Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 3, 1921, Page 1

SHOOTS NEGRO, NDED IN KU KLUX BATTLE BLOODAUNSAS. SHERIFF TRIES -TOHALT PARADE and Juty Probe to-Be Made of Disturbance at Waco, Texas of here, 0 odd knights of the Ku Klux ee paraders and a sheriff's posse in ‘which Sheriff Bob Buchanan of [McLennan county was dangerously ounded and eight other men severe- iy injurec. The list of injured fol- low: ‘wounds; Louis Crow, knife wound; Carl, West, Lorena, knife wound; Will i] n, Lorena, knife wound; Ed J on, ‘Waco, knife wound; Julian nier, knofe wound; Will Austin, Lo- na, knife wound; Charlie Westbrook, na, knife wound; L. 8. Dumas, ker, bullét wound, and Ed How. ‘Waco patrolman, knife wound. jg announcement wag made last ht. by District Judge R. I, Mun- of the Fitty-fourth district court, lowing an informal conference with punty Attorney F. B. Tierey, who con: wan inquiry into the Sip ve. lowing a recting with the nty attorney a delegation of Lo- na citizens drew up a resolution ned. ty 200¢persons deploring the dy, declaring the Ku Klux Klan embers intended no violation of the wand plasi:s the blame for. the rhoon fav slivritt. The it fol- pwed an attempt by the sheriff to op a parade of masked 1 Following a conference with County ttorney F, B. Tierey after the latter’ 0 that the inquiry. should n ordered until the wounded had ciently recovered to enable them to Tate last night those undergoing Is Were re- uy Sheriff Buchanan, Louis Crow, pro- rietor of a local laundry, and Ed How- 4 are still in a critical condition. The latter two, reported to have innocent » were bbed by an unidentified assailant. he sheriff was shot twice, one of the istol bullets, pentrating his right A Gelegation of Lorena citizens yes- a peared before the county at- orney and declared they belleved & ous offens had been. committed ma that they were’ anxious for jus- ice to be done. z In @ resolution’ signed by more than 00 citizens of. the village published bresterday, the signers set forth seven ‘statementa” in order that “the world may know the facts in the (Continued on rage Four) UDICIAL OATH (TAKEN BY TAFT WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—Administration of the judicial bath to William Howard Taft, the new chief justice of the nited States, marked the reconvening today of the supreme ourt for the regular fall term. * The oath was administered t jociate justice, Joseph McKenna. Mr. first chief justice to have e- usly occupied the- highest execu- Live office”in the nation. The administration of the judicial th. the final step in the induction &@ new chief justice, was attended ‘all of the age-old ceremony attach- to the nation’s highest tribunal. J path binds the chief justice “to minister justice without respect to oms.and do equal right to the poor the rich.” . The-chief justice and the associat: at the conclusion of the cere- nies, foliowed the established cus- mn and went to the White Houce pay their respects to the president. ——_———_—— FIRST SNOW IN MICHIGAN. IRONWOOD, Mich., Oct. 3.—Sleet, ri ermittent flakes of snow fell The temperature degrees at 10 a. m. This sieet and snow of Che Cazper Daily Weather Forecast Fair. tonight and Tuesday, warmer tonight in east por- VOLUME V. - Crthane | th | CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1921. _ NUMBER 303. WITNESSES ON BOTH SIDES MISSING IN MURDER CASE State’s Prosecution of Hightower for Slaying Priest Weakened by Failure SAFETY OF LIFE IS QUESTIONED to Locate Marie Bianchi, Report REDWOOD CITY, Cal., Oct. 3.—Important witnesses for state and defense were missing today as the hour drew near for William A. Hightower to go on trial_for the alleged mur- der of the Rev. Patrick E. Heslin, Catholic priest. P’The state witness whom all-the of the district at- helped out by the Baa erinttics, pollen, Mies Girl Offers To Wed for $3,000; Has Big. Choice keeper, Marie Wendel, alone is known to have seen the cleric since an un- identified man, said to resemble High- towef,- took him by night from the parish reaidence on the pretext tha’ dying man desired spiritual consola- beer found, ‘Dolly 2 whom. Hightower said he + ¥. Information that enabled Rim to find the priest's shallow grave in, the sands of Salada beach, on the Francisco peninsula, from which Father Heslin's ‘body was exhumed by San Frahelsco police men. The district attorney asserts ‘Dolly Mason" is a mythical person. STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. Grant “Highway—Nebraska line to Lusk, fair, then generally good to Lost "Springs, then fair to Orin. Yellowstone Highway — Platte COTTON PROSPECTS DECLINE.} WASHINGTON,- Oct. 3.—Furthet: decline in the condition of cotton dur- ing September resulted in a reduction of 500,000 bales in the forecast of pro- duction issued today by the depart- county line to Orin, = little choppy; | ment of agriculture which places the pees wae to beyond Careyhutr, | total crop at 4,537,000, equipvalent 600- Ing between Glenrock and Parker. | Pound bales. ] ton, travelers should drive carefully in the vicinity of this new construc- tion? Parkerton to Casper, gener. ally rough, Casper to. Schoshont, generally good,, though some choppy places from high dry winds. Shoshont-Lander, Road—Shoshont to Lander fair to good, except some rough and dusty between Riverton and Hudson. Casper-Sheridan Road — Very rough” for twelve mines norta of pavement, then fair to good to Cas- tle creek, then rough to Salt Creek and fair to-Johnson county line. Re- ported generally good trom Johnson county line to Sheridan. TO conference on unemploym: Such a: proposal tion's workers. i to Mr. Taft by the senior as- tional unemployment and industrial r, Taft thereby became|unemployment statistics and upon WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—Advisability of a federal bond issue to create a fund for making loans to aid lic works in years of depression when jobs are scarce was under consideration today by sub-committees of the national (EDITORIAL) “The person who erosses the Burlington switch track on the Sandbar and goes north at night does not know whether he will return alive or not.” . This was said yesterday in all seriousness by a gentle- man who knows always and exactly what he is talking about. - It was no light remark uttered to fill the gap in con- versation. It was said because the man believed it to be true. The same belief is shared by others. This seems to be a situation not only demanding im- mediate attention, but such attention as will forever quiet the feeling of danger to the life of the citizens at any time or any place in Casper. Can it be possible that ‘the authorities of this city” have permitted members of the underworld and crimi-\ nal classes in such numbers to settle within any section ‘ of the city as to render it unsafe? As proof of conditions several murders are pointed to, numerous assaults, robberies and other criminal] acts that are not to be tolerated in any civilized community, not to speak of prostitution, bootlegging, illicit distilling and other shameful and_deliberate trampling upon laws Shark for the safety and good order of the com- munity. : It is a terrific indictment of any administration to have it said, there is a place within the city of Casper where human life is unsafe. If is a reflection upon the ae that has sustained the authorities, in good faith and in good part because they were the authorities. Tf it is true that the Sandbar or any other place in the city is unsafe for any citizen at any time upon any legitimate mission the people must know why and after paying the price in taxes for protection and safety, they must also know why they have been’ betrayed. Astrakhan Wharves Are Crowded With Famine Refugees ASTRAKHAN, Russia, Oct. 3.— (By The Associated Press.)—-Hopeless groups of famine refugees crowd the wharves of Astrakhan, which in happier times were filled with the tides of commerce flowing to and from Russia and the trans-Caspian plains. Bitter rains of autumn are falling almost continually, and the first snow of the Russian winter has whitened the roofs of the building of the city, but the throngs of emigrants have no shelter while they wait, per- haps vainly, day and night, for trans- portation to the Kuban and Don reg- ions, where they can obtain food. Aw trakhan is a city of misery and suf- ering and death. The traveler who has seen Russia and the Russians tn times of plenty may expect to mect with a rosy round faced people when he again enters the country. Disillus- fonment is in store for him, howe: for ywhere sees thin faces, akin of which jeemingly stretched tight across the cheek bones. He re- members Astrakhan as a city filled with industries and commerce, but he finds it but shadow of its former self. Its caviar and fishing industries are estimated to have dwindled nearly 70 per cent. Where once 2,000 ships daily sailed up and down “Mother Volga” there are now barely 100 on that streain. Death seems to dog the footsteps of the refugees. They are fleeing from starvation,.but many hungry children and adults die from the first food they eat, the very bread they have striven for proving fatal to. them in their weakened condition, Meat or bread cost 3,000 rubles or about § cents per pound but there are few who have money enough to pay this price day after day. Disease has’ played its part in the ruln of Astrakkan... Black typhus.tool a terrible: toll during the winter of 1919-1920, Forty out of every hundred jclans: died during the awful During. the past summer Asiatic cholera and malaria have car- ried off thousands of victim: ‘When one asks-the people the cause of the present terrible condition of the Inevital answer 1: hasbeen ‘no rain, The only ray in the gloom is the fact that the potato crop was slightly larger than usual, and for the moment this crop is helping in the solution of the dire problem of hunger. Along the western coast of the Cas- pian stands the island of Shilol, where one of the grimmest tragedies of the famine was recently enacted. Mari- ners noticed the lighthouse on the 1sl- and was darkened. and landed to in- vestigate. They found in the lighthouse the 12 keepers all. dead irom. starya- ion. They had eaten thelr shoes and had bolled fur skins to maintain life, and one by one had succumbed, the light going out when the last of the 12 sank to death. FEDERAL LOANS CITIES URGED Municipal Improvements During Times of | asm tines. ""° "N"S Nm Depression Proposed by Means of Fund Created by Government BondIssue_ | Hoover said, “is definite orgunization |by the mayors in the municipalities municipal pub- MELILLA, Morocco, Oct. 3.—(By ~Steps have been taken by city of-| The Associated Press}—Continuing Loans to municipalities would he] ficials of Boston and Cleveland to put | made by the fedéral government un-| into effect the emergency relief pro- der'tHe plan only upon proof of na-| ¥ram adopted last week by the conter- ence, Secretary Hoover announc?d to- @epression as shown by industrial andjCcay, adding that he had been inform- ed unofficially that F’ortland, Ore., and their advance against the Moorish yesterday, the Spanish troops engaged the rebels along a front of 10 kilometers on the plains before Zeluan, inflicting casualties in killed of more than 1,000 upon whero this has rot yet been done defi- nitely and ‘systematicalty.” ———— Mrs. M. J. Gothberg is spending the week in Thermopolis taking the course of baths’ at the sanitartum. MOORS LOSE 1,000, REPORT ent. has been suggested to the conference as | ; part of a plan for permanent safe-| proof of the soundness and utility of guards against bad years for the na-| specific public works proposed. ‘the Moors. The action houra, General Berenguer, high commissioner, directed the lasted 15 the Spanish on the steps mortally wounded with- out having said another word. operations, In which the reports state the Spanish troops in ‘nu- merous, instances displayed notable heroism. Insults Forced on Mrs. i Reach Climax When Neg. Door; Investigation Revei Clothing Stolen From Hom Robert Brown, a negro, 58 years of age, % rl Williams Appears at Wealth of Here ¢ < r said to have ramen 9 7 that he was an ex-convict, was shot and mortally wounddd as he attempted to force his way into the home of Mrs. Pearl Williams, img house proprietress at 112 North Wolcott street, shortly after 8 o’clock last night. Two of the six shots which Mrs. W' door at the negro rook effect in his body and he is said to have less than an even chance for recovery at the Private hospital today. Following « hunch, Sheriff Joe Mar quis and his ¢eputies this. morning lea: ned that Brown made his homo zr 415 Melrose streét in North burling ton addition and obtained a garct warrant to visit the premises. ‘The officials were startled to find a cache of Clothing and valuables of all kinds having an estimated value run- ning into thousands of dollars, This loot is thought to be the result of the robbery of many Casper homes. It js suid that there ere 300 pairs of shor. alone in the loot. ‘he shooting last night and the un cavery of the lvot this morning restit ed in the close of the longeat criminal investigation that was ever undertak en jointly by police and county offt- cers here. For the past reveral weeks Mrs. ‘Williams has been continually troubled by some pergon who would call her on the phone, offer her valuables of all kinds tf she would meet him. This climaxed when the man offered to give her $2,000 of its equivalent if she. would meet him at a place designated. On each occasion that the person called Mrs, Williams would report the ‘o the local officials. Men Nlag.on theoase byt were an find anything. Time after jes from the sheriff's office or nights in or mbout the property. OFFERED $2,000 TO MEET WOMAN. On each occasion the troublesome person would call Mrs. Williams, tell her that he knew that the officers had been at the place and then would per- sistently renew his offers. He told her that he would not come to her house but he would designate a place where she could meet him, do as she was told and she would get the $2,600. ‘The telephone campaign was renew- ed several days ago and tims and again during a day the unknowa per- son weuld call the place. Oftim police and sheriff deputies listened in to try to identify the man’s volee but they could learn nothing. The ¢limax to ‘the case camo last night when a man appeared at the tront door of the Mrs. Williams’ home. “fam the man who has been t phoning to you” said the big degen. erate looking negro. Constantly during the period of sev- eral weeks Mrs. Williams has lived in a state of fear and boreboding. She was prepared at all times for callers Rt unusual hours, When the negro told his mission Mrs. Williams started shooting with- out further question. The negro fell The building where the shooting happened lurks in the shadows of the courthouse and {t was but a matter of a moment or so until Sheriff Marquis, attracted by the sound of the shots was on the scené. Brown was removed to the hospital illiams fired through a screen LONGSHOREMEN WAGE DEMANDS VARIED, REPORT Cancellation of Overtime Pay One of Causes of Walkout, Leaders State in Mak- ing Case. NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Leaders of the 6,000 longshoremen, who went on strike at the Trans-Atlantic pier yes- terday in protest of tha new wage ‘acale, today declared that their griev- ance concerned not only reduced wages and the resumption of the 48- hour week, but the fact that their ov- pay had been abolished on Sat- urday. International Longshoremen’s asst- ciation. officials declared the raajority uf the longshoremen in the port h-d accepted a wage reduction from $1 to 43 cemis an hour and from $1.20 to $1 an hour for overtim: Wealthy Wife Of Importer “Tries Suicide Oct. 3,— 3| Dying from an overdose of a sleeping powder and with both wrists slashed, Mrs. Paul C. Zuhike, wife a wealthy New York importer and exporter who bad been missing since Thursday. was foun faturday night in a bara on the Zuhike estate near Madison, it be- came known today. Mrs. Zuhike died a few minytes after being found. Coal Miners Are Denied Hearing DENVER, Oct. 3, — The supreme court of Colorado taday handed down a decision that the coal mining indus- try is “affective of the public inter- est." The decision was given in de- nial of a petition filed by representa- tives of the United Mine Workers of America asking that a like decision of April 4, last, be reheard. The suit which resulted in today’s (Continued on Page Four.) decision originated in 1919. ND GIRL GOES ON TRIAL F OR LIFE CLEVELAND, Oct. 3.—The trial of Marian McArdle, charged with the first degree stepfather, was set for today. murder of Daniel Kaber, her She is the third to be tried, Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber, her mother, and Salvator Cala, serving life sentences for the crime. The girl’s knowledge of the ELECTRIC SCOREBOARD SERVICE OF TRIBUNE TO | BE SUPREME DURING WORLD SERIES--AND FREE Yes, sir, Mr. World Series Fan. The Yankees are favorites in Gasper as far as it is possible to tell by the little friendly bets that have-been placed. But then there’s Mr. McGraw, who has to be- taken into consideration. You know that scrappy, brainy general of many a baseball series. He’s on the job. Of course, you will want to follow “Babe” Ruth's career during the world’s series. Will the Bambino be © able to wreck games and bring the pennant home for the Yanks or will his efforts-be offset by the craftiness of Manager McGraw? Mairi sichnaere es These anda thousand and one other little intricacies will be given to you via The Tribune’s mammoth score- board on which the world’s series will be reproduced in Casper. In addition plays that it is impossible to repro- duce on the diamond with the little advices on the plays of experts who are witnessing the title clash will be megaphoned so that there will not be a dull moment for the huge crowds which will gather daily in front of The Tribune building. . Remember, Mr. Fan, this is all free. « Then in addi- tion to this service, which is the most complete’that was ever. presented to ball. fans in Wyoming, The Tribune will carry the most complete report of the series that was ever attempted by a Wyoming newspaper. The giant electric scoreboard on which the games will be played in Casper for hundreds of fans will be swung into place in front of The Tribune building and thoroughly tested so that everythin will run off like clockwork when the series starts Wednesday. Watch The Tribune tomorrow for full details of the series, the time the games start, the umpires, the prob- able pitching selections and the hundreds of other little details that go into making baseball one of the greatest of American pastimes, plot to kill Kaber, which also involved Mrs. Mary. Brickel, her 69- ear-old grandmother, will be admitted the defense according to Frances W. Poulson associate counsel for Miss ‘cArdie but a general denial that he participated in the murder con- spiracy will be offered. That Miss McArdie's devotion to her mother prevented her from interfer- ing with or disclosing any details of the plot will be one of the pleas ‘rf- ce Attorney Poulson said. Kaber. was stabbed to death In his Lakewood home more than two years nage by hired assassins, Se THIEVES TAKE EATS. TORRINGTON, Wyo. Oct. gm Thieves who entered ths Torrington bakery by breaking in through @ rear window were evidently of the class as quantities of bread, cakes and cookies were missing im addition to $2 in change left in the cash reg- ister, I WAC NVR Fj |