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~ CHARLES A. LINDBERGH
CHAPTER VI

y
The next morning Was overcast
with IcuaT showers which wers yisi-
Bile IN every direction. I took Cff
soon. alter daybreak and after NY
ing through several storms landed
in .. hayfieId 1t Forest city lows,
where I serviced the ship between
showers and took off on the final
flight to shakopee, Mimi. where ]
expected to meet my father and
carry him around on his campaign.
I found shakopee covered by =
waiting Tor the storm to pass on 20
that could land got into 2
heavy shower near Savage. One OF
the cylinders cut out, and was
circIing preparatory to landing IN
4 clover field when two more
stopped firing. I was flying at
Iess than q 2OO-foot altitude and
losing that rapidly. It was neces-
sary' to land Immediately. but the
only choice OF landing places lay
between q swamp and high trees,
took the swamp and cut the
throttle. When the wheels touched
earth they rolled about 20 feet and
sank into the spreader bar and we
nosed over.
The Landing
The rudder did not quite touch
the swamp grass and the plane
stopped after passing through
three-quarters Of semicircle, with
the radiator cap and top wing rest
ing on the ground. / was hanging
on the safety belt. but when I tried
to open the clasp with one hand
holding on with the other to keep
from falling out on my head. ]
found 1t to be jammed. After sew
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Wanted Insurance

"She wanted to get his life in
e1rance amounting to $4,000. She
recently increased it to that figure
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rAnss staff Photo

n the fOe preceding nstalln1ents IF We Ldy told
- his first flight IF HE first and paT0c'ute
;u,one: 81 his purchase or second-hhnd plane; ~
II, nj soIo fight; VI his first crash and of He st
night hOps
b NOW co ON WITH4THE STORY and folLouD # eOetv
uvsek.dsyin The Wdshinston Times and on Sundays -
The Warrington Herald.
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-
e was IN early morning of last
March 70 that Snyder was found
fiudgeoned To death in hfs. Queens
Village home, q picture wire tight
about his throat. his head crushed
IN. Mrs. Snyder was discovered
tied and gagged in another room.
IA story Of q brutal robber enter
ing her suburban home. was told
10 police by Mrs. Snyder. They
doubted her version from the first.
There was the entry in the won1an2s
engagement hook of q name
Henry Judd Gray. Other clues led
detectives to Gray in Syracuse.
Gray Confessed
Gray, natty corset salesman, with
Z loving wife ANA ( 1C-veaf.old
daughter, confessed while en- route
to New York under arrest. The
blond Ruth had fascinated him.
They had danced and drunk to.
retfer. She wanted TO yet rid OF
her husband, IL years her senior.
And there was insurance. Yes. ne
had murdered Snyder. because Ruth
had wanted it done.
For several months, the two low
ers plotted. In January, Snyder UNI
Willingly escaped first attempt on
hiS life. He awoke to. find room
in which he was sleeping filled with
gas. He ran into the yard, halI
choking, but he never suspected.
1t was in March that Snyder's
doom was sealed Gray arranged, a
cunning alibi in Syracuse, by means
Of having friends mail letters and
by registering at a Syracuse hotel.
At midnight. Gray arrived from
Syracuse The sidedoor, as prear-
ranged, in the Snyder home was
open and in slipped Gray to await
the return of Snyder and Ruth. who
husband with liquor throughout the
evening. the easier to be slain.
Hit With Sashweight
Extracts from Grays confession
tell the vivid story of the murder
hour:
Snyder was struck with a sash.
weight and then chloroformed and
bound up. After this, Mrs. Snyder
and n1ussed up the bedclothes, and
pulled out the bureau drawers to
make the thing seem like robbery.
Snyder, Ruth and their 10-year-
at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Snyder put the
child to bed. Snyder went to his
room. Then Mrs. Snyder and /
met.
I'VE tip-toed into Snyder's room.
We carried the sashweight. wrap
ped in paper. We came close to
the bed. Snyder was asleep.
Ruth Struck Him, Too
II raised the sashweight and hit
the sleeping man a glancing blow
on the head. Then the sashweight
fell to the floor. Mrs. Snyder
reached down, picked it up and
struck her husband another blow.
Then took out the chloroform
and applied it to Snyder's nose.
tried to tie Snyder's hands with
his own necktie that his wife passed
over TO me from a rack.
my hands shook and I was un
able to do so. There was blood
on my vest and shirt and on Mrs
Snyder's nightgown and kimono
Mrs. Snyder burned them in thu
furnace. She gave me one Of hei
husbands shirts.
'.Ars. Snyder and have beer
in love for the past two years.
don't think, however, that her de
sire to go with me was the sole
motive behind the crime.
Wanted Insurance
"She wanted to get his life in
errance amounting to S25, 700. Sht
recently increased 1t to that figur'
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Ship Is Total Loss;
But. Crew Is Rescued

RIO, JANEIRO, Jan. 13.-The Bel
gian freight ship King Albert. which
went aground yesterday, near Cape
San Thome, is a. total loss, accord.
ing to word received here today. >
The crew were rescued.
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Indy Rests at Colon
Till Plane Is Safe

PANAMA Jan. 13Athough scheduled to leave today for
Venezuela the northern coast of South America, Col
Charles A Lndbergh may decide not to take off all
depends on the conditions plane Spirit Of St. Louis
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REV0E TING Crime LED
COUPLE To CHAIR
Times staft photo

OssTNING n z, Jan. 13Ths buzz Of the electric chair
has flashed the tainted souls Of Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray
into another the of the love conspiracy which
led Of Albert Snyder husband of the
goldenhaired murderes will live in the annals Of American
0~ssrn sncIar d 49, $780, B
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Central America 1 could get from
one point to another in a few hours.
whereas IL had been compelled to-
travel by train and. boat it might
have taken two or three weeks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-23

POLICY TO BE
REAT!TACKED
Borah Hopes Senate Will Work
Toward Better Understand
ing Between Republics

Washington, Jan. 23.-(R-Sen-
ate leaders. of both parties have
declared open session again on the
Administrators Nicaraguan policy.
With the return, of President Cool
idge from Havana, where he ad-
dressed the Pan-American confer
ence, q truce under which the SEN
ate refrained from any action that
might embarrass the executive has
ended.
Aside from senatorial comment
that may come early in the week,
the first definite step is expected to
be taken on Wednesday when the
foreign relations committee will ex-
anime the crop Of resolutions be-
fore touching on the Nicaraguan
situation.
Just how the senate will get in
to the question remains in doubt,
because it, membership is divided
into several groups with conflict
ing views ~ to what should be
done about Latin-American rela-
tions. Republican independents are
urging : full investigation Of the
Nicaraguah episode with : view to
returning American marines to the
home stations, while administration
.enators ore anxious ito leave the
situation o It stands now.
The latt1r course, however, would
not satisfy Chairman Borah Of the
foreign relations committee, o.
some o1 the Democratic leaders.
~
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C0sgrave Visits
Washington Today

Washington, Jan. 23.-tP)-Wil-
liam I. Cosgrave, president of the
executive council of the Irish Free
State, arrived here from Chicago
this morning for a four-day visit.
The official party was met at the
union station by representatives of
the state department, the British en-
bassy and the Irish Free State lega-
tion.
The visitors program today in
cluded an audience with President
Coolidge, dinner with the Canadian
minister, Vincent Massey, and q
luncheon with Assistant Attorney
General William. j. Donovan.
Although tired when he left Chi
cago yesterday after carrying out
in "a hours program originally in
tended to be sread over three days,
Mr.. Cosgrave slept comfortably on
the train.
Since he began his American tour
last Friday, when he landed on
United States soil for the first time,
Mr.. Cosgrave has trave.c. more
than 1900 miles, and attended a
long string Of funct ons. The most
active feature Of his visit thus far
has been his contact with admirers
who have flocked about him every
where.
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CECIL RYAN
is QUEEN OF
MARDI GRAS
HildOr Sim0nson Wins Second
Place-Carnival Nets Lodge
More Than $1,000

Miss Cecil RYAN was crowned
queen Of the I. O. o. +. Mardi
Gras Saturday evening and pre-
sented with the beautiful diamond
dinner ring when the balloting at
the last night Of the carnival gave
her the majority Of votes in the
popularity contest.
Miss Hildor Simons0n was lead
ing the contest with majority Of
100000 votes when the performance
opened Saturday evening. Miss
Simonson was awarded wrist
watch as second high in the race.
The canvassing committee, ap-
pointed by the leading ladies in the
Mardi Gras popularity contest, was
composed of S. A. Young of Man
dan, Hans Gran, John Bauer and q.
@. Lee Of Bismarck.
In the contest among the men,
bers of the /. o. O. F.. for selling
the greatest number of tickets, s.
S. Mcdonald, selling 26 books, won
the mems prize, the Odd Fellows
Perdleton blanket. Mrs. p. G. Har-
rington will receive wrist watch
for selling 36 books.
The Mardi Gras afforded three
evenings of splendid entertainment
and proved successful financially.
At least $1,000 has been realized
by the |. O. O. F. for the entertain
ment of the grand lodge which will
meet here in June.
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SHOW DOWN ON
FARM AID BILL
MEETS DELAY
SoutPa~a Cotton GroMers Ex.
plain Proposed sBledsoe
Amendment to Measure

Washington, Jan. 23.-R)-A
show down in the house agricul-
tural committee on the equalization
fee provision of the McNary-Hau-
gen bill was held in allegiance today
while southern cotton growers con-
tinued to explain the proposed
"Bledsoe amendment" to the bill.
The amendment, which was in
cluded in the bill vetoed by Presi-
dent Coolidge last year, is spon-
sored by Oscar Bledsoe, president
Of the Staple Cotton Growers CO.
operative association. It would
provide federal insurance to cotton
growers against seasonable decline
in price.
Bledsoe concluded his argument
today, and was told by Representa-
tive Aswell Of Louisiana, ranking
Democrat on the committee, that he
considered the plan "very logical
and sensible"
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Farm Prosperity
Returning to N. d.

Agricultural prosperit- is re-
to North Daokta, according
to officials Of the Bank of North
Dakota, and they back their obser-
vations with personal observation.
A year ago the bank had more
than 100000 acres Of land which it
had acquired as the result Of fore
closures of real estate mortgages.
In addition new land was being ac-
quired faster than the bank could
resell the land it already had.
Now foreclosures are very few
and the land held bv the bank is
being sold at the rate Of several
thousand acres 2 week, records Of
the bank show.
Some Of the sales were made on
contracts entered into last sprina
and summer and payments now are
being made on them. Other sal0
are to persons who wart more land
and have the money to nay for it Of
st least make : substantial down
payment.
One phase Of the land movement
Is regarded by banl: officials II
peculiarly significant IA pointing
toward the future o. the state. 4
IS that Ill Of the Saies made by TIL
bank have beer to farmers already
living II the state who are familiar
with the prosperity they are acquir'
ing.
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Governor Sorlie Wins
H0n0rs in Whist Play

Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. a.
One hundred members Of the North
west Whist Association attended
the annual banquet At the Leaning
ton. F. G. Burmaster, president az
the Minneapolis Whist Club, was
toastmaster and the following play-
ers spoke: Governor A. G. Sorlie
Of North Dakota, w. i. Chapin Of
st. Paul, N. Waters Of Sioux City,
Peter Aitkin Of Aitkin, Mimi, n. +.
Fry Of Chicago, and Judge Lennon
Of st. Joe, No.
In the progressive pair play sue
ceeding the banquet, Mrs.. Barnes
and Borhus weer high IN the north
and south group with 106. Governor
Sorlie, teamed with Mrs. Eads to
win honors in the east and west
division with III. In. the second
section, Todd and Varney led thu
north and south side With -, while
the east and west lsadership went 70
Nrs. Gludt and Morse With 100.
In the afternoon play, Govern0r
Sorlie and Tom Sullivan - red 1o4
ii the east m Woot, vhise jn north
and south, Mr.. Drowlj and 0fa
Barnes scored 4l9t one Trick mopo
than Fraser and 8iGo1oW.
The nartin tTopky EMP wno -
! BY the Ninneapolie toor No, 4 -.
posed q Ceptaln Loo DaploG 0le
Olson, Al NorInan m 1rank 0ur3.
master. Five tearao wsre onteto0
| ii the event,
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Girls kidnapping
Story All . Dream

Fargo, n. D., Jan. 23.-tR}-Miss
Esther 1gonson, Dottineau, N d.
girl. who told = sensational story
of being kidnapped, beaten and abau.
donod 81 throe men. last Thursday
uixht and who later admitted the
tale Nao "alI, : dream, Mas taken
= ~ houas Sunday BY her father,
John 1loaoon.
SinGo ~ Nas taken 70 = local
hoeplf6lS aftor being found on =
old6Wel1 4pporontly "a great pain,
~ 6lxl t6l6 several conflicting
ntofjos - auSsoe, but told polico
that ~ ei1n6ay 4ell On the slippery
-. 4 eisteF, living s. Fargo told
poljeo tkot ~ ejx1 had boen aff1ict-
- WITH headaehes and dissy spells
tor oonno tine.
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BRINGS
LEAGUE ISSUE
TO FOREFRONT
Nations Group Mentioned by
Name in Latest French
Note Published Today

Paris, Jan. 23.-lF-The French
government, by pointing out its OBJ
legations to the League of Nations.
has brought the United States face
to face with the league issue in the
proposed treaty to outlaw war.
For the first time in the ex-
changes between Foreign Minister
BRAND and Secretary Eelle &c, the
league has been mentioned by name
in the latest French note. This
note was published in all Paris
newspapers today, with unanimously
favorable comment on the French
position.
The latest note suggests that the
United States may find it possible
to accept the terminology adopted
by the majority of the powers at
Geneva. 1t leaves the door open for
any other formula Washington may
suggest to France, (which would
enable it to reconcile absolute con-
demnation of war with engagements
and obligations contracted by vari-
Gus nations with legitimate con-
Germ for the security Of each"
The reply to Kellogg also says
that France is still prepared to con-
clude q bilateral pact between the
two countries renouncing war Be-
cause Of the emphasis laid on aggres-
sion, many observers fee. that the
negotiations may be abandoned
The papers, however, continue
optimistic although warning is
sounded in the Journal des Debats
against the negotiations being too
rapidly conducted.
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REFORMS ARE
CONSTRUCTIVE,
DELEGATES SAY
Will Remove Ground For Ac.
cusations That Union Is
Influenced by u. s.
RESULT OF YEARS STUDY
Mexico. Peru and Argentina
Delegations Prepare Pro-
posed Alterations

Havana, Jan. 23.-1F)-Dissatis-
faction in various Latin American
countries with the operatio of the
Pan-American union crystallized to-
day in sweeping reform proposals.
Three delegations ,repared the
proposals for presentation to the
committee on Pan-American affairs
of the Pan-American congress.
Mexico, Peru, and Argentina an
nounced they would take tn lead in
the matter with amendments which
would remove the ground for accusa-
tions that the Pan-American union,
as now established in Washington,
was to directly under the influence
Of the United States.
Keep Suggestion, Secret
Honorario Pueyrredon, chairman
of the Ar. .ntine delegation and
ambassador to Washington, said he
had scheme for sweeping reforms
but would not reveal them before
laying them before the committee.
He said, however, that he had no
desire to see the seat of the union
transferred from Washington. All
he would state a. ,ut his plans, how
ever, was tha they were construc-
tive and based on manv year, activ-
ity and study as a member Of the
governing board Of the union.
Pcru's delegation declined also to
make public it's suggestions in ad-
vance Of presentation.
The Mexican proposal wo, ID af-
feet the present organization OF the
union in four vital aspects:
Four I'm. ortant Changes
"First-Substituti of q govern
ing board elected by the various
governments for the present board
consisting of their ambassadors to
Washington and the United States,
!. .cretary oI state. This presumably
is intended to avoid the possibility
that members of the bt ard come too
deeply under the shadow Of the state
department with which they conduct
their business.
Second-A -ule specifically stat
ing that the cha.rmanship is to be
bestowed on all countries in alpha
betical order. At p. esent the chair
man is elected by the board and the
practice has been to unanimously
choose the United States secretary
of state in compliment to the home
government.
Third - Rotation Of the post Of
directors eneral, inst~a Of the pres
ent permanent director-general as
called for the present colstitu-
tion. The director general would
be chairman oe the various commit
tees which every country would es-
tablish to deal with Pan-American
affairs.
Fourth ~ Forbidding the director
general to hold any other political
post, no matter in tn. interests of
what government, unless these were
of purely educational character.
.2ebuke to the y. 5.
Many delegates view this last
proposal as q rebuke to the United
States since DR.. Leo S. Rowe. pres
ent director-general, is a United
States delegate to the congress.
The Mexican government also
wants the other appointments in the
organization to be distributed more
evenly among the various republics
and to assure this all appointments
would come directly from the gov
crning board.
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2 NEAR DEATH
AS RESULT OF
ACCIDENTS
Arthur Peterson Hurt When
Tank Explodes-Stanton Boy
Injured While Coasting

Arthur Peterson. 20, Bismarck.
and David Heinemeier, 9, Stanton,
lie at the point of death in Bismarck
hospitals today, the result Of acci-
dents over the weekend.
Peterson, an employe, OF the Con-
solidated Utilities company. sus-
tanned a severe fracture Of the skull
and a fractured nose anc forearm
when compressed air tank which
he was filling in the Copeli., Motor
company's garage about 1:3O p. IN.
Sunday exploded with terrific force.
Heinemeier, the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Heinemeier. suffered
critical abdominal injuries Friday
near his home when he was bounced
on q coasting sled, bolt piercing
internal organs.
Peterson Weakening
Intermittent hemorrhages Of the
nose were weaking Peterson to-
day, according to the attending ply
sician. Heinemeier's condition is
also serious from threatened peri
tonitio.
It had been the habit Of Peterson,
according to garage employees, to use
air in the compressed air tank At the
garage in filling his own tank which
was used for clearing clogged gas
mains.
A faulty air gage which gave nc
indication Of tie passinr of the
compression limit was the direct
cause Of the explosion, q garage
employe. said.
Tank Blown Through Ceiling
When the explosion occurred. the
tank was blown through she ceiling
striking Peterson's face and arm IL
its ascent hurting him vio'
lently to the cement floor. He WA
unconscious for about 10 minutes.
Young Heinemeier, in company
with : crowd Of other small boys
was coasting on Z hill near his home
When the sled hit . bump, :. threw
the boy into tho air and he droppef
hack onto the bolt which fastened
the runners 70 the riding board.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-23
DIARY TELLS
HOW AVIATOR
MET HIS DEATH
Fred Hoyt Of Kansas Died Of
Exposure in Snowbound
Mountain Country
BODY FOUND SATURDAY
Encountered Fog En- Route
From Salt Lake City to Boise,
Idaho, Jan. IA
BODY FOUND SATURDAY

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 3d.
GA diary, telling of tail spins
and a parachute jump in blizzard,
has revealed how Fred Hoyt, Kan
sas aviator, died of exposure while
he sought shelter in the sno .sbound
mountain country of southern Idaho.
The diary, also containing letter
to his bride of a month. told how
Hoyt was forced down in a canyon
January IA, and Of his unsuccessful
effort to avoid being frozen to
death. His body was found Satur-
day last by rancher, six miles from
the spot where the ship crashed
and between two piles Of brush he
had gathered for fire but was un-
able to start.
George Hoyt, a brother, Of Oak
Park, Calf, who assited in bringing
the body 80 miles to a railroad, said
the diary was written Oh . fligh,
log book, parts of which had beer
scattered along Hoyt's trail, appar.
emily to mark the way back to the
plane.
Encounters Heavy Fog
The first story, written at 6:3(
p. m., January IA, told of encounter.
ing fog shortly after leaving here
for Boise, Idaho. He climber = ar
altitude of 15,20O feet to avoid The
fog, but Ice formed on the ship.
"Wires began taking on ice and
speed indicator stoppe )" Hoyt
wrote. "Tried turn southwest but
couldn't hold course. Ship sinking.
Finally lost control and went into
three spins at 5000 feet. Tried ia
let ship adjust itself, but soon in
fourth spin and decided to get out.
Tried to get on wing, but nosed
down, throwing me over center Sec
tion. Pulled ring and chute seemed
to open instantly. Severe jerk and
when / realized what it was all
about was perhaps 500 feet above
ground. Stuck facing wind. Threw
head first into srow. Have no idea
of direction. Showing constantly
Landed last 300 p. M, didn't hear
nor see ship"
keers Fire During Night
The next entry, at $3.50 a. M. jan
uary Is, told of ee,ing a fire
throughout the night; T awakening
from fifthful slumber to fine the
snowfall continuing. At $40 p. m.
on that day. he -iade the final en-
try. It said:
"Sun .ame out for shert time.
tried to estimate south fr m the sun
and decided this down ridge. Will
stay here and keep warm .onight,
then tomorrow will remove flying
suit and endeavor to go south"
Ranchers said that. after ather-
ing brush for q fire, .tyt appar-
emily sat down to- rest and fell
asleep, never te awaken. A note on
the first page Of the leg book sai,'
"Letter for my wife will te found
on page 30"
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SERVED AT FIRST N. D. LEGIS.
LATURE

MinOt-A. G. Nedrud, pioneer
Logan farmer and q member Of the
first North Dakota legislative as
sembly in 1890, recently attended the
special session Of the legislature,
serving as ono Of the employees.