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AGED MAN GIVEN
FIVE YEARS FOR
FRAUD, DENVER
DIR. William IF. Warner Start
ing on 11tiI Prison Term,
He Says in Written
Confession.

DENVER. lrIg. ). - DR.. William
i. Warner. 20 fyears Of age, was sen
fenced in criip NAL court here today
TO serve from five to ten years In the
state penftentntry at Canon City. He
was convicted on a charge Of obtain
ing money url er false pretenses.
DR.. Warner in a written confession
which he read in court. said he was
starting now on his eleventh prison
term. He saEl he had served time I'm
several stateSf but principally in Penn
~sylvania and, Illinois.
The old ph5 stefan. who said he grnd-
uated from medical college in Phil.
adelphia. a "a he had spent 30 OF his
20 years I'M American prisons. His
method. he declared. of getting into
trouble was usually through obtaining
money by means OF bogus RATS. He
said he had deposited bogus drafts in
more than 80 American banks and
checked against them.
"If I had. had more courage he
declared. II could have obtained hun.
dreds OF tfspislnds of dollars. instead
/ have got mc'e ~thousands.'
Dr. Warner said he usually used
widows as a m,sans OF introduction at
banks. He told Judge Warren A..
Haggott. who Sentenced him, that he
recently was married in San Fran
cisco to a 25.yeu-old girl.
The ghs and her folks thought l
was rich,'f he said. and that they
would get my money. So they hur-
ried me ina taxtcab to n justice OF the
peace and got me- married. But ! got
the girls monet instead"
The charge against the physician
This time was that he got $1,000 on a
draft deposited an Denver against a
bank in Allentown. Pa. which was
bogus.
Or. Warmers written confession was
more in the nature OF an essay thar a
PERSONA revelation. II was inter
spersed, with latin quotations and was
replete with p~hilosophic reflections on
life ami the osso with which people
may h. dupcd.
, 1921-08-03
SPECULATION ON
NAL.
RACE NOW KEEN
Mondeil's Declaration of Can
didacy for Senate Starts
Political Bees Buzzing
in State Capital.

CHEYENNE. wyo.. Aus. S.-opin-
Ion among Republican politicians here
appears TO be tina Congressman
Frank w. Mondell having announced
his c%ondidacy for the Republican nom
nation for United States senator in
1922. the identity OF the Republican
nominee for the upper house next
year has been established. and specu.
lation has turned 10 the contest for
the nomination for the lower house
which is expected to result from Mr..
MOI delf's determination from that
feld. There has been some talk here
that Frank @. Curtis OF Casper. would
be a candidate for the nomination for
senator. but local Republican ohser-
vers appear 10 he virtually unani-
mously OF tho opinion that In n pri.
mary contest with MondcIi he would
not have n ChinRman's chance. In
a contest for the congressional nomi-
nation. however. n Is conceded that
he might be n real factor. that con
test being In an open field where every
contender starts from the same take
off.
Politicians. Democratic and Repubii-
can alike. regard II as a foregone con
clusion hat senator John b. Ken
drick viii be n candidate for reelec-
ton. and will be made the Democratic
nominee without opposition.
, 1921-08-03
SHE BELIEVES
/ IT SAVED LIFE
Doesn't Believe Any Woman
on Earth Suffered More
/! Than She Did Before
Taking Txnlac.

IT think I've suffered more and
taken o medicine in h past five
years than any other woman any
where. and nothing helped me till l
tool Tanlac. which I believe saved my
life" said Mrs. L. Reed. SIT Califor-
mia Bldg. Tacoma, Wash.
My trouble was nervous indiges-
ton with complications. and in addi-
ton TO the medicine / tool ] was op-
Grated on. several times. I just ke1:
getting weaker and suffering moro
till I was in agony all the time.
81 had such pains in my stomach
/ couldn't scarcely turn over in he'd.
Anything 1 ate caused me intense
suffering and I got terribly bloated.
1 had headache all the time. and even
dressing my hair gave me pain.
II don't believe there was a single
part of my body that didn't ache. At
night I rolled and tossed and morn
ings felt more worn out than ever.
"Well, one day n friend said. why
don't you try Tanlac?' AS I dreaded
trial. and that proved the turning
point.
Almost at once I actually felt the
change taking place in me. 1 i'm
proved so rapidly. I've not had a
headche since I finished my first bot
tie three months ago.. and now all
aches and pains ave left me. I've
taken sever bottles and never felt bet
ter in my life.
Tanlac is sold in Casper by the
Casper Pharmacy and By leading
druggists everywhere.-adv.
, 1921-08-03

ing demolished. The Canon City he
Company and the auxiliary pumI irE
riaI.t OF tho city also were Destroyed
The flood struck Canon city at
about 6 O'Clock last night but did not
seem to be dangerous at that lime
The waters continued &c rise. how
ever. and at 5 o'clock a Ii-foot wall
came rushing down tho Royal gorge.
After spending its force II emptied
away and in 10 minutes tho Watcrs
were recediug. At 10 O'Clock the
Hooded area was virtually dry.
More than a dozen washouts on
railroad lines between Texas creek.
near here, and Pueblo. were reported
by local railroad officials
Livestock companies bordering
along the railroad tracks in South
Canyon lost heavily. More than a
hundred head OF cattle. they reported.
were drowned.
Looting commenced in the flooded
section when street lights were ex-
tinguished. the electric light plant
having been put out OF commission.
Residents reported to the sheriff con-
siderable losses in this manner. One
woman said she had been robbed of
a purse containing $500 by a van
dai.
Police guards were strung about the
food area as soon rs tho waters re
cedcG 'sJt night. All cellars OF homes
- Sounth Canyon were full of water
today.
Immediate action viii be axe by
the city for the relief or families who
lost their homes in the flood. It was
announced. Meanwhile. they arc be-
ing cared for by residents in the
, 1921-08-03

Frank Cole. barber. Tulsa. Okla.
Frank l.. Frost. credit manager
Consolidated oil company. Council
Bluffs. Iowa.
George II. Toby. Denver police de-
Partment. Denver. Colo.
William Angel, mining engineer.
Denver. Colo.
b. II. Ports, county treasurer. Fair
play. Colo.
c. S, Devcr, First National bank.
Winfield. Kan.
Paul II. Britt. teaching. Bethany.
Neb.
q. 4. sandsbury. railroad conduc.
tor. G%unnison. Colo.
]. c. wilse, Jr., attorney at law,
Dallas. Texas.
Abe L. Gutenberg. shoe merchant.
Los Angeles. Cal.
Or. r. a. Duncan. physician. Ora.
ham. Texas.
, 1921-08-03
Dynamite Used
To Raise Rail
Bridge in Sand

PUEBLO. Colo. Aug 3.-Heavy
charges OF dynamite are being used
to loosen from the bed of the Ar
kansas river n steel bridge of the DEN
yer & Rio Grande Western railroad
which collapsed during tho flood OF
June 3. Parts of the bridge have been
removed with acetylene torches and
only the heavy skeleton is left but 1t
Is so firmly embedded In the mud
that the combined pull of three mon
ster cranes failed to bulge the heavy
structure from its position which. en-
gineeri working on the problem say
is 26 feet in the mud. Seven hundred
pounds of dynamite WINS fired yester-
day in blast to clear the wreck
& OF loosc debris and as soon AS
the high water of this morning sub
sides a charge OF 4 1000 pounds will be
set Oft with four crancs. capable of
exerting a lifting power OF near 400
tons, pulling steadily on the ~wreckage.
II this fails to loosen tho debris of
the bridge. engineers expect TO cut it
up with acctylene torches and junk
II.
, 1921-08-03

water II feet high raced through the
river and overfiowed into the streets
in outlying sections Of the city. Por-
tons OF the Denver & Rio Grande
Western tracks were washed away
and considerable damage lone 10 the
roadbed. Water entered the Santa Fe
depot. Damage at Canon City is es-
timated at 500. 900.
Portland. Colo, had a foot Of water
in the streets carly in the evening but
the damage WIS slight although 1t
had beer reported that the town had
been prsSticaiiy wipSd out.
The river was over its hanks at
points in Florence but damage is not
heavy there. AT Florence, Canon City
and several points served by tho Ark
ansas Valley railway Light and Pow
er company of this city. light service
VA cut off from midnight until Z
o.c'ock this morning.
La Junta has been warned to expect
the fiood wafer late this afternoon
Below this city the st. Charles river
was out OF its banks and several small
bridges were washed away. The crest
of this food is expected at La Junta
later.
Pueblo was not seriously affected
by the flood. the crest OF which
reached this city about 8 O'Clock this
morning. The river rose TO within
few feet Of the Union Avenue bridge
and flowed over into the Grove sec
ton which had been visited by the
flood Of June J. No serious damage
dcne.
Many merchants here began NOV
ing their stock last night as soon as
they received word OF flood conditions,
fearing a repetition of the big flood
Of w months ago.
At Fowler a bridge over the Ark
ansas river is reported out and a
smaller one over the Chicosa river,
The river at Fowler rose nearly two
feet within an hour this morning. The
Hugh Line canal overlooked during
the night.
, 1921-08-03

expect resumption OF normal service
for several days.
The flood cached its crest ut about
S O'Clock last night when the water
reached a depth Of 81 feet at the
Ninth street bridge in the lower sec
tion OF the city. In South Canyon
the water was II feet deep.
Heavy cloudbursts broke in the
mountains of the Royal gorge ycster-
day afternoon. causing the Arkansas
to swell several feet within a short
time. simultaneously, Grape creek
and Sand crock waters grew higher
and converged with the Arkansas.
sending a river of water down the
gorge into South Canyon.
Residents had received no warning
and the flood rushed down suddenly.
Many wadcd out OF the danger in wa
ter up TO their armpits. Some car
ried away above their heads articles
that they valued most and were res
e by volunteers who combed the
flooded districts in boats.
Except for a small supply in a local
reservoir. there is no drinking water
In the city today. the flood waters
having torn out all conduits.
The Industrial section of The city
the hardest hit by the flood.
Libby. Mcneil Pickle company was
completely swept away. the plant be.
, 1921-08-03
WALL OF WATER
SWEEPS DOWN ORG

CANON CITY. Colo, Aug. 5.-FIood
waters of the Arkansas river which
swept down upon South Canyon, a
suburb. and h lower part of this
city yesterday, had disappeared today.
leaving nearly a score of families
homeless and causing damage unoff-
ciaily estimated at than
$500, 600.
Canon City was isolated from com
munication with the outside world eN-
cept for one telephone line to Denver.
Railroad tracks for miles around
were washed out and officials do rot
, 1921-08-03
GUY EMrEY IN WYOMING.

PINEDALE, wyp. Aug. Arthur
Guy fEmpey OF Ogden. Utah. author
OF Over the Top and other popular
wartime books. is spending several
weeks here while gathering material
for dut-of-doors articles for magazines.
, 1921-08-03
HOMEsTEADER HELLO TO
DETERMINE SANITY

recentiy came here from O;ney. Ill.
Is being held at the county jail today
10 await an examination of his mental
condition following threats he has
made against the safety OF his mother
and sister.
Farnum. while serving overseas
shell shocked and gassci. and his pres
she'll shockd and gasesd. and his pres
ent unfortunate condition Is said TO
be- directly traceabie 4 his former
service. II Is probable that the aid
OF the government will be invoked in
his case.
TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED ADJ
, 1921-08-03
ARKANSAS VALLEY is FLOODED
CANON City DAMAGE HEAVIEST

PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. 3.-Damage estimated at several
hundred thousand dollars was caused in several Arkansas
Valley towns last night by flood conditions in the Arkansas
river, resulting from cloudbursts near Canon City. Heaviest
damage is reported from Canon City where the Arkansas
river and several creeks ran over their banks. A wall of
, 1921-08-03

Be sure and a before s o'clock II
the carrier boy fails to leave your
Tribune. a messenger will bring Il
in n hurry-15 or 16 is the number.
, 1921-08-03

We raw 100 per cent delivery ser.
vice. Call is or l6 before s O'Clock
IL the Tribune carrier passes you up.
, 1921-08-03

Illinois produced more than 10000,
900 barrels OF petroleum last year.
, 1921-08-03
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.


ROOM AND BOARD in private fam
sat.
FOR RENT Three-room basement
apartment furnished: very close in.
Pa South Grant street. s-3-3t'
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room;
very close in; gentlemen preferred.
ga South Grant street. S-3-3t'
FOR RENT-Ncw car with or without
driver for picnics or country trips.
also would like 10 get party TO so
through Yellowstone National park.
Phone 16asNR- sat-"
FOR SALE-Reo. fivc-psssenger auto.
in good shape. reasonable price.
or trade for a Ford delivery truck.
Sec the bookkecper at the Casper
Business college. s-3-ets
.LoST-Gold pencil. on North Center
street between court house and =
street: name John Bane engraved on
same. Finder return to lI9 East First
street and receive reward. s-3-its
SITUATION wANTED-Position as
bookkeeper: can operate machine.
AL references. Box ais. Tribune.
s-3.it.
LOST wristwatch. between city
paving plant and Palms Ice Cream
IParior. Reward. Phone io2J. s-s-5ts
, 1921-08-03

LOST wristwatch. between city
paving plant and Palms Ice Cream
parior. Reward. Phone 1921. s-s-5ts
, 1921-08-03

TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED ADD
BRING RESULTS.
, 1921-08-03

FOR RENT Thrce-room basement
apartment furnished: very close In.
21t South Grant street. S-3-3ts
, 1921-08-03

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room;
very close in; gentlemen preferred.
214 South Grant street. S-3-5t'
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
SCOUT CAMPAIGN WORKERS TO
REPORT THEIR RESULTS TO-DAY

emphasized the esteem the public had
for boy who is a true Scout. And
never did they have to be brought
back to his court. The other two
were too infected with evil to respond
to the appeal of Scouting.
One and a quarter million men and
boys have gone thru the ranks of
Scouting. Two hundred and twenty
lives were saved from drowning last
year. by registered Boy Scouts. There
are now $4,000 Scouts enrolled, A.
600 Scoutmasters on the register. and
100, 900 members of Troop G commit
tees and councils. Over a half mill
lion are directly related to this work.
That it is needed requires no ar
gument; and that it has fulfilled it's
promise from the outset is evident by
the type of men who now are giving
it strength in the cities where there
are councils such as you have in
Pueblo. And l want to say, before we
part, that the whole country who
knows anything about Scouting. bows
before the Scouts of Pueblo for the
fine work they did during the flood
It's going to be an honor for any
Scout to be able to say in years to
come. that he was a part of that fine
bunch of Scouts who sprang to atten-
ton the morning after the flood, as
well as on the night of the disaster.
and for two weeks did their quiet but
absolutely necessary service without
hope of reward save that if knowing
they had kept their OATH"
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26

Washington. D. c., Oct. 25.-(By
The Associated Press. Final repeal
of the excess profits tax on January
/. was forecast tonight with the de-
feat by the senate of an amendment
to the tax revision bill proposing in
definite retention of this tax at the
present rates The vote was 80 to
IS with four Republicans Joining the
solid Democratic minority In support
ing the amendment
Senator Reed, Democrat of Mis-
souri,. author of the defeated amend
for continuation of the profits tax at
about half present rates. This was
under debate when the senate recess
ed at o'clock tonight until IL o'clock
tomorrow morning under agreement
to have a final vote on the repeal of
the profits tax at O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Tonights session was the first OF
the long threatened night ones to ex-
pedite passage OF the tax bill, but it
ended more than two hours before
the time originally agreed upon.
Debate on the second amendment
debate had waxed warm when Senat-
or Penrose in charge of the tax mca-
sure, said he was not disposed to
keep the senate together longer II he
could obtain agreement at O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
This agreement was tho first reach
cd between the Democrats and Re-
publicans and followed all day confer
cnces which resulted in failure to
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
DENTER HEADQUARTERS
VAR RISK INSURANCE

Denver, Oct. 25.-Former service men
Of Colorado. Wyoming. Utah and New
Mexico, will make their war risk in
surance payments and obtain adjust
ments from the eleventh district head
quarters in Denver in the future ac-
cording to an announcement made to-
day by Acting District Manager G. A.
Gregory. This is one of the changes
to be effected under the reorganization
of the war risk insurance bureau I'M
der the United States Veterans bur-
eau, he said. Notices will be sent to
all former service men within short
time, he said. Authority also has
been granted according to the state
ment for settlement OF compensation
claims and conversion of insurance
without referring the matter to Wash
ington.
Tho offices are located in the United
States national bank building. 1t is
estimated 10000 former service mon
will come under jurisdiction of the
divisional office.
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
Hurt In Auto Crash

A man said by hospital attaches to
be Thrizcl Mitchell was seriously hurt
last night when an automobile in
which he and two other men were
riding skiddcd and turned over on the
Rosoiawn rond between Salt Creek
aud Santa Fe avenue. lie il in MIN
rcoua hospital. The accident occur
rcd about 1880 O'Clock.
Another OF the trio. said to be
man by the name of Simmons was
painfully hurt but was able to be
taken 10 his home. The name OF the
third man. neither the hospital au-
thorities nor the sheriff was able to
ascertain last night. sheriff Thomas
was called to the scene and had the
I'm hIrcd man taken to the hospital.
Tho car was travelling cast when the
accident occurred but when examined
by tho sheriff it was upside down and
facing west.
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
REPEAL OF EXCESS PROFITS
TAX BY JAN. | IS FORECAST

come to any understanding as to a
day to a final vote on the bill.
Plans of Republican leaders as to
procedure after the vote on the excess
profits provision tomorrow were
somewhat in doubt but as they had
obtained the written consent of fifty
of their party-one more than a ma
jority of the senate-to remain at the
capitol or within call day or night
they still threatened to put thru the
plan for a continuous session begin
ming tomorrow unless an agreement
to speed up votes on the tax proceed
ings could be had
The, committee amendment fixing the
normal income tax at the present 4
and S per cent rates was adopted to-
night as was the committee amend
ment increasing from $4,000 to $500
the normal exception allowed heads
of families having net incomes of
$1,000 or less.
The senate adopted an amendment
by Senator Trammell. Democrat of
Florida. providing that in case tax
payer horrows money to purchase or
carry federal securities he may deduct
in computing his net income only the
difference between the amount OF the
interest paid on the indebtedness and
the amount received in interest from
the securities.
Opening the attack on the proposal
to repeal the excess profits tax,
Senator Reed Democrat of Missouri.
declared this proposition was "the
most monstrous ever put before the
Senator Hitchcock. Democrat of
Nebraska. told the senate, that the OK
cess profits tax had the same justifi-
cation as the graduated income tax.
He added that he could not see why
making profits about 8
tho oar Inv I,J
could not pay n graduated tax Just as
lila
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
Wants Lease Annulled

Can the rental terms OF a lease be
enforced when the property leased
ceases to have worth or value to the
lcssee7 That may he determined in
the suit brought in the district court
by Miles G. Saunders on behalf of j.
r. BerthoH and Mary Bertholf.
The plaintiffs leased certain land in
Upland park from G. C. Davidson,
William and Ida Simpson and A. Il.
Reynolds. That the rental should be
paid they gave a mortgage on pro-
pcrty they own in Crsigs addition.
and tho trust deed was left with pub
lie trustee. T.. r. Chambers.
The suit is brought To compel the
cancellation OF the lease because the
land which was leased for farming
purpose no longer is OF any value for
such use. There are but three acres
left. and the irrigating bitches are des-
troyed together with tho outbuildinss.
And as the trust deed was given for
security for the payment Of the ss5 a
month rent, they include the public
trustee with the other defendants. in
this suit that the lease be cancelled.
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
Husband Withdraws
His Cross Complaint

Withdrawal of her husbands cross
complaint in divorce suit,A enabled
Mrs. Grace Jandrell to receive de-
cree in Judge Trimble's court ycster-
day. She was granted $50 attorneys
fees. s25 a month alimony and restora-
ton of her maiden name, Grace Wheel
or.
Three weeks ago the divorce proceed
ings were halted by Herman Jandrell,
filing "a ss-complaint in answer to
his wife's divorce suit. His attorney
Robert Morris gave no reason for the
withdrawal of the cross-c complaint yes
terday.
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
CHARLES AIDE KILLS
SELF AFTER CAPTURE

Budapest, Oct. 25.-(By The Asso-
ciatcd Press)-Major oestenburg leader
of the royalist troops, committed sui
eide when the government forces over
took him at Komor. All karlist
deputies were arrested, except NJ.
Sorecianyi who jumped from a win
dow.
The assembly Is to be convokcd soon
to dethronc Charles. The election of
Admiral Horthy regent, as king is said
to he among the possibilities.
Youths today destroyed the offices
OF the Uszag owned by Count Andrassy
one of Charles cabinet members. using
hand grenades.
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26

Chinese joss-paper and ipss-sticks'
used by tho chinese Cor sacrifices at
religious and family celebrations, nre
produced of bamboo.
Tho vision of most eerpents Is poor,
tho boa constructor, for instance, being
able to acc no futtier than onc-third
of it's own length.
There Ia scarcely man or woman
who has not one sho,.-der little low
or than tho other. 'fhc low shoulder
is generally the right. for the droop
is caused by using one hand and arm
more than the other.
"Hobson's Choice" p said To have
had its origin IN Tcey Hobson, who
was the frat man In England known
to have lei out hackney horses for
hire. His clients had always to take
the horse that was nearest tho door
which meant that they had no choice.
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
WIRTH GIVEN JOB
or FORMING CABINET

Berlin, Oct. 25.-Joseph Wirth who
resigned from the office of German
chancellor last Saturday. has been
designated by President Ebert to form
a new cabinet.
He has consented to assume the
task.
1t was in an eleventh hour attempt
to solve tho political chaos brought
about by tho wirth cabinets retire
ment Saturday that President Ebert
tonight requested DR.. Wirth to form
n so-called businessmens or nonparlia-
mentiary ministry.
1t is expected the new government
will take office tomorrow.
The cabinet will not be a coalition
one
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
RESTORATION or LOW
FARE Is ADVOCATED

washington, d. c.. Oct. 25.-Rcstora-
ton of . cents PR mile as the maxi
mum passenger rate was advocated to-
day before tho senate interstate com
merce committee by ]. II. Benton coun-
sci for the National association of Rail
way and Utilities commissioners who
resumed his testimony on the Capper
bill to repeal the so-called rate guar
unty of tho transportation act
Passenger traffic dried up when rates
were increased ho said. Three cents
Is about as permits maximum flow of
fife -