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be o otherwise. In or
der hat the river may give up
whatever Of humanity It now holds,
a search is being made under the
direction Of the national guard sta
toned at Douglas for bodies all along
the stream,
Sheriff Albert w. Payton started
from Parkerton yesterday with a
companion. These men are securing
each bank of the river and are trav-
cling down stream in boats. They
will be met at Rigley island near
Fetterman by n party of 20 cavalry.
men from Douglas under the super
vision OF j. G. Nordgren, captain
of the national guard at Douglas,
Nordgren and his men will scout
along either bank of the river at
the same time that Payton is work.
ing so that the work may be thor
oughly covered. Another party will
go from Douglas south for a few
miles.
Adjutant General d. ]. Howell
announced last night that he would
, 1923-10-02
COUNCIL DENIES
NEW WARD FOR
NORTH CASPER
Four Points Are Made in
Report by Judiciary
Committee

Denial of a petition by
residents of North Casper to
have a new ward created in
that part of the city was the
principal feature of a brief
session of the city council
last night. The petition was denied
on the recommendation OF the ju-
dietary committee composed OF
Councilmen Sylvester Pelton. John
Hancock and John Jones. That
a new ward as suggested would
mean an inequitable distribution of
voting power in the council was the
reason the committee gave for their
recommendation Their communf-
cation was as follows:
First. II this ward were created
as petitioned. 1t in conjunction with
Ward No. l, representing less than
one fifth of the taxable property In
the City of Casper would nave m
half vote in the council. thus giving
n minority OF the property owners
power of taxation over a large ma
Jority.
Second, in urea the different
wards would be constituted about
as follows: North Casper Is per
cent: Ward No. /. 20 per cent; Ward
No. .. 20 per cent: Ward No 3, 40
per cent This would give North
Casper and Ward No. 1. represent
ing by area 20 per cent of the city.
SO per cent of the vote with 65 per
ell, as against the other two wards
so per sent of the vote with 65 per
cent of the area This omits I'M
inhabited portions OF Ward No. 1.
Third, in point Of population,
North Casper claims 5000 inhabi-
; tants which is approximately n
tenth of the population of the city
and this creation would give them
one fourth the vote in the council.
Fourth, there are portions of
Casper that have been within the
city limits for n term of years with
out being constituted in a separate
ward. and II 1t is desirable to create
more wards in the city, we believe
all sections OF the city should be
taken into consideration and a d.
vision made that would be more
equitable to all.
1--WE therefore recommend that
this petition be denied and that
when 1t seems proper to consider
the matter the whole city be taken
into consideration on a redivision.
The council agreed to employ h
firm Of Black and Veatch for the
survey of water possibilities for
Casper. The firm will be employed
on a per diem basis. time limit not
to exceed Is days. The surveyors
will make a report to the council
on what they consider the best
method for securing an adequate
supply for this city.
Property damage in North Casper
because Of the recent storm was re-
ferred to the city attorney, city en-
gineer. and council for investiga-
ton before anything is done in h
way Of repairing the damage.
, 1923-10-02
TRAIL Err WINDS UP
WORK WITH LATE ARREST

Indictments charging the break.
ing of the narcotic laws caused the
arrest of NJ. p. Hunt on September
20. While Hunt was in custody.
Mr.. Chase. of the Identification bur
eau. comparing Hunt with a pic
ture and an Identification card sent
out by Norfleet decided that Hunt
and Spencer were the same men and
notified Norfleet of his discovery,
Norfleet arrived here yesterday and
Immediately identified Hunt as the
man who was known in Texas as
Spencer and who was n of the
group who fleeced Norfleet OF
the $40. 900.
Continued on Page Seven,
, 1923-10-02
LIST
KNOWN DEAD:

KNOWN DEAD:
d. e. Schultz. baggageman and
expressman. Casper.
Nicholas Schmetz. Douglas, Wyo.
drowned.
e. j. Klove. brakeman. Casper.
w. j. Nource. Gunnison, Colo.
Albert Hill, colored, Dodge City,
Kan.
THE MISSING:
Charles A. Guenther. Douglas,
Wye.
NJ. ID. Montgomery, Denver
&. X. Neil, Denver.
o. L. Gains, Denver.
II. Watkins, negro porter, Casper
Guy w. Golf. conductor, Chey'
enne.
E. j. Spangier, engineer, Casper.
w. e. Hendricks, mailman.
j. r. Jensen, Boise. Idaho, recent
ly of Glenrocl, Wyo.
, 1923-10-02
Der OF COM
ENDORSES
Meeting

con today which ended in a motion
by Charles Anda hat the chamber
make this request of the commits
toners.
The chamber of also
adopted tho report OF the committee
on a city-county building. This re-
port was TO the effect that the COM
mittee considered u combined build
ing tho best plan. that no enlarge
ment should be made to tho present
court house but that a new court
house was badly needed. that tho
site OF the present court house
should DO thrown per as a street.
that the city hall site was a good
Continued on Page Severn
, 1923-10-02
Rail Service
Established To
Lander Today

Railway communication from Cas-
per west to Lander was once again
established this afternoon when Chi.
cago and Northwestern train No. sos
left at $50 o'clock. The Northwes-
tern office announced this morning
that regular train service would be
maintained hereafter.
The Burlington IL still routing its
eastbound trims over tho Northwes-
tern tracks. running at approximate
schedule. 1t has no west bound
trains at present.
, 1923-10-02

" the whole of Oklahoma to the
polls today.
Rumblings of intimidation and
violence were heard as thousands
OF special deputies took their stations
at precinct booths throughout the
state. Climaxing a bitter fractional
struggle which began when the gov.
ernor opened his warfare on the Ku
Klux Khan. the question of vesting
in the state legislature the author
lily to on their own call and
investigate the official acts of the
executive will be voted on. I'm
peachable offenses have been charg-
ed.
Early indications were that IN sew
enty-two counties, at least. the gov
ernor's strategic jockeying in eiev-
Continued on Page Seven.
, 1923-10-02

the bunco men reported In the tolls
Of the law.
M. p. Hunt. a salesman OF this
city. just at present. but formerly
known as w. B. Spencer. Of Texas,
is the man identified by Norfleet as
the last Of the bunco men. He is
held here by the government on
three narcotic charges and viii have
to stand trial on these charges.
Hunt, or Spencer. had quite Il chat
with Norfleet today and admitted
he was one OF the men who got
that $40, 900" according to a state
ment made by George Chase. super.
intendent of the Identification bur
here. -
, 1923-10-02

IN Cole creek during the flood last
Thursday night.
Officials believe the body found
today is that of Miss Ella Scales OF
Lander. Wyo.. who was on her way
to Laramie. wyo.. TO visit the fam
lily of Gus J.. Dittner.
According to Coroner Hofmann at
Douglas the body conforms in many
details to the description of Miss
Seals received by railroad officials
from MIR. Dettner in Laramie.
Miss Seals was not one OF the
passengers listed as missing i'm
mediately after the wreck. She
had stopped in Casper on her way
to Laramie and It was not known
she was aboard the train until the
query was received from Mr.. Dett-
lner-
A purse belonging to Miss Seals
has been found In the chair car. Di-
vision superintendent Grlssinger Of
the Burlington here said this after
noon. Coroner Hoffman, is at
tempting to communicate with Mr..
Dettner to confirm the Identified
ton.
, 1923-10-02

Ollie Mallon. mailman.
Jay Griswold. Casper.
Mrs. Minnie Owens, Casper.
w. Martin. Casper.
X. t. Gierhart. Denver.
w. S. Wilson, international Or
ganizer for Painters Union, Denver.
w. X. Douglas, Denver.
William Hines, homesteader, 0gal-
lala. Wyo.
Ella Scales, Lander. enroute to
Laramie.
MISSING CNot Confirmed
Lester NJ. Buckley. Ill Terminal
Bldg, Lincoln, Neb.
Marshall Bower, home address un'
known; father resides Mt 131 Hill
street, Lansing, Mich.
Christian Coke, home address I'M
known. sister resides at Platteville,
Wis.
, 1923-10-02
FOUR V|0LATORs ARE
SEIZED At BONNEVILLE

In a raid at Bonneville conducted
by federal authorities. assisted by
a. j. Lee of the Chicago. Buriing-
ton & Quincy, four arrests were
made for violation of the liquor laws.
r. A Wright, w. C. Bancroft.
John Wright and John Guist were
all released for appearance in court
under $500 bonds.
, 1923-10-02

hlan anu oecause no other missing
woman had been reported efforts
were made at once to determine
whether the body was hi OF Mrs.
Minnie Owens of Casper. who was
probably in the same ar. Reports
that It was Mrs. Owens were set at
rest when a son of the woman failed
TO Identify tho remains as those OF
his mother.
MRS. OWENS RESIDENT
HERE FOUR YEARS.
Mrs. Minnie Owens lived IN Cas-
per Internationally Tor the past three
or o u ear She was proprietress
of rooms owe the Fad Clothing COM
pany OF Center street. Last Thurs
day night h was on her way to
Denver with ]. Griswold, boiler
mixer f-ar1 f8lt Creek. where tho
two were to have been married.
Griswold was in the smoker and
Mrs. Owens in the rear end of tho
chair car at the time of the wreck.
The widow is survived by three
children. Mrs. C. z. PiersalI of salt
Creek, Evelyn and Ralph Owens in
Denver.
j III. Peters of Douglas this morn
ing gave the most accurate infor-
NATION that has yet been available
regarding the possible casualties in
the chair car. Mr.. Peters said that
when h rec occurred there were
not less thnn IL nor moro than Il
in he car. Nine OF these. Including
himself, were saved. Two, Mrs,
Nick Schmetz of Douglas and w.
d. Bellrose of Denver. jumped in the
river. Seven went over the cabls
to the shore.
The casualties IN the chair car
could not have totalled more than
five and the real number was prob
ably four. according to Mr.. Peters.
LIST OF VICTIMS
is INCREASED.
The Identification list of probable
victims of the wreck was Increased
today by the addition OF the names
Of Lester NJ. Buckley of Lincoln,
Marshall Bower and Christian Coke,
The two last pamed had been EN-
ployed in the Salt Creek field by
the Midwest Refining company and
Continued on Page Seven)
, 1923-10-02
INQUIRIES FOR BRoTHER.

Inquiry was received in Casper to-
day from Graham. Texas. seeking
word of Jack Christy who. It is pos
sible, may have been a passenger
on the train wrecked last Thursday
night. Word should be sent to C. z.
Christy had been working. has been
munication with Salt Creek. where
Christy had been working, have been
Interrupted by the storm.
, 1923-10-02
ISSUED FOR
BUSINESS BUILDING

A permit was taken out yester-
day by ]. z. Lindlahl for a $4,000
block on A street between
Beech and Durbin. The structure
will be so feet times SO feet.
Efraim Anderson took out a
1000 permit for a frame residence
on Washington street between
Eighth and Tenth.
, 1923-10-02

office of the county election board.
In Bryan county Sheriff John
Conn followed instructions OF Gov
Walton and barred the cleo
ton. An effort to obtain an In
junction agaist him late yesterday
in the state district court at Durant
failed.
Cimarron and Harper counties
state election board. and in Jeffer-
have not been received from the
were not voting because supplies
son county a ballot shortage kept
most OF the polls closed.
From every point the reports In
dicated the election was proceeding
quietly.
, 1923-10-02

the state with the ex-
ception of four full counties and a
part of a fifth. Indications were
that an unusually heavy vote was
being cast.
In Bryan, Harper. Cimarron and
Johnston counties all voting places
were closed. and in Jefferson county
only six out of rs were opened.
Johnston county appeared to be
the only place in the state where
the threat of governor Walton to
close the polls by force of arms had
been carried out. There armed
state police held possession Of all
supplies and would not per-
init them to be removed from the
, 1923-10-02
EMBEZZLER
is CAPTURED

NEW YORK. Oct. 2-Ralph Doug
las. who said he WINS president OF n
million dollar corporation a year ago
was arrested today as a fugitive
from Justice at San Francisco where
according to local police he is
charged with misrepresentation OF
81, 900. The prisoner said his
home was In Mexico City.
, 1923-10-02

ADDRESS communications to the
mayors Of Casper and Douglas ask
ing suggestions on a feasible plan
for searching u and recovering
bodies OF wreck victims washed
down stream. He endorsed the ac-
ton OF Captain Nordgren in secur-
ing volunteer guardsmen for patrol
duty and expressed the deepest sym
pathy for relatives and friends of
the wreck victims.
, 1923-10-02
Captain Nordgren of Douglas Gets Out
20 Volunteers to Patrol Platte for
Victims of Disaster

With the announcement Of the belief that many of the
victims of the Burlington train wreck at Cole Creek have
been washed down the Platte river sorrowing relatives
and friends have turned sad eyes toward the stream that
is supposed to hold the bodies of those who will not be
found beneath the debris of the wreck and who cannot
, 1923-10-02
Natrona County Commissioners Asked
to Withdraw Bond Proposal In
FAVOR of Joint Meeting

The board of county commissioners will be requested
by the Casper Chamber of Commerce to withdraw their
of a bond election to vote on 100000 worth
of county bonds for the purpose of constructing a new
county building. The chamber of commerce again went
into the discussion of a city-county building at its lunch
, 1923-10-02

TULSA, Okla. Oct. 2.-By Asso.
ciated Pressl.-voting began in
Tulsa county at I o'clock this morn
ing, under guard of more than l.
500 armed deputies under County
Sheriff r. d. Sanford.
AT 1880 a. m. upward of 800 depu-
ties were assembled at the court
house steps to hold themselves in
readiness for service anywhere in
the county to rout interference with
the balloting.
r. r.. Stevens. head of governor
Walton's civilian forces in this
county, declared that THE special
election is already won by the khan
we concedc we are beaten before
the election is held. We have re
ceived several reports that ballot
boxes have been stuffed. As the
boxes are in charge Of the sheriff's
gunner, we have not been able to
investigate the reports.
.It is apparent that armed inter
ference by representatives OF
khan and the manipulation of the
election supplies already has de-
stroyed the integrity of h ballot.
Two men Carrying commission
from the headquarters of Governor
walton's civilian guard were arrest
ed within a block of the court house
by city police.
They were charged with carrying
concealed weapons and lodged in the
city jail. Police Chief Moran an
nounced that e armed person
without a deputy sheriff's warrant
would be thrown into jail.
, 1923-10-02
M. p. Hunt of Salt Lake Last to Fall Into
Tolls; Man Who Brought Big Ring
to Justice Gets Rest

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. al. Frank Norfleet, of Hale
Center, Texas, who for the. last four years has devoted
practically. his entire time to seeking out the men who
fleeced him out of $4,000 in Forth Worth. Texas in
NovembeS, 1919, slept soundly and p~eaceably in Salt Lake
City last night-his chase said to be over and the last Of
, 1923-10-02
P00DY IS FOUND
Defies Coz. Walton at Polls
No Disturbances In Oklahoma City or
Tulsa as Polls Open; FEN Counties
Recognize Protest, Report

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct. 2.-(By The Associ-
ated Press .-Oklahoma's special state election, at which
will be decided the question of whether the state legisla-
ture shall meet TO consider impeachment charges against
Governor ]. c. Walton, swung into full movement early
today with reports indicating that polls were opened
, 1923-10-02
VICTIM TAKEN
OUT OF COACH
HELD IN SAND
Remains of Ella Seals of Lander are
First to Be Gipen Up by Chair Car of
Train No. 80; Inquest Scheduled to
Begin In Douglas Late Today

With one additional body-that of a woman-recov-
but not positively identified and an inquest into the
cause of her death ordered by Coroner Chris Hoffman, of
Douglas, Burlington officials today were redoubling their
efforts to clear away the debris and recover more bodies
from the wrecked cars Of a passenger train which piled up
, 1923-10-02
AND
ARE SEEN.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Oct. ..
-By The Associated Press.9An
election unequalled in the records of
America drew the interest of virtual
, 1923-10-02
BODY WEDGED IN
TWO WINDOWS

Head and arms of the woman vic
tim protruded from nj window and
legs from the window adjoining. the
discovery being made at 2:5o o'clock
this morning.
Toward midnight yesterday work
ers excavating around the chair car
noticed, after a great volume of
water had been pumped away. ex-
posed portions of a human body in
both the first and second windows
on the west side of the coach. 1t
was thought at the time hat there
was a body in each window.
After final attempts had been
made by the 65-ton crane to lift
the embedded rear end Of the car.
the big pumps were again put in
action and n e OF men under d.
rection OF the county coroner of
Converse began pulling away roots
and shoveling sand from around the
body.
, 1923-10-02

National League
At Boston
Brooklyn = 1000 900 1915 o
Boston 900 010 001-2 5 2
observation-disclosures and Hargreaves
Cooney. Genewich,- Batcelor- and
smith.
, 1923-10-02

American League
At Philadelphia
Washington 1000 900 010-1 7 1
Philadelphia 1000 OOe Ok 10 1
Observation-Disclosures, Russell and
Ruel; Burns and Perkins.
, 1923-10-02
BODY ALMOST
~DISROBED, SAID

As tho sand and grasses were
slowly taken away the corpse was
discovered 10 be that OF n woman
almost completely disrobed. There
is little doubt put that at the time OF
tho crash she was fully clothed
since near her body was a corset.
stays broken away. and other pieces
OF torn dress.
More than an hour was spent in
prying the body away from the
panel between tho two windows.
The long heavy hair was thick with
sand and roots. with the exception
OF several minor bruises about the
back and arms the corpse was in ex.
cellent condition.
Nearly n dozen men were re.
quired to cnrry away the victim
from the chair car. In all proba.
biity the enormIty OF tho weight
was caused by sand and water in
side the body.
No one at the scene of the wreck
this morning could identify the wo-
, 1923-10-02

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Oct. ?.
polls opened and ballots are
being cast in the special election in
two counties Nowata and Murray,
where It was believed no voting
would be permitted today, according
to telephonic reports TO the Okla
homa City Times.
, 1923-10-02
Weather Forecast

orally fair tonight and Wednesday
except unsettled tonight in south
east portion. Warmer Wednesday
and in extreme northwest portion
tonight.
, 1923-10-02

OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. a-By
The Associated Press)-No disturb
ance or disorder marked the open
ing of the polls here at six o'clock
this morning for the special state
wide election. The voting was
light at an early hour. Hundreds
of deputies are In readiness to quell
rioting or prevent any effort to stop
voting. the county officers declared
McALESTER, Okla. Oct. All
polls in McAlester and Pittsburg
county opened on time today and
at many places persons were in line
waiting for the officials to hand out
ballots. Sheriff VIII Anderson,
against whom restraining orders
were issued yesterday after he had
closed the election board offices to-
day announced that strict order will
be maintained and any persons at.
tempting to interfere will be ar
rested.
, 1923-10-02
BALL SCORES

National League
, 1923-10-02

At st. Louis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
William n, n, Ware

The death Of William II. Fl. Ware
occurred at his home, IL North Bel
fast avenue, after short illness.
Mr.. Ware was born in this city SO
years ago and has always resided
here and his sudden demise is a
great shock to his large circle of
friends. He IS survived by a widow,
one son. Herbert B. Ware, and one
sister. Mrs. Rufus Lishness Of this
city. four grandsons and one grand
daughter.
In his early life. Mr.. Ware was en-
plOyed in the j. p. Wyman shops and
later was in the paper department OF
the Post Office. His last employment
was with the Hume-Newhall com
pany. He served two enlistments
during the Civil War, one with Co. f.
21st Maine, and one with Co. c. 31st
Maine. He returned home with the
rank of first lieutenant and after the
war took up the work Of drillmaster
in the old Capitol Guard, holding the
rank Of first lieutenant in that organ
i1ation.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon at $50 o'clock from
the home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Money Committee
Continued from Page One)

ton was all expended before April
and the institution was $4,000 in
areas. Mr.. Williams also told OF the
amount of money which had been
expended in the training school for
nurses. the most of whom went to
other parts Of the State.
John p. Deering of Saco appeared
for the Trull Hospital Association of
Biddeford and for the York County
Children's Aid Society. The Trull
Hospital Aid Association asked for
5000 for each of the next two fiscal
years to aid in doing free work in
the Trull Hospital. The Association
had expended s6l2 in 1922, he said.
Speaking for the York County
Children's Aid Society, Mr.. Deering
said that while the Society asked
only for $4,000 for each Of the next
two years it had done from $4,000
to $4,000 work Of charitable work in
the past two years for the children
of York County for which the State
would otherwise have to pay.
Thanks for the generosity" said
Senator Eaton of Oxford, chairman
of the committee, with a quizzical
smile.
Representative Rogers of Rock
land appeared for the Home for Aged
Women at Rocliland which asked for
$500 for each of the next two fiscal
years. Representative Ray of Old
JoWn presented the case Of the Old
Town Hospital, which asked for $1,000
for 1924 and like amount for 1925.
The institution spent for charitable
work $1,000 in the past year, although
it received but $1,000 from the State.
said Mr.. Ray.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

The relative merits Of the locations
between the city Of Bath and the
town OF Woolwich and between the
towns Of Dresden and Richmond for
the construction Of a combination
railroad and highway bridge over the
kennebec river will be investigated
by commission and reported upon
to the next Legislature if the resolve
introduced in the Senate Friday by
Senator Wadsworth of Winthrop re-
celves passage.
The resolve provides that the Gov
ernor with the advice and consent of
the Council is authorized to appoint
a commission of five persons to in
vestlgate and make an estimate of the
cost Of building the bridge at each
or the aforementioned places and of
the comparative cost of maintenance
and report to the next session Of the
Legislature its findings and also its
recommendations relative to the adj
visibility Of the State building a
state bridge over the said river and
the most feasible location for said
bridge.
The members Of the commission
are to serve without compensation.
but shall be paid their actual ex-
penses from the funds available for
the construction of trunk line high
ways. The commission shall not
make or cause to be made, any sur
vey of said river or incur any ex-
pense for engineering unless upon an
phcation to the Governor and Coun-
Gil, the latter to determine what sur
veys shall be made. what expense for
bridge engineers shall be incurred
and give directions regarding the
same.