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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31
CITY AUDITORIUM PACKED MONDAY
AT ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
Railroad Builder of
Civil War Days Dies

Cambridge. Mass, May 81
Edwin Hale Abbot, 93. one OF Har.
wards Oldest graduates. who helped
to build the rans-continental rail-
roads in the era after the Civil War
is dead.
For many years he was closei!
identified with the Hartman. Gould
and Vanderbilt railroad interests.
He is credited with having estab-
lished the first car ferry across the
Great Lakes for entire trains. This
ran between Manitowoc and Ludine
ton on Lake Michigan.
His widow, one son. Edwin IL. Ab
bot Jr., and daughter. Mrs. Her
bert NJ. Rich Of Detroit. survive. H'
died at his home yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31
Scottish Rite Bodies
Meet at Grand Forks

Grand Forks, N. D.sMay sl.-4P
The spring reunion Of Scottish rite
bodies here started this, morning
when a class Of candidates was being
prepared for receiving degrees this
afternoon. The fourth to the 18th
degrees are to be given today apd
this evening banquet will be held.
On. Wednesday degrees from the 18th
to the 22nd will be given, and on
Thursday remaining degrees up to
and including the 32nd will be given.
ON Friday KEN Temnle Shriners
will hold their ceremonial at which
time candidates will be initiated
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31
Mystery Airplane
Sighted BY Liner

New York, May 31-CP)--A mystery
airplane was sighted by the Cunard
liner Transylvania yesterday about
45O miles northwest of the Azores,
headed eastward, said radio advices
TO the line today from Captain David
Bone Of the liner. The radio mes
sage, received at midnight, said:
"Our position Lat. Ab.47 nbrth,
long. 1928 west. Observed airplane
about 20 miles south steering to
eastward"
No planes are known to be in
that vicinity. The only transatlantic
flyer. Commander de Pinedo, is still
ut the Azores, where his machine is
undergoing repairs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31

London. May Sl.-tP)-A young
man with keen eyes and Il winning
smile called at Buckingham Palace
| today and told King George how it
feels to fly over the Atlantic, all
alone, from New York to Paris.
The king received his visitor
cordially and before many minutes
had passed decorated him with the
air force cross, to add to the French
| legion of honor and the Belgian
insignia of knight Of the order Of
1 Leopold, which Captain indbergh
already wears.
The honor conferred by the British
sovereign seemed to stump the hero.
He flushed and for Il second hesitated
as to what he should say next. but
tanother handshake from the King
soon put him at his ease.
i King Is Hero Worshiper
Then they sat down, and Lindy
told the King how it was done, talk
ing in most natural and enthusia-
site manner. The king was enthu-
siastic, too. George V doesn't care
much for flying himself-in fact
!. he has never been in the air--bu'
!. he is a sportsman, and he is a here
worshiper just like everyone els.
when he hears of real heroic deed
4 His kindly eyes twinkled as th'
, American boy related some of his eX
, periences, and he was seemingl!
+ much taken by Lindy's happy way o
| making his points clear. The kins
chuckled time and again at his visit
!, or's lively animated manner of re
lating certain incidents.
, The flyer arrived at Buckingham
Palace a few minutes ahead of sched
ule, and found an enormous GROVE
: waiting. His car, however, passe,
. owing to the fact that SO man,
= motors were going through.
When. however, he alighted at tn
privy purse door and the American
colors of the chauffeur's uniforr
were noticed. the spectators recog
nized him. There were cheer afte
cheer, and men even raised thei
= hats, while women and children out
y side the yard gates screamed them
selves hoarse as the hero disappeare
into the kings household.
Sees Princess Elizabeth
Several palace officials were as
sembled in the vestibule to gree
the American as he entered. At thi
moment, Captain Lindbergh notice
baby in the arms of a unifOrme
nurse. It was Princess Elizabeth
= daughter of the Duke and Duches
=, Of York. Nurse knight had brougf
:, the baby downstairs to witness tn
g airman's arrival.
= Lindbergh was with the king jus
,, 20 minutes, and it is understood h
=. did his share of the. talking, a
" though his royal host showed muc
:. curiosity about some of his cxpel
q fences and asked numerous question
9 After taking leave of the kin
;. Lindbergh descended the stairs
the equerrys room, where he r
Il mained for some time chatting wit
=. Sir Charles Gust, the eauerry.
N As he started to leave he aga
:. encountered the baby Princess Ell
!, zabeth.
- This time the airman, walkir
:" across the vestibule, took her lit
y hand and shook it, much to Il
- delight Of the nurse. Then he pate
= the princess cheek and chucked h
T. under the chin, and upon leavir
20 Continued on paGs rwo.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31

The above record II for the 72
hours ending ct z = p. local time.
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly
cloudy anl continued cool tonight
and Wednesday.
For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
and continued cool tonight and We'd
GENERAL WEATHER CONDGTIONa
High pressure, with it, center over
North Dakota and Saskatchewan, ex-
tsnds from the Great Lakes region
westward to tho north Pacific coast
while low pressure area covers the
Southwest. The weather continues
unsettled in most sections and precip-
itation occurred in Montana, North
Daknts, the Great Lakes region and
middle Mississippi Valley. Cool
weather prsvails throughout the nor
.thern and waAkeru states.
oRRIS M. ROBERTS,
ofticial II charge
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31
'LINDY' TELLS
KING GEORGE
ABOUT FLIGHT
Is Decorated With Air Force
During Visit at Bucking-
ham Palace

London. May 31.-(AP-Cap-
tain Lindbcrgh's record breaking
trans Atlantic mOnoplanc. the
Spirit Of st. Louis, IL being
!. Grated by royal air force men at
Gosport. to be shipped to the
United States on the liner George
Washington. sailing Thursday.
The plane was flown to GOspOrt
from the Croydon air field by
Captain Lindbergh this morning.
The flyer will leave London
for Paris Thursday afternoon In
a British plane. lie will embark
on the American destroyed Breck
at CherbOurg Saturday, arriving
in New York June IA.
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Weather Report

Weather conditions ct North Da-
kota points for the q hours ending
nj z a m fodav.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31

~ tSsis ~ NJ - y a. y. - ) -.
gs5 III II lssi iii charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31

Temperature at 7
Highest yesterday
Lowest last night
Precipitation to Z
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WEATHER. RORHCAsT

Partly cloudy and c0nttnu'
tonight and Wednesday.
Evening star., 1927-05-10

Mrs. Fleming Newbold. Friday eve
ming. December %, in the ballroom of
the Mayf1ower Hotel. Miss Newbold
win be a debutante of next season.
The newly appointed United States
Minister to Sweden and Mrs. Leland
Harrison have arrived in Paris and
will be there for short time before
going to the formers new post at
Stockholm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Gam have
gone to Louisville to spend a. week
and attend the Kentucky Derby.
Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews will be
at home informally in her studio, 1882
Sixteenth street, tomorrow afternoon,
having with her Mrs. Fisher Harris
and Mrs. $. Philip Holt of Salt Lake
City, who arrived this week in Wash
ington after a motor trip across the
continent.
Mrs. Harry r. Fulton entertained
n company of 16 at luncheon today at
the Cosmos Club, in compliment to
Mrs. Louis Wallet of Louisiana, who
is the house guest of Mrs. Edwin S.
Broussard and Mrs. Henry Mcdaniel
of Alabama.
Mrs. Eugene Collster has issued
cards for a tea Tuesday afternoon.
May II, from 4:30 to 7 o'clock, in her
home, at 1400 Ingraham street, to
meet Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton.
Miss Betty Ridsdale left yesterday
for Pittsburgh. where she will be the
guest OF Miss Helen Hunter for a
fortnight.
Among those from Washington at
tending the races at Pimlico yesterday
Evening star., 1927-05-10

Mahoney went yesterday morning to
New York to attend the reception
given last evening at the Plaza Hotel
by the Commissioner for Australia,
Sir Hugh Denison, and Lady Denison
to celebrate the dedication of Can
berra, the new capital of Australia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman
left this morning by motor for the
Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club at Har.
pers Ferry, where they will entertain
a company of Is for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brett Moves
will give a ball for their niece, Miss
Janet Newbold, daughter of Mr.. and
Evening star., 1927-05-10

were Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Admiral
Cary r. Grayson, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock. Miss Ruth Donaldson,
Mr.. Edward Beale Mclean. Mr.. Cy
Cummins, Lieut.. and Mrs. Holcombe,
Mrs. Frederick Roy, Mr.. James
Emery, Miss Dorothea Surrell, DR..
and Mrs. Macpherson Crichton and
Mr.. William Bowie Clarke.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Randolph Barrett, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Marsh Barrett of
Beaver and Pittsburgh, Pa, to Mr..
John L. Young of Pittsburgh took
Evening star., 1927-05-10
SOCIETY
President and Mrs Coolidge Meet Many
Important Natives of Dixieland
at Flood Relief Ball.

Postmaster General and Mrs. New,
the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. James
J. Davis, foreign Ambassadors and
Ministers and prominent members OF
| foreign claims commissions.
During and after the dinner pro-
| gram of music will be given.
The Ambassador of Italy, Mobile
Giacomo de Martino, is expected to
return to Washington tomorrow eve-
| ming from New York, where he ac-
companied Nobil Donna Antoinnette
| de Martino, who sailed this morning
| for her home, in Italy. The Ambassa'
dor will join Nobil de Martino later
| in the Summer.
The Amba ssador will attend the an
nual banquet this evening, at the Bilt-
more Hotel, of the Italian-American
Business Mems Association of Bronx
County. ts.
The Minister of Rumania. Mr..
George Cretzianey and Mmle. Jeanne
Cretziano entertained at luncheon to-
day at the legation, follokinS the
presenting of medals of honor con-
ferred by the King of Rumania ON
several officers of the 106th Regi-
ment of New York. Queen Marie of
Rumania is honorary colonel of the
Tooth Regiment. The officers and
awards include: Brig. Gen. Franklin
w. Ward, who received the Crown
of Rumania, degree of grand officer;
Col. Thomas FaSgsgrvis. the Star of
Rumania, degree commander Col.
William A. Taylor. Crown of Rumania,
degree of commander: Maj. James T.
Cooke. Maj. Samuel D. Davies, Maj.
William II. McMullen. and Maj.
l. tn
Star OF Rumania degree of officer;
Capt. Albert j. Nelson. and Capt.
John c. Tew. Star of Rumania, de-
gree of knight: and Capt. Matthew
j. Wilson, Crown of Rumania, degree
of officer.
Additional guests at the luncheon,
which also commenorated the ma
tional holiday of Rumania. We're Mr..
BonceSco, financial counselor; Mr.. lrl.
mesco. general manager of the Ru-
manian Bank in New York, and the
secretary of the Rumanian legation,
Mr.. Andrei Popovici.
The Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Bostrom will received the Swedish
people in Washington this afternoon,
from 4:30 to 6 o'clock, at the legation.
Mrs. Linthicum, wife of Representa-
tive j. Charles Linthicum, has recalled
her invitations for luncheon Thurs
day in her Baltimore hc~ls. because of
serious illness I'M her family.
Mrs. Everett Sanders, wife of the
secretary to the President, was hostess
at luncheon today in the presidential
dining room of the Mayflower Hotel
i'm compliment to Mrs. Horace NJ. Town
er, wife of the Governor of Porto
Rico. Her other guests were Mrs. Will
liam III. King, Mrs. Allen T. Treadway,
Mrs. Lindley II. Hadley, Mrs. c. Will
liam Ramseyer, Mrs. Sol Bloom, Mrs.
Cordova Davila- and her house guest.
Mrs. Owen. and Mrs. Phillip Pitt
Campbell.
Nine. Sawada. wife of the counselor
of the Japanese embassy, will have
the Japanese booth at the woodland
fete, which will be given at Twin
Oaks, the suburban home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Thursday after
noon, May 10, for the benefit Of Neigh
borhood House.
Young Mr.. Theodore Tiller will pre-
sent his marionette show in the the
ater which he has constructed him
Evening star., 1927-05-10

manipulates the puppets and tells the
story himself. Among the sponsors
for his theater are Mrs. John Joyce
Broderick. Mrs. Merchant NJ. Maho-
ney. Miss Smiddy and Miss Cecile
Smiddy.
Mrs. Cuno II. Rudolph will assist
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr with the bridge.
The naval attache of the italian en-
bassy and Signora Lais will be hosts
to a company of SO at an Italian sup
per this evening.
The commercial secretary OF the
Canadian legation and Mrs. Merchant
Evening star., 1927-05-10

place in the Bethlehem Chapel of the
Washington Cathedral this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Canon De Vries Of
ficiated, assisted by DR.. J. Van Ettep
Of Pittsburgh.
The bride wore a gown of white
chiffon, and her veil OF rare old lace.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
Sen0r and Sonora de Teller
To Fete MIR. and Mrs. Kellogg.

The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Kellogg will be the guests in whose
honor the Ambassador of Mexico and
Sonora de Tellez will entertain a dis
tinguished company at dinner this
evening at the embassy, on Sixteenth
street. The company will include the
Evening star., 1927-05-10

an heirloom i'm the family. vas ar
ranged about her face with orange
blossoms. She carried shower bou-
quet of bride roses and lilies Of the
valley.
Miss Louise Patterson of Beaver,
Continued on Nineteenth Page) .
Evening star., 1927-05-10
Let Us Care
For Your Furs
Scientifically!

Valuable furs require scien-
tiflc care, particularly in the
Spring and Summer, when
two destructive demons, the
moth and the rising tenn
perature, begin their work.
Fur specialists have directed
the construction of our dry-air
vaults, which are kept constantly
at temperature below freezing,
which is fatal TO moths and es-
sential for the preservation and
conservation of the fur skins.
Phone Maip 72S
And we will call for your furs
at once.
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for the bill Some amendments We're
offered and those discussing them We're
Representatives John Hickman, Pa;
Abraham DIN, New York; William ii.
Wadsworth. Ky: Charles j. Biddle,
Pa: Thomas NJ. Edwards, N. H.: Thad-
deus Stevens, Pa, and Charles Il.
Train, Mass.
Owen Lovejoy of Illinois. opposing
an amendment. said: II am tired of
this miserable tWaddle about due proc
ess Of law for the master, when every
body knows that every slave in the
District Of Columbia and in the United
States has been robbed of his freedom
without due process of law. Look at
this which / hold in my hand" 1t
was a piece of paper, from which he
read this: Georgetown, y. c.. June
T., 1861. hereby give my consent to
let James Harrod have the privilege
OF buying his wife and child for the
sum OF 81 LOO" Signed Louis Mack
all, jr" Mr.: Lovejoy denounced Mack
all for heartlessness and avarice.
representative Washburn of Illinois,
in the Speakers chair, said that he
wanted no amendment to the bill and
he hoped his opinion was shared by
members in favor of the passage Of
the bill. Representative w. Mckee
Dunn, Illinois, said: II do not pretend
to say that the bill is not right, but
must express my astonishment that
member OF this House should propose
to carry through aAneasure OF this I'M
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| able to learn more about them. for,
| by all the miracles, they did seem to
| be able to smell out what only dog
might be expected to find by scent.
Our men made friendly signs to
them, and so they didn't run away, but
sat around in a listlessly sullen man
ner, apparently taking no interest in
us or in our doings. Except that. like
dogs, they nosed about our fire and
our cook pots.
| Our men contrived to make them
understand that ! would give a pres
ent of fish hooks to any man who
could find n well used khaki shirt
that we would hide in the bushes.
At that they grinned their first pleas
| ant look. We tried to make real
test of it by hiding the thing where
we were not observed.
They went through the motions of
shifting the air. Standing on tiptoe,
they wet their noses and quested with
lifted heads for the upper currents.
Then they bent low and quartered the
ground.
| In less than 80 seconds they were
heading in the right direction, pulling
aside bushes and scratching up the
under scrub. In less than a minute
one of them cackled loudly to the
pack, plunged forward on true
scent, and found the shirt. which we
had stuffed into a crevice in a tree.
Then. with simian suspicion. he
scuttled off with the find, chattering.
evidently preferring to be sure of
what he had in hand rather than
trust to the white mans promise of
| payment in fishhooks.
| A single test like that would tell us
nothing. l was planning series Of
these most interesting tests, hoping
| by elimination Of trickery to arrive
at some definite conclusion. But then
| the catastrophe befell, and we had 10
leave it all suddenly and swiftly be-
hind.
WE ate our supper that night-or,
w rather. / did. Young America
was having his spell Of malaria. the
| luckiest sickness of his life. so hs
didn't eat any Of that pot around
which those Cihuma dog men had
| been smiling so busily.
BY morning his little fever had
passed. But I was a woefully sick
| man. MY limbs had no power to re-
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body of one of them: even the ipases
don't know which one.
So there, among the six, is the devil
in person, circulating among the dane
ers. Here comes the ordeal, the cru
cial proof of courage. Suddenly one
Of the dancers, nerving himself to the
utmost, rushes to the side line ana
takes a deep draft OF caapi from one
of the ever-ready cup.bearers, and so,
stimulated to the highest pitch of his
courage. rushes back and taps one or
the six on the shoulder--for all he
knows. the devil himself.
This is the challenge. Instantly the
rest, never ceasing their weave and
stamp. open out and leave a space
with the two dim figures. the chal-
lenger and the challenged, in the mid.
die. One positively creeps with the
tenseness of the moment.
THEN it is observed for the first
time that the Jurupary man car
ries, in addition to his horn, n long
whip. A terrible thing made Of some
kind of vine, with a tapering lash like
that of coach whip.
Without more ado the challenger
lifts his arms above his head and
stands so. naked and unprotected. The
Jurupary man takes aim with his
whip, measuring the stroke and the
distance to the mans naked waist;
and then, with all his strength
ss-swish,
Even in the dark one can see the
immediate welt where the lash has
curled around the mans body. But
never a groan. Never a vince from
the still figure. Instantly the boom
ing horns crash out with renewed
vigor. The man has passed. The
devil himself has tried to wrest sign
Of fear or pain from him and has
failed. In the surrounding dark one
hears murmurs Of appreciation.
Immediately follows the most ex-
traordinary change-about. The devil.
having failed to break his man. must
now take his turn. Without a word
he hands the terrible whip to the man
and in turn lifts his arms. Where
upon the man braces his feet and
takes a careful measurement-and he
surely tries to wrest groan from the
devil
Truly an extraordinary ordeal. And
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Schuyler Colfax of Indiana moved
TO amend the motion by making the
time two hours, and said: Il make
the motion for this reason: That II
any gentleman upon the Southern
side of the House desires it he may
have an hour to speak" Colfax's
phrase, Southern side of the House."
caused trouble.
Representative William II. Wads-
worthy, Kentucky, said: II call the
gentleman to order. ! do not know
what he means by the Southern side
Of the House"
Mr.. Colfax: Il used the word In
no sense of disrespect. AS the gentle
man will not accept the motion In the
spirit in which it was made, l with
draw it."
Mr.. Wadsworth: II object to the
term"
The Speaker Galusha A. Grow,
Pennsylvania): Debate is out of
order"
Mr.. Wadsworth insisted on his
point of order, and Representative
Charles A. Wickliffe, Kentucky, de-
manded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered. The point OF order was
decided in the negative-yeas, 81;
nays, g.. 1t was a close vote, con.
sidering the time and the question.
Representative John #. Nixon, New
Jersey. spoke next. He said: II am
in favor of the general principles Of
the bill now pending before the com
mittee. The gradual emancipation of
the slave would have been more in
harmony with the past modes of deal
ing with this question and more in
accordance with my views Of public
policy. But if immediate emancipa-
zion with just compensation shall
prove to be the sentiment of the
House. ] am prepared to vote
to remove forever the blot of slavery
from the National Capital"
| John ]. Crittenden, Kentucky. OPP
posed the bill. lie said: THE ma sses
Of the people. as far as they were
influenced by any political considera-
tons. were, | say. influenced to unite
In this rebellion by the apprehension
| that Congress would interfere with
! slavery. If it Uhe District
emancipation bilD were entirely I'M
| connected with any question of slav-
cry in the States. it might be of less
! Importance. but in principle and in
| Character ii is connected with it, and
! it will be SO considered. at any rate,
| by those in rebellion. II will be con-
sidered as an evidence OF the general
| purpose and intent of Congress. /
| do not say that you have not the
power. but would not that power be
at such time as this most unwisely
and indscreetly exercised? That is
the point OF all the times when an
| attempt was ever made to carry this
measure, is not this the most inaus'
picious? Is 1t not a time when the
measure is most likely to produce dan
ger and MISCHIEF 10 the country at
| large? So IL seems to me.
but are the views OF gentlemen
limited merely to giving to the slaves
OF this District the benefit OF the law?
Those who urge 1t will have more
candor than TO say so. They do not
limit their views merely to the locality
Of the District. No, sir, 1t is cae COM