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, 1922-09-16

i The Texas company party consists
of Amos L. Beatty, president of the
Texas company. t. J. Donsghue. first
vice president, Fred w. Freeman,
vice president Texas Production COM
pany and David Connolly. vice presi-
Gent Texas Production company.
The people OF Casper who support
cd the chamber of so 10y
ally in the campaign to secure the
Texas refinery will have an opportu-
nifty to meet the Texas company Off
cials and learn at fret hand some
thing OF the comrany's plans for de-
velopment OF the plant now being
built east OF the city.
The committes appointed to han
disc the program and arrange for the
dinner consists OF Harry Fee. Chair
mar Sam conweii. Joe Denham. Lew
NJ. Gay. Earl d. Holmes. Ben 5cherck
A. e. Sterritt. Roy Wyiand and C.
II. Townsend. This committee will
meet this afternoon or this evening
to arrange the details OF ths ban
quet-
Needless TO say that all members
OF tho chamber Of commerce are cord
tally invited. and reservations should
be made as early as possible In or
der that the seating capacity can be
arranged according to the number
that expect to attend.
, 1922-09-16
RIcKENBACKER WEEDS DIVORCED
Wife OF RIVAL in AIR SERVICE

NEW YORK. Sept. 1s.-Captain
Eddie Rickenbacker, American ace,
was married today at First Pres
byterian church, Sound Beach,
Conn.,, to Mrs. Adelaide t. Durant,
divorced wife of a former rival of
the American flyer in automobile
racing. They sailed on the Males
tic for a honeymoon in Europe.
Before sailing, Captain Ricken-
hacker said that the ceremony had
been performed by the Rev. L. w
Barney, with the Rev. Blister. rec
tor of Old ST. Paul's church. Lin
coin Park. Chicago. who officiated
at the christening and confirmation
Of the flyer. was assistant and best
man.
Mrs. Rickenbacker wore a dia-
mond. ruby and sapphire pendant
in the form of a bat and ring. the
, 1922-09-16

the game for several days with an In
jured shoulder. resumed his position.
An overflow attendance. estimate
at between $4,000 and 10000 persons.
some OF whom waited at the gates
since last night for admft1ance. was
on hand. Ropes were stretched al
o around the entire playing field.
Ground rules were put into force
by the umpires. Mounted police pa
troiied the park to prevent h crowd
from scurging ont othe field.
New York-Witt CT; Duean 5b:
Ruth II: Pipp ID: schang C; Meusei
RI, Ward 2b; Scott IS; Shawkey y.
st. Louis-Tobin If: Foster Oh: Sis
Ter 1b; Williams II: jacobson. CT: Nc
Manus 2b; SEVERED c; Gerber SIS;
shocker p.
Umpires Evans. Guthrie. Dineen.
, 1922-09-16
SALT CREEK GAS PLANT SAVED
BY Efficient FIRE FIGHTING

What might have otherwise proved
a disastrous fire was through the
heroic efforts of employees. averted
at the Midwest gas plant in Salt
Creek last night when a battery OF
underground storage tanks became
ignited from some unknown cause
The fire was discovered about 1890
in the tanks in which the casing head
gasoline is stored bafore turning to
the pipeline. The alarm was sounded
Immediately. the flew shut down and
at 2 o'clock this morning the flames
had been completely smothered. the
, 1922-09-16

emblem of the 4sth squadron which
Captafa Rickenbacker commanded.
The emblem. M of the aces most
treasured possessions, was present
ed him by the citizens of Columbus.
Ohio. his native city, upon his re-
turn from the war.
Our romance began New Years
V at the Commodore hotel" Mrs.
Rickenbacker said. although 1 had
known Captain Rickenbacker slight
ly in California ten years ago"
The wedding tour will last for
two months. Captain Rickenbacker
said. during which they will visit
the places where as Americas
foremost war flyer. he is credited
with bringing down &c enemy
planes. Captain and Mrs. Ricken-
hacker viii live in Detroit upon
their return.
, 1922-09-16

rested. Three head OF catti1 were
found in Harwood's corral which were
proven TO belong to Other people.
Other reported losses at the same
time caused the authorities to wire
to Omaha and instruct the stockyards
there to keep tho hides of the last
shipment OF cattle until they could
be examined further. Deputy Sheriff
couleinan went at once { Omaha.
and with the aid OF the inspectors OF
the stoclSyarde. found 20 hides that
possessed altered brands.
Authorities believe that enough evi.
dence IS I'm existence to convict the
men under suspicion. Ts-y also be-
licve that cattle rustiing In Wyoming
has been to d large extent broken up
because OF the arrest of these mon.
, 1922-09-16

First Inning
New York-Witt singled off Fost.
er's glove. Williams made n great
catch Of Dugan's hot liner. sbocker
drew roun6s Of applause by striking
out Ruth. Pipp walked. Witt going
10 nscond, schanE fouled to severeid,
No runs. ono hit, no errors
st. Lcuis-Dugan threw out Tobin.
Scott tossed out Foster. Sisler bounc:
ed TO shawkey. No runs. no hits. no
orrorE.
Second Inning.
New York-Mrusel singled and
went to second on J~acobson's error.
Meusei scored on Scott's single to
center. shawkey vas out. McManus
to sisier. Scott going to second. Witt
flied to Jacobson. One run. two hits.
one error.
st. Louis-wniiama flied TO witt.
Jacobson hit into the right field
crowd. ground rules holding him to
two bases. McManus grounded to
Dugnn. who tagged Jacobson on the
line. and doubled McManus at first
No runs. one hit, no errors.
Third Inning.
New York-Dugan singled to left
Ruth singled TO right. Dugan
going to third. Dugan scored on
Pipp's sacrifice ny to Williams.
shocke- picked Ruth off first. schang
rolled to Sisier who tossed to shocker
the out. One run, two hits. no err
rors.
st. Louis SEVERED flied 10 witt.
rs,th MAS ,rdar iou9 Civ
Shocker struck out. No runs, no
hits. no erreors
Fourth Inning.
New York-Meusel walked. Ward
fouled to SEVERED. Jackson easily
took care Of Scott's fly. shawkey
hoisted TO McManus. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
St. Louis-Soott threw out Tobin:
Foster fouied to Pipp. sisler bounced
double off Wards Skins. Williams
, 1922-09-16

sPoRTsMEN's PARK. ST. LOUIS,
Sept. 1s.-with the championship Of
the league at stake New York a..d
st. Louis crossed bats this afternoon
In the first of n three-game series.
Leading the Browns by the narrow
margin. OF n half game. the Yankees
were determined TO strengthen their
grip on first place. and sent Bob
Shawkey, n Of their most efficient
pitchers. to the mound.
The Browns were confident of TAX.
ing the lead by winning today's game
and Urban shocker. the local ace.
assembled he rubber against the
visitors,
Geo%e sisier. star first baseman
for the Browns, who has been out OF
, 1922-09-16

Mr.. Drake states that the speed
with which the fire department
answered the alarm and got the fire
under control reflects great credit
on the city. The actual time from
he turning in of the alarm to the
arrival Of the apparatus from No. 2
station was three minutes. Two
minuts later water was playing on
the house and five minutes more
saw the blaze completely under con-
troll.
The proprietor of the house has
been unable to advance any reason
for the incendiarlsm.
, 1922-09-16
fFIRE-BUC' USES COAL
OIL But HOUSE IS SAVED

Fire believed to be OF incendtary
origiu burned off the rsar end of
the tso-story. frame rooming house
at the southeast corner OF A and
Wolcott STR cts at / o'clock this
morning. 4 trail OF kerosene sat
ursted newspapers was found run
ming from the front door on the first
floor, through the hall and into a
bedroom at the rear OF the house.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis, who conduct
the rooming house were in Douglas
in attendance at the state fair and
knew nothing of tho fife until their
return this morning. Part OF the
loss is covered by insurance.
, 1922-09-16

F. J. Drake ana Thcmaz Green
neld of the Jewell Tea company of
Denver, Colo. with W structural
iron workers were asleep in bed
rooms on the upper floor when the
blaze was discovered by a man on
the street.
Drake and Greenfield woke to
hnd their room full of smoke and
both men jumped in their night
clothes through the window and on
to a veranda roof. The other two
men climbed down a ladder from tbs
fire department.
, 1922-09-16

No 9 and 8 plants resumins opera
tions at 7:<5.
1t has not yet bsen determined
what caused tho biaas although it IS
presumed that In some a
spark came in contact with the gas.
The only accident occurring during
the confiaEradon was tho painful but
not serious burning Of the right hand
OF the pumper on duty. The damage
is estimated ut from $1,000 to $4,000
in addition to h loss sustained by
shutting down the plant for n num-
Der of hours.
, 1922-09-16
DIVORCE ASKED.

Jean strawn has filed suit in the
Court for absolute divorce
from George Strawn alleging indig-
mites such as to make a continuation
of the marriage relations jptolerable.
The marriage of fire couple occurred
at Casper on Nov IL, 1917.
, 1922-09-16
RUSTLERS IN
PLATTE JAIL
Three Alleged Ring Leaders of Gang OPP
Grating Wyoming on Extensive Scale
Are Held tWheatLand

Three men who are thought to be the brains of a ring of
cattle rushers who have been taking cattle from the bands
Of Wyoming and especially from the bands of Platte county
for the past five years have been arrested during she past
week on the advice of State Law enforcement Officer Roach.
The men are Sam Covington, who has been released on
, 1922-09-16
I HARDING TO VETO SOLDIER BONUS MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-(By The Associated
Press )-President Harding has decided definitely to
veto the soldiers bonus bill and will send his message to
the house Tuesday, according to some of his close ad-
visers who have talked with him recently.
Some of tina presidents friends were understood to
, 1922-09-16

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 16.-(By The Associated Press.)-
George Sisler, star first baseman of the st. Louis Americans,
today tied the major league record for hitting in consecutive
games, when he smashed a double off Wards shins in the
fourth inning of the New York.St. LOUIS game here.
L. was the doth consecutive game in which ne has had at
least one hs. Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers, established the
record in 1911.
, 1922-09-16

The number of senators absent when the vote comes
may decide the issue, although it was said that every eff
fort would be made to obtain pairs for all absentees in
GLIDING those senators in Europe who were not paired
in the vote August 81, when the senate passed the bill,
AZ to 22.
, 1922-09-16

be making an informal canvass in the senate in the hope
of counting enough votes to prevent the overriding of the
veto there. The result now was regarded as doubtful
with some friends and foes alike declaring there could
not be a definite estimate in advance of the actual roll
call.
, 1922-09-16
PLATTE INN
TO BE CLOSED

Action has been started by Prose
cutting Attorney NJ. w. Purcell to
close the building known as the
platte Inn" at the extreme north
end OF Center street near thu river
on the claim that its a nuisance be.
ing used for the purpose Of lewdness.
gambling and the keep.
ing and selling of liquor.
It is asked in the petition that the
building be closed for a period OF one
year and that the furniture and fix.
tures be sold.
c. P. Abrogast, John Terigariu,
Anna Terigarin and H. n. Youngbiood
are named as owners and operators
of the establishment against whom
the action Is brought.
, 1922-09-16
COMPANY OFFICIALS TO
BE GUESTS MONDAY NIGHT AT
FIRST FORUM meet OF Year

Officials of the Texas company, now on an inspection trip
of their properties in Wyoming, will be guests Monday night
of the Casper Chamber of Commerce when the first forum
meeting since the summer recess will be held. The dinner
will be- held at 6:16 o'clock.
, 1922-09-16

prepared to move promptly after receipt of a veto mes
sage to re-pass the bill and were confident that more
than the required two-thirds majority could be obtained.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The soldiers bonus bill
was signed by Speaker Gilett at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon.
, 1922-09-16

DETROIT. Sept. 16.-Canada and
every state in the United States
was represented at the opening here
today Of the annual convention Of
the sovereign grand lodge, Indepcnd-
ent Order Of Odd Fellows.
CHICAGO. Seut. 16.-Mrs. Amelia
Schreiber. 81, mother of twelve
children. today shot and killed her
husband who she said had been
drinking moonshine whiskey and
tried TO beat her. He was 81 years
old.
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 16.-Five
firemen were overcome by smoke
and helt and another seriously
burned by blazing ~creosote in n fire
which practically destroyed the six
story warehouse Of the Interstate
Forwarding company here today.
Estimates placed the Icss at from
s150.000 to $500, 900.
KITTANNING. Pa, Sept. 15.-
Davis S. Moxon. SO, Superintendent
Of the Beacon Hill Coal company's
mine in Armstrong county. was shot
and killed today by an 81 year old
civil war soldier. Andrew Davis.
PARIS, Sept. 16.-Represeuta-
tive Theodore e. Burton. OF Ohio,
member of the war debt funding
commission. was received by Pre-
mier Poincare today, They dis
cussed the situation In Europe and
the near east.
BOSTON. Sept. 1s.-Communities
In Massachusetts and northern New
England today were repairing dam
age done during the night by the
most severe electrical storm OF the
season. Farm buildings were de-
stroyed. churches and homees dam
aged and telegraph and telephone
services crippled.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. L.
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and SEVERED.

Batteries-Shawkey and Schang; ShOcker
and SEVERED.
SPORTSMAN PARK, ST. LOUIS, Sept. The New
York Yankees increased their lead in the American league
pennant race to one anS one-half games this afternoon by
defeating the st. Louis Browns, 2 to l.. Shawkcy was on
the mound for the visitors and Shoeker was his opponent.
, 1922-09-16

In the United States there is pro-
duced each year enough soap &c sup
ply every man. woman and child in
the country with 80 pounds Of the
commodity.
, 1922-09-16
George Sisler Back In Game

The average fan win have no
trouble oonlurinE up pictures Of the
enthusiasm which must have greeted
the return to the lineup m 81. Louis
today Of George sisier, star player Of
the major leagues. who has been out
Of the game several days with an IN
jured shoulder. sisler wAs 10 play in
at least part Of the today's game with
the. New York Yankees.
, 1922-09-16
LATE FLAS

More than 1,5oo additional workers
viii be given employment IN the In
dependent steel plants of the Youngs-
town district next week II was an
nounced hero today.
DIES MONIES, Sept. I'D. W.
Warehouses. for &c years professor
of physics and astronomy ut Drake
university was eiected dean Of the
Liberal Arts college and acting
president by the executive commit
tee Of tire board OF trustees He is
the discoverer Of the Morehouse
comet Of 1908.
, 1922-09-16

Shawkey Turns Trick for League Leaders
and Defeats Shocker, Peer of ST. Louis
HurIers; New York Boosts Lead to One
and One-HaH Games
The Idaho recorder., 1922-03-03
FOUR PERISH AS SNOW
SLIDE STRIKES ENGINE
Lives of Engineer and Fireman Saved
BY Being Inside Tank Of En-
gine's Tender

Denver, Colo.-Four employees OF
the Denver & Salt Lake railroad were
killed when a snowslde struck an en-
gine belonging to that road near Loop.
Colo. The men were swept down a
canyon 700 feet deep Their bodies
have not yet been recovered
Those killed We're Paul Paulson of
Denver assistant roadmaster of the
railroad; William Mongarvis. section
foreman; his brother, George Mon
garFis, section laborer, and George
karnabaS. a section laborer.
A. 5. Cane and Thomas Conway.
engineer and fireman, respectively. of
the engine, escaped with serious in
1uries and were taken to their homes
hi Tabernash. Attending physicians
said they would recover.
The engine had helped an east-bound
train over the continental divide and
had started back to Tabernash. Eight
miles west of Corona, Colo, the station
on the continental divide. the engines
water supply was exhausted as a re-
suit of The hard work of bucking snow
that had been piled on the tracks by
previous slides. The engine was stop
ped and the four men who later were
killed got out to shovel snow into tho
tank. The engineer and fireman got
inside the tank to distribute the snow
and 1t was to this that railroad offic-
ials attributed their escape.
The slide swept the engine from the
tracks into the canyon. The engine
turned over twice on the way down.
but the men inside were protected by
the walls of the tank.
The Idaho recorder., 1922-03-03
'onGES RESIGNATION or
lands BE NOT ACCEPTED
Former Democratic Representative
Says impeachment Action Is Still
Pending in Congress

Nashington.vRen Benjamin +. Welty,
former Democratic member of the
house from the Fourth Ohio district,
has made public II letter to President
Harding urging The resignation of Fed
erai Judge lands, now before the
president, be not accepted.
The former Ohio representative. who,
rs member of the last congress,
sought to have Judge Landis impeach-
ed after he had accepted the baseball
arbitership, also made public letter
to Chairman Volstead OF the house
judiciary committee In which ne quot
ed the chairman saying the impeach-
ment proceedings still were pending
and as promising to call up the matter
as soon as urgent legislation was out
of the way.
There is no doubt that the Inn
peachment proceedings against Judge
Lands are stili pending in congress, u
Mr.. Welty wrote In his letter to the
president, "and I felt In justice to
Judge Lands. as well as to the pub
lie. that the matter should be disposed
by congress. Judge Lands is either
innocent or guilty"
The Idaho recorder., 1922-03-03
MILLIONS IN FARM
CREDITS BEING REPAID
Improvement In Agricultural condi-
tlons ls Reflected, Director
Meyer Asserts

WashingtOn.-Improvement in ag-
ricultural conditions is beginning 10
manifest itself in an orderly direction,
reflected in recent payments to the
war finance corporation in connection
with its loans for export, agricultural
and livestock purposes. Managing
Director Eugene Meyer. Jr.. declared
recently In formal statement.
From Jan. to Feb. IS, Inclusive
he said, total Of S15, ,233. 900 has been
repaid to- the corporation, Of which
S.92O,OOO represented repayments of
loans and under the war powers of
the organization. OF that sum. he
added, S163,O0O was repaid on cattle
loans and $3,757, 900 on railroad and
public loans.
Repayments Of export advances, Mr..
Never said, totaled $T,641 200. of which
$4,000 was from exporters, $735, 900
from cooperative associations and
$A6O4.oOO by banking institutions
while sS.693,00 represented liouida-
tions of export loans financed through
Edge Law bank acceptances. Repay-
ment on account OF agricultural and
livestock loans. he continued, agyre-
gated S,671 900, of which s., SIT 600
was repaid by banking institutions,
$4,000 by livestock loan companies
and SAT 900 by cooperative associa-
tions.
The Idaho recorder., 1922-03-03
ONE BANDIT KILLED, TWO
WOUNDED IN GUN BAH
Running Fight Occurs Foll'|
Theft Of Auto In Denver a
Numerous Other Robberiss

Denver.-One unidentified. d
bandit was killed and two Other
believed to have been wounded
running battle between a sh'
posse and four alleged bandits
Hudson, Colo, 40 miles northes
Denver.
The four men are believed to
stolen an automobile belonging ;
G. e. Neuhauf Of Denver, from 10
Of the doctors residence. The!
believed to have driven in this
chine to Virgins, Colo, IS miles
east Of Denver, and to have n
the Virgins Mercantile store tn
J. E. Brown, proprietor of the
discovered the robbery and no
authorities OF Fort Morgan. who
ed after the robbers with a
The posse overlook the four men
Hudson and the battle ensued.
The dead man was taken q
county morgue at Brighton. Colo.
only indication of his identity
the initials "D. J. H." on varioc
ticles Of his clothing. The other
men escaped.
The Idaho recorder., 1922-03-03
ARD FAHS AOjOuRNS
FOR THREE MONTHS
Dali to Continue to Function;
No Vote to Be Taken to
Show Party Strength

Dublin.--AD agreement to adjourn
the ard fheis, the Sim Fein national
convention. for three months has been
been reached by convention leaders.
The agreement provides that no vote
In the dali eireann shall require the
resignation of the provisional govern
ment and that there shall be no cleo
tion meanwhile. When the election
IL held, II was stipulated, IL new con
stltution under the AnglO-Irish treaty
shall be submitted to the country.
The text of the articles of agreement
as read by Mr.. de Valera follows.
I'm order to avoid division of The
Sim Fein organization, to avert the
danger to the country of an immediate
election, and to give opportunity to
the signatOries to the London agree
ment to draft a constitution so that
when the people are asked to vote In
an election to decide between the re-
public and the free state the cOnstitu-
tion of the latter may be definitely
- 10 hVtVDy ukiCCu
~. This ard fheis shall stand ad-
jOurned for three months.
2. Meantime the officers of the
organization shall act as standing
committee, the standing dali eireann
shall meet regularly and continue to
function In all Its departments as be-
fore the signing of the articles Of the
London agreement, and no vote of the
dail eireann shall be regarded as
party vote requiring the resignation of
president and the cabinet: in the
no parliamentary election
shall be held, and when il is held the
of the free state be in hs
final form of agreement.
-. That this agreement shall he
submitted to the ard fheis. and If ap-
proved shaE he bindng.'
The Idaho recorder., 1922-03-03
GENERAL GRANT GOLD
COINS TO BE MINTED
Special Coins viii Be Made in Aid
to Memorial Building to
Son CT Ohio

NaShlngton.-The coinage of SoG0
N0 worth Of gold dollars and silver
! lialt dollars, as General Grant Mem
oria coins" has Just been author
/ lied by congress to enable the old
Trends, ne!ghAQGs sHd G,ssscerldanis of
! General Grant in Cremont county.
| Ohio, 10 erect two memorial buildings
and Grant Memorial highway. five
miles long in commemoration of the
anniversary Of his birth, April 27.
President Harding. the latest of the
long list of Ohio presidents, OF whom,
Grant was one, gave valuable aid to
Senators Willis (R) and Pomerene
CD, of Ohio in securing the passage
of this legislation and lost no time In
signing the bin after both houses of
congress had passed 1t.
The act authorizes the coinage of
$4,000 in gold dollars and S250.OOO
In half dollars to be delivered to the
Grant Memorial association, of which
Hugh j. Nichols, former chief jus.
tice of Ohio Is president.
This association Is to buy the coins
outright from the government and also
to provide for the entire expense of
making them. The intention is to sell
them at premium for the purpose
of erecting community buildings, as
Grant memorials. at Georgetown.
Brown county, Ohio, where Grant
spent much OF his youth, and at
Bethel, Clermont county, near Grants
birthplace.
1t Is also intended to build, from the
proceeds Of the sales on the souvenir
coins. Grant Memorial highway, five
miles long. from New Richmond. Ohio,
to Point Pleasant. Clermont county.
Ohio, the birthplace of Grant.