CITY
DRENCHED BY ESPIONAGE ON U.S.
OIL GUSHER.
FIRE MENACES ENTIRE DISTRICT.
1,000 FIGHT THE FLAMES.
[UNITED FAZAA.]
October 2-Oklahoma City is still battling with the nonace of tho "Will Morgan" gusher, which
SENATORS.
REVELATION OF SECRET
"DRY" WATCHERS.
ACTION LIKELY TO CAUSE SENSATION,
[UNITED PRESS.)
Washington, Oct. 1.-Dr. James M. Doran, Commissioner of Pro-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1930.
GEO. WASHINGTON CELEBRATION.
200TH ANNIVERSARY OF
BIRTHDAY.
Washington, Nov. 2.-Details ar taking form for the celebration extending over A period of 11 months, from January through November, in 1932, to commemor ate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Plans now under way for Washington call
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ATLANTIC CROSSING.
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Friedrichshafen, Nov. 1. Having successfully completed exhaustive preliminary tests and trial fights, the giant aeroplano Dox which is at pressat msored in its Boating
to start on the first lap of its trans
PRESIDENT
INER
At the request of Marshal Chang Hsuch Liang, the National Govern ment has issued on order for tho removal of the Chihli Provincial Government from Peiping to Tien- tsin, reports the Chinese Press.
Chingis public bodies continue to demand that the French sailors who are alleged to have been connected
in the Whangpu, should be publish.
sprinkling an area of four square hibition, revealed today that he for a series of historic exhibitions /shed on Laka Constanco, is roady with the death of a sampan coolie
miles with oil at the rate of 125,000 gallons a day. Despite all efforts, it has been found impossible to
stem the flow,
discoverad
had placed an under cover" pro hibition agent in the Senate Office Building several months ago to conduct espionage there.
This action, he said, followed a request from the Vice-President, Mr. Charles Curtis, who desired to provent the sale of liquor to mem bere of the Senate.
and pageants, maional sporting Atlantic journey which, weathered and that an apology should be
events, educational meetings and parties in which many foreign
nations will take part.
Beginning on January 1, when 10,000 school children will gather on the steps of the Capitol building to sing patriotic songs over world-wide hookup of radio stations the bicentennial programme will continue with one of the greatest
Extreme danger wa on Saturday when a pool of oil close to the gusher caught fire and immediately the Michigan river became a sheet of Games. A thous
Dr. Doran declared that he did and people worked all day van- fining the flames, oven nog nitro- not intend to inaugurate any sysad most extensive celebrations the glycerine to blow up sretions of ton of spying upon Senators, but the ground. Eventually, the outpointed out that he was required to break was checked and the dangor from this particular source chimin
tod but the gushor continues to spray the city.
As
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send an agent when requested by such a responsible official ns the Vice-President,
world ever has seen.
February 22.
permitting, is scheduled to begin 10-morrow, Sunday morning, and which in approximately five hours will take the flying boat to Amstor dam.
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The course will be, takon along the thing to give the plane an opportunity to go down in case of of twelves Captain Christian- on as the chief pilot, the Dox will of twelves with ca from the crew
on this first part of the flight earry ng passengers only its deeig. February 22 will he observed byar Herr Claude Dorier and his the rat of severni largo parades rother Maurico, At Amsterdam planned for the year. The pageant hetween 40 and 50 passengers will will depict George Washington, come aboard for the second stage portrayed by a man already chosen, the Bight to Lishan vid South coming over the Potomac river ampton, Le Havre and Vigo. from fount Vernon on his way to
Sana-Atinatio accept the presidency of the United fight for which the plane carries Staten. At noon on the same day large amount of mail, only a few Congress will assemble to hear an journalists will participato with address by President Hoover. That most of the carrying capacity being evening notable guests of the aity used for fuel reserves amounting to will be entertained with a frontier 20 tons supper, consisting of venison, corn hread, wild game and other food characteristic of Revolutionary
He declined to discuss the matter
In the actual energency netion, the further except to say that the pur- pose of the action was to arrest George Cassidy, the famous "man in the green hat" who had acted as a high-ulnas type of bootlegger selling liquor to Senators and de- livering it to their offices.
State Corporation Commission which controls the operation of the wolls in the district, has ordered five other wells to re-open. The output will be considerably increas. ed, further dopressing market prices, but it is expected that this action will result in relieving the pressure on the "Wild Morgan" gusher. In addition, extraordin- ery precautions are being taken throughout the entire city to pro vent any outbreak of fire.
days.
At the Amores and Ber mudos landings will be made for refuelling. The fuel consumption A "Showdown" Expected.
per hour is for the twelve water, Looled Curtiss motor aggregating Coming as it did on top of the
In order to complete a season of 7,200 hp, approximately 400 gal controversy between Senator Nye entertainment both of serious lons giving the plane a speed of and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, and gay nature, an effort will be 200 kilometres per hour,
made to bring the National Air Herr Dornier announced to-day candidate for the Senate
Races for 10:2 to Washington. An ❘ that this fight was to be regarded Illinois, who set apies on cae anatcempt also will be made to have as a last thorough-going trial un other, the Doran revelation is ex- an Army-Navy football game in a der all sorts of conditions and that. Aeroplanes Forced to Make Détour Heated to stir a hornet's-nest and new atadium which will seat 100,000. should it provs satisfactory,
possibly bring something of a Dedication of the Mount Vernon-gular trans-Atlantic service with showdown in the matter of Washington memorial highway, now heavier-than-air craft will he or
the foremost events planned for American corporation, the eelebration.
Oklahoma City, Oct. 31.+Build-
from
made and compensation paid to his
relatives.
An American agricultural expert has been engaged as adviser jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture and Mining and the Kiangsu and Che- kiang Provincial Governments for the general improvement of rice and wheat production, and especially in Kiangsu and Cheklang,
In a reply to the Waichinopu, the Chinese Minister to Mexico denics tho report concerning the recent de- portation of a number of Chinese by the Mexican Government, but says that he has requested the Mexican Government to put an ond to the anti-Chineso immigration movement in that country without delay.
Harbin, Oct. 31-The Japanese Consul-General in Harbin to-day lodged a rigorous protest with the Chinese authorities against alleged acts of disrespect by a group of Chinese soldiers in the Japanese cemetery. It is reported that a band of Chinese soldiers entered the Japanese cemetery without permis- sion and broke up religious relics in order to make a fire.
-
A Nauking telegrain to the Chi- nese Press denies the report that the National Government will grant Swedish merchants a monopoly of the sain of matches in China. However, the telegram says, the
ing a Government monopoly of the salo of this product and has already appointed an official to make ar rangements in this respect.
inge here, have become coated with Apying upon Government officials under constraction, will be one of Lennized next year by a German National Government is contemplat-
oil as a result of falling oil and oil spray from the great gusher.
Striking Parade.
and aspirants for political office.
that Setiators indiented
the Doran action would be thoroughly investigated in view of the grave There is no traffic in the streets danger of a situation where, under One of the largest parades of the and many are evacuating their the guise of prohibition enfores year will hn on Armistice day, when ment work, the Administration company of men from each of homes in the vicinity of the guihār,
could wat spies upon individual Aeroplanos have been forced to do Senators and perhaps seriously in- tour to avoid passing over the city terfere with their duties. It was for fear that they might ignite the made clear that there was no feel ing that such action had taken place ga-harged atmosphere.
in the present instance, but such a The fow is now estimated at course was deemed possible if a
precedent wer to be established. 128,000 barrels a day.
It was deelared that if the Sean. Nov. 1-While Oklahoma City's tors submitted without protest to now oil gasher "Wild Morgan" spying in the present instance, they was pronounced by exports to be would have no ground for objection wasting oil valued at G.8100,000 ait there were subsequent spying for day through wastage because it has a leas inudable purpose. thus far been impossible to cap the woll, the entire city was menaced to-day when a pool of oil two blocks "from the gusher caught fire despite
every precaution against such happening.
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The dames quickly spread over the oil-sprayed ground to the Michi- gan river and in a moment the fiver itself soemed afire, as oil float, ing on the water caught the blaze.
Observers declared that the gusher domed, but 1,000 militin men and workmen nevertheless
Was
Prohibition Agent in Sonate Admitted, Hutchinson, Kansas, Nov. 1 Questioned here to-day concerning the revelation by Dr. James 3 Doran, Commissioner of Prohibi tion, that an “under-cover" pro- hibition agent had been placed for several months in the Senate Ofies Building, to conduct espionage, Vice-President Charles Curtis ad. mitted that he had approved the
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the Allied countries, will be invited to march. Another event which The following passengers arrived will present a new idea in national on Thursday by Aa Rawalpindi:-- celebrations will be the Indepen Mrs. E. Arnold, three children and dence Day programme which will infant; Mr. G. Arnold (Jnr.), Mr. bring the Governors of the original and Mrs. H. F. Buble and child, 13 States to Washington to parti. Col, and Irs. L. G. Bird, D.5.0. Miss Bird, Mr. A. T. Braley, Mr cipate in a pageant and reunion,
and Mrs. D. H. Blake, Mr. núdthry Services:- In concluding the year's pro
C. Brown, Miss I. G. gramme, an. All-American Congress Mrs. J. of all American conventions meet Brown, Miss E. B. Mols, Brown, ing during the year will be held Mrs. H. Beck and infant, Drs. with a view to discussing the future Bayley, Mr. F. E. E. Booker, Mrs. of American policles, both foreign Cumining, Mr. P. R. Chickgar, Mr. and domestic, To addition, the and Mrs. L. J. Cave, Miss G. M. Cotton, Mr. J. D. Craig, Mr. P. National Education Association will W. G. Cameron, Mra M. M. be asked to select a typical AmeriCowan, Miss H. M. Cowan, Mr. D. can bay who will address the con, G. Dixon, Miss L. E. Edwardes
Teas on the hones and future of
Jones, Miss M. O. Edwardes Jones, the nation's youth.
Mr. R. A. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs, E, J. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Fuggle, Master Fuggle, Mrs. W. R. Fleming, Master Fleming, Miss B. Fair, Mr. G., Graham Cumming, Mra. W. T. Gerrard, Miss B. M. Gerrard, Miss H. L. Gerrard, Miss J. M. Gilchrist, Mra E. M. Gray,
BALDWIN'S VICTORY APPROVED.
battled with wat sacks against chat presence of an agent in the build. GERMAN PRESS ON BRITISH Miss E. M. Gray, Pay-Comdr, W.
ground. Not only did they check the spread of the flames, but with the use of pitro-glycering they blow up scations of the ground so that they isolated and finally virtually extinguished the blaze,
TRADITIONS.
K. C. Grace, Miss D. E. Graham,
Bombay
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Cholera.
Bombay
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REGISTER.
ing spread of the blaze townsle tho He denied, however, that the re-
Rev. F. G. Healey, Mrs. L. G. HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL roaring aperture from which the
Berlin, Oct. 31. The Gorman Hamner and child, Mrs. E. V. bolumn of oil spurted out of the quest for the agent had come from
him, as Dr. Dorat had stated. Dr. Doucratic and Socialist Press Hanlon and infant, Mr. and Mrs. Doran said the instruction had widely comments on the warm wo.-S. Hamer, Mia Hamer, Master T. come from the Vice-President for come given by practically the en H. Hamer, Mr. and alra. d. L. Hong Kong Observatory, November 7. the purpose of arresting George tire British Press and the wholster, Mr. T .M. Hazlerigg, Mrs. H.
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at Cassidy, the man in the green House of Commons, irrespective of G. Hegarty, Mr. Hankey. Mrs.
at p.m. 10 am.
4 p.m. hat," who was a sort of semi-offieint party, affiliations, to the former Hodgson, Miss Hodgson, Mrs. I bootlegger to Senators according to Premier Mr. Baldwin, in conner H, Hitchcock, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Farameter... 80.13 20.16 $4.03 revelations after Cassidy was taken tion with the re-nfirmation of the Hughes, Miss Scott Harston. Mrs. Temperature 71
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leadership of the Conservative R. O. Hutchison, Mrs. M. E
Kumidity... 47 81 ..62 Many Senatora have expressed Party. The papers oxpress grati- Harding, Mr. and Mrs. T: T. Wind the greatest indignation at learning fications at the fact that the House James, Mr. B. J. Korley and child Dirsaties E NNE E that they had been watched by a of Commons has thus demonstrated Mr. and Mrs. H. Lockhart and
Force... g prohibition agent.
that the best traditions of British two children, Mr. and Mrs. F...
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A fow fires were still burning the city but they were under control and the danger was declared to be past, for the time being ut lenst.
Meanwhile, the State Corpora tion Commission, which has been Beeping certain wells closed or on a limited production basis in or der to check the over-production of cil, to-day ordered five wells near. ly as grant as the "Wild Morgan" to be re-opened in order to relieve the underground pressure and faci litato the task of sapping the nowest and greatest gusher. fvo of these wolls are near the Morgan and they are boligved to Lo fed from the name off and gas
All
An Emergency Metrare, The re-opening of these five will temporarily increase oil output at least 250,000 barrels a day, with consequent dopression of prices, it nas stated, but the commission frala its course justified as an em- *rgency measure,
BOYS AT A BULLFIGHT.
SHOULD THEY OR SHOULD
THEY NOT SEE IT:
The visit of a party of boys of the Alsop Secondary School, Liver pool, to`s bullfight while on their holidays in Spain, where they were in 'charge of one of their masters, was discussed at Liverpool, Educa- tion Committee last month
Mr. Hardman, introducing the subject, said three trips of school- boys to the Contihont were TUP: posed to be educational, but he failed to see any educational value in a bullfight. He regarded ·bull-
an example that ought to go far child, Mrs J 8. Logan and two
DEMOCRATIC LEADER LIBELLED.
AOCUSED HIM OF SELLING SHORT.
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'HONG KONG TİDE TABLE.
From November 8 to 14, 1930.
fixen WATER,
Esight
to prove that, in spite of the as- infants, Mrs, P. Lauder and child. Highest open-air Temperature, 5:79 ertions to the contrary of the ex- Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Morley and two Lowest open-air Temperatare, 8167 tremists all over the world, parlia. children, Mr. and Mrs. C. E mestarianism is still a live force Millard and infant, Mr. and Mr. and the only way to coordinate, R. H. Alumford and infant, Miss Drizzle: F-Fog; L-Lightning! especially in difficult times as the M. L. Martin, Mra G. Maxwell M-Mist; O-Orocant; P=Paarze present, the varying interests of a and infant. Mr. M. Murdock, Miss showers; Q-Squalle; B-Bain; T- nation.
C. B. Mitchell, Mr. R. A. C. North. Eng. Capt. R. G. Morton, R. N., Mra. Eldon Potter, Mrs. H, Phil lips, child and nurse, Master R B. Parkinson, Mrs. P. W. Ramsay, Mrs. F. A. Redmond, Mr. H. B. Rees, Mrs. G. -Stubbings, Mins E Stubbings, Mre N. B. Slater, Mr. A. A. Biovani-Thomas, Major and JY P. 8. Stewart, MTE PM-M., [UNITED PREIS.],
Skinner, Mr. R. R. Todd, Mr. and Mrs. J. Tully, Mrs. M. Turner. Mr. Washington, Nov. 1-Mr. John and Mrs. G. E. Taylor, Mr. J. G. A Workmon throughout Oklahoma fights as a thoroughly unEnglish J. Roskob, Democratic National E. Tarnor, Pay-Lieut. W.R City are using copper-heated ham-sport, and the Education Com Chairman, to-day declared that a Vallence, Mra A. J. Wedmore and mors in their work, instead of the gifte should have pode power to poster, which suddenly made child. Mr. and Mrs. Ne Watson, usual, atool hammere, in order to limit what, boye taw during their appearasco in the streets was libe- Miss E. P. Wallington, Miss D. W.
Sun, Westland, Mr. E. D. O. Wolfe, prevent parka which might start trips abroad.
101884 4183 8 Alderman Hogan said the boysThis poster declared that Mr.Cant and Mrs. A. H. Walker, Won. 10 another fire.
1987 Every possible precaution against went to a country where bullfights Baskob had sold stocks short," OB.E... R.N., child and nurse,
11158 8 4384 1 Bre is being taken, while the gusher was the national sport and looked niding in bringing about, the econo The following prasengers arrived | Tuss. 11.
71814 roars on and sprays the city over upon equally as elevating as fox raia depression: in the An Ares of four square miles which hunting and stag hunting. The States.
Mr. R. Schlee, Mr. and Mrs AR W 12 m 04 80m 8:0: declared to be the dangerzone boys wont to observe the customs M Raskob id that hoba-Ricket and infant and
presto dom dangerous de of the country, and he did not see netor sold short after the stock mar, N. Murphy, Miss M. Seaborn, Thur. groo is sweeping over a far gronow the in any way word tar det break. Ho and tine is intent
The Chairman: Perhaps they thought bullfighting would be good, training for the City Council.
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Homes in the city are being kept without fires for fear of igniting gases in the atmosphere.
educational outlook.
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to hold publishers everywhore nr. 8. Ho, Mr and MT. EF countable on court charges of libel Pearce, Mr. H. W Welman, Mr if they used this or similar state. J. Ipekdjian. Mr. Glen, ments against him.
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