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Show THE TIMES-NEW- S, NEPHI, UTAH a LOOK OVER WEST THAN WRECK PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN FOR RE- LECTION TO CONCENTRATE ON WINNING DOUBTFUL WEST FIREMAN ON ORE HAULING LO. COMOTIVE INSERIOUSLY JURED AT BINGHAM second Crash Occurs on Heavy Grade Trains of Empt Ore Cars Round Sharp Curve Term Drive Begun under Direction of Attorney General Daugherty; Prohibition It Issue i i f ashlnjjton.? TJlif "winning of the west" will be the first objective of President Harding's campaign for re-election" which has been definitely ptarted by the executive's close political associate, Attorney General Daugh- erty. The president and his political ad- visers are understood here to have decided that to attain a Republican victory In 1924, the great bulk of the states In the middle and far west must be carried. In this respect, the president will use the same political strategy as was employed by his pre- decessor,' Woodrow Wilson, who, in 191G, nosed out Charles E. Hughes by winning the west. the west into line Hope of u HSeTTTnanhe .swinging Republican: standard is the principal reason for the president's tour this summer. transcontinental He does not wish to make an extensive campaign tour following his in June, 1924, and therefore feels he must get record of his administration before the west this A study of the results of the year. congressional election last November has convinced the Kepublican political chiefs that the party must be strong in the west If It Is to succeed. In most of the eastern states, where prohibition is 'still an issue, the Republicans ere "drier" than the Democrats, and this, according to some of the G. O. P. leaders, will jeopardize their strength there, although it may react favorably westward. Wood to Investigate Sugar Sale Manilla. Governor General Leon- - V Ill ENGINEER DIES HARDING PLANS TO of the senate, and Manuel Roxas speaker of the house, left Monday for the island of Negros to Investigate the advisability of selling the six sugar centrals now operated under the management of the Philippines national bank. The proposed sale is In line with the governor general's policy to get the government out of business and keep It out. It is declared thut the bunk's losses since Its organization seven years ago have been more than $37,000,000. This It is declared, has hindered irovern- meat- - activity in public instruction, .fVibllc works and other Important lines. States Mob Raided Store A. A. Mosely and E. A. Marlon, testified Norman, hardware dealers, In circuit court here Monday that a mob of twenty men raided their stores taking guns and a large quantity of ammunition on the afternoon preceding the Herrin massacre of last June. The witnesses said they did not know any of the men in the mob. Mosely and Norman were the first witnesses for the state as the seebnd Herrin riots trial was resumed after an adjournment of eleven days mode here by serious illness tn the family of one of the Jurors. 111. French Suspend German Papers Cohlenz. Of the 1,450 newspapers publised In the Hhlnelnnd and the Itulir, 435 have been suppressed by the occupation authorities for periods varying from three duys to several months, according to German figures. Suspensions in the Ithlnelund total 2tS. Forty three of the journals have more than once been forbidden to publish, while O.'! newspapers printed outside of these areas have been denied the right to circulate in occupied territory. semi-offici- al Holdups Get Big Haul A daylight street robbery of between f'2o,000 and $30,000 In cash Monday occurred in the residence district here when three men In an automobile seized the automobile .of Clarence Dale, collector for the Ram Selig chain of grocery stores. The cash was In a combination locked strong box bolted to the collector's car. Los Angeles. Post Office Safe Blown Olympia, Wash. Robbers broke into the Olympia postofflce Monday morning, drilled their way into the money order vault, blew open the stamp safe and escaped with stamps valued at between $15,000 and $20.-00Postmaster Frank C Clem estimated. -- 0, Bloodhounds Hunt Lost Miner Wllkesbarre, Pa. Derp down under the streets of Wllkesbarre In the workings of the Stabon mine, bloodhounds Sfr hed for James Kowolsky. loxt since Saturday. He was made a miner helper Saturday anJ to a part of the mine which was strange to him. It Is believed he wandered Into a dis'ised drift and lost his way. Miners h'in"eJ for Mm all d:iy Sunday. Thnn the stite troopers with bloodhounds were BLIZZARD Easter Blooms OVER MANY STATES ONE DEATH WILL Bingham Canyon, Utah. James Karlow of Bingham, engineer for the Bingham & Garfield railroad, was Instantly killed shortly before noon Wednesday when the locomotive he was piloting up the hill In the workings of the Utah Copper company fft Bingham collided with a train coming down the hill. The locomotive was demolished and the fireman badly injured. The latter's name could not OGDEN SUFFERS be learned. Karlow was roported to have been HEAVY FIRE LOSS piloting engiee No. 75, drawing eight empty cars up the hill near a spot where several steam shovels were working. Another locomotive push- BLAZE DESTROYS PEERY BUILD. ing several empty 'cars was proceedING AND THREATENED TO DEdown hill the with the cars ahead. ing MOLISH ENTIRE SECTION Bounding a sharp curve, the two trains crashed. Several cars were derailed and narrowly missed rolling down a steep embankment hundreds Every Bit of Apparatus In City Strugof feet. gles to Control Flames; Police and Voluteers Give Aid; Store Stock Ruined Former Aide 'Ends Life Washington. Charles F. Cramer of San Francisco, who retired last month Ogden. Flames consumed a total of as general counsel for the veterans' bureau at a time when the conduct $305,000 in property and goods here the of the bureau was under fire in con- early Thursday morning, when gress, committed suicide Wednesday most spectacular blaze In local hisby shooting hiself through the head. tory gutted the D. H. Peery building His body was found in the bathroom on avenue, between Washington of his home, where he had locked Twenty-fourt- h Twenty-fift- h and himself after saying goodbye to Mrs. streets, completely destroying stocks Cramer when she left on a midnight and of the Last & Thomfurnishings train for New York. The police as department store, the Wistaria found no message to explain his act, but his friends said that the nervous candy store and the Arlington hotel, strain which had resulted from his housed in the structure. Defective connection' with the bureau had un- wiring was given as cause of the blaze. Only about f dermined his health. of the loss Is covered by insurance. For hours, Bandit Took $1,185, Are Caught every available bit of firefightlng apHpuston,,Tex, Two bandits who paratus in the city struggled grimly early Thursday held up Captain H. to prevent threatened destruction of C. Alden, former marine superintend- the entire business section of the ent for S. Sgitcovich and company of city. At dawn, the fire was still Galveston and relieved him of approxthe walls of he deimately $1,185 in money and valuables raging along were in custody in San Antonio Fri- stroyed building, while firemen, poday. They were arrested by San An- lice and volunteer helpers directed their efforts to protection of adjoining detonio police upon telegraphic scriptions broadcast by Houston po- property. The fire broke out at 11 :25 o'clock lice. Both had through tickets to 1 Paso They gave their names as Wednesday night in a display winLouis Darby, alias "Slim" Daniels, dow of the department store. Pass- and Glen Weeks, alias J. G. Wells. ersby turned in an alarm, but before fire apparatus could reach the scene the flames, fed by highly combustible Swindler Uses New Method Los Angeles. George Schobel, 33 stocks, had gotten beyond control. As the conflagration raged, police and years old, was taken into custody here firemen aided occupants of the build on a charge of having obtained cur. to Hose lines were run ing escape. on from various prom- in rency persons from every angle and steady ises to make them counterfeits and then embezzling the money. Schobel streams of water poured into the leap said he came here a few days ago ing flames and soaked walls of ad from St. Louis. The police said they jacent structures in the hope to save had been informed he previously had them from the destructive element. been located in New York and Chi- Sky illumination from the gigantic pyre attracted thousands of residents, cago. from whom volunteer workers were pressed into service. Contents of the French Seize Coal building not actually touched by the Dusseldorf. The first seizure of fire were rendered valueless by smoke coal direct from the mines by French and water, while tumbling walls comin the Ruhr was accomplished pleted the work of demolition. a total of 350 tons being taken. French reports confirm the seFrance and Belgium In Disagreement vere state or urge imposed at Buer, London. France and Belgium' are car. where anyone found guilty of in serious disagreement over several rying arms will be immediately of the Kuhr occupation, accourtmartlaled, while five officials are phases to reports from a variety of to be shot for each attack upon a cording sources Thursday. The Dully Express Frenchman. Paris correspondent understands the Belgians are dissatisfied with the Heavy Snow Fall In West present situation where they are reDenver. A heavy snowstorm which ceiving nothing In the way of reparabegan here early Wednesday was tions and that at a forthcoming consweeping Utah, Wyoming and North- ference here Belgium will demand of ern Colorado, according to reports to France a loan in lieu of German paythe weather bureau. The precipita- ments. Le Pen pie of Brussels insists tion, which will be of great benefit that despite official denials, serious to dry land farmers will continue a dissension exists between the two few days the official weather observer countries, especially over the quesannounced. Traffic in Denver was tion of whether the armies of occuImpeded by the blinding snow and pation are being used to collect reparations or to establish a separate slippery car tracks and streets. Rhine state. Former Montenegro Queen Dies Soviets Attempt to Get 8hlps ' Antilles. Former Queen Milenn of Manilla. Julian Woldfson, an atMontenegro died here at 1 :20 o'clock Friday morning. The end came one torney served notice on the supreme hour after her daughter, Queen Hel- court Thursday that, on instructions ena of Italy, had left Antihes for of the Itussian soviet government, he the Intended to Institute court proceedHome by special train. When royal carriage reached Genoa, Queen ings to obtain possession for the of the eleven Helena, who had hastened to her Moscow government mother's bedside on Wednesday, re- Russian ships which brougnt refugees the from Vladivostok and which now are ceived a message announcing Mllena was 76 years old. death. at Marivnles quarantine station. one-hal- y, n Ticket Women Compose 111. their poliWaging Springfield, n tical campaign as "the women of the vlllageof party," in Mason county, nominated Mrs. Kixler Glsbler as candidate for mayor, and three other women as candidates for aldermen, to oppose the people's ticket composed entirely " of men. The promise of the ticket Is to sponge up the village and cure It of its alleged wet tendencies. Anti-Saloo- anti-saloo- "anti-saloon- BE DAM-AG- E HEAVY Automobiles in Streets Are Turned Over by Gale; Many Buildings Of Pueblo's Business District Damaged On B. A G. Bandits Attack Messenger Baa Francisco. Police had no clue to the Identity Thursday of two ban. dlts who late Wednesday beat Into insensibility Warren Cllntsman, auditor for the General Cigar company, and robbed him of $21,000 In checks, a $1,000 draft ami $1000 in cash. The robbery occurred In daylight on n downtown street. Bystanders cheered heartily, believing they wire witnessing a good fight as dustman und the bandits struggled. Colo. Lashed along by miles an hour speed in Denver to 100 miles an hour in velocity at Corona, Colo., at the "top of the world" on the continental divide, the worst blizzard of the winter Saturday swept Colorado and the Rocky mountain region. Snowfall was general throughout the region, accompanying rapidly descending temperatures. One death was attributable to the storm, which caused damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars in Colorado. Arthur Gullett of Brighton, Colo., was killed when BY RAGING he was run down by a coal car at Corona during the height of the storm. At Pueblo, Colo., plate glass winVILLAGE IN TATE COUNTY dows In the downtown district were WRECKED WITH HEAVY TOLL shattered by the wind, and fire, startOF DEAD AND INJURED ing during the storm, destroyed every building at the Pueblo stockyards in Relief Parties Head for Stricken Area twenty minutes with the exception of a hotel. As Reports of Destruction Are In Denver a number of automobiles Received; Wires Down; Vicwere turned over in the streets by tims Hurled Into River the gale, but their occupants escaped unhurt. The tram service was maintained here and railroads reported Memphis, Tenn Eight persons were trains operating practically on schedkilled and fifty or more injured in a ule despite the blizzard. storm which wrecked the village of On the Denver & Salt Lake (MofSavage in Tate county, Miss., late fat) railroad, which has been blockad. Thursday and swept through sections ed since Wednesday, the snow was reported drifted fifteen to twenty of Fanolu and Quitman counties, acfeet deep. One snowplow was burled to from word received cording Friday Saturday under a snowshed and anthe storm swept area. other was stalled in the drifts near Denver, wind that ranged from forty-fiv- e MISSISSIPPI SWEPT STORM Chicago. The northeastward march of the two storms from the west, one from the northern Rocky mountain region and the other from the southern Rocky mountain region, brought relief to the upper Mississippi valley but destruction to the lower Mississippi valley Friday. The storm that centered over New Mexico Thursday, on its eastward sweep, was marked by death and destruction as it crossed northern Mississippi Thursday night At Lambert, were reported Miss., four negroes killed. Virtually the entire town of Savage, Miss., was reported destroyed where twenty-fiv- e persons were blown into the Coldwater river. Some still were unaccounted for Friday. Other towns in the vicinity were without lines of communication, and the damage in that section for that reason had not been checked early Friday. by. The storm extended into Arizona and New Mexico and in Wyoralng fears were expressed that the loss of livestock would be heavy if the snowfall continued. Train Bandits Captured Tacoma, Wash. Two of the three men who held up a Northern Pacific train at South Prairie Saturday were captured later west of Enumclaw. They were badly wounded. The third man escaped in the woods. The two were brought to Buckley, closely guarded, and given surgical attention. The automobiles used by the bandits was riddled with shot from the revolvers and rifles of the citizens of Buckley as the car passed through the town. Years For Post Office Theft Okla. Edward Thompson and Samuel Dockter of Los Angeles were sentenced to ten years in the federal penitentiary by Judge Debris Reveals Charred Body Robert L. Williams in United States Ogden. The charred body of Will-iaC. "Bingham Bill" Cunningham, d8triict court here Saturday following wealthy retired railroad conductor, their plea of guilty to a charge of was found by searchers In the ruins stealing a pad of blank postoffice of the burned Arlington hotel here money orders from the Haskell, Okla., Friday morning. Cunnlgham's body postofflce In January. was recovered from the debris of its Assailant Wounds German Leader spectacular crematorium after a hunt of several hours. The Arlington hotel Cologne. Joseph Smeets, the well occupied the top floors of the D. H. known German separatist leader, was Peery building, demolished in a blaze seriously wounded Saturday by an that Thursday night took toll to the unidentified assailant, who escaped. extent of more than $375,000. Cun. His secretary was killed In the atningham who was 65 years of age, tack. The assault occurred In Smeet's was well known in railroad circles office. For several years Smeets has here and in Salt Lake. He gained been a strong advocate of secession his sobriquet of "Bingham Bill" from of the Rhine from Germany. his long years of service as a conductor on the Bingham branch of the Body Identified as Escaped Convict Denver & Rio Grande. He was reChicago The mutilated body found buried in the snow near Geneva, 111., puted to be wealthy. month ago, was positively Identified Saturday as that of Edward McBrlde Jury Refuses to Indict Mob Bastrop, La. The Morehouse parish gunman, bootlegger and escaped congrand jury which began its sessions vict McBrlde was last officially rehere on March 5 in connection with the ported when he jumped from a train masked band activities In the parish while being taken to San Quentln He was last summer, submitted its report to penitentiary in California. wanted as an escaped convict Judge Fred M. Odom Thursday, stating Its failure to find indictments on Ruhr Train Crash Serious account of insufficient evidence. After Berlin. Forty French soldiers are stating that It had "carefully consid- reported to have been killed in ered all the evidence brought before train wreck In the Ruhr valley. Ac this grand jury as to the activities of cording to a dispatch from Frlerme masked and hooded men" the report shoirn a French troop train collided added: ''The majority of this body are witn a freight near that cltv. In at of the opinion that the evidence dltlon to the forty soldiers reported was not sufficient to warrant aead many were Injured. the finding of true bills against any Fireman Killed In Wreok particular party." timana. Burlington passenger train No. Ill, running between St Jammed Bridge Stalls Traffic Joseph, Mo. and Ohniifon. Ia.. w Chicago. Strings of elevated trains wrecked twelve miles west of nnrdn of thousands passengers Grove. Decatur carrying from the North Side of Chicago were after 2 o'clock county, la., shortly afternoon. heli up Friday when a Chicago river The fireman wasSaturday killed and Instantly bridge that had been raied other members of the crew badly to let pass a flreboat became jammed hurt and could not be lowered. Lovt Rivalry May Explain Killing Hunger Striker Can't Attend Trial Everett, Wash. Rivalry for the Mass. Nlcolal Sacco, hand Dedeham, of Mrs. Cleopatra Reran Is beVan ZettL convicted wllth of the robbery and murder of a south ; lieved to have led to the murder of Gust ttralntrce paymaster and his guard, herself and her brother-in-law- , who has been on a hunger strike In Knras, and the burning of their home Dedhatn Jail for 30 days, whs unable early Haturdsy which resulted in the to be present at the court house here additions! deaths of Mrs. Karas' two mall children, pollre ami fire offiFriday when the hearing on motion for a new trial for the two men was cials and coroner announced. Jewels resumed. Sacco was too we;ik to and money found In the home Indileave his cot in Dedliam. Van Zettl cated that robbery was not was In the court room wbn the near-- 1 the motive of the certanly crime. ' lr. started. ' m pro-vld- Jack-knif- e ed 10 Muskogee, I ! News Notes From All Porta of UTAH CHARGED TO STORM, PROPERTY LOSS AND as Wed-esda- SWEEPJ Ogden. Joe Trujilla, was arrested here for the sheriff of Morgan counto have stolen, ty. He is alleged three suits of clothes and an overcoat from a rooming house ia Morgan. Provo. A defective flue in the residence of Dr. N. U. Kelson, caused a' fire which destroyed a large portion of the roof. Ogden. Ogden City was presented with a bill of $3.50 from a motorist who Bald lie had to pay that amount to be pulled from the mud hole ia one of the city streets. The Rev. Dr. J. T. Lace, has sub mitted the final draft of the plans for the new $25,000 church edifice to be erected here. Logan. An agreement has been efr. fected between the farmers and vtfP Boy Scout by which the boys will as sist in the weeding and thinning of beets in this valley this year. Provo. The recent scare concern ing the outbreak of hog cholera on Provo Bench similar to the epidemics of last year, were dissipated following a visit of inspection by Dr. C. Lv Jones Midvale. A school bus carrying students from the Jordan high overturned on the state road. Only two of the thirty passengers were hurt. Logan. Mrs. Margaret Miller, was committed to the state mental hospital by Judge idelvln C. Harris. Moab. A number of residents of Moab valley have decided to go into the growing of grapes on an extensive scale. Farmington. At a meeting of Davis county onion growers, at West Bountiful action was taken to form the Davis County Onion association. Farmington. Robert Simmons was appointed road supervisor of West Lawton to replace John H. Thornley, resigned. Brigham City. The body of O. C. Jacobsen, former jewler of this city, who disappeared last October, has been found near Tonopah. Death apparently was due to natural causes. Park City. All mlninar comDanies in the Park City district have posted notices of an Increase of 50 cents a day in wages to all employees. Mt Pleasant While sawing down shade trees trees with a laree saw operated by a gasoline engine. Byron Hampshire suffered sever bruises and a broken shoulder blade when a tree tell upon him. Ogden. The Ogden chamber of commerce has passed a resolution favoring the building of a road to the Grandaddy" lakes section. Price. The building occupied by the Utah Leather company, which had been in operation about three months was destroyed by fire. Provo. Timpanogos mountain, the lordliest peak of the Wasatch range. Is to be made a game sanctuary un. der the new powers of the state fish and game commission. Price. Emanuel Huerta, charted with assault upon Condurlus Esplno witn intent to commit murder, at Kenli worth last November was found guilty before Judge Dlllworth Wool- ley. Logan. Fifty-fou- r cases of con taglous diseases were recorded during the month of February, according to the report of City Helath Officer J. A. Larson. Ogden. Within the next two weeks plans and specifications for the new Union station In this city will be ready for inspection. Fork. Tha annual stock" Spanish show of the Spanish Fork Live Stock association was held at the Cltj square. Saturday, April 14. The pro. gram has not been announced. Bingham. It is rumored here that the Utah Copper eompnny will grant wage Increase to Its employees. MantL The final estimates of the Mantl-Pigeo- n Hollow project show that the road cost f 47Q.092.76. Of this amount f232.3SM.42 was paid by the federal government Price. According to the county assessor $21.r00 has been turned into the treasury for personal tax. This Is more money than baa been collected for personal tax in any previous year. Moab. The Arizona Utah Oil com- pany, which last year spudded In a test well near Cisco. Grand county, baa decided to Install either a standard or a larger slza Bur rig and resume operations. Salt Lake" The state road commission has opened bids on the federal aid project for a bridge on tho Salt Lake-Zlonational park highway, over Coal creek, within the city limits of Cedar City. Tooele. The serious nature of ravages by a rsMd coyote la the corral of J. W. BmrJer of Vernon became apparent when It was reported that a calf and a borse had already developed rabies. The attack was just three weeks ago. n |