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, 1923-10-01
Deputies With Drawn Guns
On Hand to Protect
Special Ballots

TULSA Okla, Oct 1.-Distribu.
ton Of election supplies in Tulsa
county began this afternoon under
guard Of more than 200 armed spe-
cial deputies pressed into duty by
Sheriff r. d. Sanford. after twelve
armed citizen volunteers" placed on
guarS at election headquarters by
order of Gov. ]. c. Walton had been
ordered u of county court build.
ing.
Precinct officers were escorted TO
the storage vault, given their sup.
plies and. guarded by deputies as
they left the building for the voting
places.
The storage vault. situated at the
bottom OF a wide marble stairway
leading from tho main rotunda Of
the building to the basement quar-
tors. opens squareiy upon tho center
OF the staircase.
Stationed at the head of the stair
case. a group OF twenty deputies,
pistols drawn. stood shoulder to
shoulder with eyes riveted upon tho
movements in the vault.
The basement Of tho county build
Ing was completely in the hands OF
the deputies MS the supplies were
being distributed. with all APP
pfoaches guarded by groups OF from
10 to 20 deputies. only election off
clals and the sheriff's forces were
permitted TO enter the lower floors
OF the building.
Playing his trump card, Governor
J. c. Walton today reconstructed the
state election board and orders
issued BY thg now board. went out
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building at 4 o'clock this morning.
Spark Plug and Stanley Bene-
dict. whose Chandler battled and
won against the combined counter
Ing Of the terrible weather. got out
of the car, weary-eyed. despatched
with mud and smiling triumphant
ly. They had been 40 hours with
out sleep and scarcely more than a
sandwich, they had attempted what
others had thought of but did not
dare. and they had scooped the
world.
Friday night at 10 O'Clock the pic
lures were picked up from Bells
studio and the ordeal of reaching
Denver at a set time the following
morning was begun.
The risk of running to Denver
without front wheel chains was TAX
EN- but at Parkerton the Chandler
plunged into a deep mud hole. bring
ing Spark Plug" and Benedict
close to death. Tearing on into
Douglas through mot over the most
trying roads of the entire 800 mile
night drive. tho messengers pro-
cured mud chains and put them on
the front wheels.
At 100 in the morning wheatland
vas reached. And Just before day.
light had really broken the careen.
ing car Numbered into Cheyenne.
The last five miles into the capital
city had been fearful with one OF
the bearings in the speeder burned
out. II was necessary to abandon
the Chandler there and procure an.
other machine.
The last run Of the long trip to
Denver from Cheyenne was begun at
$50 n. m. and a terrific pace. seldom
falling under so to 60 miles an hour
was kept up by the driver Churk
Flood with a big Buick whom
Spark Plug had hired.
The final hour that the two must
Abe in the Colorado metropolis was
set at 80 minutes before noon. All
the evil disports OF the elements had
Joined to prevent them from getting
at their destination on time. But
at just 10 minutes of IL o'clock the
Buick was hurled into Denver. AS
It tore through the outlying districts
its bearings succumbed to the unre.
lentinE speed and burned out.
Only 20 minutes late. Only 20
minutes late after all the demons OF
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tllck, sHppefy Tnuu anu hOdklnB
rains and the totally black night
had sought to make impossible the
journey. The driving time between
Casper and Denver was Just IL
hours and so minutes.
The Tribune pictures were rushed
to an engraving company and a dup
licate set given a Denver paper.
Three hours later the engravings
had been finished.
Later in the evening Benedict
drove in to Denver. his Chandler
ready for the return trip. Utterly ex-
hausted from lack of sleep and insult
ficient nourishment he and Spark
Plug left Denver Sunday morning
at 8 o'clock.
The home trip was by far worse
than the run into Colorado. By that
time three-days rain had made roads
nothing but muck. Three times 1t
was necessary to make momentary
stops in order to repair tires.
The Tribune has its pictures to-
day. It is proud it beat tho whole
of Wyoming in giving to its sub
scribers and readers the views
shown on this page. And though
completely tired out both Spark
Plug" and Stanley Benedict are hap
Ply hat they took the long chances
they did and won out.
, 1923-10-01
OF VICTIMS OF
WRECK BELIEVED WASHED
AWAY BY RIVER CURRENT

away from the sand filled coaches
and on into the Platte river.
Much sand has been removed
from the exposed side of the Pull
man and ~prodding into the remain
ing depths OF mud indicates that
unless the bodies are concealed in
the front vestibule they win not be
found nearby.
The same is rue of the chair
car from which has been thrown
most of the tangled debris and grass
without tho disclosure thus far of a
single body. The wreckinR train
had it's e5.ton crane lifting this
coach from Its embedded position.
The free and upper end vas pulled
high in the air late yesterday after
noon and blocks placed under Il. A
hold was taken through tho win
dows in the lower end OF tho car
but each powerful attempt OF the
Continued on Page Eightl
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WYOMING FLOODS PILE UP DAMAGE
Supreme Court
Work Is Heavy

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-The SUI.
preme court Of the United States.
meeting today for its new term after
a ecess since last June. found a
heavy docket. All of the justices re-
turned to their eats.
Only motions. including those for
admission to practice before the
court were in order today. the court
after receiving them having decided
to adjourn in order to call in a body
at the White House to pay its re-
spects to President Coolidge.
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ADDITIONAL BODIES MAY NEvEl
B RECOVERED FROM WRECKAG|
LIST

KNOWN DEAD:
d.. Il. Schultz, baggageman and
hxpressman, Casper.
Nicholas Sohmetz. Douglas, wyo.
drowned.
4. j. Klove, brakeman, Casper.
w. J. Nource, Gunnison, Colo.
Albert Hill, colored, Dodge City,
Kan.
AMONG THE MISSING:
Charles a. Guenther, Douglas,
Wyo.
NJ. ID. Montgomery, Denver
G. II. Neil, Denver.
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Liner BACK
AFTER wreck

LIVERPOOL, Oct. THE White
Star liner Cedric and tho Cunarder
Scythia, which collided during "a
dense fog yesterday off south Ire
land. arrived IN the Mersey today,
the Cedric having continued her In
ward bound voyage from New York
and scythia. outbound for Boston,
putting back.
The Cunarder has a rem In her
starboard side forward s feet wide
and twelve to 10 feet deep, above the
water line. The Cedric was not
so badly damaged.
There were several narrow es-
capes among the passengers many OF
whom were on the decks.
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coed the damage Incurred in the
first flood OF last Friday IT was
stated early today. A much larger
section was inundated and tho water
reached a greater depth in the ma
jor portion OF tho flood district.
Little Goose Is receding but It will
be the greater part OF the day be.
fore 1t has dropped sufficiently to
enable refugees to return to their
homes. Water from two to five
feet Is standing in many homes.
Little Goose went on it's second
rampage early last evening. An
immense wall of water came down
from the mountains. where unpre.
cedented rains and cloudbursts have
occurred. and within three hours az.
ter the residents OF the north end
Of Sheridan had been warned to flee
from their homes, virtually that on
tire section Of town was under
water. The flood did not reach It's
crest until long after midnight. The
Big Goose creek, which had over.
flowed with little Goose creek in tho
flood Friday. did not reach a danger
u stage. however, and while It left
its banks in a few places. It began re.
ceding by 0 o'clock at night. The
fact that Big Goose began recedlng
before the crest Of the Little Goose
flood had reached Sheridan undoubt-
eddy saved the main business dis
trict and the western residence sec.
ton from tho food.
Panic prevailed throughout sher-
dan last night as dlsquietlng rum.
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The company claimed that since
tho dissolution decreed by tho war
time agreement with the govern
ment in 1918. the competitive condi-
lions contemplated by the Sherman
act had been made fully existent in
the business. 1t was asserted that
this 1918 agreement was made be-
cause the war had destroyed a large
portion of tho company's foreign
trade and because II n dissolution
tons on a large scale would be re-
, 1923-10-01
SUPPLIES BEING
DISTRIBUTED UNDER GUARD

at once by telegraph TO all county
boards TO halt the special election
for tomorrow.
The governor filed an executive
order with the secretary OF state re-
moving John p. Logan. chairman of
Continued on Page Eight
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o. E. Ganks, Denver
ii. Watkins, negro porter, Casper
j. W. Golf, conductor. Casper.
f.. J. ~SpaDgier. engineer, Casper.
w. L. Hendricks, mailman.
Ollie Mallon, fireman.
Guy Griswold, Casper
Mrs. Minnie Owens, Casper.
W. Martin, Casper.
II. /. Gierhart. Denver.
w. S. Wilson, international Or
ganizer for Painters Union. Denver.
w. II. Douglas, Denver.
William Hines, homesteader. Ogal-
lala, Wyo.
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uia lleW IhlCk ana Ihst. a report
that a cloudburst had occurred at
Beckton. above Big Goose and was
sending a wall of water 20 feet high
down Big Goose caused hundreds TO
fee to the hills. Other erroneous
reports added to the distress of the
populace.
A troop of cavalry from h wyo-
ming national guard aided by wagon
teams. escued hundreds of people
from the north end OF town.
The water came above the level of
the wagon boxes and progress was
difficult. It is believed. however,
that no lives were lost. No attempt
was made to rescue household goods.
The light plant is out of commits
sion and indications are that It will
be some time before light anI power
can be supplied Sheridan.
The water from Little Goose broke
over its banks at the southeast end
OF town and came down in raging
torrents upon the fine residence dis
trict along illinois. Sumner and
Gladstone streets and Coffeen ave.
This entire section was flooded by
from two 10 four feet Of water. The
water then swept down Broadway
and Gould streets. The section near
the Burlington depot and Sheridan
Inn was heavily damaged while all
OF the north end OF town below Lit
tie Goose and tho junction Of Little
and Big Goose was a sen OF water.
The section from north Main street
and from Second street north was
CONTINUED en- Page Seyen)
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qulred" in the face OF highly unfa-
vorable conditions.
The ansyer points out that chang
ing conditions in agriculture have
also operated to prevent tho COM
npoly as the government has chang
opoly as he government has chars-
Vi, The tractor. especially. has be-
come one OF the most important ma
chimes in the domestic trade the an
swor said.
Tho document also quoted figures
CONTINUED on Page Eight
, 1923-10-01
HARVESTER COMPANY FIGHTS
ATTEMPT AT DISSOLUTION
Attorneys File Statement Saying Division Would
Make Farmers Pay More for
Their Implements.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct, Asserting that further divs-
ion of the international Harvester company would result
in making farmers pay more for their Implements, attor-
neys for the corporation today filed in the United States
district court here an answer to the attorney generals re-
cent petition asking such a division.
, 1923-10-01
Work of Clearing Up Debris Further
Hampered by Difficulty in
Raising Coaches

Widely varying opinions were expressed today by rail-
road men as to whether additional bodies of victims of the
wreck of the Burlington passenger train last Thursday
night will be found in the demolished smoking car which
is buried in the sands of Cole Creek, Ia miles east of Cas-
per. The smoker is still pinned beneath the chair car
, 1923-10-01
Sheridan Inundated for Second Time in
Three Days : Big Horn Valley Loss
Thousands of Dollars

SHERIDAN, Wyo, Oct. Hundreds of people, driven
from their homes last evening when the waters of Little
Goose creek left its banks and inundated the entire north
Iern and eastern sections of Sheridan were anxiously
awaiting the receding of the flood today to begin count
ing their losses for the second time in three days.
, 1923-10-01
TRIBUNE MAKES.
PICTURE BEAT
Spark Plug and Stanley Benedict In
Record Trip to Denver Scoop
World on Wreck Photos
BY SPARK PLUG.

Its powerful motor roaring, the speeding Chandler
bringing in from Denver to the Casper Daily Tribune the
first pictures of the Cole creek wreck of the Burlington,
plunged ahead at more than so miles an hour through the
deep treacherous mud of the Yellowstone highway,
swerved into Casper and pulled up in front of the Tribune
, 1923-10-01
-Four or Fine Bodies Thought to Be All
That Remain in Cars Submerged in
Sand on Bottom of Creek
By ARNOLD B. LARSON.

Ihree bodies In three days-and death leers at the hun
dreds who are neither eating or sleeping in their desper-
ate at effort to locate the victims of the Burlington train No.
80 demolished in Cole creek last Thursday night.
Watchers keep the vigil of the last chance, intently
peering into the rily, mud-thick current of the Platte river
Tor floating bodies swept away from ton OF every al has been made
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ton OF every "a has been made.
The work of excavation has now
reached the place where searchers
feel themselves safe In saying that
most Of tho victims were carried
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Weather Forecast

WYOMING = Cloudy to parity
cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Not
much change in temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-20
President Near
End of Northern
Inspection Trip
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN
u. 2. Staff Correspondent

WITH PRESIDENT HARDING
ENROUTE TO CORDOVA, Alaska,
July 20.--One month from the date
he set out from Washington, Pres
ident Harding today was making
his last stop but one in Alaska, and
thus had very nearly completed the
study Of the northland, which act
uated the trip.
Leaving Valdez last night, the
transport Henderson stopped at
Cordova today where the Copper
river section will be visited and
then the transport will proceed to
Sitka for the last stop before Van
couver.
1t has been one of the most tren-
uous trips any chief executive ever
attempted, for in spite of consider
ably periods of inactivity on the
boat, most of the time has been oc,
eupied in sightseeing tours confer
ences and similar activities.
Mr. Harding probably viii sun
up the whole trip in a speech ii
New York August %. The presi
dent drove 40 miles out on a moup
tain trail during his Valdez stoI
and viewed The glaciers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-20
Three Deputies
Sent After Men
by Local Office

Five men. wanted by the Impe-
rial County officials, have been APP
pretended in the last two days, and
deputy sheriffs have been sent 10
bring them back TO this county for
trial.
This morning Undersheriff Bert
Underwood left for Banning, where
Jack johnson, wanted for contri-
buting to the delinquency of Il
minor girl, was arrested. While in
Riverside County, Underwood will
go on to San Bernardino, to take
into custody, F. NJ. Akers, wanted
for bad checks.
Last night Deputy Sheriff Roy
Gillett left for Los Angeles, to
bring back w. o. Boss, wanted
here on a bad check charge, and
will also toke into custody Uusher
i. Rauch, who is under arrest ut
Long Beach, charged with failure
to provide for his family.
j. Il. Mitchell, police commission,
er of Imperial, and Il special deputy
sheriff, will leave tonight tor Phoe
nix to arrest w. s. Holden, who
is wanted in Imperial for abandon
ing and deserving wiie.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-20
Society Women
Turn Detectives;
Run Down Thief
!, By United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO. July 20-Sam
Axelrod was Il professional house
painter and dillettante burglar
until two society women unmasked
him.
Now he is in the city prison.
Armed with a search warrant
sworn to by two women whose
homes the m2n is said to have rob
bed, police searched AXelrod S home
and discovered thousands of dollars
worth of loot from beaded bags and
atatuary to Paris gowns.
The women traced the man by
visiting pawnshops until they locat-
ed rare make of shotgun which
had been stolen from one home. The
pawn. broker identified AXclrod as
the man who sold the firearm.
AXelrod explained that his trade
was so uncertain and the high cost
of living so certain that he was
driven to burglary in his spare time
to make living. Much OF his
burglariaing was done ON Sunday,
according to Il confession he rs sa.N
to have made TO the police
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-20
ENGINE FAILS
MAUCHAN; ONLY
One LAP TO GO
Mechanical Defect Forces
Landing of Pilot Few
Hours From Goal
WILL TRY AG AIN
Chief Declares Another
Attempt Impossible
This Year
By United Press Leased Wire

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., July 20.
Il II have a third try ana make it
if they will let me-
Lieutenant Russell l.. Maughan,
army flier whose second gallant try
at spanning the American cCatin-
ent between dawn and darkness
ended in heartbreaking failure here
late Yesterday when the airman,
was within a few hours Of his goal,
awaited orders from Washington to-
day.
Grimly surveying the little pane
which had sprung a mechanical de
feet that alone prevented his tri-
umph, Lieutenant Maughan declar-
ed emphaticallv he wanted to try
the flight again. 1t was his duty,
he said.
Meanwhile he wants also to be
permitted to start again for the
coast at the hour at which he land
ed, sos p. m. mountain time, and
prove it possible for plane to be
flown from New York to San Fran
| cisco between the hours of dawn
and dark.
The end of Maughan s second at
tempt at an all day transcontin
| entail flight came in somewhat the
same manner as that OF his first,
although he had covered twice the
distance. 1t was through a fault of
the engine which the most skilled
mechanics had not foreseen and
could not repair for hours.
Fights Off Sickness
A tiny stream of oil. squirting
from an aperature in pipe of the
spreading plane S engine caused
suffocating fumes to fly into the
face of the pilot as he held his
Curtiss bullet on its westward
course. Fer Il time he fought off
the consequent nausea taking the
air from Cheyenne, Wyo., his third
stopping place on the flight from
Mitchell Field, n. Y, in a sickened
condition.
But Maughan conquered that
handicap, but the repairs made at
Cheyenne proved insufficient ana
the oil cooling system again failed.
With less than 600 miles to go
and the sun, straining on ahead in
Continued on Page Six
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-20
-FOUR SAILING
SHIPS OVERDUE
BELIEVED LOST
Two Coasters and Two
Deep Sea Vessels
AnxiOusly Awaited

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. -
Four sailing vessels from which
reports have been anxiously awaited
for days by mariners, have been
listed as overdue in officials bull
letins and apprehension is felt for
their safety.
The barkentine Conqueror, 1921
tons, Captain james A. Heysew, is
II days out of San Pedro. The
vessel cleared for Puget Sound.
Captain Hersev is accompanied by
his wife and crew of ten men.
The trip usually required fifteen
days.
The schooner Annie NJ. Campbell,
Captain Foss and n crew of II, is
three weeks overdue from New
Britain, South Sea Islands, for San
Francisco. She cleared three months
ago.
The .barkentine Monterey, Cap
tain Dcnnecke, cleared from Port
Natal, South Africa, for Puget
Sound 12S days ago and has not
been sighted since. She is only
eight days overdue.
The barkentine Alta, which sailed
from San Francisco February 30 for
Bellingham, has not been heard
from since. She is believed lost.
Captain Charles Sexon, his wife and
their two small children ana crew
of II were aboard the vessel when
she sailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-20
Slime WIDOW
ARRESTED FOR
KIDNAPPING BOY
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 20.-Mrs. r.
c. Rather, %, three time widow,
of Memphis, Tenn, was arrested
today on charge 'of kidnapping
and fraudulent breach of trust pre-
ferred by Memphis authorities.
Mrs. Rather first married man
named Trichor, then "a man named
Mitchell, both of whom died.
Two months ago she married
Rather, who was divorced and had
custody of a Ii year old son, Rob
ert. Six weeks ago Rather was
burned TO death in a gasoline eX-
plosion in Memphis. Mrs. Rather
came to Los Angeles with her moth
er.
Rather's former wife, following
his death, obtained a court order
setting aside the previous order Civ
ing Rather custody of their son and
awarding the boy to her.
Robert, Mrs. Rather III says, does
not like his own mother and two
weeks ago drew out his savings ac-
count and came to Los ilgeies to
live with his step-mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-20
|. W. W. INVASION
OF TEXAS TOWN
Is CALLED OFF
General Strike Pl a n
Against California
Stops March

PORT ARTHUR, Texas, July 20.
The l. w. w. invasion of Port
Arthur is off. Those enroute to
Port Arthur have been ordered back
to their posts.
"Switch in order has been made
because of a general strike call, -
declared Sidney Terry, |. w. W.
organizer awaiting trial today with
three companions on charge of
vagrancy.
''Those already concentrated at
New Orleans and other points are
being ordered back.
Terry said that Il general strike
of international Marine Transport
workers is to be ordered in protest
of the sentence of q members at
Los Angeles Il week ago, and a
court injunction making member
ship in the l. w. W. organization
punishable by Imprisonment.
Late last night a messenger,
Terry said, arrived from New Or.
leans bearing order from Harry G.
Clark, OF Chicago and John Shuskie
OF New York. Other messengers
ere speeding their way across the
country to intercept the l. w. w
marching ON Port Arthur, he said
News of /. w. ". change III plan,
is being accepted with reservation,
by police officials here.
"There 5 been lot of loud bark
ing over this whole proposition,
Chief of Police w. w. Covingtol
said this morning. "The next few
days should indlcate whether tn,
invasion is really calld off, W,
are not going to get careless.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-20
LARCENY AND
FOR Gerry ARE
JURY FIND INCS
New York Dry Chief
Pleads Not Guilty to
Charges
GIVES $4,000 BAIL.
True Bill Comes AS
Climax to Bitter
Controversy
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, July William
II. Anderson, superintendent of the
New York State Anti-Saloon league,
, was indicted today by grand Jury
on three counts, two of grand lar
ceny and one Of forgery.
Anderson, who was in court with
former Governor Charles Whit
man. his attorney, pleaded not
guilty.
The state superintendent whose
case has aroused tremendous. con.
trcversy in New York State was
held m $1,000 bail. He was given
a week in which to demur.
The indictments arose out of
charges by a former employc of the
Anti-Saloon league charging misap-
preparation of league funds.
Q. Birdsell Phillips, the former
employe, charged that Anderson
had failed to account for certain
moneys amounting to nearly $25,-
600, entrusted to his care.
The state superintendent made q
bitter counterattack upon District
Attorney Banton who prosecuted
the charges and issued numerous
statements attempting to discrcdit
the district attorney.
Anderson. who has been state
superintendent of the league fol
many years, claimed conspiracy tc
prosecute him responsible for the
charges.
Many ministers and others testi
fled in his behalf" District AttOr
ncy Banton stated throughout that
the superintendent had refused :
satisfactory accounting. of the al
lpoed'v missing funds.
Invited to waive immunity an(
appear before the grand jury An
dcrson refused.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-20
Out On Bail On
Booze Charges;
Repeat Offense
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, July
20.-Charged with attempting to
land a shipload of Canadian liqaor
on the Ventura coast, Oscar Ifmd,
G. c. Newton, C. Blazier and T..
MackeD and j. Il. Allen were arrest
ed by federal prohibition Officers
and jailed here last night.
The officers said that several of
the men are among those arrested
at the sensational long Beach raid
a short time ago, who are now out
on $4,000 bond, pending trial in
federal court in Los Angeles.
Those arrested hail from Los Ange-
les, San Francisco and Seattle, and
the officers charge they are mem
bers of an international liquor ring.
A large quantity of liquor was
seized. The men are held on
charges of conspiracy to violate the
prohibition law and jailed vii
privilege of bail pending their
transportation to Los Angeles.