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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-08

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motor. Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
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Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10
FINE ELDERLY COUPLE
 RECEIVING WELL WISHES
 ARRIVAL 59 ANNIVERSARY

A wonderful and lovable old cou- pie today are receiving the heartiest congratulations and we'll wishes from their score of friends, the occasion being, the arrival of the 50th we'd ding anniverary of MT. and Mrs. Walter Crawford, respected citizens Of Seward for the last 10 years.
 Ed Crawford, of the Alaska Trans fer, is their son and through him the following is gleamed about the old folks. Mr. and Mrs Crawford both come from New York State where they were married; Mrs. Crawford blushing bride of r and MT. Craw- ford, two-years her senior. They nov ed 10 Minnesota in 1876, during +he grasshopper invasion. They then went to the Dakotas in 1876 to Oregon in 1907, and from there, to Alaska
 Friends have been dropping up to the house today extending best wish es to them for many more happy and contented years. This evening din- ned party will be given and-well, The Gateway is sworn to secrecy so cannot reveal the surprise in store for this delightful and charming To- cal couple
 Though unable to call on them per sonally, The Gateway wishes to ext,nd heartiest congratulations and sincerely expresses the hope the coming years may treat them gently and happily, as in the past. "
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10
DEATH OR LIFE

Under the law either is liable to the death penalty by hanging or life i'm prisonment may be imposed Attor- ney Walsh said he will give notice ap- peal from the verdict on Saturday. Hickman continued to be indifferent and unmoved even to laughing and "wise cracking" about his probable hanging when visited by newspaper men a half hour after the verdict was reached yesterday 'The die is cast and the state wins by neck" he said. His working reaction to the verdict was T can stand up and take my medi cine like a man." he said but without apparent boasting.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10
BASE FOR APPEAL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. P)-The attorneys for Hickman announced their appeal to the State Supreme Court will be based principally on Judge Trabucco's charge to the jury. Attorney Walsh said the Judge fail ed to instruct the jurors that they might, if they wished, to recommend leniency for the prisoner.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10
MAY LAST SIX MONTHS

Briefs for the appeal will contain further allegations that the recently amended state laws, governing sanity hearings, are unconstitutional and that the trial Judge erred in failing 10 instruct the jury on several points. Prominent members of the bar ex- pressed the opinion six months might elapse before the case is finally set tied.
 Hickman was awakened at a. m. today after a sound sleep. Special guards have been placed over him to prevent any possible chances of him committing suicide.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10
MORE O|I HICKMAN
(Continued from Page One)

(Continued from Page One) branded him murdered.
 Two verdicts returned in the sanity trial one that Hickman was sane on the murder charge and the other he was sane on the Kidnapping charge.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10

When you want a good steak or roast, give carstens call.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10
AS PLAIN AS THE PAPER ON THE WALL

It is known the Alaska delegate opposed the Lowell Creek project; it is known Senator Howel who would nave ked to cut the railroad appIopMaton M o1f between known he is against the removal and it is known that contrary to the belief of few he had absolutely nothing to do with the Alaska Railroad boys winning their increase in wage scale.
 The Lowell Creek project is practically assured; the amendment offered before the Senate by Howell was turned down fat the court house removal is dormant Treadway another friend of the delegate was cut off in his efforts to block Alaskan appropriations The har bor improvements plan in the Cold Bay area were re- ported on unfavorably yesterday, etc. and etc.
 And Judge Reed in the First Dvision is still the job regardless of the harpoonng the delegate tried to slip into him.
 Yet there are some who cannot or will not recog- niZe the truth
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10

sigh of relief felt over the outcome of the Hick- insanity trial for though he had confessed to have brutaly murdered little Marion Parker there was always the doubt that he would escape paying the pen alty.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10

Possibly the Federal Reserve Board could do some thing to keep the Mississippi River from making its banks.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10

We the spectacle of Representative from India get up his hing legs in defense of Alaska against the charges of the delegates friend Treadway Should not it have been the delegates place to defend the Terri tory he is paid to represent?
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10

It is reported there is limited number of sales off malt in town. Now what can be the reason?
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10

Now they have coined for members off the dry force; "head hunters is it. Not bad what!
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-10

Just another month or so and spring will be here
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05

LEONARD W. B0NNEY, PIONEER IN AIR
FIELD, KILLED WHEN MACHINE FALLS
Unique Model Plane, Fashioned
Like a Sea Gull, Drops so
Feet in First Real Test
Flight - Flyer Is Thrown
Out and His Neck Broken

New York, May 5.-(AP)-The
name Of Leonard w. Bonney, So
year-old air pioneer, has been added
to the list Of those who have lost
their lives in the promotion Of avia-
tion.
He was killed at Curtiss Field
yesterday when his plane, modelled
after a sea gull, fell SO feet on its
first real test flight, throwing Bon
ney out and breaking his neck. The
plane was wrecked.
The plane, which he had named the
Bonney Gull, was the product Of
moaths Of study Of gulls that Bon
ney captured in the Long Island
marshes near Mastic. He had spent
100000 in building it.
"Either I've got something here.
or I'm just another nut" he said
just before he took off on tho flight,
refusing the offer Of many younger
flyers to test his plane for him.
The plane had curved wings, sim
liar to those Of a gull, and pinions
in place of ailerous, which added to
its birdlike appearance. The fuse
lage Of the machine was what he
called "a true copy of my martyred
gulls."
Other aviators were skeptical Of
the plans Of the plane Bonney de-
signed but respected his long expert
ence in flying and his aeronautical
knowledge. The Guggenheim School
of Aeronautics at Columbia Univer-
sity and the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology aided him in his ex-
periments.
On his first test Of the machine
last October it only got five feet off
the ground and then dropped, break
ing its undercarriage.
In the fatal flight it rose quickly
from the field and attained an alti-
tude of so feet to clear the trees at
the edge of the field before it was
seen to waver and then dive toward
the earth. 1t had travelled about
5000 feet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
HUGE LEAK AT.
BASE OF DYKE
BRINGS ALARM
Contractor Says Situation al
Table Rock Cove In s. c.
Is Serious
FOLKS FLEE INTO HILLS
Greenville, S. c., Not Endan-
gered, But Lower Mill
Towns Are in Path

Greenville, S. c., May 5.-(R-
Collapse Of the big earthen dam at
Table Rock Cove on the Saluda riv-
er, 81 miles north of here. was be-
lieved impending, Galloway Mills,
contractor who constructed the con-
duits to pipe the water here, said
today on returning from the scene.
The leak around the outlet valve
at the base Of the dyke was grad
ually growing larger and : crack
that extended the full length had
developed in the crown, Mr.. Mills
said. He left the dam about 6 a. m.
Impending collapse of the huge
new earthen dam of the Greenville
water system sent 10000 residents
Of the valley to higher ground last
night, when B. w. Andere, Table
Rock Inn keeper, broadcast q warn
ing that the 100000, 900 gallons Of
water impounded in the artificial
lake were pouring through big
leak around the outlet valve at the
bottom of the dyke.
Alarm Spreads Rapidly
The alarm soon spread through
the valley and within a short time
the exodus was under way.
Today it was believed that every
one who lived in the endangered
area had needed the alarm and
sought safety on rearby hills.
Greenville, seven miles east of
the river, was not endangered, but
CONTINUED on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
WILKINS ASKED
TO ACCOMPANY
POLAR FLIGHT
Refuses Invitation of General
Mobile, However-Is Work.
ing on Book

Green Harbor, Spitzbergen. May
5.-R)-General Umberto Mobile
has invited Captain George Wilkins
to accompany him on his three trips
in the Italia to Greenland. the North
Pole, and Nicholas II. Land, but
Captain Wilkins has refused, it be-
came known here today.
Captain Wilkins is working day
and night on his new book describ.
ing his polar trip, and is writing III
himself on a typewriter, hoping to
get it ready prior to his departure.
This was accepted here as the basis
for his refusal.
The steamship Hobby, which will
take the Wilkins plane. and possibly
the Pilot Eielson, to Norway, is exc
pected at Svalbard Wednesday.
In the meantime the weather
conditions show increasingly un-
favorable for the flight Of the Italia
here. A snowstorm from the north
west prevailed today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
New Flight Endurance
Record for Seaplanes
Established by PN-12

Philadelphia, May 5.-(AP)-The
worlds flight endurance record for
seaplanes was bettered by Z hours
25 minutes as 4-5 seconds today by
the PN-12, which landed at the
Philadelphia navy yard after a
flight of 36 hours, 1 minute, Is As
seconds.
The old record was % hours, 35
minutes and q seconds.
Lieutenants Arthur Gavin ana
Zeus Soucek piloted the PN-12 with
q crew of two, J. c. Proley, aviation
mechanic, and H. F. Dayton, who is
associated with the Wright Aeronau-
tic company.
The PN-12 took off Thursday aft
ernoon at 2:50:16 Ia standard time;
at 7:25:43 p. m. Friday, the old rec
old, set May IL, 1925, by Lieuten-
ants C. H. Schildhauer and ]. r.
Kyle in the PN-9, went by the
boards. A half hour later, the new
record was established and the
plane kept its course until it landed
today at 2:51:30 a. m.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
Rumania Alarmed at
Possible Action of
Peasants Congress

Budapest, Hungary, May 5.-R-
Dispatches from Alba Julia say
that the whole of Rumania is
alarmed in anticipation of the
proclamation of the Transylvanian
Republic by the Peasants congress
which convenes there tomorrow.
The government is said to be
taking desperate measures to count
eract this move. Seventeen air.
planes circled over the club district
yesterday, the dispatches add, dis
tributing thousands of hand bills
warning the Peasants against
Communist trickery" and urging
them not to attend the congress.
At the same time it is said con-
tact has been preserved between the
Peasants leaders and the govern
ment, although there is no concord
Of ideas.
The cabinet is expected to decide
today whether or not it will allow
mass meeting Of Peasants at
Bucharest tomorrow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
GIVE
CASH PRIZE TO
PROF. JUNKERS
Want $12,5O0 Check Used to
Further Experimentation
in Aviation

New York, May 5.-(R)-Offered
the first material reward for their
ocean flight, the German-Irish crew
Of the Bremen have dedicated its
use to the promotion Of aviation.
Won Huenefeld, speaking for him
self and his two companions, ac-
cepted check for $12,500 from the
Electrolux company of Sweden,
offered for the first flight from
Europe to America, and then gave
it to Miss Herta Junkers as the
representative Of her father, Profess
sor Hugo Junkers. builder Of the
Bremen, to be used for further ex-
perimentation and research in avia-
tion."
The Baron's action, taken at. the
dinner given the flyers by the donors
Of the prize, came as q surprise and
brought the representatives Of 80
nations there assembled to their
feet cheering.
Professor Junkers had previously
been offered the prize by the donors,
as the conditions of the award said
it was for the builder Of the plane,
but had refused it saying it should
90 to the flyers themselves. His
daughter said she believed her
father would now accept it. Pro-
fessor Junkers is arriving in this
country on Monday.
At an advertising club luncheon
Captain Koehl said that when he
and Baron Won Huenefeld flew from
Germany to Ireland they had not
definitely selected the third man
for the flight.
"As soon as we landed at Balloon
mel, Ireland, and q man in the uni
form Of the Irish Free State stepped
forward to greet US, I knew he
was the man." Captain Koehl said.
II could tell by the glitter in his
eye."
Captain Koehl said he would now
give his "last drop Of blood to work
for peace and humanity"
A noted tenor has cherished
mementoes that came from Ireland
by air. Major Fitzmaurice deliv-
cred to John Mccormack 1t. the
luncheon . letter from Major SGen-
eral John McKeon, quartermaster
Of the Free State army, enclosing
two Free State flags.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
MAD AT DAD
FOR REFUSING
USE OF AUTO
Owen Oberst, II, of Eld0rad0,
Kansas, Confesses Crime
TO Officers
SETS FARM HOUSE AFIRH
Is Held Without Bail-First
Degree Murder Charge
Will Be Brought

Eldorado, Kansas, May 5.-(F-<
Owen Oberst. 17-year-old farm boy
has confessed that he shot and killed
his parents and his five brotherp
and sisters at their farm home near
Burns the night of April 20, County
Attorney Stanley Taylor announced
today.
After Staying members of the
family, Oberst set fire to the farm
home in an effort to destroy evis
dence of the crime.
He "just got mad" at his father
because he would not allow him to
use the family automobile, Oberst
said. He insisted that his mother
had nothing to do with it," and
that he planned and carried out the
killings unaided.
Oberst is held in the county jail
here without bail. A first degree
murder charge will be placed
against him during the day, Sheriff
E. f. Mcknight said.
Officers had questioned Oberst
repeatedly concerning the tragedy,
but until yesterday the boy stuck I'd
his original story that he was in |
Florence, Kansas. attending a pic-
ture show when the fire broke out
Killings Took Place April 20
The killings took place about 6I
p. m. April 20, the confession states.
Oberst admitted he had been hav.
ing trouble with his father, William
F. Oberst, for some time and finally
decided to end it all by disposing Of
the family.
His father being away from home.
the boy got the family rifle, called
the younger children, Herbert, 6; |
Hugh, 10; Ralph, IA, and Edith, 8,
into the kitchen and began shoot
ing. He shot his mother and other |
sister, Dorothy, 16, as they came
into the room to learn the cause Of
the children's screams. He then
waited for his father to come horne
and shot him.
The confession then relates how
Oberst poured kerosene over the
bodies, changed his clothes, threw
lighted newspaper into the kitchen
to set fire to the house and then
left for Florence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
Man Arrested Here
for Canada Officers

Charles Stuart, wanted if
Saskatchewan for obtaining money
under false pretenses, was arrested
here by Sheriff Rollin Welch last,
night and will be held awaiting world
from the Canadian authorities.
Stuart, according to information
given local officials, borrowed an
automobile from a party at Saska-
toon some time ago and drove it to
Stronghold, Sask., where he sold it
for 5000. Since then he has been
traced through several western
cities and later information led the
authorities to believe that he was
in or around Bismarck.
Stuart has not yet decided
whether he will fight extradition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05

WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Sunday. Slightly
warmer.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Sunday. Slightly warmer east
and central portions.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
The low pressure area moved
from the middle Mississippi Valley
northeastward to the st. Lawrence
Valley and precipitation occurred
over that region. The pressure is
high over the Plains States and gen
orally fair weather prevails from
the Mississippi Valley westward to
the Pacific coast. The temperature
dropped considerably in the Missis-
sippi Valley and Great Lakes re-
eion and moderately cool weather
prevails in all sections. Another
Low" accompanied BY . slight rise
in temperature, h5s appeared over
the Canadian Northwest.
Highways through the State are
In good to excellent condition.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official II charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
Biplane Expl0des
and Drops in Lake

Long Point, Ont. May 5.-(R
There was q mystery today
rs to the identity of the occu.
pant or occupants of 4 biplane
which exploded and plunged
into Lake Erie yesterday. 1t
was Of the United States mail
type.
The plane fell into the water
half . mile from the Long Point
lighthouse in view of the light.
house keeper, the captain Of q
tug and several fishermen. The
engine exploded before boats
could reach it, leaving only scat.
tered bit of wreckage and a few
articles of clothing. Search for
the body of its pilot and pos
sible passengers failed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
2 Bomb Suspects
Held in CHICAGO

Chicago, May 5.-(AP)-Aft.
er a long series of bombings.
some political, some due to la.
bor troubles and some the re-
suit of private grudges, police
have arrested two men. De-
spite long investigation, spurred
in two cases by rewards tOtaling
$4,000, these are the first arr
rests made, with tho exception
of persons picked up for ques.
tioning.
The men held are Joseph
Czaja, a plastering contractor.
and Stanley Kenbzaer. They
were taken into custody follow.
ing the bombing Of q bungalow
under construction by John
Weczynski.
you'll never finish this
house," Weczynski said he was
told by men who had come to
find out why Czaja had not been
given the plastering contract.
1T will bI blown up before
daylight comes again."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
NORTH DAKOTA TO have GREAT Pure
BRED Sire CAMPAIGN MAY u TO q
Today in Congress

Senate continues tax reduc.
ton as house proceeds with con.
sideration of White bill designed
to build up privately owned mer-
chant marine and conference
report on Mississippi flood con.
troll bill.
Senate banking committee
takes up Blease resolution for
inquiry into Columbia, South
Carolina, federal land bank.
Secondary measures before
house commerce, naval, mill
tsry. irrigation and Veterans
committees.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
ROAD BUILDERS
MUST SPEED UP
CONTRACT WORK
Extra Engineering Expense
Involved May Be Charged
Against Contractor

Specifications required in the let
ting Of highway contracts will soon
be revised to force builders to com
plete jobs within the time required
J. ]. Ermatinger, secretary Of the
highway commission, said today.
Delays or failure to complete q
contract within the time specified
may not injure the contractor, hut
they do run up the engineering ex-
pense," Mr.. Ermatinger said.
imposition Of q penalty by charg-
ing the extra engineering expense
against tho contractor will both
speed up the work and relieve the
departments funds to that extent.
when . road Is torn up and the
public must pass over the construc-
tion, both the public and the con-
tractor suffer annoyance and the
public some additional travel ex-
pense. Therefore, the sooner . job
can be completed, the better for all
parties concerned"
Plans Considered
As q correction Of present condi-
tions, Mr.. Ermatinger plans to:
Encourage contractors to finish
ono job ahead Of the time fixed for
it's completion rather than scatter
their efforts over several jobs and
allow them all to drag along.
Provide q form Of report to en-
able the highway commission to de-
termine whether a given job can be
completed on time.
Refuse to award contracts beyond
contractors ability to perform
within the time prescribed.
Mr.. Ermatinger may investigate
q plan to double construction and
repair work on county roads during
one year, and then have no work
done for the following season.
"Owing to the necessity Of scat
tering projects into all Of the coun-
ties OF the state, it may be the
means Of . considerable savings Of
the highway department." the secre-
tary said.
ut is q fact that it would mean
9 saving along engineering lines.
The plan is especially worth investi.
eating since most construction work
during 1929 will be done on second
ary roads,"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05

"You think you know what
love is" Dean sneered.
"Why, you haven't even tast-
ed life yet. And you're willing
to let a foolish infatuation for q
young upstart rob you Of your
birthright, the only kind Of life
you ever knew"
Was wealthy, cynical Fred
erick Dean right? Was Vir-
ginia Brewster, suddenly de-
prived Of wealth, foolish for
continuing her engagement to
Mel Damn, q struggling young
Greenwich Village artist, when
she could recover by marriage
the money she had lost?
Which is more necessary to
. beautiful girls happiness
the wealth she has always
known or the love she has just
found?
Virginia Brewster solves the
problem for herself in "When
. Girl Loves" beginning Tues
day; May 8, in the Tribune.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
IS
CRYING NEED,
DEWILD SAYS
Mill City Editor Gives Fine
Talk at Meeting of
Local Merchants

"Confidence in your district, your
community and your city is the cry
ing need today" said John DeWild
of Minneapolis, editor Of the North
west Commercial Bulletin, in a talk
to Bismarck retail merchants here
last night. confidence in your
merchandise, your sales organiza-
tions and your advertising agencies
is an absolute essential to business
success" he continued.
The meeting here was one Of a
series being held throughout the
state by the North Dakota Retail
Merchants association in advance Of
the state convention to be held later
at Minot. The merchants were
guests at . banquet at the Grand
Pacific hotel, and the rogram Of
talks followed. About Is attended.
Business Conditions Good
"The state Of North Dakota is the
one white spot in the business map
Of the United States today" said
Mr.. DeWild. Business conditions
in this state are excellent. Florida,
California and other states would
be capitalizing the condition If they
were enjoying it. Every big nation
al publication would be carrying il
lustrated articles about southeastern
or southwestern prosperity if it
were theirs; but North Dakota and
the northwest are not in on the pub
licity business in . big way, and
when wonderful conditions exist such
as 1T the present time, we have no
medium BY which the public may be
properly informed"
Mr.. DeWild went on to say, "No
large mail order house or any other
type Of merchandising organization
has much Of an advantage on the
small town merchant. Coed, reliable
merchandise sells for approximately
the same the country over. Know
your merchandise, know the differ
ence in merchandise, make every
salespersou in your organization
know it and when You have contact
with 3 customer, be ablo to explain
why your merchandise meets the
standards required by the average
buyer"
w. D. Powell Talks
Walter D. Powell Of Fargo, secre-
|tary Of the state association, was
| also on the program, urging better
cooperation among the merchants Of
| Bismarck, and their wholehearted
support Of tho state organization.
2. II. johnson Of Center, director
| Of the Greater North Dakota asso-
ciation, was the only out-of- town
guest besides Messrs. Powell and
DeWild.
Roy Logan Of Bismarck, acting
chairman for the Bismarck district,
presided.