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DOLLAR CONTINUES TO
 SHOW IMPROVEMENT

NEW YORK, June 18, The American dollar continued to i'm prove it's position in the eyes of the world and inspired buoyant rise in stock bond and commodity prices.
 Although many traders took pro fits in late trading, stocks at the close were lodged behind plus signs that ranged from fractions to more than two points on the average.
 United States government bonds were in the spotlight in that sec tor Of the financial front, while wheat jumped almost two cents 8 bushel and cotton 75 cents a bale. The sugar market went through it's 11th consecutive session of ris- ing prices and rubber was high.
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LAKE RESIDENT VISITOR

Frank Towle, well known resi- dent of Cooper's Landing, Lake Kenai, arrived in the city Friday evening on brief business visit. MT. Towle reports that during the spring he has completely over hauled his Lake Kenai speedboat and has rebuilt a large part of it. His hand, which became infected last fall, is again in perfect shape. MT. ToWle expected to leave today on the return trip home.
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MOTHER DE VALERA
 DIES IN ROCHESTER

ROCHESTER, N. Y, June 10, - In the modest home where she lived quietly for the last 37 years the mother of Ramon de Valera president of the Irish Free State. died
 De Valera was her only son by her marriage to Vivian De Valera a Spanish sculptor and musician whom she met in New York after her migration from Ireland. After his death and her subsequent mar riage in 1887 to Charles H. Wheel wright, Mrs. Wheelwright sent Ea- mon to relatives in Ireland.
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VETS THREATEN REMAIN
 UNTIL THEY GET BONUS

WASHINGTON, D. C., June IS, - Ten thousand ragged, rainsoaked and hungry veterans maSsed about the capitol steps Friday afternoon as it became known that the Vet erans' bonus faced almost certain defeat in the Senate.
 The Veterans, however, were un- daunted and many of them stated they would remain in Washington and carry on their bonus fight un- til the certificates become due in 1945.
 It was said that some 2,0O0 mem bers of those there signified a will lingness to remain for longer per iod but it is believed that the rest will go home.
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KENNECOTT COPPER NEVADA CONCERN
 MAY BE JOINED

Plans for the creation of a copper company with $5O,OOO,OOO in cash, marketable securities and metal were formulated in New York when tn e Kennecott Copper company made an offer to minority stock holders of Nevada Consolidated Copper company to exchange one share of Kennecott for two shares of Nevada
 Utah Copper company now con- trols tn Nevada company an d Kennecott has controlled Utah Copper for number of years.
 Deposits of Nevada stock with the Kennecott coruoration would be made up to June IS, under the plan announced at Kennecott's annual meeting by President s e D h n Birch.
 Birch said, according to Asso- ciated Press dispatches, that com plete conversion of the Nevade Consolidated shares would in crease Kennecott's outstanding stock to 1O,734,000 shares against g, 394,OOO shares at present. Ken necott already is the second largest copper producing enterprise in the world.
 Properties of Nevada Copper are located in Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. About 45 per cent of the company's capital stock is owned by Utah Copper.
 At the meeting President Birch disclosed that Kennecott's opera tions this year have broker" about even" with mine output slightly in copper" he said, must depend on improvement in general brlsi- ness"
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RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS

WASHINGTON, June IS. Pres ident Herbert Hoover was up early Friday to receive the many con- gratulations which are being sent to him from every region in the United States as a result of his having been chosen to be the Re- publican party's standard bearer for a second term. Hoover will be- gan his campaign soon after the Democratic convention a d j o urns and wh e n it becomes definitely known what issues are at stake.
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ARMY TESTING NEW
 TYPE PURSUIT PLANE

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18, - A new type of pursuit ship is be- ing tested by the army air corps, it is learned, and the planes will soon be delivered to California air plane stations.
 The planes are built by the Boe- ing Company at it's Seattle plant. They will have a cruising speed of 200 miles an hour and are de- signed to show maximum eff ciency at 12,5OO feet elevation. The planes are of low wing monoplane construction with a radical depar- ture in the elevators.
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KNIFE, FORK SUICIDES

DENVER, Colo, June r, Sui eide by knife and fork takes a greater toll then all the battle fields of the earth. Delegates to the third annual convention of the Western branch of the American Public Health Service were told by Dr. Louis I. Dublin of New York, vice president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
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IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
 BONUS DENIED VETS

WASHINGTON, D. C., June IS, tP)-An avalanche of votes Friday night buried all hopes of the sever al thousand war veterans masSed at the capitol for immediate pay msnt ot the s1,4o0, 100000 on their bonus certificates.
 The bill was defeated by a vote of 62 to Is. Two motions to recon Sider the bill were buried.
 The House had previously pass ed the measure by an overwhelm- ing majority.
 A great crowd of veterans look ed on but remained orderly. They declare they will stay in Washing ton until the bonus is passed.
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UNDERTAKER ALMOST " BECAME CORPSE HIMSELF

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., June 18, - William Comton narrowly escaped a sudden transfer from the front end of his hearse to the rear.
 Comton, Flagstaff's only under taker, drove his hearSe into the path of a switch train. He jump ed as one freight car ploughed through his hearse and lay un- touched in ditch as the splinterS Of a second car, derailed, shower ed about him.
 The business end of the hearse was empty at the time.
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PACIFIC 'BONUs' ARMY
 |s NOW IN ARIZONA

PHOENIX, Ariz., June IS, Full of mulligan stew the 2,2O0 mem bers of the Southern Californian bonus army" rested in the com paritive cool of the Salt River Val ley, preparing for their next East ward desert trek.
 The army plans to remain here for a day when it will set out, via Tucson, for Washington where an appeal will be made to President Hoover to sign the Patman bill.
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PROHIBITION HOLDS
 FIRST PLACE DEMOCRATS

CHICAGO, June 18, P)-Prohl- bition. the word that spelled a roaring dispute for Republicans, was first on the tongues of con- vention-bent Democrats; can d l. dates, economic issues, and even organization, took second place in the discussions between the newly arrived Democratic leaders to ques- ton what will the Democrats do about prohibition.
 Shouse believes the party will adopt plank favoring submission to the people to determine wheth- CT they want the 18th amendment.
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HERB URGES CONGRESS
 ADOPT FURL0UGH PLAN

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18, (P) Mildly phrased but forcefully ar gued, the plea from President Herb Hoover for adoption of his fur tough plan for reducing federal pay, faced Congress as it wrestled anew with obstinate economy prob lems
 The economy bill, in conference, deadlocked over the furlough, or a 10 per cent cut for all government employees. The relief bill is still before the Senate.
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FUNDS SECURED ID
 DEFER EXPENSES OF
 NORTHWEST ATHLETES

SEATTLE, June 13, s cattle business men who have taken part in the effort to raise sufficient funds with which to send repre- sentative athletes from that city to the various Olympic Games try outs throughout the country, were in a happy mood Friday night as a result of having reached their goal
 Through various sources the bus mess men have fund of some $2,350.40 in the bank and addition al moneys to come in. This fund will be used to defer the expenses of four track men and four swim mers.
 Outstanding on the Seattle track team is Paul Jessup and on the swimming team is Helene Madison, who already holds string of world records for her acquatic feats. The moneys also provides for two coaches who will accom- pany the Northwest delegation on their tryouts and probably in the final competition.
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IRREGULARITIES CAUSE SPANISH MILLIONAIRE
 BE PLACED IN PRISON

MADRID. June IS, Juan March, multimillionaire deputy, who had been described on the floor of par liament as the arch enemy" of the Republic, was arrested short lv after the government had inn prisoned a group of alleged lead CTS of a monarchist plot.
 March was arrested on charges of irregularities in obtaining the Moroccan tobacco monopoly, dur nig the dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera, prior to the fall of the monarchy.
 The Cortes had previously voted to waive parliamentary immunity, to permit his imprisonment in the Carcel Modelo
 The arrest of the widely known millionaire followed series of ar rests in Madrid and Barcelona, where a half dozen military offl- cials were detained, reportedly ln connection with monarchiStic ac- tivities. The most sensational ar rest was that of General Emilio Barrera, who was Captain-General under King Alfonso. He was Selz- ed in Barcelona and taken to Ma drid
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DAWES THROUGH WITH
 PUBLIC LIFE ENTIRELY

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18,- Charles G. Dawes, former vice pres ident of the United States, Ambas- Sador to Great Britain and head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp oration, has retired from public life altogether.
 He made this statement in ex- planation of why he did not wish the Republican party to use his name for nomination as the par tvs choice for vice-president. He said: ''Thirty-four years of public life is enough for any man."
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DISPUTE WITH VETERAN
 RESULTS FATAL STABB|NG

LOS ANGELES, June 10, -Edw Dempsey, 40, was fatally stabbed in battle with his brother-in-law William J. Shackleford, nearly blind war veteran, over the right to manage their household.
 Police said Shackleford, 59, ad- mitted arming himself with a pocket-knife and a hammer in tending to run Dempsey out of the house" but claimed the stab ping occurred accidently when the victim fell upon Shackleford.
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REPUBLICAN DELEGATES TURN H0MEWARD TO-DAY

CHICAGO, June 18, (P)-The Re- publican party set out today on the fight to hold the White House for another four years, beneath the banner of President Hoover and Vice-President Curtis, and with a prohibition plank taking the party out of the bone-dry class.
 The delegates turned homeward today from the national convention which renominated the 1928 ticket There was some anxiety among the hosts as they marched forth into the battle of 1882
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GREEK SHIP SENDS $ ] $
 0FF COAST 0F BRAZIL

RIO DE JANEIRO, June IS, - The radio station at Victoria, Bra gil, 260 miles northeast of here, intercepted a distress signal from the Greek steamer Artemis.
 The distressed vessel gave her position as 3735 west longitude, and 18 south latitude.
 This would place her just off the Brazilian coast in range of Vic toria. The Eastern Prince" off the coast, and the Cabo San An tonic, Spanish steamer, were go- ing to her assistance.
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EUCHAR|sT|C CONGRESS
 MEET DUBLIN FEN DAYS

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 18, lP- Giving last minute touches to her more than a years prepartion for the Eucharistic Congress, which will be held here next week, this city is ready to welcome visitors.
 Pilgrims to the great convention have been trickling into Ireland steadily for days but the past few days has seen the stream swollen into rushing torrent.
 Colorful demonstrations will pro- vide amusement.
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Several of the round -trippers on the SS Aleutian, in port Friday, went by train to Lawing to en- joy the hospitality of Nellie Neal Lawing; also to enjoy the splen- did fishing in Ptarmigan creek. Some excellent specimens of trout were brought back.
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BE RELEASED SOON

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18, = Chief of Police Jose Alberto an- nounced that a score or more of supporters of former Presid e n Washington Luis would be released this week from the warship Pedroi, where they were recently impris- oned following reports of an anti government plot.
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GAS SUPERVISOR

JACKSON, Miss, June Is, Per il from burning gas wells in the Hinds-Rankin fields near here led the state to appoint a gas super visor with orders to spare no ex- pense in snuffing out the fir S which have already taken toll of four lives.
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HUBBY WAS CRUEL

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, June 18, Superior Judge Alfred c. Bald win granted divorce on grounds of cruelty to Mrs. Katherine Laud- CT Dewing, a sister of Mrs. Gene Tunney.
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It. Col Dawson Olmstead, head of the W. A. M. & c. A. T. S., who has been making tour of inspect ion of Alaska communications Sys- tens, was an outgoing passenger on the SS Aleutian.
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TEN BE PRESENTED

LONDON, June IS, Ten Amer jeans will be presented at the next court of the season at Buckingham Palace, June B by Madame De Fleuriau, wife of the French Am baSsador, it is announced.
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ONE PESO TAX RATE

MEXICO, CITY, June IS, An annual tax of one peso, about soc in U. s. money, on all drinkers of intoxicants is proposed by Fran cisco A. Mayer, retiring deputy from the state of Vera Cruz, as a combination revenue and temper ence measure.
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OUT OF OFFICE

ST. JOHNS, N. F., June IS, - Sir Richard Squires, whose foes said it with ballots after brick bats had failed, was out of office, a beaten premier. He saw his Liberal government go down to defeat be- fore the United New Foundland party headed by F. .. Alderice.
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DESTROYERS ARRIVE

KETCHIKAN, June IS, (P)-The deStroyers Trevor and Crown Shield arrived Friday with mem bers of the reserve officers training corps from the Universities of Cal ifornia and Washington. They re- main until Monday morning when they proceed to Juneau, Wrang- ell and Prince Rupert; the latter, on the southbound voyage.
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SIGNS TO FIGHT

LOS ANGELES, June IS, -"Baby" Arizmendi, IS year-old ban t a m star, has signed to meet "Newsboy" Brown in a return bout at the Olympic auditorium June 21. Ariz- mendi won the first bout.
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DANGEROUS TO HEALTH

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18, R)-William Fox, former head of Fox Films, failed for the third time to appear for questioning at the Senate stock market examina- tion, claiming it would be danger OuS to his health.
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BASEBALL SCORES

There were no major league baseball games played Friday. All the games in the National league were rained out and in the Amer ican league there were no games scheduled.
 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
 Portland g, Seattle 6.
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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES

SEATTLE, June Is, Some of the temperature extremes record Cd Friday in the U. s. and Alaska were Seattle 69.47; Portland 74.46; Juneau 5444; Ketchikan 56.64; San Francisco 62.50; Denver 74.54;; Chicago SAGA; New York 76.64; New Orleans 92.76; and Los Ange- les 70.58.
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. Q CURRENT BREV|T|ES . !.
LETTERS RECORD

CHICAGO, June 18,-George Sal ing, of Iowa, bettered the Nation al collegiate A record for the 220 yard low hurdles in winning his heat in 231 seconds. The former record was 23.2 seconds.
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Reverend Frieling, of the Epis- copal church, arrived Friday from Anchorage and left again today for the Inlet city.
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CANZONERI VICTOR

CHICAGO, June IS, (P-Tony Canzoneri, lightweight champion, easily outpointed Harry Dublinsky in a 10-round non-title bout. Can- zoneri weighed 134 pounds and DublinSkY. 136.
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COMMITS SUICIDE

LOS ANGELES, June IS, Will liam Lacy, 67, prominent locally as a civic leader and financier, committed suicide by gas in his expensive home. Police reported ill health was responsible.
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LEVIATHAN AGROUND!

LONDON, June IS, (P)-The SS Leviathan went aground last mite off the Isle of Wight but she got away again without difficulty or known damage, reports said
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WILL TAKE NO PART

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18, (P)-President Hoover announced he would take no part in the forth coming campaign except for a few major addresses.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-19
WOUNDED MAN IS
REPORTED BETTER

Aberdeen, 8. D., May 19.-(P)-M.
Pin Beebe, Ipswich bank president,
wounded by q bandit during a rob-
berry Wednesday. was reported "con-
s!derably improved" at a hospital
here Thursday. and his physician
said he has every chance in the
world for a rapid recovery" Beebe
was shot through both thighs and
was slugged when he ignored a COM
mand to stick 'em up"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-19
Within
STRIKING DISTANCE
OF PARTY MAJORITY
Gets Delegates From South
Carolina, Vermont, Dis
trict of Columbia
(By The Associated Press)

Thirty-two more votes picked up
Wednesday by Franklin D. Roosevelt
in South Carolina, Vermont and the
District of Columbia, placed the lead
ing contender for the Democratic
presidential nomination within reach
ing distance of majority in the par :
ty convention.
He had today 42S votes exclusive of
100 from New York and Pennsylvania
which, while disputed, his managers
expected him to receive. Friday an6
Saturday 40 more delegates will be
chosen in Tennessee. Oregon and Ne
vada, with prospects he may get then,
all. This would run his claimed total
of delegates selected by the endsoi
the week to 568, ten shy Of the ma
jority. This does not mean nomina
ton. as a two-thirds vote Is required
President Hoover's walkaway candi-
dacy gathered % more delegates Wed
nesday from Alabama and Vermont
taking him to within six votes of the
Republican nominating mark or
pledged votes alone. excluding hum
dreds of uninstructed but friendly
delegates.
Two states in the party convention:
Wednesday acted on prohibition. Yer
mont Republicans sought resubmis.
sion before the years end. Vermont
Democrats declared for repeal, with
light wines and beer in the meantime
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-19

was ready at any time to give "all
Information in my possession" per-
tanning to the case, but he indicated
he was not willing to go to New Jer-
sey to do this.
In reply to q request that he go
to Hopewell, Dean Dobson- Peacock
telegraphed Colonel H. Norm n
Schwarzkopf, head of the New Jer-
sey state police that II stand ready
at such time as you may select to
meet at Norfolk you or Governor
Moore's accredited representative and
will fully and freely give all informa-
ton IN my possession pertaining to
the subject"
In the meanwhile, Commonwealth
Attorney John M. Arnold, of Norfolk.
said he planned to interview the rec
tor OF the fashionable Christ Church
as part of his investigation to de-
termine If any Virginia law had been
violated. He said conversations" he
had with Rear Admiral Guy H. Bur-
rage, retired, the third member OF
the Norfolk trio of Intermediates.
and Captain F.. H. Lackmann, skip
per Of the yacht used by Curtis. fur
nished no evidence that Curtis had
violated the state laws.
Both of the SeafarerS, the official
said. gave facts showing that they
were convinced Of the sincerity Of
Curtis and that they had acted in
good faith.
Police officials say they are inter.
ested in obtaining more definite in
formation of the whereabouts of Cur
It's on the night Of the kidnapping.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-19

lSouth Carolina Democrats defeated .
referendum proposal by the closest
vote had in that state since prohibi'
ton began, and declared for - cam
paign on economic issues" alone.
So far Democrat groups Of q dozen
states have spoken for repeal or re-
submission In some form, they are
New York, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota
Washington, Michigan, Illinois, North
Dakota. Rhode Island, Wyoming
Montana and Vermont.
Five have lined up for enforcement
or have defeated wet plans. They are
Georgia, Missouri. Nebraska, Kansas
and South Carolina. Seven states
avoided all mention. These are Ken
lucky. Arkansas. Oklahoma, Louisi-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-19
TWO KNOWN DEAD AS
: FIRES SWEEP WOODS
And DEFY CONTROL
Areas Near Quebec and Toronto
in Difficulty as Result of
Flames.

Quebec, May 19.-(P)-Forest fires
in score of heavily wooded areas
near Quebec and Toronto became
more menacing as the third day Of
conflagration dawned and scores Of
small settlers communities were be-
). ing hastily evacuated as the flames
bore down upon them.
Homes were RACED, outlying schools
deserted and an unestimated amount
of property loss suffered as the fires
stubbornly refused to be brought un-
der control.
Thousands Of volunteer firemen
were battling desperately but were
making slow progress They were
hampered by lack Of modern appara-
tus but were working tirelessly in
bucket brigades and had slowed up
the march Of destruction in many
quarters. \
The Resticouche county situation
reached major proportions despite an
army of volunteers working under the
direction of forest rangers.
A group of settlers homes in Rag
ineau township was destroyed and it
looked early Thursday as though the
village of Bersimis was doomed.
= Five new fires broke out late We'd
nesday night near Nepiscuitt lake.
At least two persons lost their
lives, according to reports reaching
here. John Henry, fisherman and
trapper of Dufault Portage, reached
Toronto with his wife and small
child and stated he was certain two
Of his trapper friends had persisted.
Seventeen soldiers, hurrying by
motor truck to Valcartier camp, near
Quebec, were injured when the truck
capsized.
Crews were being organized Thurs
day to penetrate the difficult coun-
try.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-19

not say very much to me. Every time
I asked when they were going to let
me out they said sit down and be-
have yourself and you viii be all
right
II tried to listen to all that was
said to get an idea Of where they were
headed for, but they were very care.
full and talked only In whispers when
they discussed their destination.
"They appeared to be unfamiliar
with much Of the country they were
travelling through and many times
had to turn back because they had
gotten off into blind alley. They
avoided all towns and travelled only
on side roads, but most Of them were
good except In spots.
"They asked me where the rest OF
the money was kept In the bank anj
I told them they got everything there
was"
Shortly after his arrival at Binford
Doolittle called his relatives at Fps.
wich. He said they were highly elat.
ed at his release, having been unde,
terrific strain since the kidnapping.
Doolittle Is SO, Is married and hai
one child.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-19
Local Resident Dies
From Heart Disease

Mrs. John H. Robideaux, Sc, a resi-
dent of Bismarck for 80 years, died
here early Thursday a victim of heart
disease.
She was taken i'll a week ago.
Born in Maine in 1875 OF pioneer
New England stock, Mrs. Robideaux
came to North Dakota from New York
state in 1899. She had made her
home in Bismarck since that time.
Besides her husband she leaves a
son by a previous marriage. two sis
tiers and a brother. MIR. Robideaux
was with her when death came.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Calnan Funeral Parlors Fri