Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 14, 1921, Page 8

; M Fees Prof the: Cc EL CENTRO, Cal., July 13.—J. F. Murphy and J. H. Wil- liams, arrested yesterday and 1 jail at the request of El Paso authorities investigating the ®™ kiJling of William Bohlman, fr “€ edge of the tragedy, it was sa’ stioning of the men proba <5 ers, said to be The men were in the northern when they ar Pacific railway ‘Oth train ani arges of vagran oa OF, each being given a 15day sen-| 3 The Imperial county sheriff's ng y: tence nson, office had been asked to look out for ary, tWo men whose description, deputies ng S2id, tallied with that of Murphy and -rovs; Wilttams adin According to information reaching )here, Bohiman was attacked in the x cab of his engine, near Alpine, Texas, teer on July § and thrown to the wayside, | where he was found dead. Charies F. Robinson, fireman, was struck down and the train wrecked after running LO! wildly for about four miles. The Tex- ‘robli as authorities sought two men said xecu to have been seen riding on the train. cred - Officials of the Galveston, Harr posit! burg & San Antonio railway company, trill t hy which Bohiman was employed, and 10NOl the Texas authorities, sent word to ©) railroad agents throughout the coun- KS. try asking that a watch be kept for SFANC the suspects. Yesterday Charies Free- whet! nan, special agent of the Southern with, Pacific at Yuma, Ariz, saw two men t Cl riding westward on a freight train. he f He telegraphed to Niland, with the re- pubis suit that Murphy and Williams were work arrested. He sent word he would Me come here to join in questioning the ‘ast men. ues The charge against the men speci- he t fies that they attempted to defraud a0z44 the Southern Pacific railway of fares ngle Ost BRAKEMAN AND FIREMAN To GET HEARINGS TODAY. EL PASO, Texas, July 13.—W. Earl ftirman, head brakeman on the Gal- le ion. will ‘veston, Harrisburg & San Atz.tonio wemy freight train on which Engineer W H. Bohlman was killed and Siremsn Charles F. Robinson was injured J & near Alpine, Texas, will be gi @ preliminary hearing at Alpine this afternoon in connection with the kill ing of the engineer, according to rail- road officials, He will be the second employe of the road to be given a preliminary in an effort on the part of the state of. Ticials to fix responsibility for the crime. Robinson, who was in the cab with Engineer Bohlman probably 20 min utes before the boiler of the engine J exploded and the engineer's body was p found, has returned to El Paso. He is f on a $5,000 bond, given after a pre- liminary trial at Marfa. N_ Robinson, still suffering from a gash in his head, and bruises on his body received when he fell or was knocked h off the train four miles from where the explosion occurred, expects to go back ti to work on the same run within the U next few days, he said. C. R. Morrill, superintendent of the road at El Paso, said he could get S his job back whenever he wanted it, Yand that the railroad officials were through their investigation and would not let the fact that he was charged with a crime interfere with his em: ployment, ‘As for Stirman, the superintendent said he was not arrested at the request of the railroad, that the railroad offi- by a person unknown, and that fin ished their case, Brakeman Stirman fs the man who advanced the mysterious stranger part of the killing of the engineer and the wounding of the fireman. Stirman, it is said, declared that he saw the train slowing down as it was on a steep grade near Paisano, Texas, and that he started toward the front of the train to seew what was the matter. When close to the tender, he reported, he saw a tall man dressed in black fice from the train. He called at him to stop, he said, but the mysterious stranger kept going, disappearing over a hill Posses of officers and private citi- zens have scoured the country looking for a man of such a description, but| Have found nobody who is suspected. | Ranchmen through that part of the| state have carefully watched for such | @ man, but report they have seen no body like him Three men who reached El Paso on a freight from that section did not answer the description and are only held on vagrancy charges after an in vestigation, Two men held in El Centro, Cal., said to have been arrested for offi cers at El Paso, are not wanted here by police, county or railroad officers, they say. F. M. Robinson, and his son, the iD-fated fireman, who are here, deny L u t t \ 4 they know the men held in El Centro, | Who give their names as J. F. Murphy | = = and J. H, Williams. Attorney W. H. Patten and ©. Stanley returned last night from Salt == Greek where they had spent the d: — visiting properties in which they are a] interested. On a certain day in the beginning } 6! Summer it is customary, in the , Suth of China, for people to par- take of dog's flesh to fortify them- 3 pelves against the coming heat, and «35 2 preventative against disease. ——__ 4. preacher in a London church eached recently on" “Purified by Fire,” and a few days Inter the e2nc- bi down. Lecve Your Order for SAND, GRAVEL AND EXCAVAIING WORK a. HULI. Vhene 192AY TWO SEIZED ON COAST ACCUSED OF TEXAS CRIME ess Ignorance of Death of| Engineer Bohlman, Killed While Running Train on Texas System cials had reported Bohiman was killed his home or write his mother imme- placed in the Imperial county| eight engineer, denied knowl- id at the jail today. Further bly will be delayed until the COMMON LAW MARRIAGE. | LIMITATION INVOLVED IN COURT SUIT HERE Is it necessary to terminate a com- mon law marriage by divorce if there are no property rights involved and no issues of such marriage is the technical question that is being threshed out in a divorce action which is being contested in district court. The plaintiff in the case, said to have formerly been the common law wife of a man other than the defend ant in the case, 1s seeking divorce on the grounds of cruelty. The legal husband, it is said, is con- testing the dfvorce action on the ground that the woman couldn't le- gally marry him without a divorce from her common law husband. He is sceking to have the marriage an. nulled because of illegality. Scores of witnesses have been in- troduced into the case and at press time the case is still occupying the attention of the court. Road Enthusiasts Meet at Douglas State road enthusiasts fram many sections of the stig met at Doug- Jas last night for the purpose of form plans for an organized attempt running north from Douglas to Newcastle and thence to the Black Hills country Many towns in this vicinity were represented and assisted in laying the preliminary plans. Charles B. Stafford, Ben L. Scherck, J. B. Griffith and Sam Con. well, district highway commissioner, represented C er at the meeting. Riverton Mother Seeks Word of Son| In Riverton there is a mother, pros trate because she cannot hear from r 14-year-old son who disappeared from the family home July 5. A search for the lad has been made in Fremont county without result so it is believed that the lad has wandered to Casper and is somewhere in this vicinity. The lad's name is Herman Welton He is 14 years of age, fair complex fon, about 5 feet 7 inches tall. His family desires that the lad communi- cate of his whereabouts and that he write to his family notifying them of his whereabouts. An appeal to enlist The Tribune in an effort to locate the boy was re- ceived from W. J. Bowey, editor of the Riverton Chronicle. His appeal urged that the boy either return to | diately. | brought a bonus of $30,000. (GOLORADO SYNDICATE TO| WORK ASBESTOS MINES IN WHEATLAND DISTRICT Asbestos properties on a tract of land comprising 320 acres in the vicin ity of Wheatland will be developed by a Colorado syndicate, according to the terms of a deal recently completed by H. W. Hugo of Casper. The prop: erties are known as the old Matson locations and are said to contain ex- tensive deposits of high grade as bestos. The lands were leased to the Col orado company by Mr. Hugo on a roy- alty basis and are said to have The Col- orado concern plans to begin develop- ment of the property imgnediately be cause the terms of the contract into which they en‘ered calls for commer-/ cial production in nine months. Mr. Hugo secured control of the proper- tles through option, participated in the bonus and is said to have a sub- stantial interest in the development | concern Exclusive Tea and} Coffee Firm Formed| By Casper Partners) G. L. Habenicht, proprietor of the| Bungalow grocery on East Fifth street, and O. L. Hawley, formerly proprietor of the Hawley grocery in North Burlington, have formed a partnership to handle teas and cof- fees exclusive This is the first and only business of its kind in Cas per, and it will be modeled after the tea and coffee houses which have be- come so popular in the east. The business will be temporarily in the store occupied by the Bunga- low grocery, where an electric coffee ronster has been installed. Fresh coffee will be blended and roasted every day and prompt deliveries made on all orders. Both partners have had several years’ experience in the retail gro- cery trade in Casper, and already have a clientele of former business patrons. Mr. Habenicht is also an experienced coffee blender and mixer with several years’ experience in eastern and middle western cities. moar. se tS oanert FLYING ACE KILLED IN PLANE FALL LONDON, duly 1 ociated Press.)—Harry Hawker, the famous aviator, was killed on the Hudson flying’ field Tuesday. His machine burst into flames as it alighted in the field. Hawker achieved fame in May, 1919, when ho attempted a trans: Atlantic flight from the Canadian coast to Ireland, but failed, his ma- chine falling in mid-ocean.| He was rescued and on his return to Eng- land he was decorated by King George. The trans-Atlantic crossing was achieved a month later by Captain Sir John Alcock, who died in De- cember, 1919, as a result of injuries received in a crash to carth near Cottevrard, France. Charity Appeals Bring Response By The As- A number of Casper people are re- sponding to suggestions, pertaining to needy families and individuals located in this community, appearing in the Casper Daily Tribune from time to time. Oklahoma And Missouri Miners Will Join Fight PITTSBURG, Kan.. July 13.-—John Fleming, a member of the executive board of District No. 14, United Mine Workers of America, stated here to- day he believes the coal operators of Districts 14, 21 and 25, Kansas, Okla- homa and Missouri, are to join the or- Sanized miners of those ‘districts in their fight on the Kansas court of in- dustrial relations law. He sald he thinks a conference of miners and operators of the three districts at Kan- Stanley Wyatt of the Denver office of the vocational board, has arrived in Casper to assist Mr. Ross who is in charge of the work here for the federal board of vocational education. Mr. Wyatt will be in charge of the office until Mr. Ross returns from trip to the northern part of the e, after which Mr. Wyatt will go in the field and aid in contact work for a short time. His stay here will jonly be temporary. —___—___ } Mr, and Mrs. E. J. Reld, 1008 East Second street, are the proud parents of an eight-pound baby boy which }Was born at the family home this norning. Mr. Reid is a member of efficient force of Wray’s cafe. NOTICE Special meeting of Boil- er Makers local 596 Thursday 8 evening, o’clock, Carpenter's hall. Business of importance. W. C. MILLER, Sec’y, One of the recent cases to which three or four parties responded, was that of a woman, with three small children dependent on her for food and clothing, whose husband had been removed some time ago to an out-of-town sanitarium where his con- dition is considered practically hope- less. Three parties called the Red Cross expressing a willingness to have some sewing done by the unfor- tunate woman at her home. One man called at the office and left a small donation in cash. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Gail, well known residents of Greybull, who have been visiting since the Fourth of July at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Logan, left Monday for Den- yer from where they will proceed to Utah and Spokane, Wash. The visi- tors spoke very highly of Casper with its many fine homes and paved streets, L. A. Reed, superintendent of the Midwest refinery, left yesterday for Lander, where he will spend a few days on business. Ri 7 ALG Branch 112 West Midwest Ave. Phone 74. Harcld Kramer, Realtor Manager R-73—Five miles from Casper. 320 acres of deeded land. Level as a board. Every foot under proposed irri gation ditch. Price is $15 per acre and owner will trade for income property or accept part cash as down payment. This is a splendid invest- ment. Well located, good land, and is bound to increase in value with irrigation and dry farm pros- pects. Safest place to put your money in the long run. Specializing in Irrigated Ranches, Patented Dry Farms. Homesteads, Re- linquishments and ‘Bus- iness Opportunities. Notary Public ALA LALALALALALALALALALLAGA = IKHKHKHKHKHKHKHK = TALALALALALALALALAMALALALART Che Casper Daily Cribune REPUTATION OF CASPER TOURIST CHMP SPREADING Clubhouse Is “Best We Have Found in Five Years of Tour- ing,” One Appreciative Visitor Declares Casper is building up an enable reputation among motorists which threatens to eclipse that of any point in the mountain region. The secret © fthis publicity lies in the recently completed Casper Motor club's tourist club house, located at the end of South Durbin street, where visitors and, the Casper public will be entertained by a band concert tonight. “The best accommodations we have seen in five years of touring,” was the compliment offered by O. C. Her- rington of Denver, who stopped here stone national park. They took ad- vantage of the conveniences of the club house during their stay here. “This camp is a good advertise ment for your city. It is talked about all along,the Yellowstone highway,” said J. C. Ambrose, who is touring with a party of friends from Fort Morgan, Colo., to the Yellowstone park. The visitors said they were surprised at the accommodations pro- vided free to tourists and said the club house was the best they had found. Large numbers of tourists are now taking advantage of the accommoda- tions and similar expressions compli- mentary to the enterprise of the Mo tor club are heard on all sides. pelle oe ese Valuatble Airedale Killed by Speeder An Airedale pup that had the te- merity to stand in the street in front of his master’s home is dead—the vic- tim of a speeder’s mania. The valu- able animal was the property of Dr. J. H. Jeffrey. Recentty Dr. Jeffrey had the Aire- dale shipped here from a high class eastern kennel. He has been at the Jeffrey héme just long enough to have the family and the neighbor- hood get attached to him, Monday night he wandered into the street into the path of an automo- bile which is said to have been trav- cling 40 miles an hour on Park street and was instantly killed. Dr. Jeffrey is looking for the speed- er, It isn't the $200 that the doctor is out that makes him sore, it is the fact that a dumb animal was the vic- tim of speed mania. Woe unto the driver of the decth car if he is found. ier ANOREW BRK LAD AT REST IN CHENEANE CHEYENNE, Wyo,, July 13.—Fu- neral services for Andrew Brae, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Brae of Cheyenne, who was drowned in the Platte river at Casper July 2, were held here Tuesday afternoon. Inter- ment was made at Lakeview cemetery. oo George F. Bell, a representative of the American Steel Wire company, is looking over the local fields with a view to establishing an agency of the company with headquarters at Tulsa, Okla., in this district. peaeei he Se | “BARNETT’'S OF COURSE” $1.50 to $6.50 M.D. Barnett Outfitting Co, 120 East Second Street SE RY EIN WR SCE TONE DRA Y WESTERN LUMBER FIRM ROBBER LOSES DAGANIZED BY TAIO OF: CASPER BUSINESS MEN! | ‘The Western Lumber company. a new concern in which John L. Bing- enheimer, George Vance and H. EB. Grude are the moving spirits, has/ been formed here and is making pre- minary arrangements for the erec- tion of the company's new home, which will front on Center street just north of the courthouse. | When the yards and offices are completed the company will engage tm a general lumber, coal and fuel business. It is said that the com- pany which is incorporated for $200,- 000 with stock at $100 par, is com- pletely financed. _ Commercial trackage for the yards has been acquired on the Burlington | industrial spur. The incorporation/ arrangements were handled by the firm of Durham & Lowey. pe ivern ie abt NOTICE. Harvey Cafe is the place to eat. It is cool, clean, nice and neat; The price is cheaper apd quality greater ‘Than any place in the city, “either.” briefly while en route to the Yellow-|The service as splendid, as can ren a Come on down and avoid the heat. 7.11-3t* '‘lican Iron and Steel company. INF!STOL DUEL DENVER,. July 13.—William J. Carter, president of a motor car com- pany here early today fought a pistol duel with a burglar at his home and succeeded in driving the bu: away. Mr. Carter said he was awakened by the burglar beating on his bedroom door with the barrel of a revolver and There was more than $6,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry in the house, Mr. Carter said. Although Mrs. Car- ter and her daughter were with Mr. Carter during the duel nobody was hurt. ooo STEEL MILL CUTS WAGE. YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio,. July 13— The Brier Hill Steel company, inde- pendent, normally employing about 10,000 men, today announced a reduc- tion in wages which will bring com- mon labor from 36 cents to 30 cents an hour. The reduction, effective July 16, follows similar cuts an- nounced yesterday by the Sharon Steel Hoop compahy and the Repub- BROKEN WHEEL LEADS A broken wheel on a car that had been stolen in Casper resulted in the arrest of Thomas Mecham, by Platte county officials after he had suc- ceeded in eluding authorities at Glen- rock and Douglas. Two others who gave their names as Lores S. Sanders and William Blalock were with Me- cham when he was arrested and are being detained at Wheatland. The car was a Nash motor belonging to Ben L. Scherck of the See Ben Realty ‘y. The car was stolen [last night in front of the Midwest | building. ELKSTOMEET | IN WINDY CITY LOS ANGELES, July 13.—Chicago was selected as the lgcation of the | permanent headquarters,of the Benev- ' day. 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They come in blue Chambray and assorted stripes on Ss white grounds, ages 6 to 13 years, regular $1.00 sellers <== Special at 80c Each Thrift Specials in Our Grocery Department Van Camp’s Chili Sauce, regular 40¢ bottle,. 30e Flag Red Ras 65c can, THRIFT PRICE ___ berries, regular 4 NO EXCHANGES DOWS “Thrift Thursday” Specials For this Thursday we are offering some é€xceptional values and we feel certain that you will take advantage of the many bargains. By all means arrange to be here early as some of the offerings are limited. Mothers, look! 95c ‘ singwear. styles. Sizes 4 to 12 years. PRICED FOR THURSDAY AT* 85c the Garment One Group of Laces ' Various widths and designs. THRIFT’PRICE ‘5c the Van Camp’s Catsup, regular 40c bottle, } THRIFT PRICE High Grade Canned Fruits for Table Dessert as Follows: J. S. B. Red Raspberries, regular 0c space for our Big Grocery Anriounce- ment, MOTHERS Here Is a Real Chaince All Children’s. SHOES and PUMPS up to size 8 at This assortment is our regular high gretde stock of children’s Shoes and the quality is Pe testi WHITE WASH SKIRTS | Undertogs for the Kiddies ‘We will offer for Thrift Thursday Children’s Mun- These garments 2 singwear make and are guaranteed. : : Come in knee length, wing sleeve ar no sleeve a Pair’ are the genuine Mun- Yard : —————— 30c Mt. Cross Red Rasptierries, regu- lar 55c can, } THRIFT PRICE __... NO APPROVALS i E 5 Ea TO RECOVERY OF GAR, Dress Ordinance THIEF UNDER ARREST! 1° tom» Pays $5 i 3 at Ey olent and Protective Order of Elks by|a food, resembles ‘very closely a new- the grand lodge of the order here to-|ly-baked loaf. Ori account of this it lis popularly known as the bread tree. = EEE