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Berlin Police Battle Bic M0bs
WORTHY aim BEHIND CONCERTS
WILL ASSURE milk FOR PUPILS

There is, perhaps. nothing SO re-
assuringly prophetic of Casper's
broad progressiveness toward metro
polltan living as the winter series Of
four outstanding concerts arranged
for the people OF this city by the
charity department of the Woman's
Departmental club.
A cultural distinction such as
m to but few cities OF the size
of Casper, which has passed through
rapid transitory stages from a strag-
Cling town of several hundred plo-
nees to the well-kept city of some
5000 population of the present. Is
granted this year by the program
of the club. That this organization
has assumed the initiative is of it
self exceptionally worthy.
But there is yet a more commend
able motive behind the concert
series. The membership of the Wo-
mans Departmental club has long
been cognizant Of the needs of Cas-
per children. In past work 1t found
that numbers OF children here were
undernourishcd. Milk has been
lacking in the diet OF these children
and it is primarily for their benefit
that the Woman's club seeks 10
augment its milk fund at the same
time II provides the city with music
of n kind that is seldom heard in
the west.
Today the work Of disposing of
season tickets for the winter series
is being started by the Woman's
Departmental club. As a matter of
civic pride 1t is hoped by the mem
bership of the club that 1t viii not
be necessary to bargain for re-
spouse. that it will be unnecessary
to do more than provide what is
keenly wanted.
First Of the four concerts will be
that given by Anna Case. celebrated
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The Pace Setter

The race horse practicing alone
does not develop his utmost speed.
But the race is on and n horse
is leading on the home stretch and
the others strain themselves to
the last limit.
There are pace settlers in bust
ness in every community.
Pace setting in mercantile lines,
in one important respect. is very
evident on every hand.
Merchants generally must recog
nize that the pace settlers in ad-
vertising are not only getting the
business day by day but their ad-
vertising is acting as such a thor
ough buying guide that they are
fastening the day when buying
without consulting the advertising
columns will be practically un-
known.
The day is rapidly coming when
the non-advertiser and the spas
modic advertiser will hold the
trade of a few old-timers whose
minds revert to memories Of other
days.
Shop in the Tribune before
shopping in the shops.
, 1923-10-16

literally are tapping at tho very
threshold OF the retail business cen
ter Of the city. with every prospect
that tho crest of the high water Will
not be reached for some time.
Sweeping savagely southeastward.
the raging torrent, swollen TO un.
-precedented proportions by rains
which have fallen virtually without
Interruption for four days in the
west and north central sections of
the state, broke through the NUM-
cipal reservoir. 10 miles west of here
early today and flung a pent up
nine foot wall Of water downstream
to spread further disaster to the
already stricken lowlands on Okla
homa City's south side.
This volume of water reached hero
about four o'clock this morning and
within an hour had spread to within
is blocks Of the principal business
section. both from the south ant
southwest n
, 1923-10-16
CHEST FUND To
ORGA N|ZED
H RE TONIGHT
All Civic Clubs and
Societies VIII Be
Represented.

The organization meeting OF the
Casper Community fund will be held
at 5 O'Clock this evening at the Ma
trona County high school auditor
ium. The high school orchestra
will give a short program to open
the meeting. II is hoped that del.
egatlons will be present from the
organizations which have been in.
vlted to become members of the
fund. The following organizations
have received Invitations:
Budget Members
Casper Chapter Salvation Army.
Natrona County Chapter American
Red Cross. Casper Young women's
Christian Association. Homo Wei
fare League. Casper Council Boy
Scouts of America, Casper Council
Girl Scouts.
Association Members
Rotary Club. Chamber OF Com
merce. Kiwanis Club. Lions Club,
Literary Club. Real Estate Board.
Business and Professional Women's
Club. Casper Trades Council, wo-
mems Departmental Club. STANDARD
Athletic Association. Texas Athletic
Association, Natrona County Home
steaders Association, All the
Churches. Natrona County Bar As
ISOLATION. Natrona County Medica.
Association. Casper Clearing House
George Vroman Post American lie
gion. NJ. J. Hawley post American
Legion.
EN-Officio Members
Mayor OF Casper. Chairman Coun
ty Commissioners. Sheriff Natrona
County, Chief of Police. City Health
officer. City MIX and Food Inspect
or. County Health officer, City
Nurse. Public School Nurse. County
Agent.
All citizens who believe in the
Casper Community Fund idea are in
vited TO become Individual members
Any organization not listed above
that desire to become budget mem
bers may make application to tn,
Board OF Directors Of the Commun
ity fund after II is duly organized.
, 1923-10-16

ernor Friend Richardson OF Califor,
mia, and others ut the opening SEES.
sion or the convention yesterday.
They paraded through the down.
town district. small groups on the
sidewalks, larger ones In the south.
making many and varied noises, all
intended TO inform fellow legion,
n%aires. residents OF the city and Wis.
iting tourists that the American
Legion Of this or that city or state
was well represented Mt tho conven
ton.
One group. dressed in Scotch kits
and Playing bag pipes. concluded
their marching ~ escorting Sir
Harry Lauder fro d the st. Francis
hotel. where he was staying, to the
Palace hotel, where he was one OF
the guests OF honor at the PRONE
made OF the Allies Then one of
the killed escort climbed onto a win,
dow sill OF the hotel and delivered
an impromptu grafton to n crowd
that blocked the street.
The only thing on this mornings
program was the parade. Admiral
r. S. Coontz, United States navy.
General Joseph Halter of Poland and
National Commander Alvin Owsley
Of tho legion. were the reviewing
officers. Other civic and military
officials also were given places in
the reviewing stand.
Tho Knights OF Columbus invited
the National officers OF the legion
and other distinguished visitors to
be their guests a, n reception and
luncheon at tho Palace hotel this
noon.
Frank T. Hines. director of the
United States Veterans Bureau was
the first speaker on the program for
this afternoons business session.
CONTINUED on Page Nine)
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minute or two she heard the noise
OF a gun shot in weathers' bed
room. II was followed by a heavy
thud as OF a man falling.
Mrs, Miller feared for the worst
and without opening the door to
the bedroom she ran to a neighbor
and told her, saying at the time. 81
think he has shot himself"
Mrs. Weathers was soon found
and accompanied Mrs. Miller to her
home. When she opened the door
10 the northwest bedroom and found
her husband lying in his own blood
she tainted from the shock.
Dr. j. C. Kamp was called.
Examination OF the bullet wound
showed that the lead had entered
the right temple and had made Its
exit from the opposite side. AL
though unconscious the man still
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would be found on the floor of his
bedroom immersed in n pool of blood
flowing from a bullet wound that
he himself had inflicted.
The employe did not ring, for the
news OF Lee weathers' suicide
Travelled quickly and no mortal
sound would have awakened him
from the state Of unconsciousness
into which his act had sent him.
Mr.. Weathers died at the county
hospital at 11:20 o'clock. 1--WE hours
after he had shot himself.
When Mr.. Weathers went home.
he asked Mrs. Mary Miller. n
roomer at the weathers house. 1913
East Second street. TO call his wife
who was visiting at a friends
house. Mrs. Miller did not know at
that instant just where Mrs.
Weathers was. SO she hesltated
about going on the errand. In n
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through the downtown streets. deco
rated with the American and British
flags. with thousands OF spectators
waving and shouting their welcome
as the distinguished visitor was
taken to the Hotel Lasalic. where
he and his family. Dame Margaret
and Miss Megan Lloyd George. we're
to be guests at the Chicago Assoc
citation Of Commerce luncheon.
, 1923-10-16
~B00TLEGGER D R A " S
5000 FINE AND LONG
JAIL TERM IN TRIAL

Stiff sentences for bootleEgers and
other violations OF the liquor laws
continue 10 be handed out in the
eighth district court by Judge r. r.
Rose. Carl Peters. who was convict
ed by a jury trial Monday on two
counts. possession and sale. was CIV
en- n fine Of $500 and 90 days in the
county jail. Peters was arrested
May II last in a raid on the rear
of 220 South Center street.
Joe A. Rohm and c. T. Bruner,
picked up in a raid on South Ash
street last Decoration day evening.
are to be tried today for possession
of liquor and maintaining a nuls'
ance.
, 1923-10-16
NEW DISTRICT
TO GET SEWER

The council VIII go this afternoon
to n meeting OF property owners of
Whites Sheridan Heights, Ken.
wood and Casper View additions to
discuss with them the matter OF
proposed grading. It Is understood
that many residents OF this section
arc Directing strenuouHly TO the
grading improvements which nre
being contemplated by the city. and
the council will endeavor to explain
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The city council last night created
n new sewer district in the south
west portion of Casper to be known
as sewer district Nc. Is. This com
prises two blocks. one Of which lies
in the Community Park addition and
one IN Casper proper. The district
was created as a result of n petition
which had been circulated among
property owners of hat part Of the
city. the majority Of them being In
favor OF the sewer.
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Takes No Chances
On Using Pistol;
Man Sells Weapon

James Perry. manager OF an en-.
ployment agency In Casper, sold a
revolver yesterday afternoon $50
that he wouldn't be bothered with IL
any more The sale was made
after he had taken the gun out OF
n drawer and had ordered an irate
intruder out OF his place with 1t
when the man had failed to 70
otherwise. yes. / did point tho
gun at him. said Perry, hut there
hadn't been a bullet in It for six
months"
, 1923-10-16
FOREST FIRES
STILL RAGING

DULUTH. MINI. Oct. 1s.-The
north woods nre again blazing to.
day and running fires. driven before
n heavy southwest gale. are burning
acres OF valuable timberland and
threatening homes OF settlers.
Forest and brush fires have
broken out nfresh in northwestern
Wisconsin and fires adjacent to
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Ntpptu ouh win NHe same CdItlIt1
abandon hat they would have dis
played on the sunniest OF days.
The dampness had an effect upon
the crowds. however. Long banks
of umbrellas appeared early on
Market street ana there was not the
usual hustllng about for dry goods
and grocery box seats hal has char
acterlzed big parades here in the
past. The crowds also were smaller
than they would have been other
wise. although they swelled some
what as the parade progressed.
The Colorado contingent boosted
a giant drum major, while Texas,
Home state of National Commander
Alvin owlsey. appeared with a pref
ty girl astride an old gray mare.
which p~crsonified a lively tune play
ed by the accompanying band. Tho
Texans were appropriately costum-
ed vaquero make up. A group of
Montana bad men, dressed in the
old time range garb. shot up the
parade at intervals.
, 1923-10-16
Grew is GIVEN
UP FOR LOST

KEY WEST. Fla. Oct. 16-Search
for the crew of 16 men Of the steam
ship City of Everett, which last
reported she was sinking about $50
miles west Of Tortuga- has been
abandoned. it became known upon
the arrival here of the coast guard
cutter Saukee. which had made q
-.or,b
, 1923-10-16
CARS IN COLLISION.

A collision between a Ford tour
ing car driven by A. +. Bond and n
Columbia touring a driven by
+. E. Stevens this morning resulted
in some damage to both cars. No
one was injured.
, 1923-10-16
TWO DEAD IN
AUTO CRASH

PENDLEToN. Ore, Oct. Id.
II. Bentley. As. a prominent Pendle-
ton business man. and Wilfred
Davis of Boise. Idaho. rs. his EN-
pioye, were killed late last night
when. as the ywere returning from
walla walla, Wash, II a which
Bentley was driving skldded on the
highway between Weston and
Athena. Two others in the machine
were injured,
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Nopemlng sanatorium. Just west II
Duluth, kept IS men working.
Two hundred men were stubborn.
~ battling "A dangerous blaze in tho
Chuhb lake md Wrenshall districts.
and tho FIRE IS sweeping rapidly be-
fore tho wind towards Jay Cooke
State Park. according to word re
ceivcd here. No property aside
from tho heavy timber destroyed
has been burned.
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Er-C Congressman
Dies suddenly

GREENvTLLE. Miss. Oct. 10
Benjamin Grub Humphreys. for
more than twenty years a member
OF congress from the third Missis-
sippi district. died suddenly at his
home here early today. Death was
due to an attack of heart trouble.
, 1923-10-16
OKLAHOMA CITY INUNDATED BY flood WATER
Thousands Driven From Homes In
South Side Early Today as 9-Foot
Wall of Water Is Released by Reser-
por, Many Haze Maroon Escapes

OKLAHOMA CITY. okla. Oct.
16.-The first definite report Of
loss of life in the food here today
was received when police rescued
". II. Loose and his daughter.
Bessie, 10, from n tree top in
Wholer Park and learned from
them that n boat i'm which they
had attempted to escape had been
c~apsized. drowning Mrs. Loose
and n daughter, Clara, 8 years old.
Nineteen persons r In hos
, 1923-10-16
SEC DAVIS
TO CHICAGO
BY AIRPLANE

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. oct. 16.
Secretary of Labor James j. Davis
''hopped off in a government mail
airplane at 1919 a. m for Chicago
t o meet David Lloyd George. form
err British premier. It was his C
ond attempt to leave by airplane
today. the first having been stopped
by a heavy fog. C. X. Vance is his
pilot.
, 1923-10-16
LLOYD GEORGE
GIVEN OVATION
Chicago Turns Out to Greet War Time
Premier of Great Britain Today

CHICAGO. Oct. Icy The As
ISOLATED Press) - David Lloyd
George. Britain's war time premier.
reached Chicago at 1859 a. m. today
and was greeted by great throngs
and an official reception committee
headed by Brig. Gen. Charles o..
Dawes, retired.
Mr.. Lloyd George was escorted
, 1923-10-16
LEGION Committee Meets.

The entertainment committee Of
the George w. vroman post Of the
American Legion will hold an i'm
portant meeting this evening at s
O'Clock at the club rooms.
The meeting will be brief and all
members of tho committee are re-
quested to be present
, 1923-10-16

soprano Of the Metropolitan Opera.
who. on October %, will appear at
the America theater.
The reception given the women
of the club who are selling season
tickets by personal solicitation. will
be clearly Indicative OF the breadth
of mind and depth OF appreciation
Casper people are capable of in mat
tiers of an abstract kind such as
operate entertainment.
, 1923-10-16
OFF,
NAY
PLAY HAVOC ON
REACHING COAST
Warnings Broadcasted
Say Storm Is Grow
ing in Fury; Texas
Coast Line Escapes.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 16.
The gulf disturbance, re-
ported yesterday 200 miles
off the Texas coast, was
headed this morning for the
Louisiana coast, and accord
ing to warning issued by the weath-
err bureau at Washington. would
strike the mainland at about longi-
tude 81 west and move northeast.
The warnings added that the storm
had reached hurricane Intensity.
It was believed here that this
would place several parishes west
OF New Orleans in the Immediate
path of the storm and that its CEN
ted would be close to Morgan City.
rs miles west Of here.
Practically the entire Louisiana
coast was being swept by strong
winds. which in some Instances had
reached gale proportions. High
tides were reported from all points.
DR.. Cline OF the local weather
bureau was taking steps
TO distribute the warnings to all
points likely to be affected. Small
crafts on lake Pontchartrain. warned
by the high winds, which during
tho night had reached n velocity OF
more than % miles an hour. wore
reported ~snfe-ahd vessels in tho
harbor were taking every precaution
TO be prepared for the storm II 4
should break as scheduled.
Spanish Fort, an amusement park.
and Ailneburg, a fishing resort.
both on Lake Pontchartrain, were
reported early today TO be partly
flooded and families living at the
latter place were reported moving
out.
-Four persons were injured in New
Orleans during tho night as a result
of accidents traceable TO the high
wind.
, 1923-10-16
RED AG|TATORS
OF CAPITAL ON
WARPATH, SAID
Food Riots in Outside
Cities Continue as
Trouble Grows.

BERLIN, Oct. 16.-(By
The Associated Press).-
Several thousand unemploy-
ed attempted to storm the
rathaus. or town hall, in the
heart of the city today but
were repulsed by the police. who
charged the mob with fixed bayo-
nets.
The demonstration. which the au-
thoritles say was led by commun-
istic agitators. completely blocked
t-nfsic in what is normally one of
the most congested quarters of the
city and forced numerous shops to
pull down their iron shutters as a
protection against looters.
CongreSating mobs in the outly-
ing sections of greater Berlin kept
the nolice busy nj the forenoon. At
ono point the police We're forced TO
fire into the crowd, seriously wound
ing three demonstrations.
Renewed food riots are reported
from numerous points in Germany.
A serious clash occurred in Mann
helm. where one police sergeant and
one demonstration were killed.
Lcipsic continues to be the scene
OF renewed riotinE and many of the
shop keepers chose to give away
bread and oleomargarine in prefer
encc TO having their premises looted.
LONDON, oct. ia mob tried
to force its way into the Berlin
stock exchange this morning, says
a Central News dispatch from the
German capital. The doors were
promptly closed and the police took
up the task of dealing with the at
lacking throng.
The mob also tried to storm the
city hall, the message states, but the
police appeared In strong force and
seemed to be masters of the situa-
ton after fierce fighting in which a
number of persons were injured, sew
ernl seriously.
For the moment, adds the mes
sage. the city hall and the stock
exchange have been locked and
strongly guarded. and the Wilhelm
strasse closed to pedestrians and We
hicles.
, 1923-10-16
Leon TrOtzky
Seriously I'LL

LONDON. Oct. ia dispatch 10
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Munich today say that DR..
Fernand S%auerbruch, the noted sur
geon has left for Moscow in an air
plane to attend Leon Trotzky. war
minister of Soviet Russia. who is
suffering from cancer Of the
stomach
, 1923-10-16

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Oct. 10
by The Associated Press)1Another
city. larger perhaps than any cap
tured by the American forces during
the world war, has fallen before the
American Legion and the legion
nalres planned to celebrate their lat
est triumph today with a big vic
tory parade.
By last night the legion members
who began to arrive in San Fran
cisco last week for their national
convention. were admittedly masters
Of the city. They had been told so
~ Mayor James Rolph Jr.. United
States Senator Hiram johnson.
Harvey NJ. Toy. representing gov
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$50 900. 600 FOR RErnRNls.

ALBANY, N. Y, Omitted Press.E
New York state will vote on Novem-
bcr 6. IN n proposed bond issue OF
$50. O0o,0 0 which will be used to
bring the state Institutions up to
cate. Alarming conditions have
been reported from the states In
sane and other charitable institu.
lions.
, 1923-10-16

NEW YORK. Oct. 1e.-checks for
S4.112.ss. the losers end. were dis
tributed today to members of the
New York Giants as their share Of
the worlds series receipts. The
total distributed among Giant play
ers and attendants was S110. 81.
, 1923-10-16
BODY SHIPPED.

The remains OF Mrs. Emma z.
wetzel who died here Sunday were
shipped to Fairmont. w. Va. this
afternoon. the husband. Lewis
wetzel, accompanying the body.
, 1923-10-16
Heavy MiSts Fail to Take Color Out OF
Great Legion Parade; "Capture" of
Coast Metropolis Is Complete

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.-Heavy mists, succeeding
a typical October warm spell, tried in vain to take some
of the color and snap from the great pageant that was the
chief event today in the national convention of the Ameri-
can Legion. The mists, dropping down from a fog-veiled
sky, made the streets wet and slippery. but the Iegionnaires
, 1923-10-16
LEE WEATHERS, TAXI OPERATOR,
TAKESOWNLFEIN
No Reason Ascnbed fer Suicide Last Night at
East Second street Home; Prominent
Oil Man Brother Of Victim.

Ring me several times when you go off shift, for I
shall probably be sound asleep and will not wake up
easily" Cheerfully slapping his employee on the back, Lee
Weathers, 35, taxicab operator and brother to w. D.
well known oil man, gave no lntimation at 5
O'clock last night that an hour and 90 minutes Later he
, 1923-10-16

LAUREL, Md, Oct. 16.-Spald-
ing Lowe Jenkins. president Of
the Maryland State Fair associa-
ton, which is conducting the
meeting here, wired trainers Sam
Hildreth, who looks after Zev,
and Basil Jarvis, who Is prepar-
ing papyrus for Saturdays match
race Mt Belmont Park, an offer
of $50, 900 to have Saturdays win
ner meet Admiral Cary I. Gray
sons my Own" in n special a C.
Mt this track on Thursday OF next
week.
, 1923-10-16

pitfalls suffering from exposure.
one Of whom is not expected to
live.
The river here was falling ut
9 D. m. and all danger to the bust.
ness district had apparently
passed. The water got no closer
than three blocks from the main
business center. Rack flow from
sewage mains. however, flooded
virtually every basement in the
district.
, 1923-10-16
VICTORY HOST PARADES IN
FRISCO AS FOG HANGS LOW
LATE SPORTS

COMISKEY PARK. CHICAGO.
Oct. 16.-"Urban Red" Faber was
Manager Gleason's choice today to
win the sixth game of the series
and bring the city championship
back TO the White Sox of the Amer
lean league. Tony Kaufman was
anxious to try his hand at stopping
the Cubs rivals, and Manager
Killefer gave him the assignment.
Despite the gloomy weather. about
20. 900 fans were present.
The batteries: For Cubs-Kauf-
mann and ofFarrell. For White
Sox-Faber and Schalk.
Score dncompletel: X H. l..
Cubs ------Oo0 101 Ok 6 1
White Sox 600 600 TX 7 o
, 1923-10-16

A. L. Barnes is here attending to
business matters from Denver.
, 1923-10-16

CITY, Oct. 16.-(By The Associated
Press)@.A catastrophe flood gripped Oklahoma City to-
day.
With virtually the entire south side inundated, flood
waters of the North Canadian river rising rapidly and
creeping relentlessly upward from the loMlands. already
, 1923-10-16
Weather Forecast

WYOMING: Generally fair
tonight and Wednesday. Lit
tie change in temperature.
, 1923-10-16

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 1s.-storm
warnings on the Texas coast were
ordered down early today by the
weather bureau from New Orleans
headquarters. This message is TAX
en- to mean that the gulf storm ia
headed inland. east OF Texas. Bar
ometer readings along the coast
showed gradual rises.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
INQUEST ON A LEG

Jersey, England--A human leg washed up on the beach. Much eX- citement. Coroner holds inquest. Physician says leg is result of surgical operation at sea. Excitement over.