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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
Ears Become Attuned
to Familiar Noises

That both women and men OF
this generation are more subject
than their forebears to nervous
breakdowns is the claim of most
experts. On the other hand, it is
denied by a few whose opinions
carry weight.
The effect of the noise of mod
ern life is being very carefully stu
died by the Institute of Industrial
Psychology, and Doctor Miles, a
member of the staff, has reached
the conclusion that the bad eject
of noise on human nerves is far
less than 1t has been supposed to be.
Investigation seems to indicate
that one can adjust themselves to
the increasing noises OF modern
cities with great rapidity and ease
and that little or no harm Is done.
Typists placed at work for hours
In the most internal uproar-steam
whistles, crashing tinware, pistol
shots and intermittent groans n
screams-are troubled only until
the novelty wear off. Then nerves
quiet down and the noises cease to
be impressed.
The woman who Is excessively
annoyed by noise should be exam
ined by a physician, for there usu-
ally is something Of serious impor-
lance giving rise to the nerves.
Kansas City Star.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
World SloW to Hail
Genius of Hawthorne

Some of us know that great as
Nathaniel Hawthorne was, it was
not until 1897 that through the per-
suasion of his friends he allowed
himself to publish some of his
stories in book form under the title,
Twice Told Tales" says DR.. Frank
II. Vizetelly. The tales were re-
ceived coldly and proved that their
author could not live upon his lit
erary earnings. At Bowdoin he
wrote Seven Tales of My Native
Land" a manuscript which, after
many journeys to publishers, was
consigned to the flames. After that
he wrote his first novel, Fan
shave" published in 1928, but 1t
received chilly reception. In 1928
he Joined his mother and sister at
Salem, where the ladies lived In
seclusion.
Here Hawthorne led the life of a
recluse, seeing little of the mem
bers Of his family, having most OF
his meals served alone and rarely
taking exercise save after dark. He
wrote once to a friend: 1--WE do
not live at our house." then an
nounced his intention of taking up
literature as a profession. A sec
ond series of "Twice Told Tales"
and Moses From an Old Manse"
obtained small profit for their au-
thor, who In 1851 complained that
for many years he was 1.-The obscur-
est man Of letters In America"
This was the author of that i'm
mortal work, 1.-The Scarlet Letter."
which he published In 1850, and fol
lowed with 1.-THE House of the
Seven Cables" and 1.-The Blythe
dale Romance" three books that
are universally acknowledged rank
Ing among the literary masterpieces
OF the world.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
DECREASE IN CRIME
SEEN IN MINNESOTA

ST. PAUL.-Marked reduction
in the number of convictions or
criminal charges during 1926 from
the records established in 1924
and 1925 were shown today il
compilations or reports from Min
nesota county attorneys prepared
by Clifford L. Hilton, attorney
general.
Fewer convictions for murder,
assault, robbery, and burglary
were reported than for each of the
previous three years.
Two persons were convicted for
murder in each of the three de-
grees, six in all, during 1926, while
six were convicted for first de-
gree manslaughter and seven for
second degree manslaughter.
The compilation, from which
will be drawn Mr.. Hilton's annual
report to the governor, also shows
a slight drop in the number of
crimes committed under the inf1u-
ence of liquor from the number re-
ported in 1925. But the number
increased over those reported in
either 1928 or 1924.
BY the year the number follow:
1923, 1,345; 1924. 1897; 1925, 2,O21
and 1926, 1878.
Total convictions reported in
Minnesota district courts for 1926
were 1911, of which 1926 repre-
scented defendants who pleaded
guilty with 445 being found guilty.
During the year 25S defendants
were acquitted charges against
5S1 were dismissed. This com
pares with 1852 convictions in
1928, 1924 in 1924 and 1916 the
peak, in 1925.
Mr.. Hilton declared that the
comparative evenness in crimes
committed as shown by the re-
ports from year to year constitute
more of a surprise to him than the
changes.
Seemingly, men and women
are convicted, sentenced to prison
and kept from society but others
take their place to keep up the
average in the various types of
committed. The report
shows one thing for which we can
be thankful, if we accept this as
Indicator of crime in the state
that the number of violent
have apparently dropped"
he said.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
Ten Years Ago

From the Files of The Herald of
Sept. 20, 1912
The Winter, Truesdell, Ames Ell
evator opened with P. R. Dough
erty as manager,
Miss Winnie Long and James
Bear Hill were married.
The walls of the Sherman Hotel
were enclosed. A crew of % men
were at work on the building.
Grading of the Great Northern
terminal yards had been complet-
ed.
Ground had just been broken
for the M. E. church.
c. S. Olson had just returned
from Fort Benton and Big Sandy
where he had purchased a bunch
of live stock in the short feed
country.
AZ. B. Randall brought in from
his farm some samples of Early
Ohio potatoes that we're a JOY to
behold. Great big smooth fellows
that a near-sighted person might
mistake for pumpkins. Mr.. Rand
all has five acres of them good
for close to $50 bushels to the
acre. His Marquis wheat was a
dandy crop, weighing ga punds per
bushel and will be kept for seed"
The Poplar Indian Fair was in
progress and a number from Wolf
Point attended.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

From the Files of The Herald OF
Sept. "a, 1915
Henry Shipstead, of 80 miles
north, had just sold 1000 lambs
for s3.75 a head.
Henry Norman, who pleaded
guilty to the theft of a team, har-
ness and wagon from H. c. Saun-
ders, was sentenced to from two
and a half to five years at Deer
Lodge.
According to a ruling of the
Miles City office, weekend resi-
dence on a homestead is not suf-
ficient to hold a claim. Continu-
Gus residence during the time re-
quired is necessary.
H. V. Johnson of the S%outhside
drove in 1000 sheep and sold them
to the Farmers Bank. Owing to
the lack of loading facilities here
the sheep had to be driven to Os-
wego to be loaded onto cars
W. V. D. Chapman was librarian
of the Wolf Point library.
Mol Northern wheat was selling
for so cents and butter and eggs
brought rs cents each.
L. A. Styer of Menominie, Wis,
was here visiting his nephew E. B..
Styer.
Fren Knost (now of st. Louis)
had Just made final proof on his
homestead.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

GENE TUNNEY complains that
" he hasn't time to read the
books he should read.
Huh" complains Mr. O'Goofty.
Il haven't even time 10 read the
books / shouldn't read"
= . 4
FOOTBALL is here and the wires
4 are cluttered up daily by am
bilious sophomores sending in
glowing accounts of dummy prac!
tice that afternoon by the stall
warts of dear old Siwash
There is one outstanding ques-
ton waiting to be answered this
season that was not solved last.
When is a successor to Red
Grange coming down the field?
$ i 4
TT takes a long time to %convinci
: "a lot of people that professional
football simply will not pay just
whenever and wherever you cal
assemble a team and a gridiron.
New York, Cleveland, Philade..
phia. Boston and Chicago had
poor attendance last season. Ther1
is nothing to denote that 1927
will be any different.
Yet where one promoter throws
up his hands in disgust three seem
to arise to take up the hopeless
work.
The college competition is just
too stiff.
DLAYING against Bobby Jones
1 in a tournament is a poor idea
of how to spend a golfng vaca1
ton.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
Pen P0|NTERS

A temper is something you can
pose and have, too
q
It's the grape season, and, of
tourse, fermentation is the first
Jaw of nature
Judging from the number Of
prominent men who will not run!
for president" the Office certainly
Is going begging next year.
A hydro-airp1ane seems to be,
the kind of a machine you're not
supposed to use when you fly over
the water
A New York millionaire who
died recently had cherished al
boyhood ambition to be a head
waiter. He couldn't make it.
The plan to dye cavalry horsesi
dark brown to fool aerial OBJ,
servers in any future war
wouldn't work, we fear. The
flyers would carry whitewash'
sprays.
xCopyright. 1927. NEA Service. Inc.)
- --"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

Wool is being made from pine
needles by a process recently per-
fected in Germany. In addition to
yielding strong fibers, the resin
extracted from the needles is val
liable in the manufacture of il
Illuminating gas.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
WANT A BISON?

Washington.-The interior de-
partment has announced that buff
faIo for zoo or other exhibition
purposes or for slaughter can be
obtained from Yellowstone Ma
tional park. The herd, which num-
bers $50 animals, has increased to
such an extent recently that there
is a considerable surplus of the
animals. aTl
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

Statistics go to prove that New
Zealand is the healthiest country
in the world. The average expect
alton of life for men in that coun-
try is 81 ga years, and IS years
for women.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
WORLDS SPORT
-FOUR TITLE BOUTS IN PROSPECT-THE'
DEMOCRACY OF TENNIS-GRID NOTES
BY PHILIP MARTIN

THE boxing fan who goes fol
these title" bouts will have
his fiji this winter <-smss~~
Tex Richard is counting on fou,
Itcouni 'eml contests that ma,
radically change the thrones oil
the nose busters The contem.
plated uprisings are scheduled 10
take place in the light-heavy mid
.dleweight. welterweight and han
tam divisions
OF the four one has already
been signed
This will sec Bould Michael OF
the well-known McTigue family
defending his newly presented
title against Tommy Loughran of
Philadelphia on Oct : This will
open the winter season at the Gar
den in New York
MICKEY WALKER the middle
Va weight rooster will meet
someone in December probably
either Tiger Flowers or Joe An
derson Mickey made a nice name
for himself in his English battle
with Tommy Milligan and the gate
Will be large to see his crown de-
Tense
Richard has an idea that Oc-
tober would also be a good time
to throw Bud TAYLOR the bantam
champion. in against al Brown of
Harlem and Panama
Who is this mugg Brown Well.
he has nice letters of Introduction.
He beat Edu0ard Mascart. Kid
Socks. J CriGl! and has home
grown victories over Pete Zivic
and Joe Ryder
IL the welterweIght division Joe
Dundee will wait until Just before
christmas To cen some holiday
money by defending his purple
robe against what will probably
turn out e ht Tommy Freeman
of Cleveland G
.MANY fans were SURPRISED al
the great interest," Il IN
the Davis Cup matches
Here Is another spOrI ot the
kings that has gone democratic
Tennis today is PLAYED and en-
lUyed by emperors and com
mcners millionaires and news
toys Twenty-Five nations chal-
the United States this veal
for the Davis s~ilverware Almost
IS many countries are represented
every wear al Wimbledon
OF AL the countries. France has
i1Een M il with the grealesi 2est
and success
America is gong tor II strongly
lar e has otheI athletic
pursuits Tennis is THE game III
France That explains perhaps.
ile success oi l.acoste 4 Co ,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

New York city consumes more
electricity a day than is produced
by all the power plants at Niagara
Falls.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

Charging that his heart had
been misplaced because Of a grade
crossing accident, a motorist was
awarded $4,000 by a jury.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

oxford university is said to
have been founded by King Alfred
the Great in 1872.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

About IA, 900 homes in the
United States are equipped with
electric lights.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
WINNER
OF "B" AIR r
Continued from first page)

air after a run OF about 5000 feet,
despite an unfavorable fresh north
wind blowing across the field.
AS S%tinson's black and yellow
plane disappeared into the grey
ing sky westward, that of Duke
Schiller, the Royal Windsor, was
dragged to the starting mound.
The motor was started and the
crowd turned its attention to the
new %entrant, being kept back from
the roaring propellers by guards.
Schiller's entry in the race
made the affair an international
one, with Canada and the United
States represented.
The plane shot down the run
way at 2:13 p. M, steadily gained
momentum and successfully took
the air efter a run of a little more
than 1000 feet. 1t required only
a few seconds for the takeoff and
then two of the racers we're on
their way.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

Twenty-one per cent Of meals
eaten by Americans are outside Of
their homes.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

The light of fireflies is believed
to be produced by a digestive pro-
cess.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

THE HERALD for JOB PRINTING
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
Twelve Years Ago

From the Files of The Herald OF
Sept. "a, 1915
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

Only six planes in Glass B spent
the night at Glendive Tuesday.
Two that made an overnight stop
at Bismarck reached Glendive in
time Wednesday morning to take
off with the rest. Four more class
B planes, after spending the night
at Fargo passed Glendive between
9 and 10 Wednesday morning.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

THE boxing fan who goes for
these title" bouts will have
his fill this winter asss~-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23

From the Files of The Herald of
Sept. 20, 1917
The Washington times., 1927-12-23
AssOCIATES AID CLERK

a card party for the benefit Of
Miss Clara Sober, 2S.yeaf-old clerk
who was forced to give up her
work BY illness, was given last
night in Oyster Auditorium BY 200
workers from the office Of the
adjutant general.
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ture Thursday.
II don't want preacher now \,
said the lad in a hollow voice. 81
Eeeded that before. would feel
like hypocrite II 4 used religion
before / die. Z
Hickman feels certain that hts
death is not far off.
Joklngly and soberlv he men
toned the hangman's moose which.
he believes. Is awaiting him.
But before he dies he wants TO
do just one thing. That is to meet
Perry M. Parker. father OF the
girl he has confessed to having
kidnapped. and tell him that he did
not kill her. II want to meet him
face tO face and tell him that 4
didn't kill her. he exclaimed al
most fierceIy. Then. 'sIf that girl
only were alive I'D be willing to
die. /"
':You know Packer was the best
friend i ever had" the youth con-
fileG to his jaiIer.
Then as he looked between the
lattice.worlx bars of his small cell, he
joked laughed and was serious.
.AnxiousIy, the youth inquired as
to whether his deed would be given
as many extras" by newspapers
throughout this country as was that
OF Leopold and Loeb.
Are they putting out extras In
this town. ile asked. And. ''Do you
taink they have extras out in Los
Angeles Nv this timer"
II think what I've done win back
Continued on Page .. Column 81
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s I D R NJ s HAL I
81 SAL VAGE
BY DAVID r. SENTNER
international News Service


PROVINCEToWN. Mass, Dec.
81. Gray clouds scud across the
sky, the sea gulls hug the shore,
the waves of the Atlantic churn in
increasing fury, and storm warn
ings fly from the beacon in Prov.
incetown harbor.
All this seems to forecast a
storm that will force the United
States Navy to abandon its salvage
work on the S-4 until spring and
let the torn hull of the vessel he
the tomb OF the forty men who
went down to death when the sub.
marine was rammed by the de-
stroyer Paulding last Saturday.
Divers Continue Work.
Though the dreary, bleak salvage
work went on today. the naval
authorities admitted that they had
small hopes OF raising the S-4
before spring, for they scent a.
storm in the Offing which will force
suspension Of their work.
Divers continue to slip down into
the ocean depths from the Falcon.
bearing great hose pipes to force
tunnels through the mud about
the 81, through which chains may
be placed and then attached to
pontoons to raise the vessel. The
work goes on, but it Is accepted
as work that is unlikely to come
70 an early end. The men within
the submarine are dead. THE
frenzy of rescue work has passed
and the salvage work Is only
another task Of the sea. q task
that stormy seas may end at any
moment.
While the men Of the Navy work
on at sea, the Portuguese fishermen
Of Provincetown stand on the shore
Internationally praying and mutter-
ing. The word has reached them
that the submarine may lie at the
bottom Of the harbor until spring
Continued on Page :. Column 81
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HI(' K NJ 4 N
Tells Of
CRIME

PENDLETON, Ore, Dee. 81.
Captured at last, William EdsCnrd
Hiclsmnn, confessed kidmGper and
alleged slayer Of little Marian
Parker, has made the folioaoinG
confession IN the jGil here:
BY WILLIAM E. HICKMAN
tKldnaper Of Marian Parker)
/ ran away from home and
I was in California. / had
been working in the First Ma
tional Bank and forged some
checks and got paroled and
went back to Kansas City with
mother, and / wanted to 90
back again, so | then got this
coupe in Kansas City, which
belonged to DR.. Mantz, I be-
lieve.
Met Uramer
At first I did not come direct
out here. | went to Chicago be-
fore / came here, and rented
that apartment in Los Angeles at.
the Bellevue Arms. think N
was on November %, or just be-
fore Thanksgiving. On Thanks
giving Day / went down to San
Diego and when / came back the
next day ! picked this man and
lady up. He said his name was
Andrew Cramer, and the lady'5
name was June Dunning. I'M
pretty sure that was it. z
Held Up Drug Stores
did not know anyone here. /
was making my living by hOldups,
and l thought If could get sac-
quainted with some older men we
could work to better advantage. ami
it would not be much risk and could
probably get away with holdups
easier.
We just held up drug stores and
places like that. That is the reason
/ had all these guns That .Ss tthe
revolver found between his knees
when arrested belongs to Andrew.
He left il with me so it didn't
make any difference and we worked
several places. He wanted me 10
get some chloroform for him and
etller. didn't ask him what for,
80 in one OF our hOldups / would
get out and he would drive the car.
He would sit in the car and i
would get the money and whatever
he wanted and 80 out and then ne.
would drive away.
7 really had not intended being A.
crook. but you will find out soon
enough you will get caught, but
because ! wanted to so back to KAN
Continued on Page s, Column i'll
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Building Inspector
Sues Contracting Firm

The Arthur &. Smith Company,
contractors, wllp built police pre-
cinct stati, M. il. have been
named defendants In suit for s20..
900 by LincolnA Roberts. District
building inspectSr, injured April s..
1927. Through Attorneys Bramliall
and McCabe. Roberts says that on
that date. while Inspecting the work.
an employee Of Hhe concern threw
a large plank Through . window
seriously iniuris him.
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FELLOWS!
LAST GALL
Mss MARY HIGKMAN
Last call for Good Fellows!
Only two more DAYS in which to
help some poor family for Christ

lA1lSI sCeAtAs LVI45 NrUOus s F6iIUWS.gs 81
Only two more days in which to
help some poor family for Christ
mas.
There are still good many fannt-
lies not taken care of, and there
may not be enough Good Fellows
TO 60 round. So do mt delay any.
longer, but communicate with the
Good Fellow editor Of this paper
at once.
Here is little girl who Ii in
need of IA Good Fellow:
4 don't know IL Won viii have
time to come over to see us. NV
dear school teacher told me to write
TO you. Ny father is dead end
there are four other children ont
side Of me, three boys and arls
girl. Mal<ma is out Of work ami
4 do hope someone will be so good
as to help my brothers AMI sisters.
Mamma cries and we don't know
unless You can come to see Us
what we will do.'st
II you want to be 4 Good TeIInu
to this little girl, or to one 81 the
many other needy children do ii
now before 1t Is too late
The Good Fellows are certainlv
making a record for themselves this
year, having already taken ca,.s. -
more than 4 hundred needv - n,siiss
aut L Is hoped that by Christina )
DAY. every case Of acute need Ia
The Washington times., 1927-12-23
CLAIMS MAN BY NAME
Of CRA|V|[R IS one
WHO KILLED G|RL
By RICHARD RU1GAGEL
Internaaiunal News service

PENDLETON 0re Dec Betraying in casual converse.
ton with guard knowledge Of the brutal mutation little
Marion Parker of Los Angeles whose KIDNAPPING he already
has confessed William Edward Hickman today faced fresh
griling at the hands Of authorities
Following his capture after sensational automobile dash
into the Northwest from the Of the young Hc
man denied the killing of the little daughter Of his former
oyer and charged that the murder the work of Andrew
Kramer and June Dunnng.
But early today he alternately boased and oked his
cell in the county Jail here Hickman made admissions
Connor his aer which caused authorities to believe that he
knew more of the killing than he has admitted
Hickman slept peacefully during the after hours Of the night
treasured when the crowd that had surrounded the Jail
dwndd away young Hickman regained his apomb and
{ the life Of the party.
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Hickman had confessed that he
KIDNAPPED the Parker girl, but de.
MED he killed her. He named an
accomplice, Andrew Kramer. as the
man who murdered her and dis
nembered the body. He said the
body was delivered to him in
suit case.
To Connor, Hickman. went into
all the details OF his adventures.
continuing to blame Kramer for
the killing and mutilation Of
Marian Parker and naming Miss
Dunning as an accomplice.
Tells All Details
He told Of calling for the Parker
girl, Of taking her to Los Angeles
theater that night, Of giving her
into the keeping of kramer and
finally Of receiving part OF her
dead and bntchered body for de-
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used Cars AZ riany desirable makes.
plodels and aixes are listed for Sale N
D the Aulomoblls columns q today'n
CinnGlkleds !.
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washington will have been pro-
Nided for. @
Many good dinners will be eaten
In wa m. happy homes due to the
Kindness .of the Good Fellows. There
ii still time for9 you to be one Of
them. u
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livery TO Perry NJ. Parker. the
father.
He described how horrible the
body looked as. with the eyes drawn
open with thin, thread, he drove
with 1t to the father. He spoke Of
the seven parcels in which the
limbs and lower torso of the girl
were wrapped.
He related the manner in which
he took $1,500 from the father as
ransom money for the safe return
of the girl and then how he de-
livered the body.
Talks COOlly
Through all the horrible story.
Hickman talked coolly
While continuing to deny any
part in the killing and mutilation
Continued on Page ., Column IL
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Give the family \ car for Christmas,
-eeIfrt IN from the Classified Used
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grees Saturday cloudy. Ten
perature for yesterday High
est, A lowest, 50.
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Fox Fears Publicity
Will Fall Short
Photo BY International
By IHternatlonal News Service

PENDLETON, Ore. Dee 2Ss- William Edward Hickman
ls:yearod Fox facing the gao#s for of the most
One was that he fail gain the notorey given those
other youthful maserminds and Loeb The other
deals with religion which, he believed being forced on
him as ne faces return to California to for his part
in the kdnaping and butchering Of Marian Parker III.