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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - May 29, 1924, Mitchell, South Dakota The evening Republican Mitchell South Dakota thursday May 29, 1924.liquor Money for party women to discuss big problems Fede Rator split 3 ways on president Ohio Florida and Montana All seeking executive Honor at convention to urge world court women a organization also to Tark in immigration and tra fat c in drugs by Nua service. Los Angeles cal., May 29.�?the general federation of women a clubs representing 2,500,000 club women Rind sometimes called the balance wheel of american feminine activities holds its biennial convention Here june 2 to 13. California hostess state has made Ady for the coming of the 10,000 delegates with every conceivable plan hospitality can conjure. The convention will be to stable this vear1n two respects for its program and its elect Jii situation. Immigration the feasibility of uniform marriage and divorce Laws the j traffic in narcotics the latest develop i Jents of applied a Ducat do. The world peace court All these Are problems Ltd be threshed out before the Convell it lion adjourns. The federation is said to be three ways on a Choice for a committee of 48 goes Over Tola Follette chairman Hopkins places ban on convention called for St. Paul Call to progressives bobbed haired president of the general federation of a Omen s clubs and three California women who Are taking prominent parts in the convention arrangements. Left to right mrs. J. Urquhart president of the California federation and hostess president to the biennial convention. Mrs. J. F. Sartori los Angeles club Leader chairman of biennial Board mrs. Thomas g. Winter president of the general federation. Inset mrs. Robert j. Burdette director of California federation and chairman of program committee. Gasoline War in Nebraska is growing wider Omaha neb., May 20.�?governor split Bryan cast another bomb into the new kids of Tho gasoline War raging in president. At least those three to i Omaha when he announced that he men have been. Mentioned most pro a was ready to size every gallon of eminently As candidates mrs. gasoline in the state unless a uni d. Sherman Estes Park Colo. Mrs. I form Price were made at once. The governor said Independent w. S. Jennings. Jacksonville fla., and mrs. Wallace t. Perham. Glendive Mont. Resolutions will be introduced it i it expected urging both political parties in the coming presidential Campaign to incorporate in party platform plans for a world court endorsement of the better Homes in America movement a Federal prison for women and a world opium conference. Farm Lott work upon new farm Aid Bill Washington d. C., May 2 9. 45 work on a new farm Relief plan simpler than that embodied in the Mcnar Haugen Bill was pressed today by members of the Senate and House Brm blocs with the intention of having it ready for introduction As a sub companies were charging fifteen and seventeen cents a gallon for gasoline in Omaha while four Miles out of City and though the rest of the state these same companies were charging 20 4 cents. A this la in direct violation of Tho anti discrimination Law of Nebraska and subject to Fine or imprisonment a the governor declared n a with the wholesale Price of gasoline at ten cents the freight about cents making the of o. Cost at Nebraska Points not More than thirteen cents any retail Price above 16 j cents cannot be justified. Ten cents plus freight a the Price the Oil companies Are i charging Omaha should be available to every Patron in. The state. Prosecutions or restraining orders or j whatever is the most effective Legal method will be brought into play at once to see the Laws Are enforced and no person within the state is discriminated governor Bryan said that he was prepared to furnish gasoline to any Public station in the state at ten cents plus freight. A if i a it the refineries Cut off the sups Kituto of Quot i in pen in ply a he said a i am empowered to they find such a _ no it tute Blan i commandeer All the gasoline Neces the sponsors o e. Gary to prevent any combination in have i pc Rife convince restraint of Trade and i shall do it Mary Haugen Bill which would set up a a a <�00 too too corporation to Market. A a Uva us v abroad i the governor already has assured Man who tried suicide suspect Infrank Scase All Arf invited to Cleveland conference july 4th to nominate Lafollette St. Paul minn., May 29.�? members of the state committee of the Farmer labor federation will meet Here next sunday to determine whether there should be any change in plans for holding the National Farmer labor progressive convention Here june 17. Call for a meeting of the 22 members of this state committee was issued today by William Mahoney of St. Paul probable temporary chairman of the proposed convention As a result of the statement attacking the convention made yesterday by senator r. M. La Follette. New York City May 29�?th� committee of 48 has decided to Send its Delegate to the Cleveland convention of the conference of progressive political action on july 4, and bring about the nomination of senator Robert m. La Follette of Wisconsin for the presidency on a third party ticket. It has withdrawn from the St. Paul june 17 convention because of the senators attack on that meeting yesterday. A. H. Hopkins chairman of the committee of 48, and also a member of the arrangements committee of the St. Paul meeting in a statement declared he would urge All progressive groups to stay away from St. The surplus farm products will be Defeated or. At least that Senate discussion of it. If it passed the and administration would be placed in Journ ment of Congreve by june a will be prevented. The proposed substitute is being drafted it is said in Tuch a Way As to win enough support in both Chambers to assure enactment a before the political conventions with its chief objects being the encouragement for three years of the Sale abroad of surplus when perhaps other grains and meat. Farmers would be paid a Bounty under provisions being considered and administration would be place in the hands of the Secretary of agriculture who would be authorized to use funds of the War finance corporation and possibly of the United states Grain corporation. The tentative suggestions have been outlined to president Coolidge and Al i have been discussed with Secretary Wallace. The president As in the ease of the Mcnary Haugen Bill has not commit of d himself on the plan but some those engaged in drafting it have f expressed Confidence that it would relive his approval. Weather forecast Minnesota fair tonight and Friday lightly cooler tonight Frost probable. Iowa generally fair tonight and Friday preceded by unsettled weather tonight in extreme East portion re Oler tonight possibly Light Frost if by clears not quite so Cool Friday afternoon. North Dakota generally fair tonight and Friday probably Light Froat tonight rising temperature Friday. Outh Dakota generally fair to Erht and Friday probably Light opt tonight not much change in temperature. I Wal temperatures maximum and minimum temperatures As recorded by the official gov Ament thermometer from 7 a. In. Jester Day to 7 a. In. Today maximum 73 minimum 43 at 8 a. M. Today 43. Weather and roads these bulletins Are filed at 8 36 pm it Dally by the associated frees Huron Clear 53 roads Good. Watertown Clear 48 roads Good. Sioux Falls Clear 48 roads Good. R9erre Clear 44 roads Good. Aberdeen clean 5s roads Good. Mitchell partly Cloudy 43 roads a group of Lincoln business men he would protect them on any venture to lower the Price of gasoline in Lincoln. These men announced that with the governors Protection they would open at once three stations Selling gasoline at seventeen cents. Many n Ord cts pouring Many orders Are pouring into the governors office from towns out in the state asking if he can Supply them with gasoline at to cents should they Start stations in their respective towns. A your object is not to run out Independent Oil dealers a the governor said a but to have gasoline at a fair Price and still allow a Good margin of profit. A with the independents Selling at 20 4 cents they Are making upwards of 7 cents on each gallon. This is exorbitant and unfair to the motorists of Nebraska. The governor will instruct attorney general Spillman to Start prosecutions at once unless a uniform Price is made for every City and town in Nebraska. A to Valera Given Irish funds new York City May 29.�?supreme court Justice Mccook today decided that Eamon de Valera and Stephen m. Of Mara were entitled to a reason Anble part of the $2,500,000 of Irish Republica funds now on Deposit Here for use in prosecuting their defense of the suit brought by the Irish free state to obtain the Louisville ky., May 29.�?c. F Heath a Chicago druggist was found in an unconscious condition at a Rooming House Here today and taken to a Hospital where he is in a critical condition. Police announced that the Man was suspected of being implicated in the kidnapping and slaying of Robert Franks in Chicago Basing the statement on information from the Hospital that Heath had confessed. Inquiry at the Hospital revealed that Heath had made no statement concerning the Case the authorities apparently having misunderstood the message. Detectives seeking him Chicago May 29.�?charles f. Heath a former druggist watched in a Louisville ky., Hospital As a suspect in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Robert Franks 13 year old son of a Chicago millionaire disappeared from a Hospital Here last monday after he had apparently attempted to end his life. Detectives were seeking him when he vanished. Heath had swallowed a Quantity of a sleep producing drug on sunday but when they sought him the next Day he had disappeared from mercy Hospital. He formerly had a drug store in a South Side neighbourhood Lea than two Miles from the Franks Home. There was no basis for suspicion against Heath in connection with the Franks Case but his act following the receipt of a letter by chief Collins saturday supposed sent by the kidnapper and Slayer and threatening suicide caused detectives to go to the Hospital. When they reached the Hospital i sent and declares he is against in Heath had mysteriously disappeared. Dependent political action. Telephone Calls to the numbers assigned to his former drug store and his Home obtained Only the information that the Telephone had Ben disconnected. British flier praises Fine sportsmanship. Dunne in of american Navy rum runner is Takena last Canadian miss is run Down after eluding officers two years made $800 each trip Toung woman says she chose liquor carrying work to be out of doors Tokio Japan May 29.�?04 a major Stuart Maclaren the British aviator who crashed at Akaab Burma just after re starting on his round the world flight has cabled Lieut. Commander Garnet hullng8, american naval attache Here a a hats off to the stars and stripes for real major Maclaren had reference to the offer of the american Navy to transport his spare machine from Hakodate Japan to India to enable him to continue his flight. The american destroyer John Paul Jones is to take the new air plane from Hakodate to Hong Kong where it will be trans shipped to another destroyer to be taken to Calcutta. Macd0naldt0 face crisis in vote tonight London England May 2#.�? former Premier. Asquith the liberals Mould not vote against the government. This stand of the liberals Means that the labor government will not be Defeated in the expected test tonight. London England May 29. 4> a prime minister Macdonald. In a speech in the House of commons today indicated that if his government should be Defeated tonight on a test vote it would go before the country in a general election. London England. May 29.�? a5 a that the governments Fate is in the balance in tonight a debate in the House of commons with the Issue doubtful is admitted by the daily while All the Gaston Means charges Trade on rum permits says he saw documents indicating Deal was made by Mellon g. P. To get funds witness names senator Bur som and treasurer Upham As concerned in affair Paul because the communists had he a old 1 Lahore or and. Political writers concur in the declaration that the administration will planned to size the convention. He said since it was the desire of All groups affiliated with the committee of 48 to nominate senator Lafollete for the presidency every Effort would be made to turn the various progressive organizations from St. Paul to Cleveland. Farmer la Bor chiefs it ores Lafollette Chicago May 29.�?replying to the denunciation by Robert m. Lafollette who yesterday virtually declared himself a possible presidential candidate on an Independent ticket unless the major parties Republican and democratic a a purged themselves of a evil influences the Central executive committee of the workers party last night made the following statement a senator Robert m. Lafollette has come out in the open As the enemy of the Farmer labor movement. He Hows clearly that he is opposed to the workers and exploited Farmers organizing a permanent political movement for such a party. He raises the question of communist participation in the Farmer labor 1 find itself in a tighter Corner than Ever before and can in any Case expect Only a Small majority. The debate centers around a motion by the conservatives to reduce the salary of Tom Shaw a minister of labor this being a technical Way of expressing disapproval with Tho government s policy toward relieving unemployment. A similar motion was talked out in the House a week ago. M. E. Conference rejects change in divorce Law Montreal que., May 29.�?the daring girl rum runner who for the last two years has been known to the authorities from the Canadian Border to Boston by no other name than a a the bobbed haired Bootlegger a has been captured. After a dozen pursuits by Federal officers and a Chi jackets a in some of which she and her car were targets for rifles and revolvers the girl who says she is Marxie Bushway of Malden. W As taken prisoner by american prohibition agents who were waiting to ambush another rum tonner Auto when they chanced to see the liquor in her car. They pursued her automobile to Barre six Miles from Montpelier where they arrested her with two other women in the car. A life is Only a game of Chance anyway you look at it a miss Bushway said. Quot i wanted some work outdoors and thought id take a Chance running ale and wine Down from Canada to Boston. I made lots of Money but spent it almost As fast. Never did i carry any hard stuff no whisky or Gin. Only ale and wine. The profit is in the car were 740 quart bottles of Canadian ale and several cases of wine. Marie said she paid $250 in Canada for both. At Bootleg prices in Boston it would sell for about $1,000. Marie said that her average expenses for Sacii round trip Between Boston and Montreal including hotel and garage Bills and hire of car were about $50. Often she made the run in one Day and returned the next. Japs protest cabled today is very lengthy Springfield. Mass., May 29.�?a proposal for a drastic change in the i the statements say Lafollette does i Vorce Law of the methodist episcopal not represent a a the exploited Farmers and Industrial a there is nothing in his program which stands for their interest. Lafollette is the representative of the Church was Defeated by to votes Ai j Washington d. C., May 29.�? 4s a the japanese protest against the new immigration Law reached the japanese embassy Here today by Caid. Because of its great length some time will be required to decode and study it before it is formally presented to the state department. Meantime ambassador Hanihara will make no appointment to see Secretary Hughes for the purpose of presenting his governments views. Embassy officials appeared doubtful that the communication could by the closing session of the Genera put into shape for presentation to conference. The vote was 300 to 310. I Day. They declined to discuss the the present Law forbids ministers to marry a divorced person when the Small business men of this country a husband or wife is living unless that it adds. Hoeh a rms a of re arts in a Del Lafollette Hopes to be Able to Lead the Farmers and workers Back to the old parties according to the state Stone push Case against War rafters Frazier fails again to prove he is alive Washington d. O., May 29.�?the Many pending prosecutions growing out of War time transactions Are to be pressed to As Quick a conclusion As possible under a revised department of Justice policy announced today by attorney general Stone. The efforts of the War transactions Section of the department Are to he coordinated under on Man still o be selected. Paul Shipman Andrews of we ii the Bureau of War risk in Sioux Falls. S. D., May 29.�?arthur Frazier Indian War Veteran left last night for his Home at fort Lookout s. D., More in doubt than Ever whether he is alive or dead. Examination by the veterans Bureau Here failed to show evidence of a fractured rib on which he had relied to help prove his identity. During his stay Here it developed that at one time he was regarded by the government As both alive and dead the War department held that he was dead and buried and refused to authorize Hospital treatment for contents of the note in any Way. It was described by them As a very or. Hughes conferred at length during the Day with president Coolidge but it was indicated that no authoritative comment on the japanese attitude would be forthcoming until the government is ready to make its reply to Tokio. Car overturns with Ball team two injured Syracuse has been appointed head of a aviation unit in Tho War transactions Section As the first step in the re arrangement. O it the last horse car left the streets of new York in 1917. Send your complaint. To this committee h. Al Hitchcock Fred w. Bryant l. A. Williams mrs. Al v. Bobb mrs. Joe Kotrba the above Are the members of the vigilance committee appointed by the Mitchell advertising club for the purpose of investigating All complaints regarding the statements made in Republican advertising containing the club Emblem. Your complaint will be held in strict Confidence if you so desire. Durance regarded him As alive and stopped insurance payments to his parents. The insurance payments recently have been resumed. Frazier was made an honorary member last night of the Sioux Falls Voiture of the 40 and 8 society of the american legion. His Case now awaits further negotiations Between the veterans Bureau and the War department and the report of archaeologists on measurements of a body buried As Frazier a and exhumed by veterans Bureau officials recently. A m a 0�?~ Mellon May not recommend veto of tax measure person be the innocent party in a do Vorce for adult. The change would have legalized All marriages except those of guilt parties in divorces for adultery. Nine killed by latest Tornado in Oklahoma Oklahoma City okla., May 29.�? nine known deaths More than a j score injured and property damage Yankton. S. D., May 29. On of j estimated at around $100,000 was the i two aunt Molues bearing the grand toll paid by three communities in Inland tri state league baseball team Eastern Oklahoma that were swept by to Sioux Falls overturned on he Tornado late yesterday the second Road six Miles North of Crofton neb., in 24 hours. Hast night injuring two players slight Wetumka an Oil town of 2.500 in by. A. Hoetker Pitcher suffered a habitats paid the greatest toll Sev broken nose Ard Whitcomb Pitcher in persons losing their lives there j was bruised about the left shoulder when 30 Homes were razed. At War a and Side. The players continued on Ner a Small farming Center near their trip this morning. On account Okmulgee two persons were killed of the Accident they missed last Washington d. f May 29.�? a31 a Gaston b. Means told the Senate Daugherty committee today that he received from Jess w. Smith in 1922 certain documents purporting to show that Secretary Mellon agreed to Issue a Batch of whisky withdrawal permits in rectum for Money which was to go toward payment of the deficit of the Republican National committee. The alleged arrangement Quot the witness said was with a Man named Rex Sheldon who was to receive the permits and pay Over the Money. It added that according to the. Story senator of Ursum of new Mexico and Fred Upham treasurer of the Republican National committee went to or. Mellon a office in regard to Tho matter. Later he said. Senator Bursum denied that he had had any part in such a pain and said be had sent Sheldon to the Treasury Secretary As he would Send any other caller and without knowing his purpose. Saws he got confession Secretary Mellon Means asserted himself told it. L. Scaife a former Justice department Man about the arrangement in september 1922. Afterwards the witness went on he got a confession from a Man named Stevens a bookkeeper for the la montages in new York a involving or. Upham and the whole whiskey had the la Montague brother stood trial when they wore caught in new York instead of pleading guilty the witness declared the whole Story would have come out involving both the Republican and democratic administrations. The Money for this investigation. Means said was furnished him by Jess Smith who in turn was making the inquiry at the request of president Barding. Smiths immediate objective however the witness declared was to discredit or. Mellon and get control of the whisky permit system himself. A your constant drive was to attack the Treasury department to Force the whisky business into the department of said Means. Quot Jess Smith told me that when Mellon first came to the Cabinet he had no influence with Harding but that As time went on he had grown up to an equal footing with attorney general Daugherty. That was the Root of the jealousy and to be tried next week Washington. A. May 29.�?up a Gaston b. Means detective former government investigator and one time International spy took the witness stand today again before the Senate Daugherty committee to give additional details of his Story that he carried a a Protection Money in huge amounts to Jess Smith dead companion of former attorney general Daugherty. His Story ended he will go to new York for trial next week on charge of taking Money from bootleggers in a prosecution in which he promised a to ask or give no Aberdeen gives its ovation to flier Martin and most of the towns business Section was destroyed. Checotah in Mcintosh count suffered considerable damage from wind and torrential rainfall. Of Quot Mew Bank for Woonsocket Given charter today Pierre s. B., May 29.�?th� state nights ferry. Basking department today issued a j Senate saturday. Washington d. C., May 29�?Secretary Mellon a formal letter of recommendation on the tax Bill is nearing completion and president Coolidge May be in a position to act on the measure before the end of the week although the Secretary takes exception to some features of the legislation some of those in his Confidence do not believe he will recommend a veto. He feels that in some respects the measure la an improvement on the present Law and that charter to the Sanborn county Bank of Woonsocket. The new institution will Start with capital of $25,000 and with Haven of Woonsocket As president. Toda baseball american league St. Louie. 130 i Detroit. 221 0 Voigt Grant Pruett and Fieve Reid White Hilt and Bashlor. Chicago at Clevela id postponed rain. New York at Washington postponed rain. Boston at Philadelphia postponed a rain. National league Pittsburgh. Too look Chicago .010 120 i Morrison Stone and Schmidt keen and of Farrell. Brooklyn at new York postponed i rain. Philadelphia fat Ooi 102�?4 to i Aberdeen. S. A. May 29.�?to the cheers of a big crowd of people greeting him when the olympian pulled in today major Frederick l. Martin world flight commander and his mechanician sergeant Alva l. Harvey made cordial response. Responding to the urge of the crowd they Detrain and told interesting detain of the cruel whim of Fate that put them out of the historic flight. Deeply disappointed because his crash Mig place has forever barred him from the glory of achieving his hearts ambition major Martin does no refining but has turned to the next thing at hand which is to report at Washington for further duty. Sergeant Harvey is returning to his Home station at the Rantoul 111., flying Field. Glad to be Back i the a Sunshine state a of they had seen none or Alaska. Major Martin declared that Fate seemed to have Bee after them from the first and had finally caught of j up with them. Out of it All he was Sailstad a wife divorced i Slad to be alive. Eau Claire wis., May 29.�?mrs. A we bad hard Lurk from the time Leone Sailstad Richardson was today i said major Martin. I granted a divorce from Edward j. J a there was Only one Day when Tho Sailstad on grounds that the Man is i flying was any less than hazardous Norris Shoals Bill ready to go to Senate Washington i. C., May 29.�?-the Senate agriculture commit a agreed on amendments to the Norris muscle Shoals Hill and chairman Norris was requested to report the Bill to the serving a sentence of More than two years in a penal institution. The decree was granted by judge James Wickham in the eau Claire county our Oil. And that was the nday who we flew from Reward to Chignik and stove a How in the Crank Case and lost All circuit court. The final decision must rest on i Boston .020 900 12x�?5 to i her the Good Points put balance i Plazner Betis add Henline in a i no paper for memorial Day Iii order to observe memorial Day no paper will be issued tomorrow Friday by the Republican. The office and Plant will be closed All Day to allow employees the full Holiday. A we did the Hest we could and Are deeply disappointed at not being let go. But Are glad that we got out of the wilds of Alaska a of a a Hoover denies that hell run for vice president Washington. C., May 29�?Secretary Hoover denies a published report that he is to be a candidate far the vice presidential nomination. A there is nothing to the Sleetie Sion of the View presidency in connection with myself a he said ii Ajia la As

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