Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1925, Page 1

nnd NMR Aa “WEATHER Slightly cooler tonight southeast portion. “VOL. Ix NO. 263 SEVERAL DEAD, > DAMAGE T0 AUN INTO MILLIONS Disastrous Typhoons is Many Districts Are Cause of Floods. TOKYO, Aug. 17.—(By The Associated Press.) —A violent rainstorm flooded various parts of Japan to- day. Several persons were drowned. Damage is esti- mated at ‘between 15,000,000 and 20,000,000 yen. The coasts of Japan are particu- larly Mable to damage by typhoons at this season when storms of this type, great circular winds, have their inception in the equatorial Pacific, sweep up the shores of Asia, leav- ing millions of dollars damage in thelr wake. The most disastrous of recent far western typhoons was that of August 1923, which ravaged Hong Kong and Shanghal. ‘Tokyo was visited by disastrous typhoons in September 1917 and October 1920. The low lying wards of the city, along Tokyo bay and the Sumida river, mostly reclaimed ground, suf- fer most, as the waters of the bay back up {n the numerous canals of these districts flooding thousands of homes, Osaka also because of the large number of its canals, usually sut- fers’ heavily from typhoons, which combine heavy winds with severe rajns. Ocean waters, driving into the canals, cause the inundation of large: areas. , Kobe, more sheltered, suffers less. Kyoto being inland, is not subject to flooding from the ocean but its. lower districts are easily inundated .from the numerous mountain rivers which flow through it. 2 Barthquakes are the most disas- trous of japan's natural scourges an@ seismic visitations have been frequent since the great holocaust of September.1, 1923, hundreds: hav- ing_been killed {n the Toyo-Oka quake in western Japan last May. But typhoors and their accom- panying floods are a good second in the loss of life and property they catse. August, September and Oct- ober are the typhoon months. OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 17.—(By The Associated Press)—Aetyphoon struck Osaka, Kyoto. Kobe and vicinity to- day. The amount of the damage is not’ yet estimated. Several’ thousand houses were flooded in Osaka. The typhcon caus- ed -extensive interruptions in tele- gtaph and telpehone services, but the damage to rallroads and shipping was slight. as BEER RUNNERS WAR BREAKS OUT, CHICAGO CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—(Associated Press)—A supposed beer runners’ war) was believed by police as a likely cause of tho assassination of Felix Scala, suspected bootlegger, as He sat in an automobile today. Several. mén were’ said to have pass- ed and poured a fire of bullets into his "body. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. in extreme The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than Any Other Wyoming Newspaper RALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York—- R.H.E. Philadelphia 000 000 020— 2 6 2 New York. 200 O1°— 3 9 1 s and Henline; Greenfield and Snyder. —_—_—.-__..- , AMERICAN LEAGUE At Chicago— R.H.E. Detroit . O11 000 000— 2 6 0 Chicago 000 100 11°— 3 8 2 Batteries—Holloway and Bassler; Blankenship and Schalk. So LATE SPORTS ' y FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Aug. 17.— (Associated Press).—Mrs. Mary K. Browne of Los Angeles, American champion from 1912 to 1914, opened the national woman's tennis cham- pionship today at the West Side club with a straight yictory over Mrs. Theodore Sohst of New York, 6-1, 6-1. Another ranking star, Mrs. Mar- jon Zinderstein Jessup of Wilming- ton, Delaware, came through her first round match decisively at the expense of Mrs. Harrison Smith of Philadelphia, 6-0,..6-2. Miss Wills, who wags booed and hissed by the crowd Saturday for causing an unusual delay in start- ing the final match of the Wightman cup series, was greeted with ap- plause today when she appeared for her first round match with Mrs. Helen Fulk of New York, whom she defeated 6-4, 6-3. NEWPORT, R. I, Aug. 17.—(As- soclated* Press)—Jose Alonzo, a member of the Spanish Dayis cup team, was driven to three hard sets to eliminate Willard Crocker, Cana- dian champion, in the feature match of the opening day's play in the ninth annual Newport. invitation tennis tournament. today. Alonzo won 5-5, 6-4, 6-2. Alfred H. Chapin, Jr., af Spring field, Mass., one of the seeded stars, also had a hard fight to remain In the competition, R. N. Dana of Pawtucket, R. I, carried Chapin to three sets and gave him a thrill in the second set by winning at’ love. The scores were 6-3, 0-6, 6-0: NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—(Assoclated Press).—Battling Siki, Senegalese light heavyweight boxer, came in conflict with the law again today. He was arrested on complaint of immigration officers for over-stay- ing hig six months’ permit in this country, and was released in $1,000 bail pending a‘hearing Friday. APARTMENT 15 GUTTED BY FRE Fire gutted an apartment owned by Lloyd B. Grove, 1002 East Fit- teenth street, at 3 o'clock this af ternoon. The building in which the apartment is located stands on the rear of the lot. The apartment was unoccupied, The cause of the fire had“ not been determined at a jate hour ee Le Ss FRENCH PEACE IN SYRIA SEEN LONDON, Aug. 17.—The Daily Mail's Jerusalem correspondent says that it is reported Franceyhas made peace with Jebel Druses with whom the French have. been fighting in Syria. The terms were not learned, the correspondent adds, but were said to include the infliction of a large fine upon the Druses. Che Caz PETITION FOR NEW ADDITION TOCHY 15 UP Council To Consider Request Tonight: ir Meeting. The question of admitting into the city six blocks on the extreme south- west will be brought up before the council at its meeting this evening The territory extends from Twelfth to Fifteenth street and from Cotton- wood to Cypress. The first petition for admission was filed July 21, 1924 and carried 43 signatures of persons favorable to admission, more than enough to make action valid. The council at that time thought it advisable to admit with this terri- tory also several blocks adjoining and owned by Robert D. Carey, for- mer governor. A new petition bore Carey's protest. A second petition for the entire section was then circu- lated. Carey's objection together with those of other lot owners, was suffi- clent to defeat the issue, Now it has been decided to con- sider the original petition. BE. W. Fassett, city engineer will make a report on the question tonight. AE ais ea SOLDIER DEAD IN GUN BATTLE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 17.— (By The Associated Press}-As the Nell, service battery, fifteenth field artillery, lies in. Fort Sam Houston general hospital with a bullet in his right shoulder while Deputy Sheriff Tony Diaz and other officers are seeking the body of a Mexican whom Nell shot. TAT (doco) result of a pistol duél, Private Paul® per Dail MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS y Crinme MU CASPER, WYOMING, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1925 OTATE SEEKS NEW TRIAL JAPAN IS SWEPT WEEK-END ACCIDENT TOLL LOW Book Worms! Pays CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—(By” The a Associated Press)—A dozen ~ per- é J om sons” met | death “in automobile, r accidents over bathing and ot the week-end in the middlewest Four persons were killed and st injured in Nebraska automobil cidents, two at Plattsmouth and one each at Omaha and Fremont One automobije death was re- corded at Chicago and two at Mus- kegon, Mich, Thrte youths plung- ed to their deaths in an abandoned coal mine near Pleasantville, Iowa. The week end automobile cas- ualties brought the total for the en- tire week in ten middiewestern states to 95 as follows: Indiana 15; Illinois 12; Missouri and Minnesota praska 4; Kentucky nsas and I South kota one e TEN-VIOLATORS FINED FOR INFRINGEMENT OF OTATE TRAFFIC LAWS Ten persons were haled into the court of Justice Henry F. Brennan this morning and were fined for trat- fie violations on the highways out side the city limits. Among the of. fenses were failure to have tail lights, using only one headlight and having only one license plate, George Sherrode and J. T. were fined $10 and costs, J. J. Raymond Cornet, C. A. Bormith, Ed Hanson and M. Noble, $2 and costs and A. J. Chasmore, Lar son and John Ter $5 and cost LYNCHING IS PROBED LIBERTY, Mo., Associated Press| grand jury was impaneiled here ‘today to investigate the lynching at Excelsior Spring recently of Walter Mitchell, negro, who attacked a young white work and first aid. nize “the. great dangers involved in swimming, boating nd. “similar If safety for all is to become a ct rather than a theory, it is that in the minds of an and woman, boy 4d girl there will be instilled a code of safe conduct in, the water: The ious. ways. by which a person in peril of drowning may be rescued and the methods of inducing artificial respir; ation to revive a person apparently ‘drowned—known ‘now as life-saving —will be demonstrated by Captain Catitwell, who: fs being brought to Casper by the Natrona county chap- ter of the American Red Cross. There 1s to be no charge in connee- sport every With amazing rapidity, in the past few years, the lakes, the rivers and the ocean beaches the country over have become the playgrounds of the masses. display of interest in water sports, it has become vitally necessary t for tion with any: wor ranged him by Miss Emelle Skarra announced a c the three days, t and. ending ” The program is as follow Tuesday Morning ---- ---- —Boy. Scouts, nonswimmers. y Scouts life saving. 9:90-10:00—B. Girl 4 life saving Séouts —non-swim Visit to emergency Trefinery. hospital. (Continued on Page Two) MAN-EATING SHARKS ADD HAZARD TO CHANNEL SWIM Two Caught by Fishermen Off Boulogne on Eve of Great Trial Scheduled Tuesday by American Girl CAPE GRIS NEZ, France, Aug. 17.—(By The Associ- ated Press.)—Sharks have made their appearance in the English Channel within the last few days, adding another hazard tothe already countless difficulties of the attempt to swim the English Channel which Miss Gertrude Ederle plans to make tomorrow, beginning at 7:25 o’clock in the | logne last night. to Boulogne and exhibited. morning. Two sharks, measuring a Tittle over six feet in length, were caught by fishermen seven miles off Bou- keep the news of the sharks’ They were brought Precautions have been taken to. ap: Ederle rested. today pearance from Miss Ederle when she arrives here at 6 o'clock tonight for her last rest before the attempt to swim the channel, During one of his attempts to swim the channel, Jabez Wolfe, Miss Ederle’s trainer was forced to leave the water because of the attacks of a huge shark. Fishermen here say that the con- tinued hot weather which has brought the temperature of the chan- nel water to a higher point than us- ual, Is responsible for the presence of the maneaters in the channel. UG TO FOLLOW CHANNEL SWIMMER, CAPE 5 Aug, 17—(Ry The Associated Press) — Gertrude in preparation for her great trial tomorrow when she will.endeavor to y America’s colors from this headland on thé French shore through the swirling waters of the channel, to Dover, If she succeeds, she will be the first woman swimmer to conquer this arm of the Atlantic, with Its fey our- rents and racing tides. Miss Ederle plans to strike off at a, m. slipping into the water from the huge rock at the extreme western point of the cape. A short distance out she will be joined by the tug Lamarinie, bearing a party of wher famous swimmers, among them Miss Lillian Harrison of Argentina, who has failed in four channel’ at- tempter; Mile Jane Sion of yee. twiee unsuccessful; Tom Burge (Continued on Page Two) o “WAR DECLARED : ON SMUGGLERS. With this evident t the public recog IS TAKEN UP WASHIN' IN, Aug! 17.—( The Associated, Press),—Suppression of’ smuggling along the Canadian border will be further discussed at a conference to be held shortly in Washington, Representatives of the United States and Canadian governments will endeavor to agree on identical regulations to govern thelr respect lve agents along the border. The American delegation will be headed by Assistant Secretary An- drews of the treasury. The exact date has not been determined. The regulations will be designed to make effective the terms of the treaty entered into June 6. PENNSYLVANIA CRUDE PRICE IS CUT AGAIN NEW YORK, Aug. 17.--(Associated Press).—Another cut. of cents a barrel has been made tn nsylva nia crude oll, inside and outside the | Bradford district. Cal Somerset | mediuny nd th © been re duced and the ragland grades | 10 cefts.. Corning is unchanged girl, DEBT FUNDING CONFERENCE OPENS UFE-SHVNG FEATS CN PROGRAM FOR TOMOARON AED GROSS EXPERT 1S COMING FOR THREE OY * In connection with the American Red Cross life-saving service, Captain Cantwell, field captain, will arrive here on Tuesday for demonstrations and training in life-saving Mellon and Smoot Meet With President in Vermont to Seek Way Out of Belgian Debt Problems PLYMOUTH, Vt.,° Aug. 17.—(By The Associated Press)—President Coolidge expects an agreement to be reached probably tomorrow, on terms for refunding Bel- gium’s debt to the United Siates. An official statement issued after the president had dis- cussed the situation for two hours today with Secretary Me and Senator Smoot of Utah, , statement will be given to the press sald “final agreement” was in sight | by the American commission." ind that no deadlock had developed. - The followin nt in the] PLYMOUTH, Vt., Aug ( president's handwritin iven to] The Associated Pre In th llon and t c ge grappled toda t x { Washington c ence; The | problem ith the American debt progress is satisfact No dead-| commission appealing to him for Jock has developed. The secretary | guidance out of the maze of nego: and the tor ex to inform the | tiations with Belgium's mission he president of the proposals ‘before | sought information as to the exact making the fi " The | situation and the y pets for a ro c will r 3:00 p.| funding settlement from tary m., when It is expected | Mellon and Senator Smoot of Utah a final agreement may be reached,| The president thug far has given after’ which a’ full and complete (Continued 2n Page Six) Publication Offices: Tribune Bitg. 216 HB Secand st. OF MORGAN OUSTER TIOLENT STORMS MOTION TO BE FILED TODAY IN DISTRICT COURT BY PROSECUTOR | Judge Illsley Facing Arguments On Both Decisions In QOuster Battles Waged Here. Motion for a new hearing of ouster proceedings against County Commissioner Guy T. Morgan will be filed late this afternoon in district court as the next step in efforts to se- cure his removal from office on mis- conduct and malfeasance chagges. Charges against Morgan were dis- missed by the court after Jack E, Scott had been ousted from office on similar counts at the conclusion of hearings held here two weeks ago. p nscript of the Morgan hearing received at the county attor- ney’s office this morning where work al: was under way in pre- paring the motion. Due to delay in delivering the transcript, the state's motion could’ not be put in shape for filing with the clerk ‘of ‘court until a few hours before the expira- tion of the time limit set by law. Robert R. Re former district judge, today was still studying the records and pleadings of the cases in consi s his appointment of Saturday with A . EB. En- terline a spe cutor to assist. the county 's office. Attorney Enterline was out ‘of’ the No information was grounds to be cited by as! avatlable on the state in ing a new trial of the case. It probably will be set forth, howeyer, that evidence introduced by ’the state showed clear evidence of gullt on the part of the board, admitted by the defendant on the witness nd, and that as a member of the ard Morgan wa rty to mis- nduct and This motion and t fense in the case, of Scott, removed from the board by directed verdict of the court, must be argued before Judge Harry P. Ilsley of Sundance, who presided during the hearings here. The defense ha¥ appealed to the court to set aside the verdict and judgment and. reinstate Scott as commissioner. In any event, both cases will he taken to the supreme court on ap peal, it is understood, and final de termination of the points of law in- volved will rest with that tribunal. peek hs ge he Oe DIRIGIBLE TO VISIT FOUR STATE FAIRS fess t of the de- The navy on its middle t month will pass 1 Ohio: I Milwauw. WASHINGTON t Columbus. 4 nt t departmen: craft will Lakehurst, N. Jus September 1 or 2 in order to be at DesMoines September 4. It will ge way of Field, Belleville, to land and re-fuel. From Des- appr oved to- na leave Scott it will fly ‘to Minneapolis Paul and thence over Wis- consin to Detroit, where {t will tle up to the Ford mast and ré-fuel, NO TRACE FOUND OF SLAYER WHO KILLED PAIR FOR REVENGE Man Hunt in Indiana Goes On as In- quest Into Murder of Witnesses in Chapman Case Opens MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 17.—(By The Associated Press) ~-George “Dutch” Anderson, mail robber, jail breaker and pal of Gerald Chapman, today still was being hunted for his latest crime—the slaying of Ben Hance and his wife, who informed on Chapman. Last night police received a “hot tip” that Anderson was | iiding In a farm house between Mun Py ‘ |cle and Harte City, Indiana. | “4Uads © on the Armed with riot gun, severn!| Place but a search of the place Anderson a8 usual, was m ssing A cor led for indefi- im ce and yeratives who are assisting earch, more time to hunt the and to gather evidence, An- derson and Charles (One Arm) Wolfe ; were named as the slayers by Hance in a dying st nt, Hance told Marshal Booher of Middletown, near where they were ain, that “Dutch and Charles Wolfe gat me a former Hartford cit Peace officer, who seve ago was acquitted of ay first wife, was held in under bond of $100,000.