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i9 KILLED IN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1928 ‘Arkansas Refutes Puns by Building Great Trunk H ighways : 800 Indians Attack Fort Lj eeeeeeoncatee cerns. JSUTART ARDS (S00 taame Ateck Pore. en OF [When Governors Get Together—They Smile | LETTER CLOSES RELIGIOUS TALK tiie Reiterates Stand Con- test Will Be Fought on Real Issues PREPARES FINAL DRIVE Five Major Addresses. Tenta- tively Planned Before Vo- ters Ballot Washington, Oct. 1—(#)—Her- bert Hoover is earnestly hopeful that his clear-cut announcement on the religious question will serve to prevent overzealous workers in his party from adverting to this subject during the remainder of the cam- paign, either by written or spoken word. There probably is no subject upon which the Republican presidential candidate feels more deeply, as his repudiation of the Caldwell letter indicated, and he often has ex- ssed to those around him the heen Drcueht inte the campaiga. ito campai Hoover on more than one occasion has made known his view that a po- litical _ along religious lines not only violates the very fundamental principle upon which cart republic was founded, but also is brought with grave canger to the country since it aligns one body of citizens against another in a warfare wi » might have far-reaching effect. Hoover’s hope had been that his wie semen, tl irman of the national committee, ane his Work Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York and Governor Walter comes back, “And you are faction is clearly vo Wi ne Cones a brie epee went into it Bismarck Wednesday, September 26. at they said was strictly between the two. Santen Bi saying, “So you sopieten to be the next Democratic governor of North Dakota.” ing to be the next president of the United States.” Well! Well! “Mutual satis- by the principals and curjous onlookers like. We can And Walt 150 Animals Here for Bismarck Show ze| TEXAS STUDENT DIES RESULT OF FRAT INITIATION Physicians Unable to Deter- mine Whether Fright or Electricity Is Cause Tustin, ax, “Oct. 1.—UP)—Notte McElroy, 19. year old University of ‘Texas student. and athlete of Hous- ton, Texas, was dead today, the vic- parations| tim of a mock Delta Kappa Epsilon date turned today to for the final five weeks’ drive o of the campaign. While his plans for the time en- suing until el day, November 6, still are far. from complete, he| utes ‘after will make at least five more ad. fraternity initiation which turned from a bit of student horseplay to Birr died last night a few min- ‘being shocked by light wires, connected by a rheostat to two the| sets of bed springs through which for the speech to be bot made -wi is crossing the conti- nent has not been selected. He has te ORGANISHS ARE. REVIVED AFTER he crawled as part of the traditional ba stcats ritual for neophytes. bod yascltned to say whether fright lec! whether frig! = ae itself sensed seg oon lad electrical charge which entered his body was not District Attorney M ho i loore, who in- sinned ‘an immediate: investigation tioning uy peri ited in the initiation, early ey announced an inquest. had been made. ABONS OF REST/2z ; Life Dormant. in. Rock Millions VeSgSEE “ane ‘ ERE bi Hore. and Cattle Arriving in City for First Annual Stampede More than 150 animals will ap- pear in exhibitions at the first an- nual Bismarck Stampede and Ex- position Thursday, Friday, and Sat- ‘urday, according to Mrs. C. K. Bryan, Among the animels will be more than 26 running;"horses, sbout 40 ones OF will be used in: the bucking Techen dot more than 40 steers, the manager. said. Ten men who will ride the buck- ing horses in edntest ‘who are al- ready here are Russ Hilliard, Glen- dive, Mi i Ht Fort ay Lous “eat Bill § Syren Ee Paul le- ick and Dan McCormick, all of Menoken; Ben Carroll, Pendleton, Ore., and Ben Wick, Cannon Ball. Harding is the champion bare- back rider of the northwest and will ride the bucking horse without a saddle. Carroll won second in the event at the oe at leton, Ore., two years ago. Ben Wick has indicated that he will bring eight Indian riders with him from Cannon Ball and the Fort Yates reservation to compete in the pie hs events. ining Pen in. Bismarck the exhibition. rived here Satu Blue, and Murianna, both owned. by James Kindred, Wadena, Minn.; The Toff, Jeff May, Bismarck, and Jiggs, owned by Ora Wright, Breck- enridge, Mi: ‘The four horses here are entered ines the free for all three-quarter mile Programs will be given at the Bismarck fair pe 2 and 8 . G. Flanders’ amusement, com- oh ter grounds for the three days. Buffalo Elevator Is a B TH r SIP YOUTH DATS AS “HBSHOWS CRIME aT PAY 9 Taakoo | mitting © “Crime Er i he WORK PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK DOWN IN SOUTH Expresses Optimism for Hoover’s Chances in Demo- cratic Dixie Washington, Oct. 1—(P)—Chair- man Work of the Bepublican nation- al committee is highly optimistic of Herbert Hoover’s prospects in the usually staunchly Democratic south. :{in No IN LEGISLATURE BY STAMP BILI. Special Session at Little Rock Denounces Toll Bridge Franchises ARKANSAS DILAPIDATED Senate Chaplain Ousted When He Refuses to Vote for Governor Smith BY GEORGE D. MANN Hot Springs, Ark., eure it. 25.— Arkansas may in many wi but te political. neadsts be- lieve in building good road: saan have been many puns on but this state +H lifti tacit out of the mud, and especially is it buil ing great trunk highways which ie make more accessible the beautiful Ozarks and tl National Park where thousands journey yearly for medical treatment. The legislature of Arkansas sembled this week in special to appropriate money to put the state more thoroughly behind a sys- tematic road program. There is Romar @ paved or graveled road from north th and the same ion le to journey on a fine road from Little Rock to Mem- his and from the Missouri line to ‘exarkana where the boundary line between Arkansas and Texas runs through the center of the postoffice. You bi your imps on the jide of the postoffice, but you step over into Texas to mail your letter. There is a joint fire de- ee for the joint city, but they ave two mayors, two police forces and other civic agencies. Boost Stamp Allowa: But to return to Arkansas and the special session, The were confronted with a tation of $3 a day, so y themselves a stamp alierasea of 3 This hint bok it work havoc Dak tive seasions duplication of a day. leg anxious nto muddle settl ads oi pice th rei of the state firmly ind the that there is no He issued a statement last night pei saying that for the first time in years the Republican party is ac- tively campaigning in Dixie. A re- port submitted by Horace A. Mann, the r of Hoover activities in the southern division, was appended, which, predicted that Hoover would ive an overwhelming electoral majority in the south, and declared that in’some of the southern states .| the Reppblican nominee is in the lead "| at the present time. In his report Mann, who has been referred to as “the mystery leader,” declared ‘untrue charges to the ef- fect that his office had flooded the south with propaganda attacking Governor Smith and had been in close contact with agencies dissem- inating material of this nature. Republican organization in the south, Mann ‘said, had been impeded by “an unfair press,” almost unani- mously Democratic, adding that through Democratic speakers the southern’ electorate was, neverthe- less, becoming familiar with the issues of the campaign. :, The. southern leader termed fake that a mystery had been made of, southern campaign. He 8/ said. that while his office had not courted publi ty it had not avoided it, and is equipped to furnish in- form: om. tot e press “fully and courteously.” =| BOMBS HERALD TAXI WARFARE Yellow « on oe Garage mited; Reprisal for Chaf- feur Killing Seen Oct. 14 a hoa eS Yel- Laie on the with dyna- Fe bombed signaling what, po- EES reper Bese] ae of rival all Yellow Cab ga- restall further out- st F J Het Hill rvices Dyna-|in two cemeteries, role nded a the state senate at Little" Ri Roe at speeches urge abandonment of, gravel for permanent paving on the main highways. Toll bridges came in for a special denunei edaarre have been granted many inued on page two) ‘ STORM VICTINS GRAVES BURIED UNDER BLOOMS Simple Funeral Rites Held for Nearly Thousand Dead at Palm Beach West Palm. Beach, Fla., Oct. 1.— (®)—Battered blossoms, wind whipped and shredded, tattered remnants of gardens and badge rows that’ bloomed two weeks ago in colorful splendor, last night car- peted the common graves of nearly a victims of the hurricane This community itself bat! and torn by the hurricane of a night ago, paused an hour in its ef- forts to rebuilding to pay tribute to those whose were taken s i : i Sergeant Murphy Returns tol® Bismarck to Recall Days of Yore Tells Story of Mysterious Dis- appearance of 40 Men in His Command Between 800 and 1,000 Indians swooped down aren Fort McKean, south of Mandan’ About the south gate and inside, We soldiers battled furiously for their lives, is was in November, 1874, ‘ac- to Thomas R. Murphy, of New York City, soldier and Indian fighter in the early days of old Fort Lincoln. At this time the fort known as McKean, receiving the name of Fort Abraham Lincoln et five years cls cordi now 81 years led nd exciting ex- ce during his time at the old lled Saturday after visiting the ruins on the West slope Missouri river Friday. ismarck at that time con- sisted of a few shacks and an ineer’s tent of the Northern inary surveys into this section. Indians Hostile Needless to say, the Dakotas were overrun at that time by great bands of hostile Indians and regular en- counters with these groups were by No means unco! Mr. Murphy’ last week wa: the first in mi years. He mad the trip to North Dakota for the sole purpose of looking over his old haunts. Friday he easily found the place where he commanded 16 men during the attack in the fall of 1874 when the Indian forces num- bered between 800 and 1,000 and the Fort had but 67 men to defend it. In the year of 1871 Mr. Murphy was a member of a party of 40 men ordered to Fort Wadsworth. trip was made to ted| Usual incident, but shortly after pitching camp about. three miles east of the city, the old soldier tells of an interesting occurrenc: cas y| after ca hed that night, ha | the lieutenant left camp without ex- the] alaining where he was going, and with the announcement that he would not return until the follow- ing morning. A_ sergeant was placed incharge. Mr. Murphy being king corporal, took charge of the guard. He sentry and of| at down for a few minutes on an ammunition box and read a maga- zine three years old. Ci Mysteriously Deserted After a while he became con camp. that it was deserted tions of himself and the sentry. It had developed in the meantime that the soldiers were adept to the signs of the bootlegger, and it was a few hundred yards from camp that Cor- The job of. getting the drunken soldiers back to camp was anything (Continued on page two) CARNES RETURN SOUTH DELAYED}: Baptist Officials Seek $1,000,- 4 Carnes to ‘Atlanta, Ga., where he is accused of having embezzled funds of the Southern Baptist Home Mission board, of he was treasurer, was ex- today as police awaited ar- ld | rival of officers from the south. e place where | ), Bismarck now stands, without un- | | Chest Funds Are Well Distributed i pics Serer W. H. Webb of Webb Brothers says of the Community Chest: “The Community Chest is a other welfare work. But everybody wants to be sure that he is giving to a worthy cause, that his por is not to be employed extrav: When all parties must come the budget committee of the Come munity Chest committee, present their claims for support, have their work and effectiveness omens examined, then are told that the can afford to contribute very business man knows that his contribution will be well spent, and will give more freely and generously. None have time to make such investigation on their personal account, and therefore hesitate to meet every demand on them.’ PACKED HOUSE TO HEAR SOUSA BAND CONCERT March King and His Musicians Will Arrive Aboard Special Train Today A. packed house will hear the Sousa band concert toriight at the Bismarck auditorium. This was indicated today when the announcement seats had been many who waited until the last min- ute had been disappointed in not be- i le to get them. moncane lage Sousa and lock at th tion ‘aboard their 5 Dickinson, where the “march king” appeared in a matinee before a Pape doors wil at 8 0% re wil oc it ze been annou and the phe | gram will start ‘Ney at rit ticket-holders in Tequest- ed to be in their posed at that time. The sponsors of the show, although all the seats have been sold, stated this morning that some few people might be accommodated at the audi- torium, as it is likely that some of purchased tickets seating space on » this will also be utilized. The director will be met at the station by a group of representative Bismarck citizens, acting as a wel- coming cone: This committee is composed of Corwin, presi- dent of the Association of Com- merce; coe Walter Maddock, Colonel W. A. Alfonte, Fort Lincoln commandant; Adjutant Soma Fi \- lor of clul cae 8 fer, Kiwanis club; fh Dr. F. B. Strauss, Lfons club. The band will present a program of popular concert music, many of the numbers being of Sousa’s own Mar: Moody, soprano soloist with the band, is heralded ‘American ‘people ‘ay. She will merican y- sing ‘Love’ Fe Radiant Hour,” with band accompaniment. John Dolan is the cornet soloist, and. Howard Soprano solo, “Love's Hour” (new) (Souss)—Mi: jorie Moody. (Lyric by Helen Board- man Knox.) Symphonic Transf all. March, “The Golden Jubilee’ (new) ne solo, Tierney) —Howard Goul- “Balance All and Swing Partners” loph pet SAE TY, ma F nee i Sui ° He H fuer i UTO GRADE GROSSING CRASHE SIX ACCIDENTS - OCCUR IN EAST ONE IN CANADA Three Men and Three Women So Badly Mangled Identifi- cation Delayed FOUR GIRLS, MAN DIE Winnipeg Man, Bride and Mother-in-Law Killed in Saskatchewan New York, Oct. 1—(#)—Nineteen persons were killed and four criti- cally injured yesterday by six grade crossing automobile accidents in three eastern states. One such ac- cident in Canada caused three deaths. Three men and three women were killed when their automobile was struck by a ba iggr! egy = tilt sbi at Bristol, 0 badly mangled that tae Fieation was delay Four girls and ‘a man were killed and three girls and a young man were so badly injured that two at are expected to die, when a nd railroad electric train plough Jose their automobile. [aSsa] ll were from Hempstead, Li L & paar men et killed when a ‘ennsy! vania railroad train demolished their sutomobile near Erie. Two men of Stamford, Conn., were killed when one drove his automobile in front of a New Hi Railroad Express train-on'a in is ble Conn. Mrs. 1. W. Clark of Munhall, Pa., was killed instantly when the’ car operated by her husband was struck bya febprrett Maryland freight at a at Wayne-Castle, Pa. Clark five-year-old son were in- jured. Mrs. Wade C. Sprowls, 23, and lan, 53, were killed when.the car driven by the woman's husband was struck at a grade crossing near Washington, Sprowls’ one- year-old son was critically injured and two other’ persons were less ison, his in-l; Winnipeg, Man., were killed when the coupe in by the Teenie Exp. adian Pacific Sifts, Lane at tineo! GERALD P. N' NYE WILL SUPPORT GOY. MADDOCK Junior Senator Adds to State Political Mixup by An- iy he will | Support Governor Walter Maddock, Democratic gubernatorial candi- Polonaise | port.’