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The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17

Roosevelt Agrees to Nelu Siluer Program
Days Of Horror Worry June Robes
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL SOON
y y y y -
Details Of Time In Tomb Recalled

Tuscon, Ariz., May l7.-(R-June
Robles Is going back to school Mon
day to try to forget the horror Of
10 days alone In . desert hole.
But the ordeal Of her cruel i'm
prisonment by kidnapers has cut
deeply into her young mind.
From Carlos Robles, uncle Of the
little girl and one Of those who res
cued her last Monday. came the
statement that the six-year r-old VIC
tim has been more affected physically
and emotionally than appeared 70
casual observers.
Pitiful efforts by the child %
amuse herself with dolls, fashioned
out Of date seeds and paper while she
sweltered beneath q desert sun, and
Of her daSed condition when she VA
lifted from the grave-like hole were
related.
Spurred on by these revelations,
authorities extended their efforts "a
find her abductors.
Questions Disturb Her
1T has been difficult" Carlos
Robes said, TO secure any informa-
ton from June about the time she
lived In the tin box dining tho hole).
It repels her to speak Of those days
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and she recoils when asked . direct
question. have had to use subter-
fuge In eliciting information. AZ Ne
pay with her bunnies or cut out paper
dolls, I have secured, bit by bit, de-
tails Of those 10 days."
Carlos Robles Is assistant Pima
county attorney and, With County
Attorney Clarence Houston, found
the girl, being directed to her hiding
Place BY an anonymous letter from
Chicago.
II asked her." Carlos said, III the
kidnapers had given her any dolls Of
things to play with. She replied they
had not. but they gave me . box
Of dates that had paper around It.
After I ate the dates I had q lot Of
seeds, and I took the paper and
dressed up the seeds as pretend
dolls.'"
Carlos related how June told him
hundreds Of ants crawled over her,
Of the scant food left for her, and
how the ants stung her little body,
already painful with sunburn. Chained
BY her ankles to . stake, June had
no chance to leave the virtual coffin
which was hidden with brush and
mesquite.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
4. B. NEIGHB0R, 70,
BISMARCK RESIDENT
16YEARS, SUCCuMBS
Death Thursday Ends 1wo-YsaI
Period Of illness; Funeral
Set for Friday

Herbert b. Neighbor, 70, retired
Bismarck business man and resident
Of the city for % years, died ct the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. G. e. Vet
tel, 900 Fifth st., Thursday at 1l:l5
q. m. His death was caused by hard
ening of the arteries.
Mr.. Neighbor had been In poor
health for the last two years. He be-
came seriously i'll about two weeks
ago.
Funeral services will be held at
Perry's funeral chapel Friday at z
p. m. with Rev. r. E. Logee Of the
First Presbyterian church officiating.
The body will be shipped to Lafayette,
Ia, his birthplace, for burial.
Mr.. Neighbor was born Sept. 2.
1855 at Lafayette, Linn county, Ia.
On Jan. 30, 1879, he married Anettie
]. Lanning. He engaged in farming
until establishing q general qerchan-
disc store at Lafayette. He later
operated the same type Of business ct
Alice, Ia. and Centerpoint, II.
In 1906, the family moved to Bis
marck where he was prominently
known for his artivities In the real
estate. life insurance and grocery bus
inesses. He retired from active busi-
ness in 1928.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neighbor had two
children, Theodore Lucille, who died
In infancy, and Leo Pearle Of this
city.
He leaves his widow, his daughter,
five grandchildren. Gerald, Theodore.
Neva. Charles and Loren: two BROTH
ers L. 8. Neighbor, Willis, Calf. and
W. c.. Centerpoint, Ia: and three
sisters, Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin, Gus
ter, 8. D.: Mrs. Ida Oliphant, Water
loo, Ia: and Mrs. Eva Herring, Lon
Angeles. Calf.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
Threaten Court Test
OF NRA Fundamentals

Washington, May l7.-(P-Western
Union threatened Thursday to chal-
lenge "fundamentals Of the national
recovery act" in the courts, If. q code
IS forced on the communications in
dustry.
Bankers, brokers, industrialists and
other major users Of wire service ral-
lied at the NRA hearing to back up
Western Unions attack on the pro-
posed code.
Other witnesses came to the sup
port Of Postal Telegraph. which wants
10 code, and accused Western Union
IN the opening session Wednesday Of
unfair propaganda against the regula-
tions.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
GlOria's Husband to
Fight for Daughter

Paris, May l7.-P)-Michael Far
mer viii contest the divorce action Of
Gloria Swanson only II she presses for
custody Of their daughter.
III she really wants q divorce" the
handsome Irishman said. he has no
intention Of stopping her.
But" he added, IT It. is true that
she Is asking custody Of our daughter
well that's another story!"
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
MILL CITY STRIKE
CAUSES SHORTAGES
OF Bread AND GAS
vehicular Traffic Tied Up; Taxi
mon Vote to Join Truck
Drivers

Minneapolis, May 17.-(R-Gaso
line and bread shortages threatened
1hursday - striking truck drivers
joinod by cab drivers, continued Il
tie up commercial truck transporta,
tton and aimed at . complete halt o.
gasoline -fueled vehicles.
The truck drivers, who walked ou,
Tuesday night demanding union rec.
ognitton and a closed shop unioY
agreement, were joined Weduesda,
night by taxi drivers who were out.
lining similar demands and askinf
wage adjustments.
Five thousands pickets were on thu
streets Thursday. stopping all truck,
except privileged ones with unior
drivers and all taxicabs. A few own
ers Of single trucks or small fleet.
tried to evade the pickets but gave
up when movement became impos.
sible.
All gasoline filling stations in Tho
city were closed late Wednesday, bu,
reopened Thursday morning. Opera.
tors said, however, they would clos<
each evening and 1t the first sign o.
trouble each day. Gasoline supple.
were limited g strike pickets halted
trucks carrying the fuel.
0rocerS and restaurant owners said
the shortage Of bread threatened te
become acute within u hours. Only
. few stores were successful in run.
ming the gauntlet Of pickets at loca
bakeries and some others resorted K
express shipments Of bread from
other cities.
Gardeners Eater Protest
Market gardeners, unable to move
their perishable produce, appealed tx
authorities for aid.
Union officials in ct. Paul said
truck drivers there would meet at
p. N. Thursday and probably woulc
vote TO Join the strike. Robert F1em-
Ing. president Of Local No. l2O Of TIN
General Drivers union. said thu
strike In st. Paul probably will bl
called for Friday.
Moves to end the strike In Mime.
apolis still were lacking Thursday.
w. p. Owen, restaurant manager
told police he had been kidnapped
BY pickets when he got . load ol
bread from = bakery and forced Il
drive to the union headquarters.
The city market was ct q standstil
Thursday, not . single farm truck
having been successful In running thu
picket lire. Little violence was re.
ported. william Brown. head Of the
drivers union, declared the strike
movement was gaining strength
every hour"
Meantime, streetcar workers and
employers In conference with the re.
gional labor board over difficulties
which earlier threatened q strike, re.
ported progress.
The dispute among streetcar mer
arose over assertions the company
had discriminated against member
Of the national union In its spring
layoff Of men and violated seniority
rights. An agreement was reported
reached Thursday to lay individual
cases before the labor board and &C.
cent it, decisions q final.
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Township Workers to
Launch Hopper Wal

Township keymen who will lead the
war against grasshopper infestation In
their respective communities were
flunished with plans and materials
for the campaign at Z series Of meet
inss concluded at Bismarck By H. Q.
Putnam. Burleigh county extension
agent. Thursday afternoon.
Putnam held meetings With the
keymen 1t Wilton Thursday morning
ana ct Sterling and Wing Wednes-
day.
First shipments Of the poison bait
fnrnishsd By the government have ar-
rived at some points IN the county
and moro are being received daily.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
Say Ford and insult
Held Secret Meeting

Chicago. May l7-tReThe Herald
and Examiner Thursday said Henry
Ford paid Q secret visit to the hos
pital room Of Samuel insult, deposed
utilities magnate.
The meeting. the newspapers stated.
took place Tuesday after Ford com.
pleted his inspection Of . Century Of
Progress grounds and had started
back to hts train.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
Reduction In MinOt
Gas Rate Approved

The reduced flat rate, low demand
water heating gas rate and the re-
duced schedule for domestic and com.
mercial gas service at Minot. and re-
duced commercial gas service ct Val
ley City have been approved by the
state railroad commission.
The commission also granted auth.
ority to the Otter Tail Power company
to construct and operate . single
phase rural electric line two miles
west Of Ayr.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
u. 8. rs CONSIDERING
ACTIONS SAYS PHILLIPS

Warrington, May II. - @ - The
United States has under consideration
definite action toward settlement Of
warfare In the Gran ChAco but has
not yet made any move, either In CO.
operation with the League Of Nations
or BY representations to Bolivia and
Paraguay.
william Phillips, undersecretary ol
state, told reporters Thursday the
United States is-as It has been for
more than Z year-doing everything
possible to bring the long dispute to
IN end.
This government, he said, b pre-
pared to do it, full share IN any
movement that would b und1rtakeu
70 hiring peace n tn jungls 0Ar.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
Local Air Service
Expected in 10 Days

Airline service to and from Bis.
marck on the Fargo Seattle route
is expected to be resumed within
10 days, according to the announc-
ment Of the postoffice department
Thursday. Contracts with Han
ford's Trt-state Airline. Inc. for
service on the Chicago Pembina,
N. d. route and with the North
west Airlines for the Fargo Seattle
route were awarded last Tuesday
and signed Thursday.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
Man Of Steel Is
This MOuntaineer

oainsville, Ca. May l7-(R-
Handy patterson1 teeth never
bothered him until he WAS past 70
years Old.
When thsy did. he pulled them
with . pair Of pliers and made .
set Of false gripfers with alum.
inum from kitchen utcnsils.
A blacksmith, IhtterSon lives In
the mountains near here. He has
never ridden q train.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
THREE HURT m MIsHAP

Wolf Point, Mont. May l7.-(R-
Three persons were injured critically
Wednesday east Of Brockton when IN
auto with delegates returning from q
district American Legion convention
d Culbertson swerved out OF control
on : down grade and crashed into Z
ditch.
The injured were Mr.. ana Mrs. Roy
Fcrsberg and NiSs Margaret Beddor,
all Of Wolf Point. They were taken
to . hospital at Poplar.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-05-17
NoRTHWrsr RANKERs EI.ECT

NV88WW00x 0ANAk6O BDBVB
Grand Eoe1s, N. D.. May l7.-(Re
The Northeastern North Dakota DIS
trict Bankers association cloeed q
one-day session here "wednesday.
electing A. q. AuI,e, Langdon. presi.
dent; Franklin Page, Hamilton. vice
president, and Carther jackson, Grand
rosiA secretary treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-11

that must be cleared up, as you ought to know. We arc mere " .s, tta#
 "well, you go right ahead" said Sam. I'm busy, too, # that's what you moan"
 He walked on up tho track. It was stlll showing, though not SD heavily as the night before, and ho wns soon out of sight. over hia shoulder he carried Winchester and a pair Of Bnowshocs. His army pistol hung from q bolt at hls waist.
 Two miles above tho tunnel Sam stopped suddenly and peered over the edge of the embankment to tho Feather. River hundred foct be. low. The rock formation nt that point niado almost | sheer drop to the river, and directly across, ob- scurod by a growth Of brush, was m entrance to Sam's mine. The tunnel, went into the mountainHide at q slight angle for nonfly two hundred feet, then elbowcd up to d chimney whose top was just below tho power dam.
 You could throw anything over here, then cross the river on those rocks and get it," said Sam think. ing aloud. And you could take t Into that thcro mine and 1.-Two for q week without coming up for air once and It's n cinch you couldn't get out Of this canyon with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-11
CHINESE PREFER
 SEEDS OF MELON
Use Product as U. $. PeO. pie Do Gum--Idca Very
 Popular

I'Clplng, Chinn~.-U CUP D--- I.ltat yonr Chinn improtcd &GOO,OO worth Of chewing gum,
 This amount fs estimated 10 total about 7O,000,OO0 strips of gum, or about that mnny ehowB,
 Tho traditional Chinese equlvn. lent Of gum iR the watermelon seed of which tons and tons are consumed onch year throughout tho width aDdb readth Of this vast lnnd.
 While western movies md air. planes and bombs have made doeD InrOndH Into Chinese s0ciDI GUS. toms the chewing gum ldoa aDpar. entiy hns not mnde much prOgresf, |, except possibly In tho motr0p polls Of Shanghai which is reported tO absorb about hnlf tho total gum imports,
 Tow Chinese pnss dny without cracking h few black dried BCe,ls between thoIr teeth and it is cstI. mated thnt every Chose disDOscp of nt lonst ten seeds n dny. if m arbitrary population Of 100000, O00 K accepted it will bc seen th0t gum hns il long way tO go,
 Except for Shanghai tho only othcs plnccs in which chewing gum hns been able Co got tO0th.h0ld nro 'ciDIng, TiontsIn and q flow other cities of similar sizc, Out in tho provinces tho watermelon sood romnIn nrst in tho affections of 9ll chlnnmcn ns q tnsty Dnstlmo.
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geology and where gold isn't.
 But never would he admit the folly Of that hole in the mountain. just across the river from the rail. road and fifty feet below the new power compHny's dam.
 There's treasure down there, waitln' for some one 10 come ulonI and get [ out" he would say. "Mn, I'm too old now to go diggin around that way. but some young fcller1l come along some day and mako q nice lItlte fortune for him. self"
 Most every one in the county hu heurd Sam utter his conviction a: one time or another, but none hal ever expressed hts skopticlBm opcn- ly before him. Sam's eyO hmd 4 stcely glint whom he spoke 0f hts mine, and most men hnd better sense than to cross him.
 Shortly after he returned from France sam had been elected Bher. fir, and shortly after he had donned hls badge of office--on Janunry 1S, t02i--tho Mountain Express was Tagged Just north of tho carleton tunnel.
 TT WAS DURING
 ONE OF THOSE BIlZXARDS lt was nt tho height of ono Of the worst blizznrds that had swept the Siorr0s ln many yonrs. The engineers orders were to proceed with caution, A snow blow had lcss thun m hours hcadway up tho pass, Just as he pulled his train out of tho tunnel, tho engineer sn W rcd flare and n rcd lantern wnV- Ing on tho right of way, He np. piled tho emergency mir and brought hls train Of eight pullmnns and two mall cnrs 10 n grinding. sliding halt on the steep grnde.
 Tho rcd lantern then approached and tho white, wet face of a mna appeared nt the top step of the On. zine Cnb. Thor0 was q black bnn1 over his oyeB, with two cye.holes, and in his hand thero giitterod q blue automatic, The fireman lungcd at him with his shovel and two quick shots rang out In the still night mir. The fireman crum. plod on tho steel platform, blood flowing from h0l0 ln his check
 The rObbcr truBsod up the engl. Dccr with bnIling wlro, then joined two companions who hnd entered one of tho mall Gnrs. They had
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shot and killed when no tried to draw his gun.
 Tho holdup apparently had been carefully plnnnod. There were iivu men in nll who participated. They went through the train methOdis cnlly, from engine 10 observation cur. lining up tho passengers 'n each car and taking what money and Jowolry plongod their fancy. A man with pistol poised guarded Gnch end of tho cnr nS . third gath" Ored tho loot from the voyagcrJ A fourth took Cnrc of the outside while Inc snfh guarded the trHln crew and Dortcrs In q smoking room.
 ThcIr footing over the Ave piled up the mall snCkB and bags Of mon. cy and joweIry on n power hnndcn" which hnd been backed ID to tho engine. Tho train crew had been locked in md nll the cars of ths trnin locked aB woll. Tho handcnr, driven by a gasoline engine, started up tho grade, with the Two men and thoir treasure nbonrd, and was quickly lost to sight in tho swirlng snow. There could Do no Durault for hours. The nearest town was ton miles hwny and tho nearest house with telephone was hvs miles.
 Sheriff sam Aborn, two railway officials and tho engineer of tho Mountain Express stopped their handcnrs nt the northern entrance of the Carclt0n tunnel,
 "I was right nbout hore when saw tho faro and then the Ian. tern" sald the ongineor. "i put on tho emergency nIr right nwaS thought at first jt was tho HnOw- blow and expected 10 find . wreck or somcthing." EH lD
 Tho two rail officials asked many questions md took notes sam pp. poarod only slightly Interested.
 Let's get going up the track, , he interrupted. "i aln't much ID- torcstcd in whore you stopped, Rnd l know what happened nfter that. Whnt we gottn do is to Ind out whore thcm coyotes went to-" .t
 Certainly. Sheriff." said one Of tho officials testify. "but thorG nre other important aspects 'of the cnse
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s'SGOLD MINE''

ombankment opposite the lowsr untrnnce Co hts mine.
 "WntCh that brush over there,' he snld. If you sec ahy one come out, start shooting. YOu ought tu be able to wing man easy from this dIHtance, but lf they get away, wen be waiting above. And keep out of sight"
 sam and the rest then walked up to tho dam. The snow had stopped and 1t had begun to turn cold.
 Lucky we didn't walt till to- morrow" Sam said "Might bo frozen over by then"
 What do we do now?" asked ono of tho mon. st
 We've got to open the gates or the dnm," said Sam. "One ut the big lights l had around here was whom they built this here dam. AS any one can sec, if the gates were opened all of the sudden, or if there should be an extra big over. How, it would fioOd my mine ovst there"
 sam pointed to the entrance oi the mine shaft.
 "Wo'lD drop a couple of tons oi water down there and sec what we can flush out" he concluded.
 It was m hours work to open tho dam gates. sam had watched tho construction of it. bit by bit. and he Knew how to go about his task, but it took tho combined strength or all to budgo the huge rusted screws. Then, with n roar, the water was freed. A good DOT. ton of it swept Into the hollow where was the mino entrance. For m instant Sam could sec tho boards that covered tho shaft as tho Bnow was swept away. Then they caved in under the weight ot the water,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-11
CAMP ROBERTS g
 CETSEVEN BREAK
Divide Games With Taft and l7Sth Company;
 League Planned

Thomaston, June Il Camp Roberts baseball team won nnj lost during tho past week. In tho first gamo played with Taft school they came out victorious, capturing tho contest by u t4 to [ score. Tho game with the isend Company, eco Of Squurtx Pond, Danbury, proved disastrous to the Black Rock Huskios due mainly to the absence Of two of their regular pitchers. Tho one much over worked regular pitcher available, Clarence Knox Of Thomaston, was soon routed from tho box by tho slugging baseballers from Camp Hook and was replaced by John Drohan rom Hartford, a first base. man. Although Drohan did m cx. eollont Job of hls now assignment and tho whole team backed him to tho limit, tho damage had already been done and tho i75th Company team came out at tho wrong end of 20 to score. A return gumo has been arranged and tho tean, fools sure of'bciny able to reverse the results.
 Plans for tho CCC league Of Western Connecticut Camps hays now been completed ana the HrSt gamo win probably got under way within the noxt flow days. Addi. tlonal baseball equipment includ. Ing shocs arc now available and tho team will soon he completely equipped.
 A dance will be hold ln thIa cunp the night of June goth, This win be one of tho two farewell partios for the "veterans" of the l75th Company who leave on June 30th. Ladies of the nearby towns will again bo welcomed guests but duo to limited aceommo odattons, mon not members Of this Gnn,pary urN not desired,
 The camp expects Co have ita boxing ring completed soon an'l whom completed U camp ring show win be hold and tho general puhlia invited. Preparations for Tho track meet are keeping pace with othNr camp activities and Donald Eddy, camp educational advisor, reports near completion of plans for th's much awaited athletic display.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-11

Pertinent paragraphs. Not only IS she an e. Giciet assisant clerk tue pleas court, but Cert Miknatis has othcr attributes as Me Waterbury Girls' Club members aoiH testify. Cert submitted tummy.teus0 doube-Laver chocolate cake Co the bak- ing conest conducted by the club FrdaU aud her cnke took the cake and blue ribbon. Bob Birt '0as re- named 0rganist for tue antptyumph time a the msat- lation ceremonies ot he Elks the other ecenin Thc nntee,y like Bobs charntng Cor maybe Ws quaint) ndnner of cscoytin0 tardy members into the lod0e vo0n,s on meeinO niDhs. Charie Pat0mba Was intro. dpced the other night in tDpicai Birtian stUie ChG McHaie IS once more hae am hcary afcr hs hospttdt sojourW mud is makinO his nsuai rsits Co his @snnt haunts. He brou0M pleasin0 io of entertainers Co tke EIks Club ins0llnti0n nigM -.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-11

dirigiblc, which he believcs win Do capable of negotiating 600 miios an hour inA the upper re- gions. lle has spent the past month tn Washington trying io interest tho government tn hiH prUposaE Miner holds the worlds record for parachute Jumping from balloons and recently was made | member of the United states military engineers.
 Other inventors attendinR tho Congress were greatly interested in Minors activities. eNf'
 Among other "gadgets' on cxhi. bitiOn here arc;
 A glider garter for women, per- footed by Ann Hebner, of Holly. wood, Cal, which glidoH lnAtead of merely stretching tho elnstic whom tho fair ono dooS flip- flop or high Rick.
 4 safety bath nat Invented by Mrs Roso Franco, Warland. Mont, after an eastern woman had dono \ nose .dive. sans all vcs- tige of rainmcnt, from. her bath room window after slipping on a cake Of soap. tl
 4 device that slashes a potato Into, hash brown cubes, or fronoh fried, with one stroke, patented by Andy Hjert. Everett Wash. v
 Oll.burning heating plqpts are bccOmIur Dopuiht fin Greece,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-11
INVENTORS HEAR
 /. TALK ON MIRA
Colorado Governor Dis. cusses Act As Applied
 to Craft

Omaha, Neb,etuP)--Former Coy William Y, Sweet, Colorado, sad. drossed tho National Inventors Congress- here, seoncernlng tho tho Prcsidonts Nntlonal Recovery program as it applies Itself Co their, craft. ...te
 Therc is notbing in the act, Sweet said, which will talse away any benefits from tho genius who discovers something new Of bono. ht to, mankind ;sy.e
 Charles R. Aitier, S79-ycar-old San Frnncisco onEInoar,, was here to demonstrate q model of his proposed all-metaI lstrat oBphcre