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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
HIGHWAY BODY
PARES.BUDGET
Tentatively Agreed to Cut
Maintenance Figure to
$l,1O5,OO0

Consideration Of the budget
which will govern the operations Of
the state highway department next
year occupied the time Of highway
commissioners here today.
It was tentatively agreed this
morning to reduce the allowance for
maintenance from $1,283, 700 asked
by the maintenance division to
$1,106,0 This figure IL based on
!. the anticipation that the state viii
have 1900 miles Of highway to keep
in shape in 1929.
In estimating the amount needed
for maintenance the commission
took into consideration the antici-
pated increase in the number and
use Of motor vehicles @ shown BY
records Of past years, the annual
highway traffic census being used
for this purpose.
Commissioner I. ]. Moe Of Valley
City was absent from the meeting.
He came here yesterday under the
impression that the meeting was
scheduled for December 13 and re-
turned home to care for pressing
business when he learned his mis-
take.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
YOUNG MATR0N
C0NFESSES TO
PORCH MURDER
Fires Bullet Into Heart After
Admitting Staying to Her
Husband
HAD ILLICIT FRIENDSHIP
Crumpled Suicide Note Found
by Mate Leads to dwelling
of Crime

Canton, O., Dec. 1<.-(AP)-MrS.
Margaret Hsldman, 81, Of Lorain,
O., last night fired q bullet into her
heart. A week ago she called Ver.
nard' E. Fearn, IS year old coal
dealer, to the door Of his home and
shot him to death in the presence
Of his wife and child.
The young ..-oman's husband, w.
0. Heldman, furnace salesman,
was en- route with her from her
home 1t Lorain to the office Of
Sheriff Edward Gibson here when
she look her life. She had confessed
everything to her husband and had
agreed to surrender herself.
Chance revealed her illicit ac-
quaintanceship with Fearn during
the last few months. Heldman
picked from = waste basket in their
home yesterday . crumpled suicide
note she had written several days
ago and then discarded. Confronted
with its contents she admitted she
was the comely young woman slayer
for whom . wide search was being
made,
"Put On your hat and coat" Held
man yelled Ut her.
They got In their car and started
for Canton, where they lived until
they moved to Lorain on October %.
On the long trip Mrs. Heldman told
her husband Fearn had pursued her
and made her life = 'hell on earth. y
She said that she had resolved to
revenge herself at any cost. On the
night Of December 2, four days be-
fore the Staying, she went to Canton
to visit . sister and thssa awaited
her chance. The moment came, she
told Heldman, when she found Fearn
1t home. She called him to the door
and emptied the contents Of . .3s
calibre automatic into his body.
Mrs. Heldman, pretty dark haired
ribbon clerk who had been out Of
high school just = little more thar
two years, repeated the story ovel
and over again while her husband
hurried On g Canton to surrendel
i her 20 6hArifE Gibson. ,..
I ~1hsnf a5FShSy nsared the City, lp'
parently from the same black hae
that she carried to the Fearn home
she drew IN automatic and fired one
shot into her body. It was the same
gun that had taken the life Of the
coal operator.
Heldman raced for the sheriff.
office and found Gibson in. Thl
wounded girl was taken immediately
to Mercy hospital but she was deae
upon arrival. Heldman returned K
the sheriff's office and there mad,
= complete statement Of all his wife
| had told him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
Murdered Mans Son
Questioned d by Police

Carbondale, ILL.,, Dec. 14.-(P)-
Victor A. Hundley, son Of ]. c. Humid
ley, ex-mayor Of Carbondale, who
with his wife, Ella, was shot to
death in their home Wednesday
night, was questioned al night by
States Attorney Fletcher Lewis and
Sheriff william Flanagan. He did
not vary from his story Of being
asleep when the fatal shots were
fired.
Hundlsy said he realized there was
suspicion against him. He gave .
minute account Of his whereabouts
Wednesday night, saying he was 1t
home all evening, reading awhile and
then retiring, to b awakened BY Of
ficers who told him Of the death Of
his father and stspmother.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
MILD And WET
WEATHER HITS
CAPITAL TODAY
Humidity Again Over 80 Per
Cent; Frost Il Absent;
Rains Are Light

Weather was mild and wet here
today.
Temperatur, At Z .. M, which was
33 degrees abovs zero, melted Ice
which had formed on lamp posts.
sidewalks, pavement, and vegetation
during the night and the streets in
the city were wet and slippery Ill
morning.
Humidity again was over % per
cent, and Jupiter Pluvius made .
great effort all morning TO shed
showers on Bismarck. A few drops
Of rain fell occasionally.
Weather today was similar to that
Of yesterday with the exception Of
temperatures. Lower temperature
yesterday made the fog frosty and
white.
q il cloudy, misty, or 1oggy q
all points in the state, roads being
slippery near Jamestown and from
fair to good at Ill other points.
North Dakota win have cloudy ia
partly cloudy weather tonight md
Saturday with no decided change IN
temperature.
Devils Lake reports low temper.
ature In the state 1t Z .. m. with the
mercury at 50 while Valley City,
highest, reported 20. All temper
atures ranged between 50 and % q
IL q. m.
Weather prevailing in North Da,
kota il also prevalent in Minnesota
Iowa, Montana, and South Dakota
Helena, Mont, reported snow yea
terday and this morning.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
Geo. w. Snyder Dies
of Heart Trouble

George W. Snyder, founder Of the
Snyder Dray line, died At 1916,
this morning, ~ . result Of heart
trouble. He was IS years Of age
last June. Funeral arrangements
are waiting word from . brother, in
Minnesota, and = daughter In Wis
consin.
The Snyder family came here
from Janesville, Wisconsin, about II
years ago. The dray line was then
established and some years later Il
was turned over to Charles, . son,
when the father retired.
Mr.. Snyder leaves four sons.
Charles, Harvey, George and Don
aid, and two daughters, Mrs. Lucy
Davidson, Eau Claire, Wiscmsin,
and Nellie, at home. His brother,
Charles, resides at Warren. Minn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
$50, 900 Booze Cargo
Confiscated by Cops

New York, Dec. 1l.-(AP)-Ths
yacht rig1ed steamer Harbour
Trader lay alongside Z Staten Island
pier today, lightened Of her $16O. 900
cargo, while the 10 men Of her crew
awaited arraignment on charges Of
violating the prohibition laws.
Coast guard officials who brought
her Ia said she. was the mother ship
Of !. rum fleet, stationed off shore
with : half millio~ dollar cargo from
which she delivered consignments e
smaller vessels which ran the gaunt-
let to shore.
She was captured BY coast guard
patrol boat early yesterday morning
o she stole aiong hugging the Long
Island shore. Two shots from thl
patrol boat haltsd her and shl
hove to.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
David Mickelson, Is,
Morton Farmer, Dies

David Mickelson, Z farmer from
12 miles south Of Mandan, died IN Z
local hospital at 2 o'clock, this morn
ing, Of pneumonia. He was 76 years
o. are and had been Il. this country
about 30. coming from Finland. his
native country.
The body was taken b the Ken
nelly funeral parlors in Mandan.
The funeral 10 70 b held q the Man
Gan Lutheran church at 10 o'clock.
Monday, and the in&srment will b
in St. Johns cemetery. ten miles
south Of Mandan near tas 1iekslsou
home.
Mickslson was Z -widower. He
leaves two sons and three daughters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
ANNUALSUPPLY
BILL TRIMMING
DUE TO POLICY
Federal Highways, Corn Borer
Control, Among Important
Items
ANNOUNCE DISCOVERIES
Experts Predict Corn Borer
Will Eventually Infest
Whole Nation
ANNOUNCE DISCOVERIES

Washington, Dec. 14.-(R-The
house received from its appropria-
tions committee today the third Of
the nine big annual supply measures.
that for the agricultural departmsnt'
providing $142.598,047, q decrease Of
N,1l5,246 from the total Of the cur
rent year.
In looping off $5s5,e4s from
budget estimates for next fiscal year
the committee adhered to its policy
OF trimming original recommends
tions as it did in both the treasury
postoffice and interior bills. Sew.
eral million dollars were cut from
budget proposals in the latter meas
ure.
Among important items in the bill
are $74, 900, 900 for federal aid high
ways; $989, 900 for corn borer con-
troll; $8,00O,000 for forest roads and
trails; $567 500 for gypsy and brown
tail moth control; . reappropriation
OF $97,12O OF an available unexpend.
ed balance from pink boil worm erad.
ication, and 81 100000 for agricul.
tural experiment stations.
A total Of $2,780,0O0 is provided
for cooperative agricultural exten.
sion work; $4,000 for investigation
by the weather bureau Of atmos-
pheric phenomena; $736,O0O for
eradicating the cattle tick; $l97, 900
for eradicating hog cholera; 1886, 900
for administration Of the packers
and stockyards act, and $454,7OO for
blister-rust control in the wheat
areas.
To Protect Birds
For protection Of migratory birds.
the biological survey is provided
$173,Ol3, and for cooperative market
ing work the bureau Of agriculture
economics is granted $1,000
Dairying Large Industry
Dairying now is q three billion
dollar industry and has almost
doubled its lead upon corn and
swine, it's nearest contender for
khonrrFr9rct.l. agri, prpducts.
+ &. ! ss.ed, chief Of the bureau Of
dairy industry, department Of agri.
culture, dig Used also that the
search Of Ye department for new
uses for dairy products had led them
far afield in experimentation.
Chief among the new uses that had
been discovered was . milk sugar,
he said. Four million pounds Of this
product is made yearly, he added.
and is used largely in sanitariums
and hospitals.
Other experiments, he said. were
being conducted to improve the VI.
rieties Of cheese made in this coun.
try. Discovery Of . method Of max.
ing cheeses Of several foreign types,
Reed said, would provide ! market
for ten million dollars worth Of milk.
Corn Borer Spreading
While predicting that the corn
borer eventually will infest every
section Of the country where it can
Continued on page eleven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
YOUTHFUL GANGSTER GOES TO
CHAIR CALMLY PUTTING FAC

ossining, N. r, Dec. 1l.-lF3-
Thomas 0Red" Moran, 22-year-cld
Brooklyn gangster who killed two
policemen, WAS elsctrocuted at Sing
Sing prison this morning afteR
gaining two hours Of life because tn
prison inmatss wsrs giving their an
nual comedy show. The o1ocutton
was delayed TIL visitors 70 the show
had le4t the grounds.
Moran was smoking I cigarette .
he entered the death chamber. He
wss placed n the chair at l:02 .. m,
and pronounced dead six nainutea
later.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
WET SENATOR'S
!, CHUCKLE OVER
MEASURE COUP
LIQUOR Law Enforcement Fund
Raised on Unsuspecting
Members
WILL UPSET FISCAL PLAN
Session Begun Lamb-Like May
Sweep Through to Leonine
Close
WILL UPSET FISCAL PLAN

Washington, Dec. 14.-(AP)-The
senate went to work today with
some Of its members, particularly the
vets, still chuckling over m event
Of yesterday.
The treasury -postoffice appropri-
alton bill had already passed, when
Senator Bruce, Democrat, proposed
m amendment raising the funds for
liquor law enforcement from $13,-
100000 to $27O, ,627, 1884. It was &C.
cepted, apparently few knowing
what had happened. When the real
ization came the vets laughter and
the drys took comfort in the belief
that the Bruce addition would Be
stricken out in conference, since the
lded apportionment would upset
the governments fiscal program a.
it went through.
The senate began this sessions
legislation in lamb-like fashion, but
! it may sweep through its program
like a lion before adjournment
comes. The treasury postoffice bill
has been disposed Of handily and
Boulder dam has succumbed to
amendments and compromises until
the vote on it was looked upon as m
assured thing.
The house also was nearing .
vote on the second :, the appropria-
tion bills, that providing funds for
the interior department and the ag-
ricultural department appropriation
lii has ho>w uDhsnvad fnfn aho ~
until it was about ready for the
floor.
Two senate committee hearings
commanded attention today. One
was on the Kellogg BRAND treaty
by the foreign relations committee
The other, which began a the con.
sideration Of the nomination Of Roy
o. West, secretary Of the interior,
y had branched off into what resem.
Sled another oil inquiry. Beginning
with questions asked West about thu
renewal Of the Salt Greek royalty
oil lease to Harry F. Sinclair, thu
committee later called Df. HuhsFl
Work, secretary Of the interior when
the contract was renewed, and today
William J. Donovan, an assistant
attorney general, had been sum
moned to testify.
The senate foreign relations com.
mittee has had two brief hearings
on the KelloPg-Briand pact and be.
gan the third with the prospect thai
reservations might be offered.
Other committees of both house!
had routine meetings before them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14

His i9st hours were spent playing
cards With his guard, Moran reach
ing through the bars to play his
cards on the table outside.
The pclicomen had stopped m
aQtomobile 81 which Moran and two
e6rltanions were riding IN order TO
Qus Hon them and were shot down
without warning.
Moran was Eiveu two trials, b.
Ing first convicted IN January, 1927,
sttsr Z trial during which he slspi
most Of the time. He Was sentenced
%; 6eath each TINA. His defense VA
6Gssd on ! plsA q insanity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
LONG STRUGGLE
FACES KING AT
DANGER STAGE
Queen Mary Thanks President
Coolidge for Coincidence
Message

London, Dec. 14.-(AP)-Al-
though King George has successful
ly passed through q very critical
phase Of his illness, the latest Off
cial word from Buckingham Palace
today indicated that there was q
long and difficult struggle ahead Of
him before the danger point was
passed and he reached . convalescent
stage.
The latest official word was con-
tanned in . message sent by Lord
Stamfordham, the kings private
secretary, on behalf Of Queen Mary
In reply to President Coolidge's cor
dial message to the king.
This message said:
"The queen Is most grateful to
you, Mr.. President, for your kind
massage Of which his majesty will
in due course be informed @ soon
As his. strs1sth pcyEuits. Though
the recent operation sucossdk6ily
treated ono phase Of the kings ser.
ious illness, the consequences Of the
general infection will entail weeks
Of slow and anxious progress before
convalescence can be reached"
This message was more informa-
tive than the mornings official bull
letin which stated:
"The slight improvement in the
kings condition noted last evening
is maintained. Any progress must
be slow and difficult"
The bulletin was signed by Sil
Hugh Rigby, Sir Stanley Hewett
and Lord Dawson o. Penn.
Indicating the greatly weakened
state that the king must be in after
the trying operations Of Wednes.
day, and the effects Of infection on
his system, was the fact made known
by the queens message that the king
had not yet been informed Of Mr.
Coolidge's telegram. This, it was
stated, would be communicated tc
him only when he gained sufficient
measure of strength.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
Farg0's Civic Needs
Will Be Studied by
Newly Created Body

Fargo, Dec. 14.-(AP)-Fargo's
municipal requirements will be
studied by = special council newly
created through the local chamber
Of commerce, with = plan similar to
that employed recently in st. Paul,
adopted. A municipal auditorium,
city hall, sewage disposal plant,
ample park ex oansion program, and
added schools and fire department
stations are included in the study.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
GROUNDED SHIP
CREW REMOVED

London, Dec. 14.-(R-A radio
message received by Lloyd's today
said that al hands had been removed
from the liner Celtic, which is on the
rocks at the entrance to Cork har-
Dor. The skeleton crew which has
been left aboard was taken off dur
ing the night because Of rough
weather.
A radio message from = special
officer aboard the salvage steamer
Restorer, said that there was an
increase in Z gale which had been
blowing from the southeast and that
this and the heavy sea made it inn
possible for any craft to remain
alongside. The salvage workers
were therefore compelled to discon-
tinue work aboard the Celtic and Ill
agreed that it was most prudent to
remove ell hands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
Flu Epidemic Said on Decrease Here
Absences from School Are on
Increase, However, a. =
- Preventive

Members Of the state board Of ad-
ministration will await advices from
the state health department. before
sorderine the closing q any state
educational institutions because Of
'1119uD149s lt was announced hsfeF to
a, telegram was sent today to Of
ficials Of the University Of North
Dakota asking for . report on con-
ditions there which. resulted in clos
ing that institution. This morning
the board had no official knowledge
Of the action Of university author
tiles.
Schools and institutions over the
state and nation were continuing tc
close this morning because Of the
wave Of influenza and colds which il
sweeping the country.
Though absences from school are
increasing, the epidemic is subsiding,
DR.. C. E. Stackhouse, city health Of.
ficer, said this morning. Many OF
the children, he said, are being kept
away from school in order to keep
the disease from spreading.
Nodaks Game Cancelled
The University Of Chicago closed
down yesterday afternoon and can
celed basketball games with the Uni.
versity Of North Dakota which were
to have been played tomorrow night
influenza among students at the
University Of Minnesota has become
so pronounced that officials Of the
health service have extended then
bed facilities into the ballroom Of
the Minnesota Union to care for the
constantly increasing number OF pa
tients. The institution will not By
closed, however, until the epidemic
decreases.
Number Of sickness cases in Bis
marck today mounted to 976 IS com.
pared to $50 Wednesday. OF 2,914
persons in institutions in the city
624, or FL per cent, were reported
indisposed this morning. Approx
mately five per cent Of the othel
people in the city. are sick. It is esti'
mated.
Only 80 Of 1,127 persons in Man.
dan institutions were reported sicl
today, the state training school not
having reported . case yet. =.
The influenza board Of strategy
appointed by Surgeon General Cum
ming, has through the surgeon gen
sral made public program Of pre-
l.caution.
This urges isolation Of recognized
and suspected cases; avoiding con
tact with crowds and treatment o
CASES at home rather than IN hospi
tals.
Wesld Appropriate 2s.oos. 900
A bill was introduced yesterday il
| the house Of representatives to ap
propriate $26 ,OOO, 900 to combat tn
disease. Il would make the none!
available Immediately 70 the surgeo'
general.
Absences reported in Bismarck in
stitutions follow:
Hikh school, 9e of $50 students.
Richholt school, Is Of $50 studenta
Roosevelt school, 50 Of 2l9 stu
dents.
WIN school. 81 Of 200 students.
WIN School annex. Is Of 80 stu
dents.
William Moore school. 5e Of 81
!, ST Nary's school. 1so Of $50 stu
HMM. S:..rel Indian school y q =
! stats penitsntiary, 80 Of 800 b
mates.
Fort Lincoln, 20 of $50 rssident'
4 Sicknssss reported in 4andan u
lstitutions follow:
Central school, 8 .of 2l8 student
I 81, Custer school. 8 Of 46 students.
High school. 10 Of $50 students.
II Syndicate school, 8 q 12b st'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14

Fog Today Brings
Rain Next Spring
to Cheer Farmers

Among Russian farmers Of. the
Missouri Slope country there II .
saying that 100 days from 4 heavy
fog comes . heavy rain.
A fog hung over the area yester-
day and IL especially thick today.
The farmers Of the district are look
ing forward to. heavy rains when
spring plowing takes place and are
happy In their anticipation Of the
prospect Of rain at that time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
Mandan Farm Raided
by Revenue Agents

Homes Of Frank, Anton. and Ru-
dolph Boehm, brothers and farmers
living north Of Mandan, were raided
and discovery Of four stills were
made by Morton county officials and
federal dry agents yesterday.
Fifty gallons Of homs brew and
500 gallons Of mash were found in
the three raids.
No warrants have been issued for
the arrest Of the men.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
STRICKEN MAN
KILLEDN FALL

New York, Dec. 14.-(AP)-Ap-
parently seized by an attack Of YER
{ieo g he stood ia the window Of hid
apartment last right. Irwin +. He'll
broner, Of Weber and HetIbroner,
Haberdashers, fell u stories TO hia
death. He was 80 years old. "a (
He had been sufferer from sleep
ine sickness for four years and IL
recent months had suffered several
attacks Of vertigo and insomnia. Thu
accident occurred while hs WAS In hia
bedroom.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-14
COUNTY AGENTS RLECrE.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. l4.-(AP)-
Lloyd Hudson Of st. James, was
elected president Of the 1linnesota
County Agents association. Fred
Idtse Of Crookston was named vlce
president, and s. A. Aldrich of Carl-
&nn. secretary.treaSurey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-17
BY Frederic +.
Van de Water

Copyright by
D, Appleton & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-17

and Delaney had telephoned from the
restaurant to the West Duquesne House
and received in reply to his demand for
speech with Trooper Cameron the in
formation that the rookie had ridden in
just before noon, stabbed his horse has
tily and had vanished, without even
waiting for dinner. Resolutely as he
walked along, he put aside his gath
ering wrath at his irresponsible pa
trolmate and continued to drive his
thoughts forward, bridging gaps with
flinlsy surmise, thrusting theories over
obstacles, extricating them from blind
| alleys. Yet, when he had reached the
steps leading up to the home of Ana
Lyoff, he had attained no conclusion.
Only vague persistent suspicion,
throbbing like mutinous tooth, per-
vaded him as he mounted, pushed the
bell button, and after waiting long min
utes, raped impatiently upon the door.
He waited, looking down the cold street
where houSetopS, ice-coated, still gilt
tered IN the warmthless declining SUM-
light, and raped again. Footsteps an
sWered him now, the door was opened
mime voice demanded his business.
oh" 1t said when he explained
briefly. Come in," and the door swung
wide and was slammed quickly behind
him. The landlady, wearing an invisible
robe of martyrdom over her straight
black dress, explained drearily, between
snuff1es:
Il thought you was another reporter,
mister. They've driven me most crazy
today. Ring, ring, ring. ever since early
morning till had the bell disconnected
I declare it's pretty hard on woman
who's never had breath of scandal
against her establishment to be bounded
early and late
TITS tough, isn't it?" Delaney SYM
pathized with an ingratiating smile.
It's hard on you, Mrs. wilkins, after
all you've done to clear up this case,
too"
There was more of relish and less of
mourning In Mrs. wilkins sniff, and
this was preliminary to a meticulous
reiteration of the alibi she had fur
nished her boarder and Boris Lyoff.
Under the adniring eyes of the good
looking man In gray. she recited it from
beginning to end, with spasmodic snuff
filings furnishing the sole punctuation.
Miss Lyof had hired a room in the
boarding house for her brother, but the
woman who was to relinquish 1t before
the holidays had become i'll and had
wished to retain it. Accordingly, at
the last moment, after trying both the
hotels of Duquesne in vain. Miss Lyof