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Show ma THE WEATHER. Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday; Not much Chang in temperature. Leeal Settlement Prices. W Silver 4; T- -e 17. eo fU.37 Copper (cathodes) 3 VOL. 109, NO. 61. ' SALT LAKE CITY, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1924. Chief justice Caverly 1 TRflllM - CITY SUFFERS WSfflfl -- Value of. Booty Taken in Holdup Still Remains Matter of Speculation. Department Head and Mayor Lay Cause to Excessive Sprinkling. Estimates - "A USERS. tk. Wlrn n-- tcr department cannot alone prevent said the mayor. "Pub-hsentiment must be directed out of the habits of waste. Wanton waste of water brought this condition about." Iow H- Young, assistant superintendent of waterworks, agreed with the mayor as to cause. Mr. Toung is acting; superintendent during the absence of H. K. Burton, superintendent, who left Wednesday for a vaca- a recurrence," wmw'tWofMsw-- e. . night about 10 o'clock a few welcome dropa began trickling Into downtown pipes and fountains. Slow Its way back ly the water worked Into the eastern section of the city, and relief came to thousands who had been without the priceless liquid for hours. Reservoirs, the supply of which had been completely exhausted, The critical began to fill slowly. Period began to pass when, at the urgent demands of the water department, Inhabitants of the western part of town stopped sprinkling lawns, and, when they discontinued using water for culinary purposes with the coming of night, pressure on the east aide a.iriin began "to mount gradually and a fair condition was restored. Mr. Young saM last night that the department was "picking up" water, anil that before early morning it would be caught up all over the city. SHORTAGE BEGINS EARLY, y The high elevations of Federal Heights and the avenues in the vi cinity of Virginia street began to4 lose water pressure soon after o'clock. The shortage spread westward, finally enveloping a huge sec tion embracing a solid block of the residential as well as business life of the town. Main street suffered, but west of that thoroughfare little loss was complained of. 'Che areas variously affected In point of time, but largely for at least five . hours were .roughly- - that solid portion of Salt Lake east of Main street and bounded by South Temple nnd Ninth fcouth street; rttiith bast. l,st U FN S SLAYERS Leopold and Loeb Pass in Humdrum Days Jail; Alienists Active. By Universal Service. CHICAGO, June 13. Life has taken a humdrum course lor ?ar.nji and Richard Loeb. They are just ordinary Cook county jail prisoners awaiting trial for murder. About the only thins? that mark therm as the sons of millionaires Is the big dinner they receive from a fashionable restaurant each day. They do not eat the ordinary jail rations. The two college ' youths who ' are charged with kidnaping and .rtajitw. Uttle Robert Franks had their first session with alienists today. They were given a mental examination by Dr. Oari Bowman and Dr. Harold H. Hulbert, two noted phychlafcrists. C4arnce Harrow" and Benjamin Baohrach, attorneys who will deiend tlw vouths and trv to save them the gallows when their trial is held, The trial accom parried the aiienlsts. is scheduled for August 4, out tne defense hopes to get a continuance to a later Oate. The alienists are expected to pick ottt flaws in the mentality oi me youths. These win be laid before the the jury to suppqft the contention of are that the youths clf'ne attorneys An be cannot irtsance insane. person lerally hanged 1n Iflinois. He goes to to cured. be released the asylum, After the preliminary examination ttxiny the alienists and attorneys had nn statements to mako. It was Indi cated otw-- r examinations will be made at intervale between now and the date of the trial. State s Attornav Crowe is prepared tr combat the insanity Psa. He, too, M have noted alienists examine the youth. The state's attorney contends he slreaCv has plenty of evidence to prove to the jury that the confessed slayers are sura ana snouia pay tne death penalty for their crime. on- - ROBS TIE Eighth ..East , and .Windsor street as South: the far south as Seventeenth Federal Heights -- and east avenues district, and First and Second North streets nearly to second v est. Within these confines ths story Was one of great inconvenience, if not some distress, which only the lack of the most necessary element of life can- - bring abouL even in a short time. The Thirteenth East reservoir went London Police Seek dry between 4 and 5 o'clock. It was followed by the Fifteenth Kast res ervoir. which became dry so far as petrators of Greatest any usefulness was concerned, for when it goes below four feet In depth It lacks necessary" pressure to force in History. Jewel water into the mains, tub sunny side reservoir at the mouth of Eml at ion, canyon also dried, aa did the ('anltol Hill reservoir, fed from City By ROBERT J. PREW. Creek canyon. All except the Capitol Hill supply went out during the Uim ersal Service Cable. lata afternoon 4t- - was depleted at LONDON", June II. The crmrplete 9:30 o clock last night. force of Scotland Yard was today mob COTTONWOOD HOLDS UP which ilized to discover Hie perpetrators of The Cottonwood stream, h South line one of the greatest thefts of private feeds the into water the district bud gives gen Jewel collection m dilatory. "Yestersoutn or seventeenth sontn, erally However. day Lady L idlow was robbed of her held ud well, relatively. the lines all merge at an equalisa magnificent cclfeeoWon of fifteenth, lx- tion point, and gravity carried the teenth, and seventeenth century jewels her firstJiurM!4ttiejaleZS;r hhne from City creek did J'l.ius Wernher, amassed at a coat of go out. "The situation Is very critical. five million. The thieves concentrated on the an Mr. Young said. "The public must n f .at.r tinue rieoss, dasreardinft Lsdr Iid bnnui that rnniiMTfttly. it s valuable modem gems. With the low on lawns is vital in order that this treasures taken from Hath house, the situation cannot happen again. "I don't know how It could have Ludlow borne, were mrenl cameos had put depicting the crufirkn, with membeen prevented, unless w of the Holy FoxniLy In enamels; a regulation on awillpart oi mursnay bers not recur Sunday set of oM cameos of the Virgin and This situation we because ought to pick up water Child Wt gold frairjos adorned with pretomorrow in such quantity that the cious stones; a fluted onyx bowl set reservoirs win te mgner man they wtitn. diamonds !n a gold mount formed as a snake; a gold hexagonal imilf have been for a week. "There was no evidence of an box with en&mdlied raised flowers, and k cover until six d nanfe In complaints reaching our of an fice. The people were calm wLen the crystals, and a number of situation was explained. The ma ioritv were tolerant. The ertUre ceDectHVn, Is "VarlotiBry the situation Is eptKnatea to oe worm rrom fsoo.oou ro We will and the Tuesday, The 'irKterwrlters with through Saturdayno JZ.6W,0n. sprinkling Is per- wliom they are hwured have offered days on which mitted. If we cannot tide the alt- - a reward of 123.600 tor the- - capture of uation over, then I shall ask the com the tlihsves and property. The sole mission to add Thursday to the pro cle'vs tn poiMumion of Scotland Yard hihition days." r flneirfii muie by h threves on window srns. walls and rom esses. SURVEYED. SITUATION ' Wtens Superintendent of De.tectl-eAccording- to Mr. Young. H. K. Bur. inn t.rt Wednesday noon, the two ofN. ley, I3ngland's foremost finger-prinas vno ot the Invest. rinls Tirst having a conference with expert, charge aonieved fame for the cap tiaton, ture and conviction of two nuirderers oa fig Fifteen with a sole clew of .mger print on Catio4(Oetsma a tray oi a oasn box. Oas.) LUDLin Per Theft Twenty-sevent- - dome-snipe- open-wor- see-.ho- ' - Run BUTTLE CHIEF Mill-eran- and Begins His Plans. V From : s nt NEW YORK, June 14. Three men, two of whom the police say are out on bail in connection with charges concerning other holdups, were arrested early today In con. nction with the robbery of avouch $100,000 of worth containing jewelry from a truck last Tuesday. - J7n,-00- 0 - post-offic- " rate Twe Vow.) Name Salt Laker on Honor Role Engineer SAN FRANCISCO, June sessions of the tenth annual convention of the American Association of Engineers were concluded today wrth installation of new officers ami selection of Orlando. Fla., as the 1925 convention city. Resolutions censuring the United States reclamation service for certain internal changes and asking for employment of at least one professional engineer on all federal, state and city engineering boards, were passed C. S. Jar vis of Phoenix, Ariz., ws awarded the first prize for the convention's essay contest on the topic, "An Ideal member of the American Association of Engineers." . H. 8. Kleinsmith of Salt Lake City was given honorable mention. Buei-no- . Griffin Convicted of - -- - -- - ny as irish tonight was extended throughout the country. Postal officials expressed the opinion that the bandits had temporarily eluded the cordon of posses spread about the scene of the robbery and were perhaps on their way to some distant city. The value of the loot obtained stiil was undetermined tonight, estimates ranging all the way from 1100,000 to more than 11,000.000. A. E. Germer, chief postal Inspector, said he did not believe the bandits secured more than 100,000. tut officials of the federal reserve bank at Minneapolis said Liberty bonds valued at'flfrO.OOO consigned to that institution were miss ing and federal bank officials here said that the loot Included about consigned l.y the Chicago banks to national banks throughout the northwest. Some investigators said they believed the robbers secured cssh and bonds valued at more than $2,000,000, basing their opinion on the fact that much eastern mall is usually on the train. DOZEN ARRESTED. Acting on a tip that the DernetratoTa of the robbery would be found In a CMWursmt, detectives late today raid ed the place and arrested a dosen men,CVBannion, Including Dean louh Artene and Karl Weiss, all alleged beer runners. OBannion. Al- terle and Weiss were seized a few weeks ago in a raid on a brewerv here. All those arrested were taken to the federal building for question ing ana a lew minutes later attor neys representing several of them asked for writs of habeas corpus- - for rne tneir release. authorities said they would book them or release them by 11 o'clock tonight. In addition to the dozen se led In the rajfl, four other suspects were under arrest here and one man was being held at Waukegan. while posses of deputy sheriffs and detectives con tinued to scour the country for miles around Chicago and to patrol the roads leading to the city. WORK OF INSIDERS. Confident that the holdup was the or insioe miormation obtained result e by someone connected with the or federal reserve bank, government agents tonight were conducting a searching investigation of this shale. A theory that the loot may have been cached by the bandits and then carried away In an airplane was held by some officials today after an air plane was seen to land about two mile! from Rondout, 111., the scene of the robbery, and later, after a hurried inspection to hop off and head of local for Chicago.- - A check-u- p hangars revealed that no local planes were up today, postal Inspectors said Mr. Germer said the Rondout rob bery and the recent mail robberies at Harvey, 111., and Indiana Harbor had many similar features and added that postal authorities Bad been warned (Oalsms - - Appointment as Minister! of Free State at Wash ington Is Announced. DUBLIN. June 13-- the Asso (l!y By WINDER R. HARRIS. I'nlrertai Service. CLEVEI.ANT), Ohio. June 13. William M. Butler of Massachusetts, President Cvolidge's preconvention manager and personal selection for chairman of the Republican national committee, formally took over the reins when the new committee organized today and Immediately began laying plans for the campaign. He will' leave Sunday for' Chicago to open general headquarters of the national committee. He plans to spend most" of the time directing the battle of ballots. Eastern headquarters, he said, would be opened In New York and another office in Washington for general publicity purposes. Chairman Butler expects to confer with General Charles O. Dawes, the vice presidential nominee, on his arrival In Chicago on the type of campaign to he waged. Then he will consult President Coolldge over the telephone. When the committee met today, Mr. Butler gave the names of the men and women he had selected, and a motion Immediately was made and. adopted to make these persons the officials of the committee. They Included: First vice chairman Charles D. Hllles. New York.- Second vice chairman Mrs. A. T. ciated Press. Timothy A. Smiddy of Cork has been appointed minister plenipotentiary of the Irish Free State at Washington, it was announced In the liail Mreann today by Desmond Fitzgerald, minister of foreign affairs. The-neappointee has been In the United States for some time representing the Free State unofficially. Formerly he was professor of economics at Cork university. Before going to America he acted for a time as chairman of the Free State's fiscal commission. Miss Dibert Wins in Federation Ballot Race LOS June U.Miss ANOELK8, Florence Dibert of Jbhnetmrn, Ia., today was elected second vice president of the General Federation of Women's cUibs. The balloting was necessitated by failure to eJeot at yesterday s voting. A bitter argument came from the floor in discussion of the sex education resolution before the convention. As finally adopted, the resolution calls for sex education in groups but not in public schools. Motion picture resolutions passed asked for federal censorship; that producers use in producillonB only representations of historical chararters and eents. and requesting the United States bureau of education to survey the motion picture Industry and make recommendations to the general federation. Other resolutions ask for support of newspapers that carry only 'clean journalism; the daily reading of the Bible in public schools and one urging the federaxlon to cooperate with, police women's bureaus. -- Accused Klan Members Are Freed by Judge BKRNfmTJFtO. Pa., June 13. Eleven alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan and two residents of Lilly, who have been held In the county Jail here two weeks under indictments of murdef and manslaughter, in connection "witn the affray at Lilly on April 5, which resulted In the death of three persons and the Injury -of others, werejfreed tonight. They were given Iheir liberty after Judge Thomas P. Finletter granted a motion of District Attorney r. P. Welmer to nolle prosse the charges against them. Eighteen other alleged klansmen and thirteen residents of Lilly will stand trial on murder and manslaughter indictments. Hert, Kentuckv. Third vice chairman liams. B. Wil- Ralph Oregon. Roy O. West, Chicago. V. William Hodges, Secretary Treasurer Denver. It was announced that the position of assistant secretary would go to a woman, who would be selected by a subcommittee comprising Butler, West and Mr. Hert. The chairman also named a com mittee of four to act with him In se lectlng the fifteen members of the executive oommltteev On this committee were D. W. Mulvane, Kansas; J. Henry Roraback, Connecticut; afrs Charles H. Sabln. New York, and Mrs. Jeannette A. Hyde, Utah. The executive committee was given full power to act for the national com mittee when the latter Is not alttlng. It was stated that the executive committee would reelect Edward B. Thayer of. Indiana as sergeant-at-arm- s. Pending the time contributions begin to come In, the treasurer was authorized, on motion of Fred W. Chicago, seconded by Roraback, to negotiate bank loana. ground that Soto's wing of the party had Joined wUhtha unionists who agitated. John T. Adams of Iowa, the retiring chairman, was not present at the He was clearing up his meeting. desk in an adjoining room and preto leave for his home to reparing sume private life after three years of the Republican elephant With leading him are retiring, also, Secretary B. Lockwood, Indiana; Fred George W. Upham, Chicago, and Vice Chairman Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio. DEMOCRATS SCORE G. P. PLATFORM a ,. special article bears the unmistakable marks of quality. On of the most interesting narratives in this Sunday's issue is Mark Sullivan's delineation of President Coo ridge, nominated Thursday ai the Bepubliean standard bearer. Coo lid (re, whose creed ia quiet livinj on a small income, carries his " ioned" idea of thrift into the business of running", a nation. Sullivan's article ia worth a place id permanent literature. Liquor Conspiracy OF ESPECIAL FOLTjOWIKO: on Blocs Building the West Out National Forests The Pabrut Valley Culberson'i Letter The Thinking Machin Taxdiau, Harden and Oaxdi net Analyze Europe Btmondx PHILADELPHIA. June 13 Math w F. Griffin, former secret service head for this district, with seven others, was today convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government through an alleged "15,000.000 water for whisky" substitution scheme. The case was a retrial, a conviction at the first trial, having been set aside by the circuit court of appeals. PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED. BUFFALO, N. T.. June II. Wholehearted support of President Oooiklge's g economy atvd tsut reduction policies H wa pledged by oeleizates of the twenty-ninth aarmial convention of the National Assocjwlaon, of Credit; Mrs in tin- - closing esion today. 'The. prosidera," arte resolution foods, ""has clearly and forcibly advo- J cated the redunUon of public expenditures which are now burdensome to the taxpayer and detrimental to the 5 prnjrrejsh of the twifftneM of ihe country, wnd this crgaruxatkm stands as one back of this poicy In IwlwOf of natlcrvil eocnomy and the curtailment of puMIc expenditures." -- . J AiE THE APFEAI. H1U ' Gioomy people The Leading Oomics The- Home Harmonious" Haaldn on Campaigning Hutchison en Golf The New Tors, .'Stage Short Stories by G. K. Chez-terton sad A. 8. Bocae 1ATJOHTEB . THE BEST TON10. Most of the symptoms of chronic crouch readily give way te well treatment as ia beet absorbed from the happy writings of Rihff Lardner, Wallace Irwin, Will Roger, Montague Ghue, Stephen taeock and George Ade. They are to be found in tomorrow'! issue. BJ!ur?J? , - your - Copy Iw Call Wasatch 590- - 5 5 - 5 S ; It Is an Education to Read THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE ANOTHER ROBBERY REPORTED. DETROIT, June II. Armed bandits held up a branch of ahe Peru nam ia Irate ibank here late this afternoon, and, after forcing the bank employees and several customers to (turn their faces to the wall, scooped up approximately 7000 and escaped in an automobile. S S S MRS. WOOD IS ACQUITTED. MEMPHIS. Term., June 13. Mrs. FSsie May Wood, on trial for the murder of her husband, W. Wallace Wood, who was slain during a quarrvi with his wife last'ADrtl II. was acquitted hv a jury to criminal curt late ton'.g.Tt- - WHITNEY DIES. N'EW HAVBX. Cofm., June 13. nU Whitney, president of the New Haven Water company and a direct descendant of the inventor of th cotton gm. Is dad here of trouble. He was born here January 23, 1147. I hrt i . d, ni Chairman cutler to Kaise Not More Than TWO to-dt- jj - iniirn lUUtbLnuHtU; Tn JUDOE KILLS SELrV ACCIDENT, SAN DIBOO. CaL. June 13. WhHe demonstrating, how a revolver could hsve been used by the defendant on Judge trial in a shooting oae, F. Seittomayor of the Tijuana, Lower California, court of the first Instance vesxerdav shot himself behind the left ear. inflicting a wound larter. that remiKed In death one hour tender the Impression, that court atcnrtridsres the had removed taches from the revolver. Jurtgw Sotomayor Is mid to have placed the muzzle of the revolver under his left ear and pwjled the trigger. He was 49 years old, and is survived by his widow ani two children. TRAGEDY IN ST. LOUI8. ST. LOUIS, June 1J John Carger. S2. a packing hrsie foreman, late 5 wounded his estranged wife. The5 resa, 28. Mrs. Marie Kelly, 33, and Santo Magillo, 74. with a revotyer. and then went to his room and ended his with the same weapon. The three S life victims were taken to the city hosm pital, where Mrs. Kelly's wound was pronounced dangerous. FIRE IN VOLCANO PIT.. S HONOLULU. Jin 13, (By the Associated Press.) For the first time In weeks fire was visible last night in the pit of the volcano Kilauea, which active of site. This has been as an Indication that condi5 Is taken unusually are returning cnater the tions within to normal. J i VlNFUi nr Admiral H. A. Wiley, commanding the fourth division of the battle fleet to which the Mississippi belongs, beaded the court of inquiry. He said hat no official statement on the Investl- gallon would be forthcoming until af . ter the court had completed its Inves- tlgatlon. The admiral voiced his deep regret at the disaster and declared that he was at a loss to understand what na) ' caused the explosion. ' Other members of the court sre: Captain Yates Sterling, commanding U. o. & New Mexico; Captain W. 0. Crosley, commanding U. S. 8. Idaho;, Lieutenant Commander S. J. Foy, gunnery officer of the New Mexico, anil Lieutenant F. S. Boyd, assistant gunnery officer of the Idaho. j G. Martin, chief quartermaster, burned eyelids, face and hamu: condition favoraele; 643 Fifty-thir- d street, Brooklyn, N. Y. d Ts - Rock-for- GOOD LOSER. rKt ICdiai Tws.) III. Million for War Cheat By ARTHUR SEARS HENNINQ. Cblc.ro Tribune-Sal- t Lake Tribune Wire. June 13. Economy CLBVHLAND, is to be the watchword In the Cxl-idg- e campaign, as In the Coolidge administration. The campaign fund Is not to exceed 2,000,000, as compared wtth-th- F tT.000.uOT Will Hays expended campaign in 1920. which Chairman In the Harding A and strong ticket Coolidge Dawes was the verdict, not only of the eastern conservatives, but of the western progressives, who Jointly effected the choice of the Chicago tanker for the nominee for vice president In preference to Secretary of Commerce Hoover on the last ballot. On every, side was heard expression of satisfaction, not only that the candidate for vice president is a man of vivid personality who will make a forceful appeal to the elec- - CBUaatd es (Mama Eight TfS Bex.) C1U SIS amre gamp Antisaloon League Letter Denounced by Campaign Leader Roosevelt XEJW .YORK, June 13 Political eyes, which for three days have been trained upon the G. O. F, at Cleveland, were turned today toward New York City, where' they saw a bustle of activity in anticipation of the national Democratic convention June 24. Cordell Hull of Tennessee, chairman of the part-- , conferred with national executive committeemen, inspected alterations at Madison Square Garden issued and a statement attacking the Republican platform and the conduct of the Cleveland sessions. The Smith "and McAdoo headquarters received copies of a circular letter, understood to have been sent by the Antisaloon League of Vew York to Democratic delegates throughout the nation. In which it was charged that the Smith candidacy had col lapsed; that the Underwood-Wal- l street crowd was conspiring to nominate an "Inoffensively wet" dark horse; and that conbarrooms vention were already springing up in 'the vicinity of Madison Square Garden. Governor Bmtth declined to com- Oaatiaaed ea rage Xlgit "Smith-Tammany- lUeluata Ikx.) Forty-fiv- e SAN DtMUO, Cal . June 13. (By the Associated Presa.i A naval court of Inquiry into the causes of the disaster aboard the U. X. 8. Mississippi yesterday opened Its session on the battlejlp early today while the ln auest on the bodUm t.' rhe victlmx. started last night, was proceeding 111. SWING. Like Trflmse TTir. June 13. From la Follette headquarters there was nothing but silence today as to the Republican convention, but from the Oestiaaea ea rage Elgst (Cehuu Ob.) Chtesie Tribune-sal- t WASHINGTON. e- FEATURES Buckner, M. Painleve proved a good loser. He was the first of the statesmen to give Ms successful opponent congratulations. The election of M. Doumergue Is regarded In political circles as foreconsequences. shadowing The first result will e a vacancy In the chair of the president of the senate for the occupancy of which the friends of former Premier Poincare already are supporting him. I'olncare declares. . he ia not a candidate, but his supporters assert that he will accept If elected. It Is possible, In also, that there may he a vacancyof the depupresidency of the chamber to friends ties, as 04. Painleve declared that he would resign if he was not elected to the presidency. The election was started after M. president of the Doumergue. who as senate presided over the national cutter assembly, inserted a paperconstituInto a copy of the French word In first the tion, the first letter on. the rlrht-hsnpage at which the CMtland Men; Twelve Are Injured. R. J. Maurod, seaman, second class, contused wound and abrasions right forearms; condition fa- orMf ; 2219 Grant avenue. ten mier Frederic Francois-Marsdered the resignation of his cabinet M. to The resignation Doumergue. was accepted, but M. Doumergue rewith quested the premier to continue routine business until a new cabinet Kdouard Herrlot. leader is formed. of the radical party, has reeii requested to form a' new. ministry ami undoubtedly will do so. . and ears, right arm and forearms; con48 dition favorable; Wltcomt) street, Webster. Mass. K. Ralph Harrison, seaman, first clans, bums about right side of arms and loreatms, condiface, tion favorable; Greensboro. Ga. D. W. Smith. seaman, first class, burns about face, right fore-aand arm; condition favorable, -- By DONALD THE STKDAT TMBUNE presents its readers the most f turcs. fiult it is not distinguished tor quantity alone. Every OTHER Colo. Russell B. ,8herrer. machinist's mate, second class, bums back of neck. and toreurm; right arm condition favorable; 1529 Washington avenue, Springfield, Mo. Victor A. Wilder, engineman, second class, burns about both votes, and Paul Painleve. president PAINLEVE Death List Definitely Set at Three Officers street. Kansas City, Mo. John L Karlo, seaman, first class, burns about light shoulder, arms and forearms; coiiuUlon la- -' vorable; 4861 Grant street. Denver, of the chamber of deputies, who had S10 adherents. Raoul Peret, former president of the chamber, earlier In the day announced his candidacy for of the post as the standard-beare- r the center and right of the chamber, but later withdrew from the contest. EVIDENCE THEIR CHAGRIN. The result of the balloting was not agreeable to everyone. Deputies of the new majority in the chamber did not conceal their chagrin over the fact that, after having driven President Mlllerand from the Elysre palace, they were unable to name his successor. "But today, Friday, the unlucky thirteenth, was bound to beFranklin-Bouilloneone." declared M. for a member of the defeated . VoallUon. immediately after the election Pre- CONTESTS DECIDED. In the two contests before the committee, Robert H. Todd was seated as national committeeman from Porto Til no over Professor Juan B. Soto, and the Alaskan case was referred to the executive committee with full power to act. Todd was seated on the Calvin Coolidge and Economy ' aooard- the U. S. S. Mississippi were announced from yesterila official naval headquarters here today as follows: F. J. Hynes, chief turret captain, burns on face, head, neck, shoulders, and iei;s; condition serious; 1S10 Henneman avMd. enue, Halttinnre. W. II. Hall, seaman first class, burns head, face, .abdomen, chest, thighs, armt and hanos; serious; roui.- - No. ft. Monroe, (la. Joe Smith, quartermaster, third class, burns face, arms and forearm; condition serious- b3S V ejl Second street, Paris. Kv. Herbert C. Whlted. chief quartermaster, burns a Lout face, ears, both hands; condition serious; Sau Diego. Cal. Olyoe 8. Rantley, seaman, first clssa burns about face, neck, arms and hands; 10i3 West Seventeenih VKRSAILLKS, . France, June 13 '(By the Associated Press. la.ton IXiutnergue. president of the senate, today was elected president of the reptmlle of France, In succession to Alexandre iMillerand, resigned on Wednesday because of the opposition to him In parliament. The booming of a cannon at 4 3 o'clock this afternoon announced the solution by the senate and the chamber of deputies, gathered toKi'lher In of one of the national assembly, grave political crises arising from the The choosing of M. May elections. Doumergue took place in the presence of the usual crush of Invited notables, who bruised one another's ribs In the main galleries of the Versailles palace In an endeavor to obtain points of vantage from which to witness the historic scene. There were also present a score of uninvited persons. iidmltted to prove that the ceremony or electing a cnier executive was really a public function. Two candidates were In the field M. SS0 who received Doumergue, Up-ha- ss jj SAN DIHUO," Cal., June the Associated Press! The names, home addresses and extent of injuries of men hurt In the disaster Forced to Resign - Court Investigating Disaster in Turret of Great Battleship. Warship Ill-Fatd, I..- By Admiral Wiley Heads List of Injured in Disaster on Other Appointments An- Paul Painleve Nearest nounced as Windup of Competitor; Poincare Receives Great Ovation Big Convention's Duties slmiif CHICAGO. June 13. -- Search for four auto loads of bandits who last night held up a crack mail train of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railway a few miles out of Chicago, forced mail clerks from their cars with gas bombs and escaped with more than forty pouches of registered mail Cestlav Itn Nami Probe Into FUR'S Mississippi Horror fflJFSM Formally Opened IS Assumes Chairmanship of Elected President of ReNational Committee public to Succeed $100,000 to $2,000,000; No Clew to Robbers. LIFE DULL BLAMES ITSJ isfjsl o. p. FIVE CENTS 18 PAGES Oil. f Thousands Feel Pinch of Shortage When Vast Reservoirs Run Dry. rants were particularly hard hit and the waterworks department was kept constantly on edge by the phone calls from numerous alarmed citizens goaded by an Impelling thirst and hunger resulting from the lack of water needed in the preimration of meals. The sudden acute condition resulted, according to Mayor C. Clarence Neslcn. commissioner of waterworks, when many Salt Iake residents attempted to draw- in one day all the water which they would ordinarily take Friday,, added to the quantity which they would ordinarily consume for sprinkling purposes today, which is the first of the days govIt was erned by water restriction. the heavy, constant drain of 27,000 individual connections which led to exhaustion of supply in that considerable area on the more elevated section of the city. wj Timothy TV Salt Ijlte City yesterday felt the ninch of ;t water famine. Preparations for the trial of Richard Thousand of residents wvre withjoeb anil Nathan Ieopold. Jr.. con out water for drinking or "household fessed slayers of Robert Franks, are completed and Cief Justice Caverly purporcs the greater part .of. the the csiminal court has stated he anil evening when four res- of would be trial Caverly stares ervoirs successively went dry. At the he will hear thejudge. case rather than use It lkdy Crofcs hospital the water supply his administrative power toaspass he has to Borne other judge, cave out entirely, and the wants of along will never yet shirked his duty and patient were supplied by volunteers not attempt to now. The trial Is ex who tarried water in buckets and oth- pected ta" attract world-wid- e attener containers from residences which tion. P. and A. Photo. were more fortunate. Several Industrial plants were forced to curtail or to suspend operations during the period of shortage, and last night It was necestary to turn off the lights a.ong Main street when it became Impossible to cool the generators supHotels and restauplying current. ' I RflNFllTS ELUDE POSSES; HI FII MAYOR Persistent readers of The Tribune's Want Ad columns are not overlooking many opportunities. SCORE OF WITNESSES. The court has a list of more than a score of witnesses who will be called to testify. Admiral Wiley announced; Tonight no conclusions had ' bees reached. The facts remained as they were yesterday when the Mississippi headed at full speed for port with her uead and injured, A fierce heat and a suffocating smoke had choked the life from foi ly men and Sent twelve more to eignt tne hospital, but the answer to this particular xidclle , ot death still - was . unfuund. The Mississippi herself tonight was like a quarantined ship, isaytted from her slaters In btaueshlp row, ap proachauta to none but those with official business aboard, and hording ail ner own company irvm contact w im nwre or other afr. v SHIP TURNS ON SELF. Th ereaC gray giant of battle, tiullt to uw ueam 10 tm enemy, um who had turned on herself, was a thing of rier mystery, almost of suspicion. seared turret held a secret and until the five men In the ward room of the Tennessee solved It, she was taboo, a craft apart. Her fatal turret today was jamm. d tight .by the hest thug accompanied the explosion, and all day her mechanics worked over the spot where their mttca ye4t4ray were swept to death Ly the blast of TNT And it was such a little blast compared to the loss of life and injury it taueed, according to at least one nsui who was there in the turret and who lived to speak of It, Boatswain a Mate R. J. MaoAvin of San Francisco. "Just a small explosion like a match being touched to a pile of celluloid,"' said MacAvin. "Just a puff, then a little flame, then a bigger one like a continuous streak of lightning, wuli hot, suffocating smoke." Those two score words were the story of the passing of more than two . score men. ANOTHER . DEATH MENACE. through the night the menace of another coup of deatn hung over th Mississippi. Today It was removed when her. crew was able to puii the last gun charge from the big rifie that can blow an ordinary vessel out of the Water at ten miles. Last night this charge still lay In the gun, locked alone in the turret, and the ship went to anchor out.ilde the breakwater lest a fatal chance might touch it off to wreck the crowd ed shore line or other craft In port. The Mississippi always has borne the name of a "happy ship." Ashore nd afloat, "members of her crew havo told themselves and the world at largo CmUsare ea rxst Eitst . . All ch (Csiums Iit.) 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