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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
CONVENTION TO
] =BECALLEDBY
INDEPENDENTS
Full State Ticket Likely to be
Nominated at Convention
To Be Held Soon
TAKE ACTION IN FARGO
Committee Is Named by Con.
ference There to Decide on
Time, Place of Convention

A complete Independent ticket will
be placed in the field in the fall
election in North Dakota. in the opin.
i6n of Bismarck men who returned
today from the conference held al
Fargo to consider the political situa.
tion in the state.
The meeting there. which was call.
ed by the Real Republican committee
adopted resolution declaring it te
be the sense of the conference that
a'full ticket of candidates be placed
in the field to oppose the League il
the fall election. The old alignment
will be attempted, committee TO be
named from the Democrats and one
from the I. v. A. being asked to CO
operate.
The time and place of a statewide
convention will be decided by a com.
mittee named. The sentiment was
that state convention be held "as
soon as possible"
NJ. L. Mcbride of Dickinson, F.. T
Burke of Bismarck and George Rob.
bins Of Grand Forks were named as
Republican members Of the arrange.
ments committee Of nine: L. l.
Twichell, of Fargo, John w. Carr oi
jamestown and Miss Nellie Daugh.
erty Of Minot were named to repre-.
sent the I. V. A. and the Democrats
who meet in Fargo Saturday. will be
asked to name three.
Action on presidential electors will
await the action of the LaFollette
conference here Saturday. There
have been hints that the LaFollette
men would place their electoral can.
didates in the independent column
under his name and that four of the
five Republican electoral candidates
who are LaFollette men. would with.
draw.
.The Fargo meeting also took tn,
position that another candidate thar
Thomas Hall should be named as 9
candidate for Congress in the Sec
ond Congressional District for the
balance of the term of George NJ
Young, who has resigned. effective
March 4. Mr.. Hall would be candi'
date for the long term. The argu
ment was advanced that it woulc
initiate against Mr.. Halls chance OF
victory to have him as a candidate
for the short term.
Bismarck people at the conference
included: G. N. Livdahl, f. T. Burke
H. P. Goddard, Mrs. E. A. Hughes
c. B. Little, w. G. Black, J. P. Tuck
er, E. M. Crary, John Steen, George
Shafer, j. A. Kitchen, and Thomas
Hall.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
STORIES TOLD
BY SLAYER AND
GIRL 'DlVERGE
Emil Zupke, Ready TO Plead
Guilty, Turns Accusing
Finger on Fiancee
TELLS OF THE CRIME

Benton Harbor, Mich, Aug. To-
A wide divergence in the stories of
Emil Zupke, Benton Harbor, factory
hand, and Florence Mckinney, his
l9-year-old fiance, appeared today as
the time neared for them to be ar
raigned on charges of first degree
murder in connection with the death
of Cora May Raber.
Zupke, an uncouth farmer. lad, has
decided to take his punishment like
a man," he said, and plans to plead
guilty. His fiancee on the other
hand will fight the charge and plead
not guilty. -,
The confessed slayer of the girl,
who demanded that he marry her
to give her unborn child a name,
today for the first time made dam
aging admissions involving Miss
Mckinney. She countered- with a
denial that she knew what Zupke
was doing when he choked Miss Ra-
Der to death.
81 told Florence that ! wanted her
to drive the car while did the
job" he confessed, referring to the
night on which he kept the supposed
wedding tryst with Miss Raber and
then drove her into the country
and killed her while Miss Mckinney
sat at the wheel Of the car"
"Florence looked me squarely in
the eye and said Ace, III do any
thing in the world for you,'" he
went on. "That was all there was
to it. We drove out the Niles road
and finally l got up enough cour.
age to jam my elbow into Cora's
throat where l held her until she
stopped struggling. My back was
toward Florence but she knew what
was going on. She helped me lift
the body out of the car"
Miss Mckinney, light-hearted and
laughing, denied that she knew what
he was doing. She admitted driving
the car but insisted she thought he
was giving her medicine"
The girl takes her Imprisonment
lightly. She spends her time cut.
ting pictures out of magazines, and
pasting them on the walls. Zupke
appears to be weighted down with
thoughts of the crime. He sits con-
tinually with his head bowed in his
hands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15

Los Angeles, Aug. 15.-(By the A.
PA blood stained pick-axe handle
found in an automobile he used
lent it's weight to the mass of evil
dence opposing Kid Mccoy as he sat
in Jail cell here today, awaiting the
coroner's inquest into the shooting OF
Mrs. Theresa Mors, divorced antique
dealers wife, whose death Wednes-
day resulted in McCoy's arrest on
suspicion.
The former pugilist and motion
picture actor, whose true name is
Norman Selby, also faced other
charges-robbery and assault with in
tent to murder-growing: out of an
orgy of shooting in two Westlake
district shops where he sought to
find and kill Albert Mors, former
husband of the dead woman who. in
McCoy's mind, was 1.-The man who
caused it ALL"
This shooting affray, the desire to
kill Mors and the actual wounding
of two men and one woman who were
in Mors antique shop early Wednes-
day, Mccoy has freely admitted, but
the shooting of Mrs. Mors, he con-
tends, was suicide.
Brought before the district attor-
ney yesterday Mccoy added his age
"I'm 51"-to his previous suicide ver-
sion of the death of Mrs. Mors; then
lapsed into silence on the advice of
his attorneys.
Meanwhile his sister, Mrs. Jennie
Thomas, repeated to the judge his al
legged confession that he killed Mrs.
Mors during quarrel at the apart
ment and police announced that 9TH
err evidence was available sufficient
to refute completely the Kids sui
eide theory.
They pointed out that no powder
burns were visible around the 32-
calibre wound in Mrs. Mors' left tenn
Pile; that there were cuts on the wo-
mans chest, forearm and lips, and
bruises on both arms, and late last
night they revealed that blood
stained pick-axe handle and clip of
ten 32-calibre cartridges had been
found beneath the drivers seat of
the automobile used by Mccoy after
the shooting.
In addition, they announced the
discovery of witnesses who had heard
screams issuing from the death
apartment, followed by shuffling,
scrapine sounds and then silence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
THRBSH GRAIN
TOO SOON OYER
THEN0RTHWEST
Farmers Anxious to Take Ad.
vantage of Present Prices,
Experts Report

The weekly crop survey of Van
Dusen Harrington Company, Minnea-
polls, follows:
"The Northwest has had unseason-
ably cold weather for week past.
The temperatures at night have been
near freezing, in North Dakota and
Montana. Last night there was a
slight frost around jamestown. We
are unable to determine the damage,
if any. The cold weather has held
back the ripening of grain in the
Northern districts, but has been ex-
cellent for filling.
"The harvesting of wheat and
coarse grain is almost completed in
the Southern half of this territory,
while in the North most of the coarse
grain and about one-third of the
wheat have been cut. Some thresh-
ing returns have been received from
South Dakota and Minnesota showing
yields Of from IL to 80 bushels of
Spring wheat per acre. In the North
practically no threshing has been
done. The wheat generally, is heavy
and the quality far above the aver
age.
"Cold weather has apparently held
the rust in check and most of the
early wheat will escape damage. A
few Of our correspondents in North
Dakota and Montana advise that the
late wheat which is very backward,
will probably be slightly affected by
rust.
"Corn has made very little head
way during the week, as the cold
weather has been very unfavorable
for it. Probably only small per-
centage of corn in the North will ma
ture, but will furnish large amount
of fodder. In the Southern districts
corn is very spotted and in many
stages of development, so that the
outcome is uncertain.
"The crops of barley and oats are
generally very good. Threshing re-
turns show oats as high as 65 bus
hels to the acre and barley as much
as As bushels. The quality and
weight are exceptionally good.
There is considerable difference
in opinion of the flax crop as it is
80 very uneven. Some early flax has
been cut and from samples received
indicates a good yield and quality.
Some late flax is just in bloom and
very favorable weather will be neces-
sary to bring it to maturity.
Apparently, farmers are anxious
to sell grain at present prices. In
instances. the grain is being threshed
too ssooTs with the result that it is
tough and not in good condition
when coming onto the market. The
quality would be greatly improved
BIT allowing the grain to stand before
threshing.s'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
NEW FLIERS'
BASE FOUND
Flight to be Delayed Day to
Take Advantage of 1t

Reyjkavik, Iceland, Aug. 1.-THE
American Army world fers will not
hop off for Greenland this morning,
owing to new and better landing
place for them having been discov-
cred l5 miles from Angmagsalik.
Marking out this new base and
bringing there the supplies from
the supply steamer, Gertrude Rask,
will occupy "a hours. The Gertrude
Rask cannot be moved to the new
base owing to the ice condition.
Therefore, the supplies will be car
ried on rowboats.
The weather conditions were fine
on the whole Iceland Greenland route
today, the storm forecast yesterday
not having materialized.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
FRENCH OFFER
.C0NCE ESSI0NS
AT CONFERENCE
Agree TO Evacuate Some I'm.
pOrtant Places in Ruhr in
Less Than Year
AWAIT GERMAN WORD
Progress of Negotiations
Hinges Upon Cabinet
Session in Berlin O..
AWAIT GERMAN WORD

London. Aug. l5.-(By the A. P.)-
Further progress of the negotiations
over the evacuation Of the Ruhr by
the French and Belgians waits upon
words from Berlin where the German
cabinet was still in session at late
hour last night. The cabinet mem
bers were summoned by President
Ebert to consider the German reply
to the French contention that the
evacuation period occupy a years
time.
Until this question is settled the
work Of the international repara-
tions conference cannot he completed
as successful operation of the Dawes
plan hinges on a preliminary agree
ment between the Germans and oc-
cupying powers.
The situation was decided last
night as decidedly easier, the French
having agreed to many notifications
of their original demands. Premier
Herriot, while maintaining his cen
tention that the Ruhr evacuation
need not take place after the date on
which the French and Germans reach
an ag (eement, has offered immediate
withdrawal from many important
railways and industrial centers.
There have also been intimations
that the complete military evacuation
of the territory not held under the
Versailles treaty might be made in
much less than year if the Ger
mans carried out their part of the
Dawes plan faithfully.
American ambassador Kellogg stat
ed to the Associated Press that he
was convinced the conference would
not break down.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15

docrine glands ?" asked the prose
|cution.
"There is nothing in these find
ings Incompatible with health" was
the reply.
The Bowman-H Hubert report in
dicated disordered endocrine sys-
TENS in the youths and was elabor-
ated upon by the direct testimony
of DIR. H: A. Hubert, the defense's
fourth alienist.
Cross-examinaticn of DR.. Rollin
T. Woodyatt, who qualified as an
expert on endocrinology, failed to
shake his assertion that the report
mentioned failed to indicate disord-
cred mentality. His cross exam
ination was incomplete when the
luncheon recess was directed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
STATE ATTACKS MENTAL SICKNESS
THEORY OF DEFENSE IN REBUTTAL
EVIDENCES IN LE0P0LD-L0EB CASE

Chicago, Aug. Is, (By the A. P.)
One of the main points of the
defense's plea for mitigation Of
punishment of Richard Loeb and
Nathan F. Leopold Jr. for killing
Bobby Franks, functional disorders
of the endocrine gland having af-
fected their mentality, was attack
ed by the state, on rebuttal today.
The entire morning of the hear
ing before Judge John r. Caverly
was given over to technical testi-
mony leading up to one question
and answer and then cross-exam-
inatiOn.
There would be nothing in the
finds of the Bowman Hubert re-
port to indicate disease of the en-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
Blood Stained Pick Axe
Handle Found in AutOmO.
bile Is Latest Bit of Evi-
dence to be Used Against
the Alleged Slayer of Mrs.
Theresa MOrs - OF h
Charges Are Made Against
Him

Los Angeles, Aug. Is. (By
the A. P.)-The gun that kill.
ed Mrs. Theresa MOrs, for
whose death Kid Mccoy, ex-
pugilist is being held, was held
within two feet of her head, a
fact that might tend to support
McCOy's story of the 'wOman's
suicide, the autopsy surgeon
announced today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15

CORN SKYR0CKETS TO new HIGH PRICE
RECORD TODAY WITH UNFAVORABLE
WEATHER REPORTED; GRAINS ALSO UP

Chicago. Aug. l5.-Buying of
all grain today sent prices up
higher than they had been all
year.. The extreme advance was
in May corn which jumped six
cents per bushel.
The buying stampede started
in corn. and was due tO cool
weather, highly unfavOrable to
the corn crop in the present
stu.e of development. Closing
uOtaticns were all toward the
top prices Of the day. with corn
3iac to 5as cents higher than
yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
IS
TURNED EAST

Washington, Aug. 15.-Attention
of LaFollette managers in the East
in the next 10 days is to be center
ed on Maine and Vermont. Except
in these two states, Senator LaFol-
lette has been told by Gilbert Roe,
his campaign manager, the situa-
tion in New England is satisfac-
tory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
Charge "Dry"
Sheriff Is "Wet''

Milltown, Georgia, Aug. l5.---
Sheriff Elijah Tucker of Lanier
county, who last March ran for
denomination on a dry ticket and
was victorious by the largest
majority ever given a candidate
in this county, was arrested by
federal agents Tuesday on a
charge Of violating the national
prohibition law, it became
known yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
EVIDENCE AGAINST KID MCCOY FOR
MURDER OF WOMAN MOUNTS, OFFICERS
SAY, WHILE EX-PUClLIST IS SILENT
MURRAY RITES
HELD TODAY

Funeral services will be held at
3 o'clock this afternoon at the Muir
ray home on Fifth street, for Alex
ander r. Murray, of this city, who
died yesterday morning, after a
short illness. Rev. Burns Of La
Moure will read the service. Tomor-
row morning the body will be taken
to St. Helens, Ont, the boyhood
home Of Mr.. Murray, and burial will
be made there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
ROME FACES TASK

Rome, Aug. 15.-Rome has begun
to turn its attention to the serious
problem of housing the thousands of
pilgrims who will flock into the
Eternal City from all parts of the
world in observance of Holy Year,
which will begin next Christmas
Eve and continue until Christmas
Eve, 1925.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
SECRETARY TO
KING DIES

Richmans Wirth, England, Aug. l5.
-viscount Knollys, first Baron Of
Cavershan, died today after several
days illness. He was for 40 years
private secretary to the late King
Edward and served in q similar ca
pacity to King George from 1910 to
1913. He, also had been Lord -in- Wait
ing to Queen Mother Alexandria
since 1910.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
CONTINUE FARLEY

London, Aug. 15.-Negotiations be-
tween the French, German and Bel
gium governmental heads over the
Ruhr evacuation were continuing at
q o'clock this afternoon, the. Ger
man delegation being in constant
communication with Berlin both by
telephone and telegram.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
MAIL POUCHES
ARE STOLEN

Fargo, Aug. 15.-Two mail pouches
containing ordinary mail, were cut
open and rifled in the 500 depot al
Lidgerwood, Wednesday night, sac-
cordina to word received at the chief
clerks office Of the Railway Mail
Service today. Nothing of great
value was obtained, postal railway
officials believe. The thieves broke
through a door into the depot some
time during the night, scattered the
contents Of the pouches over the
floor and then escaped.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15

Demand for corn was especial
ly stimulated by Minneapolis
reports that the corn crop in the
ives! had made little headway
and in the northwest as the
weather had been unfavorable.
With the outlook elsewhere
uncertain on account Of the un-
usual lateness Of the crop this
season. buying Of corn soon in
creased. II was only in the last
half hour of buying however
that the corn had 4 rapid ad-
vance Of about S cents, whereas
oats had only risen about
cents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
CHEERS FOR PASTOR

Vineland, N. j., Aug. l5.-People
lined the sidewalks and cheered as
a Vineland pastor and his wife drove
by in their car on a return trip from
the seashore. "It's just like our
wedding trip" said the woman. When
they returned home they found the
pastors blue and white bathing suit
hanging from the rear of the car.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
LARGE MELONS BEST

Large Honey Dew and Cassaba me-
Ions are usually better than the
smaller ones. The test for ripeness
is the same as that Of smaller var'e-
ties.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
EARTH SHOCKS
ROCK TOXIC

Toxic, Aug. l5.-Fifteen heavy
earthquake shocks rocked Toxic
early today. The trembl0rs were
heaviest in the districts north
Of here where general alarm,
but slight damage, was reported.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15
COMMON SENSE
COOLIDGE PLEA
IN ACCEPTANCE
President, Officially Notified
of Nomination, Bares
Campaign Views
HITS AT DEMAGOGUES
Folly Over Over Taxation Is
Dwelt on by President
in His Speech
HITS AT DEMAGOGUES

Washington, Aug. 15.-Pres-
ident Coolidge, having opened
the Republican campaign in his
speech formally accepting the
nomination as candidate for
President by stressing govern
ment economy, further tax re-
duction. further Limitation Of
ornaments and stabilizatiOn of
agriculture, was ready today for
a two weeks vacation with his
family at his fathers home in
Plymouth, Vermont.
The nominee was applauded
repeatedly last night as he out
lined the principles on which
he will seek election, speaking
at the notification exercises
here before the leaders of his
party.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-15

WEATHER FORECAST
Partly overcast and somewhat
unsettled tonight and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-03

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, July D. The Young Stribling- Harry Greb and Abe Attell Goldstein- Connie Currie boxing contests scheduled for July 4 were postponed tonight at the order of Mayor William F. C. Dall, who said a smallpox quarantine in Michigan made it dangerous to public health to hold the contests.
 From Lansing, Mich.. Dr. George II. Ramsey. deputy state health commits sioner, however. declared there is no smallpox quarantine in that state and that the only quarantine in effect, that against travelling circuses and carniyals, had been lifted last Monday.
 At Chicago, headquarters of the arena boxing and athletic club which is promoting the contests, it was said that opening of the Hawthorne racing pro- gram there tomorrow and the fact that many prospective patrons had been. att tracted elsewhere by q three-day holi- day this weekend, had caused advance box office receipts to fall far below the expectations of the promoters.
 Mayor Dall in a letter addressed to the athletic club said that the fear of smallpox caused him to ask postpone ment of the contests but declared they could be held without danger within two weeks if the situation cleared up as indications gave hope for.
 Greb, who finished training at Chi cag0 today and came to Michigan City to put on the finishing touches, left here tonight with his manager to re- turn to Chicago and said he would go
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-03
RED SHANNON IS
 K. O'ED BY TERMS

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July g. Special. )-Fearless Ferns, Jackson vile lightweight, knocked out Red shannon, of New Orleans, here last night in the eighth round of one of the bloodiest and hardest fought battles ever staged in a local ring.
 Fearns' speed and cleverness proved too much for the hard hitting New Or leans boy, although he was in the fighting back from gong to gong. A right to the heart followed by left to the jaw floored Shannon for the count of nine early in the eighth. The final blow came just twelve seconds before the close of the round, when Shannon, after being floored. came up fighting and was caught with a short right flush to the jaw and was knocked out several minutes. Tommy Quinn, of Brooklyn, won a popular decision over Otis. Hurst, of St. Petersburg, Fla, in the eight round semi-finals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-03
TROY TEAM TO
 PLAY ON JULY4

TROY, Ala. July 2.-(Special. J. On July fourth a big baseball game will be pulled off between the Wood men of the World team from Mont gOmery and the champion State Normal school team. The game will begin at 2 o'clock. After the game the athletic events will be staged.
 An old time Fiddler's convention will be held in the morning and fiddlers will be here from all over South Ala bama It will be held in the main build- ing.
 At noon a barbecue will be served by the ladies of the Baptist church and the Sunday school of that church will serve ices and lemonade.
 At 8 o'clock that night the big fire works display will be given. The ex- hibitiOn will cost over thousand dol lars and will be one of the most mag nificent ever witnessed here.