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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1923
Page
1
Moscow reports the case of Vaeili Komaroff charged with killing 33 lions. The hearing moves to a large polytechnic museum. Komaroff, in custody, seeks a swift death saying murder is easy and that he killed a resisting horse trader by hammer or strangulation.
Governor Charles W. Bryan hailed the decision as a step toward universal peace while noting it ends wartime consti tutional conflicts. Rumors of drive to curb foreign language teaching persist as officials consider organizing to combat alien influence and promote Americanism.
In Los Angeles on June 6 AP reports Frank Bincere aged 41 was taken from his home by a party of men bound to a post gagged and beaten with a fire cable until unconscious. A note claimed future punishments for offenders against women and said ex service men organized the committee. Police and prosecutors were accused of indifference.
President Harding has accepted an invitation to address the National Flag conference in Washington on June 14 and 15 under the auspices of the American Legion's national commission. The announcement came at the Legion’s national headquarters in Indianapolis.
Of 106 radicals arrested for an alleged attempt to set up a communist state, eight, including leaders, are committed for trial on charges they formed a secret organization. The majority of the group has not yet been committed, and several members have been released.
Willows California reports packers paid 9.31 dollars per lamb head for 8700 lambs shipped to Chicago by J. R. Garnett company. Fifty eight rail cars were used in the shipment.
Thirteen men were arrested and millions of fake government revenue stamps along with bogus whiskey and champagne labels and printing plates were seized by the Secret Service in two raids in New York. Key figures included Alfred Marziano of Brooklyn and artist Jeff Conrad.
Chief Moran of the secret service announced the arrest of 13 men in New York and seizures of counterfeit revenue stamps medical liquor prescriptions and withdrawal permits. He said groups produced fake liquor and used forged prescriptions and withdrawal blanks to drain legitimate supplies. Prohibition agents warn hundreds of thousands of withdrawal blanks circulate and smuggling remains a regional issue with Great Lakes activity near Detroit.
Conrad W. Dykeman of Brooklyn rises to imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The elevation follows his year as deputy potentate with a nationwide reorganization of officers. Kansas City and Philadelphia contend for the 1924 convention site, with Ian named as candidate and June 3 4 5 set for the gathering.
President Harding plans a Western tour with 14 en route addresses before Alaska. He will speak in cities from St. Louis to Tacoma and after Alaska in Vancouver Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego, with park visits and a coast-to-coast itinerary including Meacham Oregon.
In Pittsfield Massachusetts a single man created and controlled over ten million horsepower in a test at the transmission experimentation center. The 2.9 million volt feat lasted a fraction of a second and was deemed the highest electrical output ever produced, with experts noting its safety and the uncanny resemblance to wizardry.
Washington reports no major drop in scorching eastern temperatures for the next 24 hours. Only hope is a slight cooling forecast tonight in parts of New England and the middle Atlantic states and the lower lake region. Hot weather was widespread east of the Mississippi while the western U S enjoyed milder conditions.
J H Tregoe secretary treasurer of the National Association of Credit Men reported today that inflation has disappeared and credit is absolutely sound in his monthly briefing.
A 20 year effort by Frank G Baum proposes a US wide system of 224000 volt transmission lines spanning the nation. The map ties power, industrial centers and rail lines for nationwide coverage. Dwight Neis opposes public ownership as an alternative.
French aviator Georges Barbot started from Garden City for Washington in his “flying flivver” but crashed near Clarksboro New Jersey when his tiny monoplane struck a tree during descent. He was uninjured.
Georges Barbot, the French flier, landed at Curtis field Pine Valley at 12 40 p m and resumed later at 1 20 p m after a flight from Garden City. He was with Lieutenant Valentine in an army plane. Barbot damaged his craft in a hard landing a mile from Pine Valley. Valentine was uninjured.
Rev. Lewis E. Burger formerly pastor of the Nazarene church in Walla Walla, was expelled from the ministry by a Colfax Washington church trial for imprudent conduct laxity in enforcing church rules and fellowship with a secret oath bound society. Burger, recently a Klan lecturer, now resides in Greely Colorado and remains a church member.
Washington reports freight car loadings for the week ending May 26 reached 1,014,029 cars, a figure surpassed in only two prior weeks in U S history. Rail records show weekly totals have exceeded one million only seven times, all during the falls of 1920 and 1922.
June 6 Brussels AP reports a high level meeting among Premier Poincare French minister of finance Charles De Lasteyne Premier Thennis and Belgian Foreign Minister Jaspar as the most significant since the Ruhr entry. Belgium seeks full reparations discussion while France wants Ruhr exploitation topics only. Prime Minister Baldwin of Britain is viewed as the potential broker for a settlement though France balks at a comprehensive reparations program.
Paris reports Premier Poincare and key ministers traveled to Brussels with high level officials to discuss Germany’s new proposals. Officials say the note’s text may not arrive until tomorrow and early judgments deem the offer insufficient to start negotiations. Passive resistance in the Ruhr is noted as essential before talks can begin, and even if the note suggests changes it may not provide a ready basis for parleys.
An official abstract printed in the World shows the Belgian proposal for German reparations fixes total indemnity at forty billion gold marks with six percent interest and a one percent sinking fund. Annual payments would total about 2,806,000,900 gold marks, financed by government revenues.
In Los Angeles on June 6 AP reports Juan Montoya received a 150 dollar fine and Rafael Muldone 50 dollars for burying the body of laborer R. Ruis under the floor of Montoya s soft drink shop after Ruis died from bootleg liquor. Montoya allegedly paid Muldane 200 dollars to conceal the death.
Chicago June 6 AP reports Richard C Tesmer an insurance man was shot and killed by a woman bandit after he resisted a hold up by the woman and a male companion as he and Mrs Tesmer alighted from their car and moved to enter their home.
New York June 6 AP reports Britain has purchased Liberty bonds and created dollar credits to cover the upcoming $80,000,000 payment due June 18 on its war debt. It is claimed 60 million gold marks were shipped for the Bank of Belgium and sold to trade, with proceeds credited to Britain, likely involving the German mark discounting through Belgium.
Washington June 6 AP Army and Navy displays include a battle staged by destroyers Werden Reid Reuben James torpedo firing demonstrations and infantry and engineer shows on the Washington monument grounds. President Harding attended events and opened the executive mansion to Shriners during the convention. A fatal accident occurred when a truck tower at the Garden of Allah overturned injuring a mechanic near the house.
Thunder storms of brief duration moved through parts of Utah and Idaho with heavy rains and hail late yesterday. The unsettled weather followed a day of warm temperatures as a heat spell gave way to cooler conditions in St. Paul and suburbs face water shortages if sprinkling rules are not enforced.
Columbus and Detroit reports note rain expected to ease a heat spell that had gripped Ohio for several days. Showers in Detroit broke the heat wave early today, offering relief to residents.
The South Saskatchewan River near Saskatoon rose five feet in three hours, prompting residents to evacuate basements and sewer traps after alarms from Alberta of high water. Authorities warned of possible bank overflow as elevated levels persisted.
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