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, 1923-01-21
MOVIE ACTOR
IS SOUGHT
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that are high in the social world. and
greatly fear tho scandal attendant
upon giving any information to the
police.
FRITZ was not murdered, at least
lot by blows.
a final autopsy has definitely de-.
termined death to have been duo to
drowning. But the man who placed
her unconscious form in the waves,
believing that the tide would carry It
out to sea. is the maj the police
want at least for granddaughter. The
man In question forgot that the tide
was not at abb, which would have
carried tho body out. but incoming.
which cast the telltale body back
upon the beach.
One of the FrltEi's admirers, n San
Francisco business man, will in all
PROBABILITY be questioned, It is de.
clared. altho he Is too old to fit the
description given by the keeper Of
the Blue Sea cottages who rented
them the place for the night.
Others whose anne have been
gathered, or who have been seen in
= " lHlAs arc JULIE KEPT unutT
surveillance. 4 San Diego business
man who paid n hotel bill for her here
a few weeks & is also being sought.
Attempts are being made to trace
the check he gave the management
Frltd's delicate condition-she was
to DO a mother In four months
coupled with tho scene in the cottage.
and perhaps a few drinks OF liquor is
held responsible by the police for her
unconscious condition and eventually
her death.
Captain Louis Jacobs, army In
torne at Camp Kearney. who was a
c'ose friend and reputed admirer of
FRITZ. and who she consulted on the
question Of an operation which would
have prevented motherhood, was
stil In custody tonight. A writ of
hnbsas corpus Is pending. the hear.
ing on application to DO hoard Mon
day. At that time the police must
either decide TO release him, or keep
him in custody for further question
ing by placing a serious charge In
connection with the proposed opera.
ton against him.
Chief OF Police Patrick Of San
Diego tonight declared he was conf
dent that the girl, in her frank talks
concerning her condition with DR..
Jacobs, told him who was the father
Of tho unborn child. and perhaps even
revealed tho name Of tho man with
whom she had the engagement tho
fatal Sunday evening.
, 1923-01-21
THREE
IN KHAN PROBE

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h holdup on the outskirts
OF the village.
The Identification of these two men
was made by H. E. Blankenship, car
penter' OF Bastrop, who further de
elared he recognized the truck used
by the band to transport Daniel and
from h scene OF the holdup
as belonging to Stevenson, The two
men-blindfolded ind bound-were in
the car when the band passed the
house, which is located only n block
from the courthouse, he testified.
He Identified the car, he stated. by
scratches and marks on IL and n
day or so afterwards he positively
Identified the car in front of Steven.
sons shop as the one used by the
murder band. The license number
on the car was 74657.
In the little courtroom where wifi.
nesses spoke the words which prob.
ably will place these men on trial
perhaps for their lives, perfect uulet
order was maintained. Friends
OF the u men, however, were
outspoken In declaring the men were
Innocent.
Attorneys representing Gray and
Burnett refused to allow them to com.
ment on the case.
Mrs. b. d. Carlisle, mother OF three
children, today was positive In her
Identification of Burnett.
She recognized him. she said, when
he aided her in 5tsentangling her
buggy horses from fallen telephone
wires at the scene OF She holdup when
she. along with a score or more other
parties was held up while the black
hoods searched each vehicle for the
men they sought.
Mrs. Carlisle also identified "a man
named Smith. who used to work in
the blacksmith shop near the depdot"
unknown tonight.
, 1923-01-21
annual Meeting
OF C.. of c. To
Be Held Feb. 81

Tho annual meeting OF the Casper
Chamber Of Commerce will DO held at
the HenninE hotel. February 81, ac,
eording TO Arrangements projected at
a nesting Of the board of directors.
One OF the features of the meeting
VII DO the serving OF a shipment OF
ripe olives received from tho cham.
bar OF commerce Of Sacramento, Cal.
This stunt IL an Advertisement fea-
ture worked out by tho C%allfornians
TO boost "Native Sons"
II was made certain that DR.. J. T.
carlyan of Denver, OF the IIft
School Of Theology, Will address, the
forum Meeting of the Casper Cham
Der Of Commerce on January 20 on
che subject, American Fair Play in
Relation TO Old World Hatreds." He
Will DO in Casper to attend TINS
Mountain States Sunday School as
ooeintion's meeting next week. He 81
= speaker OF wide reputation and
the local Chamber OF Commerce 8
fortunate In securing his services.
, 1923-01-21
Police Shakeup
Looms in DenDer
Following, Raids

DENVER. Colo. jan. 2o.-A wide.
spread police shalSeup loomed tonight
Following a raid on speak easies.
cigar stores,' and soft drink" par.
Tors by 1876 patrolmen under the per.
sonal direction Of Chief OF Police
Rugg Williams.
Thirty alleged booze parlors were
raided and their owners arrested In
penver's biggest liquor oundup,
Manager OF Safety Frank NJ
Downer, after commencing tho DO.
partment o Its activity, directed
that all captains or sergeants who
have charge and control over dis.
tricts in which n one OF these
places t~bootlegging joints are located
as well ms all patrolmen who have
been on duty in these localities sine,
January i last. where any arrests
have been made, be cited to appear
in my office at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
morning"
, 1923-01-21

MERGED counties OF California.
The lands were practically worth.
less, according to the government
petition harglng the defendants with
a scheme to use the mails to defraud.
The men are charged with selling the
lands TO persons In all parts OF the
United States.
These men Joined in a scheme to
defraud persons living at a great
distance from California" the peti.
ton charged. They induced men
and women, some in poor circum-
stances. to send them money. prom
isory notes, rea. estate or Liberty
bonds in exchange for an interest in
these lands"
The holdings OF the company were
known as the Chowch'Ila and Bliss
each.
The company alleged the lands
were ready for instant cultivation.
while in fact only a small portion was
free from a.kali covering, the charges
alleged.
The land sold for 5000. This gov.
eminent alleged tho company sold
many times the acreage they owned.
The Hays company was originally
founded in 1856 as the c. C. Hays
and company. It had many branches
in large cities all over the country.
Moro than 200 witnesses will be
called by the government and the
trial Is expected TO last more than
six weeks. Judge w. c. IAndley will
hear the a
Those against whom indictments
have been issued nre:
Dan Hays. Chicago, president.
treasurer and director.
Oscar c. Lamp. Rock Island. ILL.,.
vice president and western manager.
LoLuis F. Courner. Chicago and
Sterling. H.. secretary n attorney.
Leslie l.. Palmer, Oakland. Calf,
o yet arrested, director.
I. ]. Soften, office manager, not
yet arrested.
Clyde L. Peck. Rock Island. ILL.,,
agent.
Col. Rolf W. West. Chicago, vlr.
gina sales manager.
NJ. i. Bence, Chicago, comptroller.
Everett e. Harrison. Chicago, as.
sistsnt manager.
Ed j. Davis, Chicago, sales man.
ngor.
stephen Labor, Chicago, general
sales agent.
Ben H.. Brainerd, st. Louis, general
sales agent.
Charles +. Fries, st. Paul, general
sales agent.
+. II. Fries, st. Paul, general sales
gent. not yet arrested.
r. H. Anderson. Chicago. sales
manager.
c. w. Parker, Sacramento. genera,
sales manager.
, 1923-01-21
FIREMEN RESCUE
WOMEN IN BLAZE

ST. PAUL, MINI. Jan. 2O.-Unitad
Press) Thirty frightened women.
fleeing from the top floor OF the Cham.
Der OF Commerce building late today
when FIRE broke out. were saved from
death by fromen.
Most OF the women were waiting to
have their tresses done at Knetty'a
beauty shop when the alarm sounded.
They found the elevator shaft and
stairs blocked by dense smoke, flames
and torrents OF water gushing from
automatic BprinlSlers.
Coatless and hatless, many with
their hair streaming. and led by a
sixty year old woman employed as n
JanitresB, the women escaped from
the top floor down the FIRE escapes as
far az they could go, where they
were rescued by firemen.
, 1923-01-21
u. S. HOUSING
BUREAU help
IN ZONE PLAN

For several years there has been.
developing "A feeling that some
agency of the federal government
should interest itself In building and
housing The congress of the United
States made an appropriation for
such activities for the year I921.22.
The act appropriating the funds says
among other things: That as much
used to collect and disseminate such
of this sum as necessary shah be
practical, and statistical in
formation as may be procured, show
Ing or tending to show Hpptovod
methods in building. planning and
construction, Standardization land
a~daptabidty OF structural unitsi in
Guiding building materials and codes,
economy in the manufacture and
utilization of building materials and
supplies. and such other matters as
may tenn to encourage. improve and
cheaper construction and housing"
Accordingly, Secretary Hoover ere.
ated the Division of Building and
Housing. which co-operates with all
groups interested IN housing and
construction, such as architects,
builders, building material producers
and dealers. building trades labor,
contractors builders exchanges, real
tors, building and loan associations,
building inspectors, city officials and
others.
The division has helped local com.
munities in successfully solving their
housing problems. 1t collects and
publishes monthly prices OF "a items
of building materials as paid by con-
tractors in different cities. 1t also
makes reports on building activity,
such as building permits and con-
tracts awarded. and on general build.
Ing n housing conditions In the
country.
Mr.. Hoover has appointed two main
committees which cooperate with tho
division of building and housing. The
advisory committee on building
codes, with a subcommittee on
plumbing. is drafting minimum code
requirements TOR building construc.
ton. The advisory committee on
coming is making studies of state en-.
ablins acts and coming ordinances.
Its reports should be OF distinct aid
to communities interested in the pro.
motion of the pubic welfare and the
protection of property values.
, 1923-01-21
FOCH TORUHR
IS REPORTED

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reports We're without official con.
flrmation, however.
Meanwhile Germany continued her
Industrial war; on France in parts
of the country other than the Ruhr
where industrial! leaders, workers and
citizens refused to turn n hand 10
carry out military orders of the
French.
The boycott on French and Belgian
goods hero was extended to forbid
the sale by hotels of wines made in
those two countries. This came after
the French arrested the directors OF
the Re'chsbank at Essen and re.
moved a wreath from the statue of
Bismarck and William I at the Essen
commemorating the founding of the
empite.
With tho German mark falling low.
or and lower as printing presses
turned 1t out by the million. Il was
reported that SHINES and other IN.
dustrial leaders were making an ef.
Tort to stem the falling tide by buy.
ing marks on h New York ex.
change.
SobLNNH. IAN. 2O.-(Un'ted Press.O
Herr Won WaelIng. president Of .he
finance commission. District Governor
and other German officials
n the families were ordered ex.
peEed from the RhIneland tonight for
refusal to obey orders of the inter.
allied commission. They were given
three days In which to leave the oc.
cupied area.
, 1923-01-21
NEGROES FLEE BEFORE
WHITES WHEN CALLED
TO PRODUCE RAVISHER

BLANFoRD. Ind, Jan. 20-Two
hundred negroes fled from mere 10.
night following nm ultimstum issued
this afternoon by n mass meeting q
whites that the negroes must pro-
duce Albert Mayes. alleged ravisher
OF an e~ight.year-old girl, by I O'Clock
this evening or leave town.
The mar could not be found and
the negroes are moving out as fast
MS means OF transportation can 10
procured.
A force Of deputy sherlffs is guard.
Ing the town to prevent an attack on
the negroes, but 4 is believed that
trouble has been averted by prompt
compliance OF the negroes with the
order TO leave.
The victim OF the assault is IN A
loca, hospital in a serious condition.
, 1923-01-21
MANIAC KILLS
THREE LEAPING
OFF UP, TRAIN

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inssSue man, bel eyed to be w. NJ.
Spague of Paris. Mo-, leaped from
the speeding train and fled.
Eye witnesses tonight told the
story of the unusual shooting.
Spague. who apparently suddenly
lost his mind. leaped from his seat
and with a shout about someone try
ing to hold him. blazed away with a
revolver. luroh' ng recklessly as he
dashed Town the aisle. The three
victims were met near the aisle and
the maniac placed his revolver at
the head of each and pulled the triE-
ger in rapid order.
The crazed man rushed to one end
OF the coach and leaped out. A pas.
scngcr pulled the bel cord and the
train came to a sudden stop as many
sought TO crawl under their seats and
seek other PAGES of safety.
Dodging behind growth and run
ming wildly across the sand, Spague
gained considerable distance before
posses Were organized to take up the
trail.
Turner lives at FL Paso and has
4 mother in San Francisco.
Papers in Browns possession indi-
Gated he came from Indianola. Okla,
Gochran's home was in Pittsburgh.
Kansas.
a telegram in Cochran's pocket
from his mother, Mrs. ]. A. Cochran
of Los Ange'es, urged him to come
here, intimating his father was ser.
olisly Ill. In Browns pocket was a
otter telling him of Illness of rVa.
lives Mrs. r. Dickerson of Watson.
lille Junction. Colo. sister of Brown,
was on the train when tho shooting
occurred. She accompanied her
Jrother's body TO FL Paso
, 1923-01-21
Bills Go
Through; SOIons
Then Adjourn

CHEYENNE. Wye, Jan. 3O.-tspe.
cIal to The Tribune.l-A new Teton
county enabling act, TO replace lint
passed two years ago but which failed
TO stand tho test OF court scrutiny.
was brought in, IN the house today
by Representative Deloney of Jack.
8on.
Another bill, introduced In the
house would make Rrm'sticc day, No
NefnbeT Il. a legal holiday.
Atter each house hnd passed n few.
bills both adjourned until MondAy.
, 1923-01-21
REBELS SHOT IN
MAKING RECORD
FOR IN5URGENT KILLINGS
BY GEORGE M~ACD9NAGH.
United Press Staff Correspondent


DUBLIN. Jan. 20.-Executlon o.
rebel prisoners by tho Irish Ere,
State reached an unprecedente
height today when eleven insurgent
were shot. bringing the totul X
cuted in the past two months to AZ
Offenso of nine OF those who werr
executed today was hal they wer
found in possession of arms. Twc
were sentenced for attempting tc
wreck a train.
The bitterness aroused more lire
concilable by these stern measure
was barely controlled in the soutr
There were rumors that a great rehe
coup had been betrayed to the Free
State, and that the executions were :
solemn warning to the insIrgents t.
des'st. The executions took pace n,
Tralee. where Hanlon. Clifford, Bros
a and DAILY we're shot, at Athlop
and at Limerick.
, 1923-01-21
Road House In
Evanston Raid
Yields Liquor

Hazel Mao Reed. alleged proprie.
tress OF a road house In Evansville,
suburb of Casper, was arrested nj
1880 this morning In a raid by sher.
If Perry Morris and his deputies.
Nellie jackson. alleged Painted
LILY" was taken in tho same raid,
When the raid on the promises
was instigated the rewards seemed
fruitless, but nm Investigation Of the
surrounding premises disclosed two
jugs of white liquor. both Of which
seemed far in excess of tho statute
prescribed By Mr.. Volstead.
, 1923-01-21
GRIPPE EPIDEMIC
IN MIDDLE WEST

WARRINGTON. Jan. 20.-United
Press.rA widespread epidemic OF
grip. less deadly than the influenza
epidemic of 1918 and 1919, was re-
ported today 10 the public health serY-
ice here.
Comparatively few deaths have re.
suited because there Is little danger
of the average case of GRIP developing
into pneumonia. Surgeon General
Cumming, head of the health service.
stated.
The epidemic is particularly preva-
lent in the large cities Of the north
cas- and middle west. the reports
state. The city Of Washington. with
q population Of less than 300. 200. has
from 5000 to 10000 cases. according
10 rough estimates. Five thousand of
the 10000 government workers arc
confined TO their homes with moro or
less serious cases of grip.
President Harding. Secretary of
Labor Davis. Postmaster General
Work. John Hays Hammond, chair
man OF tho federal coal fact finding
commission. and others high in row.
eminent office, have been forced TO
their beds by the disease. President
~A4Ahbb "ho NIB Deen COnIined 10
the executive mansion for several
days. is expected to return to his desk
Monday.
Cumming said that the present cpl.
oenic can be foght by promptly going
TO bed and calling a physician follow
ins the first indication of the disease.
Only where there ia gross nelect IA
there danger, no holds
WASHINGTON. Jan. so.-ReRuln-
lions. limiting physicians to 100
fquor prescriptions por quarter may
lie waived by state p%rohihition Ctrec.
tors II the 9ree0nt E1inpe wave
,ranrheE 'Ne proportion - a serious
6I'd-~ -.- s~-' tho co,,.
iry, ,mmIssloner
Jones iced today.
BY virtue OF the law, which en-.
powers the prohibition commissioner
TO use his discretion IN the matter OF
prescription restrictions, Federal
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
recently Issued an order instructing
state directors TO recognizes epidemic
conditions IN which alcoholic liquors
might be Of medicinal value and au-
thorize physicians TO prescribe wills
key 70 the extent they deemed nee.
easary.
, 1923-01-21
Success Attends
Closing Denver
Stock Exhibit

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 20. = Tho
ieVenteenth annual national western
sock show closed tonight after ono
Of h most successful shows in the
history of the exhibition.
The show, according TO officials,
viii 90 down as one of the banner
money makers. More than 50 600. ooo
2hdnSed n at the livestock sa'cs.
\ WORKING margin for mex year 7v.5
left after all current expenses c6l
Gst years deficit were paid.
Twenty d!ffc-cr: s.c.ra contrib 1
ntrles,
Tho University of NeDrus,sa ti I
'%'rtruliy all of the prizes In
.W'sing OF beef carcasses s.Im
, 1923-01-21
Veteran Killed
In ScuffLe And
Man Is Released

MONROE. La. Jan. Goa verdict
that John Parker, n deputy sheriff of
Ourchita parish and captain in tho
Rainbow division of the world wnr.
came TO his death from n gunshot
wound inflicted in a scuffle with Cary
Calhoun. was returned by n coroner's
jury here late today.
Calhoun was released tonight with
out bail pending action by the grand
jury or issuance of n warrant, This
action was taken following n confer
ence between District Judge r. O.
Theus and District Attorney David
Garrett.
Parker was shot last night and died
early today.
Calhoun voluntarily addressed the
jury and asserted hat tho shooting
was IN accident.
, 1923-01-21
IS VICTOR OVER
ILLINOIS IN CLOSE NET
GAME BY FOUR POINTS

CHAMPAIGN. H., Jan. 2O.-Pur.
.ue defeated Illinois In a close and
lard fought basketball TIT here to.
llght. "a to 20.
Illinois opened the contest with a
1rfliant' attack, tallying up a COM.
ortab'e lead. They were ahead. IL
. 5 at half time.
Purdue came back strong in h
second session and the Illinois dc.
ense at the same time became rag
ged.
, 1923-01-21
I. C.. c.. Is Asked
To Investigate
Transportation

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. By
United Press,1The Interstate Com.
nerce Commission was requested TO
investigate fully the failure of rail.
roads of the northwest to provide
7equate transportation facilities for
and farm products in a reso-
ution proposed by Senator Poindext.
er of Washington in tho senate late
and passed unanimously.
, 1923-01-21
Report Hughes
Would Resign
Branded False

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.-Reports
that Secretary of State Hughes would
resign In the near future were de-
nled by a prominent official OF tho
state department tonight, who is one
OF II secretary's closets assistants.
He said he knew of no cause Tor
reports, Secretary Hughes could
not be reached.
, 1923-01-21
TO TRY IS MENCHARGEDW WITH
5M|LLONFRAUDLAND SCHEME
or Employees Of Defunct Dan Hays and Co..
ofIdaho, Viii Face Prosecution Monday as Result
Of Alleged Sale Of Worthless California Land.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2o-(United Press) Trial of eighteen
men from all parts of the country, charged with operating a
$5,oO0,o00 scheme to defraud, was scheduled to start in Fed
court here Monday, it was announced tonight.
The men were officials or employees of the defunct Dan
Hays and company of Idaho which sold lands in MADEIRA and
, 1923-01-21

HAGEN WINNERS
ON CAL. LINKS

Los ANGELES. Jan. 20. Omitted
Press.@walter Hagen and Joe Kirk.
ood won tho Flint Ridge gold match
today over Fred Wright and Jacl,
Neville at the eighteenth hoe.
The southern California open golf
tournament viii start Monday on the
Flint Ridge course.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be
taken w with medal rounds. Prizes
will be awarded Wednesday evening,
Jock Hutchinson and Eddie Loos
are favored In tho ranks of tho pro.
f~essionals, while DIR. Paul Hunter
and Fred Wright stand ace high
among the amateurs.
Gene Sarhzan is DECEASED to he
somewhat off form on his putting,
which many experts believe will r
'tical.y eliminate the American open
champion as n contender in tho stiff
play, Gene may surprise them, how.
eve The Flint Ridge course is de.
clared to be favorable TO Genes long
straight shots, which may overcome
the handicap OF his erratic putting.
, 1923-01-21

Many a sheik at the office helps
wash the dishes at acknowledgement
Post.
, 1923-01-21

What we need IN more street rights
and fewer funeral rites for pedes
Post.
, 1923-01-21
TWO Seriously
Hurt in Hotel
Strikers Wreck

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 20, -
Two men were seriously injured and
a score of others severely shaken up
when the Meadows Hotel at Corbin.
Ky. across the line from there. was
dynamited today.
1t is believed the blaze was set BY
persons in sympathy with the strik.
er9 N LOUISVILLE and Nashville rail-
way, Several Of the occupants OF the
hotel were strikebreakers.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Jan. 90
University of wisconsin's unds
feated basketball team added another
victory tonight by vanauishing the
Minnesota five here, "a 10 II.
, 1923-01-21

Now that Bonar Law has moved
into 10 Downing street, London. great
changes are expected. Doubtless the
sofa will be moved against tile other
wall.-ChIcazo News.
, 1923-03-28
Injunction Granted

SHERIDAN-A temporary injunc-
ton ordering the prohibition of gam
bling in the Mission Pool hall, liz
North Main street. has beer granted
by Judge James H. Burgess in the dis
trlct court
There was no presentation Of evi-
dence that gambling had been going
on, the court merely calling tho case
and declaring tho temporary injunc-
ton sought by the state. through John
w. songer. county attorney. was
granted.
Under the temporary injunction the
proprietors Of the Mission. c. NJ. Bay
less and George NJ. Downer. are
placed under tho jurisdiction OF the
court n further evidence Of game-
ling automatically brings a call by
the court for a final hearing. Sub
sanitation OF the charges would re-
suit IN issuance df a final order
that would close the place under
the provisions OF the Arnold abate-
men act
The COURTS order for an injunction
in no WY affects the appeal under
consideration by Bayless' coun'
sci. II. e. McNally. protesting to the
district court against the payment
OF a s75 fine assessed In the police
court.