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The Holly chieftain., 1921-06-16
W. M. WILEY coMMENps
SCHOOLS ON TIDINEss
Former Holly Man Speaks Words
Of Praise For Our Schools.


During the recent visit here o!
w. NJ. Wiley. former manager OF
the. Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet 4
Irrigated Land Company, MIR. WILEY
visited local schools and address.
ed the students. The favorable i'm
preston he received of the schools,
prompted him to write the follow.
ing letter to Mr.. l.. NJ. Appel, presi
dent OF the school board:
Sharples, w. Va. June /, 1921
Dear Mr.. Appel:
There is an impression which got
from the Holly School which / didn't
mention in Holly, but which | think
is due to the School the School
Board and the Principal and the
teachers should be mentioned.
I was very much impressed with
the tidiness and neatness OF the
students as they sat before me
when addressed them. I took par.
ticular pains to run my eye over
oil OF the seats, and each young won
.an had her hair done up with care
and tidiness as though she had an
interest in her personal appearance.
and while the clothes they wore
were not expensive. they were tidy
and showed care and attention. 1t
was no less SO with the young men
than 1t was with the young ladies.
Nearly all the young men who need.
ed shaving were shaven and their
clothes were neat and attractive.
The impression that this made up
on me was that the students who
we're attending to their personal ap.
pearance as these students evident.
tly did were also attending to their
studies as they should. and we're
also paying attention to the rules
and regulations of the school and
playground, SO that that character
which Is 80 important Is being cul-
Ftivated and developed.
III this connxtti0n Twant to say
that while I think this attitude Of
the students toward their personal
appearance is due to some extent
to the teachers and to the principal,
the whole atmosphere is largely
due to the interest which the par
ents and the citizens of Holly show
in their school. wish you would
urge upon the citizens for me the
Importance OF keeping up their in.
terest in the school. Let not only
the teachers but the students know
the citizens of the community are
following the school with watchful
care and an earnest interest. Your
school will be Just as good as the
people and citizens of the cOmmun.
ity want it to be and it will be no
better. No amount OF money spent
on the school, and no amount OF
attention that the teachers may
give. will supply the place of that
spur to endeavOr which the interest
OF the citizens and parents will
create.
1 most earnestly congratulate
both you and the citizens of Holly
on the attitude OF the students in
this matter Of neatness and person.
al appearance and 1 am perfectly
certain that, while I did not have
an opportunity to investigate that
part of it. this is reflected in their
attention to their studies end other
duties.
Yours truly,
w. N. WILEY
The Holly chieftain., 1921-06-16
,iE1ifFF GIVES GRAPHIC
DESCRIPTION OF FLOOD
Official OF Mesa County Tells Of His
Experiences.

One OF the most dramatic accounts
Of the battle with the flood waters
at Pueblo was given by Frank Du.
c'av. cne of the survivors OF the
Rio Grande passenger train smash.
ed by the torrents In the yards
noll the Union depot.
His story was told to his friends.
The account, unembellished, but
nevertheless graphic. was of the an
gnish that attended the dying and
the. tears shed by men at the sight
Of women and children going to
death while no help could be given
them.
The sheriff had been to Colorado
Springs to attend the graduation
exercises at a local hospital His
daughter was graduated from nurse
training. He boarded the Denver
g. Rio Grande train to return home.
In the yards at, Pueblo the train
stopped near the union station and
just few rods from the bridge that
reached across the Arkansas River.
As the train stopped the passen-
gers saw water rising in the yards
and among the track. 1t was an.
nounced that the train would re-
main there until the waters reced-
Cd or until it was made certain that
tie tracks ahead were clear.
Then Missouri Pacific train pull.
cd up alongside the Denver & Rio
Grande coaches. The water rose
higher and higher. The current be-
came stronger and railroad ties were
swept, humping against the side OF
the coaches.
Clyde Moslander, merchant OF
Grand Junction, was sitting in a
Pullman car with Sheriff Ducray.
The two men went from one coach
to another seeking to quiet the men
and women on the train who were
in a panic.
"One OF the rear coaches of the
Missouri Pacifi train floated against
our couch could hear the screams
of women and the voices of men
calling for help" said the sheriff.
'srhen all the coaches in the Mis-
souri, Pacific train floated against
the Denver & Rio Grande train.
There was a loud noise as of the
splitting of wood and saw two OF
the Missouri Pacific coaches settled
on their sides in the water.
In the coach with me was a
lady with gray hair whom I remem-
ber saying: We can't do anything.
The water will have to get higher
before there is any danger. just
trust In God and everything will be
all right.
'The last saw of the old woman
she was still in her seat, but the
water was rushing upon her thru
the windows of the coach.
up in front, in one of the other
Pullman ears, ] tried to comfort Il
girl about II years old. I noticed
her because she seemed just my
daughters age. She was hysterical
She sobbed to me: MY daddy's In
continued on page n
The Holly chieftain., 1921-06-16
Refused Lieens. TO Carnival

A carnival company which has
been showing In Lamar, recently
applied for permission to operate
in Holly. The advance man was
told In no uncertain terms that his
aggregation was not wanted in
Holly. City officials who have the
courage OF their convictions to put
the stamp Of disapproval on this
class OF entertainment should have
the support of every citizen who
values the morals Of the younger
generation.
Snecial Friday and Saturday, Tx
, 1921-06-14
T p USED
FOR POLICE COURT.

PUEBLO. Coo. June i3.-The lob
by of the Congress hotel. where mil
itary headquarters are located. will be
turned Int n police court tomorrow
morning.
According TO Capt. o. L. Dennis,
comraa ude..s Of the Colorado rangers,
tho military has turned over the trial
OF all civil offenses to the civil au'
thorities. Court will be held in the
lobby daily. under Municipal Judge
r. A.. Crossman. A large number OF
minor casc5 are on the docket for to
morrow.
Preparations were being made T.
day for paying off the ils men and of
ficers that constitute Troop G and
Battery A. which will be relieved from
duty here tomorrow. About twenty
rangers are expected 10 arrive In
Pueblo Wednesday.
The flood was responsible for an
other death today. Mrs. Bsna Hirtz
sister OF Lieut.. Morris A. Pentcr, Of
Battery A. died carly this morning a.
the result of shock su~perinduced. BY
excitement during tn, recent disaster
Lieutenant Penter list three store.
here during the flood.
, 1921-06-14
PLANsFOR BIC
CLEANUP DRIVE
IN FINAL FORM
Trucks Being Secured to Trans
port Rubbish; Success Rests
on Measure of Co
operation

Casper is preparing for the cleanup
campaign which will be inausurated
here June Is and 16 with a
attack on conditions hat would be a
menace to health, a fire hazard. an
impediment to traffice or an eyesore
to the hundreds of tourists that will
visit Casper this m
Great fleets Of trucks are being
lined up TO handle the loads of ma-
terial that win be gathered on that
Day. The hardest work that many a
has done in months will be
the result OF the cleanup drive
Every person who has the interest
Of Casper at heart is urged to volun-
teer. Either set a shovel and a rake
or hire someone to take your place.
Also there are scores of die trucks In
Casper that can get a little training in
the volunteer squad
II you will appear in the cleanup
procession. II you will hire a man to
take your place, or n YOU have an
extra truck that you will volunteer
you can get action by notifying z. c.
Calhoun at phone 535 or by calling
the chamber OF commerce. phone soI.
, 1921-06-14

a closer alliance. to see to II thai they
not be crushed by captains d
Industry and princes of finance"
This veteran labor leader wArnNl
that h same interests that are pro.
noting the alleged anu-union drive IA
Thu country are trying TO drive back
tho farmers from the position they
have attained In the last few years"
He urged united cooperation In op.
posing the movement being made %
wipe out the department OF tabor and
destrOS tho department OF asr.cuI.
ture.
The labor movement OF America
ftands now intact and will continue
TO-" MIR. Gompers said. declaring that
the drive Of the anti-union forces On
organised labor had failed.
before the next snow falls" ne
added there will be Ave million mem.
bers In the American Federation Of
Labor"
The labor movement Of America
as well Is throughout the entire
~orid." he said. was never taurht
the meaning Of the word retreat, and
I'LL go marching forward and up.
ward
No movement In history has been
put TO a greater test than the trades
union movement, saId President
Gompers. adding that IL hnd success.
fully withstood the fires of antas.
onism. bitterness and relentIersnees.'t
The only purpose OF the a~ntI-unlon
drive he continued, lis to weaken
the spirit OF the working people Of
the country and make further In.
roads on the standards of life Of The
toilers OF America and force a reduc.
ton in wages"
The leader refereed briefly 10
world disarmament. expressing the
hope that this would lie brought about
tnrough international agreement.
One thing we need Is solidarity
amons the toilins masses Of this cou,,.
try. declared Mr.. Gomper-. 1--WE
need q new spirit. not of resentment
but OF desire. to protect the interests
OF the working masses Of his coun.
try, TO protect m strengthen tho
groundwork of our own structure.
While we love every human being
no matter where born or where h.
4 "a reside, one principle from, which
we cannot depart Is 'America First.
1.-THE abo movement OF America is
endeavorinE to cultivate the best o.
relations with other interests of our
country, but II we are to retain our
standards and our riEhts we must
present a solid front. united in shirt
In fact and in ideaiism."
Prcsident Gompers was given N
tContinued on Parc Cd
, 1921-06-14

h anr bedding or any
heat. Women and children werv
among the refugees. but they had not
asked for aid until they were found.
saying they believed that oiscrs
needed II more than they. They were
furnished clothing. bedding. foed and
shelter.
During their survey. Red Cross oper-
atives reached a couple near the
eighties. The old man. n G. A. r. vet
eran. was trying TO dig out mud one
foot deep from his ruined house. The
couple had to be persuaded TO accept
h asslatanes that uss offered to
them.
Two oid women. .ach about so
years Of age. wef- found wadins knee
deep In mud. endeavoring to salvage
the wreck OF their possessions One
OF the women had discovered a saw
and was trying feebiy to cut through
a heavy shed root hat a fioated
over her hydrant.
A young woman was visited while
she was digging franticaiiy into the
mud. trying to save an electric wash
ing machine by which she n sup
ported herself and her children. The
machine vas n total wreck.
a tWo-room snack visited by hco
Cross workers contained 81 refugees.
when n tent Vas ordered pitched for
them In the yard. the storm victims
urged that Il be reserved for those
who a suffered more than they.
Some OF the incidents reported by
the census takers were not without
humor. Visiting a Widows home, they
found hat h flood had carried the
one-room house OF an old man directly
upon the Widows roof. There the old
mans house perched. After the wa,
tiers, receded the old man, tried TO get
his house down, but the widow refused
10 permit him 10 DO so. for fear that
IL would spoil what was left 81 a
cherished hedge In the yard" II o
the combined persuasiveness OF the
Red Cross official and a sanitary OF.
lccr 10 Induce her TO aecede 10 the old
mans request
, 1921-06-14

Tho kien water has already done
considerable damage to refinery equip
mont and especially t. gravel pit
equipment and small residences in the
Mills addition. Water came up on
the Sandbar this morning and went
as far east us the corner OF b and Ash
streets. 1t was seepage water which
got through the railroad grade e. sew
eral points.
While the river has reached the
highest point in several years the
water does not come from the Path
finder dam but is the flow from floods
on Bates and Sinking creek ycster-
day afternoon. The red hue to the
river is due to the chugwater sedi-
ment which came down with the
floods which came through the red
beds at Beszemer. bikes arc being
thrown up at threatened places.
Some slight Inconvenience has been
caused at the %refineries as the water
is backing up In the sewers and caus-
ing other slight Inconvenience. The
Midwest pump plant is in precarious
condition and l-bor crews are further
, 1921-06-14

revelations to the police. Othcrs
charged with the crime are Mrs Eva
Gathering kaber. widow Of the slain
mHn; Miss Marian McArdle, her
daughter, and Mrs. Mary Brickel. 60
years OF age. mother OF Mrs. kaber.
Twelve. persons have been named In
connection with the murder.
Mrs. Colnvito. who was known a. =
midwife was arrested in Sandurky
several days ago. In her statement
she told the authorities how. two days
before the murder. kaber's assassins
had tlp-toed through his home 10 get
the LAY OF the land" while Miss Me
Ardie played a plano 10 drown the
noise of their footsteps h also IL
alleged TO have said that the assas-
sins demanded 5000 for committnk
tie crime but that Mrs. kaber de-
ciared she would not pay II u-less
her husband was killed with some
weapon SO she could collect an In
policy
This was denied by Mrs. Kaber. Mrs.
colavito declared that four men were
employed to do the killing, two to
use the weapons and two to remain
outside NJ iookouts-
Five hundred dollars mad been given
II Mrs. Colavito. she said in her d.
legged confession. 10 be. paid the nssas-
sins In part. ief
According 10 the officers who 'ques.
TONED Mrs. colavito. her statement in
part, READS as follows:
at was on the Wednesday before
the murder that we went to inspect
tAe Knber homo. learn the arrange
-arte ~ TIM rooms md find offf where
, 1921-06-14
CLERK
HERE ACCUSED

Charles J. Chandler, a clerk at
the Casper postoffice Is being held
at the county jail OF 2 charge OF
c~mbczzlemenf growins out Of al
legged pilfering Of mail which came
into his possession. Chandler was
placed under arrest at noon today
by .. postnffice inspector who has
been here for several days inyesti-
gnting his ease. While the case
against him has not been made pub
lie Il is said that his account shows
ibsryy shortages as a result Of rob
berries from registered mails
, 1921-06-14
SWIMMING POOL
AUTHORIZED

The Casper Rotary club will spend
500 on q swimming pool. which will
be established IN the grounds be
longing to the Community Extension
corporation land u 1.-THE foot OF South
Durbin street which is ut the site
Of the tourist camp grounds. Small
buildings will he erected 1T the pool
fer the boys. A dam thirty feet
across will be graded up and fresh
water from the city reservoir will
be provided for the pool.
This decision was in line with the
plans being made for organized play.
ground activity this summer. The
Rotary club also decided to erect
small buildings to provide shelter
for the boy scouts while on week
end hikes in tho mountains and in
the Gothmore park vicinity this
summer.
, 1921-06-14
WOMEN JAILED
FOR PART IN GRIM
KANSAS CRUDE
IS CUT AGAIN

INDEPENDENCE. Kan. June Is
The Prairie on 4 Gas company To-
day announced a 25-cent cut in crude
oil. making h new price si-e5 a bar.
rel This follows a similar reduction
made a week Z by the Magno.is
Petroleum company in h ,Healdton
aeld.
TULSA, Okla, June lathe Stu
clair Crude on Purchasing COMPANY
today posted a reduction OF 20 cents
a barrel on Mi~dcontinental crude.
Hea'dtcn oil was cut to rs cents u
barrel,
, 1921-06-14

water with sandbaEs. Tho Midwest
foot bridge across the river has been
put out of commission by tho high
water.
A big bull wheel escaped from some
drilling rig is caught in the flood
waters north OF the Standard refinery.
The Standard company IN filling in Its
property on the north side of the
river to ring 1t up to tho plant grade.
Sprnguo and Nisiey. hold n contract
for this work.
Across the river the main road to
Mills is under water and bikes are
being hurriediy thrown up around the
light plant and machine chops to pre-.
vent i~nundation from back waters OF
the Platte river. and Casper Creek.
The gravel pits both ito wagon AID
hydraulic leaders are under water
and many OF the cabins in the vicin-
ity OF the pits are standing several
feet deep IN water. :.
Conditions at Pathfinder dam are
improving. according to figures OBJ
tanned from thcr this morning.
The elevation OF the dam Increased
just OF Of an inch since yesterday but
the inflow and outflow was more
nearly equal than It has been In
weeks. The inflow up to todny's meas
urement was 1880 feet and the out.
flow 16. seo second feet Indicating that
less than 200 second feet OF water arc
being stored in the dam IN "a hours.
Very heavy rains were reported in
the rural districts, especially between
Casper, n tie dam. Sinking Greek
and Bates Creek. according to STATE
|ments received from the Rollie Clark
ranch were raging torrents after the
heavy rains last night. Both creeks
had the highest water that has been
reported this spring.
, 1921-06-14
To
Continue Fight
For Free Lumber

WASHINGTON, June 13.-The Mir
nesota delegation IN the house ar
ranged to protest today to President
Harding against the reported refusal
OF the ways and means committee TO
pat lumber on the free list in the new
tariff bill. Representative Newton.
who headed h cgroup, declared that in
the Payne-Aidrich fight. Minnesota
was a unit for free lumber.
THE ways End means committee
he said. has agreed on a retaliatory-
provision which would maxi finished
lumber subject, as in the case of Can
ada. to a rs per cent ad valorem
duty and in addition has put Q. tax o
81 a thousand feet on logs
, 1921-06-14

Sam and Tony, who were 10 edo the
work. were with me.
when wc reached the home that
evening we were taken through the
halls and rooms. To help deaden
the noise made as we trampsd through
the house. Marian McArdie kept play.
ing a piano. Tho two men were shown
the door to kaber's room.
1t was arranged that the hack
door was to be open and Mrs. Brickel
was to be on tho porch Mt 10 O'Clock
the next night as n signal that all
was well.
The murder was TO be done the
morning l received a Gail from the
two men. They said they had beer
at the kaber home the night before
but had found the back door locked
and no IN on the porch.
II called the Kaber home on tho
telephone and Marian McArdie. the
daughter. answered that abe could not
discuss the matter over the telephone,
but asked me TO meet her with tho
two men. That afternoon. Friday,
Marian, Tony. Sam and | met on q
street corner in the east end.
Marian said; Como out tonight and
you'll find everything ready
I'VE then discussed new plans. II
w3s decided that Che men were &c
hide and that Marian was TO make ths
rounds upstairs. When everything
was ready and the house quiet. she
was to drop some water from an up
stairs window so that IL would strike
the ground nea u basement window.
THE next morning l read OF the
murder in the newspapers
, 1921-06-14
MEXICO TO PAY
DEBT Interest

The interest ON Mexieo's foreig,
debt amounts approximately to ter-
goo zoo pesos per year.
The money received from petro-
leum companies In payment OF the
new export taxes. which 20 Into ef-
feet July I, will he deposited In the
Rance NAelsnal De Mexico, and VII
net be Withdrawn except FOR the
payment ~ Interest on sht fsrslea
asst Of tss country.
, 1921-06-14
TOLLS FOR
u. s. SHIPS URGED

TIE decision to report out the
Borah bill. applicable only to Amer
lean coastwiso ships. rather than
the Jones-Poindext.- bill, which
would give all American shipping
free canal passage, was reached,
committee members said. because
1t was believed II would be easier
to pass d constwise shipping bill.
Another consideration. 1t was
said, was assurance TO the commit
tee that the British government
conceded formally during the TAFT
administration that the Hay-Pcuuee-
fote -eaty authorized free tolls for
coastwise American ships f.
, 1921-06-14
Marine STRIKE
IS CALLED OFF

BALTIaoRE. Md, june is.-Act
iny anon orders received from thcil
International officers at Washington
members rf the Marine Engineers
B~oneacial association in this city
called their strike on aud applied fo'
work today. r~wenty-:lvo OF III msr
Mere hired by representatives Of t;:s
Emitted States shipping board
announcement Of the abandonment
o; TIE strike IVES rixde 6y a unlo:'
o1ic'a; this morninee.
, 1921-06-14
CARRIES
BOOZE, SEIZED

GREELEY, Colo, June 13.-Aviator
Eddie Brooks, pilot for an air service
cunpany of Greeley, vas arrested here
this morning, upon his arrival from
Denver. by Sheriff Frank Hall. In
his plane was found a five-sallon
demiiohn full OF moonshine whiskey.
The plane was confiscated and Brooks
Is being held in jail. He was a for
mer student at Denver university and
during the war was a lieutenant in the
United States air service
, 1921-06-14
ROAD REPORT

arai.t Hisi,xay-rrom Sc5ras.Si
line to Lusk got. LusiS 20 kee-
Gie vc-y COOL Kcciiss- 70 Grin
Junction fair
~feIln~stune IIishwny-Orin tn
o.enr.ck coed except d.ioar by la
Pre.e Dam road fruni six miles
west Of Douglas TO three miles east
Of careyhr-ss which Is somewhat
roush. then fair 10 Casper. Casper
to Waifmdn, Arminto and Shoshoni
possibly l5c.l showers last night.
Casper to Sheridan-Gocd TO Salt
cteeh. fAlir Ssit Creek TO Esyccs.
GOOD kaycee 10 sher;G3o-
, 1921-06-14

WASHINGTON, June l3.--Amer-
lean coastwise shipping would be
exempted from paynent Of Panama
canal tolls under a bill ordered IA
vorably reported today by the sem
ate interoceanic canals committee.
The committee vote was unani-
NOUS after Senator Walsh. Demo
Graf. Montana. had withdrawn q re-
quest that hearings be held.
Chairman Borah, author OF the
bill, said that since the question
was the subject OF exhaustive hear
lnss eight years ago there was no
need 81 hearings az this time.
, 1921-06-14
L. s.. POLICY IS
HANDED MEXICO

the on:s rsjsirdcr contemplated TO
0nrcgan,s recon communication to
the state department. dealing with
III. treaty " asnity and commerce
proposed ~ the United States
Recent reports from MIR. Summer
in are said TO have contained GO in
,icafion thai 0brcgou will Weld TO
.hn pressure brought rp"., lin to
agree to- sarh o teaty AZ a co1di-
ton tr the recognition .f his ad-
n~linlstrasior III the -vifsI States
, 1921-06-14
DUBLIN, Jrne 13-Two former soldiers were shot dead
last night on the street by three unidentified persons.

road. IN the Fails diVisions OF .h-
city. A peculiar feature Ct the for~
street outbreaks was furnished by The
fact that the combatants for the
NEST part adopted the method OF
firing through windows and s~kyiights,
from which bullets few in add direci
lions.
While passing h area in a lorry,
Special Constable Sturdy was killed
The other three victims were civilians
Military armorcd cars opened ma.
chine gun fire and restored order.
while h shooting was proceeding in
Kasnmir road a church service was
being held in the Church of the Holy
Redeemes. Tho congregation became
considerably alarmed.
, 1921-06-14

wA@nsGT0S. June IL. On
'ns'rar.;ans OF Secretary Hughes,
iecrge r. S.sra,rrlin. American
eiiY,-e ~d'sfTsir-s a Mexico City
uas tr1.dsL 20 .Aoerf4 Fa,i Mext-
eSn scraisb minister. the rere1t
statement of Ire Amurs-an police
tow ND ascxs.s iss-isd b. the State
dc5aa tnisat, IT u r,nd~rstood tha.
VIZ. U,sh,y esrects PRESIDENT 0bre-
SoH "a csi<dsr his statement Is
, 1921-06-14

MEXICO CITY. June 1s.-Pay-
ment Of interest on the Mexican Tor
elgn debt will be resumed on July 1.
and the national budget Of expcndi-
lures will be Increased se.eeo, oee
pesos for that purpose. Announce
ment TO this effect was made last
night by Emanuel Pedres, acting
secretary NJ the treasury dursiE the
a5e=7 ns 1913 - Il Ezx1A