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New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Elopingg Church
Treasurer Is
Under Arrest
Silver, Who Fled From
New Brunswick With
$4,000 Bonds. Taken
Into Custody in Vermont
Ready Ito Face Music''
Perth Amboy Waitress, Who
Left With Him, Also
Found at Fair Haven

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., June s.
Shubell K. Siver, treasurer Of the First
Reformed Church of this place, who
disappeared more than a month ago
with $500 in Liberty bonds belonging
to the church, accompanied by Perth
Amboy waitress, has been arrested in
Fair Haven, VT, according to mes
sage received here tonight by County
Detective John Ferguson.
1t is said that his woman COMPANION.
Adele Gouin, was with him in the Yer
mont village, The message, which pur-
ported to be official, said that Siver
had admitted his identity and an
nounced that he was ready to go home
and "face the music" He is said to
have been living undee his own name
! in Fair Haven. Detective Ferguson
has started for that place.
The First Reformed Church offered
reward Of $3.50 for information lead
ing to its treasurer's arrest. Siver is
forty-eight years old and lived with
his wife and two sons at 216 Redmond
Street, New Brunswick. He was en-
ployed as bookkeeper by an insurance
firm at e5 William Street, New York.
Married Girl in Connecticut
When the Rev, Jasper S. Hogan,
pastor Of the church. announced from
the pulpit May 8 that the church treas
urer had "given way to a sort of in
sane infatuation for young GIRL" the
congregation was thunderstruck
Every effort was made to trace the
couple. It was learned that Silver and
his eighteen-year-old companion had
left town in an automobile which he
had bought few days before They
| were traced to Greenwich, Conn, where
the marriage was performed, Siver
making affidavit that he was single.
From there they went to Buffalo and
Niagara Falls. They we're heard from
next in Saratoga, N. Y, and there all
trace of them was lost. How they
happened to cross into Vermont and
select the village Of FairsHaven as q
retreat is mystery. t4
So far as his former friends here
know, Siver had no knowledge Of Yer
mont and no interest in the state. The
village which he picked out is in the
western part Of the state, about twenty
miles west Of Rutland. ~
Charged With EmbezzIement
A complaint charging embezzlement
has been lodged against Siver here and
If, as the message says, he iss.willing
to waive extradition, it is believed that
he will be brought to trial promptly.
His accounts. which were examinedt i at
once, were found ito be absolutely cor
rect. The missing bonds had been
taken from the church's safe deposit
| box. III ~
II was learned that the treasurer r
had not opened the box since April 12,
and his acquaintanccs found it. hard
TO believe that he had been cherishing
his plan to elope for almost a month
before carrying it into execution.
Mrs. Siver said that she and her hus-
band had lived together happily for
thirty years, and she could not believe
that he was in his right mind when he
! left.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06

achi's, who had been alarmed by the
screams of party of women in an
other car, which had narrowly escaped
annihilasion, was trying to find out
where the trouble lay. He explained
matters to Patrolman Lynch, who
started after the man he had seen run.
ming, but was too late.
Just as the excitement was at it's
height DR.. Marco, who had returned to
the street and missed his car, ran to
where he saw the crowd gathered, and
with the aid of bystanders pried the
machine off the hydrant. Occupants
of 294 Forty ninth Street told the po-
lice later that the Marco car had
climbed their steps before it ran up
those of the church. A bystander. who
had watched the antics of the machine,
thought the driver was crazy and was
ringing fire alarm when inter.
rupted by Patrolman Lynch.
DR.. Marco explained to the police
that he had two locks on the car, one
on the starting apparatus and another
on the steering gear The thief who
attempted to decamp with the machine
had succeeding in unlocking the
starter, but could not bulge the steer
ing lock. He was already under way
before he found this out and from,
that moment was so busy that ne had
no time to stop the machine.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
People i'm Lowlands Are
Prepared to Flee as Is
Inch Rise i'm the Platte
River Imperils Homes
Banks Threaten to
Cave Under Strain
Women and Children Aid
in Hasty Building of
Levees to Avert Ruin
Special Dispatch TO The Tribune

DENVER, June 5.--Denver itself is
threatened with destructive food.
Fed by the rains OF The last thirty six
hours, the Platte River is constantly
rising and scores Of families along
the stream are making preparations to
flee for their lives.
Since I o'clock yesterday morning
the river, which already had broken
through its banks in dozen places,
has risen fifteen inches, according to
the gauge at the power plant Of the
Denver Gas and Electric Company.
Since last midnight the water has
risen two inches, with no indication
that it will recede as long as the rains
here and at more distant points con-
tinuc.
In a number of places the women
and children have Joined the men in
throwing up sand and cinder embank-
ments, TO prevent the river breaking
over its already strained banks.
Mayor Bailey and other city officials,
been devoting their attention to relief
measures for Pueblo, to-day were COM
PEELED to. focus their attention on the
local situation, which, according to ad-
missions made in the Mayors Office,
"is decidedly alarming"
Residents in the vicinity of the river
on Yuma, Zuni and adjacent streets be-
tween Eighth and Thirteenth avenues
west are in the gravest danger. Yes
terday morning, before the Platte wa.
ters had reached to within foot Of
their present high level, number OF
backyards were being flooded, fences
and barns were being washed away
and in numerous places the river banks
threatened to break under unprece
dented pressure. The breaking of 6
reservoir or dam fug4her up the stream
would precipitate food that, city off
cials believe, might result in loss o1
life and wholesale destruction Of prop.
erty.
City representatives are now watch.
ing the swollen river, prepared to give
instant warning and pursue, II neces'
sary, rescue work
At 3:45 o'clock Sunday afternoon 6
railroad operator at Pueblo, who was
telegraphing message to the Unior
Station at Denver, made this state
ment:
"Another flood seems to be on US
This will be the last message you will
get from us, as we have been ordered
to quit and seek safety"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Racehorses Die by Fire
In Barn of Millionaire
Hob Mob, Plausible, Ernay and
Peter Zolo Among Bedford
Thoroughbreds DESTROYED

GREEN'S FARMS. Conn., June g.
Fire burned down two barns on the es-
tate Of Edward T. Bedford, million
aire oil man. early this morning and
cremated twelve thoroughbred race
horses. The total damage was esti-
mated at 100000.
Mr.. Bedford, whose hobby is horses,
was awakened shortly after o'clock
in the morning by the frantic whin-
nying of his horses and the crackle of
burning wood The fire departmen
was called from Westport, but all ef-
forts to rescue the animals were futile.
The horses were worth from $4,000
TO $4,000 each. Two automobiles also
were destroyed. Hob Mob, Plausible.
Emay, Peter 2oIo and Peter Zoio's half
brother were among the dead.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Obregon Seizes
Diaz Followers
In Oaxaca Plot
Widespread Revolt Planned
by Reactionaries Among
Conservatives and Catho-
lies Frustrated by Raid
PreIate's Home Bombed
General Viscaino, Convicted
by Drumhead Court as
Rebel Leader, Is Executed
BY George E. Hyde
Special Gable to The Tribune

Copyright, 1321. New York Tribune Inc
MEXICO CITY, June "a revolu-
tsonary plot in oaxaca, instigated by q
group of resctionariss which had laid
plans for widespread revolt affecting
dozen cities, was frustrated last
night by the Mexican government au-
thorities. Several of the ringleaders
were taken in q net thrown about their
rendezvous. One plotter was shot and
killed when he attempted to escape.
Although no persons prominent IN
other Mexican uprisings were among
those arrested, the police discovered
that the prisoners were followers of
Felix Disz, whom they had designated
as the head of their revolutionary
movement. The plotters are all of the
Catholic and Conservative elements.
Their program called for several re-
dictionary measures, including the re-
adoption Of the national constitution of
1857.
Factions of Two Regimes Combine
Rumors have been current for some
time Of collusion between the Catholic
Conservatives and the Conservative
Liberals Of the Diaz and Madero re-
gimes. Tense feeling has been aroused
in all parts OF Mexico by the recent
clashes at Morelia and in other cities
between the reactionaries and the rad
icals. Shots were exchanged at Mo-
relia again yesterday when the police
tried TO arrest two men in connection
with the riot there three weeks ago.
Punishment for revolutionary activ-
ity was meted out summarily to Gen
eral Fernando Vizcaino, who tried re-
Gently to start an insurrection in the
capital. He was captured yesterday,
tried by a drumhead court martial last
night and executed at dawn to-day.
When he faced the firing squad, Viz
caino advised other generals not to fol-
low his example.
Meager reports from Guadalajara say
that the home of Archbishop Orozco Y.
Jiminez was bombed last night in an
attack similar to that made 7by Reds
on the residence Of Archbishop Mora
here few months ago. Considerable
damage was done 60 the building but
there was no loss of life. Official re-
ports say that feeling between the
Catholics and the radicals at Guadala-
Jara is high and fear is expressed that
clashes between them may result.
In an effort to stabilize the situation
and to aid in keeping order, the gov
ernment has issued orders to military
commanders to withhold action in
threatening districts as long as pos
sible. There has been some suggestion
that martial law might be declared in
the affected areas, but most of the
country's military leaders oppose this
measure because they believe the
troops can handle the situation better
under present arrangements than they
could under military rule.
The governments attention has been
turned largely for several months to
the railroad situation, which is para
lyzed. Business has been severely
handicapped in all parts of the country
by the freight embargo and the block
ade of traffic, with the result that many
shipping centers are heavily congested.
fCentllued on pase dvel
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Five Shot Dead
In "a Hours of
Si1ln Fein War
Two Policemen Killed in
Limerick and London
derry and 3 Deaths Are
Reported From Dublin
King Expected at Ulster
Belfast Sure Warships viii
Bring George and Mary to
Open Northern p Parliament
From The ryi5uxe,s Europeaz, g,.Yenu

Copyright, 1871, New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, June 5.-One policeman
was killed and five were wounded this
morning at Abbeyfeale, County Linn.
erick, when patrol was fred upon rs
it was engaged in tearing down Sinn
Fein posters.
Another policeman was shot dead
and his companion severely wounded
at Swatteragh. Londonderry, early to-
day and there were three deaths re.
ported in Dublin last night. Two Of
these occurred when young men sitting
on the sea wall at Clontarf were ac-
costed by armed civilians, who fred al
them paint blank.
The third death took place when a
group of young men started to fee
from a patrol of auxillaries and were
fred on by the latter. In this affair
two civilians were wounded by stray
bullets-one Of them q woman vino was
in her bed at the time.
Dublin Castle Premature
The death toll for the week end
follows closely upon fridays ambus-
cades and renders exceedingly ironical
the official statement issued by Dublin
Castle to the effect that "the wave of
violent crimes which followed imme-
diately on the heels Of the elections
has now spent its force"
Apart from sending additional troops
to Ireland, the governments policy ap-
parently remains unchanged, although
the continued public denunciation of
General Crozier, who resigned his
leadership of the Royal Irish Constab-
ulary following the looting affair at
Trim, appears to be causing the Irish
Office no small degree of uneasiness.
However, it is probable that there
will be no definite moves made until
after the Northern parliament assem-
bles and the Southern one fails to do
so. great deal may depend upon the
imperial conference to be held at the
end of this month, when the question
of Ireland will certainly be raised
among the dominion premiers.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Stricken Pueblo Flooded Again
By Cloudburst as Dams Break;
Torrents Now Menace Denver
Harding Wires Colorado Governor
Offering Full Aid of u. S. in Crisis

VALLEY FORGE, 5-President Harding, who
ing the week end the country home here of Senator Knox
day wired Governor Shoup Colorado and offering
the aid of the government of that
The telegram said
II deeply distressed great which
with its toll Of destruction citizenship Pueblo
and the valley of the River 1t
how nobly has If the Federal
government be Of aid hesitate
all the of the
distress which have to the people Colorado"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Pullman Employees Vote
On Nationwide Strike
Walk-Out Will Be Effective ON
June 10 if Approved by
! TwO.thirds Majority

WILMINGTON, Del. June 5.-An i'm
mediate vote on q nationwide strike Of
Pullman employees has been called by
the national organization Of the en-
ployees, according to notification re-
ceived here tonight by the local fed
Grafton Of Pullman workers. The strike
will be effective June 10 if two-thirds
majority of the men vote in favor.
The strike vote has been ordered by
the adjustment board of System Fed
Grafton No. 122, Pullman Car Lines, af-
.filiated with the railway employees
department of the American Fedora
tion of Labor.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Daredevil Flyer Drops
Into Sea and Is Drowned
Announces He Will Swim
Ashore After Parachute De
scent. but Fails to Rise

SALISBURY. Mass, June 5.--An
aviator who was billed es Daredevil
Murphy" was drowned after giving an
exhibition flight and parachute drop
at Salisbury Beach to-day. He had an
nounced he would drop into the water
near the beach and swim ashore. His
parachute apparently worked all right,
but after he struck the water he was
not seen again. His body had not been
recovered tonight. 1t is believed his
home was in Haverhill.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
King May Go to Ulster

BELFAST, June (By The Associ-
ated Press).-While official announce
ment is being withheld, it is generally
accepted that King George and Queen
Mary will attend in state the opening
of the Ulster Parliament and that they
will travel to Bangor, the home Of the
famous Royal Ulster Yacht Club, un-
der the flag Of which Sir Thomas Lip
toms yachts have raced, in the royal
yacht, accompanied by warships.
King George has not set foot in
Ireland since his visit to Dublin q
decade ago and has not been in Belfast
since he; came here as Duke of York
twenty-five years ago.
The Most Reverend Charles F.
darcy, Pri,nate of the Anglican
Church In Ireland, assisted by other
church dignitaries, participated to-day
in Belfast Cathedral at service Of
intercession in connection with the
opening of the Ulster Parliament.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

PUEBLO, Col, Jane Dust as
the city was beginning to recover
this afternoon from the devastating
foods of Friday night and SATURDAY.
morning cloudburst, augmented b.
waters sweeping from two huge
bursting reservoirs on Beaver Creek,
thirty miles west of the city, once
more inundated Pueblo and threas4
ened additional loss of life.
This was. followed tonight at 8
O'Clock by another terrific downpour
of rain, almost as severe as the
cloudburst. The result was that
the water reached even higher
stage than it did in the great sood
Friday night. Late tonight, how
ever, the river had reached it's crest
and the flood began to subside.
There was an unconfrmed report
tonight that $50 bodies had been
found in an overturned passenger
train in the railroad yards.
Flood Nears High Mark
The water rushing down from the
reservoirs, one of which had a ca
pacity Of 100,000,00o gallons,
reached the city just as the cloud
burst broke from the blackened sky
As result the flood rose within a
few inches of the high mark of Fri
day night, when the greatest damage
was caused.
This message is being sent from q
telegraph Office into which the food
water is now pouring.
1t is impossible because of the con-
fasion to form even an approximate
" correct estimate of the number Of
dead or the property loss. Reports
Of casualties vary from minimum
OF 100 to 1000. There is even 4
difference in the statements of the
number of bodies now in the
morgues. One report said 100 bodies
had been recovered, while another
was that 800 bodies had been found.
Official Estimates Vary
J. L. Morehead, secretary to Gov
ernor Shoup, said the deaths would
not exceed $50, while the Red Gross
fixed the minimum at 100. Chief of
Police DAILY said at least 1000 per
sens, mostly children living in the
lowlands, where the poorer classes
resided, had been drowned.
The city is under martial law.
Twenty-Five men have been arrested
for looting, and one man, Mexican.
was shot by guards.
The property loss is estimated as
high as s2o,Ooo,ooo One store alone,
which had stock of ss,o0o,ooo. re-
ported almost complete loss.
Between 1000 and 1000 refugees are
being cared for, The Red Cross is
feeding the needy as fast as food can
be prepared.
Inc CITY IS stlll IN darkness and with
out traction service. 1t had been hoped
before the second food came TO ar
range for electric current by Monday.
The water system mad been put in
operation late yesterday, but was agair
put out of commission to-day By tbs
second food.
Meagre Supplies Reaching City
Small quantities OF supplies are
reaching the city, but there is need for
much more.
The dams that burst were the
Shafer and the Skagway. on Beayer
Greek The Shafer Dam, which wa
thirty miles northwest of Pueblo
and held 100000, ,0oe gallons Of water
went out at 1890 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. The Skagway Dam, which il six
miles further up Beaver Greek. wen
out at 10 o'clock. II was the loosenine
OF the waters held by the Skagway Dan
which caused the Shafer Dam 60 break
Shafer Dam held the waters of Laks
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Crippled Boy Near Death
AS His Baby Auto Burns
Rescuers ON Lonely Road Find
Him Screaming and Unable
to Move: Clothing Afire

Samuel Ash jr. late yesterday after
noon set out from his home on North
Drive. Malba, the fashionable residence
section Of Whitestone, L.. l., to drive
his miniature automobile through
Malba woods. He is fourteen years
old(a and is paralyzed below the waist.
The car caught fire and Samuel barely
escaped death.
He was alone when the baby auto
mobile began to burn and was unable
either to move himself from his seat
or do anything to check the fire. All
he could do was scream for help.
Lillian Biscay and Thomas Erskine
were strolling through the woods and
heard the screams. They grabbed
young Ash from the burning machine
and threw sand on him to extinguish
the flames. AS it was he was badly
burned about the hands and face. He
was taken home.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Fire Threatens Heart
Of Downtown Pittsburgh
General Alarm Sounded for
Blaze After Midnight Near
Department Stores

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June MON
day. Of unknown origin starting
10 an Office building in the downtown
business section of Pittsburgh at 1890
o'clock this moring threatened depart.
ment stores and other nearby build
ings.
A general alarm brought out all fire
tho blaze in the heart of the business
district Of the city.
Local Offices of the Fairbanks Scale
Company, the Pittsburgh Office Equip
ment Company and the New York Wall
Paper Company were destroyed. The
less roughly estimated at $780, 900, if
other buildings were not ignited.
Briarclin Lodge. BriArclin Manor. N r..
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06

Estimates of Dead Still
Wide Apart as Fresl
Deluge Halts Search;
Vary From 100 to /, 600
Troops Arrest Is
Looters; One Shot
Nearly 5000 Refugees
Homeless; No Light or
Water; Loss 20 Millions
by The Associated aress.J

PUEBLO, Col, june 5.-Reports
received late tonight from Swai-
lows, Col, 16 miles west of here
along the Arkansas River, said an
other wall of water was rushing
toward this city.
The water was four feet higher at
Swallows than it was Fast Friday
when the FIRST torrent swept toward
Pueblo.
The report led to the fear that
the maximum depth of the second
inundation here would reach four
teen feet, since the previous max
imum depth was ten feet.
A steady rain last night and a
threatening storm lead officers 70
take an extremely gloomy view OF
the situation.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
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POLAND SPRING HOUSE, South Poland
Ma Now open. For information and rates
write hotel, or phone 474s Mad sq.--Adys
New-York tribune., 1921-06-06

Briarclin Lodge. RrfArcliR Manor, n. T..
10 Open. June Is the Ideal month. .--Advt
Arizona republican., 1921-04-16
Live Sfotk5
Chicauo

OhlCaQO
 CHICAGO. April 15.-CATTLE- fecelpts 400e; market generally steady; top yearlings, steers and helfers $9.5O; top heavy beef steers, s9; bulk fat steers $S.00MS.75: bulk fat she stock, s5-50m7.50; few choice heifers up to S9; canners and cutters mostly s275@4.0o; bulls largely s5@ 6-25; veal calves to packers mostly s7GS; bulk stockers and feeder steers $6.25m775
 HOGS-Receipts 19,O0O; market fairly active; lights steady to 10 cents higher; others uneven; mostly 10 cents to 15 cents higher than yester- days average; spots. up more: top s9.35; bulk 200 pounds down, $9G925: bulk 220 pounds up, SS.10mS.75; pigs str9ag; bulk desirable around s925. SHEEP-Receipts 10000; market opened steady to higher; shorn lambs top S9.35 to packers: 90 to 94 pound shorn lambs, $S 25; bulk sS.25m9.25: wooded lambs top to packers s9.75: average 90 pound, choice Colorado pulp fed shorn ewes, S6.10; few good to choice wooded ewes. $6.50: choice 65 pound feeder lambs, late yesterday s7.50.
 Kansas City
 KANSAS CITY, April 15-CATTLE Receipts $50; beef steers and butch CT stock mostly steady to strong; stock higher; steers steady.
 HOGS-Receipts 1900: market closed active. lights mostly steady: others unevenly 10 cents higher.
 SHEEP-Receipts 200O; lambs mostly steady; some heavies around 25 cents higher