The Daily Plainsman from Huron, South Dakota • Page 1

NEWSPAPER XLIV NUMBER 185 HURON. SOUTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1930 fft ffft. SINGLE COPY 6c ni TTI nrw IQ UU 1 LAJvJIv lo POD i UK 1 -w- -w -v Business In State Above Normal During 1929 a REPORTS INDICATE CITIES LOOKING TO GOOD YEAR -1930 Past Year Sees Remarkable Growth In Rapid City and Sioux Falls; Kriebs Says Agri; cultural Conditions Over State I Better Than In 1928 'A pre-invcntory survey -of the business and industrial conditions in Huron shows, on the whole, an incre2.se over last year. Perhaps-tha most outstanding feature of tUc year is the building program that passed tho million dolar mark for Hit first time in the history of the city. The incrcr.se in deposits 'oJ one of Chicago Makes Whoopee Until Sun Comes Up CHICAGO, -Jan.

Chicago salaamed to 1930 unwonted with a flourish and whoopee. Plenty, of noise, plenty people, plenty of traffic remained as a sober sun cast Ita first inquiring glance from tha east today. The weather tad much to do with it. tor it has been many years since Chicago lias celebrated such an occasion under as perfect conditions. The night was mild and there was neither vain nor snow.

Not a single arrest for liquor law violation was made by the 100 federal agents who were scattered' through the cabarets and night life centers, Police, however, marlo numerous arrests for drunkenness and-disorderly condxict. and there were several tlie Hurou banks brought the total i'- the yciir over $4,000,000 and.a closer tii the second largest tlie. being age I-iereaso noted at the other bank is slightly "higher although the somewhat- lower. The pin-king plant is rur.uir.s at capac-iiy. produce and croamery co-ipanics.

while they have been paying lower prices than last year, have noted steady increase- in volume. The yearly payroll ran higher this year than that oC 1D23. The employment atout the same. Uu- i- among the transient laborers and relatively few of 'lie res-! idents of th- city are work. The enrollment ia the city schools lias retain c-d a steady climb throughout the yw.r.

The telephone directory Tioints to constant growth. In view of the future, there is no Indication any marked chaujre. The same factors that resulted 'n the growth c.i' i Ue city' and the Increase of the industrial 'output, payro'-l, and general, during: the past yeai- are still here. Next year will TIO doubt thow a corresoonuif.fr increase. shootings.

George 1C. Hurlburt. assistant pro- jhibition administrator here, telegraph. j-ed Prohibition -Administrator E. C.

Yellowley at "Washington: "Chicago having driest New Year's eve in history. Everything g-oius fine. No trouble." BULOW SAYS '29 BRINGS NEW HOPE Year Reflects Many Achieve ments For South Dakota In Mining. Industrv Central South Dakota 4-H Club Boys And Girls Given Breakfast By Huron Chamber; Huronian Hears Radio Greeting From Australia At least one Huronian received a. Year's greeting from Australia all ready.

He is Paul Chaffee, 97G Dakota avenue south. Last night, Chaffee, with his mother, Mrs. Angle Chattce, was listening" in with a short wave radio receiver which he had assembled and heard station 2ME, Australia, broadcasting. It was between ,3 and this morning when he heard them, while In Australia, the hour was between 7 and on New Year's eve. At first Mr.

Chaffee liclieved that the program of. dance music from the Australian station was being rebroadcast, but after combing the ail 1 and finding no American stations broad- Casting it, he decided it must be direct. "The announcer could be heard very clearly," Mr. Chaffee said. "Between danco selections, which made- up the program, he sent New Years greetings to the world from Australia." SEE IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITION OF I), AGRICULTURE KXPECT ABERDEEN, Jan.

ness men of Aberdeen are looking forward to 1930 ns a gooct business ar. In statements to th Abfrdec'n American News several those prominent In. the business atia'trs ot the community have mism for the coming year. H. C.

-T-wett, president Jewcft grocers, the Jew- ctt Dm- company, and the JeveU In- lesteient company, sees prosperity ahead for 1030. He'said: "My residence in Aberdeen close, to 47 years tells me that I raado no mistake In locating here, and I am.satisfied that the future will bring happiness lo anyone who will avail himself of the many present themselves often. shall not curtail Our efforts in any manner for the year 1050, lw- iay perfect confidence that we can still go ahead, 'and conditions are Improving which will result ia an increased consumption o'C goods. successfully science, i I takes, a smart mail to make" 'a 'of farmiijs ethei'-Hne: and-In many so. More intelligent farming--a greater 'diversion, aud rotation crops--grcat 'development- livestock a ltd dairy interests is bound to come, which '11- make this section equal of any agricultural secticE.

ol the country." i W. G. 'Bickelnaupt. president of the Dakota Central Teleghqne company said that with pood crops a year ol business should come- in believe- the organization OS the will show good "results -by time we market Our 1JSO cropa. I'know of ncthlag'that Irr.iiroVe (Continued on page 12) B.T Governor of South.

Dakota PIERRE, Jan. passin year has brought renewed hope to the people of Dakota for. liet'te things. South Dakota's redects that cannot be in a sliort statement. Foremost in these achievements must be a reckoning of the- accomplishments of agriculture and kindred industries.

welfare of onr people depends largely upou the welfare of agricultural pursuit. Some locali 1 ties in.the state have not been fortunate while others, have been abundantly, favored. Taking the as a whole, the current year has produced better an average crop. The complete compilation, of statistics', rejecting tlie production of grains, foraee, vegetables, meats, dairy and poultry products, will show astonishing results, especially when compared with the achievements of other states in Comparison to the number of people engaged in like pursuits. "Comparing South Dakota with other states, our state is a favored state and our people a favored people.

Manr Activities In addition to onr great agricultural production, the passing 'year has brought forward many mining and industrial activities, and discoveries of ranch dormant wealth within." our 'borders which await'only future development tj- nuike" this in' Here are Central Soiidi Dakota 4-H club IIOTS nnd girls, photographed In group while they were attending tlie winter sliort course nt this week. Their trips to the State COHCRC city were for by business men of Ilnrnn rlirongJr a jiroject 'sponsored by The Evening- lluronltc. This morning- members of 1 lie jrroup were entertained as they pnssed through Huron on their return trips by tlie Chamber of Commerce at breakfast lit tlie cafe. In the picture from left In right (top row) Pearl LInai'eltcr, Alpena; JliitU Tenniinf, Lebanon: Blanche Lambert, Ycrii C'cnfield and Vaxer Carpenter, 1'edora; Etta Bliiy Engrcliuann, Miller; Alice Teller, St. Lawrence; Ruth Huron: Nellie Bos, PeKrey; Lucille Poole, Blunt; Eva Dlnii, Dorothy Alice Dakcn and Alviru Bruncr, Gettysburg.

(Second row) Mnx Cooper. llicluird Sawyer, Howard: Eddie Hawkins, Icl.rcy: Eileen SmiOi, Mellette; Koru Sorcnsoii, "Wcss-iiigtoii: Alice 31 cBrlilc, VoIsey: Ji'nrma "Wilkinson, iMLnindii; Lil- liairGreenwood, Itlunl; JInzel Grliiini, Uurkiiicrc; Dorothy Burger, Hnron; lonu ClirisUiinson, Frankfort. (Third row) Homer Slinantel, IVdlsey; JUilliuul Felt, Manchester; George Garden City; Ray Cnssell, Bonlllu; Krmuiuer. IVcssIngton: llobert Hancock, Miller; Merle Kelson, Cartilage; Erlaud. Ifowsirds Stanley IVes.sliisrtoii Clem JDaTls, Cnvour; 'J'urtun; How- Uoss, Redficlil; Iteuder, Ui-adlcy; Oliver Auby, Conde; Alois Herricks, ON HIS WAY HOME BOY HIT BY GAR RESTING CliCiord Lee, Svren year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Kelvin Lee. 120 Ohio avenue southwest, victim of automobile yesterday, was resting easily today in a Huron hospital. Si The boy was irom a coa- of the brain, and bruises about his head and face. According to the report of his physician, an x-ray picture taken yeatcr.day failed to'sbow-any fracture of-his The boy was rua over.

Just, opposite, the Arc-our and company packing plant yesterday afternoon, 21 auto-. driven by Robert H. Daley', Huron. The boy had been following- a load of hay, and ran. ont from-behind the hayrack directly in the path: of Daley's car.

according to observers. He was brought to the hospital by JT, E. Itisincrer, special of the Chicago and North "SVeatera railroad and Mr. Daley, Jlis condition today be pood bd are-'stiU possible, according to the boy's 1 deed, a "promised land." The will gain nothing.by boasting ot" accomplishmenta of the passing yearJ These accomptlsliments passed; into history, the record of whicli' nothing can They are'onljr valuable now. as a euifle -to futurejac- Refl-cctions on the useless, except that' ihcy.

furnish a beacon light. to point out! the tuture road. The things, accomplished in South Dakota only "to "us 'lio-w -for such services as they may- render, for 1950, and the years to Infancy. The developnietit of''South Dakota ia'just. In intancyi No human mind can- now imagine picture Of-what will accomplished here.

In the nest-forty years hi 'agricultural, industrial and transportation development. mayjiave telt we-had for and treatment agricultural deflation period, let us forget the past and to our future welfare. Eet us 'realize that whatever hardships we may have suffered, the year-1929 ia leaving us-in an "enviable position -when compaiecl -with conditions in many other states. Most of our homes are provided with ample tood -and clothing, and we have-no iirmy ot unemployed. We arc lortn- and ot our people are contented happy, passing from 1929 to 3930 tvlth a wonderful spirit of optimism, realizing that the opportunity for the xvv crage citizen to- lead happy and- enjoyable lives is aa good or better in the Sunshine Stata of South Dakota at, it is anywhere on earth.

Private Miller To See Wife And Child After Spending 11 Years In Hospital SHREVEPORT, Jan, i Private Harry Miller of the Fifth United States Marines, was on his way home to Dallas, Texas, today to See his wife, whom he has not seen for 13 years, and a 13-year old daughter he has never With a portion of his brain both legs missing and only good armi 1 Miller has Iain In a. hospital at Berlin, Germany, for 11 cf these years in a semi-conscious state and u-able to make the journey back to the States. It was only recently that the doctors said he might attempt the long trip. the United States Just two months aua and immediately had to go to Walter Reed hospital in Washington for observation. After several days he resumed his journey, proceeding as far as Atlanta, where he'again had to go under at the Grady Last 'week put: again reach- "edShfeveport Sunday night.

VAfter going through 17 skirmishes han. 56'' 4-H club and girls filed" into, the Northwestern'sta- tion this morning where they were guests oi the Huron-Chamber of Commerce agriculture division, of which 'John "White- is chairman. About 15 business men breakfast with- the young people. W. E.

Dittmer, county agent of Brown, was in charge oC 22 AUGE NEW HE AD OF SHORT COURSE boys and girls, assisted by Dick Lcm- li er County Boy- Is Elected eke, ot the only milking president: Roberts. Tlcadle. Is Shorthoru club in tlio state. The Brown county delegation was seated at one long table, headed by their agent, while the balance of the group sat at tables oE four and six. The enthusiasm of youth held sway in the station when W.

E. Dittmer led the 50 boys and girls In cheers which fairly shook building. Yells of appreciation were given for the trips offered by the business men ot Huron and through the Huronlte; cheers given the" Chamber of Commerce in thanks the breakfast; Secretary G. R. McArthur of the Huron Chamber "of Commerce was next cheered 'as was the State Fair Secretary, John F.

White. Miss Rehfeld led the group In singing the club song, "Hall, Hail, the gang's all here." Two'Wunerg Attend Miss Hazel Grayc'e Tollefson, Splnk county, and' Jesse r.oberta, of Wolsey; winners of trlps'to'Washington, D. were the -group this morning. Mr. Roberta was also 'elected secretary ot Short course association ol the new year; while'Herman Hauge was named and Patrick O'Connor The other two, winners of the Washington trip.

Henry ol Lawrence county and Doris Stanley, went through Huron in the'night on their way the" Washington dremaed of but little hoped tor The c6nfuskri ot the period caused--'opportunity," Miss Tollefson said, this rives ne wa October 28; 19'IS, a high explosive just fortnight before the armlstlce'ended: the: World war. He I'was taken to base hospital, 28 In France, wHereLit waa found to 'remove both of his legs and his left arm. among, the missing She: is-one of Central- South and was passed back to his Dakota's outstanding club members the States. as evidenced'by the fact that'She won President; Roberts, Beadle, Is Secretary-Treasurer ADJOURN HEARING UNTIL THURSDAY Alphonse Lapke Still Silent: Only Maintaining innocence Of Slaying MILLER, Jan. 1--(Special)--Still maintaining his innocence, Alphonse Lapke, alleged slayer ot his mother, Mrs.

December 11, was back in tee Hand county jail today thf Farm Situation Marked By Absence Of Depressing Surpluses; Government Finances Sound, Mellon Reports. WASHINGTON', Jail. 1-- Continued "progress aud prosperity for 1930" was the? official forecast spoken over tho young year today by members ot tiie cabinet for finance, com- merco and agriculture. The official forecast, furthermore, predicted a fruitful coiitiniialiou of the. intimate 'ties between the national government and tho forces of business, industry and farming--an association which the year saw drawn closer than In any previous peace time era of tho nation's history.

Secretary Mellon reported that tha "sound condition" of the government's finances have placed it "in a position to do its nart In helpiiif; the country to meet and solve tho problems whicli are ahead." Neiv Secretary announced tho attainment ot new "highs" by Amavi- c.ai business i 1H2S, and said that he i-'onld "confidently predict" a continuance i trend. At the diHUirlment of aprriruUuro the condition a i tlio yoar's cud wr.s reportf'd in tiir incnn; condition that, at the. close of 1H2M, with thy farming oulook for the new year made hrigluev liirousi) tiic (-N- isteiico of 11. federal bo-ird, i with $500,000.000 ready to oversow tlio naliou- ul farm iroduct The agneullnv? an- go of Miner county was elected president of the junior short course association for the. coming year at the llnal assembly of the -short course at South Dakota State college yesterday.

Other officers elected are Raphael O'Connor of vice president, and Jesse Roberts of Beadle counts', secretary-treasurer. Awards for the contest of the week were also announced. Brown county won the banner for tho largest attendance with 54 club members present, and also won the banner for the best stunt on the stunt program. Roberts and Gregory counties won second and third on the stunt program. First, place In crops Judging goes to Clarence Mayer ot Clay, with Cruthls Bentley ot De-wey second Moeot Mlnnebaha, third, Mervin Ogren of Marshall won first in.tho dairy judging contest with Earl Slmantel ot second and Edgar Dlckerson of Turner third.

The clothing contest was by Esther Norman of Staley, with Osborn ot Splnk' second and Irene Uken of BonHomme third. Judging of canning was won by Anna Kaskie ot was informed later by TYls wife Chat she had been in mourning for and that his name was listed on tbelhonor roll of heroes in the court house ot his that came a long.time^af- terward" when he was just regalnlns his tnlnd in a hospital Berlin'. 1 It was two alter, his removal there before he said. A Smoke In Chimney Now Starts Bell Ringing PITTSBURSH-- there is a smoke detector that rings a in the engineer's room whenever his smokestack lunies lation ol It'ia described "to" the American So- cle of. Mechanical Engineers P.

Griffin and J. V. Breisky of Pittsburgh. i uses a photo-electric-eye Wealber to tratch tho smoke inside and It works equally well i Sov night- The report -says in successful operation on- commercial smokestacks: the the -with DoriSrConway, 'for being representative in club work among-thousands ot girls. Miss Tollefson believes the short In interest'and 'enthusiasm with the This'year tendance more than'400 was double that of 192S.

This Is Miss'Toiletson's third, year of attendance at the short corirse. record ot prize she is a capable-young w-oman who prepared her entire wardrobe 'lor; college wear. entered "Hnron collbge this fall and Is preparing for a career in cience Miss Tollefson urges every farm Boy and girl in the state to take advantage of the opportunity ottered in club work. J'osse Robert's has scored again in being elected secretary of the Short Course association, as well as In Washington Club cnrap trip. He was also a -winner ot, the Louis, trip in -which was awarded for his achievement in clernouitratlon team.

Sorenson ot WesBlngton was his teammate "Feeding for Milk Laken. with Nellie. Bos of Hughes and Hanson of Clay second and third. Tudor, Jones of Brown carried oft '(he poultry contst and Sylvester Rogers of Moody and Eldle'Hawkins ot fugues'were second and third. Anrew Sundstrom of Lincoln and Del ert Fowles otiLlncpla tied- for first livestock "judging: with -third going Duane Clark of Tho foods contest was won by Stella of Godington, with" Gladys Cook and Estlieg Bbgue of'Codlngtoii and This vear, Jesse.

18 club R8- well as attend 4ngiSlate t.ollegs. rear- mor- i ning at ten ,1 The bearing which after a two houi' delay began-at 3-o'clock Tuesday afternoon, was adjourned at six until" Tbursdav, Justice G. Conner presided. Three witnesses were called In Tuesday afternoon's session, Sheriff Adam Molir; Conrad 'Lapke, 21, and Harry Lapke, 17, both brothers of the alleged mother killer. Same Story Both brothers'repeated the same story as they had told it before.

Coni rad again admitted that Alphonse had gone into the yard a tow minutes after his mother on the night ot her disappearance. The sheriff told of the search for the body and the finding of It on the straw stack with a knife wound in, the throat, but was unable to add anything to the story of woman's disappearance: The crowd, including several neighbors of tho Lapke's trom the vicinity of Orient, tilled the courtroom to capacity. Interest in was great here Tuesday that the court room was-exceptionally quiet throughout session. Several witnesses including Anton Lapke, husband of tlie murdered woman and Martin, 8, aro scheduled to -appear at the. sessions.

Several neighbors may -also be called in. Under Subpoena Lapke and bis three younger sons are being held under subjoena lii Miller tor the rest ot the although are not prisoners or "under bond. The theory ot State's Attorney Grant Parrish ts that-as the end ot a long scries ot quarrels, Mrs. Lapke was slain by the oldest son. In a shed near her home, -where she Imd gone to cut'some -meat shortly o'clock December 14.

The knife, which the tamily say she took with her, and. alf" ili'-ro 'n-i dc- proijsinjr sarpltu nf food Brodnc'm to bo worked off" tlic pro-sera tire; 1 npUvithstanoinp the fact Hint 19-0 exceeded those of the previous year by $85,000.000 and thru livestock sales were yroatcv. Money Knfes After docli'-i-'K tluil. in- rmild "SPO nothing in the present, situation is either menacing or wurranls pessimism." secretary Mellon w.ir.: "In the credit sirualion i trenil Of money rates is ilownwci-J. TUoro is plenty ot credit avalUiI-li; we have'reason to expect rlizit ilio rates for new'capital in and -expansion will be as facilitate the promotion d.nd ascom- plishmcnt of new undertakings.

government's finances aro in snnTnl condition, which warrants the crt in taxes, and. tlie government itself, is in a position to do its parr i.i helping the country to meet and solve tho problems which are ahptul." Secretary Lament's statement said In. part: "Although some of onr industries laggei behind, there was on tho whole, during 1929, less disparity between the slow and active branches of busi- ness'thau has. apparent In other recent "Its very substaul.iai character helped greatly the' marked lireak la prices oC stock cxchango xecu'rilies durlnB- October and Novcmbei-. "The most' important single indicator' of economic activity is 'the in-" dex ot the output of the manufactnr-' ing-' InduBt-rlefl.

showed an. Increase of approximately- 20 por cent over 1925--a very active year." itncoln second and third. The club' of Mrs. Earl Fouts ot Jrbwn county won tlie banner tor the argest. club a perfect attendance.

Six members were here. The baiiner for njusical talentf awarded to Yale Baby May Be Eligible For Gifts Wallace, the little son of Mr. and, virs. Carl Harding ot Yale, today wag believed to be the first baby to be aorn in Hurou after midnight, December 31, and waa eligible to receive all ot the gift! offered by 15 firms in the citv. The baby, weighing pounds and 14, ounces, was ''born at tbe Samaritan hospital hours, and nfteh.

the 'New Year had been ushered in Anypue knowing of a baby born In thlr I mrtn e4 frfo which was. apparently the one used, in-the killing had-, by some ot the. before- the pfflcials Bloody fingerprints were found on the'door ot the shed but were so blurred that they were of value. Alphonse, -officials say, quarrelled oteen with his 51'year' Old mother, many times about finances. The two youngest sons are said to'have been afraid of Alphonse, who drank a great deal.

-Mitchell Assists Fairish was assisted at, the- hearing Tuesday, by Assistant Attorney General Mitchell ofTpIerre. Sheriff Mliiler and members from the state sheriff's office were also present at toe hearing. It-4s expected that they will return again to Miller after New Years, which, they; were planning to spend In, Pierre. Lapke lias suggested "that a thiet might have been, responsible for the killing but the theory was discarded after two weeks ot search for clues Nothing was found which-would indicate that a stranger was on tho farm Mrs Lapkc's body was found on a straw stact, about three quarters of a mile tiom the borne Nine Escape When Autos Col WORTHING. Jau.

1-- VP)-- NlnV. persons escaped iujuries. when two automobiles collided west of Worthing last night. -Both cars went into the ditch-but did uot turn over. In one were Mr.

snd Mrs. Hcmmo Abbas, Lennox, and Mrs. Jerry Miller, Lake Wilson, nud' threo children. In the other car was Art Skie, who resides southwest of here, with two men whose- names were not learned. LHPROYIXfi George Starring, sou ot Mr.

ami Mrs. George Starring. 10C7 Dakota avenue south, was reported today to easy, following an emer- geii-y operation performed for appendicitis on Monday night. nearly 48 hours after her disappearance. Thero were some indications that the body nad been since farmers who joined In.the search, axe (Continued on nage 8) Effective Monday, January 1930, the weekly carrier subscription price for the Evening Huronite In the city oC Huron will bff 1 5 cents a Week Advance subscriptions will not be accepted nt the old rate ot 12 cents.

Mail subscription rates will, bu as, fellow's rri Dakota par year ia S. pex year'.