The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 11, 1928, Page 7

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1928 PAUL M’NUTT WON AMERICAN I EGION’S HIGHEST HONOR BY DEFEATING MAN WHO REFUSED COMPENSATION FOR WO | Spurned Federal Compensation | Oklahoman Served in Spanish- American, Indian, Mexican and World Wars oxlahoms City, ae 11.—Seven ars ago the peaceful spinning of Pe tape in one of official Washing- fton’s moat important departments was rudel and shockingly put askew. An ex-service man had actuall sent back to the government a cheek him for disability received in action Government departments being what they are, this caused nearly gs much confusion as if the mem- thers of the supreme court had re- sported for duty in Scotch kilts. Prob- tably it got straightened out event- ‘pally; anyhow— «The former soldier who tossed this “pombshell has become the next com- mander of the American Legion at tthe convention in San Antonio. % He is Brig. Gen. Roy Hoffman of foklahoma City, whose friends pushed this candidacy for election to the high- fest office in the legion. t ® Career Is Colorful }, Gen. Hoffman, commander of the 193d division during the war, and fnow holding a reserve officer’s com- om has had a colorful and in- Heresting career. ® Born on a farm in Neosha county, (Kas., in 1869, he grew up in that ‘neighborhood and moved to Okla- oma when that vast tract of land ‘was opened to white settlement. ‘after founding Oklahoma’s first @aily newspaper, the Gutherie Leader, he became an attorney and, many attorneys of that time and lace, entered politics. He became vate secretary to Territorial Gov- ernor Renfrow and later United Btates attorney. * In 1897, after holding the latter ‘office for five years, Hoffman re- signed to get the first taste of that ‘army life that was to comprise such large portion of his subsequent ‘career. He enlisted as a private in the Oklahoma militia, and shortly after the Spanish-American War broke out he was promoted to captain in the First Territorial U. S. Volun- teer Infantry. At the close of the war the regiment was reorganized and Hoffman became a lieutenant colonel. Was Indian Fighter The close of the war did not end his army career or the excitement attendant thereon. The Indians of the southwest had not yet been paci- fied, and Hoffman’s regiment was called out repeatedly to deal with uprisings. The last Indian outbreak in the ‘Gaited States, that of Crazy Horse, saw Hoffman’s command in action. Through the years of peace that followed Hoffman retained his com- mission while pursuing his law prac- tice. During the Mexican border trouble just before America’s en- trance into the World War he was called: to field duty, and in 1917 he was made a brigadier general. In A that capacity he organized and took overseas the 36th division, being transferred in France to the com- mand of the 93d division, composed of colored troops. : This division had an active record, and Hoffman was repeatedly under fire with his men—at Cantigny, America’s first battle of the World War, at St. Mihiel, and in the Toul and Picardy sectors. He was badly gassed during one of these engage- ments, and was confined to a base hospital for some time. . While there, he inadvertently signed some dis- ability papers; and it was this that gave rise to the incident that s0 jarred the .tape-bound department officials at Washington later. “Won't Rob Government” Several years after the war, Gen. Hoffman received from the govern- ment a check for $695 as compensa- tion for his disability. Being in good health, he promptly sent the check back. Ris “I do not care to rob the govern- ment of disability compensation when I do not need it,” he said. “As long as I am able to support my family I ask for nothing. _ When I cannot make a livelihood for them, as hundreds of actually disabled soldiers cannot, then I expect care and compensation—just as I fight for all disabled to have.” ints Gen. Hoffman has been active in legion affairs since the legion was founded, being a charter member and one of the organizers of the Okla- homa department. He has been state commander of this department, and has, in addition, served as depart- ment commander of the United Span- ish War Veterans, and as president of the Reserve Officers’ Association of the United States. He has also been president of the Oklahoma Bar Association and the Oklahoma: Press Association. FARGO LIVESTOCK Fargo, N. D., Oct. 11.—(AP) Live- stock, cattle, good steers 11.00 12.00; medium steers 10.00@11.00; fair steers 9.00@10.00; plain steers 7.00@8.00; good heifers 8.50@9.00; medium heifers 8.00@8.50; fair heifers 7.00@8.00; Blais heifers 6.00 @7.00; cows 8.00@8.50; medi- um cows 7.25@7.75; fair cows, 6.50 @7.00; plain cows 5.75@6.25; cut- iters 6.25 @5.753 good bulls 7.00@ 17.50; medium bulls 6.60@7.00; com- ‘mon bulls 6.00@6.50. | Calves, top veal -13.50@14.50; cull ‘veal 8.00@9.00; light heavy calves 111.00@12.00; heavy calves ‘9.00; canner calves 5,00@7.0. |, Sheep: to lambs 11.25@12.25; ‘heavy lambs 100 Ibsu p 9.00@10.00; ‘cull lambs 9.00 @ 10.00; light ewes ;180 Ibs down 5.00@6.00; heavy ewes 1150 Ibs up 8.00@4.00; vg ewes 1.00 ' bucks 2.00@3.00. for $695 which had been forwarded, 7| 1@3.00; i Hogs: 150-180 lbs 8.75@9.25; 180- '200 Ibs 9,00@9.25; 200-225 lbs 9.00 eres 225-260 Ibs 9.00@9.25; 250- t Ibs 8.75@9.10; 300- ths 8.50 1@8.75; packers 8.00@8.50; stags 8.00@8.25. 'No, 8 dark northern 1.12% @1.18%; Phd Sing hiswgiasy; Ne 1 ri Spri & 3; No hard’ winter 18st No. 2 amber durum 1,17; No, 1: durum .1.05%; ‘No. mixed durum 97%@1.14. penn? —fample grade 65; No. 3 ' ‘No. 1 ‘yellow. 1.03. {: Oate-—No. 8 white 83% @30%. : Ry jo. 1 96. jo, 1 2244 @2.04% - FARGO MAN IS LEADING RACE AT CONVENTION Johny Conmy May Be Elected National Head of Legion’s 40 and 8 San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 11— (AP)—John P. Conmy, Fargo, will be elected on the first ballot today as Chef de Chemin de Fer, National head of the 40 and 8, according to Jack Williams, state legion adjutant who is managing Conmy’s campaign at the National Legion convent! here, Williams said last night that a complete check of all delegates by the North Dakota Legionnaires showed that he would receive the of- fice on the first ballot over a field of several candidates. John Kennelly, Mandan, command- er of the North Dakota American Legion, yesterday accepted a cita- tion from the National Legion com- mander for the record made by the North Dakota organization last year in membership work, San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 11.—(7)— The national American legion con- vention neared its end today -and, although numbers of the delegates and visitors already have left the city, the gay spirits of those re- maining continued to rise and gain expression in new and curious ways. st night was the most riotous that Houston streets had seen. Cele- brating legionnaires tramped the pavement all night long dragging toy cannons, which they discharged at frequent intervals, trading bar- rages of eggs with upper floors of hotels, who threw water at them. At one time the bat- tlers in the hotel used a fire hose. The affair started when the hotel defenders started dropping huge sacks of water on the pavement near pedestrians. Following yesterday's selection of Louisville for the 1929 convention and -enactment of an astonishing volume of legislation, little business remained for the closing session. Louisville won the next convention on the first ballot, getting 567 votes, to 845 for Detroit and 178 for Miami. Outstanding in the legislation en- acted was endorsement of Com- mander Edward E, Spafford’s rec: ommendation that the eg actively. pport a universal draft | A amendments to the national ‘consti- tution proposed during the year were rejected without debate, on the ad- vice: of the constitutional com- mittee. ‘ The controversial report of the legion committee on aeronautics, complicated by Colonel William Mitchell’s decided views on the sub- ject, remained to be heard today. The committee announced that it We are qualified to meet all situations Those requirin special or unusual attention are given particular thought and care. You can rely on us at all times, We Underatane. Webb, Bros. Puserat (rectors Phone ¥46 Niche Phor> 260 se nizens of the | 4 | was ready to report yesterday, and distributed copies of the resolutions it intends to propose, including a recommendation that the United States promote Pan-American air lines. hen called for, however, the committee chairman was not present, An address by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis of Chicago was the only speech on today’s program, which also called for selection of a national commander from one of the largest and most evenly balanced fields the organization has known. Adjournment was set for noon. MIAMI AGAIN WINS LEGION CORPS HONORS San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 11.—(P) For the second successive year Miami, Fia,, today was adjudged to have the best American legion drum and bugle corps, in the finals of the contest at the national American legion convention here. Salem, Ore., ion | was second, Frankford post of Phil- adelphia third, and South Pasadena, Calif., fourth. Ogden, Utah, placed fifth, and Pierre, S. D., sixth. 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