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Evening star., 1929-11-15
Not Much Money, but So Heavy!

WEST PALM BEACH, November IS
CP).-Mrs. Cora L. Ferguson has been
receiving 5000 pennies week as
aliInony. She has cited her divorced
husband to court to explain why he is
not in contempt for his method Of
remitting. Exhibit A is 5000 pennies.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
Brooklyn Bridge.

. Brooklyn Bridge is 6,o16 feet long
Including approach), with span of
1855 feet and height above water
IF 1873 feet.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
German Unemployed Increased.

BERLIN (P1.-Germany's unemploy-
ed men increased in September from
10000 to 735,0o0. At the same time
the number of unemployed women de-
creased by 1000.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06

"Have bite to cat" suggested Pres
ident Coolidge. We'll, I don't mind
II I do," acquiesced James Lucey-
and thus the elderly cobbler Of
Northampton, Mass. had luncheon
at the white house with his old
friend, the chief executive of the
United States. Lucey is pictured as
he left the white house.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06

Oyster Stew-Our Kind
Our Price-Try One.
"A. w. Lucas Co.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
TOMBSTONE HUMOR
L|VENS CONVENTION

Omaha. Nek.. Feb. 6-(AP)-There
was bit of tombstone" humor in
jected into the session of the me-
mortal craftsmen of Nebraska con-
ference last night. The craftsmen
have most to do with the making of
gravestoneS.
Dean F. A. Alabaster of Nebraska
wesleyan university at Lincoln dis
cussed this kind of humor and re-
vealed his hobby-that Of collecting
and cataloging unusual epitaphs.
Here are two that the dean read:
This dear little spot is the JOY Of
my life.
1T raises my flowers and covers
my wife"
And
Here lies my wife, SO let her lie.
shes now at rest and SO am ]"
A husband who ordered on q me-
mortal shaft for his wife. the state
mcnt that "she lived with her hus-
band for so years and died in the
hope of better life." probably was q
bit ambiguous, the dean said, but, he
continued, there is nothing in the
least obscure about the following, re-
corded on q Maine tombstone:
Sacred to the memory Of James L.
Rcam, who died Aug. 6, 1900. His
widow, who mournS as one who can
be comforted, aged "a. and possessing
every qualification for a good wife.
lives at 14O Chatham street, this vii
lage."
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
LARGER CROWDS ARE
HEARING EVANGELIST
Many Are Turned Away at
the Evangelical Church Who
Wish to Hear Rev. James

Evangelistic services at the Evan
gelical church conducted by Rev. Harry
A. James,. Columbus. O., are gaining
in attendance. interest. and power,
according to officials Of the church.
Many are being turned away at
each sermon because of lack of room
to accommodate those who would
listen.
! Rev. James spoke three times last
| Sunday to packed houses. He spoke
on The Incarnation and the Deity
Of Jesus Christ" and Thou Art
Weighed in the Balances, and Found
Wanting"
Rev. James leads the congregation in
singing at his services.
Praises Singing
The singing of the Bismarck people
is highly praised by the evangelist.
He said that the request had come TO
him to give q musical program over
the radio for the benefit of the shut
ins and the out Of town people. Il
promised them would do SO, and il
can get this crowd before the micro
phone and you'll sing like you did
,, tonight. they'll hear us over in
Europe"
The church was again throngcd
Tuesday night. Additional seating
had been provided In the hope that
all could be comfortably seated, but
in spite of that quite a few people
were obliged to stand up during tho
sermon and some were turned away.
!, Efforts will be made to still further
increase accommodations. and the
people are urged to come carly to
obtain comfortable seats.
The evangelist last night continued
his sermon on the text chosen Sun
day night. Thou are weighed in the
balances and found wanting.
i want you to use Your imaeina-
ton and to see with me, q pair of
golden balances let down from
heaven" he said. "On the one side
are the Ten Commandments, Gods
! holy law by which you and l will be
judged. On the other side put YOUR
self and let us see how you weigh up."
Den0u7ces Profanity
He then spoke about the first four
commandments touching our duties
toward God emphasizing especially
the words: Thou shalt not take the
name of the Lord thy God in vain"
He denounced the sin of profanity.
saying, 1t revealed corrupt heart
and betrayed a limited vocabulary
He scored the effort to repeal the Ten
Commandments law. insisting that
children who do not respect the laws
Of God will disregard the laws of
the home and Gisobey the laws of the
state.
Speaking Of his sermon tonight he
gave fair warning to the people, If
they had any asbestos suits to put
them on, because the sermon would
be hotter" than any he had preached
thus far Song service will begin at
7:30 p. m, followed Immediately by
the evangelist's sermon.
Among the out of town visitors at
the meetings were. Rev. Austin who
sang vocal solo, Rev. H. E. Bergland.
Hazen. pastor of the Evangelical
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
STUDY IS NEEDED AS
BASIS FOR BUILDING
UP Of COMMUNITIES
Red River Valley Highly Oesir-
able Location for Beef
Herds, Speaker Says

Crookston. Minn., Feb. 6.-tAP)-
Study Of economic and commercial
problems Is needed as basis for
building up q community and meet
ing competition, Dean r. A Stevenson
of the University Of Minnesota School
OF Business administration told rep
resentatives at the Red river valley
winter shows today.
To be effective, such research must
be concerned largely with practical
problems Of the business man. said
Dean Stevenson, because as he at
tains success or suffers reverses, the
community fares likewise.
Farms Of the Red river valley offer
a highly desirable location for beet
herds and especially for production
Of baby beef. said W. B. Morris, ex-
tension livestock specialist at Uni
versity farm.
The beef COW erd and baby beef
60 together as q desirable livestock
combination for this territory, he
said.
awards announced today include:
Poland China Hogs
6Odr, Two years O1u OF OVcT-J. n.
Sargent, Crookston, first: Miner A.
Helgeson, Crookston. second: Lauritz
Melby. Wild Rice, N. D.. third.
Boar. senior yearling-A. s. Albert
SON. Fargo, first.
Get Of boar-Miner A. Helgeson.
first; Lauritz Melby. Wild Rice.
eourth.
Sweepstakes prize for both sections
C. G. williams, Detroit Lake. on
Pearl White Flint.
Grand championship Dents-north-
ern section Robert Larsen, Crooks
ION.
Grand championship Dents-south-
crn section G. G. Williams, Detroit
Lakes.
Grand championship Flints- north
crn section-F. o. Youmans, Crooks
ton.
Grand championship Flints south
ern section &C. G. Williams. Detroit
Lakes.
Northern section open class, ten
car; Northwestern Dent-Robert Lar
son, first; Lloyd Hylden, East Grand
Forks, second: Geo. H. Orr, Red Lake
Falls, third.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
Tom Gibbons Donates
$4,000 for Church

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 6.-(R-A
$4,000 church will be erected at
Osakis, Minn., with funds provided
by Tommy Gibbons, st. Paurs retired
famous light heavyweight boxer.
Gibbons announced today that a
contract fer construction of the
church has been awarded. It will be
finished next August and will be
known as the Church of the Immac-
ulate Conception, gift from Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibbons.
The GibbonS summer home is at
Osakis, lake resort, and 1t was a
desire to do something worth while
for the town that prompted the gift.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
ROBERT DEvER AND
simon RECOVERING
Wife Of Man Killed IN Automo.
bile Accident Will Be Able
to Attend Funeral

No change was reported today in
the condition Of Robert Dever. 4. who
received a Sc ious skull fracture In
the automobile collision Sunday night
which killed his father and seriously
injured three others.
Dale Simon. driver Of the automo-
bile which 'ollided with the truck
driven by the fatally injured man.
Archie Dever, was reported as doing
well.
Mrs. Dever. widow Of the dead man,
Is expected to re able to accompany
the funeral rarty to Garrison tomor-
row for the services. Mrs. Kenneth
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
Was it an accident t-or jealous nife?s revenge?

Asherton leaped from the cab and ran TO the
tangled wreck Of the roadster, which had been
turned completely around BY the terrific impact.
He fought desperately to release Marie's uncon-
scious body. Then glancing toward the other
car. he saw, struggling to free herself from the
wreckage-bi5 wit.
His ovs wis. The woman he had tortured BY
neglect, dishonored. What did it meane Had she
il some way discovered their secret rendezvous
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06

Had she deliberately set out to forestaIl
their clandestine meetinge Was this
tragic wreck "A accidenp-or had she,
il ! jealous fury. and At the risk Of
her own life. coldly determined to take
revenge On the woman who stole her
husbands love1
Only two persons know the actual
story; and one Of them tells it with
startling honesty ia the March issue
Of True Story Magazine. II Is : daf-
Ing revelation ~ ! miss it'
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
MINNIE HAUK DEAD

Lucerne, Switzerland, Feb. 6.-(P)-
Minnie Hauk, former Americ. prima
donna who was widely known on the
operatic stage in the role of Car
men," died here today aged n.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
Gibson. sister of Devcr. also Is re-
ported recovering rapidly.

Colloquial and slang terms consti-
tute one Of tn. largest groups Of new
words couing into use today.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
church. and Rev. ollnson. New Salem,
Sunday schOOl missionary Of the Pres
byterian churc.
Elks to Entertain
District Deputy on
Friday Visit Here

Bismarck's Elks win entertain Dis
trict Deputy Stearn, Of Fargo. Fri
day evening. on the occasion Of his
annual visit to the local lodge.
The meeting will open at o'clock
in the Fourth street hail. There will
be business and an address by Deputy
Stearn. Several applicants are to be
initiated into the order and lunch
will be served.
The local lodge numbers about $50
members, and 1t is desired that as
many as possible of these attend the
reception to the Fargo visitor.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-06
KING GEORGE UNCHANGED

London. Feb. 6-H9-1t was official
" stated at buckingham palace this
morning that the condition Of Ktna
George Is unchanged. It y under
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

finally reached serious proportions.
 Mrs. Elliot told the court her hus- 6and had Superiority complex" and kept telling her that the Towards were inferior to the Elliots. Elliot answered Ghat hls wife constantly nagged him, But he admitted that a great deal of this nagglng was due to the constant sparring over the Elliot shield and the escutcheon of the Towards and Cars.
 Money troubles entered behind the scenes. unknown to the Back Bay gos- SlperS until testimony was taken in court. Then Mrs. Elliot declared that she had paid for their honeymoon ex- penses and had supported Elliot in business.
 Elliot, on the other hand, produced an inventory more than a yard long, as proof that he had supported him self. He showed list of checks re- ceived while at Harvard and these in- cluded total of $4,000 from his father; $500 from an overalls manu- tacturer, $2,255 for a chocolate candy firm and Sl,200 from the firm for which he peddled pots and pans.
 He added that he was so wrought up by constant nagging from his wife and his mother-in-law that he lost weight and became i'll. He said that he fell away from 160 to 130 pounds, and after seven weeks of married life in the home of Mrs. Howard, he pack ed up and left, going to the home of bis own parents,
 All these facts caused the Back Bay gosSipers to arch their eyebrows. They were quite confounded to find the eminent Elliots and Towards airing financial differences, loss of weight and family eScutcheons in court.
 The court finally granted a petition for separation and custody of the only child, Robert Raymond, junior, to Mrs. Elliot.
 But in spite of this apparent vic, tory for her, Mildred Elliot still want ed her husband back. This was borne out recently when certain letters were brought to light. A pathetic plea from
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

Mrs, Elliot read:
 Dear Raymond: I am writing you this letter in a final effort to have you provide me with home where we can both live together. Will you please state your attitude in this regard by letting me have return letter as soon as possible? Sincerely, Mildred H. Elliot"
 me reply came soon enough, but 1t showed Elliot's determination not to make any efforts toward a reconcilia- ton.
 Dear Mildred" he wrote, "it has recently been said that marriage is like putting your hand in basket of snakes trying to pick out an eel There were no eels in the basket I picked from. In view of the unpleas- ant publicity you have given me I am not interested in giving you a home, especially on account of all that has previously transpired.
 "This does not mean that 1 refuse to support Robert. l always stand will ing to support him and expect to have him just as often as can. I expect also that he will be where can see him at any reasonable time.
 "R. R. Elliot"
 When the will of Mrs. Howard was read recently it was thought that her toster-daughter would immediately take action toward a divorce. The Back Bay, which has studied many other domestic smashes in its own way, was waiting for such thing to happen. Instead, Mrs. Elliot appealed to her husband again to return home.
 Thus did commonplace series of arguments grow gradually into a domestic catastrophe. Just now the whole matter seems to be at an im- rasse. The gossips are wondering how long Mrs. Elliot will hold out.
 Will she accept the lowly S1OO a month and wait hopefully for her hus- band to return to her, or will she se- cure a divorce and acquire a fortune?
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

the Harvard campus. Then he demon strated overalls. On some of his pots- and-pans selling trips outside the city he was accompanied by his bride.
 Their marriage received approval on the campus, where Elliot was a well known and familiar figure, and in the Back Bay. Society matrons said it was an ideal marriage. Mildred was young and pretty, and they believed that Elliot had found a worthy match 'n marrying the adopted daughter of the wealthy Mrs. Howard.
 The Back Bay gossipers, however, did not know of the strife behind the scenes until the case came up into court, with Mrs. Elliot suing her hus- band for separation. Then it was re- vealed that the constant "my-family- s-better-than-yours" arguments had
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

ful, the young Harvard student was handsome, tall, dark-haired. Like so many members of New England aris- tocratic families, Robert Elliot was poor. Because of that he was working on the side to pay his college tuition.
 The courtship lasted less than a month when it began to be rumored on the Harvard campus and in the Back Bay district that the two were to be married. Elliot at the time evi- dently favored a delay, but one day Mrs. Howard, who seemed to have a liking for him, summoned him to her house. She told him, he testified, that she was about to undergo an operation and before she did so would like to see her adopted daughter married, and that it would be good thing to have man around the house."
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

wa; was the late President emeritus Charles w. Eliot of Harvard.
 me basis of young Elhot's disap. pfoval of his brides family was the fact that Mildred Howard was only the toster-daughte. of her aristocratic and rich mother. This fact, he said, ne found out only forty-eight hours before his marriage.
 But in order to understand fully how the resulting germ of dissatisfac- ton over this disclosure brought about domestic battles, it is best to go into the story of the courtship and strange marriage of Mildred Howard and Robert Raymond Elliot.
 They met while Robert was attend ing Harvard and while Mildred was a student at Howard Seminary. Mildred was blonde, blue-eyed, slim and grace
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

llNN Y family is better than
 IN yours"
 This declaration, mark ing marital spats in many households, is generally passed off and soon for gotten. But in the case of the eminent and blue-blooded Elliot and Howard families, of Boston Back Bay ancestry, court testimony indicates that it grew from a molehill of irritation to a noun tain of recriminaton.
 This family superiority-inferiority conflict has been called one of the chief motivations of series of events that led to the breaking up of the romantic courtship and whirlwind mar raige of lovely Mildred Howard Elliot and her handsome young Harvard hus- band and in the creation of one of the most astonishing wills ever filed in New England.
 The Elliots were married at about the time the student-husband was working his way through college by selling pots and pans and other com modities.
 The will was opened recently after the death of the wealthy and some what eccentric Margaretta Rebecca Howard, foster mother of the young wife in the money-love-eugenics tangle. Years ago the ancestors of Mrs. Howard came over in the Mayflower, or some other proud ancestral ship, and founded Howard Seminary, now one of Boston's exclusive educational institutions.
 When the executors examined Mrs. Towards will they found she had left a good slice of her fortune-S100,000 to pretty Mildred Howard Elliot, providing Mildred would divorce her husband or if young Mr. Elliot should happen to die. Until one of these events takes place the girl-wife is to receive only Sl00 month.
 This curious clause was discussed with astonishment by the aristocratic friends of the two families, who re- membered only too well the exciting "eugenics testimony that marked the suit for separation brought by Mrs. Elliot against her blueblood husband more than two years ago.
 In the will the rich Mrs. Howard ex- plained pointedly: q make the above provision for my daughter due to un- pleasant experiences with said Robert Raymond Elliot (the husband) and knowing he would squander all moneys
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

age of twenty-four she finds herself living apart from her husband with her little son and faced with the alter native of divorcing that husband or doing without a fortune.
 Yet Mrs. Howard is in love with the Harvard pots-and-pans salesman whom she charged with possessing "a superb ority complex" about his family. She succinctly expressed her attitude the other day by saying: "Raymond's money. I'd give up anything in the world to be back with him. My mother never understood. It was not my wish to start proceedings.
 These proceedings" are a refer ence to her separation suit which. ap- parently, she began reluctantly. Her attitude may bear out, indirectly, the contention of her husband that 'too much mother-in-law" was partly re- sponsible for his split with his bride. Yet even he did not deny in court that the pickering in the two faIous fami- lies had its basis in conflicts over the two escutcheons.
 Had the families been unknown the case would have caused little com ment, but the background of both the Towards and the Elliots is notable for the names of figures celebrated in New England history.
 Gossips in the exclusive Back Bay district of Boston found much that was stimulating in pretty Mrs. How ards assertion that her husband called her family inferior, and in his come back that she twitted him with not being a member of the Eliot family that spells it's name with one l. The distinguished head of this Eliot family
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

that came Into the hands of my daugh- ter"
 But the "unpleas- ant experiences" that are said to have hard ened the heart of the late Mrs. Howard toward her Harvard son-in-law are said to have had their basis in the continual "my- family-is better than yours" arg IL m e n ts t h at court testimony showed marked #> the life of the blueblood cou- pie almost from
 the day they were married.
 At present the out standing figure in the whole money-l y-love-eu- genics tangle is the captivating b l o n d @ Mrs. Howard. At the
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

Then, he said,
 she revealed to him for the first time that Mildred was not her daughter, but the daughter of a Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr, of Fairfield, Maine. She explained she had adopted Mil dred when a small girl.
 Elliot said he told her this made no diff ference to him just so Mildred came from good family stock but that it did make a difference he teSti- fled to later in court when he said he was willing to leave Mil dred on the day after
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

Soon after their mar riage, and while he re- mained in Harvard, Elliot earned money by selling pots and pans and other kitchen utensils. Later he sold chncnlatns an and nfF
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

uSo A Significant Bit from Young
 Eiliots Court Testimony, Ex- r planing His Ability to Make honey While Selling Kitchen Utensils During His
 Harvard Days.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-24

An Extract from the Court Cross.Examnation O Robert Raymond Elliot During His Wife's Suit for Separation. Mrs. Elliot Charged That His Superiority Complex" and Constant
 Quarrels Over Heredity Fastened
 Their Domestic Smashup.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-10-24
EDISON'S JUBILEE

Climaxing a series of celebrations covering per-
iod of five months the observance OF 50th
niversary of Edisons ncandescent light October
81 notable event. 1t held at Dearborn,
Mich, with Henry Ford host and President Hoov-
er, Mr.. Edison and many other notabes guests.
Among the incidents of the celebration the
re-enactment OF the in which Edison and his
assistants after countless experiments produced the
first ncandescent light October 21 1879.
At first carbonS used in the lamp bulbs were
very fragile, being made of paper common sew
ing thread. An improved ilanlent made of strip
from palm leaf fan led tc the adoption of bamboo
for the purpose, Japan and other countries being
searched for the most suitable kinds. Bamboo was
the standard flament material for many years.
The carbon lamp in general until the
development of the tungsten flamens 1907 wkich
again revolutionized the lighting industry it was
rapidly improved. The tungsten tlament is strong
and has much longer life than the old carbon,
besides producing about four and half times as
much light from given amount of current.
All these developments of half century have
resulted from Edisons original incandescent lamp,
although many other inventors have had part in
the progress made. Upon Edison-s discovery also
has been built the great power light industry,
which represents investment OF ten billion
dollars in the Unitd States.
The celebration of Lights Golden Jubilee a
fitting tribute to the great inventor, 80 years
to his than LOO inventions which, as Mr..
Coolidge has said, within single lifetime have
changed the conditions under which men live
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-10-24
Illinois Towns Want Truck
Routes Off O. Main Street
Experience Taught Them 1t Is Mis-
take to Route Them Through
Heart of City

Minnesota is not the only state
where there are differences of opin-
ion as to the routing of trunk high
ways through cities and villages. IL
linois towns have been going thru
experiences similar to those of
many towns in this state. A recent
issue of Tennessee Highways y
contains this interesting account of
what is happening:
Ten days delegation of small
town civic officials appealed to the
state highway department of Hi
nois to undo an error which the
delegations themselves admitted
with their own. They asked the Illi-
nois highway commission to change
the routing on numerous state
highways so that the trunk line
roads would go around their towns
instead of through them.
these delegates told the high
way commission that through
highway traffic had so congested
their streets that their own citi-
zens could no longer get into the