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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-02

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-02
BLACK satin RIBBON
USED BY STRANGER
OF CHICAGO WOMAN
Husband Finds Wife Murdered
With Knotted lethal IN.
strumsnt About Neck
SUSPECT SURPRISED THIEF
Victims Face, Neck and Wris'
Indicate She Put Up Ter.
rifle Struggle for LIE
SUSPECT SURPRISED THIEF

Chicago, APRIL 2-N9-A black
satin ribbon today was tho latest I'd.
dition to the list Of instruments Of
death and the chief clue In the
strange staying Of young Mrs. Mildred
Helsing.
Mrs. Heldng,s body Was found BY
her husband, Reuben @. Helsing,
when he returned home from work
last night. Around her neck was
knotted . black SATIN ribbon no had
never seen before.
Several things, including bruises on
the face ana wrists and the absence
Of her pocketbook. Indicated she had
been strangled by . thief whom she
surprised ct work. But there were
several other points which tended to
disprove this theory and which puz-
xled police.
No Struggle Heard
No sounds Of . struggle were heard
by other tenants In the apartment
building In which the Helsings lived
. neighbor, Mrs. Sarah Hanlou. told
abe heard the water running In thu
HeIsing apartment about 2 o'clocl
land thought Mrs. Helsng Vas wash
ling clothes.
The. only persons Mn. Hanlon saS
90 mp the back stairs. was the nesr'
janitor, fQeorge Riley. who vas he'll
hy police, Iltloug1che sa64sh6 mefea
collected tho garbage and saw moth
ing suspicious.
There were many Egns Of . strug
gle. including bruises on the woman
face and neck and on her wrist, iron
where her watch had been torn. He
lslhppers were lying In far corners Q
the room, q II they had been kicke'
off vigorously.
Hair Not DieaEFsnSed
Close to the woman's head. how
ever, Is the body lay on the tlooa
was . statuette, unbroken aS1d stil
standing. And the pins In her hal
were not disarTanged.
Police were unable to account "a
the black marks on the inside OF ne
? hands, unless they were made Will
she struggled for tho ribbon VII
which she was strangled. Mrs. Hel
!sing, q, was . former student at "a
university Of Illinois while her hui
lband graduated from the Univefsat
> ol Nebraska.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-02
Three Project Meets
For HOmemaker Clubs
Come in Near Future

Three project meetings a Home.
makers clubs IN the 8tnmarck-llani
dan district win be he1d In tho near
future, It was announced today b A.
r. Miesen. Burleigh county agr1cul-
tural agent.
They are set for Bismarck. T9urs~
day, April 10, ct the Association Of
Commerce rooms: Wing, Friday,
April II, ct the home Of Mr.. A. =.
Kopplin: and Nandan, 0a*urdaya
April Il, ct the Chamber q Cons
merce rooms.
Miss Ines LeBoosier, of the exten>
sion department. of the North Oakota
agricultural college. Win b IN charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-02

Dublin. Irish Free State, April a.
R}-Ab break occurred within the ranks
OF Eamonn De valera'S own party
today In the hour preceding conven-
Ing Of the Dali when . new Irish
president was to be elected to succeed
william r. Cosgrave who resigned
last week.
Sean Timass strongly urged the
Fianna yail and entire opposition to
support Thomas ]. O'Oonnell, Labor
party candidate for the office, - On
alternative to either MI. D. Valera
or MI. Coegrave, who was generally
expected to be reelected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

King Carol has bestowed on Mussolini the Great
Gordon Of Carol. the highest Rumanian order. As
If Mussolini hadn't been in enough trouble lately.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
National Advertising Representatives
Our Port Isabel Beach

Now that work has started on the causeway 20
connect the Valleys water front with the main land
al Port Isabel. where 1t is planned to erect a seaside
pleasure resort. It now seems IL will not be long be-
fore tangible evidence of this will be for all to see
Play places In the Valley will doubtless prove one
or its greatest business builders. Such resorts mean
much to any section Of the country. One strip. the
same size ss the Valley, in Florida. has more hotels
than Pittsburgh. Boston. Detroit and Chicago COM
bined. Florida's tourist crop spends more money
than the combined produce and cattle production
brings for the entire state Of Texas.
with the development OF our water front, the
Valley will be the most prosperous spot on earth.
- II is our duty to know just what is planned and
4 Is being done to make our Valley Americas finest
resort center. A large amusement park. fine hotels
homes. g boardwalk. bath houses and beautiful drives
are all planned for Padre Island.
The causeway not only connects the wonderful
beach on Padre Island with the Valley. but opens
what is known as the worlds longest sea shore drive,
from Port Isabel 10 Corpus Christi.
II does not take much between the eyes 70 sec
that with such features Port Isabel beach will be-
come the Mecca for lovers Of water sports.
Outside capital Is stepping into the Valley 70 ac-
complish this. Much will be accomplished IN the
Valley within the near future by investors. who prob
ably until a short time ago never heard Of the
Magic Valley, as famous as it is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
Predictions by a Correspondent

Texas democrats will hold their state convention
Sept. Q in Galveston, the island city. Raymond
Brooks. political correspondent and writer for this
newspaper, forecasting principles Of the platform
predicts that 1t viii carry an endorsement OF a state
wide bond plan. Also that the platform is sure to
endorse "equallzing and adjusting taxes and modi-
flying the tax burdens upon the small farm and home
owners" The winner will name the state chairman
The winner wiH have a voice In the drafting Of tho
platform. This is an age-old custom. In polite
the spoils 60 to the victors. Old Hickory jackson
was the ablest exponent OF the system OF political o.
SANITATION, party government and party procedure
His soul goes marching along.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
CAPITOL

There are only a few plays that
we're ever good enough. far-reach-
ing enough In their human appeal
to be successful in such widely scat
tered countries as Australia, New
Zealand. The United States. Can
ada, England, and Scotland.
But Grumpy IS one Of that type
or real successes with real human
attractiveness. This grand old
ccmedy-thriller started its great
odyssey OF triumphs IN Scotland In
1913. Cyril Maude, the famous Eng
Iish stage favorite, had been search
ing for a play TO complete his
repertoire for an American tour. He
chose the new comedy-thriller,
Grumpy" and tried II out IN
Glasgow later taking II 70 New
York. and eventually TO the other
countries.
He played III the title role Or
Grumpy" 1900 times
On his S~ixty-eivhth birthday lie
started work on the talking version
OF the play for Paramount, and the
picture Is to be seen al the Capitol
theater Wednesday and Thursday.
Grumpy Il the story or a
grouchy but benevolent old man. a
retired criminal lawyer. who lives
with his charming GRANDDAUGHTER
near London. The action OF the
play begins on "a weekend when
there are two Young men guests al
the home OF Grumpy. Both these
visitors are in love with Virginia
the granddaughter. Ore C. them
Heron. Is In possession Of "a very
valuable diamond which he Is tax
ing to n merchant In London from
his employers In South Africa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

to see her go-she's the best friend
I've got"
Il know II. Mona" Dan told her
sympathetically. but I'm thinking
Of what's best for Eva"
When Collier came home that
afternoon Dan thought he looked
ike the cat that had swallowed
the canary. He sat down & once al
his typewriter, but when he had
thrust a sheet Of paper under the
platen, and twirled Il. he sat and
stared at Il: and Dan saw him grin
rather foolishly.
What's the matter?D Dan asked.
out with IT,"
Collier turned a bland gaze on
him. "Out with what?"
There's something on your mind,
you big stiff; you can't fool me"
But Collier denied that this was
50. The only thing on my mind
Is this story-that and the fact
that you and ! have q date tonor-
row night to 60 to the opening.
Anne's still going. by the way, isn't
she?r
Dan said she was. and he stood
there and looked az Collier sus-
piciously for some time. You've
been up to something" he sale
finally. and he turned away and
left Paul TO his work.
Ills suspicion proved 70 be we'll
founded. but 1t was not until thC
next day that he heard the story
from Johnny Riddle. Johnny, who
sooner or later heard about every
thing. said that Collier had pulled
Frank Maury's nose.
MOI Dan said.
I'm telling you.r Johnny insist
ed. There were witnesses. The
story's all over Hollywood now"
The incident lost nothing ir
Johnny's dramatic version OF n.
This was substantially correct. but
a bit colored. Dan learned that eve-
ming when he accused Paul Collie.
as they were dressing for the open.
ing.
Holding cut on me. eh?"
Collier grinned guiltily. What
do YOU mean?"
You don't know eh?"
Paul said. Il ran into him over
On the Lawson Brothers lot. and
J asked him how come all the en-
harrassment the other afternoon.
Frank got insulting, SO I pulled his
nose for him"
RorinlS laughed at the terse
narration. What did he do about
it?"
Nothing" Paul was struggling
into a wing collar.
You knew darn well you'd run
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02


President Hoover held a conference today witt
Chairman Legge of the Farm Board regarding steps
to relieve the farmer Of his surplus wheat. The ses-
sion lasted two hours. Chairman Legge beating the
President BY four puts
Federal expenses are rising at such an alarming
rate against shrinking revenues that the Government
faces a financial crisis, the President vas told by Sec
rotary Mellon in a spirited discussion. Continuance
OF the income tax is threatened" said Mr.. Mellon,
who then startled the president by getting an sce
on the difficult No. 3 hole, sending his ball up q
wooden incline through a hole in q log and into the
cup on a rolling green.
President Hoover, when asked what steps the Gov
eminent would take to increase revenues, said: you
should have seen me yesterday. ! went around III
even threes."
Conferences of the wickersham Anti Crime Com
mission are continuing at President Hoover's wood
land camp. It IS understood the commission Is great.
" disturbed BY the growing evidences Of lawlessnes
and seeks Presidential Endorsement Of radical pro.
posals to curb crime. The sessions have been pri-
vate and no details OF what hes taken place have
leaked out, but II was reported through a source close
to the White House today that Mr.. Wickersham had
told the President that his putting was lousy. Other
members of the commission commended that Mr.
Hoover would do better If he used a shorter grir
and stood over the ball more.
President Hocys today met with Secretary OF AZ
~riculture Hyde and six governors G. the drought
crisis. which all declared had now been averted
The main thing nov is rehabilitation" said Sec'
rotary Hyde. missing a one-foot putt for an easy
four on the third green.
The farmer has been hard hit" declared Presi-
dent Hoover, and although heavy rains have saved
his crops we must now unite to-"
Here he tapped his bali ever SO carefully and elat-
edly watched it roll through 2 pipe and into the cur
FOR a hole in one.
Il took my time that time" continued the Presi-
dent. II think most trouble in putting comes as a
result or hurrying the stroke"
The conference broke UP later in the day due 70 9
fight between the Governor Of North Carolina anc
the Governor Of South Carolina over the action Of thu
Governor Of Kansas In moving his ball from under
an inverted water bucket on the ground 1t was out
Of bounds.
There will Be no meeting OF the Presidents Cabi'
net this week due to hard fedngs caused BY an &C.
cusation by the Secretary OF the Interior that TIT
Secretary Of Commerce took a seven on the fifth and
gave himself a par four.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
The Once Over
WASHINGTON NEWS

CAS- it may come through, now that President Hoo
yer has had that Tom Thumb golf course made on his
Rapidan retreatJ
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

into Maury over at Lawson Broth
erS. didn't you?"
Nothing OF the kind" Paul de-
MED. Il had business over there"
You're an awful liar" Dan said.
well" and he thrust out bis
hand, and Paul grabbed it and
grinned.
Did ID hurt?" Dan asked.
How do ! know" said Paul. III
wasn't my nose"
CTo Be Continued
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

Now the governor and lawmakers OF Oklahoma are
planning to float a bond issue OF s~l5.o00.000 for a
huge construction program the coming fall and win
ter. There are idle workers in Oklahoma who are
sailing to work and the lawmakers are expected. In
kKcial session, to make possible the outlined pro-
gram. A wage is better than a dole. A wage keeps
a worker independent. A dole deadens his pride. At
least this IS the verdict OF British economists.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

Jarvis. the other guest, Is a So
ciety ne'er-do-well.
Durinr the night Heron Is attack
ed and robbed OF the diamond.
Suspicion is thrown on Jarvis. but
no proof OF his guilt car be found.
Grumpy leads in the sleuthing.
which takes him to London and
back to his home again in the
amusing but thrilling pursuit Of
the villain. The canny and canker-
Gus old man finally gets the culprit
and the stolen property. and Phil
lips Holmes as Heron gets the girl
CFrances Dade).
The original play was written BY
Horace Hodges and Thomas Wigney
Percyval. Doris Anderson authored
the screen version.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

TO LET-64th street. SO w. McKenna furnished
room. brothers or friends."-The New York World.
Another rap at family tiesl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
RIVOLI-SAN BENITO

In securing the film rights to
All Quiet on the Western Front
Carl Laemmle. president OF Uni
versal Pictures Corporation pledged
70 Erich Maria Remaroue. the au-
thor. that the book would be trans
ferred to the Greer exactly as
written.
This has been done with the
result that picture patrons are
seeing az the Rivoli theater, San
Benitc, the greatness OF the novel
put on the screen.
"All Quiet or the Western Front"
Is the outstanding picture OF the
year. Just as the novel was out
standing among b~est-seIlers. IN the
cast are Louis Wolheim. Lewis
Ayres. John Wrav. RAYMOND Grit
fifth. George slim Summerviile.
William Blackwell. Walter Browne
Rogers. Ben Alexander, Russell
Gleason. Scott Kolk, owen Davis.
'Ir., and others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
Gasoline Tax Receipts for July

Gasoline tax receipts for July will total approx
mately s3.150.OOO and two-thirds OF the total will be
paid by five major oil companies. This Is q hint
that Texans have the coin to pay for their gasoline
and another hint that those who use the highways
are paying for them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
A Cotton Sign of the Time

/. A Dallas dispatch IS encouraging Without a days
delay Texas cotton growers received the benefit Of the
federal farm boards loan policy. with advances Of 90
per cent of the market value of their cotton" There
Is no comeback on the owners Of cotton In the season.
al pool IN case the market goes lower. There IS ever
a silver lining.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
The Market

Inc Market
Oh. crash the brass
And sound the horn
Fer Steel Is UP
An eighth this morn!
Assail the drum
With might and main
For motors nearly
Held a gainl
Oh. lead the fatted
Calf TO slaughter
For Can Is almost
Up a %quarterl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02

Nearly two trillicn cubic feet or
natural gas was produced and dis
tributed to consumers in the United
States in 1929.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-28

XIII. IN one Crash i WooQeu XUveE
Of a propeller passed through the outer layers Of the clothing
of my, right side with such force that it pierced an ~eishth-of-
aninch steel plate and ended in a steel longeron.
You may say it's all luck, and that also may be true. but
then-we have to have lucky breaks to make a fortune. to
keep in h ealth-to live. Breaksa Of course. breaks. whether
by hard work. clever designing. or birth.
Nor will it be long before l retire. Yet l have this year
FIVE crashes-four in planes. one in an automobile. Before
the year is over there may be more. But it won't be long
now-it can't. At the age" Of So intentional crashes | shall
retre-that is. retire to another phase of work.
For the thrill of even my most spectacular crashes is
passing. At first the public didn't believe they were really
done Just as they appeared on the screen. The wise ones
cried fake" But now the public is beginning to take them
as just a matter of cour:e-and that is almost as bad.
hit. 1880. BY Everyweek Magazine-Printed in U. 8. A.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-28

~ . sudden. the plane crashed. nose first. into the sun
baked ground. The motor moved through the gas
tank. causing gas and oil to spray over everything. One
Of the wings caught and the thing careened dizzily to the left.
Then it settled backward. and tearing wheels and under
carriage away. lay broken and useless. not Is feet from the
daring cameraman.
As ! crawled from the pit. he came over to me. He'd
gotten a great shot Of a ship spinning to the ground. He OK
tended hi: hand. ""Thsnks." he said. smiling. FOR a while
l didn't think you'd miss me"
Cameramen are like that. They take extreme chances
to get a single effect: The Perry brothers. Paul and Harry.
Norman De Foe: George Eastman. and Buddy Williams
are but a few of that clan who are noted for their i~ntrepidity.
But regardless Of the success of that crash as far as l am
concerned. it remained 70, me to do it again. it wasn't quite
what the picture required.
merable little details. al Insignificant in themselves. but all
important at some stage Of the thrill. Proper policing of the
area and placement of cameras means much. The camera
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-28

USUALLY any accident beyond my calculations is the
result Of an unexpected change Of conditions. There are
times when il il too late to make a change of mind. The
last few seconds Of q crash must go according to schedule.
Sound involves crashes much more than do cameras. Now
It is necessary to get flag signals from both departments be-
fore heading into the spot.
The cameramen may be ready and set and ! may Be on
my way to a wreck. when of a sudden. | see a wild waving
Of a red flag. If possible. l must avoid a er.sh-save the
Ship. go back to my emergency field. and wait for another
try. because something happened to the sound trucks or MI
~crophone.
Such a landing causes: some delay because again must
drain the gas and carefully replace sufficient for the the du-
ration Of the flight. plus margin enough for a return. should
the unlocked for happen.
But it is not the mechanics of a crash that bother. The
human element is the most indispensable Of all. l know
that can crash a ship where they want it. ! can depend
upon my motor and the ship. My trained rescue ambulance
and police squadron are as constant as is the troupe; but
the rest of the people are more likely to do something totally
unexpected.
Once in particular. did l come to grief because Of this
hazard. In the shot, q double for a star was supposed to
run out into the field to be near the ship at the time Of
crashing.
Cameras were set. and the crews stationed at psychological
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-28

@&lIHaSail during the crash. I am always busy, too busy for
= tthril, any emotion. There's a spot to hit and cameras
@stt il B spark spar $ to cut and .nd the is,t throttle Tie to- MANIPULATE. a
bit i kew of the details which keep me from any use of mag
6aho4-f l have any.
Now aimee talking pictures. it is necessary to crash with
dded worry for me.
Directors are getting more and more particular about ef-
6cb b crashes. At FIRST. if ! came down and hit the spot.
kbay were satisfied. but now l am told to turn on my back
that if / do turn, over. the shot cannot be used.
" i scene for Lilac Tine l placed an anvil weighing
$50 pounds in the extreme aft section of the fuselage
to keep the tail from arising to a point past the perpen-
Fortunately, the trick worked. The nose hit and the un-
Percarriage cayed into the motor mount. The engine pushed
back into the gas tank. When the ship was in practically
7 vertical position. it did a complete barrel roll: then. the
3urce not being completely spent, the entire broken ship and
myself flew backwards for about IS feet It's a peculiar
ensaion to sit in a ship and have the feeling that its in re-
xerser Such a position is an unnatural one tor an ~aeroplane.
md De pilot. of course. gets a peculiar physical reaction.
In 81 crashes, ! say l have had 100 per cent success.
However. there was one. the SD. which l had to do over
Hown, slip in and land on my back before the m~icrophones
nd cameras.
Everything went fine until I was just about to dive the
hp home. Then. and then only, did / find that l had as
med the wrong angle Of approach. The cameras could
& tho shot, but due to parallel rows of trees. | had been
Too late to change my mind. 1t had to be a crash.
~ptopobiles started to move. If l waited another second
fall into the crowd.
Within a Fraction, of a second. I'd made up my, mind.
Hgasdless Of the value Of the shot. pulled the stick back
Nsa3 a spinin position. but l could do nothing else.
Aa = was; / would hit dangerously near Elmer Dyer. the
E9noa Akeley cameraman, knew Elmer. He'd stick
SSms to crush him and his camera. he'd still stay on. He
= there as / pulled the ship up. AS it started to spin |
Mlaisee him almost below. knew I'd miss him. but did he2
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-28

NTINE i. the last and perhaps
lv the most involved Of stunt
work. I've made drops from
a~eroplane to aeroplane and aero
plane to auto. I've made high aud
Ere dives. Wreckins Of an auto
mobile i simple after you've done
it several times.
But crashing aeroplanes always
has and always will Be a consider
able hazard. Maybe I've reduced
that danger to a minimum. Ger
tainly there are 4 few fine points
which are now discovered.
But If ! were killed. Of course.
everybody would say, See. ] told
you so." Perhaps they're right in
saying it. Perhaps not. At least.
I'm getting into numbers-34 is a
lot Of smashed planes.
1t takes very little. sometimes. to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-28

points. A last understanding with the double convinced me
that he knew the spot where he was to stop. In fact. |
made him practice running to it several times to be sure that
while | was in the air and coming in to crack. there would
be no misunderstanding
Taking the air, | banked around the field vertically and
saw that all conditions were right. Then l swung around
and came in for the shot. When but about 400 feet from
the mark. saw the double start to run: At zoo feet he
on l was blind and could not see him because of the wings.
"a