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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
MANDAN BRAKEMAN
LOSES LIFE AFTER
FALL FROM engine
Harold Stephens, Son Of Com
missioner, Fatally Injured
Near Glen UlIin

Harold A. Stephens. SO, Northern
Pacific brakeman at Mandan, died in
. Mandan hospital at 1910 .. IA. to-
d9y after his left leg had been severed
above the knee when he fell beneath
. train near Glen Ullin last night.
Death was due to loss Of blood and
general shock.
Stephens slipped from the tender
Of . freight locomotive five miles
west Of Glen Ullin about $3.50 p. m.
yesterday falling beneath the wheels
Of the train which was taking sid
ing at Eagles Nest.
Stephens' cries for help were
heard by members Of the train crew
in the caboose. Breaking up the train,
Stephens was put in the caboose and
rushed to Mandan with two Glen
Ullin doctors attending him.
It is believed that Stephens lost
his footing on the icy tender top as
the train lurched in taking the sid
ing. His fall Was not seen BY any
member Of the crew.
Stephens was the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy w. Stephens, park commits
sioner Of Mandan. He had been en-
ployed as caretaker at the Mandan
Municipal golf club until November
when he started working for the
railway.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
TWO SIMULTANEOUS
HANGINCS ARE Held
Slayer Of 6ystandsr in Holdup
and Killer Of Motorcycle
Cop Go to CaIlows

ct. Louis. Feb. 1.-(F-Leonard r.
Yeager, 81, and Thomas Lowry. q,
convicted Of murder, were hanged
simultaneously In the city jail here
early today. Yeaser for the Staying Of
. bystander In . holdup November
II, 1926, and Lowry for the killing Of
. motorcycle officer September Is,
1913. Tho traps were sprung at 6:1o
o'clock.
Both men went to the gallows with
outward calm and the double execu-
tion was Carried out speedily. with q
small group Of official witnesses and
newspapermen In the death chamber.
Yeager Shot and killed Connioura
schou, IN elderly tailor. who was
passing through Q saloon ct the time
Yeagen and = companion, Maurice
Birmingham. were holding up the e.
tablishment. Birmingham Il serving
q life sentence.
Lowry shot and killed Motorcycle
Patrolman Eugene Lovely while the
officer was attempting to arrest him
for speeding. Lowry had served one
prison term Tor burglary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
foul PLAY IN DEATH
Of linton farm BOY
DENIED BY OFFICIALS
George W. Lynn, Emmons
County States Attorney,
Terms II Accidental
INVESTIGATION IS FINISHED
coronsr's Jury Suspected Foul
Play When Boy Contra
djcted Himself

Belief that Albert Tracy, 18-year-
old farm boy from south Of Linton
who was found frozen to death Jan.
a. came to hts death by accident was
expressed today By George w. Lynn.
Emmons county states attorney.
Lynn said that Emmons county Of
ficials are satisfied the death was &C
cidental despite the fact that q cor
oner's jury returned q verdict that
albert Tracy met death by means
unknown to US. but. from the evil
dence. 1t appears that he met death
by foul play"
The jury came to its decision, Lynn
said, after frightened youth. believ-
ing himself accused Of being impli-
Gated in the death Of the boy. made
contradicting statements ct the in
quest.
Found Near Fence
Tracy was found near q fence about
five miles from his home. which Is "a
mills south Of Linton. He had evi-
IDENTIFY frozen to death early Tuesday
morning. being found by searchers
late Thursday afternoon.
Tracy left his home early In the
evening Monday, Jan. 81. according
to evidence offered at the inquest
He had gone to . store at st. Bernart
and about 10 o'clock arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Volk
where he visited Miss Regina volk
and Anna Volk. her cousin. Carl
nanhvnnanv and N,av.,, rln%v YYA 1aft
about midnight.
His parents thought nothing Of his
absence, IS 1t was customary for him
to visit neighbors in the winter fol
days ct time. His pony was found
in the herd Of q farmer In the vicin.
ity Tuesday but nothing was thought
Of 1t at the time. The sSbody was found
Thursday by q friend, Harold Bales
Had Face Scratches
a poatsmortaGn, conducted by 4
Strasburg physician, revealed thai
the dead boy had few bruises about
the face. small cut on the inner left
wrist, torn lig1ments Of the left knee
cap. and . small scratch on the right
hip.
The coroner's jury suspected foul
play when Carl Bachmeier. fright.
ened. made contradicting statements
Funeral services were conducted at
the home Of deceased's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. II. p. Tracy, In the Dale
country last Monday.
The 10y left, besides his parents
two brothers, Lawrence and Charles
and one sister, Margaret. He also
leaves five half brothers and two
half sisters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
UNIVERSITY and COLLEGE FUND BATTLE on
Seats at Trial of
Ak Killer Suspect
Bartered for Cash

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Feb. l.
(AP)-Seats at the trial Of Jake
Bird, negro Ak man suspect, are so
valuable that the SPECTATORS have
begun working.
Despite below zero weather, court
fans are waiting 1t $50 each morn
ing for the doors to open at 8.
One negro got good seat yester-
day. Another, less fortunate, wedged
through the aisle and asked "What
do you want for your seat, big boy ?
Would $3.50 be any inducement
"Sold for two dollars and half,
replied the seat holder, rising.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
THORESEN TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION AS
TAX Commissioner
Not Certain Whether Governor
Shafer Will Nominate Sue.
cessor at This Time

Resignation Of Thorstein H. Thore-
sen - state tax commissioner was
presented to Governor George r.
5hafer this morning.
In the letter Thoresen pointed out
that the term for which he was ap-
pointed does not expire until July Is.
1881. but that, after due delibera-
tion," he had decided to tender his
resignation. effective July /, 1920, 50
that the governor may appoint his
successor and appoint his name to
the senate for confirmation.
In view Of the fact that Thoresen's
come effective until july however,
It Is hot regarded as certain that Gov
ernor 6hAfer win make the appoint
ment in time to present the ap-
pointee's name to the senate. The law
requires that this appointee have the
approval Of the senior legislative body
but does not prohibit appointments
made when the legislature Is not ia
session. Il Thoresen's successor Il
not appointed before this session ends
It would not be presented to the sen
ate until 1881.
The text Of Mr.. Thoresens letter
follows:
'While my appointment q state
tax commissioner does not expire un-
II July g. 1921, have, after due de-
loefatton. decided to tender my res
@enAr1qA ~ /. - -s~,S ~ q
= am therefore hsrew1th request
fY10 tn ke fAlfn,snA fv,nvsa A1nn Sa,,%i.~ -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
BOXING PREACHER IS OBSESSED
BY DESIRE TO STRANCLE BRIDE
PuQilistic Minister Declares He
Feels Like Throwing Mate
Out Of Window
ALIEMISTS TO EXAMINE HIM
Attributes obsession to Skull
Fracture Suffered Years
Ago in Prize Ring

Oakland. Calf, Feb. 1.-@-Rev.
Frederick r. (KiO Wedge, Harvard
alumnus. Presbyterian minister and
former pugilist, was held here today
for observation by alienists following
his admission that he had been OBJ
sessed by q desire to strangle his bride
OF q week, or to throw her out Of q
window Of the hotel where they have
been honeymooning.
Wedge attributed his obsession to q
skull fracture suffered years ago In
the ring, and said the trouble had
been aggravated by publicity which
followed his marriage to q woman d.
vorced on grounds not recognized by
his church
On his wedding day Wedge made
an announcement that he was unable
to 60 ahead with the marriage because
the brtde.to-be, Mrs. Jennie N. Hol-
loway. had been divorced for incom-
patibiltty. He changed his mind later.
however, declaring he had decided to
leave the Presbyterian church, and
the ceremony was performed by Rev.
g. p. Norris, pastor Of the Berkeley
Church Of the Naxarene.
The Rev. Mr.. Norris later said his
superiors had threatened to unfrock
him for marrying Q person divorced
on grounds outside those recognized
by the church.
Wedge was taken into custody after
he went to an alienist for consulta-
tion. He was lodged in the psyche
patlic ward Of the city hospital.
The boxing preacher made his way
into the boxing ring after developing
pugtlistic talent while working In the
lumber camps Of the northwest. He
quit the ring for the ministry, and
last November led an unsuccessful
fight to repeal the California boxing
law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
SIX DEAD IN train
CRASH IN KENTUCKY

Henderson. Ky., Feb. 1.-(AP)-Six
trainmen were reported killed today
when . passenger train on the Louis
vile. Heuderson and st. Louis rail-
road crashed head-on into freight
train on = sharp curve about eight
miles east Of here.
The SIX men were buried In the
burning wreckAge and three bodies
have been recovered.
None Of the passengers was injured
Ser1ou1ly.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
WINDSOR BANK LOOT
RECOVERED;
CONFESS TO HOLDUP
Two jamestown Young Men Ar
rested on Minor Charge Ad-
init Daring Robbery

jamestown, Feb. 1.-(R}eWilliam
Horton and NelS Kellar. Who con-
fessed they robbed the Farmers State
Bank of windsor yesterday. were ar
raigned here today and bound over
to district court. Justice Frank Kel-
lore fixed their bond at 5000 each
which they were unable to furnish.
Both men have signified that they
will enter pleas Of guilty when they
appear in district court.
Authorities announced this after
noon that all but small amount OF
the money taken from the bank had
been recovered. Less than $7o Is
missing, it was said.
Were Railroad Men
The persons under arrest are both
employees OF . railway here, VINO con-
fessed to the crime shortly after they
were picked up In jamestown Tor
minor offense. according to Russel
Chase, states attorney. Keller's par
ents reside In Harvey. N. D., and
Horton. an orphan. came from Vir-
ginia. Both came to jamestown
about q year ago and have been
working on the railroad since.
In the confession, given before sew.
eral deputy sheriffs and police off.
GERS, they told where $275 could be
found, and said that $575 Of the loot
from the bank had been lost while
they were making their getaway
Chase declared. Later. when deputy
sheriffs made q search Of the boys
rooms. they found the $575 con-
cealed there.
The arrest was made through q
check on the driver Of the car In
which the bandits drove away from
the bank. the sheriff said. Persons
In Windsor described the machine
as . Pontiac coupe. and the sheriff
telephoned to nearby towns to, have
e check made on all owners OF Carl
Of that description. n
Snow Illndered Them
$ The youths original plan was, 1t L
|beiteved. to follow the mGin highway
from Windsor 10 jamestown and
hence to South Dakota. but they werl
hindered due to the huge drifts oi
snow In the roads. Following uy
their advantage. the officials reasoned
that the robbers probably could moi
have escaped much further thar
jamestown. and began their search
there.
Horton, the owner Of the machine
borrowed two guns from q friend
supposedly to use in hunting rabbits
early this morning. Chase said.
Word Of the arrests and confessions
stopped one Of the largest man hunts
ever staged in central North Dakota
Many persons, despite the cold
weather and singing winds, aided II
ths search for the bandits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
MAIL PLANE FLYER
CRUSHED TODEA7H
World War Aviator, Stunt and
Circus Pilot, Loses Air
Way in Snow Storm

Morgantown, W. Va. Feb. l.
(AP)-A career that embodied ri.
loting in the World war, through air
circus stunting to air mail flying
came to m abrupt end on Tar Noun
tain early today with the death Of
Eugene Cecil, 35, Cleveland Pitts
burgh mail plane pilot.
Cecil, it is thought, became lost
In the fog hanging over Carnegie,
Pa, and mistook The Monongahela
river for the Ohio river, causing him
to fly southward towards West Vir-
ginia instead Of northward to his
homo port, Rettis Field, McKees-
port, few miles from Carnegie.
The plane was seen over Morgan
town shortly before midnight. Next
II crash was heard and searching
parties started out. EARLY today the
plane, mail intact, and the pilot dead
in his cockpit, was found in clear
Ing. atop . mountain. peak. n his
pocket was found . note: "Failed to
stop at Youngstown because Of dark
ness" The plane had turned over IN
landing.
OOCA1 110O xW1O9 = LIP 1IVI0 1lG6Ds
burgh to Cleveland yesterday after
noon IN . snowstorm and was max
ling his return trip when misfortune
overlook him. When found his head
was badly crushed, supposedly By
having struck the front Of the cock
|pit.
Among the searchers who found
the wrecked plane was IN Associated
Press staff man, and Mrs. G. p.
|l.ortl-op, wife of the publisher Of
the Nor4antown New Dominion who
went along with newspapermen and
|police.
Cecil, who piloted ! A. s. army
plane On the western front lsft the
Cats mir circus December Is and
was employed BY Clifford Ball, con-
tractor Tor the Cleveland Pittsburgh
route. He Vas flying ! Travslair
|biplanc.
III body va removed % Morgan
town ard ths mail was taken n
eherge ~ state police. Cecil Nas !
|uetiye of Vills Grows, M, but had
|resld Al Mex sport his home sta-
ticns sjlAce ontesine ~ nail services.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
OF HUSBAND
M0ANS ON CALL0WS
MOOSE IS TOO TIGHT
Companions Prayer Not to Be
Choked to Death Granted
az Neck u Broken

Franklin. L.. Feb. 1.-F-Mrs.
Ada Bonner Lebouef and DR.. Thomas
E. Dreher yyEe hanged in quick sue
cession inAnG parish jail here today
for the mdtder Of James Lebouef, the
woman's husband.
The woman led the way to the gal
lows accompanied by Father J. J.
Rosseau, Em4lin priest. The man
followed ss ExIiis spiritual adviser,
Rev. ]. Al. Mccormack, Methodist
minister. besa4e him.
cosap,.ins Rope rirht
The wo,nen went moaning 70 the
gallows, hef:axst prayer preceded and
followed byASkpressions Of her fears
and an exc31jp&tion that the rope waa
too tight. at1e cried out "Ol1, mother,
oh. God. ish't this terrible thing?"
DR.. Drel1er phQok hands with the
sheriff a1SG.a,a1ked strongly up the
10 winding &a1fs.
As he reached the fatal trap, he
said: Poor Miss Ada. She has gone. u
Then looking at Meigs O. Frost, q
New Orleans newspaper man, he said !:
Mr.. Frost, you know we didn't do
It,"
As the rope was adjusted he said !:
oh, God. have mercy on my soul.
Just don't ;ylttsme choke to DEATH"
Pfayer r. Answered
He went through the trap. and died
instantly. ~
Both executions were effected
quickly and smoothly, the necks Of
both being broken on the first re-
bound Of thesrope.
Both died torgiving all but protest.
ing their innocence.
James IeBouef, superintendent Of
the Morgan City branch Of the Louis
lana Public Utilities company, was
killed the nie(t Of July I, 1927. He
was shot ITO d1eth while riding on q
lake near bis Morgan City home and
hts body w found five days later by
frog hunters,
3 Tied For Murder
Mrs. LeBotef and Dr.. Dreher, to-
gether with James Beadle, Morgan
City trapper.. were arrested and tried
for murder. All three were found
guilty in August, 1927. Beadle was
sentenceds to e imprisonment and
the othersito death by hanging.
The stat1 contended that the WON.
an and Drx xDrd1aer killed LeBouef %
that he would not interfere with their
love affair.
The Rev. mr.. Mccormick, the
Methodist minister. said Dr. Dreher
went to his death grteving that his
grown son. Ted" was unable to come
from the Texas Oh fields for . fare
well.
Praxed An Morning
He prayedall morning. he said, and
was praying when he died. He prayed
for Mrs. LeHnuef, the sheriff and
particularly his family.
II told him he Was now IA the
presence Of God and he should not
die without the truth on his lips." the
minister said, and he insisted that
both he and Nh. LsBouef were inno-
cent" - -.
Both hansitss were completed and
the bodies turned over to the under
takers within An hour.
jail atten9hnts gathered up Ill the
effects Of t1le m9n and woman, and
sent them "a their families and off,
cially closed the books on the Dreher-
Le8ouef caae.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-01
The Weltllee

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
S7,5|)O,O()O TOTAL
IN YULE SAVINGS
Washington Banks to Make
Distribution to Christmas
DepoSitorS November 80.

A record total Of approximately ST.
800, 900 in Christmas savings funds will
be distributed from the several banks to
$1,000 WashingtonianS on November 80,
the earlier date being chosen this year
to alleviate the eleventh-hour Christ
mas rush. The banks are making this
move in cooperation with the shop
early campaign Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association.
Edward D. Shaw, secretary Of the as
sociation, said that Christmas savings
funds formerly were paid out on De-
cember is, but that the date had been
moved up in response to public demand.
The Christmas savings fund plan has
grown tremendously in recent years, as
is shown by figures reported by Eliot
II. Thomson of the District Bankers
of 100000 was saved. In 1925 the
total jumped to about $4,5O0,000 and
last year the aggregate was $7,035, 900.
Bankers have been quick to respond
70 the demand of the depoSitors for an
earlier distribution each year, Mr.. Shaw
said. 1.-THE depositors found that when
1t was delayed until December is or
later they were losing the best of the
Christmas shopping opportunities. Their
money was not available until the mer-
chandise stocks in the city had been
somewhat depleted and they were forced
to compete with tremendous crowds
thronging the stores late in December"
he explained.
Bankers state that a chief factor In
bringing about earlier distribution of
these funds was the fact that in prac-
tically all cities retail merchants have
recognized the tendency to earlier shop
ping, and this season are placing their
Christmas holiday stocks on sale much
earlier than in former years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
DAMAGE OF 100000
SOUGHT FOR ARREST
Woman Brings Action Against Po-
lice officials and Attorney
Here,

Suit to recover 500, 900 damages for
alleged conspiracy has been fled in
the District Supreme Court against
Nina Van Wrinkle, lieutenant in charge
Of the Woman's Bureau; Ira Keck and
John Fowler, detective Sergeants; Joseph
G. Bruce, former assistant United
States attorney at Police Court; Roger
j. Whiteford, lawyer; Vernon K. Carn-
duff, 2018 Hillyer place; Sarah CarricK,
trading as Whalen Shop, Eleventh ana
r streets, and Mary e. Clark of the
same address. The plaintiffs are Ethel
Clawans of this city and Lillian Claw
ans, an attorney of Jersey City.
Ethel ClawanS also filed separate
suits for $4,000 damages each against
Detectives Keck and Fowler.
The suits grow out of the arrest of
Ethel Clawans in November, 1928, when
she was held at the House of Deten-
ton and later taken to Gallinger Hos
pital for observation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
TWO SENTENCED TO LIFE
FOR MICHIGAN Staying
Man and Former Father-in-Law
Convicted of Numbering Hus-
band for $500.
By the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
PONTIAC, Mich, November 90
Thomas Delehanty, IS, who hired VIII
liam Mericle of Dayton, Ohio, to kill
Edward McCrumb, 40, for $500 "as a
personal favor" has been convicted of
first-degree murder and Immediately
sentenced to life term In the Michigan
branch prison at Marquette.
Mericle, who confessed that he killed
McCrumb by beating him over the head
with a metal pipe, also was sentenced
today to life term. Mericle said Dele
hanty was infatuated with Mrs. Nc
Crumb and promised him $500 from
McCrumb's $4,000 insurance policy.
Mrs. McCrumb was acquitted today Of
participation in the crime through di-
Tected verdict.
After killing McCrumb, Mericle fled to
Dayton and was arrested after he tele-
graphed Delehanty demanding the $500.
McCrumb was Delehanty'S father-in-
law through former marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
HAVENNER TO DELIVER
RADIO ADDRESS FRIDAY
Citizens Movement Will Be Elk
planned in Talk to Be Made
From Station wMAL.

DR.. George c. Havenner, president of
the Federation Of Citizens Associations.
will deliver a radio address at $50
O'Clock Friday afternoon from Station
WNGAL on 1.-The Citizens Association
Movement In the National Capital"
He will tell of the origin of the
movement, how 1t has spread through
out the District and what it has &C.
complished. He also will enumerate
the things for which the federation
stands today and has stood in the
past and those things to which it Is
opposed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-15
SPEED MARK IN
ROOSEVELT SET
Trip Between New York
And Miami Bests
Old Record

"A new speed record between New
York City and Miami, Fla. has been
established by a Marmon-biult Roo
sevelt straight-eight sedan, driven
~ Lee Morrison. according to off,
cial word just received at the Mar
mon factory.
The new record is % hours and 81
minutes elapsed time, beating pre-
vious record. established by Can
nonball Baker In January, 1929, by
one hour and 40 minutes. "A total
OF lat miles was covered.
The record breaking test which
was officially timed by the Postal
Telegraph. started at l o'clock in the
morning from near the entrance of
the Holland Tunnel. New York. and
ended at 6:&l o'clock the next morn
ing in Miami.
The achievement was all the more
remarkable because II was made
by the identical Roosevelt car which
last summer. was driven by Morrison
to every state capital in the coun-
try in less than 80 days. A total Of
1924 miles was traversed in this
test, and when the New York-Miami
run started. 1881 miles were re-
gistered on the cars s~peedometer.
The record run, just as its pre-
decessor, the Capitol-to-C Capitol tour.
was made entirely Independent OF
any cooperation from the Marmon
factory. The car Is owned BY Nor
rison himself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-15
FRANKLIN TREE
FINALLYFOUND
Botanical wi ystery Ends
After Search OF
40 Years

DARTEN. Ga, Dec. i-fP-The
lost Gordonia. the famous BENJAMIN
Franklin tree missing 70 botanists
40 years. has been found.
Thus II fins written TO an olc
botanical mystery and the dream 81
20 years come true for Ct. a. Schulzei
government botanist.
The lost" Gordonia Is a species o.
bay-a beautiful, Towering tree
shrub. OF which several domestic
specimens are in existence IN inc
United States and Great Britain.
But the dOmesticated tree has
been infertile. and could he propa-
gated only from cuttings. % an
other wild specimen mas been
sought for years III hopes OF pro-
ducing fertile seed.
The original Franklin tree was
found in l765 in the Altamaha river
valley in Georgia. by John Bartram
OF Philadelphia, who named It after
Franklin. Again in 1880 Ii was found
in the same valley by Moses
Marshall.
Since then, until Schulze discovery
recently lL never ldQ DENb ANPC-kSA
wild. Schulze found ~ near the
banks or the same Altamaha river
where SO many others failed.
The swamps Of the Altamaha Of
fer little encouragement TO searchers
since they generally are waist deep
In muddy water.
In searching for the Gordonia
Schulze studied old maps to aid him
IN locating the road which followed
the path probably taken by Bartram
i'll the eighteenth century.
Like a detective after a criminal
Schulze hunted. He went from de-
duction to deduction. and followed
clue after clue. Then n day he
drove his automobile over an old
road family traceable after genera
tons Of disuse.
When the road became impossible
he walked a few hundred yards and
the search was ended The plant was
established by federal authorities ir
Washington. No others were TO be
seen OF the original grove.