Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 22, 1921, Page 4

PAGE FOUR $100,000 DRUG CARCO SEIZED BY U. S. AGENTS Contraband Found Cached Behind Salon Panelling and Other Hiding Places in Search of Italian Vessel NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—Dramatic seizure of drugs aboard the steamship Cretic became known yesterday with arraign- ment of three men charged with assaulting customs officers. The raid was made Thursday night on a tip received from American authorities in Italy who have been working secret- ly for months. The Cretic recently arrived here from Genoa. fi Although an official valuation has not been placed on the seized drugs, it y peters réported that they were worth more than $100,000. p | 3ame of the drugs were found cached behind salon panelling and more in the engineroom. The raiders said they also had discovered liquor hidden under the flooring in the en- gineroom. A long bench, it was said, had been placed over this part of the flooring and when several men sitting on this bench refused to move, @ free-for-all fight followed, in which ‘the . lights were switched off and several shots LATE CONTRACT Successful Bidder Unable to|!",#1:500 bail each for a bearing : 28, Give Bond When Time esis.” Sstyréamci" FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED INCASE OF MAN WHO DSAPPEARED, REPORT After stormy sessions in which the eity officials attempted to force W. 0. Logan, a contractor to carry out the contract for the grading and improve- ment of the city cemetery which was awarded to him recently when it was found that he was the low bidder for Soest eee eae oe nero |) Wearink that, ron) pay’ Se response Cancellation of the contract was au-| fot the disappearance of Olaf Mathien- thorized {t is said when Logan was|8¢?, Who until last Saturday was an unable to furnish bond wher the city |‘mPloye of the Larsen. and. Jourgen- refused to allow him until '-auary 1/89 company, authorities here. today Re fata the rere, have undertaken an extenstye hunt in When the arrangements with Lo-|°Mer to find some trace of the man ‘gan were suspended it is underatooa |©™ 8°me detail that might throw some that L. B, Blanchard, the next low |/!sht on his absence. Widder was asked to assume the work ‘That Mathiensen was missing was at this contract. Logan bid $2,932.50, Teported to the officials several days while Blanchard agreed to take the ®S0- Little attention was paid to the work for $3,355. report because it was thought that Proceedings to awarfl the contract ‘the man had just left town for some to Blanchard will be formally under- 4) oi and that he would show up in taken at the Monday night meeting of |1Ue time. the city council. It is probable thatthe} After 4 week elapsed: and nothing city fathers will outline their proced-/W8 heard of the missing man friends ure against Mr. Logan at that time. found that he had taken none of his psc a's. e vr Shea some valuables in his possession. Casper Kids Swarm At Big Matinee) man is ves vistm ot some tearsiann Sere who was gttracted by the money and jewelry the man had in his) pos- Five hundred Casper kiddies this|pession, orders*were issued today to a@fterncon attended the five-cent mat-|have the undefworld districts thor the time he disappeared he is known to have had considerable money and inee at the Columbia. The manage-| oughly combed here, > aible for the boys and girls to get Sapphire Girls, has a clever comedy oe tg for today’s bill that gets a thousand} Subjects coming under the general popularity of the Sapphire Girls and| meeting to be held Tuesday noon. the popular prices appeal to the pub-|Meny informal talks on the accom. Jewelry and watch repairing by ex-|%mportant announcements in connec: pert workmen. All work guaranteed.|tion with plans on section 16, the ment of the theater realizes that a nickel to the average kid means what Parte sos cores= GG SUBJECTS TO BE. @nd for this reason has made it pos- five cents. Lawrence Wall, manager of the Jaughs on every line. The attendance|head of city planning will be taken tecords are more than justifying the] UD at the chamber of commerce Forum llc. plishments of the city plan and im- ——_—. (provement committees will be made. Casper Jewelry Mfg. Co., O-S Bldg. [property of the community extension 34-tf corporation will be made. We Are ina Great Town And The Lyric Theater Stock : IS GOING FAST! Following is a copy of letter received from H. T. Haggen. Believe in Casper and The Lyric Theater Company as he does and you will never regret it. Don’t be a “putter-off’”—Act now. Chicago, Ill., October 18, 1921. John A. Miller Co., Casper, Wyo., Gentlemen: Enclosed find Cashier Check for $50.00 on Merchants Trust and Savings Bank for 100 shares of stock in the Lyric Theatre Company, I never realized what a good city Casper was until a I left there and saw what the conditions are in the East, you can tell them for‘me that as soon as I can get my busi- ness affairs straightened out .here, I am taking the first train back to Casper. You can send my. stock certificates to me at South Bend, Ind., care of Oliver Hotel, as I will be there shortly, Respectfully yours, H. T., HAGGEN, 5353 Green Street, Chicago, Ii, For Further Particulars Write P. O. BOX 555 CASPER, WYO. Agents Will Call on You Helongings from his room there. A‘ Che Casper Dally Cridune (NOTORIOUS ROADHOUSE CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES; IDLE RUMORS ARE UPSET Charging that intimations which have been publicly made here that the Golden Gate Inn, the notorious road- house which was burned to the |sround, the fire being of incendiary crigin, was allowed to operate with knowledge of the authorities wa? strongly denied by the sheriff's office today. “For the benefit of people who do not know the real conditions” it was said “the fact that the roadhouse had} been closed at least two weeks prior! to its destruction should be interest ing.” During the regime of Sheriff Mar- quis, this place often came under tite attention of the authorities. It was ordered closed several times, and ar rests have been made at various times if people who were thought to be con. (nected with ite opsration. There has ween no official regret expressed that the scene of many a wild escapade came to Its end in the manner in which it did. — NOTICE! Some one has stolen two signature rubber stamps and pads.from my of fice in the Midwest building. Be. ware of any and all printed matter bearing my stamped signatures. Out-Door Life ‘The woman who can live outdoon and take vigorous exercise is usy ally healthy and well. But there comes a time im every wo man’s life when her nerves are on edge. Very often the trou- ile is in the organs ezsentially feminine. Worry, sleep) nights, headache: pains, disorders, {r- regularities and weaknesses of a dis-@ tinctly feminine char- acter in a short time bring the dull eye, the “crow’s feet," the haggard look, droop- ing shoulders and the faltering step. Tore in the appearance youth, a woman must retain health ad of lotions, powders and paint; your druggist for Dr. Pierce’: ‘avorite Prescription. This is the vorman’s temperance tonic and ner vine which has had the approval o! thousands of women for over fifty ears. Over a million bottles were old last year and many of you: friends and neighbors can testify a: to how good it is. It comes in liquid or tablet form. Send ten cents in tamps to the Invalids’ Hotel, But- alo, N. ¥., for trial package of the sblets, Equally eMfcient, as well as »opular, have been the Pleasant Pei ets of Dr. Pierce's. Try them today, + pleasant laxative, easy to take. LAST TIMES TODAY BEBE DANIELS “THE SPEED GIRL” —ALSO— A SHORT FEATURE “THE NE’ER TO RETURN ROAD” AND CURRENT EVENTS Henry Brennan President. 4099999999 O99900990000005990009004090900000604000000060000000000000005000000800006000000000. i Continuows 1 to 11 “The MAN FROM LOST RIVER” FOR THOSE WE LOVE Supported by a Distinguished Cast, Including LON CHANEY A Human Story of a Girl Who Fights and Faces Disgrace for the Happiness of Those She Loves. —ALSO— “THE SIDE SHOW” A Sunshine Comedy. SUNDAY AND papel PH ERR ORI AAG j1RTs| A tice Theater, 1. yon LAST TIMES TODAY ~ BERT LYTELL IN “A TRIP TO PARADISE” AND JOE RYAN IN “THE PURPLE RIDERS” DON’T FORGET TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS FOR IRIS VAUDEVILLE PLAYING . NEXT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, DETER 26 AND 27 -BY KATHERINE NEWLIN BURT A Big of Those Strong, Picture—One Tw-Fisted, Red-Blooded, Outdoor Yarns That Everybody Enjoys. This sort of story has made Katherine Newlin Burt and her “Brand- ing Iron” famous. But the “Branding Iron” was not quite ‘so active, not quite so tender, not quite so swift as this new vivid production, THE CAST INCLUDES HOUSE PETERS, FRITZI BRUNETTE AND ALLAN FORREST —ALSO— JOHNNY HINES —IN— : “TORCHY A LA CARTE” —AND— ‘ CURRENT EVENTS SUNDAY AND MONDAY USUAL ADMISSION 40c SHOWS START AT 1:00, 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 6:30, 8:00, 9:30 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 192), Continwous 1 to 11 P.M, LAST TIMES e Rider of the King Log CHARLIE CHAPLIN Champion” Chaplin’s Best Comedy - —NEXT— ‘Pathe News We're At It Again STARTING SUNDAY TALMADGE IN HER VERY LATEST . PICTURE “The Sign On The Door” In our opinion the Sake 3 the Door” i jorma ‘almadge’s great- est production for First National. Imagine her as the lit- tle —— who. Cad to save er. step-daughter from a rogue and while in- his den he sees her husband come to avenge. Tt is a drama thsi im- pels; is vivid, vibrant and a wonderful epoch in the making of modern pictures. This is positively Miss Talmadge’s very latest picture and is released by Jos. M. Schenck and was directed by Herbert Brenen. —ALSO— Aesop’s Fables In Animated Cartoons. —ALSO— A GOOD COMEDY COME EARLY