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The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
COL. W. M0FFET.
FORMER LOCAL
MAN, H0N0RED
Given Citation For Bravery
During the Mexican Puni-
tive Expedition
TRANSFERRED TO TEXAS

Lieut.. Col. w. P. Moffet, former
| resident Of Bismarck, and who has
just been relieved as professor OF
military science and tactics at Gre
/ tin High School, St. Paul, and order
| ed to Houston, Texas, as executive
officer of the 43Sth Field artillery,
has received notice from the War
department of citation for gallan-
try in action in the Mexican punt
tive expedition of 1916 led by Cen
eral Pershing.
All recommendation for citations
| made at that time. were held in
allegiance during the World war and
have just been acted on by the War
department.
Col. Moffet was at one time the
editor of the Bismarck Sceptre. He
was Captain Of Company "A" at the
time of the Spanish-American War
and made a fine record during tha,
conflict. After the war he took up
newspaper work for time here,
and then went into the regular army.
The act for which Colonel Moffe,
is authorized to wear the silver star
on his Mexican service ribbon was
the leading of a spirited cavalry
charge against the forces of Villa.
The citation says:
William P. Moffet, lieutenant
cofonel;; cavalry, United States army,
then captain, Seventh cavalry, Unit
ed States army, for gallantry in ac-
tion against Villas forces at Tomo-
chic Mexico, April %, 1916"
The commentator for citation
sent to the War department after
the return of the punitive expedi-
tion by Colonel George A. Dodd,
commanding the Second cavalry bri-
gade, whose surprise march of 12U
miles in Mexico in forty-six hours
total time is considered by army
men one of the most remarkable
marches in the history of cavalry,
read as follows:
"For coolness and gallantry in ac-
tion in the fight with Cervantes
band Of Villistas at Tomochic, Mex
leo, April %, 1916, in leading Il
charge over difficult ground, mount
ed, into and through the town Of
Tomochic, occupied by Villistas,
driving them therefrom under heavy
fire, and later showing coolness and
good judgement in handling his
troop-Troop L, Seventh cavalry -
dismounted on the right of the
firing line, where for time he en-.
countered very heavy fire from a
superior number Of the enemy whom
he succeeded in disfodging."
One of Captain Moffet's men was
killed in the charge, one was shot
through the chest, another was shot
through the leg and several horses
were hit.
Colonel Moffet's order transfer
ring him to Houston was held up
temporarily 50 that he does not
know when he will leave St. Paul.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
HALF VOTE IN; ELECTION UNDECIDED
BULLETINS!

Fargo. June 2G. - Returns
from I'll precincts out OF 2.l6O
In North Dakota, Republican
contest for Governor, give
NeStOS 39.SS9; Moe 2.7ll;
SOrlie 2S.i9l.
Fargo, (3:35 p. m.)-Returns
from 322 pre- .incts, Republican
contest for AttOrnoy-Gpneral,
give: Shafcr l5.352: ThOrcsen
1882
Returns from 323 precincts,
Republican contest for Commits
siOner Of Agriculture and Labor.
give Church ll,GO5: Kitchen
l4,s59.
For Republican Commissioner
of Railroads 275 precincts give
Harding 1922; johnson ll,254;
Lynch 1888: Mcdonnell lO,4Ol:
MilhOIlan lO.47l; Russell 1856.
Returns from 23l precincts
for Supt. of Public instruction
give Conn 2.337; Nelson s.3O2;
Palmer 1850.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
FOR CONGRESS

Fargo, June 26.-Returns from 22l
precincts out of 749 in the Second
congressional district, Republican
contest, give Thomas Hall 9,49O;
Sherman 5.S3l; Williams 4SO.
Returns from "a precincts out Of
S25 in the Third district, Republican
contest, give NJ. o. Hall 1861; Sin
clair 3,7l9.
Returns from Sc precincts out of
ABB in Second Judicial district give:
Burr 1886: Buttz 1850; kneeshaw
2,5O2; Depuy 2.3l9.
Returns from five precincts out
of $40 in the Fourth Judicial district
give COffey 232; JansOnius 200.
both are unOpposed).
Returns from two precincts out
of 34l in the Fifth judicial district,
give Lowe rs; MOelIring 81: Owens
1871.
Returns from four precincts out
of 1896 in Sixth Judicial district
give Berry 1853; Johnson IS; Lembke
1853; Miller 80; Pugh 1876: Simon Sc.
Suuc SO."NctuTIt6 OF
precincts out of 2,16O precincts in
North Dakota, Republican contest
for Governor, give: NestOs 42,3O9; |;
Moe 3.O21; SOrIie 32.4O4.
Returns from l23 precincts out of
2,l6O in North Dakota, Democratic
contest for Governor, give HaIvor-
son 534; PlatOu GIT.
Returns from 226 precincts out
of 2,l60 in North Dakota for su-
prcme court judge give Burke 1906;
COghlan 87l; Fisk 3,44l; Feetham
524; Crimson 4,O2S; HellstrOm
1851.
Returns from 267 precincts, Re-
publican contest for Lieutenant
Governor, give Maddox $50; PlOy-
har 9,SO4.
Republican Secretary of State 259
precincts give Byrne 1865; Hall g.
S95; Shipley 1915.
Returns from 252 precincts, Re-
publican contest for state auditor,
give POindeXter 1858; Steen l2,377.
For Republican state treasurer,
252 precincts give Fisher 9,64O;
Lyngstad 1885.
Returns from 29O precincts out
of $50 in the First cOngressiOna al
district, Republican contest. give
Aaker S,7O4; Burtness 1902.
Returns from n precincts out of
333 in First judicial district give:
Cole 4.l90; Cooley 1916; Englert
4,4l8; Shippey 2,7l8.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
QUAKE SHOCK
ISREC0RDED

Los Angeles, June 26.-An earth
quake of approximately the same vi
olence as the japanese quake of last
September, centering probably in
central America, and continuing for
more than an hour and half was
recorded in the seismograph Of the
University of Santa Clara last night.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
MISSIONARY
WILL SPEAK
Miss Clagett Will Discuss
International Relations
on Friday

Much is being said about the feel
ing between The United States and
Japan. Miss Clagett, missionary
to Japan for thirty six years, now
in this country on deputation work.
will speak at the Baptist church
Friday evening, June 27, when she
will touch on the international re-
lations. Miss Clagett has had an
important part in the formation of
the Christian educational policies of
Japan, having been in close contact
Continued on page three.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
RIFLE DRAWERS
IN POSTOFFICE

John Vogel of Coleharbor, post
master, here late yesterday, said
that robbers who entered the Farm
ers State Bank there, in which the
postoffice is located, opened some
of the postoffice drawers, but failed
to find anything of value. He re-
ported the matter to postal inspect
Ors. ~
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
Gains in Cities

Gains in Cities
SOrlie gained considerably over
the League vote of two years ago
in Grand Forks and in Bismarck,
and most of the cities reported
vote considerably less than normal.
This plainly operated to the disad-
vantage of the Independents.
The others on the Independent
and Nonpartisan states ran pretty
we'll along the same lines as Sorlie
and Nestos, so that should either
win by large majority it is prob
able he would carry his ticket
across, but with the vote close there
is a likelihood of mixed ticket re-
sulting.
Politicians were eagerly seeking
the trend of the rural vote. In Nc.
Lean county Sorlie gained 295 votes
over the League vote of two years
ago then he had 9s2 and Nestos 499.
In eight precincts outside of Bis
marck in Burleigh county Nestos
had 2l3, Sorlie 302 and Moe IL. In
1922, in the primary, Nestos got 295
and Baker 35l in the same precincts.
This falling off in the vote oper-
ated to the advantage of Sorlie.
In Morton county % precincts re-
ported, Nestos was leading by $50,
and he appeared to be running we'll
in that county.
John Burke and c. J. Fisk were out
in front for the supreme court judge
ship race; Miss Minnie Nelson had
small lead over Miss Bertha Palm
er, with G. W. Conn third, for sup
erintendent of public instruction;
Thomas Hall was running strong for
Congress in the Second Congressional
district.
Attorney General Shafer. in some
places, also ran we'll, going ahead of
his ticket, while the presence of a
third candidate for the nomination
for Secretary of State in the person
of o. A. Hall operated to the disad-
vantage of D. E. Shipley, Independent
candidate.
League supporters appeared con-
f'dent that the late returns from
western counties would sweep Sor-
lie into the nomination. Sorlie had
about broken even in Grand Forks.
his home county, gained over tho
Governors vote in Bismarck of two
years ago, and held his own in Far
60.
The result may depend on the
extent of the vote In the western
part of the state, always League
territory. Should it prove to be
very Highland some reports indi-
Gated it was considerably less than
usual = Governor Nestos probably
will win out, but If it Is close to
normal, Sorlie will apparently be
returned victor. Although tabula-
tions In the Associated Press Of
fee at Fargo We're busily straining
themselves to get the vote in,
sensing the closeness OF the race,
it may be tomorrow before the re-
suit is definitely determined.
With returns from most Of the
Nonpartisan League strongholds
Continued, on page three.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
EXPULSION
IS ANNULLED

Coblenz, Germany, June 26.-The
Rhineland Commission on the pro-
posals of the French members to-
day annulled the expulsions of more
than 1000 French from the occupied
territory.
These with their families number
about 10000 persons. The total
number of persons expelled by the
allies from the Ruhr and Rhineland
is about 10000.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
SORLIE GAINS
IN MCLEAN co.

Washburn, N. d., June 26-McLean
county, partial vote, gave Sorlie 982
to 499 for Nestos. This represent
ed net gain for the league in the
same precincts of 295 over 1922.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
FLIERS NOW
ATCALCUT'TA

!, Calcutta, June 26.-The American
around the world fliers arrived in
Calcutta this afternoon from Akyav,
on the Bay of Bingal
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26

= Texas leads in the number of
broadcasting stations with AZ.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26

Every state in the Union has one
or more broadcasting stations.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26

Jamaica prohibits radio transmits
sion or reception.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26

Broadcasting stations in tn
United States number 584,
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26

June 26.-Having given renewed
but brief demonstration for William
G. McAdoo, the Democratic national
convention plunged into rip-roar-
ing demonstration for Alfred
Smith.
Like the principal demonstration
of yesterday, the Smith demonstra-
tion was aided and pushed by a
complete organization of demonstra.
tions, hundreds Of whom marched in
the halls from the outside bearing
banners and noise-making devices.
Galleries and guest sections, obvi-
ously filled with friends of the New
York Governor for today's events, Jet
howls and whistles.
Racket Breaks Loose
No sooner had Franklin d. Roose-
welt finished his speech placing the
New York Governor in nomination
Than the racket broke loose. Bands,
rooters armed with megaphones,
cheer leaders and others, with all
the equipment of professional dem
onstrators started a procession
CnTOuRn Lne nail.
From points of observation on
the speakers stand it appeared that
probably half the delegation was
taking part in the demonstration
either by joining the marching party
or by standing on chairs and waving
flags.
The other sections Of the delegates
s,<o
ing over the show, stood up, too,
but gave no evidence of joining the
Smith demonstration.
Use Many Devices
In the demonstration about every
device seen before and many new
ones appeared. Some were dressed
as ragamuffins, others as newsies,
all of them had automobile license
tags hung around their necks bear
ing the words "Al Smith"
The fathers who presumably had
rented the children out for the Oc-
casion tried to balance some of them
on the high rail about the speakers
stand, Is feet above the floor, with
the result that the youngsters were
scared and beloved Justify. After
some experiments the children were
removed.
Although state standards were
carried into the procession the del
egates sections remained we'll filled
while it was going on. The gallery,
the professional demonstrators and
the rooters who had passed up un-
der the rafters and into every nook
and crook on the floor, made the
bulk of the noise and at times act
ually drowned out the band.
Outside a group of Smith bands
Aarived alongside the Garden and the
biare of their cowbells chimed in
with a raucous accompaniment to
the band as it attempted to play
grand opera selection, and the del
egates greeted each other on the
floor had to shout to make them
selves heard.
butte to Smith were rising wave
of noise and disorder, from its first
sweep with yells echoing across the
vast amphitheater.
Walsh Can't Stop 1t
At II O'Clock Senator Walsh stood
pounding for order but the aisles
still were crowded with delegates
who wanted to talk over this or
that question, and by workers for
candidates.
An army Of sergeants- alarms used
their best persuasive powers to in
duce the grinding mass of human
ity to disperse and leave the aisles
free and Mr.. Walsh hammered away
with a will. There was some small
show Of success after efforts to
bring the convention to order had
Continued on page three.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
G0VERN0R0F
NEW YORK GETS
HUGE OVATION
Demonstration Managed BY
Those in Charge of His Cam
paign For Nomination
UNABLE TO STOP IT
Chairman, Walsh Raps Re-
peatedly For Order, But
Fails in Effort to Quiet Mob
ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS

ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS
New York, June ga tenta-
tive draft of the Democratic
platform as containing alterna-
tive proposals on the ku klux
klan and the League of Nations
was submitted to the resolutions
committee today.
1t was prepared by Chairman
Homer s. Cummings and Sem
ator Keyes Pittman of Nevada,
on the basis of discussions
which continued before the sub
committee until early this morn
ing.
The committee hoped to con-
clude its work before night and
1t is planned to finish the draft
before tonight.
1t was hoped to have the plat
form ready for consideration by
the convention tomorrow. Whe-
ther there will be fight on
floor over the Klan and League
of Nations views depended, lead
ers said, on the action on those
two questions by the full COM
mittee.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26

Radio is still unknown in sicely.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-26
wEATHERkF FORECASTS

For Bismarck and Vicinity: Part
ly overcast tonight and Friday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-18
HOUSE CLEANING SEEN
AT ATLANTA PRISON
General Shakeup in Forces Expected
as Result of Probe by Fed
eraI officials.

Atlanta, Ga. Interest in an in
vestigation which may result in a gen.
eral house cleaning of officers of the
Atlanta penitentiary today conferred in
the arrival here of Assistant Attorney
General w. j. Donovan, Washington
and the meeting of the federal grand
jury.
r. B. White, representative Of the
bureau of investigation, department Of
justice remained in charge of the
prison as temporary successor to A
e. Sartain, deposed warden. Sartain
whose resignation followed closely up
on that of D. ]. Allen, prison purchas-
ing agent, last week, broke his silence
in regard to the situation at the peni'
Tertiary and in a public statement de-
clared he had been discharged Nsole-
ly for the purpose of paying off old
scores on the part of certain individu-
ais"
The individuals" were not named
by him, he said because he desired to
remain silent in regard to them fol-
the present. Resignation was request
ed by Attorney General Stone con the
grounds, / was too lenient with boot
logger prisoners" Sartain said.
During a period of two months, ne
continued, his mail was opened regu-
larly before he received it and his
telephone was tapped" His privaEe
bank account also had been checked
up, he said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-18
Rules Out Confession
of Mrs. Elsie SWeetin

Mount Vernon, Ill.--Judge ]. G. Kern
ruled today that the alleged confession
made by Mrs. Elsie Sweetin to officers
after night of questioning could not
go to the jury as evidence in her joint
trial with Lawrence M. Hight for the
poisoning of her husband, MILFORD
Sweetih. ''The court, holds" Judge
Kern said, "that when this woman, who
the evidence shows, had been i'll, was
questioned almost continuously for IL
hours concerning the charges against
her, her constitutional rights were vio-
lated. The statement she made at the
close of the examination will not be
admitted as evidence against her."
The fight to exclude the signed
statement of Mrs. Sweetin that she
thrice administered portions of poison
which caused the death of her husband
was renewed at the opening Of court
today when Robert E. Smith, the wom-
ans attorney, made an impassioned
denunciation of Hight. Smith entered
his formal objection on the ground
that the confession was obtained by
duress and persuasion and was not a
free and voluntary act. Nelson Lay
man, attorney for Hight, Joined in the
objection.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-18
SAY HAIL OF BULLETS
MAY SAVE KID MCCOY
Witnesses Testify That Former Prize
Fighter Appeared Drunk
and Insane.

Los Angeles, Cal. - Bullets that
flew about the antique shop Of Mrs
Theresa Mors on August Is, last, the
morning after she was shot to death
in an apartment not far away, today
may save Kid Mccoy, former pugilist
from conviction on murder charge
growing out of the Staying.
Such was the hope held out to de-
Tense counsel in the testimony of two
witnesses called yesterday by the
prosecution during the reign of ter.
ror which gripped the antique shop
when Mccoy, wild-eyed, drunk and
disheveled, walked into the place and
launched hold-up and shooting af.
fray that resulted in the wounding OF
two men and woman.
The state contends Mccoy slew Mrs
Mors in a murderous rage because she
planned to leave him and go back tc
her divorced husband, Albert A. Mors
The ex-fighter came to the antique
shop afterward, according to the
prosecution theory, planning to kill
Mors and all friends of Mrs. Mors who
had been urging her to become recon
ciled with him.
Two men who were in the shop al
the time, however, testified yesterday
that Mccoy seemed to be acting IRA
sionally, without plan; and that in.
sanity as well as liquor, occurred to
them as possible cause of his &C.
centric behavior.
The prosecution expected to com
plete it's case today with the testi-
mony of Mors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-18
Announce Extension
of Bus Service
Extension of Prairie Avenue Bus Line
to a Downtown Terminal Is
Announced by Company.

The Wisconsin Gas Electric COM
pany announces the extension of the
Prairie avenue bus line, commencing
Wednesday morning, December 18th,
when the Prairie avenue bus will run
to a downtown terminal at Church and
Wisconsin street. The extension of
this line will give much desired
service to the west side residents and
will afford a quick convenient line
from the extreme west side of the
city to the downtown district. During
the rush hours two buses will run on
15-minute schedule leaving the term
inal points of the line on the hour and
every fifteen minutes thereafter. The
regular schedules have been prepar-
ed and are published elsewhere in this
paper. This extension has been made
to better the transportation service
from the west side of the city to the
downtown district and is to keep faith
with the city officials who have been
promised return of full services as
the use of transportation increased in
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-18
NEW WITNESSES
AT FORBES TRIAL
More Light is Thrown on Operations
of the Veterans Bureau
Under His Direction.

Chicago, Ill.--Six witnesses took
the stand in federal court today to
add details to the governments evil
dence against Charles R. Forbes,
former director of the veterans
bureau, and j. w. Thompson, Chicago.
contractor, on trial for conspiracy to
defraud the government through vet
erans' hospital contracts.
The hospital project at Northamp-
ton, Mass, the foundation contracts Of
which was awarded Thompson's Pom
tiac Construction company, of Detroit,
was the chief topic of the govern
ment's examination.
Thompson's financial transactions in
June 1922, when he was soliciting
contracts from Forbes, and the west
ern inspection trip of Forbes official
party in the summer of 1922, also were
the subjects of additional testimony.
Matthew O'Conner, a Northampton
contractor, told of visit to the Office
of the late Charles F. Cramer, former
counsel for the veterans bureau in
July 1922, which he said had been ar
ranged at O'Conner's request by Vice
president Coolidge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-18
master Burglar"
ESCAPES Prison

Wausau, Wis. - w. E. Wilson, the
alleged master burglar" who was
arrested yesterday in st. Paul, form
erly operated in this section Of the
state, according to the court records.
In October 1920 the garage of Roepke
and Beversdorf at Birnamwood, was
burglarized and Wilson and d. john
son and Earl Minski were arrested
as they drove into Wausau, by detec-
tive Henry Schwister and special offic.
err Joe Schira.
Their automobile was confiscated
and was kept here for long time. It
was loaded with loot taken from the
Birnamwood garage, but this ard the
prisoners were taken to Shawano coun-
ty where they pleaded guilty. Wilson
was given ten year term in the state
prison at Waupun, but he either be-
came insane or pretended that afflic-
ton and was transferred to the pris-
on. for the criminally insane, escap-
ing later.