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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - September 3, 1924, Mitchell, South Dakota Ten Page the evening Republican vol xxx Mitchell South Dakota wednesday september 3, 1924. Number 285marines May land in China most hated senator Heads Mellon probe a % Couzens gets j Way in sue of politician and that a the reason Stew Art says that michigander is so unpopular to called an outsider san Tok. Writer sats. Also 11 Illy refuses to play nil a me by i Les it tily it Harles p. Stewart \ i \ service writer v it Hir lion sept. 3.�?probably not her Man in the United states a not even excepting Robert m. Tie is hated from quite so afferent directions or so bitter it Mes Couzens of Michigan. Id line Poltie ians hate i a Follette As what they consider a Radical the v i Ite Couzens for the same reason. The regular republicans hate la Follette for insisting on calling bin if a Republican and yet Rufus a to submit to party discipline. For the same reason they hate Couzens. It s about an even thing so far As those two counts Are concerned. Doubtless the old liners and the Republican a regulars Are More afraid of la Follette than of Couzens. As unquestionably in Complete control of an important state and As an older hand at politics. # Couzens an Onte Ducr but at least they do class la Follette As one of themselves. In a Way. They recognize that he a won the Richt to make himself troublesome to j the by Long fighting in the Field of j politics. La Follette too. Has something of the politicians guile. He j says things the old liners dont like but he has a Little judgment As to How and when and to whom he says it. City s budget for 1925 put at $180,170 fliers Start on jump from Newfoundland total expense for coming round the world airmen quit Hawkes Bay in midst of rain and High wind year estimated at $800 More than for 1924 Pomerania wants Ford to build big shop at Bydgoszcz Warsaw Poland. Sept. 3.�?the my j j a Cipal Council of Bydgoszcz brom Berin polish Pomerania has sent 1 a message to Henry Ford offering to it give him a Large factory site in the Park request is Cut Are due on saturday Polick avd Pirk re mis for j warm Weij come is Skivo pro coming year Are raised i pared at Mitchell Field Cir her cuts made for Kitty ring Birdman the budget for the expenses of of j Pictou n. S., sept. 3.�?la3 a the j rating the City of Mitchell for the american world filers hopped off rom which a taken i Hawk Bay. New Fordland for this port at 10 12 Standard time today fiscal year of 1925, j up last night at the meeting of the 1 City Council As it was proposed is $800 higher than the budget for the year of 1924. The appropriation for the band was not included in the ordinance which of clock Eastern suburbs of the City should he decide to establish an Eastern european factory and distribution Center there As has been reported. A Herrin n toes As inquest is started today u. Warships ready to put Force ashore major Battle Between hostile chinese factions is expected tomorrow fight on at Woosung four Powers Ake United serve notice naval Battle will not be Aliased was put through its first Reading last tons unfavourable. It a believed after the destroyer Chain for the 375 mile leg of the world flight from Hawk Kes Bay. N. F., to this port had Herrin. 111., sept. 3.�? a3 a sheriff be a lined up the destroyer Barry George Gall Gan and his Deputy Ora sent word by radio to Lieut. Smith Thomas were charged with having that fog and rain Here made cond i fired the first shots in the encounter senator James Couzens Mizens. A ply a the politicians see it broken in violently. He i in t to politician. He has t any of j a politicians instincts. If it occurs a to him to make some unpleasant remarks. He blurts them out. Anywhere and to anybody. He never warns a that he must t be quoted. What he has to say he says and is perfectly willing to be quoted. Worst of All he fools the politicians. La Follette knows the rules of the Era me and has some respect for them. Couzens neither knows nor Tares for them. Take the pending Treasury investigation. The old liners wanted no such investigation. Others had want d investigations and got them. Desalt1 the old liners objections but they did it by politically out Maneu Erinc the old timers. To the matter of the Treasury investigation the old timers politically out mane Vered con Lens. They thought of course. L de abide by it. Instead of that by a he rudest roughest by the most t a. Of non political methods he a going ahead with the thing. The worn of it is that he gets away with it t it he sure. O May senator Wheeler fret away with All the trouble he Blaine takes Long Lead in Wisconsin race la Follette a Choice Fok governor ahead of nearest opponent 611,000 votes by least he Wasny to the a thine Milwaukee win., sept. 3.�? a5�? wih every county in the state contributing toward the total of precincts. Gov. John j. Blaine candidate for re election on the Republican ticket with the endorsement of senator Robert m. La Follette was 62,819 votes ahead of hts nearest rival Early today. The governors total with 1,886 precincts reporting out of a total of 2,678 was 160.17u against 97,351 for Hirst and comings 25.067. Fred r. Zimmerman Secretary of state a candidate for re election with la Follette endorsement continued to make a runaway rce for nomination on the Republican ticket he had a Lead of nearly 63.goo votes Over Theodore Dammann Guy Johnson f senator the old liner and Francis Davidson were trailing a urn As t Ike a counter crack at. Bad third and fourth respectively attempt seer s Likely to fail but an interesting feature of the face v rite they be had the Satis fac was the fact that Zimmerman although endorsed by la Follette did not have the support of gov. Blaine. Zimmerman was charged with a a Lack of cooperation by gov. Blaine and the governors endorsement went of Dammann. Solomon Levitan incumbent also endorsed by la Follette was leading divans hate him j Henry Johnson by a wide margin for m an they can to Republican nomination for treasurer jf.,v More or less As the Early morning reports began As a a big business 1 coming in. He had an advantage of ans hate him non i nearly 30.000 votes. Henry a. Huber with la Follette endorsement was virtually unopposed for the nomination As lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket. J. E. Ferris was an Independent candidate for the nomination and his name was written in on so few ballots that the affair was virtually no contest. Of if trying a Frame him Quot with an Merit. I hot \ i hate Flint it a h in e do they stand of Intro senator Couzens with any c old Lii the m Cular rep called Kepi a Good i hate him i the put a sate Couzens. In Ratic old liners. Imi upstart. The and him. Secretary of Ion and internal inner Blair whom g to investigate hate him thing All those who fax Cental secrecy in any form Hectus he s in favor of ,-e.y by off. The Drys hate Ary Ford hates him. To everybody hates him poof course except the very. Who favor absolutely honest Aren t afraid of anything or n the United states son dive in Mindanao a sept. 3�? a3 a Strong Carth Hock caused much damage Hie Stern coast of Mindanao turd according to advice re i Truesdale to have hearing next Friday Leopold draws will in Shadow of the Gallows letter to Darrow indicates Youthful Slayer is expecting death sentence not West in Tyndall. A. Sept. 3.�?preliminary weather Bureau Here. J hearing is expected to be held Here e hts been refined. J Friday for Ned Truesdale truck Gardener of Springfield held under 25,-000 Bond in connection with the murder of Tom Mcgoldrick Springfield ferryman and Recluse on August 21. Truesdale was arrested in his Shack at Springfield not far from that of his statements Are conto states actor weather forecast Dakota mostly fair tonight urday cooler thursday and my in Rah portions tonight. A mostly fair tonight and Mcgoldrick in warmer tonight in extreme i aiding according maximum lures As rec a time Rit that yesterday to maximum m i n in u in and of scr in North por Joey c. Puckett of Bon homme thursday. I county. Mcgoldrick was shot in the i Dakota mostly fair tonight head with a .32 calibre Bullet Early on gtd a cooler tonight in East the morning of August 21, and his uth portions and in Southeast j Bocy was found several hours later in his Shack. Truesdale is 55, and a Lineal tempera Tori j Bachelor. Be minimum t Era-1 gov room Tex for a a. In a a m. Today Chicago ii sept. 3.�?<�>�?tim last will and testament of Nathan f. Leopold or. Joint confessor with Richard Loeb of the kidnapping and murder of Bobble Franks has become Public. That Leopold contemplate the possibility of receiving a death sentence at the hands of judge Caverly. Wile now has the murder Case under consideration. Is evinced by a letter he has called to Clarence s. Darrow a j counsel for the Leopold defense. The Lefter which is seven pages Long Bequeaths to the Field museum first Choice of any five objects in Leopold a ornithological collection next Choice is Given Cousin of Leopold who May choose of any three articles after the Field museum has made its selection. Third the museum is give its Choice of any Birds minerals or transcript in the Possession of Leopold or his family belonging to the confessed Clayer. In the letter i Leopold asks Harrow to notify the beneficiaries As soon As possible and before his execution. The k4ter also thanked Harrow for his cloning arguments. Leopold wrote that he had been Content to die before he heard that argument but that after hearing it he wanted to live. The last will was scratched out under a county jail arc Light on paper supplied by the Jailer. Leopold also has completed his plans for attempts to Pierce the veil shrouding death if he is hanged. Although he. Is an admitted atheist. He says he will rot cast out any suggestion of the possibility of an after life until he had an Opportunity to demonstrate its invalidity. So he has prepared a series of ten questions which he plans to attempt to answer by communicating with friends on Earth should he die o the Gallows. To a Azerbaijan and Georgia revolt against soviet Geneva sept. 3.�? a3 a All of Georgia and Azerbaijan is declared to have j been in Active revolt against the mos a cow soviet regime for the last five Days and half the territory of geor a Gia already has been conquered by the insurgents according to the representatives of Georgia Here. The sanguinary struggle is continuing and fighting is occurring in the streets of Batum. Their advices state. Night but the band is asking $8,800, which is $300 More than the band fund appropriated last year. This item probably will be included at a later Reading. The total this year As proposed in the ordinance last night is $180,170 including the band As compared with the appropriation of $179,370 for the year 1924. Reductions were made in the following funds Street department $17,000 to $15.-000 Street lighting $11,000 to $10,-000 City Hall $4,500 to $4,000. The appropriation proposed in the following departments were higher for 1925 than they were in 1924 fire $21,000 to $25,500 police department $5,000 to $8,000 City jail $200 to $250 auditorium operating $1500 to $2,000. Proposed appropriations for the following funds in the 1925 budget remained the same As those of the year before general administration $14,000 health department $5,000 municipal court $1,300 City Engineer $5,500 Street Crossings. $1,500 sewers $2.-500 water works $1,000 commercia1 advertising $5,000 City Library $6.-500 cemetery fund. $2,000 employees Accident insurance $500. Several reductions were also Mads in the appropriations proposed for the Park department the sinking fund and the payment of interest on debts. These funds Are not considered in the general fund. The figures for the proposed appropriations for these purposes and the appropriations last a now Parks this year $1,50c. Last year $13,500 sinking fund this year $23,125, last year $23,350 interest payment this year $29,195, last year $29,240. Borne of the funds proposed in the first Reading of the ordinance May be changed before the ordinance is finally passed according to City officials. For a time this would cause postponement of the flight As the weather became thicker with heavy rain. The airmen were feeling none the worse for their arduous experience yesterday when they had to fight their Way through fog. Rain squalls and severe head winds on the latter part of their hop from ice tickle Labrador across the Labrador Peninsula to this Newfoundland town. Both Lieut. Lowell h. Smith and Lieut. Erik to. Nelson declared that their Long flight across the North Atlantic from Reykjavik Iceland to Frederic Kcal Greenland had been not Only the longest but the most difficult of the entire journey around the world. Hop off at 12 40 p. M. Hawkes Bay n. Of a a sept. 3.�? a3 a the american army air planes on their world flight left Here for Pictou n. 3 at 12 40 p. Rn., Newfoundland Daylight saving time. It a raining and a Southwest wind was mowing 30 Miles an hour when the fliers hopped off. The Clouds were less than one thousand feet from the surface and the machines kept at a Low Altitude flying just Over the tips of the Waves. At 12 05 of clock Eastern Standard time the airmen passed Over the Cruiser Milwaukee stationed approximately 10q Miles from Hawkes Ray. The fliers passed the War into of the destroyer Macfarland the second station ship and were lost to sight at 1 46 p. Rn., Eastern Standard time continuing their southerly flight. 5 Ranous Are forced to flee from brownian prepare warm Welcome Mitchell Field. N. Y., sept. 3.�?am Erica s Earth girdling aviators Are expected to Reagh Mitchell Field at 3 of clock next saturday afternoon. This a announced yesterday by major general Mason m. Patrick chief of last saturday Between i Force and a group of Kun flux klansmen in testimony Given today at the inquest held into the deaths of the six men slain in front of the Smith garage. Dave Sisk the first witness an employee of the Smith garage asserted the chief and his Deputy fired tho shots that killed Chester Reid who has been described As an innocent bystander. Sisk also testified that he saw Thomas holding Green Dunning one of the three klansmen slain in the encounter and that this a just a moment before Dunning dropped from several Bullet wounds. He added however that he did not actually see the shooting of Dunning and that he could not say who fired the fatal shots. Williamson county citizens awoke this morning with feeling of apprehension As to what the Day might bring Forth. Crowd gather Early crowds began to gather Early about the Herrin City Ivan i where for the last four Days members of the Kun flux klan armed and watchful have held Sway. Armed militiamen stood guard at the doors and walked the corridors to prevent an outbreak Between the two factions the klansmen and anti klansmen who met Here today for the first time since the shooting affray last saturday which Cost the lives of six men and brought injuries to several others. The amp time they met to offer testimony at the coroners inquest into the shooting. Contrary a expectations Herrin today assumed an air of calmness and boredom. Sheriff stay away sheriff Gall Gan and his deputies who yesterday said they would come to Herrin this morning a armed with machine guns if and Shanghai Clima sept. 3.�? Shanghai tonight continued quiet hut apprehensive. Four Hundred French sailors came ashore this afternoon to supplement the one Volunteer company already on duty in possible emergency defense of five French settlement boundaries. An Eye witness Survey behind the Chekian lines from Shang liar to Woosung Ami i Aho. Showed that territory wholly undisturbed but disclosed that about five thousand troops were taking up a position two mile West of a Fuho apparently. In preparation for an attack tomorrow. Several contingents of British marines also were moved from ship to Shore into the International settlement hut it a explained 8 hat tile Transfer wan made largely because accommodations aboard the British War Craft were limited. The army air service who came Here to discus the detail of the arrival j would go to the Smith garage and a get the car they went after sat of the airmen from Boston. The fliers Are expected at Boston thursday afternoon general Patrick said announcing that present plans called remained in Marion. A dozen soldiers wearing steel helmet and heavily armed were Brownton. Minn., sept 3.�? by courier to Glencoe a a a five bandits who forced their Way into the first state Bank Here Early today were engaged in gun fight by a resident of the town and Thev fled without obtaining any loot. Ii. E. Seeland a restaurant keeper living across the Street from the Bank discovered the Bandit at work in the Bank and using an automatic Shotgun he drove them from the town. No one a Hurt. Entering the town about 1 30 a. Rn., the bandits left their automobile on the Edge of town and four of their number went on foot into the business District leaving the fifth to guard the car. The bandits encountered Henry a Ken night watchman of the town near the Hank and he was tied and ragged and left lying in the Street. The Bandit then proceeded to the Bank. Chop Hole Iii Wall unable to Force the bars off windows the burglars chopped a Hole through the Brick Side Wall of the building. Apparently it was the noise made in opening this Hole that aroused Seeland. Peering from a window Seeland saw a Man standing on guard for their departure from Pictou. N. Placed All about the room and out s. Thursday morning. At Boston j Side the door of the court room where the inquest is in Progress. Every person entering the court room was searched for Arm. Inside the soldiers stood with Rifle and bayonets fixed. At the head of the table adhere the Coroner and i assistants sat and just Hack of the vat Ness stand one sentry with an automatic Rifle held at Short arms sat at rigid attention. The Filer. Will Exchange the pontoons on their machines for Earth Landing equipment. Of Dawes to invade Wisconsin in next political Effort Evanston ii sept. 3.�?an invasion of Wisconsin the Home state of senator la Follette Independent candidate for president will be the next undertaking in the speaking Campaign of Charles g. Dawes. Arrangements for an address at Milwaukee sept. 15, by the Republican vice presidential candidate were made at a conference yesterday at Republican National committee Headquarters in Chicago and or. Dawes today set to work on preparation of his address which will be on the subject of a the Constitution of the United Coolidge is not member of klan or Backer Slemp says Washington d. C., sept. 3.�?the hostilities Between the forces of military governor Chi and defense commissioner to at Wangtu near Shanghai began at to of clock this morning the state department was advised today by Consul general Cunningham. Or. Cunningham also reported that the american naval forces were prepared to land forces along with japanese French italian and British naval contingents to protect foreign settlements if necessary. The French Consul general a served notice that the French naval forces will be landed in the French Concession at 5 of clock this afternoon. The dispatch said gov. Chi was in charge of Kangsu province but gave no details of the fighting. Reinforcement dispatched reinforcements from the Asiatic naval squadrons of the United states great Britain France and Japan have been ordered to Shanghai to protect their nationals during the clash Between the rival Tuc huns of the adjoining provinces of Chekian and Kangsu. The vast Harbor of Shanghai occupied by thee ships of Many nations. And or. Wallington Koo the peking foreign minister after being told that every Means possible would be employed to protect the various nationals was advised further by the diplomatic agent of the four Powers acting together that a naval Battle in those Waters a could not be chinese hostilities Are started at Woosung today Shanghai. China. Sept. 3.�?general to Feng Lin. Shanghai la Yung Hsiango a administrative officer announced this morning through his chief Secretary. Ask Loh that fighting Between the forces of la Turchun of Chekian province and cd Shieh the rear of the judge s Bench Anothy Yuan Turchun of Kangsu province or Soldier had at his Finger tips a half actually begun dozen hand grenades. J the fighting is occurring at Hwang sap sheriff rushed car in Lii Quot v zit a cd a it it in a Shanghai napkins railway. Charles Denham in whose car reports received Here indicate the three of the slain men Charles Willard. Dewey Newbold and Green Dunning were Riding testified that Galligan Thomas the three Shelton boys Deputy sheriff j. A a buds Allison rushed his car surrounded it and sent a Hail of bullets into it. He said he did not see any of the men killed As they were in the rear seat. Battle lines were extending toward tho coast in the direction of Woosung. Although a Large number of troops Are engaged in the conflict report received Here from Chekian say the t be material advantage has been gained by either Side. Major Battle tomorrow it is said that tho engagement to in the midst of the fight he said. J Day is preliminary major Battle a a buds Allison hit him Over the head at Nanhsiang tomorrow 12 Miles from with a revolver and he Denham slumped to the floor of the car a in a dazed today baseball new York sept 8�?president Coolidge is not a member of the Kun flux klan and is not in sympathy with the organization his Secretary c. Bascom Slemp stated in a letter written . Ii Joseph by amp Nin. Editor of a news Pap i Detroit front window of the bul dins he Dis sync Licate. And made Public yester corned three men at work under the k by or bran a Glare of the Jet or from or. Slemp was in grabbing his automatic Shotgun a answer to one written by Branin. A concerning the Kun flux wrote the Secretary a the president has repeatedly stated that he is not a member of the order and is not in sympathy with its Aims and Oal in weather and roads Miechell water Tow Huron it a Berther. Sioux a Pierre c Acton a far a it loads Good. Lear a8 roads Good Lear 56j roads Good car 50 Road Geed. St a least 61 roads Good. In amp a. 56 roads Good. , 59 roads Good. Independents Cut Gas under states Price Aberdeen s. A. Sept. 3.�?Independent gasoline dealers Cut Price of 16 1-5 cents a gallon to Ufi a Ich is a cent under the state nere. Klan. Wheeler pushes his Way South in constant downpour Portland. Me sept. 3�?senator j Wheeler vice presidential candidate on the third ticket left Portland j Early today pushing Forward his speaking tour in new England with j stops scheduled at Lowell. Mass., and Manchester. N. H., rain disturbed t and delayed his tuesday efforts but i did not halt him entirely and in his night address at Portland before such j an audience As defied weather an delay he again criticized the democratic and Republican parties and introduced the topic of the Kun flux Seeland stepped to the front door of his Home and fired a shot into the air in the belief that this would rout the robbers. Immediately however the Bandit on guard duty returned the fire with a sawed off Shotgun the Small shot peppering the front of Seeland s House. Without further hesitation. Seeland levelled his gun at the Bank windows and opened a rapid fire which the bandits returned. Bandit put to flight As lights began to show in nearby Homes the bandits keeping up theirs Washington. C., sept. 3.�?a barrage moved rapidly in the direct j meeting of the committee which is Tion of their car while Seeland kept directing the Lafollette Wheeler popping away in their a Flection. J Campaign a been called Here to when they reached their Automo j Morrow to Canvas the political Stabile. The bandits piled in under cover Tion and map out procedure. Of the fire of the Man left on guard particular attention it was said to and fled eastward in the direction of Day will be paid to the question of Glencoe. Apparently none of their i finances which in the opinion of the Lafollette pilots to plan Campaign at thursday meet number was Hurt. Authorities Here Are trying to connect the Bandit gang with the robbery of the Bank at White Rock s. Do a Early yesterday in which three residents of White Rock were wounded in an Exchange with the bandits. R. J. Mann of Clark. A. Is president of the first state Bank. Committee is the most pressing problem it faces. Of. Swedish strike looms Stockholm sept. 3.�?sweden, is threatened with a nationwide strike of farm labourers repeated attempts to reach a collective agreement having failed. Shanghai. According to information Given out from Fungwha military Headquarters the first shots were fired at Wangtu by the Northern troops after Chi Shieh Yuan had moved Large reinforcements to Wangtu. Chekian troops Well paid the Chekian troops supporting la Laung Hesing Are said to have received Advance pay and bonuses. This is pointed out As a confirmation of the belief that they Are being supported by Chang tho Lin. Military dictator of Manchuria and rival of we Pei fun. Who rules in Chihli. Doo to ooo�?2 5 lathe province in which peking is to and Bassler Robertson rated. The Northern troops according to reports Are not in such satisfactory financial condition the pay of Many units being in arrears leaving them dependent on foraging in the districts through which they pass. Of american league first game Cleveland ii 002 20 St. Louis too 030 21 a Shaute and l. Sewell win Gardand Severeid. First game .013 too 020�?6 la 2 Chicago Johnson and Schalk. Boston. New York. Quinn and pm cinch Schang. Second game Detroit Chica to Whitehill and Bassler ship and Grabowski. Too too 0 too 013 i Beal and 2 0 klan Ken n Adonai league Chicago. Too 2 Cincinnati. 004 0 Kaufmann and of Farrell Sheehan May and Hargrave. New York. Too too 12 Boston. Too too of Nehf and Gowdy Graham and Gibson. First game Brooklyn Ooi 300 111�?7 la 0 Philadelphia. 023 Ooi ooo�?6 to 2 Grimes and Taylor ring and we i son. St. Louis. Too too 0 Pittsburgh. 700 200 0 Bel land Gonzales Nebergall Cooper and Gooch. Second game Brooklyn. 23 Philadelphia. Of Peak Ard Taylor Hubbell Couch and Henline. Alarm drives offer Acksen at Wentworth Wentworth s. D., sept. 3.�?the Wentworth state Bank Here was broken into Early this morning by a band of robbers but a burglar alarm which began to sound when the bandits started grilling the vault aroused residents of the town and frightened the band away empty handed. Mrs. J a. Gerritts. Pos mistress was aroused by the sound of the Bank a burglar alarm and notified a. J. Harrington president of the Bank who immediately went to the Bank. The men had disappeared leaving no Clew except a set of tools which Wera abandoned in front of the Vuil

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