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Putnam patriot., 1924-11-14
EAST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. Chester F. May attended the ?. \. R. meeting in Putnam on Mon day.
 Mrs. Laura Burrill of East Putnam has been visiting Rev. and Mrs. II. D. Baker.
 The death of George W. White is noted elsewhere in this issue of The Patriot.
 Charles II. Potter and son Alison. with J. D. Sanger, spent Monday in Hartford
 Several from here attended the an. nual meeting of the Farmers Associa- tion in Putnam on Wednesday.
 Mrs Antony Kenyon and daughter of pedham, Mass, spent the week end with A r. Dodge and family.
 4 missionary meeting will be held Nov 18th with Mrs. Arthur F.. Dodge. The leader is Mrs. Charles II. Potter.
 Mir and Mrs Silas Allen and daugh. ter Marian of Waterbury spent the weekend with L. II. Lindeman and family.
 Miss Mildred May returned 10 New London Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. Harry s. May. who spent the day at the May home.
 The meeting of the Community Club and reception for the teachers planned for Wednesday evening was postponed owing to the death of a member, Walk CT White.
 Mrs. Radcliffe, a cousin of Mrs. Ezra May. was able to leave the Day kimhall Hospital last week after be- ing a patient for nine weeks. and re turn to her home in Mankota. Minn. Her daughter. Chloris. who remained here with relatives, accompanied her.
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-14
Women Voter. Nee.

4 meeting of the League of Women Voters was held with Miss Riiia Child on Tuesday afternoon, the attendance being seventeen.
 Mrs. Janet Sheppard and Mrs F U. Johnstone had Current Events delegates were appointed to attend the state convention in New London Nov lg and 20. a meeting of the executive board was held with the president, Mrs. Everett F. May. last Saturday afternoon; the program committee, Miss Blanche Stoutenbufgh. Mrs. Asa Scranton, Mrs. George Lyon, Mrs. George 4. Wetherell. Mrs. l.. II. Lin deman. were reelected; the district leaders are Mrs. J. F. Aidrich. Miss Blanche shippey. Miss Rilla Child Mrs. W. k. Witter.
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-14
WOODSTOCK

Lester Gallup of Worcester Tech was home last weekend.
 Mrs. Sabin Spaulding has been en- tertaining a friend from Philadelphia
 Mrs. Wood of Putnam is a guest of her cousin. Miss Nellie Chandler
 Miss Susan Sumner of Bristol wal with her parents for the weekend.
 The League of Women Voters held a meeting at Miss Rilla child's on Tuesday afternoon.
 Mrs. Rufus Richardson and Mrs George Holt and daughter. Mise Syl sin Hrit. ara !a Tas4.sest sss jas win ter
 The harvest supper given at the church on Friday evening under tho auspices of the Ladies Benevolent Society was we'll patronzied and en joyed After the supper George Hamilton told some interesting thing. of his recent trip abroad
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-14
Tea ., Wood.,oek Lihrarr

The books which have been remov. ed during the past few days from Woodstock Academy to the new Ii. brary building number 4.so0 volumes and the following ladies have been ap. pointed committee to arrange Fer q tea on Thursday of next week, Nov 10th Mrs. George F. Mcclellan, Mrs Gardiner H. Sumner. Mrs. George NJ Sampson. Mrs Hamilton Holt. and tn, librarian. Mrs. Louise L. Child. Mrs Elizabeth Flynn Bingham has beer asked to give history of the library since 1t was started in 1869 by her mother. Mrs. Francis W. Flynn, ana by Mrs. John Mcclellan. The exereis. es will begin at S.3o. and tea will hs served at 400 o'clock.
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-14
SOUTHWOODSTOCK

c. W. Erieson Of Lakeside took a short trip to Boston and Vermont a few days ago.
 Burton Bosworth has improved the looks of the Phillips property by nov
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-14

seven little folks. The cast of eharae- ters of "A Plea for Geography" was as follows: School teacher. Y. nuri. ca; Herald. D. Johnson, Fairy Geog- raphy. NJ. Kuper; Japanese Girls. Y.
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-14
and intended Inc Academy

and attended the Academy.
 The rain was most welcome, but much more k needed before winter to fill up the wells and springs which are unusually low for thls season of the year.
Putnam patriot., 1924-11-14

kuper. D. Smart; Dutch Girls, K. smith. II. Austin; Spanish Girls. V. Shedd, l.. kuper The exercises clos ed with a song. "School Children" by the class.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
WOMAN WINS
BIG VERDICT
Mrs. LENA Greyerbeihl to Get
$4,000 From Utility

The United States Supreme Court
has declined to entertain a writ of
certiOrar in the case of Mrs. Lena
Greyerbeihl of Bismarck against the
Hughes Electric Company, which is
the final action in the case in which
Mrs. Greyerbeihl won a damage suit
of approximately $4,000 from the To-
cal utility, according to information
received by F. E. McCurdy, who with
.Knauf and Knauf of jamestown, rep
resented the plaintiff.
The case was tried in the United
States District Court, verdict given.
and appealed to the United States
Circuit Court, which upheld the de-
cision. The case is of the class in
which the action of the U. S. Circuit
Court is final except in exceptional
cases in which the Supreme Court
may review the case, according to Mr..
McCurdy. In thi 8 case the United
States Supreme Court decided the
case was not one which should be
considered by it.
Mrs. Greyerbeihl claimed she suf,
fered terrible injuries through a
Hughes Electric Company wire com
ing in contact with other wires which
caused her to be shocked by eleetri-
city while at a wash tub.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19

Total. ...... 97l 49S 23G
In one precinct Gov. NestOs re-
ceived one vote for President.
Johnson carried two precints. the
fourth ward and st. Mary's school
precincts in the Sixth ward.
Harrison Garnett of ST Thomas,
Real Republican" candidate for
national committeeman. carried
Bismarck strong for Republican
national committeeman. He got
SAL votes in nine of the 10 pre-
cincts to 1O3 for Eric Bowman. 1914
for r. A. kinzer and 301 for Usher
l.. .Rurdiek.
William MCAdOo, Democrat, got
96 votes for president in pre-
cincts, the same eight precincts
giving r. b. Murphy 30 votes for
Democratic national committeemn
to % FOR III. II. Perry.
Three percincts on the election
laws tOtalled: H. b. 2S5, for 32S
against IA; S. B. 233, for 1872
against 147; II. Il. 2S2. FIR o39
against 1877. The same three pre-
cincts gave 11G votes for the farm
labor lien bill to 402 against.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
PIONEERS ARE
PAID TRIBUTE
BY ]. M. DEVINE
Commissioner of immigration
in Radio Talk Praises
Their Service to- N. ID.
STATE STILL BENEFITS
Heritage of Sturdy Pioneers
Is Still Evident in North
Dakota, He Says

. Minneapolis, Mar. 1S.-The best of
adventurous pioneers settled in North
Dakota. heritage from which the
state still benefits, J. NJ. Devine,
Commissioner of immigration of
North Dakota, declared in radio
talk over WLAG station here last
night. Mr.. Devine, during his talk
on "1'he Making of North Dakota
sought to disabuse auditors of the
idea that North Dakota is a cod
wind-swept, barren land. He spoke
of the abundance of plant life, biras
and flowers, and traced the career of
many of the famous characters of the
state.
In paying his tribute to the pion-
GERS Mr.. Devine said:
"We were fortunate in the kind
! and character of our original p:onee,
settlers. OF the native born they
came largely from the older eastern
and middlewest states; and from out
of those states came the best they
had. Of the foreign born, they came
most of them, from the Anglo Saxon
races, the bigger percentage from 1ne
farm homes of Norway ana Sweden
In the majority of cases, they were
largely young, full of ambition, hope
and courage, ineXhaustible optimism
eager to build a home upon the wide
flung prairies of the new territory.
"Pioneering in new country is 8
severe test of courage and endur'
ance. AS general rule, the jOurne!
is long; the road rough; the hills
steep, and only those physically ant
mentally fit can last that journe!
! through. Some of the early pioneer:
I fell by the wayside; others gave ul
the struggle and returned either tt
the section of the country from
whence they came or journeyed OF
across the Rockies to the older an,
the more settled up western states.
Langley's Invention
"Not many years ago Prof. Gecrg'
Langley saw the concrete expression
of a life's effort and sublime 'faitE
fail miserably at the Capitol of thu
nation. Multitudes of curious on
lockers, including the representative
of this and other nations, smiled ant
jeered at the pitiable result. Yet be
cause Of that faith and effort, we to-
day see the birds of the air outrivalet
in speed and intricate evolution b!
the heavier than air machine. Bu
what of Langley the pioneer, in his
long, patient effort to conquer anc
subdue the forces of the air? HI
went out of that great crowd wltf
bowed head, cruelty hurt because OF
the thoughtless laughter of the crowt
and died broken-hearted. Yet ever!
principle of the machine that faiiet
was adopted in the Wright machine
that few years later succeeded
Langley never say his faith vindicat'
ed or his big dream come true. Sc
with the pioneers in a new country
who with a vision far seeins
and with faith unshakable blazed, the
pathway from the Alleghenies to the
Continued on page ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19

NAME BROUGHT
IN OIL PROBE
Dealt in Oil Stocks, Broker
Testifies; Slemp, Senators
Also Dealt in Them
NEW SURPRISES SPRUNG
Cleveland Man Says Secretary
Fall Asked Him to Falsify
Loan Tale
NEW SURPRISES SPRUNG

Washington, Mar. 1S.-The oil COM
mttee resumed its hearing with a
double-barreled surprise today in the
form Of fresh evidence Of oil stock
specializing by government officials
and further testimony about the
famous 100000 loan to Albert B..
Fan.
Brokers records submitted by an
expert accountant showed that At
torney- General Daugherty had dealt
in both Sinclair and Doheny stocks
since he entered the cabinet, that G..
Bascom Slemp, now secretary to
President Coolidge, also bought some
DOheny stock before he retired from
Congress in 1923 and that there were
records of dealings also by Senators
Curtis of Kansas. Elkins of West
Virginia and a number of representa-
tiveS.
Price Mckinney of Cleveland then
testified the committee was nquiring
into Fall s finances to have McKin-
ney say that he had loaned 100000
to the former Secretary. That was
before Fall made the same proposal
to f. B. Mclean.
Slemp, at the time, was a member
of the house. Other representatives
dealing in the stock include A. B.
Rose Of Kentucky; Wells G. Koontz
of West Virginia; Thomas J. Ryan
of New York and j. H. Hines of
Ohio.
The names were disclosed before
the senate oil committee by Louis F.
Bond, Il federal trade commission
| accountant, who has examined the
books Of number of brokerage
! houses.
Daugherty PrOfited
Attorney-General Daugherty bought
one thousand shares of Pan American
(thc Doheny company that leased the
California reserve) and sold at a
profit of $543.50, the accountant said.
Mr.. Daughcrty himself had disclosed
previously that he had had some deal
ing in Sinclair stocks both before
and after he entered the cabinet.
The Attorney Generals account
with W. II. Hibbs and Company of
Washington was opened in November
1921, Bond said, in his own name
and subsequently changed to the
name of w. w. Spaid, a name of
Hibbs and Company. On, October 8,
1922 the company sold 500 shares of
Sinclair Consolidated and on October
27 he purchased an equal amount to
the same stock, Bond said.
Senator Curtis, who is the assist
ant Republican leader of the senate,
was said by the witness to have
bought 100 shares of Sinclair Con
solidated on Feb. %, 1922. The rec
ords indicated it was Straight
purchase. Senator Elkins bought 8,-
700 shares Of Sinclair Consolidated
on November 16, 1922 at cost of
$302,355. He sold 7,70O shares on
May "a, 1923. at $272,924 and took
straight delivery" on the remaining
1000 shares. Bond told the commit
tee that SlemD bought 100 shares of
Mexican Petroleum for 'P. w.
Slemp" and sold them at net profit
of $58l. He then bought on June
23, 1922, one thousand shares of
Mexican Seaboard, another Sinclair
Company, and sold at profit of ST.
| 48438.
Representative Ryan, the witness
said, dealt in 5,400 shares of Sinclair
stock and 700 shares of Doheny stock
in 1922 and 1923 and realized Il net
profit of $8,G45.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
ROUND WORLD
AVIAT0RS0FF
ON NEXT LEG
Flying From Sacramento.
California, to Vancouver
Barracks, Today

Mather Field, Sacramento, Cal,
March 1S.-With the start of the
great adventure behind them, six
United States army aviators out of
eight who will attempt an around
the world flight of 10000 miles, rest
ed here last night preparing for the
resumption of their flight which be-
gan at Glover Field, Santa Monica,
yesterday morning.
Today the planes, under command
of Major Frederick l.. Martin, took
off on the next leg of their journey
to Vancouver Barracks, Wash, near
Portland, Ore. Lieutenant Erik H.
Nelson, flight engineer, who was de-
tained at Glover Field because of
adjustments necessary for his air.
plane, was expected to be here to fly
north with his companions.
The three airplanes which made
the $40 mile flight from Clover Field
yesterday, starting at 9:4O a. m.,
landed at 2:O5 p M. Lieutenant Low
ell Smiths machine was the first to
land and was greeted by cheering
hundreds, including Mayor Albert
Elkus Of Sacramento and officials of
the Sacramento chamber of COM
merce. Lieut.. Smith was followed
in order by Major Martin and
Lieut.. Leigh Wade. Escorting ma
chimes swarmed around the world
fliers.
There were no mishaps of any
kind on the Glover Field -Mather
Field flight. The speed averaged 80
miles an hour and over the .Tehachapi
mountains in southern California the
machines flew at an altitude of 5000
feet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
MAJORITY IS
SUFFICIENT TO
OVERRIDE VETO
House Adopts Measure With
Paid-up Insurance as Its
Main Feature
VOTE IS 353 TO 81
Now Goes to the Senate For
Action; Vote Comes After
40 Minutes Debate

Washington, Mar. 1S.--The house
today passed the soldiers bonus bill.
The result indicated there are suf-
ficient votes in the house to over
ride a presidential veto.
The vote came after 40 minutes
debate under rules requiring two
thirds majority and barring amend
ments.
AS sent to the senate the bill pro-
vides for paidup 20-year endowment
life insurance policies and cash pay
ments to those veterans not entitled
to more than $50 in adjusted COM
pensation.
The vote was 1853 to 54. The mar
gin over the necessary two-thirds
vote was 81.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
MELLON AND
WEEKS TO BE
CALLED UPON
SubpOenaeS Are Issued For
Them BY the Senate Oil
Committee
MEANS TESTIMONY
Secretary of Treasury to be
Asked About Alleged At;
tempt to Get" Him

Washington, Mar. 1S.-iBy the A
PO-Subpoenas were issued today for
Secretaries Mellon and Weeks by the
senate committee investigating Attor-
ney-Gencral Daugherty.
The two secretaries were to be
questioned about the government con-
tract with the Standard Aircraft Cor
poration in connection with CASTOR
B. Means previous testimony that he
accepted 100000 for the late Jess w
Smith to stop further legal action.
Prohibition commissioner Haynes
, and Internal Revenue Commissioner
Blair also were summoned, presum-
ably for questioning about Means as
sertion that he got Secretary Mel
Ion in an investigation of the issue
of permits for Withdrawals Of whis-
key.
Alfred r. Urion, lawyer named
in the alleged film "deal" also was
subpoenaed as was II. II. VOtaw, su-
perintefdent Of federal prisoners
and relntive by marriage of the late
President Harding.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
IS MADE IN FIGHTING
FIRE in HAYNES, N. D. COAL mine

Work Of fighting fire in the mine
of the Haynes Coal Mining Company
at HAYNES, North Dakota, is still be-
ing carried on, and after several
weeks effort state mine officials be-
lieve that great progress has been
made, according to w. S. Stratton.
who has returned from Haynes.
Belief is now expressed that if she
work of throttling and putting out
fire can continue much of the Haynes
Ignite mine will be saved, and a
spread to the mine of the state of
South Dakota and to coal land Of the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
C0NFESSES HE
HIRED MAN TO
SLAY HIS WIFE
Trunk Murder of Colorado Is
Solved with the Arrests
of Church JanitOr
KILLED AT PRAYER
Fred Jansen Says That He
Hired Mexican For $15O
to Kill His Wife

Pueblo, Colo, March 1s.-(By the
A. PAN unnamed Mexican impli-
Gated in the confession of Fred
Jansen yesterday following his ar
rest here in connection with the
finding of the body of Mrs. Bella
JANSEN, his wife, in trunk at
Ogden, Utah, Saturday remained to-
day the only apparently unknown
element in the trunk murder.
JANSEN, who calmly confessed the
details of the murder to the police
saying he had employed the Mexican
to kill his wife because he feared
she would kill him, was arrested in
a taxicab near here yesterday after
police officers patrolling the r., ao
had stopped the car in which he was
riding.
Last night and today Jansen was
questioned but no information was
given out afterwards. JANSEN will
he returned to Denver tomorrow.
In his alleged confession Jansen
said his wife was killed last Thurs
day while she was kneeling in prayer
IN their Denver home. He denied
taking an actual part in the killing
but admitted making all the prepar
ations, even to letting the Mexican
into the house and pushing the
"casket trunk" into the room for the
Mexican to use in boxing up the body
Janssen declared, however, that hi
did not see the body and that ht
was not in the room when his wife
was slain. ~
-. Took IS Minutes - &
In 35 minutes, according to Jams
sens story, the Mexican killed Mrs
Jansen, stuffed the body in the trunl
and had slipped away after he
Jansen, had given him $3.50. Jams
sen insisted he engineered the trunl
Staying because his wife had sale
she intended to kill him. Two years
ago, he said, he received box OF
candy from man in Pittsburgh
whose given name was Calm and thu
box in which the candy came alst
contained pistol, he asserted.
When arrested Jansen had in hi:
possession more than $1,000 in bill:
of large denominations. In hi:
pocket also was found his WIFE
wedding ring and the rosary sh'
was using in the prayer which cndet
in death.
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The revelationsA are said to have
been brought about by New York
private detectives who employed the
Atchfson. Kansas, psychic seercss.
The medium is said to have detailed
the operations of d Chicago gang
of jewel thieves who obtained the
collusion of statesmen in fake rob-
berries staged to collect theft in
Surancc.
The jewel thieves are said to
employ a woman accomplice as a
diamond salesman to whom the pro-
posal to participate in a sham rob-
berry is made. After the robberies
the jewels are returned, according
to detectives, with the exception Of
1O percent Of the insurance money
and 10 percent Of the diamonds which
are given to the man who arranees
the robberics.
Police believe number OF men
and women, some of them supposed
to he wealthy, may be involved. AS
rapidly as evidence is adduced state s
attorneys plan to go before the grand
Jury for indictments.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
CONTINUE ATTACK

Washington, March 18..Attorney
General Daugherty's foes continued
yesterday afternoon to pile in testi-
mony and connect him directly with
the prize fight film again struck
back. this time grace charges of
blackmail.
The most direct testimony yet
given before the senate investigating
committee, in an effort to connect
the attorney general directly with
the conspiracy to show motion pic
lures of the Carpenter Dempsey
prize fight in violation of, federal
law while various goats were pro-
secuted and fined small sums, came
from G. O. Holdridge, former depart
ment of justice agent, who presented
: a witnessed report Of a conversation
he said he had with Jap Muma, al
ready identified in the inquiry as
one of the owners of the films.
Based on Talk
Holdridge quoted Muma as having
quoted Attorney General Daugherty
as having said to him in Washington:
If you put this across you ought
to get big cut, not less than fifty
per cent.
On vigorous cross examination by
the attorney generals counsel, Hold
ridge conceded that he had nothing
else to substantiate the charge that
the attorney general was part of
the conspiracy. Previous testimony
has been that Jess w. Smith; the at
torney generals late friend, boasted
that I'VE" could get $180,O0O by pro-
tecting the fight film owners from
prosecution. and that various sums
of money were collected for Smith
on that account.
Corroborating is many particu-
lars the previous testimony of Cas-
ton B. Means and Fred G. Quimby,
Holdridge related circumstantial
story of his Investigation of the al
legged arrangement by which the
fight films were exhibited in 1921.
Muma Called
Muma, correspondent of Edward
b. McLean's Cincinnati Enquirer at
New York, again emerged from be-
hind the scenes in stellar role. Re-
Continued on page g.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
AUTO CRASH
TOLL is FOUR
Child, Eight, Dies En- Route
To Fargo Hospital

Fargo, March 1S.-The toll Of the
automobile Northern Pacific passeng.
er train collision at Audubon, Min
nesota, Sunday reached four today
when Irwin Lehne, aged eight. died
on his way to Fargo hospital
Ernest. aged 10. died at Crookston
Minnesota hospital last night while
Mrs. Fred Lehne and her daughter
Ethel, 81, the other victims of the
crash, died instantly.
Irwin was reported at first to be
but slightly injured but complica-
tions proved fatal.
The funeral of all four will be
held from the Lehne home at Audu-
hon on Thursday afternoon.
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state Of North Dakota will be pre-
vented
The fire is being fought with wa
ter, by controlling air. shutting it
off and using it, according to Mr..
Stratton, Pillars and ribs are pulled
out of entries. the top dynamited and
the second vein clay wetted down,
sealing up the entry, he said. This
practice is carried on until portion
Of the coal vein is segregated, and
if the fire continues to burn it. will
take but q small section. Il,
The fire fighting probably will con-
tinue for weeks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
NEW RULING ON
HAIL INSURANCE

The state hail insurance depart
ment, in an amended ruling on agents
withdrawing land from the hail in
demnity tax, provides that "wnen
agent signs affidavit of withdrawal
for the owner, such agent must state
under oath that he is agent for such
owner and has right to make affi-
davit Of withdrawal from hail indem-
nifty tax in his stead. The declara-
tion may be stated in this way:
Agent, with power to withdraw"
The ruling is being forwarded to
county auditors and notary pubiics.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
WOULD RETURN
ON CONDITION
Draft Evader Wants to Know
What Punishment He'd Get

Eberbach, Baden. Mar. 1S.-(B By the
A. P.)-Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
the American draft evader, authcriz-
fed his secretary to state. today that
Bergdoll had not agreed to return to
the United States as has been report
ed but that he was willing to consider
proposals giving assurances as to the
exact punishment he would have to
undergo in such case.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-19
SCHOOL AREA MUST PAY
JANITOR HURT BY BLAST

Minot, N. D., Mar. 1S.--Judgment
of $7OO for injuries alleged to have
been sustained by Jacob Pierce while
employed as janitor by the Tolley
special school district No. 25, was
given by jury in district court
here. Pierce asked $500. He was
injured by an explosion of chemicals
while working in the school.