The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 14, 1928, Page 6

Masked Robber Compels Pas- senger to Pass Hat to Get $900 ‘Purse’ Los Angeles, Sept. 14—(AP). Description of the lone highwayman who late last night held up and robbed 50 passengers on a San Fran- $300 cisco-bound train of between tory in Grim Silence While World BY MINOTT SAUNDERS ! Paris, Sept. 14.—I am lost and I| do not deserve pity. But whatever }you dg, you cannot make me talk!” | Thus does the uncouth, misshapen little “Bluebeard ef Marseilles” defy | police to try to question him regard- ing the murders of women with | whom he was associated. His real name is as much @ mystery as the} lextent of his crimes, but “Bluebeard” | | will not talk. Now, in a solitary prison cell inj} Who Is the ‘Blucbe ard of Marseilles’? All France Is Aroused by Mystery of Wo man-Killer Who Hides His Identity and His- and $900 tallied with the description | Marseilles, he is trying to escape the of the central figure in a similar Pguillotine by hunger striking. But robbery two weeks ago, and police police have no intention of letting today believed the same man re-| him cheat justice, They want to sponsible for both robberies. discover the facts of his shocking The passengers in the club car of | the Lark, Southern Pacific limited to San Francisco, were lined up by the masked bandit as the train neared Glendale, a suburb. One pas- senger was compelled to pass the hat, and the resultant “purse” to- taled nearly $900. The man lifted a vestibule door and dropped from the train as it slowed up coming into Glendale. The whole police department of Glendale was put on the trail, on the theory that the robber had an ac- complice waiting in an automobile near by. man who robbed a Pullman on a Los Angeles-Chicago Santa Fe train about two weeks ago, when an un- determined loot was obtained. Names of the passengers robbed on the Lark were not given. RAIN FLOODS VALLEY CITY $40,000 Damage Estimated Following Near Four-Inch Deluge Valley City, N. D., Sept. 14.—)— ‘A heavy rain of near-cloudburst pro- Portions struck this city about 7 o'clock this morning, following a heavy rain during the night. Dam- age variously estimated at from $25,000 to $40,000 was done by flooded basements in the business and various residence sections. Nearly four inches of rain fell be- tween 6 o'clock last night and 10 o'clock this morning, the majority of it between 7 and 9 o'clock this jorning. mThe Times Record office, daily newspaper, was one of the heaviest sufferers, with four feet of water \ in the press room and a loss esti- & Mated at $4,000. Today's issue was i inted by courtesy of the People’s yn, a weekly newspaper, who 4 loaned ‘the use of their presses. { Some hail fell early this morning, but caused but little damage. } HETTINGER REPORTS + DELUGE OF RAIN Fargo, N. D,, Sept. 14—(AP)— Heavy rains which fell over large areas of southern North Dakota Thursday night and today have put a complete stop to threshing opera~ tions in some sections, and will de- lay threshing for a week where the tain was heaviest, according to in- formation received here today. The northwestern part of the Ye ap- parently escaped the downpour, but there was rain of deluge proportions at Hettinger, where four inches fell two hours, and at Valley City, which had 3.75 inches, accompanied hail, about 7 p.m. Thursday. The joorhead weather tion reported 1.12 inches for the 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. tod ind it rained the forenoon, Tired of Army, He Enlists in Navy ' ‘ ‘ a t 4 4 $ ‘ } After completing a three year en- binson, former Fort Lin- 4 3 een in the United States army, goin soldier, craved a further mili- career. But another three years in Uncle army did not appeal to him. always a way out, however, Go Robinson, his term here completed B3 with his honorable discharge received, departed for Fargo he looked up the recruiter who boys in the United States Robinson was a member of Com- y K at the local fort. After pass- preliminary examination at Far- he was sent to Minneapolis from his naval enlistmegt was com- obinson will be in training about months and will then be trans. d to some ship on the Pacific iT). on was i} qualified for this line of work he would not be required to go to before assuming the duties of ographer. His home is in Santa a rieil 3 rf i H the : fra at He was believed the same | } | wrote, and all of the letters found | with a pretty fashion of speech.) career before he is sent to the al- most certain fate that awaits him. | When arrested in Algiers, while attempting to escape, Bluebeard said his name was Pierre Re: since then the police have disc: that Pierre Rey died two yea | in Bordeaux. many aliases, none of which, it is now almost certain, is his real name. |. So far the bodies of three women have been discovered and Bluebeard will be charged with their murder, even if others who have disappeared are not found. | In fragments of letters that have | been discovered, he never failed to | | tell women that he was gentle and {kind and would make a good hus-| | band. “My nature is caressing,” he ago The prisoner has used | so far are almost identical. The Bluebeard of Marseilles op-| erated in much the same manner as the Bluebeard of Gambais, who, won the confidence of middle-aged | women, took their money and fur- niture, then burned their bodies in| his kitchen stove. Landru always) maintained his innocence, but since whom he was accused of killing never have been found. | The police describe as amazing, operate. He is squat in stature,! crooked-legged and bent. His voice is harsh and his manners rough. Landru, in contrast, possessed charming manners and was gifted His bright, dark eyes and flowing beard greatly impressed women, The Bluebeard of Marseilles can lay clfim to none of these attributes. Nor does he appear to have Lan- dru’s courage, who fought vigorous- He acquainted with women through matrimonial agencies and promised them mar- riage. His practice was to install them in an impressive villa. After he had won their confidence and got their money, they disappeared. 12 CONFERENCES, ARE ANNOUNCED Economic Farm Matters Will Be Before County Meet- ings Fargo, N. D., Sept. 12—(AP)— First-hand information on the prin- cipal ggricultural products of North Dakota will be given at a series of county economic conferences which will held _in this state during January and February. The work that will be taken up at the conferences will be carried on largely by committees, and there will be practically no set addresses, C. F. Monroe, director of extension work at the North Dakota Agricultural college, said today. A number of the members of the extension staff at the agricultural college will attend the conferences in order to assist the committees with en information as is available, he said, Approximately 150 to 200 persons NEW MEXI PORTO RICO IS Waits 132 Mile Gale Wrecks Ships, Ruins Homes. Causes $2,000,060 Damage San Juan, Porto Rico, Sept. 14.— (@—One vessel was on the rocks to- day, shipping was disrupted, houses were in ruins and other buildings THE BISMAKUK ‘TRIBUNE STORM BOUND were without roofs as the result of It was estimated that the d2mage in San Juan and vicinity would run | as high as $2,000,090. Transporta- | tion and communications were dis- rupted. Loss of life was undeter- mined. The hurricane reached its great- jest intensity at 2:30 o'clock yester- day. oon. For six nours the wind was calculated by the weather bureau to have blown a: an average! of 100 mi squalls at 150 miles an hour. anemometer at the bureau registered 132 miles an hour before being car- ried away by the force of the wind., Shipping were believed to be heavy. The freighter Helen an hour with occasional | ~ pulled its anchor and drifted on the; The export rocks at the entrance of the harbor. | States in the Two sailing vessels appeared from} reached the shore to be sinking. The city was plunged in darkness and rtation ited. Com- munication with parts of the island was cut off ani it was thought that days would be See before it could be restored. Italy has a tion of 888 to! the square Eg = ! UMBER $3 lomplecetin of what oe weer by rerura mall. No mosey Gowm. We mip Some EL FARMERS LUMBER CO. 600 BOYD STREET (OMANA, MEBRASEA 0’S SPANISH-AMERICANS An entifely NEW-TYPE suds for all laundry and household work — supplants chips, flakes Safe and Sane Transportation | Skyline Express ‘| — Bismarck to Minot . H Licensed Pilots Licensed Planes For Reservations or Information, Phone | All Hotels and Association of Commerce he was guillotined, fourteen women |* the fact that such a man could sof’ and he had @ keen sense of humor. |) ly for his life over s period of near- |“ lly three years. y and Spanish-Americans have been or- | his first term, is expected FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE ans have formed the Club Politico encente, wiich claims 20,000 ers, and committees of three : republicens and three democrats have Sept. 14—@)— | Leen appointed to appear before the _Frece- | ecaveat.cn of each party and make a 23 ia New ree for equal representation in offices. The Cutting controversy revolves tnd charges that the senator, ho was appointed to succesd the jlate Son. A. A. Jones by Gov. R. C. a con-/ Dillon, republican, announced in a ver wheth- | public address during the last cam- %, wealthy | paign that he was a democrat. James ‘at or|G. McNary, republican state chair- |man, has demanded that Cutting be + |forced to state “definitely that he is is}a repudlican” before the republican ico,/ party renominates him. Cutting’s hasva|newspaper, The New Mexican, s: that Cutting always has been inde- supporting the man and not irty. While the republican party seems to have unofficially a pretty good idea of who its candidates are likely | to be in the coming election, the dem- \ccrats appear to have a wealth of |material for nearly every office to be filled. J. S. Vaught, Albuquerque attor- |ney, is campaigning for demo- jeratic senatorial nomination. Others |menticned are Arthur Seligman, of tive conventions but r has/Santa Fe, former national commit- named the date of the convention.|teeman; James Hinkle of 1 Each, apparently, wishes the other to former governor; and H. M. Dow of nominate its candidates first. Roswell. This year, for the first tinie, Anglo} Governor Dillon, now completing, sto, be..re= 8. ign apparent through candidates for state offices can not be dzawn yct as none of hes been selected. met and chosen Albuquerque for Tr Tespec- nominated by the republi ganized as units. The Spanish-Amer-| TRAFFIC CENSUS RESULTS SHOWN More Than Three Per Cent of Machines Have No Licenses | mile southeast of Max and one mile southeast of Washburn. “The count was incidental at the four points, but it is probable, how- lever, that the ratio for the state is ak the same,” the announeement said. vee. “Registration to date is 163.953 cars, trucks and motorcycles; collec- \ tions, $1,663,756.75, and the average | per registration is $10.40, including |some penalties. “Unregistered cars must pay a penalty of $11.50 plus the registra- ee |tion fee. With an average fee of More than three per cent of thejonly $8.60 for unregistered cars total number of automobiles counted plus penalty means revenue of $20 in a recent traffie census did not Per car. Three per cent of the reg- ‘apa jistration means 6,000 cars which is show a 1928 automobile license, aC-| very conservative. Hence, there is cording to an announcement today a probable revenue of better than by the state highway department. | $100,000,” The count was taken at the Me-| The schedule of the cars counted morial bridge, Bismarck, at a point and those that did not have 1928 li- four miles east of Bismarck, one'censes is as follows: Point— Total Count’ Unifeensed Per Cent . 20, 658 3.13 are expected to attend each of the meetings. The schedule of the meetings fol- lows: Barnes—January 7-8, Wells—January 9-10. Nelson—January 21-22. Grand Forks—January 24-25, Cavalier—January 29-30, Walsh—February 1-2. Cass—February 4-5, Steele—February 7-8. McKenzie—February 12-13, Williams—February 15-16, Ward—February 18-19. Ramsey—February 21-22. Thar She Blows! Memorial Bridge, Bismarck . 853 Bismarck, 4 miles east . 805 30. Max .....00. . 264 12 Washburn ..... . 324 8 Average . oo 22,246 708 A BUSY COW broken rib for “Dad” Gray, com- Petersboro, Ont., Sept. 14.—Three | mercial fisherman. The bass, en- hundred and five days of production |tangled in the meshes of a seine, from an &-year-old Holstein cow! knocked Gray down and he had to near here yielded the world’s record | be taken to a hospital. for milk and Suagerial Production, | =e eens The cow gave 19,699 pounds of milk | and 819 pounds of butterfat. FISH GOES ‘MANNING’ Lake Wales, Fla.—An attack by, a huge black bass resulted in a You call the market for your daily supplies because it is cohven- ient. 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