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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - November 20, 1929, Mitchell, South Dakota Weather. Cloudy colder i it. Evening Kepi Bucan third edition volume xxxxvi1 Mitchell s. Wednesday november 20,1929 eighteen pages number 44suicide makes flaming Torch of himself Chuck pomposity in Hoover will Spur nations i manufacture first lady of land likes to be on her own mrs. Hoover smashes precedent often since White House entry loves informality Washington d. A. Nov. 19�?lou Henry Hoover who Rode a Friendly bicycle Over Iowa country roads Lias not changed much. In months that have passed since the heavy responsibility As presi-1 Dent s wife a placed on her her j acts have pictured a new Type of first lady. She has done unprecedented things and a resume of her a tenure in office Quot brings out sharply that hers will be a unique place in history she shops and drive alone. She goes to evening entertainments without the president. She brings the things in which j she is interested into the daily life of the White House instead of let j Ting it and her exalted position i in the nation s life Rule her. Until she she became first lady it was an unheard of thing for the presidents wife to make any trips however Short outside the White House Gates unless accompanied by a secret service Man. Now a White House car often glides out of the big Gate with the mistress of tile mansion at the wheel. Only women friends Are in _ the car. No solicitous a other car i Mitchell firms interested mob takes prisoner and historic East room of the accompanies them. In session to discuss hangs Over Tele White House draped for when she goes on trips out of waste elimination phone Cable last rites Mke r i Washington. C., nov. 20�?ev Eastland Texas nov. 20�?<a>>�? Washington d. C., nov. 20.�? up a however mrs. Hoover conform ate Ery Mitchu business Man will be impatient at the Laws delay and the highest honors of an App rec custom. Affected by a series of regional enraged by the latest violent crime native government were bestowed the sight of mrs. Hoover walking buoy Antly along on her Low lays aside program of big at Midnight saturday and with Industrial Aid today for f incr Loa Henry Hoover entered the White House As first lady she has seemed the conventions of High office. At upper left she is taking a walk in the Capi Tai at lower left she is shown in a girl scout uniform. At lower right she is shown in academic Cap and gown. Marketing meet texans Lynch officials Pav in Omaha dec. 12 Santa Bandit tribute to Good heeled shoes is not an unusual of Curre be in Washington a shopping District. A re too she is unaccompanied save by a girl Secretary. Mrs. Hoover has re arranged the White House to suit herself and in a Way to make it Homey and comfortable. She has planted a Lovely California Garden in the Back Yard where she entertains Little groups of friends at Tea. She still has intimate sunday night suppers just As she did on s Street with a few friends dropping in informally. O conferences Ani the census of Dis-1 of marshal Ratliff Bank robber a Tab nor. Announced today by the j mob last night hanged the con department of Commerce and Many damned Man from a Telephone Carrot Mitchell or Vicinity May attend the one scheduled at Omaha room december 12. The census of distribution is regarded by expert economists As the next step in the March of american business methods. It is a project dear to the heart of president Hoover whose work As Secretary of Commerce Laid the foundation for the census. It is the general Opin Ion that legislation providing for j a this Type of census in the 1830 de w a Tennial census of population 200 Yards from the jail from which he was dragged for several hours the Many a naked body dangled from the end of a rope in a bitter wind while a thinks ghosts Cut valuation of _ apartment site �5?, today upon the late James w. Good the first member of the Hoover Cabinet to be claimed by death. The historic East room of the White House scene of Many an epochal event was garbed for impressive funeral services the deep esteem in which the dead crowd which included Many women was held by colleagues waited in silence until a Justice of la the High places of the Golem the peace ordered the body Cut ment. Do n _ to deference to the wishes of mrs. Tao years ago Ratliff dressed Asir that melees conduct a Santa Claus participated in a de with the utmost dignity and the Bank Holdup in which two officers least degree of ostentation the list and one of High companions were of those attending was restricted i Mon Dayjr after feigning High pub c officials members of was p�116 and waning the sympathy the diplomatic corps and close per of officials he attempted a jail1 Chicago hi., nov. 20�? a a a ghost Story ladies and gentlemen. The City wants to build a Park on a site formerly occupied by a Hospital and medical school. Owners of the property planned to build an apartment. When the City went to Law yesterday it was to determine whether it should pay the owners demands of $136,000 or its own offer for $88,500. The City a attorney brought in the ghosts. He said Many people had died in the Hospital he Felt that the value of the Ira Petty would be much lower on account of the apprehension apartment renters might have Over the ghosts of those a who had died on the site. The jury listened to the ghost theory and returned a verdict for the City. We att forecast South Dakota generally fair tonight and thursday not much Flange in temperature. Nebraska generally fair tonight and thursday slightly colder in Southeast portion tonight. Minnesota generally fair to night and thursday colder in East portion tonight. North Dakota generally fair tonight and thursday somewhat colder in South Central portion tonight. Lcu1uv w i Iowa generally air j the department. Thursday somewhat colder in Southwest and Northeast portions tonight. Local temperatures maximum and minimum temperatures As recorded by the official government thermometer from 7 a. A. Yesterday to 7 a. In. Today. Maximum 28 minimum 8 at 7 a. In. Today 8 roads fair precipitation Trace precipitation since january i 24.63 inches precipitation excess since january i 6.08 inches. A a included at the presidents request.ii80111 friends would eliminate waste a tar in officer in of at h6ad of th0sc Payag the a Rimari aim of the census1 peace officer. A group of j tribute to Secretary Good a Tood a i census men overpowered Jailer enter per it Hunt Hoover who late yester of distribution is the elimination of rat bar Ltd a dragged naked a Knowledg ent waste in marketing. Its similarity Hilling Street i y up Otic president s farm policy. Is 1g? Street of affectionate regard for the obvious. Or. Hoover feels it is y. Ratliff was held in the Eastland known that the Only great Advance jail pending a sanity hearing possible in Industrial technique is deceased Cabinet officer praising As a capable Public servant and a close and devoted Friend. A for most of mature life he served the nation a the president a a. All yesterday afternoon towns in this Field. He repeatedly stressed Jpe Opie gathered in Little groups As Secretary of Commerce the about the streets. Last night a id Amin the highest esteem fact that mass production in Amer crowd front of jail veiled of a i abilities integrity Lea had been virtually perfected. A Paris a thousand at 8 30 of abilities Fine integrity business leaders however have cock some 200 men slipped into pointed out for Many years the a Side door of the jail and asked i need for accurate statistics con for the Man. Jailer Gilborn refused and loved Are not of ius Public Kerning Cost and methods of up then they Over i s r is or Loyal and sell getting goods to Consumers once powered Gilborn took keys and they Are manufactured. Or. Julius i Klein a close confidante of the j president and now assistant Secre _ tary of Commerce has estimated downstairs. At 20o Yards from the that billions of dollars Are lost an Jah a Strong Telephone Cable was dually in wasteful distribution. Pointed out a rope Flung across it plan Many conferences noose was put around Ratliff a the census of distribution is neck a dozen men on the other the first National step towards end 0j the rope Bent their weight solving this problem and raising and Ratliff was jerked from the further the american stardard of got Ratliff. The Bandit had been stripped of clothes when he was brought living similar censuses have been taken in individual cities by the department but one of the country is needed before any Concrete Steps can be taken to eliminate this waste. The first regional conference to acquaint business men of the country with this need is to be held at new York Friday. Similar conferences will then be held throughout the country 17 in All being scheduled. Every Industry in the country is ground. But the rope grabbed somewhere on the Spur of the moment broke. Messengers were sent for another and again the mob set to its task. Then someone remembered that men about to die Are usually Given a Chance to say a last word and he was lowered to the ground but displeased at mumbling the crowd yelled a string last night it was said that a grand jury would be called to investigate the mob action and county attorney Joe h. Jones Nephew of will Honor Good Washington d. C., nov. 20.�? up a a More optimistic psychology induced by the Prospect of easier credit conditions and extensive Railroad shipyard and governmental construction was foreseen today As the first product of president hoovers program for increasing and stabilizing american Prosperity. Those close to the administration looked Forward to a prompt and beneficial reaction from the chief executives conferee Quot a with the presidents c the great Eastern railroads and Bankers from All sections of the nation and from assurances of Large orders for railway and Marine equipment that have grown out of or. Hoovers Campaign in the Lew Days that have elapsed since the original announcement of plans. Halt to Honor Good Laid aside that the president might a. His last respects to the late Secretary James w. Good of the War department the chief executives schedule of conferences with the leaders of american economic Endeavor will be resumed tomorrow with a discussion of what the manufacturing and Industrial Field can do to Advance plans attended by a group of men prominent in that phase of the nations business. Through the operation of mail contract awards and Loans from the $250,000,000 fund established by the Jones White Law to assist in the expansion of the merchant Marine the administration expects the shipyards to be humming with activity within the space of six months. Plans to bring this about were announced late yesterday by postmaster general Brown speaking for the inter departmental committee on Ocean mail contracts which for three months has been making a study to determine the Best method of awarding postal shipping contracts. Will open bidding contracts will go to the lowest bidder or. Brown said and the construction of a total of forty new vessels Large and fast enough to compete with any on the seas is planned by companies which have indicated an intention of submitting bids. A in All probability a the postmaster general asserted a another six months will see the ship Yard capacity of the country completely ailed he revealed that new liners for the North Atlantic service estimated to Cost approximately $25,000,000 Are planned with vessels contemplated for other routes which will be Che last word in modern Marine avow Kcf Jact sneering. From the Jones White fund the re Clang companies can borrow. Low interest up to seventy five per cent of the amount to be expended for new tonnage. The fund is administered by the shipping Board and the Navy department. O the special Side Competition for extra salary checks decreasing the same Day and hour candidates Are straining every nerve in their final efforts for supremacy As the end looms in sight. The nine big Beautiful luxurious motor cars Are ready in All their newness and splendor waiting for their new owners to take a delightful spin. The extra salary checks each await Only the filling in of the names of the winners and endorsement to be transferred to the Bank accounts of candidates after saturday dec. 14, or to be converted into Cash. Three Days Are left of this big period. Three Days Only remain of the big Points salary Check offer. Midnight saturday is the fateful hour. When the Gong sounds at Midnight saturday the next to final period schedule will be in effect and the second period opportunities will be gone forever. Truly these next three Days Are Opportunity Days. Candidates should Bear in mind that the difference in value Between the greatest and the least of the cars included in the prize list is $1,590. Understand this $1,590 is not the Price of a car but just the difference in value Between the car of greatest value and the District first prizes. Certainly just the difference of More than $1,590 is Worth striving for to say nothing of the prizes themselves. Real Effort will win As close As the race stands to Campaign race so close any candidate can win but the last big vote period will close saturday evening and Opportunity to Cash in big will be gone forever to hesitate is to lose. \ with the last big vote period of Day any candidate can win or the $20,000 gift distribution end her Choice of these Mammoth prizes with some real Effort these last Days. The fact is each individual candidates Success or failure Gold or glory with the congratulations and commendations of All South Dakota and Choice of nine of the Best cars in american everything depends upon what each candidate is Able to accomplish in the limited time left. Every Day every hour of the Short time that remains should be utilized to the fullest extent by the Earnest hustlers who really want to take advantage of what May prove to be one of the greatest events in their lives. Its a do or die these next three Days of the last big vote period. At Midnight saturday the vote schedule is sharply reduced and the salary Check offer decreases. Three Days and and three Days Only remain of the biggest and Best vote offer left. Watch them go in the few hours which remain. It will be interesting indeed to see which candidates will get to the ton and stay there. The wide awake candidate can before Midnight saturday pile up such an enormous number of votes that the advantage can not be overcome. Candidates and their friends who May not have seen the prize cars Are invited to see the cars at the Sale rooms of the dealers in Mitchell. The dealers will be pleased to show you the cars to explain their Fine Points and advantages. You will say along with thousands of others who have inspected the cars continued on Page sixteen Armour Man with petrol builds own funeral pyre from Hay in Field vita1.1 concerned in this huge at-1 the seriously wounded Deputy said tempt to reduce costs. It is pointed office would prosecute in the event indictments were returned. Effacing Friendship that thousands remember and that affectionate association is now a Flag draped Caisson and a military guard of Honor stood ready to convey the body of the _ _ Cabinet officer to the White Home mexicans i Ort Turc for today s funeral services. A \ Floral Bower at the South end of the East room awaited the casket with chairs for members of the family president and mrs. Hoover and ranking government officials just behind it. The Rev. Joseph Richard Sizoo pastor of the new York Avenue presbyterian Church was selected to conduct the funeral services of denomination. After the ceremonies those who had assembled j for the services were permitted to file past the casket. One hour i from noon to one of clock was set j aside for employees of the War de Par tent to pay their last respects to their dead Leader. O captive to death Aguascalientes Mexico nov. 20 a a3 a of seven men kidnapped by bandits from a ranch near Here three were found hanged by their thumbs to Telegraph poles some distance away. One had died of the torture. Troops have been sent in Pursuit of the bandits in the Hope of rescuing the four kidnapped men who still Are missing. Educational suit looms on River sewage Izaak Walton session at Parkston determines on Legal action the cities of Mitchell and Huron will soon be enjoined from further disposal of sewage in the James River if plans of the Izaak Walton league special committee Are brought to fruition. Preparation of injunction petitions for filing in District court against the two municipalities was authorized tuesday night at a meeting of the committee with the Parkston Izaak Walton chapter at the Parkston City Hall and h. E. Hitchcock attorney for the committee will proceed immediately with the filing of the suits. The action tuesday night which is the first of a definite nature taken since agitation against dumping of sewage in tile James River was begun by the special committee followed close on the heels of information from h. L. Caldwell consulting Engineer of Jacksonville 111., who reported a recent Eon versa tin with Huron City officials to the effect that Huron would have no need of an Engineer for sewage disposal for two years at least. The action against the City of Mitchell is to be taken As a result of failure of the City Council to define its attitude publicly last monday night. Four members of the Council were absent preventing consideration of the project. The consensus of opinion of Mitchell City officials however is known to be favourable and the action is to be taken More As a basis for future action in forcing other towns along the Stream to support the proposal than As a threatening gesture to the City of Mitchell. Or. M. W. Pangburn of Parkston presided at the meeting and j. W Peckham also of Parkston l. P. Peterson president of Mitchell chapter of Izaak Walton and m. S. Carpenter Huron state Secretary of the league concurred unanimously with the chairman of the committee in the action. J. L. Quinn of Scotland is handling the Legal action against the City of Mitchell cooperating with h e. Hitchcock of Mitchell. William continued on Page five Mcmanus trial opens in . All jurors expected to be chosen by end of today new York n. Y., nov. 20�?op a details of the sensational murder of Arnold Rothstein notorious Gambler seem Likely to be revealed tomorrow in the states opening at the trial of George a. Mcmanus Dice game operator and race track bookmaker. When seven prospective jurors had been seated yesterday the defense had exhausted All but six of its 30 peremptory challenges giving Rise to expectations that the jury a would be completed by the close of today a session. Mcmanus who the state charges shot and mortally wounded Roth Stein in the Park Central hotel november 4, 1928 in an argument Over a gambling debt took part yesterday in picking jurors directing attorneys to reject three who appeared about to be accepted. Titanic Thompson player in the poker game at which the state charges Rothstein lost $300,000 and refused to pay appeared in court from Milwaukee where he had been ill. The trial was adjourned a week ago on motion of the prosecution to await Thompsons recovery. Determination of the defense to combat a verdict of guilt of a lesser crime if the jury does not find Mcmanus was the actual killer was indicated in the line of questioning used by James d. Murray defense counsel in examining salesmen. The prosecution rejected salesmen whom it suspected of having been influenced against the District attorneys office and the police department by charges made during the recent City Campaign that tammany politicians were shielding the Slayer of Rothstein. O today in Congress. By the associated press Senate continues Tariff debate. Senate lobby committee hears Fred i Kent new York banker. Senate agriculture sub committee begins investigation of Cotton Exchange. My in town of Tombstone to need one soon now Tombstone. Arr nov. 20.�? a j stones fiftieth anniversary was Tombstone roaring mining Center staged recently serving somewhat of a near , past slipped another och toward the limbo of ghost towns today As a tabulation As a gesture in the Campaign preceding the election. Deserted buildings that once had housed the of ballots in a special election de-1 Rich glitter of Boom town saloons priced it of a principal remaining cabarets and gambling Halls were cleaned up and fitted out to resemble their old selves. The laughter of make believe Daice Hall girls indict Denison on liquor count the state aug Llectn-1 rpm j to _. _ Cal and aviation school 7 to cured As thousands Aberdeen has used Republican want ads regularly Pray in mud at shrine ,1a member of the with the following gratify Maiden mass nov. 2&-Kneeung ers rustled excitedly As the prayer House one who voted for the High no a rerun against the of a Omen Rose in jubilant venera Aminh mint Tho 8 the bark of the six gun and the 0fce Bere january. Of a temp. 7 a on. Hilo of roads Sioux Falls 12 23 �?T0 to. Good Yankton. 13 28 13 to. Iron 9 28 9 .00 Aberdeen to 28 to .00 Brookings la 27 8 to. Rapid City la 28 9 to. Watertown 3 23 3 m2 Tierra 9 30 9 Joi glory its position As the seat of a torte Cochise county. By a vote of 2 to i the electorate decided to move the seat of government to Bisbee where a $450,o j tipping a cowboys and miners was courthouse is to be built. J heard again for a few Days. Tombstone put up a fight to re then came the inevitable elec Tain this last vestige of its historic j Tion. Inc ice but the voting Power of the town and the area to it has Bec reduced in Vears that its partisans were _ _ fair in the minority. I House erected with great Pride in Murphy. Good a Celebration Teeth amendment the volstead a j whip a rain act and the Jones Law on charges we have received sex there were thousands of them of Possession of inter rating liquor Cellenti results from your praying beneath the gaunt rain intensified today the current fur a j glistening Trees at the grave of Ore Over prohibition enforcement paper and want to congrats rather Patrick j. Power at Malden conditions in the nations capital. Jaje you on Quality of weather to make a Hardy Long the accused legislator Edward e. J \ a Horeman shiver. Denison of Illinois vigorously de your Reader circulation. Our not so Many thousands but still huar8 i v he Kame at attendance this year is con 111 astonishing numbers the Faith it. M and asserted t t they were j jul came. Based upon the Denver a by mistake Side rally increased Over a i and their Faith went not Sunroof a trunk containing intoxicants Jue at a m part carded. Two cures reported within the i Good fair Good Good Good fends Gold Lead Quesnel British columbian nov. 201aha the lost Lead of lightning Tion. He stood out of the mud and sloshed Way alone through the murky puddles. From Lowell through the driving marrow chilling rain came miss Claire la flamme 19. Herbs was an affliction similar to that of Keating. Worse than Keatings for she could not walk at All. With her parents she Knelt in the ooze churned by Many feet around the shrine made of the priests Spanish War vet Armour s. D., nov. 20�? special a Charles Baker 50, Well known Farmer of Douglas county is dead this morning a victim of a bizarre suicide Effort in which gasoline and a funeral pyre of Hay played a prominent part. Bakery a charred body was found some distance from farm Home shortly after 7 of clock this morning by neighbors who had been summoned to her Aid by widow. Or. A. L. Jones of Corsica Douglas county Coroner pronounced Baker a suicide. It was apparent from the gruesome evidence that Baker had carefully planned to take life and that he had made rather elaborate preparations for own taking off. The Man had pulled a Quantity of Hay from a Large stack in one of Fields and piled it some distance from the main stack. Then he had carefully soaked clothing in gasoline. Next it is believed he Lay Down on the newly made pile of Hay struck a match and ignited petrol soaked clothes. Flees in flames evidently however the flames which seared body caused too pain and he could not lie on carefully constructs u funeral pyre. He had apparently leaped to feet As the flames bit into body and attempted to beat them out with hands he had run some distance from the pile of Hay before he had been overcome by exhaustion and the possible inhalation of the flames an examination of body probably will be made today in an Effort to determine which actually caused death fire from without or the breathing of fire. Baker who was a Veteran of the Spanish american War. Is one of the few heroes of 1898 still remaining in Douglas county. He was it is said in poor health and lately was thought to have been subject to specs of despondency. I ast night mrs. Baker said that her husband had risen shortly after Midnight saying he was unable to sleep. He said he would go ahead and do the chores. He left the House and went to the barn where he did do some of the morning work. Mrs. Baker Rose earlier than usual also worried Over the failure of her husband to return to the House. Investigation showed a lighted lantern in the barn. Or. Baker however was no place to be found. Phones neighbors thoroughly alarmed mrs. Baked telephoned to neighbors begging them to hurry to her Home and help her search for her missing husband. Folks from the neighbourhood responded and it was not Long after the search began that bakery a body was found in the Field. Near the blackened pile of Straw which he had intended As funeral pyre Lay the empty can from which he had poured the gasoline. Frost in the Hay had prevented Complete combustion of the pile. It had been the coldest morning of the season. The Mercury had dropped to within a few degrees of Zero. No motive aside from despondency combined with a highly nervous temperament can be assigned for or. Bakery a rash act. He was known to have been financially Well off. He had lived in this Vicinity for a number of years. He is survived by widow and two daughters and one son. No funeral arrangements had been made this morning. -4> police find Auto used in Bank raid Omaha neb., nov. 20.�? ah�?1the automobile used by the four men who held up the Shambaugh savings Banc there yesterday afr noon and escaped with $8,300 in currency and Bonds was found in Omaha about a half Block from the police station. Nothing that would Aid in identifying the men was found in the car police said. It is believed the bandits i a part of the gang that robbed the Farmers and merchants Bank of Benson neb., an Omaha suburb of $15,000 last week police said. Of plead for Grange support of Board to the Fine publicity paper has Given us there Are few things that a iwo a it your hour two More who raised them backs soaked through their Coats selves up and walked under the and then she walked in ars min Leaden dripping sky. Seattle wis., nov. 20�? it pm a Blea for support for the Federal farm Board was addressed to Mem or a. X. Kers the National Grande today grave there they Knelt and Pray / by Charles s. Wilson of the boarded while rain scattered against their who Sam Tatai with the rain that wet her marking Tomb 1880, it and silent As the rest find will prove Rich of thew rain spattered against their / who said they could be of great assistance by doing All possible to encourage the cooperative marketing movement. Samuel r. Mckelvie. The boards wheat spokesman described the organization of the Farmers National Quot rain corporation and what it h full use of bus legs was taken from cure Mecca also Olbo we in. �?oflrket�?T2f Bim. 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