Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 15, 1920, Page 1

IT A tee MSM LE LE AM LL LE PL + DEMPSEY IS AC QUIT TEDDOUGLAS SLAYER IS Che - WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy and somewhat un- settled tonight and Wednesday, not much change in temperature. VOLUME IV ov, Gox|NATRONA WOOL CLIP ndorsed) 20 BE or Demo|— Nominee! tise wool BUYERS DENY Boom Is Launched at| Conference Today FHARGES WAL E Between New York! and Hoosier Chiefs |S. Silberman & & Sons. Says in State- | ment That Firm Would Welcome Suit Relative to Recent Controversy charges growing out of the jreported sale of wool clip in this jcounty, Silberman & Sons of Chi (By United Press) FRENCH LICK, Ind., June 15. —Presidential aspirations of Gov- | ernor Cox are believed to have re-' ceived the endorsement of Charles Murphy and Governor Smith of | Ci SPT make the following New York, and Thomas Taggart, hed’in. this nawenade on June 2: Indiana Democratic leader. The trio! Sditor Tribune, Casper, Wyo. are here reported to be preparing to| ‘“S. Silberman & Sons feel that they back the Cox boom at San Francisco, | are not entitled to the unjust accusa- tion as published in the Casper Daily (By United Press). Tribune June 2. SAN- FRANCISCO, June 15.—Half a . Silberman & Sons have contract- dozen Democratic national committee-| ed in Wyoming 50,000 fleeces at 62 men are here arranging for the con-; and 65 cents and afe taking every vention, They approved the suggestion| Pound without question. This firm has in. Washington reports of boosting} been the largest operator in the state Bainbridge Colby, scretary of state for|0f Wyoming for practically thirty permanent chairman, and Senator Car- nd there has been no instance ter Glass of Virginia for chairman of in which a contract legally entered in- the resolutions committee. Vice Presi-)to has been repudiated. We have mer- dent Marshall is enroute here from| ited the confidence of the wool growers Nevada by automobile. Senator Rob-| by always dealing and living up Denying ert Owen of Oklahoma is the first|t® our contracts, Democratic presidential candidate on “We welcome a suit in this instance the ground here. |to clearly show to the growers of | Wyoming the circumstances connected | with this alleged transaction. We, on jour part, have absolutely nothing to fear The attending conditions con- | nect 1 with said sale carry no obliga- tions on our part as will be clearly | shown in court.” NOT FATES AT See G. 0. P. # SHOE munesry ASKED (By Associated Pre: & SONS.” SUPERIOR, Wis., Raney ifn pressing regret at the nomination of| enator “Harding, Senator Irvine 1.,| enroot of Wisconsin, in a statement! declared he would be mong} first to go in the new political) party” if, when elected, Harding should, adopt reactionary policies nd “be con trolled by the old guard “y can regret the choice the Republican con-| - vention as I believe a man who has , ean Federation of Labor in annual been allied with the progressive wing| ‘“*" Beer fete bodes Gall anon. of the party should been selected.” he) president Wilson and Attorney Gen- z Z 4 = i} saic “There ts si isfactic n the 1 TaRceae here is dissatisfaction on, the/ eral Palmer of the United States to choose between supporting a Republi-| pocure oe sty for all political pris- can ticket and having another four a A years of Democratic puis and all that In its resolution, the convention |, it impli | declared that “future prosecution fing j and imprisonment in the United States of political offenders is con- trary to Democratic idealism and the tradition of freedom, to which oar country is entitled.’ oe SS Jack Mueller, representing the Harle-| Haas company of Council Bluffs, Ia., is in the city ‘calling on his regula’ trade with the druggists. TWO KILLED, 40 HURT IN WRECK the | (By Associated Pres) The accident was caused by ~ CONDITIONS IMPROVE to an article print-| Casper Daily Crihune CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1920. Yesterday’s Circulation 4,692 NUMBER 211 STORED UNTIL Banks Promise to Back Growers Here in Movement to Realize on Product and Railroad Co-Operation Is Tendered Woolgrowers of Natrona county, the center of the largest wool producing section of the world, will not be compelled to throw their 1920 clip on a demoralized market at prices that represent barely half of last year’s returns, but will store it until market conditions im? prove and the financial situation clears up. At a meeting held in Cas- | per Monday afternoon under -2 hority of the county association, a great majority of the flockmasters of froana have offered to provide storage for the wool until it is sold, a proposi- masters look upon the present situa-/0f Forty-eight, from the Labor party tion as a repetition of the lamb mar-|4nd the Non-Partisan league besides of the high price in the retail mar- ket. VANITIE LOSES tion that will probably be accepted by ket last year when lambs that sold off|the Single Tax league may ask Senator A. J. Cunningham, president of the TO RESOLUTE the county agreed to store the clip CONFERENCE ON the stockmen. the range at $8 to $11 per 100 pounds Robert LaFollette to run for the presi per National bank, and B. B. Brooks, IN TRIAL RACE }from approximately 650,000 sheep, rep’ AMALGAMATION development means that the brought the feeder $21 after being fat-| dency. president of the Wyoming National, (By Associated Press) |resenting about 5,000,000 pounds, after a absurance had been received that the asper banks would back the growers fnancially until conditions improve. Co-operating in this plan, the rail- |sheepmen will not be forced to sacri- (By United Press) | fice their wool as present market con- CHICAGO, June —Amalgamation ditions have indicated, and a similar|of liberal organizations into a third movement is said to he under way in| party was planned here today. A dele: Other wool producing sections. Fiock-|#@tion “of liberalx trom the” Committee tened and. sold-for $45 when they} They had considered Hiram Johnson tenched the consumer in chops. At| Ut he is out of the running by reason that time the producer got credit for|°f his failure to bolt, the liberals now receiving big profits whereas the feed-|*®¥- er and middlemen reaped the benefit addressed the stockmen briefly at Mon- day's meeting, reviewing the present situation and promising, the co-opera- tion of the banks in helping the grow-|, ers to realize on their clip. By hold é NEWPORT, R. L, June 15,—Reso tae cat ay Anang* Sonat bb? ine lute won today’s trial race with Vani Jus tec.y Chis ten Cscane De Cute nes tie for America’s cup defense honors Cpintong oss thegeruen, by two minutes and seven seconds The matter of stock trails also came elapsed time. up for exhaustive discussion at Mon- day’s conference, the government ing represented by Special Agent Lewis | [Mf Jor the general land office. On the | strength of representations made by the stockmen that present trails ar rapidly being obliterated and closed up 70 TAKE STUMP by an influx of homesteaders, it is be- lieved that favorable recommendations will be made for establishing perma. nent trails by the interior department. (By Associated Press) FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 15.—Sen- ator W. 8S. Kenyon, who returned home today for a rest, declared he was dis- In some sections of the county stock- y that relief will be afforded. appointed that the Republicans failed department bore fruit with the assign ment of a special agent to go over the situation here and it is more than like Federal Court Jury) Is Out em. Than Hour in’: Verdict Today (By United Press) SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.—> William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey was found not guilty today of | draft evasion. The jury in federal | | court here was out less than a half HELD WITHOUT BAIL FOR FATAL SHOOTING sapremal Charges for Killing of Rancher to Be “Preferred Against Roy Brenning Fol- lowing Inquest Conducted Today ves (Special to The Tribune.) r. Jack Kearns, his manager, immeai| . DOUGLAS, Wyo., June 15.—Roy Brenning, an automobile re- ately announced that Dempsey will| pair man, is being held in the Converse county jail here without bond start training meet anyone once, to be ready tol within a fortnight The barring of so-called letters,” alleged to have b by Dempsey to his wife government's case. on charge of having shot and killed James Clark, veteran rancher of slacker | this county$ yesterday about noon, following a quarrel i in Clark’s room ero in the Douglas National Bank building. The inquest is being held this | morning and formal charges will be preferred against Brenning after Dempsey’s own story of boxing for|this had been completed numerous war benefits and his desire} BGrenning has told the county attor to enlist after fulfilling obligations to/ney and the sheriff here that Clark his family aided in the acquittal. fired the first shot although at present The Kearns draft case comes up to-| it is hard to state for certain who did ‘ow. jactually shoot first. ‘The undischarged | » happiest kid on earth,” said] cartridges in Clark’s 45-caliber Colt in |dicate that Clark attempted to fire his r the fighter nor his manager|revolver but that the gun failed to expect the conspiracy charge to be) discharg a4 pressed against them. | ‘The trail of blood in Clark's room i a jsaid to lead from a point where the | argument is believed to have started | over to the dr r where it is ae stood he kept his revolv This would j tend to show that after being hit, Cl weet had tottered over to the d 8 to s cure his revolver in an attempt to de fend himself, Elizabeth Brenning, daughter of the man held in the county jail, was mar: fied to Clark about six week ant) Divorcee Questioned s only about 16 years old. mar-| on Circumstances of FOR OPERATING ILLICIT STILL ial to The Tribune.) age Was annulled by common consent (Sp both parties last Friday while Judge CHEYENNE, Wyo., June Ralph Kimball was in the éity. Luther J. Steele, a carpent It is generally understood here that Last Party Attend- George Blevans, a laborer, y he quarrel which led up to the shoot-| rested last night by Sheriff was over this marriage although ed by Elwell (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, June 15.—Victor von Schlegell, divorced husband of Viola Krause, who was one of the Smalley and United States Mars! ‘ ining and her Dan Hudson charged with violation | (er do not want to say of the federal liquor law. It is al Mr. Clark, who is ears old, has leged that distilling apparatus and a | lived in Douglas for nearly thirty quantity of raisin and rhubard mash | years. He is considered well-to-do and were seized at the Steele home and well known as a rancher through- what is alleged to be 2 of the |out the central part of Wyoming. He distilling apparatus utensils jis survived by one daughter, Mrs. which had contained corn mash were | Velma Pickering, by mar-/women in the dinner party at- seized at the Blevans pla fhe pi is oners will be arraigned today. | ihe LSS = | tended by Joseph B. Elwell, sports- slain in his KILL CAT AND FOR REGULARS °.95005 0555 DIES. INSTEAD G. 0. P. ISTOLD since Friday. young daugh-) 0. | previous rict Atte Joyea, who | the Inv rain __ Mr. and Mrs. Lew (By Associated Press) | and Miss Krause, sister of Mrs CoE (By Associated Press) isohn tiaatar? hack ycatend sabe a CHICAGO, June 15.—Chairman papel the questioning, it is said, a rifle intending to kill a eat but in | Will Hays of the Republican national | the fact was brought out that the din doing so the weapon struck a sew committee is in conference here with {ner party Elwell attended Thursday machine and was accidentall: } western national committeem to | ight was in celebration of Miss charged, the bull ° | preliminary lines for t cam. | Krause's final decree of divorce from death. He had b ign. The committeemen told F von Schlegel. for a number of ye that western progressives will sup- | “Pveryone questioned thus — = | port the Harding-Coolidge ticket. | been elimi S FFRA O | Leaders declared that western states | cluding his with von blind alle to the Republican ranks this year. 1 pleted . ments for mite : COAST STRIKES” ats. 3 ARE INDORSED Nr ener BY LABORITES st URGLA SURPRISED AT. JOHNSON IN | cnvention aS ESCAPE CHEYENNE HOME: niet WASHINGTON, | Gpeciai NOTHING TOSAY| IS LOST AGAIN IN LOUISIANA (By Assoc! BATON» ROUC Iquarte that the directed from sition to the policy on an ope a INSPECTOR HELD The Tribune.) June 1 o'el clerk, sur- « to his home ng, A. R. Mul men are all but cut off from moving their flocks from one section to an other. Requests made of the interior nnouncement is made that the/to nominate a progressive for presi- county association will meet again on| dent, but said he was willing to take) July 3 to complete Wusiness taken up| the stump to help insure a Republican | November. Prior to the} and hear the reports of com-| Victory in No gelrisen, appointed to investigate cer-| Convention Kenyon campaigned for] tain problems of importance to the} Johnson, stockmen. The trails, it is pointed out, ‘The people are so disgusted with/ < " e.| the Wilson administration,” said Ken-| y equal benefit to the cattle-| the Wi , we ee ities yon, “that thay will elect Harding. men of the county who also experience trouble in moving their herds. —<—— = ens the ticket. J. HAM LEWIS “As usual, the country west of the JUMPS IN RACE Mississippt is forgotten, but that part the country also will be forgotten (By United Press) by th Democrats. Either McAdoo, Mar- DALLAS, Texas, June 14.—. Ham) shall or Cox will be named by the Le ex-senator, today announce However, it behooves every Republican | to buckle down to hard work for the} ticket. Coolldge’s nomination strength-| LA JUNTA, Colo., June 15.—At | breaking on the second engine of a least two persons were killed today | side rod which dug into the track, when the California limited train, | overturning the engine, dining car ustbound, on the Santa Fe railroad, d th demas! Was wrecked at Rene, Colo., 12 mile south of here. At the Santa Fe ho’ pital it was announced that forty persons injured had been gi treatment. Most of those hurt, it | was said, would recover. GLASS FACTORY PROJECTED FOR BASIN COUNTRY} BASIN, -Wyo., June 15.—Tests of Bisae sands found near Basin have just ‘een received from chemists from glass plants in the east and are so favorable} that already, representatives of two pass companies have decided to come ‘ere with the intention of locating planta, The completion of the new gas} ine from Hidden Dome will give such concerns the kind of fuel they desire|gaded: and With the sand at hand it is believed iat manufacture hére will be cheaper than in the east. AMHERST, June 15,—Goy. Calvin of state 4 annive’ century and the honor which had come The governor breakfasted at Spri national house of representatives, who presidency. had no doubt of the success of the pa “phere is no vulnerable point in Republican. Never more so than today, so aE vice presidential COOLIDGE IS FETED AT AMHERST ~ GLASSMATES CELEBRATE HONOR | (By Associated Press.) and consideration of his campaign for the vice presidency, to take his place with fellow alumni of Amherst College. rsary of his graduation and his classmates celebrated both the quarter The speaker congratulated Coolidge on his nomination, said he st disappointing part of the 1 convention was to see dele- |gates unable to act until they rec ed word from a sick boss in Philadel phia, It will be a strange parallel at San Francisco when delegates will await word from a sick boss at Wash-| ington. 4 that| Democrats. he a candidate for the Democratic nomination. Se Se | GREYBULL STILL | WINNING GAMES; | BEATS BILLINGS| BILLINGS, Mont., June 15.—Grey- bull defeated Billings here this after- noon, 12 to 7. The Midwest team from) J, Coolidge today set aside the affairs It was the twenty-fifth to their schoolfellow ‘Cal.’ jreybull pounded the ball hard and ngfield with Speaker Gillette of the | won by out-hitting the Billings nine. <22+ Wiscaems | had placed him in nomination for the (By Associated Press) | ST, PETERSBURG, Fla., June 15.— Edward W. Backus, 80, former Ameri- can consul to Brazil, and one of the financial backers of Marconi in the de velopment of the wireless, died last night at his home at Tarpon Springs. rty at the forthcoming elections and the ticket. I believe the country is , after the present administration,” | : prised a burglar who obtained Rage ociated P ropa ae entra through a windo motte | GUILTY PERJURY Hiram Johnson refused to issue any| &Tappled with the intruder but the | Haieretusnedicherowtrominchib iaat| had obtained no loot, He is de- | night. At his home it was said that it] S¢Tibed by Mullins as about 5 feet 10 | might be a day or two bef he would, inches tall, weight —probabl 150 __, (By Associated 1 go to his office and he probably would| Pounds, and wore elther a or NEW YORI In- not have anything to regarding | falsé beard of sandy hue. spector Domin on polities in the mea sanwhile. : ee rrloin district Dee: Hf. F. Haesler, formerly with the last Frida. with per Pharmacy but who lately York's vice w ay Se Pittsburgh Post Toteceath tin: thie orapanys lett five years” fal thor state day for his ranch near Douglas, Correspondent on Visit to Casper PROCTOR FLAYS THE ‘OLD GUARD’ Theodore Huntley, the brilliant staff] correspondent of the Pittsburgh Post who wrote the Chicago convention for his paper last week and ix on his way to the § convention r the “old stopped in Cas y to spend the gu ard” nd Butler day with friends, Mr, Huntley it, FP for Wood's defeat, rowas in only surprised but delighted is) turer, who ¢ half a ynsed at But ported state per, r. lion to Wood's campuig issued a ment Ww campa statem i Proctor, “N tions, were made to Wood's besides th i mony befor comunittee. the old ¢ Wood.” FORMER NEGRO CHAMP ORDERED OUT OF MEXICO HIGH JACKERS RAID POSTOFFICE LIQUOR TO BE POURED IN CREEK (Special to The Tribune.) Sunday Butler is tr; rd for wha. they night raided contra- CHEYENNE, Wyo., . High jack band whiskey stored in the June 16. federal building here and got basement of the away with probably a doz of the several hundred gallons of spiri n quart tous and vinous liquors stored there. Entrance was gained from, the interior of the post office, someone s; from the interior and unbolting a door (By United Preas) which opened into an areawa SAN DIEGO, June 15.—It is reported The high jackers are believed to have been frightene yay when their |! t Jack Johnson has been or ave Tiajunna claim the ne trouble repeatedly Mexican pugilist since he operations had just begun, Two or three post office employes are said to be under suspicion As a result of the raid an order for the destruction of all the liquor | opened a cafe there. American imml- stored in the federal building has been issued, and it will be poured into |&tation authorities will arrest John- a] on’ if he crosses the line and would Crow Creek F: The liquor was seized in raids made by federal authori- | old him as fugitives tram) custtios Wha: |from white slave char in Chicago,