their Way to Freedom. Nine prisoners two of whom Are Pinacas being held on charges of murder Anan Rixer near Hie Cah Ganger route could have escaped Only for the inhere yesterday while being ferried Telfer once of the sheriff across Hie Stream. General Wood is he found in cracks in the Brick caped uninjured but an hour was re Walls eight Hack saw and a pair of suited to pull Hie vehicle from the j pliers. The prisoners had sawed sense a test president Harding fell into a recommendation that the City of Mitchell make its 1021 appropriation $ 130,Gou or less instead of $195,000, which was the sum appropriated in 1020 for City expenditures is contained in the report of c. J. Alexander executive state accountant who recently completed an audit of the books Ltd the City at in request of mayor k. V. Robb. In his report or Alexander says a a the increases on taxes of City property arc As follows on each Dollar of increase City schools get 54 cents for City purposes 27 cents for county to cents Aud for state 8 cents. The total equals $1. If your taxes have been raised a Dollar tie above shows who gets the tie above has been taken from the county auditors computation. The City made its appropriation for $195,-101 in 1920. Much improving has been done. Gan the 14 i App pria Tion in made for $130,000 or less i think it other irregularities irregularities in paying for the City fire station and the new waterworks Are shown by or. Alexander Iii ids report in that the Bond issues for thews two projects failed to cover the entire costs of the buildings. The fire station Cost 931,145.75, or $5,978.25 More than the Bond is Rue tim report shows. The waterworks system cd i $101,733, or $10,-230.47 More the the Bond Issue according to the report. A it can been Dom the contracts referred to in this report a said or Alexander a that most All of them have exceeded the urn for which a Bond Issue was voted and Hie contractors agreement to build them for. A it is however Plain that much extra expense was necessary for which bids of contracts did not cover. In these Ca s the Council and mayor went on with Hie work and completed the structures issuing warrants on the general fund. A in the it is recommended a it May be Well i Ltd a the City to have their Engineer Aru Over the work carefully before the matter is submitted to a vote. The Cost of construction of any project is supposed to be covered by the Bond High costs ars reason water. Twenty men including general next sunday the Greys play tie a of. Tugged at the ropes continue Elena in be Alexandria. A Central no Neva it Fellers Lilied eleven wounded varsity. Will he in charge. Imy 63 taken prisoners. Tile custom i of House was still burning late this af-5 Tern Oon. Union Pacific buys Salt Lake Railroad two killed in Dock fights in Argentina Watertown cubs at Madison. There will he no attempt to charge for seats or parking space. On the contrary the Madison band a highly rated musical organization will conduct a concert at the league base Ball Park beginning at 1 30 sunday afternoon. Pay for music those attending the hand Rorert will he charged admission to hear the really first class band play. It was stated last night lowing the Eon closed and official ally until the car a up to dry land. Hoisted finally through several bars Rind had almost effected an opening into the jail cellar. Haring s sister sued for $25,000 in libel Case by Valr l leaned xxx ire it Washington. C., May 23.�?mrs. Carolyn to tax sister of president made defendant in a suit for alleged libel filed xviii see that hire a today in the District of Columbia us today a baseball american league Boston. Ou2 too ooo�?2 at Cleveland ii too ooi�?3 Pennock Russell Ami waiter and of Neill. 8 to i Hie i r la 11 a a v # ii a Quot a a a / ii i might. Immediately Fol Harding a Cert the Gates xvii be $23,000 suit Washington. Ii Ojo of at Chicago to 020 to Mobridge and Gharrity Wilkinson. Pence Hodge and Yaryan. Is coining from Alexandria and disquieting rumours Are current in Cairo the dispatch declares. Of taxes cause suicide. Omaha neb., May 24.�?worry Over delinquent income tax report was by 4n�nrutf l a re wire new York City May 23.�?the in j Ion Pacific Railroad today acquired full j ownership of to los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad company by Purchase of j Stock and Bonds held by former Vii it a states senator William v hark of by a a Oria Fil i Rry Lam xxx re it Buenos Aires Argentine. May 23.�? two person were killed and several i wounded in fighting Here yesterday i Between Union and non Union port j workers. There were two riots in which pistol were used. Work of unloading ships proceeded yesterday with Union labor. After no one obtains admittance eith preme court by or. G. K. Lee Cole. Or free of charge or by paying an admission fee. The plaintiff claims that he was damaged in his Good name and reputable the scheduled game will then he As a result of a letter written by mrs. Signed As a Cauch for the suicidal Tana an a a associates today of car Burnett of Omaha. Who slashed his Throat wit ii a Butcher knife. Of weather report Quot Otu i Nion parti. Previous to in. Aug err Purchase announced officially today but Fri Ivy a i-/ytv3xjii both parties in the transaction owned one half of the securities of the la a i Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad com Pany of a played with All Tho who care to re main taking seats to Wash the came. Since no admission xviii be charge. To the baseball game. Either for seats or As a regular admission Price the owners of the club maintain that the attorney Gene Al can. In their behalf find nothing illegal about the proceed ure. For horse Worth Quarter million Votaw to Justice Stafford last april 29, during the trial of Hie Domestic difficulties of or. Cole and i wife mrs. Minnie Cole. Philadelphia. At Detroit. Perry and Perkins Bissler. New York. At St. Loouis. Ferguson and Schang eve Reid. Forecast South Dakota fair tonight and probably thursday somewhat Wanner tonight and a extreme Southwest portions. Local temperatures by the government thermometer to noon wednesday maximum 78. Minimum 57. Temperature at noon 73. By aka or Laird ppm i Wirfs new York City May 21.�?fria Rock the $230,000 stallion is on his Way East from John h. Rossiter stud Anta Rosa. Cal., to the Stock presbyterians elect i by i re i Fth xxx or i Winona Lake ind. May 2 4.�?rex Louis Seymour Mudge of Harrisburg farm at a was elected stated clerk of the farm of John e. Madden Lexington presbyterian Church in the i United by a states of America at the 133rd general Assembly her today. He will the return of the take office april i. 1922. There were stud horse which began Here several ther candidates but or. Mudge months ago resulted in a decision in the 882 votes cast. Favor of Madden a claim. Crude Oil prices go Down again today Des Moines cuts Gas Price fifteen cents in Moines la. Moines Gas comp a reduction of 13 f g s. M by 25.�?the Desay today announced cents a thousand in the reduction it is National league Cali National league games p Pond rain of a an explanation of the Rise of a Ferial and labor costs is included in the report As one a the reasons for the larger amount of Money expended. Among irregular payments made from various City funds is. One of $814 81 for new furniture to 2 a by Hospital made Broadbent druthers former furniture dealers in the City. This is listed As irregular because j. W. Broadbent to a member of the City Council of the time the payment was mad Are Das such cannot transact business with the City. It is explained in the report that the furniture could not i if been secured any cheaper at by other place King and Dixon architects have received payments amounting to $2,-139 73 which lire list d As irregular because of the reason that Floyd Kings a member of the firm is a member of the City Park Board. The payments to Kings and Dixon were made for architectural work for the City Park fire station City Hospital and for the the City auditorium. Numerous recommendations Are made a to the routine work of hand-1, various sums of Money in the j cite a a Possession and other rec Mornen. 200 0 i 1 Lions with regard to requiring Bonds in All persons handling any City Money. Explain Cut in explaining the cutting Down of i Quot expenses or. View and says a Economy May be practice by the consolidation of departments arid concentration of Energy. This ought to the done in a Way that would not in 200 too to 003 too of Ahrnke Ami too o shocker and r i pocket a pint Quot upheld. Milwaukee wis., May 23.�? right to carry a prescription pint of. Par the successful operation of in Pertant business. Something might be litigation As to Madden right to famous race and three received of by a a Foristell i re a lenses a re Pittsburgh a. May 23.�?further reductions in the Price of crude Oil were announced Here today by tile principal purchasing agencies. 7 new prices Are Pennsylvania crud $3 Corning 1.90 Cable $1.81 Somerset $1.60 Somerset Light 1.80. The reductions came As a Surprise to Oil men. I the Price explained is due to a decrease in the cot of production. The new Price is 1.35. Lightning kills swimmer Madison. Wis. May 24�?lightning during the electrical storm Here late yesterday afternoon killed Victor Morris. Aged 19. He had been swimming and was standing under a tree when the Bolt struck him. Whiskey and drink it a was prescribed by ones own conscience was Aga d upheld in District court today when judge Page dismissed Henry bom a re along this in in the auditors office in conducting Ertain kinds of books in charge of each official but part accused of violation of the Moi work in co operation at the end of each Burger Law in possessing a pint of whiskey in the Saloon of Joseph Trubnik. Iri nth when appropriations and balances must be made including the absolutely no misappropriation of Chicago Twilight Ball funds was found it by or. Alexander in Chicago ii i \ the first trial audit the City a accounts from 1915, the report sex jains hut Irreg of Twilight Basc a ii in Chicago is sch died to Start at 6 p. In. Next tuesday at a Semi professional Park. Continued on Page 3

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