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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
MISSION AIRY
AND DAUGHTER
ARE MURDERED
Preachers Wife and Son and
q Nurse Are Taken Cap
tive BY Bandits
EN- ROUTE no HONG KONG
Firing Continues Between
Northerners at Pukow and
Cantonese at Marking

Shanghai, April l8-tR)-Foreign
missionaries, who came to Shanghai
from all parts of the interior to
seek the shelter of the inte irrational
sscttlement, were saddcned today by
the news Of the murder by Chine sc
bandits Of one of their fenow work
ers, the Rev. Morris Slichter of Tor
onto, Canada, and his eight-year-o old
daughter. They were anxious, too,
for the safety Of Mrs. Slichter, the
missi0nary's wife, her fivc-year-
SON John, and Miss Mary /. Craig
Of Philadelphia, q nurse, taken cap
tives by the bandits.
Mr.. Slichter and the others of the
party were attached to the China
inland mission at Anshunfu. The
murders took place ut Yunnanfu, re-
putcd to be hotbed of banditry.
1t is feared there were others in
the party, as the mission was COM
posed of seven adults who, it is
thought, would be travelling together.
Murdered . Week Ago
When the outrage occurred>the mis-
sionaries were making their way
Z Hong Kong, having left their sta
gestcd it would be unwise for them
to remain longer because Of disturbed
conditions. When the attack took
place is not known. but it is believed
30 have occurred about week ago.
At last accounts firing was con-
tim ing across the Yangtze river be-
tween the northern forces ut Pukow,
on the northern bank, and the Cam
fnnpSa 1k NankinU m tho Snukhpr rn
bank, but news of the progress Of
was particularly heavy Saturday
brought many machine guns and can
lean destroyer, presumably the Noa.
and lighter belonging to Butterfield
and Swyrc, drew the fire of the
river, but not for long. Bringing
her big guns into play, the destroyer
soon silenced the northern batteries
New Measures Favored
Peking dispatches said that the
Representatives of the United States,
Great Britain, Japan, France and
Italy had sought further instructions
from their governments as to the
next step in the negotiations with
Eugene Chen, the Cantonese foreign
minister, growing out of the Marking
Outragcs. The representatives of the
five powers were described as favor
ing new measures on the ground that
Chen's reply to the five-power note
concerning the outrages was unsatis-
factory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
OFFICIAL GETS
SHOT V0LLEYS
IN WISCONSIN
Bootleggers Believed Respon.
sible For Attempt on Dis
trict Attorneys Life

Darlington, Wis, April l8--(P)--
Working on the theory that boot
leggers or beer runners were involved
in the attempt made on the life Of
p. b. Conley, district attorney, Satur-
day night on a lonely highway near
here Sheriff Hugh Moore and Darl-
ineton police today were pressing
their Investigation into the shooting.
Conley. who recently staged wide
spread cleanup Of Lafayette county.
was able to furnish but meager
description of the two men who open
ed fire from roadster as he. was
driving to this city from Mineral
Point. Onc bullet grazed Conley's
arm. Another. crashed through the
side of his car and another struck
the rear Of his automobile. The
men in the roadster then fled at
q high rate Of speed.
Conley, who took office in January,
has made q determined effort to
check bootlegging and vice in the
county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
De TraffOrd Has
Recovered From
GunshOt Wounds

Paris, April 18.-(P)-Raymond De
Trafford, who was shot three weeks
ago by Countess De Janze, forme rly
Alice SilverthOrne Of Chicago, had
recoYered sufficiently today to enable
him to be taken to London by spe-
cial airplane. He is understood to
have told authorities he did not
wish to take any action against the
countess, but that he held himself
at their disposition to return to Paris
It his testimony was needed.
Countess De jane, who turned the
gun on herself after shooting De
Trafford, is also convalescent, but
she is still in the hospital. She has
steadfastly declined to give the rca-
SON for her act. but the authorities
believe it was a sequel to his con-
fession that. his love for her was
waning.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
BOGUS MONEY
MAKER IS HELD
UNDER ARREST
Secret Service Agents Believe
Counterfeit Money Mys-
terry Is Solved
-FOUR GANGS INCLUDED
Gigantic Ring Has Distrib.
uted About $500, 900 in
Worthless Currency
FOUR GANGS INCLUDED

st. Louis. April l8.-1P--With
the arrest Of John H. Maycs, IS, one
of the most skilled countcrfciters in
federal secret service records, secret
service agents today declared they
had solved the puzzle of approXi-
$SOO.O0O worth Of bogus
money distributed by u gigantic ring
which included four notorious gangs.
Maycs was arrested yesterday in /.
small unprctcntious house in
Murphysboro Illinois, where he had
been living with his wife and three
children and turning out thousands
OF dollars Of counterfeit money. Two
government agents, working under
direction Of Stephen A. Conncll. de-
partmcnt Of justice chief Of the St.
Louis district. made the arrest.
Aligned with Maycs. Conncll said,
were the Birgcr and Shelton gangs,
whose bootleg wars in southern ILL.,
nois have attracted wide attention,
the Cal Morgan gang Of bootlcggcrs
and counterfeiters in Universal City,
Ind, and St. Louis band of coun-
tcrfeitcrs.
The latter gang, Conncll said, dis.
tributcd $27O,000 of bogus $40 bills
printed by Mayes. The plates from
which this issue was struck were
then sold to the st. Louis counter
feiters who issued $29O,OO0 of the
same type of notes. Members of this
gang were later rounded up here and
in kaSsas City.
The third issue Of $25O,OOO was i'm
progress when the ringlcadcr was ar
rested amidst the paraphernalia Of
his craft.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
B00tleggers Clash
With ShOtguns in
Minneapolis Loop

Minneapolis, April 18-tP)-Gust
Nichols, 80, said to be restaurant
proprietor Of Kansas City, was SER
iously wounded here early today
when an automobile he was riding
in with three other men was crowd
ed to the curb by another machine
whose occupants opened fire with a
shot gun.
As y patrolman was taking Nichols
to a hospital, the attacking machine
drew up again. The officer got
out to return the fire and Nichols
car was driven away. Later Nichols
was located in hospital in St.
Paul and was ordered held for police,
who are searching for his compan-
ions and the attackers.
Police declare the shooting was
caused by war between two boot.
leg factions. Nichols told police he
had come here to arrange for ship
ment Of liquor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
FARMERS FROM
WISCONSIN ARE
COMING TO n. D.
Personal Solicitation Will
Bring Many New Settlers,
G.N.D.A. Officers Say

Fargo. N. D., April 1s.-There are
hundreds of prospective settlers for
North Dakota in Wisconsin who
would come to North Dakota to "look
the country over" and who would
locate here, H. F. Cole, Foster county
farmer, told officers of the Greater
North Dakota association when
spending the weekend in Fargo en-
route to his home near MtHenry
from trip to that state. Mr..
Cole has been selling North Dakota
horses to Wisconsin farmers and has
found the situation SO satisfactory
from the standpoint Of prospective
settlers for this state that he is
going to devote his entire time to
selling farm lands and will return
Immediately to Wisconsin to escort a
party of homeseekers to Foster
county as soon as road conditions
improve throughout Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
IF North Dakota land owners will
get into the game by personal effort
in Wisconsin as a follow up to the
states general campaign of adver-
tising and publicity, we will secure
many first class farmers from here,''
Mr.. Cole declared. "The high price
Of land in Wisconsin. coupled with
the increased costs Of dairying in
that state, compels farmers to seek
lower priced land. They are be-
coming more interested in North
Dakota every day and we can get
them il we go down and work for
them. They have learned that dairy
ing is profitable in North Dakota
and after paying e27 and $28 ton
for hay down there this winter, they
want to come here where there is
less overhead. have had some men
from Wisconsin up to Foster county
and have disposed of one section.
I intend to keep ut it all summer
for the personal solicitation produces
results"
Mr.. Cole is confident that real
movement Of new settlers to North
Dakota has started and he believes
this movement will gain momentum
during May. June and July.
At the office of the Greater North
Dakota association It was stated
today that more than 90 North
Dakota men are now actively en-
gaged in field work in Minnesota,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
GRAY WILL GO
ON TRIAL WITH
MRS. SNYDER
Insanity Definitely Eliminat.
ed as Defense Plea After
Alienists Report

New York. April Is With in.
sanity definitely eliminated as "A de.
fensc plea, Henry Judd Gray toda,
goes on trial with Ruth Brown Sny.
der for the murder Of Mrs. Snyder's
husband.
Announcement that Gray's defense
would be insanity was made by his
attorney, Samuel l.. Miller, upon
hearing the report of four alienists
two OF whom had been restrained b,
the defense and two by the safe
that there was no reason why Ora,
should not 90 on trial today with
Mrs. Snyder.
The state charges that the de
PENDANTS, secret lovers, murdered
Albert Snyder while he slept in q
scheme to clear their path fer ms:
riage to each other or obtain tn,
victims 100000 life insurance policy
Indications have been numerous
that each defendant. will attempt Il
shift the blame on the other. Their.
have been intimations that Gray. an
Orange, N. j., corset salesman, mar
ried, will try to prove that he was
under the domination Of Mrs. Snyder
She has referred to him as "sneak
ing jackal," and has stated that h.
alone will be shown to have bee,
responsible.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
SHOW OWNERS
ARE KIDNAPPED
IN WINDY CITY
Rumors Reaching Officials
Say Men Are Being Held
For Large Ransom
FRIENDS READY TO PAY
Band of Professional Abduc.
tors Believed Working
in Chicago, Detroit

Chicago, April l8.--(41-A band
of professional abductors" which
had been playing it's peculiar brand
Of piracy in Chicago and Detroit for
year, was believed by Chicago
newspapers to be involved in the
mysterious disappearance of Jake
Adler and Frank Calcllo, wealthy
owners of the Midnight Frolics."
The two men, with the chauffeur,
Tony Albino, vanished early Thurs
day, while they were motoring home.
As is usual under the code of gang
land, no official word of the disap-
pearance reached the police, although
the authorities took cognizance 0e
the case following rumors that the
men were held for ransom which un-
dcrworld accounts placed ut 100000
to 100000.
ing to the same accounts, were ncgo-
and were ready to pay 100000 in
cash for the prisoners.
Gangstcr Is Leader
The Herald and Examiner said it
had learned that the abductors were
headed by former hanecr-on of 1.
northside gang Of hoodlums and
booze wholesalers, and that the gang
numbered fewer than 10, recruited in
Chicago and Detroit. Up to the pres
ent time victims of the band had
been wealthy men Of the underworld
almost always gamblcrs--but in
the belief that operations would be
extended, Chicago police were bend
ing efforts to run down the abduc-
tors and break up their operations.
The newspaper said it was deter
mined by detectives that the same
band kidnapped Clarence Lazarus,
former southside gambler, and held
him three days, when his friends
bought his release, although Lazarus
relatives said he had suffered an at
tack of amncsia. Another kidnapping
laid to the band, according. to the
newspaper account, was that of
Harry Hickory SLIM Belford. who
was threatened with death until his
relatives paid $4,000.
Had Part in Detroit kidnapping
The story, based on information
the newspaper said had been obtained
from one of the Detroit victims of
the gang, also related that the same
outfit kidnapped Meyer "Fish' Blum
field in Detroit less than a month
ago. Friends obtained his release by
paying $1,000 and promising to de-
liver $4,000 more day later bu:
when an attempt was made to collect
the money, the newspaper account
said, the gangsters were met by ma
chine gun fire that slew two Of the
kidnapcrs and wounded another.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
Dickinson Normal
Will Have Motion
Picture Equipment

Dickinson, N. D., April l8.--tP)--
Preparations are being made at, the
state normal school here for the in
stallation of complete motion pic
ture outfit, purchase of the equip
mcnt having been authorized by the
state board of administration.
The equipment will be paid for
from the student activity fund which
is raised by subscriptions and dues
collected from the normal school stu
dent body.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
MURDER COUNT
FILED AGAINST
MRS. ALBRIGHT
McHenry Co. Woman Charg
cd With Killing Two Daugh-
terS-Believed Insane

Towner. N. d., April 1S.-(P)-
ters, Viola, aged l3, and Adeline,
Mrs. Ida Albright. McHenry county
ty Jail here following her arrest late
Friday night.
Adeline, who was shot twice by he,
moth according to McIcnrv county
authorities, died in a hospital at Rug
by early yesterday. Viola died al
most instantly as a result of one shot
in her back. Both of the children
were shot by their mother while they
were sleeping.
Filing of the murder charges pre-
cedes steps which officials plan tc
take to examine the woman as to
her mental condition.
Believed Insane
Both States Attorney ID. J. O'Con-
nell and Sheriff Carl Hanson OF
McHenry county have expressed be-
liefs that the woman is insane, and
it is probable that she will be ar
raigned before an insanity board
here within a few days.
That the woman is becoming more
violent in her cell in the county Jail
is the declaration Of those who have
had surveillance over her since she
was committed.
Many questions which authorities
have propounded to her she refuses
to answer, they declare and she
continues to assert that she wanted
to die, and wanted her children t0
die with her. She is recovering sat
isfactorily from slight bullet wound
which she inflicted in her own head
after shooting her two daughters.
A corOner's jury found that Viola
came to her death as result of
having been shot by her mother, and
recon mended that Mrs. Albright be
arrested and dealt with according to
law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
Last Minute
Bulletins

New York, April l8.-(AP)-
Stockholders Of the United States
Steel corporation today ratified
an increase in common stack
from S50S. .302.50O to 37l1.623.5o0
to provide for the 40 per cent
stock dividend. thereby raising
the total capitalization to $1.o7l.-
S04,500 including $3so,26l ~
preferred stock.
Newark. N. J.. April 1S.-(AP)
IAN unidentified woman about
50 years old. was trampled to
death today when three ele-
plants appearing In IN act at
Proctor's Theatre, in Market
street, broke away from their
trainer. The elephants were ~
captured within few minutes
and taken hack TO the thestTe.
New York, April 1S-(APl~-
Trial Of Mrs. Everett 8. Rratt q
Des Moines, Iowa, On . ehafeo of
beating and burning With . enra-
Ing iron her six year ~ 1nn9A-
ter. Roberts Jane Pratt, ~
fixed today Tor Friday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
AMERICAN DESTORYER
Is HIT By RIFLE FIRE

Shanghai, April l8.-{H9--A wire
less dispatch from 'Nanking today
said three four-inch guns mounted on
Lion Hill, Nanking, (Which is held
by the Cantonese), were bombarding
Pukow. across the river.
The American destroyer John d.
Ford was hit by rifle fire from Nan
king.
Five whippct tanks were landed
this afternoon to strengthen the de-
fense of the French mission in
Shanghai.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
HOUSING PROBLEM ACUTE
IN FLOODED DISTRICTS

st. Louis, Mo-, April lS-lA)-The
Red Cross today estimated at least
$4,000 were refugees as result Of
heavy floods in the Mississippi river
and its tributaries. 1t was stated
this number probably was "far short"
Of the true figure.
In Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas
there were known to be at least
$1,000 refugees, and east Of the Mis-
sissippi, in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana, there were at
least 10000 more.
1.-THE housing problem is acute
everywhere in the flooded Districts
said the Red Cross statement. BOX
cars, public buildings and vacant
houses have been used as far as
available. The state Of Arkansas
has exhausted its supply Of tentagc.
Tentage furnished by the United
States army is being moved for the
Red Cross BY the railroads without
charge.
1.-THE feeding Of REFUGEES has not
as yet become an extensive problem
in many places but apparently will
involve considerable expense and
careful handling"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
HObOes Killed in
Burlington Wreck

Billings, Mont, April 18-(R9-
Three men. reported to be unidenti-
fled hobos, were killed early Sun
day in freight train wreck on the
road when the train jumped the
track, near Cadiz, Wyoming, 20 miles
southeast of Sheridan.
Twenty-Five freight gondolas and
box cars left the track and piled
up in heap. tying up traffic.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
SMITH RECOGNIZES NO POWER OF
CATHOLIC CHURCH TO INTERFERE
WITH ENFORCEMENT OF u. S. LAWS
Three Killed, One
Hurt in Tornado

Forth Smith, Ark. April Is
(AP)-Three persons, members
Of the family Of Carl Burcham.
were killed and another injur-
I'd in a tornado which struck at
BOkOshc. Okla. 25 miles south
east Of Forth Smith, early today.
hurcham. his wife and an in
FAINT were crushed to death and
w. &. Burcham, a son, injured
when the Burcham home was
blown away.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
RED CROSS IS
ESTABLISHING
RELIEF CAMPS
National, State and C0mmun-
ity Agencies Join In Aid
ing Many Refugees
MILLION ACRES FLOODED
Highway Traffic Suspended,
Train Service Uncertain,
Due 10 Wash0uts

Memphis. Tenn, April 18---[&)--
Levces Of the Mississippi today were
being increased in height along the
lower basin as a record tide Of waters
moving southwark pressed with inn
measurable weight against the Garth
en- walls.
Refugees numbering perhaps TO-
900 persons. driven from their homes
by backwaters or overflow from many
tributaries Of the great stream, were
! under the care Of national. state
and community agencies of relief.
Other thousands were moving their
properties from valley lands, where
the floods might break through at
any hour.
Some Hope for Relief
Hope was renewed today for relief
from the destructive waters in the
upper reaches Of the Arkansas and
White rivers, tributaries Of the Mis-
sissippi. and in the mother stream.
itself around Cairo, H., and Hickman.
KY, where the height of the current
has menaced the dikcs. for weeks.
Slight decline in the stages were
reported from these upstream points.
From Hickman southwark, govern
ment engineers were working every
III GuCii w
bring the huge embankments to u
stronger state Of defense.
Meanwhile. eastern Arkansas lay
under the swirling overflow waters
Of the Arkansas, the White, the Little
Red. the St. Francis and Of smaller
streams, which have climbed over
natural banks or burst man-madc
restraints to cover an immeasurablc
area. Highway traffic was virtually
suspended ad train service was
spasmodic and uncertain or entirely
paralyzed because Of wasnouts and
inundation Of tracks.
10000 Homeless
An unofficial estimate for Arkan-
sas alone placed the number Of per-
sons driven from homes by the hos
tile waters at exceeding 10000 and
acres overflowed at more than one
million. Property losses have reach
cd staggering figure which no one
now darcs calculate.
Refugee and relief camps at Hick-
man, KY, under direction of Red
Cross officials. and state authorities
are sheltering 1000 homeless in
churches, barns, railroad cars and
tents. Public kitchens are serving
the needy with food. Organized wo-
men are sewing and collecting and
distributing clothing to relieve the
unfortunate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
RAILROAD FOR ICELAND

CopenhPgen.-Never having had a
railroad. Iceland now is to lose that
distinction by the construction of q
50-mile electric line from the capt.
tai Reykjavik, to q fertile section in
the south. Four years will be re-
quired in the construction, which
will cost $2,O00,000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
WHEN LEVEE BREAKS
LARGE AREA FLOODED

Little Rock, Ark, April 18.-P,-
The Scott levec in Pulaski county
broke under pressure Of Arkansas
river flood waters today and water
began sweeping rapidly over $4,000
acres of some of the states largest
and richest plantations.
The town of Van Buren, also WIS
threatened by weak levee and
Mayor Cunningham appealed to every
able bodied man in town to help
strengthen the levecs.
Water from the Arkansas river was
spreading over North Little Rock to-
day, standing several feet deep on
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
ELEPHANT EXnCUTEp

Paris.-The most famous elephant
in France, Gsspard. old timer Of the
Jardin des Plantes Zoo. has been
executed. Suddenly becoming un-
manageable, all efforts of his keepers
failed to calm him. In the interests
Of safety, he was killed by asphyxia-
ti0n.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
QUESTIONING INDICATES
TREND OF WOMAN'S CASE

Queens County Court House, New
York, April 18.-tP,-That Mrs. Ruth
Snyder's defense in her trial for the
murder of her husband will be that
her hand was forced by Henry Judd
Gray, under fear of bodily harm to
herself. was indicated by her coun-
sci in court today.
Edgard Hazelton. the lawyer, dis
closed his intention while question
ing talesmen at the trials opening
session.
do you know" he shouted sud-
denly after several minor questions,
that defendant cannot be found
guilty il it be shown that she actcd
under the command of another, one
Of whom she stands in fear Of her
life or Of great bodily harm? That
is the law"
District Attorney Ncwcombe
jumped to his feet to object, but
after a brief and inaudible exchange
of words with the judge, sat down
with muttered remark about Hazel
toms speech"
During all this Mrs. Snyder and
her former corset salesman lover
Gray, sat stolidly at the counsel
tables, showing no faintest trace Of
emotion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-18
KILLING OF A. SNYDER WAS
PERFECT CRIME THAT FAILED

New York, April 18.--[R--Another
perfect crime that failed, the
staying of Albert Snyder, art editor
of motor Boating" while he slept
in his Queens Village home on the
morning of March 20, brought to trial
his wife, Mrs. Ruth Snyder. and her
confessed paramour, Henry Judd
Gray, on first degree murder
charges.
Mrs. Snyder has been the center Of
attention since her arrest the day
following the murder. She assumed
the role of the misunderstood wife,
married to a man many years her
senior, who had tastes totally diff
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Governments unemployment doles
are being given to 10000 people in
Austria.
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hours ending at .. m.
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: I'm
settled tonight and Tuesday. Posi-
bly, rain changing to snow. Colder
Tuesday.
-, For North Dakota: Unsettled to.
might and Tuesday. Possibly rain
changing to snow. Colder Tuesday
and north portion tonight.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
A low pressure area 10 centered
over the northeastern Rocky Noun
tain slope and light precipitation
mostly snow, occurred over the ex.
trsme Northwest. Precipitation also
occurred in the lower Mississippi Val.
ley and southern Plains States
!, Somewhat colder weather prevails
*over the extreme Northwest, Else.
where Temperatures are moderete.
ORRyS W. ROBERTS.
oftlcial In charge