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COLE is
Arrested ON
BOOZE CHARGE

DENVER. Colo, June IA photo.
graph OF Bert Cole. Denver aviation
hero and appointee of Major Carl S.
NJ lliken. secretary OF state. as senior
flier in the 45th division air service
with the rank of captain, was positive.
ly Unidentified today by Walter Byron,
state prohibition enforcement officer,
rs that Of the man whom he arrested
farly yesterday morning near Canon
City In possession OF an automobile
containing 100 gallons of grain al.
.cohol.
Although Officer Byron's victim
gave the name of Il. II. Powell, of Ell
Paso, he did not deny that is was an
alias. according to the arresting of
Ulcer.
Cole. who has gained the cognomen
of "the blue streak of the air. is
widely known in Denver and Casper
aviation circles. During the war he
was n of the army's star filters at
Kelly Field, Texac. and since then he
has ben in commercial aviation.
According to Byron. Cole, or Powell.
was driving a specially constructed
oliver"
"He appeared along the road which
we were patrolling shortly after dawn.
and although we had a car capable
OF making high speed. We had TO
drive six miles at the rate Of Gil miles
per hour before we crowded him into
the ditch" said Byron. He was fol.
lowing a truck loao OF liquor which
was in charge OF Mowery."
The total value Of the liquor seized
In the. truck and the specially con.
Structed a is valued at s25 900. &c
cording to the officers. They made
tho coup as the result OF a tip" that
Cole or Powell vas heading toward
Canon City from New Mexico.
, 1923-06-07
Stolen Car Found
In Gravel Pit By
Casper Policeman

The stolen car OF @. Terry, taken
from his possession May rs. was
found by Offlced Pile OF the police de.
partment yesterday afternoon In u
gravel pit some distance west of tho
Burlington railroad bridge. The car
is n Jewett roadster. II shows con.
siderable damage. Reason for taking
the car and dumping II into the gravel
pit has not been reached by the police
in their Investigations. but the suppo-
sition is that an amateur, probably u
youth, drove the car away. conceal
ing It there when he became frignten-
ed OF discovery.
, 1923-06-07

was restored at Q o'clock last night.
The demonstrators gathered under
the auspices OF the trades %unionists
and the socialists in five huge assem-
blies in the center of the town. The
demonstration was the climax OF sew
eral in the last we days.
Toward the close of these gather
lngs, it is stated. crowds Of the youth
ful unruly elements. suspected of in
GLIDING some communists, began
stirring up provocative agitation in
tho neighborhood streets against the
police and the trade union leaders
who we're preserving order.
, 1923-06-07
S2,117 IN FINES
PAID TO COUNTY

Fines in Justice Brennan's court
for the month of May netted Natrona
county s2,l17,a ccording to a report
made this morning to E. B. Foster.
prosecuting attorney. This amount
does not include the fines in district
court and was collected largely for
petty offenses.
The income from the justlc court
Will more than pay the operating ex-
penses OF the sheriff's office and the
pr ose cuting attorneys office for the
period.
, 1923-06-07
SEVEN SLAIN At LElPSIC
RIOT OUELLED BY POLICE

The police declare that when they
tried to suppress this counter demon.
stration. n shot was fired from the
crowd and the police then %resorted
to the use of blackjacks. This
brought n shower of stones and bits
OF glass from the disturbers who in
turn began using blackJacks and
knives.
After vainly trying TO disperse the
crowd by shooting into the air the
police shot directly at the rioters.
Mounted police and other reinforce
mcnts then restored order.
, 1923-06-07
YOUNG MAN
SMOTHERED
IN DAT BIN

DIXON. ILL.,. June 7.-William
Reynolds. 10. son Of John Reynolds.
manager of the Armour Grain com
pany elevator at Steward. near here.
was smothered to death yesterday
when he was overcome by the heat
While working in a bin Of oats and
fell into several thousand bushels of
the grain. 1t was necessary to chop
through tho side wall or the bin and
remove all the oats to recover his
body.
, 1923-06-07
GIRL SLAYER IS HUNTED
MAN VICTIM

luton OF her Identify. n separate
escaped convict known 10 the police
search was ordered today for the wife
OF an escaped convict from Joliet.
She always has been known TO the
police by her peculiar and inefface-
able smile and was. seen Tuesday
near Tesmer's home.
Mrs. Tesmer tofc rms authorities
she could never forget the peculiar
smile. on the girls face as the Eilr
calmly directed tho holdup.
or the several men and women ques.
toner yesterday by the police. only
, 1923-06-07

CHICAGO, June. Police squads
early today are checking over habitues
of cnbarets. restaurants and other
places of gay life in;an effort to trace
the girl slayer of Robert c. Tesmer,
wealthy insurance man. Tesmer, re.
turning home with his wife late
Tuesday night, was shot down by the
girl after she and n male companion
had held up and robbed the couple.
on the sllmpossibility that the
smile which the girl wore, cven MS
she slew resmor, might furnish a SO
, 1923-06-07

Unusually good facilities for
chairs. 1t Is approximately 40 feet
from the ring to the front of the
grandstand and 90 feet from tho ring
to the end bleachers.
There will be an orchestra and n
band to entertain the spectators be.
tween bouts. The ushers will be n
squad of rs boys from the high school
cadet corps Inc the grounds will re
policed by n detail of city police.
deputy sheriffs and a half dozen
special deputies.
Ample car parking facilities are
available inside the grounds to take
care OF 1000 cars.
Tho big show starts at 8 o'clock
with 40 rounds Of boxing. The sche.
dule Of bouts is as follows:
Harvey Perkins. Casper VS.. Al
Knapp, Colorado Springs, 10 rounds,
henvyweights.
Teddy Gatin. omafs We. eGeorge
Mosher. Denver, IL rounds, welter-
weights.
Otto Wallace. Milwaukee. VS.. ArIos
Tanning. Kansas City. IL rounds,
iightweights.
Midget Smith. New York VS.. Earl
Puryear. Omaha. IL rounds, bantam
weights.
Tomorrow afternoon all the prln-
eipals in h program including the
boxers. Mike Gibbons, the referee.
and the high school cadets who will
act al ushers. will parade the down
town streets from five to six
o'clock.
The parade will be led by the Am
CONTINUED on Page Five)
, 1923-06-07

BERLIN, June 7.-By The Asso-
ciated Press).-Seven persons were
Killed and more than 100 wounded in
yesterdays disorders at Leipsic, 1t
~ announced in special dispatches to-
DAY. The dead Include ono police
man. tho head Waterman. while there
rrs 10 policemen among the wound
oision.
"ho demonstration was in protest
egaiEst Tie Euir occupation and
h insrs-iclsncs OF tho r~Her1pioy-
raeni eotaSs Some tw,rty thousand
Psruans. It Ia sai2 toov part order
, 1923-06-07

one is being held until further inves-
tigation. lie is Irving schlig. said TO
have n criminal record, who was picked
up near tho scene shortly after thu
killing.
As fast rs suspects were arrested
yesterday they were taken before Mrs.
Tesmer. who Is FRUSTRATED and under
the care OF a physician in her house.
Mrs. Tesmcr asked each woman %
''open your eyes and SMILE "If {
see those biz blue eyes again and that
peculiar smile, III know them." sha
said.
, 1923-06-07

Their action today which Is In accord
with the stand Of the New York legis-
lature and governor in repeal of the
Mullan-Gage state enforcement statue,
Earlier in the morning the anti-pro-
hibition forces voted to send back to
the wet judiciary committee a state
affairs committee bill providing for n
referendum on the question of repeal
on the 18th amendment to the federal
, 1923-06-07
CHICAGO
-FOUR

CHICAGO, June 7.-Lightning
killed four persons and possibly a
fifth, a number were injured and two
deaths were attributed indirectly to
the heat wave which preceded violent
thunder. rain and electrical storms
in widely separated parts of the
country yesterday.
Near Newton Falls. Ohio, Nicholas
Cavolich was killed when lightning
set fire to his barn. His wife, who
was in the building with him at the
time has not been found. William
Maxwell, a lineman, was struck by
a bolt and died instantly at Coshoc-
ton. Ohio. Two of his fellow work
men were injured.
Two farmers were killed by light
ming, one near M~uskogee. Oklahoma,
and the other at Burlington. Kan
sas
Heat proetrations in New York
and other parts of the country were
numerous. At Cleveland a woman
tainted and fell out Of a second story
window to her death.
COLUMBUS, o., June 1.-Two lives
were lost in a heavy thunder and
lightning storm which broke the
heat wave which had gripped Ohio
for the past week and taken a toll
of three lives. Four other deaths
by drowning. indirectly due to the
! heat waves, have been reported.
Thousands of dollars damage was
caused at Dayton last night by u
heavy rain and wind storm which
tore down the telephones and tele-
pranh poles and flooded streets.
Three persons were injured.
, 1923-06-07

of 1t. The state highway from
Cheyenne to Evanston is in the best
condition in its history. We made
he trip from Laramie to Cheyenne
in Just an hour and forty minutes.
Mr.. Clark will remain in Casper a
few days visiting his family and
attending to some matters connected
with his department.
, 1923-06-07

constitution. They offered an amend
ment intended to nullify state enforce
ment, which was ruled not germane by
Speaker John l.. Ioahl.. When this
was done. the vets to avoid a vote on
Tho is. AIT tho measure to com.
mittee.
, 1923-06-07
Legion Band Meets
At 4:3O Tomorrow

The American Legion band will as
semble at the club room at 4.3o to-
morrow afternoon preparatory to the
parade which will be held through the
business district by tho fighters in the
big Rodeo card.
, 1923-06-07
SOlONS
VOTE DRY REPEAL

SeVersonl law, the state prohibition enforcement law.
This action followed an aHenptt kill the bill which me defeat by the same vote
Before it can becomes law, the Tucker BILL repeating the SeverSn law, will have to mus
strength to pass the dry senate and get by formerly announced deposition of the gov
Vets hld out no hope forf alsucces,a although expressing satisfaction over
, 1923-06-07
Of Giant DirigiHe. ICI, at Dayton Field
Charged to Electrical Storm Winch Takes Toll of Life;
Two Men Sape Lives by Leaping as Big
Gas Bag Bursts Into Flames; Deaths
from lightning Are Reported Late
Wednesday in Ohio and Illinois

DAYTON, Ohio, June 7.--(By The Associated Press)-
A twisted mass of blackened framework, the army dirigible
Tel, once proud mistress of the skies, today lay at the base
of a steel anchor tower at Wilbur Wright field, wrecked by
an explosion and fire, during a severe electrical storm last
evening. Two men were injured when they jumped from the
, 1923-06-07
STADIUM READY
O BIG FIGHTS
Finishing Touches Put on Stands in Prep
arations for Record CroWd Ex-
pected Friday Evening

With the finishing touches being put on this afternoon,
everything is in readiness at the Rodeo grounds arena for the
big fight card tomorrow evening. About all that remained
to be done at noon today was the completion of the electric
lighting system.
The Rodeo association has unusually good facilities for
, 1923-06-07
UNDER Is
MAY TAKE JOBS
Wholesome Employment Is Better Than
Enforced Idleness During Vacation,
Labor Chief Says on State Lam

State Labor Commissioner Frank Clark, who is in Casper
in the interests of his department, stated this morning that
it was not his intention to enforce Wyoming's new labor law
so as to prohibit absolutely the employment of all youths I'M
der 16 years of age, but rather to see to it that these are pro-
tected, morally, mentally and physically.
, 1923-06-07

Il, ]. Donahoe and NJ. ]. Foley will
leave this evening for Kemmerer.
Wyo,. where they will attend the
Knights Of Columbus convention TO be
he'd there.
, 1923-06-07

taking care of the crowd. The ring
sits squarely in front OF the grand
stand and surrounded in a semi
circle by the bleachers. Immediately
around the ring arb the ringside
, 1923-06-07
Weather Forecast

WYOMING = Thunder showers
probable tonight and Friday warmer
in EAST portion tonight.
The Chilkoot post., 1923-11-09
.-(co coVr1UE0 7R3l PROCEEDING 7.NE)
BUTLER EARNS VICTORY

the   he ecrowdr seventh, Butler fr"a his corner "1
  he facing
 
   to feetan ake to second
Evening star., 1923-09-05
SHOWS TOXIC DEAD
LIST EXAGGERATED
Estimate Is 10000. Based on Home
Office Statement by
Radio.

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. September "a
new estimate of the number of dead
In Toxic as a result of the Japanese
disaster. the smallest thus far re-
ceived, was sent from 1waki radio
station by the Radio Corporation last
night. This estimate was 10000. 1t
was attributed. in the advices re-
ceived. to a home Office statement
The figure is less than a tenth of
several former estimates. The naval
minister yesterday estimated the dead
in and around Toxic at 10000; an
Osaka dispatch to the Eastern News
Agency, forwarded to this country
from Shanghai, placed the dead In
Toxic alone at 10000. There have
been several unofficial estimates piac-
ing Tokie's dead at 100000.
Communication with Iwaki ceased
for a time after receipt OF the mes
sage mentioned and 1t was impossi-
BILE to clarity what appeared might
be an error in translation.
Evening star., 1923-09-05
CHARGES MASSACRE PLOT.
Epirote Congress Approved Staying
of Italians, Says Paper.

ROME. September 5.--A special dis
patch from Santi Quaranta, Albania,
to the Giornale D1talia, says that IL
has been learned with certainty that
two days before the massacre Of the
italian boundary mission the Epirote
Congress held at Janina approved the
decision OF the former congress at
Lutraki to slaughter the Italian off,
cials.
was seen the day Of the massacre AZ
the Greek military post Makadia, BY
the prefect and mayor OF Arsire
Castro, the dispatch continues. The
ofictals were surprised 1t the brig.
ands familiarity with the Greek
troops. They later heard about twenty
rifle shots which, they were later led
to believe; were intended to eail the
msyor are Of the opinion, the CORE.
spondent adds. that the Greek SOL
diers asked the assistance OF Marku
m. the commission Of the crime.
In an energetic statement before
his council Of ministers yesterday, Pre-
Evening star., 1923-09-05
FEDERATION TO AID
D0WN-AND-OUT VET
Helpful Measures for Ex-
Service Men Adopted at
Brussels Conference.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS. September 5. - The
down-and-out ex-service man is to
be helped up. The committee on
claims of the Congress of the Inter-
allied Federation of Former Com
battants now In session here, has pass
ed resolution providing that when
such men are met by a former COM
rade they should be directed to the
nearest American Legion post, IL in
the United States, or to the most con.
venient branch of any veterans or.
ganfzatfoR, IL in Europe. There the
unfortunate one will be given money
and help in finding a job.
fndorses Ruhr Occupation.
The delegates of war veterans as
sociations representing seven allied
countries at their fourth annual con-
| gress adopted a resolution indorsing
gal means to obtain reparations un-
der the Versailles treaty.
The American, Czech, French, Ru-
! rnanian. Belgian and Jugeslavian del
esations approved the resolution un-
reservedly, while the British, after a
short discussion, introduced an
amendment dealing with the effects
of the occupation on unemployment in
the United Kingdom. and 1T also was
approved.
Col. Cressfield. on behalf Of the
British delegation, explained that
there were nearly a million forme er
service men out of employment In
Great Britain, many of whom blamed
the Ruhr occupation for their plight.
He asked that a clause be inserted in
the resolution expressing sympathy
with the British unemployed. To this
the French agreed, provided 1t did
not imply recognition that the occu-
| patton or the Ruhr was responsible
| for unemployment.
Plea IN ItaIe-Greek Dispute.
The congress today telegraphed the
assembly OF the league of nations
| der the covenant OF the league to
settle the Italo-Greek dispute. The
! telegram was signed by only six dele
cations. The Americans refrained
! from attaching their signatures ow-
! ing to the non-mem bership in the
league Of the United States, but they
/ approved the measure as conveying
| to the league the feeling OF the allied
war veterans.
| Capt. Cadere of Roumania intro
duced resolution. saying, in part
aggression by superior military
power upon Rumania. Czechoslo.
J vakia or Jugoslavia, all allied wal
| veterans consider themselves jointly
and severally involved" This was
! amended on motion of Brig. Gen
Hoffman of the United States dele.
| cation to read that the war veteran.
undertake to give the question sym
pathetic consideration"
Evening star., 1923-09-05
'RUHR RESISTANCE 4.
.E. SEENNEAR|NE|aO
Berlin Banking Circles Say
/ Germany Is Unahe to
] Finance Resistance.

N the AsSbciated Press.
HBERLIN, September 5-GerIuany
HAS arrived at the end of her tether
ko far as her further ability to
finance passive resistance rs con-
termed.
III This is the current impression in
kankihg circles which expect that
Hermany in the course of the next
Sew days twill take the Initiative In
the direction of proposing that Of
hcial discussions be begun with the
French and Belgian governments.
Lose ffope NJ 4nter~cntion.
Fss4Nobody will blame Germany for
Geeking a direct understa ndiRg with
her western neighbor now. after ap-
Heals to the world conscience and
Eunos reliance upon Anglo-Saxon in
terventioa have proven futile, says
The Nossische 0eitung in the course
pf an emphatic editorial in which 1t
approves Chancellor Stresemann's s
Efforts to make a political and eco
Hpnic peace with France.
iii The newspaper believes that Ger
many has lost valuable time in wait
Ing for English and American relief.
Which failed to materfalfZe. and urges
the present government promptly to
abandon the policy with which the
Cuno cabinet wasted valuable time.
1T SEES SEPARATION MOVE.
Evening star., 1923-09-05
D. c. COAL DEALERS
SILENT ON PRICES
Defer Announcement After Meeting
Last Night; Say Anthracite
Supply Is Low.

Members of the policy committee of
the Coal Merchants Board of Trade
of Washington met behind closed
doors last night at headquarters of the
board and decided to maintain a pol
icy of silence regarding prices and
prospects for an increase in the ship
ments of anthracite to Washington.
One member OF the committee. how
ever, said that shipments of hard coal
to Washington were meager and that
there was practically" no anthracite
coal to be purchased in the capital.
1t had previously been pointed out
that in the matter of price, coal can
be purchased. IL available. at prices
cheaper by from so cents to a dollar a
ton than last winter. The strike pros
pect, however, may cause an increase
in the price of coal to dealers here,
with a consequent increase i'm the
price to the CONSUMING public. al
though dealers would not predict any
thing regarding price.
Evening star., 1923-09-05
gnesseldorf Paper Says Ruhf Money
II MAY Be Made Uniform.
" the Associated Press.

M TIE J>sSOCldieu
ttDCESSELDoRF, September 5.-A
Nayence dispatch to the Duesseldorf
Nachrichten says the fnterallied
Rarineland high commission is con-
tenlplating an order that all local
money In the occupied territory must
b& of uniform appearance, the only
Distinguishing feature being the name
of the town issuing it. and that 1t
must be acceptable throughout the
Occupied area. The newspaper be-
neves this is the first step toward
Establishing separate Rhineiand
currency.
iIGen. Degoutte has issued an order
authorizing the civil occupatienal au-
tforities to sequestrate all money and
personal property of persons sentenc-
90 by Frence courts-martial: as a
guarantee thai their fines shall he
paid. In the cases of persons owniag e
rial estate. this can also be
sequestrated.
iiAccording to the German news
papers the French have orde ered the
suspension of all German mail serv-
| Ice in the Ruhr territory for one
week.
Evening star., 1923-09-05
Coincidence Sent
ByCoolidge Was
First Toxic Got

BY the Associated Press.
OSAKA, September 5.-The whole
of Japan is deeply appreciative of
American sympathy and relief
measures. The first message of con-
dolence received in the capital was
from President Coolidge.
The Prince Regent gave 10000
900 yen (s5 100000 and the govern
ment autohrized 100000 more for
relief purposes.
1t is reported officially that the
confiaRration in Toxic were ex-
dnguished Monday morning
EX-Premier Takahashi and other
leaders of the Seiyukai party first
reported to have persisted. are
known definitely to have escaped.
Evening star., 1923-09-05

rnfer Mussolini further emphasized
his determination not to recede from
his stand in the conflict with Greece
He was firmly decided rather to with
draw from the LEAGUE OF nations than
to allow what he considered illegal
interference IN Itaiy's right to protect
her honor, dignity and the lives OF
her subjects and to claim adequate
reparation when she had been so ter
ribly outraged.
The premier in equally strong
words stfgmatized the attitude OF
British newspapers, which had ad-
versely criticized his stand In the con-
troversy He said he hoped the
italians through the utterances of
these newspapers would learn the
value or conventional phrases.
THE threat of a fresh war is merely
q bogey intended to impress public
opinion" said the premier. Since
neither Greece nor Ngoslavia can
and Italy does not intend to make
war the bogey vanishes in thin air.
N Is true reports from Santi Quaranta
say Albanian troops with cannon and
machine guns are fnassed at the
Greek frontier, fearing complications;
but such movements, more or less. by
regular troops, constantly are occur
ring In that region"
Evening star., 1923-09-05
ARNEN ATTACKING
SHIPS WITH BOMBS.
Discarded Vessels Targets
for Planes; Fog May Offset
Accuracy Of Experts.
Ry the Assoc3sfpd frers.

Ry the Associsfrd fre~s.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va, September
b.-Army av4ators today attacked
with bombs the old batt}eships vir-
ginia and New Jersey on Cape Hat
teras. according to an Indefinite mes
sage received at Langley Field. The
message stated that the scout squad
ron from langley Field had located
tho ships and that the airmen an
ticipated no trouble In hitting them.
despite unfaporahae weather condi-
tions.
we think the maneuvers already
are under way" said one Of the rank
ing officers At the field, but we have
no details as yet"
Eleven airplanes. including five
scouts, fve bomb throwers ana a
smoke layer, which left langley Field
TO participate In the bombing tests,
arrived safely.
Advices from Hatteras indicated
that the weather IS Fnurky. with a
fast taickening fes imminent.
Bomsers Ready.
Twenty-Five eombers which left
langley yesterday for Hatteras also
were ready to begin operations to-
day.
Oficia's at langley Field were un-
able to say At 1880 O'Clock whether
maneuvers we're actually under way.
messages received by them having
dealt chfeAy with preparations and
the arrival of the variocs machines.
Two airships carrying photographers
and official observers reached Hat
teras on schedule time this morning.
The transport st. Mihiei. with of1-
cial observers from Washington and
q small army OF newspaper men,
reached Hatteras this morning. 1t was
unofficially reported at Langley.
Maj Gen. Mason N. Patrick, chief
OF the Army air service. and Brig.
Gen. william Mitchell are at Hatteras
for the maneuvers, which Will be the
most extensive Of their kind ever un-
dertaken by the Army alone. The
joint tests Of the Army and Navy on
the Virginia capes were even more
extensive than those planned off Hat
teras, however.