Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1920, Page 1

FILMS TO ARRIVE BY PLANE he WEATHER FORECAST Increasing cloudiness with $100,0 Improvements Tentatively Agreed U pon Last Night to Be Issue Projected Covered by Bond for This Spring Improvements in the city fire department system to cost approximately $100,000 and to include probably one additional truck, a $12,000 Gamewell alarm system and a $50,000 fire station house, were tentatively agreed upon at the city council meeting last night. At the same time the salary of Chief Oscar Heistand was increased to $150 per month. Fire apparatus would cost $25,000. It seemed to be the opinion of the council that bonds to cover this expense should come up for approval at a special spring election. The small building large enough to} house a new serial truck would cost not less than $50,000, the fire department committee said in reporting its approval for more fire apparatus, a new building, and an adequate alarm system. The council voted to have an architect draw up plans and specifications for the new fire headquarters and to have the regular agent for the Gamewell Ben F. Pelton said last night, when criticism of the street department w: started by council members as a result of the request from the department (sk- ing for a motor car, Both W. W. Keefe and Mayor Pelton felt certain that the street department needed re-organiza- tion. When it was brot out that many of the employes ‘of the department, received small salaries, it was considered better to have fewer men and pay the large|. salaries to get efficient workers. No car was allowed. stalling @ complete fire system. BUILDING. LAWS MUST BE ENFORCED. ood Ae EE company come here preparatory to in- SELECTION OF The city engineering wen notified by. the city co! mous vote to be wure a Gansta laws are enforced. The policé depart ment is to help the engineering de partment enforce the laws. Hereafter all. street obstructions are to have red lights attached to them and -these lights are to be kept burning. The street and alley eommittee -re- port showed that @ general cleaning up of waste material and junk Yn front. of buildings under process of construc- tion had been supervised by the commit- tee. In some cases excuses were given but generally promises were made to get rid of material cluttering the streets. Authorities in charge of the I. O. O. F. hall promised to see that the material in front of the hall is removed in the near future, W. W. Keefe said that he had found 11 different places in the city where ex- tra material was piled on which there had been no warning red light placed or where the light in the red lantern Was not lighted. SIDEWALKS ABOUT CITY HALL PLANNED. Sidewalks and driveways abeut the sity hall are to replace the present snow, slush and mud. The eity eouncil in session last night let the contract Tor the construction of walks and drive- Ways leading up to the principal en- trances to the City Hall building. This will include a driveway on which fire trucks will leave the fire headquarters. The improvements and work of eon- struction is to cost $7,240, ascording te the bid accepted and 1 CRITICISM DIRECTED AT STREET DEPARTMENT. The street department is the ‘‘weak” CHIEF TAKEN UP (By ‘Associated Press.) CHICAGO, April 20.—The execu- tive,committee of the Democratic na- tional committee, in session here to- day, is considering five names for temporary chairmanship of the Dom- ocratic national convention. They: are Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state; Martin Glynn, former gover nor of New York; Arthur Mulli Nebraska; Homer Cummings, nation- al chairman, and Carter Glass,)former secretary of the treasury. Dissatisfaction with convention ar- rangements are being aired. Indica- tions are that the committee will de- | cide to hold the convention in San Francisco. as planned, if obstacles are removed. BANDITS ATTACK TRAIN BEARING QUEEN OF SPAIN (By Associated Press.) SEVILLE, Spain, April 20.—Ban- dits attacked -a train last night on which Queen Victoria and her broth- er, the Marquis of Carisbrooke, were traveling from Madrid to Seville, in an unsuccessful attempt to carry off royal plate, which the queen was aister of all the city departments, Mayor!’ taking with her. SNOW BLOCKAD Another Tornado Sweeping North Today Plays Havoc with Increases Toll of Twisters Four Towns and (By Associated Press.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 20.—Eighteen persons are known to have been killed and great property damage was pi 3 ragmentary reports receive day showed the storm swept four Mississippi to which started in southern Missi state into southern Tennessee. Aberden, Columbus and Glen and county, Tennessee, where one man was killed. (By United Press) FORT SMITH, April 2¢.—Twesty- five were known tobe dead and 100 injured with the casualty list grow- ing as communication was reestablish- ed today with six Arkansas counties hit by a series of tornadoes Sunday night, (By Associated Press.) ABERDEEN, Miss., April 20.—Sev- eral persons were killed, and 40 in- dured in s tornado which struck Aber- deen, Proporty damage done by a tornado before noon and swept up that d late to- wos—Bay Springs, did some damage in Williamson, SNOW Le ett IFTING 5 A DENVER, Colo., April 20.—The storm is over here. Train service on main lines is normal. Many branch lines in Solorado and Wyoming are still blocked. Livestock losses are nsiderable. “However, only.one human death at- tributable to the storm has been re- ported so far. A milk shortage is si in Denver. SE ALBANY, April 20.—A resolution call- till being felt PRE REA IT r9 see CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1920 00 TO BE SPENT CASPER FIREDEPARTMENT per Datlsy Cribune 8 PAGES TODAY THEY SHOULD RESIGN NUMBER 162 DEFENSE SCORES ON MAIN POINTS \Indictment of Local (Editorial.) That the verdict in the Armstrong murder case, removed from Natrona county to Converse county on change of venue, and tried last week at Doug: las, was a verdict by an impartial jury upon the testimony offered, is dis- puted by noone. That the case was abl. by the county and prosecuting attorne: ¥ conducted and vigorously prosecuted y for Natrona county and the special counsel employed to assist him, is not questioned, ‘That the Board of County Commissioners spared no pains or expense to further the cause of justice and obtain a fair and impartial trial for the accused, is a matter of record. The court was impartial and just in its rulings and charre to the jury and sought only to arrive at a determination of the matter before it in accordance with the law and testimony. The defense conducted its case ably, ethically and with fidelity to its client. Evasions and technicalities were in no instance employed. It was a clean-cut trial, contested strictly upon the evidence. The testimony, deemed strong and conclusive from the standpoint of the sheriff and his deputies, flattened out completely when repeated in court, Sheriff Royce being even uncertain as to whether or not he attended the coroner’s inquest over the rema! Deputy Majors, had his testimony badly twist fact, the peace officers were entirely a ins of the dead deputy, and former Kilgore, who testified that Armstrong fired the shot that killed ed and almost wholly discredited. In t sea as to what they knew and what they did not know about the transaction, and made sorry exhibition upon the witness stand, It would seem that Sheriff Royce and his deputies, Kilgore and Roberts, invaded the premises of Roy Martin, w: of authority; that they chose the-hour rrant or other color therrhotfitig asthe ithout a search of four Sete time to go prowling about the home of a citizen; that they did not go boldly to the residence, state their business and their, authority for being there at the time, and who.and what they were and what they represenied; but did secrete themselves behind buildings on the rear of the lot and when Martin and Armstrong appeared upon the s upon them. It is not disputed that and Armstrong and took them to the from start to finish: that they have have brought the fair name of the co laughing stock of themselves. officers either by their wilfullness or th: trust and honor, and should be called u they have disgraced. No matter who 4 or elected them to office. A mistake All honest and law-abiding citizens wil sheriff and his deputies, is the fact that by the sheriff and his deputies. Toda declared to be about fifty cases, short. E LIFTING sheriff's business to guard and safely his hands or is it not? % * PASSENGERS ON DELAYED TRAIN OPEN THEATRE The Northwestern train, which ar- rived here at 4 o’ctock yesterday aft- ernoon, had been on the way from Omaha since Friday. It consisted of a smoker, pullman, and baggage car and was hauled by two engines. A snow plow precedea the train. The train was held up for 48 hours at Lusk where there was five feet of snow in the streets. On Sunday afternoon men among the passengers borrowed a lurge Victrola from some- one living near the station and the marooned passengers enjoyed a dance in the railroad station. A picture show was Opened for their benefit and talented passengers put on an impromptu vaudeville performance which servedtto break the monotony of the long wait. { Mr. Tuffered of Scotts Bluffs, Nebr., has been engaged as q draftsman for ing for an investigation of the New York Dubois and Goodrich. tock exchange on account of Stutz! Attorney Weimer Dressler and C. H. de estimated | aotor stock deals was introduced in the Gorman have ‘returned to Omaha after cene to investigate the prowlings of certain Greeks who had put in an appearance earlien in the night, the sheriff's forces called upon these citizens to throw up their hands and fired Armstrong returned the fire. That these citizens were unaware of the identity of the officers until later when the sheriff and deputies appeared at the Martin home and arrested Martin county jail. It further appears that Sheriff Royce and Deputies Kilgore and Roberts in their handling of the situation on the night of the tragedy did so after the fashion of small town boys playing Indian; that they bungled the job proven themselves incompetent and incapable of maintaining the peace and dignity of Natrona county; that they unty into disrepute and have made a Again it appears that by their ill-advised and precipitate action these eir ignorance brought on a tragedy in" which a good citizen lost his life; that by their agency the taxpayers"have been called upon to bear an extra expense, roughly estimated at from twelve to fifteen thousand dollars, ‘That these men are unfit to hold positions of jpon to resign and vacate the positions discovered these men, sponsored them was made and it should be rectified. 1 approve. Equally as aggravating as any other feature of the case against this in the cache found upon the property of Martin there were one hundred and ninety-six cases of liquor, removed ay that particular stock of Iquor is What has become of it? Is it the keep property coming officially into LL STOKES PLEADS MANSLAUGHTER, ASKS PROBATION (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, April 20,—Charles L. Stokes, former captain in the Uni- ted States army, whose trial for the murder of E. R. Roberts of Sawtelle in October last, was to have begun today, changed his plea of not guilty to one of guilty of manslaughter and applied for probation. Hearing of the application was set for April 29. NEGRO LYNCHED FOR OUTRAGE ON, GIRL IN KANSAS PITTSBURGH, Kam., April 20.— An_ unidentified negro tramp was hanged today for assaulting Sylvia Brown, age 15 years. The mob liter- ally tore the small jail at Mulberry apart to get to the negro, ami roped him to the nearest pole. A white boy with the negro at the time of the as- sault, was saved by. the officers. ————————.——___ Word was received this morning by! W. W. Slack, telling of the death of his! youngest sister, Mrs. Mabel Bare- baugh, at Corry, Pa, Miss Helen Slack of this city lett last week for Corry, Pa., and arrived just before the death of her sister. She will remain there for some_time, — i | Tris Manager Charters Airplane for Trip to Denver to Get Picture Reels Which Snow » Blockade Held Up; Five-Hour Round | ——el ’ Trip Planned by Pilot Bert Cole Carrying the idea of “it pays to advertise” right up to the min- ute and bringing it home to Casperites, Roy Sample is now on his way | to Denver in the Curtiss airplane piloted by Bert Cole to secure his| film, “It Pays to Advertise,” which he hopes to have back in Casper 2 |in time for the first show at the Iris theater tonight. Mr Sample day. Because of snow-bound trains, which have been held up by 1 blizzards | during the last three days, Mr. Sample| determined that patrons of his theater| should see Bryant Washburn in “It Pays to Advertise” today and he con-- ceived the idea of bringing the film up from Denver by airplane express. The trip to Denver probably will take about two hours and 30 minutes and Pilot Cole expects to land near the Casper hangar about 6 o'clock tonight.| The round trip of more than 500 miles| requires about 24 hours actual train| time. Cole expects to bring some Denver newspapers back in his plane as well as! se 1 hundred shares of E. T. Will-| iams oil stock for Tom Meaney, local} oil stock broker. Meaney persuaded) Cole to bring the stock back by plane in response to urgent demands for it| by some Casper men who recently pur- ‘ 5 chased some Williams’ stock but who Victory for the defense in the} nave neen unable to secure it because trial of Hugh Armstrong, acquitted | of lack of transportation facilities. cakeeeh f havi dered|_. The airplane is to be met at Humph- oO je charge of having murdered | eys field, Denver, by representatives of Deputy Sheriff Tom Majors in a raid on a liquor cache in Casper three film companies with their respec- last November, is found in evi- tive pictures; by a representative of| Hirsig & Co., with a sealed box con- dence which contraverted that of the state and in the clear-cut manner in taining BE. T. Williams stock, and by a representative of the Denver Post, who which it was marshalled and presented to the jury, ording to attendants! will take pictures of the landing and load the plane with papers. Besides| upon the trial just closed and who re- turned to Casper last evening. Not] these, there will be mechanics and helpers handy, ready to load the plane only was this reflected in the jury's ver- dict but in the public as well, for while} with ofl, gasoline and to go over the plane. disinterested sentiment was manifestly | against the defense at the opening of the trial, its close finds the general public commenting on featurés of the case which had vot previously been brot to light. Comprising, as it did, the most im- left Casper is the plane about noon to Officers Stands ¢ Outin Verdict GREELEY, Colo. (3:08 p. m.)—Cas- per plane, piloted by Bert Cole, just passed over this city on way to Den- ver. Probably will arrive in Denver by 3:20 o'clock. There was a noticeable improvement’ NEBRASKA GOES TO POLLS TODAY TO CAST VOTES FOR PRESIDENT Pershing, Wood and Johnson All Seek Endorsement Thru Primary Ballots OMAHA, April 20.—Republican and Democratic voters of Nebraska are balloting in a state-wide primary today to express their choice for pres- idential candidates, name sixteen dele- gates to each party’s national con- vention and nominate candidates for state: congressional and nonparti- san offices. Women are voting for presidential preference for the first time. Republics are striving over the presidentigl indorsement of Pershing, Wood and Johnson, along with Rob- ert Ross of Lexington, Neb., who is also running as a Democrat. United States Senator Hitchcock is the only Democrat whose name has a place upon the presidential pref- erence ballot. JAPS WILL RUN RUSS RAILROADS (By Associated Press.) VLADIVOSTOK, April 20.—Japa- nese troops are holding cities in east- ern Siberia under military control and announce that they will guarantee the operation of the railroads. They de- lare they are mainly interested in t maintenance of communications and everywhere have adopted a concilia- tory attitude, LATE FLASHES FROM THE WIRE bs (By Associated Press.) BOSTON, April 20.—The declaration * that “it is clear that the government portant case that has held local promt- nence in several years, by reason of complicating phases which included the in train service out of Casper to the| operates some part of the Communist east today and the Burlington Railroad party in this country.” was made from hopes to start its regular ‘train out Of|/the bench of federal district. court to- Denver at 6-o'clock tonight for Casper) day iy Judge George W. Anderson. The | cording to ‘the dPy-idw~ which” became right of officers to conduct a raid on with all Hklibood that it. will come a liquor cache without proceeding ac- through, but that it undoubtedly will ‘De hours te redehitig this-city. “A stub: effective last July, the victory for the|train was started. west at noon on the: defense attorneys, Hagens nd/ Burlington for Billings and the Billings Murane, takes on additional signifi-|train is coming through to Casper to- cance and a precedent has been|night at the usual time. It may be held ‘established which will undoubtedly be ,a factor in guiding the activities of jofficers here and elsewhere. This fact stood out in Judge Ralph! Kimball's instructions to’ the jury and| rulings which were considered fair and impartial thruout the hearing. Jurors, who acquitted Armstrong of crime, in their own words, found that] the officers were on the Martin prem- ises “without lawful purpose.” and the judge's instructions on this point were| here until more lines are opened. Burlington passenger train No. which left here Sunday afternoon at 2:50 o'clock, was stalled near Stephen,| a small station about twelve miles ffom Douglas, Wyoi, for nearly twelve hours. Snow plows sent from Casper finally broke the way and the train arrived wi Douglas Monday morning. ¢The train is being held in Douglas until a rotary} plow can go ahead and break the way} for it. No. 32 is the through Burling- 32 clear. |ton train for Omaha. | One said: “If, on the morning of| ‘The Burlington reported the Colorado November 2, 1919, the sheriff of Na-|2nd Southern line closed from Wen- trona county and his deputies went! over, Wyo., to Fort Collins, Colo. upon the premised owned by, or in the! The Northwestern train, which left) lawful possession of Roy Martin ,and|Qmaha, Neb., Friday, arrived in Cas-} per yesterday afternon about 4,30} there instituted a search of the prem-| ises, or any building thereon, without! having procured a search warrant,| * ** the officers in so doing became) trespassers and wrongdoers. The own- er of the premises had the right to re-| {)°ylanger on good schedule. sist, and if possible, prevent the tres-| ncanus train from Omaha, on the pass; and the defendant, Hugh Arm-|novtnwestern, is four hours late, but strong, if upon the premises as a guest) the train from Lander is. expected to of the owner, had the lawful right to|joayve here at 2:55 o’elock for the ea assist Martin in resisting the trespass “Getting back {0 normal,” was the r by the officers and to use all force’ port this afternoon from the Norti- necessary to prevent the wrongful act, | western. and if in so doing, the life of the de-| Burlington officials are working con | fendant Armstrong, or Roy Martin, waS|stantly in an effort to get passonger placed in imminent danger, or if the transportation resumed on. the main defendant, Armstrong, at the time of/jine to Denver. Snow plows are being o'clock and was the first train from the| east since a Burlington train from Omaha broke its way through three| hours late about 2:30 o'clock Sunday} |morning. This train was sent through| IMPORTS SE | judge added that his view was based on evidence developed at the. procoed- ings before him on appttéations for writs /of Habeas. Corpus for five persons or- dered deported as alien radicals. ——_— (By United Press) CHICAGO, April 20.—Outlaw. rail strike leaders announced today that they would ask strikers to resume work after tomorrow. Twenty-five addition- al warrants were sworn out against the leaders today, WASHINGTON, April 20.—The navy is only a “battered hulk” of what it was when the armistice was signed, Captain W. B, Pratt told the senate naval investigating committee today. He was assistant chief of operations. Men are leaving and service ships are lying idle at the navy yards. he said. WASHINGTON, April 20.—Chairman Good of the house appropriations com- mittee’ today attacked the soldier bonus proposals, stating that it meant high- er and higher taxes <nd more discon- tent. WIGGINS, Colo. ,April 20.—While playing with a rifle, Byron Lawson, age 6, shot and killed his brother, Leonard, age 12. They are sons of a rancher. NEW RECORDS (By Associated Press.) the shooting, had reasonable cause to| worked overtime to break deep, fro believe and did believe, that the de-|drifts in Eastern Wyoming and North-| ceased and those acting in concert with jern Colorado. The last through’ train| him designed to take his life or the/from Denver reached Casper Saturday | (Continued on Page 5.) lmorning. | OBREGON REBELS MILITARY ‘AND NAVY INCREASE IS AUTHORIZE WASHINGTON, April 20. creased pay for commanding officers and the enlisted personnel of the army, navy, marine, corps, coast | guard and public health services was agreed upon today by the house and 'Pulpito Pass Proves Federals Test Out S AGUA PRIETA, April 20.—C: senate conferees. ualties are reported among Sonora available on the Carranzista losses. \A stronger effort to penetrate was ex- | Pected shortly but officers of the Sonora army declare the narrow passages and PS a Sse st s ot ue wiew darenscelitnada tt oddbler tor 50 erce consisting of mon to ney Rev. W. L. French, Don Lobdell, W. A. |" '° hold against en army Lacy, George C. Richter, M. W. Pur'| cell, Joe Denham and Dr. C. H. Bailey | will meet this evening to make plans for the bringing of a Chautauqua pro- gram to Casper this summer. Over 300 season tickets were guaranteed by the Chamber of Commerce membership thru cards recently sent out and Mr. Richter hag agreed to sell whatever number above this may be necessary to| (By United Press) WASHINGTON, April 20.—Benjamin| Hill, leader of General Obregon’s+reb-| els, was wounded in fighting at Contre- ras near Mexico City last night, the Carranza embassy here announced to-| jay. The latter claimed that most of} Hill's followers were killed. General Eduardo Hernandez is lead. WASHINGTON, April .—Imports in March set a new high record, while exports were the second largest in the history of the country, the Depart- ment of Commerce announced today SONORA DEFENDERS WIN ROUTED Death Trap When trength of Defense; Obregon Meets with Defeat (By United Press.) arranzistas failed in their first at- tempt to penetrate Sonora thru Pulpito pass, according to arriving couriers. With concrete breastworks and machine-guns clamped op the sides of the pass it proved a death trap to federal troops. No cas- defenders while no information is suit of Governor Enrique Estrada of Zaacatecas, who revolted aginst C: ranza. The Zaacatecas legislature re- mained loyal to Carranza. United Press reports tod: from Mex- ico City stated that nine rebels were killed in a night clash between Hill 4nd Federals. This first clash was in the district around Mexico City and is first official confirmation of reports that Obregon has started active organization of the rebel movement. c. L. Titus, state manager of the telephone company, is here from Chey- enne attending to business matters. —_—_— Cc. Lukis of the Lukis Candy Kitchen has heen in Denver for the naet weal