Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 20, 1921, Page 1

DANIELS. RAPPED FOR CONDUCT OF PROBE. ORDERED WN WAR SCANDAL VOLUME V CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1921 Franklin K. Roosevelt Is Also Arraigned Today In Report Presented By Committee /,,. WASHINGTON, July 19.— Former Secretary Daniels and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt are de- nounced for the methods used in investigating, scandal among enlisted men at the Newport training station, in the ma- jority report of a senate sub-commit tee, made public today. The charges made by clergymen of Newport, R. I.,,and the Providence Journal, the report says, “have been proved to the satisfaction of the com- and both the clergy and the Journal, says the report, “deserve the thanks of the people at large.” At\the same time today, Mr. Roose- velt issued a statement detlaring that Senators Ball of Delaware and Keyes of New Hampshire, the two Repub- RETAIL PRICE OF FOOD CUT DURING JUNE WASHINGTON, July 19.—The re- tail cost of food to the average fam- ily declined three-tenths of one per cent in June as compared with prices in May, while wholesale food prices declined slightly less than 1 licans who constitute the majority of the investigating committee, had te-| Peta. py’ ox" dapeelineie. haloes: sued thelr findings without giving | pene eee eee erent ee enoil him @ hearing after promising to do so, which Mr. Roosevelt in his state- ment contended “shows a premedi- tated and unfair purpose of seeking what they mistakably believe to be a partisan political, advantage. Senator King of Utah, the Demo- atic member of the investigating committee, will file a minority report later. Most of the details of the Newport scandal, as it is disclosed in the in- vestigation, are of an unprintable na- ture: The crux of the majority re- port charges is that with the Knowl- edge of Mr. Daniels and Mr. Roose- velt, enlisted men of the navy were improperly -used as: participants in immoral practices for the purpose of securing evidence on which to dis- miss offenders from the ne’ Mr. Roosevelt, under whose office the investigation was conducted, was held by the majority to be “morally responsible” for the orders. The, findings of a naval ,couft-martial which investigated the scandal are in- troduced in the record for the first time. It held the action of Mr. Roose- velt “unfortunate and ill-advised.” Secretary Daniels disapproved the portion of the findings which con- @emned the method of investigation and on that point, the committee ye- port today says: prices of sugar, plate beef, cheese, butter, rib roast, bacon, canned sal- mon, fresh milk, bread, macaroni, baked beans, canned tomatoes, cof- fee and prunes. Among articles which increased in retail prices were potatoes, flour and ham. Wholesale prices of farm prod- ucts showed a decline of 314 per cent. Wholesale fuel prices dropped equally, while declines in the whole- sale prices of clothing and miscel- lancous commodities were less than 1 per cent. Receiver for Oil Company Found Dead in Office SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.—An ine quest will be held today over the body of Gratz *W. Helm, receiver of the Honolulu Oil company, who shot and killed: himself yesterday in his office. Friends said he was despondent be- causé a warrant had been issued charging him with contributing to the {delinquency of a girl. The warrant r *rank-, Wa8 Never served and ‘was withdrawn "The committee ggrees that Frank. l'threamnbnths ago. rate! 4 Me poaietortinatelaaacitnavioe® but| His wife and two children are out yioxt reprehensible, and Mr, Daniels’|©f the city oma vacation... Shortly be- fore he killed himself he had made an disapproval of this opinion of the) bourt is. to pe Persson ens | engagentent to zo riding with a friend A velt, tatement, 2nd this friend found him dead when silasinatree tune wis ciatement; he called at the oil company’s office, {nvestigating supervised by himself} A8 receiver of the company Helm personally and that not. until Septem- | had contro! of $100,000 and an audit of ber, 1918, was he and the acting chiet| his accounts was ordered. Sisal Mestre of the bureau of navigation informed | ay thaty members of ithe , investigating | THADE COMMISSION" NAMED: squad “had used highly improper and| WASHINGTON. July 19,—Secre- announced today ap revolting methods in getting evi-;tary Hoover ean yointment of W. Santer of Los An- —_—— {geles, Cal.,'as trade commissioner at Birmingham, Ala., has a business|Melbourne, Australia. He succeeds and professional women’s elub of 1,400/W. A. Ferrin, returning to this coun- members. try for reassignment. ft ., COMPTROLLER SHORT $470,000 GIVES UP GREAT SHOW FARMS Three Oakdale farms owned by Mr. Thomson, which he has turned over to a trustee to aid in liquidat- ing obligations to the Hormel com- pany, are valued at $1,300,000. Mr. Hormel announced. There is an AUSTIN, Minn., July 19.—Audit of the accounts of R. J, (Cy)-Thom- former comptroller of George A. Hormel & Company, local pack- ers, so far shows a shortage of $470,000, it was azounced today by | indebtedness of $100,000 against the day C. Hormel vice president of the | farms, which are show places of company. | southern Minnesota. o fy Today in Trial of Players Charged With Throwing Games CHICAGO, July 19.—William (Kid) Gleason and Harry Gfrabiner, manager and secretary, respectively of the Chi- ‘cago White Sox, testified for the state today in the baseball trial, telling of the contracts between the indicted players and the club. Their testimony was designed to prove the prosecution’s contention that the men were under contract to the club during the world’s seriesjecution, the players remarked in an and not just in the regular season, as|undertone:: ‘There's a double.” or the defense contends. | ‘the hit that one on the nose.” When Both we un-|the secretary told of a bonus given dee ee ad ne tks and crosa-|Eddie Cicotte and” Claude Williams, examination by the defense failed to| one of the defendants remarked: - shake their testimony, although they| “Oh, boy! A trip with two on. could not point out any clause in the| “But there aren't any " homeruns contracts which were admitted as evi-/ yet,” said Cicotte, and as Grabiner be- dence -specifically . mentioning the|came a little confused by the ques- world’s series. tions, “Happy” Felsch whispered “He ‘Tostimony of the two White Sox of-/lost that one in the sun.” ficiais brought some interesting side-| “Lost it nothing,” said Joe Jackson, play among-ihe piayers on trial, As|“the just booted it.” Grsbiner recised details of the con-| Court adjourned for lunch with tracts which seemed to favor the pros- Secretary of Chicago Club Is First to Testi-| } { Taylor ‘Spink, official scorer of the)delphia National league team, ap- stand. MEN U Return to Beltast of Sir James No Sign of Break. BELFAST, July 19.—(By The Associated Press.) —The return to Belfast of Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, and the members of his cabinet from London, must not be taken as a rupture of the negotiations, it was -declared today by Colonel Spender, secretary of the peace doele- gation, on its arrival here. It is thought that the delegation will be re. called to London next week, he de- clared. None of the cabinet members would have anything to say for publication. Eamonn “De Valera is regarded by the Ulster Unionists as a visionary, and the feeling in Unionist circles here is that no discussions among all the parties concerned in the Irish settle- ment will be possible until he considerably modifies his position. When Sir James Craig saw the Re- publican leader in Dublin before the recent Irish parliamentary election the Ulster premier is\ declaréd in Unionist quarters to have heard a HUN CRUISER SURVIVES 11 HITS, IS SUNK NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 19. —The former. German cruiser Frankfurt is lying on the floor of the Atlantic today with six. other former enemy craft disposed of in recent bombing and target practice off the Virginia capes as the result of a successfal attack by army and navy fliers yesterday which contin- ued all day before the cruiser was sent to the bottom. Surviving 11 direct hits, six with small bombs of 250 to 300 pounds, scored during the first phase of the attack, and five with heavier bombs up to 600 pounds, the cruiser received its death blow from a 600-pounder hurled from one of a squadron of six army Martin planes which pro- ceeded to the attack from Langley field, Virginia, Iate in the day. ‘The cruiser disappeared) 28 min- utes after the fatal blow. A total of 78 bombs were launched at the Frankfurt. After the vessel went down the long discuisition on an Irish republic, and Unionists here expressed belief to- day that Mr. De Valera hadsexpressed himeelf similarly in, hts. interviews with Premier Lioyd George: The. attitude of the Ulster premier and his col! as expressed by Sir James fn his statement made in Lon- don jast night in which, he declared Ulster was determined to maintain her, Present status, with her own parlia- observing fleet got under way for Hampton Roads to remain until to- night. when they, will, put to sea again for the final phase of / the * Joint tests, the bombing of the for- mer German dreadnought Ostfries- land, tomorrow. ~ rc <a Hibernians In ment is cordially approved by the Be!- fast Unionists in genera). “There -was never any other ‘out- come of the negotiations possible,” says the Belfast News-Letter, “except in the minds of those who would have sacrificed us on the altar df a false peace. We shall have nothing to do with any settlement terms that in- fringe upon or diminish the status of our parliament and we base that atti- tude on the same ground as De V lera makes his claim to self-determina- tion.”” NEGOTIATIONS IN DEADLOCK, REPORT. LONDON, July 19.—Irish negotia- tions appear to have reached a dead- lock insofar as they concern a tri- rartite conference between David Lloyd Gorge, the British premier; Eamonn De Valera, the Irish Repub- lican leader, and Sir James Craig. Premier of Ulster. This developed) late last Might when Sir James, as he departed for Belfast, issued a state-| ment on ‘the subject of “self-deter. mination,”” which is interpreted to mean that he will not compromise on, any matters pertaining to Ulster’ political’ rights. While the statement has made deep impression’ upon political circles in many quarters it is not accepted as final, and hope is expressed that the| negotiations for such a conference are} not yet ended. The Ulster premier's statement said that he was returning home “well| Annual Session DETROIT, Mich., July 19. — The fifty-second national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was for- mally opened here today following a pontifical high mass at Peter and Paul's churches, celebrated by the Right Rev. M. J. Gallagher,,bishop of the Detroit diocese and national chap- lain of the order. The sermon was delivered by Very Rev. John Cavan- augh, of the Catholic university of America at Washington. The first business session is to be held tomorrow. The convention is to continue through the week. JAPS PERISH AT WORLAND WORLAND, Wyo., July 19.—S. Kisha, 45 years of age, and Y¥, Yama- ski, 40 years of age, both Japanese, were drowned in the Big Horn river two miles north of here yesterday while on a fishing trip. The body of Kisha was recovered some hours lat- er but diligent search on the part of city authorities here has so far been without results in the recovery of the body of Yarhaski.. Dynamite will be used to bring up» the body in the event other efforts fail. The two satisfied with the efforts being made toward peace” and that Mr, De Va fera “has broken his silence an cleared the ground by his statemen' to the press that he proposes to found) his claim on recognition of the right] of self-determination.” Japanese came to Worland within the past 10 days from Pueblo secking work, teen Heiresses marrying Europeans have taken from America dowries amount- ing to more than $124,000,000. 1919 world’s series, scheduled to be the first witness at the afternoon session. Bul Donovan, manager of the Phila- delphia Nationale who is understood to have told of an alleged conspiracy by Bill Burns, was expected to follow pink with Burns then coming on the ER CONTRACT, PROSECUTION SHOWS, Harry W. Grabiner, secretary of the Chicago American league ~ baseball club, was the first witness called to-} day when the state resumed presenta- tion of the evidence. Grabiner testified that the White Sox players were paid for their work | in the 1919 world’s series by the Chi cago club and were employed for the; series period as well as the regular session. The players’ pay in the se ries was at the same rate asin the regular season, he said. This testimony was introduced by the state to counteract the contention of the defensé that the men were not under contract to the club during the series. That the state has a suprise wit- ness was learned}today when “Wild Bill” Donovan, manager of the~Phila- WHITE SOX ON REGULAR PAY IN WORLD SERIES, IS CLAIM peared in the witness room. Assis- ant State’s Attorney John F. Tyrrell said Donovan would testify to infor- mation of the alleged ‘conspiracy W&ich he obtained from Bill Burns, former White Sox pitcher. Cancelled checks. for the world’s series play wore presented as exhibits, with the ¢ontract of each player.’Un- der cross-examination by the defense Grabiner was asked to point out any- thing in the contracts providing for playing a world’s series or for series compensation. Grabiner said clause four, provid: ing that the owner may make rules for his players, might cover a worid’s | eries. The defense then pointed out hat the contracts read “for the play- ing schedule as provided by the Amer- ican league of professional baseball clubs.”’. BILL BURNS TAKES STAND FOR STATE. CHICAGO, July 19.—Bill Burns, for- mer major league pitcher, took the stand in the trial of the indicted White Sox players today to tell his first-hand story of the alleged con- spiracy to throw the 1919 world's \{Continued on Page 8) Che Casper Daily Crile | NIGHT MAIL| MRS. BERGDOLL REPEATS BRIBE CHARGE AGAINST 6 Paid Major Campbell $5,000 for “High Of-| - ficials at Washington” to Secure the Re- lease of Slacker So tee Investigating Escape WASHINGTON, July 19.—Mrs. Emma Bergdoll of Phila- today told a house committee investigating the es- cape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, her slacker son, that she gave $5,000 to Maj. Bruce Campbell, an army officer at Governor’s island for use “among hi NUMBER 240 |ington” to help obta’ delp! NO OPEN RUPTURE SINITARY INPROVEMENTS BEFORE COUNGI IN PEACE PARLEY NO PAOUESTS MADE W THREE DISTRICTS Milk Supply Given Rap In Report Made by Health Officer Striving to complete the cycle of sanitary improve- ments as rapidly as possible so that the city may have this protection during the remain- ing hot months of the sum- mer, the city council last night fa- cilitated the handling of sanitary sewer districts so that they could be pushed to completion before fall Last night had been set aside the time for filing protests against the laying of sewers and other san- itary protection in districts 7, 8 and 9. The need of the improvements is shown in the fact that no protest either verbally or in writing was made to the council. These three districts comprise a patching up move in which several Casper areas will be connected up with other districts that are getting this city service. The three sections are roughly taken in by districts in the sovth west part of the city, one in the nerth- east part of Casper and extending along the entire east line of the city to Butler addition When it was found that. there was no opposition to this improvement the council made every effort to! facilt- tate.the extension of the sewer lines. Advertising for bids for construction and material were ordered start¢d, at once. Plans and specificattons for the work are now in the hands of the city engineer's office and Mr. Knittle,. the @ngineer, agreed to have, the specifi. cations ready in time to allow con- tractors to ‘submit their bids for the work by August 22. : Frank Paddie sought the support of the council to enable him to purchase equipment that would be required in establishing a carbage and sanitary service in Casper. He wanted \the support of the council so that he could compel property owners here to clean up thelr properties. Such a Flan was objected to by C. R. Bodenbdach, city sanitary officer and pure food inspector on the ground that it would be a doubling up of work. The council informed Mr. Paddi that it couldn't give any moral back- ing or delegate police power to a pri- vate enterprise. . During the ¢iscussion on this ques- tion it developed that Casper was lay- ing foundation for a resular garbage servide to be operated by the city here next year. Arrangements it was said had been made for a budget of $40,000 to handle this phase of city business. The plan has been laid to name s‘qne city garbage contractor who will work in conjunction with hoalth officers to enforcé. sanitary regulation of prop- erties. . Casper’s milk stfpply came in for a severe arraignment from the city health forces who sought the aid of the city council in working out a pro- gram of publicity that will acquaint the people of Casper with the sources of good, fair and bad milk. Under the plan, C. B. Bodenbach, pure food inspector, was authorized to get samples of the milk, and publish his findings. This plan will be car- ried out. First Mr. Bodenbach will make up a schedule of what grades of milk should be and then he will show the difference between the various milk samples and point out the milk which most nearly approximates the standard set by the ci ‘The dangerous condition of some of the milk supplies of the city was shown in Mr. Bodenbach’s statement that in a recent milk test here he found one source of milk that was badly contaminated with bacteria. A fair grade of milk according to Mr. Bodenbach should not contain more than 500,000 bacteria to the cubic centimeter or 15 drops. In the test in question however the 15 drops were! found to contain an average of 17,000,- 000 bacteria life. Mr. Bodenbach has notified the dairymen that in future the results of all tests that are not up to standard will be published and if this does not bring about the desired, purpose of im- provement the milk supply will be cut off and the offender prosecuted. —— Revolt Is Put Down in Mexico VERA CRUZ, July 19.—General Pelzscietas, the revolutionary leader, bas been defeated at Chinampa and his troops dispersed by . federal sol- diers under command of Gen. J. Guadalupe Sanchez, chief of military operations in the state of Vera Cruz. The federal forces captured arms and ammunition fromthe insurrectionists. a According to Scottish custom, the gift of a bunch of heather to a High- land iassie is €qual to an offer of marriage. [was cleaning POLITICIANS IN WHISKEY RING, REPORT CHICAGO, July 19.—Rovelations sshich may Involve — several ticians of national fame were prom- ised by Assistant United States At- torney Roy J. Egan today in connec- tion with the federal grand jury in. vestigation of Chicago's Iatest whiskey ring, said to have been headed by Mr. and Mrs. James W. Walsh, now under bond in Detroit. They are alleged to have sold be- tween $75,000 and $100,000 worth of liquor to prominent Chicagoans, many of them millionaries. While Mr. Egan refused to ampiify his statement, it was supposed that he referred to operation of the Nquor ring during the Republican national convention here last year. were to be ex- os ane ACCIDENTAL SHOT FATAL. EAST LAS VE M., July 19. —Suffering from the effects of a | wound received when a revolver he was accidentally | dis. charged, Rosalio Marfinez, a young man of Bernal, near here, died at his home yeaterday, “BALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York— R. H. E. Pittsburgh .,..300 700 000—10 15 1 New York ....000 010 000—1 7 1 Batteries— Adams and Schmidt; Ryan, Sallee, Benton, Zinn and Smith. At Boston— St. Louis ......000 010 001I— 2 5 0 Boston -. 000 000 102 3 9 1 Ratteries—Walker and Clemons, Dil- hoefer; Watson and O'Neil, Gowdy. R. H. E. At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Cincinnati . 030 000 021— 6 12 Philadephia ..000 100 030-4 9 3 Batteries—Geary, Luque and Gar- grave; Winters and Peters. At Brooklyn— Chicago. ...000 000 001 000- Brooklyn . .019 000 000 000- ¢ Innings) sin Med wince At Detroit— R. H. E. New York ....131 000 10*— * ERS Detroit 000 203 00°— * bie At Cleveland Washington ..011 01* Cleveland 000 02* At Chicago— R. H. E. Boston 001 000 0Qx—x x x Chicago - 000 000 O0Ox—x x x At Philadelphia— R. HL E. . O22 xxx xxx—x xX xX - 000 xxx xxu—xK x XxX Heart Cut By Knife, Sewed Up by Doctor NEW YORK, July Farno, 16 years of age, of Brook- lyn, is recovering today after his heart was accidentally pierced with a knife and then promptly sewed up. The boy was working yesterday in a factory when a 17-inch knife with which he was cutting rope slipped. The blade entered his chest, pierc- ing the heart covering and cutting through the heart muscles. He was hurried to a _ hospital where surgeons opened his chest wall, took four stitches in the heart muscles and three in the covering. $3,000,0 LINDEN, N. J., July 19.—The loss from the fire which destroyed 33 of the 34 oil tanks and 15 as- phalt stills at the plant of the War- ner-Quinlan Asphalt company, near here, was estimated today at $5,- 000,000 by company officials. In ad- dition thy entire plant was ruined with the exception of seVeral small structures, — in his freedom. 19.—Frank | FIRE IN JERSEY “FICER —is EXtNDITURE OF U. 9. FUNDS GUT NINE BILLIONS IN SINGLE YEAR Greatest Reduction Is Made in Payments on Public Debt; Ordinary yo ni, She Tells Commit- h officials at Wash- Campbell, she said, first demanded $100,000, but she refused. Mrs. Bergdoll said she took the money to the island and. handed it to Grover, by whom it was turned over to Campbell. Campbell, she said, toid her he had passed the money to an other officer for the purpose indi. cated Expenses Also Lower Major Campbell recentry told the ote tee committee he did not receive one dol lar from the Bergdolls. He has been summoned from Camp Pike, Ark., to answer the charges of Mrs. Bergdoll Mrs. Bergdoll said she did not know WASHINGTON, July 19.— The total government expend- itures during the fiscal year just ended dropped off by $9,- the name of the man mentioned by i Campbell as having received the| 200,000,000 as compared with money, but asserted, “he was an|last year, representing a de- agent of the government. “Campbell told me he could not ac crease of $1,397,000,000 in ordinary disbursements and a reduction of $7. cept any money for himself,” said] 846,000,000 in payments on the public Mrs. Bergdoll, “but that he wanted/debt. according to the annual state- the $100,000 for the higher-ups at|ment isnued today by the treasury. Washington and New York.” Through Joseph F. Ordinary amounted expenditures for the year Houlahan, book to $5,115,927,689, compared keeper for Wassermann Brothers,|with $6,403,343,841 for the fiscal year Members of the New York stock ex-|of 1920, while disbursements’ on the change, it was developed that Major] public dept totalled $9,182,027,170 as Campbell has deposited $4,500 in cash | against $17,038,039,723 {n the previous with the firm on February 10, 1920.| fiscal year. Mrs, Bergdoll had testified that the Of the ordinary expenditures the yment to Campbell made} war department led with a total of we in Jauary or early ‘ebruary | $1,101,000.000 representing a reduction of that year. of $500,000,000 against the previous The ledger account showed that|year. Interest on the public debt was from February 10 to June 30 Camp-|the second largest item, amounting to bell lost $6,416 on a series of trades9t809.000,000, a drop of $21,000,000, His account was closed on the latter|while payments on account of federal date and Houlahan testified that he|control of the railroads ranked third still owed the firm $416. in volume with $730,000,000, repre- Campbell's regular account with alsenting a decrease of about $300,000,- in New York bank, inspected by the] 000. military intelligence, the committee] Of the public debt disbursements for informed, showed the usual|the year, $8,552,000 was applied to the monthly pay check deposits and|redemption of certificates of indebted- monthly balances running froin $60 to $70. The hearing was adjourned Campbell arrives. ness, a decrease of about $5,000,000,- 000 as compared with the. previous year, while the next largest item was $431,00,000 in Tiberty bonds and Vic tory notes retired representing a de- crease of about $762,000,000. BURGLAR SHOT ‘ANDKILLEDBY LOVELAND MAN LOVELAND, Colo., July 19—Henry Sarles, a cuarryman of Boulder, Col was shot and almost instantly killed here at 2 o'clock this morning by L. C. Richmond, owner of a tire and bat tery station. Richmond, who sleeps at his place of business, awoke and until CHARGES BRANDED “LIE” BY CAMPBELL LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. July 19.— Maj. Bruce Campbell, director uf cdu- cation at the Camp Pike college, and formerly counsel for prisoners of war at Governor's island, New York, de scribed ‘statements by Mrs. Emma Bergdoll at Washington today as a “Ue out, of the whole cloth.” Major Campbell is under orders to proceed to Wastington in connection with the committee earings. Discussing Mrs. Bergdoll’s asser- tion that he had demanded $100,000 Major Campbell declared: I never had such a conversation with Mrs. Bergdoll or her son, I was counsel for Grover Bergdoll when he was tried before a court-martial but folowing his conviction I had nothing te found a man in his place, he said, turther to do with his case, and fired. A coroner's jury exoner My connection with his case did/ ated him holding the ‘killing was not come about through any activity stifiable.”” on my part. I was assigned as coun- aries has a sister, Miss Alice sel to defend prisoners of war and|garies, in Denver. She is a nurse in automatically became: his counsel! gt, Luke's hospital. Sarles’ mother. when he was called for trial.” Mrs. E. C. Sarles, lives at 1249 Law- $< nce street, Washington, D. C. At Boulder it was said Sarles was fined $100 and costs on July 13 after pleading guilty to a violation of the prohibition law. Sarles’ landlady in } her to call him at 6 o'clock this morn- \ing, but that she found the room had | not been slept in. WASHINGTON, July 19. — The a house transferred asphalt from the | ° 5 dutiable to the free list in the Ford. iMan Swims River ney tariff bill, thus disposing of the! ee Drowns in Edge five contested schedules on which sep-| arate votes were permitted. The yote was 123 to 36. —- ——__—— —___ | AURORA, IIL, July 19.—Albert J. Henry Wyatt, local reai estate op-|Erlerston of Lisbon, swam across the erator, has returned from Touglas|Fox river at Sheriday, Ill., yesterday where he spent several dgys on bus-|and then fell exhausted in a foot of iness, water and drowned. TANK FIRE LOSS | CUT DOWN, ONE BLAZE PUT OUT Foamite Success Saves 63,000 Barrels of Oilin One Tank; Pumps Taking Crude From Other Container | _ One of the two tanks on the Midwest tank farm north of |the Platte river which was struck yesterday is still blazing, the fire in the other and larger tank having been brought under control through the use of Foamite. The fire which was combatted for more than an hour but was finally ex- |tinguished resulting in the saving of 63,000 barrels of oil | contained in the 80,000-barre! reservoir! of fighting the flame with chemical |at the time lightning ignited the| was abandoned. The fire in the 80,000. tanks. | barrel tank was brought under control Foamite was first introduced to| at about 2 o'clock this morrine. quell the blaze at the smaller tank.| 2 : but it was further away and the work| Pumps are still.taking oil from the | burning tank and up to noon today | it is reported that 25,000 barrels of the | 55,000 capacity had been salvaged with | a possibility that the load will be les- sened somewhat more before pumping operations are suspended under the flames. While there is no definite confirma- tion it is stated that all Midwest Re- | fining tanks on the hill nortlr of the | river are to be equipped with Foamite | fire fighting processes. Officials here lare awaiting definite advices on the matter. So ‘successful have been the opera- tions in fighting this fire, due te ex- perience from other disastrous. blazes | during the past month that it is prob- ble the lo&s from this fire will be well under the $100.00 marh., Explosions continued throughout the night. Threé hundred thousand barrels of oil were burned, much of it flowing in flames over near by meadows and water. While the fire was under control today, firemen estimated that some of the oil might continue to burn a wee wee nnn. tee ea ai wi fe a at n; OSGEZE¢25S 4tSri we p@epse ges a: F we ao ——