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The Washington times., 1923-12-17
IS FEARED LOST
AS STEAMER
SINKS
Five Survivors Picked Up After
Wreck Off North Carolina
Coast.
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NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 17.-At
least sixteen men persisted in the
sinking of the Norwegian steamer
Runa off Frying Pan shoals on
the treacherous North Carolina
coast Saturday, according to the
belief expressed today a. coast
guard headquarters here. Five
survivors picked up in a lifeboat
by the tanker w. w. Mills are
already on their way to Sabine,
Tex.
The Runa's second lifeboat, pick.
ed up by the coast guard cutter
Modoc, of Wilmington, sent to the
scene, contained the bodies Of six
seamen. Other bodies were sighted
by the steamer Berkshire of the
Merchants and Miners TRANSFORMS
ton Line, Savannah, to New York.
as we'll as by the Mills, but lie
cause of the heavy sea that was
running no effort was made to Sc
cure them.
The Runa was a ship of 947 tons
and frequently made Hampton
Roads, having left Newport News
only a week before she foundered,
taking on bunker coal and pro-
ceeding to sea.
Full details of the diaster are
expected late today when the Mo
doc makes her report to Command
err D. F. A. de Otte. Of the Nor
folk district.
COOS BAY, Ore. Dec. 17.-Ihe
wreck of the lumber schooner c. A,
smith, which already has claimed
eleven lives, threatened early today
TO take a toll of eight more. Re
peated efforts to rescue Captain
Stromburg and seven members OF his
crew, including A. Leland, Grip
pied wireless operator, were unsuc
cessful.
The heavily laden lumber schooner
struck the submerged North Jetty
IF the harbor as she was departing
Sunday morning. The coast guard
despite heavy seas, managed tC
reach the wreck with a lifeboat and
took off seven men, Captain Strom
burg declined to leave his ship, an6
other members Of the crew refused
to go until provision was made fol
saving the crippled wireless operator
High seas prevented further rescue
vessels reaching the wreck. In one
| rescue attempt, ten men were
drowned when the lifeboat was
| dashed to pieces.
First Mate G. y. Prescott. of the
| tug Wilson. was drowned in one Oi
the many efforts to get line ABOARD
| the schooner.
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VERA CRUZ, Dec. 17.-Federal
troops in the state of Guerrero have
been defeated by General Romuio
Figueroa's revolutionary forces near
Acapulco after twelve-hour battle
in which the entire Oregon column
was captured, according to a dis
patch received by the Huertista
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FRENCH AMBASSADOR
RECEIVED AT VATICAN

ROME, Dec. I'm. Doulcet, new
French ambassador to the Vatican,
was received in audience today by
Pope Plus XII.
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Advices from Rome Saturday
said the families of German Off
Gals deported from the Ruhr had
appealed to the Pope to intercede
with France to have Christmas
amnesty granted deportees, so they
could return and spend the holidays
with their families.
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nLENTY of Matching eggs,
but few chickens in sight
NJ. Poincare hints that
France may some day be inclined
to contemplate negotiations lead
ing to the possible settlement of
her war debts.
The proposition is just about
that certain.
One suspects France, how
ever, of laying another stra-
tegic smoke screen to oblige
friend.
Paris, you'll recall, suddenly
realizing the consequences OF
letting labor seize SrltISh
power, about-faced and became
vaguely, complacent to Bald
wins policies just before the
Parliamentary elections.
Here's probably a like ges-
ture to help Mr.. Coolidge over
q few political hurdles.
Even an indefinite promise to
refund entente loans would
strengthen the Presidents Eu-
ropean hand.
By supplying such a spike
for opposition guns the guar
d'Orsay might lessen resistance
against participation in a gen
eral reparations inquiry. the
actual conditions of which are
forecast by the rebuffing OF
Germany's latest proposal to
transfer indemnity problems
from the League and the inter-
allied commissioners to a group
of dispassionate arbiters.
Think it over Watson!
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin
also makes s'wind" bet. Mos
cow is ready to discuss claims
and recognition, provided the
Administration consents to re-
spect Russian dignity during
the conference. Diplomacy's
parents were eff" and "But."
The Washington times., 1923-12-17

USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MEN
hnch male friend on your list will APP
preelate pair OF Boston Carriers In
oeautltut holiday box.-AdV.
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RUSSIA REVIEWS PLEA FOR RECOGNITION
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Tuesday;
colder; lowest temperature
about 80 degrees. Moderate
northwest shifting to north
east winds.
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Wide
World.
BY Herbert Kaufman

nLENTY of Matching eggs,
but few chickens in sight.
M. Poincare hints that
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What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

T,ecture-"Circumpola Consultations,
Prof. Victor l.. Dodge, Research UNI
versity, p. m.
Tomorrow.
T.acture-."The New Heredity," DR..
Vernon kellogg, Of National Research
Council. National University Women
Club. 1854 I street, 8:S0 p. m.
Dance-Argyle Club, clubhouse, eve
"' Dance-Gibbons Club, Carroll Hall,
MeetinE-Radio Club Of Washington,
Engineers Hall, evening.
Dance--Lebanon Chapter. No. 20,
Raleigh Hotel, evening.
Meeting-Lambskin Club, Gavel club
rooms 719 Thirteenth street northwest,
evening.
Meeting-Retired Enlisted Mems As
ISOLATION, Pythian Temple, p m.
Banquet-Washington College OF Law.
Rauscher's evening.
Meeting-PoIish Club of Washington,
Immaculate Conception Hall, p. m.
Dance-Friendship Chapter, No. II,
Masonic Hall. Georgetown, evening.
Dinner - Washington Chapter OF
Goucher College Alumnae. clubhouse OF
American Association of University
Women, evening.
Dance-Students and Faculty of the
Research University, Gordon Hotel
evening. -
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ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS
TO BE ORoTTo GUESTS

Members Of the Rayol Arcn
Chapters OF the District will be
the guests of KaIlipolis Grotto to-
night at the ''funfest" It is holding
In the Central Coliseum az Nlntn
street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
The yelled prophets had as their
guests last night scores OF mem
beers of the Benevolent Protective
Order Of Elks.
Nine. Melba, seeriest, made her
initial appearances at the carnival
last night and attracted large
thrones, as did Gypsy Rohmouie,
the Egyptian dancer; jerry Ripp,
an original jazz dancer, and the
Dixie Minstrel Troupe. In addition
TO her latest sensational king Tut
Mummy Strut" the Oriental dancer
presented an acrobatic dance and
o Java dance. Dancing and novelty
games are other popular amuse-
meuts. The carnival will continue
through April Ii.
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Today.
Bazaar-Riverdale Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION. Riverdale School, all day.
Dinner-American Association OF Uni
versity Women, 1884 I street northwest
BalI-Department of the District Of
Columbia. American Legion, Willard
Meeting - Women's Overseas Service
League, 7. w. C. A., 1898 F street north
west, S:15 p. m.
Dance-catholic women's Service Club.
Catholic Community House, sol q street
northwest, 3 p. M :,
Lecture-"The Situation Of Europe. :
Hiliare BeIloc, National Theater. 1880
p. m.
Cornerstone Laying-Infantry build
ExpoSition@of Sunday school lesson.
DR.. Harry D. Mitchell, Y. w. c. A., after
noon.
Observation-Disclosures section OF 8. A.
E., Cosmos Club auditorium, p. m.
illustrated Lecture-"Safety. Won"
mems City Club, 4:46 p. m.
Concert-Harry Angelica, auspices OF
the Business Women's Council, Church
of the Covenant, evening.
Meeting-National Capital Post. No
I27, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, @. A. Il.
Meeting--society for Philosophical In
Quiry. Public Library, 1880 p. m.
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To Dedicate Church..

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will
help dedicate the new Cleveland
Park Congregational Church, Thir-
ty-fourth and Lowell streets north.
west. tonight by taking part in q
pageant. The pageant, in eleven
taAteAux. viii illustrate scout work.
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art OF agriculture has reached It's
highest perfection. Here Is where
livestock thrlves upon the luxurious
natural forage n takes rank with
market toppers season after season,
Here is the playground, designed
by nature and set in order by man
fer the entertainment and recreation
of the people. The setting is entranc.
ing. To the west and south are the
frowning Big Horn mountains, from
the eternal SHOWS OF whose SUBMITS
more than a dozen beautiful streams
race down through picturesque can.
ons. through verdant foothills to the
numerous valleys which open out to
tho east and north, teemlng through.
out their length with the activities OF
tho Great agricultural and stock in.
dustrles.
Hero and there throughout these
beautiful valleys nestle towns and
vllluges. and everywhere are school.
houses.
Throughout the mountain range
following the water courses, tho level
ridges and ~hOgbnCks and through the
passes arc improved roads. connecting
the cast and west slopes. The higher
ranges contain numerous lakes OF
large area, which are, as well as all
the streams, alive with trout. 1t IS
tho fishermau's paradise.
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camping grounds. Any OF tho elder
Grow Indians will tell you out Of his
legendary knowledge OF the councils
Of war. treaties among the tribes, and
games and sports held on this beau.
ttful and sheltered spot, years and
years before the Bozeman trail WAS
marked across the plains Of Nebraska
and through the mountains of wy
oming and Montana, by tho OK teams
of the trial blazers, gold seekers,
hunters, trappers and adventurers.
The Indian legends of the country are
rich in romance n adventure and
with the coming OF the soldiers and
he pioneers mostly during and sub.
sequent to the civil war the history
changed to tragedy, and all along the
BoZeman trail are monuments com
memorating the events that trans.
pired in that long ago. In Sheridan
county alone the traveller along his
famous trail comes upon the scene of
the Fetterman fight. Massacre Hill,
the WaEon-Box Fight. the Connor's
Battlefield, and but q few hours
travel over on the Crow Indian res.
ervation, on the LittIo Big Horn
river, is where Custer made his last
bravo stand against tho Sioux horde.
This battlefield IS now a national
cemetery, marked and monumented
and maintained as n shrine TO hero.
Ism.
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John u. Loucks, whu uullt the first
cabin on tho banks O. Big Goose. took
up the first ranch now Included in
the west side residence section. Ho
also established the first store and
was as well the first postmaster. John
d. LouclHs was a civil war veteran.
enlisting from Iowa. He served un-
der General Phil Sheridan. hence tho
name of the city in honor of his old
commander.
The city is completely modern. more
so possibly than any other city of
Its size in the whole Rocky Mountain
region. a few of the items that make
the city modern are 22S,O00 square
yards Of street paving, 80 miles &C.
meut walks and CuTbs; Is miles city
and interurban rnIlway. q. modern
gravity water supply system OF 81
miles OF mains and q storage emery.
cncy capacity of 2.l25, 900 gallons; a
city park Of rs acres with lawns,
trees, flowers. lakes, drives, ~etatuary,
a geological department containing
specimens OF all western animals;
nine magnificent church edifices rep.
resenting as many denominations;
eight bueautiful grade and one high
school building; q tourist camp second
to none in the state; the handsomest
federal court and postofflce building
in h state; weather bureau, court,
house, city hall. oil with beautiful sur.
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SHERIDAN, IN LAVISHLY WATERED FOREST
COUNTRY, IS OASIS TO DESERT TRAVELLER

The city OF Sheridan has a beau.
uful location at the eastern base Of
the Big Horn mountains Mt a point
where Big and Little Goose creeks
Join to flow northward into Tongue
river. It is a sheltered spot at an
elevation of 5.737 feet above sea level.
The climate is uniformly mild with
no extremes of cold md hot. 1t Is
a city Of beautiful homes, magnIfl.
sent public buildings. trees, lawns and
shrubbery are everywhere. Tho sage
brush, common to ether sections has
given way to green hills and valleys
and hay and grain fields and fruit
orchards and ranch crops. and this
obtains in the whole Siberian environ.
ment Off in the southwest is Cloud
Peak. n Of the highest single peaks
in the state. White mar does not re.
call when It's frownIng brow was
not surmounted by snow.
Sheridan was plated IN 1859 by
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roundlnss. leading raternal orders
have their own homes: beautiful and
costly residences all with ideal home
surrounding; business and office
buildings all OF modern type and con.
structIon.
All roads leading to the city are i'm.
proved. \ ten.mile stretch of con.
crete road the city with
the village of Big Horn south. TherI
ern within the county 95 miles Of
gravel and shale surfaced highway,
7s5 miles OF best graded road in state
and $40 miles good ungraded road.
The various lines OF travel TO Yellow
stone Park all pass through the city.
As a matter of course and to bo
expected. Sheridan has n light and
power plant second to none, \ gas
plant as well, and n fire department
equipped as none other in Wyoming.
Sheridan has been doing big things
Tor some years. She has built the
biggest flour mill, the biggest sugar
factory. biggest Iron works. biggest
brick and tile plant. biggest expert
mental farm. all within n few years.
Underlying the Sheridan country IS
the largest sub.bltuminous coal field
- AAAg NGAAAg NJ HNGtAAN u ny Ll4E I'm
cd States Geological Survey. And
within a radius OF ten miles OF tho
city more coal is mined than in any
similar area in tho state.
Fort Mackenzie, adjoining the city.
a survival of Indian days and one Of
the most beautiful military r~eserva-
lions IN the west. has but recently
become United States Veterans Hos
pital No. S. Tor tho care and treat
ment Of injured veterans. The Tcr.
sonnet ply s~!cilnE, surgeons, expert
nurses, ctc., number $50. At Vsrs.
ont there are 10 patients.
Sheridan has many inportan. pro-
jects proposed and under way 10 bs
accomplished during tho present year.
not tho least OF which Is the Ucytou.
Kane highway across tho Bis Horn
mountains, This road to be construct.
Cd by tho United States Forestry d.,
partment aHd Sheridan county co.
operating.
Sheridan Is enthusiastically for
the Wyoming North and South Eli!-
way. This section OF tho state has
long sought such n line and while
she has done more than her part in
past efforts the Haskell proposition
has even a stronger appeal han per.
v!ous projects because OF It's fIattCr
Ing promise OF successful cuimInss
tion-SherlCIn will give the HaslSes
enterprise unanimous support, bots
moral and financial. 1t Is safs IA
say that UGH things as rights OF way.
terminal facilities and all hat goes
with the passage Of tho railway
. through the city will be ready and
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Educational Features.

Tho big agriculture display which
numbered some 5000 entries, was oil
course the largest division, but the
Educational division was n good sec.
ond. School work from nearly every
county in Wyoming was shown, and
competition was so keen that no one
county or town could claim outstand.
ing success. Teaches from all over
the state are now busily gathering
the best work Of their scholars for
exhibition in 1923. More space is al.
ready needed for the proper display
Of school work and II this division
continues to grow in the next two
years, as It has in the past two
years, the entire Arts and Crafts
building can well be devoted to this
division that means so much to the
scholars and teachers OF Wyoming.
Tho State Game and Fish commits.
sion put on an attractive exhibit Of
fish propagated in Wyoming bach
cries. This exhibit was a First of.
Tense" and though It was greatly en-.
joyed by fair visitors, the commission
plans to make n far better and more
comprehensive display in 1928.
Free Cute PInn Followed.
The State Fair was conducted on
the popular free gate plan. The the
DRY Of this plan is that a State Fair
is an educational institution the
same as a state college and therefore
It shoulc be free to the public. The
usual 5O-cents admission fee amounts
to little in the total expense Of the
week, Nearly everybody car afford to
pay Il, but the state Of Wyoming Is
Too big TO accept q small tax ct the
gates as an additional price on edu'
cation. Exhibitors are unanimous in
their approval Of the free gate, claim.
ing that more visitors see their ex
hibis. particularly during the morn,
ing.
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Beautiful Valleys Nestle in Mountains, Where Game
Abounds and Fish Are Plentiful; City Itself
Is a Modem Community

The mountains abound in large
game. Here are the famous dude
ranches and here the resorts and
summer homes where the faded east.
erner to while away the heat.
cd term in association with nature. .
The Sheridan country is not only n
pleasing out-of-doors country. 1t Is
a historical Indian country 1t was a
favorIte hunting ground of the north.
ern tribes long before the white man
invaded II and the site of the present
city OF Sheridan at the confluence OF
Big and Little Goose creeks was the
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DOUGLAS STATE FAIR MANAGEMENT STRTVEST TO
MAKE EDUGAI lONAL INSTITUTION OF ITS ANNUAL
EXHIBITi0N-MORE BUILDINGS ARE NEEDED

PIE were taken through the various
exhibition buildings and schooled in
the merits of the display. So much
benefit was derived by members OF
the Club camp fron their attendance
at the State Fair that this feature
should. by all means be continued
and enlarged from year to year.
Mrs. Katharine A. Morton. state
superintendent of public instruction.
conducted a state spelling contest,
participated in, by the champion spell
lers from twenty-one counties. Sc
keen vas tho competition that 1t took
an entire tay to determine the state
champion. This was tho first state
spelling contest to DO held in wyo
ming and SC much interest was mani
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Another building sadly needed is
one for display Of industrial exhibits.
For many years it has been neces-
sary to rent large tents for this pur-
pose. Aside from the great expense
Involved, these tents are very unsat.
isfactory from the exhibitors stand
point. Many Wyoming manufactur.
ers and distributors simply refuse to
exhibit their wares until proper facil.
tiles arc provided. A very large
building could easily be filled each
year with exhibits of Wyoming man.
ufacturers If the state saw 1T to
provide It..
Boys and Girls Interested.
Among the attractive educational
features OF the fair was the Boys
and Girls Club camp. Some seventy.
five young people were entertained
by the state. Accompanied by the
leaders and under instruction the
boys engaged in stock Judging con-
tests each day and the girls gave dem.
onstrations in sewing, canning, bread
baking, etc. Each morning under
competent instructors the young PEG.
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AUTO LICENSE FIGURES
ABOVE THE 0,0OO MARK

Automobile license figures II
Wyoming went above the $4,000
mark in 1922 for the first time
Secretary OF State Frank z. Luca!
has announced.
Permits were issued for the opcr
alton OF 27,4O9 passenger cars ant
3.22s trucks, 80 that the combined to
tai was 30,637.
These figures do not include 30;
re.registrations or transfers nor 90;
motorcycle licenses.
The total fees collected were SIS,
s49.50, also a new high water marx
for the state.
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BY WILLIAM II. WALLACE
Secretary Chamber Of Commerce.

When. at tho end OF a long days
Journey by rail or automobile. you
arrive at Sheritan your sensations
are those OF the desert traveller who
has como at last to the oasis. Here
is tho most favored spot in all wyo.
ming with due respect and regard
for all the other spots Of beauty and
grandeur found in this wonderful
state.
Here is n lavishly watered and
timbcrcd country. Here is where the
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IN poth classes competed each aft.
ernoon.
Tho greatest emphasis was. how.
ever placed on securing the best and
largest display of wyomIng's re.
source ever shown at the State Fair
and the effort in this direction met
with signal success. There were
fourteen counties represented IN the
big Agricultural hall. more thar had
over participated before, and several
counties intended to exhibit, but
were not financially able to do so.
AS it was this building was over.
crowded.
State Extension Work.
That the interest of the State Ex.
tension department in the State Fair
Is keen, is clearly indicated by the
steady growth Of the institution. For
It must be recognized that growth
Of the State Fair is largely depend
ent on the cooperation Of the vari.
Gus county agricultural agents, home
demonstration agents. county club
leaders. the University Of Wyoming
school teachers and educators gener
ally. No State Fair board could.
without this cooperation gather to.
gether the vast number and great
variety of exhibits that go to make
up the total display. The state ex.
tension workers school teachers, etc,
must therefore be credited with the
growth and success OF the fair as in.
dictated by the table of entries made
and premiums paid during the past
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Amusement Attractions Necessary; Running and
Harness Races Brought Out Fine Field Last Fall;
Entries and Premiums Increase Over 1921.
By OTTO BoLLN,
Manager State Fair, Douglas, Wyo,

me present state fair management has endeavored to
make the state fair primarily an educational institution. It is
realized that amusement attractions must also be furnished,
and to this end, each year, a fine racing program or wild west
peri orlnance IS held on the track each afternoon. This year
only harness and running races were featured and a fine field
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More Buildings Needed.

The State Fair has reached its max
fmum growth until further exhibition
buildings are provided for the 5000
entries in 1929 crowded every build.
ing to capacity, and some We're
crowded beyond what could properly
be displayed. There was an unusua''
Iy fine cattle and sheep display. anc
for the first time a very creditable
swine show. At present there is no
building for swine exhibition and
Ct is necessary to improvise display
space in the horse barn and in tents.
Swine breeding has attained sufsi'
cient proportions in Wyoming to
amply warrant the erection of a mod
ern swine pavilion. -