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, 1923-08-12
s. DAKOTA GOES
ON AUTOMOT|VE
JAG AS BIC CUT
IS ANN j N CE D
Standard Meets States
Price Of Is Cents and
Other Governors Join
Clamor for Reduction.
(By United Press).

Middlewestern states unit
ed tonight in plans for a war
on high gasoline prices. While
Governor w. H. McMasters.
South Dakota, had succeeded
IN forcing down retail prices
rom Il to 16 cents a gallon at least
three other state executives were
studying plans to take similar action.
Governor r. A. Nestos. North Dn.
kota, wired the Standard Oil company
or Indiana, the dominating distrib.
utor of his state, demanding that
prices be reduced to n level with those
in South Dakota. He said he wo,Id
cause cooperative concerns to sell AZ
16 cents IL the big do NOT
meet his request.
Governor Charles w. Bryan. Ne,
praska declared he is Interested In
Governor McMasters plan of estab.
nshing state owned gasoline stations. =
me Nebraska attorney generals OF.
nee was reported considering a plan
o repeal franchise of oil companies on
the grounds that they are a mbin
tion in restraint .of trade.
Governor Bryan, a brother of vii
nain Jennings Bryan, said he had been
investigating the gasoline business
n had come to the conclusion there
Is TOO wide a gap between, refinery
wholesale and retail prices. He de.
ciared the state will give whatever
relief possible to consumers.
Governor Kendall, Iowa. wired Me.
Masters for details of his state retail
plan. Four independent gasoline com.
panies In Nebraska reduced prices a.
the result of the South Dakota cut
IN minneapolis and st. Paul. mem.
bers OF automobile clubs discussed
plans to build a filling station 10 .elI
gasoline without profit. N
, 1923-08-12
INCOME
BREAKS RECORD

Gross poatoffioe receipts for thin
year, ioas will approximate SAC, 900,
or an increase OF about 20 Per cent
ever those OF 1922" Haya Edwin NJ.
Bean, chief OF tho Casper poatoffics.
This will mean that each person OF
Casper's newly estimated population
of $4,000 will spend the average of %
with Uncle fam here before the end
of the year, Reduced to the basis of
an output of two-cent stamps, 7.0oo,-
900 stamps will be sold, or nm average
of $50 stamps TIA each ~ the $4,000,
During the first six mentha af this
year lhs gross recelpia are shown TO
, 1923-08-12
PENSIONS FOR
OPPOSITION IN
RUHR TO end

PARIS, Aug. 11.-French forces to-
hight were occupying the labor head
quarters at Mayence where German
laborers were accustomed to collect
their employment doles. according to
dispatches received here.
The French refused payments for
Unemployment. saying they would no
longer be tolerated in the occupied
xone Similar orders were issued
throughout the Rhineland. In de-
Tense Of their action. the French an
nounced that II German workers
would apply to the Franco-B Belgian
railway consortium or Franco-Belgian
controlled mines they would be fur
nished work of a satisfactory nature
with satisfactory pay.
The measure was regarded as i'm
portant and constituting the first step
of a program to force German labor
% accept employment from h Fran
co-Belgians.
, 1923-08-12

never IN tne history OF bCOuIlnE IN
Casper have so many scouts enrolled.
never has there been shown so much
real interest in summer camps.
Tho Boy Scouts summer camp this
year Is the result of the support of
Casper business men. The scout
budget went over earlier in the year
without a hitch. and It is from this
that the camp will receive a large part
of It's working funds. When the men
were called on to furnish cars to
transport the scouts to camp they
did not hesitate to offer their ser
vices willingly. More cars will be
needed August IS and August 20. The
scout officials hope that other Casper
citizens who can spare a few hours
to drive the scouts TO camp will do so
in order that the burden of transport
ing them may not fall on the shout
ders of a few willing men.
Men who owned trucks were also
obliging in taking the camping equip
ment to camp during last week.
Truck owners who came forward in
his matter were s. s. Sowdoki. Paul
Marnick. r. N. Van SAINT Motor com
pany, Midwest Refining company.
through Charles Kear. driver, Coli
scum Motor company. and the Camp.
bell Hardware company. ]. H. Dun
bar wa in charge of the freight trans.
portation and fulfilled his duty well.
Earl G.. Burwell, vice president of
the Casper council. and Henry e. Per-
kns. chairman OF the camping com
mittee, left early yesterday afternoon
to make a thorough inspection Of the
camp and see that everything would
be in readiness to receive the scouts
when they arrived.
In commenting on tho camp yester-
day Scout Executive II. Roo Bartle
, 1923-08-12
No Killing of
Antelope And
Grouse, Ruling

CHEYENNE. wyo.. Aug. IL
Especial to The misunderstanding
sportsmen who have been cleaning
their guns in anticipation of grouse
and antelope hunts have taken their
pains in vain. The state game
commission Saturday exercised its
authority to declare closed seasons.
by issuing an order that no rouse
or antelope shall be killed this year
during the open seasons prescribed
by law.
Failure OF the last legislature to
enact a game and fish bill would
have resulted In open this
year on both grouse and antelope
had not the game commission acted.
Both grouse and antelope have been
protected for ten years by two five
year closed seasons
, 1923-08-12

Willard hotel and discussed with each
ono the condition of affairs in his
jurisdiction.
The secretaries then hurried away
to their own offices and the business
of the government was resumed with
a rush. ~
Mr.. Coolidge desires to have the fed
erai government Thoroughly organ
lied and functioning smoothly before
congress meets. No s~lackening will BIO
permitted.
The outstanding matters confront
Ing the various departments OF the
governments as the new administra-
ton took hold were:
Safe department decision AZ to the
recognition of Mexico on tho basis
of results accomplished by the rec
ognition conference of Mexican and
Americas representatives at Mexico
City.
The European crisis. which is
Viewed as menacing to world peace.
Trearury department - Refunding
war debts to the United States of
eighteen foreign nations. Balancing
of the governments books in the face
Of diminished revenues this year.
War department-Solution Of the
alarming difficulty of keeping the
army I'D to It's authorized strength
by recruiting in the a c Of competi-
ton OF high wages in industry.
Navy department = Scrapping of
battlaships in conformity with tho
arms conferences treaties.
Justice department - Decision on
tho ruling asked by President Hard
ing aE to whether tho president has
the power to use tho army and navy
in prohibition enforcement. The pros
ecution OF q large number. of anti.
trust and, var fraud suits filed IN
courts and the filing of q number Of
others prepared. Decision as to row.
eminent policies I'm tho Southern Pa
cifio Central Pacific dissolution case,
Commerce department. Extension
of American foroiRn tradsI standard.
ixation In American industries and
elimination Of waste in American pro.
duotion and distribution,
Labor Observation-Disclosures tho
immigration flsed preoipitated on
AmericaR Hharea by quotas of July l..
Drafting on ieeisiatien fer Heiective
immigration and alien registration.
Possible Intervention In the threaten.
ed anthracite strike,
Interior - Inauguration Of a new
regime In development Of Alaska In
accordance With President A~arSing's
, 1923-08-12

In anticipation of a larger student
body at the high school two additional
teachers nave been assigned places
on the faculty.
Casper and Natrona county com
prise the richest school district, based
IN per capita figures. in the United
States. The lack Of funds sufficient
to provide up-to-date and adequate
educational facilities for its school
population does not seem to be Of
primary concern. The whole problem
reduces itself rather to being able to
estimate the probable increase for the
next few years and then to set to
work now to build schools capable of
easily absorbing It.
, 1923-08-12
CAUGHT
BY SHEREFF IN
RACE ON ROAD

Fleeing toward Rawiins, three men
and q woman were arrested by at
taches of the sheriff's office about
two miles this side Of Pathfinder dam
yesterday afternoon. Tho woman. Lu-
ellie Ellison, was charged with pilfer-
ing ladies' wearing apparel from a
store at Lavoye. and the men. Charles.
Harry B., and Claude W. Green, were
charged with passing short checks at
the same town.
The party were found in a Ford car
That is mortgaged TO a person IN
Bristow. Okla. The men who now
have the n claim that they pur-
chased 1t innocently.
, 1923-08-12
DAKOTA BUSINESS AT TvFrss
NEW PRICE RUSHING Tx

MITCHELL, 8. D., Aug. II
south Dakota will go on an automo.
bile spree tomorrow with gasoline a,
16 cents a gallon.
Filling stations were thronred n.
news spread that the price was on,
by Standard oil company OF Indiana
TO meet competition
Most of the autoists, however
rallied to find the "competjtton >,
Usually actions speak louder than
words. II in the case of Governor
McMaster's orders, words meant
more than actions.
The state supply depot here had
only meager supply of gasoline to sell
AT 10 cents a gallon compared with
the huge stocks Of Standard oil and
independent companies who met tho
state price. The 10000 gallons pur.
chased in Chicago by Governor Nc.
Master for distribution in carload lot,
VIII not be shipped in untfl ten cities
have assured tho governor they are
ready to handle II at tho 1s-cent nrice.
Announcement by Governor Mo.
Master that he would purchase BOO.
900 gallons moro II tho first lot was
disposed Of satisfactorily is believef
Nf1 SAaoNa oldn uhfu OIL md In
dependent companies to act, but IL
flling stations everywhere begin sell.
Ing gasoline at 10 cents a gallon. II
is doubtful II the governor will ana
IL necessary to carry u his inten-
tons.
His sole aim. It was pointed out.
10 force a cut in prices of ut
least ive cents a gallon. Having &C.
complished that end. no may rest on
his "onrs" until prices go up again,
when he may bring about tho com
petition. Ho might ind It difficult
for the state to dispose of carload
lots at 1e cents whom niling station.
arc offering 1t Mt that price, 1t was
POINTED out.
Meantime autoists arc on a Easo.
limo Jag" hat promises to last.
Hundreds put In as big n supply as
they could handle at tho low price,
fearing that tho situation would not
last long.
Word that the governors of other
states were Joining IN the movement
TO force down prices lent some on.
couragement that the war may have
some permanency. Automobile clubs
and private garages. however. took
steps to lay IN big supplies while tho
getting Ia good.
Fear that n shortage may be
an n result Of heavy buying
Expressed in some quarters.
Many communities. dealers pointed
out, will have to pay heavy demur-
charges on carloads OF gasoline
held on tho tracks long enough for
distribution. This may add to tho
cost,
, 1923-08-12
ONE Dead SIX
HURT in CRASH

MIDLAND. Mich. Aug. 11-one
man was killed. six injured. one SER
iously and n hundred passengers
badly shaken up when the east bound
Pere Marquette train number 4 jump
ed the tracks here this afternoon.
Thomas Kelly. So, engineer OF the
train was killed.
Charles Mellll, 80. fireman was not
expected to live.
A spread OF the rails was believed to
have caused the wreck.
, 1923-08-12
FOR
STATE HIGHWAY
WORK THIS YEAR
Oil Royalties, Gas Tax
And Appropriation to
Make Up Total.

CHEYENNE. wyo., Aug. 11.-(spe-
ella to the Tribuno-Thirteen hun
dred thousand dollars will DO avail
able for highway construction and
maintenance by the state of Wyoming
during the present fiscal yoar, the
State Highway Department announo-
ed Saturday. Tho estimates of in
some follow;
Federal oil royalty. 81 1880 900; gns
oiino tax, $4,000; Legislative appro-
priation, 500 900.
, 1923-08-12

1arls.
Two Americans were arrested by
German ~gendarmes charged with
completely in the alleged attempt at
kidnapping. They were said to be a
former lieutenant in the United
States army named Griffith and a
chauffeur named Nielsen.
Bergdoll's mother arrived here
early this week to visit her son. APP
parently she was attempting to get
him to return to the United States
and serve his sentence as a deserter,
60 that property now sequested by
the alien property custodian could be
claimed by the family.
Bergdoll fed to Germany in May
q, 1920. after escaping from guards
who had accompanied him to Phila-
dephia from Governors Island. N. Y.
where he was in prison following a
sentence of five years for desertion
from the army.
He had obtained permission to
make the trip by declaring he wished
to locate a sum of money he had
concealed while hiding from draft Of
ficers during the war.
Last nights was the second un-
successful attempt to kidnap tho de
serter. In January. 1921, two SER
reants of the American Expeditionary
Forces, Franz thinner int Carl Neuf,
leaped on the running board OF Berg
dolls automobile in Eberbach and
drew revolvers. ordering his sur
render. The soldiers were thrown of.
however. when the chauffeur speeded
MN fha car
, 1923-08-12
NeW Shops For
d. &R. W. at
Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION. Colo. Aug.
11.-United Press.eNew steel ma
chine shops for the Denver and Rio
Grande Western railway company at
Grand Junction will be under con-
struction Monday.
Battey and Kipp, Chicago. have the
contract for erection Of the shops at
an expense of approximately 5000, 900.
Facilities for all kinds of railway
machine work are to be placed in the
new shop and 1t will have the great
est capacity for volume OF work of
any shop on the road.
, 1923-08-12

be tos,tso.oo. We're business to con.
tinue the same until tho now year u
total OF $4,000 would be tho result.
The month OF December. however,
finds the post office going it's limit
and. according to past records. fully
20 per oent of tho entire years TO.
ceiptH are taken IN during this month.
BeBldes this another Increase due to
constant growth OF population must
be added,
Since 1915 the income Of caAper's
poztoffloe has jumped ahead 66a per
cent, While the first six months OF
Continued on Page irwoJ
, 1923-08-12
Finding of Body
Of Unidentified
Man Is Mystery

DUBUQUE. Iowa. Aug. 11-United
Press) - County authorities today
sought to learn the Identity OF a man
cad in winter clothes, whose badly
decomposed body was found near Cas-.
cade. Iowa. 20 miles from here. There
were no marks Of violence.
Two farm women picking berries
came upon h body, which appar.
entity had been lying in tho woods
sinoe january.
He had on q winter ovorcoat, a
sweater coat. heavy underwear and
overshoes. The clothing was partly
burned.
Thore were no marks of identifica-
ton.
, 1923-08-12
N0ULDBE KIDNAPR IS SLAIN BY BERGD0LL
HAIL. rain and |NDST0RMS
PLAY HAVOC IN middle WEST:
CYCLONE HITS CEDAR RAPIDS

many outbuildings. broke down tele-
phone and telegraph poles according
to meagr reports received here. The
storm was most severe in h vicinity
of Coggon and Manchester but details
were lacking due to badly crippled
wires at this hour.
, 1923-08-12
COOLIDGE DOOMED FOR
C. O.. F.. NOMINATION

1 of America" was the title adopted
for thu new organization, which 1t is
planned to extend TO all sections of the
country,
Leo KoehIer, prominent local re-
publican, was elected president,
I'VE believe IL would conform to
tho wishes of tho late President
Harding that Calvin Coolidge would
be chosen 10 oontiaDo for another
, 1923-08-12
AUTO AND TRUCK CRASH,
SEVERAL ESCAPE INJURY

a collision between the touring car
driven by w. j. Sullivan and the
oruck driven by B. ]. Murphy at Unit
ed and F streets about $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon resulted In q
considerable shaking up OF severnl
youths who were in the touring car.
no serious injuries were received.
, 1923-08-12

term the Harding pelicies," Koshisr
said,
Coolidge has endorsed the Hard.
ing program and for that reason we
are going to circuiarize all the premi.
nent republicans Of tho country in
an effort to gain their support"
Copies OF tho resolution of organl.
sation wera forwarded u President
Coolidge,
, 1923-08-12

KANsEs CITY. Mo-. Aug. IL
Omitted PressSThe first Coolidge.
for.president" club was organized here
tonight.
seventy-five prominent Missouri
republicans met and launched what
they declare is the first organized
movement TO seoura for Calvin Cool
idge the republican nomination in 1874,
calvin Coolidge president club No,
, 1923-08-12
Americans
Die in Plane
Crash, France

PARIS. Aug. 1.-Two American
students. Arthur and Joseph 5eep,
brothers, from oiloity. Pa. and M.
Poulain, pilot of tho airplano IN which
they wero riding, were killed tonight
when tho machine noso-dived, crash
ing 70 oarth.
, 1923-08-12

views. formed after his visit there.
P~ostoffice = Inauguration of the
new transcontinental night air mail
service this month and extension Of
the regular air mail service.
Agricultural department Develop
ment OF a program for relief of west
ern farmers. hit by the wheat depres-
sion-
, 1923-08-12
SECOND ATTEMPT To GARRY OFF
NOTORIOUS LACKERFRuSTRATED
Mother in Eberbach, Germany, to Argue for Son S
Surrender to United States Government
When kidnapping Is Attempted.

EBERBACH, Baden, Aug. 11:-Grover Cleveland Berg
doll, notorious draft evader and fugitive from justice in the
United States, shot and killed one man who attempted to
kidnap him, and wounded another seriously here today.
The dead man was said to be Karl Schmidt, of Nausan-
nee, Switzerland. and the wounded man Sperber Roge, of
, 1923-08-12
Cuno Cabinet Collapse Seen;
Score Slain IN German Riots
BY CARL D. o
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.

BERLIN, Aug. 1-Germany ended her celebration of Constitution Day" tonight
after nots in which twenty persons were Killed and political events which forecast the
downfall of the Cuno cabinet when the RG chNag convenes on Monday.
The close oft the fourth anniversary of dopton of the Wemerc constitution fOnd the
republic be@t by wha many observers con Sdered the most serious situation since the
Kapp Putche OF. the monarchit reachonanes
, 1923-08-12
SC0UTSPR|MEDFORB BIC Time ON
DEPARTUREFORB BIG HORNS TODAY
One Hundred and Seventy-6ve in First Contingent
To Take Advantage Of Outing; Casper
Officials See Successful Results.

Careful mothers solicitous of the welfare of their sons
bade them goodbye last night and this morning when IT'S
Casper Boy Scouts prepared to leave for Camp r. 7. Kemp,
will be maintained in the Big Horn mountains, 100
miles west of Casper for two weeks. The pleasurabIe event
looked forward to annually by the scouts promises this year
to be better and greater than ever, said that everything IA running
axa 80 many scouta eurousd lsuccessfl sesion
, 1923-08-12
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE CENTERsH HIS INTEREST ON
STATE AFFAIRS; CABINET CONFERENCES ARE HELD
No Sackening to Be Permitted in Funchoning Of Federal Government Before
Congress Meets; Multitude Of Domestic and International CUES.
tons Are Discussed With Department Heads.
BY WILLIAM J. LOSH,
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11-wHh a ne W figure on the bridge. the ship of state to
day moved out into the turbulent sea of matte nala and incarnation hatanSSa after the pause
about by the death of President Ha riding. -.
he new president lost MOI line in takfng the initial Sepso etabhsh hrnsefa as CHIEF
tM-J.-..
, 1923-08-12

CHICAGO. Aug. 11.-United Press)
Violent hail. wind rain and electric
storms damaging crops and property
swept the midwest today and to-
night.
A wind and rain storm hit Chicago
tonight, flooding Easements and the
streets and hurting refuse cans
through the streets endangering pc
destrians. Automobiles were skidded
along the pavement. Telephone. light
ing and street systems were inter
ruptec-
In parts of North Dakota wheat.
corn and gnss were beaten into the
ground by hail which was as large as
hen eggs and lay on the ground three
inches deep near Lamoure. Many
barns and smaller buildings were de
stroyed. The Catholic church at Daw-
son was wrecked.
Both hail and rain swept parts OF
Nebraska. Near Laurel hail swept a
swath four miles wide and many
miles long. Many windows were
broken. the ice balls being as thick
as WI inches.
A few persons wore reported In
jured-
, 1923-08-12

CEDAR RAPIDS. oowa, Aug. H.
After a day OF intense heat and low
humidity. the temperature lowering
around the 100 mark. a cyclone struc
in this vicinity about 0 o'clock to-
night sending thronEs of Saturday
night shoppers scurrying for cover.
The storm. coming out of the
north broke trees to the ground, I'M
rooted farm dwellings and overturned
Evening star., 1923-09-24

Cobb and Wagner played against
each other and there was tremendous
interest to see what the rival stars
of the two leagues might do. Wag-
ner played to form. He batted well
and fielded well and stole as many
Cobb, as usual, fell down in the
world series after burning up the
league in the regular season. But
he made a clean steal of home in the
second game and helped his record
some.
Jim Delehanty of Detroit was the
best batter of the series, with q
percentage of .346, even leading
Wagner, who hit 1913. Detroit
batted slightly better than Pitts
burgh, but the latter fielded better
of Pittsburgh was much stronger
back of the bat than his rival, and
Cobb had little chance to run wild
on the paths.
In the first game Tommy Leach
made a wonderful catch in center
off Cobb at a time when home run,
as it was labeled, would have tied
the score. Fred Clarke tied the score
in the fourth with home run. the
first ever made in a world series.
Camnitz lasted but three innings for
Pittsburgh in the third game and
Willis. who succeeded him, was little
better. Schmidt and Delehanty be-
tween them drove home six runs for
Detroit.
Pittsburgh started the third game
with fye runs In the first inning.
Clarke hit home run again in the
fifth game. putting his team In the
lead. whsce it sremained.
Copyright. 1s2S.l
Evening star., 1923-09-24
JONES AND PENN0Ck
MAY SET RECORDS

If Jones and Pennock pf the
Yankees maintain their winning per-
centages for the rest of the season.
they will set pitching record that
has not been approached since the
war was over They will have a per-
centage of about 700 each. This is
such a pronounced departure from
the pitching of the last four years as
to constitute almost a base ball
phenomenon.
There was only one pitcher in either
league last season with a percentage
as high as 700. That was Bush. in
the American League. who stood
head and shoulders above them all
with .7Ss. The best the Nationals
could show was Donohue of Gin
cinnati, who had .667
The figures set by Pennock and
Jones so far demonstrate that there
can be pitching despite the yowls of
other hurlers who said they could
not set any records because of the
rabbit ball." as they call the present
horse hide. 1t may be well for sew
eral managers to begin figuring on
getting better pitchers than some of
those who have howled vociferously
and pitched weakly this year.
Copyright, 1881
OF the. 104 recruits who trained at
the southern camps of the big league
base ball teams last spring, only
twenty-three made good.