Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 18, 1921, Page 1

PROBERS ACCUSE MILITARY IN BERGDOLL CASE Fam Ole Carag Darilay sci, |CONSPIRACY IN ==) Crimuw | = ES APE IS SEEN : EDITION BY .WAJORITY John C, McGlade Voted ARRESTS NOT ieee ae MN is Sasa cae P., on Sal of GSS: Kornath obtained the deadly dram . ‘oe : - 4 osition at ary 1 Main SHOOTS WIFE, HURLS HER Hunt and\.esson Named; Minority Moonshine Is Fatal, Camp Worker Dead TORRINGTON, V Aug. 18.— Wood alcohol and fuse! off, imbibed ‘home brew” whiskey, caused the death of John B. Kornath at a grading camp near here, according to an analysis of the contents of nis stomach made at the state Iabora- tory at Casper. Local authorities peceathie Cag ABSCONDER 1] Reports Hold No One Guilty utation as Educator FROM SECOND-STORY WINDOW MEXICO, BELIEF WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Samuel Tilden Ansel, for AND THEN TURNS GUN ON SELF wet oe te ee ee ee | mer acting judge advocate general of the army prisoners’ legal counsel, Col. John E. Hunt and Col. C. GC. in connection with the COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. hospital early today were to the e Cresson, were charged with conspira ape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the draft evader, in a who was shot through the body e report signed by three of the five members of a special investi- Med today with] for t was exonerated, by story window of the Reese home her husband, David Reese, who , Laying the foundation for prospective college or normal school work in conjunction with grade and high school work here, Supt. A. A. Slade announced this morning that he bad been fortunate enough to se- cure the services of John C. McGiade EL PASO. xas, Aug. 18.—Edwin F. Morse, ver bank teller who is alleged ave absconded with $7 000, is reported to have entered Mox ico, via Juarez, with Miss Mabel I fold, with whom cording to information secured by e answering the de 18.—Reports from the ffect that Mrs. Grace Reese, and thrown out of a second- at 2 o'clock this morning by ommitte n Th was gating © minority reported the nee that whic connected Ansell's in the plan ¥ as no r mind Campbell was in any a5 principal of the high school for the coming year. Mr. MecGlade will receive a salary of $5,000 a year and will be the high est paid high school executive in the state of Wyoming. “He knows schools from top to bottom an2 ‘ouia easily take charge of college or nor mal school classes,” said Mr. Slade in speaking of his qualifications. That Mr. McGlade t= ampty quali- fied for the big duties he will under- take here is shown by his record ot achievement in school work in many parts of the country. At present he| {s assistant superintendent of schools at Rockford, Ill., at the same salary he wil! draw here. Mr. McGilade resigned his position In Fockford because of the wider op portunities that,are presented here and because of the fact that college or normal school work here ts within the range of immediate possibility. ‘The new principal is a big power- ful man, sald to be over six feet tall and a perfect human working. mn- chine. He will succeed W. A. Lacy, who resigned to take charge of the high school at Walla Walia, Wash. Mr. McGlade has held such _posi- tions as inspector of grade and high schools in Iowa, professor of educa- tion at Iowa Teacher's college, army al corps inspector A. BE. F. ‘A under consideration for the ice of state commissioner of edu- cation in Wyoming when Mr. Slade resigned from that office. He with- frew his application for the job when Be went to Rockford: <In ¢onjunction with placing ahigh- ly trained official at the head of the high schools, Mr. Siade announced that the teaching staff was oe strengthened in all departments. J> W. Hoyer, now head of the in- dustrial arts department of the North- ern Normal and Industrial Arts col- lege at Aberdeen, 8. D., has been se- cured to take charge of the manual training department of the high school. George Snow, formerly head of the science department in the Tulsa, Okla., high school, has been secured to take charge of the science depart- ment of the local school. Since re- turning from war Mr--Snow has been in charge of a chemical laboratory for ® large oil company. His knowledge of oil chemistry and his former experience qualifics him as a valuable man for local schcols. Mr. Snow will succeed Mrs. Blanche Dex- ter who resigned last year. ‘With plans for making the commer- cial department one of the finest in the west, Mn, Slade has arranged for the services of Mrs. Henders of Bur- lington, Idwa, and Miss Dolan of Plainview, Texas. They have each Defense Promises Seizure Which Will Sotshe bad: Sehting chance t Ciear Up Mystery as Prosecution Follows Trail of Another LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18.—Possible arrest. of a man on a} Los Angeles-Salt Lake route train which left here at 8 o'clock last night is forecast in a story which the Los Angeles! RUTH POUNDS ~ OUT HIS 46TH CHICAGO, Aug. 18. — “Babe” Ruth of the New York Americans Times is printing this morning, covering a new angle of the| tday hit his forty-sixth home run mysterious slaying of J. Belton Kennedy, broker, August 5. According to a story, the that Deputy Sheriff Biscailuz wired from Los Angeles either to Barstow, Cal., or Las Vegas, Nev., asking that the man be taken from the train. The newspaper says the man is believed to have been one of two whom auto- mobile club officials of this city a: searching for in connection with the theft of an automobile the night of the slaying of Kennedy, and its re- covery near the seene of the shoot: ing two days later, Biscailuz was unavailable here early today and Barstow could not be reached on the telephone. DEFENSE ‘CLAIMS IT WILL CLEAR ACCUSED. LOS ANGEBES, Aug. 18.—Investi- gators for the prosecution of Mrs. Madelynne Obenchain and Arthur C. Burch, jointly indicted in connection with the slaying August 5 of J. Bel- ton -Kennedy, broker, with interest this morning the pub- Ushed statement of Ralph R. Oben- chain, divorced husband of the young woman defendant and also her acting counsel, that he had uncovered evi- dence that would probably jail an- other man within five days and re- sult in the freeing of both prisoners. While they were interested in the statement, they declined. to comment, but indicated they were continuing with their work, which, it is under- stood, revolves around the past rela- tions of the two principals in the case and their connection with the dead man, and the past relations of Kennedy and Mrs. Obenchain. 5 The activity of the defense was further manifest 1d Inte yesterday, it was learned, when an expected wit- ness for Mrs. Obenchain arrived here late in the day from Honolulu, in an- swer to a cablegram from Mrs. Oben- chain, ‘The woman is Mrs. Frank De- mond, Mrs. Obenchain's, friend who, it i said, was with her up to a few days before the slaying of the broker. If is indicated by counsel that she yaay throw light on the prisoner’s sup- posed love affair with Kennedy. CHICAGO, 18.—Offici-:s of Aug. 3 been the heads of commercial depart.) the «Aetna Insurance company today ments in the high schools of their re-) spective cities. They will assist J. W. McIntyre in making the depart- ment here one of the highest class. Prior to the opening of school Sep- tember 6 the full list of expert teach- ers will be announced. There will be many changes and the best of teach- ers for every department are being secured. The teachers who will have charge of the schools during the com- ing year. will all meet in a general session and get arquainted meeting fat the high school September 5, AGREEMENT ON RUSS RELIEF PLANREACHED WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Com- plete agreement on the food relief! for Russia has been reached :t Rigu, Sccretary Hoover announced today. Negotiations between Walter Ly-| man Brown, Europes.) director of the American: relief administration, and denied reports from Los Angeles that Ralph R. Obenchain, who left last week for the coast city to help defend his divorced wife, indicted for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, has been discharged as one of the com- pany’s attorneys. It was explained (Continued on Page 8) were viewing Times says, its information is were on bases. Faber was pitehing. ‘1, WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Ap- Paintinent .of William. J... Burns« director of the bureaw of investiga: tion of the department of justice was announced today by Attorney General Daugherty. Mr. lMurns succeeds Flynn. “I have known Mr. Burns per- sonally for 30 years and have watched him develop in his special- * Mr. Daugherty said. “He' is familiar with all of the departments William J. of the government, is an intelligent | and courageous man and at this time especially is considered to be as high class a man as could be se- cured to assume the important du- ties assignea him. The bureau will be reorganized as expeditiously as possible and brought to the highest point of efficiency. “Mr. Burns has severed his con- nection with the Burns detective agency and will come to Washing- ton and devote his entire time to the service. It is the policy of this department, well understood by Mr. Burns and highly recommended by him, that the department of jus- tice establish the most cordial re- lations with police officials and law enforcement officers throughout the entire country, and in fact through- out the entire world, to the end that there may be co-operation and that life, property and the rights of the people may be preserved and protected. “The president and J have known Mr. Burns for many years and know his dependability and ef- ficiency.” M. Litvinoff, the Soviet representa- tive, have been practically completed, Mr. Hoover said, although it may be day or two before .ae formal docu- ment is drawn. POLICE SEIZE UOR YACHT Lig Aug. 18.—Police. fice, said to be in the service of a whiskey ring operating in Canada and the United States. The seiz- ure, made at Whiskey island, west RAILROADS TO MAINTAIN CUT Announcement of Refusal to Cancel Re- duction and Continuation of Rules Expected From Western Roads WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Refusal to meet the requests of the railroad brotherhoods for cancellation of the recent wage cut and continuation of present working rules was ex- pected to be announced by western railroad today following a conference of managers and union officials. A committee headed by A. W. Trenholm, vice president of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, has been conferring with brotherhood officials for the last two days. Mr. Trenholm’s committee rep- resents all western railroads. The employers have presented a four-fold proposition to the railways before referring the whole situation to the rank and file for action. The employes ask that the July 1 wage reduction be cancelled, that no more cuts be asked of the railroad labor board, that the roads continue to pay time and one-half for overtime and Sundays and _holi rs and that the present working rules be continued for @ fixed period ® Captain William L. Corry of Toron- to, Canada, said to be the owner of the yacht, are charged with violat- ing the prohibition Jaw. The sev- enth man, the engineer, and the women were held for investigation. of the season in the seventh Inning ‘ of the game with Chicago, Two men WILLIAM J. BURNS MADE HEAD OF UNITED STATES INVESTIGATION BUREAU BALL SCORES National League | At Philsdelphia (ist game) R. H. BE. |Pittsburgh ....300 001 000— 4 8 0 | Philadelphia «000 000 030— 3 10 1 Batteries — Hamilton, Carlson and |Brottem; Ring and Henline, __.. At Philadelphia (2nd game) R. H, E. |Pittsburgh ....000 110 010—3 8 0 Philadelphia ..001 100 000—2 6 0 Batteries— Glazner and Schmidt; | Winters and Peters. At Brooklyn (Ist gifme) R. H. E. St. Louis 002 000 003— 5 13 1 0 yn 000 100 46*—11 Batteries — Pertica, Reviere and Ainsworth; Mitchell and } At Brookly: St. Louis . Brooklyn 400 000 00°— 4 Batteries Walker, Haines Clemons; Cadore and Krueg: nm (2nd game) RK. H. 100 000 000— 1 12% and | At Boston— | Chicago Boston . Game called seventh inning; grounds. Batteries—Martin, Yorlc and rell; Oeschger, Fillingira and 0’ At New York— R. i. Cincinnati 910 001 110—4 9 New York 000 001 020-- 3 7 Batteries uque and Wins Douglas, Sallee and Smith. eee ee wet 0 03 American League At Detroit (ist game) R. H. E. Boston ..-400 000 010 O1— 6 15 0 Detroit ..500 000 000 00— 5 9 4 Ratteries — Bush, Russell, Karr and Ruel; Oldham and Bassler. At Chicago— R. E. New York 100 300 300— 6 Chicago 100 201 03*— 7 Batteries—Mays, Hoyt and Schang; Faber, Hodge, and Schalk, Lees, Yar- yan. At Cleveland — R. H. E. Philadelphia’ . .032 100 00— Cleveland = ..--019 612 00— At St. Louis— Washington St. Louis 5. | tioned later shot himself, indicated ‘o recover. She had regained | conscl 83 sufficiently by day break to say that she and her hus nd hi ving trouble for ame time and that she was attacked | while DP. s body was found in the liv- ing room with a bullet through his aple and apparently had died in A 44 caliber revolver Jay at his side been Rees: | Many nomi, [Posed women are already fon as de nstitutional vania. seeking ates to the pro- convention in made in thi said that if the demand for the ex- kaiser's surrender should be refused by Holland and the British govern- ment found itself unable to deal with the matter effectively should make way stuff.” nen of sterner scription he pair is said to mn seen Tues even . Aug. Dr. father of Edwin C. M missing teller of the Internatic Trust company of Denver, said to have disappeared with $79,000 in currency age from his son con thousand dollars in $20 He turned the money over to an attorney, saying, “I need money bad! but not bad enough to accept what I believe a part of the currency my son a ave taken. DEMAND FOR SURRENDER OF ‘FORMER KAISER IS RENEWED Independent in House of Commons Says Government Should “Make Way for Men of Sterner Stuff, Report LONDON, Aug. 18.—The declaration that Holland should tbe called upon to surrender the former German emperor was e house of commons today by Horatio Bottomley, Independent, who again raised the question of the recent trials in Leipsic of Germans accused of acts in violation of the rules of civilized warfare in the world war. Mr. Bottomley Sir Edward a the govern. The solicitor gene Pollock, who represen: ment at the trials in Leipsic, reviewed them and declared that the punish. the government] ment imposed by the German court on be nvicted German officers must judged by German standards. 1 from a milit joll was re ary majorit that he be in the courts re from nation ity h e sam there wa the charge efforts, as no testimony to support that Ansell through whose el, the prisoner was to effec I his motive was publican ng, of Flood of Vir report. ‘The mented by and Repre gon, Republics ing is the reports submitted to the ithe closing of the publican m crats and ity views: The Hunt at Bergdoll set re through him or to provi¢ The improper. presentative and two Demo Kentucky, and majority pre Maine Ore f Indiana son minority views were Peters, M The Arthur, majority tg house iny where with file war mber joined abled them to Demo- major he jant Island, m his onsible for the failure to an adequat 14 that the fre Colone’ barracks which was major Governor's a cl slacker's directly 1 minority, r of ticlpated “¢ dere basis for {ts critfétsm of Cot the majority report ugly as are the many whole matter, none is than the conduct of Colonel Cresson, in his pretense of prosecution of Colonel Hunt,” tried by court-martial connection with the Bergdoll scandal Maj. Bruce R. Campbell, by Bergdoli’s mother of having ac cepted $5,000 to help obtain freedom one! said that phases of more Cresson, defenseless accused CONFEREES DISPITE ANTI-BEER MEASURE Dress Is Cut Low in Neck, Woman Seized Eliz- arrested ZION, Il, Aug. 18.—Mrs. abeth Naden of Iowa, today by Policeman Isaac Perry for wearing a dress, the neck of which cut so low as to “partially show or expose the neck and shoul ders of the wearer lower than the juncture of the pit of the neck with the clavicle or collarbones: he is the second woman to ted since Wilbur Glenn V overseer of Zion, issued his against alleged immodest Fire Des tro ys 1,000 Houses In Constantinople was rc .—One thousand destroyed by fire in Scutari, the section of Constant inople situated on the Asiatic bank of the Bosphorus, says a telegram ‘o the Journal. Interallied troops sta- in Constantinople co-operated with the firemen in bringing the fire under control. PARIS, houses Au 1 been NEGRO KILLING STIRS THERMOP THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Aug. 18. —An exodus of negroes was occur- ing here today as the result of high public feeling following the murder Tuesday of Henry Porter, a negro, whose body was found riddled with bullets on the porch of Jane Dail- ey’s home. ©. F. Mayberry, according to the poliée, confessed last night that he | | shot Porter; saying that the revolver with which the shooting was done was given him by W. H. Woods, who conducs a negro club here. Several negroes who were ar- rested and gave bail, were liberated and now are reported to have left town. All those involved in the case are negroes. Senator ‘Ashurst Quits Conference With Claim That Bill Will Be Wrecked by Action of the Conferees WASHINGTON, Aug. 18-— The | presense of Wayne B. Wheeler, gen- | eral counset of the Anti-Saloon ‘league at a meeting of the con- ferees on the anti-beer bill was char- acertzide in the senate today by Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. “unwarranted and nee © more than two hours of de- bate Senator Sterling's 1etion to send the beer bill to conference and to insist upon retention of the sen- ate amendments was adopted with- | out a record vote. as unmitigated —Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, announced today that he had refused to participate in further conférences on the anti-beer bill “because of an evident intention on the part of the conferees to weaken and destroy the effect of the Stanley‘amendment, adopted un- animously by the senate. where “good As a member of the judiciary com-| mittee Senator Ashurst was named] | 00) one of the senate managers, but it|")"? developed that he withdrew from the | POTter meeting Tuesday night He declarea | Partie! that he would “not return to take|\‘* part in the conferences if the con ferees proposed to agree’ to any amendment which will directly or directly permit the manufacture vinous, malt or spiritous liquors the home or elsewhere for bever: purposes.” Senator Ashurst declined to ment published reports that |., Wayne B. Wheeler, general fone of the Anti-Saloon league, sat with} rant, enator Ashurst av ying he of the anti uted in the pirits in the home and would yen thousands and distiller it | distitea in for be of permit *1of min “hundreds and ndment was adopt the senate and is antees con 8) c on . (Continued on Page | with the escape fre carl Dismissal ustice « F partme agent that corr n¢ ure to tr to warn special anning was recomme: HARRIS ACCUSED IN MINORITY REPORT. Maj, Peter C general of the army, who authorized Hunt to send Bergdoll, under. guard; to the Maryland mountains to search for the gold, charged by) the minority with “primary responsibility 24 ch made possible. ng that General tempt to evade Fe minority held ‘there of improper motive on his part,” adding it was “apparent his mind was rv ly overcome by the! strong statement of Ansell" that he would stand responsible for safe Fe turn of the prisoner. Taking up alleged connection with the Bergdoll caso of former Judge John W. Wescott, one time attorney! eral of New Jersey. The majority id it unimportant whether he actu- ally legally represented Bergdol! The report declared “it was clear” that ell undertook to use Judge Westcott's for the purpose.6f bringing to b & political influence: upon anybody in the admin: who might be need the gold hunt reteu spelled Bergdoll's The majority report commended the selzure of the Bergdoll property by Alien Property Custodian MMer and urged that he make every effort to produce $105,000 in gold obtained by Mrs. Emma C. Rargdoll, from treasu department, and ged to have been buried on her farm, nese Philadelphia. ‘This was put in at the insistance of Representative Luhrini who declared the withdrawal of the sold was the foundation stone of the whole conspiracy. The minority held th: questionably a conspir: effect the escape of Bergdoll not find that any officer “received any bribe or was approached with a view nspiracy v Bergdoll a Phik . for: and Ike and Gen Harris, adjutant the Was"no question ge name ar Gibbone: delphia law: ames BE. merly a Philadlephia ms friend of the Bergdoll family, Stecher, the Bergdoll chauffeur, ‘possibly Mrs. Bergdoll.” — “From the moment Bergdoll left Governor's island and the conditions surrounding him” said the minority, became apparent, he saw he col depart when ready and without vio lence. That such a condition existed is, of course, a scandal, Less than ordinary precautions prevent -es- cape were used.” to Colone? Hunt “within the next two months after he participated, so erigt Inally, in the escape,” said the majori- ty. was promoted and retired. “An outraged nation,” it added, “has the right to demand that Colonel Hunt's annuity be discontinued.’ —_ ROAD REPORT Grant Hi ay—Nebraska line te Lusk good, then very good to Keeline 1 fair to Orin. Yellowstone Highway—Platte coun: ty line to Glenrock good, then sonte- what rough to Shoshoni and Bon in proper condition no troubl nd not overload over the Birds route between Bonneville and Thermopolis. Thermopolis to the park is generally good. Shoshoni-Lander Road—Good except end then good to Salt Creek and fair to Kaycee the conferees yesterday and assisted | in the work of trying to get the house and senate together on provisions of the bill. “I was not present,” he said. The Stanley amendment adopted by the senate provided that prohibition agents must have search warrants be- fore attempting to enter residences, automobiles or baggage for contra: band liquor. The house sdopted a| substitute which provided t): no search of a home shall be made with- out a search warrent, based on an affidavit setting forth that there reasonable cause to suspect ths uor was being manu premises “for sale or sold It was said the conferees pared a substitute for ments requiring { a residence searches made LONDON, Aug. 18—{By The As- sociated Press)—Publication here yesterday of news that the Spa ish consulate was enrolling recruits for a foreign legion to fight against the rebellious tribesmen in Morocco resulted In a rush of former Brit- ish soldiers to the consulate this morning in such numbers as to ne- cessitate the presence of | force of police to keep order. search other BRITISH VETS TO AID SPAIN | Meanwhile, 500 men, all of whom | saw service with the allies, many of them being veterans of three or four years fighting are on the way to thampion, from which port they will proceed to Spain on a Spanish transport. Many ef the applicants said ther had ne funds with which to reach athampton and some of the men- cated the: intention of walking | to the port.