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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-28
MADDEN'S DEATH REMOVES MAN WHO
Held CHECK REIN ON EXPENDITURES
Closing Years of Illinois Rer.
resentative's Life Filled
With Legislative Warfare
Personality and Determine.
tiOn Made Him an Outstand.
ing Figure

Washington, April 2s.-(AP)-
Death has removed from Congress
the man who held in his hand one
Of the greatest check reins on the
nations expenditures-Madden of
Illinois.
The veteran representative,
stricken down yesterday at the cap
itol while at his desk as chairman
of the House appropriations COM
mittee, had power, but he added to
this a personality and determination
that carved for him a niche apart
from the rest.
Always Full of Fight
The closing years Of his life were
filled with legislative warfare and
many times there was almost con-
tinuous firing on three fronts. Yet,
to within Is minutes Of the time
when an acute attack of heart trouble
brought death, he was as full of
fight as when he took over his chair
manship several years ago.
First, Madden had to fight for the
prerogative of his committee in the
House itself. He took over the
Craftsmanship almost simultaneously
with the Inauguration of the nationall
budget system which brought q re-
alignment Of house committees and
almost over night more than trebled
the power of the appropriations body.
This change, taking as it did the
power to appropriate funds from q
half dozen or more other House COM
mittees, aroused some jealousy over
the authority placed in the approp-
priation committees hands and only
a dominant leaders grit could have
held for it the prestige it received
by law.
Senate Was Big Problem
But in addition to this, Madden
had another problem on his hands
the Senate. Up to the time of the
budget system the Senate frequently
had indulged in the practice of add
ing millions of dollars to the House
appropriation measure, many times
virtually rewriting the bills. But
under Madden the brakes were
applied.
Now and then the Senate had
boosted the proposed expenditure,
but not until it had convinced Mad
den that this change was right. Fiji
teen minutes before he died he had
instructed two Of his committee
members, Holiday of Illinois and
Simmons of Nebraska, not to yield
a foot Of ground to the Senate on
controverted point in the annual
District Of Columbia appropriation
bill.
Had to Keep Total Down
Madden's third big job was to
keep the total of the appropriation
for the whole government machinery
annually to more than
four billion dollars-to the lowest
minimum. For weeks each fall, be-
fore Congress convened, he and his
committee were back at the capitol,
going over proposed expenditures
and doing their best to chip off here
and there any item that could be
passed up.
But in contrast to the economy of
his nature, the Illinois member was
liberal when liberality was actually
needed. Last summer he virtually
violated the laws of the nation to
obtain funds, during the recess of
Congress-, to relieve the sufferers in
IT, Mississippi flood area.
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spent AZ years on this work which
deals with the history of arbitra-
ton and conciliation since the earli-
est times.
The resignation opened up the
entire question Of Americas rela-
tion to the court and whether the
United States would finally join it.
Some circles believed that the elec-
tion Of an American a. successor
to Mr.. Moore was likely to depend
largely on whether the United
States resumed negotiations for
membership.
Possible Successors
Among the names mentioned as a
successor were Charles Evans
Hughes, Chief Justice Taft, Elihu
Root, John w. Davis and George w.
Wickersham.
The election will be made by the
next council Of the League Of Ma
tions and the assembly, both voting
separately.
American nominations under the
constitution Of the court must be
made by the American group Of the
old Hague court Of arbitration,
which includes Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Root,
Judge Gray and Oscar Straus.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-28
FESTIVITIES i''E
TO GET UNDER
WAY MONDAY
Flyers Will Board City Tug
Macon For Marine Parade
Down Bay
MAYOR TO GREET THEM
Airmen Will Be City's Guests
at Official Dinner Tues.
day Night

New York, April 2S.-(R)-New
York-goal of the monoplane Bre-
men when it took off from Dublin
April 12-today was keyed up to bid
It's German-Irish crew its oft-de-
tcrred official welcome.
A foetaste of what is in store
for them was given Baron Gunther
Won Huenefeld, Captain Hermann
koehl and Major James Fitzmaurice
when they paid an impromptu visit
to the city yesterday on their way
to Washington to pay tribute to
Floyd Bennett, who gave his life in
an attempt to rescue them from
lonely Greenly Island.
Although every effort was made
to keep their arrival a secret, the
news spread and from the time they
landed on Curtiss field until they
left from the Pennsylvania station
several hours later they were the
center of wildly enthusiastic
throng that broke police lines and
almost swept the flyers off their
feet.
Elaborate police regulations were
issued to prevent a recurrence Of
the mob scenes today.
To Talk Over Radio
Upon arrival Of the flyers from
Washington they were to be taken
to the headquarters office to speak
a few words into the microphone
broadcasting the welcome ceremon-
les.
A radio description of the cere.
monies is to be broadcast through
out the country and rebroadcast BY
short wave length to Berlin.
From the flying field the party
will go by automobiles to the Ritz
Carlton hotel where they will be
permitted to rest for the balance Of
the day.
Starts in Earnest Monday
The welcome festivities, however.
will get under way in earnest on
Monday when in the morning the
three flyers will board the city tug
Macon for marine parade down the
bay between lines of harbor craft.
A combination of rough seas and
daylight saving may result in the
wives of Captain Koehl and Major
Fitzmaurice missing this spectacle.
The two women are en- route to this
country on the German Lloyd Liner
Dresden, but the ship has been delay
ed b., heavy seas. The one hour
change in tine tomorrow is expect
ed to delay their arrival until noon
and the welcome ceremonies are
scheduled to start at 1O:3O.
From the battery the party will
roll up Broadway in automobiles to
city hall, where Mayor Walker will
receive then as he received Col.
Lindbergh, Commander Byrd, Cham
berlin and others whom the city has
honored for their achievements in
aviation. Governor Smith will be
by an aide who will
present to each flyer a state medal
of honor.
To Honor War Dead
Then the parade will move up to
the eternal light in Madison Square
and the flyers wi. lay wreaths in
Continued on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-28
IN
DICKINSON HIS,
BEST ORATOR
Miss Renee Patterson Wins
State Contest and Will Go
to Kansas City

Fargo, April 2s.-(AP)-Miss Re.
nee Patterson of Dickinson was
named the champion high school,
orator Of North Dakota in the state
finals phase of the third interna.
tional and fifth national oratorical
contest held here last night.
Miss Patterson is ID years old, 8
sophomore in high school, and the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Pat
terson Of Dickinson.
Second place went to Myron
Waehrle, senior, representing CEN
tral high, Fargo. Miss Gladys Tim.
Doe, q senior at Devils Lake high
was awarded third place. She is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Timboe, Devils Lake.
By virtue of her victory, Miss
Patterson will 20 to Kansas City tc
compete in the zone contest on May
II as the representative of North
Dakota. The oratorical contest de.
veloped into one of the most inter.
esting of events. The Fargo high
school auditorium was we'll filled and
the speakers were given close at.
tention.
Judges Hold Conference
Judges, in their determination Of
tke outco. e, were obliged to 60 into
conference, having failed to agree
on their individual ballots. Each
high school in the state was eligible
to enter the contest. This year, the
first that North Dakota has com.
peted as a single unit, 81 schools
were listed and more than 500 stu.
dents competed. Each school enter.
ing sent representative to the
eight districts into which the state
had been divided and the winners ir
those districts were the entrants in
the state finals.
Competing, in addition to the three
winners who received trophies and
cash prizes, with Miss Patterson
alro being awarded the Kansas City
trip, were Clayton Lanning Of
Oakes; Lloyd Williams Of Washburn;
Dorothy Pravda Of Velva; Edward
Hennessy Of Reynolds, and Stanley
Stevens Of W. peton.
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Former Minot Boy Lopes Into
Bismarck After Running
1850 Miles in II Days-Ex-
poets Charley Paddock Here
Next Week-Fastest Human
May Race at Capital City
Track Meet

Irving "Speed" Wallace, manager
Of Charley Paddock, "the worlds
fastest human" plodded into Bis
marck last night after staging .
solo marathon froil Perryton, Tex,
over the Great Plains highway.
Wallace. who is . former Minot
boy, carried letters from the Perry
ton chamber of commerce to Gov
ernor A. G. Sorlic, S. w. Corwin and
H. p. Goddard, president and secre-
tary, .cspectivn', If the Bismarck
Association Of Commerce.
Leaving the panhandle capital Of
Texas on April IL, Wallace loped
across the great plains in record
Zine. Ho averaged better than so
miles per day. From Perryton to
Nsmarck Il Is 1.06O miles.
Wallace was accompanied by H.
Clay Evans, Tampico, Mexico, news
paperman, who is surveying the
route of another proposed toe-and-
hc,l derbv that will be run from
Brownsville, Texas, to Winnipeg,
= ,';--ccsa, probably this fall.
Challenge Race Off
Although Wallace had previously
announced that he would challenge
the win.er of the C. C. Pyle mara
thon to . cross-country race, toda.
he stated that su~h . race was n
Of the question at the present time
That Charley Paddock will prob
ably stage some exhibition races il
North Dakota was indicated today
by Wallace, who stated that he ex.
pected to hear from the Californi;
speedster after Paddock had com
nleted his 176-yard DISH at the Penn
Relays in Philadelphia today.
From PHILADELPHIA, Paddock will
20 to California to complete his
training for the Olympics. En- route.
Wallace said. Paddock will stop in
North Dakota for . few days.
Plowed Mud
Describing his lone jaunt, Wal
lace said that he left Perryton in
. snowstorm aid plowed through
mud, rain, sleet and snow for the
first few days. The latter part of
his run was made through ideal
weather and over excellent roads.
Wallace's longest run was made
through Kansas where he covered
73 miles in one day, he said. His
shortest run was Is miles on April
II when he floundered through mud.
One slight accident marred Wal
lace's run. Coming into Bismarck
last night, he was forced off the
rood By m automobile near the state
Donitenttary and sustained q slightly
Spra.- cd ankle.
Wallace Will rest. in Bismarck un-
til lfond when he will either leave
for Minot TO visit relatives or re-
main here for . few days and meet
Paddock.
Expects Paddock Wednesday
Should Paddock stop in Bismarck,
Wallace said, he will undoubtedly
lecture and run en- exhibition race
here. Wallace expects Paddock will
como through here either on We'd
neaday or ThursdAy.
Paddock will b. asked to run an
exhibition race here in Bismarck on
May s when the annual Capital
City Track and Field meet will Be
held at Hughes Field. Frank H.
brpwn. manager Of the meet, said
wallace and Paddock have bsen
close friends sor years. Under
pAddock's tutelage, Wallace set m
unefficial worlds record when he
circled the bases of . Los Angeles
BASEBALL diamoni Ia 70 seconds.
wallace and Ais manager will he
knnnnand ~ = Afmon~ lan~~ Cs,va<aav
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-28
STORMS CAUSES FOUR
DEATHS IN FLORIDA

Atlanta, Ga, April 28.-R,-An
apprehensive south took advantage
of clearing weather today to survey
the havoc wrought over q 48-hour
period by wind storms, snow and
minor floods that, falling just short
Of disaster, left unreasonable low
temperatures in their wake.
Frost was feafed in the fruit
belts Of North Carolina and Georgia,
an eventuality that might involve
millioas Of dollars damage, and, at
many points in the affected area,
bottom land crops we're menaced by
high water.
Snow fell in the mountains Of
eastern Kentucky and North Car
olina yesterday and the Shenandoah
Valley Of Virginia. ordinarily
dressed in apple blossoms at this
time Of the year, was buried under
CONTINUED on page two)
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Speed Wallace Finishes
Solo 8union Derby Here
Today in Congress

Senate takes up Boulder Can
yon dam again, while house
meets only to appoint commit
tees to represent it at the Mad
den funeral before adjourning.
Senate naval committee con-
t.nues hearing on cruiser con.
structi0n bill.
Reed bill setting up depart
ment of education comes before
house education committee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-28
STORM CALLED WORST
IN FIFTY. NINE YEARS

Hagerstown, Md. April 2S.-(AP)
The worst April snowstorm The
Cumberland Valley has seen in l59
years tore down wire communjca-
tions, made highways hazardous
with drifts and descended upon
fruit orchards in full bloom last
night and today.
A wet snow and = wind blowing
from 30 to 20 miles m hour broke
down wires and leveled poles across
highways, cutting off communica.
tion to the west. Snowfall varied
from four to five inches in the val
ley to = foot reported 1t Blue Ridge
summit.
The extent Of the damage TO fruit
crops could not b determined. AL
though the trees were in full bloom
the recorded temperature did not
fall below 36 degrees.
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smallest majority WAS in the first
precinct Of the second ward, where
he was given los votes to 81 for
Bertsch.
To Take Office May Z
Mr.. Wachter will probably take
office ct the meeting of the commits
sion . week from next Monday
night. L was at first thought that
tho person elected would take Of
flee next Monday night but the law
states that the commission shall
canvass the vote ct it, next regular
meeting and consequently the vote
Of yesterdays election cannot b
officially canvassed until Monday
night.
ines ~ city sp.litor cannot L.
sue . certificate 0f election until
the vote is canvasoed, and the per-
son elected cannot secure his bond
until he ID given Z certificate Of
election, il win Be impossible for
Mr.. Wachtsr to take Office until q
week later.
Both Issue Statements
In . brief statement to the press
after the results Of yesterdays elec-
ton were available last night, Mr..
Bertsch extended his congratula-
tion5 to Mr.. Wachtsr upon his cleo
tion and thanked those who sup
ported him at the polls.
In receiving the congratulations
Of his friends upon his election, Nr.
Wachter said: II wish to thank
my friends. for certainly appre-
ciate the large vote given me In al
section Of. the city, and consider It
IN endorsement Of the administra-
ton Of my late father. shall en-
deavor to the best Of my ability to
carry ont his policies, and pledge
myself to work with the other men,
bers Of the board Il city commits
sioners in handling the affairs and
problems Of the city, for The hest
interests Of the citizens and taxpay-
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Patsy Fitzmaurice
to Be Queen Of May

New York, April 2S.-tR-Eight-
year-old Patricia Fitzmaurice is tc
be New York's queen Of the May.
Patricia, who Is the daughter Of
Major James Fitxraurice Of the
Bremen crew, accepted the invita-
tion Of Louis Harris, commission Of
health, in : radio message from the
Liner Dresden aboard which she il
coming to this country with her
mother.
Happy to accept invitation unless
previous engagements prevent,
radioed patsy" as she signed her
answer. The festival IL IN annual
affair conducted by the health de-
partment In Central Park.
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Southeastern States Experience Unprecedented Snowfall
PAUL WACHTR WINS PLACE ON CITY
COMMISSION BY ALMOST 2 TO | VOTE
win Succeed Father on Board
Polls 1852 Votes While
His Only Opponent, Chris
Bertsch, Gets $50 Votes
win Take Office May Z

Bismarck voters by . majority Of
almost two TO one yesterday elected
Paul Wachter to succeed his father,
Charles Wachter, on the city COM
mission. The elder Waehter died
March II and the special election
was called to I'LL the vacancy on the
city board.
Mr.. Wachter polled 1852 votes
while his only opponent, Chris
Bertsch, received 80 votes, giving
Wachter . majority q 7l3 votes.
Wachter carried every precinct, his
largest majority being in the Sec
ond precinct Of the second ward,
where he received 2l3 votes COM
pared 70 n for Wachter. His
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-28

MIR. Moore, in
forwarding his let
ter of resignation
to Sir Eric Drum
mond. secretary
general Of the
League of Nations,
explained that he
vas withdrawing
to devote his en-
tire time to the
completion of q
mammoth treatise
IN international
aw. This will
comprise Is vol
umeS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-28
JOHN BASSET'T
MOORE RESIGNS
HIS JUDGESHIP
Was. American Representative. y.
on Court Of international
Justice

Geneva, April 2S.-(R-John Bas-
sett Moore, American Judge on the
permanent court of international
justice since 1921, announced his
resignation today.
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April 8
186l-Governor Of Tennessee seisod
Federal money and bonds.
1851 ConfedArate Provisional Coa.
gress met n special oeosiou
at Montgomery, Ala.
lS66-Southern ports oponod ~.
trade.
1ssl- -coxey's Army reaehsd Walh.
lngton. -...--.- =. !.
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Le Bourget, France, April 2S.-
(AP)-Two Polish airmen with
Transatlantic ambitions hoped OF
from this airfield at 5:66 .. m. TO-
day on . mysterious flight.
Major Louis Idzikowski and Ma
jor Casimir Kubala had announced
that they would make m all day
test flight over the sea coast Of the
biplane in which they hope to fly Ia
New York by way Of the Azores.
Some persons, however, thought
that today's hopoH might b the &C.
tual start for America, since tn
plane was fully fueled and carried
food enough for such . venture.
So secretiye had the flyers been
during their lengthy preparations ia
France that aviation experts cor
tinued doubtful even after the plane
had disappeared % to whether thu
men were testing it or flying fol
New York.
Thorough Tests Made
The thoroughness Of the tests a.
ready given the plane was one o1
the reasons advanced for presumine
that the Poles might keep on going
over the Atlantic II they found thar
$50 0-horsepower motor working right
and the wind and weather favorable
The airmen had inquired ally -
to meteorological observations last
night and they felt sure flying con-
ditions were good today when they
started.
The plane flew straight north.
ward after rising from the ground
easily with only . few mechanics
watching.
Their preparations have ben
quite secret but the reputation o1
the airmen and the backing Of the
Polish government has caused their
attempt to Be regarded as among the
most serious on the transatlantie
flight program.
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Totals. 1882 $50 2521 2sel
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Partly cloudy tonight and Sun~
day. Warmer tonight.
Evening star., 1928-04-05

meal on those. If that failed her. she
ate so sparingly of a variety of things
that she always remained a little
hungry.
And it paid. She lost. Slowly, In
finitesimaliy-but still she lost. Grimly
she kicked, hopefully she twisted-and
lost.
Then came the annual beach party
and picnic at Clam Point, the Staceys'
dinner and the farewell banquet for
the departing college crowd, all In one
week.
She struggled, she wavered-and fell.
That time the scales pointed uncom-
promisingly to 129 She fit her pref
tiest new white dress SO well that she
wouldn't wear it.
"Ranny!" she mourned. Hes SO
Evening star., 1928-04-05
THE EVENING STORY

4 full words climbed up out Of her leap
| ing memory and danced like mpS
! around her stricken head -
/ II won't look that way. Wontt
! she told herself all the way home and
/ picked up an article on diet III the
| FIRST magazine her hand touched when
Lisa. are you dreaming?" AT the
table her mother stared at heF'
You're eating your bread dry
II don't care for butter tnahN
you, mother" s.
fame At lust that moment? They all
looked.
Not care for"
shes dietiny!" whooped Jim. grim
ming like gargoyle, shes dieting 10
REDUCED"
What power of fiendiShneSS ever gave
9,year-old maSculinity such a madden
inc faculty for locating the nails head?
I'm little upset today" she re-
marked evenly. looking straight at her
mother and ignoring the tormentor. Il
thought I'd be little careful with my
eating. that's all"
THAT doesn't explain the cucumber
salad" put in her father quietly.
Lisa looked at it conSideringly-the
usual eenerOUS piatS OF nST laNoElIS
salad more than half eaten. then met
her fathers amused eyes.
ITS a lovely day. isn't it?" she in
ouired gravely. But l think it may
rain before night"
Queer, how, when your mind starts
along certain line, so many things
pop up that have a bearing on it. On
her sisters library table that evening
Lisa found book on exercising.
Go way. BeautifulleSt." She turned
pages with one hand and Tended off a
clamorous youngster with the other.
"Auntie Lee is busy. She'll read your
book To YOU some other time" And
carried her find home hidden under
he~ sweater.
Thump-thump-So rhythmical,
the recurring beat disturbed the retir-
ng fsmily'S peace.
What is it?" demanded her mother
in evaporation. Having gotten what
she wanted she's evidently trying to
0hset Il. a
And II was even so.
Flat on her back. feet swinging I'D
and down. up and down. Lisa counted
and trustfully imagined that her un-
Shod heels falling on the soft rug could
not be heard beyond her own door.
Faithfully, day after day. morning
and night. the performance was repeat
ed She stretched. she twisted. she
rolled. She relinquished her share of
Evening star., 1928-04-05

forceful, so energetic. He'll-he1l hate
me fat"
Yet that very evening, with whimsy
breeze teasing the white roses back OF
them and the sly stars peeping through
all the keyholes of heaven, Ranny asked
her to marry him.
"You love me?" She stared at him,
unbelieving. Did nothing go straight
in this hit-or-miss world? Confusion
bred divulging frankness. This way?
Fat?"
Ranny laughed. 1t was comforting
satisfied laugh.
You're not fat. You're Just an
armful of sweetness" He showed her
how that was Besides. my mother
he choked and after minute, went on,
Evening star., 1928-04-05

Ranny took her to Mercer, 40 miles
away, to a dance that evening, There
was box of luscious, fat chocolates in
the car.
what shall I do?" An inward wall
of anguish, covered by her most dis
arming smile. Il can't say I'm not
feeling we'll. I wouldn't be going to
the dance. can't hurt his feelings by
not eating them and won't tell him
I'm dieting to get thin" So she ate
some. and then some more, and felt her
weeks of frantic effort slipping away
from her with every delicious mouthful.
So she, perforce, fell to plots and
scheming. Invited here and there, she
evolved a system. If there were dishes
served particularly lacking in nourish-
ment, she tried to make most OF her
Evening star., 1928-04-05

floor, cit must be because I have just
started 1t. One-two-three-four, one
two-maybe / would gain a little at
first--three- -four. But I won't give up
Poor old, dubby Lon--not a bit of pep.
And she was beginning to be sensitive
because there was nobody but Lon.
"And he won't. either--if I'm fat"
The next week she patted herself
triumphantly. She had lost an inch
waist measure and three poundsl
Then Ranny Peters came to town.
He danced with Janet, motored with
larly TO Lisa.
I'm going to buy new corset" Lisa
promised herself darkly when the third
week showed no appreciable change,
and cid--$l8 worth,