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LOOK the noor and made short and in
teresting talks and various valuable
suggestions were offered. In the alb.
sence OF Harry B. Durham. who was
called ont of town or business. C. A
Porter. vice-chaiman presided.
Mr.. Chaplin, who has lived in wyo.
ming since early boyhood. founded the
Laramie Republican in 1890 and ranks
as one of III oldest newspaper editors
in the Rocky Mountain region. DO
fore founding the Republican Mr..
Chaplin was associated with the Lara
mie Boomerang and at hat time
worked with the famous Bill Nye,
whose writing in hal paper became
celebrated throughout the English
speaking world.
, 1922-06-10
BALL SCORES

Babe Ruth crashed out his sixth
tF,me run Of the season with n
man on base in the third inning Of
foday's game between New York
and st. Louis, at st. Louis. In the
same game Pipp hit n homer in
the second inning for New York.
Harry Heilmann Of Detroit hit a
homo run in the seventh inning Of
Dctroit's game with Washington.
, 1922-06-10
HUSBAND ASSOCIATED
WITH DOHENY INTERESTS.

Los ANGELES. CAL. June TO-
Genevieve Paddleford. under arrest in
Vienna. is tho wife OF DR.. George E,
Paddleford of Hollywood. Cal. foi-ner
associate Of T.. L. Doheny. the oil
merchant prince. She is widely known
for h sensational part she had in
tho Could divorce case. when she was
known as Mrs. Ben Teal and at one
time was Mrs. Eleanor Mckinney
Toomey oz ST. Paul.
, 1922-06-10
GREAT FALLS MAN DEAD.

SPOKANE. Wash. Tune 10.-Bert
Cheliquist of Great Falls. Mont. died
today in a local hospital, where he
had been undergoing treatment for a
week for a throat affection. Mr..
C%hellquist, who was so years of age.
is survived by his wife and. seven
children at Great Falls.
, 1922-06-10
WITH POST
COSTS AUTO DRIVER SIS
IN ADDITION TO DAMAGE

W. D. Evans Jr.. was assessed a fine
of SIS in police court yesterday for
running down the lamp post In front
OF the o-S building. Evans had no
brakes on his car.
Bell Hampton and Nedra Hunter
were zach given 30 days for vagrancy
shortly after . o'clock last night five
arrests OF rpeeders were made
, 1922-06-10
WITNESSES SOUGHT
FATHER WILL CO ON GRILL

they had left the elder Wards home
IN Spuyten Duyvil. a few hours be-
fore the appeared
The authorities want to question
the father of Walter S. Ward re-
garding the blackmail plot. said by
his son to have caused the killing
of Peters in a fight on the Kensico
reservoir road May is.
, 1922-06-10
LengLen Retains
French Title

PARIS. June 1o.-By The Associ-
ated Press).-M1le. Suzanne Lenglen
successfully defended her title as wom-
ems singles tennis champion of France
today by defeating Madame Golding.
the challenger, 81, 60, in the conclud-
ing match of the French hard court
championships.
, 1922-06-10

the killing of Miss Florence Bar
ton. society girl here. shot 10 death
on a lonely country road while driv-
ing with her fiance in October. 1890.
Roberts death followed an Mt
tempt to rob the King Coffee COM
pany. according to the police.
, 1922-06-10
MILLIONAIRE SUES GIRL
BREACH OF PROMISE UP

CHICAGO. June 1o.-Reversing
the code of love l~itigations. John R.
Roberts. Texas rancher and oil
man. whose wealth is reputed at
s 1000 900. has filed the praecipe of
$4,000 breach of promise sui
against Miss Gladys Wells. an
actress. now living in Chicago.
Miss Wells said she finally &C
, 1922-06-10

The reasons for the reported mes
sage from Ward 20 his son-"not a
cent for blackmsil, but I viii spend
s75,o 900 to put the gang in jail"-are
desired by the county officials, who
also want to learn just how much
Ward money has been paid the
bfackmailers and who made the de-
mands.
, 1922-06-10
Rickenbacker On
Flight to Omaha

DEXTER. Iowa, June 1o.-Eddie
Rickenbacker left here at 40 o'clock
this afternoon for Omaha, Neb., in his
transcontinental flight He was
forced down near here late yesterday
on account of ignition trouble caused
by lighting striking his plane at De
troit Thursday.
, 1922-06-10
SUMMARY OF
NIGHT News

Observation-Disclosures Of cx-
p~enditures aggregating $3.50 5000, for
construction OF LOG miles OF roads in
colorado was announced by Secretary
Wallace. Tho PROJECTS are within,
adjoining or adjacent TO national for.
ests"
, 1922-06-10

copied Roberts attentions after he
had followed her owe the country.
he presented me with
furs n jewels valued. he claimed.
at $4,000. he said hat / was his
property" Miss Wells said. ct
moved to Mexia. Texas, where he
lived and during two years there
he used TO huri such words at me
as; 4 bought your soul. You be.
, 1922-06-10
BANDIT KILLED In GUN BATTLE
*. c. UNDERWORLD LEADER DEAD

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June To-
Fred Roberto, known to the police
and underworld as big Fred" be-
Of his diminutive stature,
was killed in n gun fight with three
policemen early today. Roberts
was charged with murder following
, 1922-06-10

CINCINNATI, O.-SamuA Gompcrs
president of the American Federation
of Labor, addressing a club Of business
men, interpreted the United States su-
preme court decision in the celebrated
Coronado coal case as a negation Of
tho right to strike and declared or
ganized labor would appeal to con-
gross for new Legislation setting aside
the decision
, 1922-06-10

United States s~enatorship next fall,
was traced from the obscure days
when he was a siy.yea--old orphan in
Iowa to h present time when he, as
floor leade. of the majority party in
the house OF representatives, possesses
more influence and authority than any
Parsonage in hat historic body.
Mr.. Chaplin is no orator, nor does
he Make any claims to be one, but his
sincerity and his robust personality
do more to convince his hearers than
could superficial ~oratorical flights. He
spoke of the service which Mondeil
had rendered to the state of wyo-
ming. OF the nationally famous acts
which the Wyoming congressman had
caused to be placed upon the statute
books and of the fact that Mondell.
although in a position TO become a
rich man due to his high position
rather had chosen to remain a poor
man. serve well his constituency. and
keep ,nviolate his trust with the
people. Several episodes characteris,
tic Of Congressman MondeIi were re-
lated, some OF r-s.sch were not without
their humorous side.
Following the speech by Mr.. Chaplin
tho meeting was thrown open for the
advancement of suggestions for the
future conduct of the young mems Re-
publican club as well as for ideas con-
corning the coming political campaign.
Several prominent local politicians
, 1922-06-10

British newspapers freely intimated
that True was the son OF of the
most noted gentle women of the Eng
Iish nobility. but True's identity has
been withheld by the British authori-
ties. He was tried for the murder of
Gertrude Yates in London three weeks
ago and saved from hanging by com.
mitment to a hospital for the criminal
insane.
The facts of this conviction and sen
tence in Alameda, across the bay from
San Francisco. were brought to light
by William MADEIRA. postoffice in
spector. who traced True in his flight
from the Pacific coast to New Orleans,
where he was arrested for the theft
and forgery Of money orders. Com
parison Of photographs of the English
felon first sentenced to be hanged,
with those of True taken here com
pleted the Identification.
At the time of his conviction here
he claimed right to the title, the
Honorable Arthur Reginald French.
otherwise Lord De Freyne of French
Park, County Roscommen, Ireland.
He was an adventurer and born SOL
der OF fortune, according to the Off
Ger who trailed him from here to New
Orleans.
He had been army officer. sheep
rancber in Africa. aviator In Brazil.
member of the Royal Canadian Mount
ed Police. and while here in San Fran
cisco tried his hand at prize fighting" !
Madeira said.
, 1922-06-10

long to me- He demanded that i
marry him and pesteTed me until ]
was frantic. I had to escape from
him and I left six months ago. hid
ing like a fugitive What he wants.
l think, is to force me 10 marry
him o. return his gifts"
Roberts is said to have become
wealthy over night when oil was
discovered on his ranch.
, 1922-06-10

in.
v~estigation Of prices charged by btu
minous coal operators and retailers
was promised by Senator Borah OF
Idaho. chairman of the senate labor
committee mt n conference with Soc
rotary HoovcA Of the department Of
commerce. II the basic price scale e.
tablished at conferences between
Hoover and committees Of producing
operators arc made the baSis for prof
tcering.
, 1922-06-10
SLAYER GRANTED REPRIEVE BY
BRITISH SERVED TIME HERE
Is Identified as a Lord De Freyne, Soldier
of Fortune, in Frisco Dispatch; Eng
land Raises Storm of Protest

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1o.-Mai. Ronald True, whose
repreve from the gallows for murder brought a storm of pro-
test from the british press yesterday, claimed to be Lord
De Freyne, step-son of Lord Glen Falloch of Scotland, when
he served a fifteen months federal sentence in the Alameda.
Cal, county jail in 1915 for forging stolen postal money or
, 1922-06-10

NEW Y0RK-Tfree deaths and
eight prostrations yesterday worc At
tr;buted to heat 1t was tho summers
hottest day with the mercury reaching
IS and humidity hovering around the
sixty mark.
, 1922-06-10
Seized For
Fishing Without
License, Report

VICTORIA, B. c.. June 1o.-Ffftcen
small Japanese fishing boats have
been seized off the west coast of Van
couver island for fishing without II.
censes. according to word received
here.
, 1922-06-10
Of STATE LOUD IN PRAISE Of MONDELL|
OF WYOMING sOLON OUTLINED IN ADDRESS
Young Mems Republican Club Treated to Review
Of Service on Which Senatorial Campaign
Of Congressman VIII Be Based

"Mondeli' was the theme of the address made last night
at the courthouse by w. E. Chaplin, pioneer Wyoming news
paper man and present secretary of state, on the occasion
club.
The career of this remarkable Wyoming statesman, Frank
, 1922-06-10
Hollywood Oil Trader Under Arrest in Vienna for Stumbling Operations
Mars Dissertations
AreN earingC Climax.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., June 1o-Observations of the planet
Mars, which have been in progress at the Lowell Observatory
here for four months, will reach a climax between tonight
when Mars passes a point in its orbit directly opposite the
sun from the earth and June 1S when it VIII be closer to the
, 1922-06-10

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. June 10.
@Sheriff's deputies today were
searching for George s. Ward and
Ralph d. Ward, father and brother
Of Walter S. Ward. confessed slayer
Of Clarence Peters. e%x-soldier.
Subpoenas for Wards father and
arother were issued yesterday but
, 1922-06-10

SAN ANTONIONPripted proclama,
tions containing a call to the army to
adhere to the revolutionary plan and
with the name Of General Francisco
Mwgufa, former CarTanxa official, at
tached. have been received in San An.
tonic from Havana
, 1922-06-10
River BRIDGE EAST OF CITY
RUINED BY FIRE, ESTIMATE OF y
LOSS IS PLACED AT $1,000

Several sections OF, the county bridge over the Platte river
three miles east of Casper were destroyed and the crossing
rendered useless as the result of a fire famed by a high wind,
which spread from a rubbish heap at the city dump Friday
afternoon. The fire held sway throughout the late afternoon
and it was only through hard work on the part of the Casper
fire department n Volunteers that it, The bridge va built recently by the
was placed under control and the re- Burlington and was turned over to the
of he bridge saved. The lossIc county. The cost of its constructio
approximate 81 900 wa SIS 900.
, 1922-06-10

of the previous plans would be neces-
|sary.
Garbutt, Weidner. and Sweeney have
received official orders from the local
school, board to go ahead with the
plans and to perfect them as soon
AS possible. The architects expect to
, 1922-06-10

BOSroN-Many heat presentations
we're recorded yesterday, Boston swell
tering through the third successive
day Of temperature in tho nineties-
, 1922-06-10

TRENTON. n. J.-Business is i'm
proving and wages, though readjust
ing, arc never going down 60 pre-wal
levels. President Harding told an audi
ence in Trenton from n train platform
last night.
, 1922-06-10

LONDON, June 1o.-The cutlery
against the reprieve of Major Ron
ald True, who was committed to an
institution for the criminal insane
after having been convicted Of the
murder of Gertrude Yates, continued
undated today. According to the
, 1922-06-10

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was tho hot
test June Q experienced in Denver 70,
"A years, tho mercury reaching s5 de
grees. .
, 1922-06-10

ing designs for a building fit to house
the high school students Of Casper in
a proper way.
II necessary they win make an ex
tended visit to some OF the best high
schools that have been erected within
the United States this year so that
they may be able to bring casper's
building up to date
, 1922-06-10
New HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
TO SEAT 1000 AUTHORIZED

Changes in the plans of the new high school building for
which bonds are to be floated to the extent of $500,000, will
give the structure an auditorium with a seating capacity OF
1000 instead of 200 as was first proposed. The mammoth
|hcials to the realization that an auditorium holding only
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-11
Boy, 10, Tries to
Blast Downtown
Denver Bank Safe
Alone, Youth Blows Way Half
Through Vault Before
Frightened Away by Noise
of Explosions.

Denver. Colo. March l0.-Harry
Singer. 10, arrested al 4 o'clock thi,
morning, is said BY police 10 have
confessed to an attempt made last
night 20 rob the valuts of the
Metropolitan State bank.
Singer. according 10 the police,
declared that he had worked without
the aid OF an accomplice and had
drilled aud blasted half way through
the giant walls Of the vault before
he became frightened away by the
detonations OF nitroglycerine which
he had used in attempting to effect
an entrance.
Frightened by Blast.
According to Chici OF Detectives
W. a. Rinker, Singer declared that
the last blast which he used had been
so loud that it frightened him. Hear
ing the police riot squad, he dashed
out and hid on the roof OF the bank
building. which is near the heart OF
the downtown business district. After
the police lett the building, he says
he jumped iiom the roof to the roof
OF an adjoining building, which
houses a restaurant. Then he en-
tered a skylight and proceeded TO
rifle the cash register of the res
turant. lie also took walters coat
which he found in the building, as
he had left hie own in the bank
building when he escaped. 1t was
while he was leaving the restaurant
that he was arrested.
Turns Burglar.
In addition 10 leaving his coat in
the bank building Singer left two
suit cases containing all elaborate set
of burglar tools.
Singer, according to the police,
came 10 Denver two months ago III
search of work. Failing to find it,
he turned burglar, and police are
authority for the statement that
Singer had confessed to a series OF
robbcries which for the last two
weeks have been battling the police.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-11
Consideration of
Soldiers Bonus
Bill Postponed
House Ways and Means Com.
mittee to Take Up Com.
promise Measure on
Monday. ~-..

Washington, March l0.-.Announcc.
ment by Chairman Fordney that the
house ways and means committee
would meet Monday, instead of to.
morrow, TO consider the compromise
soldier bonus bill, was the chief de.
velopment today in the bonus situa.
ton.
Inability OF several committee mem
bers to be on hand tomorrow prompt.
ed postponcment of the meeting, &C,
cording to the chairman, who de.
clared, however, that the delay ii,
obtaining committee action on the
bill would in no way affect the pro-
gram, which calls for vote in the
house within 10 days.
Favorable Report Assured.
Favorable report on Monday by
the committee OF the revised bill, is
assured, committee members agreed
They generally were OF the opinion
that no further changes of, conse-
quence would be made in the meas
ure.
Several committee members are
expected to vote against reporting the
bill to the house, but a safe majority
is said to feel that the measure is a
Satisfactory" compromise.
Mr.. Fordney, on his return from
western trip, refused to CONNER
OH the announced intention OF Comp
troller of the Currency Crissinger to
advise national banks not TO accept
certificates as security for loans to
former service men.
Plan Vote on March 20.
Representative Mondell, republican
leader, said that plans for a house
vote on the bill, under suspension Of
the rules on March 20, were TN
changed. As this program would
bar amendments, leaders expressed
the opinion that there was no posi-
bility of a tax-raising provision being
attached.
With debate limited to less than an
hour under the suspension OF the
rules program, various members OF
the house are expected to take ad-
vantage OF lulls in debate to air their
views on the bonus question. Sew
eral members are said to be plan
ming to comment on the stand taken
by Comptroller Crissinger.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-11
Mclaughlin Wins Fight
for Hearing on Rail Bill

Washington, March 10.-(Special
Telegram. )-Through the activity OF
Congressman Mclaughlin OF Ne
braska. who is championing the fight
of the travelingmen of the country
for an interchangeable mileage book
of 1000 to 5000 miles, the interstate
and foreign commerce committee OF
the house capitulated today, Chair
man Winslow agreeing to hold a
one-day hearing on the senate bill,
fixing March q for the hearing,
While recognizing the pressure
that Mr.. Mclaughlin brought on
the chairman, Mr.. Winslow said it
had been an invioluable rule of the
committee not to report measure
until hearings had been had. Mr..
Mclaughlin was greatly pleased with
the situation and readily acquiesced
in the chairmans decision to hear
both sides.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-11
.Kinkaid Explains
Irrigation Bill
Water Users on North Platte
May Derive Benefits From
Proposed Pact,

Washiup,on March 1O-(Specia,
Telegram.) - Congressman Kinkaid
in response to A question whether
the so-called Raker bill. amendatory
of The reclamation act nermittinp the
secretary of the interior 10 enter into
4 contract with anv regularly or
panizcd irrigation district would al
fect the wafer users IN the North
platte nroiect in Nebraska said.
ar the water users Of the North
Platte will substitute ,he district svs-
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-11
Twelve Charges Used
to Electrocute Youth

Little Rock, Ark, March 10
James Wells, lS-year-old murderer,
was electrocuted at the state peniten-
tiary after unsuccessful attempts
had been made by an inexperienced
electrician to electrocute him. The
18th attempt according to witnesses,
was successful.
Gong 10 the chair singing, he
continued to sing until the first
charge of electricity was sent
through his body. Wells was exam
ined by the state physicians, who
pronounced him still alive.
Another charge of electricity was
sent through his body but with the
same result. Witnesses began to
leave the death room and only a few
were present when the last charges
were sent through his body and
Wells finally was pronounced dead.
Fully 20 minutes were consumed in
putting him to death.
Wells was convicted OF killing
Peter Trenz, 4 farmer near Month
cello. He was one Of those who es-
capped with Tom Slaughter.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-11
Tax Commissioner on
Trail Of Intangibles

Liuenln. March l0.-fSpeeiail-
New methods are being emplaged
hy w, ii. Osborne, state taE cons
missioner, 10 catch ihs Intangible
tax dodgers lie announced today
that he had written 20 numerous for
eign corporations Tor names % Ne
bFaska stockholders and is learning
much more about the wealth Of esFr
tain Nebraskans than he ever
dreamed could be true.
This stock. under provisions Of
Senate File nS. Is subject 20 one
iiilh the tax placed on tangible
property. Another plan Is 20 get
from county tFeasuFers the amount
and number Of county warrants -.
sued 10 wholesale paper. drugs and
machinery firms, These warrants
are subject 20 a small tax under
The new law,
Meetings explaining the new taX
provisions have been held hv 0s.
horne and his helpers ~ Lincoln,
Grand Island, Bridgeport, Alliance.
Sidney,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-11
Democrats Fight
Bill to Increase
Federal Judges
Question of Prohibition En-
forcement Involved During
Debate of Measure on
Floor of Senate.

Washington, March 10.-A new
fight. involving enforcement OF pro-
hibition, opened today in the senate
during consideration OF bill to
authorize 19 additional federal dis
trict judges. Democratic senators
opened fire on the bill Immediately,
some opposing more judges, Others
criticising the assignment proposed
for the extra judges and others op-
posing a provision which. it is said
might place dry" judges in wet
states, or vice versa.
The prohibition enforcement ques-
ton was brought up by Senator
Broussard, democrat, Louisiana, one
OF the leading opponents Of the Vol
stead law. He said the bills provi-
sion authorizing the chief justice OF
the supreme court to assign district
Judges to work in other than their
own states might result in trials by
judges who were mot i'll accord with
the ideas of the community"
Senator Caraway, democrat. Ar
kansas, said he had been approached
by man urging support of the bill
and told that "the only excuse" for
the assignment provision was to meet
a situation, caused by refusal of GER
tain Judges TO enforce the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-11
Feeling High in Crawford
Against Alleged Assailant

Crawford, Neb., March l0.--Fol-
lowing complaint OF the S-year-old
daughter of Mrs. White, a widow,
that she had been assaulted by
Frank Propose. Propose was arrested
by Chief of Police Horton. The al
legged assault took place several
days ago, according to the child. Be-
cause of feeling against the accused
man Sheriff Garfield today had him
removed to Chadron. The condition
Of the girl is said to be serious.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-11
Livestock Men to Open
COOPERATIVE Company

Chicago. Mach 10 - Immediate
establishment Of PradugeFs ea-eneIa'
tive commission companies ~ Chi
saga. Peoria and indianapolis was
decided upon today ~ = meeting
here 0f the executive committee Of
the National Livestock Producers
ass0Cialfon, which grew out OF the
farmers livestock marketing eom'
mittre Of Is, appointed by the
American Farm Bureau federation,
George W. BriIey, Carthage, ILL.,
Warren Crabb Delayan, ills George
MekeFFow. Pewaukee, Wis; A.
Sykes. Ida Grove, la NJ. saf, Es'
sex. a., and Frank Coyne. Mont
Pose, a.. were appointed directors
oil the Chicago company,