Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1922, Page 1

SHOPLIFTER FIRES ON BANKER, TWO WOUNDED ‘Che Casper Daily Weather Forecast Cribune| =, | CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1922. BLUEBEARD BRAVE IN EETING GUILLOTINE NUMBER 118. | Ex-Solon ot 70 To Take Bride Of 25 Years CHICAGO,’ Feb. 24—Lee Mantle, 7, former senator from Montana, ad- No Claim of Innocence Passes Lips of Henri Landru Before'= Knife Slips Down to Exact Penalty for Eleven Lives Alleged to Have Been Taken by Foul Murderer VERSAILLES, Feb. 25.—( By The Associated Press.)—Henry Descire Landru, “blue- beard of Gambais,” copvicted of the-murder of ten women and one youth, gave his life this morning in exchange i.r he had taken. The triangular knife of the guillotine fell at 5205 o'clock, twenty-five minates after the time originally set for the execution, the delay mee causing many to express the erroneous opinion that Landru was making a confessi Mysterious until death, Landru resented Father Loiselle’s query as to whether he had | NORTH PLATTE CUT RESTORED items cut. by the houso for general lan@ office, clerical forces and surveys: in which Wyoming is Son of Former U. S. Minister any confession to make. “It is an insult to a man like me,” was his reply. “Had I ariy confession to make, I would have made it ago.” But never did he utter the word ‘square, old-fashioned candle Dies of Wound, Sr., former United States minister to Belgium, acciden-| tally shot himself last Friday while examining a gun in front of a build- ing in which were the offices of the Marburg, Kibbey Cattle company. at Magdalenn, Sonora. ASPHYXIATION KILLS FAMILY SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Feb. 25.— Mr. and Mrs. E. Gray, their two i 6 and a girl of 3, @ nurse, Migs Lilian Spencer, were killed by inhaling’ gas, Which filled the Gray home here from ® gas water Keater. “) The family had been M with infiIn- #* enza, but was recovering. When Dr. H. IL. Schumeier, the attending phy- sician called at the home today and received no response to his knock at the door, he summoned the police and had the door opened. A cloud of gas swept out. He found Mrs. Gray and her daugh- ter dead in one room, and Gray and his son dead in another, and the nurse unconscious in the livingroom. The latter was carried to the outside, but @ied within a few minutes. In the Kitchen a coll gas water heater was urning, and from this the deaty fumes were pouring. shaved and his neck and face were deathly palo. The executioner’s assistants caught him around the waist and leyelled knife slid down, and the whole affair was over in less than twenty secouds. Lanftru never faltered from the time he appeared in the door; he gave the guillotine one’ look, squared his should- ers and walked erect, uttering not a word. The crowd, which had been kept at such a distance that it saw nothing of the details, uttered no cry, and the silence was only broken by the bugles sounding reveille in the nearby bar- racks, and the Angelus bells. The platoon of cavalry with sabres bared saluted as the “mystery man" went to his death. Then the hundred or more news paper its, and the few of- ficials who had witnessed the execu- tion left the scene, while outside the lines of cavalry, many persons were asking “was it allover?” ‘There seemed to be more pity than bitterness, and never a word of in- vective against the man who had just paid the penalty fora series of the foulest murders in the criminal his- tory of France. t ioe 28 EAR ee a EBOBBERS GET $271. BANKS, Ore, Feb. 25.—Robbers last night broke into the Washington county bank here by tunneling under the rear of the building and cutting through ‘the floor, They gained en- trance to the vault but failed to open the safe. The bank's loss, according to a report early today by officers, ‘was $271 tm small change. jcut off from the outside world ion. & report as a non-marrying man. purely a love affair.” -|shovelers who have been It'snight. CHICAGO IS ROCKED BY |J.cuiwineuay DYNAMITE EXPLOSION ‘SHOT TODAY IN People of Windy City Thrown into Frenz, “hen Thirty Tons of Giant Explosive Goes Off in Suburb; S, From Whole Streets of Windows } CHICAGO, Feb. 25.—After an last night rocked South Chicago, marshal, declared today plan. Two deputies, George P. McNally and Calvin T. Weeks, agree that the blast, which occurred at the McCook q Argo, IIL, could not have been caused accid ental “The. magazine was in the prairie and complied with the state laws,” the essistant fire marshal said. “The Powder and dynamite wis of such a pature that it would not explode with out some concussion or inition.” ¥. W. Grear, resident manager of the McCook plant, and L. H. Stewart, master mechanic, told the marshal they believed the blast was caused by unable to find employment at the plant. They said the company's agreement with tnion men expired in January and that since that time no new agreement had been drawn up. CHICAGO, Feb. 25.—Chicago and dozetth of its suburbs today found out what caused the blast which literally shook them to their foundations and caused s frensy of excitement last Thirty tons of dynamite in @ stone quarry o'clock and hundreds of thousands of alarmed residents went to bed not knowing just what had happened to sive rise to rumors of concerted bomb: ings, earthquakes, falling meteors and lisasters to manufacturing plants. For an hour after the blast the Chi cago district was in a furore. The smashing of glass in thousands of win: dows, the shaking of bul) Jings and the poise of the explosion gave rie to re- ports that bombings were occurring simultancously at many places in the city. While the police and newspaper of ices were flooded with hundreds of nquiries, and thousands of frightened people were trying to find the source nf the blast, the Associated Press, hrough a curious coincidence, was ble to give the first authentic news of the explosion. A Monon railroad signal tower at Dyer, Ind., received definite word of let go PEOPLE ON ICE-BOUND TRAIN WITHOUT FOOD FOR 48 HOURS Score of Passengers Get First Eats in Two Days on Arrival Last Night at Neenah, Wisconsin, Claim NEENAH, Wis., Feb. 25.—(By Wireless to The Associated Press.)—Ice bound for two days on passenger trains stalled ‘nine miles north of Neenah, more than a score of reached _last-night. They had been practically this town .| without food for 48 hours. Neenah, in the center of the Fox River valley, has been stnce | be weeks before service can be restor- Monday night when icecovered tele-| ed to Oshkosh. The bus line to Ap. MAMMOTH GASSER DRILLED IN POISON SPIDER BY NEWYORK OIL} The completion of another huge .gasser in‘ the Poisoit Spider field by the New York’ Oil company yesterday sets at rest the impression which has been prevalent in some circles. here that the fields lying west of Casper do not furnish ade- quate gas supply to warrant changing the city to a gas- all-night investigation of the dy. q causing $1,000,000 damage, R. M. Pé he was convinced that the blast was the resus Ty of the Consumers’ company, near phone and telegraph poles collapsed, nication, light by falling poles in Neenah. Other poles, snapped off under the weight jof a two-inch coating of ice,: plunged ;through the roof of the Soo Line sta- [too ‘The telegraph operator on duty heard them strike the roof and dived By noon of Wednesday Neenah was without light or power and the mayor |isstued a special proclamation warning jagatnst fallen high tension wires. ‘The Eastern Wisconsin Electric company's trolley line and all power wires lending west for the business @istrict were breken when a Wiscon- sin Northern train plowed into the fallen wires. A team of horses was | Killed by a dangling trolley wire, but the driver unhurt. Oshkosh was even harder hit than | Neenah, according to word received j here. Both trofey lines from Neenah ‘are tied up, and officials say it may WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Geo. EB. Long, veteran war department clerk and, according to the police, confeased author of the blackmail letters recently received by Henry tending to the needs of a serious- ly ill wife and his three children at their home today. He was per- pleton resumed operations yesterday. The telephone company reports 3,000 poles down in the Appleton district. Conditions in surrounding cities are similar, poles are down, thousands of trees ruined end cities and villages are without Nght or power. ‘Tre paper mills here have sufficient coal to continue operations for a day or two. There is no shortage of food. ‘With clear weather today the work of clearing away the storm debris was undertaken in earnest. Hardly a tree tm the district escaped destruction. The cold rain last Monday night froze so. fast that in many. places the ice coating is fpm four to six’ inches thick. Every building, tree and fence was covered with @ glistening coat. Drug stores today reported a film famine, all the avafiabie supplias nav- ing beer exhausted by amateur photo- graphers. Neenah's onty ecmmunication with the outside is by a temporary wire- less station installed at a local paper mill by Charjes and W. Q Quing and H. U. Bishop, local radio amatenrs. News is being received from Fond Du Lac, Manitowoc and Milwaukee. BLACKMAILING IS CONFESSED mitted to return there several min- utes after the alleged confession was drawn from him at police headquarters yesterday. No com- plaint had been lodged against him today for sending the letters, which demanded large sums of money under threat of death and the police said would be filed unless those who received the letters showed a disposition to press the case against him. TREATY REPORTS ARE FAVORABLE Favorable Action by Senate Committee Taken on Four-Power Pacific, Naval Limitation and Submarine Pacts WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. .—The . four-power Pacific treaty together with its supplements and a reservation and the naval limitation and submarine treaties, were ordered favorably ‘reported today by committee. the senate foreign relations The reservation attached by the committee to the four- power Pactfic embodies the compro- Shields, ‘Tenressee, voting in the negattye, the four power treaty then was ordered reported to the sen- ate. The vote by which the naval lim- iiation and submarine treaties wer favorably reported was unanimous. Several other votes were taken on proposed) substitutes to the commit- tee compromise reservations, but the administration leaders brought about the defeat of all of them and the res- ervationists abandoned all attempts to qualify further the four-power and other treaties in committee. They said their acquiescence in favorable committee action simply meant, how- ever, that they were ready to trans- fer their fight to the open senate. ‘As it will be embodied in the report on the four-power treaty, the compro- mifse reservation approved by the committee, follows: “The United, States understands that under the statement in the pre- (Continued on Page Four) burning basis. ‘The gasser was developed on section 12-83-83 in the Poison Spider field. The well was finished to the Sundance formation several months ago and was Usted as a 2,000,000 feet gasser. As soon as the New York company re- quired greater pressure they continu ed the well deeper into the sand and at a depth of 1354 feet completed a well which tested 35,000,000 cubic feet. ‘This production will supply all the gas consumed in domestic uses in Casper five times over, and ts ex- clusive of other huge production in the field that have ample capacity to fur- nish Casper with natural gas for many years to come. It is significant that the New York Ofl company has never drilled a faflure in the fleld and vast areas of its hold- ings in the district are still untested. ‘At the present time there are over 2,800 users of gas in Casper as shown by the records of the Casper Gas com- pany and distributing orgmnization of the New York Ofl company. Plans are being made to increase *he distri- bution lines this summer to accommo- date 4,000 users according to an- nouncements made at the New York Of company headquarters this morn- ing. Unknown Youth Is Identified DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 25—The youth known as “Harold Payton” at the na- tional military home here who has not known his real identity since being released from the Brooklyn navy yard hospital in November, 1917, was identi- fied as Lawrence Kealing, son of W. H. Kealing, mine operator and ranch- man of Heath, Montana. Kealing has been suffering from aphasia as a result of being hit over the head with a piece of steel while aboard the’ U. S. S. Susquehanna in the bay of Biscay. In his wanderings aS @ nameless man he recalled that he served for a year as chauffeur to Ruth Roland, motion picture actress, in California. Identification was brought about when the father saw a picture of his son in a Montana newspaper as “Har- old Payton,” the man without a name. pore hs seahorse ea STILL OPERATOR FINED $200 IN DISTRICT COURT Richard Davis, recently arrested here on charge of operating a still on a ranch southwest of Casper entered a plea of guilty in district court yes- terday and was fined $200. W. J. Wilkins arrested in the same connec- tion has been released for lack of evi- dence. ve +t Wealthy People Are Convicted Of Shoplifting LOS ANGELES, Cal., 25—A man who gavo his name as George L. Warren, 64, reputed wealthy head of the Central Michigan Paper company of Grand Rapids, Mich., and his wife, Mrs, Ellen Warren, 60, were sentenced here yesterday for shoplifting. The man was given the alternative of paying a fine of $100 or going to jail for 100 days and the woman the al ternative of $50 or 50 days. They They were charged with having taken small articles from “4 “urgain” count- er in @ department store. They said they had come to Los Angeles two months ago. The man assumed re- sponsibility for the acts of both. ver of Glass 7 ows > %, te explosion which ner, assistant fire & premeditated d with Mr. Perbohner the biast, and this was reia Monon dispatcher at Lafaye 1 from whence it was transmitted to a te newspaper and the word of the explosion on the edge of Chi cago camo back to the city over the Associated Press wires. In spite of the large area of land affected by blast, only one man was injured seriously, although scores were cut by glass and shaken and bruised of them living mile from the the blast. Albert Kendle, th njured man, was operating a crane some distance from the explosion and sustained a broken arm. Reports that hundreds had been kil groundiess. ‘The McCook quarry of the Consum: ers’ company, about 11 miles from Chi downtown district, comiained two powder magazines where dynamite was stored to thaw out and dry. In each magazine 600 cases of Oynamite were stored, each case containing 50 pounds of the explosive. The cause of the explosion probably will never be known, It is posaible that a case of the dynamite fell on another caso or that a rafter fell on a case. Within a few hundred feet of the quarry an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train passed a few mituies before the blast that covered the track with stone and dirt. ‘The homes of workmen situated only a few hundred yards from the quarry were apparently hurt no worse than those miles away. This was explained by the fact that the powder magazines were in the bottom of the quarry, the honsea thus being protected. ‘The explosion resulted in many curt ous freaks, Part of a train standing on a siding ut McCook was blown from the rails. A crowd in an theater ru fromthe butiding in Cne woman was injured in Street lights tn Summit, two miles from MeCook, were extin- guished, An automobile accessory dealer ‘fn Ciiiedgo summoned the po lies, asserting burglars’ were in his establishment when the explosion top- pled @ pile of tire on iim: A Chicago police sergeant was aroused from steep by the Diast. He whs fully awakened AND A. E. SIGLIN CASPER STORE Wouldbe Slayer is Under Arrest at the City Jail and Search Made For Accomplice in Crime A. J. Cunningham, presi- dent of the Casper National bank, confined at his South Center street home suffering from a badly shattered left arm; A. E. Biglin is confined to nie home 1212 South Center street with a buflet hole in his left thigh and John Clrenaros, a Mexican ts held nm the county jail charged with Bhoot- ing ths two men. The shooting occurred at noon today when Mr. Cunningham caught the h emerging from the Richards ningham company store with wo pair of h he had stolen rom the at wham ante « the man w he obtained the shoes and was informed by the Mexi- can that he had purchased them in. side. Mr. Cunningham grabbea the arm and marched him store to verify the statement. went through the door the Mexican whipped out a 32-20 Smith and Weston revolver and fired point blank at Mr. Cunningham. He then discharged one or two other shots and wheeled on A. &. Biglin, former deputy sheriff who ran to the assistance of Mr. Cunning: ham and shot him ‘in the left thigh. At this moment Tom Thorapson, a ineman for the police department ar- ived at the scene of the shooting and closed with the Mexican. Other clerks ind passersby went to the assistance of the police officer and the hiexican was quickly subdued. During the melee another Mexican, said to have been a confederate of Clsenaros escaped. He is being sought today to make an explanation of hin presence in the store at that time. The robbery and shooting occurred at noon when thé business streets in the vicinity of the store were crowded with people. From information obtained at the store it is said that one of the clerks of tho institution who grappled, with the Mexican was saved only by the fact that there were no miore shells in the Mexican's gun. The gun was him by into the As they & moment Inter when his cat in a| placed against man’s body and trigger frenzy of terror landed on his head and dug in with all its claws. Window glass was shaken from windows along entire streets in Chicago. Windows in adjoining streets were untnjured. The damage caused by the explo sion never will be known but it hun- dreds of thousands of dollars. There is little to show the effect of the blast at the spot where it occurred. A great hole in the ground fifty feet wide and 200 feet long marks the place where yesterday the powder magazines stood. Workmen at the quarry were not even stopped in their operations by the blast and today were working at the eige of the crater. OUIMET WINS GOLF FINALS HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 25.—Oulmet of Boston, won the finals in the golf} tournament today here from / Jacoby of Dallas, seven up and six to play. KNIGHTS OF KHORASSANHERE FOR INSTITUTION STATE LODGE Scores of Knights of Pythias, from all over the state, are in Cas- per today for the institution of the temple of the Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan, which will be staged at the Odd Fellows Hall at 8 o'clock tonight. The institution of thd which is the playground Pythian Lodge,- will be panied by many features spirit of the occasion. temphe, of the faccom- to the Delegations from many cities Central Wyoming, including 'Ther- | mopolis, Riverton, Lander, Doug: | las, Glenreck and smaller bunches from all sections of the state are | on hand for the fete. | Lester Bentley of Pocatello, Ida, representing the imperial prince the order, and Grover Noye" laramie, grand chan K, of P. in Wyomin to direct tonight's ac of the pulled twice before Cisenarcs was sub- dued. Mr. Cunningham, accompanied by A. EB. Biglin and Q. K. Deaver were Just getting into Biglin's car to leave for Douglas when Mr. Cunningham noticed the peculiar actions of the Mexican 7s he emerged from the Rich- ards and Cunningham company store. After escorting the Mexican back to the store to learn whether he had par- chased the shoes he was carrying oF rot things happened in such rapid sue- cession that it was almost impossible to get a coherent story of the affair, After the Mexican was taken in eustody by the police department and turned over to the sheriff's office, nedical attention was summoned for Messrs. Cunningham and Biglin. It was found that their injuries weré comparatively of minor nature. Dr. ff, R. Lathrop ts personally attending Mr. Cunningham while Dr. J. C. Kamp is attending Mr. Bigtin. Both were taken to their respective homes. John Cisenaros, the man being held in the county jail charged with shoot- ing Messrs. Biglin and Cunningham is the Mexican who was arrested a year ago February 24, for shoplifting in the Webel Commercial company store. At that time the Mexican pulled a gun but was felled by Miko Kinney, treasurer of the store who was at- cted by the cummotion fi the wom- en’s ready to wear department. Cisenaros with Charles Peralis, also Mexican was sentenced to serve & In the state penitentiary. He Was released from the state institution at Rawlins December 24 for good be- havior after serving eight months He returned to Casper over a month ago. The gun which carrying is similar to the Schulte Hard eral months ago. wi investigated a the Mexican was suns stolen from are store here sev- This phase of the case this after- COAST OFFICERS REFUSE TO BELIEVE CONFESSION MADE IN DETROIT JAIL Disbelief Is Outspoken After Excitement |: of First Reports Passes Away; “Tips” on Mystery Followed LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 .—Excitement resultins 1 “confession” of Harry N. Fields in Detroit, as to certain from the} al-| leged details of the murder of William Desmond Taylor, film | m director, was subsiding here tod belief declared they had been unable to sions by officials of their y, with outspoken expres- m Fields’ statements. They uk he