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interruptedly or otherwise for that
length of time. l gladly resign the la
boriously acquired title. I have seen a
splendid galaxy of brilliant statesmen
come and go. Many are dead. quite a
few are retired, and the new generation
of high powered statesmen are different
type, facing new conditions of merchan-
dising. of transportation and of sales
manship. I say laboriouS advisedly be-
cause travelling and selling are both hard
work. There was virile competition and
I worked against some of the cleverest
statesmen in the world on competing
lines. But although competition then
was keen. the men I sold against were
always fine, honorable men to work
against. They easily caught the predom-
inant spirit of fairness of the West.
Their names would fill column. Some
of the topnotchers were ORQurk, Maslin,
Marshman, Fitzgerald, Wo0dman, Bur-
ton and Patsy Brown.
Butte was rough camp when !
started. There were no buildings to
speak of south of Park street to the Sill
yer Bow creek. This part Of the city
was old placer diggings. Walkerville was
a rival of Butte and connected by a
cable line. A Wheeling steam line ran
to Columbia Gardens, where Paul Davis
operated beer garden and dance hall.
of gambling houses between Broadway
and Park. The south side of East Park
was all hurdy gurdy houses. virtually
Butte's twilight zone or "Bowery." The
Parrot fiat TO the east was faraway
suburb and Meaderville just collection
of huts. Saloon doors swung open "a
hours day. and night was livelier than
day. Once I counted 85 men asleep on
the floor of the old Combination gamb-
ling house in the early morning, which
was the city's quietest time.
But no one has written, in compre-
hensive way, the evolution Of Montana S
mercantile history. II there is a city,
town or hamlet in Montana I have not
visited, it must be less than a month old
have seen hundreds Of thriving camps
boom and fade away until now the mag
pie and the mountain rat are their only
inhabitants. All the sentiment connect
ed with Montana is not confined to the
mines, the range, the saloon, the gam
bling house, the bad man, or those of the
more typically frontier elements Busi-
ness also has its romantic side.
after brief retail experience in Butte
with Thomas F. Courtney now dead
once senator from Silver Bow, whose
boast was Even in my cups I am gen.
tleman SIRp l entered the employ Of
the Davidson Grocery company, one OF
the states pioneer grocers. Nearly Az
years ago 1 began going around the horr
by stage Later l made it by bicycle
and then by motorcycle. autos wert
undreamed of then.) OF the fatherly
friendships l made with pioneer mer
chants. l hold cherished memories.
was very young-ashamed of my youth
for was not yet 10. There were S. R
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and was very angry. If man doesn't &
want to pay us or can't pay us, all right
but never again let me catch you suing
anybody Bad business you may think
while railroads are blamed for 25. Camp
but he prospered My two years associa-
ton with Mr.. Davidson is one of my most
pleasant memories.
"Of the business men in Butte at that
time, very few remain. Sam Clerke was
with Z. Il. Bonner, afterwards Connells,
Charley Gardner Morris Kane and Ed
Deyine all with Hennessys, were with the
d. j. Hennessy store then. P. j. Brophey,
j. L. Carroll and Dominic Bertoglio. all
retired, are I believe the only living
Butte grocers of the early days.
THE city of Basin was then at its
zenith jim Brown operated the Basin
Times and the Hope and Katie mines
promised another Butte. At Twin
Bridges, Schatzlien, Barnard and Davis
built smelter. At Parrot, near White
hall. was erected a million dollar smell
ter in which the fires were never lighted
There is story in every one of thou
sand Montana ruins to some of which
can only briefly refer. Once 1 talked
TO Marcus Daily about unsuccessful en-.
terprises. He laughed gruffly and said
successful man can't expect to win al
his bets The builders Of the west tool
chances, and underlying the gamble o
mining was the great fundamental agri
cultural possibilities OF the tributar,
country, then scarcely realized. 1t cam
into its own with a cornucopia Of COLDER
grain to Offset every abandoned camp al
hundred fold.
Helena still had flavor of the Las
Chance gulch atmosphere. 1t was lik
Butte, but had more social pretentioni
lt had two wholesale houses, Klein
schmide Brothers and the Union Mer
camille company, owned by that fine oil
gentleman. Louis Hilderbrandt. Thoma
hovet now owns this business. Reta
stores were few. Mike Reinig, Fran
: Turner and r. G. Wallace. There VIZ
no wholesale house in Great Falls. Hayr
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In June McCone county will stage a
railroad celebration in corporation with
the Northern Pacific railroad, which is
constructing a branch line from Glen
dive to Circle and Brockway. The chief
feature will be mammoth parade to be
known as the passing Of the west" Ar
rangements have been made by moving
picture concern to film features of the
celebration.
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Sails for Europe

President Alfred Atkinson of Montana
State college, now on years leave OF
absence, has sailed from New York with
Mrs. Atkinson for Europe. The Atktnsons
will visit England and the continent, re-
turning about Aug. 8 to New York, DR..
Atkinson has been doing special work
with officials at Cornell university and
has been working up data for publication
on agricultural subjects.
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WOMAN OF 1O2
STILL ACTIVE
MRS. ELIZABETH sKIFFINGTON OF
HAMILTON LOOKS BACK UPON
CENTURY OF EXISTENCE

Was Born In South OF Ireland and Came
to America When 12 Years Old; Left
Widow, She Battled Alone to Rear
and Educate Her Children
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has moved about with them, first COM
ing to Missoula from Chicago, then on
to the Bitter Root valley, where they
have lived in different communities.
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GUN COLLECTOR
CLOSES UP SHOP
SAM RUSSELL, HELENA BARBER AND
OLD TIME COWPUNCHER is
VICTIM OF STROKE

Original Powder River Kid" in Wheel
Chair. Goes to Sisters Home In Miles
City Where Friends Hope That He VIII
Recover and BE Able to Return
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
MAY
NOT PLEDGE ITS
9 DELEGATES
L0wden Favored in the Coun'
try-Hoover and Dawes
in Largest City

Wilmington, Del. April 11.-(AP)
An uninstructed delegation from
Delaware to the Republican national
convention is regarded as likely.
In the rural districts there have
been expressions Of sentiment ia
vorable to the candidacy Of Frank o.
Lowden Of Illinois. In WILMINGTON,
an industrial and commercial city
containing half the population Of
the state, Secretary Of Commerce
Herbert Hoover and Vice President
Charles G.. Dawes each have q con-
siderable following.
Delaware's nine delegates to the
republican convention will be named
at q state convention in Dover
April II. Delegates to the state con-
vention will be elected 1t primaries
April IL.
While It is possible to elect
pledged delegates, it is believed SEN
timent Tor or against the various
candidates for the presidency will
of national convention delegates
preference is usually given to men
ana women prominent In party af-
fairs.
Among those mentioned for the
delegation to Kansas City are Gov.
Robert =. Robinson, Senator Cole
man du Pont, former Senator ].
Frank Alice, Rep. Robert G. Hous.
ton and Mrs. william K. du Pont.
n casa 61natol dn Pont g. choscn
u & .>N.s1.-~S isl.-9.. AI.A IL. ..-
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MARK HANNA'S
DAUGHTER Is
VOTE WINNER
Returns Indicate Ruth Ham,,
Mccormick Is One of
Two Nominees

Chicago, April 11-(AP)-What
The imperturbable Mark Hanna used
to do, his daughter has done-up-
'et an election.
Like her father, Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick felt Illinois political pulse
several months ago and decided sac
aad a chance to win one OF the two
Republican nominations for con-
gressman-at-large. Although the two
.ncumbents, Henry r.. Rathbone AMI
Richard Yates, and fi.e others were
n the field, she made vigorous
statewide campaign. Today, appar-
sntly, she led the field.
She was certain Of victory over
her Democratic opponents In the
yeneral elections, she said. II she
Continued on page two)
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Deneen Slate Sweeps Illinois
Fourteen Killed, 80 Injured, When Two French Trains Collide
PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST PLAN OF
HAVING CITY MAINTAIN B0ULEVARDS
Today in Congress

Senate proceeds with farm re.
lief debate as house takes up
minor bills on calendar.
Coal. tax reduction, cotton
prices, and cotton futures hear.
ings continue before senate com.
mittees.
House agriculture committee
considers Vinson cotton ex.
change bill.
YESTERDAY
Senate debated McNary.Hau.
gen farm measures and amend.
ed it to exclude fruits and veg.
etablcs in relation to its mar.
keting and equalization feA-sec-
tion, listened to Brookhart Of
Iowa attack it as campaign
measure for Dawes, and heard
Biease Of South Carolina attack
Hoover for mixing negroes with
whites in census bureau; house
adjourned after two hours gen.
cral debate on legislative sup.
ply bill.
Senate finance committee be-
gan open hearings on tax bill
and approved nomination of
Frank Clark, Florida, for tariff
commission.
Coal hearing continued before
senate interstate commerce COM
mittee.
Agriculture subcommittee Of
senate considered cotton price
and futures.
Senate Teapot Dome commit
tee decided to resume inquiry
into Continental bonds Tuesday
with Thomas w. Miller, former
alien property custodian, rs one
Of three witnesses.
Undcrsecretary Mills of treas.
ury presented house request OF
Austria that United States and
other nations holding Austrian
bonds subordinate their loans to
enable Austria to obtain $780,
100000 loan.
House agriculture committee
approved 10-year reforestation
program provided in McSweeney
bill.
Dowell bill authorizing $685..
100000 to continue federal aid
to states in highway construc.
tion approved by house roads
committee.
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HANGING WILL
CAP 0REG0N'S
PRISON BREAK
Ellsworth Kelley and James
Willos Will Go to Gal.
lows Friday

Salem, Ore, April 11.-(AP)-1n
a double hanging set for April 13
will be enacted the last chapter of
one of the most sensational prison
breaks in the history Of the north
west.
Ellsworth Kelley and James
Willos, the convicts scheduled to
go to the gallows, broke out Of the
Oregon state pcnitentiary the night
CT August IL, 1925, with Bert "Ore-
con" Jones and Tom Murray. In
the gun fight which ensued John L.
Sweeney and j. M. Holman were
killed and another guard was
wounded.
Jones, declared to have been the
leader in the escape plot, was shot
down. Rather than be rccaptured
he killed himself. When he fell
Murray took command. He, too,
died at last by his own hand, but
not until after a trial, in which he
was convicted and sentenced to
death.
Thus with the execution of Kel-
ley and Willos six in all will have
died as result Of the escape.
The four convicts dropped out of
line when the bell rang for the eve
ming meal and returned to their
cells instead Of going to the dining
room. Climbing to the top tier in
the north wing Of the prison, they
cut their way with knives through
six boards and the tin roof and
lowered themselves to the ground.
Invading the turkeys office they
got arms. Warden Dalrymple dis
covered them and gave the alarm.
Jones, mortally wounded, was first
to fall. The others commandeered
a taxicab and for ten days eluded
their pursuers.
The fugitives took possession of
house near New Era, Ore, and
held a family captive, forcing their
prisoners to feed and care for them.
On resuming flight they separated.
Murray was captured at Centralia,
Wash, and Kelley and Willos near
Goldendale, Wash. Murray hanged
himself in his cell after the death
penalty had been inflicted by a
jury.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
NATIONAL COP
CLUB IS SPLIT
OYER DRY LAW
Feeling Becomes Intense Over
Resolution Urging 18th
Amendment Repeal

New York, April 1l.-(AP)-The
New York Times today says that the
membership Of the National Repub.
lican club is badly split over reso-
luton urging the repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment, which it is
proposed to have the club adopt.
The resolution has been proposed
by . subcommittee Of the clubs
committee on national affairs, and
will come up for action at . meet
ing Of the full committee late today.
The Times says that feeling be-
tween the vets and drys in the club
has become 20 intense that resigna-
tion Of some Of the dry members ID
feared II the committee should vote
to submit the resolution to the club
and It should Be adopted. The out
look is that the committee on ma
tional affairs will approve the res.
olution but that it probably will be
defeated i submitted to the club
msmbership.
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WEATHER FORECAST

WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy
and somewhat unsettled tonight and
Thursday. Not much change in
temperature.
For North Dakota: Cloudy and
somewhat unsettled tonight and
Thursday. Not much change in tenn
perature.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
A well developed low pressure
area il centered over Minnesota this
morning and precipitatio occurred
1t most places from the upper Mis-
sissippi Valley northweseward to
the north Pacific coast. The wealth
er is generally fair over the south
walls over the Mississippi Valley
and southern Plains States but
higher pressure over the northern
Rocky Mountain region il accompa-
MED by lower temperatures IN that
section and in the northern Plains
States.
North Dakota Corn and Wheat
Region Summary. For the week
ending April 10. ie2s: Spring work
on farms, especially seeding spring
wheat and rye, made small headway
due to frozen ground. The weather
was too cool for growth Of both
tame ana wild grasses. HlGhwayS
Greatly improved and ecusiderahJo
grsveling q main trails d under
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11

Frank L. Smith for another mandate
to the senate of the United States
and, in Chicago, tore At the Repub-
lican leadership Of Mayor Thompson
by defeating his choice for states
attorney, Robert Grove.
It was an unusually large turnout
Of votes that swept aside, almost in
its entirety, the Republican ticket Of
Small -Thompson-C Grove which cam
paigned under the slogan Of Amer
lea First" blazoned on billboards and
street signs the length Of the state.
Len Small, two term governor
seeking Republican denomination at
the head Of Mayor Thompson's
america First" ticket, was crushed
under the ballot-loaded roller which
flattened his political ambitions as
thoroughly in Cook county (chicago)
as it did downstate.
Robert Emmett Grove, who prose-
cuted Loeb and Leopold and who per-
sonified the America First" aspira.
tions Of Mayor Thompson In Cook
county, apparently had fallen IN his
CONTINUED on page two)
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Primary at a Glance

Chicago, April 11.-(R-Can-
didates nominated for principal
offices in Illinois at yester-
days primary elections as in
didicated by incomplete returns
today were:
Governor
Republican: Louis Lincoln
Emmerson, incumbent secretary
of state, native Of Illinois, 81
years old, home Mt. Vernon.
Democratic: Floyd E. Thomp-
son, state supreme court JUS
tice, IL years old, native. Of llli-
nois.
Attorney General
Republican: Oscar E. Carl
strom, incumbent, so years old,
veteran Of two wars, in politics
IL years.
Democrat: Thomas ]. Court
ney, former state senator.
United States Senator
Republican: Otis F. Glenn,
native Of Mattoon, ~ years old;
Chicago and Murphysboro
lawyer and former state sena-
tor.
Democratic: Anton ]. Ger
max, native of Czechoslovakia,
president of Cook county (Chi-
cago) board Of commissioners
and leader Of "wet" element in
Illinois Democracy.
States Attorney Cook County
Republican: John A. Swanson,
circuit court Judge, 81 years
old, native of Chicago and in
politics since 1911, leading.
Democrat: = William ]. Lind
say.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
VICTIMS WERE
ON THEIR WAY
TORACE TRACK
Crash Takes Place Near Great
French Railroad Station,
Care Du NOrd
WRECKAGE CATCHES FIRE
Firemen and Wrecking Crew
Work Frantically to Get
Bodies From Debris

Paris, April 11.-(R-Fourteen
persons were killed and 80 injured
IL q collision OF trains bound for
The Enghien race track jus: outside
II Paris at 1880 this afternoon.
The crash took place near the
great French railroad station Care
Ou Nord, q crowded race train
crashing into an empty one.
Firemen and . wrecking crew,
otter two hours work, succeeded Ia
extricating nine bodies from the
wrecked trains which had caught
tire. Only two OF the bodies had
been identified late today and botn
Of these were Frenchmen.
Twenty of those injured were
taken to hospitals while the wreck
ing crew continued to search for
bodies pinned under the blazing
cars.
No Americans were reported
smong the killed and injured.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
SENATE HOPES
FOR FARM BILL
VOTE THIS WEEK
Brcokhart of Iowa Charges
Delay to Gain Political
Support For Dawes

Washington, April 11.-(AP)-
Enlivened by charges of delay to
gain political support for Vice Pres
ident Dawes in the coming Republi-
can convention, the senate turned to-
day to consideration Of additional
amendments to the McNary-Haugen
farm relief bill.
Leaders hoped to speed up this
program and have the measure
ready for q vote in q few days.
What will happen when the bill
finally gets to the White House is
not known, but it was plainly indi-
Gated yesterday that if the equaliza-
tion fee provision is retained at pas
sage, even with the alternative Of
Withholding its application until
other surplus crop marketing ma
chinery fails, it stands little chance
Of receiving President Coolidge's s
approval.
As it stands now, the president
feels the measure still contains sew
eral provisions that met his disap-
proval in vetoing the bill last year,
chief among which is the equaliza-
tion fee.
Borah Predicts Veto
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho.
said during yesterdays debate that
he was convinced the president
would veto the present bill. Chair
man McNary Of the agricultural
committee, co-author Of the meas
ure, said that while he w-s doubtful
on this point, q veto surely would
result Il congress approved Borah's
suggestion that the fee be dropped
in favor OF government subsidy to
aid the marketing Of surplus crops
Senator Brookhart, Republican In
dependent Of Iowa, one of the op-
ponents Of the bill, took the senate
by surprise when he charged, dur
ing q let-up in the amendment dis
cussion proceedings, that the meas
ure had been held up by those
friendly to Vice President Dawes tc
bring the latter to the front as q
presidential candidate. This was
denied by McNary.
Brookhart's Contention.
The lowan, who wis in the late
Senator La Follette's camp in the
1924 president race, said the delay
was to force the farm relief issue
into the last stages Of the precon.
vention campaign and that Dawes
was running for tho presidency q
2 supporter Of the measure which
should be called 'The Dawes Bill"
He declared that George N. Peek
head Of the corn belt committee oi
22 which had been actively behind
the McNary- -Haugen bill, wal
Dawes campaign manager and thai
this explained Peek's desire that thu
senate pass . bill certain to bs We
toed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
BLACKMER MAY
AGAIN BE CITED
FOR. CONTEMPT
Witness Fails to Answer Call
in Court-Sinclair Trial
Proceeds

. Washington, April 11.-(R-Call-
ing H. NJ. Blackmer, missing Tea
pot Dome witness in the trial of
Harry F. Sinclair, the government
today laid the groundwork for an
other contempt proceeding against
him when he failed to respond.
Blackmer, who is in Paris, failed
to respond at the first trial of Sin
clair and Albert B. Fall last Octo-
Der and 100000 of his property was
seized by the government. He then
was subpoenaed for the present
trial. His attorneys told the court,
when their motion to dismiss the
first contempt proceedings was de-
MED. that the Denver oil man would
not heed the second subpoena.
The Denver oil man was wanted
to tell of the organization Of the
Continental Trading company, some
of whose profits in Liberty bonds
reached Fall.
In moving against Blackmer, the
government proceeded under a law
passed at the instance of Senator
Walsh of Montana, the senate Tea
pot prosecutor. making it possible
to so deal with recalcitrant wit
neSSes.
Eyerhart Excused
When NJ. T. Everhart, son-in-law
of Fall, resumed the witness stand
today, Daniel Thew Wright, counsel
for Sinclair, said he had no more
questions to ask. The government
followed suit and he was excused.
Everhart yesterday told Of having
received 1888 900 in Liberty bonds
and $4,000 in cash from Sinclair
to be delivered to Fall or his ranch
company. The bonds he said were
for one-third Of the ranch and the
cash for making improvements in
the property.
The next witness, j. E. Benton,
vice president of the First National
bank Of Ell Paso, Texas, produced
various slips for deposits that Fall
had made at that bank. The con-
tents of these slips were not
divulged, as government counsel had
them marked for Identification.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
SOVIETS SEND
ANOTHER NOTE
TO FRENCHMEN
Surprise Expressed Over In.
terruption of Debt Settle
ment Negotiations

Paris, April 11.--(AP)-Le Matin
today said the Soviet government
had delivered a second note at Paris,
which expressed surprise over the
interruption Of Franco-Russian debt
settlement negotiations.
The note delivered by the Soviet
ambassador at the foreign office
seemed to have a politics, charac-
ter and to be Of more general na-
ture than the first.
The paper added that these notes,
coming at the height OF the French
election campaign, appeared above
all destined to furnish ammunition
for Communistic propaganda.
Last Saturday the Soviet govern.
ment handed a note to the French
foreign ministry reminding them
that the Soviet had received no re-
ply to its inquiry OF March -
about the Russian gold recently in
New York and the action Of the
Bank Of France in laying claim to It.
The note OF March ~ said the
French ambassador to Moscow de-
MED that suit had been entered by
the bank In American courts and
also denied that Paul Claudel,
French ambassador to the United
States, had given any note to Sec
retaTy Kellogg respecting that &C.
ton. Nevertheless, said the nots,
the state department at Washington
had confirmed to nswspapsr CORE.
spondents the receipt Of Ambassa-
dor Claudel's note and that It
called attention to the banks suit.
France was asked 70 inform the
Soviet embassy at Paris Of the con-
tents Of the Claudel note.