Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 11, 1923, Page 1

< Weather Forecast WYOMING: Increasing day. Slightly portion tonight. VOLUME VII. PRESIDENT AND. PARTY. BARELY -FSCAPE INJURY Cable Hits Secret Service Man in Harding’s Car on Pier 4 WASHINGTON, June 11.—Pres!- @ent and Mrs. Harding and members of their party returned to Washing- ton early today aboard the May- flower, the presidential yacht, dock- ing at the navy yard shortly after 7:30. The yacht was boarded at Lewes, Del., carly Sunday morning for the return frem the trip through that state on which -the presidential party left here by train Saturday morning. With the return of the Mayflower it was learned that the presidential party narrowly escaped what might have been a serious accident early yesterday at Lewes. Arriving at the dock there the party was placed on a hand-propelled car for the trip to the end of the pler. Just as the car was getting under way, one of the secret service men was struck on the head by a cable stretched across the pier. ‘The president, standing just behind him, saw the cable just in time to avoid it by ducking his head. Secretary Christian and Mrs. David Tod, of Youngstown, Ohio, a member of the party, were struck but were not injured as the car was moving slowly. FLOOD DAMAGE IN SOUTH IS PLACED HIGH Macon Reports $30,000 Harm Done—Rangers Rescue Texas Families MACON, Ga., June 11. Heavy property and other damage was un- der repair here following the cloud- burst and hail storm which yesterday reached 6.71 inches in two hours,, ac- cording to the weather bureau. Ratl- road tracks, culverts, strets, fills and other property wete washed out. Base- ents of downtown business houses re flooded. One family was res- cued from a submerged building. Damage to city property was estl- mated at more than $30,000. FORT WORTH, Texas, June 11.— ‘The lowlands at a few points around Fort Worthw ere flooded today and mounted policemen were patrolling the Trinity river bottoms for miles, getting residents out. However, ports from up stream were deassuring and it was stated at the weather bu- reau that no immediaite flood danger exists, The flooded district ds nean the white settlement crossing. Some fam-| ilies moved ou! Regular Meeting of Forum Tuesday ‘The last regular Chamber of Com- merce Forum meeting before the sum- mer recess will be held at the Hen- ning hotel Tuesday at 12:10 p. m. This meeting will be an Open For- um with several important subjects coming up for axsvussion. BULCGAR REPORTS QUIET; FRANCE WORRIED New Regime in Sofia Said to Represent Old Pro- German Element—Anti-Serbian Influence Deplored in Balkan Situation. SOFIA, June 11.—(By The tranquility prevailed in Sofia at an early hour today. Premier Heankoff, head of the new government, has as- signed the port folio of fore while Col. Voulkoff is the new minister of war. represents all parties with th The king received the members of the new ministry yesterday, Premier Zankoff called upon the diplomatic representatives and informed them of the change in government. The Bul garian Telegraph Agency publishes 1 note asserting that the leaders of the communist party have announced they will be loyal to the new regime. The government has taken no ex- ceptional measures to preserve order. nor has a nsorship been lished, it ts stated PARIS, June 11.—(By The Asso clated Press.)—Detachments sent . to cloudiness followed by showers tonight or Tues- warmer in southeast re-| 1,000,000 FIRE BU CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1923. S ' IN BIG FLOOD ey : Se Arkansas City Chamber of @ cH Commerce Says 3,000 are Whee) Homeless, is Estimate KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 11.—({By the Associated Press.)—Six lives have been lost, many persvas are missing, thousands have been driven from their homes and damage to crops and property estimated in millions of dol- lars has been done as a result of floods in many sections of Kansas, according to reports reaching here today from over the state, The heaviest loss of Ife and the heaviest property damage is in south- west Kansas at Arkansas City and Winfield, One was reported lost at Winfield, one at Arkansas City, one at Topeka and another in Spring River, near Pittsburg. | The Arkansas City chamber of com- merce announced today that the loss probably would exceed $2,000,000 and placed the homeless at 3000. The heaviest loss was to refineriees and railroads, this being estimated at $1,- 600. Churches and schools were filled with refugees and many were being cared for in private homes. The city was being patrolled by Battery F. Kansas National Guard and members of the American Legion. The city was without electric power and water and sewers were not functioning. The city was districted with a phy- sician in charge of each district. It was eestimated more than 5000 homes were submerged to the roofs and it was feared there would be a greater flood toll when a check of the missing fs made. LEBO, Kan., June 11.—High water claimed two victims at Lebo, Kan., yesterday, when Robert Green, 1 and Glendale Green, 7, brothers, were drowned in a pond. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Jyne 11. Swoolen streams in places from three to six mifes wide, rushed through Oklahoma today, some of them dropping slightly and others re ported rising following heavy rains. Rumors of six persons drowned at the 101 Ranch near Ponca City, Okla., remained unverified pending estab- Ushment of communication with the ranch. Thousands of dollars worth of livestock was lost and property dam- age wil! probably extend beyond the million dollar mark in the state ar the result of the flood now in its third day. Ponca City, with a population of approximately 11,000, was almost iso- lated today shortly after a news dis- patch was sent out telling of flood conditions described as the first in the city’s history. Two hundred per- sons are sald to be marooned at the 101 ranch where Salt Fork river is, the highest in the memory of ol¢! in- habitants. Two hundred houses at Tulsa are MOFFAT TUNNE AGT [a VAL WASHINGTON, June 11.—The act of the Colorado legislature creating the Moffat tunnel improvement dis- trict for the construction of a tun- nel through the Continental divide was declared valid today by the su- Premec ourt, It had been atacked in a case brought by Mary L, Milheim and others who complained that it surrounded by water, dispatches|proposed ot tax them for a tunnel stated. Miami Okla., reported the|not intended for public use, taking Neosho river inundating Riverside their property without due process of law. They sllowed alo that the time allowed for the presentation of Protests was unreasonable in that it deprived them of @ hearing. DENVER, Colo., June 11.—Today’s cit decision by the United States supreme court dismissing the writ of error and affirming the decision of the supreme |court of Colorado, establishing valid- ity of the Moffat tunnel improvement Idaho Rancher Killed By Bol voici. law, eliminates the last legal \obetacle standing in the way of the construction of the Moffat tunnel through the continental divide. VICTORY ARMY’ PLANNED BY DEMOCRATS FOR 1994, CHAIRMAN HULL ASSERTS Park and lowlands for miles, Two miles of Santa Fe tracks be- tween Blackwell and Ponca City are said to be under water although |trains are still running to Kansas KUNA, Idaho, June 11.—George F. Nelson, a rancher, was struck by| lightning and instantly killed while inspecting a lettuce patch near his home here yesterday. CABINET Democrats Will Investi- gate Lasker’s Trip, National Committee Says. WASHINGTON, June 11.—Predic- tion that there will be “congressional democratic investigation for an expla- nation of a waste of taxpayers’ mon- ey” unless chairman Lasker of the shipping board “abandons his plan for a million dolar joy ride on the Levia than” was made in a published state ment today by the national committee. Referring to arrangements made for a six day trial trip for the steamship after her reconditioning for the trans. Atlantic passenger service is complet- ed at Boston this month, the commit: tee's statement declared “an invest!- gation of the junket de luxe is certain to be forced by the democrats congress. “Republican politicians are said to be angry at Lasker for embarrassing the administration and the party and they are permitting expressions of their feelings to reach the white house. These republicans forsee that radicals and progressives of their househo'd will sponsor proposals for drastic cuts in taxes as soon as the hext congress convenes in December and that secretary Mellon, Senator Smoot and other members and spokes: men of the administration will be ex- pected to defeat any such program. “The contrast between the adminis tration’s opposition to a downward of COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 11—A “victory army” of Democrats in Ohio will be the ground work of the 1924 presidential campaign of the minority party in President Harding’s home state, according to word received to- day by State Chairman W. W. Dur- bin from Cordell Hull, chairman of the Democratic national committee. Hull said that 200 “national Demo- cratic victory clubs" are in course of organization in 160 Ohio cities and towns and it is planned to enroll six thousand members. He said he ex pects to have a “victory club’ in every town of more than two thou- Associated Press).—Complete | s2"4- YOUTH SUFFERS BROKEN LEG WHEN THROWN FROM HORSE SUNDAY P- M- Nolen Burgess, nine-year-old son of, Warren Burgess, prominent stockman! of Natrona county, suffered two frac | tures of the left leg yesterday after noon when he was thrown from a horse nine miles above the Powder! River bridge. Young Burgess is at ist Ks to avoid all bloodshed,|the Women’a and Children’s hospital li it js to send an. organized | under the care of Dr. Victor D, Dack-j ntinued from Page One.) en, ign affairs to Christo Kalloff, The cabinet e exception of the communists apprehend Zankoff, Bulgarian pre- ‘mier, deposed by revolutionists, have as yet failed in thelr mission, says a dispatch from LeJournal's Sofia cor- respondent. He adds that statement Zankoff yesterday was defending him- self in his villa at Slavovitza, with the aid of gendarmes and peasants. The new government, headed by Professor Alexander Lankoff, is sald to be willing that the former premier should leave the country as the min ve y ior revision of taxees and its attempt to justify chairman Lasker's costly cruise will be thoroughly advertised to the country and furnish a new dif ficulty for republican candidates from Mr. Harding down, all through the campa'gn. Chairman Lasker, the statement said, is “bent on increas'ng the ship ping board's deficit by taking six hundred persons on a voyage of plenty and pleasure.” PROCLAMATION Whereas, during te past year, we citizens of Casper have busied ourselves, in improving our city, and in our various occupations and, in these days of peace; there belng no emergency to remind us that we are but a part) of the greatest of nations; and, Whereas, it is fitting that proper times be fixed for realization of our happy lot as an important unit in our country, Now, therefore, I claim that Thursday, June 14, 1923, shall be «nown.and cele brated as Flag Day and I urge all citizens to unite in proper observance of the occasion. JOHN M. WHISENHUNT, President of the City Coun- cil and Acting Mayor. hereby pro- MNS Ong Everything Canis Their P Way } stat FINAL (| EDITION FRANCE READY TO NEGOTIATE WITH GERMANY No Reply to Be Made to Note Now—Curzon Holds Im- portant Conference U8. HITS AT KANAS COURT IN PACKER GASE Challenge of Wolff Company Is Sustained In Supreme Court Decision PARIS, June 11.—(By The Associ- ated Prers}—No reply to the recent German note is considered necessary so far as France is concerned, it was said at the foreign office thas after- noon, but if the allies desire to im- Prove the opportunity to resume a general discussion of the reparations question, France is ready. A reply by the allles 1@ common, it 1s held in official circles, would: re- quire probably several weeks of nego- tiations because of the impossibility of thelr uniting in an answer until they themselves come to an arrange: ment. The only united action by the allies feasible in the view of France, it was said, would be a common notice to ermany that she must cease her pas. sive resistance to the execution of the treaty of Versailles, Afterward the al- lies would have the leisure to go all over the problem {f they were dispos: ed to do so, but France will insist that if the discusstona are resumed they proceed on the basis of the French conditions as set forth at the Paris conference in January. ‘This means, it is explained, that France at present {s still unwilling to make furtheq concessions in order to render a united reply by the allies posnible. WASHINGTON, June 11. — The challenge to the Kansas court of in- dustrial relations made by the Charles Wolff Packing company of Topeka, a subsidiary of the allied packers, was sustained by the supreme court to day on the ground that the business of the company was not clothed with such a public interest as to give the the authority to regulate the wages paid by the company. The court did not pass upon the broad question of the constitutional ity of the industrial relations court Chief Justice Taft, in delivering the opinion placed emphasis upon the im portance of the frgecom of contract between employer and employes, and declared it could only be mpaired by a législature when the business is af. fected with a public interest, —— TURKS TO PAY Premier Poincare probably will ob: ject to a new allied conference, at least for the moment, it {s thought. He is believed to prefer the more de- liberate method of negotiation, through ¢éplomatic channels, LONDON, June 11.—(By The Asso- — clated Press.)}—Lord Curzon had an important conference with the French Ismet Pasha Tells Allies That | ambassador, Cunt Saint Aulaire, this Leviathan Joy Ride Will Be - -Probed In Congress, Report WATER AGAIN BEING TESTED pana scones “The quality of Caspers water var- jes from time to time,” stated Dr. L. C. Smith, county health officer, in an interview with a Tribune reporter this morning. Dr. Smith sald that while a test which was taken one day might give different results from a test taken on the day following, the results obtained in examining the water by the state chemist were such as to make him feel that {t was his duty to warn the people of Casper. Dr. G, M. Anderson, state ehalth officer, took samples of the water this morning and forwarded them to the state chemist for another analysis in accordance with a previous announce- ment in the Tribune that the water of Casper would be taken from time to time. The results of this analysis will not be available before the end of the week and as soon as received wi'l be published. The fact that the quality of Cas- per's water cannot be known éach day by the person drinking it is consider ed sufficient to warrant taking ex- traordinary precautions, the health officer insisted Nice New Sewer In Cheyenne Is Tried With Moon CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 11. Cheyenne's new storm sewer system has been christened with 325 gallons of “moonshine” liquor, The christen: ing took place under the direction of Vedeval Prohibition Commissioner Len C, Davis. The lquor was the result of several rafls in Cheyenne and vicinity dur- ing the last few months. A thirsty |erowd gathered to witness the cere- |mony. WSTRIAN LOAN GOES BIG IN ENGLND, CLOSE LIST | | LONDON, Jtine 11.—The 11,000,000 pound block of the new Austrian loan which the Bank of England un- dertook to float, was so well rece:ved by the investing public that the list jwas closed before noon today. | NEW YORK, June 11.—The Ameri- can portion of the international Aus: |trian loan amounting to $25,000,000 sevon per cent bonds was oversub- |neribed 15 minutes after the books | » according to an | were opentd to: ounceme J. P, Morgan and by i morning. ‘Tho British foreign secre- Is Hoey Huey Country tary urged that the French govern- n ls ment accept Berlin's latest repara- are tion proposals as a basis for nego- LAUSANNE, June 11.—(By The As-|tiations, If France will Go this Lord sociated Press,)—Ismet Pasha, head|Curzon, will inform Germany, it was of the Turkish delegation at the peace | 8%id, of the French government's will- conference here, formally notified the}!ngness to discuss the problem col- allies today that Turkey had deeided|lectively with thé” allies. a after fullest consideration that she] Great Britain, it was explained, will can pay the Interest on her debt only|then éndeavor to obtain from Ber- in French paper Franes or thelr equi-|lin a pledge of the cancellation of valent instead of in gold as the bonds|the orders for passive resistance in ’ the Ruhr, which Premier Poincare eae has named as a condition precedent to any pour parlers, If Germany ac- quiesces in this, steps will be taken to convoke an international confer- ence for the settlement of thew hole dispute. Rum Fleet Is Up to 12 Ships NEW YORK, June 11.—The rum fleet which came back Saturday to harass federal prohibition forces in New York had increased today from eight to 12 vessels, Assistant Solicitor Sarnes of the customs service, an nounced this afternoon. Eleven of the vessels, he said, were of British registry and one of French. _—— NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago -. Batteries — Barnes, Ocescheger and EE. Smith; Alexander and O'Farrell, At — Cincinnati — PhiladelphiaOin- cinnati game postponed; wet grounds. At Pittsburgh— New York-Pitts- burgh game postponed; rain. At St. Louls—Brooklyn-St. Louis game postponed; rain. iD Supreme Court AMERICAN LEAGUE, | | ' pave a 021 011 000—5 12 | Denies U. S. Plea Boston 000 001 121—4 10 1 Batteries—Robertson and Schalk; Quinn, O'Doul and Devormer. WASHINGTON, June 11.—The su- preme court today denied the request of the federal government for per- mission to file a complaint against Oklahoma to prevent the insolvent Oklahoma State Bank of Guthrie from paying out any of its funds un- til the sum deposited in the bank by the government for its Indian wards is paid in full. At New York— R.H.E. Cleveland O11 100 0104 8 3 New York 200 000 100—3 6 0 Batteries—Smith and O'Neill; Pen-| nock, Bush and Hoffman. At Washington—St. Louls-Wash-| ington game postponed; rain. NUMBER 210. HILADELPHIA STATION BROAD STREET TERMINAL OES UP IN FLAMES Baggage Loss Tremend- ous in Pennsylvania Depot; Firemen Hurt. ,PHILADELPHIA, June 11 Fire early today practically destroyed the train shed of Broad Street station, the Phil- adelphia terminus of the Pennsylvania ailroad a quan- tity of mail! and b and a num. ber of passenger coaches also were consumed. The flames spread westward and aia not ch ree the main bullding which contain the waiting rooms and ticket offices. These, however, were dam- aged by water. The general offices of the company were not damaged, There was no official estimate of the loss, but it was believed it would approximate at least $1,000,000. A large number of firemen were over. come by smoke but no one was ser- fously injured. Outgoing trains were delayed by the fire. Passengers on incoming trains Were discharged at the West Phila- delphia station and brought to the center of trolley the city by automobile and When outgoing service was restored all trains iett from the West Philadelphia station A checkup by the police and hos- Pitals, showed that about 20 persons none of them passengers, were slightly. injured. The greater number were firemen. There Were nearly two hundred pasengers\in the ten sleeping cars in the station when the fire started. They were aroused and told there was no immediate danger. The cars were taken to the west Philadelphia yards, Today all that remained of the great arched shed, ono of the greatest. in the world when it was bullt mora than 40 years ago, was the skeleton framework and sidewalks, Probably the most serious effect of the fire on the travelling public was the loss of baggage. Willlam J. Crout, general superintendent of th Union Transfer Company salad that company officials informed him there were probably between 3,000 and 4,000 pieces of baggage in the rooms under the train floor. The monetary loss on this baggage {s purely ‘speculative although esti- mates of more than a million dollars were made by railroad men. DIRECTORY NOW BEING COMPILED FOR CASPER The R. L. Polk Directory company is now making a new city directory for Casper at the request of the Cas- Per Chamber of Commerce. A su- pervisor is in the city now working: on this director He stated this morning that unless greater co-opera- tion were obtained on the part of residents many nan would be left out of the director: A It seems that proprietors of room Ing houses and housewives whero there are roomers in the house do not consider that such names should be included in the directory. This is an error. The company as well as the Chamber of Commerce desires to have the name of every resident of Casper in the directory. The resident need not be a property owner. It {s a difficult job to get out such directory. For this reason the | dullest co-operation should be given it. en a At Philadelphia — Detroit-Philadel- phia game postponed; rain, pat eves aha FFOREICN Anderson and Smith Fight Here: July 14 Eddie Anderson, Csper's fighting 118 pounder and one of the leading bantamweights in ‘the country, : will meet Midget Smith at the Rodeo grounds Saturday afternoon, July 14, according to an announcement made! by Don Fair, matchmaker, this after noon. Anderson will leave Chicago 1 with his manager, Tom Walsh, short-}in New York received their w ly to get in shape for the bout. Mid-|eontinue to enjoy them, dest get Smith and his manager, Harry| ’ Neary, will take in the Dempsey-Gib- bons fight before the Midget goes in training for Anderson. On the same card will be “Teddy”! ‘The opinion among the’ foreign Gartin, Otto Wallace and Harvey| crews,” the newspaper sald, “seemed Perkins with their opponents yet to) to be that the serving of wine would be named. _All of the scraps will be| be overlooked by the American author- for 12 rounds with the exception of| {ties.”” the one in which Perkins is engaged.| So far as could be ascertained the Ho signed today to meet any opponent|'Times said, “there was not. logical the matchmaker wanted to get him| basis for the foreigners’ belief." for 10 rounds = 11 The WASHINGTO | Bert Be'l, president of the associa June - |tion, announced today that for the/first initernational complication to next fight card there would be three|result from enforcement of the new Jentrance gates instead of one; no|ship lMquor regulations dove t }eha for parking privileges and a/day when the French emba tool hers. up with treasury officials ques [corps of trained NEW YORK, June 11.—Crews of Italian and French ships yine rations |the contrary, the New York Times | specified the seamen of the French liner France and the Ital- ian liners Alberta and Argentina. CREWS GET THEIR WINE DESPITE LAWS Men of Liners France and Italian Steamers Alberta And Argentina Not Yet Bothered by Pro- , hibition Regulations, Times Asserts. yesterday and will nite prohibition regulations to d today. The Times tion of releasing tr wines with which ar ration to the Frar ‘The car aken th he France te seald regu: iner rom her t June ew York prior date of ulations do to 10, the sctive these re her to her er u to rve wine practice Nquor was put ions, * 3 =S)ih| -" Thy A Oy ee geeng