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MIPSiW Christianson Sworn As Governor, Promises To Swing Ax For Economy Colder Tonight Weather for Minneapolis and Vicinity Fair tonight and Thursday; somewhat colder tonight. inneaB EDITION Vol. 7, No. 122 Full lMed Wire Report of International New Wvlce MINNEAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1925 CompM l'nolflo nd At Ian to lllulnttl NTvlr Price Two Cents in Minneapolij sen OM) ua J.0 nrn Ml 1 fl SHOT BY SUITOR 'WHO UJ New Governor Taking Oath of Office Nominations Now in Order for 1924 Candidates for Minneapolis 4 Hall of Fame9 Wy Isfe re1 -A1 Ik CHILD LABOR FOES SEE AID BY GOVERNOR Christianson Says 'Doom' Has Been Sounded in America' The eyes of advocates of the child labor amendment to the federal constitution were dlrcctod upon the office of Governor Theodore Christianson today in the hope that Minnesota's new chief executive will identify himself with tho forces fighting for ratification of the amendment by the state legislature. In his final address to tho public before assuming the governor's chair, Mr.

Christianson last night arrayed himself with the foes of child labor, and In a speech broadcast from the rapltol, where a reception was held lnx his honor, declared that "tho doom of the child labor has been sounded In America." I'alKirs Bill at Heart In his reference to tho child labor situation, Mr. Christlunson did not mention tho child labor amendment as audi, but thoso in close touch with (Continued on pftjre two) MOORS THREATEN TO POISON CITY IF ENEMIES USE GAS Pnrls, Jan. 1j Abdel Krlm, chieftain of Hie rebellious tribesmen in Morocco, lias sent a letter through his agents lo the Tangier authorities, threatening to poison the water supply' of Tangier unless the abandon the gas warfare agaiiiMt the Readers of The Daily Star are today requested to forivard nominations for the 192 A selection to The Daily Star's Minneapolis "Gallery of Fame." In order to insure absolute fairness to all nominees, the following rules have been laid down: 1 Write the full name and address of your nominee. 2 State in 400 words, or less, the nature of4he unselfish service; the community or phase of city life it helped and the motive behind the deed. Accompany your nominations ivith a photograph of your nominee, if possible.

Mail or send to the "Gallery of Fame" Editor, care Daily Star. 5 No man or woman employed by the state, city or county who receives wages for service can be nominated. 6 No man or woman who is hired by a philanthropic or social welfare organization and ivho performs such service for pay will be allowed to enter. 7 Any man or woman who is outside these two classes, providing they are citizens of Minneapolis, may be nominated. 8 There is no age limit.

9 The unselfish service, must have been performed in the past year of 1924, only. The Daily Star and the judges believe the above rules to be absolutely fair to everyone. Paid social workers and civic employes are barred on the assumption that these two classes of citizens are performing their services for pay and therefore should not be placed in competition with others outside this category. The board of judges, made vp of members of the district bench, will give no thought to the nominee's rank or station. The scrub woman who works in office buildings at night has just as much chance to get her picture in the "Gallery of Fame" as the wion who gave a check for a million.

From the first nomination to the last the judges will consider the deeds only from the one standpoint unselfishness. Who will be the first nominee? Theodore rhrlsllanson of Hhmsiim, l.ae qui Parle coiinly, today herame the twentieth governor of Minnesota, the oath of office wax administered io Mr. CliriHtlariMin at noon In the chamber of the house of repreM'iilatlven in the presence of both houses and hundreds of officials mid visitor who crowded the floor mid galleries. The oiilh was administered by Chief Justice Samuel II. Wilson (right) of the slate supreme court.

The new governor Is shown al the left taking the oath. Read the rules over carefully, then sit down and write the name of the man or woman you think is eligible to this great Highlights in Governor Christianson 's Message The hoards, bureaus and department of the slate government nIiiiuM he consolidated into a few major departments. The governor should he given power to limit and control expenditures of these departments throned a department of udinlnlslriitioii and financial control. We should authorize no new stale activities mid create no new stale Inst It ill Ions. Every time a new form of sliile nld Is held out as a halt lo a township or county, local tuxes ore bring raised.

We are not only using up what our fathers acctiniuhileil; we are mortgaging the earning of our children. The proposal to tax Iiiishch olf the road In arbitrary und unwise. Imposed on their owners (of Ipiimhcs and trucks) a tax rUal to the gross earning now paid by the railroads, plus cost of repairing damage and wear to highway which they occhnIoii. The course of indiscriminate killing, reaping and lumbering has been almost run. Tomorrow's task will lie to conserve what the exploiter has left.

Our educational system expensive enough. Let us from now on labor lo inalie education Intensive. KiHluce tuxes and farms will yield a larger net return. Keduce taxes, and the manufacturer ran umlie good-t and the merchant sell them at a lower price, and the laborer' nuue. will have greater purchasing power.

It would be to the credit of the legislature If It should pass fewer laws than any of Its predecessors. BODIES FOUND BY MAID IN CAMPUS HOUSE Woman Reveals Assailant's Identity Before Lapsing Into Coma Madison, Jan. 7. F. X.

Ber nard, of Hihblng, shot and probably mortally wounded Miss Lau- 1r Palmer, 28, French instructor at the University of Wlsconson, this morning, and then killed himself. The shooting occurred the French house in the center of the University district, where Miss Palmer was chaperon for a group of 12 co-eds. A maid, hearing the shots, found Miss Palmer lying on the floor of the drawing room with bullet wounds in he stomach and arm. The body of Berrfard lay nearby, with a bullet In the head. A revolver was on the floor near his outstretched hand.

Bernard's identity was revealed by Miss Palmer during a moment of con-sciousnes on the operating table. She whispered his name to Dr. James A. Jackson and lapsed into a coma before she could give any details. "I helped him through school and now Then came oblivion for the girl.

The motive for the shooting is not known. Bernard Chemist for Mining Company Hlbblng, Jan. T- F. X. Her nurd, who shot and probably mortally wounded Miss Laura Palmer, University of Wisconsin French teacher, and then committed suicide, was formerly a chemist for the Oliver Mining company and a substitute instructor In French at the Hlbblng Junior college where Miss Talmer was also formerly an Instructor in French.

Bernard left Hlbblng about a year ago. He came here from France. It cculd not be ascertained where he has been staying since he left Hlbblng. STRIKERS WILD AT MURDER OF UNION OFFICIAL Miners Threaten Mob ViolenceFive Suspects Are Held Pittaton, Jan. 7.

Twelve thou sand striking union miners here today were wild with indignation over the brutal murder of their secretary, Ftamuel Bpacla, or Pace, and mob vio lence was feared. Five men, arrested yesterday, were held In connection with the crime. One had been released. Second Employe Murdered The tension had already resulted in the death of Steve Frely, 21, a miner, shot to death in front of a store at Old Forge. He was the second employe of the company to be murdered within 24 hours.

Michael Zona, 42, Is held in connection with his death. Search Is still being made for the automobile in which assailants of Spacla, who pumped 14 steel-Jacketed bullets Into his body within a block of his home, fled. The car was heard to roar away from the place Just before the finding of his body. Rumors Spread Police refusal to give the names of the men Nld spread like wildfire the rumor thi they were company men hired to set the miners against each other by the murder of one of them. Cooler heads among the miners counseled that this ancient trick employed in strike warfare had long since given way to more refined methods of "taming labor." i Though Spacla was shot within a block of his home where his wife and children waited for his return, they did not learn of his death until morning, when his riddled body was found.

Frely was shot to death while standing with a group of striking miners. He is said to have engaged in a heated altercation with Zona over who killed Spacla. Chaplin's Child-Wife Is Expecting Stork ios Angeles, Jan. 7. Llta Grey Chaplin, child wife of Charles Chaplin, screen star.

Is expecting the stork this summer, it was teamed today. Chaplin married Llta, 16-year-old screen player, at Guaymas, Mexico, Nov. 24 last. CHRISTIANSON URGES STATE UNITS MERGE) Ran New Projects, End! Spending Sprees, Execu tivc Demands MfUKiksen of fliv, ChrlHtlanimn ana iriiv. I'reu mi ruga 4.

Inaugurated ns Minnesota's twen I loth governor today, Theodore Christ! lunsou plunged Into a speech urging upon tlm legislature a draMIc economy program. He made It plain that ids two yesrr study on the Interim committee Imi been a training school for tho gov norslilli. Consolidation of stnto department! ami activities the subject of that study- was the keynote of his stigges tlonn, all bearing on economy, some u4 I hem far iTachlng In their scope. Hoard Merger I'rged Ho urged consolidating the PI slate boards, bureaus and departments Into a few major depart incuts. Ho asked tho legislature to give him tho power to control all spending by those departments.

lie asked an absolute ban on all new state activities for the next two year period. Ho uriind even a restriction on educational spending, making teaching; more Intensive rather than mitre expansive from now on, lie held up to the legislature the lilcul of "passing fewer now laws than ever la-fore." Mortgaging Youth's Earnings "We ore not only using up what out fat hem accumulated; wo are mortgug log the earnings of our children," he said. "Itediice taxes, and furms will yield a larger net return; reduce them und the, manufacturer run make goods cheaper, tho merchant sell them cheaper and the laborer be able to buy mini! of these gooils." The now governor went Into tipoclflc. detail on how to reduce government expenses; on what he means by con servation und on what consolidation of departments can be done, ills speech hrouuht a slorm of appluuse from both houses of the- legislature, meeting In the house chamber In Joint session. with hundreds of spectators crowding the galleries.

Fewer Laws Demanded The speech followed the farewell ad- dross by Uovernor I 'reus and the formal Inauguration ceremony at noon, In which Samuel II. Wilson, chief Justice of the state supreme court, adminis tered the oath of office to Mr. Chris tlunson, Thero was hardly a pausn after the inauguration ns the new executive swung Into his opening silg- gesllon.1 to his former co-workers of tho legislature, winding up with hi stutement that "It would tie to the crdlt of the 1925 legislature If it should pass fewer laws than any of ita predecessors. AUTOIST LEAVES VICTIM IN STREET Tonv Nofuro. fi.

whose nnrenta r. side at 627 Thirteenth avenue N.E, was nrobubly fatally lnlured bv s. hit. und-run motorist this afternoon, when run down at Fourth avenue and Third street N.E. l'cdestrlana found him ly ing unconscious in tho street, suffering trom internul injuries.

There were no witnesses to the mishap. The child was taken to General hospital. TWO DIE; PLANE RAMS INTO TRUCK Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 7. Two unidentified men were killed on the Springfield pike today when a McCook Field air-plane crashed onto their motor truck.

I.leut. E. 1'. Hurksdule, pilot, and Observer Althoft of McCook field, saved their lives by Jumping In their parachutes. CASH WHEAT SOARS TO NEW FOUR -YEAR MARK; HITS $2.77 Cash wheat price figures hit new fouryeur rtcord once more In Minneapolis toduy when a carload of No.

1 dark northern Montana wheat, meusurlng 16 per protlen, sold ut 12.27 a bushel. The carload was sold by 'w. P. Dover-eaux of Minneapolis to the Cereal Grading company. The price waa fi'XiC over tho previous record set Hat urdu y.

Wheat futures staged a recovery toduy, and near tho close of trading May wheat was selling for $1.75 In the Minneapolia pit after opening at State Embargo on Poultry Shipments Hits Badgers Hard Embargoes by Minnesota and Iowa flKHlnst shipments of live poultry from WiHcon.sIn have hit that state hard. Reports from Mudlson, today quoted II. M. I.ncklo of the Wisconsin dtpartmcnt of markets as saying it has virtually stopped the movement of live fowls from Wisconsin furms to central markets. Mr.

Lackle declared Wisconsin Is free from the European fowl plague, the cause of all the embargoes. North Dakota has placed an embargo on live shipments from New Jersey, Pennsylvania or New Vork of chickens, turkeys or gee.se or their hatching eggs. North Dakota also declared itself free of the plugue. FINANCIAL OK M'OKT NEWS? Wushlngton. Jan.

7. Tho Washington baseball club, winner of the world's series, paid a dividend of 40 per cent for It was announced today, following a directors' meeting Pauline, Free Third Time, to Dodge Altar Los Angeles, Jan. 7. Pauline Fredericks, screen beauty, free today for the third time following grantings of a devorco from Dr. Charles Rutherford, formerly of plans no fourth leap Into the metrimonlul sea.

Miss Fredericks, It was pointed out, enjoyed the distinction of being one of the few members of Hollywood's motion picture colony who hud obtained a divorce without another trip to the altar In sight. MMM FRANCE, BRITAIN AGREE ON DEBTS Nations in Complete Accord Following Conference of Ministers furls, Jan. 7. Frunce and Cireat llrituln are in complete accord on mutters which will como today before the allied financial conference, It wus Indicated following a conference between Finance Minister Cleiiicnlel and Chun, cellor of tho Exchequer Churchill of England. Following a two hour conference of the two men, un official statement wus Issued which said: "In the most cordial spirit we huve semiofficially discussed the entire question of allied debts." French officials ure willing that an Inter-allied debt conference be held In Brussels during March, but such a con ference with American representatives absent would be "useless" officials de clared.

Before any definite stejis could be taken for holding the conference, the subject would have to be taken up with Washington and this has not been done, it wus said In official circles. WEI) BOY OF 14; NOW ASKS DIVORCE Catching them young doesn't seem to do much good. Gladys Elizabeth Hlnton, 28, today brought suit for divorce aaglnst Kegl-nuld James Hlnton, whom she admits she married when he was 14 years old In 1914. She churges that he deserted her In 1916 and she asks the custody of their child, Reginald James, Jr. (ilKL Kl'NAWAVS HETl'KNEI) Madrid, Jun.

7. Thirty minors hod been returned to their homos today In the police campaign to stop the dl-sap-pturunce of young girls. Severe punishment will bo meted out to tho persons found hiding them. PRESIDENT TO SPEAK IN CITIES NEXT JUNE 8 Canadian Premier, Dignitaries of Scandia Countries Expected President Coolldge will speak In the Twin Cities Juno 8. Dispatches from Washington today stated that he hud tentatively accepted the Invitation to address from 100,000 to half a million Norse-Americans at their centennial cclebrutlon to be held at the fair groundH.

The Invitation was taken to Washington by E. G. Quamme, president of the Federal lind bunk, and Elmer Lundes, of the Federal Farm liun hunk. Every Norseman Invited Efforts are being made tb extend an Invitation to every person in America of Norse birth or descent mid the attendance Is expected to he the great est ever brought to the Twin Cities for a single event. It Is believed the president, with the aid of loud speukers, will address here tho largest audience ever faced by a single speuker.

Canadian Premier Invited The premier of Canada will be Invited to uttend and representatives of European countries, especially Norway, Hwtden und have been assured. Tho celebration marks the 100th anniversary of tho principal Norse Immigration, not counting that of 1,000 years ago when Norse were the first persons to visit the American continent. 2 KILLED, 2 HURT IN FIGHT ON TRAIN Naples, Jon. 7. Four wine mer chants en route to Nuples from Home made a battlefield of a third class car rloge.

Two were dead, a thlni dying und the fourth seriously wounded to duy. was dark. The raider broke in the doors. They searched, with flash-lights; they could find nothing. Finally, one raider Jumped half out of his shoes as a sneeze boomed under him.

Swinging his flashlight he saw a bed: under it he found Mrs. Wilson, Btlll the raiders couldn't find her husband. They aimed their flashlights under a huge dining table; nothing was there. Finally, Bergt. Albrecht, who wres.

ties In spare moments, grabbed the table and heaved It over, under the glare of six flashlights. Twined around the big center leg, close up against the top, two foet above the floor, was a little Negro, Wilson, blinking at the lights. He and his wife are In Jiill today on disorderly house charges. uivic nunor. We start today.

He Goes East After 18 V2 Years' Service. With Y.M.C.A. Here S. WIRT WILEY Who resigned today as secretary of the Minneapolis Y.M.C.A. after 1814 years in that position.

Wiley has been named associate general secretary of the national council of the Y.M.C.A. in charge of the home work division. He will go to New York to aRsume his new duties on Feb. 1. Further details on Inside page.

HOTEL KEEPER SUICIDES Kushwauk, Jan. 7. Charles Tahtlnen, local hotelkeeper, hanged himself In a bam In the rear of a residence near his hotel. S00 TRAIN DITCHED, TWO MINNEAPOLIS MEN IN HOSPITAL Escanaba, Jan. 7.

Fifteen persons were Injured, three seriously, when the Soo Line fast passenger train, running between Minneapolis and Hault St. went Into the ditch near here today. Three men are In a hospital here. They are: P. L.

Hrodway, Hermansvllie, rut head, body bruises; James Enge, Minneapolis, leg broken, head cut; P. J. McCann, news agent, Minneapolis, loss of blood great from cut arm. i if ENGAGEMENT OF PREUS HAILED AS STEP AHEAD Mayor, Aldermen Laud Selection as Former Governor Assumes Duties J. A.

O. Preus, governor up to noon today of Minnesota, at 2 p.m. stepped into his new office on the eighth floor of the Soo Line building as director of Minneapolis' Industrial destiny. He came with enthusiastic welcome from city and civic officials, hailing his selection as a forward step for the city. His choice was announced yesterday by the Minneapolis committee, a group of 100 businessmen.

"The engagement of Mr. Preus, said Mayor Leach, "was the longest step forward that Minneapolis has ever taken to develop its Industrial future. Minneapolis has a great oppor tunity; it has employed a great man. "Mr. 'Preus alone will give Minneapolis unusual prestige.

He Is not only best known in Minneapolis and the northwest but has a national and International reputation, while he brings a wide and thorough knowledge of the Great Lakss St. Lawrence river waterway project and of general transportation and industrial problems. "The committee might have searched the world without finding a better man for the Job." Theodore R. Jenson, city council president, said "this surely Is a move In the right direction." He pledged the council's support to the work and deolared a council committee to be named for work along the same lines will co-operate. Other aldermen expressed similar views.

It was learned today that Mr. Preus' first step will be to learn whethor a new survey of the city is needed, or ir not, to gather material from previous surveys as a start for his work of bringing In nsw industries. He plans to see first 'of all what related Industries would find suitable condl-Hons here: wood-using industries to work alongside of wood-producing Industries, for example, or makers of rubber goods to take the production of rubber factories. A. B.

Zonne, Civlo Commerce as sociation president, announced that the industrial department of his or-ganliatlon will turn over to Mr. Preus the handling of Its "new industries" branch, besides offering the co-operation of every other branch. HIDREN KILLED BY TRAIN Bethlcham. Jan. 7.

Roderick 10: John. 12. and Mildred. 8. of farm, were killed today when the wa-gon In which they were riding to school, was hit by a train.

QUAKES SHAKE COD COUNTRY Itoston, Jan. 7. Windows and rhina were broken in several New England towns and cities today by earth tremors, three In ntiniber, the first of which was felt at a.m. The other two followed In close hiici esslon. The disturbance was retried most noticeable III the vicinity of Lynn and Lawrence hut the rumbling was also felt here and in (loucester, Needhain, Swamp Ncott, New bun port and over Salem and scores of other place.

No report of a serious explosion lias been received. 20 Pairs of Pretty Feet Wanted for Shoeisis' Style Show Indies! How big are your feet? Hcg pardon, If tho question seems abrupt, but the Northwest Shoe Deal- ers' association Is looking for 20 young women to Join 80 already selected as models for Its shoe style show to be presented In tho St. 1'aul Auditorium Jun. 28 and 27. About all that is required is feet.

Size 41) Is preferable. And good looks art no handicap. Non professlonaJ models are preferred, If you have the feet send them to rurlor Ityan hotel, St. Paul, be tween 10 and 12, or 3 und Thursday. Ml.ss Jacquelaln l'eterson will look 'em over to see If she can use them.

Milwaukee Faces Receivership, Claim Washington, Jan. 7. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St, I'aul railroad faces a receivership within six months unless legislation Is adopted by congress reducing the Intorest charged on its 105,000,000 loan, the senute Interstate commerce committee was told today by Alfred V. Thoin, general counsel of the Association of Hallway Executives. Thom proposed that the government reduce tho railroad's Interest rate from 8 per cent to i per cent.

Sneeze Powders for Purity Squad 'Kerchoo' Betrays Woman Hiding Under Bed And Dozen Portable Searchlights Another Item for the police department budget request; One gross of sneezo powders. One dozen portable searchlights. Sergt. John Albrecht, purity squad head, has decided he needs them. A sneeze and a stroke of luck saved his reputation lost night.

The raid was at the home of Ben Wilson, Negro, 423 Hlxth avenue N. For weeks neighbors had complained. Albrecht had led his squad In several raids on the plane, but never could find anyone at home. Yesterday Albrecht received a spe cial delivery letter, unsigned. Was he afraid, it Inquired? Was the place pro tected? Ho decided on one more attempt.

When the squad reached the place it.