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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
URGES HAYNES TO PRINT
A LIST OF RUM PATRONS
Wet Leader Would Reveal Names OF
Prominent Washington Buyers
of Liquor.

Washington, d. Capt. w. II.
Stayton, executive head Of the Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition
Amendment, wrote a letter to Prohi-
bition Commissioner Haynes suggest
ing publication of the names of the
alleged list Of 1,400 customers of
~bootleggers obtained in a recent raid.
Capt. Stayton, however, frowned on
any prosecution OF the customers who
he referred to as average American
citizens.
Published reports Of raids by fed
eral officials in Washington contain
statements hat a list Of more than
1,400 names has been obtained, in
which it is alleged appear the names
of two members Of the cabinet, as
well as Of members Of congress, of
the judiciary and Of others prominent
in official circles in Washington
Capt. Stayton wrote.
These names, it is asserted, have
been decided from a cipher list Of
customers OF the rum ring which has
been active in the illegal dispensing
Of liquor at the national capital.
LAS head Of an association standing
for law and order, although opposed
to the present fanatical and unenfor-
ceable liquor laws, and holding the
unequivocal position that the present
disclosures are merely typical of a
nationwide disregard and disrespect
for existing prohibition legislation. ]
ask that you authorize and have
made a complete and unexpurged list
Of the names which have been found
in the cipher code Of the alleged dis
pensers of Illicit liquors in Washing.
ton without fear or favor.
IF it will serve in the nature OF
moral support to my request, l would
ask permission to call your attention
to the fact that Mr.. Wayne B. Wheel.
err, general counsel Of the antisaloon
league, appears to take an even more
extreme position than that assumed
in my modest request. Published re,
ports in connection with the activities
Of the federal agents in this case
accredit Mr.. Wheeler with saying
that, in his opinion, every one of the
alleged 1,400 liquor purchasers dis
closed by the bootleggers' books
should be prosecuted for violating
section 6 Of the national prohibition
act"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Ford Out For Coolidge.

Detroit, Mich.-Henry Ford declar'
ed he, like a great majority of the
American people" feels that the
country is safe with Coolidge and
that he himself would never consider
running against Mr.. Coolidge on any
ticket. Il believe it is the wise and
natural thing for the people to agree
on the nomination and election OF
Mr.. Coolidge" Mr.. Ford said. L am
satisfied that 80 per cent OF the PEG.
pie feel perfectly safe with Coolidge
and | feel, too, that the country is
perfectly safe with him. And if this
is the feeling Of the country, why
changer"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
SIX PERSONS KILLED IN
GALE; BIG PROPERTY LOSS
The North Pacific Coast Country Is
Swept by a Terrific
Windstorm.

Seattle, Wash.-Six lives were TAX
en- and damage roughly estimated at
5000, 900 was lone by a tempest that
accompanied Christmas day to the
north Pacific ocean and the parts
of Washington and British Columbia
adjacent to Puget Sound and Gray's
harbor.
A tug and a steamer figured In the
marine loss, when two ocean craft
we're in peril from which one escaped
and from which the other seemed to
be gaining it's way. Many small boats
were blown about and wrecked.
The wind reached 80 miles an hour
Angeles, on the south side of the
strait OF Juan de Fuca, SO miles at
Tacoma and &c miles at Seattle. At
Seattle and Tacoma these velocities
broke the records kept by the United
States government.
The dead:
Gus Quarnstrom, Aberdeen, Wash,
killed by current from fallen electric
power wire.
Michael Graznoff, 13, electrocuted
near home here by fallen wire.
Four unnamed members OF the
crew OF the Canadian tug, Tyee,
which was swept upon the rocks at
Pedder bay, near Victoria, B. c., near
the north side of the strait.
The other vessel wrecked was the
steamer Dawn, which was pounded to
pieces and sunk at her dock on Lake
Washington here. When her crew ap-
peared to take her out on the pas.
senger trip to the east side Of the
lake that had been her daily task for
ten years, they saw nothing but a
little floating wreckage.
Telephone communication over
western Washington was interrupted
but was generally restored during the
day.
From many cities came reports of
plate glass windows shattered, signs
blown down and electric wires brok-
en-. Fearing such a tragedy as that
at Aberdeen, the Seattle authorities
when flashes like lightning were seer
all over the city, turned off the street
lights in the dark just before dawn.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Man, Wife Found Dead.

Lincoln, Neb.-The bodies Of Mr.,
and Mrs. l.. r. Whitney, each about
SO years old, the owners Of a small
grocery store, were found in the
rear Of the store where they had
been living for some time. Police
found bullet wounds in the heads OF
both the man and his wife. There
were no signs of a struggle or IN
dications of anyone having entered
the store, and police say the shoot
ing may have been the result of a
suicide pact.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
POURS OIL ON TOTS
AND APPLIES MATCH
TRAGIC ROLE PLAYED BY AN
INSANE MOTHER NEAR
UTE, IA,

Mapleton, Ia.-During a momen OF
temporary insanity Mrs. Fred Vaus,
wife of a young farmer living three
miles from Ute, poured Kerosene over
her three children and then set them
On fire. Her 3-months.old baby daugh'
ter was burned to death in the house,
which was completely destroyed, ana
a 15.months-old son died two hours
later in the Ute hospital from burns.
Irene, her 6-year-old daughter, broke
away and suffered no i'll effects.
Mrs. Vaus had not been well since
her last baby was born. However,
this morning she appeared In good
spirits, according to her husband. lie
went out to milk between 3 and 10
o'clock. before the family had eaten
breakfast and shortly afterward his
daughter ran screaming into the
yard. She found her father aud he
ran to the house.
The little home, a five-room affair,
was in flames. 1t was impossible for
him to enter. He broke a window
and tried TO pull the l5-months-old
lad out of the closet in which clothing
was burning %furiously. He was sue
cessful in this, but the youngsters
buris were so severe that death fol-
lowed In the hospital.
The father then tried to save The
baby which the mother had wrapped
securely in blankets and saturated
with kerosene and then placed on
the bed. He hoped to save the infant
by means Of a rake, but the flames
drove him away. The charred body OF
the baby in a crust OF blankets was
found on the bed springs after the
house had been leveled.
The mother left the house after she
had started the fire. Mr.. Vaus loaded
her and the two children in his auto
and drove to the home OF a neighbor
a quarter Of n mile away. Later they
were taken to the hospital. Mrs. Vaus
suffered minor burns about her head
and chest. The little boys body was
SO badly burned that there was no
hope Of saving his life.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
While the Sun Shines.

Old Doc Hadley Jones, slightly alb
sent-minded at times, vas an enthusi-
astic gardener. One sultry summer
evening, when warnings of a shower
rumbled in the west, Mrs. Jones called
to him and, getting no response, found
him struggling with the hose.
"Hadley," she demanded, when are
you coming in to supper
The gardener wiped the perspiration
from his forehead and pointed to the
horizon.
Goodness, DEAR" he replied, II must
get the garden watered before that
storm breaks" - American Legion
Weekly.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
QUAKE RAzES THREE
SONORA, MEX. TOWNS
Reports Received indicate That Many
Have Been Killed or
Injured.

Douglas, Ariz.-According TO a re-
port received by President Durazo OK
Aqua Pierta, the Mexican towns OF
Granades, Huasbas and OputO were
RACED by an earthquake. The pres
ident was asked to send food and
tents 10 the stricken zone. All three
towns are located in Sonora, Mex.
Many were killed and injured, accord
ing to the report.
Due to lack OF communications
only meagre reports have been re-
ceived from the earthquake zone.
Telephone and telegraph connec-
tons with Douglas extend only as
far as Nacozari and the towns re-
ported destroyed are located approx
imately 40 miles farther south.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Lost Heir is Found.

Green Bay, Wis.--Henri de la Mot.
tee, IA, who had been lost from his
family for 81 years, took Christmas
dinner with his family. The aged
Frenchman was located in Chicago
last week. He had been living at a
cheap hotel, and making his way by
selling pencil sharpeners on the
streets. The de la Motto family gath.
cred at the home of a daughter. Mrs.
Fred Leidgen, and talked Of things
that have transpired since the father
disappeared from his home in Mil.
waukee. leaving his wife and four
small daughters. The family located
the aged man after 1t had been
learned that he was heir to 1000
600 estate in France.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Church Crisis Seems Averted.

New. York.-The belief that the
Rev. Leighton Parks, rector of st.
Bartholomew Episcopal church, will
not be tried for heresy. because OF
the liberal sermon he preached last
Sunday morning, was strengthened by
an interview given by DR.. Parks. 1t
was DR.. Parks first public statement
since the delivery Of the Ad.
hitting that his sermon was not as
clear as 1t might have been, DR.. Parks
said that it had been misconstrued,
and emphasized the fact that he had
not denied the virgin birth.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Modernists Win First Round.

New York.-Modernists scored d
technical victory over their conserv-
ative opponents when Rev. Charles
Francis Potter, pastor Of West Side
Unitarian church, was, awarded the
judges decision Ser Rev. DR.. John
Roach Straton, pastor Of Calvary
Baptist church, in a public debate on
the question. Resolved, That the
Bible is the infallible word Of Cod
Rev. Mr.. Potter upheld the negative.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
"Scalped the Mon"

A Scottish foOtballer was as bald
as a billiard ball, but managed TO keep
it concealed by means Of a cap and
wig. In one match, however, as one
of his opponents took a redhot shot al
the goal, "Wiggly" got his head in the
way Of the ball and the wig and cap
were Knocked off. When the first
player saw the result of his shot he
seemed thunderstruck for a moment,
and then exclaimed: "Guid heavens /!
I've scalped the mon -
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Arrest 10, Recover $4,000.

Los Angeles.-Eighteen men are
under arrest, loot valued at $4,000
has been recovered and an arsenal of
weapons has been seized in connec-
ton with the alleged operations of
what police declare to be one of the
largest bandit gangs to operate in
recent years on the Pacific coast.
Eight of the men were arrested in a
raid on a rooming house, while the
other 10 were arrested in a similar
raid.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Fifteen Die in Fire.

Chicago.-The death house" at the
state hospital for the insane at DUN.
ming became the fiery tomb OF at least
is persons when a swiftly spreading
tire OF mysterious origin destroyed an
old wood pavilion known by that
grim name. Twelve Of the dead are
known to have been patients in
various stages Of insanity. Three
others were K. J. Caraker and his
wife, attendants, and their S~-year-old
son. Lowell. Only one Of the patients
we're identified. This was q mar
known a. Michael Lodwith.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Former italian official Attacked.

Rome.-Glovanni Amendola. former
minister OF the colonies and former
minister of war, was attacked by six
unidentified persons who alighted
from a taxicab, and surrounded him
IN the street. Signor Amendola was
belabored with clubs until he fell
bleeding to the sidewalk. He was re-
moved to a hospital, where it was de-
clared that his injuries were not
serious and later he returned to his
home.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Gets Socks for Farm.

Columbus. Neb.-Ninety-six thous-
and pair of socks--bought with the
$500 0 obtained from sale OF his
farm in Germany-comprise P. III. l..
Meyers Christmas present. Word
that the goods had been shipped to
Chicago was received by Meyer from
the factory at Chemitz, Germany.
Customs officials at Chicago will hold
the socks for s25, 900 revenue, Meyer
said. German authorities refused to
allow him TO take the money obtained
from sale of his farms out Of the
country so Meyer bought the socks.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Livlno Cost Declines Slightly.

: Washington.--The cost OF living
was one-fifth less in September this
year than II vas in June, 1920, when
The highest point In living cost since
1913. was reported. A decrease OF
EOS per cent in. the total cost OF
diving in the United States as determ-
ined by a consolidation Of the figures
for SO specified cities Is shown in a
announcement issued by the bureau
OF labor statistics.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Seize List Booze Patrons.

westinghouse bootlegger liquir
scandal that threatens to touch the
most exclusive and highly connected
circles in the national capital were
promised today by officials of the
District Of Columbia. Apparently
convinced that the time has come to
apply desperate remedies to the sit.
uation which has developed on the
doorstep Of the federal government,
the district attorneys office announc.
ed 1t would ask a grand jury to take
action against purchasers as well as
dispensers Of intoxicants.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Three Die In Storms.

Berne, Switzerland.-Heavy storms
and avalanches are reported FROM sew
eral points In Switzerland. One man
was killed. and several cattle des.
troyed in the collapse Of stables at
~Ringgenberg, in the Bernese ODER
land. Two houses were carried off
at Diablerts, where and elderly man
was buried, his body not being ecov-
cred. A third mar persisted in a
snowstorm near Coire.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Oil Land Only Swamps.

Chicago.-Only alligator swamps
and Indians exist in the regions OF
Panama represented as the location
of the gushing oil wells OF the Bay
ano River Trust company, in which
more than 5 ,OOO,0 900 was invested by
friends and relatives Of Leo Koretz
fugitive promoter, according to the
Investigators committee which re-
turned from Panama.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Woman Admits Planning Robbery.

Detroit.-Miss Marjorie Callahan,
81 years, admitted here police say,
that she planned the robbery of the
Tuxedo bank at indiana polls, on No
vember %, when $4,000 was obtained.
She is quoted as saying she received
10 per cent Of the loot for her part
In the planning of the holdup.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Offered to Sell Her, Saws.

Los Angeles.-Half a million dollars
was the price for which Elsir LaMaie,
motion picture director and theater
man, agreed to sell his wife, Helen,
to Lou Harris Baker, wealthy negro,
Of the Juarez, Mex, underworld, &C
cording to a divorce complaint filed
in the superior court here by Mrs.
LeMaie.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Food Prices HIGHER.

Neutrality-suspicious. the general
trend of wholesale prices was down
ward in November, retail food prices
advanced one per cent over the
October level. Department of labor
statistics show that the average fam
lily expenditure for food increased
from October Is to November Is in 40
cities, decreased in 10 and remained
unchanged in one-Minneapolis.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Negroes Kill Town Marshal.

Jackson, Mass.-Ollie Lancaster,
town marshal, of Bolton, Miss. 80
miles west of here, was shot and
killed and a deputy marshal named
Hamilton was seriously wounded by
three negroes whom the officers we're
attempting to arrest in connection
with the killing of another negro at
Edwards, a few miles from Bolton.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Eloht Mali Pouches Riflsd.

San Francisco.-Eight pouches Of
mail were stolen and rifled ~enroute,
probably az they were being trans
ferred from a boat to a wharf, 1t was
discovered by postal authorities.
Value Of the loot has not been ascer-
tanned.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Train Wreck Kills Twenty.

FL Paso, Tex.-Officials Of the Mex
lean National railway were making
strenuous efforts to obtain informa'
ton in connection with the alleged
fatal wreck which occurred Monday
les Celaya, in the central part OF
the republic. According to reports re
ceived in Juarez, approximately 20
persons were killed. among whom
were q number of Americans.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Masked Bandit Robs PASSENGERS.

Milwaukee, visa lone masked
bandit held up passengers of the
crack Pioneer Limited train on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road
as it was entering the city limits OF
Milwaukee and escaped after obtain
ing $3.50 from passengers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
DELAY For Bonus Bill.

Neutrality-suspicious. bonus legis-
lation received a setback with the re-
fusal of the house ways and e
committee to give il right of way
over administrative provisions Of the
treasury's tax bill. The committee de-
clined, however, to sidetrack it until
a decision Is reached as to what
changes should be made in tax rates.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04

Berne.--The series Of devastating
avalanches in the Alpine region is
continuing. A number OF houses were
swept away at LIE Sepey. in the Can.
ton of Vaud. The bodies of a man and
his wife who occupied one Of these
dwellings we're found, %enveloped In
their bed clothes, 500 feet away.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Buoy's LONG Voyage.

A whistling buoy lost from the st.
Lawrence river a year ago has been
washed ashore on one of the Sicily
islands, just off the southwest coast
of England, 5000 miles from its start
ing point. The only injury was found
to be confined to the gaslight case,
which had been wrenchCd from the
top of the buoy.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Thru Die In Fire.

Superior, Wis.--Three men were
burned to death here when fire des
troyed a shack in which they were
sleeping. An explosion OF a kero
sene lamp Is believed to have started
the blaze
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
souder Convicted Of Arson.

North Platte, Neb.-Samuel M.
Souder, former Lincoln county treas
urer, was found guilty Of arson in
connection with the burning of the
old courthouse here last April 20 and
80.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Record Fall Of Rain.

Houston, Tex.-A rainfall of 1.63
inches in the last "a hours brought
the December total up to 1920
inches. This is the record rainfall for
a December in Houston.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Nebraska Cir, Killed bv Car.

Omaha.-Ruth Bachelor, "a, daugh-
ter OF John J. Bachelor, rancher near
Valentine, Neb.. killed by a street
car at Cape Elizabeth, Me-. while
singing Christmas carols with a
group OF girls.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
Colorado Had TsetSe Files.

Several species of tsetse flies, insects
which today carry the germs of the
African sleeping sickness, existed in
what is now Colorado more than a mill
lion years ago.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04

Boat Keeper Bitten by Alligator.
New York.--John O'Brien. head
keeper of the Prospect Park ZOO, in
Brooklyn, was bitten and badly in
tured by a s~even-foot alligator.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
wom.n c.sh,er pohh.d

Woman Cashier Robbed.
st. Louis.-The oma cashier Of
the Brown Taxicab company was
held up and robbed of $4,000.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
u. S. Timber Supply.

Under the present conditions the
timber supply of this country will be
exhausted in between forty and fifty
years, according to the chief forester
of the Department of Agriculture.
Pine timber is being cut eight and one
half times as fast as it is being re-
placed, while hardwood is being cut
three and one-haif times as fast.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04

No man should take a better half
in a ~half-hearted manner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-04
4 TRANSPORTATION

az FRANCISCO. $50. Mccormick
sis1mer fRose city. {z6.6sl. s2f
lkAl.Piekwiek stage tss hours).
Los Angeles. Gg2- 1855. Amcs
sras- 1908 Fourth. MA in-5tf0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-04
lO AUCTlON SALES
Bushels Auction House


VIII have 90 have another mo AUG
TON on FRIDAY. for we have
been d~iuEcd with goods 90 sell on
consignment The many con-
singers want their money and We
need the room. 90 We urge you %
come and buy on FRIDAY, We
viii start promptly AZ 1900 a. ~.
with LOT 81 storage goods from
tho University Trausf0r Co, and
finish our sale about 1850 .. N. b.
selling an Overland roadater. in
good running order, Bctwre q these
rytFomeB we viii sell hundreds ~
articles ~ home furuiHhiuEn
many ~ them first class in quail
iiy and NEW For example We
VIII sell an OFERSTEFFED LiN-
ING ROOM SET Ia m0th-proot
mulberry velour. WALNUT
DINING SET with Oblong table.
chairs and buffet, Wcser Bros.
cabinet grand piano. new mnhog-
any cabinet phonoEraph. beautiful
Wilton rugs. pabcolln rugs,
s-pansi fire screen. new steel beds.
springs and mattrrsBes. Buck
combination range. Monarch range
with gas attachment, Majestic and
other coal ranges. Kitchen heater
with coils. electric ranEc, good gas
ranges. wood and coal heaters.
dreaserA chiftonirrs, cuphoards.
writing desk. brass bed with coil
springs. n lot % good wall cases
with plate glass and mirrors. cab
inets. showcase. paint and fhiuClc
stain b. the gallon, carpenter
tools. cheaper bed outfits. carpets.
rugs. rockers. chairs stands. Ia
bleA. CUucheH. etc. etc. Lots 81
goods. and they must BE- moved.
Come and help ua FRIDAY at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-04
LEGAL NOTICES

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