Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1921, Page 1

Weather Forecast pera‘ VOLUME. v HUGE GAS BAG BEING. TESTED FGA LONG HOP AeR0SS OCEAN Yankee Crew in Charge of Dirgible in Trial Flights For Atlantic Tnp HOWDEN, Eng., Aug. 23. -(By The Associated Press.) —The dirigible ZR-2, pur- chased from Great Britain by the United States, commenced a trial trip at 7:10 o’clock this morning. British and American aerial officers were in charge of the giant balloon, which will start on its flight across the Atlantic to America as/o soon pracicable. It was intended that today’s flight “Yould be the final test of the great airship before commander Louis H. Maxfield, of the-United States navy and his crew formally took charge of the craft. The ship's control car con- tained Commander Maxfield, Brig Gen. S. M. Maitland, Birtish air mar- shal, and Colonel Gimpbell, who sup- Distributed th: ough the vast inter. ter of the ship's six powerful motors. American officers, seven engineers and four riggers, in addition to the regular British crew. Three hundred men carefully guided the craft from the hangar where it had been awaiting suitable flyin; weather. Tho ringing of signal bells was followed by the responding sput- ter of the ship's six powerful moors. ‘The commander of the ground party megaphoned the order “‘cast off,” and the 700-foot long silvery gas bag glid- ed upward into the clear morning sky. If the conclusion of today's test should be successful, Commander. Max- field, with the concurrence of the navy partment in Washington will. take the craft. The next step will be the training of the crew in one or two 15 or 24-hour flights, and then, bar- ring unexpected difficulties, all will be ready for the jump off toward America. Immediately upon taking the air the big dirigible made two circuits of the airdome and then, with an American bluejacket perched i nthe machine gun- ner’s nest at the very tip of the ship's stern waving good bye, the craft headed due west and soon disappeared from view. Before the start Gen.-Maitland said he Mtended maneuvering ie ship over the North sea where she could show what ability she possessd in combatting the wind, and then to make a southward swing to Pulham, where he expected to tie the ZR to her mooring mast at 10 o'clock to- night. Railroad Official Hemorrhage TUCSON, Ariz, Aug. 23.—Col Epes andolph, head of two railway sys- téms and easily Tucson’s most re- spected and influential citizen died here at 10.30 o'clock Monday ‘night. Death occurred as a ‘complete. sur- prise to family and business associ- ates in the apartment ‘in the Santa Rita hotel occupied by Colonel and Mrs. Randolph, Showing a marked improvement in his condition although he has for many years been a sufferer from tu- berculosis,. Colonel Randolph ~ spent full working hours at his office Mon- day and after a short automobile trip went with Mrs. Randolph -to his MUTINOUS CREW THREATENS PASSENGERS, HELP CALLED Fair tonight and Wednes- day, not much change in nl WAR LO | All § “ion of Coun- try Tell Effects; Situation Facing Law in West NEW YORK, Aug. 24.— Four more murders, attributed by the police to Italian gang feuds, have been solved through information received from Bartolow Fontano, Ital- ian barber, himself charged with homicide, detectives announced last night. Fontano, who was arrested last week, gave information which led to the prompt arrest of six Itai- fans, said by the police to have been concerned in wholesale gang murders throughout the country. Antonio Nazzara and Antonio di Benet; who were shot in Brooklyn on the same night in November, 1917. are now said by the police to have been killed by Glusuppe Buccelago, a Detroit gang leader, and unidentified man, who were sent from Detroit to do the shooting. Buccelago was sub- sequently shot and killed by enemies of his gang. The police refused to give out in- formation concerning the other mur- ders on the ground that several im- pending arrests might be blocked. DEPUTIES KILLED TRYING ARREST BANDITS. JELLICO, Tenn., Aug. 23.—Deputy Sheriff C. P. McDonald and Andy Worham were killed late yesterday near here on a highway when, it is claimed, they atternpted to arrest Fred Jones and Virgil Reno. Jones and Reno, with two women, according to authorities had been on the road all day shooting at passing automobiles. ‘Jones and Reno were arrested later and lodged in the Jellico jail. Precautions agai mob violence Yiave been taken.» TWO JAILED FOR KILLING MATES, WACO, Texas, Aug. 23—Arraign- ment of W. T. Aven and Mrs. Dessie Keyes, charged with murder in ¢con- nection with the death of Aven's wife ‘and Mrs. Keyes’ husband, will take place Wednesday in justice court here. Both Mrs. Keyes and Aven have made signed statements to officers. Aven admitting having poisoned his wife and having been the cause of Keyes becoming intoxicated the night he was killed by a train near here. ‘The woman in her confession claims Aven said he had killed his wife be- cause of his love for Mrs. Keyes, his niece. W. T. Gooch, head of the chemistry department of Baylor university said his examination of the viscera taken from Mrs. Aven’s body, showed a suf- ficent quantity of poison to have ‘caused death. Neither of the accused persons has made bond. NEGRO SUICIDES WHEN FACING JAIL SENTENCE. CLERGY TRYING TO AVERT WA IAISH LEADERS FRAMING REPLY Secret Sessions Continue! to Hamper Open Dec- larations; Martial Spint Sweeps Erin BELFAST, Ireland, Aug. 23.—(By The Associated Press}—Sunday night's bomb throwing in Tyrone street was followed up in the same area by sharp rifle and revolver firing last night. A hand grenade was also used but failed to explode. The street lamps had been extinguished to pre- vent detection of the participants in the firing. DUBLIN, Aug. 23—(By The Asso- ciated Press.)—The Dail Eireann to- day considered the proposed reply of its president and his minjstry to the last letter of Premier Lioyd George on the question of an Irish pence set- tlement, it was announced in an offi- ciny communique issued this evening. The Dail adjourned until Thursday, the statement said, when it will again sit privately. ay DUBLIN, Aug, 28.—(By The Associated Press. Members of the Irish Republi- can parliament, gathered here to frame ‘the reply of that body to the British govern- mene’s offer of dominion status. for Ireland, divided their activities today between the secret sessions of the parliament and a meeting of the exe- cutive committee of the Sinn Fein. The meetings of the two bodies were held in the Mansion House and it was believed both. would concern them- selves with the attitude taken by the Irish Republicans toward the terms laid down by Prime Minister Lloyd (Continued on Page 4.) ——|—(By The Associated he Casper Daily Crihune |=, |] CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1921. Aviator Scatters Father’s Remains As Parent Wished NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—Flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet over Long Island sound, Charles S. Haight un- folded an American flag containing jhe ashes of his father, Charles F. | Haight, and scattered them to the winds. This strange ceremony took place Sunday, was viewed from the ground by the dead man's widow and two other children. The unique disposal of the ro mains of the late Mr. Haight, a widely known Brooklyn insurance official, was in accordance) with a prior to his BABE CLOUTS OUT NO. 48 CLEVELAND, Aug. 23. — “Babe” Ruth hit his 48th home run of the season, and his second of the New York-Cleveland game today, in the third inning, with one man on base. 1 CLEVELAND, Aug. 23. — “Babe” Ruth hit his 47th home run of the Season, with one man on base, in the first inning of the New York-Clev: land American league game hero t day. Caldwell was pitching for Cleve: SWISS BEGIN LIQUOR WAR LAUSANNE, Swit#erland, Aug. 22. Press)—Presi- dent Schulteess of Switzerland, open- ing the anti-alcoholic congress here today, declared aicohol was in the. first rank of “obstaciqg hindering world pacification.” He painted a de-| spondent picture of Europe's ec nomic situation, saying it was due| greatly to alcoholism, Dr. R. Hercod, one of the Swiss @elegates and secretary of the Inter national Temperance bureau, address-| ing the American delegation especial-| ly, said that the congress was not es-| sentially for prohibition but for mod- eration, He considered that Presi- dent Schulteess had expressed the! views of the minority. EDITION PMS IN PANAMA DESPITE U. S. ORDERS Murders Pred ‘ Aninate ‘iy Crime Wave Sweepiis NET TIGHTENS ON HIGHTOWER FOR MURDERING FATHER HESLIN Coast Suspect Materially Changes Alibi in Ad- missions Made to Dis- trict Attorney Swartz REDWOOD | CITY, Cal., Aug. 23.—William A. High- tower, charged with having murdered Father Patrick E. Heslin, was closeted for an hour and a half last night with District Attorney F. Swarts and sought to convince the prosecu- tor that he was incapable of a crime so brutal as the murder of the Cath- olic pries A poet and philosopher such as he, Hightower argued, could not be guilty of such a crime. Hightower made numerous sions, Swartz declared; but the dis- trict attorney declined to make known their nature. When informed that Attorney William F. Herron had filed a petition for*a writ of habeas corpus for his release, Hightower ex claimed: “I don’t want any of those people. I'll get money for my defense and I'll choose my own attorney.” Hightower practically has abandon- ed his original alibi, Mr. Swartz de- clared, and has admitted that he had been mistaken about riding in an automobile with Doris Shirley on the night of August 2 when Father Hes: admis- lin was taken from his home and held for ransom. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Anap-| propriation of $200,000 was autlior- ized by the senate last night to en- able the secretary of agriculture to provide clerical and other assistants! for the enforcement of control act. the packers Appropriation For: |Packer Control Out Panamans Prepare for Trouble While| Preparing WASHIN IGTON, Aug. 23 —The American state depart- Panama yesterday stated em- phatically that the United States would not permit any hostilities growing out of the occupa. tion of the Coto region by Costa Rica PANAMA, Aug. ciated Press) latest 3.—{By The Panama's reply note from the secretary of . Charles E. Hughes, in which ma was told that disputed ter along the Costa Rican frontier of this country would be placed un der the jurisdiction of Costa Rica, ha been considered by the Panaman inet and possibly will be delivered on Asso to the Wednesday. Although it is generally reported that armed forces have already ordered to advance on Coto, in t disputed area, with a view to oppos ing possible Costa Rican occupation of that district, the most recent of- ficial declarations here indiesie that troops have been dispatched only to Divid, a town some distance from the boundary, The Panaman govern ment, it is understood, will awalt further advices from Washington be fore taking any decided steps. General preparations to meet emer gency calls for men have veen made. The chief of the fire department has been instructed to hold himself ready to relieve all police forces, should their removal to the frontier become necessary The American note, it developed to: day, was in response to a communi cation from the Panama government, indicating that if Costa Rica should attempt to reoccupy the disputed ter. ritory, force would be used in resist- ing unless the United States. made it clear that the American government would prevent it. “In view of the fact that the | Uniitéd States as a friendly mediator,” the American note said, after bh ing referred to the character of the note of May 2, “regards as just the claims of Costa Rica to lawful pos: session of the territory on the Pacific |awarded to her by President Loubet, |it cannot, because of its special treaty relations to Panama, permit a renewal of hostilities by Panama * against Costa Rica by, reason of Costa Rica now taking peaceful possession of that territo: MARQUIS APPOINTED SHERIFF EPLACING GEORGE MASSEE NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—Sylvester | Crockett, a negro, attempted suicide yesterday in Tombs prison by setting fire to his clothing which he had first saturated with erosene. Before touching the match, he bathed his face and head in the oil and tied a hankerchief tightly about his throat. ‘The act occurred in a room used to house prisoners about to be finger- printed. The kerosene was left in the room to remove blacking used in the pro- cess. Two other prisoners raised the m by shouting and beating on the nt the negro was badly burned the flames were extinguished that there was believed. to be little chance of his recovery. He was to have been sent to Sing Sing to begin a five-year term for beating a patrolman. MOONSHINE AND GAS BAD COMBINATION. DENVER, Aug. 23.—Twenty-nine persons have been killed and 438 in- jured in automobile accidents in Den- ver since January 1, 1921, according to a statement issued today by Chief ot Police H. Rugg Williams. Nine of the persons killed were children, most of whom were run down by careless motorists, according to the chief. In (Continued on Page 4) NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—The steamship Alliance arial y from Cristobal with three mutinous firemen in irons and 22 marines transferred to the ship at sen from the battle fitness by other firemen. ‘Wete women and children, James Stone got in touch with the summoned aid. The Allianc® left Cristobal August 12, Captain Stone said, and as the re- sult of continual quarrels he sum- ™moned three firernen before nim and ordered them put in irons on charges of mutiny. As they were being taken to confinement they yelled: hands, quit work,’ There was no ac- u on guard, because of a rebellious spirit ex- Fearing for the safety of 124 passengers, many of whom Sep) tual response to their ise but the rest of the firemen muttered con- battleship by wircless iast Friday and/stantly and made such threats that the engineers went armed and were afraid to sleep. The cook could *not rest in his quarters because of the noiss made by the unruly firemen and had to sleep on deck. When the ma- rines arrived the trouble subsided. FIRST ROUND TENNIS TITLE GOES TO REHR DENVER, Colo., Aug. 23.—Wilmer I. Rehr, Casper’s entrant in the Col-| orado Tennis classic now underway in Denver defeated Major Harrison of Fort Collins in the first round in the state title contests yesterday, 6-4 and 6-4. Harrison was Rehr's opponent in the city finals last year. Rehr’s real test will come today when he meets Don Harker in the second round today. Harker lost the state championship to Rehr last year but beat the Casper man in a tourna- ment held recently in the oil city. The matches are preliminaries to what should prove one of the most interesting tennis tourneys. in west. There are 50 entries in the singles contest and 30 teams in the doubles. On the outward voyage someone painted a fireman with turpentine as he Iay sleeping. When he awoke he seized an axe and went on the war- path. He was placed in irons. judge wno heard his case at Cristobal diecharged him, saying that his, provocation had been’ great. At Port de Paix, the last port call on the return trip, the firemen re- turned to the ship with much Haitian rum and the aggrieved fireman again went looking for the man who applied the turpentine. He was again placed in irons, after which his friends took up the vendetta. Red hot slice bars and axes were the favorite weapons A mixture of rum anf turpentine|in a general fight that lasted about “All| caused the trouble, according to. mem- bers of the crew, five hours below decks before the Con- necticut came in sight, it was stated. the} |to which he aspired to fill the In appointing Marquis, George Mas- see, who was acting sheriff since Mar- tin’s resignation became effective Au- jgust 10 will be replaced. In an interview given The Tribune after his appointment, Mr. Marquis would make no statement as to Ifis jappointments but stated his future policy as follows: | “Having been appointed sheriff of Natrona county, I desire to take this opportunity of expressing my appre- ciation for the honor conferred upon me. In assuming the duties of this of- fice, I am fully mindful of the many responsibilities that attach to the of- fice. In conducting the affairs of the Ex-Service Men Protest Lack Of Employment Now ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23.—Several nun- dred unemployed men, many said to be ex-service men, paraded through the downtown streets today in protest against unemployment here. Yester- day 250 men applied for a single job ut a ten-cent store. ‘The marchers carried banners bear: ing such inscriptions as “St. Louis— First in Everything Except Work." House-Cleaning in Office Predicted With Strenuous Effort for Economy Planned by New Executive Joe L. Marquis, second highest candidate for the Repub- lican nomination for sheriff last fall, will succeed to the office unexpired term of Sheriff Lee Martin, according to an appointment made late this after- | noon by the county commissioners. He will take charge im- office I expect to practice economy, in harmony with the recommenda- tions recently made by the state ex- aminer to the governor, and to hold the expeditures of the office as low as possible, consistent with efficient service. “I expect to upheld the laws of the state of Wyoming as far as that can be possibly done. So far as the strength of my office is able to bring it about, bad men and professional violators of the law will have to find other fields for their operations. “I expect to fulfill the duties of my office conscientiously and ask the co- operation of all well-minded people in this respect. I hope to merit the en- dorsement of the people of this coun- ty for the services performed.” ridle stciois> seikdied Ya CLARA HAMON WEDS DIRECTOR LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23.—Clara Smith Hamon, acquitted in Ardmore> Okla., when tried for the murder of Jake L. Hamon, was married here to John W. Gorman, a motion picture director. ee Service Is Scheduled NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—Plans for} inauguration of a daily passenger and treight air service between New York and Washington were announced to-} day by a commercial aviation com- pany. Six limousine type planes have] been purchased, Grant Highway—Nebraska line to Keeline good, then fair to Orin. Yellowstone Highway Platte county line to Careyhurst good, then fair to Glenrock. Glenrock to Casper somewhat rough. Casper to Shoshoni good, except a few sand holes between Richards and Mon- eta. Cars not overloaded and in proper condition make |the Birdseye Pass grades all right. Shoshoni-Lander Road — Good except somewhat rough over In- dian reservation between Hudson and Riverton. Casper-Sheridan Road Good except*rough stretch of ten miles just north of pavement, then fair to Kaycee and good to Sheridan. NEW AM POLICY AT FE Policy of Adopting Under Protest Place of Strike Plans , . ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., A . f the American Jederation of Labor today started work on Airplane Passenger ¢ the drafting of a policy to serve as a guide for the labor move- ment of America. A thorough and scientific investigation of the entire field of modern industry will be ordered, it is stated, and the results of this inquiry polivy. The inquiry was ordered at Ithe recent Denver convention. | “No investigators or students have undertaken & more fundamental in er meaning.” president of jauiry or inquiry of sr Gompers, }said Samuel “the federation. to American Note| ment in a note forwarded to} {ROAD REPORT |. A party of several hundred began ia ts 2022 001 Aa ey 7 = a@ tour of the park immediately fol-| New York 100 001 101— 7 13 lowing the dedication. The party was|- ee Headed by park officials and officers | Clones Barge een; Sherdell and of the Rocky Mountain. Highway as-|§ pian a rar sociation. An automobile party, head 1 = ed by nley Edwards of Laram d eee secretar} f the association had ford ith trea ie 000 000 ot Denver last week, making the trip| Brooklyn 000 100. 100 0— over the Re Mountain highway to| Batteries — Donohue and Hargrav. Lander. The main pilgrimage to the| Mitchell and Miller. er a the sonics ation s ted from —e wander Saturday mornin a motor] At Boston— R. H. E. cavalcade that extended for se > ‘1 313 0 miles, Dubois, 82 miles northwest of [Boston Te... cise ot Seek ae Lander, where the party spent a por-| Batteri oi Catioiat ie [tion of Saturday afternoon « 3 Sehn one MER OO TH ee came ) rnoon and Sat-| Schmidt; Wa‘ and O'Neill, urday night, entertained its visitors eee } with a broncho busting contest and At Philadelphia — rR dance. | Chicago 009 000 000— 0 The trip to Two-Gwo- 25 miles|Philadelphia ..000 010 00*—1 7 @ from Dubois, was made Sunday morn Batteries — Freeman and 0’Farrell; ing. scores of additional cars having |Mepdows and Henline. |Joined the original party Saturday 2s night and the following morning. In | ty |ecluded in the party going through the| AMmerican League park were many newspaper men - — signed to cover the trip and a number| At Chicago— K. H. KE. of Chicago & Northwestern Railway Philadelphia .003 000 2¢0— company officials, who plan an ex-|Chicago 21 000 600— tensive advertising campaign in the — jinterest of the Lander route into the At Detroit— R. H.R. | Yellowstone. Washington ..001 101 00— | DEDICATION PROGRAM Detroit 003 003 24— SIMPLE BUT FORMAL, — | ‘The dedication program was simple.| At St. Louis— R. H. B. |The good taste of those responsible for | Boston -110 3— jit could not have been better evi-|St. Louis 900 0— denced, since an claborate arrange. |ment would have been not unlike try At Cleveland— R. HB. jing to add to that which nature had |New 212 100. 00— already provided on so liberal a scale. |Clevela 000 100 00— The dedication itself required only tteries — Quinn and — Schang; NUMBER 269. g Over Country--Officials Helpless SIMPLE AND IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY MARKS. OPENING OF YELLOWSTONE ENTRANCE Every Section of Nation was Represented in the Ceremonial which Makes State Front Door to Natural Wonder | By GEORGE A. FLANNIGAN. | Two-Gwo-Tee Pass was dedicated as the southern en- | trance to Yellowstone National park at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon. A thousand people from Wyoming, Colorado Idaho, Montana and the mountain west, from far av y Flor- ida, from California and from states to the east, the west, the north and the south witnessed the ceremony on the green carpeted slope of the continental di | vide 115 miles northwest of I ‘ where in the spring the melting snows HONOR MEMORY teed ams ihat to the two ceans, where the on and Was-| hakie national forests adjoin, and the| Fremont and Lincoln county tines| thace! were more than witnesse@=-they were active participants in the dedi cation, for in a mingly endless ERDUN, Aug ~Mem, chants mobiles they had jour-|berg of the American Legion today neyed especially for this occaston dis-| “dicated a tablet to the defenders of trances ranging from a score to hun-| Verdun in the city hall here. The dreds of miles ceremony was carried out in the pres- Two-Gwo-Tee pass, once the favorite | ence of all the city officials The tab. spot. of Two. o-Tee, a Shoshone| let was erected to the who during chief who led a par: of United St e jerman onslaught of Feb- pets La an exploring expedition nd March, 1916, stood before ato What Je now ¥ owstone park, is|V n and held back the enemy tthe a Vi ant ro | tablet bears an inscription stat 5 a yA |! it was dedicated to © men who fo Npot see evel uttered the ‘tmmor al words ‘They the m‘range and the fantastic battlements of the Brooks nal Ors the cece BY Tone. oe L © mountains, it presents a p: |the Americans were décorated by the like appearance that is a veritable in| Municipality with the special medht of vitation to stop and pitch one's tent | Verdun under the fragfant pines that clothe Re Ke the slopes. It is destined to bi me | gne of the foremost attractions of a} Yellowstone k route itself in a few years be nationally fa mous for its beauty. A spring of ice | coid water on the eastern slo pass is the source of Big Wind river. HUNDREDS TOUR | AFTER CEREMO) | which should BALL SCORES National League York- (Continued on Page 4., dwell, Mail Morton and 0° ERICAN LABOR BEING FORMED DERATION MEET ated also. investi; the strength of the and for a central labor universi War Reductions Is° which may be developed among the af- fillated_unior Urged to Take Wage redu leaders. say, are being acc unions un- der protest ion of en. ging the organized workers to will not be considered ug. 23.—The executive council rat Saciain mpers, president of the American deration of Labor, wil keynote for a camry deliver the to increase will form the basis of the new! +: Baltimore Lahor day, was The council had before it today a oday at sor headquarters. report of a committee which con go has arranged for a three- ducted an investig: lebration, at which William Jen- the possibility of 3ryan, Rabbi Judah Magnes " | present education nat Joseph T. France. of tivities cond nd, are expected to be amogs of organized ttee|the speakers. ps = wer ts were z